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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1929

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Debenture row stalls farm relief conference action

Washington May 29 AP The farm relief conference panel to settle the debenture controversy between the House and Senate neared failure as Rep Garner Texas Democratic leader said he would not move to recommit the tariff bill with instructions to strike the debenture plan Senate conferees sought such action to satisfy the Senate’s demand for a House vote on the debenture provision House Republican leaders contemplated amendment limits amid hopes to preserve Democratic strength The farm relief conference meeting was postponed to allow Republican Tariff caucus attendance Numerous amendments to the tariff bill proposing new duties were offered by Ways and Means Republicans and the conference session ended without a rule to govern floor consideration of the bill

Washington Farm Relief Conference House Senate Garney Texas Ways ‘and Tarife Garnerl Ted Farm’ Relief Conference Committee Republican House Ways and Means ‘Committee Amon senate _ wias Toda LaFollette Wisconsin

Pavein' Victim Improves After Cave-In Rescue

Leslie Price, employee of the tity iwatqr department, was caught in a cave-in on Barker Avenue yesterday morning and held prisoner by loose debris for about two hours before rescue. He is improving rapidly at Memorial hospital. General Harry A. Smith, commander of the Seventh Corps area, headquartered here, is a native of Atchison Kansas.

Leslie Price Tity Iwatqr Barker Avenue Memorial Hospital Price Hirtfox Smith Omaha Neb Harry A. Smith

Freight Trucks Halted by Police for Weight Check

Five Kansas City topeka freight trucks were halted and weighed by night patrol officers led by Police Chief John Callahan. Officials found most trucks within weight limits despite icy conditions. The incident underscores adherence to city weight ordinances.

John Callahan

Weather and Court Actions Highlight Douglas County News

Weather forecast for Kensasi and Arkansas City notes mild conditions. In county news, William Earnest Long was brought to Douglas County jail by a DOJ officer from Topeka after indictment on anti pass law violation, fined 300 dollars and held until payment. A rural graduate list omits Clarence Maldenhauer from Douglas County eighth grade graduates.

William Earnest Douglas County Department of Justice Topeka Long Jag Douglas Clarence Maldenhauer

Wheat price protection move sparks market mood

A fragmented note describes an international gray market and lowered mood affecting wheat prices. It cites a marked duty adopted to protect national wheat forecasts and hints at later retail price controls for tread products in the Kingdom.

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Lawrence Recreation Fund Grows for Summer Play Centers

A 12.50 contribution by the Lawrence Teachers Association boosts the Lawrence Recreation Board fund for a summer playground program. Plans call for four recreation centers over at least four weeks with three two hour sessions weekly, directed by a qualified director and supported by capable assistants. Centers will be in parks and school playgrounds using available apparatus, with no interference to Bible school activities.

farent-Teacherst Association Lawrence George’ J. Kirchhoff Rence Recreation Board

Fine Weather Brings Big Lawrence Sales Event

Cheery crowds greet three day May sales drive in Lawrence led by Merchants' Bureau to boost the city as a shopping center. Stores offer unusual bargains including coats and suits at marked low prices. thousands of items across stocks planned for Friday and Saturday amid good road conditions expectant shoppers. Fine weather helps attendance as firms promote early breakfast dishes on Massachusetts Street.

Lawrence Massachusetts Street Merchants’ Bureau

Endurance Record Flight and Pilots Faced Challenges

Reports from Texas and New York describe Airmen pursuing endurance flight records in single motor planes. Fort Worth hosts a 96 hour goal while recent attempts near Long Island aim for 200 hours with the Three Musketeers. Clarence M. White, a Pittsburg technical instructor, departs for commencement duties as he continues his degree work.

Fort Warik Joeco Fort Wwroith Texas Robbins al James Kelly Fort Worth Reid Long’ Island Pittsburg Clarence M. White Ithe Kai White

Senate row over press access and secret roll call

In Washington on May 23 the Senate faced a dispute as Senator La Follette Wisconsin urged the rules committee to investigate a published secret roll call confirming Irvine Lenroot as a federal judge. The Senate barred press association representatives from the floor, provoking protests from Norris and the Associated Press while the press gallery remained accessible.

Senate LaFollette United Press Associations United Poeks Associations Sa Irvine I. Learnot Wisconsin Fon Curtis Norris Braska Rules Committee Associated Press Gurtis All Press Association United Press Datter

Manager Sought for Local Salvage Store

Directors of the Social Service League seek a competent woman to manage the salvage store in the Francisco cottage in the 800 block Vermont street north of the city library grounds. The board decided at a morning meeting to offer modern living quarters and a fair salary. References and recommendations required. Applications to the Social Service League in care of the Journal-World.

Social Service League Francisco Vermont Street Yesterrnoon Journal-World

Bankers Meeting Opens in Hays Kansas

About 600 delegates registered for the Kansas State Bankers Association annual gathering in Hays with H S Burdel presiding. The event expects over 4000 attendees as 12000 visitors are anticipated to pass through the town of 5000. Victor Murdoch led the morning program with Frank R Simmons and G Q Chandler among speakers.

Hays Kan Kansay Bankers'association Victor Murdock Wichita Puincinal Frank R. Simomons New York

Wire News Briefs From May 28 Across Cities

A compilation of AP briefs reports Gail Newton Mahan, 6, guilty of manslaughter in Kentucky over a scrap iron dispute. John Curry, 15, and John Blymer, 32, sentenced to life for the murder of Nelson Rehmeyer in Pennsylvania. Also notes cantonese, Irish and Afghan moves, oil production in Kansas, clerical tobacco ban, a murder trial in Fort Scott, and other regional items from Belfast to Ottawa.

Paintsville Gail Newton Mahan John Mahan Cecil “Vanhouse Atte York John Curry John Blymer Nelsoni D. Rehmeyer BR. P. Sherwood Canton China Kwangtang Lupao Ere Wichita Kan Sedgwick Lancaster Church of the United Brethren In Christ General Conference Fort Scott Maude Bruner nNew FL Wnst Belfast Northern Ireland Unionist Party Simla India Quetta Amapullah Afghanistan Souriya Inayatullah Chaman Ban Moscow Leningrads Washington Presigens Hoover Charles R. Walgreen William Crawford Gorg Gertrude Carter Stockard High School of Mountainbove Ark Etsat Shanghai British North China News Tokyo Dispatch Hooter John van AL MacMurray Peking Tokyo Ottawa Kansas State Peace Officers’ Association Kansas City Otto H. Baulé Chanute Elwood McKinsey Earlton

Aviation Talk Draws About Fifty Kansas University Students

About fifty University of Kansas students and Lawrence residents attended a free lecture titled The Development of Aviation From 1916 Till the Present Time. Captain Richard Duncan, M. D., veteran of World War I, spoke at the Eldridge hotel last night and Curtiss Flying Service of the Middle West plans further talks with Duncan present at the meeting. Invitations were sent to university students and officials expect a full turnout tonight.

University of Kansas Lawrence Towns Penple Tichard Dancan Eldridge Duncen Flds Ridge Hotel Franklin Moore Kansas City National Aeronauic Association Dungan Curtiss Flying Service of Middle * West

Postpone Berry Fee Strawbery Feed in Lone Star Area

Announcement by D F Smith says the strawberry feed planned for Sunday in Lone Star is postponed to June 9 at Windy Gulch. Invited residents around Lone Star expected to gather for a larger event sponsored by local C P A members. A second note mentions a June 7 1929 advertising history book by Doubleday Doran Co and author Frank Presbrey.

Lone Star D. F. Smith Windy Gulch C.P. A Double- Day, Doran, & Company, Inc Garden City New York Frank Presbrey Lawrence Wrey Spalding

Wheat Harvest To Start In Central Kansas June 20

Salina Kansas May 23 AP Wheat harvest will begin in central Kansas around June 20 to 25 according to William B Smith manager of the local state and federal labor bureau. No outside labor will be employed until that time though some workers are arriving. Harvest in western and northwest Kansas is expected ten days to two weeks later than central Kansas.

Salina Kan Kansas

Call for flowers for Memorial Day in Lawrence cemeteries

Washington post of the G. A. R. and the observance committee seek flowers for decorating about 760 graves on Memorial Day. Volunteers with flowers should contact Commander Churchill at 2363M and deliver by May 30 at 3:30 AM. Those delivering late may arrange pickup by telephone. Flowers may also be brought to the courthouse by Memorial Day morning.

Lawrenc Washington Post G. JA. R Poe Jlo Ti Churchill Washington Nest Court House

City News: Milk Supply Declares Adequate for Needs

Local reports confirm ample whole milk available from distributors. Producers association notes surplus relief as eight farmers marketing 618,905 pounds of milk in April earned $18.07 more selling whole milk than cream. A cream separator at 184512 Massachusetts street ready for service. Attendees praise boxing show with interest in future events and local support.

Disributy Tony Producers Association Massachusetts Street Tommy Constant Fritz Meyn Lyle Powell Ces Art Fritzel Charles Radcliffe K. U E. C. Shaw Anhauser-Busch Company St. Louis

Oil drilling planned on E C Wilson farm near Clinton

Plans to drill for oil on the E C Wilson farm near Clinton proceed as Col RB F Smith returns from Oklahoma City with a lease. He says a full set of new drilling tools arrived next week and a derrick is erected as work should begin soon six teen miles southwest of Lawrence. Gasoline price rising one cent tomorrow. Fritz Super Service Station advertises Red Crown Ethyl and Solite.

E. C. Wilson Clinton Oklahoma City RB. PF. Smith Colonel Smith Col. Smith Wilson Farm Lawrence

Dedication Plans For Douglas County Soldier Memorial

Plans announced for a Sunday dedication of the Douglas Leavenworth county line soldier memorial. A. B. Elliott and J D M Baker lead the ceremonies with music by the F A U band, invocation by Dr E K Ebright, unveiling by Mrs I H Menger, and addresses by Ernest A Ryan and local officials. Parking provided at H G Van Neste farm.

Douglas County Oldier Memorial A. B. Elliott Liberty Ament Legion J . D. M. Baker Eli” Farrell Dorsey American Legion Douglas-Leavenworth Scounty Line Mud Creek Ridge U.S. Highway No. 40 G. A Women's Relief Corps H. G. van Neste Caaf van Neste Women's City Club F. A. U. Band America E. K. Ebright Er University I. H. Menger Women’s City Club R.C. Rankin Frank H.mcfarland Victory Highway Association Ernest A. Ryan Topeka The

Educational Meeting Of K E P Employees

Kan sas Electric Power company employees held an educational meeting at Eagles hall attended by Bonner Springs and Lawrence staff. Leavenworth workers presented a playlet Qui Mary. Speakers included Miss Marie Benaly Miss Margaret Lienard Charles Hammond R C Walton M C Blackston on Ice Distribution Personal Efficiency Elimination of Waste Rural Electrification and messages From the Management Dr W C McConnell guest gave an impromptu talk followed by refreshments

Kansas’ Electric Power Company Eagles’ Hall Alttended Bonner Springs Lawrence Leavenworth Marie Benaly Margaret Lienard Charles Hammond R.C. Walton M. C. Blackston Charles Noble J. B. Turner BR. F. Rice W. C. McConnell

Start Work of Laying Asphalt on Main Street

The King Paving Company of Topeka began asphalt work on Main Street to repair rough spots along streetcar tracks. Commissioner L. Constant and City Engineer M. D. Babb supervised the dawn project as crews remove old asphalt and lay new material from Eleventh Street north toward the Kaw Bridge. A steam roller finishes the job and traffic opens the same day.

Sachusetts King Paving Company Topeka L. Constant Utilities M. D. Babb City Eniicer Eleventh Street Kawbridge

S11 submarine raised at Panama Bay linked to Vickery tale

Article notes S11 raised May 17 at Panama Bay. Commander Claude G. Vickery, a former Lawrence boy, led S11 for over two years. S-4, sunk near Provincetown, was commanded by Vickery's US Naval Academy classmates in 1910. Vickery also won a prize for a personal experience story in Consolidated Magazine. The piece also mentions an AP report on oil industry waste and an informal meeting by the federal air conservation board and AI Institute about possible interstate drilling limits.

Panama Bay Aformer Lawrence Boy Claude GC. Vickery Provincetown Mass United States Naval Academy Navy Vickery Consolidate Magazine Corporation Chicago Aviation Washington Federal Air Conservation Board American Petroleum Institute

Stolen Ford Coupe Traced From Seminole to Japan

Tom Drake a former Kansas University student and Cottage owner in Mt Oread learned his Ford coupe was stolen months earlier after repair work revealed scratched brass numbers. Sheriff Bob Rutherford traced the car to Seminole Oklahoma where it had been stolen December 1 and sold December 14 to Callaway Motor Co of Lawrence. The plate number matched a Ford shipped to Yokohama Japan. Drake bought the car January 14 from a local dealer. it had been sold November 28 to a Seminole man and reported stolen three days after. An impostor, RR Serogin claiming to be a south Ottawa teacher, brokered a trade for a new Dodge with Callaway. payments faltered and the Ford was repaid by an insurance representative. Drake was released from liability and Callaway would recover the car.

Tom Drake K. U Mt. Oread Drake Bob Rutherford Seminole Oklahoma Callaway Motor Company Lawrence Rutherford Chester Feeds Company Yokohama Japan Kadasas City Mays County Motor Company Prior Ottawa Serogin Drake Tater Calloway Company Ford Focal Concern Dodge Panta Larence Sher HC Rutherford Jin

Damage suit filed over railroad construction accident near Lawrence

A damage suit for 6000 dollars was filed in the district court by Noah Hill of Lawrence against Dobbsbn and Robinson Construction Company after a May accident on U S highway south of Lawrence. Hill, a mule team driver, alleges a sand truck caused a wreck by reckless driving, fracturing his left thigh and injuring him, keeping him from work for a period. The case will appear on the under court docket.

Th Clork District Court Noah Hill Lawrence Dob‘sbn_ and Robinson Construction Company U. S T&w Vetttion al Mder

Lawrence High School seniors plan Friday exercises and commencement

Tomorrow marks the end of term with junior high and high school ceremonies. Lawrence High will hold an 8:15 a m program and a 2 p m junior high promotion in the auditorium, featuring Prof F S Johnson and several senior class speakers. The senior class will also deliver commencement talks, with four seniors listed as speakers, as classmates gather for breakfast, assembly, and a Brown’s Grove picnic before ceremonies. The graduating class roster includes many named students and teachers from Lawrence and area schools.

Mz Agsret Drennon Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority MacDowell 3 Music Clube Women’s Glee Club Kappa Beta Lawrence High School F. Sliis’'Johnson University of Kansas Johnson Elis Lahnson Helen Kinney Arthur Banks Haley Heaston Wllis Johnson Helen ‘Kinneye Senta High School Sapres Reaston Leistre Lawrence High Seh Brown's Grove John R Barnes Igh Schoal Archestia Paneijal-Eqieriéys F. A. Offey Billis Johnson Salo Dior Lertnis Densimerg Tilly Helen Tlayalon Elless Wo Helen Mines Banteay Dorothy Arnatdy Fowell Brel Seabee Atlean Ware Adeleie Wilierady Poe Johany Hampten Mare Clos Fuinedd Fhonver Vrthue Emin Toil Merkel Wetteris Avis Berke Imvenlag Uefa Suprchotenilene Hill Prostlenty Shir Samed Fiat Cevbest Byron Co Junin Progran Tandy Rehnbere Lion Les Warrgas Pratt EE Johnsoy Witt Ticeford Van - 1 Elanly Sir Shand Luier Lawryien High School WiNter Lealler Anderson Kirthleen Piv Anderson Pla Mie Arellison Natsom Mae Anerson Aie Arnety Deraillv Mandel Arnall Rathleeh Bhearer Archer Loin Angeline Riker Asthar Jeho Woln Barber Theérhirt Barker Barle Rit Larteldas Doe Alben Lest Belie Forges Witz Christin Garrire Vision Ruin Tered Wiltin Aidtr Marthe Bari Dover Christy Dumea V. Clark Helen Marie Coffman Virwini Jane Ao Willie Fred Ade Charley T. Mowts Bayleer Aa Ole AL Dotdas Anice Dreher Shorharel Rachel Hiizabethkin I. Budaly Geneward Ewlax Helen Jeary Martha Ane Pan Greeory Melvin Eugen Griffith Bersethy Ruth Hani Ote G. Tanerton Harold Charles Hardtarer Gang~ Vieve F. Harelss Hele Elizabeth Varris Dorothea Dorothy ‘ Loulan’ Jewell Donald Henry Ohne Ellis T. Johnson Vireinga Ruth Tohnson Wannety Helen Slotinson Marti Jost Lanna LE Kampschrorder Edith Goel Kampa Achroeder Marjorie Cz Kieth Heéton Jane Inney Sadie Dérarhy Tee Thoma Cendhir Lullian Rich Lewis Mary Anne Kent Logue Wham -el Lutiman Marjorie Henry Mirgruder Sarde George Mayer Lorna Jean McElliiiny Farland J. Maurice Wilbur Hlekte Lene Marie McPheetere Carl W. Meitner Lucile Miller Alice Mitchell James Core Irene Neweonth Glades Ruth Not Kermit Gopermay Marie Palrker Elsie Mae Payne Eilna Jane Pennex Dorothy Gertrude Perking TaVere Asina Peterson Lynden Cy Rexton Ernest el Pine W Eblylitt Pine Wilfred Pine Williamy Loren’ Poe Edward Frowning Rebel Bansal Marl Ko Wilfred Bylug Winnidth Arazella A. Gil Gil

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