UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXX
NUMBER 157
Governor of Iowa Sends Out Troops to Quell Disorder
Three Hundred National Guardsmen Arrive at Seene of Farm Rioting
LeMars, Iowa, April 28—(UP)—Three hundred national guardens including a machine gun unit brought martial law to this danger spot of farm unrest today after a judge narrowly escaped lynching by an irate mob Governor Clyde Lye. Herring acted swiftly to quell disorder which broke out when leaders of the National Farmers Holiday association prepared to meet at Des Moines Wednesday to consider a national farm strike.
Martial law was ordered by the Governor in the area after 150 mer dragged Judge C. C. Bradley, 60, from his court room and formed him to kneel in a dusty road with a rope about his neck and pray for the "deliverance of farmers from injustice". Twice the governor was jailed and again he was jerked from his seat in futile efforts to force him to agree to halt mortgage foreclosures.
Governor Herring dispatched Colonel Glenn C. Haynes, of his personal staff, by airplane to assume charge of military operations in Plymouth county. He characterized the rioters as a "gang of hoodwains." "I want it expressly imposed on us," he said. The government arranged Bradley is not a representative group of Iowa farmers."
Traops from Sioux City and Sheldon were rushed to this typical farm center of 5,000 population. The town which has been the center of farm disturbances since the Iowa farm strike last summer was outwardly quiet, and merchants attended customers as usual. On the streets farmers gathered in little groups to discuss the outbreak.
Japanese Threaten Peiping Chinese Suffer 600 Casualties in One Day's Fighting
Peijing, April 28—(UP)—Japanese troops launched a fierce offence against Chinese troops entrenched at Nantianmen, north of Peijing, today, and threatened to continue on to Peijing if the Chinese counter attacked Japanese troops in the Luan province. The military operation in China proper, continued their withdrawal. The Luum triangle is east of Peijing.
Chinese authorities were convinced that the Japanese being withdrawn from the Luan triangle was destined for service along the Manchukuo-Soviet frontier. The fighting at Nantienmen was intense.
Chinese war minister Ho Ying-Chung said the Chinese had suffered 600 casualties in today's fighting alone. He said that mounted Mongols fighting under colors had reinforced the Japanese. The Chinese center was thrown back but the flanks held. The Chinese were digging new entrenchments to the south where they intended to make a final stand.
M. U. Adopts Activity Fee
Students Vote for Support of Extra Academic Activities
Columbia, Mo., April 28—(UP) —Student at the University of Missouri voted today on a proposal to establish an en-
tire university program that will support of extra-academic activities.
Two plans, one calling for a fee of $7.57 and the other $4.50 a semester, were submitted. The fees would be apportioned to support the athletic department; the Savitar, student yearbook; Workshop, dramatic acting; The Miquajut Student forensic Institute; and the student government association.
Either plan, it was pointed out, would cut the costs of the various activities by increasing revenues to the various activities through compulsory subscription, whereas they now are dependent on voluntary support.
The fees would be collected by the University secretary and disbursed by him. A faculty committee would be set up to pass on certain exemptions.
League Men Punished
NEW YORK, April 28—(UP)—Suspension for five days and fives of $100 each were given Ben Chapman of the Yankees and Buddy Meyer and Earl Whitchall of the Senators, as punishment for their part in the near riot at Griffith stadium, Washington Tuesday. The fines and suspensions were announced by William Herring, president of the American league.
Emotional Embraces, Colds, and Baths Figure in Freak Insurance Collections
Does your sweetei hug you tight? Encourage her, you may be able to collect insurance if she breaks a rib. The swain of one ardent feminine admirer did this fract accident and may others were listed recently by insurance companies as means by which policy holders were able to collect damages.
How many people get hurt is a subject of constant study by the insurance companies. The bath tub has many times been cited as a deadly weapon in the home because there are so many people slipping on it, and so much own vollition. A horse-shoe once figured in an accident which one sees only in the movies. It was nailed above a doorway and loosened just as a man was passing, when he
Working Students Plan to Perfect Organization
Meeting Tomorrow Night Is Expected to Draw Large Crowd
A large crowd of students interested in forming a Self-Supporting Student Association at the University, are expected to attend the meeting for the purpose of bettering working and social conditions for wholly or partially supporting students, it was anounced by leaders of the movement.
The group will have a business meeting to determine the establishment of such an organization tomorrow night in room 222 Central Administration building, at 8:15 o'clock.
All self-supporting students interested in the organization are invited to attend the meeting and take part in the discussion.
Leaders in the proposed organization believe that such a movement would enable the working students to better acquainted, to enjoy better working conditions, be better able to secure jobs, be more effective in their organization sponsored by the organization as a relief from the monotony of hard work and hard study.
The association does not intend to try to force any employer in Lawrence to pay higher wages or make shorter working hours, except where conditions warrant such an action. Full and complete investigations will be made before any attempt at adjustment is to be made.
The organization is not to enter into politics, according to the proposed constitution, but will suggest to the student governing associations concerning any action in which the self-supporting students are directly concerned.
The organization will not try to force a non-member from a position, nor attempt to force an employer to hire an association member, but will recommend that Lawrence employers hire association members.
As the proposition now stands, no duties will be required for membership except with consent of the majority of the group, and only then for membership cards, occasional social function, or to provide an offerable speaker.
Several members of the University faculty have endorsed the plans for the Student Self-Supporting Students Association.
A social hour will be held following the business meeting tomorrow night Refreshments will be served.
The German talking picture, "Das Lied Ist Aus," will be shown at the Varsity theater, Tuesday night, May 2 instead of at the Patee theater as orcnonically announced in last night's Daily Kansas.
VARSITY THEATER, NOT PATEE,
WILL SHOW GERMAN PICTURE
Drum and Bugle Corps Wins First Because of more brilliant and snappy drill, superior condition of uniforms and equipment, and a majority of maneuvers carried on while playing the Dorser-Liberty post drum and bugle corps of Lawrence won first place in Kansas City, Kan., in the second district American Legion contest. The stute championship corps from Ottawa w., the only competitor in this field of the contest.
The error no doubt arose as the result of classroom announcements, some of which named the Patee as the host theater.
Negro Prisoners Surrender
NEGRO F. L. Erwin.
Birmingham, Ala., April 28—(UP)—The nine Scottishboro case Negroes who revolted against prison discipline and barracaded themselves in the county jail Wednesday surrendered unconditionally today after a conference with Warden F. L. Erwin.
A bed also received the classification of being a deadly weapon recently when a man in Rhode Island did an fancy dive into the mattress. After being untangled it was found he had sustained a broken neck. One man, however, took his accidents seriously, and decided to do it right. He shot himself with the lawn mower. The gentleman was mowing his front lawn, statistics failed to state whether voluntarily or by his wife's consent, the blades of this new type juggernaut struck a 22 cartridge and exploded it.
regained consciousness the insurance company paid the bills.
Insurance figures reveal new and weird ways every year in which people may be hurt or killed. Consider the man whose ear was cut off by his derby. Here's a warning for Eskimos. One gentleman was severely burned once while sliding down a glacier. A truck driver was bit on the arm by a pig he was taking to market, lost control of the truck and wrecked it in the ditch—a real road hog accident. And probably in sympathy with the fellow who suffered the broken rib, was the gentleman whose leg went to sleep while holding his sweetheart on his lap. When he attempted to rise, the leg buckled under him and his insurance company paid damages from his bruises. There's a moral attached to hat one.
The next two accidents will demonstrate why there should be a law fore-
Alumni Association Seeks Members for Committee Thirty-four of Needed One Hundred Have Offered to Applct
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to Assist
Former students and graduates of the University are responding to the membership drive of the Alumni association for the Committee of 100. To date 34 membership applications have been received by the Alumni office and many indications have been received that further applications are forthcoming.
At this same time last year only 18 applications had been made which seems to show a decided increase in interest in the work of the committee of 100. The officers of this committee are very well pleased with this response. The committee is really a valuable asset to the alumni association and aided its activities very materially last year.
Accomplishments of the committee o
100 in 1923-33 are as follows:
1. They helped to maintain the office and staff of the alumni association with its great system of biographical and address records—the heart of all alumni activities. To the 25,000 names of graduates and former students in file last year have been added 1,200 additional names this year.
2. They helped to operate the student employment bureau for men, obtaining 90 permanent part time and 370 temporary jobs for the 503 applicants, in addition to obtaining gifts, loans and other help for these worthy boys.
The committee of 100 this year proposes to supplement last year's work with an even broader program than the one proposed out by the committee in 1932-33.
5. They helped to perform continued regular functions such as sponsoring and servicing 34 alumni meetings in scattered parts of the country, promoting Homecoming and Commencement on the Campus, developing helpful University publicity and other forms of necessary public relationships for the University as a whole, and for students attending university through department, Endowment association, and Music department in their activities.
3. They helped to publish the Graduate Magazine, lively K. U. news journal, which goes to all paid members of the association, to members of the State Legislature, to Regents and other state officers. (To remind them of the real and important work of the University.) 4. They helped to function as a directing university for alumni who aided the University in the 1933 legislature—which proved to be a vital and effective function in this time of stress.
The alumni association is now sending out folders to former students urging them to become members of the alumni association. Also membership drives are being started in many parts of the state. Lists of former students and alumni are being committed working in Topela, Kansas City, Mo, Kansas City, Kan., and Lawrence. The Lawrence membership drive committee is progressing under the leadership of Mrs. Ivan D. Rown, c'15, chairman of the committee.
Hitler Commands Organized Force of 1,600,000 Police
Powerful Organization to Suppress All Activity Inimical to Nazi Regime
Berlin, April 28—(UP)—A secret and super-state police was organized today to suppress all thought and activity opposed or considered inimical to the Nazi regime.
Chancellor Adolph Hitler took command of the powerful Steel Helmets which were turned over to him by his minister of labor, Colonel Franz Seldte, Steel Helmet leader.
The Steel Helmet numbers approximately 1,000,000 members and is closely disciplined organization resembling an army. Combined with Naxi storm troopers numbering approximately 600,000, it gives Hitler an easier way to coordinate (number) numbers 100,000 men. It is under command of President Paul Von Hindenberg.
The Nazi began a program looking toward a gradual elimination of the powers of the Nationalist party within the government. The Nationalists and the Steel Helmets, formerly close allies, have developed differences recently.
Mystery Play Presented
New Members of Dramatic Club Also Announced
Announced
A one-act mystery play was presented at a meeting of the Dramatic club last night in Green hall. New members for the club were also announced.
The play was written by Boydie Rich, gr., and directed by Beatrice Westmoreland, gr. Those taking were Bill Stone, c'unch, James Harper, gr., and Madeline Grand Sullivan, c'unch, Madeline Duncord, c'unch, and Tom Page, c'34.
Following this production, Gene Hilbs, c'33, president of the club, announced the new members. They are James I. Poole, c'uncl, Ruth Pyle, c'36, Lillian Peterson, ed'34, Thema Balkis, c'33, Louise Eviston, c'uncl, Jeanne Luther, c'uncl, John Ellott, c'36, Richard Wolf, c'34.
Plans are now being made for a banquet to be given for the club near the middle of May. Three prizes are to be awarded at this time. One prize will be given to the outstanding actor or actress of the year, another to the person shown in the play, another to the societies and the other prize will be presented to the member of the club who has been most valuable to the organization this year.
Play in Pittsburg Recital
Professor Skilton and Dean Swarthout to assist Phillip Abbas Tonight
Professor C. S. Skilton and Dean D. M. Swarthout drove to Pittsburgh today where they will take part this evening in a concert given at the State Teachers' College.
Mr. Skilton will play the piano accompaniment for his ('Indian Fantasy') for cello which will be played by the celebrated Ducte cellist, Phillip Abbas. Mr. Abbas will play this number during Music Week at the University here in Lawrence, accompanied by he University Symphony Orchestra.
Dean Swarthout will assist in the concert at Pittsburgh by taking the cello part in what is possibly the first performance of the Telleman Concerto. Professor Waldermal Geltch, who since Wednesday has been judging various musical events in the high school contest there, will play the violin part, Mrs. Abbas will play the harpsichord and Mr. Abbas the viola da gamba. The men from the School of Fine Arts faculty will return to Lawrence
WEATHER
The men from the School of Phi
Arts faculty will return to Lawrence
University.
Kansas generally fair tonight and Saturday. Little change in temperature.
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AUTHORIZED PARTIES Friday
Kappa Alpha Theta, house, 12. Saturday
Saturday
Alpha Gamma Delta, house 12,
Theta Tau, house, 12,
Alpha Xi Delta, house, 12,
Alpha Delta Pi, house, 12,
Chi Omega, house, 12
Phi Alpha Delta, house, 12.
Hansen Recital Is Monday
Graduate Student to Complete Work for Master of Music Degree
The first of the series of three graduate recitals by students working on their Master of Music degrees will be played by Paul Hansen, violinist, student of Professor Walderal Geltch, on next Monday evening, at 8 o'clock in the Administration auditorium, with Gavin Dovhuty as accompanist.
Mr. Hassen graduated under Professor Gellch at the University in 1928, has taught violin in the Dakota Wesleyan University at Mitchell, S. D., and is serving his second year as head of the department at Washburn College, Topека.
He will play three groups of violin numbers from Corelli-Leonard, Glazounoff, Boulanger, and de Falla-Kreisler.
The public is invited to attend this recital.
Elizabeth Brandt Chosen Chancellor of Quill Club
President of Hill Literary Society Selected for National Office
Miss Elizabeth Brandt, c. 33, recently elected president of the local Quill club, has also been elected chancellor of the national organization and will assume her duties as national officer as soon as she is initiated as president of the local club.
Annual tryouts for Quill club, national honorary literary society for uniars, seniors, and graduates, open day and will be continued for two reeks, ending May 11. Applications say be placed in the Quill box on the first floor of Frasher hall.
Juniors, seniors, and graduates are eligible for the society and materia submitted may be short stories, essays, formal or informal, poetry, editorials, sketches, etc. A pen name should also indicate that must be accompanied by an envelope containing the real name and the assumed name of the applicant. The suc-
shortly after the tryouts are over.
Quill will have a joint meeting with Pen and Scroll, literary society for freshmen and sophomores, in the near future.
Field Heads Pen and Scroll
Tryout Manuscripts Will Be Accepted During Next 10 Days
Lyman Field, c36 was elected president of Pen and Scroll, fresh-sophomore literary society, at a reorganization meeting last night. The other new officers are: Eda Turrell, c35; vice president; Maxine Light, c35; secretary-treasurer; Edwin Pfeutle, cunel; Virginia Brengle, c35; critics.
The retiring president is Virginia Rhed, c'35, and the outgoing vice-president is Mary Mathews, c'35.
Manuscripts may be submitted during the next 10 days by those who wish to try out for the society. The length of papers, which may be either prose or poetry, is limited to 2,000 words. Candidates submitting manuscripts are asked to put a pen name on the paper and send it to the office and to place the papers in the Pen and Scroll box on the first floor of Fraser hall.
The following were initiated: Frances Jeanette Longworthy, c36; Suel Whitelz, c36; Edna Turrell, c35; Hellen Willen, c35; Kary Kueste, c36; Edwin Plietze, c1cul; Maxine Light, c35; Stanley Horstman, Lyman Feld, c36; Michael Mackey, c36; Paul Care, c36; William Moran, c36; John Holmes, c36; Alfred C. Ames, c36; Virginia Brengle, c36; and Margaret Wolf' euncl.
New Tap Class Opens
Eighteen persons were present at the new beginning tap class which was held Thursday afternoon. Miss Dunkel is conducting this class. It was decided yesterday to hold the class on Monday and Thursday at 4:30 hereafter as this seemed the most desirable time for the majority of those in the class. Students may still enter this class, if they will get in touch with Miss Dunkel before the next meeting of the class, Monday afternoon at 4:30.
Bonus Plan Defeated
Washington, April 28 — (UP) — Administration votes in the senate today best down the veterans' bonus rebellion and defeated a rider to the currency inflation bill for immediate cash payment of upwards of $2,000,000,000 to former soldiers. The vote was 60 to 28, removing the last serious obstacle to speedy adoption of the unprecedented inflation plan.
Banquet Program Concludes Events of Engineer's Day
Miners Take Laurels in Field Sports During Afternoon; Spirits Are High
Murray A. Getz, e33, with the assistance of Bud Fink, e36, at the piano on a skit "Descriptive Geometry Made Easy," written by Professor Russell. Charles B. Brown, g31, gave a television experiment which originated from station WXAL in Kansas City Power and Light building. He was not successful due to atmospheric conditions. Brown is chief engineer in the research department of First National Television, Inc. Chancellor Lindley gave a brief talk complimenting the engineers on their enthusiasm.
More than (two hundred engineering students inopped off field day by attending the thirty-third annual engineer ban at Memorial Union last night. The toastmaster, Dan F. Servy, '10, was introduced by Professor F. A. Russell and an evening of entertainment began. The guests of honor included John O. A. Schmucker, Arthur Haskins and Charles E. Jacoby, were announced.
Results of the field day activities were announced. The miners accumulated the greatest number of points to win first. The electricals, mechanicals, civils, chemicals and architects came out in the respective order.
Between courses of the dinner the various departments took the opportunity to vent their enthusiasm in versatility of engineers yelled: "Hi Holy Smoke."
Chemistry is great big joke Ions, atoms, sticks and smears They're the chemical engineers.
Journalists Hear Baker
Secretary of Kansas Press Association Stresses Importance of Newspaper
"As long as there are communities there will be newspapers, because the newspapers have become so firmly rooted in the basic community institutions that they are necessary." Ralph T. Baker, secretary of the Kansas Press Association, told a group of journalism students this morning.
"The newspapers change with time just as government, religion, education, and our own lives change. The press is one of the chief means of carrying out these changes through its influences," Mr. Baker continued.
The 11,000 active country weekly newspapers picture American thought more adequately than do the metro—going to the Press association secretary.
"Society," he said, "will be just as dependent on the newspapers in the future as it is today. The number of newspapers will probably shrink in time, but the quality and high standards of journalism will be supplemented. New inroads into the country to publish better papers because of improved methods of engraving and better mechanical equipment."
NEW LIFE-SAVING CLASSES ARE POSTPONED UNTIL MAY 8
The Red Cross life-saving class offered for the men of the University will start Monday, May 8, according to an announcement this morning by herbert Allpin, swimming coach. All men interested in taking the test are requested to sign up now at the entrance of Robinson gymnasium.
The class was scheduled to start May 1, but in order not to interfere with intramural track, it has been postponed one week. The class will meet every day at 4:30 o'clock, and it will receive a dose of instruction before taking the test.
Prohibition Vote Petitioned
Prohibition Yotes
Topca, April 28 - (UP) - Officials of the activity league, sponsoring a drive for a special session of the legislature, which met at 37,500 persons in Kansas City, Kan., had signed petitions asking the governor to call the legislature to provide a vote on the repeal of national prohibition.
Dr. Bailey Improves
Dr. E. H. S. Bailey, emeritus professor of Chemistry, who has been in the Lawrence Memorial hospital since a week ago Sunday, shows some improvement since he entered the hospital. Dr. Bailey started teaching at the University in 1883. He is 84 years old.
Lindley Attends State Meeting Chancellor E. H. Lindley is in Topeka today attending the State Board of Education meeting.