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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1916
Page
6
Ceasar Cone of Cone mills reports demand remains strong for finished cotton goods but rising costs cut into profits. Dyestuffs from the East Indies now cost about nineteen times normal, while cotton prices advance to new highs. The 30 percent tariff on dyestuffs adds to manufacturing expenses.
An infrequent visitor to High Point praises the city for its early activity. He notes crowds at 5:36 to 7 a.m. as workers and businesspeople arrive, stores open soon after 7, and banks opening by 9. The bustling morning routine suggests a hustling city and disciplined early rising among residents and business folk.
Ten thousand barbers threaten to strike in Harlem Brooklyn and surrounding areas over late hours. Union vice president C F Foley says about 7000 in Brooklyn and 3000 in the area will quit their shops. He and aides plan visits to affected shops to rally workers.
Minneapolis, Oct. 1s Carl W. Gray, a desk farmer who grew up without a real farm, has been appointed to the University of Minnesota agricultural school faculty to oversee livestock instruction.
An advertisement urges readers to improve health by using Foley Kidney Pills to combat disordered kidneys and bladder, aching back, swollen joints, and rheumatic pains, promising lasting benefits.
City officials announce The Birth of a Nation will be exhibited in the High Point auditorium on December 13 and 14. Manager Arthur Lyon notes the Broadway theater booking and an orchestra score. Half profits will go to the city school fund, and the move is unanimously approved by the council.
Congressman Charles M. Stedman states he is detained in Washington under Dr H A Fowler treatment for a kidney stone. He says he cannot campaign in October but trusts Democratic gains will yield a larger re election majority than last time.
Norman Bruce Wallis of New Orleans, age one, refuses to quit fighting. Despite pressures from his parents, the British War Office, and the American embassy, he evades repatriation and reenlists in a Scottish regiment after discharge attempts. Now known as Norman MacGrevor Bruce, he serves in northern France resisting officials or Germans.
The twenty third International Irrigation congress ends its annual meeting in El Paso Texas after an important session on irrigation laws practice markets and marketing A special committee report urged changes in pending legislation and reclamation service legal chiefs offered guidance toward uniform laws for states
An elderly town resident near death from chronic dysentery claims Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy stopped the discharge after one dose and restored health after a few more. J L Baer of West Manchester Pa reports local belief in the cure with many Baer Station residents bearing witness. Obtainable everywhere.
Former Athletics stars still impact the game as they reappear with Red Sox Dodgers White Sox Browns and Phillies. Jack Barry Jack Coombs Eddie Collins Bob Shawkey Frank Baker Eadie Murphy and others show enduring influence in pennant races.
In municipal term court Magistrate Appleton fined a group of prisoners $20 each for smoking in a factory. Philip Glucksman 01 60 Avenue D challenged the decision saying he is educated and American born. The magistrate replied that he should obey the law and fined him $30.
In the Minnie Worth case against Lou Kaney Anderson and others the sale of specified lots on Green Street proceeds at public auction. Starting bids: $3 300 for lots 1 2 3 4. $250 25 for two additional blocks. Auction date October 5 1916 at 2 pm on premises. Ed L Ragan Commissioner W P Ragan Attorney.
RR'S Wonverret RE Gall Stones Cancer and Ulcers of the Stomach and Intestines, Auto-Intoxication, Yellow Jaundice, Appendicitis and other fatal ailments result from Stomach Trouble. Thousands of Stomach Sufferers owe their complete recovery to Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. Unlike any other for Stomach Ailments. For sale by Hart Drug company and druggists everywhere.
Morris Hillquit, Socialist candidate for Congress in New York's twentieth district, told a mass meeting that if elected he would tear up his appointments for West Point and Annapolis. He said military academies train men to destroy life and property and would instead train workers to be class conscious. The event drew about 5,000 Socialists at New Star Casino on 104th Street and Park Avenue.
Indianapolis reports opening of the Farmers' National congress with a four day session addressing European war effects on farming. Delegates discuss wheat export bans to prevent U S food shortages, soil fertility, and intensive farming as remedies. Noted figures include Gifford Pinchot among participants.
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