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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1921
Page
1
President Elect Harding faces undecided choices for three cabinet posts as six days remain before inauguration. He has tentative plans to leave St Augustine for Marion, Ohio, for a brief farewell and then proceed to Washington to finalize inaugural steps.
Henry V. Fletcher former American ambassador to Mexico will serve as under secretary of state in the Harding administration. The offer came through Charles Evans Hughes who was announced as secretary of state. Fletcher plans immediate formal acceptance and had been considered for diplomacy including a Tokyo ambassadorship.
At the Tringle Powder company plant in Little Harrisburg two men were killed when a magazine holding 200 quarts of nitroglycerine exploded. Officials say robbers attempting to break in may have caused the blast.
An unidentified man held up a messenger for the Memphis branch of the federal reserve bank near court square and robbed him of a satchel containing about 2700 in currency.
Weather bureau predicts another snowstorm to hit the area east of the Mississippi and north of the Tennessee North Carolina line tonight or Tuesday following yesterday’s storm. Snow fell heavily yesterday in Maryland eastern Pennsylvania New York New Jersey and New England with 16 inches on the ground in Boston. Temperatures were low but expected to rise slowly except in Florida.
Henry V. Fietcher of Pennsylvania will be under secretary of state in the Harding administration. The appointment was announced by Charles E. Hughes, who was named secretary of state the preceding Saturday by Mr. Harding. Fletcher previously served as ambassador to Mexico and has long experience in diplomacy.
President elect Harding announced that Harry M. Daugherty of Ohio has been chosen as attorney general. Daugherty, Harding’s Ohio campaign manager and top political adviser, received the definite cabinet appointment.
Ohio Representative Welty challenges Judge Landis amid questions about his $42,500 salary as baseball umpire while serving as U S district judge. He cites anti trust damages and game fixing cases to argue motives behind Landis appointment. Fordney indicates Harding supports tariff and tax bills for the extra session, aiming for smooth cooperation between Congress and the president.
Bishop U V W Darlington of Huntington West Virginia arrives in High Point to address pastors and boards of three Methodist churches on Christian Education. Dr T F Marr aided by the bishop will speak at a 6 PM banquet then Darlington will address the 7 30 PM meeting at Wesley Memorial Church.
New York February 21 The cotton market opened unsettled with mixed activity as March trading discounted ahead to tomorrow. Cables showed slight improvement over New York, while March opened 10 points lower to 22 points higher and other active months rose about 24 points on covering and Liverpool buying.
United States government through Assistant U S Attorney Earl B Barnes filed suit in federal court to obtain an accounting from the Postal Telegraph company for money paid as government agent to operate the system for one war year. The dispute totals about 2 000 000 dollars.
Cameron Cridebaugh reported his Ford missing from in front of the Elks home last night about eight o clock. Police launched a search but by early afternoon the car had not been recovered.
Bishop A V W Darlington will deliver the chief address at a public meeting on education in Wesley Memorial Church at 7 30 p m. A banquet for the boards of stewards of the city’s three Methodist churches occurs in Wesley Memorial basement at 6 p m. The Masonic lodge holds a called meeting at 7 30 p m for third degree work with all members and visiting Masons invited.
High Point hosts a mass meeting next Monday at 7 30 pm in the high school auditorium to press for the Methodist Protestant college site. Local committees and organized labor pledge support as High Point strains to win the bid against Burlington and Greensboro.
PETERSBURG, Va. Feb 21 Fire of undetermined origin damaged an estimated 200,000 dollars and razed a four story building housing the T. J. Moore Hardware Co and MacCauley and Co shirt factory Both buildings burned to the ground Three firefighters were injured
The Southern Presbyterian laymen's missionary movement opens a two day session at First Presbyterian Church Nashville with the theme forward to normal. Speakers include J C White of New York and prominent lay men from southern cities.
Henry B. Varner, Lexington newspaper man, takes the stand in federal court here to support his wife Florence C. Warner in a suit for reasonable subsistence. He testifies about a telegram and alleged improper relations with a Black man named McRary, with cross examination to follow this afternoon.
H Diggs Nelson, among six men indicted in a Liberty bonds theft probe, was shot by his wife Stella Nolen at a Memphis drug store during a scuffle over a pistol. Nelson critically wounded. Nolen surrendered to police. Separate New York report notes a 25 member Jewish relief tour to Poland Austria and war devastated areas to aid Jewish communities, led by Louis Marshall with sites and leaders listed.
New York February 21 Enrico Caruso continues toward recovery after a serious illness. He slept well last night and was allowed a hearty breakfast upon waking. He appeared bright and talkative in the morning.
North Carolina lawmakers face a packed agenda as Rep Edgar Pharr pushes to repeal the par clearance law and bills on moving picture censorship, county superintendent salaries, and state road funding advance. The Senate plans action on the Doughton Connor Bowie fifty million dollar roads bill while committees tackle liquor law harmonization and higher education advocacy. The cotton industry and governor Morrison loom large in committee and floor debates.
Relatives in Muskogee Okla report jilerary Blarr bank robber wounded in a hold up at Harricon Ark is unconscious and sinking rapidly after the incident in Arkansas authorities said early today Blarr was being treated in a hospital in Arkansas where he was taken after the shooting
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