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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1925
Page
2
The High Point Enterprise notes the legislature's coming clash over a higher tax levy. It mentions lawmakers wary of increased state taxes, while observers discuss political maneuvering within the Democratic and Republican parties and a possible push from Oklahoma University for its presidency.
The article notes Charlie Chaplain disputing another actor over a so called “dude shuffle” he copied from a taxi driver. It also covers comments by Atlanta school superintendent praising today’s youth and a House discussion on the Poole bill where Prof. T. E. Whitaker opposed shutting off debate, aligning with his fairness view rather than supporting the bill.
The Gastonia Gazette argues that gasoline price movements stem from the basic law of supply and demand, not private manipulation by Rockefeller or Standard Oil. It notes record production and rising storage as wells in Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs, Huntington, Burbank Oklahoma, and Powell Texas boost crude output to unprecedented U.S. levels.
A government inquiry into army and navy views on air power shows no clear consensus. The Naval Board favors maintaining battleship emphasis while observers note aircraft advocacy persists. England’s air focus contrasts with U S plans, and isolation may shape why aircraft development matters for nearby neighbors more than for the United States.
The column argues that vulgar theater sells tickets, citing Brady's The Good Bad Woman with high premiums and refunds for future performances. It questions cinema censorship and Broadway’s trust in producer taste, noting postwar tastes may deem sensational works tame and the public’s pull toward sensationalism versus serious drama.
Women favor the Australian ballot while North Carolina lawmakers vote unfavorably to make it state wide. The rallying argument says the ballot protects suffrage from interference and curbs election frauds, challenging the political workers and the party in power over voting reforms.
The article condemns reliance on new suffrage methods arguing they fear the public will not get the ballot they want and that counting will be delayed, calling such hesitation an impeachment of voter rights and a challenge to straightforward suffrage.
An afternoon house session passed several local measures on third reading. A stock law bill in Hyde county prompted debate but the exemption vote passed. A bill by Carter of Surry and an amendment sought higher rewards for illicit whiskey still captures but was tabled. A substitute for statewide game bills was explained, changing guns to gauge 10 and wardens with deputies. action deferred until printers. Revenue bill to be introduced tomorrow, then discussed by the house as a committee of the whole. end-of-week passage hoped. Unfavorable reports on foreign stock taxation repeal and statewide Australian ballot were voted. Shelby courtesies extended to three local members.
Governor Vic Donahey asked M M M Ford, secretary of the Ohio state board of pharmacy, to conduct a personal investigation of the poisoning of Ohio State University students here several weeks ago with a view to prosecuting the person or persons responsible for alleged laxity in the conduct of the University dispensary.
Article by Dr James W Barton explains that runners and other athletes gain conditioning through road work, jogging to build heart and lung efficiency. It notes deep breathing exercises can massaging the liver, aiding bile release and toxin processing, though excessive breathing may press the liver against the diaphragm and affect digestion.
A man identified as Mr. Rohde was last seen Wednesday afternoon on the shipyard pier. Police report no signs of violence while family notes recent severe headaches. The era suggests a mysterious disappearance with authorities pursuing clues near the waterfront.
NEW YORK. Feb. 2u. If Milton J. Budlong moves to Rhode Island, his wife who for eight days has used their New York apartment as a fortress will move to Rhode Island too. She had been a voluntary prisoner of a hunger strike, which she broke with a sip of milk under a doctor's instructions. Her dedication followed the discovery that last night a crew employed by the oil magnate had stripped the apartment and loaded the family effects into vehicles for transport to Rhode Island.
The body of Theodore H. Rohde, 18, general manager of the shipbuilding firm of Charlie L. Rohde and Co. was found in Baltimore on February 29. Rohde was connected with the Charlies L. Rohde andgong company and reported missing after an intensive search by local authorities.
The New York cotton market opened with a further decline as expectations of less rainfall in the southwest and March liquidations weighed on prices. May and October slid to 24.62, with May down 12 to 17 points. Spot brokers absorbed heavy March sales, while buying in later deliveries kept a barely steady tone amid a 35 to 38 point discount under May.
Officials in Washington welcomed unofficial reports that Britain is willing to cooperate toward limiting naval auxiliary craft at a new armaments conference. Paris and other capitals must also show similar cooperation before formal steps on timing and venue can be considered. No detailed word has come from Ambassador Kellogg, en route to the United States.
In police court Mrs. T. D. Coffey, a white woman, was tried for immoral conduct and received a 30 day county workhouse sentence suspended on payment of costs and securing steady employment. Henry Johnson, convicted of vagrancy, received a 30 day suspended sentence on condition of work and child support. J. F. Brown and Ralph Poe had nol pros in their respective cases for auto license and alleged beating of a hoard bill.
Mat Healey, famed traveling representative for Mark Arnheim of New York City, displays new spring woolens at Cannon-Fetzer Co. His large regional trade seeks made to order apparel. Healey will stay over tomorrow at Cannon-Fetzer's.
Trinity Girls basketball, unbeaten this season, meet Reidsville sextet in the second championship game at 7:30 PM on the YMCA Court at Gate City after defeating Winston-Salem. The Royal Purple sextet aims to extend their streak and claim the title tomorrow night.
Announcement says garnishments and levies on city taxes begin immediately. Levy notices will run daily in newspapers for 10 days and personal property will be seized to collect taxes. It notes that law allows personal property to be seized while real estate cannot be redeemed for non payment.
Conference circles report London favors any US move to establish firmer international peace. The British government maintains support for Washington as the next step toward a broader limitation of armaments and global security.
The divorcee opera star Geraldine Farrar’s ex husband Tellegen has remarried for a year and a half to Isabel Craven Dilworth of Philadelphia. The newborn baby in Los Angeles, eight months old, born July 28 1924 in Florida, signals the new union as Tellegen and his wife appear in The Whole Towns Talking. Tellegen’s first wife was Countess Jeanne de froocken with a daughter in Paris.
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