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ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1931
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,Yost, Kipke, and Hudson
Will Address First
Year Men.
ISTERING CONTINUES
rclass Advisors Hold First
Meeting of Year
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GERMAN TRANSATLANTIC AVIATORS
RESCUED FROM DEMOLISHED PLANE
MOTHER OF TORCHIFreshmen Arise, Sink Right Down
III I IA T(1 OpAgain as Class of'34 Gets To
ugh
IIILLLII IU I Lull
IN SECRET HEARING
at Union.
t hundred freshmen are ex
to attend the annual Fresh
anquet which will be held a
clock Thursday night, at the
ticket sales indicate. T
iore than 300 tickets hav
old.
prnciple speaker of the ban
which is sponsored by ti
will be Prof., Thomas -H
of the political science de
nt. Fielding H. Yost, direc
athletics; Harry Kipke, hea
1i 'coach; Roy Hudson, '3:
a of the football team, Hug
iklin, '32, president of, th
and Richard L. Tobin, '3
ing editor of the Daily, wi
Idress the first year-men.
aampus Sale of Tickets.
ets for the dinner may b+
ed upon registering at thi
and also at the main des
lobby, at Slaters, and a
bookstores.
Union is also sponsoring tw
y new plans for freshmen.I
on club was formed Mon
serve m'eals between 12 an
gistration for the Union,
Lh has already passed the
mark, will continue from
- o'clock throughout the
for those who have not
dy become members, it was
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'TO HOLD
SENIORS'
Regents Empo
Sto Aid Lan
Bill C
escue the wrecked plane of the three German aviators
to the stormy sea. Johanssen, one of the airmen, took
cture as they sailed away,. safe aboard the Belmoira.
fliers were transferred to the S. S. Stavangerfjord and
York.
wer Dean Bursley
dlords in Their
ollections.
recraingsaererary.
owing a treasurer's
y male student is
r membership and
he facilities of the
n said.
he afternoon.
to a statement from
purpose of freshmen
i club is to promote
lass spirit, and class
the first year men.,
sh them with a place
can eat their meals
i r classmates and
Start Advisory System.
An upperclass advisory system
as also been started so that the
eshmen may obtain help and ad-
ce from juniors and seniors. It
believed that there arer many
'oblems that a first-year man
ould rather take to a person'
early his own age than to a mem-
er, of the faculty, Conklin said.
At a meeting of the advisors
eld at a luncheon yesterday in the
nion, a list of five or six fresh-
en was given to each man and
s duties explained. Advisors are
call upon and keep in touch with
eir freshmen, to urge them to
feet other members of their class,
encourage them to take part in
ass activities, and to impress up-
1 them the traditions of the camsi
Us.
State Bulletins
(Dy Associated Press)
September 28, 1931
DETROIT-Two convicted partic-
ants in the sensational Jackie
iompson kidnapping of two years
o were given long prison sen--
nces in recorder's court today.
GRAND HAVEN-Willis Gillette.
'-year-old Holland merchant, lead-
of a hold-up last July of the
udsonville state bank, today was
ntenced to serve from 10 to 15
ars in Jackson prison. He was
invicted of plotting the robbery
bich officials say was carried out
y Homer Peters and Henry Kraai.
hey were sentenced to serve from
to 20 years.
PONTIAC - Mrs. Hattie Thomp-
Refusal of University credit to
students lax in rental of rooms in
approved houses, with power of
enforcement vested in the Dean of
Students, was authorized last Fri-
day at a meeting of the Regents.
The action was brought about
when numerous complaints were
received by University authorities
from landlords that students, ow-
ing rent, ;left Ann Arbor without'
arranging a settlement.
It was pointed out that this rul-
ing might be revoked by the Re-
gents at any time it was deemed
advisable.
At the same time, the Colleges
of Engineering and Architecture,
associated since 1906, were separ-
ated with. the unanimous approval
of the Regents. The architectural
college, by its new status, becomes'
an individual unit, interwoven in
a loosely knit division of fine arts,
and having as directpr Prof. Emil
Lorch. Professor Lorch will report
directly to the Regents.
The units associated are the de-
partments of landscape design and
fine arts, and the section of courses
in Play Production and creative
arts. The division of fine arts,
which includes the College of Ar
chitecture, will be governed by a
committee consisting of the heads
of the various units, with the ex-
ception of Play Production. The
personnel of the committee is:
Prof. Aubrey Tealdi, head of the
department of landscape design;
Prof. Bruce M. Donaldson, head of
the department of fine arts; and
Prof. J. G. Wintter, head of the
section of courses in creative arts.
Street Peddlers Get
Lower License Fees
Provisions for lower fees, elimi-
nation of the five-day wait between
licenses, and yearly licenses are in-
cluded in the revision of the ordi-
nance controlling street peddlers
passed last night by the Common
council at a special meeting.
The change was made to ma!
Sammy Squirt,' Auto
Ban in Today's Issue
"Sammy Squirt," a daily comic
strip by Lichty, former art editor'
of Gargoyle and now a national-
ly known cartoonist, begins to-
day in The Daily, appearing on'
Page 10 in this issue. "Sammy"
will appear exclusively in The
Daily and in The Chicago Daily
Times.
On Page two of this issue, a
complete interpretation of the
automobile regulation, written
for The Daily by Walter B. Rea,
assistant to the dean of students,
is presented.
FRM NEW LEAGUE
Mrs. Smith Will Testify; Judge
Sample Conducting Closed
One-Man inquiry.
SLAYER'S FIANCEE HELD
Catherine Keller Bound Over As
Complications Arise in
Investigation.
Mrs. Louella C. Smith, the blind
mother of the torch killer; Fred
Smith, will appear today before
Judge George W. Sample, one-ma
grand jury investigating the com-
plicity of Catherine "Kate" Keller
in the Ypsilanti killings. Four wit-
nesses were heard yesterday in the
first day of the inquiry, which is
being conducted in complete secrecy
in circuit court.
Testimony of Mrs. Smith was
instrumental in having Miss Keller
bound over to the court on a charge
of being an accessory after the fact.
The current investigation may re-
sult in the Keller woman's being
indicted as a principal, but if no
cause for this is found, the old
action will stand.
Miss Keller may testify if she
wants, Judge Sample said, but there
seems little probability that she will
accept.
Surprise Witness Called.
A surprise witness was brought In
yesterday afternoon when Deputy
Sheriff E. Lynn Squires, whose di-
missal was announced by Sheriff
Jacob B. Andres last Friday to take
effect Oct. 1, appeared before the
jury. He was not one of the seven
witnesWs subpoenaed previously.
Possibility that the invest gatioi,.
though driginally called to consider
Miss Keller's complicity, may take
on a greater significance, was seen
yesterday by political observers.
Rumors were abroad that complaint
against awards of contracts to
themselves by county officials would
be filed.
Judge Sample pointed out yester-
day that the jury is empowered to
hear any complaints brought before
it, and is prepared to give a fair
consideration to them. At a late
hour yesterday, however, no addi-
tional bills had been handed in.
May Call 30 Witnesses.
Judge Sample said that as many
as 30 witnesses may be called before
the investigation is finished, and
the jury may take a great deal of
time if other cases are brought up.
Yesterday John Wiggett and Mrs.
Wiggett, in whose employ Miss Kel-
ler acted as housekeeper, and Mrs.
Amanda M. Titus also were called
to the stand. Other witnesses wait-
ing their turn were George Peppiet.
Miss Helen Twist, Mrs. Hallie Hart,
and Bert Curtis. All seven are from
Ypsilanti.
Only Four in Courtroom.
Besides Judge Sample there were
only four in the courtroom: Prose-
cutor Albert J. Rapp and his assist-
ant, Carl A. Lehmann, for the coun-
ty, Edward A. Bilitzke, assistant
attorney general, for the state, and
Miss Dorothy Lyons, court reporter.
Some time in the course of the
investigation inquiry will be made
into the disappearance of Helen
Curtis, 6, in February. Miss Keller
had been etrusted with the guard-
ianship of the child. It was reported
Helen had been adopted, but a
check will be necessary to discover
her present whereabouts, which
could not be learned yesterday.
"Workers, arise!
"Capitalism has shown its bank-
ruptcy. Now is the times!m"
Then, having satisfied some 75
freshmen with his oratorical abil-
ity, the sophomore came down froma
his stump, rolled down his trouser
legs, turned his sweater right side
out, and left, smiling,
Despite the announcement of Jo-
seph A. - Bursley, dean of students,
that the University openly disap-
proves of hazing, battle was waged
more or less regularly yesterday af-
ternoon and night. Angry mobs of
sophomores attacked s c a t t e r e d
freshmen, or angry mobs of fresh-
men attacked scattered sophomores,
whether through coincidence or not,
no angry mobs of approximately
equal size met.
The freshmen, following an after-
noon of persecution from their im-
mediate superiors, organized last
BRITISH LECTURER
POUSTPONES 'TO UR
Financial Condition in England
Causes Churchill to Forego
Ann Arbor Appearance.
Winston Churchill, British states-
man and orator, scheduled to open
the lecture series of the Oratorical
association,uhas postponed his
American tour until later in the
year because of the financial crisis
in Great Britain, Henry Moser, fac-
ulty manager of the association,
said yesterday.
A speaker of national importance
yill be secured to take the place of
Churchill on Octo-
" o .ber 26, Moser .stat-
ed. the English
statesman will talk
on an Oratorical
a s s o iation pro-
gram later on in
the year. --
Rafael Sabatini,
author of "Scara-
mouche" and "Cap-
tain Blood," will
lecture on "Fiction
in History and His-
tory in Fiction" on
)tkt dNov. 23. This will
be the second lec-
ture in the series. On Dec. 2, Ber-
trand Russell, philosopher and es-
sayist, will speak on the "Philoso-
phy of Physics."
For the fourth lecture in the
series, the Oratorical association
has secured Martin and Osa John-
son, noted African explorers. They
will speak on Dec. 14 and show up-
to-date pictures of African life
among the pygmies and in the gor-
illa country.
John B. Kennedy, associate editor
of Collier's, will lecture on "What
Makes Personality?" on Jan. 27.
Kennedy is the radio announcer for
"Collier's hour."4
George W. Wickersham, head of
several federal investigations, has
been engaged to lecture on the pro-
gram of the Oratorical association,
but as yet neither the date nor the
subject of the speech has been an-
nounced.
FORDDE1PRE CATEIS
EDUCATION SYSTEM,
night on State street and decided
to turn the tables. They did-almost.
The freshmen wandered up and
down State street looking for soph-
omores. They stopped anybody who
came along, but anybody usually
turned out to be a senior, a gradu-
ate student, or an instructor. One
Ann Arbor High school student fell
into their clutches; and was advised
that he shouldn't be out at so late
an hour.
Discouraged, the freshmen col-
lected in front of the two campus
theatres and gave yells for the edi-
fication of the theatre patrons,
much to the detriment of the sound
apparatus.
They were thwarted at nearly
every turn. A local policeman, ques-
tioned, admitted that he was not
a sophomore. Once, a loud yell at
the side door, of the Union brought
the freshman army around, but
sophomores meanwhile escaped
through the front door. Only three
or four unfortunate '34 men fell
into their hands; they became
bloodthirsty.
Finally, they collected in front of
the Union. A large fellow in a '34
sweater came boldly across the
street. Blood!
The freshmen rush '34, a football.
man. '34 turned around,'looked the
freshman leader in the eye. "Listen,"
he said, "you let go of me or I'll
knock (censored) out of you."
The freshman leader wilted intc
the background. Some 75 freshmen
went their 75 ways. The street be-
came quiet . .
Freshmen! wear your pots!
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Manchurians in Favor of Free,
Parliamentary Government,
News Agency Says.
Rengo News agency dispatches
fMom Mukden to Tokio yesterday re-
ported plots to establish an inde-
pendent Chinese republic in Man-
churia, where occupation of terri-
tory by Japan threatened the peace
of the two nations.
Manchurians were allegedly plan-
ning to oust Chang Hsueh-Liang.
youthful military governor of the
Northern Chinese province. General
Hsi Sia, former chief of staff of the
Kirin provincial army, was reported
to have been set up as governor of
Kirin, with a cabinet and commis-
sioner of police. :
Rango said the Manchuria for
Manchurians association, meeting
in Mukden declared itself in favor
of an independent, parliamentary
form of government, to function
without governor Chang after re-
tirement of Japanese troops to the
south Manchurian railways zone.
Chang is confined to a hospital, at
Peiping. He has been ill for several
weeks. He is a strong supporter of
China's nationalist government.
Meanwhile, at Nanking, the na-
tionalistgovernment made public
China's reply to the recent note of
the American secretary of state,
Henry L. Stimson, urging China and
Japan to confine military opera-
tions in Manchuria to bounds stipu-
lated by international law.
The note recapitulated the high
spots of Japanese occupation of
south Manchuria and a c c u s e d
Japan of "tramping under foot"
international agreements. China,
the note said, can conceive of no
other satisfactory solution of the
problem than for Japan to with-
draw her troops and give full re-
dress to China.
C. T. Wang, the Chinese foreign
minister, was recovering today from
cuts and bruises inflicted yesterday
by a mob of students, infuriated by
Wang's alleged failure to obtain
intervention of the League of Na-
tions in the Manchurian crisis.
Health Service Busyp
With Exams and Cases
All departments of the Health
Service except the infirmary have
MINOR OECREA91
FROM LAST YII
Large Freshman Cl
Swells Attendanc4
in AllSchools.
MAY EXCEED 851
Late Entries Indic
Decided Increase
Within Week.
Figures compiled yesterda:
the office of Ira M. Smith, r
strar, indicate that while total
rollment in all schools of the'1
versity is slightly lower tha
was a year ago, no marked
crease is apparent.
Fear that enrollment of fr
men would fall far below
year's mark was set , resi
the attendance during Oriento
period and the official Fresh
registration period.
First year enrollment is at
uted largely to the policy ado
by the registrar's office during
second semester of the past ;
when applications for admit
were received more than six,mo
previous to the date of registra
8402 Register.
Enrollment for all colleges
classes yesterday noon stood p
lows: Men, 6032; women, 2370;
8402. Last year's figures were:
6142; women, 2446; total 8588.
Unusually large numbers of
plicants for admission yeste
afternoon indicated a possil
that the difference in enroll]
between this year and that of
year may be made up in the
minute rush of the next few da
Officials of the registrar's c
said that totals may be swelle
a point equal to, or in exces
those of last year, since nun
additional applications are exl
ed from transfers, late registral
and re-entering students in
next few days.
Figures Not Official.
Although it was stressed that
ures given out by the regist
office at this time are not off
they are considered as accura
may be compiled at present, off
said.
Classification and p r o g
changes which have been I
care of in Waterman gymna
during the past week are 1
handled by a reduced force in
4, University hall, since fres.
classification has been virt
completed, with the exceptic
first year men and women ne
registered.
Ten-Team Athletic
Organized Within
Conference for
Association
Southern
1932.
ATLANTA, Sept. 28-(AP)-The
formation of a ten-team athletic
association within the . Southern
Conference for 1932 seemed prob-
able today with the announcement
here that representatives of eight
colleges would recommend such
action to their faculty athletic
committtees.
The proposed body, tentatively
formed at. a meeting here last
night, would be limited to 10
Southern Conference Schools with
the following eight as original
members:
Alabama Polytechnic Institutel
(Auburn); Georgia School of Tech-
nology, the University of Georgia,
the University of Florida, the Uni-
versity of North Carolina, the Uni-
versity of Kentucky, Vanderbilt
University and Tulane University.
POST AT HARV
MAY 'GO TO LIT
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Detroit Doctor Given
Honorary Degree Here
Dr. Charles G. Jennings, of De-
troit, yesterday was awarded the
honorary degree of master of arts
at the opening Qonvocation of med-
ical school students, held in the
Lydia Mendelssohn theatre.
Former Gargoyle Art Editor Draws
Cartoon Beginning in Today's Daily
Deplores Loss of Close Contacts'
Stimulated in Old-Fashioned
District Schools.
MACON, Mich., Sept. 28. - (AP) -
Henry Ford today reopened an old
stone schoolhouse here as an exam-
ple of what the United States had
educationally when she reared some
of her greatest men.
William J. Cameron, speaking as
Ford's personal representative at a
reunion of former pupils, explained
that the primary purpose of Ford's
restoration activities was to pre-
serve a correct history of the devel-
opment of all industry and educa-
tion as well, to improve modern
practices in both fields.
He deprecated the trend toward'
centralization in education and de-
Former Michigan Head Pos
Choice for Presidency o
Eastern School.
Clarence Cook Little, describ
the "politically ousted Preside:
the University of Michigan,"
possible succ~ssor to Abbott L
ence Lowell as president of Hai
university, according to the
28 issue of Time magazine.
Time names six men as poss
ties to take the place of Lc
who, it is rumored, will resig
the end of the current school
"Too advanced" for Harvard, I
was conceded only a slight ct
for the position.
If he receives the eastern
Little wil not be faced by the
university problems that force
retirement from' Michigan.
former president gave as a r
reason for his resignation in
1929, that his method of de
with "political interests and '
interests" was not consistent
policies deemed wise by the I
of Regents.
University Lifts Fee
'Sammy Squirt," Lichty's (Maur-
ice Lichenstein's) new creation,
exclusive for The Daily, will start
his antics in today's issue on page
10, and will continue on page seven
in 1929, is not a stranger to the
campus. During his years here, he
was art editor of the Gargoyle and
did art work for publications all
over the country. His greatest