MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1928
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
PAGE THREE
"Big Bertha" Secrets Discovered by Army Bureau of Ordnance
Final Description of Gigantic War Piece Shows Clever Gun Building
(United Press)
Washington, March 26—The mystery of the "big Bertha," which attack terror into the hearts of the alley 10 years ago Friday, has been revealed by the army bureau of ordinance.
Since the close of the World War, historians have spoken of the long range gun which shelled Paris as the "great mystery of the war."
Description in Files
Ouya a few American army officers knew the real secret—wah was after all but a clever job of gum building—of the master cannon.
In the files of the bureau of ordinance is a complete description of the big gun, its projectiles, its compassure, all of which are accompanied by pictures. A few years ago, a former German artillery officer offered to sell the war department a blue print of the "Big Bertha" design. Department officials told him that the gun they didn't have to for all details of the gun are available for use if needed.
Was Largest Gun
The "Big Bertha" was a master cannon, bigger, longer and more powerful than any other machine gun. Seven were constructed during the war. Three were building at the armoury and a number of them at an Austrian gun factory.
The main features as disclosed by the ordnance bureau are as follows:
built for the anetting of Paris only. They were reconstructed from worn out 15-inch naval cannon.
The master guns were built
They were built first for 8.27 inch shells and after being worn were reordered for 9.45 inch shells.
They were built in two sections, the main section 18.5 feet long and the forward section 19.7 feet.
Each gun weighted 318,000 pounds. The shell left the muzzle of the gun at a velocity of nearly a mile a sec ond.
The projectiles weighed 294 pound each and were approximately 6.5 fee long, including the fuse cap.
The maximum range was 75 mile—more than twice as far as the most powerful gun of today—and the projectile had to reach an altitude o 24 miles to cover its maximum distance.
The life of a "Big Bertha" was 56 shells.
According to war department in formation, the guns were transported in two sections on a specially constructed railway mount. A specimen crane had be to be mounted them on their装膘ments. They were mobile only in the fact that they could be quickly moved back. The emplacements were re-enforced by concrete under death.
Mrs. Goodhue in Critical Condition After Relapse
Northlakeup, Missouri 36-2
Mrs. Lemra Goodwin, 7th mother of Mrs. Calvin Goodwin, has entered into another relocation and is appointed to be
Mrs. Coolidge was expected to arrive at Northhampton late tonight to her mother's bedside.
Mrs. Goodline, who has been in Dickson hospital several months an is result of an attack of influenza, was reported in a "very critical condition" on Tuesday.
Hospital authorities reported that Mrs. Goodhue slept fairly well despite her relapse.
New York Jews Vacate East Side for Brooklyn
New York, March 26 - Manhattan has had to yield to Brooklyn as the center of the Jewish population of the metropolis. A survey just completed by Jewish Social Research shows that descendants of the chosen people are moving out of the temenent districts of the lower East Side into Harlem, Brunswick and Parkside in Philadelphia and paid per cent of the 1720,000 Jews in the entire city.
Coney Island, with 967 per cent, comes nearest to being all Jewish of any section. Mortality statistics indicated that the death rate is curiously low in the young age group from the latter age on, however, the rate is higher than for the general population.
Copenhagen, Denmark, March 26.
—Mrs. Nina B. Bi-Long, 62, the only woman ever to be a member of the Danish cabinet, died here Sunday.
"Doodle Bug" Theories Work in Locating Potential Oil Fields; According to Dr. R. S. Knapper
That the dreams of the old time "doodle-long artist" who believed that, when his forked stick turned earthward, potential oilfibres lay beneath, or that when his fork can danced nicely on the end of his string, oil bearing from the surface has brought true to modern scientists, was revealed by Dr. R. S. Knappen, in a talk to mining engineers and geologists Thursday afternoon, Mr. Knappen formerly, was a professor in the department of geology here. He is now an executive of the Gypsy Oil Co., a subsidiary of the Gulf Oil Company.
Strictly scientific instruments taking advantage of minute variations in gravitational attraction, and of the chocks of artificially produced earthsurface deformation of communities in the location and mapping of buried geologic structures, since 1921, according to Mr. Knappen, "The most successful of these instruments," Mr. Knappen said, "are the ground balance and the seismogram."
Little of the surface of the earth in the United States remains unknown. Mr. Krappen pointed out, and only the subSurface remains to be explored. It is for this task that the seismometer or the torsion balance are used.
Both of these instruments have proven highly successful in the location of salt domes in the Gulf Coast, several of which have produced oil. One of the geologists most important tasks is to locate and map geologic structures or reservoirs capable of storing commercial quantities of petroleum. These reservoirs are located in the rock crust brought about by crustal setting or deep seated and far reaching movements within the earth. When the rocks which have been folded and bent in these movements are exposed to air, they can be a geologist's task is easy, and he can map his structure by ordinary means.
Cotton Market Questioned Swarathout May Conduct Outdoor Chairs So
Arthur Marsh, Former Teacher Causes Inquiry
Causes Inquiry
Arthur R. Marsh, who has been the farm center in the cotton market institutions by a senate-house committee for the past 10 days, and promises to future in the inquiry even if he does not, he will be University from 1857 to 1889.
March spent 10 years on the Harvard faculty after leaving the University and since that time has been prominently identified with the New York Colton Exchange, lately as a bison broker, and formerly as president.
In the present senate-house investigation March has charged that in 1923 one firm manipulated May cotton at a cost of $2.50 a hale to the cotton grower, and that this manipulation was furnished to the firm by the War Finance corporation. March's disclosures have been sensational, and further damage to certain cotton exchange firms will occur done as the investigations continue.
Building Opened Sunday
Large Number of Visitors See Memorial Union
The Union building was opened to tourists on Sunday afternoon for the jet time yesterday. Mrs. W, E, and M attended with their children. He project kept figures which showed hat from 2 until 6 there were 187 to hit the memorial, and from 6 until 30 there were 39 visitors. Of the total number of greater part were out of own people.
"I the unusually nice day, yesterday, made most of the visits transients," Mrs. Bowerbrook explained. "Problably 25 or 30, however, stayed long enough to play a game of checkers or inspect he building closer."
The visitors expressed general appreciation at the opening.
Business Students Plan for Annual Celebration
A convocation for business students is planned, and will probably be held in room 206 west Administration building.
Baseball games are being arranged to be held among teams made up of faculty members, students and seniors in the school, Robert Krownert, bus. 28%, is in charge of the games and field events and is planning to have a top-of-war and other field events. Election of officers for the course will begin on Thursday, day A, a meeting will be held prior to April 15 to nominate officers.
Students in the School of Business will have no classes the afternoon of Wednesday, April 18, annual School of Business day here, according to Harold Winner, bus'28, president of the school.
A banquet will be held at Wickedama's in the evening at 6 for faculty, students and guests will be seven speakers on the program, and perhaps there will be one or two out-of town speakers, according to Winfrey.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
The seismograph, the instrument used in recording earthquake shocks, works on a different principle. Miniature earthquake shocks are produced by setting off dynamic at given frequencies in a radio frequency. The exact time of the explosion is recorded by radio, and the exact moment at which the shock reaches the seismograph is similarly recorded. From this data the time of travel of the earthquake wave from the place of the earthquake to the instrument may be computed.
From comparisons of norms previously obtained experimentally for each of the geologic formations involved, with the field data, experts are able to plot subsurface conditions within the area.
Dan D. M. Swarthout has received a letter from the Summer Union Service committee of Springfield, Ill. asking if it will be possible for him to lead the combined choruses of 25 Protestant organizations of Springfield at an outdoor service to be held there during August.
Swarthout May Conduct Outdoor Chorus Servi
The two years before -emoting to the University, Dean Swarthout led these choruses in outstanding numbers from ontarios, utilizing band accompaniment. It was also possible that Dean Swarthout will be able to conduct at this service.
Fowl Noticed by Darwin Shows Further Evolution
London, March 26>An example of evolutionary effects in a breed of domestic poultry originally not beedy and born with such an eye has gone on evolving rapidly under the guidance of artificial selection, according to a British student of poultry.
(Release Service)
When Darwin knew the breed, Mr Finn states, its face and the sides of its bead were covered with white skin, and its cariboles were prominent and even larger than the beads, even more extensively during the half-century since Darwin called attention to the birds, and the cariboles have vanished as such, having been merged into a sort of horizontal descent hangs across the cock's throat.
Yale Honor Plan Found Unsuccessful by Council
(Daily Kannan Campus Special)
New Haven, Conn., March 26—The Yale college student count has given four attackers will not longer attempt to enemy the Yale honor system which has not been successful so far. The reasons are:
4. The occasional reports of cribbing sent in by a member of the faculty based on a comparison of text papers bring before the council men who are not deserving of expulsion or suspension.
1. Under present conditions public opinion is not sufficiently active.
2. No students are willing to report violations.
3. Very few consider it necessary openly to discourage offenses,
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E. H. S. Bailey Returns
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Rents, Repairs, Ribbons
F. I. Carter,
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Winter Was Spent in California at Home of Son
Phone 1051
1025 Mass.
Professor and Mrs, E. H, S. Bailey returned last week from California where they have been since December. They were visiting their son Herbert S. Bailey, at Otuno, Calif., who is the president of the University of Kanaa in '92 and his R. S. at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in '96. He is now manager of the Exchange Orange Products company, which is a branch of the Citrus Fruit Association, and Professor Richard Interactive trip through the plant.
The company handles only the crule, which are the small oranges of different sizes that cannot be sold. From them are made orange oil and concentrated pulp for orange beverages, Pectin, a jelly-like substance which comes from the skin, is used in masking cosmetics, and is used to refuse from this process is dried and is used as feed for chickens, so that none of the orange is wanted.
While visitig in San Diego they saw Mrs. Marvin, wiew of the late Alto, who was a pioneer in engineering and Architecture, at Palo Alto they saw Professional Franklin, of Stanford University, who is a K, U, graduate and a known known scientist.
Professor Bailey made the trip for his health and reports that he is feeling fine and is getting to get back.
Russel Jones, A.R. 27, who is on
played at Armour and Company, Kan
as City, Mo., was in Lawrence Sat
urday and Sunday.
VARSITY
Tonight — Tomorrow
See
With George O'Brien and
4:00 Prices
3:00 Mat. 10-40
9:00 Eve. 10-50
JERRY has some new nautical numbers.
Lois Moran
Shows: 7:00 Prices:
"The Shame" — Tom Mix in "Daredevil's Reward"
Wednesday—
BURNING DAYLIGHT
SOON—
Big Double Program
Thursday — Friday
Iilton Sills in a Jack London
story
LEGION CHIEF DONS MEXI
CAN SOMBRERO
John Gilbert m
CLARA BOW in RED HAIR
San Antonio, Texas—National Commander Edward E. Spuffard of the American Legion and the Army Corps of Engineers, who confession comes in October.
Faculty to Meet Tuesday
The meeting of the faculty of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences which was to have been held Tuesday, March 27, will be tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 in the auditorium on the third floor of the Administration building. The meeting was postponed because of the death of Prof. A. J. Boynton.
BOWERSOCK
Tonight — Tomorrow Wednesday
Special
Katherine Langmade Singing "The Indian Love Call"
Roses will be given to the ladies attending the matinee performances.
Shows: - - - 3 - 7 - 9
Prices: 10-40c *Eve*. 10-50c
Thursday night only-
The Star Musical Company Hit of the Year
What Would Be Nicer
Pants Creased at Sides May Be Style in London
"MY MARYLAND"
Friday — Saturday
Richard Dix
in
SPORTING GOODS
than an Easter box of candy for mother, for sister,
for sweetheart?
SOON
in
Packages wrapped for mail free of charge
Victor McLaglen "A Girl in Every Port"
Rankin's Drug Store
Handy for Students
11th & Mass.
Phone 678
(Science Service)
March 25
crenned at the sides, after the manner of King George, will be introduced as an experiment by clothlion this spring, but there is little hope that they're becoming popular even though they've been doing that way for many years.
Plus fours will remain in style; if their popularity increases they may become plus five, or six.
Suits will be slightly more loose fitting to allow more freedom for exercise.
Light grey and light brown will be predominant, salt color; there is rumor that the big parts and coat men are going to spring something new. Remembering gray. Remembering the complete riot of the "bright clothes for men"
mumovee in 1925-5-7, the arbiters of flaubert—if they have such an idea—are keeping it a closely guarded secret.
Women's Club to Elect Officers
ROWERSOCK One Night Thursday March 29
George Carey, A. B. 26, has recently accepted a position with the International News Service at Pittsburgh, Penn. He was formerly employed by the Delaware Ledger at Newark, N. J. He is a son of A. L. Carey, 504 Locust street, Lawrence. He married Elizabeth Bolinger, A. B. 26.
Women's Club to Elect Officers
Election of officers will be held at the regular meeting of the Girls' Friendly club next Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 at Corbin hall. As there are only a few nominations will be made from the floor, according to Olive Tyson, c29, president.
The MESSRS. SNUBERT PRESENT
SINGING COMPANY OF 150 - CHORUS OF 60
A MUSICAL ROMANCE
THE PERFECT AMERICAN OPERETTA
Music by SIGMUND ROMBERG
Crossover of "BLOSSOM THRILL" and "THE STUDENT PRINCE"
Seats Now on Sale at Eldridge Pharmacy
Prices $1.50, $2, $3, plus tax
Easter Sunday, April 8th
On Top of the World in a New Spring Kuppenheimer
$40 $45
Others $23 to $50
New Hats
New Shirts
New Ties
New Sweaters
HOUK AND GREEN
CLOTHING CO.
See The Kansas Relays