From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Nov. 21, 1915:

• “Declaring that he was unalterably opposed to military preparedness as outlined in the President’s speech before the Manhattan club, Governor Arthur Capper last night addressed a congregation at the Christian church which filled every seat and overflowed into the hallways. ‘The program of preparation for war is un-American and un-democratic,’ Governor Capper declared, ‘and I believe that the majority of the people in Kansas are against it. Never in history has the country been in less danger of war, for after the great struggle in Europe is over all of the nations taking part in it are going to be so weak and so financially burdened that the very thought of war will make the people rise up and demand a voice for their rights.’… The editor of the Capper publications asserted that militarism would be the worst thing that could happen to the country from the standpoint of the boy and girl. ‘Kansas children should be brought up in the ways of peace,’ he said, ‘and preparedness has never made for peace. There is a revival of patriotism all over the country, but we should not let that patriotism sweep us off our feet. The fact that the sale of the American flag has more than tripled in the last year is not a sign that our people wish to prepare to fight, as I see it, but rather an appreciation of that peace which allows our boys to live while those in Europe are being mowed down on the battlefield. The east may favor preparedness for business reasons, but out here in Kansas we don’t manufacture munitions and we don’t want to make the eastern manufacturers rich by voting for a program which will authorize the government to spend one-half billion dollars with these war makers.’… Mr. Capper said that he feared the old-fashioned religion that had made our country was degenerating and that the modern boy and girl lacked a grip on religion as it used to be taught. ‘I believe that the Bible should be taught in every public school,’ he said.”
• “An overcoat stolen from the motor car of Michael Brothers, stock-raisers of Marion township, was identified by them at police headquarters this week. The other coat and a mesh bag containing some jewelry have not been found. The overcoat was taken to the police station recently by a Lawrence man who said he had seen a man drop it in an alley near his house after searching the pockets.”
• “Hervey A. Andrews, who has been in the Indian service of the Government stationed at Fort Washakie, Wyo., for some time past, is visiting relatives near Vinland…. Mr. Andrews’ work with the government is the tracing of heirs of Indians who have died and he finds the work not only difficult at times, but fascinating as well in that in some cases it goes back to the very early history of America.”
• “A. H. Wait, who has been a member of the Journal-World staff since last March, is ill in the Jones hospital. Dr. E. M. Owen is the attending physician. Mr. Wait was obliged to quit work last Monday when he became seriously affected. It is feared that the trouble is caused by a blood clot on the brain.”