Sing, Sing
Put your vocal chorda in order
nnd prepare for the annual fun-feet
at the Christmas Revels, December
15. Just before the strain.
VOLUME XXXVI
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1934
NUMBER 43
Resume
of
Today’s
News
Bv Associated Press
- DECEMBER 4 --
PROPOSE GOVERNMENT GIFT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-(AP)
•—A direct government gift of one
fifth of the cost of building homes
for individuals was proposed today
in high administration quarters as
a method of opening a four billion
dollar tap oEprivate spending.
The plan called for the use of a
billion dollars of federal funds in
an effort to bring four times that
amount of private capital into con
struction totalling five billion dol
lars. The government, through
loans insured by the housing ad
ministration, would stimulate both
the desire to borrow and lend.
SOVIET FEANS QUICK TRIAL
MOSCOW, Dec. 4.—(AP)—The
Soviet government struck another
blow at terrorism today by issuing
new decres to accelerate the triads
of persons charged with offenses
against the Bolshevik regime.
The move came as 71 “White
Russians” arrested as an after
math of the assassination of Sergie
Kiroff, secretary of the central ex
ecutive committee, awaited trial.
SAYS PROSPECTS HOPEFUL
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—(AP)
—Secretary Roper looked over the
stacks of papers and books that
crowded his desk today and said
he found the prospects for busi
ness improvement encouraging1.
With regard to other matters
pressing for attention, he believed:
Most persons feel the time has
come to get off an emergency ba
sis and back a permanent govern
mental program.
The extent of federal spending
should be measured by the need,
with a sharp line drawn between
public and private endeavor in
shaping a public works program.
-- •
MAY CHARGE MRS. NELSON
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—(AP)
-—Attorney General Cummings to
night asserted authorities were
considering a number of possible
charges against Mrs. Lester M.
Gillis, the wdfe of George (Baby
Face) Nelson, one of them being
“complicity in murder.”
CHICAGO, Dec. 4.—(AP)—Mrs.
Helen Gillis, first unofficial woman
public enemy, was a federal pris
oner tonight.
The tiny widow of the notorious
George “Baby Face” Nelson was
seized here last Thursday, federal
authorities announced, a little
more than 24 hours after the shat
tered body of her husband had been
found on a muddy prairie near
Niles Center last Wednesday.
COL. ROOSEVELT ACTIVE
NEW YORK, Dec. 4.—Col. Theo
dore Roosevelt Jr., asserted tonight
the Republican party must build
itself as a group of “constructive
liberals” and forecast “disastrous”
results unless the party were re
organized.
Addressing an open letter to
members of the Republican nation
al committee, the former govern
or general of the Philippines de
clared “these are times when what
is done or left undone may make
or break our country and our
party.”
GOLD STRIKE PROFITABLE
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 4.—(AP)
—A rich gold strike near Mojave,
SO miles north of here, has devel
oped such possibilities that it may
rival some of the West’s most his
toric deposits, but it is not of the
type to support a “gold rush” such
as those in the days of yore, it
was said today by authorities in
touch with the situation.
I'
Bishop fl ill Conduct
Rehearsal fer Carol
Songsters Thursday
^LL those who wish 10 take
part in the chorus of Christ
mas carols during- the Christ
mas revels December 15, will
meet at the Y hut Thursday af
ternoon at 4 o'clock.
George Bishop, well known
baritone, is in charge of the
chorus. Any one regardless of
previous experience is requested
to turn out.
Hoover Linked
With Arms Plot
Declares IN ye
_
| Senate Committee Again
' , Probes Gun Makers
I 925 Coup Revealed
Attempt to \\ reck Geneva
Conference Is Charged
At Hearing
By RICHARD L. TURNER
Associated Press Staff Writer.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 —(AP)
—A concerted effort by gun makers
the world over to modify the 1925
Geneva convention for the control
of international arms shipments
was revealed today as the the sen
ate munitions investigation com
mittee reopened its hearings.
The committee was told that
high governmental officials, in
cluding" Herbert Hoover when he
was secretary of commerce, had
talked with arms makers prior to
the 1925 Geneva arms conference.
No intimation was given, however,
that officials knew of the effort
to modify the convention.
Evidence is Gathered
With three prominent arms an:
munitions manufacturers seated it
a semi-circle before him, Chairmar
Nye, of the committee, by ques
tioning and through the introduc
t i o n of documentary evidence
wrote these developments into the
day’s record:
Gun makers of many nation
held a meeting in Paris foul
months before the 1925 Geneva
_arms parley to decide w h a 1
changes they wanted made in th;
treaty as already drafted.
Mr. Hoover, as secretary of com
merce, invited a representative oi
the Winchester Arms company to
attend a conference on the eco
nomic phases of the arms confer
ence.
H. F. Beene, manager of the
Winchester Arms company had the
help of Representative John Q.
Tilson, then Republican leader of
the house, in contacting interested
state and war department officials.
Nichols Is Quizzed
With Frank C. Nichols of the
Colt Patent Fire Arms company,
Beebe called on Allan Dulles, chief
of the state department's near
eastern division, and on Brig,-Gen.
Golden L. H. Ruggles, who later
was a delegate to the Geneva con
vention.
Beebe insisted to the committee
that he then had no knowledge
that Ruggles would attend the
Geneva gathering as the represent
ative of the United States.
The Paris meeting was revealed
to have resulted in the preparation
of a memorandum urging radical
alteration of the arms control plan
evolved by the League of Nations
xor action at the then approaching
Geneva session.
N. K. Porter Discusses
State Laws at Meeting
That the violation of a minor
state law where political motives
are concerned can be penalized by
one to ten years’ imprisonment
was brought out in a discussion of
the criminal syndicalism statute,
led by N. K. Porter, at the Radical
Club meeting in the Y hut at 7:30
last night. Members told of var
ious syndicalism cases and con
victions.
Also, the Radical Club discussed
the desirability of a campaign on
the campus to repeal this law.
Loan Fund to Get Help
From Shop Proceeds
To raise money for the A. A. TJ.
W. student # loan fund, a certain
percent of the proceeds from Mrs.
Ruth B. Wheeler’s Oriental Art
Shop, 122 East Broadway street,
will go to the American Associa
tion of University Women, Thurs
day, Friday, and Saturday, Decem
ber 6, 7, and 8. In the past the
A. A. U. W. has been of great help
to those in need of financial aid
to attend the University.
These student A. A. U. W. loans
are given out in Mrs. Alice B. Mac
duff’s office, 109 Johnson hall.
Foes of Learning
Flayed by College
Heads at Meeting;
Educators Attack Forces
Opposing School
Functions
Forces that have as an objective
opposition to public education were
soundly scored by leading educa
tors at the anual session of presi
dents of state universities, held re
cently in Washington. D. C., it was
stated here today by Dr. C. V. Boy
er, president of the University of
Oregon, who has just returned
from the meeting.
Speakers told of noting signs of
a movement, presumably initiated
by people who feel taxes should be
reduced through curtailment of ed
ucation, and all persons interested
in progress in education were
urged to combat this movement
wherever found. The achievements
of university trained men and
women, advancement made i n
science through research and prog
ress made in community welfare
were cited as ample justification
of the institutions’ existence.
State universities should exist in
order to give all young men and
women, regardless of personal for
tune, a opportunity for education,
it was declared by those present.
Every state university except
California was represented at the
meeting, Dr. Boyer said. Topics
such as academic freedom, admin
istrative methods and other phases
of presidents’ work were discussed.
Searchers Fail
To Locate Lost
Fliers in Pacific
Ulm and Two Companions
Down in Vicinity of
Honolulu
ABOARD COAST GUARD CUT
TER ITASCA IN HAWAIIAN
WATERS, Dec. 4.—(AP)—Com
pleting a 40-mile sweep southward
from Honolulu, the most alert
lookouts on this coast guard cut
ter disconsolately admitted they
had not been able to pick the “Star
of Australia” out of the haze
masking the horizon.
HONOLULU, Dec. 4.—(AP) —
Patrol planes roared in wide cir
cles tonight above 23 navy search
ing craft and scores of Japanese
fishing sampans as darkness gath
ered over waters where Flight
Lieutenant Charles T. P. Ulm’s
Honolulu-bound monoplane dropped
when its fuel gave out.
Meanwhile, the liner President
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Dr. Rebec Speaks
At Education Meet
Dr. Rebec, head of the philoso
phy department, spoke on the
“New Social Order, Regimentation
vs. Liberty,” at the Educational
Forum held at the Benson Poly
technic auditorium in Portland last
night.
These forums, which are held
each Tuesday night, are given by
the League of Nations Associa
tion, Inc., American Association of
University Women, League of Wo
men Voters, Library Association,
Oregon State System of Higher
Education, Parent-Teacher associa
tion, Public schools and Reed col
lege.
At the next meeting, Dr. Victor
P. Morris, professor of economics
at the University, will speak and
Dr. Norman F. Coleman of Reed
college will, speak on Dec. 18.
Clark M. Eichelberger, national di
rector of the League of Nations
association, spoke at the forum.
Where Is Our Duck?
Location of Famous
Mascot Is Unknown
A LL is -not yet well with the
famous Oregon duck, which
was stolen by the Oregon Stat
ers at the Portland game and
recently recovered and brought
back to the University campus.
Although supposedly resting
in perfect safety at the Alpha
Omicron Pi house, reports have
it that the migrating bird has
flown the coop. Its exact where
abouts at the present time are
just as much a mystery as they
have ever been.
Appear Sunday
Above are pictured two of the
men who will take a leading part
in the Eugene Gleemen’s first win
ter concert to be presented at Mc
Arthur court next Sunday after
noon. John Stark Evans, above,
will direct the group, while George
Bishop, former Oregon student, is
one of the soloists featured on the
program.
Eugene Gleemen
To Feature Folk
Songs of World
Similarity to Don Cossack
Chorus to Be Shown
In Number
Similarity to the Don Cossack
chorus will be brought out by the
Eugene Gleemen in their featured
number Sunday, December 9, at
McArthur court. “Autumn” by
Gretchaninoff will be sung by six
contra-bass voices with the re
mainder of the chorus joining in
on a soft high accompaniment. j
John Stark Evans, professor of)
organ at the University school of
music and director of the Gleemen,
has secured a very different ar
rangement of “The Campbells Are
Coming,” Scotch folk song. This
will be included in a group of folk
melodies from many lands pre
sented by the Gleemen.
The concert will beign at 2
o’clock. Tickets are now on sale
at McMorran and Washburne’s and
may be purchased through Satur
day. Reserved seats may be ob
tained. Proceeds from the concert
will go to the Welfare League for
the aid of needy residents of Lane
county.
Those performing the contra
bass part are Charles Aloore, Hugh
P. Currin, Orev Hendershott,
George N. McLean, Earl M. Pai
lett, and the Reverend Cecil F.
Bristow.
Hilarious Mardi Gras Ball
Near; Race Scalps Scooper
By TOM McCALL and
BOB LUCAS
(Special Emerald Despondents)
Imagine—the glamorous, whirl
ing, scintillating Mardi Gras, ex
alting the prosaic atmosphere of
every day campus life to a peak,
before the plunge into the abyss
of exam week.
The last campus dance of the
! year, the Junior-Senior riot, is the
l most dignified riot of the term. The
I Osburn hotel is the setting for the
gay revetment.
Whereas previous Junior-Senior
dances have not been ALL CAM
PUS affairs, this year’s struggle
has been thrown open to all “pu
pils of the academy.”
This dance is to be an informal
affair. The admission tax is ONE
hunk of wampum which in this
country is equal to ONE potato.
The committee has been work
ing like a Georgia chain gang to
make the occasion as effervescent
as a freshly opened bottle of booze.
The excuses for crashing the
dance are on sale at the Oregon
Pharmacy, the Co-op, the Falcon,
the University Pharmacy, and the
College Side Inn.
Several of the better bands of
the state are being eyed wolfishly
by the committee, but as yet the
ax has not fallen. Of course the
ax has nothing to do with this
dance, but it may have something
to do with the band, or those who
wear tuxedoes.
Already the atmosphere of the
gaiety of the Mardi Gras is per
vading the cloisters of venerable
Oregon. Campus chit-chat leans to
the spirit of the thing. For exam
ple, to wit, and viz., our secret
correspondent, hanging in the
vines of Deady hall overheard the
babbling of two willowy, waspy,
wampus babies discussing the im
pending holocaust.
One of them purred in a low
voice, so well modulated as to
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Co-op Offers
Prize for New
Sticker Design
Winning Sticker to Be on
Sale at Co-op Before
Christinas
“A prize of $10 ca^h will be giv
en to the student who draws an
appropriate design for a new Uni
versity of Oregon sticker by noon,
Saturday, December 8," announced
Mr. M. F. McClain, manager of the
Co-op, yesterday. “We believe that
this school deserves the best stick
er on the coast and that there is
enough talent on the campus to get
it,” he declared.
Anyone may enter this contest.
Mr. McClain explained that for
quite some time the. Co-op has been
considering the idea of a Univer
sity transfer-sticker mftde by Ore
gon students. He wants to' knotv
the suggestions of the artistic
people on this campus.
The drawings must be in yellow
and green colors and approximate
ly 4 times 6 inches or in propor
tions that will reduce to those di
mensions. The designs should be
taken to the Co-op, where they will
be judged by one faculty member,
one alumnus, three students, and
Mr. McClain.
The type of design is left to the
imagination of the contest-compet
itor. The judges reserve the right
to reject any or all drawings sub
mitted. If one is accepted, it will
be on sale at the Co-op before
Christmas, and the winner will be
announced on Tuesday, December
11.
Combs to Be U.O.
Speech Delegate
Avery Combs, winner of this
year’s W. F. Jewett after-dinner
speaking contest, will represent the
University of Oregon at the state
meet to be held at Albany college
December 13 and 14.
The general topic for all the
talks will be “American Gastro
nomies.” Contestants will draw for
sub-topics three hours previous to
the time of presentation, which will
follow a banquet at 6 o’clock.
Representatives from Oregon,
State, Willamette university, Pa
cific university, Linfield college,
and Albany college will participate
for the two prizes of $20 and $10.
Campus Calendar
Auction sale on the old library
steps at 10 and 11 at which will
be sold unclaimed lost and found
articles.
Sigma Delta Chi will meet for a
business meeting today at 4 o'clock
in - room 104 Journalism building.
Alpha Delta Sigma lunch at the
College Side today at noon.
Frosh discussion group leaders
will meet at Betty Hughes', 1126
Hilyard at 7:30 tonight.
The Dill Pickle and Question
Mark clubs will hold forth in joint
meeting in the “Y” hut at noon to
day.
Cosmopolitan club meets tonight
at 9 o'clock at the Y. W. C. A.
bungalow. Plans for the year will
be made.
Scabbard and Blade will meet
today at the barracks at 4:00.
Members are requested to bring
their dues.
Phi Mu Alpha will meet this af
ternoon at 5 o’clock in the Music
building.
Y. M. C. A. executive cabinet
will meet in the Y hut at 7:30 to
day.
Discussion group will meet to
day at the “Y” at 3 o’clock.
All-Student Assembly
To Be Held Wednesday
At 1:00 in Gerlinger
\ LL students will meet at
Gerlinger hall tomorrow at
1 p. m., it was anounced last
night by Joe Renner, president
of the associated students.
Renner gave no intimation as
to the purpose of the assembly,
but stated that there would be
business discussed, the effect of
which would be of vital import
ance to every student of the
University.
See tomorrow morning’s Em
erald for the announcement of
the program.
Removal of Down
Payment Boosts
Oregana Sales
Payments Due Registration
Time; Clark, Stearns
Contact Houses
Sales for the 1935 Oregana took
a decided spurt following the su
spension of the 50 cent down pay
ment previously required, said
Nekton Stearns, business manag
er, last night. Returns ar enot com
plete from yesterday's sales, but
it is expected that the increase will
be substantial.
The policy of making a short
talk to a number of houses each
day, undertaken by Barney Clark,
editor, and Stearns resulted in an
increase of 45 subscriptions in the
five houses contacted.
Under the new subscription plan,
$1.50 will be paid by subscribers
at registration for winter term,
and $1 spring term. The remainder
of the $4.50 price of the book will
be taken from the student’s break
age deposit made with the Uni
versity at the beginning of this
term.
During the next two weeks,
every living organization and a
great many private homes housing
students will be contacted. Sub
scription blanks may also be
signed at the Oregana office or at
the graduate manager’s office in
the Igloo. The hours of the Ore
gana office are 4 to 5 p. m. daily,
the graduate manager’s office be
ing open from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Article Published
By Ex-professor
Wilkie Nelson Collins, formerly
a member of the faculty of the
English department here and later
an instructor in the general exten
sion division, published an article,
“Two New French Sea Writers” in
last February’s issue of the Corn
hill magazine of London. The work
is a literary criticism of Edouard
Peisson and* Pierre Humbourg,
French authors.
Mr. Collins was recently given
increased duties and more formal
credentials as an advisor of the
Chinese ambassador to Great Brit
ain and for the past three years
has been associated with the Chin
ese embassy in London. He has
collaborated with noted authors
and done much research in his own
field. He was popular with students
of English here and in Portland.
Attends Conclave
Herman Kehrii, director of the
Oregon bureau of municipal re
search on the campus, is on liis
way to eastern Oregon today
where he will atend regional meet
ings for city officials at Pendleton,
La Grande, and The Dalles.
Rosson, Howe Will
Aid in Arranging
.Football Schedule
Two Leave This Week for
Coast Meeting at
Palm Springs
Hugh Rosson, graduate mana
ger, and II. C. Howe, professor of
English, aie to leave for Palm
Springs, California this week-end
to attend the meeting of graduate
managers and faculty representa
tives to be held there December 9,
10, and 11. The purpose of the con
ference will be to formally adopt
the 1935 football schedule of the
Pacific coast conference.
The University of Southern Cal
ifornia has extended to the dele
gates an invitation to attend their
honjecoming banquet Friday night,
Deriember 8 and the Notre Dame
Southern California grid tilt the
following Saturday afternoon.
Professor Howe plans to leave
early and overtake the football
squad and officials in El Paso,
Texas and to accompany them as
faculty representative to Louisi
ana. He will also return home with i
them.
URSCHEL CASE CNTINUES
PORTLAND, Dec. 4.—(AP)—In
seeking the removal to Oklahoma
of persons charged with conspiracy
in the Charles F. Urschel kidnap
ing case, the government today in
troduced as evidence more than j
$7000 reputed Urschel ransom. |
Numerous witnesses identified !
the "hot” money as that found in
wallets belonging to Alvin H.
Scott or dug up on the premises
of the Medford, Ore., house occu
pied by Scott and his housekeeper,
Miss Margaret Hurtienne.
Pallett Issues
Cal! for SERA
Applications
End of Year Terminates
Appointments
Committee at Work
High Grade Point Average
Will Be Required
Of Workers
Earl M. Pallett reported yester
day afternoon that the committee
on federal emergency relief for
students is investigating the needs
of workers employed at the pres
ent time, and expects to make a
list of all those who must have
assignments for next term. Stu
dents who can possibly get along
without assistance must inform
the committee at the earliest pos
sible date so that others may take
their places.
All fall term appointments ter
minate December 31, 1934. Stu
dents, and members of the faculty
employing F.E.R.A. workers, are
reminded that under no conditions
are they to participate in advance
employment for January. Stu
dents appointed for the month of
December must work only the
hours assigned for December.
Students to Be Notified
As soon as the committee’s in
vestigation is completed these stu
dents will be notified that they
undoubtedly will be reappointed if
they make a certain grade point
average on their fall term work. In
all likelihood old students will be
required to make a grade point
average of 1.75 and new students
a grade point average of 1.25 in
order to be automatically reap
pointed.
“New students” are those who
were not in any college last spring
term. Students thus notified, who
fail to make the proper grade point
average, will be considered for re
appointment along with other stu
dents of similar needs and similar
ability.
Students who have an applica
tion on file at the present time do
not need to file another. Those
who have no application on file
with the committee and must have
work next term, should file one at
once with Miss Smith, employment
secretary, in the Y hut.
ELM TREES PLANTED
Thirty elm trees have been
transplanted recently in the park
ing space on the west side of Agate
street between Fifteenth and Eigh
teenth avenues. The project was
made possible by the allotment of
SERA funds.
Orphan5 Sale to Give Chance
To Get Much for Much Less
T OOKY here! Looky here! Gatli
■*-' er ’round, ye chiselers, If ye
want to get gyped! Gather ’round
and see what we have brung ye
. . . umbrellas! . . . slightly torn
but still usable ... a thought for
the future . . . gloves, by the
piece or by the pair, pens and pen
cils, purses and pins . . . here, a
manicure set . . . endure those
shaggy nails no longer . . . name
your own price . . . Gather ’round
ye chiselers!
The lost and found auction sale
to be held on the old library steps
today at 10 and 11 o’clock will be
handled by a merry crew of se
lections from the rally squad. With
Eddie Vail acting as chief auction
eer, assisted by Jack Mulhall and
Jack Campbell, the sale of the sea
soni promises to squeeze the last
musty nickel from campus pockets.
It is being sponsored by the AWS
and is under the direction of Pa
tricia McKeon.
Here’s your chance to buy pres
ents for the folks. Here’s your
chance to replenish that depleted
wardrobe. Here, indeed, is oppor
tunity knocking at your door.
Curiosity mongers, what am I of
fered for this genuine lady’s
purse ? We sell them direct to you.
You get them as they came to us
. . . nothing removed. What's in
side? . . . Perhaps a compact, a
comb, a stick of lip rouge, per
haps even a stick of gum . . .and
who can resist a luscious stick of
gum ?
A nickel . . . the man offers a
nickel . . . anyone ten cents . . .
fifteen . . . fifteen . . . fifteen . . .
twenty . . . twenty, ah! . . .there
is a man who admits the charm of
a stick of gum. Twenty-five ... go
ing . . . going . . . twenty-five?
. . . sold! ... to the lucky man on
my right.
Now, come come, let’s do our
selves some good. Here I have a
bottle of Van’s all white genuine
unexcelled dressing for kid, buck,
and linen shoes . . . new price . . .
25 cents. What am I offered? It's
new. It’s new. Never been used
and never been opened. Take it
home for your own price ... I
mean shoes.
Hats. Here) a ventilated hat, a
ventilated hat . . .
You name it’ and we produce it
. . . books, notebooks . . . what”
. .,. notes? ... of course, no
notes . . . . notebooks without
notes ... at a sacrifice!
Gather ’round, ye chiselers!