Th'le Weather Fair and colder today. Thurs- day, increasing cloudiness with rising temperature. mom- Nam-j-j t zgrnz i~aiig Editorials Proposed Changes in Rushing Rules I VOL. XLIV No. 118 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1934 PRICE FIVE CENTS Ford Orders Return To $5 A DAYWage 47,000 Laborers Benefit By Increase From $4.00 And $4.40 Rates No One Loses By Raising Pay-Ford Makes Decision Known At Luncheon; Raise Will Be Retroactive Henry Ford ordered the restoration of his $5 a day minimum wage to all employees of his company in the United States. Of 70,000 men employed in pro- duction in the Detroit area and at Ford Motor branches, 47,000 benefit by the increase. In the Detroit area 32,681 are affected, their wage being advanced from $4 and $4.40 a day to $5.' Mr. Ford, who has been consider- ing the idea of the blanket raise since his return from Florida late last week, made known his decision at a luncheon meeting of executives Tuesday noon and also directed that the raise should be retroactive to starting time Tuesday morning. Cites Benefits "No one loses anything by raising wages as soon as he is able," Mr. Ford said after the meeting. "It has always paid us. Low wages are the most costly any employer can pay. It's like using low-grade materials, as the waste makes them very expen- sive in the end. "There's no economy in either cheap labor or cheap material. The hardest thing I ever did and ever had to do was to cut wages. I think we were the last big company to come to it. Now I'm mighty glad wages are climbing back again." Do Not Want Workers At the same time Ford executives issued a warning in an effort to pre- vent an influx of workers from other parts of the country. "This bldnket raise," they said, is not an invitation to workers to fock' here. Plenty of Detroit automobile employees are still out of work. We must take care of them first." ' It is the first blanket raisetgranted by the Ford company since December, 1929, when it added the so-called "depression dollar" to its wage scale and brought the daily minimum from $6 to $7. During February, this year, 17,000' men received small wage increases, but when Mr. Ford returned to Dear- born from the South last week, he began to wrestle seriously with blan- ket plan, which he had had in mind for some time. New Era Will Be Subject 'Of AdelphiForumz Prof. Dwight L. Dumond of thet history department will be guests speaker at the regular meeting of Adelphi House of Representatives att 7:30 p.m. today in the Adelphi Room in Angell Hall. Professor Dumond, will speak on "The New Progressive Era." An open forum discussion will be held after the address and the public is invited to attend. Tryouts have been held for the annual freshman debate with Alpha Nu which will be held Wednesday, March 21. The following squad has been selected from which the team of three will be chosen: Robert B. Brown, Victor H. Weipert, Robert L. Boynton, and Eugene B. Wilhelm. The team is. being coached by Sam- uel L. Travis, '34, a member of the Varsity debating team. James H.I McBurney, Varsity debating coach, will be the critic-judge of the debate. The question that will be debated on is "Resolved: That the Public Works Program of the Present Administra- tion Should Be Abandoned." Adelphi will defend the negative. Panelling Halts Quiz Of Dillinger Escape CROWN POINT, Ind., March 13. -(R) --A slight irregularity in se- lecting one of its members delayed the grand jury investigation today into John Dillinger's walkout of the Crown Point jail. This difficulty was discovered just1 My Beliefs About Immortality; No. 2: Father Babcock's Views EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second of a series of articles on "Immortality" to be written by prominent Ann Arbor clergymen. The next article will be written by the Rev. Frederick B. Fisher of the First Methodist Episcopal Church. By REV. ALLEN J. BABCOCK By immortality I mean eternal life. When I say that I possess immor- tality I mean that I will live forever. I know my body will die. Immor- tality does not refer to the body. But my body is not myself, it is merely something which I possess, which I animate during this life on earth. My rational nature is something above and beyond my body. 'I call it my soul. That soul which pro- duces immaterial, spiritual ideas, judgments, volitions must itself be immaterial, spiritual. Being imma- terial and spiritual my soul is not composed of parts, it is a simple substance, and since death means the breaking up into parts of a compo- site thing, my soul will never die. Since my soul is my rational self, my rational self will live forever. Thus philosophy teaches me that. I am an immortal being. Every instinct of man has some- thing in nature to satisfy its crav- ings. Hunger is satisfied by food; thirst is satisfied by drink. Man's craving for happiness, not passing pleasure, but lasting permanent hap- piness, is an instinct as much as is his desire for food or drink. The Author of nature, the Creator did not give us this instinct for abiding happiness without the possibility of our attaining this lasting happiness. But in this life no one can satisfy his instinct for permanent happiness, so there must be a place beyond where it can be satisfied, and this is immortality. Thus my heart craves for immortality. God speaks to us of immortality. His prophet Job says "I know that my Redeemer liveth, and in the last day I shall rise out of the earth. And I shall be clothed again with my skin, and in my flesh I shall see my God. This my hope is laid up in my bosom." Christ Himself proclaimed, "I am the resurrection and the life; he that believeth in Me, although he liveth, and believeth in Me, shall not die forever." John XI, 25, 26. These are two quotations from Holy Scripture and Holy Scripture is a dependable teacher. Men have (Continued on Page 6) _ _ _ .- AcademyGroup Will Hear 280 Short Speeches Annual Scholar's Meeting To Open Thursday; Will Close Saturday Approximately 280 brief speeches, most o'f them of less than 10 minutes duration, will be made at the 39th annual meeting of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters to be held here March 15, 16, and 17, a study of the Academy's program reveals. The speeches will be the cul- minating points of research conduct- ed in 13 fields through the past aca- demic years by members of the Academy. With interest in economics revived under the stimtlation of the depres- sion and the Rooseveltian plan for recovery, the section on economics and sociology, under the chairman- ship of Prof. Shorey Peterson of the economics department, is expected to hold a large lay interest. Two speeches and a round table discussion led by Prof. I. L. Sharfman, chair- man of the economics department, are on this group's program. Professor Sharfman will lead the round table discussion, which will consider "The NRA and Industrial Control." Prof. C. F. Remer of the economics department will speak on "An Economic Approach to Inter- national Relations," and E. A. McGee of Michigan State College will de- scribe "The Significance of NRA Codes in Relation to Cost Accounting and Price Setting." The group's pro- gram is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. Friday, March 16 in Room 101 Eco- nomics Building. Three informal discussions of dic- tatorships are expected to lead many to the section of history and political science, meeting jointly at 2:15 p.m. Friday, March 16 on the Terrace of the Union. W. H. Hobbs To Leave Staff At Close Of Year Noted Geologist Arrives At Automatic Retirement Age July 2 Prof. William H. Hobbs, head of the geology department since 1906, will retire at the close of the 1934 Summer Session, according to Presi- dent Alexander G. Ruthven. Professor Hobbs will reach the automatic retiring age of 70 July 2 but has been requested to teach throughout the summer term. It is believed that the title professor emer- itus will be conferred upon him by the Board of Regents that he may continue to give his course in gla- ciation, The geology department will prob- ably be reorganized with Dr. Ermine C. Case, historical geologist and pale- ontologist and Henry Russell Lec- turer, as chairman of its faculty. Bears Can Take It Still After Lengthy Tooth, Claw Tussle The National Intercollegiate Wrest- ling Meet will be held in Ann Arbor March 23-24, but there is one wrest- ling match that began here Feb. 3, 1933 and there is still no sign of the finish. Nor is its duration the only unique feature about this match of matches, for it is a mixed bout taking place between members of the opposite sex, between Ursus and his twin sister, Ursa, the bear cubs of the Museum of Zoology. These matches take place daily in the open-air ring be- hind the museum and there is no cover charge at any time. In the majority of matches Ursus seems to have been the victor, again proving the superiority of the maile. Ursa is a scrubby little animal and the combination of brother Ursus maulings and frequent darts through the swinging doors of civilization have given her an exceedingly worn look, but she can still take it and is plenty game. In the next cage, Ted and Pete, the two adult black bears, give an exhibition of heavyweight wrestling every day, but their slow movements do not hold the element of drama that pervades the antics of those two star lightweights, Ursus and Ursa. Prarley Group Is To Meet At Union Sunday Mrs. Reier, Mrs. Mallory To Head Discussion On 'Sex And The Family' A discussion group on "Sex and the Family," which began its talks dur- ing the Spring Parley, wil hold its first continuation meeting at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Union, it was an- nounced yesterday by student officers of the Parley. Mrs. Herbert S. Mallory, director of social service in the psychopathic hospital, and Mrs. C. F. Remer, wife of Professor Remer of the economics department, will be present to lead the discussions. Edward H. Litch- field, '36, will continue as student chairman of the group. This group, one of four which met the second day of the recent Parley, voted unanimously to continue its work during the rest of the semester. Mrs. Mallory and Mrs. Remer were two of the leaders at that time, others being Dean Joseph A. Bursley, Dr. Warren E. Forsythe, director of the Health Service, and Prof. John F. Shepard of the psychology depart- ment. Plans for the semester are for oc- casional informal meetings of the group, with changing faculty leader- ship from time to time. As at the Parley proper, the meetings will be open to all who are interested, whether they have previously attend- ed sessions of this group or not. Other groups growing out of the Parley will also hold their first con- tinuation meetings within a few days, according to plans now under way, but no definite arrangements have been made for any of these as yet, Merit System Is AcceptedBy League Board PlanUnanimoi slyAdopted By Represeoitatives At A Meeting Held Yesterday Method Plaed In Immediate Effect S t u d e n t Representatives On Board Of Governors Only Elective Positions A final motion for the adoption of the merit system as a basis for the selection of League officers was unan- imously passed by th~ Board of Rep- resentatives which met in the League yesterday. The motion, having been discussed by the Board of Gov nors, composed of faculty and student representa- tives and passed by the Board of Di- rectors, received final ratification in yesterday's meeting, nd will go into immediate effect with the selection of officers this spring, Aspirants Wil Apply By this system, persons desiring official League positions will hand in formal applications to the Board of Governors telling their qualifications and suggested plans for the coming year. Although the whole plan has not as yet been perfected, the general plan is to have the only elective of- fices those of the student representa- tives on the Board of Governors. A vice-president to fulfill this posi- tion will be chosen from each school and will represent general campus opinion. To Have 8 Committees Eight committees will probably in- clude the League work. These will be reception, house, publicity, under- graduate fund, and social committees, the Judiciary Council, the Board of Representatives, and Panhellenic group. Tryouts for thei.e corninittees will be held at the first of each year, and successful tryouts will be given a chance to work on all of the com- mittees, rotating in their positions. Finally, a League Council will be made up of the various chairmen of these committees, and it will be from these chairmen that the League pres- ident and other officers will be chosen. Women Gain Experience By this system, Miss Ethel McCor- mick, social director of the League, explained in her speech to the board yesterday, women will have a com- plete knowledge of their building be fore they reach a full official capa- city. They will have received full training in the business side of the League through the house committee- ship, they will know what parts of the League are paying and what are not, and just what should be done about the non-paying elements. It will be the duty of the recep- tion committee to receive such celeb- rities as the May Festival artists, and to work in collaboration with the social committee which will sponsor League teas, dances, and numerous social events throughout the year. The duty of the publicity commit- tee, the work of which is now being carried on by the business office, will be to acquaint the campus with what is going on in the League, not only by newspapers but by advertising. Many of the tasks which it is now necessary to pay big sums to have done outside the League can be accomplished within the building itself under the new system, Miss McCormick said. Nine For Are Temporary Routes Commercial Flying Mapped Out WASHINGTON, March 13. - The Government today decided to find out what is the matter with the Army air service, the butt of nationwide criticism since President. Roosevelt Saturday decreed that it was unfit to carry on the work of the mail lines. A committee composed of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, Orville Wright and Clarence D. Chamberlin was del- egated by Secretary of War. George H. Dern to determine what reforms should be made before it can carry the mails. Nine temporary routes of the 17 flown by commercial lines have been remapped by the Postoffice Depart- ment as the safest for regular service, but Army planes were still held on the ground today pending the in- vestigation. Meanwhile Congress heard pleas for modification of President Roose- velt's mail line contract legislation so commercial lines could take up the mails as soon as possible. A charge in the Senate by Arthur W. Robinson, Indiana Republican, that the President was responsible for the death of the 10 Army fliers who fell since the service began carrying the airmail was challenged vigorously today by the Democratic leader Senator Joseph T.. Robinson, of Arkansas, who said, "it is not just to denounce the President of the United States as a murderer." Robinson asserted that scrapping the contracts held by private com- panies was a "tragic blunder" and that the White House was attempting to shift the blame to the Army. He said if the Army fliers were sent to their death deliberately it was "legalized murder" and if inadver- tently, itdwas "manslaughter." Lecture Tickets To Be Sold Thursday Tickets for the special Oratorical Association lecture Friday, March 23, which presents Francis Perkins, sec- retary of labor, will be on sale at Wahr's bookstore tomorrow, accord- ing to Carl G. Brandt, manager of the series. The regular association prices of 75 cents for main floor seats and 50 cents for balcony seats will prevail. Season ticket holders may reserve their regular seats for this lecture at a price of 25 cents. To obtain this season privilege, however, holders of season tickets must buy their tickets either Thursday or Friday of this week. Hemorrhage Takes Life Of Milan Man Lloyd Meyers, 50, of Milan, died at 11:45 a.m. yesterday at the Univer- sity Hospital from a cerebral hem- orrhage. Meyers was taken to the hospital by his son about 7 p.m. Monday night after he had been found lying help- less on the second floor of his house. 'Elizabeth The Queen 'To Have Premiere Today Play Production Presents 4-Day Run Of New York Guild Success Play Production's presentation ofI "Elizabeth the Quen," last year's New York Theatre Guild success by Max- well Anderson, will open at 8:30 p.m.t today for a run of four days at theI Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre.I Sarah Pierce, '35, will head the cast of 35 students in the role of the red- haired mercurial queen, who has long1 fascinated people of all ages. The role4 of her impulsive young lover whom she loved, hated, and feared at theI same time will be taken by Jay Pozz, '34. David Zimmerman, '35, will appear as Sir Walter Raleigh, the third sidet of the court triangle at this period. Raleigh, however lacks the dash withI which Essex dazzles Elizabeth and is the much more stolid character of a shrewd statesman. The difficult role of Sir Francis Bacon, the famous essayist, soldierl and scholar, is taken by Frederick 0. Crandall, Grad.' Bacon is a firm friend of Essex and is the only per- son who is in every way a match. for the queen. Frank Funk, '35, appears as the hunchback, Sir Robert Cecil, archI enemy of Essex, and son of the dis- tinguished Lord Burghley, Elizabeth'sk life-long counselor, played by WilliamI Halstead, Grad. Mary Pray, '34, inI the role of Penelope Gray, brings with a youthful characterization a strong contrast to the age of Elizabeth, em- phasizing the tragic differences be-f tween youth and old age, as the queenI was about 60 years old at the time of her affair with Essex. Goddard Light,'35, as the ever-lov- able court fool whose wisdom goes unheeded, nevertheless is encouraged in his amazing audacity. RichardI Burbage as the admirable Falstaff1 who was a favorite of Queen Eliza- beth's is played by Paul Williams, Grad. These characters are supported in minor roles by Harry Pick, '34, Charles Harrell, '34, Carl Nelson, '35, John Hirt, '34, Alton Brimmer, '34, John Cherry, '34, Virginia Roberts, '35 Barbara VanDerVort, '34, Bar- bara Morgan, '35, and several others. Rushing Rule Action To Be Taken Tonight Indictment Body Of Three Faculty Members Asked To Propose Changes Action on proposed changes in the rushing rules will be taken when d-legates to the Interfraternity Council meet at 7:15 p.m. today at the Union. The establishment of an indict- ment board, composed of the three faculty members of the Judiciary Committee, will be asked by .the com- mittee which was appointed last fall to propose changes, The indictment board would hear evidence of alleged violations of the rushing rules and certify the testi- mony which it has collected, passing it on to the Judiciary Committee for action, according to the proposal. Other proposals deal with the per- mitting of contact outside of houses with new men beginning on Tuesday Lindbergh To Aid U.S.Army With Air Mail Is Appointed As Member Of Group Of Three To Study Service Chamberlin, Wright Also On Committee Has Play Lead SARAH PIERCE * * * Houses To Entertain Profesr Inaugurate Program For Betterment Of Faculty- Student Relations More Than Twenty Groups Take Part Thirty-Five Faculty Men Participate In First Of Series Of Dinners Inaugurating an extensive program for attaining a closer relationship be- tween the faculty and student body, the first in a series of Wednesday night faculty dinners will be held to- night at more than a score of fra- ternities on the campus. Close to three dozen faculty men are co-operating in the project and it is expected that additional profes- sors, as well as houses, will be added to theslistlater, according to Lewis Kearns, '35, of the Union Co-opera- tive committee. List Faculty Visitors Kearns announced the names of the following faculty men as already having signified their intention of taking part: Dean Joseph A. Bursley, Prof. John S. "Worley, Prof. John Brumm, Prof. J. A. C. Hildner, Prof. William McLaughlin, Prof. Gail E. Densmore,* Walter B. Rea, Prof. Charles F. Remer, Prof. David.Mat- tern, Prof. Lewis G. VanderVelde, Prof. Lewis I. Bredvold, Prof. Ralph W. Hammett, Prof. Emil Lorch. Prof. Lewis M. Gram, Prof. A. D. Moore, Prof. Earl V. Moore, Prof. Louis A. Strauss, Prof. Roy W. Cow- den, Prof. Howard M. Jones, Prof. Al- fred H. Lovell, Prof. Leonard L. Wat- kins, Prof. Charles L. Jamison, Prof. Jesse S. Reeves, Prof. Robert B. Hafl, Col. Fredrick Rogers, Lt. Richard R. Coursey. Gail E. Densmore, Carl G. Brandt, Benjamin Wheeler, Donal Hamilton Haines,. Stanley G. Waltz, and H. 1L Dorr, Many Fraternities Included Acacia,. Alpha Delta Phi, Kappa Sigma, Delta Alpha Epsilon, Chi Phi, Zeta Psi, Alpha Kappa Lambda, Phi Kappa Sigma, Phi Sigma Kappa, Sigma Nu, Sigma Chi, Sigma Phi, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Phi Kappa Psi, Delta Upsilon, Delta Tau Delta, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Gamma Del- ta, Psi Upsilon, Theta Delta Chi, Sigma Alpha Mu, Phi Delta Theta, Theta Xi, and Zeta Beta Tau are the fraternities who are entertaining at the series of dinners. It is hoped that this series of guest nights may be successful enough to warrant its continuation for the re- mainder of the semester and its ac- ceptance as a permanent feature by both undergraduates and professors, Kearns said. Democrats Lay Congressional Campaign Plans Air Mail And Veteran Dis- putes Rank High In List At Capitol Hill WASHINGTON, March 13.- (/") -- A reshaping of the Democratic Na- tional Committee was undertaken to- day to ready the party machine for the coming congressional campaign. Issues were still in the making on Capitol Hill. Written high on this list were the air mail and veteran dis- putes which still had investigators and congressional leaders busy. John S. Cohen, president and editor of the Atlanta Journal and former senator from Georgia, was offered the post of treasurer of the Demo- cratic National Committee. He came to Washington to talk over the mat- ter with Chairman Farley. In the air mail controversy, which has provided the most material for Republican speeches of any issue that has arisen in recent months, hearings went ahead before a congressional committee on a measure to set up a permanent plan for handling the air mail. The veterans' dispute, which cut across both parties, remained pinned between, the two houses of Congress. The bonus bill, passed yesterday by the House, has yet to be taken up by the Senate. The liberalized allow- Chicago Symphony. To Perform For Thirtieth Time At Festival When the Chicago Symphony Or- chestra, under the direction of Dr., Frederick Stock, plays for the May Festival audience, May 9, 10, 11, and 12, it will be the thirtiethconsecu- tive season that this famed organiza- tion has performed for the event, The orchestra was founded in 1891 by Theodore Thomas, with the co- operation of several public-spiritedI Chicago music lovers and patrons. It has had but two conductors, Mr. Thomas, from its establishment until his death in 1905, and from that time, Dr. Stock, the present incumbent. Dr. Stock was chosen for the posi- tion from among the members of the orchestra after consideration had many in 1872. His career has been one of the most remarkable of mod- ern musicians. His father was a band- master, as was Dr. Stocks' first tutor. At 14 he entered the Cologne Con-i servatory, from which institution he was graduated as a violinist. He studied musical theory and composi- tion under such famous figures as Humperdinck, Zoellner, Wuellner, and Jensen, coming to America in 1895 to become a member of the Chi- cago Orchestra as a viola player. Four years later he was made assistant conductor under Thomas, and on the death of the latter, succeeded him to the conductorship.