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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1924
Page
8
At the Democratic convention McAdoo leads Smith on the sixty ninth ballot with 530 votes, as efforts to break the deadlock stall. Proposals to drop favorite sons failed, while weary delegates await rest and Sunday talks to sway the outcome.
Pittsburg July 5 Frank Paljer twenty of Frontenac was killed by Pittsburg police who were trailing him and a companion suspected of stealing a car. Earlier the pair allegedly shot Patrolman Ed Tindel when confronted. Paljer was unarmed. another man fled. Patrolman Tindel will recover. The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce seeks ten to twelve cars for a Kansas visit to KU campus and Haskell Institute.
Resolutions committee discusses sub committee findings and plans to report at 2 p m. A platform proposal is favored, stating it should be less than one thousand swords.
Hearing pending before Judge Hugh Means on a bid by J E Neal Emil Gauck Will Monk Chris Hunsinger and Ed Davis to block enforcement of a Lawrence taxi ordinance requiring meters and preapproved contract pricing. A temporary restraining order blocked arrests for noncompliance until the injunction hearing.
Dr. Homer G. Collins of Topeka died when his Lincoln car overturned on a turn toward Basehor on the Fort to Fort highway one and a half miles south of Basehor. Miss Dixie Cundiss of Topeka was seriously injured. Dr. Collins, returning from Kansas City, was pronounced dead at the scene. Miss Cundiss was taken home to Topeka. Dr. Collins had visited Lawrence en route.
Ruby Clampitt a 20 year old girl who broke from Barton county jail at Great Bend and was later captured in Kansas City tried to jump from a Santa Fe train near Sterling and was fatally injured dying three hours after admission to Sterling hospital. The earlier manhunt sparked the creation of Jamies Montgomery Flagg and his bride during their honeymoon as authorities searched for Clampitt and the man with her in Pawned county.
Hutchinson Kansas July 5 four days after fatally wounding Patrolman Sherman Monroe Maynor Cheek was sentenced to life imprisonment in Lansing. Judge W G Fairchild imposed the maximum sentence in district court as officers escorted the prisoner to begin serving it before Monroe s funeral service that afternoon.
The supreme court today allowed Elisha Scott to collect a $1,000 attorney’s fee for representing Mrs Celia Fhurman Watts of Coffeyville in her bid to compel a school board to admit her daughter to junior high. Scott’s motion to cite the board for contempt was denied after a mandamus writ was issued.
The day featured ideal conditions for harvest with farmers staying at work to avoid rain. Woodland park drew townspeople by day while many farmers later visited to enjoy fireworks and dancing. Lawrence residents attended races in Kansas City and events in Topeka and Olathe.
Twenty four Indian girls from Haskell, under Miss Ella Deloria, left for ten day camp at Lakeview in Haskell trucks. The rotating groups will continue until all attendees have spent ten days at the camp, with activities planned by authorities and the girls aiming for a good vacation.
Por ter Stocking, 36, a prominent farmer west of Wellington, was killed instantly when attempting to connect electricity from a power line to a threshing motor. He climbed a pole after being told the power was off, and a bolt struck him in the face.
About 350 passengers were rescued when the steamer Three Rivers burned to the water edge in Chesapeake Bay near Cove Point, thirty miles below Baltimore. Two unknown fatalities, a man and a woman, were reported among the dead.
Thousands line the Kagoshima waterfront as Major Stuart MacLaren pilots the British round the world plane to Japan amid cheering crowds. In Dodge City Kansas, 17 year old John Jones drowns at the municipal pool shortly after it opened. Harvey Nelson and Pauline Falls, both of Lawrence, receive a marriage license from Probate Judge Menger.
In a Soviet press article naval expert Lukashhevich warns seasickness is a major handicap for long distance cruising. He argues preparedness depends on practical experience, noting many crew are inexperienced factory workers and would be incapacitated at sea, with prior Civil War figures showing all suffered severe difficulty in saving ships.
Topeka Kans July 5 The supreme court set noon June 20 as the deadline for filing candidacies for the August primary and denied a mandamus by William G Bird of Kansas City Kan to place his name on the register of deeds ballot The ruling affects numerous similar cases statewide where statutes conflicted
United States world air squadron paralleled a flight from Multan to Karachi through violent storms and received a great welcome from British air forces stationed in Karachi as of July 5 in Calcutta.
London reports a rental downturn despite record visitor inflows for the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley. Furnished houses and flats in the capital are renting at notably lower figures as demand cools amid a bustling fair season and rising supply.
Estate agents report a drop in rents for furnished houses and flats as Wembley visitors arrive. Landlords expected higher figures but newcomers favor hotels, causing prices to fall after the traveler influx. Some agents note the downturn is larger than in several years.
Tokyo reports high army authorities weigh increasing the Korean garrison from two to three divisions. Admiral Minori Saito, governor general of Korea, urged stronger forces due to patrol difficulties on northern borders and rugged terrain limiting operations against insurgent Koreans and Chinese bandits.
In Belgrade on June 15 authority required horse open carriages to be fitted with automobile horns. The switch from driver shouts to horn signals followed a young man’s arrival to take an automobile agency. The change, praised as modern bustle, impressed residents and officials alike. Alberta oats order aims at 5 000 to 6 000 tons for New Zealand. The Great Copper Mountain Mining Co of Sweden plans celebration for its 700th anniversary next year.
New York July 5 reports show active demand for rail shares led by Big Four and Northern Pacific with rails posting gains to new year highs. Public utilities like American Water Works West Pennsylvania Power and several others remained strong as trading stayed quiet and firm with about 250000 shares changing hands. In Kansas City eggs butter and poultry prices were steady. A Wichita item notes a San Dimas man seeking 200 to 300 pounds of Kansas grasshoppers, asking the Chamber of Commerce for details on species and weight.
A Maryland mother praises Parry's Vegetable Compound for her son Kenneth, now healthier and able to attend school. The letter extols relief from intestinal stagnation and urges readers to consider the remedy, priced at $1.50 a bottle, with contact to Mansfield Ohio.
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