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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1919
Page
7
Readable sparks show German delegates debating the number of arguments required for ratification. The pact remains under discussion as officials assess procedural thresholds and official language.
Washington officials report Wilson will not take any action that could jeopardize the League of Nations. Deadlock over Italy’s Adriatic claims raises anxiety as Paris dispatches note a possible break in negotiations and delayed decisions on the treaty.
Central High principal M. H. Read has been elected superintendent of Holton schools and accepted the position. Read, a Lawrence native, will resign here next fall after an officer training camp and a year as junior high principal. He was re elected with a higher salary, though Holton offers more.
Reported collapse of the Hungarian Soviet government circulates as 30 000 Sekler troops desert to Romania and Czecho Slovaks move against Hungary. A possible socialist democrat regime under Sigmund Kunf is mentioned with conscription stirring unrest. Other dispatches note chaos and denials from Budapest officials.
State and county officials host a back yard poultry show at 81 Massachusetts Street attracting poultry owners and the public. About fifty chickens on display include a model laying house. many varieties and colors are shown. The show closes Wednesday night with a four reel film at the theatre explaining the backyard poultry campaign. Window displays along Massachusetts Street feature chickens as the main subject.
Three naval seaplanes led by N C No 1 and NLCL will try a flight across the Atlantic from Newfoundland to Ireland. A five man crew will operate four Liberty engines totaling 1600 horsepower. Route options include direct transatlantic or via the Azores depending on weather.
Thirteen licenses were issued this week in a report to the county treasurer at noon. The total this year reaches 2,?68 licenses with an expected 2,590 by June 30, indicating an increase of about 500 over last year.
General Richardson assumes command of American troops at Archangel facing the Bolshevik threat in the region. Rosalia reports the transfer as part of Allied operations in northern Russia.
Jefferson county road men outline a plan for about ninety five miles of surfaced roads from McLouth to Lawrence and connections to Topeka and nearby towns. The project includes a viaduct over Union Pacific tracks and coordination with the state highway department. Meetings are planned at Midland and McLouth with local boosters like R. Bussing active in the southern area.
The Ministerial Alliance asked the park purchase be expedited to secure Woodland Park before July 4 for the county welcome celebration and the national quadrennial meeting of the Evangelical Association. Much funding is already raised and the committee aims to have the park in first class shape by early July.
Rena Simpson a 12 year old girl from Kansas City Missouri brought two bottles of beer and whisky to Lawrence last night. Police recovered the liquor from her basket and turned her over to her father. Two sisters are to be taken to Beloit today, per the story.
The Owl Society of the University releases a Pewee edition of the Sour Owl urging a $250000 stadium in memory of E U men who died in the world war. It features a Yale Bowl drawing and compares small campus stadiums in the Missouri Valley to the proposed project.
Tourists and locals faced penalties in police court for speeding on East Seventh Street and the Kansas River Bridge. A. Keys received a fine after a tour through town, William Coates was fined $14 for dangerous speed, and W. C. Chandler was parole fined $25 plus costs after a second violation. Charles Fowler paid $6 and costs for his second speeding offense within a month. Chief James Monroe observed the incidents from Massachusetts Street to the Santa Fe depot.
In New York at the Carnegie home a small ceremony united Miss Margaret Carnegie, daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Carnegie, with Ensign Roswell Miller United States Navy. The couple will spend their honeymoon at Shenandoah, the Carnegie summer home in Jenox Mass and will reside in Princeton New Jersey where Miller attends Princeton University.
KU push tops goal with twenty three thousand dollars against twenty thousand. Fraser Mall reports thirteen thousand five hundred in sales. Lecompton earns first town flag for leading in county by filling its quota and surpassing with twenty nine thousand seven hundred.
The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite opens its spring reunion at the Masonic Temple with Secret Master Fourth Degree rites led by R. E. Melvin. About 102 petition for degrees this week as ceremonies progress including the fourth through thirteenth. Music by William B. Downing and Goia Coffelt. a new $7500 pipe organ enhances the program. Dinner at 12:30 and sessions continue through Wednesday with degrees communicated by Franklin P. Smith and David Passon. A new secretary for Topeka is named J Metheny Ingman. state printer A M Thoroman to join the staff.
London reports that northern Russia suspended nationalization of women after public outcry. A Vindl imix committee will study the law, with reports to Krasnaya Gazeta if approved by the local Soviet. Few registered as willing wives. abductions and local disputes followed. Vilna has been recaptured from Bolsheviks, official Russian wire report confirms.
Kansas University surpassed its 20 000 quota on the first day with 23 000 in bonds subscribed and expected to double the total by week end. Douglas County reports 309 650 with Lecompton first to hit quota 2700. Holmes reports 26 honor flags for firms reaching 100 percent. Tank day planned April 28 at Douglas county Chamber luncheon to announce top results.
The Associated Press annual meeting and luncheon were held at the Waldorf Astoria. Five directors were elected to fill expiring terms. Melville F E Stone spoke, and Miss Jessie Coggeshall, among early women in U S diplomatic service, was noted for accompanying her father as secretary of legation in 1866.
The historian task will direct feeding Russia as Nansen, the renowned Norwegian explorer, is chosen to head a commission of Swiss and Scandinavian citizens responsible for directing food distribution. Botsherik agrees 197.
Reports from Berlin and Munich describe preparations for a plebiscite on the peace terms with Germany ready to vote once terms are published. Military movements in Bavaria and Upper Silesia indicate tensions as officials vow immediate referendums and rapid replies within 48 hours.
Washington reports a distinctive tone of optimism in telegraphic replies to the Victory Liberty Loan drive with Kansas City counties oversubscribed and districts planning to reach home as the 6th Division returns. Banks see stronger farmer involvement and plans to invest, while local communities push for heavier participation across the central west.
James B. Clark was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Charles Crowder in St Crab Creek Arkansas on a warrant charging desertion from his wife. His home is in Lawrence TM but he was employed as a contractor in Arkansas when taken into custody. He was arraigned and bond set as the preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.
A disrupted report notes a rebellion in Turkey on April 22 leading to the establishment of a revolutionary committee within the government. Details are sparse as the telegraph line delivers fragmentary information.
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