THE WEATHER SLIGHTLY RISING TEM- PERATURE TODAY r~fr ian titx ASSOCIATED PRESS DAY AND NIGHT WIRE SE RICE I [. VOL XXXI. No. 73. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1921 PRICEIVE CENTS NE[ CITY CHARTER TO BE PRESENTED AT NEXTELECTION EXISTING INSTRUaIENT WILL RE- GULATE ELECTION OF NEW OFFICIALS IF ADOPTED, CHARTER BECOMES ACTIVE IN MAY. I - I DISCONTINUATION OF J-HOP ANNOUNCED The discontinuation of the Junior Hop was announced yes- terday by Prof. Louis A. Strauss, chairman of the Committee on Student Affairs. This decision was reached by a unanimous vote of the committee. No reas- ons have been made public for the action, but Professor Strauss promised a statement in the near future. i Educational Oppportunities For Ex-Service Men Aim Of Will for I Necessary Officers Are Provided In Event That Either System is Adopted Details have been worked out in regard to the proposed city charter drawn up by a commission of which Prof. E. C. Goddard is chairman, so that,. if adopted, its powers will not radically conflict with the results of the city election next April 14. At this time the proposed charter will be voted upon but the election of city officials will take place under the reg- ulations of the charter now in effect. At the election April 14 there will be selected a mayor, president ofthe common council, one alderman from each ward, a justice of the peace, su- pervisor, and constables. As explain- ed by Professor Goddard yesterday, if the proposed charter should not be adopted by' a majority vote, those bf- ficials elected would take and hold office as though there had been no charter election. , Terms Expire in May To avoid calling a special election and to provide officers ready to oper- ate under the, new charter, if it is adopted, the commission has provid- ed that in such a case the terms of office of those men elected under the old charter shall expire the first Monday in May, 1921, except that of justice of the peace, which shall ob- tain until July 4. On the first Monday in May the new charter, if adopted, shall take effect, and in that case the mayor shall be mayor under the new charter, the president of the council shall be a councilman at large, and the aldermen elected under the old government shall be councilmen from the wards under the new charter. The election of justice of the peace will be ratified, also. Elect Two New Councilmen It is pointed ou: that this cares for all the officers to be elected under the new charter except two councilmen from the city at large. It is provid- ed that in addition to the officers re- quired under the present charter, two councilmen at large shall be nominat- ed and voted for. The plan adopted by the commis- sion insures the election of the nec- essary officers to carry on the gov- ernment under either charter. As the new charter divides the present sev- enth ward into two wards, the new seventh and eighth, there will be two aldermen elected from the present seventh ward, one from each pre- cinct, who will be councilmen from the new seventh and eighth wards.. EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH 1 CONTEST FINALS ON TUESDAY All plans have been completed for1 the extemporaneous speech contestl which will take place at 8 o'clock nextt Tuesday in Sarah Caswell Angell hall. The preliminaries will take place. at 2 o'clock Saturday, the contestants toc choose subjects from the list to be1 posted at 10 o'clock Saturday morn-. ing in 304 Mason hall, or they mayl develop a subject of their own choos- ing. The length of the speeches will be eight minutes. Twenty-five judges will be selected from among advanc-1 ed public speaking students and mem-l belt of Delta S!gma Rho. DefiniteP subjects will be announced for the final two hours in advance. he firstl and second prizes will be a silverr loving cup and n. book.c HIDIN AGIN UPSETS INAUGURATION PLANS DOES NOT WANT CEREMONY TJ TAKE PLACE IN SENATE CHAMBER (By Associated Press) Marion, Jan. 12.-Upsetting for the second timpe plans for his inaugura- tion, President-elect Harding suggest- ed to officials in charge of the ar- rangements in Washington today that they had gone further than necessary for simplicity in deciding to hold the ceremony in the senate chamber. Would Observe Usual Custom Observance of the usual custom of taking the oath on the east portico of the Capitol building,, Mr. Harding tele- graphed to Washington, would be quite agreeable to him and would permit a much greater number of spectators to be present. If no money was spent in the erection of special stands, he said, there could be no objection from the viewpoint of econom'y. The congressional committee's de- cision to hold the ceremony in the Capitol building had resulted in num- erous protests from persons who had arranged to go to Washington for the inauguration. On the other hand many telegrams commending the decision for a curtail- ment of the usual inauguration pomp were made public at the Harding headquarters and the President-elect expressed his opinion that his course had the approval of the people gen- erally. Will Go to Florida Mr. Harding in addition to shaping details for his inauguration is con- tinuing the work of the cabinet pro- blem and completing plans for a va- cation trip to Florida. The likelihood is that virtually all of the decisions of cabinet appointments will be made from Florida and there were indica- tions that Mr. Harding might leave Marion without making a choice for any of the 10 portfolios. SENIOR CLASSES JOIN IN MEET TONIGHT Members of the senior literary and engineering classes have one of the best opportunities of the year to hear President Marion L. Burton at the smoker of the combined classes to be held at 7:30 o'clock tonight in the Union. This is the only time this year that President Burton has spoken be- fore such a gathering, and it gives the seniors a chance to establish pre- cedent in the matter of attendance. President Burton himself is anxious that a good crowd attend, as this is his best opportunity to talk to the sen- iors apart from the rest of the school. Entertainment Planned' Entertainment of a high grade is promised by George Rogers, who will have his orchestra present, Knight Mirrielees, '21E, and George Roderick, '21E. These men have been secured by the members of the musical com- mittee, and are always attractions in campus affairs. Smokes and eats are also promised by those in charge of the program. Tags on Sale Engineers and lits will hear dis- cussed the problems with which each is confronted, and this smoker, partic- ularly ~with Dean John R. Effinger dealing with the lit school, and Dean Mortimer E. Cooley with the engin- eers, should go a long way toward creating a more friendly feeling be- tween the members of the two depart- As a result of a three months drive on the part of service men a tenta- tive bill has been drawn up by facul- ty experts of the University law school which provides for free tuition and a book allowance of $50 at any institution of learning in the state, which has the approval of the super- intendent of public instruction, to those male members of the state of Michigan who have served for six months or more in any branch of the service. Copies of the bill have been' sent to influential senators and rep- resentatives. At the invitation of Senator Duncan McRae, chairman of the senate con- mittee on military affairs, Warren Gil- bert, '22E, commander, and Hamilton Cochran, '22, quartermaster of the Richard N. Hall post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, made a trip to Lansing to confer with the senator and his committee regarding the pro- posed measure. Senator McRae stat- ed that the bill was very practical. "This is the most reasonable measure presented thus far relating to the mat- ter of aid for ex-service men, in so' much as the state willcbenefit by in- creased efficiency through education," declared the senator in the course of the discussion. After the conference with the sena- torial committee Gov. Alex M. Groes- beck was interviewed by the represen- tatives of the University post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The gov- ernor said, "I am very much interest- ed in this bill, as it outlines the pol- icy brought out in my inauguration speech relative to an extension of ed- ucation in the state. I will take this matter up with the committee in t' near future." Members of the Michigan Manufac- turers' association have come out strongly in favor of this measure as it will mean that former service men in their employ will be enabled to make themselves more valuable by at- tending night schools and technical schools. An opportunity will also be given if the legislation passes for farmer boys of the state to attend a special winter session at M. A. C. It has been estimated that at least 500 men at the University will be eligible to free tuition and a book al- lowance under this bill. Thousands throughout the state will be effected by the passage of such a proposition as fsumanifested by the fact that the measure has the hearty endorsemen of more than 10,000 service men, repy resented in the state department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. -3 -1 UNUSUAL DISPLAY IN ENGINEERING LIBRARY Four large stained glass win- dows, designed and executed by Nicola D'Ascenzo for the Wash- ington Memorial chapel at Val- ley Forge Park, Pa., are being exhibited in the engineering lib- rary of the Unhiersity. These windows are said by artists to be among the finest of their kind in the country. Similar windows are to be found in Chartres Cath- edral, in France. SECOND DAY SEES HALF WAY MARK NEARED BY S.CiA. INDIVIDUAL HONORS FOR CAM- PAIGN HELD BY E. E KIN- CAID, '22L, TOTAL $77 REPORTS SHOW $2,120 SUBSCRIBED TO DATE Oswald Micheliann, '22, ,Captains Leading Team with Total Subscription of $193 x BISHOP MCDDMELL TO SPEAKSUNDAY Well Known to Eastern University Audiences, Addressing Them Often COMES AS ONE OF MONTHLY UNI- VERSITY SERVICES SPEAKERS Bishop William F. McDowell of Washington, D. C., will speak at the monthly University service to be held Sunday pight in Hill auditorium, it was announced yesterday by the Stu- dent Christian association committee. His subject will be announced later. "Biship McDowell is one of the most brilliant and popular speakers on the American platforA," said Thom- as S. Evans, secretary of the S. C. A., yesterday. "He not only has an enviable reputation throughout the country as a speaker but also as a writer and prominent churchman. "In spite of his churh duties as a bishop in the Methodist Episcopal church, Reverend McDowell addresses audiences of. Eastern college students frequently. At Harvard, Yale, Prince- ton, Cornell and elsewhere he is pop- ular, and he will on his trip to the Middle West include several similar institutions. He comes to Ann Arbor Sunday after having spoken at the University of Chicago in the after- noon. His message is sure to be a vital one to Michigan men and women." He has held many positions of high honor including national offices in the Methodist church, lecturing professor- ships in several universities, and has held places on international commit- tees of the Y. M. C. A. and religiou commissions. CHINESE PLAN NEW SPOTLIGHT ACTS Acts staged in the fascinating at- mosphere of the Orient, weird music, and plaintive Chinese songs will be featured in the Chinese Spotlight, Thursday, Jan. 20, in Hill auditorium.' The Spotlight is to be staged under the auspices of the Chinese Students' club of the University and is under the immediate charge of T. G. Ni, grad., C. K. Chow, C. Y. Liu, '22E, and F C Liu, '21L The committee has di- vided the program into two parts. The first part is to consist wholly of acts, by the Chinese students, and the sec- ond part will be made up of acts by American students. The proceeds will be given for the relief of the sufferers in the famine stricken part of China. Library Exhibit Closes Tomorrow Tomorrow is the last day the ex- hibit in the main corridor of the Lib- rary on the "Pilgrim Tercentenary" will be shown. DEALES SEE No MORE PRICECUTS - .I Maintain That It Is Impossible to Buy New Stock at Present Retail Price NO INCREASE IN BUSINESS BECAUSE OF REDUCTIONS That retail prices will not drop any lower in the near future, because of the failure of manufacturers to meet the situation with reductions propor- tionally as great as those of the re- tailer is the unanimous opinion of State street merchants. Drugs and toilet articles are no cheaper than they were a year ago and, while sugar has seen a reduc- tion from 30 to 11 cents a pound in the past year, candies remain at the old prices. Clothing merchants find that they cannot purchase new stock at the same price or at any lower price than they are retailing for at present. "The consumer should use caution in making purchases and be sure that he does not merely pur- chase the price tag, for no merchant can or will sell a $100 overcoat for $50," said one clothing merchant in discussing the situation. The prices of books and stationery are advancing slightly, this is due, according to one merchant, to the fact that books were the last of all commodities to ad- vance. The ban on printing during the war was responsible for this ten- dency toward a slow advance in pric- es. The price of paper is slightly lower, but publishers do not expect any reduction in the price of books at present. Shoe dealers say they are forced in many cases to sell certain lines of shoes at prices which are actually less than they can buy them for from the manufacturer. In spite of the apparently great re- ductions of the past few months the dealers declare their volume of busi- ness has not increased, but that the public seems to be waiting for the impossible, a collapse of the market. This will not take place, however, without a parallel drop in wages and the prices of manufactured goods. Forestry Club to Give Skating Party Members of the Forestry club at a meeting last night in the Natural Sci- ence building decided to have a skat- ing party at the forestry farm, Satur- day night of this week. H. M. Kerber, grad., addressed the club on "City Forestry," stressing the importance of tree surgery. C. B. Webster, '20, also addr.essed the club. Prof. Frayer Lectures in Niles "America's Heritage in Europe," was the subject of a lecture given by Prof. William A. Prayer, of the his- tory department, last night before the College club of Niles, Mich. POLITICAL CARER Of is H1 LEWIS UNUSUAL ORATORICAL ASSOCIAT'N SPEAK- ER SENATOR FOR SIX YEARS James Hamilton Lewis, who will deliver the sixth of the series of lec- tures given under the auspices of the Oratorical association at 8 o'clock Friday in Hill auditorium on the sub- ject, "Our Foreign Relations - Yes- terday and Tomorrow," has had an unusual political career. Ex-Senator Lewis was a candidate for vice-president of the United States from the state of Washington before he had held a public office of any kind. Previous to this time, how- ever, he had declined the nomination for congress, had been a candidate for governor of the state, and had ob- tained the nomination to the senator- ship. A few years after his campaign for the vice-presidency he was elect- ed to the Fifty-fifth congress. The former senator then removed his residence to the state of Illinois, where he became immediately prom- inent in political circles. He was again nominated for governor and shortly afterwards was elected to the United States senate, where he served for a period of six years. . f. Americans Aiding Austrian Faculty New York, Jan. 12. - Need of the faculty members of European univer- sities is, characterized as just as dis- tressing as the conditions under which the students in the same universities are working by an American profes- sor who has just written from Vienna to the American relief administration describing the situation in that city. Through the American relief com- mission, a daily luncheon is served at eight crowns per head to professors of the University of Vienna. The lunch- eon would cost more than 100 crowns on the outside. The luncheons are tactfully arranged so as not to give the impression of charity, and the, gatherings have the general appear- ance of faculty club meetings else- where. Several professors were seen by an observer to wrap up the bread, made of American flour, to take home to their children. PUPPET "RIP VAN WINKLE" PLEASES' "Rip Van Winkle," played by Tony Sarg's puppets yesterday afternoon in Sarah Caswell Angell hall, was greeted with as much applause and laughter as many plays with profes- sional actors. Children seemed par- ticularly pleased with the tiny mar- ionettes. Scenes of the six acts were artfully laid on the miniature stage. Four of. the scenes' were interiors perfect~ to the smallest detail, while the, other acts took place on the heights of a mountain, one in summer and the other in winter. These appeared more natural on account of the birds flying about and a small rabbit which per- formed before it was caught by Rip's. dog. "Olla Podrida," which played to a crowded house last night, will be re- membered especially for the dancing marionettes. J-Law Class Meeting This Afternoon Junior laws will hold a class meet- ing at 1:30 o'clock this afteripon in' room D of the Law building. Nearing the half-way mark in the Student Christian 'association drive for $5,000, the total at the end of last night's work was $2,120, with about half of the possible contributors visited, with the etception of several fraternities which are to give as a house, officials of the drive confident- ly state that the aim of the drive will be reached before Friday night. The team oftOswald Michelmann, '22, led% all others by a big margin. The total was $193. Second plae war taken by the team of E. E. Wieman, '21, with a total of $144 to its credit, and third place was taken by the team of Gale Wessinger, '21E, having col- lected $132. Many Contribute High man for the first two days is Earle E. Kincaid, '22L, with $77 to his credit. Second place was taken by Christian D. Christiansen, with $55, third by H. A. Weitzman, '24E, with $54; fourth by Frederick E. Gil- ner, '24, with $51; and fifth by L. F. Meilander, '22E, with $50.50. Average contributions from individ- uals for the first two days were still high, being $2.06 per contributor. A high percentage of men visited are reported as having made contributions and showing active interest in the work of, the S. C. A., also. First Reports Low Reports given out Tuesday night for publication were later shown to be less than half of the first day's total. Reported as $400, the amounts re- ported later that night and early Wednesday added up to $1,020, more than $600 more than was first stated. Late reports tonight are expected to raise the total of yesterday's campaign at least $500. Many fraternities and house clubs heard the details of the S. C. A. work and the campaign yesterday at lunch and dinner from canvassers, and the subscriptions from the majority of these will not be available until today so it is expected the total amount al- ready raised exceeds the announced sum for a large amount. Averages High Average contributions from the var ious houses so far reported, run high One house gave $77 and the average of all was about $50. Committeemen say the interest among the houses visited so far is high and that the contribu- tions per man are averaging high. Rivalry between teams and individ- uals is running high, with the steak dinner for the winning team and three high men as the prize. Another incen- tive to team competition came in today when the Ann Arbor Rotary club, through its president, Shirley W. Smith, secretary of the University, ex- tended an invitation to the drive of- ficials and the captains of the three highest teams, to attend its weekly dinner at the Union next Wednesday. UNIVERSITY LEGION POST FAVORS ALLOWANCE BILL Members of the University post No. 303 American Legion went on record last night as supporting the educa- tional allowance bill, now pending in the legislature at Lansing. Warren W. Gilbert, '22E, post com- mander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, who returned yesterday from Lansing, said: "Sentiment in Lansing strongly favors the state educational allowance bill as advocated by the local post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. A great help will be rendered if all ex-service men and others in- terested in the passage of the bill will write their representative in the legislature urging speedy enactment." Meetings of the legion will take place the second Wednesday of each month. Those joining at the next neeting on Feb. 9 will have the priv- ilege of becoming charter memebrs of the organization. NOTICE! ALL SENIORS Due to labor conditions affect- 0 ing our engravers and printers the final date for taking of Sen- ior pictures for the Michigan- ensian IS JANUARY 22. Ar- range for sittings immediately. Saturday, January 22 is the final date. Don't wait until the last 'few days. ments. Admission tags are on sale on the campus, and at the door.