JESTABLISHED 1890 I I'g It 4 VOL. XLII. No. 48 SIX PAGES ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1931 - , _ ___ CRIO VDS RR I E FOR. H.0 PLAN ELABORATEI DE.COR ATION F OR' CAMPUSHIOUSES Awards Will Be Given; Fraternities Plan Light Effects. WILL PICK THREE Judges Will Make Two Reviewing Tours of Campus. Decoration of. fraternity houses promised to be the most elaborate in years last night, as plans for the annual fall Homecoming were well under way. Many of the houses are particu- larly going in for lighting 'effects. As a result of this, the decora-, tions\will be judged both in the day time and at night by the con-j test committee. The committee will pick the three best houses. Awards for the winning house will be $25 in cash from the Super- ior Ice Cream Company and a silver cup from Goldman's. The house re- ceiving the second choice will also receive a cup from Goldman's. The fraternity getting third place will receive hpnorable mention. The judges will make a tour of the campus at 11 o'clock this morn- ing and also at 8 o'clock tonight. The judge§ will be, Prof. James K. Pollock, Prof. Walter J. Gores, and Mr. Ross Bittinger. - Plans for Homecoming have been] under the supervision of James D., North, '32, and Joseph F. Zias, '33,1 Underclass Men Riot at NEW LORD MAYOR Will Baitle Autumn Contests in Freshmen and sophomores will meet this morning to decide the underclass supremacy in the an- nual fall games, a feature of Home- coming. The games are scheduled for 9:30 o'clock. The freshmen will meet at 9 o'clock in front of the inion and the sophomores at the same time in front of. Waterman Gymnasium. They will march down to Ferry Field led by their class bands. The freshmen will take the west side of the field, facing the sopho- mores on the east. Spectators will stand on the north and south sides of the field. The first event on the program of the games is a pillow fight. Five picked men from each class will mount special horses and attempt to dislodge their opponents. Drop- ping the pillow or grabbing the horse with the hands shall consti- tute a fall. The time limit for this event is five minutes and the class winning the majority of the duels will receive one point.. The second event is the cane spree. In this, an attempt is made to wrest the cane from the oppon- ents. There will be nine men chos- en from each class and the winner will also receiye one point. The flag rush is the closing event of the games. Two poles have been erected and on each will be placed a ribbon. They will be defended by the freshmen who will attempt to prevent their rivals from climbing the -poles. There will be two ten minute periods with a recess of five minutes in between. The winner of this will receive three points. Therefore, the class winning the flag rush is certain to win the games. The class of 1934 last year divid- ed their games. They lost ,the fall games but came back to win the spring ones. * - Assoc atedPressPhoto Sir Maurice Jenks, London's new Iord mayor is shown in his' official garb on the occasion of his installa- tion. 4 .CT[ _ tFTBALL__TICKETS State-Wide Sale of Charity Game Pasteboards Established by Governor's Committee. Distribution of tickets for the' Michigan-Wisconsin charity game has been arranged in 20. cities by the Eastern Michigan Motorbus Co., and in 22 cities .by the Michigan Central railroad line, it was made known by "ielding H. Yost of the State Welfare Athletic Committee at their special meeting in the Union last night. Chairman A. G. Thompson ar- ranged for special promotion of the State;wide ticket,sale through local service clubs. Special sub-commit- tee's were formed to investigate the possibilities 'of- charity contests in basketball, hockey, indoor track, and boxing and wrestling. The Marquette, Georgetown, and, Omaha Universities have asked Michigan State' college for post- season games. These offers are being considered but'no action will be taken until the outcome of to- day's Spartan - Detroit game has been decided. Although the Spar- tans are willing to play, they are not anxious to schedule a game afte'r Nov. 28. They would not be allowed to play in this state on that date as it would conflict with the Michigan-,Wisconsin game. The committee passed a resolu- tion urging the people of Michigan to back the Charity game. Coach Yost made a special point of this policy as he said that the success of this game, from a charity point of view, depends entirely upon out- state interest. Each high school team and each college team have been instructed to schedule one basketball game for charity this winter. All proceeds of these games will be turned over to community organizations to satis- fy local needs. U.NIVERSITY PRESS CLUB'S CONVENTION TO WINOUP TODA To Attend Michigan, Minnesota Football Game as Guests of Fielding H. Yost. MARSHALL WILL SPEAK Foreign Correspondent Speaks at Dinner Held Last Night at Union. The University of Michigan Press Club, in session here, will wind up its three-day meeting today, with 'addresses and a business meeting on the agenda for the fourth andt final session this morning in the Union. Opening at'9 o'clock, Harold Ti- tus, state conservation commis- sioner, will speak on "Fire! Fire! Fire!". He will be followed by Ar- thur G. Hays, of New York City, who will speak on "Let Freedom: Ring." Curt Bradner will tell of "Etherizing'the News," while 'The Editor's Complaint" will be told to more than 200 state editors by Schuyler Marshall. Preceding a luncheon, the dele- gates will hold their annual 1psi- ness meeting. In the afternoon, t1Te members of the Press Club will be guests of the Director of Athletics, Fielding H. Yost and the Athletic Association at the Michigan-Minne- sota football game. Discuss Foreign News. At the dinner last night, Junius B. .Wood, foreign correspondent of the Chicago Daily News, and Paul Hutchinson, managing editor of "The Christian Century," addressed the delegates on problems pertinent to foreign news. In his address ,on "Soviet Russia' Tells the World," Mr. Wood, a grad- uate of the University in the classj of '00, and whose home is in Hol- land, Mich., said that the industrial program in Russia-the Five-Year Plan-is the critical situation' in that country. "The idea is to build up an in- dustrial nation of their own," he said, "so they can supply them- selves as much as possible without importing in any great amount. Since their credit is small, they' must export what they can, most of which is foodstuffs. As a result, they are straining and rationing themselves." Soviet Program Explained. As to the economic effects, Mr.' Wood said, the Soviet Union will1 carry its program through to some effect. They will never become in- dependent, he said, since other nations have too great a start eco- nomically, socially, politically, and industrially. Mr. Hutcpison, in discussing the intelligibility of foreign news, de- clared that, if newspapers in the future are to hold the interests of their readers in foreign news, they must provide, along with "spot" news, an interpretative background. Anne Campbell, Michigan poet, whose readings are syndicated by the Associated Press, gave several readings. Editors of newspapers were also honored at the diiner as to years of service. Campus Vote Picks Don Bestor 's Rana to Play for Prom Although the name of DonaBes- tor's orchestra did not appear on the all-campus ballot placed be- fore students planning to attend the Soph Prom December 11, a to- tal of 130 voted for that organiza- tion yesterday in preference to those listed, giving him a sufficient plurality to warrant placing him undercontract for the dance im- mediately, it was announced last night. The orchestras listed on the bal- lot, chosen as representative of those available, were Husk'Hares, F l e t c h e r Henderson's, Del Del- bri'dge's, and McKinney's Cotton Pickers, and were selected, accord- ing to Bob Moreland, '34, chairman of the orchestra committee, after more than a dozen organizations were considered. The' Bestor orchestra, now play- ing at the Hotel Schroeder in Mil- waukee, will resume its engage- ment at the William Penn in Pitts- burgh after the prom. Tickets will be placed on sale early next week, it was announced, and will be distributed throughout the campus from booths and by private sale. Selection of favors has not yet been definitely decided. EXPLOSION CAUSES DAMAGE TO HOUSE Walls of Building Move Several Inches From Force.of Blast at Maurice Johnson Home. An explosion of a hot water tank in the heating system of the house at 709 Church street yesterday morning was responsible for serious damage to the, basement and first floor of the building and broken windows in the adjacent house. Virgil L. Tower, who was sitting near the window, narrowly escap- ed serious injury. Mr. Maurice Johnson, owner of the house, was. not able to estimate the loss. Walls of the building were moved several inches on the foundations from the violence of the blast, and debris was scattered throughout the basement, while kitchen fur- nishings in the first apartment above were thrown in confusion on the floor. The cause of the explosion, while uncertain, was believed to be over- heating of the boiler. The water passed the boiling point and gen- erated a pressure of steam which became greater than the tank was able to withstand. HO, HUM! Prof. Yost Not Much Interest- ed in Tribulations of Jug. Considerable interest and not a little excitement were aroused .in Ann Arbor yesterday when it be- came -generally known the Little Brown Jug had returned from its wanderings abroad. Fielding H. Yost, director of ath- letics, was not among those who registered surprise, excitement, or any other emotion of any descrip- tion over the affair. As matter of fact, Mr. Yost's attitude might be described as mild boredom. He hadn't even taken a look at the alleged. Jug. Reporters s o u g h t information yesterday as to whether or not the "Old Man" had identified the tro- phy; he hadn't. Philip C. Pack, di- rector of publicity for the athletic association, hinted broadly t h a t Professor Yost was too busy read- ing clippings about the still-born Wildcat-Wolverine game to bother. The jug story. did arouse inter- est. But if someone can only dig Iup a yarn to the effect that' a Meeting QUELLS DISORDER Victor R. Pattengill Describes Michigan Spirit of Twenty Years Ago. By Frank Gilbreth. A riot broke out at the Minnes- ota pep meeting last night in Hill auditorium when four hundred an- gry freshmen charged a group of less than 75 sophomores.. . The sophomores marched into the auditorium a few minutes af- ter the freshmen ha~i taken their seats and displayed a banner say- ing "DEATH TO 1935" a Black Fri- day threat. The freshmen rushed at t h e sophomores, and after a warm struggle away from them. Fighting struggle took the banner away from .them Fighting continued until the band started to play and the .Stu- dent Council pacified the fresh. The main speaker at the rally was Victor R. Pattengill, '10, of Lansing, former varsity end, half-~ back, and president of the M club. He described Michigan f o o t b all games and spirit of twenty years ago. Oosterbaan Speaks. Coach Benny Oosterbaan, James J. Otis, '1 and Edward J. McCor- mick, '32, 4so spoke. The varsity band and the varsity cheerleaers were .at the pep meet- ing and assisted in the songs and cheering. Hill auditorium was al- most entirely full. Sophomores, evidently fearing another attack from the freshmen left the rally a few minutes before its close. The freshmen started to follow them but were told to stay by their leader, Russ Oliver. They had formed at the corner of Monroe and Tappan streets and had marched to the auditorium shouting "to hell with '34." Oliver Leads Freshmen. Oliver was carried on the should- ers of his class mates for most of the way and led the cheers from. this position. Although the frosh made a dili- gent search for the sophomores af- ter the "meeting was over, they could not find them. They did suc- ceed, however, in catching one 'of their enemies on State Street, in front of the Parrot. They removed his trousers and took a flashlight -picture of him, before letting him go. Oliver stated last night that he would not lead the class' on to any acts of violence or attempt to rush any of the local theatres. Sophomore Steals Pot Despite Class Defeat One sophomore evened his score against the class of 1935 last night, even though his classmates, many times out-numbered, got one of the worst beatings in recent "Black Friday" history. As th6 cheering melee swung past him, 99 per cent adorned with the little gray symibols of inexperience, he selected a victim, snatched the yellow-buttoned pot from his4head and was off in the crowd. The headgear hangs in an honor- ed place in the sophomore's room today, where he says it replaces one stolen from him by a husky mem- ber of '33 a year ago last night. UNLIMITED FIELD LEFT SCIENTISTS FOR RESEARCH, EXPERTS CONTEND As scientists discover more, they will find more left to be discovered, Dr. Lawrence A. Hawkins, of the. General Electric research labora- tories, said yesterday before an open meeting of the University Press Club at the Union. Science is advancing' more rapidly than ever before in the world, and even scien- tists have difficulty in keeping up with it, he said. In the last thirty years our fund- amental conceptions of physics I,, , _-a_ _ We are sure that theoretical ad- vances wil always find practical ap- plications. During the experimental work with short radio waves, it was discovered that these caused an artificial fever in the body. This has proved valuable in the treat- ment of disease. Thus, in the elec- tron tube we have a versatile wea- pon against disease. Dr. E. W. F. Alexanderson, also of the General Electric Company,I .showed a motionnninrtm m i]]+_ ~t PRINCETON DEAN SCORES FOR PROFESSIONAL Practically every college in the knowledge country has subsidized athletes, de- some case lares Dean Christian Gauss of of the atl Princeton in an article in the De- If cases cember issue of Scribner's entitled code are "Our Professional Football Ama- committee teurs." He does not even exempt themselve those institutions which escaped thing is u the censure of the Carnegie Found- In a recer ation bulletin last year. leges, cor Although colleges have codes of Smith of anmaterism in uhich the sihidiz- it ua fa SENIOR NOTICE Toa&v is the lst dayS eniars