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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1913
Page
8
A bloody black-jack and blood stains found on a Missouri River barge lead police to investigate Roy Davis, a night watchman, as the prime suspect in a fatal struggle with a boatman last night. Davis is missing and river searchers continue along the water.
The afternoon game between Bethany College and the Terrible Swedes in Lindshore was postponed due to wet grounds. Field slow to dry kept players off most of the week as Jayhawk team waited.
Hamilton and his men clash with Nebraska in Lincoln on Saturday. The Jayhawker speed artists hope for a godly score to annex the meet while Missouri and Kansas teams loom the following week with hopes to avoid defeats.
The Lawrence baseball season opener was postponed to next Sunday due to rain. Manager Edmondson welcomed the delay as rain boosts his farm profits and easing season start concerns.
An ad describes the penalties of female discomfort and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy. It claims the preparation, made from roots and herbs, brings health and relief from pains, irregularities, and other feminine complaints.
Yesterday's Major League results include Detroit 2 over Chicago 1 and St. Louis 4 over Chicago. In the National League Pittsburgh 1 over Cincinnati, St. Louis 10 over Chicago 8. American Association games saw Toledo 8 over Minneapolis 6, Columbus 4 over Kansas City 1, St. Paul 1 over Louisville, and Taliquapolis 7 over Milwaukee 3.
Lawrence high school won the interscholastic track meet at McCookfield on Saturday with 62 points. Hutchinson took second with 44 as Lawrence’s Wilbur set a discus record at 111 feet aided by Butler’s strong showing. Heavy rain delayed events turning parts of the meet into endurance racing while spectators endured a soaking.
Prof W H Johnson won the annual Oread golf tourney with a net 83 after 18 holes, finishing one down to Bogey. The next round of the Handicap tournament is set for next Friday and Saturday. Members are invited to enter, and photographers are urged to contact Con Squires at 1035 Mase.
Dispatches report the removal of Dr. Lyman Abbott as vice president of the American Peace Society and indicate E. Stanley, president of Friends University, has been recommended as a vice president. Stanley led Lawrence City schools for nineteen years and is greatly beloved here.
Washington reports President Wilson received by telegraph a copy of the California alien-land bill now awaiting Governor Johnsons signature. He indicated the federal administration will act only after Secretary Bryan returns and that a formal protest from Japan had not yet arrived. By May 13 a decision on treaty compliance with China awaits expression. Meanwhile Laura Cramer faces charges over 24000 dollars she kept from an estate. The Connecticut court case ends with a reversed ruling.
The page lists properties and items for sale or exchange including multiple Ohio Vermont and Kentucky addresses, a sorority or fraternity housing offer, tomato and cabbage plants for sale, dairy and farm animal requests, plus a camera club meeting tonight led by Miss Arta Briges at 1317 Ohio Street. Also notes gratitude cards for Thomas McFarland’s family and travel mentions of Alice Terrill and others.
London observers noted intense interest as police and court proceedings examined charges against suffragette leaders amid militant acts linked to arson. Parliament debated the government’s woman’s franchise bill with Bodkin condemning suffragists as crime leaders and Pankhurst cited, while the House of Lords prepared a second reading on a proposal to enfranchise six million women.
Otis Perkins of the La renew thanked Watkins state secretary of the Automobile Association for a Topeka event in Lawrence. He called it one of the best road meetings in the state with a jovial crowd and forecasts strong road improvements for the county as the governor and others praised the gathering.
The funeral for Walter Ecke, who died after a fall from the F A A building fire escape, was held Thursday afternoon at the First Methodist Church.
Public Utilities Commission of Kansas schedules a hearing May 6 in Topeka on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company request to raise the minimum weight for grain products and seeds in carload lots from 2 1/2 tons. Leonard Hazen, secretary of the Lawrence Commercial Club, forwards the notice to local officials and asks distribution to interested parties and newspapers.
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