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Framsport meet opens today
FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1939
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conference
convenes here
Prof. Hicks choirmans
convention arranged
by NU bixad college
Brineine together Nebraska's
and the nation's leading execu
tives in banking, shipping, rail
roads, trucking, airlines and in
surance, as well as taxation ex
perts, a full lay coaference on
transportation begins this morn
ing at 8:30, arranged by the col
lege of business administration
and centered in the Union.
With Prof. Clifford M. Hicks
as chairman, the convention will
devote the morning to problems
of rate structure, and in the after
noon will consider taxation prob
lems, climaxing with a banquet in
the evening.
Ec, Biz-ord Classes dismissed.
All classes in economics and
business organization will be dis
missed after 8:r.O, so that bizad
students may attend the sessions.
Students are asked to show their
identification cards on admittance.
The convention features such
speakers as Samuel O. Dunn, edi
tor of the Railway Age; Philip
Locklin. of the University of
Illinois, formerly economist for
the Interstate commerce commis
sion; A. C. Spencer, western gen
eral counsel for the Union Pacific;
F. K Schroeder, assistant to the
president of the Inland Water
ways corporation; John V. Law
rence, general manager of the
American Truckers association,
inc.; and Fred Clausen, vice-president
of the United States chamber
of commerce.
Local representatives figuring
in the meet include J. C. Whitten,
of the First Trust company, Lin
coln. J. A. Little, rate counsel for
the Nebraska railway commission,
and J. J. Hartnett, traffic man
ager for Paxton and Gallagher,
Omaha. Assisting Chairman Hicks
on the committee are Prof. E. S.
Full brook, C. O. Swayzee and F. C.
Blood.
Nebraskans vitally Interested
Because of pending changes in
rates structure and regulation,
Nebraskans are now vitally inter
ested in the transportation ques
tion," says Professor Hicks. "The
conference here today provides an
opportunity for every individual
to get a clearer picture or me
whole transportation situation
one of the most acute problems of
our time."
The university conference sig
nificantly coincides with the prob
ing in committee hearing of the
bill by Congressman Clarence F.
Lea. and the measure aimed nt
regulation of transport being pro
posed by Senator Burton K.
Wheeler.
Hoping to bring government as
well as business representatives to
the convention, invitations to at
tend have been extended to Harry
L, Hopkins, secretary of com
merce. Senator Wheeler, who is in
charge of rail legislation for the
' senate; and Nebraska Senator
Edward R. Burke.
250 already registered.
Preliminary registrations ry
mail already received for the meet
number nearly 100, and nearly 150
delegates had made reservations
for the luncheon to be held this
nixin at the chamber of commerce.
The registrators show that
delegations from St. Joseph. Mo..
Des Moines, la., n?d other major
cities in the middlewest will oe
present to participate in the dis
cussions.
From the University of Iowa
conies Prof. S. L. Miller, tax ex
pert, to speak, and from Chicago
comes R. O. Small, freight traffic
manager for the Chicago and
Northwestern. Ralph Budd, presi
dent of the Burlington railroad,
previously scheduled to attend the
conferences, sent word to confer
ence officials Wednesday that he
would be unable to attend. J. W,
Weingarten, of Omaha, counsel for
the Burlington lines west, will at
tend in his ate ad. J. B. Rant man
also sent word that he is unable
to attend.
Program begins at 9.
Registration in the Union opens
at 8:30 this morning with the rate
regulation program beginning at
9 o'clock. Four experts will give
their views on the rate situation,
with Professor Locklin opening
Student Union achieves financial success
Transportation Conference
Schedule
Friday, April 14
8:30 a.m. Registration.
9:00 a.m. Morning session. University
Student Union.
The Rate Structure
Co-ordinating and Systematizing Trans
portation Rates, Prof. Philip liockin, University
of Illinois, former economist for I. C. C.
Nebraska's Stake in Interstate Rates, J. A.
Little, Rate Counsel, Nebraska Railway Com
mission. The Railroads Look at Their Competitors'
Rates, Robert O. Small. Freight Traffic Man
ager. Chicago & North Western Ry. Co.
Waterway Comments, F. E. Sehroedev, As
sistant to President, Inland Waterways Cor
poration. Discussion Panel: J. W. Weingarten, Coun
sel for the Burlington, Omaha; J. J. Hartnett,
Traffic. Manaeer. Paxton & Gallagher Co..
Omaha : Prof. C. K. McNeill, the University of
Nebraska.
Noon Luncheon, Lincoln Chamber of
Commerce.
Current 1.0. C. Policies and Trends. Prof.
Philip Locklin, Universily of Illinois, former
economist for I. C. C.
2:30 p.m. Afternoon session, University
Student Union.
Taxation
Transportation Tax Purdens, Prof. S. L
Miller, University of Iowa.
Problems in Railroad Taxation, A. 0. Spen
cer, Western General Counsel, Union Pacific
Railroad.
Problems in Motor-truck Taxation, .lohn V.
Lawrence, General Manager, American Truck
ers Association, Inc.
Discussion Panel: J. O. Whitten, l-irst
Trust Company, Lincoln. Nebraska ; Prof. E. P.
Schmidt, University of Nebraska. Other lead
ers to be announced from the insurance and
investment banking fields.
6:30 p.m. Dinner, Cornhusker Hotel.
Is the Railroad Problem Insoluble, Mr.
Samuel O. Dunn, Editor, The Railway Age.
Summary of the Conference: Mr. Fred
Clausen, Vice President, U. S. Chamber of
Commerce.
Report on Rate Structure.
Report on Taxation Structure.
ing Transportation Rates." "Ne
braska's Stake in Interstate
Rates" will be discussed by Rate
Counsel Little.
The railroad and the shipping
men's point of view will be por
trayed by Traffic Manager Small
in "Tne Kauroaos look ai ineir
Competitors' Rates," and Mr.
Schroeder in "waterway comments."
Round table discussion of the
rate question will be based on the
speeches. Led by J. W. Weingar
ten, J. J. Hartnett and the Uni
versity of Nebraska's Prof. C.
E. McNeill, the discussion panel
will last until noon. Luncheon at
the chamber of commerce features
Prof. Phillip Locklin speaking on
the current policies and trends of
the I. C. C.
lowan discusses "Tax Burdens."
Back in the union for the after
noon session on taxation and its
importance to the various trans
nortation agencies, Professor Mil
ler of Iowa university will open
the meeting with a talk on "Trans
nortation Tax Burdens."
Railroads will give expression to
their problems in taxation thru A.
C Spencer of the union racmc
The topic of John Lawrence or tne
American Truckers Association
will be "Problems in Motor Truck
Taxation." Taxation discussion fol
lowing the speakers will be led by
J. C. Whitten, Nebraska's Profes
sor Schmidt and other leaders
from insurance and investment
banking fields.
Banauetina at b:30 at tne tjom
husker hotel, the conferees will
hear Editor Dun of the Railway
Atre. noted as an authority on
transportation problems. Summary
of the meet will be made by Fred
Clausen, and summarizing reports
from each of the sessions will be
submitted.
Professor Locklin was principal
transportation economist for the
Interstate Commerce Commission
in 1935; was a consultant for the
National Resources committee in
1936. and last year was expert
for the U. S. maritime commission.
Now an associate professor of eco
nomics at the University of Illi
nois, he is the author of several
works on transportation and rail
road regulation.
Mr. Spencer became western
counsel for the Union Pacific two
years ago, after he was general
solicitor for the road with head
quarters in Portland, Ore. First en
tering the legal department of the
Union Tacific in 1904, he was ap
pointed general attorney for the
lines in Oregon, Washington ana
northern Idaho.
Professor Miller, appointed pro
fessor of transportation at Iowa
university in 1925, is the author of
several works in the field, ineiua
ing "Railway Transportation" and
Inland Transportation. M r,
Schroeder is an official in the In
land Waterways government cor
poration which operated all gov
ernment barges on inland watery
ways.
Tne American Truckers associa
tion, inc., of which Mr. Lawrence
is general manager, is the central
office for many state and local
trucking associations. Mr. Little is
an authority on traffic ratea, and
is now rate expert for the state
Agar interview
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mention such and such an event in
their papers. So they do not men
tion it just because they are that
kind of men." When he finished
relating this, he grimaced, mak
ing it plain that he did not ap
prove of this semi-voluntary news
suppression.
Writes syndicated colunm.
Although he is associate editor
of the Louisville Courier-Journal,
he spends about six months of
every year travelling the United
States and about two momns in
Europe, where he spent seven
years in various types of writing
until his return to America aooui
five years ago. The reason he is
free to travel is that his chief
work on the Courier is writing a
column which is syndicated over
the country.
"It is very exciting for me to
travel in this country after spend
iner so much time abroad," he said,
and this was the key clause to his
convocation speech a few minutes
later, for he feels very strongly
that America allows its minds to
be diverted to foreign scandals
when it has plenty of troubles of
the same kind "in its own back
yard." Knocks journalism schools.
Mr. Agar's impressive stature,
personality, and Pulitzer prize
refutation causes a person to liken
him to the hero in a newspaper
drama or movie, but "movies give
a preuy inaccurate picture oi
newspaper work,' 'according to
Agar.
"There are two or three tabloid
papers in the United States whose
offices approach that atmosphere
of tenseness and sensation that
movies portray, but there is really
very little romance to newspaper
work."
Mr. Agar discounted the value
of schools of journalism. He shook
his head when asked whether they
were good training, and said that
a general education in university
and a few years of practical ex
perience, such as work on a col
lege newspaper, gave the best
background for a journalistic
career. He advises a major in po
litical science or other field in
preference to a journalism major.
Guild helps journalist.
"Then, after four years of col
lege training, they will put you
on a police beat or ctation you in
a morgue for a few dollars a
week." He was bitter about the
low salaries newspapers pay. "But
they are improving with the ex
pansion of the American News
paper Guild," he added.
College graduates are rapidly
replacing overgrown newsboys on
the editorial staffs of papers, and
women are coming into the'. own,
but all must start at the bottom
and get the necessary practical
newspaper experience which no
school can teach, Mr. Agar be
lieves.
A few minutes after he said
this, he was whisked over to the
Temple to deliver his address, to
lunch with faculty members, and
speak to another club. Yet he still
finds time to write a daily column
for his paper and to write Pulitzer
prize-winning books. He hopes
soon, though, to be able to settle
down in Louisville and become a
"stationary" journalist.
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operation
Students pay running
expenses thru $3 fees
and faithful patronage
by Ed Wittenberg.
As the Student Union prepares
to celebrate its first anniversary
May 4, it is time to inquire into
the state of the Union more par
ticularly, the financial state of the
Union.
Taken as a whole, the Student
Union has fulfilled all hopes, meet
ing with success financially ana
socially. Prof. E. F. Schramm,
chairman of the Union Board of
Control, told the NEBRASKAN
that "with wholehearted student
co-operation and a sound financial
policy, we have achieved success
right from the start something
other schools have not all been
able to accomplish."
Contrary to what, according to
Director Kenneth Van Sant, is a
popular belief, the Union receives
no support whatsoever from the
tax funds of the state. Hence, Ne
braska taxpayers have no propri
etary interest in the Union, as
taxpayers of the state.
Union financially independent.
Since the Union does not have
access to tax monies appropriated
to the university, it is financially
an independent entity in relation
to the school. However, the build
ing is owned and maintained by
the University, through the dormi
tory corporation, and all Union
(See UNION page 5.)
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