f'. 4+ ;t . i THE MICH4iGAN DAILY -f Tj T i -j -, i-t,. % -f , j-, MI Tt 17 R -1 ' (0, i fl, jj f r~Ac~E si~1 TTIURSDAT, ~UTTARY 24. 1f~4~ ____________________________________________ I I I _. Special Strike Board Chosen Prevention In Ecorse Of Walk-Out Plant Sought LANSING, Feb. 25.-AP)--Governor Van Wagoner today appointed a spe- cial commission to seek to avert a threatened strike at the plants of the Great Lakes Steel Corp., Ecorse, which is engaged in production ofI important war materials. He designated Thomas J. Donahue, chairman of the State Labor Medi- ation Board, as head of the special mediating commission, to serve with John N. Daley, vice-president of the Wabeek State Bank of Detroit, and the Rev. Fr. Raymond Clancy, Direc- tor of Social Action for the Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit. Donahue said the Steel Workers Organizing Committee-CIO has filed notice of intention to strike, and that efforts to settle the dispute have met serious discouragement recently. He declined to go into details, assert- ing he considered the less said about the controversy the better. Great Lakes Steel, Donahue said, employs about 8,000 employes in pro- duction of materials vital to other war industries. Federal conciliators also are seeking to settle the dispute. Navy Names Vessel After Michigan Man Announcement has been made by the Navy that America's destroyer fleet will soon be augmented by one, now under construction in the Seattle shipyards, named the William Long- shaw, in honor of William Long- shaw, Jr., '59, assistant surgeon in the Navy during the Civil War. While serving as assistant surgeon on the USS Lehigh he showed out- standing courage in an engagement with Confederate batteries on Sulli- van's Island, Charleston, S.C., on Nov. 16, 1863. Under fire of nine batteries in which the Lehigh was struck 22 times, it was necessary to pass the hawser to the USS Nahant which had run aground. Longshaw had to carry three hawsers before he succeeded in reaching the grounded ship. Unsold Cars Are 'Stored, In Open Lots Lack Of Dealers' Space Forces New Vehicles To Outside Storage DETROIT, Feb. 25.-(A)-There are something like half a million unsold new passenger automobiles in the United States but they aren't all in dealers' hands. Cramped for storage space the car retailers, stocked with vehicles whose sale through ordinary channels has been halted for nearly two months, have had to cry "enough" to theI manufacturers for the time being. The result has been that most of the 204,000 units assembled between Jan. 1 and early this month when production ceased have been "stored" nearer the factories-many in open fields-until dealer stocks could move out under the Office of Price Ad- ministration's rationing program. This movement begins next week with a lot of misgivings on the part of both the maker and the retailer as to just how much it will reduce dealers' floor stocks. One of the heaviest accumulations of unsold new cars has been at the Michigan State Fair Grounds here. Around the race track, at the ends of the paddock and under the grand- stand, hundreds of new vehicles of various makes have found tempor- ary storage space. Officials in charge of the huge outdoor storage depot say they ex- pect to start shipping to dealers next week. They admit, however, that the number of cars to be moved out will depend upon how effectively the dealers' stocks are reduced. The passenger car storage problem is only part of the worry of the in- dustry. Dealers and manufacturers already have expressed doubt of their ability to handle the March output of commercial vehicles. Production of trucks for both civilian and mili- tary uses has continued under a quota program. A downward revision or outright cancellation of previously announced commercial unit schedules has been anticipated in trade circles here. Professors Say Defense Use Of EleetroIlysis Is Exaggerated By I. J. SLAUT ER ACK The use of electrolysis in extract- ing iron from its ores has lately re- ceived wide publicity but two mem- bers of the University engineering faculty claim that its defense im- portance has been vastly exag- gerated. Professor William P. Wood, of the metallurgical engineering depart- ment, said that in the first place, the process, which entails concen- tration of the metal by electric heat- ing methods, is by no means new. "It has long been used for copper,"! he said, "and even for iron in cases where a very pure metal is needed." Electrolysis Costly which better resists corrosion than is possible by use of smelting. How- ever, both men insisted that such pure metal is not commonly needed for the general defense work which is now threatened with an iron short- age. Professor Thomassen concluded with the observation that the process has very probably been fostered at least partly as a defense publicity campaign. Sugyar Rationing Instrucetionis Given, T'fi jutn ir vRon rd , .aL t AW.G'EE' .tl:y When asked why the method has! never been more widely used, Profes- LANSING, Feb. 25.-UP).-Prelim- sor Wood explained that this has mr ntutost rpr o u been due mainly to the fact that inary mstructions to prepare for su- electrolysis would be very much more gar rationing went out today to costly than smelting, which is now county rationing administrators and commonly used. This is in direct county school commissioners. contradiction to the Ford Company's The instructions, released by Ar- claim that electrolysis would afford thug H. Sarvis, state rationing ad- a cheaper method for the purifica- ministrator, declare that the county tion of iron, board and school commissioner of Professor Lars Thomassen, of the each county will be responsible for chemical engineering department, registering sugar consumers. supported Professor Wood in the The two jointly were asked to ap- statement that electrolysis would be point a committee in each county to more costly than methods now in determine the number of sugar ra-t use. He said that installation of tion booklets needed for distribution machinery necessary for effective through the schools. The Depart- use of the process might prove an ment of Public Instruction is pre- almost prohibitive expense. paring formulas for calculating "Possibly nowhere in the United school districts' population. States," he said," and certainly not Sarvis cautioned the agencies that in the Middle West is there a large sugar ration stamps are valuable and enough source of electric power to that they should be guarded against make use of the process, on any; theft or damage. large scale practicable." Method Saves Coal Methodist, Presbyterian The chief advantage claimed for the electrolitic method by its sup- Churches To Hold Party porters is that it would free coal for more important defense uses. Pro- A Detroit demonstration group in fessor Thomassen said that use of folk rancin will be featured atthe .1 r i Union Offers Dcrm Frosh Specw! Rates In a program intended to promote the use of Union facilities by dormi- tory freshmen, members of the class of '45 living in Allen-Rumsey House have been invited to use the billiard room and the swimming pool at spe- cial rates for the rest of this week. Under the direction of Edward Holmberg, '43, the program entitles the freshmen of a different dormi- tory every week to use the Union facilities at half price. Union Fresh- man Privilege Cards, which will be distributed to the various dorm mem- bers, are good in the billiard room Monday through Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and in the swim- ming pool Tuesday. Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Iafter 10 p.m. Special guests of the Union this week are the freshman men from Allen-Rumsey, while next week the privilege will go to members 'of Chi- cago House. Daily Tryouts' Classes Listed (Continued from Page 1) B. Parsons, P. Schwarzkopf, J. Stege- man, R. Swartz and G. Walsh. Group 2. meeting at 7:30 pm. Fri- day and each Monday and Friday hereafter, includes: L. Reiner, M. Nishon, M. C. Baker, A. Berman, I. Bucci, R. Dixon, E. Elser, E. J. Rich- ards, E. Swaninger, H. Frank and H. Kowalczyk.I Absences must be excused before a meeting, and those who are unable to attend their scheduled meetings should contact the senior editor at once or attend today's meeting at 7:30 p.m. for a readjustment in the program, Woodburne Addresses MeetingOf Pre-Meds Prof. Russell Woodburne, of the Medical School, spoke on the film, "A Subtotal Gastrectomy of Intract- able Gastric Ulcer," at a meeting of the Pre-Medical Society yesterday. Discussion of a trip to the State Hospital at Ypsilanti constituted the remaining portion of the program. Al though no date has been set for the tour, it was decided that it should take place on a Wednesday after- noon in the near future. New Tryouts To Meet Union Staff At Banquet The first Union staff banquet of the new semester will be held at 6:15 p.m. today in Room 319 of the Union in honor of the new freshman try- 3uts. The purpose of the banquet is to acquaint the freshmen with the oth- er staff members. Competitions Opened For Two AllkUniversity Speech Contests University students now have the opportunity to participate in two speech contests, one sponsored by the Northern Oratorical League and the other by the Office of Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. The oratorical contest will be com- posed of five minute orations which must be concerned with topics of public interest. This meet is open to all eligible sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The preliminary contest will be held March 13 in Room 4203 Angell Hall. All addresses must be not more than two thousand words in length, but a limit of 1800 words is the pref- erable length. Copies of orations de- livered in previous contests may be found in the Speech Library, Room 3213, Angell Hall. The winner of the final local con- test, which will be held April 3, will compete in the league meet at Northwestern University May 1. The contest, sponsored by the Of- fice of Coordinator of Inter-Ameri- can Affairs, is being held to stimu- late a widespread study of Pan- American affairs among college stu- dents in the country. This meet, which is an extempore- discussion contest, has been divided into four sections, an intra-school meet, district contests, regional con- ferences, and the national finals. All students who wish to enter this contest should register in the Speech Mammoth Hen Egg Laid DANVILLE, Ky., Feb. 25.-(?P)- We'll take a dozen. H. C. Dugger is displaying a chicken egg measuring seven and one-half inches around the middle and nine inches the long way. It weighs six ounces. Office. Room 3211, Angell Hall, by Monday. A general plan for the intra-school contest has already been worked out. All students will be required to give a short speech dealing with any phase of inter-American relations. After the addresses have been pre- sented, a forum period patterned af- ter the plan of the future contests will be held. In order to facilitate a complete research by students, a ref- erence list has been' posted in the first floor study hall of the General Library of books which have been reserved for the members of this contest. According to Dr. Alan Nichols, di- rector of the National Committee in New York, about 400 colleges and universities are taking part in this nation-wide contest. At present, nine Michigan collegiate institutions have affirmed their participation in the meet. After-inventory CLEARANCE SALE Botany Ties . . . . . 79c Cooper's Wool 75c values . . 50c values . . 35c values.. Hose 2 for 1.09 3 for 1.09 4 for 1.09 8 Overcoats left, values to $35 Your Choice $21.20 KUOHN'S YOUNG MEN'S $HOP 122 E. Liberty Next To P. Bell On The Corner the process would undoubtedly free some coal, but not nearly the quan- tity statements made in its behalf would seem to indicate. "Only about one-third of the coal now used in smelting could be savedj for other defense work by the use of electrolysis," he said. Both Professor Wood and Profes- sor Thomassen agreed with the Ford Company's statement that electrol- ysis produces a purer metal and oneI annual Methodist-Presbyterian party from 9 to 12 p.m. tomorrow in the, Methodist church parlors. After games and folk dancing, re- freshments will be served, chairmanj Stan Summers, '44, announced. Other committee members are .Ruth Sanford, '43, refreshments; Jeanne Weaver, '43, games, and Wesley Webb, '42A, decorations. How putting the on a lump of coal r New Styles First at Wild's . ^ tq , .v.., <. (S' __ _ DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN i DON'T GET\ SHORT CAUGHT! YES, we mean short caught! Quite possible with shorts that have a center seam. But, impossible with Arrow Shorts! Because all Arrow Shorts are cut roomy and com- fortable, without that irritating center seam! So wty don't you skip in and take a look at our Arrows? We've got Arrow Gripper Fastener Shorts that: have no buttons to pop off, and we've got Arrow Sprinters, shorts with an elastic,waistband that gives with every motion. f' Arrow Gripper Fasteners . . . . 75c & 85c L Arrow Sprinters.... 5c Arrow Undershirts . . . . 55c State Street on the Campus W.- sV FOR --ARROW SHORTS_ (Continued from Page 4) today and Friday, 3:00-5:00 p.m., in room 408, Romance Language Build- ing. Any student on the Campus who has some knowledge of the French language may try out. Patrons Committee for Assembly Ball will meet today at 4:30 p.m. in the League. Room will be on Bul- letin Board. Please bring eligibility cards. Make-up Committee of Theatre Arts will meet tonight at 6:30 in the League. Attendance is compulsory. JGP Programs Committee will have an important meeting today at 4:00 p.m. in the League. Chess Exhibition. Mr. I. A. Horo- witz, former United States Chess Champion, and Editor of Chess Re- view, will lecture on his match with Reshesky for the U.S. Championship, at the Michigan Union this evening. He will also play simultaneous and blindfold games. The exhibition, sponsored by the Michigan Union, University Chess Club, and Ann Arbor Chess Club, will be open to the public and anyone wishing to play should bring board and chess set. The regular Assembly Board meet- ing will take place today at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Room. Any girl who has not been assigned to play on a team in Club Basket- ball and would like to play, please report to Barbour Gymnasium to- day at 5:00 p.m. Coming Events The French Roundtable, meeting in the International Center, Room 23, at 8:00 p.m. Friday, February 27, will hear Professor Jean Hebrard on the topic "Une ville internationale de communication." Professor Hebrard will illustrate his talk with a bro- chure. Any person whose native lan- guage or second language is French and students of the French language are invited to attend. Ushering Committee of Theatre Arts: Sign up now to usher for the three performances of "Sleeping Beauty." The lists are in the League Undergraduate Office and theshows are at 3:45 p.m. on Friday, and 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. If you wish to join this Committee, sign up to usher for one of these shows and All girls participating in League, Panhellenic, and Assembly activities, or taking defense courses, must have their eligibility card signed in the Social Director's office of the League before 5:00 p.m. Friday. Petitioning for Assembly positions for next year will last through Tues- day of next week. Interviews will be Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of next week. i ///i U,',\\\ m\ ~ ' \ Right For Campus COSMO with zipper lining is our "Big Hit" in topcoats. Zip lining "in" for cold weath. er, and tout" for warmer days. FROM SINGAPORE TO CINCINNATI, THERE'S NO ONE ELSE L I K E CATTY HATT I E! REPUTATION SHE DOES SPOIL. GETS HER -D I RT FROM OLE GARGOYLE. Don't Miss FEBRUARY'S A r% ~%i r helps lower your electric rates Most of the electricity produced in the Detroit area comes from coal burned in large power plants. The heat energy in the coal is trans- formed into electrical energy and sent out to customers' homes over wires. For many years, our engineers have devoted time and effort to squeezing MORE electrical energy out of LESS coal. How successful have they been? Back in 1906, three-and-a-half times as much coal was required to make electricity as today. In 1912, two-and-a-quarter times as much was needed. By 1925, the amount was down to one- and-a-half times as much. And today, with more energy being "squeezed" from, coal than ever before, the amount of coal required is still being whittled down. Coal is only a small part of the total cost of making electricity. Other factors are involved. But the story of coal typifies the many improve- ments we are constantly making -large and small - to lower the cost of electricity. The average price per kilowatthour paid by our residence customers today is 46 per cent less than in 1921. The Detroit Edison Company. ti I 1 / / ill it "ii ! _.,.nr/"r+ "r+"" ZZ:74400- Ilftk*ll, _, fIIII The COSMO coat is made of genuine Airedale Cavalry Twill - rich and lustrous, it k has won top rank in the coat /field. Come in and see this popular number at - $3500 I, / / /7 7/ 7/, 7, I "7 7< i ELECTRICITY IS ONE THING THAT HASN'T GONE UPI