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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1929
Page
1
Charles G. Dawes and Ramsay MacDonald led a luncheon at Portr, Scotland, launching broad naval disarmament talks. They stressed multilateral cooperation and hoped to begin formal negotiations, with both nations urging other powers to join.
The Kansas State Highway Department announced extending U S Highway 88 from Bismarck to the Kansas Oklahoma line. The route will pass through Pierr e S D y Springview Ansley Kearney Franklin Neb and multiple western Kansas towns. In Kansas the path follows K 22 linking Woodruff to Oak Garden City Sub State with two thirds gravel surfacing planned by year end. The unsurfaced segment will run between Scott City and Oakley.
Mrs Wanna Podolskia and two of her young children were found beaten to death in River Rouge, with a third child in hospital near death. A hammer lay near the bodies as police hunted for the husband and a former spouse. Also reported: tribute for William H Spurgeon, 73, who died at his home on Island Street. funeral services held at Memorial Cemetery.
The report notes temperatures easing into the coming days with Tuesday showing continued warmth. Officials urge monitoring forecasts for any shifts as regional weather patterns settle.
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a bill to authorize 151.5 million dollars for the federal farm board to begin stabilizing agriculture. Chairman Warren said swift Senate action would follow Hoover’s recommendation, with the House having already passed part of the 500 million dollar Farm Relief Act. The bill funds 150 million for operations and 1.5 million for expenses, with debate limited by a suspension of the rules. Representative Garner questioned why the full 850 million was not appropriated, and Wood noted the President’s view on immediate needs.
Chicago White Sox defeat Philadelphia Athletics 6 to 4 as Faber shuts out until the ninth inning. Detroit and Boston split a doubleheader with Detroit scoring late, while Uhle and Phillips pitcher for Boston. Kansas golf tourney lead sees Kuchard tied with 41 41 82 after first day qualifying in Wichita with Bolin and Whitaker close behind.
A Temple Oklahoma farmer shipped the opening car of the 1929 crop to Kansas City. The wheat graded No. 1 hard, tested 62.2 pounds per bushel, 11 percent protein, and 14 percent moisture.
AP reports 16 year old John W Driscoll faced manslaughter accusations after Betty Jane Thomas five died from injuries after a vehicle collision. Coroner's jury found probable cause for the charge as authorities note the incident occurred May 29. In a separate note, Ernie Starks 55 died near Almera Kansas following a personal safety related incident.
Washington June 17 AP report notes an expert debenture plan was introduced in the Senate as an amendment to the tariff bill. Senator Borah Republican Idaho, author of the proposal, said the House had not followed Republican platform promises in the bill it passed.
Operators at the Bowersock and Varsity theatres failed to appear Saturday night causing both venues to go dark. Frank Barnes of the Bowersock said the theatre ran on a regular schedule while the Bowersock operator left on two weeks’ notice. Wiring disconnections were found and workmen worked past midnight to fix the system. The Varsity planned to close for the summer after Saturday night, leaving its operator out of work. The unexpected blackout spurred public demand for a picture show, and hundreds faced disappointment.
The body of Benjamin Gisin, 26, a Chicago lithographer and amateur artist, was found burned in Oneida County woods with restraints and torture signs. Police ruled the death self-inflicted after his father, Henri Gisin of Mound City Kansas, claimed the body and said the man was obsessed with death and physically weak.
A picture operator in Kansas City was fined 500 in municipal court for complicity in placing three stink bombs at the Neptune theater after a dispute with the owner. Witness Stewart Roper testified Hall hired him to plant the bombs. Also noted are brief items on nominees for the Northern Baptist convention and the death of Ira A. Whittemore, a Rock Island station agent.
London reports seven passengers killed when a trans channel airliner on the London Zurich Basel route crashed fifteen miles from shore near Folkestone after sending distress signals. Four passengers plus the pilot and mechanic injured. survivors landed at Folkestone and hospital treatment began. Two bodies were recovered at Dungeness with five more believed in the submerged cabin.
Harold Constant presented a vocational talk titled I Lumber at the Rotary Club. A two reel film depicted lumber production in Long Bell camps in Washington, illustrating the industry's vast reach with over 1,200,000 Americans employed and nearly one in every hundred people in the country involved. Constant, who has visited the Long-Bell plant, described scenes in the film and answered audience questions.
Mrs Nadine Cox of this city has signed with the Little Theater Opera Company of New York City for next fall. She will broadcast from New York stations this summer before starting the new work. She is a Lawrence high school and University fine arts graduate. Her sister Mrs Lawrence Cole has moved to Rahway New Jersey. Her husband Lawrence Cole is an engineer in New York. Both families are daughters of Mr and Mrs B Cox of this city who recently visited their daughters in New York.
Cecil Burris of Lawrence seeks parole from the state penitentiary at Lansing after being sentenced on November 18, 1925 for assault with intent to kill. County officers report Burris shot his wife with a shotgun through a window while she slept. He is to appear before the state board of administration at its next regular meeting on August 6.
Tokyo Gazette reports Prime Minister Tanaka told the Associated Press that Japan will cooperate in disarmament negotiations begun yesterday by Ambassador Dawes and Premier Ramsay MacDonald. He welcomed the reported progress and said Japan is ready to do its utmost to promote universal peace.
A county and city raid on William Haas farm northwest of Lawrence along Lake View road early Sunday netted about 30 pints of alleged home brew and led to six frequenters pleading guilty to liquor charges. The raiding team included Sheriff Rutherford and deputies along with city officers. In the basement a dice game was found in progress. about $700 in cash was reported as being used by the group. Those arrested listed themselves as Adams Pickle Miles Wailer Brown Berry Jones and a second Miles Ware. Adams and Miles Ware pleaded guilty to gambling and were fined.
Arthur Abbott and Charles Emerson delivered a greeting from Mayor Rankin of Lawrence, Massachusetts to Mayor Landers of Lawrence, Kansas by air. The message celebrated the seventy-fifth anniversary of the city and the historical ties with New England Emigrant Aid Society, and invited more New Englanders to join celebrations.
Lawrence Massachusetts aviators Emerson and Abbott completed a goodwill flight from New England to Lawrence and Davenport Iowa. They arrived Saturday, refueled in Detroit, and plan two day return with expected tailwinds. They delivered gifts and a history of Lawrence along with copies of the Telegram Sun.
The Kansas City Stock Exchange, sponsored by the board of trade, began initial operation this morning with fifty brokers. Walter R. Scott opened transactions, and Mayor Albert Beach dedicated the new enterprise. Forty three issues were posted for trading on opening day, mostly Kansas City and middle western stocks.
Old timers of the Union Pacific Railroad plan a two day reunion in Salt Lake City Utah June 21 and 22 promoted by the road. A Kansas City to Salt Lake City special trains will carry Lawrence veterans and families including John H Robinson Billy Pearl Perky George Facklam Mrs Facklam F R Benedict William Mason and I M Smith. About 7 000 of the 52 000 UP employees are old timers with twenty years or more service. An estimated 10 000 people will attend with tours music organ recitals parades picnics and trips to points of interest around Salt Lake City and Great Salt Lake including Saltair.
Independence Kan June 17 AP Charges of first degree murder were filed today against Elmer Cales 28 in connection with the fatal shooting of Marguerite White 21 of Caney. Cales remanded to jail after failing to post 12300 bond and taken to Caney for arraignment. He claims he drove White on request with two brothers and that she shot herself from his car before he knew what she was doing. Legal teams from Wagstaff Scovel and Warren Grant to prosecute. Charles Welch represented Cales. Preliminary hearing set for June.
A photo of sunlight on vines and shrubbery at the home of Dr and Mrs George A Esterly 2016 Massachusetts street won first place in the New York Times Mid-Week Pictorial weekly home and garden contest. Taken by A S P D Ambra the image shows a vine covered corner and landscaping in the back yard. The national contest is limited to garden effects by homeowners and excludes estates cared for by landscape architects. Planning Commission to Meet at City Hall at 7:30 this evening will hear several rezoning requests.
Bids for concrete and asphalt paving were opened by the city commission. Kaw Paving Co of Topeka wins the asphalt work and Penney of Lawrence handles concrete. Total awards exceed twenty thousand dollars with projects on Missouri Maine and Third streets plus several alleys near the new hospital site. Protests against paving efforts were raised by local property owners, though at least one resident supported concrete work.
Fritz Meyn represented Lawrence in the inauguration of the Universal Aviation Corporation air rail service. He flew from Cleveland to Kansas City and praised the trip. Meyn plans another flight to Chicago tomorrow for business, with a daytime Chicago to Kansas City return.
Clyde S Constant of Lawrence received the paving contract at Hope Arkansas for fifty blocks with a bid near $180. He recently started his own contracting business after years without firm competition. He lives in Hope and is the son of dT Constant of Lawrence.
Berlin reports the German Supreme Court at Leipzig ruled the union of Duke of Croy and Miss Nancy Leishman a mesalliance from a legal view. The couple wed in Switzerland in 1913, divorced in 1922, and the duke later married Helen Lewis of Albany in 1924. Also noted: John Usher, former Lawrence resident now in Pomona, visiting Lawrence, claiming Lawrence as home.
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