I THE WEATHER COLDER WITH SNOW FLURRIES TODAY t ' iitl ASSOCIATED PRES LEASED WIRE SERN MEM1BER WESTERN CONFERE EDITORIAL ASSOCIA' r r VOL. XXXIV. No. 83 EIGHT PAGES ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY'17, 1924 EIGHT PAGES PRICE, FIVE C VARSITY GLEE IEN TO GIVE, CLASSIC POGRAM TONIGRTI CLUB ABANlDONS VAUDEVILLE TYPE OF OFFERING OF PAST WILL ENTER MID-WEST CONTESTS IN CHICAGO rachmnaninoff, Stanley, Bullard, Among Great Composers Represented Changing its policy from a vaude- ville type of entertainment to an ul- tra-classical one, the University Glee club will give its pre-contest concert ,t 8:00 o'clock tonight in Hill audit- orium. George Oscar Bowen, direct- r of the club, has arranged a pro- gram which he expects will be well re- ceived, inasmuch as the new policy is expected to create some comment. The club will give a recital in Ypsi- lanti next Wednesday night, and will journey to Chicago on Feb. 18, where Michigan is entered in the Glee club competitions between mid-western schools. R. Winfield Adams, S. of M., bari- tone, will render a group of solos. An org;n selecton by Philip E. LaRowe, 25, is also on the program, and thej string quartet organized especially for this concert, will offer a group of light classical numbers. The Var- sity Quartet and the Glee club will be heard in classical and college songs. The followng program will be givenj tonight. Laudes Atque Carmina Stanley Glorious Forever Rachmaninoff "Leave Town," Says Alleged Letter Of Klan To Student Letters of threatening nature pur- nev4ly-elected stu 4nt Klansinan is porting to have been written by an making his initial endeavor." agent of the Ku Klux Klan have been Glascow states that on Tuesday received by two students, one within, night he was followed about town by the last 48 hours. four or five men in a small sedan. Lyman J. Glasgow, '25, 'Varsity When asked whether he proposed to cheerleader and debater, received a leave the city as demanded, he em- letter Tuesday morning advising him j phatically declared himself in the to leave Ann Arbor at once. The let- negative. ter is quoted verbatim. J3elford V. Lawson, '24, negro a "Lyman Glasgow: j member of last year's Varsity football "Our advice to you is to leave squad, also received, just previous to Ann Arbor now as a result of un- the holiday vacation, a letter signed friendly things you have said con- I "K. K. K." Ile, however, was not cerninig the K. K. K. Leave now ordered to leave the city. le was told while your friends know where that he was "too active"; he should you are. Expecting to see you "stay in his place"; and to "speak gone in a month. K. K. K." when spoken to." Lawson's letter, This letter was written on bluebook unlike Glasgow's, came through the paper, and was dropped into the mail mail, and was written on plain type- box on the porch of Glasgow's room- writer paper. ing house. "My first thought", said Lawson, "The 'unfriendly things'," says "was that it had been sent by some- Glasgow, "were lengthy criticisms one who did not like me. But in con- which I included in an oration writ- sideration of other events it may beI ten last fall in preparation for the possibly an authentic Klan letter. Oratorical contest, and presented in It doesn't frighten me any." public speaking class. The paper on The flaming cross sign of the "In- which the letter was written and the visible Empire", appeared for the first fact that these statements were made time in Ann Arbor last Saturday in class, lead me to believe that some night. DEBATERS LEAVERAD FOREVANTONCNVENION HOIC CURSE HANGps OVER ASSERTS EXPERTS NOW AGREE IFEREWS LEFT EGYPT IN ITT'S TIME CLAIMS OLD MONARCHS MEANT ONLY BLESSINGS I Noted .Egyptologst Gives Illustrat'd Evening Lecture in lIll Auditorium BALDWIN REGIME TO RESIGN AFTER PARLIAMENT TlO AI)JOFURN FOR T11 lE E WEE IS A LLd)WUN ( MC- lONALD TO FOrMf CABINET SPEECHES BY LIBERALS TO BE TAKEN UP FRIDAY Business of House Today Deals with Foreign Affairs; British Itc-ations with France Discussed TODAY IS LAST CHANCE TO GET J-1hOP TICKETS All J-Hop tickets not called for by 4 o'clock this, afternoon will be forfeited, it was an- nounced by the ticket commit- tee of the Hop yesterday. Any students having accepted appli- cations that have not called for their tickets at the times desig- nated may do so at 3 o'clock I today. Complaints that have been received by the ticket com- mittee will be answered Satur- day. Only 700 tickets will be sold to the Hop this year, this ' policy having been adopted to do away with the crowded con- ditions that have existed at former HoDs. ME1XICAN FEDERALS D[FEATRBLAM Revolutionists Assume Position At Tepeaca on Rliroad Between Tehuacan and Puebla GENERAL URVALEJO COMMANDS ATTACK ROUTING ENEMY UNITSj i GIANT OIRIGIBL BREAKS MOORINI 30 MEN ON BOA "The three supposed curses of the I London, Jan. ]6.-(By A. P.)-A di- royal Egyptian tombs are really bless- vision on the labor party's non-con- ngs on those who may be instru- fidence amendment will be taken in mental in recovering their bodies," the house of commons at 11 o'clock Afthur Weigall. noted Egyptologist Monday night, it virtually was de- and late inspector-general of antiqui- cided today. This means that. the ties of the Egyptian government, said ;Baldwin government will resign on last night in his illustrated lecture Tuesday. in Hill auditorium. "The much talk- Parliament will then adjourn, prob- ed of 'Curse of the Tombs' is really ably for three weeks, to allow J. the product of European and Ameri- Ramsay McDotald to form a cabinet can imagination," he stated. and get his ministers in the routine Mr. Weigall showed slide after slide of their novel positions before they to impress his audience with the won- face parliament again. der and beauty of these tombs of the Some of the labor men today tried ancients. The majority of the tombs to hurry affairs, so that in the event with which he dealt are located in the of a railway strike materializing dur- famous "Valley of Kings." It was J ing the week end, the new labor gov- here that the pharaohs sought to hide ernment should be in power to deal their bodies from the ravages of the with it. But there are a number of many destructive thieves and robbers. liberal speakers eager to make their Feared Tomb 1ohlars case for supporting labors non-con- "The greatest worries of the phar- fidence amendment clear in the eyes aohs in the building of their tombs oftheir constituents, and their were the ever-present bands of tomb speeches will occupy most of Fri- robbers. Despite the fact that every day's sittings, thus pushing the di- possible measure was taken to con- vision over to Monday. ceal the entrances, the robbers al- The debate in the commons today ways found and stripped these tombs," for the most part concerned foreignI the noted lecturer said. affairs, especially British relations E E . Chicago Team Will Meet Varsity Affirmative Trio Toniorro v -Night TO DISCUSS INDUSTRIAL . DISPUTES ACT OF 19001 Democrat Heads Ad ourn Without Dissension Over Award Of 1924 Convention to New York WILSON IXPRESSES PLEASURE OVER RESULTS OF COMMITTEE On the Sea. The Glee Club Pale Moon Varsity Quartet Buck LoganI By Moonlight Spicker3 Now is the Month of Maying Morley Sword of Ferrara Bullard The Glee Club Organ: Theme -nd Variations Bonnet Phillip LaRoweI Lungi Dal Caro Bene Secehi A Man's Song Harris Cargoes Dobson R. Winfield Adams My Little Banjo The Elfinan On the Road to Mandalay The Glee Club Exaltation G String Melody Minuet Dichmont Gobson Speaks Coerne Maca Mozart String Quartet Little GreyHome in the West Lohr About Clocks Varsity Quartet Hammond College Songs4 Tickets may be obtained at all the leading book stores and also on the1 campus for 50 cents. Union To Resume Tap Room lusic1 Entertainment in the Union tapa room as regular feature on Friday and. Saturday nights will be taken up again this year, it was announced yester- day. The first entertainment will be provided tomorrow night when! Thomas' Collegians orchestra will play from 9:30 o'clock until 10:30 o'clock. In addition to the orchestra, the committee in charge is attempting toI secure singers for the entertainment.I The orchestra will play Saturday at the same hours as tomorrow night. Graduate Speaks To Forestry Club I Chicago, Northwestern and Michi- Washington Jan. 16.-(By A. P.)-' After taking his audience through with France and Germany in connec- i gan will compete tomorrow night in i Whatever may be the differences many of the famous tombs, Mr. Weig- tion with reparations. When the the Central league debate which i. all came to the tomb of the last of the house adjourned tonight the way was amn Dmcat.s.t heprte held annually between the three uni- among Democrats as to the partiesI pharaohs to be discovered, Tutank- clear for John Robert Clynes to move versities. Michigan's negative tri, standard bearers next summer and hamen. He described and showed as the first business tomorrow labor's will leave Ann Arbor this afternoon fall there were no evident sore spots colored slides of many of the arti-, non-confidence amendment. for Evanston where they will debate left over the award to New York city cles found in the tomb. "The opening against Northwestern's affirmative of the 1924 convention when the Den- of Tutankhamen's sarcopagus will, team tomorrow night. Discussion I in all probability, take at least an- will be on the question: Resolved, I ocratic national committee adjourned other year," he said. I that the United States should enact a today. Describes Inside of Tomb law giving to strikers and their con- Upon the adjournment of the na- The speaker descrilbed the feelings PIN.flfl ATIuiT comitant activities the same right they tional committee when members vis- of a man who enters the tomb of a TfINGreiut-isnaAR are given under the Industrial dis- ited former President Wilson and mighty ancient after it has been putes act of 1906. Mrs. Wilson at their home, Mr. Wilson sealed and lost for 3,300 years. "Ev- Leon F. Makiclski of the architec- The Varsity affirmative team will added his approbation to the choice of erything is dustless and shiny. One meet the negative team from Chicago New York. . can almost see the footprints on the tural at 8 o'clock tomorrow night in hill "I am very glad the convention was steps of the last man out 3,300 years o'clock yesterday afternoon in the auitorium. given to New York," Mr. Wilson told before him." upper gallery of Alumni Memorial The team leaving for Evanston thise national com- Mr. Weigall brought out the fac' hall, in which he explained the differ- afternoon, accompanied by GaJet:. m'littee, and added an expression of that Egyptologists are now practic- Densmore of the public speaking de pleasure overthe results of the coi- ally agreed that the Hebrews left nt varieties of technique used by the partment, is composed of Melvin mittee's work here. Egypt during the reign of Tutank- artists in the execution of. their Specter, '25, J. J. Dunn, '26, Horac No movement developed today in hamen. He declared that the records works. Mr. Makielski is considered Glasgow, '24. Judges of the debate th committee to change the two- of the Hebrews seemed to fit in with one of the foremost art critics of the with Chicago here tomorrow night thirds voting rule for the conven- those found in the tombs of the an- present day, and his lecture was at- have been announced as: Judge Lloyd tion's choice of nominees. Neither cients, especially in that of famous tended by an interested gathering of T. Williams of Toledo, a former honor was any change made in the conven- ' Pharaoh Tutankhamen. members of local art circles. debater, Prof. Emerson 'V. Miller o 'tion role of 1,094 delegates and alter- "There are many types of technique the public speaking department aw nates, hut the cemnmifte formnaly -hichcannot be appreciated without Ohio Weslyan university, and Prof recommended that one half of all LIT 1considerable training," said Mr. Mak- iW. Demorest, of Scott high school the delegates at large should be wo- IUillski. "The paintings of Leon Bakst, The presiding officer in the hill men. while, at first seem somewhat crude auditorium debate will be Prof. ThosU LE1and decidedly unattractive, are really IH. Reed of the political science de [ Isplendid pieces of constructive and, partment, a former honor debater a? J1LBM VIIOIHLP creative art, and one should hesitate Harvard. Washington, Jan. 16.-Another of- to condemn them without at first RRIiA fer for the development of the Mus- I eing sure of one's ability at criti- o oiss eas I I llcle Shoals properties by private cap-cis- M wn n tal was received today by Secretary -r acesk eto t xli ]usicale udiecefI Prof. William II. Hobbs, of the geo- Weeks, from sources which the Sec- that the style of techniue used is also logical department gave the first of retary declined to reveal but char- dependent on the use to which the fin-! a series of lectures dealing with mil- acterized as financially reliable. The ished work is to be put. "Several of Mr the Ypsilanti Conservatory of Mus- itary subjects before the entire unit war secretary also refused to discuss these paintings show a decided tend- ic hantrs. MaueOs ergr of thse of the R. O. T. C. on the subject of details of the new proposal, explain- ency towards illustrations, and as a1 i and Mrs. Scade Okkelberg of the "Australia In the World War" yester- ing that he first would have a study consequence the careful handling of University School of Music, pianist, I ef te were soloists at the monthly meeting day afternoon in the Engineering made by engineer and ordinance ex- tthe paints has been set aside for the of the Matinee Musicale yesterday af- Building. I perts and later would decide what story telling power needed. It is just ternon inthe ball roo of the Union. Professor Hobbs speech dwelt with action might be taken by the depart- these few considerations which must They presented a program of unusual the conrtibutions that Australia made inent with reference to its final dis- be thought of before making any sort interest as both artists are well to the success of the Allied cause. position. of successful criticism that makes the knowntoMatine Muiale auen. He explained that their aid came by This makes the fourth offer now hasty opinion of the layman, while Mrs. Gray has a contralto voice of additions to the tactical knowledge of pending, the other including that of still remaining as his conviction, a immne srangeand lein gthe armies, and by their great fight- Henry Ford, one from a group of decidedly biased and a fair decision.", which she uses to best advantage in ing abilities which, acording to Pro- southern power companies and one the upper register as she has a rather fessor Hobbs', authorty the command- the identity of which has not been { unpleasant habit of producing her ing general of the Austrailian forces revealed. 'lower notes front her chest giving was the greatest of any of the allied O W N the thratEAstrinedquASSISTANT IStons them throaty, strained quality, while Professor Hobbs went into detail -i op Rules To Be ror T | 111 her upernotes are of unusual beauty concerning the operations which Sa e As L T YearL"T" "v ' 'u " and fullness. Her singing of Ras- ghpa Astraame -AsfLastYear 1 Washington, Jan. 16.-(By A. P.)- Mexican federals have defeated the revolutionists in a hard battle at Te- peaca which has resulted in reducing a strong element in the rebel army to impotence," the Mexican embassy said in a statement tonight based on official advices from Mexico City. "Rebels under Generals Maycotte and Villarreal have been decisively de- feated after a hard battle at Tepeaca, the statement said. "After being driv- en from Tehuacan by federal troops under General Eugenio Martinez the enemy took up a position at Tepeaca on the railroad between Tehuacan and Puebla." "General Urvalejo attacked them here and completely broke up the command, which was made up of sev- eral of the strongest units at the dis- posal of the Vera Cruz rebels. The action has reduced a strong element of the rebel army to impotence. "On the Jalisco front the federals continue the advance on the rebels I who still are falling back and refus- ing to give battle." 10 ATTEND MEETING FOR WRITERS OFENEXT OPERA 55 MILE AN HOUR SOUTHER' GALE TEARS RIGGING, MASTS' AWAY LAST WORD SAYS CRAF DRIFTS IN STRONG WIN Officers Rush Fromn Barracks J Shenandoah Frees Self With Crash BULLETIN Mitchell Field, N. Y., Jan. 16.- (By A. P.)-Radio communication with the Shenandoah, navy dirig- ible which broke from her mast at Lakehurst, was establihsed at the army station tonight. The message read: "All 0. K. Will ride out storm. We think we are over New Brunswick. Holding our own. Verify position and send up weather information. Newark, N. J., JTan. 16.-(By A. P.)-Newark police headquarters reported that the Shenandoah had been sighted cvose to the ground at Dorenmus avenue, over the Kearney meadows. She had been hovering there for 20 minutes, It was reported apparently trying to make a landing. The meadows are between Jersey City and New. ark. Lakehurst, N. J., Jan. 16.-(By P)-The navy airship Shenandoal moored to heavy steel masts for ten day test, broke away from he moorings early tonight. Struck by a strong southeast gal the giant dirigible drifted aimlessi and soon was out of sight. A crew 30 men was on board. Apparently the craft had been dan aged, for fragments of her outer rIgg ing fluttered to the ground as sl sailed away. The wind was blowin at about 55 miles an hour. The naval communications office I New York was notified and official there immediately .tried to get i: touch with the Shenandoah by wire less but at last reports, had been u I successful. The Shenandoah broke away fro her mast shortly before 7 o'clock. crash audible above the roar of t storm brought officers and men fro t their barracks, but they scarcely ha had time to adjust field glasses Mbe" fore she was lost in the darkness an rain. New York, Jan. 16.-(By AP)- Officials of the New York weather bu reau expressed the opinion that th Shenandoah would be blown towar Lake Ontario by the southeast gal that tore her loose from her moorin mast at Lakehurst, N. J., tonight, Washington, Jan. 16.-(By AP)- The nose of the Shenandoah was pull ed out when she was wrenched fror the mooring mast, according to a mes sage received at the Navy departmen tonight from Captain McCreary a Lakehurst, N. J., which will interfer with her steering into the wind. Al engines are in good condition, howe em, eh added, and she has on board fut and oil sufficient to give her ful speed for 48 hours. There are also emergency and fres rations, the message said, for 40 me' for 48 hours aboard. The radio o the ship, it was explained was tem porarily out of commission, becaus of tests that were being conducte with it but this was put in commission in about one hour. More than 30 students were present at the meeting held yesterday after- noon in the Union for those interest- ed in writing the book and music for next year's Union Opera. The mem- bers of the committee in charge of, the books addressed the men on thej methods and general plans that they should follow in writing the manu- script. The custom followed out in past years of the directors stating the ex- act kind of play which would be de- sired will not be continued, it was announced. The writers will be as little bound by definite rules as poss- ible, Kemp Keena, '20, asserted. Tihe men were further informed that their plot* were not to be of the heavy type, but that at the same time, j they were to be definite, and to be carried through in two acts. The plot{ should not be developed so fast that it would not be perceivable. Criti- 1 cism from alumni. in regard to thef Slast year's opera has been received which states that the play should be more virile. Keena asserted that it shouldbeerememberedsthatethe men were not writing a drama, but a play really in the form of a musical com- edy in which anumber of songs and dances will appear. If a play could be written dealing with college life # which would be good, it was advised to beunderak+n If i Bruce Buell, '19, spoke before the Forestry club last night on his ex- periences in Canada working for the Kee Watin lumber company. Mr. Buell who is working for a'M. S. F. degree has spent considerable time in the north. Besides the usual business meeting refreshments and smokes were served.s Every second meeting of the club, which meets every two weeks 'on Wednesday, was made a smoker. Mararoneck, N. Y., Jan. 16.-Carol Dempster, injured a few days ago in the filming of Griffith's "America" is reported considerably better today. 3 a E i i I I KAU SHTON MAY QUIT AS COLUMNIANEAD COAC bach's lovely "Trees" in which the composer has set to music Joyce Kil- mer's beautiful poem was best receiv- ed by the audience. It is a surpass- ingly beautiful song, and the singer ~did it well. In the last group Wolf's "Zur Ruh" was best adapted to her voice as its slow moving tempo and long held notes gave the singer an opportunity to display some of the lovely tones which she possesses. Mrs. Okkelberg's work is so well- known that it scarcely needs com- ment. Her best was Liadow's Bar- carolle in which she displayed a tech- nique and musicianship which has won for her a definite place in the musical world. R. G. R. P an-Amerlcan Resolutions Signed gE J so successful. He showed how they Orders from the , quartermaster Plots for the play will have to be i contributed a new plan of advance Regulations for the J-Hop this year general of the United States army sabmitted by Feb. 5. The plots will which was so successful that great will be the same as were in effect last were received by First Lieutenant F.' be looked over by the book commit- ' areas of enemy country were captured winter, it was announced yesterday 1. Maslin to proceed at once to Iowa :tee and their authors will be advised, by a small force of soldiers. by Joseph Bursley, dean of students. State college at Ames, Iowa, to take as to their value. Due to the fact that - I Dean Bursley said that he considered up the duties there of research as- the dances are expected to be ar-l CLs that the Hop was carried off well sistant, it was announced yesterday. ranged this semester the final day Clavel Lectures hlast year. LieutenantlMaslin has been con- that books will be received will be s On French Town Principal among the rules announc- nected with the Highway Engineering March 10. ed for the dance are: dancing must department for more than a year as I cease at 2:30 o'clock and lights must a graduate student and research as- Prof. Marcel Clavel, of the Romance be out by 3 o'clock; there shall be sistant. He was sent here by the Io languages department delivered the no spectators; no corsages shall be United States government to study I Set For Tomorrow I first Cercle Francais lecture yester- Iworn at the Hop; and there shall the tractive resistance of roads. He day afternoon in West Lecture room 'be no decorations of individual booths will be an assistant in quartermaster of the Physics building. Professor except by the Hop committee. Most tractive resistance of roads research 3-Hop booths will be distributed at Clavel's talk was on the monuments of the conduct of the Hhop is left in while there. He will be detailed there a drawing that will be held at 41 and history of his native town, Toul- the hands of the Hop committee. for one year. o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the ouse. Regulations for house parties in- reading room of the Union. The draw- He first showed a few slides of the $clude: house parties shall begin not fing, though scheduled to be held at modern town, especially in connect- I arierthan Fridav mornin' and end iCleveland Alumni , an earlier date. was nostponed untilI Boston, Jan. 16.-Percy D. Haug ton, former Harvard football coa and now head coach at Columbia ui versity, said today that .he wou probably not return to Columbia ne fall. "I went to Columbia qn a one ye basis," Haughton is quoted as sayir "and there seems to be very liti chance that I will return." "All this talk about a three ye contract is bosh," Haughton add( "Many things will have to be straigl ened out before I can agree to i turn." WET WET! WET! "I don't think much of the man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday."-Abraham Lincoln. If Ministry Students To Hold Lunches The Monteith club, recently orgar nA ena c.aA 'n? +ing.z- + onA ant U t