Kansas Lawmakers Pass Five Bills In Third Week
Topeka January 29 Kansas legislators report five measures enacted from 44 introduced as both houses push short sessions before adjournment. Three bills cover paying electors expenses leaving 826 in committees and 49 killed. Senate records show 240 bills introduced in house and 254 in senate. Men gather for Kansas Day club meeting as sessions run through the weekend.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
House
Kansas Day Club
Lady lobbyists register to push dormitories in welfare drive
Topeka January 29 reports that about thirty women legislators signed official registrations. They openly aim to back dormitory construction as a welfare priority, pledging to lobby for support with Mrs. C. W. Smith and Mrs. Lillian Mitchner among the leaders. Some names note welfare work but all unite for the dormitory cause this legislative session.
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Topeka
C. W. Smith
Lillian Mitchner
Ten Years in Prison for Ex-Prohibition Agent Stewart
De Armand Stewart, former prohibition agent, found guilty of sixth degree murder and sentenced to ten years in prison in Kansas City. The case arose after Stewart loitered in a downtown office building, was told to leave, then returned and shot watchman Theodore Hope on October 28. O'Callaghan Ordered Out of U S by Feb 11. Washington action forces Cork mayor Donal O'Callaghan to depart, after serving as seeaman awaiting reship. Farm and Home Week Prompts Loving Cup Award for Largest Visitor Delegation in Manhattan. Silver cup to county bringing most attendees February 8 to 19. Mrs J W Teeple visits Kansas City. Niel Treland and Bert McCurdy among weekend guests at Mrs W A Kanaga's home.
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Kansas City
de Armand Stewart
Theodore Hope
Stewart
Washington
Donal O'Callaghan
Cork
Wilson
Labor Department
United States
Aman
Manhattan
Kan
Van
Niel Treland
Florence
Bert McCurdy
W. A. Kanaga
Kansan Daily to Start in Kansan City Kansas
The Daily Kansan, Senator Arthur Capper’s new paper in Rarsys Kan, begins Monday with about 17,000 paid subscriptions and advertising contracts over 210000 for the first year. Backed by the Chamber of Commerce, it aims independent politics, wide city coverage, and world news with two weekday editions and a Sunday edition, using a 22, page press and eight lineature machines.
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Rarsax
Kan
Tan
Kansan
Arthur Capper
Marco Morrow
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
Ken
Kansas City
Capper
Daily Kansan
Topeka
Capper Iudications
Charles Sessions
Canital
Harry Parsons
Sessions
Carl White
Kansas City Post
W. A. Gailey
Ashief
Exchange State Bank
Cite
B. P. Bartlett
Capper Publications
F. B. Cunningham
Capital
J. P. Morrow
McKee Cook
Topera
Senator Capper
Goss
Age Press
Wille
Mr. Morrow
Closing Banquet Marks Mid Winter Scottish Rite Reunion
At the Masonic Temple in Lawrence a banquet closed the mid winter reunion. Rufus E. Melvin served as toastmaster and outlined lodge history, rising membership, and temple details. Performances by Downing’s singing class, Florence Butler, Haskell orchestra, and the Scottish Rite quartet followed before Supt. Harry P. Smith spoke on school surveys. The event ended with singing America.
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Masonic Temple
Scottish Rite
Lawrence
Rufus E. Melvin
Liewrence
Temple Tree
Downing
Florence Butler
Stadium
Haskell
Scottish Rite Quartet
Frank Herron Smith
Harry P. Smith
America
Anniversary Banquet marks Christian Endeavor centennial celebration
The local Christian Endeavor union will mark its fortieth anniversary with a banquet at the Methodist church social rooms on a February evening. Miss Madeline Carter, former local leader and state C E union executive secretary, and Alfred Crouch, president of the Kansas City union, will speak as new officers are installed. A diverse musical program will accompany the event during C E and Win My Chum week. X O McIntire of Kansas City visits his mother in Lawrence while Paul Richardson of Dallas, Texas, is in town on business. Special Sunday dinner at Wiedemann Tea Room.
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Christian Endeavor Union
Methodist Church
Pinuetay
Madeline Carter
State
C. E. Union
Alfred Crouch
Kansas City Union
C. E
Allies approve Germany reparations plan for 226 billion marks
Paris January 29 Allied supreme council approved a reparations plan for Germany totaling 226 billion gold marks to be paid in 42 yearly installments starting at two billion marks plus a 12 percent tax on exports. The plan, to be signed today, invites Germany to a conference on February 28 in London to consider terms, with penalties mirroring Versailles and possible customs seizures if Germany defaults.
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Paris
A. P
Allied Supreme Council
Specifl
Germany
Brussels Council of Economic Experts
Unil
Allied
Military Committee On Disarmament of
Council
Finkwohnenwehr
Briand
Spa
London
Foreign Office
Lloyd George
M. Briand
Johnson criticizes Japanese agreement over exclusion plan
Senator Johnson of California assailed the reported agreement between Shidehara and Morris on Japanese status in America. He charged the understanding would repeal California alien land laws and said a new gentleman's agreement for exclusion that does not exclude is proposed.
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Washington
Johnson
California
Shidehara
Morris
America
Iit
Foster Proposes New Tax Measure in Kansas
Foster and Laing bill introduces a three percent tax on gross sales of coal lead zinc oil gas and other mineral outputs in Kansas with 25 percent to county general fund and 25 percent to county schools and 50 percent to state general revenue. Tax applies to output gross sales not the deposit, follows state insurance tax pattern, and aims to fund state and local needs. Washington reports: House agricultural committee votes to advance meat industry regulation bill with no hearings and begins work.
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Aamendaent
Wowke
Foster
Ness
Laing
Russell
House
Senate
Kansas
Washington
House Agricultural Committee
Paroles Should Be More Numerous Says J. E. Codding
Topeka Kansas January 29 J K K Codding state warden at Lansing told the annual convention of county attorneys that Kansas has no crime wave but juvenile crime is up and too little parole is granted He said leniency should be greater and noted a three year term for convicts is high Four men are admitted to the penitentiary for each released and condemned administration for capitalizing convicts by keeping prisoners at hard labor in coal mines rather than educating them for self support after release
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Topeka
Kansas
Codding
Lansing
Sahine
Anade
State ‘Administration
Coul
Coblenz
Frankfort
Grover
Bergdoll
Eberbach
Baden
Bureau of Investigation
Department
United States
Pistotany
Germany
State Department
Army Drastic Economy Ordered in Washington
Secretary Baker orders sweeping cuts at army posts amid looming deficit. Targeted are civilian payrolls, water transport, lubricants, and supplies. Reductions extend to overseas commands in the Philippines and Hawaii, with monthly reports required on actions and savings.
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Baker
Quartermasters Corps
Quartermaster General
Kansas Bill Battles and Film Board Debate
A stream of Kansas legislative notes cites revived bills after Senate action, debates over film board control, and a push to move Review rows to Topeka. Amid reform plans, prosecutors and judges face enforcement questions while Kansas City film interests fear censor laws. New university registrations rise as the term begins, with local visits noted from Chicago and Kansas City.
Lawrence Stadium Fund Reaches and Exceeds Goal
Committees push to finish the Lawrence stadium union drive as the $160,000 goal nears. A Monday night status meeting at the Chamber of Commerce will report progress, with a jubilation gathering at the Masonic temple basement to celebrate. Lawrence groups and individuals, including Business and Professional Women, pledge substantial support and note varied local contributions and encouragement for the fund-raising effort. The effort continues beyond the Monday tabulations, inviting further donations from residents.
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Kansas Stadium-Union
Lawrence
Lindley
Masonic Temple
W. B. Downpine
Frank Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Business and
Stadium Union
Jay Hawk
T. Peiree
Alex Banks
Harold Constant
Sue
Stu
Reed
B.A. Kasold
Tarlitai-Anion Fursk
Eharys
University of Hingis awards Beaux Arts medal to Pickering
Eonest Tigkerteg of the University of Kar received a Beaux Arts Institute of New York presented medal for architecture. Seven medals went to U S architecture students. The Beaux Arts link was through the New York institute. Pickering is son of Mr and Mrs ASD Pickering of Lawrence and dated with the Journal-World circulation crew during university years.
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Eonest Tigkerteg
University of Kar
Ifereny of
Ilinois
Wwvernment
Uictor
Provine
Department of Architecture
University of Hingis
Beaux Art Institute of New York
Mrs Cr McQueen Underwent Operation at McConnell Hospital
Mrs Cr McQueen underwent surgery this morning at McConnell hospital. Dr Lowen of Kansas City performed the operation.
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Cr. McQueen
McConnell Hospital
Dr. Lowen
Kansas City
Backfire on Kansas Industrial Court Divorce Measure
Topeka January 24 backfire in the proposed divorce of the Kansas Industrial Court from the Utilities Commission surfaces in the Gibbons measure. It seeks to shift court appointments to the Supreme Court, arguing current personnel are politicized and hinder work. The reform would wipe out the current industrial court and trigger new appointments under a three year cycle.
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Topeka
Kansas Industrial Court
Utilities Commission
Gibbons
Supreme Court
Supreme Cot
Manny
PLO
Visitor from Warsaw Describes Wartime Hardship in Poland
A. Friedman hosts his sister Mrs. Sarah Tenenbaum who joined husband in Kansas City after six weeks on the road with two sons. She reports dire conditions in Warsaw under the Dyarkine and Bolshevik armies, describing ragged troops and widespread suffering, including the slumped value of the ruble.
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A. Friedman
Sarah Tenenbaum
Kansas City
Venenbaum
Warsaw
Friedman
Lames
Kan
Wireless record of jaw power rent in wave tunts
A New York City report notes May Lawrence operator at 41 Whitehall Street and 618 Kentucky Street heard a telephone message on January 21. Chief Radio Operator Dannats requested a repeat listening to confirm the signal heard across multiple locations from Cataline Islands to Los Angeles as the wireless sending apparatus began operating.
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May
Lawrence
Staton
Nah
Whitehall Street
New York City
Kentucky Street
Dannats
New York
Nessice
Asco
Western Electric
Cataline Islands
Los Angeles
Gideons To Visit Lawrence Churches Tomorrow
About fifteen to twenty Gideons will distribute copies at Lawrence churches and take part in morning viges. A mass meeting will be held at the city t. M. CL A. in the afternoon where Gideons will speak. Their aim is to improve chances for safety of travelers and business men. The group began 22 years ago and notes their work mostly among commercial travelers. In other news J B Victor paid a $2 fine in police court for jay driving. Dr Albright, Chiropractor.
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Lawrence Lane
Lawrence
T. M
United States
Credit for Stadium Work Goes to Volunteers and Officers
Three divisions under their officers labored daily on the Lawrence portion of the Kansas stadium union project. Volunteers registered teams, managed machinery, and logged long hours to tie up loose ends. Leaders named include H B Ober, George L Kreeck, Harold Constant, Glen Charlton, and Paul Dinsmoor with captains Jackson Kirchoff, J M Sanderson, and J R Holmes among others.
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Lawrence
Kansas Stadium-Union
H. B. Ober
George L. Kreeck
George Hackman
Craig Kennedy
W. C. Simons
X. J. Kennedy
T. J. Sweeney
L. J. Meade
J. F. Jones
C. H. Tucker
Irving Hill
R. C.manley
Y W. B. Ober
W. BR. Hostetter
Walt Varnum
Jack St. Clair
Charles Clark
Roy Martin
Sanderson
Frank Hosford
J. .W. Miller
R. C. Rankin
Lloyd Ware
Axel Olson
Charles Hobart
Witt Cat
Charlton
B. Edwin Lane
Charles Holmes
Cliff Carl
Lanpy
T. D. Funk
Baldwin Mitchell
Evan A. Edwards
E. A. Shields
H. Hanna
Carl
R. R. Hickson
W. 8
Griesa
Robin Rowlands
Max Wilhelms
Fred Cutter
Jack Tucker
Holmes
Dick Williams
Theo
Rebt. Branham
Frank Holliday
Wm. LaCoss
J. S. Henderson
Dinsmoor Crimson
Blue
Charles Decker
Roscoe Stubbs
Fol Klein
Decker
Dudle Asher
A. 10
Estabrook
H. B. Kepler
Hugh Blair
Cary Doekis
K. A. Conboy
W.G. Hutson
Frank Smith
Frank Banks
Unner Stubbs
Ed .Anderson
W. O. Hamilton
Jack Watton
T. N. Lewis
C. B., Hosford
Fritz Meyn
Fd PR
Secret service talk recalls wartime thrills by Prof Brown
Professor H P Brown of the University Club describes counter espionage life during wartime and notes Allied secret service efficiency after initially lagging Germany. He recounts experiences with Wilsons peace conference discussions and his postwar role with the presidential party. Farm Bureau News debuts for Douglas County farmers under Re O Smith. A Copenhagen dispatch says Russian Prince Peter Alexeivich Kropotkin is dead in Moscow.
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Secret Service
H. P. Brown
University Club
Brown
Wilson
Farm Bureau
Farm
London
Peter Alexeivich Kropotkin
Tlhar
Moscow
Copenhagen
Exchange Telephone Company
Lecture on Korea at First Christian Church
Rev Frank Herron Smith will give an illustrated talk on Korea at the First Christian Church tomorrow evening. The meeting replaces the usual young people's gathering at that hour and includes singing by Rev Smith.
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Frank Herron Smith
First Christian Church
Smith-will-alko
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Walnut
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X. O. McIntire
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Texas
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Supreme Council
Welch & Welch
Chirovractora
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J. E. Codding
Oficers
Board of Review
Puneral
Frans
Missouri
Theer
Kemsas
Steoil
Staan
Moudiy
Mrs. B. A. Williams
Chicago
Louis Miller
Clifford Foriney
Ernest Pickering
Lawrence Boy
Lang O Jumey
Gideons
Jay
J. B
Victor
Dr. Albright
Chiropractor
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