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, . j , . iuz WEAnrzn BuiIncBi-Clrculatloa ... I 'It Advertising Dipt. ..... 7:5 News, Society , JJ3 Generally Julr, cohlor tonight . nnd tomorrow. ,VQL. XXXl-NO. 32. vniBEBs associated mem HIGH POINT, N. C , TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 5, 1922. PRICE FIVE CENTS in i J -it 1 1 .1 K . m va m i ft ) n 1 ME: yuiv.ElraPkvi 11 w . SllME yir Mm iiuiiiuflui MBiiMinnnniB unoaaiuui . . . .. !! Mrs..: Glctra PmlupSy Mm D MrtDD KAN MCANA V mm A THHR m I'lll.lMllllllllllllrHlLI I LIlllWIIHLLI " muiiiwiih.ui ,:.;,-(,...-".. -,1,1,. ... !. ; 4 Hi r E Red Crosa Field Workers Arc In Charge of the Sani- , tary Work NUJRSES VISIT STRICKEN Typhoid Vaccine Is Being Ad ministered Among All the Homeless - SHELTER IS PROVIDED All the Vk'ttnw Are Living Under Hoofs and Ilavo Food, Ac. rordiii to TImh In . Charge of Ilcilcf NEW BERN. Dec. 6. With the housing, clothing and feeding prob lems In connection with relieving the victims o! Friday's fire tempo rarily cared for the relief commit tees today are devoting most of their attention to the sanitation and unemployment question. Last night passed quietly with members of the, local battery unit and soldiers Xrom Fort Bragg pat rolling most of th? citor. Governor Morrison will arrive nere tnia evening to personally view the 'situations Carter Taylor, chief ol' field work ; bf the southern division of the Red Cross, who Is In charge of relief iioic una moruiiifr Rave uul mo following statement relative to con ditions: . ' '.'',' "The citizens' relief committee has the refugee situation well in hand. Everyone bf those who were rendered homeless by the fire arc under cover and are being fed. None of the fire victims are suffering at present. Relief in all its branches n on a well-organized basis and we now are beginning to inaugurate a definite policy of rehabilitation. greatestattention at present Ih sani tation. Every effort to prevent an epidemic of typhoid or influenza is being employed AH of the homeless are being inoculated with typhoid vaccine. As many as 17 families have i been found in one small house, some o: the refugees having a number of small children with them. Such conditions must be changed at once, "The negro section of the city- has be,e,n divided, into four districts and are being canvassed daily: Red Cross nurses to see that sanitary In structions .nre carried puti 4 Oood ..progress also is being made in find In K employment, for thosta thrown out of work on account of burned industrial plants and stores and It is hoped that within the next 30 days every refugee will be at somb kind of productive labor. "Three thousand refugees are still being cared for at a cost of $1, 000 a day. This amount represents cash disbursements only and does not include the many donations of supplies which, have been, made by local citizens and outside towns." Governor Goes to New Bern. CHARLOTTE, Dec. 5. Gov. Mor rison left here early today for New Bern to make a personal investiga. tlon of the condition of the 3,000 persons reported homeless from the fire there last week Prior to his denarture he Issued an anneal to ft D BUT EVERY PRECAUTION ED the state tor aid to the sufferers. He to be given at the Sheraton hotel to asked,, that funds foe sent to Mayor night by the High Point Kiwanis Edward Clark at New Bern. I club for the Winston.Salem Klwan- prior to his departure Governor, Morrisorr discussed the situation with Adjutant General Metts and was told conditions in (the fire-stricken city were more acute than first thought. General Metts said the relief meas. urea taken had been "pitifully in. adequate."- . The tiouslng situation was the greatest problem, the gen- eral Said. ;; j -: , , .: Cause Was Accidental. NEW-" BERN, Dec. B. W. - A. Scott deputy Insurance commission. er, stated today that there were abr solutely no grounds for reports of Incendiarism in connection with the Ore her last Friday.. Mr. Scott has been In New Bern since Saturday in veetigatlng the fire tor the state In. auranca department. " ' H , "I have found that the fire started " from a terra cotta flue which has been In use for years. We found at least ,slx -witnesses who saw it irhen it -was burning', under, the attic. There Is no . evidence of Incendiar ism. As to the Roner Mill fire a ne. gro named Ernest Gfblbs hag been dev talned pending an investigation He Is not charged with firing the , mill .hut is being held as an escaped pa tient from M Insane asylum,"" IRISH FREE STATE WILL MAKE ITS BOW AS NATION TOMORROW LONDON, Dec. 5. (By the Associated Press.) Without pomp or ceremony the Irish free state will come into being after midnight tonight. By a special order In council the full admin istration of the country has been handed over to the provisional government. Therefore when the constitution comes into ex. istence tomorrow there will be no ceremony of any kind to mark the fulfillment of the treaty between the Irish and British governments. New Developments Are , Ex pected in C. and Y. Rail road Situation Soon Developments are lollowing thick and fast in the situation of the Car olina & Yadkin River ra'lroad, which has been ordered sold by the court, after a petition to that effect had been filed. Although no definite ac- t on has been taken regarding the will continue in operation arter it Is matter, It appears now that tuo roaj purchuHed by some corporation. Yesterday afternoon a meet ng was held in th chamber of com merce rooms and at this meeting a proposition is said to have been pre sented by out-of.town capitalists, who agreed to purchase the road and then rehabilitate it. No agreement was reached at the meeting, however, action being de luyed until another mret .'ng here Friday afternoon at 1:15 o'clock. At that time another proposition will be presented by local interests. Several days ago the superior court ofOuilford county ordered that the road be sold at aurtion, and lo f"1 business and professional men r now lining up their forces to see that the short line is bought by a company that w:il improve the road and continue it in operation. The order of the court was that it be sold within 60 days. nuslneS8 and professional men of H'gh Point are of the opinion that the C. & Y. railroad can be mado a paying proposlt on. With the expen diture of some money for improve ments, the road will be operated more successfully. It is declared. The C. & Y. railroad operates trains from High Point to High Rock, a distance of approx'mately 35 miles, .freight alone is hauled on this railroad, the company having discontinued tho practice of carry, ing passengers. KIWANIANS WILL BANQUET TONIGHT Although the celebration of open, ing of the new concrete highway be tween Winston-Salem and HIeh (Point was called Off todav heranse of nnfnvnmhia wnoihar iha iinna. lans, will be carried out as sched- uled It was announced today by club officials. ' I The banquet will begin promptly at 6:30 o'clock, and It promises to be the most, enjoyable gathering of Klwaniana In the history of the lo cal club. The entire membership the WlnstonjSalam club has been ln vlted to attend, and the Twin City will' send over. a large delegation. R0TARIANS WILL ATTEND MEETING Thursday evening the local Rotary club will attend en masse the local educational week celebration to be held at the Sheraton, hotel at 1:15 o'clock and for this reason the regu lar weekly meeting, usually held every Thursday noon, - will ot be held this week. Members of the lo cal lKwanls and Clvltan clubs will also, attend" the educational celebra. tlon, which will be held next Thurs. day night under the auerpices of the Andrew. JncKBon flout of .the Ameri can legion, .j , COMPANY LIKELY 10 BUY A SIIT LINE ROAD HERE (IU MORE IN To Increase Amount of Fire Insurance on School Build ings of the City BOARD HOLDS MEETING Regular Session of School Of ficials of High Point Held Last Night REPORTS ARE RECEIVED Principals Kcport That Work Now Progressing Well In the Schools of the Fur nlture City Is Hearing personal reports by the principals of the various schools of the city, authorizing subscription to approximately J 100,000 more fire Insurance for the school buildings of the city and acting upon a number of minor matters, the city 8chool board met In regular session last' night In the office o Superintendent W. M. Marr. The board also discuss, ed at length tne matter of car'ng for the education of the school children that have just been brought within the city by the recent exten sion of tho corporate limits. evl-' denc;ng an intent'on to furnish ade quate means for caring for the qhiL dren at the opening of next year's school session. No action was taken on the matter, but the opinion of some of the members of the board were expressed. Acccordlng to the ind'vldual re ports of tho pr'nclpals of the various schools, the wholo system has over come the disadvantages that it was confronted with at the opening of the session this fall and work is pro gressing weLl'in each of the schools. ' "'The outlook is the best it has ever been." reported ('. A. Smith, principal of the Elm street school, i "We have very bright prospects", a'd Miss Emma niair, principal of the Emma Blair gfhool. "The spirit among the teachers of the ' Grimes street school Js very good," declare M'8S Blair, head of that institution. According to the report of L. R. Johnston, principal of the South Main street school, the faculties of both branches of the school the h'gh school and the primary school are of a higher class han they have ever been. His report of the high school was especially promls'ng. The pupils are showing a greater in. terest in their work and are more orderly in their conduct, everything has been systematized and var'ous organizations have been formed. The very best and improved methods of educat'on are being used. The report of Ossie Davis, princi pal of .the Fairviaw street negro school, Indicated that all was well in that quarter, cons'dering the adverse circumstances. The new Fairview street school has not been completed and classes are being held in four of the negro churches in that sec tion of town. The principal said that the best had been made of the present conditions and classes were being conducted In an orderly fash Ion. S. S. WhHted, principal of tho Leonard street negro school, inform ed the board that he had a good fac ulty and that work was bo'ng carried on very successfully. Principals Tell of Needs. The principals told tho board of some minor needg and action was taken to provide for these needs as soon as possible. Many small -repairs were authorized. The lack of libraries was deplored by all of the school heads, but provision was mado by the board so that every school In the c'ty, white an colored, can receive, aid In establishing a II-j brary. A resolution was passed au thorizing the payment out of the school contingent fund of any sum of money to bo matched by an equal sum raised by the school for llbra?y purposes. . The board also authoriz ed the appo'ntment of library com. mlttees for the various schools. It Is believed that all of the Schools will take advantage of the opportu nity offered by the board. C F. Tomlinson, chairman of the board, last night expressed the ur gent necessity of the board taking out more fire Insurance on school buildings and equipment. Chair man Tomln8on Bald that If one of High Point's schools were destroyed by fire he would feel like leaving the city, because he would feel that he was criminally negligent on account of the small amount of Insurance that the board was carrying on the various school buildings.- The other members of the board agreed with him in h's opinion and it was but a matter of a few -minutes and a little discussion before a resolution wis pasted authorising Hhe purchase of abont $100,000 more fire insurance for the schools 'of the city. ' The res olution contained a clause to tho ef fect tnftt the Insurance should be (Continued on Tago Four, SD di$e i Off Voung Lady Saws Bars To Fipieetaoni LOS ANXJBLSS, Cal., Dec. 5. Clara Phillips climbed out of a window in the woman's section of the county jail and escaped early; today. She was under a sentence of ten years to 1 fe imprisonment after convic tion of the hammer murder of Alberta Meadows. She was held in Jail pending formula, tlon of an appeal. With the aid of several steel saws her escape was effectej at 2 a. ifi according to a report to the sheriff fcy the Jailer. Be lief was expressed that she had been aided bv other inmates. Doors were sated through and after crawling out the window she dropped to the roof of an adjo nlng building. climbed down the fire; escape and dis appeared. I The escape wa3 not discover ed by Jail authorities for sever al hours. It ii believed she es caped in an automobile. FORMER LADY 0 CITY IS BUR ED News reached I High Polst today of the death of Mrs. Callie MacNeill Williams, who died Sunday morn, ing at. 10 oYIock at her home at Lexington. The body was taken to Worthvillo, her former home, for the funeral and interment. Mrs. Williams was Well known In High Point, having lived, here at one time. She was 181 years of age, 1 and a young woman of charming personality, possessing many friends In this city and section who will re. gret to learn of her death. She 'was a member of tbe Union Methodist Episcopal church at Lexington. Mrs. W maims is sunuved or one child and tier mother, Mrs. Michie MacNeill, and fcy five sisters and two brothers, as follows: Mrs. Dora Williamson (Mrs. John Fritz, Misses Tessle and Ella MacNeill. ot Lex ington; Mrs. William McDonald, f WorthvlMe; Archie MacNeill, of High Point, and Bascom MacNeill, of Lexington. MRS. EDNA HILL DIES HERE TODAY Mrs. Edna J. Hill. 68 years of age, died at. her hnme. No. 426 Park street, shortly after 3 o'clock this morning, her dath following an ill ness of about 12 months. Mrs. Hill was born in Bristol, Va. Tenn., on February 25, 1854. She moved to North Carolina when a small child and for a long time had made her home in High Po nt. her 'ng known by a large number of local citizens. For several years she had been a member of Midway Metho dist church. Besides her husband, S. H. Hill, she is survived by one son, Ii. M. Hill, and a daughter, Mrs. Mary Thomason, of this city, and a broth er, William Conrad, of nar Kansas City, Mo. She also is survived by F. P. Conrad and Mrs. C. C. Gray, whom she adopted when they were small children. Funral arrangements had not been completed this afternoon, pending the arrival of relatives. MRS. NEWTON IS DEAD NEAR CITY Following a lingering Illness ot several months, Mrs. O. B. Newton died this morning at 6:30 o'clock at her home near the city. Although her death was not unexpected, it will occasion keen regret among her friends, she being well known in her community. Mrs. Newton was 32 vears of age and a daughter ot the late Mr. and' Mr3. Samuel Franklin. She is sur vived bj four brothers, Fred, Den nis and Marvin Franklin, of High Point,' and Carson Franklin, o: In dianapolis, Ind. The burial will take place wea I t A4 14 a at Springfield. FUNERAL IS HELD Funral srvices were conducted yesterday morning at 10 o'clock for Miss Martha Ell ott, who died hat. urday afternoon at 5 o'clock rt the home ot her sister,-Mrs. M. It. Be:in, 335 West Russell streeet. Rev. T. J. Rogers, pastor of South Main Street Methodist . church, was in charge ot the services. The death of Miss' Elliott follow ed an illness of. several months with cancer. She was 88 years of ago and ii survived by two sisters, Mrs. Bean, of this city, and "Mrs. Temple Hall, of Salisbury. V , ' HIGH POINT BUILDERS Pen sketches of men of affairs In tho Furniture City by Harry Pal mer, noted pen sketch artist of the New York World Mm: - ilsi mLm. 'V DR. W. F. CLAYTON. Immediately after graduating from the Baltimore College of Den tal Surgery. Dr. Walter Franklin Clayton, a dentist whose ability has been recognized by the government, came'to High Point Juno 2S, 1907 and began to establish a reputation here as an expert In his profession and a citizen of the highest and most progressive type. Dr. Cla,yton, a native of Florence, S. C., saw in High Point, like many other men, a promising younc city High Point Asked Relief of hew Bern Fire Victims; Local Negroes to Hold Mass Meet Answerlpg the appeal to alleviate suffering among people of New Bern as the result of lire Friday which swept that city, causing more than 3,000 persons to bo homeless and en tailing a loss of more than $2,000,. 000, High Point citizens were today endeavoring to secure money cloth, ing and food for the victims of the conflagration. An appeal was issued by the cham ber of commerce, which has prom. iBed to accept all donations and to see that they are delivered to ine secureu iur uiu jum n.-6.u. son wno fllea Saturday mgni in a proper authorities at New Hern. A j It is hoped by those in charge of.hogpjta at Newport News, was con similar appeal also has hoen made this meeting that every negro in the ducted at the First Reformed church by Mrs. O. E. Mendenhall of the lo. cal chapter erf the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Mrs. Menden hall expects to send a box to New Bern tomorrow and she is anxious Police are Driven Out of Tsinp Tao and Refugees Ks eape on Train TIEN TSIN. China. Dec. 5. (By the Associated Press.) Reports re. ceived here say that Chinese bandits have takon control of Tslng Tao, Shantung the Klochow port whose stormy career in war and diplomacy wtas'to culminate today in its return i to China after 24 years of alien rule, the first 18 under Germany and the last 8 under Japan. The population is reported to be fleeing from the city. Trains leaving Tsing Tao are said to be crowded with refugees. Chi nese police sent from Peking to take over the city are reported to have been driven out by the bandits . TM outlaws are .holding out fori the appointment of their chief, as rnvAMini of tho tvnrt BANDITS SEIZE A QUE M ffl ftbnna and ; rnatrieticefi rn htnr'to flavor whisky. It Is said, blK chem looted nightly, the dispatches say. Breaks Jail and Escapes of opportunities. Ho therefore made his home here, shared tho advan tages of the city and lent his aid in making it a bigger and better place in which to live. He has always been back of progressive movements and ready to do his part. In tne movement that has recently been launched to secure a school dentist here he Las played a prominent part, strongly advocating the pro (Continued on Page Four) to Subscribe To to receive donations immediately. The negroes ot High Point also are rallying to the relief of negroes in the New Rem disaster. It being announced today that a large sum of money has been secured for that purpose, hut this is expected to be augmented at a mass meeting tomor. row night. This meeting, it was announced, will be held in the First Baptist n. gro church on East Washington street at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night and at that time money will be city who is Interested in doing something to relieve tho negToes of Nei Hern, will he present tomor row night, ready to make a dona- 1 tion. i High Selino' Boy Is Dead From Drinking Liquor Made of Buckeyes NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. G. Analysis of whisky seized at the home of W. A. Smith, residing near Nashville, probaibly will determine substantiation or abandonment of the charges against him for the murder of Russell Hicks, age 19, who died Sunday night at his home In Springfield ad a result of poison, ing. The young high school student and football player bought , the li quor at the homo of Smith, accord, ing to one of the soven school boys who were with him. All ot his coin, panlons were made 111. . It is charged that "buckeyes a specie ot chestnuts, were found la I the liquor. Buckeyes are often used jtota declare It la ft powerful poison. I0NSK WHY IS FATAL TO YOUTH NO IVIESSAGE FROM ; HARDING TO HOUSE SMASHES CUSTOM ; President Allows Second Day ' of New Session to Pass Without Message NO DATE IS FIXED YET Failure of the President to Deliver Note Is In Ma ture of Precedent i SIMMONS VS ROBINSON - oilh Carolina Senator,. 11a Dppo. -I.I m . y m . ... - f limn nr irt-aiicrmtup in uio palgn In On , . i WASHINGTON, ; 'peer B.PresL "-. dent Harding ifoltftV-preeedent) UhV' day ty permitting; ' the' .second day of the new session "of :eongres 'to,... ( pass without delivering his annual ' message reporting on "the state of the union" and outlining 'the admin, istration's recommendations for leg islation. 1 i It was said at the white house that no date has been fixed for the president's appearance before the senate and house but that he ex. t -pected to be -altle to complete hie message In time to deliver it before the end of the week. ' Officials added nc formal explanation for the delay but indicate!) that pressure ot pub lic usiness had, prevented compll. ance with the usual custom under which previous' presidential' taessa' ges naa been placed in the hands congress on the first orsecond day; of the session. ,J m it' t There is no provteioriiof law re quiring that the president report to. congress at the beginning ot the an nual short session, it was pointed out, the constitution stipulating merely that the "executive shall from time to time gite to the -congress in. formation aj to the state, of fJie. un ion and recommend to their consid. eratlon such measures as hehall consider expedient." , ,. . i' Contest for Leadership lt.h WASHINGTON, Dec $.A.. con test appeared certain today, between Senators Simmons of 'North Caro. lina, and Robinson, Arkansa$xfor the democratic senate leadership,, in the next congress to suopeed Senator Underwood, of Alabama, who is to retire as leader voluntarily because of his health. Friends ofboth be gan an active campaign although neither senator had formally an. nounced his candidacy. Senator Simmons is the ranking democrat in point of service and was ' thechairman of the finance commit tee during the Wilson admlnlstra. tlon. Senator Robinson, also a vete ran but a young man has been prominent in the democratic councils for a number of years and was Chair man of the last democratic national convention. IS UfjD 1ST Funeral Services Held For Local Citizen, Who Died at Newport News, Va. The funeral of Emery C. Hender. yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by tho pastor Rev. Milton White, ner, and the Interment followed On Oakwood cemetery. Members of Guilford council ot the Jr. O. U. A. M. were in charge of the services at , the grave and acted as pall bearers. . About a tnonth ago Mr. Henderson suffered a 'broken leg a.a the result ot a fall while at work In the ship yards at Newport News, where he held a position. Complications set in, resulting in his death Saturday night. The body was brought to High Point Sunday night on trsln No. 29 and taken to his home In the northern section of the city. Mr. Henderson was 60 years ot age and was well known in High Point, having lived here practically his entire life, until severs! years ago whoa he went to Newport Newt , to accept a position. He was pos. sessor of many adfhlrable traits and had many friends In this city who' will mourn his death. ' 1 Surviving are the widow. and four children, Misses Mattle, Dorothy, and Leon a Henderson, ot this elty, f and Forest Henderson ot Binning V ham. He was a faithful member ot the First Reformed church. Eil llofftut f Not tho Court RaKM Ed Ragau. cashier of the iUtn Point 8avtnga and Truss company, today requested The Enterprise to state that he is not the Ed lUttn tried and fcdnvlcted in municipal, court yestefdaf for rf reiving inorn than a Quart ot liquor within IS days. 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