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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1921
Page
1
A report notes Germany failed to request allies in time and faces a due payment of one billion marks today. The outcome could impact postwar financial arrangements and Allied obligations amid mounting treaty pressures.
Paris March 23. Germany replies to the Allied reparations commission claiming twenty billion marks have been overpaid and refuses to pay the one billion gold due today. The note calls for a joint experts’ valuation of deliveries and suggests possible negotiations on a foreign loan if a deficit is found.
Topeka March 23 Special Preparations are under way in the attorney general office to arrest Alexander Howat and district board members of the miners union for calling the Patten mine strike in Crawford county. Prosecution will cite the industrial court law making strikes by labor officials a felony. Complete reports of the strike are in the attorney general’s hands today.
Topeka March 23 Non Partisan League officials involved in the Ellinwood tar episode refuse to furnish a statement to Attorney General Hopkins. They say the matter is in the hands of their attorney J Ralph Barton. The officials maintain their position and provide no further comment.
The Topeka Press Club an organization of men in newspaper work advertising and trade journalism has accepted Sigma Delta Chi invitation at the University to be guests at a smoker to be held in April Alfred G Hill KU alumni secretary and Topeka club member reports the plan
The Civil Engineering Society at the University will become the university’s student branch of the American Society for Civil Engineers after a six week petition to the national body. A letter from the national secretary confirms the grant of the petition.
Forecaster notes unsettled weather in Kansas with colder air moving in from the west and freezing temperatures by morning. Thursday should run generally fair but colder, with yesterday's low and today’s readings near freezing and daily high around 43 degrees.
Recess' appointment of John P. Crawford, former labor commissioner, as the third judge of the court of industrial relations, was announced by Governor Allen after an attorney general ruling upheld the governor's power to appoint despite the Kansas Senate's refusal to confirm.
Reports from Ireland describe renewed attacks on troops with casualties in Cork and Dingle. In Blarney Cork six civilians died as crown forces searched a farm when fired on. In Dingle eight attackers died and twenty wounded after a three hour battle with police. Wires between Belfast and Dublin cut, possibly for Sinn Fein activity during Easter week.
In San Francisco March 23 the allied amusement industries of California representing theaters opposed Clara Smith Hamon appearing in films after her Ardmore Oklahoma murder acquittal. The association adopted a resolution declaring such exhibitions would unduly promote violence and pledged not to show any pictures featuring Hamon.
Lawrence women contributed to the Madame Curie Radium Fund with plans to send a gram of radium to New York upon her arrival. The Lawrence Association of Collegiate Alumnae names Miss Hannah Oliver and others as organizers. Boxes for contributions were placed at Rankin's Drug Store and the University Book Store.
K U extremes Matt and Jeff join the K U Smart Set Minstrels at Bowersock Theatre for a vaudeville act. Cap Garvin and Hi Cambern announced to appear on stage, sparking campus chatter. Garvin hails from Erie Kansas and stands 4 feet 11 inches tall, Cambern at 6 feet 6 inches.
Stadium Union drive at the University gains slower momentum among new students. By noon today volunteers report 3616 dollars collected, bringing the total to about 351000 dollars.
Federal operatives joined local police and sheriff in a targeted raid yesterday in Lawrence. Laura Thornton and Bertha Smith were detained for investigation, with Thornton jailed and Smith held by police. Officials expect multiple drug sales points in the bottoms and business district, with supply from local sources and out-of-town purchases. Mayor George L. Kreeck and City Attorney Walter Thiele note new local drug restrictions enable tougher action.
Five men held in New Orleans on mutiny aboard the City of Alton will be taken to New York next week to stand trial. William J. Flynn of the Justice Department said the investigation into possible ties to the Wall Street bombing is ongoing but no evidence has linked them yet.
City officials announce strict enforcement of the ordinance banning motor vehicles with cutouts open. Chief C. M. Fisher of the Lawrence police department says complaints have risen and efforts will curb disturbances.
Paris reports Bavaria rejects dissolving militia groups including the Einwohnerwehr citizen guard by a unanimous Bavarian government vote. Berlin dispatch to the Journal notes the decision was reached with unity.
San Salvador dispatch reports Nicaragua has begun negotiations to resign from the League of Nations due to the monthly expense of membership, stated as about $4000 to maintain a seat in the league. The move follows Managua’s claim that the cost is excessive.
Community members rally to help rebuild the WM Campbell residence destroyed by a fire. Neighbors organize volunteer assistance, gathering supplies and labor to repair or replace damaged property and support the family through the recovery period.
At William Campbell’s farm five miles north of town ten to fifteen residents volunteered to rebuild after a recent fire. They hauled sand and rock for the new foundation and spent today cleaning debris. Campbell plans a 24 by 30 foot bungalow with a larger cellar on the new site.
Topeka March 25 Special The appointment of John Crawford former state labor commissioner as the third member of the industrial court was announced by Governor Henry Allen It is not in defiance of the Kansas senate and the attorney general says recess appointments need no senate confirmation The court plans to meet tomorrow to complete organization and begin business
Kansas State Agricultural College bulletins received by the Douglas county farm bureau for distribution. Small quantity available for early applicants. Topics include oats growing, onion crops, peach protection, potato treatment, mole control, wild onion eradication, insecticide uses, Bermuda grass growing, house fly remedies, and cattle dehorning and castration.
Mrs Firma Alrich, former postmistress of the house of representatives, returned today from Topeka. She brought home as souvenirs photographs of the members supplied by the session organizers.
The engineer Inv. debate unfolds in Fraser Chapel at 7:30 pm for the third annual contest between two schools. The Engineers hold a 2-0 lead in prior debates as both sides prepared, aiming to clinch the school championship.
Paris dispatch reports authorities in Strasbourg have decided to expel nearly 100 Germans living there. The decree outlines removal from the city, signaling a harsh crackdown amid tensions and wartime measures.
A Colored American Legion post formed in Topoka increases Kansas posts to seven. The other six are located in Atchison Leavenworth Pittsburg Wichita Emporia and Junction City.
A bank leader faces a controversy over the legitimacy of a 28 month old child. The dispute centers on identity and parental claims, stirring regional attention as involved parties seek resolution through legal channels.
In White Plains New York on March 23 the Stillman divorce case opened with sensational allegations. James A Stillman of National City Bank accuses his wife Fifi Potter Stillman of infidelity with an Indian guide and fathering a child while defending the legitimacy of their son.
Rotary club members and their wives joined President H. B. Preaks at a noon luncheon at Haskell Institute. The event featured students serving, Has Kell Orchestra music, and a presentation by Mrs Frances Wenrich on the Peruvian drama Onanta. Plans include Rotary support for a future school play and a trip to the Wichita district convention in April.
Funds formerly allotted to the southern Chinese government but withheld after its collapse were released by consent of interested legations for use by the Pekin government today.
In Mosbach Baden on March 23 Carl Neuz and Franz Zimmer two American detectives were sentenced to prison terms for illegal assumption of power during an attempt to arrest and abduct Grover C. Bergdoll an American draft evader in Oberbach last January. An additional charge of inflicting bodily injury led to a fifteen month term for one defendant and six months for Zimmer. Four German accomplices received five to eleven months.
The McAllaster Parent association presents a program at 3 o clock featuring Nursery Rhymes and items from 1st grade Hickory Dickory Dock and The Shoemaker. 2nd and 3rd grade boys perform Bird Fly Hopping Relay Folk Dance, while 2nd and 3rd grade girls do Nixie Polka. A poem and song titled Mother is read by 2nd grade, and The New High School is announced by Superintendent IH PL Smith. Formal gymnastics for Sth grade supervised by Miss idanche Smith.
Baltimore reports Cardinal Gibbons who suffered a relapse last Sunday remains in critical condition. He is conscious intermittently, with little hope for recovery as household members had hoped his robust constitution would prevail. He passed a restless night and woke for morning care. midday status unchanged and slightly weaker.
Muskogee Oklahoma March 22 railroad officials report three thousand eight hundred nine dollars stolen last night from eighteen Pullman passengers aboard the Missouri Kansas and Texas Texas special. A posse with four bloodhounds from McAllister pursues the bandits who escaped.
The second general meeting of the Kansas Modern Language Association will be held at the Academic high school in Topeka on Saturday April 9. The morning session will feature round table conferences of groups led by a vice president for French German and Spanish. Harold Putnam Browne of the University fine arts faculty will speak on Glimpses of Lone of the Great Art Galleries in Europe.
Associated Press dispatch from Hamburg reports Communist workers seizing administration buildings at Blohm and Boss shipyards and hoisting the red flag. Workers in other yards quit work and mass demonstrations are being organized.
A. W. Keller recovered his car taken from in front of the Varsity theatre last week in Topeka. Police said two young men found the abandoned vehicle in North Topeka and brought it to the station yesterday.
The junior prom organizers Art Penticoff and Gordon Saunders announced a Tennessee orchestra a Kansas City ballet dancer and vaudeville talent as chief features. The event will be held April 8 with a big feed as part of the evening.
Five men are dead and three missing after a blast furnace slip at the Steelton plant of Bethlehem Steel Company in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. The incident left workers buried under molten metal and hot bricks as rescuers search the site.
F H Harper of Harper Bros. Mule Dealers argues residents should have right to keep stock in town and cites seven purchased lots in North Lawrence. Local business leaders say the Harper Barns could boost revenue and employment, with emphasis on cleanliness and minimal disruption to nearby homes.
The annual Kansas Missouri debate will be held in Columbia on Saturday night March 26 with the question Resolve that Inhor should have a share in the management of industry. Kansas will argue the negative with Raymond Meartin Henry Gott and George Gould leading the team. Judges are F B Nichols George H Imbrie and Professor Harvey.
The Lawrence Chamber asks members to respond to a questionnaire sent days ago. Eleven replies so far seek guidance on legislative needs, main activities, personal contribution, immediate 1921 objectives, acceptable outside speaker share, program ideas, and ways to boost attendance.
Sunny Moore pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon. Judge C. C. Stewart fined him $20. failure to pay resulted in jail time.
Asa E Ramsey tenth district federal reserve agent addressed economics students at the University of Kansas and chamber of commerce members, arguing that foreign trade is essential to American prosperity. He called the banking system sound, urged persistent work, and warned against excessive pessimism while outlining a gradual path to normalcy and global readjustment.
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