Y G 131r1 a aitj w and colder with -y winds today. Burn The Witch . . Let's Air The Air Force . XLIX. No. 94 Z-323' ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, FEB. 14, 1939 PRICE I I ig _ _ Liberal Justice Brandeis Quits Highest Court At AgeOf 82 Washington Speculates On Successor To Judgeship; Westerners Seek Post Stephens, ,ratton Are Possibilities Up In The Air Staff W riter Analyzes Gen. Franco 's Position On Diplomatic Checkerboard o' itzenberg Nam Director Of Dorn Under New Sstc Series To Outline Effect Of Barcelona's Capture Upon European Powers I . WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-(P)-As- sociate Justice Louis D. Brandeis, noted defender of social and economic experimentation in the field of gov- ernment, stepped down from the Su- preme Court today and into retire- ment at the age of 82. With characteristic simplicity, the tall, ascetic jurist, whose gray eyes have peered down from the bar of the tribunal for 23 years, wrote to Presi- dent Roosevelt in a one-sentence an- nouncement of his withdrawal. "Pursuant to the Act of March 1, 1937, I retire this day from regular active service on the bench," he said, (The Act he referred to enables Federal judges who have reached the age of 70 and have served 10 years to retire at full ay. A Supreme Court judge's pay is $20,000 a year). Washington, torn for several years by a deep-seated conflict between the New Deal and its critics, reacted to Brandeis' announcement with a spon- taneous and unstinted expression of praise for the Justice's achievements, in which both camps joined. And, just as promptly, came the us- ual outburst of conjecture and specu- lation as to who his successor would be. Within an hour, Western Sen-. ators were demanding that a Wes- terner be given the place. The names of Judge Harold Stephens of the Dis- trict of Columbia Court of Appeals, a resident of Utah, and Circuit Judge Sam Bratton of New Mexico were mentioned in this connection. But, since President Roosevelt has sometimes ignored sectional demands] in his appointments, other possibili- ties were not overlooked, such as So-; licitor General Robert H. Jackson'j Attorney General Murphy, and Dean1 James M. Landis of the Harvard Law School. Varsity M lub Is Successful In I1stAppeal Group Of Student Athletes Assumes Importance In University Life An appeal from Michigan athletes to end smoking at basketball games, madeast night at the Illinois game,1 was successful for the first time where countless other efforts in the past have persistently failed. 'The appeal was made by the Var- sity M Club through the coopera- tion of Bob Canning, '39, head cheer- leader. The club also announced its plans for between-the-halves enter-1 tainment at future home games. With the establishment of the Var- sity M Club last November, the move- ment for an organized group of un-, dergradate M winners has culmin- ated into a body that is rapidly as-1 suming an important place in the extra-curricular life of the Univer-] sity. Composed of athletes who have won their varsity M, the club was founded at the close of this year's football season by Ralph Heikkinen, '39, Ed Kirrar, '38, Irvin Lisagor, '39, John T'ownsend, '38 and Harold Nichols, '39. The first group that undergrad- uates athletes have formed to pro- mote their interests and influence the course of athletics at Michigan, the Varsity M Club seeks to establish friendship among all M winner:" and to form a medium for the expression of the common sentiments of M men in issues that arise in connection withl athletics at Michigan. Realizing that the Graduate Mt Club was a loosely knit organization that could accomplish little because of its size and lack of unity, several M winners, seeking to bring Michi-t gan athletes and Michigan athletics( closer together, started the movementt several years ago. It was only lasti fall that enough cooperation and in.- terest could be found on the campus By ELLIOTT MARANISS With the fall of Catalan and Min- orca to the armies of Generalissimo Franco, diplomats, historians, journ- alists and interested citizens of all nations have been forced to change and embellish the old diplomatic shib- boleths and landmarks. The post- Munich world belongs with the dodo bird and the dinosaur, but the Mun- ich mentality remains: the tramp of marching soldiers and fleeing women and children has echoed resoundingly in the capitals of the world, creating new fears of war, new uncertainties on the jittery continent and new puzzles for the rulers of destinies to unravel. The fall of Barcelona, the largest city in Spain, an important port and industrial center, was the match that lit the fuse. Insurgent victory, rest- ing almost completely upon superior- ity of arms, planes and tanks, came as the climax of a drive that started last December. With all but one- fourth of continental Spain under their control, Franco and his advis- ors, proceeding on the premise that the war is over, have already begun plans for the future organization of the country. From Madrid and Valencia, how- ever, came notices this week from Loyalist Foreign Minister Julio del Vayo and General Miaja, military governor for Central Spain, that "despite the. gravity of the present situation," the republican armies were ready to "fight on for liberty to the end." . The starting-point, then, for a sur- vey of post-Barcelona Europe, and for a summary of the foreign events that transpired in the two-week peri- od in which the Daily was not pub- lished, is the position of insurgent Spain. Previously General Franco has declared that he sought to create a' totalitarian state, after the German and Italian models. The position of Franco Spain in international af- fairs is tied to this question of totali- tarian control. Will Italy now with-, draw her troops and leave Franco to work out his own destiny? Or will General Franco merely be the head of a puppet state, controlled and exploited by the Rome-Berlin axis? Italy has made several pledges tc the British that she would withdraw from Spain; but at the same time, the Italian press has on several occa- sions made no bones about the per- manence of the penetration of the Iberian peninsular. The Financial News of London es- timated in January that Italy has spent 2,500,000,000 lira and Germany (Continued on Page 3) Chamberlain Infers That British Recognition Of Insurgents Is Imminent LONDON, Feb. 13.-(;P)-Prime Minister Chamberlain indicated to- day that British and French recog- nition of the Insurgent regime as the sole authority in Spain was imminent and defended British assistance to the Insurgents in negoations for sur- render of Minorca. Under opposition questions in the House of Commons, Chamberlain refused to promise that the House would be consulted before recogni- tion of Insurgent Generalissimo Franco, asserting sharply, "The Gov- ernment must take the responsibility." Britain, he said, was in close con- tact with France and, with the situa- tion in Spain changing so rapidly, he could not give assurance against rec- ognition. The French Council of Ministers was expected to consider and perhaps decide on recognition tomorrow. The British cabinet may decide Wednes- day. (A German information service, Dienst Aus Deutschland, intimated Franco had assured Reichsfuehrer Hitler the Rome-Berlin axis comes first in the thoug±. of the Insur- gents as they look for connections abroad). (Continued on Page 3) New Director Regents Select N: As Board Of Gc To Supervise l Reject City's I For Financi; -'Enian Photo by Bayless * * * Illinois To Win over Michigan Harmon's 15 Tallies Keep Wolverines In Running Until Visitors Pull Ahead By TOM PHARES Fresh from the tonsilitis ward, Il- linois' brilliant Pick Dehner pulled his teammates together in the final minute last night to smother a threat- ening Michigan rally and hand the Wolverine cagers their fifth Confer- ence defeat, 35 to 28. "He's a sick boy," said Illini Coach Doug Mills before the game after which the Big Ten's best center pro- ceded to make his mentor look bad by playing 38 minutes of great basket- ball-38 minutes in which he scored 16 points and proved to be just the tonic to inspire his mates when in- spiration was needed. And in that second half, Doug Mills' boys did need something. After a see-saw first period which resolved itself into a scoring battle between Dehner and Michigan's Tom Harmon. the Illini began to pull away as their pivot man teamed with Bill Hapac, another "sick boy," to run up a six- point lead with eight minutes left to play. But Capt. Leo Beebe regained his eye to hit twice ar'i Harmon con- nected once bringing the score to 28- 30 with Illinois clinging to that bare margin desperately. Then their de- fense tightened in the nick of time, the Wolverine shots began to gotwild (Continued on Page 6) Russell To Speak Here Saturday The first speaker in a series of three lectures on the subject of "The Existence and Nature of God," Dr. Bertrand Russell, prominent British author, will talk at 8:15 p.m. Satur- day in the Graduate School Audi- torium. In connection with this series, four open forums are to be held at Lane Hall, the first at 8 p.m. today, con- ducted by Kenneth Morgan, director of the Student Religious Association, in which the problem of God will be discussed as an introduction to the series.\ Dr. Russell will present tl-e agnos- tic's point of view on the question. The following speakers, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Fulton J. Sheen and Prof. Reinhold Niebuhr of the Union Theo- logical Seminary will represent, re- spectively, the Catholic and the Pro- testant point of view.; -- i Vvi1 Vi11 KGN Vu i f9$G +i) Thousands Throng St. Peter's To Do Homage To Pope Pius Prof. Sanders' Resigns Post After 40 Years Largest Crowd In Vatican History Passes Pontiff's Bier; Burial Is Today VATICAN CITY, Feb. 13 -(RP)- Ancient grottoes under St. Peter's Cathedral were made ready tonight to receive the body of Pope Pius in a triple coffin. Thousands on thousands of faith- ful passed reverently before the Pon- 'tiff's bier in the vast cathedral while workmen cleared an underground vault for the burial tomorrow eve- ning. The stream of humanity that came in the rain to venerate the Pope was smaller than yesterday's great throng. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13--(R-)- ' Congress adjourned today out of respect for Pope Pius after both houses had adopted resolutions expressing sorrow and shock at his death. But worshippers shuffled through the basilica throughout the day. The scene at the Vatican consti- tuted the largest public manifesta- tions of respect ever shown a dead Pope in the cathedral, partly because Rome has nearly doubled in popula- tion since Benedict XV died in 1922. Estimates of the number of per- sons who had passed the bier first in the Sistine Chapel and, starting yes- terday, in St. Peter's, ranged from nearly' 500,000 upward. Trainloads of pilgrims came from Italian cities and from outside the country. Milan, where Pius XI as Achille Cardinal Ratti was Archbishop be- fore he became Pope, sent many pil- grims. A large delegation came from Hungary. The burial ceremony tomorrow will be broadcast to the world by radio, but the public will be excluded, only Cardinals and other prelates, the Papal Court, the diplomatic corps, Roman Patricians and other invited dignitaries will see the ceremony. Tl ,e body will be placed in coffins of zinc-lined cypress, lead and elm in the apse before the altar of the chair where funeral masses are sung for the late Pontiff daily, instead of in the choir chapel, as were his pre- decessors. 'It was expected that the cathedral would be opened to the public tomor- row from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. prior to the burial ceremony. The ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. (10 AM.E.S.T.). The Pontiff will be taken from the open bier and placed in the' inner, cypress coffin A brass tube containing a script of the eulogy recited at the burial ceremony and copies of medals coined during his pontificate will be placed at his feet. Hoytmen Open Indoor Season Here Tonight PROF. KARL LITZENBERG Dorms Will Hit House Owners, Figures Reveal (Editor's Note: This is the first of a series of brief articles on the dormitory situation as it now is and as it will' be after the new units are opened.) By STAN SWINTON Ann Arbor's landladies will be dealt a staggering blow when the dormi- tory units now under construction are available for use. The rooming house proprietors will lose 16.4 per cent of their male under- graduates and 11 per cent of their women residents to the new dorms, figures released by the President's office reveal. At present 444, or only 5.3 per cent, of the men enrolled here live in dormitories. The dorms trail fraterni- ties, which provide 1,343 or 16.2 per cent with residence; 750, or 9.07 live at home, and 5,726-69.2 per cent of the total-live at rooming houses. Women students have a far higher percentage of their number now liv- ing in dormitories. Including Couzens Hall, approximately 27.3 per cent are dorm residents, or a total of over 960. Sororities take another 10.3 per cent or 364. Three hundred and eighty-three, 10.8 per cent, live at home. That leaves slightly over 1,807, or 51.4 per cent, to the rooming houses. When the new program is com- pleted there will be no change in the figures for fraternities, sororities or homes. But the proportion of men living in dormitories will skyrocket from 5.3 to 21.8 while the figures for dormitory women will increase from 27.3 to 37.3. Union Welcomes New Freshmen A reception for freshmen entering the University thisrsemester will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. tomor- row in the small ballroom of the Union, it was announced yesterday by James V. Halligan, '40F&C, Union social chairman. The reception will be held in conjunction with the cus- tomary Union Coffee Hour, Halligan added. The reception will climax a series of official welcomes extended to the new students during the past few days, Halligan stated. On Friday, fol-1 lowing the routine conferences with advisors, the freshmen were greeted by. Dean Joseph A. Bursley and Clar- ence Munn of the football coaching staff in the Union. An invitation to' the Wednesday reception is extended to the campus at large, Halligan said. Wolverine Squad Is Favored To Spartans'_Aggr Of 40 Defeat egation Nazi Trade In South America Hurts Britain, James Declares By DICK SIERK A squad of 40 men, the largest ever to represent Michigan in an indoor dual meet, will see action at 7:30 p.m. today as the current version of a Wolverine track team as presented by CoachsCharlie Hoyt makes its debut at Yost Field House. A band of Michigan State athletes and a number of Field House records that appear doomed to fall will pro- vide the opposition for Coach Hoyt's newest aggregation of cinder stars. The Spartans, who lost to Notre Dame, 65-30 Saturday night, are not expected to offer much opposition for the Hoytmen but the evening's pro- ceedings should serve to give notice of just what can be expected of the Wolverines. Michigan will not be at top strength for the meet as Stan Kelley, who tangled with a Union butcher knife to the extent of a badly cut finger, and Tom Jester and Norm Purucker, who are handicapped by colds, are not expected to face the starter's gun in their specialties. The Spartans are favored in only one event, the 60-yard dash, in which co-captain Wilbur Greer is expected to repeat his triumph of last year, the only victory State was able to sal- vage from the 681/2-26% rout.e Leading, the parade for Michigan will be the ever dependable Big Bill Watson, who will be shooting for his own indoor Michigan and Field House record of 51 ft. 2% in. Michigan State's Kiljon, Bremer and Bruckner are not expected to push the Wolver- (Continued on Page 6) Grades For Lit Students To Be Ready Thursday Prof. Henry A. Sanders, '90, whos, retirement after more than 40 years of active service as a member of the Latin and Speech departments was announced last week, will leave to- morrow with his wife and daughter for a vacation cruise to the West Indies and to Central and South Am- erica. Prof. Gail E. Densmore has been named by the Board of Regents to succeed him as head of the speech department. Holder of two degrees from the University, Professor Sanders has been on the faculty almost continu- ously ,since 1893, when he became an instructor in the Latin department. In 1915-16 and again from 1928 to 1931 he was given leave to accept a postion as director of the Classical School of the American Academy at Rome. Upon his return in 1932 he was named chairman of the Depart- ment of Speech and Linguistics, a position he has held until the present time. Professor Sanders is well-known for his research on papyri and an- cient manuscripts. In 1931 he was chosen by the Archeological Society of America to deliver its annual series of Charles Elliot Norton'lectures, be- coming the second American to be thus honored by the organization. A new administrative organization linking all present and projected dor- mitories with Prof. Karl Litzenberg of the English department as direc-- tor was announced by the Board of Regents between semesters, Regents also rejected a request from the City of Ann Arbor that the University contribute toward the support of city services. Through a letter to the City Council from Presi- dent Ruthven, the town was informed that the contribution could not be made. No explanation was given for the action although President Ruth- ven offered to present an explana- tion to a Council committee at their convenience. Mrs. Ellen S. Stanley will retain her post as business manager of the dormitories, it was announced. Board Of Governors A board of governors of nine mem- bers was named to supervise in resi- dence halls, under the chairmanship of Dean H. C. Anderson, director of student-alumni relations. Ex-officio members will , include Shirley W. Smith, vice-president and secretary of the University; Prof. Joseph A. Bursley, dean of students; and Miss Alice C. Lloyd, dean of women. Other members of the board will be Prof. Carl G. Arandt of the speech department, Prof. John W. Eaton of the German department, Prof. Charles L. Jamison of the business adminis- tration school, Prof. Roger L. Morri- son of the engineering college, and Prof. Margaret E. Tracy of the eco- nomics department. Terms will be on a three-year basis. In addition, each "house" or In- dividual dormitory unit will have 4 director, student advisors, proctors and the necessary housekeeping force. The Michigan house plan, as drawn up, is designed to give the student "experience in communal living" and "informal training in the enrichment of personality" necessary "If he is to become a citizen of the world," ac- cording to Dr. Frank E. Robir.: assistant to the presdent of the Ui, versity, Have Individuality Despite the centralized adminis- tration of all dormitories, continued effort will be made to give each hous a distinct individuality, Dr. Robbins said. To make the houses "homes In the best sense of the word," the Uni- versity 'will seek to provide art ob- jects, browsing libraries, cultural stimuli as soon as possible. With two exceptions, all names be- stowed on new residences at this time will honor individuals prominent In the University's history. Besides Allen and Rumsey houses, already in use, the Michigan Union quadrangle for men will include seven other "house" units. The dormitory located on the cor- n(j. of Thompson and E. Madison Sts. will bear the name of Robert Mark Wenley for the late professor of philosophy whose home was not far distant. The central dormitory on Thompson Street and thetwo4 top floors over the central commons will have the title of "Michigan House." Adams Hos Next to the north along Thompson Street will be Henry Carter Adam House, named for the noted profes- sor of political economy and finance who died in 1921. The unit on the northwest corner of the quadrangle will be called tentatively "Chicago House" in recognition of efforts o, Chicago alumni, to raise funds for a future dormitory unit. Alfred Henry Lloyd, former pro- fessor of philosophy, dean of the graduate school and one-time acting president, will be honored in the nam- ing of the northeast hall. Along the eastern side of the quadrangle are two units which will be named for Alexander Winchell, teacher pf many sciences in the early days from 1853 to 1891, and George Palmer Williams, a member of the first University faculty in Ann Arbor. The new women's dormitory south of Mosher-Jordan Hall is to be known Ac 'M n. arm Tni-i C abr-nll ff ,1 By LAURIE MASCOTT The increase in volume of German trade in South America is at the ex- pense of the United Kingdom and her dominions, not the United States, Prof. Preston A. James of the geo- graphy departme:t declared in an in- terview yesterday. In fact, he said, American trade is actually expanding in Latin America. "When we speak of economic pene- tration of South America by Nazi? Germany, we sadly neglect some of the major facts and issues involved in Latin American commerce," he continued. We must realize. he nointed nut. other hand, the tropical countries, such as Brazil with its large coffee and cacao exports to the United States, attempt to maintain a very warm relationship to the United States. It cannot be expected, however, that we should import cotton from Brazil when we, ourselves, have a surplus of cotton at home. Brazilian cotton, therefore, must be exported to those nations, such as Japan and Germany, who have very little raw materials at home and are willing to exchange their manufactured goods for the raw materials of South Ameri-r ca. Germany by her system of aut- Student Committee To Support Connable Candidacy For Regent With Harry Kipke, former foot- ball coach, and half-a-dozen other candidates already working for the two Republican nominations to the Board of Regents, the race took an- other turn last week when Ralph Heikkinen, '39, All-American foot- ball star, announced formation of a student committee which will active- ly suport the candidacy of Alfred Connable of Ann Arbor. The committee is composed of T-Teikkinen Philin W .:phewhn '1T. "He has not been out of college so long as to find it difficult to under- stand student problems. He has shown an enthusiastic and continued interest in University problems, show- ing a spirit of tolerance and an un- derstanding of student needs." "He appreciates the viewpoints of the undergraduates, alumni, Univer- sity administration and the people of the state who make the University possible."