F.. , THE WEATHER ARTLY CLOIJDY-PROB- ABLY- WARNER r iA~~fr ir kztMl ASSOCIATED PRESS DAY AND NIGHT WIRE SERVICE. XXVIII. No. 7. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1917. PRIG THREE CENTS PRICE THREE CENTS } r FORM NTHIONA LEAGUE TO LEAD PUBLIC OPINION REPRESENTS LABOR, POLITICS, INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND CHURCHES PRESIDENT EN ORSES MOVEMENT IN SPEECH Advise Campaign to Teeh Ideals of Thought and Pur- pose Washington, Oct. 8.-By the form- ation of a 'league of National Unity representing churches, politics, labor, agriculture, and industrial organiza- tions, a movement to lead an express- ed public opinion of the war was in- augurated here today.tPresident Wil- son gave his indorsement to the league in an address expressing the need for team play between the forces of Amer- ican thought. Welcoming the leaders of the move in a speech the president said that Amnerican public opinion, although understanding the war's principles, needs guidance in remembering that the war should end only when Ger- many is beaten and that Germany's attempt for autocracy is supereded by the ideals of democracy. The pres- ident emphasized that this should be kept in the minds of the American people in order that they avoid being mislead into the byways of thought with the consequent scattering of the forces of public opinion. The move toward an early peace be- fore Germany's defeat is effected is one of the evidences of misdirected thought and should not cloud the vis- ion of those who understand that the United States is fighting now for the same ideals of democracy and freedom that have always stirred the nation. The president gave warning that it should not be forgotten that German success meant the prevention of the spread of democracy and also possibly the suppression of that already exist- ing. The object ofthe league is to create a medium through which all classes, sections, creeds, and parties may help carry out this new war for the inde- pendence of America and preservation of democracy and democratic institu- tions and of the biggest principles of humanity- The league claims that an active campaign should be carried on to teach the American the ideals of thought and purpose and that these are as essential to the successful per- secution of the war as co-operation In material purposes. MUST CONFORM TO ELIGIBILITY RULES Committee Advises Students to Make Certain of Standing at Once The eliibllity committee wishes to call attention to the following quota- tion from the University catalogue: "The manager or chairman of every student activity is required to submit to the chairman of the committee on eligibility a complete list of all stu- dents who expect to participate and to ascertain their eligibility before pro- ceeding further with the enterprise. No student may take part in any pub- lie activity until an official certificate of eligibility is filed with the proper fficer in charge of that activity." During the first semester, the chair- mnan of the committee, Professor Hum- phreys, may be consulted in room 8 University hall, from 10:45 to 11:30 o'clock Tuesdays, and from 3 to 4 o'clock Thursdays. He particularly requests managers and chairmen of student activities to make early ap-, plication to him for eligibility blanks. Council Decides Elections and Games Arrangements for class elections and for the fresh-soph class games were made at the meeting of the Stu- dent council last Sunday afternoon at the Union. Prof. W. R. Humphreys of the elegibility committee explained the rules with regard to the class elec- tions. The council set Saturday morn- ing, Oct. 20, as the day for the fresh-- soph fall contests. The date is con- ditioned upon the approval of Uni- Erection of Union To We Continued Homer Heath Denies Rumor; Struc- ture, Rising Rapidly, Expected Ready September, 1918 Work on the new Michigan Union building will not be stopped as soon as th structure is under roof, accord- ing to a statement just made by Homer L. Heath, general secretary of the Union. "The rumor is being circulated that we will stop building as soon as the roof is on," said Mr. Heath. "There is not the least particle of truth in that assertion. We expect to have the roof on and the building completely en- closed by the coming Christmas and from that time, the building will be rushed to completion, an end we hope to reach by September, 1918." At present, the walls are rising rap- idly and the tower is beginning to as- sume definite form. Architectural critics claim that the entrance will in itself be a model of artistic perfection. Two groups of figures, the gifts of the architects, Pond and Pond, will orna- ment the facade. One will be an athletic group and will face in the di- rection of Ferry field. The other, an academic figure, is to be turned in the direction of the campus. LAW REVIEW WILL APPEAR ON NOV. 1 Staff Election Will Be Held to Fill Vacancies; Prof. Stoner Editor-in-Chief Notwithstanding present disturbed conditions, the Michigan Law Review will continue being published. First issue of the periodical will appear Nov. 1. Several vacancies have been caused in the staff by enlistments and the draft. To fill these places, an election will be held in the near future. Present faculty members of the staff and membersof the advisory board are Prof. Gordon Stoner, edi- tor-in-chief; Prof. V. H. Lane, treas- urer; Prof. R. W. Aigler; Prof. Wil- lard T. Barbour; Prof. Edwin C. Goddard and Prof. J. H. Drake. Prof. Aigler is to have charge of the section entitled "Recent Decisions" and "Note and Comment." Prof. Barbour is to be the editor in charge of "Book Re- Views." )Prof. Drake is to assist in editing 1ho Law Review and Prof. Goddard is going to act as an ex-of- ficio member of the advisory board. Editorial assistants appointed from the law class of 1918 are A. C. Reichley, L. C. Bothwood, S. L. Cohen, R. A. Fox, M. R. Gomberg, L. S. Hecht, S. G. Pickus, L. B. Vincent, E. L. Wie- ner, and 3. W. Thomas. TAG DAY FOR ATHLETIC ASSO- CIATION MAKES GIRLS MBERS Today is tag day and every girl isi expected to buy a tag, thus making herself a member of the newly or- ganized athletic association. There will be a big mass meeting in Barbour gymnasium today at 4 o'clock, for the purpose of electing officers and class representatives. The candidates are as follows: Vice-presi- dent, Marie Macauley, '18, and Beulah Smith, '18; treasurer, Ethel Glauz, '19, and Margaret Atkins, '19; secretary, Laura Peacock, '20, and Sue Verlen- den, '20; class representatives, senior, Ruth McLachlan, '18, and Louise Irish,1 '18; Junior, Phyllis Eggleston, '19, and; Doris McDonald, '19; sophomore,1 Grace Hall, '20, and Lucy Huffman, '20. Several questions will be discussed at the mass meeting, one of which is charging admission for non-members7 to the games. Miss Alice Evans, phy- sical director, will talk to the upper-1 class girls who are interested in1 hockey, for a few minutes after the1 meeting. DENTAL CLINIC NOV OPEN TO PUBLIC USE Drafted Men Urged to Have Teeth Ex- amined Before Leaving for Cantonments The dental college of the University has opened its clinic. Patients for the clinic are obtained from several towns around Ann Arbor as well as from among students of the Univer- sity. Those desiring plate, crown or bridge work will be cared for between 9:30 and 11:30 o'clock each day. Per- sons who wish to get fillings, inlavs, etc., may obtain such service at 11:30 o'clock each day, except Saturday. Attention has been called to the condition of the teeth of the men who have enlisted in some branch of serviee. It has been noticed that nearly all of them had some kind of dental trouble. For this reason it has been advised to those students who have been drafted to perfect the condition of their teeth before they are called for service. Those taking military train- ing are also advised to do the same. 150 FRESHMEN TTEND FIRST UNION MEETING YEARLINGS RECEIVE ADVICE FROM PROF. BRUMM; CHEER HEARTILY Approximately 150 freshmen at- tended the first of the Michigan Un- ion's Sunday afternoon gatherings held last Sunday at the Union build- ing. The varied program, of which Prof. John R. Brumm's speech was the feature number, was received with hearty applause. "Every one should cultivate in him- self an unshakable confidence in his own high destiny," said Professor Brumm in speaking of success and the individual. "The only persons who never make mistakes are those who never venture. A man should think for himself and refuse to echo the opinions about him. The first aim of an education is to develop with a man the capacity to know a good man when he sees him. The second aim is to be able to recognize a good and worthy ideal." Waldo McKee, '18E, presided over the meeting. Several members of the, Varsity Glee club, under the leader- ship of Harold M. Easley, '18L, rend- ered a number of Michigan's popular songs, with Wilson J. Kellar, School of Music, as the piano accompanist. "Jazz" music was furnished by a quar- tet led by George E. Rogers, '20E, at the piano. The committee in charge of the gathering was very much encouraged by the number of men present, and feels confident of the success of future meetings which are to be held after the close of the football season. These will be for the benefit of upperclas- men also and programs of interest are promised. PROF. ROTH WILL SPEAK AT FIRST FORESTRY CLUB MEETING The first meeting of the Forestry club this season will take place at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday evening in room F-214 of the Natural Science build- ing. Prof. Filibert Roth, head of that department, will be the speaker of the evening. He will discuss in gen- eral the plans for the work of the or- ganization during the present school term and at the same time bring up a number of important business mat- ters for consideration. The election of officers will be held. As this is the first meeting of the Forestry club it is highly important that a large attendance be present. The invitation is especially extended to the freshmen taking work in that department and it is hoped that they turn out unanimously for the oe- casion. INCREASE POSTAL RATE NEXT MONTH New Ruling Requires Three Cents for Ordinary Letter and Two Cents for Card After Nov. 2, mailing rates on let- ters and postal cards will be in- creased, according to instruction just issued by Postmaster General Burle- son. Letters and other first class mat- ter addressed to parts of the United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Cuba Shanghai, and to persons in the mil- itary service of the United States in Europe will be received at the rate of three cents an ounce or fraction there- of. Postal cards will bear two cents in postage.' Following are the instructions give 1 out by the postoffice department: Postmasters shall on and after Nov. 2, accept mail at the rate of 3 cents an ounce or fraction thereof on let- ters and other first class matter ex- cept drop letters. All drop letters, that is le.tter mailed for delivery from the office at which posted, including those for delivery by city, rural or other carriers of such office, are required postage paid on them at the rate of 2 cents an ounce or fraction thereof. Postal cards are required to be pre- paid 2 cents and therefore a 1 cent postal card must have a 1 cent post- age stamp affixed to it in addition to a le stamp impressed on such card. Post cards (mailing cards) bearing written messages must have two cents postage prepaid on them. WILL NOT CHANGE CHEMISTRY COURSE Report That Munitions Class Would Be Substituted-Is False Contrary to a report in Detroit papers, the University courses in chemical engineering will not be changed and courses in the manufact- ure of munitions substituted, accord- ing to Prof. W. L. adger, in charge of the department. Captain A. H. White, chief technical man under Colonel Joyce in the nit- rate division of the army ordnance corps and head of the department of chemical engineering, says that men graduating from the course in chem- ical engineering are as well fitted for this line of work as men taking spec- ial courses in munitions work are. Three Swenson evaporators, to be used in munitions research work, gifts of the Swenson Evaporator company of Chicago, will be installed in the old boiler house in about two months. Only seniors~nay elect classes in this department. "ACRES OF DIAMONDS" TO BE DELIVERED HERE BY CONWELL "Acres of Diamonds," a lecture given more than 6,000 times through- out the United States by Mr. R. H. Conwell, will be delivered here before the beginning oratory classes on Nov. 9. The lecture which Mr. Conwell will give is to be assigned to the' oratory I classes for the next two weeks and will be worked upon with the express purpose of comparison with Mr. Con- well's rendering. Mr. Conwell's engagment here has; been arranged through the efforts of the Wesleyan guild. MANY STUDENTS REGISTER FOR JOBS AT EMPLOYMENT BUREAU Announcement has been made that there are a large number of appli- cants for positions registered at the Michigan Union employment bureau. John Reilly, '20, , chairman of the bureau, asks any one knowing of openings forlstudents to communicate at once with the bureau. Unless work is obtained, a number of self-sup- porting students will- be forced to leave the University. Post Publisher Denies Charges Helber Claims Trouble Is Caused by Spite Work of Enemies Who Aim to Ruin Him "You can tell the Ann Arbor folks that I am not going and do not have to go to Washington today," declared E. J. Helber, publisher of the Washte- new Post. Helber is alleged to have published pro-German editorials in his paper, which he emphatically denies doing. "It is all spite work, personal spite work," continued Mr. Helber. "I know where it is coming from. If the government wanted to arrest me for what I have written, why didn't it? I have not published anything that any citizen of the United States could not with perfect justice say. I am cog- nizant of where the spite work comes and that it is trying to ruin my busi- ness. If the people think that I have said anything wrong my files are open for their inspection at any time." Look for .Fresh; Find frlere Girls Two Second Year Men Find Them- selves Between the Devil and the Deep Sea Two stealthy sophomores stole soft- ly up the stairs. They had been in- formed that somewhere in the upper regions of that house reposed an un- sophisticated freshman who needed a little hazing. And so they went for- ward maliciously upon their errand. Suddenly on the floor above doors opened and footsteps lightly descended the stairs. Horror of horrors! The sophomores froze with fear. There on the stairs confronting them stood a fair young maiden. The next in- stant a sweet feminine shriek rent the air. In a moment the floors above were filled with young damsels who yelled, "Help! Burglars!" And what was worse, on the floor below obstructing their way to the door, stood the severe house directoress, rolling-pin in hand. 3o between the dark and the day- light stood the sophomores shivering as though the temperature were 50 be- low zero. "What are you fellows doing there?" glared the matron, Mrs. "We thought a boy named Cornell roomed here," stammered the men. "So-and why didn't you ring the bell?" MICHIGAN MEN GET LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM NAVAL MILITIA Several Michigan men who were mustered into the Michigan naval mil- itia last spring have returned this fall on leave. Among those who have indefinite leave and are going to school are,, John Page, '20, Morgan Ramsey, '20, and Kenneth Phelps, '20. Herbert Garrison, '16, is back for nine days, and Robert Bigelow, '20, for four.- The whole unit from Ann Arbor was transferred to the National naval vol-: unteers shortly after arriving at, Great Lakes. Some of the men enter- ed the Chief Petty Officers' school, some joined the aviation corps, and others went to the camp rifle range.- Those who received instucton in the C. P. 0. school are now in com- mand of rookie companies.t G. A. R. Veterans to Honor Fiddlers G. A. R. veterans will honor the Old Soldiers' Fiddlers at the Majestic tonight. All of the members of the Ann Arbor post will meet at their, headquarters at 7 o'clock and led by Commander Robert Campbell and with fife and drum playing and flags flying will march to tie Majestic to see the first performance. Special reserva- tions have been made for the veterans and their wives. LIBERTY LOANERS START CAMPAIGN1 WITH BIG PUNMN CORRIDORS OF Y. M. C. A. PACKED HOURS BEFORE OPENING OF SESSION FRANK STEIVERS '94 - CONDUCTS MEETING George Watt, '14, British Medical Of- ficer, Recounts Events "Over There" Ann " Arbor was stormed, invaded, and conquered by a wave of patriot- ism unequaled in the history of the city when the new Liberty Loan cam- paign was formally opened 'at the monstrous banquet and meeting held at 6 o'clock last night in the city Y. M. C. A. An hour and a half before the ban- quet opened the corridors were al- ready packed to capacity with patri- otic men and women anxious to do their bit for their country. From the time that the meeting was opened with the singing of "The Star Spangled Banner" until the close,: the en- thusiasm and wild outbursts of ap- plause were unbounded. "It is for us who are left behind in safety to see to it that the men who are staking their lives for democracy and civilization should be provided with the means by which they should be able to continue their struggle;' said Mr. Frank L. Steivers, '94-'95L, who was toastmaster for the occasion. Telegram Received from Rev. Douglas After the banquet which was served by the Boy Scouts to the 300 men and women volunteer solicitors, Chairman Geo. W. Millen of the county commit- tee read a telegram from the Rev. Lloyd R. Douglas of the Congr ga- tional church, who is now in ew York on a Y. M. C. A. mission, in which he encouraged "American bonds now rather than German bonds later." Mr. Millen then introduced Mr. Steiv- ers as toastmaster of the evening. Mayor E. M. Wurster was the next to speak and he gave a welcome to the assembly of men and women from all over the county in the name of the city of Ann Arbor. "Not until we rid ourselves of Prus- sianism and Austrianism will we be able peacefully to return to our daily affairs. This war is the only road to peace," said Mr. McIntyre, player in musical comedy "Miss Springtime." Mayor Brown of Ypsilanti and Fred- erick Stevenson, chairman of the Michigan state board of directors for the Red Cross, both expressed them- selves as certain of the oversubscrip- tion of the three billion dollar Lib- erty loan. Hon. F. R. Fenton Delivers Address An impassioned address was de- livere'd by Hon. Frederick R. Fenton - of Chicago, chairman of the Federal Reserve board of Michigan. "This is a campaign," he said, "in which all classes of people can come together on a common ground." In introduc- ing Arthur E. Ferinsdorf, warden of- Jackson prison, Mr. Stevers againi emphasizedrthe factthat the Germans were loyal to the United States. Greatest enthusiasm was displayed by the audience at the introduction of Lieutenant George Watt, '14, who re- cently returnedfrom service in the. British army to join the American medical corps. Mr. Watt received his B. S. in 1914 from this University and received his M. D. from Harvard in 1916 when he joined the British medical corps. Prof. Henderson Gives Closing Speech Prof. W. D. Henderson delivered the closing address of the evening. His address was entertaining as usual, but at the same time it was stirring and enthusiastic. "The Germans are not invincible," Prof. Henderson said. "We are spending weeks and weeks scaf- folding and towering in building our campus library and are going through a similar process in breaking down the German power." The following represented the Lib- erty loan executive committee of the Michigan Union: R. T. McDonald, '18; Francis Bacon, '02; S. S. Attwood, '18E; George Hurley, '18L, and Wil- fred Shaw, '04, editor of the Alumnus. m I Students: Important Notice No admission to football games except on presentation of athletic book at gate. coupons exchanged for athletic books at Athletic Association offices. Athletic M. A. C. coupon No. 5 accompanied by student ticket applicatian cards must be in Athletic Association offices by 6 P. M., Thursday, October 11th, to receive considerationLin order of classes. I Athletic Association, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Press Bldg.