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WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1922
NUMBER 38
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SENATOR WATSON
PASSES TO BEYOND
Georgia's Junior Representative
In Upper House Was A
National Character.
22 TARIFF BILL IS LAW.
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United States Senator Thos. E.
Watson, of Georgia, died suddenly at
his home in Washington early Tues
jv Death was said to be due to an
UJ V . a I'll
acute attack of asthma, irom wnicn ne
had suffered recently for some years.
Elected in 1920
During the first year and a half
of his term in the Senate, to which
he was
elected in 19520 after re
the nomination over Senator
Hoke Smith, anu uoveuiui "s
Dorsey, Senator Watson gave no in
dication of any impairment of the
vigor and activity which had marked
hid long career in politics, and as a
oublisher. In his last speech in the
?pnate. delivered only a week ago
last Wednesday, the Georgia Senator
severely criticized the administration
for its course in connection with the
rail strike situation. His previous
ottar-v rm the administration, and
auwvw -
most notably his charges' of illegal
hanaines in the American Expedi
tionary Forces, the subject of ex
haustive investigation by a Senate
committee, had made him a con
spicuous figure in the Senate body
during' his brief service.
Born in Thomas, Ga., in 1856, Sena
tor Watson grew up and practiced
law there for some years before en
terine- state politics. After serving
in the Georgia House of Representa
tives, and later, in 1888, as Democra
tic electora at large for the State, he
was elected to Congress in 1891 on the
Populist ticket. After being defeated
on that ticket in the next two elec-
tions. Senator Watson was nominated
as the choice for vice-president of the
St. Louis Populist convention,-which
endorsed William J. Bryan for Presi
dent in 1896. Nominated for Presi
dent by the Peoples party in 1904,
Senator Watson conducted an active
campaign to revive the party.
Was a Publisher
About that time he began the pub
lication of Tom Watson's Magazine in
New York and a year later under
took the publication of Watson's
Jeffersonian magazine, which was
continued under the name of the
Weeklv Jeffersonian. The publica
tions begun in that period were sus- finding coal commibbiun umo.
pended during the Wilson adminis- Conrad E. Spens, vice president of
tration when denied transmission the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
through the mails after attacks in Railroad, was appointed Federal fuel
them against the draft act, the distributor under the new coal dis
espionage law and other war meas- tribution and anti-profiteering act.
ures. Mr. Watson then began publi- Tariff of 1922 Becomes Law
cation of thP Columbia Spntinel. at President Harding last Thursday
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Thommnn Ha r,f whirh hp was oro-
mietor un tn hi Aonth.
In the Senator's own language as The bill was signed in the presence
given in his biological sketch in the of Chairman McCumber of the ben
Congressional directory, he conducted ate Finance Committee, Chairman
his campaign for the Senate as an Fordney of the House Ways and
"anti-Watson antileague and anti- Means Committee, a number of House
war measure Democrat." After de-. members and others,
fcating Senator Smith and Governor Remarking that the measure had
Dorsey for the nomination he was been "long in the making, President
elected over Harry S. Edwards, inde- Harding, after he had affixed his
pendent candidate who favored Ameri- signature, said "if we succeed as l
can participation in the league of hope we will succeed in making ei
nations, by an overwhelming ma- fective the elastic provisions ot tms
jority. bill, this will prove the greatest con-
Senator Watson was a strong ad- tribution toward progress in tariff
vocatf IV, vv oviri Qrino in a century.
another of his strono- nolicies was
advocacy of release of men convicted
during the was under the Espionage
Act.
Famous Figure
Senator Thomas E. Watson, of tives announced on Tuesday tnat re
Genvou .i j.., .. i.. uiJ fC -Prnm the railroads of the coun-
wiiu aieu suaaeniy at
idence in Washington early Tues
dav. u,o Jr.. V.
""a uue ui tne most imuvw
Politics and during the past four
considered by observers as
Ming- the strongest influence in the
State.
As an author, Watson's best known
.was ..Xhe stQ of France,..
J" as used in the schools of
e. Amo his other works were
Life Of Thomas Jefferson The
e of Tnl iimv . T tr
o lut; nisinrv oi ueuiK
Tim
" ".puitaii, ine jixc niu
ui x nomas Jefferson " "5etn-
6 " "Study and Story Of the Old
SoutL" "Ti. J m.-
And
x lie ij h 5-t iifi i mica V-i-
Limes ox
f and IconomicsT" an7 "uie
beeches of Thomas E. Watson."
Club Plans Banquet;
Chautauqua Coming;
To Entertain Visitors
The first business meeting of the
Woman's Club for the year was held
Tuesday afternoon with the Misses
Dameron. An unusually large num
ber of women were present.
The meeting was opened with , the
following prayer which is suggjes
tive of the work planned for the
year: ;
"Our Father, we pray that Thou
wilt guide us in our deliberations and
work for the coming year. - May we
be able to put aside selfish desires
and give ourselves wholly to Thy
service. Uive us vision, O, Lord, to
see the needs of our community and
the ability to meet these needs.- May
we hear the cry of pain and suffer
ing from the farthest corner of our
country and may we answer that
cry. Help us, U, .Lord, to solve the
more difficult problems of meeting
the moral and intellectual needs of
bur community.
"Attune our moral ears that we may
hear the cry of our children for bread
and cease to give stones. Make keen
our intellectual vision that we may
realize the needs of our school. May
we keep before us the fact that life
is three fold: physical, intellectual
spiritual, and that a community
which fails to minister to any one
side of life, fails in its responsibility
to its own children.
"Fill us with thy love. May we
work together in harmony with out
bickerings and petty selfishness all
this we ask in Jesus' name. Amen."
After the usual routine of roll call,
minutes and reports, there was a
general discussion of a Get-together
dinner which is planned for the near
future at Hotel Warren. -
Announcements were made about
the Swarthmore Chautauqua which
has been underwritten by the Woman's
Club and will be held in the Opera
House, Nov. 15-17. It was also an-
mounced that the Warrenton Woman's
Club will be hostess to the other clubs
cussions of ways and means for bet
tering health, the educational and th :
civic conditions of our community.
It .is hoped that these discussions will
take definite form at the next busi
ness meeting which will be held in
the home of Mrs. R. J. Jones, at a
date to be announced later.
Harding Signs Coal Bill
President Harding on Friday signed
the administration coal distribution
and anti-profiteering and the fact-
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signed the tariff bill of 1922, making
lthe new rates effective at midnight.
Additional customs forces will ne
required to administer the new tar
iff act, it was said at the treasury.
shop Forces Near Normal
The Association of Railway Execu-
pv"a . . u
- try showed that working JOTCeJ
oLoWs' hois on Saurday reached
iv.v " . i
nor ppnt ot normal stic g
ou . j'i.:
Railroads in the eastern ,
comprising the territory north of the
Ohio and the Potomac nverand east
of Pittsburg, the associations
nouncement added, had 98 per cen
0f normal forces on SaJn
of the railroads- report w tad I 212,
698 m0re men at work ftmn tad
on July 10, ten days after the strike
hocrntl.
Employment Increasing
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Employment conditio ns
mtPriallv in thirty put of lorty two
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in rtf hp country
Uurln, .. JeTS
pared wun iuiy,
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1 GENERAL JACK AT 62 j
I1 linn n mm nmmv un JjPC-JiwupMM "ii n w . iwmn mjiuJu
Just tour years from
the day he launched his
now famous drive of
American troops against
the Germans in France,
Gen. Pershing observed
his 62nd birthday at a
rose-covered desk in
tl
Washington. September I
Labor announced. The largest in
creases in employment appeared in
the "stamped ware and fertilizer in
dustries and printing newspapers,'
the report said. Decreased employ
ment occurred in those1 industries
manufacturing tobacco products and
men's clothing, and in car building
and repair shops.
Thirty-three of the forty-two in
dustries canvassed by government in
vestigators indicated increased in the
total amount of their payrolls for
the month, while nine industries re
gistered decreases.
Hunt Booze Near Shore
The cabinet at its meeting Tues
day decided to restrict prohibition en
forcement operations within the three
mile limit at sea exceot in cases where
ships beyond that limit are in com
munication with shore through their
own crews, and small boats. Pro
hibition enforcement officials, it was
said, authoritatively, would be cau
tioned to observe this decision.
Burns Roof and Logs of
Home and Pays In CourU
Judge Jones, colored, a tenant of
C. E. Jackson, conceived the idea that
it was cheaper to tear out the logs
building on Mr. jax'kson's premises
than to take his axe and hie himself
to the woods for his fuel supply.
Hence it was that he pried out the
short logs to a building and the
boards that covered it and proceeded
to "enjoy" the pleasure of a good
hot fire. Demand was made for dam
ages, and refusing, Jones was prose
cuted. Coming into Court here Mon
day he admitted his guilt and was
taxed with the cost and $25.00 for
damages to building which he paid
to Mr. Jackson.
Fifty to one hundred hens on every
farm will acord a cash income that is
not to be despised. A. G. Oliver,
poultry club specialist at Raleigh will
tell you how.
AMERICANS ON
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Uncle Sm sh&kes a poitivt had and says we will not be drawn
into th European tangle caused by Turk victories over the Greeks and
the massacre at Smyrna. However, American representatives are at
work to report developments and help in relief work. The photo hows
Admiral Mark L. Bristol, with his wife, and Davis C. Arnold, the
Directoi'of the Near East Relief, inspecting one of the. stations
established by theNear East BfHef Committee. nearCQntantipopIc.,
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MRS. W. H. DAMERON ENTER
LTAINS FRIENDS AT BRIDGE.
Mrs. W. H. Dameron entertained at;
bridge whist last Friday afternoon
from 4 to 6 o'clock.
T'U 5 if j a -r-i !
aiiuoc mvneu were mesuames a. h.
Jones, lhomas Williamson of Dur-
ham, Katherme P. Arnngton, R. J.
Jones, Kay Weston, Thomas ' p. Peck,
Henry Boyd. Milton McGuire, :J. Pal
mer Scoggin, Alfred A. Williams, B. !
B. Williams, Howard Alston, Edmund
White, V. F. Ward, and Miss Sallie -
Mitt Watson.
PUPILS TO GIVE PLAY AT WISE
HIGH SCHOOL FRIDAY, OCT. 6.
"Suppressed Desires," a comedy in
two scenes, will be given at the Wise
High School auditorium on Friday
night, Oct. 6, at 8 o'clock, Mrs. Char
lotte Story Perkinson said yesterday.
The proceeds are to go for play
ground equipment for the primary
and intermediate grades.
Franklinton Folk Inspect
Town's School Building
Messrs Sam C. and A. H. Vann and
Supt. Taylor of Franklinton were in
town yesterday. : Mr. S. C. Vann was
building with a view of getting the
best ideas to be incorporated in the
new Franklinton building to be erected
by him and donated to the town and
community.
Mr. Vann recently offered to donate
to that town a school building to cost
approximately one hundred thousand j Miss dements was a sister of Messrs
dollars. This offer was formally made I June and Whit Clements and was
to the School trustees and accepted j reared in this county. She was re
with appropriate exercises by thelated to many of the Gid families of
citizens of Franklinton. the county. She had been ill - only
Messrs V. F. Ward,'R. B. Boyd andja few days She was interred in the
M. P. Burwell, members of the Board j cemetery at Henderson on Wednesday
oi lrustees ot tne scnooi, accom-
panied the Franklinton gentlemen on
a tour of the building.
Permanent pastures properly fenc
ed are gaining rapidly in North Car-
olina. The family cow will follow.
TURKISH FRONT
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Cotton Association Is
Sole Selling Agent
For The Producer
Joe C. Jones, cooperative manager
for cotton in this territory, who was
extensively quoted last week in an
article on co-operation between time,
merchants and their customers, says:
"After reading over my article in
the DaDer of last week I noticed one
paragraph which I am afraid is mis
leading. The paragraph referred to
reads as follows : Unless these agent
agreements are signed the farmer who
gives a lien upon his crop must go
to the merchant holding .the lien and
J ask permission to deliver his cotton
I to the Association. : r
"Where the merchant has objected
to the Cotton Association receiving the
cotton of a customer of his upon
whose crop he has a mortgage and
the Association has not been able to
make any satisfactory arrangement
with the merchant then the farmer
must ask permission to deliver his cot-
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jton to tne Association.
"Under themarketingcontract.no
grower, even though there is a lien
upon his crop, can deliver his cotton
to any other agency, firm or person
than the Cotton Association without
violating his contract, with possible
serious consequences to the erower.
The grower has given the sole selling
rights of his cotton to the Cotton
Association and under no. circum
stances can he deliver his cotton to
any other firm. If the mortgagee
gets a claim of delivery and sends for
the cotton, of course, he can seize it,
but in that case the grower has not
delivered it.
"The Cotton Association does not
wish either the grower or the mort
gagee to suffer any embarassment or
unnecessary delay in , settling ac
counts and if the first advances on the
cotton will not settle the mortgage
or satisfy the mortgagee then the As-:
sociation will endeavor to assist the
grower to make temporary financial
: arrangements to take care of his in
debtedness."
gB-U2xijpfe viymT AND
JUNE CLEMENTS PASSES AWAY.
The friends and kin of Miss Sarah
Elizabeth Clements regret her pass-
ling away on Monday at the home of
jher sister Mrs. r. j. Southerland
of Henderson.
flftprnoon in the Dresence of a larce
number of friends.
Miss Rie Parker, Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred A. Williams, and Mr. Van
Alston attended the funeral from
Warrenton.
"What is your regular business?"
asked the judge of the man who had
j just been convicted of selling a gold
grick to an unsuspecting citizen of
New York City, which is the only
place they can be sold nowadays.
"Your honor," answered the man,
"being honest is my regular trade,
but I was on my Summer vacation."
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Mattie R. Moseley to Addie-S. Evans
of Virginia, John E. Spain to Mamie
Ogmoore of Virginia.
Colored: Davis Cook to Fanny
Jones; J. D. Alston to Kate B.
Powell ; Sol Hawkins to Lona Rice.
TRANSFER OF REAL ESTATE.
Estate were made this week: T. Polk,
The following transfers of Real
Trustee to W. N. Harriss; -W. G
Rogers and wife to Lucy T. Weeb;
.'Bertis O. and B. F. King .to VV. j
Roe-ers: M. F. Cooke et al to kllen
Bullock: A. B. Delbridge and wife
to T. J. Harriss; B. B Williams Com
missioner to A. S. Bugg, and B
B. Wililams, Commissioner to H. B
Harriss Jr.
MOTHER PAYS TRIBUTE TO SON.
In memory of my dear boy, Herbert
Miles, who was killed, Sept. 29, 1918.
I sit alone at twilight,
As the shadows begin to fall,
And wonder why my dear boy
Was taken from us all.
To your grave I often wander;
Flowers I place with tender care,
And I feel your spirit near me
While I linger weeping there.
Though my heart is filled with sorrow
And I long for you in vain,
I can hear your sweet voice whiper,
'Courage, Mama, we'll meet again.
TO ORGANIZE ASS!
HERE ON TUESDAY
Editor J. T. Stainback To Talk
on Building & Loan In The
Court House At 7:30.-
OFFICERS TO BE ELECTED
A1 Building & Loan Association for
Warrenton will be organized at the
Court House on Tuesday-evening at
7:30 o'clock following an address by
Editor J.T. Stainback, Secretary of
the Building & Loan Association at
Roanoke Rapids, L. C. Witherspoon,
who has been promoting the move
ment for home ownership here, said
yesterday. -
More than 500 shares have been
subscribed and the campaign will be
pushed until 1,000 shares have been
sold.
"The investment feature is sound,"
Mr. Witherspoon averred, "and in ten
years there has been no failures of
such organizations in the State. There
are sixteen associations in Wilming
ton, and most every progressive town
is accepting the opportunity to build
through co-operation."
Officers to be elected on Tuesday
evening will be a President, Vice
President; Secretary and Treasurer,
and seven Directors. These men- are
to be named from among the stock
holders.
Of the eighteen new homes being
built in Enfield now, fifteen are under
construction because of the building
and loan plan.
Mr. Stainback, a prominent citizen
of Roanoke Rapids, will explain in de
tail the workings of the association
and what it means in building a city.
TOBACCO MARKET SHOWS AN
INCREASE IN PRICE OF WEED.
Increased deliveries of tobacco, to
the co-operative warehouse at Norlina
I and larger .sales; , on : ;th?pma'rket'
nereiraverTnarKeir-trieiJast wc-cicr far
mers have been generally satisfied
in both towns at the advances and at
the prices.
The general tone of the market here
has been increasingly better and the
three auction floors have had good
sales.
Among The Travelers.
Mr. and Mrs. George Allen of New
York are spending the week-end with
Mr. Allen's mother, Mrs. Peter Allen.
Mrs. Will Graham, who has been
spending some time with her mother,
Mrs. Henry A. Boyd, left today for
Wilmington to join her husband,
Major W. A. Graham.
Corn Brings Approval.
Several fine ears of corn, grown by
Mr. D. L. Robertson, are attracting
much attention in the Record office.
JETER SUCCEEDS GREEN
AS EXTENSION EDITOR
RALEIGH, Sept. 26. F. H. Jeter,
formerly editor of the Agricultural
extension service of the State College
of Agriculture and State Department
of Agriculture has returned to North
Carolina to take his old position. Mr.
Jeter succeeds R. W. Green who goes
with the co-operative tobacco associa
tion.
For the past two years Mr. Jeter
has been editor for the Soil Improve
ment Committee of Atlanta. In this
capacity he did active work in the
South in the fight made by this organ
ization on the cotton boll boll weevil.
Mr. Jeter has studied the effect of
the weevil and methods of combatting
the pest in the States of Louisianna,
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and
South Carolina.
In addition to this, he has devoted
considerable time in the preparation
of articles on the agriculture of the
southern states. These articles have
been widely used in the large daily
papers, the leading agricultural papers
and the trade papers of the United
States. Mr. Jeter begn his new work
in Raleigh on Sept. 15. As agricul
tural editor for the extension work he
will be at the service of the news
papers of this State in securing news
material and agricultural information
from the corps of experts maintained
in North Carolina by the State and
'National Government