I 1 ESTABLISHED 1890 -.gL A: ~atiM MEMBER SASSOCIATED PRESS ~1 VOL. XXXVII, No. 119 EIGHT PAGES ANN ARBOR. MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1927 EIGHT PACES PRICE FIVE CENTS I U f_ meow" FRENCH AND ITALIANS RECEIVE INVITATIONS TO JOIN CONEEC NAVAL UIMIT'ATIONS SETTLEI) BY PlEV1OU'S T',REATY To BE DISREGARDEI) MENTIONS FRENCH FEAR Italy's Assertion of Interdependence (if Every Type Of Armament Answered In U. S. Note BUWLLETIN (By Associated Press)I PARIS, March t-A. delna- tion by France to be represented even by "an observer" at the forthcoming three power navial conference is understood to have been the decision of the Poineare cabinet at a long discussion today on President ('olidge's invitation that France be represented in "some manner." WASHINGTON, March 15-Invita- tions to France and Italy to partici- pate "in some manner" in the three power naval conference at Gleneva were made public today at the State department. While similar in frm and also in language in part, they differed in that reply was made to ar- guments advanced by each country in rejecting the original five power conference invitation,. Assurance was given both govern- ments that, while the United States had no desire to reopen questions as to naval limitations already settled by treaty, it regarded all other ques- tions as open for discussion and had no preconceived ideas as to French or Italian tonnage ratios in the classes of auxiliary ships to be dealt with. To the French suggestion that suc- cess of the preparatory commission Kt Geneva, organized by the League of Nations, might be risked by simul- taneous treaty negotiations between the naval powers, the American note said: U. S. Gives Opinionj "The government of the United States is of the opinion that all. ap- propriate measures taken by the large naval powers cannot but con- tribute towards facilitating the task of the commission." "Italy's assertion of the interde- pendence of every type of armament was answered similarly that in thel American view "limitation of the, naval branch of armament must greatly contribute in advancing the solution of the problem as a whole." Dealing with Italy's suggestion that her geographic position and strategic considerations made it impossible for her to enter into binding agreements to limit naval armaments without grave risks, the American note said: "It is feared there may exist some misapprehension regarding the terms of the proposal of the President of the United States. Americans Open To Ideas "The American government has no preconceived ideas regarding definite ratio for the limitation of Italian ton- nate in the classes (of ships) referred to, but regards this question as one to be determined during the proposed conversation." It was further explained to Italy that the Washington government be-' lieved that partial agreement on limi- tation of armaments "could expose no power to danger from the navies of the powers not included in such an understanding, since no agreement is contemplated which would not be subject to reconsideration or revision should the security of any party to it be menaced by the naval program of a nation not included in the under- standing." WOODWARD WILLl JUDGE MID - WEST DEBATE ON FRIDAY Prof. H. S. Woodward, head of the department of speech in Western Re- serve college, will be the sole expert judge in the Mid-West debate between Michigan and Wisconsin, which will be held at 8 o'clock Friday. Michigan's negative team will tra- vel to Champaign to debate with Il- inAois, is composed of John 0.tYeast-1 ing, :27 Ad, Gerald 0. Dykstra, '27, and Stephen E. Jones, '27. The men will speak in the order named. The affirmative team, which debates here consists . of Robert S. Miller, '27, Thomas V. Koykka, '27, and Ephriani R. Gomberg, '27. The question that will be discussedE concerns the intervening of legisla- tive authority in the shaping of the' curriculum of educational institutions. G. E. Densmore of the public speak- ing department, who is coaching the teams, has been meeting with the de- baters every day in an effort to round Mimes Organized In 1913 As Permanent Society Offering Training F o r Opera NOTED ENGLISH DEAN 1Profound Faculty Men Fail On Feature Conflict Of Freshman Fellowship GrouO Editor's Note: This is the seventeenth of a series of articles by Daily staff mnernbers on various campus institutions and organizations, published in an effort to make clear their functions and their particular features of in- terest to prospective participants. Though the history and continu- ance of Mimes, campus honorary dramatic society, and the Michigan Union Opera have, in the main, been inseptarable, it was only after several annual Opera productions had shown the need for a dramatic organization of some solidarity that the existing society came into being. Formerly the Opera had been an Independent yearly affair, but it was to build up a permanent organiza- tion in which experience and a num- ber of years in cast and chorus work or on committees should count to- ward higher positions that brought about Mimes' organization in 1913. Further considerations in buildng up such a body were the desirability of working out opportunities for stu- dents with dramatic and musical tal- cut as preliminary to the Opera for the following year, and the possibil- ity of offering additional attractions from timje to time throughout the 1year. Among the charter members of the new group were Homer Heath, for- mer manager of the Union, Earl Moore, director of the University school of music, Mathew Blish, then president of, the Union and Philip Fletcher, general chairman of the Opera at that time. The present Mimes theater was built in 1912 and used as a ballroom addition to the old Cooley home which acted as the Union. It was not constructed into its new form until 1921, when the stage was added and the entire floor dropped for the in- stallation of seats. Rehearsals before AVIATOR TO DISCUSS RECENT WORLD[FLIGHT Evans, Accompanied By Wells, Lowers By Seven Days Previous Record Made By John Mears WILL ILLUSTRATE TALK In an illustrated University lecture held under the auspices of the geol- ogy department, Mr. Edward S. Evans of Detroit will speak at 8:15 o'clock tomorrow night in Natural Science au- ditorium on his recent airplane flight around the world which established the new low record of 28 and one- half days. In addition to his talk Mr. Evans will present the moving pic- tures which were taken during the trip. Acompanied by Linton 0. Wells of New York, Evans left New York on the morning of June 16. From Cher- bourg they made their way to Mos- cow by automobiles and airplanes with which they made connections ac- cording to a previously arranged sche- dule. Through the courtesy and co- operation of Russian and Japanese government officials, Evans and Wells were granted special landing field fa- cilitles on their trans-Siberia flight, and they arrived at Yokohama on July 3. A nine day voyage across the Pa- cific brought them to Victoria on July 12. The. Evans-Wells schedule broke down more completely after their ar- rival in the United States than on any other leg of the joruney, for it took two days to cross the continent, and they arrived at their starting point on July 14. The actual time elapsed from start to finish was 28 days, 14 hours and 5 seconds, according to Vilhjalmu Steffansson, noted explorer and official timekeeper. Mr. Evans remarked on his arrival 'in New York that among the three things particularly impressive on the journey was the backwardness of j American civil aviation, in compari- son to the perfection of civil flying in Germany. "The other outstanding impression," Mr. Evans said, "was our friendly treatment by the Rus- sian and Jananese officials who did everything they could to falicitate our journey." The .record made by Evans and{ Wells lowers by better than seven days the previous record of 35 days, 21 hours, and 35 minutes which was made by 4ohn Henry Mears of New York in 1913. AITON TO TALK ON MONROE DOCTRINE Prof. Arthur S. Aiton, of the his- tory department, will address the Hispanic-American club on the sub- ject "The Changing Monroe Doctrine" at 8 o'clock tonight in room 304 of the Union. Professor Aiton's speech is the first l of a series relating to the situation in iy tr Amnrinn nm ntioo in rncnnn then were held in the bare room of the building, in the unfinished Union ballroom, at the Y. M. C. A., or over stores in the business district. "Red Feather," by DeKoven, wasI presented by Mimes in 1920, and suc- ceeding presentations gained for the organization the distinction of being the leading producer of legitimateI plays on the campus. *1A its present home, recognized as being the most complete of all college theaters, the organization has presented in the past, such works as Verhaen's "The Cloister," "The Thirteenth Chair," and "Release." Last year Gilbert's fa- mous burlesque, "Engaged", "The Beggarman", an old seventeenth cen-1 tury farce translated by Prof. 0. J. Campbell of the English department, and Eugene O'Neill's trilogy of sea plays, "S. S. Glencairn," were pre- sented. SENATOR REED WILL' QUTPLIIA I IN DE I[ WIL Distil F Ern 1 most lish will noon discu series which F I I I3H I IL K "Erysipelas" spelled the downfall After all had failed on the first of nine facilty men including Dean wordgiven, "Elrysipelas", the mat chi Joseph A. orsley and eight of the SERIES O! ehn A srslast ight of theI was begun again with more favorable Union in a meeting of the combined 1,results. Two men went down the freshman groups organized by the first time around, one more on the SELINCOIET WILL SPEAK University. It was the first word second, three on the third, and two ON ENCLISI POET THIS' given them in, a "spelling bee", and on the fourth to leave Robert C. An- AFT''RNOON each man failed in his turn, nine dif- gell, of the sociology department, the ferent spellings of the word being faculty winner. Carl Brandt of the g O D C E I A ivn . -ub"i"" "ealn departmnet was r ""- The gathering, sponsored by the ner-up. lD. Angell thin was pitted niguished Scholar To Hold Class underclass department of the Union, against the student winner whom he r Advanced Stndents In Eng. was called for the purpose of deter- finally managed to spell down. lish Literature During Visit mining which advisor had the best Dean Bursley gave a short infor- _______. two-man spelling team in his group. mnal talk at the .beginnuing of the meet- I nest de Selincourt, one of the Prof. Albert Clark's group won this ing asking the first year men what,! match. Then the freshmen dared the is anything they had gained from distinguished scholars in Eng- . faculty men to a "spelling-bee" of the gatherings throughout the year. literature of the present time, their own. After much hesitation by ! Prof. A. It. Morris of the rhetoric I lecture at 4:15 o'clock this after- several of the men Iean Bursley per-I department laid down the rules for in Natural Science auditorium, suaded them all to take part, the win- the spelling matches, but turned over ssing "Byron" in the first of a ner of the student match pronouncing the pronounciation of words in theI s of four University lectures the words. i first contest to the dean. AS WITNESS IN SUIT OF CHICAGO LAWYER C(UNSELS DElCIE APPEARANCE OF DI TOIT MANI'FACTURER IS NECESSARY IN TRIAL LOCAL WOMAN ON JURY Venirenten Are Carefuly Questioned By Senator Reed; Klan Member And Two Jews Exensed (By Associated Press) DETROIT, March 15.-Henry Ford will take the witness stand in the $1,000,000 libel suit filed against him by Aaron Sapiro of Chicago, organizer of co-operative marketing organiza- i he will prsent. He was for- v Missouri Politician Declares He Will1 Not Be Candidate To Succeed Himself In 1929 GIVES TALKIN DETROIT (By Associated Press) DETROIT, March 15.-National po- litical circles were provided another riddle today in the somewhat vague statement here by Senator James A. Reed of Missouri that "he is out of politics.d The statement made during an at- tack on reform agencies of the nation made at a dinner Monday night, was characterized by Senator Reed as his farewell message to the people of the nation on matters of public policy. The senator, who has been men- tioned as a possible presidential can- didate in the next election, did not elucidate further regarding hs politi- cal status other than to mention that he will not remain in the senate. He had announced previously that he would not be a candidate to succeed himself at the expiration of his term in 1929. "I am out of politics, so I can speak impartially," the Missourian said in launching into his attack. "For 25 years I have fought the encroach- ments of the semi-Socialist, semi- feudal idea, that government and law are instituted and maintained for the purpose of directing the individuals conduct. "Speaking as a citizen and from the background of my entire career in public life, I wish I could get a mess- age to the American people with all the conviction possible, that we are going to wreck this government and destroy this nation unless we get back to the principle upon which the con- stitution was founded-the doctrine of an inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, the right of every man to realize his own ideal without infringement by any other man or set of men. "I am not going to stay in the United States to carry on this fight. Someone else must take it up and carry on." ANNUAL BANQUET W I L L BE FILMED Motion pictures of the Fifth Annual Gridiron Knights' banquet to be held Tuesday, April 5 in the ballroom of the Union, will be taken by Reograms of Lansing, it was announced by Wil- ton A. Simpson, '27, general chair- man yesterday. The banquet, which will be attend- ed by 250 prominent students, Uni- versity officials, faculty, and out of town guests, is sponsored by Sigma Delta Chi, national journalistic fra- ternity. Films will be taken of prominent guests, the toastmaster, and the final event of the evening, the presenta- tion of the traditional oilcan. Ar- rangemens for the filming were made through Phillip Pack, '18. CLUB TO PRESENT SPANISHPICTURE At a meeting of the Romance club held Tuesday afternoon at the Union, it was decided to present a Spanish motion picture, "Jose," at Hill audi- torium on April 5, provided 400 tickets could be sold between then and Thurs- day. The picture is entirely Spanish, the story being laid in a fishing vil- lage in northern Spain. Frederic Sanchez of the Romance languages department gave a short talk on Spanish news items of inter- est in which he told of the prevailing tendency in Spain toward moderniza- +,n, P A 0- 1z n fl l (h ,Ao fi l imerly lecturer i English Language and Literature at Oxford university, which position hie held until 1909. Previous to his 'promotion to dean, Professor de Selincourt was profes- sor of English language and litera- ture at the Uni ersity of Birming- ham, a position vhich he has held from 1909 to the present time. His first professorshiit of note was held in 1896 when he was lecturer in Eng- lish literature at University College,i Oxford. Since then he has had con- nections with the University of Wales,' the University of London, the.Univer- sity of Edinburgh, and recently the University of Bristol. Particularly well known as a scho- lar of the Romantic English writers, Wordsworth and his contemporaries, Professor de Selincourt last year published a critical edition of Words- worth's poem "The Prelude," a work Swhich has been widely read and con- tains a wealth of information for students of Wordsworth. Manuscripts made available by Wordsworth's grandson, in whose care they now rest, have made it possible for Pro- fessor de Selincourt to carry out ex- O0WEN SELECTS CAST FOR RUSSIAN PLAY, Andreyev's "He Who Gets Slapped" Is To Be Presented March 30, And 31 IS SUCCESSFUL PLAY Casting has been completed and re- hearsals are under way for the stag- ing of Leonid Andreyev's "He Who Gets Slapped" on March 30 and 31 by Play production and Direction classes, according to an announcement of1 David Owen, director. The play, a translation from the Russian, is the! one which was responsible for the financial success of the New Yorkz Theater Guild, when presented by that organization during the actors' strike several seasons ago. The title role in the production will tensive research in the works of be taken by Mr. Owen and the tech- Wordsworth. nical direction and staging are being Professor de Selincourt has many handled by Richard Woellhaf, '27Ed. other works of English literature to All costumes are being designed under his credit, among them "Poems off the direction of Ann Miller, '27Ed.I Keats", a critical edition published The play will be given in old Univer- in 1905, "Wordsworth's Guide to the sity hall auditorium, which is being1 Lakes" a critical work which he pub-f rebuilt and equipped for the purposes lished a year later, and "The Poems ! of the play production classes. It is of Spencer." He recently produced l expected that the work will be com- a work "Walt Whitman", and his; pleted before the performances of "English Poets and the National "He Who Gets Slapped." At present Ideal" is well known. the seating capacities, without the Professor de Selincourt will be the balcony, exceed those of the Mimes guest of the University for six weeks, theater. during which time he will conduct a The play is a symbolic tragedy, seminar in English literature, which dealing with the character of a class open only to advanced students dealn wh ts crcer t a in English has already been filled to)i mountebank who is forced to play the capacity. Today's lecture will be fol- fool at all times regardless of the lowedabtyTrayee re irydiscus- passage of his own affairs, and who lowd by three more literary discus- seeks solace in a small circus. He, as sions, Shelley" on Wednesday, the clown is known, cannot escape the March 23, Jane Austen, Wednesday,;fatalistic destruction of his ideals, March 30, and "Genius of the Bron- tes" Monday April 4. and in the end succumbs to the guid- It is the plan of Professor de Selin- ing forces. The dramatization is said! cout after comnletion of his course to be exceptionally powerful, and the here, to visit the University of Wis- scenes to be replete with color and consin and the University of Chi-cago, circus atmosphere. Over 40 people where he will lecture for a short take part in the production. time, but will conduct no classes. To- (lay's lecture, as well as those fol- COMMISSION WILL lowing, is open to the student bodyCE and the general public. CONTINUE PERMITS i 1 , ,{ ,! i tions, who claims his reputation was injured by articles appearing in Ford's publication, The Dearborn In- H U STO NNuU C dependent. SELLOhT OF'TICKETS ,hi was decided at a conference .. of counsel for both sides today after ajury had been sworn in before Judge Fred M. Raymond of the United States Frolic Favors Will Be Distribiuted At district court. Main Desk In Union; Are Shapd Six women and six men parried Like Ship Calendars with attorneys and the judge' in the Aucceeded in being chosen to sit as ASUE _SCESjurors in what promises to be a long James C. Houston, 30E, chairman drawn out trial. No alibis were forth coming-as to business duties, illness of the annual rosh Frolic forial, in the family, or prejudices. It was which will be0 held Friday night in the obvious all wished to serve. Union ballroom, announced a com- hIeel Questions Jury plete sell out of the 250 tickets pro- Carefully the white haired senator 1 vided for the affair, at the final com-C from Missouri, James A. Reed, aP- mittee meeting last night. Dancing ng forsFod, uestioned the will be from 9:30 o'clock to 2 o'clock. nearing for Ford, questioned, the ill befo 9:i0 o'oc to 2'o veniremen to bring out possibilities of Favors will be given out today and prejudice, religion, or unfavorable tomorrow at the main desk in the fraternal alliances. One man was ex Union upon presentation of a Frolic cused after he informed the court he ticket. This year's favors are of a shad been a member of the Ku Klux novel kind, being in the form of a K Ian, a he Kn been Ip-a dKlhc myb se s.an, although he had never been ship-calendar which may be used as active, and two members of the Jewish a desk ornament or paper-weight. The race were excused. novelty is made of pewter silver and William Henry Gallagher, attorney is attached to the calendar so as to for Sapiro, began his opening plea stand erect. after the jury had been sworn in. He Jack Bellaire, '30A, who has pan- atrtejr a ensoni.H Jac te ai '3tA, who ha phn declared the right of free speech was ned the decoration motif, said that the open to all, but when a publication decorations will be composed of injured the good character and repu- many-colored trees with painted peach tation of an individual it was to be blossoms arranged to line the ball- ° room, and various spring flowers, regarded as a menace. - It was in- daffodils, tulips, and southern smnilax portant, he said, to take into consid ag nderation the motives behind an article, arranged to give an effective andfwhether the heart was in the right striking effect. As previously mannounced, A Stei- place or malice and ill will was in- mAr's 12-piece band from Elkhart, volved. me' 2peebndfo lhat Mrs. Emma Clarkson of Ann Arbor, Ind., will furnish the music for the was oie of theAsix women chosen. A affair. Advances indicate that the or- tal of 1ve sn wer examined chestra has prepared special novelty for duty. musical features for Friday night's Gllg er Assails Ford program. Final decision was made "Henry Ford has the right to attack by the committee that no corsages the Jewish people as a race, withoutk should be worn at the Frolic. exposing himself to libel," Attorney Following are the committees which Gallagher said in his opening plea, have planned the annual affair for this "but when he makes an individual year: Jack Houston, '30E, general the target for his attacks, he makes chairman; James Allen, '30, assistant himself subject to discipline," chairman; Jack Bellaire, '30A, Harriet Mr. Gallagher described the Dear- Lawlor, '30A, and Charles hall, '30, born Independent as a peculiar pub- decoration committee; Virginia Trow- lication, carrying no advertising and bridge, '30, James Allen, '30, Anne supported entirely by Mr. Ford. The Bigelow, '30, chaperones; Jane Hickey, publication was merely the creature '30, favors; Allen Owen, '30E, Ray- of Henry Ford, his mouthpiece and mond Palm, '30E, tickets; George spokesman. When it was started, it Poulsen, '30, orchestra; John Peini- was announced as Henry Ford's sef man, '30, photographs. fort to benefit humanity. Sapiro claims that the series o~ A ITON TO PUBLISH articles in the Dearborn Independent BOOK ON MEXICO in 1924 and 1925 charged that he was a member of a Jewish conspiracy to I exploit agriculture and spread Con- "Antonio de Mendoza," a biograph- munism throughout the country. This, cal and institutional history of Mex- lie alleges injured his reputation with ico covering the period from 1535 to the farmers, among whom he has 1550, written by Prof. Arthur S. Aiton been organizing cooperative associa- of the history department, will be tions for 15 years. ready for release by the publishers, the Duke University Press, within the SENIOR GIRLS SEE next two weeks, according to infor- FIRST SHOWING mation received by the author. F. S HO I G OF The book deals with the career of EIGHT TILL EIGHT the first viceroy of Mexico, then known 1 as New Spain. According to Profes- Opening with the traditional au- sor Aiton the book is intended to fill dience of senior women in caps and the gap following Prescott's history of gowns, "Eight Till Eight" the twenty- the .conquest of Mexico. third annual Junior Girls' play had its first showing at the Whitney thea- AMERICA ORDERS ter. The main floors of the theater INVESTIGATION OF was reserved for seniors, but the gen- CH INESE AT TACKS eral public was admitted to the bal- cony.More than 500 senior women (By Associated Press) witnessed the performance. SHANGHAI, March 15.-Investiga- "Eight Till Eight" will be present- tion has been ordered by the United ed for the second time at 8:15 o'clock States authorities of a new interna- tonight 'ickets are on sale at the tional incident which occurred on . s are _n sa e at t _ Sunday, when -Chinese soldiers fired I on the American destroyer "Preble" ( A review of the first perfor- and the Standard Oil launch which I nance of "Eight Till Eight" will the destroyer was protecting from I be found in the music and Chinese interference, 12 miles from I drama column on page four of Woohoo on the Yangtze river. ( this issue. The "Preble' had placed an armed party aboard the launch and was Whitney theatre box office and are escorting her out of danger when she priced as follows: boxes, $3.00; Main was fired on. The bridge of the de- floor, $2.50; First four rows in the stroyer was struck twice, but there balonr, $2.0; Fext four rowsi$1th0 were no casualties and the Americans balcony, $2.00; next four rows, $1.50; , a. and the remainder of the seats, $1.00. MIMES POSTPONESI VAUDEVILLE SHOW Definite postponement of the Mimes Spotlight vaudeville, scheduled for1 tomorow, Friday and Saturday nights i in the Mimes theater was announced yesterday by officers of Mimes. The postponement was made necessary. due'to the fact that the late arrival of! the books for "To The Ladies," the next offering of Mimes, will make it necessary to utilize all of the time available for rehearsals of that show., "To the Ladies," a farce comedy by George Kaufman and Marc Connely, will open Monday night, March 22, in the Mimes theater. Tickets for all six performances, which will be given every night next week, will go on sale Friday at the box office of the Mimes theater and may be reserved by phone at the Union. They are pric- ed at 75 cents. Rehearsals for "To the Ladies" started Monday. SENIORS SHOULD GET CANES TODAY Today will be the last opportunity for senior men of the literary class, to order their canes, according to an announcement made yesterday by John Nixon, '27, chairman of the com- mittee. Orders will be taken all day at the table in University hall. Plans are being made for the dis- tribution of the canes as soon as they) arrive, and a booth probably will be set up in the Union for the purpose. ! ant- .-o enior mpn of the othor (By Associated Prcss) WASHINGTON, March 15 - The new federal radio commission com- pleted its organization today and took several steps towards establishing its authority over communication by ether. Its first order -settled all im- mediate concern which radio users on' shipboard, or in the amateur field, have felt as to how the new regime l might affect them, by continuing all' licenses of the character hitherto{ granted by the commerce department I for an indefinite period. A second decision touched upon the most congested radio phase, and by it, 1 all operators of broadcast stations are notified to apply in the near fu-I ture for a renewal of permits to oper- ate. BOARD TO DONATE FELLOWSHIP FUNDI Prof. E. M. Fisher's classes in real estate were the guests of the Ann Ar- bor Real Estate board last night at I I a banquet at the Union. Five mem - bers of the advanced class gave re- ports on various phases of local real estate. Before turning over the meeting to Professor Fisher, the. Real Estate Board formally announced the de-, cision of the Michigan Real Estate as- sociation to give to the real estate department of the School of Business Administration a fellowship of $500 for three years. The fellowship was voted at a meeting of that board yes- terday afternoon. The gift places the total amount of money offered as real I estate fellowships recently at $7,500. i i i