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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1923
Page
1
Berlin reports quiet in troubled districts after municipality announced measures for the unemployed. Fourteen feeding kitchens open for free meals and wood and clothing allowances. police accuse Moscow Petrograd style tricks of inciting crowds with a stretcher hoax.
Mexico City reports fear of upheaval as the Cedillo brothers march on the state capital to back Aurelia Manrique for governor. Jorge Prieto Laurens, head of the rival faction, says the plot includes deposing municipal authorities and disrupting telegraph lines as they advance.
President Coolidge lettered praise to John H. Cowles grand commander of the Southern Jurisdiction Ancient and Accepted Scottish Freemasonry for forgoing a personal meeting. He called the gesture friendly thoughtful and a model of consideration that saves his time and energy for more serious duties amid national strain.
The fourth game of the junior world series between Baltimore and Kansas City was postponed due to wet grounds. It will be played tomorrow, weather permitting, marking the fourth postponement of the contest that was originally scheduled for Saturday.
In Deytse, Belgium eyes 60 billion gold marks as the German indemnity for reparations. Herr Stinnes is believed to be in the Ruhr arranging positions for submission to General Deyoutte while his movements stay secret. The Belgian plan, based on a detailed study of Germany’s finances, proposes railroad guarantees and monopolies in key industries to secure payment. The Belgian foreign office suggests referring proposals to the Interallied Reparations Commission for settlement. The allies agreed to this approach.
Dr Emmett P North President of the Missouri State Board of Health invites Dr Waite of Cleveland to survey the qualifications of about 600 physicians and state medical school standards. The move follows a Kansas City diploma sale arrest and a committee was named to cooperate with the board. North aims to determine how many unqualified practitioners with bogus diplomas are practicing in Missouri and to identify interstate ties.
A L Metus told the Kansas City Rotary Club that travelers using a fort highway between Tonganoxie and Kansas City are lured into mud holes by farmers who have removed barriers to trap them. He said six fills exist along the pavement and charges rise from 3 dollars to haul machines to dev pavement. The Rotary Club plans to press county officials to fix the road immediately.
Oklahoma City dispatch notes the state legislature will convene briefly this afternoon as the house committee on investigation and impeachment finalizes its report on Governor J. C. Walton’s official conduct. The report is expected to be filed with the house. Real Estate Meeting Friday Night at Chamber of Commerce building. Watch Chevrolet Lead.
The annual Kan Public Service Association convention is set for October 26 in Teawretve, held jointly with the National Light Association Midwest division. About 1 to 150 delegates from major power companies are expected, with sessions at the Chamber of Commerce and the University. W. W. Austin will open the first session, B. A. Barnes will preside, and A. Fee will address Saturday sessions on regulatory and technical issues. The meeting will adjourn to watch the Kan Aggies game.
Travel was difficult as muddy dirt roads kept Lawrence residents at home. Slick conditions and unsettled weather kept many shoppers away this morning, though some stores reported fair activity and more buyers were hoped for this afternoon. Merchants say the chosen sales day has been unlucky for two months.
Floods isolated Shawnee Oklahoma as two spans of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe bridge failed after a rise in the river near the North Indian and Missouri Kansas Texas lines. Water reportedly peaked around 11 o'clock with four to five feet above last June record. No loss of life recorded. A Chevrolet one ton truck chassis priced at 604 dollars appears in the listing.
Charles Lombardi and two companions age 18 from West Hoboken returned to New Jersey in a Cadillac with Lombardi's father. The mother had died of grief after the boys’ departure, and Lombardi expressed deep remorse and urged his friends to turn back. The caravan faced legal scrutiny over a rural incident and custody was arranged with Lombardi’s father.
The Oklahoma legislature, in extended session for a week, met on three calls under Governor Walton and faced disputed seating. Representatives from Stephens and Murray counties were involved as authority dispersed the assembly with military aid. The bar to Murray St. Gibbons’ claim signaled a broader challenge to nine members’ seats.
Former British prime minister David Lloyd George withdraws all engagements for today but hopes to keep a speaking date at the international amphitheatre near the stockyards. Doctors order rest amid a slight fever. State schools will close tomorrow and Friday to allow teachers to attend four state teachers association conventions in Independence Wichita Salina and Topeka. Labor experts warn unemployment in the British Isles could reach two million in the coming winter.
Topken Kansas Oct 17 S D Flora a weather bureau thief predicted the rain ends today and clear weather will prevail tomorrow after a week of rain drizzle and clouds. He said western Kansas around Dodge City and Goodland saw clear weather and the same may spread east by night with more crisp days ahead.
Washington October 17 The end of wholesale prices has turned up after a May decline, with a nearly 2 percent advance evident in a Labor Department compilation covering 404 commodities. Clothing showed the greatest rise, while farm products, foods, and building materials also posted gains, offset by fuel declines over the year.
About thirty organists from this area and Missouri are expected to attend a two day American Guild of Organists session hosted by the Kansas chapter on October 24 and 25. Professor S Skitton of the University leads the program with Dean Sterns of Washburn College and other fellows and organists from Topeka Independence Othiwh Kan City Emporia and Grand Avenue Temple. A Pietro Yon concert at the Congregational Church Thursday evening features Yon a Vatican honorary organist who will perform his new all American program.
The weekly crop report says the Kansas winter wheat crop is over seventy five percent sown and that late rains improved stands while frost damage risk remains. Corn and grain crops near maturity and farmers begin cribbing post first hard freeze. Historic notes include shoemakers forming unions in Philadelphia in 1792 and 1796 strikes, plus Canadian tradeimporter appointments in Copenhagen to safeguard interests.
The Philippine legislature approved Sergio Osmena's resolution demanding the recall of Governor General Leonard Wood. It instructed Senate President Quezon and House Speaker I to send copies to the U.S. President and Congress. A future move to address Weeks' mass message was noted, with assurances of American government support.
Review of a Rotary Club meeting highlights honor boys from the Rotary camp last summer and guests from the Junior League baseball team. Hovey Hanna and Harold Constant lead the program with introductions and remarks on sportsmanship. A Haskell Institute speaker and the Imperial Quartet provide program notes and musical support for the community chorus effort.
Topeka reports the solier bonus department has mailed checks up to No 37 600 and approved 51 500 bonus claims The number 8 163 was withdrawn due to errors on applications or discharge papers The check writing division plans to speed up next week mailing about a thousand checks daily instead of 560
Five contracts grant Elsh Oil Company the right to erect pipe lines on private rights of way in Kanwaka, Taney and Eudora townships. Contracts involve widow and heirs of JG McClanahan, estate of A K Winer, W H Dodderidas, A Grob and Matt Grob. Quiet title suit filed by A N Black Swan against Pierce C Hemphill et al. The George H Walker, the largest all steel packet boat on inland waters, operated between Pittsburgh and New Orleans.
A Jersey milk cow, homeless, is now under police care as part of a new duty for the department. Officers will nurse the animal and keep it safe while awaiting its owner. The uneven humor of the piece notes the situation as a lighthearted municipal oddity.
Oklahoma endures historic flood damage with losses near 2.5 million dollars. Oklahoma City bears the brunt as waters recede in a disaster affecting the northwest northeast and central regions. Two deaths are confirmed with more fatalities possible as relief and reconstruction efforts begin amid hospital cases from exposure.
The American Legion and Elks campaign to raise 24000 for the Salvation Army is delayed by bad weather. Workers from both groups will canvass the city once conditions improve. The Salvation Army budget of 4000 covers a year’s work, Wichita relief home expenses, and a new headquarters payment. The drive urges increased yearly contributions and a merchant canvass in the dense district.
A faculty meeting at the University discussed revisions to the Colleges rules. A committee led by Prof. P B Lawson and including Mrs C Schwan der ami Prof UL G Mitchell presented changes to the revision of the purmler. A booklet titled Faculty Regulations will be available from the Dean Brandt office, outlining minimum term credits for freshmen sophomores and juniors for class standing.
Col J A McRea vice president in charge of the central region of the Pennsylvania Railroad died today in Pittsburgh of pneumonia. Born in Philadelphia in 1857 he rose from radman to a senior executive, one of the railroad’s most prominent figures. Road traffic note and unrelated lines are omitted.
Dean Swarthout gathers 262 Lawrence residents and university students for the first Messiah practice at Memorial High School, aiming to build a 250 member community chorus. Leaders praise the turnout and plan weekly rehearsals, inviting all with basic singing ability to join for a spring performance.
John G. Stutz secretary treasurer of the League of Kansas Municipalities tells of the group’s goals at the fifteenth annual meeting. He says the league substitutes fact for guesses in city government through meetings bulletins and a monthly magazine while maintaining an information service for city officials. He notes wasteful spending must be curbed and that the league helps officials obtain up-to-date information for better service. The league has grown to become the second largest of its kind in the United States and publishes the state’s largest municipal magazine.
A fire started in a dresser at 1 18 this afternoon in the Robison home on Indiana Street. The blaze caused minor damage to clothing. firefighters extinguished it with little loss. The incident involved Welch & Welch hardware and a local chiropractor.
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