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VOL XIV. EUGENE, OREGON. THl RSDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1912. No. 22 : STUDENTS TAKE LIVELY ; INTEREST IN GENERAL : ELECTIONS ON TUESDAY r NEARLY ALL COLLEGE MEN r VOTE AND MANY WORE AT POLLS JOURNALISM CLASSES RECEIVE RETURNS Students Assigned to News Offices— Professor Allen Says Work Is Satisfactory. Much interest was shown by the students of the University in the ' election Tuesday. Practically all stu % dents of voting age took advantage of the opportunity to vote, and most of these voted early to avoid the rush later in the day. A number of the more industrious seized the opportunity to increase their assets, and worked at the polls as clerks, judges, or deputies. Those who were not working, put in an early appearance that evening on the street by the Register and Guard offices, to catch the fPst returns that were an nounced from either office. Rut while the rest of the students were using the evening to suit them selves, the men and a few of the wo men of the journalism classes worked all night on election returns for the local newspapers. Half of the stu dents from the classes in journalism had been assigned to each local news paper. the men in the advanced class es and the women to office and sup ervision work, and the men in first year journalism, to take returns from the precincts at each hour of the night. Each man had one and some two or even three precincts to cover. A few of them had to tramp back and forth in the rain to carry the returns to the office. Those in the office tab ulated the returns as they came to the office, and kept them added, that the totals might be used at any time. Karl Onthank had charge of the precinct work for the Register, mak ing the rounds of the precincts in an auto every hour, bringing the incom plete returns to the office. Franklin Allen sent in returns from Springfield. Harold Young, Robert Fariss, Leland Hendricks, and Harry Cash held forth in the Register of fice. The co-eds who braved the terrors of the night work, sacrificing sleep that they might learn how the elec tion work was handled in a newspaper office, were also assigned to tabulat ing and keeping totals. These were Edna McKnight, Nellie Hemenway, Ethel Tooze, and Lora Taylor. Those who worked for the Register at the precincts were Carlyle Geisler. Don Rice, Max Sommer, Clarence Brotherton, Roger Moe, Jessup Strang, Waldo Miller, Bert Jerard, Mundel Weiss, Charles Galloway, and Walter Kimmel. On the Guard were Thad Wentworth, Donald Onthank, Earl Blackaby, Tommy Boylen, Albert Crawffiord, Victor Burris, Harry Crain. Raymond Williams, Tom Donaca, and Clarence Ash. The students who worked for the Guard were released at 12:30, but those on the Register were not freed until 3:30. The editors of both papers commended the work of the students and admitted they had been a great help. At the 1 o’clock journalism class on Wednesday, Professor Allen said: “I was very much pleased with the work of the students last night, and the in terest showm. They carried on the work in ‘great style.’ ” WALTER McCLURE BREAKS CROSS COUNTRY RECORD Since Walter R. McClure, distance runner and record breaker, has re turned from his little trip across the Atlantic to Sweden, the various side issues involved, such as a week in New Y’ork, his friends at the Uni versity of Oregon in this Western country seem unbearably slow. After three weeks of arduous efforts to pull along a handful of wheezing, lagging, cross-country men around the ceme tery course, he has finally given up and bought himself a healthy looking Ingersol watch, and setting this to run fast, thus finding a running mate. He tried his new companion for the first time Monday night, and it sure did earn its money. After toying with his old friends halfway around the course, he thoughtfully wiped the rain out of the face of Mr. Ingersoll and set off by himself. The result was that he broke the record for the course made by himself when a Freshman. He came in in thirteen minutes and a half. As usual, “Mac” is modest about it and says that he did not mean to break a record, but that his foot, slipped and he just couldn’t help it. But he didn’t run fast, though. He wouldn’t do that out of justice to those who were running with him, or rather those who started with him. SENIORS OUT OF 0E8T Oregana Leaves Surplus of $147.41— Earnest Lamb Heads Play Committee. The Senior class repealed their one dollar tax levy at their class meet ing- Wednesday, and all tax money that has been paid into the treasury will be returned to those holding re ceipts. The Seniors found their tax unnecessary because of the remark able financial success of the Oregana. Manager Andrew Collier was unable at the time to give a detailed report of receipts and expenditures, but had at hand the final figures, which he submitted to the class. The total cost of the Oregana was $2,855, and the total receipts were $3,002.41, leaving a surplus of $147.41, $68.40 in cash, and $79.01 in the form of good bills, which was turned over to the class. The class was $75 in debt, so the final amount to be given to the treasurer will be $72.41. The expenditures for the 1913 Ore gana were $400 in excess of those for the previous issue. Earnest Lamb was elected manager of the Senior Class Play, and the committee, consisting of Earnest Lamb, chairman, Harold Warner, Le nore Hansen, Elizabeth Lewis, and Nellie Hemenway, that had been dele gated to choose the play, was empow ered to proceed with the choosing of the casts. 000000000000 o NOTICE o o - o o The Interfraternity Athletic o o League will meet Friday after- o o noon at 4:00 P. M. in Dr. o o Schmidt’s room, Deady Hall, to o o arrange a schedule for basketball, o o FEN WAITE, President, o oooooooooooo “The Clouds” Is Postponed “The Clouds” will be presented by Professor A. F. Reddie’s class in Dra matic Interpretation Saturday night, Nov. 16, instead of Friday night, the 15th, as announced before. The change in date was thought advisable by Professor Reddie and Manager Arthur Geary, for the rea son that a prominent concert compa nv is billed for Friday night at the Eugene Theatre. HAYWARD REVIEWS I STOCKHOLM GAMES ON FRIDAY EVENING LECTURE TO COMBINE WITH REX BILL FOR FOOTBALL BENEFIT STEREOPTICON VIEWS COVER ENTIRE TRIP Will Feature Oregon Athletes—Meet at Marseilles Also Treated by Veteran Trainer. Toot! Toot! All aboard the good ship Finland, with Bill Hayward pilot and Arthur Geary purser, bound for the Olympic games in Stockholm. The ship sails from the Rex Theatre Friday night at 8:15. and it is expect ed that every loyal student in the BILL HAYWARD, Trainer of Oregon Representatives at Stockholm. University, together with half a hun dred towns-people, will make the voy age. Mr. Hayward’s lecture will open with the preliminary meet in New York, in which Walter McClure, of the University, ran second to Kiviat in the mile. Then the views will be transfered to the deck of the Finland, where the students making this trip will see the husky Hawaiian, Prince Kahanamoaki, take a few plunges, and will witness the training of the athletes aboard the ship. Many Views Shown. Upon the arrival of the steamer in Sweden, the passengers will disem bark with the athletes and partici pate in the royal welcome extended bv the King of Sweden. Mr. Hayward will then take the audience to the scene of the games, where can be seen Martin Hawkins receive his medal at the conclusion of the hard fought hurdle race. Walter McClure’s race in the mile is also re viewed, together with numerous other events of the Olympiad, including a in acquatic races. On the home view of the Swedish women competing ward journey the passengers may witness the important scenes at the meet at Marseilles. The landing at New York concludes the lecture. Rex Bill Also Good. The regular Rex performance will follow the lecture, which includes for (Continued on last page.) WASHINGTON CHOOSES SINGLE TAX 1 OR DERATE QUESTION The single tax problem is that which the University of Washington would have as the question for the Tri-state Debating League this year. Their proposal is the last to be sub mitted, for both Oregon and Stan ford University have already offered their choices, the latter submitting the problem of the absolute interna tional arbitration, the former that of immigration. The three colleges will now independently select their first, second and third choice, and from these the more desirable will be used for the annual debate. The question that is selected, Ore gon will submit to the University of Idaho for the dual debate between 'daho and Oregon. Extension Clubs Organized Dr. George Rebec, head of the Uni versity Extension Department, reports the organization of Extension Clubs at Hood River, Astoria and The Dalles. Dr. Rebec lectured at the local teachers’ institute while at Hood River. He is now at Astoria, meeting with a teachers’ institute there, and will not return to Eugene before the end of the week. Princeton has missed only three tries for goals from touchdown this fall. The number kicked is thirty. COACH LEAVES KINCAID Dryer Grounds Deemed Necessary— Squad Dwindles and Bailey Buys New Pants. Last night Coach Pinkham found it impossible to teach the varsity squad the science of football on a field more adapted to equatic sports than the great college game. So old Kincaid Field was deserted for the better drained baseball diamond. The squad has dwindled down to less than two teams on the last few afternoons of practice, probably due to the inclemency of the weather, and has forced the veteran varsity men and assistant coaches, Gordon Moorcf and Bill Main, to join the scrubs in order to form a quorum with which to give the varsity scrimmage. The squad has also lost Bradshaw Parsons, and Bigbee by the “Post’ route, but it is expected that they will be able to turn out before the week is over. Cook and Hall have not been allowed in the scrimmage this week because of slight injuries. Heusner has been playing full, and Anunsen has Hall’s place at end. Professor John Straub, Mrs. Straub, C;irin Degeimark, May Smith, Helen Werlein, and Mildred Lawrence were dinner guests at the Zeta Phi house, Sunday. 0000000000000 o Buy your ticket early for the o o Training: Table Benefit, Rex The- o o atre, Friday nigfht. On sale on o o the campus and at Obak’s. o o o 0000000000000 EUTAXIAN MEMBERSHIP LIST RAISED TO FIFTY The next program of the regular Tuesday nipht meeting of Eutaxians will include the following: numbers: Life of Byron, Mabel Lawrence; Life of Keats, Hilda Brant; Life of Shelley, Tala Stive*; Comparison of Works of the Poets, Meta Gold smith. The membership limit of Eutaxian roll has been increased to fifty, be cause of the larpe number of appli cants on the waiting; list. SLOW COUNT OF STATE VOTE LEAVES FATE OF MILLAGE IN BALANCE LANE COUNTY LEAD OF 2,000 LOST BY RURAL NEGA TIVE BALLOTS PRESIDENT CAMPBELL STILL HOPEFUL Portland Returns Uncertain Till Fri day. Oregon Alumni Place in Elections Owing- to the exceedingly slow and scattering count of Tuesday’s vote and the tardiness with which it is being reported from the precincts, no reliable information can be had at I present concerning the fate of the Millage Bill. Returns from Portland this afternoon state that 157 precincts out of Id.! in Multnomah county, have reported a vote of 11,604 for and 11,416 against, thus giving a slight majority for the bill. An incomplete Hint, of the Lane county vote gives a lead of nearly 2,000 for the meas ure, yet the returns from other coun ties in the valley show a negative vote. Benton, Linn, Clackamas, Jo sephine. Douglas, LT-natilla and Union counties have reported majorities against the tax, langing from nearly 1,500 in Clackamas to a slight oppo sition in the last named district. Few Counties Favorable Favorable votes have been reported from Hood Rver, Clatsop, Jackson and Yamhill counties, the last two ma jorities nearing the 500 mark. This does not counterbalance, however, the negative vote throughout the state, so far as has already been reported. Unless the Multnomah and Port land vote gives an increasing major ity for the measure, and unless some other counties show more favorable returns than have been evidenced, the bill will, according to the opinions of ! the local newspaper editors, be de featcd. Nothing hut substantial gains in outlying districts can savle tlhe measure, especially if Portland does not support the bill more strongly than the present figures indicate. “I am not confident at all,” said Re gent Sam Friendly this afternoon, “but Dixon is,” he continhed, refer ring to Regent A. C. Dixon, of this city. Charles Fisher, editor of the Cuard and also a Regent of the Uni versity, thought “that unless Port land gives a bigger favorable vote than is indicated from dispatches, and unless we are surprised more often by the vote of some county like Yam ; hill, it is going against us.” President Campbell Confident However, President Campbell is not discouraged with the outlook, and ac cording to his figures, which corres pond to the results obtained so far, the bill will eventually carry. Northwest editor of the Portland Telegram, Frank E. Toeves, told the Emerald last evening that there was no chance to get definite figures in regard to the Portland vote until Fri day morning, so slow was the vote coming in. The great difficulty has been in incomplete and meagre re turns that have been sent in, making : it impossible to get accurate fore casts of the vote. Several members of the University | alumni figured in the returns of the election. John Latourette, ’07, was elected as a representative from Mult nomah, as was Pat McArthur, “Fa ther of Athletics” at the University. Roscoe Bryson, ’80, quarterback on the only Oregon football team that ever defeated the Unversity of Cal (Continued on last page.)