X PAGE TWO . UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE. KANSAS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1931 University Daily Kansar Oral Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MASSACHUSETTS EDITOR-IN-CHIEP MANAGING EDITOR PHIL KEELER ADVERTISING MANAGER ROBERT REED Liftbille Salad St Robin Hickman Robin Hickman Margaret Tire Margaret Tire Louis Homan Louis Homan Michelle Krennley Michelle Krennley Mary Jane Murray Mary Jane Murray Abdallah Brunk Catherine Chan Catherine Chan Rodney Miller Rodney Miller Mali Pugh Mali Pugh Larry Scalling Larry Scalling Melanie Burrell Kaman Board Members Phil Krieger Joe Knack Robert Reed Fred Flint Robert Whiteman Mildred Curtis Lewis Gawen Mary Wesley Lake Harkey Ubiule Bustle Téléphones Business Office K.U. 66 News Room K.U. 250 National Compensation Office 2701 K.U. National Caregiving Office 2701 K.U. He died in the afternoon, but times a week, and en- cumbered morning, by students in the Department of Law, at the University of Kansas, from the arc of the Department of Journalism. Subscriptive purchase, by mail. $4,000 by carrier in Lawrence for 1913, 1915, 1920. Small supplies. $475. Purchaser's letter. $85. For 1910, at the pp. 6, 1910, at the pp. 6. See at Lawrence, Kansas, under act of March 3, 1917. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1931 THE LEGION WANTS BEER Yesterday, in an overwhelming majority, the American Legion voted to refer to Congress a proposal for a referendum concerning the repeal or modification of the Eighteenth Amendment. The motion was carried almost by unanimous approval, the only dissenting voices being those of the delegates from the Middle Western states such as Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado. It is evident that the Legion wants liquor, but just what does its decision mean? The members of the American Legion are representative of the intelligent voting public in our country today. Yesterday they voted as favoring the return of pre-prohibition days. Does this mean that America today wishes to see liquor again in power? We cannot believe that the Legion really means what it has just said. Surely its members cannot be favoring the return of the old time saloon, which is virtually what the repeal of the amendment would mean. Most of the Legion members are old enough to remember the once popular and always crowded saloon. If one of those who can remember is able to truthfully that its return is to be desired, we shall even then be tempted to call him a hypocrite. Not that we are rabidly anti-wet. Perhaps a return to pre-prohibition conditions, if such conditions were under rigid government control as they are in Canada, might be beneficial to this streaming Sahara of ours. Perhaps the laborer could be returned to work if the immense beer factories should resume production. But we cannot and will not believe that a return to the days of the open cason could benefit anyone, the Legionnaires not excepted. We can only hope that the Legion makes its position a bit more clear. Otherwise we can come to only one solution: the military under the dictate of mob leadership. New steel tapes for the tables at the colon building have been requested by hard-plying bridge fans. FRESH-WOMEN CAPS Freshman caps made their appearance on the campus Friday morning amid resounding whacks of paddles, gleeful shouts of K men, and mutterings of harassed yearlings. The caps roasted—offen too firmly—upon the heads of men 'students only. "Look at those little capes," said one woman with longing, when she first noticed the blue beaded freshmen. Now, really, those darling little caps ARE cure-quote the rage at present; so why should not the freshman women have a crimson head covering of some kind—a criticism and蓝 bonnet or beret? Women have suffered enough, you say, by having been forced to wear those terrible Empress Eugenie hats. That is just one of the main reasons why freshman caps for women should be introduced. They would afford all eyes, aesthetic or otherwise, a distinct relief from the terrible sight of those Eugenie hats. The boredom and distaste induced by these hats would be at least partially displeased, and women could reoap the invaluable benefits which the male members of the freshman class receive from wearing one distinct kind of headdress. The entire freshman class would be molded into one unified part of the University much more quickly. Why not add freshman caps to our list of University traditions? Other schools have done so. Practically everyone would welcome a showering of caps for freshman women for innumerable reasons. Orchestras at eating houses at least help to drown out food noises. DEPRESSION HITS GANGSTERS Latest reports from the Chicago crime market quote a first class murder, nearly and efficiently done, performance to take place at any designated time or place, for the astoundingly low price of $200. Col. Isham Rundolph, head of the Secret Six and the Association of Commerce in Chicago, is the authority for this quotation, which he listed in an address before the students and faculty members of Northwestern University. Letters and concealed checks secured in raids on Capone speakeasies and strongholds are the basis on which the prevailing price of murder is quoted. All of which would seem to indicate that the gangsters, like the middle western farmers, are suffering the pangs of depression brought about by an over production of commodities. Back in the good old days when murder was a crime and the perpetrators were punished accordingly at A-No. 1 execution brought as much as $31,000, depending of course upon the importance of the future corpse. But in recent months a decided bearish tendency, induced by price slashes and wage cuts on the part of the big operators, has completely demoralized the market, and murders may practically be had for a song as the result. But such a reaction was inevitable With the advent of the machine gun the high powered rifle, and wholesale assassinations an excess was established that no amount of attempt at stabilization has remedied up to the present time. The law of supply and demand operates just as surely when murder is the commodity as when it is beams or wool, and gangland will have to recognize the fact if it hops to bring the price of shaykins back to pre-depressions level. The famous "spot" of gandw warfare will turn into扑址 before the eyes superinduced by an empty stomach if nothing is done to make this business of murder more profitable for the hodiums who follow it as a profession. OVER THE TEACUPS A Hill activity that is entirely a project of the Women's Self Governing Association has again come into prominence. For a number of years the attendance at the W. S. G. A. teas been diminishing, and interest in their continuance has been slight. But with the advent of this year's council complete reorganization took place. Last Wednesday over 250 young women attended the opening tea, which was sponsored by one of the organized houses. This is undoubtedly the largest attendance at a function of this kind for a number of years. About half of the women were from organized groups, while the other half were non-sorority. Sorority women who are anxious to make contacts which cannot otherwise be made, and non-sorority women who would like to broaden their acquaintance, will find in these weekly teas a source of pleasure. The primary purpose of the functions is to break down any barriers which may exist, and establish a more friendly relationship between the women students on Mt. Oread. While everybody is grousing about the evils of the depression, we note one good thing at least that that aspect of the business cycle has brought about. We American lovers of sport have been forced to leave our grandstands secede because of lack of the admittance price, and to do our own playing. In the days of prosperity, our war was derived from wanting others play. We spent our wages on peanuts and watch while Baba Rute put peanuts and watch home; we cheered from the ringside against Rubley exercised his fist; we saw the devils of Tilden's game form the sidelines, only our physical remuneration being a sunbath. FUN IN DEPRESSION During the past summer, however, most of us expression-hit folks got our recreation in the cheapest manner possible and were amply rewarded with a glowing sense of health that we hadn't having since the last depression. Those who had hoarded more money than he had, of course, still paid to watch others play, but the rest of us crowded the municipal tennis courts and forced city councils to install flood lights so we could play at night. Baseball games were in progress on almost any lot, that the summer before had been divided into two groups of a mini golf course. Real golf fans supplanted the muddget enthusiasts, for the baby game had cont two bits a round. Even old croquet setups were dug up from basements and the game practiced on lawn and in parks. When prosperity finally does roll around again, we shall keep it here longer if we will remember how much fun we had without spending money in the good old days of the depression. WHAT IS BEHIND THE SCENES? Recently in one of the Kansas City churches a minister painted a gloomy picture of the future of Great Britain. He told of the empty ships rotting along the once busy waterfronts. He described the vessels which put to sea with only ballast as cargo in their holds. He taxes on that already overtaxed people were infinitely more than in America. Allogether he gave very little hope for England in her present crisis. All of which means—what? Our press has painted England in no such light. True, it has pointed at some sort of crisis, but now the news seems to be fading from the public interest. We are not concerned with England's difficulties; we have troubles of our own. The question is: should we be interested if we knew the true facts, supposing that we do not? Americans are notorious for their attitude of America for Americans; all others go to Hades. They are underread, undeveloped internationally, apathetic to any problem save their own. Ask any average citizen of the United States just what the situation in China, Japan, and Manchuria at the present time means, and ten one he'll tell you that Japan is just irritated because China has been doing something that Japanese officials didn't approve of To him the difficulties in England are merely another item in the front page news of the day; really nothing to worry about. Whether or not the press of the country is to be blamed for such a lamentable situation is debatable. It cannot be wholly the press, for even such meager details as they carry should serve to demonstrate to the thinking man the fact that not everything is as it seems. Evidently it is not the press that is at fault. The whole blame can most readily be laid at the door of indifference, and indifference which has become a part of almost every citizen in this country. America should wake up; the world's troubles are closer to the foundation of her solidity than she realizes! Plain Tales In one of the classes in the School of Engineering and Architecture, roll is called alphabetically. The last "D" is Douglas, there are no "E"; and the first "F" is Brinkman. Douglas Fairbanks! A movie star in the School of Engineering!! --to have your suit cleaned and pressed or your hat cleaned and blocked. Jayhawks Flown Alice Snodgrass, A.B.'27, has been elected commercial teacher in Marion, Kan., High School. Dr. O. C. Williams, M.D./30, has recently been made assistant United States surgeon at Baltimore. New York,—The digestive ferment of the stomach, that disloves the starch in foodstuffs and makes it available for the energy needs of the body, has been prepared here in the pure state for laboratory laboratories of Columbia University. DIGESTIVE FERMENT MADE PURE IN THE LABORATORY Prof. H. C. Sherman, who is well known for his authenticity on the vixies and two associates Calwell and L. E. Booher, announce their accomplishment in a report to the Starch, under the action of this ferment is converted into malt. The cryosemase or amylase, as the starch fermentor, were obtained from solutions of the pancreatic extract in a mixture of aliquots of water, acetone and resemblances to proteins, those nitrogen-containing compounds which form so large a part of dh stuff of the body. Send the Daily Kansan home Names of faculty members and University employees whose information cards are not received at the Chancellor's office by Monday noon will not be included in the directory. Additional cards may be obtained at the Chancellor's office. FACULTY, MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES; Pleasing services will be held in the rest room of the Administration building on Monday, Sept. 38, at 4:30. Members kindly wear uniforms. OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Vol. XXIX Sunday, sept. 27, 1911 No. 14 JAY JANES: MAC DOWELL CLUB: The first meeting of the year will be held Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 8 o'clock in the rest room of the central Administration building. A discussion of business matters will be followed by a short program and refreshments. Attendance is required. RUDOLPH WENDELIN, President. PI LAMBDA THETA: Organization meeting of Pi Lambda Theta will be held Tuesday evening, Sept. 29, at 8 o'clock in room 119 Prose Hall. All members are urged to attend. PSI CHI: New Disease Killing Bees Farmer Also Finds Grasshoppers Affected by Similar Paralysis Carron City, Sept. 27 - (UP) Rancher and bee keepers in this vista have been working to establish a connection in the presence of a mysterious disease which has caused death in some pollinators. Now a farmer residing in Carson Valley has come forth with the statement "We have found men who have found them climbing to stalks of alfalfa, unable to use their bind logs." A In recent weeks a number of horses have died from symptoms similar to paralysis. Large quantities of bees, in some instances entire colonies, have been wiped out by the disease, which is one peculiar characteristics of the former. ANTLERS SEEM TO SPELL LEADERSHIP IN DEERLAND Yellowstone Park, Wyso—Just what his antlers mean to a buck deer was recently illustrated graphically in Yellowstone National Park. Eight deer fled all winter at the Tower Falls ranger station, about 18 miles from park headquarters. Four of them were on the water and two of the males to arrive in the fall, was an old-timer and a warrior. Soon, however, a big old fellow with a perfect set of tracks had arrived and took over the leadership of the little band from Buckle. The rangers named him Bully. Bowie, and Blacky, bucked, completed the male continent. All went well for some time. Then disaster begin to overtake the leaders. Buckie was the first to suffer, arriving one morning with only one aniler and a large bleeding depressing where the other had been. Next day the other disappeared, and with it his prestige. Bully's turn came next, both anilers Bully and Buckie formed an alliance, standing for hours with their necks crossed, scratching and biting each other. The crowd was nicknamed the Heavenly Twins. Bully's turn came next, both antlers dropping off over-night Retribution soon overtook the unrumping Bosio, who shed first one anter and then the other. Six weeks after Buckie first appeared ninen one of his, of order of command reverted to its first order, and Bally once moved wicked. Washington—Interest of the American public in the educational material displayed in museums has increased enormously in the past 25 years, if one may judge by the increase in the annual budget used by these institutions. In August 2014, the budget of museums of the country was $3,000,000. Today, the annual budget amounts to $18,900,000. These figures have been made public here by Dr. Laurence Vall Coleman, director of the American Association of Museums, in a report to the "association" BUDGET OF MUSEUMS NEARS SEVENTEEN MILLION MARK A recent development of museum work which has attracted wide interest is the construction of small outdoor museums or "trailside" in the state and parish parks; a purpose of giving instructed visitors a sense to the tourists who visit there. Campus Comment It was gratifying to learn that the Legion wont demand full payment on loans. The government couldn't pay it anyway. TAXI THE OLD OWL SAYS---to have your suit cleaned and pressed or your hat cleaned and blocked. Our Chicken Dinners Are the Best. COLLEGE INN 411 W. 14th THE TERRACE Tea Room 1316 Ohio Break fast, 7:30 to 8:30 Lunch, 1:30 to 1:00 Dinner, 5:30 to 7:00 New Books of the Season Good Books Always Here are titles of special interest to college students Fiction: Shadows on the Rock Willia, Cather. $2.50 The Ten Commandments Warwick Deepening. $2.50 Brothers in the West (Harpers Prize Novel) Non-Fiction: Man's Own Show—Civilization George Gorsey. $5.00 Noguchi, Browne. $5.00 Since Calvary Sine Brown, $3.50 Mexico Sturart Chase. $3.00 New Russia's Primer Illin. $1.75 The Book Nook 1021 Massachusetts For Your Convenience We Stock TOILET ARTICLES TWO BOOK STORES Announcing Gas and Oil in Lawrence You will find this product of uniform high quality all over the country. 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