VOLUME XXX ______ UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 21, 1929
Oregon And The
Emerald Welcome
State Editors
NUMBER 82
The
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WORLD
In Review
Writ' Itill Rough on 4Alky"
Peddlers; British Ash
For Parley on Navies
- By ARTHUR SCHOENI -
Making America unsafe Tor boot
leggers was the reason for the
United States senate passing a bill
this week which would give more
severe punishment, to “alky” ped
dlers.
The salons voted by 0." to IS to
increase maximum penalties under
tlie Volstead act. to five years im
prisonment and a fine of $10,000.
Not against the hip-pocket ven
dor, but the rich bootlegger who
escapes with light fines and brief
terms is the intention of the bill
sponsored by Washington’s .Tones.
The bill did not affect minimum
penalties, bill raises the maximum,
which heretofore has rested at
$1000 or six months for first of
fenders and $2000 and five years
for recidivists.
* * *
With his official renunciation of
the presidential job coming on
March 4, Calvin f'oolidge is scan
ning the horizons for another job.
His latest offer was to write
ntbvspaper syndicate articles. News
paper stories have him contemplat
ing many jobs from executive posi
tions on large corporations to col
lege presidencies.
But a Coolidge shake of Ihe head
has dismissed all as rumors.
Now that the United States has
passed the bill to build 15 cruisers,
Great Britain wants a naval parley.
Sir Fsmo Howard, the British
ambassador, said bis country was
waiting to see whether or not the
cruiser bill passed before laying
some of its cards on the maritime
. table.
Comes now Secretary of State
Kellogg to say that the American
attitude was always favorable to
ward further limitation of arms.
^ The United States in 19.11 may call
a “scrapping” conference to talk
over disarmament with the rest of
the powers.
From over in the land of the set
ting snn comes the information that
Japan is welcoming the step to re
duce armaments.
Relief 1ms romp at last, to Euro
pean countries struck by tho rocont
pobl wavo ■which brought with it
suffering, floods and death.
The destruction of crops and lives
spread all over the continent, from
Greece to Germany and from Eng
land to Russia.
Out, of tho darkness eame one
gleam of light. Coal production
prospects brightened up in "Wales
and thousands of destitute miners
went back to work after months of
unemployment.
* *
Everyone wonts a slice of flip C.er
man reparations “melon,” and no
one will countenance dividing liis
slice with someone else. And there
the reparations conference at Paris
rests.
* Germany made it. plain she could
not keep up the high payments and
that it was up to her creditors to
cut, down on the amounts they ex
pect to receive.
The Rhineland delegates have set
forth the financial status of their
country and now expect the experts
to decide how much the Reich can
pay and fix the annuities accord
lllglv.
* * *
Oregon’s and California’s gas
war has drawn federal attention
and authorities in the department
of justice at Washington have al
ready started a preliminary investi
gation into the prices. Latest re
ports from Portland say gas was
selling at 17V-J cents a gallon.
Independent gas harons claim the
“big hoys” are in a conspiracy with
each other to eliminate them from
competition.
* * *
Leon Trotsky, the will-o’-the-wisp
^ of Russia, finally appeared in the
harem citv, Constantinople, after
the world had begun to wonder
what had become of him since lie
fled his exile in southern Russia.
The bearded bludgeoner of the
Soviet excited Turkish authorities
by his arrival. Steps were taken to
make more stringent passport regu
lations so that Trotsky could not
rally any of his Communist allies
around him and start brewing more
war malt.
* * *
“How can we expect to put on a
world’s exposition in 1933 that
amounts to anything in the eyes of
the world with this sort of thing
going on?” asked a Chicago politi
cian following the brutal murder of
seven gangsters who were lined up
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Mayor Baker
Speaks Today
At Assembly
Portland’s Chief Termed
Third Best Known City
Head in United States
‘Citizenship’ to Be Title
Of Patriotic Address
Band and Oreliestra Will
Alternate in Programs
Mayor George L. Unitor, of Port
land, will bo the spenltor at 1h«
University of Oregon annual patri
otic assembly which will be held in
the Woman’s building this morniug
at 11. He will talk on “Citizenship.”
Students who are new on the cam
pus this year will have their first
opportunity to see the famous old.
flag which was flown on the battle
ship Oregon when it sailed around
the Horn. This flag was given to
the university when the ship was
discharged from service at Bremer
ton, Washington, a few years ago.
“George” Well Known
Mayor Baker has held his office
as mayor of Portland since 1917,
and is one of the throe best known
mayors in the United States. Mayor
.Tames Walker, of New York City,
and Mayor .Tames Rolph, of San
Francisco, are classed ns the other
two best known city beads. Last
summer Mayor Walker made a spe
cial flip from California to Port
land so that ho could become ac
quainted with “the third most
famous mayor.”
The first office ever held by Mr.
Baker in Portland was that of city
councilman, which be held for 11
years. Following this be spent two
years as commissioner. ITe was
then elected mayor and Is bolding
that position for the third term. 7To
is a member of many organizations,
including the Civic league, the Port
land Chamber of Commerce, the
Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of
Fvtbias, Woodmen, and Elks, and
belongs t.o the Rotary, Progressive
Business Mon’s, and City clubs.
Band Will Play
' Ttev. .Tolm Maxwell Adams, uni
versity pastor, will give tlie invo
cation at today’s meeting. Tlie
University of Oregon band will play
a number of patriotic selections dur
ing tlie first. 15 minutes of the
assembly period. “America” will
be tlie first number. Tlie band is
under tlie direction of Walter Fcr
riss and will play at alternate as
semblies starting tliis week. Polos
by school of music member will
provide the music at the other stu
dent meetings.
Got Any Old Clothps?
Women's League Is
Out After 'Em Today
Are your brogues done for? Has
vour 102S spring bonnet song its
swan song? Ts there a long-lived
frock in vour wardrobe that you
have sworn fervently that you will
never wear again? ■
If you have—then Lou Ann Chase
wants ’em for the Women’s league.
The point is, the women \s league
organization is undertaking djs
first rummage sale, with Lou Ann
as chairman and today she will
supervise the collection from all
women's living quarters on the
campus, of old clothes. “There
just isn’t anything, pink scarfs and
shoe strings included, that we can’t
use,” said Lou Ann. “This is the
first time the league has undertak
en such a sale and we want to put
it over ‘big’,” she added.
House representatives at all resi
dences are urged to have their
bundles ready when the committee
comes for them this afternoon.
Interest In Press Conferencem Grows
Rapidly With Each Annual Meeting
Representative Group t>f Oregon Journalists Are
Gathered to Diseuss Pros and Cons of Work
By CARL GREGORY
Among tlio veteran newspaper
men wlm are in attendance today on
(lie campus at the eleventh annual
press conference, there are undoubt- !
edly some who have a dim remem- j
hranee of the first session that was
held hack in IStlt). Not so long ago,!
however, but there has been a Ire- !
inendous change in the interven-j
ing years!
With an attendance of £0 journal- i
ists the first press conference was;
held in the east half of the pres
ent dispensary. At the eleventh
meeting of the same group the pro !
erodings this year will be held with
in the confines of the journalism j
building with approximately IfiO j
newspaper men attending the g.ath- j
ering. The growth has been in al
most exact proportion to the in
crease in student enrollment at the
university. Interest, has likewise
grown with each consecutive gatli-1
ering, according to those on the
campus who have witnessed the
majority of them.
Today, leaders of the Oregon !
press, will gather at the journalism
building at scheduled intervals for
informal discussion of problems of
the journalists. Forgotten and un
learned truths, things that arc
known so well, and things that
should be known in newspaperdom,
will come under the focus of their
discerning eves.
At the meeting will be a highly
representative group of journalists,
with a groat Tango of experience
amt understanding. Thorp will ik>
a surprisingly largo nmnlior of mli
tors and publishers who gained
their experience from the well
known school of "hard knocks’’ and
“oxporion •o.” On Hie other hand
tho newer tvpp of editor, the young,
college- educated man will sit with
equal gusto at, tin' “eonfali." In
fact, the identity as to college-bred
and those who learned from more
difficult channels of experience will
he a matter of conjecture for the
casual observer. Fact is, the dif
ference cannot be ascertained by
the slant, of tho cigar, bv the at
tractiveness of the cravat, the press
of the pants, or perorations of ad
dresses. The answer is probably
due to the more general distribu
tion of the college student among
towns of the state than was com
mon in earlier days. They have
carried their customs, their debonair
and otherwise attitude, their habits
in general, into the most remote
sections, until their parents, who
never had advantages of college or
ientation, can attend a session at
the university such as the present
one, or a dad’s day gathering, and
actually feel collegiate and at
home.
Such a state of understanding is
a good beginning for a successful
gathering. Then, ton, there is a
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OJey Frigaarcl Is
New Addition to
Measles Patients
Original Number of Colds
And Scarlet Fever Cases
Show No Increase
Tlioro Tins boon but one addition
to the list of measles at Timelier
cottage over night, tliat of Oley
Frigaard, a junior in music. Tlie
original patients, Avis Hartson,
Aileen Livingston, William Weiricli,
Thomas Williams, Alyce Dell John
son, Thelma Brock, Edna May
Swift, and William Donaldson, are
all progressing favorably, and ex- !
pect. to be out in a short time. |
There have been no additions to the I
list of scarlet fever patients, the I
original four, Stanley Darling, Ver- ]
non Arnett,, Aarne Compel, and ■
Roger DeBusk, are all reported 1o
be doing well. Ed Chase is still in
the cottage recovering from an at
tack of anti-toxin illness.
There have been four new pa
tients admitted to the infirmary.
Jean Temple, • senior in romance
languages, was admitted, with ton
silitis, Alfredo Dacquel was admit- |
ted for observation, Jack Mayer,
freshman in sociology, and Patricia
Pascua, junior in physical educa
tion, are confined with severe colds.
Eruthusa Ohamplin, Constance
McKenzie, Carl Lemke, Eleanor
Welcome, ’ William Morgan, Helen
Elliott, and Elsie Oimino are still
confined but doing well.
Hall to Be Toastmaster
At Conference Lunch
President A. B. Hall will arrive
in Eugene Friday to attend the last
two days of the annual press con
ference. On Saturday he is sched
uled to be toastmaster at a luncheon
to be given in the new men’s dorm
itory.
President Hall spent the first two
days of the week in Salem where
he visited the senate and attended
a meeting of the library board at
the state library. He is now spend
ing Wednesday and Thursday rest
ing in Portland.
Prussian King Gives Mme. McGrew
Order of Silver Laurel for Singing
A certificate written in German
and bearing the seal and signature
of the king of Prussia hangs on the
wall of Madame Rose McGrow’s
studio in the music building. It is
an evidence of Madame McGrew’s
former operatic, career when she
sang in the theater of Hanover,
which belonged to the crown.
The certificate giving her the
Order of the Silver Laurel reads:
••We, William, by the grace of God,
king of. Prussia, etc., have given to
the royal singer, Rose McGrew in
Hanover, permission to wear the
order created in memory of our
silver wedding anniversary and
give to her the accompanying cer
tificate of ownership, signed with
our own signature and carrying the
impression of the royal seal. Berlin,
February 27, 190G. William, Hex.” j
“That- was also Hie (late of Wil- i
Ham’s birthday,” Madame McGrow
added when she had finished trans
lating the certificate into English.
“So far as I know, no other Amer
ican has ever received this certifi
cate. The other members of the
order were high officers and mem
bers of the royal household. Of
course, since I was singing in the
Hanover theater, I was part of the
royal household.
“I had been singing in the opera
for six years when I received this
award. I had been at the Hanover
| theater for three years and before
| that I had been at the opera house
I in Meeklenburg-Sehwcrin for three
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i
Thaclier Names
Edison Marshall
Contest Judges
MacMillan, Hitchcock ami
Hyskcll Will Choose
Winning Manuscript
Judges for the Edison Marshall
short story contest have been ap
pointed, it. was announced yester
day by W. F. 0. Timelier, profes
sor of short story and advertising.
They are: Eleanor MacMillan, booh
reviewer for the Oregon Journal;
Mrs. George 1’. Hitchcock, literary
editor of the Eugene Register; and
G. M. Hysketl, manager of the Port
land Press club. Manuscripts are
to be submitted to Professor Tim
elier or these judges on or before
March 1.
So far only two manuscripts have
been submitted to Mr. Thaclier. “]
can’t explain this evident failure
of interest on the part of the cam
pus writers,” he said. ‘’‘In the past,
twenty or thirty stories have al
ways been submitted, but this year
there is likely to be a decided scar
city of material.”
The contest, for which a first
prize of .$r>0 is awarded, is open to
any studejii^ of thy university,
Head of May Stores
Speaks to Class in
Sales Management
L. L. ITurst, general manager for
the May department chain stores of
the Paeific coast, spoke at the class
in sales management, 'taught by J.
M. Kao, of the school of business
administration, Wednesday at 10, on
“Methods of Control.”
“The chain store will expand at
the expense of the unit, store,” said
Hurst in speaking of the future of
the chain stores. “The chain store
has a tremendous advantage over
the unit stores, in buying power.”
Yet he added that there would al
ways be room for the other type
of store, and a demand for them.
The main feature of his talk was
hew to control departments through
the home office, and the problems
that arise. Hurst is a graduate of
the University of Kansas.
Gift Copy Received
Of ‘Beyond the Bund*
A copy of “Beyond the Bund,”
by rhilip Kerby, lias been received
here by M. II. Douglass, university
librarian, to add to the library col
lection. Beyond the Bund, the
imitation Main street of the Treaty
ports, lies tl < China of the Chinese,
says the book-jacket. The book is
a series of anecdotes which he gath
ered as correspondent for the Now
York Herald-Tribune.
Kerby is the husband of Bath
Duniwav, who graduated from the
university in 1910.
BULLETIN
Stanford won the swimming
meet against the University of
Oregon last night by a score of
61-16.
i
Heads Conclave
R. W. Sawyer, publisher of the
Bend Bulletin and president of the
Oregon Editorial association, will
be present today for the opening
meetings of the Oregon Press con
ference which starts this afternoon.
The editorial association will hold
its meeting on Saturday.
Oregon Natators
Take Swim Meet
From California
Webfoots Annex 6 Onl of
8 Firsls Over Bears;
Relay Record Smashed
Breaking one Pacific const record
and taking six out of eight firsts
in tin' meet the University of Ore
gon swimming team defeated tlie
University of California, 48-10, in
Berkeley Tuesday night, according
to word received here yesterday.
The Oregon free style relay team,
composed of Chet Ploy’d, Hal Hat
ton, Johnny Creech, and Jehu An
derson, set a new record of 1-.0-1.4
in the 400-foot, relay. The record
was previously held liy O. S. C. at
1:08.
The Welifoots took firsts in the
relay, 50-yard dash, 220 yard free
style, medley relay, and the dives,
while California lead in only the
100-yard breast stroke and back
stroke events. The Oregonians also
gained six second places in amass
ing their large lead at the finish.
In the water polo game after the
swimming meet California defeated
Oregon, 5-.1, after flip score was tied
at half time and until the last few
minutes of play. The teams bat
tled on oven terms until flic Cali
fornia men’s experience gave them
the advantage and enabled them
to take the contest.
Tlie Oregon team swam and play
ed water polo against Stanford uni
versity’ last night at Palo Alto.
Summa i:y:
400-foot relay; Oregon, first;
Floyd, Hatton, Orec'di, Ai^lerson.
Time 1:01.t (new const record).
100-yard breast stroke: won by
Wolfe, California; Sharp, Oregon,
seeond; Brenner, California, third.
Time 1:11.
50-yard dash: won by Anderson,
Oregon:; Floyd, Oregon, second;
Austofson, California, third'. Time
25 flat.
220-yard free style: won by
Creech, Oregon; Oillette, Oregon,
seeond; Maclean, California, third.
Time 2:4.‘i.
100-yard backstroke: won by
Newmeyei*, California; McAliiin,
Oregon, second; Lambert, Califor
nia, third. Time 1:15.0.
100-yard free style: won by An
derson, Oregon; Floyd, Oregon,
second; Gastofslon, California,
third. Time 58:2.
Fancy diving: won by Neer, Ore
gon; Thompson, Oregon, seeond;
Berry, California, third.
500-yard medley relay: won by
Oregon; McAlpin, Sharp, Jlatton.
Time 5
Water polo; won by California,
score 5-3.
Lithographs by Chicago
Artist on Display Here
William S. Schwartz, leading
modernistic artist of Chicago, has
on display at the little art gallery
in the art department 20 futuristic
lithographs. Professor Nowland H.
Zane, of the art department, said
yesterday, that they are particu
larly interesting as contemporary
things in liberal modernistic spirit.
Schwartz’s works are being shown
actively in western museums.
New York Times Index
Received by Library
The New York Times Index for
October-Deeember, 1928, was re
ceived at the main library yester
day, according to M. II. Douglass,
librarian. There have been many
I calls for the index, especially for
I research work.
| The .January issue of the Times
| arrived with the index.
State Editors Begin
To Arrive for Annual
Convention on Campus
First Meetings of Daily Newspaper
Heads Will Start This Afternoon as
Vanguard of Press Delegates Arrives
Visitors to Be Guests at Oregon-Husky Game:
Honoraries Will Give Banquets for Guests
This morning secs the first influx of Oregon newspapermen
to the eleventh annual press conference. Held on the Univer
sity of Oregon campus and sponsored by the school of journal
ism, this event has always been highly successful. Talks will
be many and varied; and open, informal discussion is in order
after every speech.
Today’s program is given np entirely to editors and pub
lishers of daily papers, and for that reason all of the delegates
will not he on hand. Registration, however, is scheduled for
Friday morning, and all the 150 of them are expected to he
present.
Press Conference
Program for Daily
Newspapers Given
Tliis is tlit> press conference
program for today. These ad
dresses will be by daily news
paper men only, and will pri
marily eoneern daily newspaper
topics.
Thursday, February 21
1:30 Classified Advertislng. —
Miss Alice Olsen, classified
advertising manager of Wa
ge no Register.
Discussion.
2:15 Promoting Local Display.
—Frank IT. Loggan, Bend
Bulletin.
Discussion.
3:00 Hafeguarding Foreign Ad
vert ising.—M. C. Mogeu
son, Han Francisco,
f Discussion.
3:30 Work of the Bureau of Ad
vertising.—AV. I\ Burn, Ban
F r a n c i s c o, represent ing
Bureau of Advertising of
the American Newspaper
Publishers ’ Association.
Discussion.
•4:00 Exchange of Cost Data.—
Erie W. Allen, school of
journalism.
Discussion.
4:10 Employee Conditions in the
Pacific Northwest.—W. 8.
Hooker, secretary, Pacific,
Northwest Newspaper As
sociation.
0:3,0 A. P. and IT. P. Dinners
and Meetings.
L. Kenneth Shumaker
Writing English Book
Work to Be Used as Text
In English A Classes
L. Kenneth Shumaker, supervisor
of freshman English, is writing a
hook entitled, “The Principles of
English Grammar,” which will bo
used by English A classes next term.
The object of the book is to clear
away a difficulty common to tho
casual student of English, accord
ing to Mr. Shumaker.
“Latin grammar,” he said, “is tho
Procrustean bed upon which for a
long time wo have been trying to
stretch tho English grammar. Eng
lish can not fit the frame used for
Latin.
“This can bo done to a certain
extent,” Mr. Shumaker conceded,
“but it breaks down in some jdaces,
mainly because tho place of the
word in the sentence is often very
important in English, while in Latin
it is not. Tho main object of the
book is to give an individual the
ability to gain a rapid, unified and
consistent view of certain under
lying principles of the language.”
The book will be divided into the
following four chapters: first, the
principles underlying language; sec
ond, the parls of speech; third,
usage and idiom; fourth, sentence
analysis.
“The book will not be published
Vight away,” said Mr. Shumaker.
“It will bo used in mimeographed
form next term.”
Independent Women’s
Gathering Postponed
The party for all unafiliuted
women, which was to have taken
place Friday night in the Woman's
building, has been indefinitely post
poned, Alice Murphy, who is iu
charge of the event announced yes
terday. The party, an annual af
fair for independent women spon
sored by Girls’ Oregon club, was
postponed because the women’s
gym was not available.
The first talk of flip eonfprpnpp
will bp mailp this aftprnoon at l:SO
by Miss Alipp OIspii, classified man
Frank Loggan
Igor of (ho Eu
gene Register.
Her subject will
>e “Classified Ad
vertising.”
Frank H. Log
gan, Bend Bulle
tin, will follow
with nn address
on “Promoting
Local Display.”
Mr. Loggan is ad
vertising in a n a -
ger of the Bulle
tin ami former
business manager ot tho Emeraldi
“Safeguarding Foreign Adver
tising is the topie of a talk by M.
C. Mogensen, of San Francisco.
W. 1*. Burn, also of San Fran
cisco, who represents the Bureau of
Advertising of tho American News
paper Publishers’ association, will
talk on “Work of the Bureau of
Advertising.”
Next will bo a speech by Eric
W. Allen, dean of tho journalism
school. His topic will ho “Ex
change of Cost Data.”
Last Speech at 4:40
Tho last speech of tho meeting
will bo at -1:40 p. in., and will be
by W. S. Hooker, who is secretary
of tho Pacific Northwest News
paper association. Ho will talk on '
“Employee Conditions in tho Paci
fic Northwest,"
At (1:1111 p. m. there will bo a ,
group of dinners and meetings
which will bo attended by repre
sentatives of tho Associated Press
and the United Press.
Friday morning tho conference
goes dnto full swing. Registration
for all delegates will be conducted
at. 9:110 a. m., and Frank B. Apple
b>7 editor and publisher of tho Ea
Grande Observer, and president of
the conference, will call the first
general meeting to order. Commit
tee appointments will be made and
much of the working organization
of tho meet will bo settled.
Talk Session to Follow
Talks and discussion follows until
12:00, when the delegates will huvo
luncheon in different places about
the campus. There will be no gen
eral banquet at this time, but com
mittees will take advantage of the
hour to meet as lunchoon groups
and discuss plans. Members of
Sigma Delta Chi and Theta Sigma
Phi, national journalistic honor
arles for men and women, will act
as guides about the campus, and
the advertising men will be enter
tained at the Anchorage by mem
bers of Alpha Delta Sigma, nation
al advertising honorary.
Speeches and discussion will con
tinue after the lunch hour until 5
p. in. At 6 o’clock the principal
feature of the conference will take
place, the banquet at the Osburn
hotel. Dean Kric W. Allen will act
as toastmaster, and Richard \V.
Montague, Portland lawyer, will be
the speaker of the evening. Mr.
Montague has been a guest of the
conference in past years, and his
after dinner speeches will be welt
remembered by delegates of former
meets. The banquet will end
promptly at 8:15, to allow the press
men to attend the Oregdn-Washing
ton basketball game at McArthur
court.
Saturday Has Business
Saturday morning is to be largely
taken up with reports of commit
tees, state editorial association
business, and election of officers
for the 19.10 conference. There will
also be two talks, one by George
F. Cornwall, of the Tiinberman, on
the subject “Business Is News,” and
the other by J. T. Crossley of the
C'rossley-Failing Advertising agency.
President Arnold Bennett Hall
will act as toastmaster at the lun
cheon in the new men’s dorm Sat
urday at 12:15. Robert W. Saw
yer, president of the Oregon Edi
torial association, will speak on
“ What Newspapers Can Do to Stim
ulate a Forward Looking Cohesive
Spirit in Oregon.”