30 Apr 1920
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1920
Page
1
A Department of Justice notice discloses discovery of a plot to slay officials on May 1. The alert names the agency and cautions the public about planned violence.
Government officials plan protection for federal and state leaders amid warnings of radical plots for May Day violence. Justice agents, police, and guards to cover courthouses, terminals, churches, and public structures. James Larkin to be sentenced Monday under tight security. Mollie Steimer to begin 15 year espionage term with demonstrations curbed.
To Commerce Commission Washington April 30 Henry Jones Ford professor of politics at Princeton University and James Duncan of Quincy Massachusetts former vice presidents of the American Federation of Labor were nominated by President Wilson to be members of the interstate commerce commission.
Senator Warren G. Harding declared the report that he would withdraw from the Republican nomination race unfounded at an address in New Albany. In Chicago Louise Barbara Wood, daughter of Gen Leonard Wood, applied for a 49 passport to England and France to serve as a chauffeur for the American fund for devastated France.
Kansas Governor designates May 1 as Americanization Day and Mayor Geo L Kreeck proclaims Monday May 3 1920 a city holiday. Businesses, schools, and colleges urged to close so all residents participate in patriotic demonstration and reject bolshevism and un-American disturbances.
The soldier relief bill, completed by a Republican majority, outlines five payment plans including adjusted service pay, vocational training, home purchase subsidies, and paid up life insurance. It also creates a loan board to aid ex soldiers in farming, with exemptions for certain officers and under specific absence circumstances. A conference tonight aims to bring it up for passage. The article also notes an injunction issued by Judge Curran against United Mine Workers officials in Kansas.
Dr. W. W. Marquardt educational agent for the Philippine government will visit Lawrence to discuss financial aid for Filipino students and set up an office in Fraser Hall Room 110 from 1:30 to 4:30 Tuesday. He seeks high school teachers and university instructors to help in thePhilippines program.
Washington April 830 The senate foreign relations committee reported a resolution to end the war with Germany and Austria. The 9 to 6 vote showed Republicans in support and Democrats in opposition. Debate is set for next week with final action due in two to three weeks.
Chancellor Frank Strong was struck by a car driven by Josef Cajucom near Spooner Library and Dyche Museum as he returned from the engineers banquet. Strong says no action will be taken, calling it an accident. Cajucom, noted last year for hazing, was driving at the time.
Formal recount requests may be filed in Newark to review last Tuesday's presidential preference primary. Corrected tallies show Major General Wood leading Senator Hiram Johnson by 1 207 votes, Wood 52 608 to Johnson 51 401. News also notes German troops to move into the Southern Ruhr for public order and industry protection.
Grover Cleveland Alexander joined the Lake View Post Chicago of the American Legion on April 30. The notice notes his enlistment as a Cub pitcher. Also mentioned: over one hundred women serve on town councils in Sweden.
Lawrence hosts a Shrine Ceremonial with more than 200 novices initiated at Robinson gymnasium. Visitors from Topeka Leavenworth Kansas City and Aballah Shrine join locals for a day of parades meals and a banquet at the Masonic Temple ending the celebration.
James Hurt, using the alias Walter Andrew Watson, confessed to murdering two wives in Los Angeles and to contributing to the deaths of two more. He said he married at least 20 times and gave a fragmented life history from Tennessee to Kansas, describing an orphanage upbringing and later work as a blacksmith.
Kiwanis held a luncheon meeting at the Elks lodge with speakers on wheat and flour prices, clothing costs, and labor issues. Ed Schmidt warned flour and wheat may rise. Paul Lang spoke on sugar and finances. C. G. Carl argued overalls affect labor. guests Mitchell and Walker urged raises and better transport.
Dash events headline tomorrow's meet between Haskell Institute and College of Emporia. Grant of College of Emporia ran 100 yards in 9.4 and 220 yards in 21.5 last Saturday. Haskell entrants Banks and Thompson will run.
Public markets will be established here and in the suburbs by the Tokio prefecture, adding 50 more markets after 50 opened last year to stabilize prices for food and necessities. A general price slump occurred on the Tokio exchange, with cotton spinning shares hit hardest and rice and silk prices also falling due to tight money conditions. In Topeka, Kansas, railroads refused to cut harvest season rates, while plans to recruit harvest workers for June and July are discussed.
Melvin Strode a 47 year old high school boy was knocked unconscious when struck by a car yesterday evening at Tenth and Mississippi streets. J E Terrell drove the car and the boy was taken to his home at 816 Maine street. He regained consciousness this morning with doctors uncertain about his injuries.
W. A. McKeever will speak on Industrial Democracy at the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce rooms tomorrow evening under the auspices of the typographical union. Members of all labor organizations in the city are invited to attend. An indoor golf club for women is growing in London.
The Twelfth Annual University Engineers Banquet and Homecoming drew 300 engineers to Robinson Gymnasium after a campus parade featuring eleven floats from freshman to senior civil, mechanical, electrical, mining and architectural students. Alumni toasts included Roland Clark and Walter Bonestenger with faculty speakers and a student choir.
Arrangements for Americanization Day in Lawrence were altered to move the afternoon speaking program from South Park to the Bowersock theatre due to potential bad weather. Ruby D. Garrett will speak at 2:30 p.m., followed by Curtice Shearman who will discuss propaganda of the I W W with stereopticon views.
The Inter Church World Movement canvass urges non church members to contribute to a nationwide fund for foreign and home missions, aged pastors relief, hospitals, and schools. It stresses that funds support immigrant naturalization, while church members cover local church needs. Over thirty denominations cooperate as county teams urge liberal gifts to W. C. Simons at the Journal World office.
An executive committee of Northwestern life insurance agents met at J. S. Amick's Lawrence office. Attendees included R. H. Lively Wichita John Wioyd Arkansas City George Seitz Ellsworth C H Poindexter Kansas City Kans and Fart Albright Kansas City office cashier. The committee meets every sixty days to plan the state business drive. A social agents group will hold a Lawrence meeting in early May.
Mrs. John Shugrue, an employee at the Zephyr bakery, was seriously injured this forenoon when her arm was caught in bakery machinery. She suffered a compound fracture of the right arm below the elbow and was taken by ambulance to Simmons hospital. Dr. H. T. Jones is in charge of the case. Rural School Evans Forty students from rural schools came to Lawrence for diploma examinations, which will conclude tomorrow.
A marriage license was issued yesterday to Henry J. Johanning of Baldwin and Selma Jehle of Lone Star. Guests included Mrs R Haggard and Miss Marie Cook of Fort Scott visiting sister Mrs W A Wadhams. Mrs W L Hutt and children from Fort Worth Texas visiting Rathel Hutt. Eugene Gallagher and mother Mrs E T Gallagher spent the day in Kansas City.
Henderson Martin leads a Kansas push to name ex governor George Hodges as vice president at the Democratic national convention in San Francisco. Telegrams to Jouett Shouse Congressman Ayers and U S District Attorney Fred Robertson received favorable replies. Kansas delegates and others are being consulted before the convention.
Deputy Sheriff Charles Crowder took two Baldwin youths Burke Hughes and Clyde Hall into custody in Augusta on the oil lease where they worked. They stand charged with stealing overcoats and burglary and may be connected to Paul Clayton of Baldwin, already jailed and confessing. Clayton's preliminary hearing was scheduled for tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
Former Kansas football star Davenport Smith spoke at the University Y M C A luncheon in Meyers Hall yesterday noon and then joined the Kansas spring football practice, urging concerted training for national fall prospects. Deputy sheriff Georges Bernau died of apoplexy near Williamstown while on duty. Dan S Light paid $10.50 for speeding and Clarence Phenicie paroled after a $25 fine. House rules committee renewed its investigation into Louis F Post’s official conduct. Wanted 306 men not active in any church to eat supper together.
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