Laidler Tours United States On Fast,Quick-Step Schedule By JACK BELLINGER Short in stature, but a giant in modern economic thought, a leader of men who favor the principles of socialism, a man who commands the attention of both aristocracy and proletariat, that is Harry W. Laidler, socialist lecturer and author. Dr. Laidler, who is making a speaking tour of the United States in six weeks, under the auspices of the League of Industrial Democ racy, is working on an almost double-time schedule. He was oc cupied with speaking engagements at Willamette university until 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon, and had a complete schedule arranged here for both last night and this morning until he leaves by train for San Francisco. There was only one wedge in between for an in terview, so Mr. Laidler was met in Salem and on the way to Eugene talked freely of everything from the Willamette valley scenery to technical economic subjects. “The college students through out the United States are becom ing more liberal in political and economic thought and actions as they are beginning to realize that they cannot always be assured of a position — not even as a bond salesman —when they graduate from college,” Mr. Laidler said. “The present period of depression has caused them to do a bit of thinking about economic conditions and problems because it involves their own welfare.” Even in Mr. Laidler’s college days, students tried to earn their way through school by selling magazine subscriptions, and he was one of those who sold maga zines, kitchen pottery and what not from house to house. .. “After graduation from college, I started out as a lecturer on < NANCY 't on the BOOK BALCONY nt the CO-OP ; Says f ‘‘The IInrbourmastor” l>y Wm. McFee is a Roinarkahly Fine Rook RENT It for 3e a Day from the HIGH HAT LIBRARY socialism in Kansas and Okla homa, where I used to go from village to village, speaking in small school-houses and churches. I would hire a boy to post hand bills, go around the streets ringing a bell, and tell the people that there would be a lecture in the evening. Consequently, I always had large crowds at my meetings,” the socialist leader said. Dr. Daidler predicted that the socialistic ticket will have a much larger number of supporters in the next presidential election than it had in the past, and expressed his belief that Norman Thomas wo'uld again be the party’s candidate for president of the United States. Between lecture tours and poli tical campaigns, Dr. Laidler writes books. Before he left on the present tour, he left his manuscript for his latest book, ‘‘The Road Ahead,” a primer on capitalism and socialism, with the publishers. He read proofs in Portland, and expects to find the printed book waiting for him when he gets back to New York. Water Pageant Planned By Senior P. E. Majors Women Slate Swim Spectacle for Near Future Senior women physical education majors are planning' a water page ant to be held in the near future, the date of which is to be an nounced later. This pageant will show the best of the swimming talent among the women of the University. The committees are as follows: Program direction — Mary Wilson and Vivian Coss; lighting -Caryl Hollingsworth, Virginia Hunter, and Catherine Duer; form swim ming —Vera Snow, Virginia Crone, Helen Dunshee; programs and publicity—Lucile Murphy, Dorothy Lou MacMillan, Gladys Gregory; costuming Dorothy Goff, Dorothy Ball, Dorothy Page. Library Offers New Books On Far Eastern Conditions The Oriental library located at the Women's building has just re ceived sets of books written by American and Oriental authorities of Far-Eastern questions. These books, according to the librarian, Miss Rose Robinson, should be of interest to all students, especially those who are contemplating par ticipation in the Murray-Warner essay contest. The library is open to the public from 2 to 5 every day except Saturday and Sunday. The books which have just ar rived deal with economic conditions of the Oriental countries, their art, civilization, social conditions, poli tics, and the Manchurian question. Among these are: a series on "Ja pan’s Jurisdiction and Internation al Legal Position in Manchuria,” by C. Walter Young; "Who's Who in China, 1931;” and "Japan, Some Phases of Her Development,” by Dr. Inazo Nitobe. T. A. STOCKER M. B. CASTELLOE BAILEY ELECTRIC CO. Radio Parts and Repairs For Your Dances—Rent Flood Lights— 50c Each 640 Willamette Phone 234 Be_ My Valentine with an appropriate gift from our large assortment of jewelry, candies, perfumes, and toiletries. University Pharmacy llth and Alder Across Kappa Sigma Women Unable To Outsmart Men In Tests At Chicago CHICAGO, 111., Feb. 10.—UP).— Another chapter was written in the controversy over who is smarter, the man or woman stu dent, when a test conducted by the University of Chicago in its fresh man classes showed that in the first 11 ratings not one co-ed ap peared. This, in spite of the fact that women outnumbered men in the 7.ri0 freshmen who took the exami nation. First place went to Wil liam K. Traynor, 19, of Chicago, son of William T. Traynor, vice president and director of Swift & Co. Knowledge didn’t count in this examination, for it was a psychol ogy test to measure intellects. For instance, an artificial language was supplied with the instructions to translate a passage from it in to Knglish. Simple problems in arithmetic which were not quite so simple after all made up another part. The test by no means settled the question, however, for in other tests in other colleges and univer sities men have been outstanding in some, co-eds in others. On the ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Dance isks Recent Records Reviewed By LARRY FISCHER Who’s Your Little Whoozis? Arden-Ohman and their orches tra. I Found You Ambrose and his orchestra. This record, one of the new ship ment received yesterday, is really outstanding. The first piece, by the well-known two-piano team and their orchestras, embodies some of the best and most recent rhythmic effects, and applied to this popular tune, produces a rec ord which would inspire even a Walkathon veteran. A good blues singer does the vocal honors, and in a mighty good way, reminding one of Loyce Whiteman's style. The ending is clever, and tops off one of the better dance records of the year. The other side is recorded in London by Ambrose and his May fair hotel orchestra, and provides an interesting contrast to the live ly tune on the other side, to the American orchestra. It is in slow er time, is done in the typical Brit ish melodic manner, and is, to say the least, refreshing and very! tuneful. r< Wallace (lainphell, Reedy I Speak at Vaiifjlin Friday Wallace Campbell and Rolla Reedy, varsity debaters, will ad dress the Community club of Vaughn, northwest of Eugene, Fri- ! day evening, February 12, speak- , ing on the subject of economic re- i forms with reference to their ap- | plication in daily life. Campbell is a senior in sociology ' and Reedy, a junior in the school of education. The engagement has been made j under the auspices of the Speak ers' bureau and John L. Casteel, assistant professor and director of the speech division. Bossing Will Speak at Y For Civilization Series “Education in the New Civiliza tion’' is the topic on which Nelson I,. Bossing, professor of education, will speak tonight at the Y hut at 7:30. Dr. Bossing will outline the changes that are taking place in education and the improvements that should, in his opinion, be made in the future educational organiza tion. This will be the fifth of the Y. M. C. A. “New Civilization" series of lectures. PHILIPPINE ISSUE TOPIC AT COSMOPOLITAN CLUB (Continued from Page One) spoke was a sort of a “Filipino Night.” The Filipino members of the Cosmopolitan club prepared a program in which they gave native stunts. A Filipino string band fur nished the music and Maximo Pulido and Max Benito danced the "Fandango.” Vincent Espiritu was chairman of the entertain ment. Barron Requests Strolling Singers For Colonial Rout you a warbling tenor, melodious soprano, or boom ing bass? Then you are just the person George Barron wants for his band of strolling singers who are to be featured at the Colonial Rout. Any student having ehorus experience is asked to report for the first practice this afternoon at 5 o’clock in the lecture room of the Music building. Wisconsin Votes Revision For Athletic Directorate MADISON, Wis., Feb. 10—(IP) —Whatever college educators think about the importance of football, the Wisconsin legislature thinks the University of Wisconsin ought to have the best teams in the country, and has said so with no small voice. Two reforms have been suggest ed by the legislature. They are: 1. Employment of the best ath letic coaches the university is able to hire. 2. An entirely new athletic council. Despite the fact that the state assembly adopted a resolution ask ing the university’s board of re gents to refuse George Little's resignation as athletic director, the board did accept the resignation along with that of Glenn Thistle thwaite, head football coach, and approved the appointment of Irwin Uteritz, former Michigan football star, as director of athletics. Little was offered the position of director of intramural athletics. Sam Thurston, Formerly Oregon Student, Is Dead Member of Noted Pioneer Family Succumbs at Oakland News of the death of Sam Thurs ton, was received from Oakland, Calif., yesterday. He was a mem ber of the well-known pioneer fam ily after which the town of Thurs ton is named, and for years was a resident there. Thurston was a chemistry major while attending the University. He served in the United States army for some time, and was sta tioned in the Philippine Islands. He was later employed in the San Francisco branch of the Bethlehem Steel company. Thurston is survived by his wid ow, Blanch Taylor Thurston. She is a graduate of the class of ’98 of the University of Oregon. Alferd Herman To Speak Before French Honorary Mr. Alfred Herman, now in busi ness.in Portland, formerly of Ant werp, Belgium, will discuss Bel gium and its international rela tionships Thursday night at a meeting of Pi Delta Phi, French honorary, at the home of Louis M. Myers, instructor in Romance lan guages, at 1039 East 21st street, at 8 o'clock. Mr. Herman will speak before several French classes Thursday. His speeches will all be in French. There will be a regular business meeting before the program, and all members are urged to be pres ent. THREE MORE CONTINUED The infirmary had an increase of three more patients Wednesday, and none were released. The new inmates are Jack Macduff, Harry Damitio, and Lloyd Greene. Others confined are: Ben Viton, Robert Brown, Lowell Mobley, John Peter son, Charles Jones, and Ronald Rew. Professor Likens United States To Russia With Czar NEW YORK, Feb. 10.— (IP) — Speaking before the annual meet ing of the Metropolitan Confer ence of the Unitarian and other liberal churches, Professor Jer ome Davis of the Yale university asserted that the United States today is in many ways like the Russia of the czars. He said in part: "We have an industrial autoc racy exercised by the late czar over his subjects. The only differ ence is not so much in kind but in degree. The fact is that Ameri cans haven’t begun yet to realize what it's all about that an indus trial revolution or transformation has changed this nation into an urbanized one, a mechanized one, where fewer than 200 corporations out of 200,000 control half the wealth of the country. The result is that we've lost our liberty and freedom of action without realiz ing that we have drifted into a state where power is predominant. "Freedom and liberty are mean ingless if a man has no job. Free dom today is to some extent free dom to starve. The average Amer ican is contentedly indifferent to this fact. It is only when he is un employed that he appreciates what this means, that he and his fel lows have drifted silently into the loss of their freedom without real izing that this has occurred.” Chemistry Graduates Hold Social Evening Tuesday A new research organization, composed of graduate chemistry students held its first social affair Tuesday night in the form of a bridge party at the home of Shailer Peterson, one of the members. Thirteen members attended, as well as three chemistry instruc tors. Stephen Coleman, graduate student in chemistry, was high point man for the evening and Ver non White was runner up. The organization was formed last week, and officers were elect ed. Glenn Woodward was chosen as general chairman, and Duncan Holiday as secretary. Mr. Woodward stated that the purpose of the new organization is essentially one of service. Meet ings will be held every other Tues day. University Chess Fiends Prepare To Organize Club At a meeting of the Campus Chess club last night at the Inter national house, plans were laid for formal organization and formula tion of a program for the spring term. Under the direction of addi son Steele, details of a chess tour nament among the members of the club are being worked out, and play-offs 'Will begin next week. The major portion of the meet ing was devoted to replaying a classic chess game in which a queen is sacrificed early in the game for the purposes of ultimate checkmate. A number of problem books from the state library at Salem are being used by the club for the development of proficiency among the members. Oregana Activity Cards Given to Seniors Today Senior activity cards are being distributed on the campus today to be filled out by each graduate ing student for the senior section of the Oregana. Unaffiliated students are re quested to call for their cards as soon as possible at the Co-op of fice and to return them by Satur day noon. Cards for seniors in campus living organizations will be left at their respective resi dences today. Valentine Orchids li,. Beautiful flowers which will carry your Valen tine greetings .... match her own loveliness with fresh, fragrant flowers . . . . the sweetest Valen tine of all! ... . Flowers from Chase Gardens Florists 67 East Broadway Phone 1950 i TALKIE TOPICS ► McDonald — “Now or Never,” featuring Gloria Swanson. Show ing for the last time today. Colonial — “East of Borneo,” with Rose Hobart and Charles Bick ford. Showing till Saturday. Rex —■ “Working Girls," starring Paul Lukas and Buddy Rogers. Showing today and Friday. By ELINOR HENRY Swanson at the McDonald “No feeling. No fire. No human color,” her teacher told the beauti ful young prima donna. And then she heard the young American, whom she believed to be a gigolo, tell the marchesa that dll she needed was to be awakened, that love would give her a voice the quality it needed to change the faint praise and mildest and most polite flattery accorded her in Venice to world-wide acclaim and a place in the great Metropol-1 itan opera house in New York. Gloria Swanson plays the part of Nella Vago in a workmanlike fashion. Her voice, both speaking and singing, is pleasant and easy j to understand. Her gowns, de signed by Channel of Paris, display her splendid figure to advantage. Melvyn Douglas, who plays the part of the Unknown Gentleman, also played the lead in the stage i play from which the movie is adapted. He has little opportunity to show his talents, but he handled his few scenes well. Boris Karloff has a small part, and the other characters are all well cast. The out-of-door scenes of Venice which open the picture are strik ingly beautiful. * * * Charlie Chan unravels the most mysterious murder mystery of his career in “Charlie Chan’s Chance,” which is coming to the McDonald I Friday for two days. Warner Oland, unequalled for his portrayal ! of Chinese character roles on the j screen, appears as Charlie Chan, 1 the famed Honolulu detective who solves New York crime that has | the detectives of two continents frankly stumped. Charlie Chan cleverly applies his own methods in bringing the mur j derer to justice and freeeing from | suspicion a beautiful young girl ! and her lover. The romantic roles I are enacted by Alexander Kirkland | and Marian Nixon. Others in the cast include H. B. Warner, Ralph Morgan, Linda Watkins, James Kirkwood, and James Todd. Charles Bickford at Colonial “East of Eorneo,” with Charles Bickford, Rose Hobart, Lupita To var and Georges Renavent in the starring roles is showing at the Colonial for the next three days. The story concerns an oriental rajah, an American woman and her former husband. The latter embittered by his unsuccessful marital venture, has chosen liter ally to bury himself in the Malay jungles where he is the only white man, and where he acts as per sonal physician to the rajah of the district. The wife, feeling the re turn of her old love for her former husband, follows him to this trop ical outpost, and it is after her arrival that the story takes on an unusual quality of tense drama. With the indignant husband repuls ing his former wife, and the rajah casting covetous eyes on her, a sit uation is created which leads to exciting events and a thrilling cli max. Paul Lukas at Rex “Working Girls,” with Paul Lu kas, Buddy Rogers and Judith i[l3J3jaiS13ISIBJS)fiI!SI31513Ja]3J313J3iaJSI5®5 NOW Is the Time! TO GET YOUR GAS and OIL from the STUDENTS’ BEST STATION Oregon Service Station llth and Hilyard l2IS13I3IBI3ISJ3j33j3J3J3;^l Wood in the featured roles is show ing today and tomorrow at the Rex. College People No Longer Slang Creators, Dean Says Smith College Offieial States That Same Old Words Prevail NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Feb. 10.—(IP).-—College students, once past masters at the creation of new slang words, are now mostly imitators in that respect, accord ing to Dean Marjorie Nicolson of Smith college. Dean Nicolson is no enemy of slang, which, she says, is accepted as a natural part of our language, even by scholars, because it is brief and pungent. In a recent cliapel talk to the undergraduates here Dean Nicol son asserted that the same old slang words prevail throughout the country. There was a period, she said, when college students to set the pace, while now they seem content to imitate. Until they can come across with something better than “OK” and “KO," they might as well say “yes,” she declared, in effect. Views on Present Depression Are Told by Morris Economist Says Iron Hand Rules Production, in Magazine Article Some of the pertinent points concerning the present depression are told by Dr. Victor P. Morris of the economics department in his article, “A Partial Inventory of the Business Depression,” which ap pears in the February issue of Old Oregon, University alumni magazine. “Twentieth century production is controlled by the ‘iron hand',” Morris pointed out. “And, al though business rests on a solid foundation, business activity ebbs and flows like a fluid thing.” Other articles which appear in the magazine include a story of the University’s gift program; an article by Roger Pfaff detailing various opinions encountered, while on the Pacific Basin Debate tour; a descriptive account of Oregon's only Pacific Coast championship basketball team of 1919 written by one of the members of the team; and the Oregon sports re view, conducted this month by Bruce Hamby. uu ITJL^J LJITJ LXi LTJ LU LXJ LTJITJ LTJ ITJ L=J L=J L=J LTi L=J L=4 ITJ l FRESH and CLEAN Let Us Prove It to You iU CiJ Cil dJ Gil LHJ DfJ LHJ Gj Cl That onr .Laumlry and dry cleaning is the host in 1he city—that our prices arc fairer and that our delivery service is all that one could hope for. lG£}Ei!QiiL2ilG±JCiilHiQi!QiiQfJQi}CiiQiiGiiIHiLHiLHJQJEilLHJC£JQiiQil “Careful work with that personal touch” PHONE 825 New C*JCiJ[«]CllEiJC3CiJGilEiD Service Laundry Let us arrange your VALENTINE No two flower-valentines ^ from our stocks are exactly alike —each is dinerent and distinctively ^1 beautiful, made up specially to suit the * S er’s individual tastes. 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