UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN The official student paper of the University of Kansas. EDITORIAL STAFF RICHARD GARDNER ... Editor-in-Chief MANAGING ... Managing EDWARD HACKEYNEY ... KANSAN BOARD BUSINES> STAFF HERBERT FLINT JAMES HOUGHTON L. E. HOWE HENRY MALOY OMAR HART EARL POWMAN JAMES LEIBER - LESS STAFF Adv. Mgr. JOHN C. MADDER - Circulation Mgr. EDWARD HOFFMAN Entered as second-class mail matter September 17, 1910, at the postoffice at Lawrence, Kansas, under the act of March 3, 1879. Published in the afternoon five times a week, by students of the University of Kansas, from the press of the department of journalism. Subscription price $2.00 per year, in advance; one term, $1.00; time subscriptions, $2.50 per year; one term, $1.25. Phones: Bell K. U. 25; Home 1165. Address all communications to UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE. FIRDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1913. What is good-looking but looking good?—Horace Smith. Judging from some of the communications that have been received from home since the end of last term we are inlined to the opinion that Pater is more of a critic than a philosopher, Editor More to the contrary. After one pitiful glance at the whirling flakes yesterday. Spring, sweet Spring, was heard to mutter plaintively, "S 'no use,' S no use." JAYHAWKER CHANGES The plan to be presented by Skull and K at the next meeting of the Men's Student Council will, if adopted, cause radical changes in the management of future annuals. The fundamental change to be proposed is one whereby definite income will be assured the manager. Thus he will know just how much to count on for the expenses of the book. Under the present system the manager at the beginning of the year hasn't a single source of revenue upon which he can depend, all sources being variable. A five thousand dollar budget is too large to be made up in this way. The manager is personally responsible to the publishers and as his work is in the interest of the University, he should work under a system which would reasonably assure him of success. A few years ago little difficulty was found in making the annual pay out but a new standard of book has been established. If the students favor the publication of a high class book, each should be willing to pay his share under some suitable method. If they are not willing to do this it is unfair to the senior class and the annual staff to require such a book as last year's production. We doubt whether the money which the German students will receive for circling the globe could be placed in the class of easy marks. ARISTOCRATIC? The following is taken from Monday's issue of the Kansas City Star. It represents the attitude of a farmer taxpayer. "Osborne, Kan.-To the Star: 'Wonder if 'A Graduate of 1912' ever stopped to think that fully 80 per cent of the amount the legislature is asked to appropriate for the Kansas University would be paid by Kansas farmers. And it is a fact that fully 80 per cent of the farmers in Kansas are not financially able to send their sons and daughters to the Kansas University and support them in the proper way while there. Is it any wonder that the taxpayers are not satisfied when shown expensive equipment and upholstered furniture used by aristocratic salary absorbers as a reason for continually increasing appropriations? I think the present legislature is to be commended for insisting that the taxpayer is entitled to something more than a simple receipt for his money. A Plodding Farmer. Such an attitude as the one taken above reflects upon the University, and in the opinion of the Daily Kansan is absolutely unfounded. The fact of the matter is that the entire taxation that is paid by Kansans is here reputed to go3 to the state, when in reality out of every $100 of taxes that are paid, but $1.20 goes to this end. The $08.80 goes to county, township, etc. So much for the distribution of the taxes that are paid by the farmer. Despite this, the author of the communication would lead one to believe that the University abounded in luxuries, such as upholstered furniture. We presume that he means in the class rooms and the various faculty offices. If the Osborne farmer could sit in chapel during only a short talk, he would have his assertion refuted far more surely than mere words can ever do it. We feel certain that he would never again accuse K. U. of being luxurious. Or perhaps he refers to the wealthy professors and instructors. It is to smile when he calls the professors of the University "aristocratic salary absorbers." It has been a matter of common comment for several years that K. U. has never been able to pay her faculty as it should be paid. Nearly every member could draw twice the salary in some commercial or other pursuits, and is really sacrificing himself in doing the work that he is. Consequently its pretty tough to be accused of drawing a princely salary, and squandering it away on upholstered furniture and like luxuries. Faculty, for once the Daily Kansan sympathizes with you heartily. As to the statement that "fully 80 per cent of the farmers in Kansas are not financially able to send their sons and daughters to the Kansas University and support them in the proper way while there," we should like to call attention to the number of Kansas sons and daughters who are self supporting, or at least partly so. The number is a little over half the total enrollment, 51 per cent to be exact, but we do not believe it is a number to be ashamed of. And Mr. Osborne Farmer, if it were not for K. U. what per cent of this 51 per cent would be able to attend some other state institution where the cost is twice and even three times as great? WED LIKE TO KEEP CLEAN The Abilene Reflective evidently knows something about the Lawrence water supply. We hesitate to use that word "supply," but then what's the use of being particular? The Reflector speaks as follows: "The Commercial Club at Lawrence is taking great pride in 'a very significant letter' from Ambuoy, Ill., in which it is given credit for being the livest organization in the West. In the meantime the people of Kansas are wondering when in thunder that club is going to cut out its bluff and get some decent water for the students of the university. Kansas has been pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into Kansas university every year for a good long time and the city of Lawrence has been dishing out slop to the students who have been sent there to school Rint now the company has a big damage suit on its hands in which it is charged with killing whose family through typhoid germs in its dirty water. Every few weeks the chancellor of the university is compelled to warn the students not to drink the water until it has been boiled. The people of Kansas who are paying out their good money to keep Lawrence on the map and who are sending their sons and daughters there to school would be much obliged to the Lawrence Commercial Club if these 'significant letters' could be kept under their hats and something done to furnish pure water for the student body." The Daily Kansan will publish in this space favorite verses of its readers. Contributions welcome.—The Editor. OLD FRIENDS IN VERSI IT DIETH NOT For state purposes poor men's indebtedness is taxed and rich men's bonds go untaxed and for city Though scoffers ask, Where is your gain? And mocking say your work is vain, Such scoffers die, and are forgot: Work done for God, it dieth not! Patience! press on! nor doubt nor fear; From age to age, this voice shall cheer— What he'r may die, and be forget. What'e done for God, it dieth nut. —Thomas Knox. We understand that a couple of students who are batching this year use pickles instead of sugar. A bite of pickle now and then lowers the standard to such a degree that almost anything tastes sweet in comparison. DOWN WITH THE PAPSUCKERS! Under the caption, "Wind up Your Thinker," the following article appeared in the Marion Review and is a communication relative to an article by a K. U. student which advocated the adoption of, the Mill Tax. I was amazed at Burkholder's statements in the last Review, until I found out it was not Burkholder, senior, but a son. I defy the boy or any other man, that has a drop of honest blood in his veins to declare it is Justice tax 99 per cent of the law. The tax cent in robber state institutions. Lincoln, the purest man that ever sat in the president's chair, looked into the future forty years and told more correctly what would happen than Taft, Bryan, Roosevelt, Wilson or Debs could look back forty days and tell what has happened. He told us labor fed the world and produced all wealth yet by robber tariffs and technicalities one-fifth of the people own over one-half the world. Now for the remedy—Justice to all, favors to none. Abolished state colleges and not rob 95 boys to make cunning grafters out of 5 boys. Don't tax a poor boy's farm and indebtedness to educate boys whose parents are able to send them to college. Give every boy and girl a good English education free, then stop. Annihilate useless paucers. Stop all pauper and criminal immigration, and keep America for our posterity. Down with all cunning robber tariffs. Is it right to tax poor peoples' consumption, and let Rockefellers' stolen wealth go untaxed, for U. S. revenues. By arobar tariff of eight cents on oil, Rockefeller has amassed over one billion dollars and he don't pay one cent of tax on his stolen wealth. I favor giving every boy and girl a free business, sensible education, then stop. If A wants to farm, run a store or factory, he must rustle and get his farm and likely go in debt. Then he is taxed on his indebtedness. If B wants to be a professional papsucker and tax dodger, let him get his education just as A gets his farm. It is an outrage on justice to taz 95 boys on their indebtedness to educate 5 boys, for lawyers, doctors, and political papsuckers. Then the farmer can work twelve hours for one of those professionals he helped to educate for two dollars and if he consults it would take half his bank account. At the present time a man can't afford to die. By the time he gets a lot and the Dr., undertaker, barber, administrator, lawyer and court fees are paid there is nothing left for the widow but a wash tub. Look at our useless horde of papsuckers and state committees. We have 105 county attorneys, we have 105 county assessors, we have over 4,000 trustees, and are now threatened with 105 sherifs on a salary of $4,400 and less. Then we have 105 county superintendents that never earned one dollar by sweat and muscle, don't know the value of a dollar, the pliant tools and aiders of the infamous robber school book combines. Look at the millions it takes to run our state schools and Agricultural College. Over 2,000 papsuckers are supplied. Think of an agricultural school spending $10,000 to build a gymnasium to develop the muscle. Why not develop them on a hoe? Justice and a square deal demands immediate abolition of all state educational colleges. Let those present wise papsuckers start up colleges on the fee system as old and stop the horde of useless papsuckers that has perched their useless carcasses on the shoulder of labor. What is the difference, tariff for protection or tariff for revenue? What protection has the American born laborer man got when he competes with free trade, pauper and criminal immigration? If the poor American laboring man competes with the world, why don't those protected robber infant industries do the same? This is the only infant on record that has not shed his clout in 40 years. taxes poor men with a team pay six dollars and doctor and lawyer three, a poor laundry six dollars and a big six dollars and books ten dollars Justice to all. ANNOUNCEMENTS I. A. SHRIVER. I. A. SHRIVER All announcements for this column should be handed to the news editor before 10 a. m. Wanted, at French office, at once, Spanish gammars, Hill and Ford edition. Sigma Xi will meet at the home of Prof. Van der Vries Thursday evening for the purpose of electing new members. Full attendance is desired. Westminster Guild—George and Martha Washington will entertain their colonial friends at Westminster hall, 1221 Oread. Feb. 22, 1912, 8:00 p.m. The Oread Debating Society will hold its regular meeting tonight in room 113. Fraser at eight o'clock. Important business; all members should be present. Visitors welcome. Professor Johnson's 9:00 o'clock division in Freshman English literature will recite beginning Wednesday, February 19, in Fraser, 209 instead of Administration 102. The ladies of the faculty will entertain the young women of the University on the fourth Thursday of February instead of the third, owing to the conflict with a lecture on the latter date. U. of K. CALENDAR Friday. 10:00 Chapel, Paul. E. More of New York. 4:30 Paul E. More, Lecture Art exhibit. Saturday. 11:00 Zoological seminar. "The Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics," Miss Irma Goldman. Art exhibit. Sunday. 4:30 Vespers: Lenten Orgon Re- cital. Athletic Schedule. Feb. 26-27 M. U. s. K. U. at Columbi mie bia. Feb. 28 W. U. vs. K. U. at St. Louis. Mch. 1 W. U. vs. K. U. at St. Louis. Mch. 3 War. Nor. vs. K. U. at Warrenburg. Mch. 14 Indoor Track Meet; M. U. vs. K. U. at Kansas City. Mch. 19 Great relay games at Des Moines. Apr. 25-26 Beach; M. U. vs. K. U. at Lawrence. Future Events. Mch. 4 Voice concert: Dorothea North. Mch. 6 Band concert. Mch. 7 Lecture by Prof. Wilcox. Mch. 8 Lecture by N. D. Hillis. Mch. 9 Lecture by N. D. Hillis. Mch. 14-15 Annual conference of Kansas H. S. and academies. Lecture by Prof. J. L. Henderson of U. of Texas. Apr. 4 Lecture by Prof. Wilcox. Apr. 4 Junior Prom. Apr. 12 French play. Apr. 24-25 Music festival. AT THE BOWERSOCK Following is the list of bookings of Bowersock Theater to date. From time to time changes and additions will be made. Feb. 24—Sam S. & Lee Shubert's "Kiss Waltz." Feb. 25—Field's Minstrels. Mch. 3—Wm. Faversham, "Caserar." Mch. 1—Adelaide Thurston. Mch. 15—Shepherd of the Hills Mch. 24—Naughty Marietta. Mch. 27—Everywoman. Apr. 1—Modern Eve. April 9—Little Boy Blue. May 13—Mrs. Leslie Carter. Cut this out for reference. Cut this out for reference Hotel Cumberland Tradition and you will endorse the dictum of your predecessors. Velvet the choiceest growths of Burley leaf is mild, rich and satisfying—yet withal inexpensive. Lingatt Myers Tobacco Co. Tradition wears a snow-white beard, and has the wisdom of experience. NEW AND FIREPROOF NEW YORK S. W. Cor. Broadway at 54th St. Near 50th Street Subway Station and 53d Street Elevated Ten Minutes Walk to Thirty Theatres Rooms with Bath, $2.50 and up NEW YORK NEW AND FIREPROOF HARRY P. STIMSON, Manager Kept by a College Man from Kansas Special Rates for College Teams "Broadway" Cars from Grand Central Depot Seven Avenue Cars from Penn's Station The pipe is a college tradition. Fill yours with Headquarters for Kansas Wilder S. Metcalf FLOWERS FOR THE PARTY? SURE! Always the very best at the FLOWER SHOP 25 1-2 Mass MR. and MRS. GEO. ECKE Phones 621 一 Particular Cleaning and Pressing FOR PARTICULAR PEOPLE Lawrence Pantatorium 12 W. Warren, Both Phone: 500 ELDRIDGE HOUSE STABLE Taxicab, Hacks and Livery W. E. Moak, Prop. Both Phones 148 Swede's Millioniare Club Phones 540 Do you want to Loan Your Money Safely? And at a fair rate of interest? LAWRENCE Founded in Business College 1868, forove Lawrence, Kansas, of acquaintance with business, best equipped business college in the grade Course in shorthand, bookkeeping, bank Management, Business College, Lawrence, KS. Do you want to borrow money on farm property? I have money to loan. My business is safe and prompt. 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