Gamma Phi Beta

The sorority of college ladies by the name of Gamma Phi Beta met last week or their animal conventiot: with the Beta chapter at the U. of M. They were in session Friday and a part of Saturday, closin; tliat evening witli a banquet at whicli no barbarían could be present. One only knows there was eating and toasting and singing. But Friday eveDing a brilllant reception wa9 given to their friends at Major Soule's. There was muiic and refreshments, cliatting and dancing, college girls in white, college boys in "claw dammers," professors and freshmen- all hugely enjoying the occasion. Tuis society was founded fourteen years ago at Syractise Unlversity in New York and its third chapter is at the University of Wisconsin.established last year. lts couservatism is strong, as tina year tliey refused a charter iu a good college. The delégate? present were: From Syracuse, Misses Theo. Prlce, Canto Green, Margarct Caldwell and Mimi ir Collins; from the U. of II., Miases lluth Guppy, K. Gertrude Stevens, Houta Smalle}', Jennie Shirzer, and Faith Heimer; the U. of W., Miases Lena and Mlnnie Knox and Gertrude Barron. The Detroit Erenlog News recently published a statement that the Free Press of that city was in a bad condition flnancially. The Free Press got mad about it, sued Jas. E Scripps and the News for $50,000 libel. Now, the News, or Scripps rather, turna around and sues the Fn'e Press for stander, placinj; damages at $50,000, nnd John A. Russell, a News correspondent, commences f uit for $3,000 damnges ajrainst the Free Press for the publication of an item ïnsiiiuatiiiff he was drank at the liit eneampment at Island Lake. Tlie News and Hussel I botli appear to inake out a pretty good cuse in their deolarations. Whether the Krie Press wil) do as well or not rt mains lo be proven in the trial. The News and Kussell, it is altofrethcr probable, will keep out of Judge Chipman1! oeurt, There'd fun ahead and big lees for the lawyers. But some way, it always looked to us a little cuwardly for one newspaper to sue anolher f'ur libel or slander. Witli free eus and good worklng brains, ol' all utlicr penple in the world newspaper men ouglit to be able to defend themselves without rworting to tlie alt] of lawyen and courts. Of courae, in this case, tlie .News strikes back In Belf-defense. The following is the official oaiiraM of tlie vote in this congressional district: Allen. Salsbury, Croslor, K. 1 1 1'. Hlllsdale 4,Mf 2.773 30 U-nawee 6,687 5,1)7(1 966 Monroe - S.llü M8 Wunliteuaw... 4,UU 4.5tl U14 Total . . . 10,518 ló.W) 2, 1 18 Allen's plurallty, J.03J. Everywhere, all over the country, where the result of any election h as been close, we fee souie such annnouncement as this: "It is probable tliat the election will bfl coiitesteil, however, as there are strong evidences of probable democratie or republican, as the case may be, fraiuls. Last spring, when W. J. Clark was elected justice by two majority over P. MoEernan, there was nosucti talk. "Pat look it good-naturedly nnd philosophically, and said that "the will of the majority should rule, even if it was only two." Thus "Paf proved blmulf above petty . 1 1 1 i I 1 i i 1 1 ir and made hitnself stroner tlian ever in the afll-ctions of tlie people.