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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1923
Page
4
A dated collection of excerpts covers ancient Egypt’s rise and fall, the persistence of civilization, and modern Irish unrest. It notes repeated cycles of progress and collapse, the Irish conflict, and European tensions with brief references to government budgets and propagandist activity.
The article notes Drinkwater’s wartime themes and his view of German leaders as cannon fodder. It highlights his historical plays Mary Stuart and Cromwell, with Cromwell awaiting production. It also mentions his prolific verse and places him among leading modern poets.
A Kansas City report warns soldiers about a planned cash advance scheme tied to upcoming military bonuses. Crooks offer high interest loans, promising 25 percent returns as they exploit veterans seeking quick profit. Soldiers urged to avoid strangers promising helpful investments and rely on trusted citizens. The piece also notes Billy Morgan’s hotel bonus contribution and likens him to a good scout joining the effort.
A jumble of quirks and observations on Europe closeness, Chaplin imitations, frogs bought by Japan, beer from hops, and humorous takes on life. Notes on crowds arguing on streets, gardeners’ weeds, life insurance worries, hat envy, mince pie gossip, human nature, alimony, Sunday hunger, near sighted chaperoes, and noisy spring divorce suits.
Fragmentary text shows John Drinkwater selected to edit the Outline of Literature on Ark clerk and mentions a twelve year period. Details are unclear due to corruption. key names and themes identified.
The novel centers on Timoleon a Greek heritage figure and the Christian era. It contrasts his calm thoughtful nature with Paul the Apostle as the two travel from Tarsus to Rome and Britain. Helena funds Timoleon’s missions though he refuses to convert. The story ends with Timoleon’s possible martyrdom among Druids in Britain.
The article explains that income is not automatically taxable and contrasts salaried workers with professionals and business people. It details deductible expenses to reach net income, including employee salaries, advertising, rent, utilities, and transport costs for professionals, such as physicians, dentists, and architects, along with allowable office and practice expenses.
R. E. Protch attended the Mercha nt Tailors association annual convention in St Louis. The season forecast favors more conservative lines and refined tailoring for men’s wear.
A National Counsellor reports on a proposed reorganization of the police in Sweden to place all policemen under state direction. The plan envisions a Commissioner of Police in each of Sweden's twenty two counties, with officers employed by the government. Patrols could serve anywhere, and inter-county calls would be allowed if funding holds. Local units would be tied to state approval, promising state pensions and broader promotion chances for top officers.
May electrify the Topeka area lines as a state enabling act moves through both house and senate committees. The plan would let benefit districts fund a change to electric motive power for the Salina McPherson and McPherson to Newton and McPherson to Salina routes, with costs around half a million dollars and potential regional economic impact for Hutchinson and Wichita.
Topeka reports opposition to a general tax for high school support as the school code commission bill stirs debate. Railroads face added burden if tax spreads nationally, while sparsely populated districts fear a $800 per year teacher cost without enough property valuation. A Brown County senator will explain net taxing benefits at a farm bloc meeting next Wednesday night. United States leads Philippine trade in November 1922, with imports valued at over nine million dollars and total trade around fifteen million, per insular sector reports.
Feb 10 report by the state superintendent condemns bonding agents who offer school bonds to boards before notifying the state school fund commission. It cites misuse, delays, and possible schemes to skim profits, noting a $500 fine for law violations. The practice is labeled evasion by the state legal department.
Springfield February 9. Storage of reserve coal underground, as proposed by Director Foster Bain, would be impracticable in Illinois soft coal fields, says Robert Medill state director of Mines and Minerals. He warns combustion danger from mine fires and shrinkage if stored underground, while above ground storage remains the safer option.
Today brings a slate of diverse notes: Alexandre Millerand marks his fifteenth year as French president. the Oklahoma Academy of Science holds its annual meeting at the University of Oklahoma. a Silk Association of America delegation embarks on a five month survey of raw silk regions in Asia. M. Chue, auto-suggestion advocate, sails home after a U.S. tour. a royal wedding is planned at St Martin in the Fields with Miss Gwendolin Field and Archibald Edmonstone. Also noted are a successful incubator offer, a Des Moines cold storage test, Lincoln's Birthday as a holiday with bank closures in Lawrence, and local classifieds including coal and grain prices.
A historic trio of brick buildings remains of the Indian Manual Labor School founded in 1889 by the Methodist Episcopal church in Johnson County near Rosedale Kansas. The site, on Overland Road, includes a bell from Cincinnati and locally sourced timber. Once used for government offices and territorial legislature sessions, the mission embodies Kansas history and faces neglect without preservation.
In Madeira the American dollar dominates as the exchange medium for merchants and hotelkeepers though the official currency is Portuguese escudo. Tourists inflows from Mediterranean cruises lift dollar pricing for goods including Madeira wine, while locals buy in escudos and sell in dollars. Amusing sled rides drawn by oxen and a cobbled hill descent with a cog railway mark the season's tourist amusements.
A one ton Ford truck belonging to Bell Telephone Co of Topeka hit a culvert on the Fort road about ten miles from Lawrence Thursday afternoon. The truck rolled over into a ditch. the driver escaped injury by leaping out before the turn. The cab was crushed beyond repair and debris was cleared up by workmen.
The Stuart Walker players under Prof. A. Shinn presented The Book of Job last night at the Bower sock theatre. The performance combined interpretation with music and lighting to create a solemn atmosphere, highlighted by Job actor George Sommes and a dramatic wind scene. The production emphasized stagecraft and restraint, suitable for a thoughtful audience, and drew a well filled house.
Associated Press reports Prof. William Conrad Roentgen, discoverer of Roentgen rays, popularly known as Krays, is dead in Munich following illness. The German physicist, whose discovery in 1895 revolutionized science, passed away in Munich on February 10.
Notice that veterinarian Dr J A Bogue has moved his office to 843 New Hampshire Street in the Evang Bay area. The notice provides the new contact details including phone 193. In a separate item Ray Adhiér was fined $10 in police court this morning for speeding.
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