ESTABLISHED 1890 44w App :43 at MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL. XXXVI. No. 4 EIGHT PAGES ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1915 EIGHT PAGES PRICE, FIVE CENTS ..... .. NEWFIDNSN SHENAM PROBE ARE MADE PUBLIC NAVAL INQUIRY COURT HEARS VIVI) WORD PICTURE OF DISASTER EVIDENCE GIVEN Observer Testifies That Fa~ure Of Two Engines Drew Ship Into Fatal Storm (By the Associated Press) Lakehurst, N. J., Sept. 24.-A much more vivid word picture of the wreck- ing of the airship Shenandoah than any heretofore given together with important evidence bearing on at least one possible contributing cause of the disaster, was presented here today to the Naval Court of Inquiry. High lights in todays developments were; testimony of Col. C. G. Hall, U. S. A., observor on board, that the failure of two of the Shenandoah's engines made more probable the draw- ing of the ship into the vortex of the storm which wrecked her. More definite testimony that the ship actually began breaking in two, N before the control car fell, carrying Commander Zachary Lansdowne and other officers and men to their death. Evidence that the Shenandoah be- gan to break up when arrested after a fall of nearly 2,000 feet. Declarations of two witnesses that Commander Lansdowne had not been reluctant to make the flight at the time it was undertaken and that he voiced no dissatisfaction of the itin- erary fixed by the department. Introduction of the darograth rec- ord from the ship indicating that her first sudden ascent began at 4:26 A. M. central time on September 3, and lasted 8 minutes during which she ascended 1,130 feet; that two minutes later she began another and more rapid rise going from 3,016 to 6,065 feet in approximately 10 minutes and that then she fell abruptly 785 feet in 3min utes. At that point the daro- grath failed to functhn and testimony of some survivors indicate that it was at this time that the hull gave wvay just forward of amidships and the craft broke in two. While the word picture of the dis- patches painted by Col. Hall proved I the most absorbing of all the tesi- mony, perhaps the most important from the viewpoint of the purpose of the inquiry was in respect to the en- gines, one of which failed because of a cracked cylinder and the other be- cause of a lack of 'water. This plase of the inquiry was in- troduced by h ear Admiral Hileary P. Jones president of the court, who asked what effect the engines failure had on the failure to escape the line squall. I believe if it should be possible to have had the power of our five en- gines constantly," Col. Hall replied, "it would have been more probable that we would not have been drawn into the vortex of the storm which wrecked the ship. I do not believe, however, engine power had any thing to do with the situation after we got into the vortex of the storm."' CHANGES IN ELECTIONS RECEIYED BY REGISTRAR Changes in elections were received at the Registrar's office yesterday, and will be received again today. Thoughr Registrar Ira M. Smith was unable to give an estimate of the num- ber of changes requested, he stated that it would probably be "about the same as last year." According to University rules, elec- tions caii be changed by first year and special students, only after consulta- tion with the Committee on Elections. After today, registrations may be made only by permission of the Ad- ministrative Board and upon pay- ment of a fee of one dollar. Save under extraordinary circum- stances, courses dropped after the middle of the semester, will be re- corded with a grade of "E". No course may be taken up after the sixth week of the semester. Tirana, Albania, Sept. 24. - The cabinet resigned Tuesday, and Presi- dent Ahmed Zogu accepted its resig- nation. The president of the Senate also resigned. LQurve a.-9e rZ4VAP% Freshman Hazing Uncovers Newest Styles In Socks Sophomores, in the last few days, have Instituted a new form of hazing. The wearing of the coat inside out, which was once so popular has been succeeded by the artificial abbrevia- tion of the trousers-a process which has uncovered some new and start- ling styles in socks and garters, as well as a few pairs of red flannels. Besides these, the class of '28 has been trying to teach the new men the proper methods of removing their head coverings with some pre- tense of grace. The old command of "Pot Frosh!" has given away to the more polite and ingenious, "Run out from under it, Frsh!" Thm freshmen have been forced to sing, which they did in strained and hesitating voices, they have proposed, they have contributed individual danc- ing acts, acrobatic stunts, and penny races. MIMES ANNOUNCE POSTER CONTST Three Prizes Offered by Union Opera In Annual Competition; Meet Today NAME COMMITTEE HEADS Three prizes have been offered by the Union Opera in the annual poster contest, which will open with a meet- ing of all students interested in en- tering,'at 4 o'clock this afternoon at the Mimes theater. The winning poster, in addition to being used as the cover of the musi- cal score and the program of the Opera, will be featured In billboard advertising in all the cities which the Opera will play this year, includingt New York, Washington, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago, and Detroit. Will Give Cash The winner will receive a cash prize of ten dollars. Three seats foran Ann Arbor production of the show will go to the artist contributing the second-prize poster and one seat will be given as the award for third place. The judges will be Prof. Bruce Don- aldson, of the fine arts department, Wilfred Shaw, '04, secretary of the ' Alumni association, and Prof. William C. Titconb of the department of ar- chitecture. Details concerning the contest will be given out to those interested at! the meeting tomorrow, when Eben Graves, '26, general chairman of the Opera, E. Mortimer Shuter, director, and Valentine Davies, '27, and Walker Everett, '26, authors, will meet the entrants. At this time an opportunity will be given for those Intending to enter to go over the name, sets and plot of the show with the authors. Originality is the prime reguisite for a winning poster, according to! Opera officials. Tryouts Called All men students, except freshmen, who expect to try out for the Opera this fall and who did not try out last spring, are requested to report at 2 o'clock today at Mimes theater. Re- hearsals will be resumed for all of last spring's tryouts within a few days, according to Mr. Shuter. Chairmen of the three major Opera committees were chosen by the Com-I mittee on Committees at a meeting of that group in the Union yesterday was named publicity - chariman. afternoon. Thomas Cavanaugh, '27L, George Alderton, '26, was selected chairman of the program committee, and William MacVay, '26M, was chos- en to head the Make-up committee. Other committees will be named at a later date, with the three, whose chairmen were selected yesterday, be- ginning operations. Manila, Sept. 24. - The Senate, Tuesday, passed a bill appropriating approximately $30,000 annually for free distribution of rubber seeds to farmers. REGISTRATION AT'1UNION } CLOSES TOMORROW NOON All Union memberships must be obtained or renewed at the booth in the main lobby of the Union by tomorrow noon, at which time registration will be discontinued, it was stated yes- terday. Although the registra- tion is well above the corre- sponding markaa year ago, there are still several hundred sopho- mores and upperclassmen who have not renewed their member- CAILLAgUX -PLABESichigan Will Send Debaters Abroad hinMay Tht the University will send a de- L Itinga tor to EJag!and next May to nukao a tour of severril cities in that cont ry, and also Scotland was defi- AMERICAN CO)DI1SSION HOLDS uiely announced last night by Prof. TWO SEPARATE Thonas C. Trueblood, head of the MEETINUS public speaking department and cwaeh of the Varsity debating team. W ILL MEET AT NOON It had been preiously reported that a t earn would be sent abroad provided Ihat sufficient funds could be raised French Siggest'ons Not Aceeptabhe I to deiray the expense. To Some of 'ankee The itinerary in Great Britain will Representathes inlude Oford, Cambridge,- Manches- - ter, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburg, (By the Associated Press) and I ondon, Professor Trueblood *Washington, Sept.. 24.--Tho long stated. The team which will repre- sent the University as well as the pending Freisco-American debt fund- I'e for discussion will be selected ing negotiations got under way today at a lter (ate. and the French have submitted an Receipts from the Cambridge de- offer for a settlement. bate here, which will be held in Hill Thee te cnvesaton oohwn- toauditoriumr, Oct. 29, will be used to There the conversation looki to e y a part of the expenseofethe arringements to fund France's $4,000,- foreign trip next spring. The subject 000,000 debt rested tonight after a of discussion at next month's debate brief formal joint session between the w ill be :"Resolved, that this house commissions representing the two pities its grandchildren." The Uni-' governments and two separate meet- versity will take the negative and will ings of, the American commission be represented by Ray Alexander, have been held. 'rj, Lyman Glasgow, '23L, and El- Announcement that a definite offer I mei, '27L, arll Varsity debaters choos- had been laid before the Americans l en or the Cambridge engagement by was made by Joseph Caillaux, French I the public speaking department. minister of finance. - - "I made a deiinite proposal. . I * n " -01 r- GE[RMANY ACCEPTS' ALLIES PROPOSALi FORDEBT MEETING STUD ENiT TICKETS STILL OBTAINABLE FOR GAM1ES IAdditional football tickets for all home games are still availa- ble for those students who have not yet sent in their student coupons. According to Harry A. Tillot- son of the Athletic association there are still many students who have not yet mailed their applications. With the M. S. C. game barely more than a week away there remains more than 4,000 students to apply for tick- ets to this game. As 6 o'clock tonight is the deadline for class preference on M. S. C. tickets, all applications received after today will be filled as of fresh- m ian classificatin PRESiD0ENT -LITTLE, CONDUCTS INITIA REGENTS_ MEETING REGISTRAR SAYS ENROLLME1T IS 105 AHEAD OF FIGURE A YEAR AGO REAPPOINT MASON DELEGATES WILL BE FREE ACT AS CONDITIONS DEMAND TO wrote it myself coming over on the boat. My colleagues are in unity on it." Under-secretary Winston, t h e American commission secretary, at the close of the second meeting of they Americans, said no "otiicial proposal, was before them, but almost. simul- taneously there w ere declaral ionI from other quarters that the Fronchi suggestions were unacceptable at least to some of the Americans. FAI 'I-All ANY VAReTDIIT[ ;UEBATkE SUBJECIS PICKED FOR YEAR1 A Subsid3 for the Commercial Seli iee, and Child Labor Will Be Discussed AirI 01110 STATE IN LEAGUE UHlILLHIUA rH I J I VIVV ILA subsidy for the commercial air ervice, and child labor, are questions T 2RAW fl~t e wvill consider in de-, _ In LuhSn tt[ Central league Michigan will (By Tihe ARsocsated Pre ash Ijmeet Northwestern and Ohio State Washington, Sept. 24.-Lke otlhnrs niversity. The debates, on the sub- high in the offlicial life o ,foreign Jet: "Resolved, That the federal countries who cono to Amerea on g-vernment should subsidize our com- missions of monentous cencern. mercial air service, will be heard on Joseph Caillaux, French tinance mm- j Ihe evening of Jan. 15, with Michigan's ister, found time between a ho of negative team meeting Northwestern engagements today to pay his coon- at lvanston; and the afiLrmative team try's respects at the toi-lh of the Tn- nvet ing Ohio State university here. known Soldier at Arlin;gon nationalI Tids year will mark Ohio's first ap-l cemetery. Ipeara nce in the Central league, that Accompanied by Emile Dar!~e' mei'4 university having taken the place of French ambassador to Wal;ngton, Chicago, which dropped out of the Brigadier General George A. I)uinont, league last year. , military attache, and the members of The Women's League, including1 the debt conmnI ssion. M. Catilla iix teams from Michigan, Ohio State un- made the pilgrimage to the cent cry iversity, and Indiana, will consider in the early afternoon and placed a the question: "Resolved, That the wreath on the tomfl while I a hlal 1on i Proposed child labor amendment4 of American soldiers stood at atten- should be adopted by the United tion. I States." The debates will be held The minister and his associates Dec. 4, though it has not yet been de- I then visited the interior of the huge cided which of the two schools will memorial iamphith ii tr", iif tine i cozn here. the various glass encased nTreai This year's debates will be the first flags and other tokens whaich have i held jointly between the three schools, been bestowed by iaany gXo'rnents Al ichigan and Ohio State having been and organizations in nmemory of the sole members of the league in former, soldier dead. YO'. Classes from which will be chosenI iinnnrn nua ~ 5nn the University's debate teams for thel RE CO I two leagues are already underway un- Cer the direction of G. E. Densmore of ii TDIQI t he public speaking department. In the men's class for the Central league ire 20. and in the Women's League Plans have been formulated by the class 15l. Chamber of Coiimmerce Nwhereby the spring citizens of Ann Arbor and surround- I ing cities may make the trill to , ad- I New York, Sept. 24.-The peak of ison for the Wisconsin football game. returning tourist traffic to New York Reservation of coaches and the pur- as reached today with the arrival of chase of a block of football tickots sixteen steamships bringing 8,566j have been completed i i: va , ann~a ile j passengers. ed last night. U The trip is sponsored IbY this 0- Uni ers Bio ganization in an enldea vor to increaseeg the attendance at, this game. '( ep:,ra- tions are being inade for a parsde to H as Successful the field headed by the band an( fol- lowed by the student., and cffi iana carrying large "M Coniniu i - "Camp Douglas, the University's cations from 0both Coach George Lit-i summer biological station, had the tle of the Tlniversity of Wi c onsin and most successful session in its entire the Madison ('hanber of 'oina ie~ history," stated Prof. George R. LaRue bear assurance of th.ir --opratjon of the zoology department director of tbe station, in an interview yesterday. MEET IN OCTOBER Chancellor And Foreigni Minister Will Represent Germany At Conference (By the Associated Press) C Berlin, Sept. 24. - Germany will meet the Allied powers to negotiate a security pact. The cabinet, pre- sided over by President Von Hinden- burg, today accepted the invitation of the Allies to attend a conference to this end. Dr. Luther, the chancellor, and Gustav Stresemann, foreign minister will represent Germany at the confer- ence, with Dr. Sriegrich Dauss, chief legal expert of the foreign office and secretary general and probably Dr. B. W. Von Buelow, chief of the League, of Nations division of the foreign of- fice, as well as various under secre- taries. The German delegates will not be bound by inflexible instruction, but will enter upon the discussion with a firm determination to accept the security pact along the lines of the Y governments various recent pro- nouncements, especially the German note to the Allies of July 20, main- taining the right to strive for revision of the peace treaty to meet changed conditions. While October 5 is specifically named as the date of the conference neither date or location has been definitely agreed upon, the Allies de- ferring to Germany's wishes on both issues. ENROLLMENT INCREASES IN BUSINESS SCHOOL Enrollment in the School of Busi- ness Administration has shown a very encouraging increase over last year, according to Dean Edmund E. Day. The total enrollment in the school for last year was 30, while this year there are 40 students in the first year course and 12 in the second year. Three students from other institutions are in the second year course, and in the fist year courses are about four men holding degrees from other schools. As the school was first started at the University a year ago, this is the first year in which it has offered a full two-year program leading to the de- gree of master of business administra- tion. The school will turn out its first graduates next June.I The business administration school has the use of the entire second floor I of Tappan hall, and one of the rooms on that floor is now being made into a special reading room for business ad- ministration students. Engineers Plan General Smoker Permission has been granted by Joseph A. Bursley, Dean of Students,' for a smoker for all classes and de- partments of the engineering college to be held Oct. 1. Frank A. Reid, Jr., '26, is in general charge of arrange- ments. ;ical Station Summer Session by the University. The region contains many lakes of clear water and small forests of hardwoods and conifers, and is diversified by hills and valleys. There are abundant lowlands also, oc- ucupied by swamps and bogs which gie excellent opportunities for the study of acquatic vegetation and animal life. Among other things of interest to the students at the station this sum- mer was the remarkably large beaver colony established in a trout stream on the Universitydproperty. Professor the conditions leading to the graduall increase of beaver colonies in north-! ern Michigan, and said that he had seen as many as seven or eight beav- i i t I ' + { ., Y I, f 1 m lN*"i a-t ad in I At the initial meeting for the year soa games approimately 4,000 of the Board of Regents last night, students have yet o file their presided over for the first time by Iatulnts, aveyet toe their U. President Clarence Cook Little, a re- contest, 4,500; and for the Navy port of the enrollment was madeby I conte, ,500;andifrthchee Navy Registrar Ira M. Smith, the board of game, 3,500. With the exception governors of the Lawyers club was re- I ofathetwNavy game It now appeas iorganized, several gifts were received, of additional tickets for all stu- and a number of appointments were ap- made. I adents, provided the rate of . The University's total enrollment, pnication remains the same. according to the report, is 9,260. This ---______figure includes 63 registrations re- ceived yesterday, and surpasses last year's figure for the same date by 105. GOVERNOR SIVIIHIt was decided to install a locker system in the law building, in order to protect the students against theft. r9The band, it was voted, will here- after receive 50 cents from the out- door athletic fee of al students. William Smith Mason of Evanston, Oratorical -Association Has Extended I Ill., was reappointed to manage the Invitation to Taminany Hal William L. Clements Library for the Leader coming year. Miss Ruby Rowe of Burlington, Vt., was appointed direc- EXCEPTIONAL ORATOR tor of Betsy Barbour residence, and Miss Fandira Crocker of Ann Arbor was reappointed to the board of gov- Goy. Alfred E. Smith, of New York, ernors of Betsy Barbour residence. has been extended an invitation by the The board of governors of the Oratorical association to be the tenth Lawyers' Club, as reorganized by the sBoard of Regents, will be presided speaker on the oratorical lecture pro- over by the chief justice of the su- gram this season. Prof. Thomas C. preme court of Michigan. The board Trueblood, chairman of the lecture will consist of one Regent, James 0. committee, said yesterday that he ex- Murfin, two law professors, E. C. pected an answer from the governor Goddard and Grover C. Grismore, Mr. within the next few days. John Al. Zain of Chicago, Mr. John T. Governor Smith is reputed to be an Creighton of New York City, and two orator of exceptional ability and his junior law students chosen by the recent stump campaign in the New student council of the law building. -York City mayor fight is said to have I The committee of five handling the been a big factor. in the defeat of comprehensive program was #eported Mayor Hylan for reelection. Mir. to have dissolved. Regent Junius E. Smith was strongly supported in his Beal was appointed by the Board to attempt to secure the Democratic nom- act as delegate at the national meet- ination for President at the last na- mng of governor boards of state uni- tional Democratic convention held in versities, which will be held a Co- New York City,- lumbus, 0., Nov. 19, 20, and 21.-' The Regents received a gift from Born the son of poor parents on the Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton eastside of New York City, the gov- railroad of the right of way between ernor entered on a political ascension the University property and the Ann in his early twenties. He is now con-'Arbor aoad.Ethe A sidrednotonl th ral eadr o Arorrailroad.' Eighty-five lw sidered not onlyb the realdirer of books were given to the University by politics n tha te f e or. the heirs of the late -Judge Mayo of politics in the state of New York. Illinois. A cut out chassis was do- nated by the Cadillac Motor company. Mrs. Cornelia Steketee Hulst of Gr.,and R apids C r el a m ade a igift oft $250 to. the general library for the purchase STUDENTDIEof Dutch historical pamphlets, NDIt was decided to establish the A. Walter Suiter Scholarship of $6,000 .1nthe Medical school. Prof. J. S. Work on the Student Directory is Worley made a gift of $350 to the progressing as rapidly as possible ac- transport library fund. $500 was re- cording to Allin B. Crouch, '26 editor E ceived from H. R. Marsh for a of the publication. The probable date Brights diesase research fund. The Roy D. Chapin fellowships in high- of its appearance on the campus has way engineering and transport were not yet been announced. renewed and a new fellowship of $300 This year the Directory will not in highway engineering was received contain the usual list of telephone from Mack Trucks, Inc. numbers by street addresses. Here- The resignations of Henry T. Moore, tofore it was merely necessary to copy recently appointed professor of psy- the list from the directory at the tele-- chology, and Kemp Keeha, assistant phone company office. However there director of the extension department, is no such list this year and in order were received. Mrs. W. D. Iender- to secure the proper data much more son was appointed to act as assistant work would be required, necessitating to the director of the extension de- a long delay before the Student Direc- partment. Dr. Nathan Sinai of the tory could be published. public health department will take Great care has been taken in com- over organization of health lecture puting the lists as accurately as possi- courses in Detroit. ble. Mistakes which appear will gen- Prof. Withred Cook of the drawing erally be due to illegible writing on department was granted a leave of the part of the students. absence. I. S. Busbey, formerly in- The color of the Directory will be structor at M. I. T., will take his a light green. place. Walter V. Marshall was grant- ed an instructorship in architecture and W. C. Sadler was appointed as- [i Agqrq OnF igo-l1QftIn' sistant professor of civil engineering. Chief Justice Of Supreme Court Preside Over Lawyer's Club Board To HAWIIA FLIGHT WILL B E, MADE IN JAUARY T"'he 58 graduate and undergraduate students, enrolled in the eight weeks I i'ssion ending Aug. 14, turned out ' worl of much higher quality than the' .average, Professor LaRue stated. Ext remiely important research work I was carried on in the field of parasi- tology, the study of parasites of fishes, mammnals, and birds; in the field (of G lahe productivity, in which lake fer- tility, and other factors are closely ULHJLJLJ Ut LU IUIIIVILU1 fNUCLEUSfOF TOWERFUND Contributions from the freshman classes of last year and not the senior classes, as- was stated in 'T'uesday's issue-'of The Daily, formed the nucle- us of the Burton Campanile fund, it was learned yesterday at the treasur- er's office. The sum of $84.50, balance from the spring party of the class of '28, was the first response to the pub- 30 'STUDENTSENROLLED More than 390 students have al- ready enrolled in the University R. O. T. C. for the present semester. This number is slightly in excess of the enrollment in the unit one year ago, and closely approaches the maximum quota of the University. At present membership in the Un- Washington, Sept. 24. attempt to make a non No fxiuther Stop flight from California will be made befcore January Secretary Wilbur announced today. x.