ESTABLISHED 1890 Orr, -dimL t r t att MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL. XXXVIL No. 95 EIGHT PAGES ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1927 EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS Iw/ ww s 1_ 1 11®IIi FRENCH NOTE REJECTS AMERICAN PLAN FOR NAVAL DISARMAMENT MINISTER BRIAND FAVORS ACTION BY LEAGUE OF NATIONS; SEES ALL NATIONS INVOLVED JAPAN FAVORS PROPOSAL Premier Urges Naval Construction Although Representatives Will Attend Conference (By Associated Press) PARIS, Feb. 15.-The French gov- ernment has politely declined Presi- dent Coolidge's proposal for a new naval disarmament conference. The French reply, made public this evening, says that the government is convinced that following the Amer- ican proposal would risk compromis- ing the success of the work which the League of Nations has already un- dertaken.I The reply, which was written by Foreign Minister Briand, and approv- ed by the entire cabinet, takes the po- sition that the circumstances of today are different from those of 1921, when the Washington conference was re- stricted to the limitation effort of a few powers. Today, the note said, disarmament limitation can be considered only as a whole., Believe All Nations Involved The note says that in the eyes of the League of Nations there is a prin- ciple that all states, small and large, alike, are on an equality. For France to enter a limitation agreement of a selected few powers would not be true to this principle, the note contends. To limit efforts to holding down armaments to a few powers and a few types of fighting machines would, it is added, exceed the authority of the League and at the same time violate the principle of equality of all na- tions. "It is to the interest of all the navies of the world," the note asserts, "to be associated in the deliberations on such an important problem." M. Briand takes several occasions to hamier home the point that the League is the place to talk disarma- ment and put such words into action. He concludes by expressing the hope that the United States would continue to associate itself with the prepara- tory commission of the League in making a study of armaments. TOKIO, Feb. 15.-Premier Kakat- suki told the House of Peers today that naval construction should pro- ceed in Japan notwithstanding the government's decision to participate in the naval disarmament conference proposed by President Coolidge. The premier urged the peers to pass the naval construction bill because, he said, it was impossible to foretell the result of the conference of world powers. The cabinet discussed the wording of its acceptance of President Cool- idge's invitation to the conference, buti decided that further discussion wasl necessary to frame its reply. Thel memorandum is expected to be for-' warded either this week or early next week. Japan Drafts Reply The reply, it is generally under- stood, will contain no reservations, the cabinet having so insisted. Although it is known that the navy staff desired a clause in the accept- tance stating Japan's attitude con- cerning the 5-5-3 ration of capital ships tonnage, Minister of the Navy Takarabe is said to have voted with the others of the cabint. He insisted, however, that the navy's present con- struction program was necessary for defensive purposes. Takarabe, interrogated later in the upper house of the Diet, asserted that the present strength of the navy was at its lowest possible level, and there- fore there could be no further reduc- tion. Will Not Ask For New Ratio The minister regarded the Coolidge proposal as an extension of the Wash- ington conference of 1922, but he did1 not believe it possible under changed conditions to fix a ratio of 5-5-3 or1 even 5-5-4 for auxiliary naval strength, because some countries needed more auxiliaries than others for purposes of defense. Baron Sakatani suggested to For- eigni Minister Shidehara in the HouseI ofiPeers that world disarmament could be best solved by America join- ing the League of Nations instead of promoting a conference of disarma- ment. MEXICO CITY.-Official announce- ment is made that the Mexican gov- ernment has paid the last installment on the foreign debt service for 1926. Wolverine Prowess In Minor Sports Equals Skill In Major Competition HIGS, PHILLIPS TAL( Fiske Company Will Give Ibsen's 'Ghosts' TP OAD ENGINEERS Tonight At Whitney n n urn u .nrai Michigan has always been a leader i National at Iowa. It appears very PURDUE FIVE MAKES TRIPLE TIE IN CONFERENCE RACEN BY DOWNING WOLVERINES, 37-32 in the Conference in major sport com- petition but only recently has the minor sports of the Wolverines climb- ed to an even par with football, bas- ketball, and track. It was only in 1923, four years ago, that wrestling hockey, swimming and golf became Varsity sports. Since that time these new sports have been suc- cessful in Big Ten competition and thus has given Michigan a better bal- anced record. In wrestling the Varsity has not lost an important contest this season, hav- ing only been defeated in a prelim- inary game with Cornell College of ,I~pwa. The victories over Northwes- tern, Purdue, and Michigan State col- lege were procured with decisive scores. The remainder of the season looks bright, according to the coaches, and at any rate the wrestling team will finish this year in a better posi- tion than ever before. The swimming team has been unde feated, having been victorious over Chicago, Iowa, Indiana, and Wiscon- sin in dual meets. Michigan State Col- lege, Northwestern, Minnesota, and a Grand Rapids swimming club rmain on the schedule. The Conference i meet will be held at Urbana, and the COOLIDGE NNOUNCES I CHOICES Continues To Make Career Appoint- nients By Naming Leland Harrison, J. B. Wright and II. R. Wilson ARE TRAINEDDIPLOMATS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.--Presidentl Coolidge further disclosed today his increasing dependence upon trained diplomats in the foreign service when the White House announced the se- lection of three new American min- isters, all of long service in the state department. They are: Leland Harrison, now an Assistant Secretary of State to be -minister at Stockholm; J. Butler Wright, also an Assistant Secretary of State to be minister at Budapest; Hugh R. Wilson, now chief of the Di- vision of Foreign Information, State department, to be minister at Berne. These selections brought to a total, of 15 the career diplomatic appoint-, ments President Coolidge has made, as compared to 10 political ones. His proportion of career appointments far exceeds that of any other president. The desire of Theodore Brentano of Chicago, now American minister to Hungary, to retire from active service because of age was disclosed with the selection of Assistant Sceretary Wright to succeed him. Mr. Harrison has been intimately connected during and since the Paris peace conference with all matters re- lating to debt funding agreements, German reparations and similar in- volved questions. At Stockholm he will succeed Robert Wood Bliss, who has been transferredtosBuenos Aires. SMr. Wright .also has had a wide diplomatic training and was a member of the technical group at the Wash- ington Arms conference, while Mr. Wilson has served as councillor of embassy in Peking, Tokio, Berlin and Paris. He will succeed at Berne Hugh S. Gibson, who has been transferred to Brussels. BAND WILL HOLD TRIALS FOR ALL POSITIONS TODAY At 4 o'clock this afternoon in Mor- ris Hall, tryouts for membership in the Varsity band will be held, under the direction of Norman J. Larson, director. Vacancies in all sections will be filled at this time by second semester freshmen and upperclass- men who are eligible, with members; of the present Reserve band having preference over men of lesser exper- ience. Today's trials are the firstl I mid-year tryouts the band has at- tempted. Increased spring activities have necessitated a larger band, and as a result the Varsity band of the second semester will exceed in membership the band that played for football andI basketball games last semester. Twoj spring concerts head the program of the band, rehearsals for which will begin immediately. On March 5, the band will make a trip to Windsor, Canada, where they will play for the Michigan-Wisconsin hockey meets. This trip has been arranged by the athletic association, and includes an entertainment in Detroit. Ofar -ivtic nvnr, 1" -P nr probable, in the viewsof the athletic department, that the swimming team will win the Conference and the na- tional honors. Last year the Varsity ended in second place for the dual meets. Although the hockey team has not yet had Conference competition they have won all but one of their gamesy with state coleges. In a trip to be made soon, the hockey team will meet Wisconsin and Minnesota. Tennis has been more or less con- sidered a major sport because of its long establishment. Michigan has al- ways stood well in tennis and ended last year's season in second place in dual competition. Golf has also been successful in Big Ten competition. In 1925 golf ended in second place and last year AR5 LUUEHLNUE UPENS CIVIL EiNGIEERIN G HEAD SAYS TRANSPORT LIBRARY IS ONE OF WORLD'S BEST STARTED BY WORLEY Henderson Sees Dianger In Industrial Age; Johnson Gives Main Speech In Afternoon Session Outhining the source of the Universi- ty's transportation library, Prof. Henry E. Riggs, head of the civil en- gineering department of the engineer- ing college, told delegates to the 13th annual hizhwa vn Lineerinz nfer-I a Ibsen's drama, "Ghosts", with Mrs. Fiske in the leading role will be pre- sented at the Whitney theater tonight. Theodore St. John who has had sev- eral years of experience on foreign stages, and Walter Ringham will have the two leading male parts, while Jar- vis Kerr, a graduate of Vassar college in the cars of 1925 will play the other; feiale character. The play deals with the transforma- tion of the character of a woman who finds that she is married to a disso- lute and loathsome man. She leaves him and goes to the man with whom she is in love, and he in turn sends her back to her husband. She faces her new existence with courage and not until her husband is dead does she find that her son has inherited his evil characteristics. TRYOUTS FOR PUBLICATIONS ASKED TO REPORT TillS j WEEK Second semester freshmen and sophomores wishing to try out for campus publications are re- quested to meet at the following times: Daily Editorial staff-Tomor- row at 4 o'clock. Daily Editorial Women's staff -Friday at 4 o'clock. in fourth place in the conference tour-I -blWy g.-x g nament, after close contests with Pur- ence how the library rose from noth- Tickets for the performance are Daily Business staff-Today due, Northwestern and Wisconsin. ing to its present reputation of being' now on sale at the box office of the at 4 o'clock. The rapid rise of minor sports in, one of the best in the world, in the I Whitney theater. "The Green Hat," a Gargoyle Editorial and Art Conference competition has been principal address of the evening at a play by Michael Arlen will be given staff-Any afternoon this week at largely due to the' efforts of Coach smoker held for the visitors last night JSaturday night at the same theater. 5 o'clock.j Elton "Tad" Wieman, who has devotel in the Union. Margaret Cornell will not appear in Gargoyle Business staff-To- The library was started at the inti- this performance it has been an- morrow at 3 o'clock. With the building of the new minorsgation of Prof. John S. Worley, visit- nounced Ensian Editorial staff--Any sports building within a year. these ing lecturer, who donated his first j{afternoon this week at 4 o'clock. sports will be given better facilities year's salary to start the collection. Ensian Business staff-Today for further development. I Upon finding that the University had IU1ILE Hti TltYILY at 4 o'clock. no books of this nature, Alex Dow,C president of the Detroit Edison com- pany, was interested in the idea, and RUII\ he donated $25,000 to the fund. A prominent automobile man was then D nnhuNGIrOEnhEIapproached, but Professor Riggs told Lecture By Commander Of "lIorris- of how Mr. Dow was disinterested in sey" Will Be Illustrated By Filns the proposition until shown several Taken During Expedition Till pictures of old automobile models. He -- Naval Hill In Bloemfontein, Orange then donated $4,000 for the library. nS Free State, Seleeled As Site For1 Twenty other men, each of whom do- A VARIE X PA IE C Indiana Dean Will Dever Popular Astronomnica Survey nated $4,000, were then found, and Lecture On Factors In Productio the transportation library of the Uni- Speaking at 8 o'clock tonight in Of Organic Pathological States CONVSTRUCT>!/I N STARTEDi verst was startd on its career. ) Natural Science auditorium on the t Talks on Pioneer Transportation cruise of the Morrissey and the Gree- HAS STUDIED ABROAD In the other addresses of the even- land expedition of the American Mu- After over eight years of prelimi- ing, Prof. Ulrich B. Phillips, of the! seum of Natural History, Captain - nary expeditionary work by the late f American history department spoke on Robert A. Bartlett, noted Arctic ex- As the third of the series ot publh Professor William J. Hussey, fifth "Pioneer American Transportation" plorer and comander of the Morris- Omega Alh, honorary medical so- director of the astronomical o-and Prof. W. D. Henderson, director of sey, will give the sixth lecture in a ciety the extension division, addressed the series being presented under the aus- Uhim servatory of the University of Michi- meeting on "Keeping Up With the' pices of the geology department. de o t ica slof e ti- gan and professor of astronomy, Times." In illustrating his lecture, Captain click tonight in University eall au- the plans for the construction of an Professor Henderson in his talk, Bartlett will present a selection of ditorium. His topic, as announced observatory and the installation of the deplored the harm which the "iron motion pictures which were taken by by Frederick R. Harper, '27M, pres- man," or the industrial age, has forc- Pathe Corporation representatives who ident of the society will be "The Emo- trm y r ar ed upon the world. "Men, women, accompanied the three combined expe- tional and Psychological Factors in primarilyfor the continuation of a children, and institutions, are steadily ditions to Greenland last summer. The the Production of Organi, Patholog- double star survey of the southern marching along with the 'iron man,' " f pictures will include views of the ex- ical States."c skies, are rapidly nearing completion! he said. I pedition arranged in travelogue form Dr. Emerson is a graduate of Am- accor5in to word received byPof. Tells Of First Steamboat ( and will show pictorially the unusual- herst and has studied abroad at the alph< n. Ct wof heed aystromy . Preceding the talk on pioneer ly stormy weather and rough seas en- universities of Strassbourg, Basel and Ralph gl. Curtiss of the astronomy transport, Horatio S. Earle, first state countered by the Morrissey during her Paris. Before coming to Indiana he department from Prof. Richard A.1 highway commissioner of Michigan perilous return voyage from Holsten- I had held faculty positions at both Rossiter who is now abroad and in told the meeting of the first steamboat ( borg in which she narrowly escaped Johns-Hopkins and Cornell university charge of the expedition. Iever built, which was done by a man destruction after running aground on At that time in 1911 there were several Much care was given to the selection of the name of Morley, and took place an unchartered reef off the north- medical schools in Indiana but since of the site for the observatory of the years before the event of Fulton and western coast of Greenland. that time, due to his work that at the University of Michigan in the south- his famous ship. "Morley was so dis- Captain Bartlett will be entertained University of Indiana has developed ern hemisphere which it was finally appointed when Fulton used his in- at luncheon tomorrow by the combin- into undoubted leaderhip. decided to locate on Naval hill in vention in making a bid for fame that ed staffs of the geology and geography It is Dr. Emerson's theory that no Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, 1 he sank his first steamboat in Morley's departments. He began his explora- I thorough study of disease can be made South Africa. "This particular hill I lake. tions wintering with Robert E. Peary I without going into the background was chosen," Professor Curtiss said, In the first session of the confer- at Cape D'Urberville, Kane Basin, and and conditions surrounding the case, "because of its favorable 7,000 foot ence which opened this afternoon for commanded the "Roosevelt" from 1905 according to Dean Hugh Cabot, of the elevation. The observatory building a four day period, Dean A. N. John- to 1909 taking an active part in reach- medical school, and it is thought that will. be erected on Naval hill which son, head of the College of Engineer- ing the 88 parallel with Peary's expe- the lecture will deal with some phase rises 350 feet above a small plain.' ing at the University of Maryland, dition. As captain of the "Karluk" he of that viewpoint. He is intereted in The elevation of the observatory will discussed the question of research in was in command of the Canadian gov- general sociological development in insure protection from the radiation connection with highway engineering. ernment Arctic Expedition in 1913 and addition, and is the author of several and convection of ground currents of "Research," said Dean Johnson, "is 1914. It was on this expedition that works, principally "Pneumothorax", heated air, which was one of the chief responsible for most of the improve- the Karluk was crushed in the ice "Clinical Diagnosis," "Hospitals for difficulties to be overcome in the selec-I ments made in highway construction forcing the party of 17 to establish a Children" and "Essentials of Med- tion of a telescope site for the study of conditions in the past few years." base camp on Wrangel Island, later (icine." the southern sky about the south celes- i President Clarence Cook Little will crossing the ice to Siberia and finally Dr. Emerson will probably be given tial pole, which is not visible from the be the 'principal speaker of today's reaching Nome, Alaska, in Sept., 1915, a chance to inspect the new Thomas northern hemisphere." As a result of sessions when he will address the del- with 13 survivors. Captain Bartlett Henry Simpson Memorial for Medical this inability to study the southern egates at the annual banquet whichiwas given the command of the third Research during the afternoon and skies from the northern hemisphere, will be held at 6:30 o'clock tonight !Crocker land relief expedition to will be the guest of Alpha Omega Al- that section of the sky has been great- in the Union. nothern Greenland in 1916, and on his pha at dinner at the Union at night. ly neglected, and for that reason the! return was made marine superintend- I As was the case with the other lee- South African site was selected. G dk t r ant of the Army Tranport system of I tures sponsored by the society, this C oIldk eO etra (.. 'J~1j~,1~II one will be of .a non-professional type Construction of the observatory has I C New York. In 1925 he was sent by foe ibes as nplaes th already been started, Professor Ros- T Pla At Lawyers' the National Geographical society to for the series has been planned with siter declared. On his arrival in l 'ocate bases for aircraft in northwes the idea of stimulating general public si O hisin II " interest concerning the problems o1 Bloemfontein he found that the La- elr Formal Fridav en Alaska and on the shores of the"g a- lu F r a F i y modern medicine, to which end speak- mont telescope and the valuable 27 - Arctic ocean. He has also done con- inch lens had been received in perfect 1siderable work in the recording of ers of prominence in the medical condition after its long journey. "As Jack McGay's Country Club orches- Arctic tide and current movements, world have been vited drawings of the 56 foot dome of the tra, of Detroit, a Goldkette band, will and in the dredging and collecting of Aeaker observatory arrived in Ann Aibor last furnish the music at the annual winter arin te redng and secing will be made in the near future and Monday, it is expected that the actual formal dance of the Lawyer's club, Captain Bartlett Is the author of a th date w be one after sprng vaca- construction of the dome will be com- which will be held Friday, n the Cvolumen aled "The Last Voyage of aion- pleted early in March," Professor lounge room of the Lawyer's club, it lthe Karluk," in which he describes "d f was announced yesterday by John M.. . 1 he descibesiSt.1 BOILERMAKERS COME BACK IN SECOND HALF TO OVERCOME 2-16 MICHI1GAN LEAD FIRST LOSS IN BIG TEN 'Wheeler And Wilcox Star For Victors, While Harrigan Garners 15 Points For Varsity By Robert M. Wagner The Purdue Exponent LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 15.-After trailing 16-22 at the half the diminua- tive Boilermaker five came through with a beautiful offensive and defen- sive rally in the second period to top- ple Michigan from its throne of undis- puted leadership into triple tie in the Western Conference by virtue of a 37-32 victory here tonight. Although the score was not partic- ularly close over any period of time, the game was a thriller from start to finish and throughout the game the capacity crowd of 4,000 people (was kept on edge. Throughout the first half, the Wolverines were never head- ed, starting the scoring and keeping at least a two point lead until the gun. At one time Michigan led 22 to 10 and it was at this point that Purdue start- ed its rally, sinking three successive baskets before the half ended. As the second stanza started the Boilermak- ers forged into the lead by virtue of a deadly bombardment of the basket by Wheeler and Wilson, Purdue forwards, and Michigan never again got the lead. Harrigan and Oosterbaan were easily the stars of the Wolverine ag- gregation, the former sinking five field goals and a like number of free throws, while "Benny" was next in scoring with four field goals and one charity point, and scintillated partic- ularly in his floor work. Wheeler and Wilson starred for Purdue with ten points each, with both Wilson and Wilcox shining with beautiful iof work. During the last half of the game the Wolverines suffered a lapse and were unable to connect ith the basket, largely due to the stiffened defense. Lineup And Summary IPURDUE (37) B F P Wheeler, If............. 4 2 3 Wilson, rf.............. 4 2 3 Hodges, lf-c ...........3 1 2 Cummins, c............. 1 2 0 Wilcox, lg ..............2 0 3 Kemmer, rg........... 1 0 0 Totals ...............15 7 11 MICHIGAN (32) B F P Oosterbaan, If..........4 1 2 Chambers rf........... 2 0 1 McCoy, c .............:.1 0 3 Harrigan, lg............ 5 5 1 Petrie, rg .... ......1 0 4 Rasnick, rg............. 0 0 0 Totals ...............13 6 it Referee-Feezle (Jndiana Poly). Umpire-Moloney (Ntre Dame). Mimes To Present; Extra Performance Of PlaysSaturday An extra performance of the two plays that Mimes are presenting in the Mimes theater this week has been announced for Saturday night, due to I the large advance sale of tikets for each of the regularly scheduleli pera formances. The plays, "Annajanska, the Bolshevik Empress" and "The Man of Destiny," both by George Bernard Shaw played to a capacity audience last night. The shorter and less serious play, "Annajanska, the are being made as fast as the detailed Bennett, '27L, chairman of the com- drawings will permit." mittee in charge of the affair. Professor Hussey's choice of Bloem- The interior of the lounge room will roontein as the most logical site for the be dressed for the affair with palms observatory has met with the approval uand colored fountains besides the re- of Harvard university astronomers who duced colored lighting system that have also decided upon this location will be used. The main dining hall for their southern station. Harvard um- wile uedaivaefrmntlroom versity will erect an observatory while the private dining room will be near Bloemfontein that is to be used as a parlor and will be outfitted nea Blemfnten tat s t b with bridge tables for whosoever equipped with a 60 inch reflector. . wish them. Davenports and chairs 'This will be the largest telescope in ) will I the southern hemisphere suitable for and the main entrance of the build- observations, while the telescope of ing will be locked in order to convert the University of Michigan will have that space into another lounge room. the largest refractor," said Professor t he chaperons will be, Regent and Curtiss. I Mrs. Julius M. Beal, Prof. and Mrs. The entire observatory project has ! E. Blythe Stason, and Prof. and Mrs. been sponsored by Robert Patterson Paul A. Leidy. Lamont, '91, of Chicago, a classmate A limited supply of tickets for out- of Dr. Hussey's who recently donated , s C( t students has been set aside and , ;I . l _ li i his ill-tated expedition. "1L. I - Bolshevik Empress," is given as a To Enroll At Union preface to the other. Realty Men M eet In _Charles Livingstone, '28L, who play- ed the leading role in "The Last 'Annual Convention All male students of the University Warning" portrays the leading part n who have not yet registered as mem- in the first play while Earl B.Fleisch- A bers of the Union are requested to do man takes the part of Napoleon, the Attendance at the second annua so at once, whether they have entered man of destiny, in "The Man of Des- real estate within the last few days or have tn. Union last Thursday and Friday tot- merely neglected to obtain their cardsItiny. aled 168, a slight increase over that at an earlier date, according to Walter Annajanska, the Bolshevik Em- of last year's convention. These = A. Kuenzel, '27E, recording secretary. merica before alhbeen i sented i meetings were held under the auspices Failure to comply with this regulation satire on Shaw's impression of Bol- of the Michigan Real Estate associa- ( causes a student to become ineligible shevism. The more serious play, tion and the School of Business Ad- I to use the various departments of the "The Man of Destiny," is a favorite of ministration.,Union, although he has automatically Among the speakers were Mayor become a member upon entering the Robert A. Campbell, treasurer of the University. There is a booth open ini Areview of the Mimes plays University, who gave the address of the main lobby from 3 until 5 o'clock as presented last night will be welcome, Prof. E. M. Fisher, of the every afternoon this week for those found in the Music and Drama School of Business Administration, who have not yet registered. I column on page four. who acted as toastmaster at the ban- 4 n st T hr i oeht Prnf. Aubrev ,7TI V T T T D!D ! T'T'rV M