Peterson Quits Job Amid Kansas Banking Row
Topeka Kansas January 15 Carl J Peterson state bank commissioner and Governor Davis appointee resigned declaring he would ignore the attorney general C B Griffiths demand he resign or face ouster proceedings He said he would not resign to allow criminal charges and criticized attacks on Governor Davis amid a broader political dispute with affidavits and bribery allegations continuing to swirl around the administration.
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Topeka
Kan
Associated Press
Carl J. Peterson
State’ Bank
Davis
Paulen
State Bank
C. B.griffith
Peterson
Griffith
Democratic Bank
Supreme Court
Nvu
Clyde Miller
Jostre
Kansas Forecast Snow and Colder Weather Tonight
Readable forecast notes probable snow in Kansas tonight and Friday with colder temperatures. Strong shifting winds expected as a part of a migrating cold front.
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Kansas
Tax Bonds Move to Repeal Tax Exemption in Kansas
Topeka, Jan 15. Repeal of the statute exempting state, county and city bonds from taxation is proposed in house bill one by Frank L. Martin Reno county. US government bonds would stay tax exempt. A concurrent resolution pledges the legislature against creating new boards bureaus and offices by state and federal governments. Speaker Clifford R. Hope announced committee personnel including Ways and Means, Building and Grounds, and others with members from Hamilton, Clay, Osage, Wyandotte, and several counties.
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The
Associated Press
Kansas
Frank L. Martin
Reno County
United States
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Walters
Hamilton County
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Ton
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Austin
Man
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Shien
Lan Heury
Lele
Leavenworth
Eho Iynuwns
Neiswender
Shawnee
Yier-Chyant Campbell
Sed Crapbell
Wheat Surges on Local Board to 2.04 a Bushel
Wheat rose to 2.04 dollars per bushel on the local board of trade the highest since November 1907 with many choice samples around 2.00. Demand for milling wheat cited as the cause along with other grains reaching multi year highs. Compared with last year wheat up 88 cents, corn 67 cents, rye 72 cents, with kaffir up 67 cents. Kansas City Jan.
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Board of Trade
Seasor
Kansas City
Banks to test law in supreme court over bank bond sales
Topeka banks announce a test case in the supreme court to challenge the state bank commissioner authority to sell securities of state banks and pay assessments due the guaranty fund after consolidation or withdrawal from protection of the guaranty law. Carl Peterson said he would sell bonds to cover past due assessments, provoking protest. banks seek action from the attorney general who plans mandamus to compel sales and clarify the law.
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Topeka
Kandan
Damus
Supreme Court
Carl
Peterson
Hee
Post Office Safe Blown at Nixa Missouri
The post office safe in Nixa Missouri was blown open Tuesday night and $153 in stamps and $73 in cash were taken. Police believe the heist is linked to a previous robbery at Crane Missouri where the same gang looted a Red Front store. A separate note mentions the University of Kansas glee club preparing for the Missouri Valley Glee Club contest in February.
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Nixa
Springfield
Crane
Mos
Girl Confesses Killing Mother Over Scolding
In San Francisco on January 15, 16 year old Dorothy Ellingson was arrested after admitting she shot her mother Anna Ellingson. Detectives quoted her saying she killed her mother for scolding her about going out with men, then used her brother’s gun following a quarrel.
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San Francisco
Dorothy Ellingson
Anna. Ellingson
Ellingson
Paroled banker solicited bribe for convict son in Kansas
Volney Johnson former Auline Kansas banker and parolee told Wichita police he offered $1250 to obtain parole for his friend Ernest Bartholomew a convicted car thief. Bartholomew corroborated the claim that Johnson solicited the bribe in December at a Topeka hotel. Viola Bartholomew also confirmed the scheme.
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Wichita
Kan
Volney Johnson
Auline
State Penitentiary
J. M., Davis
H. Bartholomew
Ernest
Bartholomew
Johnson
Wis Tokty
Viola Bartholomew
Ernest Bartholomew
Topeka
No Legislative Investigation Planned In Davis Parole Case
Topeka Kansas January 15 A Republican caucus decided not to pursue a legislative inquiry into parole and pardons issued during Governor Davis administration. The resolution voiced confidence in Governor Paulen and the attorney general to manage the matter. Subpoenas for state witnesses were prepared for the January 28 hearing on bribery charges against former Governor Davis and his son. No figures on subpoenas or names to be published were given.
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Kandap
Justice Court
Davis
Topekh
Kan
Associated Press
Tower House
Paulen
Blasy Destroys Store in Topeka Fire Blast
Fire at the George W. Stansfield drug store in Topeka destroyed stock building and fixtures with an estimated loss of 585 000. A violent explosion followed the fire, shattering nearby windows and damaging the Central National bank building. No injuries reported. cause undetermined. The blast was felt within five miles and occurred moments after a fire alarm.
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George W. Stansfield Drug Store
Stansfield
Tower House
Kansas
Central National Bank
Slemp to resign as Coolidge secretary March 4
Washington reports secretary C B Slemp will resign March 4 with Everett Sanders of Indiana likely to succeed. Slemp may seek a diplomatic or official post on retirement but prefers to resume directing a business enterprise. Earlier, yesterday's city hall clinic saw three patients at the expectant mothers clinic.
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C. Bascow Slemp
Coolidge
White House
Everett Sanders
Indiana
Slemp
Movement Starts For City Planning
Topeka leaders and visitors urged creating a city planning board under state law at a Kiwanis luncheon. Speaker Bay Mills of St. Louis outlined six planning divisions including major streets zoning and recreation, stressing zoning preserves city use and counters property value loss. Mayor Akers said Topeka is advancing toward a better city and noted support from city officials and planning members.
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Wiedemann's
iBay Mills
St. Louis
Harlen Bartholomew
Topeka
Mills
Bart Akers
Akers
Earl Akers
Earl Mills
Robert McGiffert
Wilbur Stanfield
Water and Light
Robert Pierce
Dr. Forest
New pardon attorney named in Kansas
Gov Ben Paulen announced late last night the appointment of Judge William J Hutchinson of Garden City to succeed Judge S Irwin as pardon and parole attorney. Hutchinson, a former district judge and state bar examiners member, was praised by the governor for his personal sacrifice in accepting the post.
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Topeka
Dan
United Press
Ben 5
Paulen
William
Jastin Hutchinson
Garden City
S. Irwin
Hutchinson
Labor leaders name committee in mining dispute
Washington January 15 announcement by William Green president of the American Federation of Labor lists Frank Morrison and Martin F. Ryan and James P. Noonan as members of a three man committee to confer with Warren S. Stone head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The group will seek a settlement of the dispute between United Mine Workers and the Engineers at Coal River collieries in West Virginia. Aimed to ease tensions and avert strikes.
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Washington
Warren S. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
United Mine Workers
Coal River Colleries
West Virginia
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Frank Morrison
Martin F. Ryan
James P. Noonan
Federation
Snow blanket spreads across Kansas from west to east
A cold wave moving from the southwest brings snow to Kansas today. Snow started at Goodlands this morning and is expected to reach all parts of the state by night. Lows tonight range from 15 degrees above zero in western Kansas to 23 in the eastern counties, the weather bureau reported.
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Topeka
Kari
Kansas
Goodlands
Weather Bureau
Abandoned Four Year Old Identified as Wieman Foster Son
Kansas City mystery of a deserted four year old boy is resolved when Charles Edmondson of Lawrence identifies the child as the Wieman foster son. Sheriff Cummings reports the tip after a photo appeared in the Kansas City Times. The Wiemans recently moved from Tampa to Lawrence and a divorce suit precedes the child’s care. Juvenile court will adjust custody as Kansas families seek to adopt.
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Sweeney Automobile School
Kansas City
Fred Wieman
Lawrence
Kansas City Times
Robert Ward
Tampa
Fla
Charles Edmondson
Lawrence Grocer
Wieman
William Cummings
Kansas
A. Miller
Weil Hospital
Snow Holds in Lawrence as Record Ground Coverage Persists
The first snow of the season fell in Lawrence about a month ago and has remained on the ground, setting a new record for continuous white cover. Despite lighter snowfall than some winters, the prolonged cold kept snow from melting, daily thawing and nightly freezing creating icy streets and numerous motor vehicle accidents.
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Lawrence
Tinere
Sedgwick County books moved to new court house floor
Wichita Kansas January 15 The 10000 record books and other paraphernalia of Sedgwick county are arranged alphabetically and chronologically on shelves on the newly completed fifth floor of the county courthouse. With remodeling of the upper three stories the county gains space to store future additions for about twenty years, county engineer Mike Roseberry says.
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Wichita
Kan
Sedgwick County
Mike Roseberry
Cne
Woodlawn School Work Resumes After Dispute
Construction on Woodlawn school in North Lawrence resumed after a halt due to a clash over the architect’s statement of work. Officials expect completion by February 1 pending contractor decisions and material availability as equipment arrives, with a formal update due Saturday.
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North Lawrence
Sharp Construction Company
M. C. del Manzo
Board of Education
W. B. Ittner
St. Louis
Lawrence
Jeonetenckion Company
BrownRetired Arkansas bishop given deposition sentence
Ex bishop William Montgomery Brown of Arkansas faced a deposition from office after being convicted of heresy. The church board of review supported the May trial verdict but the sentence awaits approval by the house of bishops convening in New Orleans next autumn.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Associated Press
William Montgomery Brown
Arkansas
Protestant Episcopal Church Board of Review
Brown
House of Bishops
New Orleans
Poison death of three children near Whee Tex
Three Hurst children aged four, three, and two died in Ocee, 13 miles west of Whee, after a bucket of poison dropped from a tree lid failed to stay on. The tragedy highlights a hazardous storage lapse in a rural setting.
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Waco
Tex
Tom Hurst
Ocee
Whee
Joe
George
Dorothy Elizabeth
Permanent roads favored by Cowley county taxpayer league
In Arkansas City Kansas yesterday the Cowley county league of taxpayers voted unanimously for a two cent per gallon gasoline tax with revenue earmarked for building and maintaining permanent roads. Resolutions to state representatives will be sent. Discussion covered tax reductions and abolishing personal automobile tax if the Bastak plan passes.
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Arkansas City
Kan
Dan
Cowley County League of Taxpayer
Kansas Fire Losses Show Increase in 1921 and 1924
Topeka reports from January point to a rise in Kansas fire losses with a $622,000 upturn in 1921 over 1923 figures. The annual fire marshal Elmer E. Scott notes 353 more fires in 1924, but fatalities drop to 23 from 134 in 1923, 98 in 1922, and 81 in 1921.
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A. P
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Elmer E. Scott
Rankin President Hosford Refuses Honor
Rankin elected president of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce by the board of directors. D R Hosford declines the post due to other business interests. Rankin has served on the board for a year and was a former Rotary president. George Kirchho Jr. remains as chamber president and Rankin will take office at the annual dinner, now set for January 27 to accommodate Lou Helland of the Associated Ad Clubs of the World as speaker.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
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Rankin Hars
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Rankin Weed George Kirchho ®, Jr
Chamber
Lou Helland
Associated Ad Clubs of the World
Plays to entertain disabled veterans in Kansas City hospital
American Legion and Lawrence Drama League members plan January plays for veterans at the United States Veterans Hospital in Kansas City. Clarence Grubbs, having time in the hospital, secured permission from Drama League president A W Davids to perform in the Little Theater at Greenhall. The Legion voted to provide cars to transport players, with Theodore Ton to lead in Terrible Woman. about a dozen actors will be taken on the trip.
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Kansas City
American Legion
Lawrence Drama League
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A. W. Davids
Lee
Theodoreton
Sane
Garence Grubbs
Bank Cashier 15 Robbed in Norway State Bank
Charles Chizeck cashier of Norway State Bank in Concordia Kansas was held up this afternoon and the bank robbed of about $200 in cash. The bandit forced Chizeck into the vault and fled toward town but could not escape. He took refuge in a lumber yard but was pursued by a posse by two o clock.
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Kan
Charles Chizeck
Norway
Norw
Chizeck
Gencordia
Endorsed by Farmers candidate for Kansas Commerce Commission
Ben F. Huse has been offered the endorsement of the Kansas Farmers Union for a seat on the new State Commerce Commission. Joli Tromble of Salina, union president, says the endorsement is tied to non western representation and chamber of commerce support. Huse will reply with his candidacy.
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Topeka
Kan
Ben F. Huse
Kansas Jury
New State Commerce Commission
Hegler
Joli Tromble
Salina
The
Kansas Farmer
Tromble
Chambers of Commerce
County Dismisses Population Case in Supreme Court
The county’s population case was dismissed by the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon after argument by county attorney A J Miteb ota mer and city officials of Lawrence. Judge Melvin indicated no hearing could proceed until later this month, citing the need for a fuller record and changes in population estimates.
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Otamer
Lawee
Lawrence
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Wea
Teter
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Stiles
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Melvin Seid
Enemeratog
Dent University
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Three Wigs Foals at Buwersagk theater date set
The Legion will present Sia Three Wigs Foals at the Buwersagk theater on a February date announced at the regular Legion meeting. Committee Pres ton Prentice Galen Ware Juik ton Melvin and Sam Moyer were named to manage ticket sales.
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Buwersagk Theater
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Galen Ware
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