THE WEATHER COOLkR TODAY; PROB. ABLE SHOWERS Aw A6F Ar ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE WESTERN CONFERENCE EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION VOL. XXXIV. No. 17 EIGHT PAGES ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1923 EIGHT PAGES PRICE, FIVE CENTS LOWDEN, ILNI EHOERNO, TO LEGTURE TQNI6HT "ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT" SELECTED AS TOPIC FOR TALK SREAKER PROMINENT IN POLITICS OF COUNTRY Tonight's Lecture First on Program of Oratorical Association for Present Year "Organization of Government" is the topic upon which former Governor Frank 0. Lowden of Illinois, the first1 lecurer on the Oratorical association lecture course program for this year, will speak at 8 o'clock tonight in Hill auditorium. Saved State Money Mr. Lowden was governor of Illinois from 1917 to 1921 and during that time is said to have introduced new meth- ods of state finance that saved the state large sums of money. Previous to being the state executive of Illinois, Governor Lowden was in Congress for six years serving through the fifty- ninth, sixtieth and six-first Congresses. As a member of the Republican party, he has also acted on the national exec- utive committee and at the last con- vention was one of the most promising candidates for nomination for the pres- idency., In addition to being known as a statesman and politician, Governor Lovwden gained prominence as a pro- fessor and soldier. He was professor of law in Northwestern university in 1899 and the year before that was Lieutenant-Colonel of the First Infan- try of the Illinois National Guard. Graduates from Iowa Governor Lowden graduated from the University of Iowa in 1885 as vale- dictorian of his class and was given the same honor at the University of Chicago in 1887 when he obtained his L.L. B. He is said to be a speaker of un- usual power and personality, and a man whose thoughts on future changes in the methods of administration of our government are well-worth hear- ing. Single admission tickets for the lec- ture tonight will be sold for $1, while reserved seats for the entire series may be purchased for $3, $2.50 and $2. EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY WILL 1HAR4'MURRY PEABODY PROFESSOR'S SUBJECT, TO BE "BUILDING THE CURRICULUM" Dr. Charles A. McMurry, '87, profes- sor of elementary education at Pea- the principal sneaker at the first meet- body college, Nashville, Tenn., will be ing of Phi Delta Kappa, national hon- orary education society, to be held at 6 o'clock tonight in the Union. The subject of his address will be "Build- ing the Curriculum." He will also address an assembly of the School of Education at 4 o'clock this afternoon in room 203 Tappan hall. Following the assembly the sen- ior and junior classes will be organ- ized under the direction of the Stu- dent council, and election of officers for the coming year will take place. Professor McMurry is the father of Kenneth C. McMurry, assistant profes- sor of Geography in the University. The elder McMurry is one of the pion- eers of educational work in the coun- try and has written many books deal- ing with special phases of educational method. Among his works are "Spe- cial Methods of Geography," and his latest book, "How to Organize a Cur- riculum." Speaks Tonight j PROGERESSIVES WA.NT FORI)'S 2VA3 ; ON PRI TARY BALLOT Lincoln, Neb.,, Oct. 11.-Peti- tions to place Henry Ford's name on the presidential pref- erence primary ballot as a pro-5 gressive party candidate at the April primaries were filed some time ago. Under Nebraska law f a prospective candidate's name is placed on the ballot if he fails to reject petitions filed in his behalf. In a letter received by the Secretary of State today, Mr. Ford's secretary does not reject the petition. DISBA2NDREICUSTAG Dictator's Power Goes to Chancellor" As Ebert Gives In To His Demand EXPECT REICISTAG TO GO IF AUTHORIZATION BILL FAILSj erlin, Oct. 11.-President Ebert to- day gave Chancellor Stresemann au- thority to dissolve the Reichstag if the Authorization bill, giving wide author- ity in dictation of measures for eco- nomle -rehabilitation a virtual dictat-, UNION REQUESTS YOST FIELDHOUSE FOR FAIR PROJECT WIL PRESENT PET ITION AT ATHLETIC BOARD ME ETING TOIroxiow YOST APPROVES PLAN FOR POOL COMPLETION Coach Belleves Scheme Would At- tract Student Support and Raise Necessary Funds A petition seeking the use of the Yost Field house for a fair to be given by the Uuion for the purpose of raising funds to complete the swim- ming pool will be presented to the Board in Control of Athletics at its regular meeting Saturday morning. The peition will be pre:ented by Tho- mas Lynch, '25L, president of the Union. Is Ideal Place The Field House is idealy suited for the use of the Union in the presenting of such a fair as is planred, accord- ing to Lynch. It is large enough to accommodate all of the student body on the two nights that it will be given and the large number of seats will al- Faculty Opinion Varies On Ruling Against Wickersham Prominent members of the Univer- sity faculty yesterday expressed theira attitude toward the use of Hill audi-( torium and other University buildingsI for the discussion of public questions1 by qualified speakers. Consensus of opinion seeimed to op- pose the University ruling which hasi been placed in the %melight in the past few days by the refusal of the Board of Regents to permit the hon- orable George W. Wickershan, former United States Attorney General to speak Nov. 3 in iill auditorium under the auspices of the local division of the l..eague of Nations Non-Partisan asso- ciation. 1isemsiion Esse'ntial It is felt by several of the men in-, terviewed by The Daily that anything that will encourage intelligent discus- sion of public q;.estio's by the Univer- sity community should be encouraged. On the other hzr) two members of the faculty feel that to permt even a man c i Cslini : tc speali on a.;us- tion of political moment would open the door for a coatinmous stream of "stumip" orators, wishing to air their views in University atmosphere. Prof. Francis W. Kelsey, head of the Latin department, believes that Mr. j Wickersham, or any other man of eqlugl prominenceshould be permit- American people are astonishingly ig- norant of European affairs and all questions of national and international policy, and any move to inform them further on any question is worthy of sympathetic consideration. This lec- ture is not an attempt to secure votes for any particualr policy, but to in- form people on a question of para- mount importance in world politics." Hobbs Opposes Ruling In accord with this view are Prof. W. H. Hobbs, head of the geology de- partment, and Prof. T. I1. Reed, of the political science department. Profess- or Hobbs, although an opponent of the League of Nations policy since its first inception by ex-President Wilson, thinks that Mr. *Wickersham should be permitted to use the hall. "Univer- sity buildings should be used for the (Continued on Page Two) OKLAHOMA SOLONS STATEEXC UTI YES XTR N Y LEGISLATURE NAMES IN VESTIGATING BODY IGNORE WALTON'S PLEA FOR KLAN REGULATION Governor Still Contends That Klan Is Root of All Trouble in State Oklahoma City, Okla" Oct. 12.- -(By A. P.)-Plans for holding a court of impeachment to review the official conduct of state executive officers moved forward today with the convening of an extraordinary session of the legislature called by Governor 1. G. Walton to consider the entire ilu Klux Klan legis- lation. Frank 0. Lowden Former Governor of Illinois, will be the first speaker brought here under the auspices of the Oratorical associ- ation. Bursley, :Densmore and Kelly Combined Meeting (Of Al ' Freshmen NO.INATiONS FOR OPE CONCLUDE CLASS ASS Gathering for the first tim class this year freshman in women from all undorgr schools in the University as yesterday afternoon in Hill om to hear speeches given by A. Bursley, Dean of Students, Densmore, of the public speak partment; and John W. Kell president of taet Student (counc combined meeting of all Lf classes was called by the council to further class unity all the new men on the can hold the freshman literary cla tions. Hugh K. Duffield, '24, a chairman, opened the meeting troducing John W. Kelly, '24L dent of the Student council, w ed to the new men regardin men discipline and a genera spirit. He asked that they co- with the sophomores in upoholt traditions of Michigan andi plea for a strong class spirit distinctions caused by frat( other affiliations. Gail E. Densmore, of th speaking department next ta the subject of scholarship. 1 was one for Phi Beta Kapp: ants as opposed to those whoc the other way in scholarship a fictitious fraternity that h "Kappa Beta Pli " )ean then spoke on "Playing The He asked all of the men to; the University and make the their life here. lie assured his support in their work as uals and as a class. The results of the freshm( ary class nominatinsfi held a combined meeting of the new as follows. For president, T - ornberger and Alvin Tol vice-president, Helen Reece a Kyer; for treasurer, Leslie Lu Dain Ederle; and for seeretar lis Haeknle. and Mary Barr election will take place next a date to be announced later. MOTOR SHIP FOUND1 Address Il' Charges Political InfluenceE To Keep Project From Ills Control Sought I 1S11C 1 :11M~ldl1V1 toY1 LU1 lu UL tel ous niversity uilings orth orship) fails to command the neces- low a number of townspeople and istuse noverrety pui nsao tus S Isary two-thirds majority in that body. alumni who wish to witness the event ;sfion f cret heoad que - ALAO T TO CONNACY to' do so readlily. jlions, and feels that the Board of Re- PLANT WITH COMPANT'Y After this was announced, the Reich- t s e h ah gents will reconsider their action pro- stg etd hefis prarah f h Spaces beneath the balcony of the th voted the first paralb25tgraph of the ithiaiting this lecture. Detroit, Mich., Oct. 11.-(By A.P.)- Authorization bill, by 253 to 97. Feild House will permit the use of a "I am heartily in favor of permit- Henry Ford's offer for the purchase of en as( a heb etnh blasa al w a e th rbuilding. These booths will ei !ting Mr. Wicersham to speak in Hill the Muscle Shoals project in Alabamax en a d up fort finlv the etraspiewbe Nam-etebd y fraternities andts olier I auditorium," he declared yesterday. is still before Congress and will nott a ae spaort ef t the etg amber. campus societiesin iresenting ther "The speech is non-partisan in char- be withdrawn, Henry Ford said today auditor-- Adjourned to Satthicrday I side shows ano similar80., atsccord-st acter and is purely informative. The in a statement, his first public asser-' dJosephAy ing to preliminary plans now being tion since the sale of the Gorgas plant Jail This left the body without a quorum f ue t hom e ins at te rto the Alabama Power company. Gail dE. and the Reichstag adjourned until formulated by those chare of therLMr. Ford charged that political in+ y, -241, iSaturday, when a final vote on the bill Floigfv[r.d lo IL L It O L fluence was brought to bear to keepl y, t4L, Following favere 1 action of tho flue- il. The s'Board in Control of Athletics, the him from obtaining the plan and these reshman The Authorization bill, as approvedwre "same influences prevented a vote in by the Council of the Reichs and pre- fpojecth Uiversity fapro the house last spring" on the sale of amongjsented to the Reichstag early this week case that the sanction of both these Muscle Shoals to the Ford Motor coin-' spus and provides:bodies is given, the fair will probably Su-perier, Wis., Oct. 11.---A serious pany. ss eef- "The government of the Reich is an- he held some time immediately after fire was being fought by forest rang The automobile manufacturer as- thorized to take, in financial, economic the return of the stusents from the ers and a crew of farmers in the sorted in his statement that he was sting as and social spheres, the measures which Christmas holidays. I vicinity of Solon Springs late today. not anxious to obtain the plant in by in- it deems necessary and urgent, re- Yost Is Favoraile The fire developed in the afternoon connection with the Ford Motor con- , presi- gardless of the rights specified in the Coach Fielding H. Yost last night when a 25 mile an hour wind sprang pany. He said the Ford company had ho talk- constitution of the Reich." expressed himself as extremely favor- up. Several farm houses are in the all the water power needed and that his, g fresh- The authorization does not extend to able toward the project. "The main Iath of the flames. only interest in the Alabama project al class the regulations governing the hours of thing-is to finish the pgol,'' he said. Rain which began falling here was to furnish cheap fertilizer to Ihe -operate labor or to decreases n pensions and "It's a shame that a school like Mich- shortly before noon saved the settle- farmer3. ding the allowances. igan hasn't a place where the stu-- ment at Garyfarm in Douglas county.~~ made a It is provided that the bill shall be- dents can go in swinmiug as a reg- Last night the fire had completely sur- W ickershan Holds with no come law on its promulgation and ex- ular thing. What we ought to have rounded the little settlement and cut i ernal or pire with the present cabinet, or at here is a building with at least four off all communication from outside. No Position I n the latest, in any event, by March 31, big pools in it to let all students swim The rain today stopped the progress e public 1924.,! who will want to, but this Union pool of the fires. Partisan PI-oultics iked on --- will be a good substitute." Iis plea{ "And not only that, but the s ir~ Lansing, Oct 11.---Reports of i- George Woodward Wickersham, who at aspir-1811 OF E mingteam must have a pool for their proved conditions in the fire swept has been refused for a public ad- often go actice", hie went on. "When Coach sections of the Upper peninsula came dress the use of Hill auditorium by towards Brown took his swimmingr teaolhm aowt to the state conservation department the Regents, was born Sept. 19, 1859. e caled to Chicago last year I told flm that today. He attended' Lehigh university from rsley he ought to take out accident ur Houghton, Dickinson, Iron 1873 to1875. He was engaged in busi- Gae."___ance on the boys for fear that some of and Menominee counties sent mes- 87ss fortHeyaseadrindth get into SAFE BLOWING BELIEVED CAUSE them might drown because they hadn't sages declaring that a shift in the degree of Doctor of Laws from the most 01 FOR )EATJS ON SOUTHERN had any pool to practice . I wind was driving the forest fires University of Pennsylvania in 1880. thiem of, PACIFIC TRAIN Kepa o aigafarfrte vriyo hmA Fw The plan of having a fair for the ay from villages. A thick blanket Ihe practiced law in Philadelphia from mvi-urseoraising the necessary of .smoke overhangs the territory' 1880 to 1882, and then went to New Redding, California, Oct. 12.-Train fund is advisable and one of the bes' they said, but it was coming from n liter- number 13, the Sthern Pacific rail- methods that could be used in the ross the Wisconsin border. They ork, where he engaged in the pro- m lter- ni:. alifria ct 2.Tai upoeof aiig h ncs ary he sohnsnthorderiThey18 o182 n hn ett e fter the road's crack San Francisco express opinion of Coach Yost. "There is no r te-fession until 1909. He was Attorney m it 14 men were shot and killed. The reason in the world why a fair like Iretsived r herty damage, the blaze General m the cabet of President [heodor train robbers Just as it emerged from those planned shouldn't be popularI being confned mostly to dry leaves Taft. He is now a member of the lieooetanrbbr utINw oklwfrTo awldr Ic; for tunnel number 13 in the Siskiyou with the students, as well as help to and sashings. ew York law firm of Cadwalader, nnd Jean mountains on the California Oregon furnish money for that pool", he sa1.d. The only discouraging report came Wickersham and Taft. [tler and line this afternoon. Three train- "There ought to be a big attendance from Ontonagon. It was to the effect Since serving under President Taft, y, PhYl-I trainment were shot and killed. The on both the nights that it is given that conditions are bad, but consid_ Mr. Wickersham has held no place in at. The mail car was dynamited, the charge i and with the aim of putting something 'aerably improved over esterday. All partisan politics. Until 1909 he was week at killing a mail clerk, and looted. The across such as those in charge of it, the fires, however, were said to beI vice-president and trustee of the New robbers escaped with an undetermined would have, there ought to 1)? enough i under control. The only property York Association for Improving Con- amount of loot. money raised to make a big difference damage reported was the loss of dition of the Poor, and the New Yorkl in the amount needed." buildings and piled up logs. Institute for the Blind. He was press- San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 11.-The Must ROaise $20,0 _ _dent of the American Prison associa-j A ni nan one mail The purpose of the inioin spon- I-_ q -' -., a1 X ,Ax.7-7 ition in 1920, and is at present chair- Ignoring for the time recommenda- tions of Governor Walton that his pro- posed regulations of the klan be con- sidered immediately, House members at the opening session authorized the speaker W. 1). McBee to name a com- mittee of investigation and impeach- ment to enquire into all offenses charged against impeachable state of- ficials. isTo Announce Committee The House recessed until tomorrow afternoon when the committe is ex- pected to be' announced. The Senate recessed until morning. The sessions today were short and were largely oc- cupied with the routine incident to or- ganization. The officers, agreed upon in caucus last night, were elected. Oklahoma City, Orla., Oct. 11.--Gov. J. C. Walton called on the Oklahoma legislature today to enact an anti-Ku Klux Klan law to save the state from the disaster lie says it faces through existence of the secret organization. In his address, read for him at the opening of an extraordinary session of the assembly the executive charged the klan with responsibility for hun- dreds of outrages and punctuated his remarks by Iaying before the law- makers transcripts-of altestimony adduced by military courts of inquiry, which, under his proclamation of mar- tial law, investigated mob violence and masked depredations in the state. He requested the legislators to examine the record and then publish it. "This all powerful and most de- moralizing 'super-government' is un- dermining the very cornerstone and foundation of our government and sapping the lifeblood of our citizen- ship,' Gov. Walton declaed. "It must Oither be killed or the government it- self must finally give way to anarchy and revolution. There is no alterna- tive or middle ground." Asks Protection The governor reviewed at length the chain of events which have kept the state in turmoil for a month and con- eluded his message with a plea that the legislature immediately pass a bill, which he himself has prepared, "that the people may be protected for.. ever in their person, property and fun- dam ental liberties." "The conflict between the visible and invisible government must be brought to a close with a complete victory for the visible government, or Oklahoma will face indefinite tur- moil and strife, the results of which are bound to be disastrous," he said. "This invisible, insidious and ter- rorizing empire represents in an ex- I aggerated form, fear, falsehood and (Continued on Page Two) I 'k . y. , 4 a E ' ' engineer ani nrema iauot it T clerk of Sofuthern Pacific train No. 13, Portland to San Francisco, were killed today by an explosion on "he mail car while the train was in a tunnel Seattle, Wash., Oct. 12.-The bottom I near Siskayou, California, according has dropped out of the mOtor ship to a telephone message to railroad Kennecott, which struck Monday night headquarters here. The explosion on the rocks near Graham island, and was a 'supposed safe blowin;. the vessel is a complete loss, said a- According to the Medford, Oregon, message received here today from the agent the train was held up in the coast guard cutter Unalga. tunnel at Siskayou, California. En- The Ujnalga wirelessed that she was gineer Bates, Fireman King and taking 65 men o; the Keimnecott's to brakemuan Booknmfiler were shot and Kethikan,r hile Capt. John A. John- killed and a number of people wer son, master of thme motor shipnIidC injured lie reported. soring the fair is to aid in raismn' the necessary 20,000 neo&d to comple91 JAPANETE IA YD NOT WEAKENED man of the New York Prison associ- the swir Events several constrn success the larg of "the increase and fle Field I( why th help in funds, backing o~f this n'-pu, were fp''srsi for years in raisig mi;qney to Tokio, Oct. 11.-Officials of the navy ct the Union building and lt , department stated that although the that ther inse w Jupanese navy loss in the earth- pesenactrstructue.coiti~n toquake and fire;woee considerable, they present structure. With the think the naval power of Japan was ed numberciof s tdes 1 not weakened as a result. addled facilities that the ne w The warships Amiagi, Mikasa and ouse offers there is n) reason Nal a, the latter a light cruiser under, e event cain not be a decided construction, sustained the most ser- the raising of the nec('ssary inus damage. The total damage to theI in the opinion of those who are three vessels is estimated at 11,000,- the fair. 000 yen $5,500,000. The construction 'f the Naka has been suspended. nel Sivn2esNaval institutions destroyed by the earthquake and fire include the naval Job For Fat M en technical laboratory, the hydrographie office, the medical college and the -land, Oct. 10.- (ByA.'.)- powder magazine. The Yokohama ar- in, the.Engi s.( ma. .)-l senal, while badly damaged, will be ing the English channel ks a repaired immediately. n 's game, Carbis A. Walker of _ _ European Authors And Artists Search Inspiration In America New York, Oct. I1.--(By A. P.)- imspiration. While stage and concert platform pre- Prom France, Germany, Italy, Spain, sent the culture of Europ, to New ! the Scandinavian countries and even I Yorkers, the city's bookstalls are clut- Russia, come lists of translations of tered with foreign books and maga- books by Americans. Magazines vie zines which bring back to its native with each other in translationp of the hearth the influence which Main Street American "classics" and of the work and Broadway have had on the Old of younger men who have helped in the World. renaissance of Anglo-American letters Current publications from the Eu- which has left its niark throughout the ropean capitals lately arived in the reading world. book shops of the city indicate that Poe, Whitman, Cooper, Iarte, Haw- Iyouthful writers and artists, and even thorne, Melville and many- other many-of those who already had American writers are represented in d linzr l f a l'fo rn t fhn vi -)p* a r. t i L* i nnr- lu n iv ivr i rn rar1. r 'I NOTICE There will be a meeting of the argoyle art staff and try-outs at the Gargoyle editorial office Fri- day afternoon at 4:30. All men or women interested in doing art work for Gargoyle are requested to be present at this meting. eight other members of the crew had remained at the wreck. jI The Unalga stated that time Kenne- . cott lay in Kano inlet a mile inside Hunter island at the south west corn- er of Graham Island. 3- - - - - - - -_ Mexico City, Oct. 11.-The spat with Venezuela is not important enough to M warant a formal statement the Foreign Office announces. UNION HOUSE COMMITTEE SELECTIONS ANNOUNCEDI Cha: Cleve SwiIm Appointments to the House comm it- a' a mntnm I I- CAMPUS OPINION" Student publications at Michigan have, on various occasions, made an important issue of the efficacy of "campus opinion." The Daily reminds its readers that a page of editorials, dealing tee of the Union for the coming year" were announced last night by Thomas ICleveland, who swam across Lake- Iynch, '25L, president of the Union. Erie this summer but failed to negoti- ate the channel, said in explanation of VA Ralph Hummer, '25, will be chairman I Lfail of the committee for the year. Asist-ha re. ing him w ,ill he John Br'omley, '25, "I was in the wiNat o r three and on01e- Ainen howell, '26, Kenneth Seick, '25, half hours," he said, "it was so cold it antI Freic 'trueK h '2 penetrated my muscels. After swie- Members ofie other Union commit- lminig three miles I became delirious ! wN tees who will act during this school and then unconscious. - Dr. >year were announcedl Tuesday by "It's a fat man's job--arid only a , en ---- - -achieved tame botore te war, are tians ations lateiy arrived tram Paris, turning to this side of the Atlantic for Stockholm and Berlin. Younger writers enthusiastically, -8CLO O The former chancellor spent fifteen proclaim their debt to America and minutes with President Coolidge but lyricize the power, energy and youth is understood to have explained at th,' of the New World; their literary _1outset of his conference that he had achievements reflect eager consump- /ashuington, Oct 1A I laid aside political interest wOen lie tion of everytling Amei'ican. Curl .oseph Wilhelm Cuno, form- l gave up the cha ellorship early inrrBook>s of mdsicsshowathst composers chancellor of Ger'many and now I August. The discussion between the! have been using Amneircan Indian and thnrnnnl o 4n -TP t ~ resident and former Premier then American negro melodies as the basis