VOLUME XXXVI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24. 1935 Issue Debated Read the objections and replies of Jirn Blais’ and Edmond Labbe’s programs in today's Emerald. NUMBER 101 ‘ Resu me of the Day’s News By the Associated Press —■ -VT" - APRIL 23 —--r jXVic Taxps Forpspon WASHINGTON — An unexpec ted warning that hundreds of mil lions in new inheritance taxes may be demanded by the administration to finance cash bonus legislation today was raised as a barrier to veteran demands—clouding even the future of the Harrison bond redemption compromise. Secretary Morgenthau, Presi dent Roosevelt’s closest financial 4 confidant, personally delivered the nevvr taxes bombshell to the senate finance committee, blanketing in to his statement all bonus bills under consideration. Immediately, however, Chair man Harrison renewed to news men his contention that the com promise plan—with its offer to ex change negotiable bonds for the bonus certificates—would not re quire new taxes. Price of Sili'pr Risps WASHINGTON — Expectation of a quick boost in the treasury’s silver price today was added to swirls of speculation over possible administration action to close the weak spot left in the Roosevelt monetary system by the supreme court gold ruling. Silver talk had its genesis in mounting world quotations for the white metal as they edged over closer to the government's stand ing offer for newly mined domestic silver. One treasury official said it was a logical deduction from past actions that the price would be boosted shortly, but all Secre tary Morgenthau would say was “Don't bet any money on what we do.’’ Paraguayans Halted BUENOS AIRES — A week of bitter, bloody fighting- along the 120-mile Chaco front, in which both Bolivia and Paraguay lost heavily, tonight saw Paraguay’s invasion of Bolivia temporarily halted. Hurling nine regiments number ing 8,000 men into the Paraguayan center. General Enrique Penaran da, Bolivian commander, threat ened the enemy’s communications and forced evacuation of Chara gua, important Santa Cruz prov ince town which Paraguay cap tured April 16. Paraguay, admitting Charagua had been abandoned for tactical reasons, asserted its counter-offen sive launched in the central sector about Boyuibe inflicted heavy loss es on the Bolivian forces concen trated there. Navy Bill in Congress WASHINGTON — The biggest regular naval appropriation bill in fifteen years was started down the ways of congress today, (Please turn to paije 3) Campus Calendar Emerald business staff will meet today at 4 in McArthur court. Phi Theta Epsilon pledges will meet today at 4 in the women's lounge of Gerlinger hall. Phi Mu Epsilon, mathematics honorary, will hold an important business meeting tonight at 8 p. m. in 206 Deady. All members are re quested to be present. Phi Chi Theta will hold an im portant meeting at 5 p. m. today in room 106 commerce. Students to be in publicity pic tures for the AWS carnival meet today at noon in front of Friendly hall. Barker Lauds Friendliness OfNipponese Sense of Honor Excelled By No Other Country, Speaker Says Noted Japanese Student to Teach Here The Japanese are more efficient, friendly, and more hospitable than any other people on the face of the earth, once you gain their respect, Burt Brown Barker, vice-president of the University of Oregon, said in an address yesterday morning at 11 before several hundred stu dents in Gerlinger hall. The speak er recently extensively traveled in Japan. “There is no nation in the world which has the sense of honor which the Jarmnese have,” Mr. Barker said. While in Japan the speaker was the guest of honor at many social events, including one in the private home of one of the leading citizens whom he had met in Ore gon. He was greatly imnressed with the ease with which the Jap anese conduct their social duties while entertaining, even though they do differ greatly from those of America. Perry Method Bold As the reason that the world at large did not believe that the Jap anese were a friendly people, Mr. Barker advanced the opinion that Commodore Perry was unnecessar ily bold in his methods of estab lishing trade relations. The peo ple of Japan are very sensitive and were insulted at the method used by Perry when he landed at a forbidden port with 300 officers and armed negroes as his escort. Although the Japanese highly re sented this, they are nevertheless thankful to the people of the Unit ed States for opening the door of their nation to the commerce of the world. In Japan the honor of the family is so great the young man knows if he does anything wrong it will reflect upon every member of his family, Mr. Barker said, express ing a wish that the youth of Amer ica would think more seriously of this before committing an act for which they would be sorry. Japanese Cultured The Japanese do not play con tract bridge for recreation, but they seek composure in their gar dens and in books. A Japanese garden is a reproduction of some piece of nature which the owner has learned to love. There are more book stores in Tokyo than in any other city. In the speaker’s opinion, reflecting the profound in terest and self satisfaction found in reading by the people there. While visiting in the island em pire, Mr. Barker made the acquain tance of Jiro Harada, one of Ja pan’s foremost archeologists and art scholars, who will come to the campus next fall to study and to instruct students in Japanese cul ture. Mr. Harada chose the Uni versity mainly because he is so in terested in the Murray Warner oriental art museum located on the campus. The scholar is now in Manchuria and will conduct ar cheological research in China and Korea before coming to the Uni versity. Premier of 'Small Miracle’ Stars Booth9 Baker, and Root Guild Hall's amateur premier of “Small Miracle,” recent Broad way success classified by critics as “excellent melodrama,” and scheduled for presentation May 4 and 6 in the University theatre, presents to the Eugene campus three University juniors whose in itial appearance it will be as lead ing characters in a regular Guild hall production. “Small Miracle,” an exciting drama of interwoven lives, has its entire action in the lounge of a Broadway theatre one night while the performance, a musical com edv, is on. Before the eyes of the onlookers is untangled .through a small, but thrilling miracle, the mixed-up skein of ten lives in the audience, including Sylvia Tem ple, lovely society woman who “chose theater lounges for her as signations,” played by Portia Booth: Helen, the young filing clerk who comes to the theatre to save the fellow, to whom she is engaged, from a serious predica ment which threatens his career, played by Leone Baker: and Joe Taft, a plain-clothes-man. who has in his custody a convicted mur derer who has been sentenced to hang, played by George Root. Miss Booth, who plays the role of Sylvia Temple, made her first University dramatic appearance as Fern Arthur, chorus girl witness, in the “Trial of Mary Dugan.” Miss Booth who is a junior, is mi noring in dramatics and was act ive in dramatic work in Grant high school in Portland before coming to the University, Leone Baker, as Helen, appears for the first time in a Guild hall production. Miss Baker entered the University last fall as a jun ior, having transferred from Mon mouth where during the past two years she appeared in and directed many of the monthly one-act plays and was president of Crimson ‘O’, dramatic group. Both Miss Baker and Miss Booth played the leading parts in their high school class plays. This is also the first University dramatic appearance of George Root, junior in journalism, who returned to the University fall fall term after an absence of two years. As Joe Taft, the ex-cop and detective, Root portrays a kind-hearted executor of the law whose one generous gesture un consciously promotes a “small mir acle” and brings the play to a thrilling climax. Matrix Speaker Gwladys Bowen, society editor of the Oregonian, will he the main speaker at the formal Matrix Table banquet, to be given Thurs day evening, April 25, by Theta Sigma Phi, women’s journalism honorary. Noted Women Will Meet at f Matrix Table Speaker, Guest of Honor Is Oregonian Society Editor Distinguished women in journal ism, literature and the arts, from Eugene, the campus, and other parts of Oregon, will meet at the Eugene hotel Thursday, 6:30, at the formal Matrix banquet given by Theta Sigma Phi, women’s na tional journalism honorary. Miss Gwladys Bowen, society editor of the Oregonian, will be guest of honor, and speaker before approximately 100 of Oregon’s “elite” in literature and the fine arts. Miss Bowen, in addition to being an accomplished writer, has traveled widely through Europe, and has also been active in drama, both as actress and director. She is a former student of the Univer sity, was one of the charter mem bers of Pot and Quill, and won the Edison Marshall short story con test, while on the campus. Honorary to Pledge One of the chielf features of the banquet this year will be the pledging of new members to the honorary. The names of the pledges will not be disclosed until the banquet. Outstanding fresh man and sophomore women in journalism at the University, and also from the two Eugene high schools will be introduced. Miss Signe Rasmussen has been selected as the outstanding fresh man, and Miss Virginia Endicott (Please turn to page three) YW Puppet Show Finale on Tonight A packed house at both the af ternoon and evening performance yesterday was Eugene's enthusi astic response to Scott's Merry Marionettes, group of puppets which were sponsored by the freshman members of the YWCA. Isabelle Miller, chairman of the shows, announces that there will be a third and final performance at 7:30 tonight. Prices are 15 cents for University students and 25 cents for adults. The plays “King Midas” and “The Three Bears” won instant favor with the audience. Much fav orable comment was evoked by the skillful way in which the pup pets were handled and the realistic touch that characterized the whole show. Ballet dances, songs, and performances upon various musi cal instruments were featured as short numbers. Election of YM Officers To Be Tomorrow at Hut YWCA elections will be held to morrow at the Y hut from twelve to one-thirty. Fred Giesieke has been nominated for president, Cos grove La Barre for vice-president, Ed Hansen and Charles Paddock for secretary, and Brittan Ash for treasurer. All members are urged to vote. Eugene Stromberg will be in charge of the ballot box. Returns From Portland — Doris Russi returned to the campus Sun day after spending the past week end visiting with her parents at the home in Portland. I AW S Carnival | To Begin Half Hour Earlier 1 ‘The Nickel to Be King*’; Dancing, Food, Fun For One Price Basket Social Affair New Interest at Affair “The annual AWS carnival will begin at 7:30 and not at 8 o'clock as announced in posters distribu ted about -the campus and city,” Reva Herns, carnival chairman, said last night. The posters, which are correct in all details except the starting time, depict the circus events of the gala night scheduled for Sat urday in the igloo when the “cream of carnival attractions” will be offered to students, faculty and townspeople. Baskets for Sale "The nickel will be king,” said Ralph Schomp, assistant graduate manager. Jitney dancing, food and fun, are all to be offered at this price. Plans for a telegraph ser vice by which one can send tele grams to anyone attending the carnival are under way. An im portant feature of the affair this year is the basket social. Eight baskets containing lunch for two will be auctioned off at the dance intermission. Eight girls, whose names will be announced soon, are to be the supper partners of the highest bidders. A carnival display opens today at the Co-op. Girls Sell Tickets Girls who will sell tickets are: Bernice McDonald, Constance Kletzar, Margaret Real, Ona-Dee Hendrickson, Marjory Brainerd, Colleen Cathey, Kathleen Duffy, Vivian Emery, Hallie Dudrey, Pa tricia Neal, Olive Lewis, Winifred Pembroke, Jane Lagassee, Mar garet Johnston, Eileen Glaisyer, Lois Strong, Iris Schmidt, Toni Lucas, Jane Bogue, Eleanor Adef son, Margaret Rae, Marietta Conk lin, Margaret Hay, Dolores Belloni, Molly White, Virginia Duncan, Marie Davis, Claire Shanks, Jean Mavis Moire, Jean Cecil, Virginia Moore, and Betty Brown. These girls will meet at 4:30 in the Col lege Side Inn Thursday. Helping at the food booths will be: Elizabeth Turner, Doris Mabie, Lucille Finck, Olive Lewis, Erma Huston, Elizabeth DeBusk, Gayle Buchanan, Bertha Sheppard, Joanne Perrott, Genevieve Hollin, Maurine Shearer, Bernice McDon ald, Betty Jane Casey, Jean Fas kitt, Ruth Mary Scared, Phyllis Cory, Aleen Hall, Betty Zentbauer, Elizabeth Calef, Sue Menzies, Mar jory Kaker, Betty McGirr, Dot Geigler. Eijiht Candidates Running for Co-op Board Next Year McClain Reads Financial Statement, Reports Nominations for the Co-op board for next year were made at the meeting of the board yesterday af ternoon. Elections are to be held simultaneously with the regular ASUO and class elections Thurs day. 1 Freshmen nominated for the sophomore position on the board are Frank Drew, Lawrence Crane, ■and Richard Pierce. Only one of these three will be elected. Juniors who were nominated for positions jen the board as seniors are Avery Combs, Robert Vosper. Charles Mc Girr, Theda Spicer, and John Lewis. Two sophomores will be elected to serve terms of two years each. One of the candidates will be cho sen to serve for one year. John F. (Please turn to page three) Students Seeking; Jobs for Summer To Meet in Villard Forest Service Program May Include Students Students seeking summer jobs should come to Villard assembly at 7:15 this evening without fail when Fred N. Miller of the Univer sity health service will outline ten tative plans for Forest Service camps designed to give summer work to students. All plans are still indefinite, says Dr. Miller, but if a large number or boys turn out to the meeting a n d sign application blanks there is a good chance that they will be granted forest jobs. The plan, as Dr. Miller has dis cussed it with Regional Forester C. J. Buck and other officials, is to set up camps of 50 or more boys to do part of the work that will go into the enlarged programs of Uncle Sam’s forests this year. Dr. Miller warns that such work is not easy and that Forest Service officials do not invite vacationers to take these responsible jobs. Students who are willing to work to enable themselves to return to school, however, can increase the probability of this work being granted by making application for it. Several hundred students are ex pected to file applications for jobs, Dr. Miller said, since unemploy ment is more acute among stu dents than any other class of people. Every student wishing to assure himself of a summer job should be at the Villard meeting tonight. Labbe, Blais Debate Issues Labbe Objections It is necessary that I take two important exceptions to your state ment of policy as appeared in yes terday's Emerald. 1. Your Support of the present political system. 2. Your “plan” as embodied in your desire to place an independent student upon the executive council of the associate students. First, in your statement in Tues day’s Emerald, you said that “the condition portrayed in the slogan (Take patronage out of politics) does not exist in the minds of the students of the University of Ore gon.” I challenge you to reconcile this attitude with the express edi torial statement of the Oregon Daily Emerald decrying the pres ent system of "mob” politics and , issuing a demand for a construc tive plan to eradicate the selfish, out-moded, collusive spoils system. Your statement yesterday seems to place you in the position of champion for the cause of such an order—as a champion of the spoils system. Can you be sincere in contending that in past elections the candi dates for student body president have been free of all alinements brought about by the means of po litical collusion ? I hardly think that you can. It is well known, as exemplified by the statement made by the Emerald, that there is an imperative need for severing the roots of the campus bugaboo—-the spoils method of conducting politi cal campaigns. Second, in your statement yes terday, you advocated, as the prin cipal point in your program, rep resentation of the independent groups on the executive council. I fail to be able to view this plan in any other light than a futile and incomplete effort to secure the fa (Please turn to page 3) Blais Objections Speaking for myself and ticket we do not think selfish interests and mob hysteria have swayed the casting of ballots by Oregon stu dents in years past. We think more of Oregon students’ intelligence than placing it on that basis. The opposition refers to the appoint ments of committee chairmen as “plums.” We of the opposing ticket consider these positions as student offices to be filled by capable people and not intimate friends of the person making the appoint ments. We have stood on thi3 lat ter statement since the start of the campaign. We think that the votes to be cast at the present coming election should not hinge upon appoint ment power of toe president but on the tickets' merits and personal qualifications. vVe state that in so far as our ticket is concerned we are not relying on political pat ronage securing us votes. We further state that the plan offered by the opposition is no' practical and is merely thn forma tion of a new committee which cannot be kept clear of political influence because of the fact that its membership will be in a large measure made up of those people whom the students on the execu tive council desire to be seated. A group places six people in of fice in the ASUO and with the former junior finance man retain ing his vote in executive council as the seventh vote we see that the students elected have seven vots to six for other members of the ex ecutive council. Consequently with non-faculty interference of the other six votes the executive council, student members would select those whom they desire to be seated on the newly created appointment body, so the same group that elected (Please turn to page 3) Non-Members of ASUO May Receive Class Card Refunds; Campaigns End in Flourish Filial Program Criticisms Registered in Today s Emerald Both Men Are Sure Principles, Issues Center Of Polilieal Conflict Launching into a vigorous last minute scramble for votes, both candidates for next year’s office of associated student president last night laid elaborate plans for today's activities. Both tickets prepared for the final appeal for support among living groups on the campus. In answer to a request by the "Emerald for objections and refu tations of the opposition’s pro gram, the two candidates last night submitted to the paper the statements appearing elsewhere in the paper. This material is the last that may be printed in the paper on the views of the contestants, in accordance with the time limi tation placed on the publication with regards to election proga ganda. These statements climax a move on the part of the paper to place before the student obdy the ideas and opinions of the contestants for next year’s offices. Both can didates were requested to minimize dealing in personalities and deal with facts and proposals. This year’s campaign has been characterized b y attempts b y both candidates toward offering something constructive in the way of a program. Edmond Labbe first appeared with a plan entitled "Patronage Out of Politics." This plan appeared last Saturday. James Blais followed yesterday with his plan entitled "Hypocrisy Out of Slogans.” The campaign has this year, more than in previous years, re volved about principles and issues rather than political procedure. Labbe’s plan presents the principle of broader representation in stu dent activities through removing from the hands of the president the power of appointment. Blais’ plan stresses revision of the con stitution and stresses the im practicalibility of removing from the hahds of the president the power of appointment. The race promises to be hot. Spanish Students Choose Pledges Newly-elected members of Sig ma Delta Pi, national Spanish hon orary, were announced yesterday by Antone Yturri, president. Uni versity students chosen are Cath erine M. Poppleton and Adrian Van Moock, graduate students in Ro mance languages; Marie Sacco manno, senior; Jeanne Hankins and Stanley Robe, juniors. Five students at Oregon State college were also invited to mem bership in the local group. These nre Mary M. Allen, Carmen S. Ful kerson, Dorothy R. Keep, William .T. Walsh, and Victor Murdock. For election to Sigma Delta Pi, a student must be at least a junior, must have taken third year Span ish literature, must have a 2.0 av erage Spanish grade, and a general GP\ of 1 9. Dr. Leavitt O. Wright, faculty sponsor of the chapter, requests that all newly elected members meet him in his office n 102 Ore gon today at 3 p. m. Lance Hart to Lecture On Art Tonight at 7:30 Lance W. Hart, assistant profes sor of drawing and painting, will speak this evening at 7:30 in room 12, Friendly hall. The topic of his lecture will be “Some Reflections on Contemporary Art.” This is one of a series of lectures under the sponsorship of the com mittee on free intellectual activi ties. Following the lecture the meeting will be open to discussion. The public is invited to attend. Guest of Alpha Phi — Gretchen Gregg from Portland was a week end guest at the Alpha Phi house. Miss Gregg is a former University student and an affiliate of the so , rority. —* r j I Praises Japan Burt Brown Barker, vice-presi dent of the University, who spoke at yesterday’s student assembly on his experiences in Japan. Voters to Decide Constitution Fate In Poll Test Only Change in Revision Concerns Independents Adoption or rejection of the pro posed revision of the constitution of the associated students faces tlie voters at the yearly election tomorrow. Joseph Renner, ASTJO president., said last night that all hut a few of the changes made in the constitution have been effec tive previously, the whole thing merely being simplified by incor porating the various amendments passed since the adoption of the constitution. The only change made is Article X which provides for representa tion of the independent men and women on the executive council, this being suggested to stimulate the interest of independent stu dents in campus affairs. The com plete constitution, as it would read if the proposal is passed, has been printed in the Emerald for the last two issues, in order to give students a chance to compare it with the former document. This change will be voted upon separ ately. The proposed revision, which will provide better working and a more simplified form than the old constitution, was prepared for revision by Thomas Tongue’s re vision committee to apply under the compulsory fee set-up. Tongue was student body president last year. The other change made this year was the provision to make the laws workable under both compulsory and optional fee plans. Trade Club Will Meet; Pictures to Be Shown Moving pictures of the sugar in dustry in Cuba, and one reel of the electric ship will be shown at the regular meeting of the foreign trade club Thursday evening at 7:15 in the men’s lounge of Ger linger. All members are urged to attend as a short business meeting will follow the program. __ _.. . _ . . Students Must Hold Both Memberships to Vote For Class Jobs Decision Is Official Admissions Used to Date Will Be Deducted In nn opinion of the judiciary committee, printed on the editor ial page, is the announcement that students holding class mem bership cards will not be allowed to vote in the coming class elec tions unless they also have an ASUO card. Joseph Renner, president of the ASUO, said last night that all stu dents not holding ASUO cards, but holding class cards and want ing the money for these class cards refunded, may receive their money if the cards are presented at the associated students offices at McArthur court. Money will be refunded those students, who have atetnded class functions where ad mission was charged, and used the class card as admittance to those functions, but these students will have to pay the admittance prices of those functions. The reason for this situation was assigned to the fact that this year’s class cards were printed under the same conditions as ex isted last year when membership in the ASUO was compulsory. This year under the optional plan of ASUO membership, those stu dents holding class cards but not holding ASUO cards are prevented from voting by the clause in the constitution stating that both membership cards were necessary. The necessary alterations in the tickets were not made. New YW Cabinet Hosts to National Secretary Here Miss Sorensen Is Available For Interviews The new officers and cabinet members of the YWCA held their first meeting Monday night, Mrs. Stella Skerlock, national traveling YW secretary, talked to the group. The new officers and cabinet members are Elaine Sorensen, president; Mary Nelson, vice-pres ident; Phyllis Adams, secretary; Margilee Morse, treasurer; Glen dolene Vinyard, frosh discussion groups; Loy Reeder, bungalow; Theda Spicer, Eugene girls; Le nore Wood, office girls; Doris Mabie, social chairman; Clara Nasholm, world fellowship; Elaine Cornish, industrial; Ruth Weber, Seabeck; Patsy Neal, membership; Eileen Donaldson, vocations; Alice Ann Thomas, social service; Lil lian Warn, current events; Lillian England, modern art; Frances Schaupp, frosh commission; Lois Luvaas, Diil Pickle club. Elaine Sorensen will be in the YW office each day at 9:00 for the purpose of interviewing any girl who is interested in working in the YW. Amos Burg to Show Movies Of Voyage in South America Amo.s Burg, Oregon’s own ex plorer and adventurer who recent ly returned fro ma daring trip in a small boat to the tip of South America, will tell the tale of his voyage to students of the Univer sity and others interested May 2 and 3 at the Colonial theater. The appearance, which will include a matinee and evening performance each day, will be under the auspic es of the associated students. AS UO members will be admitted free. Burg has just returned from a tour of the East, where he made five appearances. In Washington, D. C., he presented his talk and motion pictures for the National Geographic society before a crowd of 5,000 people in Constitution hall. Writing after the Washington apparance President Grosvenor of the National Geographical society, said: “It is a pleasure to tell you how much we appreciated your lecture entitled 'Voyaging Bucginn Seas to Cape Horn.' The material you collected in the territory at the tip of South America, which is visited only by the hardiest travelers, is extraordinary. Your motion pictures and lantern slides are very beautiful and interest ing." Burg will present six reels of pictures taken in this desolate, un usual land, and will supplement this with the projection of a num ber of still pictures, the first ever taken in that region in natural color. The explorer appeared here last term with his pictures of a round the-world trip, which were unusu ally well received by a large num ber of people. This appearance differs from the first, however, since it incorporates many thrill ing scenes of dangerous adven tures in the rough South Ameri can seas.