TELLS WHY NATIONS WERE A T ODDS ABOUT ISLAND OF Y AP "The importance of Yap in theI world's affairs, and its dominant posi-t ,on in the news of the period," said t Prof. William H. Hobbs, -of the geol- Dgy department, in a recent article printed in the Current History maga- 2ne of the New York Times "it owes almost exclusively to the fact that it [s the junction point of the oceanic cable lines which run to Manila (by way of Guam), to Shanghai, and to 94nado' on the Island of Celebes. As this nerve center in the international cable system is figured in the discus- sions of the peace conference at Paris and remained a subjec of internation- al difference until the United States and Japan finally reached an agree- ment on it during the early weeks of the arms conference." Professor Hobbs said that the most famous man of the island was the Irish-American David D. O'Keefe, "the most successful man this part of the Pacific has ever developed. When he disappeared in 1901 his property was reported to be valued at some millions of Germans marks..... -O'Keefe Great Leader "O'Keefe," lontinued Professor Hobbs, "was the type of man who in Sarawak would have been Rtajah; as was Brooks; but here was already es- tablished the civil government of Spain. Fom the native he bought the. copra (dried cocoanut meat), tran' ported it to Hongkong on his schoon- er, and returned laden with the goods of which they stood in need. The small army of natives which moved at his command, and on whom he used his fists freely whenever the occasion de- manded, had been recruited not alone from Yap, but from those . isolated islands for to the southward . lsends which are still desc'ribed in the pilot books of navigators as in- habited by natives that are fierce and Wild and on no account to be trusted." Professor Hobbs described the na- tives as "of muscular development with a dark brown skin and curly black hair, the old men frequently wearing beards. The only clothing of the men is the narrow breech. cloth, usually red, and the women and girls wear as their only garment a short skirt of grass or leaves, which may be replaced by a woven fabric of excellent Solvay Athletic ,lub, Whitmore Lake, special frog, fish, and chicken dinners. Room and board by day or .eek.-Adv. S vummer W atch Chaps The new summer watch chain may be attached to the belt or lapel of coat. $1.50 upwards Haller & Fuller STATE STREET JEWELERS workmanship. The love of ornamen- tation, which is highly developed in these natives, shows itself particularly in the use of combs by the men, these combs being of many forms and gen- erally constructed out of wood of the white mangrove. .. Build "Fa-lu" and "Pa-bal" \ These natives are entitled to a higher place in civilization, accord- ing to Professor Hobbs, because of the "design, workmanship, and artistic decoration of the club houses . . The community houses are of two types, the "fa-lu," or bachelors' club- house, and the larger and more elabor- ately decorated "pa-bai," which, though built especially -for men, is open to the women as well. "All about the Spa-bais' and the 'fa- lus', and in a lesser degree about the houses of the kings and chieftains; are to be seen the great money wheels of aragonite which these hardy voyagers' or their ancestors have brought on their rafts two hundred miles across the open sea from the Pelew islands to the southwest. As some of these wheels are fully seven feet in diameter and their weight is measured in tons, their use as money must be looked on rather as a bank deposit n.ot easily convertable during a panic, and far better to be reckoned as prestige." The'Germans during their occupancy of the islands did much to improve the islands with their contributions of public works such as the construction of a road and a canal.' Germans Active on Yap "A wireless station" sand Profes- sor Hobbs, ''which had been built by the Germans for communicatinggwith the others islands in the Caroline group and by relays with the outside world, is another important service which the Germans have to their credit. With the outbreak of the World. War a British fleet appeared at Yap and by ,bombardment destroyed the wire- less plant to sever the islan.d's con- nection with the outside world. The concrete bases for the wireless masts are all that now remain of the Ger- man plant at Yap, but a new one has been erected at a different point by the Japanese government." In concluding, Professor Hobbs said: t"We have !retained a most friendly feeling with the native islanders, as we have for the Japanese officials, who did everything in their power to pro- mote the geological investigations which was the purpose of my visit. The Japanese governor was seriously ill, b'it he got up from his bed in or- der to receive us and made every pro. vision possible by guides, canoes and natives for rendering access to the places I desired to visit." WHAT'S GOING ON Tuesday August 1. 5 p. m.-Belgium Today. Prof. T. H. Read, University of California. 8 p. m.-'The Osborne Expedition of the University in the Pacific," illus- trated lecture by Prof. William H. Hobbs, of the Geology department. Natural Science auditorium. 8:30 p. m.--Visitors' Night at the Ob- servatory. Admission by ticket only. Wednesday, August 2 1 p. m.-Excursion No. eleven - Riv- er Rouge Blast Furnaces, south of Detroit. Leave at 11 p. M.-,- 5 p., m.-"Porto Rico." (In Spanish). (Illustrated). Mr. A. E. Mercado. 8 p. m.-Concert. Faculty of the Un- iversity School of Mnifsic (Hill au- ditorium). 8:30 p. m.--Visitors' Night at the Ob- servatory. Admission by ticket only. ed, are requested to notify T. L. Pur- dom, either by letter or by calling 801. Allmembers are to meet prompt- ly at 3:45 o'clock at Tappa'n hall, and automobiles will carry . them to their destination. v i[ai"&.5 ICI P I'! i tiUri it the L biulletin GEOLOGY PROFESSOR WILL DIS- CUSS RECENT WORLD TOUR TONIGHT ST UDE RIVER (By Special Wire to The Summer Daily)' Chicago, Ill., July 31.--Final and d0sperate efforts to. prevent 20,000 street car men and elevated railway eiaployes of Chicago from striking have failed. When it was learned that in no way could the threatened walkout, which was scheduled for 4 o'clock Tuesday morning, be stopped, suburban rail- ways, motor bus companies and au- tomobile owners began, hasty prepar- ations to provide transportation for the city and its suburbs. The strike of the elevated workers will probably be called someitime Wednesday. All attempts of business men, city officials, union leaders and car line chiefs had failed in their efforts to avert a walkout, which was precipitat- ed by the demand of the surface lines that their men accept a yage reduction' of approximately 17, per cent. Speaking on "The Osborne Expedi- tion of the University in the Pacific," Prof. William H. Hobbs of the geology department, will address the members of the Summer session at 8 'o'clock to- night. y Professor Hobbs left Michigan eArly in August for his trip around the world for scientific investigation. The, U. S. government put under his order the 1,000 ton gunboat Bittern, which cruised more than 6,000 miles under his direction. Yodo, a Japanese fast cruiser, was placed at his disposal by the Japanese government for a three days' steam in 'order to make connections. Japanese merchant ves- sels were also held over from sailing from one to three days in certain parts of the Pacific that Professor Hobbs might visit certain islands. Wherever the party stopped at ports under Japanese rule, they were the (Continued ferred to the H; 1irzd's E Visitors at the and further, a much g processes, than- at th known Highland Park 25,000 men are em: grounds at the blast tries. An added feature 01 a bird's eye view of of the Ford plants at eluding the unloadin age docks, gained fror el by elevator. The party will leav 1 o'clock Wednesday, return on the car th Arbor at 6:50 o'clock. White swan Laund Thursday, August 3, 5 p. m.-Prof. C. O. Carey lectures on, "Chinese Highways and Byways." 8 p. m.-Open air performance of { Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew." The Shakespeare Play- house company of New York City (Campus theater). Admission 'will be charged. Friday, August 4 / 3:30 p. m.-Open air performance of Galsworthy's "The Pigeon." The Shakespeare Playhojpse company of New York City. (Campus theater). Admission will be charged. WILL HONOR GOLF CHAMPION. TODAY Members of the Ann Arbor Cham- ber of Commerce and the Michigan Boosters club will give a joint ban- quet at 12 o'clock today in honor of Carlton F. Wells, of the department of rhetoric, who recently won the ti- tle of amateur golf ohampion of the state of Michigan in the state .title elimination tournament. , ;Wells was the surprise of the turney, his name being barely famil- iar to enthusiasts of the sport. He won from a fast field of entries, sev- eral of Detroit's star performers be- ing entered in the lists against him. He won his matches with ease, and although his play was not considered brilliant, it was at all times con- sistent and steady. Tickets for the banquet may be pro- cured today at the Chamber of Com- merce building. guests of the government and shown i and- service. 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