Leaders May Head Big Parties
Washington March AP a new line up in the high command of both major parties forms swiftly. Roosevelt calls for divorce of political lawyers from government work provoking shakeups. Democratic committee members resign over law practice or federal jobs while Republicans seek a successor to Everett Sanders with James E Watson as a leading candidate. Nye says parties must change leadership from the chair to the committee. Democrats also eye a new chairman after Farley clears the slate.
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Washington
March
Roosevelt
Republican National Committee
Everett Sanders
James E. Watson
Indiana
Senate
Uie
Republican Party
Nye
North Dakota
James A. Farley
Could Do Worse Watson Admits For GOP Chair
James E. Watson, former Indiana U.S. senator, said he would take the Republican national committee chair if offered and elected without factional strife. He added that the party could do worse by choosing someone other than himself.
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Indianapolis
James E. Watson
U. S
Indiana
Republican National Committee
Democrats reshuffle after Farley resignations urging new deal
The national chairmanship is to be relinquished as Farley leaves to focus on postmaster general duties. In three days three prominent Democrats resign from the committee including Arthur Mulfen Jed C Adams and Nellie Tay Ross, with more departures likely shaping a new campaign alignment. Nye favors Watson as Republican leader with emphasis on western and farm interests and party reorganization for broader support.
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Farley
Arthur Mulfen
Nebraska
Washington
Jed C. Adams
Board of Tax Appeals
Texas
Nellie Tayjoe
Ross
Mint
Wyoming
White House
Nye
Watson
West
Middle West
Air Mail Bill Aims to Return Transport to Private Firms
Washington March AP Chairman McKellar of the senate post office committee introduced the administration’s permanent air mail bill to return transport to private concerns. The plan calls for open competitive bidding, six months to qualify, and ICC route setting after 2.5 years with a three year contract. Consolidations are barred and honest pay is promised. Dr William S Burdick spoke in St Joseph before merchants.
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Washington
McKellar
Senate Post Office Committee
Black
D.-Ala
Special Air Mail Investigating Committee
Senate
House
War Department
Nostmaster General
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Senate Post Office
Perce Pisall
Machines Benefit Race Says Marconi
Rome March 9 AP Man is ungrateful to a benefactor when he says his woes to the machine says Guglielmo Marconi In a speech before Premier Mussolini he urged the national research council to push fuller utilization of machines to ease fatigue and create employment while warning against selfishness and unequal wealth distribution.
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Rome
Guglielmo Marconi
Mussolini
Marconi
Italy
National Research Council
St Duce
Arrest of Redding on farm theft charge near Lawrence
Sheriff reports that a youth named Redding was arrested on a state warrant for taking $250 worth of tools from Fred Laptad's farm north of Lawrence on February 15. He was captured after a field chase near Garnett by Douglas and Leavenworth deputies. Ed Winters, 39, jailed at Leavenworth for grand larceny after about $3,000 in tools found at a cabin camp near Maywood. Authorities pursue further stolen tools on Garnett search, with Laptad recovering roughly half the items.
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Jack Dunkley
Redding
Garnett
Fred Laptad
Lawrence
Dunkley
Jude Anderson
Douglas County
Leonard Turner
Leavenworth County
Ed Winters
Leavenworth
Winters
Maywood
Highway 40
Victory Junction
Anderson
Turner
Deven
Mr. Laptad
Jean McKene
Reno
Open Farm Forum Discussed by Governors
Des Moines reports an open 15 state governors conference evolving from farm leaders. Governor Herring said he spoke with Minnesota Governor Olson, sponsor, about holding an open forum likely 2 p.m. This weekend event may not be at the statehouse. attendance could be Olson, Schmedeman of Wisconsin, and Herring.
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Des Moines
Herring
Olson
Minnesota
Statehouse
Midwest
Schmedeman
Wisconsin
Federal moves prisoners from Crown Point jail to South Bend
Crown Point Indiana March 9 AP federal government took its prisoners from Crown Point Jail marching eight men to St Joseph county jail South Bend under order from Washington. Marshal Hosinky oversaw the transfer as Attorney General Cummings criticized jailers after Dillinger escape. One rds charged with riding and abetting in the escape released on bond Turnkey Sam Cahoon 14.
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Crown Point
Ind
John Dillinger
St. Joseph County
South Bend
A. S. Hosinky
Washington
Cummings
Dillinger
Rds
Dilinger
Sam Cahoon
Cahoon
Clark Gable Escapes Mob of Kansas City Fans
Clark Gable needed perseverance from he man roles and ten policemen to free himself from a crowd of about 2,500 fans at Union Station Kansas City on March 9 AP report. The actor paused briefly and was able to depart in time to catch his train amid the largely female crowd.
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Kansas City
Clark Gable
Union
Demurrer in N' Keen Indictment Heard in Topeka
Federal Judge Hopkins heard a demurrer by Carl W. McKeen’s lawyers to a federal indictment charging misapplication of 146000 of bank funds. The case stems from a 150000 state check, a Eureka bank deposit, and forged bonds, with McKeen alleged to have known improper purpose.
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Topeka
Richard J. Hopkins
Carl W. McKeen
The
National Bank of Topeka
Tom B. Boyd
Eureka Bank
Eureka
Fidelity State Savings Bank
Emporia
Warren W. Finney
Emporia Bank
Ronald Finney
McKeen
Finney
Hopkins
Arl Hatcher
Boyd
Dan Cowie
United States
Kansas
Plans for C M T C activities announced in Omaha
Major General R McCoy announced citizen military training camps will be held again this year in the seventh corps area. About 4600 young men are to enroll. Camps will run in August at Fort Crook near Omaha and at Fort Des Moines Fort Leavenworth Fort Snelling plus four other sites in July and August. Travel and camp expenses will be furnished by the army.
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Omaha
Neb
R. McCoy
Seventh Corps
Citizens
Fort Crook
Fort Des Moines
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Snelling
Army
Will Conclude Series The Key at Friends church
C C Cunningham of the First Baptist church continues a series of community services at the Friends church Tenth and Delaware streets. Services at 7 30 tonight and Sunday night will conclude the series. The sessions drew interest from various local churches and ran for two weeks.
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Key. C. C. Cunningham
The
First Baptist Church
Friends Church
Tenth
Delaware Streets
Hold Up Tour Ends With Taxi Abandoned After Double Robberies
A well dressed young white bandit in dark glasses attempted two fuel station holdups last night in a taxi scare, then abandoned the car at Twenty third and Massachusetts. No money was taken at Sinclair or Economy stations. Police chased a taxi bearing the suspect but found only the abandoned vehicle. The bandit, about 25, 5 9, 145 pounds, wore a camel hair coat and brown suit.
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Twenty-third
Massachusetts
Sinclair
Tenth
Massachusetts Streets
C. W. Nelson
Barker Avenue
W. N. Long
T. O
Fred Gulley
Hunsinger Taxi Company
Kentucky Street
New Hampshire Street
New York Streets
C. D. Edmondson
New York Street
Gulley
Tenth Street
Sinclair Station
Edmondson
Nelson
Mr. Nelson
Mr. Long
Howard Moore
Oscar Peter
City Force
Twentythird
Barker
Fill‘ing
Twenty-third Street
Massachusetts Street
Breezedale
Mercier
Eudora
Dunksey
Landon Names Three Republicans to Highway Commission
Gov Alf Landon announced the appointment of three Republican members to the state highway commission effective April 1. Edward B Dunn of Holton H J Morrison of Oberlin and L B Seymour of Wichita replace Democratic members Lynn Broderick L N Dreiling and George S Renn in districts one three and five. The commission includes E A Pinkerton Earle C Todd F C Bray and highway director Harry Morley.
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Topeka
Alf M. Landon
State Highway Commission
Edward
Wellington
Highway Department
Broderick
Dresling
Renn
Harry H. Woodring
Highway Commission
Landon
E. A. Pinkerton
Glasco
Earle C. Todd
Independence
F. C. Bray
Syracuse
Harry Morley
Kansas City
Clemency Plea Underway for Caldwell in Bond Forgery Case
In Topeka on March 9 AP reports petitions from Caldwell’s friends and relatives urging executive clemency for the former employee amid a combined 40 to 40 year penitentiary sentence. Finney, central figure in the spurious securities scheme, has appealed his 31 to 635 year term. Caldwell has not appealed and faces transfer to Lansing to begin his sentence. Warren W. Finney, the Emporia banker and father, received 36 to 600 years for embezzlement.
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Topeka
Leland C. Caldwell
Ronald Finney
Kansas
Caldwell
Finney
Warren W. Finney
Emporia
Ronald
House Leaders Doubt Vets Bill Passes Over Veto
Washington, March 9 AP Representatives Byrns and Rainey voiced doubt that the House in its present mood could approve veterans legislation acceptable to the President. They said the House would not pass a bill over the President's veto and outlined steps to vote on liberalizations and compensation amendments as part of the independent offices appropriation bill. The timing hinges on a $2,400,000 bonus vote and the Patman payment bill.
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Washington
Byrns
House
Rainey
S J
Independent Offices
Burns
Senate
Plan for Massachusetts paving project outlined at chamber
A conference at the Chamber of Commerce voted to keep the Massachusetts paving plan open. I J Meade chaired with George Hedrick and city commissioners present along with Harrison Construction Superintendent C W Sweeney. The contractor will maintain access and intersections, surface with crushed brick, and start concrete pours late month from the south end toward the north, with curb work sublet to M N Penny of Lawrence.
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Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts
I. J. Meade
George Hedrick
City Commission
C. W. Sweeney
Harrison Construction Company
Eleventh
M. N. Penny
Lawrence
Sweeney
Marion Talley Returns to Kansas City After Debut
Marion Talley, noted opera star, travels back to her Kansas City home from Chicago where she recently debuted with the Chicago Opera Company. She cites a broken contract as the reason for leaving and plans a Wichita concert before proceeding to the Southeast for more performances. She mentions signing the wheat control program on her Colby farm and withdrawing large acreage from production, lamenting being land poor.
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Kansas City
Marion Talley
Chicago
Miss Talley
Opera Compan
Wichita
Kan
South Carolina
United States
Kansas
Colby
Commander VFW Chief protests clemency for Bergdoll
James E. Van Zandt, commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, sent a telegram to Attorney General Homer S. Cummings protesting any warden or clemency for World War draft dodger Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. Also notes Charles Walsh accepting coaching role with the St. Louis Gunners.
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Kansas
Kansas Weather Forecast Cites Snow Likely In South Tonight
The Kansas weather forecast warns of possible snow and much colder temperatures especially in the south tonight. Saturday should be generally fair with cold conditions in the west and extreme north. morning conditions will be cloudy or partly cloudy with some clear areas around Ottawa and Pittsburg. Dirt roads in Douglas County deemed good and the day’s gas office records note yesterday’s high and today’s low.
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Kansas
Ottows
Pittsburg
Douglas County
Lone Star Group Seeks State Lake Site southwest of town discussed
Residents of Lone Star hold a meeting to explore a 160 acre state lake near Washington Creek with Tom Veatch of Black and Veatch surveying and engaging state officials. A temporary group named D L Burton as president and Mat Flory as secretary plans to meet with Chamber of Commerce to map next steps.
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Lone Star
Tom Veatch
Black & Veatch
Consulting Engineers
Kansas City
Lone Star Group
D. L. Burton
Mat Flory
Jim Anderson
8. C
Baldwin
Army pilot Otto Wienecke killed in snow squall crash
Army air mail pilot Otto Wienecke died when his plane crashed in a farm field northwest of Burton during a heavy snow squall while transporting mail from Newark to Cleveland. Coroner confirmed a 600 foot altimeter reading. six earlier Army pilots had died in similar duties.
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Chardon
Ohio
Army Air Mail
Otto Wienecke
Newark
N. J
Cleveland
Burton
Clevela
Jef Hess
Hess
Philip Pease
Wienecke
Army
Payment sought for loss in Kansas finney swindle
Kansas Attorney General Roland Boynton will meet March 16 with the bondsmen of former State Treasurer Tom Boyd regarding losses from a Finney County swindle that placed more than 400000 in fake securities in the treasury. Boyd was bonded for 300000 by multiple surety companies. The AG has not fixed the total State loss but aims for full payment by the sureties. if no settlement, lawsuits will follow.
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Topeka
Kan
Atsordes
Roland Boynton
Mossmen
Tom B. Boyd
Kansas
Move for Unification Canton Leaders Agree to Abolish National Offices
Canton leaders vote to abolish national offices as Canton agrees to accept a governor appointed by the Nanking government. The city, long effectively autonomous, aligns with central authority to further unification of China.
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Canton
China
Nanking
Casement Rejects Four Thousand Dollar Hog Subsidy
Salina Kan March 9 AP Dan Casement livestock farmer Manhattan Kan refused 4000 benefits under the federal hog corn allotment program calling it a subsidy and saying acceptance would impose an obligation he could not fulfill Production control is in the hands of the Almighty and contrary to nature John Norton former Nebraska congressman defended the plan for the agricultural department Dr O O Wolf Ottawa denied it was a subsidy but said its purpose was to raise prices and purchasing power
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Salina
Kan
Dan Casement
Manhattan
Kansas Livestock Association
Casement
John Norton
Congress
Nebraska
Agricultural Department
O. 0. Wolf
Ottawa
University probe questions Kansas marijuana use by students
University of Kansas authorities continued a probe into marijuana use among students known as Mexican weed. Dean Henry Werner and state investigator Will Johns questioned several students with others summoned. Some admitted use but denied habitual use. estimates suggest 50 to 200–300 may have used the drug, centers on local sources and legality. Officials warn continued use could cause nervous disorders. investigators aim to locate the weed’s local source.
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University of Kansas
Henry Werner
R. B. Stevens
Will Johns
Mexico
Problems of Flying the U S Air Mail discussed at University club
Tonight at the University club a dinner event will discuss the issues surrounding the U S air mail. Major Wright and First Lieutenant Walter J Burgess will speak about the air corps problems and experiences on the Kansas City Chicago mail run. Dr Lyle S Powell will introduce the speakers.
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University Club
Wm. B. Wright
Walter. J. Burgess
Burgess
Kansas City
Chicago
Wright
France
Army Air
Air Corps
Lyle
Powell
Back to Winter Again in Kansas as Freeze Hits
March 9 AP reports sudden temperature drop brings genuine winter back to Kansas. Light snowfall possible tonight with a hard freeze across the state. Northern Kansas may see 10 degree readings after nightfall while southern Kansas ranges 10 to 20 degrees. Forecaster Flora notes high pressure from the northwest chills, with tomorrow's highs 35 to 40. A fund drive is sought for an officer.
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Fopeka
Kansas
Mercury
SPD
Flora
Kan- Has
Atchison residents aim to raise 400 dollars this week
Atchison Kansas residents plan a popular subscription drive to raise 400 dollars by week’s end to help pay Ed Russell’s hospital and medical bills after he was shot during a botched arrest. The city commission extended his salary while he remains off duty. Washington reports rail loadings rise for week ending March 3.
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Atchison, Kan
Mar
Atchison
Ed Russell
Russell
Stock Market Index Edge Narrows On Mixed Trade
The index, tracking 90 stocks, slipped slightly to 85.2 after yesterday’s 85.5. Traders awaited fresh cues as gains in some sectors were offset by declines in others.
Rob Eudora Bank Looted by Bandit Gang Early Today
Bandit group stole about 3700 from The Raw Valley state bank of Eudora after holding cashier W C Mercier his wife and teller Miss Henrietta Schubert for hours. An insurance claim was filed as police investigate the possibly larger crew seen near the bank and church vicinity.
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Raw Valley State Bank
Eudora
W. C. Mercier
Mercier
Henrietta Schubert
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