THE KANSAN.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME IV.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MAY 12, 1908.
NUMBER 64
ATTEMPTED INTIMIDATION
LAWYER RILING TELLS WITNESS BAD STORIES.
Says Client's Will Insinuate Things in Court-Wanted Story Passed Around.
An apparent effort was made yesterday by Ed Riling, said to be the attorney for some of the defendants in the joint cases, to intimidate the state's witnesses by making threats that the reputation of those put on the stand for the prosecution would be assailed in the court room.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Riling telephoned to one of the members of the Scoop Club and asked him to call at his office down town. The member telephoned went to Riling's office on Massachusetts street. He was first asked what he knew in regard to the cases now pending. The Scoop Club member answered the query of the attorney by telling him he would find out when the cases were called in court.
He then made inquiries concerning several individual witnesses in the cases, all the time leaving the impression that he had some kind of information of a scandalous nature up his sleeve.
"Well just pass it around among the fellows that the defendants in these cases have some sensational testimony to offer against some of the witnesses in this prosecution."
The inference left was that the students had better not go on the stand against Riling's clients. Mr. Riling was careful all the way through the conversation to leave the impression that he was not going to bring out any of the disagreeable testimony himself, but he put the blame on those for whom he is acting as attorney. He says the method to be used is that of insinuations in the court.
It is only in this manner that any such faked stories can be gotten out in court. Such evidence is not admissible in court and it is only from trickery on the part of the defendants' attorneys that any such things will be brought up.
The general opinion exists that the threats that have been made are for the purpose of frightening those who have been subpoenaed and that no effort will be made to introduce such testimony in the trials.
Scoop Club Meets Again.
The Scoop Club met last Thursday evening at the Phi Delt house. Jerome Beatty talked on, "Life of a Sporting Editor." "Dooley" Riddle gave a talk on, "The Country Editor."
ANOTHER MEET
INVITATION CONTEST ON McCOOK SATURDAY.
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Many High School Athletes Will Enter.—Kansas vs. Missouri at Columbia.
Next Saturday afternoon another track meet will be pulled off on McCook in which will be entered the classiest high school athletes of Kansas and northwestern Missouri. The meet is an invitation affair. Representatives will be entered from the Freshmen class, from Wentworth Military Academy and the following high schools: Manual, Central, Westport, Kansas City Kansas, Pittsburg Paola, Wetmore, Lawrence, Burlingame, Overbrook, Dickinson County and St. Joseph Missouri.
A gold lined cup will be given to every athlete that takes a first, a silver cup to those that get a second and a medal to all third place men. The team that takes the largest number of points gets a large loving cup, as does the school winning the relay and the individual making the highest score.
The annual outdoor Kansas-Missouri track and field meet will be decided at Columbia next Saturday. Kansas has always had about as much chance of beating Missouri at track as the Tigers have of humbling the Jayhawkers at football. Kansas ought to make a fair showing next Saturday and have a fighting chance for first place.
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THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.
Committee Making Place Modern —Getting Ready for Next Year.
The new University Hospital, located northwest of the Engineering building, is a two-story frame structure surrounded by a small grove. For next year the upstairs, consisting of five rooms and one large hall, will be used as the hospital. The rooms have outer openings, making it possible to keep patients with contagious diseases.
A housekeeper will be employed to take charge of the hospital and to furnish food for the patients. The hospital will contain no consultation room, as one will be located on the campus. The executive committee have made arrangements to refurnish the house, to pipe it with gas and water and to make it modern in every way.
Miss Mary Sellards, '00, who has been teaching Latin and German in Cooper College at Sterling, Kansas, has been elected to a position in the Cherokee county high school.
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VICTORS RETURN
YOUNG'S STALWARTS FOUR, LOSE ONE.
Walloped Missouri Second Time— Team Has Played Thirteen Games.
Sunday morning the champion Jayhawker ball team come home from the eastern jaunt with the record of four games won out of five played. Christian Brothers College and Washington University were each sent to the underbrush by the Kansans, and Missouri was defeated twice on their home grounds. The only defeat suffered on the whole trip was at the hands of C.B.C.
Nearly every man came back with his batting average up a few notches and the fielding of the team was nearly as good as it has been on local ball lot.
Thus far the Jayhawkers have played thirteen games and have dropped but two out of this number. The record now is as good as that of the championship team at this time last year.
Missouri Again Defeated.
Saturday afternoon in Columbia the Jayhawkers defeated the Tiger base ball team for the second time this season. Hoffman was the Kansas slabist and while the Missourians were trying to locate his teasers the Jayhawker sluggers were pounding out nine runs. Missouri got two runs on errors. Two Tiger pitchers were sent to the firing line but neither could interest Kansas players.
Games on Trip.
Games on Trip.
K. U, 4-C. B. C. 0.
K. U, 1-C. B. C. 6.
K. U, 5-Wash. 1.
K. U, 2-M. U. 1.
K. U, 9-M. U. 2.
Batting Averages.
A. B. B.H. Av.
Gibbs . 45 12 266
Carlson . 44 18 409
Jennings . 50 17 340
Angney . 50 15 300
Harlan . 17 4 235
Rockerfeller . 47 9 191
Doubleday . 42 11 262
Hoffman . 24 6 250
Young . 52 14 270
McLenan . 14 2 144
Harvey . 43 5 116
Fellowship Recommendations.
The Fellowship Committee at its meeting last week recommended the appointment of Chester H. Heuser to the fellowship in Zoology for next year. Mr. Heuser is a student in the Medical School. He will receive his A.B.degree in June. The committee also recommended C.C.Dennie for the fellowship in chemistry. Mr. Dennie is a graduate of Baker University. His home is in Hillsdale, Kansas. These recommendations will be confirmed by the Board of Regents at its next meeting.
MASS MEETING TOMORROW
CONSTITUTION NOW READY FOR RATIFICATION.
Student Council Provided For Freshmen and Women to Get no Vote.
Tomorrow night in the chapel, at a mass meeting of the students, the constitution of the Organized Student Members of the University of Kansas will be put up for ratification or rejection. The constitution was drawn up by the committee of ten and provides for a student council, made up of one representative for every fifty male students of the University. This council is to have all the power granted to it by the students or faculty.
There will be a president of the council who must be a senior or above and the council members must be juniors or above. Freshmen and women have no vote and the representatives are to be elected by schools. The annual elections will be the fourth Thursday after registration begins and the polls will be open from 8 a.m.to 6 p.m.The Australian ballot system will be employed.
Margaret Pearson and Ward Spillman Married Yesterday.
ANOTHER WEDDING.
Miss Margaret Pearson,sophomore college, and Mr. Ward Spilman were married yesterday noon at Grace Church in Kansas City. The wedding came as a great suprise to the University friends of Miss Pearson. Mr. Spilman is employed in the Merchants' National Bank of Topeka. They will live in Topeka.
Chancellor Gives Three Addresses.
Chancellor Strong will address the senior classes of three high schools this week. Wednesday evening he will give the commencement address at Ottawa, and on Friday evening he will speak at Smith Center. On Sunday he will give the baccalaureate address at Mankato.
Important Senior Meeting.
All seniors are requested to meet in Room 5 tomorrow to be measured for caps and gowns.
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Miss Florence Heizer, '07 has accepted a position as teacher of English, Music and Elocution in the Cherokee county high school for next year.
The Smith Club won from the Sunflower Club, 17 to 7, in a ball game Saturday morning.
Farewell Sophomore Party, May 15, F.A.A. Hall. Admission 75c. Last class party for the year.