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BTAINED THROUGH KELSEY
S.. Anderson, of Detroit, has
Led to the University a unique
ion of 114 original documents
from the time of Christ and the
s. The gift is made in the
of the Law class of 1800, of
'he was a member.
Text lingai
documents.. are written on
.s. Nearly all are in the Greek
ge, a fdw being in Demotic, or
reek. They were discovered in
in or near the site of the sity
tunis, in Egypt, and on account
dryness of the soil are almost
ly preserved. In many of them
letter can be read. They are
ed in the reigns of the emper-
gustus, Tibeius, Caligula, and
is,.
oldest document is a part of a
4t datedin the year 7 A. D. It
wS thg subscription of a woman
dertakes not to bring any claim
C her brothers. . To the same
belpngs a marriage contract of
nrecorded" type, which is bi-
, being written in Demotic as
a Greek. Among the other pa-
inbodying agreements of var-
ds is a contract for indemnity,
n the year 48 A. D.
Subjects Varied
of the documents deal with
others 'with the sale of lands,
:slaves, and other property.
are also leases. one of the most
ting is a lease with a provision
vice -in lieu of cash payment.
mber contain accounts and re-
such as receipts for wages and
and for payments of dowry.
is one receipt for- taxes. Of
importance are several peti-
opublic officials.
collection ;as a. whole touches
spects of the life, of the time,
full of human interest. It will
new" light upon economic, so-
Ld political conditions in the
f century of the Christian era.
the present time source ma-
f this character has been scanty
decades immediately preceding
lowing the crucifixion.
Dommitted to Prof. Boak
collection was brought to the
States by Professor Francis
sey as a part 6f the manuscript
a1 obtained by the University of
n expedition. In regard to' the
ness of the 'documents there
no question. They were citi-
amined .before they were ac-
The discovery was one of the
markable yet made.
work of* reading and interpret
d*cumrents has been commit-
Professor A. II. R. Doak, of the
department, who will devote
years to the task. Profesor
rill eventually publish all the
ith a translation and commen-
NEW ALRM BOES.
.in Fire System Advocated by
City offieals
alation of new fire alarm
n Ann Arbor will not directly
any householder in the city
spect to insurance rates," said
derman E. ,' Lucas Yesterday
muenting upon the probability
adoption of the new fire box
which is to be decided in the
norrow.
requests from fraternity
asking for Ahe advantage of
ter if it is installed in the
ye been received «by Charles
s, city fire chief. City officials
Eral are highly in favor of the
a of. the new system, and say
ink the measure providing for
ion will be passed upon in the

S film of the fight. The film is unusu-
ally clear and an example of good
photography. The fight picture is here
(Continued from Page Three) through Thursday.
enacted that the well-known charac- Frank Mayo is most successful in
ters seem to step into actual exist- "Tracked to Earth," the feature for
ence. Rosemary Marlin has the prin- Friday and Saturday. The plot deals
cipal part. "Our Mutual Friend" is with a horse thief who was to be hung
here for the first five days of the but as the picture takes place in te
week. sand hills there fortunately were no
"Thunderclap," which is here the tres.
rest of the week, ranks high among
dramas of the W'rf. It is melodrama, l LP Stage
pure and simple, tconcocted of nearly The
everything that has been a real hit in
the .past. The pictuie :is spectacular 6ARG DTOT
and deals with a woman who sits para- GARRICK (DETROIT)
lyzed in a chair, unable to move, while The announcement that the San
those she loves are threatened ' with Caro Grand Opera is again to visit
danger, Mary Carr and Violet Mer- Detroit should arouse more than
sereau have the main roles. usual ihterest this year as this or-
ganization has attained a plane of ar-
ARCADE tistic excellence that places it on a
Beb Daiel isfeaure th fistlevel with other similar organiza-
Bebe Daniels is featured the first tions in the United States. The pro-
three days of the week in "A Game gram is as fllows: Sunday, "Oth-
Chicken," which is a delightful com- aMonday, "Rigoletto"; Tuesday,
edy dealing with the prohibition ques- "Aida"; Wednesday matinee, "Tales of
tion in a new and interesting manner. ,offmann; Wednesday, "Cavalleria
Miss Daniels has a rather whimsical Rusticana" and "Pagliacci"; Thurs-
role, that of the daughter of a New day, "Madame Butterfly"; Friday, "La
England Yankee and a Spanish grande Traviata"; Saturday matinee, "Lohen-
dame. She must be at once lovable grin"; and Saturday evening, "l'Trov-
and engage in a series of hair-raising atore"
adventures worthy of a "stunt actress."
No better person could i have been
chosen for the part. RESERVATIONS ON
The author of "The Right that Fail- RAILROADS EARLY
ed" has gotten away from the stereo-
typed plot and hasdeveloped a set of"
characters new to the screen. It is Students are already making reser-
good, clean, wholesome fun with vations on Michigan Central and ,Ann
plenty of action and suspense. Bert Arbor trains for spring vacation. Of-
Lytell does some good acting as a ficials of both railroads say they can
"highbrow" prize ring hero. "The accommodate all passengers if reser-
Right that Failed" is here Wednesday vations are made far enough in ad-
and Thursday. vance.
Alice Lake gives a powerful por-
trayal in "The Golden Gift," which is
here the rest of the week. The pic-
ture deals with a young singr who, 1
deserted by her husband, plaes her I I I
child with strangers and when throughA
ANO
singing in a cabaret starts on a ca-
reer which carries her to grand opera.
With success ,assured the child re-
enters her life and the plans 'so care-
fully made are unexpectedly changed.
ORPHEUM
"Bucking the Line" with Maurice
Flynn is. being held over from last
week for a final showing today.
All the details of the Willard-Demp- SHOWS START AT
sey championship fight of July, 1919, 2:00-S:40-5 :20
will be seen in Tex Rickard's official
7:00 and 8:45
A
Held over because of RETURN OF THE COMEDY
exceptionaltmert TRIUMPH
Last Times Today
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