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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1916
Page
4
A High Point church prayer urged voters to choose the best men regardless of party lines. The piece argues voters should think for themselves, break partisan shackles, and elect officials who serve the people’s interests, even if that means deviating from party platforms.
The cotton market opened with a decline of 5 to 8 points amid liquidation and selling pressure. After the initial trading hour, July slipped to 12.78, October to 12.91, and December to 13.08, while active months showed minor gains. Cotton futures started steady with July at 12.75, October 12.86, December 15.01, January 13.05, and March 13.19.
In New York on May 23 trading as resumed with little stock movement from last week. War shares such as Crucible Steel Mexican Petroleum and several metals fell by about a point. Initial offerings of United States Steel Reading and Kennecott Copper moved at minor changes amid light dealings.
Chicago markets report rains in Oklahoma and Kansas causing initial declines in wheat. July futures slip to 1.08 1/4 cents and September to 1.081 1/4 to 1.091 1/4, with later additional setback followed by a moderate rally.
Julian Ross a Black man was sentenced to fines after a judge reduced an initial road sentence citing the good character testimony from J. H. Petty. Ross admitted drunkenness and carrying a concealed unloaded pistol. John Coffer pays costs for driving without a license. O P Dix and George Yates case ends with Dix paying costs for simple assault and Yates discharged. The assault on 14 year old Sam McCorkle is continued due to his hospital care. Three white boys and five Black boys are detained for last Monday night’s rock attack that put McCorkle in the hospital.
Lee Ridge clarifies he was not at the carnival grounds on Thursday night and was not involved in any disorder or police court matter. He says Ernest Ridge was the person arrested and asks The Enterprise to publish the correction to avoid further embarrassment.
Obituary recalls JJ Hill as founder of a vast railroad empire from Minnesota to the Pacific. He built rails westward at a mile a day, developed farms along the line, created a Pacific fleet and spurred Japan China trade. Nurtured grain and livestock industries, lowered rates, and shaped Northern Securities consolidation. He led Great Northern as chairman, with son Louis as president.
Chairman W H Ragan of the A and M college board travels by train to Raleigh for tomorrow afternoon's trustees meeting to elect a new president to succeed D H Hill. Ragan offered no hints about the outcome as talk swirls around candidates from Wake Forest and others, with outsiders possible.
Manager McIntire says the Rose will be closed through Friday after noon for painters and decorators to finish their work.
Political notices announce candidacies for the Democratic nomination for the U S House of Representatives from Guilford county. Carter Dalton and R W H Stone present themselves as candidates subject to the Democratic primary action.
Clem Wright declares himself a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the House of Representatives in the 1917 General Assembly from Guilford County, subject to primaries on June 3.
A Guilford County physician announces candidacy for coroner in the Democratic primary. He has practiced medicine in the county for 23 years and has resided in Greensboro for 13 years, noting a 30 year history of voting the straight Democratic ticket.
Washington May 29 Congressmen will deliver eulogies for Jefferson Davis in the House next Saturday. Representatives Aswell of Louisiana Kincheloe of Kentucky will speak on the Confederate president’s birthday anniversary. Consent to speak was obtained today.
President Wilson told Representative Carter Glass he would attend the Virginia Democratic state convention in Roanoke next Friday if possible, but offered no definite reply to the invitation.
A dispatch reports a shooting at Granite Falls on Sunday morning. Jim Hilton white was shot by his brother in law Ed Shell during an alleged assault. Shell surrendered and is held in Caldwell county jail awaiting a preliminary hearing.
On account of business and residence changes, D. H. Hall offers for sale a Kelly road roller and road machinery including street sprinkler road machine four wheel scrapers a concrete mixer two steam drills belts line shafts and pulleys five vacant Burton place lots one Thurston St lot a house and lot at Lindsay and Thurston streets and related items in High Point North Carolina
Daily southbound schedule lists stations and departure times from High Point at 8:00 a.m. and stops at Thomasville Gordontown Denton High Rock with arrivals around 3:30 p.m. and 9:60. Times indicate probable OCR errors needing clarification.
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