AIL $2.00 I The MicW1gan Daly I LOCAL $1.50 I MALL $2.00 a No. 125. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1913 PRIGu TTVA C ST STAGING- UNION SHOW WAKES IG HITI arie Mary" Replete with "Best r" Plot, Music, Acting and Scenery Wins Instant Approval. IN 1913 PRODUCTION TED AS RECORD BREAKING of, Principals and Choruses is Basis For Favorable Comment. THE WEATHER MAN Forecast for Ann Arbor-Cloudy to- day, warmer tomorrow. University Observatory-Wednesday, 7:00 p. m., temperature 25.8; maximum temperature 24 hours preceding, 31.2; minimum temperature 24 hours pre- ceding, 25.0; wind velocity, 4 miles per hour; precipitation, 0.2 inches. OVER1WORI( COMPELS PROFESSOR TO GIVE UP COLLEGE DUTIES. Starting Michigan back to the west- ern conference as well as many other committee duties have caused Prof. A. S. Whitney to leave his classes and seek recuperation at Mt. Clemens, Mich., following a general breakdown. Prof. Whitney left for there yesterday and will not resume his college work until after spring vacation. During his absence his classes will be taken care of by Prof. C. O. Davis and Prof. F. S. Breed: * * * * * * * * * * * FIRE RAGESI * HURON RIVER CATCHES * FLOOD' BUG; CHICKENS * 60 BOATING IN COOP. f i* -0- Not to be outdone-by its sister streams, the mighty Huron,topic of poem and song, has overflow- ed its banks. Oldest inhabitants view the rushing flood with awe and speak respectfully of the day some ten years ago when it got as high as the railroad tracks. So far the situation has not become serious but it was rumored that a well populated chicken coop near the gas plant has temporarily moved - down stream. The old wooden dam below the boat house has stood the strain bravely taking its example from the new power structure just completed near the water works. In case the wooden dam gives way it is estimated a wall of water half a foot high will rush down the valley. The fall of snow last night will swell the mighty volume and it is believed the crest of the flood has not yet been reached *, . * , , , * ,*, DAYTO ,;20 HOTE DIE I MEDICS READY TO LEAVE FOR WATER RISES; CITIES APPEAL FOR AID, xcelling all predecessors in every it that goes to make a musical edy effective and entertaining, ntrarie Mary", Vhe 1913 Michigan on opera, made its initial bow to public before a well-filled house the Whitney theater last night st Ever", much used term as it is, t be seduced from the vocabulary lescriibe the piece adequately, ac- ling to those who witnessed the ing performance. plot, music, acting, singing and ,ery the show proved a winner. moments, not infrequent char- ristics of previous performances, e lacking. Every number was ed back for encorestime 'and n, and the iron-hand exhibitions of audience were far from being mere ;eness. . Plot is Connected. ie book for "Contrarie Mary" fur- es a connected story,-in fact this ne of the novelties of the 1913 v. Besides this, the author, Rob- G. Beck, has contributed an en- nment and setting highly suitable musical opera purposes. All the' ibilities of the situations have played up to the limit. king place in an ancient college >sphere, with flood lights infusing ince into the scenery surrounding kfield Academy, the conditions are . for the kind of scheming, danc-I and merry-making that consti-l an opera. Ruleff, who in every- life is Norman Reed, woos Mari-7 G M. Moritz, with all the grace eye-making of a true woodland1 -, and the love-making between bert, alias G. E. McConley, andl nne, D. Grinstead, is of an agree- order.1 FROM NATION FLOOD SCENE, Saxophone Party to Be Prolonged. The Wright Saxophone party at the Union tonight will be prolonged in or- der to gaccommodate those who will at- tend the performance of "Contrarie Mary." Tickets will be sold at the door. * ,* TRAGIC STRAIN MINGLES WITH 0 MERRIMENT OF PERFORMERS SMILES OF LEADING LADY CON- CEAL ANXI1ETY AS TO WELFARE OF RELATIVES, Few of those who witnessed the per- formance of "Contrarie Mary" last night and laughed at the jokes, hum- med to the music and applauded the efforts of the actors, realized the trag- dies and sacrifices underlying the smiles and cavortings of the comedi- ans. Joe G. Turpin, '14,. reveling in , the gorgeous clothes of a care free maiden, carried with him the knowledge that his home in Dayton was under twenty feet of water and his mother and sister were alone in that flood ridden city. Late yesterday afternoon he received word that his home was covered with the flood, but no word came from his mother and sister. His father and brother are absent from the city. Un- able to get word there, and with only the uncertain knowledge that extra editions brought him, he carried on his part in the play. The strains of the violins of the or- s probably in regard to the m.sic he 1913 opera has most complete- tstripped all previous offerings e local student stage. The mel- composed by Willis A. Diekema, V. .Moore, and Rowland Fixel, f unusual merit, and not a musi- Tering in the performance sinks to mediocre rating. The music, excellent, would lose much of its iveness if it were not for the of the singers. All the vocal s were perfectly executed. . Topical Song is Hit. bably the biggest hit of the even- ras the topical song, "Things (Continued on page 4.) IODS CUT OFF' EIREESSREPORTS over thirty hours the university :ss has crashed forth in a vain, vor to get news from the flood en section of the country but cally every effort has failed. 25 excellent wireless stations lo- in different points in Ohio, the t Cleveland alone has survived struction. Calls for every known n in Ohio have brought no re- s and it is supposed that the bat- of all the silent stations are sub- d. reland has sent in- what little has reached that city South Bend has oQten from at intervals but ,au- c information is hard to obtain. ern and western wireless stations ippealed to the station here for iatiorn and the big static has not quiet for ten minutes since the ieager reports came in. The last : received here told of the de- chestra carried a secret note of pathos.1 CLASS HEADS WILL DISCUSS HONORSYSTEM Pres. Kemp of Union Calls Meeting of Presidents to Consider Installation of New Exam Plan Here. OFFICERS WILL GATHER AT UNION UNDAY AFTERNOON. Meth s in V u at Other Universities Will Be Investigated A meeting f all class presidents has been called y President Kemp, of the Michigan U on, for Sunday afternoon at the clubh use to discuss the honor system question.+ Further developments in the honor system campaign will depend upon the sentiment expressed at this informal meeting. If it meets with sufficient approval, the class presidents will be formed into a permanent committee to introduce the plans into the various classes for consideration. Sub-com- mittees will be appointed to investigate the honor system throughout the coun- try, and their recommendations as to the system best adapted to Michigan will be submitted at the close of the spring recess. The temporary committees will work under the direction of the Michigan Union. The meeting Sunday will be presided over by one of the Union Warren C. Breidenbach, '15, of Piqua, 0.; seated in the orchestra pit with his violin tucked under his chin, wonder- ed whether any of his beloved ones were among the 540 inhabitants re- ported to have been drowned there. Hardly a word has been received from that city except the meager accounts of its reported destruction. E. J. Busjahn, '14, of Logansport, Ind., sang in the chorus 1-nowing that the city was inundated but he had the solace that so far no loss of life had been reported from there and commun- ication was still open. ODSTERROR AMONG Men From Deluged Districts Besiege Telegraph Office Eagerly Seeking News of Relatives and Friends. CRIPPLED RAILWAYS PREVENT MANY FROM GOING TO HOMES All day long yesterday and far into the blizzardy night students whose homes are situated within the flood district crowded the telegraph offices, haunted the long distance phone booths, besieged the news stands for "extras" and filed in and out of the offices of the Michigan Daily, eagerly seeking news from the deluged terri- tory. Hundreds of telegrams were filed at the local offices destined for Dayton,1 Troy, Piqua, Fremont,and other points, only to remain on the hook. All day long the distance phone operators gave the same answer, "No service to that point." Late last night, after other of- fices had closed, the students haunted The Daily offices eagerly devouring ev- ery report as it came in over the wir- es. Inquiries by the hundred poured in- to the railroad companies' offices dur- ing the day as to possible train service and fear haunted students figured all possible means of getting to their hom- es. The report that the university hos- pital staff was to go to the scene of the disaster suggested a means, and all reports of a relief train from Detroit were eagerly scanned Not until the last report suspending train service south of Toledo was received did they give up hope of leaving and resolve to wait patiently for the hoped for news. Over 400 students in the university hail from the stricken territory. With each message bringing additional trag- ic news of the increasing disasters many of these made frantic efforts to (Continued on page 4.) Ohio Governor's Appeal For Aid Comes to University; Doctors and Nurses Await Further Orders to Start. SENIOR MEDICAL STUDENTS JOIN EMERGENCY TROUPE. An appeal for help for the stricken cities in flood covered Ohio has reach- ed the university, and part of the medi- cal staff of the general hosptial, a large number of nurses and many members of the senior medic class are in readiness to leave at a moments notice for- the scene of the disasters. The order came in late yesterday af- ternoon and immediately after receiv- ing it, members of the staff, nurses and students were notified to place themselves ready for a telegram or- dering them to start. Gov. Cox, of Ohio sent an appeal for medical help to Secretary Warnshuis, of the Michigan State Medical society, late yesterday ,afternoon. Dr. Warns- huis immediately notified Regent Saw- yer, of Hillsdale, who is president of the organization, and the latter at once communicated the order to Dr. Reuben Peterson of the university hos- pital. As soon as the order was received and the staff placed in readiness for immediate departure, a wire was sent to the Ohio governor, asking for in- formation and stating that the force was prepared to take departure. Up to a late hour last night no further word was heard from Gov. Cox, but it is expected that the order will be sent as soon as it becomes possible to reach the stricken cities. Good Festival Seats Still on Sale. Choice seats for the May Festival re- main in blocks "A" and "B." Seats in block "A" are being sold at $6.00 each and in block "B" for $5.00. Block "C" seats are now on sale at $4.50. For holders of pre-festival tickets, seats in block "A" will be sold at $3.00 and those in block "B" at $2.00. Seats in block "C" will be disposed of at $1.50 to pre-festival ticket holders. MEAGER REPORTS PREVENT IT ESTIMATES OF, PERSONS LOST -- Bulletin-2:00 A. M. DETROIT, MICH., March 27.-An unconfirmed Associated Press report received here tonight states that the fire raging in Dayton has destroyed the Beckel Hotel, one of the largest hotels in the city. Over 200 people had tak- en refuge there and it is believed that all perished. The building is said to have burned to the water's edge and all were either burned or drowned. It is impossible to get within ten 'miles of the stricken city. No estimate of the dead can be made. - Bulletin-1:30 A. M. DETROIT, MICH., March 27.-Latest reports of Associated Press receiv- ed here from the flood districts indicate that conditions are growing worse. The waters are still rising slowly in Ohio but in Indiana the floods are grow- ing with startling rapidity. Indianapolis reports increasing disasters from all nearby points. Bulletin-1:00 A M. DETROIT,, MICH, March 27.-Long distance telephone from near Dayton brings news of greater disaster. The flood is still rising. Fire has broken out in several places in the center of the city and the business district seems doomed. Rescue crews are unable to cope with the flames and the fire has free sweep of the city. Hundreds who took refuge in office buldings,church- es and other public buildings are in grave danger of death by fire or flood. T T Bulletin-By Wireless.' FREMONT, OHIO, March 27.-The captain of the Port Clinton Life Sav- ing station was drowned here this afternoon while engaged in rescue work. A relief train from Sandusky to flood stricken points is stalled here unable to proceed further. DAYTON, OHIO, March 27.-The crest of the great flood has passed but the diminution of the water is slow. Estimates of the death list have fallen somewhat but anywhere from 500 to 1,000 are reported drowned. In the bus- iness section thousands are still marooned and the actual number of casual- ties will not be known until the waters have receded. .Great fears are now expressed that pestilence will follow on the heels of the flood and the gov- ernment has been appealed to for tents and rations. Cold, which may turn the drizzle into snow, is threatening the survivors with death from exposure. Motor boats are being used to assist in the rescue work as row boats cannot breast the current. (Bulletin-Midnight.) (Special by Detroit News Service.) INDIANA-POLIS, IND., March 27.-The flood in Indiana is increasing in volume and the crest has not yet been reached. Many points throughout the state are sending out appeals for help and the situation is becoming grave. It is estimated that 250 already have lost their lives here and the population is fleeing to the highlands. The break of the Morris street levee here has been followed by the breaking of many other smaller ones and the water is creeping up over the entire city. (By Wireless.) CLEVELAND, OHIO, March 27.-Meager reports from Piqua indicate that the crest of the flood has passed that point and the waters are receding The condition is evidently improved there but famine and pestilence are feared. No estimate has been made of the casualties but the first report of- 500 drowned has not been denied. (Bulletin-Midnight.) SOUTH BEND, IND., March 27.-A message reaching here tonight says that Fremont is inundated. Eight are reported drowned. The property loss will reach half a million. Appeals for help have been sent out. (Bulletin-Midnight.) DETROIT, MICH., March 27.-Plans are being made to attempt to run a relief train through to the flood districts some time this morning. No time has been set for the departure but it will probably leave as soon as loaded. Surgeons, Nurses, and all sorts of supplies will be taken. .Railroad men are sceptical as to whether it will get through. Bulletin-11:30 P. M. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., March 27-Reports received here from Peru state that the flood is rising there. The entire city is under water and no re- lief is in sight. It is estimated that 300 people have perished and that no bodies have been recovered. Bulletin-11:30 P. M. DETROIT, MICH., March 27.-The flood at Troy is receding and it is be- lieved that the immediate danger from the waters is past. No estimate has been made of the casualities but it is believed that the death toll is .high. Property loss is impossible to calculate. Relief for the sufferers will be rushed through as fast as the awful conditions will allow....... . (Special to The Michigan Daily.) k DETROIT, MICH., March 27.-All train service south' of Toledo has been indefinitely suspended and no trains can enter the flooded district until further notice. FOOTLIGHTS OF HIDE ANXIETY UNION OPERA STAR Joe S. Turpin.