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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1919
Page
1
Debates consider a unified international police force under the League of Nations or a combined force of member states as an alternative to enforce global order. The talks center on structure jurisdiction and oversight mechanisms.
Paris reports outline two paths for enforcing league decisions with or without armed force. President Wilson will get an independent estimate of actual war damages to France and Belgium, likely by 200 American officers, despite record shortages. Greece submits a memorandum detailing claims including Epirus Thrace and Varied Asia Minor populations.
Two prominent Kansans joined the board of the Mid West National Bank of Kansas City as Geo. H. Hodges and H. J. Waters were elected directors. T. J. Sweeney of Lawrence was re elected.
A tank of molasses exploded in a freight yard near Cutts wharf off Commercial Street. Ten men were killed and work crews nearby were affected as piling and railway structures were damaged. Several buildings were demolished and vehicles were overturned in the blast.
Reports from Bromberg quote Posnan province newspapers saying Field Marshal Von Hindenburg will soon assume command of German troops opposing Polish forces in eastern Germany and Galicia.
Argentina moves toward martial law as senate may approve a 30 day military rule. Five provinces seek troops and Rosario sees police stations seized and strikes spreading. Civilians enroll for special service while railroads face near paralysis and city streets quiet after dark.
At a City Commission meeting Fire Chief Rein ish urged Union Pacific to repair rough crossings along the railway right of way. Commissioner W W Cleland will press the railroad to take immediate steps as fire calls in North Lawrence reported strain on fire apparatus due to uneven planks between rails.
The county commissioners postponed the letting of the county printing contract for the ensuing year until the 12.0 meeting next month. It notes street paving uses bricks made from coal-dust treacle and resin by the Tuts sutis.
Berlin attacks Eisner claiming he is not German but a Galician Jew and that his real name is Salomon Kusnowski. Eisner left journalism to lead Bavaria through early republican organization and may be the logical Bavaria president if Bavaria remains separate from Germany.
Report states the Bolshevik regime in Berlin is ending as the work of lawless elements is gradually eliminated through increasing measures and control.
Copenhagen reports the German cabinet meeting to discuss a new constitution and proposals for a national assembly, with Berlin’s Bolshevik crackdown and police reinstatement shaping the post revolt landscape. Police arming and large property losses mark a tense week as troops seal Moabit suburb and disrupt communications.
The Public Utilities Companies of Lawrence turned over about 2500 to the city as the two percent ordinance tax on gross receipts for the past six months. About 1556.76 was paid at last night’s commission meeting by the gas and telephone company, with roughly 800 more paid two weeks earlier.
City Commission orders an urgent evaluation by C Dodds of Black and Veatch on the clear well floor of the new water plant. Engineers report the surface is crumbling after being submerged since construction and question waterproofing without top surfacing.
Special Services Adjutant Graham and Captain Wil son from Kansas City Missouri will conduct tonight's Salvation Army Hall gathering at 706 Mass. St at 7 30 PM with special music. Commercial travelers in Sweden must obtain a license at twenty five dollars monthly. In France experiments are being tilizing dead.
A 1865 Lawrence school bond issued to H. F. Bissell drew 10 percent interest and carried 50 cent revenue stamps. Signed by Mayor R. M. Ludington and treasurer 3. Blood and city clerk Henry O. Knowles, it was paid in 1871 and saved as a souvenir by the governor.
The Lawrence postoffice keeps mail moving with clerks acting as city and rural carriers, while nearly a third of the staff is down with flu. Postmaster Seewir and several clerks and rural carriers are among those ill, plus Miss Sadie Doresey retiring, substitutes used up, and a call to assign anyone who can drive a horse. It will take days to return to normal operations.
Mayor George J. Kreeck recommended Stewart for the post to fill the unexpired term of Judge Pred A. Clarke who died last month. Stewart, a Lawrence attorney for two years and Baldwin county native, also serves in the Kansas National Guard and was in Topeka for officer training and the Governor Allen inauguration. He is expected to be sworn in soon and begin duties tomorrow.
Mayor George Kreck instructed police to notify merchants that awnings must swing seven feet above the sidewalk. The order, already being sent to business districts, carries no set deadline but cites a city ordinance against noncompliance. The mayor urged enforcement after noting low awnings have knocked hats and risked pedestrian injury.
Governor H J Allen urged sweeping reforms in a message to the Kansas legislature calling for 25 vital enactments. He urged a constitutional convention to modernize the state constitution, with six proposed amendments. The package includes anti profiteering measures, expanded attorney general powers, and a shift to state and county conventions replacing direct primaries.
County commissioners approved a $100 monthly levy from the county treasury to fund the Douglas County Farm Bureau. A state bill seeks to change the law governing such levies, promising continuation of the current practice unless amended. If the law remains unchanged the monthly appropriation will cease.
Multiple state legislatures including Oregon Iowa Colorado New Hampshire Wisconsin and Minnesota completed ratification of the Federal Prohibition Amendment on January 15. Reports note action by 46 states meeting the required threshold with possible final approval within 24 hours.
Lawrence city commission discussed a forthcoming cemetery ordinance to revise Oak Hills prices. Mayor George L. Kreeck indicated the old rules were too cumbersome and that the measure may include changes beyond burial rates. The ordinance is slated for consideration next Monday night.
The Tenth Federal Reserve District reports the year saw the fewest bank failures since 1870, with failures down 43.2 percent from 1917. District banks bought $500,044,250 in Liberty Bonds while clearinghouse activity rose to $4,068,250,612, per capita wealth in Colorado reached $1,276.49, and War Savings and Thrift Stamps exceeded prior years.
Miss Requa, daughter of Merk L. Requa head of the oil conservation section of the Fuel Administration, appears as one of the season's debutantes in Washington and will return to her California home before spring.
Election at the university under Students Government Council oversight will use the Australian ballot. Four polling places assign class voting duties to named captains with women’s groups supervising to guard against improper voting. Several candidates may be ineligible but will be allowed to run if they can catch up academically. ballots close at four, with results counted immediately.
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