ESTABLISHED 1890 Y Ak4A all4 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN mommommom VOL. XLI. No. 108 EIGHT PAGES ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1931 PRICE FIVE CENTS TIRED CNRES LONG FILIBUSTER Hoover S h ow s Relief as Filibustering Closes Term. TUMULT PREVAILS Senator Thomas Holds Floor During Last Three Hours. (By Associaled Press) WASHINGTON, March 4. - The seventy-first Congress passed into history today with the tu- mult and contention of its two years existence prevailing to the end. President Hoover, who took' office two years ago today with this Congress, came back to the capitol to sign the last of the measures to get through the fili- buster-bound Senate and the weary House. He smiled broadly as the nine months Congressional recess began at noon and seemed unperturbed that the Senate filibuster had re- fused to permit even the appoint- ment of the customary committee to notify him formally of th ad- journment. Signs Hospital Bill The $20,800,000 veterans hospital construction measure with a $5,- 000,000 appropriation to start was all the major legislation that emerged in the closing hours. Mr. Hoover quickly signed it. In the Senate, Thomas, Demo- crat, Oklahoma, stubbornly held the floor in the last three hours of' the Senate session. Refused to Yield. .Snapping. off all entreaties, the tall Oklahoma senator resolutely refusOd to yield the floor to the exhsperated Senate as he sought unsuccessfully to obtain a vote on the resolution ordering a Senate inquiry into the oil industry. In his hour at the capitol Presi- dent Hoover remained in the presi- dential room just off the Senate chamber where his policies have met consistent opposition from a dominant group of Republican in- dependents since the opening of the special session when called for tar- iff revisior and farm relief at the outset of his administration. It was a smile of obvious relief that spread over the president's countenance as well as over the faces of the worn Senate Repub- lican leaders as Mr. Hoover received them. He congratulated Senator Watson, of Indiana, Republican chieftain. State Dulletins (By Associated Press) Wednesday, March 4, 1931 PONTIAC-The special Oakland county grand jury which is inves- tigating county government affairs returned its first indictment today. It charged Floyd B. Babcock, for- mer business manager of the coun- ty tuberculosis sanitorium, with em- bezzlement of $1,500. When ar- raigned before Circuit Court Judge Frank L. Doty, Babcock stood mute, and was released under $3,000 bond LOWLY PLEDGES FORGET HOUSE TIES, COMMISERATE IN HELL WEEK WOES Victims to of Queer Tasks Relate Stories in Hash Houses. Meet ' By R.L. T. Rarely, in Michigan-s history, has there been such an influx of hell. weeks as are now in progress on the campus. Local police are quite sure that they have never seen so many bcdraggled freshmen, plod- ding wearily along the silent streets as they have every night this week. But more significant than usual is the series of tasks with which the class of 1934 is being confronted this year. There are half a dozen newly discovered oddities about the Defends Honor of Native Coun. try and Also Own Standing Against Critics. (I?y Assocated Phess) NEW YORK, March 4.-Sinclair Lewis, defender of the honor of his native country! Well, believe it or not, the tall, lanky red-head from Sauk Center essayed that role when he returned on the Europa today with the Nobel prize for literature in his pocket. "So J. B. Priestly said New York has the noisest streets?" he asked. "Well-London has the noisest lec- turers!" Priestly is a London au- thor a n d lecturer now touring America. Mr. Lewis defended himself, too. He had read all the unkind things said about his speech of'acceptance at Stockholm and he was "shocked and surprised." "I am now anti-America," he de- clared hotly. "Why, I was careful to explain in the speech that any criticism I made of America could be mAde equally well of ,any coun- try in Europe. I spoke of the Amer- ican scene because I know most about that." Until he arrived, he hadn't heard that Priestly told a Brooklyn audi- ence Sinclair Lewis' career was vir- tually over. "It was Brooklyn," Lewis decided. "People have said some mighty' strange things when they found themselves in Brooklyn. It must be the sea air. POLICE RADIO OUIET IN BUCKLEY KILLING campus which have never made their appearance before, facts and phenomena which have never been published. Among the popular ones this year are the now-famous pen- knife in the diagonal, and the vari- ety of inscriptions on the new law buildings.I Last night saw just about the height of the tempestuous wander- ings by the class of 1934. They con- Rregated at A n n A r b o r eating houses in droves, they discussed round-table their mutual problems, they gave assistance to their fellow- sufferers without much regard for house differences. Something seems to happen inside a freshman when he sees a stranger in trouble-he loses that something, of course, the Monday morning after initiation. This week's major activity seems to have an extra warmth -in the fact that it is very possible there will be no more winter probation weeks, what with deferred rushings and all, From now on, the major events will take place either in the fall or late spring, with scarcely any hell going on between times. Right at present, however, altru- ism is theby-word among the low- lier. If you don't believe it, go into some hash house about 4 o'clock any morning and see for yourself. DA9TES FOR EVENTS PICKEHD BY COUNCIL1 NOTED FACULTYi MEN TOPRMMHESEN ALUMNI COURSES June 23 to 27 Is Date Set for Alumni Session. 10 MEN TO TEACH No Examinations Will be Demanded of Alumni. Alumni from all parts of the country will gather in Ann Arbor during the five days immediately following commencement, June 23 to 27 inclusive, to attend the Alumni University which will be conducted for the second time this year by prominent faculty members through the efforts of the bureau of alumni relations. Last spring, the experiment evas tried for the first time at Michigan with approximately 100 alumni enrolled for the special sessions. This year it is believed a much larger number will take ad- vantage of the work. Will Interest Adults. 'REED TO ADDRESS ALUMNI SESSION 1* GOVERNOR BRUCKER SIGNS BILL SUB MITTING FOSTER DEATH ACT TO POPULARREFERENDUMVOTE Measure Expected to Become Principal Issue in Regular Spring General Election on April 6. (By Associa tedPress) LANSING, Mar. 4.-Governor Brucker publicly advocated cap- ital punishment as a crime deterrent as he signed a bill submitting the issue to the voters in a general election April 6. The Foster electric chair measure came to the executive desk late in the afternoon. He immediately attached his signature. Short- ly afterward the governor issued a statement declaring "the death penalty is the strongest preventive of murder" and commending the legislation "to the public vote." His unsolicited endorsement came as a pleasant surprise to proponents of capital punishment. It had been anticipated he would merely sign the measure and let .it take its chances with the people. The governor's stand in favor MICHIGAN GETS of executing first degree murder- NA TIONAL PARI ers was the opening signal of a campaign expected to sweep the (Bv Associated rress) state. Capital punishment un- WASHINGTON, M a r c h 4.- doubtedly will overshadow all President Hoover today signed a other issues in next month's elec- bill for the establishment of the tion. Little interest ordinarily is Isle Royale national park in the displayed in the off-year spring state of Michigan. The bill pro-bloig With the death penalty vides that Isle Royale in Lake balloting. Superior shall be a national row certain to be on the ballots, park. It is contemplated that however, advocates and enemies' the island will become one of of this method of dealing with the great game preserves in the criminals are expected to swing national park system. into action. Opponents Active. Prof. Thomas H. Reed, Director of the bureau of govern- ment of the political science de- partment, will be one of the 10 speakers to address the Alumni uni- versity to be held June .23-27, fol- lowing Commencement. FUNDS COMMITTEE EXNRTE AI Spring Games to Occur 2; Cap Night May 8; Day May 10. May 1, Cane Radio Cruisers Near Hotel Receive No of Killing. La Salle Word (Hv Assocwiled Press) DETROIT, March 3.-The ques-I tion of why the radio waves which carried Gerald E. Buckley's politi- cal speeches to thousands of De- troiters should have failed to carry the news that .he had been shot to death in the LaSalle Hotel July 23, was taken up by the prosecution today in the trial of three men in- dicted for the slaying. The radio station with which Buckley was identified was a pri- vate one. The state today fixed its attention on radio station WCK, operated by the Detroit police de- partment to carry orders a n d Selection of dates for the spring games for the spring all-campus elections, for Cap night, and for the traditional round of senior events, octipied the attention of the Stu- dent council at its regular meeting last night. Committee chairmen of the events were named at the time by Merton J. Bell, '31, president. Underclass rivalry will again be renewed on May 1 and 2, it was decided. The tugs of war will feat- ure the first day's activities between the sophomores and the freshmen, while t h e obstacle race, pillow fights, cane spree, and "hog-tieing" contests will be on the program for Saturday., Cap night will be celebrated by freshmen of the University Friday night, May 8. Graduating students will observe Cane Day on Sunday, May 10 and two days later, will parade across the campus in their annual swing-out. The annual s p r i n g all-campus elections will be held May 19, with plans for registration a few days previous. Student council members, including the new president, will be selected at this time, as will members of the Board of Control of Student Publications and thef Athletic association. Those appointed to head commit- tees in charge of the events follow: Harry Benjamin, '32, spring games; Richard A. Furniss, '31E, Cap night; J. Harrison Simrall, '31, Cane day; Edwin A. Schrader, '31, Swing-out; and Jerrold W. Curry, '31, all-cam- pus elections. ARGENTINA CLO5S GATES TOWORKERS, Government Gives Idle Aliens Free Passage to Other Countries. (BB Associated Press) BUENOS AIRES, March 4.- Ar- gentina, which has been receiving moresimmigrantsdthan the United States, has closed her open door until it is barely ajar.I Consuls have been instructed to discourage would-be immigrants, and fees on passports of these peo- ple have been increased ten-fold. Tourists, however, are not affected. The government also has opened an office which grants free passage homeward to newcomers who have been unable to find work in this country. From the start more than 1,000 applicants for the tickets ap- peared daily, and about 700 re- ceived them. Those repatriated were mostly PnIpnq r7.enh.4zTalinn, - r oA 1r.c lie Control of Industry"-- Prof. I. L. Sharfman, of the economics de- partment. "Evolution in its Latest Interpretations"-Prof. A. F. Shull, of the zoology department. "Prob- lems of Local Government"-Prof.1 Thomas H. Reed, of the political: science department. In addition, the medical school will hold a series of lectures and clinics in diseases of the heart on June 18 and 19. They will be open pending trial. alarms to several score of cruisers. Questioning by the state's attor- JACKSON-Macomb county au- ney and by counsel for Ted Pizzino, thorities today used an army trans- Joe Bommarito, and Angelo Livec- port plane to bring two prisoners chi, the defendants, brought out to the Michigan state prison, after the fact that although there are learning that an attempt would be eight radio-equipped p o 1 i c e cars made to rescue the men. The pris- within easy cruising distance of the oners, George Miller and Ben Schi- hotel at the time of the slaying, no merin, were sentenced to from nine alarm was broadcast. to 25 years yesterday for their part Patrolman Harry McLeod, who in a hotel holdup in Mt. Clemens, was on duty at the police switch- Feb. 22. board at the time of the slaying, was asked by Prosecutor Harry S. GRAND RAPIDS--When Dr. John Toy to explain this apparent paral- F. Failing, city physician, handed ysis of the police radio system. City Manager George W. Welsh the Patrolman McLeod said he re- budget today, there was a bottle ceived first reports of the shooting marked chloroform attached. at 1:41 a. m., dispatched severall "What's this for?" Mr. Welsh police cars to the hotel but did not asked, pointing to the bottle. utilize the radio for this purpose. "I was afraid," Dr. Failing re- Further questioning brought out plied, "that when you looked at the the fact that there were 30 radio budget you would want something cruisers in the city at the time and to kill the pain." that the microphone which would The budget request carried a to- have appraised them of the killing t1 of 4 11 50 a sonmnared with was at Patrolman McLeod'slhnw. Special lectures covering fields of particular interest to adults will be Senate Group Declares Expense given by 10 faculty members. Their Account of Campaign names and topics are: Fud E "The Modern Stage"-Prof. Oscar un xcesive. J. Campbell, of the English depart- ment. "Contemporary Currents in ( y Associated Press) Philosophy"-Prof. D. H. Parker, of WASHINGTON, March 4. - The the philosophy department. "The senate campaign funds committee Psychology of the Pre - School absolved Senator Davis of Pennsyl- Child"-Prof, Martha G. Colby, of vania of dishonorable conduct in the psychology department. "Mod- his election campaign Tuesday, but ern Architecture" - Prof. Emil said the expenditures in behalf of, Lorch, of the architectural college. his ticket were "excessive and "Contemporary Social Evolution"__ inimical to the public interest." Prof. R. C. Angell, of the sociology A report filed with the senate by department.~Chairman Nye-listed the expendi- Hobbs to Speak.tures in behalf of the Davis-BrownI "G ogy toheLan-ticket in the Pennsylvania primary "Geology in the Landscape" - of last year at $622,928. Francis Prof. William H. Hobbs, of the Shunk Brown was the unsuccessful geology department. "The Sym- candidate for the Republican gub- phonic Poem"-Prof. Earl V. Moore, ernatorial nomination. director of the music school. "Pub-T The -committee listed the total z. n 4... _x '..7 . L.. " _1. T CONGRESS LEAVES ;WORK FOR HOOVERl I President Has Busy Day Signing Last Minute; Legislation of Congress Term. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 4.-Presi- dent Hoover signed a score or more bills at the capitol today but left many more to be acted upon within The Association Against Capital Punishment, an organization which has bombarded members of the legislature with literature and oral arguments, has indicated a vigor- ous campaign against the proposal will be waged. Many newspapers already have taken a stand either for or against the penalty. The State association of Police Chiefs is on record as favoring death for murderers. If the majority vote of the elec- tors favor the electric chair it will become operative next January 1. Crime Deterrent. "There is only one way to deal with the modern criminal and that is with a certainty of punish- mn t h t is - h,'sb h wift .d ,Pv to all graduates. Lectures by lead-( ers in the chemistry industry will feature meetings of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Edu- cation which will be in session dur- ing the Alumni University. Most of the lectures will be given in the mornings in order that the1 alumni may have the afternoons1 free for recreation. The Ann Arbor, golf clubs will offer special privi- leges to those attending the Alumni University. Evening entertainments will be planned and announced1 later. Faculty members who will deliver; the lectures have prepared reading, lists that will be furnished those, attending the classes. No University- credit will be offered for the work', and no examinations will be given. Fees will be $10 payable to the treasurer of the University the opening day of the session, March Gargoyle Sales Break Previous'Record With the heaviest buying record- ed in a number of years, Gargoyle yesterday scored a complete sell- out of its March issue. The num- ber, which treated of the liquor sit- uation on campus and reported details of t h e recent fraternity raids, was entirely disposed of be- fore 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon. "We can't sell any more," de- clared Bruce Palmer, '31, business, manager of the publication, "be-' cause we haven't any more. Stu- dents who want copies will have to get them at the news stands and drug stores that aren't out of stock yet." Debaters Will Meet Detroit City College 1 !! t 4 i { 1 ' j i primary and election campaign ex- the next 10 days. Ac ourageous offense with capital penditures of the Davis ticket at With his desk piled high with last punishment against gangdom is $'1,117,649. minute legislation the president the best defense for the people of had asked Attorney General Mitch- our state," he continued. ll if he had to sign them all be fore "The capital punishment bill has been received from thelegislature Congress adjourned at noon today. for executive action. I do not shrink The attorney general looked it up from this duty. and answered no, that he had 10 "This bill punishes murderers in days from the time he received the first degree, that is the killing them to sign or reject. of a human being, which is neither Americanized Einstein Tricks With a sigh of relief the chief excusable or justifiable and which executive left off reading and sign- follows deliberation and premedi- Reporters; Takes Cab ing, put on his top hat, and went tation on the part of the killer. to Liner. up to the capitol to sign two im- ---P portant bills and a score of minor (W Y Associated Press) ones.wCiIL R AD NEW YORK, March 3.-A new The president's room at the cape- Albert Einstein - an Americanized tol was full of cabinet officers and' Herr professor for whom the boom commission heads when the chief of flashlights has lost its terrorm executive made his way to theFR L luvun mum. 'chamber through crowded corri- sailed home to Germany tonight. dors. After greeting his official fam-State Investigators Arrive Here Wearing the same round hat, ily, he lighted a long, black cigar. black coat and sagging suit, the Messengers hurried in and out to Begin Survey of Campus relativity wizard said good-by with with bills and reports. The presi- Liquor Situation. a smile after playing a little trick dent called a cabinet member to his on reporters to show he was master side for a brief conference before University officials were paid an. of the situation. signing a measure. When there were unexpected visit yesterday after- Hopping nonchalantly from a ' no more bills, he smilingly con- noon by the special committee ap- train that brought them from the sented to sign a score or more cards pointed by the Michigan~ house of west, Professor and Mrs. Einstein for autograph seeking House and representatives to investigate the were greeted by the usual crowd Senate pages. campus liquor situation. of reporters and photographers, The House officially notified Mr. President Alexander G. Ruthven whose presence had struck such Hoover a few minutes before 12 and Joseph A. Bursley, dean of stu- dismay into the flustered German o'clock, that they had adjourned dents, were interviewed by the scientist when he stopped here en but the Senate never got around group which was led by Oscar Hill route to the coast, to it. of Detroit. Following the confer- Waving his hand airily, Einstein ence the committee left Univer- consented to pose for a picture. sity hall, and their destination was nAber only one, he cried with a not learned. Thomas M. O'Brien, smile. WJHflUJ 9UU II HIchief of police, stated no visit was There was an explosion of flash- paid the police department. light powder and when the cloud of It is understood that the commit- smoke had cleared the Einstein's tee will conduct its investigation ere gone. They were in a taxicab without the service of anyone on racing to the liner Deutschland's' - the campus. The inquiry will prob- pier. a Harmony Prevails as Democrats ably take two weeks, and there will Gather; Smith Raskob e no report until the investigation PRIMARY FIGURES Attend. has been completed. Names of wit- Atted Inesses will not be revealed, since CORRECT IN DAIL Y(B A the committee is anxious to have (By Associated Press) I niu v Official figures in the returns WASHINGTON, March 4. - The em spea reely. from Monday's primary city elec- prohibition bogey which of late hasF d tions, available for the first time .c E el Ford Believes yesterday at the office of Fred C. haunted Democratic statesmen, to- Perry, city clerk, showed almost no day was all but laid. omi deviation from the totals published' Harmony was spread thick over (Bi Associated Press) by The Daily Tuesday morning. disturbed feelings as the party's MIAMI, Fla., March 4. - Edsel Prepared for presentation to the chieftains began to assemble for Ford believes all manufacturers will orvn mnin,-+ tcm p ±n,-+ the Thiirsdahv narlev of their na- 1enma +the +h n o m, mlac