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An Independent University Daily PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon EDITORIAL OFFICES: Journalism building. Phone 3300 Editor, Local 354 ; News Room and Managing Editor 355. BUSINESS OFFICE: McArthur Court, Phone 3300—Local 214. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is entitled to the nse for publication of all news dispr^ches credited to it or not otherwise credited in ♦his paper and «.so the local news published herein. All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. A member of the Major College Publications, represented by A. J. Norris Hill Co., 155 E. 42nd St.. New York City; 123 W. Madison St., Chicago; 1004 End Ave., Seattle; 1031 S. Broadway, Los Angeles; Call Building, San Francisco. William E. Phipps Grant Thuemmel Editor Manager Malcolm Bauer Managing Editor EDITORIAL BOARD Parks Hitchcock, Barney Clark Assistant Editors Bob Moore, Robert Lucas, George Root, Fred Colvig, IJenriette Horak, J. A. Newton UPPER NEWS STAFF Reinhart Knudsen, News Ed. Clair Johnson, Sports Ed. Jan Clark, Telegraph Ed. Ann-Reed Burns, Womens Ed. Beggy Chessman, Society Ed. Jimmy Morrison, Humor Ed. Rex Cooper, Chief Night Ed. Geoige Bikman, Dick Watkins, Radio Ed. A1 Goldberg, Asst. Managing j Ed. Day Editor This Issue .-.Dorothy Dill Night editor this issue . Liston Wood EXECUTIVE REPORTERS: Henriette Horak, Dan Clark, Cynthia Liliqvist, Ruth Weber. REPORTERS. Signe Rasmussen. Lois Strong, Jane Lagassee, 11 al lie Dudrey, Betty Tubbs. Phyllis Adams, Doris Springer, Dan Maloney, Dorothy Walker, Bob Powell, Norman Smith, Henrietta Mummcy, Erl Robbins, Florence Dannals, Ruth Weber, Helen Bartum, Margery Kissling, Wayne Harbert, Darrel Ellis, Eleanor Aldrich. “OP YREADERS: Margaret Ray, Wayne Harbert, Marjory O'Bannon, Lilyan Krantz, Laurene Brockschink, Eileen Don aldson, iris Franzen, Darrel Ellis, Colleen Cathey, Veneta Brous, Rhoda Armstrong, Bill Pease, Virginia Scoville, Bill Haight, Elinor Humphreys, Florence Dannals, Bob Powell, Dorothy Walker. SPORTS STAFF: Caroline Hand, Bill Melnturff, Earl Buck f.um, Gordon Connelly, Fulton Travis. Kenneth Kirtley, Paul Conroy, Don Caseiato, Kenneth Webber, Pat Cassidy, Bill Parsons, Liston Wood. SOCIETY REPORTERS: Regan McCoy, Eleanor Aldrich. Betty Jane Barr. WOMEN’S PAGE ASSISTANTS: Regan McCoy, Betty Jane Barr, Olive Lewis, Mary Graham, Margaret Petsch. ASSISTANT NIGHT EDITORS: Dorothy Adams, Betty Me Girr, Genevieve McNiece, Gladys Battleson, Betta Rosa, Louise Kruikman. Jean Pauson Ellamae Woodworth, Echo Tomseth, Jane Bishop, Dorothy Walker, Ethel Eytnan. UPPER BUSINESS STAKE bldoti Haberman, Asst. bus. Mgr. Fred Fisher, Adv. Mgr. Bill Jones, Asst. Adv. Mgr. Dorris Holmes, Classified Mgr. Ed Labbe, Nat. Adv. Mgr. bred Hcidel. Asst. Nat l. Adv. M$r. Virginia Wellington, Asst. Sei Sue Catherine Cummings, Scz Sue’s Helper Robert Creswell, Circ. Mgr. ADVERTISING SOLICITORS: John Doherty, Dick Reum, Dick Bryson. I'rank Cooper, Ken Ely, Bob Wilhelm, Carol AukI, Ida Mae Cameron. OFFICE ASSISTANTS: Dorothy Walker, Wanda Russell, Pat McKeon, Dorothy Kane, Carolyn Hand. The Oregon Daily Emerald, official student publication of the University of Oregon, Eugene, published daily during the college year, except Sundays, Mondays, holidays, examination Seriods, all of December except the first seven days, all of larch except the first eight days. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rates, £2.50 a year. Is This Oregon? WHERE have they gone—the old Oregon tradi tions—that famous Oregon spirit? Despite the valiant efforts of Ralph Schomp and Jim Emmett and of their entire rally committee to bring into the open the fiery spirit that character ized Oregon student bodies from time immemorial until a few short years ago, the campus as a whole has accepted the whole procedure with complacent indifference. The University needs that spirit again; the Uni versity needs to bring back the old traditions to instil that Oregon spirit—to make the A.S.U.O. function as a closely knit organization. Think for a moment, of Oxford, of Harvard, of Yale, of Dartmouth, of Stanford, of Washington and Lee. They are known the world over for their tradi tions. Ask any old grad about the traditions he cher ished. Then observe the crestfallen disappointment he shows when he is Informed by an apologetic and somewhat ashamed undergraduate that students now stroll the bypaths of the campus with cigarettes drooping from prideless lips. Or that careless feet scrape unceremoniously over the sacred Oregon Seal. Or that l'rosh have no green lids by which to recognize one another that they are just nonenities who have no common bond with other members of their class; who have little means of making valu able friendships with their classmates. Or that it doesn't mean much anymore to fight for Alma Mater in athletic competition because tiro mark of distinction the “O” sweater—is lost in a maze of high school letter sweaters and junior col lege emblems. Or that sophomorie Lotharios and dreamy under class girls swap sdly prattle on the Senior Bench. Or that the frosh bonfire the flaming “O" that in the past was the symbol of undying Oregon spirit — has dwindled to an amateurish and out-of-season Fourth of July display. Or that the majority of upperclassmen would rather sag lazily on living room davenports than to take part in student body affairs or set examples lor freshmen who look to them us real Oregon men - as the personification of the Oregon spirit their fathers and alumni friends have told them about. Or that the friendly “Hello” that was distinctive of the Oregon campus has fallen into discard. Is it any wonder grads shake bewildered heads sadly when they return for sporadic visits to the campus? Is il any wonder they become reluctant to. answer student pleas for support when the students themselves have not enough pride in their Univer sity to keep its traditions and its spirit alive? Oregon needs those traditions. Those old tradi tions give the University its individuality. Those traditions give the University its spirit. Those tradi tions give Oregon students their pride—and above all-—their character and self-respect. Triumph for League Diplomacy A LMOST as startling as if France and Germany had declared war was the announcement that the two countries had reached an accord in their | dispute over the Saar basin: a dispute which, pep* j pered hotly with propaganda, rite with accusations ! of Nazi terrorism, with anti-Nazi rioting, and with i angry diplomatic exchanges, apparently had Europe teetering on the brink of war, possibly a second world war. Can it b, true that only three weeks ago Mar- t1 fthal Petain admonished France to put herself in i readiness to resist a brown-shirted putsch into the ! i contested area? Can it be true that only a few days i ago the tnreat was current that the He ichfuehrej , 1 forces would seize the district, and devil bother if war followed ? Is it possible that in this last month it was reputably reported that a Nazi coup d’etat was planned in event that the January plebiscite shouldn’t favor Germany ? With recollection of the warning that France, should the vote be pro-German, planned to occupy the region until Germany should pay her in full for the rich Saar coal mines; with the picture in mind of the swastika flaunted in the streets and the country swarming with storm-troopers, and with the memory of all the threats and cajoleries, it ap pears what a wonderous feat of international media tion has been accomplished. And apparently all honor and glory for the diplo matic triumph is due the league of nations, whose attempt to obtain mediation of the Gran Chaco dis pute had been rebuffed, and whose ta-ta’s about the Japanese incursicns in China were met with traditional oriental pl-.cidity, and indifference. But still the matte:- needn’t be looked at as set teled. Much may happen before January 13. All these diplomatic calculations are based on the event of a pro-German vote. Not to be overlooked is the report that recently appeared in the Nation: 35 per cent to 40 per cent of the inhabitants of the Saar are definitely pro-German; 20 per cent to 25 per cent, including socialists and communists are for maintaining the statue quo; 35 per cent to 45 per cent have doubtful leanings. Admittedly the balance of power is with the Catholics who compose 70 per cent of the population. Relations between the Reich fuehrer and the Vatican are not too amiable, and so here appears a cause for real uncertainity as to the final disposal of the area. What would happen if France should win? Smoke in the Air ^>OEDS living in dormitories at Oregon State col ^ lege were recently provided with smoking rooms. The action was taken to curb a condition much the same as the one existing on this campus, namely, the coed who craves a puff on a cigarette finds it necessary to remove herself from the dormi tory, or to take the difficult alternative of grabbing a precarious hold on the window sill, sticking the upper portion of her body far into the open air, and blowing smoke, possibly into the face of a 30 mile gale. Nicotine in a girl’s dormitory should be no more of a crime than nicotine in a sorority or an eating establishment. The Emerald wishes to commend ad ministrators at the Corvallis college for the sane forward step they have taken in extending the privi leges rightfully due their cigarette-using coeds. The Emerald would advocate not anly a similar step on this campus, but would go further and ask that smoking rooms be installed in other University buildings. The "street curb” cigarette is anything but satisfactory during the cold winter months at Oregon. The student is forced, under the present system, to leave the campus if he wishes to smoke, thereby wasting time and subjecting himself to colds. The problem of smoking arises because of change in custom and convention. The Emerald believes that this problem should be given careful study by the proper administrators. The Passing Show The Louisiana ‘Experiment npHE very sound of the word “dictator" i.s usually sufficient cause for any good American to have a case of “horrors,” yet today we have in Louisiana an avowed dictatorship. Huey P. (Plenipotent ex traordinary ) Long tells all who care to listen that the only way the state of Louisiana can survive is to secede from the Union and to set itself up as a separate nation with Huey as dictator. And so far he has gotten away with it. The United States has had plenty of dictatorships before, but none whose intent has been so out-spolc en. Various city and state political machines have been nothing more or less than dictatorships, but the bosses have been very careful to keep up demo cratic appearances. The public has realized that such machines were dynastic, but the label or the modus operandi has made them democratic enough to be acceptable. However, most of these political rings have failed, not because of political upheavals, but because corruption became so rank that the public could stomach it no longer. In the Louisiana “experiment,” the leader-man has violated all the principles of Jeffersonian Demo cracy, and nil other forms of democracy for that matter, yet he nas been successful according to the yardstick of politics. Efforts have been made to dethrone the southern "Kingfish," but to date they have been notable solely for their lack of success. Political commentators and those persons judged astute in governmental affairs have been predicting the downfall of the “Kingfish” for two years, but the sword has yet to fall on the head of Huey Long. The “experiment" will determine whether the "King fish' will come to grief because of his disregard for democracy or whether the downfall will come as a result of sentiment against corruption and graft used in building up a machine of the type that Long now commands. Purdue Exponent. Ill Wolves* ('lolliin**; \ H, the inconsistency of woman! She says “No" when site means "Yes." She staunchly protects her right hand from knowing what, her left hand is doing. Nowhere is her colossal inconsistency more apparent than in the matter of dress. On a frigid day one sees scores of women draped in heavy fur coats. But with these cozy garments they wear no hats; and they fail to button the coats. Girls of college-level intellect will go without food and many minor articles of apparel to own a fur coat They attach this garment to their persons by means of the sleeves and let the rest billow out behind, a flag flaunted in the face of their non-fur-bearing sisters. Should any of the sisterhood go sfs far as to wear i hat, it will probably be a minute, peanut-like .rent ion perched on either ear or eyebrow. At the tther extreme, the sheerest of chiffon hose may lend tllure. but very little in protection from the ele- j uents. Can anyone explain this modern air conditioned! eniale? Probably no man will ever understand the urn of the feminine mind which prefers the fur :oat to the latted call, and will lead an otherwise ntelligent woman to freeze resignedly nay. bliss ully if it can be done with a fur coat waving out j K'huid.—Mianesota Dail> The Day’s Parade By PARKS HITCHCOCK Death in Russia Jetvish Restrictions? Cousens to Borah mute evidence to the waves of unrest that must sweep over every country that is controlled by a strong and militant government, the Kiroff incident throws a good deal of light on the contemporary Russian situation. Kiroff, secre tary of the Soviet central execu tive committee was slain by gun shot wounds in Leningrad the oth er day. An Opportunity The assassination was seized upon by zealous government agents as an opportunity to clean up on undesirable aliens and “White Rus sions,” who have long been under close police surveillance. Seventy two of these suspects have been apprehended so far, and, while po lice scour the populous Leningrad and Moscow districts for alleged accomplices, they are held in So viet jails on charges of terrorism. Excitement Rules Several high officials of the po lice force have been removed on charges of negligence a.nd most of Soviet officialdom is in uproar over the slaying. According to official bulletins Kiroff was killed by dis satisfied Soviets and White Rus sions; no foreign plot, at first the subject of popular rumor, was in timated. A Reaction The Kiroff incident, should as a matter of fact be regarded as little more than the logical reaction against a government which, under the assumption of power to ad vance the construction of a new so social and economical system, clamps down the lid on undesirable expressions of dissenting opinion. * * * 4 CCORDING to the Paris corre spondent of the Scribe (Jew ish) the Quai d'Orsay is tightening the restrictions on the entry of aliens into the country. Aliens are not to be employed in government positions and only a limited num ber will be allowed to cross the borders. Blow to Hebrews This alleged policy comes as something of a blow to those in terested in the welfare of the thou sand sons of Israel who find it ad visable to leave Germany under the present strictly Aryan manage | ment. If the account given us by the Scribe is reliable, Jews may look forward to a series of simi lar restrictions by other nations, restrictions which will act as a serious hindrance to the cause of personal freedom the world over, and will likewise stir up the cause I of Jewry by fresh persecutions. Humor or Fact? As to the truth of the report, however, there must remain some doubt. Only a few years ago France was compelled to import hundreds of thousands of foreign laborers to keep her industries rolling, and it has been truly said that France is the one country to day that has little or no unemploy ment problem. To Await Definite Action The Jewish cries of alarm must be looked at as shouts of “Wolf! Wolf!" then, until the French gov ernment has taken definite and de cisive steps to prevent the entry of Jewish refugees. When and if this hour arises we may give ear to the Jewish charges and give mouth to our sympathies. J~>ROBABLY the most capable answer to the long-time fire eater Senator William K. Borah's charges that the Republican party must reorganize before it can re gain its former position in national affairs is the retort delivered by Senator James Couzens (Rep. Mieh.l who suggested that Chair man Fletcher of the national Re publican committee resign and the reins be handed over to Borah, or someone agreeable to the Idahoan, to reorganize. f Please turn to page 3) Let a Classified Ad Iron Your Troubles Can you afford one? Yea ! lOe per line Barks, Basketballs, and Bayonnets By ED hanson i_ CRITIQUE By GEORGE ROOT —^ Today: j Professorial Literature. New Titles on the Frat Shelf. “Mary Peters”—reviewed by H. G. Townsend. Books received. i^AMPUS AUTHORS have a show all their own in the two dis play cases at the ‘Libe' this week and next. The very busy Miss Rise took time-out from her crowd ed hours to arrange the line-up of our local professorial contributions to literature which includes almost everything from criminology to poetry. Seventeen different books are on parade, and it might be a good idea to check up on the titles and authors and have your text books autographed while-you-wait —it’s that personal touch that counts, even in college. Which re minds me of the sad case of the uninformed undergraduate who registered nothing when, on the first class meeting of this term, the professor announced only the title of the text for the course. “Who is the author?” said stude indignantly demanded. — “You're looking at him!”, was the prof's ready reply. -—We live and, per haps, we learn! rpHE TRAVELING BOOK SHELF, circulated by the li brary to fraternities and halls of residence, has just added these fol lowing titles: A FAREWELL TO ARMS, ELIZABETH AND ES SEX, CAPTAIN BLOOD, THE WORLD’S GREAT DETECTIVE STORIES, MR. AND MRS. SEN, THE GREEN BAY TREE, THE SEA HAWK, THE BONERS’ OM NIBUS, BENT TWIG, THE BLOODY YEARS. JULES VERNE OMNIBUS, THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV, ENDS OF THE EARTH, THE FOUNTAIN, A PRINCESS IN EXILE, GREAT ENGLISH SHORT STORIES. 1*|ARY PETERS by MARY EL LEN CHASE, published by Macmlilan Co., reviewed by H. G. Townsend. "This is not a great novel unless Now! is the time to have your shoes repaired BEFORE CHRISTMAS VACATION Quality Service CAMPUS SHOE REPAIR Across from Sigma Chi the sympathetic chronicle of lives of humble men and women make a novel great. Miss Chase knows her characters from the inside. The people of the book are such as walk the earth in quiet places away from cities and far from the world stirring events which men please to call history. But the history of a man's or a woman's life, its birth, its awakening, its inner course and its destiny may differ from another less than we sup pose. Miss Chase has caught the temper and swing of life in coast villages of the Penobscot Bay with supreme insight and fidelity. The events recited are such as every one of us meets. The author’s skill shows itself in that fine blending of outer act and inner feeling which transforms characters of fiction into persons of flesh and blood and even raises them above mortality. She finds that in her men and women which is universal and timeless. The story in the book is useful though otherwise negligible. The important thing is the faithful so licitude with which Miss Chase re veals the inner life of a genera tion by a nice selection of its outer happenings. There are no terrible vices and no improbable virtues to make the reader remember the ex tremes of human nature but the pervasive sense of life’s dignity and tragedy suffuses the mind with tolerant affection and genuine re spect. The reader must know something and care a great deal about common ways of life to en joy such a novel. But to one so (Please turn to page 4) Emerald of the Air By GEORGE Y. BIKMAN AT 4,:45 today the poets will con verse for the last time this term on the Emerald of the Air. All programs are to be discontin ued after this week because of what’s coming in a few weeks, and we don’t mean Santa Claus. Mary Pickford and her com pany of radio thespians will resume broadcasting from the Hollywood studios of NBC today just as the Emerald program is signing off— that’s at 5:00. America’s sweet heart is scheduled to present a condensed version of “Another Language” over a coast-to-coast network. Incidentally Mary has all her broadcasts recorded for refer ence purposes. A nice way to spend an afternoon, huh? # # + Sally Milgrim, who designs gowns to compliment the feminine figure, and Madame Sylvia, who alters the feminine figure to fit the gowns of the day, will tell ra dio listeners how they do it dur ing Madame Sylvia’s broadcast tonight at 7:15. A thorough knowledge of the drama, according to Frank Black, NBC general musical director, will be absolutely essential to the ra dio conductor of the future. Black believes that the most drastic (Please turn to page 4) HOME FOR THE CHRISTMAS /> HOLIDAY? vldill i’{oidle you/L QUICKLY W ECONOMICALLY Don’t spoil the thrill of getting home again by worrying about the shipment of your baggage. Solve the problem by leaving everything to Railway Express. We will call for your trunks, baggage and personal belongings and send them home on fast passenger trains through to destination. You can take your train home with peace of mind—knowing that your baggage will be there quickly and safely. Railway Express service means economy. We give a receipt on pick-up and take a receipt on delivery ... double proof of swift, sure hcftidling. If you cannot go home, send your presents to your family and friends by Railway Express. For service or information merely call or telephone S. P. Depot Grounds Eugene 20 Eugene, Ore. The beet there is in transportation SERVING THE NATION FOR 95 YEARS RAILWAY EXPRESS AGENCY, Inc. NATION-WIDE RAIL-AIR SERVICE • Some of this is PURE QUILL By JIMMY MORRISON HERE is the rally committee's report of their stay in San Francisco, as told to Pure Quill’s star reporter: Craig Finley (Phi Deltj was the best news source. You’d nev er think he was asleep while he got that skin bumped off his forehead. Guy Kibbee's neice, Virginia, (Chi Q) followed him around the bay city and gave him plenty of trouble. Once when he put in a cfi.ll for the Phi Delta Theta house the voice on the other end of the phone wanted to know if it was a sorority or a fraternity. . . Jack Campbell and Edie Vail planted their pins temporarily at the Palace hotel, and the band played “The Fiji Sweetheart Song” and “Sweet heart of Sigma Chi” for them. . . Ralph Terjeson was surprised at his Kappa Sig brother, Norris Perkins. . . George Callas, ex Emerald news editor, strayed in to 'Chinatown and got lost. . . (Please turn to page 4) KENNELL-ELLIS •PORTRAIT STUDIOS 957 Willamette Street Phone 1697 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Dollars daily! Spare time. No selling. Facts -— other offers 10c. International Agency, Cincinnati. t BEAUTY SHOPS City Barber and Beauty Shop. Permanent wave com plete $1.75. Finger wave 25c and up. Expert hair cut 25c and 35c. 855 Oak Street. Phone 349. DRESSMAKING PETITE SHOP 573 13th St. E. Phone 3208 "Style Right — Price Right’’ OREGON STUDENTS Have your car serviced with Flying A gas and Cycol Mot or Oil at Ernie Danner’s As sociated Station. Service With a Smile Corner 10th and Olive Phone 1765 FOR SALE For sale—Model T coupe. Good condition. $25. 809 E. 11th street. FOR WRITERS Plot builder. New robot fic tion plotter. Endless "idea” source. Only 5c ppd. Mail marts, Cincinnati. WANTED WANTED — Passengers to help share expenses to Los An geles. 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