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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1922
Page
1
Officials from Southern and other unions expressed confidence in a peace process but the conference halted when key leaders failed to sign the Chicago agreement. The meeting ended with questions about discharging men and a surprise break up as tensions remained.
Sixteen railroads reached separate prewar style settlements with multiple unions as labor board disputes move toward arbitration. Ben W. Hooper asserts these accords align with the Transportation Act, while talks spread to shopcrafts on the New York Central lines. In Chicago, injunction hearings pause as attorneys prepare affidavits supporting charges of violence and property destruction.
Washington reports say President Harding has made up his mind to veto the soldier bonus bill and will send his message to the House on Tuesday. White House sources note the bill will be referred to the treasury and Mellon is away but Treasury views could be sent if needed.
Professor H. G. Owens will explain a plan for vocational training classes at a Key City meeting of the chamber of commerce and local manufacturers. He outlines funding under Smith Hughes and the benefits to workers and firms through electrical, design, and elementary courses for youths and adults.
Reports from Smyrna describe a city destroyed by incendiary fire with waterfront chaos as refugees seek safety at the port. Greek troops allegedly suffer mutilations and killings, while Turkish forces advance from the north and the British fleet blocks troop crossings into Thrace.
General shop crafts chairmen and Southern railway officials adjourn after failing to sign on the Chicago agreement. Union leaders demanded immediate discharge of strikers who return, breaking the Warfield Willard Jewell framework and delaying an immediate end to the nationwide rail walkout.
In Blue Ridge on September 16 the fifth day of the Boy Scout executives session featured Norman Richardson of Northwestern University delivering an address. Dr B K Brittwell of Columbia University spoke on "The Boy, the Peanut and the Future" as part of the program tonight.
Raleigh dispatch reports Phil Beasley a known Raleigh man pleaded guilty in Wake County Superior Court to having whisky in possession. Judge Ryan sentenced Beasley to two months on the county roads and fined 200 dollars. The case drew statewide attention due to petitions for and against a road sentence.
The High Point Rotary Club runs a ten day back-to-school campaign in The Enterprise to keep boys in school. Dr H B Hiatt says the effort follows earlier success and mirrors a global Rotary trend begun at Blackwell Oklahoma. Fred N Tate C C Garrett and A S Caldwell head the special committee with A S Parker leading the boys work.
Due to a large docket in Greensboro criminal court September 25-29 the Hedgecock Huff and Switzer cases may be carried over to the October term starting October 2. Home Banking defendants Basil Hedgecock Will Switzer and A B Hutt are not scheduled until September 28 with about fifty cases ahead.
High school students are to register at the Presbyterian hut on Monday and Tuesday. Freshman and eighth grade register Monday morning at 9 00. Sophomores and ninth grade register at 1 30 on Tuesday. Juniors and tenth grade register Tuesday morning. Seniors register Tuesday afternoon at 1 30.
Minnie Idol, 55, of Forsyth county, died yesterday afternoon in a local hospital after being brought there weeks earlier. She is survived by her husband Charles A. Idol, five sons Bascom Chester Lester Clinton and Carl, two daughters Mary Idol and Nellie Idol, and four brothers Emmerson Adolphus A H Idol Charlie Idol. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Bunker Hill church conducted by Rev. P. W. Willard.
Five blocks of wharves and warehouses along the Mississippi river were destroyed by fire causing losses estimated above 5 600 000. Government built the structures in 1918 and 1919 at over 5 000 000. About forty box cars loaded with merchandise were destroyed. Reports of five lives lost were not confirmed.
Two cases were disposed of in municipal court this morning with C. A. York acting as judge pro tem. Fred Suits was fined five dollars and costs after a guilty verdict for disorderly conduct. A. E. Rush of Lexington was found guilty of reckless driving and had judgment suspended on payment of costs.
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, famed American ace, wed Adelaide Durant in New York. The couple sailed on the Majestic to Europe for a honeymoon voyage after her divorce from a former auto racing rival.
Nash ville Tenn evangelist Dr Luther Bridgers will open a revival series at Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal church tomorrow. Three services are planned with strong expectations of large attendance. Homer Jenkins will direct the music and weekday sessions start at 10 am and 8 pm. The Charlotte Observer lauds Bridgers as a Bible pastor and predicts wide interest.
Detroit, Sept 16 Henry Ford began closing his plants in protest of what he calls exorbitant coal and steel prices. About 100000 workers will be idle as the Detroit area factories suspend operations and suppliers of materials to Ford plants halt also. Ford had said no coal shortage, brokers held coal, and blamed dealers for gouging. He criticized government coal allocation methods.
The bodies of Rev. Edward H. Hall, rector of St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, and an unidentified woman were found under an apple tree on a local farm. The clergyman had a bullet wound in the forehead and the woman three gunshot wounds.
A certificate of incorporation is granted to the National Cigar Company of High Point. The charter authorizes buying selling and dealing in cigars tobaccos and general merchandise with capital stock set at 100000. Incorporators are C. C. Edwards L. R. Matthews and Walter Royal all of High Point.
Dispatches from Smyrna report that on September 16 all foreign consulates were burned except those of Spain Belgium and Norway.
Washington report says Representative Keller Republican declines to present evidence today in support of impeachment charges against Attorney General Daugherty causing the judiciary committee to adjourn after an hour long session during which Keller spoke.
The cotton market opened steady to lower with December futures at 21.53 as selling emerged from the week end and southern markets. October 21.32, December 21.58, January 21.43, March 21.52, May 21.50.
More than 125 persons attended a barbecue at the Kool Pool on Thomasville road last night, hosted by the Farriss Bible class of First Baptist. Teacher J J Farriss spoke on organization work and the ongoing membership campaign while Gurney Briggs led singing. class enrollment reached 160 as Blues and Reds compete in the drive.
A Smyrna editor reports twenty five thousand Christian women and girls seized by Turkish troops and sent inland to be distributed among soldiers. The dispatch notes new refugees arriving at Mitylene on Sept sixteen, including Americans and English, with claims of machine gun killings at street corners.
London reports the government says permanent control of the Dardanelles is vital for national interests and ready to undertake further efforts to secure it.
Constantinople reports up to 2,900 killed in Smyrna fire. About 2590 buildings burned and American property wiped out. Heavy rain worsened conditions as residents fled to the water seeking aid, many drowning. Desperation grows as food and water run short.
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