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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1923
Page
4
The World newspaper notes interest in a Kansas governor race next year with the suggestion that candidates should build outside their townships before announcing. It mentions a British Parliament riot and hints at modernization of an ancient governing body.
The article notes cro ni pests flourished in Douglas County due to mild winters. While the season was pleasant for travelers, some farmers planned to prepare for insect trouble with prompt and thorough control measures.
The United States shipping board fleet remains on the market as a bid of a million dollars proved fictitious. Washington had hoped for a sale but the offer far exceeded actual value and the bidder cannot make good, while no buyer with real funds exists to purchase the fleet.
The Leavenworth Times calls Secretary of War Weeks a pacifist of a different kind who seeks to prevent war. He refused a sale of rifles and ammunition to a belligerent nation to discourage war, a move praised by peace advocates.
A Kansas Presbyterian criticizes W. J. Bryan's stance on evolution as a revival of church intrusion into science. The piece argues evolution is a scientific hypothesis not a proven fact and cautions against dogmatism by either side, noting the Bible would be dismissed if evolution is accepted.
A century ahead the Bryan and Wesley contrasts are noted as examples of changing religious thought. The General Assembly of 1923 is praised for steering the church away from medieval errors by keeping Bible faith as the guide to conduct. A British yacht owner’s remark on liquor voyages to bankers in New York sparks talk of wealth and ethics in American life.
Chicago prohibition enforcement men are tracking a major consignment of liquor obtained with fraudulent papers from warehouses. The booze has been missing for over a day, and authorities expect to recover it as liquor often vanishes quickly in Chicago.
Editorial notes relief among KU friends as Governor Davis announces no general salary cuts for the university and preserves Chancellor Lindley at $10,000 yearly. The piece defends Lindley’s value and argues strong leaders deserve top pay in education.
The Kansas State Historical Society reports 300 new members in the last year, bringing total membership near 1 60. About 1 000 are paid or life members at 10 dollars, while 630 are publishers of newspapers and magazines statewide. Each publisher sends a copy of each edition for archives. The society holds 68 1100 volumes, claims the world’s largest newspaper collection, with 930 Kansas publications including 60 dailies and 480 weeklies.
A stitched collection of aphorisms and wry observations about life, love, money, and society. The piece riffs on optimism and pessimism while weaving pensées on fashion, religion, and modern living with playful wordplay and stray images. The fragmentary text names a few local cues like window glass suppliers and a lumber company.
Edwin B. Parker, succeeding Judge William R. Day, will chair the Mixed Claims Commission analyzing war claims of the United States government and citizens against Germany. Parker, a Texas lawyer with a national reputation, hails from Missouri and built a Houston practice after studying in Missouri. He later helped form the War Industries Board and joined the U S Liquidation Commission.
John M. Christman, formerly supervisor of mathematics at the Ford motor apprentice school, has written a book on modern shop practice. It aims to be readable by those with arithmetic knowledge and shop experience, with clear sections on gearing and types such as simple, compound, spur, bevel, worm, spiral, and bobbing spiral gears.
At the Lone Star CPA meeting in the CPA hall three new members were received. Initiated were Nicholas Thome George Dillon and Bert Wilson.
Giles Harvey Lamb Jr of Lawrence and Evan May Ireland of Florence Kansas secured a marriage license from Probate Judge Menger and will wed next Tuesday.
A cryptic note references a feature titled A Tempest to a Tub printed on the newspaper’s back page. It suggests a humorous or satirical item, but details remain unclear due to partial OCR text. The reference indicates placement alongside other back page content.
Kansas City Missouri June 1 the Kansas City Journal and Sun day Journal Post owned by Walter G Dickey announce a two day open house to celebrate a new publishing plant at 22nd and Oak. The fireproof three story building offers 68000 square feet of space and a press room with Hoe super speed presses capable of over 500000 papers daily. The plant features twenty five linotypes, auto plate equipment, and a color press for comic supplements while the third floor houses editorial departments and composing room with a large floor area. Laurence Dickey publisher Edwin O Lyman general business manager and Ellis general managing editor lead the operation.
Regular Sunday morning services at the Unitarian church are discontinued for the summer. Members are asked to watch the Journal-World for announcements of special services. Sunday school meets tomorrow at 9.3. The text notes that shorthand knowledge helps men reach national prominence as private secretaries and promotes a course at Lawrence Business College as a good investment for young men.
The article highlights McNish Bottling Works as offering the town's most expensive soda water, examining factors behind the high price and its impact on local customers.
The Summer Term begins at the Business College next Monday. Students are advised to register early and check the timetable for new courses and prerequisites.
In St Louis June 18 opening the fourteenth Rotary International convention will draw about ten thousand delegates. The program centers on ethics and standard codes for business and professional practices worldwide. Rotarians from 89 districts and clubs in 14 countries plus overseas officers have begun arriving as St Louis outfits prepare for a large attendance.
June report from Barcelona notes renewed terrorist violence after a lull. Both the Unified and Free Syndicates engage in frequent assassinations targeting opposing groups, with officials struggling to curb the violence as civil guarantees return. Employers are accused of using similar methods, maintaining a hostile climate.
E. E. Brown a former El Dorado teacher and a farmer near Toronto reported catching 175 black bass and crappie on a Verdigris River trip near Toronto and Quincy. Fish weighed two to four pounds each marking the season’s largest two day total in the area.
Matthews Lumber Co. installs windshield glass as part of a repair service. Local shop advertises prompt service and availability of replacement panes and related auto glass offerings.
A humorous back page column titled A Tempest In a Tub recounts a domestic mishap with household containers and improvised remedies. The piece uses light tone and playful phrasing to describe a minor domestic disaster and its comic aftermath.
Kansas faces virtually no surplus labor according to Judge John H. Crawford of the Industrial Court. While rains slowed farm tasks, only 1 010 workers were idle last week and 698 found jobs. About 30 000 harvesters are needed by mid June as building activity and rising wages tighten the labor market.
The International Olympic Committee debated amateur pay in Europe where pro athletes are little known and amateurs draw large crowds. It was decided athletes should not be paid, but each country will define amateur versus professional for its own rules.
The letter condemns Governor Smith for repealing enforcement bills while claiming he must enforce federal laws. It argues a governor must uphold the U.S. Constitution and federal statutes, warns against loyalty to state sovereignty as a path to treason, and attacks Democratic ties to German money while affirming Americans remain in the party.
Turkey has withdrawn its claim to Castelorizo and acknowledges Italian sovereignty over the island off the Asia Minor coast. The agreement followed talks between Ismet Pasha and G C Montagna at the Near East peace conference.
W N Calkins, named Eighth district examiner for the State Compensation board, has had no claim filed for him to investigate. He is ready to work for the state board in a few days.
Ad text invites 1000 women to read and begins Monday. Mentions Ledn Bros promotion on back page and a school program starting soon.
In the Harper vs Cox case the plaintiff’s evidence was taken this afternoon. Defense motions to direct an air verdict and to direct a nontrivial damages verdict were overruled. Separate Whirlow v Whirlow proceedings began today with deliberations after a lengthy trial, while Harper seeks 125 000 damages for alleged wrongful attachment of property.
May 31 El Dorado Kansas reports a 33 wound weight fish 27 inches in girth and 3 feet long found on Graper farm five miles north of town. Graper captured it with a pitchfork after seeing the creature flounder in a backwater pool from Walnut river.
County officials led by Moore and McKenzie found fifty six gallons of homemade corn and rye liquor in a pasture west of Phillipsburg near Fred Dill. The alcohol was confiscated and the case proceeds in May.
The text notes that in Spain a man seeking a light must show his cigar or cigarette, and offering a match is seen as signaling the light-bearer’s social inferiority.
In Kansas City a campaign led by the American Legion Flag Pole Committee promotes flying the national flag from schools public buildings and many downtown offices and stores. National Commander Alvin Owsley inspired the effort which has grown with daily committee meetings and monthly progress reports. Albert T. Hutchings and The American Legion Trust Association support flag displays across the city and plan to extend the movement nationwide.
O P Hood of the U S Bureau of Mines described a plan to add lignite char to fuel supplies using an inexpensive carbonizing device and direct use without briquetting Lignite char resembles coal but softer with more volatile matter It could sell around five dollars a ton at the mine and Germany recently used similar material for heating and cooking Designs include base burners cook stoves and stoves burning on a bed of ash for baking and boiling water
Manila reports the department of agriculture will assist hemp growers by testing abaca varieties for local suitability and improving access to the best strains. Some plants reach ninety percent efficiency while others reach ten. In 1922 hemp production rose 500000 bales from 1921, totaling 1209088 bales of 270 pounds each.
The United States circuit court of appeals ruled that in indictments charging violations of dry laws where liquor is specified as whisky, the government need not prove the alcoholic content or whether the whisky was fit for beverage purposes.
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