PAGE TWO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15. 1933 UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS ] University Daily Kansan Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAS Editor-In-Chief PAUL V. MINER Managing Editor SUNY KROGER Makeup Editor VIVIAR PARKer Night Editor VIVER PARKER Night Editor MARGRET DOCUMENT Award Editor ANNA HOLLIS Sunsa Editor COLLEEN CULDEN Exhancement Editor JOSEPHINE CUGHILL Exhancement Editor JOHN DUI Bunny Editor DANIEL DUSK ADVERTISING MGR. MARCHEE INC. Advertising Mgr. LON KOHLER District Editor ROBERT DUBUCK Ramon Bord Memb Robert Willey Miner Piller Robert Miner Jay Millennium Marie Lawrence Alice Bohlecki Martin Kretzmann David Kretzmann Dorothy Smith TECHNOLOGY Business Office KI. 66 Office Building KI. 66 Night Education Business Office 207KR News Room 207KR Public Schools the time and location in the department and on Napping day in students in the department. Journalism of the Department of Journalism. Education $4.99 per year, paid WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1933 Subscription price, $4.00 per year, payable in advance. Single charge, be each. Rewarded as secondclass matter September 19, 2016, at the office at lawrence, Kansas. LAUGHTER IN HELL Today America is the richest country in the world. We not only have most of the gold in the world, but have all the other countries owing us more gold than they have in their treasures. America is, in the words of the spell-binding orators, the land of the brave and the home of the free, where if you own any property you will be taxed to support congressmen's relative and robbed by gangsters who are immune to punishment because of the protection of crooked police forces. We grow more farm products than we can eat, as a result most of our farmers are bankrupt. Farmers and manufacturers beseech the law makers for protection of their products. Hundreds of thousands of young men, little older than boys, walk the highways in search of work. Millions of people depend wholly upon charity for their only means of support. Machines, the products of a cut-throat industrial system, produce, with the aid of a single worker, ten thousand boxes of pancake flower in an eight hour shift. Yet the machine has never consumed a hot cake in the period of its existence, and the worker cannot afford to buy the food product that he helps to produce. Tons of food rot in the fields and in store houses while thousands of children go to school without their breakfasts. Corner orators cry for food and clothing for their families; newspapers cry "Reds and Communists," the police beat down marchews with clubs in an effort to keep "peace." No wonder the devil sits in the comparative quiet of hell and laughs! Those woolly stocking caps may have seemed conical to some people, but they didn't look half as funny as those bandaged eard did AFTER ALL Now, on the other hand, perhaps, the closing hour rule for women is a desirable thing after all. Maybe we have been a trifle hasty in condemning this cultural lag. When one goes to the trouble of mulling over the problem a few advantages may be discovered in it. In the first place, the restriction acts as a protection for Kansas coeds, for should the villainous male prove too ardent, the curfew may save the day. "I'm sorry, but I have to go in now," the lady can coo triumphantly. When one has been gullible enough to take a blind date and the date turns out to be blind—and dumb—the closing hour regulation is a godsend for the unlucky. The agony is terminated in a few long hours. Another important advantage of the closing hour is that it affords the only time of the day when the entire ensemble of University ladies can be found in one place. Five minutes after the bell rings, all can be discovered within the confines of the various buildings. This advantage is one for the treasurer who might wish to pass the hat, or something. [THE TEN-CENT MEAL] After much talk of the depress- ension, only 30 students have taken advantage of the ten-cent meal plan which was inaugurated at the Memorial Union Cafeteria last Monday. Less than one per cent of the student body has taken advantage of the offer. What are the reasons for this? Perhaps the assistance is in the wrong place. It may be that the large body of students can get along after the fee payment and book buying hurdles have been passed. It is possible that the student loan fund and assistance from elsewhere is enough. Pride may have had an effect upon the number of students taking advantage of the plan; but retrenchment is a common thing in these times even with millionaires, so the student should feel no embarrassment in taking advantage of the opportunity. Some students who would like to take advantage of the low price meals may feel that their grades would prevent their being admitted to the group, even though those in charge of the plan have said that A's are not required and that an F might be permitted. Whatever the reasons, only a small group of students have availed themselves of the plan. Maybe the ten-cent meal plan wasn't necessary. Perhaps prosperity has stopped lurking around the corner and returned to Kansas. "A New Industry With Possibilities" conservatively states a Kansas editorial headline. In the days of prosperity—surely not forget—the head might well have been "Mammoth New Industry Slated to Revolutionize World." Since the coming of the ice age, does anyone on the Hill still believe "slips don't count." This has been such a poor year that even an insulting comic valentine would be welcome. the way that school politics is conducted at this University. The ultimate goal behind the conniving and scheming is to secure a complete party victory at the polls. Now that students are beginning to settle down for the work of the new semester the Hill politicians will emerge from their places of hibernation and action will commence. In a short while the various political fences will be given a thorough examination and the weak spots will be patched. Prospective candidates will be considered and discussed. Meetings, dark and mysterious, will be held in fraternity houses and there will be frequent and informal conferences in the booths, and across the tables, of student resorts. This is MUD-MIXING TIME To insure that victory, the rival candidates will be selected more on the basis of popularity and their vote-drawing abilities than on that of their fitness for the job. No stone will be left unturned and, if previous elections are any criterion, actual dishonesty at the polls will be resorted to and will, in all probability, go unpunished. Concepts of government such as these smack more of the political manipulations of machine-controlled cities than they do of a college community. Surely no fault may be found with the theory of political organizations. When the organization permits itself to degenerate and be motivated solely by the purpose of fulfilling fish desires, however, that machine's actions become the concern of every student. The sooner such concern is manifested the sooner will campus politicians reform. When the reform comes, then, and only then, will the members elected to the student governing groups really accomplish things worth while. In other words, if the student governing offices on the Hill are ever going to mean anything, every student in the University must take an interest in the selection and the election of candidates. OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Vol. XXX Wednesday, Feb. 15, 1923 No. 102 Notice does at Chancellor's office at 1 a.m. on regular afternoon publication days and 11 a.m. m. s. n. for Sunday ideas. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Any student who moved between semesters should record his new address it the Registrar's office at once, to be included in the Directory supplement. CHEMICAL ENGINEERS: CHEMICAL ENGINEERS: There will be a meeting of the Kansas Association of Chemical Engineers at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, in Marvin hall. There will be refreshments W. A. HARDESTY JR. President. 'O-ED CLUB. NUMBER 1: CO-ED CLUB, NUMBER 1: Group No. 1, Co-Ed club, south of Fifteenth street, will meet Thursday Feb. 16, from 7 to 8 p.m., at the Memorial Union. Please bring five cents. CATHERINE SIEBERS, Secretary There will be a meeting of the K. U. Dramatic club at $ 8 o'clock in Green hall. GENE HIBBS, President. The Fencing club will hold its first official meeting of this semester at 4:30 on Thursday, Feb. 18, in room 202 of Robinson gymnastium. The vacancy in the office of president necessitates the attendance of all members. Newcomers are invited to join Dr. Naismith's class for beginners in fencing. P, RAPAPORT, Armorer GRADES: Students may obtain first semester grades at the Registrar's office accordir to the following schedule of names: Monday, Feb. 20—A to G, inclusive Tuesday, Feb. 21—H to M, inclusive Thursday, Feb. 23—N to S, inclusive Friday, Feb. 24—T to Z, inclusive Saturday, Feb. 25—Those unable to appear at the scheduled time. Union cards must be shown by both men and women students at the mid-week vexity tonight. OTHER OZWIN RUTLEGE, Manager. There will be a meeting of the K.U. Radio club Thursday evening at 7:30 in room 115 Majmir hall. Guy Omer will give the technical talk. All persons interested are invited to attend. DANA PRATT, President. V. I. SUNDHIVAN. K. U. RADIO CLUB: GEORGE O. FOSTER, Registrar. Those men who have made eligibility requirements for the Men's Glee club this semester and who are desirous of joining this organization should call 212-843-7965. Because of the Band Concert, the Thursday rehearsal will be held at 3:30 p.m. in the University auditorium. K O. KUERSTEIN, Director. TRYOUTS FOR MEN'S GLEE CLUB: Quill club will meet tonight at 8 c'clock in the Green room of Fraser hall. All interested members will expire matters by bringing their dues. SIGMA GAMMA EPSILON: Sigma Gamma Epsilon meets tonight at 7:30 at the home of Dr. and Mrs Schowe, 1002 Tennessee street. Mr. Patterson is the guest speaker. R. STOVER, President. Y. M. C. A. CABINET; HAROLD WALKER, President. SIGMA GAMMA EPSILON: The regular weekly meeting of the Y.M.C.A. cabinet will be held Thursday, Feb. 16, at 4:30 in room 10 of the Memorial Union. KEITH W. JOHNSON, Vice President The May Day Mystery CHAPTER VI Octavus Roy Cohen Copyright by Octavus Roy Cohen. WNII Service. The kindly face of the banker was marked by lines of worry as though he feared he had taken too much. The banker did not seem particularly interested. "Vernon," he remarked, "Maxwell Vernon, eh?" "I like him—if that's what you mean." "Yes. They call him Max." "Wisdom of power?" "What sort of kid is he?" Fike hesitated, then leaped for ward with a sudden burst of confidence. "I will have my best opinion that they have will it群品 dice you against him!" "who hasn't?" Only men I'm afraid of are these goodly; goody, nib-thenest ones. They're the cute babies! Now about Vernon? "I can't a long story. You know we have a college here. Vernon entered as a freshman in junior year and met him when he came into the bank and opened a ninety-thousand-dollar checking account. It was rather unlucky." "He has faults—" "And naturally I had a chat with him. This money was the remainder of an inheritance from his mother, she having been his surviving parent. "I should guess yes." "Exactly. In the past three years Max and I have been quite friendly, and I've been very helpful. But has rather resented what must have seemed like interference on my part." "Vernon has been running through his money pretty fast. He started slowly in his freshman year, but the word got out that he was very rich and that group of friends rather more mercenary than genuine. Max Vernon is weak; as about as a young man he doesn't believe, that though there isn't a vicious bone in his body. His first year at college he spent万元 lavishly. Last year he spent it faster. This little what he left." "Gosh! He must be a bird!" "Too many friends for his own good. One in particular—" "Who?" "I'll tell you about him directly." To stick to Vernon; when I saw his money dwindling I started having sensible, friendly talkies with him. He always confessed his weakness and always promised to draw in his horns. Then the next thing I knew there beed the big bill of big check come through the bank." "Did he have all his money here?" "Every cent. That's why I'm in a position to pay it." About a month ago he had run through his money. Didn't have two hundred dollars left. About a week ago he was on the verge of being admitted that he was broke. He said he was in a rotten fix—owed a big bill, and felt that his bonus was at stale." "Does he gamble much?" "A good deal. But that'll teach you. He wanted to borrow money of course. He asked me to lend it—at least that the bank couldn't I offer to lend him a trivial sum personally, but he said that the bank would give him a bit. He needed five thousand." "It is not that, Harry. He just don't know anything about money . . . or if he does, he's learned it in the last month, which isn't very likely. He always had thought that I should be less valuable than wasustible. Then, suddenly, it was gone. It took him a long time to understand that there was no more. He confessed to me that he had been told that I didn't have college and I suggested that he leave college, get a job and begin to take life seriously. His gambling debt—the debt of honor" he rather grandly called it—seemed to be preying on his mind. He went on to write several轨化 killing himself. I spoke to him like a Dutch nuch—" "No-piker, at any rate." "He mount it; yes. But I knew he'd never do it. I was merely trying to snap him out of his despondency. All his lightness and brightness were disappearing. But there was nothing I could do about it." "You thought he meant it?" "No one in the world could have needed or wanted money more than Max Verron thought he did. Remember that! The last time I saw him was April twenty-eight when he made a loan—and I again re-fused "On May first, a little after two o'clock, this bank was robbed of more than one hundred thousand dollars. It was very important that the holdup was implicated in that holdup." "You couldn't swear it, though?" "Certainly not. But I investigated him and he didn't know anything part of my chain of evidences. That night Max Vernon did not return to the school but left with his dog. He did not come back until late yesterday afternoon." "Because you recognized his car?" "That is only the beginning, Haney. When I remembered after the excitement died down that the car had looked like Vernon. I paid mighty little to the wheel—and it seemed to me that even in the brief glimpse, it was Vernon." Fike frowned, then looked up at Hanvey's expressionless face. "I'm trying to be fair to the boy—and to you. He went to his room at the fragrant restaurant that Hanvey's been something else than I didn't beer until this morning." "He didn't come back in the car he was going day before yesterday!" Jim flinked slowly, lightened a fresh elgar and blow a cloud of the raincloth rouge across the table. "No?" he asked with depressing lack of interest, "What did he come in?" "A new ear," said Fiske. "A brand and very expensive one." "Hum," he said. "I havey羽毛 nothing. To the bullet it seemed that I bothering to think. Just a great human bulk occupying space. Flake was up." "I don't want to be misunderstood, 'Hunney,' he said, with a hint of fear. 'He's not a big guy. I don't believe there's anything radically wrong with him. I've told you everything, hoping that I ever backed some point which may prove correct.' "Mnyne," suggested Hanvey softly, "maybe you have." "I hope so. I don't want to see Max Person get into trouble." "Gosh!" Haney increased old bias with considerable difficulty. "Hissess me, please," she said, that he's in trouble enough. Everything links him up with a bank robber. "I realize that," Randolph Flake spoke in a low, strained voice, "And pernina I'm doing him a favor." "Mmm?" "Because," explained the handler, "Td rather see Vernon conceived of compliancy in a holdout than electro- cited for murder." 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