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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1926
Page
1
Readable portions recount Mrs. McPherson's appearance before a grand jury in a massive Angelus Temple abduction inquiry. The testimony focuses on her claimed kidnapping and ransom ordeal alongside broader investigations into the church’s disappearance mystery. A district attorney subpoena compelled her to testify, while relatives questioned the motivation and timing of the release.
AP reports two men, unnamed for now, are being sought by Oregon detectives in connection with the D'Autremont train robbery. The suspects denied being the D Autremonts as authorities pursue leads from Salina Outfielder William Diester of Salina and other league figures.
Local bulletin reports thunderstorms possible tonight or Friday with slightly cooler temperatures Friday in western and northern sections. Roads are cloudy but good in Kansas City and Wichita areas, with clear conditions around Topeka. Arkansas area shows cloudy skies. Temperatures inconsistent in the record.
Tarrytown New York July 8 AP two anniversaries mark John D Rockefeller life his birthday and the day he got his first job born in Richford New York the oil magnate retired but active golf is his daily habit wintering in Ormond Beach Fla and Lakewood New Jersey his target is to live to one hundred his best day is September 26 the day he began in business with a six cent an hour job despite critics he remains vigorous and eats heartily with simple pleasures on the course and at home
Walter S. Dickey owner of the Kansas City Journal-Post filed a $3,000,000 libel suit in the circuit court against former Missouri Governor A. M. Hyde and five Kansas City Star officials. The suit seeks $1,000,000 actual and $2,000,000 punitive damages over an Hyde speech printed by the Star. Defendants include Irving Kirkwood editor and other Star executives.
Visiting Kiwanis members from Baxter Springs Yates Center and others attended the Lawrenec club luncheon at Wiedemann's. Supt G R White and Supt W J T Markham spoke on Kiwanis work. Stockebrand entertained with bird call imitations. Markham campsfor state superintendent nomination. Rotary Kiwanis baseball game slated for 5:20 next Tuesday. donations to Twi fight league treasury.
President Coolidge catches a three pound fish at Lake Osgood six hours after arrival at White Pine Camp. He and Mrs. Coolidge plan a quiet stay with household staff and two white collies as guards announce a peaceful retreat amid cool humid weather. Bound over for robbery trial are Harry Neal alias Richard Coleman and Joe Cunningham in Kansas.
In a day of varied baseball scores American League action shows Chicago workload with Thurston and Schalk leading while Detroit defeats Boston 7 to 0 and Cleveland and New York split. National League reports Pittsburgh at bat and other standings noted. In Kansas City a court orders Edmond Le Frank to produce his son Rexford in juvenile court or face contempt after a murder plot case involving Mrs. Frank and Carl Davis. Forged warrants surface in Topeka, with two forgeries detected by state officials and the treasury highlighting fake signatures.
The Weather Bureau reports scattered rainfall across Kansas in the last 24 hours with Yerington at 1.10 inches and Junction City Iola Topeka and Wichita receiving 0.48 to 1.00 inches. Additional brief notes include a dynamite scare near Chickasaw saving crew members, a fatal burn of Claude Callahan, and Hoover stating no radio regulations without federal law.
New York July divers who entered the battered hulk of the submarine S 51 reported about twelve bodies inside. If correct, it means thirteen sailors were washed from the hulk when it sank off Block Island after colliding with the City of Rome last September.
Dr. W. Washburn will address University summer session students tomorrow at 4 30 in Fraser chapel. He will discuss the Winnetka system of education which emphasizes individual assignments and self paced study. The system, already used in several schools, appears to be gaining popularity and drew interest from educators at the university.
Washington July 8 AP With the President and Mrs Coolidge at the summer White House in the Adirondacks, extensive work is planned on the executive mansion. Exterior scaffolding, interior refinishing, and a new electric elevator are planned while the West Wing remains untouched. Telecommunication lines reconnected yesterday as the presidential party arrived safely.
Twenty three bottles of beer exploded in a jail cell after being seized from Buck Nelson who is serving a sentence. The jail smelled strongly of alcohol this morning, traced to a pool of beer on the cell floor. Also, Mr and Mrs George L Glass of Tampa are visiting Mrs Glass's mother in Lawrence as he plans a seven week western vacation. The Best in Radio Hanna.
Topeka July 8 A P General Umberto Nobile of the Italian army who piloted the Norge over the North Pole found Kansas weather unpleasant compared with Arctic breezes He said so as the train carrying him and five Norge crew members stopped here for New York Last night A temperature of 88 degrees greeted the party Titina a white and brown ox terrier accompanied the aviator on his Kansas trip She enjoyed Kansas weather more than at the pole He announced new exploration plans to be realized in two or three years after talks with Premier Mussolini
Paris July 8 AP The Association of American Volunteers in the French army will not join Saturday’s parade of French foreign veterans opposing the ratification of the American debt settlement. Ambassador Herrick protests posters as a slap to the United States and himself. Volunteers plan to stand before the Alan Seeger monument and receive a wreath to show tribute to American soldiers. Durand, interior minister, is said to withdraw the prohibition on the demonstration.
Arthur Jensen, a Lawrence high school junior and third year vocational agriculture student, harvested eight acres of Carell's Prolific soft wheat on Rock Creek. The field, recently plowed from alfalfa, yielded 37 bushels per acre with a test weight of 63 pounds, unusually high for soft wheat. An adjacent field in other crops yielded 26 bushels per acre. NAMED AS AD MANAGER.
Ed Kimball the University journalism student working with the Salina Journal this summer will serve as advertising manager and assistant editor of the university’s Graduate Magazine next semester. Fred Ellsworth alumni secretary is editor and general business manager of the publication. Kansas City July 8. Mrs Martha Washington Carlyle dies at her son Charles Carlyle home. She was related to George Washington and Joseph Washington, and a descendant of John Payne signer of the Orange Petition. She was 82. Returns From Southern Trip J M Boyd, former Lawrence police chief, reports strong crops along a trip through New Mexico Amarillo Kansas and Oklahoma. He notes Meade County Kansas has the best wheat and expects active business in Amarillo and surrounding plains.
A Kansas farm market report notes Kaw Valley potato harvest is delayed versus last year with 218 cars shipped by July 7 this year compared to lumps. Missouri shipments to Kansas City are similar with 41 arriving by July 7 and 42 by July 6. Harvesting began July 1 and about 5 percent of the crop has been dug. Prices at the track run from $2.00 to $2.20 per cwt for Cobblers and early Ohios, with quality better than last year but overall marketed volume expected to stay below last season. Raw valley potatoes likely headed to southern states once harvest intensifies.
More than 200 reserve officers from Missouri Kansas Arkansas arrive at Leavenworth for a two week camp starting Sunday. Regiments ordered to active duty include the 3rd Infantry Kansas the 451st Infantry St Louis and the 406th Infantry Little Rock. Regular army officers and instructors from Leavenworth Wichita St Louis and Omaha prepare to run the course under Lt Colonel W H Alendenin.
A nailed rowboat warning letter tied to the case of William Deckert, a 25 year old Burt county farmer and former German army air pilot, deepens the mystery. Deckert was bound and thrown into the Missouri River after crossing from the Iowa side, with three assailants suspected. Authorities plan to question him once he regains consciousness as they trace the letter’s authorship. In related news, Pennsylvania crude oil prices fell 25 cents per barrel across seven grades, including Keystone and Keister Crude in Bradford’s transit lines.
In London on July 8 Lady Astor and Laborite Jack Jones clashed in the house of commons during a municipal matter debate. Jones shouted You're a liar at the lady. he apologized and retracted to charge of terminalogical inexactitude ending the heated exchange.
Dr W W Kurtz president of McPherson College will be principal speaker at the Douglas County Sunday School picnic on July 29 at Woodland Park. His address at 11 am will be Our Needs in Christian Education. Attendance urged from all Sunday schools in Lawrence and Douglas County with athletic contests, refreshments, and grounds committees listed.
Robert Dulin colored, about 10 miles southwest of Lawrence, jailed by Sheriff W J Cummings on charges of stealing chickens from Roy Goff’s farm nine miles southwest of Lawrence. Goff heard a noise at 10 pm, fired, thief dropped sack and fled, later caught. Dulin admitted guilt and claimed prior thefts, said he sold them to a local buyer. A Ford roadster was found about a quarter mile from the farm. The henhouse was unlocked.
County commissioners decide to handle earthwork and culvert tasks on Red Star road north of the county line using Douglas County engineering and road force, after bids from six firms exceeded the estimated cost. Low bid was 315,544.80, while county estimate capped at about 328,000 with overhead. Crews plan to begin removing hedges and grading, with road organization on the job for about a week as paving plans await favorable conditions and bed settlement guidance.
Atherton Riedel has been appointed assistant professor of science at the University of Kansas replacing Harry Cunningham on leave. Riedel will teach science at Orcad high school and has been a research assistant at Lincoln School New York City with years of teaching experience. He earned his M A from the Teachers College Columbia University.
An evening program at the University includes Rhoda Hoopes readings from 7 to 8 in Greenhall, a piano recital by Fanny May Ross and Louise Miller in Fraser chapel at 8, and a Kansas University Players one act play lineup at Spooner- layer theatre, all for University and Law School audiences.
The Autumn Leaves magazine by the Latter Day Saints runs a feature on the University of Kansas with two pages of campus photos and two pages of description. Writers Evan Fry and Ronald Smith note student religiosity and campus life amid broader context. A separate line reports the Independence murder mystery surrounding Charles Faurot, with Sheriff McCrabb saying no new leads as the search for the missing "sliver" continues across three states since July 4.
Notice from a Kanwaka Township farm operator and lifelong Republican candidate for County Clerk. He notes farm duties delayed campaigning and urges voters in Douglas County to support him at the August 3 primary. Ad links a Chevrolet and an Atwater Kent radio Hanza.
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