UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XVI.
NUMBER 93.
Morphine Substitute Found By Professors Of School of Pharmacy
Dean Sayre and G. W. Watson Chemist, Experimenting for Nine Years
Made from Southern Plant
Work Not Yet Finished, but Results Seem to Indicate Practical Success
A dependable, standardized and harmless non-habit forming drug to take the place of many uses of morphine in medicine apparently is destined to come out of nine years of experimenting that has been going on in the School of Pharmacy laboratories. The experiments are with a plant of the Southern states—gelsemium. Investigations promise valuable and definite results in the direction indicated. Dean L. E. Sayre of the School of Pharmacy and G. N. Watson chemist in the drug laboratory of the State Board of Health at the University, have been trying the experiment as time and opportunity offered. From gelsemium, which has been known to the medical world as a heart retardant many years, Dean Sayre and Mr. Watson have allowed them to have principles which they have called respectively semperivirine and gelsemoidine. This discovery and separating of these substances from the well known medicinal agent will give the medical profession full control over the drug which has not hitherto been standardized. Dean Sayre believes that the investigation will facilitate a more intelligent and accurate use of the agent and will lead to more definite results.
The experiments have not been finished," Dean Sayre said today, "and I dislike to discuss it for publication until the results have been fully ascertained. Mr. Watson and I have certain very definite ideas as to the results but they have not been proved entirely. After discovering the two new substances, further experiments showed that one of them, gelsomidine, paralyzed the muscles as well as acting as a heart depressant, supervipery caused deeper breathing and slowed up the heart, while gelseimine is the only one of the three substances in the original drug as commonly used that has only the effect of slowing up the heart."
From twenty pounds of gelseimine used in the experiment, Mr. Watson and Dean Sayre obtained only 150 grains of the new drug, but as one-sixty-fourth of a grain is a dose, large quantities are not needed. As it is non-habit forming and has not the bad after-effects of morphine, the "never" gelseium principles are expected to displace morphine quite largely in conditions where certain sedative action is required.
Have Just Begun to Build Museum—Prof. Haworth
"It takes a long time to build a museum," said Professor Haworth this morning. "We've only just begun."
"Now here," he was entering the invertebrate paleontology museum in Haworth Hill, "are fossils of the oldest fossil bearing rocks and the fossilized remains of animals these are the more complex fossils, and so on around the room.
"You see every specimen is mounted and labeled so that you can get just what it is, and in the center of each group of specimens in a short geological history of the period which they represent. Many of the groups are not yet as complete as we hope to be, but we are working on them."
"We plan to have every bit of wall space in use for display. Mr. Murphy is putting standards now above the cases in the middle of the room to make additional space for mounting our specimens."
Offer Old Englsh Course
Advanced Old English is a new course to be offered in the department of English next quarter. This subject was offered several years ago and is being revived again to give the students a more intensive view of old English Literature. A five hour course in freshman rhetoric will be offered next quarter to accommodate those who are in the S. A. T. C. and could not take rhetoric the first quarter.
University Instructors Will Receive Back Pay
Both houses of the Kansas legislature have voted favorably on an appropriation bill for $66,799.03 to pay the salaries of the instructors of the University and the State Agricultural College due since 1947.
All the contracts with the instructors are made from September to September, and the salaries are paid in twelve equal monthly payments. In 1917 the state auditor made a ruling that all the salaries which were due to the teachers for July and August were to be paid out of the funds appropriated for the two schools for the fiscal year ending June 30. By this ruling the instructors were left with no money for July and August which they have earned during the school year previous to June 30. The 1919 legislature has voted to make good this back pay for the two months for 1917, but has no provision for paying interest for the delay of almost two years.
Five Minutes in the Wide, Wide World
Written for students who are too busy or too lazy to read a paper from outside the campus.
President Wilson Is, reported to favor a compromise with the thirty-nine Republicans and their Democratic sympathizers who threaten to reject the League of Nations if it comes before the next Senate in its present form. His plan to modify is to change the constitution of the League of Nations to meet the objections of opposition in regard to recognition of the Monroe Doctrine and the reservation of domestic questions such as immigration from the jurisdiction of the league; inclusion of the league covenant as modified in the peace treaty in accordance with the Constitution; or compromise were effected the President would conclude some, if not all, of the changes demanded by the Republicans and the opposition would yield the demand that the league be segregated from the peace treaty and given more mature consideration after the conclusion of peace.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS THURDSAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 6, 1919.
The Kansas Senate defeated the Indeterminate Franchise Bill Wednesday, 22 to 15
Supplies Valued At $41,553.982 have been given by the American Committee for relief in the Near East distribution in Armenia and Syria.
Lloyd George, Prime Minister of England, arrived Wednesday in Paris to be present at the continuation of the peace conference.
The Removal Of pork and pork products from the export conservation list was announced Wednesday by the War Trade Board, to become effective today, is expected to raise the price of hogs.
Premier Clemenceau Of France told a delegation Wednesday that he would like to see the international situation adjusted, "and then retire, as I feel I have a right to after fifty years of Parliamentary life."
American Tonnage Was described Wednesday as being a distinct monochrom to British export coal trade. The British have just begun to see in America a rival and to feel the effects of American commerce.
Three Alabama Towns were struck by a tornado Wednesday and almost totally destroyed. They were, Eufaula, Tollard, and Flonatom.
The Rainbow Division—will not be able to return to the United States in time to help in the Victory Liberty Campaign. Secretary Baker has announced.
The new joint committee on student affairs, composed of ten faculty members and ten students, will meet for the first time tonight in Fraser Hall at 8:15 o'clock. An organization will be effected and the time set for regular meetings. One of the first questions to come before the committee will be University convocations, which has been referred to the committee by the Senate.
New Joint Committee Will Hold First Meeting
Announcements
Sphinx will meet Wednesday at 8:30 o'clock, at the Beta House
Kanza announces the pledging, of Donald Hughes, c'21, of Lawrence.
Kanza will call on Pi Beta Phi from 7 until 8 o'clock Thursday evening.
Half of 76 Worst Insect Pests Come to America from Europe
Bug Bolshevists Are Real Enemy-Alien Peril To U. S. Agriculture
A new bolsheviki movement from Europe to America is comprised in a moth, the larvae of which attack corn and other plants and constitute such an economic menace that the government has quarantined to prevent the pest from spreading from New York and New England. According to H. B. Hungerford, associate professor of entomology, this bolshievki bug is that latest of a long list of insect pests America has received from Europe. Fully half of the seventy-six worst insect pests in this country are not native, but came from Europe along with civilization.
Two of the worst bokeheviks who have come to America in recent years are the gypsy and the brown tail moths. They have defoliated thousands of trees in Massachusetts and have cost eastern states millions of dollars in fighting them. Quarantine measures have been effective in checking the spread of these moths to some extent. So carefully is this quarantine measure, what we built building stone from Massachusetts is not allowed to come into the state without first being inspected for moth egg clusters.
The new enemy-alien so far has no common American name. The entomologists refer to it as the European corn borer. New York has set aside $75,000 to eradicate the pest, and is considering an additional $275,000. It is estimated that the borer could do 1 million dollars damage a day if it should get firmly established in the Corn Belt.
The Hessian fly is supposed to be one of our oldest alien enemies, and to have come over in the straw ticks of the Hessians who fought in the Revolutionary War.
One of the native sons among American bugs that have turned traitor and joined the bolshevik bugs is the tripped potato beetle sometimes known is the Colorado potato beetle. He started out to be a friend to man. He made his food of bull nettles. But man wasn't appreciative and plowed up the buld nettles, so the poor bug had to turn to the best substitute he could find, which happened to be potato vines. He turned bolshevik.
Wilson Makes Mistake By Going To Europe Instead Of K. U. Jazz
Persistent Press Agent Criticizes President While Intriguing News Editor
The news editor's daily pest oozed up to The Daily Kansan desk and mirked.
"Got a great little story 'bout the Jazz," he cooed, oilily. "We're goin' to scrub the floor. Top head, hunch, maybe a five?"
"Aw, have a heart. This Journalism
Jazz Friday night in the gym is
going to be the most wholesome bit of
entertainment, an" **16** you Kansan
guys don't 'sport' it you haven't got
decent school spirit. No student who
won't a student enterprise like that
hasn't ———"
itor. "I'll take four lines on that." "But you don't get me. This is news, no press agent stuff a-tall. Why, as manager of the Journalism Jazz f' don't want to get anything in the paper, but square stuff. You know that, don't you? Now a little story there, there's him! Jd't, with the floor scuffing feature, huh, maybe a four head!" "No! Nothin' dick!"
"Can it it." The news editor scowls, "Say, every day about six of you press agents come in here and put up that the Daily Kannan's willing to stand for anything that will help student enterprise, except these punk stories. If you can get up a readable story, something that interests anybody but yourself, we'll be tickled to print it. But there isn't one of you press agents ever does it. You write a lot of twaddle, saying your particular party, show, tournament, meet or what not is going to outhine the Met-
TRIALS OF THE NEWS EDITOR
(Continued on page 4)
"Nothin' doing," glared the news ed-
ward. "I'll take four lines on that."
Kansas Day Celebrated In France by the 35th
The second number of The Jayhawkerinfrance was received on the Hill Wednesday. This paper is the unofficial organ of the 137th Infantry of the 35th Division. It is edited by Sgt. W. J. Stayer, a former student of the University who is now with Company M.
It contains news of the division and more particularly news of the 137th. The main stories in the issue are: Memorial service for the dead of the regiment, a celebration of Kansas Day by the 35th division, and the story of the orders for the regi-
The editorial page sports a couple of original poems and a letter from Dad, besides some good advice about what to do "when you reach home."
Advertisements are scarce as could be expected but the Knights of Columbus Club has an ad inviting everybody welcome, everything free.
Some interesting news notes and a roster of the officers of the Division are the main things of interest on the third and fourth pages.
Pearl Stickpin is Gift
To Uncle Jimmy Green
Eighty-five K. U. Lawyers Practicing in K.C.Honor
Their Dean
A Pearl stickpin set in diamonds was the gift of the Kansas City alumni of K. U. School of Law to Uncle Jimmy Green at the alumni banquet given in his honor at the Kansas City Club last Saturday night. Eighty-five old K.U. laws were present at the annual gathering.
All of the eighty-five lawyers, who have graduated from the School of Law here since Uncle Jimmy has been in practice, are practicing in the two Knausas City.
"The boys called me up from Kansas City and asked me if I would come if they got up the banquet and got the boys together," said Uncle Jimmy. "And I told them I sure would. It was the boys I wanted to see, and not the dinner, although the dinner was fine."
The only regret Uncle Jimmy seems to have is that in order to wear his new pin, he will have to die his old hand having worn bow ties for fifteen years.
The menu for the banquet was engraved throughout, with a photograph of Ucle Jimmy on the first page of each. There were several toasts by the "old boys" after the 7-course banquet. The menu also contained several poems, songs and tributes in honor of "their Uncle Jimmy."
University Must Build
Two New Tenant Houses
Two houses for the accommodation $bf$ the tenants of the Charles Robinson farm are being built on the six-acre property which about six miles north of Lawrence.
The two buildings are absolutely necessary, according to John M. Shea, superintendent of buildings and grounds, as the present buildings are in such a state of old dilapidation that tenements could be built. The houses will cost from $1,400 to $1,700 each and they will be built as soon as possible.
The land was donated to the University by Charles Robinson, first governor of Kansas, for the purpose of the maintenance of a university hospital, and was turned over to the University at the death of his wife, Sara T. D. Robinson. When the gymnasium was built, in 1905, it was decided to honor the governor who had thus aided the University and the state in its earlier days, and name the building the Robinson Gymnasium.
Torch Announces Names
The members of Torch, senior honor society for women, were announced at convention this afternoon. They are: Katherine Fulkerson, Esther Moore, Lucene Spencer, Helen Wagstaff, Helen Peffer, Louise Nixon, Evelyn Rorobaugh, Margaret Walker and Mary Smith. Katherine Fulkerson is president. Torch was its executive society. Its members work for the best interest of the University. Members are elected at the close of the spring term and announced at the first convocation of the second semester.
Allen Says Give Land to Tiller To Make a Greater America
Stability of a People Depends on Home Owners, Governor Tells University Students .
Advocates State Fund to Help Farm Owners
It Was 5 Million Farm Owners Who Saved France From Socialism That Heine Fostered.
"Now that the war is over we must turn our attention to the problems of reconstructions," said Henry J. Allen, governor of Kansas, in his address to the students of the University of Kansas this afternoon. "The stability of a people depend upon their home ownership. In view of the fact that in 1880, 85 per cent of the farmers in Kansas owned their own farms and now in 1919 this percentage has dropped to less than 50 per cent, the first step toward reconstruction must begin with the farm and farm ownership.
Plain Tales From the Hill
Kenneth Gunby holds the distinction of pledging three fraternities in one quarter. They are Sigma Phi, Alpha Delta and Sigma Alphapsilon.
A woman was carrying a pan on her hand recently and fell on the slippery walk on Fourteenth street. She had the presence of mind to sit on the pan and slid merrily down the hill. It is great sport she claims and safer than to try to walk.
It is a common sight these days to see a former S. A. T. C. man going down main street with his spiral leggings dragging. One of the women of the University has advised pins to hold the spirals in place.
"In Kansas today there are 70,000 farmers who are renting the farms. This is undoubtedly a menace to the stability of the state and the nation as well.
Fred Butcher, c'20, called a student to him and asked, "Have you had the mumps?" The student had not and made his get away. Fred is confined to his home with the big cheeks now, and can give no more students a scare.
Coach Stewart of Nebraska had a foolish idea when he took his second string men out of the game Wednesday night and inserted his regulars. The seconds were playing better ball than the stars. Stewart was outguessed.
Some students fail to read the sign before the Jayhawker office and interfere with the class work in the room next to the office looking at the sign. "Jayhawker Office," and then asking the professor in charge of the class. "Where is the Jayhawker office?"
The Sour Owl will come out a week later than scheduled as they plan on some hot stuff happening soon. The Owls fate in the social line is still in the balance with the disciplinary committee. The students who were caught at the afternoon Wednesday meeting of the Owl parties as they say, "We can attend the Owl Parties and not be seen because of the continuous moonlight effect."
The Owls were before the disciplinary committee for not allowing the registrar's representative to take up tickets at the Owl Hop and the Owls claim their organization does not come under the auditing committee's ruling as they are a fraternity. "Well, if the Sigma Chis had a party and asked the Betas they would not charge them. You fellows did and for that reason we should audit your accounts," said Dean Paterson.
"The Sigma Chi this would not allow the Beta in their home," an Owl replied.
"But suppose they did?" the dean continued.
“If they did I am sure they'd charge them," the Owl answered.
Kackler Gets Discharge Harry Kackler, c'17, has received his discharge from the navy and returned to the University to continue his research work in Entomology.
Achoth Will Give Banquet
Achoth will entertain with their Founders Day Banquet Saturday at the Mosonic Temple. After the Banquet the sorority freshmen will give a farce at the chapter house.
John S. Bennet, m'22, will go to Kansas City, Thursday night to attend the Shriner's Ball in Convention Hall.
"The land ternary bill which is being proposed in Kansas does not seek to dispose of any land, rather it seeks to encourage small land owning among the agricultural classes. This may be obtained by having a state fund regulated wisely and justly to be at the disposal of the farming class in order to help the beginner on the farm.
"Along with the land tenancy bill should come a more just system of taxation which will enable the small farmer to make improvements on his place without beingTaxed out of existence. By this method many farmers would be encouraged to buy their own forms, making their improvements and to make their homes on their farms. In this way the buying of Kansas farm land for mere speculation would be done away with."
Governor Allen will speak again tonight at the Methodist Church. His address and message to the mass audience must be Kansas boys who fought in France.
"I have seen the evils of the tide of socialism during they last two years in France directed by the clever German propaganda against the land owning class. In every case the farming class has withstood the attack. They were able to do this because of the 5 million farmers in France all own their own farms ranging from five to fifty acres each.
"There has been much talk of bolshesheim. Many talk of the high-sounding term but really do not know what it means. They know it means that in danger of bolshism, we are not in danger of bolshism country. Our greatest menace is the unrest at the agricultural class, unrest fed by the L. W. W."
$4,977,000 Appropriated for State Institutions
An appropriation was passed Tuesday by the Kansas legislature for the subsistence of the state institutions. These institutions include Kansas University, the Kansas State Agricultural College the three normal schools, the experiment stations, and the student facilities. The appropriations amounted to $4,977,000, which is $918,000 more than the amount appropriated two years ago.
In passing these appropriations, the state legislature made a ruling whereby no officer or employee in any of these institutions shall claim, or accept, any additional compensation or allowance for his services as for any service rendered or performed by him during the period in which he receives his salary.
Sperry Appears in Geographic
A picture of Charles Sperry, a graduate in the department of Zoology is shown with a number of doughbags behind a pile of doughnuts at a Salutation Army Canteen in Peru. Sperry was found in the Battle of Argone and invalided back to this country.
Graduate is Sugar Entomologist
Graduate is Sugar Entomologist A letter from F. X. Williams, a graduate of the University, has been received by Prof. H. B. Hangorford saying that Williams is entouled with the Sugar Planters Association in Hawaii. The university is sending him to Australia to hunt for parasites of the sugar cane insects. Williams took his Ph. D. at Harvard.
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