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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1926
Page
2
Telegrams from across the country show miners refuse to resume work as negotiations resume. Secretary Cook says Samuel memorandum provides a good basis for talks but miners may doubt Herbert's acceptance of wage reductions. A clear guarantee is sought that proposed changes to the mining industry's organization will be implemented immediately.
London May 13. A P Amid ongoing railway strike statements from the railwaymen union note pressure on roads to reinstate workers and refusals to sign notices that worsen employee positions. Union officials plan continued stoppages unless satisfactory assurances are received. Major managers and Lord Ashfield prepare legal action as Transport Workers Council stays out. Prime Minister Baldwin urges miners to meet in Commons tonight as delegates’ testing in London is postponed.
Dozens of contestants from Kansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma cities vie May 19 for the title Rosearia at the Tulsa Rose Carnival. Each princess will be paired with a “wise man” judge who must shave a beard to compete and the princesses will vote to pick the most attractive mustache. The top “wise man” will be named Rose Rex, king of the carnival.
Salvation Army divisional officers from Wan City visit Topeka after a street singing tour led by Lt Colonel and Mrs A Norris Major and Mrs Robert Sportfield and Adjutant Thomas. Children Eat Rat Biscuits at Wivhits Kansas death of Annabel Williams and brothers from rat biscuit tea party. Calvin Lee causes road accident smashing a fender in Junction City tourney winner Holsinger defeats Ray Smith 3 up at Junction City Country Club with 97 players from three states participating. An extension telephone costs per month 2799 ABYS.
Kansas hosts Oklahoma in Friday baseball at Lawrence while Saturday features Kansas versus Oklahoma. Also Kansas track visits Missouri in Columbia, Missouri for a competitive weekend event.
Esther A Treworey 117 died last night at daughter Mrs Carl Rutter 1803 Massachusetts St funeral 2 30 pm Friday at daughter Mrs W K Edgar 717 Rhode Island funeral Oak Hill cemetery Maggie Shull 3 ½ died last night at sister Mrs Beatie Letcompton funeral Friday 9 0 o'clock burial in Luray Russell county D B Thomas 73 died this morning at 1340 Rhode Island St funeral Rumsey Funeral Home Saturday 2 pm Rev A Greisen I A Burtall burial Oak Hill Francis M Mathews 81 died this morning at daughter Jennie Gulley Kansas City Mo funeral tomorrow 2 30 pm First Christian church Rev A Richard G A R burial Oak Hill former Lawrence resident.
KFKU at the University of Kansas airs tonight at 7:00 p.m. Amy Van Horn Rader presents precise methods in food preparation. 7:15 p.m. school of fine arts showcases Vivian Crouch and Conrad McGrew. 12:40 p.m. readings by Miss LaVon Rell. 4:00 p.m. senior recital by Inez Brat. Indian couple marries at fawhuska Oklahoma May 13. Baron Rind 72 and Lizzie Mehojah 40 wed in regalia. district judge A Justus presides.
New York reports a bust of Roger Williams in the Hall of Fame bears no likeness, unveiled by Mrs John D Rockefeller Jr. Descendant Zellah Simmon shows marks from a dog whip in a court case involving Romanian nurse Irina Bohmert. Bohmert faces a $50 fine and possible deportation.
Washington May 18 The senate passed the McFadden branch banking bill as rewritten by the banking committee. The measure passed without record vote and moves to conference where a Hull amendment restricting national banks from establishing branches was stricken out. Designed to place national and state banks on equal footing for branch banking.
A Polish coup report cites Marshal Pilsudski with a small armed force entering Warsaw after government troops withdrew from Praga bridge. The cabinet met under President Wojciechowski but communications were cut, leaving the outcome unclear. Berlin reports and Paris dispatches note leftist protests and calls for Witos’ or Pilsudski’s resignation, amid high tension in Poland.
New York May 13 AP reports Rich ard Bartholmess shows a strong fondness for military material. He attended a military academy and has starred in several war or military bearing films. He just completed Ransom’s Folly portraying a cavalry officer for Inspiration.
Indian H. L. Seat, recently sentenced to county jail for writing a bad check, has a growing criminal record. He is in Oklahoma City on charges of auto theft, in Coyville Kansas for forgery and bad checks, and suspected of additional offenses. The Ideal Clothing Company and Watkins National Bank have filed complaints related to forgery and bad checks, with a $1500 claim for a raised money order noted. County attorney says more crimes and misdemeanors are suspected.
AP reports patrolman Arthur Gatt was concussion injured after a downtown melee last night. Floyd Isaacs and Coffeyville taxi driver Mont Rogers face assault and attempted murder charges. witnesses absent. Gatt's condition improved. doctors hope to reveal details today.
In Philadelphia Chicago White Sox stopped the Athletics’ win streak with a 17 to 2 rout. Seventeen hits powered Chicago while Philadelphia managed only two runs. Key players included Leon, Crouse, Baumgartner, and Harris for the A’s and Shaute, Karr, and Sewell for New York, among others.
United Press reports intense competition near Spitzbergen as Zeppelin Company and German scientist Professor Hergesell seek concessions for airship and airplane expeditions. Exploratory work targets mineral deposits and a possible trans Arctic air link while North German Lloyd Line pursues five harbor concessions for summer tourist voyages to Spitzbergen.
Atlanta May 12 United Press reports W P Young of the National Automobile Underwriters Association says sleeping in a car is the best protection against theft. He cites thieves who book orders days before delivery and a yearly toll of about 70 000 stolen cars in the United States. Many steals are by joy riders, with widespread disturbances noted.
Records from the technology bureau of Tokyo indicate an average of fourteen earthquakes daily in 1925, though residents felt only two or three per month. The seismograph logged 5,297 tremors in 1925, with the heaviest on May 23 along Takima Province's north coast. A Formosa coastline quake on June 16 followed, with no major shocks reported so far this year.
Mexico City dispatch reports a fourteen year old boy Jose Chaton was crucified in the jail courtyard at Ciudad Hidalgo Michoacan by fellow prisoners after being arrested for maltreating his mother and grandmother. Hundreds of townsmen gathered to watch the brutal spectacle as no one intervened.
A Soviet Union village forms its first all women agricultural commune in Lok-Kamenka Ekaterinoslav province. Accepting only widows whose husbands died in war the group earns the nickname Kingdom of Amazons and will specialize in fruits and vegetables.
In a provincial Northern Russian setting, the tale reappears where a peasant courtship grants the suitor a proprietary right through gifts of sweets and cakes. If engagement ends, the woman must compensate him for those treats, lost time, worn clothing, shoes, and even the gamogon drink, per peasant custom.
London May 13 AP A veteran music educator Dr John E Borland declares that a musician cannot be made after age fourteen He led a vast London elementary program noting English nations habits but bemoaning limited chances for musically inclined children to develop true love of music. Sheriff Candidate Shows Up Parsons Here is a Democratic sheriff candidate demonstrating ability before the primary. Weisbrod nose detected alcohol near a rural bridge leading to discovery of 14 gallons of corn whiskey.
John W O Leary of Chicago was re-elected president of the chamber of commerce of the United States. Four vice-presidents were named: eastern states Lewis I Pierson of New York, north central William Butterworth of Miline, south central Robert R Ellis of Memphis Tenn, western Paul Shoup of San Francisco.
Admission of dogs delights prospective renters at 25,000 Vienna model apartments but angers waitlisted applicants whose pets were euthanized to avoid risking loss of first occupancy. The policy sparks mixed reactions among residents and officials in Vienna.
Treasury bonds and new issue prices listed in New York market notes show Liberty bonds closing at 3 45 cents per dollar, 4 1/4s at 102.20, with various U S Treasury securities quoted including 4s at 104.10 and 3 0s near 108 as markets processed the latest bond offerings and maturities.
The Douglas County Bar Association will tweet at 10 oclock Saturday morning to rearrange the civil setting of cases for next week. The notice outlines a meeting time change and ongoing scheduling adjustments for court dockets.
Three brothers migrate from New England to the Southeast in 1876. Bill and Joe take out insurance while John declines. Joe buys stock with a broker but is misled into a worthless investment. Bill keeps a Mutual Life Ordinary policy, dividends left to accumulate as the city grows to 200 000 people, and their once prosperous firm collapses with the office becoming a warehouse.
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