THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XX
Senate Kills Bill TaxingFraternity Houses in Schools
NUMBER 108
Measure Fails to Pass Despite Agitation Among Farmers to Provide For Tax
The bill providing for the taxation fraternity houses at state institutions was killed by the senate assessment and taxation committee after a rather lengthy discussion last night. The bill passed the house early in the session and has been before the senate committee more than a month.
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Agitation for and against the bill has been active throughout the session. Farmer residents in the counties where the state schools are located have been especially active in arguing that some tax provision be passed.
The meeting was deadlocked some time last night over an amendment to the former bill in which it was provided that the practice of allowing non-fraternity landlords the benefit of the taxing exemption, or that their houses were rented by fraternity houses would be stopped.
Amendment Deadlocked Meeting
A recent ruling by the courts holds that "use" and not "ownership" governs the tax liability and if a house is owned, the property is exempt from taxation.
Use Governs Tax Liability
At the meeting las; night it appeared that Douglas and Riley counties were the only strong advocates for the bill.
The question of fraternity taxation has been under consideration by the legislature since 1914. At that time, a supreme court decided that "all property used for educational purposes in institutional institutions" should be tax free. Fraternity houses were construed to be literary halls or dormitories. The supreme court also held that the ruling restricting fraternity property to one-half acre was unconstitutional—that amount of land could not be limited.
Announces Annual Staff
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KAN AS, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1923
All Are Experienced Workers Who Have Ability
Whm on Feb. 2 the bill passed the house by a vote of 77 to 33, and was immediately referred to the senate committee, the advocates of the proposed legislation were encouraged. The bill is dead for this session.
Eighteen members of the Jayhawkter staff have been announced all of whom, according to Ted Hudson, editor of the book, are exposed to the material in the year-book and have written much of the Jayhawkter
"These people were chosen as carefully as possible after considering their ability and their capacity for leadership," the advisory board of the Jayhawk
The following are the members of the staff of the 1923 Jayhawkher: Charlotte Alken, Mary Frances Cloutier, Jane L. Hancock, R. Bonnie Ridge R. Befreel, Robert Fochht, John Contron, William T. Garland, Helen Aka, Florence L. King, Robert Lemon, George McCullagh, J. Albert Kerr, R. C. Petty, Burry W. White, The photographer is Robert Gilbert and Orin May Shepherd.
Kemper Military School To Have New Gymnasium
Boonville, Mo., March 6—Following closely upon the decision to add junior college courses to the Kemper Military School Curriculum here next year came the announcement today by Col. T. A. Johnston, superintendent, that the university would start at once. Both announcements were enthusiastically received by a faculty and cadets as we tremendous steps forward.
The plans call for a two-story battle brick structure 200 feet long and 100 feet wide. It will be exceeded in size and equipment only by a few of the big universities, three basketball courts, a running track, shooting gallery, showers, lockers, heating plant and offices, permitting athletic and military work to go on regardless weather conditions will be maintained; the main building will be built to con-
Workers for Clean-Up
Workers for Clean-Up Memorial Drive to Meet
Special speakers will address the workers for the coming clean-up Memorial campaign at a meeting to be held in Fraser Chapel Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Chancellor Lindley may discuss the project with the workers.
The meeting Wednesday is very important, according to Karl T. Finn, organization secretary, and it is necessary that any way with the campaign be present. The meeting, he explained, is intended not only for the executive committee and the school leaders, but for the solicitors and their captains.
Knowledge of Laws Is Necessary Factor, Says Dean H.W. Arant
Law Dean Speaks From K. C Star on Benefit to Business of Legal Aid
Kansas City, Mo., March 6—"The reason that we have a body of laws regulating the acquiring and use of property is because so many men "want the point," pointed out H. W. Arant, Dean of the School of Law at U.S. Naval Academy, where she broadcast later from station WDAF, the Kansas City Star.
"There must be knowledge of law in order that we may appreciate the opportunities that are ours, as well as the dangers which beset us. Many people, because of ignorance of the law, shut the doors of justice and thus result that would be theirs if they understood that certain lines of conduct were not noxious in their effects but could be made to yield wholesome results," said Dean Arant. He also pointed out that the chief reason more people do not break laws is because such laws are based on generally accepted notions of right and wrong.
"We exchange a part or all of the reward of our labor for what someone else's labor has produced," said Dena Arent. "We are too busy to go to each one who produces goods." To relieve such necessities transportation systems of various sorts have been devised and various forms of business enterprises have come into existence in order that there may be available for us at our offices all kinds of robots of humanoid shapes which go to make life comfortable and happy.
"At each stage of production legal relations have been formed without which we could not have the necessities of life. Tasks of-province men and women, a single individual has nothing to do. In order to accomplish them numbers of men pool their wealth and then employ thousands of others. The men engaged in this work must press the formation of legal relations with others." concluded Dean Arant
Press Club Will Entertain
University Scribes Plan Feast For Thursday Night
The K. U. Press Club will meet Thursday evening in the journalism building. A short business meeting will be held, and a field staff meeting, and refreshments.
Marco Morrow, assistant publisher of the Capper publications, and Mrs. Burt Johnson, senior associate reporting on eastern papers will be the speakers of the evening. Special features have been planned for entertainment which the committee will create.
The K. U. Press Club is composed of the students in all journalism classes. Everyone who is enrolled for course in the department is urged to attend.
A cloudy sky prevented the crowd of over 100 people gathered in the astronomy observatory from a satisfactory factory setting. Friday night, the eclipse which took place from 8:28 to 10:36 p.m. was easily discernible from porches and many turned out to see the full moon at its point. The eclipse was not a success.
Clouds Prevented Many From Seeing Eclipse
This was the first partial eclipse since October 16, 1921, and was caused by the moon getting into the shadow of the earth. The number of times there were some years and as many as three during other years.
Reichstag Meets In Strong Protest Of Ruhr Invasion
Chancellor Cuno Orders the Session to Convene as the French Push On Into Ruhr
Berlin, March 6—Chancellor Cuno canonized the Reichstag today for a meeting of strong protest against ex-Communist dictator Adolf Hitler at the Ruhr and Rhineland territory.
Even as the Parliament met, word was received that the French had pushed further, occupying several cities southeast of Dusseldorf.
Washington, March 6—Serious in
inference with the commerce of
American firms in the Ruhr valley
has developed from the French ocupa-
tion, Secretary of Commerce
Hoyer declared today.
The session was held today instead of the date originally set, Chancellor Cohn have called it hurriedly when he found himself at Mannheim were occupied.
Scores of complaints have been received from American importers and exportors by government departments, Hoover said. The situation, however, may be the result of confusion attendant to the occupational discipline policy of obstruction by the French government, he explained.
Hinders American Commerce
U. S. Shipments Reported Held
U. S. Shipments Reported Held
Shipments purchased by firms in
the United States are reported to
have been seized as they were being
sent out into trade, and shipment
trade is measured by the French,
according to the protest
In view of these steps it is considered probable that the United States government may begin action looking into whether its commercial interest in the Ruhr.
Elect Dean Blitz to Office
Common Problems Considered at Cleveland Meeting
Dean Anne Dudley Blitz was elected president of the university section of the National Association of Deans of Women at the meeting of the association held at Cleveland, O. February 28 to March 1. Miss Blitz returned to Lawrence and met the most profitable and worth-wille meetings that we have ever held," Miss Blitz said yesterday. "There were almost three hundred deans and advisors there." At the general session the advisors discussed their common problems. The association had instructed the advisers, one for deans of universities, one for deans of technical school, and one for deans of high schools. As secretary of the section for deans of universities, Miss Blitz helped arrange the program given by that section. "Inter-racial relations is a big part of thepus" was the subject of the paper read by Dean Blitz.
Before going to Cleveland, Miss Blitz went to Columbia University as one of the four alumni representatives of the Teachers' College. She was in Columbia's fifth anniversary of Dean J. E. Russell, on the subject, "Teachers' College and Women's Education." While in Cleveland, Miss Blitz also talked to the deans and advisers of the Social Aspects of a Dormitory.
Through an arrangement with the United States government, the first class mail for the administrative offices of the University will be delivered by a special messenger at 8 a.m. every morning. The messenger will be provided by the University, as no other provision is provided for this by the government.
This arrangement is especially welcome because at that time in the morning the offices are not busy, but he is usually arrive, conferences are going on and it is almost impossible to attend to even the most important mail," said George O. Foster, the registrar made the announcement this morning.
Arrange For Earlier Mail to Administrative Office
American folk lore talks, held in the open air, are features of the summer session of the University of Wisconsin.
Topeka, March 6—Governor Davis today used his veto power again when he returned to the house without his signature the bill to permit the Kansan governor to plant to purchase supplies up to $2000 dollars without advertising for bids.
WIRE FLASHES
Berlin, March 6—Germany cannot consider intervention at the present time, Chancellor Cuno declared in a speech today in the Reichstag dealing with the situation in the Rhin. Later, on Tuesday, German officials might listen to a third party's eorts to intervene provided that Germany entered on an equal footing.
New York, March 6—Reginald G. Vanderbilt and Gloria Morgan were married at the home of Boden Horstall.
WEATHER REPORT -Fair tonight and Wednesday, slightly cold in extreme east portion. Rising temperature Wednesday.
New York, March 6—Chasley Guy
forton, former Secretary to President
aft, died here today after a long
lness.
Russians are in Need Of Warm Clothing as Well as Staple Foods
Villages in Famine Zone Thrown Into Turmoil as American Clothes Arrive
Philadelphia, Pa., Mar. 6—"Whole villages in the Russian famine zone are thrown into a turmoil of excitations." The Quakers have American clothing for them." So writes Miss Dorothy North of Chicago, one of the Americana quaker workers, who is in charge of gathering distributions in the famine zone.
Miss North continues: "I do hope that folks at home will realize how much good warm clothing means to these peasants who must live through extremely cold winters, under such conditions, a family has now brought upon them."
Another of the Quaker workers, Miss Hannah Pickering, of Elimra, N. Y., says in a recent letter: "The quantity of clothes which we have to distribute is so small, and the need for clothing so universal, that one man can wear three of the famine clothes is for many as bitter as the famine of food."
To meet this demand among the famine sufferers, the American Friends Service Committee is soliciting contributions of good secondhand clothing and material in the piece which can be made into clothes by the women of the famine zone. Contributions of these supplies should be sent to the American Friends Service Center, Cherry streets, Philadelphia, Pa.
Artists Will Sell Candy
A canye sase will be held tomorrow by the students of the department of painting. Candy can be bought at the check stand in Fraser hall, at Hearn hall, and at the East Administration building to pose up apose of raising money for the painting scholarship fund to send students to Provincetown.
Proceeds Go Toward Scholarship at Eastern School
Each summer one or two students are sent to Provincetown, where Professor Charles W. Hawthorne, who conducts a summer school each year; Professor John R. Frazier of the department of painting of the University goes to the school each June to act as Professor Hawthorne's assistant.
The eleven students who are directing this sale have all gone to Provincetown in the past and are desirous of helping others to go. All the students in the department are working on this sale, including their time and materials. "The money from this sale will be of inexpensive value to those who receive the scholarships," said one of the committee this morning. "The more candy that is given to Provincetown, the more we want to sell at least two or three."
A meeting of Phi Lambda Sigma Presbyterian women's sorority, was held Saturday, March 3. The following were initiated: Fern Corkea, c286; Nicholas Wheat, N. Waite, c23; Fay Tackwell, In. 238; and Alice Chappius, c26.
Begin Final Lap Of Stadium-Union Campaign Tonight
University · Students Not Asked to Contribute To Memorial Until Monday
The final lap of the Memorial campaign will initially start tonight when Chancellor E. H. Lindy adhere to a schedule and friends of the University at a banquet in Hutchinson. Work among the alumni is beginning before the campus campaign, as the students are expected to contribute until next Monday.
Karl T. Finn, organization secretary, said that the alumni campaign will be carried rapidly from city to city throughout the state. Hutchinson, as the center of loyal K. U. alumni, was selected as the logical starting point, Kansas City, will probably be next in line.
"Last Mile" Boosts Union
The special edition of the newsletter put out by the journalism faculty and called "The Last Mile" is off the press, and is being distributed for use in the alumnae and campus news service. The campus sheet, showing the need for a Union Building and reporting the progress of the Million Dollar Memorial fund. Louis F. Miller, chairman of the campus campaign, announced today the lists of solicitors who will ask all students to take part in pledges. The school leaders and team captains were announced in last night's Kansan. All campaign workers will meet for instructions in Fraser Chapel Wednesday at 4:50
Announce List of Workers The teams and school chairmen are:
College—Harold Burt, chairman
Orchia Harding, assistant
Orpha Harding, assistant
Team captain—Chester Shaw; so-
llicitors—Charles Sheldon, Geralc
Pipes, Lloyd Robinson, Hugh Doney
Lloyd Gunce, M. R. Focht, Walter
Harris, Greg Bentley, Harry
Zerry, Wolfgare Graves
team captain—Caroline Harkrader; solicitors—Henlan Henlen Maria Oeselgscher, Doris Flesson Dorothy Brorchle, Edna Braun, Hope Selig, Reba Cultum, Norma Pyle Barbara Becker, Helen Jack.
Team captain-Leona Baumgartner; Solicitors-Emily Mahr, Marjan Walker, Ruth Ohmer, Mayna Walton, Kyle Frost, Alice Ivor, Alice Cochran, Gladys Snyder Dorothy Blackman, Frances Wilson; team captain-Nestor Moore; solicitors-Elise Davis, Mildred Carrina, Wilma Atkeson, Margaret Clarke, Elizabeth Deane Tera Rea White, Elizabeth Dearn, John Brown, Ruth Brisheane.
team captain—Helen Jaka; solicitors—Elizabeth Graham, Virginia Evans, Mary Torrence, Louise Robinson, Frances Arant, Irene Peabody Geraldine Petit, Ramona Hood, Madeline Emmett, Frances Robinson.
team captain-Dorothy Higginz;
Solicitors, Frances Durheim, Mary
Jenkinson, Jessie Edmondson,
Thelma Koster, Glayds Vernon,
Eleanor Davis, Donida Oliger*, Emily
Romaine, Romyne Eckstein, Elena
Kansas--Missouri Debate Will be Held March 1
Team captain—Robert Mosby; so (Continued on, page 4)
The annual Kansas-Missouri debate will be held in the Junior College auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. Saturday evening, March 10. The debate this year will be similar to the one held between the two schools last year in that it will be a no-decision open-forum debate.
The question to be debated is: Resolved, that the United States should immediately recognize Soviet Russia. Tryouts for the Kansas team were held before the holidays and the members, Floyd Wright, Harold J. Schafer, and C. Wilmer Harvey, have worked since under the direction of Prof. H. A. Shinn, coach and head of public affairs of U.S.A. The Missouri debaters are Beenton Lee, C. P. McKinney, and Fred Almand. Missouri will have the affirmative side of the question and Kansas the negative.
Prof. C. I. Reed, of the department of physiology, will give an illustrated lecture before the Ellor Dysartorney of the American Legion in Legion hall Wednesday evening on the subject, "Chemical Warfare."
Banquet Will be Given R.O.T.C. Graduating Class
A farewell banquet will be given for the graduating members of the R. O. T. C, sometime during May. A visit by the president last of the month or May of first, June
The senior class of the unit will be the first class to finish four years of training at the University. Sixteen men will receive commissions in the Const Artillery Corps; seven in the Infantry Corps; eight in the fantasy; and one, a native Filipino, will receive a commission in the Philippine Scouts.
Dr. Harper Defines Religion at Meeting Of Psychology Frat
New Creed Places All Emphasis on Service and Loyalty to Humanity
"Primitive religion is a technique of security, Cultural religion is a cooperative quest of the good life" "There were even examples of the modern trend in religious thought, by Ernst B. Harper, professor in the School of Religion, to Beta Chi Sigma, psychological fraternity, yesterday after-
Starting with primitive religion, Professor Harper traced the evolution of religious thought through four sg s. The last stage, "Social Humanism," as it is often called, is a development of the last decade. Professor Harper in his description of the new religion made plain that it was a very radical departure from the old orthodox conceptions. He said that the account of the new social order accounted for the creation in Genesis a myth.
"To them God is finite, does not exist, or is a symbol of certain high attributes much as the stars and stripes are a symbol to us of Americanism. Indeed, some members of this religion believe in a religion, believe with a Japanese philosopher that, the general upward struggle of humanity constitutes God. "The 'Social Humanists' deny the resurrection and immortality, as well as the second coming of Christ. The new creed places its entire emphasis upon service and loyalty to humanity. Intelligent loyalty to the largest extent of humanity is ethics also religion," said Professor Harper.
Professor Hunter of the department of psychology also spoke at the meeting, and said that he did not believe a religion without the old-fashioned conception of God would have much appeal to the majority of us. He said: "When you make God a flag you produce a red flag." Professor Hunter did his own personal religious ideas. He said that he who does not understand his religion of many others does not understand his own.
Dual Meet Seats Reserved
Tickets and Flat Rate Fare Can Be Bought Now
A bloc of seats for the Missouri-Kansas dual meet to be held in Convention hall at Kansas City on Friday night, March 9, have been reserved for the Kansas students. They are on sale at the athletic office and are near the entrance. The seats are near the finish and afford a very good view of the meet.
Arrangements are also being made to hold the 10:30 Santa Fe in Kansas City until 10:45. This will enable the students attending the track to make up time for trainings from the city. A flat rate of $2.00 is being made for the round trip to people attending the meet. Railroad tickets are now on sale at the athletic office. There is to be no special training going to the meet, but the tickets will be honoured when training goes to Kansas City next Friday.
The prices for the seats, including tax, are: Box seat, $1.65; 1st four rows in the balcony, $1.25; back of first four rows in balcony $1.10.
The Hiawata World recently confirmed the statement of a K. U. professor that in his six years at the University there had been two missions undertaken for these purposes at Hiawata, T. T. Gibbs, station agent at Hiawata, verified the assertion. To quote from the World, "It may be true that dogs are cruelly treated and tortured by the Hiawata part of the dog story 'without foundation in fact.'"
Thieves Get $250 Cash in Robbery Of Sig Alph House
Checks For $687 Are Taken;
Robbers Force Lock Dock
and Loot Fraternity
Strong-box
Burglarms entered the Sigma Alma Epsilon fraternity house last night between 1 a.m. and 5:30 this morning, and stole $250 in cash and $887 in checks. This marked the third year the house has been robbed.
Robbers Force Locks
The instrument used in forcing the locks was not found, but the marks left on the desk indicate it to have been driven or some other tool of that nature.
Burgaria pried open the desk in which the strong box was kept and then forced the strong box. They overlooked $40 in cash, which was in the desk. They also checks and about $111 in bills, all of which were in the desk.
The loss was not discovered until about 8:30 a.m., when flyl F. F. Smith, steward, and Earl Allvine entered the room. They immediately notified the police and instructed all banks to refuse payment on the checks.
Smith said this morning that he did not place the money in the desk until after 1 a.m., as he was checking over the fraternity books until that time.
Third Koberry This Year
Last night marked the third time this year the house has been burglary, and you should look only money from the second floor.
The second time money and jewelry were taken from the third floor and last night only one room was entered, which was on the second floor. One other time during the mid-summer vacation the house was entered but it had been moved to another room. At present no clues have been found, but the police are working on the case and hope to trace the crime to the guilty person through the cheeks. Finger prints are also being taken in the hope of finding the criminal. Chief of Police Carmen said at noon that he has received five finite developments within the next twenty-four hours, and hoped to bring the thieves to justice.
Dean Dyer Explains Solutions of Vital Problems
Work Lowers Scholarship
"Many students are learning that in the long run too much outside work does not pay," said Dean Dyer this morning in explanation of a hard statement made a short time ago, which was misinterpreted by many self-supporting students. "We are eager to help the self-supporting students get out of it, but he best way of supporting himself so that he may get the maximum out of his University life" continued Dean Dyer.
'In many cases even a normal amount of outside work is paid for in lowered scholarship. It is not worth the price in many cases. The advantages gained from demonstrating one's ability in self-support often outweighs the loss in scholarship. However, it needs to be learned that one should take a higher institutional institution and that a slump in scholarship is a very serious thing.
"Another good way of securing an education without this loss in scholarship is to drop out of school entirely for a year, and with the money earned in the two summers and the academic year return for a year of unhampered school work. Another is to borrow money."
School for Ambassadors At New York University
New York, March 6—American young men who look forward to careers as ambassadors, foreign ministers or other representatives of their government abroad, may now be trained for such a career the same as for law, medicine or any other profession, according to an announcement today by New York University. The announcement makes public the fact that scholarships established at Nassau College and theate At Nassau Frederick Courland Penfield are now operative and will be awarded to candidates whose qualifications best indicate a fitness for careers in the foreign service.