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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1919
Page
1
The article reports the fuel administration pledging no relaxation of its stringent public restrictions. Operators will accelerate coal production and delivery to return to normal figures in a short time.
Paris report says Germany's reply to the supreme council note requests immediate signing of the peace protocol and signals capitulation on the Scapa Flow issue. The German delegation translates the reply as a acceptance with a willingness to discuss other points, per transigeant.
DeCourcy Pollock three years old son of Mr and Mrs D M Pollock 905 North Main street suffered a broken leg from a fall at home this morning at 10 o’clock He climbed on a chair lost balance and his foot was caught in the chair arm He received medical care and is resting easily this afternoon He is brother to Marcelia Pollock who has been ill with diphtheria for weeks.
Senator La Follette denounces the Cummins bill as raising freight rates and increasing the cost of living as the nation seeks a quick return to normal conditions after the railroads return to private operation.
The cotton market opened steady but turned nervous as fuel restriction relief was not expected and coal miners’ strike settlement failed to unlock gains. Prices slid with January at 26.65 and May at 32.40 amid weak foreign exchange and unsettled sentiment.
Paris December 11 The supreme council received Hungary’s premier explanation for delay in sending delegates to Neuilly. He said several delegates were imprisoned in Romania, causing the hold up. The report cites Havas Agency.
Washington December meeting of the national association of Republican State Chairmen focused on organization and coordination for the coming campaign. Will Hays and officials discussed decentralizing campaign contributions and extending limits in state campaigns. Officials laid out details for the national convention in Chicago scheduled for June 8.
Thousands homeless as floods from heavy rains sweep Alabama Georgia and Mississippi. Rivers reach record high levels causing rail disruption and millions in property losses. Casualties include both white and black residents across Meridian Columbus West Point and nearby towns.
The former German liner Imperator now operated by Cunard sailed from New York for Plymouth. Clearance delays arose because Washington held papers while charges of coal overage were settled.
Michael E. Shea harvested the first white deer in Massachusetts in many hunting seasons. He planned to eat the venison when told of a Wordsworth inspired tradition that it is bad luck to kill a white deer, a superstition tied to the poet's era.
In Jerseyville Illinois an expensive horse owned by Edward Newman of Bayles vanished months ago. The animal was discovered recently dead and starved, wedged between two trees in an abandoned field after wandering away.
Leaf river overflow forces evacuation of more than a thousand residents from lowland areas in Nattilersburg. Refugees sheltered in courthouse and schools as relief crews in skiffs rescue residents through the night. A rescue boat carrying nine African Americans overturned, with three drowned. River stagnates as officials expect a receding water level today.
In reprisal for the execution of General Felipe Angeles 400 Villistas attacked Muzquiz early Tuesday looting stores and seizing several prominent citizens for hostage according to information received here today.
The Associated Charities Board of Directors will hold a meeting Friday evening at 7 30 at the Ser vice Rooms above Hart Drug. A full attendance is urged as many important matters will be discussed.
Washington December 11 Army officers especially in aviation discuss Major General Meneher's probe into Lt Belvin Maynard who allegedly blamed fatalities in the transcontinental air derby on liquor. Maynard is ordered to explain his statements before the air service chief Monday. The case may reach a board of inquiry with possible court martial.
Lewis Schmidt of Long Island City testified at a New York court martial that Captain Karl W. Detzer brutalized prisoners in Le Mans France and assaulted enlisted men. Schmidt admitted he was sore at the captain and that he acted as a stool pigeon by gathering evidence for Detzer.
The Department of Agriculture announced final estimates placing U S total cotton production for the 1919 20 season at 5 275 096 000 pounds exclusive of linters, equivalent to 11 030 000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight.
The House Judiciary Committee began hearings on a bill to prohibit and punish sedition against the government and to bar using the mails to promote such acts.
Chicago December 11 Charles E Wry secretary of the national association of retail clothiers warned that clothing prices will continue upward next spring He noted steps to minimize price advances while costs for popular suits rise from 25 50 to 60 or more There will be no immediate relaxation of coal restrictions despite a strike settlement Fuel Administrator Garfield said public must continue to conserve coal use
President Wilson reviewed a memo on the Mexican situation detailing Carranza interference in American oil operations. The report was prepared by Chairman Payne of the Shipping Board using information from oil producers and Mexican owners.
Secretary Lansing stated there is no difference between the president and the state department on the Mexican situation. He addressed reports that the president’s stance on the Fall resolution reversed long standing department policy.
The funeral for Mrs. Sarah Sechrest wife of D B Sechrest died after months of illness was held at her home 704 Hamilton street Tuesday afternoon at 1 36 and 1 39 o clock conducted by Rev O L Ruth pastor of the Holiness church and assisted by Rev W A Lambeth of Wesley Memorial Methodist church Interment followed in Oakwood cemetery
President Wilson telegraphed Acting President Lewis of the coal miners union expressing appreciation for the miners representatives patriotic action at Indianapolis yesterday. He urged that all work together to secure a settlement that is just and fair without delay.
Township meeting in Mechanicsville with County Superintendent Thomas R. Foust and the local school board debated consolidation of the high schools. Most attendees favored the move and some urged building the new facility despite cost.
Justice William Heston, known as Willie Heston of Michigan football fame, fined Santa Claus $50 after a department store window theft where $56 worth of toys went missing. The case involved Roland James, a professional Santa Claus, detected in the theft at the store.
In Southington, Winstead Conn on December 18 Jules Bianchi six aimed a pistol at three year old Emillo Bianchi in a dark dining room. A bullet pierced Emillo's lung and the incident is described as an accidental shooting within the family home.
Paris reports heavy fighting as Italian Fascist leader D Annunzio and French volunteers clash at Fiume. Both sides suffer many dead and wounded with claims of French depots pillaged by D Annunzio forces per a Genevy dispatch via Petit Parisian.
Tentative plans outline a student publication at the local high school. The bi monthly paper will cover public school news in High Paint and is to be edited by students. First issue expected early January.
Georges Clemenceau premier of France arrived in London today to confer with British Prime Minister Lloyd George on matters of mutual concern. The leaders are expected to discuss postwar policies and security arrangements.
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