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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1926
Page
4
A compact quotation pairing biblical and literary lines on memory and fate. The Psalm 87:5 verse is contrasted with a Dumas line about memory as a paradise from which fate cannot drive us.
A Wordsworth verse meditation on nations, swords to ledgers, and the poet's conflicted loyalty. The speaker laments unfilial fears and honors the country as a bulwark for human causes, noting the rare wonder of a poet able to feel as lover or child.
A. 3. Horovitz, an immigrant chemist, announces a liquid cure named Narcosin using plant distillates from cotton seed and soy. Reported in 400 New York hospital cases, the remedy supposedly halts physical drug cravings with few relapses, though permanency remains uncertain. The syndicate notes highlight its potential to end widespread addiction.
Mr Townsend offers a theory in a grammar debate about a sentence on a railroad right of way. The debate centers on whether the verb should be is or are when two thirds of oats and another grain are mentioned. The paper argues for a singular verb if oats alone is referenced and a plural verb if multiple crops are implied.
Twelve jurors find Edward Doheny and Albert Fall not guilty of conspiracy to defraud the government in federal oil land leases. Despite acquittal, the public harbors strong condemnation as the case stirs national sentiment.
The passage states that Fall and Doheny are free but not vindicated, with fraud presumed by mature judges. Lands seized in the alleged conspiracy remain with others, and a civil case differs from criminal burdens. The jury’s not guilty verdict in crime is described as the benefit of the doubt within legal standards.
Christmas safety guidance urges careful tree decorating with non inflammable materials and secure placement. Avoid candles and paper ornaments near lights, inspect wiring, keep trees out after holidays, and supervise children with matches and stubs to prevent fires.
In a Chicago suburb a rotted farm house floor yields 2500 dollars allegedly buried with a larger treasure of 60000 dollars. Police guard the site as crowds seek the fortune amid rumors of more riches hidden nearby. A separate note mentions The Blossom steamer returning from Treasure Island comments.
A Spaniard Jost Dantch allegedly hid church vestments gold and silver loot with an Englishman Zulmiro amassing eight million. Captain George Finlay Simmons of the schooner Blossom says landslides erased landmarks making the map useless while pirate ghosts haunt the hills. Yet readers flood him with tips from across the country seeking guidance to locate the treasure.
A humorous snippet about a Scot in front of a nickel phone as a neighbor’s house burns, followed by observations on Christmas neckties and beards post holidays. A quip on the phrase Stop and shop before Christmas and Stop afterward.
Chamber of Commerce directors laud prompt invitation to President Harrison to locate Southern Railway main offices in Winston-Salem if moved from Washington. The city touts growth, residential appeal, central Rail line position, and a $500,000 annual payroll as reasons for attracting the offices and prestige.
The Raleigh News and Observer outlines three notes on prohibition. It cites House votes for enforcement funding, Senator Bruce's minimal attendance during a lengthy anti prohibition speech, and Chauncey Depew on the Volstead Act amid ongoing wet politics.
The article analyzes the high cost of a proposed state constabulary with 172 officers, estimating $602000 yearly plus maintenance, and $750000 with incidental expenses. It discusses funding ideas from licenses, highway funds, and title revenues, plus jurisdiction fights and examples from Ohio.
Letters from readers discuss subject verb agreement with long phrases and collective nouns. W H Townsend argues on railroad oats line and two thirds plural predicate. naval secretary Daniels blasts juries over Fall-Doheny verdict calling it worst since Runnymede and urges reform of DC jury system.
In Raleigh on December 16 AP reports former Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels branded the verdict in the Fall-Doheny conspiracy trial as the worst thing to threaten free people since Magna Charta. Daniels criticized the acquittal for twelve men and stated that such a ruling betrays civil liberties.
The bishops publish a letter stating it is not an appeal for political intervention but a warning to Christian civilization about attacks on its foundations. Cardinal Hayes says the aim is to rest the Mexican controversy, not revive it, and American standards must judge Mexico. The text cites independence, Aquinas, Blackstone and the supreme court to argue conscience can surpass state edicts when against divine law.
A letter claiming to oppose church state separation and support political entry is said to be fabricated for campaign purposes, with critics alleging neglect of education as a motive. Officials warn against using forged statements to influence voters.
The Baptist colleges with 500 capacity face a debt difference between the new plant cost and old plant sale proceeds minus 150000 paid. The state general board governs administration. A three year drive was planned in Wilmington to wipe the denominational debt by 1930, likely delayed until 1928 with interim short term loans.
Checks total over four hundred dollars but many more poor families remain unassisted. Social agencies and welfare workers report new needy cases daily as they survey poorer districts and request public help.
A call urges readers to donate to the paper. It promises proper acknowledgment and that funds will be directed into wise channels.
Rebecca Bradley Rogers, linked by Farmers National Bank staff to a $1,000 robbery at Buda, Texas, faces arson and robbery charges. She was released on bonds totaling 7,000 dollars after arrest for allegedly starting a vacant Round Rock building fire as a decoy to facilitate further robbery.
A special meeting of the stock holders of the Commercial National Bank of High Point North Carolina is called for Thursday December 16 1926 at 10 oclock a m in the directors room to consider increasing the capital stock and surplus accounts and for other business as may come before the meeting J Elwood Cox president November 15 1926
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