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"TORCHBEARERS"
TRY-OUTS
GERRARD HALL
4:30 TODAY
SOUTH CAROLINA
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NORTH CAROLINA
Tin Can Thursday Night
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VOLUME XXXIII
CHAPEL HILL, N. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1925
NUMBER 34
BAILEY FIRES A
SHOT FULL INTO
KU'KLUX KLAN
Klan is a Logical Monstrosity
and Cannot Appeal to a Man
of Intelligence.
HE PRODUCES DOCUMENTS
Speech by Bailey Ends Klan Debate
Fostered by Di Senate Bailey
is an Able Speaker.
By J. E. Fakriob
"The Ku Klux Klan should not exist,"
Hon. Josiah William Bailey declared In
a lecture ' delivered in Memorial Hall
last Friday night. Mr. Bailey also went
on to say that as a religious and social
force the Klan was an unecclesiastical
and logical monstrosity and that it could
not appeal to a" man of intelligence.
This was the second of two lectures
on the K. K. K. given under the auspices
of the Dialectic Senate. The first was
given by Dr. J. H. Hawkins, who spoke
in favor of the Klan. aThis is following
the usual policy of the Di to give an
able presentation of both sides of the
question. j
Mr. Bailey stated -that he had not
come, as the posters had stated, to de
nounce the Klan. He came, he said, to
appeal to the reason and common sense
of his audience. He mounted the plat
form carrying a vast armload of data
on the Klan, comprising everything from
the testimony of Colonel Simmons be
fore Congress to the latest editorial
from the official organ of the Klan, the
Kuorier. And before be came down he
had used all of it. . He literally took up
the Klan, turned it wrong side out and
shook it And some unusual and highly
Interesting disclosures were made.
Mr. Bailey told of the beginning of
the Klan and traced its history.' It be
gan originally in a little town in Ten
nessee where a mall group was organized.
The name came from a Greek word
meaning a circle. It was necessary in
the days following the war when a gov
' ' eminent of carpet-baggers made no at
tempt to check the atrocities of negroes
and scalawags. It accomplished a great
deal of good but finally,-when the need
for it was gone, it became corrupt and
of necessity passed away.
The new Klan was begun by Colonel
Simmons in 1915 and was called the Ku
Klux Klan redivivus. He wrote the rit
ual, the constitution, and the by-laws.
He provided that all power should be
vested in the Imperial Wizard, naturally
taking that office himself. The new Klan
did not make much headway until about
the close of the World war. It was then
that Colonel Simmons met Edward
Young Clark and their famous or rath
er infamous contract was made. They
organized the Klan on a sound financial
basis. : Clark was made king kleagle of
the organization. "And by the way,"
(Continued on page four)
JONAS ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF DI
Election is Occasion for Pro
longed Cheering.
ELECTED UNANIMOUSLY
Di Passes Motion to Meet with the
Phi Assembly.
Amid prolonged cheering, Senator
Charles Raper Jonas, of Lincolnton, was
unanimously elected president of the Di
senate for the spring quarter at the ses
sion of the Di last Saturday night. The
election of preldent was held early so
that the elected president might get bis
picture in thia year's Jacket Tack.
Senator L. A. Crowell, in a short talk,
in which he labeled Senator Jonas as the
only "logical" man for the position, nom
inated Senator Jonas for the position.
Pre-election dope had it that there
would be several men In the race for
the office, but when the time came for
the actual voting everything went solidly
for Senator Jonas. During the whole
year, the new president has been taking
a very active part in the society work,
has taken a leading part in all the de-
bates, and there was little doubt but that
he would be elected.
A motion for adjournment passed im
mediately after the election, and no bills
were discussed or passed upon. .
A resolution from, the Phi that the
Phi and Di meet in joint session next
Saturday night was passed by a big
majority. The freshman debate which
was scheduled to be held next Saturday
night, was postponed until the follow
ing Saturday so as to permit the joint
session. ' '
" The following six men were initiated
into the senate at the meeting i E. P.
Morgan, Candor; R. D. Crabtree, Greens
boro t Glenn Elliott, Salisbury S. A.
Huss, Lincolnton, and Charles Price,
Greensboro. ,
CAROLINA TAKES
AWARD IN THREE
CORNER DEBATE
Jonas and Chappel Defeat S. C
At Columbia Chappel .
Alternate for Young.
CAROLINA WINS HERE
Justus And Livingston Get Two to
One Decision Over William
and Mary Debaters.
Carolina was proclaimed champions of
the William and Mary-South Carolina
North Carolina debate triangle last Mon
day night by virtue of winning both
sides of the query, Reiolved That Con
gress by a two-thirds 'vote should be
given power to override the judicial veto
The Carolina affirmative won over the
William and Mary negative here, while
the University's negative team composed
of C. R. Jonas and S. G. Channel trained
the judges' decision over the South Car
olina affirmative team at Columbia, S. G
Chappel debated upon only a short no
tice, substituting for M. M. Young, who
was prevented from making fhe trip on
account of sickness.
The Carolina affirmative team met the
William' and Mary negative here Monday
night in Gerrard hall, winning a two-to-one
decision over the visitors. The
Carolina debaters were Ernest L, Jus
tus, of Flat Rock, and Theodore B. Liv
ingston, of Asheville. William and Mary
was represented by George Reilly and
Arthur J. Winder.
The affirmative first speaker pointed
out the fallacies of the present system
by the use of many illustrations taken
from the history of the Supreme court.
The second speaker advocated the trans
fer of absolute interpretation of the
Constitution from the Supreme court to
Congress on the grounds that it would
be in accord with the developments of
democracy and that it would place great
er stress upon the will of the people.
The negative contended that the Su
preme Court has always been the guar
dian of the sacred rights of the people
and that to deprive it of its check in our
system of checks and balances would de-
troy the workings of the system. They
denied that the Supreme court is incap
able of carrying out its peculiar duties,
and advanced the argument that Con
gress is absolutely unfit to pass final
judgment upon its own legislation.
The judges for the debate were Glen
R. Johnson, of North Carolina College
for Women; Dean C. C Taylor, of N. C
State college, and S. Wade Marr, of
Raleigh. Professor George McKie pre
sided at the debate, and L. B. Kenhett
acted as secretary. The judges, debat
ers, and officials were guests of the de
bating council after the debate at a
smoker. !
SWARTHMORE TO
DEBATE CAROLINA
Open 'Forum Clash Early Next
t Month.
DEBATE WILL BE HERE
Preliminaries Are Scheduled for Feb
ruary 20th.
An open forum debate with Swarth
more college has been announced by the
debating council to be held here the
second of March. The query to be dis
cussed will be, Resolved That the Unit
ed States should recognize the present
government of Russia.
Carolina will be represented by two
men, one man for the affirmative and
one for the negative. The audience will
act as judges to determine the winning
side. The Carolina representatives will
be picked in open preliminary in the
Phi, hall on the night of February 20
at 7:30. The speeches in the try-outs
will be limited to seven minutes on first
speech and to four-minute rejoinders.
The recognition of Russia question is
being debated extensively this year by
colleges and universities. It is one of
the foremost problems of our national
foreign relations and much has been
written and said in regard to it Con
sequently, It is thought that quite a few
men will avail themselves of the oppor
tunity to try out, for the Swarthmore
open forum..
The same query will also be used in
the Carolina-Sewanee-Tulane triangle
which will be held a bit later in the early
spring. The finals of the Swarthmore
debate will precede the preliminaries for
the Tulane-Sewanee-Carolina triangle,
so that It will be possible for men to
work up the same subject and, try for
both debates. S, '..
Swarthmore has ganied considerable
reputation for her debating activities,
and the coming debate with the northern
debaters is being looked forwaid to by
many here.
GAMECOCKS PLAY
HERE TOMORROW
Meet South Carolina in the
Tin Can.
DUKE HERE SATURDAY
First Local Games Since the North
.. ern Trip.
Beginning the first of a series of home
games the Tar Heels meet the Univer
sity of South Carolina quint in the Tin
Can tomorrow night.
The Gamecocks have been enjoying a
very successful season and indications
point to a hard fought contest when
they hook up with Captain Cobb's men.
This is the first game that the Tar
Heels have played in the Can for al
most a month, and will be the first op
portunity the studenbody has had to
see them in action for this same length
of time.
Saturday night the Duke quintet plays
a return game for the earlier game on
the Duke floor. The Methodists appear
to have slumped a little since the first
of the season and from the fact that
they were defeated on their own court
earlier in the season are not expected to
greatly endanger the strengthened Caro
linians. .
"YES BY GOSH!" IS
BEING REHEARSED
Will be Presented on February
23 and 24. ,
TICKETS GO ON SALE SOON
Costumes Are Being Made' Here by
Expert Costumer.
Monday and Tuesday, February 23 and
24, the Wigue and Masque club will step
forth In Memorial hall with what is
promised to be the biggest, brightest,
most joyous carnival of melodj and
mirth it has ever staged, namely, Bill
Vaught's y'Yes by GoshP'
The performance will be ' in wo acts
and four scenes, j The costumes are be
ing made here by an experienced cos
tumer, and the four sets of scenery are
being1 mainly purchased in . New York.
The whole promises a gorgeous treat for
the eye and ear.
The bulk of the music in "Yes by
Gosh!" has been written by Parker H.
Daggett, assisted by Professor Weaver
and Bill Vaught. The Wigue and Masque
shows have "in the past been noted for
the excellence of their melodies and lyr
ics, and this year three of the tunes have
already been sold to one of the largest
publishers, to appear on sale soon after
the show. j " ''
Every day the chorus, "Every girl a
perfect gentleman,'" practices in Me
morial hall under direction of Kike Ky
ser and Professor Weaver. An extra
large stage will be erected in Memorial
hall to accommodate the elaborateness
of the performance.' " - . "
Two performances are being given in
Chapel Hill, as last year record-breaking
crowds attended and the reserved
seats sold out in less than two hours.
Tickets will soon be on sale at Patter
son's and the usual rush is expected.
G. B. Zehmer and M. F. Vining have
just returned from Winston-Salem ,and
Greensboro, where they organized classes
in factory management, business English,
and salesmanship. These classes will be
taught by professors Matherly, Howell,
and Taylor respectively
DISAPPOINTED IN LOVE UNIVERSITY
SOPHOMORE ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE
Marion Dixon, of Winston-Salem, Swallows Two Bichloride of
Mercury Tablets and Drinks Cough Medicine Found by
Student and Carried to Infirmary Recovery Re
garded As Being Certain.
Disappointed in love, T. Marion Dixon,
a second year student from Winston
Salem, attempted to commit suicide late
Sunday night by taking a large dose of
bichloride of mercury. He was found
by another student, A. C Justice, in
front of the University campus shortly
after midnight
When found, the boy was in a stupor
and unable to walk. Justice took the
would-be suicide to the Infirmary and
Dr. Abernethy, University physician,
commenced an immediate investigation.
Dixon, in a semi-conscious condition,
told the doctor that he had swallowed
two bichloride of ' mercury tablets, and
combined with it had taken half a bottle
of cough medicine. The statement as
to the amount of bichloride of mercury
was considered unbelievable until Dr.
Abernathy pumped out his stomach and
found sufficient poison to verify it The
student was undoubtedly saved by the
quick work of Justice in getting him to
SOLDIER BOXERS
TAKE FOUR OUT
, OF SEVEN BOUTS
Soldiers Hang Four Bouts to
Their Belts and Force Others
,-!. to a Draw.
COX MASTER CEREMONIES
General Bowley Advocates Boxing and
General Cox- Urges Students to
, Attend C. M. T. C.
'Fort Bragg's boxers defeated the Car
olina , leather pushers Saturday night,
winning four out of seven bouts, three
of them going for draws.
More than -a thousand enthusiastic
spectators witnessed the contests. Ring
sSte seats were occupied by University
faculty members and Fort Bragg offi
cials. Bill Cox, promoter of boxing at
the University, was master of ceremonies.
Lieutenant Duff, of Fort Bragg, was
referee.
General Bowley, of Fort Bragg, made
a short talk before the contests began.
He stated that there is very much dif
ference between boxing and prizefight
ing, because in boxing the game is played
honor square. General Bowley believes
there is no sport which requires more
physical skill than boxing, and he urged
more men to enter this sport. -.
Between bouts short talks were made
by President Chase and General Albert
Cox. General Cox urged the students
to consider seriously attending the citi
zens' military training camps to be held
this year from July 2 to July 31.
First bout: Parrish (125) Fort Bragg,
and Mike Hall (120) Carolina, draw.
Second bouts Collins (130) Fort Bragg,
and Matthews (123) Carolina, won by
Collins. y . ,
Third bout: Brunetti (140) Fort
Bragg, and Gray (130) Carolina, draw.
. Fourth ; bout: Conway, lightweight
champion of Fort Bragg, and Gallagher,
amateur lightweight champion of North
Carolina, draw.
Fifth bout: Demars (144) Fort Bragg,
and " MacRae (141) Carolina, won , by
Demars.
Sixth bout: Depratt (157) Fort Bragg,
and Spiers (153) Carolina, won by De
pratt Seventh bout: Chief Mayle, amateur
heavyweight champion of United States
army (195), and Add Warren (173) Car
olina, won by Mayle.
TRY-OUTS FOR STUDIO
PRODUCTION AT 4:30
"Torchbearers" Reading Given Mon
day Night; Six Parts for Men
' : Six for Women.
A large number of people were pres
ent Monday night at the reading of
"The Torchbearers," the well-known
farce-comedy which the class in play
production will stage as, its second studio
production with the co-operation of the
Carolina Playmakers. The reading was
the first entertainment to be held in the
new theater building, which has just been
beautifully reuiodeledr
Try-outs for "The Torchbearers" will
be held this afternoon at 4:30 in Ger
rard hall. A total of 12 parts are of
fered, comprising six parts for men and
six for women. Every student of the
University is eligible to take part in
these try-outs, and all are strongly urged
to attend.
the infirmary, and the prompt attention
of Dr. Abernathyr s s
Dixon's mother was hurriedly called
from Winston-Salem and reached Chapel
Hill early Monday morning. The boy
has been under the constant attention
of Dr. Abernathy since he,was carried
to the infirmary and his recovery from
his near death is now regarded as cer
tain. , Many of the student's close friends
scoff at the generally accepted statement
that the attempt at suicide was due to
despondency over his love affairs. They
assert that it was due to a combination
of minor worries coupled with an ex
tremely nervous temperament that caused
him to make the attempt on his life.
Other close friends of the boy, however,
seem equally as positive that it was due
to his disappointment in love. .
Dixon will be remembered by the cam
pus as one of the actors in the "Beaded
Buckle" presented here last year by the
Carolina Playmaker.
CAROLINA CLOSES NORTHERN TRIP
BY DOUBLING SCORE ON LEXINGTON
GENERALS IN FAST GAME, 31 TO 15
TO HOLD FIRST
JOINT SESSION
; The Phi assembly and the Di senate
will meet together in the Di hall Sat
urday night, February 14, at 7 o'clock.
This meeting is the result of a motion
passed last' Saturday night in both so
cieties, and is for the purpose of jointly
discussing bills of vital interest to the
societies and the state at large.
Among those bills to be discussed are
the. following:
1. A bill advocating the passage of a
30 million dollar road bond issue.
2. A bill repealing the exemption of
foreign stocks from taxation.
3. A bill authorizing any county in
the state to establish a county court.
' 4. A bill calling a convention of the
people of North Carolina for the .pur
pose of altering and rewriting the state
constitution.
A copy of each of . these bills may be
seen at the library. This meeting will be
unusual in many ways, and very inter
esting. All the regular members of
both societies are expected to be pres
ent, as well as many visitors.
LOVE FEAST FOR
SOCIETIES BEGINS
Di and Phi to Embrace Each
"' " ' Other. ' ' .
WERE ANCIENT ENEMIES
But They Meet Together in Di Hall
Saturday Night. '
By C. W. Bazkmore
Beginning next Suturday night, the
Phi Assembly will meet with its ancient
enemy, the Di Senate, in the letter's hall,
in the first of a series of joint sessions,
for the discussion of various bills and
questions now being aired in the legis
lature at Raleigh. This was decided
upon by a vote by the hall. The Di
senate, in session simultaneously Sutur
day night, decided by a unanimous vote
that the two bodies begin the proposed
series of joint meetings at the time speci
fied. ; ... ..: . j
The question was based upon a set of
five resolutions introduced by Cooper,
which follow: -
1. That the Phi assembly meet con
jointly with the Di senate on Suturday
night, February 14, to discuss bills, espe
cially those on tapis heretofore, and
those which may arise in the present ses
sion of the state legislature, or any oth
er bills which are desired to be brought
up.
2. These bills to be selected by a joint
meeting of the ways and means com
mittee of both houses, and made public
at least three days before the two bodies
meet,
3. That thee joint meetings be held
alternately in the Di' and Phi hulls, the
first to be in the Di hull.
4. All bills and resolutions passed upon
are to be sent to the legislature at Kal
eigh, unless decided otherwise.
5. That a similar motion be presented
simultaneously in the DI senate. If de
feated by that body, the decision of the
Phi assembly will be Invalid.
Cooper's introduction of the bill, Re
iolved That the Phi assembly go on
record as favoring the passage of $35,
000,000 worth of road bonds for building
and maintenance of North Carolina
roads, was modified by Coats to read
$20,000,000 instead of $35,000,000. This
bill, after discussion by Harrcll, against
and Page, Olive) and Matthews, for,
passed by a vote of 31 to 1.
The two resolutions, Reiolved That
the Phi assembly go on record us favor
ing tli Ku Klux Klan, and that a R. O.
T. C. unit be established at Carolina,
with voluntary, membership, were both
tabled, by reason of lack of time In
which to discuss them adequately, as were
various other bills.
A committee composed of Matthews,
Weil, and Page, with Matthews as chair
man, was named by Speaker Parker;
said committee to be authorized to carry
over bills to the Di senate for further
consideration. The rest of the session
was consumed in various matters of Tou
ting business.
New Buccaneers
Are Now On Sale
The Antique Number of the Carolina
Buccaneer were put on sale yesterday,
following an unavoidable delay of over
a week in getting them printed.
The new issue is made up of 32 pages
and is one of the best issues yet pub
lished. The cover, drawn by Starr, is
especially appropriate for the Antique
Number and the jokes and cartoons are
generally in keeping with the issue.
Sharp Rally Gave the Generals
, Early Lead.
TAR HEELS SEW UP GAME
Jack Cobb and Sam McDonald
Brilliant Performers
On Offensive. '
MONK M DONALD JOINED TEAM
Victory Over W. & L. Gives Carolina
Record of Three Wing and
Three Defeats on Trip.
With a whirlwind finish to their north
ern trip, the Tar Heels decisively defeat
ed the Washington and Lee quint Frl
duy night, running ;the score up to dou
ble that of their opponents, the final
count being 31 to 15.
The first few minutes were close and
hard fought. Carolina stepped out with
a five point lead before the Generals
were able to score, but a sharp scoring
rally put up by the home team put
them in the lead 6 to 5. The" Tar Heels
culled time out, and returning to' the
fray again took the lead and held it
until the final whistle.
t The half ended with Cobb and Ills
crew holding the long end of a 16 to 9
score, and immediately after the open
ing of the second half Sam McDonuld
opened up from the floor and scored
three field goals in rapid succession to
put the Tar Heels .far in the lead.
Cobb and McDonald were the brilliant
performers of the night on the offensive,
and it was their great work that car
ried the ball down the court time after
time to . score for Carolina. Dodderer
played a great defensive game and broke
up the W. and L. offense several times ,
by rising into the air to seize a pass by
one of the General forwards.
Lake, star forward and captain of the
Washington and Lee quint, was held
scoreless by the close guarding-of John
ny Purser. "Monk McDonald, the Tar
Heel's couch, who was unuble Jo make .
the entire northern trip, met the teum
at Lexington after the game against
the Navy.
The victory over the Generals gave
Carolina a record of victories over the
University of Muryland, ' Virginia Mili
tary Institute, and Washington and Lee.
The Southern championship quint suf
fered defeats afthe hands of Harvard,
the Crescent Athletic club and the Unit
ed States Naval Academy. However,
the three defeuts chulked up uguinst the
North Curolinu team were not by nieui- :
bers of the Southern, conference, ana
Carolina' still remains undefcutcd In this
section and stands out as a looming can
didate for a third S. I. C. championship
cup.
Line-up:
Carolina (31) W. and L. (18)
Cobb (7) Luke
IW F.
McDonald (11)
Dodderer (6) .
Devin (4)
Purser (3) ,
... Lane (4)
Van Horn (4)
Funk (4)
Wilson (3)
L. F.
It. G.
L. G.
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
WIN DANCING PRIZES
Take Off Clogging and Dancing Hon
ors At House-Warming Given by
Strowd Motor Company.
, i ,
A mob of University students practi
cally swamped the house warming Sat
urday night given by the Strowd Motor
company. The occasion' was primarily
for patrons and prospective customers
of the progressive motor company, but
the college boys found the doors wide
open and the lutch string out.
In face of much competition from the
best of clog dancers that Orange county
could offer, Kike Kyser, a sophomore
from Rocky Mount, out-clogged them all
and won the shining ten dollar gold piece
offered to the entry most skilled In Amer
ica's great rurul sport
C. L. (Doc) Leggett, Dr. Lawson's
chief lieutenant in the training of fresh
man gymnasts, walked away with the
prize offered for the best dancer. Leg
gett didn't know that he was In on the
dunclng contest until the judge came
forth and threw a handsome scarf, given
by Jack LIpraan's, over his sholiider and
pronounced him the best dancer on the
floor. ,
The lower floor was given over to mod
ern daning, while the second floor was-,
devoted to the old folks and lovers of
the old square dance and the Virginia
Reel. A corps of fiddlers were on hand
and the students found much entertain
ment watching dunclng such as was done
by their fathers and forefathers.-