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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1920
Page
1
Senator Underwood of Alabama signaled in the senate he would press for a bipartisan committee to resolve the Versailles treaty deadlock if progress fails within days. Inform conferences between Republicans and Democrats continued but yielded no result.
Last night sleet coated High Point with ice as residents woke to slippery streets and sidewalks. Pedestrians fell several times though none injured. Cars skidded on Main and East Washington streets with some hitting curbs and poles before drizzle and melt ended the icy conditions.
The United Mineworkers of America in Columbus on January 7 ratified accepting President Wilson's plan to end the coal strike with a 14 percent increase. Acting President Lewis urged ratification and said the move includes acceptance of any award by the president's commission. The vote was 1620 to 221.
New York cotton futures started the session uneven with January at 37.05 and March at 36.00 while May stood at 34.40 and July at 32.53. Early action showed 14 to 25 point moves with March slipping to 35.70 and July touching 32.58 as Liverpool buyers helped rally prices 10 to 15 points before the hour ended.
Bud Walker a black man was arrested with a half gallon bottle on a shoulder strap. Police found the bottle fillet with liquor described as whiskey or booze. Bud paid $25 and court costs after a cheering today on a retailing charge. Arthur Fritz faced a separate charge for operating a vehicle with a dealer license and had costs suspended.
Bank of Commerce directors briefed on 1919 progress with assets rising from 180000 to over 1.12 million and deposits from 123000 to about 946000. H A Mills retires as cashier but remains a director as G A Pollock becomes cashier and H L Newbold is named vice president. Semi annual dividend 4 percent declared. Washington report: warrant issued for arrest and deportation of Ludwig Martens, claimed Soviet ambassador, with evidence expected to be sensational.
Firefighters responded to a 2:30 PM alarm at box 26 near Norms College on Fast Washington Street to extinguish a small fire in a dwelling on Beaman Street. The cause was traced to hot ashes from a bucket and no material damage occurred.
New York January 7 Anna Manson known as Starlight Sylph a 24 year old Bolshevik was sent to Ellis Island to await deportation as an alien agitator she was arrested in a raid on the Soviet language paper Novy Mir Her eloquent police station speech praising free thought free speech and equal wealth distribution impressed officers enough to delay the regular ferry to Ellis Island as she was escorted there by a detective
Washington January 7. A resolution endorsing President Wilson and calling for a league of peace will be presented to the Democratic National Committee at its meeting tomorrow. Chairman Cummins says the resolution will be clear and shows the party backs the president. Action by the committee could make the treaty an active campaign issue.
Russian premier Nikolai Lenine offers a peace plan to the Allies delivered through Colonel Tallants the British envoy in the Baltic region. The proposal includes abolition of terrorism and the shutdown of revolutionary tribunals as key conditions.
Allied demand for William of Hohenzollern extradition looms with Holland’s refusal seen as likely. Count Hohenzollern may stay in Europe, planning life at Door, as talks progress ahead of a January 15 deadline. One report says Dempsey Carpentier bout likely to be staged in July 4, with a 15 round limit under Carpentier’s proposal.
A High Point city council vote authorized extending sewerage and water along Chestnut Venable Allred Adams Campbell English Kennedy Partridge Pickett Phillip Bradshaw and Corbett streets in the northwest district. Estimated cost fifty thousand dollars includes pumping station needs and likely Burns heirs property discussions. The move follows persistent resident urging and a council committee plan for appraisal and next steps.
Attorney General Palmer told the Senate agriculture committee no immediate promises of lower food costs follow the dissolution agreement with packers. He warned that efficiency claimed by large firms may come at the expense of democracy if competition fails to deliver results.
Reports indicate thousands may have perished in the Vera Cruz area after a Saturday earthquake. Dispatches reach Mexico City claiming 1,000 lives at Courtland and noting the damage is so widespread the final casualty total may never be known.
Paris reports Descamps manager for Georges Carpentier and James Coffroth Tyjuana race track manager accepted terms for a championship bout between Carpentier and Dempsey. An agreement limits the match to ten or fifteen rounds with a 50 50 purse split, aiming for broad drawing power regardless of location in America England or France.
The Comptroller of the Currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks as of December 31, reporting their financial status and reserves for the period. The nationwide survey provides a snapshot of banking health and regulatory compliance as year end data.
Alf Lammers of Cincinnati visits Percy von Kirkman in High Point during January sales. Lammers, once a Red Book man, now sells furniture and related lines, maintaining connections with von Kirkman. The piece highlights their acquaintance and Lammers current market activity.
Grover Bergdoll, longtime draft dodger and brother of another accused man, was arrested at his mother’s Philadelphia home after detectives forced entry. He was found wrapped in a blanket and without coat or collar, then taken to the federal building.
Jan. 7 in North Park apartments a woman named Mrs. Gray C Steiner was fatally crushed when her high-heeled shoes became caught between an elevator cage and the shaft. As she tried to free herself she fell and the cage began to descend pinning her between the cage and the wall.
H. T. Hinds of Baltimore was a business visitor in High Point on Tuesday.
In Greensboro newsmen from North Carolina daily papers gather for a three day meeting of the state press association to discuss paper shortages and seek an agreement to curb consumption. Governor Bickett will speak at the Thursday banquet opening session.
New York reports a sharp auto shortage with industry leaders predicting output near 2,460,000 this year while a shortage of about 1,000,000 cars is noted. A prominent manufacturer plans to double battery capacity to meet growing demand as personnel changes occur at High Point Moto and National Motor.
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