THE MICHIGAN DAILY ....... .. .. _. . .. .rir.r+rrrrrrY.. i r.+ r r i ii rYrrr _ _ _ ...... .. .. .. . :.. , r ..: ,. .. ,... ... _... ., .. . . t lieves Flight FIRES CAUSE Of GREAT to mars Possible LOSSES IN PAST YEAR "GERMAN SPY" FIRES OFTEN DUE TO OTHER CAUSES; ALL PREVENTABLE f lantic would be crossed by airship (By Associated Press) soon "I believe even in interplanet New York, Jan. 9.-Careless smok- travel by airship but of course the ers and users of matches were re- very beginning of such an undertak- sponsible for $15,724,556 of the total ing will be worked on by the genii loss of $60,466,054 worth of property of the great ftuure" A story of life by "erpventable fires" in the United its the twenty-first century written by States during 1918, according to Mr. Gernsbeck, editor of Modern members of the Fire Marshals' asso- Electrics, and carried in the maga- ciation of North America who are zine as a serial, described an imag- holding a two days' conference here inary voyage to Mars which the writer with the National Board of Fire Un- claimed was possible by apparatus derwriters beginning today. described by him. Professor Paw- Highest Toll in United States lowski is quite enthusiastic in his dis-! Figures showing that the United cussion of the future of aeronauts and States leads the world in property believes there isa great opening for destruction by fire were give rin tie. young men in that line opening session, the damage per cap- "The matter of crossing the Atlan- ita being stated as $2.10 annually in tic by air route depends now only on this country as compared with 49 the financial question,' he continued, cents in France, 33 cents in Eng- "Italy's one thousand horse-powered land, 28 cents in Germany, 25 cents Caproni machines have already niade in Italy and Austria, 15 cents in trips from London to both Egypt and Switzerland and 11 cents in Holland. Constantinople. The English Handley Mistaken for Incendiary Pageahas carried 50 people over Loll ases fnr Iyrdar w don and is capable of flying continu-#Mayfrstfrtatibed o ously for 24 hours, the French Cau-, German spies and pyromanics bwere dron and the Curtiss flying boat made found, upon investigation, to be due roi theCu sssuce au 1to other causes. One notable in- in America, which successfully rose t te ass n oal n from the water on Long Island Sound stance was a spectacular and costly some weeks ago with 52 people waterfront fire in Brooklyn, the :Dow's stores, in which a vast quantity of aboard, are also likely candidates for grin inended f sipment to the honor of making the first sue- grain intended for shipment to the tesful hnr aof ssithe firstsucAllies was destroyed. It was discov- cessful trip across the sea." ered that the blaze was the result of a dust explosion caused by a' spark Patronize our advertisers.-Adv. either from friction or static elec- tricity. Another conspicuous instance Daily advertising is profitable.--Adv was the Baltimore pier fire, which at T first was positively ascribed to pro- German plotters. Rigid investigation by Federal agents, according to fire marshals, definitely determined its non-incendiary origin. Risque Posters Decorate CampAus If nothing else can be said for them, it must be admitted that the feminine seekers after learning on the campus have always been most dis- creet and modest in all their ways and byways that is until lately when they sought to advertise a dance and tea fight to be staged Saturday after- noon in Barbour gymnasium. Their intentions were high and lofty, as usual, when they made a ver', ver', nice poster giving a hint1 to thepoor boys unknown and unen- tertained who bewail the fact that they don't know any nice young. girls upon whom they may waste all the money they saved up while serving in the Battle of Ann Arbor, that they would have a chance to meet and dance with just about the nicest girls in town on Saturday. Yes, the poster was attractive with a picture of a couple doing the aeroplane glide or something and everybody was all for it - but the authorities - and they thought it was risque and unbefitting for a University affair. Know what they did. Quickly all the posters were ordered to have pieces of white paper pasted over the picture of the couple involved in fox-trot and accordingly it was done. The pieces of paper stayed on about as long as flu masks stayed on some of our faces, and'now the horrible and brazen posters are flaunted again before the eyes of the shocked populace. I WHAT'S GOING ON I I I U-NOTICES The music writers of this year's Michigan Union opera will meet Earl V. Moore in the lobby of the Michigan Union Saturday morning at 11:30 o'clock. Alpha Nu Debating society will meet at 7:15 o'clock this evening on the fourth floor of University hall. There will be an opening -social at 8 o'clock tonight at the First Meth- odist church. Music and stunts will be the amusement afforded. Mr. Roy C. Jacobson, director of stu- dent activities, announces a seven reel movie with a big feature, also a coin- edy and travalogue, to be shown at the Methodist church at 7:15 o'clock tomorrow night. Al students are in- vited to come. Purdue Students Study Roads Purdue has a road school under the direction of the civil engineering de- partment. The work of the school will take up the study of road construction and maintenance. Health of Women Supervised University of Washington has estab- lished through its administration de- partment a system of visiting nurses for the women of the school. The ob- ject of the system is to supervise the health of the women students. Semi -Annual Clearance Sale! 20% Discount on Suits and Overcoats Odd Trousers Wad hams & Coo Main Street State Street 1I FRATERNITIES! Civilian Clothes It will pay you to investigate, the quality of work done by Sam Burchfield & Co. We have a large and beautiful line of Spring Woolens in stock now. Sam Burchfield & Company in R Huron St. Downtown Let us give your house that new appearance that it had several years ago. Before you are settled is the time to make all necessary repairs and improve- ments. We are experts in INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PAINTING AND DECORATING FINISHING PAPERING Our stocks of artistic wall paper, paints, varnishes, oils, and FLOOR WA3( are complete. Let our decorators give your homes immediate and careful attention. 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