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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1919
Page
1
A U S report from London says Gabrielle D Annunzio plans to annex Dalmatia and press Montenegro action. Jugo Slavs are concentrating troops to counter the Italian leader as tensions rise along the Adriatic.
Nearly 1 000 delegates attended the National Labor Party convention in Chicago on November 22 focused on nominating a United States presidential candidate. Labor leaders, farmers organization representatives and the nonpartisan league joined the gathering as the new party publicized its agenda.
The Boston Fire department officers' club voted to give up its American Federation of Labor charter in the International association of fire fighters. The move follows criticism of the club's opposition to the two platoon system and the I A of F's push for higher wages and better conditions.
London report says a British airship syndicate plans short trips to Pirin Cairo Lisbon and New York with a mooring tower to be built on Southport north shore of the English coast. A fleet of non rigid airships for 30 to 40 passengers and larger rigid ships for 150 are to be ready by spring. Luxury interiors and a balcony are planned. Routes include Copenhagen Stockholm Petrograd Pekin San Francisco New York Paris Cairo Colombo Lisbon and Capetown with fares about 18 cents per mile.
Washington officials report special authority to supply coal to cotton seed crushing mills. The regional coal committee in Atlanta will decide on coal distribution on merit, requiring applicants to prove uncrushed stocks would be damaged if coal is withheld.
Three African American men are under arrest in Raleigh over a Yarborough hotel lobby trunk theft containing jewelry valued at 59 000 to 75 000. John Cook confessed, aided by a chauffeur, to moving the trunk to a wood east of the city. a fourth suspect is sought as police trace a westbound train passage and a traveling man, Jack Goode, linked to the jewelry.
State Senator Alfred M. Scales of Greensboro will fill the pulpit at the High Point Friends' church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. A noted Presbyterian layman and lawyer, he devotes much time to church work and is a capable speaker. Reverend Samuel Haworth, the church pastor, is temporarily away at religious conferences, prompting the fallback appointment. Public worship is invited.
The paper was delayed this afternoon after the electric current failed for over an hour. A blown transformer fuse near The Enterprise office caused many proofs to be incorrect and large amounts of material to be left out. The issue stemmed from the Southern Power Company.
J. J. Farris of the chamber of commerce announced city officials and business leaders will press for improved railroad facilities in High Point, focusing on the northern passenger discharge method at the local station. They seek swift relief and plan to push changes to avoid southbound passengers being discharged on the right, a practice critics call unsatisfactory and detrimental to the Furniture City’s image.
Doc Potter at the Hippodrome offers free milk by drawing lots among twelve chorus girls after protests over price increases. Three Jersey cows from Potter will be kept in the Tenth Avenue stables to supply milk to the dancers and singers.
Thomas L Trott pastor preaches at 11 a m and 7 p m at St Marys Episcopal. At 7 p m Rev Trott preaches at Highland cotton mill. Sunday school at 10 a m. Hon A M Scales of Greensboro to speak at 11 a m.
London dispatch reports Lettish forces yesterday captured Mitau in Courland and continued their advance according to the Lettish legation. The advance proceeds with gains observed by observers and allied units in the region.
Washington reports Democratic Leader Hitchcock expresses confidence a compromise on the German peace treaty can be worked out. Tumulty says no breach between Wilson and Hitchcock. administration senators show defiance yet expect Republicans to reach a deal before the 1920 campaign.
Mr and Mrs J Edward Kirkman donate a $100 check to the High Point fire department through Chief A B Horney in gratitude for saving their home during a recent fire. The gift is the department’s largest to date and an oyster supper is planned for December 3 with all members attending and speeches expected.
In Bridgeport Connecticut on November 22, Joseph Fernandez a jitney driver paid a $7 fine in pennies. The clerk wondered about measuring the coins as the judge reprimanded Fernandez for not stopping at the end of the line.
In Washington on November 22 union leaders warned that the central competitive coal field crisis risks national disaster if production does not resume. Operators led by Thomas T. Brewster condemned Secretary Wilsons wage scale proposal as widening the rift between employers and miners amid ongoing talks.
The head of the family of miners reports Secretary Wilson proposed a 27.12 cent per ton coal raise for diggers and a price boost of 1.58 per day for day laborers. Operators demanded a transcript of the conference remain confidential as the fourth week of idleness continues.
Washington reports the American note demanding the release of William O. Jenkins, the Puebla consular agent, was delivered to the Mexican foreign office with no reply received. Mexican authorities deny Jenkins in collusion with bandits and say Lack, an American shot at Mexicali, is to receive justice.
Major John W. Kvatt, morale officer at army headquarters, promotes a nation wide plan to publish all newspapers and periodicals in one language. He cites past articles in foreign languages that he believes spread revolutionary ideas in the country.
A historical text asserts a bizarre claim that Africans and their descendants never sneeze, alleging it only applies to pure-blooded individuals domiciled elsewhere. The remark reflects biased pseudoscience and racial stereotypes from the period.
Dorothea, keeper at the German Embassy, lived in Paris under strict permit. She stole bottles from the embassy cellar and attended a musical show at night. A police call labeled her an enemy and she was detained, warned she would be interned if she ventured out again.
In Charlotte on November 22 Magistrates Alexander and Sloane dismissed the case against policemen charged with murder of five men during the August 25 riot. Prosecutor Newell argued the defendants were not guilty and would not bind them over after a three week hearing.
Kansas City Missouri November 22 representatives from Missouri Kansas Iowa and Nebraska plan a meeting to organize a regional tennis body The group aims to obtain approval from the National Tennis Association before operations begin.
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