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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1919
Page
4
The Associated Press distributes its exclusive news dispatches to this paper with rights reserved for republication. Local news published herein may be credited or not credited as provided, and all special dispatches are likewise reserved for republication by this newspaper.
The poem evokes a sunny mood while warning of tomorrow's sorrows. It references wedding plans as Lucretia marries Mike and hints at challenging times ahead amid reflections on fate and fear. The verses mix whimsy with caution about looming troubles.
The High Point paper urges closer ties between parents and teachers for the new school year. It argues cooperation is essential for best student results and notes that teachers are paid to educate, with home attention needed to match classroom efforts. Superintendent Marr supports this view.
William Jennings Bryan proposes a government commission to fix price levels and grant temporary wage increases to meet higher living costs. Wages would be cut when government action reduces the cost of living, with Bryan often ahead of public opinion on such reforms.
The piece argues buying government securities as a way to leverage money’s purchasing power, noting war-time prices and wages, the potential shifts in value, and the aim to curb profiteering. It endorses war savings stamps as a safe path and questions Bryan’s plan.
In Goldsboro J B Morgan Jr a Raleigh News and Observer employee was bruised after a confrontation with A M Gillikin a local alderman and businessman. Gillikin demanded payment for his son's paper deliveries and struck Morgan when refused. Bystanders separated them after several blows.
The passage urges increased parental cooperation as teachers face tougher tasks this year. It stresses regular class attendance, diligent lesson preparation, and avoiding play that interferes with study, promising higher marks if parents support students and teachers work together.
An editorial in the Textile Bulletin of Charlotte claims Catholicism fuels rifts in local unions around Charlotte and Concord North Carolina. It cites John Golden of the United Textile Workers and organizer John Deane as Catholics, sparking anti Catholic sentiment among Baptist Methodist and Presbyterian workers and possible new unions not led by Golden and Deane. Disputes over funds and an accusation of immorality against Deane are noted as tensions rise.
Fritzi Seheff the Vienna born actress and vocalist is 39. Luther E. Hall ex governor of Louisiana is 50. Prof Thomas Raeburn White at Penn Law and League to Enforce Peace is 44. Henry F Hollis former New Hampshire senator is 50. Born in Dublin Indiana Concord New Hampshire.
In Chicago on Aug 30 Harry D. Wilson Louisiana agriculture commissioner leads a Louisiana planters and business group to transport and hire returning black workers. They aim to recruit former plantation laborers who left during the war and wish to return south.
In Charlotte on August 30 George Nash reports he was not hindered by bullets fired by his wife Jane Nash during a reported domestic disturbance on North A street. Police questioned the pair after five shots were fired at Nash. Jane Nash was arrested as officers learned she had procured a now banned commodity.
In a room over a Nashville theater C Nelson Parrish 34 shot and killed his brother Jake 42 in front of his sister who witnessed the event She said she knows no reason for the tragedy Parrish claimed he was justified after firing seven shots then re loaded his revolver and fired again before arrest.
In Oregon the minimum wage for women office workers is 48 dollars per month. Store workers face 11.10 dollars weekly while factories laundries and related domestic service jobs are set at 11.61 dollars per week.
A rundown of notable dates and events: the Amphitrite wreck near Boulogne Sands with 28 deaths. 1841 Melbourne resigns. 1850 Albert lays foundation stone in Edinburgh. 1870 Germans surprise French at Sedan. 1908 New Orleans fire causes 1.5 million in damage. 1969 Paris hosts an international trade congress. 1914 Allies retreat to Seine. 1915 German attack near Riga. 1916 Romanians push Carpathian passes. 1917 Italian troops cross the Isonzo River.
The Day's News notes Marion Leroy Barton, turning forty five today, as a prominent educator who rose from Iowa farmer's boy to Yale Divinity School faculty. After teaching, ordination, and ministry, he led Smith College and, in 1911 or two years prior, assumed the presidency of the University of Minnesota.
Eleven more Boston police officers were tried on charges of violating department rules by joining the new police union. Union leaders warned a police strike could trigger a near total city labor tie-up, with Carmen hotel and restaurant workers and bartenders pledging support to the police.
The 1919 summer vacation season ends as Centenary of jurist William P. Sheffield is noted. A major Minnesota State Fair exhibition opens at Hamline for a week. Notre Dame alumnae federation planning in Cincinnati. Delegations convene in Tacoma for Norwegian singers festival. Wales royal guest plans Blue Sea Lake visit. Jean Chandi Lawson wedding to Burgess Alison Filwards set at Dreamwold near Boston. Socialist party holds emergency national convention in Chicago. Atlantic cable transmits a signal in 0.3 seconds.
Under an order of Guilford Superior Court A G Edwards as administrator will sell for cash on September 29, 1919 at 2 PM the John Giles place in Jamestown township Guilford County North Carolina. The tract contains about 14 acres with specific metes and bounds described in the deed to Irene Giles from Levi Jones and wife August 1884 as recorded in Book 69 page 767.
One year ago today German forces began a general retreat from Flanders as British troops seized Bullecourt and pushed toward the Wotan line. United States and French units recaptured Chavigny, signaling a turning moment in the conflict.
In a Chinese scene a lower ranking rider on horse back dismounts to let a superior pass. The act shows deference and hierarchy as the inferior yields space to the higher authority before proceeding.
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