THE KANSAN The official paper of the University of Kansas EDITORIAL STAFF: EDITORIAL STAFF: PAUL W. HARVEY - - Editor-in-Chief EDGAR MARKHAM - - Managing Editor BUSINESS STAFF: R. K. JOHNSON - - Business Manager HOMER BERGER - - Assistant Bus. Mgr JOSEPH W. MURRAY - - Treasurer CARL EDDY - - Circulation Mgr MEMBERS OF BOARD, ROY K. DETRICH HENRY F. DRAPER FLAVEL ROBERTSON LOUIS LA COSS PEARLE STUCKEY Entered as second-class mail matter September 30, 1904, at the Lawrence, Kansas, Postoffice under the act of Congress, March 3, 1879. Published every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of the school year, by the Kansas University Publishing Association. Address all business communications to Robert K. Johnston, Business Manager, 511 Ohio Street, Lawrence, Kansas; all other communications to Joseph W. Murray, 1129 La. St., Lawrence, Ks. Subscription price, $1.50 per year, in advance; one term, 75c; time subscriptions, $1.75 per year. Office in Basement of Fraser Hall. Phone, Bell. K U 25. TUESDAY, NOV. 23, 1908. The football season is near its close and there is no reason why the Jayhawkers can not duplicate their wonderful record of last year. Only Missouri stands in the way of a second ever victorious team and it is scarcely conceivable that the Tigers can come out ahead in the Thanksgiving day contest. Of course the unexpected may happen at any time, but the chances are all pointing to a Kansas victory over Missouri. Since the Missouri Valley Conference was organized Kansas has in more than one way shown that she was the biggest school, from the athletic standpoint, among the conference teams. The average of the Kansas records in the different lines of sport will exceed the averages of all other schools. The football record is mainly responsible for the good showing of the Jayhawkers and two ever-victorious teams in two successive years will probably go unsurpassed in the valley for a good long time unless Kansas makes it three straight next year. The Iowa team showed a splendid spirit Saturday. After the game Captain Gross handed a big bunch to the Kansas team. He said it was the best team that Iowa had met this season, and that it would undoubtedly win, the championship of the valley. Iowa has a team that does not complain under defeat and we are for that kind of a team. Generally the losers are quick to knock, but not Iowa. The spirit exhibited at the Iowa game was the best of the year. The rooters supported the Jayhawkers loyally and gave the Iowans all that was coming to them. The Iowa players appreciated the fact and complimented Coach Kennedy and the fine spirit of the rooters. Basket-Ball Begins. Now that the football season is drawing to a close, Coach Hamilton is giving the basket-ball men a little more work to do. He has seventeen men trying for the squad and each one of them is good enough to make the others fight for a place. The team's first real tryout was this afternoon when a practice game was played with the Lawrence Tourists. The return of Duch Miller, who played guard on last year's team and who will enter school after the Thanksgiving recess, will add one more veteran to the squad. Diamonds, watches, clocks, jewelry, sterling silver toilet articles, etc. Ed. W. Parsons, 717 Mass, street. Mexican Chile at Vic's. Lee will have four barbers Wednesday, so your wait won't be long. Take a box of Wiedemann's chocolates for your Thanksgiving. Buckwheat and maple syrup at Vic's. Umbrellas, with up-to-date gold filled and sterling handles, at Ed. W. Parsons. Monogram free. 717 Mass. street. If you are going to leave the city Thanksgiving, leave your order for that box of candy a Wiedemann's. He will attend to the sending. GO TO THE AURORA FOR GO TO THE AURORA FOR BEST MOVING PICTURES BEST MOVING PICTURES. Squires, the college photographer, is showing a fine picture of the K. U. football team. Those who are likely to overfeed on Thanksgiving day should before leaving for home, call at McColloch's drug store and supply themselves with Rexall Dyspepsia tablets. Ober's BARFED FOR CHRISTMAS SELLING LIKE FURY! No ordinary headline will do to describe the present craze (and "craze" is the right word here) for our natty soft hat styles at $3.00, especially those pearly gray affairs with the silver-hued bands and the new wide-brimmed "Pony Boy" models. If you've never had a taste of the value-giving aggressiveness in our Hat section, here's a great chance--something classier than you ever saw in hats for $3.00 Also new advance styles in John B. Stetson's at $2.00 and $3.50 You'll probably see a lot of smart Overcoats at the football game, but we'll tell you this much: You'll not see a single style that suppasses the swagger modeling of our new button "Franklin." with its stalwart outlines, bell-flaired skirt and rapier-lapels. This is only one of seven SPECIAL models we are showing for young men and not one of the seven has a duplicate at any other store in Lawrence. They're exclusive numbers—and live ones! The variety of novelty weaves and patterns is amazing—more than we have ever shown before. Ask to see the new mixed gray tones—they are capital! Excellent values at $15, $18, $20, $25 to $35 Arm Bands, Pennants and Canes for the Big Game. "BIG 8" GAME IS PROBABLE KANSAS CAN PLAY CHICAGO CONFERENCE TEAMS. Important Action Taken at Chicago Last Week—Includes Basket-ball and Baseball. A game with one or more of the football teams of the Chicago conference will, in all probability, form a part of next fall's football schedule. Dr. C. E. McClung, secretary of the Missouri Valley conference with D. W. Morehouse of Drake University, president of the conference, attended the Chicago meeting last week and presented a motion adopted by the Missouri Valley conference at its last meeting held in Des Moines, on June 5th. The motion was: "Moved that this conference request the Intercollegiate conference to allow its members to schedule contests with the members of the Missouri Valley conference according to mutual agreement in each case, and that the president and secretary of this conference be made a committee to confer with the Intercollegiate conference regarding the above mentioned requests and also the general question of co-operation between the two conferences." "I consider this a big thing for Missouri Valley football and a big thing for Western football generally," said Dr. MeClung yesterday. The Chicago conference took favorable action on this motion. This means that the teams of the Missouri Valley conference will be able to schedule games with members of the "Big Eight" by merely certifying as to the eligibility of their players under Missouri Valley rules.Hitherto it has been necessary to go through much red tape and each member of the team has had to be eligible under Intercollegiate rules. Iowa has been the only Missouri Valley team which has been playing members of the "Big Eight" in recent years and has experienced much trouble and disadvantage in attempting to have a team every member of which was eligible under two different sets of rules. Basket-ball and baseball games will probably be scheduled, as well at football games between members of the two conferences. "It means that we have been officially recognized as the equals of the members of the Chicago conference. This will prove, I hope, only the beginning of a hearty co-operation between the two conferences which will, before long make Western football more powerful than it has ever heretofore. There is no reason for any longer blindly following the East in football matters." Don't Forget A Cane and Pennant or an Arm Band before going to the Game Rowland's College Book Store. SPECIAL THIS WEEK Priestly cravenette'd full lined rain coats. $20 and $18 values for ALSO OVER- COATS SKOFSTAD'S S15. WHY PAY MORE? 829 Mass. St. We are well supplied with swimming caps for the young women of the University. LADIES' Swimming Caps Also the best gymnasium shoes in the city for the boys Smith's News Depot Hilliard & Carroll PHONES 607. 709 MASS. ST. "Meet me at Smith's." Bowersock Opera House, One Night Only Tomorrow Night SAM S & LEE SHUBERT(INC) POST TO WIN THE STRAIGHT-AWAY CHAMPION OF LAUGHTER ( ) A COMEDY OF COLLEGE MEN AND COW BOYS BY PAUL ARMSTRONG & REX BEACH DOING A COAST TO COAST MARATHON WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF IT'S NEW YORK PREMIER. EIGHT MONTHS AT THE BELASLO G THEATRE. Seats on sale at Woodward & Co. Prices $1.50 $1.00 .75 50.