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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1926
Page
4
In Kansas the legislature debates limiting middlemen who buy crops, with farmers hoping to keep more profits. The Journal-World notes optimism from some lawmakers that the plan could help producers, while others fear it may be a risky gold brick. Also reports Kansas City open six municipal pools and a Missouri jury sentencing a woman to prison for plotting her husband’s murder.
Testimony before a senate investigating committee points to multi million dollar campaign spending in Pennsylvania. The panel discusses potential seatings for Ware if elected, arguing spending limits were exceeded. Observers warn of corruption risk and note other candidates would face similar scrutiny. The debate touches on free speech, Klansman parades restraint, and Freudian views on suppressed impulses.
The piece argues the so called happy settlement of a coal subsidy in Britain is failing. It notes ministers want to extend the subsidy for a long period while miners resist giving up access to public funds. Trade suffers and taxpayers bear the burden, with leaders calling the situation undesirable and dangerous.
A local report notes a concert cut short by rain with the Fifth Infantry band to perform at University Hall. Mr and Mrs A S Diggs celebrate their daughter despite showers. The two day event saw some exercises omitted due to small attendance. program led by Kersham Sergent Tucker Richard Gaumer Tremper Williams.
Twenty five years ago the cement sidewalk near G C Wolf’s store was finished. Innes Bulleene Hackman crew will ride a river launch tonight. J H Rahskopf leaves for Colorado mineral properties. Two Lawrence boys rose as top west traveling men. Lola Eames hosts at West Henry Street. Furnaces go in at Harry Dick Cards home. Wedding planned June 22 for Earl Cronemeyer and Vera Stout in Tonganoxie. George G Edgar and wife arrive from Winfield after injuries from the Friges wreck. A grand reception by Mrs S J Churchill and Mrs Frank E Ward draws 300 guests, 275 attend. Miss Ota Nicholson to receive a licen shower. Miss Nelle Cadien critically ill after home operation. Elks mark first anniversary with a social.
Commissioner Adelaide Cox of the Salvation Army women’s social department retires after nearly four decades of service in London. A pioneer under General William Booth, she helped establish work in France and faced urban crime and harassment in the Under World era. In Switzerland she and colleagues were arrested, later defended by law and inspired by a court singing hymns.
The notice lists events across the nation commemorating William Orton’s birth eighty years since the Bear Flag revolt in California and Flag Day since 1777. It notes Romanuel Ledvina’s fifth bishop anniversary and a Yale convocation. A Crown Prince honor and a national parks conference in Hot Springs, Arkansas are also mentioned.
Senator Lenroot denounces the farm relief bill calling it a gold brick that will not benefit farmers, and suggests Secretary Mellon shares the same critical view.
Twelve thousand Rotarians from thirty five countries gather in Denver for the opening of Rotary International's seventeenth annual convention. Visitors enjoy extended accommodations, golf, and a busy week of talks, dinners, and ceremonies culminating Friday with installations and final reports.
The Topeka Capital notes a college professor holds a moral upper hand over a millionare by choosing marriage for love, not money, reflecting on honest intentions rather than financial gain.
Farm relief legislation reaches the Senate as investigators broaden a campaign probe. Lawmakers weigh urgency of aid for farmers against political scrutiny.
Dorsey F Allen 86 and single of Fort Scott traveling salesman for Leizer Manufacturing Company of St Louis was found dead in his bed at the Osage Hotel Arkansas City late Sunday. Physicians say he had been dead 12 to hours. Coroner A B Morris will hold an inquest this afternoon. A N Allen father arrived to assist in the investigation.
County students with grades 90 and above include Morgan Elling Georgia Kennedy and Irene Neis top the list with over 94. Others named in order Mildred Trowbridge Robert Gray Albert Rukes Ralph Weimer Elizabeth Day Harry Hazlett Tessie Marley Florence Postma Altha Robison Ella Godlove Ruby Karmpschroder Katherine O Brien Garnette Hughes Ruth Moss Vern Hall Cloyd Beeghley Ruth Johns Louise Clark Irene Nutt Helen Norwood Pearl Smith Roland Kraft Raymond Boehler Charles Y Margaret Baughman Josephine Zall Daisy Dyer Lola Trowbridge and Why Haw Whatley. Ralph Wwelmer has perfect attendance, never absent or tardy since starting school.
Miss Madeline Shaw received seven stitches above her right eye and several minor injuries after a Rent-a-Ford struck a telephone pole yesterday afternoon near 2 o'clock. Driver Ben Lear escaped injury. Shaw was treated by Dr W M Ausnard. The left front wheel reportedly hit a car track causing the wheel to lock.
Chancellor E H Lindley will give commencement addresses at the University of Colorado and Colorado College this week after Denver alumni of the University of Kansas arranged his trip to Boulder and Colorado Springs. He is scheduled to speak tonight at the University of Colorado. A separate note reports the owner of an abandoned Chevrolet found in Tulsa after a five week search and theft tag incident. A nose and throat clinic will be held Wednesday afternoon to examine children’s tonsils and adenoids before school opens. Foster Farms bought a Hereford cow for $1,090 from Kansas State Agricultural College.
Dean H W Arant of the University of Kansas School of Law conducts a hearing in Kansas City Kansas on a suit by the city against property owners including Sinclair Refinery and United Zinc and Chemical. The 640 acre tract north of Argentine and west of Armourdale is challenged as not lying mainly within city limits. The case seeks legal justification for annexation and will reach the supreme court after findings of fact are reported.
Howard Price pleaded guilty in police court to possessing intoxicating liquor. Sentence deferred until tomorrow morning. Officers Vogler Ingalls Smith Callahan and Calhoun served a search warrant at 9 30 Saturday night finding liquor in the garage and a half gallon in the house Price said he bought two gallons a week earlier and was released on an 800 bond.
Bud Patterson fourteen and Paul Silers fifteen were arrested after a store robbery at Lester Flory’s. They admitted guilt after hours of questioning. The incident involved removing the cash drawer containing 859 dollars through a back door Friday night while Mr. Flory and others sat outside. The youths had been seen spending money rapidly for their ages.
The Haskell Institute band will be among the attractions at the Quapaw Indian Kente near Quapaw Oklahoma from June 17 to 2.
In early seventies Colorado, Robert Gilson and Buck Hayden witness a stagecoach holdup. The bandits flee with express goods, while a young woman named Mrs Deane and her companion loom in the scene. Gilson later notices Mrs Deane near a boarding house tent as the Cottonwood camp settles.
The excerpt describes Fetertone picking wild berries and the temptation of easy gain. It frames berry gathering as a greedy joy, where each bush promises riches with minimal effort, suggesting days of gold feeling inevitable as one nears the load-ready branches.
The narrator recalls a rough mining effort in cold wind and wet conditions. Despite fear and fatigue AML and companions Buck Jong and I endured a harsh day scraping riffles and washing scraps to refine gold. A small nugget became a kept souvenir of the perilous quest.
Wichita June 14 A P. new faculty members selected for Friends University include C A Regan who earned a masters in mathematics from Kansas University this spring and Louis R Weber a Park College graduate who will head the physics department He will also receive a masters from the University of Michigan this spring Two resignations were announced Prof S S Kirby leaves for the federal bureau of standards in Washington DC and Edith Grandmeier of the Home plans on announced OVERLAD TO compete with CHEVROLET FORD Toledo June 14 State ment says Willys Overland Inc soon to introduce a new light four cylinder car rivaling Ford and Chevrolet The car would feature European style construction high speed long mileage per gallon and bulk production plans were noted as expected around July 1 2026
Wichita reports ship of over 11 000 pounds of wool to the National Wool Exchange in Chicago in recent days. The wool will be stored there until market prices warrant sale. Local farmers profit from cooperative shipping with several earning notable returns this year. Mrs Emleys Dramatic Art class to meet at Baptist church tomorrow at 8 o clock with free drinks and souvenirs advertised.
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