.rw r A& 4 : t r a . 4C lir P D~AY AND $1 0# N 13. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, ,SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1919. PRI . t . I v 11 1 1 1 S 55i r s luulltu ~,FIRST 'ENTAL FAILS RACERS ern Flyer, Lands First la Field; Statz Second ociated Press) Oct. 11.-First Lt. ard, piloting a DeHav- , leader of the west- the transcontinental ed at San Francisco , Y., at 1:12:07 o'clock, t Mayynard's actual )ss the continent was autes and 55 one-half rst Westerner - 11.- Lt. E. C. Kiel, bound transcontinent- complete the journey isco landed at Roose- :10 o'clock today, -fol- s later by Major Carl ously had landed by urt field. el leftBinghampton, stop, at 5-06 o'clock. UNION 'WILL NAME. COMMITTEES SOON Instituting a new system of havingI each comniittee with a chairman and secretary, the Union appointment com- mittee will meet at 7 o'clock Tuesday night in the office of PresidentCarl Hogan, '20E, for the purpose of se- lecting these members of the com- mittees. Activities for the Union will be quickened by the end of the week when men for these positions have been chosen. At present it is in- tended not to appoint any more mem- 'bers of the committese, in order. that a bettertline on the available mate- rial may be obtained. All the registration cards have been cut into the proper size, and they will be filed in the recording secretary's office Sunday and Monday. Data con- tained on these cards has been al- ready consulted, and Union officials report that a great amount of ex- cellent materal, well qualified for positiors in various- activites, has been discovered. Many underclassmen reported to George Hurley Saturday in response to the call for men for activities. Plain Folks Are White's Passion "William Allen White's greatest passion is folks," declares one writer of this author, lecturer, and journalist, who speaks on "What a Reporter Saw at the Peace C:ference," at 8 o'clock Friday night, Oct. 17, yin Hill auditor- Pa, i University A ckniowledges Ihichigan's Role In World War President Harry B. Hutchins has venir of the war, has caused to be received from the University of Paris struck off a medal which' represents a large bronze medal, presented to the Science at the service of Right, and Univrsiy o Mihign i coinen-'which recalls the services rendered University of Michigan in commen- by professors and students,reither oration of its part in the war. upon the battle-field or in the quiet On the face of the. medal is a de- 'of the study or the. laboratory; sci- sign representing "Science" at the entia instrumentum justitiae, libro, service of "Right," an d on the re-_l ense, such is the inscription whch the verse is an inscription stating 'that medal bears. the medal is presented by the Uni- "The University of Paris has decid- versity of Paris to the University of *ed to present a copy of this medal to Michigan,. each of the universities in the coun- This medal will probably be placed <-tries allied to France. It is a par- 500 MARK Nt ARED IN CHIMES DRIVE I i 'permanently in the Library as a trophy of Michigan's part in the war. It was forwarded to President} Hutchins through the French consau- late in Chicago.' President Hutchins also received a letter from A. Poincaire, vice rector and president of the university coun-. cil, which reads As follows: "The University of Paris, as a sou- ticular "pleasure for it to have thus an occasion to thank the University of 'Michigan for the brilliant part which her professors and students have play- ed in the common victory. It begs you to consider this medal as a proof of its fraternal friendship. "Be good enough to accept, sir, the assurance of my great consideration and esteem." Speaking in behalf of The Michigan Chimes at sororities, dormitories, and league houses, the women's subscrip- tion team under the direction of Mar- garet Chapin, '20, and Martha Guern- sey, '19, has already sold more than 400 subscriptions of the magazine to University women.1 With several reports not yel sub- --- . PRO6 Am NI COGMPLETED COMMITTEE HAS YET ONE ALUMNI SPEA MASS MEETI CITY SEEKS- SOLUTION OF U SIGPO L LETTS ASK. ESTHONIANS FO HELP; FER HUNS, NOR'S 11,--DI id neck ium- After graduating at the University hmton- of Kansas, Mr. White began active ommun- mmand- work on the newspaper, eventually ou'rged purchasing the Gazette at Emporia, tonigh: Kan., where he has been loc'ated since ellent. that tine. Through his paper he has made himself a commanding influence in the west. unfavor- Dr. T. M. Iden, teacher of the Upper t of the Room Bible class in Ann Arbor, was ntinued e. rsonally acquainted with Mr. White nce and while engaged hi similar work at Em- poria, and describes him as " a plain, Ly in a simple, old-fashioned man; a typical f Cleve- Kansas product." In telling of this making friendship of ome years,'Dri. Iden re- ie over- lated that Mr. White would often joke" ap .d in- abouthis rotund structure, remarking mtpn+ frequently, too, that he was "no good ad and hey ex- .g New Gilkey, of the rch of Chica- on service to onight'in Hill e for his sub- in a dress suit." But despite Mr. White's tendency to underestimate fiimself as a speaker, Dr. Iden says, "As a story teller on the platform he is extremely interest- ing," and Prof. H. E. Riggs of the eng- ineering college, a close friend of Mr. White's, asserts that he is 'not only a good talker, but distinctly original. It, is to such. a man that George M.' Adams, more familiarlyknown as Walt Mason, owes his regeneration, for Mr. Wlte took Adams into his office when he was, in his own words, "down and out." By the very charm of his per- sonality he gradually .drew Adams from his unfortunate habits and es- tablished him in the position in which he today finds himself.. TRYOUTS LIMITED AV ONG DEBATERS Co-operation between the citizens (By Associated Press)' of Ann Arbor and the University in. Copenhagen, Oct. 11.-A report from the matter of assuring better housing Helsingfors states that the Esthonan conditions is already taking practical'gd government has rcie napa form in the shape of a survey now be- ing made by the Ann Arbor Home help against the Russian'and Building company to secure suitable German forces attacking Rigi and is property on which to start foundations now discussing the situation with the for a number of new houses this fall. Esthonian army leaders. Backed by C. of C. Letts Claim Aid Granted, The new enterprise, though private, (Statements at the-Lettish legation has the backing of the chamber of ( commerce. The co-operative charact- at London were to the effect that the er of its work may be judged by the request had already been granted and names of its officers: President, E. C. that at least two Esthonan divisions Goddard; vice-president, Daniel F. would be sent to help the Letts.) Zimmerman; treasurer, C. John Waz; Gm sepretary, William Underdown; board General. Sodia, commander in chief of direc'tors, the foregoing and Erwin of the Esthonian army operating Schmid, H. J. Abbott, and William "south of the Gulf of FinlandN against Goodyear. Petrograd, believes that althongh the The idea behind the new firm is that Germans and Rusgians are well sup- Ann Arbor can most practically meet' plied with arm and munitions and the rooming and housing shortage by immediate building. On .a basis of: although their attack is causing gen- 20,000 population the government es- eral alarm in the Baltic states great timate places the excess of births over ,.cord exists between them and their deaths at one per cent or 200 per T car. co-oreratin will last only a short' City Slow in Building time. This alone requires 50 new hou a n ch Jig on a basis of four pesons to the house.Germans eaRiga In addition a number of outsiders have Berlin, Oct. 11.--A despatch to the been moving into Ann Arbor. It is local Anziger states that the Russian the opinion of the chamber of con- and German.troops this morning oc- merce that due to the government's cupied the bridge across the Duna at ban on all building during the war the Riga connecting the Mitau suburb city has fallen behind by a total of with Riga. some 500 .houses. The troops entered the outskirts of Students Too Particular Riga, Friday, after severe fighting. Members of the chamber of com- This morning after another heavy en- merce have been working steadily for gagement they took the village of bettering the rooming situation which IThorensberg, one mile east of the has confronted students this year. The Duna by assault. Thereupon the (Continued on Page Eight) bridge into the city was occupied. Dean V. C. Vaughan Warns Against Influenza Return "We are certain to have influenza the soft drink parlor, cafeterias, and this winter," declared ,Dr. V. C. establishments of like character, in Vaughan, dean of the medcal col- which glasses, spoons, knives, -forks, lege, when questioned concet'ning the and other tableware are seldom ster- posslbilifies of an epidemic this win- ilird-are breeding houses for the ter. virus of flu. "Influenrta is never absent from this Young Adults Susceptible' country," he continued. "It is pres- "During th fall of 1918, this dis- ent, usually in a mild form. There has ease was most evident among young been no time duringthe past 20 years adults, even in civil life. The rea- when influenza has not existed, in son is plain These are the people sporadic form, in this country. It be- who crowd together, as in movies, came virulent in the summer and fall dances, resturants, and places of like of 1918, especially so on board troop character. 4. 1 ships and trains. . "Minor factors are food, clothing, --Spread Uncertain *and personal hygiene.. Should there "Just how extensive the influenza be a scarcity of food or fuel this win- wilt be this winter dept nds upon ex- ter, or any other condition leading to isting circumstances. The imost im- a lowered vitality, influenza will again portant factor in the increasing viru- take the form of a serious epidemic." lence of the flu poison is the crowd- Codifies Rules ing together of susceptible individ- In regard to precautionary meas- uals. Influenza develops and spreads ures Dean Vaughan suggests that each in direct proportion to the density of student should: the susceptible population. 1. Avoid all unnecessary crowds. Crowds Dangerous 2. Eat only where certain that ta- "To avoid this disease we should able ware has been sterilized avoid crowds. People may danger- 3. As far as is possible, live in open ously .crowd together even vhile out air, day and night. of doors. 4. Dress sensibly. Avoid .undue "A second important factor in the wamth and exposure to cold and development and spread of influenza wet. : is the use of non-sterilized eating 5. Give attention to the details of utensils. The poorly kept restaurant, personal hygiene.. mitted and one or two houses re-- maining to be canvassed it is expected that the list will finally be swelled to well beyond the 500 mark. Students and members of the faculty who have not been approached in the present' campaign will soon be given an °opportunity to subscribe to The Chimes under a plan now being work- ed out by Business Manager Walter S. Riess,. '22L. . Reed Bachman, '20, managing edi- tor of the Gargoyle and Chiihes' art editor, commenting upon the publica- tion from the art standpoint, has said, "We hope to make -the drawings onr all issues of a serious nature. Noth- ing of the slap-stick variety will be employed. The two-page cartoon spread will portray in an interesting manner each month certain weakness- es, of University life which contrib- utors, or the board of directors, may think need publicity." Union Arranges Service Regster Plans for the registration- of ex- service ,nen have been made, and the book to be used fair that purpose will be placed at the desk in the Union lobby Tuesday morning. Each man registering will be asked to give his name, home town, Ann Ar- bor address, phone number, class in the University, corps, outfit, period of service, and any citations or medals which he received 1This policy will be initiated by the Union in order that men, who made friends while in the army, may locate former companions if they have entered the University. Following a period of two weeks' iregistration in the book, a card index will be compiled both alphabetically and by outfit in order that the med may find each other'sr address easily. Students are urged to sign as soon as possible in order that an accurate and comrlete index paay be secured immediately, but men may register after the index has been made. Union officials saythat the building, will be- open at any time. to any smoker or reunion which the ex-sold- _ers wish to give, and that they hope the men will take advantage of the opportunity offered them. George Hur- ley, general secr'etary, says that he expects at least 1,000 men to regis- ter, including members of the faculty, who are also urged to sign if they were iii the service. N- The recording secretary will have charge of keeping the card index, and, the work of arranging dates for any (smokers will be made by Dennis Donovan, steward. AGGIES DEFEATED BY KAZOO NORMAL r East Lansing, Oct. 11.-Held on the defensive for two' periods, Western' State Normal football eleven braced in the third quarter, executed a numn- ber of brilliant forward passes and de- feated the Michigan Agricultural col- lege this afternoon, 21 to 18. Superior kicking ability aied the Kalamazoo eleven. Quarterback Olson was the individual star of the Normal team, sccring one touchdown and kicking all Ehree goals.. - Other Games Purdue, 7; Illinois, 14. Minnesota, 6; Nebraska, 6. Ohio State, 46; Cincinnati, 0. Wisconsin, 13, Marquette U., 0. Chicago, 124; Great Lakes Naval Trainin4 Station, 0.a Northawestern, 20; De Pauw, 0. UNIVERSITY RECEIVES GIFTS FROM TWO CHICAGOSALUhINI Among gifts made to the University recently are two from alumni now living in Chicago. The first of these, a collection of coins and paper mon- ey, was received from Mr. Sydney C. Eastman, '73, the other being fromI Mr. Allen B:'Pond, '80. The latter is in the form of a "Mar-I tin" guitar. HOPE FOR REPETITI OF PREVIOUS SUC Student, to Be Urged to 'Atten Ing of Detroit Grads on Friday Night LET'S GO MICHIGAN With only one of the alumni ers remaining to be chosen f Traditions' day program I night at Hill auditorium, the c tee in charge of the event ha tically completed its work, ac to Carl T. Hogan, chairman. This event will be the firs meeting of the entire Univers dent body this year. It is expec cause of the extraordinarily la roliment that Hill auditorium taxed to its full capacity. Final Speaker Known MTo Invitations have been exten alumni to be present Tuesday according to Hogan, but as yE nite lhformatin.a.upon who will representative of the graduat not yet been received. It is e that by Monday the name Alumni speaker can be annou J. Fred Lawton, '11, author c sity" and other Michigan son; already accepted an invitat speak at the- meeing. Anothe ni speaker is desired. Originally Held In Sprim The event Tuesday night the second annual Tr ditions' the University. Havimin been in ed during the latter part 1918-1919 school year, it met v stantaneous support and was ed by the Students council as ficial day for reviewing MV traditions. It was decided t( the day to the fall of the y stead of the spring in order the football ,season the henefi Ralph Gault, president of t dent council last -year. under regime Traditions', day was I t.roduced to the University, cc lates the Student council lead( 'year, day. because of the Approves Change of Day "It was a great success lasty Gault declared, "and it worked ders. There is no question at about thefact that it will be of more good this year, since it has moved to the first of the year." Announcement of a meeting o U. of M. club of Detroit, Friday will be made at the meeting, H said last night. University sti will be urged to go to Detroit tend the meeting since no pep me for the M. A. C. game will be here. Due to 'revious arrangement auditorium, will not be availa6 mass meetings, with the except 'Traditions' day, until the Ohio game. For this reason, it will be ed that as many students atten Detroit meeting, as possible. LET'S GO MICHIGAN be closed ie Univer- he organ congrega- uring this lip obligato, That 24 speakers will enter the at Sea," will final debating tryouts for places on s. William Central league teams was definitely klin of De- decided this morning, at a meeting of re lesson, the oratorical board. In addition to alloting each literary PSdebating society a quota of six speak- S ers, the board decided also to allot a ARGED quota of six to the Law school at large. re 'added to The squad 'of 24 to enter the final omedy club eliminations must be chosen before sterday aftr Nov. 1. Final plans were also made this 1 Eaton, '21; morning, for the series of leptures to red Henry, be given by the Oratorical associa- y, '22, were tion. The first of these talks will be for admis- givsen by Coningsby Dawson on No- vember 5. le club will sday in No- FRANCE RATIFIES PEACE will be pre- TREATY; VOTE UNANIMOIJS Paris, Oct. 11.-The vote on the mpossible peace treaty with Germany in the an received French senate was 217 for ratification, 1 be unable none against, and one absent. The ty Convoca- vote for the adoption of the ratifica- ble that the tion of the two defense treaties was Itfi the au- unanimous, all of the 218 votes be- SAY MEDIATI VITAL TOD D Washington, Oct. 11.-Intere organized labor's'effort to-obta tervention by -the industrial a ence in the steel strike shifted to New York and steel centers -members of the steering comn were endeavoring to secure c .sions from the steel corporat enable the committee.to agree a report to lay before the conf Tuesday. Members of the committee pointed out that the cotferen 'tion would be useless unless the ed States steel corporation was m to accept mediation by the conf and agree to reinstate the si .workmen pending arbitration. Gary returned to New York yes and is expected to confer wit)