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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1923
Page
1
London reports Britain will ignore a Turkish demand to remove warships from Smyrna. At Smyrna the Turkish commander warns allied ships to withdraw if not complying. Contempt toward armistice limits grows as Lausanne negotations linger and French occupy Essen textile hubs.
Kansas senate committee weighs Laing of Russell measure to create a county tax commission and a unified assessing board. It would end diverse assessor estimates and reduce so called Jim Crow tax jobs while aiming for equalization. supporters push for swift Senate action amid taxpayer importance.
After President Harding spoke, Senator Lyass introduced a bill to amend the debt law to accept the British settlement and similar terms for other debtor nations. Senator Smoot said the House would act first and the bill would reach the Senate immediately after House passage, ahead of the shipping bill.
Alfred Kraus died at his home in Eudora after suffering a stroke yesterday afternoon while at a sale on the William Pelzel farm west of Sibley. He was 61, survived by wife Euretta, a son Arthur L. Kraus, a daughter Dollie Potter of Ellsworth, a brother W V Kraus, two sisters Mary Redman and Lilly Bohol, and other relatives. He was a member of the Knights and Ladies of Security.
Four hours after the passenger liner Wilhelmina struck the wooden lumber schooner Sierra about twenty miles from San Francisco, the Sierra crew fled to lifeboats while the Wilhelmina remained undamaged except for a dented bow. The Sierra reported listing and sinking conditions as both vessels backed away leaking. The Wilhelmina, inbound from Honolulu, asked if the Sierra could reach the light ship. the Sierra captain said the engine room was flooded and could not proceed. The Wilhelmina offered no immediate rescue details but appeared prepared to assist the Sierra crew. Both ships home port is San Francisco.
The Topeka floor sees multiple bills reported by committees. A proposed police welfare department in each county and a marriage standard requiring physical exams move forward, while an equitable distribution bill for freight cars is also advanced. The session features heated debate before Congress and Kansas moves toward adopting an industrial court act.
A three hour gun battle with bootleggers ended when authorities raided two Washington stills. One man wounded in head lay in hospital amid arrests and a mass of seized whisky and corn. Police estimate the operation cost at least $25,000 as lookouts alerted others who fled the scene.
Fifteen patients were examined at the free tuberculosis clinic held at City Hall yesterday. A health department report notes two chronic tuberculosis cases and two heart conditions among those examined, while six patients tested negative for tuberculosis.
Reports indicate fresh influenza cases cited to Dr A W Clark superintendent of city health department and a diphtheria case reported yesterday to the health officer from among the university student body.
A car carrying Walter Varnum, Robinson, and Baker overturned on a steep incline near Lansing while en route from Kansas City to Leavenworth for a Shriners conference. Varnum and Robinson suffered head wounds, Baker fractures, and all three were hospitalized in Kansas City area hospitals after delays in telephone aid. The wreck ignited briefly, with stitches and scalp injuries reported for Baker and Varnum later treated at Pacific and other hospitals.
The Burlington system faced a loss of more than 3 million dollars from last summer’s strike, a figure disclosed at a government hearing in St. Louis. The testimony highlighted the financial impact of the industrial action on operations and profits.
General Ulysses Grant McAlexander brigadier general of the US Army will speak at a convocation in Robinson Gymnasium tomorrow morning at the University. The event invites Lawrence residents University students and faculty. McAlexander will discuss Kaiser Wilhelm's March to War and his World War I service including fighting at the Marne and being wounded on July 16 and July 23 1918. He enrolled at the University of Kansas in 1882 and West Point in 1883 graduating 1887. He has served in Cuba the Philippines France and is a former professor of military law and tactics. He was promoted brigadier general March 5 1921 and has earned the D S M Croix de Guerre and Croce di Guerra. He arrived in LawrenDer this afternoon and will visit the University before heading to Salt Lake City Utah. Twenty one members of the state legislature’s house committee on state institutions will attend the convocation along with members of the R C O T and the Men’s Glee Club and University Band.
Chancellor Lindley outlined higher education funding dangers and urged action to reduce costs. He cited rising car and living expenses for students, noting 24 costs from 20 to 80 dollars monthly for auto maintenance and housing, while dismissing rumors of unusually high failure rates except in law.
The American Legion post will conduct its initiation during tonight’s regular weekly meeting. New members from Atchison are to be initiated, with John M. Price, former county treasurer, reported as sentenced to one to five years for embezzling $17,004.75 in county funds.
In Wichita Kansas three more bodies were recovered from the ruins this afternoon bringing the total to six. Authorities believe five more are buried in the debris. Mrs Wilder Metcalf was the guest of her daughter We ward and Mrs Woodiward peka.
A campaign in Lawrence appeals to citizens to subscribe funds for a modern fireproof hotel. Leaders emphasize community sacrifice, linking the project to regional growth, University support, and postwar development. The appeal urges every resident to contribute to ensure the hotel’s construction and local prosperity.
Pittsburg Kans Feb 7 following the filing of a mandate from the Kansas supreme court a commitment was issued in Crawford county district court for Alexander Howat deposed mine workers union president. Payment of 200 and a 5000 bond not to violate the injunction against calling strikes is the alternative to imprisonment in Crawford county jail. Howat is now in the Cherokee county jail with more than forty days to serve on a six month sentence.
Vendors Welch and Welch advertise the Chiromactora and Barber's Drug Store offerings at Alabagting, listing services and products in a brief promotional notice.
President Harding urged Congress to approve the British war debt funding agreement as a recommitment of the English speaking world to contractual obligation. He also pressed for passing the administration ship bill, arguing it is key to avoiding losses while securing debt funds ahead of March 4.
A Dougi campaign committee appeals for wall clothing for Near East relief. Sunday schools and churches are asked to gather and ship bundles to city hall by Monday February 12. Anyone unable to deliver may call Mrs. Olinger at 1728 White to arrange pickup.
Topeka February 7 The senate committee on assessment and taxation votes to kill the Morgan house bill placing sorority and fraternity houses on the tax lists. The measure passed the house last week and mainly affects Douglas and Riley Counties where fraternity houses are common.
Miss Derritt Stutberg, instructor in the psychology department at the University, will speak on Practical Psychology at the Women’s Forum meeting. The event takes place Thursday afternoon at 4:36 in room 210 Fraser Hall, Japan. Copper Market improves in Tokyo, tariff rise credited. Miss Mary Allen of Seneca visits Gamma Phi Beta house as guest.
A coalition of state railroad commissions from Missouri Illinois Minnesota Nebraska Wisconsin South Dakota Kansas Iowa Oklahoma and Texas will cooperate with the Interstate Commerce Commission to study whether minimum carload weights on interstate hog shipments are reasonable. Preliminary hearings will begin March 20 in Kansas City with state commission and ICC representatives in attendance. The outcome could influence freight charges and cooperative actions between state and federal authorities.
Ed Decker, president of the Lawrence Better Business Bureau, announces a Tuesday night meeting at the Chamber of Commerce at 7 30 to discuss last Saturday's sales day results. Merchants will report success or failure and set February’s date, inviting other business people to join and critique the plan.
One woman and two men died in a hotel fire at the St Charles in El Paso. Five others were injured. The identified victim is J. L. Stitt, 40, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. A marriage-certificate notice from Alexandra, Louisiana, dated 1922 is noted. The three story St Charles is in the city's southern district and the blaze began in an ash pan with damage estimates unavailable.
The St Mihiel with American troops from Germany reached Tybee bar at noon and moved to quarantine. A brass cannon salute and a citywide bell and siren chorus greeted the ship as doughboys and German brides paraded along the river to the dock, signaling a homecoming.
The district court recessed until Monday after a noon verdict of not guilty in the case State vs Paul Wickersham for possession of intoxicating liquor. The Ole Wernsen trial was postponed due to witness unavailability. Jurors in the Cathers liquor case were discharged and citizenship hearings proceeded for several applicants with some continued to May term.
Major A. S. Norris division commander of the Salvation Army and Capt. Frank Genge Kansas youth secretary, with Ensign A. W. Brewer, Kansas City division secretary, travel to Lawrence for special services. They join local officers for an open air service on Tuesday at 7:17 pm, followed by a prelude at the Salvation Army chapel where Norris will speak. Norris, recently named divisional commander, has 26 years as an officer and 30 years in Salvation Army work, including wartime finance work in France. he comes to Kansas City after two years as Michigan divisional commander.
Weather note from Kansas reports fair conditions with a warming trend tonight followed by a drop in temperatures Thursday afternoon or night. Data shows temperatures at 1 p.m. yesterday, 7 a.m. today, and 2 p.m. today with yesterday's maximum and today's minimum recorded.
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