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University DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Thursday, April 24, 1847
44th Year No.126
Lawrence, Kansas
By Bibler
Radio Comics Stop Feuding With Network
Hollywood—(UP)—The four-day skirmish between the National Broadcasting company and its radio comics was over today. The comedians are planning an unopposed field day of ibes at the network.
But the fun was over. NBC turned its other cheek and invited the comics to say anything they wanted to about the network.
The controversy started Sunday night when NBC cut comedian Fred Allen off the air briefly during a wiscrack about a mythical network vice-president in charge of overtime. Allen said the vice-president gets his vacation by accumulating seconds from the ends of overtime broadcasts.
Comics Are Honored
It ended when NBC last night lifted its order to "fade" any jokes directed at the network. In turn the network appointed Allen and comedians Bob Hope and Red Skelton, who also were cut off during NBC jokes, as honorary vice-presidents.
Allen turned down his vicepresidency, pleading "pressure of regular work" and poor health that precluded strenuous outside activities."
Allen was cut off for 25 seconds, and Hope and Skelton finished wise-tracks about the network into dead Air Tuesday night when the network checked the switch for about 15 seconds on each program.
Lifting of the NBC ban was recorded by the airplanes comics as a signal for open season on radio jokes. Demis Dawn Starts Fun
Dennis Day was the first to have his fun last night without being shunted off the air. His radio girl friend, Mildred. coming into the room, asked:
Little Man On Campus
“...And our party will publish 'The Buzzard,' a Bottleneck paper."
"I'm listening to the radio," Day replied.
"But I don't hear anything." she said.
"I know it." Day answered. "I'm listening to the Fred Allen program." Others Ready With Jokes
"What are you doing?"
Kansas—Partly cloudy northeast,
mostly cloudy west and south with
showers and thunderstorms extreme
south today. Mostly cloudy tonight
and Friday with rain south tonight
and most of state Friday. Continued
cool.
Burns and Allen and Jack Benny, who like Day had threatened to go through with anti-network gags despite the ban, trot out their jokes today and Sunday. Half a dozen others got their cracks last night.
WEATHER
Don Ettinger Fined After Tussle With Cops
Zilch And His Middle Name Has 'Em Rolling in the Aisles
Don (Red) Ettinger, a regular starter on the University football team last fall, was fine $78.50 Wednesday in the Independence, Mo., police court.
Ettinger, who is working on a construction project south of Independence this semester, was fined for six different offenses. He left the scene of an accident after scraping fenders with another car, and was charged with careless driving, interference with an officer, resisting arrest, destroying public property and being drunk in a public building.
He was permitted to post a $25 cash bond Tuesday night after the run-in, and paid the damage in court today.
Elmer A. Zilch, bon vivant and patron saint of the School of Journalism, rode high last night at a banquet held in his honor in the Kansas room of the Union. He opened his comments by remarking that the middle initial A stood for Amorous.
little red kiddy-car. This year he explained that he had been delayed in England "while helping Henry Wallace pull his foot out of his mouth."
Arvid Jacobson's Have Son
Only on special occasions does Elmer ever enter the state of Kansas. He pointed out that its "airl climate" didn't agree with his health, immediately after the banquet, he dashed off for Kansas City, Mo., and the wetter atmosphere.
Every year at this time Eimer comes zooming into Lawrence on his little red kiddy-car. This year he $ ^{*} $
Prof. and Mrs. Arvid Jacobson are parents of a 9 pound, 7 ounce son. Arvid Victor, born Monday at Lawrence Memorial hospital. Mr. Jacobson is an assistant professor of design.
During the time that Professor Zilch wasn't speaking, students and faculty took turns at lampooning each other. Highlight of the evening's entertainment was J. Wellington Robinson's impersonation of Emil L. Telelf, associate professor of journalism. Robinson conducted his "class" in a "business-like manner." (The quotes are Robinson's.)
One hundred and twenty-five members of the faculty, students, and alumni attended the Zilch-fest, and many rolled on the floor as they read copies of the "Pee-Wee Kansan," the burlesque cousin of the Daily University Kansas.
Students Have Chance To Meet With Minister
Appointments can be made with Charles W. Thomas, 1124 Mississippi street, by students who are preparing for the Christmas or New Year's Prof. John W. Thomas, of Crozer Theological seminary.
Professor Thomas will be in Lawrence April 26 and 27 and wants to meet all theological students. Charles Thomas said.
Dean Werner Resigns As Advisor To ISA
Dean Henry Werner submitted his resignation as faculty advisor to the ISA, at the regular weekly meeting of the ISA council Wednesday night.
The date for the annual ISA Sweetheart dance was set for May 7. Final arrangements were completed for a mixer, to be held Wednesday at Potter lake, and a box cupper May 7, also to be held at the lake.
The council heard a report given by delegates to the National ISA convention, held at Oklahoma University last week. Victor Reinking, College junior, and Helen Hastings, the arts junior, were sworn in as council members. Reinking was appointed intramurals chairman and Miss Hastings was designated council secretary.
Hitt Attends Convention Of Registrars In Denver
James K. Hitt, University registrar, is attending the national convention of the American Association at Collegiate Registrars this week in Denver, Colo.
Robert Nash Breaks Arm
While Pole Vaulting Tuesday
The convention is studying problems created by this period of greatly increased enrollment.
Robert Nash, son of the late Dr. Bert Nash, fractured his arm while pole vaulting Tuesday afternoon. He was taken to Watkins hospital for treatment and was released Wednesday. He is a student at University high school.
Political Parties Throw Charges In Hot Election
Campaigning With Loudspeakers Almost Starts Candidates Fighting
By COOPER ROLLOW
A bitter battle of accusations raged between political parties this morning as flying words nearly became flying fists in a climax to pre-election skirmishes.
The ruckus resulted when the use of a P.S.G.L. loudspeaker was condemned by Pachacamac and Progressive parties because of what
'Elijah' To Start Music Festival May4-10
A performance of Mendelssohn's oratorio, "The Elijah," will be the first event of five special programs highlighting the annual music week festival of the University and the city of Lawrence May 4 to 10.
The acappella choir accompanied by the symphony orchestra will present "The Elijah," in Hoch auditorium at 4:00 p.m., May 4, D. M. Swarthout, dean of the School of Fine Arts, said today.
Helen Traubel, Metropolitan Opera soprano, will give a recital in Hoch, May 5. Miss Traubel is filling the date originally scheduled for Gladys Swarthout, who cancelled her tour because of an injury.
Sylvia Zaremba, 15-year-old pianist, will appear in Fraser theater May 7, and Russell Goudey of New York will give a lecture May 8. Instrumental and vocal organizations from Lawrence Senior and Junior High and Grade schools will present a concert May 9.
Other special events will include music programs in the churches, and at the Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions and Co-op clubs of Lawrence.
Banquet To Wind Up Cervantes Day Festival
A banquet and tertulia (program) will climax the Spanish department's Cervantes day Saturday. It will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Kansas room of the Memorial Union building. The program will include musical and dramatic pieces, dances, and novelty numbers.
Miss May Gardner, professor of Spanish, will make the welcoming speech at the banquet. J. M. Osma, professor of romance languages, will be program master of ceremonies.
The program will include numbers by pupils of graduates of the University department of Spanish. Students of Mrs. Jeanette Robbins, '26, now teaching at Park College, and of Miss Violette Garrett, '06, now at Kansas City Junior college, will be on the program.
Tickets for the banquet are available in room 119, Strong Strong hall.
Lawrence League To Meet
The Rev. Ornel Miller of the Topeka First Methodist church will talk on "Lawrence, a Single Community of Many Peoples."
The Lawrence League for the Practice of Democracy will meet at the Friends church, 16th and New Hampshire streets, at 7.30 p.m. today.
Pachacamac lead Donald Ong terme[ " complete disregard for University regulations."
Raymond Nichols, executive secretary, had forbidden the use of loudspeakers in the campaign, Ong said, and declared that all parties should work on an equal basis.
George Caldwell, running for A.S.C. president on the P.S.G.L. ticket said that the misunderstanding was the result of two different interpretations of the regulations.
Forbids Loudspeakers
Forbids Loudspeakers
Mr. Nichols was unavailable, but Leonard Axe, director of University services, forbade the use of University outlets to power the speakers.
At noon today, Caldwell said that he had not decided whether or not to discontinue using the portable speaker between classes.
Posters of one of the parties were found on University Daily Kansan boxes, and in between the newspapers, which is against University regulations.
Voting Heavier Than Expected
About 1500 students had voted in the All Student council election up to noon, an unofficial University Daily Kansan check showed today. Poll workers told a reporter that they had orders not to release any information, but estimated that from 1,500 to 2,000 votes had been cast this morning.
No election returns, official or unofficial, had been released at the time the Daily Kansan went to press this afternoon. Poll workers said that voting had been heavier than was expected, but remained tight-lipped about election trends or results.
The campaign ballyhoo which recently swept the campus had subsided somewhat this morning, until politics again raised its ugly head and the loudspeaker episode took place.
The P.S.G.L. speaker was posted outside Bailey Chemical laboratories this morning, mixing campaign slogans with dance music. The battle started as a quiet argument and ended with the frenzied shrieks of the angered politicians almost leading to blows.
Student Stand In Line
Long lines of students waited patiently this morning in Frank Strong hall, where voting was much heavier than at other polls located in Fraser and Marvin halls.
Polls will close at 6:30 p.m., but workers estimated that they would not finish counting ballots before midnight. None of the counters are sworn to secrecy, but the first public announcement of the results will be released in early May. Page, instructor in political science, will survive the ballot counting.
The controversial question of Oklahoma Aggie participation in the Big Six conference crowded into the spotlight alongside student politics this morning, as students voted on the athletic issue along with student elections.
interest 'Tremendous' In A. & M.
Student interest in the sports issue was reported as "tremendous" today. Attention increased when University officials said last week that the results of today's voting on the question will be considered when the final decision is made.
College, fine arts, and business students voted in Frank Strong hall and Fraser. Engineers cast their ballots in Marvin hall, and medical and law students in Fraser.