Clash at Torreon as Mexican forces mass in north
Turmoil grips Mexico as government and rebel units converge near Torreon. General Calles leads a powerful federal column while Escobar shells reform, with about 18,000 troops reported and Mazatlan, Sinaloa, and Veracruz scenes of related movements. Rebel efforts shift toward Baja California and the Pacific coast as militia volunteers rally for campaigns.
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Peported Joming
Planes for Mexico Fleet Destined to Battle Rebels
A fleet of Vought aircraft from the Long Island plant is slated for Mexico to aid government forces against rebels. The planes, equipped with machine guns and bomb racks, are expected to depart this week. Additional notes mention visits by Mrs Harver B Campbell and Mrs Campbell to Kansas City for a University Women event, with a March event in Excelsior Springs.
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American Association of University
Major Segrave Sets New Auto Speed Record at Daytona
Major H C D Segrave, British racer, sets a new world automobile speed record at Daytona Beach. The average speed over a four mile course reached 231.36 miles per hour with two runs, northward in 15.55 seconds and southward in 15.67 seconds, beating prior marks by 23.81 mph.
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House Favors Tax,Agree On Policy
Topeka voters will weigh a 1930 general election popular tax plan after the house adopted the Harris resolution for a graduated income tax with no exemptions. The measure, 92 to 18, moves to the senate. Also city water talks end with four homes and a master meter linked to a city water main, billing by individual meters plus a shared service charge. A sidewalk petition on Tennessee street and a zoning petition for the Mackie property were referred to committees.
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Mar
House
Harris
Senate
Poe
Mae
Fred Harris
Ottawa
Noah J. Bowman
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West Hills
City Commission
Water Department
C. A. Smart
3. J. Hunter
Ti Nage Smart
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Commission
Ne Fi J. J. Constant
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Seventeenth Streets
Commissioner Constant
Mackie
Twentieth
Massachusetts Streets
Planning Commission
Final action on public service commission bill
The senate passed and sent to Governor Reed a bill to split the public service commission into three three member units for tax labor and utility laws. It bars lawmakers from serving on or being employed by the commissions and creates the tax commission labor and industry board and the public service commission. A separate bill exempting Atchison county from a 40 000 city tax levy statute was also passed to the governor.
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Reed
Public Service Commission
Hhouse
Atchison County
United States adhesion to world court debated by jurists
Geneva March 11 AP The jurists committee opened discussions on U S membership in the world court of international justice and possible revisions to the covenant of the League of Nations. They examined Kellogg's February note and Elihu Root's formula while considering whether to seek advisory opinions or drop certain questions.
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World Court of International Justice
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Kellogg
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League of Nations
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Vittorio Scialoia
Elihu Root
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Pocket veto case reached by Supreme Court for first time
Washington March 11 AP the supreme court met to hear arguments in the pocket veto case and to decide the validity of pocket vetoes used by presidents at session ends. The Muscle Shoals bill and 119 other measures pocket vetoed since the practice began are at issue with potential impact on legislative review.
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Mar
Supreme Court
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Rebel forces massed near Torreon and Chihuahua
El Paso, Tex March 11 AP an early clash between Mexican rebel forces and federal troops seemed near today with trains carrying rebels alleged to be en route toward Chihuahua. The Mexican national railway service reported the train reached Juarez by 7 30 p m with few passengers aboard as mail delivery was halted by orders from the Mexican ambassador in Washington received via the Milan consulate amid closed airports and rebel held border points.
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Mar
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Weather forecast for Kansas showers and clouds
Kansas forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Tuesday mostly cloudy and colder with some clear spots in Topeka and Emporia. Coffeyville expected rain and slippery main roads, Salina roads reported rough but generally good, Hutchinson fair, county roads variable.
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House Ways and Means Cuts State Education Budget
Topeka March 11 A one third million dollar cut in biennial appropriations for Kansas state educational institutions was proposed by the house ways and means committee totaling 6,980,952 for five regents schools versus 7,317,642 approved by the senate. The committee also trimmed University of Kansas funds by 14,000 from the salary budget and cut 58,400 for special repairs though offset by a 40,000 transfer from the dormitory fund.
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Mar
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Ways and Means
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Ways and Means Committee
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Corbin
University
Halting Gas Waste Near McPherson County Wells
William A. Smith, attorney general, reported that temporary restraining orders were issued in McPherson County to stop five oil firms from allowing natural gas to escape their wells. The orders also enjoin landowners N G Larson Anna Hawkinson W F Risberg Emily A Bentson and Nels L Chindebure. The petition seeks to confine gas to pipes or other receptacles, citing losses of 1 000 000 to 2 000 000 cubic feet per day per well.
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William A. Smith
Leon W. Lundblade
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Bate Court
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Amerada Petroleum Corporation
Gardner
Bad Man of West Dir Dodge City's Noted Survivor Dies
Ben Hodges, a famed Dodge City figure tied to its wild frontier era, died at 75 after years of living in a hotel once burned out. Once celebrated as the wickedest man in the west, Hodges faced debate over his notoriety and early criminal life.
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Pastors Reappointed at Topeka Conference
Announcement lists Methodist appointments including two local pastors. The Topeka conference concluding last weekend made the re appointments public. Bishop Ernest Lynn Waldorf disclosed conference charges and names Atwater Ke.
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Topeka
Ernest Lynn’ Waldorf
Arrests to clean up arson ring spread in city
Kansas City AP reports two more arrests as police seek to round up principals in a city wide bombing and arson ring. Andrew Feldman and Louis Feldman were taken into custody. David Shaeffer, and his wife, confessed to hiring Toyn Micelli to bomb the Shaeffer home. Insurance totaling 11000 was carried on the property. Micelli and James Manzo will be charged with conspiracy to defraud an insurance company.
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National A A U Basketball Tourney Opens in Kansas City
Favorites advance in the National A A U tournament with Turners of Indianapolis and Phillips University Enid among early second rounders. Indiana tops Haskell 34 26 as Phillips beats a Missouri Kansas junior college selection 41 23. Carey's Hutchinson downs Argentine Baptists 38 22. Pauls of Miami defeats Humboldt 44 something. Northwest State Teachers College Maryville defeats Baker 42 30, as two college teams meet for the first time in the event.
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Mar
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Okla
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Haskell Indian Institute
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Wilson
Indians
Missouri
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Phillips
Carely
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Kan
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Maryville
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Baldwin
County Officers Arm With Sub Machine Gun in Battle Readiness
County officials led by Sheriff Rutherford announce purchase of a Thompson submachine gun to bolster pursuit of bandits and bootleggers. The weapon weighs nine pounds, fires .45 caliber rounds, and can deliver up to 500 rounds per minute. Rutherford stresses readiness and safety, noting Kansas officers increasingly equip similar arms. Also noted are a divorce filing by R. S. Pearson against Cena Pearson for extreme cruelty and neglect in Baldwin area.
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Bob” Rutherord
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City Votes in Primary Race for School Board and Utilities
Lawrence voters will go to the polls tomorrow to select seven school board candidates and five utilities commissioner hopefuls. With 6,563 registered voters, turnout is expected to be strong if weather holds. Polling places and ward precincts are listed, with one location change to Second Ward at 1200 Tennessee Street.
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School Board
Utilities Commissioner
Tennessee Street
Kentucky Street
Journal-World
A. B. Ewing
Irving Hill
W. H. Quakenbush
Paul B. Lawson
J. S. Stover
A. R. Kennedy
R. W. Parker
L. Constant
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William Hastie
Guy Pettit
O. Russell
T. E. Hanks
Mark Twain
QO. F
Russell
Kentucky
St. E
Graham Paige
Adv
Rotary hosts Twilight League players at luncheon
Ten boys from the Rotary baseball Twilight League were guests at a Rotary luncheon. John Bunn introduced them and Rotary watch fobs with gold baseballs were presented. Walter Varnum spoke for the boys work committee, and Earle Behrend described Boy Scouts aims. Dean George Shand invited Rotarians to the Associated Engineering Societies meeting on March 14.
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Club
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Walter Varnum
Earle Behrend
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George Shand
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Associated Engineering Societies
University of Kansas
Pasture Grazing Warning From Kansas Expert
Kansas State Agricultural College agronomy expert J W Zahniey warns against turning stock onto pastures too early in spring. Protecting forage until cattle can nibble well yields a stronger pasture and allows closer grazing, says Wahmley. Early turnout harms soft ground and reduces forage yield.
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J. W. Zahniey
Kansas State Agricultural College
Wahmley
University prom a standout event at Union building
Final check of the annual University prom shows a very successful event with about 375 paid admissions and an estimated crowd of around 600 dancers. Managers Don Hatch Paul White and Dick Garlinghouse report strong turnout and festive celebration.
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Union
Don Hatch
Paul White
Dick Garlinghouse
Everybody-at-Church Sunday Energizes Lawrence Churches
FILL THE CHURCHES campaign sponsored by the Ministerial Alliance drew strong turnout across Lawrence churches. Mayor Robert C. Rankin proclaimed Sunday Everybody-at-Church, with ministers noting renewed attendance and a return to habitual worship. The drive continues through the week with hopes next Sunday will surpass this turnout. DROP-SCOUT SCHOLARSHIPS
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Ministerial Alliance
Alliance
Robert C. Rankin
Legislation for Boys Reaching Eagle Rank Voted Down
In Topeka lawmakers debated bills offering one year scholarships in state schools for Boy Scouts attaining the eagle rank. A favorable minority report on the Ratner bill was rejected after similar opposition to the Palmer bill, both proposals providing scholarships.
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March “la
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Ratner
Palmer
Furnished School Gifts and Local Tax Payer Appeal
Gifts at the Journal-World cooking school were omitted from a report. Gustafson's offered six Your ex salad forks and Green Bros. provided two prizes a Vapo-Seal aluminum cooker and an enamelled cast ware skillet. A letter from Lawrence urges tax relief, with candidate QO. F. Russell pledging to reform public utilities, seek civic input, and protect taxpayers while maintaining school standards.
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Journal- World Cooking School
Journal-World
Gustafson
Green Bros
Engineers Day at KU University Astonishes with Photophone Lecture
University of Kansas engineers prepare a full day program on Thursday March 14 featuring aviation and photophone showcases. Noted figures including W. Stone of General Electric and Baron Shiba will present lectures and motion pictures illustrating high speed aeronautical research and air navigation advances.
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Ce Aeronautical
Baron Shiba
Imperial University
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Carpand
Schenectedy
Tosfmer
Radio Corporation of America
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Baron Shibadigi
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Cr Versio
Ducks Darken Sky as Flock Swarms Field near Mud Creek Bridge
Motorists on U S Highway 40 from Herd's Corner to Mud Creek Bridge last evening at about 5 30 watched thousands of wild ducks circling a corn field a mile south of the highway. The flock skimmed the field flying low and some alighted near the slough drawing birds to the area. The sky was black with the birds.
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U.S
Herd’s Corner
Experts Discuss Features of Pau Sed Institution
Paris March 11 AP Experts at today's plenary of the international committee on reparations began discussion of a key feature of the proposed giant international bank to handle reparations payments. They debated relations with state banks capitalization and possible use of the bank to extend credit to world trade.
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Mar
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