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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1921
Page
1
The Board of Education announces plans to engage teachers for the coming year. Five and fifty two women on staff are noted in the staff assignments and budgeting details for the new term.
Lawrence city board accepted resignations of 18 teachers and offered next year’s posts to 52 women. The new schedule bases pay on training, years of service, and ability, with an 14 percent rise in the overall salary budget and no tax levy increase, using nearly 30000 dollars from overdraft relief. Names of hired teachers, supervisors, and principals listed along with the resignations accepted.
Miss Agnes Thompson announced the Lawrence group raised 100.25 for the Madame Curie fund. A Review club gift of 1.25 was added, bringing total to 100.25 to buy a gram of radium for Madame Curie during her U S visit.
Oscar Clark of Eudora claimed M. T. Galbraith and H. Helm had ganged him on several rides to Lawrence. The two men denied the charge. Police judge C. C. Stewart lectured the trio and all were released without formal charges.
Helsingfors April 19 reports Soviet Russia moves to auction art treasures seized from palaces and private owners to raise funds for food. Treasures catalogued in Petrograd and Moscow warehouses are to be sold abroad to buy grain and other nourishment.
Funeral services for Augusta Victoria former German Empress were held in Potsdam near Berlin with her four sons present and the former regimental clergy leading the procession. The ex-empress was honored by royal insignia and military detachments as generals Hindenberg Judendorff von Mackensen and von Kluck attended the solemn ceremony.
At noon chamber gathering the main feature was Prof Arthur MacMurray head of the public speaking department at the University of Kansas. Before his address short talks were given by Lawrence Fraternal Aid Union board of auditors members John Hasselberger Lon A Smith and Judge C F Tipton. Tipton urged more local interest and a 4000 member goal in a year. Whiting Williams luncheon announced and A C Wilson elected to membership. Dr Forrest C Allen spoke on the stadium union drive in Kansas City.
An explosion on a battleship carrying the crown prince between Colombo and Suez killed two sailors and injured two, but the prince reached Suez safely. A sister ship also had a fatal boiler accident with three dead, yet repairs and motion continued. Oldest Indian man in Wisconsin dies at 110 in Birchwood, Round Lake region.
The Lawrence city commission set aside 2500 to meet immediate health needs and agreed to a conference with Red Cross and social service league to divide support for hospital, nursing association, and other public health activities. Petitions received include corn planting concerns and Sixth street widening. sewer district 11 near Twelfth and Ovenall introduced for main and lateral sewers.
Lon A Smith controller of Texas Dr John Hasselberger of New York City IQ Tipton of Trinidad Colorado form audit committee for Fraternal Aid Union. They will examine books and accounts as required by the laws and report findings to the order’s membership.
A Senate inquiry was begun today by the Senate with a resolution from Chairman Cummins of the Interstate Commerce Committee. The inquiry will start May 1 with railroad executives as first witnesses to probe maintenance costs efficiency of operation traffic reduction and best ways to cut freight and passenger rates.
Kansas university alumni and former students filled the Baltimore hotel in Kansas City for a Saturday night banquet. Chancellor E H Lindley praised the large turnout and optimistic at the stadium union campaign. Managers reported needing extra rooms to accommodate the crowd. President Harding was greeted by cheering crowds on arrival in Baltimore.
Renowned Spanish baritone Emilio de Gogorza will perform the sixth number of the University Concert Course this Thursday evening. The program spans English French and Spanish songs. Gogorza, who fell ill on the Pacific coast, has resumed his engagements and is expected to present a varied recital.
A blunt local notice reports the Valley Interurban to suspend its local runs citing state insurance and regulatory requirements. The action affects service continuity and raises questions about pump house equipment and city protections for shelter facilities.
The creamery announces plans to install a refrigerating plant with larger capacity to meet current needs and expand dairy production. Manager R Schultz urges mutual buying power to build a bigger market for existing products and improve industry prospects. A background note links to recent treaty amendments and local school parent teacher meeting details.
The first term of the summer session will begin June 1 and the second term runs July 28 to August 12. Two hundred and fifty courses will be offered across twenty eight departments. The offerings are designed to accommodate graduate students undergraduates and high school instructors among others with special opportunities available.
Report notes railroads were forced to raise wages by 24 percent to attract skilled workers, triggering broader labor tension across industries. Officials indicate higher pay drew skilled staff from nonrail sectors, prompting negotiations and fears of wider cost impacts.
The University of Iunsas board appointed officers for the School of Religion including President Frank Jennings Vice president U G Mitchell Secretary M J Sorey Treasurer Caryl Dodds and a committee on finance faculty curriculum and credit to report. The organization aims to guide the school’s constructive religious work and set up forthcoming meetings this week.
Disjointed notes describe an attempted abduction in Kerang involving two men and a boy aged seven. Report mentions motor vehicle, police intervention, and unclear details about the victims, suspects, and authorities. The fragmentary text references guards or watchers and potential involvement of local officials.
Mehwak reports Toantun sought for desertion of wife and seven children. Fountain, held by Sheriff Johnen, backs the arrest as telegraph request from town officers confirms the case. Point claims Toantun fled last week with eight dollars in a pocket book and 21 cents in cash.
Fragmented OCR narrative notes violent clashes in Italian cities between Nu d Communists and Fascists. The text references a figure Fred vanthen y a 7 vile opt Sere and mentions battles, reprisals, and raup elements. It alludes to a period of political violence and possible executions, with unclear specifics and garbled terms.
The city Y M C A boys host an Friday evening exhibition at the association building showcasing work done at the Y. The program includes the final church basketball league game to crown the season champions and cup awards to winners. Regional clowns, horizontal bar acts, animals, and a water dorms demonstration close the program.
The allied reparations commission delays until April 9 the requirement for Germany to pay the timeliest gold and to deliver gold withheld from the Cohiens 2 rogue bank branches. If Germany refuses, the commission will demand immediate delivery of the gold as ordered by the reparations body.
A filed petition alleges Harper pursued a $125,000 suit claiming prior litigation by Cox harmed his credit. The document cites attached property actions and related parties, with references to court clerks and attempted remedies amid described conflicts and claims.
In a recent clash at a mining town site, multiple men were killed. Authorities report heavy disruptions as troops arrived to restore order.
Vivid parade scene described with engineering students and faculty participating on Main Street. The text notes a joyful community event at the Kansas University Engineering School with a festive atmosphere and mentions plans for an annual celebration and pageant. A marriage license case is recorded, with Joige L. H. Menger officiating in Douglas County Probate Court, uniting Grover C. Thompson and Rhea G. Owen.
The Bowersack Mill Company completed major earth and stone works on the north end of the Kaw River bridge, lowering the spillway, reinforcing walls, and extending the approach fill largely at their own expense to ensure permanence and flood safety. The project involved removing 3600 cable lengths of rock and required months of labor with a total cost around 7000. Local merchants discussed effects on trade and farmer purchases as they forecast economic impact.
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