Industrial court wage order eyed by Kansas employers
Topeka May 20 Officials of the Associated Industries of Kansas say they will seek a Supreme Court injunction to block the Kansas Industrial Court from enforcing its order raising minimum wages for women workers. The order, effective in sixty days, sets $11 weekly in laundries and factories and $10.50 in mercantile establishments, with apprentices exempted and nine hour max factory days plus specific overtime limits and required working conditions.
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Topeka
Associated Industries of
Kan‘sas
Supreme Court
Kansas, Industrial Court
Cour
Kansas
Court of Industrial Oporations
Farmers Hear Lecture on Hog Roundworm Disease in Lawrence
A large audience of farmers in Lawrence attended a lecture and film show organized by C. W. Smith. R. L. Cuff, livestock commissioner of Kansas City Stockyards, spoke on hog roundworm disease and its prevention and cure, with corn testing and cultivation also illustrated. The meeting took place at the Lost Christian Church with projecting equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
C. W. Smith
R. L. Cuff
Kansas City, Stockyards
Chamber of Commerce
Ryder
Kansas City
Christian Church
District Court Sets May 24 Session For Divorce Docket
Next week the District Court will reconvene on Wednesday May 24 to consider all divorce cases on the May docket. Jurors called for this term have been dismissed until June 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District. Court
District’court
Weather sketch from Kansas foretells limited warming
Fragmentary Kansas weather note indicates partly cloudy tonight and sun later with little temperature change. No clear dates or figures are readable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Presbyterian Union Move Reported in Des Moines Meeting
Charleston W Va May 20 The southern general assembly adopted a constitution uniting Presbyterian reform churches of America The action will be reported to the northern church general assembly in Des Moines as a step toward closer relations between northern and southern Presbyterian bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Linion
Charleston
W. Va
General Assembly
Southern General Assembly
Presbyterian Reformed Churches of America
General Assembly of
Des Moines
Genoa Delegates Leave for Homes After Conference
Genoa today saw delegates from six weeks of economic talks depart for home as Lloyd George left for London amid optimism. German and French delegations were farewelled by Italian Premier Facta and Foreign Minister Schanzer at separate stations, while Russia’s Tečíjtcherin remained for a farewell dinner honoring Facta and Schanzer.
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Genoa
Hague
Lloyd George
Great Britain
London
Facta
Schanzer
Italy
Teciijtcherin
Russia
Schanner
Lindley to Deliver 50th Arkansas Commencement Address
Chancellor Lindley of the University will deliver the fiftieth commencement address at the University of Arkansas on June 14 at Fayetteville. The semi centennial celebration runs June 10 to 14 with deg ree conferrals by Gov. Thomas C. McRae. A centennial pageant and a senior play titled The Soul of Ann Rutledge will feature over 1,000 participants directed by Limwood Taft. Rev. Jerry Wallace will give the baccalaureate sermon.
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Lindley
University
University of Arkansas
Arkansas School
Fayetteville
Lindsey
Thomas C. McRae
Ann Rutledge
Limwood Taft
Dramatic League of America
Jerry Wallace
Springfield
MecRae
Marcus Lafayette
Bell
Chicago
Track Island & Pacific
Bizwell
Texas A. & M. College
Twin pastors share identity mix as Richard brothers lead First Christian
Charles A Richard of Goff began his pastorate at the First Christian church while Frank G Richard of Topeka served as supply preacher this winter The brothers resemble each other so closely that their wives mistook them in church Their wife will accompany Charles to Lawrence and the family plans to relocate Their three sons will join them in coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Richard
Goff
Frank G. Richard
Kansas State Sunday School Association
Topeka
Frank Richard
Lawrence
Chas
Richard
Bridge lights return as Pennsylvanian globes arrive
The river bridge will be lit again once the globes arrive from Pennsylvania. East Dahlene, who is installing the lights, said it was necessary to send east for the fixtures since none suitable could be bought locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Aueast Dahlene
Coi
Memorial Day Closing Rules For Local Businesses
On Memorial Day most businesses except drug stores restaurants bakeries and newsstands will close at noon May 30. Some establishments plan to close for the entire day matching holiday observance.
Tax Complaints Begin Monday in County Board Hearings
The four day county board of equalization will hear Lawrence property owners complaints about assessments. Written petitions are encouraged to speed processing, with equity sought and final three day rebuttal allowed if adjustments prove unsatisfactory. Petitions circulated at local drug stores in North Lawrence.
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County Board of Equalization
Lawrence
Tenth Street
Massachusetts
Tenth
Rankin’s
Dick Bros. Drug Store
Dicker
North Lawrence
Shriners Hold Deificatory Ceremonies in Leavenworth
More than 100 local nobles of the Mystic Shrine attended the deificatory ceremonies for the Abdallah temple in Leavenworth yesterday. Neighbors from Moira Temple St Joseph and Ararat Temple Kansas City joined the event. The new temple cost 350000 dollars, seats 2500, and features a modern kitchen and guest facilities as novices crossed the burning sands.
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Mystic Shrine
Abdallah
Leavenworth
Shriners
Moira Temple
St.” Joseph
Ararat
Kansas City
Edison to Appear Before Senate Committee on Muscle Shoals
Thomas A Edison accepted an invitation to testify before the Senate agricultural committee regarding proposals to develop government power and nitrate projects at Muscle Shoals Alabama. The University bureau reports the school survey nearly finished with data compiled but conclusions pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas A. Edison
Senate Agricultural Committee
Muscle. Shoals
Ala
Edison
Bureau of School Service
University
Bicycle rider struck by truck at Lawrence east limits
A bicyclist was hit by a truck at the east limits of Lawrence but escaped without injuries. The incident description is incomplete, with garbled source text noting a person named Hutchigan and a vehicle impact. Further details are unavailable in the readable fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iHutchigan
Lawrence
Lon Striker Leaves Wife for Eudora Girl in Elopement Plot
Misfortune shadows Lon Striker and 19 year old Eudora girl as he leaves his wife and baby after a broken down car near Marshall Missouri. The pair quarrel in Champaign Illinois and the girl returns to her parents in Eudora while Striker appeals for mercy from his abandoned wife. Sheriff Johns investigates the correspondence with his wife and a $25 aid payment, funneled via Striker’s Indiana based brother.
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Lon Striker
Eudora Lotharia
Eudora
Marshall
Charles Richards
Striker
Champaign
Ill
Sheriff's Office
Johns
Indiana
Daugherty Called Upon to Resign by Senator Caraway
In Washington on May 20 Senator Caraway Democrat of Arkansas urged Attorney General Daugherty to resign to avoid further emb_rrassment to the administration. He accused Daugherty of seeking help from Thomas B. Feller to employ a key witness in the Bosch magneto case and of reviewing Morse case records.
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Washington
Daugherty
Senate
Garaway
Dem
Ark
Atlanta
C. W.morse
New York
Caraway
Thomas B. Feller
Georgia
1921 valuation petitions filed with county commissioners
Petitions bearing more than 500 polley were filed with the Goari of county commissioners this after noon asking the board of equalization for Lawrence to use the 1921 valuation plus value of new improvements as the basis for next year’s taxes. Represented on the petition are most banks leading business houses and professional men for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goari of County Commissioners
Board of Equalization
Lawrence
Ministry Abandons Vocation After World War Returns
Charleston W Va May 20 Fifty four candidates for the ministry abandoned this vocation after returning from World War The Executive Committee of Christian Education and Ministerial Relief reports to the Southern Presbyterian General Assembly The committee says it has been in contact with 505 young men who intend to enter the ministry The report cites a ratio of candidates to members and notes last year’s receipts for general education funds and ministerial relief totaling 203 688 with total receipts for all causes 380 165 and year end totals handling near 1 990 252
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Southern Presbyterian General Assembly
Robbery Foiled at Bank Messenter in Suburb
Kansas City police and post officers stopped an attempted $40,000 robbery of the Merchants and Mechanics State bank of Sheffield. Seven teen detectives and officers armed with riot guns arrested three men including Denzel Chester, recently acquitted of Miss Florence Darton’s murder. Relief funds also voted for textile workers on strike in New England.
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Kansas City
Merchants and Mechanics State Bank of
Sheffield
Denzel~ Chester
Florence Darton
Memorial Day Services Planned in Belvoir Neighborhood
The Woodmen and Royal Neighbors of Belvoir plan Memorial Day services at Clinton Presbyterian Church on May 28. A later note adjusts the date to June 4 due to church relocation, with the state setting the original day as May 28. See Superior Chevrolet, Sedan, and Coupe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bersiny
Belvoir
Presbyterian Church
Clinton
Stull
Kansas Wins Track Meet Over Missouri Tigers
Kansas defeats Missouri in a Kansas City area track meet at Columbia. Events include 100 yard dash won by Bradley Kansas with Simmons MU second and Burvill MU third. mile won by Trowbridge MU. 120 yard hurdles won by Bradley Kansas. 440 yard dash won by O Leary Kansas. pole vault with Rogers Kansas Dillenbeck Kansas and Hamilton MU tied for second. height 11 feet 6 inches.
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Jy Bradley
Kansas
Kearney
Hamilton
M.U
O'Leary
Evans
M. U
Rortck
Rogers
Dillenbeck
Lin's Army Retreats North After Defeat Near Peking
Reports from foreign observers say General Chang Cho Lin's forces retreat northward toward Luan chow after a defeat to General Wu Pei Fa near Peking. About thirty thousand Manchurian troops have moved past Shanboiksoon near the Great Wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Associated Press
Chang Cho Lin
Wu Pei Fa
Luanchow
Shanboiksoon
Great Wall
Model Electric Farm Proposed Near Stockholm
The Swedish government is urged to establish a model electrified farm near Stockholm to demonstrate 100 percent electric operation for farmers switching from horse power. The plan, from the National Association for Electrification of Rural Sweden, calls for full equipment of modern electric agricultural devices and training in electrical principles for farm workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
National Association For Electrification of Rural
Stopbed Big Liner Halt Men Overboard Search
The Ma jestic, the world’s largest liner, on its second Atlantic voyage, was halted after a “man overboard” cry near the narrows. Boats carried out minute searches but impeded efforts suggested a possible grounding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Majestic
Narrows
Atlantic
Raiders Sweep Across County Down and Belfast
Armed raiders moved from County Down through Belfast into County Antrim over the weekend. They attacked police barracks, ambushed constables, burned loyalist homes, destroyed railroad lines, and cut wire communications. Ulster Cabinet to decide on security, with Belfast murders rising to twenty three in the week.
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Teelfast
Associated Fress
County Down
Belfast
County Antrim
Ulster
Cabinet
Ulster Cabinet
Trim
Shanes Castle
County Tyrone
Dublin
Northern Ireland
Sinn Fein
Glenarm
Martinsdown
Carnlough
Cushindall Ail
Martindown
Glenam
Adujtion
Ireland factions near agreement on elections
Belfast reports an agreement between free state and republican factions of the Dail Eireann on forthcoming elections and related questions. In Dublin the June election motion was unanimously adopted subject to agreement amid strong rumors of talks between Michael Collins and Eamonn De Valera.
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Belfast
Associated Press
Free State
Dail Eireann
Dispatches
Dublin
Associates Press
Michael Collins
Eamonn de Valera
Pinched The Sheik Arrested In Los Angeles For Bigamy
Dolph Vialentino a Hollywood screen actor was arrested in Los Angeles on a felony bigamy charge. He surrendered at the district attorney’s office and was held for bail. The charges stem from his Saturday marriage to Winifred Hud mut also known as Natacha Rambova while still married to Jean Ackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Associated Press
Dolph Vialentino
District Attorney Office
Hollywood
Winifred Hudmut
Natacha Rambova
Jean Ackers
Kansas Wesleyan Commencement Aims at Gym Dedication
Salind Kans May 20 Vindication of the new King gymnasium by Governor Henry J Hen will be a feature of the thirty seventh annual commencement at Kansas Wesleyan University. Dedication ceremonies set for May 31. Commencement begins March 26 with anniversaries of two literary societies and two more societies on Saturday night. Miss Minifred Willard of Chicago delivers the annual sermon May 28, followed by the college love feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salind
Kans
New King Gymnasium
Henry J. Hen
Kansas Wesleyan University
Kansas Wesleyan
Navy Denies Radio Use for Politically Oriented Address
Acting Secretary Roosevelt declined the National Woman's Party request to use naval facilities for broadcasting addresses at their new headquarters dedication. He said such use would violate naval orders forbidding political use of naval radio.
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Washington
Navy
Roosevelt Today
National Woman's Party
Naval
Roosevelt
Power of Vision Sermon for Lawrence High Seniors
Lawrence high school seniors hear the annual sermon Sunday night at 7 45 at Plymouth Congregational church. Rev Eusden of Plymouth will preach The Power of Vision with special music including a solo by Major H D Burdick and quartet pieces. Seniors meet at the high school and attend the service in a body with sections reserved for them.
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The
Lawrence
Plymouth Congregational Church
Eusden
Plymouth Church
H. D. Burdick
Lawrence Hith School
Dvorak
Parker
Hyme
Hark
H.P Sith
Plymouth
FL H
Chrey
Frysinger
Salo
Ray Eusden
Plasterer Frank Rayhan Injured In Fall At University Lab
Frank Rayhan, a plasterer employed on the new electrical laboratory project at the university, slipped from a ladder this morning. T. D. Funk's ambulance transported him to Lawrence Memorial Hospital where doctors found only a severe scalp scratch requiring one stitch.
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Frank Rayhan
Electral
T. D. Funk
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Rayhan
Tennessee Street
Mary M. Bowden
New Jersey
R. C. Manley
Manley
Many Baptisms Reported by Southern Baptists in Past Year
Jacksonville reports 35 000 baptisms by Home Mission Board representatives in the last year. Enlistment of 3 100 young people in ministry and Christian service, 2 675 family alters, 122 workers among 4 067 000 foreign birth residents, and 11 new churches plus 33 new Sunday schools. Tuberculosis Sanitarium opened in El Paso. work among Indians Seamen in the city Cuba and the Canal Zone noted as very successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Home Mission Board
Southern Baptists Convention
Souther Baptist Convention
B. D. Gray
Evangelical Department
Gray
South
el Paso
Cuba
Canal Zone
Japan Ratifies Shantung Agreement At Washington
Tokio reports that the Shantung agreement negotiated with China at the Washington conference was ratified today by Japan. The United States and other powers observe the formal accord as Tokyo confirms its commitments under the pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Associated Press
Shantung
China
Washington
Japan
Chicago mobilizes forces to curb terrorism
Chicago officials pledged to add 1000 police officers and four new criminal court judges to combat terrorism. Ten additional state attorneys funded by $100,000 were approved, while the city council plans a police uniform increase. Attorneys for three labor leaders indicted in the shooting of two policemen sought their release, with writs returnable next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Criminal Court
Criminal Court Committee
Big Tim" Murphy
Don” Shea
Redmen Convention Heads to Lawrence with Delegations
The district convention of the Redmen will meet in Lawrence on June 1 with delegations from Tribes Leavenworth Atchison Kansas City and Ottawa expected. A 600 member dinner is planned for June 3 followed by a 7:30 parade and degree work. The Order of Pocahontas also meets June 3 with degree demonstrations.
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The
Redmen
Lawrence
Leavenworth
Atchison
Kansas City
Ottawa
Order of Pocahontas Wilh
Optometrists Gather in Easter Kansas for Regional Session
Members of the Optometrists association from eastern Kansas meet at Blake hall this afternoon. Representatives from about eight counties attend. District chairman W. R. Titus secured Dr. W. D. Needles of Needles Infant School of Optometry in City MO as additional speaker. A 4 PM talk precedes an evening banquet at the Eldridge Hotel to close the session.
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Optometrists Association
Kansas
Vision
Blake Hall
W. RB. Titus
Lice
Kansas City
W. di Needles
Needles Inn School of Optometry
Ti City
Needles
Univerty
Eld
Kansas League of Women Voters to Meet in Wichita
The annual state convention of the Kansas League of Women Voters will be held in Wichita on May 26 and 27. Mrs. Charles H. Brooks, president of the league, announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women Voters
Wichita
Kansas League of Women Voters
Charles’ H. Brooks
League
An 80 Cent Want Ad Brought $800 Worth of Work
A Lawrence skilled work man advertised for work in the Journal-World classifieds and secured orders totaling $800. The item questions whether advertising pays and illustrates a successful result from a tiny ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Journal-World
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Assacied
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Plan Electric Farm
Sinn
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