The Weather Vlostly cloudy today and to- 13 - - .d Sir iga morrow, probably local snows; rising temperatures tomorrow. ~ati Editorials Need For A New Profession ... The Passing Of Mr. Fuller ... I VOL. XLVI. No. 33. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1935 PRICE FIVE CENTS Football Gambling Is Mania Da Grossa Says Orgy Of Betting Is Due To Dope Stories In Sport Sheets Coaches Won't Bet On Own Predictions Yost Says Betting Is Very Detrimental, Both To Game And Student Body By GUY M. WHIPPLE, JR. Gambling on football games has become no less than a national mania. The hundreds of thousands of dollars bet each Saturday on the touch- down-makers bids fair to distract even the professionals from their major preiccupation - the race horses. But "pool" and "U Pickem" bet- ting on amateur football contestsis not confined merely to constant gam- blers and accomplished touts, a sur- vey by John da/Grossa, president of the American Football Institute, re- veals. Kids of high-school age and under are on the national sucker list of those who try to do the impossible - of those who try to correctly shade the almost negligible differences in ability of two closely-matched foot- ball squads. Why are the adolescents, the col- lege students, and adults alike in- dulging in football "picking?" Mr. da Grossa, a former all-Amer- ican player who should speak with vast authority, has an answer. Attributable To Dopesters It is Mr. da Grossa's firm convic- tion that the present orgy of gam- bling on a sport that heretofore has not come under the bane of a "tout racket" is attributable to the pre- :ictions and dope stories so profuse- ly printed in the daily press before the Saturday games. Sports writers. coaches, and "handicappers" of all descriptions mini eIn 1Ti&getle pastime of figuring football game winners, he points out. "To check football gambling evi at its source," Mr. de Grossa tolc YOST COMMENTS Fielding H. Yost, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, has these pungent comments to make with reference to betting on football games: "Betting on college athletic contests is detrimental to the game, to the student body, and Lo the team. "Betting commercializes ath- letics and detracts from the spirit of play. "It breeds criticism, disloyalty and a lack of harmony among the various forces that make up a University. "And it detracts from the keenness of the contestants by substituting mercenary incen- tives for ideals. "Sport should become, as John Galsworthy said, 'The most sav- ing grace in the world, with its spirit of rules kept, and regard forhthe adversary, whether the fight is going for or against.'" an audience recently, "we must put a stop to these 'expert' pieces in the papers." Perhaps it is indeed true that the doubtful prognostications advanced by "experts" (whose percentage of winning choices never runs higher than about 75) have had much to d( with inciting betting on the. colleg teams' prowess. But some sports an- alysts look at the problem from a different angle. Bound To Come One writer in a large eastern paper believes the betting mania was bound to come. "It's true that newspaper predic- tions launch a good deal of betting," he states, "but you would have to kill off football news entirely if you wanted to make a real dent in the betting total. "Football is a national mania. Bet- ting is also a national mania. The two institutions were bound to be joined together soon in prosperous wedlock." There you have two. slants on the "why" of the betting. But there are other incentives. It looks easy to pick football game winners. In horse-racing (with ex- ceptions at certain tra: ks) the fa- vorites win about 35 per cent of the timeRv, npr ~rfn vnrvifP~ ~Rwin, 0 ht,,il Republicans Victorious In Rooseveltian Districts Detroit Favors 2 A.M. Liquor Closing, Reelects Incumbents; O.K. Allen Quits C Senate Race; New Jersey G.O.P. Leads ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 5.-- (AP) - The electorate of President Roosevelt's home state turned decisively against New Deal forces today in the state-wide assembly election.' On the basis of returns from 132 of 150 districts, Republicans had re- captured all of the critical 1936 seats in the larger house of the New York legislature. Democrats controlled the assembly in 1935 for the first time in 22 years. The New York senate, now Democratic, does not elect until next year. Senators are chosen for the two-year term, assemblymen for one year. The G.O.P. ousted Democrats from three seats in Erie County, three in Monroe, one in Greene, and one in Rensselaer, in upstate New York. The trend in other sections appears to be normal, and if it continues so, the Republicans will have at least 81 seats in the 1936 assembly, a working majority of five. The count in the present house is Democrat 77, Republican 73. Republican State Chairman Melvin C. Eaton hailed the results as eclearly showing a trend away from the New Deal." "The assembly was recaptured by the Republican Party despite the efforts of the New Deal administration and the Democratic State Com- mittee to halt the Republican tide through the use of patronage and money," he said. Postmaster General James A. Farley, state and national Democratic chairman, refrained from comment, but Assembly Speaker Erwin Speingut telephoned his congratulations to G.O.P. assembly leaders. DETROIT, Nov. 5. - (AP) - Returns from 600 of Detroit's 909 precincts tonight virtually assured re-election of all incumbent officials., A sweeping informal vote of approval also was recorded for the 2 a.m. closing hour in Detroit for establishments selling liquor. Mayor Frank Couzens had a majority over his opponent, Joseph Schemanske, former member of the 42-man council, which at midnight approached 6 to 1. The vote for mayor from 600 precincts showed: Couzens 82,262 Schemanske 18,294. The informal vote on the closing hour question was: In favor of 2 a.m. closing 67,380, against 34,118.1 City Clerk: Richard W. Reading, incumbent 84,076, Bowen R. Grover,r 14,412. For treasurer: Elbert E. Cobo, incumbent 69,509, George W. Wagner, 27,338. NEWARK, N. J., Nov. 5. - (AP) - New Jersey Republicans who said the state off-year elections would be the first test of the New Deal's strength, led in most of the legislative contests tonight. Outside the Democratic strongholds of Hudson and Middlesex ounties the Republicans had the edge.Hudson as usual went overwhelm. ingly Democratic, and Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City, Democratic. state leader, interpreted the 84,000 majority, a new high, to be "a vindi- cation of the New Deal." The Republicans, who controlled the 1935 assembly by only three votes, hope to increase their majority by some four to seven votes.7 An increased Republican majority in the Senate was also indicated.t With eight holdover senators, the Republicans needed to win three of the eight contests, but their candidates were leading in seven counties. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 6. - (Wednesday) - (AP) --Climaxing :he most terrific campaign Philadelphia has seen in years, Davis Wilson was elected mayor in Tuesday's election, on the basis of incomplete re- urns keeping the city in the Republican column, where it has been in mayoralty fights for half a century. The victory of the Republican canlidate was conceded early today by John B. Kelly, democratic nominee, on the basis of returns from 1,029 of' he city's 1,285 election districts, which gave Wilson a majority of more than 38,113. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 5. - (AP) - Reports from more than hree-fourths of Kentucky's 100 counties tonight indicated that approxi-t nately 1,100,000 voters - largest turnout in the state's history - decidedt he heated gubernatorial contest between A. B. "Happy" Chandler,c Democrat, and King Swope, Republican. Two men were killed and two others wounded in shootings and cutting affrays. The voters' verdict will not be known until later in the week. Undert Kentucky's delayed count law, intended to prevent fraud, the metal ballott boxes, each padlocked with four different locks, were under guard in 119t zourthouses and one armory tonight pending, the start of the tabulation; at 10 a.m. (C.S.T.) tomorrow. BATON ROUGE, Nov. 5 - (AP) - Governor O.K. Allen oft Louisiana tonight withdrew from the race for the United States Senatet seat left vacant by the assassination of Senator Huey P. Long.r It was understood he would set a special election date tomorrow to fill the unexpired portion of the term. Villard Criticizes Americanx Press For Reactionary Trend Heavy Rains' Stop Fascists' PushAhead Prevents Attack On City Of Makale; Italians Make Plans To Build Roads Ethiopia's Traitor Precedes Advance Duce, British Ambassador Hold Talk In Attempt To Relieve Tension (By The Associated Press) Nature, the only formidable ob- stacle Italy has yet encountered in its military campaign to conquer Ethiopia, came again to the aid Tues- day of Emperor Haile Selassie. Heavy rains forced a temporary two-day halt of the huge Fascist push toward the strategic city of Makale. Italy's high command, however, planned to make good use of this respite in the mud and slush. The four columns of the army of more than 125,000 will be brought into proper algnment and roads complet- ed to enable the bringing up of sup- plies. If the Ethiopians intend to fight for Makale, they have given little indica- tion of it. Fascist scouts who flew over the town brought back word that the warriors apparently had evacuated. White flags of submission were flying, they said. Makale, in northeast Ethiopia, lies on a rich plain and is a caravan center. Ethiopia's traitor Degiac Gugsa, a son-in-law of Emperor Haile Selas- sie, is commanding a group of na- tives under the Fascist flag which is well in advance of the other troops. He expects to march into Makale1 Thursday, a day ahead of the other Italian soldiers.1 A new effort to relieve Anglo-Ital- ian tension began in Rome.1 Benito Mussolini and Sir Eric1 Drummond, Britain's busy ambas- sador, held another talk. Officially it was announced the subject was British battleships in the Mediterran- ean rndFascist troops in Libya, on the border of Egypt. Well-informed sources expressed; the belief that I Duce had promised to bring back a second division fromi Libya, and that Britain had promised1 to recall at least part of her fleet. Beer Ordinance Under Fire Of City 'Council Interpretations Given By Members Of Drafting Committee Varying The city liquor ordinance was under fire at the meeting of the City Council Monday night as two entirely different interpretations were ad- vanced by members of the committee which orginally drafted the bill. The dispute arose when an amendment to the ordinance was proposed in order to allow the American Legion to sell beer by the glass at its club house on South Main St., near the stadium. Prof. Leigh Young, alderman from the seventh ward and chairman of the ordinance committee that drafted the law, contended that no amend- ment was necessary togrant the li- cense as no restrictions were placed on the locations wheretbeer could be sold by the glass other than the Divi- sion Street rule. Alderman Max Krutsch, also a member of the original committee, held that the clause excepting the downtown area bounded by Fourth Ave., Ann, Ashley ,and Williams Streets from the restriction prohibit- ing the sale of liquor for consumption7 within 500 feet of church or school property, used as such, was intended to mean that the sale of beer was to be confined to this area. In a nine to five vote the councill agreed to present the amendment for formal consideration, despite the opinion of city attorney William Laird that the proposed action was unnecessary. Senior Engineers Will 3 Hold Election Nov. 13 Elections in the senior engineering class will be held Wednesday, Nov. Noted Pianist Rachmaninoff Here Tonight 0. G. Villard Raps Military Attitudes Of Fascists, Nazis Choral Union To Present Second Series Concert In Hill Auditorium Famous Composer, Noted Conductor Program Includes Prelude And Works By Chopin, Beethoven, Rubenstein Returning to the scene of many previous triumphal appearances, Ser- gei Rachmaninoff, distinguished Rus- sian piano virtuoso, will present the second concert of the 1935-36 Choral Union series at 8:15 p.m. today in Hill Auditorium. Because of Rachmaninoff's world- wide fame as a pianist, achieved al- most immediately upon his first major concert as a young man, to- night's recital has attracted many patrons from many distant points and promises to be one of the high- lights of the local music season. The program which Rachmaninoff v'vill play is as follows: Program Announced Thirty-two Variations, C minor, Beethoven; Three Sonatas, Scarlatti,; Sonata, B minor, Chopin; Poeme, and Etude, Scriabin; Fairy Tale, Medtner; Scherzo, Borodin; Barca- rolle, Rubenstein; Etude, and Pre- lude, Rachmaninoff; and Etude - Caprice, Dohnanyi. Tonight's concert will s t a r t promptly at 8:15 p.m., and President Charles A. Sink of the School of Music urged that all those attend- ing be seated at this time. There will be no seating during numbers. Pres- ident Sink also requested that those holding season tickets detach the cou- pon for this concert before leaving home, and cautioned that stubs will be necessary for re-admission in the case of those leaving the building' at intermission. Career Began Early The fame which Rachmaninof has gained as a pianist dates from the time when he was but four years old and showed his first promise. He' entered the Petersburg conservatory' in Russia and soon after transferred to Moscow, where he composed his first opera, "Aleko." After winning the coveted gold medal at the Moscow conservatory Rachmaninoff left, and while on his first concert tour was acclaimed as a pianist of amazing gifts. He later appeared conducting, one of his own symphonies with the London Philharmonic Society and his' national reputation became interna- tional almost at once. Rachmaninoff's symphonies have been played by all the great orches-; tras of the world, often with him- self as soloist. Since the Russian revolution he has made his home in the United States. President Sink stated yesterday that therearerstill a few seats for, tonight's concert which may be ob- tained at the offices of the School of, Music on Maynard Street. LOVER, 13, KILLS SELF BOYDS, Md., Nov. 5.-P(A)-Leon- ard C. Burns, thirteen-year-olds grammar school pupil, shot and killedI himself last night. Police said he was] in love, and was disap'pointed that he could not see the girl every night. Will Play Tonight SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Botanical Gardens Use Tons of Dead Leaves For Mold Would you like to while away that extra hour in making an imitation feather bed out of those tons of fallen leaves? Yes? Well, it's too bad to disappoint you, but all the campus leaves are earmarked for an- other purpose. Out at the University Botanical Gardens, leaves mean leaf mold, and the more the better, or perhaps, rot- tener. So every fall the Buildings and Grounds department and FERA workers make up those great big pil- low-like bags of leaves and carry them in trucks out to the Gardens where they are dumped in a nice soft pile, to decompose gradually into rich black mold through the action of atmosphere, moisture and bacteria. Quite a few leaves go into that pile every year. At present it mea- sures some 40 feet square with an average depth of between three and four feet. That means about 200 cubic yards, and the total for this year will be considerably greater be- fore the University trees finally give up the struggle. Probably the Gardens wouldn't be so hard pressed for mold if it weren't for the fact that during the decom- position of the leaves, their volume is reduced to approximately one- eighth of that which originally per- plexed the rakers and truckers. The weight, however, remainsvpractically the same, despite the varied bio- chemical reactions which occur. The product of these reactions which is of most value totthe Gar- dens, according to Mr. Walter Klein- schmidt, head gardener, is tannic acid. In the green house plant beds the soil is at present somewhat al- kaline, and the acid effect of the mold is desired to set up a state of equilibrium. Momentous Future Ahead, Says Editor Of 'Nation' TalkingOn Crisis Lauds Congress And Vilifies War Insincere Colonial Policy Of Italy Is Rebuked And Augers Ill, He Says A bitter attack against the forces of Fascism and Nazism, as well as those powers in the United States which are eager for war for economic reasons, was made by Oswald Garri- son Villard, prominent journalist and contributing editor of The Nation, in a University Lecture series address last night in Natural Science Audi- torium. Speaking before a capacity crowd, Mr. Villard was quick to point out that, although he is a liberal, he "strongly agrees" with the statement of Winston Churchill that "the world is facing most momentous events." Mr. Villard, in discussing Musso- lini's giving the world advance notice of hisactions said, "He blundered with the stupidity which always fi- nally rises in dictators, but he may, willing or not, be a great servant to humanity in the long run." He then qualified this statement by pointing out that Italy's action had aroused Great Britain to supporting the League of Nations. "The ulti- mate result of this action may be," he said, "that if Mussolini is boy- cotted into submission without gen- eral hostilities ensuing, a great blow shall have been struck against war." Qualifying what he had already said as the point of view of the op- timist, Mr. Villard then presented the view of the cynic: "This is a war between satisfied and hungry nations, and there is 'nothing atruistic 'about it." He added that the cynic will in- sist that England is taking steps against Italy to safeguard the "life- line of its empire" and not to help the cause of world peace. Mr. Villard feels that England's action is caused by a combination of both motives, and that its willingness tContinuea un Page 6) New Gargoyle For Deem tber To Go On SaJe Contains Unique Features, Campus Calumny, Wit And Political Comment Combining the usual amount of humor with campus calumny, mens' and womens' fashion notes, unusual photography and cever art works, the November Gargoyle will be on sale tomorrow. Photographs of the star male boarders of four sororities on campus ,with copies of the house bills they should receive is one of the amusing features of the new Gargoyle. An- ther feature is the page of womens' styles, modeled by several popular freshman women who were photo- graphed "candidly" on the campus instead of being formally posed. "Preposterous persons" is devoted ;o a B. M. 0. C. who recently gave a radio address on how to become the owner of that cherished title. The comment is particularly vituperative, and the cover of the November Gar- goyle is a none too gentle lampoon directed at one of the moguls of the auto ban, with appropriate news photographs snatched from the secret files of The Daily. Formal clothes for men as well as those suitable for everyday wear are 'featured in the mens' style article. These clothes are modeled by prom- inent campus "fashion plates" for the Gargoyle's photographer. In the art department, the out- standing feature is a page entitled "Diagonal," presenting a portfolio of familiar and typical campus scenes portrayed for the reader in colored ink drawings. Among other campus photographs will be a page devoted to shots of the Report Declares 667 Students Exempt From Saturday Classes By FRED WARNER NEAL A sharp criticism of the American press for its "growing reactionary bendencies," was made by Oswald Garrison Villard, editor of the Nation and outstanding liberal, in an inter- view last night before his address in Natural Science Auditorium. "The press has suffered greatly during the depression," Mr. Villard said. "Many of the weaker journals have gone to the wall, and the sur- viving ones have become less inde- pendent, moie subservient to big business and their, advertisers. "Furthermore," he contiued, "all this talk about the freedom of the press over the NRA newspaper code was humbug. I take no stock in it. back promptly. "The'; are becoming real newspapers, printing world news and interviews on vital topics." "As to liberalism and freedom in college newspapers," he' went on, "there are cases of censorship, and these are to be deplored. I think the Yale News is the ideal campus publi- cation. It never hesitates to print editorials criticizing the president and college administration." When Mr. Villard declared that he is "very much alarmed at the reac- tionary tendencies on some camp- uses," he was asked: "What is your opinion on the re- fusal of University of Michigan au- thorities to readmit three students here this fall?" Exemptions from the provisions calling for compulsory Saturday classes in the literary college have been granted to 667 students, it was shown in the recent report made to the literary college faculty meeting by Prof. George R. LaRue, head of the zoology department and chairman of the committee which formulated the plan for Saturday classes. In the report, figures which were based on exemptions granted up to Saturday, Nov. 2, showed a general division of the 667 total into excuses on academic and non-academic grounds. In the former 'classification, which includes students whose de- gree programs would not alow such elections, students who applied for Saturday classes and found the sec- tions closed, part time students, and others with similar reasons, were list- ed 379 exemptions. urday morning duties, the Varsity- R.O.T.C. Band and the football squad. Professor LaRue then pointed out that with a total of over 4,500 regis- tered in the literary college, less than 15 per cent of those students are now, to the committee's knowledge, not registered in any Saturday classes. Questioned as to the effectiveness of the new ruling in relieving class loads, he answered that, while the load by individuals in classes per hour had not as yet been determined, the demand for classroom space had been greatly appeased. "We know that there has been some change for the better in this distribution of class loads," Profes- sor LaRue said, showing from a chart of available classrooms in Angell Hall and University Hall that, for example, 65 additional two-hour eight o'clocks could be scheduled if needed at the present time.