AA Ii The MAIL $2.00 Michigan Daily MAIL $2.00 LOCAL $1.50 Vol. XXIII, No. 101. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27, 1913. PRICE FIVE CRNT e VY OFFERS I DENIES RUMOR UNION OPERA THE WEATHER MAN STUDENT TRIP EACH SUMMER Government to Offer Many Men Opportunity to Spend Months on Battle- ship. College Two k ~ f MEN MUST BE OVER 18 AND WILL BE PICKED BY FACUr"TY For First Season at Least, Men be Required to Pay Part of Expenses. will Michigan students will have an op- portunity to spend two months on board a battleship of the United States navy, according to plans of the Navy Department received here, which will go into effect this summer. The Navy Department, in cooperation with the presidents of the universities and, col- leges of the country, will train a cer- tain number of college students in this manner every year, the plan being a forerunner of a movement in naval circles to build up an efficient naval reserve. President Hutchins has received an official communication from the Hon. George von L. Meyer, secretary of the navy, in regard to the matter; and Capt. C.C. Marsh, of the Naval Reserve, has sent Dean Cooley the proposed general order from the department to the navy, with an inquiry as to the sentiment at the University of Michi- gan on the plans.. Dean Cooley Favors Plan. "The plan is a hummer," said Dean M. E. Cooley yesterday, "and I have written the naval authorities that the only trouble with us will be to keep enough of our boys here to hold a summer school. I want every man Forecast for Ann Arbor-Thursday, snow flurries and much colder, with cold wave. University Observatory--Wednesday, 7:00 p. m., temperature 31.2; maximum temperature, 24 hours preceding, 35.5; minimum temperature, 24 hours pre- ceding, 21.7; average wind velocity, 4 miles per hour. Women Support New Tea Room. Patronage at.the tea room at New- berry hall the past week has steadily increased so that enlarged quarters will be necessary soon if the women continue to make the room their head- quarters. There are about 100 women eating there daily at present. The profits are given to the patrons by reducing the price on the favorite dishes, as the Y. W. C. A. does not in- tend to make any financial gain in running the room. Pharmics to Hear Norman Taylor, '08. Norman I. Taylor,. '08P, a member of the firm of Frederick Stearns and company, of Detroit, manufacturing pharmacists, and editor of the "New Idea," a journal of commercial phar- macy, will talk to the Prescott club this afternoon at 4:00 o'clock in room 303 of the chemistry building. He will speak on the "Retail Drugstore Adver- tising and Salesmanship." PREDICTS CLOSE OF REVOLUTION L. D. David, '14L, Member Students' Committee Says crease in Wages Will Asked. S. Martinez, '13E, Says Mexico Work Out Own Salvation If Let Alone. WILL ADVANCEI Working no In- Be THAT EATING Will SAYS HUERTA WILL KEEP PEACE. "If Wilson pursues Taft's policy and who is interested to drop me a postal the United States keeps hands off, Mex- so I can have some accurate guage of ico will surely work out her own sal- the sentiment here. This does not vation." Such is the theory advanced mean an enrollment in the project, but by Saturnino Martinez, '13E, of Iguala, simply support for the idea." Mexico, regarding the present condi-' As far as can be learned from the tion of affairs in the republic. "The orders and the correspondence receiv- revolution is now shattered," said Mar- ed, there is no definite limit as to the tinez, "except for a few scattered number of men who will be taken from bands waging a guerrilla warfare in any school. All students accepted the fastnesses of the southern moun- must be approved by the college au- tains. Intervention now would mean thorities, be 18 years of age, and have that war would again break out with completed at least two years of their both the Mexican factions united course. They will be allotted to ships against the United States. Huerta, the in groups of 20, the men from each new president, has adopted Diaz's pol- school being in the same group, un- icy of iron-handed rule. He has shown less ther are over 20 which is the lim- his stand by killing Madero, the best it for each ship., thing which could have happened to Men Need Not Enlist. the conutry. Madero himself was The men will not be enlisted but overthrown. primarily because of the will be subject to all the rules and laxness of his administration. The regulations of the navy and their ship. populace is even now clamoring for They will be under the immediate the return of Diaz, but Huerta, with a charge of a senior line officer, and strict control over his troops can eas- there will be a first and second leader ily maintain peace until another gov- of the group appointed on faculty rec- ernment is firmly established." ommendation. Instruction will be given in engi- SELECT SENIOR ENTRIES IN neering, electricity, gunnery, naviga- ORATORICAL CONTEST TODAY tion and boats; besides the regulations and routine of shipboard life. The Two senior entries will be selected college authorities wll be consulted in for the final University Oratorical con- drawing up the schedule of work, and test at the class preliminary this af- an effort will be made to have it follow ternoon. The contestants and their the students collegiate training. subjects, in the order in which they The expenses of the training will will speak, are as follows: E. J. Ros- be borne at least this year, by the stu- enberg, '13, "The Modern Promethe- dents; and will approximate $60.00 for us;" J. L. Primrose, '13, "Industrial the two months, plus travelling ex- Peace;" H. E. Goodenow, '13, "The Un- penses to and from the point of em- realized Self;" and W. W. Wheatley, barkation. The students will buy uni- '13, "A Central Bank." forms, pay for their board at the rate The contest will be held at 4:30 of 40 cents a day, and also pay for o'clock in room B of the law building, their laundry. and will be open to the public. Mines Will be Layed. The fleet will probably be stationed TOLEDO GRADS WILL FORM on the New England coast this sum- UNIVERSITY ALUMNI CLUB. mer, with Naragansett Bay for a base of operations, but the different battle- Alumni of Toledo and vicinity will ships will visit ports from Portland to meet at the Toledo Commerce club on New York. War manoeuvres, mine the evening of Saturday March 8. The laying, overhauling machinery, trying purpose of the dinner is to form a torpedoes, signalling, and boat work University of Michigan Club of Tole- will occupy the time for the two weeks do. Men of that city who are now at spent in the north. college are invited to attend. About the middle of August the Secretary Wilifred B. Shaw, '04, of whole squadron will proced to the the Alumni Association will be present. southern drill grounds off the Chesa- The University Glee club will send a peake Bay for the autumn fleet target quartet, which as now planned will practice. It will be divided into two consist of Kenneth N. Westerman, '14; fleets pitted against each other to play George M. Moritz, '15; Norman W. "the war game," and there will be day Reed, '13L; and Edward G. Kemp, (Continued on page 4) '14L. l i A 1 COMMITTEE INTENDS TO WORK WITH THE UNION AND Y.M.C.A. Men Will Cooperate With Landladies to Better Conditions in Eating Houses. That the proposed union among working students would advance the price of board in Ann Arbor has been denied by those who are behind the movement. "We do not intend to ask for an in- crease in wages," said L. D. David, '14L, a member of the committee, last night. "We expect to better conditions under which students work, and I do not see that the boarding house keep- ers would be justified in advancing the price of board,merely because they are asked to treat their employees bet- ter, or to supply extra help where it is necessary." The committee plans to hold a mass meeting in the near future, to which all working students will be invited. They intend to ask cooperation of the Michigan Union and the Y. M. C. A. and to work through them. "There will be no attempt at violent c ercion or strikes," said David. "We are students, not rioters. We intend to work with the boarding houses not against them, and the organization will benefit the landladies by raising the efficiency of their employees. We will., act as an employment agency and effi- ciency commission combined; for, in addition to securing positions for stu- dents we will attempt to put men in places that are fitted for them, and if they are incompetent, we will give others a chance to fill their positions. "The union scheme is in the nature of a protest against conditions which are deplorable. The working students ob- ject to the treatment which they re- ceive at the hands of the landladies and the way in which they are over- worked." At the mass meeting a bureau of some kind will probably be created which will try to secure the coopera- tion of the larger boarding house keepers. They expect to conduct a "campaign of education" for the land- ladies, and put the matter squarely up to them. They hope to meet the In- coming freshmen next fall, before they secure theyi positions, and help them to find places, where conditions meet with the union's requirements. By an organization, which includes all work- ing students, they hope to force the improvements they demand. PUCKSTERS MAY STAGE FINAL CONTEST ON DETROIT RINK Hockey received another setback! yesterday by the unfavorable weather conditions. On account of the poor1 condition of the ice and the small sizei of the rink the final game between the; literary and science aggregations may1 be staged in Detroit, Friday March 7, The way the league percentages now" stand the flag will be carried away by one of these teams, for the other two aspirants cannot reach the top if they are winners in every contest. The athletic authorities are com- municating with the managers of the Detroit rink, and if the necessary ac- commodations can be secured the" hockeytes will be given a chance to fight off the final battle on a regula- tion rink.1 Weather permitting the other games of the schedule will be played off on; the local rinks. Today the engineers1 and laws will play at 4:00 o'clock.1 Pattengill Not to Run For Regent. Henry R. Pattengill, '74, of Lansing, nominated for regent of the universityi on the Bull Moose ticket at Battle Creek last week, has refused to run. because of a plank in the progressive platform indorsing uniform text books. 1 MAY REHEARSE ON SATURDAY If Bert St, John Arrives in Ann Arbor Tomorrow, First General Meeting Will be Held End of Week. TO PICK MEN IN MEDIUM AND BROILER CHORUSES TONIGHT Opera Committees Will Have Group Picture Taken This Noon at Rentschler's' If Bert St. John, director of the 1913 Michigan Union opera,who is now in New York city on business, arrives in Ann Arbor tomorrow, as is expect- ed, the first general rehearsal of "Con- trarie Mary" will be held Saturday af- ternoon. The date of the first prac- tice has been postponed several times on account of the inability of Mr. St. John to be present, but it is now assur- ed that all the candidates for positions in the cast and chorus wlil have their first general get-together without fur- ther delay. The tryouts for places in the medium and broiler choruses will meet this evening at the Union, and it is an- nounced that at this time a definite' choice of material will be made, and the results of the competition made public tomorrow. The dancers have been working since some time before Christmas, and the results of the train-' ing are so fully apparent that those in charge express considerable hesitancy in picking out what they believe to be the most agile danseuses from the large number of capable performers. On account of the fact that the Un- ion annex will be in use tomorrow evening, no dancing chorus gyrations will be gone through at that time, but.l members of the squad competing for cast positions will meet and recitel their roles. The names of those who will take care of the principal parts will not be announced until Mr. St.1 John has looked over the material. Members of the committees in charget of the 1913 opera will have a group picture taken at Rentschler's this noon< at 12:00 o'clock for publication in the Michiganensian.t PROFESSOR SCHOLL SPEAKS ON GERMAN SUFFRAGE QUESTION. "Frauenbewegung in Deutschland"t was the subject of a lecture by Prof. J.c W. Scholl of the German department delivered in the economics lecture room yesterday afternoon. Prof. Scholl described the general movement for the emancipation oft women, and its particular aspects inf Germany. "The suffrage question," he declar-t ed, "is merely a means toward secur- ing those other advantages which the women hope to gain, particularly re-I lating to freedom of occupation andi a single standard of morality." f Union Dance Tickets Go on Sale Today Tickets for this week's Union mem- bership dance will be placed on sale this afternoon at 5:00 o'clock as usual,< at the desk. The number will be limn- ited to one hundred and the ticketst will go pretty rapidly if the previous dances are any criterion. The com-I mittee and chaperones will be an- nounced tomorrow. LEAGUE MEETING CANCELLED t TO ASSIST REST ROOM PLANt There will be no regular meeting of the Women's League Friday after- noon. This action was taken to allow League members to attend the "at home" parties given by women of thei city for the benefit of the rest room1 at Newberry hall. These parties will be held at 3:00 o'clock tomorrow at the homes of, Mrs. Junius Beal, Mrs. J. L. French, Mrs. Rollie Nelson, Mrs. A.e E. Jennings and Mrs. Wm. Henderson. A silver offering will be taken at these parties to purchase furniture fori a room in Newberiy hall to be fitted1 with lounging chairs and tables which1 will be used as a general rest room1 by women of the university. LEGISLATURE MAY ABOLISH WISCONSIN FRATERNITIES. Movenent is Also Prevalent in Ohio, Texas and Missis- sippi. MADISON, WIS., FEB. 26.-Follow- ing a third hearing, the bill for the abolishment of fraternities in the Uni- versity of Wisconsin, has been favor- ably voted upon by the committee on education in the lower house of the state legislature, and was referred to- day to the corresponding committee in the senate for a final decision. Col- legiate and fraternal circles are anx- iously awaiting the result of this ac- tion. OKLAHOMA CORPORATION WANTS "CLEAN, YOUNG" 1913 LAW GRAD. "Wanted a clean young lawyer" is the substance of a letter received by the law department from an attorney in Oklahoma. The writer is in search of a capable man to take care of the legal work of a proposed oil concern in that state, and offers the position to any eligible member of the 1913 class. "The prospects are good, he writes, "and to any fellow who is looking for an opening which displays chances for great results, this propo- sition cannot be equaled." and night attacks by torpedo boats, submarines, and ships of the line. STUDENTS TO AID IN SOCIAL WORK Fred H. Rindge, of New Yark, Talks' to College Men on Value of Industrial Service. WILL GIVE SHOP TALKS HERE. Volunteering their efforts to carryt on industrial service work in Ann Ar- bor, 50 out of the 75 students who at- tended a meeting last night at McMil- lan hall in the interest of the move-t ment organized themselves into a com- mittee and will begin work immediate- ly. Arthur E. Gilman, '14, was chosen to act as chairman. The meeting was due to the efforts of Fred B. Rindge, of New York city,S who has spoken to more than 1,200 students during his three days' stay in1 the city. Addressing mainly engineers,1 and students of political economy and sociology, he urged a practical course in "humanics" as a necesary part of1 the training of a college man, and the cooperation of the university in solv-1 ing great national industrial and so-t cial problems.] The work which will be carried on in Ann Arbor will consist of shop1 talks and civics, "first aid," and other educational subjects, and classes in English wl be organized among the1 foreign employees of local factories. A class of Greek bootblacks was or- ganized Monday night, and they will be taught English by the Roberts method, which is a surprisingly rapid and effective one. Mr. Rindge is a graduate of Colum- bia University and the New Yorkc School of Philosophy, and has beent connected with industrial servicer work with the Y. M. C. A. ever since the beginning of the movement. r MICHIGAN WOMEN TO BANQUET IN DETROIT SATURDAY NOON. Those who intend to be present at1 the dinner to be given by the Associa- tion of Michigan Women in Detroit at the Cadillac hotel Saturday noon must1 notify Mrs. Clayton A. Spalding, 129 Taylor Ave., Detroit, before this noon.1 After the dinner a general discussion of the question of residential halls for women students at Michigan will be held and plans.made for a campaignl to be carried on in Detroit to interest all grads now in business to establish1 a fund for this purpose. As the asso- ciation is composed of women who take an active interest in the current af- fairs of the university, the recent ac- tion of the Women's League relative to barring the tango and the forma- tion of a Dramatic club will doubtles be talked of, as will the proposed question of "credit system" for wom- ADOPTED Hammer Throwers Must Have'Weight Land Within Certain Radius; Relay Men Required to Carry Wand. SPECTATORS WILL BE SCURED FROM DANGERS OF WEIGHTS Keen Fitzpatrick Reports Princeton Athletic Situation to be in "Great Shape." Two reforms were adopted at the meeting of the Eastern intercollegiate held Saturday in New York that are of general interest to Michigan track supporters, according to Track Mana- ger Don Denison who has just returned from the east. The reforms affect the hammer throw and the relay races and were adopted after their trial at the recent Olympic games proved their efficiency. At the, intercollegiate games this spring, men throwing the hammer will be required to throw it in a field bound- ed by an are of a circle 90 degrees in extent, or the same are that is laid out by the foul lines of a 'baseball diamond. Otherwise a foul will be called on the athlete. This measure was adopted to prevent indiscriminate throwing of the heavy weight which might endanger spectators. To further protect spectators, a cage will be re- quired to cover the rear of the circle, the cage will be placed at a distance of 10 feet from the circle and will have an opening of 120 degrees. In the matter of the relays, runners will be required to carry a light wand this sprnig, whch they will pass to the next man instead of touching him off in the old manner. It is expected that this measure will greatly simplify the staging of the relays and will be fairer to all concerned. A measure introduced by Yale to de- bar freshmen from competing in the Intercollegiate games and one Intro- duced by Harvard to change the weight of the hammer from 16 to 21 pounds and shorten the throwing handle to 3 feet instead of 4, were voted down. Manager Denison visited Keene Fit5- patrick, former trainer of the Michigan track men and now at Princeton Uni- versty, during his trip east. "Fitzpat- rick reported that he had lost a unm- ber of his best athletes through fail- ures in scholarship,." said Denison. yesterday, "but otherwise he stated that everything was in great shape at Prniceton." MAY DRAW FOR TICKETS TO FRESH-SOPH MEET TODAT. Underclassmen Must. Present Coupon Number Fourteen in Order to Pick. Drawings for tickets to the Fresh- Soph indoor meet of Saturday evening commence this morning at the office of the athletic association and will continue without noon intermission till 5:30 this evening., Only under- classmen may draw for the tickets. Owing to the large number of under- classmen who desire to attend the meet and the limited seating capacity of the gymnasium, the athletic association has devised a scheme for ticket draw- ng which will work out equitably it is believed. Underclassmen must sur- render slip Number 14 from their tick- et books. They will then be entitled to draw lots from a box. Those lots, which are marked, entitle the holder to a ticket for the meet, and a blank lot will not entitle the holder to a ticket As many marked lots as the seating capacity of the gymnasium will allow have been provided. Ticket number 14 from the athletic books will be used by seniors, juniors and members of the graduate school in drawing for the Cornell meet, and for this reason underclassmen are warn- ed not to throw ths number away. en's honors. The tickets are $1.25 and must be bought in advance. The dinner will be served at 12:30 o'clock noon. FOR TWO REFORMS EASTERN MEEI