ILxchange; The records tis ye,, women are in the rn. tie of three to one. I'± r I 'omen. Mr. neral secre- d society of ;talk under cial service SOLDIERS AM) SAILORS s B=I SCRIBE $5,073,72S,500 OF U. S. WAR INSUR.INCE F tE Washington, Jean. 3.-The insurance offered by the United States govern- ment to members of its military 'and naval forces has been called the most just and humane provision ever made by any nation for its soldiers and sail- * ors. That its value and advantages are apbeclhted -by the lhrmy aMn navy is * evidenced by the e~tent whilch it has been availed of. Secretary of the _____ noun'ced that 238,924 applications had already been received up to Dec. 14, re'iresent-tng $2,073,725,500 of incur- Students in the engineei ing shops at Georgia have constructedt a cannon and presented it to the 321st field ar - tfltery. The gun is a three-Inch field piece and "a very workmanlike pro- duct" -ace'wdi :g to Col. Decems of the 321st, who expzressed his appreciation for the Ofrt. The prop)ortion of men to women ii-, the University of Kansas has been s Paper is not thrown away at the University of Washington. Large scale conservation of waste paper has been practiced since the beginning of the pre Bent semester and already\ $100_ has :,en realized. Ex-president Roosevelt commencement speaker university this year. W; be the Xt LInd ian~a ARC, Shows at 3:00, 6 (Eastern Stan 'S5c Unless Othe ThurS-Fri.- June Cummings and "The XMIp,." and "Out for the Coi at3:0 6:30 and Sat- -June caprice i and Pathe News. 225 E. Liberty. s;l Success anlc.. The avera'ge antgnt -fo~r applicants' is $8,679, which is very little less than the maximum of- $10,000. The Amer- Ittg- forces In liiklce were prompe' in availing themselves of the insurance, General Pershing himself subscribing to the maximtum o f $10,000. NEW TAXI ORDINANCE GOES. TO CO, ITTFEFE OF CITY iOiTNCI The new t ;xi ordinance -drawn upi by City Attorney Frank Devine is now 'n the hands o~ the ordinance commit- tee of the city council. On account- of the intervention of the holidays no re= port is expected from- the committee at the meeting of the council next Mowiday. It 13 expected, howeveer, that1 the new ordinance will be opened- for discussion to the students aznd resi- dents of Ann ,Xrbor, who will be giv- en the opportunity to argue for or against any iincrease in taxi rates 'at the meeting of Jan. 21. 'Grai"r ganilits Active la CUPl Washington, Jan. 2.--Evidenete6 of, kan1~ ermanpropaganda ' h Chile, supported by almost every 'ib- sect of the Kaiser in that tcuntry, has been received at the state 'department, in the form of a circular issued} by the German Chilean league urging every' member to &P his utmost to bring. about delays in the severance of re-. lations between Chile and- Germany. DIaly -advertisere are Atrat choICCI with Daily read ers.-A-dv. * * * * * * S * 2 * * 4' * * * * * AT THE THEATERS "Seventeen" at the Garrick, "Katinka"' at the Whitney, Sun- day, Jan. 5. TODAY Majestic-"One Hour.' Orphe-am-Bryant Washburn in "Skinner's Dress Suit." Also Com- edy anI Weekly, *: *' * * *: Better training in English will be required of all medical students in the University of California in the future. Beginning August, 1919, one year of English' literature and Eng- lish composition, representing three hours a week done as undergraduate ,work, will be specified for mnatricula- tion in the medical school. The athletic and student councils of Cincinnati have agreed upon a inethod of standardization of the Varsity let- ters to be given hereafter, so that men who have won their insignia in one sport may be distinguished from those who have made their letters in another. The football "C" will be rectangular, the basketball ]getter cir- cular; and so on. Flowers Plants Ferns -Wuerth-Claire McDowell in' "The Ship of Doom." Also comn-' edy, "Sauce for the Goe," and' Ford Weekly. *: 5. SOHEW WVuertb Prices: *ISeventeen per cent of the stmdents Arcade--June Elvdge Whip." Also Christie "Out for the Coln." in "The * Comedy, Nights: 50C to $2.00 1 ARRIc K op.mats wed DETOIT and Sat.. 25c DETROIT to $1.00 *, * * * * * * * * * * * I AT THE Wluli-IY E EIStuart Walker Compa~y "6SVENEEN Booth Tarkington's New Gale of Laughter rhur-I' ri-3- -Claire 11c Sh1ip of Doom." "Sauce for the Goc 'Xeekly. Sat.- -uliettc Day ill Buccaneers." Also Hart. Sunt-Mon-6-7 -Marv Pi Little Princess." "H-aunted by Mimsi r 8c, -c war tax--2oc. Tries-We(1-8-9-J. Barns "Fanatics." ~Also Straying Feet." I X* v - A SMUSLAL O PLSICOF INFINITE ClERM S By Hauerbacli & Frnd, Authors of "High Jinks" and "The Firefly" . §; Otto Harbach and Rudolf F'riml, the authors of Arthur Hammerstein's musical success iatinka" have given us in this piny a w' rthy rival of their other popi1Ir productions, "The Fire- fly'," '11gh Sinks," and "-You're in I,64e." The songs of this piece are itcidedly different I. from the :usual string of nonsense syllables and one ct the 'hits, "I Want To Marry a Male Quartette,," has; a-keenly satirical idea back of it. "Your Photo," 'atinka," "In a Hurry,' and the very popular "Rackety Goo," are the other song hits of the show. The scenes )f the opera are laid in Russia, 'turkey. and Vienna and the piece is well staged. "Katinka" will be the offering at the Whitney on Sat- urday,. '4' i i'" i See the Best Whero Eerybody Vows Q U ALITY 1 11TOPLAYS Prices: Children Vck; Adults 1,3e Shows: 3:00, 7:30, 9-40 ONE HOUR SA~TURDAY, JAN. -> Carlyle Blackwell i l Muriel Ostriche i THE 00O0 FOR NOTHING Paflie News of the World Pr M a f: ONE YEAR AT LYRIC and 44th S7 THEATRES, NEW S$2.00, $1.60, $1.00, THE TREET YORK 5, ic, ies-NN'd- 14-15- 'ow! To0niiorri *Saturday, Jan. 5th Lindensehrnitt, Aptel Ann i ~bot's Leading Clothiers Co. Wffilna gar~ate as Advertised The Greatest ClOthing atl In All Ann Arbor's Clothing History' J, n Every Statement an~d Every Price -advertised in circulars and newspapers durinig the past week is a conservative st tnment-,of the Actual Facts. All we ask is for you to come A see. 'Test our statements afind otvinace yourselves that every word advertised is the absolute th.. This Great Public' Sale will Afford evterybod y the opportunity to prepare, themselves against rtacre and rising costs. There is no telling how high merchandise ,will go and in manyv in- aces it w"ill be impossible to buy a high grade quality at any price. Consequently in justice to -irselves it will be Good Policy to Take Advantage of This Great Public Sale and Buy for Further ar-IT WVILL POSITIVELY "PAY YOU. Don't Fail #o be Thiere - - Tomnorrow, Saturday, January 5th 4 CHMITT, APFEL Ann Arbor's Leading Clothiers &