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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1919
Page
1
War time and constitutional prohibition enforcement legislation nears passage as Attorney General Palmer prepares an opinion for the White House. President Wilson, ill, may not sign. bill could become law without his signature if not approved within ten days.
London reports a heavy bombardment siege with German Russian troops advancing toward Riga and threatening Petrograd. Archangel dispatch cites a British ship wreck on the Norwegian coast with two thousand lives lost, possibly a transport for British soldiers.
A Helsingfors dispatch says Russian newspapers report serious fighting in Petrograd between bolshevik authorities and counter revolutionaries who have seized key buildings. The unrest mirrors bomb outrages against bolshevik leaders in Moscow, signaling strong internal opposition.
Washington reports the first week of the National Industrial Conference laid the foundation for solving many industrial troubles. Employers labor and public delegates diverged, but public reps served as a balance wheel toward a possible middle ground. A committee deadlock over labor arbitration in the steel strike adjourned the session.
Virginians observe Stonewall Jackson Day in Richmond with the unveiling of a statue on Monument Avenue near the Boulevard. A parade precedes the ceremony and the sword of General Thomas J. Jackson is presented to the Confederate Memorial Society for the museum. Mrs Randolph Preston of Charlotte, granddaughter of Jackson, presents the gift.
The White House said today that President Wilson had another good night last night. The briefing provided no further details about his condition or activities.
A. W. White, charged with killing farmer Andrew Elkins near Macon Georgia, plans an insanity plea claiming mental incompetence. He sits in jail with his 16 year old wife alleged to be his accomplice. White says epilepsy since boyhood influenced his actions and cites Camp Gordon discharge on March 5.
In Norfolk on Oct 11 Mrs. J C Perkinson of Charlotte NC was shot and killed in an automobile at a railroad crossing. Gate-keeper Branch A Ford admitted firing three shots after occupants challenged him for blocking the street. A chauffeur and two other men were in the car and an argument preceded the shooting.
In New York on October 11 cotton futures opened firm with Oct at 3325 Dec 3330 Jan 3350 March 3345 and May 33465 reflecting a steady start for the trading session.
The High Point chamber of commerce directors chaired by G. W. Clark approved a new hotel proposal, formed committees to study a warehouse by 1920, a farmers rest room, monthly agriculture meetings, and flat rate lighting with electric signs. They endorsed housing efforts and urged securing a firm for retailer topics at an upcoming general meeting.
The Y W A of the First Baptist church will meet with Miss Louise Withers on Steele street Monday evening at 7 30. All members are urged to be present.
Deputy Sheriff J E Wagner and revenue officers arrested Lester and Cecil Kivett near Cobb's farm on the Greensboro road after a three day operation. They seized a 35 gallon copper still and 350 gallons of beer and jailed the brothers in Guilford county with a 2500 bond awaiting the next superior court term.
Charlotte, Oct. 11 Joe Turner a Black man wanted for the murder of two Greenville policemen last week was seen five miles from the city at 7 am today. A local tenant reported Turner stopped at his house and citizens continued the search begun at 1 am after Turner was found on an incoming freight hidden under a lumber car.
The Wichita balloon wreckage from the national championship race October 1 was recovered October 4 in Lake Huron. Capt Carl D. Dammann and Lieut Edward J. Verheyden Jr., both St Louisans, were aboard. No sign of the balloonists was found.
A mass meeting of local high school boys and parents is planned in Cleveland on Monday evening to discuss forming a cadet corps. Prof W M Marr says military training aims at better citizenship and discipline, with Capt Wm C Massey assisting. A separate note details a robbery where the paymaster was assaulted and $11 000 taken.
Madison Georgia resident Mrs Ibbey Pitts aged about 80 took her first railroad ride yesterday traveling from Madison to Westminster near Greenville in South Carolina recounting the experience after sighting the railway since 1872.
In Buffalo New York on October 11 Major L Sneed pilot of airplane No 24 and observer Worth DPD McClure were injured at four o'clock this afternoon during a landing at Curtis field Sneed sustained slight injuries while McClure suffered a fractured skull from the crash or impact.
Five men boarded southbound train No 35 of the Yazoo Mississippi Valley Railroad at Memphis and held up the express messenger and assistant before escaping at West Junction. They secured several packages including one reportedly from a Memphis jewelry store. A posse organized a search of the area.
The special train carrying King Albert and party arrived in Santa Barbara at 9 06 a m. He announced he would end his U S visit on October 30 departing Washington for Newport News to sail for home.
Congress completed the prohibition enforcement bill by adopting the conference report after Senate approval. The House voted 321 to 70 to accept the report and send it to the president, while an attempt to return it to conference to strip a section on state warrant issuance failed.
The four mile sweep stake race at Cincinnati Speedway with a $26,600 purse was postponed from today to tomorrow due to rain.
Lieutenant B. W. Maynard known as the flying parson, reached Sacramento before noon and planned the last leg to San Francisco. He faced good weather between Reno and Sacramento, as he continues a record flight from Mineola New York.
Lieutenant B. W. Maynard landed in Reno at 10 52 a m and departed thirty minutes later for Sacramento.
Reno dispatch says Lieutenant B. W. Maynard leading the west bound fliers landed at Battle Mountain at 8 13 today.
L ieutenant B W Maynard piloting air plane 3s with observer Walter E Richards departed Salduro 100 miles west of Salt Lake City at 6 47 a m Pacific time bound for San Francisco The next control point is Battle Mountain Nevada and then San Francisco
Lieutenant H. C. Kiel landed in Buffalo at 11 48 a m leading the east bound fliers Two minutes later Major Spatz arrived Wiel and Spatz were held until weather clears says Lieutenant Phipps in charge of the Curtis station
Chicago reports unsettled conditions hinder the endurance and reliability contest as leaders aim for New York and San Francisco. Major Carl Spatz holds early lead from San Francisco with Lt. E. Cel in second, while others face forced landings and lengthy sleep stops from Bryan Ohio to Salduro Utah.
In Danville Virginia on October 11 the Henry County circuit court swiftly sentenced Paul Hairston a 17 year old Black male who murdered a one year old girl to die in the electric chair for his crime.
At a government sale in London a motor car built by a famous manufacturer for the late Emperor of Russia fetched 215006. The high price reflects the vehicle’s historic provenance and the prestige of its origin.
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