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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1926
Page
1
In Herrin a jury will probe a fatal shooting tied to a Klansman and anti Klansmen clash. The inquest follows a day of funeral rites, with Stately attorney Boswell stating motives are unclear as officials await verdict. Sheriff Galligan and Mayor records conflict over responsibility.
Weather delays force multiple National and American League games to be postponed. Cincinnati and New York alter two schedules while Cleveland Detroit and Boston New York also delay contests. Oklahoma City and western association opens with Muskogee Ardmore and Fort Smith facing easing schedules.
Des R. C. Clapp a Wichita physician was found guilty by a jury in U S District Court of using the mails to defraud. The verdict was returned in Topeka Kansas on April 25.
Weather notes show warmer conditions tonight and Friday in the southwest portion with clear skies. Reports from Salina Coffeyville and Topeka indicate clear roads and fair to good visibility while Wichita and Ottawa expect similar conditions with mild temperatures. urban readings list various cities with clear to fair forecasts and no major adverse conditions.
Paris reports the franc sinking to a historic low with official closing at 29.61 to the dollar and 142.89 to the pound. Despite a Bank of France weekly report showing 600 million francs repaid, financiers are puzzled by the decline as the budget remains balanced and sinking fund contributions grow. Protests in the Rift yesterday are ruled out as a factor in today’s drop.
Prof Allen Crafton selects Louder Please and Forward and Back for the American portion of an International Talent Night at Liberty Memorial High School auditorium tomorrow. Cast includes Marjorie Thompson, George Callahan, Ralph Smith, Laura Ballou, Richard Shankland, and George Garver. The event blends entertainment with cultural music and dress from nations such as Mexico, China, Russia, India, Hawaii, and America.
General Smedley D Butler, star prosecution witness in the court martial of Colonel A S Williams, testified he did not attempt to brow beat officers into testifying. He admitted calling Captain Cates and others to upbraid them for equivocation as Captain Cates cross examined him.
In Topeka Kansas Governor Ben Paulen and Adrian Paulen of Haarlem Netherlands a 500 meter world record holder meet in the state capitol. They discuss ancestry and plan an exhibition quarter mile at the Kansas relays with a possible matchup against Norwegian sprinter Charlie Moff. Dr I C Phog Allen introduces the pair at KU.
Peking reports the Kuomintang national army begins evacuation as troops retreat toward the north. The Tungchow withdrawal completes orderly, with no disorders. A march toward the capital by Wu Pei-fu’s forces and a surrender by a ninth Kuomintang unit shift control to General Wang amid peace talks.
President Coolidge cancels engagements and retires to the executive mansion after a mild indigestion attack. He remained at the White House most of the afternoon, was visited by Dr. Coupal, and returned to his room for rest hoping to resume work soon.
The University medical school freshmen hosted a dinner at the Presbyterian church last evening at 4 o clock with Lawrence physicians and national medical figures. Robert Cunningham presided. Dr Earl Brown brought speakers from Topeka, and Dr Robert Olson spoke on Goiter a Preventable Disease. Dr Covington discussed Public Health Work as a Career. De Covington heads to the American Medical Association meeting in Dallas after the event.
The fire department responded to four calls at the home of T. O. Roberts on Ohio Street around 9 this morning to extinguish two roof blazes sparked by a chimney. Damage was slight.
A spectacular aurora borealis display lit the sky last night, described as the most brilliant in five years. Astronomer Throf. Dinsmore Alter photographed the sunspot causing the phenomenon, noting earth's passage through solar electron shower. Radio reception degraded on short waves but remained stable on long waves.
The Rev. Alfred D. Grey was installed as the new pastor at Plymouth Congregational Church. He and his wife and children arrived from St. Louis and will reside at the parsonage on East Seventh Street. Grey will preach and speak at the evening service and plans to join local golf fans for a round after meeting parishioners. He previously served in Wisconsin and Oklahoma City and led recreational activities at the University of Oklahoma. He cited Lawrence as beautiful and spoke highly of the town.
Coach Joe Pinal and ten athletes from Occidental College Los Angeles arrived in Lawrence this afternoon to rest before competing at the Fourth Annual Kansas Relays at Memorial Stadium. The Occidental men were first to reach Lawrence for the carnival and will stay at the Phi Chi house.
Lawrence high school principal John R. Barnes will speak at the ninth grade assembly tomorrow morning. He will explain enrollment methods and advise on courses of study for entering freshmen next fall. Debate at Baldwin Tonight with Ray L. Borer, Lawrence coach, accompanying.
Ross Red Carlson and Walter Kinder were arrested by city officers after a sheriff from Anderson County requested their custody for investigation into the Santa Fe Station hold up earlier. The pair, who had been in Garnett and oil fields, traveled to Kansas City then Lawrence, with prior petty-crime records. Carlson also faces Jefferson county grand larceny charges. one man was arrested on a bad check and the other was taken into custody in a rear ing house.
University buzzes as The Independent Ticket led by Albert Peterson for Men's Student Council president and Bill Melander for cheerleader announces the spring election set for Tuesday April 20. The Smiling Bill Club, with over 200 members, backs the slate and platform amid campus debates and rival slates across colleges, engineering, law, and education programs.
Adrian Paulen, Dutch quarter-mile champion and Delft tech school graduate, was guest of honor at the Kiwanis club in Topeka. He spoke of Holland, joked about gas costs, and urged attendance at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games. Paulen traveled from Austin, Texas, with Allen’s Cadillacs athletic director as passenger.
Lieut Col Carl F White of Kansas City addressed the University of Kansas Y M C A last evening criticizing pacifist spreaders. He warned against anti American propaganda linked to youth peace movements and urged YMCA to uphold lawful, constitutional discourse while supporting peace.
The fifth annual northeast Kansas stock and grain judging contest opened at 10 am at Liberty Memorial High School with 102 contestants from Manhattan and Cottonwood Falls high schools. William R. Essick supervised grain judging. Lunch was provided by Douglas County Farm Bureau ladies. stock judging followed at local farms. Results delayed until next week due to workload. D L Macintosh will oversee stock judging and forward results from Manhattan.
Testing with cooperation of high school students studied sixty corn and Milton cane samples for germination. Most suppliers have seed for sale and interested buyers can contact county agent H C Colglazier at the Douglas County Farm Bureau office to learn which varieties are available. Germination ranged from 20 to 60 percent with only a few samples perfect. Colglazier will conduct more tests if samples are brought in.
Tierbert Seat, an Indian man, was arrested by county officers and placed in the county jail this morning on a charge of robbing and passing a money order. The money order for 20 dollars was presented at the Newman store. Seat was arraigned shortly after arrest and bound over to the district court with a 1500 bond.
Douglas county commissioners, after a recommendation by R W Armstrong, plan to award contracts for earthwork and culverts on five miles plus of the Ottawa road south of Pleasant Grove once plans and specifications are ready. Armstrong, in Lawrence, praised county roads and the patrol system, urged cooperation with state and federal highway officials, and suggested a Golden Belt highway from Williamstown to Lawrence be slab surfaced if petitions and federal aid money are available. Also noted were planned road improvements for the coming summer and business student officer elections at the University of Kansas with nominations today and elections on April 22.
County agent H. C. Colglazier reports wheat and oats in good condition throughout the county. He notes that fruit, especially peaches, was not as heavily damaged by recent cold as feared, with many peach buds still uninjured.
The senate elections committee voted unanimously to dismiss the Minnesota senatorial contest brought by Magnus Johnson, former Farmer-Labor senator. Will Johns is reported improved at Memorial hospital, with illness details undisclosed. Texas holds about one tenth of U.S. land.
The Kansas high school track event resumes Saturday with relays and mile races at the Memorial Stadium. Coaches Karl Schlademan and others prepare teams for the classic and finish with a trophy for the fastest time.
The University of Kansas radio program on station KFEKU features Prof F Hi Guild with The Cost of Government at 7 pm. Musical numbers follow by H C Taylor, Marjorie Evans. Then Prof Henry Werner discusses Synthetic Food at 7 40 pm and a campus news bulletin at 7 55 pm. Seniors at Lawrence high school urged to order invitations by Friday April 23. orders must be final. Room 205C and 206C hosts ninth grade debate finals and judge roles. University debate days serve as judges. London Labor MPs suspended after an all night sitting over the economy bill. committee suspends thirteen members and names offenders.
Washington April 15 The rush of conferences to settle French and Jugo Slavic war debts to the United States is expected to begin if the Senate approves the Haw agreement to be voted next Wednesday. Representative Perlman of New York wins seat after contest. Florence Harrah sues for divorce from Charles Herrah alleging neglect and cruelty. The Norge dirigible lands near Tennerad after traveling from Oslo. Fada Japan sets Douglas.
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