George Duncan
Will Speak on
Tax Problems
Scholar Will Talk Before ;
University Classes
Next Week
George II. Duncan of Jeffrey, New j
Hampshire, a graduate of Amherst j
College, and a serious student of tax j
problems, will lecture at two Uni
versity classes Wednesday, January
25. He will speak to Dean Erie
Allen’s editing class on the sub
ject, “The Philosophy of Henry
George,” at 10 o’clock Wednesday.
At 11 o’clock he will address Dr.
James H. Gilbert’s class of public
finance on “Taxation.” Any out
sider is welcome to attend the lec
tures.
Mr. Duncan is a scholarly man of
wide reading and experience. He
lias been a member of the New
Hampshire constitutional conven
tion of 1912 and has served several
terms in the New Hampshire legis
lature, where he won a reputation
for being a forceful and convincing
speaker.
He became a student of tax prob
lems after a term in the assessor's
office and has familiarized himself
with the literature of taxation and
the recent experiences of American
states and cities in seeking to rem
edy the defects of the property tax
as now administered.
Robert Bakemnn, mayor of Pea
body, Massachusetts, says of Mr.
Duncan: “There may be some peo
r pie somewhere who know more about
taxation than he does, but it has
never been my pleasure to meet such
a man.”
Mr. Duncan visited Eugene two
years ago and spoke before Univer
sity audiences and the Kiwanis
dub.
Visitors Roam in
Cuban Conclave as
Omen of Good Faith
(By United Press)
HAVANA, Jan. 20.—A spirit of
life and animation gripped the Pan
American conference today in view
of, the: decision 1 for opqn Bessioits -of.
the committee meetings.
Yesterday visitors in great num
bers wandered’']tliiough the various
rooms where the /committees were
meeting. There were no seats for
Hie spectators, / but they stood
about, seemingly / greatly interested
in the proceedings.
Ambassador Purrydon of the Ar
gentine delegation, watching the
meetings and the visitors, said:
“Wo want the Americas to know
everything about what we are do
ing here. There is life and anima
tion in this conference. It is a
line omen.”
There was a report that the com
mittee on initiatives would hold a
closed session. Ambassador Purry
don denied this.
“If anybody closes any doors
here, we will open them immediate
ly, lie said.
Fraternities Searched
For Missing Articles
U. C. L. A., Los Angeles, Jan. 2^.
— (P.I.P.) — The repeated occur
rence to “prank” stealing of valu
able furnishings frohi country clubs
in the vicinity of Los Angeles has
led the welfare board of the Uni
versity of California at Los Ange
les to search many fraternity and
sorority houses, much to their em
barrassment.
When the sophomore class staged
a dance at the Girard country club
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A Roaring Western Romance and
Adventure Drama by
Peter B. Kyne
—also—
COMEDY — NEWS
Rex Music
REX PRICES
Continuous
1 to 11 p. m.
Coming Monday—
John Gilbert
in
“TRUXTON KING”
The drama of :iu American who
saved a throue.
recently, officers of the class found
that more than one hundred dol
lars’ worth of furnishings had been
stolen. A search of Greek letter
houses was instituted since the as
sociated students are held respon
sible for all damage or loss during
class social events.
According to the welfare board,
enough valuable furnishings and
silverware was found in the frater
nities to start a good sized hotel.
While this form of stealing is not
restricted to IT. C. L. A. students,
officials hope to chock its progress
by disciplinary measures.
Blast Report of
Sandino’s Death
In Jungle Raid
Bombing Planes Spread
Terror Among Rebel
Ranks in South
(By United Press)
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jan. 20.
—No confirmation could bo made
today of reports to the United
States marine.base here that Gen
eral Augustino Sandino, leader of
the rebel faction, had been killed
in action.
The reports were that the rebel
general was killed when a bomb
ing party from the marine base at
tacked a. squadron of rebel soldiers
near Chipote mountain, a Sandino
stronghold, last Saturday.
Urevipus^feports told of a bom
bardmciyr in the El Chipote region !
and of 40 Casualties suffered by the
rebels. The marine bombing planes
were reported to have swung low
over a rebel detachment and |ko
have sprayed the lines with ma
chine gun fire. Bombs were
dropped.
At the time of the report of this
engagement there was no indication
that the rebel leader had been
killed.
Since then, however, the rumor
has grown that General Sandino
was among the forty men struck
down.
Stephenson Smith Has
Article in New Student
Among the articles in the Janu
ary 11 liumbffr of the New Student
is an article by S. Stephenson Smith,
associate professor of English, en
titled, “The Lecture System.” This
article, which deals -with improving
the technique of the system, is the
first of several articles on the gen
eral theme of teaching and the par
ticular problem of lectures.
The explanation which accompan
ies the article says: “The article
is part of a preliminary report on
the. lecture system of the Univer
sity of Oregon, where a factulty
committee is making a study of
teaching methods.”
Loyalty of Musicians Results in Origin
Of Piano Ensemble, Says Conductor
Willem van Hoogstraten, Noted Symphony Leader,
Discourses on Musical Topics
By H. B. GROXDAHL
Portland Extension Center Student.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 20.—
(Special.) — The reporter •walked
along the carpeted corridor of the
Congress hotel to room 701. The
key was still on the outside. Ho
rapped. A staccato “Yes—Come,”
issued from somewhere within.
The room was spread with chairs,
book-shelves, a couch, a small pi&no
holdiifg a. hand-written score, and
a stand whereon music and biogra
phies rested in artistic, nonchal
ance.
Willem van Hoogstrnten, conductor
of the Portland Symphony orches
tra, came through the bedroom
passage in a dressing sack.
“Won’t you please make yourself
at home? You will pardon me if
I dress as we talk.”
There was a. dinner engagement.
He sat changing the buttons and
studs from a used shirt to a fresh
one.
Dr. van Hooggtraten directed a
piano ensemble concert in Portland
yesterday. The reporter asked him
#>out this form of musical inter
pretation.
“Do you know how the piano en
semble was started? Well, four or
five years ago in New York several
of the greatest pianists Were think
ing of some way to help Mozzowski,
the composer, who was practically
destitute in Europe. It was prompt
ed by the fellow feeling of one
musician for another. Finally they
had the idea of many famous ^mu
sicians appearing together on the
stage in a piano ensemble. Walter
Damrosch was the conductor. Eigh
teen of the most famous pianists
such as Bauer, Gabrilowitseh, Lhc
vinne, Grainger, Elly Ney and Myra
Hess participated.
“The concert was a tremendous
success. The house was sold out two
•weeks beforehand. Programs auto
i graphed by the players were auc
tioned off by Damrosch before the
perforntatioej The first brought
$1000, the second $300, and so forth.
So several thousand dollars were
make for Moszkowski.
“No, there has been no music
written especially for this kind of
piano ensemble. There is work for
eight hands at two pianos—nothing
larger. In piano ensemble, composi
tions like the Marche Militaire are
amplified. Much coloring, much
shading, many nuances of effect are
possible. For example, a pianissimo
j passage may be carried by two or
! four instruments. Then as the
crescendo grows wo add six, eight,
twelve, sixteen pianos, till all are
participating in a largo effect.’*
The symphony conductor all the
CHARLES FARRELL
Dvtdon JOHN GOIMTS State Stoats
FRANK BORZAGE t^aion, .
What a picture! It Is all that the
most extravagant praises from the West
Coast gave it, and more. * * There’s
life and love in every reel * * * •
. m —Colfax in the X. Y. Graphic
*
6 * - The action moves with a
sweeping impulsiveness that carries all
before it * * * no moment free from
episode that swing s the heart ’twist
tears and edieer. * * *
—C'ruikshauk in the X. Y. Muring Tele
gram.
‘■7lh Heaven" is the eighth wonder of
the movie world * * * inspiring from
start to finish * * * if you don’t see
it you’ve seen nothing in the moving pic
ture line.
—Levey iu the X'. Y. livening Telegram
»
Last
Times
Tonight
Connie
Talmadge
in
* ‘ Breakfast
At Sunrise”
—Her Cleviii'est
Comedy Yet
aud
Geo. McMurpUcy
and liis
KOLLEGE
KNIGHTS
while going about his dressing, had
settled to lacc his oxford.
Ho was asked an opinion of
George Gershwin as a link between
the jazz and classical schools.
“Well, George Gershwin is a
musician of considerable ability who
is seriously engaged with the jazz
medium. He has written a concerto
for piano and orchestra, the first
movement of which is the Charles
ton rhythm. To use the daneo
rhythm is not a new idea; the
scherzo, you know, grew out of the
minuet, and dances came from
church ceremonies and folk songs
in the first place.
“Gershwin’s concerto is not so
well known. But'the “Rhapsody in
Blue,” which he composed for tlio
jazz orchestra, is effective in show
ing what can be done with jazz in
struments and jazz rhythms.”
Willem van Hoogstratcn was ty
ing a beautiful bow. Would he say
what he felt about the idea of a.
prize award for the completion of
Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony”?
“I have never found any definite
information that a prize actually
has been set. There was some dis
cussion of it in the Dutch papers
when I was in Holland last.
“Who shall judge? Schubert was
such a wonderful composer! I con
sider him one of the three great
est. The ‘Unfinished Symphony’ is
so beautiful and complete in itself.
“As a means of developing tech
nique in composition, I can see no
ham in such a competition. Stu
dents of music are always being en
couraged to imitate the style of
masters in special forms. In tho
conservatory I'attended the teach
er would say, compose a fugue in
the stylo of Bach, or write a Strauss
waltz. But to add to Schubert’s
symphony and play it for people as
though it were a part of that very
i --—
excellent composer ’s Work, T do not
approve 6f.”
The reporter was putting on his
overcoat.
“Just a moment, I’ll go down
with you.” The director slipped into
his loose raglan gabardine.
“You are studying journalism
with the view 10 writing musical
criticisms? Yes, there is need for
those with musical background. Like
James Gibbons Huneker. 1 have a
book of his sketches here,” ho said,
looking along the shelves. “No, I
don’t see it now. Besides a tre
mendous wealth of musical knowl- |
edge, lie knows about art. And such
a brilliant penetrating style he has.
“Bo you rend Henderson’s articles
in the New York Tribune? You
should read him for style.”
Outside the hotel Dr. van Hoog
straten stopped beside a roadster.
“I’m sorry our talk had to be so
sketchy.” He' extended his hand,
“Good-bye.”
Communications
(Continued from page two)
nations, nailiely our sororities? In
the light of this, however, it is
rather paradoxical that we take the
University requirements as the bas
is for our initiation average.
Agreeing with the assertion that
Baird’s Manual characterizes the
sororities as organizations founded
to provide cultural, social and schol
astic background for its members,
we resent this paramount emphasis
oil grades on the assumption that
| grades are not indicative of culture
or scholastic ability. Wo maintain
1 that with the abolition of the ini
tiation average, individuals will be
flee to apply their efforts in tIn
direction of their interest. There
will be an incentive for some soij
of genuine intellectual satisfaction
rather than for a numerical index
of rote memory accomplishments.
The gravitation of freshmen to
ward pipe courses seems loo obvious
to mention. This bad precedent
which is the direct result of initia
tion requirements becomes a habit of
successive college years. In this
chronic choice of anaemic courses
there is fotitul a similar objection
as in the competition of house
grades.
With the removal of publicity for
the grade go-getters wo maintain
that some degree of true scholar
ship may permeate the atmosphere.
In this way it will orient the fresh
men into the way of thinking that
the Grade Gods are left to mould
between the dusty pages of the Ke
gistrar's records while wc assume
•that our knowledge will have a
somewhat more adhesive identity.
We choose to ignore the good old
platitude about time’s ripeness, and
dare to voice our suggestion of a
panacea, feeling that nothing could
be worse than the existing stagna
tion. II. A., M. A. 1\
Condon Club Group
Issues News Bulletin
The Condon Club News Bulletin,
which is issued once each term by
the Condon club, local branch of the
national geologfcal fraternity, has
made its winter debut.
The bulletin contains timely, per
tinent news of members and for
mer members of the club, and their*
activities. Herman Meierjurgen,
publicity man for the club, is tho
editor.
Pledging Announcement
Phi Delta Theta announces tho
pledging of Cy West of San Diego,
California.
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Seat Sale Today 10:00 a. m.
Night: Floor—$1.10, $1.65; Balcony $1.65, $1.10, 75c
Matinee: Floor $1.10, 75c; Balcony $1.10, 75c and 60c.
Tax Included
Beware of that man
So-and-So
You hear of So-and-So everywhere. Somebody complains
of So-and-So’s tooth paste; someone else wants to sell you
a second-hand So-and-So automobile. So-and-So s shoes,
So-and-So’s garden hose, So-and-So’s fountain pens— ver
satile man, So-and-So!
So-and-So doesn’t advertise. He employs salesmen who
—say things. But So-and-So doesn’t go on record about
anything. Not he!
You buy a So-and-So vacuum cleaner. It doesn’t vac, or
it doesn’t clean. Well, what of it? So-and-So didn’t say it
would. You saw it. You bought it. Caveat emptor!
Beware of the products of that man So-and-So!
When a man believes in his product he usually signs
statements about it—advertisements. He tells what his
product does, how it does it, why it can do it. Then he
follows it with his name, and address, in good plain print,
“Bill Jones, maker of—
You’re safe in buying from Jones. He’s out in the open
—nothing up the sleeve. He advertises. You know exactly
what you’re getting before you pay for it. Read advertise
ments always. Back of them stand the Joneses—not the
So-and-Sos—of the world.
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To know what is safe to buy,
consult the advertisements