THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
PARIS BASKS IN SUN ATOP OF OMNIBUSES
Passengers Prefer Fure Air and Sunshine to Gloom of Subway
Subway
SOLVES TRANSIT PROBLEM
Buses and Tranways Gain Patronage Among Laborers and Shop Girls
Paris, April 29—Parisian business men, laborers and shop girls prefer to ride home from work mid sunshine and pure air — in other words, in ombines and tramways than does clouds and foul odors of the subways.
Transportation statistics furnished the United Press by the Paris municipal bureau show that underground railways lost 40,000,000 passengers during 1920 alone. A large proportion of these shifted to the omnibuses, despite the fact that the buses charge higher fares.
Surface means of transport are crowding underground lines increasingly and steadily in Paris. Last year 560,000,000 rode in tramways and 180,000,000 in omnibuses, as compared to a total of 560,000,000 in the two subway systems, the Metro and the Nord Snd.
And Paris' remarkable street car and omnibus lines are still behind what they were before the war. A number of pre-war routes have not been repaired, and there is lack of buses on the lines which are operating.
Officials attribute the popularity of the buses both to the fact that they are speedier and more direct and to the more pleasant conditions of travel. The public also value verticers or competition, because all lines in Paris are owned by the city.
Fares have doubled, both surface and underground, since the end of the war. Subways now charge 30 centimes for second tickets and 50 for first class. Ounibus fares (short rides) average 25 to 50 centiles while tramways range from 18 to 25 centimes.
Both street milwaukee and subways were operated at heavy load until January, 1921, the deficits running from 20 to 40 per cent. Owing to the slump of 30 per cent, the city encourages hope to make its revenues nearly balance this year.
It would not be accurate, however,
to pretend that surface lines are "sup-
ceeding" underground railways or
threaten the latter with extinction.
Paris* omnibus system represents a course of about 180 kilometers, covered by approximately 1,000 buses
Paris has the finest and most extensive surface railway system of any city in Europe. It embraces about 300 kilometers of track as compared to the subways total of only 112 kilometers. The cars are airlifted, so it is far more comfortable during busy hours than in most cities of much less size.
The street railways reach far out into the suburbs, while both subways and omnibus stops at the city ways. They are designed for different terrain, however, are contemplated as soon as the dismantling of the fortifications is completed. This will open up new sections for flat-building purposes, and relieve the apartment fam-
Parisian omnibuses are one story. In appearance they are a cross between a street car and an old-fashioned prairie schooner. The compartment is divided into first and second rooms, being equipped with unholstered leather seats.
They stop at pre-arranged stopping points. During rush hours passengers are required to line up in advance, the first to arrive being the first on. The question of who came first is settled by numbered coupons, attached in series on a nearby lamp post for each passenger to grab as he steps up. When the buildup comes the doctor or buildup the lowest number then the next, etc. Then nobody else gets on until someone alights.
Although no streets run on the Grand Boulevards, Paris' great central artery, omnibus by the hundred lumber from the Madeline to the Bastille.
Invents Circular Rifle To Shoot Around Corner
Detroit, Mich., April 29 - A device that permits agen to be shot "in a circle" has been invented by Alex T. Fisher, of Detroit. The United States war department has just sent him two Springfield rifles which he will equip with his device and he hopes to obtain the endorsement of the government.
Friends of Fisher substantiate his claim that a gun so equipped will enable a man to commit suicide and main a robber, without being exposed to return fire.
Half of K. U. doesn't know where the other half gets its hooch.
Many Jobs for Women But Very Few For Men
Chicago, April 29. (United Press.)
"Women, who entered the industrial field by the thousand during the war," she said. "The present unemployment situation."
This opinion was expressed today by Commander William Peart of the Chicago district of the Salvation Army.
Commander Pearl said that while it is practically impossible to find jobs for the many men who apply to the job, it is little difficult in plaving women.
"Changed industrial conditions have brought about this situation," said the army commander. "Many of the women who entered the industrial field during the war have remained. Their employers not only are satisfied with retaining them, but are employing more."
Peart believed this a factor which "must be reckoned with in future industrial depressions.
FRESHMEN ENGINEERS
RANK BEST IN VALLEY
Neophyte Transit-Carriers Plac ed Fifteenth in Field of Thirty-eight.
Results of the entrance tests for prospective engineering students submitted by thirty-eight colleges and universities show that the University has achieved a high level of averages. The data is found in the report of the committee on intelligence tests in the proceedings of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education, a meeting of which was held at Ann Arbor, Mich., last week.
These tests were designed to obtain data on entering freshmen in order to forecast the students' ability in the engineering profession, access in the engineering profession.
Imate ability is discovered by this method, but it also indicates somewhat, the thoroughness of the student's high school training. It is interesting to note that the records of the two California universities. This fact stands the high reputation of the preparatory schools.
The University of Kansas ranked higher than the institutions of some of the neighborhood states. He overcame his struggles in Missouri School of Mines, University of Arkansas, University of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Agricultural College were below that of Kansas, K. U. in places twelve higher than K. S. A. C.
The A. S.U. C. Commission of the University of Colorado has decreed that the abuses of library privileges which library authorities claim have long existed must cease, according to an announcement made by the president of the university, body subject to the effort will be made to recover all books which have been removed from the shelves without being checked out,
Doctor James Burnettte Eskridge, president of the Soutwestern State Normal at Weatherford has been elected as president of the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College. He will take up his duties June 30.
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Kansas Pea Crop Endangered By Unusual Growth of Aphis: Lawson to Help Exterminate
Professor Lawson of the department of Entomology states that the pea aphis which has been infesting the alfalfa fields throughout southern Kansas is now becoming a serious pest to the pea an adorn of this vicinity.
Professor Lawson, who is making a special study of the plant louse invasion, says that the pea aphis has already seriously damaged the young
alfaflies, having killed many fields offright in the southern part of the state, and they are also very bad in the old alfaflies fields, and that a number of these fields have been seriously damaged, some apprehension may arise, the worst infestation may be killed.
"There are something like one hundred and sixty acres of peas around Lawrence in little patches here and there," said Professor Lawson," and all of this crop is seriously infested with pea aphids. The infestation of pea aphids have been, had in the case of alfalfa by discing the fields first and then harrowing them,
"Such treatment, however," continued Professor Lawson, "is altogether too rough for the peas. It has been found that even light rain can cause the plants then can be offset by the number of burs destroyed. Rolling the peas has
Professor Lawson is now conducting experiments both with liquid and dust sprays for the control of the bug resistance. Professor Lawson will judge the success of the experiment.
also been tried as a method of control but it has been found unsatisfactory as it is too hard on the plants."
One encouraging thing," said Professor Lawson, "is the fact that the fungus which destroys the bug is becoming more and more evident. Last Saturday one field was seen in which the fungus had killed forty percent of the aphids present. The moisture of the last few days will aid in the spread of the disease, and it that disease will effectively check the pest before long. In southern Kansas this disease is now rapidly disposing of the anilis."
The department of entomology is being called upon from many directions for information in the fight against the bug as it is one of the most serious insect outbreaks of its kind that occurred in the state in re- years.
The department is expecting to publish a bulletin regarding the insects' life, history, and control as soon as they are now in progress are completed.
Some of the Pacific coast colleges may join with two universities of Japan in forming a baseball conference, says the Oregonone Daily Emerald. The plans are only tentative, but in view of the fact that two Pacific coast conference teams are making it to the Olympics, the institution is not altogether out of the question Washington and 'Sanford are the two institutions sending teams to Japan.
The Woman Student Affairs Committee of the University of California is planning a campaign against the "practice of cheating and stealing which is prevalent among the women students"
The men's and women's glee clubs will have a short but important rehearsal Monday evening. May 2 at 8 o'clock - Miss Lazelle.
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Monday, May 2, Bowersock Theatre.
Admission will be $1.75 and 50c.
Tickets on sale by members of the class and Delta Phi Delta. Make reservations at the Round Corner Drug Store after Friday.
Everyone signed up for the May Fete report for practice immediately.—Adelaide Steger.
Annual Sale Undermuslins
F. B. McCOLLOCH, Druggist
Eastman Kodaks
L. E. Waterman and Conkin
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NEWMAM
Makeup classes in gymnasium will begin Saturday, April 30.
SATURDAY
CASH
SALE
SUITS COATS DRESSES
$15.00 $25.00 $35.00 $45.00
Formerly Priced to $95.00
This sale will be strictly cash and the best values of the season will be offered. Make it a point to see this merchandise Friday and Saturday
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SKIRTS
$7.85 to $29.50
BLOUSES
$2.75 to $25.00
For cash only all sales final in order to give these values.
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815 Massachusetts Street
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK MEET
NEXT WEEK-END 600 - 700 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL BE HERE
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