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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1925
Page
4
In the March 11 1925 issue the Journal World notes the Kansas legislature overstepped in targeting William Allen White to end his political path. It argues the law won t prevent White from politics and will instead delay his potential gubernatorial bid, suggesting future moves by White beyond Kansas.
The obituary highlights Bishop Quayle as a high character leader whose drive shaped the church and Baker University. It notes his presidency at Baker and his impact on Methodism, arguing his passing is a loss to both institution and faith.
The article argues for a modern budget law and state business manager system to curb waste. It notes government expanding into many activities and should adopt private sector economics with careful management. It mentions Borglum’s statue plan and English critics of Hollywood depictions.
A sharp critic of the film industry lauds the English climate, calling it the finest thing that has ever been said about it. The remark highlights the critic’s paradoxical view of cinema and weather in a concise comment.
The Lawrence primary spent about 300 yesterday to list nominees for city offices on the official ballot. No eliminations occurred as at most two candidates announced for each post, and every primary candidate will run in the city election. The $500 extension of air mail to Kansas City links the region to Chicago and the east.
An editorial argues tax exemptions for bonds are unnecessary and harmful, noting Kansas repeals tax exemption for state and municipal bonds issued after March 1 while existing bondholders stay exempt. It predicts shifts in local markets toward mortgages, potential slight rate effects, and broader implications for investment by insurance and savings institutions. The piece concludes by urging states to follow Kansas.
America's oldest art body the National Academy of Design marks its centennial with Edwin Howland Blashfield as president. The mural painter studied in Paris and London before returning to New York, where he produced genre pictures portraits and symbolic works such as Christmas Bells and The Angel With the Flaming Sword. His career expanded with the 1895 Columbian Exposition into mural adornment, earning pecuniary and professional success in homes of millionaires and in public buildings churches and universities.
Today marks Syria’s independence anniversary from Turkish rule and the West Virginia legislature opens its second half session. Seventy five years since the first college for women’s medical education was incorporated in Philadelphia. A Norway timber law bans tree cutting unless three saplings are planted for each tree felled.
Lawrence men Judge J. Q. A. Norton and Solon Steere recall General Josiah H. Wilson, last surviving Union corps commander, and the famed 1864 65 raid from Nashville through Alabama to Georgia. They describe the 8 000 strong cavalry, battles at Selma and Montgomery, the march toward Macon, and the Lincoln assassination amid victory chatter.
Topeka March 11 The governor will form a nine member board of regents to administer five state higher learning institutions including the university and agricultural college. Initial terms vary from one to four years with four year terms thereafter and members serve without pay. The new board gains authority to remove executive heads and staff, and meetings will be quarterly with a five member quorum.
Berlin reports the U S department of agriculture expanding American agricultural outreach in Europe after the war. A network of bureaus in London Berlin Paris and Rome informs European buyers of prices and standards and guides purchase of cotton grain tobacco fruit and meat while sharing improved farming methods. William A Schoenfeld is appointed general director for Europe.
Topeka reports strong support for enlarging Kansas impounded water areas. Local clubs, civic groups and firms drive projects across Barber, Dickinson, Butler and other counties. A new wildlife and recreation commission will divert half fish and game fees to wildlife preserves and forests starting July 1.
The piece describes England testing radio controlled aircraft with no pilot aboard, the plane reportedly guided from a shore station after an aircraft fell into the sea. It notes European agriculture authorities tracking produce like apples and oranges, while canned or dried goods move under commercial attaches.
Washington March 10 United Press Senator Henry Fountain Ashurst Democrat of Arizona warns that dormant constitutional amendments proposed over 100 years ago could be revived any time. He calls for a seven year outside limit on ratification and argues for orderly, contemporaneous action rather than an open, decades‑long process that could trigger far reaching political confusion.
The Sunday Pictorial laments English art losses to Americans since the war. It notes European works purchased in England and elsewhere are heading to the United States, with commentary that two million pounds worth of pictures have moved abroad.
Ireland's government forms a nine member commission to study shop excesses in the 26 counties where more than 15 000 drink shops exist. Some towns have up to 70 outlets, and at least half may be abolished. The panel will guide future legislation and consider compensation for dispossessed dealers.
Montreal led North American grain shipping in 1924 with a record 165,139,396 bushels, per Canadian Pacific Railway. In the first eleven months of the following year it moved 94,366,508 bushels, surpassing New York and exceeding the combined totals of Galveston, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Boston, and Norfolk.
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