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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1925
Page
2
A fragmented passage extols plants as allies in mankind’s struggle against entropy, arguing leaves capture sunlight and store energy to power civilization. It stresses the need to defend against biological threats, praising photosynthesis and plant power while noting later conflicts with animal life and the dangers of pathogens.
A large turnout of 600 to 700 people gathered on the campus in front of Fowler Hall for an evening community sing directed by Dean D. M. Swarthout. Miss Louise Miller and Miss Helen Hoopes led performances with an orchestra, and the event inspired plans to develop a summer sing into a larger, ongoing program.
Tulsa July 10 A P reports Carter Oil Company announced an eight hour workday for its employees. The move, expected to influence about 500 additional hires and potentially boost Mid-Continent payrolls. Industry leaders privately weigh the likely national impact and timing of further shifts in oil field schedules.
Water seepage from a broken main delayed hotel excavation today while bids and plans for the hotel are made available at the contractor's office. Bidders may view the plans and specifications. registration will stay open tonight. Tomorrow, boys depart for a camp nine miles southwest of Lawrence, overseen by Ralph Durland with aides Scott Bruner Alright and Houston. Parents may visit Thursday evening. trip returns Saturday morning July 18. Items needed include personal gear and optional fishing tackle or kodak if available.
Jurors convene at 1 30 PM as defense attorney John D Godsey admits he withdrew from the case after being questioned about missing a courtroom opening and a defense conference The shift signals a possible change in strategy toward constitutional questions rather than scientific religious disputes.
Gen Robert D Walsh retired U S Army guest of Gen Wilder Suffeal in Lawrence. Walsh once commanded an infantry brigade at Camp Beauregard during World War I. Pan-America message from George L Kreeck via R C Manley reports voyage near equator aboard S S Southern Cross. Hun tsinger garage display room expanding for new Chrysler models. Douglas County Horticultural Society to meet at Chamber of Commerce. Klarismen gather at outdoor klavern on West Twenty Third Street. Edward Fetty and Beatrice Beard granted a marriage license in Lawrence.
Wal ing the civil has gale an extensive Study of the early day history of Lawrence. Ww. C. Simons left last evening to attend the national Fraternal Aid Union convention in Colorado Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Huntin are weekend guests in Kansas City. Mrs J L Kregel and Mrs H C Williams of Kanity visit Lawrence to see their daughters. K E Anderson went to Kansas City this afternoon. Mr and Mrs L N Chapman of Manhattan visit Mr and Mrs J P Clevy henger for several days.
Fragmentary AP report from Wichita to Kansas City notes a deputy arriving in the city on a robbery charge. Dr Gebhart, a chiropractor, is linked to the case but the State denies involvement. Unclear details include a paint store and drug store references.
Chicago July 10 Associated Press Commander Donald B. MacMillan leaves on an Arctic expedition hoping to reach Etah Greenland by August and establish an advance airplane base and radio station off Cape Thomas Hubbard. He aims to conduct explorations, photo and radar work and shed light on early North American history, comparing Norse ruins near Disko with Eskimo lore while mapping in near twilight conditions above 66 degrees north latitude.
Crude prices rose half a cent to 38 1/2 cents per barrel this morning in Tulsa Oklahoma as Prairie Oil and Gas Co expanded its entire purchasing and price schedule. The new schedule adds seventeen grades replacing the prior five grades and applies to both lower gravity crudes and high grade oils.
A July 10 report from Kansas City describes robbers taking $2,200 from a Campbell airing company agent near a crowded downtown street. The bandits cut wires and hijacked Prentice’s car to prevent pursuit, then escaped.
The article outlines three baseball plays that require an appeal to the umpire to avoid missed calls. These include delaying baserunner advances on a caught fly ball, failing to touch a base when advancing or returning, and batting out of order. Appeals must be made before a pitch. the umpire then out-calls the correct man. The rule emphasizes fielders spotting errors to promote alert, smart baseball.
Dr Forrest C Allen director of athletics at the University of Kansas will teach basketball in short courses during vacation at Southwest Teachers College Springfield Mo and Drury College The relay course at Southwest Teachers College runs three weeks one for each sport including football basketball and track Allen will head the basketball class Knute Rockne of Notre Dame and Harry Gill will lead other sports at Drury College Aug 25 to Sept 5 with Allen in charge of the basketball class.
Scottish Rite Nine beat the Forty and Eight Club 8 to 1 in the final game of the first Junior league session. Both clubs were even for three innings before Scottish Rite rallied in the third, scoring four runs, then added three more in the fifth. Forty and Eight scored their lone run in the third.
National League games showed Pittsburgh 12 New York 3 and New York 7 Pittsburgh 5. Philadelphia 11 Cincinnati 6 and Cincinnati 3 Philadelphia 3. St Louis 5 Boston 1, Brooklyn 4 and Chicago 2. American League venues saw Washington 8 Chicago 5 and Cleveland 1 Philadelphia 11. Detroit 5 Boston 2. American Association matchups had Kansas City 8 Indianapolis 6 and Kansas City 2 Indianapolis 1. Louisville 6 Milwaukee 9, St Paul 9 Columbus 7, St Paul 5 Columbus 4. Minneapolis 4 Toledo 2 and Minneapolis 7 Toledo 2.
The Elks bowling update shows Edmondson 256 217 257 283 and Hetzel 235 236 242 251 with Edmondson 225 and Hetzel 231 highlighted as high scorers. Tonight the Shimmions face the Arnold crew in a noted matchup.
Last night marked the first time Czar Carl showed up at South Park around six o’clock for the Junior League game. Fans missed him as he did not transform any other players to attend. The game began slowly, with the first session finishing late and the Indians set for action tonight at 6:20.
The league officials and managers plan for tonight’s game as fans are urged to stay off the baselines while players have ample room. Final team standings will be announced tomorrow evening and batting averages from the first session published Monday. A meeting is called for next Monday to discuss new players and plans for the next session as South Park diamond is set for first class condition for tonight’s game.
The article details jury selection as several prospective jurors reveal opinions on evolution and the Scopes case. Witnesses include Gentry, a farmer and teacher. Dunlop, a Dayton bookkeeper. Ault, a Methodist Episcopal member. Weir, a schoolteacher excused for bias. and Thompson, a fruit grower and former marshal.
In Chicago on July 10 appeals for Charles R. Forbes former director of the veterans bureau and J W Thompson St Louis contractor convicted last February of conspiring to defraud the government through hospital contracts were filed in the United States circuit court of appeals. The plea spans ten thousand printed pages and is the longest in the court's history here. Ninety five errors in the original trial proceedings are listed. Meanwhile evidence in Ida L James against Charles B James divorce was heard in district court and taken under advisement. Also noted US exports of machinery to Canada and the nation’s wealth estimated at 825 billion dollars.
London observers in a symposium quoted by Nature condemn the Tennessee law forbidding teaching evolution as medieval and ignorant. Prominent figures including Sir Arthur Keith and Rev A F Day argue such restrictions curb knowledge yet fail to halt scientific truth.
Cardiff July 10 Associated Press reports a large store manager ordered staff not to wear champagne or flesh colored stockings during business hours, provoking controversy over whether light stockings and short skirts are permissible for business girls. A worker resigned, arguing light stockings feel cooler and look smart, while the policy sparked wider discussion on professional dress codes. Berlin sun
University of Kansas students in the French department plan the twenty third annual Bastile Day gathering tomorrow at 5 p.m. hosted by Miss Amida Stanton associate professor of Romance Languages. A French play La Surprise d Isadore will be staged by the conservation class with a picnic supper. Miss Eugenie Gallop head of the department helped originate the event.
Don Westheffer of Kaw Valley makes a Kansas City trip as harvest and potato digging dominate chatter. Community members visit, including Schutz families, W. Witt and Bert Mitchell relations, with updates on Billy Wingate’s illness and Uncle Billy Vitt’s stroke. Potatoes bring higher prices. many locals attend Fourth of July at Woodland Park in Lawrence.
The Corel and McGee families, among Kaw Valley's oldest clans, gathered for their annual reunion at J. H. Corel’s home with about eighty-five attendees from Los Angeles Kansas City and Lawrence. Notables included James P. Corel of Lawrence aged 93 and P. S. McGee of Oak Grove aged 86.
Mrs. Nan Craig of Topeka Kansas says Karnak saved her life after five years of rheumatic pain and indigestion. She reports weight gain energy and ability to resume housework and walking with improved health, urging others to try Karnak. Availability noted in Lawrence exclusive Round Corner Drug in Linwood and local agents.
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