THE MICHIGAN DAILY [GAN DAILY i c -1 r I - ~llr -agi D rn4 ors5)D, ,ra ,f ,m ere 1I-O-Aroe - N, and managed by students of the University of under the authority of the Board in Control of Publications. ied every - morning except Monday during the y year and Summer Session. Member of the Associated Press ssociated Press is exclusively entitled to the epublication of all news dispatches credited to of otherwise credited in this newspaper. All republicationeof allother matters herein also d at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as ;lass mail matter. iptions during regular school year by carrier, mail, $4.50. REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING BY National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Repesentative 420 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK, N. Y. CHICAGO " BOSTON ' LOS ANGELES - SAN FRANCISCOI er, Associated Collegiate Press, 1938-39 Board of Editors g Editor !. Robert D. Mitchell. 1 Director .orAlbert P. May10 ttor . . . Horace W. Gilmore e Editor Robert I. Fitzhenry e EditorR obert Perlman e Editor . ...Earl Gilman e Editor . . . . William Elvin e Editor Joseph Freedman itor . Joseph Gies s Editor Dorothea Staebler ditor . Bud Benjamin Business.Department The Editor Gets Told. (Editor's note: The editors want to thank all who have taken an interest in our page and have written to us both in favor of and against our inclusion of David Lawrence's column. Owing to lack of space. we are printing only one letter today and are replying to the otherspersonally.) Piecewic;, A Patriot To the Editor: In the present controversy, I shall not concern myself with whether The Daily editorials should express only conservative or only liberal views. However, I shall deal only with the pseudo- rationalizing as expressed by C. J. to ascertain the desirability of conservative editorials on these grounds. Evidently proper credentials are a prerequisite for indulgence in the present disputation, and it is indeed heartening that I am highly favored with the proper environmental conditioning. I was brought up in a city on the Atlantic coast that was founded less than twenty years after the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock. The streets give every indication that they were founded on sacred cowpaths. Besides, the city, including its seven hills, has been Republican since before the party began functioning. In fact it is so close to Boston that when a heavy breeze passes through Boston Harbor, we still can enjoy the aroma of the historic Boston Tea Party. As a patriot I find it necessary to drive over the same route that Paul Revere did. My only sad neglect is that I haven't acquired the Harvard adcent, since I spent only one summer session prowling within its cloisters. With such environmental conditioning, it becomes less diffi- cult for even Callie Jayne to nod approval. I would like to point out that the mere num- ber of subscribers to a political or scientific view is no proof of the validity of the view. We need only turn back to the days of Newton, Copernicus and Descartes to verify this state- ment. The present facts regarding gravitation and position and rotation of heavenly bodies at that time were held by a few and it only took time to demonstrate that the majority were wrong. The auspices under which David Law- rence writes and the number of his readers are no criteria of his credibility. In his case as in the case of anyone else, it depends upon the exhaus- tiveness of his investigation, and it rests upon whether he has all the facts at his disposal and whether his conclusion is the only one possible in view of all the facts in relation to the com- plexity of the whole situation. The old question of aithority and superiority is once more expounded. Authority or so-called superiority is not sufficient evidence in proof of any statement. We need only run through some of the Senate investigation files to come to the conclusions that many of our so-called authori- ties have been paid by industrialists to publish lies for public consumption. If some of our superior men held the same views that many of our common people hold, there would, be no wars, no crime and no exploitation of classes. Superiority proves little; it is only from the mutual agreement of the exhaustiveness of all facts that we can hope to verify the validity of any statement. It is indeed a consolation that C. J. will :efrain from considering me a radical since I have no long hairs on my chest-in fact I have no hair on my chest-so that makes me unquestionably a staunch conservative Republican. -Charles Piecewiez THEATRE By -HARVEY SWADOS ss Manager Manager ising Manager . n's Business Manager i's Service Manager Philip W. Buchen Leonard P. Siegelman William L. Newnan Helen Jean Dean Marian A. Baxter NIGHT EDITOR: JACK C. SULLIVAN The editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of the Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. child Marriage Social Problem ... T HE NATION'S PAPERS blared their loudest feature headlines and the bigi ress associations broadcasted wirephotos to 'ery Chronicle and Bugle in the land. Rosie olumbus, at the age of ten, had left her dolls >become the bride of a Kentucky coal miner. was a bit of sensationalism to make the sensi- lities of dowagers and debutantes tingle with terest. Rosie's marriage is shocking, yet it is appar- it that Rosie wasn't at fault; she knew only aguely what was happening, and probably cared ery little. Nor can her mother, who lied that osie was a mature fifteen, be blamed. She was tply making the best compromise she could ith the situation that had engulfed her. Marriage to Flem the coal miner was as big n advance in prestige to Rosie and her family 3 is the union of an heiress to a count in higher 'ciety. The Columbuses lived under a rock cliff; ieir staple food was pork and beans; their othes were few and shabby. And Rosie's -mar- age to Flem meant a cabin, a regular income, .uare meals. Such things count in these moun- in lands where a two-roomed shack is not a Ouse, but "houses." To live, these people must make the best of ery fortunate incident that happens to them. ecently a welfare worker of the Save the Chil- en Fund, operating in the Southern mountain gions, visited a district to distribute shoes and othing among the school children. Attendance r the school almost doubled within a week. The mountain section is a social misfit in these iys of industry and invention. The people were st from the rest of the world for over a cen- ry. For them progress stood still. They did not iprove upon the spinning wheel and the bull- ngued plow while other sections were discover- g a new social order built on the coal that tted everywhere from the mountainsides. They oke the language and sang the songs of an igland that had been retained elsewhere only histories. They devoted themselves to an cient religion as mystical and potent as that eached by Reform4tion fanatics. It is no won- r that Senator "Jo" Blackburn once declared at a stick of dynamite should be placed under e mountain section to blow it to Kingdom Mme. Without outside aid and understanding, the ertia of these people toward progress cannot overcome. They cannot suddenly learn to cope th a machine age. Rosie Columbus' marriage symbolic of the futile attempts they make at TODAY i 'WASH INGTON - -by David Lawrence- WASHINGTON, Oct. 31-Few reports that have emanated from the government over a span of time can compare in enlightened presentation or constructive advice with the recommendations just made by the emergency board of three ap- pointed by President Roosevelt to deal with the problem of railroad wages. True, the findings are against the granting of a horizontal cut of 15 per cent in wages at this time, and, in this respect, it is a disappointment to the railroads and their owners, but there is so much more in the report than that item and so much sound counsel with respect to what ought to be done by the railroads, the labor unions, the government and the investors that, if the document is carefully studied, it will point the way at last to a solution of the perplexities of the railroad problem. The report is 25,000 words long, yet it is far more persuasive than the official summary, and only if one takes the time and trouble to read it carefully, does the statesmanlike character of the analysis made by Chief Justice Stacy of the North Carolina Supreme Court, Dean James Landis of the Harvard Law School and Professor Harry Millis of the University of Chicago become apparent. Reference To Labor.. .. With relentless logic and with pointed refer- ence to the efforts made by labor organizations to get Congress to enact full crew bills and other devices to overcome the economies in payroll growing out of technological efficiency, the re- port says: "The social problem of unemployment result- ing from technological development is common to most industries. It admits of no simple answer. The legislative proposals complained of (that is, by the railroads) are, in part, the answers that the employees are seeking to make to the prob- lem of technological unemployment." The Facts Of Wage Reductions.. .. As for wage reductions, the board dealt with the facts and figures submitted in a way th- can hardly be described in a newspaper dis- patch, or any summary, for that matter. It pains- takingly took all the data, compared them with wages in other industries and with living costs in other years and found that the general aver- age wage now was about $1,553 a year but that one-quarter of the employees earned less than $911, another quarter earned between $911 and $1,433, another quarter between $1,433 and $1,953 and the remaining quarter earned $,950 or more. In the same way, the board discussed the $250,000,000 proposed to be saved by wage reductions, and found that $141,650,000 of this sum would go to roads neither in receivership nor in the class of what is known as "problem roads."m. Suggesting that some gaduated scale plan might some day be devised if wage cuts are necessary and hinting that, if the present busi- ness revival doesn't pan but: -wage reductions might have to be re-examined, the board makes this significant observation. "It may well be that the hoped-for relief from the development of a national transportation policy and other similar measures will not be forthcoming. Then the inability of the roads to pay would turn from a short time to a long time aspect, and avenues of relief through wage re- ductions would have to be explored. The 30-day clause of the existing agreements would provide this opportunity." For the moment, however, this government board is betting on better business conditions and increased car loadings together with a Sensibly cooperative attitude by Congress, the railroad brotherhoods, the railroad bond owners and stockholders as well as by the railroad man- agements themselvs-all of them united by a common fear of complete disintegration of a great industry. fiMU-SICI Calendar TUESDAY WOR Symphony, Nadia Reisenberg pianist, Alfred Wallenstein conductor. Liszt's A major Concerto, No. 2, Nocturne No. 20 (Chopin), Waltz in D major (Glazounow). 9:15-9:45, WOR. WEDNESDAY Twilight Organ Recital, Palmer Christian organist. "Introit," "Ave Marie" (from Arkdelt), and Fantasia and Fugue on B A C H, by Liszt; and the Sonata on the Ninety-fourth Psalm by Julius Reubke. 4:15, Hill Aud. Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Howard Bar- low conductor. 9-9:30, WABC. THURSDAYs WOR Sinfonietta, Alfred Wallenstein con- ductor. Schubert's Second Symphony, in B-flat major. 8:30-9, WOR. Rochester Philharmonic, Jose Iturbi conduc- tor. 8:30-9:30, WIBM. SATURDAY Cincinnati Conservatory Orchestra, Alexander von Kreisler conductor. 11-12 a.m., WJR. Eastman School of Music, Howard Hanson director. "Milestones in the History of Music," first program of medieval music. 11:30-12, WTAM. NBC Symphony, Arturo Toscanini conductor. The Flute of Sans Souci (Graener), Samuel Bar- ber's Adagio for Strings and Essay for Orchestra, Debussy's Iberia, Dvorak's "New World" Sym- phony, No. 5 in E minor. 10-11:30, WXYZ, WMAQ, KDKA. -W. L. You of M By Sec Terry PALAVER of a purely personal order: Boo! We're only kidding- . .Orson Welles, the thespian who perpetuated that Halloween hoax on the radiokels Sunday night, is only 23 years old and apparently unfamil- iar with the gold brick complex of the average American . . . The temp- erance society will be happy to know that the broadcast cured at least one' man of drink (he was in his cups when the first meteor crashed to earth) . . . A freshman, who claims that he reviewed his entire life dur- ing the make-believe eternity, said he didn't realize he had been such a sinner . . . a local Republican was reported to have called his straddling friend after the broadcast, and said, "See what'll happen!" . . 90% of the students parading State street are' vain (watch them preen themselves in the store windows), 25% are monologists (study the mobile lips), 95% are apes, not the Darwin species, but the vaudeville genus-the mime (beer jackets, cigarettes, two- tone suits, abbreviated trousers and Hessian haircuts spring from the urge to imitate) . . . Co-eds, with one eye on the mirror and the other on pass- ing males, spend 75% of their time and energy on themselves . . . and 90% of the men devote much of their time to the same thing that women do-si vous me comprenez! A student on E. University bought a new bus three weeks ago and has already registered 3,000 miles on it Investigation last night revealed ythe auto ban was still in effectn..e. One of the most picturesque names in the newspaper profession: Gobind Behari Lal, INS science editor . . Nomination as the American Falstaff: Gene Fowler's Captain James Job Trolley in "Salute to Yesterday." ... One of the most imaginative charac- ters encountered in a book cover: Vin- cent Sheean's Rayna Prohme in "Per- sonal History" . . . One of the most touching heroes in fiction: Ian Mac- Claren's "Weelum" McClure in the Woollcott Reader short story, "A Doctor of the Old School" s * * * (Continued from Page 3) - - medical students. A fee of one dollar will be charged for the course. The lectures will be delivered in the Michigan League Building. Nov. 2, "Emotional and Sexual Problems Today," Dr. Joseph Baer. Nov. 9, "Anatomy and Physiology of Reproduction," Dr. Raymond Squier. Nov. 17, "Adjustments Before Mar- riage," Dr. Beatrice B. Berle. Dec. 1, "Adjustments After Mar- riage," Dr. Robert G. Foster. Dec. 8, "Modern Parenthood," Dr. Robert G. Foster. anosik.. . DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Publication in the Bulletin is constructive notice to all members of the University. Copy received at the office of the Assistant to the President until 3:30; 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Janosik, the Robin Hood story of a Carpathian peasant who leads a band of brigands (they rob the rich and give to the poor), was shown at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre Friday and Saturday nights by the Art Cinema League. I must dis- agree with the metropolitan critics who say that Janosik is superb, enthralling, magnificent. Not that Janosik is a bad picture; Pecenka's photography is usually good, and at times, especially in the outdoor sequences, it is splendid. The work of the director, Mac Fric, is spotty. Occasionally the picture moves at an exciting pace; at other times it drags. It is interesting to see the influence of the Soviet cinema on the Czechoslovakians-the latter are obviously copy- ing the Russians without too much success. The main trouble with the film is that the theme is threadbare, and the Czechs didn't take the trouble to patch it up. Palo Bielik, who is tall, lithe, handsome and has a lot of sex appeal (so the girls tell me) as Janosik, the leader of the marauders, is just another Errol Flynn. He swings from ropes, takes on dozens of the con- stabulary singlehanded, and so forth. Yet I must Iadd that the last scene in Janosik is really moving: Janosik, condemned to death, stands before the gallows and dances a wild dance of defiance. ,So Janosik is not a great picture, it is a pleasant evening's entertainment. Incidentally, included on the program was a Fitzpatrick Travel-talk (and now we take leave of beautiful such and such) with Czechoslovakia as the subject. The announcer smugly strews his comments with cliches, Prague is a veritable beehive of activity, rambles on about Czechoslovakia in the four- teenth century, there are many fine churches the dark path. She will never give the imperialist answer to her basic problem. She will never turn to fascism and war. QUOTATION of the week: "Ever since the University was founded. there is no record of anyone being mentally overtrained." . . . Heard and overheard: "Even breathing has become a fetish vith her" . . . "I never let college interfere with my education-or anything" . . . "Her face was disfigured in the crackup of her illusions." . . . Henry Thoreau's matchless appraisal of college lingers on: "To my astonishment I was in- formed on leaving college that I had studied navigation!--why, if I had taken one turn down the harbor I should have known more about it."- . .-. A submitted list of schoolboy, answers: "a stethoscope is a spy-. glass for looking into people's chests with your ears Oliver Cromwell had an iron will and a large red nose, but underneath. were deep religious feelings . . rhubarb is a kind of celery gone bloodshot . . . Doctors say that fatal diseases are the worst . . . A quack doctor is one who looks after ducks.". . . [N THE MAIL: From Chicago, curbstone cabinet at Rimsky's drug store is waxing heatedly because of Der Fuehrer's recent. edicts, and' I am forced to muster all the elo- quence at my command to pacify the rebellious crew. Sergei and Jake and a few more of the southpaws are helping to build a tunnel from 12th and Kedzie to Moscow. Rimsky him- self is busy in the back room manu- facturing stench bombs which his "boys" distribute at Nazi Bunds-and the Rimsky menus, instead of the usual drinks and sundaes, now feat- ure the minutes of the Central Com- mittee's latest meeting and directions on where to go and how in case of an air raid. These and other events led up to my attempted purchase recently of a hot chocolate for ten cents. When I complained mildly that he had sub- stituted plain hot wate'r for hot choco- late, Rimsky pounced on me-"You are a spoiled child of the autocracy. Get the hell out of here!S" he yelled. .- E Nazi Generals Are Retired Chief Of Army Is Ousted In Policy Move BERLIN, Oct. 31.-(IP)--General Ludwig Beck, Chief of the Army Gen- eral Staff, resigned todayhand retired to private life because he could not see eye-to-eye with Adolf Hitler. A brief official announcement said the Fuehrer had accepted the resig- nation of General Beck along with that of Colonel-General Gerd Von Rundstedt, Commander of Army Group No. 1 . Although the announcement saidR both commanders were relieved ati their "own desire," well-informed cir-1 cels believed they were taking the consequences for not being in step Concerts Organ Recital. Palmer Christian, University organist, will appear inre- ital on the Frieze Memorial Organ, Hlill Auditorium, Wednesday ater- aoon, Nov. 2, at 4:15 p.m. No admis- sion charge is made, but the public is respectfully requested to be seated on time as the doors will be closed dur- ing numbers. Exhibitions C An Exhibition of Early Chineset Pottery: Originally held in conjunc- tion with the Summer Institute ofH Par Eastern Studies, now re-openedt by special request with alterations and additions. Oct. 12-Nov. 5. AtE the College of Architecture. Daily (excepting Sundays) 9 to 5.- Museum of Classical Archaeology: Exhibits from Egypt-Dynastic, Grae-t co-Roman, Coptic and Arabic Periods -from Seleucia on the Tigris and from Roman Italy. In addition, a special exhibit has been arranged of3 a portion of a recent acquisition of1 Roman antiquities presented by Esth- er Boise Van Deman. Lectures University Lectures: Dr. Albert Charles Chibnall, Prof essor~ of Bio-t chemistry at Imperial College of Sci- ence and Technology, University oft London, will give the following lec- tures under the auspices of the De- partment of Biochemistry: Nov. 4, 4:15 p.m., Amphitheatre, Horace H. Rackham School of Grad- uate Studies, ,The Preparation and Chemistry of the Proteins of Leaves.". Nov. 4, 8:15 p.m., Room 303 Chem- istry Building, "The Application of X-rays to the Study of the Long Chain Components of Waxes." Nov. 5, 11 a.m., Room 303, Chem-1 istry Building, "Criticism of Methods of Amino Acid Analysis in Proteins. This lecture is especially designed for those interested in the analytical chemistry of proteins. University Lecture: Dr. Millar Burrows, president, American Schools' of Oriental Research and Professor of Biblical Theology, at Yale Univer- sity, will give an illustrated lecture on "Results of- a Century's Digging in Palestine" on Friday, Nov. 4, at 4:15 p.m. in Natural Science Audi- torium under the auspices of the De- partment of Oriental Languages. The public is cordially invited. University Lecture: Dr. Marvin- R. Thompson, Director of Warner In- stitute for Therapeutic Research (formerly Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Maryland) will lecture on "The Chemistry and Phar- macology of Ergot" on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 4:15 p.m., in Room 165 Chemistry Building, under the auspi- ces of the College of Pharmacy. The public is cordially invited. Events Today Junior Research Club: The Novem- ber meeting will be held this eve- ning at 7:30 p.m., in the amphi- 'theatre of the Rackham Building.,Dr. Robley C. Williams will speak on "Measurement of Stellar Tempera- tures"; Dr. Jerome Conn will speak on "The Restoration of Normal Car- bohydrate Metabolism in Middle- Aged Obese Diabetics"; and candi- dates will be elected to membership. Student Senate. Meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m., at the Michigan League. The room will be listed in the bulle- tin board. The public is cordially invited. Omega Upsilon, radio and speech sorority, will hold auditions at Mor- ris Hall today. All women except first semester freshmen are cordial- ly invited to try out for membership. All actives are expected to be present at the meeting. Assembly Meeting: There will be a Newest Clipper Plane- Near Final Approval SEATTLE, Oct. 31.-(A)-The great- est clipper plane ever built, resplen- dent in new paint, will be tested by the Government this week for certifi- cation for trans-oceanic service. The huge Boeing ship, with four oint meeting of the League House croup, the Ann Arbor Independents, and the Dormitory Representatives his afternoon at 5 p.m. in the Geague. Attendance will be taken by the Secretaries of the respective groups. Christian Science Organization: :15 p.m. League Chapel. Students, alumni and faculty are invited to at- tend the services. The Michigan Dames will hold their regular meeting this evening at the Grand Rapids Room of the League at 8 o'clock. All wives of students and internes are invited. Bibliophiles: The first meeting will be held today at 2:30 p.m. in the Michigan League with Mrs. Carl Dahlstrom acting as hostess. Coming Events International Center: Tuesday, Nov. 1, 7:30 o'clock. Class in Chinese Language with Prof. Y. Z. Chang. Wednesday, Nov. 2., 3 o'clock. Trip to Hoover Ball Bearing Plant. Thursday, Nov. 3, 4 o'clock. Tea honoring the Student Fellowship of the Congregational Church. Friday, Nov. 4, Recreation Night. Bridge and Ping Pong Tournament. Sunday, Nov. 5, 6 o'clock supper. 7 o'clock. Talk by Prof. Howard Mc- Clusky on "The Problems of Youth in America." Sponsored by the In- ternational Council. Chemistry Colloquium will meet Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 4 p.m. in Room 300 Chemistry Building. Dr. L. O. Brockway will speak on "The Struc- tures of Conjugated Molecules." Cercle Francais: There will be a meeting Thursday, Nov. 3 at 7:30 in Room 408 Romance Language Bldg. Mr. Koella will talk on "L'Europe Ac- tuelle" and there will be songs and refreshments. Geological Journal Club. Thursday, Nov. 3 at 7:15 p.m. in 3065 N.S. Fac- ulty and graduate students wil give short talks on personal research. American Association of University Professors. There will be a meeting of the local chapter on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Aihphitheatre of the Rackham Building. Mr. William Brownrigg, Director of Personnel for the Michigan Civil Service Commis- sion will talk on "Standards for Evaluating Public Officials in the Higher Brackets" and there will be opportunity for discussion. At the conclusion of the formal pro- gram. light refreshments will be served. All members of the faculty, whether members of the Association or not, are cordially invited. Phi Sigma will meet Wednesday evening at 8:30 p.m. in the Graduate Outing Room, Rackham Bldg. Lois Jotter will speak on the "Chills, Thrills and Spills in the Colorado River." Guests invited. Refreshments 1939 Mechanical and Chemical En- gineers: Mr. T. W. Prior of the Good- year Tire and Rubber Co. will give a group talk on the opportunities for employment with his company, at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4, in Room 348 after which appointments will be made for interviews. If you are interested, please attend this lecture. Association Fireside: Miss Jean- nette Perry, Assistant Dean of Wom- en, will speak on "Italy" at Lane Hall, Wednesday, 8 p.m. University of Michigan Flying Club will have a meeting Wednesday eve- ning at 7:30 p.m. in the Michigan Union. All members and persons in- terested are asked to come. Women Students registered in Physical Education: Registration for the indoor season will be held at Bar- bour Gymnasium, Office 14, on Fri- day, Nov. 4, 8 to 12, 2 to 5 and on Sat- urday, Nov. 5 from 8 to 12. Students interested in taking this work electively may register any day during the week of Nov. 7 between the hours of 8 and 12 and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Office 15 Barbour Gymna- sium. Ann Arbor Independent Women can get their tickets for the Assembly Banquet any afternoon this week in Miss McCormick's office at the League. All tickets and money must be accounted for by Friday,Nov. 4. There will be a regular meeting of the Ann Arbor Independents Thurs- day at 4:30. Tickets for the banquet can be purchased at that time. Wives of students and internes are invited to meet with the Homemaking group of the Michigan Dames, Wed- nesday, Nov. 1, at 8 p.m. at the homhe of Mrs. Alfred H. White, 608 Onon- daga. Those desiring transportation should call Mrs. Killinger, 5361. -Hervie Haufler ytrachey's View "I know America well enough-I have been i the United States five times now, and have ravelled over it from New York to Los Angeles nd from Alabama to Maine-not to forget the ther side of the story. I know a little of the pecial problems and difficulties that face every merican who is working for social construction. ssuredly the struggle to go forward cannot be asy for the American people. Every step will e gained by effort and sacrifice alone. The >rces of reaction are stronger in America, per- 0