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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1919
Page
5
The text compares looking down a flour barrel to facing a gun barrel of a hold up man. It notes the Kaiser’s mailed fist took four years to reach its target. Al Burleson lacks a tie to it while Brother Burleson is preoccupied with merging tangling wires, compromising his role as a Democratic cabinet member and chief wire puller.
A clipped aphorism notes that after July 1st a married man can no longer claim his wife drove him to drink. It then muses that if abolition continues, a man might be driven to save money and seek wealth.
College editors debate the training system maintained by halfhearted athletes. They argue that criticism comes from those who never experienced the demanding regimen and scoring selected athletes based on visible effort and discipline.
A fragmented wartime note suggests a plan to boost morale by manning twelve old battleships as turrets with Holsheviks before firing. The proposal, backed by Mr. Daniels, would rely on divine aid to succeed, aiming to impress but risking public reception and safety concerns.
A letter from a Lawrence businessman praising Salvation Army volunteers notes their tambourine girls have sparked broader support. The Army plans a budget system funded by Elks with a $13,000,000 first year aim and countrywide campaigns to expand relief work in slums.
A proverb notes that reward will reap a reward and that a single kind act often inspires another. The line emphasizes mutual benefit and moral reciprocity.
J Q Lovejoy cites a 1875 Prudential Life Insurance purchase of 600 dollars stock, 200 down, with dividends covering the balance. He notes heirs sold 385000 dollars worth of stock and hold 900 shares valued above 200000 dollars, all from the original 200 dollar investment to illustrate insurer profits.
Hon George H Murray premier of Nova Scotia is noted for birth in Grand Meadows Nova Scotia 38 years ago. Prof Charles G Barkin of Edin Nobel laureate 1957 turns 42. Albert Sidney Burleson US Postmaster General born San Marcos Texas. Marquam Patterson former Tennessee governor and prohibition leader born Somerville Alabama.
A compact roundup notes 19th and early 20th century events and figures. It mentions James J. Andrews executed in Atlanta in 1870, Louis Philippe and Orleans family remains moved to France, Booth’s death in New York, 1866 unrest in Maryland, 1915 Madero entering Mexico City, Italian offensives near the Plaine River, and Winston Churchill succeeding Cowdray as head of the British Air.
German troops occupied Allied positions on the banks of the Ancre. Jeremiah O'Leary and six others indicted in New York as alleged spies. United States and French troops captured several villages between the Marne and Rhine.
Washington report says Champ Clark seeks the 1920 Democratic presidential nomination. After House leadership battles, Clark was elected minority leader by acclamation as opposition to administration plans faded amid disaffection reports carried by reporters and visiting figures.
Bowersock, Monday and Tuesday feature Reid in You're Fired a clever job chase comedy with a slyophone player and an animated statue. Pauline Frederick stars in The Fear Woman at the Varsity a dramatic romance with intense turns and a suspenseful love triangle. The Red Lantern with Nazimova screens midweek at both theatres and Tarzan of the Apes concludes with The Romance of Tarzan at Bowersock next Thursday and Friday. Shirley Mason and Bryant Washburn lead Putting It Over at the Varsity Friday and Saturday. The Man Who Wouldn’t Tell features Earle Williams at Bowersock Saturday with a coastal California backdrop and a polo clash on Neo Monte links.
Government leaders fear pursuing a failing war against Mr Clark could worsen crises, threaten his grip on the party, and endanger his ability to choose a successor if he decides not to run again.
Washington June 7 Senator Curtis of Kansas offers an amendment to the war risk insurance act to allow beneficiaries to take the principal sum of the insurance instead of monthly payments. Current law requires monthly payments which often causes hardship.
Economy will be the policy in drafting appropriation bills before the House appropriations committee said new chairman Representative Good. The report notes officials may face scrutiny over requests for funds as lawmakers demand explanations on why money is needed. Local notices mention civil service exams and medical practice updates in Lawrence and surrounding towns.
A mixture of poetry from John Hay and Woodrow Wilson quotes with sharp editorial critique of Republican opponents, calls for unity, and warnings about partisanship. The piece cites 1918 and 1919 milestones, discusses Wilson, Palmer, and foreign policy, and ends noting local commerce and Midland College updates.
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