I The Weather Generally fair today; tomor- .row snow with rising tempera- tures. L fr.ig an ~Iatj Editorials Important Meeting For Fra- ternities, Sororities; Alumni Pass Good Resolution. I ;,, VOL. XLIV No. 82 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1934 PRICE FIVE CENTS Says State Liquor Bill Repealed Ban On Campus Beej Rep. Phil C. Pack Asserts To Puerto Rico Old Charter Amendment Has Been Thrown Out State RestaurateursC Can Ask Licenses 'Many Lawyers In State Legislature Agree WithMoa Me,' Local Man Says By WILLIAM G. FERRIS Passage of the State Liquor Con-e trol Bill repealed the east of Divi- sion Street city charter provision pro-" hibiting the sale of beer in restau- rahts in the campus sector, and res- taurants in that section may apply to the Common Council for permits, Phil C. Pack, representative for- the Ann Arbor district in the House of Representatives at Lansing, said yes- terday. "It is my opinion, and I have con- -Associated Press Photo sulted with a number of lawyers in Gen. Blanton Winship, form the Legislature, that the charter pro- Judge-Advocate General ' of t vision, like all other special city or- Army, was nominated by Preside dinances, was abolished by the bill," Roosevelt to be Governor of Puer Pack said. Rico, succeeding Robert H. Go Ann Arbor restaurant proprietors, who retired' informed ofMr. Pack's opinion last night, said they would make no ;at- U..Je Betn y tempt to get permits for the saleUy of beer from the council until that Nazis; Start Prob body had come to some final deci- sion concerning all liquor regulations in the city. The council is at pres- BERLIN, Jan. 16 - (P - Unit ent endeavoring to form laws for States Consul Raymond Geist pr such regulation. Its ordinance com- tested to the Prussian secret poli mittee is meeting with representative today that Max Schussler, a Je townspedple so that the council may who formerly lived in Brooklyn, r discover how people want to handle Y., was attacked and brutally beat the problem raised by the repeal of by a Nazi storm trooper. the Eighteenth Amendment. Geist said the State Attorney pro Outlining the situation as it now ably will start proceedings automa stands in this city Mr. Pack said cally against the trooper, a m that if campus restaurateurs wished named Friedel who lives in a hou to sell beer they should apply to the owned by Schussler. council for permits. The council, he said, would no longer be able to *1o sevelt Or refuse such permission on the ground 4vOU that it was prohibited by a city char-.. ter provision. RuinCoughin The last time that applications were made by State Street restau- rant men, immediately after the law Warns IOUSI permitting sale of 3.2 beer was passed, the council refused permission on the (By Associated Press) basis of the charter amendment. The The day in Washington: restaurant men, a c t i n g through Activities of the Federal Housi Charles Monk, proprietor of the New Corporation were halted by an opi Granada Restaurant, asked for a ion from Comtroller General J.F writ of mandamus against the coun- McCarl that the organization w cil, but this was denied by Circuit unconstitutional. Court Judge George W. Sample. The The Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, D restaurant men carried their fight to troit radio priest, told the Hou the Supreme Court and were again coinage committee: "It's Rooseve turned down. or ruin." If the council recognizes that the The government filed suit to st charter prohibition has been re- an alleged code violation by t pealed, it may still refuse beer ap- Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey. plications, however, Mr. Pack said, Federal Reserve approval of t simply on the basis that it did not nationalization of gold was a wish to grant them. But even then nounced by Gov. Eugene Black of t it would be necessary for the council Federal Reserve Board, to show cause why the applications Senate Republicans agreed to i were turned down, he said. sist upon "adequate hearings" for t monetary program. Senator. David A. Reed, (Re Adel hi Hears Pa.,) proposed, a veterans reli ep amendment to the administration BDean independent offices bill. ean B rsey President Roosevelt arranged;t maintain the Civilian Conservati discuss RsCorps another year at a costc Discus R$30s,0,000ooo. Prospectus Of Buyers Union Tells Co-Operative Advantages Defends Seaway Houses Will Join r er 'he nt to re, e C eed o- ce ew N. ,en )b~ ;ti- an se e ng .n- R- tas ef se lt oP ;he he ,n- ;he :n- 'he P, ief n's i to on of she )n, The prospectus of the proposed house buyers' association is repro- duced here: The aim of this association shall be to foster and maintain the co-oper- ation and good-will of the merchants dealing with local fraternities and sororities by systematizing and con- solidating institutional purchasing, to the end that the overhead of the merchants might be substantially re- duced thus enabling the chapters to get superior living accommodations at lower prices. The association shall help to estab- lish continuity of good management for its member-chapters so that they will enjoy the benefits of a good fi- nancial reputation. The association shall procure its commodities at considerable savings in time and money by buying co-op- eratively and according to analysis and experiment. The method of the association shall be to ascertain the needs of its mem- ber-chapters, then enter into agree- ments with merchants preferably local,for the purchase and delivery of these commodities and services. Or- dering will be done by the cooks or Appointments Are Announced For Senior B3all Co-Chairnien Doty, McRoy Select Seven Committees To Run Senior Event Appointments to the following committees for the Senior Ball were made yesterday by co-chairmen Wil- liam McRoy and James Doty. Tickets: Edward McCormick, chair- man, George Knowles, Harriet Jen- nings, and George Lambrecht. 'Decorations: Carol Hanan, chair- man, Mary Brimijoin Arthur Gor- den, Bertha Matthews, and Dean Emerson. Programs: Robert Hogg, chairman, Samuel Ewing, and Richard Carbeck. Invitations: Edward Woodruff, chairman, Wilbur Bohnsack, Bethel B. Kelly, and Stan C. Killian. Orchestra: IQonald Lyon, chair- man, and C. A. Morse. Publicity: W. Grafton Sharp, chairman, Albert Newman, and Gil- bert E. Bursley. Floor Committee: Carl Gladfelter, chairman, Kent C. Thornton, Noel D. Turner, Robert Mitchell, John H. Skinner, Ray Fiske, Wesley McMul- len, Franklin A. Park, and William Hanway. Lester Harrison will be chairman of the budget, and Ann Story will be secretary of the committee for the Senior Ball. Robert Mreland is the treasurer. Liquor Rulings Passed To Outlaw 'Bathtub Gin' LANSING, Jan. 16. -(/P)-The State Liquor Control Commisison to- day took its initial step to outlaw the home gin industry. Chairman Frank A. Picard an- nounced a number of alcohol rulings designed to abolish the Prohibition era custom of manufacturing so- called "bathtub" gin. Under the new rulings, a limited amount of alcohol will be available at State liquor stores but its price will be boosted beyond any attractive figures. "If we can't curtail the practice of "bathtub" gin by law, then we can't by the price," Picard said. stewards direct as before but the merchants, mindful of the volume of business, good credit, and prompt pay, will give special discounts and concessions to the members of the co-operation. Bills will be paid through the association. Membership in this association may be applied for by any fraternity, sorority, club, or other non-profit or- ganization, the membership of which is drawn from the faculty or student body of the University of Michigan. Acceptance shall be based upon the applicant's financi~al standing and progress. Direct control shall be vested in the Board of Governors (direct) a group of faculty and alumni and stu- dents chosen because of their in- terest in and knowledge of organized life at the University, or because of their technical knowledge in such fields as law, purchasing, and ac- counting. The board of governors will initiate the services of the Associa- tion with a cautious program, and will increase the commodities and services afforded by the association from time to time as they may seem, warranted. Gram Named To New State Plannng Body Commission Will Plot A Series Of Improvement Projects In State Prof. Lewis M. Gram, head of the+ ivil engineering department and di-+ sector of plant extension, was named a member of the newly formed Mich- igan Planning Commission yester- day. Working in conjunction with the National Planning Commission. 'he group of which Professor Gram is now a member will plot a series of improvement projects in this state. Six other men were named to the c ammission by Gov. William A. Com- stock. They e.:^aude S, Carney,_ head of the department of labor and ndustry; Burnett J. Abbott, secre- tary of the state administrative board; Paul F. Voelker, superinten- dent of public instruction; George R. Hogarth, director of conserva- Ion; Murray D. Van Wagoner, high vay commissioner and Dean H. I; Dirks of Michigan State College. The commission is expected to ciame it chairman soon., The com nission was formed at the request of Federal authorities who promised co- 'peration with the State in the pr',- motion of a building program, a ge. ral revision of Michigan's transpor- tation system, and land improv- vents. First Day Of Clothes Drive Is Successful A generous response was accorded the efforts of Union committeemen in the first day of the Good-Will fund clothes drive, according to the report made last night by Allen D. McCombs, '35, student executive+ councilman in charge of the drive.+ "Today's response was very encour- aging, but we are in hopes that more clothing will be contributed as there is still a definite need for garments, particularly suits and overcoats," Mc- Combs added. It was also stated that negotiations are being made with a local cleaning establishment for the complete reno- vation of the clothes, and their co- operation on the matter is almost as- sured. Student committeemen will be sta- tioned in the student offices of the Union every afternoon to make col- lections, and anyone wishing to con- tribute to the drive need merely call there or leave his name and address with the switchboard operator. R[uthvens Arrive Here February 8 President Alexander G. Ruthven will land in New York City Wednes- day, Feb. 7, and will immediately en- train for Ann Arbor, arriving here she following day, according to in- formation received from the admin- istrative offices in Angell Hall. The Ruthvens left here Dec. 12, SEN. ARTHUR H. VANDENBERG * * * Vandenberg, Lewis Argue On Seaway WASHINGTON, Jan, 16- ()- Replying to a speech by Senator J. Hamilton Lewis (Dem., Ill.), that the St. Lawrence Treaty would give Great Britain a "military avenue" through the United States, Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg (Rep., Mich.), told the Senate today that England and Canada have every navigation right on the Great Lakes now that they would have under the new pact. "If the King can move on Chicago under the St. Lawrence treaty, he can move on Chicago under the ex- isting treaty," said the Michigan Senator, referring to the treaty of 1909. "Therefore, if there is any men- ace from a British invasion, that danger exists today under the treaty of 1909." Rachmaninoff Tells How He Apportions His Day Of Music Sergei Rachmaninoff, pianist, who will appear here on the Choral Union Concert series tomorrow at Hill Au- ditorium, recently explained how he apportions his time among his activi- ties as composer, pianist, and con- ductor. "The whole time of my musical career, some 24 years, might be roughly divided into three periods of approximately eight years each, of composing, concert work, and con- ducting," he said. "When I am concertizing, I cannot compose. When I feel like writing music, I have to concentrate on that - I cannot touch the piano except for chording. A poem, a picture, something concrete, helps me im- mensely." His mention of poem and picture is significant, as some of the com- poser's most noted works were thus ispired - "The Bells," for chorus and orchestra, a musical interpreta- tion of Edgar Allan Poe's poem, the "Island of the Dead," a symphonic tone poem inspired by Arnold Boeck- lin's famous painting, and "Prelude in C-Sharp Minor" is said to have been suggested by the bell-tones of St. Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod. His C-sharp Minor Prelude is his best known single composition. It has been played in symphonic, jazzed, and solo forms, and living down the ever-recurring composition has been one of the problems of the artist's career. It isn't that he has no regard for (Continued on Page 6) DIAMOND STILL CRITICALLY ILL Hospital authorities last night re- ported that Prof. Thomas Diamond of the education school "seemed a little better" although little change had been noted. His condition was very critical, they said. J-Hop Drivers Must Have Parents' Consent Permission to drive automobiles for the J-Hop period will be granted only under the conditions which are prescribed by the office of the dean of students, Walter B. Rea, assistant to the dean, de- clared yesterday. "Last year many driving per- mits were given out without the signatures of the applicants' par- ents, the license numbers, or other required information. This year no relaxation of the regular rule can be allowed," he stated. Applications for permits should be called for at the dean's office, Room 2 University Hall, early enough so they may be sent to the applicant's parents and returned with the proper information, he said. Warburg Sends A Sharp Reply To Fr. Coughlin Tells Radio Priest That Money Is Not Scarce, But Distribution Is Poor NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-()-There is no famine of money, but there is a "maldistribution of wealth," James P. Warburg said in a letter today to the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, Detroit priest, in reply to statements made by the priest in an address on Sun- day. Mr. Warburg, vice-chairman of the bank of the Manhattan Company and former adviser to the American delegation at the London conference, asked the priest if he "really" be- lieved the World War was started by bankers, or that bankers pushed the government into selling the "bloody" bonds, and asserted that when he at- tacked holders of the bonds he was not attacking t h e "racketeering banksters" but was attacking the "whole American people." "And when you say that there are only some $46 of currency per capita in the country," the letter went on, "and talk about a famine of money, -what about bank deposits, savings accounts, and marketable securities? "We have no famine of money, - we have a maldistribution of wealth. Making two dollars out of one dollar will not cure the maldistribution of wealth. It will not enrich the poor any more than calling six inches a foot will make you any taller. You will be twelve feet of high instead of six, but you will not be able to reach what is out of your reach now." gargoyle Out Today; Caricatures Featured n. host of interesting and humor- ,us features, including several Pow- ers caricatures and a striking cover. &re to be found in the January num oer of the Gargoyle which will be Jlaced on sale today. tanong the popular departments ar Preposterous People, O u r O w clothes Horses, Sophisticated Lad, and Modern Music. In addition nu- merous amusing incidents of the past month will be exposed. Interfraternity Council To Receive Bids At 8 P. M. Tonight In Union Wisconsin Agent Will Explain Plan Similar Co-Operative Has Saved $2 Per Man Each Month At Wisconsin By GEORGE VAN VLECK Application for membership in the Fraternity Buyers Co-Operative, a re- cently formed campus organization which is being sponsored by the In- terfraternity Council, will be received at the council meeting to be held at 8 p.m. today at the Union. Questions concerning the plan will be answered by Rolf E. Darbo, buyer for.a similar organization at the Uni- versity of Wisconsin, who has been brought from Madison by the council to help the new organization get started. The method of operation of the co- operative, as explained in the pros- pectus, "shall be to ascertain the needs of its member chapters, then enter into agreements with mer- chants, preferably local, for the pur- chaseiand delivery of these com- modities and services." Wisconsin Successful Fraternity Buyers Group At Meeting The savings at the University of Wisconsin has been shown to be more than $2 per man per month, Mr. Darbo declared yesterday,'citing the fact that the organization at Wisconsin has grown in membership from 10 chapters last year to more than 20 during the current year. The term of the agreements by which houses join has been renewed for a three year .period, he. said, showing increased confidence in the plan. Sororities, professional fraternities, and other similar groups have been invited to send delegates to tonight's meeting to hear Mr. Darbo discuss the plan. Applications will be re- ceived from all groups, and accept- ance will dependt solely upon the credit standing of the applicants. "The co-operative will be able to afford to analyze all products which are under scrutiny because it will be buying in large quantities," Mr. Dar- bo said. "The large quantities bought will enable the co-operative to gain' its low prices. "An improvement of the credit standing of the houses in general is the result of such action, and should be hailed with relief by the local merchants," he continued. Not Radical Change The profits which will accrue froih operating the organization will be ap- plied to the members' accounts on a pro rata basis figuring in the amount of business which has been trans- acted through the organization, the plan states. The establishment of the new plan includes no radical change in the present set-up of fraternity manage- ment, except that the stewards will not have to determine which of the wholesalers he shall buy from, it has been explained. The association will do that for him, eliminating un- necessary duplication of services, un- necessary deliveries of goods, and other expensive features of the status quo. n Among the houses in the member- ship of the Wisconsin co-operative are the Madison chapters of the fol- lowing fraternities: Alpha Chi Sigma, Alpha Delta Phi, Alpha Tau Omega, Beta Theta Pi, Chi Phi, Chi Psi, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Kappa Sigma, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma Delta, Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Phi, Theta Delta Chi, Tri- angle, Zeta Tau, and Sigma Chi. Ramsdell Will Be Foresters' Representative Prof. Willett F. Ramsdell, of the School of Forestry and Conservation has been appointed the representa- tive of the Society of American For- esters to attend the conference on the lumber code of the NRA, which is to meet with Secretary of Agricul- Louisiana women contested ti election of Senator John K. Overto an ally of Senator Huey Long. The conditions under which beer is sold in Ann Arbor are more im- portant than the places, Dean Joseph A. Bursley told members of the Adelphi House of Representatives last night. This statement was in answer to a question concerning the dean of students' opinion onibeer east of Division Street. Dean Bursley was guest speaker at the organization's last meeting of the semester in the Adelphi Room, An- gell Hall. The honor system, schol- arships, University rules and "pater- nalism," the traditions and spirit of Michigan, the obligation of a student to his University and the advantages he receives from it, were all discussed by Dean Bursley in his informal talk on "The Relation of the Student to the University." "Paternalism is all bosh," he said, discussing the rules the University imposes. "As a matter of fact, it seems to me there are very few rules; the automobile ban, the law that a ,A)nt founnandnblicly intoxicatedi Princes (Of A Red R epublic!) On Trial To Hold Benefit Rummage Sale: For 5,000 Crippled Children, Five thousand crippled children - many of them separated from their parents for the first time, the great majority of them State charges whose fathers and mothers are fi- nancially unable to send them the most insignificant plaything or token to make their lot the least bit hap- pier - are cared for annually at the University Hospital. The local chapter of Kiwanis, which for many years in co-opera- tion with other chapters throughout the state has devoted time and money to alleviating the misery of these boys otherwise dreary hours. Books- story books, books of adventure and travel, scientific books, books of every description- have been purchased for boys and girls of all ages. Toys, too, have been provided in great numbers-dolls for the younger children and girls, mechanical toys, construction g a m e s, educational games. Playground equipment has been provided for the hospital roof to assist in the recovery of strength of those who are strong enough to use it. Members of Kiwanis are asking ......:.