A PAGE TWO ? WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1931 UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS University Dailv Kansan Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, RANAS EDITOR-IN-CHEEP PHIL KEELER MANAGING EDITOR JOKE KNACK AVERTISING MANAGER ROBERT REED Nathan Board Members Phill Kearle Robert Red Robert Whitesman Robert Freeman Midland County Matthew Currie Maryland County Linda Hutchison Linda Hutchison Project Manager Business Office News Room Night Connection, Business Office News Room Published in the afternoon, but times a week, and on Sunday morning, by students in the Department of Journalism of the University of Kano, from the Press of the Department of Journalism. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1931 Subscription prize for 1931-11, $5.50 per parity in advance. Single copy, $12 with entered as second-time master. September 17, 1931. Subscription price, Rutherford, Kansas, under act of March 3, 1879. MANCHURIAN TROUBLE GROWS An old trouble spare—for years one of the gravest danger zones in the world—has again begun to fester in earnest, resulting in serious complications to the whole world. The controversy in Manchuria, which was at first considered to be of only small, local proportions, has grown to a gigantic, seething, international problem. Japanese troops seized a half-dozen strategic points in Manchuria last Saturday and soon occupied all of the Mukden area. Their occupation is spreading, and should the Japanese troops decide to use the Chinese Eastern railway on their way to Harbin, Russia may become directly involved; for this railroad is operated jointly by the Chinese and the Russians. Japan reconciles the occupation with the Kellog peace pact by maintaining that the Chinese fired first, when they allegedly attempted to destroy a bridge on the South Manchurian railway, which is owned by Japan. The Kellog pact does not forbid self-defense (there was bound to be a hitch in it somewhere). China has rejected Japan's offer to reach a settlement of the controversy by a Sino-Japanese commission and has called upon the League of Nations to intervene directly. The Japanese spokesman at the League announced that Japan would respect the stipulations of the Kellog pact and of the League covenant. Meanwhile the insurgent government at Canton is uniting with the National government at Nanking, where a huge mass meeting was held demanding general mobilization. The present regime in Japan is not jingoistic, but part of the overcrowded population is, and welcomes any change which will enable Japan to expand. Manchuria which has almost limitless resources, seems to be the logical place for the underestimated, industrial Japanese immigrant to settle. Russia views the occupation as a move of Japanese imperialism to strengthen its economic and political position. The state department at Washington has refused to invoke the Kellog anti-war pact or the nine-power pact of 1922 maintaining that the fighting has gone on without the sanction of either the Chinese or the Japanese governments. Troops in Korea and Manchuria may be moved at the discretion of the local Japanese commander, and his sound judgment may have been set aside by the tense feeling existing between the Japanese and the Chinese. The situation is extremely critical and demands delicate handling by the United States Department of State and by the League of Nations. Grant that Eugene hats resemble those worn by Alpine climbers and you must admit that in Lawrence they are well located geographically. BEWARE, MIZZOU! We have suspected for quite a while that things were pretty dull and commonplace at the University of Missouri, that proud domicile of higher learning, culture, and athletic investigation to the east. Even the Sunday papers have been extremely reluctant to print pictures of the famous column and other views of the campus that in times past have helped to advertise the glory of dear old M. U. Yes, things were pretty dull, and with faculty and students alike growing stale and dust covered, it was up to one of the school's publicity agents to re-arouse a fast forgetting public to a realization that such a place still existed. But we'll have to admit that we were surprised when the "Show-Me" boys resorted to a tornado to achieve the desired effect. It's a well known fact throughout the United States that Kansas holds priority rights and exclusive contracts with all tornadoes operating west of the Mississippi. In fact, tornadoes are made to order for the trade in one of the rock scare recesses of the Flint hills by a little old man who had to give up farming after the wind blew his farm away one day. The tornadoes that come out of his factory are double dipped, back action, stem winders with more ambition than a Scotchman at a free silver convention. So it's rather surprising that the Missouri boys should pick on one of our favorite industries to get their publicity. Last year they tried our athletes, but were so disappointed in the outcome that they decided to let the matter rest until a more promising crop of football players were available. We warn you, Mizzou, our tornadoes are bigger and better than our football teams so take care that you keep this public stunt under better control than others that you have tried in the past. ON THE BEAUTIES OF NATURE It's bad business for an editorial to take in hand the beauties of nature and attempt to eulogize them for the benefit of a credulous student body. Usually there's the accusation of being a sisay, a flat cheated anemic, or a drivelling idiot. But seriously now, folks, aren't there times when nature really gets you by the threat and makes you want to say a lot of foolish things that no one really cares about? It may be only a moon path across Potter's Lake. On ordinary nights the only reaction would be to cuss the mosquitoes or bemoan the fact that the grass was wet. But let the moon be just right, the air with just the correct degree of balminess, and albeit the proper companionship present, and even we practical students become potential Edgar Guests. Then again the setting may be only a barren tree lim ibimb against a sky of particularly entrancing shade. You who call a spade a spade, and not "an implement of husbandry," may scoff at the thought of growing poetical over an old dead tree, but if you do you're missing something, believe it or not. So please excuse us if we burst into cetaties of passionate rhetoric from time to time. Read indulgently and lay aside with no thought of personal criticism toward the article. Lay the blame at the feet of the goddess of enjoyment, idenness, over-emotionalism, where you will, but remember that there are people in this world who sometimes haven't a lick of sense and get a great kick out of life because they haven't FASHION'S FAVORITE Empress Eugenie, that brilliant leader of the fashions of Europe, was blamed for many things. She interfered with politics with almost disastrous results to France. And now, more than sixty years later, she is interfering with the equilibrium of a nation. Volumes have been written concerning the dovetail millinery creations, but none have been written from the standpoint of a college student who has to attend classes and social functions with young ladies who insist on copying the poor Empress of France and her exceedingly startling hats. The plumes become bedraggled and wind-blown, the knots of hair escape their hairpins and struggle down the back of rather scraggy necks that were meant to be hidden under a wide brim. The elitim comes when a girl of unusually tall stature attires herself in these equitarian-like derbies and nails forth with the debonair attitude of the faultlessly dressed. She is the most unsuspecting soul in existence, so long as she is Emress Eugenie-ized. Emress Eugenia finally fled from her country and established a permanent residence in England. Our one hope is that those hats, like the Empress who sponsored them, will depart quickly for unknown lands, and will die a natural death from old age and neglect. Take heart—fashion goes as fast as they come. OUR FATE IS IN YOUR HANDS Our destiny is proxied! We have given it away, placed it in all hands for the ultimate dispensation of its virtues. We have generously offered that which is most dear to us, with only this OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Vol. XIXII Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1931 No. 11 The first regular meeting of the Companion club will be held at 7:15 PM Thursday, in room 102, Journalism building. ALPEDRO M. P.USTAMANTE. COSMOPOLITAN CLUB: FENCING CLUB: The Knights and Squares of the Fencing club will meet for election o officers at 4:30 Thursday in the fenced roc of the gymnastics. MEN'S GLEE CLUB: The first regular meeting of the Men's Gle club will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in the engineering auditorium. All old members are expected to be present as well as the new members who are selected in the tryouts. MAPSHAIL SCOTT President plea toward those who have received it. Hold it dear, above all other things. Even though you give us a hundred pages of reading for the first day's assignment we still place our trust in you. Even though you assign outside readings by the hour our sublime confidence in you never falters. Your actions may seem peculiar, your dictates unjust, but still we remain bislightly ignorant of the possible fate which would overtake us once your vigilance were relaxed. Yes, dear instructors, we place sublimine trust in you. Give us tough assignments, make us work like the shorm Sibrowm, sambowre us, intimidate us, malign us; still we know no fear for the responsibility which we have intrusted into you. Do all that, and more save one thing, the only thing against which we rebel. As far as we're concerned professors who hold the class overtime day after day, making no bones about it other than to smirk a smirky smile, can be relegated to the eternal pit, or somewhere closely. It's a matter of policy with us. We don't mind being pushed gently into a reclining position and told to stay there, but we do resent being kicked in the face just for the fun of it! Razorback Hog Destroys Forty Times Its Value Believing that the razorback was a serious destroyer of longleaf pines, and wanting to get irrefutable evidence on the subject, PN. Howell, one of the leaders in the effort, gave our hours, from 8:00 o'clock in the morning to 4:15 that afternoon. In that time Mr. Howell counted 400 trees which the bog rooted out. At the same rate, the trees were planted and regenerated the razorback would destroy trees valued at $200, based on the cost of their growing and planting—a sum more than 40 times the value of the bog trees. Jackson, Miss., -Spending a day with a razorback dog may not be an attractiveness for them, but recently yielded some valuable information to the State Forester Commission Merchants Plan Fall Opening Coffeyville.-Thursday, Sept. 24, will be the first day of the merchants fall openings Coffeyville. During the following two days, which are known as special sales days, the co-operating merchants will be able to sales for the Silver Savings event. New Hospital Opened El Dorado-The first patients were admitted to the new Susan B. Allen Memorial hospital at El Dorado, Sat- New Hospital Opened You Are Able to Live Within Your Budget Nothing is good enough but the best. Breakfast 14c Lunch 30c Dinner 30c Germans Make Pitchers That Don't Drip on Table Liberal servings Properly balanced Excellent food New York—German engineers are developing pitchers that will not drip on the table. The Cafeteria An investigation of household appliances in general is being conducted under the auspices of the German National Engineering Society, Verein Deutscher Ingenieure, a report to the American Standards Association re- The hausfrau's necessity of buying only inexpensive and Godproof articles has prompted engineers to lend a hand. They are now excelling careful study while engineering is also being applied to such problems as preparation, and lighting and lighting. DOLLAR Hiawaha--Judge J. M. Johnson was feded with a dilemma the other day as to what date to place on a marriage license. JUDGE'S SLEEP INTERRUPTED PERFORMING CEREMONIES Judge Johnson was called from his bed just before midnight by a young couple who 'just couldn't wait until morning' the baby began shortly after midnight, REPRINTS The Book Nook 1021½ Mass. DRESSMAKING HOSIERY MENDING 933 $ \frac{1}{2} $ Mass. --- It Costs No More to Send the Best Smith Hemstitching Shop Ward's Flowers Phone 621 931 Mass. The Finest in Flowers ALTERATIONS PLEATING SILHOUETTE—that attracts FIT—that pleases QUALITY—that wears PRICES—you can afford Phone 683 The Short Evening Wrap Is Still Popular That's the sum and substance of our new collection of velvet dress fashions. The effective use of lace adds charm to these dresses for afternoon and evening wear. Beautiful styles in gorgeous black and new browns start as low as— See the smart new styles here in soft, lustrous velvets—assorted colors. Also the new Bunny Wrap in white—and priced well within modest budgets— APPAREL-2nd FLOOR CHECK THESE DATES Your Student Enterprise Calendar for 1931-32 Oct. 19-21 Drama, "The Scarlet Dove" Oct. 23 Lecture, The Martin Johnsons Nov. 12 Lecture, Stuart Chase Nov.18 Concert, Jose Iturbi Nov. 16-19 Drama, "He Who Gets Slapped" Dec. 14-16 Drama, an American comedy Feb. 2-4 Drama, "Arizona" Feb. 25 Concert, Cossack Chorus Feb. 26 Lecture, Smedley Butler March 7 Lecture, S. K. Ratcliffe March 29 Concert, Jacques Thibuad March 14-16 Drama, "Miss Nellie of N'Orleans" April 11 Concert, London String Quartet April 18-20 Drama, "She Stoops to Conquer" May 2 Concert, Dusolina Giannini May 9-10 East-West Revue Also, Seven Debates Including teams from Mexico and Turkey Two Glee Club Concerts (Dates to be announced) 24 events for $4.50 An Average Cost of Less than 20 cents an Event! Save $16 Single Admissions Cost $20.50 Now is the time to save money.