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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1921
Page
1
Rescue passengers describe the sinking of a liner and their ordeal at sea. Officials report varying survival outcomes as boats and lifeboats were deployed. Coast guard vessels aided by nearby ships as authorities investigate the disaster.
Eureka California August 8 passengers and crew of the steamer Alaska are believed lost or missing after the ship struck a submerged reef in dense fog and sank. Anyox Vancouver rescued 156 survivors and five miles away Ajax found a life boat with survivors. Captain Hobey refused to abandon ship and went down with the vessel.
A Kansas forecast notes fair conditions tonight with possible unsettled weather in the western portion. Warmer tonight into Tuesday with wet conditions expected in the west and east. Temperatures sourced from yesterday evening and today indicate higher highs and varying lows.
About 5000 unemployed laborers attacked a timber yard in east London after missing job offers for fifty men. They broke in set fire to lumber worth one million pounds causing damage before 500 foot and mounted police and a fire brigade intervened.
Leaders of delegations gather in Paris for early consultations on Silesian affairs. The discussions focus on preliminary approaches and potential pathways for diplomacy.
In Paris last night Prime Minister Lloyd George and Premier Briand conferred with Jaktricht and other officials as Upper Silesian talks continued. Britain favored awarding Pless and Rybnici to Poland, France backed an Oder river frontier, Italy proposed east of the Oder with Poland gains. George Harvey, U S ambassador, attended as American representative.
Wichita reports a large wheat pool totaling nearly 500000 bushels was organized last week by the Kansas Wheat Stowers Association across eleven counties. Secretary W F L McGreevy said crews in the field will push the minimum pool to be signed by the first of the month.
The county commission will travel to Johnson County to review the oil road proposal and learn costs for construction and maintenance. They will hear opinions from residents who fund and experience the oil roads and inspect the proposed route change east of Eudora toward the county line amid ongoing controversy.
A quiet title suit was filed in the Douglas County district court clerk’s office this afternoon by C C Stewart on behalf of C H Tucker against Martha J Abbot and others.
Major H. D. Burdick returning from California will oversee ROTC preparations on the hill in Lawrence through the coming year ahead of the University opening.
Nolan believes arrest of Burch clarifies killing of Explanine. Authorities tie suspect to the case as new details emerge, pointing to a possible breakthrough in the long-running investigation. Local officials promise continued updates.
Las Vegas authorities announce a lead tying Arthur C. Burch to the Los Angeles murder of insurance broker John B. Kennedy. Deputy Nolan reports statements, weapon questions, and possible disguises, as Burch heads to Los Angeles to meet Mrs Oberchain. Bishop Quayle confirms his daughter’s divorce suit and says the family knows little of Burch’s movements.
E. Plath, physical director of the YMCA, resumed his duties Saturday after a trip to Estes Park and returned to work at the association this morning.
The article reports divorce proceedings filed by Mrs Alice Gale Quayle Burch against Arthur C. Burch in Douglas County District Court. It notes prior arrest in Las Vegas New Mexico for a shooting in Los Angeles California, details alimony and custody requests, and says Mrs Burch has lived in Baldwin Kansas and studied at Baker University.
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce officials led a tour through Lawrence to arrange a Saturday event for the Good Fellowship visitors. The group plans a multi town aviation cap clad tour across the Kansas City trade territory with two dozen towns represented. Participants included CG. M. Babst C A Spauldine M S Frazer Don Tarney H F Narran and Harvey C Creech among others.
John R. Oker is named dean of men at the University and has spent recent days in Lawrence making arrangements for his duties and a home here. He left for Chicago today and will return September 1 to begin duties.
Walter McClain of Citizens Light Heat and Power underwent an operation for appendicitis this morning at Simmons Hospital. Officials said he stood the procedure well and was on the road to recovery.
John G. Emery national commander of the American Legion will be a principal speaker at the Kansas convention in Hutchinson October 3 4 and 5 Adjutant Frank T Samuel announced from state headquarters Kansas is one of fourteen state conventions to be visited by the national commander.
The county board announced E E Trueblood as the new county engineer to succeed E L Wolfe. The appointment is set for September 13.
At a county commissioners meeting on Saturday afternoon E F E Thueblood was named county engineer to replace B L Wolfe whose term ends September 13. Thueblood, a University of Kansas engineering graduate, previously worked five years for the Santa Fe railroad and has long been with Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Works. He supervised the river bridge project here and accepted the Dows county post with a lower salary to allow his son to enter Leavenworth High and attend the University this fall.
Southern Irish loyalists fleeing terror arrive daily in London with women and children left destitute. Under the Malicious Tribilbury act they claim compensation from the invet gates, but few decrees exceed one million. Lawyers fear threats deter prosecutions, while the Hendon committee presses the British government to prioritize life and sanity payments as a first charge on any funds.
A fragmented passage discusses Chinese property deeds requiring many signatures from syndicate members. It asserts the largest landholder in the British Empire is an Australian knight named Sty Sydney Wid mar, with 22,000,000 acres carrying about a quarter of a million cattle and thousands of horses.
County board increased the 1922 tax levy to 5.19 percent, up from 4. something last year, with road funds tripled for highway maintenance. The total rate includes general, road, bridge, emergency, farm bureau, and two new funds for Patton bridge rebuilding and Port to Fort road upkeep. City levy pending, overall rate reaches 22.055 across divisions and 2.850 for county.
Friends of Dr W R Smith professor of Sociology and Education at the University report he is enjoying teaching in New York at Teachers College Columbia University in Educational Sociology. Other professors honored with invitations to teach at other universities include TR FE Carter teaching educational psychology at the University of Chicago and H WegSutt working on secondary school administration at the University of Texas.
Forty two members of the University of Kansas ROTC trained at Fort Winfield Scott California and posted a standout water firing score of five hits in twelve shots at over four miles using fixed and moving targets. The KU contingent also won the Fort baseball championship with nine wins in ten games.
Charley Crowder reports the Biggs home on California road west of town was entered yesterday while the family was away. A valuable gold watch belonging to Mr Bigsby and about $5 in cash were taken. The house was thoroughly ransacked with no other losses. 183 Agency offers burglary insurance.
Fragmentary notice mentions property damage insurance covering broken plate windows and directing to contact Craig or a Southeast production in the United States. The text is terse and partially garbled with unclear dates or locations.
Aug 8 report states the British government will release John J McKeown the last imprisoned member of the Irish Republican parliament announced by the British delegation to the Allied Supreme Council in session here.
John Mercer, taken ill over a week ago at Pinckney Park while traveling with his wife to Colorado, remains at the park. He is not yet fit to travel but shows improvement and is able to move about the tourist camp as city officials and the mayor's appeal in the journal World have secured relief funds and provided comfort.
Governor Small of the New York Federal Reserve Bank told a congressional committee that discount rates in Kansas City and other western points remain higher than New York since there is not such keen competition to loan money at those points.
The weekly meeting tonight will open bids for several small paving jobs on Seventh North to connect the city. The Pavement with the Fot to Fort Road project will not be included in tonight’s awards and will come before the commission for consideration shortly.
Governor Small and party arrive in Springfield with son Lieut. Col. Inglesh and others to press his program despite pending legal clash. He says he will pursue official business and will not be deterred by any power, while Sheriff Meyter awaits possible bond arrangements.
Property owners who have hidden weeds need not be surprised as city workers will appear soon after an inspection trip by the sanitary officer two weeks ago. Another inspection tomorrow will prompt men to attend to neglected weeds, with the cost charged against the property under state law.
The noon meeting will feature Dea I. J. Kelly of the University school of education and Mrs Georgine Faulkner, page editor for several publications. Kelly discusses the recent Des Moines educational convention while Faulkner illustrates storytelling for grownups. Ray Gafney conducts the music with cabaret stunts.
Herb Little, University of Nansei graduate, in town over Sunday. Little is now a manager at United Press in Des Moines, a role that brings him heavy workload and significant responsibility. Japan has 430 daily newspapers.
Former Spokane mayor and Chamber of Commerce leader C. M. Fassett will join the University of Kansas this fall as instructor in municipal government and a special municipal consultant for Kansas cities. He will split time between students and municipalities, visiting towns statewide while serving as a professional lecturer. Fassett has extensive public service in Nevada and Spokane, including mayoralty, and has long studied municipal affairs and engineering.
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