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TEMPER.
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LUME XXVII.
WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C.V FRIDAY, JAN. 6, 1922
NUMBER 1
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FOOT SAYS HO
GUI WE OR BEER
fational Booze Foe Talks
on Awakening of India
iind Its Possibilities." '
hT A FOE OF. TOBACCO.
e is no chance of a wine and
n-oviso to iue ; ciunsuiunon or
1 edification of the Volstead act,
I..; 'Pussyfoot" Johnson this
louii. iVir. jvuusuii, who recent-
T T 1, 1 L
uvned from a tour of India,
a lecture campaign in the
ere Wednesday telling his
- that India would follow
's example in shaking off on-
i the liquor interests.
ohnson saic? that a portion ol
lie is like the Ozark moun-
who crossed his cows with
in order that the milk
have a kick. They are anxious
to any extremity to get - the
said. ," " ,
k-ou think the Volstead act is
1 as it should be?"- "No, said
ot, ''but I think that it is eri-
as well as we could expect
th a growing sentiment in its
on, asked in the smoke of a
L if he is opposed to the use
keco 01 if he expected opposi-
develop a sentiment against
keredf: "I do not oppose tobacco
I think there will be created
nreciable sentiment against its
RVhen one'' smokes cigars and
oes home to beat up his wif,
here will be time enough to
fcsyfoot" said that New Zealand
Iidia' would go dry soon. He
It England, where he lost an
hile making a prohibition talk,
be a long time joining the dry
res.
Johnson told of the birth of a
oirit in India in a desire to con-
b affairs. He said that he had
given a tumultuous ; welcome
for hef came from America to-
LrrViliTT-t-rlio TrtrkTrad- with, a
The caUse Tie espoused hadalso
?d the heart of Indians toward
of the Indian newspapers are
up behind prohibition," he said.
British press in India is fight
1 . 1 i- j
i move there," Jonnson went vu
o combat some of this opposing
propaganda. The British gov
nt sanctioned his visit, he said,
il abstainence is the religious
tion of the majority of the peo
)nlv those above the pale of the
us law and those-castes whose
are such that the individual
desire dictates' ar? consum-
as
jlcoholic spirits -in India today,
plained.
syfoot," who has been her2
Ids boyhood friend, E. A. Skill-
left Thursday afternoon for
ille, where he is to speak.
JTA CL AUS" WALKS
AT SULPHUR SPRINGS.
1. VJAll luuvvu.
gay apparel, with his long
ers in the breeze, old Santa was
ilphur Springs Monday evening
e Christmas. The occasion was
'sual Christmas treat when the
ay School rendered an mteresr
rogram to a well filled house.
e scripture lesrn was reac5 and
ver new story of the tfane oj.
em was beautifully told by
Promici'Mw vnimp'wan, Louis
fck.
Much beloved Grandpa
riu, m a very impiwo"c"
Ranked the Giver of every good
Perfect gift for His messing
1 ' pasx year au
P Hjm to bless all through the
's year.
Werc Slad they did not forget
lak God for His past blessings.
any of us ai-e so busy asking and
? to get more blessings that we
lt thank God! for those He Has
y given us.
ter the exercises old Santa's bags
xes were opened and their con
Passed around to the crowd.
were glad to know that these
are soon to have a nice new
andpa Aycock personally told us
bms was the thirtieth year he
ee to this church to celebrate
S-Hias rr '. i x
- Ai" saia that this jnnsv
orning he could nof help from
lg sad!; that
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Glass Drills
Sh'rtn's Knee
In Auto Wreec
Dr. Thomas A. Shearin suffers in
Park View hospital, RScky MouAt, to
day from a knee cap smashed when
his car plunged over an embankment
near Centerville. Friday evening. Dr.
Shearin was returning alone from
Wilson, The car jumped the road
because of a defective radius rod. He
was pinned beneath the machine.
Mr. Rudford, passing an hour and
a half later, found Dr! Shearin.
Dr. W. D. Rodgers Jr. .and Dr. G.
H. Macon were "called. Reaching Cen
terville near 11 o'clock they found Dr.
Shearin suffered from a gash extend
ing practically through the knee
joint.
- -The two doctors, .with Eoy Davis,
Weldon Hall and Pryor Dowtin took
Shearin to the Rocky Mount hospital
where he was operated upon Satur
day morning.
J Reports1 reaching Warrenton ,say
that Mr. Shearin will have a fairly
v.seful leg should no complications,
develop.
COMMISSIONERS GIVE $20.
FOR CITIZENS' EYESIGHT.
Debroy Watson an inmate of thr
County Home is to be giver the skill
of an eye specialist in order N that he
may see. For years he has been
growing blind from the effects of cat
aract. Through the interest of Supt. of
Public Welfare, Raymond Rodwell
and bounty Health ' Officer Dr. W. D.
Rodgers a specialist has been inter
ested who will perform the opera
tion for twenty dollars. The Coun
ty Commissioners gave this amount
Moday for an unfortunate under their
care.
IRISH STRONG MAN
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Iichael Collins, the great" Irish
leader, who is leading the fight for
the agreement with Britain. He will
probably be the first premier of Jrci
land.".
JANUARY COURT TO OPEN
AT 2 O'CLOCK, MONDAY, 16.
Judge Oliver Allen will open
the Spring term of Warren
Superior Court at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon of Jan. 16, Sheriff R.
E. Davis said yesterday.
Train connection is responsible
for the afternoon opening. Judge
Allen lives in Kinston.
UNKNOWN BOY DIES FROM
COLD CONTR'TEP AT BIRTH.
Premature birth and cold con-,
tracted at the time caused the
death last Sunday of the Un
known Boy, left upon the C. to.
Harris doorstep early Dec. 14.
The child died in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Whit Haithcock near
Warrenton. The Haithcock s
adopted the boy Dec. 15.
The child had been sick since
it was found, purple jith cold
in a basket left at the Harris
home. Bronchial pneumonia was
the immediate cuse of death.
MARRIAGE LICENSE SINCE LAST
EDITION. .
Raymond Baker-Senora Crastic, of
Virginia. ed
Jimmie Hawkins-Essie Mag Wil-
son.
Jones Fannie Jones.
1 -e
Julian
DEBS LEAVING
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Photograph taken in frortt of the Federal prison at Atlanta when th
Socialist leader walked put free man. pardoned by President Hardins
-The others in the group are-Socialist1 friends of Debs.
Ch uroh
Passes
Mokett
ions
The Woman's Auxiliary of Warren
ton yesterday adopted resolutions of
sympathy to Mrs. Bickett in th'e..death
of her husbands, . former Governor
Thomas W. Bickett. -
The resolutions were drawn by Mrs:
W. J. -White, Mrs. J." P. Scoggin and
Miss Annie B. Hawkins.. Mrs. S..P.
Arrington, President of the Woman's
Auxiliary of Emmanuel Church, War
renton, signed the resolutions with
the committee.
A copy of the resolutions sent Mrs.
Bickett follows: ; ..'
Resolutions of Sympathy.
For as much "as it hasplesd
Almighty God in His's infinite. wisdo;p, I
goodness and mercy to remove from t
rchi t
ei mTjCj
elo vi-'cf
f I'M
iliary, tRerefore be it resolved:
First, That we, the members of th.
Woman's Auxiliary of .Emmanuel
Church, .Warrenton, No; th Cavolin? ,
extend to our" esteemed Diocesan
President of the Woman's'" Auxiliary,
and to her family in this hour of their
berea ement, our heartfelt sympathy
and Christian love.
Second, That a copy of these reso
lutions be presented to Llie family, a
copy be printed in the local, and in
the church papers, and a copy be
spread upon our minutes.
Judge Kerr Host To Friends.
Judge John H. Kerr and Mrs. Ken'
entertained several friends at a course
dinner Wednesday evening. Those
present were Messrs. C. E. Rodweli,
M. C. Winston, R. J. Jones, Stephen
Burroughs and Dr. T. J. Holt.
MISS DAME ROM TO TALK AT
WOMAN'S CLUB TUESDAY.
A business meeting of the Womans'
Club Tuesday Jan. 10 at 3:30 o'clock
in the Graded School building was an
nounced yesterday by President Julia
Dameron. She will give an address
on "Poise, Correct Breathing and Care
of the Vital Organs" at 3 o'clock to
which members of the Club and the
public are invited.
Miss Dameron will have as a back
ground for her address experiences at
the U. S. Public Health Training
Camp for Women which she attended
last Summer at Asheviile. Many
members of the Club have requested
that she tell of the course of instruc
tion received there.
Following the thirty minute talk,
the regular monthly business meeting
of the Club will be held.
MRS. M. C. McGUIRE HEADS
ST. MARY'S GUILD FOR 1922.
NMrs.-M. C. McGuire was elected
President of the St. Mary's Guild at
its regular business meeting Tues
day evening. Misses Will and Byrd
Jones were hostesses.
Other officers chosen for the New
Year were: Vice President, Mrs. E.
W. Baxter; Treasurer, Miss Lulie
f , hit T7 1- XT
Price; Secretary, Mrs. Frank" H. j
Gibbs.
An 'enthusiastic 'meeting kept the
members until late. Plans for th
coming year were freely discussed.
among'' us our iuimci ujvcun.,q ,
Thomas -Walter Bickett, the. . b;elovid;4f nelty, J. H. Duke, I
cesan President of the Woman's Aux- Pilot Luther leaves tod;
PEMTENTIAi
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AUTOCASTER
Roar of Plane
Lures IMumher
jTo Take a Hop
Braving the breezes to enjoy the
thrill of aeioplaning several persons
looked, down from the clouds upon
Warrenton Wednesday and Thursday.
Many more persons looked skyward
as the DeHaviland plane roared
above.
Pilot R. R. Luther, who is spend
ing the Winter in this section with
Weldon as headquarters, flew to War
renton from Littleton Wednesday
morning. A crowd rushed to the
landing field in the rear of the F. B.
Newell home.
" Mrs. Mary Eleanor Price Grant was
the first to sail. She label the ex
perience, "thrilling." W. H. Bur-
- xoughs, Alfred Ellington, Grover
- Tougns, H.itrea Hiiungton, urover
Harris,' Ben Tharrington, Rudolph
, 4rJnelty , J. H. Duke, Louis Newell
Pilot Luther leaves today unless "trie
business outlook for Saturday be
comes brighter.'!
"England has more than 2,000
miles of canals."
NOTED DUCK HUNTER
SLAYS FAMILY CAT.
A big family cat lost all nine
ives this week, a victim of Mr.
M
P. Burwell, hunting enthus
iast- Mr. Edmund White is an
accomplice in the murder of the
feline creature, which wa's shot in
the light of the automobile.
Th:s week Roy Davis, with two
turkeys to his credit within the
past ten days, told Mr. Whjjte and
Mr. Burwell that down near
Windsor duck were plentiful.
' "All one has to do" Davis said
"is to carry plenty of shell, select
a good log and shoot until the
gun barrel gets too hot to hold.
The sky is full of duck wonder
ful hunting!"
Messrs. Burwell and White
could net resist the lure of such
sport. 'Down to Windsor they
drove in the cold. They found
the spot. Davis's ducks were not
there.
Mr. Vhite shot one squirrel in
Bertie. Mr. Burwell didn't get a
shot. They headed homeward,
thinking about Mr. Davis.
Two coals of fire loomed ahead.
Mr. White's car stopped its purr
as he said, "Get your gun, Mr.
Burwell. Here's a shell."
An animal loped down the road,
the car following. .The animal
stopped. Mr. Burwell fired with
accustomed accuracy.
"I got that coon," he said.
A big family cat chases rats
in another sphere today. Mr.
Burwell did not bring the re
mains to Warrenton.
MR. CHARLES RICHARD LEETE
NATIVE OF ENGLAND, DEAD.
Mr. Charles Richard Leete, 69 years
old, died Wednesday at his home in
Wise. Mr. Leete was born in Surry
County, England.
He was a member of the EpiscopaJ
church. Rev. E. W. Baxter officiated
in the services yesterday afternoon at
Sharon cemetery.
Fire Wrecks
Gounty Home
Early Tuesday
-
Flames wrecked the residence of
fcsupt. W. T. Powell at the County
Home Monday morning and for a
time threatened all of the- count v
property there. Supt. Powell said
yesterday that rats evidently started
the blaze as there had been no fire
that morning in the part of the honu,
in which the flames originated.
There was no insurance. Supt.
Powell only saved $250 of personal
property. He fought the blaze until
all hope of saving the building was
lost and by that time the fire had
made such headway that household
furniture could not be pulled from
the flames.
None of the inmates were endang
ered. Supt. Powell and familv ars
living in one of the buildings on the
place. The commissary , is being used
as a kitchen.
ASSAULT COST $10. IN
JUDGE RODWELL'S COURT.
Assault with a deadly weapon cost
Willie Soloman $10 and half of trial
expense in Judge T. O. Rodweli s
Court Monday. Ben Jones, a defend
ant in the same action, paid one-half
of the cost.
-The State took a ,jio1 pros in the
case against Willie Solomon. Solo
mon was charged with selling intoxi
cating liquors. The charge was a re
sult of the affray, it was said.
The State dismissed the action
against George Green. There was
ho evidence to support the warrant
charge of "false pretense."
M. P. Burwell Jr. filed a summons
for relief against B. F. and D. F.
Traylor. It was signed by the court.
A judgment for relief was filed
against Peter Allen by W. B. Boyd
and Company.
"MY FATHER!
When "Tennessee's Pardner," one
of the great Bret Harte's most bril
liant stories, was filmed in the in
sane asylum at Ogdenshurg, N. Y,
a patient shrieked "My Father! My
Father!" It was Bret Harte's
daughter, Mrs. Jessamy Beet Harte;
Steele, who disappeared years ago
Friends of the great American au
thor are moving to take care of his
daughter, who was sent to the insti
tution from New York, many years
ago. ' "
SPECIAL SINGING OPENS
COMMUNITY MEETING 1922.
The first community meeting of
the New Year will . be held in
the Courthouse tonight at 7:30,
it was announced yesterday.
Special music will he given.
Group singing of community
songs is also scheduled.
Captains of the companies urg
ed yesterday that all persons in
this vicinity attend.
OSCAR WILDE AS SATIRIST
DISCUSSED BY LITERARY DEPT.
Oscar Wilde, a social satirist, held
attention of the Literary Department
of the Woman's Club Tuesday after
noon in the first meeting of 1922.
Mrs. H. N. WMters was hostess.
Mrs. J. A. Dameron read a thor
oughly prepared paper, "Oscar Wildt,
As a Dramatist."
Wilde's play, "Lady Windermere'
Fan" was discussed by Julia Dameron.
WOther members of the department of
fering their views.
The next meeting of the Literary De-
lliviv . 7
17, 3:30 o'cock, with Mrs. Howard F.
! Jones.
SMILEY TIES ACID,
. DISAPPOINTED III LOVE
Former Employe of Cafe Here
Leaves Letter To Woman
Who Scorned Attention.
TWO DOCTORS AT BEDSIDE.
"From love's close kiss to hell's abyss
is one sneer nignt, 1 trow,
And wedding ring and bridal bell are
wni-o -wisps of woe,
And 'tis not wise to love too well, and
this all women know."
Jilted by a woman because his
source of income, had been cut, J. A. 1
Smiley, 22 years old, took an ounce of
carbolic acid here Tuesday and died,
in pain.
Youth in love with callosued ex
perience . paid the price of devotion
rather than suffer the tortue of re
morse, of hopeless love. It left a mes
sage to the woman, "I hope to see you
on the other shore."
Smiley came to Warrenton from the
county more than a year ago. He
worked first for George Side and then
for Rivers Cafe. Mr. Rivers boarded
him but did not pay him any salary.
Smiley made many friends here as he
obligingly served the public.
Several months ago he became en
fatuated with a woman. During thci
Fall, Rivers noted that his demands
upon him for money were becoming
more frequent. 'Rivers told him
Christmas 'eve that he had better look
for another job:
Smiley went to see the woman that
evening. He was there again the
night before his death and jestingly
told her that he was going to kill
rhimself.
He bought carbolic acid Monday
morning and carried it with him
Tuesday until aften noon. He then
went to his room, undressed, folded
his clothing neatly, wrote a letter to
Clara Davis, swallowed the poison and
hid the - bottle in the bed.
The colored maid tried to get into .
his room but found the door barred.
The sounds of one in pain came
from within. In terror the maid call
ed Alexander Rankoff , who lives on
t-th-irall,-and -they "entered the; room.
Smiley was unconscious.
Dr. G. H. Macon and County Phy
sician W. D. Rodgers Jr. were called.
An examination told that the sum
mons of death had too great a lead
to be overtaken. Several persons
from the street and Smiley's brother.
Emmett, were in the room at the time
of death.
No coroner inquest was held. The
body was given T. V. Allen and buried
at Sharon church Wednesday after
noon by Rev. M. YSelf.
MACON ROUTE 2 ITEMS.
Mr. J. L.' Riggan of Ghio has been
visiting his brother Mr. B. G. Riggan
recently.
Messrs. Frank Overby and Macon
Thornton of Macon were here one day
recently.
Mr. John James visited Mr. B. H.
Thompson last Sunday.
Mr. S. W. Harris went to Vaughan
on business Wednesday.
Mrs. W. C. Williams and Miss
Florence Lamb were in this neighbor
hood oneiday last week.
Mr. S. J. Stallings and son S. J.
Jr. went to Littleton one day last
week.
Mr. Charie Myrick was here last
! Friday.
Miss Lillian Harris ant? brother,
Dennis, were here last Wednesday.
Mrs.JPinkey Harris visited her
aunt, Mrs. H. J. Marshall, Monday.
Mr. Frank Roberson went to Macon
on business Saturday.
Miss Olivia Pegram visited her
aunt, Mrs. H. J. Marshall, last Wed
nesday. MrfB. J. Riggan went to Mr. J. J.
Stallings' on business Monday morn
ing. Mr. and Mrs. G. L, Lancaster an
daghter, Annie, spent last Monday
with her parents Mr. and Mrs. D. W.
Pegram.
Mrs. H. E. Marshall of Clayton is
visiting her niece Mrs. C. E. Harris.
Messrs. Macey and Raymond Rig
gan of Ghio are visiting their uncle
Mr. B. G. Riggan.
Mr. H. E. Marshall of Clayton i3
visiting his mother Mrs H. J. Mar
shall. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Harris visited
their mother Mrs. J. N. Shearin on
Route 3 last Tuesday.
Miss Olivia Pegram visited her sis-
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