Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-03-06 | Page 14 | Salt Lake Visited by Noted Debaters

SALT LAKE VISITED BY NOTED DEBATERS William J. Palmer and Everett W. Mat-toon Mat-toon Stop Over on Way to Provo, William J, Palmer and Everett W. Mattoon, debatcra from tho University of Southern California, arrived, from Los Angelc! yesterday and spont the day in Salt Lake Cit3. This morning they will go to Provo, whero they will meet thc debaters of the Brigham Young university this evening. Tho subject of the debate with the B. Y. TJ. is, "Resolved, That tho United States should exempt Amorican shins from tolls in the Panama canal." The international right of tho United States to permit the exemption is admitted in this debate and will not enter tho argument. The Californiana will defend tho question and tho Provo debaters will argue tho negative side. Palmpr and Mattoon are both students stu-dents of tho law college in the University Uni-versity of Southern California. Xiast "November they went to Chicago and won a unanimous victory over tho debaters de-baters of Northwestorn university In a contest on the trial by jury quostion.