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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1927
Page
1
Geneva talks push toward a cruiser and destroyer tonnage formula as Britain Japan and the United States seek a workable limit. Japan backs the American plan for surface ships while seeking favorable submarine allocations, with tempers calm but questions unresolved.
Miss Kate M. Caldwell was notified she won first prize in the early spring Radio Digest contest Whozit. The $300 gold award came after assembling photographs of radio partners and stating five facts about each, with Caldwell adding sketches of hobbies. Twenty four stations entered the contest.
The Kansags forecast predicts fair tonight with possible warmer conditions Friday. Roads across the west portion are reported clear, with most routes good except some in Douglass County where a few roads are rough due to recent grading. Specific names appear garbled in the OCR.
Clarence Chamberlin will pilot the Bellanca monoplane Columbia from London tomorrow with an unnamed French co pilot to attempt a return trans Atlantic flight with Charles Levine. Rumors of a rift between Chamberlin and Levine surface but friendships remain. Chamberlin remains under contract to Levine and could fly again in the U.S. under his direction.
In Paris the six American aviators who crossed the Atlantic were honored with official congratulations at the Hotel de Ville. The crowd cheered as they signed Paris’s gold book and received gold city medals, with a reception attended by Marshal Foch and other dignitaries. Byrd and Champerlin received silver medals. Acosta Neville Baden and Levine bronze medals. Byrd spoke of years of planned exploration.
In Duluth a bell weighing about 100 pounds rings for the small German church each Sunday. Cast from a French cannon captured at Metz, the brass piece once bore Kaiser's mark and a historic inscription. The bell, gifted by Kaiser Wilhelm I, reputedly preserves a long, melodious tone after more than 50 years.
The table d hote at a famed Paris restaurant may drop wine from the fixed price. Rising wine costs have spurred restaurants to raise overall prices or add small separate charges for wine. Those not drinking wine could face penalties through higher base costs as officials seek to reduce prices. Garrett Droppers, 67, Williams College professor emeritus and former U S envoy to the U.S. South Dakota president, died at his home.
A Salina Kansas report notes a heavy overnight downpour with the official gauge in the extreme south of town recording .23 of an inch of rain. The rainfall was widespread and the deluge caused localized rushes and splashes throughout many parts of the city.
Sherdel held Boston to five hits as St Louis routed Boston 12 to 1 in the first of the series. Boston was limited to a string of zeros until late. L O Farrell aided by Mills and Gibson. New York and Chicago games noted with 8-1 and 4-1 final scores respectively. Cincinnati 11 Philadelphia 4 in a four game set opener with Lucasus and Hargrave leading scoring lines.
Lava from Kilauea's Halemaumau crater erupts in a dramatic display near Hilo Hawaii with underground explosions and fiery streams. The molten flow fills the volcano’s fire pit, which has sat empty since 1924 aside from occasional steam and a rock avalanche.
A Paris provincial court ruled that the insult not to a woman’s talent is punishable when calling a painting badly done. Damages were set at five francs. Luther Weaver faced arraignment for speeding reckless driving and leaving an accident scene. Bond set at $1,000. Birger gangsters Millich Millich and Eval Gowan found guilty of murder of Ward Casey Jones. Millich sentenced to death, others to twenty five years. Tony Sheffield, ambassador to Mexico, arrived at Rapid City. declined to comment on resignation rumors.
Miss Mary Brinson of Fort Scott died yesterday afternoon. Funeral services will be held at 4 o clock Friday afternoon at the graveside in Oak Grove.
Topeka and Kansas counties warn Dick Marmon that police will arrest him if he exceeds the 40 mph limit on U.S. Highway 40 while en route to set a speed record between Kansas City and Denver. Kansas officials cite safety after two fatal accidents and pledge strict enforcement during Marmon’s race plan from Kansas City to Denver and back.
Newton Kansas July 7 A P Bowman president of the Kansas League of Municipalities and Newton assistant city attorney was dismissed for agreeing to represent a tent in a damage suit against the city. The Meeker Motor Co of Wichita has filed 1167 against Newton for alleged negligence in lighting and barricading after a fatal auto wreck that killed V Harold Evans J A Hildebrand and left J Evans widow and A H O Dowd injured. The case stems from a paving contractor barricade and a wrecked car loaned from a Wichita oilsman.
Three bandits robbed the State Bank of Conway Springs twenty five miles southwest of here shortly before 3 p m. today escaping in a motor car with several hundred dollars in currency. Dor othy Milek, a bookkeeper, was in the vault during the heist. Divorce case Dora Dallas versus Thaogore Dallas filed in district counts.
Terrified screams from a family on a farm north east of Coffeyville prompted a hastily organized posse of husbands and sons to search thickets along a creek after reports of a man making smade daddes and skimming his boat as local merchants watched a bobbing cork in the water.
Leavenworth Kansas July 7 A P members of the board of administration chaired by Dr C S Huffman completed today the inquiry into the Kansas state penitentiary mine mutiny at Lansing The report to Governor Paulen is expected this week The board found only a small portion of inmates participated and proposed solitary confinement the rock pile and extended term as punishment They discussed modernizing the mine equipment increasing production and fortifying the mine including a steel cage for guarding the shaft several members planned to travel to Topeka this afternoon
County Agent Gilkison reports a Douglas county alfalfa demonstration near Ottawa drew farmers from the Lawrence vicinity. He urges lime application in July for fall seeding and offers soil testing cooperation. Alfalfa soil needing lime is about 75 percent. farm labor demand is balanced with few fill calls.
Dis tribution of 2 369 000 from the state highway fund among 105 Kansas counties began under the new road law. Treasury notes cite gasoline tax and motor vehicle license fees totaling nearly five million dollars, with 60 percent to counties by valuation and 40 percent equally. County apportionments not reduced despite fund cuts.
A Pittsburgh dentist, A Clugston, was pulling a tooth for Woman Tate in Burg, Kansas, when a tooth fragment struck him in the right eye. He may lose sight and is under care of a Kansas specialist.
Manhattan Kan July 7 AP John Zeigler 28 was instantly killed Tuesday night when struck by lightning on the John Schaal farm near Zeandale He was moving from the barn to the house during the storm and passed under a large tree as the bolt struck Also noted a tornado near Dan Glenn farm four miles northeast injuring a boy who sought shelter in a hedge row. trees uprooted hayrack overturned.
James Petty 69 collapsed and died at a new lunch counter under construction on North Third Street in Leavenworth. A physician had not determined a cause by late afternoon. Petty had recently sold a lunch stand in Locust Street block.
New York reports plans for an Atlantic aerial parade with nonstop flights. French ace Rene Fonck prepares for a flight to Paris, Lloyd W. Bert targets a 3900 mile Rome ride, Gladys Roy trains as a stunt parachutist for Rome, and Gotthard Strohscheid pursues a Europe flight in a bi plane.
A committee appointed by Chancellor Luddy will organize a week of talks from September 10 to 15 to orient new students at the Gulf Kansas University. The program aims to ease homesickness and save study time, with sessions on library use, studying, finances, university activities, and more. Special church sessions for students will be held September 11. Members include Deans Brandt Walker Havenhill Swar thout, Agnes Husband, Dawson, and Dean Lawson.
Glenn L Bruner, a Kansas City attorney, was held in Amarillo jail for investigation in a Knox County bank robbery. Police said Bruner is one of three men arrested. the June 27 robbery netted about $2000 with most recovered. Watson and another suspect were also tied to the case.
Secretary Wilbur says no objection to Commander Byrd’s planned south pole expedition and expects the voyage to yield valuable Arctic data despite hazards. He addresses misimpressions from dispatches and notes Byrd remains under Navy command since on leave from active duty.
Dr E L Chambers outlined a county hospital plan before the Kiwanis club with support from the Douglas County Medical Society and Lawrence Chamber of Commerce. The proposal envisions about 100 beds, expansion potential, and aims to improve health care in Lawrence alongside discussions on modern hospital benefits and regional service.
Professor James W. Searson of the University of Nebraska died in his hotel room likely from heart disease. He headed the English department at Nebraska and was to teach a summer course on education at Boston University. Born September 12, 1873, in Grand Island, Neb., he is survived by his widow and daughter. body to be taken to Lincoln for burial with Boston University Dean Arthur Wilde handling arrangements.
The Moffatt tunnel bore was completed as workers drilled through sixteen feet of granite. The line will be ready for trains within months and a League celebration is planned shortly. Merchants Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce will meet at 9 AM tomorrow to discuss urgent retail matters in Lawrence. Bobby Jones fired a 68 in practice for the British Open Gulf Championship. Chevy advertisement included.
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