Nebraska Newspapers

    The Daily. Neb r as kan
VOL. XX. NO. 63.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 15, 1920.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
PRESS CLUB PICKS
HADDING PRESIDENT
Chosen President in Second Regular
Meeting Jessie Watson Made
Vice-President
HEAR JOURNALISTS
'Gregg McBride Elected Treasurer and
Alyne O'Laughtin Secretary
W. J. Reck Speaks.
N. Story ITardinfr, '22, was
unanimously chosen to head the
pwly organized University Press
Clnh at its second regular meet
in? Tuesday evening. Jessie
Watson. '21. was elected vice
president; Alyne O'Lauphlin, J21
secretary; and Greps McBride.
'23 treasurer. A permanent con
stitution was also adopted as sub
mitted by the constitution and
by-laws committee.
Mr. Hardin? is manapnfr editor
of the Nebraskan, a member of
the Awpwan editorial staff, chair
man of the Student Activities section
of the Cornhusker, vice-president of
the Junior class, member of Sigma
Delta Chi and Phi Kappa Psl. Miss
Watson is assistant editor of the
Nebraskan, member of Theta Sigma
Phi and Delta Zeta. Miss O'Laughlin
Is president of the Senior class, was
delegate to the national convention of
Theta Sigma Phi at Madison, Wis.,
last year and is president of the loca'
chapter of this honorary women's
Journalistic fraternity, and member
of Valkyrie and Kappa Alpha Theta.
Gregg McBride is news editor of the
Nebraskan, memer of Phi Alpha Tan.
Phi Delta Phi, Sigma Delta Chi and
of Silver Lynx.
The constitution for the club as
drawn up by a constitution and by-
laws committee, composed of Story .
Harding, '22; Frank Patty, '21; and!
Jack Austin, '23, was unanimously ap- j
proved without amendment, subject
to change after the club secretary
has communicated with similar clubs
t othrr universities throughout the
country, This constitution will be
printed in the Dally Nebraskan at an
early date. The minutes of the first
meeting of the club, held November
1G. -were read by Story Harding
temporary secretary, and approved.
Associated Press Correspondent
Lectures.
"W. J. Reck, Lincoln 'correspondent
for the Associated Tress, a newspaper
man of many years practical experi
ence, addressed the memers of the
club on the Associated Press. He
also told of the qualities that are
ewntial in a journalist if he would be
successful in his profession.
"The Associated Press has 65,000
miles of wire serving the newspapers
of the country at this time," said the
speaker. "The recent achievements
In the Presidential election and rn
the Wall Street bomb explosion were
unusual and were recognized by news
Eathering agencies throughout the
world.
"Omaha was the center for the
election return for Nebraska., but
tt state -was divided Into sections
and each section received Us news at
the same time. Every county had Its
correspondent.
"An Associated Press reporter had
nly forty minutes to write a 'lead'
t twelve hundred words for the
Pech which Governor Cox made at
Pittsburgh shortly before the end of
the campaign.
Controlled By Newspapers.
"The Associated Press is not con
trolled by one man or a group of
""" continued Mr. Reck. "It Is
handled by the newspaper of the
ntry, and the cost of it service Is
Pro-rated among these newsnaper
j" can, therefore, have no policle of
, 0,rn- "or can it declare itself in
micg. It mnel be falr to lL .
The newspaper who belong to the
Associated r..
!, ,p- Chicago is considered the
njce of the East and West, In
; plated Pres. circles."
speaker told of an Associated
m correspondent. Renlck, byname.
tries' 7 ther EoPean coun-
for ,tt.0re than a year "I
interview with the ex-Kaiser.
(Continued on page three.)
SWIMMING TEAM
mn who are Interested
ln trying Tor a University
--mming team please leave
lreir MfM. .
uun-jiei at
offlc of the Director of
Atlt!c in the Armory.
F. W. LUEHRING,
Director of University Athletics,
frank Morrison Will
Address Engineers
Fiank Morrison, secretary of tlu
Anie.ican Federation of Labor, wi.;
address Engineering students of ilV.
Stiile University at convocation ii.
Social Science assembly Hall, Thuis
uay, December 16. at 4 p. m. Al
students in tho College of Eugimer
mg will be excused from ibei.
classes to attend.
Mr. Morrison's address will be on
an engineering subject consider,
from the standpoint of labor. '
PROFESSOR DEKIN6
ADDRESSES FRESHEN
Talks on "The Construction of Mat
ter" at Weekly Meeting of Fiist
Year Students.
Professor Deming gave an uu
usually interesting talk on "The Con
oiruction of Mailer" in Freshniai.
ijotidie Tuesday. The study of chtiu
islry is considered by xuany as de
cidedly difficult, yet such stud.,
was found fascinating in this lfcio.6.
John Dalion, an Englishman, spca.
his life in work along this line, au..
.t is from him that a great deal Ci
the present knowledge was obiaineu.
Theories do not agree but it u
thought that all mailer is composed
vt aiouis. This atom, no matter o.
what it is composed, cannot be cui.
Perhaps the mo&t intei&siing point--,
of the lecture were tiia expe. Uueiit..
terfoiTned by Professor Deming,
ohowing gome of the niysteriva n
substances. All the variously
a.iQu.s in an apparently one imuu
material were Drought out. To un
dents land the nrinuieness of tuest
substances which compose matter 4.
few examples may aid a thimbiefu.
of air contains 27,000 of them, u.
one inch of water contais 2&0.
A number, of ways, however, art
known by modern scletiists by whicL.
they may determine the size an..
tight of aloms anii molecules anu
.ht-ir number in a given o.ji.nuly o.
gas. By nutans of the x-rays a uio.--
e.n invention, the aiTangement oi
atoms in a crystal are dete.niinod.
This knowledge ha been applies
in a Draetical manner. "The aluv.
la us may bo better reaiiz.d whei.
-e know that through this study v.e
uave gained wireless telegraphy, in
cadeseent lighting and some fine,
points in surgery," said Dr. Dem
NEBRASKA ENGINEERS WIN
IN NATIONAL CONTESI
Place First in Subscriptions Obtained
and Take Third, Seventh and
Eleventh Places.
The National Student A. A. E
Membership Campaign which closed
November SO, gave to Nebraska Uni
verslty student contestant three o1
the thirteen prizes offered by th
national chapter. The three leading
member, and the number of applies
tlona for A. A. E. membership, an
p! M. Perklnson, University of Ken
tucky, eighty -five; , R. V. Jones, Uni
verslty of Missouri, eighty; and J. V
Morriseey, University or Detroit, fifty
nine.
The three Nebraska men whr
placed in the contest are: G. S. Salte'
Ifth with fifty-one members; L. M
Kelson seventh with twenty-seven an"
V. G. Rydberg eleventh with eighteen
The total number of applications re
celved was S.735.
The University of Arizano won th'
rlie given to the university havinr
he greatest percentage of englnee
ng students as member. Arizon?
yM a mo per cent membershir- Ne
bnifVh out of an enrollment of abou'
'CO rvrneers, ha 300 member an"
-ank high, comparatively, with large
universities. Nebraska leads in winning the mos
Tirlre and also in total number t"
nrplIcatlon, with nlnery-ix. whit
her nearest competitor ha eighty
Ave. The prize swarded are three
vear membership ln the A. A. E.
t
Cadet Officers
Discuss Ring's
The adoption of a ring, similar t
tfcnti wn v Wit P""t r-s-liatrs
fr- vi-r officer in ne rnhre-slrv R-
O. T. C, who ucceifuriy complete
a, loor years' course In the Military
TXpatmmt and who rrmnete f-or
Che University, wa dlscuwed at the
meeting cf the Cadet ornrW A
Claris yesterday afternoon Jn the
Srbbar and Blad--Dany Card,
cal
I
SORORITIES WILL NOT GIVE FORM ALS THIS YEAR.
To dispense with all formal parties this year was the unanimous
agreement of delegates of the sororities at the meeting of the l'an
Hellenic Council Tuesday afternoon as the outcome of prolonged
discussion of the genera! need for economy.
The question arose whether enough places would be available for
parties. There are three places on the campus. Art Hall, Ellen Smith
Hall and the Armory. Director Luehring and Coach Schulte have
offjred the use of 'the coliseum at the "lir grounds for informal
parlies. After the basketball games, which are to be played there,
all who attend the games will be invited to dance at the coliseum.
Parties for select crowds may be scheduled at other times. The
Pan-Hellenic Council expressed its appreciation of this offer.
The movement to make dancing only a part of the entertainment
at parties, which was discussed at a meeting of the Pan-Helienic
Council .last week, was not acted upon, but will probably be taken
up at the next meeting.
Popular sentiment was expressed in favor of the greatest possible
simplicity in all parties because of the need for economy. In the
course of the discussion instances were cited of students leaving
school on account of lack of money. Mrs. Jameson, district president
of Alpha Chi Omega, who was present at the meeting last week,
heartily endorsed the economy movement when it was brought up
that time.
ALL ORBANIZATfQNS
1ST OBSERVE BAN
Committee of Students Pass Rule
Forbidding Patronabe of Exces
sively Priced Amusements.
All University organizations will
have to come under the ruling for
bidding patronage of hotels, dance
halls, amusement places and orches
tra and placing a ban on subscrip
tion dances until prices are reduced
to the scale demanded according to
the decision of the Committee on
Student Organizations at a recenl
meeting. Among other actions taken
at that time was the recognition ol
five University organizations.
F. E. Schaaf, manager of the Lin-
joln Hotel, sent word to the stu
dent committee offering to keep his
price to students at $37.50 all th
school year instsad of raising it 10
$50 as was contemplated. This woulc
meet the demand of the students,
but would be a compromise. Mr.
schaaf wrote that he did not yam
jo be unreasonable with the students
nd that he would be glad to talk
..he matter over with the committee
'ihe ru-ing placing a temporary bai.
an expensive amusiiuents was mad.
Tuesday evening, December 7, b.
. epresentatives of fraternities ano
.roiiucs and was considered Linu
mg on those organizations. The ac
,lUn taken by tlie Coiuiuitteii on fatu-
tklil Organizations enuoised this iu.-
.lig and extended it lo include s.1,
university oi gaiiizi-tions uepat
icnud as well as social. The to. ma.
motion was "The commiLtee appio.es
i tue resolutions passed by the JJiiii
iel.enic and li.te.-Ki ate. nity couii
cilb and adopts these as a Lnivers.i
,-ule governing social lunctions of ai.
L'niveisity organizations."
Uc.au ticppue.' sail. "Any evasions
will be considered in contempt of iht
. uling of 'he student committee iu
of Jsicu'o eomiiiitue 'n btu
Cent o-.:.u;z: tions." Any oiganiza
.111 eauuig tu.s ruling will prou
aoly be punished by the suspensiiai w
il its members lroin school.
ltumOi are ihat soui organiza
Jons are planning to have their for
uals at a hoiel and pay the rtguia.
rice. They would publicly pay tuc
(Continued on page three.)
NEWS OF
J;rension m League Ovei Arms
Quest-on.
oiNEVA, Dec. 16. Dissensiin in
.he League of Nations assembly ofc.
yueslion of disarmament was in
feahjlied ludxy when Great htam
ud Belpium filed reservations to U
assembly's repo.t on disarmament
iiuih power declared through theu
delegates that they could not
Jieir way clear to bind their refpeo
lovemiuents to tinal arnunaei-ts.
op. Ui, in a reservation, subuiiUv'd b
Jur teiegatt. flatly refused to limii
iuuiam nts.
&: een Indicted for Use of Ma.i
CHiCAGO. Des. 15. Federtl rai .
.ury inuicimenu against sUteen of
licials of the Daniel Hayes con'pin
of Idaho, charging conspiracy to use
th mails to defraud, were announc-i
.turned October 21, but were kep.
ticret until they had been .;
According to rede.aJ Oiricials, off
cials of the company old from thiOi
to five tnllilon ltllaj woith c Cali
.o,nia land which they are AUegeo
la bara tcis re presented. The otn
.uJs ineiicted include: Daniel Hayes,
TO SING AT
GHBISTMAS FESTIVAL
.isrearet Perry, '20, Will Give Sole
Tonight Black Masque Arrang
ing Details.
One of the features of the "Christ
rn'is Sing" and celebration on th
campus tonight from 7 until So'c.ock
will be a song by Margaret P?. y
":'0. ' ho has recently returned iroiu
a concert tour of Canada and Hie
Vonhwest as soloist with the Lieu-
auie Symphony.
The celebration ends at 8 in or
der that students may attend other
meetings scheduled for this evening
The members of Black Masque have
been working hard arranging details
of the progiam.
The Engineering Department lias
agreed to deco.aie the big tree in
iront ti University Hall with coloreu
globes for the gathering. The Chorus
iil lead community w-Eging. The
University Band will" furnish the ac
companinient for the singers.
Barrel for Contributions.
A good sized barrel will be placed
Ji a conspicuous place at the loo
ji the lighted tree for contributions
to the fund for the relief of stu
.ems and professors in Central ana
liastern Europe who are on the
.e.ge of starvation this winter. Each
stueient is asked to drop his cont.i
uution in he barrel between 7 anu
S o'clock.
.No su.icitois will be on the cam
to i"ioau lr contributions. Indi
viduals raiher taan organizations wi.i
oe asked to give toward this funei.
The money which is coiitjibuiei-
to this fund will be utilized for the
.ollowiug purposes:
- 1. Such objects as ood, clothing,
4uel, Looks and other' necessary siu
eut supplies.
'I. Piovisicn for bousing of stu
dents including not only lodgings, bu.
also properly heated and lighteu
rooms for study.
2. Medical aid.
4. Necessary training, equipment,
and facilities for promoting sell
help.
6. Help in repatriating students.
Letters were received from Ben
Cherrington from Denver, Col, Tues
(Continued on page three.)
THE DAY
president, Chicago; Oscar . Lamr.
Oakland, Cal.. vice president and ii
lector of the company; F. Palmer, a
tlu eoior, Oakland, Cal., and B. W. An
uersou, Western manager, Pattcrsor.,
CaL
Guard Route of Greek King.
LUCERNE, Dec. 15. Detachment
of Swiss and Italian secret ervict
gtnu today guarded the route that
Constantine will take to Venice Lorn
nich port be will sail for Greece.
Constantine was -puzzled over a
cablegram which he. had receive,
from Chicago. The signature was ii
legible but the text said: T am the
chief socialist of Greece and ordei
you to resign at once."
Attacks Packing Methods.
DES MULNEa, Dec 16. A Jury
te kaii Vlil Ler ii case of Chfc tlc'i-
against Wolff TeiteL Sam Landswick
And Garry Haines, former officers Oi
tbe Associated Finance Compan)
tiarred with conspiracy to defraud lo
connection wrilb the sale Of Assoc.H
ted Packidfe Company stock, was et
cured in district court here and the.
trial immediately got under way.
Professor Grummann
Plans Lecture Tout
Professor Grummann will address
the Woman's Club of Grand Island
on January 3. His subject will be a
discussion of O'Neill's play, "U
yond the Horizon."
During the week of January 23 he
will deliver a number of lectures at
the University of South Dakota while
the art exhibition Is being held
there.
SPECIAL CONVOCATION
FOR LABOR LEADER
Frank Morrison to Talk Before En
gineering Students Thursday in
Social Science Building. v
University students and faculty
members will have the opportunity
Thursday to hear one of the foremost
leaders in the labor movement oi ue
country. Frank Morrison, seci.nry
of the Ameiican Federation of La
bor, after addressing a special con
vocation of engineering students-
called by Dean Ferguson in Social
Science Auditorium at 4 p. m., will
speak under the auspices of the In
dustrial Research Club of the Uni
versity in the Red Room of the city
Y. M- C. A. at 6 o'clock.
A special dinner will be served
for fifty cents. It is imperative that
all who wish to attend be checked
up at the University Y. M. Ca. so
that there will be no one without a
nieaL Mrs. Bancroft, assistant to
Mr. Heffley, has charge of this and
can be notified over the phone.
The opportunity of securing Mr.
MoiTison was unexpected. Ben Gher
ring, Nebraska, '1L anu at the pres
ent time head, of all the college Y,
M. C. A.'s in the Rocky Mountain re
gion, wired the President of the In
uustrial Research Club that Mr. Mor
rison would come through Lincoln cn
iiis way to Kansas City from Denvei
i hursday and would slop off if a
ii.teiing could be arranged. It c
ioo goed to be passed up.
. At first a small meeting of about
fifty students and faculty members
was planned. But as this will be an
opportunity for all Coinhuskers who
are interested in the industrial situa
Jon to get the standpoint of Ameri
can organized lirtt hand straight from
iieadquarters, it was decided to make
ihis an open meeting. It was feared
that if attendance was limited by in
flation, some one vitally interesteu
but out of touch with tho club might
be left out.
What Mr. Morrison will have to
say, while being an eye-opener as to
ihe present situation and altitude oi
o.ganized labor, wU undoubtedly be
fair and accurate. Mr. Morrison, as
right hand man of President tem
pers, has been traveling all over the
United States.
A prominent Lincoln business mv.
will preside at the meeting.
MATINEE flSICAL
PRESENTS PA6EANT
Play Given in Temple Theater Mon
day Afternoon in Charge of
Professor Howell.
A Christmas pageant with approprt
ate stage setting and costume was
presented Monday afternoon at the
Temple theater, under the auspices
of the Matinee Musical Club. The
pageant was arranged ln ix pictures
which told the entire story ln panto
mhie and to the accompaniment of
music
A string qnartet placed at the back
of the stage and concealed by a
black curtain, which eerved as oar k
ground for tie pictures, gave aevera'
selection. A vocal chorus con vined
many University girl.
Prof. H. Alice Howell wa the
narrator and particularly pleas!ns war
her reading of Longfellow's. Three
King Came Biding." Lucilc CI me
'20; Lenore BurketL Fern Oinnn
Frances Oman, Charlotte Huntley and
Genevieve Wilson had part on the
program- The next entertainment
win be given January 10, ln the
nature of a piano and voice recital.
"LOBOS" CHOSEN A3 SOBRIQUET
The University of New Mexico has
found a new same for Its athletico
they are call! "Lobos." This saw-
was picked, they say, because a lobo
's aofed for Lis cunning, tearec lor
his strength, and dreaSed for tis en
durance. Washingtoa Universil;
Daily.
MERCHANTS FIGHT
PRICE REBUS
Business Men Affected Give State
ments to Committee Investigat
ing Conditions.
LINCOLN HOTEL STANDS PAT
Soda Fountains Have Reduced Prices
or Intend Doing So
Very Soon.
Reports of several interviews
with the Lincoln merchants who
are affecteel by the fiprht ajrainst
hiph prices, now be-in? wapel by
forty-one lraternities and sorori
ties and representiiifr more than
one thousand students, are now
ready for publication. These in
terviews were obtained by a com
mittee of students selected from
the Innocents Society.
F. E. Schaaf, manager of the
Lincoln hotel, told the committee
that the rental price of the hotel
would not be advance! to fifty
dollars January l, as previously re
ported, but that it would remain at
the old rate of $37.E0 for the re
mainder of the school term. This
charge will cover the contracts now
on the book of the company and will
include all dates in the future for
parties to be held during the re
mainder of the present school year.
No fiat price as to the cost of serv
ice for banquets was given out by
Mr. Schaaf. but he suggested that
students or organizations could sub
mit their menus to the steward ol
the hotel and a price for the service
for such menus selected could then
be determined, according to the cir
cumstances of each case.
Rosewilde Prices.
In regard to prices at the Rosewilde
Party House, Manager Allen declared
that all charges for dances will re
main the same. The rate of ballroom
-ental is now twenty-seven dollars
for thirty couples, with an additional
charge of seventy-five cents for each
couple in addition to this number,
until the amount reaches htirty-nine
lollars, which is the mar.Tnm charge
It is to be understood that these
charges are to include the usual serv
'ces at the check stand, etc., stated
Manager Allen.
Prices at the Kniphts of Columhut
Tlall, announced Manaper Seigman,
are to remain at thirty dollars. He
stated that this is the lowest charge
that he could make and realize even
small profit. The rrice of twenty
Ive dollars is charged club members
for the rent of the hall.
V.'alter S. Whitten, secretary of the
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, as
serts that the renting of the hall to
outsiders for parties and other func
tions, is not a luccy-mating enter
prise. "We merely rent the dance
hall as an accommodation," said Sec
retary Whitten, "and the present
charge of $37.50 will not be in
creased." Interviews with the largest number
of soda fountains brought the report
that alreadyrmany of these establish
ment have reduced the prices of
their menu and that many more are
contemplating a reduction within a
;hort time.
Faculty Obesrves
Education Week
Education Week, urged, by P. P.
Claxton, was recently observed by the
University Extension Division, of
which A. A. Reed is director. Mrs.
3. F. Thompson and Miss Annelta
Anderson entertained at Ellen Smith
Hall In honor of Director and Mrs.
A. A. Reed. Chancellor and Mrs.
Samuel Avery were guests. Thirty
six Invitations were sent out. The
evening's program was unique ln that
it wa the contribution or member of
the group only.
Several original eJeetioif' were
played by the composer themselves.
The Kobi-Upton-Reed trip added
greatly lo the evesmgV entertain
ment with a varied program of vo
cal, violin and Instrumental selections.
After the program ices were served
and sweetheart rosebud were given
out a favor.
CHORUS, ATTENTION
. All members of the Univer
sity Chorws will -
ovth steps cf University HaL.
7 p. rn, December 15.