Ethiopia still hopes for peace despite Italy conflict
Washington dispatch reports no new withdrawal orders for Americans in Ethiopia though reports say George in Addis Ababa may receive instructions to rescind evacuation warnings. Ethiopia presses League meeting and protests arms embargo. Britain reaffirms push for peaceful settlement in League framework.
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Addis Ababa
Bulletin
Washington
State Department
W. Perry George
Ethiopia
George
United States
Foreign Ministry
Italy
Council of the
League of Nations
Scheveningen
Netherlands
Henderson Martin Dies at Beverly Hills California
Henderson S Martin 72 former vice governor of the Philippines and once a Democratic candidate for governor of Kansas died at his Beverly Hills home after a lingering illness Funeral services were tentatively set for Friday morning at Forest Lawn Glendale Irving Hill received a telegram from Prof B M Allen confirming the death and funeral plans Mr and Mrs Martin and their daughter Miss Sibyl Martin formerly lived in Lawrence Kansas before moving to California
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Henderson S. Martin
Fovernor
Philippines
Kansas
Martin
California
Irving Hill
B. M. Allen
Henderson Martin
Forest Lawn
Glendale
Grasse Licensed as Lay Reader at St. Pauls Church
Harold Grasse a Kansas University student in Kansas City was licensed by Bishop Robert Nelson Spencer to serve as lay reader at St. Pauls Episcopal Church. Grasse has been affiliated with the church 15 years and will be a senior in engineering next fall. The report also notes a wheat tax order refustal and athletes sailing for France.
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Harold Grasse
Kansas City
K. U
Robert Nelson Spencer
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Grasse
University of Kansas
Italy to Send 120000 Troops to Ethiopian Campaign
Rome July 10 Italy advanced to 120000 today its roster of troops to drive an inexorable victory over Ethiopia. Mussolini will form two new divisions as the Italo Ethiopian commission ends. NCOs and specialists from classes 1909 1910 rush to colors. another group from 1912 ordered to report July 20. Vittorio and Bruno Mussolini among those massing for action. Aviation circles say fighters kept ready and 100 cyclone engines ordered for the mercantile air force.
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Rome
Italy
Empire of
Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini
Tr Duce
Vittorio
Bruno
Mercantile Air Force
Albany Flood Cleanup Faces Huge Federal State Burden
Relief efforts intensify in New York as 39 dead and 3,000 homeless reflect a flood toll across ten counties. State and federal agencies absorb all cleanup costs while Red Cross and health officials combat hunger and disease. At Watkins Glen damage nears 2 million, CCC and FERA workers clear debris. Two drowned residents found in a Bath area hayloft after seeking refuge in a barn.
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Albany
N. Y
UPI
New York
Alfred H. Schoellkopf
FERA
American Red Cross
State Health Department
CCC
Watkins Glen
John Shoemaker
Bath
Warren potato measure gains favorable report
Washington July 10 The house agriculture committee voted 13 to 11 to report favorably the Warren potato control bill It would classify potatoes as a basic commodity and authorize the secretary of agriculture to establish sales quotas to curb production A tax of 75 cents per hundred pounds would be imposed on potatoes sold above allotments Representative Fulmer ranking member urged immediate report to the house and the rules committee was asked to place the bill on the consent calendar for early consideration
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Warren
Secretary of Agriculture
Fulmer
D-S.c
House
TVA to Sell Juice Below Cost Faces House Debate
Washington July 10 The administration won a decisive victory as the House approved 98 to 67 an amendment striking a clause that would let TVA sell power or chemicals below production costs after July 1 1937. The vote followed appeals by Rep Maverick to avoid harming the President and amid defense of the TVA yardstick project by Rep Taylor. House and Senate moved to fund lobbying probes on the legislation as they seek to reconcile holding company controls. Senate action shifted to instructing conferees while administration opposition aimed to curb dissolution provisions by 1942. Vice President Garner named Senate conferees Wheeler Barkley Brown White Shipstead to lead talks.
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Washington
House
White House
Maverick
D-Tex
Representative Taylor
Tennessee
Tennessee Valley
Senate
Senate Audit Committee
O’connor
Rules Committee
Rankin
D.-Miss
Dieterich
D-Ill
Gamer
Wheeler
Dmont
Interstate Commerce Committee
Barkley
D-Ky
Brown
White
Shipstead
Fl-Mina
Install Signal Lights on Court House Steeple
Signal lights were installed on the court house steeple by sheriff's force with no county cost. Undersheriff George Price Deputy Jude Anderson and Art Wooten placed independent lights in a metal standard eight feet above the lightning rod. When lit they tell downtown officers to call the sheriff's office immediately, controlled from the county jail building east of the court house.
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Court House
George Price
Jude Anderson
Art Wooten
Emloye
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Sheriff's Office
Noted editor Ray Long dies in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills California July 10 GP Ray Long once a leading editor is dead apparently by his own hand. He was found fatally shot in his Beverly Hills home and is believed to have been discouraged over waning literary success. Long guided writers like O C McIntyre Peter B Kyne Damon Runyon Ring Lardner and worked for Columbia Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer after leaving eastern magazines.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Ray Long
Long
O. C. McIntyre
Peter B. Kyne
Damon Runyon
Ring
Rob Pierson Cigar Store Robbery On Massachusetts Street
Thieves entered the Pierson Cigar store at 902 Massachusetts Street through a sidewalk grating last night and stole 70.20 in cash a 1 check and undetermined merchandise. The theft was discovered when the shop opened this morning per police reports.
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Pierson Cigar Store
Massachusetts Street
Stock Market Index Rises Slightly From Yesterday
The average of 60 stocks stood at 45.5 yesterday, up from 45.4. Investors watched market movement as small gains appeared in early trading with mixed results across sectors.
Wheat and Corn Yields to Be Larger
The U S Department of Agriculture issued its first 1926 crop forecast on July 1. Corn production is indicated at 2,044,601,000 bushels versus 1,380,718,000 last year and 2,562,000,000 over the ten year average. Wheat prospects total 731,045,000 bushels, with winter at 458,091,000 and spring at 272,954,000. oats at 1,266,243,000 bushels.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Flood Aid Sought for Kansas Drainage Projects
Jonas Graber, head of the national emergency council for Kansas, urged cities, counties, and drainage boards to apply for federal flood control funds. War Department engineers study state plans to unify a statewide program pending legislature action to form large drainage districts. Applications totaling over 500000 for projects in Fredonia, Arkansas City, Winfield, and Augusta already filed. all must be approved by George Knapp, state water resources chief.
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Toneka
Jonas Graber
National Emergency Council For
Kansas
War Department
Graber
Fredonia
Arkansas City
Winfield
Augusta
George Knapp
Water Resources Division
State Department of Agriculture
Admits Roosevelt Has Slipped in Northeast
Washington reports the Roosevelt administration’s popularity has waned temporarily in parts of New York State and New England since the Supreme Court NRA decision. W Forbes Moreau, secretary of the Democratic National Committee, said west of the Hudson the President remains strong while in the Northeast enemies have been sniping at him. The textile and processing tax debates are also cited as campaign pressures.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New York State
New England
Supreme Court
NRA
Democratic National Committee
W. Forbes Moreau
Hudson River
Northeast
Morgan
Congress
Senator Glass balks at bee birth control bill
Washington July 10 Senator Glass Democrat Virginia says the AAA bill would force birth control on bees and he would fear jail if his queen bee cannot be controlled. Senator Bankhead replies the measure would preserve a marketing agreement among bee shippers during debate on broadening the AAA act.
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Washington
Glass
D-Va
Senate
Bankhead
D-Ala
Krakatoa Eruptions Return With Frequent Explosions
Batavia Java July 10 The Krakatoa volcano which erupted in 1883 killing 36000 has begun a new series of eruptions with two minute intervals and lava spouting to about 2500 feet The Netherlands coast watch doubled safety precautions and ordered tom tom warnings inland if danger grows It is reported Anakrakatau has disappeared
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Batavia
Java
Krakatoa
Netherlands
Anakrakatau
Forum Program Thursday at Ninth Street Baptist Church
A summer school forum is set for Thursday at 8 p.m. at Ninth Street Baptist Church. Readings and musical numbers include vocal solos by Mrs. W. B. Boseman and Evelyn Hardeman, a piano solo by Miss Doris Simpson, and a reading by Elgin Woody. Keeter's Book Store ad assists with wall paper.
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Ninth Street Baptist Church
Nin Street, Baptist Church
W. B. Boseman
Doris Simpson
Elgin Woody
Evelyn Hardeman
Heat takes toll on Douglas County work horses
Drought hot weather sparks heavy horse deaths across Douglas County farms with several animals dying daily this week as farmers push workloads. Veterinarians warn they can curb losses by boosting salt and baking soda in water and feed. Similar heat-related horse fatalities are reported in other Kansas areas, including eight deaths near Emporia on Monday.
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Douglas County
Kansas
Emporia
Haskell football coach appointment expected soon
Announcement is expected this month from Washington on who will coach Haskell Institute football for the year. The athletic committee has recommended action, while Gus Welch, the present coach, is away at a Virginia camp. it is unclear if he will be reappointed or a new head coach named.
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Washington
Haskell Institute
Gus Welch
Haskell
Virginia
Alarmed by FERA Plan in Canner Association Meeting
Ozark Canners Association members from Missouri Arkansas Kansas and Oklahoma warn that FERA plans to build and run many canning plants. They urge lawmakers to oppose government competition with private canners claiming established firms can supply needy canned goods cheaper.
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Washington
Ozark Canners’ Association
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas
Oklahoma
FERA
Springfield
Boondoggling Survives New York Relief Inquiry
Under Gen Hugh S Johnson as works progress administrator in New York City boondoggling will continue as a relief project emphasis. The craft of weaving useful objects from leather and old rope was a focal point in the recent investigation of the city relief administration.
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New York
Hugh S. Johnson
Works Progress
New York City
Century Gas Office Thermometer Hits 100 Degrees
The gas office thermometer reached the 100 degree mark this afternoon at 1 o'clock and stayed there into the late afternoon. Last night’s low was 80 degrees.
Schumacher's eleventh straight wins spark Giants over Pirates
Hal Schumacher struck out five and allowed five hits as the New York Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 10 to 3 in the series opener. The game featured strong starting pitching and a Giants offense, while other league results included Boston beating Chicago 7 to 2 and Philadelphia routing St. Louis 12 to 7.
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Pirates
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Schumacher Bush
Bicketer
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Oston
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Boston
Wes Ferrell
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Philadelphia
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Dietrich and Richards
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Bridges
Sullivan
Hayworth
Whitehill
Rinning Erodowskd
Planning Body Votes to Rezone Residence for Sorority Use
At the monthly planning commission meeting, a petition to rezone the Smith property at the northeast corner of Seventeenth and Indian from U-1 to U-2 was approved for referral to the city council. Discussion included Vermont Street blocks and a widening plan tied to the loop, with residents fearing property value loss if rezoned for business. The planning board laid over action until August 13. Plans note other blocks on Vermont and all on New Hampshire rezoned for business, and hopes for improved side streets and parking with the white way projection.
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Seventeenth
Smith
Vermont Street
Massachusetts
Sixth
Planning Commission
Vermont
New Hampshire
Island Head Flayed as Governor Pearson Under Fire
A signed affidavit by Rev E G Anson of Frederiksstead St Croix called Governor Paul M Pearson of the Virgin Islands a liar thief and hypocrite and described four years under his rule as an awful nightmare It named a rum runner in vocational schools and urged no more federal funds be sent The affidavit was read in the Senate during testimony by Paul Yates administrative assistant to the governor Roosevelt refused comment on Ickes demand to remove Judge T Webber Wilson a prior witness against the Pearson administration
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Washington
Paul M. Pearson
Virgin Islands
Senate
Pearson
Paul Yates
E. G. Anson
St. Pauls Rectory
Frederikstead
St. Croix
Roosevelt
Ickes
T. Webber Wilson
Wilson
Navy program outlines destroyers submarines and possible battleship
Secretary Swanson listed the fiscal year naval build plan starting July 1 1936 including 12 destroyers and six submarines with a possible battleship. He noted under the Vinson act 54 ships would reach treaty strength by 1942 and no decision yet on replacing one of the seven battleships after the Washington treaty expires December 31 1936. Construction could begin January 1 1937 but no competition would be started.
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Washington
Swanson
Navy
Swanton
Anonymous fund aids children of RAF casualties named for Lawrence
A London education fund for children of killed or wounded Royal Air Force officers was disclosed as one of the late Col. T. E. Lawrence Lawrence of Arabia’s enduring gifts. From an endowment tied to the sale of Revolt in the Desert the fund has expended £4000 since 1928 for this purpose.
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London
T. E. Lawrence
Royal Air Force
Desert
Nominations to Senate for WPA state administrators
Washington July 10. President Roosevelt sent to the Senate nominations for 34 state administrators in the works progress administration. Evan Griffith was nominated for Kansas. Other nominees include Matthew S. Murray for Missouri D C Felton for Nebraska E W Key for Oklahoma and New Ford V 3 Hamilton’s-adv.
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GPR
Works Progress Administration
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Roosevelt
Evan Griffith
Kansas
Matthew S. Murray
Missouri
D. C. Felton
Nebraska
E. W & Key
Oklahoma
Austrian Diet Restores Property to Hapsburgs
The Austrian federal diet unanimously passes a bill revoking punishments against the Hapsburgs and restoring confiscated property to Archduke Otto. The measure becomes law upon President Miklas's signature, returning ancestral holdings to Europe's most-discussed young man.
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Vienna
Federal
Miklas
Archduke Otto
Europe
Trial defense plans in Waley kidnap case at Tacoma
Federal courtroom in Tacoma Washington heard defense attorney John F Dore announce a move for directed verdict of acquittal after sixteen witnesses. Dore argued no conspiracy proof against Margaret Waley and that any conspiracy ended before crossing into Idaho. Waley to be brought to court from McNeil Island for a new defense conference with the judge and Weltys. George Weyerhaeuser remains a government witness potential today or tomorrow.
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Wash
Margaret Waley
John F. Dore
Dore
William Dainard
Idaho
George Weyerhaeuser
Waley
McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary
E. E. Cushman
Pleads Not Guilty in Gallaher Murder Case
Detroit July 10 a man named Goodrich pleaded not guilty to the murder of 11 year old Lillian Gallaher as his trial was set for July 17 by Judge Christopher E Stein. The prosecutor said the defendant has confessed three times while Goodrich asked for a lawyer.
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Detroit
Erton Ward Goodrich
Lillian Gallaher
Christopher E. Stein
Recorder's Court
Goodrich
Stein
Duncan C. McCrea
Maine Representative Brewster in heated hearing over death sentence bill
Rep Brewster of Maine accused Thomas Corcoran, RFC attorney, of making threats to force a vote for the utilities bill dubbed the death sentence. Corcoran testified as Brewster shouted liar, sparking an uproar in the House Rules Committee hearing. Associated Press photos.
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Brewster
Maine
Thomas Corcoran
RFC
Utilities
Corcoran
House Rules Committee
Associated Preas
Summer Heat Recalls Last Year as July Roasts Town
The article reports persistent heat in July with daily readings above 90 and multiple 100s, comparing current first nine days to July 1934. It notes a cooler June, then a hot streak, 32 days of 100 plus this summer, and mentions last year’s 102 to 114 degree peak and a 98 degree relief day on July 26, 1934.
Douglas County Tax Hearing Set For Real Estate Appeals
Tomorrow is designated Douglas County day by the state tax commission. Complaints will be heard on real estate valuations this year. Six Greek letter organizations from Douglas County plan to file through representatives, including Chi Omega, Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma Chi, and others at Baldwin. A dozen or more private complaints are expected. County officials including the board of county commissioners and county clerk U. S. G. Plank will attend. A shooting incident near the mayoral office is noted.
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Douglas County
State Tax Commission
Chi Omega
Ph Gamma
Delta
Sigma Chi
Signsgins 3 Epsilon
Pi Iu
Theta Tau Alpha
Baldwin
Board of County Commissoner
U. S. G. Plank
Burglary Suspect Surrenders After Shootout in Independence
George Hart, 50, of Kansas City Kansas, surrendered to police after a brief exchange of gunfire with Mayor Ralph Mitchell at a house he entered. Hart, captured with a revolver and skeleton keys, faced charges of burglary resisting arrest and attempted murder.
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Independence
Kan
Ralph Mitchell
George Hart
Kansas City
Hart
Mitchell
Paul B. Nees
New York to name plain clothes staff X Men
Mayor La Guardia announced the plain clothes police unit will be named X Men and must comprise college graduates. He said the title fits as an unknown quantity and will stand until a better name is found. The designation reflects an emphasis on thoughtful policing by educated recruits.
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New York
la Guardia
New York City
Plainclothes
Weather forecast for Kansas turns warm and fair
Kansas remains generally fair and warm through tonight and Thursday. The report notes clear morning skies with some clouds at Pittsburg and good Douglas County roads, while dirt roads are described as goo. Temperatures show a 95 degree high yesterday, 82 at noon today, with a minimum of 80 earlier today.
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Pittsburg
Douglas
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