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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1922
Page
4
The Lawrence World item discusses local and international affairs including Kansas railroads facing mob-law suits from strikes, rising interest in politics and college sports amid fuel shortages, and community efforts for lodging during the grand lodge event. It also notes Greek political changes, Venizelos’s potential leadership, and tensions in Thrace with Balkan implications.
The piece recalls the 1904 Perdicaris affair with Raisuli and Roosevelt's ultimatum, noting Raisuli’s surrender and ransom release. It then quotes Hoover predicting Europe will soon be a large buyer of American farm products, arguing higher European demand could lift U S farm prices despite exchange-rate challenges.
A jumble of slogans, opinions, and wry asides touches on war era sentiment with references to Tom Sims, Lloyd George, and the Kaiser. The piece hints at winter plans, hunting season, budgets, and social mores while weaving humor through clipped phrases and dated speculation.
Delegates from the Dominion gather in Toronto for the Quadrennial General Conference of the Methodist Church in Canada while Veterans of the 78th Division meet in Atlantic City for their first annual reunion. The Pit River hydroelectric plant in Shasta County California is formally opened with ceremonies. Seven thousand general ware pottery workers across several states are set to strike at the end of the workday, ordered by the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters.
Rev Thomas Hunter pastor of the Congregational church owns a copy known as Marin Luther Bible valued at 3800 cents after rejecting an offer. He bought it from the Smithsonian Institute and possesses a notable collection of antique Bibles.
Chicago dispatch details the Race Commission findings after the 1919 riot. It calls for police plan coordination, biased policing reform, suppression of militant athletic clubs, firearm controls, housing and urban improvement, night schools and community centers, and truancy focus. It emphasizes mutual rights and duties for white and black populations and the need for national action.
Yuluth Minnesota September reports Northern Minnesota railroads using rapid fire patrols and a high pressure fire train to guard forest routes after drought sparks. Duluth Mesabe & Northern Railway’s train and crew fought dozens of fires along the main right of way, keeping the tracks clear using water streams and a 36 000 gallon system. Other lines also fought fires effectively in the prolonged emergency.
Cleveland recalls Captain Hans Hansen a Coast Guard veteran for thirty years and long time leader of the Cleveland unit. He led dramatic rescues in 1919 and 193, including saving a crew from a wreck on the breakwater and aiding five men and a woman from the schooner Maxwell. A later harbor rescue involved the Theodore E Burton as the vessel sank. Hansen’s courage and sharp seamanship defined a storied life at sea.
Major C. Claflin Davis, Boston native and Harvard graduate, directed relief for Smyrna victims. He served with the American Field Ambulance in France during World War I, was rejected for army service, and later worked in Paris, Constantinople, and Crimea aiding refugees and remnants of Wrangel's army in postwar relief efforts.
The Odd Fellows plan to dedicate a new 65 000 dollar children's home at Eureka Lake near here on October 9. The facility has capacity for 136 children and includes school rooms and modern facilities for care and education.
The state school bonds interest was received by Douglas County Schools Superintendent O J Lang and apportioned to districts by enrollment. Douglas County totals 3797.44 dollars, about 59 cents per capita, with district allocations listed by enrollment and amount in a detailed table showing district numbers and per district sums.
Toronto reports a quadrennial Methodist General Conference shows membership rising from 388,210 to 406,983 over four years. Minister salaries climbed from 1,782,880 to 2,575,801 and total funds raised reached 9,308,823 amid a church portfolio valued near 50 million. Rev Chown seeks re election as General Superintendent and ten department secretaries also stand for renewal.
French moisture proof matches invented by a French engineer threaten to enter the market in Tokyo. Japanese safety matches currently dominate markets in the South Sea Islands and parts of India but suffer spontaneous combustion in rainy areas. Japanese and French-Indian market dynamics prompt Osaka to host talks among match producers on product improvements to compete.
Sixteen models of American navy fighting ships span from the Bon Homme Richard to a modern battle cruiser. The exhibit at Great Lakes Illinois showcases historical ironclads like the Constitution and Merrimac, and modern craft including NC-4, Lexington, and North Carolina, illustrating naval evolution from the Revolution to the dreadnought era.
The Swedish government expands unemployment relief with over seven million dollars for construction and purchases. State Railways order ten locomotives and about two hundred new cars, with one hundred fitted for an American heating system produced in Sweden. Dozens of safety signals, hydraulic plants, electric coast electrification, new cables, and lighthouse modernization are funded. The pilotage and hydrographic services plan new vessels and beacons, while unemployment drops by roughly seventy five percent this year.
Local ad notices list J. Raolmes at 107 E Seventh with phone line 19 and Co. E Matthews Lumber and Coal offering coal products. If you want good coal, call the company at 34, 1.
The Carthage site in Tunis, French Africa, is being sold into villas with hills filled by new construction. Archaeologists warn excavation work will be hindered as owners resist yard intrusions though treasures may lie beneath. French officials recently bought land and unearthed a Tanis temple, prompting fears of 250 acres sold for about 200000 dollars.
Rangoon Burma Sept 23 Drug smugglers of India and Burma operate a refined system, using respectable front businesses to hide trafficking. Underlings face fines and jail while principals fund and protect them, bribery and non-interference from officials sustaining the network. Also noted Seattle First Presbyterian Church is the largest in the nation, and Hutchinson reports unusually orderly state fair conditions with few arrests due to stricter police presence.
Cherokee Masons of the 49th district convene October 16 with Judge George W. Boasley as district grand deputy master. Lodges from Girard Pittsburg Farlington Arcadia Mulberry and Cherokee will take part in the program.
In Burma a public procession celebrated nationalist leader Ottama returning from Maubin jail. Eight thousand monks and about 50,000 people filled streets with flags flowers and gifts. Ottama spoke of Burma's national aspirations urging self-reliance and home rule while urging modern civic resolve.
Rome reports that famed predecessors earned small sums for their work. Cimabue received about one dollar a day with a helper. Giotto earned five to eleven dollars per figure. Michelangelo Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael lived in a golden age, with salaries of 32 dollars a month for the first two and 250 dollars for a portrait for the last.
Secretary of State Petijohn reports that Theodore Roosevelt Jr will not accept an invitation to speak at Dodge City to mark the centennial of the Santa Fe Trail and the semi centennial of the town’s founding on October 11. The assistant secretary of the navy likely cannot visit Kansas in October, while Secretary of Agriculture Wallace is expected to visit the Dodge City district for campaign speeches and may appear there. Pettijohn, whose home is in Dodge City, relayed the information.
The campaign to raise 1,000,000 for a new main building at Collerd of Emporia is underway with organizers targeting surrounding areas. More than 3,000 dollars was raised on the first day in Wellington as Presbyterians statewide and educational foundations are solicited for funds. Cherokee Deep Shaft Lump Coal at OC Matthews Lumber & Coal Co Phony 34. Dr Owen, special attention given to rectal and colonic diseases.
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