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VOLUME XXIX. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURADY, MAY 5, 1928 NUMBER 119 — U. S. Activities In Latin America Prove -Costly Nicaraguan Politics and Economics Don’* '»e Says Bill Maddo * By WILLIAM P. MADI v The secretary of the navy % out the information that it has © $1,500,000 in excess of ordinary penditnres to keep the Amerit marines in Nicaragua for the yea Assembling a few other facts con ' cerning the expedition in our neigh bor republic, the playful statistician can work out some interesting math ematical deductions. If we assume foi the moment that the marines are in Nicaragua to protect American investments, which run roughly about twelve million dollars, the an nual interest on which may amount to eight hundred thousand, then it is difficult to see the financial ad vantage of spending two dollars t'o 4 safeguard one dollar. Canal Rights Considered Then, if we consider that the ma fines may be in Nicaragua to pro tect our paper canal rights, which cost three million dollars in 191(5, than the insurance runs at the exh orbitant rate of fifty per cent, which sounds like pretty poor business. Or, if we take the position that it is the job of the devil-dogs to rout out General Sandino and his follow-’ ers, we can see in view of the an nouncement that the Nicaraguan casualties have run over two hun dred, that it has cost $7500 for every man killed. It would seem that these prices could be bettered if we allowed a few Chicago.bandits to put in their bids for the work. Votes §20 Each Then, as a last possibility, if we insist that we must stay in Nicara gua to run their election for them, r.o matter what their congress may say about it, and assuming on the basis of the last election that about ^ 75,000 votes may be cast, it appears that the supervision has already cost $20 per voter and the event is still six months off. All in all, it is hard for people like ourselves, just hard-headed practical economists, to understand the ins-and-outs of high politics. We just can’t see how the whole busi ness balances up. A1 Irks W. C. T. U. Recently in Portland, the redoubt able leader of the W. C. T. U., back ed apparently by the organization, requested that the city council order a democratic campaign headquarters to remove a street sign which read — All for A1 and A1 for All—urging that since everyone knew A1 Smith was a wet, it would be injurious to the moral character of the youth of Portland if such publicity were giv in his support. The council merely performed its duty in refusing but nevertheless, in view of the timidity of so many governmental officials before these extra-legal, self-preten ticus, bigoted organizations, who believe that all articles of the con I stitution, including the so-called bill of rights, are subservient to the eighteenth amendment, it is to be congratulated. Tyrannical Rule Few developments in government have such dangerous significance ac the persistent manner in which certain self-constituted organiza tions, including the Anti-Saloon League, are daring to demand a right to control the actions of government officials. It is an instance of high ly organized minority groups, with vigorous leaders and money back ing, attempting to exercise what bor ders on tyrannical rule over the ma jority. Oregon Co-ed Blames Wild ‘Deer’ for Loss Of Valuable Fur Coat According to Edna Brown it is a very dangerous thing to walk in Hendricks park wearing a fur coat, especially when wild deer are run ning loose and may mistake one (a bit too forcibly) for some fierce four-legged animal, or perhaps a two-legged one such as was so well demonstrated at the Junior Vodvil. Miss Brown was walking peace fully along, so she said, when she •as rudely accosted by the escaped 1st. It is alleged that the conflict ed in the total elimination of her mat and silk hose, ause of these injuries Miss brought suit, in the moot it Tuesday, against John Doe, ! ^.erintendent of the park, for al lowing the fences to become so dis rupted as to permit the escape of this dangerous animal. Mr. Doe ad mitted he had charge of the deer in the park, but refused to disclose just what spveies it was. rerhaps the said deer did not come under his jurisdiction at all. The jury didn’t agree as to the outcome of the trial and Miss Brown will have to solace herself with her own private belief concerning Mr. Doe’s character. Candidates Get Teaching Jobs 44 Oregon Graduates and Students Appointed According to the announcement of the appointment bureau at the Uni versity school of education, more calls for teachers than ever before are being received by the bureau this year. The bureau so far has either plac ed, or co-operated in placing, 44 teachers, who are listed with their home addresses, and the positions they are to take. A large number of these are graduating students, and the others graduates or former students of the university. The list follows: Ada Helen Harkness, Ta coma, Wash., appointed to high school work at Newport; Bethel Eid son, Vancouver, Wash., high school at Newport; Elizabeth Naomi Huff, Seattle,. appointed music supervisor at Olympia; Thomas B. Powers, Eu gene, principal at Lorane high school; Nellie Johns, Portland, phy sical education work at Pendleton; Adrienne Hazard, Coquille, English and French subjects at Longview high school; Pauline Stewart, Day ville, English subjects at Prairie City high school. Gertrude A. Brown, Ashland, grade position at Umatilla; Frank I) Bobe-rts, Portland, principal at Greenlcaf, Idaho; Elizabeth Hon-; l-.a.nen, Seaside, Latin and other high school subjects at Longview, Wash.; Elsie May Allen, Sunnyside, Wash., Spanish and other subjects at Cres well high school; Eula Duke, Eu gene, Euglish at Boseburg high school. Julia Viola Bcguninger, Eugene, high school subjects at Gates; Iva Wood Brune, Eugene, high school work at Eugene; Florence D. Buck, Eugene,- English at Ashland high school; Gladys Buehler, Eugene, mathematics at Juneau, Alaska; Nellie Emma Carroll, Eugene, Eng lish and history at Sutherlin; Buth Graham Case, Portland, public speaking at Albany college; Fern II. Curry, Eugene, head of English department at Astoria high school. William Davis, Salem, junior high school English at Marshfield, Dor othea Drake, Portland, high school subjects at Grande Hondo; Claire Dunne, Eugene, mathematics at Grants Pass; Kate Francis t Ede,. Victoria, 'B. C., music supervisor at (Continued on pacie four) Good Acting9 Costuming and Stage Settings Mark Tournament Plays By ALICE GORMAN The second drama tournament is j over and the Eugene high school ; p has the silver loving cup for a year, j and then if they win it twice more | it will be theirs for keeps. Last night’s productions were j both very well done. “Maria Co- ' tita,” as presented by the Mill City ! high school, received well merited i “honorable mention.” The little skit was well executed in every way. The stage settings were in harmony with the costumes and make-up, and the three characters showed them selves at ease and were natural on j the stage. The skit itself was unique and the interpretation was full of charm. Another thing that - made the . presentation so note-! worthy, was the well balanced sup-1 port given each other by the actors in their characterizations. “The Purple Dream,” was Enter prise ’s contribution, and it was done well. It was the ohl story of the maid who dreamed she was a princess. Miss Lucille Binehart freshened it up with a very lively interpretation. Ealph Brace, who played the part of the “Beal Sir George,” deserves special mention. IVe believe he has a dramatic future ahead of him and hope he comes to the University of Oregon to realize it. His stage presence and character portrayal were of an excellent quality. We hope that more and more of the state high schools will come to the University each year and enter the drama tournaments. It is a pleasure to us and fine experience for them. We expect to see them all and more in 1929. Oregon Nine Victors Over Huskies 6-2 Edwards and Gabriel Get Circuit Hits; Big Train Has Great Day Teams Play Again Today at 2:30; Curly Fuller Will Work on Mound * Won Lost Pet. Webfoots . 1 0 1.000 Aggies . 1 1 .500 Huskies .............. 1 2 .333 By IIARRY DUTTON Coach Billy Reinhart’s willow swingers opened their conference baseball season in a very fitting m a n n o r, when they took Tubby f Graves anil his i visiting Washing- | tonians down the | stretch for a 5 to | 2 victory yester- | (lav, which auto- : matically puts the g Webfooters on the | top of the division | perce ntage col- 1 unin. I There were | m any highlights in the contest. The scorimr start, “Big Train” ed in. the first inning, when, with Dave Mason on second, Raymond “Colossal” Edwards glimpsed a hall he liked coming down the alley, and crashed the little pellet through center for a homer. Two scores. Two more runs came in the sec ond when, with two out, Les John son poked out a single. “Big Train” MacDonald and “Rabbit” Robie re ceived free passes to first from Cal houn, Husky cliucker. Dave Mason got his hit for the day, scoring Johnson and MacDonald. Edwards ended this inning by letting three strikes be called on him. Gabriel Gets Revenge Oregon scored again in the eighth. Cecil Gabriel, who was running Cot ter Gould a race for “strike out honors” and rvas making a closo bid with Gordon Ridings for “error laurels,” came to the plate with a cloudy frown enshrouding his coun tenance. Calhoun didn’t interpret this facial expression correctly. To him it looked like worry. He put one too near the disgruntled Gabriel and—well—-the ball cleared the cars parked out on Eighteenth avenue and Gabriel touched all the sacks till he got to home plate. Here he had to take two trials at the rubber before his tally registered. “Big Train” MacDonald had a good day, and a busy day, on the mound. He allowed three hits toXal houn’s six, and issued eight free pessos, as did Calhoun. More than once MacDonald w-as in a hole, with men on bases, but he usually man aged to get out from under before any damage was dene. Huskies Score in Sixth MacDonald had the most trouble in the sixth and before the inning ■was over the Huskies had collected two runs. Bolstad, first up, whanged a scorcher which the “Big Train” took just below the knee. The ball bounced over to Mason, but too late to make a putout. It was a hit and it put Oregon’s big hurler out for a couple of counts. He refused to leave the game, however. McKenzie walked and then Calhoun scared the Oregon fans when he put a hot drive out to left. “Goliath” Epps saved the day when he ran in, facing a blinding sun, and snagged it. A bad throw by Ridings and a wide pitch by Mac Donald put the Washington runners on second and third. Morrison hit to Ridings who contributed another wild heave and Johnson scored. Three more free passes by the gen erous MacDonald and the Huskies were presented with a gift score, McKenzie being forced in from third. “Babbit” Robie on Job Robie and Johnson took the last man and relieved the situation. This boy Robie had a big day in the field, plucking some hard chances out of the dirt for assists. If he hadn’t been on the job a number of times MacDonald might have had a bigger list of hits against him. Curly Fuller will probably pitch today. However, Reinhart is not sure who will be the choice. Chick Ganiwn and Art Schoeni will be on hand if the coach desires to pitch either of them. Ick Reynolds will probably play right field today if Tubby Graves uses a portside hurler. And Tubby isn’t sure who he’ll use (Continued on page Jour2 Confident Shysters Challenge Scribes To Baseball Game With a clean slate, and rarln’ to go, the law school baseball nine challenges the sturdy journalists to a real hot. contest as soon as said journalists feel any inclination to take a good sound beating. With such stars as Scheinbaum, the 350-pound baby who holds down the position of short stop, and Or lando Hollis on third base, the husky lawyers Seel confident of coining out on top singly or in bunches. Such a challenge can hardly be re fused, so it is with much anticipa tion they await the decision of the journalism stars. Roger Williams Gets Fellowship Professor To Do Research Work on Yeast Chemical isolation of a material known as “bios.” which is closely related and may be the same as some of the vitamins, is the project which Dr. Roger J. Williams, professor of chemistry at the University of Ore gon, will work on under a research fellowship of $900 just granted him by the Fleishman Yeast company. Richard Kdchm, senior in chemis try, has been appointed by the grad uate council as assistant to Dr. Wil liams for tho project next year. Effort will be made to determine what materials make possible tho rapid growth of yeast. A yeast ex tract will be the first thing tried. Research fellowships are granted by the Fleishman Yeast company each year to prominent chemists in the universities in the United States. Dr. Williams held a similar fellow ship in 1919 at the University of Chicago. He has also been research chemist for this company. Dr. Wil liams is the . aufSor of a popular textbook, “An Introduction to Ele mentary Chemistry.” Richard Roehm, of Eugene, who is cue of the most prominent students in the chemistry department, last year won the Bernard Jake way prize. Local Survey Made By Advertising Class A survey of the local insurance situation in which persons from business, clerical, and professional fields, and housewives were ques tioned, has just been completed by W. F. G. Thacher’s advertising class for the life insurance sales research bureau. The Ham Jackson prize contest decision is pending. Tho members of the class submitted solutions for tho problem of direct advertising for a cash-and-carry chain store for this contest, and three prizes are to be awarded by Mr. Jackson, when tho best solutions aro determined. The class is now working on ad vertising projects based on accounts submitted for their choice by the Botsford - Constantine Advertising agency of Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco. This work is also in tho form, of a contest. Prelimi nary surveys were to be submitted Friday. Six Will Take C. P. A. Quizzes at Portland Three assistant professors and three graduate students, from the University school of' business, will go to Portland May 17 and 18, to take the certified public accountant examination. The professors are: J. A. Johnston, O. K. Burrell and V. E. Storli. The graduate students are: August Quinby, Fern Kolly and R. L. Collins. In the past three years, 45 per cent cf those taking this examination from the University of Oregon have passed, while only 26 per cent of those taking the examinaton from the rest of the state have passd. Election Announcement Delta Sigma Rho, national hon orary forensic fraternity, an nounces the election to member ship of: Joe McKeown Herbert Socolofsky Dudley Clark Roland Davis Paul Clark * Ellsworth Plank Ernest Jachatta Eugene Laird Florence McXerney Margaret Edmunson Alice Clink Mary Klemm Eugene High School Wins 'Drama Meet ‘Two Crooks and a Lady’ Places First; Three Schools Vie Honorable Mention Given Mills City for ‘Maria Cotita,’ Skit Eugene high seh'Ool with its play, “Two Crooks and a Lady,” was awarded the cup for the second an nual drama tournament held on the campus under the direction of the Guild theatre students Thursday and Friday. Honorable mention was given to the Mills City high school for its presentation of the unique and delightful Mexican skit, “Maria . Cotita. ’ ’ Miss Florence Wilbur, director of drama at the University, has ex pressed her pleasure with the way in which the high school students have entered into the spirit of dra ma tournament, and, in her present ation of the cup last night, Miss Wilbur lauded the contestants for both the selection and production of their plays. • Those Representing the Eugeno high school were Howard Strawn, Roma Gross, Holly Horner, Edra Dillon, Delmar Newman, Joe Black, George Todd, Vernon Jacobson and Bruce Crewe. Miss Ethel Chaso Cristie supervised the work of tho students. » Roseburg Winner The cup ■ was presented to *the Roseburg school lapt year when they won the tournament with the play, “Trifles.” Eugene will be the sec ond to have its name engraved on the loving cup. The school winning the cup for three consecutive years retains the trophy permanently. Representatives of the Roseburg high school were: Stanley Kidder, .T. Y. Long, Mehvin Thurston, Carmel Newland, Robert Dawe, Morgan Lawson, John Zemrick, and Georgo Churchill. The directors were: Miss Alice Ueland and Miss Helen Carey. Students from Mill City were: La Velio Hill, Charles Kelly, and Han Olin. Their play was directed by Miss Ethel Hickey who accompanied the students to Eugene. Enterprise Delegates Helegates from Enterprise wore: Hazel Stickney, lone Jordan, Lu cille Rinehart, Vernon Hays, Clif ford Collinsworth, Ralph Brace, Twain Conly, Bern A. Wright, Mrs. I.. Lee Williams, and Miss Adelia K Gates, the director. The high school dramatists were entertained by the University in terpretation class yesterday after noon, when “Shall We Join the Ladies?,” was presented at Guild theatre. The unfinished play, written by Sir James Barrie, provided a color ful scene when the thirteen guests, spending the weekend with Sam Smith—^portrayed by Jack Wald ron—gathered for a farewell dinner. After an appreciative toast given by one of the guests, the host rises and informs his company that he has invited them to his homo in or der to find out who the murderer of his brother is. Drama Mysterious Cirdumstances seem to lay the blame on each of the guests at some time, so that the audience was kept ir. a constant state of wonderment. The mysterious little drama endod with Sam^Smith saying, “Shall We Join the Ladies?” His plans were so laid that ho would discover the guilty one when the gentlemen joined the ladies after dinner. Though the play was colorful in both setting and repartee, the* aud ience left the theatre with a feel ing of wonderment, curiosity and dissatisfaction. The annual drama luncheon was given y< sterday at the Woman’s building, when Guild theatre stu dents were hosts to about thirty out of town guests. Clark Toastmaster Following several musical num bers, given by Emily Williams, harp ist, and Kenneth Brown, violinist, Dr. Ban E. Clark, secretary of the drama tournament committee, pre sided as toastmaster. George Turnbull, of the journal ism school, greeted the guests with a toast "Welcome to our Midst.” Mrs Kathleen M. Clarke, one of the judges, spoke on "Picking the Win ner,” and Miss Adelia K. Gates, director of the Enterprise play, ad dressed, the group on', "Directions for Directors.” Cecil Matson, stu dent of drama work, talked on "Whoever Gets It.” Myrtis Gorst Goes To Christen Father"s ‘Air Boat" at Seattle Myrtis Gorst, sophomore in busi ness administration, whose father. Yern C. Gorst, is vice-president of the Pacific Air Transport company and manager of a Seattle aviation school, left Friday afternoon for Seattle, where she will christen his new hydro-airplane. Vice-president Gorst, seeing that his flying boat was going to be an exceptionally good one and a larger one than the average, asked Myrtis to pick a name for it. This she did, with the assistance of htr house sisters in Hendricks hall, and the new boat will bear the caption of “Zephyr.” The hydro-airplane was made by the Boeing Aircraft com pany. Gorst has purchased the ’piano mostly for private use tvnd will fly around the Northwest areas this summer on “barnstorming” trips, probably taking Myrtis, her brother Wilbur, and Mrs. Gorst on many of the trips. New Fete Rules To Stress Action Bleachers on Race To Seal 2500 Spectators If Jupe PlnviuB docs not go on another of his too common rampages next Friday night when tho eanoo feto will bo the chief entertain r meat attraction this feature il< luxe will undoubt edly prove ono oi the hits of the Junior Week-end program. The now rules adopted by the feto commit tee will crowd all the action of previous programs into a shorter per iod and will there by obviate any tendency towards Eon McOrelght monotony. The events on the pro gram will bo run off in rapid suc cession. The floats will bo limited to 14 in number, and will be required to move moro swiftly downstream than has been the case in previous years. The program will not drag, says Roy Herndon, chairman of the event. All intermissions will bo filled by various feature entertain ments. Ronald McCreiglit, business man ager of the canoo. fete, has mado arrangements to provido seats for a much larger crowd than has ever before witnessed the ' performance. Besides the 1300 stationary seats already located at the side of the millraco near the Anchorage, there will bo 1200 moro temporarily placed directly behind these. Tho stationary bleachers will bo entirely reserved and tho admission price will be fifty cents. Tho other 1200 seats will bo thrown into the genoral admission class and will sell for thirty-fivo cents. Tickets aro now on sale at tho graduato man ager’s office and also at the Co-op. Students who plan on having their mothers down for tho special Mothers’ Hay program during tho week-end are urged by Luola Bengo, chairman of Mothers’ Day, to make their reservations early so as to bo assured of good seats. Those wait ing until the last minute rush will perhaps find themselves without tickets, she says. Work has been progressing rapidly on improvements and reinforce ments for the old bleachers. Inas much as thoro has not been a canoe (Continued on page three) 1 Oregon Wins Slate Contest For Oratory McKeown Takes First Place With Speech On Constitution Willamette Places Second; O. A. C. Man Third In Tri-meet Joe McKeown, A. S. U. O. presi dent-elect, won the state contest of the National Oratorical contest held last night in Villard hall. McKeown will leave Sunday for Santa Clara, California, to enter the district fin als which will he held Tuesday, May 8. The topic of the winning oration was tho “Constitution.” A. IT. Baldridge is the Oregon ccach and ho deserves much of tho credit of winning the contest, ac cording to McKeown. Robert G. Witty, of Willamette university, placed second. He spoke on ttie topic, “Lincoln and the Con stitution.” Robert Griffin, of Ore gon State college, was tho other contestant in tho Tneet. Tho winners ■from the states of Oregon, California, Montana, Idaho, and Utah will' compete in tho dis trict finals May 8 at Santa Clara, California. The winners from each of tlie seven districts into which the United States has been divided will meet June 8 in Los Angeles, for the national finals. Each con testant who enters this final con test will be given one of the prizes which range from $.350 to $1500. North Carolina Winner Tlio winner of tho $lf>00 prize Inst year was IT. J. Oberliolz.er, of tho North Carolina State Agricul tural College. Tho National Constitutional Ora torical contest was founded in 1023 to help stop a movement of radical ism that was taking place at that time and to inspire in college stu dents a rovernneo for the constitu tion of the Unitod States. Tho judges were: George J. Wil 1 elm, president of the First Na tional bank of Harrisburg; E. O. Iinmel, Eugeno attorney; and Ruth Graham Case, coach of debate and oratory at Albany Collego. “A little more than a century and a half ago, some 89 sentences wero framed and agroed to in Carpenter’s at Philadelphia," said McKeown. ‘‘These sentences wero framed by men of common senso and fore sight, men filled with a passion for righteousness in government?. Quality of Freedom ‘‘Every sentence of tho 89 breathes tho exalted spirit of liber ty,’’ lie continued. ‘‘Freedom was the crowning jewel of our constitu tion, freedom of worship, of wor ship, of action, were the qualities that havo mado America tho world’s greatest democracy for four genera tions of unrivaled achievement. Tho constitution was not only tho great est feat of engineering in govern ment; the most magnificient contri bution to political science; the most ingenious contrivance for reconciling the apparently irreconciable; bringing order out of chaos; but in its highest and most glorified parts was the supreme ideals of young America toward ideals of justice and freedom. Liberties Form ‘‘Recent history* however, has witnessed tho gradual relinquish ment of that earlier freedom,’’ Mc Keown stated. ‘‘Almost impercep tible at first, tho force of profes sional grouping, has little by little, taken from us some of those liber (Continued on pac/e four) Battlefields Described by Colonel Leader in Letter to W. F. G. Thacker TTis first visit to tlio battlefields since thp war was vividly chronicled by Lieutenant Colonel John Leader, English war hero, in a recent letter to his friend, W. P. O. Thacher of tlio school of journalism. Colonel Leader, invalided out of the British army on account of wounds, came to Eugene in January, 1918, to organ ize an officers’ training camp at President Campbell’s invitation. “We have just come back from the happiest two or three months wo have spent since we loft Oregon,” he writes. “Tons of cheery folk on the Kiviera, including nearly all my surviving brother officers. Gnarled, hard bitten old stragglers from the Boer war to adolescent youths of 1914 .... I had rather an unprece dented athletic success, and won various trophies—a gold cup. Among my rivals was the dear old King of Sweden, who like myself is ambi tious to dio a subaltern in mind. TTo nearly drove me to Lose Majcste by keeping my hat on in onr heated arguments. Evo (Mrs. Leader) had never seen Paris, so I showed her everything—or at least everything that one does show one’s trusting wife! The most thrilling days, however, were on the battlefields. At the Rommo wo found the graves of English boys, mostly ‘aged 19,’ or the simplo inscription, ‘Body of a British Officer. Known to God’.” Lieutenant Colonel Leader com manded the Royal Ulster Rifles as colonel during tlio war. He recruit ed the regiment as well as led it. The great engagement in which they took part was at the battle of the Somme. “We found my old dugout—blown in 12 years ago. In it half buried we found a broken British bayonet, (Continued on page three2