ESTABLISHED 1890 Vol. XXXIX. No. 41. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1928 MEMBER. ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE FIVE CENTS UNIVERSITY PROGRA M1 E IS BROADCAST FROM MORRIS HALL STUDIO SPECTATORS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SEEING AND HEARING BROADCASTING TAKE MOVING PICTURES Hobbs, Rich, And Stason Speak; School Of Music Ensemble Presents Selections "Michigan Night," the weekly University radio program, was. broadcast last night for the sec- ond time from the new studio in Morris hall. The program was open to the public and over 300 people took advantage of the op- portunity of seeing and hearing the broadcasting. Motion pictures of the speakers, musicians, and studio were taken at the end of the program and will form a continuation of the Uni- versity picture which will be shown all over the country. The film was taken by the Metropolitan motion picture company. Three talks with musical num- bers between each constituted the program proper. Prof. William H. Hobbs, of the geology department and director of the University expedition to Green- land, spoke on "The Future of TransAtlantic Flying." In this talk Professor Hobbs said that the present air-route now travelled from New York to Europe is not the one best suited to flying. "The single hop over the Atlantic," he said, "is so close to the endurance of modern planes that even on the eastward passage with favoraple prevailing winds, the hazard is too great to carry any freight. The ideal way," Professor Hobbs add- ed, "is from Chicago over Green- land and the Great Circle to Eu- rope-" "Almost any room," said Daniel L. Rich, professor of physics, in speaking on "Acoustics of Auditor- iums," "can be adjusted to have its proper soundreverbration by cov- ering the Walls with hair cloth, celotex or cork. But this must not be overdone, since a room too dead Is as bad as one in which there is excessive reverberation." The concluding address made by Prof. E. Blythe Stason of the law school, spoke on "The Liability of Passenger Carriers by Motor Bus." The musical features of the pro- gram were presented 'by the Uni- versity School of Music String En- seable orchestra under the direc- tion of JToseph E. Maddy, head of the public school music department of that school. Albert Lockwood, head of the pianoforte department, was. the feature artist of the pro- gram. The actual transmission of the program is not done in Ann Arbor, but is sent to the Detroit studio of WJR and from there it is switched to Pontiac by another phone. Thus the program travels over 100 miles in going from the interior room to the listeners in the auditorium. National Secretary Gives Talk to S. C. A. The Student Christian associa- ton held its weekly cabinet meet- ing last night in Lane hall. Arthur Rugh, national secretary of college student Christian associations, ad- dressed the cabinet on the activi- ties of college associations through- out the country. The first of a series of student conferences will be held at 4:15 o'clock next Thursday in Lane hall. The conference will be on "Look- ing at Life," and a faculty mem- ber will address the meeting each week. Prof. Howard Y. McClusky, of the school of education, will be the speaker for the next meeting. His topic will be "Life Without Re- ligion." All students and members of the faculty are invited to at- tend. Law Review Staff Will Hold Banquet Definite arrangements have been made for the Law Reviewdinner to be held at 6:30 o'clock November 17 at the Lawyer's club. Prof. Burke Shartel of the Law school announced yesterday that the principal speaker will be Douglas Clannerton '21L. Grand Rapids, NERVY AVIATRIX SOLOS IN PLANE Going up in the air alone for the first time after only nine hours of instruction, Bertha C. Flo, '31, made a fifteen minute solo flight in a Sparton biplane yesterday after- noon at the Ann Arbor airport. This was the first time any student had made a solo flight at the local air- port. Miss Flo, the sister of Lieut. Leonard S. Flo in charge of the air- port, had for her instructor, Myron E. Zeller, '29E, who has passed the government course at the San An- tonio, Texas, flying field. In ad- dition to the fifteen minutes she spent in the air, Miss Flo made three landings and three tae-offs without any trouble. ORATORICAL LEADERS' DISCUSS INNOVATIONS' Plan To Hold Two Extemporaneous Meets During School Year, Announces Chairman 1 WILL HOLD NEW CONTESTS Two extemporaneous speaking contests, one to be held each seme- ster, will be sponsored this year by the Oratorical board, it was an- ounced yesterday. The first of these will be held this year on Dec. 12, with the preliminaries on the Thursday preceding. The winner will receive a $25 prize, and second place will take $15. The, Board is increasing the number of contests to stimulate in- terest in such contests, it was said. Prizes will be given in each of the additional events beside the orig- inal ones. All undergraduates scholastically eligible for other ac- tivities are eligible to take part in there contests, Russell Sanderson, '29, chairman of the Board, an- nounced. However, those men whoj have taken part in inter-collegiate debating or in oratorical contests1 will not be allowed to compete. The Freshman oratorical contest will be held next semester but the date has not been announced. The' winner will receive a medal which is to be known as the Freshman Oratorical association medal, one of which will be given each year. The winners of all the contests sponsored by the Board will be pre- sented with the Oratorial associa- tion standard medal. Other,; plans discussed included one for better cooperation among the four literary societies, Alpha; Nu, Portia, Adelphi, and Athena. The plan includes two social meet- ings including all of the societies each semester, and bi-monthly group meetings with a speaker and an open forum. The plan for an all-campus de- bating tournament between the four organizations was referred back to the societies. Plans for a dramatic reading contest also were discussed. Initial Presentation Draws Big Audience A capacity crowd witnessed the opening of Play Production's first private presentation last night in the University auditorium. The vehicle for the players was Rachel Crother's, "A Little Journey." The presentation was part of the policy of the newly organized Play Production section of the depart-* ment of speech, namely to give a certain number of laboratory pro- ductions in the course of the yeE All the work for such production, is done, by students of the various play Production courses. No play- ers were featured in "A Little Journey", but, in a strict accord- ance with the policy of Valentine B. Windt, the director of Play Production activities, the whole production was submitted as the product of the entire group of stu- Thirty Students Stage Enthusiastic Rally as Gridiron Warriors Leave to Sink Navy Disregarding the fervent plea of yesterday morning's front page editorial in The Daily to "bolt classes, stop work, or cut dates," the great majority of the student body failed yesterday to see the Varsity football team leave for Baltimore. In fact, the greatest majority did not come, for hardly more than 30 students were at the Michigan Central station to wave goodbye to the team. Perhaps the most cheering fact of the sendoff was that Ralph Popp, '29, Varsity cheerleader cap- tain, left with the team. After days of gloom because no leader was to be at Baltimore to lead the Michigan rooters in cheers, the day was brightened by the announce- ment that the team was taking a' cheerleader. Not that they were egotistical, however. The players want Michigan to cheer if Navy makes a touchdown. On the other hand, Joe Gembis, who has made ten-seventeenths of Michigan's scores this year, and who lost a close decision to Frosty Peters last week when he failed to hit the crossbar of a goal-post, was taken sick with appendicitis. Hughes, "B" team fullback, went in his place. The 30 stalwarts gave three or four cheers at the encouragement of an earnest young man dressed in white just before the train left. Aside from a few hand-shakes and back-slaps, this was the sole send- off that the Team That Beat Il- linois received. (See page 4-advt. The Daily however, did its share. It sent six staffinen to cover the sendoff, but this number was de- pleted at the appearance of a well- known former assistant-to-the- dean, who even now throws a scare into certain members of The Daily staff by a mere appearance. -- Pharmi As, rchitects CHANGE Hold Class ElectionsL U LU Freshman pharmacy and archi- tecture students yesterday closed the week's balloting when they coming year. These are the last Total Stock Sales Cross 5,000,000 elections announced by the Stu- Share Mark For Second Time dent council, and probably close In Market's History the voting for class officers for the present year TICKER FALLS BEHIND The freshman architects chose !L Lyle Zisler as president, Robert (By Associated Press) Leslie as vice-president, John White NEW YORK, Nov. 8.--The "Hoov-j as secretary, and John Grey as I er boom" on the New York stock treasurer. William Pocock and I Ralph Smith were elected to serve exchange, which has carried scores on the Architectural society. of issues to record high levels in The Freshman pharmics elected ,the last two days in one of the most Carl H. Brown, president, Raymond hysterical outbursts of buying in D. Hetterick, vice-president, George recent years, was checked just be- T. Griggs, secretary, and Howarh W. Baldock, treasurer. fore the close of today's market i . Intramural Pool Will Under go Initial Test! Completion of the swimming pool in the University's new $75,000 In- I tramural building will be marked today, when ater is placed into the tank for the first time. It will f take 24 hours to fill the pool. If4 no defects are found in the con- struction when the water is put in, it is probable that this feature of1 the new sports building will be used for the first time by the swim- ming team Monday. The pool is of regulation size, 75 1 by 35 feet, and is constructed, like the remainder of the building, for artistic appearance as well as utili- ty. The walls and ceiling are of cork, in a pleasing green shade,1 while the tile for the pool itself, is green at the top, blending into pure white for the bottom and lower walls. The cork used on the' walls will deaden echos that usually make hearing difficult in the pool, room. Before the pool can be used by students there are several exit and entrance doors which must be com- pleted, according to the Athletic association. Polish Professor to Speak About Conradl "The Influence of Poland on Jo- seph Conrad" will be the subject of. a lecture to be given at 4:15 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in Natural Sci- ence auditorium by R. Dyboski,I professor of English Literature at the University of Cracow, Poland. Professor Dyboski is said to be the supreme authority on English lit- erature in Poland, and being per-i sonally acquainted with contem- porary English and Euro ean writ- er he is qualified to speak on theI subject chosen for him. He was educated in England and Germany, and has since been a visiting lecturer at King's College, Oxford. He is the author of many critical works among the best of which is numbered one written while he was a prisoner of war in Siberia. Following a lecture tour of the United States which will occupy mostof the time betweennow and the first of February, Prof. Dy- boski will remain at the University of Chicago for one semester where he will offer a special course in Polish literature. Virginia Students Mourn State's Vote, Two statues of Thomas Jefferson on the grounds of the University of Virginia were draped in mourn- ing following the reports of a cer-' by an unexpected flood of selling orders. Total stock sales crossed the 5,000,000 share mark for the sec- ond time in the exchange's his- tory, but the total of 5,002,600 shares was still nearly 200,000 shares below the record, establish- ed in the sharp decline of Jun.& 12, last. The stock ticker had fallen an hour behind the actual market in the early afternoon and never caught up, with the result that the extent of this reaction was not generally known until long after the market had closed. The final quotation was printed one hour and 15 minutes after the closing gong that sounded the longest delay on record. Today's transactions were generally in a 100 to 500 share lots, indicating wide-spread participa- tion by small speculators and ac- counting fcr the unusual long ticker delays. In view of the fact that stock prices have been rising, with the few serious interuptions since last spring, Wall Street has been ex- pecting what it likes to call a "technical reaction" for several weeks. Up until today, "bear" trad- ers, who have been attempting to pick the "top" of the market, have received terrific beatings or been faced with huge paper lockers. To- day's selling movement, while un- doubtedly representing a large volume of profit taking, received considerable impetus from the at- tack of "bears" who took advan- tage of the long ticker delay to throw consternation into the camp of the "bulls." Fears of another large increase in Federal Reserve "brokers" loans, which' were borne out when the actual figures, published after the close of the market, showed a gain of $71,804,000, were an important factor in the selling movement. THE WEATHER (By Associated Press) Lower Michigan: Mostly fair Fri- day and Saturday; not much change in temperature. REPUBLICANS ACHIE WORKABLE MAJORITIES~ IN SENATEAND HOUSE TRAIL HOOVER IN RECEIVING WIDESPREAD ACCLAIM FROM NATION GAIN LITTLE IN SENATE Democratic Thwart Republicans In Attempt To Capture Vital Positions (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.-Repub- licans have established clear ma- jorities in the next Congress in both Senate and House, but have failed to keep full pace with the record-breaking sweep of their party head, Herbert Hoover. Almost complete returns tonight showed that the new Congress, go- ing office after next March 4, would be divided as follows: Senate-Re- publicans 55, Democrats 39, Farm- er-Labor 1, Vacant' 1. House-Re- publicans 267, Democrats 167, Farmer-Labor 1. Republicans held all of their 13 Senate seats at issue in this elec- tion but captured only seven of the 20 Democratic positions at stake. The Senate is almost evenly divid- ed at present. Republicans Gain In House In the House election with all 435 seats involved, the Republicans won 27 places now held by Demo- crats, and replaced the lone So- cialist, Victor Berger of Wisconsin, and one of the two Farmer-Labor members, William L. Carss, of Minnesota. Democrats succeeded in capturing three seats now held by Republicans, one each in Indiana, Rhode Island and West Virginia. Despite these increased major- ities, neither branh of Congress will show as large a Republican membership as the Congress elect- ed in the 1920 landslide for War- ren G. Harding. Then the Repub- ians were given a margin of 22 votes in the Senate and of almost 165 in the House. Four years ago when President Coolidge was elect- ed, the Republicans won a majority of 17 in the Senate but a margin of only 60 in the House. There were 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats to be filled in the fall elections and in these 470 con- tests there were only 39 switches in the political make-up. Returns Almost Complete These tabulations are made with returns in from all but five dis- tricts in North Carolina, now held by Democrats and count these seats as Democratic until final re- turns are received. Two Repub- lican seats in the House are still in doubt, those of Representative Wurzbach of Texas, and of Repre- sentative Beck of Pennsylvania. While Herbert Hoover went into the south and captured North Car- olina, Virginia, Florida, Texas and Tennessee, these states yielded only a half dozen seats to Repub- licans of their almost solid Demo- cratic representation in the House. No Republican senators were elect- ed in southern states. Most Leaders Stay Virtually none of the leaders in either party were scratched by the election, but Representative Gar- rett of Tennessee, the Democratic leader in the House, goes out of office after running on successfully for the Senate nomination in that state. Senate Republicans almost must find a new leader, Senator Curtis of Kansas, who now holds that post, becoming the next vice- president. This will involve a contest with Senator Watson of Indiana; Moses of New Hampshire; Jones of Wash- ington, and Reed of Pennsylvania, mentioned among the possibilities for leader. CONSIDER PLANS TO CHECK GRAFT Consideration of the proposed plan to check graft in class com- mittees held the attention of the Senate Committee on Student Af- fairs yesterday, but final announce- ment awaits the submitting of the complete plan by Paul J. Kern, '29, president of the Student council. The plan was originally submit- ted to the student council at its meeting on Wednesday night at which time the idea was approved by that body. Definite announce- ment of the entire plan and its details will be announced soon, ac- cording to Kern. The committee also gave permis- sion to the Varsity band for two Detroit trips, one on Armistice Day at which time the band will par- ticipate in a parade, the other on Thanksgiving Day for a special function for children. COMMITTEEES CHOSENF BY SENIORPRESIDENT~ Paul Kern, Mary White, and Wil- liams Nissen Are Named to Advisory Group SELECTS OTHER MEMBERS Class committees for the seniors in the Literary college, as an- nounced yesterday afternoon by Kenneth C. Schafer, '29, president of the class, are as follows: Advisory: Paul J. Kern, chair- man, Mary White and William E. Nissen Athletic: Ernest McCoy, chair- man, Horace Barton, Joe Gembis, Thomas Watson, Edward Bayuk. Auditing: Marvin Jacobs, chair- man, Josephine Welch, Raymond Wachter, Harold Hagar, Florence Holmes. Banquet: Robert Deo, chairman, Ernest Freeze, Vriginia Ward, Helen DeBevoise, Gabriel Joseph.r Class Day: Robert Gessner, chairman, June Marshall, William Maney, Adelaine Wing, Kingsley Moore. Finance: Herbert Ripley, chair- man, Virginia Schuburth, Durwin Algyer, Helen Hartman, Harold Hegenauer. Invitations; Charles Seilheimer, chairman, Esther Ricker, Frank Brading, Florence Watchpocket, John Scheller. Memorial: Mark Andrews, chair- man, George Renner, Margaret Crampton, John Lowenstine, Leone Lee. Picture: Theron Childs, chair- man, Charles Spicer, Louise Cooley, Maxwell Reubin, Isabel Hubbard. Promenade: Evans Griffing, chairman, Clifford Spaulding Mary Alice Moore, Rebecca Black, Ber- nard Goldman. Publicity: Charles Daker, chair- man, Henry Shaw, Marian Kerr, Rachael Schearer, Carl Hammer. Senior Sing: Herbert Palmer, chairman, Hall Cain, Virginia Spaulding. Social Committee: Herbert Bark- er, chairman, Margaret Mirfield, Harold Marks, Jane Olds, Richard Helms, Katherine Ohming. The senior committees as ap- pointed will begin functioning im- mediately under the: direction of their various chairmen. The com- mittees are those usually appoint- ed and will make their own ar- rangements for the various events covered. The appointments for the other literary classes and for the senior engineers will be an- nounced in the near future, it is expected. PRESENTS IDEAS FOR~ REVISED COURT RULES SUNDERLAND OF LAW SCHOOL CONDUCTS LARGE PART OF WORK SUGGESTS FIVE REFORMS Extends Scope Of Supreme Court Of StateIncRegulation Of Proceedure Suggesting revised rules of prac- tice for the Supreme and Circuit courts, and a simplified method of appellate procedure, a report drawn up by a commission created by the last Legislature was submit- ted yesterday to the Supreme court. The report is the culmination of six months' of research. conducted for the most part by Prof. Edson R. Sunderland of the Law school, un- der the auspices and at the expense of the Lawyer's Club Foundation. The other members of the commis- sion are Alexis C. Angell, Detroit, Alva M. Cummins, Lansing, John M. Dunham, Grand Rapids, and Irvin Long, Detroit. Michigan Is Exceptional "Michigan is one of the few states," explained Prof. Sunder- land, "which has a constitutional provision permitting the Supreme court to regulate all legal procedure. This constitution has been in ef- fect since 1850 but the Supreme court has never fully exercised the power given it under this provision. Recently, the Legislature created the present commission to assist the Supreme court in extending the scope of its regulation of legal practice." There are five general reforms suggested in the report as drawn up, by the commission. The first purpose is to reduce the two sets of rules, Supreme court rules and Circuit court rules, to one set. This will complete thee consolid4tipn started in 1916 when prior to that time there were three sets. Tells Of Second Reform The second general reform em- bodied in these rules is the em- ployment of a single system 6 pleading, the equity system, in all actions and suits. It is pointed Qut in the report that the characteris- tic feature of the equity system of pleading is its direct and specific method of dealing with facts. In this system there is no general issue, for each allegation must be met with a direct admission or de- nial. The extention of discovery before trial is the third general reform. This is designed to do away with the practice of concealing the trip position until the time of the triZ and then to surprise one's oppnent by the true facts. It is pointed out that courts will never functi , properly until provision is made for the sifting of facts before the triaL Appellate procedure simplifica- tion is the fourth general reform. Instead of the fourteen present methods of appeal, suppimented by some twenty-six special varie- ties, a single method is proposed to be employed In all cases. Miscellaney Concludes Discussion The concluding section of the re- port discusses proposed miscellan- eous changes. These consist of claims against attorneys, motions for dismissal, use of registered mail, the taking of depositions, special verdicts, and technical objections. What action the Supreme court will take on these proposed changes 'cannot, of course, be stated. The full text of this report has been published by the Lawyer's club with a sufficient number of copies for distribution to the profession of the State. Leather-Necked Engineers With Falsetto Voices Guide Tiny Trains Along Diagonal dents. A second showing will take place tonight at 8:15 o'clock The per- formances tonight is also by invita- tion only, but there are no more tickets available. Every seat has been taken for several days, ac- cording to Windt, and no more re- quests for tickets can be granted. Law Library Enlarged With Recent Donation Interest Is Revivedj In Italian Classes' University students are much more interested in the Italian language this year than they ever have been before, according to en- rollment figures announced yester- day at departmental headquarters. A 50 per cent increase is found among first year students, a. 200 per cent increase in second year classes, and a 100 per cent increase in the advanced class in Dante. The large increase among the more advanced groups is explained by the fact that this year many more students are continuing their elementary work than did in pre- vious years, according to Anton Napoli, of the Romance languages department. Dean Bates Leaves "Too-too-too" peeped a husky falsetto meant for soprano. And a leather-legged, leather-necked engineer pushed a tiny train of tin cars yesterday afternoon along the diagonal walk during the Web and Flange initiation. The track, laid by other initiates, was constructed according to hith- erto unknown engineering prin- ciples. For these engineers proved the possibility of constructing a shout arose when one of the neophytes was found missing. Loud cries rent the air: "Hey, where's Brown? I haven't met. Brown yet!" The initiation taught rhetoric students from the lit school, who stood on the side-lines watching, the importance of having an outline prepared when doing a theme. The same incident gave a stray minister in the crowd a topic for a sermon . 1 i i E r ., tj > i Edmonson Attends School Conference Prof. J. B. Edmonson, chairman of the executive committee of the School of Education, has gone to Chicago where he is attending a meeting of the executive committee of the NorthdCentral association of colleges and secondary schools. Professor Edmonson is secretary of the association., The North Central association is a standardizing agency which in- cludes the leading universities,