Oregon
Emerald
VOL. 20.
EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 6, 1919.
NO, 55,
Prosecution Closes Case at
3:30 Naming Defendant’s
Testimony Rumor.
CASE GIVEN TO JURY
AT 4:10 THIS AFTERNOON
Attorney Slattery Attempts To
Show Falsity of State’s
Evidence.
The argument of the prosecution in the
case of the state agairist James Fuller
ton for criminal libel against the Uni
versity of Oregon, President Campbell
and the students of the University, clos
ed at three-thirty today with Attorney
Hammersly characterizing the charges
made in the “Hornet” as “mean, nasty
attack” having only the basis of rumors
brought up during the last forty years.
A recess was declared at the time of
the closing of the argument of the state,
and the case was given to the jury at
4:10 o’clock this afternoon.
Attorney Slattery for the defense at
tempted to show that the terms “immor
ality” and “rampant” were not necessar
ily to be taken in the accepted sense in
this case. Conviction will rest on the
jury’s belief that the passages quoted
from the Hornet, which is admittedly
published by Fullerton in Lane county,
are untrue and libelous.
Fullerton’s Memory Faulty.
Fullerton's memory failed him when
he went on the stand in his own behalf
Wednesday afternoon. He was unable
to cite one single case of immorality
to substantiate his sweeping charges
against the University. Everything of a'
scandalous nature published in the ’‘Hor
net,” he told the ‘jury, had been of a hear
say nature. The only case of immoral
conduct of which he had personal know
ledge, witness testified, was a spectacle
he said he had shared with a student in
the law school of the University. He
had forgotten the student’s name and
had lost a letter he sahl he had once re
ceived from him. The defense closed its
case -without any effort to corroborate
this statement.
Fullerton entertained the spectators
■with a declaration of his disgust with his
American citizenship. ‘ If I ever get my
feet out of the mud of Eugene,” he
shouted, “I won’t be an American citizen
more than a week. I’ll go .back under the
old flag (the British), where they don’t
persecute people.” Fullerton, who is a
native of England, 65 years old. testified'
that he had made four attempts to clean
up the morals of communities in which
he lived—twice in Montana, once in Se
attle, and this last time in Eugene.
Starts to Instruct Judiie.
Defendant started to argue with the
court on matters of procedure, but lie
could not get a start with Judge. Skip
worth. Several boys were called to the
stand to tell of alleged nets of immoral
ity they were said to have witnessed.
Neither they nor J. F. O’Brien, a ytney
driver, were able to give any evidence
of anything of the sort.
Several residents of Eugene were call
ed to the stand by the state to testify to
their knowledge of moral conditions at
the University. Mrs. Robert McMurpfcey
Stifled that she was an Oregon gradu
ate herself, had sent her two daughters
to the institution, liv^d close to the cam
pus, and was thoroughly satisfied with
the conditions there. Similar testimony
was given by Mrs. F. L. Chambers and
VT. W. Calkins president of the United
States National bank. Mrs. F. M. Wil
kins/ and Mrs, Thomas Bailey, parents
of University students and graduates,
testified to the confidence in the purity
nf moral conditions on the campus.
students called by the state In defense
of campus modifiers were Charles Com
fort. Poplins Winther, Richard Avison
;nd Stanford Anderson,
Ray S-iaa Up Cate,
Mr. Ttay's swaming up for the prose*
CTtvion, which occupied the main part
>f the morula? *f .„; r. was a careful
Sf. ily»>s of nit the evidence presented,
rj-.s (listnet attorney called attention to
(Conilntted on page 8.)
4
Emerald’s Sleuth
Muck Raking for
“Jimmy’s” Paper
■ ■ ■*
The great detective, Lorenzo La
fenoope, has been loaned by the Emerald,
with its usual generosity and fair play,
to “Montana Jimmy” for use in the de
fense of his little paper, the Vulture.
Lorenzo immediately began his inves
tigations, and it is in accordance with its
policy of utmost fairness to everyone,
that the Emerald prints herein his re
port.
The first charge is so dreadful, that
we hesitate to print it. However, we
must do our duty, so here it is. Gum
Chewing, is rampant on the campus! La
Snoope has verified the evidence. Five
years ago last August a student was
caught in the act of throwing away a
piece of gum. He is positive that it was
gum, because he rescued it from the gut
ter as soon as the student was around
the corner, and sampled it. He has used
it for four years, and will produce it as
exhibit at the appointed time. This, cou
pled with the fact that two years ago
a piece of gum was discovered on the
trousers of the youngest eon of the jan
itor of the Hull apartmente, is consider
ed as conclusive evidence of Montana
Jimmy's statements. The statistics offer
ed, show that proportionally one-third of
one per cent of the fourth year Greek
class would chew gum if they could ob
tain it.
According to La Snoope, Jimmy's as
sertion that three years ago he himself
saw a man student say “Hello” to a co
ed, is undeniably correct. Lozengo is
forced to admit, however, that the two
were summarily dealt with.
Persistent research also brought out
the fact that a member of one of the fra
ternities once owned a bicycle. Cross
questioning proved tliut he had once
taken a brother for a ride on the wheel.
Both of the culprits have since left
school.
The astounding fact that a canoe had
been seen on the mill race at four o’clock
in the afternoon one day last autumn,
is being investigated by La Snoope. It is
said that he knows a boy whose unde
met a man in Portland who said that
whilfc ia Corvallis he was told by a man
that his third cousin had heard of a man
who io said to have declared that his
sister-in-law heard it directly from the
brother of the man whose two-year-old
baby saw them.
HULLS GIVE
FIGS! TH0USII1
$1500 Subscribed to Fund for
Women’s Building to be
Raised in Eugene.
A gift of $1,000 toward the new wo
men’s building for the University by
President and Mrs. Campbell was an
nounced by President Campbell at a din
ner given on Tuesday evening at the Ho
tel Osburil by the members of tbe com
mittee appointed from the Eugene Cham
ber of Commerce and faculty members
to discuss thev campaign to raise $25,000
in Eugene for the building.
President Campbell made an address
outlining the general situation at the
University, the needs of the institution,
and why it was not possible to get more
from the legislature. He concluded by
saying he would like to ask that he and
Mrs. Campbell be permitted to have the
honor of subscribing the first $1,000 to
the $23,000 which Eugene is raising.
The president of the Chamber of Com
merce. E. C. Simmons, then said that he
felt he bad done liis part in appointing
the committee to carry on the campaign,
but that if the Salem branch of the house
which be represents, Vick Brothers,
could he counted with the local house his
speech would be worth *300 to the fund.
Xo objection was made to the count
proposed.
At the game meeting the identity of
the anonymous donors of $500 to this
fund two years ago was disclosed. The
money was given by Mr. and Mrs. W.
F. Osbum of Eugene. The names of the
donors were only given, Mrs. Osburn
said, that they might inspire others to
give toward the building.
W. W. Calkins, of Eugene character
ized the University us Eugene's greatest
asset. Mrs Ben C. Ely, of Portland,
who was present at the dinner, followed
his statement by saying that the Univer
sity’s greatesr asset was President and
Mrs, Campbell
Lemon-Yellow Hoopers on Long
End of 39-37 Score
at Berkeley.
The University of Oregon basketball
quintet won the first game with the Uni
versity of California at Berkeley last
night by the score of 39 to 37 giving them
a one game lend over their opponents
in the contest for the Pacific Coast
championship. The Oregon quintet, cham
pion of the northern division of the Pa
cific Const conference, is playing a ser
ies of three games with the California
representatives, who won the title in
California, for the championship of the
coast.
The game at Berkeley last night was
spirited throughout, and at one stage,
in the last half, the score was tied 34
to 34. Eddie Durno is credited with scor
ing the winning points for Oregon and
rolled i]p 18 points for his team during
the evening. Syiues, California forward,
with 19 points to his credit, was the
high point man of the contest.
The two teams will meet again tonight
for the second game of the series and, if
it is necessary, the third game will be
played Friday night. From the score it
would appear that the game last night
was wild that, there was a lack of close ]
and efficient guarding on the part of
both teams.
If the Oregon team wins the coast
honors and decides to return to the cam
pus at any hour except about - a. m.
there will be a big crowd to greet them.
It has been some time since Oregon has
picked off the coast title in basketball
and the team sure deserve a royal re
ception. They should get it whether or
not they win the title ns they have been
doing some great, work this year and the
northwest title is not to be sneezed at.
DR. SMITH SEEKS DATA
Wants Facts About Oregon Earthquakes
to Use in Article.
Dr. Warren D. Smith, head of the
University geology department lias been
asked to write on the “Earthquakes of
Oregon” by ex-President John Brun
ner of Stanford University.
In collecting material for this work,
Dr. Smith has found that there Is very
little on record and wishes to appeal to
the University students and people
throughout the state to help him collect
facts. If anyone has felt an earthquake
shock or heard of an earthquake will
that person please communicate with Dr.
Smith, sending him exact dates, intensity
of the shocks, and any interesting phe
nomena connected with it such as the ap
pearance of springs or the drying up of
streams.
“While thQrc have not been many
earthquakes in Oregon,” said Dr. Smith,
“there^ have been serious disturbances
both north and south of Oregon along
the coast and it is very important to
learn conditions here in studying the
conditions in the other states, ho ex
plained.
There is record of an earthquake
at Baker City and one at Klamath Fails.
DEAN STRAUB KNOWS HIM
Gets Note Asking About Tutor Who
Joined Faculty in 78 at $75 Per.
-—
Dean Straub often finds pleasant sur-i
prises on his desk in the morning. A
few days ago he found a check for $1,000,
not for himself however, and one morn
ing this week lie found a letter which
carried him back years and years ago.
The letter read:
“In examining the records of the board
of regents held on the 7th day of Novem
ber, 1878, there appears a record to
the effect that the president of the board
of regents was authorized to tender em
ployment to one J. Straub at tutor at
175-00 per month under the direction of
the faculty.
“What do you know about this?”
Yours very truly,
*7* II. JOHNSON.”
Dean Straub knows a great deal
about “this.” “I could hardly believe
my eyes at first,” he said. '"Made me
think I was young again and I felt as •
happy as I did ut the time when I was
first told of my election. Then I real- i
zed that the date of the letter was
1919. Mr- Johnson, in looking over the
records, had found the record and want
ed to bring back those old days again.”
All That Glitters Is Not Gold; Some
Nay Be Brass, Writes Dere Mabel
Geology Students at Suggestion of Dr. Smith Depart from
Forms, Put Romance Into Quiz Papers on
Gold; Here is One Result.
A departure from th» staid and mo
notonous type of quiz paper was made
recently when Dr. W. D. Smith told his
class to put romance and life into their
quiz papers which they were writing
that hour. He said that he didu't care
how they were written, just so they
contained '.the information. The stu
dents, glad of the opportunity to do
"something different,” produced some
original quiz papers, according to Dr.
Smith, the following 'being one written
by Ruth Young, The subject is "Gold.”
“All this glitters is not gold.” Nei
ther' must you believe all you see, as
'‘looks is sometimes deceiving.”—Ann
Om.ymous.
Dere Henry:
I just got your last letter, and since
I got to write about gold for Gee Olo
gee, 1 guess I might as well tell it to
you. I *r. Smith pro's really not a doc
tor, you know, lien—we just, call him
that ’cause lie's traveled and been to
school and knows a lot) says we have
to be very per ti el nr about our grammar,
so if you find any mistakes you might
send me a postal and tell me so as I
could corree any mistakes as 1 might
make.
Well, first, lien. I’ll (ell you where
they find gold. Maybe you don't know
it, hut you can't go out and find gold
a laying around at the seashore like
agates, and most always you have to
get it mixed tip with a lot of other stuff.
Then you have to waist a lot of time
gettiu it segregated- I learned that
word from “Timmy.” lie's the French
man here at 1T. of O. You see gold is
a mineral, and all minerals have ores
to ’em.
As I was tollin' you, you can't find
gold anywhere. Funny how it got strewn
alt over the world, isn’t it? You’d think
as long iis God was matin' the world
all himself he could put it in more con
venient places. Now you see if he’d put
it in the AVillnmette valley 1 could be
panning gold while you’re in the army
and could probably get enough snved up
to last us a couple of years. There is I
some gold in Oregon, but I guess not
much. There’s a lot in Cal. tho. And
Alaska had a big gold rush too, you
know. I guess there was a lot of hot
air mixed up with that gold tho. They
say there is a lot in South Africa. You
bettor come that way when you come
home. Seein’ is believin', you know,
Hen. Besides that they have a lot in
Colo. (Cripple Creek's in Colo.) South
Dakota, Mexico, Hungry and New Zeal
and. Seems as tho with all those places
there ought to be plenty to go round.
Probably you know some of the things
gold is used for, bait I suppose 1 know
a lot more about it than you do, so I'll
tell you. Of course they make money
out of it. and dentists use it in people’s
teeth. That’s why you see advertise
ments asking to send in old false teeth.
You see they hope there’ll he some gold
in ’em. Then of course they use it for
jewelry. Dr. Smith says if it wasn’t
for the women there wouldn’t he so
munch scrappin’ over gold, hut 1 don't
believe it, 'cause look at that gold watch
you was savin’ up for for such a long
time. Then besides when you buy my
engagement and wedding rings I'd rather
you'd git platinum so you see what he
said about isn’t so at all.
The bell just rang so I have to stop.
I think I’ve told you all you need to
know about it anyway, .lust he care
ful and don't let ’em slip it over on you
and try to make you believe brass is
the real stuff, anil you’ll be all right.
Yours till the Klondike grows cold,
MAltEL.
Interscholastic Tourn ament
may be Annual Affair;
50 Boys to Come.
Pinna for the first state inter
scholastic basketball tournament to be
held nt the University, beginning
March 14, are progressing. Dean Walk
er, basketball coach, will complete ar
rangements upon his return from Cali
fornia.
The various student committees ap
pointed are working hard to make the
tournament a success, and It may be
come an annual affair, much as the ln
terseholastic track meets, which are
a feature of Junior Week-end.
The sale of tickets to the games is
in tlie hands of a committee composed .
of .Marlon Coffey, Virginia Smith, How- j
ard Kelley and Henry English. These
people have each a committee under
them, composed of representatives
from every house on the campus.
The games wlll'be played March 14
and 15, both afternoon and evening.
The teams from each of the eight dis
tricts have two claimants for the
championship. This means that the
University will be hosts to more than
50 high school boys.
Committees Selected.
The committees, which will have
charge of the sale of tickets about the
campus are:
Committee No. 1—Virginia Smith,
chairman; Dorothy Wootton, Gamma
Phi Beta: Florence Riddle, Delta Delta
Delta: Dorothy Reed, Alpha Phi; Mar
garet Fell, Phi Beta Phi: Helen Clarke
and Eeoia Green, Hendricks Dali.
Sam Eehnian and Emma Garbade
will sell tickets to the faculty in the
women's gym, McClure, and the Jour- |
nallsm annex.
Committee No. 2—Marian Coffey,
chairman, Theodore Stoppenbaeh, Kap
pa Alpha Theta; Clara Corrigan, Kap
pa Gamma: Gladys Hollingsworth, Chi
Omega; Kutli Cowan, Delta Gamma;
Errcile Caswell and Marguerite Whit
Sun, girt* living in Eugene.
JCaifie-time Slektlwoom and Harry lani
(Contiuued on page four)
Basketball Tournament Dis
cussed; Reports made on
Play and Dance.
The inter-scholastic basketball tourna
ment to be held in Eugene on March 14
und 15 was discussed at the student
council meeting held in the library at.
7:15 Wednesday. Financial reports were
also given from the student body play
and dance at the time.
Shy Huntington explained the basket
ball tournament and its importance to the
University, urging the council to back it.
Each fraternity will entertain one team
for the week-end. It was also decided to
charge .$1 admission to the 7 games or
50 cents for one game. A. II. McDonald,
manager of the Ilex theatre, has promis
ed u free show to the boys on Saturday
afternoon and they will be taken to the
Glee club concert in the evening. The
games will be on Friday afternoon and
evening and Saturday afternoon and eve
ning, being straight elimination contests.
The proceeds of the games will be divid
ed pro rata among the teams to cover
traveling expenses.
Jack Dumlore, acting as chairman of
the dance committee in place of Nish
Chapman, reported a profit of $,‘{.85 on
the matinee dance Saturday.
Ella Dews, chairman of the student
body play committee reported a profit
of $300.1*5 from “What Happened to
Jones.” The council members expressed
no.,, appreciation of the excellent work
done by .Vliss Charlotte Banfield in
coaching the play.
Dorothy Flegel was appointed chair
man of the condolence committee to take
the place of Helen McDonald. A commit
tee was chosen to take up the matter of
seating at the basketball games with
Dean Walker and try to arrange for re
served seats or some better plan.
Donald Dalgleiah moved that the stu- I
dent council favor all students rising >
when “Mighty Oregon” and the Oakte I
are given.
Helen McDonald. Ella Dews and Doug- V
fas Xluliarky were appointed to work oat i
an ajnenrimsme to the iwiuMatiituin ere- :.
a ting the office (if hrHttociaai ami to- pro- .
pose it at the mrxl student body meat- i
in St A
Chaplain Parkinson will be
Speaker; Father Moran
to Lead Prayer.
JOHI\j STARK EVANS
IS HANDLING MUSIC
Helen Rhodes Is Chairman of
Committee in Charge
of Decorations.
Tho Memorial Vespers services, hour
orlnff (ho 40 graduates and former stu
dents of the University who gave their
lives in behalf of their country during
tho war, will ho hold In Villard hall fit
It o’clock Sunday afternoon In order that
friends ami relatives of the deceased
may come from Portland amt return
home on the r>:2.-> train.
Reverend Mr. George II, 1‘nrklnaon.
former pastor of the oMthoiiUt Episcopal
church of this city, captain in the ar
my and chaplain at lamp Lewis, now
working in Portland for tho Methodise
Northwestern .$.'{5,000,000 drive, will ho
(he chief speaker. Reverend Uaihep
Moran, also of tills city, will lend the
prayer, i lassmates of tho deceased stu,
dents are being rocpicsted to make re,
spouses following tlie prayer ceremony,
Fergus Rcddio, professor of public
speaking, has been ill for th last lew
days, and Miss Helen (', Rhodes of the
School of Architecture, will take Ida
place ns chairman of the decorations
committee. She expects to arrange
plans for the assembly hall this even*
ing.
An extensive musical program lm*
been a ranged for the occasion by Join
Stark Lvans, of the School of Music,
He has been working with tho men’s
and women’s glee clubs, which are to
lie combined for the vesper choir. The
musical program is as follows:
Henodietus . Gounod
Agnus Dei .
Miss Melba Williams, George Hopkins
and Choir.
. Miss Eleanor Lee
Hark, Hark, My Soul .Shelley
Miss Melba Williams, Miss Eleanor
Lee and Choir.
.Curtiss Peterson
Snnotus . Gounod
Miss Melba Williams and Choir.
Following is the University’s roll of
honor:
Roll of Doart
Irwiu G- lirooks, II. A. 1014; Sergeant
Major 245tli Aero Sijimdron, Signal
('•orps. Died at Fort Sam Houston*
Texas. Son of Dr. and Mrs. F. M.
Brooks, 7o."» Johnson St., Portland, Or,
David John Boost, 2nd <) T. Died
at On mi* Pik<-, Central officers Train;
ing School, influenza. Wife, Mrs. D. J.
Boost, 590 K. 7lh St., Portland, Or.
William Allen Casey, cx-’l". Died ol
influenza, Oct. BBS, at Central Officer*
Train eg Si hool, Fort Monroe. Son ol
Mr. John N. Casey, 537 10. 21st St.,
Portland, Or.
Karl Samuel Cobb, ’12. Died at Cen
tral Officers Training -School, Gamp
Zachary Taylor, Ky., of irifluemau, Octo«
ben-, litis. Sen of Mr. and Mrs. S. B.
Cobb, 252 E. 55th St., Portland, Or.
Wife, Mrs. Ada Kendall Cobb, 060 Ji,
24th St. N., Portland, Or.
Conrad Cockerline, ex-’20. Died ol
wounds in France. Twelfth Company,
ISth Battery, 01st Division. Mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Cockerline, Estacada,
Dr.
George Cook, ex-US, Died of wound*
m November 8, 191S. Fifth Regiment
Fluted States Marines. Son of Mrs.
P- Cook. 507 E. Sherman, Portland. Or.
John Herbert Creech, ,.x-'20. Died
>f influenza at S. A. IT. C., University
jf Oregon. October, 1918. Son of Mr,
tad Mr*. J- 8 Creech, 513 N. H. St.,
Wnleea. Wash.
Roswell Holt Dosch, Faculty. Per
rottmel Officer, S. A. T. C., Reed Col
lege. Portiarai. Or. Died November 27,
H91S- Son of Catena! and Mrs. Henry
31. Dumb. EPuIsdahiy <5nr. Sister, Miss
LNimdl.. Ki pifpa Kappa (ilanmna boms*.
Walter SfeCfcusn. Bircoo. IDQQv. BTiart
huradL Chamhstl Warfare Sanviire„, CJewt
nndi,. ©fiiioc Died: lit servile*), i'teeetnbef
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