ESTABLISHED 1890 it atlg MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL XXXVII. No. 170 EIGHT PAGES ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1927 EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS STORMS CEASE WHILEJ FL00D WATERS SURGE NEARER MEXICAN GULF RATE OF WATER LEVEL RISE DIMINISHES AS TORRENT APPROACHES SEA WAVE EXTENDS 20 MILES Current Threatens Levees At McCrea Where 2,000 Engage In Fight To Save Property CUNCANNON COM MENTS ON HUGHES' REFUSAL TO CONSIDER PRESIDENCY / (By Associated Press) NEW ORLEANS, May 23.-A wall of flood water almost 20 miles wide tonight was beginning to reach the upper extremities of Grand lake in its movement to the Gulf of Mexico. Grand lake is situated at the mouth of the Atchafalaya river splitting Iberia parish and with but a narrow neck of land separating it from the Gulf of Mexico. Behind it stretches the lake of 200 miles from the south central parishes along the gulf to the upper tier along the Arkansas line. Its width varies from 15 to 50 miles as it poured fun- nel like from the Tensas basin in northeastern Louisiana, where it cov- ered 'an area two parishes wide, through the crevasses along the Bayou Des Glaises, in the western Atchafalaya river basin according to a width of one parish. Bureau Reports Rise The New Orleans weather bureau estimated today that the flood surface along the line between it and Mel- ville was about 42 feet above mean gulf level and that the water still was rising although at a diminished rate. The flood waters are approximately 100 miles west of New'Orleans on the west side of the Atchafalaya river and the Bayou Des, Glaises breaks, through which they are rushing, are about 150 miles west of New Orleans and on the opposite side of the Mississippi river. Immediately behind the advancing waters scores of residents of the low- er Atchafalaya were being rescued by tiny boats which plow through the currents to take them from house- tops to which they had fled. Scores of persons, unable to remain in their homes, were living on levees where they had found safety after the first rush of the waters. Along the upper extremity of the lake, planters were reassembling their tenants who had been forced'to flee several weeks ago when breaks oc- curred in levees along the west bank of the Mississippi at Glasscock and Mulliken Bend. Immediately before the flood, fleets of trucks were speeding over roads soon to be submerged, removing fam- ilies. Cowboys on cattle ponies from western Louisiana and Texas ranches, sped here and there rounding up cat- tle and taking them to safety on high ground. Camp Population Grows The population of refugee concen- trating camps was growing. More than a thousand had reached the camps at Lafayette during the day and it was estimated that at the pres- ent rate of growth, the camp would have 20,000 persons'by the end of the week. Rains which swept the flood district the last several days have ceased. Camps quickly were drained of water and men and women who had been forced to flee from the camps to their homes only to seek a second refuge from the .rains were returning. The levees at McCrea on the east bank of the Atchafalaya, about 120 miles northwest of New Orleans on the west side of the Mississippi river, still were holding-tonight but more than 2,000 men were engaged in the battle against the sweeping current. FOOTBALL TICKET ALLOTMENT MADE Student tickets allotments for the football games to be played nex fall at the new Michigan stadium were decided at the Board in Contro of Athletics meeting Saturday. The dedication game with Ohio Oct. 23. will have a limitation of two tickets, while applications for three seats will be honored for the Navy game, and four for Minnesota. For the practice game with Ohi Wesleyan, which opens the season tickets will be unlimited, and unre served. The seats for the Michiga State cglege game will also be un limited, but will be reserved. "Charles Evans Hughes, former as- sociate justice of the Supreme Court and Secretary of State, in a state- nant issued Saturday in which he re- gards himself too old to 'run for president again, even if the Repub- lican nomination were tendered to him, hs indeed made a statement worth consideration," Paul 1M. Cun- cannon, of the political science de- partment, averred in an interview yesterday. Mr. Hughes' statement, which said that he was for President Coolidge "first, last, and all the time" since he himself was too old, was issued after various newspapers had print- ed reports that at a n:_reeting of financial interests in New York, steps were taken to urge his candidacy if RUSSIAN ISSUE COMES TO FR9E IN ENGLAN Differences In House Of Commons And Cabinet Spread Rumors Of Diplomatic Break HAVE FEARS FOR INDIA (By Associated Press) LONDON, May 23-The House of Commons tonight was buzzing with speculation on the outcome of today's Cabinet council, as it is known that considerable difference of opinion ex- ists among the ministers on the pol- icy toward Russia, and it is also gen- erally admitted that Sir Austen Cham- berlain, the foreign secretary, has hardene his attitude on the subject. Although it is possible that only the trade agreement will be denounced, the best informed opinion tonight in- clines to the belief that the statement by Sir William Joynston-Hicks, in be- half of the government, in the Com- mons tomorrow, will herald the com- plete rupture of diplomatic as well as trade relations. It is believed that after the home secretary has made his statement re- telling the results of thes recent raid on: Arcos, Ltd., the Russian trade or- ganization, Premier Baldwin will make a brief statement on the general po- sition of relations with Russia. It is expected that the ministers will meet again this -morning for further dis- cussion, before appearing in Parlia- ment with their final decision. But it is stated with an air of au- thority that the reply to Moscow's protest note will be couched in such terms that the. Soviet government vir- tually will be compelled to recall its diplomatic mission from London. The Westminster Gazette under- stands that the Cabinet has decided not only to denounce the Russian trade agreement, but also sever all diplomatic relations with the Soviet, and that the text of Sir Austen Cham- berlain's reply to Moscow's protest against the raid will make this clear. r The paper adds that the statement in the Commons tomorrow would be made by Premier Baldwin himself, and not as previously arranged, by Sir William Joynston-Hicks. The Gazette also hears that the for- eign offee regrets that is has been necessary to break relations and that even Lord Birkenhead, who is strong- ly anti-Russian. was not a warm sup- porter of the rupture; he, as secre- tary for India, having apprehension respecting the special position of In- dia. ,TORNADO SWEEPS F THROUGH KANSAS BULLETIN (By Associated Press) S PITTSiWRGII, Kansas, May 23 - A ornado was reported to have struck Fuilton, Kansas, twelve miles north of Fort Scott, early t tonight. Details were lacking as I all wires were down. The tornado missed Fort Scott and was reported travelling from the northwest towards 'RichiRill, Missouri. lany trees were blown down in Fort Scott and wire service was disruted. ,° CHICAGO, May 23--A heavy wind- President Coolidge should not runJ again.J "Such a statement is very curious," Mr. Cuncannon said, "and we may regard it in several different lights. Mr. Hughes has said that he is too old for the presidency and would not accept the nomination if it were tendered to him, still no one has ever turned down the nomination and it is unlikely that Mr. Hughes would do such) a thing. Mr. Hughes at 65' is in as good physical condition as the average man of 55, and even at] that age is younger than Frank 0. Lowden, former governor of Illinois, I and the expected opponent of Presi-| dent Coolidge in the 1928 Republican nomination. "On the other hand, Mr. Hughes' statemrent may be a valuable asset to Coolidge's chances in the election and as it now is, Hughes has the1 support of financial interests of New York. "In considering the possibilities of the various candidates in the elec- tion," Mr. Cuncannon concluded, "I expect Coolidge to be renominated over Mr. Lowden and to be elected over Governor Al Smith, the logical candidate of the Democratic party." ORATORICAL BANOUET TO BE HELD TONIGHT: Robert S. Miller, '28, Is New Presi- dent; Other Officers To Be In- stalled At Meeting At Union PRIZES TO BE AWARDED Members of the Oratorical associa- tion will hold their annual banquet tonight in the Michigan Union. All of those who have won awards in forensic activities during the past year will receive them at this time, and the new officers, chosen in the recent spring elections, will be in- stalled in their offices. Prof. Gail E. Densmore of the pub- lic speaking department will give the main address of the evening. Med- als for all members of the varsity debate teams and awards for those who have won places in forensic con- tests will be presented to their own- ers by Professor R. D. T. Holliter of the public speaking department. Immediately after the program, Robert S. Miller, 28, will be installed as the new president of the Oratorical association to succeed Jerome Mike- esell, '27L, who has held the post this year. Other officers will also be in- stalled at this time, including Lyle E. Eiserman, '28, vice-president; Laura Soule, '28, secretary; and Paul J. Kern, '29, treasurer. The banquet will be complimentary to all those who have distinguished themselves in work in public speaking during the year. IOWA NINE BEATS NORTHWESTERN 8-4 (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, May 23. - Knocking -eideman, Purple twirler, off the mound in the first inning, Iowa's baseball team held up a five-run ad- vantage and defeated Northwesterr s to 4 at Evanston today. North western used three pitchers anc staged a late rally that netted foni runs. - R H E Iowa............02 000 100-8 12 3 Northwestern, ..000 000 013-4 5 3 Twogood and Tohmpson; Heide- nr.an, Tenosh and Vandenburg, Fos- ter. EDITO R FORGARGOYLE1 APPOINTED; ANNOUNCE SUMMER DAILY STAF FREDEIRIC W. ZIV, '2SL, MADEt NEW HEAD OF hUMOROUS t MAGAZINE BROOKS CHOOSES AIDES Lawrence Van Tayl, '28E, Will Manage Business End Of Paper Published r During Vacation Period Frederic W. Ziv, '28L, was appoint- ed new managing editor of The Mich-c igan Gargoyle at the meeting of the Board in Control of S'tudent Publica-t tions yesterday. Lawrence Van Tuyl, '28E, was made business manager of1 The Summer Michigan Daily.t Phillip C. Brooks, '28, managing ed- itor of the Summer Daily also an-t nounced several appointments to the staff of the paper. They are as fol- lows: editorial director, Paul J. Kern, '29; city editor, Joseph E. Brunswick,1 '28; music and drama editor, Marian L. Welles, '28; night editors, Carlton G. Champe, '28, Robert E. Finch, '29; and G. Thomas McKean, '29. John E. Davis, '27, Orville L. Dowzer, '29, Thomas E. Sunderland, '28, and Charles Kaufman, '30 were named as members of the staff. Further appoint- ments will be made later, Brooks an- nounced. The Summer Daily will begin pub- lication with two extra editions at Commencement time, one on Friday, June 17 to cover Class day exercises, and the second on Monday, June 20 to give complete reports of the Baccalau- I reate and Commencement ceremonies, Brooks announced. Regular daily publication will start with the issue of Tuesday June 28, and will continue until the end of the Summer session. Various special fea- tures of interest to the visiting grad- ! uate students will be run in addition to regular news. Arrangements will be made so that subscriptions may be purchased before the end of this se- mester at the Daily offices in the Press building although as yet the subscription price has not been fixed. All those who have been appoint- ed to the staff of the paper have had considerable 'experience on the reg- ular Daily, several of them having up-. per staff positions for next year. Every effort will be made, according LINDBERGH IGNORES OWN TRIUMPH IN REGRETTING LOSS OF FRENCHMEN (By Associated Press)1 PARIS, May 23-Captain Charles A. Lindbergh, making his first flight in oratory on this'side of the Atlantic, 1 today modestly ignored his own tri- umph to express profound regret for the loss of Captains Nungesser and< Coli "who undertook something far greater than the flight from New York to Paris."1 His little speech, just three sen- tences, was made when the Aero club gave him its great gold medal and an-1 nounced that Madam Deutsch Meurthe widow of the former president of the club, had sent a check for about 150,- 000 francs (about $6000) to the club, with. instruction that a cup be present-1 ed to hini. Mile. de la Muerthe alsoI sent a check of 100.000 francs each for Captain Nungesser's mother and Cap- tain Coli's family. Showered with fresh honors as Prance in all her history never con- tinuously has bestowed on another private citizen, Canta in Lindbergh re- tired at the American embassy 'to- night as unspoiled as he was when he arrived from America in his mono- plane 48 hours before. ST. LOUIS, May 23--A parade over a long route and railroad excursions BUSINESS EXECUTIVES. TO HOLD CONFERENCE~ Conference To Offer Members Chance To Meet And Consult Leaders In Management Field DINNER TO END MEETING Meeting in an invitation conference to be held here Thursday May 26, per- sonnel officers and executives of com- panies in the state of Michigan ill confer in a discussion of problems of common interest. The conference will be held at the Union under the aus- pices of the School of Business Ad- ministration. Members of the School of Business Administration of theUniversity who are interested to become personally acquainted with leaders of the field of management in the state and to con- sult at this time with men who are constantly face to face with matters of administration which bring up the actual problems discussed by the in- > increase the welcoming throng rere planned today as major features f St. Louis's reception to Captain 'harles A. Lindbergh, trans-Atlantic ier, upon his return here in June or uly. A mammoth barbecue at Lambert t. Louis flying field and a more for- F al indoor dinner at a hotel or club ere other details of the reception [ans which were discussed by Mayor 'ictor Miller with Harris H. Knight R nd Harold M. Bixby, two of Lind- ergh's most active backers. J WASHINGTON, May 23-Charles A. ,indbergh was credited today with overing 3610 miles or 5809.7 kilome- rs on his New York to Paris flight y Geological survey. n t TALAN AVIATOR LOST K: - F to earching Of Portuguese Boats Fall L To Reveal Any Traces Of Flyer m On Last Leg Of Flight I A )E PINEDO IS HOURS LATE f t BULLETIN m (By Associated Press) t LONDON, May 23.-The steam- ship Oilfield reports having sight- t ed a schooner towing an airplanet tonight southwest of the Azores. t (There is a possibility that this a may be Commander De Pinedo' plane, missing since the takeoff t early today from Trepassy, N. F.) t Details of the airplane could a not be obtained. The time of w starting was 11:30 p. m., (Green- t wich mean time) May 23. The p9- sition was latitude 41.06, longi-L tmde 33.39. The position indicated, which is t considerably southwest of the g Azores means that if this is DeC Pinedo's plane, tie Italian flier G was far out of his course. Y A government radio receivedP from the Aquitanaa says:N "The steamship Oilflield, latituden 41.06, longitude, 33.39, on May 23,' sighted a three masted schoonerk towing an airplane, steering east. Hailed schooner, but owing toa darkness; couldn't get any detailsh from her. She continued onP course; did not answer Morse lamp signals. Plane believed to haveF twin engines, single wing, ap- peared to have tri-color on rud- der." TREPASSY, Newfoundland, May 23 -Cheered on by a small group of shiv-3 ering townspeople and newspapermen,c Commander Francisco de Pinedo, Ital- ian four continent flyer, bade farewell to the western hemisphere and hoppedI off for the Azores and home. He was favored with a light west wind as he circled above the harbor I until he reached a height of 1,000 feet,I and then headed southeast losing him- self in the morning mists in a short time. I Refreshed by a long rest, and re-| conciled to two previous delays which I served to put him behind his sche- dule, de Pinedo was confident of reach-F ing his destination only two days late, May 26 instead of May 24. Thus far he has survived the trip across the broad south Atlantic, over the impenetrable jungles of South America, and over the vast stretches of the Carribean into Arizona. The most perilous part of the entire flight is ahead of him, the fogs of the Grand Bank. STIMSON REPORTS ON TRUCE PARLEY (B, Assoated Press) WASHINGTON, May 23.-A report on his mission to effect peace in wartorn Nicaragua was given to President Coolidge by Henry L. Stim- son, his executive personal envoy, to- day. Verbally he pointed out to the Pres- ident the terms of truce between the Liberal and Conservative armies and their agretment to accept American supervision of 1928 election when a successor to Diaz will be named. Mr. Stimson nmight make a written report to President Coolidge later. After conferring with Secretary Kellogg and Assitant Secretaryf Olds, of the state department, Mr. Stinson made a statement in which he described the offer of the United{ States to supervise the elections as .ANTEDN NIGHT TO BE EARIED BY DANCES AND ANNUAL PAGEANT RRESHMEN TO PORTRAY STORY OF MYTHICAL RACE OF ATLANTA EOGRAM TO TAKE MOVIES uniors Will Receive Lighted Lan terns From Setniors As They Hand Hoops) To Sophniores Lanterns, vari-colored hoops, pic- ic groups, and dances will be fea- ured tonight in the traditional ob- ervance of Lantern night 'by the 'omen of the University at Palmer ield. The program will begin at 5:30 'clock with a picnic supper, and at his time moving pictures will be aiken by the Reo-gram company of ansing. At 6:30 o'clock, the fresh- en will present the pageant portray- ng the Greek games and the myth of tlanta's race with her suitors. The lance drama, which will make its in- Atal appearance as a part of the Lan- ern night festivities, will follow im- ediately upon the performance by he first year women. With the seniors passing their light- d lanterns on to the juniors who in urn hand their gayly colored hoops ' a the sophomores, the procession, hat part of Lantern night in which ll women are urged to take part vhich is symbolic of the progress of he classes, will form the block M and he seniors will sing their class song, accompanied by the Varsity band which will also furnish music during he interludes of the prpgram. Patrons Named Patrons and patronesses of the Lantern night festivity will be Vnter- aamed at picnic suppers by sorority ;roups, as follows President Clarence ook Little and Mrs. Little, Delta Gamma; Dean John R. Efflinger and Mrs. Effinger, Alpha Chi Omega; Dean Hugh Cabot and Mrs. Cabot, Pi Beta Phi; Dean Wilber R. Humphreys, Kappa Kappa Gamma; Dean Henry M. Bates and Mrs. Bates, Alpha Gan- ma Delta; Dean Edward H. Kraus and Mrs. Kraus, Alpha Xi Delta; Dr. Margaret Bell;, Dr. John' Sundwall and Mrs. Sundwall, Delta Zeta; Miss Alice Lloyd, Sorosis; Miss Grace Richards,) Alpha Epilon Phi; Miss Beatrice Johnson, Delta Delta Delta; Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Smith, Theta Phi Alpha; Mr. and Mrs. Ira Smith, Phi Sigma Sigma; Prof. Louise P. Van Sickle, Kappa Delta; Prof. Ethel McCormick, Alpha Omicron Pi; Prof. Fielding H. Yost and Mrs. Yost, Kappa Alpha Theta; Prof. Arthur Boak and Mrs. Boak, Gamma Phi Beta; Mrs. Stewart Hanley, Phi Gamma Mu. Frieshmen Choose Faculty Members The freshmen have named as the patrons and patronesses of the pageant, the following: Prof. Wil- liam A. Frayer and Mrs. Frayer, Prof. Carl D. La Rue and Mrs. La Rue, Prof. Thomas E. Rankin, add Mrs. Rankin, Prof. Emil Lorch and Mrs. Lorch, Prof. Arthur Boak and Mrs. Boak, Miss Grace Richards, Prof. William O. Sneaton and Mrs. Sneat- on, Prof. Hugo P. Thieme and Mrs. Thieme, Prof. Preston W. Slosson and Mrs. Slosson, Prof. Preston E. James and Mrs. James, Miss Janet Cum- wings, Miss Ellen Stevenson Mr. amd Mrs. Philip E. Bursley, M. and Mrs. Lawrence Conrad, Mr. and Mrs. Waldo M. Abbott, Mr. Jean P. Slusser, and Mr. and Mrs. Archie Diack. ANDREWS TO GIVE LAST LECTURE OF RELIGIOUS SERIES Dr. John B. Andrews will speak on "The Approach Through Labor Legis- lation" at the final lecture.in the SchoolofsReligion'sdseminar in the moral issues of modern life at 4:15 o'clock tomorrow in Natural Science auditorium. Dr. Andrews is the secretary of the American Association for Labor Legis- lation. He was the founder and the editor of the American Labor Legis- lation Iteview, a quarterly, and is a member of the executive committee for labor legislation. In 1921 he was a member of the President's unem- ployment conference. Dr. Andrews also served as techni- cal advisor of the United States gov- ernment in London and as assistant secretary Mn Washington to the first official International Labor confer- ence held under the League of Nations in 1919. He is a writer and lecturer on social legislation and is the au- to officials, to make the four page pa- structors as far as theory is concern- per a complete and efficient news ed will meet at this time. The confer- source. once is open only by invitation, as- As yet no appointments have been suring a small conference which will. made to the business staff of the enable all visitors to become acquaint- Summer Daily since the business man- ed and discuss intimately the ques- ager was only appointed yesterday. tionshraised. _________________The program for the conference in- JUMP WILL TAKE cludes addresses by prominent execu- JPOST ION tives in the state as well as by Pres- I BOSTON POSITi Nident Clarence Cook Little, Dean Day of the School of Business Adminis- Rev. Herbert A. Jump, pastor of the tration, and Prof. O. W. Blackett of Arbor Congregational church for a I the same school. The conference will number of years, and well known on he concluded Thursday night by a din- the campus, recently accepted fTe pas- ner at the Union when Mr. Hrlow S. torate at Union Congregational church Person, managing director of the Tay- of Boston Reverend Junnresigned ifor society of New York City, will ad- his post here several weeks ago, and dress the grou. will take up his new duties as pastor of the Boston congregation September 'ENSIAN RECEIPTS Union Congregational church is one VALID THIS WEEK of the six churches of that denomina- tion in Boston at the present time, 'Ensian distribution will be con- and has a congregation of over 1,000. tinued from the 'Ensian office in the It has a large Sunday school, with an Press building, according to members average attendance of 700. of the business staff. The yearbooks The maintenance of a staff of re- will be distributed until May 29, after 'ligious education experts who are af- i which time the holders of the coupons filiated with the church in the way of i forfeit all rights tq books, in accord- carrying on extensive work among the: ance with the contract printed on the student associations, is one of the fea- stub. tures of the work of the Boston pay- The office wl be open for the dis- ish, hich Reveren* Jump will direct tribution of 'Ensians from 1 until 5 The church also has several parish o'clock each afternoon until Friday visitors. and from 9 to 5 o'clock on Saturday. P AWLOWSKI CONSIDERS FLIGHT BY LINDBERGH A GREAT ATHLETIC FEAT WITH MONOTONY AS CHIEF OBSTACLE Prof. Felix W. Palowski, head of the tically the same significance to avia- 1 aeronautics department of the en- tion that the first successful crossing gineering school, in commenting on of the English channel in the air by sBleriot had. That flight was conclud- the recent trans-Atlantic flight, said Ied a foolish undertaking. Indeed, a "TIre wonderful flight that Captain Imember of the French chamber made Lindbergh recently made to Paris a move to stop it; it was termed a without a stop or relief pilot is not' 'public suicide'. But that was 16 or 17 nearly as great an aeronautic achieve- years ago. Now many planes, carrying ment as it is an athletic achievement. dozens of passengers make the trip The greatest obstacle which he had to each week. Very likely there will be deal with was the monotony. The end-1 a regular passenger service across the less hum of his motor, the everlast- Atlantic in the not distant future," he inmg sameness of the landscape, the said. easy motion of his plane, all tended to Acosta and Chamberlin in their re- help a natural physical exhaustion cent endurance-record flight, flew a overcome his heroic fight to stay distance equal to the distance between awake If he slent for any length of I New York and Petrograd, Russia. treme difficulties j in the successful' navigation of that trackless waste. It is there that the credit is due, not for the mere fact of flying across the polo. That is far less important. There will robpably be a number of trans-Atlantic flights in the near fu- ture. Chamberlin's plane should make the attempt before long. Sikorsky is working day and night to finish a new plane for Rene Fonck. Byrd and his associates will be on ther way short-I ly. The nautical point of view in this trans-Atlantic flying is nothing re-' markable. There are a number of planes that could fly across success- fully. It is turning the trick single- handed as Lindbergh did that is the - Z storm which blew across Illinois and 'n Indiana* heavily damaged light and power lines, uprooted trees and un- roofed buildings but apparently was ll without fatalities. I itoutH-Frlshmestudents willr Warsaw, Indiana, according to re- have the front rows reserved for ports suffered the heaviest damage. I them at al athletic contests so that here the wind, which reached tor-! +hen will attend and learn of the a -,thfrnw. .o. I I