UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas 1 VOLUME XXXIII Baldwin's Cabinet Splits as Britain Faces War Peri Laval Prepares to Defen Italio-Ethiopian Policy Against Leftist Opposition London, Dec. 16—(UP)--Mounting revolt against the French-British scheme to pacify Italy with half of Ethiopia shock two government-to- government meetings. Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin of Great Britain struggled to bridge a widening gap in his cabinet as the government faced the most crucial threat to European peace since the World War. Although the Baldwin cabin has a majority of 250 in the House of Commons, the protest antidote to this is that allegedly, the League of Nations cuts across party lines. Only One Answer To Demand Diplomats believed there was only one answer Baldwin and Laval could make to the demand: "Why do you sponsor such a dangerous plant?" That is: "Unless the Italo-Ethiopian border lies in the Italian territory, the better terms, desperate Italy will turn us all into war." Premier Pierre Laval prepared to defend his Italian-Ethiopian policy in the French Chancery . . of Deputies tomorrow. Bitter opposition from the left will undermine any coalition activists without whose collaboration the Laval coalition government must fail. No one knows whether Baldwin or Laval feels this to be true, or dares to make the assertion, but the question must be settled this week. Laval faces his political enemies tomorrow morning at the House of Commons trial Thursday. The League Council meanwhile wants to await developments in London and Paris. The Council will probably meet Wednesday as scheduled, but will take up minor questions until Great Britain's future course is assured. --to the soft blue light that marked to opening of the service. --to the soft blue light that marked to opening of the service. Crowd expect deputy thursday. Expect into the background is the one impo­tion he makes, whether Premier Mussolini would accept or reject the proposal for Italo-Ethiopian peace that Premier Laval and British Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare launched in a week-end conference eight days ago. Ilud's reply is expected Thursday, following the meeting of the Fasat Grand Council. Mussolini may accept the plan as an excuse to begin bargaining but with reservations against every vital future Emperor Haile Selsei of Ethiopia said at Dessey today that he would betray his people if he accepted the proposal. on the SHIN The Vespers and Madonna. Party Notice. . The Farmer. Playbags in the Spotlight. Barbershop Quartet. . Yuleide at Ogosh. . Who Checks Up. . The Christmas vespers were by far the best event of the week-end. Seven personal persons started dashing out of the Auditorium before the Choir chanted the final "Amen," but those persons in it were all women, and the gram which would have told them to remain seated. Well, that's just another thing to gripe about. . . . All hats off to Katy Hurd, who played the part of Madonna at the Vespers. When the beauty of beauties got on some old ducks, she looks like two million. The Kappa's annual sardine party was a big success, according to those who could get in the door. The deceased were more excitable, but no one fainted. Wayne Wright's band entertained in the Dickinson Sunday night along with a Delta Chi who had a cow can. (One of those things that looks like a can, but makes a noise like a cow.) Wenny would sing the voice box out of brother Proyer? The Gamma Phi's were serenaded last week by a popular campus quartet. The girls remarked that the tenor (Continued on Page Three) Cunningham to Train Hero Track Star To Prepare For Indoor Season Under Hargiss Glenn Cunningham, holder of the world's mile records, indoor and out, and the indoor Olympic mile (1500 meters) is expected to return to the University of Kansas early in February to go into training under the direction of H. W. "Bill" Hargis, track coach, in preparation for the indoor Olympic tryouts of next spring and summer. Cunningham, who has been doing graduate work at the University of Iowa, will complete the work for his master of arts degree in January. Coach Hargiss said last night he understand that Cunningham is planning a limited indoor schedule,-along with numerous invited numerous invitations to compete. Sale of Christmas Seals Total Lower This Year Collections Amount to $189 Compared With $200 Last Year A report yesterday by George Wright, 36, chairman of the men's committee for the sale of Christmas sales, shows that all organized and unorganized men's houses have completed their contributions bringing the final total of the campaign for both men and women to $189.05, as compared with $200 collected last year. This money will be used by Dr. R. L. Camouseau, director of the student health center at the University of California culinary skin tests of incoming students at the beginning of each school year and to cover any related expenses. LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1935 Following is a complete report of the contributions' by the various men' houses; Phi Delta Theta $10.00$ Delta Tau Delta $10.00$ Pi Kappa Alpha $7.50$ Beta Theta Pi $7.50$ Kappa Sigma $6.75$ Lambda Apis Epsilon $5.00$ Kappa Psi Mu $5.00$ Sigma Chi $5.00$ Acacia $5.00$ Phi Gamma Delta $2.88$ Triangle $1.62$ Ridgehouse house $1.04$ Delta Chi $1.10$ Sigma Alpha Mu $1.00$ Total Former Student a Suicide Stephen Allen Uses Rifle To End Own Life Sunday Night Stephen H. Allen, fa35, shot and killed himself with a rifle riffle last Sunday night at his home in Topeka. The only possible motive advanced by his killers was to rob the family of mobile accident Thanksgiving day in which his mother suffered a broken cellular bone. He was driving the car at the time of the accident. In a letter he left for his brother, Otis S. Allen, much more family much expense. He and his father, Otis S. Allen, fa97, prominent Topeka attorney, spent part of the day, Sunday, working on the wrecked car. After leaving the Washuban school of law. At Kansas he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. Force Action committee members elected two new officers and a new Forum committee at their regular meeting yesterday afternoon. Robert Baird, c30, was elected publicity director, and Valant Barnes, edl, uncle, recording secretary. Idiah Campbell, c38; Paul Mouzit, c39; David Kowalski, make up the new Forum committee. PEACE ACTION COMMITTEE ELECTS TWO NEW OFFICERS The next Peace Action forum will probably be held during the second week in January on the topic "Neuromodulation" and it will announce the featured speakers soon. Zooogy Club To Host Dunhil' Snow Zoology Club will host its 6th annual 6 o'clock at Wiedemann's. After the dinner, which will be presided over by Bert W. Witherspoon, gr. president of the club, they will gather around a tree and Sanna Claus will appear and distribute the presents brought by the members. Zoology Club To Hold Dinner Group to Hold Discussion The Local Cooperative group of the ecwcnwecw vw cwmcwwcwm h Unitarian Church, will hold a panel discussion at eight o'clock tonight. The topic to be discussed is, "Consumers Cooperation—A Way Out of the De-Death." The New York Joseph King and Dr John Lee will take part in the discussion. Midweek Dances Will Be Continued With Recordings Operating Committee Rejects Compromise Offered by Hill Orchestras The opportunity for students to dance at the midweek varieties to an honest-to-goodness orchestra rather than to the "canned" music hand issued so far this year was denied Saturday by the Union Operating committee. A group of members, which belong members of every band on the Hill, made rather generous overtures to the committee, which it felt were accepted, but the committee, through Bill Cochrane, manager of the Memorial Union building, and Henry Werner, men's adviser, made the proposal, and the prospect now is for the continuance of the recorded music. The musicians' union proposed to take three men from each of the three bands which have been most prominent on the Hill, to form a new orchestra which would play solely for midweeks. The union has recently accepted into membership of the band formed by Preston Anderson, but the proposed band would include only members of Louie Kuhn's, Wayne Wright's and Red Blackburn's organizations. These men would receive $3 apiece, with $3 extra going to the leader, as is usual. They would be given free access to all musical and equipment of all three bands. Councils Refuse Offer Friday the spokesman for the union approached Mr. Werner and Cochrane with this offer, and was told to come back Saturday after consulting with the union and getting a more representative action. This the spokesman did, and after talking with the operating committee, composed of Mr. Werner, Cochrane, Lyman FIELD, Julia Jencks and Gene Lloyd, his husband, who are members of the men's and women's student councils and Lloyd is varsity dance manager. The offer of the musicians' union .. mains open, and the proposed orchestra will be ready to play at any time, if the operating committee will adopt the plan. The three men selected from each orchestra will work together, since so small an aggregation requires that each man be able to his instrument exceptionally well. The union also planned to use men to whom the money would be of the most help. Dance orchestras in the past have relied on other instruments, but for the past two or three years agreed to accept $25, using twelve men. Now they say that since the Memorial Union had made a practice of charging stags ten cents, and since times were noticeably improved, the Memorial Union has accepted the demands $39 for a 12-piece band. This offer was refused, whereupon the union offered to play for $25 if the Memorial Union would stop charging stages. The committee also refused this, and most of this year the students have been dancing to record's Hollywood, Dec. 16. —(UP) —Bloom Thelma Todd, fun maker of the films, who quit teaching school in Massa-chausette five years ago for a career in film production. Her life with carbon monoxide gas as an aftermath of a film colony party. Situation Still Deadlocked It had been thought that the Memorial Union could hire Preston Anderson's band, which was unionized only recently, but Cochrane pointed out that using a non-union band would lay the operating committee open to blacklisters; that no ununion band would come here to play even at the large class dances. Corrhane insists that there is no unfavorable reaction toward this, but the unions point to the large number of petitions for some reconcilation which are now being circulated. The petition in the current year has more than 200 names on it. The operating committee offered to pay the bands $20 for an hour's work by a 12-piece band, but this was refused by the union. They are willing, however, to give nine men for this price. The mate agreed, and with the refusal by the operating committee to consider what the unions say is their best offer. THELMA TODD, COMEDIENNE, TAKES LIFE AFTER PART TAKES LIFE AFTER PARTY The body of the beautiful cometone was found today, slammed over a glacier that perched on a bluff overlooking the Pacific ocean, where she apparently died Steps Made Slightly Less a "Stumbling Block To Knowledge" The campus "stumbling block in the path of academic knowledge" is considerably less of a stumbling block this morning. Workmen yesterday installed some rough risers and made repairs to the steps in an effort to keep the ugly, old steps dry until the weather be better ablated. C. G. Bayles, superintendent of buildings and grounds said the work was to prevent the possibility of students slipping through the steps and steps on a staircase, she said that the scaffolding was easily strong enough to hold up a student. Mr. Bayles said that he was ready to build permanent steps as soon as he received plans and money. The Kansan expects some definite word from the state architect today regarding the step's construction. To Give Children a Party The Women's Pan-Hellenic council will give a Christmas party this afternoon at 3:30 in the Memorial Union where whose families are on federal relief. Women's Pan-Hellenic Council To Sponsor Christmas Tree Members of the council have arranged for a brightly decorated Christmas tree and plan for each child to create a Christmas tree, decorate oranges, apples and candies. Although this is the first year the council has sponsored an event plans are being made to make it at annual affair. All members of the Pan-Hellenic council will be present at the party, and a light supper of ice cream, ice cream, sandwiches will be served at 5 o'clock. Betty Ruth Smith is in charge of arrangements for the party and George Gumery will act as Santa Claus. Forum Presents Program Special Christmas Entertainment Given by Westminster Group Westminster Forum game a special Christmas program, Sunday evening. Marybeth McMansi, e36, read "The Legend of the Black Madonna." Betty Jo Ebright, gr, played a violin solo accompanied by Orene Yowell, fumel. Those taking part in the pageant: "The Flower of the Child Christ" were: Robert Dill, 34; George Fisch, 'cuer; Ralph Hoke, c37; William Utermohen, c36; Lucille Offul, c18'; Virginia Papers; Elizabeth McCormack, Jr.; Vernand Yurt, gr; Paul Morrill, c30; Ida Campbell, c38; John Holmes, c36; Lawson Roberts, c39; Glen Carson, c4; and Elden Smith, c39. Music for the pageant was played by Charles McMansi, c36; Florence Dill, c36; Jan Weere, c3; and John Holmes, c36; were in charge of the estunting. Lelouw Molina, c36; and John Holmes, c36; were in charge of the lighting for the pageant. Frank Denison, fa'38, and Elizabeth White, fa'38, were on the refreshment committee. William Blair, assistant instructor of psychology, presented a paper on Rachevsky's "System of Biophysics" at the department last fall. He visited yesterday afternoon. The Dorperia kurus of the psychology department, and August McCollom, c38, led the discussion WILLIAM BLAIR GIVES PAPER IN PSYCHOLOGY COLLOQUIUM Alfred Baldwin, of the psychology department, will present Thurson's "Factor Analysis" at the next meeting of the Colloquium, which will be held Jan. 6. The program is taught by the instructor of Walter Varvel, psychology instruction, and Ronald Vetter, gr. RALPH BAKER SPEAKS TODAY BEFORE JOURNALISM CLASSE Mr. Baker will present a list of his choice of the best newspapers in Kansas, and will ask his listeners to choose from that list a specified number of the highest ranking ones, in the order of their merits. Campus Calendar Ralph Baker, field secretary of the Kansas Press Association, will speak before advanced classes in the depart- ment of journalism this morning at 10.30. Snow Zoology Club, Christmas dinner party. Wiedemann's. 6 p.m. College Faculty meeting, Ad. Aud., 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17 Kappa Phi, Christmas party, 1209 Tennessee, 6:30 p.m. Yuletide Vespers Draw Thousands To Campus Sunday Tableaux and Vested Choir Add Impressiveness to Christmas Program Again, as in years past, a vast audience filled the University Auditorium Sunday afternoon for the annual University Christmas vespers sponsored by the School of Fine Arts. All seats were taken well before the time set for the opening of the program, and many students attended galleries as well as on the main floor. The Auditorium and stage were illuminated with a dim, blush light before the beginning of the service. On either side of the stage were numerous seven-point candlebel and banks of Christmas trees, while in the center stood the somewhat smaller platform on which the tableaux were to be viewed. Prof. Laurel Everette Anderson began the service with a short prelude of chimes followed by an arrangement of the Christmas Choral, "Wir Christenleut" by W. Friedman Bach. An ensemble of harp, organ, and violin played the Bach-Gouned 'Ave Maria' while two vested cedars, jr., and Cedar Einbod lighted the many tall white candles. Choir Sings Processional The organ then took up the familiar strains of "Adeste Fidella", and from the back of the hall came the white-robed choir in two double columns on either side of the Auditorium, each with a lighted taper and singing the processional, "O Come All Ye Faithful." As they reached the platform and took places on either side, the stage and hall were brought into full The first tableau, "Bringing in the Yule Log," a picture in full light with a wealth of rich color, followed immediately. Owing to the illness of David Gagliano, the part of the small box the huge log was taken by Frank Davis. The Vesper Chair, under the direction of Dean D. M. Sawrthout of the Worcester School, was at the Manager," arranged by Martin Luvasa from an old Aargwoll Folk Song, followed by a tenor solo from the Harbor Ye, Ye My People," wore Joseph Wilkens. Posttrax. Coming of Messiah Fortnight Coming of Messiah The tableau was "Isaiah Proclaims the Coming Messiah," a striking group of 11 under palm trees with a tall figure of the prophet, and the other figures in the others in indicated light in front, grouped around him in wrist attention. Because of the illness of Mark Alexander, the part of Isaiah was visible. "A modern and instrumental "serene"," beoosens, as played by Klaur Kreusteri, violin; Bruce Lamb, Bute; Bassoon; Clayton Hood, kins and his wife, Marie Wilkins, sang a duet from Wilson, "And There Were Sheephurs." They were accompanied by the string quartet, harp and organ effectively arranged by Prof. C. J. McCarthy. This introduced the third tableau, "Shepherds on the Plain." A night picture with a startling background of living dark blue color, with five sheephugs grouped about a glowing fire in the heavens, an attention to the star in the Heavens. The University String Quartet next gave a performance of the lively Polka movement from the "Smetna Quartet" and the "Rocky Mountain" to the final chord number, "When I View the Mother" by W. R. Veris. The humming chorus of eight parts supplied the background for the soprano Joel Moore, associate professor of voice. Manger Scene Final abdica Manger Scene Final abdica was grouped about the manger from which the light flooded the faces of the Madonna, Joseph, the three kings of the temple, and adoration and worship. The picture was presented this year in full light than in the past to show the many fine colors in the robes of those taking To the strains of "Hark! the Heralae, Angel Sing!" the choir moved slowly between the centre aisle and leaving the Auditorium in a long column reaching from the stage to the back corridors of the house. The walls were dotted on the stage were extinguished and the stage and Auditorium brought back to the soft blue light that marked the opening of the house. K. U.-BAKER BOX SCORE NUMBER 69 Kansas (34) G FT MFT TP Allen, f g 3 0 1 Rolling, g 3 3 0 1 Roiling, g 3 3 0 1 Holliday, f 0 1 1 Shaffer, f 1 0 2 Noble, c 1 0 2 Prael, g 1 0 2 Kappelman, g 3 0 6 Prael, g 3 1 2 Totals ... 12 10 4 34 10 Baker (32) **G** | F | FT | MFT | TP | Quear, f | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Beiser, f | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Martin, f | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ciech, c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Rudolph, c | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Albertsong,(AC) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Schey, g | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 Totals ...15 2 10 32 11 Referee—E. C. Quigley, St. Mary's. 'SEP Checks Will Be Out Before Holidays Begin Largest Payroll of Year Issued Early From Topeka Office The CSEP payroll has been complete and arrived in the WPA office in Topika yesterday. Checks will be ready for distribution here before the Christmas holidays, probably the latter part of the week. At the request of Miss Olsen, the executive secretary of the University CS-EP office, the Topeka office is giving a special favor to University students by making a quick audit, in order that the checks arrive, distributed before the students leave for the job. EP students should keep in touch with Miss Olsen in order to learn when the checks arrive, although they aren't extant until they are received. All checks must be called for before the holidays, and those students planning to leave before Thursday should make arrangements with Miss Olsen concerning the disposal of their checks. All students who are now working or a contingent basis will be allowed to work their full allotment this coming month. The payroll, amounting to $6,915.25, the largest of the three payrolls of the University this year. The college pay roll carried 433 students who work 17,769 hours for a total of $6,174.45. 37 students on the graduate payro worked a total of 1528 hours for $740.8 The possible maximum payroll is $6.95 Cleveland Gets Convention 1936 Republican National Meeting Will Be Held in June Washington, Dec. 16, —UP)—Figuratively applauding reports that the New Deal was slipping throughout the nation the Republican National Committee today objected Cleveland where Carlin served as city mayor and chief the city convened in 1908. Fixing of a date for the convention of temporarily put aside when it appears in a letter. It was asked to bitter debate. It was expected it e decided before the gathering dis- Three cities—Chicago, Cleveland, and Kansas City—sought the 1836 G.O.P. city offered to place $150,000 at the disposal of the Republican Committee. Cleveland won in the first ballot, which contrary to usual procedure, was taken The vote was: Cleveland, 54; Chicago, 39; Kansas City, 6 only. The Republican National Committee tonight voted to strip states that went over the threshold for certification. Delegates were awarded for the return of the Republican majority in 1928. The committee which earlier had rejected the statehood bid city voted to converse on June 9. SWARTHOUT WILL EXAMINE BETHANY COLLEGE FOR N.A.S.M Dean D. M. Swarthout left yesterday for Lindsay, where for two days he will act as examiner of Bethany College and as associate professor in the Schools of Music which meets in Philadelphia during the Christmas holidays with the meeting of the Music Teachers Association. Deen Swarthout is a member of the Curricula Committee of the N.A.S.M. He will return to the University Thursday. Owl Sour to Be Out Tomorrow The "Pollyanna" number of the Sour Owl will emerge upon the campus tomorrow morning to spread a slyly beutiful glow over Jayhawker personages over the lawn. A usual sarcastical jibe, Editor Joe Pryor refuses to comment on the issue but promises something different. Jayhawkers Win Hard Fought Game From Baker, 34-32 Shaffer's Basket in Last Few Seconds Gives Hair- Raiser to Kansas Shaffer's goal climaxed an eight-point Jawahyer rally in the last three minutes of play which carried Kansas from a position six points behind the men from Baldwin to a breath-taking, last-minute victory. Kansas Starts Rally "Bub" Shafer's first field goal of the year, scored with only 10 seconds remaining to play, gave Kansas a 34-28 over a surprisingly劣起 Baker team. With three minutes left to play, the Jayhawks traked Baker by six points. 26-33. Fred Praille made one of two free throws to trim the margin somewhat. Marvin Cox, son for Nole, made two free throws and India made a free throw to tie the score. With only about 15 seconds left to play Cox got the tip at center. The ball went to Holiday and he let loose a long shot. It failed to connect with the basket. The ball sank in and swept in from the side to loop one in from under the basket. The outstanding factor in the brilliant game Baker played was the sensational shooting by Beiser on shots from near the center of the floor and the fine all-around play of Albertson, a guard. Beiser made seven goal fields to lead the secors and six of these were long shots. Albertson did a fine job of guarding and defending the goals, guiding all through the game was of exceptionally high character. Elking opened the scoring with two free throws to shoot Kansas in a 2-0 tie. Albertson connected from the floor to tie the score. Pralle sank a long shot and Kansas led 4-2. Allen made a free throw into the basket but stayed in the game and made one of the two free throws he received to make the score 6-2. Kansas Leads at Half Beiser connected with a long shot but Kappelman matched this with a set-up on a fast break. Ebling made a two-hand push shot from the free throw line and Noble made a free throw to run the score to 11-4 for Kansas. Beiser hit a one-hand shot and the score was 11-6. Ebling made a set-up on a nip pass from Kappelman and Kansas led 13-6. Shots from both sides shuts and Albertson scored on a set-up to make the score 13-12. This was the score as the half came on an end. To start the second half Heine hit a one-hand shot and Baker took the lead for the first time. Prahalé repeated his own play with a set-up. Prahalé was fouled while shooting and got a free throw. He missed the free throw but the hall bounded back to him and he scored from the free throw. The next play was the set-up to make the score 17-16 for Kansas. Noble naked a sensational one-hand shot and Kansas was three points ahead. At this juncture of the game Heine, Baker center, was seized from the game on Almen made a free throw and Albert- son and Rudolph made charity tosses and the score was 29-18. Kappelman hit one from the corner and Almen made a free throw to give the Jayhawkers a 23-18 lead. This was the signal for a furious Baker rally. Beiser scored twice to make the score one to put Baker in front 24-23. Beiser scored again from deep in the court to add to the lead. Elbengsted stopped the rally momentarily with a long shot and Noble made a free throw to tie the score. Beiser came through again and Baker was back out in front 28-26. Noble left the game on foou. Quora made a one-hand shot and a shot from under the basket, and Baker had a lead of six points. Allen left the game on foou at this point and the stunts were over. Kansas as only a little time remained. Kansas then staged its sensational rally however, and pulled the game out of the fire at the last noisable moment. The game was very rough and four men left the game on fouls. The play was hard and the men were pretty well exhausted at the finish. Ebling with 9 points was high point man for Kansas, but was closely followed by Pralle who scored 7 points and was unfstanding for the Jawahkers. Young Democracia To Meer Young Democraics To Meer The Young Democrats Club will hold a meeting in the Chamber of Commerce building tonight at 7:30 o'clock. All interested guests and others interested are invited to attend.