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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1929
Page
4
Kansas considers a front and rear license plate law, standardizing plates and shortening purchase incentives. Ottawa funds a hospital project with private donations and a chamber drive to raise the rest. Industrial policy debates revive third party public involvement while aviation accelerates coast to coast travel. England weighs delaying new cruisers as a peace gesture amid armament cuts.
The Senate and President Coolidge clash over a plan to build fifteen new cruisers. The bill retains the time limit for starting work, with the executive latitude to adjust pace based on world events. Analysts warn these ships may replace aging vessels rather than expand the fleet, as naval needs could shift in a decade. The conference failed to agree on a $274 million appropriation, with a rival $24 million gap unresolved.
County Board chairman Mr. Deskines will return to Topeka to oversee county affairs in the legislature. J B Smith of Eudora sold his farm for 20 dollars per acre, showing Douglas County land remains valuable. Workmen fill the dam area with stone and clay to strengthen the bridge. Hon Fd Russell of Leavenworth joins Griffith of Lawrence to handle Jeans and securities and will move his family here. Griffith & Russell form a strong firm. Mrs. Payne, formerly Miss Carrie Gillam, visited and left for Kansas City. Judge S O Thacher left for a visit to Harnellsville New York for a week. Dr. Anderson had an accident, breaking a leg above the ankle after a buggy overturn on New York street. Morris Devlin aided the doctor at the scene. The New York World notes Kansas University has a new professor S Smith of Elizabeth New Jersey, recently graduated from Princeton, teaching physics astronomy and civil engineering. age twenty one.
James Horton lectured in University Hall on Early Kansas Settlers to a good sized audience in Lawrence. The talk, once delivered to the State Historical Society in Topeka, proved instructive for all present. Nearby notes mention Park Hetzel’s son ill, Fraternal Aid orders being organized, Ethel Luther departing for Emporia to substitute at Emporia College, and safety work on local buildings as fire code deadlines approach.
Ten years ago on a Wednesday in February Lawrence plans to send eighteen delegates to a boys conference in Salina. Two Lawrence men Rev E E Stauffer and Rev Ross W Sanderson will represent the city, with lectures expected from Camp Food leader. Attendance lists include Rev Stauffer Dr Sanderson Byron Brown Stanley Learned Francis Gregory P Sterling Frank Ising and other Congregational church delegates plus Methodist reps Paul Patterson William Anderson Chas.
Sisson and Baptists, Earl Reynolds, Glen Wynn, Luther and Cleo Fines bart, and Morrison Wilbur announce Evelyn Estelle Sisson engagement to Harry Willmot Wilson of Los Angeles California. The marriage will occur soon. Lulu Bishop teaching in Shiprock NM has returned home after term disruption. Ith alph Achning served seven months as aviator and returns to Kelley Field San Antonio Texas in good health.
Letters to the editor discuss tracing Warren Sanders and family with ties to Pennsylvania and a Lebanon Pennsylvania cousin asking if any relatives remain. The page also comments on Lawrence water quality, contrasting it with St. Petersburg Florida coverage praising hard water, and ends with a quip about the Sunshine City.
Congressman Guyer portrays Mt Vernon as the shrine of liberty and Washington's home and tomb. He recalls Washington’s era, the 1799 death, Napoleon’s tribute, and the estate’s splendid furnishings and gardens. The Mt Vernon Ladies Association guards the site as visitors pilgrim to a symbol of American ideals.
Portrait of William Henry Harrison’s 1841 inauguration on Pennsylvania Avenue with log cabin floats and crowds, followed by his death after eight days from pneumonia. The piece notes the Whig victory, inaugural ceremonies, ceremonies, threats of pickpockets, Mrs Jane Findlay Harrison, and a lengthy funeral procession with 26 banner bearers and a black velvet coffin.
S D Flora forecast snow and plummeting temperatures across Kansas with a dip to 4 degrees below zero in the northwest and 5 to 10 above elsewhere. Goodland logged zero then 38, while 1 to 4 inches of snow fell in northern Kansas and light snow in the south. Meanwhile a letter from Everett C. Smith aboard the USS Utah recounts President-elect Hoover’s South America voyage and Rio de Janeiro’s beauty and fireworks.
Wisconsin will take samples of cheese farm products overalls automobiles fountain pens and toothpicks to Dixie on the second Good Will excursion. A special train leaves Milwaukee February 25 returning March 9 under I C Yorkson secretary of the Wausau chamber of commerce. The party will spend three days in Washington to attend the inauguration.
AP reports from Colombo, Ceylon, that during yesterday’s strike riots four people were killed and about 3 000 injured as 15 000 harbor and railroad workers marched on police headquarters. The unrest continued into the night, with a large force deployed to quell the disturbances.
A vintage editorial extols local stores in Shawnee Oklahoma for selling top quality goods at fair prices and delivering dependable service. It argues advertisers drive turnover and stock freshness, contrasts live merchants with shelf-warmers, and urges readers to trust ads for value and reliability. End note cites Will Durant quotation.
Mr and Mrs Will Heppner and daughter Lois spent Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Ben Horst. Numerous neighbors attended various gatherings and chores including butchering, candlelight prayers, and barnyard tasks. Local shoppers, calls at farms, and school reports mark a lively pattern of daily life in the area with mill, grist, and field work noted throughout.
A new census reveals El Dorado has 64 percent more men and boys than women and girls. The town’s population is 11,950, up about 1,000 from the previous count.
Clint Smith of 727 Michigan Street was arrested in the 700 block on Indiana Street after residents reported a youth peering into houses. Smith, who said he is 16, was questioned in police court and placed in custody this morning by Chief of Police Will Johns.
In 1876 the Topeka Commonwealth ran a famous piece by Noble Pratt Pren about politicos leaving office. Kansas House Speaker P. P. Elder of Franklin County resigns due to ill health, ending his term amid state political shifts.
Minnie Dicks born in Lew Beck Germany September 2 1862 came to America as a child. She lived in St Louis New York and Kansas before settling in Lawrence. She fractured her thigh January 17 and died later that month at General Hospital aged 66 years 4 months 27 days. Survived by husband PLT McCage a sister Mrs Hernan Schulz of Long Island NY and other relatives in Germany. Service at Ed Pine home conducted by Rev F Hesse. Interment Maple Grave cemetery.
A health note extols cascara bark as a gentle bowel conditioner that stimulates muscular action without weakening the system. It claims violent laxatives create dependency and that cascara offers lasting relief with less need for aid over time. The advice previews continued use if symptoms persist.
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