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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1923
Page
2
Judge Stack continues the C. Y. railroad case as Greensboro proceedings are deferred today due to slow business. High Point Thomasville and Denton residents await notice on when the hearing will be heard next by the Superior Court.
D R Robertson president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen charges a mob special with armed men was run along the Missouri and North Arkansas rail line to punish striking railroad workers at Harrison Arkansas. He asks Governor of Arkansas for an investigation and says his group will aid in bringing guilty parties to justice.
Guilford superior court postpones hearing on the Carolina and Yadkin River railroad matter as Judge A M Stack remains ill with pneumonia. High Point Thomasville and Denton merchants travel to press for a quick sale and a low upset price, with Dr Dred Peacock acting as a citizen spokesman for local interests. The case likely resumes next week when the judge is able.
Dr J W Peacock remains missing in Florida as North Carolina seeks his extradition after escape from a North Carolina asylum last August and a Florida court ruling of sanity. Governor Hardee approved the extradition request late yesterday but documents have not reached the North Carolina representative. D O France, the NC agent, could not be located to finalize proceedings today.
Tallapoosa Mills, a local corporation capitalized at 500000, is sold to the William Whitman company of Boston. The new owners plan to raise the workforce to three eight hour shifts daily, employing 325 men year round.
British Chancellor Stanley Baldwin, returning from Washington, says debt settlement in the United States lies in the hands of politicians. He contrasts American Congress with Britain's cabinet led approach, noting executives may push terms but face congressional defeat. He warns debt commitments bind the U S.
Coblenz in occupies Germany transferred to French control at noon with Major General Henry T. Allen and General Marty officiating. The ceremony marked the end of four years of American occupation and included brief expressions of regret from U.S. forces.
Columbus Ohio January 26. State Representative Ramey author of a bill to require men to prove their ability to support a wife and family before a marriage license can be granted. He says most unsuccessful marriages result from financial difficulties.
In Birchwood Wisconsin on January 26 a baby boy playing in bed fell through a window and landed on the porch below. He sustained serious cuts from broken glass and was taken to bed by his older sister for care.
Rose Lubitsev said a man deceived her into believing a license proved legality of marriage. They wed August 12 and lived as husband and wife until he deserted October 15. She asks the court to set aside the union claiming ignorance of Ohio marriage laws.
The Green Street Baptist church aims to raise funds and begin building a new church with a May 1 start. A special Sunday morning meeting at 11 o clock will present plans and assign roles for the fundraising and construction effort.
Statesville officials sold municipal bonds totaling 75 060 dollars at a 2 550 55 premium. Twelve of twenty three bids came from firms, only one local bid. Bonds bear 5 1 2 percent interest with principal redeemable in 1935 and 1943, and interest from 1923 to delivery date to be refunded to the city. Officials called the sale evidence of excellent financial condition.
Guilty verdict finds Ben Burchfield guilty of murdering his wife and four relatives at Bristol and burning their home to conceal the crime he faces death in the electric chair with execution date to be set later.
Miss Marjorie Albright of East Orange N J sailed to Havana after learning her father was dying. Lacking a steamer at Key West she chartered a flying boat to reach Havana in time to be at his bedside in a local hospital before his death.
Two men were executed at Maryborough today after being found guilty of unlawful possession of arms. The Associated Press confirms the sentences carried out this afternoon in the town's prison.
Greensboro news reports Hyatt A Grissom a Creerborn druggist whose car was found in a Florida creek. L W Jenkins expected to return to North Carolina if the body is not found. Residents debate whether the body remains trapped or washed away amid a continuing search and rewards offered for Grissom dead or alive.
The winter furniture show concluded at noon in the Southern Furniture Exhibition building on South Main. About 600 buyers attended, the largest turnout ever, with sales totaling around 5 million dollars over two weeks. Follow-up sales are expected to be strong as buyers return to their businesses. The next show is likely in July.
Raleigh dispatch reports Governor Morrison accepted an invitation from South Carolina's legislature to address the body on February 14, marking a notable political engagement between the states.
Richmond police seek North Carolina authorities to locate a woman who struck and killed 6 year old Thomas Hudson then fled. Witnesses named a license number but mixed Virginia and North Carolina tags and years 1922 or 1923. The car owner is described as a socially prominent Richmond woman. the car was found being washed.
Funeral services for W. P. Blackwell, formerly of High Point, were conducted at 3 PM at the home of John King 517 North King Street after his death in Pacolet South Carolina last Wednesday. Rev. P. W. Williard and Rev. J. T. McMillan officiated with many friends and relatives in attendance. He had been living with his son W. J. Blackwell and was interred in Oakwood cemetery.
Gastonia January 27 officers of Stowe Spinning and Eagle Yarn mills Belmont announce construction to start this spring and summer. Stowe Spinning with capital stock of 1,000,000 will have 22,000 spindles and Eagle Mills will have 10,000 spindles.
New York January 26. William B Vanderbilt the young millionaire who joined a Wall street bank as a clerk has altered plans. He will travel around the world instead of remaining in the city to work through the winter.
J H Jennings superintendent of North Carolina Public Service reports Southern Power has suspended its curtailment program begun last Wednesday due to rainfall. Snow sleet and rain have restored stream flows to normal or above, making continued curtailment for North and South Carolina plants unnecessary.
German marks tumble 14 percent to 36 dollars per million in New York markets. The value shows a drastic drop from prewar levels, with the dollar-cost comparison and historical peak noted. In Cleveland Air, Iari Harris, a liquor-crazed ex convict, received a life term after terrorizing East Side families with gun and knife during a three day rampage.
In Raleigh the push for school measures and county autonomy prompts back home sentiment. Zeb Vance Walser appeals to Democrats to spare Auditor Biesecker and Osborne tours Raleigh, declining legislative audience but urging focus beyond reformers.
Five people died when a car crashed through an iron fence on the National pike and dropped 35 feet into Wills Creek near Cumberland Maryland. The victims were Mrs Clara Mulllough Eva Dundee Louise Dundee William J Farrell and Edward A Flynn. They had attended a dance at Fosterburg and were returning home.
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