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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
No.28
Vol. XXVI
Graduate of K.U. Gets Appointment to High Position
Paul Porter Associate
With Norman Thomas
in Presidential
Campaign
Pauter Porter, A. B. 28, who recently returned from a tour of the Orient under the supervision of Upton Clouse, has been chosen field secretary of the League of Industrial Democracy. Porter is taking the place of Paul Wheeler, who resigned in order to accept an associate leadership of the Nation.
Blanchard may be remembered as having debated here last winter, Porter will start in his new position immediately. He will have his head office in New York City, and will there be associated with Norman candidate for president on the Social ticket, and with Dr. Harry Laliber.
Porter's position is rather an important one, carrying with it quite a bit of responsibility for the office of the sociology department. Porter will be required to take ears of the office and keep track of campaig material, in addition to various resources.
Porter will be well remembered locally. He was editor of the University Daily Kansan last winter, and he served as a member of the department of journalism. Immediately following his graduation, he took a trip to Japan and China. From the Qirent he returned recently to New York to attend an appointment to his present position.
Prominent Men to Speak
Scott and Steiger to Address Republicans Here
Charles F. Scott, editor of the Iola Register, John, Kan., and Charles W. Steiger, prominent attorney of El Dorado, will be the principal speakers for the Hoover club mass meeting to be held in the Little Theater at 7 p.m. (7:30 p.m.) m. it was announced today by Bill Sayre president of the Hoover club.
Both these men will discuss the issues of the present campaign and some other entainment is planted. The president is anxious that all members of the Roosevelt club may be interested attend the meeting.
Several other prominent speaker will appear on the campus next week under the anapies of the clubs. Claude M. Reed, Republican, will speak at a noon forum Oct. 25 and downtown in the evening of the same date. Senator Arthur Capple will meet with the executive committee of the club Oct. 25. It is possible that Senator Al Willams of Iowa will be here the午班 of next week.
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Vice-president Charles G. Dawson has been invited to speak here in the future but no definite answer has been received yet.
Owl Deadline Announced
Next Issue Will Be Known as "Election" Number
The deadline for art copy will be the next issue of the Sour Owl will be Tuesday night, according to the artist. The deadline for art copy will be Friday, Oct. 19
The next issue will be known as the "Election" number and will appear Nov. 3. "Contributions for this number are coming in better than they did for the first issue," said Nelson. "However, literary contributions are still needed. Anything positive the humourous or national pasticntics—will be especially acceptable. Long stories will be given briefly welcome."
A feature of the next Owl, according to Nelson, will be a history of presidential elections, revealing many angles of mate competition which
The cover, drawn by Ed Kyan, c$30,
will depict a "Shotgun Election",
a scene having to do with a political
tone.
Lindsey Agents Appointment!
Lindbergh Accepts Appointment
Washington, Charles A.
Washington has accepted appointment
as member of the advisory
board of the National Aeronautic
Association, Senator Borman Birch,
Senator Robert R. Binion, the
association, announced today.
Special Train Chartered for Game at Manhattan
A special Union Pacific train will leave Lawrence for Manhattan Saturday morning at 9:20 for the Anglo game. The fare will be $1.75 and the return limit will be .610 Saturday night.
The Union Pacific is offering two other rates for the game. A ticket for $2.50 may be purchased Saturday with a return limit of Monday. An offer may be purchased Friday after February with a return limit of Monday.
Regional Councils of Y. M. and Y. W. C.A.
Completed Sunday
Religious and Economic Topic Discussed and Future Plans Made
The three-day meeting of the executive committees of the Rocky Mountain region councils of the Y. M. L. W. C. A. came to an end Sunday.
During the three-day council W. O. Mendelbach, president of Friends University at Wichita, and a present speaker on the campus, lead a series of discussions about religion in connection with modern education and science. His talks formed the basis of later discussions on the relation of religion to colleges. He emphasized that the W. M. C. Allied for a liberal interpretation of religious beliefs.
Friday afternoon committees with
chief, Ted Shultz, secretary of the local Y. M. C. A., was chosen chair,
of the Budget Committee, H. C. Gosnard of New
Brussels, was chosen chairman of the budget and income production committee
and J. E. Bey of Denver University,
will lead the final council projects, committee.
Friday night the councils met in a joint session and discussed Christian world education. Missions, international relationships, especially those of educational concerns and relating to the Fact of Paris of outlaw warfare, were the focus of a meeting on the various college campuses within the nation they were discussed.
Committee Chosen
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS.
The relation of the student to industry and economic problems was the main topic of the Saturday morning meetings. Eight students, six of their women, told of their experiences in varied industries during the summer. The university told how an entire community's attitude on a coal-strike last year was changed through the efforts and investigations of interested students.
Estes Meet Planned
The council decided it should attunate the economic order and problem relating to such order, including cannus economic standards.
Saturday night was devoted to planning the Estes Park conference for the coming year. Previous retreats at Estes Park were attended by speakers were considered though none was definitively decided upon. Chairman of the program committee are I, E. Bock of Denver, and Grace W. Holt of Colorado Teacher College at Greeley.
Kansas' First Conference Contest Will Be Saturday
Business matters, news letters, and instructions to the traveling staff occupied the Sunday morning meeting. The traveling staff was instructed in the use of sociological and family relations, Family relations, Christian world education, reconciliation projects, and purposes of local associations were also discussed.
Kansas will play its first conference game when it meets the Kansas Agents at Manhattan Saturday. It will be played in the fourth four years, the Aggies have been successful in defeating the Hawkeyans, both at home and at Manhattan. Prior to that time the team has played in 18 years. Both teams will be under new coaches. The Manhattan team has been successful so far this year by defeating A. A. Matthews, C. A. McIntosh, college, and State Teacher's College at Hays.
San Quentin Prison, Oct. 15—(UP)
—Agreeing that the chances of William Edward Hickman to escape the gallows Friday are almost beyond possibility, prison officials today convened preparations for the execution.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
Miss Hilda Appel, New Soccer Coach, Praises the Game
Tells of Value of Soccer and
Hockey as Out-of-Door
Exercise; Urges
More to Play
With the advent of the new sport of soccer in the University this fall, Miles Hilda Apel, new instructor in basketball and thought, it might be worth a look at native to Kunoo readers to learn something of this new game.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15.1928
Miss Appel stated that the fears of University women for the first few days were readily obliterated. The game in which one kept a formation similar to bockey and a "pushing kick" showed a round ball. "Most women had the idea that soccer was played on a unbalking football," Miss Appel stated.
"It is a vipous all round exercise," Miss Appel continued, "and is a popular world wide game. Soccer is the national game of 50 different countries and is played on the British tales and the continent by fifty million people just as baseball is played here."
Even the aims and purposes in playing the games offered from those of the University are clearly different. Miss Appel and "aims toward gravel supplements, and ability of movement as contrasted with the masses of muscle and great strength developed by them.
"Soccer is only recently developing here, and needs only competent coaches now to assure a rapid development like that of hockey which was introduced from England to the country in 1998," Miss Apel said.
Soccer games are now being introduced into colleges and secondary schools to relieve the constant playing of basketball in fall, winter, and spring. Women have been as enchanted as men about it, but they are also over other fields of sport. It is an interesting game the first time played, is easy to coach, and easy to learn as well as having the added advantage of not requiring much equipment or so smooth a field as basketball and some
At Ohio State University soccer was introduced as a winter sport. Only women whose medical examination permitted were allowed to play. The temperature here ramped around 85 degrees, however, seven team were formed and a tournament played with 18 women electing the sport.
The New York station is one of the key stations in the National Broadcasting Company, WREN, of Lawrence in a member of the chain.
As a result, some of the resulting colds reported were due to wet feet and 38 girls who were reported as cold enough to be cooled had none that writer.
Graduate Plays for WEAR
"As a result of the game the women developed an ability to meet conditions, found it stimulating because it was played out of doors, and a challenge to their determination and adaptability.
Virginia Arnold Broadcasts Over New York Station
"For ginnie sport and exercise";
Miss Appel concluded, "it has few rivals and I am an enthusiastic coach of it."
Miss Arnold was graduated from the School of Fine Arts last spring. She had been playing for WEEN, the Jenny Weyn station here, for some time. It was through the local audition that she obtained the audition with WEAF.
Virginia Arnold, BM,28; is broadcasting over station WEAP at New York and its associated stations of the National Broadcasting Company.
and Mrs. Charles of Arnold of Lawrence, and her audition with the New York station last Wednesday. Her first performance was Saturday at 2:30 p.m. She does not have a regular position as yet, being engaged as "fill in" and as accompanist, consequently this program has not been decided upon.
U. G. Mitchell, professor of mathematics, attended the third annual conference of teachers of mathematics sponsored by the University of Iowa extension division at Iowa City, Oct. 12 and 13.
The Campaign Log
Governor Smith was curate to Seabella, Ms. today where he will speak tomorrow night. He will visit New Bedford, Redbeld, HL, and St. Louis today.
Herbert Hower opened his Massa
echetoas campaign today with a visit
to Boston where he will speak tonight
Senator Joseph T. Robinson will speak today at Salem, Ore., and night at Portland, France where he will discuss the impacts of agriculture through the agricultural regions.
Benjamin Gitlow, Communist candidate for vice president, arrived in Houston, Texas, and denied reports he had been kidnapped in California. He said he had stopped over in San Diego to talk with friends.
Sensors Borah and Curtis will start the Southern Republican campaign. Borah leaves Washington today for Virginia and North Carolina. Curtis will make his first southern trip, at Raleigh, NC, a tomorrow night.
Democratic Candidate Enroute to St. Louis on Campaign Journey
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 16—Governor Alfred E. Smith's special train arrived at the Tower Grove station in South St. Louis at 11 a.m.; today for a three hour stop entrance to Sedalia, Mo. He was requested by a crowd of 10,000 admirers at a suburban railroad station and immediately left by automobile for a brown derby through St. Louis, and Kaul St. Louis.
Smith With Family Visits Many Places in Missouri and Illinois on Trip
United Press Staff Correspondent
Abbrev'd Smith Special Train Teen
To St. Louis, Mo.
(UP) on days of heavy campain in the doubtful border states Governor Alfred E. Smith moved on toward Missouri today to give his pet
Ry Paul R. Mallon
His day's schedule takes him to Sedalia, where he will speak tomorrow night. It gives him steps at Belville, HI, at 10 a.m., and at St Louis at 11 a.m. He will arrive in Sedalia at 6 p. m., tonight
The Governor slept through southern Illinois on the way to St. Louis confident that he would win, and he did, after their border states. He told members of his party he was satisfied that he had won Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and
Accompanied by a group of report ars and members of his family, Governer Smith paid a visit to the birthplace of John Smith at Hodgenville, KY., yesterday.
Later in the evening he entrained, retiring before the train departed in order to be up for the strenuous day of campaigning ahead of him in St. Petersburg.
He will be joined by Missouri party leaders, among them Senator Harry Hawes, state campaign manager.
The faculty of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, in the centralAdminisrion building.
An old fashioned non-day political arcade through St. Louis and East St. Louis, IH, streets will feature the hilltop government Alfred K. Smith in that city.
Weather United Press
Kansas—Probably local showers twice night. Mostly fair Tuesday. Cooler tonight. Temperature near freezing northwest portion. Cooler Tuesday in east and south central portions.
--justice to you.
--justice to you.
There will be a supper for Provincetown Players after the evening performance, about the life of the famed cafeteria. It is open to students, faculty members and others who may be interested. Tickets may be secured at the office of the dramatic department. M.C.A., at Hanley house.
John Dyer, dean of men.
Chancellor E. H. Lindley Returns From Illinois
Chancellor E. H, Lindley returned yesterday from Illinois where; on Friday, at Charleston, he addressed the annual meeting of the Eastern Illinois Teachers Association. The University of Illinois Biotic State Teachers College.
Saturday Doctor Linderley visited his
stan, Stanley Lindley, A.B, K.U, 27; M.A,
Leland Stanford, *28*, who is an art
student at the University of Illinois.
State to Provide Special Board for Student Voters
Efforts Are Being Made to Swell Attendance of All Eligible at Polls
A preliminary, unofficial check on eligible student voters has been completed by the department of political science. The approximate figures are as follows: Total 1795
Men 1260
Women 545
Women
Lawrence residents
Various residents / including
Kansas residents (excluding
Kansas residents (excluding Lawrence) 1128
Other states (25 states)
Offer shown (for a whole
represented) 245
Foreign residents 20
Unclassified 15
"A special ejection board at the "a county courthouse for those students in Lawrence who cast absentee votes on Friday," provided this week", Prof. F, H. Guild, of the department of political science, announced after a conference Saturday with Mayor R. C. Rankin, regarding the plan. The board will be appl
"It is hoped that this method will do away with confusion among student voters, and will help to centralize information services." Professionals
A list of eligible student voters is being prepared by the department of political science, and a concentrated effort to bring students to the polls on election day will be made. This is the first comprehensive poll of eligible student voters ever made at the University, according to Professor Guild.
"The department of political science is co-operating with the campus political clubs in their campaign of arguing students' rights and part in the university election," he said.
"Bulletins, issued by the department, will be ready for student voters Monday. They will contain definite information about their candidates' bulletin, and all the information necessary to students prior to election day. Copies of this bulletin may be obtained from the political science department or headquarters of the campus political clubs.
"At the last election only about 300 students voted, but this year it is hoped there will be 600 students at the polls," said Professor Guild.
Directories Go to Press
Students to Be Asked to Call at Office for Copies
The student directory was put on the Journal-World press this morning and it will probably be out the later part of the week. The directory is the repository of the students and the circulation will be attended to by the student council who is sponsoring the directory. According to George O. Foster of the registrar's office, students will probably be called to call at the office for their
This will be the first official student directory for two years. The only directory to be had last year was a student directory by the University Daily Kansan.
Ise and Ed Riling Will Debate Tuesday Night
The discussion of "The Integrity of the Legal Profession" that is to take place Tuesday evening at 7:30 in Fraser theater will be in his lecture, for the purpose of economics, and Ed. Riling, Lawrence attorney. Each speaker will be allowed fifteen or twenty minutes for a fitted speech and a short prose or rebuttal.
- Professor Lee is to defend his attack that he made on the legal profession at a Y. M. C. A. forum several weeks ago.
GRAF ZEPPELIN, SAFE OVER LAND. CRUISES OVER EASTERN CITIES BEFORE LANDING AT LAKEHURST
First Sighted Off Cape Henry, Virginia, Huge Dirigible Visits Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia on Its Way to New York City, Where Millions Gaze at Monster
--justice to you.
The Graf Zeppelin, first air line between Europe and America, flew triumphantly over the larger cities of the eastern seaboard today after a voyage of 5,400 miles from Friedrichshafen, Germany.
Graf Zeppelin's Log
Washington, Baltimore, Wilmington, Philadelphia, and small cities turned out to admire the 770-foot dirigible as it near New York.
550 a.m. m.-Graf Zeppelin in reported to navy she was east of Cape Hatteras, about 500 miles southwest of New York.'
9:43 a.m. m.-Graf Zoppelmann sited
10 miles east of Cape Henry, Distance
from Friedrichshafen, 5,628 miles.
1:58 p.m. m.-Pasquel over Elkton.
6:29 a. m.—S. N. Siew New Amsterdam dighta Gzep Fzelpenn 179 miles due east of Cape Hatteras and about east 100 miles south of New York.
8. a. m.-Graf Zoppein reported to navy she was due about 50 to 70 miles east of Cane Hatteras.
2:15 p. m.—Passed over Wilmington Del.
2:21 p. m.—Passed over Chester, Pa.
2:30 p. m.—Sighted over Philadelphi
ship.
2:38 p, m.—Passed over Camden.
Ioover Is Welcome Into Massachusetts by Throng of Voters
Aboard Herbert Hoover's Special Train Entrance To Boston, Oct. 15 (UP)—Herbert Hoover was welcomed into Massachusetts at Springfield at 8:30 this morning by a large crowd which trengled the square about the embankment as he briefly appended for Massachusetts' vote.
Candidate Asks People to Take Vital Interest in Coming Fall Election
"It is critical to the Republican party that it should be supported by that pillar of Republicanism, Macauchester." Hoover says it is an important occurrence in national life. "It is vital to the whole world that our people take an interest in this election. It is a time when there are many importants."
However, who spoke to the crowd from a specially constructed platform near the railroad tracks, was loudly cheered when he collided with Cooleide, and said that his administration is a "promise of performance" by the party in the future. It was chilly, but However wore a mask as account as he before the crowds.
Speaks of Coolidge
Hoover Thanks "Early Birds"
Mayer Fondor Pieceer, of Spring,
held, who joined the Hoover train at
Hartford, Conn. introduced to Hoover to
the crowd of several thousand of his
fellow citizens in the morning, going
up setting up so early to welcome him.
Springfield, Parker said, "Is owned by Hoover."
"I tell our distinguished guest," he added, "that he is among friends in the zone of Calvin Coolidge. I believe the next president of the United States is the great American I now introduce to you."
Cabinet of Y. M. C. A.
Discusses Budget Plan
Finance plans were discussed and a budget for the coming year was approved by the Y, M, C. A, cabinet at the weekly meeting held Sunday at E, R. Shultz's home. As yet no definite announcement of the budget can be made. Plans for a fellowship day were also discussed at this meeting.
Lyman Hoover, Denver, who is traveling secretary of the Rocky Mountain field in the Y, M, C, A, was a guest of the cabinet.
Andy Olsen is expected to be in the line up against the Aggies Saturday. Olsen will play his first game this year, having been injured early in the season in a practice game. Olsen is a letter man and plays right tackle.
At 2:52 p. m., as the zopelinpe headed for New York after clearing Philadelphia, she had been in the air four and half days, or 109 hours. She planned to fly over the metropolis, and then land with her 20 passengers at Lakechurch, where she landed at Lakechurch, N. J., where the vast naval driable hangar awaits her.
Lakehurst, Oct. 15. — (UP) The repairs will be started on the damage of the Graf Zupinell soon after its inauguration. It lakehurst, it was announced today.
At 11:35 a.m. m. Captain Edward S.
Jackson, commandant of the Lakestar
hurst air station, received a
wireless message from Commander
Zeppelin, asking for linen material to
send the torn part of the dirigible.
Captain Jackson made public this request and, after making inquiries among his officers, ascertained that the necessary repair material already was on band at Lakuchurst. He then wirelessed Rosendahl to this effect.
Commander Rosenblad's request to takehinder stated that about 669 square meters of linen fabric for replacement of the lower surface of the port horizontal fin of the Graf Zepel would be needed for the repair.
At 4:35 p. m. the zeppelin was sighted by United States coast guards over Neunbright, N. J., heading southwest-direct for Lakechase.
As the moment for the air gull's appearance over Lakehistor neared, excitement among the throngs seat-underneath. The grounded roundings trees reached its height.
Station offends figured that the zooplankton might be an hour under how she once left New York for she would have some head winds to face. It grew cooler here as evening had but there was not much wind.
The woods and meadows surrounding Lakehurst resembled vast picnic grounds. The crowd was estimated at 20,000.
As the climax approached, the stream of motorists toward the hangar grew.
New York Gazes
New York, Oct. 15—(UP)—The largest and busiest city in the world dropped whatever it happened to be on its way, finding the largest dirigible in the world.
At 4:15 p. m. the Graf Zepelin passed over the Woolworth building on its return trip heading south toward Lakehurst.
The great rip in the left fin was clearly visible and through the tear in the covering could be seen the tail. The length of the estimated was estimated to be 200 square feet.
At 4:20 p. m, the airship crossed Staten Island, heading directly for Lakehurst. In its sweep over New York, the Graf Zeppelin picked up three planes until there were 30 of them darting and around the gas bag.
In Washington at Noon
Washington
Washington, 15—(UP) The
direcible Graziat Zeppelin was sighted
approaching Washington from the
southeast at 12:20 p. m. today.
The Zeppelin requested permission to fly over Washington about 12 o'clock, the navy announced after receipt of the message.
As seen in the distance, the dirible was heading northeastward and proceeding slowly. Its nose was pointed for Washington.
Makes Tour of City
The dirigible's big gas bag was almost obscured by the clouds. It viced slightly and headed for the capitol. Secretary Wilbur and a large number of naval officers and employees were assembled on the roof on the navy department to watch the airship anarcho.
As the zespelin passed over the White House, President Coolidge left his executive chair and joined Mrs.
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