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VOLUME XXVII
WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1922
NUMBER 15
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TROUBLE AT GENOA
Diplomats In Arms Against
Russian-German Alliance ;
Credits For Farmers.
H4YS SAYS NO ARBUCKLE
A secret treaty between Germany
nd Russia was signed at Rapallo on
Easter Sunday, the signer being the
foreign minsters of the two countries,
"nnrw Chitcherin for Russia and Dr.
Valter Rathenau for Germany. The
treaty nullifies the Brest-Litovsk
treaty and re-establishes full diplo
matic relations on an equality basis.
' The pact cancels all war claims, as
well as claims arising: from the nat
uralization of property.
The treaty, it is stated, represented
the conclusion of negotiations begun
many months ago.
This action by delegates to the eco
nomic conference, in meeting inde
pendently and negotiating a treaty
outside the scope of the conference,
is pointed to as establshing a striking
precedent for the nations who are par
ticipating in the discussion of the
Russian problem at the Geneoa Con
ference. The judicial experts of the powers
which organized the conference met
to consider whether the new pact vio
lates the stipulations of the treaty
of Versailles or conflicts with the res
olution of Supreme Council at Can
nes on which the present conference
is founded and which all the nations
coming to Genoa were expected to ac
cept as the basis of the meeting.
The experts later were to report
to an assembly which include not only
the chief representatives of the five
inviting powers Great Britain,
France, Italy, Japan and Belgium
but also the leading delegates of the
little entente nations, who were espec
ially invited because of the vital char
acter of the question to be dealt with
and its possible effect on Centtal
Europe.
Without exception, the delegations
of the thirty-four countries represent
ed at Genoa are wondering what the
real effect of the surprise treaty will
be on the conference. -The pact con
stitutes recognition by Germany of
the Russian government a question
forming one of the chief points of the
conference agenda.
The representatives of the powers
which convened the Geneoa confer
ence, together with the little entente,
decided Tuesday night, after all-day
discussion, to continue the economic
conference regardless of the attitude
of Germany and Russia.
A strong note was prepared and
sent to the German delegation, which
declared that "Germany's act had de
stroyed the spirit of mutual confi
dence indispensable to international
co-operation," and informing Germ
anJ? that she is debarred from further
Participation in discussion of Russian
affairs at the economic conference.
According to information from
French sources. Mr. T.lnvd fiprirg-e em
phasized the necessity of adopting a
severe attitude toward both Russia
Germany, but especially against
Perraany, pointing out that Germany
had signed the Versailles treaty,
ereas Russia had not.
Slgnor Schanzer, the Italian foreign
Minister, favored an attitude of mod
eration in the interests of the con
ference, Mr. Ti
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w as 110 time to display weakness.
Pe counselled sending a note to Ger-
I SI8? Russia declaring they must
" ,uy their attitude if they expect-
De permitted to discuss Russian
snairg at Hem
I
C?rding: to tne Genoa correspond-
i;e the London Daily. Mail, the Al-
col "e agreed that the reparations
Emission shall declare the Russo-
nan treaty null and void. . -
erecrf Slatin Providing lonS term
?oad farmers' reduction of rail
for JateS' ade(naate tariff protection
mep!SlCultural Products and develop-
Nect Muscle Shoals Alabama,
a s as a fertilizer producer were
cunced to the Senate by Senator
aiaon' Rejmblican Kansas, as
tura? bio16 objectives of the agricul-
deS6! legislative aims of the bloc
9 submitted to the leadership of
,e Orpnno: ......
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t0 gjv aLlon included measures
on til 6 tbe farmers representation
e federal reserve board, to re
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ColOTvel Wm. A. Gaston, ,prom
ihent financier of ' Boston, an
nounces his hat is in the ring for
the Democratic nomination to "the
U. S. Senate to succeeds Henry
Cabot Lodge, of Mass.
PUPILS TO CONTEST
FOR MUSIC PRIZES
A county contest in piano playing
will be held in the Presbyterian
church on Saturday morning at 10:30.
Misses Lula Allen, Lucy Leach, Rosa
Taylor. Minnie Rodwell and Lillie
Belle Dame ron, Mrs. Normran Ghol
son and Mrs. R. It: Rodwell will enter
pupils for the contest.
Mrs. J. M. Coleman of Macon, Miss
Sallie Williams of Louisburg and Miss
Carrie Helen Moore of Littleton will
be the judges.
The High School student who wins
the first place will receive a prize
from the Bank of Warren. The- gram
mar grade pupils who wins the first
place,': froiiT thesitirensBatikr ;"Xfie
second prizes will b given by Bur
roughs Grocery Co. and by the War
renton Department Store. '
The High School student who wins
the first prize will represent the coun
ty in the State contest in Greensboro
on May 6th.
Class Contest.
Miss Lillie Belle Dameron's class
in music held a contest on Wednesday
afternoon to determine who would
reprsent it in the county contest Sat
urday'. Mrs. J. M. Coleman, Mrs. W.
C. Strowd and Miss Minnie Rodwell
were the judges. All the pupils play
ed well, and it was difficult to decide
who wre the winners. Lucy Boyd and
Eula Wilson were chosen to represent
the High School contestants. Addie
Pinnell and Mattie Davis will repre
sent the Grammar Grades.
PARENT-TEACHER
DAY BIG SUCCESS
Few events in the history of the
Wise school have been more success
ful than was Parent-Teacher Day,
Wednesday, April 12th.
Perfect co-operation was the key
note of the day's success, teachers,
pupils, the Betterment Association,
and the citizens of the community all
working to the end that the plans of
the day should be carried out without
a hitch.
From 9 to 10:S0 an opportunity for
observing class work was given. At
10.30 all assembled in the auditorium
to listen to xa cordial welcome by Mr.
Hudson, and to a remarkable helpful
and inspiring address by Mrs. Clar
ence A. Johnson, State Commissioner
of Public Welfare, a woman who is
peculiarly fitted for her' work both by
training and -temperament, and one
whose impelling motives are love lor
humanity and the desire to serve, (kn
own ' County Superintendent, Mr. J.
Edward Allen, without whom no
school day would be quite complete,
was also present, and spoke brrefly.
Community singing was also featured.
But the real event of the morning
after the addresses, was an old-fashioned
spelling bee, participated in by
the grown folks. Thirteen persons
were lined up on each side, under the
leadership of Mr. C. W. Perkinson and
Mr. C." C. Perkinson respectively. Mr.
Duncan was spelling master and used
Webster's old-f .shioned blue-backed
speller, Mr. C. C. Perkinson's side was
the first to lose out, Mrs. C. W. Cole
proving the best speller on that -lie.
and standing lenger than any or.e
else, having to spell for some minutes
against all six of those" standing on
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Officers Search For Philip
Wright After Debauch At
River Colored Home.
PETAR HOLDS INQUEST
Officers today search for Phillip
Wright, colored man of River Town
ship, charged with the murder of
Maurice . Jenkins, 25 years old, in a
fight at the home of Catherine, Rhoda
and Susan Alston on Saturday' night.
Investigation of a rumor that a col
ored man had died on Sunday near
Jack Johnston store from drinking
poisoir whiskey on Saturday, night
caused Fdrmer Mayor T. C. Alston
of Littleton to call Coroner Ed Petar
of Warren County for an inquest.
Welfare Officer R. R. Rodwell and
Coroner Petar motored to Littleton on
Monday afternoon. ,
They found that Jenkins, Wright
and others had gone to the Alston
home where whiskey and women had
causd a row. Wright had dropped
Jenkins with a blow to the back of
the head with a stove poker.
The victim was either carried to his
home or later walked there. His fath
er, unaware of the nature of the son's
injury, called Dr. L. J. Picot of Lit
tleton to treat him for internal
troubles.
The colored man died on Sunday
and Phillip Wright left home.
After an autopsy by Dr. Justice of
Littleton, Drs. Macon and Rodgers of
Warrenton, the Coroner's Jury found
that "Maurice Jenkins came to his
death from results of a skull fractured
by a poker in the hands of Phillip
Wright." . '
Members of the jury who gave this
verdict on Tuesday morning were T.
C. Alston, R. R. Rodwell, J. W. Hud
sonI yL Nprthingtonv Henry; and'B.
Xk Carter. -. " '' '
UDGE KERR TALKS
AT- WISE APRIL 30
16 Baptist Sunday Schools
Asked To Join In Big Rally
On Fifth Sunday.
PRIZES FOR ATTENDANCE
Judge John H. Kerr and Dr. J
Henry Highsmith have accepted in
vitations to be present and deliver ad
dresses at the fouth meeting of the
Warren County Baptist Sunday
School Convention to. be held at Wise
on April 30, beginning at 10 o'clock.
Large crowds have been present at
all these meeting and this one is ex
pected to be a record breaker.
Thre are sixteen Baptist Sunday
Schools in the county, every one - of
which will have members present
Prizes offered for attendance records
and best reports for last session will
be presented, and attendance records
and reports for the present session
will be collected; the Sunday School
having the best report, and that one
having the largest delegation in at
tendance, will be given prizes. There
will be also able addresses by a num
ber of Warren County's most enthus
iastic Sunday School men and women.
It is not expected that any person is
to have a place on the program ex
cept those who have actually done
Sunday school work.
Judge Kerr was, until he was com
pelled to be absent by travels while
on the Bench, an enthusiastic teacher
of a Sunday school class. Dr. High
smith is a. leader in the First Baptist
Sunday School of Raleigh, and was
formerly Professor of Sunday School
Pedagogy in Wake Forest College. He
is well known in Warren County.
Everybody is invited to come and
bring dinner, but the people of Wise
will riot be expected to furnish any
dinner, according to one in charge of
the program. Every Sunday School
is expected to send in a report of its
work for the past six months.
The Sunday Schools are Brown's,
Enterprise, Gardner's Inez, Littleton,
Johnson, Macon, Marmaduke, Norlina,
North Warrenton, Reedy Creek, Sha
ron, Sulphur Springs, Vaughan, War
ren Plains, Warrenton.
Cai-ry "Why did kings tap men on
their heads when they knighted
them?" 1
Tarry "Perhaps the stars made
the knights more realistic.'
Episcopal Rector Left on Wed
nesday For New Charge
After 6 Years Here.
STRONG EASTER SERMON
"We do not say goodbye-but au re-
voir," Rev. E. W. Baxter told an over
flow congvegation in the Episcopal
Church oi last Sunday morning in his
farewell sermon here before leaving
for Wilson.
"Six years ago. or to be more exact
six years and six days ago, today,
we came to Warrenton. The warm
welcome given us then, the kindheart-
edness and depth of feeling which has
prevailed since has made a place in
our hearts for this town and its peo
ple which we can never, efface.
"I leave you," the Rector continued,
"in my official capacity but as a man
I cannot forget the manner in which
you have co-operated with me here
and the associations which have been
so pleasant. I hope that you may
visit us in Wilson and that we may
often renew friendships here.
"I am. happy to number among my
friends here many who are not mem
bers of this church. So, I say to all
of you, not goodbye, but au revoir."
Mr. Baxter followed his remarks
with an able Easter sermon. Many
communed after the sermon.
The rector filled his appointment at
Littleton on- Sunday evening. He,
Mrs. Baxter and their little son,
Laurie, left on Wednesday morning
for their new home in Wilson.
Dinner on Court House Square.
Circle" D. of the Methodist Church
will seirve dinner on Tuesday, and
Wednesday of the May Term of Court
pn.laeiTGoBXt; House Square-Mrs. -R,
T. Watson announced yesterday.
BOARD NAMES MEN
TO HOLD PRIMARY
Registration Books To Be
Opened Later; Men Ap
pointed For 2 Years.
PRECINCT LISTS GIVEN
The ' State Board of Elections hav
ing appointed Messrs. sE. C. Price, C.
N. Hardy and W. J. Bishop, the last
named a Republican, to constitute the
County Board of Elections, these gen
tlemen met Saturday and organised
in accordance with law. The next step
was the appointment of Registrars
and Judges of Election in each pre
cinct. - These Registrars are to serve for
two years, both in the Primary and
General election. The first named ne-
low is the Registrar of the precinct
named, the following two are Judges
of Election:
River Precinct B. E. King; W. T.
Carter, B. S. Walker.
Sixpourid Precinct R L. Bell; J H.
Gilliland, James H. Paschall.
Hawtree Precinct H. E. Coleman;
Fleming Hilliard, G. E. Stegall.
Smith Creek Precinct J. F. P. Har
ton; J. W. Mayfield, S. B. White.
Nutbush Precinct Dr. D. Smith; J.
A. Wilson, J. E. Paschall.
Sandy Creek Precinct S. J. Prit
chard; W. E. Turner, S. E. Allen: '
Shocco Precinct R. E. Aycock;
Hunter Pinnell, W. C. Burroughs.
Fishing Creek Precinct J. T. Pow
ell; Robert Pittman, C. A. Haithcock.
Judkins Precinct J. V. Shearin; N.
Pittman, W. G. Bobbitt.
Warrenton Precinct J. William
White; Fate Weaver, C. S. Haithcock.
Fork Precinct Macy Pridgen; Otis
Clark, L. H. Benson.
Roanoke Precinct H. L. Wall, F.
B. Lynch, J. J. Baird.
Norlina Precinct R. B. Newman;
iW. S. -Hicks, W. M. White.
These gentlemen will be supplied
with the proper registration books,
and announcement will be made of
the date on which the registration
books will be open. ; '
. The law' says that the Registration
books shall be opened twenty days
preceding the second Satui'day before
the Primary, which will make the date
the 27th day of April; but due and
timely notice will be given by the
Board of Elections. t
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Eye$ of the nation will be turned
to the Httle village of Pleasant,1
. Ohio, on. April 27th, the birthplace
of U. S, Grant, former President
and War hero. The daywill mark
the 100th anniversary.' President
Harding and other notables will
attend.
SECOND PRIMARY
IS THE FORECAST
With a triangular, race for the of
fices of Sheriff and Register of Deeds
in Warren, there sems little doubt of
a second primary, particularly be
cause of the admittedly close contest
for the Register of Deeds toga.
"What's the latest political news,"
is an inquiry which ' presages interest
among many. There has been little
enthusiasm shown in the campaign by
the women of the county, though sev
eral of the candidates are asking for
their support in published announce
ments. -
F. M. Drake's entry into the race
for Sheriff, N. H. Paschall's candidacy
for the House and a card from John
S. Davis accepting the nomination for
the Board of County Commissioners
from - friends assembled ; here J three
weeks' ago, hasT f eafrrre3T theast f eh
days in; political circles. S. M. Gard
ner, candidate against J.' A, Dowtin
for Registr of Deeds, calls attention
to his campaign in another announce
ment this week.
Former Editor J. C. Hardy of The
Headlight, Norlina, whose term ex
pires as Postmaster there in the next
two weeks, said on- Monday that he
might become a candidate for Sheriff
upon a moral issue.
Misa Amma D. Graham of Warren
ton, named for the Board of Educa
tion, will have opposition. Ed Pe
tar. member of the County educational
body, said here this week that he
would stand for re-election.
There is no indication of candidates
to oppose Howard F. Jones for the
Senate, or P. M. Stallings as Auditor.
N. H. Paschall, candidate for the
House, from reports heard in several
sections may have opposition.
HARMONY REIGNS
AT CONVENTION
A very harmonious County Conven
tion was held fr five minutes in the
Court House here on Saturday in ac
cordance with the Party plan.
The convention was called to order
promptly at eleven o'clock by Hon. T.
O. Rodwell, Chairman of the County
Democratic Executive Committee.
Howard F. Jones was secretary.
A call of .the, roll "of delegates from
the different .precincts disclosed a
quorum present. " On motion the tem
porary organization was made perma
nent. On motion Esquire Webb, seconded
by Messrs. B. B. Williams and J. A.
Dowtin every democrat in "the county
in good standing as a democrat, was
made a delegate to the State Conven
tion. Warren County has thirteen
votes in the State Convention.
, A motion to adjourn was then made,
and after a session of perhaps ten
minutes, the motion was adopted
unanimously and the - Convention ad
journed. MISS JOSEPHINE RIGGAN AND
CHARLES M. MOORE MARRY.
Married on the 15th of April at the
Baptist Parsonage in Warrenton by
Dr. T. J. Taylor, Mr. Charles Macon
Moore, a young machinist of Little
ton, and Miss Josephine N. Riggan,
the beautiful and accomplished daugh
ter of Mr. C. N. Riggan of Mountain
View. Mrs. Moore is especially gifted
in song. ' '
The happy couple start out in their
married life with cheering prospects,
and ma'ny friends wish them bon
voyage.
Mrs. Arrinffton And Dau??hter
Visit Historical Points In
Europe And East.
RETURN WITH CURIOS
Mrs. Kate Pendleton , Arrington,
Chairman of the Warren County Red
Cross Chapter, and her daughter.
Katherine, have returned to Warren
ton after a nine-months tour in eleven
countries and pilgrimages to histori
cal and religious shrines of the Old
World.
From the heather of Scotlrnd to
the heathanism of Constant ;norle.
from the shell seared forests of the
Argonne to the tranquil scene of
Scott's "Lady of the Lake," from cath
edral to mosques, from the Royal
games to chapel exercises at Cam
bridge, from a camel tour of the
Egyptian desert to an hour and a
half audience with Cardinal lercier
in Maline, from constantly changing
scenes of interest, replete wit i his
torical sidelights and illustrated by
human stories of the nobles and the
unfortunate, the two European trav
ellers have come back to Warrenton
and home.
Leaving here the latter part of July,
Mrs. Arrington went to Scotland to
visit kinspeople and while there trac
ed family blood ties between rela
tives in this country and their Scotch
cousins. While in Scotland she at
tended the Royal Games and later sat
in a pew adjoining that of the Royal
family, returning with the programs
used upon that occasion by the King,
Queen and Prince of Wales.
"Never have I imagined anything,
so wonderful," she said in describing
the topography, "as the heather -covered
downs of Scotland. The lakes
and mountains are; unbelievably ' beau-'
tffuh:v;--:'"'" "" '
"We visited practically all the cath
edrals in France and Italy of which
one hears. In Maline I went to see
Cardinal Mercier whom I had met in
Springfield, Mass., when he was mak
ing war' addresses in this country. He
was most gracious. - The pomp and
luxury I had expected were absent,
even two holes in the walls which had
been caused by aerial bombs, were as
if they had been just pierced."
As Mrs. Arrington talked, other
scenes and experiences crowded into
memory, and one gathered many facts
not directly related but extremely in
teresting withal.
"We motored from Chateau Thier
ry," she told as she thought of the
war, "to Verdun and the Argonne.
At Verdun, where the land is still
plowed -from the shells, the French
Reclamation Service was exploding
old shells and one caught the illusion
of a miniature battle. I crossed the
Hindenburg line with a thought of
the contrast when it was a raging in
ferno in the latter days of the war.
"In Constantinople, our hearts
swelled with pride when children met
the steamer with banners, 'Welcome
to All Americans.' These children
were wards of the American Red
Cross. There we also saw many of
the Moslem churches or mosques.
"In Jerusalem I visited the Church
of the Nativity, the Garden of Geth
semane, the Pool of Elisha and Gol
gotha. One could but be impressed
with a visit to these Biblical points of
interest to all Christians."
Mrs. Arrington said that Greece dis
appointed. Fabled and storied Athens
was rather prosaic. A tour of Rome,
its wonderful museums, the Parthe
non, the stage upon which Caesar", An
thdny and Alexander the Great played
a part, were interesting in historical
significance.
Attending a lecture at Cambridge,
Mrs. Arrington heard the overtones of
a Southern voice. She, found a friend
of Mrs. N. Mcl. Moore, postmistress
in Warrenton.
In Devonshire, associated with the
past history of this section through
the descendants of the Dukes, Haw
kins and Drakes, Mrs. Arrington
found much of interest.
- A camel tour across the desert to
the pyramids of the Pharoahs and a
cruise up the Nile were high-lights of
the trip to Egypt.
A number of curios and souvenirs
an earthen jar from the Pool of
Elisha, salt from the Dead Sea and
autographed pictures of Cardinal
Mercier are among mementoes of
the journey.
The two Warrenton travellers land
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