• .*. 4 .»% . (unit* out to see the Long­ horns down the Bears again today. .k F I R S T C O L L E G E D A I L Y I N T H E S O E T H VOL. XVII. AU STIN , TEXA S, T U ES D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 6, 1917. RIKER TALKS ON PROBABILITIES OF U. S. WAGING WAR Professor of European History Dis­ cusses Serious Situation Non Confronting United States. LETTERS WRITTEN TO CO-ED ALUMNAE Varsity (.iris Seek Information Con­ cerning Useful Work Done By Women Graduates. BUTTE LECTURES TO LAW CLASS ON GERMAN QUESTION Loss of American Lives Will proba­ bly Bring on ( lash—Germans I n- likeh to Back Down. In the V. hen asked w h a t he thought ot the fifteen girls in An interesting bit of work has been undertaken by a group of twelve or the University, who prospects about the United S tates go- have alread y received th eir degrees, ing to war with Germ any, Dr. Thud They are w ritin g personal letters to th e women students who have oeen VV. Biker of the School of History, in an unassum ing m anner, told the re-, out for two years, in which they ask p o rte r some of his views. lo he said, the j serve a s a guide to fu tu re work, as tirs t At the outset the professor traced United States will avoid recognition well as a test of w hat has been a. om- the zone th a t Germ any outlined in her formal w a rfare, which would ! p is h e d in the past, by the Y. VV. Ck A. of note, in which she declared th a t she m ean very in ^jrls’ clubs, or the courses chosen by would block all tra ffic to the extent definite alliance with the allies, and letter the purpose of the ° f sinking vessels found in this area to m ake peace until a greem ent not all are willing. Also it is interesting asking is set down, and then a lift This, all admit, was in violation of the to note th at w ar would definitely in­ the t e rfe re with the spleindid work be­ i n c l u d e s 1 Sussex case, in which she agreed t o « _____ I the rules of em itter w a rfa re in ing done with prisoners’ relief. "The Germ an question is extrem ely Professor George critical,” declared tile g re a te s t a u ­ ( ’. Butte, probably in this thority on section of the country, in a talk to his class in International Law y ester­ day on the German controversy. likely a second step t h a t G erm any gave inform ation which internatio nal law the individuals, follows. . for certain ] utii\iv *1- j n eat*h place, This in is , . SOPHS DEFEATED REPORT MADE ON BY FROSH 23-19 NEW CONSTITUTION Haas and McCullough Star for Frosh. Gray and Johnson Play Good Game for Sophs. V s s e rn I) I y Discusses Proposed Changes— Program Arranged for Texas Independence Day. The S tu d e n ts ’ Assembly met In a hard-fought game last night, defeated last plans for the the Freshm en the Sopho- night and discussed mores by the close score of 23 to ll). March 2 celebration. The m orning Captain Haas started the scoring for p ro gram will be as follows: Speeches the Freshm en, and for the firs t half by students, faculty m embers, and | lie had no mercy w hatever on the bas- out-of-town alumnus. A fte r this part Let, .shooting one goal a f te r another, of the p rog ram has been carried out j 4* Before the first half was over he had to Clark 4* five field goals and two fouls. Goudgc, Field, where they will proceed with * V the Soph guard, see nu ii to be under to keep a fin ger on him. The constitution, which was re- In the last half, however, he got only a foul goal, cently revised by a .student commit- tee, consisting of Raymond Myers, sward, got two goals in the first half Charlie Francis, Meade Griffin, Guy ; nd two in the second. George Mc- Rogers, and Dan Williams, was sub- a s t a r nutted to the assembly and carefully » ullough, a t guard, ... The new constitution will 1 the Sophs from counting out pre sid e n t’s office the stud ents will . rep o rt the pushball game. played F reshm an for- the o ther \ oung, the •!«* in •T. of the possible means of serving m e’s I prom ise com m unity ,,, , ,, ( onsumers League, Women s ( lubs, a PP*> Public Health Association, Associated Charities, Rural Club work, school which a vessel m ust be hailed, h o r | Unal_ standing. h o r the Sophs, G ray d a n a * the next week or two, where it and 11 was hla work ,hllt k ep t d.sc-usswl- in the be placed the case of subm arine w a rfare, . . . , . fo ur goals rn the f . r a t half; John- may be c r a m m e d by any ... . . !• mal venter, took ou r goals, dents so desiring. "■* t h ,s m a tte r by its next meeting, I action will the asse m ­ b l e r which My at it will be subm itted to the entire stu- At the close of the first period, the j 111’ stvo'M half, made one goal. .... T " ’ ' 7 . . . . . score stood 13 to lb in favor of the dent body in mass meeting. _ __ I reshmen. In self. it- But history rep eats tin* Sophom ore-Engineer . CARLSON DISCUSSES HUNGER. ____ ________________ ________ . . . Until there is a declaration of war, th ere is always a chance for reconcili­ i church activity, Hum ane S o c ie ty ! papers and cargo examined, and ation without formalities. The United and I. short, any definite work in d ic a -1 I hey a re belligerent, the ship m ust bo *<>"; S ta tes is bound now more than ever in to protect its rig h ts and the lives of I tive • O f the aim of th e ir U niversity 1 fix™ a chance to escape, and save the ‘f 1 In order to do j "service to the whole people, rvice to the whole people.” W here I passengers and crew, if possible. its citizens at sea. this, Am erica will send arm ed con- \o ^ s now with its m erchantm en. This asked to sav vvhat course courses is alm ost certain to lead to g re a te r fluence, organization, or club in col- hostilities with G erm any, and possi- k g e directed her service to her neigh- bly make her declare w a r on us. any rate, there would be a w ar but name. then gave the \ on Bernstorff, the Ameri- home. This in all: ,aV(1 }ier a definite desire to do a par- not within itself ta n ta m o u n t p assports, and ordered can Minister, Mr. G erard, the list is checked, the Texas eo-ed is P resident Wilson she had gone out, or severance in- G e r m a n Ambassador, At I borhood a f te r be hut if in „ The United S ta tes would never have | ticular bit of work, w hether it largo or small, th a t he should form a stable basis, ought to throw a -s hard on u.s as it is with Germany. alue” of this or th at, and the good national protest, for to some light on It seems the question of long and sufficiently old come to this present crisis if P r e s i - ! The results, since the list is suffi- n o n s * d ent Wilson had been firm er in tho ciently beginning. have threatened Germ any before now. W h e n t he Sussex went down, Wilson | told Germany that he would break re- u'cumpu.-.Lv.u lations if such a deed was done again. This th re a t should have come at least as early as one day a f te r the sinking of G e rm any ’s reply was the subm arining of the Arabic, Persia, and m any o ther m erchantm en, a g reat num ber of which were A m er­ ican. These, for the most part, were sunk without w arning. cula activities must answ er W h a t ? ” question, and make the neces­ sary ad ju s tm e n t between school and living. . - * fo r a g ra d u a te who the “ A fte r College, H A S E X P E R I E N C E D S Y R I A N S T U D E N T the Lusitania. the ..j .. M A N Y H A R D S H I P S of diplomatic relations the Sophs rallied in tin* second fram e and almost defeated the followers of Alec in the la s t few “The severance of diplomatic r e l a - ' m inutes of play. Likewise they came not a mode buck stro ng last night, and held th eir it can result in war. is I ame List week to war, lions,” he said, ne sald- •• " is 18 redress, as m any believe, for it is opponents to a 7 to (> count, scoring '* *s the mo t vital form of inter- while tile game was yet in its infancy, it holds a na- A rid got a fairly good lead. N e ar the iddle of the first half, however, the The Freshm en .started their seori i . J tio.q out jus..being unfit to associate I wi Yk 'a h tf >eing I 'r e s iu e iu • “Keep Cool" should be the watchword of all American citizens at the present time. 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* + IA 4- 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* No. 97 GARRISON FINISH BY TEXAS BEATS BAYLOR QUINTET U U r Sluggish Beginning, Longhorns Come to Life and Sweep Baptists Off Their Feet. t* 4* 4* *1- *1* *1* * *1* T. I. A. A. STA N D IN G . *F 4* 4* •I* * * •I* 4* •I* * * * I* *!* 4* *1* 4* *1* •I* *!• 4* 4* 4* 4* W. L. Pct. \. & M. .833 o 3 .750 lev a - ........................... 5 Rice .714 Baylor ....................... 0 .OOO . . . . ( ) Southwestern .OOO A waken ing from the leth arg y of basketball inertia which had left them on the slim end of a Pi to 8 score at the end of the first half, Texas '■line last part of the battle buck rn last night ami defeated the Baylor quintet by a tally of 27 to 19. the \ an G e n t’s system of play w'as a radical change from any seen in the S outhw est in past years. The posi­ tion of center, as such, was practical­ ly dispensed with, and the team based their whole offensive regiment on a defensive a guard, was played a t the pivot posi­ tion, and Brown took up “P ig ’s ” old job at right guard. form ation. D lttm a r, Snail-like slowness on the p a r t of the Longhorns gave Baylor a quick lead in the curly p a r t of the game. Bill Brown, playing his first game for I he Longhorns, was the chief goal- shooter of the local ag gregation, and i* tv«w (in.* to hi«i work monied with as, th a t Texas begun paving the road ma io victory. In the m eantim e the Bears were working to g eth er alm ost as a unit. the Frosh. i ext moment overlapped Put before the Soph rooters had time to celebrate the lead, Haas g ot busy f u* the Freshm en and soon had his in the lead again. The sec­ coterie ond-year men threatened the F re s h ­ men’s lead ag ain near the end of the g tine, b u t were unable to shoot enough baskets to win the game. The line-up: Freshm en, Young, F aas, Somerhill, Cox, McCullough, Peace, and Davis; Sophomores, Waits, G ray, Johnson, Mayer, Baldwin, Rob­ erts, and Pate. DR. WH AREY ADDRESSES Y. W. Cr ««'! all neutral nations to follow our But Dr. B utte, in speaking course of the future of this act, said it is likely it will cause war now, for in G erm any is in no position to take on an o th er enemy, and, too, she doesn’t care to. But there a re two a lte r n a ­ tives open to Germany. F irst, she may back down, and carry out lier prom ­ ises made in the Sussex case. But this it not likely, for we are dealing with a nation t h a t is a t bey, a nation in desperate circumstances, t h a t the speaker declared. Germ an, French, and especially the Swiss newspapers all tell of the women and children of G erm any su ffe rin g pangs of hunger, caused by legal blockade of the allies. Also Germ any saw 5,000,000 of her best blooded men tne slain on other altern ativ e open to Germ any is to carry out h er blockade, as she de­ clared in her note of J a n u a ry 31. effective but the is Spence, the battlefields. But The regu lar m eeting of the Y. W. Ck A. was held Monday afternoon a t I tithe absence of the pres­ 5 o’clock. ident, Miss C harlotte the m eeting was presided over by Miss Lancaster. Miss Helen Mobley con- the devotional exercises and d icled '•veral hymns were sung. Dr. W har- ey was . peaker of the evening. J lie subject of his address was taken from "The Dawn of Italian Ir.depen- (1 nee,” by Wm. Roscoe Thayer. His s ibjeet was, “ Verily m ost tenacious am ong men is the worship of symbols has vanished. a f te r ( ’ne of the stro ngest instincts of hu­ man n ature is the tendency to m is­ take the body for the soul, the l a tte r for the sp irit.” showed how t ’nis was carried out in language. So- cia! and political life a re lastly reli- P relim inaries for S tate contest will jrion. The m eeting closed with a But this is entirely contray to in- t e rn a lu nal law, because she intends to a tte m p t control over foreign neu­ tral vessels outside of the .hree-mile ’ mit, and on the high seas. But we m ust rem em ber t h a t it is not under ordinary circum stances th a t Germany is working. W a r between our coun­ t y and Germ any h ang s on a thread, public opinion is w ro u g h t up, and the sir,king of an American ship where lives are lost will doubtless bring on the conflict. SPEA K E RS’ ( LUB. the symbolic for the realization Dr. VV ha re y the real, the not be held to n ig h t as announced, but. hymn. will be held on F e b ru a ry 13, instead.; A special program has been arran ged , and the club will m eet a t 7 o’clock. ____________ ____ BLAI R V IS I TS A U S T I N . Dr, .1. A. Carlson, professor of lectured last n ig ht a t ' ’hysiology 111 'h e University of Chi the V. M. C. A. on “The Cause and Control of H ung er.” He told of the methods usi d in .studying tin* causes of hu n­ ger, jiiid showed th a t the real cause was the contraction of the walls of the stomach. merits on himself and o th er normal in­ dividuals IJe experim ents on has also perform ed Infants dogs with a rtific ia l festulan. and people in hospitals su ffe rin g from various diseases have also come u n ­ der his observation. He is interested not only in tin* scientific, but also in the medical side of hunger. His work has been recognized by the med­ ical profession a t home and both abroad. to prove his theory. Dr. Carlson also addressed the S ig ­ ma Xi, an honorary science fra te rn ity , on the subject of “ Philology and Pa- thology of the Gastric Juice.” Carlson where he will deliver several lectures. left for Waco Texas came back fighting and work­ ing tog ether in good style in the final period. From the beginning of play i hi* Bears didn't have a look in. Tex­ as ran her score up to 17 points be­ fore the Bruins were able to discover the Longhorn basket. From then on victory for the o range was certain. The new guard-around-to-forw ard play was working to a nicety and novice baskets with Brown was shooting Dr. ] pleasing re g u larity. The Bear's never themselves, being swept off their feet by the rushing of Van Gent’s pupils. recovered last nig h t J quite B” HALL RECORD. Brown played big first game in a style th a t presages trouble for every guard who faces Texas this season. He shot six out of the ten free goals th a t Texas registered. Jimmie Thom ­ played their usual as and D ittm a r s t e a d y , and h ard -fig h tin g games. Webush and Kouts were the trump urds cf The the B a p tis t’s hand. form er shot five free goals and as m any goals a f t e r fouls. Fouts was all over the field, covering his op­ ponents well, and shooting a basket oeeasionsally. Morrow a t g uard dis­ played good form, p articu larly dur­ ing the first half. The work of compiling the names of all of the form er residents of “B ” Hall is no easy job, according to the stud ents who are g e ttin g up this his­ tory. The records of the a u d ito r’s office only date back to 1905, and the record before this tim e will have to he secured from the memories of the men who staid in this popular dor­ mitory a t t h a t time. The records for the first year of its existence are in the hands of Dean Benedict, and con­ tain such names as Morris Sheppard, Dean Benedict, Professors Porter, With the exception of the umpir- The Bailey, Schoch, and a few less nota- hie ch aracters. From the record*, it officiating, however, was all wrong. I would a p p e a r th a t Dr. Bailey had a During the firs t period Um pire S to t­ I very healthy appetite, as he headed ts r slowed the play considerably by the list for consumption of food. Dean continually calling fouls, and by often Benedict's appetite was about a v e r -: calling a toss-up on a supposedly out­ ! side run, when the player had kept age for the hall a t t h a t time. j inside the boundary line by a foot. In the second half he suffered a stroke of blindness, and coludn’t see fouls or­ even when they “rode” tho Bears, I he f ir s t casualty on the new Edu- a T exas pja yer half the length of the ing, ev ery thing was all right. MEXICAN BOY KILLED. -------------------------- — cation Building occurred yesterday court. Germ any has not strictly kept her pledge to the United S tates, nor has she respected it. The United States certainly ought to b ear an economic p a r t in this war in fig h tin g militarism. S C H O O L O F H I S T O R Y H A S S T R O N G F A C U L T Y F O R S I M M E R S E S S I O N Dr. B arker reports t h a t the Am eri­ can History D epartm ent will be excep­ tionally stron g d uring the coming su m m er session. Prof. W a lte r L. Flem ing of L. S. U. will be here to o ffer courses in history dealing with the reconstruction period of the South, and also a course as to w hat effect geography has on history. history, and will He is considered one of the most able historians iii this line of work. Along with Prof. F lem in g will be Prof. R. P. Brooks of the University of Georgia. He is also a specialist in Southern offer courses in this division. Prof. C. S. Boucher of W ashington University in St. Louis will give courses relative to th e history of the English colo­ nies, and constitution of the United States. As Prof. Boucher has studied this line of history a g re at deal, he fitted fo r his is exceptionally well I , W O I K . SIGMA UPSILON HOLDS INITIATION L O K N E W M E M B E R S E ig h t recently elected members were initiated into Sigm a Upsilon, honorary literary society, which met a t the ( ’actus Tea Room last night. These men were Silas B. Ragsdale, Tom Scurry, Richard Knight, -Tames B aker, Jack Beall, F ra n k Coates, Les­ lie Moss, and P alm er Bradley. Coming to Am erica from Jeru salem a t the age of .sixteen years, forced to serve in the Turkish a rm y while on a visit to his fam ily in P alestine a few years later, escaping to a Russian ship, and landing in Am erica again, a f te r m any adventures, only to lose e verything he possessed in the d isas­ trous fire which swept Paris, Texas, a yea r or so ago—all reads like a moving picture scenario, but it really happened to A b rah am B aracat, a C hristian Syrian, a stu d en t who has just enrolled for a course in the Law came to Departm ent. Mr. B a ra c a t the U niversity bearing letters of rec­ ommendation from several prom inent alumni of the institution residing in Paris, all of whom were enthusiastic in th eir praise of Mr. B a ra c a t’s e n e r­ gy and ability. Mr. B ara cat has for several years been an im porter of Oriental em broi­ deries and silks, and was the p rop rie­ to r of an exclusive shop in Paris, T ex­ a s , when the fire occurred. He has ordered a supply of imported articles sent to him here, and plans to build up a trad e here in o rder to s up port himself while in the U niver­ sity. Mr. B ara cat has traveled 150,- 000 miles since he left Jeru salem , and speaks including French, Arabic, Italian, and English. languages, these five S I G M A D E L T A P S I Cold w eather has interfered with the try o u ts for Sigma Delta Psi, the honorary athletic fra te rn ity . Owing to the extrem e cold w eath er t h a t usu­ ally comes in F ebru ary , it is not very likely t h a t an y tryou ts will be held the firs t of March. Roy B. before Henderson t r y ­ in ch a rg e of all outs, and he urges t h a t all men who events, begin: intend to tra in in g and practicing immediately,! as there are some events t h a t requ ire, good tra in in g in order to be worked e n ter the is P resid ent Marion K n ig h t presided over the meeting. A paper on ll. G. Wells by Curtis DeW are called forth much discussion. D u ring the evening a four-course dinner was served. Be sides the initiates, the following were off properly. pr- sent: bi ^ t l y in Marion Knight, Rex Shaw, F. P. March, and Mr. Henderson will be to interested inform ation concerning the re- H ubbard, Dr. R. II. G riffith, Dr. H. glad T. Parlin, Floyd Smith, Curtis De- with W are. quirem ents of the d iffe ren t events. The try o u ts will be held furnish anyone T R Y O U T S W I L L B E GATI FN A B LE TO BE OUT. H E L D N E X T M O N T H Tom Gatlin, the popular m anager of a recent visitor to Austin, B” Hall, has been in bed for past few days with indigestion. is now able to atten d classes. Malory Blair, L. L. B. 1913, who is now County Judge of Bell County, was lie came in the in tere st of the bill providing for the He buildings for dependent w h i c h is before the Legislature. V 4* 4* 4* 4* 4- 4•* 4* 4- 4* v I am for optional M ilitary T r- in in g a t the University. I am for compulsory Military T raining a t the University. I am for two y e a rs ’ compulsory, arid rem ainder optional. I am a g a in s t Military T r a i n i n g in any form a t the University ^ 4. Name This is my honest opinion on th ■ subject of Military T raining. c h i l d r e n , afternoon ab o u t 5:30. A small Mex- ^ Hie ^same j iran boy, about ten years old, was in- ^ o dock. team s clash The line-up: ton igh t a t 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* * s ta n tly killed when the wheel of his ; f a th e r ’s wagon ran over his neck. The Texas- , I hompson accident occurred when the wagon was going up a small hill of d irst re ­ Secor cently made there by the excavation D ittm ar ((.’apt. Thompson (C apt.) from little j j Mexican w*as blocking the r e a r wheel the new building. The B rown of the wagon with a rock, so it would Thomas Baylor— Weibush F o uts Morrow Wilson R. F. L. F. C. R. G. L. G. Note: Scratch out all ;-tateine As above except meets with your opinion. Drop Building. Boxes open all week. b illo t in box at Texan office, Main 4 the one which 4 4 4 the mules! not roll down hill, when pulled the wagon up unexpectedly and stopped; the wagon s ta rte d back and , , . . . . Signed ................................................. Goals Texas, Brown 6, Thomas 3, I, Bailor, Weibush 5, f r n tAiilo T/ivam from fouls—Texas. th o m p s o n L Alii o I .AQ lo , Pouts 2. Goals 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* •j« **« 4*4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* *1* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* knocked the boy down, running over Thompson 6 . Hf,yIori Weibush 5. his neck. Substitutions— Deviney for Secor. IL* Th** th*** S<*p I \ o E v e r f l o u r ( i m < o m | I Al THE DAILY TEXAN Th*' S t u d e n t D a i l y P u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f T e x a s . P u b l i s h e d ♦•very mo r ni ng ' e x c e p t M o n - d a y d u r i n g t h e c o l l e g e y e a r . E n t e r e d a P o s t o f f i t h e A c t o f C o n g r e s s , Ma r c h 3, 1879 ro o d c i a - * m a t t e r a t t h e i t A u s t i n , T e x a s , u nd e r Daily Column J. F. H. I w e n t int** t h e L i b r a r y T h i s is not t h e first t i m e Hut I w e n t And s a t d o w n n e x t to a i t ' o u pi e o f u p l i f t e r s a f h u m a n i t y A n d l i s t e n e d p e r f o r c e I l o t h e i r d e l i c a t e , r e f i n e d c o n v e r s a ­ S u b s pr< the ript ion p r i c e $ 2 . 5 0 p e r y e a r — t h r o u g h ■, id. I for e a c h s u d e n t S t u d e n t A c t i v i t y fee. R a y K. Ha v k . . S i l a s I* R a g s d a l e O' s I-:. Ne Is rn . E d i t o r - i n - C h i e f . . . . . . , M a n a g i n g E d i t o r , , M a n a g e r 1 r ti on : All w o m e n ut rm O f f 'i( v Hull Tov. 489. U n i v e r s i t y , R o o m 109, Ma i n j, T e l e p h o n e D o w n ’04 VV. S i x t h St. , T e l e p h o n e til 19. Are d e l i c a t e a nd r e f i n e d | . \ re n e 1 1cat e a m i it VV r i t e r s admit, t h e w o m e n Urn a r o u g h ne c k by t e m p e r a m e n t A nd do y o u k n o w 1 It sort o f d e p r e s s e d m e To be iii t he p r e s e n c e ‘ if s u c h d e l i g h t f u l e t h e r e a l i t y On e o f the.-a* w o r l d - o l d f r a i l t i e s f.mue E d i t o r I o d a y i i . I). C O X , J R . P r e s t o n Moth r a p A s s o c i a t e E d i t o r R e p o r t e r s . H a l o n P l a c k JI L. Mu r r a y . 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I he I kulele has a pleasing grace of I he finer m odels are made form. o f genuine H awaiian Koa wood. It is much in request today am ong the smarter college and other musical organizations. It is easy to learn. Instruction Book. Its price includes an t i a w a t id ti S te e l G u ita r Every chord struck upon this typically rep­ resentative Hawaiian instrument is marked by a weird, plaintive harmony and strangely beautiful qualities of tone. It brings, to any music, qualities full of vivid color and va­ ried charm. nimbi*'* for playing, and I M i ruction Book. * '“ ! u P * * r>K in clu d in g S teel and Set of T h r e , Catalogs on application. h o m a g e to the a r t f or m, and gives i ma g in a ti o n of the m a n who con­ ceived a n d r e n de r ed it real. 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We recom­ mend our Sanitary Wrap­ ped * + + * * -V * + + * * * + R E M E M B E R CAPITOL BAKERY B i g g s & Co., c le an e rs a n d tailors. I ll m eet you a t ReasonoveUs Bar­ ber Shop, Littlefield Building. .Sick clothes, consult a specialist— B ig gs & Co. Is the m e r c h a n t t h a t you are t r a d ­ i n g wi t h a d v e r t i s i n g in The T e x a n ? 5c a Loaf WILLIAM RUBINSON- Prop. Old Phone 10J* H A N C O C K O P E R A H O U S E Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, February 12, 13, l l . Matinees Tuesday and Wednesday C O lp jS i AL j JK{T£U snot) mc Abc> SEAT SALE TODAY Nights— 25c J OC, $1.00, $2.00 PRICES: Nfatirices— 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00 T he Latest in Sweaters ONE O F A KIND In all th e latest weaves and collars, weave, shawl collars, Raglan shoulders. See window. two-tone, etc., rope $6 to $12 Call and See Advanced Showing Society Brand Suits N E W KNOX MATS Harrells N K W E. & W. SH IR TS L F MON S E N T W OM AN’S GYM. Wore you ever handed a lemon? th e w om an’s gym was, and w hat is more, it is a bi# one. I t ’s a Goliath lemon, if lemons could lie called by such a name. This lemon was sent to the gym by a friend a t Galveston. Note that it w a s ent from a distance. It bore this happy in­ S a f e t y first! “ Physical culture did this it do as lemon.” Why can’t scription: for a much for a peach? The gym gleefully accepts all the lemons so gracefully se n t to it, and lemonade. Miss untilizes them Aden wishes to announce t h a t all who a re on hand when th e lem on-cutting takes place, will got a generous glass of lemonade. in • . ' * - - - D A I L Y T E X A N OFFICIAL NOTICES PASSO FU N D O C OLLECTORS— All Passo Fundo collectors please be ready to report all collections Thurs. IL H. W ashington, T reasurer. night M E ETIN G of World Fellowship Committee in Y. W. C. A. office Tuesday a t 5. Adele W atson, C h air­ man. T H E T EX A S LA W SOCIETY will m eet this afternoon, Tuesday, Gth, a t ’> p. rn. The m eetin g is moved up on account of the basketball game. The atto rn e y s for the p la in tiff a re Runge and Cuter; for the defense, Robertson and Kennerly. C h airm an P ro g ra m Committee. ART m eeting C LU B — R e g u lar T uesday a t 5 in room 102, E. B. H a ­ zel Hornsby. P I E R I A N — R e g u la r m eeting of P i­ erian Tuesday, Feb. 6, a t 5 p. rn., loom 204. S E N IO R G IR LS— T here will be a and Gown Save the re g u la r m eeting of Cap T huixday n ig h t a t 7:15. date. President. W O M A N ’S A T H L E T IC C O U N C IL will not m eet to n igh t. Helen Mobley. TEXAN WANT ADS T E X A N w ant bring results. ads ’ates, I cent per word fo r the f ir s t nsertion, th ree insertions fo r 2 cents. Vbsolutely no ad ta k e n over the phone. 'all a t room 109, Main Building. No id ta k e n for less th a n 25 cents. Pay- ncnt in advance alw ays required. Are You Patriotic? Then Enlist Today have eluded “ The G erm ans the British navy and a re now in the m id­ dle of the A tlantic steam ing to a t ­ The Mexi­ tack the United States! cans are m arching on the United S ta tes from th e south, arm ed to the heel by Germ an money and com m and­ ed by German officers, In practically every big city in the United S tates planted German Colonie-; have revolt­ ed and a re a tta c k in g and destroying all governm ent and a re killing all those who o ffer resistance. “ P resident Vinson is in receipt of a teleg ram from P resid ent Wilson a s k ­ ing th a t volunteers be enlisted from the U niversity of Texas. Two mil­ lion volunteers from the colleges c f the United S ta te s a re needed. Your country needs you. Will you go? buildings “ You are w anted in San Antonio, ready for service, not la te r th an T ues­ day morning. Petitions of this kind a re being circulated in every college town in the United S tates, and alm ost every m an has signed up to serve his country. Be a m an, and show your s tren g th . Be patriotic! Sign up and f i g h t ! ” loyal! Be by am o n g f r a t e r n i t y The practical jo k er is still in e x ­ istence. The above petition was cir­ th e m em bers of a culated local two stud ents who ap p re c ia te a good joke, and it received the s ig n a tu re of practically every sober-faced m an in the house. Some of th e stu d e n ts even went so fa r as to phone to th e ir home and g et to war. They all permission proved th e ir p atrio tis m by .signing the petition, and showed th e ir s tre n g th by using a little of it on the fakers of the petition. to go Established 1874 Capital Stock $75,000 Von Boeckmann Jones Co. P R IN T E R S ELECTROTYPER AND BOOKBINDERS / 811 Congress Avenue Austin, Texas HOUGH’S AUTO SERVICE Both Phones 861 Day or Night 5 and 7-Passenger Cars. Fords and Automobiles 419 COLORADO STREET 419 MISS MANETTA THOMAS Of San Antonio Will Teach a DANCING CLASS Each Monday evening at the Driskill. Private lessons Mon­ day afternoon. For engagement phone Miss Wroe, 1777. San Antonio Classes at Gunter Hotel, Fort Sam Houston vestm ent for a f r a te r n ity or sorority. No term s over phone. Call a t 705 VV. 2-8 24th St. 845 M E S S E N G E R S ER V IC E. Both phones. P ro m p t and reliable. Open from 7:30 a. rn. to 10:30 p. rn. P H O N E 4051 fo r ladies* and gentle- tlem en ’s cleaning and pressing. All t f work g u aran teed . S P L E N D ID ROOM FO R R E N T — L arg e room nicely furnished, hot light and adjoining; and cold bath furn ished; excellent neighbor­ hea t hood. Mrs. J unkin, 2G22 Wichita St. M A S T E R ’S T H E S E S and accurately. V, care Texan. copied neatly Price reasonable. 2-9 . l l DR. IL E. B A X T E R , dentist, 512 Scar- Brough Bldg. Old phone 1316. The T exas B a rb e r Shop. We please. 1008 Con­ Allen & O liphant, Props. gress. DR. E. C. B ER W IC K , dentist. Suite 521 S carbrough Bldg. Phone 3750. ROOMS FOR M E N — Sleeping porch, hot and cold w ater. Board $20. T el­ 2-31 ephone 40G6. K a rl’s B arb e r Shop, 2402 Guadalupe Stylish and u p-to-date b arber work. UNIVERSITY CLEAN­ ING AND PRESSING CO A. IL BROOKS, Manager. 2503 Guadalupe St. t i “ * A < > e ^ s t°es 'I Cto- ^ r v *°- A sj, - ~ The Driskill B arb e r Shop extends greetings to old stu d e n t friends. To freshmen, we extend a cordial in vita­ tion to call. M anicuring and chiropidy i specialty. Moritz Silver, Prop. S T U D E N T S - G o Palace B arber to Shop, Basche Bldg., fo r first-class work* Billy Wolf, Prop. TWO execellent u p -s ta irs rooms to re n t to young men, bath and so u th ­ e a s t exposure. Rooms $10 each. Miss 2807 Rio Grande. Tennie Burleson, 2-9 Phone 3054. LOST— A heavy blue overcoat in Li­ b ra ry or C hem istry Bldg. F inder dense com m unicate with Jack Beall, !08 W. 19th St. Phone 2695. I HAV E a few v acant seats a t my t a ­ ble and one com fortable ro >m for gentlem en a t 2010 Wichita. Mrs. B. 2-10 L. Smith. Phone 3471. PA TR O N IZE the Co-Op B arb er shop, next to M ajestic T h eatre. We take in cu ttin g po m pa­ in te re st especial dour!. FOR S A L E — A larg e house, fine lo­ sleeping porches, four b ath rooms; a fine in- screened cation, three N o t i c e ! Whether you are going to buy a suit of clothes, a pair of shoes, a cold drink or a *1 ! ticket to a moving picture show, always tell the man that you saw his advertisement in The Texan. When you buy anything from anyone that does not advertise in The Texan, tell them that if you are to continue to buy from them that you shall expect them to advertise in The Texan. DID “ D A D ” SEND YOU T h a t FEBRUARY CHECK? Invest $1.50 of it in a 1917 CACTUS at once. Take a copy home for your father and mother to see. 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