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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1920
Page
4
The letter laments higher costs from linen collars to women’s skirts amid shortages and tariffs. It argues profiteering and failed investigations hurt Americans, noting gas at 33 cents a gallon after a $50,000,000 gift to education and churches.
High Point faces soaring motor fuel costs with prices about 30 percent above wartime levels as vehicle use climbs 25 percent while gasoline output grows only 10 percent. Officials urge congressional action as rising fuel costs threaten the cost of living and business expenses for merchants and families alike.
A newspaper feature showed a half page image of British control in India with a whipping post and a gallows, depicting a man lashed and hanging frayed hemp. The piece frames self determination as England views it.
The text argues that strong reading habits broaden understanding and raise appreciation for all aspects of life and property. It emphasizes reading as a path to deeper insight and improved judgment.
Amid growing European tensions, analysts warn one skirmish could offset others and avert a full war. The statement suggests careful diplomacy may prevent broader conflict as nations square off on multiple fronts.
Reports indicate the deaths of two renowned writers yesterday, sparking reflections on their careers and legacies. The news notes names and prominent works, highlighting the impact of their departures on readers and the literary world.
A Baltimore watchman reportedly saved a stock of liquor valued at 75 600 dollars from loss yesterday. The incident involved quick action by the guard at the scene.
The report declares Germany aflame with Bolshevism. If the fire burns them out, Europe may breathe easier, suggesting a continental reckoning with revolutionary influence and instability.
Dr. T. M. Stanton urges frank public education on venereal disease noting rising cases across the nation. He argues secrecy and prudery fuel transmission and calls for school and parental instruction to prevent infections and protect unborn children.
Dr. Henry H. Sweets notes an acute shortage of ministerial material with one candidate per 981 church members and only 1 in 160 in the South studying for the ministry. The Presbyterian drive aims to recruit 2,000 for Christian work by March 31, 1921 while pastor salaries rise to attract talent.
The article interprets the Volstead act as a central clause within the broader prohibition covenant. It analyzes legal language and public policy implications, suggesting the act shapes enforcement and social controls during the era.
By CC M Brown the High Point Piedmont league club manager Richardsier withholds lineup details until one or two contracts are settled. Reports say spring training for 20 players starts next week at Welch field as work continues on improving facilities.
Miller avoids public details and plans to keep acquisition quiet. He wants a compact squad of two teams to streamline workouts and is prepared to cut excess to ensure a clean setup.
Three men from Charlotte have left baseball after the club began pruning. Peterson and Wood were released while Pegram remains intent on growing a tobacco crop near Stokesdale to beat a constitutional amendment and avoid playing baseball another season.
Bitting and Spike Conley, local players from the Hornets, will report this week and are near certain to become regulars for the Furniture Makers. Bitting travels from Philadelphia next Thursday morning and Conley from his winter home around the same time. Earl Bitting plans to bring a strong Quaker recruit after informing President Lyon and Manager Miller by letter.
The Boston National Leaguers praise Rabbit Maranville of the Braves as the era’s best shortstop in an exhibition with the Detroit Tigers in Greensboro on March 31. The Massachusetts native, five feet six, under 150 pounds, combines range, arm strength, and a celebrated vest-pocket style to confound pitchers and fans alike.
Lewis Hodge of New York representing J. & T. Cousins Shoe Co displayed a vast shoe line at the Karlwood hotel in High Point. The event offered boots pumps walking shoes and oxfords priced 15 to 80 with brown shades dominating fashion and a silk woolen mix design noted as trendy.
The Raleigh Times quotes a hypothetical telegram attributed to Governor Bickett proposing a blunt rebuke to obstructing lawmakers. It imagines a message urging progress and urging opponents to move aside or be run over.
The newly rich of Japan directed their wealth toward building colleges and collecting literature and art. They also catered to cultural and aesthetic desires to nourish the soul.
R. C. Sink has resigned as manager of the Southern Public Utilities company local branch. Mr. Strater of Winston-Salem has been secured to take his place. The item notes several residents and visitors in Thomasville and nearby towns during the week, including shoppers and business visitors.
A chronological fragment lists events and figures: Richard D. Spaight NC governor born in New Bern died there in 1802 and 1807 abolition act in Parliament. Lady Erskine died in England born 1781. 1895 Li Hung Chang peace envoy assassination noted. 1898 Fanny Davenport stage farewell in Chicago. 1917 US Marines withdrawn from Cuba. 1918 Carl Muck held as enemy alien. 1919 Spanish constitutional guarantees suspended due to strikes.
Sweden faces new strikes as workers demand higher pay while the eight hour law restricts them to eight hours of work per day.
Frank J. Cheney, senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio, swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh case it cannot cure with Mall s Catarrh Medicine. Notary A W Gleason witnessed on December 6. The medicine is taken internally and travels through the blood to mucous surfaces. Druggists sell it for 75 cents. Testimonials free.
The 45 year old Rt Rev Frank Hale Touret is named bishop of the Episcopal church missionary field in Idaho. A Salem Massachusetts native, he worked as a post office clerk, attended Harvard University, studied at the Episcopal seminary in Cambridge, and was ordained in 1901 guiding churches in Providence and Colorado Springs before being elected bishop of Western Colorado in 1917.
Mrs Holm, an Icelandic woman living in Canada, wrote the first novel published in the Icelandic language.
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