Many varieties can cight and Friday; not much change in tem- perature. UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN V Speaking of rejuvenation --- ? The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas VOL. XXVIII Banquet Tickets Must Be Bought Before Saturday Mother's Day Committee Completes Final Plans for Entertainment of Guests PRIZES TO BE GIVEN Tickets for the annual Mother's Day banquet to be held in the Memorial Union building at 6 Saturday evening are being sold at the business office. Tickets must be secured before 5 p.m. and the hotel will not be available after that time. Mrs. Ruby Phillips Bramwell, noted Kansas Authoress and winner of the prize at the principal speaker on the program, the principal speaker on the president of the Kansas County Women's teastmistress. Other features will include dance skirts by members of the Sigma Tau and Meribah Moore, and Miss Irree Peabody, of the faculty of the School of Art. The general committee for Mother's Day has made arrangements for the entertainment of the mothers during the event. Visitors to the University campus will be open for visitors all day Saturday, and august 12-14 for additional tours to visit Spooner-Thayer and Dyche museums as well as the art exhibits on the third floor of the Administration Building. Registration at Union Building Registration for the mothers will be at the Union building between the hours of 11 and 2:30 on Saturday, at 8:45 a.m. in the library which will admit mothers and fathers of K. U. students to the afternoon permeability club mystery play. Students desiring to accompany their parents will be admitted if they have student enterprise Organized houses will have Mother's Day dinners on Sunday. Following the play, an informal reception will be held for the mothers in the Memorial Union building. The bonnet will follow at 6. small Missouri Town Has Only Two Business Places Left in One Section Another Blaze in Bagnell The poster which will be awarded to the mother coming the longest distance from her children will be made by Vernelle Hireschler, and is posted in Administration building. Miss Hireschler was awarded a $5 prize for the achievement. The prize which will be awarded at the banquet are to the mother having the most children in the University at the procession having the largest percentage of their members in attendance at the banquet. Bernice Clare Snyder and Clarence Sisters are in charge of the event. Bagnell, Mo., April 30-(UP) Fire swept through Bagnell again early to day destroying five business establishments on the north side of the railroad track. A garage, feed store, restaurant, drug store, and general merchandise store were razed. The building housing the telephone company equipment contained only one ones saved. The little town near the huge Bagnell dam was partly destroyed March 12. Two persons were killed in the attack and three people from today's fire was estimated at $7,000. KANSAS CITY CHEMICAL CLUB ELECTS KU. MEN OFFICER Two members of the University faculty have recently been made officers of the American Chemical Society, Dr. George Stratton of the department of chemistry of the University, Dr. Ralph H. man and Dr. A. W. Davidson, also of the department of chemistry, has been appointed to this position. A special meeting of the Kansas City section will be held Saturday in Kansas City, Mo. A. S. Barda of the Baroda and Page Chemical company will speak at the conference of chemistry at the University will attend this special meeting. Medic Students to Hold Forum All medical students in the Douglas County Medical association have been invited to attend the firsula forum Monday. The event, fraternity, is sponsoring Thursday evening in the lecture room of snow Hall. Dr. Sam Roberts of Kansas City will be the speaker. He will talk on 'The Impact of Certain Homonymy Diseases.' Miss Ethel Joy Williams, secretary of Y.W.C.A., will entertain the cabinet and board members of the organization who has been invited to dinner, "sukaiki" dinner tonight at Henley house "Sukaiki" is in the national dish of Japan, and after the dinner, Miss Williams will display the menu, which she brought from the Orient. RADTKE SPEAKS AT TOPEKA ON CONDITIONS IN EUROPE "The Crisis in Central Europe" was the subject of an address given today before the Rotary club of Tepeka by Dr. Bruno Radziak, instructor of course at University. Doris Radek told of the great economic depression that is present now in America. She describes a department situation in Germany, where u a country about the size of Texas, had 8 million unemployed at £50,000,000 are unemployed, making one out of every six working people have unemployment. Monarch Fays Tribute to American Methods Doctor of Laws Degree Given Siamese King by University Washington, D. C., April 30—(UP) —King Prabipadhik of Sanjayi today paid tribute to American men and women in the public address this country. He spoke after the honorary degree of Doctor of Law was given by George Washington University. The Eastern monarch said American methods, institutions and resources played a "considerable and significant" part in the advancement of modern Prairidiphay is known as an ad- anced and enlightened ruler. He has bown a keen interest in Western institu- tions. The degree was conferred upon his majesty in the Pan-American Union building before a gathering of high American officials and representatives of several of the larger American universities including Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Virginia, Johns Hopkins, and the University of Chicago. The degree was conferred by President Gloryd Hoyd Marvin, of George Washington University, who placed the academic hood over the head of the monarch, hailed him as a national hero. He was a paladin, defender of a faith, gifted in a rare taste, and using singular endowment knowledge. A diploma was then handed his majesty. Balmire, April 20—(UP)—An operation on King Prasadipatha left eye to the patient in a hospital today at the Wilmer Institute of Johns Hopkins hospital here who examined him. Business Group Initiates The king's right eye was found to be b, in the same condition as when examined in Washington in 1924 and will not require surgical treatment. Beta Gamma Delta held a dinner and initiation service Monday evening at 3roadway inn for Richard Hartington in the school of Business, with both juniors in heir School of Business. During the business meeting following the dinner, Richard Hertorting was introduced for the coming year, and Edward Woodford was introduced for the coming year, and John Blocher, secretary, and Clarence McGregor, treasurer. A committee consisting of John Blocher and Richard Woodford pointed to investigate the petition for a charter from the University of Misr. Election for senior members was scheduled for next fall. Beta Gamma Delta was established at the University in the spring of 28. Charters are limited to schools which are members of the American Association of Schools of Business and the University. is the only one in the state. R.O.T.C. HONORARY COLONEL CANDIDATES TO BE VIEWED After the candidates have been seen a vote will be taken in the classroom by which the candidates will be awarded two honorary colony and four for sponsor. Later a final vote will be made in the classroom for the candidate who will be awarded honory colonel and sponsor next year. All candidates for R.O.T.C. honorary colonel and sponsors for the coming year will be viewed by cadets in formation Wednesday, May 6. ... Kappa Eta Kappa, Holloway hall. 1 a.m. AUTHORIZED PARTIES Friday, May 1 Men's Pan-Hellenic, Union build-ing Wesley Foundation, Smith's Timber. 11 p. m. - Cm Omega, house, 1 a.m. - Kappa Kappa Gamma, house, 1 a.m. - Alpha Kappa Psi, Eldridge hotel, 1 a.m. - Westminster Student Foundation Westminster hall, 11 p.m. - Theta Tau, Lawrence Country * Club. 1 a.m. Agnes Husband LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1931 Language of Red Men Is Being Lost, H. L. Scott Says ADDRESSES R. O. T. C No.16) "I believe fidelity to be the most important word in any language, and, a young person must be trained by an experienced man and Maj. Hugh L. Scott, greatest living authority on the Indian sign language, in a lecture at the University of Wisconsin's eighth afternoon in Fraser theater. Former Plainsman Tells of Rise of Sign Talk and His Recording of It General Scott went on to explain the Indian sign language. He told of the ancient script used by the stage and of its universal adoption on the Western plains. He also described how Native Americans used their various origins and the recording of subtitles for more than 2,000 "There is nothing so interesting or neglected as this sign language of the plains which is fast followed by all the other languages of the General "The language is subject to all the laws of linguistic use except sound, and it has its appeal through the eye rather." The language, according to General Scott has no grammatical form and tense sequence is given in the time element, which is the most important in the red man's mind. The noun, verbs and adjectives, are all expressed by the same sign. Signs Natural Gestures The signs are partly conventional natural gestures, which are common to all nations and peoples, and are partly action-based. Many of the signs plains from their contacts with each other. Many of the signs are imitations of actions taken by others, presenting the object itself. For example, the sign for wolf is represented by two unraised fingers which comes from the Pawnee who wore wolf masks, and the sign represents the ears of a wild dog, for the word wisdom, since the wolf in the considered wise. War Averted Through Signs "You would have been thrilled had you seen war, often banged by a threatened, averted, the angry Indians appeased, and wives and children of the settlers saved, by the mathewless persuasion of the sign language," said Gen. At the close of the lecture General Scott gave a demonstration of the use of sign language, expressive gestures and closed his remarks with a few words about the famous saved long huh which was said to have been his signature. General Scott was the first white man to see him. Broom Wanted Compromise Bootleg 'King' Makes Known His Alcohol Prices hol Prices Kansas City, April 30—(UP)—Harry Browne, frequently called Kansas City's millionaire bootlegger, on trial in federal court on a charge of defrauding the government through failure to file an income tax report, dealt in alcohol The University R.O.T.C. coast artillery unit will be visited next Saturday by Major-General John W. Gulick, chief artillery inspector from the office in Washington of the Philippine islands and all the R.O.T.C. units of Washington. He told representatives of the bureau of internal revenue he sold this alcohol for approximately 43.50 a gallon, that his group wanted to sell it between 75 and 80 cents. Before coming here General Gluckle will visit the University of Utah, and after leaving will go to Kansas State and other nearby universities. At a conference with the agent for lowing his indictment, it was revealed he wrote a letter offering to compromise with the government which had claimed he owned income tax accounting to $2,904.40 or $1,800.40, but Broom wanted to pay only $1,500. Later he raised this offer to $2,500. Chancellor E. H. Landau will leave tonight for Urbana where he will attend the University of Illinois president of the University of Illinois. The Chancellor plans to return here Major Koenig is announced that on account of University Mother's Day, which is next Sunday, students will not be required to be present. MAJOR GENERAL WILL VIEW COAST ARTILLERY HE Lindley Goes to Lillinois Liquor Cases To Be Tried in May The cases of Morvan Current,can- nada, and the case of Hugh L. McGuire,$c$ will come up in theMay term of the district court. Thedate for the cases will probably be setin meeting of the court Monday,May 4. Wire Flashes New York April 30. -(UP)-Fight for reduction in Kansas gas and electricity costs, said Gov. Jerry Brown with Governor Harry Woodring here for a conference with officials of the state. Woodring in Utilities Meeting Shanghai, China, April 30—(UF) – A proclamation in which the Chinese government and anti-government leaders on behalf of the Chinese provinces of Kwantung Province, Fokwean Province, Huanggang Province and that a “provisional revolutionary government of South China” will be established. New Chinese Revolt Washington, April 30 — (UP) Air mail service will be installed June 1 between Kansas City and Denver it was postmaster General Gerrish. Assistant Postmaster general Gerrish. Boy Hero Sees Hoover Play Morning Ball Game New Air Mail Line in Kansas Washington, April 30 - (UOP) Brian Unitedt, 12-year-old boy hero of the Colorado school but tragedy, who now faces life in jail after being White House, started his second day of sightseeing in the capital today by watching the president's medicine ball game. Young White House Guest Starts Second Day at Capitol Bryan, as far as is known, is the first person outside of members of the med队 to recognize Bryan's staff ever to have seen the morning game which gives the President his first prize. Bryan did not participate. He sat on the White House steps, however, and on the Senate floor during the spectacle of President Hoover tossing the heavy ball to Associate Justice Stone of the supreme court, Stone was in office with arms of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Jahnke, and Jahnke hurling it to Leehan at the president's administrative staff. Bryan was the first person awake in the White House, and was dressed ready for breakfast when the medicine ball cabinet gathered. WELTY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF MICHIGAN ALUMNI CLUB M. W. Welly, A.B. 26 of Detroit, was elected president of the Michigan Alumni club of the University at a meeting held last Wednesday in Detroit. Henry Riggs, A.B. 36, honorary professor in the school of Engineering and Computer Science, the toastmaster, Paul Eindacck, B.S. 22, is the retiring president. Before the meeting a dinner dance was held for the members of the club. About six members attended the WSG.A, and Fern Snyder, former president, who were delegated to the national convention, followed by an association at Ann Arbor, Mieh, attended the Alumni club meeting in Detroit and each gave a short talk about "Discover of Alizarin" was the subject of a talk by Frank Perez at the Chemistry Society of America; Ruben of one by Floridy Elderly given at a meeting of Chemistry held in room 201 Chemistry Department, University of Colorado. The X club will not meet tonight, but will meet next Thursday night. The speaker will be announced soon, according to Isabel Neale, 631, chairman. Two Speak to Chemistry Club Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 25— Nichterberg, chemical laboratory, Twenty-nine people were killed and 60 injured have been taken from the 'X' Club Meeting Postponed Explosion Kills 29 Baseball Scores Cincinnati 200 00 Pittsburgh 004 02 Philadelphia 000 10 Brooklyn 103 02 Boston 000 100 New York 000 011 National League --- hicago and St. Louis, postponed, rain Cleveland ... 01 Detroit ... 00 Washington at Boston, Postponed, cold New York 000.06 Philadelphia 101.06 St Louis 2 Chicago 2 American Association columbus at Kansas City, Postponed wet grounds. Brinkley Wins Suit Challenging Power of Medical Board Boyton Asked That Three Judge Court Decide Doctor's Right to practice MOTIONS OVER-RULED Topeka, April 30—(UP) The Kansas state board of medical registration and examination today lost in federal court in a suffiled飞 Dr. J. R Brinkley, in which he challenged their power to take away his right to prac- Motions filed by Attorney General Roland Boynton, who represented the board, were over-rules by Judge John C. Pollack. Boynton asked that a three judge court decide Brinkley's failure to indemnify petition many of the allegations relative to the board's trial in which Brinkley's license was revoked. N.S.F.A. Committee Named W.S.G.A. Group Will Serve With Those Appointed by Men's Council An NSPA. committee, to serve with the committee elected by the Men's Student Council, was elected at a meeting on Friday afternoon, Lacey Hueckin, chairman, Christine Fink, and Marjorie Luxton were chosen to serve on this committee. The commission would form the former council and the advisory board, were decided, and Helen Stockwell will act as chairman in arranging the surprise graduation ceremony at 6 p.m. in the Union building. The constitution of the Intercollegiate Association of University Women was read. This is a national organization of which the local W.S.G.A. is a member. The program for Mother's day was discussed, and backing by the council was assured. R.O.T.C. Changes Command Routine Altered to Give Sophomores Chance as Officers Colonel Clair Wood, e3$; was in command of the R.O.T.C. drill yield yesterday afternoon as a result of a change in routine for the rest of the semester which will give sophomore members access to the non-compassed officers in rotation. This change will include the command of the two battalions, as well as all companies and batteries. The senior officers have been formed into a separate group and the juniors will take on providing functions in the BOTC units. FOUR PAGES The new officers that will serve next winter will not be selected until sometime next fall. According to Major Koenig, the purpose of this change for the remainder of the semester is to give the seniors opportunity to work on command and do extra work required just before graduation, as well as giving the juniors a chance to have actual practice experience in command or the officers for next year are chosen. NEW CLUB OFFICERS NAMED BY HOME ECONOMICS GROUI Officers for the coming year were elected at a business meeting of the Home Economics club held yesterday afternoon. Young Grand Opera Star on Music Week Program Kathleen Kersting, Wichita Singer, Booked for Next Thursday Those elected were Margaret Farr,* *Jeffrey T. Clark,* *Vice-president; Ethel Cornellus,* *c3; secretary; Helen Ern,* c3; *tresser,* *and Imogene Hill,* c3; chairman *of the Council.* Tickets for the program are to be presented to holders of season tickets when they call at the Fine Arts office CHANCELLOR CUP WINNER TO BE CHOSEN WEDNESDAY General Hugh L. Scott of Princeton, NJ, was shot to death in the bush, Comascari, that had be fully decorated 55 years before. General Scott, then assistant Adm. Gen. John C. Clark, and Linda Lynne, took care of the last survivor of Custer's last fight on the Little Big Wood. Kathleen Kertent, young Wichita opera star who is now a member of the Chicago Civic Opera company, will present the young artist's program which will be the concluding number of the University's part in music week which is also to be an added and complementary number on the concert course. Competition for the Chancellor's cup, which is given every year on a basis of excellence in dress and performance. O T C. will be held this year on Wednesday, May 13. The name of the company judged best and the officer in command are engraved on the cup. After success in Wichita, the young singer was given an extensive musical education in this country by the Rotary Club of Chicago. She went abroad to Paris to study under Madame Calve, noted singer and teacher. While she was there Curtizon, one of the best known of Paris music critics, stated that the City Opera really great operatic stars. During the past season she has been with the Chicago Civic Opera company and has found a ready reception in musical critics at other places where she has sung. Miss Kiersten received notice this past week that she was selected to host the annual opera festival at Wagner's home and in the theater which stands in front of the opera house. She will leave for Germany immediately after her concert next month. Says Comanche Was Best Mount in Regiment at Time of Last Indian Battle In 1925, the first year it was given, the cup went to company B under company C under company B under Captain C.M. Waggener; in 1927 to company C under Cudet Captain P.R. Plupple in 1928 to company A under Cudet Captain C.M. Plupple in 1930 to company C under Cudet Captain Hubert E.Klemp; and to company C under Cudet J.G. Barnes last year, making the third time it has been received by that company. She will present her program at the university autumn a concert a week from September to mid-October for Fine Arts day which will be held annually. Annually the School of Fine Arts programs are presented by the artist as part of its music week program, and yearly Sylvester Lent, violinist, and cellist. GENERAL SCOTT PAYS TRIBUTE TO HORSE IN CUSTER'S FIGHT "The horse was so weak from his wounds that we had to keep him supported in a canvas sling," the general said. "He was the finest mount in the regiment at the time of the battle." Speaks to Indians "Did he ever recover? Yes, he completely recovered and was taken to Fort Mend in 1886. In 1888 he was re-examined to Fort Riley," the general continued. He was one of the first mounts of regiment, and general Scott in telling him that he had brought to Fort Riley at the formation of the regiment near the beginning of World War II. The colonel of the regiment issued an order that he should never be ridden again and that he should be disbanded. The commander was treated and treated with the greatest respect. When asked about the Americanizing Indiana, General Scott, who is the former mayor of Indianapolis and language said, "Why take the dance away from the Indiana! It is his exercise and keeps his fit body. The Indiana and keeps the dress of the American and become amalgamated with the American people, but they will never cease to be proud of their Indian blood. become an integral part of the army they will never cease to be proud of their Indian blood. "Why," said the general, "I was seated at a dinner one night next to Mrs. Curtis, most of the evening in Indians and their life. She told me that she was quite proud of her Indian blood, and Charlie Curtis is another who is proud of her." "There is very little feeling against military training in the eastern schools and universities," Princeton, "and the general, "has only a few more than 40 percent of its students R.O.C. C. unit numbering more than 600. "Of course," said General Scott, "it would not like to be a soldier. I would not like to be a doctor, and that is the way feels run. However, there is a large element of punishment that mili- tary forces need to war." "There is no soldier who ever starts a war; it is the public, the people who start the war. I once attended a meeting with the French military and with 15 West Point boys, dressed just about as you cadets are. There was a man in front of me named Nicholas Murray Butler and before long they were scrapping among themselves. I said to my boys, "Boy, I came here," and then I walked out with no place for us, and I never returned to another meeting. No, there is no feeling against military training in these countries, shown by their military enrollment." Famous Musicians Will Appear Here During Next Year 1931-S2 Concert Course to Present Russian Male Chorus, Szigeti and Hurbi TWO NUMBERS OPEN A male chorus, a noted pianist, and a famous violinist will appear on next year's concert course. The School of Fine Arts Negotiations are now underway to secure the remaining two numbers, of 18 musicians. For the past several years a noted pianist has been on the course and next year will be Hurlu, young Spanish pianist, coming on Nov. 18. Hurlu is ranked to rank next to Valdemir Horcottos, who played at the Festival and the East. This year four pianists were on the course. Myra Hess, English woman pianist, played here last week. Natalia Vladimirovich Vlet, celloist. Last week Igor Padnevski presented an extra concert course number. Maier and Pattoni are also playing two piano-rudals on the regular series. Sagieti, young Hungarian violinist, will make his first appearance at the University on Dec. 16. Last year the musician appeared in the BBC's Albert Snowden will play. For several years there has been but one number involving a great number of performers and officers, the Don Cousack male chorus of 35 Russians, directed by Jaroff, will be here next month. The School of Fine Arts, recently heard them at the University of Michigan and booked an interview that was formed from officers of the Russian imperial army in the prison for two years near Constantinople during the war. 536 Killed by Earthquake Russian Catastrophe Also Shows 4,009 Others Are Injured Moscow, Russia, April 30—(UF)—Deaths in the Trans-Caucasus earthquake were estimated today at 538 with approximately 4,000 injured. Doctors, engineers, volunteers, troops from the Red army, and firemen and militia men were aiding scores in the nine districts and 40 towns affected. T thousands of shelterless will be cared for under direction of govern- Red Cross which has collected nearly 100,000 rubles by volunteer subscript- The council of people's commissaries has assigned 2,000,000 rubles, approximately 300,000 were accepted in the Nakhikhom area, where normal agriculture had been suspended and miners had returned to their native villages. Engineers Name Nomines Election of Representatives Will Be Held May 7 Three students were nominated as representatives of each class in the engineering council at the special 20-min. session of the council, geeering and Architecture held this morning. One student will be elected from each class at the election to be a member of the council. Those nominated as senior representatives: Donald Bonjour, Nedwin Bercer, and Louis Farber. Junior nominees were Harry Green, Ralph Ayres, and Rox Hunter. Representatives of the sophomore class: Robert Collins, Arther Rendleman and Walter Simmons. HIGH SCHOOL JAYHAWKER FEES TO BE IN TOMORROW All money for Jayhawkers and addresses of high schools to which he will go are offered by tomorrow evening, according to Bob Macke, general chairman of the board. The list of names and the money collected must be in the Jayhawk office on Friday. The other authorities have asked that the Jayhawks to high schools go out as soon or sooner than those coming to high school. The Jayhawks are out quite early. The order for Jayhawks has already been turned in, and a few extra was asked for in case they were not. Instructor's Car in Blaze A Willys-Knight sedan belonging to James Boyes, instruction in the department behind Walton library this morning was extinguished and no damage done, soon extinguished and no damage done. Those ordering books and pamphlets from Dr. Sterwiley Eddy on April 16, when he was on the campus, may see a copy of the Y M C. A office, 121 Fresher hall.