Gun Battle With Car Thieves Ends in Capture Near Lawrence
Sheriff Will Johns and deputies captured three automobile thieves after a gun battle north of Lawrence on the Fort to Fort road. The trio, later identified as George Banta John Allelder and Jack Gross, had stolen a Maxwell coupe near Shawnee near Kansas City the previous night and were en route to Lawrence when gas ran low. No casualties were reported.
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Will Johns
Lawrence
Fort To Fort Road
Walter’ Pine
Pine
Johms
Ralph Lawrence
George Price
Gross
Maxwell
Roeing
George Banta
John Allelder
Jack Gross
Sheriff Johns
Sherid Johns
Shawnee Stone
Kansas City
Washingtons Birthday Observed in Nationwide Ceremonies
Federal government activities paused except Congress as Washingtons Birthday observed in Washington with ceremonies at the monument. Governors invited to hear by radio as wreath laying and military honors mark the event.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Washington Monument
Weeks
Shawnee and Douglas Counties Review Belvoir Road Change
Shawnee and Douglas county commissioners met near Belvoir to review petitions to convert a rural road into a county road linking Belvoir to the county line. No action was taken. The plan would connect with Shawnee roads toward Topeka and Lawrence and link to Douglas county routes toward Lawrence. A special courthouse meeting is planned Saturday to decide. Commissioner Hosford was absent due to illness.
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Shawnee County
Douglas County
Belvoir Sehool
Belvoir Schach House
Shawnee
Topeka
Lawrence
Douglas
Belvoir
Clinton
Lone Star
G. B.’ Hosford
Former French Minister Delcasse Dies in Nice
Paris February 22 Associated Press reports former French foreign minister Theophile Delcasse died suddenly in Nice last evening. The death ends a long career in European diplomacy and government service.
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Paris
Associated Press
Theophile Delcasse
Nice
Movie Actors Unite Against Commercialism in Film
A Los Angeles conference concluded with a declaration of independence from producers and exhibitors of machine made films. Attending actors included Mary Pickford Norma Talmadge Constance Talmadge Douglas Fairbanks Charles Chaplin Harold Lloyd and David Wark Griffith or their representatives.
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Los Angeles
Mary Jackford
Norma Talmadge
Constance
Talmadge
Douglas: Fairbanks
Charles Chaplin
Harold Lloyd
David Wark Griffith
Proposal For Spanish-American War Veterans Pension
Topeka news reports a bill to pay veterans of the Spanish American War a daily bonus similar to World War I veterans, with a maximum of 600. A separate Kansas senate bill would cut railroad passenger fare to 2.5 cents per mile from 3.6. Senate session extended beyond official hours as bills were filed and the indoor football talk returns to the agenda.
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Topeka
Senate
Agil
Committee of the
Kansas
Kansas Senate
Gates
Stafford County
Rotary Radio Program At Chamber Of Commerce
Lawrence Rotarians and Rotary Annes will meet at the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow at 8 PM to hear a Kansas City International Rotary Club broadcast. Raymond Havens and Russell F. Greiner will address Rotary members from Star broadcasting. A musical program precedes the talks and the program ends at 9 15. A receiving set will be installed in the Chamber rooms for convenience.
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Lawrence Rotarians
Rotary Annes
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City
International Rotary Club
Raymond Havens
International Rotary
Russell F. Greiner
Rotary
Star Broadcasting
Chamber -of - Commerce
Rotarians
Notel Workers Meet To Tabulate Hotel Campaign Funds
A report meeting of hotel campaign workers will be held at the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow at noon to tally funds raised between Tuesday noon and tomorrow noon. Teams aim for 1500 dollars by noon and the executive committee plans 1000 dollars toward a 50000 dollar bonus for the new hotel. With most of the total raised, workers push to complete street solicitation for subscribers by tomorrow noon.
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Chamber of Commerce
Nervous Clinic Dates Shift In Lawrence
Lawrence announces a revised nervous patients clinic date now set for Friday March 2 instead of Thursday. President W. S. Kennard explained the schedule change due to Dr. Karl Menninger's altered plans.
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Lawrence
W.5
Kennard
Karl
Menninger
Debt Funding Moves Near Congressional Approval
Feb 22 report from Washington notes the final action needed for the British debt settlement was sent to the House, which without roll call approved Senate amendments to the Allied Debt Funding Act. Also mentions Corrine Constant leaving for Shreveport to take a technologist position at Hyde Paritarian and a line about Dr Albright, a chiropractor.
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Bill Washington
Hose
Senate
Washington as dirt farmer shaped nation, says professor
Prof W W Davis told Kiwanis luncheon Washington's early life as a dirt farmer influenced the nation's evolution. He cited Washington's crop experiments, diversified Virginia farming, and profit from practical farming before military fame. Dessert included cherry branch cakes as he spoke.
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Washington
Virginia
Trefessor Davis
France Can Ship Coal in Ruhr Under French Control
London February 22 A Paris dispatch reports General Payot says France can move coal coke and other materials from the Ruhr area once loading capacity is secured. He claims near 160 coal trains daily could be run starting next week if coal is available. Berlin February 22 A Essen dispatch says General Degoutte orders German cabinet ministers kept out of the occupied zone with police to arrest violators for trial. Paris February 2 Work resumes in French mines after strikes. the Communist Federation says partial wage gains undermine its gains and that reforms were betrayed by the federation’s betrayal.
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London
Associated Press
France
Ruhr
Evening News Today
General Payot
Berlin
Essen
Degoutte
Paris
Communist Federation
County Clerk Urges Cheerful Tax Mindset Ahead of Assessments
E. C. Bussing, the county clerk, stresses that taxes fund fire and police protection, free schools, roads, and charitable institutions. He urges homeowners to submit accurate property valuations when assessors visit, noting tax rates adjust with values and below par listings may raise later rates.
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E. C. Bussing
Bussing
New York Churches Put Under Guard
A police guard was posted today at every Roman Catholic church in greater New York. Officers were instructed to stop suspiciously laden vehicles from entering and to curb loitering. Inspector Leahy offered no reason for the unusual measure amid reports of thefts from offertory boxes and candle depositories.
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New York
Leahy
Down Town
Canada
Secret service nets widen in nationwide counterfeit ring
New York reports secret service men drawing in the strings to a vast counterfeit conspiracy believed to involve 1,600 members with operations across three countries. Arrests include 21 held in the Tombs with bonds up to $10,000, and $28,000 in fake notes traced in Vancouver. International scope named with arrests abroad in Egypt, England, Germany, Cuba, Italy, and France.
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New York
Secret Service
Detroit
Newark
N. J
Vancouver
United States
Cleveland
San Franscisco
Bogus Haney -Anth
Joseph A. Palma
Fersons Ave
Egypt
Liv
England
Hamburg
Germany
Havana
Cuba
Austria
Bahamas
Naples
Italy
France
Palma
St. Louis
Steven A. Conniil
Federal
Generel Service Bureau
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Arkansas
Missouri
Conmelt
Explosion at Illinois Powder plant near Grafton kills workers
A powerful blast at the Illinois Powder company plant near Grafton, Illinois, reported February 22, kills six to eight workers and endangers a dynamite magazine. The blast was felt in Alton and St. Louis, with about 100 employees at the facility.
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Alton
Illinois Powder Company
Grafton
Fil
St. Louis
Hingis Powder Company
Ilinois Powder Company
Low Prison Population Driven by Mild Winter
Sheriff Will Johns reports fourteen inmates in the county jail. He notes crime has been unusually low this winter not due to improving conditions but because milder weather keeps drifters sheltered and away from tripping into crime. He sees no trend of a better world, just fewer incidents due to climate.
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Will Johns
Dail
Red Cross tales and Legion finances discussed at meeting
Professor W W Davis spoke of World War I Red Cross service in France with the Ninth Division. Gen Metcalf reported strong finances for the American Legion Weekly, noting a million subscribers. A Legion resolution urged Rep Morgan to back a bill to add physical education in public schools. Major Clarke asked veterans to bring discharge papers for photo copies next Wednesday night.
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W. W. Davis
the University
American Legion
Red Cross
France
Davis
Ninth
W. S. Metcalf
Legion
National Committee of the’ ‘American Legion
The
Morgan
S. G. Clarke
Senator Pick proposes electrocution bill for condemned criminals
Jefferson City February 22 A bill by Senator Pick would replace hanging with electrocution at the state penitentiary, to be administered by a county sheriff. Senator McCay's bill is set as a senate special order for Tuesday at 11. The measure, once aimed at pleasing prohibition groups, now largely creates a commission to enforce prohibition laws.
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Jefferson City
Pick
McCay
Senate
Teachers Meet for Township Contest Preparations
The monthly meeting of the district school teachers will be at the county superintendent O J Lane’s office on Saturday at 10 30. Final arrangements for the township spelling writing and arithmetic contest on March 2 will be made. Winners advance to a county contest in Lawrence on April 7. A special talk is planned before the meeting and a round table discussion will conclude the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Momthly
Theastriet
O. J. Lane
Lawrence
Bullene Returns From New York Ready-To-Wear Store
H. B. Bullene has returned from New York City where he secured stock for a new ready-to-wear store to open in the former Drescher building. The exact opening time cannot be announced yet but will be shared soon.
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New York
H. B. Bullene
New York City
Drescher'’s
Mr. Bullene
Entertainment Dance By Veterans Group at Fraternal Hall
Alfred Alford post 852 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars offers a Friday evening event at Fraternal Aid Union with dance and entertainment. Miss Mildred Maxwell and Miss Louise Phillips perform in a blog dance. Dancing runs from 9 to 12, 8:30 opening.
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Alfred
Alford
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mildred Maxwell
Louise Phillips
Basketball game called early at Uni with Bowersock
The University game will start early tomorrow night due to arrangements with Bowersock theatre management. The curtain for Up in the Clouds at the Bowersock will be held until 8 45 o'clock. Goorge's Battery Stop. Phone 112.
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Hartier
Vin
Bowersock
Kansas merchants hear Jardine on agricultural policy
President W. M. Jardine of the State Agricultural College urged Kansas merchants to unite in supporting a second agricultural policy. He spoke at the eighth annual short course at the University of Kansas, with events also held in Salina and Hutchinson. The program highlighted business cooperation, cattle and hog trends in Douglas County, and plans for improving merchant efficiency.
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Kansas
W. M. Jardine
Kansas ‘State Agricultural College
University
Jardine
K. U
Salina
Hutchinson
Slaying of Earle Remington Sparks Prohibition Probe
Prohibition agents and police search for the slayer of electrical engineer Earle Remington after his death at his door yard. Investigators cite the widow’s claim of a society bootlegger and reveal a notebook with 2001 names and liquor sales. Nearly 100 gallons of bootleg whisky were seized from the Remingtons’ basement as inquiries center on high society clients in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Earle Remington
Virginia Lola Stone Remington
Remington
Deny Soviet Negotiations Paris
The French foreign office today denied claims that the cabinet planned to reopen talks with Soviet Russia as urged by Paris press. The report cited only a rumor and stated no such decision was made.
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Paris
Associated Press
Russia
Echo National
M. Dethevity
Rain forecast for Kansas in coming day
Topeka reports prospects for rain in Kansas late tomorrow as extensive rains sweep through Texas Panhandle and move toward Kansas. Temperatures will remain moderate.
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Topeka
Kansas
Fanhandle
Texas
Carry the Ku Klux Klan fight to Senate
Washington AP says sweeping charges against the Ku Klux Klan and its officers were filed with the Senate in an election contest against Earle B. Mayfield of Texas. George F. B. Pedily, a Texas Republican candidate, accuses Mayfield of being the Klan’s candidate and alleges the group hides real designs behind perfumed phrases. The petition charges the Klan with cloaking aims to control the government and constitution, conspiring to evade laws and persecuting Christianity while using brute force and immoral acts.
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Washington
Associated Press
Ku Klux Klan
Senate
Earle B. Mayfield
Texas
George F. B. Pedily
Mayfield
Sweezer Sentenced to One Year in State Penitentiary
Sam Sweezer was taken to Lansing this morning to begin a one year term after being convicted of persistent sales of intoxicating liquor. The May term district court verdict was sustained by the supreme court on appeal. Three other liquor law violation cases against Sweezer are docketed this term.
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Sam Sweezer
Lansing
Will Johns
Jenitentiary
Sweezer
District Court
Supreme Court
Webster Davis Dead Former Kansas City Mayor Dies
Webster Davis aged 61 former mayor of Kansas City and assistant secretary of the interfor died today in Kansas City from heart inflammation. He was a friend of President Harding and campaigned for McKinley in Ohio. Davis served as mayor from 1894 to 1896 and later practiced law in Chicago. He arrived February 23 and was placed under a doctor’s care. unmarried with two brothers surviving.
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Kansas City
Webster Davis
Interfor
McKinley
Davigé
William Jennings Bryan
Davis
Harding
McKinle
Chicago
Near East peace talks likely as Angora gap widens
In Constantinople Feb 22 The Associated Press reports the press predicts early resumption of Near East peace negotiations with discussions on the next meeting place possibly Constantinople. Maple Grove drainage district will elect three directors March 6 at White school with candidates T F Pine Vernon King and E W McNamara named.
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Constantinople
Associaterl Press
Angora
Near East
Akscham Eyon
Maple Grove
White School
T. F. Pine
Vernon King
E. W. McNamara
Wakarusa
Haskell
Eudora
Woman Sells DuoTald Fast After Readily Placed Ad
Mrs. C. I. Reed confirms the power of want ads after placing a mid afternoon notice. By 5 pm she had a buyer and the following hours brought more inquiries. She asks that the ad be stopped.
Betas Celebrate Semi Centenary at KU Alumni Reunion
A large crowd of Beta Theta Pi alumni gathers in Lawrence for the fiftieth anniversary of the Alpha Nu chapter at the University of Kansas. Nearly 100 members attend as a national officer attends. events include initiation, a basketball game, a reception, and a banquet with toastmaster H Merie Smith. Notables include L D Tosh, Charles F Bassett, and J C Nichols among many attendees from Kansas City, Denver, Topeka, and elsewhere.
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Beta Theta Pi
Alha Nu
Lawrence
Betas
University of Kansas
K. U
Tiwo
Inca
L. D. Tosh
Kansas City
Charles F. Bassett
Chicago
J. D. Tosh
Miami University
Ohio
Maj. W. C. Ransome
Wisconsin
Charlies F. Bassett
Ralph Collins
Wilkinsburg
Ellis B. Noyes
Portsmouth
Edward Bancroft
John D. Tambert
Tosh
Collins
Frank P
K. U. Athletic Association
Kansas-Grinnell
Robinson Gymnasium
Tennessee
Wiedemann
H. Merie” Smith
JC. Nichols
John Kane
J. C. Nichols
Albert Beach
John H. Kane
Bartlesville
Okla
C. F. Foley
Spring Hill
Cyrus A. Leland
Atchisony Manley
EL Michaelson
GS W. Miller
Topeka
W. J. Miller
L. M. Powell
O. D. Walker
Sal
Tohn Edwards
C. S. Finch
J. E. Ford
W. H. Harrigan
Ferdinand Helwig
Milo Hewitt
G. R. Houston
Karl Humphrey
Myron Humphrey
Bruce Hurd
Arthur Jackson
Francis Jensen
William H. Johnson
Charles Knapp
Robbert la Rue
M. B. Miller
Fred Morris
Albert Murphy
George R. Murphy
George Nettles
Ross Parker
Lawrence Pearce
William Pendleton
Harold Rankin
Wes Rauch
David Robinson
Amos Rogers
Eugene “Sallee
A.J. Scott
James Scott
Charles Smith
N. Smith
C. J. Spellman
Harold Staniey
Harold Spencer
Nelson Stevens
Robert Stevenson
Benjamin Sweeney
William Vanfierschmidt
N. T. Veatch
Donald Welty
Wiliam Wrest
Max Wilhelmi
Leonard Willems
Repairs at County Jail Kitchen Nears Completion
Repairs in the county jail kitchen nearly finish with a new floor and blue walls. New equipment will make cleaning easier and improve sanitation.
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Hyde Paritariah
Dr. Albright
Country
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Kiwanis” Club
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Wong
University Coal Co
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