I rt xn a I r rxc. IPAY AND N) SERV ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 1920. PRICE T OIS NOSES OUT MICHIGA I I I . ----------- Forged Checks Passed In City Police Declare According to the chief of police, more bogus checks are being passed at the present time than ever be- fore. Daily forged checks are be- ing passed qn both State street and downtown .merchants. From 50 to 60 checks are in the hands of the chief, and in his opin- ion some united action should be taken upon the part of the mer- chants. ., "There is undoubtedly an organized gang who are responsible for this situation," said the chief. "I have two qr three Inen under suspicion but it is almost impossible to trace the guil-. ty parties." Truman States lay con-! SOVIETS INCREASE IN GERMAN TOWNS London Reports Expect Situation May Become Much Worse.Before Improvement EBERT GOVERNMENT ASKS ALLIES YOR FOOD SUPPLYj retain his unless that. or the su- ul (By Associated Press) n London, March 20.-Conditions in h Germany are expected to get much worse before they improve, in the opinon of British War Office officials if based on the latest dispatches from Germany. The officials express con- OPERA TO, ISIT HICAGO ON TRIP Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Battle " Creek and Saginaw Included In Tour ALUMNI TO HAE CHARGE OF TICKET SALES IN TOWNS Detroit, Chicago, Flint, Grand Rap- ids, Battle Creek, and Saginaw wilt be the towns played visited by the 1920 Union Opera company, to present "George Did It,' 'in its trip during the spring vacation, according to the com- mittee's announcement last night. Four Pullmans- and two baggage cars will convey the organization from city to city. In all, 120 men will make the trip, including orchestra, assist- ants, and property men. Opens in Flint Monday night, April 12, the Opera will open dn its road tour in the Ma- jestic theater, Flint. Tuesday night, April 13, "George Did It" will be pro- duced in the Auditorium, Saginaw; Wednesday night, April 14, Post theater Battle Creel; Thursday night, April , Powers' theater, Grand Rapids; Friday night, April 16, Auditorium theater, Chicago; and Saturday night, April 17, in Orchestra hall, Detroit.x Alumni will have complete charge of ticket sales in all towns. They will also provide dances and other enter- tainments for members of the com- pany in every place visited. Alumni have first call on tickets. Advance ticket sales to annual mem- bers of the Union for the si per- formances in Ann Arbor will begin at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and will continue at the same hour on Wednesday and Thursday. Lines of etudents will form if the concourse for the idisposition of tickets from the booth. (Continued on Page Six) URGES STUDENTS TAKE DI F UPMISONARY WORK DR. J. T. STONE DELIVERS FIRST OF SERIES OF RELIGIOUS . LECTURES In an earnest appeal to the stu- dents to use their lives to the best advantage Dr. John T. Stone last night made the first of the series of lectures conducted by the"Y" authori- ties in the campaign for religios awakening on the campus. The sub- ject of Dr. Stone's address was "The Investment of a Life" and he gave many interesting examples of men of his own personal acquaintance who had made the important decision of their life work and who becamie emi*. nently successful though in most in- stances forced to endure many priva tions. Dr. Stone spoke at length on the wonderful fields for missionary work at the present time and urged stu- dents to think seriously of the 6ppor- tunity to consecrate their lives to this work and thereby make their lives worth while in this world by sacri- ficing personal whims to the good of civilization and mankind. His manner was pleasing and well ellil tar dfn intarta th 01t Who stole the sign, at North Uni- versity avenue and Twelfth street, directing the stranger to the Univer- sity hospital? Details and clews are entirely lack- ing, and as yet the motives f th4 person or p4rsojs committing the misdemeanor has not been ascer- tained. Perhaps a collector of souvenirs appropriated it for his collection, or perhaps the material in the stolen sign will be re-shaped as an instru- ment to deal with the "military" freshmen: But the real facts are that the sign is gone. DE'hMOCRATIC CLUB' TO BEORAIE Temporary Executive Committee to Plan Permanent Organization, at Work WILL HOLD 'SMOKER LATER; MURPHY TO SPEAK Not to be outdone by the Republi- cans on the campus, a representative group of Michigan students with de'm- ocratic tendencies, yesterday took the initial steps for the .organizaton of a campus Democratic club. Temporary officers forming an ex- ecutive committee were selected from the group at tIe meeting, to formulate plans for the permanent organiza- tion qf the club. Elect Temporary Officers' The committee of temporary offi- cers is made up of the following: .L. B. Doyle, '21L, chairman; L. S. Daugherty, '22L, secretary; P. K. Platts, '20; Bert McNeil, '22M; 0Jack Dunn, '20; H. Fergus, '21E. and ,F. McKowan, '21E. , Communication with the state Dem- ocratic committee has been estab- lished by the temporary organization and actual campaigning on the cam-, pus will be started so. Plans are being laid for °a Demo- cratic smoker to be held at the Michigan Union some time in the near future. Frank Murphy, '17L, Assistant United States District At- (Continued on Page Six) BARBERS BOO 80ST PRICES MOREHEAD, CAPTURES OHIO HIGH fidence that some sort of central gov- ernment will ultimately prevail. In the face of official messages to- day it would appear that this belief is based more on desire than on infor- fation forwarded by British repre- sentatives in Germany. These repre- sentatives tell of the increasing num- e ber of towns being taken' over by e newly organized soviets. Food is expected to be the decid- o ing factor, and the Ebert govern- ment has already requested the Al- f lies to maintain the present system o of supplying food stuffs, which have 1- become inadequate. With transpor- n tation virtually suspended, many - towns which heretofore have been t better supplied than Berlin are be- ginning to feel the pinch. , Combats Oontinue - Berne, March 20. - Combats are n continuing in'the Rhineland mining district and mobs of strikers and cimunists with hand grenades and g steel helmets are patrolling the coun- 1 try, while troops are sending arm- e ored trains against them. y iFighting of a most violent nature w is reported at Essen and Gelsen- It kirchen, but the details are unknown here as telgraphic and telephonic f communication, with this 'district has '_been cut off. -I A Red army is reported forming at s Aschsleben, and Quedlinburg. In a these towns sharp encounters occur- e red between troops and Spartacans t and many persons were killed or wounded. Fighting recommenced at (Continued on Page Six) Hospital Sign Takes Leave Of absence-Where? WITH JOHNSON REELING OFF HUR 'ART SEVEN AND THEFITSSEC SUCKER STATE'S TRA COUNT 31 POINTS MICHIGAN'S 27 Hair Cuts Go to 50 Cents Followin Journeymen's Petition would cost a learned that in view o y and the humorous let King and Newberry in the defense, the juror :ulty in agreeing that had existed. Only on aken on Newberry. I for guilt. JUNIOR-LIT Y BIG SUCCES. That the price of hair-cuts will be raised to 50 cents, and the price of shaves to 25 cents, is the result of ac- tion taken by the boss barbers of Ann Arbor at a meeting held Friday even- ing at the city Y. M. C. A. This in- crease becomes effective Monday, March 22. According to Mr. John P. Troja- nowski, proprietor of a barber shop at 717 North University avenue, the journeyman barbers had presented a petition to the boss barbers, asking for a raise in the prices of haircuts and shaves. "In order to meet present condi- tions we must raise our prices. Oth- erwise, there will soon be a shortage BUTLER, THE MICHIGAN QARTER . MILER, WHO CAME THROUGH WITH A FIRST THAT WAS NOT EXP ECTED OF HIM. CASTFOR ANN UALPLY MADELEINE HAZELTON AM ,EL- IZABETH VICKERY HAVE LEADING PARTS Prof. J. Raleigh Nelson, director of Masques, has announced the following cast for the annual play, "The New Lady Bantock," to be given May 121 and 13. t Lady Bantock, Madeleine Hazelton, '23;- Lord Bantock, Elizabeth Vickery, '22; Martin Bennett, butler, Marion Ames,. '20; Susanna Bennett, house- keeper; Susan Verlenden, '20; Jane Bennett, maid, Jeanne McPherson, '21; Ernest Bennett, second footman, Harriet Gustin, '22; Horonia Bennett, still-room maid, Evelyn Rockwell, '22. The Misses Wetherell, aunts by marriage, Alice Comfort, '21, and Christine Murkett, '22; Dr. Freeman- tle, local medical man, Anna McGurk '20; Lord P. Newte, Helen Master, '21: an actress friend, Mildred Henry, '22;, other actress friends, Finette Martin, '22, Isabel Kemp, '22, Grace Ohlmach- , 2X, Gertrude Boggs,, '22 Amy Loomis, ' 2, Frances Stevens, '21, Edelaine Roden, '22, Anna Lindemul- ler, '21, Frances Oberholtzer, '21, Is- abelle Swan, '22, and Frances Maire, '21. This play will be open to both men and women. All members of the cast will meet at 4 o'clock Tuesday in Barbour gymnasium. ANDREW HAIGH TO FEATURE CONCERT Andrew C. Haigh, '19, will play two of his own compositions at the Facul- ty Twilight concert to be given at 3 o'clock this afternoon in Hill audi-I torium. Mr. and Mrs. William Wheeler, ten- or and soprano, respectively, and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lockwood will also contribute voice and violin numbers with the assisance of Dorothy Wines- (Continued on Page Six) Ties with Hoffman of Iowa at SI Giving Wolverine Captai -Third Place (Special to the Daily) Chicago, March 20.-Emery's tional work for the Illinois trac here tonight made it possible f Sucker state aggregation to no star Michigan quintet out of t door track title of' the western c ence. The Illinois winners counted points, while the Wolverines gather only 27 1-2. Wisconsin ed in third place with 101-4 po Three Records Broke Three conference records wer tered when Brown of Illinois off the half mile in 1:59; the m lay run in 3:29 by the Illinois team; the 60 yard hurdle was to read 7 3-5 seconds by the tional Michigan captain, Carl son. All of these are new reco indoor meets. A surprise was sprung when head of Ohio State and Hoffm Iowa reached six feet in the jump, forcing Johnson of Michig to third'place. Butler of Michigan came in points by leading all 440 yard i with his time 52 2-5. Butler's si was a surprise. Fifty yafd dash, won by. Jo 'SUMMARY . (Michigan); second, Kelly, (Mi ta); third. Poliak, (No' Wes fourth, Strawn, (Northwe ). 5 3-5 seconds. Sixty yar .' hig) dies, won by Johnson, (Michigan 'ond, Andres, (Wisconsin); thir paford,'(Wisconsin);fourth1 son, (Minlesota). Time, 7 '- onds. New Conference record. hundred and forty y.ard dash, v Butler, (Michigan); second, (Illinois); third, Kayser, (Wisco fourth, Dahoe, (Illinois). Time, 5 seconds. Half mile, won by f (Illinois); second, Spink, . (Illi third, Shuh, (Illinois) ; fourin, holder, (Michigan). .Time, 1:5 Conference record. Mile run, w. Yates, (Illinois); second, W (Illinois); third, ,Otis, (Chi fourth, Ferguson, (Ohio). Time 2-5. Two mile run, won by F (Purdue); second,. Beswort, ( western); third, Crump, (Wisc fourth, Naughton, (Ilinois). 9:55 4-5. Shot put, won. by Higgins ° go).; second, Baker (Michigan); Weiss (Illinois); fourth, Sundt cosin). Distance, 42 .feet, A10 Running high jump, won by head (Ohio and Hoffman ( thirds and fourth, Johnson (Mi and Osborn (Illinois). Height, Pole vault, won by Hawker ( sota); second, Cross and We (Michigan); fourth, Devine( Buchanan (Illinois); Hill ( Davis (Northwestern); T I'sin); Wilder (Wisconsin); (Minnesota). eHight 11'feet, 9 Relay, won by Illinois; seon 'cago; third, Michigan; fourth, sota. Time, 3:29. New Coni record. Zionists Discuss Eleeton of De Plans for the election ofl a d to the national conference c Zionist Organization of Americ discussed by the board of d of the Intercollegiate Zionist at a special meeting held at 7 Friday night in Lane hall. Will Speak to Guild Dean John .R. Effinger of th ary college, is scheduled to a the Unitarian Guild forum' a wasv v u+rvwr wJu},a, v. v. .r .r, rv" ,vf: w++ w:Y S Will Discuss Scientifie Subject Dr. G. I. Naylor will discuss vener- red and fifty students at- first junior lit party nt ren Saturday afternoon in assembly hall. Dancing ;o 5:30 o'clock to the Sandy" Wilson's' seven Ara was the entertain- r class succeeded in mak- refit from the dance. Al president of the class, he was well satisfied with Chaperons for the occa- Mrs. Myra B., Jordan, Conklin, Miss Gertrude Prof. and Mrs. J. R. eal prophylaxis at 3 o'clock this after- uactte Oi~rS n 3 La eo- of barbers," declared Mr. Troja- noon at the Homoeopathic hospital. who formed a large percentage of the nowski. This is the fourth of a series of lec- audience. The meeting was held at All local' barber shops, as well as tures given by the University faculty the Congregational church and was the one in the Michigan Union, will and is open to the general public. well attended. be affected by this increase. "Doe" Gathers Overcoats as Winter Gives Way to Spring Today is the 21st day of March. Ac- cording to the Moan's Liver Pill al- manac, the signs of the zodiac and the omnipotent ouija board, that makes to- day the first day of spring. The spring season always has a har- binger. You can hunt from Richard- Uen to Richard Harding Davis, but you'll never find a spring without a harbinger. Down near the M. C. depot, the kids are yelling "knuckle down;" the Main street stores show new stocks of hats and furs for the ladies.; the city edi- did not forget her harbinger. Not a tor got a haircut yesterday; the all- bit of it. American freshman got out his white It became the good fortune of one shoes this morning; all these are har- of our best known Ann Arbor friends1 bingers of spring. to make the cast this year in.the coy But they don't satisfy: Jack London and coquettish part of harbinger. Yes-. would not have been' able to get more terday afternoon ,he made his appear- than'"three pages out of any of them. ance in this new and fitting role. None of these reflect the spirit of the State street, soft breezes, dickie birds' season, the casting off of the old and singing, warm sun shining, and- en-{ the birth of the new. ter-"Doc" with a double armful of Rut spring has batted true to form. winter overcoats.4 She did not drop in unannounced, she Spring has come.