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COMPLETE REPORT OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VOLUME XXXIII_ UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1932 ~~_NUMBER 120 Unveiling Tops List of Events For Saturday Painting of O To Open Day’s Calendar • Banquet, Water Carnival, Lid Burning, Fete on Schedule SATURDAY’S EVENTS FOR JUNIOR WEEK-END 8:00—Painting of the O on Skinner’s butte. 9:00 Burning of frosh lids, Kincaid field. 9:30—Frosh-soph tug of war at railroad bridge below Anchorage. 10:15—Water carnival, in Ca noe Fete bleachers. 4-4 :15-Unveiling of “Pioneer Mother” statue. 5:30-8—Banquet for mothers, pioneers, students, Mc Arthur court. 5:30-6—Gymnastic exhibition at men’s gym for dads. 8:30—Canoe Fete. With the unveiling by Barbara Barker of the Pioneer Mother statue, gift of Burt Brown Barker, at 4 o’clock as the day's highlight Junior Week-end will today enter the second day of its round of events. The day’s program will start at 8 this morning with the painting of the “O” on Skinner’s Eutte, com ing to a glorious halt tonight at the conclusion of the “Fete Vene tian” on the mill race. “From the ridiculous to the sub lime” could well describe the day’s program. Burly athletes will early in the morning herd the Univer sity's most promising frosh to the top of Skinner’s butte and there give the big concrete “O” a fresh coat of paint by forcing the year lings to slide down on breeches’ seat. After a brief bit of ceremony when frosh lids will be formally and permanently discarded in the bonfire on Kincaid field at 9 o'clock, sophomores and freshmen both will repair to the railroad bridge over the mill-race and re sume hostilities in the annual tug of-war, with a chill bath in store for the losers. All these events are under the direction of Ralph Wal strom. Spectators will gather at 10:15 cn the bleachers at the mill-race, ready for Bob Needham's own show, the water carnival. Thrills and perhaps a few duckings are in order during canoe races, when frail crafts bearing the best canoe ists of each campus living organi zation will try to paddle their way to victory, with silver cups as the rewards. Swimming races, fancy and comedy diving, water polo and canoe tilting will bring the show to a close at noon. The afternoon will be largely de voted to entertaining visiting moth (Continued on Page Four) Last Golf Match To Be Played Sunday The intramural golf champion ship match between the Sigma Phi Epsilon and the Sigma Chi squads will be played tomorrow after noon at the Eugene Country club course, with the probable starting time 2 p. m. The struggle, which was orig inally slated to be fought yester day afternoon, was postponed be cause of Junior Week-end activi ties. The Sigma Chi lineup will like ly be composed of Ross Smith, Ken Swan, Harry Weimer, and Bill Gcodwin, while the SPE represen tatives will be A1 Schmidt, Duane Frisbie, Bob Anderson, and Fred Davis. Trial of Baker, Mann To Begin Monday Night PORTLAND, Ore., May 6—(AP) -—Night court sessions will begin here Monday in order to expedite trial of the malfeasance and negli gence case against Major George L. Baker and four co-defendants. Mayor Baker and City Commis sioners John M. Mann and Earl Ri ley are accused of agreeing to a $200,000 overpayment for a munici pal market site and Olaf Laur gaard, city engineer, and C. Lee Wilson were indicted as accessor ies. Wilson was president of the company which owned the market site. Junior Week-End Queen —Kennell-Ellis Photo Queen Dorothy II, who was crowned last night at the Junior Prom as the ruler of Junior Week-end. With her four princesses she reigned last night at the prom, and the royal family will again rule at the Canoe Fete this evening. In real life the queens’ name is Dorothy Hall. Statue of 'Pioneer Mother’ To Be Unveiled at 4 Today Barbara Barker, Daughter Of Donor To Perform Formal Ceremony Oregon will pay tribute to the pioneer mother today. At 4 o'clock this afternoon, the heroic bronze statue, the “Pio neer Mother,” gift of Burt Brown Barker, vice-president of the Uni versity, will be unveiled. The statue, a masterpiece by A. Phim ister Proctor, who created the fig ure of “The Pioneer” now on the campus, has been placed in the women’s quadrangle between Ger linger, Hendricks, and Susan Campbell halls. Hundreds of Oregon mothers -- visiting on the campus for Junior Week-end, students, and pioneers from all over the Northwest, are expected to be present for the cere mony. Miss Barbara Barker, daughter of the vice-president and grand daughter of Oregon pioneers, will unveil the statue. When she pulls the cord of Oregon colors which will fasten the covering about the statue, four co-eds will be at each corner of the monument to assist in the unveiling. The women stu dents, chosen by Miss Barker, are Anne Kistner, Beth Ann Johnson; Margaret Goodrich, who unveiled “The Pioneer’’ statue here in 1919; and Helen Templeton, great-grand (Continued on Page Four) Mez Wins Mention In Ripley Contest A freak of nature observed in his travels in Europe won honor able mention yesterday for Dr. John R. Mez, associate professor of economics, in the Ripley “Be lieve It or Not” contest being con ducted by the Eugene Morning News. “A certain year appears annu ally on a mountainside,” Dr. Mez labeled his entry. “This phenome non is found on the side of the mountain Hochgrat in the Bavar ian Alps. It is near Oberstauferi in Allgau, popular summer resort. During March every year, when the snow melts away, certain patches of snow remain in the hol lows of the mountainside, forming the widely visible number, T927'.” •Is It Confidence Or 'Con* Game? Asks Charley Stabbed Again In Paris they shot the presi dent; in Washington they knifed the public. Which is worse ? Before a public meeting of I the senate committee Secretary Mills killed the tax bill, calling j it an “atrocity and a disastrous J j blow to public confidence.” In ! | an earlier secret meeting I'll j ! bet he used a different club, j Over a hundred million peo ple will now be squeezed to pro tect the dead, the rich and the | corporate. Every time you write a check, fill the gas tank, or see a 10-cent movie you’ll pinch hit for a friend of the administration. But the sancti I ty of income and inheritance is preserved. The Associated Press calls it a compromise; Webfoot Charley calls it a sell-out. Take your choice. Obligingly, WEBFOOT CHARLEY Hoover Appeals For Budget Action WASHINGTON, May 6.—(AP) —His words clipped sharply, Pres ident Hoover appealed to the sov ereign people this afternoon for backing to get congress to balance the budget “through immediate passage of revenue measures and reduction of government expendi tures.” “It is not a partisan issue,” he declared, reading his statement to correspondents clustered about his desk. Nor did he consider it a contro versy between himself and con gress. He saw it as an issue “of the people against delays and de structive legislation” which im pairs the national credit; and fur thermore as one between the peo ple “and the locust swarm of lob byists who haunt the halls of con gress seeking selfish privilege.” The brief statement is a fore runner of others, for it became certain today that he is determined to carry to the people his insist ence on quick budget balancing. Junior Week-End Will Close Quietly A day of comparative rest wil! mark the closing of Junior Week end and the last day of the visiting Mother’s day on the campus. All Eugene churches are holding special services tomorrow morn ing for the campus visitors. Many I living organizations have planned 1 to attend services in a group. The I mothers will again be entertained with specially prepared and ar ranged dinner at all living organi zations. At 3 o’clock a concert will be given by the University orchestra and the Polyphonic choir at the McArthur court. Although all pro grams have heretofore designated the concert to be held at the music auditorium, it will be held at Mc ' Arthur court. Cougars Down Oregon Team By 8to3 Count Washington State Squad Leads North Division Webfoots Appear Ragged Before Onslaught of Sturdy Invaders ___! Northern Division Standings V*’. L. Pet. I Washington State 5 1 .875 j Washington . 3 1 .750 Oregon . 1 2 .333 Oregon State . 1 3 .250 Idaho . 0 3 .000 By DICK NEUBERGER Except for Johnny Anderson's pitching appearance in the ninth inning and their own one-run out- ! burst in the sec ond, Oregon’s Webfoots did lit tle to inspire con fidence in their followers yester day. TMey per 'ormed distress ingly in the outer gardens and were none too steady in the infield as W ashington Buck Bailey siaie s cougars nt on is.en scales like a long-lost relative and pounded out an 8-to-3 victory. Al though he decidedly was not him self, Scales was far from incom petent yesterday. Given encour aging support in the infield, he (Continued on Pape Four) Senior Committee To Assisi in Lid Burning Ritual Wilson Names 42 Men on Traditions Group To Report at 9 A special senior traditions com mittee to officiate at today's frosh lid burning ceremony was named yesterday by Hobart Wilson, class president. These men are asked to report with necessary equip ment to Kincaid field at 9 o’clock this morning. The list is as fol lows: Bob Allen, Orville Bailey, Wal lace Baker, Bill Barendrick, Allen Bean, Ira Brown, A1 Browne, War ren Cress, Willis Duniway, Wayne Emmott, Walter Evans, Charles Foster, Ferd Fletcher. Thornton Gale, Glen Godfrey, Jack Gregg, Bob Holmes, Joe Hughes, Larry Jackson, Charles Jones, Ken Jette. Ivan Kafoury, George Kotchik, Bob Larson, Henry Levoff, Barney Miller, Bob Miller, Bob O'Melveny, John Painton, John Penland, Wil bur Preble, George Pratt. Harry Schenk, Thornton Shaw, Kelsey Slocum, Rex Sorenson, Kermit Stevens, Jack Stipe, Joe Stoll, Charles Stocklen, Dean Tut tle, Dave Wilson. All Order of O men are also ex pected to be on hand for the cere monies. Mother’s Group Photograph To Be Taken Today at IO JJON'T bo shy, little mother! That big hlnek tiling on three sticks is not a machine Sun, and the man hiding under the hlack cloth did not steal the Lindbergh baby. It will only be the photog rapher trying to get a group picture of the visiting Oregon mothers for the special moth ers' edition of the Emerald, It is reported that every year fewer and fewer mothers are turning out for their group pic ture. This year tile directorate hopes to see every mother pres ent, standing in her particular place, beaming at the camera. The photograph is scheduled to be taken immediately after the mass meeting this morning, at 10:30 a. m. Oregon Mothers To Be Entertained By Varied Events Statue Unveiling, Banquet, Fete Are Highlights Of Program A day full of thrills has been planned for visiting mothers, starting with the water events and continuing through the mass meet ing, luncheons, teas, statue unveil ing, banquet, and canoe fete. Mar ian Chapman, general chairman of the Mother’s day committee, has arranged a full day for the visi tors. Water sports will be held at the Anchorage at 10:15 a. m., and the mass meeting will follow immedi ately at 10:30 a. m. in Guild the atre hall. Luncheon will be served in living organizations. All stu dent residences will hold open house today to the visiting pio neers and mothers. Anyone may enter any house at any time to rest as long as they desire. The tea in the afternoon will be held at Hendricks hall from 2:30 until 4 p. m. Helen Raitanen, heading this committee, has ap pointed Adele Hitchman and Rhoen York to assist with the de tails. The banquet in the evening will be served at McArthur court at 5:30, following the unveiling of the Pioneer Mother. Betty Anne Macduff has arranged places for 1200. Tickets are on sale at the (Continued on rage Four) Sprained Ankle First Accident of Week-End One minor accident of Junior Week-end was reported by the Uni versity dispensary yesterday after noon. Ladd Sherman, sophomore in pre-law, suffered a badly turned ankle while running after George Pepelnjak, freshman in physical education. Bob Hall, president-elect of the A. S. U. O., and Tom Ballantyne, freshman, carried Sherman to the dispensary, where an X-ray of the injury showed that it was not se rious. 'Fete Venetian’ Starts on Race At8:30 Tonight Ten Floats Entered in Annual Canoe Fete ‘Venice Modern e’ To Bear Queen and Princesses To Royal Throne Fete Venetian! Tall campaniles with gilded spires, an ornate corner of some old doge's palace, weather-stained mooring posts beside a picturesque Venetian canal and then, through curtains of cloth-of-gold, royal barges, floating majestically down stream . . . That’s a picture of the 1932 Canoe Fete, as described by Hal Short, whose committee will today complete every detail of the fete that they hope to make the most beautiful in the history of the event. Ton floats will glide through the curtains tonight into the view of some 2500 spectators. First of all will appear the float, ‘‘Venice Moderne," a colorful barge blend ing a modernistic treatment with the mood of old Venice. It will 1 bear Queen Dorothy II, ruler of the realm cf Junior Week-end, in her robes of coronation. Queen Dorothy will review the procession from her throne high above the bandstand, facing the bleachers. Her four attendant princesses will be grouped about her. The entries to date are un (Continued on Page Four) University Band To Open Annual Spring Concerts First of Series Scheduled Tomorrow at 8:00 P. M., Stehn Announces The University concert band, un der the direction of John Stehn will open its annual spring term outdoor concert series tomorrow evening on the mill-race at 7 p. m. These concerts are free to the pub lic. The first of these concerts scheduled for last Sunday evening was cancelled and will be given this Sunday, accompanied by Phil Moll, guest soloist from Portland. Moll will play several numbers on the vibra-harp. The vibra-harp is rapidly find (Continued on Pape Two) Mother’s Registration List Has 250 Names Only about 250 mothers had reg istered at the booths last night when they closed at 5 o’clock, however they will be open from 9 o’clock this morning until 4 in the afternoon so that mothers coming late may register. The cups, awarded to the men’s and women’s houses having the largest per cent of visiting moth ers, will be given tonight just be fore the canoe fete. Oregon To Pay Tribute To Pioneer Mothers The “Pioneer Mother,” gift to the University by Burt Brown Barker, vice-president, will be for mally unveiled at 4 o’clock today. Barbara Barker, daughter of the donor, will perforin the ceremony. The picture above shows the statue, which is the work of A. Phimister Proctor, noted sculptor. In the inset is Elvira Brown Barker, the donor’s mother, to whom tlio statue is dedicated. Awarded Cups These two students were last night named winners of the cups awarded annually to the outstand ing man and woman in the junior class. Robert Hall (above), win ner of the Koyl cup; and Iietty Ann Macduff, winner of the Ger linger cup. Doumer Killed by Russian Fanatic at Paris Exhibition President of France Lives Twelve Honrs After Shots Fired By JOSEPH E. SHARKEY (Associated Press Staff Correspondent) PARIS, May 7. (Saturday) — (AP)—-Paul Doumer, venerable president of France, died at 4:40 a. m. today (7:40 p. m. Friday, Pacific standard time) from two bullet wounds inflicted by a "White” Russian fanatic who shot him down yesterday as he was at tending a war veterans’ charity exhibition. He was 75 years old. The president lingered almost exactly 12 hours. Seven physi cians did their utmost to save him, resorting to numerous blood trans fusions and to the use of oxygen to assist his failing heart. When the end came the entire French cabinet was assembled in a room at Beaujon hospital ad joining the one occupied by M. Doumer. At the bedside were the president’s wife, one of his daugh (Continuetl on Page Pour) _ 'Senate Produces New Revenue Bill WASHINGTON, May 6. (AP) A brand new billion dollar reve nue bill patterned to meet con flicting views an' to balance the budget today waa turned out of | the senate finance committee's whirligig. Secretary Mills and the commit tee got together and in the record period of one hour rewrote the en tire complete tax program, com promising here and there to re adjust a schedule of rates that had been written and rewritten many i times in two weeks of turbulent I sessions. Democratic and Republican lead ers joined in supporting the meas ure, which got informal approval I also from the treasury head. Income taxes were modified from their high level of yesterday; “punitive business taxes” wert eliminated or changed; a dozer "nuisance” taxes in the house bil were killed; the July 1, 1934, limil on the life of the new excise rates I and postal increases was restored Hall, Macduff Awarded Koyl, Gerlinger Cups Two Juniors Receive Merit Trophies Sipma Hall- Kappa Alpha Theta Receive Trophies For Scholarship Betty Anne Macduff. Robert Hall. The names of these two juniors were inscribed last night on the Gerlinger and Koyl cups, awarded annually to the third-year students judged the best all-around woman and man in the class. Presentation of the awards was made during intermission at the Junior Prom. Mrs. Hazel Pruts man Schwering, dean of women, awarded the Gerlinger cup, and Virgil D. Earl, dean of men, pre sented the Koyl trophy. The Gerlinger cup, given by Mrs. George T. Gerlinger of Portland, a former regent of the University, has been awarded each year since 918. The Koyl cup, gift of Charles W. Koyl, graduate of the Univer sity in the class of 1911, has been presented annually since 1914. Character, scholarship, service, and interest in activities are the bases for the awards to the out standing junior man and woman. The Burt Brown Barker scholar ship trophies, given annually by the vice-president of the Univer sity to the men's and women's or ganizations placing highest for the year in scholarship, were presented to Sigma hall and Kappa Alpha Theta. Weird Chinese gods of war leered from each end of McArthur court last night at the hundreds of students who thronged the Igloo for the Junior Prom, highlight of the opening day of Junior Week end. In a scene of Oriental beauty, Queen Dorothy II (Dorothy Hall) was crowned ruler of Junior Week end by Bob Hall, junior class presi dent. High above the dance floor, Queen Dorothy sat enthroned, and watched her subjects as they danced to the music of Abbie Green and his Midnite Sons. Mem bers of her court, the Princesses Frances, Maryellen, Freda and Edith were with the queen. Mothers visiting on the campus were given special seats in a bal cony section from which they could see the dance floor. Punch, 45 gallons of it, was served from decorative pagodas at each end of the court. Sanford Platt was chairman for the Prom: Howard Ragan, assist ant; Charles Stryker, construction; Marjorie Haas, patrons; Louise Ansley, secretary; Phyllis Stokes, programs; Jessie Steele, refresh ments; Ed Wells, decorations; Ed Smith, transportation; and Wally Laurence, tickets. Manchoukou Likened To Early United States CHANGCHUN, Manchuria, May 6. —(AP)—Henry Pu-Yi, erstwhile boy emperor of China, in an ex clusive interview today likened the young state of Manchoukuo to the United States in its infancy. The last of the famous Man chus, who so long bent China and Manchuria »to their will, spent an hour with the correspondent to day detailing the hopes, aims, an ticipations and accomplishments of Manchoukuo. The new state, he said, now barely two months old, had met all expectations to date, and in the future would stress governmental, monetary and educational reforms. Ann Harding Files Suit For Divorce in Reno RENO, Nev., May 6.—(AP) — Scarcely four hours after they had greeted each other with an affec tionate embrace, Ann Harding, noted film star, filed suit here to day to divorce Harry Bannister, the husband she wants to free so | he may pursue a career of his , own. Miss Harding’s complaint, which was prepared after her arrival . here this morning from Hollywood, i charged cruelty. It gave no de tails, except that she and Bannis ter were married in New York : City October 21, 1926. The court was asked to approve an agreement which arranges cus | tody of the couple’s 4-year-old j daughter Jane.