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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1920
Page
1
Independent organizations today urged restoration of the death penalty. A resolution calling for the return of capital punishment was debated and endorsed by several groups as part of a broader safety and crime policy push.
Missouri Legion urges public officials and 125000 Legion members to help suppress lawlessness after a white grocer’s murder and race riot killings. State commander John S. Williams calls for parole leniency to be curtailed and for lawmakers to act in a statewide campaign through chambers and posts.
The Farm Bureau campaign in Pelis county continues daily with solicitors touring towns. Captains of the new county federation travel to promote membership as totals push toward the 200 mark, a larger figure than in the past two to three years.
Dublin reports Crown forces burned the village Hallinales in County Tnhustings at dawn as retaliation for an attack on a peat bar rack where one person was killed and three wounded. Farmhouses were buried, stock shot, and a schoolhouse was fortified by military authorities.
In Plymouth Massachusetts a small theatre gathering celebrated the 300th anniversary of the Mayflower landing. Descendants, guests, and dignitaries attended as Senator Ladee Governor Coolidge and Dean LeaBron Briggs of Harvard University were noted in the event program.
A weather bulletin reports a white Christmas in Kansas with a blanket of snow across the west and east portions. Forecaster Flora warns a cold wave may push temperatures to 10 degrees or below statewide with 0.5 to 1 inch of snow already in Dodge City and strong northwest winds. Tonight snow and colder conditions continue, followed by calmer but still chilly conditions Wednesday.
Denver prohibition agents seized the Industrial Utilities company offices in a downtown building and confiscated a customer card file with 300 prominent Denver names. C. W. Crawford, an alleged income tax expert, was arrested as officials awaited arrival of federal trade officials amid a disruptive operation.
In Topeka the University of Kansas Club of Shawnee County convened with Chancellor FE Lindley noting youth who leave the state for education and not returning. The group elected Wilbur D L Gerdner as president and named officers. alumni attendees included Frank C Berk and Alfred G Hill.
Miss Shane near FE relief worker continues relief work for more than seven thousand orphans in Transcaucasia. With her are Florence Meyers and Willard Nel of Topeka and Ralph Thisley and Charles Pierce of Topeka. They remain at Erivan amid Bolshevik regime. relief officials expect remaining workers to join colleagues at Shirs as the Soviet Armenian program is discontinued.
New York December 21 funeral services will be held Friday at the Cathedral of St John the Divine for Rt Rev Charles Slhmer Burch bishop of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of New York who died suddenly of heart disease. Messages of condolence poured in to his widow as sorrow swept the diocese and city. P: Washington December 21 pressure mounts for tax law revision as revenue needs prompt calls for income surtaxes and a broader tax base.
Chancellor E H Lindley vetoed plans for the Kansas University inauguration citing funds as the sole obstacle. He said the university must redirect money to necessary expenses and proposed holding ceremonies at commencement to cut costs. The board and faculty committee agreed, postponing the event indefinitely due to finances.
An airman and observer survived a crash after their plane burned following a hop to begin Adirondack searches for a missing naval balloon. The craft landed near Waterlo Island, destroying the plane with only minor injuries reported. In Rochester a carrier pigeon with part of a message was found dead, indicating it died days earlier. investigators seek the rest of the message.
Dorado December 21 D W Shaffer of Tulsa general superintendent Pure Oil Co Co C Blue of El Dorado Kansas division superintendent and Charles Algae El Dorado drilling contractor were killed when their car ran off a bridge seven miles north during a storm last night. Bodies submerged and not recovered until today. Shaffer and Blue likely killed outright Algae drowned.
A marriage license issued yesterday by Probate Judge C. E. Lindley to George Ellsworth and Ruth Hazzard was revoked before the ceremony. The bride-to-be had been a patient at the state hospital in Winfield.
The North Lawrence Christian Church will present a Christmas program on Friday evening, December 24, featuring a tree and a treat for Sunday school members. See 133 Agency for insurance.
Work begins this afternoon to destroy old piers in the Kaw River above the dam. Harry McPeters and Tommy Cummings will drill underwater and place dynamite to blow out obstructions. They will use diving suits, work six hours daily in two hour shifts, and finish in about ten days between 9 to 12 in the morning and 1 to 4 in the afternoon.
At 6 35 this morning officers Smith and Dailey found a smashed side window at Jaedic ke Hardware Store. Twelve guns were reported missing, valued around 200 with insurance through Charlton agency. City commission meeting also covered gas main extension petitions, sewer connection issues, and city engineer appointment for January.
Rev M Lee Sorey general manager expresses gratitude to merchants as Santa letters and gift donations pour in. City hall asks donors to deliver supplies by tomorrow morning for packing tomorrow afternoon and late Friday distribution to youngsters.
Berlin marks the dedication of a German School of Political Science, a long dreamed project of former chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg. Foreign Minister Simons says German state craft lacked trained leaders and hopes the school will restore public faith. Plans mirror Paris’ Libre des sciences Politiques. A. M. Hamlin of Fresno visits Lawrence, staying with Dr. J. A. Hamlin, his father, after seventeen years. Search fails to place Eamon de Valera aboard the Aquitania. Kilmarlock and Londonderry are the only walled towns remaining in Ireland.
Kansas City December report filed in the Independence circu court shows the recount of actual ballots. James Cow 2,204 votes. Matt Foster, Republican, gains 25 votes reducing Cowills majority to 1,851. Judge Willard will hear the recount and set trial start to determine irregularities.
Washington officials and railroad executives in a senate probe admitted receiving a portion of what is termed extraordinary profit from coal distributed to consumers. George H. Cushing, managing director of the American Wholesale Coal Association, testified but withheld names until questioned, then agreed to reveal confidences.
A Yap island earthquake near Tokio sparks violent shocks and a Saturday storm causing extensive damage. Experts compare the quake to the Tokian event, noting a tremendous upheaval of the Pacific seabed. In Lawrence, open millinery and ladies wear shops plan one Friday night opening after Saturday closure.
Mayor George L. Kreeck proposes forming neighborhood committees organized in town sections to cooperate with police and keep membership concealed locally. Sheriff-elect Johns aims to liaison with the P A organization to enable countywide coordination, urging readiness for emergencies and closer police sheriff collaboration in Lawrence and Douglas County.
The local committee recognizes the nationwide Christmas Seal Sale project for tuberculosis relief. A letter from J Healbraith Jr National commander of the American Legion endorses the sale and urges Legion members to support community education and prevention efforts to help afflicted individuals.
Five boys aged 10 and older sought a lost gold lead at Lytele creek in San Bernardino. A tunnel collapse killed 11 year old Virgil Shaddox and injured two others. The report notes gold leaf transmission quirks and a remark on holly varieties amid the perilous mining tale.
Wages for over 200000 textile workers in Philadelphia are set to fall by 10 to 30 percent in the near future. Notices posted in Turkish toweling mills report a ten percent cut, while Wilton and Brussels rug producers plan a 2.25 percent reduction effective January 17. Hosiery workers face 14 to 25 percent cuts and spinners, knitters, and other knit fabric workers from 10 to 30 percent.
Lawrence attorney Thomas Harley, chair of the judiciary apportionment committee, cites uneven dockets across Kansas districts. A proposed plan would abolish four or five districts and redraw boundaries, with emphasis on eastern counties and Western sparsity. The committee seeks compulsory court reporting to the secretary of state to improve data for reform.
Six nurses were injured and forty five escaped uninjured as a fire at the second nurses' home of the University of Nebraska hospital caused about 35000 dollars in damage early today. The blaze's cause remains unknown and forty five other nurses escaped without injury. The report notes suspend petroleum rate increases pending by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
City officials said this morning that a city engineer is expected to be appointed in Lawrence early in the year but no definite decision has been made. Teacocks formerly took the place of turkeys on the Christmas table.
Lawrence Country club will extend city water mains to its grounds at its own expense, costing about 7000 dollars raised by members. The city will buy back specified mains over two to ten years, assume construction costs and maintenance, and charge the club the regular water rate.
The New York market saw fresh unsettlement as urgent corporate and personal needs spurred heavy activity in liberty and auxiliary bonds. Late-hour liquidation pushed 4% issues down, with second and third 4%4s closing lower and the market recording new yearly lows in several shipping and copper issues.
London reports two arrests in the Farrow bank suspension case. Auditor F A Marb was taken into custody after interviews with bank managers Jones and Keogh. Founder Thomas Farrow was hospitalized at St Leonard's Sussex with guards posted at his home. A dog bite case on H H Asher Jr. ended with the dog found not rabid after brain examination. the boy recovered.
Topeka December 21 The State Bank Commissioner Walter E Wilson called for statements showing the condition of state banks at close of business Saturday December 18 Welch and Welch chiropractors are noted in the item
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