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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1922
Page
1
Rail executives prepare to reopen shops with non union workers as talks fail. Seniority demands by unions block settlement while mail service shifts to motor trucks due to the strike. Postal officials report disrupted routes and troop deployments in Missouri and Georgia cites.
Japanese merchants who made fortunes during the war send to America and Europe for Japanese prints paintings and curios to decorate homes in Japan. A New York dealer sold many items picked up in Japan years ago at high profits after failed sales in America.
Thousands of ownerless dogs menace pedestrians in Constantinople with over 450 people treated for bites at the Pasteur Institute. A suppression campaign starts but Turks avoid killing, instead banishing many dogs to barren Marmora Sea islands where they die of starvation.
In Winchester Virginia a circuit court jury awarded widow Lena R Suddith the amount of one thousand dollars against the Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the World for refusing to pay her late husband John J Suddith s policy on the basis of alleged tuberculosis at application.
The Southern Furniture exposition wraps its first July week with high seller activity in medium class furniture while top lines sell slower. South Carolina buyers are down due to boll weevil impact. Newbery County cotton yields cited. A notable red cedar bedroom suite drew attention this week and exhibitors plan a meeting next Tuesday at the Sheraton hotel with special entertainment promised for visitors.
Stockholm July 15 Swedish ship ping idle rate falls under eight percent in latest Ship owners Association report. It marks a sharp rebound from June last year when idle tonnage exceeded 44 percent and workers laid off near 46 percent. Recovery credited to export gains and broader industrial normalization.
Organizing meeting held at Hotel Jefferson Clifton Forge Shrine club formed with Shriners from Clifton Forge Covington Millboro and Eagle Rock gathering for a banquet. Officers elected were Stuart Wamsley president R O Artz vice president A W Warner secretary and J F Duke treasurer.
The Senate Agriculture Committee rejected Henry Ford's offer for the Muscle Shoals project by a nine to ten vote. The Norris bill for government owned operation was also rejected, while minority reports favoring Ford were authorized for Senate consideration.
The local fire department trains for the state firemen’s convention in Morehead City with daily drills at 6:30 p m on Richardson street. Sixteen Highway Point volunteers depart Sunday July 23 by auto to compete, led by captains Claude Culler and td Ellington with teams for water chemical and ladder events including Pierce Farlowe and others.
A 600 gallon still was seized on the Roanoke River near Letthien close to Raleigh. Authorities reported 400 gallons of liquor 4400 gallons of mash and 1800 pounds of sugar and other materials seized. Equipment valued over $10 000. Liquor and contents ordered poured into the river by Commissioner Kohloss.
Beginning next year Trinity College will award $100 to the ideal student of the rising senior class, funded by Rev A W Plyler and his wife. A committee including the dean, athletics manager, and student body president will select the winner based on character, scholarship, leadership, and athletic achievement.
The Senate voted 86 to 32 against continuing the dye embargo for one year after the bill’s passage. Thirteen Republicans joined the Democratic minority in opposition. A further provision allowing a possible additional year by presidential action was eliminated by unanimous consent.
In Scranton Pennsylvania today a man named Joseph Walker was shot while walking home amid a disturbed strike. Police say fourteen shots were fired at Walker and eight other young men by new workers housed in a Delaware and Hudson foundry. An hour later a crowd tried to storm the state armory seeking guns.
Henry Johnson a 25 year old Black man was shot and killed today near High Point in Moontown by Royal Oakes another Black man. Officers believe jealousy sparked the homicide. Oakes fled and was not caught by late afternoon. An eyewitness, John Jeater, described a scuffle before Johnson ran across the street and collapsed. Johnson had handed money to Oakes’ wife for wood before the shooting. Coroner Roberson from Greensboro was notified and an inquest is expected.
Los Angeles reports the so called stone age murder case involving Alberta Meadows and Clara Phillips. Husband A L Phillips is held as a material witness while Mrs Peggie Caffey testified to grand jury about jealousy and alleged affairs.
High Point reports no transfers yesterday while J Matheson and W P Donaldson exchange properties in Guilford. Matheson sells 209 Hendrix Street Gilmer Township for about 15000 and receives 222 Cedar Street for 6500 along with three Mendenhall Street Lots for 46000. Additional transfers include Ashworth to Joyner for 10 dollars, Jennings to Morris Stadium Lots 7 and 8 for 1000, Moffitt to Lee for 500, Jamison to Fennell for 1500, Latham Co to Vanstory for 2500, Gibson to Latham Co Lot 1 for 1000, Schiffman to Harbour for 1000, Jennings to White for 1000, and Younts to Russell for 10 with other considerations.
The Dover Baptist association covering Richmond and surrounding counties plans a three day gathering at Berea Baptist church in Hanover county starting next Tuesday. The federation includes about 60 churches with over 25 000 members.
J. W. Guy Sr., former cashier of the First National Bank at Statesville, waived examination before a federal official and posted 25 000 bond for the October term to answer embezzlement charges. Bank examiners reported about 85 000 shortage, prompting bonding company to seek his arrest before Guy surrendered and arranged bond.
Junius W. Hayes former Charlotte resident dies at his son Dr. W A Hayes home in High Point after a sudden apoplexy. He leaves two sons, a daughter, five grandchildren, and his funeral is set for 7:30 pm at his home with burial in Charlotte Elwood Cemetery pending services in High Point and Charlotte.
Washington July 15 Hearings will be held soon by the senate interstate commerce commission to initiate revision of the transportation act and deal with problems developed by the present strike Chairman Cummins stated today The first effort of congress Senator Cummins said probably would be to amend the law so as to guarantee a fair living wage to railroad workers Later but probably not during the present strike he said an effort would be made to provide penalty for violation of orders of the railway labor board
Washington July 15 A conference of senators from coal states was arranged for this afternoon with Secretary Hoover Senator Pepper of Pennsylvania called the meeting at Hoover's suggestion but the senators were not informed what phase of the coal situation would be discussed.
The westbound Wolverine Flyer of Michigan Central derailed after hitting loosened tracks two miles east of Battle Creek at noon. Five rear coaches left the track while the main line was torn up a quarter mile. Two people were slightly injured but all cars stayed together and upright.
The Raleigh report notes 1920 North Carolina federal income tax returns total 47 342 with 163 799 837 in net income and 9 620 675 in normal tax plus surtax. It details income brackets and counts of high earners, describes a Roanoke River bridge project, a sand asphalt road experiment in Duplin and Pender, and looming heavy peach shipments as growers prepare for a busy week while railroad unrest strains melon and peach traffic north of the Sandhills.
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