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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1921
Page
1
Military authorities in Belfast contend with rioting that escalated beyond control since Monday. Reports indicate continued clashes across central districts with deployments reinforcing streets and checkpoints amid tense security conditions.
Belfast battles flare as Ulster loyalists and Sinn Feiners clash along main streets. By afternoon, fourteen dead and many wounded, with snipers using field glasses and armor cars deployed. Lord Mayor pressed for military protection. troops to assume control within hours.
The county treasurer will hold Tuesday’s delinquent tax sale at the courthouse with the county bidding in properties and keeping them for three years before the final sale and title transfer. The last publication of the delinquent tax list appears in the Journal Works tomorrow. A final sale for properties with unpaid 1917 taxes will occur Wednesday under County Treasurer Mr McKone. the list was published last April.
Allie Gale Burch was granted a divorce from Arthur Burch at a special Douglas County district court session. Custody of their 4 year old son Courtland Tarch awarded to Mrs Burch. Witnesses included Mrs Burch and her mother Mrs Quayle. divorce attorney was Julee C. A. Smart.
Planes distributed President Harding's proclamation across Logan W Va and neighboring counties. Thousands of pamphlets were printed and delivered to residents urging all persons involved in insurrectionary proceedings to disperse to their homes by Thursday noon September 1. Flying flights covered Boone and Kanawha counties while Spruce Fork Ridge guard reported all well.
In Islington and Camberwell authorities allegedly grant more than recipients earn when working. Unemployed in Hackney and Shoreditch demand higher pay and in Woolwich press for “adequate relief.” They threaten to enter the workhouse until claims are met.
August 30 report from Heligoland describes daily bombardment as 1,000 German workers dynamite Kaiser William I fortress and naval harbor. TNT charges spout water, gun pits erupt, and smoke rises as devastation continues for two more years. The fortress cost 50,000,000 gold marks to build and dismantling is expected to cost about 4,000,000 gold marks under Versailles terms.
Vienna reports say Burgenland saw no new clashes after Austrian forces moved in Sunday night to curb disturbances around Mattesdorf. About 8,000 Austrian troops are in the area as the interallied commission announces Russia need not intervene now. The commission says Burgenland was not handed to Austria and occupation should wait for Hungary to fulfill obligations.
The county Sunday school convention will be held at Eudora on September 29 and 30. A poster contest for children 12 years old and under will be featured with prizes of 3, 2, and 1 dollars. Posters advertising Sunday school or the convention are welcome.
County officers of the W C T U were elected at a morning meeting at the Unitarian church. President Mrs W A Dunn of Wallace Union in North Lawrence. vice president Mrs Lizzie Jokinson of Idara. secretary Mrs C C Bruner of Baldwin. corresponding secretary Mrs John Ruchty of Baldwin. treasurer Mrs Gertrude Head of Lecomp ton.
Officials of the Mexican department of commerce and industry are enjoined by the supreme court from canceling oil lands held by a Texas company prior to May 1, 1917. The ruling preserves prior rights amid private sector interests in petroleum resources.
Fire destroyed three American naval airships at Rockaway Point Naval Air Station and its hangar on August 31. The D-6 dirigible, the H-1 blimp, and the kite balloon AP were lost in a blaze sparked by gasoline. Hydrogen tanks near the hangar posed explosion risks as firefighters fought the flames. Secretary Denby had ordered cessation of activities at the station the following day.
Red Cross activities in Lecompton include free ear nose and throat clinics by Dr H J Chambers with about fifty patients examined. Classes in elementary hygiene and home care of the sick for about fifty women and girls have been completed in Lecompton with two rural classes underway in Winter district and Big Springs. Mothers conferences gain favor as weather cools.
Kennard elected district secretary of Kiwanis at Joplin convention will resign his post as local club secretary at the weekly luncheon tomorrow. The district duties will demand all his Kiwanis time. A charter presentation will be held for Lawrence and Topeka clubs next week with the Topeka Chamber of Commerce rooms hosting the event.
The first tuberculosis clinic since July will be held at city hall tomorrow. A physician and nurse from the State Tuberculosis Association will supervise the clinic open to the general public from 9 to 5.
The First Communion class held a picnic dinner and watermelon feed yesterday at Woodland Park with about thirty members in attendance.
A note states gold acts as a bactericide, preventing microbial presence on coins. The claim suggests microbes are not found on gold currency due to its antimicrobial properties.
Camp Fire Girls and Boy Scouts plan a Friday night miniature carnival at Southpark in Lawrence. The varied acts include boxing, dancing, choruses, shadow shows, freaks, an electrical demonstration, doll baby racks, and a Dempsey Carpenter fight. Proceeds aid scouting and Camp Fire work while funds and executives are being secured.
Topeka Aug 31Governor Allen designates September 5 as Labor Day in Kansas requesting suspension of public and private business as far as practicable for workers to enjoy the day He urges employers to allow maximum participation to foster closer employer employee relations and national civic spirit
Topeka Kansas July fire report by state fire marshal J T Hussey notes only five fireworks fires causing losses totaling 1050. The month saw high overall losses of 59618 with autos accounting for 11000 and grain hay fires 6800. Petroleum fires reached 26 incidents, matches 23, and several other causes listed with varying totals. Forty-one fires remained undetermined.
W Moss Jones of the secretary of state office led a drive in Lawrence and Douglas county to collect automobile licenses for 1921. Sheriff Wil Johns and W H McKone noted thirty cars without tags, prompting owners to hasten applications. Jones promised a return in a few days and warned arrests will follow for tag violations.
Indian schools across the United States will begin enrollment week later than usual with a campaign led by HH B Peaks to promote education benefits. Haskell Institute reports strong applicant interest and announces staff changes including Lawrence W White as physician and assistant superintendent, FP W Labdit named principal, and Clara Hines reassigned as primary teacher.
HL Tucker filed a suit in the Douglas county district court against Maulle T. Chuke and Dorothy Clarke a minor. The petition argues that the title to property purchased by Frea AL Clarke and Co was in Clarke's name and seeks a decree for the deed to an undivided one half interest in the described tract.
Kell From Motorcycles Mic. Smith of Smiths Choge Intel shop was thrown from his motorcycle last night and dragged about twenty feet. He avoided collision with an automobile, the bike showed damage. Injuries described as painful but not serious.
Four armed auto bandits robbed a Hannibal Missouri bank this morning. They fled in a speeding car after seizing deposit boxes and vault contents. Citizens reported the incident as it unfolded and warned residents to be vigilant.
Two carloads of corn were sent from Holton Kansas for the Near East Relief Administration as part of the new national campaign. The second shipment followed an earlier car from Edgerton Minnesota, marking the program's early progress.
Professor L N Flint arrived after directing the University of Wisconsin journalism department summer session in Madison Wisconsin. The moon moves about 3550 feet every second indicating a note on celestial motion accompanying the report.
The Bli Dorsey American Legion post will meet tomorrow evening at the Legion hall. It is the first meeting of the fall season and several important topics will be discussed.
General Von Below, former commander in chief of the German forces, died in Berlin today. The wartime figure held high command during the conflict and is mourned by military circles.
A Midland Grange meeting is set for Friday night where grange committees will outline their planned work for the coming year.
France, in ordinary years, manufactures nearly twenty six million pairs of gloves, reflecting its robust textile industry. The figure underscores steady production and demand for French goods in global markets.
War Department orders Brig. Gen. H. H. Bandholz to observe coal fields in West Virginia for response to President Harding's call to end unlawful and insurrectionary activities. Bandholz expected to depart late in tiveld.
Douglas county fair directors met at Woodland York to set stock judging and exhibit locations for September 20 to 22. Lawrence high school and Vinland high school pupils may compete, with winners to receive a trip to Kansas State Agricultural College. Cash awards may follow if interest warrants. continual exhibit from Haskell considered with larger tent needs.
Two new officers assume duties at the University to improve student life. John Yer becomes dean of men and Miss Anne Dudley Blitz dean of women, bringing vocational guidance and advisory roles. Dean Dyer, a World War II veteran and Ohio State graduate, will assist students with career planning. Miss Blitz, formerly dean at William Smith College, has lectured at Columbia and earns her PhD. Miss Corbin remains part time adviser to freshmen girls. Jack Popplewell visits from Little Rock, Arkansas before returning home to Springs, Kansas.
Albany August 31 The New York state soldier chorus law is ruled unconstitutional by a Court of Appeals decision handed down here. The ruling states the measure violates constitutional provisions as applied to the chorus program and ends its current enforcement.
Reports from Charlestown and Logan describe an armed miner attack across the Spruce Fork Ridge with deputy John Gore killed and a deputy sheriff wounded. Forces of McDowell and county units, including volunteers, moved to defend Peck's mill as state police and nurses were sent to the border.
A strong endorsement hints at support for a Republican congressman in the eighth judicial district while Judge Pollock faces criticism from temperance groups over his alleged views on prohibition. The fragment suggests political maneuvering and controversy surrounding judicial appointments and party backing.
The annual Brown's Grove Farmers Union picnic is planned for next Monday. John Tramble of Beloit, state union vice president, will speak, with Elmer E. Brown and G. W. Hardtarfer also on the program. Activities include a horseshoe pitching contest at 11:30 and a baseball game between Lone Star and W teams.
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