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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1926
Page
4
The page features two moral quotes dated Thursday November 4 1926. The first asks if they err who advise evil and promises mercy and truth to those who devise good. The second urges never throwing mud, noting you may miss your mark but you must have dirty hands.
The poem depicts a sunset scene where lovers and households await Leonard who lingers at eventide. Villagers, maidens, and knights glance toward the western glow, hoping to be reunited with their beloved, while swans and birds fall silent at day’s end and all await Leonard’s return. The setting evokes longing, quietude, and the cinta of late day.
The North Carolina legislature may raise general budget by about four million dollars as state departments request food for growth. Despite likely partial grants, total needs could push the twelve million dollar income to fifteen million or more, with avenues explored including diverting automobile and gasoline taxes as sales tax ideas and curbing new taxes on cigarettes.
General approval exists for Southern Railway to charge standard rates for Queen Marie of Romania’s Pacific coast tour. One transcontinental line refused to cover costs with two others, proposing a nominal $1 per railroad. Southern’s stance risks no southward visit, drawing mixed reactions from royal circles and the public.
The P and N railway continues J B Duke's plan to extend lines. Before Duke's death Cameron Morrison explored regions for the electric railway and secured some pledges. Stockholders are now asked to authorize the proposal.
Directors continue planning the prolongation of the electric interurban from Charlotte through Lexington to Winston Salem with an eye toward reaching Durham. Once a leading regional prospect, the interurban faded as autos rose, but renewed interest suggests possible revival of electrical rail service in a waterpower rich region.
The piece argues that the U S government is less responsive to public will than monarchies or parliamentary systems. It notes the risk of an unfinished administration if elections split executive and legislative powers and contrasts American checks with English and French practice of possible quick ministry changes.
The piece mourns Harry Houdini as a unique figure and condemns imitators. It lauds his fight against frauds and suggests he supported belief in life after death. It also cites Judge Frederick Bausman warning economists, historians, and sociologists about renewed hostility to America amid ongoing world events.
The Raleigh Times rebukes J William Bailey for urging Neuse River water. It argues engineering consensus favors Neuse and Cape Fear as Raleigh’s sources, contending Bailey’s claims are impractical and too fanciful. The piece mocks his anti purification stance and urges acceptance of treated water.
In Raleigh on November 4 Democrats celebrate a decisive election, led by John G. Dawson. They claim 12 Republican counties remain, with wins in Watauga Johnston Sampson Randolph and others, while Macon and Jackson show narrow losses. Prominent figures praise press support and a strong campaign.
The piece critiques hostile European views of Americans and laments American self-criticism. It notes Parisian insults toward Americans and broad distrust from Canadians and Mexicans, while jabbing at Americans who mock their own country. It ends with a quip on hotel theft and higher room rates to cover losses.
A collection of quirky quotes including Mussolini jokes about tank filling, a claim about the first hundred shots, praise for kluxers, notes on China’s war, and a mention of ping pong revival. The piece highlights unusual headlines and misfit lines from past days.
Nick Sexton of High Point narrowly escaped serious injury when his Dodge touring car collided with a Buick roadster on the Friendship detour near Greensboro. The crash sent Sexton into a bank and telephone pole, bending axles and crushing the top and windshield, but he arrived in time to testify in the case of Mrs. Rachael Clodfelter against Joseph H. Clodfelter.
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