The Weather Cloudy, snow Hlurries, colder; Thursday, snow, colder. Iol. a . r A- -Iqw Amp 444 AWA"t art. Editorials success to Michigan's Ni Governor; Oklahoma's H Week for Critics. VOL. XLII No. 71 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 4, 1933 PRICE FIVE CJ Alpha Chi Rho Gives UpCharter Financial Troubles Cause Closing Of Chapter Of National Fraternity; Was Founded In 1921 Traveling Delegate Advises Withdrawal Bursley, L o c a l Alumni Urge Combination With Other Houses Similarly Hit ByDepression Alpha Chi Rho's Phi Xi chapter here was forced to relinquish its charter because of financial difficul- ties Thursday, Dec. 15, it was learned through the dean of students' office yesterday. Twelve men were living in the house at the time, while six other members lived outside. After conferring with Dean Joseph A. Bursley, Wilbur M. Walden, trav- eling secretary for Alpha Chi Rho fraternity, decided that under pres- ent conditions the Ann Arbor chap- ter would not be able to continue throughout the year and that it was therefore advisable to withdraw it charter before it ran too heavily in debt, it was learned last night. Dean Bursley and local alumni of the organization suggested that the fraternity combine with some group which faced the same financial diffi- culties, but this plan met with dis- approval fron the national organi- zation, Dean Bursley said. The mem- bers of the fraternity were in favor of it, however, he stated. Edwin T. Turner, president of the Interfraternity Council, declared last night that several fraternities experi- encing financialtroubleat the be- ginning of the year had been urged to> comrbine. T&prpsl ,did not' meet' Withsucess, he said, and in all likelihood other houses will be forced off the campus before the end of the year. Alpha Chi Rho fraternity was fiXunded at Trinity College in 1895, and the Phi Xl chapter, Ann Arbor, was dyganized in 1921. The frater- nity now. consists of 21 active chapters. Cash Total In Student Fund Passes $500 Anonymous Contribution Of $50 Received; Party Raises $43 More Contributions to the Student Good Will Furid during the holiday season swelled the cash total to more than $500 and measurably increased the supply of used clothes, according to an announcement made yesterday by Chairman John H Huss An anonymous contribution of more than $50 was the largest single donation. James Inglis, '33, co-spon- sor of a New Year's Eve party held in the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity house, contributed' $43. More than 70 couples attended and the net profits were $23. However, in view of the fact that proceeds were to go to the Good Will Fund, the Alpha Delta Phi chapter donated the sum due them for the use of the house and the orchestra furnished extra music without charge. Other sponsors of the party were Beach Conger, '32, and Richard H. Lyons, '35M. Twenty New Boarders Join Cooperative House Membership in the Michigan Co- operative Boarding House took an- other rise yesterday when 20 new boarders signed up, it was announced last night; by Sher Quraishi, man- ager. One hundred sixty-five regular boarders and an average of 15 guests are now served by the student non- profit organization. The Board of Servants has decided to remove the $10 initial deposit. New boarders may sign up now by merely Katherine Keller, Accused In Torch Murder, To Get Retrial LANSING, Jan. 3.-(P)--Kather- ine Keller, sentenced to from four to five years as an aftermath of the "torch murders" in Washtenaw County in 1931, was granted a new trial Tuesday by the State Supreme Court. Several rules for the conduct of her trial were laid down, indicat- ing that she will not escape further prosecution merely because the orig- inal conviction was upset. Miss Keller's arrest followed the most appalling crime in Washtenaw County's history. Crazed by cheap moonshine, three youths killed two couples who were in a parked car in Peninsular Grove near Ypsilanti. The two girls were attacked before being murdered. Their bodies were placed in the automobile, soaked with gaso- line and burned. Victims of the crazed killers were Vivian Gold, Anna May Harris, Harry Lore and Thomas Wheatley. The murderers were Fred Smith, Frank Oliver and David Blackstone, all of whom are serving life sen- tences. Smith and Miss Keller were sweet- hearts. It was charged by the State that, she was with him early in the evening of the night of the crime and that she knew of his guilt and at- tempted to shield him from arrest. Miss Keller denied that she was aware of Smith's participation in the brutal killings. The Supreme Justices agreed that ,he was not fairly tried, particularly aecause evidence was introduced re- 'lecting upon her character, which vas not competent testimony. The court held that many statements were made to the jury that had no bearing upon the charge that she Was an accessory to the murder, and 1933 Summer Session Plans, To Meet Cut Balanced Program Will Be Possible ,Despite Action, Of Regents, Kraus Says Appropriation for the Summer Ses- sion of 1933 was cut 15 per cent at; the meeting of the Board of Regents held on Dec. 31, but, according to Dean Edward H. Kraus of the Sum- mer Session, a careful study has in- sured a well-balanced program in all units of the University. Provision will be made, Dean Kraus said, for special lectures, concerts, and excursions as in former years. The Summer Daily will also be pub- lished on the same professional basis that was used last summer, with a subscription for each student paid for out of the tuition fee. To effect the reduction in the bud- get for the short term some courses were united, a few courses that had been elected by only a small number of students in the past were omitted, and some other activities were slight- ly curtailed. Nevertheless, Dean Kraus empha- sized, the offerings of the Summer Session will be exceptionally well-bal- anced and will meet the need of all of the various types of students. Dean Kraus was aided in the pre- paration of the curtailed budget by Dr. G. Carl Huber, dean of the Grad- uate School; Dean J. B. Edmonson of the School of Education; Prof. Louis A. Hopkins, secretary of the engi- neering college; Prof. A. E. R. Boak, head of the history department; Prof. Howard B. Lewis of the chemistry department; Prof. Harrison M. Ran- dall, director of the physics labora- tory; and Prof. Henry A. Sanders of the Latin department. 'American Crisis' To Be Durant's Subject Here Theyauthor of "The Story of Phil- osophy" will be here again on Jan. 11, this time lecturing on "The Amer- ican Crisis." Achieving his reputation first as a popular teacher of the history of philosophy, Will Durant has branch- ed out into original thought. His the- oretical work has been read by thous- ands in "The Mansions of Philoso- phy," his novel "Transition," and similar works. During the past few years his lectures have taken the form of sociological and political sci- ence. Last year he presented "The Case for India;" on Jan. 11, brought here by the Oratorical Association, he will treat a topic relating driectly to American life. One boonk .makdr. Durant famous that other testimony was excluded that was of importance. "Considered independently, these matters may not have been suffi- ciently prejudicial to warrant rever- sal," the High Bench agreed in its opinion. "But, in combination, their effect must have been to create a court room atmosphere at least un- friendly to the defendant. "The trial of the case followed closely the atrocious murder. The de- fendant's prior intimacy with those concerned in the crime placed her in an unfavorable light with the jury and it should not have been aug- mented by matters which reflected on her and shed no light on the is- sue. "Under dficut circumstances the record shows that Circuit Judge (George W. Sample), was painstak- ing in his effort to give the defend- ant a fair and impartial trial. His charge was clear and fair and in the main on his part the trial was well conducted. But the record also shows error on account of which the judg- ment of conviction must be re- versed." Judge George W. Sample last night said that Katherine Keller would probably be returned to Ann Arbor immediately to await the new trial Ordered by the Supreme Court. He said that the status of the girl pend- ing trial would depend upon the Su- preme Court's recommendations. Her case might be brought before the De- cember term of court, now sitting, he said, if the prosecutor desired to cal it. Otherwise it would appear during the March term. Prosecutor Rapp refused to comment until he had read the .supreme Court's verdict. Hearing To Be Held Saturday For Richards Circuit Court To Decide If Sanlty Commissioi Should Be Appointed A hearing to determine whether a sanity commission should be ap- pointed in the case of William K. Richards, 24, of Mankato, Minn., charged with fraud in the sale of air- plane tickets to students, will be held in circuit court Saturday morn- ing. Richards, under the name of the Southern Michigan Airways Cor- poration, sold round trip tickets to students for vacation rides home. This corporation, it was revealed, did not exist, but Richards had ar- ranged with the Detroit Air Charter company to furnish planes. He re- ceived more than $1,000 from stu- dents, it is believed, in advance pay- ments but did not turn more than $400 over to the Detroit company. Nearly $300, however, was refunded to students on request and the ac- tual discrepancy in Richards' ac- counts was between $200 and $300 it is estimated. When students appeared with tickets demanding rides on Friday before Christmas vacation, Richards had disappeared. The Detroit com- pany furnished several students with rides, taking two parties of five to New York and one of five each to Cleveland and Erie. Richards was ar- rested in Ann Arbor by Detective Clifford West on the following day. Frank Michelsen, president of the Detroit firm filed charges of larceny by trick against Richards. He also declared that the tickets sold by Richards were for one-way, not round trips. However, S t a n 1e y Thompson, traffic manager of the firm, had said that the tickets were for round trips. Dean Joseph A. Bursley has estab- lished communication with Richards' parents in Minnesota with the hope of refunding some of the money paid to Richards.All studentsmwho bought tickets are requested to give their names to Dean Bursley. Richards has secured Robert Cav- anaugh as his attorney. He is also charged with obtaining a sum of money from a filling station owner on the pretense that he was the representative of a collection agency. At Dean Bursley's request he was held at the State Psychopathic Hos- pital several days for observation. Experts there have declared him mentally unbalanced. Ruthven Says Loan Fund Is Greatest Need President Outlines Wants Of University In Annual Report To Regents Asks Support For, Religiois Program Administration Building,, New Observatory Also Named As Necessities "The most important need at the present time is for additions to the loan and scholarship funds," Presi- dent Alexander G. Ruthven stated1 in his annual report submitted to the Board of Regents at their regular meeting last Friday. He also named among the University's needs a new' observatory, an administration build- ing, dormitories for first-year men, funds for research, and additional support for the program of religious education which is being introduced. The President spoke of the success of the new plan whereby the faculty 'akes active participation in the ad- ninistration of academic affairs, and ie declared that "notwithstanding he general unrest and unfavorable conomic conditions the University has had a successful year." Loan Fund Short In stressing the need for more stu- dent loan money, Dr. Ruthven quoted from a report at the end of the year which showed that during 1931-32 there had been available for student loans $325,041.82, that loans of $251,- 148.23 were outstanding on June 30, and that the balance available for loans was therefore $73,893.59. The loans granted in 1931-32 totaled $143,939.05. "The comparison of the last two figures will show how vital is the need 'or more -money to be. used in student aid," the report stat- ed.."Loons'tfladE1t'year' eceeded those of the year before by $30,000 and an even greater call is to be ex- pected in the year to come." "The year has been remarkable principally for the progress made in the study of University activities, in revising the organization, and in the laying of the groundwork for expand- ing the activities of the University as a character-building organiza- tion," Dr. Ruthven said. "Self-Survey" Installed A self-survey intended to "central- ize information about the depart- ments, to study and evaluate methodsI which are proving successful in other1 institutions, and to co-ordinate the activities of departments," was in-i stalled during the year. Two infor-I mation blanks have been prepared which will each year be sent to the members of the staff. These data sheets when filled in will give a rec- ord of time distribution of the in-1 dividual., The plan, in no sense a rating scheme, is simply a method whereby each instructor can record his duties and activities, and the administra- tion can discover those inequalities, which sometimes result in real hard- ship, impaired efficiency and embit- tered lives, according to the report.j Faculty Aid Is Successful With reference to the recently in- 1 augurated practice of drawing large- ly upon the faculty for administra- tive duties in the University, Presi-, dent Ruthven says, co-operation of the University staff during the past year is sufficient evidence that the general plan has possibilities. If it proves successful, both the critics who have claimed that faculties can- not administer the educational af- fairs of a large university and edu- cators who have viewed with regret the centralization of athority in our great universities should be satisfied. (Continued on Page 2) Consider Armory As Home For Men Use of the local Armory to house unemployed single men was recom- mended in a resolution adopted by the city council last night. Alderman William Faust reported to the council that the poor com- mittee had requested the use of the armory. Capt. K. L. Hallenbeck of the local post of the.National Guard, Faust said, had indicated that he Tokio Blocks War Spread As City Falls Moves To Limit Fighting Area After Chinese Are Routed At Shanhaikwan Campaign To Seize All Jehol Is Denied Japan Fears Break With Foreign Troops In Dis- trict; Warns Governor (By Associated Press) After Tokio had been informed yesterday that the battle of Shan- haikwan resulted in the complete rout of the Chinese, government offi- cials announced that the Japanese command had been ordered to pre- vent the conflict from spreading further. One factor in this decision appa- rently was the desire to avoid fric- tion with foreign forces, including Americans, stationed in the Shan- haikwan area. A Japanese war office spokesman said the Shanhaikwan clash was "in no wise connected with the inten- tions of the Japanese army ultimate- ly at make Jehol unmistakably a part of Manchukuo." Jehol is the province between Manchuria and China proper. Press dispatches from Tokio re- ported that the Shanhaikwan action involved land, sea, and air forces and that the Chinese retreated, leaving many dead. In Peiping, Gen. Chang Hsiao- Liang, boosted as governor of Man- Thuria by the Japanese morethanr year ago, was warned by Japanese military and naval officials that he would be held responsible for any developments resulting from the Shankhaikwan hostilities. In Shanghai Dr. T. V. Soong, China's finance minister, declared he Shanhaikwan attack was another step "in the carefully laid plans of; Japanese militarists" to invade. Mon- golia and north China. Party Leaders Planning For Extra Session WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.--(/)-The possibility that P r e s i d e n t-Elect Roosevelt might call the new con- gress into special session April 17 was discussed today by Democratic leaders. Most of the chieftains said pri- vately that if on extra assembly is called, it should be within a few weeks after the new administration takes over the government March 4. Only six weeks would have elapsed between inauguration day and April 17, and then it was noted in 1929 President Hoover assembled the new congress April 15. Speaker Garner reiterated today that he thought it would be "dif- ficult to avoid an extra session" in view of the "lame duck" congress' at- titude toward the Democratic legisla- tive program and indications that the legislation may fail of enact- ment. Representative Rainey of Illinois, the Democratic floor leader, said he felt that the new congress should meet as soon as possible after the present one dies. Crowley Leaves State To Take Fordham Job EAST LANSING, Mich., Jan. 3.- (R)-James H. Crowley, football coach at Michigan State College for the past three years, tonight an- nounced he had signed a three-year contract with Fordham University, New York. Crowley's resignation, to take ef- fect on Feb. 28, has been accepted by Dr. Robert S. Shaw, president of Michigan State College, and the state board of agriculture, governing board of the college, Crowley said. He plans to leave for the east as soon as his resignation takes effect. The Fordham agreement gives Crowlev free rein in choosing his as- sistants, he said. His title is to be 1eic football coach. He did not di- vulge the salary provided by the con- tract, but it is understood to be $11,- 300 a year. His salary here is $8,000. The contract was closed by Crow- ley tonight, he said, in a telephone conversation with Jack Coffey, grad- uate manager of athletics at Ford- ham. The Notre Dame star succeeds Ma.. Frank Cavanaugh as football coach at Fordham. Council Failure Attributed To Student Attitude Bursley Says Change In Student Point Of View Is Necessary A 'change in the point of view of the student body must take place be- fore the Student Council can func- tion as a live force on the campus in the opinion of Joseph A. Bursley, dean of students, as expressed in his annual report to the President. "As long as the large majority of the students is not interested in a student council, or in student self- government, there is no use wasting time trying to decide. whether the Council shall consist of this or that number ,of members, or whether it shall have tbis 'ptiUar function or that," Dean Bursley says, Dean Bursley expresses himself as interested in seeing a Council de- veloped which has the backing of the Student body and which can be said to be truly representative. The present status of the Council as summarized by the report is as follows. Late in the spring of 1931 a petition was presented to the Uni- versity Council by the Student Coun- cil recommending the abolishment of the latter body and providing other means of student participation in handling matters affecting the stu- dent body. In the fall of 1932, before this re- quest could be acted on, another re- quest was presented that the first petition be returned without action and the Student Council be continu- ed. In June 1932 a third communica- tion was presented the University Council providing for a Student Council with greatly increased pow- ers. "Judging from the past," Dean Bursley concludes, "it would not be surprising if the Council for the year 1932-33 has another idea of the best method for student participation in the government of the University and asks to have its plan substituted for the one presented in 1932." Robbers Take $15,000 From South Bend Bank SOUTH BEND, Ind., Jan. 3.-M)~ The Western State Bank of South Bend was held up today by three men and robbed of between $12,000 and $15,000. Say Differences A Of Basic Importar Sinai, Sunderland, Worley Head Boa Of Inquiry In Govern State-Wide Probe Rumors of sharp disagreemer questions of state governmenta form between Professors Thomi Reed and Arthur W. Bromag the political science department, members of the State Commissi Inquiry into County, Township, School District Government verified yesterday when Prof Reed indicated in an interview h'is and Professor Bromage's c ions were fundamentally diff( from those of the commission. The controversy follows the mored rejection by the Comni f a number of recommenda made to it, at its sug