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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1938
Page
1
A four story College of the Sacred Heart in St Hyacinthe Quebec burned leaving eight confirmed dead and up to 22 missing. More than 100 students and brothers escaped in cold snow as crews battled flames for hours at the 387 year old brick building with a roof collapse.
Kansas City attorneys said they may file a motion in federal court to dismiss the reorganization proceedings of the Kansas City Kaw Valley and Western Railway company. The action would cover claims for back salaries by former and current employees, estimated at 15 000 to 20 000 dollars.
The board of trustees to manage public subscriptions for the city election board was completed today with the acceptance of Bishop Robert Nelson Spencer. Trustees were chosen by the election commissioners after a split with city and county administrations over expenses for removing "hosts" from the permanent registration lists underway.
The House approved and sent to the Senate a 1.515 billion treasury post office appropriation for the next fiscal year. The final bill shows a net reduction of 200 thousand from the House Appropriations Committee’s recommendation.
Pi-W. T. Kemper seventy one Missouri social security commission chairman and noted financier and political leader is in dangerous condition at a Kansas City hospital after an operation on December 24.
Washington committee drafts recommendations for a $50 million drought relief loan program and about $35.9 million for seed and seed loans to farmers in drought stricken states today.
New York January 18 railroad bonds fell sharply as rumors of a capital reorganization spread. Erie directors ordered a capital reorganization and bond prices slid with some issues losing up to 130 dollars per thousand. Southern Pacific Missouri Kansas Texas and others also dropped from 15 to 50 dollars per thousand.
U S citizens report says Mrs Ruth Marie Rubens is under arrest in Moscow and being interrogated on suspected espionage. She disappeared last month after entering the Soviet Union with a man identified as Mr and Mrs Donald L Robinson. The case involves illegal passport use and a passport mystery.
Eighteen navy planes launched from San Diego on a 2570 mile nonstop flight to Pearl Harbor Hawaii. The giant twin motor bombers started at 8 40 a m with all aircraft airborne by 9 37 a m. Crews of seven per plane accompanied by plans for additional waves of 42 planes to Hawaii later in the year including July August and Thanksgiving flights.
Secretary Wallace told the Interstate Commerce Commission that current railroad rate increases would deepen the recession. He urged reductions, saying high rates hinder recovery in industrial activity and could slow the economy.
A 24 hour general strike shut Veracruz state industries and triggered inter union rioting with at least eight deaths. The stoppage ended at midnight.
Reports from Shanghai indicate Chinese counter thrusts have put Japanese troops on the defensive along the Tientsin Pukow railway north of Nanking and in the Hangchow area. Chinese forces claim gains near Tsining and Shan tung railway control while Japan asserts continued occupation of Tsining and gains along the Tientsin Pukow line.
A gas well fire in Kilgore Texas was shut off after three wild well fighters crawled into the pit and closed a valve. The company Overton Refining Co. estimates losses above 50 000 dollars while the surrounding area suffered about 100 000 dollars in further damage. Furniture valued at 30 000 dollars burned when a warehouse caught fire. One person, a negro, suffered minor burns. sightseers swelled the town population by 10 000.
Federal detectives report only two kidnapping cases remain unsolved since the Lindbergh law era began in 1932. The California arrest of Peter Anders for kidnapping Charles S. Ross of Chicago marks progress, while the Mattson kidnapping and the Arthur Freid disappearance still lack resolution.
Satan's Kingdom Connecticut reported eight degrees below zero last night, the coldest of the season though unofficial. In New York City the temperature plunged to five degrees above zero at 8 45 am, the lowest in nearly two years.
Tokyo demands no further dealings with Chiang Kai-shek’s government while signaling eventual recognition of the Peiping regime. Ambassador to China recalled, embassy remains open with diplomats in Shanghai and Tokyo. Premier Konoye says Peiping will evolve into a broader regional partner for peace and culture.
The Lawrence Choral Union plans a free public concert on Sunday afternoon March 27 at Hoch Auditorium led by Professor Otto Miessner with Edgar Stillman Kell y as an honored guest. About 250 vocalists rehearse under the composer director and volunteers are sought for high male voices. Dorothy Shufflebarger is named secretary treasurer and new committees form for publicity program and radio.
The University of Kansas basketball team heads to Columbia Missouri by special bus for a Big Six game against Missouri. The 13 players on the trip include Ebling Golay Schmidt Pralle Harp and the probable starting five Florell Corlis Sullivan Hunt Kappelman Reid Durand and Johnson. The game starts at 8 p.m. with a return to Lawrence expected by 4 a.m. Thursday for exams.
The Works Progress Administration announced an increase of 41 436 in relief employment rolls for the week ending January 8. The rise reflects expanded work relief programs under the WPA.
About 70 Sioux from South Dakota reservations urged the Senate Indians affairs committee to reject Wheeler Howard 1934 home-rule provisions. Chief Joshua Spotted Owl warned the act ignores treaty rights of full-bloods and landholders, while Chief Ben American Horse said authorities have been fooled and that the act will ruin Indians.
J L Grimes director of the Kansas department of inspection and registrations resigns effective February 1 to join the internal revenue service in Washington. He cites long consideration of the move and notes higher motor fuel tax collections and reduced payroll since taking the post on July 1, 1937.
Hugo ton Kan January 18 21 year old Jer ry Horton a Hugoton Kansas independent basketball team member was killed when the bus he rode struck the rear of a car that stopped on the highway five others injured one seriously Lester Lea 24 in critical condition Waneta Stevens a high school student suffered a broken leg and bruises Ruth Kagrice Hugoton high school teacher severe leg and possible lung injuries Ray Morgan driver of the car and Rogers Johnson were cut and bruised The Hugoton party was en route here for a game.
Gov. Walter A. Huxman will address a Solomon celebration Saturday afternoon marking the opening of a rural electrification project. Leslie Wallace said the event includes Dickinson Saline and Ottawa counties.
Census figures released by Administrator John D. Biggers show 64,575 unemployed in Kansas, with 35,038 at WPA NYA CCC or other emergency work and 38,894 partly employed seeking more work. Kansas 1930 population listed as 1,880,999. Douglas and surrounding counties breakdown totals for unemployed and those in emergency programs.
Douglas County faces delays in receiving tax exempt gasoline permits causing worry among county officials and residents. The county’s Dec 28 application lingers as Independent Oil hesitates to supply tax exempt fuel without a permit. Red tape reforms and a pending injunction on coloring matter add to the uncertainty for dealers and road work needs.
Edward F. Schott Belleville real estate dealer faces an indictment for embezzling 1622 from T. A. Dickson of Lenzburg Illinois. Grand jury voted true bill after a year. Schott arrested in El Dorado Kansas following a six month search for the suspect tied to a monument business.
From Hendaye on the Spanish frontier the insurgent command announced a successful northward advance on Teruel recapturing the provincial capital with field guns. The report highlighted Mount Muleton positions as newly seized and previously held by the loyalists.
Trenton announces the appointment of John Milton a Jersey City lawyer and Democrat to fill the United States Senate seat. Governor A Harry Moore said the move follows his term as governor. Milton will serve as a senator from New Jersey.
Paris announces that Camille Chautemps has formed a new government ending a five day cabinet crisis. The move comes after Pi radical socialist factions backed the cabinet and stabilizes French leadership.
Dr. J M Mott submitted the 1937 municipal communicable diseases report to the Lawrence City Council noting three years with no smallpox diphtheria or typhoid cases and five years without diphtheria. Influenza led with 146 cases. whooping cough 91. gonorrhea 41. pneumonia 39 total. scarlet fever 31. syphilis 26. other diseases fewer in number.
Lawrence residents may support the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis via a $1 dance ticket on January 29 at the Memorial Union ballroom or by purchasing Founder’s Certificates at $1 $2 and $5. W C Simons will announce committees for Lawrence and Douglas county fundraising. Tickets available at Journal-World Clark Howerton K U Miss Beulah Stewart Baldwin and Mrs Jessie Grimes Eudora.
Snow or light rain is possible in northeast Kansas tonight with slightly colder readings in the central and western areas. Temperatures tomorrow are expected to reach 40 to 50 degrees, 35 to 40 in the east, with freezing in the north and lows around 35 in the south. Mist and trace precipitation were reported in some counties today.
The Bureau of Mines forecast a daily average of 3,438,200 barrels of domestic and crude oil required to meet February market demand, up 31,400 barrels from January.
Bishop Edmund F. Gibbons of Albany expressed renewed opposition in a letter to New York state legislators urging opposition to ratification of the pending federal child labor amendment.
Harrison New Jersey January 18 CP A E Van Cleve general manager of the Crucible Steel Co of America announced today settlement of a day old strike called by a union of the Committee for Industrial Organization.
Senator Bulkley proposes that the nation’s most intelligent and forward-looking elements pool their experience in a patrol council on economic problems to study and guide policy.
King Carol of Romania ordered the dissolution of parliament formed after elections that resulted in the appointment of anti Semitic Octavian Goga as premier. The move comes as the government faces a political crisis in Bucharest.
The council approved a Clinton Park project with NYA backing costing up to 140 dollars for materials. Planned work includes ovens, a shelter house, and a ditch retaining wall. Start is immediate as part of a series of park projects this winter and spring under NYA.
Topeka January 18 Pi bids on the Dyche Museum remodeling project at the University of Kansas campus will be received at a letting January 31. J A Mermis state business manager said the contract will be awarded by the state board of administration and covers interior remodel work.
The stock index for 60 stocks rose to 46.6 yesterday from 47.0, reflecting a return to momentum after a prior decline. Investors watched key sectors and sought bargains amid cautious trading in the market.
Forecast calls for generally fair conditions in the west and cloudy skies in the east with light snow or rain in the extreme northeast. It grows somewhat colder tonight with a partly cloudy Wednesday and cooler eastward. Morning notes indicate cloudy skies at Manhattan Ottawa and Arkansas City with other areas clear. Dirt roads are said to be slick.
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