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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1922
Page
4
Douglas county voters go to the polls tomorrow to learn about candidates. The primary is a party affair and reflects party opinion, while railroads and associations urge stability amid wage disputes. News covers earthquakes, monarchist plots, traffic rules, state tax levies and public sentiment on strikes.
Henry M. Robinson of Los Angeles, a major figure in Pacific southwest finance, orchestrated a bank merger spanning 24 California cities with about 200 million dollars in resources. Ohio native, Cornell graduate, started in law and banking in Youngstown and New York, later settling in California in 1906. He served on the U S Council of National Defense, chaired mining coal settlement commissions, and held posts on the United States Shipping Board and Harding era unemployment initiatives.
A garbled column presents wry, disjointed quips on luck, optimism, prohibition, and current events. It references Lloyd George, a future House of Representatives with many female candidates, and a mix of social vices and international topics, all in a clipped, satirical tone.
Reports from today include the centenary birth of Abraham Hewitt, mayor of New York and founder of the Cooper Union, and primary campaign closings across Virginia West Virginia Oklahoma Missouri and Kansas. Herbert Wilson, ex preacher and former mail robbery suspect facing murder charges, goes to trial in Los Angeles. National Hairdressers Association delegates meet in St. Louis while Knights of Columbus hold their Atlantic City session. Northwestern University welcomes Prof George Hobart Betts returning from USC to teach religious education. The sky’s highest clouds reach ten miles overhead.
Health officials warn the diphtheria outbreak may recur this fall after a severe Kansas season last year. They note 37 cases in Lawrence and five to six deaths, urging vaccination with three injections of Diphtheria Toxin-Antitoxin for children and advising adults to expect short-term disability from the shots.
The speaker defends the industrial court as deserving the same high status as state and federal supreme courts. It must be free of political influence and able to administer justice impartially to all, including workers and capital, otherwise the public will oppose it. The court's work affects industrial and commercial life and represents the interests of a large working population.
Nashville authorities report the Democratic and Republican primaries in Tennessee on August 31 will determine standard bearers for November. Key races include United States Senate, governor, and ten Congress seats, with McKellar facing Fitzhugh, Sims, and Cooper in the Democratic contest. Cordell Hull seeks re-nomination in the fourth district against Clause Public sentiment sways between old solid south alignments and recent party shifts. Miss Anna Sigren returns from Sweden to visit her sisters Mrs Olson and Mrs Ericksen in Nashville.
In the hot afternoon at The Red House Audrey Stevens and the house staff discuss the mysterious arrival of Mr. Mark Abbott’s brother from Australia. Audrey notices a wary mood as Cayley, Mark’s worldly cousin, appears. A tense scene unfolds when a frantic voice demands entry, signaling trouble likely connected to the Australian visitor.
Ted and Ned rig a novel fishing setup using saplings as spring-loaded rods. They anchor cords to stakes and saplings, then bait hooks and wait for the line to snap back as fish take the bait. The scene captures camping antics and playful mishaps as they attempt rock bass and perch fishing before sundown.
Seven young men left today for a Citizens Military Training Camp in Des Moines Iowa to stay for a month. They will receive travel pay and uniforms but no neutral pay. Names of six of the boys are given as Md Martin Mike Derry Oliver De Watteville Wilfred Thussinger Tom Loew and James Willis Holness.
David Murphy was fined 30 this evening in police court for jay diving. I Stanton, charged with paying, pleaded not guilty and his trial was set for tomorrow morning. Avie Daniels of Paola appeared as a witness at the Signa Nu house during the proceedings.
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