I IWo I If AoIran ~At IM6 A, 1 ddEftr v -W 10 Two I; .,. , VOL. XXXIII. No 37 ANN ARBOR, MICMIGANi SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1922 PRICE FIVE CENTS KaiseriA Augua Vitori as Spy, Modest Jiomelover, Wiihela's Opposite PRINCESS] JERMINIES TASTES NORE LIKE HIS, SAYS GOSSII Allied Commissioners eceive Credit For Averting War Over Turkish Dispute R- I Ousted, Idolizes The .University Here is loyalty! A student in the engineering college- forced to, leave school last semester on account of poor work, recently wrote a letter to Professpr Louis A. Hopkins, secretary of the college, in which he stated that the influence of Michigan and things Michigan had become such a part of him that it would be his one ambition in life to make a record at some other college which would permit him to return to Ann Arbor and graduate. Following is a portion of the letter: "The following has very little bear- PROHIBITION UESTION TO RE MOST IMPORTANT BALTISSUE THRL COCONTRY TUESDAY :ILLIONS OF VOTERS EXPECTEI! TD PARTICIPATE IN ELECTION ~NT -SOON LEAGUE OPPOSES OBJECTIONS OF "WETS" The Hague, Nov. .-Gossip in Ger- many has it that the marriage tomor- row of former Emperor William of Germany and Princess -Iermine of Reuss augurs a far more wise and workable union than that betwoen William and his first wife, Princess Augusta Victoria, which took place in February, 1881 and terminated just 40 years and two months later when she died an exile from her beloved Potsdam. Ther are many who are able to see much in: common \between the ex- Emperor and his bride-to-be,. despite the difference In their ages; while back in 1881, when the whole German Empire was in festive attire to cele- brate the marriage of its heir appar- ent, even the most optimistic were compelled to admit that the two royal scions could not have been farther apart had they been of differnt worlds. First Wife Not Congenial Princess Augusta was shy, trustful, essentially feminine, a lover of her' home, and with no sympathy for pomp and cermony. For more than 12 years of her married life she was a semi- invalid. - The bridegroom, on the other hand, was already feveilshly active and pos- sessed of insatiable ambition. He lov- ed display, never tired of arraying himself in gaudy uniforms, and was happy only when he could play a lead- i ng part before the whole world. These, were the differences that the world at large saw. 'Those who were inti- mate with either or both of the prin- cipals, however, knew that the private order of their lives was even farther from agreement. In matters pertaining to love and1 marriage, Prince William had his own -ideas, which hle ived up to with al- iost noisy scrupulousness. i enbe- lieved, first and always, that a Oman, whetiher he be exalted or not, should choose his wife as she would herd gown-for qualities that would wear well - Intellectual strength or bril- liancy, emotional vigor, and pro- nounced character were not among the qualities he looked for in a wife. Kaisrin Lived Secluded Fortunatey, it was many years af- ter hern married life began before' Princess Augusta had any important roles to perform, thus she managed to continue with her simple habits without provoking unfriendly com- ment. She had no experience with court life and knew little if anything about cities, therefore it was years be- fore she mastered the details of her royal social status. Yet with all their disparity of ten- peraments, those who had predicted an unhappy union for the Crown Prince were forced, as the years wore on, to admit that their judgment had played them false. Never were there any well founded rumors of separa- tion, or even of disagreement. The political wiseacres, who usually are able to assign a reason for all royal Stterances or actions, were hopelessly tsea when one day William issued a statement charcterizing Empress Au- glista as "a precious pearl; the type of all the virtues of a Germanic Prin- cess. To her I owe it that I am able to tackle and perform in a cheerful spirit the diflicult duties of my posi- tion". "NEser of the Nursery" Docile and unintersted in affairs of state, Empress Augusta neveretheless was supreme ;within the palace walls.- The accounts, the orders, the supplies, the arrangement of the bill of fare, and the management of her seven children wer under her immediate su- pervision. Once the Emperor told one of his officers that he wanted the oung princes to learn how to paddle a canoe. When the officer mentioned it to the empress, she refused to hear of them taking such risks. "But the Kaiser has already given the order," said the officer, "That may be as you say," she re- plied, smilirg, "he is the Kaiser of Germany, but I am the Kaiser of the nursery." New Wife the Opposite Princess Hermine, on the other hand, is understood to enjoy and re- spect all the royal traditions which Princess Augusta abhorred. While she is hardly known beyond the Ger- man borders, and seldom if ever was mentioned, even in the newspapers of Germ:y before her engagement to the ex-Emperor was announced, still there are many households in Central Europe which profess to have an in- ( ILLINOIS AND OHIO i8TH ALENDMENT ARE WET STRONGHOLDS TO BE REPFALET Five S&4es Will Hold Rceferunduni ' i for '"lDrys" Says+ On Soldic Bonu; Propo- ack Sportsmanship sition. Loyalty) LNOT D FIRST Opposition and V - /y,- Membe is r t ane Allied high cinmizbsion, p1hotogriphed at tih Brtish enibawsy Constantnople.General Harrington of Engla nd, Dr. Tridjob of Norway, Uniral Ma 'k L. Braistl of America, Sir Thomas- Runibold3 of England, and Sig-u r Garsomc of Italy. The memb'ers of the allied high commission in the Near E :st are receiving credit for what appeared to be the mak- ings of a brand new world war over the Turkish dis )ute. The commissioners were largely responsible for the ironing out of'the difficulties arising out of the Ore A defeat in Asia Minor by the forces of Kemal Pasha and their disastrous defeat. ing upon the. above subject," (the transfer of his cradits to another school) "but I feel that I should tell you about by impressions of 'Michi- gan.' During my stay at Michigan. that charming spirit has so permeated my soul that I can only think of this one institution as a real man's col- lege. To me, Michigan is the mighty standard by which all other colleges are judged. Everything that is Mich- igan is ideal and almost sacred to me, and regardless of what institution I enter, I will always think of Michigan "My only satisfaction in life is to graduate from Michigan, but not unt- til I have staged a come-back, if you please, in another college wlich can be done only by a man who thinks Michigan." New York, Nov. 4.-Four milpions of CIc(v-_lnnd, 0., Nov. 4.-Prohibition 7oters woo will go to the polls next under the Volste;d law and the 18th Tuesday to participate in the national Lr)endment has resolved itself into a contest:of ballots, one of the most in- oueY ion of law enforcement, Wayne teresting features will be the question H. Wheelci, general counsel for the of prohibition, which will come up in Anti-Saloon Lenue, declared today in different forms in virtutlIy all sec- sum ing up the d y fight against the lions of the country. wr> ref udu:u ir 0 T'o. The pro- Illinos and Ohio appear to be the bi.i i n. 8: n: fment vs written into Uvo-ie samiping grouinds of the 'hE (Xns ltitn nf the United States stets. Beth states will submit the :lfter more of education and prepara- question of prohibition direct to the W eu on the part of the people and by people in the form of referendums to larger proportionate majority of the amend the state and Federal laws in staes than any other amendment, he such a manner that they will legalize said. "It is so difficult to amend the the manufacture and sale of beer and constitution of the United States that light wines. The issue also has been no amendment ever adopted has ever reflected in the congressional cam- been reqealed," he continued. "It nat- paigns in both states.' Illinois has 14 orally follows that the part which was candidates for Congress who are pre- adopted by the largest Tmajority will pared to stand o'r fall with the wets, not be the first to be changed or re- while seven others are as definitely pealed. Facing the facts, therefore, pledged to the drys. In Ohio 14 candi". the 18th amendment in all human dates are' opposed to. prohibition and probability will remain in the Consti- 28 have come out in favor of it. ' tution as long as the government it- self stands. .Few AvTUwedly We; "Thoroughly Tested And Practical," SENIORCOMMITTEE Says Prof. Clavel of Direct Method CHAIRMEN MEET -Committee chairmen of the senior " A thoroughly tested and practi- the meaning of the word he is at- he thefimeetin t se cal method of teaching languages" is tempting to explain. the way Prof. Marcel Clavel of the From concrete nouns and simple Union yesterday. The meeting was French department, recently summed verbs, the student gradually branches -led by Robert D. Gibson, president of up the "direct methd" of teaching out into the study of words expressing the senior lit class. He instructed languages, used now almost exclus- more abstract ideas. This is com- the class committeechairmen as to ively in France and other European paratively easy if a fairly comprehen- the functions o each of the fifteen countries. sive vocabulary of the simpler words committees, at the first meeting of senior committee chiirmen Friday in "This method," said Prfessor Cla- has been formed.. the Union. Inasmuch as the senior vel, "differs radically from the Ameri- The "direct" plan has been eriti- lit class of 1923 is the largest ever can and English ways of teach ng Ian- cized for several reasons. Some crit- guage, and has several features which ics say that it violates all laws of rea- son "t t university," said G at first sight would seem highly im- son, that it is based on the wrong out' an extensive social program." sot it is bae onh t h wron JAPAN THIRD IN, SHIPPING VOLUME Tokio, Nov. 4.-Discussing the fig- ures of Lloyd's Shipping register showing that in the amount of m6Y- cantile marine tonnage Japan is third among the nations, being surpassed only by the United Kingdom and the United States, the Oriental Economist, a Japanese commercial monthly ,says the chief caused for the Empire's de- velopment in this line have been the protection and assistance afforded by the government, and the three wars in which Japan has been engaged in the last 25 years. "The protection of the Governmient (Continued on Page Twelve) i practical. The 'system hasa, trowever, been in use in continental schools for many years, and with a success that is really astonishing. The i dea which underlies the whole idea of "direct" teaching is that a stu-, dent may more easily learn a lan- guage if from the beginning of hisl study, he learns to associate the for- principe. tners sa. LaL een Lougn it were reasonable "n theory, it would be highly i practical. The advocates, hoowever, rel y that its basic principle I s taken from nature itself, that it meI- CTy 1traces' in a more systematic way, the evolutIon of language in a child. As proof of practicability,. they cite the French schools where, Cz~a Considering Amnesty, To Lottery Law Breakers eign word directly with the idea or object for which it stands, without be-; ing forced to think of it first through' the medium of his own language. This way of teaching, in other words, aims to instruct the student without the aid+ of any intermediary.- Suprisingly Simple; The method as used in France to- day is surprisingly simple. From the - very first day of study, on one is al-, lowed to speak in his native tongue. fEvery effort is made to have the con- ditions in the schoolroom as much as1 possible like those which would con- front an immigrant in a foreign coun- try. The teacher begins by pointing 'o any well known object in the room and calling it by its name.' If, for in- stance, a group of French students are learning English, he points to a chair or desk, repeating its name in English and writing the word "chair", on the blackboard. The students are then -made to write the names in their copy books, but instead of putting down the name of the object with its French equivalent beside it, lie draws some sort of crude picture of the ob- ject named. In this way he gets a mental picture of the meaning of the words that he has written- without first thinking of them intterms of his own tongue. . Concrete Objects Taught For several months, the teaching is limited to material objects and the simpler verbs. After the objects in the i class room are exhausted, the teach- er uses a series of pictures especially designed for this method of teaching, andwhich are 'now obtainable for use in almost all languages. In these, each object depicted is numbered and indexed 'in a such a way that the stu- dent may immediately associate the scene with the proper word. After the students have mastered the meaning of several simple verbs, they begin to study the tenses. The teacher first gives the student a com- mand. He says, for instance, "Shut the window." The imperative is eas- ily conveyed by an inflection of the voice. As the student goes to the window, he is taught to say "I will shut the window;" as he shuts it he says "I am shutting the window," and so on. Only occasionally is the native lan- guage used, and then only as a check on the students, or when the,-teacher' is not certain that he has conveyed I)etroit Sociologist Talks Tonight Edwin Mirlock, Detroit probation officer, will speak at a supper to be after fair trials, it has been found to yield far better results than the old system of learning by translation and has been adopted as the official teach- ing method of the French nation. Visualizatiop. vs. Translation It enables the student to think in the language he is studying, whereas under the old system this is, impossi- ble.. Few American students can think of a horse as "cheval" when dicticnaries, vocabularies and gram- mars are all screaming "horse" at him, say advocates. The plan has also been shown to pro- duce better results in teaching stu- dents to speak a language as well as write it. "At the end of two years of study," said Profesor Clavel, "under this method, a student is just as pro- ficient at sneaking as he is at reading or writing. This is one of the' glaring faults cf the old system." Havana, Cuba, Nov . 4.-Federal' sinecures are an American importa- tion, introduced into Cuba by Ameri- l can officials, is the charge made in the preamble to a bill recently ap- proved by the senate granting amnes- ty to all those who have broken the law through their connection with the national lottery. This official docu- ment, tecause of the frankness with which it reals with political graft, aroused interest in view of the suc- cess fo Major General E. H. Crowder in securing the reformation on June 30 by presidential decree of the na- tional lottery, by ending the illegal collection through ticket jugling of nearly $10,00,000 year. "During the second American inter- vention," says , the preamble in part, "with such plausible intentions as the solution of political difficulties and the lending of economic assistance to certain persons, posts were createdI In all governmental departments which in reality were not administ- ered by those named to fill them, al- though they drew the salaries.- , Governiment Consented ...; It is supposed that Governor Ma- goon adapted this practice to Cuba from precdents set in his own coun- try because the government of the United States, which could not have been ignorant of the practice, not only did not prevent it, but consnted to it, It was continued after the repub- tic had been restored, under the pres- idency of Major General Jose Miguel Gomez. "After the establishment of the 'a- tional lottery, which has had the dou- ble aspect of a source of public n. come and a political weapon, imagin- ary posts were increased considerab- ly. Moreover, once the tickets had begun to sell- at prices higher than those fixed by law, collectorships were I divided among politicians and persons of influence and the names of persons who never existed began to figure, among the list of collectors." System Continued Under U.- S. This system of sinecures was con- tinued throughout the eight years dur- ing which General Mario G. Menocal was president, according to the pre- amble, and during the first year of the administration of President Alfredo Zayas. , "It is a fact that nobody can deny," the bill continues, "that during more than 15 years the custom has existed in absolutely all the fedral depart- ments ani all classes of society have benefitted by it. The number of fa- vors secured by recipients was meat-" ured by their influence. Whatever An analysis of, the situationin 15 " AT endment BI MW, uicers middle-western states, however, seems" "This amendment places upon Con, to be more comforting to the drys than gres and the several states equal to the wits, for of some 226 congres- power and obligation to enforce na- sional candidates, who have pledged tion al prohibition, by effective legi- sioal anddats wo htionedd The United States Supreme themselves on the prohibition issue, ton. he Uite te Supreme 175 are avowedly dry and only 51 wet, court has said, after the 'opponents In Texas, six are wet and 24 dry. Ev- of this measure had marshalled the ery candidate in Oklahoma's eight dis- best legal argument they could pre- tricts is dry, while Kansas, Minnesta, ent, that the amendment was binding Michigan, North Dakota and Kentuc- upon every federal officer, every state ky ignore the question.. 'officer and every individual within the California and Massachusetts also jurisdiction of our country. They al- will submit the wet and dry issue to so stated in that case, which involved the people, although in forms less di-"only the power of Congress to define rect than Illinois or Ohio In Callthe ter toxicating liquor and enact the legislation to enforce the amend- fornma it appears on the ballot as amnt referendum nmeasure known as the Defines Purposes Volst AActwhich would adothasse "The Association Against the -Pro- chusetts the people will vote on a h i b-i t i o n Amendment announced measure to formulate state prohibi- through its headquarters at Washing- tion enforcement regulations in har- ton that its purpose is: rth-the d"First: To repeal the national pro- mony wit e Vlstead law. hibition act. Party Platforms Wet "Second: To provide for light wine Prohibition is a secondary issue in and beer under legislation adopted in several other states, including New the states. York and New Jersey,. for ihe Demo "Third: To repeal the amendment it- cratic organizations in both state selfr have inserted wet planks in their plat- forms. Governor Edwards of New Jer- This program is indefensible be- seywho as ben a uncmpro Ig cause it attempts to defeat the eight- sey, who has been an uncompromising eenth amendrnent by ta king- away the opponent of prohibition since long be- jeral entforcement code which make fore the Volstead Act became effect- i deratief TeSnpreewcoras .It operative. 1 The Supreme court has ive, is running on a platform contain- . sid that it was the duty of Congress ing a plank favoring the return of to enact n enforcement code. Cong beer and light wines, and condemningdu tg the prohibition law as having encour- oessdid itshlty, bept this organiza- aged 'ootlegging. It is pointed out, ion ays it shall be repealed. If it however, tht the out, is d one there will be no federal law however, that the plank is not so to enforce the Constitution. This is (Continued on Rage Twelve) nlullification pure and simnple. State Wants to Repeal Law Their second proposition is to sal- II E0urohibitory legislation. This.would Y we had prohibition. The wet states 5wcould bie wet and the dr i ate r- main dry. O T SThirty-tree states adopted prohibition before the Eighteenth Six Courses, All Treating of Bible, amendment went into effect. Ths . Are Offered by states weold remain 'dry' and possibly ~C.' A. some others. The other states would eed Discusses anagership Form Of .City Governmaaent - That the decision of larger cities of the United tSates as to whether, to adopt the city manager form of gov- ernment will depend largely on the results of the experiment to be car- ried on by the city of Cleveland when it adopts this method of municipal gov- ernment on January 1, 1923, is the opinion of Prof. Thomas Harrison Reed of the political science depart- ment. "Many cities throughout the country are being successfully admin- istered by this means, principally among the larger cities being Dayton and Akron. Ohio. Many cities are op- erating finder the commission form of government, such as Buffalo and New Drle-ans, while the great majority still retain the one-man elective system of administration the mayor is the chief executive. New York, Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco and Los- An- geles are some of the better examples of the mayorial system. . Previous to coming to the Univer- sity of Michigan this year, Mr. Reed ,vas city manager of the city of San Jose, California. San Jose is a city of approximately forty thousand. Such a form of government has proven high- ly successful in San Jose, according o Professor Reed, which is evidenced by the fact that-its continued use has been assured for a term of years by the election of a man to succeed Pro- fessor Reed. "It is1y opinion that the city coun- ril form of government never has nrnvn to lip 1-n rrv Pfii- fnnf 1" c-nifu1Prt% - .two hundred thousand, and for this reason the eyes of city officials are looking toward Cleveland, to discover if such a form of municipal admin- istration is practical in a city con- taining a large population. Cleve-, land's population approximates eight1 hundred thousand." l GEORGE 0, BOWEN WILL HAVE CHARGE OF, FIRST MEETING The opening session of the Institute of Religious Education, which will be held at Lane Hall under the auspices of the Student Christian association, and which will be in charge of George In explanation of the city manager form of government, Professor Reed said that usually five or seven com- missioners, and sometimes nine in the larger cities, are elected by the people, who in their turn elect the city man- ager. "The manager may be com- pared to the head of a large corpora- tion. He is given broad powers which are only partially curbed by the com- missioners. He has the power to ap- point the other city officials such as the chief of police and the chiefs 'of the fire department, and to remove them from office if he should find it necessary. The commissioners in turn may unseat the manager if they find him incapable of performing his duty." When asked if he would care to ac- cept the duties of a city managership in a. city such as Cleveland or New York, Mr. Reed replied, "I would not assume the responsibilities of such a iob for $100,000 a year. It would be a dog's life. The burden would be too great. I do not in the least envy the man who will be elected to such a position" "The city manager form of govern- ment has proven highly successful in f ,4 , t a) 4 i r acts were realized by the authorities, Oscar Bowen, of the School of Music, officials or individuals caused no will be held on Tuesday evening. alarm nor criticism, except. in a few A general assembly will be held pre- instances. vious to the two discussion periods, ? The bill then states that this loot- I one lasting from 7:15 to 8 o'clock' ing of the treasury became so general Tuesday evening, the other from 8 to and was tolerated to such an extent # 8:45 o'clock. , During each discussion' that custom made it possible to via- period three courses will be taught. late the law with impunity. Switch- The names of the courses to be dis- ing to the recent economic catastro- cussed during the first period and the phe which- the republic has suffered, !:names*of those leading in their dis-! the measure again passes responsibili-' cussion follow: "The Relation of ty to the United States by declaring: j the Old Testament to Christian Lead- Influence Caused Disaster ership" by Prof. Leroy Waterman of "The recnet economic disasters we the denartment of Semetics; "Teach- have suffered, due not to our admin- ing Methods" by Prof. Calvin O. Davis istration but principally to our co-op- of the department of secondary edu- eration with the United States in the cation; "Origin and Development of great war, by increasing enormously Religious Ideas and Institutions" by1 our sugar production in response to Prof. J. E. Kirkpatrick of the politicalf American indications, have revealed science department. facts related to contracts, payments, The names of the courses to be dis- etc., that have alarmed our people, cussed during the second period and unaccustomed to these irregularities, the names of those who will teach which are frequent in other countries them follow: "Some changing relig- enjoying the reputation of being mod- ious concepts" by Prof. John R.{ l-.'~" Brrm.? tof'th department rof' ig'uin'- ,-,1 enact, under the program of the Asso- ciation Against the Prohibition Amend- ment, legislation which the plain in- tent of the Eighteenth amendment pro- hibits. The courts have taken judi- cicl notice that beer and light wine - are in oxicating liquors and the state c4ann) 1 gnlize what the federal gov- 'rm lent Prohibits. Ohio 'Lust dive Support "The last part of this 'wet' organiza- tion's program is the only part which should appeal to low abiding citizens. No one will deny that a self govern- ing Veople have the right to change their constitution or laws by the order- ly riocess of government. When Ohio helped to ratify the Eighteenth amend- ment she assumed an obligation to sustain and enforce it until it was changed by the same legal process by which it wax adopted. OHIO HAS CHANGED MIND SAYS BENEDICTCROWELL Cleveland, O., Nov. 4.-Activities of The Association Against the Prohibi- tion Amendment are being centered in Ohio this fall in an effort to liberalize provis- ions of the state prchibition amend- ment and "to show the world and congress that voters f Ohio have I