UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XXX
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
W.S.G.A. Election Program to Begin on Next Monday
reas to Introduce Candidates Will Be Given on Tuesday and Wednesday
FINALS ON THURSDAY
The tentative date for the convocation of all women students at which nominations will be maic. for the coming W.S.G.A. elections was set as Monday, March 6 at 11:30 a.m. At the meeting of the Council last night.
The touts to introduce the candidates will be given on Tuesday and Wednesday. The candidates for the election will be held on Thursday of the same week, according to Helen Heaton, fa 33, president. Alice Learned, c'34, was named as authority chairman.
The president again urged all women to check up on their activity participation according to the new point system recently adopted by the W.S.G.A. so that no complications will arise at the time of the elections.
It was announced that the benefit which '10' Council will sponsor will be given Friday and Saturday nights. The event will be hosted by the employee's Entrance" at the Pattes戏院.
There will be a showing following the basketball game on Friday night in order to allow those who desire to attend both to do so. Tickets may be secured from the members of the W.S. G.A. Council.
Four Bandits Escape With Loot After Wounding Assistant Cashier
Get $10,000 in Bank Holdup
Emporia, March 1- (UP) - Two battals and a bank employee were wounded today when a gang of five officers shot and killed a bank employee at the bank of $10,000. Four battles escaped and one bandit was struck in the spine by a bullet fired by Chief of Police Riley Clay after the sounding of a gun, him and other officers to the scene.
Another was shot twice but he managed to get into an auto and drive away with two others, one of whom carried the bag containing the money. The fifth member of the gang mingled on the sidewalk and walked away.
Money Partly Recovered
E K. Lord, assistant cashier, was wounded by a shot fired by the bandits in the lobby of the bank. The bullet glanced from an adding machine to the window, where it took place while the bank lobby was crowded with more than 30 persons. The bandits hered the bank employees to the rear of the building. The robbers escaped by mounting to the third floor, descending a fire escape to the alley.
Emily Lord, *cuncl*, is the daughter of Earl Lord, the cashier who was injured in the robbery of the Citizens National bank of Emporia today.
Emperor, March 1—(UP)—Officials of the Citizen's National Bank after a check reported approximately $17,000 on his account. The bank today. Five hundred dollars was recovered from one of the bandits who is in a hospital here with a bullet in his spine. One man arrested gave his evidence to the court. He denied taking part in the holdup.
Threat Appears Groundless
Wife Said Husband 'Sold Pussy Willows and Carried Gun'
Providence, R.L. Reb., 28—(UAP—A 41-year-old disabled war veteran from Taunton, Mass., was arrested today, and he is in danger of fears that he was going to Washington to kill the president were grounded. The wife had told Adjunct General Herbert L. Dean that he husband was asking passwalls and carrying a gun.
But there were neither pussy willows nor gun on the man. A search revealed only a Boy Scout knife, two fishing lines and fishing licenses. The man assured police he had nothing against any president, and Captain James J. Cuick said he would be released later this afternoon.
Botany Club Holds Meeting
The regular meeting of the Botany club was held last evening at 7:30 in the home of Professor A. J. Mix. Professor C. V. Kent, of the physics department, gave an interesting talk on Circus rays.
TO CONDUCT MEETING
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1. 1953
Dr. Visser t' Hoft will lead conferences of the World's Student Christianity Confederation in Kansas City.
CONDENSED WIRE NEWS
Perkins Names Labor Problems
New York, March 1—(UP) - Suitability of industry and security of the job are industry's major problems today in the opinion of Miss Frances Perkins the next secretary of labor.
Labor Group Opposed to Perkins
Washington, March 1—(UP)—President William Green of the American Federation of Labor, declared today that labor never can become reconciled to the selection of Miss Frances Perkins as secretary of labor in the Roosevelt cabinet "The officers and members of the American Federation of Labor were selected President-elect Roosevelt's selection of a secretary of labor." Green said.
Liebold Leaves for Detroit
Byrd to Succeed Swanson
Traverse City, Mich., March 1—(UP) —Ernest G. Lief, missing information and fictional agent of Henry Ford, left for his son in the early 1930s, vicious announcement that he would stay here and rest for a few days, Liebied, found here 33 hours after he had disappeared from the Ford office, left him with his wife, and two police officers, and other police officials.
Mayberry Passes Test
Richmond, Va., March 11. (UP)—Governor John Garland Pollard announced his intention of appointing former-Governor Harry Bury Forbank to the state senate in congress if and when the senator resigned. Byrd said he would accept the appointment. Swenson is to become secretary of the navy under Roosevelt.
Marshall H. W mayberry, gr. of the botany department, has recently passed his preliminary orals for his Ph.D. degree. Mr. Mayberry has been doing some interesting research work on the anatomy of the composite.
Wichita, March 1-UP) -The Merchant Reserve State bank failed to open today as the result of a decision reached by the board. The bank bevy withdrawals, and said money due from the R.F.C. failed to arrive in time to prevent clamage. A loan has been granted by the R.F.C. The Merchant reserve was the last state bank in Wichita.
KANSAN GIVES KNOWING ONES
CHANCE TO PROVE GUESSING
UNIVERSITY MALE QUARTET
SINGS AT CHURCH DINNI
"Who killed Pat Thayer?"
The present serial running in the Kinesis book, told us many readers are speculating as to the probable solution to the murder case. In order to give some of these "I told you so" boys a chance to prove that their guesses are correct, the Kansan is promoting a contest which will be worth proof of their opinions on the outcome.
On an inside page of today's Kansas will be found a coupon provided for entering your guess. The contest closes Tuesday, March 7. Those guessing correctly will be named on their published as soon as the show.
The University male quartet made its first public appearance for this semester at a dinner in the Presbyterian church Monday evening. They sang two pieces, "The Night Has Is A Thousand Coles" and "Shorten's Bread" (Wolle).
"Who killed Pat Thayer?"
The members of the quartet are first tenor, Chester Francis; second tenor, Murx Murphy; bariene, J. T. Craig; bass, Luke Chapin. Their next appearance will be with the Glee club in Edwardville on March 10.
Japanese Troops Batter at Gates of Cheng Teh Fu
Attack on Capital of Jeho Meets Resistance of China's Picked Soldiers
FRI-POINTED ADVANCE
Pepping, March 1. —(UP) The Chinese extended their front line 25 miles to the southern front in Jebel today in a sudden surprise flanking movement. Fearful fighting raged in the sector with the Chan-
Peiping, March 1- (UP) —The Japanese army batted at the gateways to Cheng Tu Fcu, capital of Jebol, today, capturing town after town in their relentless sweep. Lingyuan, 80 miles to the east of the capital, was the last imminent target of the Chinese Cheng Tu Fcu and three powerful Japanese columns were moving against it.
They estimated their casualties at 209 to 390 and the Japanese at 300 to 400. The area is 20 to 30 miles off of the great wall and near the sea.
Advices from the front indicated the Japanese already had captured Chihfeng, 100 miles north of Cheng Tef Fu. The other gateway to the capital. The Shwa and Mogi units moving down after the capture of Kolu, entered the city from the north. The Matsuo detachment from Changye near the eastern border captured Lubushan煤矿 from the southeast. The Kurumai feng from the southeast. Major Kurumai's cavalry were last reported near the outskirts of Chifeng.
BULLETIN
An infant brigaded under Major Heijiro Hattori advanced on the outer defences of Langyu where the Chinese were entrenched for a desperate stand. Regulators of Marchhall Chung Hinsoe-Liang, the pick of the Chinese troops to breach and fortress near the city. They were supported by volunteers.
A United Press dispatch from Mukden said Hattori's troops pushed on after capturing the Chinese stronghold of Shamashian and taking Yenchikou and Tchengutu. The towns were shattered by airplane bombs and artillery.
The converging groups were expected to consolidate at Chifeng and advance south to combine with Major Hatters' forces for a general assault on Lingyang.
Cold and Hot Makes Norma
In Spite of Extremes, February Did No Miss Usual Mean Temperature
Miami, Fl., March 1—(UP) —Renewed hope for the life of Mayor Antonio J. Cermak whose courageous fight to live has stemmed death several times since he was wounded by a bullet intended for President-elect Rosewell reported when his physician reported steady improvement in his condition during the last 26 hours.
The maximum temperature of 74 degrees, reached on the 24th, was 88 above normal maximum, and the minimum of 15 degrees below zero, reached the morning of Feb. 8, was 14.4 below February temperature since 60 when a minimum of 20 degrees below zero was reached.
Out of a month of extreme heat and cold, February emerged as a month close to normal. The mean temperature of 31 degrees for the month just closed is 1.09 degrees below the February normal. This is the coldest February since 1920. While ten days of the month were above normal, the temperatures for the remaining days were considerably above normal.
The rainfall of 37 inch is 1.07 inch below normal for the month of February and was the driest February since 1929. The moisture deficiency for the two months of this year is 1.95 inches in rainfall for the two months has been less than 0.27 cent of normal. The snowfall of 37 inch is 1.12 inches below normal.
Dr. Franklin Jirka said at 2 p.m. that Mayor Cermak had a restful morning sleeping most of the time.
"His condition remains satisfactory,
Dr. Jirka said. "His pulse is 118, res
piration 32, and temperature 99.8.
HOPE IS RENEWED FOR LIFE OF MAYOR ANTON J. CERMAI
Thirteen days were clear, seven were partly cloudy, and the remaining eight were cloudy.
Prepare for Conference
Student Organizations Will Be Represented at't Hooft Meeting
Announcement has been made by local Y.W.C.A.-Y.M.C.A. officials of the program which Dr. Visser 't Hooft, general secretary of the World's Student Christian Federation, will follow in his conference with students of the Universities in the surrounding territory in Kansas City on Sunday.
The general topic for the entire conference is, "What Students of Many Nations Think About Christianity." The discussion topic for the hours 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. will be, "The Movements of Thought and Action Among Students Today — Nationalism, Communism, Christianity."
Dinner will be served at 12:30 o'clock Following this Dr. 't Hooft will speak on the subject, "Need for Co-operation among Christians," and will tell of the part the World's Student Christian Federation plays in this co-operation.
A number of students and faculty members have already indicated that they plan to attend, according to the secretaries of the Y.W.C.A. and Y.M.C.A. Others interested in attending are invited to join the group going from here and may make arrangements to meet at the Walker, Heilouse, house, or with Roy McCullough, Y.M.C.A. office, as soon as possible.
Remission of Back Taxes Planned by Senate Body
Assessment Committee Believes Greeks Should Start Even
Topeka, March 1—(UP—Athemation of taxes assessed on Dauley and Riley county college fraternity houses for 1850, 1831 and 1832, is sought in a bill introduced in the senate yesterday evening to assess the assessment and taxation committee.
“Wheres, the injunction was brought in good faith and no opportunity was given to have the valuation of the property reduced or otherwise equalized,” said Mr. Barker, specials, permits, paid March 1, 1823 be remitted and cancelled,” the bill reads.
Attacks Foes of Education
The years set out are the period during which the fraternities sought to enjoin collection of taxes.
Dr. John Dewey Calls U. S. Chamber of Commerce Antagonistic
Speaking before the department of superintendents of the National Education association Dr. Dewey, professor emeritus of philosophy, said attacks were being made on schools under the depression and a cry for economy.
Minneapolis, Minn., March 1—(UP) The United States Chamber of Commerce and other "institutions representing privileged elements" were listed today as "foes" of the public John Doewey of Columbia University.
Bandits Rob Chanute Bank
Dr. Dewey said the national chamber of commerce sent its local chambers suggestions on school economies with a statement that the information did not originate with the chamber's office, but in the aggenda of the citizen conference called by President Hoover. Professor Dewey charged that the chamber said nothing about the aggrievance. No mention was made of contrary suggestions adopted by the conference.
Chanute, March 1—(UP)—Four bank tables today hold up the Bank of Commerce here and use four customers and a bank employee to shield them from police as they fled in an auto equipped with machine guns.
Use Customers and Cashier as Shield When Surrounded by Police
A burglar alarm was touched off while the bandits were in the building, and police surrounded the bank. The bank had security cameras for its customers and William Goff, cashier to walk with them to the car, and stand on the running board. As the machine moved away a machine gun fired, and the bank's officers of the police but no one was injured.
Three miles east of town the abducted persons were released. Officers were using an airplane to search for the three men, but lost was not immediately determined.
WEATHER
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Kansas — Unsettled tonight and Thursday; colder Thursday.
Jayhawk Debaters Defeated on Debt Payment Question
Texans Win 2-1 Decision From Kansans on Reparation Settlement Argument
'EUROPE CAN NOT PAY
"One way to relieve the present economic situation is to do away with the cause of the clogging in the channels made by dams on the Mississippi River, we debt重组 and Spurgeon Bell in the debate last night between the University of Kansas and the University of Texas. Bell and Frank Knapp of Ukepha upheld the affirmative side of the question: "Resolved that we cannot cancel our war debts and reparations."
Clement Hall and Charles Hacker represented the University of Kansas in the debate upholding the negative side. Texas won the vote by a two to one vote of the judges, Marston McCluggage, coach of coach LibertyMcCluggage, with Will Meteall, 197, and Claude Seidt, Lawrence business man.
Not Enough Gold for Creditors
The first speaker for the affirmative offered constructive argument by citing the cause of the situation today, "After the war," he said, "all the countries who participated had to rebuild and at the same time meet their debts. How did we come to that? We had to pay their creditors so they, through necessity, had to attempt to pay by goods. Each country felt that they had raise their tariffs on imported goods to provide an additional means of raising revenues. The result was that our economy was much more vulnerable than much of our trade ruined. The United States is known as an export nation, which explains why we have been so disastrously affected by these attempts of foreign nations to raise tariffs." He added, "Hall, representing Kansas, introduced the case for the negative and should not be cancelled due to the bad moral and economic effect upon the countries involved. He also maintained that the war debt should not but didn't want to do it for obvious economic reasons. He, as asserted, has in times past met her payments before they were due; France has approximately one third of the world's gold supply, and England has already said that she has the money to pay her debts."
Debt One-Tenth Per Cent of Exchange
The war debt, he continued, is only one-tenth of one per cent of the international exchange each year and that cancellation of this amount would not affect the balance of the world to a very marked degree. Hall concluded his constructive argument with a plan that if the foreign countries could not pay us in gold, although some of them could, then let them send our country and let them be admitted tariff free. Such goods would go a long way in rules in practice, a problem in many parts of our country.
Knapp, second speaker for the affirmative, continued his colleague's argument by maintaining that the foreign countries could not pay us in gold and silver but would accept it gested by Hall then we would practically have to shut down our own industries because even our home markets would be closed to us due to the excess of foreign goods. Such a situation certainly mean our economic ruin.
Suggests Local Currency Payment Hacker, the concluding speaker for the negative, maintained that the war debt question was not the cause of the collapse. The bank also suggested another plan to the opposition of letting the foreign countries pay us in local currency if they could not in gold and then we would invest that money in their industries and that investment would satisfy the debt.
The rebustal appeared to be interesting and entertaining to the audience, both sides clashing on practically every issue that was brought forth in the debate. Both sides bitterly upheld the justness of their claims and demanded that the other show wherein they had erred.
Julia Blanchard, 20, and Paul Harrison have taken over the authorship of the Newpaper Enterprise association's "In New York" column. Miss Mae Harrington will write the column "hattan," will write the column two days a week and Harrison, four days a week.
NOTED VIOLINIST
Jascha Heitzel, prominent musician, will appear in the third presentation of the University concert series at the auditorium March 9.
Noted Violinist Will Give Concert Here Next Week
Jascha Heifetz to Make His First Appearance at University
The University concert series will offer the third of this season's concerts Thursday evening, March 9, when Jascha Heftetz, violinist, will play at the University Auditorium. He comes to Lawrence for his first appearance here. Isidor Achron will be at the piano.
A lifetime of playing predeceased Heifetz's appearance here. He has circled the globe three times, giving concerts from New York to Shanghai.
Hefetz owns several celebrated violins, known to connoisseurs and collectors the world over. The favorites are his Guarnieri and his Stradivarius, both of which accompany him on all his concert tours. The Guarnieri, who play the more frequently, is dated 1742, and valued at a great price.
His program will include: "Sonata in C minor" (Grieg); "Concerto in A major" (Mozart); "Adagio and Fugue" (Bach); "H碌" (Hummel-Helefetz); "The Bumble-lee" (Rimsky-Korsakoff); "Zigarev" (Tangave).
Scats are now on sale at Bell's Music store, the Round Corner Drug store, and the School of Fine Arts office.
Y.W.C.A. Picks Committee
Members to Nominate Officers for Elec. tion Next Tuesday
Election of four members of the nominating committee for the coming election took place at the W.Y.C.A. conference, which is held in New York City and the Central Administration auditorium.
Erma Blindt, c33, and Alice Gale, f33, were elected as the senior cabinet members to serve on the committee. Kathleen Burl Rowland, f33, were elected as committee members from the membership at large of the organization. The election will be held Tuesday of next week. Catherine Vallette, c33, presi-
A program consisting of a play, "The China Pig", under the direction of Joan Knox, c33, and incidental piano music given preceding the business meeting.
Requests Banks to Close
Governor McAllister of Tennessee De clares Five-Day Holiday
Nashville, Teen, March 1—(UP)—Governor Hill McAllister, after a midnight conference with bankers, today declared a five-day bank holiday in Tennessee. The formal proclamation was issued here. It was dictated by the governor from Chattanooga where he went for demonstration.
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The proclamation, Attorney General Roy H. Becke said, is a "simple request" for the closing of banks and not a mandatory order. The proclamation authorizes banks to close until next Tuesday.
All banks in Knoxville opened as usual today. Chattanooga banks will not elicse for the holiday. T. H.Railman, of Chattanooga, National Bank of Chattanooga, said.
Kentucky Has Bank Holiday
Kentucky is to be elected in Lexington, on March 13 (UIP), to four- member moratorium was declared early today by Governor Ruby Lafoon of Kentucky. The moratorium was declared to prevent the withdrawal of funds from Kentucky banks as the result of Ohio restrictions on withholding taxes for the governor indicated he expector moratoriums to be declared by neighbor boring southern states.
Senate Approves Fee Cut Measure by Vote of 35-0
Incidental and Matriculation Levies Reduced for State Residents
BILL TO HOUSE NEXT
Topoka, March 1—UP) (By the unanimous vote of 35 to the state senate late yesterday passed the educational institutions appropriation measure as it was introduced last Friday in senate ways and means committee.
In addition to carrying appropriations approximately 25 per cent less than for the previous biemnium, the measure provides for reduction of 25 per cent in matriculation and incidental fees for two years of Kansas for the coming two years.
The senate gave little time to discussion of the appropriations bill, although some members raised the question whether the reduction more than as provided in the hill. Chairman Knapp replied that the committee had given the matter exhaustive study and decided that the reduction was all deemed advisable.
Some opposition was registered to the provision that the revolving fund of the institutions be replenished with state treasury funds, as the money is used. The revolving funds have been exhausted, Knapp said.
Distribution of the $5,234,200 biennium appropriation is as follows:
To the University of Kansas at
1934 1923
Salaries and wages $151,000 $152,000
Maintenance 191,250 191,250
Repairs and improve-
ments 45,000 45,000
Chairmen's conti-
nent fund 250 250
Guest service 10,000 10,000
For restoration,
replacements and re-
wards to Fowler
Shops 7,009
Dyche Museum, special
repair and replace-
ments 57,500
$926,000 $861,500
1857 Salaries and wages $ 86,250 $ 86,250
Maintenance 45,590 45,590
Repairs and improve-
To the University of Kansas Medical School, at Kansas City
Totals $135,250 $135,250
For Other Schools: 1934 1935
Kansas State College $940,850 $940,850
Epmira 267,750 253,250
Teachers College, Pittsburgh 257,250 257,250
Teachers College, Fort Hays 147,500 147,500
Colby Experiment Station 147,500 147,500
Fort Hays Experiment Station 19,250 19,250
Garden City Experiment Station 7,500 7,500
Trainee Experiment Station 4,000 4,000
The grand total for the bicymnum of $5,334,200 represents a 28 per cent reduction from the amount of $7,433,500 appropriated for 1931-33.
The reduction in fees will affect about 80 per cent of the students of the University, as slightly less than 20 per cent of the students other than Kansas. For these reasons Kansas, the matriculation fee, starting with the summer session of 1933, and continuing until the spring semester of 1934, instead of $10 as it has been for years.
Likewise, the incidental fee, which is $50 a year in the College, the Graduate Schools, and Schools of Engineering and Architecture, Fine Arts, Education and Business; and $60 for Law, Pharmacy, and Medicine courses at Kansas City University, are increased from $45 respectively. The incidental fee for School of Medicine at Kansas City will be reduced from $150 to $112.50 year.
The incidental fee for out-of-state students will remain as before, starting at $75 a year in the College and similar divisions of the University. The reduction in fees will mean a reduction in tuition from Kansas, and a corresponding reduction in the amount of money available for maintaining the University.
Doering Speaks to Math. Club
Dorothy Doering talked at a meeting of the Mathematics club last Monday on "Higher Plane Curves." Professor of the department of economics will spend the day in the nectice with Economic Forecasting" at the club's next meeting on March 13.