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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1916
Page
4
A assorted column discusses war causes and administration actions including weather reporting, trade and industry notes, and political commentary. The piece cites Mr. Bickett, the Deutschland voyage to Bremen, dye usage in hosiery, railroad controversy, Kaiser sentiment, and prison reform trends. It blends opinion with brief factual hints about events and personalities.
Lively politics are promised as Democrats set T. W. Bickett to speak next Saturday and Republicans plan a reply with Frank Linney. The piece notes North Carolina congressmen Overman Webb Britt and others staking positions on labor, militarism, and reelection instincts in a tense pre election climate.
A collection of anecdotes and jokes from varied sources. A mother debates butter and jam on bread as economy. A three year old tastes a radish and mispronounces a threat. A stranger at church faces a board meeting. A preacher’s wife finds a warm welcome and a quip about the pulpit.
The New York cotton market opened firm with near months holding gains. October hit a new high at 14.54 and December and January rose to 14.61 and 14.68 as August and October futures showed strength before some profit taking and price fluctuations.
Chicago markets report a wild wheat session with openers 15 to 3% higher than Saturday. December contracts show gains across the board with 1.55 to 1.53 ranges and a brief profit-taking dip steadying near 1.53.
A child learns a misinformed equinox tale from a father while a sailor in Shanghai encounters a native with a pot of rice. The exchange turns on a mistaken myth and a joke about a friend arriving to eat the flowers.
Niagara Falls August 21 The American single tax advocates at their annual conference decided to establish an international Fels commission fund replacing the Joseph Fels fund whose work was U S only. Mrs Fels of Philadelphia was empowered to name a committee to design the plan and New York City will be the fund’s headquarters. The single taxers announce an active campaign across the states.
Berlin reports an Italian newspaper says English writer Norman Angell was sentenced to 18 months hard labor after months under arrest for refusing to participate in the war. The plea of conscientious objection was reportedly overruled by an English court.
London August 21 The Manchester Bantams charged with the first brigades in the big push took no prisoners and were angered by German troops who answered with a derisive cock a doodle do at intervals during the fighting.
British admiralty reports a German submarine sank a small cruiser and a destroyer off the east coast. A second small cruiser and a battleship were damaged in the same engagement. Berlin notes the report was received by wireless on August 21.
The R. R. Co will sell at public auction the freight car No. 37670 from Alcola South Carolina consigned to High Point Furniture Company. Some lumber was refused by the consignee. Shipment date December 15 1915. Auction to occur September 22 at 1 o'clock and charges apply.
President Wilson will sign the naval appropriation bill on Tuesday, with plans for a vast building program. The next day, bids for battleships, scout cruisers, submarines, destroyers and other vessels will be invited, with a bid opening set for October 18.
At Camp Glenn on August 21 General Young was presented a splendid horse by officers of the first North Carolina brigade. Colonel Rodman, with Col. S W Minor, presented the gift on the general's birthday. The event included a speech by General Young and a Dixie played by the band. A supply company was organized in the third infantry under the new defense act.
Corpus Christi Texas August 21 The death toll from the tropical storm that hit Corpus Christi and 10 adjacent south Texas counties was set at 13. Nine crew members of the freighter Pilot Boy perished off the Aransas Pass jetties. Additional Mexican fatalities were reported at Katherine on the King ranch near Alice and another at San Diego. Estimated total damage in the region reached 2 million dollars with Corpus Christi bearing about 500 thousand. Other losses included Aransas Pass Rockport Alice San Diego Robstown Bishop Grande Valley and scattered areas along the lower coast.
Mayor Pickett reported to the council that unpaid water bills under the current administration and since City Manager Lyon took office average a monthly $13 uncollected amount, less than one half of one percent of total collections. The council praised Lyon for the small loss and the difficulty of collecting money from diverse residents.
About a hundred shots were fired across the border near Naco Arizona when District of Columbia negro national guard patrols clashed with a Mexican party. Mexicans halted while crossing, fired in response, and one Mexican was wounded and captured.
Greensboro on Aug 21 reports 4825 children ages six to twenty one in the public schools, white and black, per census by Charles J. Lamb. The total surpasses 1915 and 1916 figures, indicating a substantial influx of new families into the city limits alongside a one year age rise.
San Francisco August 21 Bill Johnston national tennis champion who will defend his Forest Hills title next week credits his mother for steering him from football toward tennis. In an interview his father Robert Johnston traces Bill’s early days from Haight Street district football quips to joining S R Marvins boys club at 14 and forming an invincible doubles pair with Johnny Strachan. The elder Johnston notes Bill's career includes numerous cups and trophies and recalls a prized pair of flannel pants won when funds were tight. The club also produced Maurice McLoughlin Peck Griffin and Dr Melville Long among others.
Washington Aug 21 The Niagara River project for a Buffalo bridge or tunnel is authorized by a bill from Representative Smith New York and was favorably reported Saturday by the House Commerce Committee Local capitalists back the plan aiming to span the river with a toll facility in Buffalo New York awaiting action by Congress
High Point again led Saturday real estate activity with two notable sales. The Welborns sold a 100 by 210 foot lot on Lewise avenue to Ada Frances Meador for 1500 dollars, the day’s largest deal. A 50 by 180 foot lot on Louise avenue sold by Home Investment and Improvement Co to Fred R. Hicks for 50 dollars.
Berne August 21 reports a widow in Stettin Germany was sentenced to 18 months in prison at hard labor for falling in love with a Russian prisoner of war. Her daughter Olga aged 19 received six months at hard labor for flirting with a Russian prisoner.
Athens telegraph reports Greek troops withdrew in Florina as Bulgarian forces moved forward. German and Bulgarian ministers promise respect for local residents and say occupied territory will be restored after the war.
Sub-Lieutenant Geo Guyenemer of the French flying corps is again noted by the war office in a Sunday statement for his daring exploits and reputation among aviators.
Dr. Morris J. Alexander, Sr., longtime head of the Mississippi board of health, ended his life at his Tunica residence yesterday after months of ill health. He had been a prominent public figure in the state health service.
Manager Wagner announces an elite lineup at the Broadway with top stars daily. Monday features Marguerite Snow in A Half Million Bribe, followed by Blanche Sweet in TV on Wednesday. Thursday showcases a noted child actress in Little Mary Sunshine, Friday features Donald OBrien in The Smugglers, and Saturday screens The Secret of the Submarine.
Hay fever and asthma torment many. Foley's Honey and Tar eases inflammation clears passages soothes coughs and heals. This wholesome family remedy contains no opiates, a bottle lasts a long time, for sale by Mann Drug Co.
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