Evening star., 1921-01-24

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wARRENTON. n. c.. January "a
with the exception of a few groups OF
negroes here and there who still ap-
peared to show an ugly spirit, inns
little town; the scene of the iyncnlnG
of two negroes by mob OF masked
men early this morning. had settled
into quiet today and no further trou-
BILE is anticipated. The Warrenton
home guards, ordered out last nlght
by Gov. Morrison. are patroillng the
necessary to call for further military
assistance. Twenty-Five citizens were
deputized to patrol the town after the
lynchinE. 49,.
With the imprisonment Of the thir-
teen negroes brought here from MOI.
lima and the subsequent lynching Oh
two Of them, the Warrenton negroes
began to show signs of agitation ana
a threatened uprising. tiVe' appa-
rently the leaders among them, nave
been arrested. All manner of firearms
are said to have been found on tnem'
including rifles. shotguns and pistois.
Around some of the guns req pan
danna handkerchiefs are said 10 nave
been tied. which local officers believe
10 be the badge of some secret oroer.
A jury was impaneled this morning
for an inquest over the two negroes
Alfred williams and Plummer Bull
lock, lynched last midnight.
svesa Tee daYs Of III 'nf feeling
negroes and whites of Norlina-
Bullock was said TO have instlgateo
the clash at Norlinl following dis
pute with a groceryman over the
purchase OF ten cents worth OF ap-
pies. Williams was said to have been
one of the leaders in that clash. The
negroes. it was charged, gathered at
the Norlina railway depot Sunday
morning and opened fire on the
whites. The mob in its invasion OF
the Jail did not molest the other
eleven prisoners.
When the mob gathered Sheriff X.
e. Davis, who lives some distance out
in the country. was notified. He start
ed to town, but was fired upon and
stopped by masked men not Tar from
the jail The men explained they
were guarding the Jail from attack
by would-be lynchtrs and said they
had fired thinking the sheriff one OF
the attackers. When Davis finally
reached the Jail Williams and Bull
lock had been taken away.
HENDERSON. N. c.. January q
Nine of the eleven negroes from War
rem county passed here at 1o:45
o'clock this morning en- route TO
the state prison for safekeeping: fol-
lowing the lynching of two OF the
party. Alfred Williams and Plummer
Bullock, early today. The party pass
ing here was under heavy guard. Per
sons aboard the train said that while
authorities in warrenton and Nor
lima professed the belief that the
situation was well in hand. private
opinion was that further trouble was
feared tonight. A large company OF
special deputies has been sworn in at
Warrenton to preserve order.
Seize Cotton for Unpaid Taxes.
ADMISSION. sAla--Fifteen hundred
bales and cases Of manufactured cot
ton yarn goods, property of the Pro.
file cotton mills at Jacksonville, and
stored at the plant, have been seized
by the government and will be sold
on February to satisfy unpaid red
eral taxes.
Erie Cuts Working Time.
NEW YORK. -Curtailment to five
working days a week for. all en-
ployes of the Erie railroad was an
nounced in a circular issued by Gen.
eral Manager Robert S. Parsons. 1t
said:
"A further reduction in pay rolls
shall be made by working all office.
yard, station and other forces i've
days a week, except where the SAFETY
of property is involved. This is done
as being a more humane way Of meet
ing the situation than to lay on 4hy
more employees, which all concerted
should readily appreciate. fRevenue
is not coming in sufficient to carry
the present load. and we must all
contribute to the fund" ~ 4
Mrs. Samuel w. Janalson Dies.
ROANOKE -va.-Mrs. Samuel w.
Jamison. formerly state regent Of the
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
tion. ex-chafrn1an> Of the Potomac Di-
vision of the american Red Cross. and
promipent socially in Virginia, died
At her home here.
Pastor ChArxes Badger Game"
ATLANTA. Ga.---As an aftermath of
. police court trial that exonerated