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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1929
Page
1
The North Carolina senate passed a bill to redraw High Point city elections. Councilmen will be elected by wards plus one at large, and the mayor will be chosen by the five council members after each election. Vote 22 to 15 amid debate led by Senator Duncan.
Raleigh March 19 The Senate recessed at 5 oclock to finalize clerical work before adjournment and reports indicate sine die likely by late afternoon. Bills passed include probate validation tax foreclosures domestic relations courts and fur bearing industry regulation among others in the closing session.
Police say Patrolman Daniel Maloney 28 was killed when a gun battle erupted between Brooklyn gangs over liquor control. Thomas Connell 33 and Harold Richard 41 were wounded while Charles Higgins 28, the rival gang leader, was captured for questioning.
Los Angeles report says actress Mabel Normand suffers from advanced tuberculosis in both lungs. Dr E C Fishbaugh states she is very sick with no imminent death unless hemorrhages occur, but recovery remains possible.
Funds for relief of 15 000 flood victims across Alabama Georgia and Florida poured into Red Cross chapters as drives opened in Birmingham Montgomery Mobile Atlanta Jacksonville and Tampa. Salvation Army urged clothing with new aid bases in Pensacola and Dothan. Health officials boosted typhoid vaccines while Coast Guard planes delivered food and supplies to flood areas. Death toll stood at 20 as rescues continued along rivers near Montgomery Elba Caryville River Junction and Newton.
The famous flag embroidered by Richmond women and carried from Bull Run to Gettysburg arrived at the Confederate Museum in Richmond. Presented by the Loehr family, it recalls Pickett's charge and the unit's heavy casualties as described by Colonel Loehr.
Geneva dispatch reports the United States two steps away from joining the world court through ratification of a jurists' protocol. The first step is Senate approval in the United States. the second is consent by the League of Nations with potential opposition from Latin American members. A disturbance among league states could trigger an international conference to revisit terms.
A telegram from Rev. Herman F. Duncan, missing Charlotte minister, said he was in Atlanta at Emory Theological seminary. Mouzon and Southern Methodist Church representatives arranged to meet him on arrival and escort him to trusted friends in the city.
John Snook submitted his resignation as warden of the Atlanta penitentiary, received and accepted effective April 1. The move followed a March 1 request by Assistant Attorney General Mabel Walker Willebrandt and approval by the attorney general, citing a lack of administrative ability and tensions over the undercover prison condition inquiry.
Raleigh March 19 The current session of the general assembly is described as progressive and prolonged with notable talkativeness independence and scrutiny. Lawmakers questioned almost every measure, slowing work yet refining major bills through thorough review and improvement.
Alfred E. Smith and Mayor Walker contend for influence as Tammany Hall faces a leadership contest after George Olvany's resignation. Walker, returning to New York, signals a shift from a hands off policy and hints at backing a leader friendly to him to counter Smith forces.
President Hoover weighs hundreds of nominees for a federal law enforcement commission to study the enforcement of the eighteenth amendment. He has yet to pick a member as officials scrutinize candidates amid a nationwide search. The inquiry will include testimony from prohibition officers and leaders on both wets and drys.
The Siamese legation’s 60 cases of liquor seized by Washington police draws in three federal agencies. Secretary Kellogg reviews the incident and may seek a Justice Department opinion on how liquor for embassies and legations may be moved from ports of entry. State approves requests, then notifies the Treasury for action.
Federal forces led by General Calles press insurgents north after capturing Torreon without a fight. Escobar consolidates at Escalon, 100 miles north, expecting a major clash within 24 hours. Air raids over the weekend killed four. Portes Gil rejects peace terms while rebels deny seeking any.
A sheriff's posse traveled to Red Bush, 30 miles away, to arrest Ranse Skaggs for the slaying of Mrs. Goldie Gilliam and the wounding of his uncle William Skaggs in a Red Bush quarrel linked to testimony at a federal prohibition hearing. Sheriff Adams led the pursuit after early reports of a death were corrected to a serious wound.
Marjorie Dowdy ten of Lynchburg was said to have spent a more comfortable night following a coma since February 8 after an automobile accident. District daily notes her condition improved since yesterday.
Prince George youngest son of King George II retires from active naval service citing health. He will join the foreign office to gain knowledge of administration and work, with King George and Prime Minister Baldwin approving the move.
In Elizabethon Tennessee 800 workers at the American Glanzstoff rayon plant and adjacent American Bemberg mill halted operations. National guardsmen guard the sites as 5 500 idle, following protests and clashes at shift changes. Dr. Arthur Mothwurf plans week away in New York.
In Gary Indiana a gun cotton bomb exploded early today damaging the fronts of a dry goods store owned by William Herman and an adjoining Stoison brothers building. Damage was estimated at 15200. Herman his wife and six children, who lived above the store, were severely shaken with no other serious injuries reported.
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