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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1920
Page
2
Senators spar over campaign funding and militant threats. Kenyon questions Gov Cox charge that Republican contributors plotted to deploy bayonets to quell labor unrest. Moore defends contributors as steel-industry insiders, noting bayonets have been used by a predecessor, not Cox.
E Woody chaired the Knights of Pythias Labor Day picnic at Brown's Grove drawing 266 to 500 attendees from Lawrence and county. Geo A Bridgeforth of the Iropeka industrial and educational school delivered the main address, with Judge John W Clark also speaking. A 6 6 baseball tie between Tlks and K P squads, and Pinner plus lunch on the grounds, complemented the event assisted by Mrs H G Davis.
Officer Beatty last night removed an automobile tire from the corner of Seventh and Massachusetts. No tire loss has been reported to police headquarters. Dr and Mrs M S McCreight traveled to Lawrence from Oskaloosa Sunday and spent the day with Ryith S Engle and family. Mrs Engle plans to visit in Oskaloosa in two weeks.
Mr and Mrs T W Mundy wed in Topeka and have purchased a home at 316 Klein Avenue. Mr Mundy will be employed in the boiler shops.
County Agent Smith noted Oregon farmers would have many feeder lambs this fall. Transport costs shrink margin, making purchases unprofitable. A J Parnell, with shipping experience, calculated freight and feed, estimating prices of $5.50 to $6.50 per head would yield about $13.00 per 100 laid down in Lawrence.
Glenn V. Banker, cost expert from the University of Kansas journalism department, returned from trips to Independence, Arkansas City and Augusta where he began installing cost finding systems for newspapers and job printing. He will visit Osks'vera this week to continue the work.
Mexico City reports the government will increase salaries for its diplomatic representatives abroad by 50 percent due to the rising cost of living worldwide. The raise will affect both senior and consular staff.
Mr Gordon Gibb, formerly ill with appendicitis and gallstones, shows clearer signs of recovery this morning in a Koras City hospital. He rests well, moves toward convalescence, and responds to care as he gains strength.
A Lawrence column recalls a faculty member misreading a check on his twenty fifth wedding anniversary, and recounts local snippets. Stories include peach harvests from Sel Marks, tomato glut effects in town, a suburban chores mishap, and a cordial greeting with Mrs Irving Hill from a longtime state penitentiary guard.
In Lawrence many oddities surface as residents share impressions of local wealth and habits. A banker boasts never paying more than five dollars for shoes while Lawrence’s women show surprising character. Foggy mornings persist, a Douglas county court filed just one case last week, and a new cement sidewalk near the Dodge salesroom was completed quickly. Labor Day crowds flooded streets as business slowed, Dempsey drew support, and plans for Armistice Day loom. County Republicans fix Kansas quota at five thousand four hundred volunteers for international army if the league of nations is adopted as the river drops and late corn may spoil without sun.
Physicians concluded Tobias, a convicted black defendant, was at least 22, not 14, validating his sentence to the penitentiary for shooting Howard Thomas. The court accepted the medical opinions over the prisoner’s claims and relatives, confirming the 1 to 10 year term.
In La Cygne Kansas physicians affidavits say Fred W Pullman former cashier of Linn County State Bank will be fit for at least sixty days to return to face charges of embezzling funds from the bank. He was injured recently when he fell from a house roof and is at liberty under 20000 bond. A continuance of the trial was granted until the next term of court.
Fragmentary OCR reads Dr Florence Ramone moving over Barber's Drug Store. The snippet mentions Thompson Photo Studio on 6th Mass and a bicycle ride tied to economy. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
Professor J J Wheeler has been appointed marshal at the university for the coming year. He previously held the post during his faculty service and returned after stepping back last year.
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