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PAGE SiX

THiE MICIGAN D)AILY

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F rnaldehyde

Iormaldehyde
Death Probed
By Dr. Huntley

Ford Is Luncheon Host To H. G. Wells

Jaycees Pick Year's Projects

Inquest Will Be Resumed
Today Following State
Physician'sTestimony
JA1:ASON, Mich., Nov. 8-iP.-A $.. .
formaldehyde spray used to subdue
unruly prisoners "no doubt" was a
factor in the death of James Parks,
57-year-old inmate of the State Pri-
son of Southern Michigan, Dr. W. B.'
Huntley, the instituticn's chief sur-
geon, testified at an inquest today.
Coroner John Pulling recessed the
inquest until tomorrow because of; .
Dr. Huntley's testimony. He has asked
Prosecutor Edward F. Behan, Dr. J.
H. Amronheim, who is a pathologist
and several prison guards to attend
the resumed inquest.
"I want to learn more details about
the use of formaldehyde on pri-3
soners," Pulling said.
Parks died Saturday in the pri-
son hospital of bronchial pneumonia. x
Convicted of second degree murder
for killing a Detroit physician, Parks
arrived at the prison October 28 to
start serving a 15 to 30 year term. The
physician had treated Parks for an.
eye affliction. Parks believed the doc- H. G. Wells, famed British author,
tor was injuring his eye. and then visited the school conduc
Formaldehyde spray is used oc- Here, the two examine an electric n
casionally to quiet disorderly prison- Detroit.
ers, Dr. Huntley said. He said that
when Parks, who was transferred to
a block where mental cases are segre-
gated shortly after being admitted to OOpS a a .}
the prison, became unruly on Novem- -
ber 3, he was kept in a bath, at Varied Grot t s
body temperature for five hours andI
was wrapped in wet sheets.A
Dr. Huntley declared that extreme Angell Claim s
measures were required because
Parks was of the "killer type." Business Cycles Caused
By Income Differences,
Cercle Elects RochdaleMeeting Told!
TNew Officers Cooperatives tend to unite different'
elements in society, bringing the low-
er groups up and higher groups down,
Initiation Of 20 Memibers both economically and socially, Prof.
Will Be Held Nov. 17 Robert Angell of the sociology de-
_ _. partment told 40 people at the first in
a series of cooperative education
New officers of Cercle Francais classes held Sunday at the Rochdale
were elected at its first meeting Wed- House.
nesday, November 3. Differences of income, caused large-
Martha Dynes, '39, who was vice- ly by monopolies, are one of the main
president last year, was elected to causes of business cycles, he stated.
the presidency, and Jenny Petersen, Cooperatives aim to keep down this
'39, was elected vice-president. discrepancy by distributing profits on
New members for the club were the basis of consumption rather than:
considered by a committee and it was the amount of stock held by the
decided that 20 students will be ini- members.
tiated Wednesday, Nov. 17, at the Democratically - decided policies
reunion of the club in the League. should be characteristic of coopera-
More nominations for new members' tives, Wayne Ericson, Grad., of the
will be taken up at that time. Michigan Socialist House declared,'
in discussing the organization of tht
consumers cooperative.
J. P. Group Takes The Rochdale principle, one mem-
ber, one vote, regardless of the
15 fNewMembers iamount of shares held, he added, is
conductive to democratic control.
Hiawatha Club, organization for i The next meeting of the Rochdale
men from the Upper Peninsula, took and Socialist Houses will be held Sun-
in 15 new members last night at day, Nov. 21, at the Girls' Co-opera-
their first banquet of the year in the tive. The subject for discussion will
Uniot. be the development of co-operatives
ni. v. T' locally and abroad.

In an attempt to discover which!
10 of 30 proposed projects shouldI
be endorsed by the Ann Arbor
Junior Chamber of Commerce as
its three year program Qf major:
activities, Bruce Palmer, president.
desires the sentiment of the stu-
dent body.
The Chamber wants a represen-
tative referendum and requests
general cooperation. Those vot-'
ing should vote for only 10 projects
and number their choices accord-'
ing to preference--putting a "1"
by their first choice and continu-
ing in a like manner up to 10.
Ballots are to be returned by Nov.
15.
The projects are:
1. Development of Ann Arbor as
an institutional and educational
center.
2. Secure construction of a mod-
ern hotel.

12. Solicit cooperation in the
completion of Highway No. 23
from Washtenaw Ave. and Milan
Rd. junction, north to Brighton.
13. Further develop parks and
playgrounds.
14. Beautification and comple-
tion of the Huron River Drive.
15. Secure more interest and
^ooperation in holiday activities.
16. Further develop the Muni-
cipal Airport.
17. Further develop the Munici-
pal golf course.
18. Further develop the Mu-
nicipal bathing beach.
19. Further develop the Municipal
market.
20. Provide a scholarship for
>ne member of the Ann Arbor po-
lice force to take courses in bal-
listic use of the microscope, crirri-
inolgy, juvenile delinquency and
similar subjects.

Brandt Speaks!
For Assembly
At 4th Banquet
(Continued from Page 5)
the scholarship award with an aver-
age of 84.2 per cent, with no failures.1
Martha Cook Building was named
iunner-up.
All three of the individual scholar-
ships were won by members of the
Ann Arbor Independents. Jean Mc-
Conkey, '38, was chosen for the jun-
or award, with Charlotte Morehouse
nd Grace Ortland receiving honor-;
able mention.
Bernice Cohan, '39, was awarded
the sophomore scholarship. Hon-
orable mention was given to Chris-
tine Gesell and Margaret Haggan
From the class of '40, Frances Orr
was selected for the scholarship hon-
or, with Florence Krenzler and
Gladys Ingle in runner-up positions.
Barbara McIntyre, '38, acted as
toastmaster for the affair. Helen Jes-

Negro Dies, Traffic Toll
For 1937 Reaches Four
The death of William Robinson. 74
years old, Negro, Sunday afternoon,
who was injured by an automobile
Friday night, raised Ann'Arbor's 1937
traffic toll to four.
The driver of the car involved, Earl
Hayes, 38 years old, of Plymouth, was
released Saturday afternoon after
being held in the county jail for in-
vestigation.
person, x'38, president of Assembly,
spoke briefly about the organization.
Dean Lloyd presented a book as an
award to the Zuck House. Hope Hart-
wig, '38, president of the League,
presented books to the winners of the
personal scholarships.
FISHOW'S WATCH
and
a JEWELRY REPAIR
347 Maynard Cor. William
Watch Crystals 35c
Read Daily ClassifiedAds

lunched with Henry Ford at Detroit
ted with Ford's Greenfield Village.
motor at Ford's Edison Institute in
Wounded Suspect Taken

3. Promote low cost homes and 1 21. Secure construction of a
apartments. City-County building.
4. Secure the painting or post- 22. Vocational training for all
ing of block numbers on street children who desire it in Ann Ar-
corners for aid of visitors and bor schools.
residents. 23. A full time juvenile proba-
5. Secure better parking facili- tion officer for Washtenaw Coun-
ties in the business areas. ty.
6. Secure installation of parking 24. City manager for City of
meters in business districts. Ann Arbor.
7. Formation of joint committee 25. Secure more interest and
to promote and foster closer rela- cooperation from the citizens of
tions between University students, Ann Arbor to assist the Dunbar
faculty and employes of Ann Ar- Center.
bor business and professional in-c26 Pavement of S. State St.
terests. from city limits to U.S. 112.
8. Further promote beautifica-
tion of Ann Arbor wherever pos- 27. Provide sodium vapor lights
ible. at all dangerous intersections in
9. Support the study of pos- and about Ann Arbor.
sibilities to alleviate Main St. traf- 28 Provide better lighting facili-
fic conditions. ties for the streets of Ann Arbor.
10. Locate new industries in Ann 29. Foster campaign to create
Arbor. more courtesy from law enforce-
11. Publicize the outstanding ment agencies.
educational and other advantages 30. That the city shall regularly
offered in Ann Arbor. _ collect ashes and leaves.

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BENEFACTOR DIES
COLDWATER, Mich., Nov. 8.--(P)
Mrs. Sarah A. Myers, 84, who de-i
voted her last 15 years to collecting;
castoff clothing and making it into1
dresses, suits and other apparel for
poor girls died today.
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SEEK INDEPENDENCE
HAVANA, Nov. 8.--(A)--Members
of the Nationalist Party of Puerto
Rico residing in Cuba today an-
nounced the formation of a party
delegation here to work for indepen-
dence from the United States.

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A // /1)/ (7 uzo rd...

James Ruffin, abve. 27 years
old, Kansas City, MIo., suspected
slayer of a Buchanan, Mflich., fill-
ing station attendant, was captured
by two Michigan State troopers
when, wounded in the shoulder
and hand, he was found hiding in
a haystack near the South Bend,
Ind., airport.
Frank Medico
Pipes and Smoking
Supplies are
featured at
MILLER
DRUG STORE
727 N. Univ. 9797

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The new men include George Boyce,
'40, Don Counihan, '41, T. J. Fagan,
'40L, Gereon Fredrickson, '41, Wood-I
row Frailing, '41E, James George,
'41, Bob Gustafson, '41E, Tom Laugh-
lin, Spec. Ed., Edward Nasser, '41,1
Abraham Plous, Benjamin Rice, L.
Ward Quaal, David Rice, Gordon
Seger, Grad., and John Walton, '41.
. About 40 members of the club at-
tended the banquet. John Jensen,
'40, president, presided. Other officers
are John Reeder, '38E, vice-president,
and Robert Buchman, '39F&C, sec-
retary.
ACE
LAUNDRY.
SPECIAL STUDENT
SERVICE
Call for further information
Ph. 4303 1212 S. Univ.

Arthritis Research
Fund Is Increased
(continued from Page 1)
clinical field, with an eye to classifi-
cation of the disease according to
types. One type, rheumatoid arth-
ritis. is believed to be due to some
form of infection, presumably by a
streptococcus.
I Prof. Richard H. Freyberg of the
medical, school. who will direct thel
study, recently completed a tour of
medical centers to assure that the re-
search carried out here will not dupli-
Icate work elsewhere.
Research in this country has been
stimulated quite recently by the
American Association for Study and
Control of Rheumatic Diseases. This
I organization of doctors publishes an
annual review of what has been ac-
complished in the field.

T WAS Christmas Eve when they
found him crumpled there on the
library floor, his eyes fixed on the ceil-
ing, in that house of hate. They wanted
him dead, yet one foolish mistake was
to betray the guilty one... A fascinat-
ing murder riddle is solved by Colonel
Primrose, in this new novel by the author
of "Ill Met by Moonlight." Start it
today in your copy of the Post.
&LESLIE FORD
Author of ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT
Begins in
this week's issue of

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