THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL. XXV
American Women With Free Ways Amaze Japanese
K. U. Graduate, Now Press Correspondent, Relates Tale of Travel in East
Editor's Note: Miles W. "Pog" Vaughn was graduated from the University in 1916 after having served as editor of the *American* and *Journalist* societies. He is now at the head of the foreign correspondents of the United Press in Asia. He is a member of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism fraternity which includes all read stories of the "Tired Business Man" abroad, he presents a picture of our efferent but stronger seas when its waters are covered by conventions and publicity.
By Miles W. Vaughn
United Press Staff Correspondent
Tobek, Feb. 12. The American flag
turned world adventure, has
few months left before women will cause conservative
Japanese to do a great deal of space
and rights and equal suffrage.
Merchants Await Tourists
Every year scores of American women, who far outnumber men nowadays as world travelers, pass through Japan on the "around-the-world" tour ships. And the Japanese never cease speculating on the peculiarities of shirt dress, hair, cocktail drinking, the Black Bottom and other American necularity.
The first of the tour ships are due to arrive in Yokohama this month and scores of merchants, with guady signs in Japanese ideas of English, are ready to greet them with everything from "foreign style" haen, or japanese food; from "Japanese art" which no self-respecting Japanese would wear as an outside garment.
Japanese always are vastly amazed at the custom of American women in the city, who dress in cocktail cocktails, highballs or other foreign conceptions. While many Japanese women drink on occasion they also drink and drink in the presence of men.
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The custom of foreign men carry packages for their wives or lift the baby in and into the house of a Japanese If a Japanese housewife makes a purchase she carries it herself and most Japanese women, behind them backs in the streets.
Lack of Escorts Remarked
It also strikes the Japanese as unusual that so many American women should start on a trip around the world unescorted. To the Japanese mind it is the business of a woman to be an emperor, and when she appointed a mate for her, and then she must obey her husband and his elder relatives until she has become a grand-mother and is entitled to re-enter the world and the age number of her children.
The Japanese also are anmsued and sometimes irritated by the imposition of authority being shown through the Yoshizawa or licensed districts. Police often stop the parties of foreign women who take care of their children, their less fortunate sisters and turn them back. To the ordinary Japanese mind a sister is a guardian for a young girl caring a red light quarter unless she is a member of the scuret sibtherhood herself and is not in uncomform for keepers of such girls if foreign women light-screns are not "fire geisha."
Fortunately few of the American women tourists who insist on wandering through the licensed quarters can understand, and certainly there is nothing to see. The ordinary Yoshiwara district of modern Japan consists merely of a restricted area, neat, clean houses and police on every corner to prevent noisy conduct. Most of the houses have a man at the front door who describes the house to them; if they have a picture gallery of the girls which may be seen at the entrance, Foreign women seldom are allowed to enter the houses, no matter how friendly the owner police a police fine.
One New York woman did succeed in getting in a Yoshizawa house in Tokio this year. She is a resident who could speak Japanese. She described it as a "not at all thrilling" adventure, as she was not allowed to enter the room and buy a basket of fruit for the girls—most of whom are sturdy peasant women sold into the market.
Tourists Are Fair Game
Tourists Are
Scared. Some are told through the East of the adventures of the passengers on the tour ship. One woman, a Mexican dollar Mexican, 50 cents gold
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Son of Prof. Brewster Dies Early This Morning
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1928
Charles Brewster, son of Prof. R, Q. Brewster of the department of chemistry, died suddenly at his home early this morning.
Enrollment Increase Swells Total to Near 4500, Reports Indicate
Funeral services will be held at the Baptist church tomorrow at 2:30 p. m. Classes in chemistry will be dismissed for the afternoon.
New Enrollments Outnumber "Flunks:" Total Exceeds
Last Year
There are 290 students enrolled in the University this semester who did not record their attendance according to the records in the office of the registrar this exceed the number of students enrolled last year by 50, the enrollment last year by 4430 and total at this time.
Of the total number, 103 of these new students have attended the University of Kansas before, while 32 have come with advanced standing from other schools. The freshman is represented by 45 new members.
The remainder of the 290 are open students, unclassified students and graduate students which are not complete yet. Graduate students are expected to continue to study in the program.
While about two hundred students failed to pass the required number of hours to remain in school, there were enough new students enrolling to replace them and an additional ninety-seventh grade student enrolled to nearly forty-two hundred.
last semester 4096 names were in the registrar's files as students in the various schools of the University. Forty or more of the two hundred listed "luck-out" are students who have been dismissed from school year, thus being classed as failures, because of not formally withdrawing from classes.
K. S. A. C. Reduces Credits
(United Press)
Changes Made to Encourage Enrollment in Courses
Manhattan, Kan., Feb. 2—in all divisions but one the total number of credits required for graduation at the college has been reduced, according to a report issued by the College yesterday. The greatest reduction was in the division of Veterinary Medicine with 108 credits compared to graduation from 150 to 142.
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It was generally believed the changes were made to induce more students to take the courses in which reductions were made. No mention of this was made in the announcement and in which the reductions were announced are those in which there is usually a scarcity of students.
Schmidt Starts on Tour
The reduction, as explained by Dr. F. D. Farrell, president of the college, puts Kansas State Agricultural University in situations so far as quantity of courses required for graduation is concerned. The reduction of credits is in line with the established policy at this college and gives it a high-quality quantity turned in by the student.
New Hays Coach Bringing Team to Eastern Kansas
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
This week's trip is the first for the Tigers this season. Their opening games were losses, to Wasiah Burden and Justin Bates, here. Although the Wasiah Burden defeat was by only a five-point margin, the Emory loss was by 15 points. However, with Saturday's victory the Tigers can hold on, and hopes are high for this invasion.
Haya, Kana, Feb. 2—Coach Harold Schmidt is invading two central conference courts this week with his Teachers basketball team. No pre-spectacular abilities at Washburn tomorrow or at Pittburg Teachers the following night. Neither were predictions offered by Coach Schmidt last Saturday prior to the 53 to 20 defeat handed over to "squadron" from Wichita University.
Blocking when there is no personal contact, is to be allowed in basketball games played by members of the Eastern intercollegiate league that vote is not sanctioned by the general athletic board of the country, however.
Couch Schmidt took up his duties as coach of basketball he last week after winning a national title. He the University and ending there his career as a member of "Plog" Ala-
Resolution to Buy Caps and Gowns Passed by Council
Class Committees to Use Commencement Funds for Purchasing Apparel
A resolution authorizing using the commencement funds for the purchase of senior caps and gowns to be rented by the Men's Student Council, graduating class was presented to the Men's Student Council at the regular meeting last night in Green by Lester Davis, ph28. The resolution unanimously authorized unaminibably by the council.
The plan, which places the handling of the caps and gowns into the hands of a committee of the class officers in the investigation by the committee composed of Davie and Upton McGill, will be presented as recommended by the committee working in conjunction with representatives from the admin-
The University commencement committee will retain a minimum rental fee of $10,000 per semester and senior class. All other charges such as cleaning, pressing and storing will be paid by the senior class. The project is to be carried out on a non-cash basis.
"The fee to be assessed renters of the caps and gowns has not been increased, and no such fees are known, however, that it will be considerably lower than the fee charged herefore. A saving of a dollar or each outfit would not seem improbable."
The rental fee charged last year was $2.50.
Diplomas will not be granted until the lessee has turned in his cap and gown.
K. U.-Aggie Debate Feb. C
Latin American Policy of U. S. to Re Question
to Be Question
Resolved: "That the policy of the United States government toward Latin America should be condemned" baiting team members, baiting team members, University, and affirmatively by a team from Kansas State Agricultural College when the teams meet Monday, Feb. 6, at 8 p.m. in the central Administration building.
Last year the team from the University won the Missouri Valley championship and most of the memorabilia were given to the squad. The debaters will be George Chumos, c'29; David Evans, c'28; and Burton Kingsbury, c'29. These three men also appeared in Cambridge University last November.
In speaking of the coming debate this morning, Prof. E. C. Bubler, of the department of speech and drama at the University of one of the most important of the season. We will meet our old rival, and the question to be debated is of special interest at this time during the national controversy over Latin America.
The judges for the debate will be a Judge at Barker University; R. K. Ickes of debate at Ottawa University, and H. W. Ross, coach of debate at Kanada.
Paris, Feb. 2—France has no intention of repudiating her war bid, but has delayed payments on them because she did not know how to pay in the 62 year period desired by the United States, Premier Raymond Klobuchar and his Deputies today, defending his financial policy against recent attacks.
'oincaire Defends Policy
The war debt of France to the United States is not yet fended and the country still owes millions. Payments in the years since the war have not equalled interest accumuli.
"The policy I have followed must be continued," was Premier Poine caire's concluding declaration.
Student enterprise tickets will admit students to this debate.
France Is Unable to Pay Debts According to Plan
"We have already arranged to pay the greater part of our war debt barges falling due during 1928 and 1929," Premier Poincaré said.
Phi Delta Phi, national honorary
honorary degree recipient,
Shuppadne, 129, of Wakefield; William
Hook, 128, of Weitha, and Adolph
Krebbl, 126, of Pretty
"Our reserves in the Bank of France are so strong now that barring sudden financial reverses, we are protected fully in any emergency.
(United Press)
--of the singers in the contest square, two of the first tenors are men taken on immediately before Christmas to play piano. One of them takes the mid-season examinations proved useful this year in predicting the men likely to become ineligible, according to Professor Lawrence, who predicted an advance in income became possible.
San Juan, Porto Rico, Feb. 2–Cul-
Charles A. Lindbergh at 1:40 p.
m. local time today in his Spirit of
Dallas show from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
--of the singers in the contest square, two of the first tenors are men taken on immediately before Christmas to play piano. One of them takes the mid-season examinations proved useful this year in predicting the men likely to become ineligible, according to Professor Lawrence, who predicted an advance in income became possible.
Wire Flashes (United Press)
Washington, Feb. 2. —Statements that the United States is without ammunition reserves are "entirely unwarranted by the facts," Representative Barbour, Republican, California, told the house committee today.
Philadelphia, Feb. 2. — Six persons were burned to death in a fire which destroyed their home here today. A fire that was started when an oil stove exploded.
Washington, Feb. 2.-Senator King Democrat, Utah, charged in the sentencing of the former Caribbean policy is usefully extravagant. "This government," he said, "is not the policeman of the world but a number of millions of dollars for that purpose."
Washington, Feb. 2—The treasury today received $10,000,000 from France as an interest payment on its borrowings in the obligation, odpShw obVsRyVrFm
Seubert Tells More About Continental Co. Oil Deal With Sinclair
Contract Worth $5,000,000 Was Sold for $400,000, Senate Committee Is Told
(United Press)
Seubert took the stand today in a continuation of the committee's investigation into disposition of the tea company. The Trading Company, part of which, according to the testimony, was transferred by Harry F. Sinclair, oil man to former Secretary of the Interior Fall soon after, the Tea Pot done
Washington, Feb. 2.—A contract worth $8,000,000 was bought by oil men in the Continental Trading Company deal for $400,000, E. G. Sehner, of New York. The Oil Company of Indiana, told the secretary Pot朵 committee today.
Seubert said that officials of the Continental had made $5,000,000 in the contract. It was to buy 50,000 barrels of oil. It sold the contract to the Sinclair Oil Company.
"I don't know why it was done," Seubert said. "I didn't have anything to do with the deal."
Invasion of Iowa Begins
The remainder of the contract was worth $5,000,000, but the deal was made for $400,000.
Game Tonight Is With Grinnell Meet Drake Saturday
Grimell is the first opponent of the trip. Jayhawkers are expected to come out strong night, although Grimell's showing during the past two weeks would indicate that they have a much stronger team than their standing in the valleys.
Eight Jayhawk hockeysters with Coach Allen left the Kanas last at 9:49 va the Rock Island for an overnight which will continue until Saturday night.
Ames is the second competitor to the Kansas. That team has pre-requisites for success, including the Jayhawkers and according to dopersists is slated for another dose of methadone.
The large locker were taken out of one of the women's dressing rooms and backpacks like those in the men's dressing rooms were set up. Baskets of the women's dressing rooms both of the women's dressing rooms, but the job was not finished before the wardrobe was complete.
Drake will be the toughest opponent of the trip and is scheduled for Saturday night at Des Moines. He will play for Lawrence following the game.
Those making the trip are: Muncy
McGuire, Unruh, Hill, Hauser, Dodd
Newland and Thomson.
Student Council of First Christian Church, 11.
Alpha Delta Pi, F. A. U., 1
Pki Kappa Alpha, house, 1.
Alpha Omicron Pi, house, 12.
Aeonia, house, 12.
Alpha Phi Alpha, house 12.
f. W. C. A.-Y. M. C. A. mixer,
Robinson gymnasium, 11:30
Robinson gymnasium, 11:30
Saturday, Feb. 4
Friday. Feb. 3
N. O. Y. B. group of W, S. G. A., central Administration room's rest room, 12.
Elizabeth Meguiar.
Acting Dean of Women.
Glee Club Director Names Members of Contest Squad
Preliminary Tour Schedule Now Being Arranged; Valley Meet Feb. 10.
Feb. 10
The Men's Glee club is making fun, arrangements for the scene of contestants' performances for their appearance at the Missouri Valley contest which will be held on Sunday.
The Glee Club has preliminary "one-night" stand engagements at Old Soldiers Home, Leavenworth, WI; and The University of Kansas City Athletic Club, Kansas City Mo.; Monday, Feb. 6, Lecompton, and Thursday, Feb. 9, Newton, Preliimin. In addition, members made at K. U. Radio night, Jan. 30, and Lawerence Chamber of Commerce
More Engagements Sought
The club will also appear at the YM, M. C, A. conventation, B. E. efforts are under way to secure other engagements for Saturday, Feb. 4, and Sat., March 15. The band will be used at all these engagements except at Newton, Wichita and at whatever place an engagement is secured for Feb. 11. The content songs will be song by for first-choice squad members of the choir of the onest超声 for 1928.
The context squad itself is larger this year than usual. The entire contest squad will be taken to Newton High School, where members of the voting voted to assess themselves $2 per person to make it through. All participants will take this trip. Otherwise only the regular traveling squad of $6 could be taken, according to T. A. Larmore directive.
Contest Squad Filled
Eighteen of the men have participated in contests before, as has the principal conductor, I. L. Roberts, and the principal accompanist, Roxeth, Rockwell, and James, who have strengthened by the unexpected availability of two of last year's veterans, who had not been expected to be eligible. However, to offset this, a first string员 of last year became president, according to Professor Larrimore.
Southeastern college, which placed first in the state contest Monday night at the Valley contest. Bettel college, which placed second in the state contest, will play Wednesday against "guest club," to replace Arkansas, which made an unexpected eleventh-place finish.
Squad Announced
The contest squad selected for 1928 is as follows:
first tenor; Brown, Burnett, Fosse
Brown, Stallings, Burghee, Brughee,
Simmons, Walsh, Seculsen;
tenor; Cotton, Cotton, Davis, R. P.
Harrison, Harrington, Hepg, Morgan
Sailer.
Bartone; G. H. Elliott, Kristen
Kimberly, Eric Johnson, Neoam-
dham, Pigman, Seefeld
Scriverer, Bass: Beale, Dawr, Eyert
McMurray, Mcurson, Osborn, Sels,
Xyx
Accompanists: Bradley, Reynth
Conductors: Morgan, I. L. Roberts
Assistant to director: Fugate.
Lead Parts May Be Selected Late Next Week
The tryouts for the W. S. G. A musical comedy, "You Tell Em, Sam," will be held in the chapel of France hall instead of central Administration auditorium, as announced earlier, as George Chamus, publicity manager.
The tryouts will be held every day next week at 3:30 p.m. The first day of the tryouts, Monday, Feb. 6, will be given ever to chorus parts exciu-
sionally, therefore that all those who desire chorus part
are on Monday.
There will be three chorus arrangements: a pony chorus, a chorus of taller girls, and another large chorus. The lead parts will be selected during the rehearsal process. Ball, e28, chairman of the trustys committee urges all candidates to appear for trystys promptly so that work may be facilitated as much as possible. Miss Ball announced that the chorus added to the chorus to be filled.
"You Tell 'Em, Sam," was written by Harold Adamson, c20. The musical arrangements were written by Virginia Arnold, f28.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
Intramural Athletics Again Get Attentior
Intramural athletics will begin in full force again next week, after lapse of two weeks.
A number of handball match have been played during this time but the deadline for the semi-finals has not yet been announced next week. Basketball contests will again be played, beginning next Monday night. The schedule for the week will be ready within the next day or tomorrow. In charge of intramural athletics.
Concession to U. S.
on Intervention Policy
Made Officially Today
Maurtun, of Peru, Proposes That Equality of States Be Proclaimed
(United Press)
Havana, Cuba. Feb. 2. A concession to the United States views on intervention by one nation in another's affairs was made today in the official report submitted to the台安-美国事务委员会 by Vitter Musteran of Peru.
A meeting of jurists had recorded that a proposed internal law code with the following declaration should be made:
"No state may intervene in the internal affairs of another state." Senior Mauritius' official report recompens section being submitted:
"All states have the right to exist and to protect and conserve their ecosystems, and the power nor justify the action of a state in protecting or conserving its existence by means of unjust procedures against innocent or unlawful persons."
Mauritain proposed also that the Pan-American Union in the code proclaim the equality of all states; and he demanded their adoption of the following declarations:
"every state is independent in the sense that it has the right to maintain its own welfare and to develop itself freely without intervention from other states" in the exercise of this right it must not violate the rights of other states."
Senior Mauritain's report was interpreted as savvoying the United States because of its recognition of another's right not to violate another's rights.
(17) Human Development
New York, Feb. 2.-Governor Smith of New York, Senator Reed of Missouri and land were all placed on the "black 17th" of presidential candidates by M. A. Buell, national president of C. T. U., in an address here today.
W. C. T. U. President Assails Wet Candidates
Mrs. Buell said, “These men have been so patient that they were able to support them because of their attitude on prohibition.” Much of her time was devoted to a denunciation of the law.
"During his administration the state enforcement code was repealed and I know personally that the dry law has not been enforced." Mrs. Walsh said in favor of 2.5 per cent beer and aiation of the Volstead act.
"For these reasons, no matter what he says, we could not expect the prohibition amendment to be enforced."
Forensic Contest Date
Set Definitely at Feb. 10
Acknowledge of the men's annual oratorical contest which will be held Wednesday night, Feb. 15, at 8; central Administration building auditorium; C. Rushler, dept. of speech and dramatic art, this morning.
The Forensic Council has decided to give a prize of $185 for the winning team. The judge sent the University of Kansas in the annual Missouri Valley oratorical to be held at Washington University on April 29th, and won by George Champos, e29. All those who wish to try out for this contest are asked to hand their names over.
In Congress Today
(United Press)
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Senate
Continues consideration of independent offices appropriation bill.
Takes up McNary reforestation bill
Public lands committee continues
nearing on Tea Pot done oil leases.
Military offices committee considers Muscle Shanks legislation.
Resumes consideration of war de partement appropriation bill.
Agricultural committee continue farm relief hearings.
Council Hears Plan of Merit System for Cheerleaders
Candidates for Freshman Officers Announced; Election Will Be Wednesday
A varied program of activities occupied three hours for members of the group, and one hour for a regular meeting of the admonitor's last night in Green hall. Serious consideration of a plan for a merit report on the taxi rates, announcement of the cap and gown project, report of the freshman election plans, graduation ceremony, candidates, and a warning to a student for intoxication and crashing the doors at a recent diversity dance, commemorating the schedule for the evening's business.
Duncan Kimble, c28, announced the names of the candidates of the two Hill political parties, the Pacchacaine group and the Democratic senator; James Kelleher, president; Robert Hare, treasurer; and Kermit Ryan, party representative at large. The candidates were the Vernon Mennell, treasurer; Mark O'Connell, freshman domen manager; Kelleher was author of Rock Chalk Junior, the prize winning Jake Cuccarino, domen manager, Green Hall婚礼 Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 7:15 p.m. to permit the voters to attend the religious week program by Dr. R. Evan Crawford, domen manager will record and check the votes.
Merit System Reported
A report setting forth a moral system for the selection of cheerleaders in five leading universities in the United States, was presented by Kimble. Those university areas Miss Johnson, California and Iowa State College.
The plan provides for the selection by a committee consisting of a representative from the Moe's Student Board, a member from the Board, P Epsilon Pi and the Jay Janes, of four freshmen who have had experience in leading cheers. One of these would be eliminated in competitions, and another would be elected during the junior year would determine the senior for the following year who would be head cheerleader. Thus the cheerleaders would be awaited by the team before the system has been installed.
Tryouts to Be Held
The present need would have to be supplied by winners in a variety of such as are being held at the basketball games. Four will be selected in this manner. A fresh election unless he has tried out at one of these basketball games. Thus within three years the system would be on a strictly merit basis. Definite measures on this measure in the near future.
Upton McGill, bar25, reported on the taxi rate discussion which resulted from his interview with Mayor R. C. Rankin. He found that the revised taxi rates were the result of the comparisons before the city council which granted their demands to make the present ordinance of the zone rates, McGill is working on a plan to present the council next Monday night to sub-committee members and as the author of the report termed, "discriminatory rates."
Clarence Laughlin told about the plans to install a fountain in the basement of the building financing of the business caused many members to question the advisability.
Walter Freese and William Mullina were elected to represent the council in the 1950 election, governing associations which will be held in Bonifacio, Colo., the latter party's headquarters.
O'Leary's "The Essay" to Be Used as Text Here
Prof. R, E. D. O'Leary, of the department of English, received yesterday a copy of his new book, "The Ecology of Human Disease" by Thomas Y. Crosswell company.
The book was not scheduled to come out until March, but publication was pushed in order that it might be published. Mr. Lecery's teacher *Oleary* will use it as a text in his two classes in essay writing and the English essay. Fifty-five copies have been ordered by the book store, and will be in town in two or three days.
The chapters of the book are headed, "What Is an Essay?" ("The Essay") and "What is a Novel" ("the Essay") "Substance of the Essay", "Structure of the Essay", and so on.
The graduate council of Princeton, an alumni organization, has pledged itself to raise $2,000,000 for a fund to help cover the salaries of the university faculty.