Impeachment Move Over Post Sparks Deportation Debate
Washington April 27 Charges allege Louis F Post assistant secretary of labor violated the law by aiding aliens who oppose the government and seek its overthrow. The inquiry reviewed numerous deportations and releases, with Hoch asserting Post canceled warrants and freed many anarchists and communists despite existing evidence. Martins alleged Russian envoy figure cited among those released without bail.
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Ishington
Louis F. Post
House Rules Committee
Johnson
House Immigration Committee
Post
Representative Hoch
Kansas
W. A. Blackwood
Seattle
Washington
Immigration Bureau
Wilson
Communist Party
Congress
Hoch
Ahiossovie
Immigration Committee
Ludwig C. A. K. Martins
Few Mines Working In Kansas Sod Fields
Pittsburg Kansas April 24 Few er mines worked today in the Kansas sodfields than yesterday according to operators association. It was reported that three fourths of the mines were operated yesterday. No definite statement as to the number of miners not idle was available this morning. Association officials said that a production of 277000 tons had been lost through the idleness of the Kansas miners this month.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Kansas Sodfields
Operators Association
Kansas
Rooming House Keeper Killed in Kansas City Shooting
Mrs Eugenia Deels keeper of a rooming house was shot and fatally wounded by Grant Jones 65 who then killed himself near the police station after reportedly learning his two daughters were ordered to move from the house. The incident occurred in Kansas City on April 27.
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Kansas City
Eugenia Deels
Grant Jones
Jones
Deeds
Kansas Forecast Signals Warmup Through Midweek
The Kansas forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with a rising temperature trend. Reported temperatures show yesterday's 7 p m reading at 42 with 36 at 7 am today and 52 at 2 pm today.
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Kansas
Interchurch World Movement appeals to Douglas County residents
In Douglas County this week, men and women not regular church supporters are asked to contribute to the Interchurch World Movement. Some may refuse out of ignorance of their debt to the church, but many will welcome the chance, believing in Christianity even if not allied with specific organizations. The call stresses the church’s role in building schools, libraries, hospitals and democratic institutions, echoing Theodore Roosevelt on the church as a vital community element.
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Douglas County
Interchurch World
Theodore Roosevelt
Holland responsible for peace of Europe
The note from British Prime Minister Lloyd George argues that the Netherlands bears sole responsibility for the continued residence of former German Emperor Wilhelm in Holland. It states a Utrecht internment decree and Dutch custody duties, warning William remains a serious danger near the German border and a potential center of reactionary propaganda.
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the Hague
Holland
Wilhelm
Germany
Netherlands
Lloyd-George
Great Britain
Count Hohenzollern
Utrecht
William
Europe
Germany's Wirth warns of near financial collapse
Berlin April 27. Dr Wirth minister of the Treasury told the national assembly that Germany faces a near financial collapse while presenting the budget for next year. He attacked war profiteers saying they are turning the country's economic plight to their own advantage.
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Berlin
Germany
National Assembly
Wirth
Treasury
Senate approves large naval aviation fund boost
Washington April 27 Senate approves a sharp increase in the naval aviation appropriation as the annual naval bill is taken up. The house set the aviation fund at 15 876 000 dollars and the senate committee raises it to 25 000 000 dollars. The panel's initial one million dollar allocation for a new base on San Francisco Bay is adopted without debate.
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Washington
Senate
House
San Francisco Bay
Price Comparisons Show Big Increases Since 1914
Washington April 27 A comparison by the Bureau of Crop Estimates Department of Agriculture shows eight major farm goods rising sharply from March 1 1914 to March 1 1920 Cotton up 200 per cent Wheat 173 Corn 116 Potatoes 244 Hay 91 Eggs 96 Butter 115 Wool 231 per cent Newspapers note the substantial gains across cotton potatoes and wool with other staples also climbing sharply.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Department of Agriculture
Sugar price talks between refiners and DOJ end abruptly
Washington April 27 conferences between sugar refiners and department of justice officials on prices and supplies ended suddenly after a brief session. No statement was issued on what transpired, but it was understood the department might bring the refiners' representatives together again in a few days.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Department
Industrial Court Laws Put to Test in Kansas
In Pittsburg Kansas Judge Curran heard the state case to restrain miners union leaders from striking. Alexander Howat and other officials ignored subpoenas and a court order, were jailed for contempt, posted bond, and await appeal to the Kansas Supreme Court. The hearing on the state’s temporary injunction was postponed to today.
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Fittsburg
Kans
Kansas Court of Industrial Relations
Kansas Judicial Machine Shop
Alexander Howat
Kansas Union Miners
Curran
Crawford County
R. J. Hopkins
Court of Industrial Relations
Howat
Industrial Court
Pittsburg
Girard
Ottawa
Iola
Liberty
Kansas Supreme Court
Mexican Revolt Grows At Agua Prieta In April
Agua Prieta Mexico April 27 More than 10000 soldiers are in revolt against the Carranza government announced at military headquarters Nearly half have joined revolutionary forces in Sonora The first decisive engagement is expected at Mazatlan Sinaloa possession of which will give the rebels the key to the west coast Another rebel force further south was expected to attack Mazatlan
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Agua Prieta
Mexico
Carranza
Sonora
Mazatlan
Sinaloa
Underwood Elected Senate Democratic Leader
Washington April 27 Senator Underwood of Alabama was elected Democratic leader in the senate today at a conference of senate Democrats He was unopposed Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska acting leader since the death of Senator Martin of Virginia having withdrawn from the fight last week The Democrats discussed solidarity of action and the pending peace resolution was considered with a tentative plan to call a later conference to present a solid front on the resolution
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Washington
Underwood
Alabama
Senate
Senate Democrats
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Martin
Virginia
Strawberries Price Cut Tied to Railroad Strike
Produce men in Topeka Kansas note that strawberry prices have fallen to $4 a crate, $2 below last year, attributing the drop to Louisiana growers being unable to ship to eastern markets amid the recent rail traffic tie-up and its after-effects.
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Topeka
Kas
Produce
Louisiana
Wealthy Chase County Rancher Robert Wood Dies in Minnesota
Was Wealthy Colored Man Strong City Kansas April 27 Robert Wood, who died at a Rochester Minnesota hospital, ranked as one of the state s wealthiest colored men. He built a thriving Chase county ranch raising as many as 200 mules and dealing in cattle. The funeral was held from the city abolition here.
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Strong City
Kansas
Robert Wood
Rochester
Minn
Chase County
Bishop Wise Named Baccalaureate Speaker At Kansas University
Bishop James Wise of Toapeia will deliver the baccalaureate at the University of Kansas commencement, but the speaker remains uncertain as eight invited leaders rejected. Prof Arthur MacMurray says a new list is being considered after potential speakers Hoover Beveridge Hourton Lane Aked Ferris Thompson Kahn were asked but declined.
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University of Kansas
Arthur MacMurray
Herbert Hoover
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Theodore E. Hourton
Ohio
New York Times
Otto H. Kahn
New York
W. N. Ferris
Michigan
W. O. Thompson
Ohio State University
Charles F. Aked
Kansas City
MacMurray
House Gave Day to Soldier Bonus
Washington, April 27. The House opened an all day discussion on soldier relief legislation led by Rep Green of Town. He warned demagogic fever could inflame public opinion and claim war hardships are cured by redistributing property. Rainey opposed a final sales tax as a funding method and proposed retroactive 80 percent war profits tax with Johnson.
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Washington
Representative Green
House
Green
Representative Rainey
Rainey
Johnson
South Dakota
Baldwin school building dispute seeks $70,000 limit
Ralph W. Gilman files in district court to stop the Baldwin school board from contracting for a new school building at a price over seventy thousand dollars. He alleges bonds of seventy thousand were voted, the board plans to contract with J. G. Johnson for an over eighty thousand dollar project, and to give the old school building as payment. He seeks injunctions limiting contracts to seventy thousand, ensuring fireproof construction, and preventing nonfireproof deals.
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Ralph W. Gilman
Baldwin School Board
Short line hearings eyed on wage demands before board
Washington April 27 Chairman Barton said short line railroads may receive a hearing on workers wage demands before the railroad labor board. Fe T Whit er noted his committee represents 115 of about 400 rails and 80 to 90 percent of total mileage. Timothy Shea said locomotive firemen would present demands to the short lines tomorrow. The board rejected wage hearing requests from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh striking employees and the Chicago express and freight handlers union.
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Washington
Railroad Labor Board
Barton
FE. T. Whiter
Railway Executives Committee
Philadelphia
Tittsburg
Chicago Express and Freight Handlers Union
Timothy Shea
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Inhor
Shea
Flour Prices Jump Record High in Minneapolis
Minneapolis sees a major advance as flour prices rise 50 cents a barrel to 15.50 daily, marking the largest single increase this year and the highest price Welch and Welch chiropractors have ever received for flour in the city.
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Minneapolis
Welch
Lawrence County Population Totals from County Enumeration
Lawrence reports 13,466 population per county enumeration conducted under County Assessor George Brune. Count excludes University and Haskell students. adds 2,500 students as residents. Brune says figure reflects careful counting after complaints federal census missed many families.
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Lawrence
George Brune
Haskell
Mr. Brune
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City Republicans Split Delegates at Jackson County Meeting
At the Jackson county Republican convention in Kansas City on April 27 to May 4, 132 delegates were named for the state Republican convention. Early today two separate district conventions also named their delegates to the national convention, each side unpledged and ratified separate resolutions.
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Kansas City
Jackson County
Union Pacific Income Up In 1919 Report
The net income of the Union Pacific Railroad for 1919 from all sources after charges and federal taxes of 34,419,213 and preferred dividends was 13.69 per share on common stock, up from 12.87 in 1918. Operating income rose by 468,915 and income from railroad properties by 1,192,309.
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New York
Union Pacific Railroad
Appeal to Lawrence Citizens for Student Housing Survey
Lawrence city announces a housing survey led by a committee under Prof F W Blackmar to improve boarding for University students. Mayor Geo L Kreeck urges full cooperation to expand available rooms and support returning and incoming students next fall.
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Lawrence
F. W. Blackmar
University
Geo. L. Kreeck
Riots in Jugo Slavia Spark Alarm Across Europe
Central News dispatch from Rome reports a Bolshevik revolution breaking out in Jugo Slavia with machine guns used in Belgrade and hundreds slain. Fatal riots occur at Laibach and Agram. Jugo-Slav officials downplay the danger while Vienna reports civilians killed and many injured in clashes between strikers and gendarmes at Laibach.
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London
Jugo- Slavia
Rome
Belgrade
Laibach
Agram
Vienna
Jugo-Slav
Will Have Banquet by City Christian Endeavor Union
The City Christian Endeavor Union will hold a banquet at the First Christian Church Wednesday at 6 30 PM Miss Lamer Nebraska state C E secretary will speak on Loyalty There will be several other toasts Rev J W Boyer University pastor of the Presbyterian Church is city union president
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City Christian
Endeavor Union
First Christian Church
Miss Lamer
State Christian Endeavor
Nebraska
J. W. Boyer
The
Presbyterian Church
City Union
Officers School in June at Ft Leavenworth
Lawrence officers of the Kansas National Guard arrange to attend an infantry officers school at Fort Leavenworth from June 21 to 24 for a brief but intensive course. The annual encampment will be at Fort Riley from August 15 to 29 with a two weeks course of instruction and maneuvers.
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Lawrence Ecfficers
Kansas National Guard
Ft. Leavenworth
National Guard
Fort Riley
Students seek influenza germ in university lab
Bacteriology students at the university have been assigned special problems to discover the influenza germ. Several different germs were found by some students, but Prof. N. P. Sherwood says the real influenza germ remains at large.
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N. P. Sherwood
Dinner table joke nearly strangled Charles Constant
At the home of South Lawrence lumberman Charles H Constant a joke at dinner caused him to choke on milk. He laughed hard and nearly asphyxiated himself, growing seriously sick until noon the next day when his condition improved noticeably.
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Chas. H. Constant
South Lawrence
Topeka High Girls Make Graduation Gowns
Graduating senior girls at Topeka High School in Topeka Kansas are sewing their graduation frocks in the domestic arts class under instructor Miss Ora McMillan. Materials will cost eight to ten dollars. Some students are also crafting spring bonnets. They have agreed not to carry towers at Commencement Day to cut expenses.
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Topeka
Kans
Topeka High School
Ora McMillan
Miss McMillan
Aldridge firm drawn into Mikesell lawsuit over motor car
C F Mikesell told a Journal World reporter that Claude E and H Aldridge of Hudson Sales Co are incidental parties in his suit to recover a motor car from W B Carter. He says the car was stored with Hudson Sales and could not be released without orders from Carter or the court, thus papers were served on the Aldridges.
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C. F. Mikesell
Journal-World
Claude E
H. #. Aldridge
Hudson Sales Company
W. B. Carter
Mr. Carter
Messrs
Aldridge
University seniors seek reform in cap and gown costs
A mass meeting of University seniors discharged the senior cap and gown committee amid graft allegations over commencement prices. Harold G. Ingham was elected to oversee orders and fees, with a $1.50 refund to each senior who placed orders at $4. An investigation into the senior invitation committee was also approved, targeting 75 and 50 cent charges for invitations.
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University
Wint Smith
Fraser Hall Chapel
Harold G. Ingham
University Extension Division
Ingham
Charles D. Kettering
Claude Voorhees
A. J. Granoff
Elock inYuke Hall
Meeting at Woodlawn PTA Seeks Audience and Talent
The Woodlawn School Parent-Teachers Association meets Wednesday at 3 PM. An exhibition of pupil work will be shown. Superintendent Want will speak. The Boys Glee Club, directed by Miss Henry, will perform several selections at the junior high school.
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Parent
Woodlawn School
Want
Boys’ Glee Club
Miss Henry
Fire Cisterns Need Repair In Lawrence
Fire chief Wn. Reinisch says several Lawrence cisterns require repair to stay usable. The North Lawrence cistern lies beneath an interurban track. City commissioners were informed at last night’s meeting, but no action was taken.
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Lawrence
Wn. Reinisch
North Lawrence
Spraying Demonstration At Globe Farm Home
R O Smith county farm agent conducted a spraying demonstration today at C M Albright home in Globe. The inspected orchard shows frost damage with fruit in the lower sections killed by frost.
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R. O. Smith
Wunty
Globe
C. M. Albright
Misses Fugate Attend Christian Endeavor Convention
Miss Josephine and Miss Jes samine Fugate returned Sunday night from Olathe, where they attended a two day session of the Christian Endeavor Convention.
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Josephine
Jessamine Fugate
Olathe
Christian Endeavor’ Convention
Miss Allie Atraton Visiting with Mrs Cross
Miss Allie Atraton of Clay Center visits her sister Mrs E W Cross.
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Allie Atraton of
Clay Center
E. W. Cross
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