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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1923
Page
3
C A Garrison fired a shotgun when a would be robber, Walter Whicker of Winston Salem, breached his Wallburg store doors. Whicker was killed instantly. an inquest exonerated Garrison and police suspected accomplices fled in two Ford automobiles.
In Cincinnati a joint committee of the northern and southern Methodist Episcopal churches has been formed to draft principles for possible church union after 79 years of division over slavery. The committee will present findings to a joint commission and hopes to produce a union plan for conferences ahead of the 1926 general conference, after two earlier plans were rejected.
Walter Whicker aged 28 was killed when he tried to enter C A Garrison's store in Wallburg Davidson county. Garrison fired his shotgun wounding the intruder in the head. Coroner’s jury returned verdict of justifiable homicide. Whicker had recently completed a state prison term in Charlotte for theft from Pullman cars.
The Rose theater will close one week from Monday and stay shut for two weeks for repairs and remodeling. The City Theater Company has taken over the venue, following a reported closure due to repairs last Saturday.
Mrs Eliz Erwin, 77, was burned to death Wednesday afternoon at the Old Erwin homestead near Richmond while awaiting word. The fire, started near her room, consumed the house before help arrived as other family members were away.
Fire swept the fourth floor of Barker Brothers furniture warehouse in Los Angeles last night causing damage estimated at 1,000,000 dollars. The origin of the blaze was not yet determined.
Wallace Reid motion picture star dies after long health battle. He died in his wife Dorothy Davenport's arms after a final delirium statement seeking prayer. The Elks lodge will hold public services Saturday. the body will be cremated per his wish.
In Luxor Egypt on January 19 the oldest canned beef specimens, about 3,350 years old, were found in King Tutankhamun's tomb. The meat, embalmed and stored in egg-shaped receptacles, was preserved well though not palatable. Tourists watched as forty containers were unearthed along with venison, duck joints, and four bronze candle-sticks, one with a perfectly preserved candle.
In Greensboro, Carl Talley was convicted by a Guilford Superior Court jury of second degree murder in the 1920 killing of Policeman Thomas McCuiston. Judge A M Stack expected to sentence Talley later, following Lewis Edwards who received a 10 year term.
The Southern Furniture exposition extended momentum as buyers continued arriving by train. Exhibitors reported strong orders but purchases remained conservative. The Furst Brothers of Baltimore showcased mechanically operated birds in a cage with singing canaries. Du Pont de Nemours provided a rest room and displayed Viscolac finishes for furniture makers. Notable visitors included H L Stephens and J E Dye among others, with large buyers expected in the show's final days.
Cases against Joe Bruno and Jack Matthewson of New York and Harry Mullins of this city charged with conspiracy to rob banks and stores in Greensboro were continued in municipal court this morning. The alleged yeggmen are scheduled for trial next Tuesday.
Glenn Thompson. 17 year old son of Mr and Mrs G W Thompson died at home near Saxapahaw from pneumonia. The funeral was held at Long's Chapel church Monday afternoon conducted by the Long's Chapel pastor. Mrs Charles Moore of Burlington attended with her husband.
A pure hooch bill introduced by Assemblyman Peter A Leininger from Queens would require that if wood alcohol ether or similar compound is used in making liquor the substance be stated on the product label.
Raleigh dispatch details Rep Everett's bill to fund a monument at Bennett Place near Durham marking the final meeting of Sherman Johnston and the last Confederate surrender. The plan aims to honor the war's end with a substantial historic marker while supporting a broader cotton states commission proposal with six year life. Governor Morrison's favored Trinity medical project negotiations are reportedly deadlocked, prompting disappointment among close aides.
Judge Alton B. Parker age 71, once a 1904 presidential hopeful, marries Amelia Day Campbell 51 of New York City in a quiet ceremony that surprised friends. The wedding follows Parker’s nomination efforts and marks a notable alliance between two prominent figures and families.
Ruhr miners react as occupation troops seize state mines at Moeller pits in Gladbeck and Rhine Baden at Boottrup. The arrest of Raiffeisen head of the Rocklinausen mine admin is reported as French operatives face resistance from workers. Germany denies France blocks coal shipments though agitation rises among miners.
The New York cotton market opened steady with futures advancing. January at 238.00, March 28.15, May 28.58, July 28.07, October 26.52 as crop months sold at or above 28 cents amid strong Manchester turnover and new export prospects to India and China.
President Harding shows continued improvement but stays in seclusion at the White House under doctors orders. He transacts no official business and spends most of the day lying in his room as he recovers from a grip attack.
Richard F. Wellingham, convicted last May in Bibb county superior court of larceny after trust of $163,475 from the Shippers' Compress Co. and sentenced to 12 months at the state prison farm, was granted a new trial this afternoon by Judge Matthews who heard the case.
Coast City officials condemn the steamer bill as impracticable and urge rejection. Senators from the district are commended for their protest actions against the measure.
Raleigh January 19 The senate introduced measures to restrict the sale of drugs medicines and poisons and to prohibit general stores from selling such items. A new solicitor salary bill sets the solicitor at 4000 dollars a year plus travel and hotel expenses with a treasury funded payment. The assembly also honored General Robert E Lee in memory with formal adjournment.
SSSEN January 19 A P report says a general strike of freight railway men across the Ruhr is expected this afternoon. Berlin sent orders this morning and union leaders are in session at noon. French observers expect the workers to reject the promise to continue work and follow Berlin's instructions.
In Berlin on January 19 French efforts to enforce reprisals in the Ruhr produced few gains. Intercepted coal barges and reconsigned trains were among the scant effects, with more coal reportedly moving to nonoccupied areas. The German mark continued a sharp slide as a noted consequence.
J 3B Greer, 65, and his wife Ligzie Greer, 50, were sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of attempting criminal assault on two young white girls. An extra five-year term may be added if conduct during the five years following release is unsatisfactory.
Daytona officials removed Chief of Police Joseph Osborne after a Tuesday night altercation following a Ku Klux Klan parade. Osborne, who shot former Policeman Charles Pent, acted after Pent and W. C. Perry disrobed two Klansmen. No arrests have been made for the disrobing.
Thomas Doar once Sumter postmaster was sentenced by Judge Henry A. M. Smith to one year in the Atlanta penitentiary for misappropriating post office funds. He pleaded guilty to being short 4,425.95 in his accounts.
In New York on January 19 observers see suits in bright flannel sport shades for travel southward. The garments often feature braid trim reflecting spring fashion, and some are attractively enhanced with leather appliqué.
The Winslow bill to enlarge the powers of the United States coal commission to compel testimony and require statistical information from operators and miners was reported by the House Commerce Committee.
Cleveland January 19 Mrs Ter ence MacSwiney has cancelled her lecture tour in America to return to the bedside of her four year old daughter Muriel.
The German mark continued its demoralized course on the New York market, quoted at 23,200 marks to the dollar as of today.
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