UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XXXI
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 1934
' NUMBER 113
KANSAN CAPTURES MILE CROWN
YOUTHS'ARREST SOLVES LOCAL ROBBERY WAVE
Attempted Coker Holdup Thwarted by Watchman Who Notifies Officers of Prowlers
PEN THEFT ADMITTED
Buzick, Oread Student. Also Tells of Pilfering University Departments
Arrested by officers who Friday night apprehended them as they attempted to break into the Coker Wholesale store at 1337 Massachusetts street, Meyer Nemitoff, and Ira Buzick, 18, yesterday admitted that part in a series of burglaries which are taken place in Lawrence within last few weeks.
Buzi a student in Oread Training School, admitted that he had been the yellow-haired robber whom police officers found in Rowland book store of the right of Feb. 15, and who later escaped with $3,000, worth of fountain pens and drawing sets.
Buzick, who lives at 1126 Kentucky street, also admitted that he had been a party to the attempted robbery of the Catholic church Thursday night and that he had broken into the office of Miss Rosemary Ketcham, professor of design, in the Administration building, taking $20 from her desk. He also entered the office of Miss Elizabeth Megular, assistant professor of home economics, in Fraser hall where he took no money or property.
Was Out On Bond
Nemitoff, 1225 Kentucky street, was at liberty on a $3,000 bond from a Kansas City, Mo., court where he was arraigned on Feb. 8, charged with the burglary of a Crown Drug Store there, and on parole from a municipal court in Kansas City where he served a part of a term for burglary, according to Police Chief Cummings who arrested him here on Feb. 7 and turned him over to Kansas City authorities.
Police Outsmart Youths
August Volger, nightwatchman at the Coker store, called the police about 10:30 Friday night when he saw two persons attempting to pry the glass off the front door of the store. Volger, who got a good look at the youtiful burglar, and Officer Hunter, Dewers, Hubbell and Officers Hunter, Dewers, Hubbell and Turner answered the call.
The boys, according to their story yesterday morning, heard a noise inside the store, and fearing discovery went across the street to sit upon an upturned stone. Police advanced upon the store from both the north and the south. When the boys behead the officers approaching from the north, they ran in the opposite direction. Officers gave chase and Dowers and Turner apprehended them on east Fourteenth street.
Buzick was identified yesterday morning as the man in the Rowlands store by police officers Messer, Peterson, Moore, and Smith who answered the call to the store that night. Luet, when Buzick was questioned by the Justice Authority Attorney R. B. Stevens he admitted being in the store and carrying out the robbery alone.
He declared that while he was in the store, he heard the officers coming up on the porch. Believing he was caught, he started toward the barred front door with his hands up. After several questions by the officers, however, he found himself alone and searched for a robber and, decided to attempt to bluff his way out. He was successful.
Caches Loot In Barn
During the questioning, Buzick said that he ran up the alley between Ohio and Louisiana streets and tossed the loot into a barn and when he went for it the next morning someone had taken more than half of it, he said, and fearing that he would be discovered, he threw the rest of it into the Kaw river. Officers declined to believe either that he was alone in the robbery or that he disposed of the loot in the manner he said. C. W. Nuffer manager of the Rowlands' store investigated *in the neighborhood yesterday afternoon, but found no evidences of the truth of the boy's statement.*
Nuffer said yesterday evening that he did not believe all of the material could have been carried off by the boy in a burlap sock, as Buzzol declared.
'Count' Vanishes After First Appearance on Varsity Stage
"Count von Leibnitz," after being the talk of Lawrence for over a week, left yesterday as unexpectedly as he entered for an unknown destination.
The "Count" appeared Thursday evening at the Varsity theater and was to have been there Friday and Saturday, but failed to show up for his performance Friday night. Lew Higdon, manager of the Varsity, said Mr. Leibnitz would be but one night, and if he did return he could not be allowed to enter the theater.
Several rumors were advanced concerning the whereabouts of the "Count." One man said that he had left town for his supposed home in Ohio, carrying with him four suits and $40 in cash. Another person believed he had gone to Hollywood to try his game out there.
University Debate Team Faces Week Of Many Contests
Meets Six Missouri Valley Opponents; Competes Twice With U.S.C. Before Trip
The University debate team is faced with its heaviest debate week of the season. It will participate in a total number of 12 debates covering three different questions.
Six of these debates will be in the Missouri Valley debate tournament at Austin, Texas, on the question of "Adopting the Commodity Dollar." These debates will be held March 22 to 24. Twelve schools will participate in them. The schools are: the University of Oklahoma, Washington University of St. Louis, University of Missouri, Duke University, University of Georgia, University of Arkansas, University of Texas, University of Louisiana, University of Arizona, and possibly the University of Mississippi.
Speak on Way to Texas
The members of the Kansas team who will participate in the tournament are James Molby, c'36, and Charles Hackerl, 176, who is president of Delta Sigma Rho, honorary forsenia society. The team will leave on Monday and drive down to Texas. In conjunction with the tournament there will be an extemporaneous speaking contest and the regular annual Missouri Valley Oratorical Contest. Lyman Field, c'35, will represent Kansas in both the oratorical contest and the extemporaneous speaking contest.
While driving to Austin the team will participate in three debates before high school assemblies and civic clubs. On Monday night they will debate before the Bartlesville Rotary club. On Tuesday night they will debate before a high school assembly in Fort Worth, Texas. Wednesday afternoon they will debate over the radio at Temple, Texas. The Fort Worth and Temple debates will be against the University of Texas on the question of "Radio Control." On the return trip the team will meet the team from the University of South Dakota before the Coffeyville Rotary Club.
U.S.C. Here Tomorrow
The University of Southern California will be the guests of the University over the weekend. There will be two debates on the question of "Increasing the Powers of the President." The first debate will be held at St. Mary's College in Leavenworth, tonight. Kansas will take the negative side. California will debate again here tomorrow night, closing the forensic season of the home platform. In this debate the Kansas speakers will be Maurice Hildreth, c'34, and Hugh Randall, c'35.
Following a brilliant season as a sophomore, Agena was elected captain of the Trojan debate squad for this year. He is a member of Delta Sigma Hoonor, honorary forensic society, and a member of the faculty in the college of arts and sciences.
The members of the Southern California veteran debated squab who will participate against Kansas this week- March 18. Martyn Agens and James Kirkwood
South Dakota at Cooneyvine
Kirkwood, who is also a junior,
has participated in more than 50 major de-
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Cunningham's Mile Runs This Year
*Won Wanamaker Mile, New York, in 4:1L.2.
Won Hunter Mile, Boston,
4:18.4.
Lost by inches to Boutron in Baxter Mile, New York, 4:14.
*Won Big Six Indoor Meet, Columbia, 4:20.3.
Won Columbian Mile, New York, 4.084. (New indoor world's record.)
1500-Meter Run
Defeated Bonthron, N.A.A.
meet, New York, 3.522.
(New indoor world's record.)
*Won two years in succession.
Last All-Musical Vespers Will Be Presented Today
Fine Arts School to Give Forty - second Feature Service
The last all-musical vespers of the year will be presented by the School of Fine Arts in the University auditorium this afternoon at 4 o'clock. The Vespers service will be the forty-second production of its kind since the feature presentations were inaugurated here 10 years ago. No musical number has been presented twice;
The program is as follows:
Violin, "Symphone Espagnole," (Lalo) Karl Kuersteiner, accompanied by he University Symphony Orchestra, Jean D. M. Swarthout, directing.
Organ, "Christus Resurrexit," (Ravanello) by Prof. Charles Ford Sankillon assisted by brass quartet; Cloyd Vermillion, first trumpet; Lawrence Boggs second trumpet; Oliver Hobbs, first trombone; C. E. Sawhill, second trom-
Voice, "Ave Maria, from The Cross of
Lauderdale," performed by Jim
prano, accompanied by Margaret Love,
violin; Genevieve Hargiss, cell; George
Trevillo, piano; Laurel E. Anderson, or-
der.
Ensemble, "Impromptu from Suite Op. 6." (Goossens) by Walderma Geltch, violin; Bruce Lamb, flute; and Mervyn Anderson, harp
Glee club, "The Perfect Hour" (Poldowski-Harris), a contralto solo by Mary Louise Belzit; "Valse Pathetique," (Arensky-Kramer) by Genevieve Vargas violin; and University women's glee club with Agnes Husband, directing.
Orchestra, "Overture," "Sakunatal," (Goldmark) by University Symphony orchestra and University Little Symphony orchestra with Karl Kuersteiner, director.
The regular standing committee in charge of Commencement, with Phillip A. Readio, associate professor of entomology, as chairman and Fred Ellsworth, alumni secretary, secretary, has sent out notices calling a meeting to be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday to make plans for the sixty-second annual Commencement exercises of the University.
For the last four years more than 1,000 degrees and certificates have been awarded yearly, while in 1874 only three diplomas were given. Two of the graduates of that year are still living, and are expected at the exercises this year.
COMMENCEMENT COMMITTEE
TO PLAN FOR GRADUATION
The Tulsa Diamond Oilers defeated the University of Wyoming 29 to 19 in the finals of the Nats. They won by a score of 76-43 in Kansas, Ks., last night.
Diamond Oilers Win A. A. U
The Olympic Club team of San Francisco secured third place in the tournament by beating the Hutchinson Renos 38 to 34.
To Speak In Parsons
Chancellor E. H. Lindley and Freed Ellsworth, alumni secretary, will visit Parsons Wednesday where the Chancellor will speak before the Parsons High School and Junior College.
Emperia High School won the state basketball championship by defeating Wichita East High 22 to 15 in Topeka.
T. H. Hill Outlines Platform
Kansas Alumnus Formally Announce Candidacy for Governor
Thurman Hill, '12, Wichita attorney and former member of the state public service commission during the Wooding administration, formally announced his candidacy for governor, subject to the August primaries at a special Democeratic dinner held at the hotel Eldridge last night.
The dinner sponsored by the "Hill for Governor" clubs of the state and the Douglas county Democratic committee, cooperated, although it is remaining nonpartisan in its choice for gubernatorial candidate.
Mr. Hill outlined his campaign platform to approximately 175 persons who attended the dinner. The speech was broadcast over WREN.
Engineers Attend Meeting
Liquid Diclectries,' Discussed by J. B Whitehead, President of A.I.E.E.
F. W. McDonald, chairman of the Douglas county Democratic committee, presided.
About twenty electrical engineering students accompanied by four faculty members attended the joint meeting of engineering societies Friday night at the Hotel Kansas Citian, Kansas City Mo.
J. B. Whitehead, dean of School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins university and president of American Institute of Electrical Engineers, spoke on "Liquid Dielectrics." The talk was descriptive in character of the recent research work along these lines which is being done in his own laboratories.
A dinner in honor of Dean Whitehead preceded the joint meeting. Immediately following the dinner Dr Whitehead discussed some of the problems confronting the National AEE.
The students who attended the meeting were: R. E. Ganouw, e'34, R. A Porter, e'34, Charles Smith, e'34, J. W Smith, e'35, Elwyn Scheel, e'34, J. K Carmean, e'34, R. C. Norris, e'35, E.K Kelley, e'34, Fred Liseum, e'1cm, W. B Boast, gr. A, J. Hoover, e'34, L.H Erickson, e'34, Robert Oliver, e'34, J. V Hilford, e'34, J. Ditlow, e'35, M.J Cuadra, e'34, Arthur Banks, e'34, L.H Wolgast, e'34, and Henry Magruder, e'33.
LES PAYS DE MAJURE IS
PRESENTED BY FRENCH CLUB
ILES PATTES DE MOUCHE IS
Faculty members were: Dean George Shaad, Prof. R. W. Warner, Prof. R. P. Stringham, and Prof. D. C. Jackson, Jr
Students of the department of romance languages presented the thirty-third annual French play last night in Fraser theater. The play was Victorien Sardou's comedy, "Les Fates de Mouché."
Students in the play were Paul Rapoport, Wilma Bullard, Barbara Jane Goll, Robert Loveless, Ray Miller, Mary Lou Bagby, Samuel Ericson, Flavia Hay, Dale O'Brien, Barbara Pendleton, Clarence Bridentine, Vernon M. French, and Ruth Barnard.
Czecho-Slovakian Work Displayed
The Czecho-Slovakian exhibition will be on display in the Administration building each Sunday until Easter from 2 until 5 p.m. The public as well as University students is invited to attend.
SHATTERS WORLD'S RECORD IN 4:08.4
After Trailing in Second Place Two Laps Cunningham Passes Nordell to Take the Lead and Runs His Own Race, Finishing 30 Yards Ahead of Venzke, Second
Radio Control Will Be State Debate Subject
New York, March 17—(Special to the Kansan)—Running the greatest race of his life, Glenn Cunningham, barrel-chested middle distance record breaker from the University of Kansas, shattered the world's indoor mile record set by Gene Venzek of Pennsylvania in 1932 at 4:10 by outdistinglished a picked field in the feature event of the Knights of Columbus meet here tonight. Cunningham's time for the Columbian mile which he also won last year is 4:08.4, one and six-tenth seconds faster than the record which had withstood continued assaults by Cunningham, Bonthron, and Venzek this year.
District Winners to Debate for Kansas League Championship
twelve district debate winners in both class A and class B high schools will meet here tomorrow and Tuesday to determine the champions of the Kansas High School debating league. The question for discussion this year is: "Resolved: that the United States should adopt the essential features of the British system of radio control and operation."
Class A teams in the tourney are Topella, Ottawa, Coffeyville, Osage City, Junction City, Hays, Prairie, Weldon, Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Colby, and Dodge City.
The teams in each class will be divided into two brackets, and will debate a round robin schedule. The best two teams in each bracket will meet in the semi-finals, Tueseday morning. The winners of these debates will meet Tuesday afternoon for the championships of the two classes.
Class B which will be here tomorrow are Valley Falls, DeSoto, Reading, Palco, Haviland, Mulvane, Canton, Pretty Prairie, Grinnell, and Spearville. Newton was the class A winner last year and Canton is the defending champion of class B.
Members of the teams will be housed in fraternity and sorority houses on the Hill.
The contest was originally set for March 23 and 24, but because of protests from Pratt and Dodge City, the new date was decided upon. These two schools had entered a fine arts contests which was to be held on the first date.
Kirby Page Will Conduct Mass Meeting This Evening
To Discuss War Prevention
"What Can We Do to Prevent War?" will be discussed this evening at 6:30 when Kirby Page will give an address at the Plymouth Congregational church. The mass meeting will be held under the auspices of the Council of Religion at the University and the Law Council on International Relations.
Mr. Page will also speak this afternoon at 4 at the church on "Techniques and Methods in Securing Action for Criminals" c34, will be chairman of the meeting.
Herbert Hoffman, minister of the Friends' church and chairman of both councils sponsoring the meetings, will preside Sunday evening assisted by Eldon Fields, c34. The literature table will be in charge of Clayton Crozier of the Lawrence Council on International Relations.
OLD SOLDIERS WILL VIEW
SKETCHES FROM HILARIES
The American Legion Auxiliary of Lawrence through the efforts and direction of Prof. Allen Crafton and Sergeant William Kollerand will sponsor the showing of part of the production "Hilarities of 1934," a recent K. U. musical comedy, at the Old Soldiers Home in Leavenworth today.
The program will consist of only a few of the sketches taken from this production. A group of possibly 20 players will make the trip. The group will be entertained at the Old Soldiers Home with a dinner given in their honor.
Handling himself superbly, the Kansan glided around the banked boards apparently with little effort in the fastest time that a human has ever made on an indoor track.
Content to trail in track three place behind Frank Nordell, New York University runner who was entered in the race only a few days ago, for the first six laps, Cunningham drove out ahead with a display of speed that left the hustle and chapness and succeeded in making off course into entrants. He was almost 40 yards ahead of Venzek, who finished second as Cunningham hit the tape.
Hornbostel Far Back
The race for second place was hotly contested until the last laps when Venkesake put up Follows, third place winner. Glenn Dawson, Tulsa Athletic Association, was fourth. Nordell was far better than Hornbostel, University of Indiana's unbeaten champion, who did not run better than bird at any time during the race.
Tenight's performance was the second successive record-breaking race Cunningham has run. The Kansas flyer won the 1500-meter race of the N.A.A.U. track and field meet in Madison Square Garden in 3:52.2 to crack the world's indoor record in that event by more than a second on Feb. 24. He also holds the American outdoor record in the event at 3:52.3. Cunningham won from Bill Bonton, Princeton flash, by a stride in that race.
Kansan Outstanding Miler
The first quarter time for the event was 61 seconds, an indicator that a great mile was in progress. Slowed down by Nordell on the second quarter to 65 seconds, Cunningham appeared to be on his way to a victory but in poor time. The last two quarters of the race were run by the champion in 61 and 61.2 seconds respectively, proving that a 4:04 mile on an outdoor track may be possible as the Kansan's coach contended several weeks ago.
Cunningham proved his right to be called the world's outstanding miler tonight by setting a pace that none of the other six runners could follow. There was no danger of the Kansan being overtaken in a last minute sprint at Bonthron almost did in the 1500-meter race in February. There were no challenges to the new track king's supremacy. Carrying on like a well-oiled machine Cunningham stretched his victory margin with every stride. He was a certain winner when more than two laps yet remained.
Near Outdoor Mark
The new indoor mark set by Cunningham was only eight-tenths of a second slower than the outdoor mark set by Jack Lovelock of Oxford last summer at 4:07.6, and was one and one-half seconds faster than Cunningham's best outdoor time for the same event. follow on sunni
Jesse Owens, freshman from Ohio State, equalled the world's record in the 60-yard dash, at 6.2. This time was established by Loren Murchison, and has been equaled by several runners since. Second place went to Ben Johnson, Columbia third, Ed Siegel, Sweden, and Richard Bell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ed Hall, Kansas, did not place.
JAYHAWKERS GO TO CANADA
Other Kansans Will Join Cunningham and Hall at Indianapolis
Glenn Cunningham and Ed Hall, Kansas representatives in the Knights of Columbus meet in New York last night, were to leave today for Hamilton,
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