ESTABLISHED 1890 OF ddmlmmw 4 r ita ~~E~Aiiu MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL. XXXVI. No. 38 EIGHT PAGES ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1925 EIGHT PAGES PRICE, FIVE CENTS a -- 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 M E . t f ,. F 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- . I" I