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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1931

Page

1

Mass Farm Case Before Court in Kansas Supreme Court

The Kansas Supreme Court hears mass farming corporate cases as Wheat Farming Company of Hays and Sledd Farm Corporation of Lyons face ouster actions. Attorney General argues these firms exceeded corporate authority by profit farming under a new state law. hearings proceed in several cities to keep cases separate.

Toneka Kansas Supreme Court Reiland Boynton Columbus Kan spen/sioner Hays Sledd Farm Corporation Lyons House of Representatives Senate Harry HH. Wandring Boss Colby Scott City Lrons Judge Boss W. —. Cunningham Arkansas City

Poultry Tour Set for Lawrence and Douglas County

The Kaw Valley Poultry Association invites poultry raisers from Lawrence and Douglas County to a tour Tuesday visiting at least four sites to view new equipment and methods. The boot will start at 10 am at the Nelson LeSuer place near Mud Creek corner with stops at A C Nichols E C Danvils and Ed Leary. A basket dinner will be held at Clinton Park. Committee members are W C Boardman chair J A Terrell county agent and W R Essick vocational agriculture instructor at Lawrence High School.

Lawrence Douglas County Kaw Valley Poultry Association Nelson LeSuer Mud Creek Corner A. C. Nichols E. C. Danvils Ed Leary

Prohibition Seen Not Ending Youth Drunkenness

Wilkes Barre Sept 28 The Rt Rev Msgr John J Melton of Philadelphia urged the national conference of Catholic charities that youth be taught temperance by other means than law. He argued prohibition has augmented the curse of drunkenness and taught youths the evils it sought to remove.

Wilkeerbarre John J. Mel Ton Philadelphia National Conference of Catholic Charities Today

Kansas Weather Forecast Notes a Warmer Southeast

Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with slight warmth in south and extreme east portions. morning outlook in Arkansas City shows clear to partly cloudy skies. Dirt and Douglas county roads in good condition. Temperatures show a maximum yesterday and a minimum today, with no specific figures provided.

Kansas Arkansas City Douglas County

Franco German plan for cooperation devised

Berlin announces creation of a Franco German economic commission to devise means of cooperation between France and Germany. Laval Briand and Bruening Curtius sign a plan to pool efforts to ease economic troubles. The commission will include government, business, and labor leaders with a permanent secretariat and will begin work immediately without harming third parties.

Berlin France Germany Laval Aristide Briand Bruening Julius Curtius

Gold standard suspended by Sweden and Norway

Sweden and Norway joined Britain by suspending the gold standard and banning gold exports for an initial period. Sweden to hold until November 30 with the Riksbank discount rate raised. Norway to embargo gold exports with the Bank of Norway discount rate up to eight percent. Central banks of four nations coordinate to keep currency parity during the suspension.

London Sweden Norway Great Britain Stockholm Oslo Swedish State Council Riksbank Bank of Norway Denmark Finland

Hoover invited to speak at Armistice Day meeting

President Hoover was invited by Henry L. Stevens Jr to address the American Legion Armistice Day gathering in Washington. Stevens, returning home to Warsaw North Carolina, defended the Legion against Dr Clarence Truer Wilson’s accusation of a drunken convention and affirmed the group’s sober conduct and its stance on the 18th amendment.

Washington Hoover Henry L. Stevens, Jr American Legion Legion Stevens Warsaw N. C White House Clarence Truer Wilson Methodist Board of Prohibition, Temperance and Public Morals Wilson Detroit

Phillies blank Athletics in exhibition game upset

In Philadelphia on September 25 the Phillies defeated the world champion Athletics 5 to 0 in an exhibition for unemployed relief. Chuck Klein homered twice and drove in five runs as Philadelphia limited the A’s to three hits. The event also featured a luncheon and charity motive.

Philadelphia Athletics Chuck Klein Phillies Onetit Aggani Davis

Trial hinges on gun bullets in Griffith sisters case

Newkirk Okla Sept 28 AP jurors in Earl Quinn murder trial view ballistic evidence linking a bullet used in slaying Jessie and Zexia Griffith to a test slug fired from a pistol found in a Salt Fork river sandhill. State ties button and fur tuft to Quinn, arguing a struggle led to the killings near Tonkawa last December.

Newkirk Okla Earl Quinn Griffith Salt Fork River Charles Waggoner Tonkawa Jean Quinn Jessie Zexia Griffith Sandhill Charles Reeber Oklahoma! Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification James Mathers Mathers Jessie Griffith Norman Hugh McDermott University of Oklahoma Virginia Perkins Missouri College Quinn Sisters

Marks by James Bausch set in national pentathlon win

James Bausch, former Kansas athlete, won the national pentathlon in Elizabeth New Jersey with a Americans record 3776 585 points. His marks included broad jump 21 feet 3 inches javelin 184 feet 3 inches 20% meters run 23.4 seconds discus 147 feet 5 inches and 1500 meters 5 minutes 31 seconds. Coach Brutus Hamilton praised the performances as excellent noting only three trials per event.

James Bausch K. U Elizabeth N. J Brutus Hamilton Kansas Hamilton Bausch

Patman moves to impeach Mellon over private holdings

Washington is Sept 28 Representative Wright Patman Democrat of Texas said he would initiate impeachment proceedings against Secretary Mellon when Congress convenes in December. He cites Mellon as a stockholder in Aluminum Corporation and Koppers Corporation and alleges conflicts of interest. He also claims Mellon ships operate under foreign registry to dodge U S merchant marine benefits.

Washington Wright Patman Texas Mellon Congress Texan Secretary of the Treasury Patman Melton The Aluminum Corporation

Month End Bargain Day in Lawrence Firms Join Event

Lawrence firms join a “Month End Bargain Day” sales event to run Wednesday with special values. Green Bros Noone's J C Penney Co Fritts Stowits Drug store Weaver's Round Corner Drug Gibbs Clothing Co and Oher's participate in the double page Journal World spread previewing offers.

Lawrence Journal-World Green Bros Noone's J. C. Penney Co Fritts-Stowits Drug Store Weaver's Round Corner Drug Store Gibbs Clothing Co Oher’s

First World Series Fan Begins Vigil At Park

Horace L Anspaugh 31 hotel clerk from Horton Kansas arrives at Sportsmans Park at 7 am aiming to be first in line for bleacher seats in the world series. He plans to stay through the event with meals arranged and may swap seats with a friend to win a $200 bet from Sedalia Missouri.

St. Louis Sportsman's Park Horace L. Anspaurh Horton Kans Sedalia Anspaugh Anspauch

Lawrence area highway office site debated by commission

Kansas officials tour Lawrence to pick a site for the state highway department maintenance division. Merchants favor Sixth and Lincoln if the building sits north of the river. Land purchases on East Twenty third and near the Santa Fe viaduct are reviewed amid questions of cost and value.

State Highway Commission Lawrence State Highway Department Harper Barn North Lawrence Sixth Lincoln Streets Santa Fe East Twentythird Street Elsie Armstrong Register of Deeds Douglas County G. A. Sommer Augustine Anton Railroad Building Loan and Savings Association Newton

Bucknell Football Indefinitely Suspended Amid Paralysis Outbreak

In Lewisburg Pa September 28 AP reports Bucknell University faces disruptions as one student dies and four freshmen are ill with infantile paralysis. The varsity squad remains unaffected though team activities may be temporarily abandoned.

Lewisburg Bucknell University Thomas West Coaldale

Gridster is Called Home by Ill Father

Guy Bush Has kell Indian guard is recalled to Van Tassel Wyoming because his father is seriously ill. Coach Dietz says he may miss the Kansas Haskell game Friday night. Bud Hendricks, former Indian guard, returns from North Dakota where he fought forest fires but may not be fit to play much. Rob Hotel robbery in Manhattan Kansas. $500 taken by three unmasked men. Police: Victor Berger night clerk and Louis Boswell bellboy on duty. Parliament close anticipated. Ramsay MacDonald says decision on Wednesday. Hamburg election shows gains by fascists and communists in the burgesses race. Floating ad for New Plymouth Bree Wheeling.

Guy Bush van Tassel Wyo K. U-Haskell W. H. Dietz Bud Hendricks North Dakota Hendricks Dietz Rob Manhattan Peeption Kan Gillett Victor Berger Louis Boswell Wareham Cue

Winchester snake tale stirs town but grape thefts hint hoax

Rumors say the famous Winchester snake was captured on Henry Meyer farm by two strangers who then took wild grapes. Neighbors discount the tale after discovery that the men reportedly carried away fruit and no evidence of a struggle. Residents last saw the snake two weeks ago. university students in Winchester face questions as locals debate if the tale is real or a hoax.

Win- Chester Henry Meyer Winchester University of Kansas

Episcopal bishops adopt new canon on marriage and divorce

Denver September 28 AP The House of Bishops adopts a modified canon on marriage and divorce with discretionary ecclesiastical courts, relaxing remarriage rules under church oversight. Deputies to vote on concurrence. Atlantic City named for 1934 triennial convention. motions against immoral motion pictures pass. pilots Allen Moyle depart Fairbanks toward Tacoma. Pangborn Herndon plan transpacific flight prep. Jefferson County Free Fair opens with races, activities. poultry and eggs ad listings in Journal World classified.

Denver House of Deputies House of Bishops Protestant Episcopal Church Land Missionary Atlantic City N. J Church Congress

Topeka murder case: deputies nab youth in stolen car

Deputy sheriffs Fred Vogler and George Price stopped a stolen Ford at Seventh and Rhode Island after spotting the car in Topeka linked to a fatal holdup. Ray McDaniel of Bragg City Missouri confessed to participating in the Topeka shooting of John Gartner and named a man and woman being sought. First degree murder charges filed. officials search for the alleged accomplices.

Seventh Rhode Island Fred Vogler George Price Shawnee County Topeka John Garthner Ray McDaniel Bragg City J. Glenn Logan Garner McDaniel Logan C. §. Alexander Gartner Lic Vogler Price Massachusetts Kansas Electric Power Company Seventh Street Elmdre Hotel Massachusetts Street Rhode Island Street

Death Halts Topeka Horseshoe Match In Central Park

James Vance a 63 year old Topeka employee and founder of the Highland Park horseshoe club died during a Lawrence Topeka match from heart disease. He sat down after feeling ill and died a few minutes later leaving a wife a daughter Mrs M W Reed Topeka and a half brother William Coker Ber ryton. A bandit later robbed the Standard Oil station at Thirteenth and Massachusetts taking about $100 from a safe while an attendant Griggs 1224 New York street lost a small amount from his pockets and a gold watch. The robber described as about 25 years old five seven to weigh 140 pounds wore a grey suit and cap. He fled after forcing Griggs into a closet with a skeleton key. Police believe he observed the building before the holdup and took money from the cash register placed in the safe.

Topeka James Vance Vance Santa Fe Central Park Courts Lawrence Highland Park Horseshoe Club M W. Reed William Coker Berryton Standard Oil Thirteenth Massachusetts BE. E. Griggs New York Street Griggs Thirteenth Street Grigers Ihief

Action Postponed on Sino Japanese War in Manchuria

Geneva September 28 AP reports the League of Nations council again postponed direct action on China's request. S. Alfred Sze urged fixing a completion date for Japanese troop withdrawal from recently occupied Manchurian areas. Tokyo reports a provisional Kirin government formed with Gen Hsi Sin as governor and ministers named.

Geneva Council of the League of Nations China Manchuria S. Alfred Sze Japan Tokyo Renga Mukiden Today Kirin Hsi Sin Kirim Mukden People’s Association

Patrol Chinese Streets Blamed on Communist Influences

Hongkong and Kowloon police armed with guns patrol the streets amid anti Japanese riots. Nine dead and dozens injured as mobs storm the residence of a Japanese in Kowloon suburb. Five family members died. Authorities blame communist influences for the rioting.

Hongkong China Kowloon Shimiziro Las] Ghasita Yashishita Hong

Akron on Test Trip Maneuvers Delayed Expectations

Akron Ohio September 28 AP The U S S Akron lifted at 7 44 pm today for its fourth test flight from Akron airport after being released from the mooring mast at 12 10 am following last night’s flight ground crew prepared for relanding at 6 30 pm Mrs Hobsons body recovered Coffeyville Kan late yesterday in Scargo Iske near Dennis Mass where she drowned Thursday night funeral Thursday at 3 pm and Hudsons free row in service listed by phone 874

Akron Ohio U.S.S

Farm Home Burglarized Near Lawrence

Milford Miller a farmer near Mud Creek bridge on highway 40 northeast of Lawrence reported to Sheriff Jack Dunkley this morning that his home was burglarized last night in the absence of the family. Thieves took a 25 20 caliber rifle a 12 gauge shotgun a pair of shoes and some socks and about twenty five chickens.

Milford Miller Mud Creek Bridge Highway 40 Lawrence Jack Dunkley Miller

Question Raised on Corpse as Person or Property

Topeka Sept 28 AP The Kansas Public Service Commission heard a Kansas Funeral Directors association delegation argue a corpse is neither person nor property and urged a special tax classification for hearses under a state motor carrier tax law. The group led by J R Meek Hiawatha and 2 O Coons Spring Hill was joined by members of the state ward of embalming.

Topeka Kansas Public Service Commission Kansas Funeral Directors Association J. 3. Meek Hiawatha O. Coons Spring Hill Association State

Social Service League Seeks Men's Clothing and Shoes

The Social Service League requests worn but usable men’s clothing and underwear to aid Lawrence residents. Deserving individuals call at the Social Service hall, and the league’s supply is exhausted. Mrs. Elizabeth Tuttle oversees the hall at 887 Vermont Street. telephone 909.

Social Service League Social Service Hall Lawrence Elizabeth Tuttle Social Service Vermont Street

Regents to Vote on Final Budget Cuts at KU Meeting

Regents will consider final reductions to the budgets of the University of Kansas and other state schools at a meeting in the Board of Administration office. The governor approved the reductions, adopted tentatively at the August regents meeting. Chancellor E H Lindley will represent the university.

University of Kansas Search of Regents Topeka Board of Regents E. H. Lindley University

Borger Bank Robbery Seizes $6000 In Lone-Wolf Heist

In Borger Texas two men abducted teller Roland Rugeley and forced him to open the safe. They freed J B Castle and two girls after looting the vault, then returned Rugeley to captors and fled. Rugeley later escaped and notified authorities shortly after midnight.

Borger Texas Borger State Roland Rugeley Rugely J. B. Castle Castle Rugeley

Three Games for Indians by Haskell Elevens This Weekend

Haskell Indian football teams schedule three games this weekend. Athletic director F. W. McDonald announced that the first team meets the University of Kansas at Memorial Stadium Friday night as the feature game. Thursday night features Ottawa University with varsity rookies, and the reserves travel to Rockhurst in Kansas City Saturday afternoon.

Haskell F. W. McDonald University of Kansas Memorial Stadium Ottawa University Rockhurst Kansas City

Judge Dies on Bench in Georgia Court

Judge Henry Asbury Mathews of the Georgia superior court collapsed and died of heart trouble on the bench shortly after opening court in Macon on September 28. He was a long serving jurist and notable state figure.

Macona Henry Asbury Mathews Georgia Superior Court

Burglars Loot Leibowitz Jewelry in St Joseph

Robbery at Leibowitz Jewelry company in St Joseph Missouri last night saw jewelry and cash estimated over 10000 dollars stolen. burglars opened three of four safes in the store during the break in.

St. Joseph Leibowitz Jewelry Company

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