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NUMBER 109 Coal Miners See Grim Irony in National Wealth. Operators Think but Fail ' To Act for Relief of Suffering Workers By WILLIAM P. MADDOX Coni minors of the Ponnsplvania, West Virginia and Ohio districts must sc?o a note of grim irony in tlio swelling figures of national income which are taken to indicate a gen eral increase in prosperity. Nation al prosperity must mean very little to those in such wretched condition as these fellows and their families arc at present. The mines of thes£ districts have keen running only part of the time for three years and at wages less than those of the union agreements. Satisfactory wage levels had been established by most of the operat ors in contracts with the union lenders in 1924 but when coal pric es fell, the mines were shut down for months. Then gradually they opened up, inducing both union and non-union men to work for lower wages rather tha starve, the operat ors insisting that the mines couldn’t work at all unless the 1924 agree ments were discarded. This was done without the consent of the union leaders and hence the charge of repudiation. As a result, strikes have aggravated the situation. Committee Investigates An investigating committee of the Senate has boon at work for some months in a genuine effort to dis cover the root causes of the entire controversy. Hearings have been held in which operators, miners and others have testified. Charles Sewab lias stated that the industry is over-populated—that 500,000 men are doing the work of 300,000. It is apparent also from testimony that keen competition among a largo number of small coal companies has not only reduced prices and neces sitated cuts in production costs, meaning labor costs, but that it has resulted in enormous wastes in mal adjustment of both production and distribution. Lord is the only West Virginia operator paying decent wages. The field, it is believed, needs consolidation, but this can only come under an enabling act of Congress which should also create some Sort of Federal Coal Commis sion for the protection of operators, miners and consumers alike. A small Senate sub-committee vis iting the milling regions under sur vey lias reported, in the words of one member, conditions which are not equaled in the most destitute and terror-stricken conditions in China. Families with six and eight children are living in a single room, twelve feet square. Some of the barracks for housing ousted miners, as well as strike-breakers, “were poorly ventilated, filthy, unsanitary .infected wjtli vermin and hard ly fit to house beasts, much less human beings who are employed in the mines all day where the sun rays never penetrate and where at best the air they breathe is never very pure.” Lawlessness Prevalent They have reported an era of lawless tyranny cloaked under the guise of a “coal and iron police” regime established by some operat ors, which has higli-liandedly inter (Continued on page two) Students Entertained By Wooden Puzzles In Psychology Class Sleigh of ham! tricks, wooden puzzles, t. same kind that the har bor shops aHvo adopted t.o keep their eusto. era amused, and safe cracking exh its were a few of the stunts used i Dr. II. R. Crosland to keep his ei . en o’clock psychol ogy class amused F-'day. Everything went off great. At least nearly everything. The stu dents gaped properly when the. in structor told them the proper ans wers to problems ho hadn’t even seen; gazed in bewilderment when lie crossed and uncrossed matches and pencils without changing them in his hands; and vainly endeavored to fit the wooden sticks into the puzzles. After that things didn’t happen quite so nicely. The Houdini trick, which consisted of two men tied together getting loose without un tieing the knots, was a howling suc cess of a failure—but the students were assured that practice was the only thing lacking. The safe cracking exhibit also failed to show itself the eighth wonder of the world—also probably due to lack of experience among the students. Oregon Golfers Get Fourth Place Crowley Ties for Third 111 Coast Meet SAX FRANCISCO, April 20.— (Special)—The University of Ore gon golf team, with- a score of 520, finished fourth in the two-man 5-t hole medal play of the Pacific coast conference tournament which was completed here today on the Lake side course of the Olympic club. Stanford University with a 494 placed first. California earned sec ond honors with a 504; Washington, 507; Oregon, 520; University of Cali fornia, Los Angeles, 530; and the University of (Southern California, 547. ' At'the end of the second 18 holes, Crowley, Wobfoot, moved up to tie for a third with Meyberg, Stanford captain. The players as they fin ished today, were: Hunger, Wash ington; Meyberg, Stanford; Ditzler, California; Crowley, Oregon; Dev lin, Stanford; Moore, U. S. C.; Gif fen, Oregon; Turner, California; Connors, U. S. C.; Wheaton, Wash ington; and Davis and Hower, U. C. L. A. The wind, which has hindered the players throughout the two-day tour nament, was worse today. Crowley had a touch of hard luck on the first nine 'of the last 18 holes but was saved only by two birdie threes in a row. Gif fen’s putter didn’t have much success on the slippery California greens although his too | shots,werc good. President Hall to Give Convention Address President. Arnold Dennett nail will leave for Seattle, Washington, today to give the opening address of the Rotary district convention, Sunday, April 22. Dr. Hall will speak on “International Peace and Good Will.” Days of Yukon 'Tuffs’ Lived Over Again at Barroom Bust By WILFRED BROWN The lady whose name was Lu, short of skirt, l>laek of eyes and red or cheeks, showed nimble toes and zig-zagged about the floor at the Bar Room Bust last night, in every respect as gracefully as she did at ’he old Malamute, when the Yukon ri'Sh was new and Volstead was un known. Dangerous Dan MeGrew ''as there, too, his chin protruding Wond his lips, and his pockets nlging with pistols and bottles. So *as Dead-Eye Pete, and Sam Me . ee> and Jaybird Charlie, and e rest of the gang from Brimstone | liuleh. . The bar 0f Rattlesnake Reggies’ Joint was only surpassed by the 'once floor in volume of business, tittles were passed over the ma °sany bv the score, enough to have au out all of Dawson in the days * -^6, but still they came, all of ‘e miners and their ladies. Ap proximately a ton of pretzels and a ■Undred-weight of chewing gum ad titised as ‘’slightly used” were con SUa'®'l ’n Die course of the night. he blare of the saxophone, the treech of the fiddle, the thumping piano and the beating of the ri'm by One-Eye Jerry and his* or ff!ra’ Tarnished the music, and 0 hing more was needed to set the throng in motion. Many and varied v'ere tlie costumes of the dancers rvho cavorted in an atmosphere of Parisian scenes in the crude Dead or Alive notices. A Roman senator with the inscrip tion Ex Libris on the back of his toga contributed a classical touch to the multi-colored atmosphere. A bov from the East Side was there with a look on his face that would have paled Dempsey in his prime. Farm boys and girls in overalls, aprons, straw hats, and sunbonnets, entirely out of place, it seemed, add ed a bit of a rustic flavor. Rainbow pajamas, sunset vests, and queer combinations of military caps with dress suits, or tuxedo coats with “choke-bored” trousers added to the variety of the occasion. All night the revelry continued, revelry such as Hendricks had never before' known, and probably never again shall. At last, when the last bcttle had been emptied, the last of the dance hall girls had dropped exhausted, the last of the Brimstone gang lay in the gutter outside, and the last of the improvised cuspidors were filled, the Bar Room Bust, the third event of the 192S Senior Leap Week, was officially concluded, for there was no one left to continue the hilarity. Oregon Ball Nine To Play Eugene Team Two Practice Tilts Today If Weather Permits, Says Reinhart Baker and Mason Still on Shelf; Packard Out Of Infirmary By IT AT} BY DUTTON Coach Billy Reinhart plans on two practice tilts for the varsity baseball squad with the Eugene city team today, one tliis morning at 10 o ’clock and one this afternoon at 2:30, if the weather permits. Last night the Webfoot diamond crew got outside for a short'period of batting prac tice before the regular” after noon. shower ap peared and sent the stick wielders McCormick scurrying to the dugouts. The “Oregon Mist” has been play ing havoc with baseball practice this spring, even more than in past years. Except for a couple of times last week there has bdtn almost no infield work this season and the first con ference game with the Aggies at Corvallis is only ten days away. Baker Still Laid Up The batterymen have been work ing out in the Igloo when they couldn’t get outside, in an attempt to keep their arms in shape. Curly Fuller, Chick Gannon, and “Big Train” MacDonald are the only chuckers now out. Bill Baker is still confined to the infirmary. Ira Woodie and Cecil Gabriel have been doing most of the catching for the pitchers, as Frenchy Packard has been in the infirmary and Ick Reynolds is spending the biggest share of his time with Les Johnson and Carl Nelson around first base. Ira Woodie has joined the ranks of portside hitters recently and from present indications will do his horsehide clouting from left side of the plate. Les Johnson, who last year went over to the left handed hitting, has shifted back this spring and hopes to give his batting average a boost by hitting right handed. Ridings Holding Second Gordon Ridings continues to ap pear the likely man for second base position, but Bill Hanley is making things lively for the veteran in the way of competition. Bill Eddy and Kenneth Robie have found no con tenders so far who threaten to inter rupt their tussle for the short patch job. Don McCormick has been doing most of the work around third base lately. Dave Mason, who is the other, main aspirant for the hot corner, has been ill in the infirmary for a week and Thursday went to his home in Albany to convalesce. There is a slight possibility that Mason will not return to school un til fall term for football in which case McCormick would be sure of his berth on third. Frank Learn ed is still out battling for chance on the infield. Garden Men Batters Reinhart’s fly chasers have been getting very little fielding prac tice. The .varsity outer gardens have been filled in with dirt since last season but are still lower than the rest of the diamond and will take a longer time to dry out. Dave Epps, Ray Edwards and Cotter Gould spend most of their time over in the batting cage wait ing for the outfield to dry. They are all three crashing the ball with great gusto and give promise of showing the way to the showers to more than one opposing pitcher be fore the season closes. Epps and Edwards are probably the hardest clouters in the outfield, although Gould trails a close third. Gould is concentrating on left handed pitching this year to overcome the “portable-complex” -which al ways troubles his batting eye -when he faces a twirler who wears his glove on the' right hand. Wally Giles is another outfielder that is fighting for a garden assignment. He is a good hitter although he lacks the -weight of Epps, Edwards or Gould, to send the ball on such long trips. Explosion Wrecks Denver Plane Plant; Eight People Killed fBy United Press) DENVER, Colo., April 20. — The wing plant of the Alexander Aircraft company was destroyed today by an explosion and fire which, coming without warning, bred death and suf fering among the 00 men and wo men working there. Eight were dead late tonight. Fifteen injured were in hospitals. The blast originated in a chemical used in treating wings of Eagle Rock airplanes manufactured by the com pany. The explosion was of such force that all of Englewood, the suburb in which the plant was located, was recked as if by an earthquake. Fire spread quickly through the inflammable material in the shop. The clothes of the employees caught aflame and many of thoset who escaped and tottered from tfle struc ture were ablaze from head to foot. China Seething ,With Revolution Moves Made To Safeguard Nation’s Rights (By United Press) 'SHANGHAI, April 20.—Fighting or. a united front for the first time in a year, the combined nationalist armies commanded by General Chiang Kai Shek are sweeping through Shantung province in their drive on Peking, northern capital and citadel of Marshal Chang Tso Lin. Reports from the interior say Gen eral Chiang has annihilated the northern army of General Sun Chuan Fang, defender of Shantung. The southern Generalissimo lost .pres tige last year after a decisive defeat at the hands of Sun Chuan Fang and resigned' his command August lf> last. Shantung is the gateway to Peking, long the goal of the south erners. The latest information tells of a great nationalist victory in Shantung province, in which Gen eral Chiang Kai Shek captured .iU,.UUU soldiers, while the forces of General Feng Yu Hsiang, “Christian General,” now fighting side by side, with Chiang, turned Sun Chuan Fang’s flank and captured 40,000 prisoners. While reports that 500,000 soldiers are engaged in the fighting seem to be exaggerated, the war in China has become as intense as at any time in the last two years. Casualties of both armies to date arc 50,000, of which 3000 northern ers, including a general and three colonels, and 2500 Nationalists have been killed. Fighting is fiercest along the Tientsin-Pukow and Pekin-IIankow railroads. The Nationalists have captured the towns of Tsinin and Yenehowfu in southern Shantung, and Changtelio and Tamingfu on the Pcking-Hankow railroad. The American legation in Peking has ordered Americans to evacuate Shantung province. The Japanese government has taken steps to safeguard Japanese interests in the beleaguered province. Orders have .been issued for the dis patch of 5000 Japanese troops to. Shantung. Some already have ar rived. Several companies of troops will leave Japan tomorrow aboard the cruiser Mori, while the cruiser Kasuga left Yokosuka for Tsingtau today carrying a landing party of 200. Senior Picnic Will be At Swimmers’ Delight Senior Heyday picnic will be at Swimmers’ Delight this afternoon. Busses are to leave Villard hall at 4:30, 5:00 and 5:30. The bus faro will be 35 cents. The senior women who are plan ning to use other means of trans portation than the busses may find the place of the picnic by going south on the Pacific hgihway until they come to Goshen, where they must turn to the left. Swimmers ’ Delight is to the right of the road about 100 feet past the first covered bridge. Three Arts Club Sees N. B. Zane’s Sketches N. B. Zane of the University art school, gave an exhibition of his Oregon scenic sketches together with a brief discussion of the ap preciation of nature in art, at the Three Arts club, Thursday after noon. Mrs. Zane poured while club members served tea. Diana Dein inger, club president, and Helen Wood, head of the club’s art guild, had charge of the affair. Dispute Over Vodvil Up to Arbitrators Quandary of Prices Will Be Considered This Morning Council and Juniors To Be Represented in Get-together Bv R. N. Enacted Wednesday by the stu dent council, judged unconstitution al by University authorities on Thursday, rescinded Friday—these were the ups and downs of the stu dent council’s measure to curb the juniors. In addition to annulling the motion, which would have en-. forced a one dollar maximum on Dream Follies seats, the council recommended that the Junior Week end directorate refund to the ticket purchasers any profits in excess of $200. The special meeting of the stu dent council in conjunction with Junior Week-.end officers last night brought about a reconciliation of the embattled members of both fac tions. In view of the nearness of the date set for the vodvil, the council graciously acknowledged it self in error in delaying the restric tive legislation which brought on the student council-directorate fra cas. One thing brought out in the ad ministrative inquiry that the coun cil would not accept was the charge that it had gone outside its juris ! diction in fixing the prices for the juniors. In this particular instance, the members agreed, they were will ing to allow the Dream Follies to proceed without hindrance. But it was only because they were con siderately inclined. Jurisdiction up to Board It was decided that the all-im portant question of student council jurisdiction would be put up to a board for decision. H. E. Itosson, associate professor of law, and Vic tor P. Morris, associate professor of economics, were chosen by the coun cil; and .William P. Maddox, assist ant professor of political science, and Charles E. Carpenter, dean of tlie law school, were selected by the chairman and manager of the week end affair for the junior class. Don Beelar, president of the student council, appointed himself and Hugh former president of the student Biggs, first year law student and body, as counsels for the prosecu ( tion. The judge will be selected by the board and action is sot for this morning. The hearing may or may not bo public accordinj|k> the decree of the arbitration court,. The Week-end officers are firm in the conviction that they acted within their sphere in increasing the admission price. They pointed out that good faith was shown dur ing the entire procedure of the plans in conferring with faculty men and finance officers of the student body. If there was a shade of dereliction in the functioning of the directorate, they said, it was in ignoring the desultory criticisms of individual students. These passed unnoticed because almost everyone seemed well enough pleased that the additional expenses and efforts to make the program unusually at tractive were being made. The manage? read and discussed the plans before the council. Action Declared in Keeping Don Beelar, speaking for the council, looked upon the director ate members as inaurrectos who had flouted the authority vested in the student council. He retained the opinion, in the face of the decision of the University counselors, that Wednesday’s action was quite in keeping with the provision: “The duties of the student council shall be to assumo charge of all other items of importance in which the students may be directly interested j and whicji are not specifically as- j cribed to the executive council.” (Constitution; Article IV, section 3, item 8.) Joe McKeown, chairman of the Week-end committee, countered that even though such a measure might have been legitimate in normal in stances, the council had forfeited] its right to intercede by its delay. The issue before the judicial body appointed is primarily one of class rights versus the representative au thority of the student body. If the council fails in its prosecution be fore the bar, its reason for being: will be seriously in doubt, accord ing to President Beelar. But if it wins the decision, classes will con tinue to be subject to the council. Ford’s Relief Plane Lands at Supply Base W ith Bremen Repairs IUv United Press) MONTREAL, Quebec, April 20.— Lake St. Agnes, l>nsp for flip relief expedition to the stranded trans Atlantic Bremen, hailed this after noon the arrival of the Ford relief piano from Detroit. The plane arrived at. St. Agnes shortly after 4 p. m. and cheered the hearts of those who are anxious to get relief to the Bremen so that its courageous pilots may fly out to world acclaim. All is ready at Lake St. Agnes for the loading of the Ford plane. With German efficiency, Fraulien Junkers had superintended the assembling of the spare parts and supplies, and there-should be little-delay in stow ing this material. Three plans for the Bremen’s fu ture career were announced here. It is planned to jump the plane as soon as possible to New York without an intermediate stop. Later a trans continental tour of the United States is projected. After that, if the plane is in condition, the three fivers hope to fly back to Europe on a non stop flight from Mitchell field to Dublin or possibly Berlin. O’Bryant Likes Cast Rehearsal Dream Follies Beginning to Take Definite Form Billy O’Bryant had cause to feel good yesterday. His weeks of per severing effort are beginning to blossom forth, and at a general re (lay night in the Woman's building, a beaming smile of satisfaction overspread his face as he reviewed feature after feature of the show. The spice of the evening was pro duced when Razz Asbury. world fa mous golfer, and Leonard Thomsen, his caddy, put on a satirical shit on the old Scotch sport. With Asbury's knowledge of how to swing a club and Thomson’s helpful suggestions, these two kept the small group of onlookers 'supplied with enough laughs to last for all evening. The dancers were also bubbling over with enthusiasm. Jack Rey nolds and Edith Pearson gave a fine exhibition of all there is to know about the varsity drag. The origina tors of this dance would have had reasons to be jealous if they could have seen this pair go through their steps. Their act should be. one of the high lights in the program next Friday and Saturday. Naifcy Luckel and Virginia Moore gave a clever exhibition of terpsi (horean skill in their version of a Blcepv Dance. They will have a lot in their favor when the time comes for their public appearance—grace, beauty and lines that would make any chorus girl envious. The choruses are threatening to steal a largo part of the applause when their acts are presented be fore the footlights. Dream Follies certainly does not apply to the Pony Chorus. The actions of this group are anything but droamy and the strps are presented in a snappy and 'unified manner. The Beauty Chorus makes it appeal through grace and pulchritude. Francis Mullins, who has been act ing in the capacity of director, gave proof Thursday night that ho also knows how to dance when put on the stage all bv himself and told to do so. He will be one of the feature dancers in the Follies. Sunday afternoon will see the en tire cast in action at the Heilig theater. George McMurphey and his Kollege Knights will be there with the music and the program will to presented in its final form. Cheers Greet Round-World Debating Trio Parade of Students Meet Tired Globe Trotters At Station McCroskey, Thompson, Hempstead End Long Forensic Tour A cheering crowd of several hun dred University of Oregon students, faculty, and townspeople assembled last night at G:,'!." o’clock at. the Southern Pacific station and gavo a rousing welcome to the three Ore gon round-the-world debaters who have returned home, after having taken the name of Oregon with them as they traveled over three continents of the world during an absence of six months. Appearances Changed Little They have seen strange sights and stranger people and have had ex periences so varied and interesting that it wfll take many a year be fore their adventure tales are ex hausted. The men seemed little changed in appearance to the eager eyes of their colleagues who greet ed them as they descended the steps of the train. Benoit McCroskey, dignified, well liked blond of the trio, was the first to appear. He was followed by Jack Hempstead, whose skin seemed a shade darker, probably due to exposure to tropical suns. He greet ed the crowd with his familiar broad, good-natured smile. Avery Thompson, third member, and only .■junior class member of the group, joined his colleagues as they were escorted from the train to the plat form. Hall Greets Trio “It is gratifying to see such a large group of students interested in such an academic subject ns de bate,” said Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, president of the University, in a speech of welcome. Ho'added with a touch of humor, “Such an interest is contrary to sound academic tra dition. Wo are proud and 'glad to welcome these men at this epic homecoming.” After greeting 1 friends and ex changing bits of conversation with them, the men posed for a picture, •before boarding the train. McCros key and Thompson went on to their homes in Salem, where they will remain for several days before re turning to the campus. Hempstead will remain in Eugene for a day and will then go to his home in Gladstone, expecting to join his colleagues later at Eugene. Hempestead’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Hempstead, were at the sta tion to meet him. Scabbard and Blade To Send Delegate East ■ # William G. Rutherford, captain of the Officers’ club of the campus It. O. T. C. unit, plans to leave Sun day for. Columbus, Ohio, where ho will attend the national convention of Scabbard and Blade, honorary military society. He will represent the local chapter of the organiza tion, which will bo installed this afternoon. The convention will be held at Ohio State University, April 20, 27, and 28. Approximately 200 dele gates from 7.1 colleges and univer sities located in 40 states will at tend the meeting. Carl Nelson Aspires for First Base Honors; Was on 1927 Frosh Nine A strong sophomore candidate for a first base position with the var sity is Carl Nelson, first saeker with Coach Leslie’s frosh nine last year. Nelson was also out for foot ball during his first year but an arm injury put him out of the grid iron game for the balance of the season. Carl’s early baseball experience was gained at Jefferson High school in Portland, whete he played for three years, one season on second base and the other two at the ini tial bag. His baseball coach was Campbell, a graduate of Oregon, and his coaching was instrumental in causing the Jefferson nine to cop the city title in Nelson’s senior year. The Jeffersonians defeated Washington by a score of 6-5, and Benson 5-4, in the final play-off for the championship. Nelson also earn ! ed two letters as end with the foot ball team at Jeff, nnd was a team mate of Bobby Robinson on tho 1025 eleven, which won the city high school football championship for that year. Nelson has also had some semi pro experience during the summers. Two years ago he played on tho same Bend town team that “Curly” Fuller was pitching for when tho team established tho enviable rec ord of going tho entire season with out losing a single game. During his frosh season at tho University, Carl had a batting aver age of .489, which is well above the normal mark for frosh hitters. Nel son is a major in the school of busi ness administration, and is a mem ber of the Delta Tau Delta frater nity. He is twenty years old, weighs 104 pounds, and stands about six feet in height.