1 The Weather Rain or, snow today and Fri- day; colder. jr- 011e igar ~Iatll Edritril Two Political Reforms Needed VOL XLIII No. 40 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 1932 PRICE FIVE Late Returns Show Fall Of R ep ublicans Through State Comstock Takes Brucker Strongholds In Running 70,000 Vote Margin; Roosevelt Lead 105,000 Wet Amendment Is Given Approval Entire Republican Slate Crumbles With Possible Exception Of Fitzgerald For Secretary Of State DETROIT, Nov. 9.-(P)-Almost complete returns from Tuesday's election marked a path of Republi- can wreckage from one end of the state to the other. Gov. Wilber M. Brucker was de- feated for re-election bst William A. Comstock. The latter, who three times before had aspired unsuccess- fully to the office, ran away from the incumbent in counties normally re- garded as Republican strongholds. Comstock's lead hovered around the 70,000 mark with the prospect it might grow., For the first time in Michigan his- tory a Democratic presidential can- didate was given a majority over a Republican. Franklin D. Roosevelt's lead over President Hoover was more than 105,000. The complete state Republican slate, with the possible exception of Frank D. Fitzgerald, secretary of state, crumbled under the Democratic attack. Fitzgerald was in a desper- ate fight which may require counting almost the last ballot to decide.. DETROIT, Nov. 9.-)-The bone dry clause in the state constitution has been repealed by an overwhelm- ing majority on the basis of returns from nearly two-thirds of the pre- cincts tonight. The proposal to limit taxes on real estate to $15 per $1,000 of valuation seemed to be losing. In 1,992 precincts the vote was 349,888 for and 399,720 against. An amendment to accept homesteads to the amount of $3,000 was hopelessly snowed under by a nearly two-to-one vote. Reapportionment of the legislative districts on a purely population basis in the 'house, with the retention of existing senatorial districts, provided a. tug-of-war. With 1,991 precincts heard from the vote was 340,694 for and 333,908 against. Two amend- ments dealing with voters' qualifica- tions, one permitting citizens to vote after 20 days residence in a city with- out regard to ward boundaries and another limiting the vote on bond is- sues and public expenditures to tax- payers were sailing to adoption. Both had substantial leads. In 1,962 pre- cincts there was a vote of 334,055 for and 351,459 against an amendment to take from the governor his power to grant clemency to first degree mur- derers. A two-to-one vote was registered against the state law proposing a li- cense tax on dealers and manufac- turers of oleomargarine. In 1,950 pre- cincts there were 201,874 for and 470,577 against. Parade, Talk Will Feature Armistice Day Ruthven, Newkirk Review Troops; Other Local Organizatio s Assist Armistice Day, Novem~ber 11, will be fittingly celebrated with the an- nual parade sponsored by the various patriotic organizations of the Uni- versity and of Ann Arbor, which will begin at 10 a. m. The units that are to take part in the parade will form at the intersec- tion of East and South University Avenues and will march along East and North University Avenues to Hill Auditorium where the principal cere- monies will be held. The order of march will be in the following sequence: Company K, Michigan National Guard, the Var- _.?i._ e".. r t~r /'Y _.i.. , t1.w T~ .s°"e c Roosevelt Votes Democratic This Associated Press telephoto shows President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt and son, Elliott, when they visited the polls at Hyde Park, N. Y., near the Roosevelt home. The governor pulled the lever of the voting machine on row A, which meant a straight Democratic ticket. 0-- ~ ~ - - - - - - ~ - - - Major Edwards Gives Out New Appointments Perkinson Is Selected As Cadet - Major; Captains Chosen From Seniors Appointment of commissioned and noncommissioned officers of the Re- serve Officers' Training. Corps has been completed,according to a gen- eral order issued by Major Basil D. Edwards, commanding officer of the local unit. Oscar T. Perkinson, '33, has been selected as Cadet-Major in command of the entire battalion. As Captains the department has made the following appointments: Clarence H. Allen, Owen K. Brown, Natale Cancila, Emerson F. Com- stock, Paul H. Eason, Harold P. Hes- ler, Jorge J. Jimenez, MacLellan L. Johnston, Allen H. Keally, Cyrenus P. Koozuck, Louis J. Ottoman, James B. Townsend-Sutton, Fracis D. Townsend, and Louis O. Walton. Staff Captains are Donald E. Knight, Russel D. Oliver, and Walden A. Sun- dell. All of these men are seniors in the department. First lieutenants are: Hugh L. Ba- ker, Edward Bergman, Harry R. Breniser, DeElton J. Carr, John G. Cherry, Jerry M. Gruitch, Frazer F. Hilder, Louis L. Horton, Louis J. Klinge, William E. Langen, Don W. Lyon, Edward Lividais, Taylor D. Lewis, Robert C. Mair, Paul A. Rauff, Charles K. Rhed, John N. Seaman, and Stuart Williams, who also are seniors in the department. The men who have been appointed Second Lieutenants are: William D. Allison, Harvey C. Bauss, Richard F. Becker, Paul R. Bergman,Lyman D. Rothwell, Herbert H. Brodkin, A. Kyle Brumbraugh, Ray H. Brundige, Vaughn H. Christensen, Paul J. Fir- ring, Charles R. Gibson, William F. Gleason, George S. Keller, Howard M. Lamb, C. Lehvinne, Donald S. McKenzie, Bruce H. Maddock, and Leland M. Morse. Willis R. Munger, John D. Neal, Carl W. Nelson, Leon Patt, Myron H. Paul, Maurice A. Pettibone, Louis Op- penheim, George Reynolds, Her Roosa, Myron M. Ruby, Harold G. Seamans, Walter Simmons, Phillip N. Vasil, Howard Verbridge, and Arthur H. Wilson. This completes the list of (Continued on Page 2) Varsity Debaters Will Meet In Initial Contest Four Varsity debaters will meet for the first forensic contest of the year in the instruction radio debate to be broadcast over the University Broad- casting Service and station WJR at 2 p. m. today. The debate is intended primarily as a guide for members of the Michigan High School DebatinA League and will be on their subject, "Resolved: That the State of Mich- igan Should Adopt a State Income Tax." . . County Election Returns Show G. 0. P. Majority State Editors Open Meeting HereToday Three Day Convention Of Press Club Featured By Outstanding Speakers Ruthven To Speak At Evening Dinner Schuyler Marshall To Give1 President's Address At First Session Of Club The fourteenth annual convention of the University Press Club of Mich- igan opens in Ann Arbor today. Schuyler Marshall, of St. John, pres- ident of the organization, will deliver the first address at 2:30 p. in., open- ing a three day program of talks and discussions of problems connnected with newspaper work. The feature of the first day's ac- tivity will be the president's dinner in the evening, given in honor of the club by the regents of the University. President Ruthven will speak on "Three Thoughts on Education." Dr. Frederick B. Fisher will also address the club, taking as his subjet "Mena and Events." To Discuss Economic Outlook The afternoon session will be de- voted to a consideration of the eco- nomic situation, with talks on "The Background of the Present Depres- sion" by Clare Griffin, dean of the school of business administration, and on "The New Economic Outlook" by Prof. I. L. Sharfman, of the eco- nomics department. On Friday the convention will swing into a full program of activity in which the delegates will hear four of the principal outside speakers, sev- eral members of the University fac- ulty, and will attend a reception and theatre party in the evening. A one- act political farce will be presented at the Laboratory Theatre undet. the direction of Mr. Valentine B. Windt. This play, entitled "The Mayor's Husband," was written especially for the occasion. Newspapermen to Speak Paul Y. Anderson, Washington correspondent for the St. Louis Post Dispatch, will speak Friday morning of "The Press and Government," Carl Magee, editor of the Oklahoma News, Friday afternoon on "Newspapers and Reform," and Waldemar Kaemp- ffert, science editor of the New York Times, at the Friday evening banquet on "Science and the Newspaper." Ed- gar A. Guest will give readings at the banquet. The president's dinner this evening will be at 6 p. m. in the Union. Music will be furnished by Miss Thelma Newall, violinist, and Miss Louise Nelson, pianist, both of the faculty School of Music. Shirley W. Smith, vice-president and secretary of the University, will be toastmaster. Miss June O. Warsaw, '34, only woman member of the International Society of Magicians, will give a demonstra- tion of magic. 200 Delegates Expected Over 260 editors and newspaper- men in the state of Michigan are ex- pected to register for the convention this morning, the registration taking place at the Union. All sessions of the club are open to the public with the exception of the two banquets, the theatre party, and the reception. Comedy Club. To Give First PlayTonight 'Meet The Wife' Is Called As Good Comedy As Any Given In Ten Years Russel McCracken Is Directing Show Pribil And Johnson Have Leading Roles, Parker In Charge Of Settings "'Meet the Wife," Comedy Club's first production of the year will open tonight in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Russell McCracken, who has worked with the Michigan Reper-, tory Players for several seasons and I is now on the staff of Play Produc- tion is directing the show. "This play is as good a light com- edy as has been given in the last ten years," McCracken said last night. "Paul Osborn undoubtedly was ac- quainted with this play and got some ideas from it when he wrote 'The Vinegar Tree." "The Vinegar Tree' was presented in Ann' Arbor last spring by the Dramatic Festival company. "Osborne wrote the play especially for Mary Boland to present some years ago in New York," McCracken said. Good Demand For Tickets Ticket sales for Friday and Satur- day night are very good, the business manager reported last night, and there are a few choice seats left for the opening tonight. All seats in the theatre are fifty cents. Maxwell Pribil, '34, is to play the male lead in the show, opposite Fran- ces Johnson, '33. Other players are Donald Brackett, '34, Mary Pray, '34, Robert Hogg, '34, Jack B. Nestle, '33, Virginia Roberts, '35, and William Rodes, '33. The -ettings for the production have been executed by Orrin Parker, '33. Marian Heald, '33, and William Rodes, '33, have had charge of col- lecting the properties. To Hold Tryouts Next Week Tryouts will be held for Comedy Club -some time next week, Mary Pray, '34, president, announced last night. The time of the tryouts and the form they will take will be de- cided at a meeting of the club to be held on Wednesday at 4 p. m. O'Brien Named Mayor Of N. Y.; Breaks Record NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-V)-Surro- gate John P. O'Brien (Dem.) was elected mayor by a plurality of 616,- 736 on the basis of complete returns, breaking the record James J. Walker set with a half million in 1929. O'Brien polled a total of 1,055,768 votes, to 439,032 for Lewis H. Pounds, Republican, and 248,425 for Morris Hillquit, Socialist. / A huge vote registered for Joseph V. McKee, who has been mayor since Walker resigned Sept. 1 in the course of a removal hearing before Gov. Roosevelt, surprised most ob- servers in view of the difficulties con- fronting his supporters. One In In Of The Few Counties State Failing To Join Roosevelt Landslide I Irish DramatistI Yeats To Talk (xx. r- {e rY'euSi$}ivr}v.+rv:}. On 'Th Iris Appearance Wecomed By Lovers Of L iter atur e; Entertainment Planned William Butler Yeats. Irish drama- tic poet who will lecture at 8 p. m. today in Hill Auditorium on "The Irish Renaissance," last - week open- ed his latest play in New York City on the very heels of organization Lwor n the new Irish Academy of Mr. Yeats, who will speak tonight in the Oratorical Association Lec- ture Series, is co-organizer of the academy with George Berniard Shaw. Entertainment Planned The appearance of the -poet here tonight is hailed as a welcome pre- sentation by the English department of the faculty, which may be said to speak for all the lovers of literature in Ann Arbor. Last night it was learned that arrangements were be- ing attempted by the department to entertain the poet Iduring his short visit here. He stayed last night in Detroit, and will arrive in Ann Arbor this afternoon. "The Appearance," Etc. "Certain Irish writers of the young- er generation," the poet-plarg tol rish newssapeen"astfewwpeeks ago, "have asked Mr. Bernard Shaw and myself to assist in the founding of an Irish Academy of Letters. Our newspapers, absorbed in politics, give little attention to literature, our Gov- ernment attends to it so much that it has established a censorship which has banned one of the best Irish novels since Miss Edgeworth, Mr. Liam O'Flaherty's 'The Puritan.'" forte ersovitedr Invitainsth oi'ngths society have not been confined to Irish writers. Such foreigners as George Moore, Eugene O'eil James Joyce, Lord Dunsany, and araic C um haver been asked to become founder mem- hers. o The poet, an exponent of the mys- terious and symbolical as opposed to the realistic in drama and literature, was co-organizer with Lady Gregory of the Abbey Theatre i Dublin, and has been a central figure in the Irish literary renaissance since its begin- ings in the last decade of the nme- teenth century. In addition to his contributions ir the literary fiterd (which followed initial work as a painter), he has been active in Irish polics. '4engineers Vote For Class Officers Today Roosevelt Has Decided Upon New Cabinet, It Is Rumored Victor Would Like Help Of All In 'This Happy Task' Of Restoration; Thanks Independents Smith, Howe, And McIntyre Named Staff May Include A Jew, A Woman, A Catholic In Aim To Harmonize Elements Of The Party WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-(P)-An- ticipating the burdensome duties that will be his after March 4, Franklin D. Roosevelt has let Congressional leaders know we will devote much of the next four months to intensive ef- forts to weld an efficient organism to effect the Democratic program. At the same time, the President- alect plans to carry ahead his con- Sultations with experts on interna- tional and national finance, industry and agriculture; with a view to form- ulating definite projects as well as seeking cohesion of endeavor regard- less of party lines. The victor said in a message to the 'ountry today, that the people believe there is a great possibility of "'order- ly recovery through a well-conceived and actively directed plan of action." Asks Help of All "I pledge you this," he declared, "and I would like your help, the help of all of you, in the happy task of restoration." The country having been so dominantly Republican since the Civil War, his tremendous margin was only by virtue of support from independents of that party. Roosevelt reiterated it openly. Rumors reached Washington days ago that, if elected, the New York governor would announce almost at once at least one or two of his cab- inet appointments. The treasury and commerce portfolios were mentioned, the point being raised that business would be wanting to know just what to expect as to those key positions. As usual, a plentiful array of names has entered into the conjec- turing. For the treasury or commerce assignments, Owen D. Young, Melvin Traylor, Bernard Baruch and Jesse I. Strauss of New York have been men- tioned. As. the final returns from the, Washtenaw county election came yes-, terday with the report of the count in the township of Pittsfield made; at 3 p. m., it was discovered that the county had gone Republican by a, small margin, one of the few coun- ties in the state failing to join whole- heartedly in the Roosevelt landslide. The gain in the Democratic vote in this normally strong Republican sec- tor was significant. One Republican Loses The county reported majorities for, President Hoover, Governor Brucker and the entire state ticket in addi- tion to electing the whole county; G.O.P. slate with the exception of one candidate. Majorities also were given Representative Earl Michener and Andrew Moore, Republican can- didate for the state senate. The one Republican office-holder who met de- feat was Claramon L. Pray, county clerk, who lost to Harry Atwell, Dem- ocrat, by the slender margin of 37 votes. The Pittsfield precinct decided the vote on this office, giving Atwell a four vote lead. County Goes Democratic The final count on local offices was as follows: Probate judge, J. G. Pray, (Republican) 14,716; Murray (Dem- ocrat), 13,148. Prosecutor, Rapp (Re- publican), 15,016; Cavanaugh (Dem- ocrat), 12,663. Sheriff, Andres (Re- publican), 16,88 6; Pommerening (Democrat), 10,482. County clerk, C. L. Pray (Republican), 13, 875; Harry Atwell (Democrat), 13,912. Treasur- er, Frank Ticknor (Republican), 15,- 184; Braun (Democrat), 12,477. Reg- ister of deeds, John S. Cummings (Republican), 14,449; Frank Stamp- fier (Democrat), 13,470. Drain com- missioner, Cornelius Tuomy (Re- publican), 15,366; Daniel Sutton (Democrat), 12,092. Circuit Court commissioners, Hooper (Republican), 15,239; Brown (Republican), 14,582; Conlin (Democrat),. 13,311; Whit- ker (Democrat), 12,643. Crusaders Confident Of' State Prohibition Repeal Repeal of the state prohibition laws following the repeal of the constitu- tional provision was predicted yester- day by Beach Conger, Jr., '32, re- search director of The Crusaders in Detroit. He also pointed out that modification of the Volstead Act to permit the manufacture of beer is very probable. "The results of the election on the Michigan repeal question surpassed all expectations," Conger declared. "So many counties out-state that had long been considered dry gave amendment No. 1 so large a majority 4.- -4. -U-mia i n n Pollock Says German Election Shows Hostility To Von Papen Smith Is Mentioned Alfred E. Smith has been mention- ed along with many others for one or another of the 10 posts. Names that have gone the rounds in Albany and Washington include Newton D. Baker, Norman H. Davis, Gov. Albert C. Ritchie, of Maryland, and George Dern, of Utah; Sen. John S. Cohen, and Clark Howell, Atlanta publisher; former Governors James M. Cox of Ohio, and Harry F. Byrd of Virginia; Senators Thomas J. Walsh of Montana and Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas; John W. Da- vis, Jesse Jones of Texas; Prof. Felix Frankfurter of the Harvard law school; James A. Farley, who man- aged the victor's pre-convention and election campaigns; Miss Frances Perkins, labor commissioner in New York. Marvin H. McIntyre, of this city, also a former newspaperman and an intimate associate of the governor, may also be a part of the future White House staff. He was in per- sonal charge of the Roosevelt special trains during the campaign touring. Among the predictions made by friends of the President-elect has been that his cabinet circle would in- clude a woman, a Catholic and a Jew. The purpose ascribed in these pri- vate assertion was to harmonize ele- ments in the party insofar as each such appointment could do so, with a view to their combined effect in Con- gress. BUSINESS AD ELECTIONS TODAY Senior elections in the School of Business Administration will be held from 5:00 to 5:45 p. m. in room 206, Tappan Hall today. Seniors are re- quired to bring their identification cards. Candidates must present eligibility slips to run for office. SUBSCRIBERS! The Michigan Daily takes this opportunity to remind you that 4,1. . - 7 4 u ..^ . . T In an interview yesterday, Prof. James K. Pollock, of the political science department, made the follow- ing observations on the German elec- tions of last Sunday. "In the first place," he said, "the German people have again expressed their overwhelming opposition to the existing von Papen-von Schleicher government. Eighty-five per cent of the members of the new Parliament are hostile to the present regime, and if permitted to do so will repeat the vote of no confidence which was given in the preceding Reichstag but which was later circumvented by a dissolution of that body. "The Government has made the point that its support has increased, but of what consequence is it when the Government still finds itself in tion,' but in the light of the returns from the last two elections, this claim is a joke. "A second observation that may be made about the German elections," Professor Pollock continued, "is that the power of the Hitlerites has been slightly reduced. This party now pos- sesses thirty-three per cent of the seats in the new Reichstag whereas in the previous Reichstag it held thirty-seven per cent. This small de- crease in their popular support con- firms the opinion which was express- ed after the previous election, that Hitler had reached the apex of his power and would henceforth grad- ually decline in strength. He has ceased to be looked upon as a Saviour and now becomes merely a party leadcr. t61 4 .l _ '.e _r- 0 vn'Gt![. Junior engineers will go to the polls today to elect class officers and J-Hop representatives at 10 a. m. in room 348 W. Engineering building. The combined party will run Phil- lip Dalsimer for president; Jack Sal- mon, vice president; Royal Peake, secretary; Denneth Campbell, treas- urer; Steinar Vaksdal, honor council; C. F. Blanding and Charles Nisen, engineering council; Joy Burnett, Al- bert Little and Stuart Smart, J-Hop committee. An attempt to organize a Washte- naw-Independent party failed last night when two of the candidates nominated on the ticket refused to run. Without approaching the can- didates, the party named Louis West- over and William Hanway for the offices of president and vice presi- dent. Westover said last night that