Weather led, probable showers and tonight warmer. I 5k igau A4&hr att Poor Econ4 . . . No. 3 Z-323 A4N ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27, 1939 PRICE FIVE ladier Outlaws >mmunist Party; .itler Leaves East Scholarship Cup Is Won By Kappa Nu Z eta Beta Tau Second; Average Of Fraternities Begins At 2.21 Points Return To Berlin . Step Toward On West Front Student Survivor Blackout Hits Campus; No Casualties Reported The University experienced its first blackout of the present war last night and came through without losing a man. In fact, the absence of illumi- nation for 20 minutes on the south- west part of campus was ignored by an- astounding throng of students, who probably do not know, that they should have been scared out of their wits. Only one person, a freshman, who was out looking for a lost Union but- ton inquired as to the cause of the impromptu' ".lights out."a Oscar Prieskorn of the Buildings and Grounds Department said the automatic switch apparatus may have been out of kilter. Student Senate AnnouncesN ew Election Plans 'aiksI otherwise all foreign subject to censorship.) 6.-(P)-The French y outlawed the Com- France in what P0- berpreted as an an- Russia's lineup with vasion of Poland. :ree adopted by Pre- war cabinet also if all the party's af- ed Communist prop- e. Penalties not yet ovided for violations. J anc pr( Iad been forest ni of the nev -amentary com- etween theCom- leral Confedera- who signed the red a decree ex- ce's allies as well the protection offenses against Douglas Miller, '40, of Ann Arbor, was one of four men who drifted for two days in an open boat after their ship, the Norwegian freighter Ronda, was sunk after striking a mine off the coast of Holland. Mil- ler and his three companions were picked up by an Italian ship. '} Student Book. Exchange Has Heavy Demand Need For Books Exceeds Supply By Five Times, r.. Fourth Consecutive Win ForKappa Nu According to a list issued recently by the Registrar's office, Kappa Nu fraternity received the highest scho- lastic average of any house on cam- pus for the past year for the fourth conscutive time. At a banquet last spring, Dean of Students Joseph Bursley presented Kappa Nu with a scholarship cup in recognition of their achievement. - The range of joint averages cov- ered by the 41 fraternities begi s at 2:21 and winds up on top with Kappa Nu's 2.79., Zeta Beta Tau 2.70 Zeta Beta Tau was second with 2.70; Acacia next with 2.68; Zeta Psi 2.64; Theta Chi 2.62; \Pi Lambda Phi 2.621 Delta Tau Delta 2.61; Triangle 2.61; Kappa Delta Rho 2.61; Phi Sig- ma Delta 2.59; Kappa Sigma 2.59; Alpha Kappa Lambda 2.59; Chi Psi 2.56; Sigma'Nu 2.56. Tau Kappa Epsilon 2.55; Sigma Al- pha Mu 2.56; Chi Phi 2.54;, Delta Kappa Epsilon 2.54; Phi Delta Theta 2.50; Phi Epsilon Pi; 2.49; Theta Xi 2.49; Theta Delta Chi 2.47; Psi Upsi- lon 2.47; Trigon 2.47; Alpha Delta Phi 2.46; Phi Kappa Psi 2.45; Phi Beta Delta 2.45; Delta Upsilon 2.44; Phi Kappa Sigma 2.43. Sigma Phi 2.42; Sigma Alpha Epsi- lon ,2.42; Sigma Chi 2.41; Phi Gam- ma Delta 2.39; Sigma Phi Epsilon 2.38; Alpha Tau Omega 2.34; Lambda Chi Alpha 2.28; Beta Theta Pi 2.26; and Phi Kappa Tau 2.21. Total Average 2.50 The average of all fraternities was 2.50, while the average of all men was 2.49. The average for the whole camnpus not including professional schools, was 252. Reports showing the grades earned by individual members of the frater- nities are in file in Room 122 of the Rackham Building and scholarship chairmen of the various houses are urged to call and review the reports in order that encouragement dnd di-. rection may be given to the poor stu- dents and recognition given thsoe who have excelled. State Power Strike Conferees Progress LANSING, Sept. 26.-(P)-Con-1 ferees negotiating the UWOC-CIO strike against the Consumers Power Co. drafted new proposals tonight for an agreement that would end the' dispute, and a resultant threat to uninterrupted gas and electric serv- ice in the populous Saginaw Valley. Arthur E. Raab, chairman of the State Mediation Board which has been conducting strike hearings, re- ported the negotiators were "mak- ing more headway than in a week," He made it clear, however, that the board's power to consummate an agreement was limited. BUSINESS STAFF TRYOUTS Any Sophomore or second sem- ester Freshman interested in try - ing out for the advertising or busi- ness staff of The Michigan Daily, may report to the Publications Building any time this week. First Meeting October 5 Dworkis A self-styled first soldier ad been absent from tcellery since he joined ie East on Sept. 3, the d France declared war w his personal flag s official residence and luded the war on the virtually was finished. ected he would devote etically to the prob- st. f Warsaw appeared to rious business remain- t. A communique to- .an farces had started ty after failing to win rrender. )unced officially that er Joachim von Rib- leave for Moscow to- invitation of the So- at. The question of ng of Po'land would re- ndependent state was :e Berlin observers to he talks in the Soviet To Be Held In Union, nnounces Heavy buying activities in the Stu- dent Book Exchange dluring the first five days of its operation have created a demand for books which exceeds the supply on hand by five times, according to Robert Ulrich, '41, chair- man of the project. Ulrich assured all students with books to sell that there would be no doubt of their be- ing sold. He further pointed out the advan- tages the student exchange offers in allowing the student to set his own sale price with a cash return immedi- ately after the close of the exchange if the books are sold. Handicapped somewhat by heavy inroads on the stock of the store, Ulrich announced nevertheless that it had been doing a rushing business since it was opened. The exchange which was originated during the mid-term recess in Feb- ruary last year and has grown in popularity since, has regularly func- (Continued on Page 6) Rep. Dies Forecasts Communist Purge WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-(_)- Chairman Dies (Dem., Tex.) of the House Committee on Unamerican Ac- tivities said today the Roosevelt Ad- ministration had asked the Justice Department to begin "purging" about 2,850 "known Communists" who hold key government positions. He based his statement, he said, "on information which comes from a very authoritative administration source." Plans for the fifth semi-annual election of members for the Student Senate were announced yesterday by Martin Dworkis, '40, vice-president of the Senate. The first meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 5 in the Union. The Senate was formed two years ago "to consider all matters having a vital bearing on students at the University." At that time, 32 mem- bers were elected, sixteen to serve for one term and the remainder to serve two. Since that time, three elections have been'held electing half the Senate each time. At first, complications arose be- cause some members were seniors and graduated, leaving some posts vacant. This problem was overcome by having those departing appoint successors to fill out theii' term. Last spring, six senators appointed students to take their place. These successors will hold office until the results of the coming election are an- nounced. At the, same time, eight faculty men and the retiring seaker. Robert Rosa; '39,'recelved honorary memberships. The faculty men so honored are: (Continued on Page 2 Welles Assures Pan-Americans Cooperative Sea Patrols Planned AtMeeting PANAMA, Panama, Sept. 26.-(I)- The United States today strongly supported other American republics in their determination to keep the European war from spreading to the western hemisphere. Sumner Welles, Under-Secretary of State and head of the United States delegation to the Inter-American Neutrality Conference, said the Unit- ed States Navy would cooperate in patrolling waters adjacent to the coasts of the western hemisphere. This cooperation would be forth- coming, Welles said, when the Ameri- can republics after consultation "de- termine what the need exists." ryouts For Union Staff To Be Held There will be a meeting of all try- outs for the Union staff at 5 p.m. to- morrow in Rooms 319-325 of the Union, Don Treadwell, '40, Union president, announced yesterday. At that time, opportunities and respon- sibilities of the positions will be ex- plained, according to Treadwell. Union registration will take place at the usual time today. From Thursday to the end of the week, however, it was announced that men may register from 1 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. Warsaw Radio Silent Bucharest Report Says BUDAPEST, Sept. 27. (Wednes- day)-(P)-The Warsaw radio sta- tion, over which announcers for nearly three weeks flung challenges to the Nazis, was silent today. There was no direct word how de- fenders of the isolated city of more than 1,000,000 population-shelled, bombed and stormed by German Smith To Aid FDR's Fight On Embargo 'Happy Warrior'Will Give Views In Radio Talk; Was Often Bitter Critic Senators To Debate Only OnEmbargo WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-(P)- Alfred E. Srmith, often a bitter critic of the Roosevelt administration, has come to the President's assistance on the neutrality question, it was an- nounced today, and will present his views in a radio speech next Sunday. The Columbia Broadcasting Sys- tem said Smith "plans to support President Roosevelt's proposals," which include the highly controver- sial point of repealing the present embargo on shipments of arms, am- munition and implements of war to the European belligerents. The radio speech is to be made at 7 p.m. EST, under the auspices of American Union for Concerted Peace Efforts. Exclude Other Questions This word came simultaneously to day with a strategy meeting of Sen- ate opponents of repealing the em- bargo at which it was decided to con- centrate upon the embargo issue alone and exclude from the debate other questions presented by the ad- ministration neutrality bill. They expressed belief that the embargo was the "trade mark" of American neutrality and could be distributed only at the country's peril. Beside the embargo repealer, the administration bill contains clauses forbidding American ships to carry goods to belligerents 'and banning loans to them. Ninety-day commer- cial credits would be permitted in the President's discretion. At his press conference today,' President Roosevelt said he could not explain the 90-day credit clause. It was a complicated question, he said, on which he had, a yet, no knowl- edge. A Moot Question He was asked ul he lought un- constitutionala provision giving Con- gress as well as the President the power to determine that a state of war exists-a finding which would require the President to invoke the neutrality law. Mr. Roosevelt re- sponded that that was a moot ques- tion which an attorney general and a supreme court might be called up- on to decide in the dim future, long after the present administration is out of office. During the day, it was reported that Roosevelt men on Capitol Hill had advised the administration to adopt a "hands off" attitude toward the coming Senate struggle, and leave it to administration senators to do the battling. Turns Down Vandenberg Apparently in line with this advice, Secretary of State Hull turned down a request by Senator Vandenberg (Rep., Mich.) for a statement of the Hull views on various points in the pending bill. Hull, who had pre- viously made known his desire for repeal of the embargo, wrote to Van- denberg: "The executive branch having per- formed its duty under the constitu- tion, the matter of the proposed leg- islation is, of course, now in the hands of the legislative branch, in whose ability to solve the problem I have complete confidence." Read To Probe Prison Break Anad Abd uction MARQUETTE, Sept. 26.-(/P-At- torney General Thomas Read wvc' on his way here tonight to investigate the fantastic abduction Monday of the warden, 'deputy warden and two parole board members 'by four des- perate long-term inmnates of the State Branch Prison here. "I am reluctant .to pre-judge any situation," said 'Read before he left Lansing. "However, when a condi- tion in a state institution exists which makes it unsafe for a-commission .to hold a meeting there, I believe it re- quires a complete and thorough in- vestigation." fIThe prison, scene yesterday of one of the strangest series of happenings conqeivable,; was back to normal rou- tine today. Warden Marvin L, /. ) was back at his desk and Deputy Warden Wil- liam Newcombe was tob Chairman A. Rossngscoe of theState Parole Board °and'Gerald F. Bush, a mem- ber of the- Board, resumed 'parole earings but not in'ther sameham- berI i elic they wereambushedg Monday afternoon. The fournsg eonvicts-osephn M. Mushro, Thomas; McCarthy, John Thompson and Ralph 'Stearns-were placed in soliary mconfinement. They will be taken into court probably on an escape charge and the punishn- ment they receive may ,mnake it cer- tain: that they never will be eligible for parole. Reconstruction of the escape dis- closed that: the four convicts and ther fstrnghumn shrields did not leav the prison until an hour after the in- vasion of the parole board room. When the party finally did leave, state police with sub-.nachineirgns were Pat the gate but could not shoot withoutj jeopardizing the lives "of all.. Pers petavesd. CallsTryouts Literary Magazine Staffs Still To Be Selected Students wishing to try out for er- spectives, campus literarymagazine, are asked to meet at 4 p.m. tomorrow in theStudent Publications Build- ing. Positioyis on the poetry, essay, fiction and book-review staffs are open. The firstissue of the magazine, to be issued soon, will feature the work of 1939sHopwood inners, according to James Allen and Harvey Swados, '40, co-editors. Those students wishing to submit material to Prespectives may, 'after this week, leave their manuscripts in boxes to be placed in English of- fices of the literaryy andmengineering schools. Local Protection Assure Against Grid Poo By Gov. Dickinso Aut Say Help U Gov. Luren D. D1< with Chief of Police No Sheriff Jacob Andresa Albert J. Rhapp yesterd: clad promise that foot not be in operation he: At the same time, Pr disclosed that law enfc cies of the county havi for a month to preveni ance of gambling syn in the past years have ands of dollars in stud In a letter to Dail Paul Chandler, '41, C inson declared he app the State has the re protecting students fI and other evil influent "If local authorities handle the football p ernor declared, he "wi to place (matters) in the State Police." Local authorities sa would be totally unne ever. A check-up yes the gambling situatior under control and m( re-warned against all pools to operate. The Daily night edit after rumors were wid on campus that illegal )were planning to opera ithe football season, Oct. 7. Steps were immedia prevent their reappear terday's statements fro and the Governor resi Last year a number .in open operation on thousands of dollars c ate's money poured i near-riot was ca sed w operator failed to pa; several thousand dolla day. He was later prosecuted by Rapp, I put on five years prob A misunderstanding porarily yesterday wh chief of police and s letters from Lansing d rigidly enforce gambli in the day, conference (Continued on Students I Daily Night ] Brings Chi Says Gain >se Home By ; . t was a 'eign Mi ti'op wo rrow at wnetner anyt main as an expected by s be raised in capital. Ribbentrop To Discuss Poland At Moscow Today MOSCOW, Sept. 26.-(P)-The se- curity of Soviet Russian waters against "hiding submarines" has ac- quired "great importance," a Soviet communique said tonight in explana- tion of the negotiations that have been going on with Russia's little Baltic neighbor, Estonia. The announcement by Tass, official news agency, said the negotiations with Estonia had begun when ex- planations of the escape last week of a Polish submarine from the Es-' tonian harbor of Tallinn had proved "unsatisfactory." The communique said it was "in- comprehensible" how the sibmarine, reported to have entered the harbor in a damaged condition, could have escaped unless it was repaired and fuelled and thus "enabled to escape." It added that periscopes of "un- lnown submarines" were sighted to- day in two spots in the area of Lugas Bay, in the Gulf of Finland, and that "one can arrive at the conclu- End Of Wanderings Reported For Correspondent Mowrer Former University Student Is Released By Soviet Forces In Zaleszcyki Oratorical Association Offers Special Student Ticket Rates Two Exchange Schola Unable To Sail With war conditions in Europe, exchange student plans have be thrown over the dam. William H. Clark, '41, who had exchange scholarship to the Ame can University in Syria, was the or Michigan exchange student who si ceeded in getting out. of the count Clark was a representative' at t World Conference of Christian Yout in Amsterdam last June, and follo ing the outbreak of hostilities he % eshipped out of the war zone to Br tany, France, and is now awaiti passage home. Constance Bryant, '40, who a had a scholarship to the Syrian u: versity, is now on campus as is Rob Rosa, Grad., who was chosen one four Rhodes Scholars in the distr comprising Michigan, Wisconsin, linois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentuc Williams To Speak Tonight At Unio Prof. Mentor L., Williams of t English department who was voi last spring, "Most Popular Prof( sor on Campus," will speak on, "Bli books and Trenches," at 7:30 p today in Room 316 of the Union an informal get-together sponsor by the American Student Union all freshman men and women. An open discussion period will f low Professor Williams' talk on t student's problems in a world at w Other features of the program wh has been planned to introduce t ASU to members of the Class of 19 By LEONARD SCHLEIDER A reduced student admission fee to the University Oratorical Associa- tion's series of eight lectures by inter- nationally-famed personages will be offered this year. it was announced today. Special student tickets for the en- tire series will cost twq dollars, a seventy-five cent reduction from the rate of former years, Mrs. Lucille Walz, publicity director, declared. Unreserved seats comprising the sec- ond belcony in Hill Auditorium will be reserved specially for this innova- tion, she added, and student identifi- cation cards will have to accompany' tion's First Lady, will discuss "The Relationship of the ndividual to the Community." Jan Masaryk, son of the first pres- ident of Czechoslovakia and pre- Anschluss Czech minister to Great Britain, will speak Nov. 14 on "Civil- ization in Peril." Cornelia Otis Skinner, outstanding dramatic recitalist, will be heard Nov. 20. Miss Skinner will be followed by Hans vbn Kaltenborn, radio news analyst, who will- speak Dec. 6 on' "Kaltenborn Edits the News." H. R. Knickerbocker, Hearst news- paper correspondent and winner of the 1930 Pulitzer Prize in juornalism, By MILTON ORSHEFSKY The story of Richard Mowrer, for- mer University student, which reads like something from Sinbad or Ulys- ses, has come to a halt temporarily with the report that the Detroit News and Chicago Daily News correspond- ent has been released after having been held by Soviet Russian forces at Zaleszcyki, Poland. Since his departure from the Uni- versity in 1933, Mowrer, son of Paul Scott Mowrer, famed foreign cor- respondent, has covered the Euro- pea-n scene with government author- ities close on his heels. He started in Paris, was sent to Spain to write the civil war from the Loyalist side, , ;