THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Vol. XXII
Eleven Men Killed in Mine Explosion; Others Entombed
Walls of Entrance Cave as Rescuers Attempt to Reach Those Entrapped
No. 4
Kemerer, Wyse, Sept. 17. —Twenty bodies have been taken from Syftet No. 5 of the Kemerer Coall Company which was wrecked by an explosion yesterday morning. Twelve living miners have been removed, and about 23, whose fate is unknown, were among nine officers it was reported this morning.
Rescue parties worked frantically to get at the remaining men who were entombed, believing that they may find several alive.
Caving Slows Rebuke
Constant caving in of the shattered walllet of the mine keeps rescue nurses out of their lives, and while some workmen are penetrating the debris, others are building barricades to stem the caving.
Caving Slows Rescu
None of the 11 dead, taken to the Kemmern mortuary had been identified this morning. Every body was so mangled as to make identification.
Few Men Were Working
P. J. Queuesley, president of the coal company, and that only 47 were working in the mine; then it became a regular work day, there would have been nearly two hundred entombed.
A downpour of rain that continued yesterday afternoon and all during the night added to the horror at the mouth of the mine, where groups of weeping women and children huddled together and waited during the night for some word from the depths of the chattered mine.
Report Submitted by Inspector for Federal Aid
Highway Work Suspended
County workers have been ordered to suspend the work of re-routing the Lawrence-Baldwin road over the Baldwin hill, until action has been taken by federal officials, on a report submitted by the city's public safety wayward investigator, with reference to the re-checking of the Lawrence-Baldwin road as a proposed federal highway
Mr. Wright came to Lawrence
Thursday in response to orders from
the federal highway office requesting
that a second inspection be made of
the Lawrence-Baldwin road to determine its merits as an alternative to the highway connection with Baldwin which was officially approved for federal aid last spring.
Mr. Wright, with E. E. Trachselwood county engineer, inspected a route over the Baldwin hill vicinity following the Santa Fe tracks through the town of Riverside and runs south from the Lawrence-Baldwin road at the Williamson hill and continues south to the crossing of the Santa Fe railroad where it angles with the railroad to the top of the hill and travels Baldwin on the old Santa Fe tracks.
The re-checking of the inspection was the result of numerous proteins from residents of Baldwin that the researchers had the logical choice for federal aid.
The Saturday Evening Post for last Saturday contains a two page advertisement of a well known brand of treated shingles. The advertisement is the work of Miss A. Elizabeth Evans, who was graduated from the department of architectural University, with the class of 1922.
K. U. Graduate Draws for Saturday Evening Pos
FOUR PAGES
Miss Evans now is a practicing architect and is also a designer for Falkenberg Brothers.
The department of architectural drawing now has 31 freshmen enrolled, which is 20 per cent more than ever before, according to Prof. Goldwin Goldsmith, head of the department.
The department is not lacking in social spirit, Professor Goldsmith declares. A steak roast is planned for Friday evening, Sept. 19, to which all students enrolled in the department are invited.
Alemannia Pledges Six
Alemannia Pledges Six
The Alemannia Pledges following pledge: Gulla Greas, Lawrence; Ruth Oliver, Culver; Modena Porter, the Harp; Jenkins jekline, Carthage, M.; Katheryn Ko; Jo and George Crumrine, Sterling.
White House Declares
Wilbur Rumor Untrue
Washington, Sept. 17—The White House today officially denied that any reason other than a desire of the president to discuss naval matters with Secretary Wilbur Wilson's sudden call from the Pacific coast Monday.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17, 1924
A formal statement issued at the
executive mansion said:
A formal statement issued at the executive mansion said: "It was officially announced at the White House that a president had decided to criticize of any speeches made on the coast by Secretary Wilbur or any comment concerning them other than that they have been very helpful."
Admittance of Stags to Varsity Dances on Percentage Basis
"Two Varsities Will Be Given as Often as Possible," Says Committee
Stages will be admitted to the Varsity dances this year only on a percentage basis, it was decided at a meeting of the Varsity dance committee last night. Couples only, will be admitted until 9:30; and if at that time there are 100 or more present, ten teens will be admitted. At 10:30, 20 move stalls will be admitted viding the dance, and so will add to an 100 couples. In this manner the stags at every varsity will be limited to 30.
No smoking will be allowed at the dinners, according to the committee, as the burning cigarettes mar the floor. The University authorities also object to students smoking while in the hall.
This year, as often as possible, there will be two varieties, one at Eckle's and one at the F. A. U. hall will be given this Saturday. Two seventh-grade students, Isechanth and Jenks playing at one hall and Schofstall at the other. At intermission the orchestra will change places. Tickets to one dance will admit a couple to the other. Reservations will be served in both rooms.
The dances will be managed by two members of the Varsity dance committees, Vernon Kenevy, chairman of the Student Council and Margaret Phillips, chairman of W. S. G. A.舞 committee. They ask that all students co-operate in obeying the new rules to make the Varsity舞 success.
Spirit of 1856 Seen in Front of Marvin
Many of the new students have not yet seen the "Pioneer" statue which is situated at the west entrance to the campus. This is one of the landmarks of the University. The donor was Dr. Simeon B. Bell, of Rosededa, Kansas, now Kansas City, Kansas. Doctor Bell also made a gift of some land and money which he started working at Taylor Bell Hospital. This hospital is the laboratory and chase room for all students in the School of Medicine.
The Pioneer represents the early settlers of this state, who established their home here in 1856. The settling was made a gift from the senior class of 1920.
Last spring after the concrete base had been holded for the "Uncle Jimmy" Green statue, some person or persons decided that the Pioneer should have a change of scenery, so they put him on the base in front of the Green Hall. This fall, however, the Pioneer is back at his old position, and the students walking past Marvin Hall when they have little studying to do.
Execute Pekin Editors Who Upheld Chang's Wa
Wa Tei Su, most powerful leader of the Chi Li party, the government group, in Pekin, recently was denounced by Chang, Manchurian warlord, who has declared war on the government, as a "madman."
Shanghai, Sept. 17—Two editors ofPKin newspapers were summarily executed today, accused of publishing Chang Tao Lii's letter denouncing Wu Tel Su, according to other news reporters in are in jail.
All Jay James are asked to meet in front of Green hall this evening at 7:15 in costume.
E. H. S. Bailey, professor of chemistry, has returned from a trip to Minnesota.
Tennyson Beck, president.
Athletic Mentors Plan Tournaments for All Students
Class Contests in Sport Will Offer Competition for Men During School Year
Under the directions of G. B. Patrick of the Physical Education Department an intramural program is being worked out so that everyone can participate in his own sport. Tournaments will be both open and elimination types according to interest and the numbers competing in each.
Many Fall Tournaments.
The inter-class tournaments in football and cross country will be held this fall. This will be followed by the winter sports which include basketball, swimming, basketball, boxing, wrestling, volleyball and gymnastics with the formation of spring, baseball, golf track and field tournaments will be played off. Suitable awards will be given to the winning individuals and teams in all the competing sports.
Every man in the University is eligible, excepting "K" men in the particular sport, and varsity and Freeman sports during the season of the sport.
Many Fall Tournaments.
In connection with these inter-class
tournaments an all University inter-
organization tournament will be arried
out. The inter-organization
tournaments are tennis, track and field events
basketball and playground, baseball.
The finish of the basketball will run
well into the winter. The other sports
that will be played during the winter
months are boxing, wrestling, hand
golf and horse-shoe. The baseball,
spring games will include baseball,
golf and horse-shoe.
Winners to Get Awards
Championship awards will be given for each sport in the inter-organization tournaments and a grand championship award will be given for the all interunit champions of the year. Each organization will receive to its credit the number of points of those teams that are participating in sport, which its representatives compete. Each organization will receive an evaluation for the percentage of its membership who have participated in it least one sport throughout the season. This will also two faceoffs. Each organization willintermediate the interunit championship of the year.
Coaches for class teams will be appointed by the intramural director from men who are majoring in the variety of sports coaching. The officials will be mamed from the varity coaches and men in the department of physical education and coaching. Equipment will be furious when equipment is in so far as it is deemed adviable.
Has Two Delivery Desks
Present Arrangement in Watson Hall Temporary
The new library will have only two delivery desks, according to Earl N. Manchester, director of libraries. The main delivery desk is temporarily located in the small reading room to the right of the main entrance. The card index files are also in this room.
The large reading room in the basement is for undergraduate students, and all books reserved for them. All of our courses are checked out here.
The main reading room is on the second floor, and all reference books, notices, and other materials are in this room. The alesves at either end of this room are reserved for the use of graduate students only, and individual desks will be assigned.
As soon as the cataloging is completed, the desk located in the hall on the second floor will be used as the main delivery desk. No books can be checked out from there at this time.
John W. Davis, Democratic candidate for the governors of the local chapter of his college fraternity, Pi Kappa Pi, while in Kansas Saturday, Bill Mason, an alumnus of the chapter here, rode on the Davis train from Topka to Lawrence. At Lawrence, Jack Thompson and Verne Wilkins were invited to board the car and were given autographed photographs of Mr. Davis.
Newspapers and periodicals are in room 203, first floor and the top floor is used for seminars only.
Davis Greets Phi Psis
Wire Flashes United Press
--of Selling
London, Sent. 17.—Thirty-seven oil wells in the Russian Caspian field are affrers, and threaten the entire region, recording to dispatches to the Baltic Sea the property of the Russian government and has been even only 18 months.
Pandemon, Calif., Sept. 17. —The possibilities of controlling the San Gabriel fire which has had waste to more than 50,000 acres during the past 16 days, were considered, providing the wind remains at a luk.
Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 17—Four men are believed to have lost their lives in the cave-in of a sewer tunnel on which they were working here today. Fire and police rescue squabs are making every effort to reach the men, believed to be under 36 feet of dirt and gravel.
Leewardworth, Kan., Sept. 17—Five former men of the 24th Infantry, sentenced to life imprisonment in the federal prison here in December, sentenced to courtship with a riot at Houston, Texas, were arrested on untreated day.
Govern, Sept. 17 — The League on Nations disarmament commission passed a resolution today asking the Council to invite the United States to participate in the League's temporary disarmament commission on the question of government control of the private manufacture of war materials.
Activity Committee Reports Ticket Sale in Favorable Terms
Make 1600 Purchases, According to Students in Charge
The campaign which began Monday, will continue until Saturday noon. It is managed by the Student Enterprise Center for the Male's Student Council and the Women's Student Council. Each fraternity, sorority, and organization has a committee appointed, and there are eight persons working individual roles.
More than half of the total number of student activity tickets put on sales have been sold, according to members of the committee in charge of the sales campaign. This means that more than sixty-fourteen students have completed their orders and that they remain only about six hundred tickets for late buyers.
The price of the enterprise ticket is $13.50. It admits the purchaser to events, which, if paid for singly, would amount to $7.50. During the campaign the 1925 Jaywalker will be offered to ticket holders and will be $4.50 until October 4, at which time the price will go still higher.
Holders of student enterprise tickets will be entitled to a reservation for the football games on the fifty-third. The holders will be given this opportunity.
Edward C. Finney, L. L. B., 91' of the University of Kansas, is, according to the Kansas City Star, the only man in the entire history of the federal service who has climbed to the highest level of civil service to the position of first assistant secretary of a government department. Mr. Finney, who claims Lawrence as his home town has worked under both Republican presidents, said he will be now second only to Secretary Hubert Work.
In 1894 Mr. Finney was appointed a clerk in the civil service department. Since then he has been promoted repeatedly. During the Wilson administration he was appointed to the board of appeals of the department of the interior by Secretary Lane.
K.U. Man Holds High Office
E. C. Finney Rises from Lowest Civil Service Rating
Mr. Finney was prominent in formulating the potash, coal, oil and phosphate leasing laws, the waterpower act and other legislation dealings with industry resources. He was recently a prominent winner in the oil investigation.
Some idea of the present job of this K. U. alumnus may be gained by consideration of the following: twenty-five hundred employees under his direct supervision and he is head of five of the largest bureaus in the depart-
Send the Daily Kaasan Home
Ideals of Kansas to Be Revealed at Rally Tonight
hancellor Lindley Return
From Omaha Today
to Participate
in Program
Fonight at 6:30 the first real meaure of University spirit will be taken, according to Bob Roberts, cheerleader.
"It will not be a rally in the usual sense of that word," and Roberta this morning, "but rather a beautiful ceremonial in which the ideals of the University will be revealed to now students and faculty members."
Procession to Be Beautiful
The procession from Uncle Jimmy's statue to the stadium will be an beauty-event, a special occasion which moved Charles Scott, of the Jola Register, to write a few edi­torial about the University. If weather permits the procession will march by two or four around the administration and down into the south end of the stadium.
Reports from campus organizations indicate that there will be a large attendance at the ceremony.
Program Not Degraded
The program, the exact nature of which will be revealed, will dwell upon the things that make K. U, dear to her students and teachers. So far as is known no other school has just this kind of a program (California, Cornell, and Iowa accomplish the same purpose by different methods.)
Program Not Revealed
Chancellor Lindley returned from maka this afternoon to participate in the program. According to Cheerow Roberts he is deeply interested in the school's mission and a wholehearted response from both students and members of the faculty.
K. U. Professors on Leave
Chubb, Henderson and Taggart Study for Degrees
Prof. H. B. Chubb, of the department of political science is studying at Columbia University this year. Dr. John Tuckey, from the University of Kansas.
Professor Chubb spent the summer on the Maine coast, entering Columbia this fall. He intends to complete his work for his Doctor's degree. He is studying Public Law. Professor Schultze, in the department of economics is also away on a leave of absence, studying at the School of Business Administration at Harvard. He expects to complete work for the degree of Master of Business Administration. Prof. Herbert F. Taggart of the University of Tennessee is studying at the University of Michigan for his Doctor's degree.
Senate Investigations Will Be Resumed Today
Washington, Sept. 17. — The curtain today went up on the late 1924 season of the senatorial inquiry with the reconvening of senatorial committees to investigate the bureau of internal revenue.
The carnival of investigation which featured the spring season and was brought to an end only with the adjournment of Congress in June, is underway with the press, proofs, however, that it will be much mild this season.
Twelve committees are squaring away for action, and many of them will finish their reports before Congress reconvenes. The most important committee is the internal revenue bureau committee, which started operations today.
Pulitzer Bequest Fund Provides Essay Prizes
Establishment of a number of prizes in addition to the endowment of the School of Journalism of Columbia University was made by the late Joseph Pulitzer. Under the provisions of the bounty, three prizes on one, 1,000 and two of which may be awarded to the history of the service rendered to the public by the American press during the year 1924, provided always that the essays received are deemed of sufficient merit to justify an award. Manuscripts sent in for competition must reach the hands of the secretary of the 'University not later than September 30, 1924' and forms of 'application for candidates may be obtained from Frank D. Fackenhall, secretary.'
Hard Fighting Continues in Area Near Shanghai
(United States)
London, Sept. 17 — Today's fighting before Shanghai left the battle area virtually unchanged, according to central New Shanghai co-respondent
The correspondent quotes a disjap from Muldun to the effect that Chunk Tso Lin has threatened to send airplanes to bomb Pekim.
Gen, Le Yung Haiang, the Chekiang commander, is busy strengthening defences along a line from Tsing Su to Lu Ho, while Gen, Chi Hiuchi Yuann rushed up refornements received from Wu Tei Su.
The Cheking leader claims to have withstood successfully the attack of Chi's forces in the Theing section.
Candidates for Men's Gee' Club Have Final First-Trial, Tryouts
Both New Aspirants and Last Year's Members to Take Actual Tests
Because of inadequate notifications,
candidates who have been called for the
Mice's Glee Club but have not received
actual trials will be given a final
opportunity to try-out at room 10,
basement, central Administration
building from 4:30 to 5:45 Thursday,
Sept. 18.
At this time should report: first, all new candidates not yet tried on, second, all last year's members who have not actually taken trials.
The first group includes N, V. Bain,
B. D. E. Conner, R. C. Daum, G. W.
Ewing, J. S. Gilbert, R. E. Gardner,
C. E. Gallier, P. Hansen, D. E. He
derson, H. R. Histi, W. V. Lemon, E.
B. Lloyd, M. W. Maris, W. M. McLennon,
W. G. Oehm, J. F. Patt, W. R. Porkins,
M. S. Smith, A. M. Shuita, A. Shurenta
W. E. Toevs, N. Wested, P. D. Williams.
This is the final opportunity offered for first trials. Candidates called to, second trials will be announced on Fridays' Kansan. Second trials will be held Monday and Tuesday of next week, and the first rehearsal will be held next Wednesday night at an hour and place to be announced.
The second group includes R. E. Miner, W. O. Rice and other such in- years' members as did not actually try-out Wednesday. No last year's member will be retained without as tullly taking trials.
Jayhawks of 1928 Will Have Web Feet
Did you ever see a Jahawk with web feet? According to Darwin the duck grew webs on his feet through the process of evolution and saw a case of attaining itself swimming. So with the future Jahawk.
Know ye that a ruling has been passed by the University for the benefit of those who might think that the Australian crawl is some kind of an insect. Swimming tests are now being given in the tank in the swimming pool, and most man must swim one hundred feet before he receives gymnasium credit and those who cannot swim will be enrolled in a special swimming class.
Beginning with this year's fresh man class, no one will receive a degree without first complying with the aquatic test. Even varity men must pass the swimming test before receiving their "K."
But what is a degree if you can't swim? You might fall into the river with it on commencement day and lose it. Now, if any member of the class of '28 falls in deep water with his degree, he can easily save it!
Chancellor Speaks Today at Kansas City Meeting
Cancellor Lindley addressed the Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City Mo., at its regular weekly luncheon today at noon.
Yesterday morning he spoke before the National Convention of the Farm Mortgage Banker's association at Omaha, Neb.
The Chancellor returned to Lawrence early this afternoon to participate in the rally to be held at the stadium this evening.
Frank Hill, President
Social Activities Outlined by Dyer at Frosh Forum
The first regular meeting of the Dramatic club will be held Thursday evening, Sept. 18, in Little Theater, Green hall, at 7:45.
The Kansas staff will take lunch in the sky parlor, journalism building, tomorrow noon. All members take notice.
First Session of Institute Attended by Numerous First Year Men Tuesday
The institute is to consist of a series of four talks by different speakers on the relations of freshmen to various phases of University life. The speaker will submit to a graduation hearing after the conclusion of his talk.
That the freshman is touched by four social influences, the classroom, campus activities, the bome, and the church was the theme of Dean John R. Dye's talk at the first session of the freshman institute. Tuesday afternoon.
Seventy-five Attended
Severity-five freshmen head Dean Dyer's tink talk Tuesday, in which he express hope for a coming of the season and all the benefits of his severity. Urging caution in the selection of campus activities, the freshmen were counseled not to be "joiners."
Dean Dyer continued, urging the freshmen to study the political system on the Hill so that they might improve it. He said that he believed there should be no social prestige derived from fraternity membership. He defined a fraternity as an organization of students for the purpose of providing fellowships and a number of indifference," he said, "to the administration and the faculty whether a man belongs to a fraternity or not."
Another Meeting Today
"If you are right on two things, and sex, you will be probably right, right," she was Dean Dyer's concluding point.
The meeting was presided over by Richard Hanson, c26, who announced the second meeting of the institute for Wednesday at 4:30. John Bunn, freshman coach, is to speak on "The Freshman and Athletics."
(United Press)
Globe Fliers at Omaha Reach Nebraska City in Time for Noon Lunch
Omana, Nebu, Sept. 12. —The army round-the-world flew lizards over Omaha at 12:44 p.m. m. today. They circled the business district and then headed for the field at Ft. Crook. 18 miles south, and immediately landed.
The flies will spend the night quietly here, resting up for the next hop to St. Joseph, Mo., which will be made tomorrow, weather permitting.
Maywood Flying Field, Chicago,
Sept. 17, Twenty-four hours behind
western schedule, the round-the-
world army fliers hopped off for
Omah at 9:11 today. The distance
is 440 miles, and Lieutenant Smith,
commander, said he expected to be
fired up soon for time for fun.
Fog which shrouded the field early
in the day vanished in a flood of
bright sunlight.
Iowa City, Iowa, Sept. 17. (Bulletin)—The round-the-world army flies passed over this city on their aircraft at 10:20 a.m. m. central standard time.
Former Student Holds Position of Advancement
J. M. Wainscott, A.M. 24, who was graduated with honors in chemistry, is employed in the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research at Pittsburgh, where he has chaired a committee has been notified that Wainscott is advancing rapidly.
The Mellon Institute was founded by Robert Duncan, a University of Kansas graduate, and the institute at Yale University graduates in its employe
Special Students Fewer; Standards Being Raised
Only 38 special students are enrolled in the College this year. This is the result of vigorous efforts on the part of the administration to get students into regular standing according to Prof. M. W. Sterling, chairman of the committee on special students. In former years the number of specials has ranged from 60 to 120. The raising of the standard of the candidates to special standing has been a reduction of the campaign to reduce the number of specials. Prof. Sterling said that, the practice was to discourage special standing except where there was a real need for it.