Roosevelt seeks arbitration to avert auto and rail strikes
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt pressuring for arbitration to resolve wage disputes in rail and auto sectors. Eastman to chair federal arbitration. labor leaders seek neutral review board and direct employee representation for bargaining. Roosevelt to meet Detroit labor leaders and auto makers while White House talks continue.
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Bulletin
Washington
Joseph B. ‘Eustman
Federal Railroad Coordi Neter
Roosevelt
Arder
Railway Far
Joseph B. Eastman
Fenere Railroad
American Federation of Labor
White House
NRA Submits Report On Recovery Administration Pay
Washington reports the National Recovery Administration provided the Senate with a list of about 600 officials earning $2,000 annually or more. Top salaries included Donald Richberg at 34129 dollars, Hugh Johnson at 7060, Frances Robinson at 6500, Alvin Brown at 8470, and Charles Horner at 8500, with Voaz Lone earning 8240 as deputy administrator to Puerto Rico.
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Washington
National Recovery Administration
Senate
Nye
N.D
Donald R. Richberg
Wise
Hugh S. Johnson
Frances M. Robinson
Alvin Brown
Charles F.horner
Voaz Lone
Puerto Rico
Wrecks Near Sverdlovsk Kill 33 in Soviet Rail Disaster
Moscow dispatch reports 33 killed and 68 injured after two trains collide near Ta vatui when a passenger train ran a closed semaphore. Eight cars smashed and two locomotives destroyed. Officials already on trial with possible death sentence. fourth disaster in a month.
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Moscow
Sverdlovsk
Russia
Tavatui
Petition drives push for city manager form election
The city clerk announced 1336 of 1811 petition signers qualified for a proposed special election to switch to the city manager form. With 5093 mayoral votes last election, 1274 signatures were required, a 62 vote margin. Unregistered or invalid signers were removed during canvass. Proclamation to call the election is due within ten days, with the vote likely April 4 at the city election.
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City Commission
A. E. Woestemeyer
Insull's Hidden Income Mysteries Stir Federal Inquiry
Reports say Samuel Insull had only a $21,000 pension from former companies after leaving Chicago and a crumbling utility empire. Investigators probe rumors of $200,000 gifts, Greece litigation funding, and cash shipments from safety deposit boxes as his Paris exile unfolds.
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Chicago
Samuel Insull
Insull
Athens
Paris
People's Gas Light and Coke Company
Samuel Insull Jr
France
Lilyan Tashman Dies After Yearlong Illness
Motion picture actress Lilyan Tashman died at Doctors Hospital aged 33 after a yearlong illness that became acute March 16. Director Edmund Lane husband survives. In Springfield, Lennard Short convicted of a $1300 bakery holdup. 10 years in state penitentiary.
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New York
Lilyan Tashman
Doctors Hospital
A. I. Gertenbach
Edmund Lane
Springfield
Lennard Short
Short
State Penitentiary
Kansas Oil Allowable Set For April And May
Topeka March 21 AP Chairman Homer Hoch of the state corporation commission was notified that Kansas oil allowable for April and May would be 122000 barrels daily, an increase of 9800 barrels over March daily production under the federal program.
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Kansas
Topeka
Homer Hoch
State Corporation Commission
Stock Market Index and Thrifty Readers Noted
The Journal World notes stock index figures 84.7 and 83.0 from 90 stocks while remarking on thrifty readers of the classified page. The casual observation highlights daily market movement and reader habits.
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Thi He Journal-World
Lawrence Banks Shift Hours to Foil Bandits
Lawrence banks will open at 9 30 a m and close at 3 p m starting April 1 as part of enhanced security against bandit raids. Banks will limit transactions to these hours to protect customers. Banks have extended safety measures after a rise in Kansas bank robberies. State offers rewards of 250 to capture or convict involved bandits within a year.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Kansas City
Topeka
Alf M. Landon
American National Bank of
Baxter Springs
Kaw Valley State Bank
Eudora
de Soto State Bank
The
Exchange National Bank
Atchison
Independence State Bank
Independence
Galena National Bank
Goodland State Bank
First National Bank of
Wellington
LeRoy
Roland Boynton
Landon
Byrd's Men Seek Rescue for Stranded Planes
After freeing two pilots yesterday the Byrd Antarctic expedition moves to rescue two stranded planes. A ground party heads 15 miles from Little America to reach Bowlin and Bailey, while another aims to repair Byrd’s rescue plane which suffered engine trouble near the base and was brought back by dog team.
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Little
America
Antarctica
Mackay
Byrd Antarctic Expedition
William C. Bowlin
Clay Bailey
Little America
Nother
Richard E. Byrd
Bowlin
Bailey
Byrd
Audit Ordered of All Labette County Offices in Kansas
County officials in Labette County Oswego agreed to a complete audit of all county offices at the request of County Attorney Vernor Rosenstahl. The move follows an earlier audit of the county treasurer’s office amid disclosures of irregularities before John Bray’s exit last October. Assistant Attorney General Walter Griffin advised the audit and joined Rosenstahl in investigating complaints that County Commissioner A Bradbury of Mound Valley sold materials to the county from his private business in violation of the law.
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Roland Boynton
Griffin
Rosensthal
A. Bradbury
Mound Valley
Weather Forecast for Kansas Unsettled Tonight and Thursday
Unsettled weather continues tonight, with a colder air mass pressing into eastern and southern portions. Morning outlook expects mostly clear skies but some clouds at Dodge City, Arkansas City, Wichita, Pittsburg, and Coffeyville. Dirt roads reported in Douglas County are in good condition. Temperatures from the Gas Office Record accompany the forecast.
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Kansas
Dodge City
Arkansas City
Wichita
Pittsburg
Coffeyville
Douglas
Jobs Openings Through G C Glenn Reemployment Office
spring work ramps up with many calls for laborers as 15 hires last week, 20 this week, and 12 yesterday through the re employment office. G C Glenn notes no charges for securing work and that 2 280 registrants across 25 trades are listed, with 2 000 firms catalogued to aid employers in finding capable workers.
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G. C. Glenn
Old City Hall
Eighth and
Vermont Streets
Glenn
Mr. Glenn
Port Said Waits for the Arrival of Insull's Ship
Port Said Egypt trains long range telescopes and radio calls as the Maiotis 2 1 2 hours out fails to arrive Insull remains unaccounted with officials wary of extradition plans. observers fear a protracted sea stay while lawyers seek refuge and negotiations continue.
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Insull
Port Said
Egypt
Port
Said
Samuel Insuill
New Haven
United States
Freighier
Chicago
Maiotis
Suez Canal
Kidnap Rumors Unfounded But Boys Had Big Thrill
Beverly Hills March 21.1 AP Charles and Bill Cord sons of E L Cord automobile maker will tell Culver Academy classmates after Easter about a possible kidnap plot. Boys arrived by train at Pasadena with police escort and a path to the Cord estate amid rumors. Cord says there were no threats and no bodyguard at the train.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Charles
Bill Cord
E. L. Cord
Culver Military Academy
Indiana
Pasadena
Cord
Teacher wins nomination but shatters theory
Tulsa March 2 AP. Col Oscar W Hoop professor of political economy won the Democratic primary nomination for fire and police commissioner amid a student campaign that kissed babies and shook hands to prove his theory wrong. Hoop admitted surprise at the victory while fearing his class reaction to the result.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oscar W. Hoop
University of Tulsa
Hoop
Five Hurt In Junction Crash North Of Lawrence
An overnight collision at the junction of highways 73 W and 40 near Lawrence injured five people. Frank Bradley 4 of Lawrence suffered a fractured right hip and minor injuries. Elgin Snavely 28 of Lawrence had three cracked ribs. L C Harbaugh of Topeka drove the other car. his wife and daughter Louise Harbaugh 16 received minor bruises with Mrs Harbaugh treated for a severe scalp wound. All were taken to Topeka for treatment.
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Lawrence
Frank Bradley
Elgin Snavely
Memorial Hospital
L. C. Harbaugh
Topeka
Miss Louise Harbaugh
Harbaugh
Tiw
McKittrick
Berlin Bomb Plot Aimed at Premier Goering
A hand grenade exploded on Unter den Linden as Premier Hermann Goering’s car passed, injuring a taxi driver and prompting a large police investigation. Karl Ernst, a Nazi group leader, was seen nearby while two arrests were reported but details remain unclear.
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Berlin
Maren
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Prussia
Unter den Linden
Goering
Neue Wilhelmstrasse
Karl Ernst
Ministry of the Interior
Niederkinen
Ernst
Bankers Call for Full Terms on Bank Robbers
About 60 bankers from nine north Kansas counties met in Stockton and urged Gov. Landon and the parole board to reject parole and pardon requests for bank robbers now serving sentences. They also agreed to follow NRA code and to favor uniform service charges. M. H. Hill of Smith Center presided.
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Stockton
Kan
North
Kansas
Alf M. Landon
Parole Board
State Bankers’ Association
M. H. Hill
Smith Center
Plans for spring trades fair expand to 35 booths
The second annual spring trades fair allocated 35 of 50 booths in the armory at Eighth and New Hampshire. H C Brinkman announced the booth status and ticket plan, with 10 cent gate admission and tickets issued with each dollar purchase. Merchants urged to register by calling the Chamber of Commerce 485. event runs April 4 to 7 with a grand prize to be awarded.
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Armory
Eighth
New Hampshire
H.C. Brinkman
Chamber of Commerce
Brinkman
Ticipatine
Liz
Porter Lectures to Feature Richard E Scammon in 1934
Richard E Scammon dean of medical sciences at the University of Minnesota and a KU alumnus will deliver the 1934 Porter lectures. Two talks are set at the medical school in Rosedale and one in Fraser Theater at the University. The lectures cover medicine and measurement in medical science with a proceed of scholarship support from the Porter trust.
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Richard E. Scammon
University of Minnesota
University of Kansas
University
School of Medicine
Rosedale
Fraser Theater
Dr. Scammon
Kansas City
Harvard
Porter
J. L. Porter
Paola
Scammon
Europe
Guild
Favors Plan to Bar Politics in Agency Appointments
President Roosevelt voiced support for Senator Norris Nebs plan to bar political meddling in Home Owners Loan Corporation appointments. He said he was not briefed on details but noted broad protests from both parties as congress debated the Norris amendment. The Senate passed it by one vote, a House panel later dropped it.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Norris
Rneb
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Union
Senate
House
Mitchell Discouraged About Aviation in Hearing
Brigadier General William Mitchell told the house post office committee that American aviation is hopeless compared with the world, due to airmail control by the current group. He opposed assigning the army to carry the mails as legalized murder, citing poor equipment and weather. He noted since 1926 aviation has fallen into commercial hands and warned military fliers with current gear cannot fly the mail.
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Washington
William Mitchell
House Post Office Committee
Mitchell
Air Corps
Topeka High Wins State High School Debate Championship
Topeka High School affirmative and negative teams defeated Pratt yesterday to win the state debate league title at K U. A three-way semi final led to an extra debate won by Topeka over Pratt, with Dodge City’s Fratt losing in another semi final. Canton and Mulvane tied as co-champions in Class B. Judges included Mrs. E C Buehler and Harold G Ingham.
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Topeka
Pratt
K- U
Mitchinson
Coffeyville
Fratt
Dodge City
Canton
Mulvane
United States
Over 200 College Prefs Have Jobs at Washington
More than 200 college professors accepted jobs with the Roosevelt administration in its first year. The NRA led with 59, while the agriculture department closely followed with 56. Dr. Raymond A. Moley, Drs. Rexford G. Tugwell, and Mordecai Ezekiel emerged as prominent advisers shaping early policy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
Agriculture Departments
NRA
Agriculture Department
Raymond A. Moley
State Department
Rexford G. Tugwell
Mordecai Ezekiel
Wallace
Ezekiel
Capitol
Tenement Fire Kills Seven in New York Spotlight
A three floor upper east side blaze in an old law tenement at 190 Second Avenue killed seven people, including a mother and daughter and a father and son, raising the six week total from similar fires to twenty five.
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New York
Upper East Side
Second Avenue
Show Decline In Kansas Tax Receipts
New treasury figures for the first 20 days of March show income tax collections at 218.8 million dollars, up from 160.7 million last year. Federal receipts rose in every state except Kansas, which reported a decline of 873,600 dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
Kansas
Jury Sworn in Clark Thal Murder Trial in Aima QC
A jury of eleven men and one woman is seated and sworn to determine the guilt or innocence of Russell Clark third Dillinger gang member tried here for first degree murder of Sheriff Jess L. Sarber during a jail raid last October. Ford 8 Hamilton's Adv.
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Clark Thal Aima
Russell Clark
Dillinger
Jess L. Sarber
Kansas mortgage law tightens 30 day extension rule
A new special session law requires that in cases where the extension will expire within 30 days after March 4 1934 the borrower must act quickly to extend the redemption period. The district court must be notified within 30 days and a motion filed 10 days before expiry for future cases. The action is handled by Clerk John Callahan with one case filed so far and a forthcoming decision.
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Charles E. Beeks
Baldwin Banker
Douglas County Farm Debt Adjustment Committee
John Callahan
District Court
Court House
Alf Landon
Cunningham to run 1000 yard at Canadian indoor meet
Cunningham arrives in Hamilton after a 4 08 4 mile in New York to headline the United States and Canada indoor championships. He faces Phil Edwards Bill Heintz Bill Daly and Aral Beckett and E Kubash in the 1000 yard event as a potential Canadian record bid.
Shots Wound Grandmother in Denver Life-Saving Sacrifice
In Denver on March 21 AP report: a 60-year-old grandmother, Mrs Laura Hall, was shot seven times while shielding her granddaughter from her divorced husband Donald Holloway 25. Holloway fired at police, then took his own life. Mrs Hall clung to life as police pursued the gunman.
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Denver
Laura Hall
Marjorie Holloway
Donald Holloway
Holloway
Mrs. Hart
Mr. Cand
Mrs.Holloway
Missouri
Alarm In Brazil Over Immigration Limits To Japan
Tokyo reports officials gravely alarmed by Brazil moving to include immigration restrictions in its constitution. The Brazilian action recalls 1932 when the U.S. congress barred Japanese. Brazil has long been a major outlet for Nippon surplus population. Foreign office instructs ambassador Hayashi to handle the affair tactfully but firmly.
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Tokyo
Congress of
United States
Brazil
Foreign Office
Kyujiro Hayashi
Rio de Janeiro
Skating Accident Claims Life in Kansas City
Melvin Turner aged 28 a hospital orderly and law school graduate died from a fractured skull after a fall while skating at a local rink in Kansas City yesterday. The incident occurred during an evening skating session and prompted an AP report.
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Kansas City
Melvin Turner
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