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WARRENTON, WARREN COUNTY, N. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1920
Number 84
A SEMI-WEEWLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON AND WARREN COMfY'
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TRUSTEES CONFIDENT THIS
!S SUFFICIENT AMOUNT
statement Given to the Public on
Awt of Building and Maintain
Pronosed Building. Will Not
Build Until Spring
4
Since there seems to be a misunder
tanding in regard to the bond issue
for the erection of a new school build
jnr the school committee of the War
renton Special Tax District and the
trustees of the Academy, into whose
authority the new bill places the fu
tur management of the school, wish
to make a statement in regard to the
cost of the building. The bill to v be
voted upon Nov. 2nd, does not require
the expenditure of $100,000. It per
mits the spending of that amount. But
the bill was framed last summer.
Since that time all building materials
and labor have decreased in value from
30 per cent to 50 per cent; moreovei
price are continuing to decline. There
fore, it is probable that the desired
building can be erected some months
hence for not more than '$50,000. In
that instance the special tax will be
about 25 cents on $100 worth of prop
erty. The members of this committee, if
the erection of the building is intrust
ed to them, will erect a suitable, ade
quate building at as low a cost as
they can secure. Neither is it the in
tention of the committee to begin work
on the building for several months.
E. S. ALLEN
G. R. SCOGGIN
J. A. HUDGINS,
School Committee
M. P. BURWELL
V. F. WARD
R. B. BOYD
W. G. ROGERS
THOMAS D. PECK
JULIA DAMERON
H. A. BOYD
H. L. FALKENER
A CALL FOR HELP
An appeal has come from the far
away land of Poland in behalf of her
starving men, women and children
for clothes, clothes, clothes.
In answer to the above appeal the
women of the Methodist church will go
to every Methodist home this Thurs
day and solicit old clothes for men,
women and children," hospital supplies,
household supplies or miscellaneous
articles. Please have your bundle
wrapped and placed on the front porch
so as not to delay the collecting com
mittee. Members of any. other denomination
wishing to contribute to this worthy
cause will kindly notify by phone Mrs.
J- C. Burwell, or send articles to Mr.
& A. Boyd's law office on Court
House Square.
"Inasmuch as ye have done it unto
one of the least of these, ye have done
it unto me."
LITERARY CLUB MEETING
The first meeting of the Literary
department of the Woman's Club will
e held next Thursday, October 2st,
at four o'clock in the home of Miss
Julia Dameron. Any woman in our
community who would like to join th
club is invited to be present. The
course of study to be followed is called
Our Heritage,"' a course consisting of
excellent selections of prose and poetry
from the study of which the club mem
bers hope to e-ain an understanding of
j e theory of free government, a
I nearer vision of American ideals of
government, and a' closer contact with'
the great imaginations, emotions and
personalities which produced these
Weals. ' -
MASS MEETING
Text Thursday evening, October 21,
ay:30 the women of Warrenton are
asked to meet in the Court House to
0rganizc a League of Women Voters,
to hear Mr. B. B. Williams discuss
Actions." All of us who will vote
0n Nov. 2nd need information of this
toPie.
enf V6ry wornan is invited to be pres
JULIA DAMERON.
Mr. Polk On Speaking Tour
Uon. Tasker-Polk is billed by the
ocratic party at the following
25 tand dates: Rich Square, October
0i u dsor 0ctcber 26; Williamston,
tober 27, Robersonville, Oct. 28,
rb0o, Oct. 29, Greenville, Oct. 30.
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THE LEAGUE
Submitted By The President of The United
States to The United Sates Senate
For Ratification July 10, 1919
That our readers may judge for
themselves and not take the hollow
words of some partisan leader we are
publishing the Covenant of the League
of Nations Submitted by the President
of the United States to the United
States Senate for ratification, July
10, 1919. We call your special at
tention to Article Ten that you may
see that there has been "much to do
about nothing." ,
(Extract from Congressional Record
of July 10, .1919)
THE COVENANT OF THE LEAGUE
OF NATIONS
The High Contracting Parties,
In order to promote international co
operation and to achieve internat
ional peace and security,
by the acceptance of obligations not
to resort to war,
by the prescription of open, just
and honorable relations between na
. tions,
by the firm establishment of the
international law as the actual rule
of conduct among Governments, and
by the maintenance of justice ana
scrupulous respect for all treaty
, obligations in the dealings of or
ganized people with one another,
Agree to this Covenant of the League
of Nations.
Article 1. "
The original Members of the League
of Nations shall be those of the Sign
atories which are named in the Annex
to this Covenant and also such of those
other States named in the Annex as
shall accede without reservation to
this Covenant. Such accession shall
be effected by a Declaration deposited
with the Secretariat within two
months of the coming into force of
the Covenant. Notice thereof shall be
sent to all other Members of the
League.
Any fully self-governing State, Do
minion or Colony not named in the An
nex may become a Member of the
League if its admission is agreed to
by two-thirds . of the Assembly, pro
vided that it shall give effective guar
antees of its sincere intention to ob
serve its international obligations, and
shall accept such regulations as may
be prescribed by the League in re
gard to its military, naval and air
forces and armaments.
Any Member of the League may,
after two years' notice of its intention
so to do, withdraw from the League,
provided that all its international obli
gations and all its obligations under
this Covenant shall have been fulfilled
at the time of its withdrawal.
Article 2
The action of the League under this
Covenant shall be effected through the
instrumentality of an Assembly and
of a Council, with a permanent Secre
tariat. The Assembly shall consist of Rep
resentatives of the Members of the
League.
The Assembly shall meet at stated
intervals and from time to time as oc
casion may require at the Seat of 'the
League or at such other place as may
be decided upon.
The Assembly may deal at its meet
ings with any matter within the
sphere of action of tje League or af
fecting the peace of the world..
At meetings of the Assembly each
Member of the League shall have one
vote, and may have not more tha.
three Representatives. -V
Article 4.
The Council shall consist of Repre
sentatives of the Principal Allied and
Associated Powers, together with
Representatives of four other Mem
bers of the League. These four Mem
bers of the League shall be selected
by theAssembly from time to time in
its discretion. Until the appointment
pi the Representatives of the four
Members of the League first selected
by the Assembly, Representatives of
Belgium, Brazil, Spain and Greece
shall be members" of. he Council.
With the approval of the majority
of the Assembly, the Council may
name additional Members of the
League whose Representatives shall
COVE
1
OF
always be members of the Council;
the Council with like approval may in
crease the number of Members of the
League to be selected by the Assem
bly for representation on the Council.
The Council shall meet from time to
time as occasion may require, and at
least once a year, at the Seat of the
League, or at such other place as may
be decided upon.
The Council may deal at its meet
ings with any matter within the
sphere of action of the League or af
fecting the peace of the world.
Any Member of the League not rep
resented on the Council shall be in
vited to end a Representative to sit as
a member at any meeting of the
Council during the consideration oi
matters specially effecting the inter
ests of thai Member of the League.
At a , meeting of the Council, each
Member of the League represented oh
the Council shall have one vote, and
may have not more than one Repre
sentative. Article 5
Except where otherwise expressly
provided in this Covenant or by the
terms of the present Treaty, decisions
at any meeting of the Assembly or of
the Council shall require the agree
ment of all the Members of the League
represented at the meeting.
All matters of procedure at meet
ings of the Assembly or of the Council,
including the appointment of Com
mittees to investigate particular mat
ters, shall be regulated by the Assem
bly or by. the Council and may be de
cided by a majority of the Members
of the League represented at the meet
ing. The first meeting of the Assembly
and the first meeting of the Council
shall be summonded by the President
of the United States of America.
Article 6.
The permanent Secretariat shall be
established at the Seat of the League.
The Secretariat shall comprise a Sec
retary Generaf and such secretaries
and staff as may be required.
The first Secretary General shall be
the person named in the Annex; there
after the Secretary General shall be
appointed by the Council with approv
al of the majority of the Assembly.
The secretaries and staff of the
Secretariat shall be appointed by the
Secretary General with the approval
of the Council.
The Secretary General shall act in
that capacity at all meetings of the
Assembly and of the Council.
The expenses of the Secretariat
shall be borne by the Members of the
League in accordance with the ap
pointment of the expenses of the In
ternational Bureau of the Universal
Postal Union.
Article 7.
" The Seat of the League is' establish
ed at Geneva. .
The Council may at any time decide
that the Seat of the League shall be
established elsewhere.
: All positions , under or in connection
with League, including the Secretariat,
shall be open equally to men and
women.
Representatives of the Members of
the League and officials of the League
when engaged on the business of the
League shall enjoy diplomatic privir
leges and immunities.
The buildings and other property
occupied by the League or its officials
or by Representatives attending its
meetings shall be inviolable.
Article 8.
The Members of the League recog
Aiize that the maintenance of peace rer
quires the reduction of national arma
ments to the lowest point consistent
with national safety and the enforce
met by common action of internation
al obligations.
The Council, taking account of the
geographical situation and circum
stances of each State, shall formulate
plans f orsuch reduction for the con
sideration and action of the several
Governments. '
Such plans shall be subject to recon
sideration any revision at least every
ten years.
PEOPLE; OF OVa TOWN
The Handy Man is going to Lay Off
fixing the Flivver to Help Out with the
Noon Rush at the Imperial cafe. Then
he's got a Roof to tar for Doc Smith,
and tonight being Saturday, he will
Hold Down the third chair in Bill
Jones' barber shop. If he lived In a
City, he'd get in a Jam with all the
Unions,
After JpSa Plans shall have been
adopted! bye several Governments,
the limits of armaments therein fixed
shall not be exceeded without the con
icurence of the Council.
The Members of the League agree
that the" manufacture by private en
terprise of munitions and implements
of war is open to grave objection.
The Council shall advise how the evil
effects attendant upon such manufac
ture can be prevented, due regard be
ing had ,to the necessities of 'those
Members of the League which are not
able to manufacture the munitions
and implements of war necessary for
their safety.
The Members of the League under
take to interchange full and frank in
formation as to the scale of their arm
aments their military, naval and air
programmes and the conditions of
such of their industries as are adapt
able to war-like purposes.
Article 9.
A permanent Commission shall be
constituted to advise the Council on
the execution of the provisions of Ar
ticles 1 and 8 and on military, naval
and air questions generally.
Article 10.
The Members of the League under
take to respect and preserve as
against external aggression the ter
ritorial integrity and existing politi
cal independence of all Members of
the League. In case of any such ag
gression or in case of any threat, or
danger of such aggression the Council
shall advise upon the means by which
this obligation shall be fulfilled.
Article 11.
Any war or threat of war, whether
immediately affecting any Of the
Members of the League or not, is here
by declared a , matter of concern to
the whole League, and the League
shall take any action that may be
deemed wise and effectual to safe
guard the peace of nations. In case
any such emergency should arise the
Secretary General shall on the request
of any Member of the League forth
with summon a meeting of the Council.
It is also declared to be the friendly
right of each Member of the League
to bring to the attention of the As
sembly or of the Council any circum
tetance whatever affecting internation
al relations which threatens to dis
turb international peace or the good
understanding between nations upon
which peace depends.
Article 12. '
The Members of the League agree
that if there should arise between
them any dispute likely to lead to a
rupture, they will submit the matter
either to arbitration or to inquiry by
the Council and they agree in no case
to resort to war until three monts" af
ter the award by the arbitrators or the
report by the Council.
In any case under this Article the
award of the arbitrators shall be made
within a reasonable time, and the re
port of the Council shall be made
within six months after the submia
sion of the dispute.
Article 13.
The Members of the League agree
that whenever atiy dispute shall arise
between them which they recognize
to be suitable for submission to ar
bitration and which cannot be satis
factorily settled by diplomacy they
will submit the whole subject matter
to arbithation.
Disputes as to the interpretation of
a treaty, as to any question of inter
national law, as to the existence of !
any fact which if established would
constitute a breach of international
obligation, or as to the extent and na
ture of the reparation to be made for
any such breach, are declared to be
among those which are generally suit
able for submission to arbitration.
For the consideration of any such
dispute the court of arbitration to
which the case is referred shall be
the Court agreed on by the parties
to the dispute or stipulated in any
convention existing between them.
The' Members of the League agree
that they will carry out in full good
faith any award that may be rendered,
and that they will not resort to war
against a Member of the League which
complies therewith. In the event of
any failure to carry out such an award,
the Council st'tll propose what steps
should be taKen tt give effect thereto.
Article 14.
The Council shall formulate and
submit to the Members of the League
for adoption plans for the establish
ment of a Permanent Court of Inter
national Justice. The Court shall be
competent to hear and determine any
dispute of an international character
which the parties thereto submit to it.
The Court may also give an advisory
opinion upon any dispute or question
referred to it by the Council or by the
Assembly.
Article 15.
If there should arise between Memf
bers of the League any dispute likely
to lead to a rupture, which is not sub
mitted to arbitration in accordance
with Article 13, the Members of the
League agree that they will submit the
matter to the Council. Any party to
the dispute may effect such submis
sion by giving notice of the existence
of the dispute to the Secretary Gen
eral, who will make all necessary ar
rangements for a full investigation
and consideration thereof.
For this purpose the parties of the
dispute will communicate to the Sec
retary General, as promptly as pos
sible, statements of their case with all
the relevant facts and papers, and
the ..Council-, may - f orwith -direct the
publication thereof.
The Council shall endeavor to effect
a settlement of the dispute, and if such
efforts are successful, a statement
shall be made public giving such facts
and explanations regarding the dis
pute and the terms of the settlement
thereof as the Council may deem ap
propriate.
If, the dispute is not thus settled,
the Council either unaimously or by
a majority vote shall make and publish
a report containing a statement of the
facts of the dispute and the recom
mendations which are deemed just and
proper in regard thereto.
-Any Member of the League repre
sented on the Council may make pub
lic a statement of the facts of the dis
pute and of its conclusions regarding
the same.
If a report of. the Council is unani
mously agreed to by the members
thereof other than the Representatives
of one or more of the parties to the
dispute, the Members of the League
agiee that they will not go to war
with any party to the dispute which
complies with the recommendations of
the report.
If the Council fails to reach a report
which is unanimously agreed to by the
members thereof, other than the
Representatives of one or more of the
parties to the dispute the Members of
the League reserve to themselves the
right to take such action as they shall
consider necessary for the mainten
ance of right and justice.
If the dispute between the parties
is claimed by one of them, and is found
by the Council, to arise out of a mat
ter which by international law is solely
within the domestic jurisdiction of that
party, the Ccunril shall so report, and
shall make no. recommendation as to
its settlement.:.
The Council may in any case under
this Article refer the dispute to the
Assembly. The dispute shall be so
referred at the request of either party
to the dispote, provided that such re
quest be made within fourteen days
after the submission of the dispute to
the Council.
In any case referred to the Assem
bly, all the provisions of this Article
and of Article 12 relating to the ac
tion and" powers of the Council shall
apply to the action and powers of the
Assembly, provided that a report made
by the Assembly, if concurred in b
the Representatives of those Mem
bers of the League represented on the
Council and of a majority of the other
Members of the League, exclusive in
each case of the Representatives of
the parties to the dispute, shall have
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JWiilriuJIni MIinj l
MiLiy IllivlbS)
PLACES AND DATES OF
TOWNSHIP MEETINGS
County Agent Trevathan Assist
ed by Mr. McCIean Vill Hold
Tobacco Meetings This Week
Purpose of Organization
The farmers and business men of
Warren County are urged to attend
the meeting to be held in their town
ship as indicated below. The purpose
of the meeting primarily is to organ- '
ize the various townships into the
Warren County Tobacco Growers As
sociation. Any person interested . in
the production or sale of leaf tobacco
is eligible to membership in the organ
ization. County Agent J. E. Treva
than is the official organizer for War
ren County. The following officers
will be elected at these meetings: 4
President, Vice President, Secretary
and Treaurer, and an Exectutive. Com
mittee of five members for each town
ship. - Mr. T. D. McLean, of Aberdeen,
will be present at each meeting and
will discuss the problems of Market
ing and Organization from a stand
point that will be of interest to every
one. I, therefore, urge that the
farmers attend these meetings to hear
Mr. McLean whether they are inter
ested in the Tobacco situation or not.
The meetings will be held as follows:
Norlina Precinct and Smith Creek
Township in Norlina at 2:00 p. m.,
Tues. Oct. 19th; Hawtree in Wise
School at 4:30 p. m., Tues. Oct. 19th;
Warrenton Township in Court House
at 7:30 p. m., Tuesday. Oct. 19th;
River Township in Pope School House
at 10:00 a. m., Wednesday, Oct. 20th;
Judkins Township in Vaughan at 1:30
p. m., Oct. 20th; Six Pound Township
in Churchill School at 4:00 p. m., Oct.
20th; Fishing Creek Township at
Grove. Hill at 2:00 p. m., Oct. 22nd;
Fork Township at Inez at 4:30 p. m.,
Oct. 21st; Nutbush Township at
Drewery at 10:00 a. m., Friday Oct.
22nd; Shocco and Sandy Creek Town
ships at Montgomery's Store at 10:00
a. m., Saturday, October 23rd.
The meetings must begin promptly
at time mentioned as it will be nec
essary for the speaker to leave each
place in time for the next meeting.
J. E. TREVATHAN, County, Agt.
REPORT OF MEETING SATURDAY
Warrenton, Oct. 16. The Warren
County Tobacco Growers Association
was called to order at 2:30 p. m. of the
above date by County Agent J. E.
Trevathan. In the absence of the
President Mr. Trevathan was elected
Chairman of the meeting. Minutes of
the previous meeting were read and
adopted.
Mr. Trevathan gave an interesting
report of the meeting at Wilson. He
also read pledge cards that are to be
presented to the farmers for their
signature, and announced the time and
place of local meetings to organize the
instructions of the State wawotwoto
townships.
Mr. oBb King made a talk in wMcn
he insisted that the farmers be patient
and determine to follow the instruc
tions of the State Executive Commit
tee. Mr. John Davis madeua good talk
in which he gave some illustrations of
the benefits of organizations. He said
the farmers might work on an organ
ization six months of the year and per
fect an organization by which they
could control the production and mar
keting of tobacco and work the other
six months and make more profit than
to work the entire year without the
organization. He also insisted that
the pledge cards ought to have some
clause to make him live up to the
pledge therein. A resolution bearing
upon the. enforcement of attendance
at the County Meetings of all officers
and members of the organization, ana
the County Organizer was authorized
to submit these for the consideration
of the people at the Township meet
ings next week. "
It was moved and carried that anoth
er meeting be held at the Court House
at 2:00 o'clock Saturday evening, Oc
tober 23rd. . ,
JOHN H. FLEMING,
Secretary.