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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1931)
♦ EDITORIALS ♦ FEATURES ♦ HUMOR ♦ LITERARY ♦ t University of Oregon, Eugene Vinton Hall, Editor • Anton Peterson, Manager Willis Dunlway, Managing Editor Rex Tussing—Associate Editor Dave Wilson, Harry Van Dine, Ralph David—Editorial Writer* UPPER NEWS STAFF Carol Hurlburt, Society Warner Guiss, Chief Night Editor Lester McDonald, Literary Phil Cogiwell, Sports Barney Miller, Feature* NEWS STAFF Reporters: Vincent Mutton, Virginia Wentz, Oscar Monger, Genevieve Smith, Roy Sheedy, Thelma Nelson ; Madeleine Gilbert, Jack Bellinger, Betty Anne Macduff, i Kenneth Fitzgerald, Helen Cherry. Ruth Dupuis, Eugene Mullins, Willetta Hartley, Caroline Card, Jessie Steele, Merlin Blais, Florence Nombalais, Ray Whiteside, and Frances Taylor. Day Editors: Thornton Gale, Lenore Ely, Thornton Shaw, Eleanor Jane Ballantyne, Ralph Yergen. Sports Staff: Ed Goodnough, Bruce Hamby, Walt Baker, Ervin Laurence, Esther Hayden. Emerald Radio Hour: Ralph David, Merlin Blais. Editor's Secretary: Mary Helen Corbett Assistant: Lillian Rankin Managing Ed. Sec’y: Katharine Manerud BUSINESS STAFF Harry Tonkon, Associate Manager Jack Gregg, Advertising Manager Larry Jackson, Foreign Advertising Larry Bay, Circulation Manager Ned Mars, Copy Manager Martin Allen, Ass’t Copy Manager Mae Mulchay, As.s’t Foreign Adv. Mgr. Edith Peterson, Financial Adn.. Laura Drury, Sec'y Associate Manager victor naurman, rromotionai auver tising Manager. Harriett© Hofmann, Se* Sue Betty Carpenter, Women's Specialties Kathryn Laughridge, Asst. Se* Sue Carol Werschkul, Executive Secretary Wade Ambrose, Ass't Circulation Mgr. Bob Goodrich, Service Manager Caroline Hahn,, Checking Department John Painton, Office Munairer Oorotny mignes. uiaHsmeu stuvenwing .vmuuHer Copy Department: Beth Salway, Mirtle Kerns, George Sanford. Copy Assistant: Rosalie Commons. Office Records: Louise Barclay. Office Assistants: Evangeline Miller, Gene McCroskey, Jane Cook, Helen Ray, Mary Lou Patrick. Carolyn Trimble, Nancy Soumela, Katherine Fclter, Magdalen Zeller, Rosina Forrest. . . Production Assistants: Gwendolyn Wheeler, Marjorie Painton, Miriam McCroskey, Edward Clements. Ass’t Adv. Mgrg.: Jack Wood, George Branstator, Auten Bush. Advertising Solicitors—Tuesday: John Ilagmeier, Jack Wood, Betty Zimmerman, Cliff Lord. Our President, Right or Wrong j TN speeches before the congress of the international chamber of commerce at Washington yesterday, two men gave voice to two differing opinions as to the causes of the present eco nomic depression. The two men were President Hoover, and Georges Theunis, retiring president of the congress and repre sentative from Belgium. Said President Hoover: “This depression is largely due . . . to the destruction of life and property, the great tax burdens, and the social and political instability which resulted from the great war.’’ Said M. Theunis: “The present situation can be blamed on causes of a universal character, relative overcapitalization; arbi trary, halting intervention on the part of governments and eco nomic nationalism.” The statement of the president is further expression of the attitude of the government toward the present depression. It is an attitude exemplified by bills passed in the last congress which would provide for some immediate relief but would lend nothing to a permanent recovery from the economic crisis. Government leaders have named many different things as factors resulting in the depression. Depression was first de clared a natural link in the business cycle—now it is found to be a result of the war. But never has the crisis been considered due to an underlying fault in the capitalistic system. M. Theunis has arrived nearer the possible causes for the present situation. “Overcapitalization; arbitrary, halting inter vention on the part of governments and economic nationalism,” are found guilty as contributing factors. He is nearing the heart of the trouble. More important than veteran loans, farm relief, reduction of armaments, and Red Cross appropriations, are the matters of tariff adjustments between nations and thp limiting of produc tion to meet consumption demands. Many nations have followed the example of the once prosperous United States and have established high tariff walls, to find only arbitrary stimulation of business. The “cure-all” for economic ills lies not in a high ' tariff. For pointers on regulation of production the capitalistic countries would do well to study the great Russian "experi •ment.” Machine—The Master TT has been so widely publicized that there is no need of nam ing it. Everybody claims to have felt its effects, including those whose real wages have been increased by the decline in commodity prices. Various reasons are given for its cause. Equally various remedies have been suggested, and some spasmodic attempts have been made to carry them into effect mainly for tempo rary relief. Overproduction and technological unemployment are just two of those causes given. If either of them has had any effect on the current depression now we have named it then it surely points to the rule of the machine. Some individuals, a bit frightened by the Implications of their suggestions, have laid their charges at the door of the machine. It is refreshing to pick up, just by chance, two borrowed sentences: Man can never be enslaved by machines. Only man can en slave man. TTATS are to be worn by men again this year. That is a fashion note which is released in advance of a nation-wide campaign to bring prosperity back to the country's hat makers, whose Industry has been seriously injured by the collegiate trend toward hatless living. An association of hat manufacturers placed their troubles, so we learn, before a distinguished publicity agent, whose main purpose it is to bring public opinion to bear on the advantages of headgear. It is hoped that column after column will be run in newspapers announcing this important discovery of the public relations counsel: Hats are to be worn again by men this year. In lending its space to the promotion of the worthy hat makers’ cause by repeating the news, this column is led to re mark that perhaps here lies the solution of the people’s indiffer ence toward solution of pressing economic and political prob lems. Public opinion is not being directed toward men engaged in Uiscove.'ing the source, of the nation's evils: public opinion iu concentrating on hats. ************ * Well, here another day has * * rolled around and all is riot * * on the Western front. Anoth- * * er pa. y for the people, by the * * people and back of the steeple * * has a isen. These vague ru- * * mors i ave not yet taken def- * * inite shape, but it is under- * * stood that nominations are to * * be held at the McDonald Col- * * lege Nite Thursday or Friday * * night. "A man for every po- * * sition” is their motto, even the * * prone. * ********** * * * * * EPITAPH I shouldn't have shot her, She made me see red, She sez, “Pardon me, but aren’t You ye society ed?” * * * We know that, doesn’t rhyme but then neither does Wells-Fargo, yet they are expressive. * * * And what is this we hear about a certain Sigma Chi, name with held upon request, serenading the Thetas with a phonograph, a blan ket, and a bottle of milk? # * * Our column muckraker imme idately rushed up to find out why tlie bottle of milk was necessary, but finally remembered that the words milk and It. A. T. are ever synonymous, so voila. And while we’re on the subject (or is it the object) of Theta, we might mention an incident which occurred a few nights or rather mornings ago when some individ ual deposited a dead skunk on the front porch of the Theta domicile. We suppose it won’t be long now until some enterprising soul gets the inspiration of putting a deceased mink oil the Delta Zeta Verar AROUND THE BLOCK: How , natural Phil Fay looks in those striped convict jerseys . . . Joe Hughes, Oregon’s best dressed ; man . . . Which reminds us of the I ugly rumor floating about that his sartorial splendor of that mem ! orable evening of the contest was j due to a concentrated effort on the part of the whole Dclt household ... A breaking out of the S. A. E. Chi-O feud . . . this time over phonograph records . . . casualties —several broken records, one torn , .shirt, and no end of embarrass ment to one Bruce Hamby . . . Jack Stipe searching frantically for Harry Tonkon . . . politics, tsk, , tsk . . . Thornton Gale, bloodhound j political reporter, sporting a brand j new spring suit . . . which looks like bribery and corruption to us . . . The Kappa Sigs issuing a campus wide kitten ball de.fi . . . all comers promised a beating . . . I as if anyone gave a whoop . . . Madeleine Gilbert expressing a wish to break into print . . . We aim to please . . . Wonder what a saxaphonc player thinks about . . . about five minutes a day, we should say . . . Rex Tussing making up questions for the Emerald to ask the aspiring political candi dates . . . He says it takes him so long because he's making them so that no matter how they answer them, they’ll get themselves in bad with someone . . . Which reminds us of the jolliest place where Car bolic acid and axes are being sold at a big discount this week . . . Take note Chet and Brian . . . Wonder how many hours per day Walt Baker grooms his hair . . . Our list of five men-about-the-cam pus Cac McKean, Hunt Clark, George Weber, Bob O'Melvaney, Ken Newport . . . which means, of course, five regular patrons of the College side . . . Two guys who look like twins, but aren't- Walt Evans and Buzz Larkin. Classified Advertisements Rates payable in advance. 20c first three lines; 5c every ad ditional line. Minimum charge 20e. Contracts made by ar rangement. Telephone 3300; local 214. Lost BLUE Parker fountain pen. Name on side. Call Curtis Barnes 1320. BLUE Parker pen with name en graved. Finder please call 947 or Emerald business office. LIGHT tan camel’s hair coat, Eu gene hotel Friday night. Call 1320. Reward. For Sale NEW TUXEDOS just arrived Regular $30 value for $10.50. THE HUB 640 Willamette A NEW modem home, three blocks from the campus. Two large bedrooms. Leaving town this summer and will sacrifice. Reasonable terms. Phone 2903R. For Kent NEWLY decorated apartment 3 blocks from campus; 2 bedrooms, fireplace, garage. Phone 845. '""the bartle court Eugene’s high class modern apart ment house. A real home for permanent tenants or short-time guests, llth at Pearl. Phone 1560. C. I. COLLINS, resident manager. Wanted SECON D-HA Nli~copy of Sluilu speare’s Principal Plays. Phone 202S-J. Wanted To Buy TUXEDO on cash terms. Write Emerald business office. Plant Collectors Wanted ANY .STUDENT, male or female, who would be interested in col lecting and adding plants to the herbarium, on a monied consid eration, in the southern parts of Malheur, Harney, Lake, and Klamath counties, during the summer months may consult Mr. L. F. Henderson, curator of the herbarium. Such applicants should be permanent or tempor ary residents m sucu districts. Dressmaking SHOPPE PETITE—Style right. Price right. Dressmaking, re modeling, hemstitching. 573 E. 13th street. Phone 1733. Miscellaneous TAKE your daily .dozen at “Flight" DAILY'S ARCHERY Range. Across the mill race from the Anchorage. Arrows 10c doz or 25c per half hour. Physicians DALE AND SETHER Surgery, Radium, X-ray Miner Bldg. Phone 43 Schools Three private lessons in ballroom dancing for $5.50. MERRICK DANCE STUDIO 861 Willamette Phone 3081 Business Meeting of Temenids Held at Club Teminids, national Eastern Star honorary, held its meeting last night at the Craftsman's club. After a general business meeting, plans were discussed for initiation and the national convention meet ing at Corvallis. A special feature of the meet ing was a novelty skit put on by Hazel and Bertha Johnston. Meetings of the group here on the campus are held twice a month, but a special meeting is being called next week in order to make plans and initiation ar rangements. 'EAR AND 'AIR What Do Vou Think of Campus Luncheons ? “I think they’re very enjoyable. It is very interesting for the moth ers to see how the Mortar Board girls are chosen and it also gives them some insight into campus life.” - Jo Dammasch, senior in art. ‘‘I think they're one way of showing the family spirit of Ore gon to the week-end guests and they are lots of fun.”—Jane Car son, junior in biology. "I would like to have more of them, but I wish they would have fish. I'm from Astoria and I like fish!”—Fred Anderson, sophomore in business administration. "Yeah, I like them—they’re lots of fun but rotten food.”—Kelsey Slocum, junior in pre-medics. May, 191 The junior stunt show which in cludes songs, vaudeville, and stunts will be given at the Eugene theatre Saturday, May 14. 475 Invitations have been sent out to high school students invit ing them to attend Junior Week end. The women will soon have a new athletic field and physical educa tion department; it is fast being put into shape. The site is on the south side of the new Women’s building. The Chinese famine relief which was carried on by the cam pus Y. W. C. A., has not proved a great success. QUEEN ELEANOR GIVES IDEAS ON COLLEGE LIFE (Continued from Page One) shun me. But of course it’s a big honor and it’s terribly thrilling.” “What is your greatest ambi tion?” I asked, “in the way of a career?” "To get married and have four children, two boys and two girls,” she answered. “What is your ideal man?” * “Blondes, with blue eyes and ' curly hair. I love ’em, but any j man who has the qualifications for a gentleman could be my ideal if , I loved him . . . the power of the I press forbids me to say anything i more on the subject.” •“What do you think of college j men ?” “The more I stay here, the more I cease to think, because when I think I become doubtful.” CAMPUS ♦ ALENDAR No Y. W. C’. A. cabinet meeting tonight. Heads of houses luncheon post poned until tomorrow noon. Gamma Alpha Chi meeting at 12:30 today at 104 Journalism. Susan Campbell will entertain at Friendly hall tonight during the Dime Crawl. Bela Gamma Sigma will hold an important meeting Thursday at 4 o'clock in room 101 Commerce. Asklepiads will meet this eve ning at 7:30 in 303 Deady hall. Prof. A. R. Sweetser will lecture. International Relations club will meet at the International house on Thursday at 8. Mr. Schumaker will lead the discussion. Women’s Physical Ed club will meet Thursday evening at 7:15 at Alumni hall. Nominations of offi cers will be held. Ye Tabard Inn—Special meeting this afternoon at 4 o’clock in Mr. Thacher’s office. Be there. Im portant! Prose and Poetry of Philomelete will meet Thursday at 7:15 sharp at Kappa Delta house for Colonial line party. Charm School of Philomelete will have banquet Thursday eve ning, G:15, at Lee Dukes. Election of officers. Important that every one be there. Tiekots for the Mothers’ ban quet on Saturday may be pur chased at the dean of men's office, but not at the office of the dean of women. Alpha Delta Sigma will hold an important meeting today noon at the Anchorage. Mr. Alias, pub licity man for Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, will speak. Woman in Sphere group of Phi lomelete will meet tonight in the woman's lounge of Gerlinger hall, at 8:30. Members of the Inter national Relations group will be guests. Junior Week-end directorate— ^UCKEPMAN Come Out and Play . . . out over the greenest fairways . . . rolling hills . . . a eourse you will enjoy. jL aiirrl it o o 33 ■ ■ hot water.... and When you want it can be obtained with a RUUD DOUBLE COIL TANK GAS WATER HEATER gas water heater IA Size and Style for Every Need Sold on Easy Terms I Northwest Cities GaslCo. £ PHONE 28 931 OAK STREET iTnftiil Ii timHWUm'ii iTlHii m.Mtiinii inn I I mi nil M—ti Bob O’Melveny will be acting fi nance manager today and tomor row. Hours at A. S. U. O. office: 1 to 3 both days. House phone: 1320. “Debunking National Heroes” will be the subject of discussion at the Congress club meeting this evening at 7:30 over College Side Inn. All members are urged to attend as an important resolution will be presented for considera tion. ALL FRESHMEN MUST i MEET FOR TUG-OF-WAR (Continued from Page One) take place at 2 o’clock on Friday, are flocking in, according to Falkner Short, chairman of the event. The prize being offered for this race is 20 gallons of gas, giv en by the Oregon Service station, 11th and Hilyard streets. Judges for the flivver race were announced yesterday. Tony Pe terson will be starter, Harry Ton kon, will act as timer, and Phil Cogswell and Bill Duniway as judges. Almost all entrants for the beau ty contest, to take place imme diately after the flivver race on the faculty courts, were in last night, according to Ivan Kafoury, chairman. The men’s organization winning in this event will receive a box of cigars from the College | Side Inn and the women's organi | zation will be rewarded with a box : of candy from the Walora Candy _ j shop. “ SJSlSfgJSlgJ '! IHJIHJ CiJ Gil CiJ CJ CiJ CJ CU QiJ LiJ CJ Cil EJ Cil GiJ CJ LHJ CJ Cii liij Uil LiJ till la Ull lil LJIEJ UU liJ 1=^ ' Dear Friends: The biggest week-end of the year—Junior Week-end— is almost here again, with the rise of the lowly Frosh, campus luncheon, Canoe Fete, Junior Prom, and Mother s Day. Mr. Skeie and I were talking about it just this morning. We were saying that there were two distinct groups being honored this week-end. First, is Mother—all the Oregon Mothers. Secondly comes Queen Eleanor I, and her princesses. “Let’s find some really lasting gifts for these wonder ful Oregon Mothers,” said Mr. Skeie. And so we-mosied around the store, trying to find what Mother would like best. Well, we found so many things that we’ll have to omit many of them from our list. There are rings, neck laces, picture frames, diamond pins, fraternity mother pins (order through us), silver services, wrist watches—and oh, so many things Mother would like! Drop in and have us help you pick out something ap propriate for the “most wonderful woman in the world.” Sincerely, TICK X'-SSIOSSy/' Spectator Black and White Spectator Ties $7.50 Also Brown and White Try One