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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
1
Lord Cecil raises issue of mandate at the South African Assembly as the delegation criticizes U S policy. The debate centers on governance and foreign relations with emphasis on colonial oversight and international stance amid tensions.
Lord Cecil voices criticism of U S delay in mandate settlements and urges urgent disarmament action. He calls for clear definitions of A and B class mandates and warns nations build arms to destroy themselves. He presses the league to continue practical steps without interruption.
Buenos Aires reports that the League of Nations amendments proposed by Argentina faced assembly rejection and may prompt withdrawals by American Republicans. Chile reportedly plans to join. Argentina previously withdrew when amendments failed.
In Buenos Aires daily dawn shows streets washed and disinfected to curb diseases. Each midnight white-clad teams sweep gutters with hoses and brooms to kill germs. The city also runs education campaigns with posters outlining how diseases spread.
The forecast indicates a partly cloudy pattern tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Historical temperatures show modest variations from yesterday night to today early morning and afternoon readings.
New Jersey officials traced a typhoid outbreak to chicken salad at a July 27 harvest supper in Jacobstown. The state board of health linked 185 cases across 23 municipalities and 116 homes to the salad, after 400 people were served at the event.
Chicago anticipates resumed work as Judge Landis may issue a decision quickly. Officials expect acceptance from both sides if the ruling stands, signaling a potential breakthrough in the labor dispute and return to normal operations.
Judge Landis orders wage cuts of 10 to 36 percent in the builders’ controversy, signaling immediate employment for about 50,000 workers and $100 million in new construction. Union leaders anticipate acceptance despite workers’ possible dissatisfaction as the Building Trades Council meets to finalize action.
The state of Kansas ex rel Attorney General Hopkins versus Security Benefit Association of Topeka did not hear in district court today. Court adjourned at 6 yesterday and will resume tomorrow morning. Judge Means was needed in Ottawa for preliminary arrangements for a Monday opening.
The German mark slumped to 1.005 cents by noon in New York, briefly touching the prewar low of 1.1 cents. The fall follows Berlin cables signaling another decline, eroding the mark’s value across major German trading centers.
Federal warrants have been issued in Logan West Virginia for men alleged to have formed part of an armed force whose march in Logan County drew federal troops into the coal fields. Magistrate Gore issued the warrants at the request of Logan County prosecuting attorney John Chafin.
Appeal to the Shipping Board from 2600 stockholders claims the Green Star line faces receivership. They seek a revision of the contract for the purchase of nine vessels, learned today in New York.
Twelve men reported to Niagara state reservation police that a man about 50 years old, 200 pounds, five feet six inches, wearing shabby clothing, leaped from the Goat Island bridge into the upper rapids at 9:30 last night and was carried over the American Falls.
All students expected to enter Oread High School may enroll next week on Monday forenoon or Tuesday forenoon. Enrollment will be held at the Oread building on Louisiana Street, according to W. H. Johnson, director.
British cabinet invites Sinn Fein to a further conference to reconcile Ireland with the empire. Lloyd George states a republic demand is not accepted as a basis for talks, proposing Inverness on September 20 and promising full discussion of liberty and Irish aspirations. Sinn Fein supporters in Dublin greet the news with cautious confidence.
Springfield Illinois September 8 Adjutant General Frank Dickson with Robert M Medill director of mines and minerals George B Arnold director of labor a stenographer and chauffeur prepared to leave for the Fluorspar area in Hardin county by automobile General Dickson will head the investigation ordered by Governor Small before his departure for Michigan last night He reported to Lieutenant Governor Fred E Sterling acting governor of Illinois before leaving the capital
Babe Ruth belted his 58th home run in the fourth inning for the Philadelphia Americans in today's game. The story notes a large number of bachelors in America, estimated near one million.
The Pravda list from Petrograd reports sixty one executions of people charged with participation in the Petrograd plot. Included are sixteen women linked to sheltering plot participants and several notable figures such as Prince Constantine Toumanoff aged 29 and Prince Sergius Oukhtonsky aged 35, a sculptor. Also named are American spies or couriers including Professor Vladimir Tagansiev, 31, described as head of the Petrograd organization, and Count Sergius Scholenberg, 24, accused of aiding an American courier.
Probate Judge L H Menger issued five marriage licenses yesterday afternoon and today. Couples include William H Humason with Isadora A Gilmore of Topeka, John E Wilson of Sabetha with Alice Henderson of Topeka, both colored, Ray Pendleton of Valencia with Lula Klamm of Tecumseh, Samuel W Nelson of Lawrence with Louise E Tolbert, and Glenn Banker of Russell with Wanda V Armstrong of Floyddale Texas.
Sam Sweezer pleaded guilty to possessing liquor and paid a $100 fine and costs and a 30 day jail term. The district court granted parole but the fine must be collected. He reported to court on the first day of each session for about two years. Kansas News notes a girl, Rosetta Harbes, 11, delivering the Junction City Union to 83 customers showing women taking roles once reserved for men.
University agencies list rooms for K U students with Fraser hall women’s office and Myers hall men’s Y M C A. Staff will meet trains to help freshmen locate housing, with transport provided by the Chamber of Commerce. The effort aims to prevent discouragement from housing shortages and extend assistance through Tuesday of next week.
The Day's Bean Story reports W Hockenhull measuring a castor bean at ten and a half inches base and fifteen feet ten inches tall with leaves reaching higher, while J O Lovejoy of 1325 Kentucky Street grows a plant over seventeen feet tall. He offers Rio Grande bean seeds to interested growers.
A report by Kansas Secretary of the State Board of Administration finds 6 560 inmates in twelve institutions, 16397 capacity. Overcrowding forces returning insane patients to counties and using county homes. Penitentiaries show strain with Lansing at 49 inmates over capacity. Hutchinson reform school at 467 of 388. parolee recalls would double facilities. Tuberculosis sanatorium has 189 patients, with 34 awaiting admittance. Funds and new buildings are lacking though planned for 1921. improvements expected after completion.
Looking for home in Lawrence, B E Trueblood and Mrs Trueblood search housing as he prepares to take office next week as county engineer succeeding B L Wolfe. The couple, from Leavenworth, have two sons, one headed to the University of Kansas and the other to high school locally. National Fire Prevention Day noted with J A Tracy promoting a presidential proclamation for the event.
Ottawa welcomed Lawrence delegates and Kiwanis boosters for a three day Douglas county fair preview at Woodland Park. Lawrence officials promoted the university city while Ottawa hosted exhibits, a day nursery, and races drawing crowds. Kiwanians handed out energy pills as calling cards during the visit.
Readable fragments describe Evanston Illinois pupils facing a lighter school routine under superintendent Frederick W. Nichols with no home work or exams. References mention public health law draft, Bulgaria, and dancing lessons as planned community activities amid unclear context.
Sheriff Will Johns presided over a disposal near Lawrence as four barrels of seized alcohol from Sam Sweezer were dumped into the Kaw river. The operation included a distillery uniform official and a final drain of mash residue before recycling the barrels.
Warren Blodgett secretary of the University Y M C A says new students should have at least 150 saved before starting the fall term. He notes many applicants seek work to cover expenses with positions in lawrence across trades. The Y M C A employment bureau already lists about 200 job applications from incoming students.
Captain BE L Janney a former British aviator entered the thirty third day of a hunger strike at Lethbridge jail weighing 1137 pounds less than his 170 pound start. Jail doctors urged no forcible feeding as his pulse weakened. He protested arrest on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses in connection with an aircraft company flotation. Stubbs Hall to Open as Dormitory Col H D Burdick announced the new dormitory for seventy five men with tennis courts a pool a football field and hillside access nine minutes from Fraser Hall.
The Ruman Soviet government declined to permit the international Russian relief commission, appointed by the allied supreme council, to investigate conditions in Russia prior to famine relief. The note includes a cryptic local contact line: Fone 133 and leave it to Craig.
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