The Weather Snow and much colder today; tomorrow partly cloudy, some- what colder. LI r A6F 47 -AlhL vorlmomp Apdr VOL. XLIV No. 64 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1933 Freshmen Can Move In Houses' Senate Committee Again Passes Ruling Admitting Them To Fraternities Economic Situation Made Step Urgent Eyewitness Recounts Details Of German Reichstag Fire Trial (EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was written by a special Daily staff corre- spondent at Berlin who declined to have his name disclosed.) BERLIN, Dec. 7. - "Hor mal zu, Van der Lubbe, did you, alone, un- aided and without instigation or in- cited by another or other persons, set fire to the Reichstag?" Thus spoke the presiding judge of the bench of nine now trying the men accused of setting the German capitol building on fire. The shoulders of the rather fleshy, deathly-pale young man to whom the questions had been ad- dressed, heaved as if he were sob- bing. He continued to stare straight ahead, as if in a daze, his head jerk- ed somewhat, the interpreter beside him bent low to catch the faint mur- mur of words. "Yes!" the latter re- ported. "Alone?" Another twitching, another effort to get the words out. "Yes," again repeated the interpreter. This, to me, dramatic examination, excited the other newspapermen and judges in the court only as evidence that consciousness was slowly return- ing to the mind of Van der Lubbe, the most dramatic figure in the whole trial. For weeks, persistent question- ing had elicited no answers; the sharp rebukes of the presiding judge failed to get the defendent to move his head from its position on his chest where it continually rested. But today, he had actually almost held it erect. Shortly before, he had been almost eloquent in managing to utter a six-word sentence, which, however, had to be repeated by the interpreter so that the judges could hear the answer. But the fact that Van der Lubbe understood the q u e s t i o n s, even though he usually answered with "yes," "no," or "I don't know", was the news as far as the progress of the trial was concerned. Even the pre- siding judge remarked upon the fact. And so this pitiful figure was assisted to his seat, very slowly, by the inter- preter and his police guard, and the trial resumed its boring course with a witness apparently unused to being the central figure and making every effort to tell all he knew, thought, had seen or heard, in order to im- press the worthy court with his saga- city and good citizenship. It was the usual dark, drizzly and gloomy morn- ing when I approached the Reichstag,, for the present the seat of current (Continued on Page 3) Eligibility F o r Initiation And Permission From Parents Necessary Freshmen will be permitted to move into fraternity houses during the second semester as a result of an action which was taken by the Sen- ate Committee on Student Affairs yesterday.1 The measure which the Senate Committee passed was the same as that which permitted freshmen to move into houses last year, and makes it necessary for them to be eligible for initiation and to present a written permission from their par- ents in order to take advantage of the lifting of the regulation. Joseph A. Bursley, dean of stu- dents, said that the measure was passed by the Senate Committee as a result of the urgent economic situ- ation existing in the fraternities, but the general sentiment of the mem- bers of the Senate Committee was that it would not be extended next year, inasmuch as this is deemed an emergency issue. Comparatively few freshmen avail- ed themselves of the opportunity last year, the total estimated at not more than 50. The advantage of the rul- ing, it is believed, will help those houses in which vacancies have oc- curred during the semester. The ad- ditional room rent and board will en- able some houses to reduce their house bills, it was stated. This is the second time in recent years that the Senate Committee has permitted freshmen to move into the fraternities. T h e rule prohibiting freshmen from living in fraternities was originally passed in 1918 but has not been in effect all of the time since. Certain emergencies, such as the present, have deemed it neces- sary, in the opinion of the Senate Committee, to make exceptions to the rule. Varsity Glee Club Sings In Battle Creek Opens Series Of Formal Municipal Concerts; To Go To Detroit Next The Varsity Glee Club, under the; direction of Prof. David Mattern, and, assisted by Romain Hamilton, violin- ist, appeared in formal concert in- augurating a series of municipal musical events at the Kellogg Audi- torium last night at Battle Creek. Following the concert, they were; entertained by the Michigan Alumni Club of that city. The program in-; cluded the following numbers: Lau- des Atque Carmina, by Stanley; In Joseph's Lovely Garden, traditional Spanish song; Lift Thine Eyes, by, Frederick Knight Logan; Luther's A Mighty Fortress Is Our God; and; two violin solos, Bach's Gavotte and Mozart's Rondo, by Romain Ham- ilton. A group of folk songs followed, in- cluding: Down Among the Dead, Men, English; The Pretty Drummer, French; Dance Song, Czecho-Slov-, akian; Oh Dem Golden Slippers, American Negro; and Rantin' Rovin' Robin, Scotch. Traditional Michigan songs sung{ were: Goddess of the Inland Seas; When Night Falls, Dear; 'Tis of Michigan We Sing; College Days; Varsity; The Victors; and The Yellow and Blue. Next Tuesday the Varsity Glee Club, assisted by the Varsity R.O.T.C. Band, will appear at the national convention of Chevrolet salesmen, to be held at the Statler Hotel in Detroit. ..,. Iam1 I Soph Cabaret, League Fair To OpenTonioht Spirit Of 1910 To Walk Abroad As Women Give Traditional Function "Come Up Sometime," the Soph- omore Cabaret and League Fair, opens this afternoon at 3:30 p. m. "In addition to providing first-class entertainment for the campus at large," Margaret Hiscock, general chairman, said, "the Cabaret has two other purposes. Its entire profits go to the Undergraduate Fund of the League to help pay off the outstand- ing debt of the building. Besides this material purpose it promotes a spirit of friendliness among the sophomore women." To Depict 1910's This year's Cabaret, "The Brass Rail," has chosen the 1910's as its theme. All the songs, dances, cos- tumes and decorations represent this period. There will be continuous dancing to Bill Marshall's Orchestra at five cents a dance with the exception of the half-hour which will be devoted to a free floor show. Edith Ferrin, Jean Seely and Ernestine Richter, the "Three Girlies Three," will sing sev- eral songs of the times and 'Helen Haxton will sing a solo, "Every Little Movement." A soft shoe dance will be given by the "Blushing Belles," the bathing beauties of the 1910's. Two other dances and the "Music Box" finale are included in the program. Melodrama Offered The League Fair, a project of the League Undergraduate Fund Com- mittee, is giving an old fashioned melodrama, "Blossom, or The Wolf at the Door" written by John Silberman, '34, at The Palace Nickelodean. An all star cast, Alice Goodenow, '34ED, John Healey, '35, Jeanette Detwiler, '34, and Mike Brennan, '36, is fea- tured. The League Fair will also have a Midway, with all kinds of amuse- ment, a Student's Activities Exhibit and Picture Gallery. The Art Ex- change has arranged to have an auc- tion and a raffle. The chairmen of the Sophomore Cabaret who were elected and chosen are Miss Hiscock, general chairman, Dorothy Schwartze, assistant chair- man, Winifred Bell, social chairman, Julie Kane, entertainment chairman, Jean Royce, decoration chairman, Betty Chapman, costume chairman, Jean Hanmer, publicity chairman, Grace Bartling, ticket chairman and Jane Haber, assessment chairman. Mary Louise Kessberger, '34, is gen- eral chairman of the League Fair and those assisting her are: Marjorie Oostdyk, '35, Midway, Mary Sabin, '35, Palace Nickelodean, and Hilda Kirby, '35, Student's Activities Ex- hibit. Campbell To Go To Huntington Library Prof. o. J. Campbell, head of the English department, will be on a leave of absence from the University diring the noming semester. He has Eleven Juniors Are Initiated Into Sphinx Eleven juniors were initiated into Sphinx, junior honor society, in the literary college, in the an- nual fall ceremony yesterday. The new members a r e as follows: Thomas Austin, George Duffy, William Ferris, G e r a 1 d Ford, Joseph Horak, Roderick Howell, Robert He n n o c h, John Jewell, William Morgan, Alfred Plummer, and Douglas Welch. Everhardus, Bernard Get All-East Call Nick Lukats, Notre Dame Star, Also Accepts To Play Jan. 1' EVANSTON, Ill., Dec, 7.-(/P)- Three midwestern football stars, .Chuck Bernard and Herman Ever- hardus of Michigan and Nick Lukats of Notre Dame, today accepted invi- tations from Coach Dick Hanley of Northwestern, to become members of the eastern team which will meet a squad of western all-stars in the an- nual Shrine benefit game at San Francisco January 1. Bernard is this year's All-American center, while Everhardus was selected as an all Big Ten halfback. Lukats' work at halfback was one of the big factors in Notre Dame's upset over Army. a, Lindberrh Ready For Last Lap Of FHht NATAL, Brazil, Dec. 7. - ( - Col. Charles A. Lindbergh tonight had prepared his transatlantic monoplane for a return to the United States. Mrs. Lindbergh said she was anxious to get back home, and their depart- ure tomorrow was expected. Whether they really will leave to- morrow was a matter of conjecture, for neither of the flyers would say what the plans were. But authorities said they were con- vinced the colonel had chosen his return route by way of Para (Belem) on the northeast coast of Brazil. That is the regular route of the Pan-Amer- ican Airways of which Lindbergh is technical adviser, and for which he and his wife have spent the last five months on an aerial survey of the Atlantic. Ford Tells Men To Assist New Deal, Recovery DETROIT, Dec. 7.-Henry Ford Thursday told his dealers, We have all got to pitch in and do all the business we can to help the Presi- run nil h n sr r -A of +1n nla, Scholarship Awards Given 30 Students $100 Earhart Foundation Awards Go To Twenty- Eight For Service Bag ley Scholarship Given To Kloetzel Four Senior Women Are Selected For The Martha Cook Scholarships Announcement of s c h o 1 a r s h i p awards, recently approved by the Board of Regents, to 39 students was made yesterday by the president's office. Of this group 28 are holders of the Earhart Scholarship of $100 each for community leadership for the first semester. They are Lewis Allen, Grad., Victor Avrunin, '33E, Elmer W. Bachmann, Sydney A. Baker, Donald S. Berry, Grad., Anthony J. Borowski, Grad., C. Garritt Bunting, '35BAd., David Clinger-Smith, '35, Prudence M. Foster, '34, William Gie-{ fel, '34, Charles Hall, '34, William M. Hebblewhite, Alexander Hirschfield, '35, Frank S. Kipp, Rudolph R. Lang, Grad., Charles C. Lemert, '34, Wil- liam G. McClintock, '35BAd., Jack A., Mintz, Grad., Hyman Mottenberg, '34, Hillary Rarden, '34, C. Hart Schaaf, '34, Vera Sebastian, '34, Rob- ert B. Shannon, '35, Thomas R. Solo-; mon, Grad., Paul L. Stanchfield, and; Clarence S. Tappan. Those awarded the Simon Mandel- baum Scholarship are Rowland J.1 Black, '34E, John. F. Schmidt, '35E,1 and Joseph C. Wagner, '35E. Holders of the University Scholar- ships in the Professional schools are Robert M. Bartlett, '34M, Clare C. Huggett, '34M, and Max Newman, '34M. Martha Cook Building scholars in- cluded Katherine Coffield, '34, Celia Guntrup, '34, Mary Sabin,' 34, and Charlotte Simpson, '34. Milton C. Kloetzel, '34, was given the Paul F. Bagley Scholarship. Warning Issued By Dean Against Fake Transport Schemes In an effort to avoid a recurrence of the fraudulent transportation scheme promoted on the campus prior to Christmas vacation last year, Dean of Students Joseph A. Bursley last night issued a sharp warning to all! University students to purchase their1 railroad, bus, or airplane tickets only from authorized agents or companies they know to be reputable. Several weeks before the recess last year, W. K. Richards, representing himself as an agent for an airway transportation company, accepted money from students in return for tickets. When undergraduates ap- peared the Friday before vacation, demanding rides home, Richards had disappeared. To aid the students The Daily will compile and publish a list of reliable agents and companies early next week. LIQUOR BILL RESISTS CHANGE LANSING, Dec. 7. - () - A peti- tion signed by 15 members of the Legislature, asking an investigation into the issuance of licenses and the conduct of beer selling establishments in Detroit and Wayne county was re- ferred to the attorney general by Governor Comstock today. Modification Of Hours For Seniors Is A Possibility, Many Women Believe Approval of Dean Alice C. Lloyd's action y in vetoing the proposal for modification of women's hours was expressed last night by leaders in women activities. Grace Maier, '34, president of the League, Marion Giddings, '34, presi- dent of Mortarboard, and Harriet Jennings, '34, president of the Judi- ciary Council all voiced approval last night of Miss Lloyd's action. The Board of Representatives and the Board of Directors passed resolu- tions at meetings held recently re- questing the change in women's hours. At that time, sentiment among the women students was strongly in favor of a change, but a right-about- face was witnessed yesterday as co- eds voiced approval of the action that the dean of women had taken. Senior Modification Seen The way is still open, however, for modification of the present hours for senior women, it was stated last night, and those seniors interviewed expressed the belief that some pro- posal which would meet with the ap- proval of the dean would be forth- coming to give seniors late permis- sion one night a week. In the open letter to The Daily, Dean Lloyd said: "The question of senior privileges is another matter and one which de- serves separate consideration. Senior privileges which will not seriously in- crease the administrative difficulties in the dormitories and which will not impair the influence of the seniors who in most instances are officers in the house are entirely justifiable." Expect Plan Next Year The opinion held by many women prominent in campus activities is that another plan for senior privileges will be forwarded to Miss Lloyd after Christmas vacation. The change of opinion among the co-eds on the proposals submitted to Miss Lloyd was attributed to hasty action. Many students stated that al- though they wouldt like to see a change in the hours they realize that it is impossible under the present set-up, with the exception of special privileges for seniors. The overwhelm- ing majorities of the Board of Repre- sentatives and the Board of Directors in favor of the proposals was said to be the result of a wavesof agitation for the proposed changes. Miss Giddings said that Miss Lloyd's action was "not disappointing to the majority of co-eds." Thieves Take Cash, Ring From Marquardt Garage Beween $700 and $800 and a dia- mond ring valued at $500, were stolen Wednesday night from the safes in the Marquardt Garage at 521 South Main, by thieves who forced their entrance through rear windows. The same thieves are believed to have broken into the Smith Tire sta- tion at 502 South Main. They were unable to open the safe and a care- ful search revealed that nothing was stolen. Police investigators believe that it is the work of professionals, rather than amateurs. Dean Lloyd's Veto Action Women's Change tion Of Students Have Own Ideas On Movies, Actors, Hoag Says By E. JEROME PETTIT Mickey Mouse is one star upon which local theatre managers may depend for drawing a collegiate movie audience but stars ands pictures which are universally accepted else- where may turn out to be a series of successive "eyesores" in Ann Arbor, according to box office receipts of local cinema theatres. University students, great followers of musical "comedies a n d screen adaptations of famous stage plays, have peculiar tastes when it comes to screen entertainment and no clas- Hollywood producers selected an all-star cast, including two of the Barrymores, R o b e r t Montgomery, Clark Gable, Helen H a y e s, and Myrna Loy to produce "Night Flight", which was adjudged by the rest of the country to be a pretty success- ful venture. In Ann Arbor the vehicle became "just another picture" and played to extremely small audiences, despite the fact that John, Lionel, Robert and Helen are considered among the leaders by local movie fans. Cecil B. DeMille called "The Power