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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1920
Page
4
New York reports Miss Louise Connolly of Newark argues marriage not essential but women should study mate selection as they pursue economic independence. She says some women instinctively hunt, others use tricks, and warns against revealing marriage intent to avoid scaring off suitors.
Geologists report helium gas flowing from artesian wells in the San Luis valley with analyses showing up to 62 percent. The non combustible gas is valued for dirigible use and lifting power, prompting visits by experts and plans for a nearby helium landing station to support transcontinental airships.
Albany Argus notes a busy week with Watch Your Wife shown nightly. Raleigh discusses a real theater. Macon sheriff’s suicide after defeat cited as caution. J Hamp Rich faces pressure over his uniform. Congressional Record waste and lobby bugs criticized. Wilson and Viscount Grey letter dispute noted. Post office worries discussed. Flu disruption hits Rotary lecture plans. German Kaiser punishment proposals rise as Hague peace talks stall.
The temperance board of the Methodist church denounces women’s tobacco use as appalling and compares it to effects on youth. The board notes no women sit on the temperance board, which is entirely male.
A filler notes men began shaving beards so enemies could not grab hair. It contrasts with the modern married man who jokes about the foresight of his ring tailed forebears.
The High Point influenza outbreak prompts a late order banning public gatherings. Officials urge strict adherence to distancing, mask and hygiene rules, noting many cases unreported and urging residents to stay home when ill and avoid crowds.
The article argues immediate action to end government control of railroads to prevent a national transportation crisis. It cites Senator Cummins stating roads performed better under private ownership and urges returning the railways to their owners with necessary legislation for continued operation.
Opinion urges allied action to extradite Germans accused of war crimes. Author warns that delaying or soft sentiment could let violators escape justice and calls for bringing suspects to trial, arguing Germany promised extradition and condemning inhumane acts.
An exchange jokes that it would take a tank with each side 430 miles long to hold the Atlantic Ocean, then dismisses the idea of confining so much water as impractical.
One year ago today in the war era the Paderewski premier party carried the Polish election. A clash occurred between Spartacans and government troops at Madgeburg as compulsory arbitration was eliminated from the League of Nations constitution.
Observations indicate gold purity and hue differ by locality. Australian gold appears distinctly redder than California ore, while Ural gold is the reddest among those noted.
Palmer asserts he is no respecter of persons and did not imply malice toward individuals. He says the remark about respecting purses was misrepresented in the press.
The Winston-Salem Sentinel notes Mr Hoover maintains a plausible path to the nomination as many rivals have talked themselves out of the race.
A Raleigh Times editorial questions the value of publishing Viscount Grey’s views when they serve only his personal opinions and not the wider public interest. The piece argues space should be reserved for broader, more representative discourse.
A brief Dispatch line questions Admiral Sims about additional missteps by Daniels in the war effort beyond the cited error. It frames the inquiry as a query to the admiral regarding strategic conduct and accountability.
The New York Save-a-Life League reports 3,212 men and 1,909 women in the United States took their own lives last year, noting the figure is a partial count and lower than in other years. It says personal crisis reports rise after wars, but the 1919-1920 period shows a smaller increase and hope for a further decrease.
Today events mark the 100th anniversary of Henry Howard Branwell born poet known for verses popular with Union troops. Wyoming public health officials convene in Cheyenne for the annual Wyoming Public Health Association meeting.
Landlord Solomon Halperin sues tenant Robert R. Barnitt for allegedly letting his mother-in-law and father-in-law stay in his apartment for four days. The lease clause prohibits additional occupants without consent. The case drew wide interest as a judge postponed ruling.
Washington reports the dissolution of the supreme council in Paris returns to traditional channels through accredited ambassadors and foreign offices. There will be frequent conferences between diplomats in Paris and Ambassador Wallace who will report to the state department on proposals on the Adriatic question and the Turkish treaty.
Miss Mary Griffith of Goshen New York reports a three-decade cow that never dried up and has produced twenty one calves. The aged bovine now yields nine and a half quarts of milk daily on her farm near Goshen.
In Chicago on February 6 the plan shifts limousines to milady for marketing butter and household needs on a cash and carry basis. The women's price commission champions milady doing her own shopping to save money, leaving no room for perfumed dogs in the carriages.
London Feb 6 Sir George Newman principal medical officer states the influenza epidemic cost Great Britain 100000 lives in 1918 In the forty eighth annual report of the local government board he notes a sharp drop in English children vaccinated from above 70 percent in 1901 to 1904 to as low as 43 percent recently
The robin and the English sparrow are cited as the most abundant birds in the United States. Romans used music as a curative power for ailments such as gout and sciatica.
Dr. Charles G. Abbot, director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory since 1907, suggests if wireless messages reach Earth from space they may originate from Venus 25,000,000 miles away rather than Mars. He replaces prior beliefs with Venus as the likely source.
Today's birthdays list prominent figures: Sir Malachy Daly, former Nova Scotia governor, 84, born in Marchemont Quebec. Duke of Orleans, Bourbon claimant, 51. George J. Gould, New York City born railroad magnate, 56. George H. Hodges, former Kansas governor, Orion Wisconsin, 54. Sherman K. Burroughs, New Hampshire congressman from Dunbarton, 50.
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