VOLUME XXXIII
NUMBER 130
Roosevelt; Far
Ahead of Alfalfa
Bill in Returns
France Leads Hoover in
G. O. P. Vote
Hawley and Mott Even Up
In Early Count; Steiwer
Has 2 to 1 Margin
PORTLAND, Ore., May 20.
(AP)—Franklin D. Roosevelt helc
a three-to-one lead over William
H. Murray for the state Demo
cratic nomination, in the Oregon
presidential preference election to
night, receiving in 477 precincts
7240 to Murray's 2086. Alfred E.
Smith was written in 103 times.
A lead of nearly two to one over
President Hoover was maintained
by Joseph Irwin France of Mary
land as returns were received to
night. France was the only name
on the Republican ticket, and the
votes Hoover received were writ
ten in.
The state nomination carries the
pledge of 13 votes in the national
convention in Chicago. The Dem
ocratic nomination carries 10
pledged votes.
With 537 precincts out of 1783
counted, the vote stood France
11,510, Hoover 5805.
Congressman W. C. Hawley was
in a bitter fight for renomination
in the First district, with James
W. Mott, state corporation com
missioner, racing him neck and
neck. The vote, with 150 precincts
out of the 802 in the district re
porting, stood Hawley 5992, and
Mott 5947. Two other candidates
were far behind.
For the Democratic congres
sional nomination from this dis
trict William A. Delzell had 1518
votes to 1064 for Harvey Stark
weather.
In the Second distrist Congress
man R. R. Butler was far ahead
of J. M. Richards for the Repub
lican nomination, and Ex-Governor
Walter M. Pierce had a lead over
Francis V. Galloway. The vote
there was Pierce 961, and Gallo
way 568, with 60 precincts out of
the 441 in the district counted.
Senator Frederick Steiwer con
tinued to lead two to one his clos
est rival, Ex-Senator Robert M.
Stanfield. The vote was Steiwer
17,043; Stanfield 8483, with 575
precincts in. On the Democratic
side Elton Watkins had a small
lead over Marshal N. Dana, Port
land newspaperman. This congres
sional race stood 2607 for Watkins,
and 2133 for Dana.
BAKER RECALL LOSING;
MANN OUSTER CARRYING
PORTLAND, Ore., May 20.—
(AP)—The proposed recall of
Mayor George L. Baker of Port
land was running slightly behind
on the basis of early returns in
today’s election. The recall against
John M. Mann, however, appeared
to be carrying. Both were accused
of negligence and malfeasance in
office.
The vote on Baker in incomplete
returns from 97 of the 495 pre
cincts was; for the recall 3146;
against the recall 3625.
Mann; for the recall, 4179;
against 2443.
HART SPEAKS IN PORTLAND
Professor Hart of the art depart
ment was in Portland yesterday
and spoke before the Park and
Garden Sculpture society of Ore
gon. His subject dealt with sculp
turing and art in general.
Take Leading Ro!es
The University polyphonic choir will feature these four vocalisti
in principal roles in Haydn's “Creation,” which is to be presented Sun
day afternoon at 3 o’clock in the music auditorium. They are Georgf
Barron (upper left), basso soloist; Robert Gould (upper right), organ
accompanist; Victor Bryant (lower left), tenor soloist; Christine Bax
ter (lower right), soprano soloist.
fLady Windermere's Fan,'
Play of Manners, Praised
By BOB GUILD
As Mrs. Erlynne, nee Elizabeth
Scruggs, so well exclaimed last
night, “My dear Windermere, man
ners before morals!” And so in
deed. The University players last
night at Guild theatre successfully
and charmingly mothballed mor
als, and played Oscar Wilde to the
hilt.
Wilde aimed deliberately at an
artificiality of style, since his pe
culiar province was the examina
tion of manners and society, but
his lines lose none of their
piquancy and charm through this.
Every phrase last night was lively,
and alive, for the artificiality of
“Lady Windermere’s Fan” is not
only witty but contains a feeling
for human nature.
Particularly delightful was Mis
Scruggs as the femme du monde
of the piece. She was excellently
brittle, and revealed herself well
in her key line, “Why should I in
terfere with her illusions? I find
it hard eni ugh to keep my own.”
If the reviewer were to search
superlatives wouldn’t come too
hard. The performance was charm
ing in its entirety. As Graham
(Donald Confrey) says, “Gossip is
charming.” So it was, and the
cast managed to maintain the dia
logue at the high level in which ii
was written. The lines through
out were short, easy, polished, and
always had the cadence of good
talk.
If I were to pick headliners, they
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Pianist, Organist
Will Give Recital
On Monday Night
Mrs. Honey, Miss Jordan
To Feature Bach,
Chopin Numbers
A short but interesting- program
has been announced for the recital
to be given at the music auditor
ium Monday evening by Lavina
Honey, pianist, and Frances Jor
dan, organist.
Miss Jordan will open the pro
gram with a sonata by Guilmant,
ane of the best-known composers
for the organ. Her second group
will include Bach’s “Air” (for the
G-string), a fanciful composition
ay Weaver entitled, "The Squirrel,”
and “A Gothic Cathedral,” a tone
poem by Praetello-Weaver.
Miss Weaver has been a student
af John Stark Evans for three
years, and this will be her senior
recital.
Mrs. Honey will play one move
nent from a Schubert sonata,
Liszt’s “II Pensoroso” and two
Ghopin preludes in her first group.
Gutstanding in her second group
if four numbers will bfe a Brahms
Rhapsody and Albeniz’ “Seguid
slla.”
Mrs. Honey is a post-graduate
student of Jane Thacher. She
graduated from the University in
1930, and her senior recital in the
spring of that year is recalled by
nembers of the music faculty as
>ne of the most distinguished ever
jiven by a student of the school
)f music.
Monday evening’3 program will
aegin at 8 o’clock. There will be
10 admission charge.
Curtis Cleared of
Part in Kidnaping,
Ransom Collection
Action of ‘Intermediary’
Duly Accounted for,
Says Police Head
HOPEWELL, May 20.— (AP) —
John Hughes Curtis, hoax' Lind
bergh intermediary, was at his ho
tel in New York the night of April
2, police announced tonight and his
“actions are accounted for.” It was
the night of April 2 that Dr. John
F. Condon paid a futile $50,000
ransom in a New York City cem
etery.
“There is nothing,” said Col. H.
Norman Schwarzkopf, state police
I "head, “that would indicate that
Mr. Curtis was connected either
with the kidnaping or the collec
tion of the ransom.”
In response to questions regard
ing Dean H. Dobson-Peacock, as
sociate of Curtis, the police head
said:
“Mr. Curtis’ statement shows
the part that Mr. Peacock played
in these ‘negotiations’ and it is de
sired to give Mr. Peacock an op
portunity to verify or deny the al
legations uttered by Mr. Curtis.”
Dr. Condon motored from the
New York City grand jury charrf
bers to police headquarters at New
Rochelle, N. Y., where he engaged
in a heated argument with James
Curley, director of public safety
there. He refused to answer sev
eral of Curley’s questions and
merely shook his head when asked
if the man he sought to identify
was connected with the Arthur
(Dutch Schultz) Fleigenheimer
gang.
As a sidelight to the Curtis
Dobson-Peacock angle a letter re
ceived by the clergyman’s mother
in England told of his obtaining
information from two gangsters.
Mayor Jimmie To Face
Questioners Wednesday
NEW YORK, May 20.—(AP) —
Mayor James J. Walker,. whose
frequent sojourns j,o Europe and
the Pacific coast drew the fire of
the legislative investigation today,
will face his inquisitors next
Wednesday.
The committee seeking evidence
of graft and corruption in New
York City’s government made
cnown its summons at the close of
i session devoted to a scrutiny of
now and by whom the mayor’s ex
penses were paid on a trip to con
tinental Spas in 1927 and to San
Fiancisco last fall to plead for
Tom Mooney.
Phi Beta Kappa
Sigma Xi Plan
Joint Conclave
Annual Meetings of Two
Groups Slated Today
Honoraries Will Convene
In Gerlinger Building,
Banquet at Dorm
The ninth annual joint meeting
of Sigma Xi, national science hon
orary, and Phi Beta Kappa, na
tional scholastic honorary, will be
held in Gerlinger hall, followed by
a banquet at the new men's dormi
tory today.
Sigma Xi initiations will be held
in Alumni room at Gerlinger at
5 p. m. and Phi Beta Kappa will
hold theirs in the men's lounge at
5:15.
The joint banquet will be held
at the dormitory at 6:15 p. m.
Warren D. Smith will act as toast
master. Phi Beta Kappa initiates
will be introduced by John H.
Mueller, president of the chapter.
Jack R. H. Bauer, senior in jour
nalism, will respond in behalf of
the initiates.
Sigma Xi initiates will be pre
sented by Robert H. Seashore,
president. Response will be made
by Delbert L. Stokesberry.
Greetings from the Sigma Xi
club, Oregon State college, will be
extended by Willibald Weniger of
that campus. Following this the
Sigma Xi research prize will be
awarded.
Chester G. Washburne, well
known consulting geologist, will
address the organizations on "On
the Trail of Charles Darwin in
South America,” at 8:15 p. m. in
the auditorium of the women’s
building. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
Mr. Washburne, brother of Carl
G. Washburne, prominent Eugene
merchant, graduated from the
University of Oregon in 1905. He
attended at the time Dr. Condon
was professor of geology here, and
is probably the most outstanding
graduate of that school so far.
Mr. Washburne has done geo
logical work all over the world,
and has made geological reports
for many governments. He is vis
iting here from New York City,
where he has his offices.
Women May Alter
Rush Week Rules
Each sorority on the campus
will send two representatives to
meetings of Pan-Hellenic next -
year, it was decided at the meet
ing held yesterday afternoon at
4:30 in 110 Johnson hall. This
rule was adopted with the new
constitution, which was accepted 1
during the meeting.
Rushing rules for the coming I
year were also discussed and will '
be passed on at the next meet- 1
ing. Twenty-five dollars was sug
gested as the budget for freshman '
week, with no decorations other *
than flowers and crested cards.
Rush week will end on Friday, all 1
girls will be allowed to go ‘to all
houses for Sunday tea, there will 1
be only one period for rush week, '
and only one month of summer
rushing, from August to Septem
ber, according to the new sugges
tions.
No girl will have more than five
dates with any house, if the pres
ent suggestions are carried out.
The meeting was presided over
by Geraldine Hickson, new presi
dent of Pan-Hellenic. Other offi
cers for next year are Mary Ter
esi, treasurer, and Margaret Pol
litt, secretary.
Abbott Lawrence Given
Ion Lewis Scholarship
The Ion Lewis traveling scholar
ship in architecture for the com
ing year has been awarded to Ab
bott Lawrence, it was announced
here yesterday. He is the son of
Dean Ellis Lawrence of the school
of architecture and allied arts at
the University and graduated from
the University in 1928 and re
ceived his master’s degree in 1929.
He is at present taking post-grad
uate work at Boston Tech.
NO VOTE ON LUMBER
WASHINGTON, May 20.—(AP)
— The senate adjourned tonight
without reaching a vote on the
lumber import tax.
Ernst in Earnest;
Polls Two Votes
For President
rJ''HE University just can’t
keep out of politics!
Rudolf 11. Ernst, professor of
English, received two votes for
the Kepuhiican presidential
nomination in yesterday’s bal
loting, a check of the returns
showed. His name was written
in, <ust like that of Herbert
Hoover.
Professor Ernst’s following
was in Precinct 16, at 18th and
Alder streets. The Democratic
ballots in this precinct showed
the names of Douglas Fair
banks, John Garner, Newton D.
Baker, and Will Rogers.
Oregana Positions
On Business Staff
Open to Students
Circulation, Advertising,
Publicity Among Jobs
For Appointment
Positions are now open for the
business staff of the Oregana and
applications are requested to be
Roger Bailey
Oregana business
office, Roger
Bailey, bus iness
manager of the
yearbook, said
yesterday.
Many appoint
ments are open
to students inter
ested in the busi
ness work on the
1933 Oregana.
The offices open
are auvei using manager, two nusi
ness managers, circulation man
ager, publicity manager, office
manager, and distribution man
ager. Office assistants and many
other positions are open in the cir
culation and advertising depart
ments.
The annual cost of the yearbook
is about $10,000, which proves the
huge undertaking in publishing
the Oregana, Bailey said. Circu
lation drives and advertising cam
paigns furnish a wide field for
anyone interested in journalism, or
advertising.
All students applying for the
3pen positions on the business
staff will be duly considered and
previous experience in some phase
af advertising work will be an un
necessary prerequisite but helpful
to the business manager in the se
lection of his assistants. The ap
pointments will be announced the
latter part of next week.
Lesley Seniors Guests
At Foundation Banquet
Graduating students of the Wes
ey foundation were honored at a
lenior banquet given by that or
fanization at the Methodist Epis
:opal church last night. Charles
3. Howard, professor of law, was
he principal speaker, taking for
lis topic, "Outward Bound,” the
jeneral theme of the occasion.
Jack Bellinger was general chair
nan. Committee chairmen were
doward Ohmart, programs; Eula
..oomis, food; Myrna Bartholomew,
nvitations; Eleanor Wharton, mu
le; Violet Adams, decorations.
Blood Draws a
Crowd Anywhere,
Declares Charley
Ride ’em, Cowboy
The annual race for fame and
fortune is on.
It’s open season for trans-At
lantic flying; Amelia Earhart
jumped the gun and now she's
somewhere over the North At
lantic—or under it. If she gets
icross she’ll be wined, dined and
cheered by America’s hero wor
shippers from Key West, Fla.,
to Blaine, Wn.
We’re nuts over crazy stunts.
Sit on a flagpole a month and
you’re famous; go over Niagara
in a barrel and the front page
of the nation’s press is yours.
Lindbergh thumbed his nose
at Old Man Atlantic, risked his
life, and won fame, fortune and
marriage.
And ma spanks me when I jist
hang over the roof to get a
thrill.
Dejectedly,
WEB FOOT CHARLEY.
Three Soloists
ToAppearWith
Choir Sunday
Presentation To Re Last
Of Season
_
Bryson To Direct Singers
In Concert at Music
Anilitorinm
One hundreii and forty chorus
singers, three soloists, an organ
ist, and last but not least, a di
rector, are in readiness for the
presentation of Haydn’s "Crea
tion” by the Polyphonic choir at
the music auditorium tomorrow af
afternoon.
The 140 singers compose the
second division of the polyphonic;
the soloists are Christine Baxter,
soprano; Victor Bryant, tenor; and
George Barron, basso. The organ
accompanist is Robert Gould, and
the director is Roy Bryson. The
program will begin at 3 o’clock.
There will be no admission charge.
Tomorrow's concert will be the
last major musical event of the
year. The second division’s last
concert, given in March, was
greeted by a capacity crowd, and
many latecomers had to be turned
away from the auditorium for lack
of room.
Two of the soloists are appear
ing as such for the first time.
Miss Baxter is a post-graduate
student from La Grande, Califor
nia. Victor Bryant is a Eugene
student. George Barron, of Ash
land, has appeared as soloist with
the choir several times, his last
appearance being with the Port
land concert in April. All three are
students of Arthur Boardman.
With the text drawn largely
from Milton's "Paradise Lost,"
Miss Baxter will sing the role of
Gabriel, Barron of Raphael and
Bryant of Uriel.
The program will be over before
5 o'clock, and will in no way con
flict with the band concert at 7
o’clock.
Campus Cuisine
Conductros Plan
Picnic on Sunday
The associations of Campus
Cooks, both here and in Corvallis,
are planning a picnic for this Sun
day, at which they plan to eat their
own food, they say, or at any rate
as much of it as they can.
This is the first time in the his
tory of the two schools that the
kitchen mechanics have held a
joint outdoor festival. The event
will be held at Benton-Lane park. I
Kitchen helpers and their families
are also invited to attend and sam
ple the provender.
All intending to go should meet
at the Y hut at 2:30 Sunday after
noon. Transportation will be pro
vided for those who have no way of
getting to the affair.
For further details, cooks are ad
vised to get in touch with Mrs.
Maude Taylor, president of the as
sociation.
Surprise Party Given
For YMCA Secretary
Members of the Y. M. C. A. cab
inet and a group of friends gave a
surprise party for Rev. R. B. Por
ter, former executive secretary of
the organization, at his home
Thursday night.
The event came as a result of
Mr. Porter's leaving Eugene soon
for Crete, Nebraska, where he has
accepted a pastorship with the
First Congregational church.
Ye Tabard Inn Cancels
Banquet Set for Monday
The Tabard Inn banquet, which
was to have been held Monday eve
ning, has been called off because
the majority of invited guests, in
cluding well-known writers, auth
ors and alumni of the University
will be unable to attend, Myron
Griffin, retiring nresident of the
writing fraternity, said yesterday.
A picnic has been planned in
place of the banquet and details
will be announced later.
piloFkilled in crash
BUFFALO, N. Y., May 20.—
(AP)—Harvey Ogden, chief test
pilot for the Curtiss Aeroplane and
Motor company, was killed today
when an army observation plane
he was piloting crashed near Bow
mansville.
Congratulations!
Hero’s Uncle Jack O’Brien him
self, who led the Oregon freshmen
to a 9-to-5 baseball victory over
the Oregon State rooks yesterday,
ft was the second successive tri
umph for Uncle Jack's boys. They
meet the rooks again nt Corvallis
today.
ASUO Amendment
Ambiguous, Says
Carlton Spencer
Eligibility Not Put Well
In Proposed Revision,
Is Declaration
That the proposed A. S. U. O.
amendment regarding eligibility
for student body office is ambigu
ously worded, was the contention
of Carlton E. Spencer, professor
in law, in a statement for the Em
erald yesterday.
The amendment under fire
reads:
Candidates for the office of
president, vice-president, secre
tary, executive man, and executive
woman must have completed at
least seven and not more than nine
terms at the University of Oregon
at t^e time of nominations; etc.
Spencer asserts that the inter
pretation of the term “cofppleted’!
will invblve a great deal of am'
biguity.
"A student may come to school,’1
Spencer: said, “and pass five ternt
hours the first term. He will go
on probation. Suppose he passes
twelve hours the next term. He
is off probation and is at liberty
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Rhythmic Dance Group
Invites Girls to Meeting
All girls who are taking or have
taken rhythmic dancing are invit
ed by Master Dance, upperclass
dance honorary, to meet next Wed
nesday evening, May 25, in the wo
men’s gymnasium at 8 p. m. to
participate in an hour of mass
dancing. Several dances which
were presented by newly elected
members of Master Dance at the
tryouts held last Wednesday eve
ning will be offered.
Master Dance yesterday an
nounced the pledging of Carolyn
Card, Bernadine Franzen, Phoebe
Greenman, Virginia Hylen, Maxine
McDonald, Ida Mae Nichels, Beth
Simmerville, and Juanita Young.
Frosh Smash
RooksbyScore
Ot Nine to Five
Varsitv Defeats Vanrlals
With 3 to 2 Tally
Lake Stars for Ducklings
With Stellar Work
On Mound
VARSITY WINS AT MOSCOW
The Oregon baseball varsity
snapped its prolonged chain of
defeats yesterday and overcame
the University of Idaho, 3 to 2,
in its first game on the road.
By BOB RIDDLE
Uncle Jack O’Brien’s frosh base*
ball nine was once again four runs
better than Ray Lamb’s rook base
Stan Kostka
nailers, ana as a
result the Duck
lings won an
other d e c i s i on
yesterday from
the Corvallis
boys, 9 to 5. As
in the last en
counter, it was a
case of too much
Bill Lake. The
young right
hander proved
invincible in the pinches, although
the rooks got to him for 14 hits.
The playing field was in bad
shape due to the recent rainfall,
but errors were not frequent. The
frosh hobbled three times to the
rooks’ twice. Coach O’Brien
switched his lineup for the fray,
using Dick Prouty, who was ex
pected to do the hurling, in right
field and moving Stan Kostka to
the left garden. Otherwise the
lineup remained intact.
Prouty Hits Texas Leaguer
The rooks scored one run in the
first to gain the lead, but the frosh
came back with bats swinging and
crossed the plate three times on
Fowler's safe bunt, a hit batsman,
a sacrifice, and Kostka’s single,
scoring Fowler. Prouty then
dumped a Texas leaguer over third
to tally Garbarino and Kostka.
Lamb’s boys made it even up
with two runs in their next bats.
Johnson hit to Garbarino, who
fumbled, Rasmussen walked, and
Rae hit one to left which Kostka
lost in the sun, bringing both run
ners home.
Chuck Nicely walked in the sec
ond and scored on Fowler's double
to center to establish another one
run lead, but again the rooks re
taliated with another tying run
when Hollenbeck, the hard-hitting
catcher, singled, stole second, and
tallied on Hibbard’s drive through
second. Stan Kostka connected
with one of Lefty Rasmussen’s
twisters during the same inning
for a terrific home run over the
right field fence to put his team
ahead for the remainder of the
game.
Another Run in Sixth
The Ducklings added another
marker in the sixth when George
Linn singled, stole second, and
scored on Nicely’s beautiful bunt
along third base line. During all
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Gifford Nash To Be Soloist
At Concluding Band Concert
By DON FIELDS
Gifford Nash will be the guest
soloist appearing with the Univer
sity band in its last outdoor con
cert to be given on the mill-race
Sunday at 7 p. m. No admission
is charged for these concerts,
which are open to students and
townspeople alike.
The program for tomorrow's
concert, as arranged by John
Stehn, director, will be opened
with a characteristic and catchy
military march, “The Idolizers," by
W. A. Corey.
Massanet’s well-liked Phedre
Overture is an intensely dramatic
selection based on Racine’s setting
of the Greek myth. Intricate sec
tions of the composition are fea
tured with various counterpoints,
and it develops into a very strong
and showy reprise.
Nash, student baritone, will be
accompanied by the band in Fli
gier’s composition, “The Horn,” a
selection of high tonal quality that
is very appropriate for concert
presentation.
An arrangement of excerpts
from “Naughty Marietta” by Vic
tor Herbert is included in the pro
gram. It contains “Sweet Mys
tery of Life,” "Italian Street
Song,” and other favorite Herbert
melodies.
Bill Sievers, Chuck Woodin, and
Art Holman will play, as an added
attraction, a trio arrangement
with band accompaniment of Her
bert L. Clarke’s "Flirtations,” a
graceful number very reminiscent
of Victor Herbert.
Stehn’s selection of the Trium
phal March from Verdi’s opera
"Aida” assures the high caliber of
this musical attraction. The march
is taken from Act II, Scene II, of
the opera and lends itself easily
to military band handling, since a
brass band is often used to aug
ment the trumpet choir'on the
stage. This scene takes place as
Rhodames returns triumphant
from the wars, and the music is
illustrative and dramatic at this
point.
“Age of Youth” march, compo
sition by H. J. Woods, is a spark
ling and typical military march in
the best of modern American
march style.