it
V
A Colyum ;
Of Thoughts
From Here
There, Yonder.
(By W. BRODIE JONES)
The following: from tht. pen of Dr.
Frank Crane has a thought worth
while in every sentence. The Creed
of Good Cheer is worth the constant
devotion of very creature. "A smile
.vli thousand rroar;s in any
market." Be cheerful, Dr. Grahe says
it ' pays- Ve Deieve nim' ea his
article and try its philosophy. Re
member a smile is "worth a million
dollars and doesn't cost a cent."
GOOD NATURES I HAVE MET
(By Dr. Frank Crane)
Good Humor may be a very humble
virtue, and good humored people may
ll0t amount to much in the eyes of the
success worshippers of our times, but
1 like the virtue and its possessors.
I recall certain good humored souls
that are bright spots in my memory.
I had a good humored school teach
er when I was a boy. She was pleas
ant, that's all. I don't think she knew
much, but she taught me more than
any teacher I ever had, for she taught
me to want to study.
There was once a good-natured
grocer. Just because he was jolly he
kept our trade.
We preferred to lose money on him
rather than get things cheapest at the
rrouch-f ace's store.
I once got on a street car to go down
U, transact some peculiarly difficult
and vexatiou - br.i-iness.
I was angry. 1 was ready to bile
s-omclody.
The street car conductor was a
ocd-natured Irishman. He said fun
sy things al! the way.
When 1 arrived at my destination i
.va? a changed man, calm, philosophic
and cheerful.
I owe that conductor more than a
hundred dollars for what he did to me.
There was once a good-natured hus
iand. He was fat.
His wife was thin and inclined to
tragedy.
She became happy and content in
her old age, in spite of herself.
She never knew. She thought it
was her own religion and wisdom.
It. was really her husband's disposi
tion. I knew a good-natured mother once?.
Every one predicted that her children
would go to the bad. They did not.
I used to think good humor was
rather silly, at least, shallow.
I have come to believe that it has
its roots down in the best elements of
life; it draws its sustenance from sub
conscious reservoirs of faith,, courage,
and love.
Those who think they have failed in
life, that they amount to nothing, to
them I would recommend that they
take up the business of just being
pleasant.
Anybody can do it.
Then, even if they cannot do great
things, they can help along.
Just to be good-natured, is to boost
the world.
Help the Salvation Army. Make
your donation direct to the Bank of
barren.
Sentiment heard from many sides
for Frank H. Gibbs for Mayor.
The Commissioners will please the
public by selecting him nnd venose the
honor Unnn alila cnnllnrc
Inteviewer "What is vour favorite
"Me?"
Leading Mn "Th one. T fet on
salary day." Baltimore American.
Explained
"Waiter.why do vou brine -me this
ffie potato day after day?"
wif sir, you never eat it." World
ion).
Quite Simple
w hear that a Leicestershire
hen
Js adopted a litter of pigs. A possi-
:e explanation of this is the natural
,llinacy between
ham and eggs.
g. Probably
y. , --....j ,v oaiu tiiaib lie nil-
always happens?" -S
1 don't know. Wasn't it some-
Ody
connected wv wru t
f-'aU.'" -rj "w liic came JJU-
Boston Transcrint.
j. - -
fv. Noiseless
mOSt. or,r,l:.. . , .
t i. w"auuils tnmg aoout go-
Is the Cinpmoc i
louths a 1 l iciures opening their
savin p a wnwi
uon Opinion.
A Difference
Von ji .
"Did
Ft a tna bttle bounder
FPear Z Tme face Hke him should
.; screen?" .
iy. 1 told him if
World (London).
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VOLUMFXXV
A
Gubenatorial Race Warmest In
Many Years Declares Polit
' ical Writer In Observer
BOTH CANDIDATES FEAR
PAGE IN SECOND PRIMARY
All Candidates Filling two To
Three Speaking Appointments
Daily In Whirlwind Campaign
Finish.
ws and Observer)
Uncertainty surrounds the state-wide
primary set for June 5th, and more
of it than has ever accompanied a pri
mary in North Carolina to within" tWt
week of voting day. From a dull and
uninteresting start bate in March, the
campaign has picked up vigor daily
until it takes rank above any similar
event that has been staged n the com
monwealth within the present genera
tion. And there is none .who can, or
will say, with certainty what is going
to happen.
Interest naturally centers around
the three cornered race for the Demo
cratic nomination for governor, but
here and there over the State are local
issues that bid fair, with the general
interest in the Statewide contest, to
bring out more votes June 5th than
have ever been polled in North Caro
lina before. The Democrats will be
out in force to name sundry candidates
and the Republicans will have the
choosing of a candidate for President.
There will be a tremendous vote cast. .
Neither Has Lead.
To a reasonably; natural bystander,
taking with a pinch of salt all of the
claims generated of managerial and
partisan enthusiasm enthusiasm, not
one of the three gubernatorial candi
dates has a lead over the -other two
that .affords him any. marked degree of
assurance, it wouia appear tnai ine
race is still in the making, with things
happening too swiftly to form any
definite opinion as to their value. All
claims will have to be verified next
Saturday week before they are taken
as conclusive and accurate.
Beginning the year, apparently O.
Max Gardner had rolled upthe nomi
nation and put it away. Three months
later Robert N. Page began to- extend
himself in the direction of the nomi
nation, and things didn't look so sure
for Mr. Gardner. Then did Cameron
Morrison jump in the ring with both I
feet, and any assurance that Mr. Gard
ner had the nomination salted away
began to dissolve, and the race began
to assume the proportions of a scrap.
It has leaned more in that direction
every day since and from current in
dications, it will so continue until
June 5th when one of the contestants
will be crowded out and the other two
left to finish the contest four weeks
later.
Gardner's Lead Reduced
Early enthusiasm for Mr. Gardnei
has not waned particularly. It has
however collided with a growing en
thusiasm for Mr. Page and Mr. Mor
rison, and suffered a little perhaps
from underrating the extent of the
untapped resources of votes that Mi.
Gardner did not touch. - The State in
r. big place, and despite the huge fc-i.
lowing he had, and still has, there' wt
much more that he had not attained.
Mr Pafp has done what was not be
iieved possible for him to achieve, and
liktrKVise Mr. Morrison. Friends of tlii
latter were at one time fearful U -at
he had waMed too long to begin act.
work, but -he has ' mad up his aw
acss with ltdoubied energy since
did get to vrrk.
The qmitiia that is. asked wtt
most frequency is not whois going to
be nominated "but who is going to h-c
eliminated in the first primary. Gard
ner followers are uncertain who is go4
ing to be forced out, but the majority
of them seem to-hope that they will
not have to face Page in the second
vnnn rf. Morriscn advocates. take about
4-Vta camo Q nf the situation,1 andl
tilt OMlV V M. T fc
the" Page adherents believe that their
candidate would have about an eqtial
chance with either, of the other two.
Both Fear Page? v.
Second in the list of queries that are
addressed to any one who is supposed
to know about Mr. Gardner's treat
ment of the labor, questionnaire had on
his chances for the nomination. Again
the answer depends largely upon the
inclinations of the speaker toward Mr.
i i
(Gardner. He has lost votes nere ana
, there and in pl ace of them has gained
people who
some strength among
WARRENTON, N.
SEMI - WEEWLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON AND WAR ItfeN COUNTY
A feature of the second day "on your Community Chautauqua program Is
the Allpress All:Star Company a surprising. quartet 0f artists. After hearing
Thomas Allpress and Marcella Coyle aaJa "Tiie Soul of the Violins" you will
be almost sure tJj&t the company is rightly named. This beautiful violin
melody rs composed by Mr. Allpress and .he has made the viiding fairly
talk to each other. When you hear the novel flute and whistling solos by
Emily Burton, "The Whistling Flutist,'.' yiiu will be, enthusiastic in your
assertion that' All-Star" is. indeed the name .for this 'fine company.
Don't miss the Grand Finale presented by the All-Star it is nothing
short of a cyclone of melody and called "Ailiot of Harmony" by' many en
;thusiastic music lovers. You and yours could not do better than to spead a
. few hours with these surprising entertainers;
would openly fight the
"issue"
with
organized workers in the State.
This week and next, and the amount
cf energy that the three candidate
can put into them will likely tell the
tale June 5th. There are yet enough
unattached votes in the Sta,te to give
either of he candidates the lead that
will mean his place in the second pri
mary, and neither will spare effort to
have them lined up where they will be
most useful. All three are speaking
daily and nightly six days and nights
in the week, and from the reports of
their several press agents, with tell
ing effect.
Counting the votes Saturday night
week will oe a sizeable undertaking
for some thousands of poll holders in
the 100 counties. In Robeson county
there is promise of a jvote.-of, rom
3OO0 to'7,000y interest centering about
the question of dismembering the
county. In Wake county there will be
about the biggest vote to be cast in the
State, with local candidates added to
the gubernatorial race to fetch the
voter to the polls. In the Third dis
trict the Brinson-Abernethy contest
will bring out voters that have not
voted in years. Everywhere interest
is keen, keener than anyone has" noted
ir an election.
FORMER CITIZEN
FOR MR. MORRISON
I first knew Mr. Morrison in 1893 or
1894. I was then living at Hoffman,
in Richmond county. A short time
previous to this Mr. Morrison had ob
tained license to practice-law, and was
then 'associated with Mr. Tom Guthrie
under the firm name of Guthrie &
Morrison at Rockingham. '
It was at thisAtime that Cameron
Morrison caught the vision that only
through the Democratic party was
there any hope of an efficient govern
ment in North Carolina. He told his
father so; renounced the party of his
father and with the Leaks, Steels,
Ledbetters, Walls -and others rose up
in his desperation and said, "This
thing must stop." In the campaign
that followed, notwithstanding the
fact that he was abused by his form-
j er party associates, and to the point
of ostracism by ns father, he spoke m
every precinct io Richmond county and
with withering logic telling the voters
that only in the Democratic party lay
the hope of a great and progressive
commonwealth, and through his efforts
and leadership in this campaign the
shackels of incompetent government
were thrown off by the voters of Rich
mond county and have remained so un
til now.
From the time above referred to
unlil now, no man in the Democratic
party has fought harder and more con
tinuously for the principles of honest
and efficient government than Cameron-Morrison.
.
Mr. Morrison has never failed to
uphold the virtues of Democracy and
to meet its opponents, whether of the
opposition party or within party lines,
even on ground of their own choosing.
He is positively 'fearless when he runs
up against opposition tj his honest
convictions, and his personal tourage
is unquestioned by those who know
him best.
You never have to guess Morrison's
position on any economic or political
question.-
He knows . nothing of
"straaddling" and never breaks any j
C; TUESDAY, MAY25. 1920
hold-back straps waiting to find other'
position on questions effecting the
people at large.
His views on taxation are sound,
as you', will see by referring to his
Chapei Hill speech. He wants an
quitable system of . taxation, and sees
in the present Revaluation Act a step
in the right direction, but does not ac
cept it as' a "cure-all" for all the in
equalities in our old system.
He is and has ever been an ardent
advocate of an efficient educational
system and also of good roads, and has
the ability to ascertain .the wishes, of
the public as to all these matters, and
the courage to force their recognition.
He is a Pbgressive in every sense, and
I know of no point in his general make
up in which he would fail as the Chief
Execnt'ot cfur stater " ' ".":.T
Mr. Morrison has never held office.
He has ever put party success above
his own aspirations, preferring to go
into every important campaign, dur
ing the past twenty-five or more years
unhampered by any personal ambition
to hold office,. His efforts towards the
success of the Democratic ticket have
j
Hbeen keenly felt in every campaign.
He has always spoke and worked
where the fight Was the hottest, re
gardless of whether in the mountains
or on the sea coast, and oftener than
otherwise at his own expense and con
siderable personal sacrifice.
I have not seen Mr. Morrison since
he announced himself a candidate for
Governor, neither have I written to
hhim, or he to me, and I am quite. sure
that he does not know I will vote for
him. I am writing this letter and pay
(Continued On Sixth Page)
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To hear Denton C. Crowl, the Second
Sam Jones, is to listen to one of the
little "big" men of the country. In
addition to being a great orator, Mr.
Crowl is also a special editorial writer
for ThevToledo Blade, Detroit Journal
and Newark Star-Eagle, three of Amer
ica's most powerful newspapers. With
his keen wit, clear brain and pleasing
personality he presents a kindly satire
on the fads and fancies of society's
customs and dress. If you would have
something to think about for days' to
come -sive an hour or so to Denton C.
Crowl and his vigorous, thoughtful mes
sages. On ththiitl day of your Chau
tauqua, Mr. Crow-1 will deliver one of
his worth while lectures and you will
feel the spirit of real Amei-icanism
there, hand m hand with tlae Second
Sam Jones.
Si Jit,
stag
FINAL
EXERCISES
ENJOYED FRIDAY
The dress circle of the Warrenton
High School auditorium was comfort
ably filled last Friday night to witness
the graduating exercises of Miss Ella
B. Jones, the presentation of promo
tion of 7th grade, the award of prizes
for punctuality by the Woman's club
and the commencement, address of
President R. H. Wright, of E. C. T. T.
School, of Greenville.
After the opening chorus invocation
was' pronounced by Rev. W. L. Draper
and the .speaker was introduced in
pleasing manner by Mr. B. B. Wil
liams. " '
Mr. Wright spoke at length upon the
importance of education in good gov
ernment, its materialistic value, and
the dire necessity at this crucial per
iod of readjustment of supporting our
educational institutions and stressing
their importance. He metaphorically
traced the failure of adoption of
the League Treaty, to the corrupt pol
itics of one man Senator Newberry
and exemplified that the "rotten spots"
of the world weren't in other coun
tries alone. He deplored the failure
to pass the Treaty as being false to
the ideals under whose banner we en
tered he conflict and was cold in his
,criticismof tfie parizanship of the
Senate. The speaker brought forth
much applause upon his statement
that "Warrenton needed a better
school building" and again a hearty
response when he expressed the liope
"that your commencement speaker
next year will deliver the address
from the rostrum of a new school
building." The sound logic of the talk,
the truth and timeliness of its context
were much enjoyed by all.
Rev. E. W. Baxter, followed Mr.
Wright with remarks of witticism and
humor as he presented for the
Woman's Club the prizes for punctual
, attendance. -to- the -following: "f- John
Hudgins, of 2nd grade, Emily Newell,
of 5th grade, Rowena JVood'and Ray
mond Lloyd, of 6th grade. Mr. Bax
ter was at his best and his appearance
was welcomed.
The award of seven grade diplomas
for graduation in the grammar school
were made by Supt. J. Edward Allen
who charged each student with the im
portance of an education as that power
which gave entree to the great minds
of history and asked that -they grasp
is value and go forward.' Diplomas
were presented Misses Katharine and
Lenora Taylor who with an average
of 95 each led the class, Misses Mil
dred Allen, Lucy Palmer Scoggin and
Elizabeth Rooker who averaged 92
and Misses Mable Buchanan, Cora
Green, Elizabeth Williams and Mr.
Gilmer Green. Miss Williams, it has
been pointed out, deserves to be con
gratulated upon passing the course
for she was absent on account of
scarlet fever, for two months. .
Supt. of City Schools W. Barham
Davis was master of ceremonies and
as closing number ot the program
presented a diploma to Miss Ella
Brodie Jones, the one graduate. He
naid warm tribute to her excellent
wWk during the school term and wish
ed all good fortune in her future ca
reer. . Great Discovery v
First Professor (in high-powered
motor-car) "We've got it at last."
Second Pofessor "G-jgbt w-what?"
First Professor "Perpetual motion
I can't stop." The Queensland.
The Joys of Labor
"Who are those two men carrying
that dust-bin?"
"Two professors earnjrig an extra
coin or two." ,
-. "And who is the fellow in the fur
coat?" ,
"Oh, that's the dustman. He em
ploys them." Karikaturen (Christi
ania.) Mysterious Disappearance
"What became of that young man
who was paying so much attention to
you
?"
"I
don't know. I let him walk to
the gocery-store one afternoon with
me, and after he saw how much we
had to pay for things to eat, he just
quit . coming to
Post:
see me." Houston
Has t& Talk
"They say money talks."
"Well?"
T'I wonder how the idea originated?"
"Have you never noticed the lady on
the dollar ? "Louisville Courrier-Jour
nal.
ry
Number 42
n
but
Educational Mass Meeting Mon
day Night Scene of Much
Interest In High School
SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO
PRESENT BILL AT SESSION
Authentic information Is To The
Effect That Bill Will Pass If
No Opppsition Develops; Sev
eral Citizens Speak.
A number of representative War
renton ladies and gentlemen interested
in the educational welfare of its future
were present in the Court House last
evening to discuss ways and means for
erectinga creditable building upon the
High School property. v
Miss Julia Dameron, president of
the Woman's club, pesided. Judge
John H. Kerr delivered an inspiration
al address upon the value of education
and the need for better facilities and
commodious, creditable quarters here.
He spoke at length and his audience
was impressed with the truths brought
home in his remarks.
-Mr. B. B. Williams made a short
address following Judge Kerr in ref
erence to the ways and means of tn
essential movement and gave his hear
tiest endorsement to the plan.
The need for securing ample and
commodious school facilities was also
voiced by Messrs. M. P. Burwell, "V.
F. Ward, Dr. J. T. Gibbs and others.
Supt. J. Edward Allen presented the
legal and financial aspects of procur
ing the school. He pointed out . that
Warrenton could have a grammar
school for this and other county dis
tricts with whom it should decide to
consolidate and a State High School
for any boy . or-girl in the Stte who -should
desire to attend.
It developed from the sentiment ex
pressed at the meeting that the school
should embody not fewer than ten rec
itation rooms, a domestic science de
partment,moderm toilet facilities, bus
iness and typewriter rooms, large au
ditorium, and larger and better school
grounds than are at present available
at the academy.
It was suggested that a teachers
home be bought and in this way a so
lution offered for the board lind lodg
ing, problem. The purchase, of needed
land for a larger playground was also
favorably talked.
Mr. W. A. Connell thought that the
school wouldn't be complete without
some provision for agricultural in
struction and Supt. Allen pointed out
that under the Smith-Hughes bill this
could be had without additional cost if
five acres could be provided within one
mile of the school building. ,
On motion Mr. B. B. Williams, Miss
Julia Dameron, E. S. Allen, Mrs. J. E.
Rooker, and J. Edward Allen were
were named a committee to prepare
a bill for the Special July 'session of
the legislature which would provide
for the erection, control and operation
of the school property. It has been
authentically stated that this legisla
tion can be enacted if there is no con
test which would involve debate at the
time it js called for decision.
The trend of the entire meeting was
optimistic and with the enthusiasm
apparent in this worthy cause it seems
that the needed improvement has re
ceived that impetus which will guar
antee results. .
"If you want to learn the value of
truth, try to transact business with a
liar."
Sugar for a Superannuated Sylph.
Maud -"Miss .Oldun thinks Jthat
hotel clerk just lovely."
Ethel "Why so ?"
Maud "He wrote opposite her name
on the hotel register, 'Suite I.' "
Pittsburg Post.
High and Low
Magistrate "Did I understand you
to say that the parties used high
words?"
Police Witness "Their voices were
pitched rather high, sir, but the words
used were extremely, low." London
Answers.
"Hello" Central
If I were one of the "central" misses
' And a chap was pleading for some
kisses I'd have him "waiting" on his knees
And then I'd whisper "Number,
please!"
JohnT. Waring.
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