BABLY RAIN TODAY I g 5kr ~Iati ASSOCIATED PRES DAY AND NIGHT WIRE. SERVICE ---- - . -4 XXXI. No. 49. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1920. PRICE FIVE CENTS I MEXICO WILL NOT, PETIT/ON LEAGUE1 f oR ADMISSION WILL CONSIDER INVITATION EXTENDED BY ORGAN- IF IZATION OBREGON INAUGURATED MEXICAN PRESIDENT LAST CHANCE FOR $5 UNION RATE If Union life members in their last year of residence at the University wish to save $5, they must make a payment on their pledge today. Last night was the time limit set by the constitution, but officials extended the time for an extra day only, because many students receive checks on the first of the month. By giving credit for $5 paid in fees to the University, the Union requires a payment of only $5 today, and this constitutes the regular annual $10 payment. Otherwise, life members must make a payment at some later time this college year, and such pay- mgnt will be $10. As this $5 credit feature was one of the selling points of life member- ships, officials are expecting a large number of payments today. S POTLI GHT.,WI'LL B1EGIVEN TUESDAY1 General Declares Solicitation Membership Humiliating Act for Country for (By Associated Press) Mexico City, Nov. 30.-"Mexico will not ask admission to the League of Nations, but should an invitation to membership be extended by the league it would be given consideration." this declaration was made by Gen. Alvaro Obregon, president-elect of the -republic, today in an interview with the Associated Press, during which he discussed various problems that are likely to demand his attention when: he assumes the presidency at midnight tonight. Maintains Old Policy General Obregon said he was cer- tain the provisional government under President de la Huerta had not re- quested such membership and it was the intention of his government to continue this policy of aloofness, his attitude being that Mexico in making overtures for membership in the ieague would engage In a humiliating act, :entirely inconsistent with its tra- ditional national pride, . General Obregon prefaced his dis- oiesion of Mexican problems with an expression of gratitude for the courtesy s~own him by the hun- dreds of American visitors who are in Mexico City for his inauguration. "It indicates a better feeling be- tween the two countt'les which will continue to grow," he stated. Faces Reconstruction '"The great problem I face as the next ?vexican executive is that of gen- eVal reconstruction. I have reflected my attitude toward various problems At a series of projects which I have already submitted to congress for consideration, "Of first interest to Americans of course is the oil problem. I am sure that within a short time a commission will be appointed to regulate the ap- plication of articles relating to the oil industry which have been found ebjectonable by Americans. I feel Certain that this problem ultimately will be settled to the entire satisfac- tion of all concerned," declared the general. Pacifieation Great Work Asked what he considered the most significant results accomplished'- by the Mexican government which re- tires tonight, General Obregon an- swered that undubtedly its greatest work was the pacification of the re- public, which, he added, "is a se- quence to the revolutionary move- iment of last summer." CLASS OFFICIALS MEET THURSDAY A meeting of class officers of all 0phools and"coleges of the University far 7:15 o'clock. Thursday evening at the Uipon has been called by Le- Qrand A. Ggines, president of the Stu- Oeit pouncil, In order that their duties May be explained to them. At this time plans will be discuss- ed for furthering the collection of all class dues, and it is probable that some solution will be reached by which a larger percentage of the class members will pay their yearly fees. "For this reason it is absolyitely nec- essary that all presidents and treas- urers be present," -said Gaines. The amount that each class will owe the council this year will be an- nounced at this meeting by the coun- cil treasurer. The sum is being de- termined by the number of students in each- class. Embassy at Vatican Re-established Paris, Nov. 30.-The bill for re-es- tablishment of an embassy at the Vat- lcan was adopted by the chamber of deputies today by a vote of 39'7 to Deviations ,from Usual Songs Dances Included in This Year's Show and GENUINE HYPNOTIST ACT TO HEAD BALANCED PROGRAM With a program containing some deviations from the usual song and dance presentations, the Spotlight vaudeville will appear next Tuesday evening at Hill auditorium. The show this year is featured by a bona fide hypntist's act, which is put on by Robert F. Deebach, '23, an e-vaude- ville performer on Pacific coast cir- cuits where he had several years' ex- perience. This is Deebach's first ap- pearance in University 'productions, and Spotlight officials are confident that his act will set q new standard for the student specialty actors. - Tickets for the show, which is scheduled for 8 o'clock, Dec. 7, are now on sale at local bookstores and the campus will be canvassed In the course of' the week, . Following is the program in detail: Michigan Union orchestra, "Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna"; Lorenzo Walters, '23, and George Schemm, '23, "Tidbits of Chatter and Song"; Rob- ert F. Deebach, '23, and company, hypnotism; Myron E. Chon, '23, saxo- phone artist with George Rene Lynn, '22, at the piano; James C. Brown, '23, "Chalk Talk"; George Rogers, 21E,. and his orchestra; Michigan Union orchestra. PLAYERS CLUB TO MEET FOR FIRST TIME IN HISTORY TODAY ProfessoY Hollister, Sponser of Organ. ization, Declares It Educa- tional in Ams "The new Players' club will meet today at 4 o'clock in room 205 Mason hall for the first time in its history," stated Prof. R. D. Hollister of the oratory department, who is the sppn- ser of the new project. "The club will be addressed by Profs. R. W. Cowden and T. E. Rankin of the rhet- oric department and Dr. J. R. Moore of the English department, who will outline the plan of organization and possibilities of the club." Professor Hollister intends that the organization will be essentially edu- cational in its alms. All students and members of the faculty who seriously desire to join the club will be given an opportunity to make application at this meeting in the form of ques- tionnaires, in which the applicant states what line of work he wishes to takeup. These may include acting, play-writing, play translation, and interpretations. PROPOSAL FOR TREATY SENT TO MEXICO BY SEC. COLBY Washington, No. 30. - A formal proposal of Secretary Colby that com- missioners be appointed by the Unit- ed States and Mexico to draft a treaty upon which can be based resumption of full diplomatic relations between the two governments has been taken to Mexico City by Roberto V. Tes- queira, Mexican confidential agent in Washington.' UNIVERSITY PRESS CLUB OPENS MEET WITH SMOKER JAMES SCHERMERHORN, EDITOR DETROIT TIMES, WILL GIVE TALK ORGANIZATION WANTS STUDENT ATTENDANCE Newspapermen to be Conducted About Campus Friday Morning on Inspection Tour Following a resolution to foster a closer relationship between the edi- tors of the state and the University, the University Press Club of Michigan will open its second annual conven- tion here this evening. The first meeting will be held in the form of a smoker, given at 8 o'clock tonight in 318-320 of the Union. James Schermerhorn, of the Detroit Times, who is to be the speaker at this event is one of the best known Mich- igan newspapermen and is also rec- ognized as a forceful speaker, accord- ing to Prof. John L. Brumm, head of the department of journalism. Want Students at Meetings Reiterating his statement of yes- terday, Professor Brumm said that it is the wish of the organization that the students of the University feel free to attend any of the open meetings during the convention. "The smoker this evening at which Mr. Schermerhorn talks, I have no doubt, will be of interest to a large number of students here. The Press club is of the opinion that much that may be said at its meetings would be beneficial to students who are inter- ested in newspaper work, and it is be- cause of this that all meetings, with the exception of the two business ses- sions during the convention, are open to them." Registration Progresses Registration for the conference is at the present time progressing well, according to a statement from Profes- sor Brumm. Among the newspaper editors there are a few women who are signifying their Intention of at- tending the meetings. The tour of- inspection about the campus, which will be conducted Fri- day morning will do much to acquaint the newspapermen from various parts of the state with the needs of the University. The faculty have been asked to assist in every way possible during the time that the newspaper- men are visiting the buildings. MICHIGAN LAW EIEW HOLDS K HHPOSITION MAGAZINE RECEIVED BY BEST SCHOOLS, LAWYERS, AND COAiTTS , The high position the Michigan Law Review holds in the legal profession was brought out by remarks of speak- ers at a dinner of that publication last evening In the Union.c lEmphasizing this was a statement made by Dean Henry Bates of the Law school to the effect that the president of the American Sugar re-t finery, who is reputed to be the high- est paid man in the country, recently said the Law Review was his con- stant guide.J The standard of the magazine was also brought out by Prof. Ralph W. Aigler, editor-in-chief of the Re- view, who stated that the journal was sent to every important law school,j every important court and to manyi of the greatest jurists in the coun- try. G. A. Ohlinger, '02L, a member of the original staff, told of the auspic- ious circumstances under which the; magazine was launched, it having as its managing editor, Prof. Floyd1 Meachem. The latter was termed by the speaker as one of the greatest writers of law the world has known. Professor Meachem set the high standards, which the Review has since striven to maintain, according to Mr. Ohlinger, "The Comeback Smoker" is the name which the University of Michi- gan club of Detroit has given to the function which that organization Is tendering to the members of the Var- sity, reserve, and freshman football squads, the coaches, the trainer, the faculty members of the Board in Con- trol of Athletics, and the cheer lead- ers next Saturday night at the De- troit Board of Commerce. The speakers of the evening will be Prof. J. C. Parker, Robert H. Clan- cy, field secretary of the Athletic as- sociation, Judge Ira W. Jayne, and Assistant Coach Prentiss Douglass. James K. Watkins, president of the "M" club, is general chairman for the CONFERENCE COURT TICKETS LIITED Each Student to See Two Big Games Is Plan of Council, Adopted by Board NON-TRANSFERABLE TICKET RULE WAIVED IN THIS CASE' Tickets for Conference basketball games will be distributed during the early part of January, according to a statement made yesterday by the Ath- letic office. Due to the fact that Wat- erman gymnasium will accommodate only 2,200 students it was found nec- essary last year to pair the six home Conference games in order that each student might see at least two games. This scheme of arrangement will be followed out this year, although the manner in which the games will be grouped has not been definitely de- cided. The games are arranged so that a period of time is involved between them and so that the student will see1 two good games. The non-transfera- ble rule is waived in this case, which means that if a student has a ticket for a game which he cnnot attend he may give it 'to some other stu- dent. Further announcement at a later. date will be made as to exactly how the games will be played. Directories Sell ' .fast First rDay More than 1,100 copies of the Stu- dent directory were sold in about 20 minutes yesterday morning on the1 campus and as many more students were turned down because the supply available was not sufficient to meet the enormous demand. The books were sold as fast as they could be brought .over from the Directory of- fice, and in many cases the salesmen had entirely disposed of their allot- ment before reaching their assigned stations. The remaining 1,100 copies will go, on sale at 10 o'clock this morning. After these are sold no more copies will be available. The directory this year is somewhat smaller than the edition last year due to the fact that the Ypsilanti section has been dis- continued. A directory supplement will be printed in the near future with cor- rections and additions to the regular directory and ac this time all changes of address or telephone numbers wIll be listed. ADELPHI FAVORS RAISING OF ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS Raising of the entrance require- ments would be the greatest improve- ment for the University of Michigan, it was decided through debate at the Adelphi House of Representatives' meeting last night. That the students on the campus are beginning to real- ize that they must work to remain and that others to come must learn something of what work is before they arrive, was given as one of the main reasons for this decision. Some of the other questions dis- cussed that might benefit the Uni- versity were: democracy and respect for University women, the budget system, dormitories for men, and a revision of the faculty. Varsity, Reserve, Fresh Squads To Be At Detroit U. of J7. Club Smoker event. J. Fred Lawton will lead the gathering in songs and cheers. Band to Be There Michigan's Varsity band will be on hand, as well as the 37th United States Infantry band, which was se- cured by Major Dean Halford and Col. H. E. Eames, now stationed at Fort Wayne in Detroit. Two special cars will leave the in- terurban depot at 1:10 o'clock Sat- urday to convey the guests to . De- troit. Upon their arrival they will be taken to the Adams theater, where John H. Kunsky, motion picture mag- nate, will furnish mezzanine boxes for the entire company. Following this the Varsity squad will be taken to the University club, corner of Jefferson and Russell, -for dinner as guests of the "M" club. Since there are not su- ficient accommodations for all the party there, the reserve and freshman squads will go to dinner at the Board of Commerce as the guests of Erwin and Roscoe B. Huston Smoker Is at S O'clock -The smoker is set for 8 o'clock at the Board of Commerce. The two footballs won in the Chicago and Minnesota games and "the little brown jug" will be on exhibition. "M" pipes with the numerals "20" on them will be given the members of the teams. The quartet of Mimes will render various college and popular songs throughout the evening. Re- freshments will be served. SIEOS MAOR 'HONOR SYSTEM IN IT SCHOOL PLAN ALMOST UNANIMOUSLY FAVORED AT CLASS MEETING Favorable comment greeted the sub- ject of the honor system, and a mo- tion that such a system be adopted in the literary college was passedtalmost unanimously by the senior lit class at its meeting yesterday afternoon in the Natural Science auditorium. A committee was appointed to per- feet the details of such a plan and at some early date the result of the com- mittee's revision will be placed in the hands of the faculty for approval. Considerable interest was shown in the possibility of the adoption of the honor system in the literary college, and the discussions were numerous and lengthy before the question was finally submitted to the class for bal- lot. Pierce McLouth, '21, chairman of the social committee, announced that final plans had been made for a class smoker to be held the evening of Dec. 14, at the Union. President Mar- ion L. Burton and Dean John R. Ef- finger will the principal speakers at the smoker. A new -plan of preserving commit- tee records was explained and "pass- ed on by the class by which all com- mittee chairmen will be obliged to write out their reports and file them away where they may be readily ac- cesible to committee chairmen in the years to come. Such a plan is deem- ed necessary by the class officers in order that statistics will be available to the succeeding chairmen. Class dues of $3.50 were assessed and will be collected from 2 to 4 o'clock next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons at the booth in University hall. Members of the class were advised to have their pictures for the Michi- ganensian taken at soon as possi- ble, and it was especially emphasized that chairmen of committees have their pictures taken as the cuts for officers and committeemeh are among the first to be made. LIBRARIAN BISHOP RETURNS FROM 10 DAY EASTERN TRIP Librarian W. W. Bishop returned yesterday from a 10 day trip in the East where he addressed the library school of the New York pul;ic library, and attended a meeting at Columbia uinversity of the librarians from the eastern universities. He also attended the Edgar sale of historical books but on account of the high prices purchased only one book. Mr. Bishop procured books for the various reading rooms in the Library at New York book stores. iC BEVEIDGE WILL, GE FIRST TL IN CITY TONIGHT'. FORMER INDIANA SENATOR FIN ISHED ORATOR, SAYS TRUEBLOOD IS TO BE TENDERED DINNER BY PROFESSORS Address Is of Particular Interest -to Political Science, Law, and History Students Albert J. Beveridge, ex-senator from Indiana, who will speak on "The De- velopment of the Constitution Under Chief Justice Marshall" tonight in Hill auditorium, has won every ora- torical contest which he has entered. When he was a senior at DePauw university in 1885 he won the state of Indiana contest and the inter- state contest between eight states. Beveridge Great Orator "Mr. Beveridge is one of the most finished orators in the country," said Prof. T. C. Trueblood of the oratori- cal department. "He has never been here before, and although we have tried for years to get him to speak in Ann Arbor, this is the first time we are sure of having him." . Arriving in Ann Arbor at $ o'clock this afternoon, Mrr Beveridge will be tendered a dinner at the Union by more than 20 men of the law,history, and political science departments and the Oratorical association. He will be the guest of Professor Trueblood at the Union tonight and will leave Thursday to go to New- York, Buffa- lo, and Wichita, Kansas, where he will talk to the bar associations on the same subject. Speaks Only in Ann Arbor Senator Beveridge was also invited to speak before the Detroit Bar asso- ciation, but as he was able to fill only one engagement in Michigan, he de- cided to speak to students. The De- troit Bar association has been invited to attend the lecture. The address will be of special in- terest to political science, law, his- tory, and government students as Mr. Beveridge is a statesman, author and publicist. Tau lietat Pi Has Neophyte Bauqet The initiation banquet of Tau Beta Pi, national honorary scholastic en- gineering society, was held at the Union last night. E. E. Dreese of the mechanical engineering department acted as toastmaster, while Prof. H. C. Sadler of the marine engineering department, Lawrence F. Frost, '211, and S. W. Traylor, '21E, were the speakers. The following are the neophytes In whose honor the banquet was given: R. B. Alexander, M. B. Covell, W. I,. Gridley, A. M.' Holmes, E. A. Kerby J. M. Miller, G. H. Roderick, K H. Sherman, S. W. Traylor, L. VanHorn, and C. B. Wetzel. All are senior en- gineers with the exception of MorneI' who is an ex-'20E. MICHIGAN PROFESSORS WILL ATTEND SCIENCE MEETING Dr. W. P. Lombard of the physiology department, Dr. F. G. Novy, professor of bacteriology, Dr. E. E. Nelson, and Dr. C; W. Edmunds of the department of pharmacology will attend the' 'meetings of the. Federation of Biolog- ical Sciences to be held the week. of the Christmas vacation in Chicago. Dr. Lombard is president of the Physiology society which is a branch of the federation. r r MICHIGANENSIAN T NOTICES I All fraternities, sororities, and organizations must have pic- tures taken for the Michiganen- sian before Chmristmas vaca- tion. This is final. All men taking snapshots for the Michiganensian are to meet today at 5:30 in Press building.