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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1928
Page
2
President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge will depart from Union Station on a special train for a six day trip through Virginia the Carolinas Georgia and along Florida to Havana Cuba where he will address the sixth Pan American congress. Mrs Coolidge travels with Kellogg and a party of distinguished Americans and will spend four nights in trains en route to Havana.
University of Kansas fine arts students present a mid winter recital in the Ke U auditorium Monday at 8 pm. Faculty include Skilton Preyer Taylor Gelich Rick Downing Christy. some students excluded from the program will perform in future recitals.
Reports that the steamship Griffco, bound for Honolulu, was in distress about 300 miles off the Washington coast. A dozen radial stations punctured the ship’s radio, one passenger named S. Calla aboard. Coast Guard cutter Haiird dated from Seattle to search, vessel had left Port Townsend for Honolulu earlier in the week.
The Third Circuit of Kansas cities launches a nine week pediatrics course under H G Ingham director of the University extension service. Dr Wayne A Rope from St Louis Children’s Hospital will lead weekly meetings in Dorado Wichita Wellington Newton Hutchinson Pratt and Dodge City. Weekdays to be confirmed. Other sites at Pittsburgh Fort Scott Paola Tot a Parsons Independence and Coffeyville are also involved. FIRST ORCHESTRA CONCERT.
The University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra presents the first concert of the year tonight at 8 o'clock in the KU auditorium. Conductor Karl O. Krueger leads the program as students and faculty prepare for a season marked by new equipment and improved management.
Leo Buehring elected editor in chief of the University Daily Kansan by the Kansan board. New staff includes Lucille Reppert as associate editor, Don Rhoades as night editor, William Griffiths as plain tales editor, Bernice Palenske Sunday editor, Ladine Culver Sunday supplement editor, Robert Herzog advertising manager, Joe Myler and Wayne Ashley assistant advertising managers, Earl Strimple Hanson Pigman foreign advertising manager, and John Sparks elected Kansan board secretary.
Marine corps planes stood ready to strike rebels as they massed near the Quilali stronghold. Fourteen rebels killed near Cuje and five more by joint US Marines and Nicaraguan guardsmen. A Marine plane dropped bombs four miles north of Quilali, dispersing the Sandino followers. Major Rowell said more execution could have been done if desired.
Funeral services for William Bowman age 70 who died yesterday at his daughter's home will be held Saturday at 2:00 from the Rumsey funeral home Rev William Butler officiating burial in Oak Hill cemetery Mrs B S E Willey died yesterday funeral held at 2 this afternoon from Rumsey funeral home Rev Butler in charge burial in Oak Hill cemetery Ambrose Williams funeral this afternoon at 2 from St James Methodist burial Oak Hill cemetery Thomas Henderson funeral services from St Luke A M E church at 2:30 Saturday with burial in Oak Hill cemetery
Miss Virginia Johnston leaves the University of Kansas entomology department to become private secretary to C. B. Merriam at the Central Trust company. Mrs Evanella Broat will replace her as secretary to John G. Stutz and director of the stenographic bureau, after serving since 1926 with the International City Managers Association and the Kansas League of Municipalities. Burial plans and academic concerns dominate the surrounding note.
Chicago report details a week-old George Smith kept alive for 21 hours by city firemen and a motor squad using oxygen and a five minute head transfusion after liver obstruction surgery. Doctors say two ounces of blood improved his color and breathing. a second transfusion may be needed.
Florida coast guard massed more than a score of sub chaser type vessels in a wide blockade from Daytona Beach to Miami to curb contraband liquor and other smuggling from the Bahamas. The operation aims to reach 35 ships and two seaplanes, keeping 200 miles under surveillance. A schooner and 512 sacks of liquor were seized near the Bahamas. two men from West Palm Beach and West End were released on bond after a Miami hearing.
Soldan France November 30 1827 birth date of Madame Hoty highlighted as the longevity secret. Her husband born 1821 died aged 78. She witnessed the 1848 revolution and Franco Prussian War. read newspapers daily without glasses and speaks on many topics. Her outlook: avoid worry and overindulgence and live simply.
Kansas City prepares for the Republican national convention with hotels restaurants and cafes ordering new silverware linens and equipment to handle the influx of Wall Street delegates. Convention bureau manager William M. Symon says virtually all establishments hosting delegates have placed orders for upgrades.
Frank Hodges publisher of the Johnson County Democrat had sued John W. Breyfogle publisher of the Olathe Mirror and Bert Rogers editor for $50000 claiming libel over a graft and tax dodging article. Judge Roberts dismissed the case yesterday for failure to file an amended petition after extensions. Also noted is a separate item: Close bank at Severy.
Topeka Jan 12 AP The Greenwood County Bank of Severy was closed today by its board of directors the state banking department announced Bad loans was given as the reason The bank had 20000 capital 131000 deposits and 108000 in loans Benest is president and J Shoemaker cashier John R Emery deputy bank examiner was placed in charge
Paris Jan 12 AP The French and American views on the proposed pact to outlaw war still differ, officials said at the foreign office while noting growing proximity in positions Kellogg’s latest note remains decisive but Ambassador Claudel’s comment prompted cautious optimism Painesville Ohio Jan 12 P Velma West 21 year old confessed slayer of her husband Edward West was indicted today by the Lake County grand jury on a first degree murder charge
In a King’s Bench trial over a firm suit against a woman who bought two lots of fashionable clothes, Justice McCardie mused on women’s fondness for high prices and fur coats. He suggested dyeing costs and tinting attract women, noting women who can afford fashion often buy immediately.
Berlin promotes its slogan Everybody once in Berlin to lure Germans and foreigners to visit. Composer Hugo Hirsch wrote Lola in Love and the 2 marching verses end with the refrain Once you've been in Berlin, you'll always come again. About 5,000 bands citywide pledge to play it. phonograph firms issued versions. 19,000 teachers and lodging houses were reached.
Paris residents may shake rugs from windows until 9 AM but officials fear no rule covers it. The City Council plans a rule to limit inside court dust shaking to after 7 AM or after 3 PM to protect workers and pedestrians. Officials lament the practice harms sidewalk displays and poses health concerns.
Exclusive New York haberdashery offers cravats cut from authentic fragments of famous garments. Wall Street oil chiefs and discerning buyers seek Napoleon breeches and Louis XIV nightshirts for richly colored, museum grade fabrics. Prices rise with their storied provenance.
AP reports a new race of stingless mosquitoes is being propagated in southern France. Professor Louis Eugene Bouvier relayed Dr. Legendre’s work to the Academy of Sciences, noting the insect’s discovery in northern France and long cultivation in the Pons region west of Marseilles. The stingless variety is replacing stingers, raising hope for an era where mosquitoes gain better repute.
Paris AP reports that in several French high schools agriculture education courses use proxy milking tests due to lack of cows. Exams test practical skills by students operating a single cow via proxy arrangements, causing difficulties for directors and a debate over proper proficiency measurement.
A dispatch describes Fukien Province as bandit dominated with rulers like General Lu Hing Bang and Lang, who by force provide order and roads while taxes are kept low and poppy cultivation banned. The report notes destruction, torture, and mass migrations caused by banditry, but highlights roads and governance benefitting locals under outlaw control.
Josip Fields, president of the American Farm Congress and former Federal Land Bank official, argues that farm legislation will not help agriculture. He cites urban overreach, land mortgage trends, and price/speculation dynamics as harming farmers while city buyers profit. Fields was Republican nominee for Oklahoma governor in 1914 and 1922.
Baldwin City January preview shows University Wildcats studying roster as they face St Marys January 24 at Baker court. Key players John Goetz and Abbie Fulton anchor a strong backcourt while a corrected schedule lists games with Marys, St Benedicts, Ottawa, Sterling, Bethel, Friends, McPherson, Wesleyan, Bethany and Atchison through March.
Former amateur golf champion George Von Elm says he would rather defeat Bobby Jones for the title than take a million dollars as a pro He acknowledges an offer from Jack Kearns but calls it joking and not a serious proposition Kearns advocates hype to grow golf profits.
An advertisement urges underweight men and women to gain at least five pounds in five weeks with McCoy's Tablets. It claims a sixty cent box or two one dollar boxes will prove results or the purchase price is refunded, with the label shortened to MidCay's Tablets at any American drugstore.
Seven of nine Northeast Kansas league teams have opened the season with Lawrence Topeka and Ottawa at the top with one victory each. Olathe and Wyandotte have split results and Atchison and Wyandotte have yet to face a league opponent. Lawrence defeated Leavenworth 28 17 and Topeka beat Rosedale 26 11 while Olathe edged Argentine 23 21. Ottawa and Lawrence meet tomorrow in Lawrence high gym in a key battle to decide the top rung. The Red and Black scrimmaged the Delta Sigma Pi fraternity and high school teams tonight with a 14 14 two 20 minute drill. First string: Bernitz Sample OLeary Sehaake McCanles. Second teams from both schools meet tomorrow at 7. Referee FL Noll. Official Airmin Westemeier handles the game.
The University of Oklahoma track team plans three indoor meets this winter: the K C A C meet in Kansas City Missouri, the Missouri Valley meet in Des Moines Iowa, and a dual meet with the Oklahoma Aggies in Norman. An advertisement promotes New Joe Dandy loaf.
Thursday night events feature the Jenny Waren Ensemble from New York performing 9:00 to 10:08 PM. Friday and Saturday include Biscuit and Pancake programs, junior cooking, matinees, and Wrigley program with the Jenny Wren Ensemble, plus marriage licenses issued through the following Wednesday to Erneste Heltmer and Esther Stahr, both of Topeka, and John Lathrop P and Lacey Searle, Topeka.
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