THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Vol. XXII.
Edward Dillon III Questioned About Death of Father
Campus Figure of Spring Semester is Detained by Officials at St. Louis
Dr. Dillon Shot April 30
Youth Refuses to Tell Police His Whereabouts Night His Father Died
(United Press)
St. Louis, May 9—Non-enhantly defying all attempts to question him, Edward Dillon sits in a cell at police headquarters tonight—the first prisoner taken in an attempt to solve the case of his father, Dr. William Dillon.
Police say that he will be held indefinitely until he answers their questions. He refuses to answer the question of where he was or the night of April 30. He only laughs and gives a complete refusal.
He inferred that he might have been with a girl that night.
Mr. Mueller, prosecuting attorney,
said, "Boys, that's the man. I think
that because Dillon will not answer
questions, even fairly connected with
his father's murder. He is the smart-
est man that I have ever questioned."
Will Talk if He Must
In one long line of questioning, Dillon remarked, "If it comes to a case of hanging for the death of my father, then I'll talk."
St. Louis, Mo., May 19—Edward J. Dillon, 19-year old youth, a former student of the University of Kansas, is being held for investigation in connection with the death of his father, Dr. William A. Dillon, former honorary member of the University of Washington faculty at St. Louis.
Held for a Holdup
The youth today maintained silence regarding his whereabouts on the night of the murder.
"I will not talk until my lawyers have studied the situation and advised me," the boy told the police repeatedly for twelve hours yesterday.
Young Dillon, who less than a year ago was released after being ques-
tioned in an online investigation, robbery, was taken into custody last night by detectives investigating the slaying of the elker Dillon, whose parents were on the University campus last week.
Prominent in St. Louis' younger society, yellow Dillon was beneficial to $15,000 of the father's insurance, $5,000 of which had been taken out by the well known surgeon only eight days before the murder.
One of Band Killed
His refusal to answer questions brought on his arrest. Police also intimated that a revolver had been found which belonged to the youth.
At the time of his arrest a year ago, he was suspected of being a member of a party of five society youths who attempted to hold up a detective, named Mara "Marilyn" Garrett. One of the hand, George Barnett, was shot to death.
"Young Dillori was not officially enrolled in school," Dean John Dyre wrote this morning. According to the death of men, he left school early in April.
Edward George Cunningham Dillon, III, man of mystery and comedian of social etiquette for the campus he gave one step further in his ambition of being the "most talked of man in town." Today the greatest newspapers in this part of the country are using very large photographs of connection with the stories telling of his detention by the St. Louis police for information regarding the murder of his father.
Activities Are Numerous
In the time since he made his appearance in Lawrence he has made himself quite prominent by being pledged to a prominent Greek letter fraternity; and having his pledge broken; enrolled in the University and suspended a month later when it was learned that his credits had been forged; by his exact and immaculate dress; by his courage and his heavy siege to the heart of one of his friend's finance; his questioning by the Lawrence police in regard to the theft of a motor car; and his stoicism with which he
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Economist to Speak at Meeting Here May 20
No.179
Dr. G. W. Dyer, head of the department of economics and sociology at Vanderbilt University at Nashville, Tenn., will speak to the students of the department of economics at 202 West Administration guild.
holds himself as a member of the
"bighat set."
The National Industrial Council is managing the present tour which Dr. Dyer is making with the students assembled him for several speeches while he is in Kansas.
Dillon seemed to have played the hand of a "lone Wolf" while in Lawrence for none—even the roamers at the house where he lived, 1319 Tempest Street. He acquainted with him and knew little about his actions or whereabouts for the last month only that they were "very queer." He spent much of the day in and seemed to go in throughout the night at all hours.
The question that police and reporters have been working on all wreck, with much result, is the case of a vehicle involved in a tragic day and Friday of last week.
In Lawrence Friday
Dillon's father was murdered on Washington University campus last Thursday night. Shots were heard about 11 p.m. d. Millon was seen in Lawrence on Friday morning "sometime between breakfast and lunch" as near as Ms. Garrett, at whose house Dillon staved, could remember.
It would be possible for one to leave St. Louis at midnight and be in Lawrence before 11 o'clock the following morning.
A witness in St. Louis has been found who says he saw Dillon in St. Louis two days before the slaying.
Dillon has told friends here that he left St. Louis last year because of being mixed up with a gang that got in trouble with the police there.
Mrs. Garrett said that on May 1 she received a telephone call from the Western Union saying there was an important message there for Dillon. When he came into the house that morning she told him and he replied, "I have no idea of his father having had an accident." He left Lawrence late that Friday night for St. Louis where his father's funeral was held on Monday. He returned to Lawrence Thursday and packed up his belongings and told Mrs. Garrett that he was going back home because his time in trying to discover and bring to justice the murderer of his father.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1992
Police Seek Revolver
Soon after he had left, the St. Louis police wired here and asked that the room in which Dillon had lived be undisturbed. It was intimated that they were searching for a revolver. Mrs. Garrett said that she thought she had seen a revolver in Dillon's suitcase.
After Dillon had entered the University the second semester, and was pleased to a fraternity, upon recommendations from the chapter at Washington University, St. Louis, the local chapter wrote to the Washington chapter acknowledging their recommendation. A reply came back, asking that the local chapter not initiate the mnn. On this tip, the local chapter went to Registrar George O. Foster, and asked that he investigate the man. Soon a check-up was made and the credits found to have been forged and Dillon was suspended. The conditions of the suspension were that she must report back to his mother in St. Louis and also to the superintendent of the high school from where he forged the credits.
Youth Ignores Dean
Among the events that have taken place since Dillon was here, which have added to make him a "much talked of man" is the story of his meeting with Dean Brannd and Registrator Foster, on the carpet "in the room where he had been asked him by the dean, regarding his forged credits to the University, Dillon arose and informed his questioners that he did not intend to stand such an examination. He gave a polite how to both of the gentlemen and with a "good look on the woman", he walked out of the room.
His persistence in wooing a cooroy girl on the Hill was much taller of her than many others. The girl was not invited, however, as the girl was engaged to another man,
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Government Crew Attempts to Lift Steamer Norman
Known Dead Placed at 22
Five Bodies Recovered
But Others Are
United Press
in Cabin
Memphis, Temm, May 9.—With the known dead placed at 22, a government crew today was attempting to raise the hull of the engineering boat Norman, which sank in the Mississippi, and 15 miles below hage last night.
If it attempts to raise the hull if not successful, a diver will try to break into the submerged cabin and attempt to be believed to be caught in the vessel.
Only five bodies had been recovered at 11 a. m. Most of the rest are believed to be still in the cabin.
The government engineering boat, Choctaw, which accompanied the Norman on its ill-fated cruise, was equipped with derricks and grappling irons and was ordered back to the cove to aid in raising the hull.
Washington, May 0-9 A board of inquiry of three army officers will be appointed immediately to determine the causes of the accident to the platoon. In place of the blame, if any, it was learned at the war department today.
The list of 22 dead was compiled by the mayor's office and issued as official by Mayor Rowlett Paine.
The department has written to the engineering corps at Memphis for a detailed report of the disaster. No report has been received up to this time.
Major D. R. Connell, district engineer at Memphis, will be looked for for explanation of alleged overload and hold responsible for its causing.
Council to Give Program
Young People's Organization Observes Mothers Day
The Young People's Interchurch Council of Lawrence will give a Mother's Day program at 3:30 this month at the Congregational church.
Dick Mullins, vice-president of the council, has charge of the program The program in detail:
Organ Prelude in "A" Minor by Bach—Lee Green.
Talk, "Why We Observe Mother' Day"—Laverne Stugart.
Hymn, "For the Beauty of th Earth."
Scriptural reading—Lewis Tucker Lords Prayer in unison.
Lord's Prayer in dissonance
Solo, "Mother, My Dear"—Easher Ott.
Organ Prelude by Seriata—Lee green.
Tribute to the Mother—Dorothy Gregg.
The main talk of the afternoon is to be given by Chaplain E. A, Edds of the Episcopal church and the ending prayer is to be given by Rev. R. A. Eusdan of the Congregational church.
Response—Mrs. J. A. Watts.
Solo, "That Wonderful Mother of Mine"—Earl Bratton.
All of the music to be used in "Hiwatha," the water carnival, is Indian music composed by C. S. Killen, professor of organ, according to Miss Margaret Barto. Special music was written by Professor Skilton for the Pau Pak Keevs dances which will be played, during some of the swimming parts and during all of the dances.
Indian costumes obtained from Haskell Institute will be one of the features of the carnival. Members of the costume committee of which Berrie Mueller is chairman are wearing costumes in a proper light will be used in the playlet to produce the effect of moonlight on the water.
Skilton's Indian Music to Be Used in Hiawatha
The K. U. Geneva Club will have charge of the ushering
Tickets will go on sale at the end if this week and may be obtained from Dora Gelger, chairman of the gym office for 50 cents.
The annual spring meeting of the junior and senior women of the University is to be held Tuesday night at the Little Theater in Green Hall.
Annual Spring Meeting of Women to Be Held
This meeting which is held every year under the auspices of W. S. G. A. is for the purpose of discussing the work of the association and campus problems. The big sister movement, vocational guidance for women in higher education system are to be considered as well as the question of making the freshman feel at home next fall. Every year the W. S. G. A. co-operates with the Y, W. C. A. in giving a series of teas and entertainments for freshmen women and families will also be made along this line.
The meeting is in charge of Doris Heater, Frances McKean, Eleanor Graff and Marjorie Chadwick. They have planned to have this in the form of an informal discussion after which refreshments will be served.
Graduate Students Hold Annual Banquet in Commons Friday
Several Members Give Toasts
First Dean of School
Makes Speech
The annual banquet of the students of the Graduate School was held at the University Common Room seven seconds before sessions were present.
Mr. Peters, a graduate student acted as toastmaster. The following toasts, arranged to spell the word "graduate" were given:
"Graduate," by E. B. Stauffer dean of the Graduate School; "Rhetorite," by Marion Ross, Art by Brian McGee; "University," by Channel E H. Lindley; "Anatomy," by Ira D Hughes; "Tests," by Ruth Nitchen; "Economics," by Clark Woodard; "Specials," by Sue Moody. Often assigned to F. W. Blackman, professor of sociology who was the first dean of the Graduate School, and held that position for 25 years; Miss Eugenie Gallee, professor of romance Ian Gump, vice president, St. Stevens, or department.
Music was furnished while the guests were gathering and later songs were sung by the whole crowd.
The tables were decorated with baskets of snowballs and red pennons, red candles tied with tulle were placed in the center of the tables and the place cards were tiny hand painted Jayhawks.
East Alton, II., May 9. - In an effort to clean up the town, Mayor Frank Sanders has appointed the Rev. Ernest N. Mayerley, a patrol
Favors, in the form of leather booklets containing the pictures of Dean Stouffer and different groups of students were given to the guests.
With Harry Han, another special appointee, Mayberry has been assigned to watch for Iqor violators. He will be watching during the daytime, but will be allowed time eg on Sunday to fill the pulpit at the Elon Baptist church.
Pastor Discards Bible for Patrolman's Beat
Goldwin Goldsmith, professor of architectural engineering was recently elected to the board of directors *M* the American Institute of Architects at their 85th annual banquet held at New York.
Professor Goldsmith was also elected vice president of the American Association of Collegiate schools of Architecture.
(United Press)
Professor Goldsmith Honored
...
The University of Vermont has established a school for cheerleaders, 70 students having already enrolled.
Jayhawkers will be distributed from the Jayhawk office starting at 1300 p. m.
Monday. Students who bought Jayhawkers on activity tickets enter enterprise books with them.
H. R. McFarland,
Business manager.
Tryouts for Four Senior Play Parts to Be Tomorrow
Underclassmen Are Needed to Fill Vacant Roles Caused by Senior Shortage
Underclassmen are now being asked to try out for the senior play for this year. Four parts remain to be filled in the cast for the annual production. There is a shortage of senior men to fill the parts, and as a last resort, any student may try out their parts according to Howard Fish, the director.
Several parts have been turned back by seniors who felt that they did not have the ability to act the parts. But this need not bind anyone from trying out, according to Fisk.
Troyaux for the four parts that are yet unfilmed in the play will be held Monday night at 7:30 l The Little theater in Green hei. A man in the University who has 21 years of experience two semesters may try out.
The lead for the play has been changed from Miss Frances Dummeir to Miss Sue Moozy. The reason for this change is that voice in lower and has better carrying qualities. These sudden changes may in several ways better the play. Felt believes, but they will also throw a burden of extra work upon them.
As yet the male lead remains unnified. A tall, light haired man is wanted for this part. Also Bud, the musical comedy writer, and Hall, the musical director. Eddie Bean, the boy next door, is the thorn in the play because as you no one has come out who can do the part of eight or nine years on.
The dates for the play are May 22 and 23.
Annual Beta Reunion Held
Five Chapters Send Delegates to District Meet
The annual district reunion of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity is being held this week at the chapter house in Lawrence, Westminster, Washington, Kansas, Kansas State and Missouri, the chapters of the seven seventh district, have delegates at the reunion.
A banquet and a smoker were given from 6 to 8 n. m. last night, after which all the delegates were invited to a charity dance or to security parties.
H. Merle Smith, Kansas '15, used a toastmaster at the banquet, Synoptica was furnished by the PI U. Schroeder was the author of speeches, in which a representative of each chair made a short talk. Professor A. J. Boynton spoke for Betas on the faculty after which he spoke as a spokesman, spoke on the fraternity as a whole.
The delegates: Ford Foster, Westminster; E. P. McDonald, Washington; John Forton, Kansas; Hobart Staats, State, and Gakin Missouri, Missouri
Boys Summer Camp to Be Held by Business Mer
Announcement was made Thursday day of the forming of a new boys summer camp in Colorado by Lawrence and Kansas City men. The new camp is located near Buena Vista, Colo., at mt Princeton, and Lawrence, Ky., at Hotel Amero, recently purchased by men prominent in athletic circles.
"Patsy" Clark, head football coach is one of the men who has interests in the new camp and hotel. Clark is one of the active councillors of the camp. Harley Solvidge, of the Manual Training high school in Kansas City, Mo., is the managing director of the new corporation, Dr. A. J. Bishop, of the advisory directors. The advisory council includes all the coaches and directors of the school in the Missouri valley.
Fisk University Students Strike President McKenzie of Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn., has ruled that men and women of the institution shall not be allowed to walk together. As a result of five seniors being fired fifty dollars each, and later being expelled, the student body has struck and demands the resignation of the president.
Marie Russ Urges Early Estes Park Applications
Those wishing to make up applications for the Estes Park conference this summer are urged to do so. The event is managed by Marie Ruffs of the Y, W, C, A.
Due to the great number that are going this year it is necessary for those from K. U. to have their delegation chosen as soon as possible.
The applications can be secured at any time from Henley house or from he B, M, C, A. office in Fraser.
Criminals Rank High in Army Alpha Tests, Says Carl Murchison
Superior Intellects Fraudulen and Transcient, Psychology Report Reveals
(Science Service)
Worcester, Mass., May 10—That criminals not only hold their own with the rest of the world in ability to pass mental tests, but even stand a little in advance of it, is made known by an extensive investigation by Dr. David Marcelli, professor of psychology in Clark University.
The remaining 71 criminals in each hundred, 39 had an intelligence level above C, and 32 below C, while for the remaining 100 criminals, 33 were above C, while 38 were below. Unless other conditions account for the differences, the criminals would seem to be slightly better educated than matter more than the arny men were.
Disparaging geographical distribution and biasing his conclusions on some thousand cases, Dr. Murexhoff found that out of every hundred individuals with an intelligence level of C, as measured by the Alpha Army test, this in practically the same proportion of C men found in the white draft, which may be taken as fairly indicative of the large population of the United States.
Doctor Murchison also discovered that criminals confined within their states have stolen data they have migrated to other states. He sees in this fact a selective process which allows with more alert minds on he move.
Dr. Murchison obtained his data in part while chief psychology examiner at Camp Sherman, Ohio. Later he personally tested prisoners in certain prisons in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Maryland.
He did not find it possible to relate all types of crime to mental levels, but found that crimes of *fraud* are the special hobby of superior intellects and crimes against sex of be inferior.
Engineer Society Elects
Electricals Choose Officers for Following Semester
A meeting of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers was held Thursday, May 7, at which the following officers were elected for the next semester: L. A. Allen, e29; chairman; Roland Miner, e29; vice chairman; Arthur Hartung, e uncl. vice chairman; Ron Duncan, treasurer; Orin Urine, e uncl. senior representative; R. M. Allapaugh, e27; junior representative.
It was decided that hereafter officers would serve only one semester instead of the full year as before. The banquet for electrical engineers was postponed until fall and the balance of the meeting was spent in internships. The banquet for electrical engineers for the purpose of inspecting plants there.
Mrs. Fugate was crossing the street when she was caught in the path of the car driven by Barker. It is thought that she probably did not see the car until it upon her. Mrs. Fugate is the mother of Justus Fugate, a junior in the University.
Mrs. Fugate Suffers Broken Ribs in Accident
Mrs. J. B. Fugate, 1310 Tennessee street, received two broken ribs and concussion of the brain when she was struck by a car driven by Herbert Burker, colored, on Thirteenth November Vermont about 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
K. U. News Hounds Get Out Issue of Kansas City Paper
Journalism Students Take Over Beats of Kansan and Edit Feature Columns
Columns
Twenty-three students from the department of journalism swooped down on the office of the Kansas City Kansas early Friday morning, and proceeded to take things over and to meet with a reporter. The department of journalism had been given permission some time ago by Carl White, former K. U. graduate, who is now managing editor of the Kansas City Kansas, to meet with a reporter. Friday morning the journalists left on a special bus for Kansas City.
Benson Makes Assignments
Assignments of "beats" were made in rapid fire order by Prof. Ivan Benson, of the department, who had gone to Kannas City the day before to assist with the preparation of the paper. A few hurried orders, hasty consulting of city maps, a few questions, and they were off. Some of the students remained at the office where they spent paranormal nights while the rest took the streat.
About 11 a. m, the reporters began to return. A dash for typewriter, a hurried confusion, and the stories began to pile up on the desk. Copy was coming in fast. Professor Benson edited all of it before it went to the regular. But then, here were stories on everything of news interest in Kansas City. None of the news sources were overlooked.
Soon all of the go yoy was in. There was nothing to do but wait for the first edition to go to press. The students settled down to wait for the publication rush of the Kassan editors in attending to all the detail incidents to go press. The students waited expectantly. Who would have the good stories and who would be disheartened? How successful in getting a story in print? Finally the paper went to press. There was a mad rush for papers as the office boy came in with the papers. There was a hasty glance, the paper was messy, or of satisfaction according to how successful the reporters had been.
Copy In Early
Staff Picture Taken
A photographer came in. He was to take the picture of the students who had worked on the paper. All gathered in one end of the news stand and watched the picture. All was over but the shouting now. Some of the students drifted out for a trip to Kansas City, Mo. and others returned to Lawrence. Others waited for the second institution which was out in a few minutes.
After the next edition was out, the remaining students drifted out, leaving the Kansan to return to normaly.
The students who made the trip were: Leen Seelig, Walker Graves, Eldon Rymerson, T. J. Navies, Joe Warey, John Reid, Rosemary Richards, Grette Wine, Eleanor Graff, Merrill Slawson, Elizabeth Sanborn, Jessie Edmondson, Miriam McClelland, Elva Belle Laws, George L. Clark, Fredrod McBrien, Brydon Freedrick McClelland, Brydon Louise Smith, Carl Coffelt and Sieve Merrill.
Former Student's Poems Appear in Publications
Grace Hyatt, c'23 who sold three poems during February to Munsey's recently sold another to the "Delinenter." The latter will appear in a summer issue of the magazine. Two of Miss Hyatt's poems appeared in Argery and Allory issues of March 14 and April 18. Miss Hyatt at the present time number one of the poets of Fitzgerald and attended a meeting of that organization in Columbia, Mo., during journalism week.
It is interesting to note that two of the speakers at Columbia" were Mam Williams Ward, head of the Poetry Division of the Kansas Author's Club, and Miss Dana Gallin of New York, well known short story writer, both of whom are graduates of the University of Kansas.