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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1917
Page
5
A reflective poem tracing roses in bloom as a symbol of memory time and death. The speaker recalls past years and the fleeting nature of beauty and life, with perfume and tears shaping a melancholic mood.
New York reports 150 volunteer agents deployed to monitor public speakers for treasonable utterances. Adolph Deutsch, 96 Beach Forty-fifth Street Edgemere, held on $50 bail after allegedly declaring the President should be hanged for conscription. Navy electrician George Rebelius and witness John Donovan corroborated the incident. Mayor Mitchel considers measures beyond a death penalty. Patrick Basquil of 353 West Forty-fourth Street jailed five days after interrupting an army recruiting meeting and shouting insulting remarks about American soldiers. Magistrate Doyle refused a fine option.
Had Watermelon Feast. The Baraca and Philatelia classes of the North Main Street Methodist Protestant church hosted a watermelon supper at the farm of C. Robbins near the city in Randolph county. Members traveled by automobile, shared many melons, and called it the annual outing, praising the farm setting and surroundings as ideal for the occasion.
Mr and Mrs John A Lindsay Jr have returned from a several day automobile trip visiting Jackson Springs Lake View Rockingham Southern Pines and Pinehurst.
Mrs. Frank Ford is expected to return to the city in the next few days after a three week stay in Baltimore with friends and relatives. Mr. Ford had anticipated her earlier return but the trip extended unexpectedly.
Mr and Mrs J J Farriss and their child ren have moved into their home in the Land Park recently vacated by Mr Sis son.
Misa Mozelle Ellison left for Richmond to visit friends. J. M. Dodson of Durham visited on business. J. J. Barrow and W. J. Barrow of Louisburg spent the day in the city on business. C. L. Abernathy and J. L. Matlard of New Bern also visited for business. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Weaver and children left for Asheville. Miss Annie McDuffie of Greensboro is guest of Miss Nellie Muse. Nellie Muse visits to Asheville and western NC. Cyrus Wheeler returned after days in Pittsburgh on business. Mrs. Ro Charles and Mrs. Jd. Ed. Hardee are guests in Winston Salem.
A joint session of the Public Utilities Board of Ohio, Illinois and Indiana will be held in Indianapolis tomorrow to consider the railroads request for an increase of 15 cents per ton in interstate coal freight rates.
Floyd R. Harrison, linked with the department of agriculture since 1906 and a Petersburg Virginia native, was appointed assistant to the secretary during the emergency in Washington on August 22.
London officials report Dr. Addison, minister of reconstruction, urging chemical industry leaders to increase production to fund the war and prepare for postwar disruption. He vows government help and calls for worker incentives to adopt improved methods for lasting industry success.
An insurance promotion touts forty thousand dollars of protection for $35 per year or ten cents per day. It markets accident protection tied to lifetime income, urging readers to consider coverage options.
Cairo dispatch reports Turkish paper money rejected in Palestine as its value falls. Governor Jemal Pasha threatens deportation of every tenth banker or leading citizen if prices and exchange do not align with paper money by a set date. The plan targets hoarding and could devastate local communities.
Petroprad reports Minister Manuiloff orders Cyrillic overhaul abolishing the yat letter to avoid e confusion, banning theta in Russian usage, eliminating one form of 1 and removing the hard sign after consonants. Reactions split with teachers and utilitarians cheer, while Leonid Andreyev laments loss of classic form and atmosphere.
Aug 22 Tokio reports how higher prices for life’s essentials provoke worker protests, wage raises, and salary measures. Bonuses begin as labor demand drives resignations in government, commercial, and manufacturing sectors, impacting telegraph and telephone services.
Advertisement touts Calotabs as a safe liver cleanser replacing harsh calomel. Claims one tablet dose with water, no griping or nausea, promotes active liver and clear system. Ends with refund if not delighted and urges seeking genuine sealed twenty dose package for thirty five cents.
Tokio report says Dr. George Michaelis, newly named imperial chancellor, assisted Japanese training efforts during his August dispatch. Details describe collaboration with Japanese officials and plans to advance military and administrative proficiency as part of wartime strategy.
The article recalls New York streets named for War of 1812 figures such as Perry, Christie, Forsyth, Eldridge, Allen, and Ludlow. It notes the names were given a century ago and links street honors to local history, including Commodore Perry and naval hero Captain James Lawrence. It also mentions German influence on Japanese schooling and Dr. Michaelis, a German school founder in Tokyo.
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