. 2, 1928. THE MICHIGAN DAILY ,. - . :a : _ . 11teatre Was Scene Of Biggest Riot Crew Of German Monoplane Bremen i Decorate Grave Of Floyd Bennett DAT T iPLAY PRACTICI FoU1 STUDENTS ARE ACCUSED OF WV l1lTL1NG 1)U1ING VERlFORM ANCE OBEY REQUEST TO LEAVE Mantager's Itenarks Rcsu't In Ipris. ing wlil Ends In Violence, Damage, And Legal Tangle .. It was on a Saturday in. Marph, 1908, that the worst of the infamous student demonstrations took place. That was the date of the Star theater riot, renowned in the tales that grad- uates love to tell. On that night a party of four stu- dents from the University visited the home of the flickering pictures that was the Star theater on Washington street. During the performance one of the four students was accused of whistling by a house policeman, but he dgniqd it. A minute later the offic- er told him to stop scuffling his feet and ordered him to leave the show house. Whereupon, the student got up quietly and left. As he was passing out of the theater it is alleged that the manager of the Star said, "That's right, officer, put the hound out." Afterwards, the three companions of the ejected student admitted that their friend slapped the manager. And then they alleged that the officer leaped forwaiid and cut the head of the party of the first part with a heavy blow of his club. Some two hundred students gathered around the theater that night in protest against this treatment, but tley dispersed quietly about midnight. The Starting Point That was the starting point. On the Monday following this ejection, the theater manager made a speech from the stage in which he said that he was not running his theater for the students and that he "didn't want them in the place." In answer to his plea the whole campus turned out that night to gather around the theater. Urged on by curbstone harangues, various irresponsible persons began to hurl eggs at the white front of the show-house. Jeers followed the eggs and later in the evening bricks were substituted for the eggs. One by one the electric lights around the build- ing were extinguished. One by one the windows were crushed in and a two by four battergng ram was used to puncture the flimsy woodwork of the theater front. 'At 11 o'clock a number of students had broken into the build- ing and had badly damaged it. An electric piano was pushed from the interior of the theater and a supreme final chord was struck on it. Then the piano was taken apart for souve- nirs of the riot, and passed around among the jostling crowds.. Piesident Angell, at that time head of the University, heard of the dis- turbance downtown and rushed to the. scene in a horse-drawn carriage. "Gen- tlemen," he said when he had seen the results of t1 riot. "this is de- I en the senior law men were enlisted plorahle." 13ut the disturbers of the to the cause. Contributions began tc night's quiet refused to disperse. pour in to the Defense Committee or .oo,e lIeeries Called the Release of the Students. And Meanwhile, the police reserves were through the efforts of the entire town called in andI began to make arrests the arrested men were released on on the outskits of the crowd. This bond. continued to arouse the already high Called To Stand wrath of the students. Failing to dis- When the trial of the men began, perse the crowd, the mayor of Ann President Angell, Dean Vaughan, and Arbor ordered out a hose wagon from Mayor Henderson were called on the the fire department. While the hose stand to testify. All claimed that the was being run out, students uncoup- crowd was orderly when they were led the joints and in other ways dis- on the scene. Yet David Rinney, own- couraged the firemen, who, not being of he wrecked theater stated that interested, returned to the barn. "two windows and a pillar were brok- A score of arrests were made, most- en; the front of the building was ly of innocent bystanders, according covered with egg stains." He esti- to records. Few made any resistance; mated the damag at the sum of $1 6 one student even shook hands with The prosecuthg attorney was ex- the of lier who appreheided him. The tremely bitter toward the prisoners crowd gradually became quieted down At one time during the trial he as midnight approached and only a made a statement that the police of- handful of students remained around ficers had been under orders to fire the courthouse until a later hour. into the crowd on the night of the The day after the Star theater riot riot. "They should have killed som-e- occured, the Michigan Daily of March one," he is reported as saying. This 18, 1908, came out with black head- statementsaroused strong censure lines: "Filthy Hole Bears Name of from the attorneys for the defense. County Jail, Airested Students Pass "Thman mstrneysate~deflaw. Night Amid Revolting Surroundings.,, "Te man must be insane," one law- Nigt Aid evotin Suroudins."yer said. "Or drunk again," another The fifteen men whom police offic- added. ers had arrested for disturbing the The trial of the students was re- peace and the front of the Star thea- plete with horseplay, back talk, and ter spent the night in the main cell comebc.torey deik each oth- of the county jail, lodged with fifteencomebacks. Attorneys defied each oth- tramps, all of whom were "revolting,"'er and resorted to personal exple- tmpalofwo weeeotn," Itives. according to the student paper of that Once, the judge called for a rol date. t~ c~kn tee a ol Fix Culprits' Bail to be taken of the defendants. "They are all here, your honor," an ftail for the culprits was fixed at " attorney for the defendants said fear- $1000 apiece, and the fifteen misfor~ ing the delays of the law. tunnates er la 1id h ,ff di a ri d a rr I :l e e e t f "falling of the Star and how it rose again.' An effort was made 'to collect money from all the classes to help expenses. Some trouble was encount- ered in trying to collect anything from the medics. Then began a period of two months before the celebrated case came up for trial. On May 9, 1908, the case fin- ally came before the docket. And the result of it all was that the court showed leniency to the culprits and the case, which had caused such a furor during the interim, was dis- missed outright. The judge even praised, the students of the Univers- ity, saying that they were the flnest body of students in the land, even if they had commited an indiscretion in the matter of their rioting. When interviewed regarding tVe stand taken by the court, attorneys for the defense stated that the judge had taken the most reasonable and judicial attitude that he could take, even if he was closely connected with. the University and a former student at that. A bill for damages amount- ing to $1,000 was presented the Uni- versity and Was paid through the combined efforts of the Student coun- cil and other collecting organiza- tions. And the riot was over. WENLEY TALKS TO ADELPHII Prof. Robert S. Wenley narrated some interesting incidents when he delivered the lecture "Experiences in England" (before Adelpihi House of A nation-wide hoax has been petrated on the country by prac jokers at Dartmouth coulege. eral weeks ago the so homores freshman held their anual car battle. Then, with noihing -mor base his story on thm tiht, a cai author managed tIu break into headlines of hundreds oft newspa throughout the country. Some of th" newspapers printed story in black headlines and al them named one hoy as the hero fought off the entire opposing 4 single-handed. The st ories in papers were identical with the exception that the hero in each bore a different name. Whoever it was sent out the no first went through the college < logue. la each city to which it sent, the story named a local bo the hero ofthe class batt le who injured in defending 1his class h The time spent in telegraphing an searching through the lists of fi man and sophomores may have pr to be a successful joke, but authorities at Dartmouth are sea ing for the ones who perpetrated trick. PORTABlfE TYPEWRITER Corona, Underi Remington, o) We hare all Hut Some in colored duco finishes. 0. D. MOR RIL 17 Nickels Arcade. Phone Capt. Koehl, Baron Von Huenefeld, and Maj. Fitzmaurice, the Bremen transatlantic fliers, are pictured here as; they were about to leave the train in Washington prior to laying a wreath on the grave of Floyd Bennett. REQUEST ADDITIONAL BULLETINS Additional requests for the Uni- expected to be ready for mailing by versity radio bulletin have necessi- the middle of next week. II w'.-. e~ U uw e ea u1anacut ed tot t elr cells. Meanwhile, friends of the im- prisoned men scurried throughout the business district of the town gather- ing prominent business men together to stand bail for the confined stu- dents. "I will go bail for as many of the boys as the court will let me," Walter S. Mack, proprietor of a Main street store, was quoted as saying. "Sure, I'll sign up for the boys," said Al Paul, another town merchant. And that sentiment sppead over the entire town. Representatives and committees ap- pointed from law classes hurried to aid their fellow students. "Your hon- or," pleaded one lawyer for his client, "this boy is but 17 years old. He just came here two weeks ago and took no part in last night's disturbance. He has few friends and is fai away from home. I plead for leniency in his case and ask that bail be lowered." Three men over-zealous iii their efforts to aid their friends, found themselves caught in the legal tangle and were thrown behind the bars. Preparations for the defense of the students went rapidly forward. Ev- "I know it," said the court: ,"Then they do not have to stand up," said the attorney. "It is my right to have them stand up, for I am near-sighted," stated the court. And that ended the mat- ter. heated Dlscussions Arise A heated discussion once arose ov- er whether South Main street was "up" - or "down." An attorney's an- swer to one question was drowned out by the barking of dogs which some- one had brought into the corridor of the court. And the trial proceeded, with more heat generated wih every friction of the fires of the attorneys. The University Glee club gave a special benefit performance in order to raise money to defray the expens- es caused by the trial and to pay for the damage done the Star theater. Songs were sung celebrating the Representatives at its regular meeting in Angell hall at 7:30 o'clock last night. Having travelled extensively in Europe and being for a time di- rector of the Paris and London branches of the American Union, Pro-' fe'ssor Wenley could give many color- ful anecdote's of his visits-abroad. tated an increase in the number of copies criginally scheduled to be pub- lshed, Prof. Waldo M. Abbot, of the rhetoric department, who has been program manager and announcer of the 1927-28 Michigan Night radio- casts, declared yesterday. Already more than the custom-ary the bulletin, and it is planned to pub- 2,000 requests have been received for lish approximately 2,200, Prolfessor Abbot said yesterday. The bulletin is IDAHO-Women here are found to put in 55 minutes a .lay just talking while men averaged about 40. Men however spent almost three hours a day on amusement, 35 minutes. more than women students. WEDEMEYER Radio Servic I AMERICAN RUG CLEANING WORKS II WE SERVICE AND REPAIR ALL MAKES Phone 4 Rugs and Carpets Cleaned-Sized-Repaired 1032 Green St. Phone 8115 IEI - - ' I 111 ( Dainty and Delicious! "Sweets" for Mother ................................. NMM Enjoys Can of Tobacco Detroit Theaters ...puao.o......I............ . 1.f* Woodward, at Eliot BON STELLE PLAYHOUSE NIGHTS, 75c, $1.50. Mats. Tues., Thurs. and Sat., 50c, 75c E*lginning Sunty, April 29 "COCK ROBIN" Wed. Mat. and Night "GHOSTS" TH-E SCHULTZ GROC.ERY THE HOME OF PURE FOODS Phone 4277 114-116 East Washington St. 0 ASK ABOUT FREE TUITION FREE TRIPS TO EUROPE EXTRA CASH VACATION POSITIONS 16 Years Old Waxahachie, Texas May 18, 1926 Larus & Bro. Co. Richmond, Va. Gentlemen: The agent while going through his plunder stored in our baggage room came across a can of your tobacco, and account of his not using a pipe he made me a present of this tobacco. You will note the revenue stamp and your memo whjich was inclosed. The tobacco was put up in 1910, six- teen years ago. But it was in good shape, of remarkable flavor, and was greatly enjoyed by me. Thought you would be interested in knowing how your tobacco held out in! these days of fast living. Yours very truly, (signed) Gordon McDonald Edgeworth Extra High Grade Smoking Tobacco :CABS THEATRE Beginniag Monday, April 30 Night ..$1.00, $1.5, $2.00, $2.50 SWed. and Sat. Mats. (Rest Seats)...............$1.50 Chamberlain Brown Presents TAYLOR HOLMES In na Riotous Comedy SThe Great Necker .. r r . ww a wr r wM w w w M_ 1t 1 _ r Our J. W. Special Coffee Bunte's and Weber's Chocolat in 5 pound lots In Specially Decorated Boxes 38c per.pound Still Leading Them All Director Scholarship Tours Literary Guild of America, 5 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. Tell me about the pla nchecked. Tuition! Europe Cash Vacation Positions Name ................... Stret..................... City.............State...... Shubert-Lafayette Beg. Sunday Night THURSTON THE FAMOUS MAGICIAN I AND LIBBY FOOD PRODUCTS IN NO. 10 CANS Phone 4277 DON'T WAIT - ORDER NOW Your Package Wrapped for Mailin THE MAXROY Under the Michigan Theatre Sign PHONE 8339 Nights, Suit. and Sat. Mat. 25c to $1.50. Popular Mat. Thurs., 25c to $1.00. Pius tax. Subscribe For The Weekly. No** Playing-2:00 and 3:30-10-30-40 - 7:00 and 8:40-10-50 STARTING THURSDAY I ANO Jack Pennick, Nigel Rarrie, lDonald Stu- art, ,iiy ler Supplee, FMarcella Daly - > .. An Emory Johnson Production i i ! M L%'F ZNOlltll lilllCllC U S Y CoU CULMSU JVKUI,' UJ slt secla