"ih' .i ixmut l; I Y FAIR £fr AgF :IaiI DAY AND 3 No. 34. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1922 PRI GATE POSSIBLE ARAT E PEACE TH COAL MINERS AL COMMITTEE CONFERS H OPERATORS ON SUP- PLIES QUESTION RNMENT A G E N TS K FOR SETTLEMENT be Held Monday In Cleveland s Toward Clearing Situa-, tion in Four States C WHAT ISSCIENCE? ASKS SLEATOR It Is a Social Device for. Intentional Progress, Decides Physics Professor "SPIRIT AND ESSENCE OF WHAT WE C4LL ADVANCEMENT" "Science is a social device by means of which an individual may progress intentionally." With this as a prelim- inary definition, Prof. W. W. Sleator, of the physics department, developed a solution of the query, "What is Sci- ence?" in a Summer session lecture at. at 5 o'clock yesterday in Natural Sci- ence auditorium.. Professor Sleator 'emphasized the distinction between organic evolution and social progress, that in the form- er, Zose organisms in which the changes appear are unconscious of the part they play in the whole progres- sion, while the contrary is true in the case of social progress. "The acquisitive nature of social STUDENTS INVITED TO WEEKLY PARTY Open house for students and faculty of the',Summer session will be held from 4 to 5:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Chi Omega house, 1503 Wash- tenaw, one of the women's residences open this summer. Heretofore these weekly gatherings have taken place at the dormitories. Miss Helen C. Bishop, Mrs. Thomas E. Rankin, Mrs. Wilbur R. Humphreys, and Mrs. Edwin C. Goddard will be hostesses. As this is one of the last opportunities for summer school stu- dents to get together before the close of the session, a 'large attendance is expected. Punch and wafers will be served and those who wish to dance may do so. The parties have been in the nature of meeting places for students who oth- erwise would see each other only in classes. These parties are not given for any special organization but all students are cordially invited. * Choral Union To IAppear In ial Faculty Concert FEDERAL ATTEMPT TO0 CONCLUDE NATION WIDE WALKOUT WIL BE-PUT TO DECIDING TEST 1 SETTLEMENT HINGES ON RESULT OF MEETINGS OF LEAD. RS HARDING'S FIVE POINTS DIVULGED BY OFFICIAL Proposal Insists Workers Abide by Decisions of Baliway Labor BIaNd GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SEE STRIKE END IF ] IS ACCEPTED SENIORITY RIGHTS IMPORTANT OF Employers Maintali Strike Deserve Preference I Loyalty to Roads I (By Assdciated Press)} Washington, July 31. - With the federal agencies coal control machine piloted by Fuel Distributor Spencer finally under w.ay, the possiblity that negotiation for a separate wage set- tlement between the miners unions anid some operators in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana bituminous fields might be instituted this week was strongly indicated in Washington tonight. Representatives of the various gov- ernmpnt departments and producing operators co-operating unde'r the ad- ministration's distribution plan set to work on the initial problem facing op- eration of the scheme, with organiza- tions of regional committees in the producing fields and formation of coal pools. U. S., Operators Confer Members of the federal distributiont committee also conferred today with Cleveland operators on the quiestion of supplies for the Great Lakes region, but no statement was made as to con- clusions reached by the conferees. In Cleveland, it was understood, a meeting will be held next Monday! lookingto the settlement of the strike, in Pennslyvania, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana.] Outcome in Question How extensive such a partial settle- ment of the miners strike would be or whether such a conference, lacking 'at considerable number of employers ofl larger forces of miners, would be suc-! cessful at all remained questionable in7 official and semi-official views. Ohio coal operators' associations are, said to have been made a nucleus, about. which Mr. Lewis was forming; an interstate group with whom he would shortly attempt to negotiate a] wage scale.] sUnion to Derend Herrin Slayers . Springfield,( Ill., July 31.-The Illin-j ois branch of the union mine workers will "finance and erect the defense" of every union member brought to trial] for the Herrin massacre, Frank Far-] rington, Illinois president, announced, today.a "The very magnitude and sternness of the agitation for the punishment of those involved in the rioting created danger for innocent men," said Mr. Farrington in a statement this after- noon. EDUCATION SCHOOL OFFERS NEW YORK LICENSE TESTS Arrangements have been made with the department of education of the city of New York to have their examination for high school licenses given in the University after the close of the Sum- mer session. The examinations will be given in the School of Education at 9 o'clock and at 1:30 o'clock on Aug. 21. Ec- onomics, English, history, and mathe- matics will be among the examination subjects. Students who wish to take the tests must fill out blanks to that effect, which will be forwarded to the board of examiners in New York. The blanks and further information may be ob- tained from the Summer sesion office. W. D. MAHON, WHO AS INTERNA- tional president of the carmen's un- ion, had the deciding word in de- termining that Chicago's street car employees should strike today when the surface line owners demanded that the workers take a big cut in wages. SPAULDING DIES z' iHeld Many Posts of Importance Service of Federal in Government f WAS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF TREASURY TWO TERMSj } (By Associated Press) Washington, July 31. - Brig. Gen. Oliver Lyman Spaulding, former as- sistant secretary of the treasury, re- gent of the University of Michigan, and for many years prominent in pub- lic affairs in Michigan, died yesterday at his home here, aged 89 years. General Spaulding, iho served throughout the Civil war after en- listment with the Twenty-third Miclil- gan infantry, served as assistant sec- retary of the treasury from 1890 to 1893 and again from 1887 to 1903 and was a member of the Forty-seventh congress from Michigan. He also served as secretary of state of Michi- gan and was president. of the first Pan-American customs conference 'in 1913. Funeral services will be held in the home in Washington. Burial will be in Arlington. The University of Michigan flag was, lowered to half mast here today fol- lowing receipt of news of the death of Brig. Gen. Spaulding by Secretary Shirley Smith of the University.. General Spaulding was a resident %of St. Johns, Mich. He was one of the best known men in the state. He was active in politics and in the war between the states, and over a period of many years' activity held every Masonic office within the gift of the fraternity in Michigan'. He was made a brigadier general by Presi- dent Wilson. He was a regent of the University from 1858 to 1864. General Spaulding's family com- prises his widow, four sons and one daughter. They are: John C. Spauld- ing,. Detroit attorney, Frank M. Spaulding, mayor of St. Johns; Col. Oliver L. Spaulding, Jr., Maj. Thomas M. Spaulding, of the United States Army, and Miss Edna C. Spaulding, of St. Johns. progress, which has been marked by' the accumulation of common human possessions, is a fundamental idea. It seems that today men are becoming aware of this sort of advance as sep-t arate from the organic evolution whicht produced or perhaps includes it. Science an Acquisitive Process "I should like to have you think of, science as something which is goingt on-happening-being worked at-in' the world today. Scientific work is an acquisitive process. It is the spirit and essence of what we call advance-C ment. -1 "But its importance has been in-. creasing gradually. Organized science is a late result rather than an effective agent in the slow and painful develop- ment of human nature." Its curnulative nature-the fact that each scientific achievement form a per- manent contribution to the field of knowledge-was pointed out by Pro- fessor Sleator as a characteristic to distinguished science from certain oth- er devices, such as social service, which might satisfy the preliminary definition.; There are no sciences, said Profes- sor Sleator, whose connection with human aaffirs is remote, whose contri- butions to modern progress are van-4 ishingly small- Taking astronomy as, the best example of such a possibly useless science, he pointed out that though the stars are so remote as to have no practical effect upon us, the knowledge of the bodies has affect- ed us profoundly. "No Science Remote" "Discoveries about the stars are discoveries about the earth. For the same atoms and molecules are found in sun and stars and planets, and under the conditions prevailing in the stars these ultimate particles may reveal secrets which terrestrial means could never discover. ."Science has filled the world with instruments and devices. It offers us harmless opportunity for the employ- ment and development of commenda- ble , human characteristics. It en- courages us to believe that our des- tiny may be and ought to be in our own hands." MAJESTIC THEATER CLOSED FOR REMAINDER OF SUMMER "The Banner of St. George" by El- gar, is to be given* at 8 o'clock Wed- nesday evening in Hill auditorium, as the last of the series of weekly facul- ty concerts. The Summer Choral Un- ion, under the direction of GeorgeOs- car Bowen, will be heard with Mrs. Leslie Lamborn, soprano, of Royal Oak. Mrs. Emma Fischer-Cross, will offer a group of piano numbers. The program in full is as follows: Sanctus and Benedictus..Tschaikovsky Summer Choral Union ...... Ah non credeo mirarti (from La Sonambula);. ...............Bellini Mrs. Leslie G. Lamborn Concert Paraphrase on Valse- "Rose from the South,". ............. ... Strauss-Schuett "On Wings of Song.-.... ... ............. Mendelssohn-Liszt Polonaise, Op. 53............Chopin Mrs, Emma Fischer-Cross Ava Maria from "Cross of Fire" ....... ... Max Bruch Mrs. Lamborn "The Banner of St. George" ...'..Elgar A Cantata ,o tChorus and Solo Voice Mrs. .mborn, soprano Accompaniments will be 1by Mrs George B. Rhead and Miss Alberta E. Waterbury. (By Associated Press) Cincinnati; Ohio, July 31.-Five spe- cific proposals for the settlement of the railroad strike are contained in President Harding's plan which, will be submitted to railroad executives in New York and rail union heads in Chi- cago tomorrow, it was asserted tonight by an .official of the railroad shop craft union, The official, who refused to permit the use of his name, stated that he had secured the information from rail un-" ion officials in Washington, Satur- day Five Point Given The five specific proposals, accord- ing to the official, includes: 1.-That the employes will abide by the decisionstof the United States rail- road labor board in the future. 2.-In the matter of seniority, the employes who remained on the job during the strike will receive prefer- ential treatment. Men who have been on strike will return with the senior- ity rights subject to those rights ac- quired during the strike by men who remained on the job and that the sen- iority of the new employes will date from the time they entered the serv- ice.. Contracting Barred 3.--The men will accept the recent wage reductions of the railroad labor board pending a further rehearing of the matter by the board. 4.-Contracting out of shop work by the railroads will be discontinued. 5.--Discussion of the establishment of adjustment boards. Regarding the matter of adjustment boards, the official stated that the un- ions desire i national board while the rail executives seek other regional or system boards. (By Associated Press) Washington, July 31. - C that the railroad strike wot matter of -history within 2 after acceptance by railroad and transportation chiefs 01 dent Harding's compromise : 'of the government's influen mustered 'tonight behind the to obtain adoption of the pla employers' meeting in New Y that of the employes in Chi morrow. Chairman' Hooper of .the laborboard, after a confere: President Harding today, left cago to be on hand when the is called of the general policy tee of the striking shoperaft Secretary Hoover left tonigh tend the New York meetini executives. Seniority Is "Sticking Po At the same time, the stick in the whole attempt to neg settlement, the "seniority rig called, continued to protrude conversation and public stat the leaders concerned, with "awkwardness" as ever, even ering the President's sugges its compromise. Managements . of several larger systems which now4 haverthe strike weakened sisted that restoring the strik though they accept their d pay and abrogation of favora would mean the dismissal numbers of competent men since the strike. It would further mean placement of men who stoc railroads and who have since promised promotions in the All Men Must Be Cared On the union side it was such spokesmen for the org as were still watching the of events here that no s would be made by the orga unless it took care of all t That meant that all railroad, nierely the large number o lines had to put the, agreen effect, and' that all the sti each road had to be taken Though not officially mad the President's compromis tion as it applies to the cri iority issue, would place fir seniority list all shop enmpl did not strike, would give a ing strikers places just beh and would give all the effic hired by the roads since 1 d began such positions on th their length of actual ser y earned. e Those familiar with railr Q tice pointed out that the cl a (Continued on Page F Students To Visit River Rouge Ford Plants Tomorrow Afternoon The eleventh excursion of'the Sum- f mer session will give students an op-I portunity to view the Ford plants lo- cated at River Rouge, south of DetroitI and close to the interurban lines. In modern equipment, and in capacity af output, the the River Rouge works have been called the Krupp works of1 America.] On the arrival of the party at the1 general office, about 3 o'clock on the afternioon of Wednesday, Aug. 2, a guide will take charge of the group. Automobiles will be provided to con- vey the party to'-the plant from the in- te'rurban "lines. First, the 125 coke ovens, requiring a minimum of labor -due to mechanical improvements, will be inspected. The by-product build- ing, where gas for the city of De- troit, fertilizer, and tar products are secured from coke ovens, will be seen. -A $200,000 coal car converter, which lifts filled coal cars bodily from the tracks to a sthree-story height, in- verts 'them into a coal chute, then returns the empty car to the track, will. next be observed in operation. Following this the party will inspect the locomotive repair shops, part of the Ford railway system, then the two huge blast furnaces, with capacity of 500 tons each, and from there the pig iron shop will be shown the visitors. Will See Tractor Plant Of especial interest, considering the wider use of the machines, should 'be the trip through the Fordson tractor plant, where several hundred finished tractors are turned out daily. In the same vicinity is located the Ford body plant, supplying the Highland Park factory with most of the regular and -closed car bodies. At River Rouge the largest foundry in .the world, and undoubtedly the most efficient, is in operation, and a journey through this many acre area plant, where the casting of motors can be advantageously seen, will be granted University students. The last point to be visited will be the powe: plant, housed in a building larger than Hill auditorium. Among the unique features here are the non-smoke furn- aces, the practically ashless burning of the specially pulverized coal, and the engines, so powerful that considerabl( electrically generated power is trans- (Continued on Page Four) Blanchard Here From Biology Camp Frank N. Blanchard, of the botany department: who has been at the bio- logical station on Douglas lake during the summer, is in the city. He will return to the etation Wednesday. Announcement was made yesterday to the effect that the Majestc theater would be closed for repairs for the rest of the summer. Practically the whole building will be made over and redecorated. New floors- will be plac- ed in the theater and new opera chairs will take the place of the old ones. The front lobby will also be enlarged to accommodate the crowds.. e it e k- A~. i, Complaints against ery of The Daily may .ed by calling 960. 1 not getting your pape delivery is irregular r us. I.* DELIVERY .I . I Ir SHAKISPEARE PLAYHOUSE Presents in Open Air Campus Theatre, at POPULAR PRI( Thursday Night, Aug. 3rd, 8 o'clock, Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew" Saturday Afternoon, Aug. 5th, 4 o'clock, Shakespeare's "Twelfth Ni Friday blight, Aug. 4th, 8 o'clock, Galsworthy's "Pigeon" Saturday Night, at 8 o'clock, Barrie's "The Admirable Crichtor Reserved Seats, 75 Cents. General Admission, 5O Cents. Reserved Seats for four performances, $2.25. t, began 10 a. m. Monday, July 31st. Wahr's Book Pe. State str,