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VOL. XXXVI. No. 38 EIGHT PAGES ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1925 EIGHT PAGES
PRICE, FIVE CENTS
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IT LIN- AMRICAN
DEBT COMMISS\IONS
SEEK FUND DETAILS
ITALY'S ECONOMIC AND FISCAL
SITUATION SUBMITTED TO
t All EIIICAN EXPERTrS
DISCUSS CAPACITIES
American Members Confident That A
Satisfactory Settlemiat Will
Be Finally Reacned
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3. - Members
of the Italian and American debt com-
missions, in the absence of formal
conferences today, took advantage of
the opportunity to get- more thorough-
ly acquainted with details of problems
confronting them in their efforts to
reach an agreement for funding
Italy's war debt.
There were unmistakeable signs.
that members of the American com-
mission had arrived at definite con-
clusions as to the maximum to which
Italy can be expected to go in terms.
The indications were that, in arriving
at these conclusions, the Americans
had met with no surprises in consid-
ering the statements of Italy's eco-
nomic and fiscal situation and out-
look, submitted yesterday in connec-
tion with statistics independently ar-
rived at by American experts.
The latter studies have presented
conclusions not far from those con-
tained in the 21 documents which
Count Volti, the Italian finance minis-
Public SpeakingPUII[V(IOT
Banquet Will Be LJGH99NCULIULIJUI
HeldNovemberS10
Tickets for the all-campus public
speaking banquet which will be held
Nov. 18 in the Union, will go on sale
Nov. 10, a ~t 1-al.vok -tre7-".31as{
announced yesterday. Frank P. Wea-
ver, '28L, has been appointed to sup- GAINED FAME IN IRISH MUSICAL
ervise the ticket sale. DRAMAS; HAS STARRED IN
Sen. Woodbridge N. Ferris will be MANY MAIN ROLES
the principle speaker at the banquet.
His subject i lbe announced within ILL FOR LONG 'I IME
the next few days. Burton B. Sibley,
'27L, will represent the student body --
as speaker at the banquet. Prof. Os- Appeared At Whitney Theater Last!
car J. Campbell of the English de- Friday Night and Was Taken Ill
partment, will be toastmaster. I During His Performance
The arrangement committee is busyl
making plans for the affair. An at- Chauncey Olcott, world famous1
tempt will be made to make the ban- I Irish tenor and a prominent figure in
quet the biggest that has ever been the theatrical world since 1880, is
held here. It will probably be held confined to his room at St. Joseph's
in the Assembly hall, and more than Mercy hospital here, suffering from a
300 are expected to attend. Invitations breakdown from overwork, it was
have been sent out to the students of learned last night. Mr. Olcott was
state and members of the Ferris clubs taken to the hospital immediately af-
in this vicinity to attend the banquet. ter his performance here last Friday
All students on the campus are in- night in "The Rivals," and has- been
vited to be present at the affair. The! under the care of a doctor since that
fact that a student has shown no spec- time,
lal interest in public speaking will not New 65 Years Old
bar him from the hall, officers of the The famous singer, who is now 65
association say. Last year many stu- 'years old, had been ill for some time
dents did not attend the banquet, be- before his performance at the Whit-
cause they had not taken public speak- ney theater. It was reported that he
ing courses, but this attitude will be was given medical attention after his
discouraged this year. 'matinee performance in "The Rivals"
at Ypsilanti on Friday afternoon, butI
GEN. BUTLER MUST
RETURN TO MARINES
insisted on playing his regular role
in the production at Ann Arbor that
night. According to persons who saw
the show, Mr. Olcott appeared to
weaken toward the end of the per-
formance and was helped from the
stage by Miss Lotus Robb, who played
the part of Lydia Languish, during the
ter, laid before the first joint meetingPneaTnscene.
of the commissions, as the basis for President Turns Down Requests Of Fatigued From Overwork
his group negotiations. .iAsked He Remain Dr. F. L. Arner of Ann Arbor was
On the strength of the indications summoned to the star's dressing room
that there was something of an .un- during the performance, and has been
derstanding among both commissions WILL GO TO SAN DIEGO in constant attendance over Mr. Olcott
as to minimum and maximum capacity ever since. "He is tired out from over-
of Italy to pay, reports arose that WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-President work," Dr. Arner declared last night,
negotiators would require little time Coolidge declined today to extend the "and will not be able to leave Ann
to conclude an agreement. There was leave of Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, I Arbor before the first of next week."
no confirmation of those rumors, how- of the marine corps, to permit him However, it was rumored that he will
ever, but members of the American !to continue to serve after Dec. 31 as be unable to appear on the stage
commission appeared optimistic that head of Philadelphia's police depart- again.
a satisfactory settlement would be ment. Chauncey Olcott was born in Buf-
worked out. In making his decision, the Presi falo, N. Y., on July 21, 1860. He made
dent turned down requests for an ex- his theatrical debut in 1880, when he
C T tension made by Mayor Kendrick, Sen- was featured by the late R. M. Hooley.
Class Treasurersator Pepper of Pennsylvania, and After several years spent touring the
Will N eet Today others, who insisted that the pic. United States with various mistrel
turesque marine was needed to di and operatic companies, Mr Oicott
rect warfare against lawlessness at went to England, where he spent two
Treasurers of all classes of all Philadelphia. Years, singing incomic opera. He
schools and colleges of the Univer- I The President, in advising the succeeded W. 3. Scanlan as the star in
sity will meet at 5 o'clock this after- mayor of his decision, recalled that Irish musical dramas, and has since
noon in room 302 of the Union for a when he agreed last December to per- iappeared in leading roles, both in the
discussion of the new system of col- mit General Butler to remain at his United States and in England. His
lecting and handling class dues which Philadelphia post for a second year, wvhich he played opposite Mrs Mlin
was inaugurated by the Student coun- he had made it plain that he thought Maddern Fiske, in the role of S i
cil at its last meeting. Kenneth C. further extension of leave should not Lucius O'Trigger. It was in this pat
Kellar, '26, president of the council, be requested or granted. Since then, that he was singing at the Whitney.
will explain the new method at this he said, no new elements have en- theater on Friday night-his last per-
time. tered the situation to cause him to formance before his breakdown.
Freshman treasurers who are elect- change his position.e
ed this afternoon in time to be pres- Unless General Butler has decided I
ent at the meeting are asked to at- to resign from the marine corps in Spanish Society
tend. Uniform sets of receipt and order to remain at Philadelphia, he .i
voucher books are being prepared by will be obliged to report for duty in W i n a 60
the council, and will be ready for the service Jan. 1, and will be as-
distribution before the all-campus signed as commandant at the base of More than 60 persons will be snit-
dues day, which has been set for San Diego, Calif. iated by La Sociedad Hispanica at its
Tuesday, Nov. 17. When he left the service two years meeting at 7:30 o'clock tonight in
ago to go to Philadelphia, he was the Union. Following the initiation,
Committee of five members will be commander at the Quantico, Virginia a program consisting of music, speech-
appointed by the Senate council to base. es in Spanish, and an exh'bition of
report on the parking regulations, it ango danc g- l-presented.
was decided yesterday at the council's KIEV, Russia, Nov. 3.-Four per- Prof. Julio del Toro, of tii'eromance
second meeting of the year. The mem- sons, one a woman, have been sen- languages department, will be the
d I-- t I4,-L, dVI O,++ <..11 itouth f alL i - fa~ rltin- krp- 1 not
House Will Begin
Work On Bill ToE
Decrease Taxes
03v Assocated Press)
WASHINGTON Nov. 3.-Public
hearing of the proposals for revision
of the revenue law was completed to-
day by the House ways and means
committee, and it will start work
Monday on ,a bill to reduce taxes.
While asked by Secretary Mellon to
keep the reductions within a total of
$300,000,000 a year, a number of com-
mittee members were prepared to go
beyond this mark to accomplish the1
wide spread revision in rates desired.
In this connection President Cool-
idge let it be known that he sees no
harm in going above this limit, if ne-
nessary, and the belief prevailed to-
night that the committee would rec-
ommenid a reduction of at least $350,-
000,000 on the annual federal tax bur-
den.
IN AVIATION TRIAL.
Prosecution And Defense Alternately
Score Victories In Mitchell
Court Martial Tribunal
COMPROMISE EFFECTED
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-Prosecu-
tion and defense counsel battled to a
tie today with the court martial tri-
bunal, trying Col. William Mitchell on
charges of conduct prejudicial to good
order 'and military discipline, sitting
as umpire, and finally adjourning the
contests until Monday.
The prosecution, headed by Col.
Sherman Moreland, scored first, when
the court declined to free the air offi-
cer on a motion by Rep. Frank R.'
Reid, civilian defense counsel, who
contended that not a scintilla of evi-
dence of guilt has . been presented
against the air officer. The defense
then ,scored its victory, the court de-
ciding that it shold be permitted to
call what witnesses it believed neces-
sary, and directing the prosecution "to
take immediate steps to proceed" with'
the summoning of the long list of wit-
nesses and the production of the
voluminous records from government1
flies it had requested.
A compromise on the request to
summon three cabinet officers, Secre-
taries Davis of the War department,
Wilbur of the Navy, and Jardine of
Agriculture, was effected, by the de-
fense and prosecuting attorneys at a
conference called later in the day. It
'as agreed that the presence of the
cabinet members in court would be
{ waived, provided the records in their
{ possession were produced by authoriz-
ed agents.
American Workman
Is Highest Paid
According to a survey recently
made by the international labor office
of the League of Nations, the Ameri-
can workman is the highest paid in
the world. The purchasing power of
the wages paid in the various coun-
tries were used as the basis of com-
parison rather than the actual amount
of-,1money paid. The statistics were
gathered in 19 leading cities in as
manyountries. Placing the purchas-
ing power of the wage paid in London
at 100 per cent, it was found that
Philadelphia's figure was 183. In oth-
er wdords the laborer in this city can
buy' 83 per cent more with his earn-
ing than can the workman 'in Lon-
don. Ottawa, Can., was second to
r Philadelphia with a figure of 148 per
cent, Sidney, Aus., third with 140 per!
- cent, London fourth with 100 per
cent, and Copenhagen, Den., fifth with
97 per cent.
I
WHRE FRESHMEN
WILL VOTEI
Today:
11:00-Engineering college in
room 348 of the Engi-
neering building.
4:00-School of Education in
room 109, Tappan hall.
4:30-Architectural college in
lecture room of the Ar-
chitectural annex.
5:00-Dental school in the
lower lecture hall of the
Dental building.
5:00-Pharmacy school in room
151 of the Chemistry
building.
Tomorrow:
4:00-Literary college at Hill
auditorium.
MONEY TO BE RAISED BY CLASS
MEMBERS WHO WILL TAKE OUT
ENDOWMENT INSURANCE
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SHUTERSELECTS
OPERACHORUSESI
Groups Whose Songs And Dances Will
Form The Backbone Of The Show
Selected From I00 Tryouts
48 MEN CHOSEN
Selecting the largest personnel in
history for the men's and women's
chorus of the 20th annual Union opera,
E. Mortimer Shuter, director, yeLer-
day announced the names of 48 men
whose dances, songs, and costumes
will be largely responsible for the
almost assured success of "Tam-
bourine." The choruses this year
were picked from the largest field of
tryouts that the opera has ever seen,
several hundred men students having
received consideration since the first
call last spring.
Because of the fact that the chorus-
es are the backbone of the show, every
selection was made by Mr. Shuter
with the greatest care. Further than
the unusual talent exhibited by near-
ly all of the men chosen, Mr. Shuter
believes that the personnel of the two
choruses this year is truly represen-
tative of the student body, and that
the University will be proud to have
such' men come in close contact with
the alumni and thouands of others
during the opera trip.
The choruses worked for several
weeks last spring under the personal
direction of Roy Hoyer, dancirg. part-
ner of Fred Stone, and a this time
were instructed in the rudiments of
chorus dancing. Since that time they
have been given dance numbers from
time to time, until now the work con-
sists entirely of rehearsing each num-
ber over and over again. Rehearsals
are now held every day, and occasion-
ally twice daily for both choruses.
There will be no let up in this re-
spect until the first performance, Mr.
Shuter said.
The men's chorus is as follows:
Charles Sestok, '28E1 James Nathan,
'26; Kenneth H, Lowe, '26; Russell
Duncan, '26; Walter Decker, '27;
John Reimers, '27; Joseph Brady, '26;
D. Leslie Allen, '28; Fred -Pinney,
'27L; Cassam A. Wilson, '28; Joseph
. Parsons, '27L; Emil Stern, '28;
William C. Bishop, '28; Gerald Wat-
land, '27A; Forrest Heath, '27;
Thomas Winter, '28; Douglas Whitte-
k more, '27; George T. Burke, '26; Dan-
iel Huff, '27; Henry Thurnau, '28;
Brayton Deane, '26; Clayton Haden,
'26A; Harold Dudley, '27; Thomas
Norton. '27.
Thenwomen's chorus is as follows:
Frederick J. Proctor, special; Martin
Tanner, '27; Wesley Dodge, '27E;
F John L. Wilson, '28; David Howell,
'26; James E. Newton, '26; Robert
Manchester, '27L; Robert F. Price, '27;
James F. Murphy, '27; Thomas J
Dougall, '28; Francis A. Norquist
'28E; Hugh C. Armstrong, '26; Arthur
McKinnie, '28; William A. Comstock
'28E; W. M. Hood, '28; Eldred Davis
'26; Ford Stoddard, '27; Paul Gins
burg, '28; Henry Lathrop, '27; David
I Fox, '26E; Benjamin Boyce, '26; Mil
f ton Peterson, '27L; Stanley L. Baum
garth, '28; and Stewart Sinclair, '27
SENIOR CLASS VOTE S
UAR TER OF MILLION
F O MEMORIAL FUND
_
Two hundred and fifty thousand 'dollars to provide a suitable mem-
orial to the literary class of 1926, has been voted by the memorial coe-
nmittee of that class. With the approval and endorsement of President
Clarence Cook Little, the faculty of the literary college, and the Board of
Regents, the committee unanimously adopted a resolution which provides
for this fund.
The plan by which this memorial fund is to be raised is patterned
after the system which has been in existence for many years in eastern co
leges and universities. It provides that all members of the class take out
20 year endowment life insurance policies with a concern which has been
chosen, each policy reading for $250 or more at the student's discretion,
The premiums on the policy will be payable annually at the rate of $10a
year for twenty years, at which time
the total with acrued interest of $50
an e M eeting will be turned over to the trustees of
Place Of Public the fund.
Advice Sought
Speaking Board The advice of the insurance depart-
ment was sought concerning the plan,
and in selecting the company to be
Hereafter the bi-monthly meetings employed. Their selection was based
of the Oratorical board will be held: on the following three points: The
in the Union at noon luncheons, of- company selected will write non-par-
ficers of the association decided at1 ticipating policies, making the pre-
i miums lighter during the first few
a meeting in Angell hall yesterday years of payment. The company will
afternoon. All meetings so far this I write the policies without physical
year have been held in the Oratorical examination. Collections will be
rooms, third floor, Angell hall. made personally and under an organi-
The social committee was empower- zation which has convinced the insur-
ed to make arrangements for the first ance department that lapses in poll-
luncheon meeting a week from Mon- cies will be reduced to an absolute
day. The board felt that the new minimum.
plan of meeting would not only bring l sThe resolution as finally:adopted
outlnesthewhol pln biefly:
the members of the organization into "The 1926 Literary Class Memorial
closer contact, but would provide some committee, composed of Richard H.
compensation to those who continual- Freyberg, J. Glen Donaldson, Richard
ly give their time for the furtherE Barton, Margaret EBrooksand
ance of the Oratorical activities. E.arton,
Reports to the board said that 1,022 I Mary L. Miller, unanimnously approves
Reprtstothebord ai tht ,02 ,and votes for a $250,000 Memorial
season tickets for the regular lec- Fund to be given by the 1926 Literary
ture course had been issued this year. Class to the University of Michigan
The lectures so far have been well said Memorial Fund to be in the form
attended, and the board hopes that an of twenty year endowment insurance
exceptionally large crowd will be on in the Aetna Insurance ' company
hand to hear Alfred Noyes, English I through Robert D. Gibson; each mem-
poet, Thursday night, in" Hill audi- ber of the 1926 Literary Class taking
torium. The poet is, at present, on out on his life at least two hundred
a lecture tour of this country, and re- fifty dollars ($250) said twenty year
!ports received. by officers of the as- endowment insurance; with the said
sociation say that he is being re- Memorial Fund payable to the 1926
ceived by large audiences. Literary Class through the board of
trustees composed of Harry G. Messer,
Richard H. Freyberlg, J. Glen Donald-
sson, John R. Effinger and Harry C.
Carver, or their successors as ap-
pointed by the President of the iii-
versity of .Michigan; and handled
I Lthrough the Detroit Trust Company,
located at Detroit, Michigan; with
(By Associated Press) n said Memorial Fund at maturity in
PARIS, Nov. 3.-The Painleve mim-n Noveyber 1945 to be given by said
istry wohits first fight in parliament Board of Trustees to the Board of
today, thanks to the support of for- Regents of the University of Michi-
mer political enemies, gaining at least - gan in total, with the exception of
a short lease of life by a vote of 221-1$25,000 which is to be used by the said
189. This in fact, but not in spirit, Board of Trustees for the purpose of
was a vote of confidence in the new 1926 Literary Class reunion; with the
cabinet, although 121 deputies ab- balance of the said Memorial Fund to
stained from voting, be used by said Board of Regents for
The moderates and conservatives, the University of Michigan as they
feeling the disasterous effects of a may deem proper, if possible, how-
further prolonged political crisis, ral- ever, to constitute a concrete me-
lied to the support of Premier Pain- morial to the 1926 Literary Class of
leve in sufficient numbers to offset the University of Michigan,"
the socialists' dissension. In so do-) Campaign Opens Today
ing they made it clear, however, Under the direction of Robert D.
I through their spokesman M. Landry, I Gibson, '23, a campaign will open to-
' that their vote was not an expression day to arrange the writing of policies
of confidence in the cabinet, but a as soon as possible. Senior literary
voteto end the existing chaotic con- I students inrorganized houses will be
dition of public affairs. visited as groups, and such people as
The vote in favor of the cabinet can conveniently do so are urged to
falls far from short of the usual sig-. call at the general alumni association
Snificance of such action, because many office where the plan will be explained
Ifdeputies who refuse to overthrow the to them personally. A letter to each
cabinet, oppose the financial concep- member of the class is being sent out,
tions as outlined in the premier's explaining the methods which will be
declarations. The fact that the pound employed in conducting the campign.
sterling was at 120 and the dollar ati Members of the committee sposor-
24.83 francs, caused a great impres- ,ing the plan report unanimous favor
sion during the debate. among the faculty to whom the plan
s duClarenet.was submitted for approval. President
--Clarence Cook Little refers to the plan
SMITH LEADS as "a very splendid thing for the Uni-
EARL Y C UT versity and for the class." President
SEARLY CO U1VTiLittle further expressed his hope that
, the Memorial fund plan would become
(By Associated Press) traditional among the classes receiv-
ing diplomas from the University.
DETROIT, Nov. 3:--Early returns This wish that the class memorial
were from Smith strongholds, and fund idea become traditional was also
showed a smaller volumn than last voiced by many of the faculty and by
year, which led to the' prediction that the Board of Rege ts
, the total vote would be smaller than The committee in charge feels that
, in the election last fall. Indications through this fund plan the class will
-i on the part the racial question is be giving a definite return to the Uni-
a playing in the election was given Iversity rather than to organizations
-throurgh returns from several pre-l allied' to, but not integrally parts of
- cincts composed largely of negroes. { the University. The establishment of
Here Smith was given a large major- the memorial funds as a tradition
ity, and in one Bowles did not receive would provide the University with
a vote. funds independent of state control-
*Ifunds which could be used for the
TOKIO, Nov. 2.-Officials of the So-,benefit of both students and the Uni-
jiji have decided to establish a Budd- versity at the discretion of the Board
hist women's university in Tokio at a of Regents.
leers of the committee will be an-
nounced later.
tenceaor o or anege esp t y speaer. His t t
JESSE LYNCH WILLIAMS ARRIVES IN ANN
ARBOR TO BEGIN IxORK AS ARTS FELLOW'
By Wilard I. Crosb
The University is indeed
in having secured a man
as interesting and delightful
Lynch Williams to succee
Bridges as holder of the f
in creative arts this year.
liams, a man of rare abil
playwright and author, has t
gift of unusually great
charm.
Mr. Williams arrived M
take up residence in the Ur
will remain here most of
throughout the year to meet
in an informal way, and dis
them the production of an
stacles to be overcome inl
wo'ks of art.
"I hardly know what is ex
me," Mr.,Williams comment
day, "but I do want to shun
mal lecturing. Friendly cI
the interested students, wh
not have to do all the talking
to my liking." He suggested
r
y off all sham and greefts strangers with dramatic production, 'Lovely Lady,"
fortunate a warm hand of welcome. He was which he has- just ompleted. Other
of letters characterized y Dean Christian plays by Mr. Williams include "Why
f -ttrsGauss, 9 ,VitInce university, in Marry," which in 1917 was awarded
as Jesse an article recently written for the the Pulitzer prize for the best Ameri-
SRobert ilte. as "a man who enioYs ,can nlav nroduced durinz the ea1 r
DL yttt~v , a uu pt uvaUt ya jvue uttg t yea, ,
ellowship life." and a companion piece, "Why Not,"
Mr. Wil- "In all things," Dean Gauss adds, which was produced in 1923. ivil Engineering
ity as a "he is /'politely and delightfully in- He is also known as the author of + "
forma.' He has no patience with a number of stories. After graduat- I0$t nitiates
h pedantry, much less with the ordinary ing from Princeton in 1892,- he wrote -
personal run Ojf university men . . . What he "Princeton Stories." This was fol- Michigan's student chapter of the
admires in others and what he strives lowed by "The Stolen Story and Other American Society of Civil Engineers,
[onday to for i/n his work is the precise, the neat, Newspaper Stories," "The Adventures j honorary society, had John W. Reid,
nion. He and trim." I of a Freshman," "New York Sketches," Detroit commissioner of public works,
the time I concluding the article, Dean "The Day Dreamer," "Th'e Girl and as chief speaker for its fall initiation
students Gauss says, "He is so thoroughly the Game," "My Lost Duchess," Mr. banquet last night at the Union. Ac-
cuss with A erican that he can give us humor Cleveland," and "The Married Life of companying Commissioner Reid from
d the ob- wi hout overstatement. He respects the Frederick Carrolls."I Detroit was Mr. P. A. Fellows, Detroit
producing cr ftmanship so high'ly that he dis- After completing his college course, city engineer. Commissioner Reid
da ins to resort to the easy method Mr. Williams served as a reporter on spoke on "Some Interesting Phases o1
Kpected of off exaggeration. This respect for his the Commercial Advertizer. Later he Detroit's Municipal Problems," before
ed yester- craft is confined not only to his own turned down an offer to teach Eng- a gathering of more than 30 active
any for- c eations. He loves good work done lish at Princeton, so that he could members and initiates.
hats with b any hand, and believes it should "learn how to write it" as a reporter The 13 new initiated men are: L. B
ere I do f b e rewarded. on the New York Sun. In 1897 he Arscott, '26, G. R: Chadwick, '26, S. De-
g, is moreJ "If then he is one of the most popu- became a member of the staff of Scrib- Boer, '26, W. F. Dreyer, '26 R. B. Eh-
that stu- l r men among his fellow dramatists ner's magazine, Iers, '27, L. F. Finkler, '27, E. A. Hill-
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