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jState Convention
Supports Wilson
U New York Democrats Unoffiially In.
dorse Wilson for Re.
election
DUN Syracuse, N. Y., March 1.-The fea-
tures of the Democratic unofficial state
convention held here today were the
harmony which prevailed and the key-
note speech of ex-Governor Martin H.
AST Glynn.
The platform practically instructs
tim; the delegates to support Wilson declar-
ing: "We heartily endorse Woodrow
Wilson as President. We believe that
the best interests of all the people de-
ailes inand his continuance in his high of-
__._
CONCERN ALTERS
MANY LNRSA
CAMPAIGN STARTS
WHITE STAR LINE CANCELS
BOOKINGS; TRANSFERS
TWO SHIPS
xIS'
DENIES All FEAR OF U-BOATS'
Maritime Conditions Quiet as
Seas Policy of Germany
Takes Effect
High
Ve
.gly recommand
Voodrow Wilson
United States."
the
for
Munition Workers
Threaten to Strike
Wage Dispute Is Cause of the Trouble
at Chemical Company's-
Plant
New York, March 1.-Today was the
first of Germany's new submarine cam-
paign and it saw very few vessels of
the belligerents within the U-boat zone
of the Mediterranean, the French or
British coasts.
The day was marked by one import-
ant change .in transatlantic conditions
made by the International Mercantile
Marine, although that organization de-
nied that the change was due in any
respect to the new danger.
A circular letter was sent today to
all the agencies of the White Star line
hroughout the country informing theni
that all passengers' reservations on
the Lapland, Baltic and Adriatic are
to be cancelled. The Lapland is sche-
duled to sail next Wednesday, the Bal-
tic on March 14, and the Adriatic on
March 29.
The circular added that the White
Star line "will be pleased to have you
book inquiring passengers on any of
the March sailings of the American
Opera Rehearsal
Held in Whitney
Cast and Chorus Make Initial Bow
Bef1ore Theatre's Footlights
Wednesday
Members of the cast and chorus of
"Tres Rouge," the Union Opera, held
their first rehearsal at the Whitney
theater yesterday afternoon and even-
ing. The initial tryout in the play-
house gave the men an opportunity to
become acquainted with the platform
and the glare of the stagelight. Direc-
;,r Morgan was more than pleased with
the work of both-cast and chorus.
According to those in charge of the
production, rehearsal will be held at
the Whitney during the next wee
«1ehnever the place is available. For
the three days preceding the first per-
c ,I,_nce, the opera will have the use
of the theater. and plans are being
made for dress rehearsal at that time.
Word was received yesterday :hat
the scenery has been completed, and
Director-Morgan will leave for Detroit
t.omorrow to make a final inspection.
lie fact that the scenery has been
completed at such an early date, will
give both cast and chorus ample time
to become accustomed to the general
stage workings.
Reports from the seat sale to the
;eneral public yesterday indicate a
arge patronage from the general pub-
Ac. Tickets will continue to be sold
t the Hill auditorium box-office.
ORATORICAL ELIMINATION
HELD TOMORROW NIGHT
i N AgTHLETiC
NUMBER OF
THOSE ELECTED
Football lManager
. C. Robbins, '17E. 229.
* lintercollege Manager
* *. W. Thomas, '16, 243.
C. ss't. Football -Manager
C.F. Boos, '18, 211.
* L. N. Scofield, 18, 203.
* R. H. Bennett, '18, 192.
' E. W. Lo6kwood, '18, 191.
Ass't. Intercollege Manager
* W. Brodhead, '17E, 356.
* I1. A. Taylor, '17E, 339.
* R. W. Harbert, '17, 158.
*
BRYA HERE FOR TWO
LITSGET MAJORITY OF P01
ELECTION
VOTES C
* INTERCO
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k
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Honors in y
athletic offices
monopolized b:
literary college
last year swel
place a man o
terday's total 01
eraibs- hnbewtl
SPEECHES ON
r f m
g, March 1.-A strike at the
plant of the Aetna Chemi-
ny brought about by 45 dis-
nployes threatened to seri-
per the operation of the
ch is manusfacturing war
Former Secretary of State Comes at ba
His Own Expense; to Appear
in Hill Auditorium d
William Jennings Bryan has been e
secured by the student Y. M. C. A. for le
two lectures on Saturday, March 11. '
In the afternoon at 4:00' o'clock he v
will speak in Hill auditorium on "The
Pirst Commandment." ni the even- as
ing Mr. Bryan will talk on "The War li
and Its Lessons for Us." Ifo
er,
ager, by
aanager,
s bested
allies.
com-
into
men elected
mt football :
: .t
.n re-
some
ewar
Ii TO LIST
IE MEMBERS
tails 175
'18,
TWO LEADERS
TO CHICAO
Complete returns for the second
night's canvass in the Union life mem-
bership campaign showed the acquisi-
tion of 175 more names, or a gain of,
13 over the'number secured Tuesday
evening. The two night's canvass has
added 341 members to the Union's
campus list.
All canvassing last night was re-
stricted to the fraternity houses, al-
though some finished their calls upon
the independents who were supposed
to have been seen the first night. The
success, almost equal to that of Tues--
day night, shows that the appreciation,
of the Union's efforts are not con-
fined to the men whom many think
will profit the most - by the proposed
building, but that the fraternity men
are vitally interested as are the In-
dependents.
Staats Abrams, '17E, general chair-
man of this campaign, has deemed it
advisable for the canvassing to be-
gin at noon today, since many of the
committeemen have back calls to make
up. By working this noon, and start-
ing again at 6:30 o'clock and canvass-
ing until 10:00 o'clock, it is expected
that every solicitor will have seen ev-j
ery man assigned to him. The com-
plete returns will be at the Union about
10:30 o'clock tonight.
The Union has added as a special
inducement to the canvassers a trip
to Chicago with the operaafor the high-
est individual solicitor and also for
the chairman whose committee brings
in the largest total number of mem-
be he committee under Stanley P.{
Smith, '17, led Wednesday night's can-
vass with 25, while that under J. F.,
Meade, '17E, came second with 23. E.
C. Wunsch. '18. held the high individ-
lowing a wage dispute. At the same time it was learned that
the White Star line is transferring
Canadian Club two of its ships, the Kroonland and
To Aid Soldiers (Continued on Page Six)
Plan Gifts of Tobacco and Food for REGENTSVOTE TO
Compatriots in Prison
Members of the Canadian club will ALTER GYMNASIUNM
take up the problem of subscribing
for a shipment of everything in the
line of smokes and food that can be Allow $50,000 for Improyements in
sent to their fellow-countrymen now Maternian Gym; Work Begins
confined in prison camps in Germany, Shortly
at their meeting tomorrow night at
the Union. The club is anxious to rush ASK BIDS FOR LIBRARY SOON'
a supply of the comforts of peace to
the men who cannot receive presents The board of regeits at its meeting
from relatives. yesterday voted $50,000 for the im-
"Some of the Canadians here are provement of Waterman gymnasium.-
much alone and neglected," writes a The floor space of the gym will be
Canadian in a German prison camp to beter and h and
his countrymen in the Canadian club. better and more commodious bath and
"They are men without relatives who locker facilities. No provision has been
send them smokes and food to make made for a swimming pool.
their confinement less tedious. All The regents decided to ask for bids
that the rest of us can do does not take on the new library within the next
the place of a package from home." three or four weeks. The wings of the
new building will be built first and will
be used while the main building, which
W orth Case on will take two years for its completion,
is being constructed.
ocket for arch An invitation was extended to the
American Medical association to hold
( onmplalnant Seeks Damages from City, session at the university on Friday,
June 16, as the organization will hold
Alleging False Im- its annual convention in Detroit the
prisonment same week. It is planned to make
this day an alumni day for graduates
The March term of court will open of the Medical School and they will by
in the court house in this city Mon- invited to return at this time rather
day, March 6. Over 100 cases are on than during commencement week.
the docket for the present term. The Two fellowships of $600 each were
new state act requiring the comple- accepted for students in the chemical
tion or dismissal of all old cases, engineering department from the De-
greatly adds to the number of suits troit Steel Casting company and the.
which will be heard. The case of Detroit Copper and Brass Rolling Mills
Charles E. Worth, '14, against city respectively.
and county officers, in which the Prof. Ralph Curtiss was given a
complainant alleges false imprison- leave of absence for two or three years
ment, will be heard at this time. Worth to do stellar spectroscopic work at
is seeking to collect damages for being the La Plata, Argentina, observatory,
taken into custody at the time of the in accordance with the joint investi-
rush made upon the Majestic theatre gations that are being conducted by
by members of the sophomore class, the La Plata institution and the Uni-
last fall. versity of Michigan. H. J. Collieau,
designer and instrument maker at the
FRESH ARCHITECT COMMITTEE local observatory, will accompany Pro-
TO REPORT ON HONOR SYSTEM fessor Curtiss.
The regents provided for the pub-
lication of 1,000 copies of the history
Freshman architects discussed the of the chemical laboratory, in the
honor system at their class meeting writing of which Prof. E. D. Campbell.
yesterday. As a result, the presi- and Prof. W. J. Hale, both of the chem-
dent of the class was authorized to istry department, collaborated.
appoint a committee of three, which The resignation of Mr. S. J. Hoexter,
will investigate the present system and of the engineering faculty, was ac-
make a report at the next class as- cepted with an appreciation of his
sembly. services. Provision was made for a
The class voted favorably on the, student assistantship in aeronautics
question of holding a joint dance with under Prof. H. C. Sadler.
the freshmen engineers, the date of The next meeting of the board of
which will be announced later. regents will be held April 6.
At the twenty-sixth annual oratori-
cal contest of the University of Michi-
to be held tomorrow night in Uni-
:rersity hall at 8 o'clock, the following
'nen will contest for the honor of first
place:
C. P. Anderson-"God or Mammon."
A. R. Levine--"Christianity's Pro-
test."
V. H. Sugar-"Poisoned Wells of
Wisdom."
N. E. Pinney-"The Super-National
Mind."_
R. M. Carson-"Governors of the
World."
The winner of this contest will rep-
resent the university in the contest of
the Northern Oratorical league, com-
posed of the Universities of Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Northwest-
ern, Oberlin, and Michigan, to be held
at krbana, Illinois, in the spring. This
is one of the' greatest oratorical
leagues of America, and many of those
who have in the ,past spoken in its
contests are now prominent as law-
yers and legislators throughout the
country. First and second prizes of
$100 and $50 respectively are up for
both the University and the League
contests, and the winner of the Univer-
sity contest will also receive the medal
provided by the Chicago Alumni as-
sociation.
Hon. Frank B. Leland, regent of the
university, will preside, and Profes-
sors T. A. Bogle, I. N. Demmon, T. E.
Rankin, W. A. Frayer, Secretary E. C.
Goddard and Secretary Shirley W.
Smith will act as Judges for the con-
test.
SENMOR ENGINEERS TO ELECT
CLASS DAY OFFICES TODAY-
Business only will be in order at
the senior engineer's- assembly today
at 10:00 o'clock, in room 348 of the
engineering building.
Class day officers will be elected.
This includes among others, the class'
orator and historian. Elections for
the Michiganensian of various class
celebrities will be made. Orders for
commencement invitations will be
taken.
Class dues to be collected at tables
in the corridors today, tomorrow,
Monday and Tuesday from:00 to 12:00
o'clock and from 1:00 to 3:00 o'clock
in the afternoon.
Toastmaster's Initiate Two Juniors
Toastmasters, all- campus society,
held their initiation banquet at the
Catalpa Inn last evening. At this
time E. E. Pardee, '17 and L. E. Jas-
syn, '17, were taken into the organiza-
tion. .
Winner to Represent Michigan
Northern Oratorical League
Later in the Season
WHAT'S GOING ON,
Weather for Ann Arbor and vicin-
ity-Snow, with fresh northwest winds.
TODAY
S:00 o'clock-Sophomore engineer-
inn assembly, room 348, Eng. build-
ing.
9:00 o'clock-Junior engineering
assembly, room 348 Eng. building.
10:00 o'clock-Senior engineering
assembly, room 348. Eng. building.
4:00 o'clock-Meeting of local sec-
tion of Am. Chemical society, chemis-
try building amphitheater.
4:00 o'clock-Senior women meet,
Barbour gymnasium.
4:15Bo'lock-Public students' reci-,
tal, University School of Music.
7:00 o'clock-Canadian club business
meeting; Union.
7:30 o'clock-E. C. Sullivan speaks,
room 165, chemistry building.,
7:30 o'clock-Kentucky club meets,
Michigan Union.,
7:30 o'clock-Upper peninsula men'
meet, Michigan Union.
7:30 o'clock - Deutscher Verein
meets, rooms. U-Hall.
7:30 o'clock-Civil Engineering so-j
ciety smoker, room 301, Eng. building.l
7:30 o'clock-Montana club meets,
Michigan Union.,
TOMORROW
7:00 o'clock-Alpha Nu meets, room
401, University hall.
7:30 o'clock-Jefferson- Debating so-
ciety meets, Jefferson rooms, Law
building.
7: 30 o'clock-Webster Debating so-
ciety meets, Webster rooms, Law
building.
A complimentary dinner
workers in the Busrah cam
be given on the same ev
which Mr. Bryan will be
ciple speaker.
the prin- 'isE,J
I burn,
ThL
The former secretary of state is
coming to Ann Arbor at his own ex-
pense. Admission to the afternoon
lecture will be free. The proceeds
of the evening lecture to which ar
entrance fee of 25 cents will be
charged, will be used partly to aid
the extensive Y. M. C. A. work which
is being done all along the war front
from Belgium to Persia, and partly tc
provide funds for the expenses of the
lusrah campaign.
Oil Carrier in British Port on Fire
Manchester, Eng., March 1.-The
British steamer Spiraea from Phila-
delphia, while discharging oil in bar-
rels here caught fire last night.
L,. "
at
ger, but as only three men
inated, with three to be ele
lowing candidates had ai
Willis Brodhead, '17E, H
'17E, and R. W. Harbert, '1
The annual meeting of
association was held direct
terday's election, at whii
annual report of the ti
Hawley Tapping, '16L, wa
cording to action which w
yesterday's meeting, it wou
yesterday's election will
athletic association electic
in mid-year, as all offices
ciation will undoubtedly
the near fututre at the tim
Election Day in the sprin
APPLICATIONS F<R 26
30' FELLOWSHIPS
Filing of applications f
36 fellowships- in the Univ
yesterday. Although those
the office of Dean A. H.
Craduate School ,have n
checked over, it .is certain
cations were made for al
lowships. Applications f
state College Fellowships
until May 15. Applicati
26 fellowships -will be co
soon as possible so that tl
the fellowships for the c
may be announced.
[R. SULLIVAN SPEAK
To Address Local Chem
on "Glass Defec
Dr. E. C. Sullivan, '94,
ing Glass Works, Corning
read a paper on "Glass De
the regular meeting of the
of the American Chemica
day. The talk will be g
amphitheater of the chemi
at 4:00 o'clock in the afte
Doctor Sullivan will als
ture on "Some Phases of
ing" at .7:30 o'clock, this
room 165 of the chemis
This lecture will be of a
ture and is given under th
the Alchemist society.
Both-lectures will be illu
slides and are open to th
Nicholas- Hyma, '19M,
in the hospital pending a
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