10 May 1918
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1918
Page
1
Borglum was set to play a silent partner in a plan connected to a plane plant, with deliberations outlining his limited role in the deal and its implications for the project and parties involved.
Documents reveal sculptor Gutzon Borglum aimed to join a new aircraft company as a silent partner. Details show negotiations with Hugo Gibson and Kenyon Mix, Borglum’s claim of presidential influence, and Mix’s suspicions leading to withdrawal from the deal.
Normal students across county high schools will take training examinations in the county courthouse office of Superintendent O J Lane. Exams run Friday and Saturday from 9 AM to 5 PM with a noon break. First and second grade certificate tests will also be offered, requiring seven credits for a first grade and three for a second grade.
The state Elks convention in Topeka brings Lawrence delegates led by John Robinson and E H Balso with W H McKone acting as secretary. Hundreds attend from around the state as wives enjoy a capital tour and a tea, with an informal dance planned at the Elks club tonight to close the gathering.
At Fredonia I C Stevenson county treasurer is at a two days convention of all state county treasurers which closes today. He is expected to arrive here tonight and be in his office tomorrow.
In response to a county food administrator probe into waste by fraternities and sororities at Kansas University, university house mothers and stewards were interviewed to gauge food saved. A meeting with the food administrator decided to appoint a garbage inspector to oversee all fraternities.
Mayor George L. Kreeck authorized the Boy Scouts to tear down Liberty Bond posters in the city. Scouts will meet at the Y M C A building at 9 o clock tomorrow morning for instruction and territorial assignments. They will not remove Red Cross posters, which will be handled by the Red Cross committee. This marks the first official city recognition of the scouts.
Chicago reports 18 dead from yesterday's tornadoes across Illinois and Iowa with 11 deaths in Iowa and 7 in Illinois. Wires down hinder casualty counts. about 150 injured and property damage near one million dollars. Communities listed include Nashua Plainfield New Hampton Calmar Toulon Franklin Elmira with varying fatalities.
Eighteen engineering students at the University sign to join the Navy training track. Yeoman First Class Neil Whitzel, a former Lawrence boy, plans to take 100 applicants to Kansas City for entrance exams. Two Lawrence youths, Guy Sexman and Clifford Ulrich, also seek enlistment as seaman and yeoman. Whitzel remains until Monday noon before proceeding to Chicago for officer training.
Despite a $51,000 shop fire and a biting northwest wind, John Milton's Comus was performed outdoors at the university last night. The open air production moved from the usual May Fete, with a forest-branch stage and performed by the K. A. orchestra. A repeat performance is possible soon.
A group of men from Topeka traveled to Lawrence to dispose of Thrift Stamps purchased there but were refused supplies. Lawrence post office, led by the postmaster, sold thousands of dollars in Thrift Stamps, crediting Lawrence while denying Topeka agents’ prior sales. The incident highlights disputes over where stamps are bought and credited.
Engineers Day at KU featured a service flag with five hundred stars for students in military service. Four engineers from the school have been killed since the war began. A large campus parade led by the tallyho freshmen followed, and all Marvin Hall laboratories were closed for the day.
London May 10 The Lloyd George ministry handled a political crisis with dispatch after dropping plans for a court of honor to address Maj Gen Maurice charges. A select committee probe would have implied censure and resignation, but the Commons voted 293 to 106 against change, backing the government and Lloyd George’s leadership.
Douglas County lost credit for about 20 900 dollars of Third Liberty Loan bonds due to misallocated subscriptions. About 3 000 local subscribers had pledged 100 dollars or less, with 20 000 dollars credited to Shawnee and Osage counties because residents used banks there. Deliveries now ready at Merchants National.
Swiss correspondent details a German peace bid directed at President Wilson via Professor Heron in Geneva. Quiddrom and Dr Jong Van Reck presented terms including Alsace Lorraine autonomy, Brest Litovsk revision limits, no postwar economic war, and return of German colonies.
Notice calls Lawrence and Douglas County residents to join the Navy. P C Neil C Whitzel opens Navy Recruiting Headquarters in the Post Office building and will exam volunteers ages eighteen to thirty five. Transportation provided for accepted recruits. Citizens urged to respond at the Test Office tomorrow to support the war effort.
Washington May 10 Secretary McAdoo seeks an immediate revenue increase and fiscal statement. After a conference with Representative Kitchin and Ways and Means leaders Simmons and senate finance members it was said that revision before next December is doubtful and many demand deferring tax changes to the next session.
Nineteen new members were inducted into the American College Quill Club at K. U. Thursday afternoon after a postponement due to pin production issues. Initiates include Margaret Mitchell, Hwa McCandless, Eugenia Gillwek, Iva Tlangen, Marie Hostetter, Esther Rash Randall, Lucile Nowlin, Katrina Baldwin, Mar ef Ernst, Frances Hitchcock, Mary Roberts, Carey Butcher, C. A. Criss, and James Lyne. Te Morgan, Rolly Brown, and Ue Laslett had special initiation earlier and are in militiary service.
A rail line collision near Columbia South Carolina today killed five soldiers and injured many others en route to Camp Sevier at Greenville. The crash involved a steel coach and a wooden coach on a train pulling out of the camp. 80 men were aboard the wooden coach, with several fatalities and multiple serious injuries reported. The accompanying weather forecast indicated generally fair conditions with warmer temperatures in western and central areas.
Allied raids block Ostend and Zeebrugge harbors by sinking concrete laden ships across entrances. If successful, Germans lose Belgian bases and must use longer home ports, increasing danger for U boats. British and French land actions near Amiens and in the Somme sector also gain ground.
Douglas county bankers fared well at the State Bankers meeting in Topeka. J Ross of Peoples State Bank was elected treasurer and Fred Starr of State Bank of Aurora was named a vice president from the Seconi district. Other leaders included J F Jackson of the Far gs State bank. The retiring president, Ady T. Jo Sweeney, urged patriotism and banking support for farmers and business during the war. Archie Price, son of Rev W S Price, returned to Camp Doniphan hospital after pneumonia and lung abscess. his wound healing slowly and he lost weight but has regained some.
Lexington Ky May 10 The University of Kentucky announced fresh faculty additions for the coming year naming Dr C A Shull from the University of Kansas as botany instructor. Shull declined to confirm or deny whether he would resign from Kentucky pending any decision.
The University of Kansas Men's Glee Club travels to Kansas City for two performances at the Barrs City High School. Director Joseph A Farrell pianist Marcellus Law and cellist Harold Ray will accompany the group, with more than twenty members on the trip. It concludes the season.
University officials led by Chancellor Frank Strong announced that last night’s fire at the Fowler Shops on the Kansas State University campus was not incendiary in origin after a thorough review. A temporary roof will cover the damaged area, with the site soon reopening for use by the federal government to train National Army troops within three weeks. Plans call for a rebuilt shops building and conversion of the old shops into a University Commons and club room to be renamed The Free State Hotel. The loss includes student made patterns valued at 8000 to 10000 dollars, some of which may never be replaced. Company A of the Kansas State Guards provided security and patrols during the blaze.
Governor Capper awards a four dollar scholarship to the University of Kansas School of Fine Arts for a talented freshman. This marks the third year of the endowment with Lett Ellison of Lawrence and Charles Kelameys of Goodland as prior recipients. Anita Humphreys, faculty fellow, will select the winner and oversee public school music training, with the program concluding in June.
Lawrence officials have not heard updates on the disappearance of Mrs Lucy Harman from 760 Maple Avenue last Saturday. Kansas City police and her husband Louis Harman, a bridge carpenter, search with sister S J Westrope at 2083 Brighton Avenue as he travels between Lawrence and Kansas City. The couple left two of her four children on a street car, while Mrs Harman remains missing with light hair and blue eyes.
The Horticultural Society will meet in the Chamber of Commerce rooms at 6:40 with a basket dinner, followed by a program at 7:30. All members and friends are urged to attend to boost attendance after the time shift from noon. Mrs Bert Bishop learned yesterday of her father Mr Leckton's death at his Abilene home.
A late night fire on the university campus destroyed the top floor of Fowler Shops, with losses estimated at 40 000 to 60 000 for the building and 30 000 to 40 000 for equipment. Fire Chief Reinisch suspects incendiary origins amid high winds of 50 miles per hour, while university officials assess extensive wood working machinery damaged mainly by water.
Jesse Galley, 85, a longtime North Lawrence trucker, died after a falling roll of paper crushed his chest at Simmons hospital. He had just delivered a roll to the elevator when another roll fell from a higher floor as he bent over. Galley, a Mars County resident with no immediate family beyond his wife, had worked nine years at the paper mill near Bismarck Grove.
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