'eatner 'air, somewhat reme southeast snow or rain. L muF ail Edito The Bank Holiday Comstock; W. Randol: Vs. The Economists. No, 97 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, FEB. 17, 1933 PRICE FIVE N - U U Reopen ut Rush citement An Editorial Are Surprised By by' Of Public And tce Of Fear ature Plans Banking Rules Greatly Increase no's Powers In vial Emergency or banks, opened yester- limited basis, experienced ble and nothing resemb- lesale raid for cash which e been expected under the ces. There were no dis- the whole atmosphere of ned institutions described quiet." vals to the limit of $20 per e allowed under the spe- tions and deposits were ed in the regular manner eated as temporary place- cash. These placements out $100 although some n much higher. icials reported that they repared for the "apathy" stomers. The day's busi- red to be no more than e average day. Amounts trust apparently equalled drawn. Demands for e not particularly heavy. the banks are open for a siness to depositors they nable to cash checks for, 'he Western Union Tele-1 pany and the Postal Tele- pany have announced that rs received at their offices d in cash, and the post- cash postal money orders. n has announced that bhe exact amlount will be Prices are down. The buying power of the dollar has increased. Food is cheaper; rent is cheaper; taxis are cheaper; movies are cheaper. But it still costs a half a dollar to get a haircut in Ann Arbor. College boys are suckers. They don't know the value of money. This seems to be the slogan that barbers in the campus area have adopted. In every other town in the state haircuts have come down to 35, 25, and 15 cents. Evidently these prices allow fair profits. There is no barbers' association in Ann Arbor. At least, there is no organization that has that official name. But, obviously, there is at least a tacit agreement among the various establishments in the campus area and the majority of those downtown. And, since haircuts have come to be viewed as necessities, the price is kept artifically high and the students and faculty pay. There is one way to bring the price down to normal. That is for students to have their tonsorial work done in their home towns. The loss of business to local shops would cause price com. petition. And the barbers would be forced to change their slogan about the college boys and suckers. LANSING, Feb. 16.-V)- Gov. Comstock and meinbers of the leg- .islature today started building a leg- islative structure to permit reopen-I ing of banks throughout' the state. Emergency measures may be pro- posed Friday to the legislature, giv- ing the governor broad powers to allow banks to reopen at the end of the eight-day holiday with limited withdrawals of deposits. The private corporations committee of the house, with Ferris H. Fitch, the governor's legal advisor, representatives of the attorney general's office banker and lawyer members of .the legislature was in a closed conference Thursday night considering two major propos- als. One was that a resolution be of- fered in the legislature Friday morn-, ing, declaring an emergency exists, providing for a fact-finding body to omcially report such an emergency and giving the governor almost un- limited powers to regulate bank oper- ations during the emergency. A reso- lution of this kind could be rushed through the legislature early next week, prior to the expiration of the] moratorium. If this plan is follow- ed the governor probably would issue another proclamation, backed by the legislature's finding that such action is necessary, declaring precisely the, manner in which banks might re- open. The other was a law patterned af- ter that in the state of Iowa. It would give .the state banking com- missioner power to assume control of the affairs of any bank upon the application of the board of directors and the approval of the governor. Vivian, Cohen Given Lead In (da Gabler' Vivian Cohen, '33, who had the part of "Daisy" in "The Adding Ma- chine," will have the title role in Play Production's forthcoming pro- duction of Henrik Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler," Valentine B. Windt, direc- tor of Play Production, announced yester day. Eilert Lovborg will be portrayed by Charles Harrell, '34, the part of Mrs. Elvsted will be taken by Mary Pray, '34, and George Tesman, Hedda's husband, will be played by Edwardl Freed, Grad. Barbers Differ Over Possible ICut In Prices Meeting Of Boss Barbers Decides To Keep Fifty- Cent Price For Adults Although several b o s s barbers around the campus claim that there will be no reduction in the price of haircuts, others indicated yesterday that a lowering of rates is inevitable. At a recent meeting of he boss barbers, it was agreed upon that the price of haircuts for adults would remain at fifty cents, while children under 12 would be charged only twenty-five. Some barbers reported an increase of business in children's haircuts immediately after the prices went down. Complaints have been numerous during the last month about the high cost of haircuts in Ann Arbor. Sur- rounding towns have lowered their prices to 35, 25 and 15 cents to meet the demands of the depression-hit people.t Claim Rents Still High The chief argument put forth by the barber is that their rent and other expenses have remained the same, the rent of some shops cost- ing as much as $125 a month. With the large overheads, they claim it is impossible to reduce prices and re- main in. business. One barber admitted, however, that he believed there would be an in-, crease in business, if the prices were lowered, as many students have their barber work done when they visit their home towns over the week-ends. Another stated that his landlord reduce the rent if the price of barber would reduce the rent if the price of barber work is reduced, but not until then. Too Many Shops There are now 15 shops within the campus district, which, according to the consensus of opinion, is too many for the number of customers. Several barbers stated that they did not believe there would be any in- crease in business, if the prices were lowered. The recent damaging of barber shops in Detroit as a result of price wars was mentioned by some as the reason why they would not act in violation of the barbers agreement to keep prices up, although they ad- mitted that they were too high. Haircuts at the Union, although the cash price is if fifty-cents, can be obtained at forty-one cents, if coupons are used. If the prices are lowered to thirty-five cents, however, the coupons may not be accepted, it was learned yesterday. Bank Holiday Cuts Sale Of Licenses 90 Per Cent The bank holiday has had an as- tonishing effect upon the sale of li- cense plates in Ann Arbor, it was re- ported yesterday at the Chamber of Commerce Budng. Mrs. Ellailn. n Rapp Plans To Drop Charges In Torch Case Katherine Keller Should Be Freed, Prosecutor Here Believes. After a conference with the attor- ney general in Lansing Wednesday, Prosecutor Albert Rapp yesterday announced that he would file papers to dismiss charges against Katherine Keller, Ypsilanti woman convicted as an accessory after the fact in the "torch murders." The attorney gen- eral advised such action, Prosecutor Rapp said. The nol-pross papers will be filed "as soon as I can get to it," Rapp said. He has been considering -such action for some time, he added, be- cause of a report he had received from the Detroit House of Correction stating that Miss Keller had been a model prisoner. Deputy sheriffs at the county jail, where Miss Keller has been kept since her return from Detroit, said that they were glad to hear of the prose- cutor's action. Miss Keller's attitude has changed completely during her stay in the Detroit House of Correc- tion, they said. The Ypsilanti woman was returned to the county jail when the Supreme Court ordered a new trial, declaring that testimony introduced into the first trial was irrelevant. Miss Kel- ler's part in the crime was to wash the bloody clothes of Fred Smith, one of the slayers, and to refrain from divulging Smith's guilt to the police. Hough To Talk Before Student Gathering Here Former N. U. President Will Speak On Religion At S. C. A. Convocation Dr. Lynn Harold Hough, former president of Northwestern Univer- sity and ex-president of the Detroit Council of Churches, will deliver the address "Religion in Our Day; Its Task" at 7:30 p. in. Sunday in Lydia Mendelssohn Theatrebefore the all- University convocaion being spon- sored by the Student Christian As- sociation. Dr. Hough has held the pulpit in several well-known churches, includ- ing the Central Methodist Church in Detroit.I In the field of education he has been affiliated with several colleges, rising to the presidency at North- western University. He has received degrees from Scio College, where he graduated, New York University, Mt. Tnion i OlnCnl .r Allnerhnn ('n rel I Call Cermak's Present State 'Satisfactory' Chicago Mayer Reported 'Resting Quietly' After Miami Shooting Zangara Charged On Several Counts President-Elect Tells Of Affair As He Hurries Back To North MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 16.-()-Mayor Anton J. Cermak "is resting quietly" and his general condition is "very satisfactory" said a bulletin issued early tonight by physicians attend- ing the Chicago mayor who was se- riously wounded last night by Giu- seppe Zangara when he attempted to assassinate President-elect Roosevelt. Signed by Drs. John W. Snyder, E. D. Nichol and T. W. Huston, the bul- letin, timed shortly after 6 p. m. said: "Mayor Cermak is resting quietly and sleeping at intervals. His pain is less severe and his general condi- tion very satisfactory. Pulse 88; tem- perature 99; respiration 22." MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 16.-()-Con- certed action to bring to justice Giu- seppe Zangara, curly-haired assassin, was pressed by the state of Florida tonight while Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago, one of five victims of bullets intended for President-elect Roosevelt, sent word to friends that "I'm going to pull through for Chi- cago." At Cermak's hospital bed his se- rious condition was described as un- changed. Meanwhile, as Roosevelt sped northward to New York by train the President-elect related graphic de- tails of the attempted ss ssination before massed thousands in Bay Front park last night. The assassin was charged with an attempt to murder the next Presi- dent of the United States in an in- formation drawn by Charles A. Morehead, county solicitor. Three other similar charges were drawn against the gunman, each carrying a maximum penalty of 20 years in state prison. The bullets intended for Mr. Roosevelt missed their mark and dangerously wounded Mayor Cermak and Mrs. Goe H. Gill of Miami, who were standing nearby in a tremen- dous crowd which had greeted Mr. Roosevelt in Bay Front park after he7 landed from a fishing trip in nearby waters. Walz Indorsed ByDemocrats For Regeney; Select Delegates To State, Democratic Convention At Lansing Next Friday Washtenaw County Democrats, as- sembled in the pre-primary conven- tion of the party at the County Building last night, indorsed William Walz, Ann Arbor banker, for the post of University regent, selected dele- gates to the state convention and listened to an address written by George Burke, local attorney. Thirty delegates and alternates were chosen to represent the county at Lansing on Feb. 24, when nomina- tions for the regent post, two posi- tions on the state board of agricul- ture, state highway commissioner, and superintendent of public instruc- tion will be made. The delegates chosen are the fol- lowing: William Walz, chairman; Gov. Williabi A. Comstock, William Dawson, George Burke, Rolla Fris- inger, Louis Burke, Arthur Lehmann, William Clancy, Matthew Max, Lee Dawson, Leslie Miller, Bert Schu- macher, Horatio Abbot, George Beck- with, William Murray, and Edward1 W. Staebler. The alternates are: Conrad Leh- mann, C. J. Wlaz, Leonard Sauer, Ernst Wurster, Don McIntyre, Joseph Gump, Owen Steffe, Mrs. George Wild, Mrs. Arthur O'Neill, Albert Parker, Mrs. Wesley Dawson, Harold Golds, Robert Cavanaugh, M. G. Day, and Frank Stampfier. Highway Conference Ends With Full Day; Ruthven Greets Society An un-scheduled speaker stole the J show from politicians and profes- sors at the closing banquet of the Michigan Highway Conference last night in the Union ballroom when Horatio Earl, veteran Michigan road expert, delivered an intense denunci- ation of the present state policy of diverting funds from the gasoline tax income. Known among state highway men as the "father of good roads in Michigan," Mr. Earl stated emphatic-, ally, "all good road men are sorry that the legislature saw fit to call the, gas tax law a tax; it should be called] a toll comparable to those collected 50 years ago. As one of the pioneer members of the Michigan Good Roads Association, I feel that every- thing done with the gasoline tax' money except building roads, whether it be for the University expenses or municipal governments cannot be+ called by a cleaner name than steal- ing." "The best thing I ever did was to take the appointment of the State3 Highway Engineers out of the gov-, ernor's hands. I used to be state road commissioner myself, and I say to everyone, let my department alone." Mr. Earl was introduced by Horatio J. Abbott, who spoke briefly favoring the Iemocratic party before presenting each speaker. Prof. L. M. Gram, of the civil en- gineering department, presided . and introduced Mr. Abbott as toastmas- ter. President Alexander G. Ruthveni greeted the society for the University.I After commenting caustically onl the political turn that the banquet had taken for the first time in his- tory, Grover C. Dilltian, state high- way commissioner, outlined the re- tractions which will be necessary in the highway program under the pres- ent tax budget. "Voters who vision 40 or 50 millions of dollars going for1 new roads in the next year are draw-+ ing erroneous conclusions which may prove exceedingly harmful," he stated.a "After county appropriations, sink- ing funds and maintenance costs are' subtracted from the 38 million total, we have at the very most but three and a half millions for highway ex- tensions." Taxpayers' organizations with their new war cry of "Cut the tax rate.. We don't care where you make the cut, but cut!" were seen as the po- (Continued on Page 2) Junior Case Clubs Reach Semi-Finals Subjects for the semi-finals in the Junior Case Club competitions in the Law School have been assigned and those for the freshman finals are being assigned yesterday and today, it has been announced by Robert D. Gordon, '33L., director of the com- petitions. Cases in the junior semi-finals will be decided March 8 while the fresh- man finals will take place March 10. In the junior semi-finals Holmes club will be represented by Willard Avery and Robert Kelb and Kent Club by Jarl Andeer and Russell Smith; Marshall Club by Nathan Levy and Victor Rabinowitz, and (Continued on Page 2) - 'Gas Tax Is A Toll!' Says Road Expert Earl, 'Father Of Roads,' Denounces Diversion Of Funds To Other Uses _ Politics Dominate ' ClosingSpeechesi Over Thirty Tryouts Report For Daily Staff More than 30 tryouts for the editorial and sports staffs of The Daily attended a meeting held yesterday afternoon at the Stu- dent Publications Building on Maynard street. Another meeting for these men and for any others who care to try out will be held at 4 p. m. today. tryouts for the business staff of The Daily will be held Monday at 5 p. i., it was announced by Byron C. Vedder, '33, business manager; while women who want to try out for the women's staff will be given an opportunity Wednesday at 4 p. m. NIchioan State Picks Former Florida Coach Charles W. Bachman To Succeed Crowley; Has Impressive Record EAST LANSING, Feb. 16. - (A) -- Charles W. Bachman, former Uni- versity of Florida gridiron mentor was named head football coach at Michigan State College today by the State Board of Agriculture. Bachman succeeds James H. Crow- ley, who resigned some time ago to accept an approximate $11,300 offer at Fordham University. Crowley i now in New York. Bachman's appointment brings an-. 0 other great football coach to the Michigan State campus. Starting his s career as an asssitant coach at De- pauw University in 1817, Bachman moved on to greater fame at North- western, Kansas State and Florida. In 1919 Bachman was named head coach at Northwestern University The next eight years found him in the same post at Kansas State Col- lege, where he made his first bid for national fame as a coach. His team defeated Kansas for four consecutive years. Bachman went to the University o Florida in 1928 and remained there through the last gridiron season. In his first year, the Alligators were the leading scorers of the nation. Florida won victories over Georgia and Georgia Tech during his regime for the first time in history. Two years ago Florida had its first All-American in Van Sickle, an end In addition to his coaching duties Bachman is the author of a book on the gridiron game. He is 40 years old, married, and has three sons. Schubert Music Is Featured In Onern Concert Unique appreciation of musical and dramatic values was displayed last night by Sigrid Onegin, Swedish con- tralto, who sang last night at Hill Auditorium for the Choral Union. Concentrating on the songs of her favorite composer, Franz Schubert, Mme. Onegin, renouned as a leider- singer, presented a program of music of the lighter variety. The combina- tion of her personality and voice brought vigorous appreciation from an audience of about 3,800. Five folk songs, sung in the native languages, met with the largest share of approval by the audience. In ad- dition to her scheduled program, Mme. Onegin sang two additional songs by Schubert: "Die Eriking," and "The Trout;" an early musical rendition of Longfellow's poem, "The Arrow;" an aria from "Lucrezia Bor- gia," by Donnizetti; and Lady Mac- beth's aria from Verdi's opera "Mac beth," with the original Shakespeare text. Hermann R e u t c r, accompanist, played Mozart's "Sonata in A." RepealAct Approved- By Senate House Will Vote Monday On Submission Question- Wets Hopeful After First Victory In 13 Years Senate Votes For Measure By 6323 House Republicans Expect To Furnish More Than 100 Wet Votes; Rainey Calls Democratic Caucus WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-(P)--The wet gale that blew a prohibition re- peal resolution through the Senate today is due to strike the House Monday. Soon after the Senate approved repeal submission by a 63-23 vote, Speaker Garner reiterated that the House would vote again on the question Monday. Repeal failed there on the first day of the session by the narrow margin of six votes. Wets, jubilant and confident over their first major Congressional vic- tory in 13 years, went ahead with plans to solidify their forces. The House Democratic rleader, Rainey of Illinois, called a party cau- cus on prohibition tomorrow. If the majority vote is to bind the rest for repeal, resubmission would be almost certain since wet Republicans were predicting they would have from 100 to 150 votes. No Free Drinks For Agents After the vote on repeal, the 8enate showed its prohibition temper once ,nore by voting that no prohibition anforcement funds should be' sed to purchase liquor to be drunk by y agents. It agreed with a previous Rouse provision that none of the dry law funds were to be used for, wlr tapping. Moving with speed that has char- acterized it in the past few days, the Senate then passed the four depart- ment supply measures carrying, among other things, money for pro- hibition enforcement, and sent itto conference with the House. Before the prohibition vote, the attention of both Senate and House members was drawn through the at- ;empt upon the life of President- lect Roosevelt to bills for the pun- shment or deportation of extreme radicals. Approves Drastic Punishment The House judiciary committee re- versed itself and approved a measure for drastic punishment of those who advocate overthrow of the govern- ment by force. In the Senate, Hat- field, of West Virginia, proposed that a bill for the deportation of con munists be taken up, but Borah, of Idaho, blocked the move. Two prominent figures in thei- dustrial and financial world testi- fied on the Insull utilities collapse before the Senate banking commit- tee. Charles Gates Dawes, former vice- president, said his Chicago bank had violated the principle of the law by heavy loans to Insull. Owen D. Young, of General Electric, told of his relations with Samuel Insull, now a fugutive in Greece, and said some- thing should be done to simplify such intricate corporate structures as that built up by the magnate who lost his empire. Sunderland Addresses Buffalo Bar Association The function of judicial councils in promoting reform in the adminis- tration of justice was the subject of an address delivered yesterday before the members of the Buffalo Bar As- sociation at Buffalo, N. Y., by Prof. Edson R. Sunderland, of the Law School. There is at present, accord- in g to Professor Sunderland, consid- erable agitation in New York for the establishment there of a council. Professor Sunderland has been the secretary of the Michigan Judicial Council since it was founded, two years ago. He is also chairman of the National Conference of Judicial Councils, which has been organized under the auspices of the American Bar Association. Judicial councils are in effect state commissions, appointed by governors according to legislative act. At pres- -nt htwPcn 9 0nd 9 5tate hnve Rodkey Explains Bank Holiday., Refuses To Comment On Result While refusing to state an opinion regarding possible repercussions of the current bank holiday, on the ground that the ultimate results were almost completely unpredictable, Prof. Robert G. Rodkey, of the busi- ness administration school, yester- day pointed out that the actual facts o+f +lip -,finnn whzeh hve not heen should be noted that in the ordinary meaning of the term this is 'not a banking institution at all. It accepts neither commercial nor savings de- posits. However, according to the last published statement, that of Dec. 31, 1932, it had outstanding certificates of deposit amounting to not more than 1 000 000.