Roosevelt seeks mandatory silver expansion in U S stocks
Washington May 22 Introduced in congress at Roosevelt request to enlarge silver in monetary stocks to 25 percent silver and 75 percent gold. Measures authorize purchase and nationalization, issue silver certificates, regulate imports and exports, and impose fines for violations. President to coin silver dollars and pursue international talks toward a coordinated metal standard.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Chinch Bugs Threaten Mid-West Corn Crop
Washington reports chinch bugs ravaging the corn belt prompting a congressional hearing. Iowa Nebraska Illinois Missouri Kansas Wisconsin and others join in the briefing with Dr. C J Drake Iowa State entomologist to discuss a $1,000,000 creosote program to contain the pests.
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Iowa
Nebraska
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Wisconsin
C. J. Drake
Towa
Drake
Department of Agriculture
Beck Named Kansas Republican State Chair at Topeka
Will T. Beck of Holton was elected unopposed as chairman of the Kansas Republican State Central Committee to succeed Frank Carlson who resigned to run for sixth district congressman. Carlson praised Gov. Alf M. Landon’s administration as strong and efficient. Beck urged party organization improvements and occasional county meetings, with Williams and Landon addressing the gathering.
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Topeka
Will T. Beck
Holton
Republican State Central Committee
Frank Carlson
Concordia
Carlson
Beck
M. M. Beck
Kansas
Holton Recorder
Republican Party
Alf M. Landon
Frank Tod
Brown County
Robert Garvin
St. John
Jackson County Committee
Smith County
James M. Scott
Lebanon County
Max Relihan
Scott
Smith
William Schoen
Landon
al F. Williams
Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy
Williams
John Hamilton
Landon Urges NRA Action on Kansas Coal Crisis
Gov Alf Landon asks NRA administrator Hugh Johnson to fast track the coal field report by investigator Captain Tate. He cites idle mines and unemployed workers as downstream effects of NRA wage code noncompliance in southeastern Kansas. May 1 telegram stresses urgency for immediate decision and action.
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Alf M. Landon
Hugh Johnson
NRA
Kansas Coal Fields
Captain Tate
Landon
Kansas
Johnson
Tate
National Recovery Administration
Washington
eSeo
Man Killed During Minneapolis Riot
In Minneapolis on May 22 a riot at the city market left one man dead and at least 44 others injured as striking truck drivers and sympathizers clashed with police. C Arthur Lyman, vice president and general manager of the American Ball company, died from a fractured skull sustained in the melee while serving as a special deputy sheriff. The violence prompted a noon truce and deployment of regular police, with Governor Olson threatening National Guard action if needed.
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Minneapolis
C. Arthur Lyman
American Ball Company
General Hospital
Lyman
Floyd B. Olson
E. A. Walsh
St. Paul
National Guard
Truck Drivers
Central Labor Union
Water Tank Plunges Through Roof Killing and Injuring Many
Three men were killed and nearly a score injured when a huge water tank fell from the roof of the seven story Cakle building crashing to the second floor. Six critically injured were taken to Henrotin hospital. one man died shortly after arrival. Debris trapped workers on the third floor. others possibly buried. Dust storm hits Salina Kansas as winds rise, moving dust across the region. In Dublin, Captain George Pond and Lieutenant Cesare Sabelli landed a transatlantic plane at Baldonnel field after a flight from Lahinch on the west coast.
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Henrotin Hospital
Atlantic Fliers
Keath
Dublin
George Pond
Cesare Sabelli
Baldonnel Field
B.S.T
Lahinch
Baseball scores from a mixed league summary
National League results feature Cincinnati, St Louis, New York, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Chicago, Brooklyn, and Boston with varied inning totals and calls for rain delays. American League action includes New York, Cleveland, Philadelphia, St Louis, Boston, Chicago, Washington, and Detroit. Regional listings show Indianapolis and Kansas City with player lineups and pitchers named.
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Smith
Pickrel
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Spobyrer
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New York
Dean
Davis
Laamne
Mancuso
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
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Cadden
Darrow
Hanzen
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Todd
Chicago
Brooklyn
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Tate
Lucar
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Lope
RFC
Cleveland
GOS
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Smythe
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Dickey
L. Brown
Pytlak
Erladelphia St. Loui Hemsley
Gaveroneen
Hinkle
Jones
Madijesk
Washington
Detroit
Oora Crowder
Phillips
Andy Cobra
American Association
Indianapolis
Kansas
Butzberger
Sheeley
Brentel
Recreation Program Considered for City Meeting
A meeting tomorrow night at Wiedemann's will discuss a year round social and recreational program for Lawrence. Prof. Neve of Northwestern University will lead, with reservations needed by noon. Aimed at a city wide program to reduce delinquency and improve leisure use, potential building and center plans are explored.
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Lawrence
Wiedemann’s
Tomorow
Neve, R. Boyd
Northwestern University
Boost Army Air Program With Request for Planes
Washington May 22 AP The army speeds its air program by bidding for 90 attack planes instead of 30 as planned Assistant Secretary of War Woodring seeks approval for 60 planes for 1935 The 90 planes will cost 7500000 from PWA funds while other craft will draw on air corps appropriations Bids for more than 200 bombers pursuit observation and cargo craft will be issued before July 1 Minimums for the 90 aircraft include 200 mph high speed 170 mph operating speed six hours endurance at 170 mph 15000 ft ceiling and ability to take off land over a 6 foot obstacle in 2400 feet Rotary note Knapp elected governor Kansas City invited to host 1984 convention Collision reported two cars damaged no injuries Average stock index 76.6 yesterday 78.4.
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Army
Woodring
General Staff
PWA
Air Corps
Aed
Nye Rises in Defense of Darrow Report
Senator Nye charges a "shameful attack" on Clarence Darrow by the New Deal aides and names Donald Richberg as the man who proposed Darrow's appointment. Representative Britten seeks a congressional investigation into the NRA and the Roosevelt Darrow board of review to decide whether the NRA should be abolished.
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Nye
N. D
Senate
Recovery Administration
Clarence Darrow
Darrow
NRA
Donald Richbere
House
Britten
R Ill
Roosevelt-Darrow Board of Review
Manley Memorial Rock Garden Dedicated in Central Park
In Central Park a large group gathered for the dedication of the Manley Memorial Rock Garden. Friends recalled Robert Manley’s love of nature and his role in beautifying private and public spaces. Funds were raised by the Lawrence Flower Club with city cooperation. Warwick Benedict supervised construction. and local groups and scouts accepted future care duties.
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Central Park
Manley
Robert Manley
W. E. Snalding
Joseph F. King
Ayrshire Field Day At Peairs Dairy Farm Draws 109 Dairymen
The Ayrshire field day at H B Peairs Dairy Farm ten miles south of Lawrence drew more than 109 dairymen and others interested in dairy problems. A judging contest, music by the Haskell band, and noon luncheon by Douglas county Farm Bureau women opened the program with speakers including Mr Peairs and C T Conklin. James W Linn discussed The National Dairy Reduction Program and W O H Riddell presided. Later, Washington names new education commissioner.
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H. B. Peairs
Lawrence
W. O H. Riddell
Kansas Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Haskell Band
Farm Bureau
Douglas County
Mr. Peairs
C. T. Conklin
Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
James W. Linn
Mr. Riddell
Toytown comes alive at Cordley with a grade school model
About 40 first and second graders at Cordley School built a Toytown miniature city in the gymnasium directed by Miss Marcia Wood Carter. The project aims to teach observation, vocabulary, cooperation, and planning, while allowing free oral English and ongoing exploration. Excerpts show streets, a river, parks, two rail roads, and a wedding scene in one doll home.
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Cordley School
Cordley
Marcia Wood Carter
Cordley Gymnasium
Migs Carter
Massachusetts Street
Cities Service scrutiny shows Doherty’s near control
Washington May 22 0 AP Henry L Doherty owner of 29.6 percent voting stock of Cities Service described as practical controlling force by FTC counsel Robert Healy The commission summary traces Doherty through Henry L Doherty & Company and through ownership of five percent stock revealing the company grew from 12 million to 278 million in assets 1910 1930 The report notes Doherty’s two channel control via fiscal agent and personal holdings and states services were performed at cost with audits by independent accountants
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Washington
Henry L. Doherty
Cities Service
Federal Trade Commission
Robert FE. Healy
Commission
Doherty
Robert Burns
Cities Service Counsel
Cities Service Company
Cities Service System
Henry L. Dohery & Company
Henry L. Doherty & Company
Henry L. Doherty, & Company
Doherty & ‘Compart
Burns
Certified Public
Oatman Wins to Reach City Golf Semi finals
Glen Oatman defeated Rob Finley 4 and 3 at Hill View to reach the city championship golf semi finals. Oatman will pair with Chick Pontius in the upper bracket while Dale Maxwell faces Louis North in the lower bracket. Semi final matches set for next Sunday. Also: a registration error in yesterday’s Journal-World misprinted the Fifth Ward precinct two ninety three voters. corrected figure noted.
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Glen Oatman
Hill View
Rob Finley
Oatman
Chick Pontius
Dale Maxwell
Louis North
Journal-World
Weather forecast for Kansas region and city specifics
Kansas forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with cooler air in the extreme southeast tonight and a bit warmer by Wednesday. Morning weather shows clear skies with Wichita, Pittsburg and Arkansas City partly cloudy. Roads are mostly good with soft dirt in Wichita and Douglas County road conditions good. Readings note yesterday’s high near 70 and today’s low around 53 with trace rainfall by 7 am.
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Kansas
Wichita
Pittsburg
Arkansas City
Douglas County
Gaza
Trace
Bootlegger Plane Rips Up a Polo Field
Toneka Polo Club and police pursue a suspected bootleg aircraft that plowed the soggy polo field at dusk leaving deep ruts, with a truck unloading packages before fleeing. Polo players start repairs after the incident.
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Toneka
Toneka Polo Club
Paving Nears Finish on Massachusetts Street West Strip
Workmen pour concrete on the west side in the 1200 block and expect to pour the final block by 8 p.m. tonight. If weather holds, the entire pavement should be completed by Thursday night except for minor finishing. Intersections at Eleventh Park Thirteenth and Fourteenth remain partly unfinished. Traffic is directed from Nineteenth south to Twentieth and from Nineteenth north toward Eighteenth Street.
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West Side
Fourteenth Street
Eleventh, Park
Thirteenth
Fourteenth Streets
Nineteenth Street
Eighteenth
Park Street
Thirteenth Street
Rain Aids The Crops In Central West After Heat Wave
The drouth eased in parts of central west as showers hit northern Illinois and Wisconsin, with Chicago area receiving about half an inch. Wisconsin saw up to an inch, while Nebraska had light showers. Wheat in Western Kansas, eastern Colorado, and Nebraska was nearly ruined, crop experts warned, unless heavy rains arrive within two weeks.
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Ghicazo
Central West
Illinois
Wisconsin
Chicago
Century of Progress
Nebraska
H. C. Donovan
Kansas
Colorado
Wheat Belt
Maddy says 14 orchestras entered national school contest
Ottawa Kansas May 22 AP Joseph E Maddy of Ann Arbor Michigan an official of the national school orchestra contest announces 14 orchestras have entered with one more likely to enter total compares favorably with last year in Chicago when 17 groups competed about 1000 young musicians expected plus hundreds of directors guests and officials tentative schedule lists Class A Saturday performances Vermillion Mason City Joplin Topeka Elkhart Hammond Joliet Class B Friday night Ottawa champion last year joins Winfield Belvue Burden Stafford Newkirk Maywood in Friday afternoon session
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Kan
Joseph E. Maddy
Ann Arbor
Mich
Chicago
Vermillion
M. D
Mason City
Joplin
Toneka
Elkhart
Ind
Hammond
Joliet
Winfield
Belyue
Burden
Stafford
Newkirk, Okla
Maywood, Neb
Flier recounts 2000 feet rise in swift storm
James Haizlip, famed speed flier, described being lifted 2000 feet in 90 seconds by a Kansas City wind storm while crossing from Cedar Rapids toward Trenton Missouri. He likened cold storm air to a plow lifting warm air as they rose rapidly. He planned a flight to Arkansas City, Kansas. A Lake View Methodist church social token is set for tomorrow night at 8.
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Kansas City
James Haizlip
Speed Flier
Cedar Rapids
Trenton
Arkansas City
Kan
Lake View
Chamber of Commerce Spring Outing Planned at Country Club
The first annual Chamber of Commerce spring outing will be held Thursday afternoon and evening at the Country Club. Activities include golf from 1:30 pm, a 6 pm driving contest with local pros, a floodlit Scotch foursome, and an old fashioned fried chicken supper with piano music and a quartet from the University of Kansas. Special prizes go to the golf winners, the oldest and newest members, with a brief report on last year’s work and a preview of the coming year by officers.
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Chamber of Commerce
Country Club
University of Kansas
Glenn Charlton
J. J. Meade
George Lover
Channel
Liquor Candy Ring Faces Federal Indictments
New York May 22 AP Evidence of a liquor candy ring sold more than 5000 dollars of candy to children with alcohol. Five individuals and two companies expected to be indicted in Brooklyn this week after a six month federal probe. Candy sold in Paris labeled bars found to contain over 20 percent alcohol. Cases tied to Chicago Baltimore Patterson and New York seizures and a deserted Patterson ranch factory.
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New York
Federal Grand Jury
Brooklyn
Food and Drug Administration
Chicago
Murray Kreindler
Baltimore
Paris
Patterson
Merchants to Discuss Closing Hours at Chamber Meeting
An important meeting of the merchants bureau is set for Thursday at 9:30 AM in the Chamber of Commerce assembly room. H. C. Brinkman, the new bureau chair, urges full retail representation as there will be discussion of proposed summer opening and closing hours and a majority opinion on the issue is sought. Plans will be made for the next Lawrence shopping day. Fire Destroys Elevator Hill City, Kansas. Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the Kansas wheat wool elevator No. 7, burning the structure in about 40 minutes.
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Merchants Bureau
Chamber of Commerce Assembly Room
H. C. Brinkman
Bureau
Lawrence
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