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Fire Sweeps Lawrence Airport
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... fire scarred hangar and destroyed cabin Waco
McKay Asks Curbing OfCampaignMethods
In a meeting marked by considerable bickering and party squabbling, Bob McKay, Pachacamac representative-at-large introduced a bill to provide for "strict regulation of campaign methods" at the meeting of the Men's Student Council in the Pine room of the Memorial Un- ion building last night
The bill, which was tabled because it was not presented in a constitutional method, provides for the publishing of a detailed report of campaign expenditures and would also place a four-day limit on house-to-house campaigning. The bill would make illegal the transportation of voters to and from the polls. P. S. G. L. Against
The reform measure was described by P. S. G. L. men as a death blow to the party which depends on contacting men in unorganized houses for the majority of its votes.
The Council made an appropriation of $250 for the Engineering Exposition this spring. This is $100 less than the usual appropriation because
the exposition is normally held every two years. However it is being held this year because of the Seventy-fifth Anniversary celebration.
An appropriation for the purchase of two trees was also passed. The trees are to be planted in front of Frank Strong hall as the Council's contribution to the Seventy-fifth Anniversary tree planting program.
Tree Appropriations
Ernie Klema, P. S. G. L. college representative, told the Council about the proposed plans for moving the Rock Chalk cairn, and Bill Farmer, president of the Council, discussed the tentative plans for building a wing on the Memorial Union building.
Lawrence Moves
To Plant Redbuds Soon In Organized Driv
The drive to make Lawrence the "redbud city" of Kansas is well under way and reports of redbud trees ordered are just beginning to come in, Mrs. H. M. Stucker, general chairman of the drive, said today.
Army Inspection
'Yes Sir!'
The inspections are held every spring and cadets get their first taste of the good old army drill with all the trimmings. As one R.O.T.C. instructor put it, "You'd better answer fast and with a sir."
Current worry among R.O.T.C. cadets is the federal inspection which will be conducted April 30 and May 1 at the University.
The first report came from West Hills road and Crescent road where 200 red bud trees have been ordered. Complete reports on orders from the third, fourth, and fifth wards are expected to be made this evening.
THE WEATHEB
An attempt will be made to complete the drive this week as the red buds must be planted in two weeks.
Cloudy: not much change in temperature.
Blaze Causes $12,000 Damage To Six Planes
By DAVE WHITNEY and JOHN HARVEY
A fire that started at the Lawrence municipal airport at 11:15 o'clock last night caused $12,000 damage to airplanes and the main hanger and nearly exploded a 200-gallon drum of airplane dope before it was brought under control by the local fire department.
The loss, estimated at $12,000 by Bill Ashcraft, one of the brothers owning the Ashcraft flying service, included five of the Aeronca training planes used in the CAA primary flying course and a Waco cabin plane used for commercial flying. The loss was only partially covered by insurance.
Ashcraft said the fire started when an electric light bulb being used by an airport mechanic while working on an airplane broke and ignited the body of the plane.
The fire quickly spread through the jam-packed hangar and amid shooting flames and exploding gas tanks, airport workmen hurried to haul seven undamaged planes into the open.
The fire started in the northwest part of the hangar near a 200 gallon barrel of airplane dope. The fire was so close that it burned the rag that stopped the hole in the top of the tank, but the dope failed to ignite.
"If that tank had exploded there wouldn't have been any hangars left, or anyone to tell you about it," said Ashcraft.
Although five of the flying service's Aeronca training ships were burned, Ashcraft said there would be no interruption in the C.A.A. flying program. He said
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And shur enuf Puszy katz waz only fuleing bekoz is reeley iz April fule's day and on April fule's day yew are always trying tew fule somebody with a trick. There waz no mous at
BY JOHN CONARD
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... twisted and burned Aeronca training planes.
Lawrence Votes On C.A.A.Future
The future of the University's advanced pilot training program depends upon the decision of Lawrence citizens who vote on the $15,000 bond issue to improve the municipal airport in the spring city election today.
The airport has been tentatively approved for advanced flight training by the Civil Aeronautics board of the Department of Commerce, but if the bond issue fails to pass and the improvements are not made, the University will lose the advanced training program.
The airport is owned by the University, but last winter the city of Lawrence was granted a 15-year lease on the condition that it improve the airport.
Improvements necessitated by the increased requirements of the Civil Aeronautics board will include a new administration building, converting the west hangar into a shop, enlarging the north hangar, installation of boundary and approach lights for night flying, installation of a rotating beacon, and obstruction lights on telephone poles near the airport.
Among the candidates running for office in the city election are a University professor and a professor's wife.
Mrs. Carroll D. Clark, wife of Carroll D. Clark, professor of sociology is a candidate for the board of educatin and F. A. Russell, professor of civil engineering, is a candidate for the city council. Both are unopposed.
Also up for consideration in the city election today is a $20,000 bond issue for paving South Massachusetts street.
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We Don't Pull Dandelions Or Play Any Games
No, people, you won't have to get up at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning and start pulling dandelions.
You won't have to struggle for your ice cream and theater tickets. You won't be crowned King or Queen of Dandelion Day. You won't play bingo, throw baseballs at milk bottles, pitch pennies, hear your fortune told, or $ ^{\textcircled{2}}$
nes, near your fortune told, or dance in the street.
It's all off (dern it) until April 23, when it is hoped that the Hill will have all its li'l yellow posies out in full bloom, and the prospects for clear skies will be better.
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"The April 23 Dandelion Day will be the same as the one which was planned for tomorrow," says Field Marshal Charles Wright, "except that everything is going to be bigger and better."
50 Buck Prize
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Call Composers
Four new University songs have been entered in the Seventy-fifth Anniversary song contest.
A $50 first prize and possible adoption of the new song as the University's official "alma mater" will be the reward for the person (continued to page eight)