New Deal builds political machine
Washington April 28 UP President Virgil Jordan of the national industrial conference board charged the Roosevelt administration has built a vast political organization to keep itself in permanent power. He warned of state capitalism, saying government machinery undermines private enterprise and could cripple working capacity and resources over the next decade. The conference board, based in New York, publishes economic studies and reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Virgil Jordan
National Industrial Conference Board
Roosevelt
United States Chamber of Commerce
Jordan
New York
Rotary members and wives visit Baldwin meeting
Seven Lawrence Rotary members and their wives attended a Baldwin Rotary club meeting last night where Dr. Lyle S. Powell spoke about his trip to India. Guests from Oskaloosa Osawatomie Paola Olathe Ottawa and Lawrence joined the visit led by Mayor and Mrs A Lawrence and several local couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Roger Williams
Dave Horkmans
Ira
Lyle S. Powell
It J. Hanna
R. E. I'Rotseh
Store redecorated at Atlantic and Pacific Food Store
The Atlantic and Pacific food store at 831 Massachusetts Street has a new interior layout with the meat department moved to the rear and a refrigerated display case installed. Additional shelf space for packaged goods is added. Manager is R. G. Ferry. The article also notes a barber softball team planned by the Lawrence Barbers Association with Charles Hayden as manager. The next meeting is at 424 Massachusetts Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic and Pacific
Massachusetts Street
R. G. Ferry
Lawrence Barbers Association
Jayhawk
Charles Hayden
Wes and Roy
Test Your Knowledge Questions From Closulf Page
A series of trivia items asks seven questions about world geography science and history including Yangtze river country, Black Tulip author, iguana, Indian Ocean Ceylon, Mount near Chattanooga, League of Nations membership, solar envelope of gases, river levees purpose, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and location of Cape Town with a dentist ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceylon
Chattanooga
United States
League of Nations
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Cape Town
Legionnaire Carruth Dies in Kansas Veterans Hospital
Wichita Kan April 28 UP Edgar W Carruth 45 former national vice commander of the American Legion and former Kansas department commander died in a veterans hospital of heart disease after a heart attack at home Tuesday His wife and brother Arthur J Carruth managing editor of the Topeka State Journal were at the bedside He was born in Sidney Neb moved to Herington 1896 entered the jewelry business and later served in the A E F air corps Survivors include the widow brother and two sons Funeral arrangements had not been set this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Edgar W. Carruth
Herington
American Legion
Veterans’ Hospital
Carruth
Kansas Department of the Legion
Arthur J. Carruth
Topeka State Journal
Kansas Department
Legion
Congress
Sidney
Neb
A.E.F. Air Corps
Kelly Field
Texas
Jay
Robert
Social Service League collects large clothing gifts
A Monday evening collection by the Social Service League yielded a much larger and higher quality clothing surplus than in the past two years. Winter and summer wear items were received along with glass fruit jars for the annual canning project. Boy Scouts assisted the drive with Scout masters directing, and local firms provided transportation and support services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Service League
Schneider Brothers
Independent Laundry
Green Brothers
Carter's Service Station
Wiley Brothers
Riley Combest
Hamilton Motor Company
Brinkman’s Bakery
Zephyr Bakery
Drake’s Bakery
Lawrence Transfer Company
Haskell Institute
R C T C Units Begin Annual Inspection at KU
Major E C Mead of the coast artillery and Major Fred C Wickham of infantry begin the annual inspection of R C T C units at the University of Kansas. Cadets to be reviewed at four this afternoon in Fowler Grove. inspection to continue tomorrow. Lunch for inspecting officers and R Q O T C senate committee at the Union cafeteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Mead
Coast Artillery Corps
Fred C. Wickham
Infantry
University of Kansas
Mead
Coast Artillery
Wickham
Fowler Grove
R. Q O. T. C. Senate
Military Department
Union
Skiltons Attend Powell Weaver Recital at Grand Avenue
Prof C B Skilton and Miss Helen Skilton attended the Powell Weaver organ recital last night at the Grand Avenue temple in Kansas City. Truman Brown of 1246 Connecticut street has been taken to Memorial hospital for treatment. George Abrams is spending the day in Kansas City after returning from a business trip through Nebraska and planned to depart soon for Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. 8. Skilton
Helen Skilton
Powell Weaver
Grand Avenue Temple
Kansas City
Truman Brown
Connecticut Street
Memorial Hospital
Eorge Abrams
Mr. Abrams
Nebraska
Colorado
WPA slacks for women and girls ready for relief distribution
New garments produced by the WPA sewing room address relief needs at the commodities office in the courthouse. The blue cotton gabardine slacks with green yellow red or white trim have been allotted to the poor commissioner for immediate distribution. Also notes Scout Jamboree registrations with six Lawrence Boy Scouts set for Washington DC from June 30 to July 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Court House
Lawrence
Washington, D. C
James Boyce
Spencer Bayles
James Mott
Reed Whetstone
Dor McDonald
Land Haven Glasamore
Fox Trot Causes Arizona Trouble at Short Creek Cult
Short Creek Arizona April 28. The fox trot sparked division in the polygamy commune known as the Garden of Eden as dance restrictions broke. Edmund Barlow, new leader, allowed dances angering elders who stripped him of power and split the group, with plans to relocate to Harmony Utah or Needles California. Two members jailed for polygamy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Short Creek
Ariz
Garden of Eden
Edmund Barlow
Barlow
John Y. Barlow
Edmund
Harmony
Utah
Needles
Calif
Kansas Band Concert Impresses with Continuous Program
The University of Kansas band directed by Russell L. Wiley played a seamless program in Hoch Auditorium before about 2,000 listeners. Soloists Curtis Johnson tuba James Van Dyck baritone and Richard Gage clarinet featured amid selections from Saint-Saens Bach and Wagner with cornet trio and brasses delivering highlights including The Flight of the Bumble Bee and a Ketelby gypsy fantasy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
Russell L. Wiley
Hoch Auditorium
E. U. Band
Wiley
Curtis Johnson
James van Dyck
Richard Gage
Paul Smart
Clarence Mille
Clyde Smith
Saint-Saens
Militare Francaise
Victor Herbert
Komm
Susser Tod
Moussorgsky
Boris Godounov
Mantia
Valhalla
Wagner
Ketelby
City Hall to host softball league meeting Friday evening
City hall will host a discussion on forming two softball leagues at 7:30 Friday. Managers from various groups are urged to attend. Also on the agenda are changes to softball rules.
Two KU Men Fight Behind Chemistry Building
On the University of Kansas campus two men fought behind the Chemistry building around 10 30 this morning. Eyewitnesses report a towel exchange escalating into a punch and a neck hold before the participants vanished from sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
Mt. Dread
George Snyder
Snyder
Tigerions and Ligers at Fleishhacker Zoo Enliven Caged Pair
At Fleishhacker Zoo in San Francisco a lion cub and tiger cubs grow together in the same enclosure. Keepers hope amicable cohabitation may yield rare offspring if breeding occurs, though mating in nature is unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Fleishhacker Zoo
Fred Chatten
Chatten
Africa
Asia
KU Alumni Group Gearing For Busy Day At Campus
Prof W A Dill, director of the KU news bureau, sets the pace for faculty fashion in a two colored shirt with white collar. Tomorrow is School of Business day with officer elections and a faculty student softball game pending weather. R.O.T.C. inspection brightens campus with uniformed men as light complaints arise from Hill classroom rear about insufficient light from a stubborn window blind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Dill
K. U
School of Businners
Taxi ad sign shocks pedestrian in Lawrence morning
A taxicab, speeding toward a stop sign, startled a pedestrian who noticed a large ad on the taxi front reading Wake Up and Live. The man believed the sign could serve as a permanent display, though it was only promoting an upcoming picture show.
Ottawa Beer Suit Challenges City Ban
The Crown Drug company seeks a declaratory judgment in Franklin county district court on three sections of Ottawa city ordinance banning 3.2 beer within two blocks of Ottawa High School. Attorney George K. Melvin Lawrence also represents Frank McDonald in a separate Douglas county suit challenging Section five of the Kansas beer statute as unconstitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crown Drug Company
Ottawa
Ottawa High School
Franklin County District Court
George K. Melvin Lawrence
Melvin
Frank McDonald
Indian Village Here
Douglas County
Willow Springs Pupils Tour Lawrence Inspection
Pupils of Willow Springs School and teacher Mrs V C Springer toured Lawrence today visiting Bower Sock Mill Fritzel's American Service Co Southwestern Bell office fire department Journal World city police water plant station WREN courthouse Lawrence Memorial hospital Reuter Organ Factory and the county jail. Students on the trip include Gilbert Vaughn Wayne Flory Gene Van Hoesen Merle Wingert Dudley Deay Byron Shuck Lila Boehle Florence Boehle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willow Springs School
V. C. Springer
Lawrence
Bowersock Mill
Fritzel’s
American Service Company
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
City Fire Department
The
Journal- World
City Police Department
City Water Plant
Merle Wingert
Dudley Deay
Byron Shuck
Lila Boehle
Florence Boehle
Rural fire loss heavy as fires hit farms nationwide
Hutchinson Kansas April 28 Dr David J Price of the federal bureau of chemistry and soils told Kansas firemen that 60 percent of the nation s fire loss last year occurred on farms. He said the fires imposed a 16 tax per farm annually. Price also noted a gas detail related to the New London Texas school explosion and oil production. The treasury awarded Wichita firm H W Underhill construction company a 45299 contract for a Guymon Oklahoma post office to be built in 210 days. Ernest Q Thompson urged making the Connally hot oil act permanent before a House subcommittee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Kan
David J. Price
Federal Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
Kansas
Price
New London
Tex
Wichita
Washington
The
Treasury Today
H. W. Underhill Construction Company
Guymon
Oklo
Ernest _Q. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
House
Interstate Commerce
Reports of Scarcity Pushes Corn Prices Higher in Chicago
Reports of corn scarcity in Chicago sparked a buying rush in the grain market. May corn rose as much as 3% cents with part of the day at the daily limit, hitting about 1.80 cents and lifting immediate delivery bids to around 1.392 dollars per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade Delivery
Packard Employes Vote Ballot On Representation
Nearly 14 800 hourly rate employes of the Packard Motor Car company marked bargaining preferences today in the first Wagner act election at a major automobile plant. The ballot asked if they wished Local 190 United Automobile Workers as sole representative for collective bargaining. Voting, supervised by the National Labor Relations Board, was department by department with production paused in each department while ballots were cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Packard Motor Car Company
International Union
United Automobile Workers of America
National Labor Relations Board
Pershing Sails to England for Coronation Service
New York April 28 General John J. Pershing sailed for England to attend the coronation as a representative of President Roosevelt. He dismissed reports of his attire describing his gold-bedecked blue uniform wide sash and ostrich feathered hat as greatly exaggerated and stated he would wear a formal uniform befitting his role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John J. Pershing
England
Roosevelt
Fire at Bills Lunch Causes Rooftop Blaze
A fire sparked by a short in an electric fan wiring on the roof of Bill's Lunch at 717 Massachusetts Street during vent cleaning around 2 30 PM. Flames rose to 10 feet before the first alarm. Workers evacuated as smoke and heat sent melting grease down to the counter. A second alarm at 3 45 PM reported renewed flare ups and small damage once extinguished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Massachusetts Street
Groom Held for Perjury in Oklahoma Marriage Case
Perry Oklahoma John Lawrence Burns 38 bound over to district court after a preliminary hearing on a perjury charge. Burns allegedly married Opal West age 12 with her mother Mary West present. The girl's stated age at marriage was 15 when license was issued. charges against Mrs West were dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Okla
John Lawrence Burns
Opal West
Burns
Mary West
Opal
West
Ruling on O'Neil Taxes
The board of tax appeals says National City Bank of New York owes 218,978 for 1922 and 111,910 for 1928 as executor of James E. O'Neil's estate. It finds the deficiencies not time barred due to fraudulent returns intended to evade taxes by concealing distributions from Continental Trading Company Limited of Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Board of Tax Appeals
National City Bank of New York
James E. O'Neil
Prairie Oil Land Gas
United States
Continental Trading Company, Ltd
Canada
Clinics to be Held Friday by Lawrence Kiwania Group
Clinics planned Friday include a bald Friday afternoon event sponsored by the Lawrence Kiwania Club. A second clinic by Cc B Cisco will be at 7 Dike City Building at Eighth and Vermont Streets. A nerve and mental clinic led by Dr. E T Gibson will take place in the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Kiwania
Bee Porte
Cc. B.cisco
Eighth
Vermont Streets
E. T. Gibson
Chamber of Commerce
Salina Band Festival in Salina Kansas Apr 28
Bands from 28 central Kansas high schools competed in the Salina municipal band's invitational junior band festival in Salina today. Local adjudicators and music teachers oversaw performances, highlighting student talent across the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
Kan
Central
Resting Case in Denhardt Trial After Five Days of Testimony
New Castle Kentucky April 28 The commonwealth rests after five days of testimony in the Denhardt case as prosecutors aim to convict Brig Gen Henry H Denhardt of fatally shooting Verna Garr Taylor his fiancee. Forty two witnesses testified in the state’s bid to show the widow died from a pistol shot fired by the former lieutenant governor and adjutant general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Henry H. Denhardt
Verna Garr
Taylor
Commonwealth
Phillies Buster Boston Rally in First Inning for Win
Philadelphia plated six runs in the first inning to topple Boston as McFayden failed early. Dodgers beat Giants 3 to 2 behind Van Mungo’s pitching in New York. Pittsburgh at St Louis postponed by rain. Chicago and Cleveland played, with Detroit and Washington also on results line on a day of mixed MLB outcomes.
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Philadelphia
Phillies
Danny McFayden
Bostons
Phils
Boston
MacFayden
Frasier
Weir
Lopez
Passeau
Atwood
New York
van Mungo
Brooklyn Dodgers
Giants
Hal Schumacher
Brooklyn
Mungo
R. Moore
Schumacher
Smith
Gumbert
Mancuso
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Derringer
Lombardi
French
Root
Bryant
Oden
Cleveland
O Lee
Rigney
Sewell
Harder
Pytlak
Detroit
Hildebra
Vanatta
Tletje
Hemsley
Lawson and
Cochrane
Washington
Gomes
Jorgens
Cascarella
Cohen
Millies
Selaselpnis
Bamerican Association
Kansas City
St. Paul
Vance and Hartielch
Pasak
Williamstown Bucks Creek debate fundraiser raises funds
Perry high school's debating team presented the ey Bad Medicine at Buck Creek school Wednesday. Sixty percent of proceeds went to the district school board as vaccination drives continue amid a scarletina outbreak. Graduation exercises for eight month schools are set for May 18 at 8 p.m. in the Williamstown auditorium. Several local residents, including Mr. and Mrs. Gallamore and Lena Pearl of Kansas City, visited relatives over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry High School
Buck Creek
Scarletina
Ealth
Williamstown
Ted Gallamore
Lena Pearl
Kansas City
Morris Duncan
E. A. Vausbinder
Jake Tucker
Harveyville
Margaret Vausbinder
Will Allen
David
Dean
Charles Johnson
Catharine Stout
Missouri
John Droke
Stout
Buck Creek School
Grace Allen
Topeka
Mildred Allen
Moran
Emmet Stallard
P. J. Stallard
Inez Stallard
Local Residents Attend Conventions and Families Enjoy Gatherings
Chris Kraft buys three new trucks. Mrs. O. R. Platz attends a Rebekah convention in Baldwin. Mrs. D. A. Bidinger and Mrs. G. Phillips attend a Manhattan state convention with Mrs. Keller and Mrs. Keller’s status as state officers noted. Beulah Davis and Fern Kennedy of Baldwin visit the Ritz home and attend Deer Creek school’s last day. Numerous local families, including the Sturbucks, Rakes, and Boehringers, host guests, travel for events, and host dinners with friends and relatives from Vassar Topeka Lecompton and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Kraft
0. R. Platz
Rebekah
Baldwin Jhat
D. A. Bidinger
Manhattan
G. Phillips
Lawrence
Gladya Keller
Baldwin
Keller
Bidinger
Beulah Davis
Mies Fern Kennedy
O. R. Ritz
Deer Creek
Robert Storbeck and Son
Vassar
E. J. Boehringer
Abilene
Louisa Kraft
Warren Hartman
T. L. Rake
Topeka
Stull
Ralph Rake
Earl Rake
Delmar
Doris Nichols
Clifford Deister
Hanna
Lecompton
Robert Storebeck
Warren Hertman
Charlie Roller
Harvey
Fred Wulfkuhle
Freda
Watson
Hubert Wulkkuhle
Hubert, Jr
Henry Koehler
Hen- Deister
Delbert
Theodora Walter
Edwin Hildenbrand
Margie
Turner
Community greetings and school notices in brief
Mr and Mrs Will Rake of Watson visited J E Rake home last Sunday. Mrs Mary Finley Mrs Lena Fin lay and Miss Brecheisen of Edotte Elet spent Saturday at Nichols home. Hanns term of school at Mound Thursday with dinner. Miss Stevens closed her second term of Yameld school with pig dinner. Katherine Brass returned Friday from Globe school where she taught. Neighbors conven tion will be held at Stall May 12. Every Royal Neighbor welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Rake
Watson
J. E. Rake
Mary Finley
Lena Finlay
Brecheisen
Edotte
Elet
Sen
Beer Nichols
le Hanns
Mound Thureday
Miss Stevens
Yameld
Katherine Brass
Hom
Globe School
Shere
bin Ayem
Lecompton
Wall Street Slumps In Sharp Market Downturn
The Day in Wall Street reports a major stock market decline with losses of 1 to over 7 points as fears of tighter monopoly laws and inflation fears weigh on prices. Large volume trading fell, with 2.5 million shares changing hands, and numerous blue chips from U.S. Steel to General Electric showing declines amid international pressures and commodity weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York
Washington News
London
Continental
Jeago
U. S
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Crucible Steel
American Rally Mil
Chrysler
General Motora
U. S. Rubber
Goatyear
Sears, Roebuck
Montgomery Ward
Douglas Aircraft
Deers
Boeing
American Telephone
Western Union
Public Service of N. J
Howe Sound
Anaconda
Keanecott
American Smelting
International Nickel
Westinghouse
du’ Pont
Allied Chemical
Neral Electric
Standard Oil of
N. J
Seaboard Oil
Yellow Truck
Santa_Fe
N. Y. Central
Southern Pacific
Pullman
Loew's
Celanese
Johns- Manville
Petroleum Company
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NEW Deal
Industrial Conference Board
Rotary
Baldwin Club
Missouri Pacific
Hope
Santa Fe
Dr. Alexander
Ady
Legionnaire
Edgar
A — W. Garruth
F. C. Wickham
Arizona
Fort Belvedere
Maryland
Baltimore
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Simpson
King Edward
Duke of Windsor
Jayhawks
Ballyhoo
Jody Stewart
Anthony Onofrio
K.A
K.U
K.U. Alumni Association
University
R.O.T.C
Span
George K. Melvin
Willow Springs
Packard
Uawa Local
Pershing
Fire Department
Oklahoma
O'Neil
Denhardt
Yarnold
Funk
McGrew-Peck Inv. CO
Maas. St
C. R. Albright
Mass
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Peoples State Bank
Massachusetts
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