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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1919
Page
1
Secretary Baker and Senator Chamberlain clashed at a military justice hearing over punitive actions against officers. Chamberlain accused Baker of removing General Ansell and demoting him for criticizing the department, while Baker defended his conduct and argued Ansell slandered superiors.
H Hoyle Sink division deputy collector of revenue is in the city this week and has opened an office in the post office building. He will be in High Point one week each month to collect taxes and will be available for information about war taxes.
Washington nov 4 a minority report in the senate by senator ransdell opposes extending federal control and authorizing sugar purchases arguing the plan singles out American producers and harms them the report supports the sugar equalization board call to restrict sugar use for candy drinks and luxuries and says the Cuban supply cannot be secured in time to ease the shortage
Pittsburg reports record nonunion mine output as railroads push coal movement. In Chicago, about 425,000 striking miners halt soft coal production. federal and state troops move into fields, coal in transit confiscated, delaying private industry. Miners’ lawyers prepare for injunction hearing. martial law extends to McWhinley and Colfax counties New Mexico.
Secretary Daniels said no steps were planned to discipline Rear Admiral Sims for comments in recent articles about Europe. He noted the Sinn Fein issue in Ireland drew concern but the Navy would not censor the book Sims was permitted to write about his experiences.
A hotel committee, formed to secure estimates on suitable sites in the city, will present its final report at a meeting tonight in the commercial club. It is expected to determine the location for a new hotel. The meeting time has not been set.
A secret Moscow dispatch dated today claims the northwestern Russian army attacking Petrograd has been surrounded by the Bolsheviks. The report comes from London dated November 4.
In Youngstown on November 4 a mob of about 150 women tried to block entry to the Youngstown Sheet and Tube plant. Deputies fought the crowd with bricks and stones. five men and four women were arrested for rioting. No serious injuries reported. Shots were fired from a street near the Carnegie steel plant area and guards returned fire. no casualties listed.
Representatives from eight cities meet in Wilmington to organize a baseball circuit of six to eight clubs. Applicants include Kinston Newbern Wilson Fayetteville Goldsboro Florence and Sumter. Meeting opens at 3 pm with two proposed names Carolina Association and Atlantic Coast League.
Salisbury report says Paul Castors aged 14, son of Mr and Mrs J B Castors, was instantly killed at Faith when his clothing became entangled in a cotton gin shafting. His legs were torn from his body and his head lacerated as workmen watched powerless to intervene.
An international convention limiting industry work to 48 hours a week was proposed to the international labor conference. The agreement would be ratified by July 1, 1921, with a draft prepared from information from invited governments. The 48 hour limit may be exceeded in certain industries.
German anthracite and brown coal workers in Saxony vote to return to eight hours of work daily including Sundays and holidays through March. The decision aims to ease a coal shortage and comes as reports from Dresden detail the move.
Erwin Essex of Winston-Salem escaped injury after his truck skidded on the Greensboro High Point road near Jamestown at about 1 pm. The car struck an embankment and rolled once as Essex, traveling about 25 mph, avoided serious harm.
Jimmy Kelly Democratic district leader handed out three pound packages of sugar to every voter in 17 election precincts of the second assembly district. The distribution occurred regardless of each voter's political preference.
In Kansas City on November 4 Bennie Allen reportedly set a new world record by pocketing 7% consecutive balls in a match against William Godley, who lost 100 to 39. The event marks a remarkable performance in the pocket billiards field.
Col. George H. Emerson of the American railway mission ordered the withdrawal of the American railway tour from Siberia. The move coincides with the evacuation of Czech forces for repatriation to Czecho-Slovakia on November 4.
Red Cross efforts start anew in High Point with booths in downtown and factory visits planned to push membership. Slogan A heart and a dollar are all you need. Quota 2500. Campaign runs through November 11. Also voters in Kentucky Maryland Massachusetts Mississippi New Jersey go to polls for governors and other offices. Ohio votes on 18th amendment and prohibition questions. Legislative races in several states.
Lieutenant Belvin W. Maynard nicknamed the flying parson left Raleigh at 1 20 PM for Clinton where he will give exhibition flights at the county fair this week.
In Kansas City a man Leo Brown argued that a cow lacked a tail light. Judge Herrod replied the cow does not need a tail light and fined Brown ten dollars plus costs.
The Finnish government told General Yudenitch it cannot assist in delivering Petrograd. This reply follows Finland’s recognition of independence and the appeal from the northwestern Russian government for aid.
Miami unions vote shows over 90 percent in favor of a general strike to defend the closed shop. The walkout targets more than 36,600 workers and halts about 2 million dollars worth of construction including hotels and apartment projects, with electric light water and gas services also expected to shut down.
Mrs Fred L Montgomery dies at local hospital after a brief admission. She was formerly Miss Linney Cox of Randolph County. Survived by husband two infant daughters and several Cox relatives including W A Cox C F Cox O G Cox Theodore Cox Mrs Annie Mc Dowell Della Williams Ila Cox and Mrs Elizabeth Cox. Funeral Wednesday at 3 pm from Dewey Street home with Rev W A Lambeth and Rev P D Brown. interment Oakwood Cemetery. Pallbearers named W D Simmons J S Welborn Dr D F Staley D W Hoskins Floyd Warner F D Burchfield.
Washington officials concluded the alleged bomb sent to Attorney General Palmer was a crank hoax. The package proved harmless, and the incident was dismissed as fraudulent nuisance.
John L. Lewis acting president of the United Mine Workers of America said the joint bargaining system in the mining industry is intact and it would be a simple matter for the government and coal operators to set it in motion to negotiate a wage agreement amid the 425000 soft coal miners strike.
Washington November 4. Federal Fuel Administrator Garfield and J D Morro of the National Coal Association met to seek a basis for settlement of the miners strike. Garfield had returned from Kentucky and did not disclose proposed terms.
A special presidential commission to arbitrate the coal strike was proposed by Chairman Kenyon in a resolution. The panel would consist of three members who call miners and operators to conference and use lawful means to settle their differences.
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