ESTABLISHED 1890 r frir tti MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL. XXXVII. No. 47 EIGHT PAGES ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1926 EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS I ,CKERSHAM SCORES ATTITUDE0OF SENATE OCOURT ADHERENCE FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS UNITED STATES LACKS COOPERATION TRACES DEVELOPMENTS Explains Steps Leading To Present' Situation Between America And World Court Allowing the World court project to fail because of lack of effort to com- pose trifling differences in proposed methods "is to give the lie to all pro- testations of desire to help substi- tute peaceful processes of determina-! tion of disputes for the old processes' of diplomacy and force," stated former Attorney General George W. Wicker-' sham last night in speaking on the I present probability of American ad- herence to the court. Mr. Wickersham declared that the apparent difficulties in the way of the entrance of the United States into the project afford no adequate reason for not entering, and that "at best they provide political excuses fob% those who do not desire that our govern- ment shall make good the fine things it has professed in the past for the purpose of securing the peace of the world." I Traces Court's History After outlining the history of the question since President Harding's message of Febraury, 1923, which urged ratification of the court proto- col, Mr. Wickersham explained tle action of the conference of states' signatories to the statute, which met this summer to consider the American reservations proposed in the Swanson r resolution of last winter. The league sent a request to the United States to send representatives to this conference, he said, but "not only did the state department decline this perfectly natural and seemingly most proper invitation, but it did so in terms which, to say the least, were not calculated to help in the accept- ance of the conditions." The first three reservations were recommended for unconditional ac- ceptance. They provided that en- trance to the court should involve no legal relation to the League of Na- tions, that this country might parti- cipate in the election of judges as if it were a member of the league, and that the United States pay a fair share of the court's expenses, to be appro- priated by Congress. It was recommended that the court recognize the right of the United States to withdraw if the arrangement proved unsatisfactory, and that this country be guaranteed an equal voice with members of the League of Na- tions in disputes to which it is not a party, but in which it claims an in- terest. . "Under ordinary conditions," Mr. Wickersham said, where parties get as close to an agreement as this, "with, only a few questions of meth- ods to be settled, "the matter would be easily settled over a council table. But the new diplomacy adopted by the United States Senate of formulating a proposition and sending it overseas to other nations with a scarcely dis-' guised 'take it or leave it' is not cal- culated to remove differences, or to encourage cordial international rela-~ tions." The second part of the last reserva- tion was left to be settled by a con- ference between representatives of the United States and the council o the league. "If the government is sincerely desirous of bringing about American adherence to the court, the action cited should lead to a confer-! ence between representatives of the! United States and of one or more of; the leading nations adherent to the court," asserted Mr. Wickersham,, "for the purpose of agreeing upon a forinula which should accomplish all that the United States can legitimately desire, and at the same time avoid im- pairing the usefulness of the court. Senate Holds Key; "If a sufficient number of senators t odef eat any modified agreement are t Oetcrmined to prevent American ad- herence to the Court," according to Mr. Wickersham, the action of the conference affords an excuse for such opposition. In considering the ques- tion, regard should had to just what the United States proposes to do. It does not propose to commit itself to submit all controversies to which it may be a party to the jurisdiction .of the court." "It may be seriously questioned whether the United States were not the greater loser than the other na- tions in failing to give its adhesion to this great step tworad the substi- tution of peaceful processes of lawj Wickersham Holds United States Must Intervene To Gain Peace In Nicaragua Conditions in Central America, culminating in the present insurrec- tion in Nicaragua, "are the same as they have been since Spa~n Left in 1820, and will be the same until the United States takes control over the Latin-Americans of the same nature as that provided in Cuba by the Platt amendments," in the opinion of George EW. Wickersham, former attorney gen- eral. "This country has virtually+ controlled Nicaragua for the last"11 years, he said, and while the Marines were there, they had peace. Now it looks as if we would have to go down and exercise police powers again." Mexico shows the same conditions, according to Mr. Wickersham, who explained that "with 90 per cent of its population illiterate, Mexico has never been successful in its own form of government, and will not have peace until the United States takes a hand in main'taining it." "Provisions made in the Locarno treaties, which came into effect when' Germany entered the league, go far toward making very improbable any war between states which are signa- tories of the league convenant," Mr, Wickersham said, when told of Will Irwin's recent statement here that the league would be able to control wars before another world castrophe be- came imminent, "but it would be a brave man who would predict that the Western world could hold in check the Asiatic ferment." The government of China with its four million people, he asserted, is always topsy-turvy. The administra- tion which ratified the league cove*- nant is no longer in existence, and there is no real government. It would be impossible to predict, said Mr. Wickersham, that the Asiatics could be controlled to any great ex- tent by treaties. OPERA IS GRADUALLY' NEARINGPERFECTION1 Possibilities Of Many Song Hits Arc Revealed In Lyrcs And Melodies SNOW SCENE IS FEATURE Musical numbers and dance routines now being rehearsed daily by the or- chestra and choruses of "Front Page Stuff," the 21st annual Union Opera, are gradually nearing perfection, it was announced yesterday by Fred Lewis, Opera orchestra director. According to Lewis, work on the numbers so far has revealed possibili- ties of unusual song hits in the lyrics and melodies of the musical comedy. "My Lady of The Snows," written by Milton Peterson, grad., author of the Opera book this year, and com- poser of many of its musical numbers, is almost certain to be one of the outstanding features of the Opera in the presentation at the Whitney the- ater, beginning Dec. 6. The number opens with the song rendered by Robert Graham, '29, who plays the part of Isidore, the poet, and is followed by a parade of snow queens and a comedy dance of 16 snowmen who enter rolling a huge snowball. After a toe ballet by the six specialty dancers, the snowball is broken open, revealing the leading lady, William M. Lewis, '29, who will perform the first toe ballet ever to be givenin a Union opera. Other numbers which show promise are "A Friendly Game of Golf," in which the leading lady and six spe- cialty dancers take part; "Just Any Kind of a Man," sung by the leading lady, and afterwards burlesqued by Richard Lutes, '28, in the role of the Swedish Countess, the comedienne; and "Adorable Girl," in which the specialty dancers, the men's chorus, and the leading lady all take part. "I Love You," and "Lady Stout," are additional numbers, the latter a com- edy song, and the former a catchy tune of the love theme variety. Union members can now secure ap- plication blanks for all Ann Arbor performances at the desk in the Union lobby. These applications will be filled in the order of their recep- tion after they have been filed and re- turned. Applicants are limited to six tickets. EDITOR TO GIVE TALK. ON RUSSIA Chester Rowell Has Spent Three Years Studying In Europe Chester Harvey Rowell, '88, editor and educator, will deliver a lecture o Russia at 8 o'clock Monday night n Natural Science auditorium. Mr. R1cw1l1 has spent several years in Europe studying conditions, and has recently returned to America to lec- ture on his impressions of modern Russia. He is considered an author- ity on the subject. Mr. Rowell has taken a leading part in reform movements and in the en- tire cause of international coopera- tion. He was born in Bloomington, Ill., in 1867 and received his doctor's, degree at the University in 1888 and remained for another year in graduate work. He also attended the univer- sities of Halle, Berlin, Paris, and Rome. Mr. Rowell has been connect- ed with the faculty of the University of California, as a lecturer in journal- ism, and also on civil and political subjects. From 1898 until 1920 Mr. Rowell was editor and publisher of the Fresno Republican, what is con- sidered the "best paying magazine in America." He is a regent of the Uni- versity of California. For several ses- 6iR1DGRAPH TO HAVE LAIST SHOWING TODAY Efficient Handling Promised; Varsity Band to Play and Warrick Will Lead Cheers TO START AT 3 O'CLOCK Play-by-play reports of the Michi- gan-Minnesota football game will be given by the grid-graph starting at 3 o'clock this afternoon at Hill audi- torium. It will be the last showing of the baard this year. The diagramed account will follow the actual progress of the game in detail. Lights will be used to indi- cate. the individual players and the movements of the ball. Inasmuch as the operators have both had three years' experience in handling the ma- chine, it is expected that perfect co- ordination will add to the efficiency of the showing. John M. Bennett, '27L, will operate the ball, while Charles D. Livingstone, '28L, will run the lights. For the first time this year, the Varsity band will appear at the Audi- torium and play before the game and between the halfs. William A. War- rick, '27, Varsity cheerleader, will be present to lead the crowd in songs and yells. He will also announce the scores of other games between halves and during time-out periods. Tickets are on sale at Graham's, Slater's, Wahr's, Hueston's, the Union, George Moe's Sport shop and the Calkins-Fletcher Drug stores. The box office of Hill auditorium will also sell tickets from the time the doors open until the start of the game. Prices are the same as in the past. Doors willopen at 1:30 o'clock. Reports of the game will also be given at the Majestic theatre. FORMER COLLEGE HEAD TO ATTEND RELIGIOUS RITES Dr. William Oxley Thompson, Ohio State university president who re-' signed a year ago, will arrive in Ann Arbor this morning to attend the cen- tennial celebration of the First Pres- byterian church of Ann Arbor. As p climax to the four-day cele- bration, Dr. Thompson will deliver the centennial sermon tomorrow mroning in the First Presbyterian church at 10:45 o'clock. At present he is mod- erator of the general assembly of the Presbyterian church, this being the highest office in the church. Dr. Thompson will attend a lunch- eon this noon at the Union which has been arranged in his honor by Ohio State alumni here. INSALCHAPTEROF' HNORARY FRATERNITY ENOR YEARLING CLASS ILLINOIS DEAN INAUGURATES UNIT OF SCHOLASTIC SOCIETY HERE DEAN EFFINcER SPEAKS Initiation Of 4 Members Followed By Banquet; National Delegates Address New Body Phi Eta Sigma, honorary scholastic fraternity for freshmen, was formerly installed by Dean Thomas ArkieClark of Illinois, and national representa- tives, last night in the Union. The installation took place at 5:30 o'clock when 46 members of last year's freshman class, who will form the charter group of the Michigan chapter, were initiated. Dean John R. Effinger of the literary college and J. A. Bursley, dean of students, were initiated as honorary members o fthe 'fraternity. President Clarence Cook Little and Dean George W. Patterson of the engineering college are honor- ary members, but were unable to at- tend the installation because or pre- vious engagements. Founder Supervises The initiation was supervised by Dr. Clark, one of the founders of the fraternity at Illinois in 1923. Stewart S. Howe, national president of the organization and Donald Forsyth, both of the University of IllinoIs, assisted Dr. Clark. Following the installation, keys were presented to the members. A banquet was held following the initiation at which Dr. Clark and Dean . Effinger were the principal speakers. Dr. Clark traced the de- velopment of the fraternity at Illinois, pointing out that, when the fraternity was founded in 1923, approximately two per cent of the freshman class were eligible for membership while last year over four per cent were eligible from the first year class. Dr. Clark stated that the standing which the fraternity has on the Illinois campus was largely the incentive which caused the general increases in scholastic averages of the first year men. Dean Effinger, in his address,. stressed the value of a general edu- cation and mentioned the notable achievements generally attained in after life by those who had disting- uished themselves while in college. Bursley Speaks Dean Bursley traced the develop- ment of the society on the campus and expressed his ideas as to the fu- ture of the organization. Stewart S. Howe, national presi- dent of the fraternity and associate editor of The Daily IIlcni, spoke briefly, as well as Donald Forsyth, president of the Illinois chapter. Following the banquet Dr. Clark, Howe, and Forsyth left immediately for Chicago. ALUMNI MAGAZINE TO APPEAR TODAY With a review of "A Doctor's Mem- ories," a volume of reminiscences by Dr. Victor C. Vaughan, '78M, occupy- ing the feature position, this week's issue of the Michigan Alumnus makes its appearance today. Dr. Vaughan was one of the first recipients of a Michigan Ph. D. degree, and later served as dean of the Medical school for 30 years. A story and diagram of the Ohio State game last Saturday and a re- counting of a message delivered by President Garfield of Williams college last spring, on the subject "Educa- tional Relations with the Alumni," are other features of the issue. PRINCE NICHOLAS WILL VISIT CITY THIS AFTERNOON Word was received at a late hour last night that Prince Nicholas of Roumania, definitely will visit Ann Arbor this afternoon, according to a long distance call received by Dr.1 Warren P. Lombard, professor emeri-' tus of physiology. It is expected that the prince will arrive here shortly after noon. According to the present scnedule, prince, with Regent James 0. Murfin, and members of the Detroit recep- tion committee, will go directly to the residence of President Clarence Cook Little upon their arrival here. Later, His Excellency will attend the grid- graph at Hill auditorium to gain an insight into American student life. A tour of the University and f campus will conclude the prince's visit here, the party leaving immedi- ately afterward for Detroit. There will be no formal reception in Ann Arbor, Dr. Lombard stated. LIBAINWILL GIVE British Library Association President to Talk Monday in Natural ' Science Auditorium EXPERT ON BLOCK-BOOKS "Stepping Stones to the Art of Typography," will be the subject of an illustrated lecture by Dr. Henry Guppy, president of the British Li- brary association, and librarian of the John Rylands library, Manchester, England, at 4:15 o'clock Monday, in the Natural Science auditorium. The talk will be concerned chiefly with block-books a n d wood-engravings which preceded the art of movable type, and were the first efforts to popularize literature for people who could not afford to buy the costly, handwritten parchment manuscripts. Dr. Guppy is at present represent- ing the British Library association at the fiftieth anniversary of the found- ing of the American Library associa- tion. "He is a finished and polished speaker and in great demand in Eng- land," declared W. W. Bishop, librar- ian of the University yesterday. "His address in Atlantic City before the convention of the American Librarian association was the finest and most in- spiring I have ever heard." The op- portunity to hear Dr. Guppy will be a most unusual and unique experience, Mr. Bishop went on to say, because he is an authority on block-books and has ready access to them. Founded by the widow of Rylands as a memorial to her husband, a British manufacturer and philan- thropist of the nineteenth century, the John Rylands library began with the Earl of Spencer's accumulation of block-books and incunabula, which was the most complete of any single collection of these early attempts at printing, not one of which is in America. The library contains the earliest specimen of wood engraving dated 1424, and a number of books! printed between 1445-1450. LA W FRESHMEN ELECT OFFICERS Roy H. Callahan was elected pres- ident of the freshman law class yes- terday afternoon. Other officers chosen were Charles F. Preece, vice-president; Garland D. Tait, secretary; and Blis L. Bolten treasurer. William D. Cochran was selected to represent the class on the Law school council.{ WOLVERINES W~ILL PLAY GREATLY IMPROVED GOPHER TEAM ON FROZEN GRIDIRON TODAY IN BATTLE FOR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP Today's Game Will Determine ( Custody Of Little Brown Jug When Minnesota and Mchigan go onto the field today for the II final Conference football game, there will be at stake, besidel the Big Ten championship, a lit-i tle brown jug, for many years the traditional symbol of victory between the two universities. It was in 1903, in a game that ended in a 6-6 tie, that an old s water jug left by the Michigan I team became the victory prize, ( and it was by agreement with v Dr. Williams, Minnesota coach 1 at that time, that the jug was ac-i cepted as a challenge trophy., The last time that the Gophers 1 had possession of the trophy was 1 in 1919 when they downed the ' Wolverines, 34-7. The following year the Michigan team staged a comeback to earn the coveted 1 award which it has since re- I tained. Sea Planes Tested t Prior To Non-Stop Flight To Panama PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 19.-With' favorable weather, ten sea planes will hop off ,today for Norfolk, Virginia, on the preparatory leg of a non-stop£ flight to Panama: The flying boats were sent through long tests at the Philadelphia navy yard yesterday and Lieut.-Command- er H. P. Bartlett, who will be in charge of the flight, said everything was in readiness for the start. Orders were issued for members of the crews1 to report at the naval yard at 5:30; this morning and if weather con-E ditions are favorable the start will be] made within a few hours. The non-stop trip will start at Nor-; folk, the flight from here to that city] being in the nature of a final test last-' ing ten hours. MINISTER SPEAKS0 O N MODERNISMi Religious Liberty, Pcdical Aotilon, Discussed by Dieffenbach A# That we should return to the first aspect of the United States on religion 1 and politics, was the wish of Dr. Al- bert C. Dieffenbach as he expressed it in his lecture, "Religious Liberty. and Political Action," in Natural Science auditorium yesterday afternoon. The aspects of modern life tend to separate religion and politics where our fore- fathers knew that the two are in- separable, said the speaker. Religious liberty is spiritual and can not be governed by legislation because they are each aspects of life, he stated. The speaker was introduced by Prof. Jesse Reeves, of the political science department, who is an old 'friend and former colleague of the I speaker. They were both ,cub re- porters on a Baltimore paper before Dr. Dieffenbach took to the ministry and later returned to newspaper work in the capacity of editor of the Chris- tian Register in Boston, which posi- 'tion he still holds. During the World war, he went to France, Germany and England on an editorial mission to write on the work of the Y. M. C. A. in the war. The articles were pub- lished first in the Christian Register and later in pamphlet form. Many Lose Lives As Tanker Catches Fire (By Associated Press) BALTIMORE, Nov. 19.-A flash of fire which cut asunder the Norwegian tanker Nantilla exacted an undeter- mined toll of lives as the vessel lay in dry dock at the Starrows Point plan of the Bethlehem ship building corporation today. Scores of work- men were caught in a flaming rain of death as an oil tank exploded with a deafening report, to spew burning oil and twisting steel over the surround- ing scaffolding. Official estimates of the dead range ( from eight to twenty, so great was the havoc wrought that even the number of bodies recovered was subject to estimate. At least eight bodies had been assembled in a morgue at the plant tonight. Some investigators re- ported that the shattered remains WEATHER MAY FORCE YOST TO ABANDON OPEN FORWARD PASSING GAME SCHOENFELD TO START Chances for Michigan Victory Lie In Ability of Line to Repel Minnesota Smashes By Wilton A. Simpson MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 19.-Minne- sota's homecoming football game will be turned into a winter carnival if the weatherman continues to hold the cold wave over this snow-covered North- land. Michigan will battle a greatly improved and strengthened Minnesota eleven on a gridiron which will be harder and rougher than a Y. M. C. A. billiard table here tomorrow after- noon. Minnesota has been gripped by a severe cold wave for the past two days, and predictions of the official weather forecast see little relief in sight for Saturday. The temperature is due to remain in the vicinity of 25 degrees above zero during the game tomorrow. A minimum of 15 degrees is forecast for tonight. Try to Protect Field The field in the stadium has been covered with three feet of straw since Sunday in an effort' to assure fair playing conditions for the homecom- ing game. Heavy rains during the early part of the week and the severe cold wave have made the field hard in spite of the thick covering. Scores of workmen have been re- moving snow from the 14 miles of seats in the stadium today, hauling it away in truck loads. One of the practice fields was cleared this afternoon so that the Wolverines could hold a short drill to limber up after their long train journey. The Michigan squad wore eskimo jackets and mud cleats in their practice. At the close of the drill, Coach Yost announced one ehaugo: p d s openin'g- lineup, substituting Schoenfeld for Truskowski at center. Schoenfeld is a heavy man and will bolster the line against the line smashes of Joesting, the bone-crusher of the Gopher team. < All of the Swedes this side of Scandinavia are wonderg just what kind ,of an attack Yost is going to use again~t the Gophers. .i Mthe eyes of the local population, Yost is pictured as a magician., a mal with a bag full of tricks who is tobe evaded. With Molenda ,and Weber in the backfield, Yost may use Minnesota's weapon, a line plunging attack. The condition of the field and the weather will not permt an open forward pass game and it Is likely that Yost may be forced to discard his aerial attack. In this cold 'weather, Friedman will experience difficulty in forward pass- ing. Michigan's chance for defeating the powerful Minnesota team again de- ponds solely upon its line and the ability of Friedman to outwit the Gophers. Joesting played havoc with Michigan's line during the third period of the Minnesota game at Ann Arbor, but Coach Wieman believes that his line is much stronger now thain it was earlier in the sason. Michigan's line will outweigh Minnesota's, but only by a ten-pound margin. Michigan Ends Have Ldge The Wolverines have a decided edge on the ends with Oosterbaan and Flora, but Minnesota offsets that ad- vantage by a giant pair of tackles in Gary and Hyde. Both of the Gopher tackles weigh more than 205 pounds. Tomorrow's battle will draw the curtain on the collegiate football careers of eight of the Michigan play- ers, Those who will play their last game are Captain Friedman, Walter Weber, Flora, Lovette, Heath, Dewey, McIntyre and Heston. The lineup (probable): Michigan Minnesota Oosterbaan .....L E......C. Wheeler Baer ..... ....L T........... Gary' Dewey.........L G.........Strand Schoenfeld......C.......McKinnon Lovette........H G........Hanson Gabel.........H T...........Hyde Flora......... E.......Iiaycraft. Friedman C ...Q B.......Almuisit MolendaR...... H.......Barnhart GilbertE........L[I.........Peplaw Weber ....F 3.........Joesting Michigan average, in weight, 187; Minnesota average, 178. Officials-Eckersall, Chicago, re- feree; Schommer, Chicago, umpir-; Gardner, Cornell, field judge; Graves, Illinois, head linesman. s Time of game-3 o'clock, Ann Arbor time. President Little Definitely Supports Plan To Inaugurate Simultaneous Home and Home Football Games In Big Ten Definite opinions favoring a new# honme and home football schedule, in- volving two teams from each of the western conference universities, were' expressed yesterday by PresidentI Clarence Cook Little. The plan is the culmination of a discussion which arose last year at a conference of Big. Ten university presidents. President Little made the following statements: "In advocating the plan of simul- taneous home and home games for Conference football teams, I realize that the first impression will be un- favorable.- I hope, however, that all friends on intercollegiate football will give it fair and unbiased thought and criticism.! "The following plan suggested toI "In spite of a general feeling that there has been over-emphasis of the i n d i v i d u a 1, commercialization of ideals, and considerable time wasted; by non-participants as a result of the present type of intercollegiate foot- ball games, little if anything has ben done to meet the objections and to re- move the causes of trouble. Certain destructive criticism and restrictive reforms have been suggested and have failed to arouse any enthusiasm. Thez present plans extends football and at- tempts to use more intelligently its good points. "The plan is shown by the follow- ing example. On the same day that Michigan plays Minnesota at Ann Arbor, the same two universities will also play a game at Minneapolis or when Michigan plays Ohio at Colum- tem, President Little enumerated the following points. "The number of players participating will be doubled since the personnel of two teams with substitutes will necessarily be twice as great as for one team. This means a lessening of emphasis on the indi- vidual and more nearly a realization of some of the character building ad- vantages of 'athletics for all'-a doc- trine much preached but little prac- ticed. "Two coaches would be used, which would help to do away with an over- emphasis on the individual coach. It{ would be more economical for the stu- dents since there would be a Varsity home game every week, thus obviating the necessity of incurring the ex-1 I pense and waste of time in great stu- dent migrations. This would make . I :!