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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
It's a bone-dry old town.
VOL. XXVIII
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
Student Council and W.S.G.A.Hold a Joint Meeting
Arrangements for 12
N.S.F.A. Committee
to Be Made
Tonight
PLANS ALREADY LAID
A joint meeting of the W. S. G. A. and Men's Student Council will be held tonight at 7:30 in the Union building to discuss matters related to the committee of the National Student Federation of America. There will also be some consideration of parking tags in the building.
Kenneth Meuser and John Hassett attended the national convention of the N. S. F. A., at Atlanta during the last week of the conference, a regional chairman for a mid-west area comparing 102 colleges. He also served as an assistant to the organization of a local committee which is to work on many campus problems under the general plan of the national organization.
Preliminary plans have already been made by the Men's Student Council for the organization of the local committees and organizations, and by the Lawlamp provides that the membership of the local N. S. F. A. organization shall consist of the managing editions of the Lawlamp, the vice-presidents of the freshman and sophomore classes, the business manager of the Jayhawker, and the president of the Student Council and W. S. C. A. office.
Several members will be appointed or elected including one member of the debate squad, a member elected by the council, and two members of the man and one woman appointed by the presidents of the council), and three members each from the Men's Student Senate.
The resolution provides that the committee will have co-chairmanship so that enthusiasm will be promoted among both men and women students. The co-chairmen will be chosen from the committee of the local organization.
Kenneth Muenzer has not definitely announced what will be handled by her program, but he has been working individually on a program for the rest of the season.
Students to Answer Questions in Meet ing Wednesday
ATKESON AND PETERSON FIND LIQUOR ON GREAT BEND MEN
No.103
This study is conducted in fifty selected colleges among groups of universities men and women by the various deans of women. Miss Beulah Morrison will be in charge of the University's questionnaire for Dean Husband.
A group of nearly a hundred students will have a chance Wednesday to tell just what they think about deans of women and what the qualifications of these deans with students will be. Various representatives of the University will meet in room 9 in the Administration building at 3:30 Feb. 12. They will be asked to fill out a questionnaire on this sub-question approximately one hour to answer.
George Atkinson, football man and member of the law enforcement police force, turned prohibition sleuth last night, when he and Officer Osei Peterson searched a suspicious-looking Ford vehicle and discovered discovery of 29 gallons of oil.
Erman Griffin and Jeff Stom, both of Great Bend, who were driving from the airport to the courthouse restedated turned over to the sheriff. They are in the county jail pending
PRACTICE SCHEDULE GIVEN FOR WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
The schedule for women's class basketball practice is as follows: Tuesday at 8 o'clock, sophomores; Tuesday, 9 o'clock, freshmen; Wednesday, 8 o'clock seniors; Wednesday, 9 o'clock, juniors. The practice ball must be present at the practice perior set for their class. Miss Olive Phelps, instructor, announced today.
Hoover Remembers Anniversary
Washington, Feb. 10 — (UP) — Todd was the thirty-second anniversary of President and Mrs. Hoover. Unlike the president, he remembered the Event. The President remembered the event.
Hoover Aids Drouth Relief
Washington, Feb 10 — (UP) President Howard today sent to Red Cross for drought relief a check for 7,500 dollars, one-tenth of his annual salary.
Rumor Butler to Be Retired
Washington, Feb. 10—(UP)-Rumors that Gen. Smedley F. Butler would ask to be refitted next year were current in the media today but could not be confirmed.
PETITIONS TO FILL COUNCIL OFFICES NOT YET PRESENTEI
No petitions have been presented in the office of secretaries, the Merit Board, or the Business representatives, and the Junior Fro man manager, according to Kenneth Gunnell.
The petition must be presented by son on Wednesday, Feb. 18, to Mmeuren JEAN-ROMAN, with a minimum number of signatures. Any inquiries should be directed to Kenneth
Bromine Gas Endangers 500 Lives at Columbus
LAWRENCE, KANSAS. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1931
An Instructor and Studen Are Seriously Burned in Explosion
Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 10 — (UP) Five hundred students were driven from the hospital after a suffirmed serious harm when a five-pound bottle of liquid bromine was broken in chemistry laboratory today at Columbia Medical Center. The heart trouble caused by the gas end was taken to the University hospital where physicians said the entire lower part of the brain was affected.
Neutralizing gases were released in a one story building to almost student buildings, and the students returned to their classes but some still were afraid of the gas and declined to leave.
Bremer dropped the bottle containing the bromine during a class demonstration, then drained it. He deadly gas. Bremer ran into the admonition honoring tracer his clothing to professors. Professors finding him in a wash room after a 10 minute search ordered him to
As gases spread through the building professors and students spread the fever, some students went to the door cloaking and crying as fumes met them. Some ran to near by medical professionals for treatment when. Several professional domed gas masks and re-entered the building in hope of save anyone who might have been overcaptured.
Glee Club Contest Friday
Winner Will Compete at National Meet in New York
The Missouri Valley will be repre-
sented this year in the annual glue con-
test. Mr. DeMoss, who visited it was learned today from William
"lcher," director of the glee club
Last year's winner, Oklahoma, will be present with many of their former club Kansas Agies and Missouri, both of which have attended last year's contest, are sending clubs. Washington University in St Louis and Bethel College, in Newton, we both planning to compete. Bettel will represent the Kansas 'conference connection'
Okahama Aggies to Committe
The last entrant is the Oklahoma A. and M. College, which is bringing a club to the University of Kansas for the
Of these six clubs Oklahoma University is undoubtedly the most to be admired in the state, and the last two contests, but they have done so by overweighing murgia. This year Oklahoma has three champions from the last year's championship organization and have combined the best of the three teams.
The winner of second place last year in earning College, will not be representative of the students who attend schools will probably be well prepared especially Binet, since they have also graduated.
The winner of the contest here will earn the right to represent the Missouri Valley schools at New York in the nation. He will be one of the first this right for several years, the last time being when the club was under the direction of Professor Larremore. The club placed third at Kansas City two years ago and failed to place at Norman.
A dance is being planned for the competing clubs after the end of Friday night. The group will be at the clubs, Washington and Missouri, are planning to leave immediately after the singing is concluded. It will hold in the United building from 10 to 12.
Winner to National Contest
Besides the three numbers which each club will sing individually every man and woman, they start of the program. Approximately 210 male voices will sing in these numbers. Dean D. M. Swarthout, of the Fiml organization, will direct the club song series.
Entomology Club Hears Shaw
Entomology Club Hears Shaw
The Entomology club held its weekly meeting last week. A welldressed was brought up. The speaker was J. G. Shaw, graduate student in the department of entomology. He reported on a new species of ants summer. He was stationed at the U.S. P.A. Entomological Station at Extancia, N.M. His work was on the Mexican beetle and the bean weevil. A Thursday night, the club will be held
Rothafel's Gang to Give Concert at K. U. March 7
Noted Radio Broadcast Organization Obtained Through WEEN Station
Announcement was made today by D. M. Stewart, D. M. Stacy and H. Gum have joint been secured for a concert on March 7, at the university audition.
ALUMNA IS INCLUDED
The company of 70 people with Roxy himself in person accompanying the organization will have with them a charismatic pianist, Beatrice Belkin, a Lawrence girl now with the Metropolitan Opera company; the Royle muss quartet; Harold Van Winkle, the violinist Josef Jesef Violinist; Margaret Mickey McKee, whistler; and the premiere hallina, Patricia Brown; with a chernie and the great symphony orchestra.
"This is probably the most pretentious event brought to the University in music in early 1970s, out an audience that will probably tax the censeosity of the great auditorium," he wrote.
Lawrence is one of the farthest west cities the organization will travel out to and direct from Dallas, Ft. Worth, and Tulsa. The group is appearing only in the largest cities and it was through them that the WREN team made a visit to Dean Swarthout was made acquainted with the plans and was able to provide this thin outstanding super-attraction.
Railroad Stocks Go Up
Advance of 1 to 19 Points Is Made on Day's Exchange
Engineering Enrollment Larger
New York, Feb. 10—(UP)—Haillow stocks swaying into line to confirm the upward movement on the stock exchange after advanced to 10 19 points while the other issues were up to nearly 17 points. Sales at 1:50 p.m. had passed the 30 point mark. The day's volume would exceed 5,000,000 shares. For a time the market was rushing along at an 8,000,000 share price. From New York and Harlem, which rose to 194, up 19 points. The rise on the New York stock exchange was easily the broadest of the latest.
There were profits of profit taking but they were brief and the selling was easily absorbed. Advances were not confined to the stock market, for the grain markets, especially Wimpizee or Cotton. Cotton made a new high 'o the year.
To Be in K. C. K. C. Meet
Ralph Sickel, crack Jayhawk jaunter
dman, who will run the 50-yard dash
on Saturday. Sickel has been at
Kansas C. A. C. indoor track meet at Kansas
City Saturday, Feb. 14. Sickel has been
making the 50 in 3 practice sprints.
Kansas won the Big Six title last year
presented by Brutus Hamilton,
present coach.
Enrollment figures for the School of Engineering and Architecture given out on Tuesday show that there are 85 more students enrolled than in the same period last year. time than at the same period last year.
Bonds advanced in the high grade issues while second grades were mixed United States issues were irregular; higher.
CHANCELLOR LINDLEY SPEAKS AT ASSEMBLES IN WICHTITA
Chancellor E. H. Lindsley addressed students in the West Michigan and Northwestern schools in West Michigan to bibles this morning. With him was Prof. Otto Tirpim, secretary of the KU Encyclopedia.
New York, Feb. 10—(UP)—Indictments charging felonies were returned today in connection with the closure of the $200,000,000 Bank of the United States to banks that failed to pay banking corporation were named. The indictment returned by county grand jury which has been investigating included many prominent officials of the bank.
A lunchout was held this noon by the executive-council of alumni in Wichita. Tightly Professor Templem will meet with the faculty and alumni at Wichita, Chelsea Lindley will be unable to attend, as it was necessary for him to leave for Topeka this afternoon to attend a session of the meeting committee of the Kansas legislature.
The indictments all were predicated on an alleged transaction which the Bank of the United States paid off for a loan. These are important affiliates with bank money.
NEW YORK BANK OFFICIALS ARE NAMED IN INDICTMEN
Student Hospital Is Filled
First Cases of Scarlet Fever and Mumps Reported Today
The student hospital is filled to capacity, and temporary cots have been set up to provide for incoming patients, according to Dr. R. I. Canutson.
The first case of scarlet fever this year was reported this morning. The patient is Kam Saker, cS3, colored. He is a stage and his condition is not serious.
Mumps also strikes today for the first time this year. The patient, Robert Crastenon, is not in a serious condition. Warren Lattimer, jr. law ill, Richard Lattimer, jr. McPhillips, his 31, who is suffering with smallpox, are out of danger.
Five cases of influenza are in the hospital at present. They are Alden Fleming, c3; Jesse Shackleton, c3; Robert Karr, jr law; Moriak Kaulman, jr law; Hansa Schaefer, jr Doctor Cantonau stated that there is no danger of an epidemic of any of these diseases, nor is there danger of any houses being quarantined.
Jayhawker Contributes to Student Loan Fund
According to Prof. L. N. Flint, chairman of the Jayhawkward advisory board of The University, more than were expected and were partly the result of a slight increase in advertising rates which brought the Jayhawkward community of college students in neighboring state universities.
The Jayhawk reserve fund has just contributed to the student loan fund $500, a part of the accumulation of profits from Jayhawkers in recent years. This disposition of the reserve fund, which comprises the rules of the Men's Student Council.
Last year's Jayhawk, edited by Morris Straight and managed by Don McFarlane, turned in the largest profit of any issue of the yearbook, $215.59. The year before the profit was $348.50; the year after it was $407.50, $442.50, $120.50, $286.50, $324.50, $376.50.
Yearbook Made Largest
Profit on Record
Last Year
Flames Trap 22 in House
Before the end of the present year it is hoped that $500 more can be turned over to the student loan fund, but this will not be the case because the Jayhawker will have considerable expense when it moves from its present quarters to the Union building, and this expense for new furniture that must be paid from the reserve fund
Fire Caused by Defective Wiring Gains Headway Before Discovery
As a result of the exceptionally large profit last year, some of the student accounts have been deared. On account of general business conditions, however, no radical reduction in rates was favored by this year's budget. Instead, the budget may if Advertising volume can be maintained, and the book this year shows an expected next year.
In Congress Tonight
Kansas City, Feb. 10, -(UP)- Fremont early today rescued 22 persons trapped by flames on the third floor of a rooming house on Wawock boulevard. The fire believed to have been caused by a wiring failure has gained great headway last week.
John Williams, owner, and his wife and daughter living on the first floor attempted to arouse roomers on the upper floor of the firerooms. Rooms on the second floor were driven to the third where with other roomers they hung out of windows, sheer curtains, and ladder holders against the side of the building and hurried the roomers to safety. Mrs. Margaret Spears was burned on face and left in the hospital. The building was badly damaged.
Close Game to Delta Upsilon
The senate considered consideration of the drouch relief compromise. Blaine committee resumes inquiry into post office charges for tenure committees begins inmory into foot prison.
Prof. U. G. Mitchell, of the mathematics department, spoke to the members and guests of the Mathematics Collegium which meet at 2:30 this afternoon to witness "The Application of the Principles of Congruence to Decimal Fractions."
Mitchell Is Speaker
Four intramural basketball teams played games yesterday afternoon. Sigma Phi Epsilon romped on the Phi Upsilon for the first time, followed the Kappa Sigs 25 to 14, and Delta Upsilon nosed up the Triangle for the Kappa Sigs 26 to 14. Phi Upsilon forfeited to Phi Mu Alpha.
The house considers consideration of navy department appropriation bills. Ways and means committee considers proposed legislation by forced or endured labor.
--announced their intention to appear before the senate for urging action against the bill. it is supposed that the senate may take its action without further assistance from the senate against taxation. Gilson and H. K. Z. L. Keayer said they would not appear before the committee again unless the student representatives against taxation also ap-
Meuser and Dills Give No Comment on Fraternity Bil
House of Representative Passed Tax Measure Yesterday by a 66-27 Vote
SENATE VOTE IS NEXT
Bulletin
Topela, Feb. 10 — (UP) — The Hilsbill bill to tax fraternities in college towns which passed the house yesterday has been messaged to the senate and referred to the committee on assessments.
Although the hill introduced by Representative Hicks, of Mitchell county, which would repeal the law under which voters could be exempt from taxation was reported favorably and passed by the Kansas House of Representatives yearly in 1983, the state's Kenneth Muener, Men's Student Council president, nor Robert Diller, former president of the Pan-Holocaust organization, made this concerning action.
Both Mussar and Dilla represented the fraternities along with a delegation from the Kansas State Agricultural College at the hearing which was held on Tuesday. A student assessment and a session of the House of Representatives Tuesday, Feb. 3.
The delegation for fraternity taxation made frequent short speeches before the committee at the hearing. However, just before the conclusion of the hearings, the delegation met with the Cloud county, chairman of the assessment and taxation committee, called upon Hilden Gibson, a non-fraternity student, who talked in favor of the tax assessment. The delegation, Marshall Gorrill, of the Douglas county counsel, hero L'Eugene, a student, and representative Frown, of Wichita, spoke for taxation. Reprethens, representing members introducing it before the committee.
Since neither Meurer nor Dills have
The favorable action of the House of Representatives for the bill sends it to the governor. By this body, it is believed that Governor Harry Woolley will give it his approval.
Telegraphic Matches Start
High Scorers to Represent University at Kemper Feb.21
Tetraphagic matches are being held at the University of California and Keen Normal in New Hampshire. These matches will be finished Thursday and the results will be announced.
The high scores in these matches will be chosen to represent the University, Booneville, Mo. Feb. 21. Ten men and ten women will be sent, out of which will be formed two four-man teams, one male and one female, two men and two women as afterwards. Teams from various points in Kansas and Missouri will participate in the competition.
PROVING RING TO BE LOANED BY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERED
In order to calibrate a huge testing machine, the Baldwin Southwark Corporation of Philadelphia has set a re-equipment date for the University of the schools of Engineering and Architecture for the loan of the proving ring owned by the department. The Baldwin Southwark Corporation has also set up a testing machine for the United States government for work on the Hoover dam. This machine is being built in the Denver laboratory of the company. In preparation for the university to use very precise instruments, the proving ring owned by the department of applied mechanics is one of a limited number in existence, hence the name "Proving Ring" company for the loan of this instrument.
NEW MEASURE TO BE ADDED TO VETERANS RELIEF BII
Washington, Feb. 10. —(UP) The path of the veteran's relief bill was smoothed out today in congress with a vote by 285 to 50 per cent the limit of loans on service certificates would be passed and sent to Hoover within 2 weeks. The Hoover morrow to consider the legislation Republican house leaders are informed that a Senate measure along the line of Bashath bill raising the loan limit at a cost $800;
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DILLS TO REMAIN IN OFFICE AS PAN-HELLENIC PRESIDENT
The recent report that Robert Dillis had resigned as president of the Men's Interafternaty Conference was denied last night by Dillis. He admitted, however, that the duties of the office have been fulfilled. The internaty taxation procedure becomes Dillis is continuing in the office in spite of the demands it is making on his time.
Advisory Committee to Make Relay Plans
Leading Citizens to Form Groups in Cities Over State
Fifty leading citizens of Lawrence will meet tomorrow night at the Elk Club for the purpose of developing plans for the forthcoming Kansas Belays.
Robert L. Finch, promotion manager will attend the meeting and will present some plans for the development of the event to the committee.
These citizens have banded together to form the Lawrence advisory committee in the hope of creating more interest in the relays. The committee hopes to help make the relays more effective during event this year than ever before.
These advisory committees are being formed in the larger cities of the state. The meeting of the Lawrence committee for 8-13 with Mr. Finch in charge.
The names of the Lawrence advisory committee will probably be announce in the next two or three days.
Communists Demonstrate
Delegation Presents Demands for Unemployment Relief to Longworth
About 30 others smiling overly grim officers among the 15 police who mingled with hundreds of spectation and found their way in to house gaul
Washington, Feb. 10.—(UP)-Son two-committee research staff stolled quietly, and they were forced to congress a series of demands for unemployment relief. A committee of 15 appeared at the capital in a body and house committee. Longwell, speaker of the house.
Representative O'Connor, Republican of Oklahoma, blamed the Fish commission for the loss. Connor branded the communities as publicity seekers who "only want police to try to stop them so that they can see their pictures go out all over the country."
Annear in Kansas City
Aid Given to Find Vocation
Students to Be Aided in Choice of Their Careers
Evanston, Ill. — (UP)—Assistance to students of Northwestern University to find the location for which they are interested in attending them for that particular business will be given by a university vocational council, composed of leading Chicago colleges.
"The organization of the council is a development of the program begin a year ago to assist students in the choice of their careers when it W.缔提, a man with 20 years of business experience behind him was appointed director of placement.
"Through conferences and conversations with Tenderer and the members of the new vocational council, students will understand what requirements of business will be expected of them and what requirements of success in various kinds of business."
DAISY DEBOE MUST SPEND
EIGHTEEN MONTHS IN JAIL
Los Angeles, Feb. 10—(UP) Daisy Debo, former secretary to Cloar Bass was given five years production on grassland since the start of the last 18 months in the Los Angeles jail.
Miss Diboe was convicted of one of 35 counts of grand theft. The峦orage officer said that she bought herself a coat with $225 that Claire expected to use for her wedding.
Washington, Feb. 10—(UP)—The Interstate Commerce commission today hold present rates on fresh peaches from Texas points to Kansas destinations. The agency also does not exceed 50 per cent of the corresponding first class rates were ordered established by the commission. Similars in force between Illinois and Kansas.
The first dinner meeting of the Graduate club will be held in the Memorial Library, 503 West 46th Street, 6:00. Dr. W. S. Johnson of the English department of the University will be present.
Liquor Usage Not Fraternity Policy Students Report
15 Organizations Pass Resolution Subservicing to Prohibitory Law of State
TO PUNISH EXTREMELY
That the use of liquor on the University campus in no way represents the policies of the fraternity herein, that houses invite at all time, and that houses criticise and investigation of their control of the attention, and that the administration sense the Kansas state prohibition law represented the sentiment at meetings of 24 social and 19 professional fraternity held last night at their various house.
These statements were given out in the form of a resolution at 8:30 last night in Prof. Henry Wuerer's office in Washington, D.C., on day afternoon on the present Ipper controversy at the University. Action was brought about by the action of K. U. students alleged to have been the possession of intoxicating beverages.
Resolution Adopted
As each group voted and passed the resolution adopted by the fraternity理事会, Mr. Ritchie sent the results to telephoned to Professor Wrenn. The content of the resou
"Whereas: 'We the fraternities of the University of Kansas have received acadmies from universities in order to show a widespread use of intoxicating liquor' by fraternity men, and whereas there are in operation at the university thecerning the use of liquor, and in addition a good measure of success has attained in years of战斗 the use of liquor.
"Be it resolved by the fraternity men of the University of Kansas;
"Section 1. That it is the unanimous opinion of these fraternities that the use, possession and transportation of liquor by a small group within and without the fraternities in no sense repre- senting a threat, or policies of these fraternities.
"Section 2. That such activities with liquor are hereby repudiated in every way.
First Warning Abandoned
"Section 3. That the policy of these fraternities in regard to the use of liquor be emancipated as follows:
future state is the possession, use, or transfer of intoxicating liquor tolerated. “B” That the fraternities reiterate the exclosure house rules as regards to posession and intoxication liquor. As regards to their relationship with the Men’s Student Council the fraternities to abide by the exclosure house rules. The executive committee of the council ‘Resolved by the executive committee of the Men’s Student Council.’ It is the decision of the executive committee that all cases of use of intoxicating liquor shall be dealt with by extreme measures and the system of first warning shall be heaconeffor
"C. That the fraternities and their individual members subscribe to every sense and implication of the Kansas state lumber prohibition law.
"Section 4. That as evidence of good faith in the policy outlined above the board, we have invited an invite at all times to constructive criticism and investigation of their policies."
Non-organized men students were not asked to pass on the issue because officials thought that it would be next to impossible to call them together on such short notice. The resolution passed by the executive committee of the Men's Student Council, however, was directed to instruct them as well as toward the fraternity man.
the executive committee has as its members Kenneth Meuser, president of the council; Barton Avery, Charles Vaughn Downs, and Lawrence Turner.
"The action of the fraternities of the University in passing the anti-liquor law has been against the use of liquor," is the opinion of Prof. Henry Werner in a statement given out today. "As an ideal it fulfills the mission of a fullest sense a public declaration of a conviction growing through the years that liquor has no place in University life."
"I may presume to speak as one who is perhaps more fully convergent with the group that he has continued. 'My observations extend over a period of ten years at KU,' he says, 'and on a decided decrease, and in my estimation most certainly constitutes no evidence.'"
"Student Body Sober"
"After some recent contacts I am convinced that it would be very difficult, of not impossible, to find a body of
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