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' ' . ! ..J-:' -'V i- fern: i, ,t , - .'. , , i VoL IX. No. 93. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1910 Price 5 Cents. HJbe -IFletaashatt Datlv WXW'f' TrVMtij J&i! v M uft v &T Sw- V. t FRESHMAN TEAM WINS FROM SOPHOMORES JUDGES GIVE FIR8T YEAR MEN TWO TO ONE DECI8ION. I0TII IN fAYOR OF PROHIBITION Freshmen Favored County Option,, While 8ophomorcs Advocated 8tate ' Wide Prohibition Antl8aloon , League Representatives. Tbo first of tho lnter-class debates was held In Momorlal hall last night. It was attended by a largo number of people nnd was very closely contested. Tho teams contesting represented tho freshman and sophomoro classes, and tho freshmen were given tho de cision by a two to ono vote, they hav ing proven, to tho satisfaction of the judges, that county option was the most desirable means of controlling tho liquor traffic In Nebraska. Tho freshman team was composed of T. Q. Andrews. B. B. Johnson and ' H. B. English. The men who composed th sophomoro team wero R. W. Garrett, R. B. Halldorson and W. A. Vasoy. Dr. W. K. Jowett acted as chairman and introduced T. G. Andrews as tho first speaker for tho affirmative Mr. Andrews first stated tho ques tkra "Resolved, That county option is tho best method, of regulating tho liquor traffic in Nebraska." Ho stated that It would first bo necessary to ox amino tho status of tho question and quoted a decision of the United States supremo court which hold that there was no lnhoront right to sell liquor find that Its sale could bo regulated or abolished. In order to regulate tho traffic, tho law must conform to the following rules: I. It must be in accord with tho fundamental principle of our govern mont, tho majority rules. II. It must bo enforceable. III. It must bo ethically right. Mr. Andrews quoted Mayor Dahl- man as saying, "No county has the right to voto Itself dry." Ho contend ed that tho courts said that tho stato had tho right to voto Itself dry, and if tho state did, tho county did likewise. Mr. Andrews held that tho saloon must bo abolished whoro tho people do not want it and regulated whoro thoy do want It. Ho said that county option would do both and was la ac cordance with tho majority rule. Negative for State Prohibition. R. W. Garrett spoko first' "for tho negative. Ho proposed a plan for stato prohibition. Tho whole stato should bo voted dry and thmi if any city favored the saloons thoy could get them by a three-fifths voto of tho voters of that city. Mr. Garrett maintained that county officers cannot enforce tho laws in tho ' cities, but'that tho city officers aro held .responsible for thoir enforcement Ho said that tho county was not a unit with regard to enforcement of tho law, taxation, or is it a unit naturally and that tho state should control tho liquor traffic. "B. B. Jobnsdn ' was tho second speaker on the affirmative side of tho questlonf Ho took the stand that tho ' county is. tho natural unit of law en forcement Ho said that tho 'county attorney enforces tho stato laws and that tho county treasurer collects tho stato taxes. In the city .the prohibi tion law would bo enforced by fifteen or sixteen men, while In county .op tion tho county attorney alono would bo held responsible. In tho county the Uqupr question would be a single Issue, -whllo in the city It would be ' mixed with other questions. Another point brought out by Mr. Johnson was that slate prohibition could not be, enforced In all tho coun ties, while In county option It could be enforced in tho counties where It was wanted. He also contended that tho farmer has a right to voto on tho question as ho makes tho towns. Farmers 8hould Not Vote. R. E. Halldorson, tho second speak er on tho negatlvo, contonded that the farmer should not voto, unless for stato wldo prohibition. Ho said that tho farmor does not always llvo In tho county In which tho town whoro ho trades Is located. Ho said that In county option tho initiative fallB entirely on tho prohibi tion forces, whllo in tho' stato plan it would take a three-fifths voto to got saloons. Tho last speaker on tho. affirmative was H. P. English. Ho argued that itho city merely has polico powers and theso do not extend far.onough to reg ulato saloons, In his opinion, county option would bring forth ono issuo with regard to tho oloctlon of a county attorney, "Would fro enforce tho pro hibition law." Ho said that Nebraska is essentially a farming state, that 80 per cent of its people aro farmers and that tho Interests. of tho farm and tho town cannot bo separated. Tho stato plan would not bo in accordance with tho majority rule, and no larger unit has tho right to forco an ovll on a smaller unit. W. A Vasoy made tho closing speech for tho negatlvo and contonded that tho stato prohibition plan' would gain more dry territory than would county option. Ho said that stato ma chinery is a potent factor for law en forcement and that tho stato law would rosomblo tho Iowa law which has proven very successful. Another point argued by Mr. Vasoy waB that county option would work an Injustice on some town In tho county whoso Inhabitants really wanted, saloons. Each speaker was allowed throo minutes for reb'ittal after tho argu ments had been given. Whllo waiting for tho decision of tho judges, Dr. Jowett Bald ho thought that tho liquor sellers h'ad been slight ed in tho discussion. Ho thought that possibly some ono would suggest a plan to pension them. Two representatives of tho Anti-Saloon Leaguo attendod tho debato and took notes on tho speeches. It is thought thoy intend to uso somo of tho arguments advanced In tho coming city campaign; CLA88 HA8 PICTURE TAKEN Freshman Laws Forced to Use Admin istration Building. Tho usual peaco and solitudo of tho campus was rent asunder yesterday morning, when tho freshman law clasB grouped thomselves on tho steps of Administration hall. Tho cause of thp assembling was a picture for tho "Cornhusker." Tho law class would havo had tholr picture taken, so they stated, before their own building had they had ono. Tho difficulty encountered In draping tho students about tho eaves of Uni versity hall alono prevented thorn from haying tho class taken in .front of their usual habitat. A GOAT STORY Pathologists at the Farm Will Pur- ' chase a Bearded Goat for Class Work. ' "Twenty-five cents', pleaso," "Help buy tho goat," and similar-appeals aro heard dally about tho campus of the agricultural school. Ono of tho classes in animal pathology is raising money with which to purchase a goat, said goat to be sacrificed in order that more Investigation can bo done in tho science of anatomy. This samo class recently purchased an unfor tunate horse for a like purpose. A complete campaign committee has been organized to have charge of tho solicitation and collection. Leaders state that the necessary .fund may' be I raised by Tuesday night A lightning ' campaign thoy think will do the work. WARM WEATHER AIDS MNOTRAGflif BA8EBALL 8QUAD U8INQ LETIC FIELD DAILY. ATH- GOOD MATERIAL AMONG FRESHMEN Absence. of 8ome of Last Year's Vet erans Leaves Holes In the Team Which Must Be Filled With New Men. Under tho luro of tho warm weather and tho atmosphoro. of spring tho varsity basoball squad has boon put ting in dally practlco on tbo athletic flold. Yesterday about thirty mon an swered tho call of Coach Carroll and scattored about ovor tho field woro mon practicing. Tho Bquad, having an advantago of practicing on tho university grounds this year, has shown mora than tho usual amount of Interest in tho dia mond gamo and ovory man Is out try ing to got tho best possiblo results from tho dally practice, Good Material. Tho work for thp paBt few days has brought out tho fact that there Is somo oxcellont material to pick from in fill ing up tho holes made by tho loss of several of tho veterans of last yoar's team. Sinco the beginning of daily practlco tho squad has been doing dally work from twolvo-thlrty to two o'clock each afternoon, and this has hold a number of mon from practlco on account of theso hours interfering with their schodul6 of classes. Shortly after warm weather comes permanent ly tho" dally practlco hour will bb changed from theso proBont hours to practlco from throo to five. This will onablo moro men to got out for dally practlco. Somo oxcollent matorlal has do voloped in tho practice work. Rad cllffo, who showed up wollthis year, has shown that ho has Mb lamps 'trrmmotTuna is slugging tho "ball like a field. Fehllman is showing up woll In covering tho second sack nnd has shown that ho knows how to uso his head. ' Wood, who played last Bummol In tho city leaguo, is doing good work on third and 'may land a position on tho team. He Is fast in covering ground and has a good whip. Freshmen "Strong. A number of freshmon aro out for tho scrub team, and they aro not wast ing tlmo id developing for tho games to follQW later in tho season. Frank showed up woll yesterday and in a gamo played between tho freshmen and a nine picked from tho candidates for tho varsity team .ho clouded tho ball for four sacks. Besides tho num ber 'of men whoarorout for positions on tho varsity area number of tho old veterans of last year's team. Sturtzo- noggor, who held down, the right gar don last year, has, returned and is a candidate for his old job. "Jasper" Clark is after his position-of last. year on tho initial sack. Sleuter, wlio held down a position in tho outfield two years ago, is -in tho JIne-up for the varsity.. "Ole" Motcalf,'who scooped up tho hot ones around short last year, is after, his old job and says that ho intends to run any competitor a hard raco. ' ' ' Outlook Bright. Tbo outlook for a winning team this year is the best it has been for a num ber of years. Tho number of old'men back, tho amount of good material to pick from in filling up thd team, and the chance to practice on the campus gives Coach Carroll and Captain Greenslit high hopes of winning most of the gameg to be played on tho basd hall schedule. One thing that the team Is weak on is the pitching staff. This has always been a weakness hard to remedy on a college team, and .this year may not provo to bo an oxcoptlon. Two of last yoar's pltchors aro In school nnd aro ffbronreHMrStTmors and Olm- stead havo both boon out getting their wings In shapo, and with theso old mon as a basis a good twirling staff can bo dovolopod. DELTA TAU DEFEAT8 BETA Fast Game Played In Armory Yester day Afternoon. Delta Tau Delta dofeatod Bota Thota PI yestorday afternoon in a fast and vory oxcltlng gamo of baskotball. Tho Betas showod faster team work and hotter goal shooting in tho first half, and tho Bcoro at tho ond stood 10 to 3 In thoir favor. But in tho sec ond half tho Dolts proved too strong for tho Betas and succeeded In dofoat" lng them by tho close scoro of 19 to 18, Up to within a fow minutes of tho ond of tho gamo, tho Bcoro was tlod and groat oxcltoment was aroused among tho mon and tho co-eds who woro pros ont With this victory tho Dolts fool confldont of winning tho championship of thefrdlvlBlon, and by so doing play for championship of tho school with the .winner of tho northorn division. MR. COWAN APPOINTED. Will Have Charge of New Experiment Station. Subject to tho formal approval of tho board of rogonts, Mr. John Cowan has been appointed suporlntondont of tho now oxporlment station at Valen tino, which 1b to bo started this spring.. Mr. Cowan ,is a Scotchman. Ho has. however, lived in America about iton years. As a boy ho had practical ex perience on ono of tho best conducted ostates of his jmUyo. sountry.;ho.Jnas, dono praotlcal farming In tho Pacific northwest, and in recent years has. boon omployed by tho U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture in connection with making preliminary tests in growing crops in tho sections to bo opened up by tho reclamation service. It was possible to -secure-Mr; Cowan at thlB tlmo owing to ihjLf oc!JhatBoctQtary Ballinger, 'by placing a strictly legal construction on tho authority of the Intorior Department to co-oporato with tho Department of Agrlculturo in tho work; caused the work in which Mr. Cowan: was engaged to bo suspend ed pending, a special authorization by act 'of congress. Mr. Cowan was "discovered" by Re gent Coupland, who met thlm at Scotts Bluff last summer. Togelhor thoy camo to Lincoln on Wednesday of this week, and Mr. Cowan. Ws named by tho agricultural committee of tho university which has tho'work of tho sub-stations in its immediate charge. Tho regents feel that they havo secured an exceptionally good man, as. ho is a man of wldo reading, groat experience, and able physically to push tho work with tho sub-station so as to mako an immodfato showing for tho benefit of the farmers of the section in which it is established. Ho will remain a week or two. at tho uni versity farm in order to Jecome"ac qualnted with tho scientific men of the institution, and then take up his headquarters at Valentino. 'Several other gentlemen, ono pr two very prominent in agricultural affairs of tho state, woro suggested, but tho regents felt it desirable to avoid put-, ting in a highly trained, but practical ly inexperienced young man on tho ono hand, and a. broadly experienced, but elderly. man, on' the other. They feel that in Mr. Cowan they have so cured a man who Is just at the prime of his physical and mental vigor. His training, , past experience, and .good health are such as to make it pos sible for h'lm to get results in part through his personal efforts when sat Isfactory labor is not. available. Your car fare would pa for a, nice lunch at 'the Boston Lunch. Why go koine? PROF. E. A. ROSS RECEIVES CENSURE BOARD OF REGENTS AT WISCON SIN DISLIKE ACTIONS. HE INVITED SOCIALIST , SPEAKERS Lecturers Were Persons Whose Rec ords and Views Were Bad for' -Morals-of Students as Well as Dangerous, Says Report. 'ProfoBsoE. A. Ross, formor profos sor of sociology at tho Unlvorslty of Nebraska, and now of tho Unlvorslty of Wisconsin, has bon ordorod con Bured by tho board of rogonts for his connection with thp recont spoochos mndo boforo students by socialistic loaders at Madison., Rocontly a number of tho prominont socialist loadors of tho country have visited MadlBon arid mado addresses boforo bodies of students, somo of the visits bolng mado, it is said, because of Professor Robb' Jdoas and state- monts, Among tho lecturors wore Emma Goldnlan, tho anarchist, ' and Parker H. Sorcombo, freo lovo advo cate, as woll as other agitators. Tho board of unlvorslty visitors was askod to Investigate 'and it mado the roport that tho part takon by Profes sor Ross in tho recent visits of social ists, and their lectures, and to the gonoral tendoncy of somo members of tho faculty toward tho promulgation of doctrlnos considered dangerous to good morals and good government was deserving of consuro. Adopt Resolutions. Aftor spending aday in discussing tho roport of tho visitors' board the rogonts adopted tho resolutions of con suro and instructed President Van HIbo to inform tho professor of its consuro. Tho resolutions reclto that "It hag como to tho knowledge of the board of regents that. Professor Ross has invited to locturo in tho univer sity and under its auspices; persons whoso records and views aro subvers ive of good morals." Tho resolutions created quito a, stir at Wisconsin. Tbo professor's friends state in plain language that they, be hove ho is being mado a scapegoat for tho ontlro affair.- They say ho is no moro to blamo than any other member of tho faculty .and that the report of tho board of visitors was framed as a whitewash for the univer sity itsolfand that. Professor Rosa was censured so that tho sentiment in tho stato resulting from the affair might bo satisfied by 'some sacrifice. Ttioy also say that tho burden should falV on President ,Van Hlse as presi dent of the unlvorslty; Others state that tho rogents acted .with good cause and that Professor Ross had a good' deal to do with .getting the speakers at Madison. ' . Not Serious Offense. ' r Professor Ross Is now on his way to China to study social 'conditions. His friends insist that- it was not a , serious offense to invite' these so-called "radical reformers" to lecture before the university students. There is a strong socialist club among the stu dents of tho unlvorslty, rwhlch-of courso is standing vigorously by the professor. ' Professor Ross Is well remembered at Nebraska, .where he was a member of the faculty from 1898 to 1903. He came here from 'Leland Stanford uni versity. It is said that he was. practi cally forced to resign there because of too violent partisanship In the ,cam,- palgn of 1896. He- resigned here, to accept an offer from Wisconsin. It Is" thought the action of the regents there will hi apt to cause his .resigna tion from his present position. .- While at -Nebraska Professor, tpf was one of the leading men In kit Continued on Page 4 ,