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VOL. XII. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, IviAY 6, 1911. No. 51. COACH BUCHEN’S TEAM AGAIN DEFEATS U. OF W. OREGON WOMEN PROVE THAT U. S. SHOULD ADOPT AN INCOME TAX DECISION UNANIMOUS AGAINST VISITORS Miss Clark, Miss Wise and Miss Deg ermark Present Strong Case on Deep Economic Question Oregon’s Co-ed debating team con sisting of Miss Birdie Wise, Miss Carin Degermark and Miss Lilah Clark defeated a team from the Uni versity of Washington, composed of Miss Ivah Everett, Miss Nellie Hig gins and Miss Elsa Dixon, last night in Villard Hall by a unanimous de cision. The question debated was that of a national income tax. Oregon defended the negative side of the issue and won the debate on their strong rebuttal work and their sweeping admissions of the conten tions the affirmative made as to the theory of the income tax and the probability that it could be success fully administered. The Washington team contended that we needed an income tax to meet the increase in our federal expendi tures which is accruing with the simultaneous decrease in our revenue to provide an elastic element in our revenue system to ensure greater justice, and that an income tax could be successfully administered. The Oregon team based their argu ment on the ground that our present revenue system can be revised so as to eleminate the defects of which the affirmative complained and that therefore we do not need any addi tional tax. They showed that tariff reduction, “which is an assured fact,’’ will increase the federal revenue; that the presenti nelasticity is not the fault of indirect taxation, but due to the division of responsibility in our budgetery system, and that, con trary to the generally accepted idea, our federal revenue system does not place the burden of taxation on the poorer classes. I he Washington debaters fought hard for their cause and won the ad miration of the audience by their clear and logical work. Their de livery was perhaps hardly as smooth as Oregon’s and lacked that force and enthusiasm which Coach Buchen is always able to instill into his debat ing teams. -'iiss Mary Perkins acted as chair man. The judges were: Professor R- D. Hetzel, Corvallis; Hon. H. S. McCutchan, Portland, and Dr. A. C. Schmitt, of Albany. Mrs. Proud, of Eugene, and Miss Austin, Dean of Women at the University of Wash mgton, acted as time-keepers. Before the debate, Miss Lilah Pros per rendered a piano solo, and while Ihe judges were casting their ballots Estie Brosius sang “Because.” * EOUGHNUTS must GET UP * * BRIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY * _ President Verner Gillis, of the * Poughnut League, announces an * Important meeting of the league t magnates tomorrow (Sunday) * ^ morning at 9:30 a. m. The meet- * * Ifiy place will be the Emerald * t ofE|ce and every one is urged to * ^ attend, as there is to be consid- * ^ ere(l the important matter of the * ^sumption of the seosn’s sched- * * ule. » PARTY FOR DEBATERS AFTER DISCUSSION HAS SUBSIDED A reception for the Washington wo men debaters was given by the Eu taxian Literary Society at the Gam ma Delta Gamma house Friday even ing immediately after the debate. Those in the receiving line were: Miss Austin, dean of women at Washington; Mrs. P. L. Campbell, Mrs. Pennell, Dr. Bertha Stuart, Elza Dixon, Miss Everette and Miss Hig gins. Those who assisted in serv ing were: Nellie Hemenway, Alice Larsen, Pauline Vau Ordel, Lilah Lengstake, Lucile Davis and Flora Dunham. I OREGUH SELLING FAS? Number is Being Rapidly Exhausted and Those WTho Have not Obtain ed One Must Hurry Nineteen twelve Oreganas are go ing rapidly and front 'present pros pects few books wall be left over for Junior Week End. The number pub lished this year is only 150 greater than last year and this surplus has been fully taken up by the increased number of advertisers to be supplied and by the management’s policy of sending a copy to each preparatory school in the state. If any remain on hand by the last of next week, Man ager Barbour will erect booths on the campus and attempt to dispose of the additional number to visitors to the Week End festivities. Those who made reservations and deposited 50 cents are urged to call for their books immediately at the echange and those not on this list may obtain the annual at $2.00 per at the Y. M. C. A., Varsity Book Store, or at either of the down town book stores. All comments made on the appear ance of the book have been highly favorable to the 1912 staff and the improvements in binding, paper and scope of contents have been encour agingly noted. E HAS BEAL BAH RAH TON At Yale Cast Has Lines Memorized and Will Now Begin Perfect ing Their Acting The “At Yale” cast is working night and day to put on the best production in the history of ’Varsity dramatics, and at today’s rehearsal the parts were not used at all, the lines being recited entirely from mem ory. Four more rehearsals will oc- ■ cur before the dress affair next Wed nesday, and their time will be entire ly spent in perfecting the acting and working up the “business.” A feature of this production will be the regualr racing shells on the stage. The scene is laid around the Yale-Harvard boat race and the man agement is sparing no effort in the way of scenery costuming to make the setting realistic. The crew men are being picked, from among the best singers and j glee men in college and good music is promised from the stage. There is a heavy royalty on this play, and if the Dramatic Club is :o break anywhere near even financially it is imperative that it be given the hearty student support. Don’t Miss the Canoe Carnival Friday Morning and Evening. TRACK TEAM WINNING WHIM TRACK MEET I HAYWARD’S PROTEGES TAKE FIRST IN SEVEN OPEN ING EVENTS POOR RECORDS DUE TO WET TRACK With Meet Half Over, Missionaries Hardly Appear to Have a Chance to Win As the Emerald goes to press, sev en of the events have ben run off in the Oregon-Whitman meet and the score is 16 to 47, thus practically in suring victory for the ’Varsity. Bill Hayward’s proteges have taken first in every event, though the miserable condition of the track prohibits good time being made. Events 110-yard dash—Kay, 1st; Johns, 2nd; Bolmquist, 3rd. Pole vault—Fiser, 1st; Bowers, 2d. 880-yard run—McConnel, 1st; Mil •ler. 2nd; Campbell, 3rd. High hurdles—Hawkins, 1st; La tourette, 2nd; Olson, 3rd. Mile—McClure, 1st; Woods, 2nd; Barrett, 3rd. 440-yard run—Johns, 1st; Bolm quist, 2nd; Bradshaw, 3rd. Discus—Kellogg, 1st; Lewis, 2nd; McCoy, 3rd. 220-yard dash—-Kay, 1st; Johns, 2nd; Bolmquist, 3rd. WHO PERPETRATED THIS? Collins, Latourette and Word, All Deny Responsibility for Fol lowing Despicable Deed. ************ * Eugene, April 20, 1911. * * To the editor of the Oregon Em- * erald: * * “I have been feeling very bad * * today, so I put my feelings in * * print.” * * From the Cascade’s rocky gor- * * ges, where us little microbes * * grow, onward, ever thru the val- * * ley to Eugene we go. We gleam, * * we glide, we slip, we slide, and to * * the water stick, for we are those * * little microbes that make the peo- * * pie sick. By mountain side we * * swiftly glide in every kind of * * weather; by mossy slopes we do * * not mope, but hurry on together. * * Thru Springfield town we hustle * * down and hurry thru the heather, * * for we are bound for Eugene * * town to enter their new filter. * * And when we reach the filter and * * sport within its sand, there we * * see those germ professors, with * * their bottles in their hands. And * * they carefully count us over, and * * call us one by one, and say: ‘My * * little microbes, you are welcome, * * welcome home.’ * * V’ery poetically yours, * ' MILES OVERALLS. * ************ *********** * * Three candidates for the office * * of assistant editors of the Ore- * * gon Monthly have decided not to * * make the race and have with- * * drawn their names from the list. * * They are Edward Bailey, Walter * * Bailey and Tom Word. A ************ ORGANIZATIONS MAKE GREAT EFFORTS TO ENTERTAIN The clubs, sororities and fratern ities are making preparation to en tertain about three hundred and fifty people during Junior Week-End. Ev ery house will be filled to its capacity, and rooms at the hotels are already spoken for. Besides the twenty-eight men for Washington and Idaho, old “grads,” and many “prep” students will also be among the list. Since Junior Week-End does at tract so many people, each House and every individual is working to ward making the week end a success in every way. W. S. G. AGAIN DEFEATED Pullman Makes Great Ninth-Inning Rally but Fails to Break Ore gon’s Lead of Six Runs W. S. C. pulled off a ninth-inning rally Thursday in big league style that all but put the quietus on Coach Lynch’s hopefuls. As it was, the Pullmanits came within one run of tying the score after every one had expected a shut-out victory. Oregon had scored 2, 3 and 1 in the first, third and eighth and Freshman Houck was working like a clock and had allowed but one hit. But in the final round W. S. C. came back for revenge. Tully hit one through Chandler for two. Knight followed with another two-bagger; Schweetzer fanned but Bradley slammed one through Word; Casad walked and with three men on bases Graham hit for three bases. At this tage Cobb replaced Houck and although Gra ham came in on a passed ball, the next two men were found closing this nervous contest. Lester Rhinehart, ex-’12, was sent to the slab to fool his old team-mates but was jumped on so severely in the first inning that Schwatzer replaced him. The latter was relieved by Tul ly in the eighth, so that Oregon had a fair opportunity of facing all the Pullman pitching talent. LEFT IN RAGE Presidential Condidates Narrowed to Moores and Ray by the Straw Vote The list of candidates for President of the Student Body is now narrow ed to Chester Moores and Leon Ray. The elimination of Martin Hawkins and James Johns comes as the result of a straw vote taken Friday among the men’s clubs. This eliminating vote was taken ■ as the result of an agreement enter ed into by Jones, Hawkins and Moores. It was evident that, with such a large number of candidates running for President, no one would i receive a majority vote, and the three candidates thought it would be bet ter to limit the field to two candi dates, thus assuring a majority vote to the one elected. Leon Ray was asked to enter the agreement, but as the vote was to be taken only among the Fraternities and his strength lies mainly outside of them, Ray declin ed the offer. While the exact number of votes cast for each man is not made pub lic by the straw caucus, it is rumor ed that it is very close, the difference being not more than five votes in any case. QUEEN RUTH I TO RULE OVER FIRST CARNIVAL THE CARNIVAL QUEEN CONTEST GIVES MISS GIBSON TOTAL OF 1248 VOTES EXCITING FINISH TO WEEKS VOTING Students Are Urged to Make Entries Immediately So That Program Can Be Compiled Miss Ruth Gibson, 1248; Miss Jes sie Bibee, 812, was the final count in the Canoe Carnival contest when the ballot box was opened at noon today, after an exciting “gum shoe” finish. The interest was more or less desul tory all week and few looked for such a whirlwind finish. The major ity of the heavy voting was done in the final few minutes of the contest. A coronation gown has been sent for and on next Friday evening Queen Ruth the First will be installed with all the pomp and ceremony befitting royalty. The queen has not yet an nounced her selection of the three knights who are to supply the mo tive power for her barge, nor the names of the young ladies who will attend her. Entries for the water contests are being filed rapidly and are being turned over to the program com mittee to figure on the elaborate pro grams to be given away that day. Because of this it is important that entries be made immediately. Fol lowing is the list of events, though additional numbers will be added if sufficient entries are assured. Men’s double canoe race up the mill race and down the river. Men s single race, 000 yards. Women’s doubles race, <>00 yards. Tilting contest. Tipping contest. 100-yard swim. Mile swim. Hijj-h dive. Tub race between clases. Aquatic baseball, 1913 vs. 1914. Water polo, 1911 vs. 1912. Tn addition, cups will be given to the best decorated canoe in the parade entered by a club or fraternity and to the best decorated individual boat. Students are urged to enter this last contest generally, even if they cannot do more than to put one light on their canoes. The committe, however, is at work perfecting the details of the pageant and if the plans are successful the affair will be one of the most spec tacular and beautiful ever seen at Oregon. A NEW HAH RAH PLAY TO HE STAGED AT THEATRE There will be an unusual week-end attraction at the Eugene Theatre on May 12th, when the Ferris Hartman Co. present “The Campus,” a musical comedy by Walter DeLeon, who is also leading man in the play. He was a Junior at the University of California at the time of the earth quake, when he was compelled to leave college. The fall before he was ’Varsity yell leader, and his play reflects col lege spirit in all its manifestations. The company has just finished a fif teen weeks’ run in Los Angeles. Miss Mary DeBar was chosen by the executive committee to be chair man of all the committees for the I Junior day feed.