The Weather Rain in southern portion to- day and probably tomorrow; no decided change in temperature. it ga ii Ldit orIal Sct-Ups In The League? ... On The Daily's Policy ... Champion For Scottsboro... VOL. XLV. No. 139 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1935 PRICE FIVE CENTS Michigan Team Ties For Fifth Students Try Hearst And Hang His Effigy Three Title Defenders To Challengers In N.A.A.U. Meet Lose The Degener Loses In Lowboard Diving New York A.C. Gets Big Lead Toward National Team Championship NEW YORK, April 4. - (P) -Three of four defending champions dropped their titles tonight in the senior Na- tional Amateur Athletic Union's 47th annual indoor swimming champion- ship in the New York Athletic Club's pool. The only title-holder able to with- stand the assault of challengers was Leonard Spence, who for the second year won the 300-yard individual medley, using the butterfly stroke to good advantage and winning, by a margin of six feet. Giving a superb exhibition of the dorsal stroke, 16-year-old Adolph Kie- fer, representing the Great Lake Shore A.C., of Chicago, cracked the world's record for the 150-yard backstroke to capture the title in 1:36.1 minutes and the throne of Elbert Vande Weghe of the Newark A.C., who formerly held the world's record of 1:36.9. The surprising performance of the night wa turned in by Elbert Root of Miami, who became the low board diving title holder. He scored over Richard Degener of the Detroit A.C., the defending champion, picking up valuable pints as Degener gave a below-par exhibitionginethe difficult twisting double somersault dive. Root amassed 134.32 points to Degener's 134.16. The triumph of Frick and Spence gave the New York A.C. a flying start in defense of the national team cham- pionship. At the end of tonight's four-event program, the representa- tives of the homT- e club had rolled up 16 points -good for a seven-point lead over their closest rival, the Lake Shore AC. of Chicago, which collect- ed nine points. The balance of the team standing in order, follows: Detroit A.C., six; Miami, Baltimore, five; Newark A.C., two; University of Michigan, two; Olneyville Boy's Club, one. SUMMARIES Low board fancy diving: Won by Elbert Root, 134.32; second, Richard Degener, 134.16; third, Al Green, Chi- cago, 126.99; fourth, Frank Fehsen- feld, Michigan, 119.71; fifth, Ned Diefendorf, Michigan, 117.26-r sixth, Ben Grady, Michigan, 113.6. 300-yard individual medley: Won by Leonard Spence, New York A.C., 3:37.5; second, Wallace Spence, New York A.C., 3:40.2; third, Tom Haynie, Detroit A.C., 3:40.6; fourth, Taylor Drysdale, Michigan; fifth, John Hig- gins, Providence. 150-yard backstroke: Won by Ad- olf Kiefer, Chicago, 1:31.6; second, Ben Zehr, Indiana, 1:36.3; third, Al- bert Vande Weghe, Newark A.C., 1:39.4; fourth, Anthony Sinkiewicz Detroit A.C.; fifth, Gordon Chalmers, Franklin and Marshall. 100-yard free style: Won by Peter Frick, New York A.C., 0:52.4; second, Walter Spence, New York A.C., 0:53; third, Carl Flachmann, Chicago, 0:53.6; fourth, Matt Chrostowski, Providence, R. I.; fifth, Art Highland, Chicago. Students Poisoned At Boarding House More than 20 cases of food poison- ing were reported to the Health Serv- ice yesterday by students boarding at Freeman's boarding house, 803 E. Washington Street. The students re- ported that they became ill about 14 hours after eating Wednesday night. Samples of the food served Wed- nesday night were seured by Dr. Lloyd R. Gates, deputy health officer, for analysis. Dr. Gates announced yesterday that" results would not be known for 48 hours. Dr. Warren E. Forsythe, director of the Health Service, stated that the students complained of cramps, and he said that suspicion was directed for the most part toward some cold ham, which may have beeninfected accidently in the same manner as the chicken salad in the Hospital case, and the milk supply. "Freeman's serve Grade A raw milk." Dr. Forsythe said, "which is Prof. Lovett Hits R.O.T.C., Hearst, War, Sole Hope For European Peace Is Treaty Change Speaker Declares Condemns Entry Of U.S. In Great War Plea For New Economic And Social Systems Is Made; Th. Versailles Treaty, America's entry into the World War, the R.O.- T.C., and William Randolph Hearst were attacked yesterday by Prof. Hobert Morss Lovett of the Univer- ,ity of Chicago in the main address Df the anti-war meeting in Hill Au- litorium. Professor Lovett declared beforej .bout 1,200 spectators that the solel 'iope of averting a European war lies~ n a revision of the Versailles treaty,1 -ind suggested that the United States# ,how the way by scrapping the Ger- nan-American treaty. Both of these treaties, Professor Lovett said, represent a clear betrayal of solemn obligations to Germany on the part of the allies. He cited state- ments of President Wilson promising peace on the basis of complete equal- ity. Ordered Breaking Soejal Ordered Closed For Remainder Of Semester Univ Co y rDri r~n cM los Rules Phi Beta ersity Discipli mmittee Acts U inking At Dance ses House For nary pon Delta House ClosedAfter PHI BETA DELT A FRATERNITY -By Daily Staff Photographer. "Arthur Fuzzbrain" is shown delivering an impassioned defense plea as University Students gathered last night to try William Randolph Hearst and hang him in effigy. Hearst Is Hanoged In Effioy By M Of3~ S Merry GroupOf 350 Students William Randolph Hearst was gold to force the United States off the hanged in effigy last night by a hilar- gold standard," "acting as godfather ious group of more than 350 students. to the Young Communist League and After a mock trial on the library as grandfather to the Communist steps conducted with all the ceremony party," "fostering gluttony among and pomp of the courtroom, the de- the Russians," "demanding destruc- fendant, a six-foot stuffed figure la- tion of our glorious navy," "financ- belled "William Randolph Hearst - ing the Scottsboro defense," "blowing Public Enemy Number One," was con- up the Maine and in general rous- demned to death by hanging.dj ing the nation to riot and violence The figure was then carried over to by consistently telling the truth, the a neaiby tree, strung up on a branch, whole truth, and nothing but the and fastened in place, while the spec- truth, so help him God," and "in addi- tators sang "0, We'll Hang Willie tion, so neglecting our educational Hearst on a Sour Apple Tree" and institutions that our universities have chanted a mournful funeral dirge. been allowed to have freedom of aca- The trial, carried on chiefly by law demic discussion, making them sus- students, consisted of a solemn recita- ceptible to the machinations of for- tion of eight "charges" by the prose- eign propagandists, aiding and abet- cutor, impassioned defense pleas by ting this dangerous movement by im- "Arthur Fuzzbrain" and "Marion Nav- porting John Strachey to our inno- ies," a "cablegram" of support from cent and pristine land." "Adolf," and a summation by the The summation, describing Hearst prosecution in the form of a parody of as "a new being, conceived of the Lincoln's Gettysburg address. devil and dedicated to the proposi- The "charges" of the prosecution tion that all men are created en- were "blinding the nation to the emies," expressed the hope "that gov- danger of the Yellow Peril and try- ernment of Hearst, by Hearst, and for ing to make us believe in the brother- Hearst shall have forever perished hood of mankind," "receiving Moscow from the earth," Dr. Malinowski *1M !3 7 TOY Hits Credit Structure YV'11 e ei r U11- The dependence of the credit struc- ture of the United States on a victory Lecture Here by the Allies was blamed by Professor Lovett for our entry into the World' War. He asserted that President Wil- Will Speak On 'Economic son was faced with "a choice between war and the collapse of the credit Motive In Development system." The only way to prevent another Of Civilization' war by the United States is to avoid The University Lecture Series for the necessity of making such a choice 1935 will be resumed immediately af- again, he said. "We must look for- 13 ilb eue meitl f ward," he went on, "to a social and ter spring vacation by Prof. Bronis- economic system based on the equality law Malinowski of the University of and welfare of the individual and the London, who will speak Tuesday, welfare of the people as a whole rather April 16 on the subject: "The Eco- than the privilege of a few." nomic Motive in the Development of Professor Lovett declared that the Civilization." R.O.T.C. is not efficient in making Professor Malinowski is a mathe- good soldiers, but only serves as a matician, economist, and anthropolo- means of propaganda by the War De- gist, and his lecture here is being partment. He said that the "danger sponsored by the anthropology de- of preparedness" lies in the fact that partment. He received his doctorate "it prepares our minds for war." in exact science and mathematics Score "Sex Exploitation" from the Polish University of Cracow After calling the "exploitation of in 1908, and from 1910 on was en- sex" one of the most disgusting as- gaged in research work at the British pects of the propaganda of the World Museum and the London School of War, he asserted that similar tactics Economics, from which he received are evident in the practice of electing the doctorate of science in 1916. "pretty girls" to be honorary officers Taught First In London of R.O.T.C. units and to lead military He first taught at the University functions. of London as a lecturer from 1913 to Professor Lovett charged the War 1914, then as staff lecturer from 1920 Department with attempting to pre- to 1924. He was appointed First sent war as being pleasanter than it Reader in 1924 and again in 1927, really is. He said that passages in the since which year he has held this R.O.T.C. manual describing the use of position. bayonets in killing people have been In the course of his work Dr. Mal- deleted. inowski has made a number of field William Randolph Hearst was studies in Australia and Melanesia, called America's "Public Enemy Num- and in 1914 he accompanied the Rob- ber One" by Professor Lovett for hav- ert Mond Anthropological Expedi- ing helped to precipitate the war with tion to New Guinea and Northwestern Spain. "Journalists and politicians" Melanesia, returning in 1918 to Aus-' were also charged with a major share tralia and in 1920 to Europe. in causing the World War. sIs Widely Known Lecturer Cyril F. Hetsko, the student speaker, Among his best known works are said that students were serving no-'"Argonauts, of the Western Pacific," tice that they would no longeribe"Crime and Custom in Savage So- ist war o ciety," "Myth in Primitive Psycholo- Winifred Bell, '36, introduced Pro- gy," and "The Family Among the fessor Lovett, and George L. Aber- Australian Aborgines." He is a con- nethy, Grad., was the chairman of tributor to various scientific journals. the meeting. to the Encyclopedia Britannica, and Eternal Life Discussed By A. I. Compton Future Unpredidted Either Scientists Or Philosophers By The "Scientists and philosophers alike have failed to provide any clear indi- cation of what the future holds for us," declared Dr. Arthur H. Compton; in his last lecture in the Henry Martin Loud series in Hill Auditorium last night. The title of Dr. Compton's lecture was "Is Death the End?" Dr. Compton emphasized the lack of definite scientific knowledge in the field of investigating immortal- ity, or life eternal. le pointed out the inability of the scientists to draw logical deductions of a life beyond a bodily death on the basis of experi- ments in the physical world. To divine exactly the nature of immor- tality, the scientists must examine the evidence of a person who has ac- tually experienced death, he stated. "If one is to have either a positive faith in future life or a conviction that death is the end," he stated, "such beliefs must, it seems to me, be based upon religious, moral, or philosophical grounds rather than up- on scientific reasoning." He later said that "it is safe to say that very few of those who accept the doctrine of immortality do so because of any logical argument." Dr. Compton followed the line of iseuss Means For Handling Of Mobs, Riots Maj. Wiard Demonstrates Uses Of Gases, Flares, And Fire Bombs Tricky ways by which police can handle mobs and riots were shown yesterday by Major Seth Wiard, tech- nical director of a Cleveland chem- ical company, at the concluding ses- sion of the second annual Institute for Law Enforcement Officers. An element of humor occurred when Major Wiard was instructing the po- licemen in the use of tear gas on a; field south of Ann Arbor. The wind suddenly shifted and more than 1501 law enforcement officers began to "cry." Later the chemist playfully tossed one of the tear gas bombs in the direction of his "class," and again they burst forth into tears. The use of smoke bcmbs was also demon- strated. "There is practically nothing now being used in modern warfare that is really new," Major Wiard said in a talk which followed the practical ex- hibition. "Gas was first used in 400 B.C. when the Spartans and the Athenians burned sulphur. The fumes did not kill, of course, but they served to make the enemy quite uncomfort- able." There are three types of gas suit- able for police work, he explained. The object, he said, is not to kill, but to keep from fighting. The first type, i, Rev. Marley To Speak On Investigations' Varied Program To Be Presented By The Local Churches Sunday ."Shall the University Investigate the Legislature," a sermon to be del-I ivered by the Rev. H. P. Marley at the Unitarian church at 5:15 p.m., will feature the programs to be of- fered this Sunday by Ann Arbor churches. The sermon by Mr. Marley will deal with the move on the part of many legislatures of this country, and that of Michigan in particular, to persecute liberal minorities, and' will also treat the question of whether the University has any recourse against repressive legislation and those who instigate it. Sunday, April 14, Mr. Lon Ray Call, new secretary of the Western Unitarian Conference will be present to discuss the question "Shall We Stand By the Church?" "What Is Essential in Christianity," the first of a series of three sermons on "Faith and Belief For Such a Time As This," will be the topic to be discussed by Mr. Allison R. Heaps, At the 10:30 a.m. service of the First Congregational Church. The lecture period at 11:30 a.m. will be given over to an. address by Mr. Kermit Eby )n "Must America Fight Japan?" The Rev. William P. Lemon of the First Presbyterian church, will dis- cuss, "The Supremacy of the Serv- ant," the fifth in a series on "The Paradoxes of Jesus," at the morning (Continued on Page 21 Ne.oro Choir Will Present Stein's Opera 'Four Saints In Three Acts' To Be Given By Eva Jessye Group The Eva Jessye Choir, an ensemble >f Negro vocalists, will give perform- ances Sunday afternoon and eve- ning, April 28, in Lydia Mendelssohn Theater under the auspices of three local organizations. Gertrude Stein's 2pera, "Four Saints in Three Acts," is the opera chosen for presentation. The choir is directed by Eva Jessye, and its members represent many states and schools throughout the country. It is internationally known through its frequent broadcasts over national radio chains. Widely acclaimed by critics as un- surpassed in native interpretation, it has also been said that "the Eva Jessye Negro Choir has already estab- lished itself as an organization that may always be counted on for an evening of rare charm, genuine en- tertainment, and a high quality of musicianship. In addition to being a very fine artist, Miss Jessye is recognized as an authority in the field of American Negro music. Pro- Rest Of Semester League Officials Made The Complaint Of Affair Of March 23 By THOMAS E. GROEHN The local chapter of Phi Beta Delta fraternity, 920 Baldwin Ave., closed yesterday for the remainder of the current semester by the disciplinary committee, as an aftermath of a din- ner-dance held Saturday, March 23, at the League, which "was not con- ducted in accordance with the stand- ards for social affairs as set forth by the University. The action was the first taken against a fraternity since President Alexander G. Ruthven warned fra- ternity leaders at a meeting held Jan. 19 that unless social conditions im- proved in fraternities offending houses would be closed. Suspend All Activities The committee not only stipulated that the chapter house must be closed immediately, but that the house must also suspend activities as a fraternity for the remainder of the semester. The action was taken following a complaint presented to the disciplin- ary committee by officials of the League, who testified as to the use of intoxicating liquor at the dance, which was held in a small ballroom on the third floor of the League. The testimony also revealed that several persons were visibly intoxi- cated, one person being obnoxiously so, and further that the party in gen- eral was conducted with excess hilar- ity and noise. An active member and an alumnus, both of whom testified at the hear- ings, admitted that liquor had been brought into the League, but conflict- ing testimony was presented by them as to the number of persons who had been drinking and their degree of sobriety. The active member further stated that it had been announced at a meet- ing of the house that "no liqubr was to be brought to the dance.' Called Unfair Joel P. Newman, '36, social chair- man of the fraternity, who spoke for the house last night in the ab- sence of Albert M. Blummenfeld, '35, president, said that they believed the ruling of the committee "obviously unfair and harsh and it doesn't fit the offense." "The League served set-ups. They brought up bowls of cracked ice and a number of bottles of gingerale and no questions were asked," Newman said. Blummenfeld left late yesterday for New York to consult with members of the national organization of Phi Beta Delta. In reaching their decision the com- mittee pointed out that the holding of a party in a building other than the chapter house did not relieve the organization of its responsibility re- garding the conduct of members at a fraternity function. They also declared that fraterni- ties are responsible for the conduct of alumni members at a fraternity party. Chaperone Writes In a letter to University authorities, Julius D. London, father of one of the members of the fraternity and a chap- erone at the party, stated: "In reference to your letter of March 26, I am certainly surprised that any complaint could have been made concerning the conduct of the guests at the Phi Beta Delta affair. In my estimation the guests behaved with dignity and restraint. However, as we were about to leave at the close of the dance, we noticed a young lady who was apparently quite ill.rWe took care of her and sent her home. Whether or not her illness was caused by the use of intoxicants, we also do not know. I assure you that to our knowledge there was no evidence of either improper conduct or the use of liquor." Three hearings were held on the case. Two by the disciplinary com- mittee and one by the Executive Com- mittee of the Interfraternity Council. The latter organization heard the the Encyclopedia of Social bciences. This is not Dr. Malinowski's first 1,000 Turn Out For trip to America, as he lectured at the University of Cornell, and has al- Anti-War 'Meeting so lectured at the University of Chi- cago, Columbia, Yale, and Northwest- More than 1,000 students turned ern. out to hear six speakers address an anti-war strike meeting at 11 a.m. yes.-I terday in front of the library. The "Oxford pledge" against war was administered to an estimated 450 members of the audience by Serril Gerber, delegate to the recent World Student Congress Against War and Fascism. One of the speakers was Kerniit s Eby, instructor at Ann Arbor High School. William A. Babcock, Jr., '35L, president of the senior law class, was the chairman of the meeting. A resolution passed by the gather- ing pledged "support to the world student movement against war and fascism and to the World Student Committee . .. to the coming United States Student Congress Against War and Fascism. We invite our fellow students to accept the hospitality for this gathering." 1 Next Year's Opera I Is BeingPlanned Preliminary plans for the 27th annual Michigan Union Opera, to be produced next fall, were outlined yes- terday by Robert D. Slack, '35, newly-} elected president of Mimes. If present plans are effected, Slack stated, there will be several important* changes in next year's opera, par- ticularly in the production schedule. Students wyriting manuscripts for consideration by the book committee must submit them by Wednesday, April 17, to Slack, who is also acting chairman of that unit. With him on the committee are serving Henry P. Felker, '35E, and Edward L. Adams, Jr., '37. Slack stated that the committee is anxious that the book for the show