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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1919
Page
1
Free traders in Britain voice strong opposition to Sir Arthur Geddes's announced tariff plan. Critics warn protective measures will curb trade and raise prices, urging government to pursue freer commerce policies.
London reports say free trade newspapers attack Sir Auckland Geddes after he announced imports would be licensed until September 4 with a review to follow. Critics claim the plan enacts protectionism without voter mandate and risks a permanent protective bias.
President Wilson lands from the George Washington in Brest where French Ambassador Jusserand and Madame Jusserand greet him at the port. Brest station and decorations are completed with banners and flags for the welcome.
Governor Allen proclaims March 24 29 as clean-up week in Kansas urging residents to tidy premises burn rubbish heaps dispose of junk and send winter debris to dumps. He says the effort aims to prevent fires citing annual Kansas fire losses above 3 million dollars.
A special Owl Society meeting with the University Senate, led by Chancellor Frank Strong and the disciplinary committee, postponed final action on suspending the Owl Society. Tonight Uncle Jimmie Green and the law school dean will present the case and the society’s financial report, with unclear chances of clearing the senate.
George Innes and Park Hetzel plan an artistic Liberty High School parade March 24 27 with Innes decorating the central float symbolizing Memorial High and Annie Mitchell representing its spirit. Hetzel offers a truck to be converted into the float. Four class floats and multiple grade floats will be featured with top float earning its image in the Red and Black yearbook.
City commissioners approve submitting a 75000 bond proposition to voters at the April 1 election to build an all purpose auditorium with seating for 1800.
Bricks totaling many tons have been hauled to the rear of the Chemistry building as tunnel repairs begin. The project under the university facility has already started.
R. R. Hickson spent the day in the city yesterday, engaging in private business and meeting local residents. He was seen at several shops and spoke briefly with passersby about community concerns.
Kansas lawmakers face an extended session with an overtime agenda before adjourning on March 21. The plan spans two extra days to complete pending business.
Kansas House defeats the teachers pension bill as Senate leaders seek a revised education board. The Farm Tenantry Amendment faces delay as Senator Price blocks printed forms. Senate approves a $120,000 remodelling appropriation and defers the $40,000 veterans entertainment fund pending printed canes.
City and county leaders discussed a proposed public venereal clinic for Lawrence. The city commission backed establishing the clinic with a dedicated physician and free treatment, to be funded through the state health board. county action was deferred for later decision.
City commissioners urge the county to remove years of debris at the south end of the Kaw river bridge near the Ald Social Service hospital. The cleanup aims to beautify an otherwise unsightly area near Lawrence's northern river entrance.
Newark crowds clash with crews as public service railway employees plan to take the dispute to the War Labor Board in Washington. Rioters storm two trolley cars. two men injured and hospitalized while two strikers and a uniformed soldier sympathizer are arrested.
An investigation into the blaze that destroyed the steel shops stone mill and broom factory at the federal prison in Pence Leavenworth began March 12 according to Acting Warden Fletcher who says inmates likely started the fire. He added that sentence commutations remain unaffected. In Kansas City Kansas City March 13 two I W W members arrested in a raid on the organization were fined 500 dollars on vagrancy charges and sent to the workhouse with 12 others arrested March 2.
Harold Taylor was captured by city police yesterday after a brief chase near the water plant and taken to the state reformatory at Hutchinson today.
Lawrence Kansas mayor George J Kreeck proclaims an April 1 election to vote 230000 bonds for a new high school building on land owned by the Board of Education between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets and Massachusetts and New Hampshire streets. Election hours 8 am to 8 pm at multiple precinct locations.
Voters in the city are urged to register at the city clerk’s office to vote in the spring election on April 1. Those who did not vote in the last fall state election or failed to register must register by March 21 to be eligible. The election includes a $230000 school building bond proposal.
Chancellor Frank Strong described the senate as between two fires with the State Board of Administration demanding audited student organization accounts and students reluctant to comply. He urged full publicity of senate actions to reduce misunderstandings and noted past student government failures while honoring the university’s authority over all student groups.
The annual K A Follies directed by Miss Mabel McNaughton will be staged April in Robinson Gymnazium as a musical comedy with University choruses. Three University women choruses are practicing under Mrs Dorothy Cole with the Women’s Student Government Association directing this year, replacing last year’s YWCA role. Leads and cast names will be announced after spring vacation.
In Topeka, Kansas, March 1, state law allows spring duck hunting but federal statute bans it. Clerk Frank Campbell says no Supreme Court ruling settles federal vs state power. a federal Arkansas case was dismissed, leaving questions unresolved. A bill by Representative Getty aims to affirm state ownership of migratory birds and to settle the issue.
Readable text notes that French boxer Georges Carpentier may travel to witness a heavyweight title bout in Europe featuring Bombardier Wells. The report hints at Carpentier seeking new worlds in the sport and a possible Wells-Wilksey confrontation.
A six person university delegation addressed Topeka lawmakers about essential campus structures. They urged funding for two cafeterias a student hospital and dormitories at the university along with needs at state schools. The group pressed for a one tenth mill levy to support buildings for women students and campus facilities.
University of Kansas coach Hamilton narrowly avoided a crash while returning from a Rotary Club banquet. He braked sharply on a rough Mississippi street, preventing his car from hitting a tree and tipping toward Robinson Gym. He then aided his players in moving the vehicle and continued to practice.
A special meeting of city and county officials decides to remove the water pipe laid on a bridge sidewalk and relocate it beneath the pavement within a few weeks. The pipe was placed on the surface about two years ago after freezing during a cold spell.
A display of hookplates is planned in the city next Monday St Matrick day with about twenty five plates on view. C Eriksen and sons Ahlers and Kerluf John Stjerne He Cog trove and Paul C Rankin will travel to Kansas City this afternoon to attend a recital by the Shank Fleming trio at the Grand Avenue Temple Edison zone test.
Bartom Willard dismisses Johnson comeback demand and accuses him of attempting to regain the title through black hands. Johnson claims a prize fund and film rights tied to a staged fight, while Willard and Tom Jones dispute the charges as baseless. Connections to Havana and Cuba reports note varied statements from both sides.
Police Station reports focus on spring problems as gardens go in for seed. mayor notes dogs must not roam loose to avoid damage and city regulations. wardens warned of action if behavior continues. other items mention equipment returns from Roosevelt and German helmets received by a college officer. Berlin reports Spartacist retreat amid government shelling and prisoner summaries.
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