I ^CURATE, TERSE I TIMELY I R^exxx pis S km TUESDAY 1 joic On Three ConstituKjonal Amendments And IHvo Iteferendums i CHASGE IN BALLOTS] Iters of Warren will go to the ?? on next Tuesday to cast their Blots for party nominees, iu uc whether the roads of the ?tvshall be worked as a unit or J the present system, to deter V whether the State shall anthill an additional $2,000,000 VeteLoan Bond, and to express Eh choice on three amendments the State Constitution. These moments are to Increase the iter of Supreme Court Justices, provide for Solicitorial District, to Classify Property for the Le of Taxation. umber of issues to be decided ; greater interest to the elec this year than has previously B the case and party leaders are Eg all voters to go to the polls.' swing of North Carolina two I s ago into the Republican fold caused the Republicans to ex - themseh es in an efort to elect I republican Senator and Demo-' eliieftains are determined : this shall not happen. In ad- j ..a they ask that a huge vote be j Kasa protest of the manner in I - the Republican adminlstra- ! B has handled national matters, j Biere are no Republican nomi in W2rren this year, but a; Be has been made on the ballot i tames to be written in if a voter j Bud chocse to do so. To those' Bwish to vote the straight ticket, j ballot this year is simple.j ir the party emblems a circle s been placed. All that is necesj to vote a straight ticket is to I a cross mark in this circle. The Kcratic emblem is an Eagle, the publican, an Elephant. Ballots have all been printed and (in the hands of the election ofals in the fourteen precincts of j county, and all is in readiness r the vote cn November 4, C. F. astley, chairman of the County oi "Elections said yesterday, r. Aicselej again called attention the fact that Warrenton precinct s been divided. The road from irren Plains to Bridle Creek is 1 line of division. Those on the it side of this line will vote at iTown Hall; those on the west the court house, as formerly. Democratic nominees are: for eiif, Willis Pinnell; Clerk of trt, John D. Newell; Register of ?!s, Jos. C. Powell; Board of Bty Commissioners, J. C. Powell, 8. Burroughs, John H. Fleming, 2 L. Skinner, R. L. Capps; ird of Education, A. C. Blalock, I Pinnell, Tom Carter, J. D. Sin, Stanley Powell; Recorder, W. W. Taylor; Coroner, Edward ^ > ~ addition to the county officials *-" ? election, there will be con 1 number of townships to the road commissioners ables. | Weldon, 73, s Friday After ew Hours Illness del Buchanan Weldon, 73, his home near Norlina on ay morning at 10:20 o'clock, taken ill Thursday after-) he was aiding in getting a mules he was driving out bridge through which they ken. al services were held at the Plains Baptist church at 4 on Saturday afternoon by " R. E. Brickhouse. Interns in Fairview cemetery, ton. I Weldon is survived by his three sons and three daughB. Weldon and Glenn Welnear Norlina and Warren 1 of Oxford: Mrs. Thomas ' of Warrenton, Mrs. O. A. lf Norlina, and Mrs. Fleming d of near Raleigh. ^ging out the wash" Biases at parish house B blackface skit, "Hanging Out B^ash," pleased many at the B^&uel Parish House at WarB:: on last Thursday evening. B^-b as washerwomen, Mrs. BHidley and Mrs. Foote of All B?5 Episcopal church, PortsBj1, Va? brought forth many B? as they pulled jokes on local By115 during the conversation B^companled the hanging out B. Portsmouth ladies came to Button under the auspices of B^ty's Guild. Candy was sold B,1 time and as a result of the B! aQd sale $18 was cleared for f Eposes, it is said. ?1 Four Prisoners Escape From Jail; One Gives Self Up A picked lock allowed four prisoners, three negroes and one white man, to make their escape from the Warren county jail last Saturday night between the hours of 7 and 2 o'clock. After being at liberty for several hours one of the prisoners returned to Warrenton and surrendered to Jailer Lovell, who is also night policeman. No trace of the other three men has been found. The four prisoners were fed and the jail door locked last Saturday evening by Jailer Lovell at supper time. The first news of their escape came to the jailer about 2 o'clock when Allen Green, negro who is being held on account of an automobile accident near Warrenton on Sept. 14 which resulted in the death of James Rudd, gave himself up to the night policeman and told him that all the other prisoners on the ground floor had taken French Leave. According to the jailer there were four men being held in confinement on the first floor of the jail. Three of these prisoners, Charlie Franklin, in for house breaking, Leo Falander, white, awaiting trial for store breaking, and Green, were locked in the jail, but had freedom of the main room due to the fact that they were being used for stoking the furnace. Lee Jackson, negro who once before escaped from the Warren jail and who was being held without bond in connection with the murder of Jim Fitts at Wise several months ago, was locked in a cell with padlock on the outside. It is thought that one of the three men firing broke the padlock, and that when Jackson gained liberty from his close confinement that he . picked the outside lock with the handle to a Fly-Tox spray. The men made their escape over the back wire fence. Allen Green said that he was j sleeping at the time the escape was made. He said he awoke later in the , night and found all the men gone ( - - ? * * 3 i.U.1 u? and tne door umocxea, tuiu timi< uc , left for his home here in the ( county. Upon arriving there his father made him return and give i himself over to the officer. Jackson left the jail rather unceremoniously last December. It was thought at the time that someone had visited the jail while Chief ' Lovell was patroling the streets and Mrs. Lovell was attending church, and turned him out. Later he came | back and gave himself over to authorities with the information that everywhere he went people were 'searching for him and occasionally ! taking a crack at him, and that the jail was the only place where he felt safe. He was tried and sen- : tenced to serve six months on the Durham county roads. He remained ' with the road force for 60 days and then escaped. He had been seen in 1 the county about the time of Jim Fitts murder at Wise and, it was said, evidence pointed him out. ; After trailing him over many towns in North Carolina and Virginia he 1 was arrested about two months ago 1 by a Virginia detective and brought i?i j ' to the jail where he was oeing nem in close confinement. 1 There were nine prisoners in the Jail at the time of the escape, but 1 [the other five were on the upper floor. PERSONAL MENTION Mrs. John Pearson of Birmingham, Ala., was the guest of Mrs. Charles H. Peete for the TaylorJones wedding. Mrs. Pearson left Tuesday for a visit to Mrs. Fanny Y. Bickett of Raleigh, and will return for a more extensive visit to relatives here. Mrs. Pearson was Miss Elizabeth Price Jones, daughter of Hon. Needham Jones of Raleigh, uncle of Mr. Alpheus Jones of Warrenton. Miss Mattie Jenkins of Littleton was a guest of Mrs. Charles H. 'Peete for several days last week. She attended the Taylor-Jones wedding, returning to Littleton on Monday. Mrs. A. L. Woodard of Wilson, district president of Garden clubs, and Mesdames Stronach, Harper and Tarkington, all of Wilson, were visitors in Warrenton on Tuesday. They were guests of Mrs. W. A. Connell at luncheon and attended the Middleburg Garden club in the afternoon. Mrs. Connell is president of the club. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Gregory and family and Mrs. Fitzgerald of, Richmond spent the week end here with Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Gregory. Messrs. S. L. Bobbitt and Willie Bcbbitt of Axtelle were visitors at Warrenton on Thursday. Mr. Walter Allen and daughter, Miss Eula Allen, Mrs. Eva Watson (and Mr. Sam Allen of Axtelle were visitors in town this week. iff We WARRENTON, COUNTY LUCKY I ? By OR. STOLEN LEAVES MAD! Washinqton Ouke, fatherof James Buchanan Duke, head of British American, 4 lODScco lo,'returned from service in confederate navy,to rind that Union forces had carried off his tobacco crop. Later these soldiers wrote for more tobacco-started what i s ric^ t I/O HARRY WILUAUKI DIES IN CHICAGO Funeral Services To Be Held ? From Home This Afternoon At 4 o'Clock Funeral services for Harry Williams, 66, of Warrenton and Chica- 1 Co, one of the founders of the { Grarid Rapids Show Case Co., and c director and vice-president of the'e Grand Rapids Store Equipment t Corporation, will be conducted from 1 his home here this afternoon at c 1 o'clock. Interment will be in Fairview cemetery. i Mr. Williams fatally shot himself, * according to dispatches from Chi- ? cago. He was found dead in his:1 room at a Chicago hotel early Wed- I nesday morning. He was found un- 1 conscious in his room three weeks f p.go and taken to the hospital where 1 he apparently recovered and re- 1 turned to his rooms. Several days ] ago he suffered another attack. It|3 Is supposed that discouragement j1 Dver his condition led to the suicide. 1 Mr. Williams is said to have lost ? heavily in recent stock market op- 1 erations. After spending practically all the: f summer at his home here among, * relatives and friends, Mr. Williams 1 left for Chicago, apparently in good health and high spirits. Relatives 1 here have been uneasy about his ? condition since his first attack in>< Chicago and his brother, A. A. Wil- r liams, of Warrenton was on his 1 way to Chicago when his death oc- 5 curred. Mr. Williams is survived by a 1 sister, Mrs. J. B. Davis of Shocco 1 township, Warren County, and by j1 a brother, A. A. Williams of War-'* renton. Another brother W. K. Wil-1 liams, died at his home here in 1 January. ' Mr. Williams was born in Warren ' County April 3, 1864, the so of the j1 late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Williams.^ His boyhood was spent on the plan- ( tation in Shocco township. More,1 than 25 years ago he, with his ( brother, Kearney Williams, and a * cousin, Sam Young of Henderson, ? founded the Grand Rapids Show 1 Case Co. of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1 which afterwards became the Grand - ? i Rapids Store Equipment i/orpw-a-ition of national reputation. He!< spent much of his time in recent < years here where he and his bro- 1 ther, W. K. Williams, had rebuilt the old home at Warrenton and 1 where he had a large family con- 1 ncction and many friends. 1 Mrs. Thompson Dies j: At Warren Plains j "i Funeral services for Mrs. R. S. ' Thompson were held from the 1 Warren Plains Methodist church on 1 last Friday afternoon at 4 oc'olck < by the Rev. J. A. Martin, pastor of the Methodist church, and by the Rev. R. E. Brickhouse, pastor of the Baptist church. Interment was in j i the Warren Plains cemetery. Mrs. Thompson died at her home ' at Warren Plains on last Thursday night at 8 o'clock after an illness of. i several years. She is survived by her i husband. h imni -$^te * OF WARREN, N. 0? ?<1 3REAKS I Miller ' ' ttCUf.PAi WOW?1?'? LIBRARYDRIVE^ STARTS NOV. 5TH solicitors Named At Meeting Of Finance Commijttee Wednesday Night A drive to raise funds for the iVarren Memorial Library will be jut on at Warrenton next Wednesday November 5, it was decided at i meeting of the finance commit;ee, held at the home of Mrs. C. Rodwell, chairman, on Wednesday night. The town has been divided into ive sections, and solicitors named .'or each district. Charles A Tucker iiid C. R. Rodwell will canvass the msiness district; Bignall Jones tfrs. John Dameron and H. C. vfontgomery will solicit in south,'ast Warrenton; Mrs. Frank Allen ind Mrs. T. J. Holt in southwest Warrenton. Mrs. L. C. Kinsey, Mrs. Pryor Allen, John Mitchell and R. 3. Boyd will canvas in northeast Warrenton; Mrs. W. D. Rodgers Jr., Mrs. C. T. Bowers, Mrs. S. O. Nunn ?nd Miss Georgie Tarwater, northvest-. Wnrrenton. Mrs. Rodwell will appoint canvases in various sections of the coun;y to solicit funds in their comnunities, it was stated. Efforts will be made to obtain as liany contributing members as posiible and to obtain funds from )thers who are unwilling to become p.embers. Citizens are asked to make ;heir contributions as large as possible. The library has made steady jrowth since its inauguration here i number of years ago as a memo ial to World War Veterans. Funds ire contributed by the Town of iVarrenton and by the County an. rually towards its maintenance, jut not in sufficient amount to car. :y on the work. About one-third of ;he expense is paid this way. Other 'unds have been raised by private icnation. In addition to providing recreation and instruction to hunireds of citizens over the county, ;hc library has proved itself a valuible adjunct to the school system nany students obtaining books ior parallel reading and for reference. As the library has grown in servce, it has grown in the affection if the people until thousands of fftizens feel that it has become a necessity for the intellectual devel cpment of the county. The library ins been handicapped by lack of funds and like individuals has felt the effects of depression. If it is to function properly funds must be raised, a member of the committee pointed out, and those citizens who realize its value must contribute toward its support. For this reason, Lhe member said, it is hoped that contributions would be made ae large as possible when the solicitors call on Wednesday. CHANGE PLACE OF SERVICE Due to the fact that a new heating plant is being installed at the Warrenton Baptist church, Baptist servioes will be held in the local Methodist church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and Sunday evening at 8 o'clock, the Rev. R. E. Brickouse announced yesterday. ?**a: DAY, OCTOBER 31, 1930 LOCALS TO PLAY SEABOARD TODAY Warrenton Team Wins First Game From Windsor Last Friday; Score 14 to 6 VICTORY IN LAST PERIOD The eleven of John Graham high will meet the Seaboard squad on the local ball park this afternoon at 3:15. Staging a rally in the last half of the game at Windsor last Friday afternoon the John Graham boys overcame a six-point lead made in the first few minutes of play and won their first game of the year by the score of 14 to 6. A blocked punt in the first quarter gave Windsor the ball on Warrenton's 20-yard line. Two downs later the ball was pushed over the goal line by the Windsor fullback for the first touchdown of the game. A forward pass for extra point failed. Neither team was able to score during the remainder of the half. Warrenton's first score came in the last quarter when Terrell passed to Haithccck. Poindexter clipped two men bearing down on the runner in the outstanding play of the afternoon and Haithcock sped across the goal line. Quarterback John Drake kicked the extra point. A few minutes later Windsor fumbled Warrenton's kick-off and Jones recovered on the Windsor 30 yard line. A fake pass and Haithcock cut around end and over the Line for the second touchdown. Drake again kicked the extra point. Haithcock, Poindexter, Jones and * ??i - ~i- 1 * i.i Jonnny uraxe siarrea ior ine iwaia as they made their first win of the season. County Receives $15,000 From State Equalization Fund Fifteen thousand dollars was received by the county of Warren this week as a part of the $1,330,500 distribution made to the 93 counties of the State participating in the State Equalization Fund appripriated for the use of the six months schools, it was learned yesterday at the office of the Superintendent of Warren schools. The distribution of $1,330,.500 by the State this week represents approximately one-fourth of the $5,250,000 equalizing fund appropriated by the General Assembly for the use of six months school. This Is the second installment of this fund distributed to the counties and applied to this year's business. On September 11, the sum of $1,141,000 was mailed to treasurers of the several counties to help pay the salaries of teachers and other current school o i-1- - r\f expenses lor U1C luau quill w.i the year. This Installment, therefore, makes a total of $2,471,500, which has been sent out and applied to the six months schools. Local P. T. A. To Do Welfare Work Plans are underway for the organization of a Welfare Department of the Warrenton ParentTeacher Association, Mrs. J. Edward Allen, president, announced yesterday. Parts of the work of this department will be to look after the undernourished children in the school. It is understood that the depart1 ment will investigate conditions in the homes of the undernourished children and whenever it is necessary will furnish lunches or milk for these children. The proposal of the Warrenton Parent-Teacher Association to organize this branch was highly endorsed yesterday by Miss Lucy Lcach, Welfare Officer of Warren, who said that she hoped other Asc/v>ioffnno nf the COUntV WOUld fol UUVMtw?v??w v? ? ? J low the exaiftple of the Warrenton ; organization. There are many un;' dernourished children in the couni! ty, Miss Leach said, and the work lot such organizations can do much ('to relieve this condition. > MACON QUINTET WINS The Macon, light but fast, quin; tet, routed the Wise basketeers, 24 i to 2, on the Macon court Friday, i The game was featured by the close guarding of Rodwell and Haithcock and the accuracy of Drake, Haithcock and Robertson in shooting . goals. The Macon team showed fine ! team work and were just too flashy ;, for the heavier Wise boys. 1 On the same date the Macon ; girls easily won over the Wise girls, ; 25 to 9. There were no outstanding stars in this game, the Macon team showing superiority in every play. V X r rii Many Friends Greet Mrs. V. L. Pendleton On 93rd Birthday More than 250 friends of Mrs V. L .Pendleton from town and county gathered at the home of hei daughter, Mrs. 1Catherine Arrington, at Warrenton on last Friday afternoon between i;he hours of 4 anc 7 o'clock to Join in the celebration of Mrs. Pendletcn's 93rd birthday and tn wish her pifiH luck and mam returns of the day. The home was beautifully decorated with cut flowers, roses predominating, and the light from many candles cast a soft glow ovei the home as guests were met at the door by Mrs. W. H. Alston, Mrs. J P. Scoggin and Miss Mamie Williams. Cards were received by little Miss Nancy Peete and Master Richard Boyd. The guests were presented to the receiving line ty Mrs. Katherine Pendleton Arririgton. Composing the line were Mrs. Pendleton, Mrs Lou Davis, Mrs. John Graham, Mis! Lucy Hawkins, Dlrs. Sue White anc Mrs. Walter Montgomery of Raleigh. Mrs. W. G. Roggrs presided al the punch bowl. She was assisted by Mrs. A. A. Williams, Mrs. R. B Boyd, Jr., Mrs. John Mitchell anc Miss Rosella Dameron. Mrs. John Btrwell and Mrs. M P. Burwell received at the dining room door. Presiding in the dining room were Mrs. Freeman Graves Mrs. C. R. Rodwell and Mrs. Georgi Scoggin. The large table in th( center of the room was beautifull; decorated with roses and candle: and a silver bowl of roses formec the centerpiece A large birthda; cake containing 93 candles gracec cne end of the; table; nuts mint and fruit in silver containers wit! pink tapers in silver holders form ing an exquisite; setting. Mrs. S. C Nunn, Misses Sara Howard Ward Katherine Arririgton, Mildred Allei and Bobby Jones Served an fee course in pink containers and indi victual birthday cakes bearing i lighted taper and the figures 93 ii pink. i' . The guests proceeded from th dining room into the coffee roon where Misses Ilia and Nena Par ker and Mrs. John Tarwater as isted Miss Georgia LaCoste In pour irg coffee and serving cheese straw and cheese wafers. Mayfield And Parker Are Injured In Wrecl Jimmy Mayfield and Woodrov Parker of Warrenton were pain fully hurt when a Ford coupe driv cn by Mr. Mayfield crashed into i Packard driven by R. E. William of St. Petersburg, Fla, after Mi Williams had lost control of hi car and it swerved across the roai in front of the approaching Fori between Weldon and Tar Rive bridge on Friday afternoon. Mr. Mayfield suffeued a disDocated collar bone, a slight cut 01 his head and was severely bruised Parker was badly lacerated abou the head as a result of striking th windshield. Neither Mr. Williams o his wife, other occupant of thi Packard, were injured. Both car were badly damaged. Mayfield, coach of the Warrentoi football team, was enroute to Wind sor at the time of the accident, ac companied by Woodrow Parker, i member of the team. Mr. William in passing a wagon struck a san< bar and his car swerved across th road. The Ford crashed head-oi into the side of the Packard. Mi Williams admitted that he was ii fault and paid the Warrenton mei for damage to their car and fo: physician's bill. Officers Destroy 35 Gallons Wine In Raic Raiding on W. A. Connell's farn near Inez, Deputies E. D. Davis John C. Davis and Furman Overb; destroyed eleven barrels of beer an< about 35 gallons of apple wine 01 Tuesday morning. The wine was in tended to be used for making bran dy, the officers said. Ten of th I?-??!? v>n1/4iri(r fho hPW WPfP COCE van cio v?v .. ? _ ? Cola barrels and the beer was mad from home made sorghum molasses The still had not been brough to the proposed site and no dis tillers were seen by the officers. ENGINEERING PARTY MAY RELOCATE LOUISBURG ROAI Engineer L. C. Cook of the Stat highway department and assistant are in Warren surveying a part o the Warrenton-Louisburg road nea Elberon. It is understood that th I new survey will bring the nei I route several hundred feet neare 'the New Providnce church. ? MOST OF THE NEWS k ALL THE TIME NUMBER 44 BAILEY RETURNS TO BIRTHPLAd Delivers Arousjpg Speech At Warrenton Court House; Flays G. 0. P. Record ; PREDICTS BIG VICTORY 1 The Republican party has claimed the credit for the full dinner pail r in good times and now they must accept the blame for the depression . into which this country has been cast, J. W. Bailey, Democratic nomii nee for the United States Senate, told several hundred citizens gath. ered at the court house at Warren, ton yesterday at noon. Mr. Bailey was introduced by J. s Edward Allen, Superintendent of Warren schools, who pointed out to tne auaience tnai wie uviuiucs , was a native of Warren, born in the Baptist parsonage at Warrenton. ; The nominee expressed his pleasure in being at Warrenton, not only ; because it was his birthplace and I loved so much by his mother and . father, but also because of its record as a banner Democratic . county. He pointed cut as a singu' lar thing that out of the 32 Senators who have served in the United States Senate since the American Government was founded, that five of these were from Warren, and with his election on November 4, ' that he would be the 33rd from I North Carolina and the sixth from > Warren county. 3 Mr. Bailey told that he had 5 traveled all over North Carolinfi ^ and indications were that the 3 Democrats would not only regain * ground lost in 1928 but would make ' additional gains as well. People are 1 tired of the "Hoover Prosperity," s Mr. Bailey said and are looking to 1 the Democrats to Lsad them out of - the Wilderness of Depression. Not ' only will large gains be made in 1. this State but over the nation, n paving the way for the election of a J Democratic president in 1932. The Republican party has had full a control of the Government for nine a and one-half years, and we have had Harding and Oil, uoouage ana e Ice, Hoover and Hell, he said. This .1 has been a period long enough to - inaugurate constructive legislation - looking to the prosperity of the - country in the greatest period of s depression in its history, with a President elected on a promise of maintaining prosperity on a party platfcrm that claimed credit for good times, pointing to a world wide I panic as the reason for America's trouble. v It is impossible for America to - have a great period of depression - without the rest oi the world being i drawn in, the speaker said. He s charged the Republican Administration with being largely responsible s for this condition because of in1 couraging stock market speculation 1 that drew money, the hie blood of r commerce, from its legitimate channels into an orgory of gambling, for the passage of a tariff that has j closed the doors of world markets j to American goods, and for its ^ failure to perform its promise of farm relief. Mr. Coolidge, Mr. MelIon, and Mr. Hoover in public statep ments encouraged this speculation, he said. The tariit nas orougnt us the ill-will of the world, he continued, pointing out one illustra1 tion that loaves of bread in England were stamped "This bread is not made of American wheat." 1 Conditions in China have been ? bad as long as he: could remember, Mr. Bailey said, and the troubles in e India have been exagerated in an 1 effort to make the American people ' believe that this is responsible for 1 depression in this country. It is 1 pitable when a party has to conr fess in its desperation, that a bunch of Chinese are responsible for America's trouble. Like Will Rogers recently said, "The Republicans I tell you to look at Peru, so you won't notice what is going on in this country," 1 The American !>eople have always looked to the Democratic party to Y get them out of a hole and the 1 party has never failed them. This 1 year this party will gain control of - the House and the Senate; two - years from now a Democratic presie dent will be elected to lead the peo pie out of this slough of depression e | onto the hills of good will and nat-I. . - i " r--i > | lonai wen ueuig, nc tuutiuucu. t Following the speech Mr. Bailey - was dinner guest of Dr. H. N. Walters, a schoolmate, and Mrs. Walters. Other guests were Congressman John H. Kerr and Mr. > Howard F. Jones. e ;s Mr. Jesse Gardner of Churchill if was a visitor at Warrenton Tuesr day. e Mr. Nick Alston of New York arv rived in Warrenton yesterday to r attend the funeral of Mr. Harry Williams. i