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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1921
Page
4
A witty column riffs on politics and social mores, pairing sharp wordplay with satirical jabs. It lampoons prohibition, alimony, Ireland, industry, and international affairs while threading for humor through current issues and quirky phrases.
The speech signals that Ireland may return to normalcy after turbulent times. The article notes caution about troop presence near Cannon Cot ton Mills and hopes no firing occurs during their stay. A circus day draws fond parental attention as six people were shot in a Kentucky circus tent incident prompting possible investigation. China plans a $1 delegation to disarmament talks and may send more delegates.
Congresswoman Alice Robertson says she does not know of any American woman qualified for the disarmament conference. She suggests Annie Oakley as a possibility. Secretary Davis notes 5,700,000 Americans are out of work but does not specify how many are idle and seeking work.
Reports indicate quiet return in Concord and Kannapolis as cotton mills resume work. Local police and sheriffs handled earlier tensions. governor sent troops only after crowd jeered workers. Militia now idle, with authorities saying no further disorder expected and a settlement requires give and take from both sides.
The French tennis star Mile Lenglen collapsed after a grueling first set loss to Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory at Forest Hills. Illness forced Lenglen to forfeit the second set and subsequent matches, casting doubt on her American debut and prompting debate over whether she was fully fit.
Salisbury adopts a novel speeding statute charging a dollar for each mile over the limit. The plan ties punishment directly to offense, allowing courts to mete out penalties proportional to excess speed and reduces reliance on technicalities.
A leading insurance company promotes a safe flight program offering a return-within-safety guarantee. The offer promises $1 to $1000 to travelers who complete a trial flight and return safely, signaling confidence in air travel safety.
Alvin M. Owsley, acting director of the American Legion Americani zation commission, attacks financial journals for opposing adjusted compensation. He says Wall Street controls the press, while thousands of Main Streets across the country support the measure, and defends the Legion as a friend of both small and large business.
Nearly 19 000 acres will be opened next month for homestead entry by WWII veterans. On September 9 222 farms on the North Platte irrigation project will open, followed by 57 farms on the Shoshone project on September 16. For sixty days filings are limited to service persons. The North Platte area, once cattle range, now hosts productive farms with alfalfa sugar beets corn and potatoes. The Shoshone tract lies in dairy country and promises growth as the district fills.
Plans in Shanghai aim to raise Taels 150,000 to start a new American school building project. The eight year program includes eight years of schooling and four years of high school with a 17 acre French concession site. A board of managers will split appointments between missions and Shanghai business representatives.
A 17 member British trade mission led by R. M. Hodgson leaves London for Moscow. They carry six weeks of food, coffee, household goods, and two cars, prepared for possible rail disruption. Hodgson says they carry no arms as tensions rise. The note adds varied odds and ends from the era, including stray statistics on Alaska homesteads and Japan’s factory workforce.
George Fitzmaurice directs Idols of Clay a tale of South Sea islands and Limehouse slums. Mae Murray and David Powell star with a story by Ouida Berger. Faith Merrill protects Dion Holme who revives his sculpting talent after a mixed fate in London and perilous passions unfold.
The central labor union of Charlotte in session last night adopted resolutions pledging support to James F Barrett, elected president of the State Federation of Labor at its annual High Point convention. Resolutions signed by J W McDonald, president, and H A LaTour, secretary.
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