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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1931
Page
7
STENDAL Germany Jan 26 Fifteen persons were badly wounded when police clubbed and dispersed Communist demonstrators who arrived by car during the night. Some victims were innocent passersby. The clash occurred as authorities moved to quell the unrest.
RALEIGH Jan 26 AP A posse with bloodhounds hunted two convicts who escaped Lumber Bridge prison camp last night after guards opened fire. The fugitives Charlie King and John Willard both 5 to 7 year sentences for breaking and entering, fled reportedly uninjured though camp officials said several shots were fired. King was sentenced in Cleveland County in January 1929 and Willard in Stanly in April 1929.
New Orleans cotton opened steady as Liverpool cables improved imports boosted sentiment. March fell to 10.31 and May to 10.55 from early highs amid ring selling, others slightly down then steady as reports on cotton goods supported prices. Final closes were steady with little net change across active months.
Harry Sominski an undercover state police investigator was shot and critically wounded today in a Detroit drug store by a gunman who escaped. The incident occurred in the daytime and details of motive or arrest are not released.
An archival ledger style summary references New York stocks and various company listings amid scattered notes on steel, iron, and manufacturing firms. The text glimpses names like Reynolds, Studebaker, Seaboard, West Virginia, and United Fruit, with ambiguous notes on market activity and political action regarding prohibition.
Cotton opened steady in New York with slight fluctuations amid reports of stronger Egyptian output and steady Liverpool activity. Early trade showed little feature as March around 10.80 and July near 10.75 amid light demand and some liquidations. Egyptian futures in Alexandria rose on Achmouni and Sakellaridis, while Continental and Bombay buying buoyed Liverpool, prices easing slightly by midmorning.
San Francisco announces Miss Louise Boyd plans a third Arctic journey aboard the Norwegian ship Veslekari sailing from Alesund on July 1 to the northeast coast of Greenland and Jan Mayen. The National Geographic Society will sponsor and select scientists to join.
New York markets started the week neutral as trading crept along with few vivid moves. Shares backed up at times while bonds held steady amid cautious sentiment ahead of United States Steel earnings and banking improvements. Short-covering lifted Auburn and Case, with rails and utilities mixed. farm implements and Case remained strongest amid favorable long term investment notes. Sterling outlook strengthened as bankers' acceptances rose in London, easing gold flow risks to New York.
In Asheville the superior court opened its criminal session with Judge P A McElroy directing that the Asheville bank failure inquiry be handled by a new grand jury. He disclosed an under way audit by the corporation commission, urged the jurors to decide when to act, and said the audit could help but should not dictate their timetable.
Paris January 26 The radical socialist chamber deputies balk at joining Laval’s new government. Laval must rely on moderate center and right factions to form a cabinet, resembling the toppled Tardieu administration. Radicals offered five ministries but insisted on excluding any right group member led by Louis Marin.
The High Point Commercial league will bowl tonight at 7 30 at King Pin Alleys. Members of the league teams are asked to be present at this time.
Fire believed to be incendiary devastates central BUENAVENTURA city. Banks city house and govern telegraph and postal offices burned. three ditches destroyed and nearly every store in town damaged. Nearby towns rushed aid to the fire department.
Canadian officials pressed for U S details of a coast guard action off the Jersey coast in which the Josephine K was pursued and captured after a five mile chase. Captain William P Cluett of Nova Scotia died of wounds after the vessel was seized with 19 men and 4,500 cases of Scotch whiskey aboard.
Aredle Demourdjian, who claimed to be 109 and to have 78 wives and 118 children, died in a Chicago rooming house yesterday of heart disease. He told friends he was a former Turkish governor.
Rioting erupted again today at the University of Madrid leaving several injured. The university stayed closed under a Saturday order as clashes between rival student groups continued. A heavy guard of soldiers and police remained at the campus.
In Miami a $9,000 raid on an assorted gambling house yielded police seizures and a later Miami Beach action where $920 was confiscated. Newsboy reports two bandits forced 80 patrons to stand as tables were cleared. In Miami Beach, Fred Aubeck, proprietor of Palm Island club, faced city court with a $500 cash bond. Four roulette tables and furniture were seized. patrons were not detained.
The Coltrane case shows focus on new evidence found by the youth's family. Investigators worked in Charlotte and Concord as witnesses were subpoenaed to appear tomorrow. Attorneys Hartesell Sherrin Robinson joined the family to aid in clearing the case as the banker father planned to spend the life insurance.
Reports that Mrs Myrtle Tanner Blacklidge former internal revenue collector was among many victims fleeced of large sums by a ring of confidence men circulated. The Herald and Examiner said three swindler groups, swapping personnel as needed, robbed victims of over 250000 in six months. An unnamed United States senator lost 68000 in a racing racket and David Tinkham an Englishman gave 33000 in a stock swindle.
President Walter Dill Scott of Northwestern University has appointed a council of 12 Chicago business leaders to aid students in choosing careers before graduation. The aim is to cut college men’s shifts in the early years after graduation and reduce economic loss.
Government officials finally recognize the scale of funding for illuminated air routes after Congress authorized lighting for night flights. The prospect tallies around ten million dollars per year as the cost of keeping the routes lit.
In Lvow Poland on January 26, Sawczuk was sentenced to six years in prison after convictions on multiple arson and sabotage charges tied to a series of farm attacks in the Ukraine last autumn.
Washington and Seattle reports indicate an early push to unite wet and dry factions for a nationwide prohibition referendum. No vote is expected this session, with debate and minor measures likely. Fort and Wickersham plan propose submitting an amendment to state conventions for a repeal. Kenneth Mackintosh notes seven commission members favor change soon, while four hold cautious hopes for enforcement improvements.
The House votes 47 to 192 to fund next fiscal plans for treasury and post office employees and calls for a conference to reconcile differences. Senate amendments to the first deficit bill are also sent to a conference. The bill restates a $10,000 allocation for the Bureau of Industrial Alcohol information distribution. Heflin proposes a resolution barring Americans from accepting office from foreign monarchs or princes.
Chicago grain markets fell as stop loss selling pushed prices to fresh lows for all deliveries. Rye hit season’s bottom in years while wheat remained relatively firm on reduced Liverpool stocks. Corn opened down and drifted lower before rebounding slightly.
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