I THE WEATHER IUNSETTLED; CLOUDY TODAY' r Sitk :43 atl ASSOCIATED PRESS PAY AND NIGHT WIR] SERTICE VOL XXXI. No. 85. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1921. PRICE FIVE C Rabbi Wise Challenges Hob b's Assertion a . STANDBS READY TO l PULPIT'IF STATEME1NTS TRUEl SPEAKER ASKS THAT COMMITTEE OF FACULTY MEN JUDGE CASE SAYS AMERICAN'S ONCE MORE HYPHENATED TWO ENGINEERING, CLASSES TO MEET There will be a meeting of junior engineers at 8 o'clock Friday in room 348 of the Engineering building. Prof. A. E. Wood, of the sociology depart- ment, will address the meeting. It is necessary that all members of the class attend, as important busi- ness is to'be transacted. Clarence 'V. Hubbell, C.E., '93, city engineer of Detroit, and former city engineer of Manilla, P. I., will speak before the sophomore engineer as- sembly at 10 o'clock Friday morning in room 348, Engineering building. GiVE FUR PLAYS Denounces Papers Agitating War tween England and U. S. as Hostile to Country Be-I Devoting the opening part of his speech last night in Hill auditorium to denials of statements concerning charges made against him by a mem- ber of the University faculty, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise offered the following statement to the large audience which filled the assembly hall. "I see bybthe papers that one Pro- fessor Hobbs of the University of Michigan has published a statement to the effect 'Rabbi Wise was both a pacifist and a pro-German, and has made use of his pulpit for -German propaganda.' .Pople Know "I do not deem it necessary to re- ply to any charges made against me by Professor Hobbs to the effect that I have used my pulpit for German propaganda. I could safely leave the matter of Professor Hobbs' charge to the judgment of the American people, which, I venture to believe, knows where I stood and what was the character of my service to Amer- ica during the war, and to the Allied cause from the beginning, in August, 1914. "None the less I shall not let the matter rest here. Professor Hobbs will be given an opportunity to prove his statement. If his statement be true, I am unfit to be a teacher of my people, and I shall withdraw from the pulpit of my congregation. If Pro- fessor Hobbs' statement be untrue, as it will be shown to be untrue, then it will be a business of Professor Hobbs to withdraw from the faculty of the University of Michigan Will Hobbs Resign? "I suggest that the President of the University, the hospitality of which has been outraged by Professor Hobbs' reckless, unsustainable and libelous charges, name a committee of five or seven persons to pass upon the matter. If in their judgment Pro- fessor Hobbs' charges are justified, I am ready to resign from my pulpit. If they are proven to be false, will Professor Hobbs be ready to resign his professional place in the Univer- sity, which his conduct wil have dis- graced? Would Go to Court "If Professor Hobbs refuses to ac- cept this suggestion, I propose to bring the matter to a court of jus- tice, where it will be necessary for him to prove that he has spoken the truth about me, or stand condemned as a mendacious and malignant li- beller." Then, proceeding with a discussion of the subject which he had announc- ed as his theme for the evening's lec- ture, "Americanization, True and False," Rabbi Wise stressed the im- portance of Americanization in the up- building of our national character. Good Will Necessary "Americanization must rest on the foundation of good will, sympathetic understanding and forbearance. The business of America is to act togeth- er and to think apart. Regulariza- tion, however, I deplore as the dis- ease of America, a malady which would have us think alike and act alike. "Two years ago we Americans were more optimistic, more hopeful, than we are today, and finally we become an undivided, hyphenless people. Now but two years have passed and the country is again divided - the hy- phen is with us again." Took Mental Vacation That Turkey must keep her hands off Armenia, and that America, (Continued on Page Eight) Works of George Middleton and Alfred Sutro Will Be Presented PERFORMANCES TONIGHT WILL MARK.CLUB'S PUBLIC ADVENT Four one-act plays, two by George Middleton and two by Alfred Sutro will be given by members of the Play- ers' club at 8 o'clock tonight in Sarah Caswell Angell hall. This will be the first public presentation of the new club's work. The program, which, is varied - and cA considerable length, will start with the presentation of "The Open Door," one of Sutro's comedies, played by L. C. Crocker, '18, and Amy S. Loomis, '22. H. E. Rosenthal, '21, and Olga M. Jonson, '21, will form the cast of "A Marriage Has Been Arranged," also by Sutro. Casts Well Trained Following the presentation of these two plays, "Mother," by George Mid- dleton, will be acted by a cast made up of Josephine Shaffer, '21, J. P. Holden, '22, and Kathryn C. Prakken, '21. "Traditions," one of Middleton's greatest dramas, which was originally produced in 1913 at the Berkely thea- ter in New York with Fola La Fol- lette in the leading role, will be in- troduced to Ann Arbor audiences with R. S. Tubbs, '21, Lula North, grad., and Lucille L. Cobb, '21, play- ing. According to Prof. Richard D. T.- Hollister, director of the Players' club, the casts have been chosen and trained with utmost care and the pro- gram is of high quality enough to warrant the support of the student body and the general public. Playwrights Leaders The playwrights, George Middleton and Alfred Sutro, are dramatists of unusual ability according to leading contemporaries. Critics in discussing Mr. Middleton's best works attribute to him a remarkable understanding of feminine characters and ideals. His recent plays are "Polly with a Past," "The Cave Men," and "Adam and Eva." Mr. Sutro has devoted most of his energy to the writing of comedy and he is recognized as a leader in this field. The program will be repeated Fri- day evening. Admission to the gen- eral public will be 50 cents. DISEASES PLACE HOMOEOPATHIC HOSPITAL UNDER QUARANTINE Three days ago a suspicious case of throat trouble was discovered in the Homoeopathic hospital and a quaran- tine immediately placed upon the main building. Since then, two patients have developed the disease and there are one or two suspected cases. Yes- terday morning the children's ward was also placed under quarantine when chicken pox developed there. Harold Titus, '11, Writes for Red Book "The Caution of Abner Rowland," a story of the Great Lakes, which ap- pears in this month's Red Book, is the work of Harold Titus, '11, former editor of The Daily. Titus was a cor- respondent of the Detroit News while in the University and has since con- tributed to various newspapers and magazines. REPARTON TOPIC AT ALLY COUNCI L Status of Former Russian States Given Attention at Private Conferences LETVIA AND ESTHONIA TO BE GRANTED RECOGNITION (By Associated Press) (B soitdPesParis, Jan. 26.-Members of the Allied supreme council spent most of the day in a private conference dis- cussing reparation. The two meet- ings of the council were devoted to hearing the statements of the French minster of finance, M. Doumer, on reparation, considering the status of former Russian states. It was decided this afternoon that Letvia and Esthonia -shall be recog- nized as sovereign states. Action re- garding Lithuania and Georgia was deferred pending further informa- tion. It is -expected that Georgia's repre- sentatives will be heard during the present conference of the council but the decision with regard to Lithuania may be delayed until the result of the League of Nations plebiscite in the Vilna'region is known. Reparation will again come before the council tomorrow, along with the military expert report on disarma- ment. The French attitude as out- lined in M. Doumer's exposition on the subject before the council, is that the Allies should insist upon fulfill- ment of the treaty of Versailles so far as reparations are concerned. - PRESIDENT ILL, CANCELS ENGAGEMENTS FOR WEEK. President Marion L. Burton has been forced to cancel all of his ap- pointments for the remainder of this week because of an attack of pharyn- gitis. He was taken sick Tuesday aft- ernoon and since that time has been confined to his bed. It is expected that he will have to remain away from his office for two or three days more. A conference with the administra- tive faculty of the Medical school scheduled for yesterday was called off. Other engagements cancelled in- clude an address before the teachers of high school and intermediate classes in the Detroit Central high school this afternoon and a talk to Detroit alumni at 8:15 o'clock tonight in the Board of Commerce auditorium in that city. President Burton was to have spok- en to the Business Mens' club and the University Alumni association of Sag- inaw tomorrow. He was also to have attended a conference of University; presidents in Chicago Saturday. BARBOUR GYMNASIUM TO BE SCENE OF ARCHITECT'S PARTY Because of the refusal of the Union to permit the use of the assembly hall for the annual Architectural May party, the event will be held May 6 in Barbour gymnasium. Students in the architectural department are planning to make the party in every way an equal of the one last year, which was characterized by vivid col- or and elaborate decorations. CANDIDATES FOR FRESHMAN BAND WILL TRY OUT TONIGHT Tryouts for the Freshman band will be held at 7 o'clock tonight in Uni- versity. hall. This organization, sim- ilar to the one of last year, will be used to supplement the Varsity band in the spring and offers an excel- lent opportunity for a position on it next year. Arkansas Negro Mobbed and Burned Osceola, Ark., Jan. 26.-Henry Low- ry, negro, charged with the murder of E. T. Craig, and his brother at Nodena, Christmas day, was burned to death by a mob tonight on the Missis- sippiriver levee near the Craig plan- tation. LECTURE ON MUSIC TO BE GIVEN HERE Prof. Daniel Gregory Mason, of Co- lumbia university, will give a lecture recital on "The Listener's Share in the Concert" at 3 o'clock Sunday after- noon in Hill auditorium. Professor Mason is one of the most authoritative lecturers on this sub- ject and is the author of several works on musical appreciation. He has also made important contribu- tions along the line of history and criticism. He comes 'from a distinguished musical family, for his grandfather was Lowell Mason, and it has been said. that he has proven himself worthy of his ancestry. He has writ- ten several orchestral works and many songs. In the near future his sonata for violin and piano is to be heard here. DEM OCRATS yDENY FILIBUSTERCHARG Show Willingness to Vote on Fordney Tariff Bill After "Proper and Legitimate" Debate BELIEVE WILSON WILL VETO MEASURE IF IT IS PASSED (By Associated Press) Washington, Jan. 26. - Republican and Democratic senatorial leaders met in head on collision today when the former started a drive to put through the Fordney emergency tar- iff bill. Republican suggestions of the Dem- ocratic filibuster brought on the clash, Senator Underwood of Ala- bama, minority leader, and other prominent Democrats denying vigor: ously that filibusteing was in prog- ress or contemplated. The Democrat-1 ic leaders expressed willingness to vote after "proper and legitimate" debate and charged that the Repub- licans did not expect the bill to pass and sought to place the blame on Democratic opponents. Democratic Leader Underwood add- ed that the measure even if passed would be vetoed by President Wilson because, he said, it was "repugnant" to Democratic tariff principles. He disclaimed having received any direct information from the President, how- ever. After hours of a spirited verbal scuffling, interspersed with some ac- tual discussion of the bill's tariff schedule, the Republicans scored a real point by forcing a recess of the senate until tomorrow instead of ad- journing, which operates to keep the bill before the senate consideration immediately tomorrow to. the exclu- sion of other usual routine business.' FIRE DAMAGES CONFECTIONERY;. OTHER BLAZES EXTINGUISHED Between $500 and $1,000 of damage1 was done by a fire which broke out in the Fountain of.Youth confection- ery store on the corner of Liberty and State streets about 12:30 o'clock yes- terday afternoon. It is thought that the fire was caus- ed by the boiling over of a candy kettle in the rear of the store. The; entire stock of the candy factory which wasdstored in the back of the store was destroyed. There were also two small roof fires on Hill street, which were both extinguished by chemicals with very, little damage. MUEHLHAUSER CONTINUES TO SHOW SIGNS OF DIPROVEMENT August C. Muehlhauser, '23, the student who was shot by a police of- 'ficer last Sunday morning, is resting comfortably and if no complications develop may be expected to be out of danger soon. The pain following res- piration which bothered Muehlhauser for the first 24 hours after he was shot is considerably lessened. Jacob F. Fahrner, the prosecuting attorney, has announced that no ac- tion will be taken unless further de- ,velopments warrant it. MICHIGAN RELIEF FUND- DR/YE SHOWS TOTAL Of 82988.671AT. END OF CAMPAIGN' S5ECONOD D SENIOR NOTICE 2 Seniors who failed to return or fill out senior record blanks at time of having picture taken for Michiganensian must call at the photographer's where pic- ture was taken and fill out same before Thursday. All organizations must hand in copy for the Michiganensian by Saturday, Jan. 29. GAIES ISDEEGATE TO CONFERENCE AT, MaI.Ts COUNCIL UNION TO GIVE DANCE AT FOR CHARITY FUND DRIVE LeGrand A. Gaines Jr., '21E, pres- ident of the Student council, was elected Michigan's delegate to the Intercollegiate Conference on Under- graduate Government to be held at Massachusets Institute of Technology on April 15 and 16. It was voted at the meeting last night of the Stu- dent council that Gaines' expenses be paid by the council. Fred Petty, '21, was elected alternative delegate. Fitzhugh L. Brewer, '21, was ap- pointed by the council as chairman of the dance which will be given Sat- urday afternoon at 'the Union under the auspices of the council to raise funds for the drive for the starving Europeans and Chinese. The dance will be of the nature of a mixer, pro- ceeds to go to the University fund for the drive. It was voted by the council that freshmen should wear their pots six days a week, Friday and Saturday nights included" Married freshmen are strongly urged to wear their pots while on the campus. WOMEN STILL CONTRIBUTE MORN FREELY THAN MEN ON CAMPUS D.ANCE AND SPECIAL SHOW WILL AID WORI Donations of $500 and $100 Receive4 From Red Cross and Detroit Chinese Merchants With but $2,986.67 turned in to th4 headquarters of the Michigan relie fund at 10 o'clock last night, the comn mittee in charge of the campaign ex pressed the opinion that the solicitor must redouble their efforts today a- tomorrow if the goal of $15,000 is t be reached by Friday night. Two large contributions, were re ceived yesterday, one of $500 from th Ann Arbor chapter of the Red Cros: and one of $100 from the Chinese mer- chants of Detroit. The Red Cross is merely turning in this amount whic' it had raised through the channel oi the Michigan relief fund. Misunderstanding Solicitors report that some members of the faculty when approached wer- under the impression that a campaig': among the townspeople was to be helc at a later date for Chinese relief. Prof Henry C. Adams, wh is a member 01 the national committee of the Chines famine fund, made the following state ment yesterday: "There willbe no generalV'drive among the people 1 Ann Arbor for the Chinese relief. Op. portunity will be given all those whc wish to contribute to do so throug the local churches, clubs and business men's organizations." Women Average $3.00 Reports turned in last night indi- cate that the women are contnuin to respond to the campaign more gen erously than the men. Eleven wo- men's rooming houses and sororities brought the total contribution from thE women of the University up to $55 yesterday. To date the individual gifts of the women have average $3.00. - Since there are still some 70 lists 01 independents which solicitors have not called for, the non-professiona fraternities will be asked to plac three men apiece who have not hith- erto worked on the campaign at the disposal of the committee in ordej that every man on the campus may be given an opportunity to contribute. Collection Taken at Maj A collection was taken at the twc shows of the Maestic theater last night by women who volunteered foi the purpose. The total amount thus collected was $94.01. F. L. Brewer, '21, has been placed i charge of the dance which will be giv- en Saturday afternoon in the Unior for the benefit of the fund. An ad mission of 25 cents will be charged George E. Rogers, '21, with his or- chestra will contribute the music grat is. A special show will be held Sat urday at the Majestic theater, all pro ceeds of which will be donated to the fund by the management. All contributors are urged to weal the ribbons which are distributed t those who have given to the fund. SENIOR LIT MEETING The senior lit class will hold an important meeting at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon in room 205, Mason hall. This meeting will be of vital import- ance to every member of the senior lit class. Senior engineers can pay their class dues from 9 to 10 o'clock any morning this week in room 306, Engineering building. Only names of those fully paid up will be placed on commencement in- vitations. I OVER THE WIREJ I 1 - 1 New York, Jan. 26.-Rev. William P. Manning, rector of Trinity parish, reputed the wealthiest in the country, today was elected bishop of the Prot- estant Episcopal diocese of New York in one of the most exciting election conventions in the history of the church here. He will succeed the late Bishop Charles Sumner Burch. Washington, Jan. 26. - Arguments for and against the resumption of trade with soviet Russia were re- ceived today by the senate foreign re- lations committee, which also heard charges that the state department ac- tually was maintaining a blockade against that country although tech- nically none was supposed to exist. Spokesmen for organized laborers in many lines of industry appeared to support the resolution of Senator Frence, Republican of Maryland, which would enable American firms to accept gold of the old imperial Russian government, which is being offered by the soviet authorities in payment for foreign goods. They said resumption of trade would go. a long ways toward relieving the present in- dustrial depression which has thrown more than 3,000,000 men out of em- ployment. Grand Rapids, Jan. 26.-The death of Lawrence Hill, of Summerfield, Michigan, an orderly at Blodgett hos- pital here, late today, brought the totalities from eating spoiled food to three. Another employe of the hos- pital, Joseph P. Allen, was said to- be in a critical condition, while 18 others were suffering from the ef- fects of the poison, the nature of which has not been determined. . ..