Trade Commission probes writeups in Cities Service group
Washington June 27 AP alleged writeups in valuing more than 26.25 million dollars in Cities Service Gas Company Cities Service Pipe Line Company and the Gas Service Company serving Kansas Oklahoma Missouri and Nebraska were recorded by the trade commission in its utility inquiry today The writeup for Cities Service Gas Company was 15 428 034 The commission noted the report does not touch the actual value of the property and does not imply fair value The summary gave rates of return after eliminating writeups and detailed corporate capital and depreciation figures with fees paid to Henry L Doherty and Company and an intercompany writeup in the Gas Service Company The commission calculated the net value of the Gas Service Company investment at 4 181 729 46 and noted large advances owed to the fiscal agent The summary also showed various rates of return for 1926 1929 1931 1931 and 1929 across the group
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Cities Service
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Nebraska
The
Trade Commission
Cities Service Gas Company
Cities Service Pipe ‘Line Company
Gas Service Company
Commission
Cities Service Group
Henry L. Doherty
Company
Cities Service Company
Cities Service Gas Pipe Lire Company
Citi Service
Hugo
Henry L. Doherty and Company
Byrd Plans Antarctic Series of Explorations
Admiral Byrd outlined a spring and summer program for geographic exploration and scientific research in Antarctica. Plan includes a flight over the Edsel Ford range and dog team advance to the Edsel Ford plateau for geophysical and cosmic ray work, plus eastern quadrant exploration and a polar plateau geophysical party.
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Little America
Antarctica
Antarctic
Admiral Byrd
South Polar
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Yelar Party
Edsel Ford Range
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Edsel Ford Plateau
Pacific
Polar
Troops Demonstrate in Graz Against Fascist Home Guard
Several hundred soldiers ignored warnings and filled the Corso near the opera in Graz to protest the Fascist home guard. Authorities described the mood as quenching as bayonets and helmets were deployed to separate units, marking a rare mobilization of soldiers against soldiers amid police outnumbered. Cement 60c net, Logan Moore Ltr, Co. Phone 113.-Adv
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May Force Devaluation of Silver Dollar
Washington June 27 AP Silver advocates in congress laid plans to force the administration next session to devalue the silver dollar as it did the gold dollar. Representative Dies of Texas said he would introduce reinstatement to reduce the silver in the dollar from 412.5 to 206 grains to restore the 16 to 1 ratio with gold. He predicted at least two thirds of the house would favor the move and noted the silver purchase plan would leave the treasury with 2,000,000,000 ounces by January, making the value equivalent to 4,000,000,000 ounces after devaluation.
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House
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Britain seeks permanent war debt settlement with U S
London reports a new British note stressing a desire to negotiate a lasting war debt settlement with the United States. The note responds to Secretary of State’s idea of payments in kind but Britain is already in default, having missed an installment on June 15. Government opposition greets Bermuda or other possessions as payment, and action awaits Congress reassembly next fall.
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Congress
Three Deaths Puzzle in Canadian Slayings
McAlester Oklahoma June 27 AP two suspects freed today as officers probe the hill country killings of three Canadian bachelors. Four men and two women remain in custody with Baker and Riley under heavy questioning. Victims include Hobart Watkins who was to marry within two weeks and William Gann and Homer Beasley. Bodies found Monday near Canadian in brush. Relatives note Gann foresaw trouble after a talk with Riley.
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Okla
Bob Lackey
Pelton Grigsby
Jones Estes
George Baker
Lackey
Baker
Don Riley
Rile
William Moore
Moore
Jack Rackley
Sam Doyle
Sherif
Canadian
Hobart Watkins
William Gann
Homer Beasley
Beasley
Watkins
Gann
Pete Coffey
Riley
Faces Term For Slaying In Eureka Kansas
Lloyd Boyer hotel owner in Eureka Kansas faces prison for murder of Victor Paddock a highway laborer whose skeleton was found in a well years after he was shot A jury convicted Boyer after about an hour of deliberation He admitted a partial claim that Goldie his common law wife fired the last shots but said she acted from over Paddock’s body Also noted a separate incident Michael Barrett 55 a Turkey Creek pumping station worker was killed when he touched a high tension wire in Kansas City
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Lloyd Boyer
Victor Paddock
Boyer
Joe Maness
Wichita
Paddock
Goldie
Kansas City
Michael Barrett
Turkey Creek
Twenty-third Street
Fairmount Avenue
Hamilton
Adv
Lawrence Building and Loan reports stable condition and dividend
The Lawrence Building and Loan Association declared a 4 per cent six month dividend ending June 20 1934. Despite financial storms it preserved loans with prudent appraisals and withdrawals restricted since 1932. The institution remains a member of the Federal Home Loan Banks of Topeka and cooperates with federal programs as heat wave grips Kansas.
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Home Owners Loan Corporation
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Federal Activites
Roosevelt urged to back liberal Republican independents
President Roosevelt weighed aid to Republican independents who backed him in 1932 as George Norris urged breaking party lines. Norris said the public seeks non-partisan government and would gain politically by supporting liberal Republicans who share his ideas. Delicate talks continued with Wisconsin and New Mexico Democrats over Senators LaFollette and Cutting.
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Roosevelt
George Norris
Nebraska
Renan
Norris
Wisconsin
New Mexico
LaFollette
Cutting
Murray Pardons Teacher After Whipping Case
Oklahoma Governor Murray pardoned Floyd E Sasser, a Canadian county rural school teacher, stating he should have the thanks of the school community. Sasser was convicted for whipping Bonnie Joe Petters, who allegedly wrote an indecent note. The governor defended corporal punishment as a necessary method to discipline incorrigible students.
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Oklahoma City
Murray
Floyd E.sasser
Canadian County
Bonnie Joe Petters
Sasser
Pitcher Traded for Three Cigars in Kansas City
In Kansas City on June 27, AP reports the MecClure-Norrington team traded pitcher Earl Allen to Hobbs Feed for three cigars. Manager Tommy Arnett stated the exchange was completed today in the Missouri Valley Athletic Association.
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Tommy Arnett
MecClure-Norrington
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Hobbs
Earl Allen
Cooling Off Today With Maximum Only 102 Here
The gas office temperature registered 102 degrees shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon, two degrees below yesterday's high. Saximums today from other Kansas points were reported by the Associated Press as follows: Salina 102, Wichita 98, Pittsburg 102, Topeka 101, Dodge City 100.
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Wichita
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Dodge City
Rains Bring Limited Relief in Interior States
The weather bureau reports drouth conditions improved by past week rains but still offer only immediate relief. Current rainfall meets only crop needs. grazing remains short of permanent improvement. Senator Park Trammell appears set to win the Democratic nomination in Florida over Claude Pepper.
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Weather Bureau
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Fla
Park Trammell
United States Senate
Claude Pepper
Red Sox climb to third as Johnson hurls past Cleveland
June 27 baseball roundup reports Henry Johnson limiting Cleveland to three hits as Boston gains third place. Yankees win 7 6 in 11 innings over Chicago with Ben Chapman homer. Pirates beat Phillies 4 1 in final game of series. Mets, Giants, and other scores noted amid scattered postponements. Vacation ad note closes column.
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Ben Chapman
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Dicker
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Pirates
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Curt Davis
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Taimbardi
Schumacher
Mancuso
Danning
Dean and Delancey
Railroad and U S Pay to Be Increased
Washington June 27 AP Railroad workers nationwide will gain wage boosts as the April agreement between railroad managers and employees takes effect next Sunday. The two year old 10 percent pay cut will begin to unwind with one fourth restored July 1 and another fourth on January 1. The full deduction will be restored April 1, 1935. Government workers will see an additional five percent of their 15 percent cut restored July 2, with the first five percent already retroactive to February 1.
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Washington
Traffic lights and one hour Saturday parking eyed
Massachusetts street traffic and safety were discussed by the public safety committee of the Chamber of Commerce. A special committee will survey merchants, study traffic lights in similar cities, and gauge support for one hour Saturday parking to ease congestion. Uniform speed limit signs on main highways entering Lawrence were also recommended. The new public safety committee includes E. W. Penchard as chair, with Sheriff Jack Dunkley and Chief Earl G. Pringle among members.
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City Commission
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M. T. Coolidge
RB. T. Davis
Kidnapping of Sciacca ends with home return
Chicago reports Andrew Sciacca, a 50 year old cafe owner, was abducted by six men posing as police. He was released after being told the abductors had mistaken him for another, with no ransom paid. Police and an attorney suggest family involvement may be suspected.
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Stewart Moss
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Will Slashes Mae West Film In Cleaner Production Push
Hollywood reports the film cutters will slash Mae Wests latest movie in response to cleaner production demands. Paramount says It Ain't No Sin will be revised with the title dropped after New York film board objections. Samuel Goldwyn delays Barbary Coast, citing it is not a childs story and will not be toned down.
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Motor Car Death Rate Rises in Kansas City
Kansas City reports a rise in motor car deaths with the latest census figures showing 26 to 100000 population for the year ending June 9, up from 14.5 the previous year. St. Louis recorded 15.7 deaths per 100000.
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Ernest Lindley to Speak at KU Friday
Ernest K. Lindley son of Chancellor E H Lindley and a Washington staffer for the New York Herald Tribune will address a KU stammer session convocation Friday at 10 at the summer session. He will also speak Friday night at Abilene before the Kansas Editorial Association in a debate with Col. Robert R. McCormick on the New Deal.
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Roosevelt
New Deal
McCormick
Valuation cuts aim to balance tax burden across towns
County commissioners ordered a 10 percent reduction on all Lawrence city lots and a 20 percent reduction on Eudora real estate to correct unequal valuations. County Clerk C O Bowman explained that lowering values does not always lower taxes and that levies must meet operating needs of cities and school districts. He stressed the goal is to evenly match values so taxpayers share the burden fairly and shortages in funds may require other debt charges.
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Bindweed Battle Planned at State House Grounds
Topeka June 27 AP An assault on bindweed at the state capitol grounds is planned by the executive council. The weed was found growing profusely on the grounds amid worries over the pest statewide. One bid for 270 dollars from a Topekan to spray with sodium chlorate was deferred pending expert opinion from the state agricultural college.
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Stock market index slips to 78.8 from 79.1
The average of 90 stocks declined to 78.8, easing from yesterday’s 79.1 as market activity cooled. Investors weighed shifts in major sectors and ahead of upcoming earnings reports.
Weather and road report for Kansas reading unsettled conditions
The Kansas forecast notes somewhat unsettled weather into Thursday with cooler air to the north central portions tonight. Morning skies are clear and Douglas County roads are reported as good. Temperature readings include 98 at 7 am yesterday, 82 at 7 am today, and 99 at noon today with a maximum of 108.5 yesterday and a minimum of 80 today.
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Roosevelt to veto farm moratorium bill may occur
Congressional leaders said they had been informed that Roosevelt would veto the Frazier Lemke bill granting a six year partial moratorium on mortgage payments. Attorney General Cummings submitted a report on the measure’s constitutionality as the bill passed in the closing hours of the session. The plan would let farmers reduce debt and keep homes for six years at one percent interest on reappraised land value.
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Fourth of July Celebration Planned at Lone Star
A large crowd is expected for the tenth annual Fourth of July event in Lone Star. Sponsored by the Farmers Union with Douglas county cooperation, the day features morning horseshoe contests, a noon basket dinner, band concerts, an address by Homer Hoch, a Belvoir versus Douglas county baseball game, a Lone Star versus Vinland girls game, and an evening pageant The Way of Peace with 100 Lone Star citizens directed by Mrs Bertha Ulrich.
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J. E. Smith
James W. Anderson
Leslie Demeritt
BR. E. Flory
F. J. McKinney
Will Add 50 000 Youths on Drouth Relief Work
Washington June 27 AP Fifty thousand men will be added to the Civilian Conservation Corps next month as part of a 525 million drouth relief program. Recruitment will occur in 22 drouth states with camps across Arizona California Colorado Idaho Illinois Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon South Dakota Texas Utah Wisconsin Wyoming. Each camp will house 250 men and existing camps in drouth regions will increase to 250. Fechner says President will provide 50 million for CCC phase. total hoped around 50 million for drouth relief. Frank Pearson coordinates quotas with state and county units.
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Roosevelt signs bill creating credit union system
President Roosevelt signed a package of bills establishing a federal credit union framework to expand small loan access, limit loan sizes, and fund unions through capital stock sales and borrowing. The measure targets usury in small personal loans and allows rediscounting at federal banks under caps of 200 dollars or 10 percent of capital and surplus. Missouri’s Robert L. Hill was elected Rotary International president at Detroit
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Roosevelt
Missouri
Rotary
Detroit
Robert L. Hill
Columbia
Rotary International Today
John Nelson
Montreal
English conference opens at KU Fraser theater
Fraser theater hosts a two day English conference at the University of Kansas with speeches and discussion groups for teachers and writers. Mrs Dora Mary Macdonald Duluth Minn headlines with talks on dramatics and extracurricular activities while other KU figures and guests present papers and lead sessions. A summer dinner, a lunch, and a play by Mrs Macdonald are planned with additional discussions led by Kansas Authors club officials.
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Duluth
Minn
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K. U. Speech and Dramatic Art Department
Mildred Meeker
Irving School
Kansas City
Kan
Gladys Baker
KFKU
Lucy Dougherty
Eldridge
Macdonald
Pi Lambda Theta
Nellie Barnes
Kenneth Rockwell
Katherine
Ruby Phillins Bramwell
Kansas Anthors Club
Kansas Authors Club
Colonial Tow Room
Calderwood
Sader
Fitzpatrick
Demo
Harvest conditions dominate Kansas crops report
The U S weather bureau says eastern Kansas crops are mostly cut and threshing is underway while southwestern counties have about half the crop ready for harvest and the northwest begins. Corn is in fair to good condition in the east with rains critical to development. tasseling has begun in southern counties and earlier in some central fields.western Kansas crops are backward with poor to fair conditions except drought-stricken southwest where planting halted. pastures recovered enough for eastern livestock but need rain again.
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