j ACCURATE, terse / /1 TIMELY / /I wumxxxv 'SS M imrATwar OfUcitl Advices Tell Of Bombing (Jf Aduwa n- Holiang I Dy ETHIOPIANS MOBILIZED I Geneva, Oct. 3.-Emperor Haile I selax>e today flashed to the I league of Nations the protest that I attacking Italian aiiplanes had I smashed IS bombs into Aduwa, I Ethiopia, damaged the Red Cross | hospital, with civilian casualties, I ^ brought war into Africa. I The air raid, declared the King I ot Kings, was accomplished by I /our planes| league authorities said war beI ween Italy and Ethiopia now was II tact. I The Aduwa bombardment, said I the government, wrecked 15 houses. I It declared 100 more were deI jtrcyed by the Italian air bombs at I Adigrat. I Ethiopian sources expressed the I belief that the irAiabitants of AduI n and Adigrat were not warned I tje Italians tnat iue on I ?s coming. I London, Oct. 3.?The Adis Ababa I correspondent of the Ex-change Telegraph agency reported today I tlst 1.700 persons had been killed I and wounded in an Italian air I bombardment of Aduwa. I A Reuters (British) news agency I dispatch from Addis Ababa said today that Italian troops advancI lug toward Agame between Aduwa I and Adigrat had been defeated. I, Addis Ababa, Oct. 3.?Pierce Bjhting and the retreat of Italian Mires was reported tonight from lire province, the buffer between " '"torinr nf Ethiopia. filliea-auu ? Be Italians, who had advanced icoss the border, were reported to li fleeing with their airplanes covtnng the retreat. Addis Ababa. Oct. 3.?The Ethiopia government today told Lugi Vinci-Gigliucci, the Italian minister to Ethiopia, to get put of thexountry a few hours after official government advices told of the bombing of Aduwa by Italian airplanes with civilian casualties. The Italian envoy was handed his passports and he will leave to(Continued on Page 8) Child Fatally Hurt In Fall From Truck William Short of near Elberon was shaken and badly bruised and his 8-year-old son, John Henry Short, was fatally injured Thursday afternoon about 5 o'clock at Vicksboro when they fell from the truck in which they were traveling. Wowing the accident the child Ms taken to a Henderson hospital tat death came before he received medical attention. The father was badly bruised but he is reported to ta recovering. A loose steering gear and a '"JSh road were said to have been ^sponsible for the accident. According to reports reaching here, Mr. Short reached over to prevent bis son from losing his balance as truck jolted and swerved and Jbey both lost their balance and fell from the vehicle. Funeral arrangements are not Blown here. Mrs- Anna King Is Buried At Sharon ?W f"eS *or Mrs' Anna King, toL at her home at wise on held aa? ?orn'nS 8 o'clock, were )llrvja Sharon church w?' ground on Wednesday af,n' F^eral services, which iw/6? *rom the home, were in or of t? ^ Rev- Mr- Walker, pasMrs v- Ptist church at Wise. Kln? Was 80 VPnrc a* \ol her death, which was to paralysis. She is surone son, J. W. King. child dies -month-old son oi Mr. anc erett L. Hilton oi north ton was buried Monday aiat 2 o'clock in the old cemorth ol Warrenton following 1 services conducted iron >me by the Rev. J. J. MarIbe child died suddenly or morning. D VNDERGO operation ' H. Dameron, who hai the care ol an ey< *t at Philadelphia ior sev< ' *wks, will undergo an eyi bfcta t?day' Mrs' Dameron 1 $ WARR Warren Men And Woman H#?ld Tn Death Of Girl Henderson, Oct. 2.?Two men men and one woman were held by Coroner J. S. Albright early today in connection with an alleged attempted illegal operation on Miss Virginia Johnson, who died in a room over the M. E. Falkener service station on the Andrews avenue road extension in mid-morning yesterday after spending the night there. All were under bond for superior court. George Henry Weston of Manson, who is alleged to have brought the girl to the service station Monday night around 9:30 or 10 o'clock and arranged for her to spend the night, was held in $10,000 bond, which he was unable to furnish immediately. Mrs. M. E. Falkener, wife of the proprietor of the service station, and her brother, Roy Hayes, garage operator of Norlina, were held under $5,000 bond each. Mrs. Falkener was charged in the verdict of the coroner's jury with attempting to perform the illegal operation, which it was held caused the girl's death, and Weston and Hayes were charged with being accessories before and after the fact. The hearing, which was begun in the court house at 9 o'clock last night, lasted until 12:30 o'clock this morning, when the jury's verdict was brought in. Solicitor W. H. S. Burgwyn of Northampton county, here this week prosecuting the criminal docket in the October term of Vance Superior Court, attended the hearing and questioned witnesses. After the iurv's verdict was rendered, there was a lengthy argument between J. M. Peace and A. A. Bunn. attorneys for Mrs. Falkener on the one side and the solicitor on the otiier, as to proqedure in fixing bail. Private counsel insisted that no one had been accused up to the time the verdict was rendered, and that a preliminary hearing with the coroner sitting as a committing magistrate should be held first. (Continued on page 8) Scott Urges AH Unemployed To Sign-Up For Work The amount of money spent in Warren hounty on PWA projects will depend to a large measure on the number of unemployed persons registered for work, Gilbert Scott head of the Reemployment Service here, stated this week ond urged *1?1. .11 *1?.? ...1? ??? ??f i. tilctb an luuoc vviiw ait v/uv ui iiw? 11 and wanting a job to register with his bureau in the upstairs of the Dameron building at Warrenton. Funds are allotted to fee various communities, he said, in proportion to the number of unemployed "Of course," he stated, "the projects are passed upon on the basis oi their usefulness and permanency: but where it is shown there is great need of work the chances are more favorable for fee projects being approved to relieve the situation." "Unemployment conditions will, therefore, in the end play the most important part in determining whether a community receives a large apportionment or a relativelj small one," he said. Mr. Scott stated that at present men are being given work througl two WfA projects in v?an en uuuir ty. He said that WPA labor is being used in connection with hardsurfacing route 59, from Afton tt Ingleside, and that labor is beins 1 used out of his office in paintinf the colored school. The City Hall he added, has recently been painted with WPA labor. i "The unemployment situation i; . as bad in Warren county as it is ir - other places and we might as wel : get the people to register in ords: i that we may show that we have e need for projects in this county,' Mr. Scott concluded. Reouired To List Dogs Or Pay Penaltj Persons who fail to list their dogi ' are subject to punishment by law ' Miss Gayle Tarwater, who has jus finished checking the list whicl was turned over to the Count; ' Commissioners by the various in > spectors appointed to vaccinate th animals in the recent campaign b i this county to eradicate rabies stated this week. Miss Tarwater said that the lis revealed that 1,000 dogs were vac > cinated in the campaign whicl 3 nnt h?m listed on the ta: books. "The owners of these dog s must come in and list them befor s the auditor at once, or legal step will be taken," she said. in- B; ENTON, COUNTY OF WARI President Roost i ! H l i j Washington".! heading \ I with the intent of returning by { ? Panama Canal, President Boose i 1 is on his swing across the eountr I San Diego, Calif., via St Lc I Omaha, Cheyenne, Bonlder E ' | Salt Lake City and Los Ang' I I After viewing the Pacific Exposi 1 | at San Diego and delivering second of his scheduled speeches, I President will board the ere I Houston far a fishing expedite i Panama Canal, across which he pass Northward. It is expected be win land at some southern E port on the Eastern seaboard. Two Men Held In Vance County Jail For Investigation Two white men are being held in . the Vance county jail in connection with the death of Alex Andrews, negro who died at his home at Ridgeway from injuries he sustained on Saturday night when he attempted to catch a ride from Henderson to Ridgeway. While no definite charge has been launched against the two men, Lawrence Abbott and Prank Harris, both of near Henderson, are accused of knowing something about the crime and were taken into custody yesterjiax__JoUowing an investigation by Coroner Jasper Shearin of Warren county. Coroner Shearin said yesterday afternoon that the finger of sus picion pointed to Abbott and Harris but that in all probabiliy there would be other arrests Before the i case is cleared up. Andrews, who lives on Dr. C. H. 1 Peete's place at Ridgeway, was brought to his home Saturday 1 night by Frank Wood, negro, with ! three ribs broken' and a bruised ; back. He is reported to have told 1 Dr. Peete that some white men at: tacked him and then robbed him. Coroner Shearin said that from 1 what he had been able to learn 1 during his investigation, Andrews 1 went to Henderson Saturday and 1 when he started to return home : Saturday night he thought he recTirViif-?> frionHo nf thie ' I ISgAAlAOUL uvu vyiiikv jl.l ! j and went to their car to beg a lift ! down the road. When he reached (Continued on Page 8) William S. McCraw Dies In Texas 1 William Solomon McCraw, a ' brother of Mrs. Edward C. Price and Miss Annie Bell McCraw of ;. Warrenton, and a native of this i town, died at his home in Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday. Burial took place at Dallas yesterday. In addition to his two sisters, ', Mrs. Price and Miss McCraw, Mr. '. McCraw is survived by ills widow >' and two sons, Miller Woodson and > William S. McCraw Jr. Mr. McCraw was the oldest son of John Cary and Mollie Solomon 3 nTfCrnw He was born at Warren ' | ton on July 1, 1865, and spent his J ' boyhood days here. He was grad-I r | uated from Wake Forest College J j and moved to Texas in 1884 where jhe became connected with the firm i? of Sweet-orr & Co. of New York. He was connected with this firm for 38 years and at the time of his retirement he was southwestern r j manager. | Mr. McCraw retired from active: 3 business four years ago on account | of his physical condition, which had j t! been weaked as the result of an I l1 automobile accident. His death: V! came as a surprise and shock to - relatives here. ij Mrs. Lewis Gregory and Mrs. I Hugh Battle of Rocky Mount, Mrs. j Alice Green of Hendersonviue ana t Mrs. Fannie Bradley of Mocksville - were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. ti C. A. Tucker yesterday. I x[ Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Reams anls children visited Mr. and Mrs. Ellis! e! Green Sunday afternoon, s Mrs. J. D. Dickerson is visiting relatives in Snow Hill, Md. vm\ IEN, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBI ;vclt in West ] jB Ingggggsggjjj mm th fe: - 1111111 na ?(P1 tir ! & CO Mm4 fii or B or th W&&A CO Dr. Tucker To fe Take Part In Tar er River Gathering ^ Dr. J. Powell Tucker of Raleigh is among the distinguished religious workers who WiM take part in the program of tht^.&r River Baptist Association wWh will convene for its 105th annual meeting on ea October 9th and 10th with the m Peach Tree Church, which is lo- th cated about five miles between bi Castalia and Spring Hope. Dr. ss Tucker, whose sermons have been pr broadcast from Raleigh for years, af will deliver the Inspirational Ad- w dress. He is a native of Warren be county. _ _ ___ The program which has been wl arranged for the occasion follows: ed Wednesday Morning ' ne 10 o'clock promptly: Praise and pc Worship, led by Rev. H. J. Ford, pastor Peach Tree. pi 10:15: Enrollment of Messen- cu gers; Reception of Distinguished wi Visitors; Welcome to New Minis- wl ters; Appointment of Session Com- ce mittees. 10:30: Report on Religious Lit- re erature, by Mrs. Ray Bowers, Bear m Swamp Church; Discussion of Re- 19 port: The Biblical Recorder, Charity and Children, Other Periodi cals ana Denominational uneia- 10 ttire. wi 11:00: The Mills Home and ce (Continued on Page 4) ea Black Cat Club To ^ Sponsor Dance Here ec CO A dance will be sponsored at the of armory, Warrenton, on Wednesday ar night, October 9, by the Black Cat he Club, a newly formed organization composed of a number of young eti ladies of the town. ro Proceeds from the entertainment, 'H which gets under way at 9:30 in o'clock, will go to the Warren ne County Welfare Board for the pur. ai pose of relieving suffering among k< the poor and needy of this county. Mus'c is to be furnished by Bil- fa lie Bailey and his Chicago Rythm m Girls, a negro orchestra. ai In banding themselves together J. to sponsor the dance, the members of adopted the same name for their to organization as was used several le years ago by other young ladies of M the town who successfully sponsor- ai ed dances and other entertain- Vi ments at that time for the benefit H of charity and the library. w /iAw,wontinrr rvn t.hp da.nee. R( Xll WUlUlbuvu: I Mrs. Dawson Alston expects to b leave today for Chapel Hill after a ir ! visit here in the Alston home. sf feci LR 4, 1935 5 |,V>9S RIGHT DISCUSSi SALEOFCOTTON *ys Growers Should Acquaint Themselves With Procedure ORM TO BE FILLED OUT By BOB BRIGHT Cotton producers should acquaint emselves with the procedure to followed in securing the difrences in the average price of 8 inch cotton on the ten designed markets and 12 cents. At the ne the producer sells his or her tton, Form C. A. P. 2 should be led out in triplicate and the lyer deliver to the seller the iginal and one other copy. The iginal copy is to be delivered to e office of the county agent. All producers that produce prelum cotton should collect the emium at the time they sell their tton. For example a person may ceive 11 1-2 cents for his cotton id the average price on the ten arkets may be 10 1-2 cents. The oducer would receive 1 1-2 cents this case which would give him total of 12 cents per pound. This [ference will be paid on the mkhead Allotment and not on e total production. A producer ust agree to sign the new cotton ntract in order to get this difrence. Buyers and producers should not ase any figures on tne forms. legro Who Once Made Spectacular Escape Is Killed A negro shot and killed at Wilson rly Monday morning by a policean was identified on Tuesday rough the state penal division's ireau of identification as Ernest lunders, former Warren county isoner who escaped from his cell ter an attack upon Jailer Fate eaver on the morning of Septemr 26, 1924. I Saunders was killed by a bullet rich severed his jugular vein, firi by Officer P. R. Hartis, after the igro fled at the approach of a lice car. Officers said the negro drew his stol as he fled, but that Hartis it him down before he fired. He is believed to be the safe-cracker do robbd a number of safes rently in Wilson. Saunders escaped from the Warn county jail in the following anner, according to the Sept. 26, 24, issue of The Warren Record: Method of Escape "Saunders pried the bolt of the ck away from the door facing ith parts of the cot within the ill here on Tuesday night and sily opened the cell. He stood bend the door of the prison room Jailer weaver eniereu on weuisday morning. The negro pounc1 upon Mr. Weaver who had a iffee pot in one hand and a plate food in the other. The jailer's ms were pinned to his sides and : was thrown heavily to the floor. "For ten minutes the battle rag1 within the close confines of the om, with Mr. Weaver screaming :elp' and 'Murder.' Persons answg the call did not arrive until the ;gro had taken Mr. Weaver's gun id forced him to turn over the iys to the outer door. "Saunder stuck the gun in the ce of George Jenkins, a colored an who reached the grounds first, id Jenkins gave him right of way. T. Lassiter, former night police ficer and jailer, started to swing the fleeing negro soon after he ft the jail. The negro covered !r. Lassiter with Mr. Weaver's gun id kept going, followed by Jailer 'eaver until he was outdistanced, arry Brown, a tremendous negro bo joined the chase followed lunders for half a mile before he as outrun. , Pettus Sees Criminal ? "Roads began to swarm with perns from the town and surroundig countryside. B. Page Pettus, incipal of the Warrenton High thool, who was on guard on the :acon road, saw the negro at a stance. He called for him to halt, it Saunders dashed back into the irnfield and a few minutes later irted across the road, beyond the inge of gunfire into the woods, areful watch of the roads and1 arch through many bodies of j oods have been unavailing. Bloodaunds from South Hill, Va., fail 1 to locate saunaers. i ASSISTING IN REVIVAL The Rev. B. N. de Foe Wagner,] ictor of Emmanuel Episcopal lurch, is assisting the Rev. L. C. rothers, Methodist minister servlg the Warren circuit, in revival irvices at Afton-EIberon this week. 1*5 m - W0^Ve,V n Y " C&Tt ? week and requested that parents s notify their children of this fact. Section 36 of the Town Ordl. nance, he said, states "That no perf son be allowed to ride a bicycle on the sidewalks of any street in . Town under a penalty of One Dol, lar." s The officer stated that he did not want to have to arrest any one t for the violation of his law and 1 requesed that the parents and . children cooperate with him in this -XX i ! matter. ) TO TEACH CLASS ; Sam T. Peace of Henderson will ) teach J. Edward Rooker's Sunday school class at the Warrenton r Methodist church on Sunday 1 morning, and Mr. Rooker will go to 5 Henderson to teach Mr. Peace's class, announcement was made this week. "It is hoped," a member of 1 the Sunday school stated, "that a i. largce crowd will be present to hear Mr. Peace's message."