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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
4 "Prenentine" Sort

A CCORDlNG to the Pittsbwg Press,
n Pennsylvania 1925 legislature was
"a preventive legislature" which sounds
like a new style since most legislatures
are Of the overriding species. However
novel it may be- the preventive" legis-
lature is likely to become rs big n curse
rs any other sort.
This Pennsylvania body prevented"
Governor Pmchot'S dry enforcement meas
ure and also his giant-power bill, which
would hold back organized power trust
capital from looting consumers, 1t also
prevented all propositions tending to
break the hold of the political gangsters
who have ridden Pennsylvania ever since
VIM. Penn last shook hands with the
Indians.
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kann. And II this has been tbs
case with conditions 90 they are
what wouldn't our dollars do n
tho situation should como 10 o.
for n moro reasonable guarantee
for tho fuiurc7
Even 10 II 30, tho tendency 4,
for our foreign loans 10 increase
every year, Europe Owcg Uncl.
Sam some $4,000, 900. 900. Ma
10 this tho $4,000, 900. 900 abe
owes private capitalists and an.
other billion or 10 moro every
year for 20 years 30 come-not
an exaggerated estimate and
American would then have $40.
100000, 900 interested in the Oh
World
Speaking Of mo cntangiements
abroad" an Americans interest
IS whore his money ~. Europe.
therefore, iB fast buying It's way
into the Yankee heart, but from
nh indications tho affection ia
not entirely rcciprocatod.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
The Ace, the finest open-box spring
built, costs no more and lasts longer

The Simmons dee spring cush-
ions you in matches comfort not
only on the first night of its use,
but also for years after other makes
arc carted away by the junk man.
Tempered steel wire, shaped to
special design, makes its 90 main
sPirals more responsive and silent
and adds years to their youth.
Tying both their ccnters and tops
with 3o2 small lively coils keeps
them upright and lets each carry
Its own load. Stiff wire center ties
restrict free action of main spirals
in all other open-box springs.
Two patented stabilizer, cxclu-
sively Simmons, eliminate side
sway and spreading and prevent
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
The Orer-ridden Gopelnor

OHIO has had what might be called an
" overriding legislature, having passed
81 measures vetoed by Governor Donahey
as against public interests. One measure
of great interest seems to have been left
by adjournment TO Governor Donahey's
vetoer, and this is the so-called Bible
bill This measure required the reading,
daily and without comment, of six verses
from the Bible, in the public schools.
Past experience. some of it in Ohio has
shown that one way in which to arouse
hatred among the elements of a common
wealth to 1l2 degrees Fahrenheit is to
make 1.-THE Bible in the public schools" an
issue. As an irritant it beats evolution or
any other subject over which folks with
diverse views of God quarrel.
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Bananas and Emma Gees

DbHttNtto ttibit >HtHttb Nttn
bullets are ringing again in Hon
ID duras. A defeated candidate for the
presidency, Gen. Gregorio Ferrera, il
seems, has started another revolution to
keep his name before the constituency.
Besides. it has been quite some time
since Honduras was treated to first-class
revolution. In fact, not since General Fer
rera himself headed the last one way back
in August.
The new president, Paz Barahona, leader
of the national, or conservative party.
was inaugurated February /. Behind him
is the moral and material support of the
United States. Three weeks after his
Inauguration the state department in
Washington approved his request to pur-
chase 5000 military rifles. 100000
rounds of ammunition and 20 Emma Gees
otherwise known as machine guns.
These ought to help make it interesting
for General Ferrera. At the same time
los American officers and sailors from
the United States warship Denver have
landed at Ceiba TO protect foreign lives
and property and keep the score.
1t is fairly safe to assume. we might add
that whichever way the fighting goes, our
national fruit interests will not be seri-
ously menaced. No revolutionist in that
part of the world has much of a chance
unless he makes Yes, We Have No De-
signs on Your Bananas" his motto and
anthem.
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Mr.. Fixit of The Star
Undertakes Here to Remedy Your Troubles
if of Public Interest

hr. Ftrif. lire or ranch
n'r1r Rrnion. and me other boys
Oh harr horsrs 10 ride. +
thought perhaps some Sior
Tradcr mi2hf harc d cqync
that they trguid IKE to find
good home Ter. trhcfc the horse
could b. Oirrn nc best Of care,
~ 80. ! ant the boy they orc
looking for
WILLIAM McSALLY.
Has anyone a horse for VIII
liam. either ar u Ktft or a loan?
Mr.. F1ut will seo that no gets
II n you will phone him.
lir. Firit 10 trHaHfs have
70 pay for heat IN an apartment
after Nay /. " they do not re-
quirc hrul i8HgcrF We hare
paid for the heat al iciHfcr and
do not trish 10 paV for " since
the rarH trcaihsr has como.
Can tec Dc compelled 10 do sor
TENANT.
The city ordinance requires
landlords 10 keep apartment
houses heated until May 81. II
you agreed To pay for heat aG-
Cording TO the ordinance you
viii have to pay for May. II ali
depends on how your contract
reads.
Mr.. Firit. Betlnrcn University
tcuy aud Brooklyn arc. on SSH
At. an old car has stood on tho
parking strip for months. Re-
Gently u has been covered tGith
a diiapiddicd coHu1s that makes
u rcrv UHsiDhny Can vou have
u rcmoucd1 n. ".
Tho police will have this re-
moved II you will report II 10
MA in-7SIo.
Mr.. Firt: where may OBJ
tain Information about ratcs
and requirements at fhc YcnoiC-
stone National park for tourists
icih their oicn camping equip
mcntf n. =. n.
Ask Mfr. Foster. lobby OF tho
Frye hotel. or tho Whcrc-to-Go
information bureau. 4l4 Uni
ycrstty st. Both operate FREQ
information places.
MIR. Firft: Gould you fiD IL
so that the citv tnould run
Scrdpcr oucr fJh dUc. W. IN
the 200 aud $500 biocks1 Tho
street Is almost impossible.
y. a. =.
The street department will at
tend to this at an carly date.
Mr. Firit: Ono Of the teach
crS Of our school has been IN
The habit OF I0hipping her pu-
pills tChcH she secs ~. Some
OF tho children hare become so
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Moonlight H 49, EiE :

7NOOD ovcnng why rmIo upon YOUR rog
" Of
fun to at and watch when night III bet YOU
smile at lovers who m
VIC all have had
wonder do we realize that from above make the
Now, isn't that n ' ''s'''
y place out IN the and bench
hpo could people wish 70 idly sit dcam2 shadow
with the moonlight shnin thru
o ~ ''''
No wonder Miss you're cheerful all the bo yoc
really lots OF
mystic rays out vide and here and there YOU arc
spreading lots Of happiness aroun go
. Copyright, 1925, for Tho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
SCIENCE -
Ancient Towers

VIE great zlggurat at Ur is
- now being investigated.
A zlggurat Ia "A tower. con.
sisting OF several stories. the
bottom ono the widest, and each
story above becoming narrower.
ur Is tho town whore Abraham
OF the Bible dwclt,
Tho tower or Babel, told Of in
tho Bible, and which was TO
roach the skies, was a ziggurat.
Tho ruins OF many Of these
towers are found in Mcsopo.
tamia.
The ago OF tho zigEurat at Ur
~ not known, but II Is n very
ancient picco Of architecture. as
It's main cato bears inscriptions
showing II was repaired prior
TO 1000 u. G, Tho region close
to tho tower has proved TO loo a
mine Of inscriptions. These arc
written in peculiar characters.
on baked tiles, and arc subject
TO Interpretation. when thcy
hayc all been studied, n com.
rleto history viii bc mndc of
one OF the oldest branches of
civilization.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28

NERVOUS rcheH she Is around
they can scarcely study. !
iroald like 10 knop II she has
night 10 do this. She aaya me
principal authorized her 10 spaHk
The children. bat fhiHE she "a
100 handy tcih her spauIrr. To
iehom ahould I 20 abou mir
MRS. ".
The school board permits cor
poral punishment where Il
seems necessary, but - must bo
done in tho presence OF "A wit
noas. II you think tho children
arc being unduly punished.
speak 20 tho principal. Gail
Ill lot 1850.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
Is the United States
Going to Buy Europe?
BY WILLIAM p. SIMMS
MTAsHNGTON, April "a
w America viii coon own Eu,

IATAsHINGTOE, April "a
w America viii coon own Eu-
rope.
Rapidly Yankee dollars arc
buying up tho Old world ind.
with II, EurOpc'B undying VI
viii.
Paramount Pictures, according
10 Robert do FlcrE, member " the
Academic FruncaiHc, literary cd
itor Of I.o Figaro and author Of
many plays produced IN this
country, has made tho latest
purchase ana tho latest crop III
friends whom we hope We choke.
The Theatre do Vaudeville, one
Of the famous Grand boulevard
plbyhouHeH. has Just been sold 10
the American film concern and
viii DO converted at once into Il
movie. The price was $4,000.
900 francs, A lot OF money. do
T'lcrs admits, but n blow at Paris
nevertheless.
And no." says the Figaro cd,
ltDr, because We won the
bloodicst and most heroic vic
tory: because we saved for tho
world It's Beauty ana its Good.
ness at the price OF our sacri.
feed youth; because We are in
financial distress and our eX.
change operates against Us, we
are doomed 10 see our historic
monuments pass into other
hands"
Dc Flcrs forcsccs other land.
marks going the same route ana
Paris bouleyards and streets
named after American movie
queens. For Americans can OF.
fer more money than Il French.
man can resist.
This wall from Europe Is
Rymptomatc. The same thing
IN happening all over Europe.
Hundreds Of millions Of dollars
have been spent in Germany.
France. England. Switzerland.
Italy and elsewhere by American
Investors. Homes, chateaux. Is.
utes. factories. business blocks
md whatnot are representative
purchases.
II is estimated that private
American capital to the tune Of
$4,000. 900, 900 is already invest.
Cd in the Old Word. New capl.
tai iB being created In this coun.
try NJ the rate Of some $4,000.
100000 annually, and not an OF
It can be reinyestcd at home.
Consequently. larger and larger
sums are finding their way
abroad. Last year Si.250, 900. 900
In loans 10 foreign countries was
officially recorded and many
millions more. representing pr.
waite deals. might be added 10
the grand total.
No country IN Europe has been
overlooked. not even Austria.
Hungary and the hectic Bal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
/? !? AnsWers to Your Questions /? !?

O. What IS Patsy Ruth Mnlers
nge? Is she married. and what Is
her address?
4. She is 2f years Of age. aud Is
not married She has been reported
TO be engaged TO Matt Moore. her
address IL 1872 N. Wilton place,
Hollywood, Cal.
Q. What Is the explanation OF
treeless prairies?
A. There are ti1o theories od-
RANGED bU JorcHers. One Is that
there tcere trees on the prairies. but
they tpcre destroyed by forest fires.
aud the other IS that there neUer
gecrc any trees on them. due to
climatic conditions and insufficient
rainfall.
Q. How many dialects and Ian
Guages are there in the world. and
by how many persons are English,
German and French spoken?
A. There are said TO be SRI
spoken languages or dialects IN the
'oorld. distributed az ioliot1s: Amer
ica. f,52}; Asia, 937; Europe. $50 !.
Africa, 276. The English language Is
spoken bD more than Ij0OO0, 200
people. the German bU more than
ig0.000 900, and The French bV co.
10000.
Q. Was President Jackson ever
married?
4. Yes. His leifc 1o1s the dau0H-
ter Of Col. John Doncison, sur
qcyor. 1rho In I779 sold his iron
q1orks IN PittSylr1nia county. Va,
and after a 2,000-mhc Journey BIZ
Tirer, settled near Nashville, Tenn.
she t1ds the best horscuomGn and
dancer IN that part Of the country.
Her first husband Uds Capt. Lctcis
Roberts, from tchom she tCas d.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
SMOKING ROOM
STORIES

THE man in tho smoker hum.
L ming u tune asked his next
door neighbor what his fayorito
musical key was.
An, ! am young man, en-.
gagged 10 be married"
That settles you. Your koy
is b minor"
u ain n married man: what's
my kcy?' said another smoker.
II presume that yours rs tho
key OF a fiat
Il ain chauffeur: what's
mine, sir?' said giu another
smoker.
"YouB W, without doubt, c
sharp"
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BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

Oh. wise and powerful and n,
nous men; oh. plodding plumb
oJs. oh. humble hushandmrn. Oh.
busy brokers: Oh. snappy sales
meu' HeaFkcn TO thia simple
maxim and become an wise as
sou think yourselves, For here
is the magic formula which will
keep intact YOUR Edens. here tho
philosophers stone which will
hcstow matrimonial security.
here tho secret which will kcrp
your wife faithful and laboring
Tor you all her life.
For in this strange and mar.
yclouH twentieth century u BE-.
hoovrs husbands 70 bestir them
selves about this business Of
keeping the love Of their WON,
enfolk, Matrimonial duty IL not
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
IT You Admire Your Wife, Mention IT.

our OF the mouth OF a cleys,
- land. Ohio. husband has
come forth wisdom which should
be broadcast thruout the land.
For his advice has gooaly
sound and II followed faithfully
VIII keep wives AZ home better
than much gold and many lin.
cuisines. Like most admirable
things. Il has tho quality or sim.
pNeiiy, This man. who was once
young and in now old. and who
has lived with one wife for 30
years, has a new commandment
for those who don tho robes OF
the bridegroom.
II reads thus Never allow
amy man 10 say nicer things 10
Your wife than you do
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credits. attic parliament tras hos
ilc The administration Of affairs
later provoked violent agitation to
SECURE the amelioratign Of nc con-
diiioH Of Tie Haiiucs. The Congo
Free State irds crdcd 10 belgium
bD ihc treaty Of 1907. becoming by
the lac OF october rs. 1919. belgian
Congo. under control OF the uciriV
created ministry Of the colonies
9. What, and when. was the first
moving picture made?
A. The first morin1 picture
actually made tras that produced by
the socirOpc about the year 1915,
II Shotred running horse. n Is
practically impossible TO determine
the first serious drama crcr put on
tho screen. as this iras attempted
In many forms aud icith indifferent
success at the beginning. and Tor
some TIME not considered important
CissD Fitzgerald, tCho danced for q
strip Of test film at the Edison
studios, claims 10 be the first mouie
star.
q. Are German paper marks Of
any value. and can they be cx-
changed for currency In American
money?
4. ThcD arc at present ualucd at
IS rs cents per triilion marks. II
Is necessary to hare at least fen
billion Of them 10 make an CO.
change.
Q. Do automobiles uEcd by tho
government for mail trucks have TO
have licenses to DO used in tho
various states?
4. The government DOES not hare
10 use state liccHscs on mail trucks.
out " tho state furnishes tho n
ccnScs free hcV arc used.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28

Black Crook" and those "Black
Crook" flappers hadn't a blam.
thing on that would flap.
guess that with us old fellows
our modesty don't begin TO hurt
US much until we've grown sub.
ject 10 strict domestic control.
There amt no doubt about az.
hayin' something TO do with n
Beware the climin' vine sort
Of woman. ! never seen one vet
that didn't make her husband
turn the washringer and Jazz the
churn.
Talk about irony Of fate. An.
thorities are turnin' confiscated
beer over TO the board OF poor
commissioners. And US leadin'
citizens taxed TO keep up tn.
poorhoust!
Er-GoU. Jim Ferguson Of Ter
as IS noto all signed up ii. 10
XII. His inife has signed his
political bin Of rights and o.
ready had his domestic rights :
fzed tcithoIa any signing.
The speediest, hardest worker
Is the idle rumor.
X. p.
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YOU can get an answer TO
i any question OF fact or in.
formation by writing Tho Seat.
tie Star Question Editor. 1892
New York ave. Washington.
d. c., and inclosinE 2 cents In
loose stamps for reply. No
medical, legal or marital ad-
vice. Personal replies, conf.
Dental. All letters must be
signed.
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What Folks
Are Saying

DIR. J. CLARK MoIoNEY.
Henry Ford hospital: Persons
who voluntarily take hospital
treatment 10 cure injurious
habits seem generally sincere
and submit TO strict regimes
and report truthfully, after they
leave tho hospital lapse into
their old habits"
TITO SCHIPA. singer; There
nre two things an opera singer
should do-mnrry and act in
the movics."
HENRY MALHERBE. Paris
critic: Carmen has long salts
fled tho desire OF heterogeneous
and great multitudcs. She
amhzcs, scduces and reconciles
tho barbarian and tho civilized.
She satisfies the sentimental de.
mands OF audiences tho world
over. excrting n strange and
sovereign attraction. There Is
IN this woman n unique mix.
turo OF popular and primitive
passion. and Of frivolity and
mysterious terror"
CHARLIE CHAPLIN: mo, |
don't think Mrs. Chaplin viii
ever go back into the movies.
You sec shn Ia somewhat Of an
artist; that is. she paints. Futur.
ist stuff. Very fine. She's a
fine girl"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28

why don't you help mo out Of
the auto? You're not 30 gallant ng
you used to DO when / wuA a girl"
That's nothing. You're not so
buoyant as you used 20 be when [
was a boy. '-Bulfalo Bison.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28

a'Abi'l d u u
younger gen.
Grafton gener.
a ] ] y a n d
there's a lot
OF bunk in II.
Why / re.
m e m Der SO
y Years ago
W h e n our
common COul-
Gil adjourned
10 ons,
mostly nights
TO go 10 the
metropolis 10
q q . "T a
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Wen Be Glad

IF POET ANONYMOUS" who neg
L lected to affix his address, will send it
IN, we'll combine duty and delight by re-
turning his aesthetic effort beginning
April showers! o April showers
Nurse of growing ducks and flowers"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28

The dee from growing lop-sided.
Longer life is added, toe, by the
heavy top border rod and the stout
frame of riveted angle steel.
In lasting economy, the double
deck dee has no equal. Its price
is very moderate. Your merchant
can also supply Simmons springs
in all wanted types-box, coil,
wire fabric and steel strip. Each
is the best the worlds largest bed
ding maker can build at its price.
Whatever you pay, look for the
Simmons label before buying.
Write for the "R estful Bedrooms"
book of ideas on furnishing and
color, to The Simmons Company,
600 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago.
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A Thought

lie which soweih sparingly
shall reap also sparingly; and
he which soweth beautifully
shall reap also bountifuIly.-.
Cor. ike.
ONE golden day redeems
" weary year.--Celia Tha1ter.
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The Seattle Star

huffman
ss o NenSoms ~ ghe.o office 'o North Michigan Ave Ne"
SOC month months
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I Seen by
tn Papers
SEE KITCHEL PIXLEY
Sage Of the Olympics
BY KITCHEN PIXLEY

A LOT OF us old fogics are wor.
u rying hard about the i'm.
modest dress and actions Of tn.
fI.vr,rr .
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DAUGHTERS COMPANY
Didn't ! see you taking tramp
thru the woods yesterday
'-Thc ideal That was my father"
Cougars Paw.
Evening star., 1925-02-18
CHAPTER VII.

When Jane stood at her window
and looked across the sea, she saw
what might have been a picture of
life at Luttrell Marches during those
first few days. Such smooth stretch
of water, pleasant to the eye, where
blue and green, amethyst, gray and
silver came and went, and under the
play of color and the shifting light
and shade of day and evening, the
unchanging black of rocks which
showed for an instant and then left
one guessing whether anything had
really broken the beauty and the
peace.
Over the surface all was pleasant
enough. but incidents, some of them
almost negligible in themselves, kept
recurring to remind Jane that there
were rocks beneath the sea
The first incident came up sud
denly while she was writing Lady
Heritage's letters on the second day
She had beside her little pile of
correspondence, mostly about trifies.
Upon each letter there was scrawled
Yes" No" Tell them I'll think it
over" or some such direction.
Presently Jane arrived at letter
in French, upon which Lady Heritage
had written, Make an English trans
lation and inclose to Mrs Blunt
Mrs. Blunt's own letter lay immedi-
ately underneath. 1t contained in
quiries about some conditions of fac
tory labor among women in France.
The French letter was an excellent
exposition of the said conditions.
CONTINUED in Tomorrows Starr
Evening star., 1925-02-18
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
neSmih .',,'. ss.1s,e % . .... .s,.ros1s a',. a.

Luttrel Marches they will decide
whether i am to be eliminated"
This curious dual sense remained
with her during the days that fol-
lowed. Life at Luttrell Marches was
simple and regular. She wrote let
ters, gathered flowers, unpacked the
library books and kept out of Sir Will
liam's way.
Sir William, she decided was ex-
actly like his photograph, only good
deal more so; his eyebrows more
tufted, his chin more jutting and his
eyes harder. For a philanthropist he
had a singularly bad temper, and
for so eminent a scientist very
frivolous taste in literature. One OF
James duties was to provide him with
novels. She ransacked library lists
and trembled over the results of her
labors.
Sir William did not always join
the ladies after dinner, but when he
did SO he would read a novel at a
sitting and ask for more.
Mr.. Ember was never absent, and
when Lady Heritage talked it was
to him that he words were addressed
Sometimes she would disappear inside
the steel gate for hours.
Jane soon learned that the whole
of the north wing was given up to
Sir William 8 experiments. On eacn
floor steel gate shut it off from the
rest of the house. All the windows
were barred from top to bottom.
She also discovered that the high
palmg where the avenue began had
on it's inner side an apron of barbed
wire, and it was the upper strand
of this apron which she had seen as
they approached from outside.
Sir Williams experiments employ
ed a considerable number of men.
These, she learned, were lodged in
the stables and neither they nor any
of the domestic staff were permitted
to pass beyond the inner. paling.
On the coast side there was a high
wire ENHANCEMENT, electrified.
There were moments when Jane was
cold with fear and moments when
she told herself that Renata was a
little fool who had had nightmare.
Evening star., 1925-02-18
SUMMER TRIP PLANS
OF COOLIDGE Indefinite
Acceptances of Invitations Are All
Tentative, Although Some
Have Special Appeal.

Tentative acceptances only are be-
ing given by President Coolidge to
some of the invitations extended
him, involving trips away from
Washington during the Summer.
The Executive has made no irrev-
ocable decision with respect to any
of the invitations, although some of
them have a special appeal for him.
Among these are the invitations to
attend the Norse-American centen-
hial celebration at Minneapolis and
ST. Paul in June, the commencement
exercises at the University of Michi-
gan, also in June, and the dedication
of the Indiana war memorial at In
dianapolis, at AZ date not yet deter
mined.
The President nearly a year ago
agreed to visit the University of
Michigan this June, but his plans
will be determined by the health of
President Marion l.. Burton, who has
been i'll for several months.