THE MICHIGAN DAILY [CHIGAN DAILY was trying to right a great wrong when he voted against his own man. No satisfactory explanation has been advanced for the strange moves of Gillespie, but it is evident th,11he does possess a great deal of power. The 391 delegates, who constitute nearly one-fourth j of the 1,400-odd delegates to the Republican con- vention, were appointed directly by Gillespie andr his aides. Such representation cannot fairly rep-' resent the Republican voters of Wayne county. Something is evidently wrong with a system that allows nominations for public offices to re-' pose in the hands of a few men. Citizens of Mich- igan, Republican and Democratic alike, should take steps to remedy the inefficiencies of such a system. The Theatre * -o HELP, MURDER, POLICE, THREE TIMES THE HOUR By GEORGE SPELVIN Comedy Club came out of a prolonged coma last night and presented Valentine Davies' "Three; Times The Hour" before a highly satisfied audi- ence at the Lydia Mendelssohn. 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In the fall of 1884, Grover Cleveland was elected the twenty-second president of the United States, the first Democrat to receive such honor since the election of James Buchanan twenty- eight years previously. At this time his followers, flushed with victory, vowed that his inauguration would "be a buster and beat the Republicans any- how." They kept their word. Last November Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected the thirty-second president of the United States, the first Democrat since Woodrow Wilson's initial election fourteen years before. Although the intervals, between Democratic presidencies was but half as long, and although the great masses of the proletariat are clahoring for econ- omy, the nearer Saturday, March 4, 1933, ap- proaches, the more it seems that history repeats itself. Republican representatives of the present "lame duck" congress cry that the inauguration must be ecoflomical, while their Democratic brethren de- mand that it be magnificent. As a result of the "balance of power" maintained by the two parties, bills are passed granting $35,0 0 for engraved in- vitations, grand stands at the capitol, and other congressional expenses. Another bill grants $25,- 000 to the District of Columbia commissioners in order that they may import policemen from Balti- more, thirty-eight miles froni the capital city. The government of the United States will not bear all of the expense of the spectacular affair. The Democratic inaugural committee is raising a fund of $100,000 to make the event more impres- sive, more colorful than that of the Republicans who have gone before. This fund, which is being liberally suscribed to by members of both parties falls under a slightly different category than' the thousands of dollars voted by congress, for the lumber in the stands will be sold, and the money realized from this sale will be used to repay those who contributed the $100,000. Under a similar plan four years ago, the amount subscribed was all returned, and a surplus of almost half as much was given to charity. Not so in the case of the money spent by the government, for once it is voted, it is gone, never to be seen again; it is in- deed charity! As citizens of this great nation we may well wonder if this is right, if this is just, but after all, what is fifty or a hundred thousand dollars to a government that already carries a deficit of one and one-half billions for less than two months of this year? Regardless of facts and figures, time passes on, and presidents must be inaugurated. So be it, "Hail to the Victor . ." THE PLAY: Mr. Davies' script is, or rather is capable of being, an eXcellent Broadway thriller. What was in evidence last night an unfinished product; a couple of good ideas not completely worked out. Faced by the necessity of making his parallel se- quences coincide in time, Mr. Davies was forced .to pad in some parts and cut hecticly in others. The result was sometimes unfortunate-witness the comic detective in Act I and the hazy treat- ment in Act III (due to too much haste) of sev- eral important plot details. We believe that Mr. Davies should forget his scruples in the matter of getting the timing pre- cise---the audience was too interested to clock the action--and take the few moments necessary to clarify his situations. And tighter plotting might eliminate a few unneeded characters. Though who are we, for that matter, to be tell- ing Mr. Davies how to write plays? It is obvious that k e did a good job on a plot structure that is, too upnusual to fit any of the rules. He secured a building up of excitement in spite of the neces- sity for starting proceedings all over again with each act. Our only complaint is that he was aC little too clever; his plot was too intricate to be I clear. THE CAST: Ah, now we're down to cases. The rating goes something like this: No. 1--James Raymond. Why can't someone else around here learn to act like a grown man? No. 2-Nelson Shaw, handling the best and most difficult part in the play with what we might term professional dexterity. No. 3-Miles Herbert. Very amusing in a bit de- spite our traditional bad make-up for character parts. No. 4-Hobart Skidmore. Our favorite unsuc- cessful playwright showing that he can act, too. Swell. No. 5-Ann Verner. The sympathetic under- standing Miss Verner evinces in her drunk scene is a little short of miraculous. Very good. Nos. 6, 7-Barbara Van Der Vort, David Zim- merman. Nos. 8 through 23-Your Uncle George has de- cided to maintain a discreet silence. About the story-we forgot to mention it is a murder mystery. And a clever one, too. STARCS Whose Birthday Is Today? Arch . . . . . . . 25c Oil Permanents . . . $2.00 302 South State Phone 2-2813 Open Evenings I1 II 1 There are three hundred and sixty- five days in the year and each one is some one's birthday. Do you re- member? Flowers are the logical gift. The University Flowers Shop, Inc., is at your service, they are as DEPOSITORS. No 5% rule on free jig- saw puzzles at the new Staebler station, State at Jeff erson. You draw 1 %o o tonce in fun, I service and satisfaction. near as your phone. Flowers for any purpose or occasion. " They Grow Their Own " Headquarters for Fresh Gardenias F ._ . . .,....,_,...A ., , I: Member of the FLORIST'S TELEGRAPH ASSOCIATION __ ._._ C 1 i dance tonigh'9t at F ZTDAY, MARCH 3,1933 n ion flai'c uts ) ! the hug The Union is still charging 45 cents for hair- its.' Every other shop in towi is charging 35 nts. The Union, a student club, is a non- ofit organization and exists solely for the udents. Yet the Union will not meet the town te. 9:00- -12:*00 THS EUNIVERSITY FLOWER SHOP, INC. THE Phone 9055 606 East Liberty St. for FRIDAY and SATURDAY 35c 100 5cKolnos$1.00 Moes Bayer ToQ oh" Probak EAspirin Paste Blades 19c 74c 39c 69c $1.25 Parke Davis Haliver Oil. . . . . $1.09 $2.75 Parke Davis Haliver Oil. . . . . $2.49 $1.00 Parke Davis Haliver Oil .. . . . 89c $3.50 Milano and Kaywoodie Pipes. . $2.95 35c Williams Shaving Cream . . . . . . 27c Virginia $1.50 60c 25c Dare Antiseptic Monogram Kleenex Tonic Mouthwash Stationery $1.09 59c 39c 19C SWIFT DRUG STORE, 340 South State Street Phone 3534 We Deliver .4 Fire Irfini come to fingerle's fori real evening 'it :iw 4 T HE STATE REPUBLICAN conven- tion held in Grand Rapids last Tuesday would furnish a clever plot for a short story writer. It would not be a new plot-for such political chicanery has been going on as long as politics has existed-but it would be an in- teresting one. The leading role would undoubtedly go to Johnj Gillespie, Detroit politician whose influence has' grown to state-wide proportions. His characteri- zation is an unusual one for while the average 'power behind the throne" is content to stay there and pull the strings, Gillespie comes out before the public. This he did at the convention, where, in a few well turned statements, he declared that he was authorized by James O. Murfin, of De- troit, a regent of the University to withdraw Mur- fin's name from the nomination lists for re-elec- tion. Murfin, who was not present at the conven- tion, later delcared that he had had no intention of withdrawing. On the ballot for the first of the two nomina- tions for the office, Gillespie's hand-picked dele- gation swung the bid to Donald E. Johnson, 30- year-old McKeighan man, to defeat William L. Clements, present incumbent, who has served more than 25 years as Regent and donated the $2,000,000 Clements Library to the University. Clements' name was again proposed in the sec- ond ballot against that of Murfin. Although Gil- lespie's request that Murfin's name be dropped was refused, the Wayne delegation voted for Clements. This of course eliminated Murfin from the nomination. Why Gillespie should seek the defeat of a man from his own district remains a mystery. Unquestionably, both Clements and Murfin should have been retained. Another highlight of the convention came when Gillespie, allied with the McKank group, dropped the fight to nominate Manley Osgood, Ann Arbor contractor, over Grover C. Dillman, the present incumbent, for state highway commissioner. Pre- vious to the convention, Osgood seemed assured of the support of Gillespie's men together with a bloc of western votes under McKay, who has been fighting Dillman for years. However, only four out of Washtenaw's delegation of 28 were pledged to vote for Osgood, and this lack of sup- port from his home county influenced many who were on the fence. At 2 o'clock of the morning of the convention, Osgood gave up hope and with- drew his name, As the convention opened it was 1eported that Gillespie evidently intended to put Osgood's name before the convention even though it was apparent that he would lose. These plans were abandoned at the last minute but, had they gone through, the overwhelming defeat would probably have buried any of Osgood's political hopes for years to come. -Purdue Exponent,I & ST'RIPE S GREY HEADS HOLD THE REINS An interesting sidelight of the recent announce- ment of the Roosevelt Cabinet is the fact that a majority of the appointments went to grey heads. James A. Farley and Henry A. Wallace are the youngest members of the group, each of them being in his forties. But William Woodin, new Secretary of the Treasury, is 64, fifteen years older than Secretary Mills. The average age of the Roosevelt Cabinet is 58.9, a year and a half above the average of the Hoover group. A short time ago, Col. E. M. House said, "My only advice to Mr. Roosevelt is to 'rely on young 'men And stay away from us old dodo birds." Evidently the President- elect has other plans. The truth of the matter is that it would be im- possible for Mr. Roosevelt to rely completely upon younger men even if he tried. For, although many of the battle-scarred veterans of Congress are now lame ducks, the average age of senators, and representatives is well up in the fifties. Con- gressman Rainey of Illinois, the Democratic ma- jority leader in the House, is 72. Justice Brandeis is the oldest member of the Supreme Court, where the average is 68. The oldosters are clearly in control in Washington, and it appears that the new Administration entirely appr'oves of this state of affairs. Mellowed philosophers belonging to the Col. House school, who believe. that "the liope of this country lies in its placing its trust in youth, will probably see cause for despair in 'the existing balance of control in the national government. But if Bernard Shaw, who believes that the prob-e lems of the world exist only because men can- not live long enough to reach the maturity neces- sary for solving them, were to comment upon it, he would undoubtedly approve, as does Mr. Roose- velt according to all appearances. The disagree- ment is that of decrepit old age with vigorous maturity. It is perfectly clear whose case has the greater merit. -The Dartmouth. ULTRA MODERN OR ULTRA FOOLISH? If a visitor were to be suddenly transported from Mars and set down on an American campus, one of the first impressions would be the domin- ion of profanity in the college vocabulary, nearly to the conclusion of more cultured language. So common has this habit of emphasizing and making vivid the speech by these swear words become that college students are not even con- scious of what they are saying. The words just come rolling out without any effort or thought. This trait is acquired by the freshman student By Karl Sei fertm- ODE TA HELL Ta hell with all conventions, Ta hell with false pretentions, Ta hell with good intentions- I'm blase. I'; I II i GRACIE- Ta hell with moderation, Ta hell with toleration, Ta hell with prohibition- We want beer! Ta hell with realism, Ta hell with anarchism, Ta hell with socialism- 0. K., America! Ta hell with instigators,d Ta hell with profligators, Ta hell with mashed potaters- Buy American! I've given up the saxo- phone. Please come back and bring jig-saw puzzle from the new Staebler s t a t i o n at State and Jefferson. - - _.__ __.____ __ _. ____. r RUSSIAN pN NI.SrT Let Al Ta hell with all depressions, Ta hell with first impressions, Ta hell with League of Nations- Spring is here again! -Smokey. Somehow it's gotten around that the title of the booklet that will shortly go to press at Vassar on advice to girls on house party dates will be titled, "What Every Girl Should No." MANY COLLEGE MEN IN PRISON -Headline Oh, no, it just seems that way now-after you get out you'll realize what education really means. TODAY7S TITLE ROLE Professor of Zoology, Research Associate in the Museum of Zoology, Director of the Biolog- ical Station, and Custodian of the Bogardus Tract. -Carried around by George, R. LaRue, Ph.D. Will "The Turk" communicate with Jennie P. Need assistance. Same address.-Personal in De- troit paper. Turk or no Turk, if he can help you, Jennie, send him around to see us. 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