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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XXXIV
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
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Kidnaped Boy May Have Been Returned Home
Changed Attitude Prevails In Mattson Home As Father Leaves Mysteriously
Tucson, Wash. Jan. 6-(IP)-Dr. Wainy W. Mattson, Tucson physician who youngest son was kidnapped ten days ago, disappeared late today on a mysterious mission as reports circulated that the 10-year old Charles Mattson already had been returned or soon would be
Simultaneously there was a change in the attitude of residents of the Mattson home. Mrs. Mattson, mother of 10-year-old Charles, sounded cheerful in contrast to the despair she had shown in previous telephone conversations since the kidnapping.
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"Can't you answer yes or no," she was asked.
"I can't say anything about that," she replied.
Mrs. Mattson was asked whether Charles was home.
"Will you please call Dr. Mattson a little later?" she said.
She said the doctor was expected to return momentarily from the mission on which he left after law enforcement parties and newspaper men withdrew in response to re-attempts by the enemy to tempt to deal with the kidnapper.
Reports spread that Mattson had established a rendezvous in the woods with the kidnapper and that the $28,000 ransom already had been taken to a place designated by the family in communication with the family.
Mrs. Mattson said she "knew nothing of it."
Mattson went on his mission alone. Neither police or reporters made an attempt to follow him this time. Every avenue was open to encourage him, and he took the boy. Mattson had a free hand to carry on his own negotiations.
on the SHIN
"Flash" Morris
Flash. The scintillating swing music at last night's midweek caused Leo Born to get swung on. Born politely tagged John Griffith who was dancing with a young miss—Griffith is of the opinion that he is engaged to the gal, and answered by pushing a well-directed fst into Born's face. Born charged and swung, but Griffith ducked and the blow landed squarely in the face of the poor fema. At this point the player was ducking around one with Griffith definitely the winner, Born the loser, and the gal getting what happens to many a referee.
At the end of the dance Griffith and the Miss dragged themselves downstairs, but, in the distance was the raging Born being held at bay, but not for long because he tore loose, rushed Griffith, and the two bleached blooms, clenched, punched low—and so ended round in a draw.
In the meantime, the girl had gone off in the corner and bad a good cry. Griffith took her house. Giiffit take her house. After all, he was big winner in the first round.
LAWRENC, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1937
Don Dixon, the actor with the golden curls, man about town, and such, is meeting Prof. Calderwood's classes during that gentleman's illness. Dixon reports the receipt of nice nice shiny apples, numerous alter class conferences with the faculty, holding special class meetings. (P.S.) He is mess-sergeant in a local National Guard company.
The Alpha Delta Pi's under the leadership of Maxine Ripley, '36, back from New York, performed a chivalrous deed yesterday by inquiring into the house was on fire. The girls were holding a "bulleff" when one of them noticed that the roof of the Phi Bt house was about to break into a blaze. Marianx rushed to the house and coded in to reports. Phi Bt's pled out of windows, doors, etc., in short order. After watching the boys chop
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Fire Damages Phi Beta Pi Roof
Fire of undetermined origin did light damage to the roof of the Phi Beta Pi fraternity house about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The blaze, after burning a small hole in the shingles, was extinguished by the Lawrence Fire department.
Alumnus Is Sworn In As Montana Executive
Hugh R. Adair, 173, was sworn in as lieutenant-general of Montana, Monday. Mr. Adair is the son of Mrs. Emina Adair, 1203 Church Street.
1913. Adair went to Lewiston, Mont., to practice law. After serving in the tank corps of the United States army in the World War, he took up law practice in Helena, Mont., where he took an important part in civic life and state politics. He served in the state legislature in 1927 and 1931, and county chairman of the Democratic central committee from 1932 to 1956.
Bishop McConnell Coming
Noted Clergyman Will Speak Here Next Month
Frances J. McConnell, bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church since 1912, will speak in the University auditorium next month, according to a statement made yesterday by Doris Stockwell, c20, program chairman of the Student Christian Federation.
McConnell, president of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ *F* America in 1929, is the author of a dozen books on Christian feals and ethics, and the biography *B* Jordan Parker Brown. He was Methodist Episcopal minister from 1870 to 1896. He founded University for the three succeeding wars, and president of the Religious education association in 1916.
Following his engagement here
sunday, February 7, McConnell
will speak on "Christianity and So-
ciety" at the University
Community Forum the next Sunday.
The other members of the committee are W. Nester, Jeter, 137 Donald Hunsen, 138; Paul E. Wilson 139; and Tom Iac, 137.
Elect Sands Committee Member
Melville R. Sands, 92, was elected a member of the governing committee of the honor system in the school of Law yesterday morning by a vote of the whole law student body.
Springer Publishes Book
Work in German on Scandinavian Literature Printed in Germany
A book, "Die Nordische Renas-
sance in Scandinavia," written by
Dr. Otto Springer of the department
of German, was recently published in
a series of monographs edited by
University of Tuebingen in Germany.
The book is written in German, and
is dedicated to Mrs. Springer.
The book deals with the influence of German romantic thought on the
DR. OTTO SPRINGER
literature of Sweden and Denmark, which in those countries resulted in a revival of old Norse literature, mythology, and art, according to Doctor Springer "Throughout this century, we have had a day," I found striking parallels with certain literary trends in German literature today, so that the book in spite of being an historical analysis implicitly demonstrates all the problems, virtues as well as illusions, of the history of Swedish literature, its inheritance to the national past."
Meeting of the Men's Glee Club a 7:30 tonight in Administration auditorium. J. F. Wilkins
Notice
President Seeks A More Liberal Supreme Court
'State of the Union'
Was Topic of Message
Delivered to New
Congress
Washington, Jan. 6—(UP)—President Rosewood told Congress today that there is no immediate need for a constitutional amendment to cope with economic and social problems, and then bluntly warned the court that Americans demand a more liberal interpretation of the laws of the land.
The chief executive said it is "patriotic as well as logical" for the nation to prove that it can meet new national needs within the framework of the constitution. But, he said sharply, the document clearly was intended to receive "liberal and not narrow interpretation."
Apparing personally before a joint session of the new Congress, Mr. Roosevelt appealed for prompt enactment of legislation to embark shipment of munitions to Spain, urged continuance of New Deal emergency acts soon to expire, and outlined a program to achieve social objectives.
"The judicial bench also is asked by the people to do its part in making the democracy successful. We do not ask the courts to call non-existent powers into being, but we have a set of powers that the connected powers of those legitimately imputed shall be made effective instruments of the common good."
Nation Should Meet Needs
After thankking Congress for its cooperation with the White House in recovery measures, the President said:
"The progress of our democracy must not be impeded by the denial of essential powers of free government," he asserted.
Text of Speech
In his 2,000-word message on the "state of the union" the President:
1. Defended the objective of NRA
The project has been outlawed, in soaid, but the problems "are still with us."
2. Blamed overproduction, underproduction, and speculation as the "three civil sisters" responsible for the inflated inflation and disastrous deflation.
3. Reiterated that the 48 states are powerless to cope individually with the problem of maximum hours, minimum labor and cutthroat competition.
4. Criticized "spectacular" foreign governments without mentioning them by name.
5. Praised the Buenos Aires Peace conference as a meeting which must have a "wholesome effect" upon the world, in an unhappily thinking nomen of war."
7. Pledged that the vexing unemployment problem would not be placed in a "bling cabinet of unfinished business" for unfunished revival is under way.
8. Listed poor housing, tenant farming, development of the Social Security program and unemployment numbers in the country understaked in a long-range social program.
9. Warned Congress that the end of the depression does not mean the end of the American people. 10. Did not mention balancing of the American people.
6. Placeed upon Congress the responsibility of determining which of the New Deal emergency acts, such as the Civil Rights Act, Corporation, should be continued.
10. Did not mention balancing of th federal budget.
Authorized Parties
Maxyne Woody and Bill Howard Tell Of California Trip During Vacation
2019 January
Sigma Kappa, House, 12 p.m.
Alpha Kappa Pi, House, 12 p.m.
Kappa Kappa Gamma, Memorial
Upsilon, 12 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 8 (Closed Date)
Sophomore Hop, Memorial Union. p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 9
Miss Woody and Bill Howard, b'uncl, returned to Lawrence Tuesday day evening after their 10-day trip to California, where they attended the annual Rose Bowl game, and in Los Angeles on New Year's Day.
Miss Meribah Moore, associate professor of voice and Howard C Taylor, professor of piano, pre-graduate institution building last night under the auspices of the School of Fina Arts. Mary Jane Bruce, fa39, accompanied Miss Moore, soprano in the last of a series of faculty recitals.
Final Faculty Recital Presented Last Night
The following program was presented: "Lansingph Piu Carre" from the Academy of Arts and Sciences; Moore; "Sarabande in a Minor"; Rumanean-Godowanne in a Breastlining Thomas; and "Spring Night." (Schurmann-Chopin); (Joseph Marx), "Waldleight." (Joseph Marx), "Japanese Regaled," (Joseph Marx), "Und the Warrior," (Joseph Marx), (Joseph Marx), and "Nocturne." (Joseph Marx), by Miss Moore; (Joseph Marx), by Mr. Cornelius Cat and the Mouse. (Aaron Copell). "The Hills of Anacapris" (Debusy), and "Etude in G Hallow." (Menzies-Greece) (Buchanan), "Down in the Glen" (Warry), "April Children" (Civeleia), by Miss Moore.
ELIZABETH MEGUIAR,
For the Joint Committee
on Student Affairs.
Arizona Debaters Coming
The question will be: resolved
That Congress should be empowered to fix minimum wages and maximize the benefits of Kansas will take the negative side.
"We arrived in Los Angeles Tuesday at midnight," Howard said, and "met Stan Schwain, manager of the Granada theater, Wednesday morning. He took us to the studio and took me on a tour of the on studio lot and saw such notables as Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Eileen Pringle, Eddie Nugent and
"We had a swell time, and I got Fred Perry. We saw the filming of big kick out of the trip to the a scene in which Betty Furness was tudio," Maxne Woody, ed38, told the star."
Voorhees and Hannen Represen University Here Tomorrow Night
This will be a exchange debate The University team debated at Arizona last spring.
The University of Kansas debates team will debate the University of Arizona team Friday at 8 p.m. in the Little Theater of Green hall.
Justin Hannen, '137, and Dor Voorhees, c'37, will debate for Kansas.
"This Thing Called Love," a comedy by Edwin Burke, will be presented by the department of speech art on the evening of Feb. 22.
There will be no admission charge for the debate and the public is invited.
Rollna Nukka, a member of the production staff of Fraser theater will direct the play. All-student members are allowed for the ten characters in the play.
PLAY WILL BE PRESENTED BY DEPARTMENT OF SPEEC
The play teaches its lesson with a high degree of comedy suspense and should prove to be the concert genre of the University theater season.
Conrad Foster, 137, was the delegate of Green chapter of Pi Alpha Delta, national law fraternity, to its graduation ceremony in Washington, D.C. held Dec. 29, 59, and 61.
Soph Hop Tickets Will Be $1.25
The advanced sale price on tickets for the Soph Hop, featuring Joel Wasserman, will be $1.25 instead of $1.50 as announced in yesterday's paper. The party will be semi-formal.
"We got up early Saturday morning and went out to Catalina Island. We rode on the glass bottom boat, and then saw the Chicago Cubs in their training park there," Howard said.
Thursday evening they attended a preview at the Chinese Theater. They saw the Tournament of Roses Friday morning, and went with Mr. and Mrs. Schwann to the game.
Foster to National Meet
Soph Hop Tickets Will Be $1.25
On Wednesday evening they went out to a Washington pep rally at the Palmaron, in Hollywood. Phil Harris played in the extra play, according to Howard.
'Charges False Dr. Glenn Frank Answers Critics
president of Wisconsin
University Replies
To Accusations
of Board
Madison, Wis., Jan. 6 — (UP) Dr. Jeremy Frank told his friends and friends that every charge of mismanagement filed against his administration as president of the University of Wisconsin is false.
While University police patrolle the corridors of Basecom Hall to quiet student sympathizers, Frank stood in his crowded office and replied in plain language that he had faced calmly through the afternoon.
False, unfair, and untrue were the brands which the university president placed upon statements originally made by Harold M. Wilkite, regents' president, Dec. 16, and amputees' president, Nov. 24. Gates, one of five new regents appointed by Gov. Phillip F. LaFollette last February.
Mrs. Johnson To Speak Before Y.W.C.A. Heads
At a meeting of the Y.W.C.A. advisory board and cabinet in Henley House from 7 to this evening, Mrs. Ruth Johnson, now visiting at Henley House, will lead a discussion on the future of relations in an Association Program.
Mrs. Johnson, who was graduated from the University of California in 1929 and later did graduate work there in the field of economics, has experience to speak and possesses the experience to speak with authority on her subject.
Students peered through the windows and jammed into the room until they shoved the 15 regents close to their long table. Senators and distinguished alumni were other interested observers, trying to speak in defense of the school and its executive.
RECITAL TO BE PRESENTED BY FINE ARTS STUDENTS
The students of the School of Fine Arts will present a recent this afternoon at 3:30 in the auditorium of the public library. The public is invited to attend.
The following program will be presented: Piano, "Viennese Waltz" (Friedmann-Gartner), by Eva Ruth Meinke; violin, "Sonata in A" (Haenendt), by Carroll Nickels; piano, "Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor" (Bisch-Liezt), by Lila Levan; ensemble "Lieder," by Bertil Schuster and "Rush Hour in Hong Kong" (Chaisson), by Orene Yowell, piano, and William Leech, piano.
FACULTY MEMBERS ATTEND PHILOSOPHICAL CONVENTION.
Anna McCracken, instructor of philosophy, was elected vice-president of the Southwestern Philosophical association at the meeting held at Dallas during the Christmas vacation.
Miriam Smyth, assistant instructor of English, who is working for her doctor's degree in philosophy, read a paper entitled "Rhical Aspects of the Writings of Kant and Schiller," before the meeting.
"Love Before All"
Say William Jewell
College Students
Edward Windsor's admirers at William Jewell College have organized a fraternity which will be known as Omega Omega Omega for men who will give to give up everything, even abdicate, for the women of their hearts. The girls immediately organized a Simpson auxiliary known as the Greek Girls. The girls chose the first letter of the Greek alphabet to signify their determination to be in the eyes of their "boy friends." The boys choose the last letter to signify that their present girl is their only and last one.
The Harrington or true lover's knot has been adopted as their crest or symbol. A heart pierced by an arrow form the upper corner of the knot. The inner triangular rarity and OOO for the fraternity fill the other three-quarterers of the knot.
Joe Amery, Jr., the duke of the Windsorians, said yesterday that the two societies were organized to construct the older generation's concrete
demnation of Edward of Windsor.
KFKU
Thursday, Jan. 7
2:30 p.m. German lesson.
2:40 p.m. News flash.
2:40 p.m. A Shakespeare Progress
King James IV.
6:00 p.m. Personal and Family
problems "To the Victor."
Midwest Is Suffering From Severe Cold Wave
Thermometers Fall As Low As 23 Below Zero In Some Places
(By The United Press)
Tomorrow's Forecast
The severest cold wave of the winter knifed down across the open Midwestern plains. Wednesday and Monday were tumbling towere the zero level.
March of the cold shaft out of the Canadian Rockies was marked by the onset of stinging blizzards in Nebraska and Kansas. The frigid wind out through a sea of warm, moisture-packed air and converted it into a snowstorm.
The cold followed the eastern-slope of the Rockies down deep into the
Generally fair east, unsettled west; somewhat cold east portion Thursday, snow Friday. Generally rising temperature.
Texas Panhandle. Blasting northwest winds then spread a frigid draft upon states to the eastward.
Temperatures dropped from 34 degrees to 24 degrees at Wichita within an hour Wednesday. At Kansas City on Friday, the temperature remained during a 40-minute period.
Strength of the cold wave could be measured by weather-bureau observations in Montana and Wyoming to 28 degrees below zero were made.
Lawrence thermometers experienced a precipitous drop yesterday afternoon which brought mufflers, ear muffs, stocking caps and overshoes very much into the vogue among the late Hill-popes last night.
Temperature Drops Thirty Degrees in Two Hours
COLD WAVE ARRIVES
The temperature dropped from 55 degrees at 1 o'clock to 25 degrees at 3 o'clock, then continued on down the scale to 10 degrees at 8 o'clock last night. The drop was accompanied by a fall of cold, dry snow.
The Symphony Orchestra of the University, conducted by Karl Kuersteiner, in collaboration with Tau Sigma, daring sorcery, will give its thirty-fourth annual mid-winter concert in the Auditorium dC. The dances will be under the direction of Miss Elizabeth Dunkel.
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TO GIVE ANNUAL CONCERT
This year the orchestra will be seated in front of the stage to improve the acoustical effect of the band. We give the entire stage to the dancers.
DR. SPRINGER TO WRITE GERMAN LITERATURE WORK
There will be no charge for the program which will begin at 8 p.m
Dr. Otto Springer of the department of German has recently returned after acting as secretary of the Scandinavian section of the American Association convention held in Richmond, Va. Dec. 29-31. At the meeting Doctor Springer was chosen to write a history of German literature for American university students, which will be presented as a series edited by Yale University.
Bact Doctor Springer was re-elected to act as Scandinavian secretary for the meeting to be held at Northwestern University in Chicago next year. Before returning to the University, Professor Springer studied for several days in the Congressional library in Washington, D. C.
FORMER HEAD OF PAINTING
DEPARTMENT VISITS HERE William A. Griffith, former head of the department of painting, is visiting in Lawrence at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Richard B. Stevens, 1123 Louisiana street.
Griffith resigned his position in 1921 and moved to Laguna Beach, Calif., to devote his entire time to painting. At the exhibition of Laguna Beach Griffith was represented by the Thayer museum. Griffith was represented by a number of pictures.
A Book Store
For University?
-Forum Tonight
Discussion of Proposal To Be in Memorial Union Ballroom at 8:20
Shall the University of Kansas have its own student book store? That is the question to be discussed from at least four angles by student speakers at tonight's forum, beginning at 8.20 in the Memorial Union ballroom. Following formal consideration of the problem, the audience will have opportunity to attend in a free-for-all discussion session.
Final decision of the question rests with a combined student-faculty committee chosen by the M.S. C.-W.S.G.A. at a combined meeting recently. This committee, composed of Mr. Almond, Raup, c. 38, Ruth Learned, c. 37, W.S.G.A. president who will preside at the forum, John Malone, publisher of the University Daily Kansas, Bill Cochrane, manager of the Memorial Union, Prof. Elouise Neuenwander, of the romance language department, Prof. Michael Jennings, of the economics department, met before the holidays.
Because the question of a student book store touches so vitally the student's pocketbook, we expect a new rule to be introduced c%38, chairman of the free speech
Henry Barker
session of the forums board. Precious discussions arranged by this division of the forum board include *The Fight and* "Shall We Pay Our Athletes?"
Members of Barker's committee include Jim Bounds, c'39; Phil Raup, c'38; Roland Welborn, g; Catherine Holmes, c'37; Ross Robertson, c'37; Lela Edin, c'37; and John Coleman, ?37.
Spanish Rebels Take Lose Loyalist City
Madrid, Jan. 6—(UP)—More than 5,000 foreign volunteers, composed largely of German volunteers, launched a bloody assault on suburban Las Rose early today, the Loyalists' war office announced.1
The war office disclosed that the insurgents, smashing with fury against the entire left flank of the Madrid defense along an 11-mile front, seized the suburb last night, four times to counter it against a battle to hold.
Mercenary soldiers fought on both sides, the Layalists swinging companies of the International Brigade into the breech to hold La Rosas and prevent the enemy from isolating them entrenched in the Guadaranda mountains.
The counter attack caught the rebels by surprise and came before they had time to fortify themselves in Las Vegas, where they blocked by three days of bombardment.
K.S.C. Student Kills Self
Howard McFillen, agricultural engineering student at Kansas State college. Manhattan, ended his own life Tuesday by shooting himself with a 22-caliber pistol. He left no note, but his roommate told police he had been worried over a falling grade, and had considered quitting school.
McFillen's home was at Cedar. He was a junior in the college.
Mining Fraternity Meeting Tonight
Sigma Gamma Epsilon, professional mining and geology fraternity, will hold a regular business overnight at 730 zoo call. All members and pledges are requested to attend.
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