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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1922
Page
1
Governor Morrison directs Adjutant General Metts to station troops in Rockingham Wilson Raleigh and Durham to preserve order during the railway shopmen strike. Entrainment from Morehead City follows and troops may use Hamlet Rockingham and other cities as needed to restore law and protect life and property.
Raleigh July 17 Governor Morrison after a conference with Adjutant General John B Van Metts stated he will deploy troops to Rocky Mount to uphold the law if ordered by Judge Connor s injunction. He warned lawless elements statewide that all military power will be used to restore order and protect life and property if violence continues.
Sheriff H H Duvall and eight others are dead after an attack on Clifton Mine of Richland Coal near Wellsburg. State troopers hunt for attackers while deputies scour hills for more victims. fire at the tipple and tracks burned as more bodies are found. Thomas H Duvall elected sheriff and assumes command with Wheeling authorities and state troops.
Royal Oakes a negro shot and killed Henry Johnson a negro in Moontown High Point residence section. He surrendered to police this morning and was jailed on a murder charge. Johnson died from two bullets near the heart after an alleged jealousy motive. Johnson came from Spartanburg South Carolina and Oakes from Advance North Carolina.
New York July 17. An easier tone appeared in the cotton market as forecasts of showery weather in the southwest prompted buying by commission houses and traders. First prices fell 16 to 33 points with July at 22.20, October 22.30, December 22.10, January 21.80, and March 21.73.
President Harding met with Governor Sproul Senator Pepper and Attorney General Alter to discuss a specific program aimed at ending the coal and rail strikes. No details or announcement were provided about the proposal under consideration.
Forty Nebraska World War veterans decorated by American and allied governments will be guests of honor at the state American Legion posts convention in York, Nebraska, from September 18 to 20.
For the first time since the U S declared war the flag of the German republic was displayed from the German Embassy in Washington on July 4 indicating a new public display of flags during wartime.
About 25 000 maintenance of way workers walked off the job without authorization from President Smock, vice president of the union estimated. Smock said the strike may be outlawed by national officers.
Detroit July 17 members who engage in an unauthorized strike will not be expelled for the moment. Brotherhood organizers will interview the strikers and a decision on a national strike will follow EK F Grable president said here this morning.
Federal Judge Trieber announced he will impose jail and penitentiary sentences, not fines, on workers who violate federal court injunctions. The exact penalties will depend on the seriousness of the offenses.
Rail Mail Service reports Chicago Burlington and Quincy train 27 derailed near Louvelia Iowa in Moore county and coal miners and shopmen refused to allow wrecking crews to clear tracks. Passengers and crews driven away, delaying the mails. Postmaster General Work forwarded details to Attorney General Daugherty for possible action.
Chicago July 17 seven shop employees of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad and seven city policemen fell ill from food poisoning after meals provided for workers replacing strikers. Over three days ten were sick, with health department workers inspecting railroad yards to prevent recurrence.
John W. Tilley, a Guilford General Hospital patient, suffered a fractured skull and critical injuries in a Sunday morning crash on the Thomasville road near High Point. Ottis Ring and Corbett Welch were involved. Ring escaped serious harm while Welch sustained leg injuries and the roadster overturned after colliding with Welch’s Ford.
Bloodhounds have been placed on the case of men who attempted to wreck Texas and Pacific passenger train No. 21 from New Orleans to El Paso yesterday morning. J. L. Lancaster, receiver for the Texas and Pacific lines, stated last night.
Judge Walter Royal presided as multiple cases were disposed in municipal court. Defendants Oscar Goss James Robbins Elmer Bottle James McNeal and John Reid all faced fines of 15 dollars plus costs for gambling. Will Gaither received 30 days on the roads with bond set at 100 dollars upon appeal. Others paid half the costs for driving without rear lights and speeding. Several defendants were convicted of immoral conduct and affray with fines and costs. An adjudication of not guilty was recorded for Emma Block on assault charges.
In Bristol on July 17 India won the doubles in the Spanish Indian preliminaries for the Davis Cup. A. A. Fyzee and R. Ramaswami defeated Count de Gomar and Poluador Flaquer of Spain in a five set match 8-6 7-5 11-9 8-10 6-4, securing a key victory for the team.
Mrs C M Brown of Charlotte is visiting friends in High Point this week. She plans to tour local sites and meet acquaintances during her stay.
Raleigh dispatch reports a Bailey gubernatorial boom gaining steam as Col tonel Walker Taylor enters the race. The piece notes business ties, a religious newspaper start, and ongoing Seaboard strike effects on trains and peach shipments, with local officials watching implications for North Carolina politics and transport.
Five coaches of Seaboard Air Line train No. 3 traveling from Savannah to Jacksonville derailed after striking a broken rail one mile south of Cox Georgia. A negro dining car cook was killed and several passengers injured. The engine stayed on the track with two cars. Medical aid rushed to the scene. injuries described as bruises.
Senator Lemoot of Wisconsin accused Senator Smoot of Utah, ranking Republican on the finance committee, of adopting the tariff bill section that added 12 percent ad valorem duty on fancy cotton cloths word for word from former Senator Henry F. Lippitt of Providence, a cotton goods manufacturer.
Washington Pa July 17 Sheriff Otto Luellen and deputies with state police broke up a four march of men heading to the Lincon Hill mine. Nine arrests were made as the mine continued operating with pon-naton mee since the coal strike began.
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