To the Grads
la dedicated this edition of the
Emerald. The students are getting
the old campus ready for a big
weekend Friday. Come and get it.
70LUME XXXVIII
UNVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1938
NUMBER 11
The
Passing Show
Ethiopians Slaughtered
Senator Vandenburg
Morgenthau Replies
Spanish War
By DARREL ELLIS
Italian Vengeance
Ethiopian tribesmen were
tracked down and killed by a col
umn of 500 Italian soldiers yester
day in a belated “mass reprisal”
for the killing of Fascist aviators
last July.
Military headquarters announced
the purpose of the “mass murder” .
was vengeance for the death of '
their men.
Interruption Defended
While Senator Vandenburg de
clared the incident close, word from -
Washington yesterday paid the
Federal Communications commis
sion would investigate the inter- -
ruption by CBS Of a radio debate
Saturday between the Republican ■
senator and “excerpt” recordings
of Roosevelt speeches. |
Harry C. Butcher, director of the
Washington office of CBS, yester
day issued a statement tending to
explode published inferences that i
the company's action “was dictat
ed by fear of either the Democrat
ic administration” or the commis
sion. Vandenburg is expected to
comment on the incident in a radio
address over CBS tonight.
And Vice Versa
A dash of comedy was added to
the political “stewpot” yesterday ,
as Joe Phillips of Nebraska City,
Nebraska, agreed that if President
Roosevelt \vins the election he will
take one dozen eggs to court house
square and wash “Landon man”
Mason Colbert’s face with them,
and if Landon wins—well, vice ver
sa. No announcement was made as c
to age limitation on the eggs. t
ISine Pages of Reply 1
Charges of “juggled” fiscal re- J
ports in the United States treasury i
department, made by ex-President s
Hoover in a radio speech Friday j
night, were answered in detail last s
night by Secretary Morgenthau. t
The treasury chief's reply, embod- r
ied in a nine-page statement which 1
he read to his press conference, de
nied that the department was us- t
ing an “entirely new system of s
double bookkeeping.” ,
“Treasury accounts are kept ^
strictly in accordance with law, and (
are not based upon any partisan t
political considerations,” he do- £
dared.
Although it is not ordinarily
treasury department policy to an- j
swer charges made against gov- (
ernment records during the heat t
of political campaigns, Morgen- ,
thau said, public interest demands s
that such statements be not ig- ^
nored “when a former president of ,
the United States in a public ad- ,
dress charges the treasury depart- t
ment of the United States with ‘in- (
tellectual dishonesty’ and ‘perni- ,
cious deceit.’ ” ,
Mystery Blaze
Fire of unknown origin which t
swept the third class quarters of «
the Italian liner Vulcania resulted t
in the death of four persons yes- c
terday. Three of the victims were 1
stewards. The fourth, a musician, t
crazed with terror, leaped from the
side of the ship and drowned.
The blaze was first discovered <
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1936 HOMECOMING TO OPEN FRIDAY
!
Campus United Against Tax Limitation
i
Various Opposition
Elements Hit Evils
Of Proposed Measure
Student Conservatives,
Liberals, Militarists,
Anti-Militarists, All to
Oppose Measure
Unanimous Feeling
■Special Poll of Students
Shows Few Favoring the
Limitation Bill
By CLAIRK JOHNSON
Campus liberals and campus
onservatives, required military
ackers and anti-militarists, inde
lendent groups and fraternity
;roups, student leaders and aver
ge students, all these varied and
ometimes conflicting interests
iresent a united front on one is
ue, and that is in their opposition
o the proposed tax limitation
measure appearing on the Novem
ier ballot.
Almost unprecedented in the his
ory of the school is the unanimous
entiment against this measure,
/hich would by 1942 cut another
1,000,000 from the revenues of an
)regon system of education al
eady suffering a $1,000,000 de
rease in allotment since 1929.
Prexy, Average Student Agree
Student body President Fred
lammond and "Mr. Average Stu
lent” agree in their opposition to
he measure. Hammond, when
.sked for his views on the subject
aid, “My contact with various de
iartments of the University has
hown that they are already oper
ting with inadequate funds. Fur
her cuts in revenue, as would no
loubt come under the proposed tax
imitation measure, would be ir
eparably disastrous.”
In a special poll of 50 students
o determine the views of the av
rage University man and woman
his writer found not a single stu
lent favoring the measure. Nine
een were acquainted with it, while
he other 31 definitely opposed it.
Thomas, Ohmart United
Although they were very decid
dly on opposite sides of the mence
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Boyer Fears Tax Bill
May Cut School Revenue
With the investigations of such men as Henry F. Reed and Attorney
L. B. Smith indicating that should the proposed tax limitation measure
pass, education would suffer a cut in revenue of $1,000,000 by 1942,
President C. Valentine Boyer is definitely worried about passage of the
measure.
“The apportionment for higher education this year is $1,000,000 less
than in 1929, although enrollment is again at peak,” Dr. Boyer said,
"and with every department operating at an absolute minimum, a further
cut of $1,000,000 by 1942 would
mean direful results.”
In his article published in thr
Oregon Voter of August 15, Mr
Reed, a realtor and former assessor
of Multnomah county who has
gained national recognition as a
tax administrator, shows how, ir
addition to the $1,000,000 cut ir
education's revenues that passage
of the measure would harm the
small home owners, would necessi
tate many special elections, and
would fail to provide adequate fi
nances for the state’s operating
costs.
Attorney Smith, general counsel
of Oregon Business & Investors
me., director of Northwest Munici
pal Statistics Inc., and a recognized
authority on taxation in Oregon,
says in his extensive analysis of the
proposed measure: “The portion of
the state tax levy that supports
higher education would not be in
creased by the six mill allowable
limit for state tax levy, but the
-•mount of the state tax for higher
’ducation in dollars and cents would
'luctuate, as now, according to
"■hane-es in assessed valuation. If
‘he 1937 state valuation should ap
proximate the 50 per cent true cash
valuation of $837,240,087, as esti
mated, the total state levy for high
er education for 1937 would be
$177,136 (estimated) less than for
1936.
Other faculty members in ad
dition to President Boyer are also
very concerned about the harm that
would be done to education should
the measure pass. Dean James H
Gilbert, a noted authority on taxa
tion has carried on an extensive
campaign against the proposed
limitation by a series of articles ap
pearing in various papers through
out the state. In the August-Sep
tember issue of Old Oregon, Dear
Gilbert showed revenues would be
so seriously cut that it would dam
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What Price
Tax
Reduction?
Shall Governments Continue
To Function or Fail?
The amendment limiting and
reducing permissible taxes is
not “moderate and gradual” tax
reduction.
By making arbitrary selection
of the 1935 levy as the base, and
by applying these millage rates
to a 50 per cent valuation it in
volves immediate and abrupt re
ductions ranging from 30 to 63
per cent in the tax levies of local
governments.
On top of these abrupt reduc
tions it pares down another 20
per cent in five years.
One-half of our Oregon coun
ties would lose more than 40 per
cent of permissible tax levies—
four of them 50 per cent or
more.
Where reductions are taken
and debt service is provided for,
many Oregon cities would have
nothing on which to operate.
It would destroy the credit of
port districts, irrigation and
drainage districts, by fixing a
levy so low that interest and
maturing obligations could not
be met.
With teachers’ salaries notor
iously low, equipment reduced to
depression level, and needed con
struction long delayed, the
amendment would force a fur
ther reduction of 30 to 40 > per
cent in school budgets.
Higher education, down a mil
lion a year below the pre-depres
sion level, would be forced to
take another cut of $175,000 a
year.
The measure provides no sub
stitute revenues and the people
seem inclined to “accept no sub
stitute.”
Shall we cripple our county
functions, undermine police and
fire protection, demoralize our
schools for the sake of a taxpay
ers’ holiday?
Political Debate to
Be Held Thursday
The platforms of the three majoi
political partie dominating tht
coming presidential election; Re
publican, Democratic and Socialist
will be debated at the next stu
dent body assembly next Thursday
October 22, in Gerlinger hall.
David Eccles, state chairman oi
the Young Republican Teague wil
present the platform of the Repub
lican party and discuss the party’:
candidate, Governor Landon o:
Kansas. W. L. Gosslin, secretary
to Governor Martin, will outlim
the Democratic platform and sup
port President Roosevelt. Monroi
Sweetland, state chairman of thi
Socialist party will debate in favo:
of Norman Thomas, Socialist can
didate for president and presen
the platform of the Socialist party
No formal question will be de
bated but the general procedure
will be in the form of a debate.
miss mccarter working
Helen McCarter, who obtained
her master of science degree thi
spring, is now working in a relie
office at Longview, Washington.
ALUMNUS HAS SCHOLARSHU
Irene Smith, graduated in ’3
from the department of sociolog;
has a two-year scholarship in pei
sonnel work in the University c
Ohio.
Pallett Releases
Dads’ Day Slate
In Final Form
Weekend tor fathers
Begins November 13:
Frosli Game Will Be
Evening Highlight
Student and faculty committees
| formulating plans for Dads’ day
are not letting homecoming prep
arations halt their plans. Evidence
of this was seen Monday through
the release of the finished program
from the office of Earl M. Pallett,
general chairman.
Dads will be beckoned to the
campus for two days of feting, No
vember 13 and 14. Registrations
will begin shortly after noon Fri
day at Johnson hall. In the evening
the University of Oregon Frosh
will play a football game against
the Oregon State Rooks at Hay
ward field.
At 8:30 Saturday morning an 1
executive committee breakfast will
be served in the Regents room of
John Straub memorial building.
Mass Meeting in Guild Hall
The annual mass meeting will
be held at Guild theatre at 10 o’
clock. The sons or daughters of
the fathers on the campus will
take them to lunch at noon at'
the men’s dorm dining room.
The highlight of the entire
weekend, the banquet, is to be
staged Saturday evening at 6 in
John Straub memorial building.
Here different fathers will give
toasts to be answered by their son
or daughter. Music and features
will also be enjoyed, say committee
heads.
Saturday evening will be spent
with Dad. No special event has
been planned.
At 11 o’clock Sunday morning
dad will attend church with his
college son and daughter. The
churches are making special prep
arations for this day.
Houses to Serve Dinner
Dinner will be served in the liv
ing organizations at 1:30 at which J
the fathers will be honored guests.
Barney Hall heads all student
committees. Assisting him are
Robert Lee, publicity; Robert Mof- •
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McDonald Rally
To Top Program
Friday Evening
There'll be a hot time in the
old town Friday night! Out
standing on that evening will
be the first big rally of the year,
to be held at the McDonald the
ater as a homecoming event.
Alums and students alike will
flock to the theatre to join in the
fun, including pictures and a
program in charge of men’s and
women’s rally committees.
The program, which starts at
8:30, will feature prize awards
for the best parade floats, music
by the Oregon band, speeches by
Coaches Hollingberry and Calli
son, and songs, yells and acro
batic stunts. Every student
should be there, urges theater
rally chairman, Vic Rosenfeld.
Two feature-length pictures
will be shown. One of these is
a football musical comedy, “Pig
skin Parade,” starring Jack Ha
ley, Patsy Kelly, and the Yacht
Club boys, while the other is a
comedy by P. G. Wodehouse en
titled “Trank You, Jeeves.” An
other highlight is an edition of
“The March of Time.”
Admission charge will be 40c
with part of the receipts going
to the ASUO.
Political Stickers
On Cars Prohibited
Violators Subject to Fines
From $25 to $100, Says
Officer Rhinesmith
Political stickers on the wind
shields or windows of automobiles
ire prohibited by state law, warns
J. L. Rhinesmith, automobile en
forcement officer of the University.
The law prohibits, in the cause
)f safety, all signs, painting, or
dickers of any sort that have not
seen sanctioned by the secretary
>f state and that are used in such
i. way as to impair vision. All po
ice cars have been ordered to en
orce this ruling.
Violators are subject to a fine of
!25 to $100, informs the office of
he state police.
Tooth Paste Ads
'ourtesy Oregon Jouma
Coed cuties “opened up” to show their pearly teeth and laugh dowi
f the efforts of the Idaho V’andals against the Webfoots last Saturday
| Barbara Williams, Alphi Phi, registered the prize-winning smile.
Emerald Straw
Vote Brings 800
Students to Polls
Sentiment Favors Every
Candidate, Both Sides
ROTC Issue; Balloting
Continues Today
Approximately 800 students vot
ed yesterday in the Emerald's offi
cial straw vote of the campus, reg
istering sentiment in favor of ev
ery one of the six presidential can
didates and almost equally on both
sides of the voluntary-compulsory
ROTC question. Complete returns
will be printed in Wednesday’s pa
per.
Almost an equal number is ex
pected to call for ballots today at
the polling place between the law
and business administration
schools. The booth will be open
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, the
second and last day of the election.
All Students Can Vote
Every student in the University
will be allowed to vote regardless
of legal qualifications merely by
appearing at the booth and indicat
ing his name to the poll clerks who
will check his name off a list of
all students and give him a printed
ballot.
The Oregon Liberty association
was the only group active in cam
paigning during yesterday’s voting.
Robert Prescott, publicity chair
man of the group, spoke through
a public address system from the
second floor of the College Side
urging votes for compulsory mili
tary training.
Although the Democratic, Re
publican, and Socialist groups here
were active, individual members of
each were on hand distributing
“facts” and buttons. The Emerald
endeavored to maintain impartial
ity by placing members of all fac
tions on both poll and tabulating
committee. The Liberty associa
tion was the only group to send a
representative officialy as a poll
clerk.
Pay Cutting Tactics
Lose U of 0 7 Profs
Careful checking of University
records discloses the fact that
since faculty salaries were cut at
the University during the depres
sion, the state institution of higher
education has lost at least one out
standing faculty man each year
since 1932.
Salaries have been cut in the
state system of higher learning un
til the University of Oregon has
the lowest salary scale of any
state university in the United
States with the exception of Wyo
ming, North Dakota, South Caro
lina, and Missouri.
Dean James Gilbert of the school
of social science and national tax
expert, says that in the past five
years the more worthwhile salaries
which all but four state universi
ties in the United States can offer
University of Oregon faculty have
i drawn away seven men: David Fa
| ville, '32; Donald Erb, ’33; Edmund
Conklin, '34; Robert Seashore, '35;
George Williamson, temporarily, at
a higher salary, and James Carrell,
’36.
Dean Gilbert said that in the last
few years three or four othet
prominent faculty members in
cluding the president have turned
down offers of better paid jobs tc
j stick with the University. “These
men should not be penalized foi
-their loyalty!” he said.
CONWAY AT SALEM
I Grant Conway, graduate of th
i sociology department in ’36 i
, working on a federal survey of re
lief procedures in Salem.
WSC Game Saturday
Big Event; Grads to
Register in Johnson
Unnamed Heroes
Recover Stolen
6Eazy Viber 8’
"Easy Viber 8,” ASUO crate
which was stolen last week, was
discovered Saturday night in the
graveyard as an attempt was
made to apprehend the thieves
instead of paying the $10 ran
som.
Student President Fred Ham
mond could give no clues as to
the identity of the auto snatch
ers, but reported that his repre
sentatives told the following
story of the recovery:
“We found the designated
O’Leary tombstone shortly after
11 o’clock Saturday. Upon the
stroke of 12, a noise resembling
a minor volcanic disturbance,
proved to be the missing Viber 8
approaching with two men in
the front seat.
“After a brief gun battle we
frightened the dark figures, who
took to the hill country nearby.
Returning to the long-missing
vehicle, we found it not in the
least damaged, although the bat
tery was somewhat run down.”
Ticket Contest
Word Lists Must
Be in at 4 Today
Whirlwinds at puzzles and con
tests who have been laboring over
the free ticket contest for the
somecoming dance, are reminded
that their list of names must be
in to Dave Lowry at the Theta Chi
house by 4 this afternoon.
The winner of this word-scram
bling novelty will be notified by
telephone and the ticket presented
him later. An announcement will
also be made through the Emerald
as soon as the entrants’ endeavors
are judged, Lowry announced.
Float Parade and Rally
At McDonald Theatre
Scliedued for Friday
Evening
Luncheon in Dorm
Dance, Reunion, Guild Play
Saturday; Concert to Be
Sunday Afternoon
By MYRA HULSER
While freshmen scoured win
dows and cleaned hallways over the
weekend, upper classmen wrote
notes of welcome to their alumni,
inviting them back to the campus
for the University of Oregon’s 1936
program.
When, the grad sets foot once
more on the Oregon green Friday
he will be greeted by characteristic
signs in front of houses and by the
reception committee at Johnson
hall, where he will register and
spend the remainder of the after
noon until dinner meeting old and
new friends.
Parade at 7 O’clock
At 7 o'clock the parade of floats
will begin from the starting place.
Thirteenth and Kincaid.
“We’re setting up the evening
program a half hour for each event.
The parade was formerly scheduled
for 7:30, but we see now that it will
have to be sooner if we are to get
out of the rally by midnight,” Walt
Eschebeck, homecoming general
chairman said Monday.
‘O’ to Flame
As the parade wends its way
down through the main part of Eu
gene, the fieshmen will light the
flaming “O” on Skinner’s butte,
north of town. Committees consist
ing of members of the frosh class
have charge of the "O,” and promise
a fire “that can be seen by Port
land.”
At 8:30 the annual rally will com
mence in McDonald theater spon
sored by the rally committee. A
football feature will be shown on
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Communists Seethe as
Czarists Seize Sickle
Shouts of protest came from the lips of campus communists yes
terday because campus poster posters plastered campus treeskis with
back and white placards, bearing the hammer and sickle, emblem of
Red Russia, to advertise the Russian Rendezvous, czarist danceski.
Rooted deep in the potato-cellar headquarters, communist lead
ers seethed and muttered into their beards and answered inquiring
reporters with pointed remarks punctuated by bombs.
Disaster w u e 1 result,
slightly failed pink deigned to de
clare. “Eef our boys mistake this
for our party, more than the usual;
amount of blood will flow in Me-'
Arthur court at homecoming.”
Three-hundred-one Annas and a
ditto number of Ivan Ivanovichs
will whirl the native reel in Mc
Arthur hay loft in honor of the
beloved alums who will dot the
campus over the weekend.
Gypsy fiddles of Gus Meyer’s
Campus Capers combined with
two grand pianos, a special trom
bone section and a steel guitar will
grind out lyrics, mixing sketches
of “Dark Eyes” with “Sweet Sue.”;
While the band strikes up, local
'swains make ready for the grin 1
by doing the famous Russian knee
bend and hop that lands amateurs
on the floor. For this reason the
shindig has been tagged informal,
dance committees seeing the dan
ger of dusting off the floor with
pant seats, one which would bring
! the cleaners more than they are
due this week.
There will come a time, as there
does in one of these all-school hop
; scotches when the band requires
) refueling and the strugglers a si
• esta. While collegians wipe their
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Where’s
George?
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