Unsettled tonight and
Wednesday; probable
showers.
Gen. Scott to be here Wednesday.
The Dove flies when?
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOL. XXVIII
Wealthy Physician Comes Back Home After His Release
Dr. Isaac Kelley Return From Gang's Captivity to his Family in St. Louis
RANSOM UNVERIFIED
BULLETIN
St. Louis, April 28—(UP)—Dr. Isaac D. Kelley, well-known and smiling, despite a week's experience in the hands of kidnappers related today how his captors tried to frighten him with a machine gun; he took it out to house, and at last surrendered him to a newspaper reporter.
"From the time I was, woad-winked into going out on a fake bicycle, I got it released today. I was treated well enough but had a food and had sleep."
St. Louis, April 28 — (UP) Dr. Issa D. Kelley, wealthy ear and nose specialist, returned to his home at noon today, more than a week after being kidnapped and 10 hours after his abducted release from the abducting gang.
Keiley jumped from a car that drove up in front of his stone manram, ran through a crowd of reporters to a team crowded it, slamming it behind him.
The agility with which the 45-year-old physician sprinted into the house indicated he had suffered no ill effects from being held captive since a week ago last night. He was kidnapped by an unknown man and a fake emergency call and no inking to his whereabouts had come until his release.
He found inside the home his wife,
his two young children and a group of
relatives, none of whom earlier in the
day would admit a rumor. He
gave the news to his prizes.
St. Louis, April 23—(UP) The St. Louis Post-Dispatch in a copyright story said that Dr. Isaac D. Kelley, wealthy physician who had been missing more than a week, had been found at St. T. Rogers, reposter for that paper.
The story, said Kelley admitted he had been kidnapped, quoted him as saying no ransom had been paid "so far is I know."
Kelley was described as unharmed, a mature aged ear and nose specialist who had been called the doctor he was called from his home at 10 p.m. April 20, on what he supposed an
The copyright story said that Kelley was turned over by his captains at 2 a.m. on the St. Clair county roadside on the outskirts of East St. Louis.
It continued that Rogers was conducted to the spot by a man whom he met near his home after receiving an anonymous telephone call.
Chaffey Freed of Charge
Alleged Dirigible Plotter Cannot Be Held by Ohio Law
Akron, Ohio, April 28 — (UP) The Ohio syllabian law, under which Paul Caffey is charged with a plot to wretch the United States naval dirigible Akron was declared unconstitutional today by Common Pleas Judge Walter Wanna.
Mey, Yett Land, representative of the elite defense league of Cleveland, he visited a school in which charged that Caffee "by spoken word and word of mouth," had comedic designs to wreck the giant craft under construction at the Goodyard
The ruling handed down as Caffe was prepared to go on trial, freed the young Hungarian river inspector who had been held since his arrest on March 13, and the government joint agents. The ruling has been sought by Caffe's counsel.
STUDY TOUR IN KANSAS CITY
PLANNED BY Y.W.C.A. GROU
Sally Rubie, chairman of the industrial commission of the Y.W.C.A. announced to the commission yesterday a plan for a group of University women to participate in a project to the problem of students in dusty by first hand observation.
It is planned for eight to twelve women to make the trip in Kansas City, Mo. The team will be temporary for the industrial work of both the women. A. groups in the Kansas and Missouri cities will join with club leaders, will conduct the women making the trip through several facet-
Those making the trip will have an opportunity to talk to girls and women who are in industry and to learn some of their problems at first hand.
Miss Cassandra Ritter of the department of bacteriology was called home Sunday by the illness of her father Her home is in lola.
MATHEMATICS CLUB ELECTS MARGARET BOLTON AS HEAD
No.165
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1931
The Mathematics club held election of officers yesterday at their regular business meeting. Those elected are Mrs. Masa Akiyoshi (Ms. Masa Akiyoshi) president; Howard Abernathy, vice-president; Miss Margaret Sturges, treasurer; and Miss Erna Biedl-Johnson.
Mr. Maurice Brown and Mr. Phill Bell, newly elected members of Phil Beta Kappa, and members of the club, will be in charge of the annual picnic to be held some time in Mitr. Prof. J. J. Wheeler was elected faculty adviser.
Engineering Nominations Will Be Made This Week
Three Classes Will Make Selections at Convocation Tomorrow
Tomorrow
Nominations for the coming School of Engineering and Architecture election will be made at two meetings tonight and one tomorrow. The American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers will meet tonight at 7:30 in Martin hall to choose their representatives o the engineering council.
Tumorrem at 11:30 a. m. a special convocation will be held of the freshman, sophomore, and junior engineer-ers, all members of the council will be nominated.
Nominations were made by the architects at a meeting held last Thursday. The following representatives were nominated: Jorge Garcia Starc, s; and Arno Zeser, s; 32
Besides making nominations for the oning election, A. S. M. E. will plar or a special meeting to be held Monday at which the national president to V. Wright will be present. Some names are discussed for a Stork 19.3 be held soon.
Names Big Sister Captains
Josephine Maxwell Explains Set-up for New Student Phase of Y.W.C.A.
Four captains for the Big Sister program for the University of Miami are Maxwell, W.Y.C.A. a representative in charge of selecting the Big Sister. Six more captains are to be
Ten women will serve under each of these captains next fall. This will make women students more at home during women students more at home during the beginning of their life at the Umi-
Those who have been chosen so far are: Eleanor Brewster, c3; Margaret Roberts, fa33; Mildred Curry, c32; KathyRoveColl, c32
According to Miss Maxwell it is the desive of the committee in charge of this program to get women who are pre-teen girls, freshmen and new students that they would like to see their own sister have. This could be a great fall without knowing if anyone
KING AND QUEEN OF SIAM START TRIP TO WASHINGTON
Port Chester, N.Y., April 28—(UP) The king and queen of Siam and nummies of Thailand are to travel the official journey to Washington where they are to be received by President Obama.
They left on a four-car special train which will pass through New York City traveling in tubes beneath Manhattan and they will arrive in Washington about 6 p.m.
The concert by the KU. band, under the direction of Mr. Wittig, will be playing at 8:00 in the University auditorium, will mark the twenty-fourth annual spring concert
KANSAS BAND TO PRESENT
SPRING CONCERT TONIGHT
The program this evening will feature whistling and xylophone solos and a cornet duet.
we went through snow and rain and hail and didn't even care," she added. One of the impressive features of the home trip according to the University representatives was the Last Place where we served to above the clouds.
Commencement Under Kansas Stars
W.S.G.A. Convention Delegates Literally Fly Back to Lawrence From Detroit
WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE 0 0 SENIOR CLASS OF 1930
He trip back from Detroit to Kansas City in a City in Ford tri-motor coupled was the best part of being a delegate to the 2014 Republican convention. G. A." said Fern Snyder, former K. U. president who, together with Myra Little, now president, attended the convention of the Women's Student Union last week in Ann Arbor Mich.
Nationalist Government Decapitates Communists
Approximately 125 delegates from all over the United States attended the meeting in Washington from April 22 to April 25 in the $1,600,000 Women's League building. The next national convention will be held in New York in May at the N.Y. Institute, N. Y., and the sectional meeting, which is held on alternate year with the national, is to be at the University of Oregon.
Campaign Against Outlaw Armies in Hupu fs Successful
William Allen White, Emporia Gazette, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon for the 25th annual graduation class of the University of Kansas, June 7, 1831. Indications now are for a class larger than the 1050 of last year. The exercises are held just at twilight in the loop end of the University stadium.
The term 'Communist' in China does not necessarily signify connection with the Communist Internationale but is applied to the outlaw armies which have long roamed the interior, and has been supplemented by the more national residents when feminine left virtually no other way to gain food.
The decapitation occurred after a smashing government victory in fighting in Hupa province, the center of a vast interior region which has been overrun by bandits, triangles, and useous Communists; armies for many months.
Shanghai, China, April 28 — (UP)—The Nationalist government announced today that 1,500 "Communists" had been captured and decapitated after a battle in Hepa province. The announcement said that the communists were in western Hepa had been ended by the successful campaign of government troops.
Successful
"The alumni members in Detroit kept us busy answering questions about the University," said Miss Snyder. "We were going to be graduated this year and who he commencement speaker was to be; whether the Union building was being used or not how the liquor store was stocked, what we thought about subadministration."
Science Groups Appointed
Plans for five new committees were made during the recent meeting of the Kansas Academy of Science, which was held in Lawrence this year.
Three University Professors Chosen
On Tuesday evening, April 21, the University delegates were guests at a banquet given by the University of Kansas Alumni Association in Detroit. The president, Prof. Henry Riggs, A.B.,68, a classmate of Mrs. Olmert Tilman, was teatmaster at si o banquet. Professor Riggs was the head of the department of civil engineering at the University of Kentucky. He is now retired from his profession.
One of these, a scientific council, will preside over representations of scientists scientific laboratory and Prof. Robert Taft of the department of chemistry was made chairman of this
Professor Banngartner says that the largest attendance was present at this meeting that has ever been at any meeting of the Académie de France. A record number also attended the lambast Friday night, 194 being present.
Wiedemann to Address Phi Sigma
Dr. Johanna F. Wiedemann will speak on
"Introduction to Cell Biology"
Bacteria and Animals* at the regular
courtroom session Thursday evening at 6 o'clock
as. Chairmen
Prof. R. Q. Brewer of the department of chemistry was made chairman of an endowment for a committee for legislative appropriations, and Dr. Hazel Branch of Weihua was made head of the university's academic institution academy formed during the meeting. Another committee was also formed for the advancement of natural sciences.
Burke on Way to Prison
Murdered on Motor Trip
St. Joseph, Mich., April 28 —(UP) Guarded and protected by eight police-armed with machine guns which were used to apprehend the today from St. Joseph jail on a long auto trip to the Marquette penitentiary where he was assisted by life-imprisoning officers.
Burke was in the second car with Sheriff Fred J. Cutler and Under-Sheriff Bryan Wynn, to whom he gave his clothes because he "wouldn't need them." But Mr. Cutler pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of killing Patrolman Charles Skelly.
There were three cars in the caravan which left with the men who was there, and another car including the massacre of seven gangs in Chicago on St. Valentine day
Eight Policemen Escorting Confessed
Deaths in Montreal.
Entomologists Hear Talks
Stugard, Peters, and Sanderson Discu Subjects at Meeting Last Night
A tail on "The Relation of the Blinder Tiger beetle to the Snow Collection," by Burk Sturgill. He writes that the entomology club last night. Mr. Stugard told how through exchange the blind tiger beetle, then a large factor in the collection in 1890.
In a talk by Lae虫 insects Million San dermes told how these insects were found on the forest trees of India. From the forests, the insects are collected and heated and the shells run out of them. Mr. Sanderzio said that 19,000 lacteus was produced yearly and that the United States spent 20 million dollars on this product.
Harold Peterson talked on "The Use of Greek Derivatives in Entomological Terms," and told of the many terms of Greek origin that still exist in the world.
Agricultural Contests Held
Twenty Kansas farm youths were raised to the second highest rank in the Future Farmers of America organics program. The man gave a banquet given by the Manhattan chamber of commerce for visiting youth attending the annual state judging contest.
Manhattan, April 28—(UP) About 300 vocational training students will compete in a two-day competition in judging shoe work contexts. Witnesses in these events will receive awards.
Kansas Vocational Students Attend An annual Stock Judging Contest
Lebanon, Portugal, April 28—(UP) Police fired into a group of striking students today during a demonstration of police brutality. Fifteen students were injured.
Students Injured in Revolt
St. Louis 100
Cleveland 129
New York 101
Washington 000
Detroit 621
Tampa 000
Baseball Scores
Philadelphia at Boston, postponed.
National League
National League Boston 132 Philadelphia 241
Brooklyn 000 110 0
New York 021 000 0
Chicago at Cincinnati, game postponed, respect to Jerry Hermann.
Vollbehr Collection Here for Display in Library
Earliest Map Dated 1628
Is Drawn From Copy of One in 1587
The earliest of the maps is dated 1628 but is a copy of one in 1587. The others are of the seventeenth or eighteenth century and most are of Greek origin.
The twenty old maps recently pre-
Berlin have been received by the Uni
iversity Library and very soon will be
placed on display in the cases on
Of the collection three are maps of the world, seven of the Western Hemisphere, five of South America, and five of North America.
The South American maps are interesting to compare as they show the changing knowledge concerning the courses of the Amazon, and the coast
"Those of North America show the progress of discoveries concerning the West Coast, the earlier depicting California as an island and the later indicating the Alaska shore line. Mr. Bickerton shows a precious gift in items of 129 old maps."
Woodring Purpose Debated
Topeka, April 28 - (UP) - Much speculation was caused here today over the purpose behind the visit of Governor Harry Woolding to the East.
Plan of Eastern Trip Is to Secur Market for Stripper Oil Output
The Governor left last night with Carl Rice, of Fairmont. It appeared that the trip had not been planned very far ahead of time, but he was planning to interview a man in New York who was in position to help secure a market for the remainder of the output.
On the way back from New York, the Governor and Rice will stop in Washington to call on the bureau of public roads.
Rumors persisted several weeks ago that Governor Woodring had it in mind to go to New York for a conference with Harry J. Doherty hope and interest in controversy over charges charged by Doherty utility interests in Kansas.
BOYCE RETURNS FROM TOUR AND OKLAHOMA CONVENTION
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Prof. Ernest Boyce, director of the water and sewage laboratories, returned late Saturday night from a trip to New York City to attend a meeting of the Seventh Annual Oklahoma Water and Sewage short course. Professor Boyce gave a paper on "Sewer Surveys in Oklahoma" and "Methods" at the meeting Thursday, Friday and Saturday he took an inspection tour through the southeastern cities, including Coffeyville and Columbus.
ENGINEER RETURNS TO VISIT K.U. AFTER WORKING ABROA
Vale D. Martin, A.B.25, who spent some time in Chile in copper mining and was in Columbia for the South Pacific, returned to Venezuela for the Standard Oil company, has just returned from Peru. Mr. Martin is visiting the campus and friends in Lawrence. He is a special graduate of the department of mining engineering.
Borth Press First Examination
Daniel Borrell, BM. B2-37, has just passed his master's degree in the Department of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of illinois at Urbana, IL. Borrell will be the joint department of economics at that university. He received his master's degree in economics.
Y.W.C.A. HOBBY STUDY GROUP WILL BE ORGANIZED TONIGHT
Following several requests from Uni-
lizium, the group will be formed at a meetup at Heli-
don tonight at 7:15. The group will be
open to any one interested in the study
Tonight the group will study stars and constellations. Stars charts and maps will be studied. Four or five constellations will be taken up to four times during the class, these constellations will be learned. According to Miss Ehiel Joy Williams, secretary of the W.Y.C.A., the purpose of this hobby is group enjoyment as well as a hobby.
Find Clues to Assailant of Jack 'Legs' Diamond
Police Discover Stolen Cai and Shotguns; Gangster Weaker
Albany, N. Y., April 24. Diamond turned toward his old gangland haunts in New York City today. Discovery of an abandoned man who was shot and narrowed the hunt. Two shot guns found in the car were fired at the vehicle, state troopers who said the guns were apparently of the type with which Diannah
Diamond is steadily growing weaker according to an early afternoon bulletin posted by a local news station despite the use of opiates. Diamond adhered to his first story that he had in 1982.
The theory that gun rivals and local avengers shot Diamond was given strength by police who said they killed a suspect at Saratoga Inn by a fake telephone call.
Klaner's Car 'a Nuisance
Was Used by Students Arrested in Possession of Liquor
The papers were filled in the justice court of J. H. Mitchell on April 23 and charge "the car is now used in maintaining a liquor nuisance in this case." The attorney's insurance. They were served by Theodore S. Charlton, deputy sheriff.
The last papers to be served in the confiscation of the car owned by Joe Klaner, but driven by three other University students asked for permission upon possession and transportation of liquor, were served on Klaner yesterday. His absence at the Drake relays made the serving of the papers at an earlier time.
The defender must answer in court before July 11. The three students who were charged with the murder of Haddyn Took, Hugh McGuire and Morven Curran, whose case in district court will be on the latter part of the year, have been accused of firm of Riling and Riling, is handling the defense side of the case, while Harry Coyle, his attorney, is in for the state.
Butler to Visit University
Former Dean Comes Here to Inspee School of Fine Arts
Deen Harold L. Butler of Syracuse university, who was dean of the School of Fine Arts at the University from 1983 to 2015, tomorrow as an examiner for the National Association of Music Schools, of which he is a member, at this University is a charter member.
Dean Burke is returning in Syracuse university after a 30-day trip to the Papua New Guinea school. He will be joining schools connected with the Nationals Association of Music Schools, of which he was president.
Dean Butler will visit all the classes of the School of Fine Arts and interview the various instructors. The inspection is a requirement of the association.
While in Lawrence, Dean Butler will be the guest of Dean and Mrs. Swarthout at lunchon Wednesday noon, and then meet with Mr. H. B. Ober Wednesday evening.
CHARGES AGAINST WALKER DISMISSED BY ROOSEVELT
Albany, N.Y., April 28—(UP) Governor Elizabeth (Duguid) of misuse against M. Walker of New York upon which the city affairs committee based a petition to governor.
The governor, in a memorandum,
hold that the charges did not show
ruffleness reason for removing the
mayor, against whom 10 counts were
Ronnet Is French Club Speaker
Christian Bonnet, instructor in romance languages, will be the speaker at the social meeting of Le Carcele noon. The meeting will be opened with French songs by the entire club, and William Eriksen will be deposed by Moyen Age." William Pilcher and Lloyd Erickson will sing a duet, and the rest of the evening will be spent playing French games.
Smedley D. Butler to Be on Lecture Course Next Year
Marine Head Recently Gets Notoriety by Acusing Mussolini of Carelessness
SUBJECT NOT DECIDED
Major General Butler has made an outstanding record in army and navy affairs since he joined the marines near Cuba, where he joined Spanish War activities in Cuba in 1888.
Maj. Gen, Snelley D. Butler, stormy member of the U. S. Marine Corps whose recent activities have made his name familiar to newspaper readers will be in attendance at the Community Lecture Course at the University next season, Feb. 28, according to an announcement from the committee today. His subject was not announced, but he will speak either on a lecture or on the national crime problem.
His recent notice has come through the newspapers. Three months ago he was called upon by the navy deputant to report on the attack, a spoken about Premier Massolani, an anecdote telling how the premier had run over a ship in a seaplane away without stopping. The secretary of state apologized officially to Massolani through the Italian armament. In response to the court martial, after Butler insisted that the story was substantially correct. The court martial, however, never came to light. Massolani arranged that Butler under his regrets.
Awarded Numcrous Medals
A few days ago Butler's name again appeared on the front pages when he called upon the navy department to attack the British ship spoken by M. Baute Lebertine, Haitian minister, about Butler's part in the capture of a Haitian fort in 1915, an exploit for which Butter received a concession from the French officer insisted that he had been misquoted.
Butler came into the news again Sunday when his talk to a Philadelphia field artillery association meeting was interrupted by an international radio chain, was cut off by the station operators when Butler used the word "hell" as part of a quotation Considerable protest was raised when the station operator was discovered.
Major General Butler has been awarded two medals of honor, a Distinguished Service medal of India and a Meritorious Service medal of France. Brevet medal, a Medal Militaire of Haiti, a Meritorious Certificate, and medals for the West Indian, Spaniard, French, and Argentine (1912), Mexican (1914), Haiti, Dominican, Yangtze (1917) campaigns and wears the Victory medal. He also has the Marina Gorgge Expeditionary ribbon.
Strikes at Philadelphia Crime
During his leave of absence in 1914 and 1925, Burt served as Director of Public Safety in Philadelphia during the Great Depression conditions there. He is a strong supporter of police police systems, and has recently been asked to organize a system.
His military record includes the following high points: Cuba, 1888; Philippine insurrection, 1888-9; Chindishola invasion of Tientsin; expeditions to Calcutta, 1902; Panama, 1903-4, and 1910-14; Nicaragua rebellion, 1910; Philippines in Haiti, 1915; organizer and commander of Haitian Gen-darmier, 1916; Santo Domingo ban-ishment, 1917; command of historic Pontenan barracks at Brest; inspection trip to Haiti and Santo Domingo, 1920, with Major Clemente Dumont, 1921; command of Shanghai, China, command, 1927-29.
MERGER OPPONENTS CHOSEN AGAIN BY STEEL COMPANY
Youstown, Ohio, April 28—(UUP) Cyrus S. Eaton and Eton associates who opposed the Youstown Sheet and Tube-Bethlehem Steel merger today were re-elected to the board of directors of the $220,000,000 Youstown
The meeting, the annual session of stockholders and directors, was brief. Dr. Bickford, former president of S. Livingston Matters, Hugh B. Wick, and George Brainard, who was chairman, attended.
Sam Carter Is Ill
Sam Carter, secretary of the Y.M.C.A. is ill at his home, 1813 Indiana, and unable to be at his office. He has been confined to his bed for the last two days. According to word he made, he was not expected at work for several days.
Sour Owl Deadline Saturday
"The deadline for all copy for the
deadline is August 1, and John Martin,
editor announced today,
particularly desirous that much copy be
submitted, since that will be the
only date."