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NUMBER 23
WEEKS ASKS ARMY
AS NATION POLICE
New Committee Studies Ford's Muscle Shoals Offei
PLAN TO ELECT NEW
COUNTY OFFICIALS
NORLINA GETS 2ND
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Violent Storm Takes Toll of Lives
in New York Canadian Po
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HAYES COMING TO STATE
Assertions that the United States
does not need an army were met by
Secretary Weeks of the War Depart
ment in an address at the graduating
exercises of the United States Mili
tary Academy on Tuesday with the
statement that "the civilization of the
world rests on no surer foundation
than did the civilization of Boston"
at the time of the police strike nearly
three years ago.
"If it were not for the restraining
force of the military establishments of
the nations of the world," he declared,
"an indescribable" state of chaos
would result and civilization would
rapidly be exterminated through
self-destruction."
To say that the United States does
not need an army, he added, is just
as reasonable as to say that "Boston,
Chicago and our other large cities do
not need a police force."
The question of the size of the army,
he declared, would always be a -matter
of controversy, especially as after a
great war there is "an. alarming tend
ency for the overburdened tax payer
to forget the lessons of the past and
cancel his insurance, trusting to luck
for at least a few years without the
national protection which those more
familiar with military matters and
requirements deem necessary. But
there is no question, he added, or dif
ference of opinion as to its quality.
"If it does not consist of more than
a thousand men," he continued, "it
should be an army of the best possible
thousand men which can be developed.
But you cannot have the best army
not even a good army, however sound
the individual elements which compose
it may be, unless it is efficiently com
manded." A detachment of Royal Canadian
mounted police was stationed at the
National Park at Point Pelee, seven
miles from Leamington Canada Tues
day, prepared to halt the march of
several hundred Indians who have
laid claim to the park and the thou
sands of acres of the', best farming
lands in this part of Canada under a
treaty with the British government
executed in 1749. The Dominion gov
ernment, refused to recognzie the In
dians' claims, instructed the mounted
police to prevent any encroachment
upon the lands and to arrest the
tribesmen as trespassers.
At the head of the Indian "inva
sion" was Archie Dodge, a member
of the Pottowatomie tribe and a de
scendant of Tecuseh, leader of Great
Britain's Indian allies in the war of
1812. He is recognized as the head
of the tribe, being the great grandson
of the last chieftain.
Dodge, who is 23 years of age, de
clared members of his tribe were the
original settlers of the Canadian
shores of Lake Erie and occupied
the lands from the time of the British
grant until about 1836, when they
scattered to various parts of Ontario.
Several years ago a movement was
started to reclaim the land of their
forefathers, but they encountered
government opposition. Heads of the
wandering bands held pow-wow at
Alvinson last March, however, and de
cided on a trek to Point Pelee. Dodge
and a small band were first to arrive
yesterday. About 300 others are re
ported enroute.
In addition to the lands, Dodge told
police officers in disclosing the plans
f the Indians, the government still
owes the tribes $300,000 in treaty
money. Payment of this sum is to be
demanded, he said.
Decision not to make a formal re
vest to Henry Ford that he become
a candidate for president of the Un
Jted States "for several weeks at
east" has been made by the execu
tive committee of the Dearborn Ford
for president club," it was announced
by Rev. William Dawe, president of
the club.
"We desire to crystallize the senti
ent in the favor of Mr. Ford and
to be able to show him that such senti
ment really exists before we take the
fatter up with him," Rev. Dawe told
Jhe Associated Press. "In the mean
llIe will go ahead with our plans to
carry on a national campaign."
Controversy over the Muscle Shoals offer made by Henry Ford has restated in the creation of a new,
special committee which will consider the offer.
Photograph taken in the Military Affairs Committee Room in th Capttol shows the committee which
consists (left to right) 'of J. W. Wor'thington. Washington representative for Ford, W. B. Mayo, Ford's
Chief Engineer, Congressman Wright of Georgia, Congressman Morin of Pennsylvania, Congressman
Miher of Washington. Chief Clerk of the Sessions (standing). Congressman Fbher of Tennessee, and Con
L.'.xc;.:nan Crago, ot Pennsylvania.
Will H. Hayes will be the principal
speaker at the annual convention of
the North Carolina Motion Picture
Exhibitors' League which will be held
at the Langren Hotel in Asheville June
20-22, President Percy Wells announc
ed. Other person prominent in the
cinema world will also attend.
- A violent storm accompanied by
shifting winds which reached a veloci
ty of 88 miles an hour took the lives
of more than 50 persons, injured more
than a hundred and caused enormous
property loss in the metropolitan sec
tion late Sunday.
Forty persons were reported to have
lost their lives while boating in Long
Island Sound, and many others were
killed by falling trees, lightning and
accidents caused by the wind. Ten
bodies of the drowned have been re
covered, and the waters about New
York twere being searched this week
for 30 missing .- ..... ...
TWO WARRENTON WOMEN SEE
DISASTROUS NEW YORK STORM
Two Warrenton women were on
the edges of the territory swept by
the disastrous tornado in New York
State this week. Mrs. Rodwell and
Miss Florence Skillman, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Skillman, were
eye witnesses of the disaters of the
storm.
Writing from Chenango County in
central New York, Miss Skillman says:
"We have just been greatly excited.
A cyclone came roaring over Meeker's
hill took the roof off Lester Meeker's
barn; etc. Came on to Jules' and
swept everything in its path big hay
barn, crib, ice house etc.
"I stood on our porch and watched
it. Just missing us it went on, up
over the hill, tearing up trees etc.,until
it disappeared over the hill toward a
pond. I have read of such but never
saw one before."
W. Brodie Jones to Speak at Plains.
W. Brodie Jones, Editor of The
Warren Record, will speak at the
Warren Plains Sunday School Child
ren's Day exercises next Sunday at
11 o'clock. Mr. Jones will talk upon
"Individuality."
NEW STORE OPENS
ON MAIN STREET
Falkener & Gardner opened a new
rrmnow sfnrp here vesterdav and will
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cater to the families ofWVarrenton and
adjacent territory.
Members of the firm are W. K.
Falkener who has worked for several
seasons with the Centre Warehouse
and W. M. Gardner of the Warrenton
Cl rnrrvv Co. John Rodgers, formerly
with W. D. Rodgers when he. was oper-
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ating a large store at tne rermaa
corner, is working with the new firm.
The store is a distinct asset to lower
Main Street and is a decided improve
ment over the old wooden shack which
had been standing there for yeHrs
prior to Mrs. Tarwater's decision to
build early this year.
The Motor Sales Co. will not occupy
the adjoining store as had been an
nounced and who the lessee there will
be, a representative of this paper
could not learn yesterday.
Thanks Due Mr. Tarwater.
The thanks of the young people , of
Warrenton are due Mr. J. J. Tarwater
for the work upon his pond and the
expenses and trouble he has met m
order to provide a place to swim.
B. CO. HAS BANQUET
AT HOTEL WARREN
High Officials In State Military
Life and Prominent Citi
zens Attend Dinner. ,
CAPT. RODGERS PRESIDES
With Old Glory flanking the speak
ers' table and the flag's defenders in
khaki grouped around an initial table
B, officers of high rank in State
Guard circles and officials of town
and county were guests of the local
military unit at a most elaborate and
successful banquet in Hotel Warren
on last Friday evening. -
Gen. John Van B. Metts and Majcir
Gordon Smith "of Raleigh- VLaiyoV
W. Jenkins, Captain Cooper of Co. C,
1st Lieut. McDuffie, 2d Lieut. Skin
ner Kittrell of Henderson were in
attendance as were members of the
county and town boards of commis
sioners and Mayor Frank H. Gibbs.
The course dinner was served in
admirable style and was intermingled
with speeches by guests of Company
B. Captain John Rodgers presid
ed and introduced Gen. Metts, Major
Smith, Major Jenkins, Captain Cooper
Lt. McDuf f y, Sergt. Remars and Ser
geant M. P. Burwell Jr. These gen
tlemen made short talks upon various
phases of military life.
Mayor Frank H. Gibbs, H. A. Mose
ley, V. F. Ward, C. C. Hunter and
former Captain S. E. Burroughs ex
pressed their pride in the company.
The commissioners were free in praise
of what the organization meant to the
town and county.
Dr. T. J. Taylor, speaking in a his
torical vein, recalled many facts of
interests about the Warren Guards,
and old H. Company.
An orchestra- from Raleigh arrived
late in the evening to make more gay
spirits already festive and to fill the
lobby of Hotel Warren with many
other than soldiers.
The dining room was ' decorated in
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VETERANS TO COME
HERE ON MONDAY
Confederate Memorial Exercises
To Be Held On Birthday
of Anne Carter Lee.
POLK TO DELIVER ADDRESS
' Honoring the memory of Robert E.
Lee, beloved chieftain of the Lost
Cause, through the observance of his
daughter's birthday as an occasion for
Confederate memorial exercises, the
seared ranks of his former heroes will
come to Warrenton on Monday as
guests of the Daughters of the Con
federacy. Formal exercises of welcome and
the appropriate program of the morn
ing will open at 11 o'clock on the
Court House steps. After an ad
dress by Captain Tasker Polk and
a tribute to Lee and his daughter,
Anne Carter Lee, by Dr. T. J. Taylor
the veterans will be guests of the
Warren Chapter at dinner in Hotel
Warren.
Program for Day:
11 a. m. Prayer by Dr. J. T. Gibbs.
Introduction of Speakers W. Bro
die Jone.s.
Address Hon. Tasker Polk.
Correction of Errors as circulated
through the North concerning' Gen.
Lee and his daughter Dr. T. J. Tay
lor. A number of the veterans will
leave in the afternoon for Richmond
to attend the Confederate Reunion in
the Capital which they once fought to
defend.
The sponsor for the second battal
ion, Miss Mamie Williams and her
maids of honor, the Misses Mary
Nicholson of Littleton and Minnie
Rodwell of Macon will also leave on
Monday for the ceremonies in the Vir
ginia capitol.
The daily papers and advance pro
grams tell of a gay round of festiv
ities which await the defenders of the
South, their sons and daughters, at
Richmond.
Prominent Citizens Quietly Meet
To Caucaus For Gardner
and H. E. Rodwell.
COMMITTEES ARE CHOSEN
Moving with precision and at dusk
from all sections of Warren, promi
nent men met in the Military Club
rooms in Dameron Building on Wed
nesday evening and were in three
hour session to suggest ways and
means of carrying Warren county for
Simon Gardner and Hugh E. Rodwell
in the second primary of July 1.
When questioned this morning the
secretary of the meeting said that he
had gone to sleep. He sent the re
porter to one of the moguls of the
meeting for information but the
gentleman was too busy to talk.
Littleton, Nutbush, Macon and War
renton furnished the backbone of the
expressed sentiment against Sheriff
R. E. Davis and Register of Deeds
J. A. Dowtin.
Committees were appointed to for
ward the interests of the "new ticket"
and the meeting quietly disbanded.
MRS. W. P. RODWELL
PASSES ON SUNDAY
This community was saddened Sun
day morning when the announcement
was made that Mrs. Walter P. Rodwell
had passed to the spirit world in the
early hours of morning.
Mrs. Rodwell, nee Miss Maggie
Jeffries of Mecklenburg County Vir
ginia, was beloved by all who knew
her. She was endowed with many
graces of person and character. In
early life she married Walter P. Rod
well and reared a talented and useful
family of boys; two daughters and a
son having preceded her to the skies
while they were of tender age.
For many years they resided at
Oakville, where Mr. Rodwell had a
large merchantile business and en
gaged extensively in farming. Here
they hospitably entertained and from
this home sent their sons to college
to complete an education begun on the
farm.
Two years ago Mr. and Mrs. Rod
well and their sons who were living
with them, moved into Warrenton and
the sons went in to business here
joining Mr. Dameron in forming the
successful establishment now known
as W. H. Dameron & Company.
Monday afternoon the body of this
loveable and esteemed lady was ten
derly laid to rest in Fairview cemetery
in the presence of a large number of
friends from this and adjoining counti
es.
The ceremony was conducted by Dr.
T. J. Tavlor and Dr. J. T. Gibbs. A
profusion of exquisite floral designs
attested the love and admiration of
many friends, and heaped high the
grave as a mute testimonial that "I
am the resurrection and the life," and
that in deed and truth there is life
beyond the grave.
To the husband and sons the com
munity offers deepest sympathy.
A more extended sketch of the life
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MISS GREEN AND MR.
MORAN WED ON 15
Miss Rosebud Green, daughter of
Chief and Mrs. E. L. Green of War
renton, was married by a priest of
the Roman Catholic Church in Peters
burg on Thursday to Mr. Fredrick
Moran.of Boydton. . Mr. R. B. Green,
brother of the bride, accompanied the
couple.
Miss Green is the highly esteemed
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Green
and has been a' very successful teacher
in the public schools of this county.
Mr. Moran is a young business man
of Boydton, Va., and is in charge of a
successful lumber plant of that town.
Mr. and Mrs. Moran will be at home
in Boydton after a few days of travel.
Shower for JVIiss Green.
Saint Mary's Guild and other friends
gathered at the home of Miss Rose
bud Green on Wednesday night and
showered her with many unique and
useful presents in token of the esteem
in which she is held.
The evening was delightfully spent
in merry making and in expressions
of good wishes for the happiness and
prosperity of Miss Green, who, on
yesterday became Mrs. Moran.
Co-operative Forces To Erect
Storage Warehouse There
for Fall Tobacco Crop.
NEGRO FARMERS TO MEET
Norlina will be the receiving station
for the tobacco of Warren County
farmers, the Board of Trade of that
town announced this week. The de
cision to locate the tobacco receiving
station at the same point that the
cotton co-operative warehouse will be
placed comes as a result of the activ
ity of the Norlina trade body and
ends a half-hearted effort upon the
part of Warrenton to have the receiv
ing station for tobacco here.
Failure of the co-operative forces
to secure two of the three warehouses
in Warrenton and the knowledge that
the warehouse here were to maintain
the auction system acted to keep the
receiving station away, a co-operative
official told a representative of The
Warren Record recently.
"The warehouse at Norlina," thq
Board of Trade says, "will take care
of five million "pounds of tobacco and
will be ready in plenty of time for the
Fall crop."
The following letter is addressed by
the Norlina town body to the tobacco
farmers of Warren County:
"We are pleased to announce that
the Tobacco Growers Co-operative As
sociation has made Norlina the re
ceiving station for Tobacco for War
ren County. The contract will be let
in a few days and work will begin
at an early date. The warehouse
will be completed in plenty of time
to take care of the 1922 crop and the
building will be large enough to take
care of five million pounds of to
bacco." The cotton storage warehouse was
awarded Norlina by the farmers of
Warren County several months ago,
and co-operative headquarters for the
county are more firmly entrenched
there following the decision to make
it the tobacco receiving station for
this territory.
There will be a special meeting for
the colored tobacco and cotton grow
ers . of Warren County, at Shiloah
Institute next Wednesday night June
21 at 8:30 o'clock, according to the
Norlina Board of Trade.
In a letter from R. S. Register, Sec
retary, the Board says:
"We earnestly request that all the
colored farmers come to this meet
ing. A gentleman who understands
and knows co-operative marketing
of farm products will be present to
explain and answer all questions in
regard to the new system.
"Intresting talks will be made by
men who know and understand this
great movement. The colored farm
ers of this county should come to this
meeting and get information pertain
ing to co-operative marketing.
"Plenty of lemonade," the Board of
Trade concludes, "will be served free,
and every farmer is invited to come."
Bill Polk to Practice Law Here.
Mr. William T. Polk; it was report
ed last night, will arrive today from
Harvard University after completing
a two year law course there. He will
be associated with his father, Hon.
Tasker Polk, in the practice of law in
Warrenton.
Among The Travelers.
Mrs. V. L. Pendleton is attending
the Philathea Convention in Western
North Carolina as a delegate from
Warrenton Baptist Church.
Miss Mary Burwell has returned to
Warrenton for the Summer after
graduating from Sullins College, Bris
tol, Va.
Mrs. Kate P. Arrington and daugh
ter are spending a short while
Western North Carolina.
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MRS. JOHN MITCHELL HONORS
MISS GORDY AT BRIDGE WHIST.
Mrs. John Mitchell entertained at
progressive bridge, complimentary to
Miss Gladys Gordy, on Friday after
noon from 4 to 6.
The highest score was made by
Miss Gordy, who was presented a
box of bon bons.
Those present and playing were
Misses Gladys Gordy, Virginia Gibbs.
Byrd Jones, Will Jones, Ella B. Jones,
May Terrell of Portsmouth, Evelyn
Anderson, Elizabeth Anderson, Laura
Boyd, Janice Fleming, Mrs. Frank H.
Gibbs and Mrs. John Mitchell.