THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, OCT. 30, 1937 Droppn The pilot.. REPRESENTED POR NATIONAL ADVERTISING ,Oy National AdvertisingService,[no. College Publishers Representative 420 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK. N. Y. CHICAGO " BOSTON - LOS ANGELES - SAN FRANCISCO Board of Editors M4ANAGING EDITOR .............JOSEPH S. MATTES EDITORIAL DIRECTOR............TUURE TENANDER CITY EDITOR ...................IRVING SILVERMAN William Spaller Robert Weeks Irvin Lisagor Helen Douglas NIGHT EDITORS:Harold Garn, Joseph Gies, Earl R. Gilman, Horace Gilmore, S. R. Kleiman, Edward Mag- dol, Albert Mayio, Robert Mitchell, Robert Perlman and Roy Sizemore. SPORTS DEPARTMENT: Irvin Lisagor. chairman; Betsy Anderson, Art Baldauf, Bud Benjamin, Stewart Fitch, Roy Heath and Ben Moorstein. WOMEN'S DEPARTMENT: Helen Douglas, chairman, Betty Bonisteel, Ellen Cuthvert, Ruth Frank, Jane B. Holden, Mary Alice MacKenzie, Phyllis Helen Miner, Barbara Paterson, Jenny Petersen, Harriet Pomeroy, Marian Smith, Dorothea Staebler and Virginia Voor- hees. Business Department BUSINESS MANAGER.............ERNEST A. JONES CREDIT MANAGER. ...............DON WILSHER ADVERTISING MANAGER .... NORMAN B. STEINBERG WOMEN'S BUSINESS MANAGER .......BETTY DAVY WOMEN'S SERVICE MANAGER . .MARGARET FERRIES Departmental Managers Ed Macal, Accounts Manager; Leonard P. Siegelman, Local Advertising Manager; Philip Buchen, Contracts Manager; William Newnan, Service Manager; Mar- shall Sampson, Publications and Classified Advertis- ing Manager; Richard H. Knowe, National Advertising and Circulation Manager. NIGHT EDITOR: HAROLD L. GARN --Li Human Life Quoted At $1.75. 0 0 W HEN AN ALLEGED ELIXIR has already exacted a fee of 57 lives and bids fare to snuff out the breath of count- less more unfortunates, we begin to wonder just what type of food and drug administration laws countenance such a sanguine toll. That these laws are inadequate we know and unfortunately accept indifferently. Such infor- mation is far too common and abstract to interest us. But here at last is something that is not abstract; here is something that will blast us out ,of an habitual torpor. Fifty-seven persons were tortured to death. Needlessly. Seven-hundred packages of death were dis- tributed indiscriminately to widely-separated sections of the country. Rushed on sale to meet a voracious demand, they did not receive ade- quate inspection by medical authorities, and most appalling of all, they do not have to be tested now, in spite of their lethal possibilities. We are all thus called upon to be guinea pigs. A pleasant prospect and interesting contrivance for reducing unemployment, no doubt. When Paul Schlink, Arthur Kallett and Con- sumers' Research rehearsed their gruesome tale of the inefficacy of pure food laws we looked on with mild interest, smiled benignly and promptly-forgot about the unpleasant business. Fifty-seven innocent victims of a misrepre- sented cure ought to be a sufficient number to make an indelible impression or at least an im- pression lasting enough to secure definite action for adequate health protection. We must have an administration of federal food and drug laws that has power. Power to seize misrepresentations and adulterations with- out reciting some outrageous number of victims. Power to seize the hemlock without waiting for interstate commerce to be involved. Today the administration of drug laws is far- cical, checked and counter-checked as it is by a list of restrictions as involved as a Supreme Court decision. In return for the 57 lives taken by the elixir, federal authorities, providing they gather their evidence exhaustively and present it cogent- ly, can prosecute on the grounds that the stuff was not an elixir. Maximum fine, $100. Evident value of human life, $1.75. Paradoxically, much of the enthusiasm felt for the sulfanilamide elixir is warranted and the American Medical Association, we understand, has tolerated its use in certain well qualified instances where strict professional surveillance was at hand. In its pure state sulfanilamide is fatal to certain germs, notably those of the cocci family, one of which is the venereal gono- coccis. To most people it is harmless. Young Franklin Roosevelt was happily relieved of a strepticoccic throat last year by swallowing the mixture in liquid form. Apparently it was not sulfanilamide itself that was fatal to the 57 persons, but the solvent used to make the more palatable liquid form which proved fatal. Thus by mishandling, a promising germicide becomes a killer of humans. Proper regulation and inspection could have avoided this tragedy. Proper regulation and in- cnartinv miv nir uch contingencie in the THE RESIGNATION of Dr. Hjalmar Schacht as minister of economics of the Reich may be taken as another indication of the inflexibility of the trend and purpose of National Socialist Germany. Schacht's resigna- tion was foreshadowed 18 months ago by the appointment of Gen. Goering as supervisor of raw materials and foreign exchange, and it is generally felt that it was the disagreement in policy of these two men which finally led to the withdrawal from office of the former. Dr. Schacht has never been an anti-Nazi of even the lightest hue, and has done perhaps more than any other man to maintain the position of Hitler through his spectacular and ingenious management of the German import and export trade. As long as he remained in power he staved off the state bankruptcy so freely predicted as a result of the incredible armament expenditures of the Hitler regime. But while never failing, apparently, to find the means to support them, Dr. Schacht nonetheless constantly protested against the tremendous strain which they imposed on the national budget, operating on a perilous deficit. At last he seems to have abandoned hope of bringing about a change in the finan- cially disastrous governmental policy, dominated as it was by military and political rather than economic considerations. An enemy of anti- Semitism as well as of the crushing arms budget, Schacht drew farther and farther apart from the regular leaders of the government, until it became apparent that it would only be a matter of time until he would sever himself from the Third Reich. The question of Schacht's successor is likely to be a troublesome one. All that will be required of the man selected will be the ability to find, by whatever means are available, funds or credit to carry on the rearmament program. How this is to be accomplished is a matter for the most generous conjecture. Perhaps Gen. Goering, who seems to qualify as an expert on practically everything, will find a way. On The Level By WRAG Headline in The Detroit Times, October 28: HANGING JURY OUT FOR 4 HOURS. What for-to dry? Ad on the marquee of the Wuerth Theatre in Ypsi: "YOU MARRY THE GIRL" and "I'LL COVER THE WAR." A long-haired man was walking up and down Washington Boulevard in Detroit, yes- terday, shouting, "Down wit de bosses! T'hal wit de bosses! Phooe on de bosses!" A Sociology major on the scene at the time was interested in the man and asked him just why he was condemning Capital in so raucous a manner. But the gent kept shouting, "Down wit de bosses! These demmed Greyhound Bosses! They're always late!" * * * Yesterday's Daily humor columns were coun- terbalanced somewhat by a laugh on the Sports page. Quote: "Stark Ritchie was placed in the opposing frosh backfield in order to insure more accuracy on passes and cause the Varsity sec- onary to press harder with their aerial defense." This also should have made pass interception appear easy to the Varsity. But even before the Michigan team began to face teams that it had a chance with, several had started to call it the "Farcity" instead of Varsity. It must be considered, though, that the Wolverines had one of the toughest assign- ments of any team in the country in their first three games, and with the exception of the Minnesota let-down, the boys at least had a chance till the last bell. Now the team is facing Davids of its own size and doesn't have to save any stones until the Ohio State Goliath comes along. Another thing to recall is the fact that Goliath was a hired soldier and little David was only an amateur who volunteered, back in the olden times. That fact has been the main trouble with Michigan football of late. The home team is still playing for the glory of the game, and there aren't many teams left who are in the same league in this day of State legislatures. Magnificent Movie One of the most delightful movies to appear in St. Louis for a long time is the French film, "La Kermesse Heroique," or "Carnival in Flan- ders," on view this. week at the Shady Oak Cinema, in Clayton. If this theatre, which has recently embarked on a new policy of showing outstanding foreign films, can approximate the high standard of "La Kermesse Heroique," it will make converts of many who are fed up on the ordinary Hollywood product. "La Kermesse Heroique" is done in French, but sub-titles make the action perfectly clear. The scene is a small town in sixteenth century Flan- ders. and Lazare Meerson, who created the set- tings, is said to have drawn his inspiration from paintings of the great Flemish masters. At any rate, throughout the film, the photography is rarely beautiful. An ingenious plot, typical of - - .. - i - -of ^Vf - -~ Iifeem i~o Ale ULYWOOD ROU The New York City election is of national significance because the chief issue raised by Jeremiah Mahoney against LaGuardia is one which will be echoed again and again in ,other cities and states in the Congressional elections of 1938 and possibly in the Presidential election of 1940. To put it very simply, Judge Mahoney is arguing that since the Communists are supporting La Guardia, every voter who opposes Communism must vote against the Mayor. To be sure, Mahoney is a little off in his facts. In a recent speech he said, "Never in the -history of the Communist party has it ever before failed to have a candidate of its own. Never before has it endorsed a candidate of any other party." Mahoney Is In formed Judge Mahoney is misinformed. It has hap- pened on numerous occasions. Notably in the last municipal election in Milwaukee the Com- munists indorsed Dan Hoan for re-election. The judge may say, "But, after all, Hoan's a So- cialist." But Democrats and Republicans have been supported, and anybody who is familiar with Wisconsin Socialism knows that it is con- sidered a somewhat less radical brand of political thought than the Progressivism of the La Fol- lettes. At any rate. Dan' wasn't pleased. He gave out a violent statement in which he said that he wouldn't accept Communist support and that the whole thing was a plot between the "reac- tionaries" and the "reds" to lick him. That was pretty silly, because when a can- didate announces that he will not accept sup- port from this group or that just what does he actually mean to do about it? Obviously it is not within his power to have a representative sta- tioned outside each polling booth to say to every voter, "If you're a Communist I forbid you to vote for me." That would hardly be feasible. And Judge Mahoney falls into a very grave error of logic in his suggestion that all anti-Com- munists vote against La Guardia and the Fusion ticket. He is, by his own statement, eager to be the scourge of Communism and he wants to destroy whatever political strength the radical groups may have. But if his formula were to be followed throughout the nation the Com- munist party would hold the balance of power and have a present effectiveness on Election Day far beyond its wildest dreams. Judge Follows Bad Model Nobody disputes the fact that the Communists constitute a small minority of the American vot- ers, but if the Mahoney formula were univer- sally followed the group could do by indirection what would be quite impossible for it to ac- complish by any direct drive. In other words, Earl Browder would become a Warwick by the simple process of being able to lick any candidate by coming out in his favor. With the kiss of death he could mow down the more reactionary candidate in each election. Mahoney is following a very bad model. In the Democratic primaries it was old Doc Copeland who did the "red" baiting. He. took a terrible licking. It passes my comprehension why the Judge should immediately seize as a staff of life the same broken reed to which the Doctor was clinging when he went under for the third time. Since then there has been no trace of Copeland but a few bubbles rising to the surface. Knows What's Good For 'Em Jeremiah certainly is ill advised to put these in his pipe. Anybody who has followed New York affairs knows that the Communists do not exactly love La Guardia and that he is less than passionate in his regard for the radical groups.* But here in America it may be a long time between revolutions, and Communists, like other citizens of New York, naturally want the best city administration which is feasible. Their kids go to school. New Yorkers are not being called upon to vote as to whether they believe or dis- believe in Marxian economics. Karl isn't run- ning. We are choosing a mayor, and here, as elsewhere, candidates for office should be com- pelled to stand on their own feet and not be permitted to climb into office merely by stepping on the toes of the radicals. You see, on occasion the man on the left may be right. A Fast Debate People who listened to Mr. Landon on the radio Tuesday night must have been impressed by the extraordinary speed of General Hugh Johnson's mental processes. Hardly had the echoes of the Landon speech died away before General Johnson was in action on the same radio station tearing into Mr. Landon and byI no means ineffectively. Mr. Landon was meat to the General. Now General Johnson is a good man who can think fast on his feet, but he is not as good and as fast as all that. He had, of course, seen the Landon speech in advance. We believe the radio people insist on a manuscript copy of all remarks two hours before a broadcast. In the case of Mr. Landon there were the much .- .. . " - - 1- v n.~tio o " T i e FORUM 'Atta Going, Boy! To the Editor: Student reaction to the Choral Union concerts often becomes ex- ceedingly deplorakile. Wednesday night's exhibition when wave after wave of applause would interrupt Rachmaninoff, as ne paused mom- entarily between movements, typical- ly exemplified the actions of au- diences I have observed in the past three years. The listeners guilty of this break in the performance must apparently sit in unconscious reverie during the playing of a number, and galvanized into action by the sudden cessation of the music think that they must immediately show their approbation of the artist's endeavours by applauding vociferously. It is certainly excruciating bad taste, and mars the concert both for the re- mainder of the audience, and for the artist, disturbed in the middle of his work. Perhaps there should be someone stationed on the stage to give the signals for applause, similar in prac- tice to the technic of radio broad- casting studios. At least if a person is not positive that the piece is end- ed, due to unfamiliarity with the music, or failure to pay attention, he might wait and take his cue from someone else, or look for a definite movement of the artist indicating his conclusion. Little less annoying is the thun- derous applause that greets the con- clusion of the program, and soon devolves into a game to see how many encores can be obtained. Need- less to say I hardly intend to con- demn the custom of applause en- tirely. Properly timed and of suit- able intensity it makes the artist feel that his performance has been enjoyed, but such scenes as Hill Au- ditorium echoes to can but create an unfavorable impression, especially to a musician who has played before audiences in other cities, that can more truly be classed as being com- posed of music lovers. The mere purchase of a concert ticket will not endow the buyer with the intangible term, culture, and enable him to judge and properly appreciate the concert, but at' least, I think, there might be more intelligent demon- strations at proceeding Choral Union performances. - T.B.F. Class Elections To the Editor: I have just finished reading in the Daily that State Street has now put forward their very strong slate for the class of '39. I am wondering if Washtenaw is going to bury its head in the. sand and allow State Street to again walk off with class honors. Washtenaw canont afford to under- estimate the strength of this slate- as a matter of fact, they cannot hope to beat it, unless they realize a geo- graphical fact that State St. has evidently not been aware of. There are more than three streets in Ann Arbor, namely State, Hill and Wash- tenaw. On these streets are a num- ber of juniors who call themselves Independents. On the State slate it is obvious that Washtenaw, with the exception of the K.A.T.'s, will not have any representation. It is doubly evident that the Independents are not believed worthy of consideration. What I should like to see is a strong Washtenaw-Independent Co- alition. It can be strong because it will derive Independent support. However, it will only gain this neces- sary support if it gives adequate rep- resentation rather than simply one position as "bait"-we won't even nibble. If Washtenaw is willing to recognize the numerical facts, there is nothing that can prevent the State Street oligarchy from being com- pletely over-thrown. Together we DAILY OFFICIAL BULETIN Publication in the Bulletin is constructive notice to all member. o The Wveraity. Copy received at the o a fathi Aa s at t the Preads w%02:30; 11 :00axz. en Saturday. Members of the faculty having rooms available for the housing of members of the University Press Club and their wives on Thursday and Fri- day evenings, Nov. 4 and 5, are askedC to list them by postcard, giving ad- b dress and telephone number, withv the Department of Journalism, Room" 213 Haven Hall.I German Table for Faculty Mem-d bers: The regular luncheon meeting will be held Monday at 12:10 p.m. in the Founders' Room of the Michi- gan Union. All faculty members in- terested in speaking German are cor- dially invited. Students from South Bend, Ind.: A letter is being held in Room 1210h Angell Hall for a student who has1 been engaged in the rubber stamph business at South Bend, using thes Evatype method. Sophomore Class Elections: Sopho-f mores interested in class elections are reminded that their list of can- didates, with eligibility approved by the Dean's office, must be in the hands of Hugh Rader, 548 S. State,L on or before Monday, Nov. 1. 2 Excursion: Matinee and eveningI performances today. A few goodn seats are still available for this Playc Production presentation with Whit- ford Kane in original leading role. Lydia Mendelssohn box office openb all day. Phone 6300 for reservations now. To The Members of the Faculty of the College of Literature, Science andC the Arts: The second regular meeting of theC faculty of the College of Literature,t Science and the Arts for the academic session of 1937-38 will be held in Room 1025 Angell Hall, Nov. 1, 1937, at 4:10 p.m.t Edward H. Kraus. Agenda: 1. Adoption of the minutes of thee meeting of Oct. 4, 1937, which have been distributed by campus mails (pages 363-376). 2. Reports. a. Executive Committee, by Prof. Arthur S. Aiton.i 1. Consideration of recommendedI change in wording relative to fresh-t man elections. See enclosure. b. University Council, by Prof. W. F. Hunt. ~ c. Executive Board of the Graduatea School, by Prof. N. H. Williams. t d. Advisory Committee on Univer- sity Affairs, by Prof. Preston Slosson. e. Deans' Conference, 'by Dean E. H. Kraus.a 3. The Honors Degree Program inC Liberal Arts is a special order of busi- ness for this meeting. 4. Report on Karpinski resolution.t Members of the faculty who have1 not received the October minutesI through campus mail may securer them at 1204 Angell Hall. Extra copies of the Honors Degree Program in Liberal Arts are also available there.r The George Davis Bivin Foundation; Prizes in the Mental Hygiene of Child-t hood: The University of Michigan an- nounces, through a gift of the George Davis Bivin Foundation, Inc., the availability for the year 1937-38 of several prizes for graduate and un- dergraduate students for the en- couragement of research and study ont problems concerned with the mental hygiene of childhood. Similar awards were made for the year 1936-37. Awards of $35.00, $20.00 and $10.00 are offered to graduate students for a Master's thesis or special studies. Awards of $20.00, $10.00 and $5.00 are offered for papers submitted by advanced undergraduate students. The following conditions gvern the awards:' 1. Papers may be submitted by stu- dents in any division of the Univer- sity. 2. Doctoral dissertations are ex- cluded from consideration for the awards. 3. In order to be considered for an award for the current year, papers must reach the chairman of the com- mittee, 2509 University Elementary School, not later than four o'clock, June 3, 1938. 4. Copies of all prize winning papers are to be sent to the Secretary of the Foundation. The Foundation reserves the right to publish such papers if it so desires. f A,5A rd mvah ewithheld if in the SATURDAY, OCT. 30, 1937 VOL. XLVIII. No. 30 Student Loans: There will be a meeting of the Committee on Student Loans in Room 2, University Hall on Nov. 1 at 2 p.m. Those students who have filed applications for new loans within the past 10 days should make appointments to see the committee at that time. Faculty of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts: The five-week freshman reports will be due today, Room 4, University Hall. E. A. Walter, Chairman, Academic Counselors. fessor Howard Yale McClusky, and Professor Willard C. Olson (chair- man). C. S. Yoakum. Concerts Orchestra Concert: The University Symphony Orchestra, Thor Johnson, conductor; Hardin A. Van Deursen, baritone, soloist; will give a -concert Sunday afternoon, Oct. 31, at 4:15 p.m., in Hill Auditorium, to which the general public, with the excep- tion of small children, is invited without admission charge. The au- ience is requested to be seated on ime as the doors will be closed dur- ing numbers. Lectures University Lecture: Dr. Albert T. Olmstead, Professor of Oriental His- tory at the University of Chicago, will give an illustrated lecture on Ancient History Warmed Over" in Natural Science Auditorium on Nov. 15 at 4:15 p.m. The public is cor- dially invited. Events Today University Broadcast: 5-45-6 p.m. "The Chemistry and the Synthesis of Drugs," Dr. F. F. Blicke. Michigan Dames: Informal Hal- lowe'en Dance Saturday night, 9 to 12, at the Women's Athletic Build- ing. You may bring guests. Admis- sion is 50 cents a couple. Hillel Foundation: Tonight, in- formal radio dance. Coming Events Graduate Outing Club will meet at Lane Hall on Sunday, Oct. 31, at 2:30 p.m. instead of on Saturday night, for a trip to Camp Newkirk. Informal entertainment. Refresh- ments. All graduate students are cordially invited. Junior Research Club. The Novem- ber meeting will be held Tuesday, Nov. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 2083 Natural Science Building. Program: "The Influence of Ship- wrecks on Ship Design," by Prof. H. C. Adams, Marine Engineering. "Recent Contributions to th Chemistry of Free Radicals," by Mil- ton Kloetzel, Chemistry. - Election of members. Women's Research Club: Impor- tant meeting, Monday, Noy. 1, in the Museums Building. Constitutional changes will be vot- ed upon, and new members elected, Mrs. Elinor M. Husselman will speak on "A Problem in Divination." Michigan Dames: General meet- ing, Monday evening, Nov. 1, 8:15, in the Grand Rapids Room of the League. Dues for the semester or the year may be paid at that time. Monday Evening Drama Section of the Faculty Women's Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Michigan Union, Nov. 1. Drama Meeting: Junior Group A.A.U.W. 8 o'clock Monday, Nov. 1, at the home of Hannah Lennon, 716 Granger Ave. Zeta Phi Eta: Try outs for mem- bership, Nov. at the League at 7:30 p.m. Room will be posted on the bulletin board. Mrs. G. E. Dens- more will be present at the tryouts Lutheran Student Choir will meet Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. Every member must be present. There are still vacancies to be filled. Any per- son wishing to try out may do so Sunday afternoon. Churches Bethlehem Evangelical Church, South. Fourth Ave. 9:00, German Service followed by Communion service. 9:30, Sunday School. 10:30, English worship service. Ser- mon topic: "Faith of Our Fathers" Rev. T. R. Schmale. 7:00, Young Peoples League. Church of Christ (Disciples): 10:45 a.m., morning worship, Rev. Fred Cowin, minister. 12:00 noon, Students' Bible Class, H. L. Pickerill, leader. 5:30 p.m., Social hour and tea. 6:30 p.m., Program, Mr. Pickerill, Raymond Weitemier and Hoyt Servis will discuss in brief statements three aspects of the subject "A Peace Pol- icy for a Time of Crisis." A forum will follow these statements. This program aims to continue the dis- cussion of the most important issues raised by Kirby Page in his two lec- tures on Thursday. First Baptist Church, Sunday, 10:45 a.m. Rev. R. Edward Sayles, minister, will speak on "Habits of Jesus." Church School at 9:30, Dr. Logan, superintendent., should conquer-divided we both be helpless. Bob Gates, shall '39. I RADIO By JAMES MUDGE King Football takes to the lanes today from East to West. air The Mutual has the Michigan-Illinois game at 2:45 . . . WJR is the outlet for the Notre Dame and Gopher tilt at the same hour . . . WTMJ, Mil-; waukee, brings the Northwestern-4 Wisconsin game at 3 . . . The Colum- bia System has Eddie Dooley reciting scores from all over the landrat 6:30 thru WJR --- Swing fans will have a field day tonight at 7 when the CBS Swing Club comes thru from Hollywood. One of the greatest arrays of jive ar- tists ever collected will do a one-time- only broadcast from the cinema city. Bing Crosby's little brother Bob will bring his whole crew to the CBS Vine Street Air Theatre for a ses- sion of real Dixieland grooving, and Ray Bauduc will tap plenty of gate drum backing up Kay Weber's vocals. Louie Armstrong and trumpet will take a spot when Lud Gluskin puts the Crosby band thru its paces with Connie Boswell singing. The Ray- mond Scott Quintette, at present making pictures. will kick off some