Charges of Attorneys Selling Influence of Congressmen
Washington February 19 Charges that a New York law firm bought and sold congressional influence without lawmakers’ knowledge were raised before the House Rules Committee. Chairman Johnson described a New York den of thieves scenario claiming lawyers offer influence for a fee to secure immigrant bonds. Campbell pressed for immediate prosecution, Johnson promised action.
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Washington
Lawyard
New York City
House Rules Committees
Johnson
House Immigration Committee
Oa Place
Congress
Domerin
Campbell
Mr. Johnson
Air. Campbell
High Point Man Buys Fifth Section of the Road for 34500
South Carolina based auction of the Carolina and Yadkin River rail line yielded bids totaling 102000 for six sections. F G Davies of Charleston and George T Penny competed, with Penny securing the fifth section for 34500, while Davies bought other sections pending court confirmation.
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High Point
Breck
Carolina and Yadkin River
F G. Davies
Charleston
Liddel
George T. Penny
T. B. Finley
Guilford Superior Court
Lyy. Hole
B. J. Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
E. G. Davies
Penny
Davies
Mr. Penny
Cid
High Rock
Arthur Ross
Ashehoro
HW. Shiplett
Ross
Br. Davies
Mr. Davies
Thomasville
Charlestonian
Carolina and Yadkin
Mrs Lee Dies in Thomasville Civil Circles Mourned
Mrs J W Lee a widely known figure in Thomasville civil circles died at her daughter's home Sunday afternoon at 1 o clock She was 75 and survived by three daughters Mrs W H Fonts Mrs Ivey Thomas and Mrs Charles Plummer four sons B Everett Will Lee and Hollee Lee one brother Highfill and two sisters Funeral services were held at Pair Brave Missionary Baptist Church led by Rev T B Johnson and Rev J A Palmer D C G Gay interment in the cemetery nearby Also noted Dr Charles M Griffin ill in New York with his sister Mrs Armfield leaving Greensboro to be with him and Tout E Hall dying from a self inflicted gunshot wound at his home near here Funeral services held at Pleasant Hill Methodist church.
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Thomasville
J. W. Lee
Civie
W. Ea. Fouts
Www. EH. Fonts
Ivey Thomas
Charles Plummer
Wigh Point
Everett
Will Lee
Hollee
Richmond
Va.i
Mr. Highfill
Missouri
T. B. Johnson
J. A. Palmer
D. C G. Gay
Charles M. Griffin
New York
Greenshoro
Tout E Hall
Pleasant Hill M. Ey
Car Crank Breaks Arm Sues $3600 in Greensboro Suit
John Dixon of High Point sues C. E. Bundy in Greensboro Superior Court for 3000 to cover injuries from a car crank incident last September. Dixon says Bundy’s foot on the starter button while he cranked caused the crank to jerk and break his arm. York and York represent the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Bundy
High Point
Greensboro Superior Court
John Dixon
Dixon
Bundy
York
Richmond Man Held by Police in Poison Death
Richmond Feb 19 Rowland J Andrews is held without bail as police investigate the death of James A Newton who detectives say died after drinking whisky tainted with poison An autopsy is to be performed by Coroner James Whitfield Authorities say Andrews admitted he and BE Gordon a Glen Allen farmer gave Newton bottled in bond Saturday afternoon Gordon was questioned and released
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Richmond
Rowland J. Andrews
James A. Newton
James Whitfield
Andrews
BE. W. Gordon
Glen Allen
Newton
Bond
Gordon
Funeral for Marvin Russell Held at 403 Peachtree Street
Funeral services for Marvin Russell age not stated were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 from the home 403 Peachtree Street. A large company of friends and relatives attended the service led by Rev Haver son pastor of the Fast End M C church with pallbearers Jonas Burns Theodore Stoner W S Wep ler and James Pierce.
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Peachtree Street
Marvin Russell
G. T. Russell
Mr. Haverson
Fast End
Jonas Burns
Theodore Stoner
W. S.’ Wepler
James Pierce
Freshman Group Presents Spreading the News Skit
A one act Irish skit Spreading the News by Lady Gregory will be staged tonight in the auditorium on South Main Street under High Point High School freshman class auspices. Miss Louise Shipman directs a trained cast with Mabel Ridge Claude Holcombe Hia Welborn and others. Proceeds fund a high school library. prior senior play supported the same cause.
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Lady Gregory
South Main Street
High Point High School
Louise Shipman
Mabel Ridge
Claude Holcombe
Nate
Hia Welborn
Fallon
Hutrley Richin
Jack Smith
James Asbury
Logan Harbison
Local ministers protest measure in High Point session
The High Point Ministerial Association adopted resolutions opposing state bills to allow insanity grounds for divorce and to require search of a whiskey car only after officers view the liquor. Rev. Milton Whitener was named to contact Raleigh lawmakers, as the group aims to influence their stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Ministerial Association
Milton Whitener
House
Senate
Raleigh
Minstrel Show At Fairview School Planned
The Blue and White minstrel Players of the Negro Normal will present an entertainment at the new Fairview school tomorrow night at 7 30. Proceeds from ticket sales go to the library fund. Special reservations for white attendees will be arranged by school authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Negro Normal
Fairview
N. E. White
Child labor amendment advances in senate committee
Washington February 19 advocates of a child labor constitutional amendment won the first stage of their fight today as the senate judiciary committee ordered a favorable report on a resolution providing for submission of the amendment to the states.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Lost Provinces 10 Get Right of Way in House Tonight
Special to the Enterprise reports Lost Provinces seek passage of a $10,000,000 limitation for state investment in western North Carolina railroad lines as House session opens. Bowie’s measure faces political fallout from internal finance turmoil and a looming audit, with Speaker Dawson to push an inquiry into the A and NC lease from Goldsboro to Morehead City.
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Howie
North Carolina
Morriison
A. J. Maxwell
Treasury Snar
Budget Commission
Wits Wright
Bowie
Ite
Ashe
Lanse
Flouse Debates Revenue Bill and Millikan Measures
Raleigh February 14 The House finance committees move on the general revenue bill while the Senate readies the Millikan bill regulating secret orders. Opposition leaders doubt the measure survives Senate scrutiny though a brief fight is anticipated. The education committee aims to finish hearings on Dr E Loc Brooks state superintendent by midweek. Rep Bowie says an amendment limiting the appropriation to 5000000 clears opposition as railroad bill proceeds tonight.
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Raleigh
Associated Press
House
Dhe Lanse
Eloc. Brooks
Bowie
Bar Hits Auto Three Men Killer
In Goldsboro on February 19 an Atlantic Coast Line train struck an automobile killing James H. Register E R Pigford and Herbert Southerland of Clinton. Southerland died at a local hospital hours after the crash while Register and Pigford were horribly mangled. An inquest will be held once the engineer testifies.
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Goldsboro
Atlantic Coast Line
James H. Register
E. R. Pigford
Herbert Southerland
Clinton
Southerland
Register
Pigford
Seven teen witnesses at Thomas trial in Charlotte
Seven teen witnesses testified one after another at the opening of O. J. Thomas’s trial in Charlotte. The auto salesman is charged with the murder of Arthur J. Allen, a Concord master mechanic, with state rebuttal expected later in the week.
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Balisbury
Teday
O. J. Thomas
Charlotte
Arthur J. Allen
Concord
Drive for Farm Credit press to quick House action
Washington Peb 19 A farm bloc leaders drive started to push immediate consideration of agricultural credit legislation in the House Representative Dowell Republican Iowa opened the movement by circulating a petition demanding that legislation pending the committee report be carried out Warrants for Evelyn Nesbit Atlantic City Feb 9 A warrant was issued for the arrest of Evelyn Nesbit by City Recorder Rome for failing to appear in his court to answer a charge of disorderly conduct She is alleged to have created a disturbance.
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Washington
Farm Bloc
House
Dowell
Towa
Evelyn
Atlantic City
Evelyn Nesbit
City Recorder
Rome
Paris gaze greets backstreet fear and a bill’s uncertain fate
In Paris locals fix their eyes on a weary figure as he contemplates a risky return. He tells reporters he bears no animosity toward lawmakers, yet he notes adverse publicity for state and country. The board backs a bill with no funding, faces constitutional questions, and critics doubt its viability. Legislative visitors to New Hanover report Hugh MacRae settlements and long term credit plans akin to a $2,300,000 farm loan proposal by Senator D. F. Giles.
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Paris
Ein Cles
New Hanover
Hugh MacRae
Credis
Negroes Suffer Loss By Blaze On Perry Street
A fire of unknown origin destroyed a two room house on Perry Street near the Davis coal yard, burning the belongings of Ed Moore and his nine person family. The destitute family, including a 14 year old girl and 18 month baby, were sheltered by Mary Byerly. The Public Welfare Board urged immediate aid and donations of clothing and money from white residents at the Y.M.C.A. hut on Green Street and from Negro residents to Rev. S. L. Parham on East Washington Street.
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Perry Street
Davis Coal Yard
Ed Moore
Snow Lumber Company
Mary Byerly
Burns Hill
Clara Cox
Public Welfare Board
Y. We Oc. A
Green Street
High Point Man Heads New Wilkes Hosiery Plant
Announcement states Wilkes Hosiery Mills of Wilkesboro, led by PP Ward Eshelman, will erect a modern plant on recently acquired property. The company will finish goods in house, adding about 200 jobs, with construction contracts to be let this week and buildings planned for future expansion. Eshelman, former local resident, commands strong support for the development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes Hosiery Mills Company
Wilkesboro
PP. Ward Eshelman
Meadern
Eshelman
Wilkes Company
W A Vuncannon Buried Here After Funeral Service
Funeral services for W A Vuncannon a brakeman on the Southern Railway were held yesterday at Toliness church at 11 oclock conducted by ev Ruth pastor and attended by Local Brotherhood of Locomotive Trainmen members as pall bearers. Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery.
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Toliness
le Ruth
W. A. Vuncannon
Southern Railway
Vuncannon
Brotherhood of
Oakwood
Bridgeport Expert I Hyman Joins Rozes Jewelry
I Hyman of Bridgeport Connecticut accepted a position at Rozes jewelry store and arrived to begin duties. He is an expert in platinum work and will contribute to the local store’s department.
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I. Hyman
Bridgeport
Ward's Island Hospital Fire Tragedy Behind 22 Dead
Eight inquiries opened into the Ward's Island blaze that swept a Manhattan state hospital ward killing 22 patients and three attendants. Fire officials and doctors probe causes, including a possible wiring short and the role of violent inmates, as investigators coordinate across state agencies.
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New York
Associated Press
Ward
Well Gate
Manhattan State Hospital
Hell Gate
Faw I
Exraminer
Norris
State Hospital Commission
District Attorney's Office
Hospital Board
Edward Burra
Mendenhall Back to Raleigh for Senate Session
Senator O F E Mendenhall returns to Raleigh to resume his duties in the North Carolina Senate. He says the week will be busy with vital public matters, including an appropriation bill for state universities and schools and a resolution on restoring through-connection railroad costs from mountains to sea. The industrial banks question will be discussed, as he chairs the banks and currency committee. Adjournment is expected between March 7 and 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. F E. Mendenhall
Raleigh
North Carolina
Mendenhall
Mount Airy
Sanford
Southern
Wilmington
Renew Fight on Muscle Shoals House Debate Renewed
Washington Feb 19 The fight in Congress over Henry Fords Muscle Shoals offer was renewed before the rules committee. Chairman Campbell reiterated opposition noting Ford would not accept the bill as reported by the military committee.
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Washington
House
Congress
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
Rules Committee
Campbell
Ford
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