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
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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.