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VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 94 United States Busy Controlling Nicaragua Voting Our Election Reputation Must Be Better Away From Home: Maddox By WILLIAM P. MADDOX Sometimes one finds the air of self-righteousness which hovers about pronouncements of the State De partment just a little cloying. Per haps the high moral tone to its of ficial declarations may bo assumed in order to avert public attention from considerations that it is felt best to overlook, but even when justified, it loses cogency \in too much telling. The Nicaraguan lower house of congress may have defeated the bill for the control of elections by tho United States, but this fact is of little significance, it is stated. Col ^ onel Stimson entered into an agree ^ ment with certain political leaders by which the revolutionists (some of them) agreed to lay down their arms for a ten-dollar-per-muskct in ducement and in return the United States undertook to supervise the coming November elections in order to insure fairness to all. Our intentions were honest and obvious—we wanted . peace down there pretty quickly that we might get out, and the best way to secure that peace seemed to be to let the revolution be a battle of ballots in which the United States would be the umpire. We seem to have a bet ter reputation abroad for our elec tions than at home. * * # But now the Nicaraguan congress, acting, it may well bo true, as good politicos of Latin tradition, breaks up this scheme, and the State De ^ partment howls about repudiation. Nicaragua has broken its pledge, but in spite of the moral evasions of others, the department thunders, the United States must and will live up to its objections. It sounds more like Roosevelt than Kellogg. Thus the American minister calls on President Diaz (who once said that he hoped the American marines would stay there as long as he is president) and Diaz very graciously issues a presidential decree, a very useful and elastic device, to au thorize the proposed supervision of elections. There is not the slightest bint that this proceeding may be uncon stitutional, because the holding of elections is subject to congressional regulation. There is not the gen tlest indication that talk about Nic araguan repudiation is bosh, be cause any agreement concluded by Moncada and other leader# is no (more binding on the Nicaraguan legislature than similar undertak ings by Mr. Kellogg, Mr. Borah, and Mr. Heflin would be on our con , gress. # The fact has been that wo were determined to hold those elections even if there were only marines left to cast the votes, and we have acted with onr characteristic brusqueness and iron-fistedness which Latin Americans already know something about. Many fair-minded observers would like to see the American su pervision of these elections but these people believe, and it is not with a foolish idealism, that there are ways more conducive to th# self respect of the Nicaraguan congress (it is probably much like our own) than those we have followed. As a prime example of an unfor tunate military psychology, the American minister was instructed to announce before the final vote by the small republic’s legislature, that if that vote were adverse, the Unit ed States would take “extreme measures.” Instead of trying to treat these sensitive legislators as if they were equals (as Morrow is doing in Mexico) and making an t effort to work out a compromise agreement by argument and per suasion, we say, “Vote the bill or we take extreme measures.” And yet we wonder at the outcome. m Admittedly, the State Department has a very difficult problem to face in Nicaragua, one requiring' nice ad justments, and it is not without realization of this that these remarks Sre directed. Ifc> is desirable that these elections be supervised, but not that this supervision be uncon stitutional nor that it be done in a manner dictated by the United States. Meanwhile we have con gregated the largest marine force in Nicaragua we have had in any foreign country since the World waj. And we are still at peace(?)! Professor Dunn Tells of Personal Encounter With Late General Diaz The reporter was at his daily task of gathering news items from the rather un-newsy strongholds of tho law school and the language depart s. The whole building practi eovered and as yet no news «. as “fit to print” obtained, he i t to his last hope, the one who u, ' ca « Pro v O part V “N on’t know of any news today A The reporter reached aid chapeau. “But I nrsonal encounter <fhe 'eneral Diaz of Italy; fact of hiji very re may be of some use to aine to his aid on such oc with some little notice— Dunn, of the Latin de for hi. had a i time wit in view c cent death you. “It happened just after the war, in*April of 1919, if I remember cor rectly. General Armando Diaz was visiting his home town of Naples, where a number of American and British officers, of which I was one, were stationed at the time. The three days that he spent in the city were given over to the most exces sive festivities, to which we as allied officers were invited to at tend.” At one pf the piublic events ar ranged for him he was presented with a sword by tho city of Naples. “Another magnificent welcome took place at the San Carlos opera house. Aida was being given in his honor. General Diaz occupied a box on the left, and we were on the ground j floor. "When the chorus to the tri umphing general was sung, the whole audience arose and acclaimed him for fully ten minutes or more. Flowers were piled up on the stage, and the applause during the time was really terrific. “But the event that stands out, clearest in my mind was an official reception held for him in the mayor’s palace. The general was a little late, and as he made his way through the throng to the temporary platform that had been erected, he glanced around, and seeing us in one corner of the hall, before acknowledging the crowd, he got. down from the platform and made his way towards us. He shook our hands and addressed each one of ns personally for a few moments— in token of appreciation for the part, the British and Americans played in the war. It was the finest ex ample of international courtesy that I have ever seen. “General Diaz never gesticulated in his speaking. Thero is the story told of the Italian, who, having had his hands cut off, was tongue-tied ever after. But the general was not like that. You would never know he had any hands when he spoke. “He was of moderate height, handsome demeanor, and rather dif ferent from the usual Italian, and with the simplicity and modesty that marks a truly great man. I count my meeting with him one of the greatest experiences in my life.” ‘Dream Follies’ New Vodvil Title Junior Event To Be Given April 27 and 28 The Junior Vodvil has received its official christening for this year and will henceforth be known as the Dream Follies, according to Bil- j ■ly O ’Bryant chair man. A dream like plot unfold ed amidst dreamy settings and dreamy music was responsible for the title.. “ Dream Follies ’ ’ will be presented lat the H ei 1 i g theatre April 27 and 28 and will be char Billy O Bryant acterized by its originality. The show will bo of the 'revue type which means that there will be no tiresome waits and pauses during the performance. Every minute will be utilized by some new and novel entertainment feature. Music for the show will be com posed by Billy O ’Bryant. This should be interesting news to those who remember the success of the music composed by O’Bryant in last year’s production of Creole Moon. Madge Normile and Boone Hen dricks are in charge of the music for the Follies. Miss Normile had a leading role in Creole Moon last year and her blues singing of “New Orleans’’ proved one of the hits of the show. • The Beauty Chorus, Pony Chorus and Men’s Chorus will be un der the direction of Leonard Thom son and ;Camille Madge " « Normile Burton with the assistance or Fran cis Mullens. Enough tal»nt is repre sented in this staff to assure the success of the dancing acts. Miss Burton has taken part in the Vod vil for two years and she will have the lead in the Pony Chorus this time. Thomson has established his reputation on the campus as a soft' shoe artist. The show is rapidly taking form under the direction vi this staff. The scenery is in the process of construction by De Veryl Hempy and George Mason, who are in charge of the stage effects. Judge Cosliow To Meet Craftsman Club Tonight Associate Justice Oliver Pi Coshow of the State Supreme court will be at the Craftsman club to meet the members informally' at 7 o’clock to night. Justice Coshow, who is a past grand master of the Masonic lodge in Oregon, will be the guest of his nephew, Ralph Fisher, at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house while in Eu gene. Arnold Bennett Hall To Hold Honor Place President Arnold Bennett Hall will hold the place of honor on the program of the fifteenth annual Botary conference in Seattle, April 22-25. He will make the opening ad dress of the conference when ho ap pears before the assembly in a huge auditorium Sunday night. Since the aim of the club is for better international relations, Dr. Hall is especially fitted to take part in Rotary activities this year. Through his membership in the in stitute of Pacific Relations he is interested in an international way. Dr. Hall was chairman of the com mittee that drew up the articles of incorporation for the Social Science Research Council, and he was for some time head of the committee on problems and policy of this organiza tion. He took charge of the sessions, where men of national importance contributed papers and exchanged information. President Hall holds important of fices in the National Conference on Science of Politics, Social Science Research Council, and the Ajneriean Political Science association. California University Hires Finance Expert TJ. C. L. A., LOS ANGELES, March 30.— (P.I.P.) —Ely-by-night finance concerns and- promotion experts who planned to relieve fraternities and sororities of several hundred thou sand dollars in the building ofi or ganization houses on the University of California at Los Angeles’ new campus at Westwood were given a set-back when the administration, through the dean of men’s office, announced that all organizations must submit their financial arrange ments Lg be approved before organ izations could proceed in their build ing operations. An unbiased financial expert has been secured to investigate and offer suggestions to the Greek letter so cieties. While the University will not assume responsibility for debts contracted by fraternities, the dean of men stated that the administration wished to avoid any open financial scandals. Electioneering Barred On California Campus U. C. L. A., Los Angeles, March 30.—P. I. P.—Cut-throat election eering will be restricted and whole some student political discussion will be encouraged in the spring Associated Student and class elec tic ns at the University of Califor nia at Los Angeles, if present poli tical reforms are put into effoct. Last minute telephone campaigns, the great source of nuisance in stu dent elections here, will be out lawed as “of no value to the candi date for office and a great menace to campus decorum.” Careful check will be made on polling booths and those in charge as the result of the A. S. U. C. elec tion scandal of last year. No elec tioneering will be allowed in the ^ campus proper. Oregon Tax Shotvs $2,000,000 Increase Over Last Year's Levy (By United Press) SALEM, Ore., March 30.—Oregon taxpayers will be called upon to pay a total of $49,043,508.06 this year, according to a summary of taxes just compiled by Earl Fisher, state tax commissioner. This is an increase of nearly $2,000,000 over tho taxes of last year, which to talled $47,975,377.52 for all pur poses. While there is a general increase along the lino in all classes of taxes with a few exceptions which show slight declinesj the largest increase is found in special school taxes which this year total $12,500,096.89, as against $11,566,979.94 for 1927. Senator Willis Dies Suddenly Hoover Only Remaining Ohio Candidate (By United Press) DELAWARE, Ohio, March 30 Senator Frank B.. Willis, Ohio’s fa vorite-son candidate for the repub lican presidential nomination died suddenly from cerebral liemorrage tonight in the midst of a huge home coming celebration in his honor. Death came in the office of the president of the Ohio Wesleyan University adjoining the college chapel while a glee club in the chapel was singing “IIow Can I Bear to Leave Thee.” Willis was the 'honored guest of his old home town of Delaware to day. He had been banqueted by the Kiwanis club, and then haid re viewed a spectacular night political parade in which red flares remini scent of political campaigns of the ’90s were used. . WASHINGTON, D. C., Mareh 30 —The dramatic death of Senator Frank B. Willis of Ohio in Delaware, Ohio tonight, completely alters the aspects pf the republican presiden tial fight. This leaves Herbert Hoover as tile only republican candidate in the Ohio primaries to be held April 24. Willis was the backbone lof the Ohio alliance of favorite sons. He was favored to carry the primaries pgainst Hoover. ’ Yoncalla Trip Made By Craftsman Team The Craftsman’s club degree team made its first trip since its recent Medford visit when the members went to Yoncalla, Oregon, last night to confer the Master Ma son degree. The team will probab ly go to Portland April 26 and 27, and to Forest .Grove the following night. The Yoncalla visitors were Paul Sayre, Itaymond Voegtly, Aloxandei Scott, Wendell Van Loan, William Hargreaves, John O’Keefe, Leland Shaw, George Joseph, II. E. Ros son, associate professor of law, A. B. Stillman, assistant professor of business administration, and Ken neth Shumaker,, of the English de partment. All-Star Team Elected For Telegraphic Meet This season’s intramural !swin» ming championship for women was won by the seniors with a total of 137 points. The freshman were se cond with 126 as a total. The last meet of the season was held March 8. The following were elected to the all-Btar team; tfreehmen, Alberta Lives, Elise Sundbom and Dorothy Davidson; seniors, Virginia Louns bury, Florense Hurley and Myra B(£ip Palmer. These girls will swim for Oregon in the telegraphic meet with the University of California, Tuesday the 7th at 5:00 p. m. All events but diving will be run. University Regents Will Confer, on April 7 The board of regents of the Uni versity of Oregon will meet Satur day, April 7, according to notices sent out this week. The main busi ness to come before the regents is in connection with the bond issue recently authorized for erection of the new men’s dormitory now under construction. The bond issue was recently held by the state supreme court not to be in conflict with the state con stitution. Judge G. F. Skipworth, member of the board, who will be at Portland hearing the case next week, will return for the meeting. Oregon Takes Championship Of Northwest Taylor and Davis Win 3-0 Decision From Idaho Debaters McKeown, Durgan Leave On Delayed Tour Of California The University of Oregon once more occupies the top rung of the forensic conference of tho Pacific Northwest, by virtue of a 2-1 vic tory over the University of Wash ington at Villard hall Thursday night and a 3-0 win over tho University of Idaho at Moscow the same time. Washington, with a victory over the Idahoans, is in second place. Tho question used in .the North west Triangular debate this year was, “Resolved, That the present American policy of armed interven tion in Nicaragua is unjustified.” John Galey and Paul Clark, uphold ing the affirmative, won over Wash ington here, while Roland Davis and Mark Taylor journeyed to Moscow and registered tho unanimous triumph over Idaho there, upholding the present American policy. Taylor and Davis will continue their travels from Moscow to Missoula, where they will engage in another word tilt with the University of Montana Monday night, taking tho same side of the same Subject. Team Goes South While Davis and Taylor are trav eling in tho north, another veteran debate team, Walter Durgan and Joe McKeown, left last night for Cali fornia, where they will endeavor to conquer the representatives of tho University of Southern California and Stanford University in contests April 2 and April 5. McKeown and Durgan will uphold the negativo side of the question, “Resolved, That tho United States should refuse to protect property that is owned by her citizens and situated On foreign soil.” March 8, just beforo the winter term exam inations, they took the negativo side of tho same question against a vis iting team from the Utah Agricul tural College and won tho contest by a 2-1 decision of tho judges, and now they expect to repeat their per I formance against the two California i institutions. Men Experienced A quito extensive tour through the Southwest, beginning during spring vacation, was originally planned for Durgan and McKeown, and debates were scheduled with Stanford Uni versity, tho University of California at Los Angeles, tho University of Southern California, Loyola jollege, and the University of Arizona. How ever, McKeown became ill during a visit to his home at Marshfield, and the tour was postponed and all but two of the contests cancelled. Both McKeown and Durgan have had considerable experience in for ensics. Both served on frosli teams during their first years on the cam pus and each has had two years of service on the varsity squad. Dur gan is general forensic manager of tho campus and secretary of the Oregon Intercollegiate Oratorical association, and McKeown is tho men’s debate manager. McKeown will represent Oregon in tho Na tional Constitutional Oratorical con test to be held later in tho term. Two Debates Wednesday Two debates will be entered by Oregon speakers next Wednesday night. Southwestern University, of Los Angeles, will send a team here to take tho negative of tho foreign investments question against Ernest Jachatta and Elsworth Plank, who will represent Oregon on tho af firmative. The southerners are said to have a strong team, as they won the forensic title of Southern Cali fornia last year. While Jachatta and Plank are dis cussing foreign affairs with the Southwestern representatives here, two other Oregon men, Eugene Laird and Ralph Geyer, will uphold the affirmative of the same question against Washington Stato College via radio KEX, the Portland Tele gram. This debate will be decided by the vote of tho radio audience. Orville D. Bigelow Dies Of Pneumonia Mar. 13 Orville D. (Bigelow, 19, soplio-i more in biology, died Tuesday, March 13, at 6:30 o’clock in the university infirmary. He had been ill a little over a week. 3118 Students Attend University; Is Record Attendance by 64 Spring has arrived and with it came 74 new students, it is an nounced by Earl if. Pallett, regis trar. East year at the opening of the third term spring was not so generous, bringing only 59. The University has a new high record of attendance. The total en rollment is now 5118 resident stu dents, which outstrips the total of last year by 04. There is one week left in which to register, so the figure still has a chance to grow. Twenty-three students who at tended during the fall term but who were not here the winter quar ter have re-entered for the spring term. These figures do not include 22;. jtudents registered at the medleax school in Portland, nor students reg istered for extension or correspon dence work. Women’s Ad Club Granted Chapter Gamma Alpha Chi Installs Campus Group Tho Women’s Advertising club, which was founded on the campus last fall, will be installed as a chap ter of Gamma Alpha Chi, women’s national honorary professional ad vertising society, today in the com mittee room of the McMorran and Washburno store. Tho installation will be followed by a banquet at tho Eugene hotel.' Pauline Kronz of Seattle, national vice-president of the organization, will install the group as Zeta chap ter of Gamma Alphi Chi. The local organization, consisting of junior and senior women profi cient in advertising, was started with tho purpose of furthering in terest toward actual achievement in tho world of advertising. W. F. G. Thatcher, professor of advertising, and Alpha Delta Sigma, men’s na tional advertising fraternity, wero inuontial in obtaining tho national charter. Members and officers of the local club are: Ruth Street, president; Betty Blanchard, secretary; Marion Sten, treasurer; Maurino Lombard, Margaret Humphrey, Flossie Rada baugh, Florence Grebe, Paulino Stewart, and Alary Helen Koupal. Mrs. Eva B. Gordon will bo ini tiated as an honorary member. Flossie Radabaugh will como from Ontario, Oregon, for tho initiation. Gamma Alpha Chi was founded at the University of Missouri on Feb ruary 9, 1920, for the purpose of promoting higher ideals and better standards in advertising. Chapters are located at University of Mis souri, University of Texas, Univer sity of Washington, Univorsity of Illinois, and University of Nebraska. It is a member of tho International Advertising association. At present tho local club is as sisting Alpha Delta Sigma in han dling “The Patsy.” McDonald Theater Will Show Previews Of special interest to college stu dents is the announcement of Rus sell F. Brown, manager of tho Mc Donald theatre, that the McDonald has been chosen as a preview house. Tho previews, which can only be advertised by the line "Preview tonight,’’ will follow tho regular feature on somo Thursday nights. Tho starting time of the preview will be at 10:50. Frank Alexander organist, will play "at sight’’ and his choice of music may be used in later showings of tho pictures. Opinion cards will be passed out at some shows and at others studio representatives will get tho reaction of the audience. There is no extra charge for tho previews and Em erald readers are advised to watch the advertisements in the paper for the line "preview tonight.’’ Professor Packard 111 In Portland Hospital The classes of E. L. Packard, pro fessor of geology, who is ill at pres ent in a Portland hospital, will bo taken charge of by other professors and student assistants until his re turn. Dr. Warren D. Smith, assisted by James Ward, will take over Dr. Packard’s class on the geologic his tory of man, and Dr. Edwin T. Ifodge will lecture to the 10 o’clock general geology class with Pon Wil kinson as assistant. Dr. Packard became ill during •spring vacation, but he is expected to be back at work soon. Legion Urges Students To Go To Polls Presidential Primaries Registration To Close On April 17 Recent Law Prohibits the Swearing in at Last Moment A movement for hotter citizenship sponsored by the Lane county post of tiie American Legion urges Jdint all students of voting ago register before April 17 at 5 o’clocic so they will be eligible to vote at the direct primary elections May 18. Persons who have not registered by April 17 will not bo allowed to vote, according to a recent law passed in Oregon, which prohibits a voter from being sworn in at the last moment. This will necessitate the early action of voters if they wish to cast their ballots on the day of the election. Booths Named Registration booths have been es tablished at the following places: University Pharmacy, McMorran and Washburno, Tiffany-Davis Drug Store,. Obak Cigar Store, Crown Drug Store, U. S. National Bank, and 1048 East Twenty-fourth street. Since this will be the first chanco afforded many of the students to take part in a presidential primary election, they oto urged to take ad vantage of their opportunity. Ac cording to Robert \V. Earl, chair man o? the Legion committee to arouse interest among the voters, it is not only the voter’s duty as a citizen to cast a ballot but it is his only chance to take an active part in political affairs. 'List Candidates The list of Democratic candidates already ontered on the Oregon bal lot, includes A1 Smith of New York, Thomas Walsh of Montana, and James Reed of Missouri. So far the Republican ticket contains only the name of Herbert Iloovgr, but fur ther additions are expected beforo May 18. Speed, Cost, Quality To Be Cooking Factors A succession of speed, cost, and quality luncheons will bo tlio prob lems that will confront, the third term girls of Miss Lillian Tingle’s cooking classes this term. Four successive luncheons will be given by each girl and sho will be allowed only limited time and money, but the quality must not suffer. The purposo of this project is to give tho girls some practical ex perience in the preparation of cheap, well-balanced and attractive homo meals. They will study tho continu ity of making one meal help an other. And $1 will bo allowed for each luncheon. Also the maximum time for preparation for all four of tho meals will not exceed two hours. The girl who plans and servos them will be hostess as well as waitress. Tho new table equipment belong ing to the department will bo used if the girls desire it. Hopkins and E. Carr To Appear at Vespers A piano number by Ooorgo Hop kins, professor of music, and a vocal selection by Eugene Carr, in structor of voice, will be features of the vesper service, Sunday, April II, at 4:30 o’clock, in tho music building. Mr. Hopkins will play “On Wings of Song” by Mendelssohn. “A New Commandment” from the cantata, “Olivet to Calvary,” by Maunder, will bo sung by Mr. Carr. Reverend Frederick Jennings, rec tor of 'Tho Eugene Episcopal church, will read tho service. John Stark Evans, assistant dean of tho school of music, will bo at the organ. Masculine April Frolic Scheduled for April 14 The men, as well as the women, will have their Frolic. April 14 they are to have a Masculine April Frolic or smoker at McArthur’s court, to be given under the auspices of tho Order of the “O.” George Stadleman has been ap pointed chairman of the affair by Donald Beelar, through recommenda tion of Frank Riggs.