The Weather L G Cloudy, snow flurries in north, snme snow in south por- tions today; cloudy tomorrow. AOF t.C czl iIait1ig In This Issue Timely news and comment about places that will attract travelers this summer ... See Pages 9, 10, and 11. VOL. XLV. No. 135 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1935 PRICE FIVE CENTS Murderer Of Stang Identified Accused As Murderer Of Fireman In Argument At Jackson Yesterday Police Say Arrest Is Expected Soon Ex-Convict Has Reputation As Killer; Link Him To Other Crimes A man who escaped after killing a fireman in Jackson yesterday was definitely identified last -night as the murderer of Patrolman Clifford A. Stang, and police at hot on his trail. The man is the ex-convict, whose name police refuse to disclose, being sought throughout this part of the country. He was positively identified, police say, by three Jackson witnes- ses after they were shown a picture of the hunted slayer. The man is the smaller of the two men who were holding up the Conlin and Weatherbee clothing store March 21 when Stang met his death. He was descibhed by Herbert Weatherbee, partner, as blond and about 35 years old. Killer Described The hunted ex-convict has a repu- tation for being a killer, police stated. He is said to have very bloodshot eyes and a continual "drunken" attitude. This correlaltes the testimony of Weatherbee. Five Ann Arbor policemen, Jack- son police, Jackson County sheriffs, and State Police are closing in on the man whom they believe to be in a limited area outside the Prison City. It was believed here that his capture would probably be only a matter of hours. Chief of Police Lewis Fohey and Sergt. Sherman Mortenson rushed here last night from Williamsburg, O,, where they had been following up a clue which involved an automobile stolen by the suspected man. Sergt. Norman Cook intimated that police believe the identified man is connect- ed with a series of killings and hold- ups throughout Ohio, in Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Jackson. He said that probably the automobile, which be- longed to the Detroit, Toledo, and Irontown Railroad Company, was stolen.and abandoned in Ohio before Stang was killed here. Fohey, Mortenson On Trail Chief Fohey and Sergeant Morten- son expect to leave for Jackson early this morning to assist in the search. Their trip back to Ann Arbor was ac- complished in little more than six hours. The killing in Jackson took place when Edward T. Ratchford, city fire- man who was off duty, attempted to stop two men from smoking in the ' Elks Temple, where a "wakathon" was being held. The men engaged in a .bitter quarrel with Ratchford. After he challenged them to a fight, one of them pulled -a gun and fired five shots into the fireman's body, killing him instantly. The men, together with two women, fled from the spot in an automobile. State Police immediately attempted to connect the killing with the murder of Stang. They showed a picture of the ex-convict, whom they sus- pected of murdering the Ann Arbor policeman, to three witnesses who haw the man shoot Ratchford. All three of them positively identified the picture as that of the man who shot the Jackson fireman. See Settlement Of Work-Relief Measure Soon WASHINGTON, March 30.- ( ) - House leaders decided today that un- less there is a change in the Senate situation by Monday, the House will accept the $4,880,000,000 work-relief bill, including the limitation objected to by Secretary Harold L. Ickes. Chairman James P. Buchanan of the House conferees on the bill re- iterated that "it is up to the Senate." The difficulty was a proviso insert- ed in the bill requiring that at least one-third of the $900,000,000 allocated for loans or grants to the state proj- ects must be spent for "direct work." The Senate conferees, a House leader said today, "wanted to require Debate Team Places High In National Meet Campaign Is Ended; Vote IsTomorrow Faculty Men Running For Presidency Of Council, Aldermanic Posts Will Cast Ballots For Two Regents Mayoralty Race Marked By Hot Fight Between Conlin, Caml)bell wm Swimmi1ng Team Piles Up Record Total; Wins Intercollegiate Crown Johnson Again Lashes Out At Long, Coug-hlin Michigan's Varsity Debate team last night placed second in the National Delta Sigma Rho tournament at Madison, Wis., competing against 20 other colleges and universities. Reading from left to right, top: Edward Lit hfield, '36, William Centner, '38, Abe Zwerdling, '35. Below, center: Jack Moeckle, '35. Peace Parley Is Broken Off By Ethiopians Steps Taken To Protect Foreigners In Case Of Outbreak Of Wa r ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia. March 30-P) - Direct negotiations with Italy over the colonial boundary dis- putes were suddenly broken off today and a note sent to the League of Nations. Special measures were taken to protect foreigners in case of an out- brak of hostilities. These steps in- cluded the appointment of a new, energetic police chief for the Ethio- pian capital. This new chief, named Diredaoua, was reorganizing the police force to make it effective for any eventuality. ROME, March 30 - (A') - A gov- ernment spokesman said today that conciliation would be the next step in the Italo-Ethiopian controversy, following the refusal of the Ethiopian government to acept the Italian pro- posal for personal negotiations be- tween the Italian Minister at Addis Arara and the Ethiopian Foreign Mirister. The spokesman said that the two governments would appoint a com- mission of conciliation to study points of difference and recommend a solution. The Ethiopian charge d'affai;res here, however, said that the. matter was now up to the League of Nations. Earlier the Government Press Bu- reau had officially confirmed reports that Ethiopia had rejected proposals from Italy to "put all the cards on the table" and settle negotiations directly. Rumors that war had been declared however, were characterized by a government spokesman as "silly and stupid." He said that the Italian gov- ernment still firmly believed in direct negotiations as the best method of arriving at a solution. Golden Gloves Fighter Killed In Auto Crash LitelifieldVins National Public SpeechContest Michigan Debaters Place Second In Tournament On Wisconsin Campus MADISON, March 30. -(Special) - Edward Litchfield, '36, won the na- tional public discussions contest on the University of Wisconsin campus while the Michigan debate team, of which he is a member, took second place in the Delta Sigma Rho tour- nament to Creighton University, ( Members of the Michigan team were Abe Zwerdling,.'35, and Litchfield who made up the negative squad, and Wil- liam Centner, '33 and Jack Moekle, '35, the affirmative. Twenty other schools from all over the country took part in the round robin engagement on the subject, "Resolved: That the Nations Should Prevent the Interna- tional Shipment of Arms and Muni- tions." Litchfield won three elimination de- bates before reaching the finals in the public discussion contest, which was held independently of the Delta Sig- ma Rho tournament. The Michigan affirmative and negative squads defeated Wisconsin, the University of Florida, and the College of the Pacific for a total of four wins out of six contests. The two defeats of the Wolverine team were scored by the Chicago and Creighton squads. The Michigan team will be on tour of the middle west during the coming week, and will close its forensic year at the Western Conference Tourna- ment at Evanston, April 5 and 6. Set Definite Date For Walker Trial Trial of Alva C. Walker, proprietor of the boarding house at 611 Church St., for violation of the City Milk Ordinance has been definitely set at 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 3, Jus- tice Jay H. Payne announced yester- day. The trial has been postponed three times, twice because Mr. Walker's lawyer has been unable to attend. Justice Payne said the court was ready to hear the case, and that it would be held Wednesday whether Mr. Walker's attorney could be pres- ent or not. The results of hotly contested bat- Accuses Detroit Priest Of tles for the presidency of the Ann Ar- Trying To Become An bor city council and regents' positionsj A merican Hitler will be watched with interest tomor-_ row by the University when the city, State, and county go to the polls. CHICAGO, March 30. -- () -Gen- Contesting in the race for council eral Hugh S. Johnson, barbed tongued president are Prof. Walter C. Sadler former chief of NRA, lashed out again of theengineering college on the Re- tonight at Father Charles Coughlin ofbtheangtinkeein coe ornd h Re and Senator Huey Long, accusing the publican ticket and Prof. Orlando W. Detroit priest of trying to be an Amer- Stephenson of the School of Educa-. ican Hitler and ridiculing the gentle- tion on the Democratic slate. man from Louisiana as a purveyor of Running for regent under the ban- "bunk." ner of the G.O.P. are Mrs. Esther M. "You have not chosen the swas- Cram, incumbent from Flint, and tika," Johnson said of Father Cough- David H. Crowley. They are opposed lin in pursuing his Hitler comparison. on the Democratic side by Regent Ed- "You have a more sacred device - no mund C. Shields, of Lansing, and swastika for your nazis - but a cross." Charles M. Novak. Of the two men he has dubbed Contest For Alderman "pipers," Johnson said, he "preferred Also of interest to the University is Senator Long." The General implied that with to- the fight being made by two engineer- night's attack, launched over a na- ing college professors for alderman-, tion-wide radio hookup, he was ic posts. In the seventh "University "through" with his end of the flaming Ward, Prof. Glenn A. Alt is running three-cornered controversy. on the Republican ticket against Centering his fire on the priest, Douglas D. Loree, Democrat. In the Johnson denounced his policy and sixth ward, Prof. Roger L. Morrison, ridiculed him personally. a Republican, is being opposed by As if addressing Father Coughlin, Mrs. Gertrude Norris, Democrat. Johnson said: Campaigns in general of all parties "Someone sent me a parallel of have been restricted because of lack what both you and Adolf (Hitler) of funds this year, but as the day have proposed and preached and they, for the election neared, the activity are as alike as peas in a pod. As a grew. foreign born you could not be a Next to political -encounters involv- president, but you could be a reichs- ing faculty men, University circles fuehrer -just as the Austrian Adolf are taking most notice of the mayor- became a dictator in Germany." alty race in which John W. Conlin, Democratic nominee who defeated Feder. Jud e Prof. John Muyskens of the speech department in the primaries, is trying Rs to unseat Mayor Robert A. Campbell.Th RpesnNcAtwsb The Republican incumbent will be ..ils N A I remembered as the man who on Jan-f uary 18 praised the Townsend plan Encroachment of old age pensions, saying "there is I no doubt as to its woikability." See Large Conlin Vote Dissolves Injuncion -In The fight in this contest has been Case Of Coal Merchant; one of the hottest in the entire cam- paign, and observers, while admitting Cites aternalism Ann Arbor's usually dominant Repub- lican stand, predict that Conlin will GRAND RAPIDS, March 30 -()- poll a large vote. Federal Judge Fred M. Raymond, sit- The race of next importance, ac- ting on the case of Reginald S. cording to the interest in the cam- French, Middleville coal dealer ac- paign, is that for the circuit judge cuss of violating NRA wage and hour ship. Judge George W. Sample, a conditions, ruled Saturday that the Republican who has for many years NRA was an encroachment on the presided over the Washtenaw County rights of States to regulate intra- tribunal here, is opposed on the state business. Democratic ticket by William H. Mur- The court refused to issue a per- ray, who was unopposed in the pri- manent injunction restraining French mary. Judge Sample won over three from violating provisions of the NRA other G.O.P. aspirants. and dissolved a temporary injunc- OtheGOPaspiats.Paultion under which French once was On the state ballot, Paul V. Voelker, fined. superintendent of public instruction, "If the original constitutional con- is running on the Democratic ticket cept of an indestructible union of against Maurice R. Keyworth, Re publican. Arthur E. Larsen, Socialist is to be changed to candidate, is making a strong bid for that of a benevolent paternalism election to this post, and is one of the over commonwealths possessing only few persons not a Republican nor remnants of power, Judge Raymond Democrat, who is conceded a possible asserted in his decision, that end chance by observers. must be accomplished through con- Polling places in Ann Arbor will be stitutional powers of amendment and open from 7 o'clock in the morning not by an invertedinterpretationtof until 8 o'clock in the evening. the commerce clause (of the Consti- __._ R~nw n mnnfA r %7r i f Student Takes Red Lantern, But That Doesn't Stop Police The phrase "caught red-handed," might be applied to a junior in the engineering college who was nabbed by police Friday night as he was steal- ing a red lantern from the corner of Huron and Ashley Streets. The police just happened to come along at the opportune (or inoppor- tune, depending on how you look at it) time. The student, who belongs to the Xi Psi Phi fraternity, looked around, guiltily, and when he saw there was no chance for a getaway, and that the. police outnumbered him, one to one, gave in. Very sternly, the local guardians of the law locked him up Friday night. He was released yesterday morning, but on the condition, laid down by' Justice Redding, that he give the city' of Ann Arbor $25 in fines and $6.95' in costs. The case still remains a mystery, however. The one question which is bothering everybody, police and all and which is still unanswered, is - what the heck did he want with a1 red lantern? New Issue Of Contemporarya Out Tomorrow; Prizes Of Poetry Contest Are Awarded To Bird And Kavinoky Winning selections in the recent poetry contest sponsored by Con- emporary, student literary magazine,7 will be published in the April issue, which will be placed on sale tomor- row, Donald B. Eider, '35, editorial director, announced yesterday. 1 Otto Bird, '35, and Bernice Kavin- oky, '35, tied for first place, and the prize of $10 in books will be divided. Bird was awarded the prize for a poem, "Journey To Emmaue," and Miss Kavinoky for a group of poems, One of her poems, "Death of a Young Man," will be printed in this issue.- "Occasional Lilliputian" by Elizabeth Allen, '36, which was awarded hon-1 orable mention, will also appear in this number. Other features will be essays from, the Freshman Hopwood contest, "Sound Out Of Silence,"dby Eva Polk, '38, which was awarded first prize, and "Chichester" byDoris Kaplan, '38, which won second prize, and "Heaven From Earth" by Frederick Jones, '38. Stories by Francis Roellinger of the English department and Robert Warshow, '37, are among the contri- butions. Leo Kirschbaum of the Eng- lish department has written a re- view of T. S. Eliot's "Waste Land" for this issue. A novel feature will be a scene" from "Unfinished Picture" by Theo- dore Cohen, '35, which won a Hop- wood award last year and was recent- ly presented by the Hillel Players. In addition, there will appear sev- eral reviews of current books and other poems by students. Prof. W. G. Rice has written a special book review for this number. Subscribers may call for their cop- ies in Angel Hall and University Hall tomorrow, and Wednesday, or at the" office of Contemporary in the Stu- dent Publications Building. To Hold Freshman Forum On Tuesday The second in a series of freshman forums designed to aid the new stu- dent in orienting himself to campus life will be held at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday in the north lounge of the Union. The discussion will be conducted again by Prof. Bennett Weaver of the English department. A committee of Charles Arohnson, Frederick Collins, and James Eck- house has been placed in charge of arrangements for the forums. SAYS DEATH IS HAPPY OSLO, Norway, March 30. -- () - Tank Squad Amasses 49 Points; Nearest Rival Collects 15 Yale, Washington Tie For Second Individual Champions Are Kasley, Fehsenfeld And Drysdale CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 30 - 0P)- The University of Michigan successfully defended its National Collegiate A.A. swimming champ- ionship in the Harvard pool, piling up 49 points to dominate a field of record-breaking rivals. The Wolverines picked up 26 points in the six events run off Friday, and added 23 points tonight to emerge as the greatest college swimming team of the year. The University ofWashington fin- ished in a second-place tie with Yale's 17 man team, expected to press the Wolverines to the limit, with 15 points. Only nine of the other 34 competing teams figured in the scoring in the meet today. Iowa finished fourth with 14 points, and Ohio State and Illinois tied for fifth honors with 11 points each. Southern California fol lowed with nine, Navy totaled four, Columbia and Loyola three each, Brown two and Stanford one. Michigan's individual champions involved Jack Kasley in the 200-yard breast-stroke; Taylor Drysdale in the 150-yard backstroke, and Frank Feh- senfeld in the low and high-board div- ing events. The Maize and Blue team also cap- tured the 400-yard relay and the 300- yard medley relay. In winning the 200-yard breast- stroke, Kasley broke the NCAA record record in 2:28.7, three-tenths of a second under the meet mark estab- lished two years ago. In the high board diving event, won by Fehsenfeld, Michigan placed three others, Grady taking a third, Diefen- dorf fourth, and Johnson sixth. The Wolverine quartet of Drysdale, Renner, Robertson, and Dalrymple carried off the 400-yard relay in 3:38.4. Medica beat his west coast rival to the finish in the 440 free-style in 4:42.5, to set a new world's record for the distance. Barnard of Michigan placed sixth in this event. Medica also set a new world's rec- ord of 18:59.3 in the 1,500-meter free- style, with Gilhula trailing him by six feet. SUMMARIES 400-yard sprint relay finals: Won by Michigan (Robertson, Drysdale, Renner, and Dalrymple); second, Yale; third, Navy; fourth, Brown; fifth, Iowa. Time, 3:38.4. (Illinois finished second but was disqualified. 440-yard free-style finals: Won by Medica (Washington); second, Gil- hula (Southern California); third, Woodf ord (Ohio State); fourth, Jac- obsmeyer (Iowa) ; fifth, Barnard (Michigan); sixth, Hoyt (Yale), Time, 4:42.5. (New world record). Three-meter high board diving fin- als: Won by Fehsenfeld (Michigan) 124.4; second, Busby (Iowa) 116.64; third, Grady (Michigan) 109.28; fourth, Diefendorf (Michigan) 106.- 50; fifth, Buckingham (Yale), 99.64 sixth, Johnston (Michigan), 96.68. 200-yard breast-stroke finals: Won by Kasley (Michigan); second, Bried- enthal (Loyola); third, Kirbert (Ohi State); fourth, Foster (Stanford); fifth, Brown (Yale); sixth; Leventritt (Harvard). Time --2:28.7. (New NC- AA record). 100-yard free-style finals: Won by Flachmann (Illinois); second, Living- ston (Yale); third, Dalrymple (Mich- igan); fourth, Cooke (Yale); fifth, Bryant (Ohio State); sixth, Lee (Brown). Time, :52.4. THE HONORS Team title: *Michigan. 50-yard free-style: *Charles Flachmann (Illinois). 100-yard free-style: Charles Flachmann (Illinois). 220-yard free-style: *Jack Med- ica (Washington). 440-yard free-style: *Jack 'Med- ica (Washington). 1,500-yard free-style: *Jack Medica (Washington). Archie Moore, Old Boy, In 17-Year- Collision Near Ann Arbor Archie Moore, 17-year-old light- weight Golden Gloves winner of the Ann Arbor division, Platt, was killed at 1:45 p.m. yesterday when the light roadster he was driving west on Pack- ard road, two miles east of Ann Ar- bor, collided with a sedan driven by Herman Kausska, also of Platt. Moore, according to witnesses, ap- parently failed to make a turn and' was on the wrong side of the highway when struck by Kausska's machine. The roadster skidded and then rolled over, killing Moore instantly. With Moore was Nelson Terry, 19 years old, another resident of Platt, who received cuts about the face and head. He was taken to St. Joseph Hospital but later discharged. Kausska, Tom McFadgen and Sam Hutchinson, who were in Kausska's car, suffered minor injuries. Moore's body was taken to the Staff an Funeral Home. Guthe Explains Coordinating W ork Of Social Science Unit Dr. Carl E. Guthe, -director of the anthropology department, whose ap- pointment as chairman of the Divis-- ion of Social Sciences was confirmed by the Regents Friday, declared last night that the purpose of this com- paratively new unit in the University was to fill the need for closer coordin- ation in the social science field. In presenting the background that preceded the creation of the Division, he referred to a portion of President's Ruthven's report of 1933-34 which showed the need for such a body 'nd the part it would play in the Univer- sity. His reference applied to the statement concerning "the evils of over-departmentalization," and other partial inadequacy of the present sys- tem to bring together subjects in related fields. versity, Dr. Guthe declared. Its mem- bers, he continued, are selected from ten departments and schools, but act in the capacity of "social scientists," not merely as representatives of any particular University unit. The departments of anthropology economics, geography, history. nhi- losophy, political science, psychology, sociology, and the law and business schools are each entitled to one "rep- resentative" on the general commit- tee of the Division, he pointed out. For the purpose of carrying on ad- visory work in different fields this committee is empowered to create under its jurisdiction a number of sub-committees that will submit their work to the general committee for further action. In this capacity the committee on research, the first and tution.) More complete reversal oz fundamental principles of our gov- ernment cannot be conceived." French did not contest the issu- ance of temporary order when it was signed by Judge Raymond last sum- mer on complaint of United States Attorney Joseph M. Donnelly. The court later fined French $300 for con- tempt, when it convicted French of having violated the temporary in- junction. Saturday's action wiped out the restraining order under which French was punished and refused to grant u new one. The court dealt in its opinion only with French's defense that his busi- ness was intra-state commerce and therefore outside the jurisdiction of the Federal government. The plain- tiffs had contended that because French imported his coal from Ohio and Kentucky before selling it to customers within a radius of six or seven miles of Caledonia it involved inter-state commerce. Greek Rebels Given