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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1926
Page
4
A New Yorker was arrested for littering Battery Park with pieces of $20 gold certificates. The piece notes that scattering money on Broadway is not unlawful. It mentions the Italy war effort concept and promoter attitudes toward large wealth combinations.
Doctors in Chicago report a patient described as a man without an appendix. They note uncertainty about finding an appendix in the future if such a person exists.
If Congress passes the bill increasing pay for federal court judges, momentum for establishing a new court in North Carolina could grow stronger. The idea gains urgency amid ongoing debate and regional calls for judicial expansion.
In Ur an ancient Chaldean site yields evidence of a 4000 year old art called the permanent wave. The discovery highlights a lasting cultural feature with enduring popularity.
A judge holds that a wife who has not lived with her husband for nearly two years before divorce is entitled to matrimony. He suggests many women may conclude alimony is not worth its cost.
Wall Street faced a setback as a government antitrust action targets a bakery merger. The unexpected move signals a tougher stance on large capitalistic combines and unsettles market confidence.
The more hesitant a man is to engage in trouble, the more pressure he faces. The text notes President Coolidge is urged to intervene in resolving the anthracite coal strike.
Mrs Flo Leeds asserts her private matters regarding James Stillman are personal, while acknowledging that in modern times private affairs are regarded as public business. The remark frames a debate over privacy and public interest.
Admiral Coontz condemns wasteful government spending while defending courage and efficiency. He cites navy radio inefficiency deemed obsolete, recalls WWI control of communications, and argues for navy supervision of radio or risk private monopoly despite current decline in naval primacy.
The Garden Club alarmed by roaming fowls seeks garden protection. City law only bars fowls from streets and sidewalks, not garden invasion. Guilford County statute requires confinement after three days notice to stop wanderlust birds, aiming to protect gardens while avoiding unnecessary imprisonment. Owners should heed the law and curb chickens as cultivation season begins.
The U.S. Senate approved a Copeland resolution urging President Coolidge to intervene in the anthracite coal strike. Coolidge declined to act but did not oppose the vote, with Republicans shifting stance likely for legislative expediency. The move suggests no real conversion, leaving the issue to lie for now.
Notice announces where to view zoning maps connected with the city ordinance. Maps show proposed zones and scope of restrictions. Viewable at S C Clark offices on Main and Washington or at J Elwood Cox Manufacturing Co. Joseph D Cox, zoning commission chair, is at the Cox site.
How ard R Marrero of Columbia University lauds Mussolini in Current History for reorganizing Italy's education. He cites illiteracy drop from 68.8 percent in 1871 to 37.6 percent in 1911 and claims further declines under the regime. He also praises the 1922 appointment of Giovanni Gentile.
The article notes Gentile's twenty month tenure advancing a non political scholarly redesign of Italy’s education from elementary to university, creating a new constitution and spirit. Mussolini supports Catholic instruction, a change that faced little opposition, while Marraro credits the reorganization with revitalizing Italian schools and culture.
Governor McLean keeps backing a Raleigh broadcasting station for North Carolina. State superintendent says at least 500 public schools would install receiving sets if approved. Project would cost 20 000 to 30 000 dollars, likely needing legislative appropriation. Demand for long distance wavelengths is high with only 89 suitable bands.
A Kansas City judge dismisses a damages suit over a film's portrayal of Jim Bridger’s son or daughter arguing that one cannot rely on forebears’ reputations. The piece urges individuals to define themselves by their own deeds and character for future generations.
Princeton University Dean Arthur M. Greene Jr says engineers now examine laborers as well as machines due to reduced cheap labor under new immigration rules. He notes industrial fatigue and human limits, urging acknowledgment of worker care as essential to sustained productivity.
Electric railway concerns originally opposed motor coaches but soon adopted them to compete and improve service. By 1920 only 16 lines used buses, now 280 operate motor coaches, according to John A. Ritchie. The public gains better transportation and railways also benefit.
Letter from Mrs R S Russell voices frustration over delays and inadequate Oak Hill school conditions. Writer recalls campaigns for bonds and extensions, notes crowded rooms, poor heating, insufficient water and toilet facilities, and asks the Enterprise to report progress and deliver a modern school for Oak Hill children despite neighboring areas receiving new facilities.
Mrs. Flo Leeds, co respondent in the Mrs. James A. Stillman divorce case and mother of Jay Leeds, said her business is her own and she will not confirm or deny any potential adoption by James A. Stillman. She asked reporters to leave her alone and offered no further statement.
Gaston B. Means former justice official now in Atlanta penitentiary testified two hours before the federal grand jury probing the American Metal Company affair. He earlier worked with Harry M. Daugherty as attorney general’s aide. Daugherty has also testified. Colonel Thomas W. Miller is indicted for conspiring to defraud the government in releasing about 7 million dollars of sequestered assets to alleged German owners.
Green Street Bible class members will meet tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at 802 East Green Street. John 14 will be studied and Mrs. Williams will lead. All members urged to attend as several important matters will be discussed.
In England a workforce of 25,000 women is employed as electrical workers, highlighting substantial female participation in a technical trade and signaling evolving gender roles in the industry.
Former public school superintendent and current Greater Jacksonville Boy Scout Council executive Weaver Marr spoke from WJAX on the Scouts of America's 16th anniversary. He praised scouting as pedagogically perfect and noted its growth in the South, citing Dean James E. Russell's view that scouting shapes boys into men.
Chicago on February 9 saw wheat fall early after Liverpool declines, then rebound as buyers argued bearish factors were priced in and European demand would pick up. Corn and oats firmed amid wet weather hindering movement, with corn gaining after an initial drop and oats moving between slight losses and gains as hog values supported the pork market.
L. Ward of Kannapolis died in a Salisbury hospital from injuries after an automobile crash Saturday afternoon on the road between China Grove and Rockwell.
Delaware finds that well funded gun supplies are required in a northern community for purposes akin to those in the south. The note links regional demands to broader patterns of firearm availability and use.
A small scooter worth about 825 was stolen a few days ago and found by a probation officer. Juvenile authorities want to locate the owner to return the toy, as the boy who had it did not know who it belonged to.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Jane Cozart who died Sunday night after a long illness were held at the home of her daughter Mrs. John Bryant 409 Lake Street with Rev. T G Pierce of Welch Memorial Church officiating. Burial followed in Oakwood Cemetery. Pallbearers were W R Stacey J Polk R Barras FH Stacey J D Stacey and A P Smith. Flower bearers were Mrs. T E Pierce Mrs. A T Gray and Mrs. J D Stacey.
Dr. V. E. Levine of Creighton University argues that to maximize health a man should adopt clothing from the revolutionary period with emphasis on air and sunlight for the body.
The Kester Machinery Co opened a branch plant in High Point several months ago and reports steadily increasing distribution of mill and supplies. Led by engineer James C. Speer, the firm’s engineering department offers expert mechanical and electrical power plant solutions and good customer service.
Linn Revenaugh of Cincinnati suggested lace trimmed derbies at a preliminary meeting on the condition of the national dry goods association aimed at aiding the tired business man.
In High Point and across the Uwharrie Council, Boy Scouts reaffirmed the scout oath at 8:15 p.m. as 16th Anniversary Week begins. Talks at area schools followed Scout Day in the Schools with planned recruit drive at the Presbyterian Hut at 7:30 p.m. Tonight recruits will be tested and later sworn in as full scouts.
The Princeton senior class reports a vocabulary of 16 500 words, up 3 000 from a decade ago, highlighting expanded linguistic reach among students at the New Jersey university.
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