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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1916
Page
2
An Asheville capitalist reportedly visited High Point to explore establishing a panel factory here. Local businessmen and the field were reviewed, with the plan described as favorable though no definite site or date was set. If built, the plant could employ many workers and require several thousand dollars in investment.
Official lists show at least two women running for Congress with more candidates nationwide. Jennette Rankin leads as a Progressive nominee with Hattie K. Hoard campaigning in Colorado. States include Washington, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Arizona, Colorado and Kansas with women seeking secretary of state and other posts.
Washington reports district school children collected about 27 tons of old newspapers and magazines in a campaign to fund playgrounds and social activities. In five days they brought in 54 920 pounds to schools, with 22 119 pounds on the last day. papers sold at 50 cents per hundred pounds and magazines at 1 dollar per hundred pounds. The funds support school projects and a general fund.
London November 1 Lloyds Register of Shipbuilding reports for the quarter ended September 30 there were 469 merchant vessels totalling 1 789 054 tons under construction in the United Kingdom. This compares with 440 vessels 1 540 218 tons in the June quarter and 432 vessels 1 526 177 tons in September 1915. Vessel sizes range from under 500 tons to 36 000 ton giants.
Tokio reports American ambassador to Japan George W. Guthrie has left for a month long vacation in China his first visit there. He will likely discuss the Far Eastern situation with Minister Reinsch while Mrs Guthrie accompanies him. The piece ends with a social quip about letters written in love.
The Submarine Boat Corporation, holder of Holland underwater craft patents, forms a close working agreement with Wright-Martin Aircraft to manufacture aeroplanes. Wright-Martin, a union of Wright Aeroplane, Glenn L. Martin, and Simplex, will license designs and supply motors. Wright-Martin recently spent 3 million dollars on New Brunswick plants for Hispano-Suiza motors. The Submarine Boat group aims to develop a broad aeroplane business focusing on military machines with full patent recognition by Wright.
Ten dimes of the new design were received here yesterday by W. T. Anderson from his brother R. B. Anderson, a treasury department employee in Washington. The obverse shows a Grecian lady, the reverse a bundle of rods and a wreath. The new money would first be placed in circulation next Monday. Shipping will be handled by Mr. Anderson's brother, with circulation starting at the Washington and Philadelphia mints on the same date.
Mrs an Campbell of Kirkville New York reports immediate relief for her ten year old son after taking Chamberlain's Tablets. She says he began to eat heartily and improved quickly after using the medicine.
The piece argues professionals should mingle with common people to grasp their needs and avoid giving unfit advice. It criticizes clergy physicians lawyers and ministers who preach without hands on experience and calls for closer ties to everyday labor to inform responsible guidance.
The speaker argues preparedness is essential for individuals and nations, comparing it to oil in the wise virgins and to leadership. He contends money alone cannot buy readiness, urging constant preparation in school, church, and life, citing Christ and Paul as examples.
In New York on November 1 both parties asserted certainty over the Empire State. Republicans predicted Hughes would win by about 100,000 while Democrats projected a Warren Wilson victory by a similar margin. Republican canvassing and Tan ner’s word reinforced the NY victory forecast, with Willcox stating Democrats must carry New York to win.
Peking November 1 Lieutenant Genev Aoki's appointment as military adviser has sparked a bitter political row. Cabinet members and a large faction in parliament resist granting him power to issue army orders, arguing it would make the army serve Japanese interests in China.
London dispatch quotes English officers cautious about a quick end to the war. They predict two more years of struggle at least, with fighting to a finish the aim. Officers stress readiness for a long, uncertain conflict and see defeat of Germany as the path to victory.
Analysis suggests Jeremiah O Leary is viewed as a stronger political adversary than ally, highlighting his perceived influence and strategic value in ongoing power struggles.
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