THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL. XXV
Airship Company Is Being Planned by Detroit Group
Dirigibles to Haul Express
Mail and Passengers
if Negotiations
Succeed
(Special by United Press Correspondent)
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Washington, March 20- -Plans for a trans-Antlantic airship company, the first of its kind, to intersect between New York and London, are being formed by a group of prominent Detroit manufacturers and manufacturers, the United Press learned today.
The American group is headed by Alex Dew, chairman of the board of the Detroit-Edison company. It is planned to have the operating company owned jointly by American and British interests.
indicates 'takes Off' Negotiations so far that the American syndicate has taken an option on a substantial interest in the airship guarantee company, of London, which is building the dirigible R-100 under direction of Ralph W. Eckert.
It is planned to construct ships of the type designed by Burree, one of which will be ready for its trial flight by July, this year.
Ships to Carry 100 Passengers Four ships of 5,000,000 cubic feet capacity, carrying 100 passengers, a crew of 43 and an instructor framed first, if the program of the American group is carried out.
Following this, six trans-Atlantic type dirigibles of 9,000,000 cubic feet are scheduled to be built, half in England and half in the United States. Three ships are designed to carry 140 passengers, a crew of 60 and 20 tons of fuel and equipment, the New York to London passage in 48 hours and the London to New York trip in 60 hours by the way of the Azores.
The proposed plans of the American can group were outlined as follows. 1. The American symbicate to pursue a substantial interest in the British company, on which it now has an option.
2. The American syndicate to secure Commander Burry's American rights and leader a bid to the United States navy for one or more airships at the same time to understand the circumstances of arships for commercial purposes.
Ships Delivered by 1934 The final of the six new ships would be delivered by June 1934.
3. The formation of a trans-Atlantic airship operating company by an American syndicate and the Burnee group, in which each member would participate on an even basis. This trans-Atlantic airship operating company would operate a fleet of airships carrying mail, express, and passengers, cross-country in the Americas, purchased one-half from the American airship construction company and one-half from the airship guarantee company of England; half of these ships to fly the United States; the United States flag, and the personnel to be 50-50 American and British.
William B. Mayor, chief engineer for the Ford Motor company, was in Washington recently conferring with Dow's representatives and was said to be actively interested in the proposed company.
New York and Boston financial interests have expressed willingness to join with the Detroit group in negotiating the deal, it was said.
Lecture Interest Shown
Students to Be Given Chance to Choose Speakers
"Members of the faculty and student body are expressing lively interest in the course of lectures, said Dean John R. Dyer today.
"One instructor asked a class of fifty juniors how many would pledge to buy tickets if such a course were offered." The student again signed. If this per cent held throughout the student body it would mean that more than 3000 tickets would be sold to students alone. Much interest is also being shown among teachers.
Opportunity will be given in the Kansas tomorrow for students and faculty members to express preference for speakers for this lecture.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1928
Pen and Scroll Society Pledges Eleven Members
Pen and Scroll club held pledging service Monday evening at 8 in the rest room of central Administration building. Eleven members were pledged. Mary Bortram, one of the teachers, and was unable to attend the service.
Sara Lee Karr, c'31, Marian Pinkham, and Ralph LilBeau, c'31, read their tryout papers after the plinged. Dues were paid and the refreshments served at the close of the meeting.
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Miss Nellie Barnes, assistant professor of English, and club sponsor, attended the meeting. Harold Adamson, president of the club, prefixed.
Christian Associations Get St. Louis Pastor to Conduct Forums
Life and Personality of Chris Will Furnish Topics for Discussion
Beginning Monday, March 26, at 4:20 there will be given a series of forums under the auspices of the Christian associations, dealing with issues related to life as a living contagion秘密,” according to Ted Shultz, secretary of the Y. M. C. A. These forums will be under the leadership of the Rev. Dwight Bradley, pastor of the St. Louis Congregational Church of St. Louis.
The Reverend Mr. Bradley is one of the keenest minds and finest spees we have had on the campus. You will like him as a man in addition to being challenged by his prose of his life. He spoke at a university forum has fall.
"The Reverend Mr. Bradley is one Monday, March 26, "Is Jesus Myth?" Tuesday, "What is His Place" History, "What Is His Life" Thursday, "The Discovery of Christ"; Friday, "Jesus as a Social Factor."
Those who are interested are urged to plan to participate in the entire series or as many as possible. Though each subject will be treated as a unit, students must have a firm continuity of thought through out the series, according to Shultz.
Information about the meetings is now being arranged in bulletin form by a committee composed of Robert Mize, c28; and Frank A. Mize, c29; and Dorothy Eulow, FA'90; and Suss Gannon, c30; from the Y. W. C. A.
The meeting Tuesday afternoon will take the place of the regular Y. W, C. A., vesper service.
Student Recital Thursday
Clifton Mott and Melvin Geist Make Senior Debut
Two seniors in the School of Fine Arts will give their senior recital in the University Auditorium, Thursday, March 29, at 8:00 p. m.
Clifton Mott, pianist and pupil of Prof. H. C. Taylor, will be assisted by Melvin Geist, tenor, Miss Anne Sweeney, accompanist and Lee S. Greene, organist, in carrying out the following program:
Larga fragile
Sacchioro
Large maestoso—Allegro risoluto
Molto allegro, vivace large con maesta elegio erosico.
Che Gelida Manina ("La Bohème") Dujarine
La fleur que tu m'anais jetee ("Car-
men") Bizet
men )
Mr. Geist
Preclude, F-Sharp Minor
Reverie
Preclude, B-Flat Major
Aspiration
Slow Horses, Slow
My Love Is Come to Me
Sweet Phyllis
Strickland
Orchestral parts by Professor Taylor, Second Piano, Mr. Greene, Organn
Concerto in D-Minor Rubinstein
The sophomore class in architectureural design has just finished the design for a one-teacher school home. The problem was of six weeks duration. The judgment made by the faculty gave Ruth Stenshaug, arch, df, 2294 commended; and Ariane 2329 commended; and Y. Amate mentioned commended.
Prof. Earnest Boyce, director of the water and sanitary laboratories, is confined to his home with a severe attack of lupus.
Jayhawker Staff Measure Adopted by Both Councils
Rooters' Section Planner for Stadium Next Fall to Have Seats for 1500
A bill providing for the selection of Jayhawk staff members on a strictly basis by an advisory committee was passed unanimously by the W. S. G. A. council and Men's Student Council sitting in combined session. The entire bill will be made public to the members of the council it receives the chancellor's approval.
The two councils also voted in favor of a rooters' section which is to be arranged for the football games next fall. The motion passed provides that the stadium for an many sections as are needed on one side of the 50 yard line to be reserved for rooters, and that the stadium should be accommodate 1500 men rooters. Immediately behind them the women are to be seated and behind them will be placed all men who do not turn in their tickets in time to be placed in the rooters' section. This plan has the apprord of Dr. F. C. Allen, director of athletics. It is believed, by virtue of the high number it will result in better seats being given to the students than have been given to them before.
The Men's Student Council passed the following resolution:
"Resolved that the Memorial Union committee be requested to open the union to the public on Sunday after rooms from 1:30 to 6.
The W. S. G. A. council, meeting alone, approved a resolution presented by the Monsist Student Council, providing that the manager in charge of the checking out of cops and govets at Commandment time should receive a commission; the mayor should be remunerate him for the time necessarily spent on the job.
The W. S. G. A. council also set the date for the formal at which the newly elected officers will be installed on Wednesday, April 14. The banquet will be held at Wedgepaum's.
The W. N. G. A. counsel will also hold a burgage party at the home of their president, Rose McCullough 825 Lemuria, at 3:39 p.m., in March, Monday
Varied Acts on Program
A Chinese orchestra will be another feature of the program. The Zapata Troupheads of Manhattan and the Wakiki string trio of Kansas City will play South Sea music and Chinese-Hawaiian music, respectively.
Cosmopolitan Bill to Feature Three Orchestras
The dancing act scheduled for Mrs. Aubrey Haddain-Melanin Roselle, companion bride, will be omitted from the program as the club has concluded that the act would be "necengroup with the rest of the program."
Draun, three orchestras, vocal and instrumental music will be included in the program. Communion Choir will present in its "International Night" Friday, March 16.
Members of the Wesley Foundation and their friends will have a party at the Methodist church Friday evening, March 23.
One of the numbers will be a strong man act by Katanakadji Rao, e31, who entered the University three weeks ago after coming directly from India. Rao has demonstrated he has unusual strength by breaking an iron chain and tearing a deck of cards in two with his hands.
Phil Cicuther Vela, bch, 28, who is a native of the Mandalay region will sing, "On the Road to Mandala." "The Revival of Sitting Bolt" will be an entertainment given by American Indians.
The following Hindi students will give a one act play: Shadrach Hammant H. T. Patti, Husan Lakra, Paulil Hammant, Husan Lakra, Kankandar Pau and Piave Singh Dulhit.
Two Americans and two Hindus will be in the vocal quartet. Oscar Seyder burtione, president of the Cosmopolitan club, Melvin Geist, first tenor, Kankadi Rao, bass and Philip Cluether Velu, second tenor.
Kansas students will comport another group giving xylophone and harp numbers. They are, Cloe Willis, Siri Hajatte, Siri Hajatte, and Chrissie Francisco.
Wire Flashes (United Press)
--right, which closes a certain around bump and unblocks the machine for voting. The names of all the candidates appear on the face of the machine, with the name of each person above each name is a metal pointer, and above each question are two pointers, one for "Yes," and one for "No."
Portland, Me., March 21—The Bangor correspondent of the Portland Evening News today reported that he had received word that two bodies believed to be those of Capt. Hinchille and Miss Elise Mackay had been near Atten, Me. The report was entirely unconfirmed.
Los Angeles, Calif., March 21 — A jury of nine men was impanelled here to hear the tragic story of a boy who was killed in the case of the structure's collapse.
Washington, March 21—The house tax reduction bill will be taken up by the senate finance committee, Chairman Snoot announced to the senate today. Snoot said the committee then would decide whether hearings should be held on the measure and would hear reports of the treasury department on the amount of revenue received from the March 15 income tax payments.
The jurors were selected for their ability to act upon "technical facts" according to the corner and in the list of men of engineering experience.
Aviators to Gather Tonight at Banquet in Thimble Tea Room
Army Officers and Townsmer Invited to Attend Dinner of Aero Club
Aviation will be discussed and promoted for the benefit of Lawrence and the Charming Club. The Aero Club banquet to be held at the Thimble Tea room start at 7 p.m. In several army officers, faculty members and townmen will be there to attend.
The banquet is the first of the outside social events which the Aero Club has sponsored in preparation for the day in April when the Kansas Air Tour flyers come to Lawrence to give the club its charter. There are to be many people visiting possible landing fields has been carried on this week.
Announcements
Besides several experienced aviators from the air corps at Pt. Leavengorth and another man well-versed in aviation from the same city, several members of the faculty of the University of Kannas are to be as guests. Chancellor E. H. Lindley has been invited. Other guests are A. H. Slung, George C. Shad, dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture, and perhaps one or two others.
The purpose of the banquet is to bring about a better understanding and spirit of friendship among the members, and to show appreciation to those in Lawrence and members of the faculty who have been assisting in the work of the organization, according to O. M. R. Mucker, president.
Tommy Johnston's orchestra will play during the supper period. Members of the Aero Club will be admitted free, and any others who may wish to attend the banquet may obtain tickets as the Thimble Tea room.
John Louis Simons, 13, the son of W. C. Simons, publisher of the Lawrence Journal-World, died unexpectedly at his home, 2509 Vermont street, early this morning. He had been ill only a few hours.
John Louis Simons Dies
Funeral services will be held to morrow afternoon at 2:30 from the First Bandit church.
The exact cause of his death is not known. He had had a slight cold for several days, and a high fever due to an illness that affected him and mother, Mr. and Mrs. W, C. Simone, three sisters, Mrs. Lee McNally of Minneapolis; Mrs. O. W. Maloney; 2177 Massachusetts street; and Dorothy Simons, 635 and one brother in the same family.
Son of Journal-World Publisher Ill Only Few Hours
--right, which closes a certain around bump and unblocks the machine for voting. The names of all the candidates appear on the face of the machine, with the name of each person above each name is a metal pointer, and above each question are two pointers, one for "Yes," and one for "No."
Theta Epsilon will have an election and initiation, Thursday evening a 7 p. m. at the home of Mrs. C. W Gladys Eberhardt, street, president. Glaedys Eberhardt, street.
New Fraud-Proof Balloting Machine to Be on Display
Device Has Been Legalize for election in Seven States and 1800 Localities
A voting machine, which is easy to operate and fraud-proof, will be brought to the University of Kansas and will be on display from the early commencement, according to F. H. Guild, professor of political science.
Effort is being made to induce the Men's Student Council to postpone student elections until the arrival of President Obama, so that it may be used for Hill elections.
First Used in New York
First Used in New York
The voting machine was first used in New York state in 1897. Now 4,000,000 voters in seven states use it. The voter registration system is Washington, California, Michigan, and New York use it, and legislation is now under consideration to legalize its use in Tennessee, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Rhode Island.
The mechanical ballot is superior over the paper ballot in several main points; voting is both easier and faster; there are no spoiled or defective ballots; absolute secrecy is maintained; the count is always correct; election returns are ready immediately after voting; the permanent record of the vote is assured; and voting machines effect a substantial reduction in election expense.
Resembles Adding Machine
The device is built very much like a large adding machine. One of its principal features is its simplicity of operation. The voter enters the machine, swings an overlock lever to
In states where the voter is permitted to cast an entire party vote with a single mark, the machine is provided with a large lever at the head of each party row. When the voter pulls this lever, it turns down all the pointers in that row, indicating a vote for each column of the voter swings the overhead lever back to the left to open the curtain. A split ticket may be voted by turning down pointers individually anywhere on the machine.
The voting machine guarantees a secret vote, because it is impossible to operate the machine when the curtain remains open. The counter compartment is locked during the election, and the machine must be used to activate this machine against voting. At the close of the election, the counters show only the total vote for each candidate and question. The machine thus provides a mechanical Australian
Spoiled and defective ballots are eliminated by this mechanical ballot, since no one can vote for more than the proper number of candidates. Only the proper number of pointers may be turned down for each office.
Errors Are Remedies
Accurate election results are provided election materials to the human element have been reduced to a minimum. The voting machine operates as does the adding machine, with the totals automatically figured. Before the polls open on election day, all the counters on the machine stand at 000. Each member of the election board is required by law to certify this fact. The election officers read the figures and enter them on the return blanks, so immediate tabulation of results is possible.
The voting machine guarantees a permanent record of the vote, which is protected by several locks and seals. The keys to the locks are never in the hands of the prescript election officers, but are kept by the board of trustees of the university. They break and the machine operated, the protective counter would show an additional count, providing that the vote had been tampered with.
Expenses Are Cut
EXPENSES ARE ON
Election expenses are reduced by the machine. The average time of voting by the machine is 10 minutes, is reduced to an average of one minute, permitting the con- (Continued on page 4)
Aisles of New Auditorium Have Rubber Matting
The sloping aisles at the rear of the University auditorium have been covered with corrugated rubber mat and beams. In front, floor had become unsafe to traverse.
Complaints had been made by both students and older people that the aids were very slippery and might become the cause of a dangerous fall. The corrugated rubber, it is believed, makes the sloping aids perfectly safe.
No Understanding With Upham Marsh Tells Investigating Committee
Marsh said the Democrats received no contribution he would desire to conceal, or any "unusual" contribution.
Washington, March 21—Wilbur Marsh, treasurer of the Democratic national committee, told the senate that he had no understanding with the late Fred Upham, treasurer of the Republican national committee, to conceal campaign contributions. A sub-council member of the masonry asy as to an alleged agreement.
"But every contribution in 1923 was unusual—they were so hard to get," he commented.
Uphan's secretary had testified Upham informed them he had a secret understanding with Marsh.
"My relations with Upham were cordially friendly. I was never in his house. The only thing he did to him were in hotel lobbies and on the streets. All the contributions we received are matters of record. There were no contributions that we were given."
"There was never any such agreement or conversation relating to such an agreement," Marsh said.
March, treasurer of the Democratic committees from 1916 to 1924, said the party deficit for the 1920 campaign was $38 million and the 1922 deficit was about the same.
Like the Republicans the Democrats made strenuous efforts to clean up that defeat in 1923 before the 1924 presidential campaign, he said.
Sophomore Awards Made
Nine Architects Are Mentionsed for Creditable Work
Awards given the sophomore architects on their first problem of the semester were made public $次季定$; and these students were Ken Dumoune and Y. Yamoto were given mention commended. Mention went to C. V. Burle, Charles S Haines, Harriet Magruder and John Odenen were given low mention.
The problem given to the class was a one teacher school to be worked in out details. The problem was approached by the older method of presenting the subject. Although it was only the first problem for the semester for the class it was very well done, with the exception of G. Goldsmith, head of the department.
The plains are not ideal solutions. Professor Goldsmith further stated, but represent the original and individual work of the students themselves. They were given very little training in university in preparing their drawings.
The drawings are very attractively presented in water colors in three dimensions. The first sketched plans of the house are shown with the final solution of the problem.
Memorial to Be Unveiled
To Be Placed Before Entrance of Administration Building
The Canfield memorial, to be unveiled at Commencement time, will stand before the entrance in central hall of the University. The memorial is dedicated to the memory of James H. Canfield, former faculty member of the University of Kansas by his wife, Mrs. James H. Canfield. His memorial field is the James Fiber and James H. Canfield.
Mr. Canfield was a member of the faculty here in the ninety but left to become chancellor at the University of Nebraska.
Miss Hannah Oliver, associate professor of Latin; F. W. Blackman, proximate professor of law; Kate Strong, professor of law, make up the Canfield Memorial committee.
Y. M. Presidency Goes to Plumley in Annual Election
Four New Constitutional Amendments Passed; Advisory Board Is Elected
The new president, Leroy Plumley, is a well-known and active man on the campus. Before coming here he was president of the Y. M. A. College at Houston, where he a member of the New Student Commission and one of six delegates to the Detroit Student Volunteer Convention which was held at Christmas time. Also, he has been active in the work of Weaky Foundation in student work.
The annual Y. M. C. A. elections, which were held this morning from 9 till 12, resulted in the election of Larry Plumley as president. The other officers are as follows: Vice president, William A. Daugherty; secretary, John Brand; treasurer, John Brand. All of the proposed amendments were passed.
William A. Daugherty, the newly-elected vice president, was the editor of the K book last year, and an active worker in the association. He is a pledge of Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity.
Morris Straight, who was chosen recording secretary in today's election, was president of the Hi-Y Club at Bartlesville, Okla, before coming here. He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
John Brund, as the new treasurer,
has been one of the Y's most ardent
workers. Last year he was assistant
business manager of the K book,
and a worker in the finance campaign,
at the number of PII Delta Theta
fraternity.
The four members of the advisory board who were elected for a three-year term are: John W. Bunn, John R. Dyer, John Ise and Edward Wilhelm. All of the amendments which were proposed were carried. The first one, which provides that the Student of Medicine be admitted to the members of evangelical churches, received only two more votes than were necessary to make it effective.
The second amendment provides that the number of elected members of the advisory board be increased from 12 to 15.
The third amendment now makes it possible for the advisory board to elect officers outside the board membership if it so desires.
Miss Barnes to Speak
Irish Poets and Playwrights Subject of Talk
Irish Poets and Playwrights will be the subject of a talk to be given by Miss Nellie Barnes, of the department of English, at p.m. in Fraser chapel. This is the seventh of a series of talks offered by members of the department of English which have been delivered recently. The program is open to everyone.
Miss Barnes will speak chiefly on William Butter Yeats, J. M. Syngen, and A. E. , and will discuss the development of the literary movement under the leadership of Yeats and A. E. Syngen is no longer living, but Yeats and A. E. are helping in building up the Irish literary movement.
Richard Rushton Funeral Held in Kansas City, Kan.
The funeral of Richard C. Rushbon, 'C31, was held at 3 p.m. today in the Gates chapel at Kansas City, Kan. The entire Delta Sigma Lambda chapter, into which Rushbon had recently been initiated, attended the funeral in M. Wheeler's nearby dental adviser, was also present at the services.
Richard C. Rushton was the only son of R. W. Rushton of the Rushton bakeries. Besides his parents he is survived by a sister, Daisy Rushton, a sophomore in the School of Fine Arts.
Lumber Lectures Planned
A representative of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association has just visited Prof. Goldwin Goldsmith, president of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, and lectures by representatives of the lumber association to be given to the students in the architectural schools,