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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1929
Page
1
By unanimous vote the North Carolina House gave the school term tax reduction bill its third reading and sent it to the senate. The measure includes 15,250,000 state aid for county schools for the next biennium and adopts minor amendments on gender neutral wording and payroll timing.
President Coolidge today opened the last cabinet meeting of his administration with the ten department heads. The cabinet room showed signs of nearing closure as five new chairs stood ready, mirroring the surroundings of the main table.
In Guanajuato a bandit group seized and killed Americans W. M. Underwood and G. C. Aiesthorpe. Sixteen of the attackers were killed in two battles, two prisoners face swift court martial, and federal troops pursue the remaining fugitives amid ongoing fighting. One federal soldier died in yesterday’s clash.
Raleigh March 1 advocates vow to seek reconsideration after the House defeated the permanent improvements bond bill by 70 to 30. The measure would have authorized 1.9729 million in bonds for state institutions over the next biennium, a reduction from the budget commission's 2 million proposal.
Flooding across Georgia Alabama North and South Carolina continues as four rivers flood lowlands. Death toll reaches eight with incidents in Lincolnton Augusta and Butler. Transportation disrupted as bridges washed out and roadbeds eroded. Forecasters expect relief as skies clear and waters crest.
Shanghai dispatch reports the Kuomintang news agency in Nanking says the foreign office protested to Japan over alleged connivance in the Shantung province disorder.
Raleigh March 1 Coroner L M Waring said it would be several days before he rules on the inquiry into Claud Richardson a young Wake County farmer killed when his buggy was struck by a car near Wendell last Friday night Levy Cooper a Wilson youth is held on 1000 bond as the alleged driver of the automobile The coroner heard testimony from 27 witnesses in the investigation.
North Carolina federal tax receipts for the first eight months of the fiscal year total 8162,540,002.19, a gain of 17,417,412.81 from the same period last year. February alone adds 2,006,530.13 versus February 1928, as Gilliam Grissom, state revenue collector, releases the figures.
The Southern system and the Louisville & Nashville jointly challenged the Baltimore and Ohio merger proposal before the Interstate Commerce Commission. They argued B&O should not buy the Monon line Chicago Indianapolis Louisville, noting their large ownership of Monon stock and preferred shares.
Charles Chaplin the screen comedian and producer was described as having won his battle with ptomfin poisoning and intestinal flu and studio representatives expected him to return to work next week in Los Angeles on March 1.
Washington March 1 Copeland of New York held the senate in quiet for over an hour with a lengthy speech opposing the ship load line bill and potentially blocking the radio commission bill next on the calendar. House moved to farm relief hearings planned for March 22 as sessions wound down.
Havana reports say police stopped a plot to overthrow President Machado while those charged deny the allegations as fantasy. President Machado assures no cause for alarm and expresses confidence in the tribunals and in public peace.
A Berlin specialist named Klemperer was summoned to Constantinople to treat Leon Trotzky, ill with a liver and lung condition. Local Soviet doctors could not manage his case, and Turkish press reports confirm Trotzky is in Turkey with a permit valid until May 1.
Sacramento March 1 The state senate fixed March 18 as the coming impeachment trial date for Superior Court Judge Carlos S Hardy of Los Angeles. He faces charges of committing misdemeanors in office related to activities for evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson.
In a woods battle three miles north of Wimauma, a rum runners convoy fired on pursuing units for about half an hour. Officer Haston Taylor suffered a lung wound, J Stewart was hit in the leg, and L M Winterville, linked to the caravan, was arrested. Chief M C Hendrix reported a shotgun wound to the body.
A House bill by Representative J. B. Blair proposes giving the Chief of Police in High Point authority to recommend new police hires, shifting this power from the city manager. City officials said they knew nothing of the measure or its backers.
Two probes launched into a deadly explosion at the Stone Mountain Granite quarry after a compressed air tank ruptured as workers checked out for the day. Seven men died, six injured. the dead include Cg. G. Davis 33 and others. coroner and company president vow investigations.
Paris March 1 Dr Hjalmar Schacht Reichsbank president suggests to reparations experts a plan to scale German annuities upward over time to align with Allied debtor nations. He says the idea is exploratory not a fixed German position and notes the Mellon Berenger French payment to the U.S. would be 125 million dollars starting 17 years hence.
Mississippi $7 Maryland 36 featured in the Southern Conference basketball event held in Atlanta highlighting a game outcome and prize reference.
Anne Morrow, soon to become Mrs Charles A Lindbergh, may train as an aviatrix under her husband. Friends note her air enthusiasm and recent rapid Flying lessons after a crash, suggesting deliberate flight reentry to boost confidence and aviation progress. Her poem Height is cited as evidence of artistic ties to aviation.
Paris dispatch notes a bulletin from physicians stating Marshal Foch shows a slight improvement. Temperature 98.7, pulse 84, with diminished pulmonary symptoms observed this morning.
France reports the death of Pierre Lenglen known as Papa Lenglen father of tennis star Suzanne Lenglen he died early today in Nice France. The announcement notes his longtime support for his daughter’s career and the Lenglen family’s prominence in French tennis circles.
The pre inauguration rally on the New York Stock Exchange sent two dozen issues to new highs as gains ran from 1 to 25 dollars a share. Heavy buying flooded the floor with blocks up to 30 000 shares and the ticker lagged by 834 minutes, while total sales topped 3 million shares by midday.
President elect Hoover awaits his inauguration with cabinet decisions settled and final addresses in draft. He reviews proof sheets of the inaugural address and prepares for printers to distribute copies, while expecting calls from senators and House members as the day approaches.
The Bank of Middlesex in Middlesex Nash county failed to open today after the board of directors shut it following 30 days of deposit withdrawals. The bank had capital of $25,000 and was led by President A F Manning and cashier A K Ballentine.
Paris March 1 the French parliament ratified France s signature to the Kellogg renunciation of war pact by a vote of 570 to 12.
New York observations of a blush measuring device used in a demonstration by the American Institute show Miss Moanna Allen’s cheek color rising five one hundredths of a degree Fahrenheit. Dr. E E Free notes blondes blush hotter than brunettes and that some readings vary greatly in heat rise. The event featured sound to light demonstrations, photo radio, 500000 volt artificial lightning and Jupiter moon motion pictures at the Astor Hotel.
Chicago dispatch reports Jack McGurn in jail without charge connected to seven murders as Roscoe Fanelli surrenders. Police hold Lulu Lou Rolfe in the women’s quarters. the young Berneda, daughter of Rolfe, is described as part of the scene on Madison Street.
Renewed cold in Austria Hungary and the Balkans worsened hardship as Greece and parts of Turkey saw relief. A BBC report describes two young goat herders from Travnik Bosnia freezing to death while surrounded by 80 dead goats in 21 foot snow drifts. The Baltic region remains severely frozen with sea entrances shut.
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