The Weather ; little 4.r lflfrig azi Generally fair for today change in temperature. 0----.IdmmdmL- AA44&bpp Battg Editorials r . Greta Garbo Vs. The Boilermakers .. . VOL. XLVII No. 164 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1937 PRICE FIVE CENTS Spain Has WinWar' Ministry Dr. Juan Negrin, Socialist Physician, Takes Reins Of Loyalist Government 10 Posts Dropped In Emergency Move VALENCIA, Spain, May 17.-(P)- Dr. Juan Negrin formed a new "Win The War" Spanish government to- night. Negrin also will serve as Minister a Socialist, heads Spain's sixth war- time government as Premier. Negrin also wlil serve as Minister of Finance. The number of seats in the new cabinet were reduced from 19 to nine. All ministers represent the Popular Front political parties. The CNT trade unions which had four posts ir the old cabinet was left out after re- fusal to participate.. New Ministers Chosen The new cabinet set-up: Foreign Affairs, Jose Giral, Left Republican. National Defense, Indalecio Prieto, Socialist. Justice; Manuel Irujo, Basque Na- tionalist. Interior, Julian Zugazagoita, So- cialist. Instruction and Health, Jesu Her- nandez, Communist. Agriculture, Vincent Uribe, Com- munist. Public Works 'and Communica- tions, Bernardo Giner De Los Rios, Union Republican. Labor and Social Assistance, Jaime Ayguade, Catalan Left Republican. -Negrin immediately submitted the new cabinet list to President Manuel Azana. It was accepted at once. Some Posts Coordinated The new cabinet groups the min- istries of War, Navy and Air into a single unit in line with demands from Communists and other factions as a means of coordinating all armed pow- er of the Spanish Government for a "big push"'to victory over Insurgents. Negrin also announced the Ministry of Propaganda had been merged with the Ministry of State, and that of In- dustry with Finance. President Azana asked Negrin to form a new government when Fran- cisco Largo Caballero, veteran leader of Spanish Socialism, gave up the task of reorganizing his ministry. Largo Caballero's government resigned Sat- urday. Negrin, who was Largo Caballero treasury minister, declared he would seek the support of all parties op- posed to the Fascist Insurgents. Ainorebieta Beseiged VITORIA, Spain, May 17.-)- Insurgents besieging Bilbao tonight pushed their lines within 500 yards of the important town of Amorebieta, 10 miles Southeast of their seaport- objective. Making no attempt to enter the town, which officers said appeared deserted ,the troops took positions to drive around it and gain the trunk highway leading to Bilbao. Northeast of Amorebieta, the In- surgents captured the town of Echano. The advance, leaders said, left the troops facing the Basque's triple line of trenches, part of Bilbao's last ring of defense fortifications. Amorebieta, which previously had been reported unofficially to have been burned, was seen to be more or less intact but it was believed the Basques had left as there was no sign of life. P Progressives To Hear Davis TalkTursday Joe Lee Davis of the English de- partment will discuss ."The Prole- tarian Novel" at the last meeting for this semester of the Progressive Club at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 20, on the Union Terrace. Officers for next year will be elected and the executive committee will pre- sent a report on the action of the University in extending recognition to the new liberal organization. At the last meeting of the Univer- sity Committee on Student Affairs, the Progressive Club was recognized on condition that the group not af- filiate with any national or:ganiza- Acacia Volleys And Thunders Into First Place In Song Contest Center Of Diagonal Made Phi rendered a rousing cheer for Al- Temporary 'pha Delta Phi. Temporary Bd Weird were the gesticulations of a For 2,000 Spectators number of the conductors and in one case it became a race between the By ROBERT FITZHENRY singers and the conductor to get to Forty iron-lunged sons of Acacia the down-beat first. oryd irnd-unred sons's Acaca More than one voice failed to reach volleyed and thundered "Here's to the heights they were suddenly called Acacia" last night and annexed the upon to attempt, but the bretheren first-place crown in the second an- were on guard for such contingencies nual Interfraternity Sing held on the and promptly drowned out the scracked notes with a Joe E. Brown- steps of the General Library.I swell of volume. More than 2,000 good-natured v John W. Collins, '39, of the Sigma spectators crowded the semi-circle in Chi led the group singing of Michigan front of the library and applauded songs. the melodic efforts of the 700 men "Buck" the Theta Chi Great Dane who represented 20hfraternities, earned an ovation from the audience After rendering their "Sweetheart when he accompanied the members of of Sigma Chi" twice because of the his house to the platform and squat- alleged interference of the carillon ted in the front row. "Buck" prudent- tolling the hour, Sigma Chi was ly refrained from further participa- awarded second prize (George Cos- tion, however. per acted as master of ceremonies) The whole affair was conducted while third-place honors went to Beta with a well-planned precision that Theta Pi. enabled the ceremonies to conclude Acacia was asked to repeat its before dark. prize-winning song and obliged. Sig- Plans are being made to include ma Chi then followed suit with an women in the sing next year, it was unsolicited encore, and Alpha Delta announced. Administration Shapes Flood Control Plans Senate Approves Probe Of Public Utilities Propaganda WASHINGTON, May 17.-(/P)- President Roosevelt and advisers shaped a comprehensive power and flood control program at a White House conference today. With three Cabinet officers and members of his power policy com- mission the President went over the subject, preparatory to sending a message to Congress this week. One subject discussed was the idea of setting up a series of "little TVA's" throughout the country. Meantime the Senate, with vir- tually no debate, voted to direct a two edged inquiry into "propaganda" by utilities and by government agen- cies. The resolution ordered the Fed- eral Trade Commission to investigate "alleged efforts" of utilities concerns to control opinion of the public vs. private ownership issue. An amend- ment also approved rqcuired the commission to look into rival activi- ties of various new administrative agencies. The resolution, which requires ap- proval by the House, authorize a $150,000 outlay. Senator Norris (Ind., Neb.) public ownership cham- pion who sponsored the original in- quiry resolution, offered no objection to the amendment, which was offered by Senator King (Dem., Utah). King spoke of "propaganda" by the TVA, PWA, Rural Electrification Commis- sion and other agencies. Mayor Sadler's AppointmentsI IWin Approval All the appointments of Mayor Walter C. Sadler for city offices were approved last night at the meeting of City Council. William Laird was renamed city attorney, William Verner was ap- pointed city treasurer, Herman Fol- ske was chosen fire commissioner and Herbert L. Frisinger was appointed to the post of police commissioner. Charles Rabideau and B. A. Hil- bert were appointed to the Board of Public Works, Mrs. Elizabeth Burns and Mrs. Gladys L. Mullison were chosen for the market committee and Florence Bartell and Mrs. Susan Finkheimer were named to serve on the day nursery board. The city budget of $370,871.61 for next year was approved at the meet- ing, and the city will ask that money hat has been appropriated by the federal government for a music shell in West Park be released to the gen- eral fund for other purposes, and a small part of it be set aside to con- struct a platform there. Dog Racing Comes Up Before Senate LANSING, May 17.-(/P)-Threats Pigeons And Thetas Foil Open Air Move A t Phi Delt House At an impromptu' meeting of Phi Delta Theta fraternity last Saturday afternoon it was decided that Broth- ers John Stewart and Phil Wood- worth, absent at the time, were not taking full advantage of the benefits of nature such as fresh air, birds and the like. The matter was discusseduatbsome length and a motion was put before the house and unanimously passed to the effect that such a state of affairs was not to be tolerated and therefore said brothers were to be put in a position more conducive to the en- joyment of said benefits, steps to be taken immediately. Steps were taken. Their worldly ef- fects and possessions were moved to the roof of the front porch of the Phi Delt manse and set up in perfect order right down to the dirty sox on the floor. When Stewart and Wood- worth returned, they found pictures hung on their one wall, paper in the typewriter, and the radio turned on. They would still be on their pre- carious perch, they stated, had it not been for inclement weather, exasperating pigeons and anticipa- tory stares from the Theta house di- rectly across the street. Morley To Give Hopwood Talk Before Awards Announcement Of Contest Winners Will Be Made On June 2 Christopher Morley, wel-kngw'n essayist and lecturer, will deliver the annual Hopwood lecture at the Union June 2, according to Prof. Roy W. Cowden of the English department,, director of the Hopwood Awards. The awards, which will be made at the same time, are given every year at the conclusion of the competitions in student creative writing provided for by the Hopwood Endowment. They include major prizes of $2,000 or less in drama, poetry, fiction and es- say, and two minor awards of $250 in each field. Last year Mr. Morley was unable to fulfill a similar speaking engage- ment because of illness. Best known for his informal essays, he has been an editor of The Saturday Review of Literature for several years. The topic for his talk this year is not yet known Professor Cowden stated. Previous Hopwood lecturers include Robert Morse Lovett, Max Eastman, Zona Gale and Henry Hazlitt. 'Ensian Editorial IStaff Meets Today There will be a meeting of fresh- man and sophomore tryouts for the 'Ensian editorial staff at 4 p.m. today in the 'Ensian office, according to John E. McFate, '38, newly-appointed managing editor. Freshmen and sophomores inter- ested in next year's 'Ensian staff are invited to attend. Students inter- ested in photography should also re- port today, McFate said. Highest Court Upholds Taxes On 'Largeness' Confirms Louisiana State Tax On Chain Stores,e According To Sizet Social Security ActF Not Yet Decided OnI WASHINGTON, May 17.--(P)- The Supreme Court upheld a "tax ont bigness" today, impressing its seal of constitutionality on a much dis-o puted law of Louisiana's Huey Longs period.F By a 4-to-3 decision it sustainedt that state's tax on chain stores, a1 graduated levy under which the lar- ger chains pay a greater tax on each individual store than do their lesss far-flung competitors. s The verdict was one of nine an-f nounced at today's session. To the disappointment of a packed court room, these did not include, however, a decision on the constitutionality of the taxes imposed by the Social Se- curity Act for the support of its un- employment insurance and old age pension provisions. Two More Opinion Days Last of the important New Deal cases in the keeping of the Court at this term, these cases will be decided either next Monday, or on Tuesday, June 1, the only remaining "opinion days" before the Court rises for thep summer recess.o In the day's only decision affectingi laws of the Roosevelt Administra-s tion, the Court divided 8 to 1, to up-d hold a provision of last year's tax bill establishing procedure for per-t sons seeking refunds of processing taxes paid under the old Agriculturalt Adjustment Act, which was held un- constitutional in January 1935.- Associate Justices Van Devanter and Stone, for unannounced reasons,b took no part in the chain store taxe decision. Of the seven who did, Chiefo Justice Hughes, and Associate Jus-r tices Brandeis, Roberts and CardozoI voted that the law was valid, whilec Associate Justices McReynolds, Suth- erland and Butler dissented. 'Tax On Bigness', Repeatedly denounced as a "tax' on bigness" because the basis of the ' levy was the number of store units1 operated not only in Louisiana butg throughout the country, the tax was contested by the Great Atlantic ands Pacific Tea Company and numerous' other chains.a In other decisions handed down to-s day: The Court sustained an order ofs the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion directing certain railroads toc cease making refunds to five indus-s trial concerns for moving freight carse about their own plants.c The Court held that Francis E. Beach, of Trumbull, Conn., who re-i ceived more than half his incomet from renting farm properties quali-c fled as a farmer under the Frazier- Lemke Farm Mortgage Moratoriumc Act. - Third Hearing In Strike Case Expected Soon Bernsten IsT o Be friedl For Disorderly Conduct, Slater For Profaity Joseph Bernstein, '39, arrested for disorderly conduct in connection with picketing here April 8, and Myron E. Slater, owner of the College Book Shop, charged with using indecent' language at the same demonstration, are expected to come up for trial early this week in Justice Jay H. Payne's court. The time of the trials depends on when City Attorney William Laird7 and Slater's lawyer, Frank B. DeVine,j have to appear in Circuit Court. Cir- cuit Court cases take precedence over{ Justice Court.1 Bernstein, who was arrested during the picketing in front of the City Hall, will be tried before Justice Payne. Slater will have a jury trial. Robert C. B. Campbell, Grad., swore out a warrant on April 22 charging Slater with disorderly conduct and using immoral language in a public place, the same charge on which Ed- ward Magdol, '39, reporter for The Daily, Arnold Kambly, '38, and Paul Christman were arrested at the dem- onstration. Tells Of Recovery Policies1 Followed By His Nationu During Last Few Yearsp Our economic problem of the pres-e ent may not be so much in checking a u boom as in getting prosperity, Prof.f Bertil Ohlin, internationally known t economist from Stockholm, told the p Economics Club last night in thee Union.f Prosperity, he continued, depends I on a balance between the total vol- t ume of output and employment onv the one hand and volume of invest-0 ment in heavy goods industries on the other. If we are ;o have relatively stable employment and production, i Professor Ohlin said, it follows thenp that there must be a certain stabilityp in the investment field. ti The volume ofreal investment ina the United States is too small, Profes- b sor Ohlin indicated, and consequent-f Short Ceremony1 Will Highlighta Swingout Here' Seniors Are To Assemblet On Diagonal For March To Hill Auditorium r A short, symbolical ceremony de-a picting the Swingout as it originatedI on campus will be one of the high- lights Sunday when the traditional s senior affair is to be held at Hill Au-h ditorium. First the seniors will gather aroundc the spokes of the diagonals, accord- ing to the different schools, prepara- tory to the march. The Varsity Con- cert Band will be situated in front of the Library and will lead the march.1 Beginning at the front of the Li- brary, the procession will head south- east on the main diagonal and west on South University Avenue, thence north on State and east on North University to Hill Auditorium, ac- cording to William Bates, '37, who is in charge of the march. After the arrival at Hill Auditor-l ium, a short program is .planned, ac- cording to Franklin T. Dannemiller, 37, head of the Swingout commit- tee. Prof. A. D. Moore of the en- gineering school, the main speaker, will explain the significance of swingout.i Following the address, Al Deweyh and Gustav Collatz, presidents of thea senior classes of the literary and the engineering schools respectively, willn speak briefly. This will be followed by a shorto ceremony. The committee for the i swingout has arranged to have pres- ent the presidents of the four classes of both literary and engineering olleges. They will seat themselves in rows as did the classes of old in the University chapel. The seniorv class officers will then symbolicallyv "Swing" over into the position oc- t cupied by therfreshmen, and the other classes will move up a notch. I During this time the band willa play "I'll Ne'er Forget My Collegen Days." The program will then bet concluded by the singing of the "Yel- low and Blue" by all those partici- pating in the swingout. The various stores on campust which are handling the caps anda gowns have announced that the gowns may be obtained up until Sat-t urday . Seniors may procure thet necessary robes for the ceremony atf an extra charge of 25 cents. 1 Pollock Seeks Expense Limit For Election Prof. James K. Pollock, speaking yesterday before a United State, Sen- ate elections subcommittee at Wash- ington, advocated the creation of, a permanent elections commission, under civil service, to police congres- sional campaign expenditures, ac- cording to Associated Press dis- patches. Professor Pollock asserted "indis- criminate and diffused campaign ex- penditures should be bottled up." He advocated a substitute plan offered by Sen. Gerald P. Nye (Rep., N.D.), for the 1925 Corrupt Practices Act. Nye disclosed that Pollock wrote a large portion of the substitute bill. 'Spain In Flames' Will Not Be Exhibited Here The film, "Spain in Flames," which Get Prosperity First,Then Check Boom, Swedish Economist Says ly the degree of employment of na- tural and labor resources is not up to what it should be if a balanced pros- perity is to be attained. The most dangerous fact in our economy today, he believes, is the unbalance in the insistent demand for durable goods and underutiliza- Z tion of our resources which forces prices up to a greater degree than in- comes. To correct this state, Pro- fessor Ohlin said, we must increase the supply of productive resources, train skilled labor, and see that d wages wtih other costs do not get out of balance. Keep Costs Low There are two essential conditions for prosperity, he continued, a sup-, ply of productive resources andg profit expectation. If profits aret o be cut optimismmay be checked and a slump might come before a boom is ever reached, he said. There- t fore it is essential, he implied, thatZ costs be kept low enough to induce n business men to expand.o Professor Ohlin believes that the F brakes should be applied to a boom only when definite dangers threatenS and that recovery should not be slowed artificially till these dangers a assume some proportion.- Speaks In Afternoon When slight decline is evidenced in C the upward trend of business, poli- cies such as lowering interest ratesd and costs and prices should be car- F ried out, he said, so that real in- h vestments may be made more profit- o able. In the afternoon lecture in the h Natural Science Auditorium Profes- p sor Ohlin described recovery meas- h ures used in Sweden that seem to t have paralleled our own. Sweden, he said, forced to depre- ciate its currency because of the i Kreuger debacle which exhausted the A ountry's foreign exchange, stabilized i (Continued on Page 2)e p War Will See 1 Neutrality Fail Slosson Claims b, New Methods Of Warfare t Is Reason, Institute Ofh Adult Education Is Toldt The present neutrality law prohib-t ting traffic in arms with belligerentsu is doomed to failure in the event of a general European war, Prof. Pres- ton W. Slosson of the history depart- ment told the fifth annual institute U of Adult Education at a dinner meet-t i ng last night. i t "The difficulty arises from the c change in the method of carrying on ti war under modern conditions," Pro- fessor Slosson said. "At one time it was possible to define munitions of r war in a narrow sense, but at presentd there is almost nothing which mayC not be of utility to a belligerent."G Cotton, oil, copper and fats were among the things Great Britain found i necessary to list as contraband in i the last war, he pointed out, while= the difficulty of applying League of Nations sanctions against Italy in thec Ethiopian war grew out of the ques-d tion of oil for the Italian trucks ands airplanes. "By an embargo on munitions in the narrow sense we should only touch the edges of the problem," Pro- fessor Slosson went on, "and a broad interpretation included everything which might be useful to a warring nation should be so extensive that it could scarcely be maintained in a general war, and almost, certainly would result in a major depression."'' Solution of the problem of neutral- ity can only be found in the cessation of peace-time munitions sales and cooperation with the "governments, parties and agencies abroad still seek- ing to maintain peace," Professor' Slosson concluded. Real security lies' only in prevention of general wars, he declared, and the United States can best aid in this by throwing her en- tire diplomatic and economic influ- ences behind the efforts of those forces which are working for peace. The Adult Education Institute is designed to bring Michigan club women and others interested in edu- (Continued on Page 2) Fraternity Council Asks For Petitions Anyone wishing to petition for the presidency of the Interfraternity Council should hand in six copies of their petition before noon tomorrow to John Mann. '37, secretarv-treas- C10 Prepares For Contests At Three Big Labor Centers Lewis Starts Campaigning For 2,000,000 Workers In New York Area Pittsburgh, Detroit Elections Are Near (By Associated Press) The Committee for Industrial Or- ganization prepared for contests in three great labor centers yesterday. The John L. Lewis forces started their campaign among an estimated 2,000,000 workers in the New York metropolitan area, with the prospect of locking horns with the American Federation of Labor. At Pittsburgh, the CIO-affiliated Steel Workers Organizing Commit- tee rallied its strength for an import- ant election to determine whether it would be the sole bargaining agency for all the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation's 27,000 employes. The election, set for Thursday un- der supervision of the National Labor Relations Board, was regarded as holding the key to the SWOC's plan of action against other large inde- pendent steel producers, five of whom have been against other large inde- pendent steel producers, five of whom have been marked for early demands that the union be given contracts. Ford Unionizing Begins Another CIO group, the fast grow- ng United Automobile Workers of America, prepared in Detroit to shift nto high gear in its drive to enroll enough Ford Motor Company em- ployes to bring Henry Ford into the ist of automobile makers who have recognized the union. The UAWA committee directing the task met last night to consider wheth- er charges of intimidation against Ford would be filed with the labor board because of cards bearing Ford's deas on labor unions which were istributed to 150,000 employes yes- erday. Homer Martin, U.A.W.A president hrading the committee, said the dis- ribution to Ford workers today of Fordism" cards containing the mo- tor car manufacturers' views on labor unions occasioned the meeting. UAWA Moves On Ford DETROIT, May 17. - W) - The United Automobile Workers Commit- ee directing the campaign to union- ze Ford Motor Co. workers adjourned onight without deciding whether to harge Henry Ford with employe in- imidation. The committee composed of offi- cers of the international union and the principal organizers will meet regularly this week although Presi- dent Martin will leave tomorrow for California to confer with UAWA lo- cals in Los Angeles and Oakland. 'First step in the formal campaign to organize Ford workers will be open- ing of two union headquarters in Dearborn, home of Ford Motor Co. Aa union spokesman said no spe- cial fanfare was planned for the Ford drive but that "steady plugging all summer" was certain. Contemporary Features -Ne a l In Issue Today The last issue of Contemporary for this year will be on sale at various points on campus today. Featured in this issue will be an article on the college newspaper by Fred Warner Neal, '37, former asso- ciate editor of The Daily. Neal dis- cusses the proper function of the newspaper on campus and considers sensationalism and censorship. The issue will also contain an ar- ticle on the Sprir.g Parley, an article on the Peace Demonstration, and a criticism of the articles on education published in the December and March issues. The short stories are by Eleanor McCoy, '39, Harry Purdy, '39, and F. Randall Jones, '38. Poetry in the issue is by Edith Folkoff, '37, Clement Staff, '37, Bernice K. Isadcson, Grad., Elizabeth Allen Grad., Frank M. Con- way, '40 and Norman Rosten, Spec Rosten has previously contributed poetry to such national publications as "Partisan Review," "Poetry Mag- azine," and the "New Masses." The review section features a dis- cussion of W .H Aiiren h Tj nr_