THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Vol. XXII.
No.140
Death Tolls 576 in Cyclone Area; Relief Continues
(United Press)
Survivors Scan Casualt
Lists for Information
Concerning
Victims
St. Louis, Mo., March 25—Dawn tiday found dead-swift southern Illinois beginning to squirm out of the mass of destruction left by Wednesday's cyclone. The hourly casualty list placed in various spots over the stricken arve, so sufferers may find out what happened to missing victims. More than a dozen living showed 426 dead, 736 reported dead, and more than 2500 injured.
Day dawned on a tented area. Where Wednesday were dozens of industrious little cities and towns, this morning there were tented villages scattered among the burning debris.
Overnight the thousands of homeless, faced by bitter helplessness, were cared for in these relief tents, stream over the district.
In Missouri and Illinois there are 426 known dead; 97 in Indiana and 50 in Tennessee, Kentucky and Louisiana. The property loss is in southern Illinois.
The extent of the tornado showed it is the worst in American history. It reached down into Alabama, struck with its main force first in Missouri, devastated southern Illinois, spread into Kentucky and Tennessee and Inland Florida, and killed thousands farther. The tornado crumpled all or part of a score of towns and villages.
The loss of life in many rural districts and on farms has not yet been fully determined.
Six states taking stock today of their losses in lives and property from Wednesday afternoon's storms brought out figures showing: the known dead total 576; over 500 people are unaccounted for; approx. 2,300 injured; and it is estimated the property damage will reach $10,000,000.
Chicago, March 20—Chicago set out to today raise $500,000 for relief work in the storm-ridden areas of Illinois and Indiana.
The foregoing sums are in addition to the $500,000 which the state legislature is raising for relief.
A committee of 44 leading citizens, appointed by Mayor William Dever, met for the purpose of organizing the campaign. This drive for relief money is in addition to funds already being raised by newspapers, the total of which probably will reach $100,000.
Washington, March 20. The sum may have had a hand in causing the recent catastrophic disturbances of the earth's surface and atmosphere. Scientists have been able to determine their studies to that end.
Business Courses Added
The disastrous tornado in the Middle West and the tremendous Peruvian flood this week may be due to sunspots, or to unknown forces operating to diminish or increase the north wind, Dr. C. G. Abbott, astronaut physicist of the South American Institute told the United Press to day.
Changes Effective Next Spring Says Stockton
Several new courses will be offered next year in the School of Business, according to Dean Storkton "Business Cycles," a two hour course will be offered the second semester of next year. This subject deals with the nature and causes of business cycles, the historical background of crises and the statistical analysis of business cycle data. The course are problems involved in the interpretation of the charts prepared by business forecasters.
Commercial handling of real estate will be taken up in "Real Estate," another two hour course to be offered the second semester of next year. Other new courses that have been announced are "Transportation Other than Railroad," "Business Correspondence" and "Industrial Combination."
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Tokio, March 20—Three days after America offered relief to the victims of the Tokyo riot, the Japanese Red Cross recaptured by offering aid to the victims of the Middle West tortoise.
Library Filling Station Refuels Fountain Pens
The fountain pen "dilling station" recently installed in Watson Library is expected to pay for itself within a few more months, according to E. N. Brenner.
The "filling station" was installed to meet the need of students who often find themselves with library work to do, dry pens and no means of filling them. It was impossible for the library attendants to furnish students with ink, not only because they were not proficient in time required to fill the requests and danger of spilled ink, Mr. Manchester said. The "filling station" method is an easy and inexpensive way of meeting this need.
State Attorney Scans Records for Evidence Against W.B. Shepherd
Prisoner Is Adjusting Himself to Life in Prison; Hopes to Be Released
Chicago, March 20—State's attorney Robert E. Cohen today tracked the records of a private detective agency in an effort to obtain new evidence against William R. Shepherd. The agency, in its millionaire ward, Billy McClintock.
(United Press)
Crowe was informed that Shepherd tried to check a probe into McCliff took's death by hiring private detectives to frighten witnesses.
All records of the Jones Detective Agency were ordered so Crowes believes they will show correspondence to the agency. During the impact into Billy's death, Dr. George Foehner, an important witness, was approached by an operative of the agency who crushed and subsequently released.
Shepherd today was adjusting him self to life in the county jail. He hopes to be released on bond when his hearing takes place tomorrow, but Crowe will insist that he be kept prisoner.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1925
"My appetite is good, any call to clean and the bed could be a good死 worries. I find it a bit confusing to be out tomorrow afternoon."
Irwin Heads Merchants
Heavy Program for Retailers Institute This Week
Retail merchants' institutes, under the auspices of the University extension bureau, are being held this week at Hoisington and Scott City. Provo Irwin, who was the principal speaker at a similar institution held here recently, is the only outside speaker at these towns.
Next week from March 23-26, anmercants' short course will be held at Dodge City at which Prof. I, N Flint of the journalism department and H. G. Hurham, director of the program, will also be on the program. You iron will also be on the program.
There is also an institute for local merchants scheduled at Pratt from Friday to Sunday. Professor Sterberg, of the department of economics and H. G. Ingham will speak Professor Sterberg will talk on "Business Failures and Their Impacts."
Institutes have been held at Chap man, Manhattan, Lawrence, and Herington, preceding those at Holding tom and Scott City, and plans are under way for others in towns when there is a demand for them.
Extension Division Sends Out Lists of Program
These suggested programs have been selected and arranged for the entertainment and education of grade 4 students. The instruction and the visual instruction material sent out includes motion picture film, lambert slides, chart sets, exhibits of student work in the School of Fine Arts as a group of prints of famous paintings.
The bureau of visual instruction, of the University extension division has compiled a series of educational programs, a list of which will be sent out this week to schools throughout the state.
Fifty suggested programs are included in the list and a special quotation on ten or more complete projects, each of which is mentioned of those mentioned are mentioned as being excellent for community entertainment.
Evening Exercises Part of New Plan of Commencement
Shorter of Two Tentative
Schedules Is Adopted;
Stratton Brooks
to Speak
The commencement schedule which places the commencement exercises on Monday evening, June 8, has been adopted. Stratton D. Brooks, president of the University of Missouri, is the speaker.
"The exercises have been set for the evening to provide comfortable services" said Chancellor E. H. Lindley. "With the summer heat heating on the people in the building, you should be careful. If the weather permits the exercises will be held in the stadium at 8 p.m. on June 8," he added.
Word was received from Doctor Brooks, who is to deliver the commencement address, that the arrangement was satisfactory on Monday evening was satisfactory to him.
The plan which has been adopted is the shorter of two tentative plans. The schedule begins Saturday evening, June 6, with the Chancellor's address and a meeting on Monday evening when the commencement exercises will be held.
This is the first year the com-
mencement exercises have been held
in the evening. On previous years it
has been in the morning and the sun
made the stadium very uncomfortable.
Racchaeate Sermon is in Sunda, evening and will be delivered by Dr. Shailer Mathewa. It has been held in the evening for several years. The commencement schedule is as follows:
Saturday evening, June 6, Chancel lor's reception and ball.
8 o'clock Baccalaureate Sermon.
Monday n. m. 7:30 o'clock Senio
breakfast.
Sunday p. m. 4 o'clock band concert.
8-10 e'clock Class Day Exer
clases.
10 o'clock Alumni Address.
11 o'clock Alumni Meeting.
12:30 o'clock University Dinner.
3:30-5:30 p.m. Baseball game and ambulance.
5:30 p.m. Class: Dinners
8.50 p. m. Class Dinners
8 o'clock Commencement exercises
Ralph Blake Recovers
Hospital Now Has 18 Patients Mostly Flu Cases
The council voted that candidates for the lajawacker offices should not be political party candidates, but rather elected by a run his own election without the support of any party. There were three visiting students at the meeting, two of whom made short talk favorites before the council as it has been carried on.
Italian Hlake, '155, who has been ill with tiphoid fever at the University hospital since Jan. 18, was dismissed in July and left for his house in Wichita today.
Sherman Elliott, treasurer of the Memorial Corporation, treated the entire mechanical department of the Kamen to ice cream this morning in appreciation of the excellent work done by staff at job for the Memorial Corporation.
The question of the Men's Student Council controlling student discipline will be presented to the council by Chancellor E. H. Lindley, Chancellor Lindley met with the council last week to discuss the student sentiment of the transfer.
Hospital authorities say that they will be able to use the typhoid ward for patients as soon as it has been thoroughly disinfected. This will alleviate, to some extent, the crowded condition of the hospital and will enable attendants to place the operating room, which has been used for many years, as a general patient room, in condition for surgical operations.
The hospital now has 18 patients, two of the cases being *numps* and the remainder *flu cases*. Authorized flu data comes from a national threat or cold report, at the dispensary for examination so that a general flu epidemic may be avoided.
Student Discipline Will Be Taken Before Senate
Wire Flasbes
Wire Flashes United Press
London, March 20. - Marquis Curzon of Kiddelestone, leader of the house of lords, died at 5:40 a.m. today at the age of 66.
Washington, March 20. - United States airplane carrier "Saratoga" destined to be the most powerful craft of its class in the world, will be launched in Cancun, N.J., April 1. A navy department announced today.
--from the proceeds of the spring tour, the Men's Glee Club has turned back $50 to the Student Council and $20 to the Student Enterprise Ticket fund. This is a considerable portion that he advanced the club to make its tour.
New York, March 20. In-urance companies may be called upon to pay upwards of $4,000,000 for property losses as the result of the Middle West Turmoil, according to estimates of insurance officials here today.
New York, March 29. The early inauguration of airplane passengers and light freight service between Boston, Minneapolis and St. Paul and stopping at several large cities逸 route was in prospect today, according to the report of the A. E. Faucher former dent of the General Airways company, and banker, will furnish $1, 900,000 to finance the service.
The United States government has changed the postage rates again. The new rates take effect April 16, according to a spokeswoman for the president of the station, James
Revised Postal Rates Take Effect April 15, Says K. U. Postmaster
Alterations Made in Second Third, and Fourth Class Mail Matter
There will be no change in first-class postage rates. In second-class matter the rate on newspapers when sent by others than publishers is 2% of the amount thereof for weights not exceeding eight ounces. When more than eight ounces, parcel post rates apply. Third-class matter includes books, circulated, printed matt and merchandise weighing not over eight ounces. The rate of postage will be 1½ cents for each two ounces or fractions thereof. Second-class matter weighing more than eight ounces takes parcel post rates.
The fourth class will include all mail matter, except first-class mail, weighing over eight ounces. The eighth class will include now with the addition of a two-cent surcharge on each parcel to be paid by affixing two cents additional in
Twenty-five cents, additional postage affixed to any parcel, contains that parcel to special handling and is treated in the same manner as first-class mail; parcel to be marked "special handling."
There will also be a small increase on registered mail, insured mail,
C. O. D. mail and money orders.
The architectural society held initiation Wednesday night in Marvin for 18 men, bringing the number of participants to fifty. The following were initiated:
Membership of Society Total About Fifty Men
John Ogden, c27, Kansas City; Kate Loraine King, c28, Kansas City; Marjorie Whitney, c27, Lawrence; Tom Dean, c27, Lawrence; Albert Benson, c27, Lawrence; Jen Cushen, c28, Lawrence; Monique Slow, c28, Argentine; Clarence Kinchivet, c28, Kansas City; H. Carol Becker, c28, olmuglee, Okla.; James Mitchell, c28, Ottawa; William Lloyd, c28; Wichita; H. E. Keller, c28; Topaka Maloheli Bliss, c28, Kansas City; Karen McCann, c28, L. Mannon, c28, Chilcotte, Mo. Frati Amos c28, Humboldt; and N. V. Bolin c28, Lawrence.
Architects Initiate 18
--from the proceeds of the spring tour, the Men's Glee Club has turned back $50 to the Student Council and $20 to the Student Enterprise Ticket fund. This is a considerable portion that he advanced the club to make its tour.
AUTHORIZED PARTIES
--from the proceeds of the spring tour, the Men's Glee Club has turned back $50 to the Student Council and $20 to the Student Enterprise Ticket fund. This is a considerable portion that he advanced the club to make its tour.
Friday, March 20, 1952
Acacia, house
Alpha XI Delta, Ecke's
Sigma Nu, house
Methodist Students, church
Because of the K. U. Karnis val Saturday night there will be no other K. U. functions there. There will be no Variety.
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Engineers Finish Plans for Annual Exhibit April 17-18
Each Department Chooses Member of Committee to Arrange Program
Plans for the departmental exhibits of the School of Engineering, which will be prepared for the inspection of the building's construction, the gleaner's day, are rapidly being completed and committees have been placed in charge of the preparation of the plans.
On April 17 and 18, the Engineering building and the laboratories in the adjoining buildings, the Geology building and the Fowler shows will be open for the inspection of the public. Exhibits of the different departments will be located in the different buildings, with which the displays can be assembled and reached by those who wish to view them.
Minister Plant review
the laboratory will be located in the electrical laboratory, will be under the management of Earl Tipton, assisted by James Parkinson and John Heinrich. A display contrasting the conditions in an electrical laboratory with the conditions at home will form the first part of the electrical exhibit. Rey Testerman will be in charge of this part.
An object of interest will be the miniature power system which powers the supervision of O. K. Johnson.
The display of high tension equipment which will form a part of the electrical collection will be in charge of Charles Seymour. A demonstration of electrical phonemes will be given by George Vernon and E.
As the final part in the contribution if the electrical department, the radiation KFKU will be open for inspection.
Automotive Display to Be Heed The mechanical engineering department will be especially concerned with the model power plant equipped for coal and oil handling. An automotive display, featuring several types of combustion engines will also form a large part in the Mechanical exhibit.
The model hydraulic water power plant will be presented jointly by the Mechanical and Civil departments. Part of the work of the Mechanical engineer on display in Powder coatings, surface coatings, tools, forgings and castings.
Model aeroplanes, auto buses and other transportation vehicles will be placed in running order for the display by the Industrial engineering department. This display will perhaps show examples of all the manufactured products of Kansas with charts of production and relative statistics.
Samples of Products to Be Given
Samples of these products will be distributed to the visitors at this exhibit during the two days. The work of the industrial engineer will be examined and students will be trained in the department.
The exhibit of the department of civil engineering will be divided into seven parts each of which will be about testing materials. The first will demonstrate methods of testing road building materials, building materials and reinforced concrete work. The second part will consist of a working model of a seawater digging machine, a model of a railway classification yard similar to that in Chicago.
A miniature hydro-electric power plant showing a canal with a working system of locks will be featured in this display. There will also be mod- lities such as bridge bridges and other types of work which come under this department.
Architectural Engineers Hold Meeting in Topeka
Prof. Goldwil Goldsmith and Prof. J. M. Kellogg of the department of Architectural Engineering will go to Tepoksin where they will attend the meeting of the Kansas chapter of the American Institute of Architecture, of which Prof. Goldsmith is president.
This meeting will be the occasion of the election of officers and delegates to the national convention of the Institute which will be held in New York in April. This national meeting will exhibit of architecture which will be located in the Grand Central Palace in New York.
Men's Glee Club Will Give Several More Concerts
Dates have been set for three more concerts this spring; the Intercontinental Ballroom, on March 27, a joint concert with the Washburn club. April 22, and the
Prospective dates at Olathe, Holn and Pleasanton are also being considered.
L. U. Team to Debate Wyoming "Cowgirls" Wednesday Evening
Split-Team Plan Will Be Ugee for First Time Before Kansas Crowd'
This is no. a content debate, but either Hazel Blowman or Erma Stevens will present the affirmative of the question in conjunction with William Carre and the negative sides. At least if you agree by the other and Martin Dickinson.
The University of Wyoming's "Cowboy Debtors" will debate in a split team plan with William Carry and Martin Dickinson Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the central Administration building auditorium.
This form of debate is somewhat new to Kannas audiences. The only experience the Karas debaters have had has been with the Iowa and Mississippi sympathies of the audience is divided; so the interest will be on the work of the individual speakers and on the question itself. The members of the debate team will decide their opinion on the subject before and after the speeches. This will determine which of the debates did the most effective work. This mode of display of forensic ability is less common in a fiercely discussion of the question.
The women's debate teams of the University of Womine have not yet a debate in which a decision has been made. The team, a member of the team has had at least three years experience in inter-college debate. The team has met with Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Kauai. This is the first extended trip that has been undertaken in this country by women.
The question for debate is: Is solved that congress should have the power to decide on the construction of both houses decisions of the supreme court deciding acts of con-
Geologists to Meet Soon Convention Plans Include Trip to Oil Fields
The annual meeting of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists will be held in Wichita, March 29, 27, and 28, according to a statement issued by Prof. R. S. Krappen of the department of geology, today. Members from the department who will attend are: Dr. R. C. Moores of the Department of Geology, instructors, I. A. W. Qiu, instructor, Prof. R. S. Krappen, and Prof. N. W. Bass. About fifteen major struts are expected to go.
"The association is working on petroleum and natural gas, and the origin, occurrence, and production of petroleum will be discussed. More than one hundred papers on geology from it are by the various members, he said.
According to Professor Knappen,
there will be a field trip over to EI Doroado, in order that the members may have the opportunity of seeing
produces. "El Doroado Poal," as it is called,
produces 15,000 barrels of oil daily.
In February alone, it produced 447,
000 barrels. It is 10 years old, which
is unusual for such a large oil field,
important in four or five years.
"On Monday, March 30," said Professor Knappen "who those who care to remain over, will be invited to take part in the meeting to salute them, to see the salt water."
"From Lyons the party will proceed to the new Russell county pool This pool was the most interesting discovery in Kansas last year. It is the largest lake in its central and western part of the state," he confirmed.
Everything Ready for K. U. Karnival Tomorrow Night
Organizations to Provide Festival Trimmings; Special Money Required
A final rehearsal for the *e*-mathematics of the animal K. D. Kuhnvalt to be given Saturday, March 21, was scheduled this afternoon at 3:30 p.m.
Cards introducing Miss A. Good Thing, the mysterious lady connected with the carnival, were distributed at the Two Sigma dancing revet night and on the campus today. On the card for her, "You don't need 'dont'," she名 the name "Miss A. Good Thing" and the date of the carnival.
Construction of the boiler was started today and the organizations will work all day tomorrow evening to start the boilers. The start boilers are 7 p.m. and the boilers will be the feature of the evening until 10 p.m. At that time the Psi Mu harman coal blend will load the boilers and then the boilers which will last until midnight.
Organizations Give Stunts
There will be fourteen crests, a larger number than has ever been presented before. These will include *Mimi Shoppe*; Kappa Ailta Thukpa; *Olala Chiware*; and *Olala Chiware*; *Kappa Sigma*; "The White Lily"; Phi Psi; *Miuze-Etta and Fits*, Fl IX, and *Beland*; "Lord of Love Hospice"; *Alpha Tau Kappa Delta*; *Clinchura*; *Phi Gwen*; *PenrKB*; *BRGB Broadcaste*; Phi Delta Theta; "An Old Bouquet"; Wan-kunta; "Tinn Land"; *Cuphea*; *Aw In L*; Delta Uppolou; *Note Up*; *A Night in Bagdala*; Kappa.
There will be eight booths downstairs. One of the chief interactions will be the magic booth presented by Prof. Fredrick H. Gold of the Ontario science department. The other booth is devoted to another booth are "Fortune Telling" in Oscopolon alba; "Garden Poison" in Sigma Phi Epion; "Hilwoody Snowshoehats" Alba Delta Jr; "Chinese Land," Sigma Nii "The Moon Cannot College," Gamma Phi Iota; "Boat Window," Gamma Phi Iota; "Window," Alpha Phi Delta; and the "Festty-Niner Dance Hall," Sigma Phi.
Loving Cups to Winners
Large living cups will be awarded to the winners of first place for birth and second place for adoption, no sequester and third prize but honorable mention will be given the winner.
Aliga Tau Omega will hold police court again this year. The Chi Omega's will supply the crowd with peppercorn and pennants and the Y. W. C. A. freshman commission will cell hod dogs, Delta Tau Delta and Beta Alpha Episcopi will also have sensational services, will sell confetti, may balloons and other carnal "trimmings."
Carnival money will be used for winnings to the booths downloaded from our website, and one dollar books. Fifty cents admission will be charged for the book.
Velocity of Wind Great
Avenometer Records 37 Miles as an Average
The anacometer on the north tower of Passeur Hall recorded 57 miles an hour as the airspeed velocity of the contrail at 120 and 132 this morning, according to Bells Heidtle, weather beaten observer. In order to maintain such a high average, the velocity of the contrail must reach this altitude, Mr. Heidtle said.
The electrical instrument formerly attached to the ammeter, which resists any current on a short line, may any time on a chart is broken, consequently the greatest speed of the instrument is
The flag was torn from the pole on Fraser局 and other minor damages were done about the cannus.
Moore to speak in Kansas City, Dr. R. C. Moore, head of the department of geology, goes to Kansas City today, as the special "Engineer for the Speaker for the University College." He will talk on Survey work in the Grand CANyon. "It intends to urge the study of engineering as a profession."