ESTABLISHED 1890 4H 4 4 Ub MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - - ----------- EIGHT PAGES VOL XLI. No. 89 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1931 PRICE FIVE CENTS i e- __Y.._._ -_ . .. - _.. BRUCKER DEMANDS ASTIC 0ECREASE IN APPROPRIATIONS Governor Sends Special Message to Legislature, Ordering Fifty Per Cent Cut. OUTLINES FISCAL PLANSI Message Recommends Michigan be Denied Appropriations for Next Two Years. (fny Associated Press) LANSING, J a n. 26.-Governor Wilber M. Brucker placed specific demands for sharp retrenchments in governmental appropriations f o r m a 11 y before the legislature Monday night. In a special mes- sage, he asked that the balance of the $23,000,000 institutional pro- gram, sponsored by Former Gover- nor Green and adopted by the 1929 legislature, be flattened out so cur- rent appropriations may be cut more than one-half. FORMER KAISER ENTERS 73RD YEAR ABSORBED IN STUDY OF 'WAR GUILT' Wilhehn Gives Time to Research in Attempt to Establish German Innocence. (rv Associated Press) DOORN, Holland, Jan. 26.-As he enters his 73rd year tomorrow, Wil- helm II, former emperor of Ger- many, can look back upon an ac- tive 12 months during which he as devoted much time to his favor- ite studies along four lines-- avia- tion, theology, archaeology, and.the so-called "war guilt" question. Although he has never ridden in an airship, the former German ruler has followed the progress of aviation with keen interest and is I familiar with all phases of aeron- autics. He watches every ocean flight closely, and he is personally acquainted with some of the fa- mous fliers of today. With advancing years the for- mer monarch is studying religion more and more. As head of the iTO PLA9N FORFHOP Recognizes Emergency. Recognizing a condition amount- To Hold Final Meeting at Union ing to an emergency in some insti- Tonight to Arrange tutions, the governor nevertheless for Booths. de cr e ed that building progress "must be geared down to our abil- ity to spend." He asked the legis- A final meeting of independents lature to shear $7,540,000 from the i planning to attend the J-Hop will building appropriations of $11,970,- be held at 7 o'clock tonight in room buidin aproriaion o $1,97,-304 of the Union. Plans for the 000 made by the 1929 legislature for furnishing of the independert the fiscal years of 1932 and 1933. booths will be completed at the He would spread the amount taken meeting.l off over the years 1934 and 1935, Those attending the meting delaying completion of the program shold avend the um efthirg two years. The change would cut should have the number of their t J-Hop ticket as well as the girl's more than $3,000,000 a year from j name and address, so that the in- the state tax appropriation. ) dependent booth arrangements may If the legislature complies it will be completed. appropriate $2,179,500 for the fiscal Tentative reservations for booths year ending in 1932, and $2,250,000 will be cancelled Feb. 1 in order for the year ending in 1933, as com- that sufficient time will be had pared with $5,929,000 provided ini before the Hop to secure the metal- the Hartman Act of 1929 for te liei name plaqtes'Tfor"the booths. year of 1932 and $6,040,000 for the Each fraternity should have the following year. following equipment for their booth Cuts University Grant. at the Hop: one davenport or set- In his message the governor said: tee, two overstuffed chairs, four "On Jan. 1, 1931, the waiting list small chairs, one rug 6 by 12 feet, of our mental hospitals was 2,208. one table, one table lamp, one floor Some insane and feeble-minded lamp, one black and white picture have beenrkept waiting as long as approximately 12 by 16 inches, one three years. There is a definite "waste basket, one punch bowl and crowding that also will have to be ladle, and 200 paper cups. taken into consideration. There is The furn ture must be taken in a,vital need for relief which ranks the Intramural building between as an emergency. Our progress the hours of 10 and 3 Friday morn- should be to continue to work to- ing and afternoon, Feb. 13, and ward the ultimate schedule of ac- must be removed at the same time comodations for 80 feeble-minded I on Saturday. per 100,000 population, 250 insane for 100,000 population, and 25 epi- Blaze Causes Sinking { leptics per 100,000 population." of Presidents' Yacht Among the governor's specific ap- -__ propriation recommendations w a s (By Assocated Iress) that the University of Michigan be PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26.-Char-' given $700,000 in 1934 and $700,000 red and blackened by smoke, the in 1935, instead of $700,000 each o n c e majestic presidential yacht year of 1932 and 1933. ( Mayflower rested today on the bot- I tom of the Delaware River with her decks awash. Constructed in Scotland in 1896 D as a pleasure craft for Ogden Goe- let, New York millionaire, the May- fowerswas sold to the government Anocia e, ifor $430,000 for use in the Spanish- American war as a gunboat. She w us. d a (.t '..fi the... r ui tai lO ht ?W: x r h A ssoeote' Presss Phon Ex-Kaiser Wilhelm. Evangelical church he u s e d to preach upon occasions during serv- ices on the high seas. Now he preaches in a modest way daily, ex- pounding the scripture lesAsons to the members of his household dur- ing the morning devotional exer- cises. He took a great interest last Oc- tober in the opening of the valu- able Pergamon Museum at Berlin. About once a year there is a sort of archealogical congress at Doorn manor, to which the leading sa- vants from various European coun- tries are invited. In connection with the "war guilt" question the former Kasier is bent upon proving to the world that Germany was not responsible for the war. With this in view, he conducts a large correspondence with historians in numerous coun- tries. VIOLINIST ToGIJ PROGHM TONIGHT Albert Spalding Will Present Eighth Concert in Choral Union Series. Albert Spalding, American violin- ist, will be heard in Ann Arbor for the third time at 8:15 o'clock to- night in Hill auditorium when he will provide the eighth program in this season's series of Choral Union concerts. He has been heard in Ann Arbor on previous occasions, both ! as soloist at the May Festival and in concert. "On both these occasions," stated Dr. Charles Sink, president of the School of Music, "his receptions were so profound that the School of Music has been continuously urged to bring him back for an additional recital. Not until this season, however, was it found possible to do so, on account of conflicts of date and the fact that he spends so much time each sea- son abroad." Mr. Spalding will play the fol- lowing program: La Folia, by Corel- li; Allegro, by Padre Martini; Fan- tasie for piano and violin, Op 159, by Schubert( andante molto, alle- gretto, andantino, allegretto viv- ace); Concerto in A Minor, No. 5, by Vieuxtemps (allegro non troppo, adagio, allegro con fuoco); Chan- son Villageoise, by Lalo; Etude en forme de Valse, by Saint Saens- Ysaye; and three of his own com- positions Castles in Spain, Old Irish Song and Dance, and Sevillana. The Weather (By Associated Press) Lower Michigan: I n c r e a s i n g cloudiness, followed by snow and colder in north portions Tuesday; Wednesday probably snow a n d colder. NEXT GARGOYLE FEATURES J-HOP LIST WAD DAN EH February IssueWill Appear on Campus Thursday. The J-Hop number of the Gar- Soyle will appear on the campus SThursday instead of tomorrow as was originally announced, Paul C. Babson Institute Names Italy's Showers, '31, managing editor of Need to Expand, France's the magazine, said last night. Army as Irritations. While not devoted exclusively to Army ashe J-Hop, the general tone of the February issue is on the annual RUSSIA HAS LARGE ARMY festivities at the close of the first semester and the incidents of the Report Hints That Any Conflict period just preceding. Would Not Involve United The cover of the issue is also sea- sonal, and the issue contains com- States in Direct Way. ments on the marking system in response to the request of the fac- BOSTON, Jan. 26. - The Babson ulty that students voice their opin- S t a t i s t i c a 1 Organization, in its ions on the subject. weekly barometer letter to clients, Cartoons for the issue are by Jack today set forth what it considered Cutting, '32, Alan Handley, '32, as the weak spots in the European Marshall Collins, '32, and Gurney situation that might lead to an- Williams, '31. Cutting is issue edi-I other world war. The situation, as tor for the month.l seen by the Babson experts, indi- cated that if war did come it would begin with France and Italy. No' attempt was made to predict whenT the conflict might start. The most important factors men- tioned were:- Premier Mussolini of Italy may consider it necessary to wage war, with France to prolong his regime. Rea Reminds Students Permits This was supported by the histori- Must Be Obtained if Cars cal fact that nations seldom change leaders when at war and that many Are to be Operated. leaders have waged war to hold IWi their positions. With today's registration for 1931 Italy Makes Claims. plates the last date which will allow Italy's rapidly increasing popula- tion and her contention that as far as colonies were concerned, she got a poor deal in the Treaty of Ver- sailles. France is the second largest hold- er of gold in the world. She has been accumulating gold faster than, her business situation appears to warrant. France has almost as much gold as all Europe combined. The United States and France have 60 per cent of the world's gold. France has one of the largest and most e'cient standing armies in Europe. 'rho gold and army situation in France contain two possibilities: 1. That gold may eate jealousy among other nations that will re- suit in war. 2. France may succumb to the human failing of wanting to try out her war machine. May Involve Japan. Russia has a large standing army, officered in a large way by German officers, that undoubtedly is itch- ing for something to do. Russia might enter a conflict as an excuse to take over China. Such a move would bring Japan in. The report hinted that such a war would be strictly a European "broil." The United States, it said, was not interested in war and is suffering from nothing at this time' other than financial troubles. NEW GOVEb RNMENT: Cabinet Completed After Several Days to Include Tardieu, Briand, Flandin. (By Associated Press) PARIS, Jan. 27. - Pierre Laval,r who has been working several days to assemble a new French cabinet, succeeded definitely in lining up his ministries at 1:30 o'clock this morn- ing. The Laval cabinet is as follows: Premier and minister of the in- terior, Pierre Laval; minister of justice, Leon Berard; foreign af- fairs, Aristide Briand; agriculture, Andre Tardeau; war, Andre Mag- inot; navy, Charles Dumont; air, Jacques Louis Dumesnil; education, Marie Roustan; finance, Pierre Etienne Flandin;b udget, Francois Pietri; public works, Maurice De- ligne; labor, Adolphe Landry; com- merce, Louis Rollin; merchant mar-, ine, Louis Dechappedelaine; pen- sions, Auguste Champettier de Rib- ers; post and telegraph, Charles Guernier; colonies, Paul Reynaud. suficient time or the ags to e ordered and returned from Jack- son, W. B. Rea, assistant to the dean of students, announced yes- terday that students wishing toI drive their cars after Feb. 1 must appear in the office of the dean between 8:30 and 12, and 1:30 to 5' o'clock today for applications. Yesterday's registration added but six to the previous total, and, in view of the fact that it takes between three and five days for' plates to be ordered from Jackson and returned to the dean's office, it will be impossible, Rea stated, for any applications taken later than today to be received here by Monday of next week. Cars operat- ed by students without the 1931 tags, or with 1931 state licenses and 1930 University permits after Feb. 1 will be considered a direct violation of the auto regulation. Nation Has Large Bill for Lighting Airways (BV Associated Press) WASHINGTON, J a n. 26.-Tent million dollars a year is the pros- pective bill for the country's night- lighted airplane routes. With something like a shock Gov- ernment officials have realized the size of the expenditure they let themselves in for when Congress decided to furnish illumination for the air routes. At present the expense is about $210,000 a year for each 1,000 miles of lighted airways, distinctly above the original estimate. The eventu- al total cost was computed by Sec- retary Robert P. Lamont, under whose jurisdiction in the Commerce Department the expenditure comes. German Voters Riot; One Dead, Many Hurt (By Associated Press) BERLIN, Jan. 26.-Usual Sunday clashes among Communists, Fas- cists and members of the Republi- can Reichsbanner resulted in one death, between 30 and 40 injuries and scores of arrests in various parts of Germany. At Hahnheim, near Mainz, even the burgomaster was injured when he attempted to settle a political fuss between Fascists and Reichs- bannermen. He was thrashed by the Hitlerites. One policeman was bad- ly beaten in addition, two Fascists were taken to the hospital and 40 were arrested. Ninety Communists invaded a Fascist meeting at Kassel, with the result that chairs, table legs and beer mugs were hurled wildly. Highest Court Delays Decision on Dry Law SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECEIVES ESTIMATE ON COST OF CASH BONUS REDEMPTION Varsity Court Team Trounces Ohio State Michigan came home I a s t night and snowed Ohio State under by a 40-22 count in the Field House. Norm Daniels main- tained his lead in the Confer- l ence scoring race by scoring 12 points during the game with Ray Altenhof a close second with 11. Although the score was but 1 15-10 after the first half ended, the Wolverines displayed the best offensive yet seen here this year during the second period in rolling up 25 points. Although the invaders fought hard throughout the game they were no match for the slashing offensive and tough d e f e n s e Coach Veenker's team displayed. Fesler, Ohio's All-American end was played to a stand-still byl Daniels and counted buttwo points during the entire game. The entire Maize and Blue team I played inspired basketball with Weiss, Petrie, Eveland, Altenhof, and Williamson all showing the form which makes champions. Complete Story on Page 6. COUNCILHRVAMPE AT NORTHWESTERN1 Tremendous Majority Vote Gives Power of Referendum to Student Body. According to a story in The Northwestern Daily, students of Northwestern University last week ratified a new council constitution by an 18 to 1 majority. Three distinct changes were made in the constitution, and four new sections were added. One of the major changes was a reduction in the membership, from 21 members 'to 9. Formerly nominations for elec- tion to the council were made, as' at Michigan, oy the council itself. The new constitution provides for nomination by petition signed by a certain number of qualified voters. The power of referendum was given the students over any legis- lative action of the council in the new document. Two new powers given the council were those "to investigate and render findings on any matter within the declared pur- poses of this constitution," and "to adopt and enforce such regulations as it may deem proper for the gov- ernment of the student body." Pro- vision was also made for ready access of students to council actin on matters of concern to them through a new provision for bring- ing matters up for council action. The preamble of the new consti- tution stated that it had been drawn up "to provide a more effec- tive participation and voice student opinion in student matters, and to provide means for student self- government." Science Leads Luck as Seers Approach Finish of Marathon (R %PAuJci~ated Press) PHILADELPHIA, J an. 26-The Januaryweather forecasting mar- athon being conducted by the Phil- adelphia Record entered its final week today, with science leading sky-scanning by a wide margin. In one corner is GeorgehS. Bliss, Government expert, who has fore- cast at a .868 clip. In the other is Sam Brunner, with a percentage of .547. He makes his predictions without the aid of scientific instru- ments. Brunner, until a few days ago re- ferred to as a goosebone prophet, has informed the paper that he shouldn't be classed as such. Proposal of Immediate Payment Endorsed by Legion. FIGURES REVEALED Relief Measure Would Require Billions, Hines Shows. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-An estimate that $3,412,000,000 would be required for immediate cash redemption of adjusted service certificates at face value was given the Senate finance commit- tee today by Frank T. Hines, ad- ministrator of veterans affairs. Hines was the first witness as the committee opened hearings on the proposal, which was en- dorsed yesterday by the national executive committee of the Amer- ican Legion, and is being demanded by some members of both houses to afford relief to veterans in need because of the depression. Veterans Hard Pressed. Without expressing his personal view on the legislation, Hines pre- sented figures to show many vet- erans are hard pressed financially. Loans to them on their certifi- cates have increased during the present month to a figure far in excess of any previous ones, he said. So far this month, he testified, loans amounting to $17,009,000 have been made and they are being pro- vided at the rate of about $1,000,- 000 a day where as formerly they have averaged between $5,000,000 and $7,000,000 a month. Demands for the loans are not confined to any one section and part of the nation, he said. The veteran's set of figures to show the cost of all the previous proposals which havebeen made for giving the World War soldiers cash for their service certificates. Would Save for Government. Immediate cash redemption on the basis of the current value would cost $1,707,507,000, he testified. Immediate cash payment of their face value, as of 1945, would cost $3,412,000,000 he said, but the gov- ernment would save about $1,000,- 000 a year between now and then in administrative costs. This would amount to increasing the soldiers' bonus by $1,670,000,000, however, he told the committee, taking intoaccount interest charges .on the amount of money which otherwise would not be needed until 1945. Hines estimated the cost of the bill proposed by Representative Garner, of Texas, minority leader of the House, to pay the current value of the certificates plus the full 25 per cent additional credit given by the Act of 1925, would cost $2,120,000,000. P0 WEB'OMM ISSIUN FACES COU TEST Senate Committee Gives Lawyer Task of Attacking Right of Members to Hold Office. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. - The Senate Judiciary Committee voted, 8 to 3 today for the Walsh resolu- ti 0inrequesting District Attorney ^;:.. Leo A. Rover here ? . to institute pro- ceedings testing the right of the t h r e e disputed members of the >. Federal Po we r Commission to re- tain office. Senator Thomas J. Walsh (Dem.), Montana, author GRAND RAPIDS -- L. A. Butler, superintendent of schools, an- nounced today that Dr. M. E. Kirk- patrick, of New York, has accepted appointment as psychiatrist and director of the proposed G r a n d Rapids child guidance clinic to be established here probably in June. JACKSON-C. M. (Jake) Dalton, established a new record for bowl- ing in this city Sunday night and at the same time achieved every bowlers aim when he made a run of 17 consecutive strikes for a per- fect 300 score. SHEBOYGAN - Boatmen h e r e rescued eight fishermen, who had been caught in an ice break-up in the Straits of Mackinac this after- noon. The men, who said they lost some fishing shanties and several hand sleds, had drifted a mile and a half on the floating ice. MANISTEE-Morris Sheraf, pres- ident of the A. D. Joslin Co., time stamp manufacturers, forecast a revival of business conditions to- day by saying he looked for 1931, to be the company's biggest year. Another optimistic sign was shown when the Century Boat Co. took waz wtud' it esuen ual yacl by Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson and Harding. Suicide Closes Career of Edward I. Edwards (By Associated Press) JERSEY CITY, Jan. 26.-Edward I. Edwards, who rose from a $2-a- week bank runner to exalted posts of government and finance, and' who lost both, together with his health in recent years, committed suicide last night by shooting in the bedroom of his apartment. He was 69 years old. DAILY TO DETERMINE AMOUNT EACH STUDENT SPENDS IN TOWN YEARLY, Questionnaire Will Approximate I Average Expenditure Through Answers of 500 Students. In an attempt to determine the average annual expenditure of the student at the University and also' to approximate as nearly as possible the amount that is paid out to Ann Arbor businesses each year by the students at Michigan, the business sary information, the results will be tabulated and probably printed in pamphlet form. Queries are made pertaining to the amount spent on food, clothing, rooms, books, health, and amuse- ments. Questions are also asked about how much clothing the stud- ent buys in Ann Arbor and howI nearly he approximates the popular campus styles if he buys clothing atj I __ _._ _ .._. _ Guan to Elect First (By Associated Press) Congress Next March WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. - The Supreme Court met briefly today (By Associated Press) and adjourned without handing GUAM, Jan. 26.-The mid-Pacificj down its eagerly awaited decision