UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OFFICIAL STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME XXXVII
Court Testimony Arouses Mock Plaintiff's Ire
LAWRENCE, KANSAS. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1939.
\* Wilford Montgomery and
'Girl from Home' Leave
Courtroom in a Huff After
Hearing Witness
Anrate andindignant Wilfor Montgomery hustled himself and his "girl from back home" out of the courtroom yesterday when John Morgan Walker, a defendant in the mock trial for second degree kidnaping,Montgomery, the plaintiff, drove at 80 miles-an-hour on a winding highway from Lawrence to Topake, clutching a bottle and holding one arm around the sorority girl who was his date.
"We don't have to sit here and listen to these lies." Montgomery blurted and seizing his flincess' arm he hurried her out of the room.
Girl Joins Wilford
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The girl, Mary Fulka, joined Montgomery in court yesterday. She was wearing a pin the plaintiff won in high school activities. Throughout the trial, when defendants asserted that Montgomery made "improper advances" toward women in the party on the night of the alleged kidnapping, defendant denied the charges viciously to his Blue Springs sweetheart.
Miss Fufka stayed by Montgomery throughout the day but after the court's session last night she told a Kanser reporter that if the jury acquitted the four defendants she would believe their testimony concerning Montgomery's actions toward the police night party. "If this happens," Miss Fufka said, "I will return the pin I am wearing."
NUMBER 58
Montgomery is charging four men fromsigma Rho Chi fraternity with inviginating him into driving, with the four men and five women, to a Topeka hotel, where Montgomery declared, he was imprisoned, footfall, for 28 hours while the other danced and performed. They are related to let him leave, the plaintiff asserted, until he promised to pledge their fraternity.
Bell Hop Testifies
The prosecution called to the stand yesterday a Topica bootlegger and a bellhop from the hotel. Both witnesses declared that while in the rooms which the captors allegedly reserved the saw Montgomery attempt to escape and that he was sent out and back on a soda in the room each time.
A desk clerk from the hotel testified that a man and a woman from the University party registered for the reserved rooms as "Mr. and Mrs John Smith," and that all 10 persons then went up to the room. "The women didn't leave until 8 the next morning," the clerk said, "and the men checked out at 5 the following afternoon."
Ed Page, 140, prosecuting attorney, asked how the clerk happened to remember the names so well.
"One doesn't forget a young couple two register as married, some in without luggage, and register under those names," the clerk answered.
When Betty Weaver, telephone operator at the hotel, testified that a Wilford Montgomery tried to put in a call to Blue Springs to a William P. Cox attorney who denied venturing him, Judge P. W. Viesselman, professor of law, declared the court in recess. At this point the state rested its case.
A move for dismissal of the case on grounds of insufficient evidence was denied by the court.
The defense put on the stand all four of the defendants in the case. They declared that the testimony given yesterday by the plaintiff which described him as an innocent victim of high-pressure rushing, was entirely
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Marriage Expert Condemns Dating For College Men
New Orleans (U.P.)—Mrs. Emily I. Morgan, marriage expert from the University of Iowa, has come to the aid of hard-pressed college boys who ration their spending money for dates on the weekend. She told the student body at Newcomb College that she thinks dating is too expensive for the boys and that they should learn to work and play together with their male companions.
"You're hoping to graduate right out of your father's arms," she said, "into the arms of some unassertive men who believe that he's economically secure."
Late Wire NEWS (By the United Press)
EXCHANGE INFANTRY FIRE
EXCHANGE INFRACTION THE
Parts. Dec. 7—(UF)—The French war office announced tonight that infantry fire was being exchanged by the French and Germans along the Rhine—the first activity reported on the Rhine front since the start of the war.
The Germans gained some advance posts in the no-man's-land between the Maginot and the Siegfried lines, but subsequent Falkenstein victory further pallied the military fire forced most of the Nazi troops to retreat, army reports said.
Paris, Dec. 7. — (UP) — General fighting reportedly broke out today along the 90-mile front between the Mocelle and the Rhine rivers in the wake of separate German raids on French positions.
Helsinki, Dec. 7 — (UP) – Finnish troops today launched a strong counter-assault against the Red army on the Karelian lathmus while Russian warships bombarded numerous points along the Gulf of Finland coast, a military communique said tonight.
LAUNCH COUNTER-ATTACK
The Soviets were accused officially of using poison gas on the frozen front north of Lake Ladoga and Red army planes were said to have strafed civilian populations with machine-gun fire.
COMPLETE NAVAL BLOCKAGE Copenhagen, Friday, Dec. 8 —(UPI) -Russia has imposed a complete naval blockade of Finland's coasts effective at noon today, the Danish government was informed in an official notice from the Soviet government.
BATTLE OFF NORWAY
Bergen, Norway, Dec. 7—(UP)—A sea battle involving three ships believed to be British, several planes believed to be French, and two French fought about 20 miles off Bergen today, according to fishermen reaching here.
TROSTKSY TO DIES COMMITTEE Mexico City, Dec. 7- (UP)-Leon Trostyk revealed today at his home in suburban Coyoacan that "under certain conditions" he might agree to testify before the U.S. house of representatives committee investigating un-American activities.
TROTSKY TO DIES COMMITTEE
Robert E. Stirling, secretary of committee chairman, Martin Dies, D. Tex., said yesterday at Orange, Tex., that the committee hoped to query Trotsky and Diego Rivera, Mexican muralist, regarding alleged Soviet plans to spread Communism in Latin America and the United States.
Budapest, Dec. 7- (UP)—Student demonstrations in which Russia was booed and Finland cheered were staged in the streets of Budapest tonight, a few hours after diplomatic relations between Hungary and Russia were restored formally after a 10-month break.
STUDENTS ROO RUSSIA
'Builders of Tomorrow Depicts Youth Problems
Three showings of "Builders of Tomorow," the motion picture in color sponsored by the NYA, were given yesterday in Fraser theater. This film, starring John Rilisso, c'40, and Mary Mikelson, fs, depicts the unemployed problem of American youth in 33 minutes.
The picture, photographed by the Rev. H. Lee Jones, pastor of the Unitarian church, and financed and released from the Washington NYA office, shows scenes of the University, Kansas State College, and Washburn College. Fifteen copies have been distributed.
Cadet Corps Stages Annual Ball Tonight
- University R.O.T.C. Will See Formal Pledging of Seventeen Scabbard and Blade Neophyte
The army will replace drill with swing at the annual R.O.T.C. Military Ball tonight in the Memorial Union ballroom from 9 to 12 o'clock
More than three hundred couples are expected to dance to the music of Dale Brodie and his orchestra according to a study at University R.O.C.E. regiment.
Invitations have been extended to representative members of the military corps at Ft Riley and Ft Leavenworth, and to R.O.T.C. members in other Kansas and Missouri schools and universities, prominent Lawyers, and other members in addition to the University R.O.T.C. instructors and students.
Formal pledging of 17 new candidates for the Scabbard and Blade will be a signal event of the ball. Cadet Major Robert Marietta, c40, will conduct the ceremony in which the pledges will walk through an arch of sashes held by the activities to be decorated with red, white, and blue pledge ribbons, by the guests of the actives. Captain Captain Donald Bard and Brandon Bard and Blade, will talk briefly upon his inaugurations and ideals of the society.
Cadet Captain Donald DeFord, c'40, presiding as toastmaster at the banquet, will introduce the speakers of the evening, Colonel Baldwin, and Major Raymond Edwards, professor of military science.
The planning committee of the Ball was headed by Colonel Baldwin. Assisting him were cadet officers Ted Raymond, c'40; John Morrow, b'40; Bob Marietta, c'40; Willard Wright, c'43; Fred Luke, c'41; Robert Morrison, c'41; Carter Butler, c'41; Daniel Hopkins, b'40; Clarence Robinson, b'42; and Stewart Jones, c'40.
Preceeding the ball will be the traditional Scabbard and Blade banquet at 7 o'clock in the Kansas room of the Memorial Union building.
Sooners Reject Cotton Bowl Bid
The Big Six conference's chances of having two teams in post season bowl games came on an end yesterday when athletic officials at Oklahoma University declined to host the game, but two teams in the Cotton bowl game at Dallas.
Missouri has already decided that her Tigers will go to Miami, Fla. to play the Rumblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech providing permission by the conference office at the meeting in Kansas City tomorrow.
The Sooners had been surprised when they received the invitation to play an unnamed team in Texas' post season classic. At first Coach Tom Stidham had been happy over the chance to send his team into the game, but yesterday school officials decided differently.
ence in 1850, then Street Museum would probably have been unknown
The poor creatures who have never sported a sabre or rifle will be out of luck tonight when they miss one of the glamour parties of the year, the Military Ball. They will miss the pump and ceremony of the occasion, the martial air. They will miss seeing the pledges of Scabbard and Blade, honorary military fraternity, march under the arch of sabres.
It's the uniform that counts!
Do not be tempted, however, to don your roommate's uniform and sneak away to the Ball like Cinderella. It just won't work according to the experience of two boys several years ago. They masqueraded as honorable and upright R.O.T.C.'s for three hours of jazz and dancing. Then they were caught. The boys didn't know it, but the penalty for such an act according to law is six months in jail and a $200 office fee. The老板 never quite taught, but they did make the boys publicly apologize in writing to the students in the department. Two years before this sad occurrence in 1920, such strict measures did probably not happen.
From Wrestling to Dancing Is History of R.O.T.C. Ball
Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, will start a financial drive among University students 'thursday to help 10 under-privileged Lawrence families enjoy Christmas.
Pitch Coins in Frank Strong To Aid Ten Needy Families
Along with the increase in distance there resulted also the raising and stabilizing of speeds of these engines. The rates of speed have increased from 40 mile-an-hour to 70. According to Bate Table 3, a vehicle now is moving carved on for stabilized speeds of 80 or 90 miles-an-hour.
Reverend King To Discuss Summer Conference Camps
The Rev Joseph King of the Con-
gregational church will be main
speaker at a meeting of Seese Poo
in Henley House at 4:30 Sunday.
With the old type of steam engine the total mileage between overhaulings was 200 to 300 miles; developments in these steam locomotives has allowed for an increase to 900 or more mile runs. The same applies to other engines that motive runs between overhaulings are as high as 2227 miles.
"Do your pitching in Frank Strong" and fill the bucket which will make Christmas a more joyful season for ten under-privilleged Lawrence fami-
The Rev. Mr. King will tell the group about a study he spent at the W Y.C.A.-Y.M.C.A. summer conference camp at Eases Park.
This was the occasion of the first R.O.T.C. get-together. As a fancy ball had not yet been planned, a good old-fashioned mixer was the answer to the social incinations of the soldiers. Attractions that put zip into the evening's entertainment were the boxing and wrestling matches engaged in by the members themselves.
Relating the history of advance in motive power for railroads, Mr Bohnstenger stated that mileage runs between necessary overhaulings has increased with the advance of modern railway and the various types of locomotives.
Pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters which miss the bucket will land on a canvas suspended below the bucket. The coins will be counted twice every day. The progress of each coin can be measured large thermometers. One will count the pennies "pitched in." The other will record those that "missed."
A bucket suspended above the heads of first-floor hall walkers in Frank Strong will provide amusement for students in their Christmas giving. Coins will be pitched into it from the second floor.
Kenneth Cederain, president of Alpha Phi Omega said, "We will provide weights for anyone wanting to nitch dollar bills."
Speaker Traces History of Rails
Increase in mileage and speed effected by the Diesel engine was a topic of "Modern Developments in Railroad." discussed by Walter Bohnstenger, chief testing engineer for the Santa Fe railroad, at a joint meeting of the American Societies of Civil and Mechanical Engineers in the auditorium of Marvin hall last night.
Betty Van Deventer, c'41, and Bob Collet, c'42, will be in charge of the meeting Sunday.
Organized houses will be asked to share in this University Christmas project. A record of contribution will be published after the drive is started.
Alpha Phi Omega will place a Christmas tree in the rotunda of Frank Strong hall Thursday.
The admission to the first mixer was 50 cents. In 1928 the dance was free. Now annual dances take care of the year's entertainment. Robinson gymnasium housed the first few R.O.T.C. gatherings. The old F.A.U. hall was the next place the dance was held, and for the past 14 years the balls have been held at the Memorial Union building.
When Major H. D. Burdick, head of the R.O.T.C. at that time, asked the attendants of the mixer if they would like another one, he was given a definitely affirmative reply. Since that time, he has
Since this tour only uses mrs. ROTO. dance of some kind every two weeks, Now we offer Military Balls and barbecues, which replace the old banquets at Weidemanns, are the program for the year.
Band To Present Concert Monday
- Feature Two Movements from New Symphony in Annual Fall Program
One hundred and ten members of the University concert band will respond when Russell L. Wiley, director, lifts his baton for the beginning of the band's annual full orchestra at 8:13 o'clock Monday night.
A varied program of 13 numbers will be headlined by two movements of a recently published symphony for bands, "Symphony in C Minor" (Ernest S. Williams). This marks the introduction of the recently-written symphony to the Middle-wert.
"Onward Kansas," University march song written last year by Jack Laffer, '39, will also be played for the first time by the band. The number was composed for "Cum Laude," produced last year. An arrangement of the song by Bill Ward, fa 40, drummer in the band, will be
Students who have not had an opportunity to contribute in the drive for funds to fight tuberculosis may buy their Christmas seals in the lounge of the Memorial Union building this afternoon.
Members of Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity, the W.Y.C.A., and the Y.M.C.A. are endeavoring to contact all University students for contributions sometime before Tuesday.
Chairmen of the drive are Ray Buzell, b'41, and Marion Horne, c'40.
Students Compete In Xmas Parade
Ten University equitation students will compete in a riding contest in the Christmas parade up Massachusetts street today following the arrival of Santa Claus in his airplane at 7 p.m. The rider of the most stylish mount will be selected from the contestants.
Two mounted heralds, playing trumpets, will lead the parade. They will be followed by a motorcycle escort and the University band. Other bands taking part in the parade will be the Lawrence Memorial High School band, the Haskell Institute band, Jim Hollyfields jazz band, the Ottawa drum and bugle corps, and the Lawrence American Legion drum and bugle corps.
W. B. Dalton's dalmatian dog cam and the Jenny Wren ponies will be shown. Nineteen new auto-mobiles for kids, a 100 bicycles will also parade.
AUTHORIZED PARTIES
Friday, Dec. 8
R. O.T.C. Ball, ballroom of Me morial Union building, 12 p.m.
morial Union building, 12 p.m.
Owl Society, Dance in Kansas
room of Memorial Union building,
12 p.m.
Phi Delta Theta, party at chapter house, 12 p.m.
First Christian Church, party, Myrs hall. 12 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 9
Alpha Delta Pi, winter formal a chapter house, 12 p.m.
Alpha Kappa Psi, party at chapter house, 12 p.m.
Alpha Tau Omega, party at chapter house, 12 p.m.
ter house, 12 p.m.
Delta Upsilon, dance at chapter
house, 12 p.m.
house, 12 p.m.
District I of I.S.A., Dance at Ricker
hall, 12 p.m.
Districts II & IV of ISA., dance in Kansas room of Memorial Union building. 12 p.m.
Kappa Alpha Theta, Christmas formal at ballroom of Memorial 'Union building. 12 p.m.
Elizabeth Meguiar, Adviser of Women, for the Joint Committee On Student Affairs
A Jayhawk Star--for extension of their visas.
ROB HALLEN
The Kansas "quarterback" will be helping his father continue his winning ways at Warwensburg when the Jayhawks play there tonight. "Phog" coached seven years at the Missouri teachers college and produced a championship team each season.
Crawford Attends St. Louis Meeting
Ivan S. Crawford, dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture; G. W. Bradshaw, professor in the department of civil engineering; and Donald L. Flanders, e40, of University of Missouri, in Missouri today and tomorrow.
Dean Crawford will speak today it a convocation of the Missouri School of Mines in Rolla, Mo. Tomorrow he will talk to the American Society of Civil Engineers in St. Louis.
Professor Bradshaw and Flanders will attend only the meeting to be held in St. Louis.
Flanders is president of the student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Saturday afternoon delegates will be guests of the Washington University. St. Louis, student chapter of the American College to be held in the Kingley hotel.
Malott Speaks to American Alumni Association Today
Chancellor Deane W. Mallet will speak at a luncheon meeting of the American Alumni Council Association at Excelsior Springs, Mo., today. Fred Elsworth, alumny meetings of the Association today
Ray Heady, director of the new bureau, attended the Associatio meetings yesterday.
Westinghouse 'W' Award Goes To Former Professor
Dr. H. M. Elsey, associate professor of chemistry at the University from 1920-25, now consulting chemist with the Westinghouse company, including a company has been presented the Westinghouse "W" award.
Dr. Elsey received a silver media for distinguished service during the past year. The award was based on his improvement of the manufacturing processes connected with refrigeration and air conditioning. His results resulted in the lowering of production costs in these fields.
Kansas City Star Reporter
Addresses Theta Sigma Phi
Miss. Harrison Johnston III of the staff of the Kauanas City Star described her experiences in interviewing famous people to members of Theta Sigma Phi, honorary journals servery, yesterday afternoon.
Dorothy Dix, Mrs. Alfred Landon, and Dorothy Thompson are among some of those she has interviewed. The hardest person to interview was Ruth Bryan Owen, recent minister to Democrat Hillary Clinton, who she was afraid that anything she said would be "in the headlines."
Owls to Hoot Tonight
Twenty-two active members of the Owl Society and nearly forty alumni will dance to the music of a nickle-odeon in the Kansas room from 9 to 12 p.m. today. The party will be informal.
2,500 Members Pledge Support To County Clubs
- Meet in 105 Different Rooms; Arrange 40 High School Asscmblies, 45 Window Displays
More than half of the student body banded together yesterday morning in scattered meeting places to pledge support to advertising the University during the Christmas holidays.
Plan Conferences
About 2,500 students were assembled in 105 different rooms on the campus where they laid down definite plans for publicizing the University's efforts to get more students arranged for 40 high school assemblies over the state as well as more than 45 window displays depicting various phases of University life
Members of the individual county clubs have planned conferences with graduating high school seniors in order to set them straight on certain points concerning the University which may be more or less value to them. The group has also made arrangements for college and churches. In addition to these plans, the County club chairmen will send congratulatory letters to graduating high school students in their county.
The chairmen report that they have collected money enough to purchase 60 Jayhawkers which are to be placed at the disposal of different high schools in the state before Christmas. Additional funds have been pledged for the purchase of more magazines.
Give Teas
In several counties, women members of the clubs are giving teas for graduating women seniors in order to familiarize them with the University.
Irving Kuraner, c'40, chairman of the movement, said. "It is gratifying to see such wholehearted cooperation in revival," he added. The success of the program is due directly to the enthusiasm of the county chairmen."
Y.W.C.A. Bazaar To Open Monday
The bazaar will be open every day until 5 c'clock in the evening, and on December 13, the last day, it will remain open until 8:30 p.m.
The Y.W.C.A. Christmas bazaar will open Monday morning at 8:30 in the main lounge of the Memorial Union building with gifts that promise to be beautiful. Mexicana dressed sheeves to delicate lace bee from the island of Cyprus.
The bazaar, which will be the only one held at the University this year, is an annual Y.W.C.A. event at which students and faculty members may purchase Christmas gifts. The articles which will be sold at the bazaar include: Mexican, Chinese, Syrian, Cyprian, and Russian, knick-knacks, candy, and hand-carved stone articles from Arizona.
Ticket Sales for First Night Of Coming Play Are Good
First day ticket sales for "Night of January 16th" were described as "very satisfactory" with most of the center section of Fraser theatre being sold out for first night, Don Dixon, ticket manager, said last night. He advised students to reserve seats as soon as possible.
"Night of January 16th", Dramatic Club stage production, opens in Fraser theater Tuesday with a schedule of four nights.
Director Allen Crafton, head of the department of speech and dramatic art, is putting his actors through the final stages of practice before the curtain goes up on dress rehearsal Sunday.
Over 400 from Warring Nations To U.S. Colleges
New York (U.P.)—More than 400 students from warring European countries have enrolled in schools and colleges in the United States during the past two months, according to the School and College Advisory Center.
The students entered this country on special visitors' permits—"educational visas." They registered in schools approved by the Department of Labor. When their six-month stay ends, they petition for extension of their visa.