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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1921
Page
1
The GUE faces a decision on the Upper Silesia issue amid an inability to reach an ESA agreement as France remains engaged. The stalemate shapes the path for next steps and potential regional alignment.
France and Great Britain agreed to refer the Upper Silesian dispute to the League of Nations. The move, urged by Lloyd George and Briand, aims to avoid a broader break among Allies as Italy and Japan disagree with England. The United States remains outside the decision.
Miss Ethel M. Calkin will speak at the Little Theatre in Green Hall at 8 o clock on her five years in India. The Native Kansan, Baker University graduate, is on a year’s leave from foreign duties and studies at KU and Columbia University. She has worked in a north central India boarding school for girls serving about one million people, with only 120 girls in school.
Captain Dinsmore Alter announces the state pay bill for discharged men of Company H K N G is ready and can be collected this week from 8:30 to 5:80 at the armory. Earth Through Comets: Tail Heidelburg August 12 notes Earth passed through a comet tail on the night of August 8 at Koenist school observatory.
At Mason City Iowa two planes in tail spin crashed from about 400 feet at 8 last night killing pilot W. W. Johnson and Ray Koch while Ray McWhorter survived with a broken leg and bruises. They were practicing for an exhibition slated for Monday when a cable ladder on one craft snagged the other.
National guardsmen from 21 Kansas units mobilize for the KON encampment at Fort Riley and Fort Sill Ohio. Infantry, cavalry and field artillery totaling about 1700 men will train with drills, target practice, parades and field events from August 14 to 28, with recreation and athletics interspersed.
Dr. E G L Barbour head of the dairy cattle department at the Douglas county fair reports strong interest among raisers and predicts an unusually complete list of entries for the dairy cattle exhibit.
Flood conditions from Wednesday rain disrupted rail and road travel in the Santa Fe area. By morning all Wakarusa crossings reopened, though some approaches remained waterlogged. Deer Creek freshet caused the rise with water receding as quickly as it rose. Santa Fe service resumed on the Southern Kansas branch between Ottawa and Lawrence late last night.
The association said rail companies earned 3.1 percent on investment in June, up from 2.1 percent in May. Carriers cut operating expenses to 82.34 percent of operating revenues, compared with 85.48 percent in May.
Dry Florence Brown Sherbon will join the University of Kansas as head of home economics focusing on child care and welfare. She comes from the Kansas State Board of Health where as director of child hygiene she oversaw surveys of social conditions and helped shape state social legislation.
San Francisco reports a murder drama advancing with two suspects revealed, a woman and four men, tied to the exhumation of Rev. Father Patrick Heslin’s body from a shallow grave off the coast south of the city late Tuesday. William A. Hightower is described as a major figure, with police preparing possible charges while others pursue the case.
New York reports plans for a vehicular tunnel or bridge to connect Manhattan with New Jersey as a solution to shrinking lower Manhattan. The article notes a population decline of 260 000 in the 1910s and suggests new construction fuels a move toward business districts, with ferries, tube trains, and green road links as current options.
An itinerant Catholic priest in Birmingham identified as Reverend James E. Coyle died after being shot following a dispute over a marriage. The incident occurred yesterday as witnesses described confrontations and threats before the priest collapsed, with authorities noting the priest did not regain consciousness.
A Kansas City Tri PS item claims William Docking of Lawrence was made a director of the People's State Bank of Salina but he was not the organizer nor involved in Bart McChesney's appointment as cashier. He held stock and briefly served as director, resigning over disputed bank practices. He later served as a part time special commissioner. Prof Henry Carter Adams Dies at 70 in Ann Arbor obituary notes his long tenure at the University of Michigan.
In Missouri at Union the 23 year old Charles Jacoy of St Louis was hanged today in the Franklin county jail for complicity in the murder of Benjamin Schaebe on November 20 last. Welch and Welch Chiropractors.
Judge A W Helm of the Kansas Public Utilities Commission sent an application to Washington for a supplemental order interpreting the commission order advancing intrastate freight rates. Chairman Reed of the Kansas Commission is in Washington and expected to file the application.
Reports from Madrid describe intense political maneuvering as Anto n N Maura seeks to form a new government after Premier Allendesalu n's retirement. The press notes public pressure from influential Jewish groups and a costly, unfulfilled policy of friendly colonization, while military actions in Morocco are framed as political, with calls for swift, decisive measures. Cavalry actions in a firefight near a retreating column are praised for bravery under Colonel Primo Rivera.
Governor Allen announced Prof H A Rice of the University engineering faculty as one of fifteen Kansas delegates to the national drainage congress in Topeka September 22 to 24. Other delegates include T A Pollock Reha Hey J M Ryan Myrco Williams Marion FB A Sout Cat tinwood falls L B Elfvar Oswego M W Cram Quenem lank N Bruner Ottawa A L Rowland McPherson W J A SL Bird Topeka H B Walker San e fre Parkhurst Topeka George S Knapp Topeka and Ditar L i Conran Manhattan.
The Kansas Evangelical conference at Woodland Park featured addresses on Italian outreach led by Rev. Guiliana and Miss Ide Gathman. Milwaukee's Italian work and 70 citizenship papers were cited as key examples while delegates discussed church growth, services, and a large tented gathering totaling about 850 attendees.
The Farm Bureau Federation's Commission of Fifteen announced establishment of a four coop live stock commission house at East St Louis as the first tangible result of its cooperative marketing study. The committee in session here said the house would start at National Stock Yards Illinois immediately.
A letter from Eamon de Valera to Trexler Lyla Googe drew Irish leaders to report a reception of the peace proposals. The text questions the reply and signals no breakthrough amid Lloyd George’s Paris return and ongoing Irish disagreements. Further details remain unclear as negotiations continue.
About 230 American Legion members led by Maj. John G. Emery arrived aboard the steamship George Washington and were welcomed by Cherbourg officials at city hall. A parade followed with a mayoral luncheon before they departed by train for Paris at 4:40 PM.
Sanitary officer rl Anderson announced measures to prevent throwing grass into streets amid flood conditions. He warned prosecutions for ongoing littering as the city braces for rising water. George W. Owen of Kansas City registered for the Sedalia Chamber of Commerce prize, aiming to be the heaviest man at the Sedalia Centennial fair.
In a Santa Monica region case, authorities disclosed new evidence after the discovery of a double barreled shotgun butt on a beach near Santa Monica. The find ties to the murder of J. Kennelly as grand jury proceedings set indictments for Arthur C. Burch and Mrs. Madlynne Obenchain. The case involves a Chicago connection and a forthcoming arraignment for Mrs. Obenchain and Burch amid ongoing investigations and disclosures.
Evidence reports 40 to 50 pints of bond whisky confiscated in Kansas City yards found in a vault area used by prohibition officers. Janitors had access to a vault compartment separated by steel netting. Liquor thieves believed to have forced ties under the netting to remove bottles. Typhoid cases rise in Wichita with twenty new infections in 24 hours, total cases on record increase.
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