THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE TT2h WHITEilCOMMENTS ON XRAlY VALUE, ;" rr"fe~Mzr is Its Best, Use !lioulil r , ein Pr'eventionou PremlIa tre Exl'4510115 WILL SHOW BAD) POWDER I Value of the X-ray lies in the (ex- anmation of projectiles rather thbani in: the revealing of fiaws in the guns; i i the opinion of P1rof. A. E. White, of the engimeeri 1ig rcsearch ide.11):it- j 1t. C o~tz~ntii n jU pon the t.r atf innt of {col. E. 1T. Dickeinson be f or ~the national defense ferum(1of lieAm - crican Societyv of Mechanical lHogfin- cers in NowV Yor k recently to the ef- 'fect that the installation of X-r-ay equipment at thae WatertowD r: tS;ol for 111P purn o:;e of detectilng flaw S i 'thienmet Aliec structulre of the gn Would1( materially lessen the, numibe'r CJ di strous a ccidents, he stated his ljolief that the X-ray could be put toj latter use in preventing premature ai''sos ~"Premature explosions are more of- t4,n due to defective powder conldition:,. I I~ i tty fto ses, and 1imperfect p roject ii es tfia to (defec(tive giuns"," rail Prof, - s r hite. During the late war he asin charge of thea cceptance, from r.- l'1allirgicr I standpoint, of all gAin'; ul to 14 inch calibre which wr rt'ceciv(ed by the watr department. S"No gun will standh un uinder the renen dous shock resulting when a ;-)clell] explodes, within it," ('ontinuefl Professor White, "and with laultY fjti s and defective projectiles there is thie ever-plresent pos.siliity that: an ex-- 1losion will take place within t he L4i" ases of the projectiles have .r tendency to show "pipes," or infinit- cl:iiml holes which penetrate the on-se. These holes make it almost a < rl..3ity that, premature explosions i>ill occur. k X-rays should serve to determinieV fi dise flaws and consequently reduceT British Take Military Control In Sudan1 You Ivill wvish to make T HA T ilIFT something P~ert' useful-something persona! J1:; now the daily companion and pride of many a man who says it is thc first :i ,'}ac ry fountain pen he has ever owned. B~r ng in a sample of handwriting. Mr. Rider, who is a handwriting cr-rcrt, can select and fit the point so it is sure to please. UDERIS PEN SHOP 302 S~itate St. ['S Don't Borrow -Subscribe rf ay I.i Giler'sChocolates. The kind you'll want to send at Christ- mas tiune. Let us pack a' box of the-c nice fresh candics for you. For Roayal Laughter1 The Anglo-Egypt ian crisis enii--sed by the assass.1 ation ef 1I:tai-Ce m. k a pnear ,oit warl Y to be at an end, hut fears are held that the heavy penlties levied by B'it;1;a i ill cu eursnsa ogi':g?;'o- tians, among whom native leaders have been agitating a strong ilationaliJic tet>litl for01'soilie Year,;T', The 8rit- ish artilery seen drawn up before the Sphinx, is a inong Ilie I ro lswh MII- are tkn over conlt vol oW tip ot from Egytian forces. Below (left to rught, i1wair aia, the rie v premier; (h'n''ral I,ord AllJ'm by,, :uew a for "Britain in Egypt; anti Zagloul Pasha, who s t epped down as prem jor rat her fthan a-c'fe wholly to IhIIi demands. EBE RBAC""H & SON, CO. 20C-204 East Liberty St. ... . greatly thew number of preatore cx Seattle Wash., D ec. 8.-Do rfing thir ii plosions. r~cent visit; here, memberhcis of dwh Ox- ~-"'------------f ord (deba te te(am were enlt ertainiled rat; dinnivr by the ('lkliodle> scliola so s z 'an s C ime TO P la i he Iac(llt y aof the University o \Wash- M-hitnslhmelT Pa , , A s soon as adjulstmnlts (a1. 1', made,'. Sin ther chain of gears, Micligi; .n's iiies in the tower of the old en-r jr ;neering shops will play the foa.l icr Canihridge Quarters" a half hour ^ Inter than formei ly. In tha morning 1lt,~e pal will sound at 7:58 a,, stu-, Oc'nts file to classes, instead of at = l,:28 as formerly, and in the evening ; .453 8In ?stead ,of 0t.. 5:28 according 1-o ;itnnouncemlelt made at the offices of ;:ecretary Shirley W. Smith. Action toward _ch)anging the time of ,ounding the chimes was taken following suggestLion by Prof. 0. W. Io ,wton, acting director o;' the engi- ulecrir~g shops, who pointed ours thalt thle new hour will more nearly mark the tine of opening and closing; of the 17niversity day. Anromicemnen L of change il 11 ine of ringing the chlinm''n, brin g:,;(o m3ind l'Michigan's cearlte >? iVl :;. It''-" f"rring to this in all t0 rt;V-Ie ifAlie( M-ay 1.919, ise of he v Alu1mnii s, R eferececLil)rIrian ma eri o,, a II v 'm A. Finnoy, '71, says T, -was It haid increa'rd lto irn-0than half