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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1918
Page
2
The editorial notes unusually few contests in the primaries with only one county race for sheriff and limited opposition for other offices. It attributes low candidacy to wage competition in other jobs, farm labor rates, and the cost of campaigning. Farmers especially feel pressure as township roles demand time at low pay.
Four candidates stood as strong choices for Kansas United States Senator. The Journal-World favored W. R. Stubbs as the strongest of the four and worthy of nomination, while praising the others. The campaign varied locally with mudslinging, though Stubbs was not accused of dirty politics.
Early returns from Kansas show Republican candidates who stayed at home during the war gaining strength, while patriots and well qualified rivals receive little voter attention. The era asks voters if they are in the war effort or staying home, a question that will shape future political advancement as the conflict continues.
The article notes Washington already has plans for postwar programs. War Risk Insurance is highlighted as a major modern plan. Vocational employment for wounded soldiers is in place, with further steps to assist about ten thousand incapacitated men.
Secretary Franklin K. Lane argues that after the Civil War the nation opened millions of acres for veterans and homesteading. He cites the need to reclaim arid Western and Colorado Basin lands and notes an estimated fifteen million acres of irrigable land still in government ownership. He calls the Southwest project a national opportunity and a potential empire conquest in development.
The text proposes a public shaming punishment for a government fraud indictable official who supplied defective rain coats. It imagines the person wearing a rejected coat in sun exposure at 3 Lawrence Street from noon to five. It also notes the gas company will not pay the meter fee and fears a grocer charging for a potato basket measure.
General Crowder says the new draft bill will be more liberal with exemptions but cautions against high hopes. He predicts it will cover a wide range of occupations and essential industries. The Atlantic reports soldiers display dash and nerve in football with aggressive play erasing fear of injuries among American youth.
Local observers challenge rail plans citing reports on goods from Missouri. An expert mocks beverage quality as weak imitations and compares foaming quenchers to kissing one's wife with no kick.
Column fragment notes public reaction to war reporting and draft age, mentions Berlin press, a veteran poet, and government labeling saloon keepers as essential workers. Some references to candidates and Kansas appear, but specifics are incomplete.
The text blends disjointed political fragments about elections and a log cabin reference with a dramatic WWI scene. It mentions Lawrence Lodge No. 6 Masonry, a late night visitor, and a suburban grocer, then shifts to the torpedoing of the ambulance transport Wardila, highlighting Violet Long as chief comptroller who perished during rescue efforts.
The Twilight League resumes with Haskell and Lawrence-Maps facing off at McCook Field tonight after easy openers. Local notes mention banking jobs, police recruit Ed W. Watkins, and reporters Rex Kendall and Kendall planning to return. Community chatter closes with hopes of a strong league season.
A reader asks if the gold headed cane given for Red Cross work was bought with Red Cross funds. publisher says the facts will be stated in the paper. Lawrence man donated the cane, it was bought by C K Tucker and given to J R Holmes. Also notes on Lieut W C Sproul en route for aviation training and Mrs Alice Gelker death. local want ads and lodge delegates report.
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