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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1920
Page
1
High Point city council held a noon special session and ordered theaters schools churches and poolrooms closed immediately to prevent influenza spread. The council adjourned and will reconvene Saturday unless extraordinary developments occur. a Feb 14 meeting will decide whether to extend the ban.
Washington February 5 officials denied claims that President Wilson knew in advance of Viscount Grey’s letter on the peace treaty. Viscount Grey as private citizen praised Lodge reservations and noted a shift from America’s earlier policy. Secretary Lansing said no protest letter to Britain had been sent and there was no foundation for the reports.
Aurelia H. Reinhardt president of Mills College Oakland travels to Washington with a large petition bearing over 20 600 California signatures urging Congress to ratify the peace treaty and the league of nations covenant.
Paris reports a rift between the allied powers and Germany as Baron Kurt von Leisner refuses to forward list of Germans demanded for extradition. Berlin’s stance, echoed by Gustave Noske, signals defiance. The council of ambassadors will send the list directly to Berlin. Measures to press extradition may follow, though details are unclear.
Lieutenants G. L. Usher and Harle M. Welf, army aviators, were still held by Mexican officials after a forced border landing. American officials pressed for release and reported the aviators are being treated with courtesy. no confirmation yet on Wolf’s release from Attica, Ohio.
A Pennsylvania railroad train from the south to New York derailed after hitting a light engine at Frankfort. The engine and four sleepers left the track, two sleepers overturned, and a fire started in one of the cars prompting a blaze response by firefighters.
Washington readers report that cloture limits on treaty debate face slim chance of enforcement. The piece says the treaty may reach the senate Monday with debate unrestricted and a final vote possible within ten days.
Mrs. H. A. White, president of the Woman's club, urged helpers to make soup at home or work in a soup kitchen if the influenza situation worsens. She asked volunteers to call Mrs. Newlin at the Red Cross home service rooms, phone 580, and also requested automobile volunteers. Calls continued for nurses to assist influenza patients across city sections.
R. D. Fleming of Rocky Mount and T. G. Warner of Tryon are listed among the business visitors in the furniture city today establishing activity and commerce ties.
A caller in The Enterprise building asked how to obtain whiskey during a flu outbreak. The clerk refused to provide guidance, noting uncertainty about government mandates and urging the caller to seek official channels.
Berlin reports that after tonight's cabinet session ministers declared by unanimous vote that surrender of men demanded by allies in unofficial lists or any extradition list is an utter physical impossibility.
Berlin dispatch reports the German cabinet will send another note to the allies warning of fatal consequences if Germans demanded for war crimes trials are extradited.
Mexico City reports former world heavyweight champion Jack Johnson has booked passage on the Monterey and will reach New York in early March. He hopes to settle with Chicago district attorney to seek a title bout against current champion Jack Dempsey.
Water rose in sections of Portsmouth near the Elizabeth river with some streets flooded up to three blocks. Dinwiddie Street from North Street to the river was described as a torrent early today.
Denmark Norway Sweden Finland and Holland agree not to resume trade with Soviet Russia until debts to their nationals are paid or guaranteed. An upcoming Geneva conference will invite governments of European countries and the United States to seek an agreement on coordinated action.
Jasper Jordan aged three died of influenza at his East Commerce street home this morning. He had lived in High Point for several years. Funeral arrangements were not yet completed. His widow, visiting relatives in Visalia, California, had just been informed. Interment location and date were pending the arrival of Mrs. Jordan.
Washington Feb 5 The Senate Agricultural Committee ordered a favorable report on Senator Gronna's bill repealing wartime wheat price controls. The measure would wind up the U S Grain Corporation and require turning its estimated 50 million dollars in profits over to the treasury plus a full operations report to Congress.
It was announced at the Red Cross rooms this afternoon that demands for nurses have surged beyond any prior since influenza began here. Three families urgently need nurses, and one volunteer could save many lives. Citizens are urged to answer the call. telephone the Red Cross rooms at DSO.
Burglars looted the vault of a Pittsburgh steel company in the Equitable building last night. A large sum in securities was stolen. The building houses the New York branch of the federal reserve bank in the financial district.
Extraordinary session in High Point orders immediate ban on public gatherings including churches theatres and schools. Soda fountains must use sanitary cups or sterilizers. spitting in public prohibited. City to post warnings and reassemble next week to assess the outbreak. health officials urge cooperation and sanitation.
Grand Rapids judge C W Sessions presides in the corruption conspiracy trial of U S Senator Reed Newberry and 144 co defendants. The 94 percent senatorial election is referenced with an estimated 700 witnesses to be called.
Norfolk reports damage exceeding $500000 from wind and tides at Ocean View and Willoughby as 15 houses collapse and others near ruin. Tide-cut channels threaten over a million dollars. over 20 families are marooned with 2 to 4 feet of water inside homes.
Macon February 5. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union says its work continues despite national liquor laws. The South Atlantic regional conference heard that enforcement remains a goal and the group will maintain activity in other programs. Speakers included Mrs. T. Adelaide Goodno, president North Carolina WUT. es.
Democratic leaders from New York New Jersey and New England arrived for a testimonial dinner tonight honoring Homer S Cummins Chairman Cummins will be principal speaker and outline party plans for the coming campaign after a upstate speaking tour.
Washington Feb 5 National banks may carry liberty bonds in their assets at the purchase price rather than current market quotes under a ruling by John Skelton Williams comptroller of the currency.
Cotton futures opened easy with March at 34.57 and May at 32.01 as liqu idation renews. Active months traded 60 to 65 points below yesterday's close, March at 33.90 and July at 29.70, then rallied to 36.12 on covering.
Washington reports no progress in wage talks between Director General Hines and railroad unions. After group discussions, leaders planned another meeting with Hines, with no definite outcome expected for several days. International officers of the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and Railway Shop Laborers warned a work stoppage of about 1090000 members would be ordered if wages are not settled.
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