PRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1924
THE 'MICHIGAN DAILY
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RO AD ENNEERS
TO GATHER HERE!
Aim of 1hghway Convention To Issue
Informa tion on Modern
Construction
PROF. BLANCIARD TO DIRECT
CONFERENCE FOR UNIVERSITY
The tenth annual conference on
highway engineering of the University
of Michigan will be held in Ann Ar-
bor, Feb. 11 to 14 under the directionj
of the engineering college in cooper-
ation with the Michigan State High-
way department and the Michigan
association of Road Commisioners and,
Slated To Take
Tro-zky's Place
As War Minister
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The purpose of the conference Is
to aid in supplying to road commis-
sioners and engineers information
relative to highway administration,
organization, financing, traffic, drain-
age systems and foundatons, and the t
construction and maintainece of road--
ways and bridges suitable for roads
and streets in the State of Michigan. General Budenny
The conference, which is open to I Leon Trostsky is in bad odor inj
all road commissioners, engineers Moscow because of his agreement with
and others interested in highway im- other soviet leaders rnd is in hourly
provement, will start registration fear of assassination. He is scheduled
Monday morning, Feb. 11 at 8:00 to be succeeded shortly as minister
o'clockinroom 1024, East Engineer- of war by General Budenny, when he
ing building, the headquarters of the
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Carl Lhorke, a plumber working
for the building and grounds depart-
ment of the University, died at 11
o'clock Wednesday night from severe
burns received while he was light-
ing a stove in his home early last
Saturday morning.
Lhorke was lighting the fire and
was pouring what he thought to be'
kerosene on the blaze when the con-
tainer exploded. It is now believed
that the can contained gasoline which
is much more combustible. lie cov-
ered his face with his hands and ran
into an adjoining room to get a rug'
with which to smother the flames on
his clothing. He was burned over
two-thirds of his body.
Fellow workmen of Lhorke are
each donating something for the wid-
ow and two children who survive him.
It is expected that the contributions
will approximate $75. The funeral
will be held tomorrow.
AUTOMOBILE STUDENTS
VISIT DETROIT TODA
Students taking work in the auto-
mobile engineering department will
make an inspection trip to Detroit to-
day, visiting the Ford Motor com-
pany's H-g bland Park plant and the
Cadillac Motor car company, as well
as the Auto Show in the evening.
The trip will start at 7:00 o'clock
this morning from the Interurban
depot. The Ford plant will be reach-
ed by 9:15 o'clock and t.he plant will
be inspected under the leadership of.
special guides. Lunch will be served at
the General Motors building on WVest
Grand Blvd. between Cass and Sec-
ond Aves.
Folowing that a trip will be made
by street car to the Cadillac factory
on Michigan Avenue. The Auto Showf
in Convention hall will be viewed dur-
ing the evening.
London, Jan. 24.-An agency dis-
patch from Constantinople reports
the discovery of an extensive con-
spiracy of Russian Communists.
Many arrests are said to have been
made.
Chemical Society
Inspects Building
Attention was focussed upon the
now Engineering building at the meet-
ng of the American Chemical society;
that took place yesterday afternoon in
room 1042 of the East Engineering
building.
Prof. A. H. White, Prof. E. H. Leslie,
Prof. Clair 'Upthegrove, and Mr. Georgej
G. Brown each gave a brief discussion
of their respective work, and told what'
the equipment in the new building al-
lowed them to do, that they could not
do in their old quarters. Following
the talks the members of the society
were conducted on a tour of inspec-
tion through the building.-
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highway transportation department.
Prof. Arthur H. Blanchard of that de-
partment is directing the conference,
for the University._
The four days will be filled with
conferences and speeches, as well as
movies of the work in progress. It
will be concluded Thursday, Feb. 14
with a banquet of the Michigan As-
sociation of Road Commissioners and
Engineers in the Union. Dean Mor-
timer E. Cooley, of the engineering
college will be toastmaster.g,
Leaders in Highway work and road
building from all over the country
have been securedto address the con-
ference, as well as automobile club
leaders.
FEBRUARY RAUATE TO
PAY DIPLOMA FSNOW
I eiLner steps ouL or is soot out.
PACK TELLS OF PLANS
FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE'
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UNIVERSITY MUSIC
Washington, Jan. 24.-(By A. P.)- MOUSE
More than one-sixth of the entire land
area, of the country was used in grow-
ing farm crops last year. The De- . w.3............................
partment of Agriculture calculates the
total acreage of all crops at 372,829,000*
acres, or 582,608 square miles. Farm;DecCratio s
crops produced, not merely those sold
had a hypothetical total value of $9,- or your
470,976,000 in 1923, or almost a bil-
lion dollars more than in 1922. J-Ho
Texas continues to hold first place F
in acreage and value of all crops House !art
Her farms aggregated 27,923,00 acres Hoyuse Party
and the crop value in 1923 was $1,064,
775,000. Iowa's crops were second in
of 21,724,000; Illinois third with $459,-
509,000 and an acreage of 20,915,000;
California fourth with $447,993,000 and Cousins & Hall
an acreage of 6,927,000; North' Caro-s
ling fifth with $415,737,000 and an ac I FLRIT
reage of 7,289,000; Ohio sixth withL T
$326,013,000 and an acreage of 11.966,- 6h E. University Ave.
000, and Mvsisouri seventh with $.321, -- _-------~,. i
097,000 and an acreage of 15,415,000 .
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Col. A. C. Pack, postmaster of Ann
Arbor, and chairman of the local com-
mittee of the Citizens Military Train-
ing corps, addressed members of the
Army and Navy club, at their monthly
meeting last night, on the subject of
national defense.
In his talk, Colonel Pack pointed out
that the United States has never had
any definite military policy, and that
this lack of policy has repeatedly
proved a disastrous factor in time of
war. He told of the National Defense
act, conceived by General Pershing,
which aims to prepare the country
for possible future wars. The act pro-
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Stetson hats have that crispness of line
which is so truly the hallmark of the
smart hat. They are distinctly-
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Vienna, Jan. 24.--Emigration is
slightly on the increase. During
November 881 persons left the coun-
try to seek new homes. Six hundred
of them went to 'the United States
and most of the others to South Am-
erica.
Daily classified for real results.
Classifieds.--Adv
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Out they go!
All seniors in the literary college vides, he said, more for a theoretical
who intend to graduate in February army than a practical one. For under
and desire to take their degrees at the army there is a body of reserve of-
that time must pay their diploma fees ficers trained in military work who
by the end of this semester, Feb. 9, 1 will be able to act as instructors in
it was announced yesterday by Reg- case of war.
istrar Arthur G. Hall. An ann ounce-
ment to the effect that all graduate It is with the purpose of keeping the
students who expect to receive a ded full complement of reserve officers
gree in February should make pay- and of replacing men who have retired
men of the diploma fee at the office the thehCitizens Military Training
of the graduate school, room, 9, Uni- camps have been instituted. In them
versity hall, was also given out yes- young men will be given a brief but
terday from the office of the graduate thorough training in military science
school. and will then be eligible for commis-
All senior literary students who sions in the reserve corps. The camps,
graduate in February and are now Colonel Pack pointed out,. will serve
leaving here but who do not desire to not only as a means for inculcating
take their degrees until June are la rudimentary knowledge of military
also requested to pay their fees as science into the youth of the land, but
so aepossiblee is $10. Literary will be effective agents of good citizen-
students may secure payment slip Ishk sy
in te o tic ofthe egitrarand Colonel Pack was followed by Capt.
in the office of the Registrar and!I .Hlwodicse nmr
make payment to the treasurer of theGI. C. Holm, who discussed in more
University. Those applying for teach. detail plans for the camp and for a
ers' certificates must pay $2. "Camp Custer club" to be formed here
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J'oily classified for reat results.
among young men between the ages
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Company
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Michigan for the purpose of
furnishing Michigan people
with Universal Telephone
Service.
and other fine o coats
Change
of name was made
$9.35 $ .65 $3 .25
in order to identify this Com-
pany in name with the Bell
System, of which it is a part.
Through the Company's
association in the Bell
lany are values regularly $so
System,
telephone users in
Michigan are assured the
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Bell Service.
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Lighter weight coats, too. Superbly
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