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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Vol. XXII
Municipal League Secretaries Meet for First Session
States
Lawrence Is Host to Mer Who Are Studying City Systems of Many
The secretaries of the state league of municipalities opened their two-day conference here today. This session is the first meeting of its kind to be held. Ten secretaries of leagues are present.
Friday morning was taken up chiefly with registration, inspection of the library of the municipal reference bureau and getting acquainted. It had been planned to open the meeting with an address of Chancellor K. E. Linden that was made impossible because Chancellor Lindley was called out of town. He will address the meeting tomorrow.
The secretaries will have lunch at the University Commons at noon. The program for the club is this evening. The program for the meeting is as follows:
John G. Stutz Presides
Friday afternoon, Dec. 12, round tables on (1) information service tor city officials, presided over by John G. Stutz, executive secretary of the League of Kansas Municipalities, Carolina Municipal League as assistant; the subjects being the need for service, methods of advertising the service, collecting and compiling the information, filing and furnishing information; (2) field service, presided over by J. W. WILLARD of the League of Minnesota Municipalities with Harvey Walker, assistant security municipalities, as assistant; (3) research, presided over by Morris B Llamade, executive secretary of the League of Minnesota Municipalities with Don Sowers, secretary-treasurer as assistant
At the banquet Friday evening,
Foc. 12, Dr. Freedrick H., Guild,
chairman of the department of political
science at the University, will
provide a public Personal Ne-
training (A Challenger in the Local
Government Field)."
Needs of Cities Studied
Needs of City Schools
Rates on tables and Saturday午班, tables and Saturday午班, December 13. The first will be on securing good state municipal legislation, presided over by Frank G. Pierce, secretary of the League of Iowa Municipalities. The subjects will be: Methods of learning the needs of the cities, drafting rules for public services, preparing the members of the legislature, securing the support of the city officials at home, and lobbying. The second round table will be on the subject of official publications, presided over by R. D. Jackson, vice president of Texas Municipalities, with Morton L. Wallerstein, secretary of the League of Virginia Municipalities, as assistant. Organization and activities of the membership will be the subject of the third, which has as chairman A. D. McLarty, secretary of the League of Virginia Municipalities, with Frank G. Bates, executive secretary of the Municipal League of Indiana, as assistant.
May Form Association
May Form Association
Following a luncheon in the Commons the delegates will visit the city. After the tour additional meetings and a business meeting will be held on the subjects of (1) need for a closer relationship between the state and municipal organizations; (2) consideration of the navigability of forming an association of state municipal organizations; (3) the funeral of the associations' state municipal organizations.
The following delegates have registered:
Don C. Sowers, secretary of the Colorado League of Municipalities;
Donald M. Horton, secretary of the Illinois Municipal League, Urbana, III.; Frank G. Bates, executive secretary of the Municipal League of Indiana, Ilinoington, Ill.; Frank G. Pierce, municipality of Minneapolis; Marionotto Iowa; John G. Stuart, League of Kansas Municipalities, Lawrence; Bates K. Locus, League of Michigan Municipalities, Owego, Owego; Mayor A. T. Murray, League of Minnesota Municipality, Laurel, League of Minnesota Municipalities, Minnesota, Mun.; Harry A. Barth, secretary of the Oklahoma Municipal League, Norran, Oka; Robert D. Jackson, League of Texas Municipality, Dallas; Morton D. Wallersteil, League of Municipalities of Virginia, Richmond Va.
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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1924
Government Takes Hand in New Jersey Rum Plo
(Well of Damay)
United Press
Newark, N.J. -- The federal government today took a hand in New Jersey's $50,000,000 rum plot, which already has dragged in the names of police and civic officials of cases of 12 men thus far occurred by the state will be presented to a federal grand jury here next Tuesday.
An authorities continued their investigation into the alleged "rum plant" at Hawken, where bootleggers are alleged to have landed huge store from the rum port outside the 13-mile zone, sensation after sensation was brought to light and the names of those who were brought into the scandal.
K. U. Dramatic Team Enters Tournament to Be Held in Chicago
Cast Will Give Play Twice in Kansas Before Going to northwestern
Two public performances of "Beauty and the Jacobin," the play which the Dramatic club has entered in the College Dramatic Tournament at Northwestern University will be given before the play is taken to Chicago for the contest the latter part of the month. The first performance will be given at Washburn college or Lincoln University, Kansas City, on Dec. 27. The east of the play will leave for Chicago Dec. 29.
The play chosen is by Bouth Tarkington and deals with three aristocrats of France who are feeling the wrath of the revolution. The cast is announced by Prof. Crafton, who is directing the play: Louis Vautrin Cherant, Lygia Kane, Anne D'Alphis, Macy Keyes, Elena D'Alphis, Elomar Sébert; Silvin, an agent of the revolution, Brewster Master; Doscomville, Frank Hill.
The tournament is *first* in its kind to be held between colleges. Some of the outstanding university players of the country are entered being the best in the four players and the West Virginia Players.
The universities entered and the plays which they will present are:
De Paul University, "The Lower Road"; West Virginia, "Riders on the Sea"; University of Kana, as "Beauty and the Jacobin"; Ohio Wesleyan, "The Florist Shop"; Agnes Scott, "The Conflict; Eminent (N. Y.) Burgers in New York"; St. Marys Industrial College, "Fancy Free"; North Carolina, "Will-o' the Whisp"; University of Michigan, "A Sunny Morning."
The prize for the winning university is $250 and a loving cup. The cast will be accompanied by Prof. Crafton. They will enter the competition on Friday, Dec. 14 in West Virginia and De Pauw on the evening of Dec. 30. The final trial for the cup will be on Jan. 1, when the two best companies will contest. The contest is judged upon three things: the choice of play, direction and acting.
Gompers Much Better
Special Train Crosses Border Early Today
En Route with Samuel Gompers, Dec. 12. Speeding across the continent, the aged labor chiefship was opening San Antonio, "Moselle" the veteran head of the American Federation of Labor was continuing his gallant struggle that has marked his trip from Mexico.
(United Press)
Rooms have been engaged at the St. Anthony hotel here for Mr. Gompers. He will go immediately from there and return to the hotel here. He will rest there until he feels able to continue his journey, Gompers' car will be attached to an International & Great Northern train from St. Antonio at 9:20 a.m. for San Antonio.
"Gompers is still fighting," said W. W. Cockrell, his physician, "and I am hopeful of his recovery."
W. Cockrell, his physician, "and I am honored with his recovery," he said. The American Federation of Labor was asleep on the special car in which he was rushed from Mexico City following a terrorist attack that was crashed over the border.
It is due at the latter place at 3:45 this afternoon.
The Alemannia fraternity announce the pledging of Clarence A. Johnson, c'26, of Courtland.
Paris Lays Plans to Control Those Who Would Visit
Exacting Regulations Made Because Undesirable Aliens Show
(United Press)
Paris, Dec. 12.—Alarmed at the increase of undesirable foreigners in the capital since the war, wigorous demonstrators joined a nationwide rallion and control of all visitors.
Must Have Identity Card
The ministry of the interior has ruled that all visitors remaining more than fifteen days in France, as well as those who come to work or reside here, must make formal application within 48 hours of their arrival for an identity card. The application will consist of the usual certificate of identity from a law or official, four full face photographs and documentary proof of name, names of father and mother, nationality, profession, and names of all children under fifteen years of age.
Regulations announced in the "Journal Official" are as exacting that tourists will be greatly annoyed by complying with them, while tourist's agencies and shopkeepers fear that they will discourage travel and injure business.
Two documents will be prepared by the local police commissioner, one to the prefecture of police and the other to the chief of the Ministry of the Interior. Usually a passport will suffice to cover these points. Two French sponsors must appear if the foreigner is to be stationed in France more than two years.
Landlords Must Report
Landmarks Must Teach.
It compulsory for landlords, it boarding school and emergency responders to report within forty-eight hours the arrival of foreigners. All identity cards more than three years old must be renewed, which means that thousands of old foreign residents must be headed to headquarters and get new cards.
All this is seven worse than it sounds. The system of issuing identity cards is most cumbersome, and visitor usage have to wait hours to get an ID. All the cards are required to comply with all the red tape. No special provisions have been made to speed up the machinery. For foreigners who do not know the language, the cards and identity card is formidable. Cards now cost twelve francs, but it is proposed to raise this amount, perhaps to fifty francs. Incidental costs, such as photographs, taxisides and interrogations task an occupative one as well.
Rules in Effect Soon
The new regulations will not go into effect for some weeks, because new cards must be printed and other provisions made to handle the applications. The feelings of the tourist have not been taken into consideration at all, and agencies are trying to have some better arrangements made. It is pointed out that France's revenue from first class tourists, which totals millions of francs annually, because people will get out of town earlier than they might otherwise do to avoid the bother. Up until recent visitors could remain have two months before ampling for a card.
France seems to be following the precedent of the United States in its desire to control immigration. The new decree allows that the new decrees have been passed to reach certain undesirables and to control the indusx of certain grades of foreign labor. To obtain this end, France must be subject to a revised system.
Paris Attracts Many
France, as the United States,
maintains the right to control its visitors,
and there is much justification for her attempt to rid the country, and
particularly the city of Paris, of war thousands have been
attracted here by the exchange rate
and comfortable living conditions.
Attorney-general Stone believes on the basis of present reports that the administration will for federal investigation, although it is still considered a "local affair."
Washington, Dec. 11—Representatives of the department of justice will be sent to Weehawken. If any question of federal law connected with the department of justice is involved, it was stated here today.
The night life offers all sorts of opportunities for crooks and dissolute characters, and measures of retribution have long been considered.
Phi Beta Pi, national medical fraternity, will hold its biennial national convention at the Fountenelle hotel, Mahnab, Neb., Dec. 29 to 31 in Atlanta.
Delegates from all parts of the
country as well as many prominent
practitioners and faculty members
will be in attendance. J. L. Dixon,
director of the local leachal
algae, Alpha Iota which was
established March 10, 1910.
Phi Beta Pi Fraternity to Convene in Vacation
The convention is to be conducted by the Alpha Pel chapter of the University of Nebraska and the Alpha Pel chapter of the Competitive School. Competitive ritual ceremonies will be presented by any one of the chapters wishing to enter a
The mother chapter, Alpha of the fraternity was started at the University of Pittsburgh, March 10, 1891. Today there are 40 chapters located at the better schools of medicine throughout the country.
Colorado State Club Leads Other Groups in Jayhawkers Bought
Students From Butler County Are Second and Potawatomic Third
The state club formed by the residents of Colorado, according to the reports so far turned in, leads the county clubs in the number of Jayhawkers purchased. Colorado, with 14,000 members, Butter县 with thirty-one, Pottonville county comes next with eleven and Brown, Marion, Pratt, Sumner, and Wyandotte counties the for fourth place with the purchase of ten books. Oklahoma state ranks among the ten largest in the purchase of 12 Jayhawkers.
The report of fifty-four clubs shows a purchase of 269 Jayhawkers. There remain more than forty organizations who have failed to hand in at the alumni office data regarding their meetings Tuesday morning.
Programs of the various clubs for the Christmas vacation can wide range of activities. Dances, banquets, receptions, and parties at which the high school students social norm. Many clubs will meet with the alumni in their district and organize permanent and active bodies that will co-operate in influencing the high school students to attend the University. Converse will be staged by the majority of the organizations.
Most of the clubs will follow a plan used by Jewell county last year in sending personal letters to the *bis* school seniors. McPherson county suggests that this letter be suppressed from Coach "Petsy" (Clark or Dr. F, C. Allen, addressed to the boys of Kansas.
Pattie county will show films depicting scenes and a school life of the University. The club will also send letters to its alumni. The St. Joseph, Mo., club plans to stage an entertainment in January when the K. U. basketball team plays the Hildayne girls. The club will donate the money for the purchase of Jayhawker by giving a K. U. dance during vacation.
Most of the clubs whose reports have been handed in to show approval of the suggested plan of placing a bus stop near schools and parks in the high schools of their district. The club formed by residents of other states is especially in favor of this, saving that it meets this goal better than the Jayhawke plan.
Pi Lambda Theta Piedges Eight
Pi Lambda Theta, honorary
educational trinity, announces the initiation of: Margaret Bool, *c*; Fern Crooks, *c*; Edith Griesau,
*c*; Mannie Harred, *ed*; 228 Launey,
*launey*, 231 Katrina, 234 Bernice Mueller, *c*; Cecile Press, *c*.
The initiation was at the last meeting of Pi Lambda Theta, held at Henley hall.
To provide an hour for the Student Friendship Convocation on Monday, Dec. 15, the class schedule has been arranged as follows:
1st hour        8:30 to 9:05
2nd hour        9:15 to 9:50
Convocation     10:00 to 10:50
3rd hour        11:45 to 12:00
4th hour        11:45 to 12:20
E H LINDLEY
E. H. LINDLEY.
Affirmative Wins K.U.-M.U. Debate by Audience Vote
Capital Punishment Subject
for Discussion; Split
Team System
Found Good
That capital punishment is a good policy was the decision of the audience at the debate between the university of Kansas and Missouri held last night in the Administration building auditorium. The affirmative team received a vote of 12 to the negative's 11.
A new plan of debating was tried out in this contest. The teams were split, the affirmative being composed of one Kansas man and one Missouri man. They were likely likewise. Thus, either school could hygei claim to the decision.
Best Protection for Society
THE PROSECUTION
Henry DePauw of Missouri, opened the debate for the affirmative by expressing thanks for the hospitality shown the Missouri team during its visit at K. U. In his main argument Deppe tainted that capital punishment was the best protection for all men, and committed the offense and against those who are criminally inclined. The affirmative proposed the death penalty for all same people who were convicted of first degree murder, and for all murderers who had murderer was executed he could not longer have an evil influence over society, that the murderer's offspring would not be a burden on society, and that all murderers should be executed rather than being punished he know what the penalty is.
William England, of Kansas opened the debate for the negative by refusing the accusation of the affirmative that criminals escaped from prison with guards. He said that wardens throughout the country have sainted that convicts who kill the guardes are not mentally responsible ¢ they are not properly handled by the prison authorities. He prophesied that parish officials would convict who had served a long term. England pointed out that most of our brutal murders were committed by responsoires. He said that psychiatrists had declared that if Leopold and Loch had not been abducted in the early 1980s Bobby Frank. England stated that many times innocent men were executed. If they had been sentenced to life imprisonment there would be a chance to rudget justices. He credited his argument by saying "There must be a good case." And let the criminal stay there until he is corrected."
Deterrent to Crime
"We have had more mkiesides and murders during the last 40 years," said J. C. Ryan, of Kama, the second affirmative speaker, "than all of the countries of Europe, excluding Italy and Sicily, which have abolished capital punishment." He continued by saying that where capital punishment existed in these countries cost to crime. Ryan said criminal organizations have the dead's penalty among themselves, so they must consider it a deterrent to crime.
By quotations from various wardens, W. O. Ross, of Missouri, the second negative speaker, tended to show that life imprisonment was just as effective as capital punishment if it was administered swiftly and certainly. "Ran us, which has abolished capital punishment," said Ross, "has made theouri, courti, and Colorado which have capital punishment. It is the certainty of punishment which acts as the deterrent of crime."
Ross based his case in the arguments that capital punishment was not in accord with the modern conception of criminology, that it required a certain degree of the criminal, that life imprisonment protects society from the criminal, that in all history capital punishment has not been a better deterrent of crime than life imprisonment, and that in the states where they have been allowed to die it is almost impossible to secure conviction in first degree murder.
Death Penalty Affects Jury England stated in the rebuttal that the death penalty had more effect upon the jail than upon those who were criminally incited. Depping accrued the negative of merely basing their argument upon an attack of our present legal system. This speaker gave his refutations, drew his own conclusions for the audience.
Three Students Receive Diplomas in Education
Ten students had completed the requirements for the University teacher's diploma. These were: Mage Meyer, Lena Breakey; Leta Loveholl Eula; Malea Oascar; Mary K. Shaw; Robert Wayne Smith;玛丽 Thornkrothm Sparker;Julia Marie Sperry; Barbara Watson and James. Garble Wiltson.
At a meeting of the faculty of the School of Education held Thursday afternoon, the degree of bachelor of science in education was granted to three students, Elemman K. Canny; Owen A. Farris; Gladys Lousie Lesi-
Holiday Spirit Will Feature Christmas Dance December
Attendance Is Limited to 25 Couples; All Stags Must Show Tickets
Music will be supplied by Ioachart-
Jenks sympetrons composed of nine pieces, and special decoration will help give the crowd the true holiday and Christmas spirit. Plenty of serpentine will be supplied and every one will be expected to make the hall look like the bad dream of a colo-
factory worker. The adventure will follow us from Veronica Kennedy, *carner dance manager* for the Meme' Studi' Coimil.
"No offers will be spared to make the Christmas varsity, which is to be held Saturday, Dec. 13, at F. A. U. ball, a big business and several colleges, as they are added to the regular program" (and Version Ney now.)
Effort is being made to limit the number of stages to twenty. A star will be admitted only upon the presentation of a special stag ticket which will be specially printed for that purpose. These stag tickets are obtainable only at the business office of the Fairmount Hotel Herzog, treasurer of student organizations, and can be bought only on the Saturday morning of the dance, at the regular one dollar admission price. Absolutely no stag ticket will be sold at the door during the dance and any stag coming to the dance without a stag ticket will be admitted admission, according to Kenny.
The floor at F. A. U. hull is being inspected this week by members of the faculty, of the School of Engineering and Transportation, strong enough to bear the weight and vibration to which it is subjected during a variety dance. They are expected to turn in a report of their findings in sixteenth or nineteenth of this month.
"If the inexperienced committee turns a report that shows the condition of the floor O. K., the dancers can 'fea-foot' and jump up and down until they bounce clear to the ceiling if they care to," said Kenny in commenting on the condition of the floor. "The dancers have weakened the danceers will probably have to tote themselves down a blk." he added.
Mechanical Engineers To Meet The American Society of Mechanical Engineers will hold a meeting Thursday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Prof. A. H. Slass, 825 Mississippi Street. The tone for discussion will be the Senior inspection trip.
The Silver Dollar campaign, conducted by 40 viven of the university at the Tiger-Jayhawk games $11,540 to the stadium fund Morethan 300 dollar bills were in th collection.
and then very appreciatively thanked the audience.
After the debate Prof. Stuart A. Queen, who presided, commended Ude debaters upon their efforts to bring out the truth about the question. The debate was passed out to the audience before the debate were collected. The audience voted their opinions up; the question before the debate, and then after hearing the arguments of both team members, they changed their opinion.
The results of the debate ballots;
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Strongly favorable to capital punishment
Mildly favored to capital punishment
Neutral to capital punishment
Mildly opposed to capital punishment
Strongly opposed to capital punishment
America Compelled to Look to Oars, Declares Engineer
Secretary of Council Tells of European. Study of Industrial Conditions
Prof. L. E. Curran, head of the department of civil engineering at Kansas State Agricultural College, was elected president of the Kansas Society of Engineers this morning, on the last day of the school year. University, W. E. Baldry, city engineer of Topeka, was elected vice-president, and Ernest Boye, professor of sanitary engineering, was re-elected secretary-treasurer. L. E. Curran, of Pittsburg was elected director of the society with P. L. Boye, who is to continue another year as director.
That the European countries are making progress, and that industrial competition with the United States is going to increase was the primary rationale of the American Engineering Council in a talk given Thursday night at the banquet of the engineering convention now in session. "America must look carefully to her 'bora' in order to maintain her leadership," said Mr. Wallace.
Huae in Czceho-Slovakia
Hope in Czecho-Slovakia
"Czecho-Slovakia is the hope of
Czechoslovakia," said German,
"Germany is preparing for an econ-
omic and industrial comeback."
Mr. Wallace spent some time in England and central Europe last summer studying industrial conditions. He attested the world power conference at London, to which about 10,000 delegates from engineering from every country is the world of any importance were in attendance.
A new way in which the United States can improve her industrial position, were outlined by Mr. Waltland. Foreword of these was the extending of the use of machinery in the production machinery. He pointed out the fact that United States should not try to compete in products in which cheap labor of Europe is such an important factor, but that by the extended use of labor saving machinery the American could overcome that unicorn.
Russell Speaks on Railroads
**Drainage This Afternoon**
An exhaustive report of the state of drainage in Kansas is reported. In Kansas was made this afternoon by Elmer E. Ferguson, chairman of the committee on drainage and flood protection. The chief recommendation of the report was that the drainage district laws be codified, since under present conditions at two different laws are available.
Russell Spokers of Washimus Suggestion that American railroads should allow English roads, and deliver "less than a car" lext direct to the doors of the congeneries was made in a talk this morning before the conversion from diesel to electric way engineering at the University. Professor Russell pointed out that storage in cars is expensive to the consignees and wasteful of cars, and he suggested that good goods can be taken by the consignees calls for great storage space.
The report showed that there are nearly 100,000 acres of land in Kansas under drainage projects, with an investment of more than $121,000. The Kansas problem, according to the report, is one more of drainage than it is of irrigation, except in the western port of the state, and thus far no projects are under way there. The present drainage projects form three groups in eastern Kansas, with the smaller one in the southeast part of the state. There are no project projects on the Nesosho river in Neosho and Labette counties.
In the central part of the state, drainage rejects on the Arkansas, Smoky Mountains and Saline river and Upper Colorado, put Saucer, Goldtonwood, put Saucer, Miravay, McChurney, Sallie, Martion, and Chase counties link a single group.
The northeastern Kansas county group in drainage projects on the Kansas and Marina de Cygny river and bank protection protects along the Missouri include the following locations, Donishan, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Johnson, Douglies, Wynantto, Franklin, Showcase and Wabu-see.