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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1930
Page
5
A fragmentary report notes ghost votes in Kansas City amid political claims and a Lawrence contrast. It cites a March 11 1930 notice and Biblical verse about hope, ending with a remark on materialistic political concepts rising from ghostly support.
A man convicted of a house robbery and a long history of crimes was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Douglas County district court. It marked the first use of the habitual criminal act in the county. The sentence reflects a pattern of repeated offenses over thirty years, with critics noting the defendant had “complied with the provisions” of the law.
The Paris view sees the London conference as testing a fragile shift from armed readiness. France, scarred by Marne and Verdun, clings to weapons as defense while hoping neighbors will aid in time of danger. Kellogg pact seeks no war, yet the conference aims to ease military burdens. Skeptics abound as Hollywood shifts to talking films and worries of layoffs loom.
Newspapers note a scientific tax system as a growing Kansas need after the special legislative session adjourned. Senor Ortiz Rubio, Mexico's president, plans retirement at Chapultepec castle, a location harder for critics to reach than the national palace. The new president has begun gathering experience since Inauguration Day, suggesting a prudent move.
Traveler recounts a voyage from the Canal Zone to Curacao on February 24, 1930. Describes the Schottegat Lagoon harbor, pastel houses by law, Curacao as a Dutch colonial port, and Willemstad’s 20,000 residents. Notes about locals, trade, and the one bridge feature while reflecting on Kansas origins.
W. C. Simons recounts travel from Christobal to Balboa in the Canal Zone. He notes tolls for pedestrians and autos, visits Gatun locks, Gaillard cut, Pedro Miguel locks, and Panama City. He recalls Panama’s history from Roosevelt era and Morgan’s piracy, contrasts Panama stores with Colon, and cites canal income around 50 million dollars annually amid widening projects.
Old town notices connect Donnelly’s saloon and livery stable by telephone. Morse loses a black boa between the post office and Rhode Island street between Berkley and Quincy. Myron fears for recovery as he lies dangerously ill. Smeed and Shelton visit Bismarck Grove to set stakes for summer meetings, with many workers to follow. Ed Canovan’s wolf hunt yields two wolves captured by Coffin and Canovan. playful field reports note bold, hunting dogs and growing enthusiasm.
In 1884 a Neosho meeting urged the governor to call a special session to fund cattle disease control. Separately, the Encampment of Odd Fellows convened in Emporia.
A collage of brief notes reports Ruth’s salary clash with Uncle Sam. Navy swimming champion Claude Walters dies after a fall from a boat house roof. A science demo proposes coloring traces to trace bootleg liquor. A Coolidge dam pipe goes missing. Liner Valparnia stowaways found aboard. Incusts disrupts Tunisian rail line. Ants enter film talkies as Ditmars experiments sound in an ant hill.
AP report covers Hoover tribute to Taft at Boy Scout dinner in Washington. Steubenville reports 87 rescued from Amsterdam coal mine fire. two fatalities from fumes. Treasury certs for 450 million oversubscribed nearly threefold. A New York pianist, 22, dies in bathtub fire, ruled self-inflicted. Vare's campaign manager withdraws to back Davis. NY police reveal 800 suspected communists across twelve firms. Hollywood gossip claims hobo author James Tully involved in midnight brawl. Borah backs Hoover commission plan to replace Haiti’s military with civil rule. Johnson City reports quarantine of 105 due to paralytic illness. Joseph Daniela urges southern Democrat for Supreme Court. Justice Sanford’s final services in Knoxville. Naval delegations in London work on tonnage figures. Hoover committee warns Haiti election promises must be kept or consequences follow. Byrd receives ovation in Dunedin as expedition ships dock. Lloyd George unable to attend liberal leaders’ meeting due to cold. India reports smallpox hitting 22 at Gandhi college. three dead.
The term toxin or toxic is defined as a harmful substance to the human body and in medicine toxins from bacteria drive disease causation. Not all disease germs produce toxins, yet all disease-causing germs are poisonous to the body, with exact mechanisms still debated.
Enid, wearing an old woman’s disguise, sneaks into P J Markman’s mansion to stop a crime, navigates a warehouse of alarms and hidden safes, escapes with the loot intact, and returns to her apartment as Roy’s machinations stir danger. The chase heats up as a masked visitor at her door signals new peril.
John and Peggy join the Little Black Clock for a medieval banquet with odd tables and no utensils. They observe dreadful table manners, bones on the floor, shared bowls, and noisy eating before learning their manners could improve. Tomorrow features An Old Library.
From Gorgas Memorial Institute Washington. Undernourishment exists in eaters. Children need a quart of milk daily for proper development. Include liver bacon greens fruits whole wheat in meals and avoid between meals. Proper cleaning prevents decay and protects digestion. Second teeth form around age six and require care. Regular brushing before bed and careful flossing prevent wedged food causing enamel damage.
The article emphasizes that neglecting teeth harms the whole body and warns that two annual dental visits can prevent pain, trouble, and expense by keeping teeth healthy. It stresses feeding teeth properly and maintaining oral care as key to preventing damage to vital organs.
Poland has settled its intricate foreign financial accounts through direct pacts with individual nations and by accepting the Young plan. The indebtedness per capita is now the world’s lowest. Liabilities from Versailles and Trianon were erased by the Young plan, and the liquidation treaty with Germany canceled war claims. An Austria accord at The Hague freed Poland from further liability in exchange for economic concessions. Debts tied to Allied relief were funded in December 1924.
Minneapolis AP reports that household arts, industrial and work shop subjects may qualify students for college alongside mathematics and foreign language. Dr. Hart R. Douglass of the University of Minnesota notes some high school subjects once seen as peculiarly preparatory may rest on unsupported assumptions. His analysis draws on 400 University of Oregon students.
The St. Helena island caretaker at the Lone Wood Museum, assigned by the French government, was found abusing his position by sleeping in Napoleon Bonaparte's bed and bathing in his bathtub. An invalid French veteran replaced him immediately, amid renewed sensational attention on Napoleon's exile site.
OAK RIDGE officers of the O Rideo Birthday club met at the president's home to outline the year's program. Many members noted the illness of Mrs. FP A Jones at her daughter’s home near Midland.
Miss Mildred Leonhard and family visited relatives in Eudora for birthdays including Mrs. Bertha Knop and Ruth Johns. A Farm Bureau special meeting is set for Friday March 14 at Mrs. A. BR Reed’s home for road work progress on U. S. No. 40 to No. 7a and No. 73. J D Harris of Lawrence holds a contract for business improvements at Night Hawk agents run by Carol Miller.
J G Pringle of 1422 New York Street Lawrence credits Gly-Cas with relief after sixteen years of liver stomach and rheumatic trouble. He reports improved digestion sleep and regular bowels after two boxes and says medicines prior failed. Gly-Cas Man at Round Corner Drug Store Lawrence promotes the remedy daily amid strong local interest.
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