.. ESTABLISHED 1890 - mmmhm&----j A OPFF -.!NL . f IL Ar H.tr4tg an Akr MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL. XXXVL No. 101 EIGHT PAGES ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1926 EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE CE3NTS STATI E1E51 "AFTER 0 YEARS"SUBJECT OFTALK DISCUSS PROBLEM Of PUBLIC SAFETY F. T. SHEETS ADVOCATES TRAFFIC CONTROL IN ADDRESS LESS "After 150 Years" will be the sub- ject upon which Sir Robert A. Fal- coner, president of the University of Toronto, will speak at the University fconvocation at 10:30 o'clock next Mon- day, in Hill auditorium, in commemo- ration of Washington's birthday. This date as announced in the calendars included in the University announce-- ments will be a University holiday. Dr. Falconer's address will be a comparison of the political, social, and scientific situation of today with what it was in the time of the height of Washington's power. le was selected to speak at the' dean's meeting held last week. He had been scheduled tosspeak at the convocation last year, but due to the death of President Marion L. Burton, the gathering was called off. As a re- sult he was again requested to speak at the convocation this year. Palmer Christian, University or- ganist, has arranged a musical pro- gram to be given during the morning gathering. EIGHTH PROGRAM OF UNIVERSITY IS, GCIVEN 6OVER0RADIO SEC'Y SMITh, )EA N HAMILTON, PROFESSORS BROWN AND BAILEY, TALK MUSIC PROVIDED BLANCHARD SPEAKS Engineering Professor Discourages, Use Of Three ILatne Roads As Hazard To Traveling Public ... r vnOrr in AnnRfri Discussion of the problem of public * I u1 'J1 I l UII.." U safety and highway construction was9 taken up yesterday in the morningS and afternoon sessions of the 12th annual conference on highway en -___ gineering, which is being held underS the auspices of the engineering col- Journalistic Societies Will Entertain lege. High School Editors Here Declaring that the "less traffic is 3tarch i and 6 controlled, the better," Frank T.I Sheets, chief engineer of the Illinois TO ATTEND OHIO GAME division of highways, advocated a policy of liberal regulation in his ad- dress in the morning session. An Delegates to the high school editors' excess of traffic signals, he explained, convention to be held here March 5 may actually decrease the capacity of and 6 under the auspices of Sigma a road. In rgard to road safety ac- Delta Chi and Theta Sigma national cessories, he particularly stressed the journalism societies, and the jour value of the center stripe. Ju'alsm.citi.,ad ~ejor nalism department of the University Road Patrol Praised will hear an address by Coach Field- The Illinois director also empha- ing H. Yost, director of intercollegiatet sized a special unit of the highway )athletics at their banquet Friday night. department which was recently or- Final arrangements and other details ganized to patrol roads and maintain of the program are being made at the i law enforcement without the practice present time.e of useless and malicious arrests. The Those attending the convention, a criterion for i speed laws, he said, members of the Michigan Interscho- should be public safety, rather than a lastic Press association, will arrive1 specific limit. , Friday morning and register from 8f Construction of three lane high- to 12 o'clock at the Union. Upon reg- ways should be discouraged as a haz- istering, they will be given tickets to ard to the traveling public and the the Ohio State-Michigan basketballt use of four or six lanes substituted, game Saturday night at the Yost fieldt according to Prof A. H. Blanchard of house. the civil engineering department, who A luncheon is scheduled for Fridayt spoke on "Multiple Lane Highways" noon, which will be followed by a in the afternoon session. The con- general meeting and round table dis-t elusion was drawn after a review of cussions in small groups. SaturdayI the present status of multiple lane morning a prominent newspapermanc roads, and a study of traffic distribu- will talk, and in the afternoon thet tions and road capacities. Research delegates will be conducted on an in- in this field was carried on at the spection tour of the University. Ther University during the last summer basketball game is the last event ont sesseOn, as well as in other parts of the program. the country. Various tests showed Theta Sigma, women's honoraryt that the three lane roads should be journalistic society, is taking part inc from 27 to 30 feet wide with the middle the convention for the first time. Coin- Lane marked off from the outer two. mittees from this organization wills Results, however, show this type of arrange for the housing of the woment highway to be a dangerous thorough- delegates and their faculty advisors,t fare even at its best. and entertain them at a tea to be giv-v The big problem in state highway en Saturday afternoon at the Martha work was characterized by G. C. Dill- Cook building. man of the state highway department, Chairmen of sub-committees for the as the maintenance of the 16,000 mile convention have been appointed by W. system of gravel roads until they can I C. Patterson, '27. Printing, awards,P be replaced by hard surface pave- registration and housing are in charge ments. Its solution was described by of R. S. Mansfield, B. G. Baeteke, M.B the speaker to be the application of A. Houseworth, '26, and H. W. Perce,t a thin layer of asphalt as a resurfac- '26, respectively. ing material. Two members of the journalism de- Describing the "Development of partment will assist, Prof. John L. County Parks in Iron County," H. F. Brumm acting as judge of the publica- Larson, county engineer predicted tions entered in competition and How- that the upper peninsula will become ard P. Jones heading the publicity a lake resort and summer playground committee. Waldo M. Abbot of the for tourists in the next five years, rhetoric department will arrange the because of the intensive development tour of the University which takes of park sites. place Saturday afternoon. Engineers Geve Papers { Three engineers of the state high- way department presented papers UI during yesterday's session. Harry L. 1 Brightman, engineer of surveys, dis- cussed the development of modern H IUU highways from the original Indian ! c trails. An interesting incident was pointed out in the location of the pro-' Tentative figures on the University's posed Grand River cutoff at Farm- total enrollment placing it at 10,085, ington, which will follow the old exclusive of extension students, were plank trail of 1830. issued at the office of Registrar IraI Discussing "Highway Right-of-Way M Smith yesterday following a pre- Widths," C. F. Boehler, engineer of liminary check of second semester designs an( plans, explainedlthe (registrations.I transit plan scheduled for Detroit. For the second semester, 663 new i. which will secure right-of-ways of registrations were received. It wass 140 and 204 feet on principal arteries pointed out, however, that this num- of tranfsportation for 15 miles from ber includes several duplications the city hall. Slides were shown through the enrollment of students I giving cross-sections of the highways in more than one college. The Nov. of the past and of those which are 1 count of the University's enroll- planned for the future. The program ment totalled 9,422, exclusive of du- of construction calls for the setting plications and of extension students, of trees at regular intervals, as well including 759 extension students the as for the laying of the pavement. Nov. 1 enrolhnent was 10,181. The third speaker from the highway1 department was V. R. Birton, engine- L L cu res er on special assignments, who spoke SL n s Lectures 1 on the technical results of "Subgrade Investigation of the Michigan State Dr. G. A. Lindsay, of the physics Highway Department."(s HDea Drtme Cooeyoft department, spoe before the Physics Dean Mrtimer E. Cooley of the olloquium yesterday afternoon on engineering college will preside at the "Fine Structure of the X-Ray Ab- t the dinner of the Michigan Associa- sorption Spectra of Calcium and Oth- tion of Road Commissioners to be held er Eieenos," illustrating the lecture at 6 oclock tonightin the assembly!with plates made in his own experi- hall of the Union. The engineers ments. who will speak are: Prof. Henry E., .....o... Riggs of the civil engineering depart-r mont; Col. H. U. Wallace, generalI manager of the municipal system of _Or______ street railways in Detroit; and George SUANNEDEFEATS MIlle. Lenglen Retains World's Tennis Title By Spectacular Victory j Over helen WillsI SCORE IS 6-3, 8-6 (By Associated Press) CANNES, France, Feb. 16.-Suzanne Lenglen remains undisputed women's tennis champion of the world by vir- tue of her victory today over Helen Wills, but, for a few minutes it seemed as though her reign might end. It was a wonderful match between, the greatest women players of the old and new world, this final match in the singles of the Carleton tourna- ment, which packed the stands with enthusiastic supporters of the two, contestants, and brought together huge clamoring crowds, outside the gate, who were unable to get in. The score was 6-3, 8-6, in favor oft Mlle. Lenglen, after one of the most dramatic matches in the history of tennis, ending with both near the verge of collapse. The California girl took the lead in] the first set, as had been hoped by hert supporters, and the score stood 2-1 at the end of the third game. But the French champion, playing with her old time skill and finesse, evened mat- ters in the fourth, .and won also the fifth and sixth. Helen Wills took the next game but Mlle. Lenglen finished the set with careful placements. It was in the second set, however, that all the dramatic features of th contest were displayed. From start to finish it was give and take, each striving at the end for the extra point that would spell victory. Miss Wills1 performed far above her usual game while Miss Lenglen, at times tremb-t ling with emotion, stroked like one in pain. . From the point of view of tennis,}1 the contestwas not what had been ex- pected. But, after all, the interest iayt in the meeting of Mlle. Lenglen and Miss Wills, long deferred and at one time felt never to come. ECKERSLL MAY HEADI (Hy Ascated Pro )j1 CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-Rumors were persistent tonight that Walter Ecker- saill, former all-American quarterback and one of the country's greatest foot- ball critics, will be elected president of the American Professional Football league tomorrow at an annual salary of $15,000. The League, sponsored by Red Grange and his manager, C. C. Pyle. will be formally organized tomorrow with the allotixment of ten franchises Franchise holders are to select the president immediately afterward. Pyle is reported to have proposed Eckersall, but the sports authority to- night declined to comment on his pos- sible election. Columbia Offer Is Declined By Local Librarian' William Warner Bishop, University librarian, will remain at Michigan de- spite an offer made to him by Colum- blia university, he stated last night. Representatives of the New York in- stitution came to Ann Arbor to pre-; sent the offer, which included a po-] sition as head of all the libraries of Columbia university and control of a library training school involving insti- tutions in all parts of the state. His home and associations near Ann] Arbor and the hope of future develop-] ments of the University library fa- cilities here were factors in Mr.j Bishop's decision. Wisconsin Loses Quartets Of University Girls' Club Sing; Wolcott Renders Accordian Selections Ghee Four members of the faculty of the University gave radio talks last night in the eighth regular radio program of the University, broadcasted through station WJR, the Jewett Radio and Phonograph company of Pontiac. hDuring the program four groups of musical numbers were offered by a double quartet of the University Girls' Glee club and by Fred C. Wolcott, '27, on theaccordian. Shirley W. Smith, secretary of the University, was the first speaker on the program, the subject of his talk being "Some suggestions to young men and women who are thinking of earning their way through college." During the last 15 years Secretary Smith has watched the failures and successes which have followed the experiments of students who earn their way through school, and it was on the basis of what he has seen that he offered the hints to those who may be contemplating entering school with a small investment. "This generation needs earnest- ness," he stated. "Self-denial, also- almost a lost art if we may believe the pessimist--is an ability worth ac- quiring; wealth is only power to wait." Secretary Smith continued by show- ing how the personal element works here in the University as in other communities, in determining who should attempt earning his own way through college. "The Value of a College Education to a Girl" was the subject of the talk given by Miss Jean Hamilton, dean o ! women, the second to speak to the radio listeners. liss Hamilton show- I ed how the natur' of women's work in the last three generations has changed, more than in all the pre- vious ages since history began. Con- sequently, she must be trained in a new way, which is the reason, she be- lieves, why most universities have as many women students as men at the present--Michigan being a marked ex-! ception. Prof. Everett S. Brown, of the po- litical science department, discussed the prohibition situation, its unsatis- factory condition at present, alnd the solutions that have been offered. 1 "The present state of affairs is un- satisfactory and intolerable," he stat-. ed. "We cannot remain half lawless and half law-abiding. The four so- lutions that have been offered thus far are repeal of the 18th amendment, nullification, modification, and stricter enforcement of the law as it now stands. It is along the lines of the third and fourth proposals that the real battle will be waged." The concluding talk on the pro- gram was given by Prof. Benjamin 1., Bailey, of the engineering college, who spoke on "Radio Development." He described the possible future uses of the radio, as experimenters see them, such as the transmission of power, and as a means of viewing things at far distances at the exact time at which they occur. The program last night was arrang- ed under the direction of Waldo M. Abbot, of the rhetoric department, manager of\ University broadcasting. D0OMENTS ADITTED S EV11INCE OVER PRUTEST Court Rule Favors Trade CommissionI In Aluminum Compiany Case (By Associated Press) PITTSBURGH, Pa., Feb. 16.-Over the vigorous protest of counsel for the Aluminum Company of America, Maj. W. W. Shepard, federal trade commis- sion examiner, in the alleged monopo- listic practices by the company, today ruled that some 800 letters and con- tracts on the company's files be ad- mitted to the records. The protest came when I. P. White- ley, commission attorney, sought to have George R. Gibbons, vice-presi- dent and secretary of the company, identify the exhibits. W. W. Smith,' company counsel, objected to admis- sion of the documents, contending that they were irrelevant and did not tendl Seat Sale For I Mimes' Farce ' Starts Today Seats for Hlolberg's burlesque, "Beg- garmanm", whichm Mimes is presenting Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, of next week, in the alMmes theater, will be placed on sale at Wahr's, Graham's, and Slater's bookstores at noon today. All tickets are reserved and priced at 50 and 75 cents. Prof. 0. J. Campbell of the English department has done the translation of "Beggarman", and the present per- formances will mark the first produc- tion of the farce in America. The costumes in the period of the early 17th century are being furnished by Van horn and company of Philadel- phia, and the settings have beenc de- signed by Walker Everett, '26, who al- so executed the scenes for the Comedy club production of Shaw's "Great Catherine." E. Mortimer Shuter, who is devoting his entire tinme to Mimes this year, has complete charge of the direction, and Milton Peterson, '27L, composer of the music for "Tambourine", is writing special theme music for "Beg- garman." He will also have charge of the jazz orchestra which is being introduced to heighten the farcical at- mosphere of the comedy.E Davis Defers Settlement Of Countess CaseI (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-- -After a day of conferences, surrounde d by a veil of official secrecy, Secretary Davis of the labor department an- nounced tonight that a decision on the question of admitting the Countess of Cathcart to the United States wouldj 311E~.SRATIFY COMTPACT SETTI~iLN(C COAL STRIKE! I (By Associated T'ress) SCRANTON, Penn., Feb. 16.- The anthracite miners today rati- fled the agreement settling the coal strike. The mimners in convention ap- proved the contract by a stand- ing vote after the scale commit- tee explained the terms of thej agreememg and emphatically de- clared that it does not contaim Iarbitration as proposed by the operators. No voice wasraised { in opposition to the agreement. - The mine workers after an idleness of five and one half months are now free to return to work Thursday morning. The new contract will be formally signed tomorrow at a joint con- ference of operators and miners in this city. I! President Maintains Modern Education' . System Takes Away Childrens', IndivldualityJ 500 PERSONS PRESENT "False standardization in educating children takes away the most price- less thing they have-their individual- ity," declared President Clarence CookI Little in his talk on "New Tendencies in Education" last night in Pattengill auditorium. Under the auspices of the Federated Parent Teachers associa- tion of Ann Arbor and the Teachers' club, President Little addressed a gathering of more than 500 persons. Maintaining the view that present REFUSE TO YIELD TWO HOUSES FAIL TO AGREE ON INHERITANCE TAX ItEPfAL LEADERS ADAMANT Senators Eliminate Revenues On Autos, Theater AdmissIons, And Dues (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-House conferees on the revenue bill assured fellow members on the floor today that they would not yield to the Senate in its demand for repeal of the inheri- tance tax. Today's efforts of the Senate and House conferees, failed to bring any agreement on the sections inserted in the bill by the Senate which added $125,000,000 to the total of tax reduc- tion voted by the House, although many of the less controversial dif- ferences between the two chambers af- fecting the administrative provisions were adjusted in the five hours of de- liberation. Representative Green, Republican, Iowa, who heads the House conferees, told the House today that, while he would favor an inheritance tax for the District of Columbia if the federal levy should be repealed, he thought the latter action a "remote possibil- ity." Representative Garner, Democrat, Texas, another of the conferees, as- serted that the "House has expressed itself on the inheritance tax, and, in my judgment, the conferees will never yiel cd." In addition to voting for- repeal of be delayed, possibly for several days. day education systems fall short in eliInate from the bil' t ason The announcement was made after trying to turn out pupils that have automobiles, admissions and dues, it had been stated that a final order ( been forced to learn under one stand- which the House had proposed merely in the case, which involved charges and of progress without regard for to reduce. These are the main points of moral turpitude, growing out of their separate abilities, President the elopemnent of the Countess with f Little stated desirable improvements Iiboth sides today refused to yield. the Earl of Craven several years ago, I along general educational lines and With only these disputed rate sche- would be issued late today. suggested that Ann Arbor, as a city dules left to be acted upon, the con- Attorneys for the Countess, who 1 closely related to the state educational ferees will sit tomorrow to break the has been denied admission to the work of the University, had certain deadlock. Administration spokesmen, United Staes by immnigrat-ion officials facilities for research in education not meanwhile, are demanding not only and is now held at Ellis island, were possessed by more distant communi- that the Senate give in somewhat on given a hearing yesterday by the de- ties.ssx d partment's board of review. Because The importance of research work, some of its generous tax reduction of the inmortance the case has atain-sevarnasnreatedl policy, but that the conferees reach an ha attain- even in early years, was related by early agreement so that tax reduction ed, the board's recommendations were President Little, who gave a some- will be assured by March 15, when given personal consideration by Sec- what more informal interpretation to I first returns are filed. retary Davis and his decision to defer the word. "Research amounts to the final action, he explained, was due advancing of one's knowledge beyond to his desire to satisfy himself on all the facts that are available in books lIERIO points involved before defining the de- and persons at hand", he said. "Re- partment's position., search work such as this, or similar tests should be applied in an educa- tional system to determine an indi- [NATE PASSES NAVY lvidual child's inventiveness, accuracy, curiosity, energy, resourcefulness, and initiative. All these definite assets are Governor Seeks Additional $2,000,000 money in the bank; things which are For Construction Of Roads vital factors in the child's later suc- ( cess in life. Twenty-five per cent of (By Associated Press) (By Assocated Prvss) our energy should be spent on testsl LANSING, Feb. 16. - Highway WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-TThe Sen- such as these. finance, accompanied by three less ate, without a record vote, today "The crux of the thing is the assur- controversial proposals, was laid be- passed the naval appropriations bill, ance to the parents that it is unkind fore the state legislature when it c'on- carrying $316,433,440. to the child of average ability to try vened in special session here this mThe imeasure carried $4,121,153 more to make it think it is a 'world-beater', I afternoon. than was approved by the House, but to develop it to think it can run a race In his special message Governor was $4,521,590 below the estimates I much too stiff for it. The probable Groesbeck urged a rearrangement of of the bndget bureau. It now goes to ultimate prospect of failure to a child highway finance so the state will have conference. !of this kind is cruel. an additional $2,000,000 for construe- The $316,433,400 total carried in the ( "The new system aims to recognize tion. IHe asked that two appropria- bill included $18,900,000 for aviation. average ability and to prevent failure tions be made, one to rebuild the Mt. Of this amount, $4,962,500 was for I before, effort has been spent to go 'Pleasant Normal college recently new planes and $4,100,000 for planes ahead in education-college--and to ( damaged bfy fire, and another to de- authorized in the last aprropriations raise false hopes of success. ( fray the expenses of special legisla- bill, bringing the amount to be spent "Under this new system of educa- tive committees to study and codify for new planes and equipment for the tion every child should be educated ( the criminal laws. coining year to $9,062,500. In addition up to the last himit of individual abil- Asserting that the state is anxious to this ,authorization was given for ity, and there would be no false stan- to wipe out the last special charter ! construction of $4,100,000 worth of new dardization which pretends to en- granting railroads tax exemption and equipment, appropriationsfor which courage the child to go farther than that legislative action is necessary Swill no be made, however until next it is able," said the President. 1 to accomplish this end, the governor year. Briefly, President. Little suggested I placed before the legislature the re- that there should be much less con- cent agreement between the state and tent in high school courses and that the Grand Trunk railway for ratifica- "Stay On Walks" subjects should be taught in a "liv- tion. ing way." The modern high school The legislature got underway Students tUrged course expects the pupil to do much promptly. After listening to the ex- more than can be easily mastered. If ecutive message in joint session, two An appeal that students "keep off,; courses were to be simplified and a bills were introduced, one in'each the grass" was issued at the Univer- less amount of work done thoroughly E branch. Senator Burney E. Brower, sity offices yesterday through Secre- and well, there would be a remarkable ( of