The Weather Fresh to strong N.W. winds; occasional snow today. 12 S14r igirn iili Editorials Will Great Britain Give 'Til It Hurts?... Twenty Days Until Christmas.. . VOL. XLVII. No. 60 ANN ARBOR., MICHIGAN SUNDAY, DEC. 5, 1937 ____________________________________________________________ I PRICE FIVE CENTS Stevens Tells Progressives Of Relgion's Social Outlook Kenneth Born, American Student Union Official, Also Addresses Group Calls Chief Objective Defeat Of Fascismi Delegates at the opening session of the state-wide Liberal Students' Con- vention yesterday in the League heard A. K. Stevens of the English. de- partment describe the newer develop- ments in religion as a social phil- osophy striving for the day when all men shall "walk the world with dig- nity," unhampered by poverty, regi- mentation and race discrimination. ' The convention, called to consoli- date the liberal student movement in Michigan, heard Kenneth Born, mid- west organizer for the American Convention delegates, who ar- rived yesterday from Michigan universities, colleges and high schools, will meet at 10 a.m. to- day -in Rooms 319-325 in the Union to hear Florence Meyers of Wayne University's American Student Union discuss a model ASU. Open discussions on peace, security and student government and academic freedom will fol- low. At 2 p.m. in the Union the convention will split into two groups to consider establishment and improvement of liberal stu- dent organizations in this state. Student Union, name the defeat of Railway Act Affords Suggestions For Present National Labor Strife I. L. Sharfman Assists In Bringing Year-Old Controvery To Close By ALBERT MAYIo Harrassed employers and workers deadlocked in labor disputes might take a few hints from the smooth' functions of the Railway Labor Act machinery, the most recent triumphs of which is the settling of the con- troversy between the Pacific Electric Railway Company and the Brother- hood of Railway Trainmen. The year-old controversy was brought to a close last week by the 'President's Emergency Board, of which Prof. I. L. Sharfman, chairman of the economics department, was chairman. In the abstract, the act provides that if direct negotiations between employers and employees are unsuc- cessful the services of the National Mediation Board may be invoked by either of the two groups. Usually one man is appointed by the Board as mediator. If he fails to bring to- gether the disputants in agreement' the National Mediation Board may' propose arbitration. If both parties accept, then the Board strives through hearings and research work to bring the parties to a satisfactory settle- ment of their differences. There is yet one more resort upon which the disputants may fall back before taking drastic action in one way or another as a strike or lock- out, if the National Mediation Board, a permanent functioning organi- zation, fails in its turn. This is an Emergency Board which is appointed by the President. The Board is composed of experts in rail- way labor problems and is small enough to insure a maximum of effi- ciency in its work. In the Pacific Electric Railway Company versus the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen case, the union had after a year of negotiation withf the company issued, in accordance with the affirmative results of a strike ballot, a notice of strike scheduled for August 28, 1937. The company appealed before that date to the National Mediation Board,. whose mediator, consequently ap- pointed, was accepted by both parties. On Oct. 12, an agreement not having been reached, the Board itself, inj its full membership, proposed arbitra-; tion which was accepted by the union but declined by the Company, as it { wished arbitration restricted to dis- cussion of wage rates in the passenger service only. As a consequence of the exhaustion of the facilities of the Board and its machinery, the original strike order was to have become effective on Nov. 2. Because of the grave importance' to the public of the disruption of transportation service which would be inevitable under the strike, the Emer- gency Board composed of Professor Sharfman, Dester M. Keezer, presi- dent of Reed College in Portland, Oregon, and John P. Devaney, for- merly chief justice of the Minnesota supreme court, was appointed by President Roosevelt. The Board collected 1,216 pages of (Continued on Page 2) Victor Heiser, Doctor-Author, To Talk Here' Noted Leprosy Authority's, Autobiography Was A ' Best Seller For Last Year Dr. Victor G. Heiser, author of "An American Doctor's Odyssey," non-fic-' .tion best seller last year, will speak on the third program of the Ora-' torical Association Course, at 8:15' p.m. Tuesday in Hill Auditorium. Dr. Heiser first gained prominence as director of health of the Philippine Islands years ago, when he began the work of rehabilitating the large native leper population. Starting a colony for the segregation of the victims of the disease at Culion, =he has made great strides toward the solution of the problem during his stay on the islands. At present the Culion colony is the largest in the world and more than 1,500 lepers have been released .from it as cured. A tirelesspropagandist in his cause, T.r TNalcfl h1Ho 1P(ot manAi 0ntt I .L Local Sermons Today Feature I Varied Topics Pucksters Put UpGameFight But Lose, 3-2 Wolverine 6 Sneaks Goals By London Defensemen In 1st And 3rd Periods Capacity Crowd Sees Season's Second Tilt, By BEN MOORSTEIN Using a four-man line in a vain power-play attemp to overtage Lon- don A. C., the Michigan hockey team succeeded in scoring a goal in the final 40 seconds of play but was un- able to reach the visitors and lost by a 3-2 score last night at the Coliseum. The defeat was the first in two starts for the Wolverines this year. Another capacity crowd, filled every seat in the arena. Although the margin of defeat was only one point the relative abilities of the two teams Were not so close.I Michigan, decidedly the weaker team, showed, however, that it can comef back in the pinches and proved that it will be a harder combination to stop as the season progresses. The Michigan line looked a great dealI better than it did in its opening gamet last week but its timing and coordina- tion still need improvement.. The game was just the thing Mich- igan needed. Many mistakes were brought out that wouldn't have been apparent against a weaker opponent. London, a member of the interme- diate "A" division of the O.H.A. was a strong all-around team and gave theI Varsity real workouts in every phasei of the game, thus showing just where the Wolverines were weakest.s Gib James Scores Gib James, playing the Michigan left wing, scoring the first goal of the game on an assist from Johnnyt Fabello and receiving an assist on Smack Allen's goal in the last period, again showed that he will be right in the thick of things throughout the season. Spike James, Gib's brother, again proved to be a real goalie, even' though three, shots did go through him. His smooti play in the nets was one of the highlights of the game. Collins Proves Strong' The work of James was oversha- dowed by the Clubmen's star left winger, bespectacled Ted Collins. Strong defensively and powerful of- fensively, Collins, time after time, carried the brunt of the London at- tack down' the ice and figured in two of the winning goals, scoring the first and assisting on the third. The work of the London goalie, Fred Bib- bings, was as cool a performance of net minding as was ever seen on the Coliseum ice. Bibbings broke up in- numerable Michigan attempts 'by his easy-looking saves and accounted in all for a total of 17. (Continued on Page 6) Winners Of League Contest Announced Sally L. Weidlein, '41, won a gold formal at the League Fair Clothes Contest, at 11 p.m. last night with the lucky number 1406, and Earle B. Luby, '38, a top hat and white gloves with the number 660. Other prizes in the women's divi- sion were an angora sweater, plaid Financiers Say Recession May Keep Up 4 Months But Will Not Continue Majority Predict Upswing In 1938 CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-UP)-The na- tion's leading bankers, replying to a s questionnaire today, expressed belief that the current slump in AmericanI PRESIDENT RUTUVEN business will run its course for fourE E U months or more but will not develop* * into another major depression. .R nthven Talks A majority predicted an upturn in 138. r This was a consensus of the presi- To Frosh Group dents and chief executives of 125 of I the most important banks in 44 states having aggregate deposits of more President To Lead Forum than $12,000,000,000. The survey was, Discussion After Speech conducted by Reuben A. Lewis, Jr., ex- -_ ecutive vice president of the Metro- I polian TustCo. f Cicag. President Ruthven will lead the dis- politan Trust Co. of Chicago. 1cussion of the Fourth Freshman Lewis said the opinions of indivi- Roundtable at 9:30 a.m. today in the dual bankers could not be made public Union Ballroom when he prefaces the but the majority expressed the belief1 general conference with a talk on that an upturn in business could notI "Education and Religion." come before late in the spring. About A- one-fifth said the upturn would not A breakfast open to the partici- be felt before next fall; five said injpants in the Roundtable will be given 1939; chief executives of two banks at 9 p.m. among the ten largest in the country, The Roundtable is an attempt to declared the upswing would come dur- erase some of the difficulties of first ing the first quarter of 1938. year students in the opportunities Lewis said the replies indicated which it offers for upperclassman and faculty contacts.1 Bankers Claim Present Slump Is Not Lasting Heads Forum 1 i fascism at home and abroad and the prevention of war as the immediate Dr. Brumbaugh To Speak objectives of progressives. To Weslyans On Stake Conducting his talk as an open forum, Mr. Stevens drew distinctions Of Christianity In Eastl between the older concepts of reli- gion, often nationalistic with conser- Dr. Thoburn T. Brumbaugh, direc- vation of old values and the idea of tor of the Wesley Foundations in heaven as. two pillars,.and.the new- Japan, will.be guest speaker at the er concepts with their emphasis on 10:40 a.m. service of the First Metho- the here and now, aiming at a de- dist Episcopal Church today, talking velopment of the individual personal- on "Christianity's Stake in the Or- ity. Conversion by individual exper- ient." He will address the Wesleyan ience, he said, is an important ele- Guild, meeting at Stalker Hall, at 6 ment in both forms. p.m. on the subject "The Youth of Distinguishing between visionaries Japan Faces Crisis." and those who hold "true visions," Dr. Brumbaugh has been in Japan Mr. Stevens saidI that visionaries are since 1924 as a missionary of the prone to formulate social problems in Methodist Episcopal Church. dogmatic terms without seeing the D. s whole problem and ,that they often Dr. Brumbaugh will also speak at want to use armed force for the ac- the League at 4:15 p.m. tomorrow. complishment of their ends. Those Dr. Kenneth D. Miller, executive who hold "true visions," he said, be- secretary of the Presbytery of Detroit, lieve in the democratic process and will be the guest speaker at the Morn- thei inviolability of the human per-, ing Worship Service, at 10:45 a.m., of oan ers u eeve an upturni n usiness is dependent upon a demonstrated change in attitude on the part of the administration toward business. Ranking first among recovery measures suggested, Lewis said, was repeal of the undistributed earnings tax; next, balancing of the budget; third, lowering of taxes on capital gains; fourth, increase in rail freight rates to provide reasonable return on investment, and fifth, encouragement to utilities to promote expansion. Replies also stressed necessity of a satisfactory settlement of the labor problem.. Lewis quoted the head of a large middlewestern bank as saying "the responsibility of labor unions is still a major factor which retards recovery," and another banker said a change in governmental attitude to- ward the labor question was neces- sary. Hopi Cultures Being Studied, In addition it strives to foster a feeling of group unity among thel freshmen in the discussions which deal with campus problems and the individual student. Clarence Kresin,j '38, president of the Student Relig- ious Association which sponsors the Sunday morning sessions, said yester- day. Remer Speaks At Union Today Discussion Will Follow His Talk On Far East I Prof. Charles Remer of the eco- I nomics department will speak oni "American Policy in the Far East" at the second Union forum at 4:151 p.m. today in the small ballroom of! the Union. The program will last for an hour. Professor Remer will talk for part of British Mercy Ship Sprayed By Shots From Blind Source Boat Makes Unsuccessful Attempt To Evacuate 9 French-Canadian Nuns Gunfire Hits Crew And Passengers SHANGHAI, Dec. 4.-(-P)-A Brit- ish mercy ship was sprayed with bul- lets today while unsuccessfully at- tempting to evacuate nine Fench-x Canadian nuns from Japanese-occu- pied Tsungming Island, near Shang- hai. Gunfire from an invisible source killed the steamer Siushan's Chinese chief officer and wounded a sailor and several passengers. The sudden attack turned back the rescue attempt led by a British con- sular officer, E. R. Boothby, and a French-Canadian missionary, Father Adrien Sansoucy. The nine nuns have been marooned for three months on the Yangtze estuary island. The incident came as International Settlement officials attempted to keep peace with the Japanese con- querors of Shanghai, who demanded freedom to enter the International Settlement at will. Twice American and French troops have balked their 'entry. Three Japanese staff officers apolo- gized to Brig.-Gen. John C. Beau- mont, United States marine com- mander for their troops' intrusion on the American defense sector Friday after a hand grenade had disrupted a Japanese "victory parade." In a brush with French authorities, five Japanese army trucks at first were prevented from entering the French Concession but finally were allowed to pass through under French military guard. Council Gets Demands The demand for unrestricted entry was made to the Shanghai Municipal Council at the same time a Japanese army representative demanded that police take steps to prevent occur- rences such as marred the Friday pa- rade. In Nanking American citizens werd warned to be ready to evacuate on short notice, possibly tomorrow, in the face of the Japanese. advance to- ward the virtually abandoned capital. Japanese planes bombed military obejctives in the city but no casualties were reported. GENEVA, Dec. 4.-(/P)-China pro- tested to the League of Nations today against Italy's formal recognition of Manchoukuo, the protectorate Japan carved out of Manchuria by a military campaign in 1931-32. The Chinese government submitted a copy of a protest made in Rome by the Chinese ambassador to Italy. Express Doubt Of Co-Op Idea Held By Haber By JUNE HARRIS Prof. William Haber's statement that effeciency and democracy can not exist side-by-side in a cooperative as witnessed by the failure of the Wolverine Cooperative Exchange, was 'questioned yesterday by three local men interested in the cooperative movement. William Kemnitz, manager of the Ann Arbor Cooperative Store, said that the personnel was the reason for the failure of the Wolverine Co- operative Exchange. As the exchange was established by the federal gov- ernment in time of depression, its members were people who would oth- erwise have no jobs. They were not schooled to work in a coperative and naturally democracy proved relatively inefficient he said. The exchange was designed as a re- lief measure, he stated, and this self- help type of cooperative tends to lose effectiveness as a depression allevi- ates. Although self-help cooperatives are not as efficient as regular business their efficiency is sufficient to save the government large amounts of relief money, he added, and as the Wol- (Continued on Page 21 YCL To Hear Discussion £-nj *u- . .. V - . - Mr. Born asserted that extension of federal aid to students, money-saving cooperatives and freedom for instruc- tors to teach what they believe, are concrete objectives of the ASU. E The convention attended a partyl and radio dance last night in Unity' Hall. Symphony Unit To Give Second Concert T o d a Prof. Besekirsky To Play Violin Solo; 75 Students i Led By Thor Johnson The University Symphony Orches- tra under the direction of Thor John- son will make its second appearance of the year at 4:15 p.m. todayiny Hill Auditorium with Prof. Wassily Besekirsky, of the School of Music,' as violin soloist. The orchestra, in which 75 students play, is under Mr. Johnson's direction for the first tjme this year. He won distinction in recent yearsthrough his numerous appearances with the Little Symphony, which two years ago gave more than sixty concerts on a tourf of the Middle West, covering more than six thousand miles. He returned from Europe last spring, where he studied under eminent master con- ductors as holder of the Beebe Foun- dation which he won on a competi- tive basis. Professor Besekirsky was at one time connected with the Conservatory at Odessa, and supplemented his1 teaching duties there with concert; performances throughout continental Eurone. the First Presbyterian Church. in n "ser a '- ec-" VVLumwnue for years on the subject of leprosy. He will preach on the topic "Mag- Recently he was elected president of nifying the Lord." the International Leprosy Associa- At 6:30 p.m., Prof. Carl W. Rufus, tion. of the astronomy department, will. On his most recent trip, in addi- speak at the Westminster Guild of tion to visiting various leper colonies his experiences in the Far East. in Central Africa, Dr. Heiser was also( In the absence of the Rev. Mr. Fred interested in studying the transmis- Cowin, Prof. Bennett Weaver, of the sion of yellow fever. He foresees a English department, will deliver the grave danger in the spread of air- sermon at 10:45 a.m. on "Prisoners of plane travel with the possibility of He transmission of anopheles mosquitoes, Hope., from Africa to other countries. 'The Arch Heresy of Our Time" iDr. Heiser's subject Tuesday will be, the sermon Dr. Leonard A. Parr will "More of an American Doctor's Odys- deliver at the 10:45 a.m. service of sey," and will consist of an account' the First Congregational Church. of some of the experiences of his col- Dr. Parr will address the student orful career not included in his auto- fellowship, at 6:00 p.m., on "The biography. Greatest Problem iian Church also will have a guest speaker, Mr. Lon Ray Third Islamic Art Call of Chicago, for their 11:00 a.m. service. Mr. Call will discuss "What Lecture Tomorrow Liberals Want." At 7:30 p.m., a re- port on the Peoples' Congress in,Pitts- Dr. John W. Stanton of the his- burgh entitled "Building for Peace department will speak on "Cul- and Democracy" will be given by tural Relations Between the East and Ralph Segalman, Grad., Rena Ru- West During the Crusades" at 4:15 benstein, '38Ed., and Rafael Has- p.m. tomorrow in Room D, Alumni kell, '39E. Memorial Hall. This is the third in a series ofl I n S clectures on the influence of Islamic InfansStrickenculture on the far eastern and west-' With Freak Illness er civilizations sponsored by the Re- 'Wit Fre k 11ness search Seminary in Islamic Art. Ad- Reported Improved mission is free. Gargoyles Evidently CHICAGO, Dec. 4.--()-Eight in- fants-survivors of a mysterious out-1 Don't Pay Their Way break which brought swift death to 10 others at St. Elizabeth Hospital Gargoyle enters the business field -showed definite improvement today. next Saturday with another venture, One of them, 12-day-old Sandra Tras- Michigarg, the copyrighted product of ka, was apparently cured. Editor George Quick, '38. Sister Mary Adolphine, superior at This creation is a game, according the hospital, reported the seven others to Quick, resembling monopoly, par- stricken by an intestinal disorder had chessi and politics but containing all taken a turn for the better. the difficulties besetting the college No new cases were renorted but ZL_-_. the period and the remainder will be University Museums Are taken up in discussion of the topic. Examining Structures I rDinthediscussion period, coffee The University Museums, working One week from today at the samef woringI time, Prof. Arthur Aiton of the his-4 with collections of ancient vegetable'tory department will speak at th matter unearthed by the Harvard ex- last of the winter series of forums pedition in north eastern Arizon, has on the Spanish situation. uncovered new information on early The topic of this series is "Political Hopi Indian agriculture, Volney H. Problems of the Day." Ithis being Jones, assistant curator of ethnology planned by James Hollinshead, '39, at the Museums, announced yester- ofathe Union Executive Council. day.yi Last week, Prof. Lawrence Preuss With two years of the excavation of the political science department program still before the group, Mr. spoke on "Germany and National So- Jones expects to complete the thor- cialism" before a large crowd. ough investigation into the plant and In the spring the series will be crop history of the area about the old continued. Hollinshead said. Indian village Awatovi. CIRCULATION NOTICE I 'Moral Persuasion' Thi-.. i l ~, TW*I..11 i skirt, and ankle socks, won by Julia Porgman with No. 1590 and a re- versible topcoat won by Miss Ethel A. McCormick, social director of the ~League, with No. 1526. tewn Robert G. Fries, '41, was the win- ner of a reversible topcoat with No. 429 and Ed Bradshaw, '40, sweater, gloves, scarf and socks of Cashmere wool on No. 528. Dr. Peet Says Re For Paralysis By HAROLD GARN Results of the zinc sulphate nasal, sprayings in Toronto on 5,233 chil- dren in the hope of preventing polio- myelitis, or infantile paralysis, failed, to offer conclusive evidence for or against the use of the spray in this disease, Dr. Max M. Peet, University Hospital brain surgeon, said yester- day. The tests, which took place dur- ing an infantile paralysis epidemic in Toronto, on children three to ten years old, were under the direction of Dr. F. F. Tisdall and Dr. Alan Brown, of the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto; and by Dr. R. D. Defries, ine rcuiationl Department o1 The Michigan Daily apologizes for the late delivery of this paper. Due to unavoidable mechanical difficulties, the press run was de- tained. sults Of Spray Are Inconclusive; was required for each nostril. The formula consists solely of a solution of one per cent zinc sul- phate, one per cent pontocaine hy- drochloride, and one-half of one per cent sodium chloride. The incubation period of polio- myelitis is generally accepted as be- ing from 6 to 18 days, although some extend it to 20 days, Dr. Peet stat- ed.: "It is obvious that any child developing the disease within the incubation period should not be in- cluded either in the results on sprayed children or the controls. Spraying performed during the in- cubation period would not prevent I -A. n 11 Willi Untoaatea (un Costs $10 Or 10 Days An attempt at "moral persuasion" with an unloaded rifle brought a De- troit youth into the hands of Ann Arbor police last night. Charles F. Strehl, Jr., 19 years old, was brought in after he had "per- suaded" Lee Sanford, proprietor of a parking lot at 414 Maynard St., to reconnect a distributor cap. Sanford had disconnected the cap because he was afraid Strehl would attempt to drive his car out of the lot without payment. When police arrived, they searched the car and found a .12 gauge shotgun, a .22 rifle,' and five boxes of assorted shells. The guns, however, were unloaded. On a charge of disorderly conduct Justice Jay Payne gave the youth an alternative of paying $5 fine and $5 costs or spending 10 days in jail. The sentence was light, Payne said, be- cause Sanford had no legal right to tamper with the car and the guns were unloaded.