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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN. LAWRENCE. KANSAS
MAY 16,19
PAGE EIGHT
Prof. M.D. Clubb Sues To Recover For Furniture
Two suits for damage by Prof. M. D. Clubb, chairman of the English department, against Park Hetzel, Jr., went on trial in the Douglas county district court Wednesday.
Professor Clubb is suing to recover the value of a truckload of furniture that burned near Stillwater, Okla. Mr. Hetzel, owner of Transit and Storage company, was transporting the goods to Lawrence.
The defendant admits liability for the loss, but claims that he is not libable for more than 30 cents a pound for the goods. This is the amount of liability fixed by the Interstate Commerce code. It would make the damages about $2,200.
"TCC Code Violated"
The plaintiff claims that Mr. Hetzel is liable under the common law, which provides that the trucking firm is responsible for the full value of the goods destroyed. Professor Clubb says the ICC code was violated, because the furniture was moved and he was not signed a motion against the ICC code was violated, the trucking firm is liable under the common law, which would make the damages about $12,000. Professor Clubb says.
In a letter to Mr. Hetzel, Professor Clubb declared he wanted to ship the goods at the 30 cent a pound rate, but that this rate would not cover the value of the goods if they were destroyed.
Two Motions Overruled
Judge Means has overruled two motions for directed verdicts. The defense asked to have the case decided on the ICC code, and the plaintiff has asked that it be decided under the common law rule.
Making his rulings Judge Means
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The questions at issue are legal points and will have to be decided by the judge according to the law and the intention of the plaintiff.
'Take Foreign Languages'
Students should be required to take some language courses, Bill Chestnut '45, an employee of an American oil company in Venezuela,
"Having taken only five hours of Spanish as a freshman, I was able to go into the Venezuelan interior, and act as superintendent of a large warehouse, where all my employees were Spanish-speaking natives. At that time I was the only English-speaking person around."
"Most of the Americans who went down there didn't have the slightest inhibing of Spanish. They were always confused, even on remembering that while a table is neuter in English, it is feminine in Spanish."
Chestnut, who was graduated here
with a degree in business, visited
Garden School.
Especially in the Fast and the South where many of our companies are exporting to South America, a knowledge of Spanish will be valuable to one entering business. Some Midwestern companies are exporting goods in large quantities to Latin America.
"I would particularly recommend that petroleum engineers and geologists have training in some language. The fields of the future are going to be in foreign countries like Australia and these of Latin America," he said.
To Show Movie Tonight
The Forums board film, cancellee Thursday because of rain, will be shown at 7:30 tonight in Lindley hall. The picture is a German movie, "Tales from the Vienna Woods" and is presented in co-operation with the Club club.
Sorry, But No Picnic
The All-University Women's picnic will not be held, Marjorie Dinsmore, the United Women's council zoolich counsel, announced today.
Advise Students To Phone Police
A joint statement regarding the meeting of the three women with an exhibitionist Mbnday night has been made by Miss Margaret Hanbein, dean of women, and Henry Werner, dean of student affairs;
"Prompt and immediate action has been and is being taken. If students should again encounter such a person, they can best cooperate with us by calling at once and from the nearest available phone the police station.
"We have assurance from the chief of police that immediate action will be taken and that a police car will be sent out at once."
City To Lease KU Airport
The city of Lawrence will lease the municipal airport grounds from the University Charles D. Stough, city attorney, said today.
C. A.A. regulations state that all lease arrangements on airport lands be paid in advance. The proposed rental calls for $1,000 a month. The advance payment would amount to $30,000 to cover the 30-year lease.
City officials have requested that the advance payment regulation be waived and if it is, the city can go ahead with plans for the airport enlargement which will cost about $70 million. The city must issue $91,000 in bonds and the remaining $75,000 has been appropriated to Lawrence by the C.A.A.
Recently the C.A.A. reduced or eliminated many allotments for Kansas airport programs, but the Lawrence allotment was not mentioned and the money is still available for the local program.
Choir Will Appear In Music Festival
The University A Cappella choir directed by Dean D. M. Swarthout will appear in the Kansas City Music hall tonight in one of the major events of the Kansas City Spring Music festival.
Loraine Mai, E. M. Brack, and Ben Shanklin, fine arts juniors, Gladys Hammond, special student, and Sidney Dawson, junior in education, will be soloists. Guy Moments, pianist from the University of Kansas City, and the University of Missouri String Quartet will also present numbers.
On Sunday, May 25, the choir will present a full concert program at the Linwood Presbyterian church in Kansas City.
Cellist To Present Senior Recital
Jack Stephenson, 'cello student from the studio of Prof. Raymond Stuhl, will present his senior recital at 4 p. m. Sunday in Frank Strong auditorium.
He is a Lawrence resident and has appeared as soloist in churches and schools in the city. Mr. Stephen- son received his bachelor of music education degree from the University and is teaching instrumental music in the Lawrence public schools. He is a member of Pi KappaLambda, national honorary music society, and the University symphony orchestra.
He is a member of the Men's Glee club and has appeared as soloist with the group. While in the army, Mr. Tibbs studied voice at the Conservatory of Music in Sydney, Australia. He also appeared as soloist on broadcasts there.
Deloyd Tibbs, tenor from the studio of Prof. Joseph Wilkins, will present his senior recital at 8 p. m. Monday in Frank Strong auditorium. This will be the final senior recital of the year.
Senior To Present Recital Monday
Grace Witt Is.PBK
The name of George Witt sent to the Daily Kansan in the list of Phi Beta Kappa elections from the awards committee Thursday, should have been Grace P. Witt.
Picketing Ends In Most Areas But Not Here
Washington. — (UP) — Leaders of striking Western Electric company workers today authorized withdrawal of their picket lines from all areas where local issues in the 40-day-old telephone strike have been settled.
The action opened the way for resumption of normal telephone service everywhere except in a few scattered areas, principally Kansas, Ohio. Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
McCowen's prediction came after the end of a 14-hour bargaining session with negotiators for the new Western Bell Telephone company.
In St. Louis, termination of the six weeks strike of Southwestern telephone workers by the end of this week was predicted today by D. L McCowen. S.T.W.U. president.
McGown's statement indicated the S.T.W.U. was prepared to accept the utility's "final offer" of weekly wage increases of $4.27 and to drop its request for arbitration of other polices in dispute in favor of a timely extension of telephone service in the five southwestern states.
The company, however, continued to insist that the question of jurisdictional claims of the S.T.W.U. and the A.F.L. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers be settled in the negotiations before a new contract is signed.
I.S.A. Sweetheart Will Really Rate
A tressure chest of gifts awaits the lucky ISA woman to be crowned Sweetheart at the annual Sweetheart Heart Ball, in the Union ball room, Saturday.
A glimpse of the gifts in the Union lounge discloses three pairs of nylon hosse, two bottles of cologne, a comforter, and a ring, a ring, and two purses for milady.
For her light moments, there are two albums of records, a pair of WAC coveralls for sport-wear, two decks of bridge cards, a fife and flutophone, two types of stationery and a $7.00 photography credit slip.
Every ISA woman at the dance with a membership card will be eligible for the crown. Admission for the all-university semi-formal ball is two ISA membership cards or $1.50 per couple. Kass Kassinger's band will play. The gifts are donated by Lawrence merchants.
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