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VOLUME XXXVI
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1935
NUMBER 64
I
Resume
of the
Day’s News
By the Associated Press
-- JANUARY 31
Extend Air Mail Laics
WASHINGTON — A presiden
tial message, recommending that
all civilian aviation be placed un
der the control of the interstate
commerce commission, was fol
lowed today by senate approval of
a measure to extend existing air
mail laws to September 1.
“The air mail situation is an in
tegral part of the entire aviation
proble m,” Senator O'Mahoney
(D-Wyo), author of the bill said,
“and my measure simply gives us
a breathing spell to consider the
message and the report. Otherwise
existing contracts would have to
be revised on March 1.”
Debt Plans Collapse
WASHINGTON—Soviet -Ameri
can negotiations for a settlement
of 16-year-old Russian debts of
$500,000,000 abruptly collapsed late
today, carrying with them hopes
for an immediate and greatly ex
panded trade with the Soviet un
ion.
Secretary Hull, after a brief con
ference with Alexander Troyanov
sky, the Soviet ambassador, issued
a formal statement announcing the
failure.
House Supports Martin
SALEM — The house of the Ore
gon legislature went down the line
today in support of Governor
Charles H. Martin when it passed
two of his major proposals and
completed action on another which
paves the way for the governor j
now to name his advisory planning
commission.
The lower house of the assembly,
after lengthy debate, gave approv
al of the much disputed measure
which would place all game fees
and funds of other boards an‘d
commissions in the general fund of
the state and requiring legislative
appropriations for the operations.
Only 8 votes of the 60 were cast
against the bill.
Prepare Mooney Petition
SAN FRANCISCO — An at
tempt to obtain a definite ruling
from the United States supreme
court on whether all legal doors
have been closed against Tom J.
Mooney in California, or whether
there remains one more possible
avenue to freedom for him, was
announced here today by George
T. Davis, his attorney.
Petition for a rehearing of the
appeal for a writ of habeas corpus
for Mooney, now serving a life
sentence in San Quentin prison for
the 1916 preparedness day bomb
ing in San Francisco, will be filed
with the high court tomorrow, Da
vis said.
House Ejects Communist
WASHINGTON - - A shouting, I
struggling Communist was hustled
out of a staid house committee
hearing today after charging that
the pending administration secur
ity bill is a “program of security
for wealth and profit.”
The Communist, Herbert Benja
min of New York City, later served j
notice in a statement that despite:
the ejection he would make “every;
effort” to present his argument to
the senate committee studying the j
same measure.
Hull Wants Conference
WASHINGTON — An endorse-'
ment by Secretary Hull of the
calling of a new international eco
nomic conference, coupled with
lively w’orld court and money de
bates, today poured into the senate
agriculture committee’s study of
world trade.
The secretary of state’s approv
al of a suggestion that the United
States call another world confer
ence was given no lively reception
at the White House. President
Roosevelt gave no indication of
immediately taking such a step.
A series of developments, however,
continued to enliven the penate
hearing, in which proposals con
cerning cotton were in the fore
front. Secretary Morgenthau was
asked to study what effect a new
boost in the price of silver would
have on the cost of cotton produc
tion in India and Brazil.
Campus Calendar
Waffle Wiggle directorate will
meet at 4:00 today upstairs in the
College Side.
REBEC TO SPEAK
Dr. Rebec, head of the philos
ophy department, will speak Sat
urday afternoon, February 2, be
fore the College Folk club at Cor
vallis. This is an organization of
faculty waves, but the meeting will
also be open for townspeople.
Dr. Parsons
Says Religion
Is Arts Basis
Speaker Traces Origin
Of Spiritual Thought
To Early Times
Second of Lecture Series
Is February 7
By Signe Rasmussen
Religion grows out of a man’s
attempt to adjust himself to his
environment and to understand the
supernatural or spiritual world
which he apprehands but never
comprehends. It forms the very
basis for culture and is so inter
twined with it that the two are
inseparable. All of the fine arts,
with the possible exception of story
telling, originated, developed in,
and have never been severed from
religion.
These were the important points
brought out by Dr. P. A. Parsons,
professor of sociology, in his ad
dress last night in Villard hall. He
spoke on “The Relation of Religion
to the Origin and Development of
Culture.’’
Traces Religion Origin
Going back to the very earliest
origin of civilization. Dr. Parsons
told how primitive man was de
pendent upon his mind as a sur
vival tool. When his mind was free
from supplying the immediate
necessities of life, he spent his
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Dr. Hayes Given
Leave for Stiuly
Dr. Marion G. Hayes, assistant
physician for the University of
Oregon health service, has been
granted a leave of absence for the
spring term, it was announced to
day.
During her leave Dr. Hayes will
study latest methods in treatment
of tuberculosis, especially those
dealing with prevention and treat
ment in early stages.
The program of examination and
treatment of this disease on the
campus has been said by health
service experts to be one of the
best in the entire country.
Dr. Hayes graduated from the
University of Oregon in 1925, and
received her doctor of medicine de
gree in 1930. She has been assist
ant physician here since 1931.
Maloney Reports
Tax Pavinent Due
j
Federal income tax returns for
the Calendar year 1934 must be
filed with the office of J. W. Ma
loney, collector of internal revenue,
not later than ■ March 15, 1935.
According to Maloney, deputy
collectors will be in Lane county
from February 1 to February 19,
and from March 2 to March 15, to
receive income tax reports.
Income tax forms were mailed
on January 10, 1935, to all taxpay
ers who filed such forms for the
previous year. Failure to receive
the forms will not relieve the tax
payer from the penalties provided
if the return is not filed on time.
Taxpayers required to file income
tax returns, who have not received
the forms, should apply at once to
the collector’s office for such
forms.
Starts Sari as
Dr. P. A. Parsons who delivered
a lecture on “The Relation of Re
ligion to the Origin and Develop
ment of Culture” at Villard hall
last night. This was the first of a
series on religion.
Fourteen Editors
Of College Papers
To Talk Over NBC
Discussions to Cover Wide
Campus Interests
Fourteen editors of college news
papers in ail parts of the country
will be heard over the National
broadcasting- company networks on
Saturday, February 2, in discus
sions of student opinions on cur
rent campus questions.
The hour program, which will be
broadcast at 3:00 p. n., over coast
to-coast NBC networks, will cover
a wide variety of subjects now up
permost in the collegiate mind,
ranging from compulsory- military
training to subsidized athletics.
Those taking part in the unusual
round-robin discussion, who will
speak from a dozen different parts
of the country, are Joe Connor,
University of Washington Daily;
Stan Beaubaire, Stanford Daily; F.
Chandler Harris, California Daily
Bruin; Paul H. Reinhardt, Cornell
Daily Sun; Howard P. Hudson,
University of Chicago Daily Mar
oon; William Ferris, University of
Michigan Daily; J. B. Bingham,
Yale News; Francis G. Smith, Jr.,
Daily Princetonian; Grace William
son, Louisiana State University
Reveille; A1 Kosek, University of
Minnesota Daily; John Mapp, Wil
liam and Mary Flat Hat; Seymour
Sheriff, College of the City of New
York Campus; James Wechsler,
Columbia Spectator, and Harriet
Tompkins, Vassat Miscellany
News.
Baker Gives Library
Book on Pioneer Life
As a gift of the author, the boolc,
“Forty Years a Pioneer,” written
by W. W. Baker in memory of his
father, was received this week by
the University library. It is a story
of the business life of Dorsey Syng
Baker from 1848-1888.
This tale of a pioneer’s success
is especially interesting to those on
the campus as he tells of the con
nection of Baker and Henry Vil
lard, for whom Villard hall is
named.
"rLettermen’s Limp” Offers
ISovel Dance Entertainment
The secret is out!
The entire personnel of the
"Belles” who are scheduled to sing,
dance, and be merry at the Order
of the “O” Lettermen’s Limp this
Saturday night has been an
nounced.
Not since the days of Zeigfeld
have such a famed group of danc
ers been selected to appear before
the public. The following group
of football stars a!re rehearsing
regxilarly a complete dance rou
tine which will be featured at the
"Limp”: Ross Carter, Andy Hur
ney, John Reischman, Walter Back,
Stan . Riordan, "Lamp” Walker,
Clarence Codding, Hugh McCredie
Dick Bishop, Ed Farrar, Joe Gor
don, and Del Bjork.
At a meeting of the committee
in charge of the dance yesterday,
it was decided to sponsor a prize
dance. All men’s living organiza
tions on the campus, as well as
the Yeomen and the International
house are asked to elect the best
dancer from their group who shall
secure a “date” and compete for
the valuable prize which is being
offered.
Harry McCall, Phi Delta Theta’s
star baseball player is to be feat
ured in a gala special dance num
ber, it was announced last night.
Ned Simpson, of football fame and
present sports editor of the Em
erald, and Ray Lopez, another foot
ball man, are scheduled to do their
i share iu the entertaining features
being planned.
The Lettermen's Limp is to be
j held in Gerlinger hall right after
the game with Oregon State and
the players of both teams will be
guests of honor at the affair.
Casteel Sets
Deadline For
Jewett Falk
Department oi Speech
Offers 3 Prizes
Totaling $45
Immediate entrance into the W.
F. Jewett extempore speaking con
test will give participants better
chances of winning one of the
three prizes offered, John L. Cas
teel, director of speech, said today.
The deadline for entering the con
test which will be held on the
evening of February 14 has been
set for next Monday, February 4.
Prizes to I»p Awarded
Prizes of $25, $15, and $5 will be
awarded to the persons giving the
three best extempore speeches on
some sub-topic of “America’s
Stake in the Pacific” general topic
which has been selected for the
contest. This subject will embrace
all phases of America’s relations to
the political, economic, and social
life in the Pacific basin including
commercial relations with the
orient as well as with our posses
sions.
Speakers Should Prepare
The speakers should prepare by
informing themselves thoroughly
on the general subject. They will
draw sub-topics on the night of the
contest from a list of twelve pre
pared by members of the faculty.
The length of the speeches, which
must be given without notes, is to
be from 8 to 10 minutes.
The contest is open to all under
graduate students. Anyone inter
ested in it may call at the speech
division, room 10, Friendly hall for
further information and details of
procedure.
Dan Clark, Jr., Orton Goodwin,
and Irvin Buchwach have already
entered the contest, Casteel stated.
Beck Tells Effect
Of Drugs in Talk
Telling of the influence of hash
ish and peyote, commonly known
as mescal, Lester F. Beck, assist
ant professor of psychology, ad
dressed a group in Omega hall last
night.
To a person under the influence
of these drugs, Beck said, all sen
sitiveness is increased. The per
ception of time is distorted so that
the seconds seem like hours and
time’s passage seems to be sus
pended. The world surrounding the
drugged person seems to have be
come enlarged or magnified, and
in looking at his foot he gains an
impression much the same as
when looking through an inverted
telescope, as his foot seems a great
distance away.
His hearing is also very acute,
every sound or voice having a
beautiful musical tone. Things
tend to become very brilliantly col
ored to his eyes, and ordinarily
tawdry objects assume a great
deal of beauty for him. Muscular
action is also very sensitive, as the
impression is produced in the per
son that he "Hows through the air
with the greatest of ease" as he
moves about. In addition these
drugs also produce an anti-aphro
disiac effect on the person who in
dulges.
INFIRMARY FULL AGAIN
That the infirmary is full to ca
pacity and many ill students are
being treated at their homes, was
reported yesterday by Dr. Fred N.
Miller, director of the health ser
vice. Most of the patients are suf
fering from the flu or grippe, so
all visitors are barred from the
infirmary.
Today’s Emrrald
is brought to you by the
following advertisers.
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!? onion. Allard Foiled;
Flutes, Film to Police
Cumi’rin.in Stivers Vernon amt
Reporter Winston Allard, cover
ing the Coed Capers last night
for tlie Emerald from their vant
age point in the projection room
of Gerlinger hull, were discov
ered and kept at buy by brave
coeds until police arrived to con
fiscate and turn over to the
frolickers the newsmen’s two
cameras, plates and 50 feet of
exposed motion picture film.
Minus the illustrations the
story is found on this page.
Bio- ]\ew Library
Will Have Latest
Aids to Readers
Bolter Provisions Planned
For Work in Slacks
Study, writing, research work,
ar.d recreational reading are to be
promoted in the new three-story
library building, according to the
plans as they are formulated by
Dean E. F. Lawrence, of the school
of architecture, in conference with
Hiss Lucy Lewis, head of the
higher education library system;
M. H. Douglass, librarian, the fac
ulty library committee and staff.
Although the basement is to be
only partially excavated it will be
much more adequate than that of
the present library. Provision is
made for a newspaper reading
room, storage of duplicate mate
rial and newspapers, unpacking,
and mechanical equipment. A use
ful feature of the new building is
to be a suite of rooms for the con
venience and comfort of the staff
members.
Past the foyer in the first or
main floor will be the circulation,
reference, and periodical depart
ments, each having a private of
fice. These departments include
the delivery lobby, card catalogs,
-display, and reading rooms. Re
serve bool are to be divided into
two sections, the lower will be on
this floor with three reading rooms
in connection with it.
A suite of three rooms is planned,
one housing Pauline Potter Homer
Beautiful Book collection, the sec
ond, art collections; and the third,
to promote recreational reading.
The librarian’s offices and work
room also are to be on this floor.
A new improvement is the 60 stud
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Dunn to Describe
Prehistoric City
“Ur of the Chaldees” will be the
topic of the fifth lecture in a series
of radio talks on archaeology,
given by Frederic S. Dunn, head of
the la tin department, over KOAC
tonight at 8:15.
Ur used to be known as the boy
hood home of Abraham of the
Bible, and was regarded as rather
a mythical spot, but due to excava
tions a few years ago, discoveries
were made which identified it. An
inscription containing the name of
Belshazzar, the king who was sup
posed to have seen the handwriting
on the wall, was unearthed in a
mound and this, with evidences of
civilization such as deeds of the
sale of property, led to the com
plete identification of the city
which was formerly supposed to be
fictitious.
Ur is the oldest city known, be
ing in existence in 5000 B. C., 1000
years before the date of the old
concept of the creation of the
world.
Sheldon Begins
Historical Work
Here for a tw'o weeks’ visit, Dr.
H. D. Sheldon, research professor
of history, hopes to begin work on
several historical projects now in
the process of organization. “The
History of the University of Ore
gon,” one of the projects, will be
completed in collaboration with
Karl W. Onthank, dean of person
nel administration.
Dr. Sheldon, former dean of the
school of education, has been in
Salem for the past year, undergo
ing medical treatment. While he
plans to return to Salem at the
end of his visit here, he expects to
be here permanently in a month.
Dr. Sheldon is at his residence at
1343 University street with his
wife, who is recovering from a five
months’ illness.
After Crash in Clouds Killed Two
These two planes crashed high in the air ami plunged to earth, one
wrecked and the other crippled, two flyers dying in the collision near
Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The crafts were Indiana national guard planes
returning from the Miami air races. Lieut. \V. II. Morgan of Indian
apolis and his observer landed safely in their crippled ship, shown
above, coming down in a cornfield six miles away. The dead airmen
were Licuts. Henderson Wheeler and Richard Miller, also of Indian
apolis, killed instantly In the wrecked plane shown below.
Hidden Observers Admire
Elegant Bustles at Capers
Projection Room Serves as
Spectator Row
By Stivers Vernon
It was really a very nice show.
It had to be. The house mothers
were there in force. In fact sev
eral of them—or somebody who
looked like house mothers—sat sa
close to us during our abbreviated
sojourn in the projection booth,
that we could have reached out and
touched them at any time. In spite
of the fact that they persisted in
rising and cutting off our view at
the most interesting moments, we
managed to secure what we hoped,
at least, would be very interesting
and instructive views of proceed
ings through the medium of our
cameras.
It all happened last night at the
Coed Capers. A goodly number of
the fair sex were there and the
way they capered was not only
highly entertaining but in some in
stances highly grandiose. For in
stance, the young lady who sport
ed the truly elegant bustle in the
little skit about the king (sorry
we didn't get her name; the usher
neglected to give us a program
as we entered) taught us more
about the travails of our grand
mothers than we could have
learned from a dozen picture books
Honest, the way she carried thal
thing around was enormous.
The senior cops, whom we
learned to respect as the evening
v/ore on, opened the program with
a very neat little song and dance
number which was just what we
reeded to settle us firmly and com
fortably on the tin floor of the
projection booth. We couldn’t
make out the words but the ac
tions indicated a very desperate
intent and the whistles dangled
formidably as they promenaded.
The skit which followed just nat
urally failed to make sense from
where we sat. It was quite evident
to us that the principals cared lit
tle whether the occupants of the
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Morse Secures
Use of Gerlinger
For Waffle Wiggle
Dorm Members Will Save
Cost of One Lunch
Margilee Morse, general chair
man of the annual Waffle Wiggle,
announced today that the “eat and
dance” affair will be held In Ger
linger hall. The waffles and cof
fee will be served in the sun room,
and the main gym will be used
only for dancing.
The event has been scheduled
for February 9, and will be held
between the hours of 12:00 and
2:00 as in former years.
Mrs. Genevieve Turnipseed, su
pervisor of the dormitories, has
announced that any member of
either dormitory showing her
ticket for the Waffle Wiggle will
have the cost of one lunch sub
tracted from her board bill.
Committee chairmen for the
Wiggle are as follows: Margilee
Morse, general chairman; VaDare
Hackney, assistant chairman; Lou
ise Anderson, publicity; Theda Spi
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Eugene Gleemen Will
Sing at Shrine Benefit
The Eugene Gleemen, with John
Stark Evans, conductor, will leave
Eugene at 1 o'clock today for
Portland where they are slated to
give a concert in the civic auditor
ium under the auspices of the Port
land Rotary club for the benefit
of the Shrine hospital.
Evans is using George Bishop,
baritone; Don Eva, tenor;.* and
Howard Halbert, violinist, as solo
ists on the program. It is expected
that due to the interest already
shown in this concert that the
Eugene Gleemen will receive a big
ovation when they sing tonight.
Europe Acclaims Hofmann
As Great Music Interpreter
Hofmann, the pianist who elec
trified Europe at the age of five,
and America at the age of 10, has
since then consistently been re
garded as one of the greatest in
terpreters and virtuosos of all
time. The unbridled enthusiasm
with which Europe has acclaimed
his recent appearances there, is
merely an echo of the warmth
with which American audiences
have always greeted this master
of the piano.
Of Hofmann's recent London ap
pearance, a critic said “X should
think that every famous pianist
within a hundred miles of London
must have been present at his re
cital, to say nothing of celebrities
in other walks of life.”
The London Evening Standard
said of Hofmann after one of his
concerts there: “His reputation,
stretching over many years, as a
master of the piano with technical
powers for which virtuosity seems
an understatement, remains undi
minished.”
After Hofmann’s appearance as
soloist with the Concertgebouw of
Amsterdam, the reviewer of Der
Telegraaf wrote: ‘‘It seemed like
old times. An overflowing concert
hall ... a festive spirit, a great
success! A world name, and justly
so. One of the very greatest of
the very first.”
Students of the University will
be given an opportunity to hear
Hofmann in McArthur court Sun
day afternoon, February 10. Mem
bers of the ASUO will be admitted
free to the event.
Vill Duran!
Jpeaks Here
February 14
‘Program for America’
Noted Thinker’s Topic
For Address
Lecturer to Hold Forum
At Conclusion of Talk
Speaking on the topic of “A
Program for America,” Will Du
rant, popular lecturer, philosopher,
publisher, and writer in current
magazines, will come to the cam
pus for a lecture Friday 14. The
affair was originally scheduled to
be given in Gerlinger hall, but it
lias now been definitely decided to
bold it in McArthur court. It is
scheduled for 8 o'clock in the eve
ning.
Speaker Is Capable
Durant is said to be eminently
qualified to tackle large, all-em
bracing topics. In his lectures, as
in his books, he treats with amaz
ing thoroughness such tremendous
subjects as civilization itself, such
subjects as the destiny of mankind.
His enormous popularity is attribu
ted to the fact that he is wonder
fully proficient at treating these
great topics in terms which are
not only understandable, but are
thought-provoking and entertain
ing.
Devoted to Knowledge
Durant’s career has been devot
ed to the popularizing of knowl
edge. He strips the lore of great
thinkers of its intricate verbiage,
and recasts it in every-day lan
guage. That he has done this with
out in any way adulterating the
philosophies of the past and pres
ent is regarded as perhaps his
crowning achievement.
At the conclusion of the lecture,
Durant will be very glad to an
swer any questions which members
of the audience may care to ask.
Post Prints Articles
A series of articles by Durant
appeared in the Saturday Evening
Post in the summer and autumn
of 1934, the first, “Is Our Civiliza
tion Dying,” intended as an an
swer to Spongier; ‘‘Is Democracy
a Failure?” and “The American
Choice,” have been widely read. An
other article entitled “Our Morals”
was published during the last few
weeks by Durant in the Post.
Hilbert J. linger
Gets Idaho Post
Dr. Hilbert J. Unger, a graduate
student at the University while
holding fellowships here, has been
appointed professor of physics at
the southern branch of the Univer
sity of Idaho at Pocatello for the
second semester of this year.
Dr. Unger received his degree
from Reed college in Portland in
the field of physics in 1928. He re
ceived his Ph.D. in 1932. and since
then he has been doing research
work and part time teaching in
physics. He has also been conduct
ing an educational research in the
natural sciences.
His natural science research
work has produced six papers, all
of which have appeared in the Na
tional Physical Review. This in
vestigation is a part of a large
study sponsored at the University
of Oregon by the Carnegie corpor
ation of New York, ar.d is now
being prepared for publication.
‘‘Yes,—/Vo. Pleased Is
Korean Dope Peddler’s
Answer; (rets 3 Years
PORTLAND, Jan. 31.—(AP)
—When a Korean has nothing
to say, he says it very emphat
ically.
II. H. Kim, 53-year-old Kor
ean, appeared before Federal
Judge Fee here several days ago
for sentence on a charge of sell
ing yenwhee, a derivative of
opium.
The court asked him if he
had unythlng to say.
“Yes,—no. Please?” answered
Kim. And for more than two
days that was all the answer
the court got, except for some
native Korean that none of the
court attaches could understand.
Kim was sentenced to serve
three years and six months In
Fort Leavenworth federal prison.