THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
BUSSES DRAW CROWDS OF LONDON'S SUBWAYS
Everybody Scrambles to Find "On Top" Seats of Omnibus
SOLVES TRANSIT PROBLEM
Combined Subway and Surface Lines Carry 2,500,000 Persons Daily
London, April 27 — Millions of Londoners start week-end trips these days, using the greatest city's greatest transport system—the omnibuses. Everyone scrambles to find a seat "on top."
Enormous week-end traffic and extension of buslines into suburban areas has increased bus business until some amazing comparative statistics are possible. For example, the London omnibuses today carry 40 passengers than the combined subway area railways in the London district.
Official figures showing the total number carried daily by both lines of travel, are as follows:
Buses, 2,500,000 persons.
Buses, 2,000,000
Combined subway and surface lines
1,000,000 persons.
Wherefore London is rejoicing because these figures indicate the bus business has more than regained prewar volume and efficiency.
Incidentally, the Londondower today can hop a bus at his very doorway and ride scores of miles into the verdant countryside from the smoke of the grime of the city.
By making a couple of changes Mr. Londoner can ride all the way to Brighton and spend a day by the sea.
But its the fifty odd excursion bus routes that form the main-stay of the great business; it the steady day-in-and-day-out volume of millions of workers going to business every morning and returning to offices that keep the large vehicles驶 earning tens of copper coins.
Nearly 150 separate bus lines throw their way through London, connecting the busy downtown sections with the suburban residence sections, and inter-linking the various suburban communities with one another. Some 616 miles of road are "worked" in this manner.
Recently some marked improvements have been made in the type of omnibuses used. Today the popular "SS" type carrying 54 persons inside and out, of which a large number are operating, is a far cry from the first horse omnibuses that started operating ninety years ago.
The 2,000 omnibuses in operation today under one management represent an anmaligation of the number of omnibuses were in existence; some years back.
England has awakened to the fact that country travel by motor bus is cheaper than railroad travel, wherever flocks of specially chartered omnibuses and a more luxurious type of motor bus known as the "charabane" over the country and seaside every week end.
Ordinary bus fares are comparatively cheap, even though they were advanced 30 per cent, last September. Very short rides cost about 3 cents in U. S. money and the usual suburban fares average around a dime. A two-hour ride into the country costs about 25 cents.
London buses are operated on a very accommodating program. If you live five or six miles from the theatre district you can charter a bus, go to town for dinner and ride home after the show, together with 53 neighbors, for a total cost for the lot of about $12.
During the war London's bus traffic was suddenly knocked out when 1,300 of the big military vehicles could be haul soldiers and help block the great German advance.
To Hold Sport Carnival At Grant Park, Illinois
Chicago, April 27—The Military Athletic Association of Illinois today laid plans for holding one of the greatest university sports events in Grant Park, May 10. Athletes from war veteran organizations, the army, navy, national guard and reserve will compete. The vet teams from Fort Lewis, Panama, plan to send a team.
in the afternoon, track and field events will be held and, law permitting, wrestling and boxing in the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. William Brucek, Mr. McGrath and Miss McGrath of Paola were guests of William Brucek, c21 at the Phi Kappa house yesterday.
Marvin Sherian, e21. visited Saturday and Sunday at his home in Kansas City.
Ira Stockebrand, c22, spent the week-and in Kansas City, Mo., visiting friends.
A Hike to the Country and a Stolen Ride Almost Ends with Night in Jail for Joy-seekers
- The three were highly pleased and delighted, and they jubilantly narrated their adventure to their brethren. The brethren, however, failed to become so enthusiastic, and the majority of them, to the disgust of the three, displayed only indifference.
It was a beautiful sunshine afternoon and spring was in the blood of the three. Adventure called, and they attired themselves as ruffians, and they took their followers to the fields they told their fellows, on a bumming night. Night came on, a freight
train passed through, and the expedition was on. Everything went well for a time until a recalcitrant brakeman happened to tell him that Words were of no avail, for the railroad employee was extrimentally conscious of his duty to his "bankrupt company," and he was, to use the mildest terms, unkind and un-
To make a long story short, the three rough individuals returned to Lawrence in the wee small hours of the morning, and started sorrowfully running around during the night unknown to the adventurous trio, a daring robbery had been staged in Lawrence—one of the local jewelry men had been forced to work as a burglar worth $10,000, and the police had thrown out a net to watch all trains,
ALPARISO A "RED HOTBED"
President Hodgdon, President of University, Resigns
Charging that Valparaiso University is a "notbed of Bolshevism, Communism, and other cults" and that all his efforts to stop this propaganda had failed because of "minister inside influences." Daniel Russell Hodgson, president of that institution, his resignation threw the trustees Monday, April 25.
In his letter to the trustees he said, "Publication of the names of those incriminated would prove a bombhell in the lap of the administration officials." He states that "unsigned letters have come mysteriously to my letters."
He said that he had been visited by so-called "reds" and that there is no doubt that such representations are part of the plan which will make Valparaiso the center of radical teaching. "It is possible that much of the unrest of college life today is built on destructive outside influences, aimed to destroy the basic principles upon which the government is founded."
"Just wait," advised one of the older heads, "until your whiskers turn black, and then possibly you will stand up." You could light a night in the county hold-over.
Doctor Hodgson has been president of Valparaiso University about a year and has been particularly tolerant of fraternities and athletics which had not been permitted in the early history of the school.
But the policeman meant business, and he was not to be appeased by attractive smiles and innocent looks. He questioned the three closely, and they answered him truthfully and correctly, for the trio's long for adventure did not extend so far as the county jail and the epithets which they knew would be heaped upon them by their brothers in the warroom. At the moment of the law "was satisfied, and, although he once seemed on the point of marching them to the station, he made them pass on and find their "trumfle beds."
When the bummadmen left the train, and started up through the deserted streets of Lawrence, they moved to the local police force. Ah, here was adventure, and perhaps in a larger quantity than the three had desired—they alternately smiled and then, looking up at the face of the patrolman,—grew絮义.
Phillip Francis Moore, aged four
years, seven months and twenty-one
days, a brother of Norman Moore 123,
and Catherine Moore, fa'24, died April
23 and was buried Sunday. April 24.
in Oak Hill cemetery in Lawrence.
They retricted to their house, proud of their rough disguise, and proud that they had been able to "talk the truth" of it. But the fellows were unbelieving.
Paul Potter, c23, spent Eatday in Kansas City visiting friends.
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Gilbert Eslinger, of Kansas City,
was a guest at the Phi Psi house over
the week end.
Elmer Siedhoff, of Wichita, spent the week end as a guest at the Sigma Nu house.
Kathleen Hood, c22, visited Saturday and Sunday in Kansas City.
Sixty Deans Prescribe More Sleep for Women
College women are not getting enough sleep. This is the decision of sixty deans of women in schools and colleges. University recently to establish a uniform standard of ethics for the feminine students. It was resolved to communicate this intelligen-tion to every woman under their jurisdiction.
The resolution as adopted by this conference is stated as follows: the mentality, the social clear sightness and the spiritual development of our girls that their relaxations should be fewer, with shorter hours, better chaperoning, and simpler dresses; that holidays, vacations, and other activities should be made an exception; that the present tendency to let a young girl try everything and know everything, should be considered dangerous; that good times be provided sufficient in number, and yet simple in character; that the children of a growing girl; that mothers, guardians and teachers should help to maintain these standards."
The Men's and Women's Glee Club will rehearse Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock in Main Ad. All members must be present.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Al Ateneo will meet Thursday afternoon at 4:30 in Room 313 Fraser: a shortr play and music.
Pen and Scroll meet Thursday evening at 7:30; in Room 110, Fraser. An interesting program will be given the day before. You can also donate a dollar entrance fee please bring same
Y. M. C. A. meeting on Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock in Myers Hall
Kappa Phi will meet in Meyers
Dall Wednesday evening at 7:00 'o'clock
Christian Science Society will meet
at 7:30 'o'clock, Tuesday evening, in
The K. U. Women's Medical Association will meet in Doctor Bacon's office at 7:30, Tuesday evening, April 26.
Important meeting of Delta Sigma
Rho, honorary debating fraternity in
Green Hall, Wednesday afternoon at
:30 - H. V. Gott, Press.
Judge W. L. Huggins of the Industrial Court of Kansas will speak in Little Theatre in Green Hall, Wednesday, April 27, at 2:30 o'clock. Judge Huggins will explain the Industrial Court which he is presiding judge.
The University Orchestra will hold a full rehearsal in Fraser Hall, Wednesday at 7:30 o'clock.—F. E. Kendrick.
An open meeting of the Cercle Français will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 in Fraser Hall, Room 306, Harold Putnam Brown of the School of Fine Arts will speak in French on the subject of Modern French Art.
Bernice Ackerman dancing rehearsal, Monday, May 2. Bowersock Theatre, Admission will be $1.75 and 50c. Tickets on sale by members of the M.D.A. and the Data, Make survivations at the Round Table Drug Store after Friday.
Meyers Hall
Everyone signed up for the May Fete report for practice immediately.—Adelaide Steger.
Makeup classes in gymnasium will begin Saturday, April 30.
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Ackerman Recital Benefit Delta Phi Delta
Bowersock, May 2, 8:30
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