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.WARRENTON, WARREN COUNTY. N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 15.1921
Number 15"
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XTgV YORK, April 1 .monce-
"I ir maximum since the Police De-
PJthorities. Officers are compelled
the Volstead measure. The
enforce
have heretofore been in sym-
police
WltU tne Sine ui wmaft.tsy, iaK-
... ,ovt in closing the old har
ns no y"' v -
'rooms which have been masquerading
.ff drink stands. The law
changes this status and places re-
i sponsion1 'J . j
upon the New York Police.
Daniel Caione duplicated the Steve
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fram te Brooklyn bridge to the
East River. 175 feet below. He was
unhurt. The dive was made on a
wager; to prove his point he pre
viously called cameramen and had
the feat photographed. The former
world famous dive was made in 1886
nil won Steve a saloon on the Bow
ery a place in a museum, and an es
tate valued at $100,000. What Ca
rone gets was not made known.
F,oy Harris, Von:$essed sAayer of
J. B. Ehvell in New York last June,
and who has now repudiated his
story, is the eighth or ninth person
to lay claim to ending the famous
gambler's life. The motive is a free
trip from Sing Sing and the publicity
incident. The murder remains a
mystery.
Robert Fleming, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Fleming, is in New York.
Mr. Fleming, a graduate of V. M. I.,
is employed by the Westinghouse
Electric Co. He visited Columbia
Tuesday night.
More than a billion pounds of can
dy is made each year in the United
States.
Ral?hPulitzer,editor of The World
and son of the founder of the School
. Journalism, spoke Friday night at
! a banquet -held in honor of tKe 74th
birthday of his father. Mr. Pulitzer
said, "There are tricks of a trade
and practices of a profession, and
that ethical journalism was the pres
entation of life in ink, with its
glamour and pathos, but always its
rugged honesty." Other famous lit
erary characters also spoke after the
banquet, held under the auspices of
Sigma Delta Chi, national journalis
tic fraternity. .
Babe Ruth scored his first home run
in the opening game here Sunday.
He has fifty-three more to go before
he can esual his own world record,
l made last season.
John D. RoekeflW nniH $28,500.-
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i 'o loot 1VCC1V. A HC WA
lector of his community must be con
vinced that he is a handx man to have
around.
The Colorado launcfied by this
Government in March added the
sond of the world's largest dread'
oughts to its. fleet. In size - and
Pver the ship is not excelled by
another and is onlf equaled by its
Slster ship, the Maryland, launched
Gently. Two other ships of the
same class, the Washington and West
v iginia, are under construction.
T"e Kansas City Sar tells an un
"sua incident. A flock of geese was
1;i'mg over Caney, Mo., during an
electrical storm. The birds seemed
confused. After the storm a froose
f0Und its head torn almost from
he body and the feathers hurned
the breast, showing that it had
Uy njULiuiig in -JIllUUll.
'on in Greece was held 'Sunday. The
lllS ami C ,
" "iV4 ut-en were present.
The iirh-vf Ir,: i '
J--ier ot conditions, is moving to
sub1 timS' s has been thc
ject of favorable comment by the
aa Press.
froene Viviani, Envoy Extraordinary
France, was the guest of pa
ex c Societies here yesterday. The
Premier reviewed the 27th Infan-r0u.-n
Central Park' and attended i
Hal!mg mass meetin in Carnegie
Tho
. rs and Stripes from many build-
pr T 01 the distinguished
W
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CHINESE MUST HAVE -AID
OF AMERICANS
There is Great Need for North
Carolinians to Give Aid to
The Starving Chinese
Relief, if it is to result in saving
The direct testimony of cable
grams, reports, written and verbal,
and photographs show that the fam
ine conditions in the stricken prov
inces of China are growing worse
daily.
human lives, must reach China con
tinuously and in great volome be
tween the present time and July first.
Present funds from all sources are
sufficient to save only two and a half
million people, so the American Com
mittee at Peking states. Many more
millions are dependent on additional
funds from America. It is almost
impossible to exaggerate the great
ness of the tragedy. E. S. GMnes of
the engineering firm of Lam, Gtine
& Co., New York, writes:
"Conditions were so pitiful that I
did not have the. heart, to take' pic
tures of 'such utter misery. Two
things from which I turned away my
camera were thirty thousand people
in the' last stages of starvation gath
ered in a great bare field just outside
of Tientsin; and a roadside with the
bodies, of a whole family -father,
mother and five children stretched
along it."
' Robert W. Clark, Y. M. C. A., Pao
tinfh writes:
"One awful fact pushes everything
else j into the background. That is
the famine. In our one district alone
we will need 50,000 tons of grain be
fore June if wholesome starvation is
to be prevented. Our district is only
one of a dozen of such, and not tne
worst one in the famine area."
The North Carolina Committe is
appealing to every possible agency to
assist in its mission of mercy. It is
"Very 5grat"ef lil f or ' the' response al
ready received from the press, the
churches, schools and the civic, pro
fessional and business organizations
o the state, but it is urging all to
deny themselves yet more, to forego
some luxury or pleasure if necessary
that the spark of life may be preserv
ed for one or more of these helpless
sufferers. It takes only three cents a
day three dollars to preserve a life
from now until July.
' Whereas there is no local organiza
tion, contributions should be address
ed to China Famine Fund, 310 Tuck
er Building, Raleigh, N. C. Mr. T.
W. Bickett, State Ghairman, reports
that the contributions from . North
Carolina to date have amounted to a
little more than fifty thousand doi
lars.
Colonel James H. Young Dead
Colonel James H. Young, of Ral
eigh, died this week. He was a safe
leader of his race. He had the re
spect of the white people of the State.
Ho has held many o ces under the
Federal Government, and was an ef
ficient officer and a good citizen. He
was a Colonel of a Regiment of Col
ored Troops in the Spanish-American
War.
The closing years of his life were
devoted to bringing about better feel
ing between the races.
He was a promient Odd Fellow,
Pythian and member of the (negro)
Fraternity. He lived a useful life.
MRS. VERNON H. DUKE
The untimely passing from earthly
vision of this young matron brings
a pang of sorrow to the hearts of
amny who knew her.
Mrs?1 Duke, who was Miss Willie
Bennett, daughter of Mrs. Lola Ben
nett of Warrenton, passed away
from the Hospital in Henderson on
Tuesday afternoon and was buried in
Fairview Cemetery Wednesday after
noon. For several years she was one of
the bright and successful teachers of
this County, and the writer learned
to know and esteem her as such.
Only a short while ago vi few
months she was happily married to
Mr. Vernon Duke, and her untimely
death is peculiarly sad.
The Mansion in the Skies is bright
er because of her presence, and her
loved and loving husband and devot
ed mother and brother and sisters can
find consolation-in the fact that be
yond the grave there is life immortal.
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Wfcrt 10 FACT OOC -CHMife (
OUR SACRED DEAD
Warren receives within her heart
this week and inters beneath the sod
of his native county one of our
heroes.
Ail that is mortal of Lieutenant
Archibald Limer was brought from
the Hindenberg Line where he fell
gallantly battling for Freedom's
cause and gently laid to rest amidst
the loved ones of his family who
have preceded him to the Paradise of
God.
No eulogy of Lieutenant Limer is
needed. He fought the good fight
and kept the Faith, and it is comfort
ing to those who loved him and
should be gratifying to his County
and State that his body should be
brought home for final interment.
Going forth with hope and faith,
he returns to his State with its Flag
wrapped about him, and we who wit
ness his home-coming uncover oui
heads as our heroic dead goes by.
Peace to his Ashes ' and Honor to his
Name.
His body arrived at Ndrlina on
Tuesday afternoon and was met by a
delegation representing the Limer
Post, American Legion; a delega
tion representing the County officials.
Wednesday afternoon his body was
quietly laid to rest in the family plat
at Providence Church and the living
paid the last loving tribute to the
dead.
There are others of our dead from
the Battle fields of France, who are
gathering homeward "One by One"
their "Battle stained garments all
laid down," their "Brown encased in
.i Golden Crown" who are sacred in
our hearts and memories. We give
them all honor all praise.
We regret that their mortal re
mains cannot be interred in Fairview
Cemetery in a beautiful Plat known
as the "Squae of the Crusaders"
where" their graves might be kept
green and bedecked with floral trib
utes. We are quite sure that this Town
would gladly contribute such space in
Fairview Cemetery as would be nec
essary for that purpose.
Should Have Neces
sary Legal Receipt
On April 18th at four o'clock p.
m. a selection of Candidates will be
made under call of Chairman Polk of
the Executive Committee. If those
not eligible to vote in the election par
ticipate in he nomination there may
be 'leal grounds for dissatisfaction.
If the women of Warrenton are go
ing to participate in the election
they should participate in the nomi
nation. If they participate in the
nomination, they should ave a legal
receipt to do so.
Mrs. R, B. Boyd, Jr. Entertains
Mrs.
R. B. Boyd, Jr., entertained
Tuesday afternoon at Bridge in hon
or of Miss Alice Rogers. Dainty re
freshments were served, and the so
cial hour was much enjoyed by those
fortunate enough to be present.
When I was sick, my husband
Did all the household labor.
He was so kind and thoughtful,
He seemed more like a neighbor.
DEATH CLAIMS JEFFERSON j
DAVIS' rNEGRO BODYGUARD j
The following . interesting accoun
01 a negro or mucn notoriety and ot
sterling worth is taken from the At-
lanta Journal,
Jones was ; a native of Warren
county and evidently was well rais -
ed and trained in his youth as the
negroes of Warren County were rais -
ed, being servants of the most aris -
tocratic and- intelligent men and
women of any land or Country.
The latest information, however,
about the Great Seal of the Confed-
erate States is that it is in the Mus
eum at Richmond. '
"Washington, D. C.,J April 9.
Taking With him to the grave the se
cret of the whereabouts of the great
seal of the .Conf ecreracy, which he
hid away when Jegerson Davis was
captured, James Jones, the colored
body guard of . the president of the
Confederate states, is dead here to
day. The body ef the faithful old
servant of' the sixties will be sent to
Raleigh, N. C, for burial on Sunday.
Throughout his long life, with its
latter years spent in the government
service in Washington, James Jones
would never reveal what became of
the Confederate seal. ,
"Marse Jeff" had bidden th'at he
never teM- arid he never did. )
Veterans ofi the Union and Confed
erate armies," newspapers writers, cu
riosity seekers and the curio hunters
from time to time urged Jones to
reveal where he buried the great seal.
They argued that the Civil War was
far in the ! past and the seal should
be -produced for the inspection of the
younger generation of today and gen
erations that are to follow in a re
united country. Always James Jones
shook his head and to the end he
maintained his silence.
The colored body guard was with
Jegerson Davis when his capture was
affected; in fact, he is said to have
warned his master of the approach of
the enemy, but President Davis did
not escape in time. Jones accompan
ied President Davis to Fort Monroe,
where he was placed in prison.
Jones was born in Warren county,
North Carolina. After the war he
heed"ae&i ed fire-department - in
Raleigh and became a minor city of
ficial. He turned Republican in poli
tics, but. always voted for Represen
tative William Ruffin Cox, of North
Carolina, who represented the state
in the house in the forty-eighth -arid
forty-ninth congresses;
Later when Mr. Cox became secre
tary of the United States senate he
brouerht Jones to Washington with
j him and gave him a messenger's job
in the "senate. That was in li$)6.
Since that time has has had several
jobs about the capitol and was a mes
senger in the senate stationery room
until a short time before his death."
Lizzie Misbehaves
Messrs. Buck Williams and Frank
Newell, Jr., motored to Raleigh Tues
day and on their return the "Lizzie
misbehaved unexpectedly and turned
up-side down, cutting Mr. Williams
on the knee and confining him to his
home for forty-eight hours. Mr.
Newell escaped unhurt.
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of Mayor of the Town
of Warrenton. A will appreciate the
support of the citizens of the Town.
'FRANK H. GIBBS.
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DEATH OF MR. . W. T. YOUNG
Early on Saturday morning, March
j heme of Mrs
Mary R. Young and
bore away the sweet spirit of her, be
loved husband Mr. Tom Young who
rhad been a sufferer for three years,
j Mr. Young was taken to Sarah
; Elizabeth hospital Henderson. He
j. remained three weeks. As soon as he
J was able he was sent home. After
a short while he was taken very ill at
his home and passed away out of his
j suflfei 'ing into sweet rest. He bor
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while.
In early manhood Mr. Young be
came a member of , Sharon Baptist
church of which he has been a faitn
ful member from that time. He went
to church as long as he was able and
enjoyed going. He was well known
by people far and near and all thnt
knew him loved him.
His departure from this life has
left a, vacancy Jn the home of his
beloved wife and one son. He is gone
but yet remembered.
In 1874 he was united in marriage
to Miss Mary Rebecca Kimball, of
Ridgeway, N. C. Born to them
twelve children of which seven are
living now; leaving to bourn their
loss, Mrs. Daisy Paynter,' Mrs. Pat
tie Felts, Mrs. Willie Salmon, Mrs.
Eula Salmon, Ollie Young, Tommie
Young and Malvern Young. He was
tenderly laid to rest beside his oldest
daughter Mrs. Lucy Cleatore of Wise
who passed away on the 15th of
December, 1920. They were laid to
rest in the cemetery at Sharon Bap
tist church of" which they both were
members. The funeral service was
conducted by the pasfbr, Mr Britt,
of Wase Forest.
He is gone but not forgotten; one
more less at home, one more in
heaven. '
Written by his grand daughter
CARRIE SALMON.
THOSE WHO MUST REGISTER
There is some misunderstanding
among the ladies as to their legal
status on the Registration books.
Those , who participated in the Hotel
Bond Election heed not register, all
ethers must, if they desire to partici
pate in the town primary or election.
EXPRESSES APPRECIATION
We wish to express our sincere ap
preciation for the kindness and sym
pathy shown us by our friends in the
past two week's when we were look
ng for the body of our dear boy from
France, which arrived at home Sat
urday, April 9th.
MR. & MRS. Wm. S. ROBERTRSON
TOM THUMB WEDDING
The Tom Thumb Wedding "solemn
ized" at the Academy last Friday
light was but ':cute" and, doubtless,
"nsp'rin to some of our old bache
lors:. It was much enjoyed by all
present, v and those in charge of the
presentation deserve praise for their,
work. "
WITH OUR ADVERTISERS
It is our purpose to carry each
week, commencing with our issue of
April 22, under the above caption
short notices of those firms who ad
vertise with us. Attention will be call
ed under the above head to those who
do business and advertise the fact to
our readers. We hope to make this
one of the carefully read columns of
the Record.
AND "STILL" THEY COME IN
Officers. Green and Ellington and
Deputy Alston have brought in this:
week eidence that two groups have
been operating stills, contrary to law.
One of the "still" factories was lo
cated in Nutbush, and the other in
Shocco township.
SMILES
She went through his pockets
In the stilly hour of night,
But he was not indignant,
He kept his patience quite.
Twas she who lost her temper
And made the welkin ring
With words which were not pretty,
for
She never found a thing.
She alwaysj harps on something;
It's a habit of. her mind.
Let's hope that in the after-life
The same good luck she'll find.
The handsome resdence of Mr. Wal
ter .Fleming situated on the lot re
cently purchased by him from Mr.
Frank Serls, adjoining Mr. John Dam
eron, Jr., is rapidly, growing up, and
will be an ornament to that portion of
town, 1
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MARCH REPORTS SHOW
A RECORD CROP OF WEED
North Carolina Farmers Raise
Largest Crop of Tobacco
In History
The North Carolina tobacco crop
made another record step with its'
March sales made by the 114 ware
houses that operated on 31 markets.
The total sajes reported were 21,528.
883 pounds, averaging $14.17 and
about 85,000 pounds not reported.
The season's crop sold amounts to
obr 430,000,000 pounds, averaging
about 21 cents. This surpasses the
i government's estimate by almost fif
I ty million pounds and is ten million
j pounds more than was expected even
a month ago.
during March with' 4,749,086 pounds
sold, averaging $13.61 per hundred
pound, of which 3,991,364 pounds
were sold by farmers. Wilson was
second with 3.336,955 pounds, aver
aging 15.20 and of this 2,586,935
were first hand sales. Roxboro av
eraged the highest price at $19.67 on
392,870 pounds.
Wilson made a record season's sale
with 62,607,026 pounds, exceeding
the Winston-Salem market by over
two million pounds.
Only two-tenths of one per cent of
j the sales have failed to be reported
to date. The bordering markets con
servatively estimate that 16,000,000
pounds of North Carolina's farmers'
tobacco is solid in adjoining states in
excess of that brought in ' and sold.
The total producers' season's sales
reported amount to about 414,000,
000 pounds.
The Nation's 1920 crop of 1,520,
000,000 pounds was being made and
sold while 31 per cent was exported;
52 per cent of the 1,390,000,000
pounds grown in 1919 was exported,
and 28 per cent in 1918. The farm
. value . of - the . United States tobacco
crop in 1920 was $298,000,000 aver
aging 19.8 cents; 1919 was $569,000,
000. at 38.9 cents and 1918 $403,000,
000 at an average of 28 cents.
The 1920 crop was inferior in qual
ity, and with the decreased exports
the decline is reasonable. Exported
cigars increased four per cent ano
cigarettes decreased two per cent.
This means that a large stock of to
bacco is on hand to compete with the
1921 crop.
March prospective plantings indi
cate a forty per cent decrease in
acreage in North Carolina, but with
the dec'une in fertilizer prices and
tho gradual loosening of financial
conditions- this decrease will perhaps
prove to be too mach decline.
WOMAN'S CLUB H
The Woman's Club held , its annual
meeting Tuesday afternoon. New oi -fleers
in part were chosen for the en
duing year. Under the By-Laws,
Miss Mariam Boyd, 1st Vice Presi
dent, and Miss Amma Graham, Cor
responding Secretary, hold over.
The following were elected for
their respective offices ; Mrs. Van D.
Alston, President; Mrs. George Scog
gin, 2nd Vice President; Mrs. Alfrea
Williams, Treasurer; Mrs. William A.
Connell, Recording Secretary.
The Club petitioned Governor Mor
rison to appoint women on the Boards
of Directors of the different State
Hospitals for Insane and Blind".
The women of Warrenton were re
quested to register in order that they
may vote in the coming town election.
The Club agreed to help pay the
rent on the Red Cross Nurse Head
quarters, conditioned upon being al
lowed to use the Headquarters for
meetings.
The various Departments of the
Club were continued for the new
year.
INSPECTOR SENT
The town authorities made written
complant to the Home Telephone
Company at their meeting a month
ago of the service here.
The Telephone Company sent a
lady inspector, but we have heard
nothing here of her report, or of the
intention of the Company to comply
with the town's demands.
HAPPY THOUGHT
There is hope for one who knows
he does not know much, especially if
j he is the only one who knows it.
Trotty Veck.
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