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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1921
Page
5
A string of satirical witticisms and opinion snippets touches on politics taxes prohibition and culture. It includes comments on New York as a multinational hub jeans stockings and public markets as well as humorous asides on hunting laws rents hair loss and jokes about Russia Japan and France.
The fragment notes Sid Hatfield was killed by a man named Lively known for quick trigger action. It also references a tariff critic questioning why salvation was not removed from the free list.
Northcliffe says he cannot locate prohibition in America while Engfishingu remains unable to grasp the joke. The exchange highlights confusion over laws and humor across parties.
The article warns about the unpredictable swings in foreign exchange and the temptation they pose to gamblers. It notes a recent $56,000 purchase of 60 German marks in New York and cautions against assuming currencies will revert to pre war norms, urging caution for investors amid minimal certainty.
The article alleges the late Kaiser’s fortune exceeds $12.06 million with most income from stock trading. It accuses him of manipulating markets while urging bond purchases and trading honors for tips, criticizing autocratic rule over 60 million subjects.
Dan Murphy a life inmate in the Columbia South Carolina penitentiary rode out in custody for a few hours and watched a moving picture show. The 65 year old, white haired man marveled at autos and cinema while pondering the contrast between his 20 year absence and today. His return to prison is bitter, yet the piece notes the city of High Point shows progress with the Southern Furniture Exhibition building Sheraton hotel and a planned seven story bank building on Main Street.
A New York socialite recruited six women for free cosmetic treatments to test her beauty products and then publicized their harsh makeover, branding them the “poor dear fright” of the group while she promotes her own success.
Elaine Revelles in Constance Talmadge’s Good for Nothing is Ellen Coggeshall daughter of Dr Henry Coggeshall. Also in the cast are Jean Meredith from the junior league show and Viscount H H F de Frise amid a slate of society figures and film names.
George Wittenberg known as Blind George, a longtime news dealer at Broadway and W 35th, was evicted during Herald Building demolition to allow safe clearance. A city policeman learned his plight and the site superintendent ordered carpenters to create a special stand, returning Wittenberg to his post within an hour.
In Brooklyn a man named Frank Farino lies with three stitches in his heart after a slash wound. Doctors say survival depended on sheer will and ordinary pluck, aided by his role as sole support for his mother and younger brother, who insist he "get back to work" if possible.
A center for industrial arts will open this fall at 65 East 56th Street under the Art Centre banner. It aims to connect artists manufacturers and the public through industrial handicraft graphic work textile and costume design stage sets interior decoration and furniture design. Seven societies have joined. Mrs. Ripley Hitchcock leads the board. Prominent supporters include Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney Mrs. Willard Straight Mrs. E H Harriman Mrs. Douglas Robinson Mrs. W K Vanderbilt and Mrs. Paul Warburg.
Welch West Virginia August 6 Self defense is the claim of C E Lively Baldwin Felts detective held under bond in connection with the shooting and killings of Sid Hatfield and Ed Chambers Mingo county mountaineers in his statement to newspaper men. I regret having had to shoot either if these men but it is a case is self defense pure and simple He said he had been told many times that following his testimony given at Matewan in the trial last February that Hatfield had threatened to take his life.
A major game is set for next Tuesday at Welch field. The High Point Red Sox face the Guilford Giants in a highly anticipated matchup expected to draw strong crowds. First pitch is scheduled for 4 o clock.
Wilmington August 6 Miss Adelaide Mears longtime public school teacher in North Carolina is retired on a pension after fifty years of service in Wilmington schools. Miss M E Crook who served forty six years in the same school also retires.
Washington dispatch says no bids comparable to Henry Ford’s offer for the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant and dams have been received. Some bids were deemed unacceptable while others demanded unrealistic profits. Secretaries Weeks and Hoover anticipated bids from substantial sources, but none appeared in their absence.
An open air mass meeting at Roberson's store drew the public and labor to back the upcoming labor convention planned for next week in the city. Speakers J F Barret R E Clodfelter J L Bradford and Tom Jamison urged participation and secured memberships in the local union. Another such gathering is set for 7 30 tonight on North Main street with music by the union band.
Telegram late today announced evangelist Cyclone Mack will miss his Monday evening address in the city. Barret said the reason likely lies in three possibilities: a dangerous illness, ongoing revival duties in North Wilkesboro, or his wife’s continuing illness. The evangelist promised a full explanation by telegram.
In New York, the cotton market opened steady with October at 13.40, December 13.81, January 13.77, March 13.99, and May 14.08. Active months sold 6 to 8 points after the call as traders booked profits amid reduced speculative short interest and chatter about fewer bales awaiting clearance aboard ships.
Elizabeth City appears certain to obtain a municipal hospital. Secretary Job reports over 10 000 subscriptions and notes several committees remain to report. Total subscriptions are expected to approach 215000.
Chicago reports Governor Len Small plans to return to Springfield to answer warrants held by Sheriff Hester of Sangamon County for embezzlement of state funds while treasurer. He postpones the good roads tour to Friday next week to finish official business and be in Springfield Tuesday morning.
American prisoners held in Moscow and Petrograd are to be sent across the Russian border by Monday at the latest, according to a message received by Walter L. Brown of the American relief administration from Leo Kameneft.
First Methodist Protestant on North Main invites Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. led by R H Shaw Jr and worship at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Missionary societies meet Monday at 2:30 p.m. on Willowbrook with Mrs W C London. Prayer meeting and Christian Endeavor Wednesday at 8 p.m. Choir practice Friday at 8 p.m. First Reformed invites Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. led by John W Hedrick with services at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Rev Dallas R Krebs preaches. baptism after evening sermon. Deacons meet Tuesday 8 p.m. Brother Marvin Shields conducts Wednesday prayer at 7:30 p.m. Public invited to worship.
St Marys Episcopal lists Rev Thomas Lee Trott as rector with Mr R F Johnson as organist. The 11th Sunday after Trinity morning services at 11 o clock include Holy Communion.
Wesley Memorial Methodist led by Pastor W A Lambeth holds Sunday school at 9 30 a m with B C Harmon as superintendent The pastor will preach at the eleven o clock Holy Communion and morning sermon Anthems include Save Me O 300 by Tombeile and O Taste and See by Rogers Evening song Draw Me to Thee by Nevin listed with service briefings
James A. Clarke is the pastor at First Baptist Church with Sunday school at 9 30 a m.
Rev. Dallas R. Krebs arrives in the city to accept the pastorate at First Reformed Church after relocating from Spring City Pennsylvania.
Train 157 due at 7 02 a m and Train 37 due at 8 02 a m ran seven hours late today because a freight train derailed near Washington delaying service across the line.
Jacksonville Florida was selected as the meeting place for the 1922 Southern Baptist convention to begin May 17 1922 after the executive committee and a sub committee visited the city secured hotel and auditorium guarantees and convenient facilities for attendees.
Wilmington August 6. W A Keenan Jr of Lockport New York orders a fountain memorial to his parents William Rand Keenan and Mary Hargrave Keenan. A New York architectural firm is preparing to begin work Monday morning. The fountain will cost about 100000 dollars and be placed at a major intersection.
Washington August 6 forecast calls for normal temperatures and partly cloudy skies across the South Atlantic states. Widely scattered local thunder showers are expected with the weekly pattern.
Washington August 6 Catholic officials received official word that Bishop Michael J. Curley of St Augustine Florida will succeed the late Cardinal Gibbons as archbishop of Baltimore. Rome dispatches had indicated the selection but delays due to formalities occurred.
Construction on the Baptist Theological Seminary for Negroes in Nashville Tennessee will likely start in January. Dr O L Hailey secretary of the establishing commission says the city has donated 43 acres for the site and two years of classes have been held with help from Roger Williams University instructors and local Negro Baptist pastors.
About 50 new missionaries appointed by the Foreign Mission board of the Southern Baptist convention sail from Seattle on August 27 for stations in China and Japan. Japan will receive at least ten of the new workers the largest number sent there at one time. Other new missionaries will sail soon for Brazil Argentina Chile and Africa.
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