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The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-10-27

tnDrea Tech without Ward is not
lF contrary 10 fair and decent
dealing. hm is IN direct violation
OF the statutes OF tho State OF
Michigan The University Of Michi-
gan should stand IN the observance
nl lhc spirit as we'll a. the lclcr
OF our laws ANA ia The spreading
~ me principles 81 tolerance and
TRUE Anerlcanism
The treatment OF Ward is causing
Tho alumni ~ hang lhcir heads in
hmc
Yours very truly
William friedman
Reply To Aiglcr
The following Is the reproduc-
ton OF a letter written by Attorney
Francis NJ. Dent, in reply 10 COM
munication from Prof. w. Aigler,
of the hoard in Control of PHYSICAL
Education al the University OF
Michigan
October IL. 1894
Professor Ralph w. Angler,
| University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor. Michigan
My dear Professor:
was very sorry to see that yot
did not see tit In your letter O
October g. 1894. to give direc
answer 10 my letter OF October
1884. concerning the rumor tina
Willis Ward would not be allowed
10 play In the Georgia Tech foot
ball game because OF his race.
This may seem to be a matter OF
etiquette and courtesy to the Board
In Control Of Physical Education at
the University. hut when we
students al the University OF Michi-
take into consideration that Mr.
Lett, another colored athlete In the
University OF Michigan was not al
lowed to play on the basketball
team because Of his color. the
whole matter takes on IA different
aspect. Some rorr or five years ago
the responsible officials of the Uni-
yersity attempted 10 open "A separ-
ate donitOry for the cOlorcd girls
at he University of Michi-
gan. The Honorable Fred W.
Green who was Governor of Michi-
gan at the time. ordered the mat
ter stopped Immediately and IL was
1t woulr seem that some
one connected with the t'nivcrsity
never ceased in their efforts to-
create racial discrimination and
segregation therein which, as said
in my previous letter, is direct
violation of Act number 32S, Pun
lie Acts of 1891. especially Sec
tions LAG and III.
You stated In your letter that
intercollegiate athletics. however
IL must be noted. are extra-cnrri-
cular and participation therein is a
matter not of right or duty but OF
privilege | cite part of Section
lac referred TO above which is. in
point. All persons within the
jurisdiction of this state shall be
entitled to full and equal ACCOM-
MODNTtONS. ADVANTAGES. IA
and PRIVILEGES off,.
Continued on Page %
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-10-27
Miss Jane Hunter
To Speak Here

Miss Jane T.. Hunter prominent
civic and social wurkrc OF Cleve-
land. Ohio, Will be the guest speak
~ at tile Detroit Opera House.
Tuesday oct 30, at p m, under
the auspices of the Oaks Republic
can Club The public Is invited.
Admission free. a real treat Is In
store.
Evening star., 1934-12-11
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing*

National-"Ode to Liberty" tonight
at 800 o'clock.
Palace-"College Rhythm" at IL 40
am, lao, $40, $40, TAO and 9:4O
pm.
Earle-"Pursuit Of Happiness" at
II am, 1870, AIS, 7:20 and 9:55 pm.
Stage shows at 1926. $3.50. 6:25 and 9
pm.
loves Fox-"The White Parade"
at 10:5C am, 1885, 42O, 7:05 and $50
pm. Stage shows at 1885, 1920, 6:05
and $50 pm.
Columbia -" Gambling" at 11:35
am, 1875, 3:35, $40, TAO and GAS
pm.
R-K-O Imitation of Life, u
at II am, l:08, 3:l6, 5:24, 1892 and
9:40 pm.
Metropolitan-"Flir Walk" at
11:20 am, 1:20, 500, $40, 1920 and
$40 pm.
Tivoli-"Merry Widow" at 2, 3:55,
$50, 7:5o and $50 pm.
Ambassador -" Pursuit of Happi-
ness" at 6:15, sos and 955 pm.
Evening star., 1934-12-11
"THE SILVER CORD"

The students of the Studio Of The
ater Arts, under the direction of Con-
stance Connor Brown, will present as
their first public production The Sill
yer Cord" by Sidney Howard. tonight
and tomorrow night at Wardman
Park Theater.
This production is an all-student
one, under the direction of Miss
Brown and Frank Westbrook, who has
supervised the construction of the set
tings.
In the cast are Catherine McCord,
who plays the original Laura Hope
Crewes role of Mrs. Phelps, the domi-
mating mother; Margaret Martin, as
Christina, wife of the elder son; Harry
Schonrank, as David; Edythe Lazaroff,
playing Hester, Robins flancee; Wal
ter Pick, as the younger son, and Eli
nor Evans, the maid.
Behind the scenes will be James
Kelley, Romaine Stevens, Ralph How
enstein, Betty Rice. Marjory Rice. as
the stage crew; Jean Mcclellan and
Elinor Evans, property mistresses, and
Ethel Gottlieb, call boy"
Evening star., 1934-12-11
MUSIC HOUR SERIES.

Charlotte Wallace Murray. con-
tralto, of New York, will be the SOLO
ist on the third program of the music
hour concert series Saturday at Lin
coin Temple Church. Eleventh and r
streets. Mrs. Murray was formerly
a member of a choir In Washington
and later appeared extensively in
concert and opera. In 1882 at the
Cleveland Stadium she sang the lead
ing contralto role in Shirley Graham's
Tom Tom" the first Negro opera to
be produced in America Recently
Mrs Murray was recalled to New
York from a concert tour to appear
in Emperor Jones"
The music hour concert series,
which is under the direction of Lucia
M. Pitts, presented the Eva Jessye
Choir of New York on its first pro-
gram, and Louis Vaughn Jones, vio-
linist, and William Allen, pianist, at
the second concert.
Evening star., 1934-12-11
GERMAN PICTURE.

Elm Gewisser Herr Gran" will be
the feature at the Foreign Language
Cinema Presentation in Pierce Hall
Friday evening at o'clock. This
U. F. A. picture. in which Hans Al
bers and Karin Hardt are starred, is
vivid and exciting detective story,
with the romantic waterways of Ven
ice and the classic beauty of Rome
as background. Subtitles in Eng
lish are provided.
Evening star., 1934-12-11

Mr.. Howard, refreshed from last
weeks errors in Gather Ye Rose
buds" puts fire into this slim French
play and makes it sound like new. To
the tune of capitalism" and COM
munism" he rakes the present over
the Goals and dares to put even the
name of Hitler in his hero's mouth.
giant audience last night at the
National paid tribute to one of its
most popular local citizens and gave
Miss Claire one of the ovations of her
life. While it would have preferred
curtain speech to that graceful bow
which she made with the help of
piece of cake (or something) which
she was munching, it also was de-
lighted to get a further look at her
in that white cream-puff dress-a
dress which eager women from IA to
40 said was the peer of all white
dresses.
Miss Claire has certainly never
looked younger, simmer or more able
to grace a French farce From the
moment when she first walked onto
the stage. anxious to hustle her hus-
band out of her home (when as a
matter of fact he had never really
belonged) to that final gasp when she
was hustling him out again. after a
feverish Irritation with a policeman"
(Walter Slezak), she was even pleas
anter to the eye than she was in her
painters togs in "Biography"-a play
which may have had more meat but
certainly did not have any more gravy.
AS Madeleine, one of the toasts of
Paris, who was wed to old man Bar
maud (Nicholas joy. fiery old war
rior who was still fond of his wife,
Evening star., 1934-12-11

This may sound silly to you, but it's
all-important to the technical work in
"Clive of India" the picture in which
the elephants will appear. Three sep
arate tests were taken before the final
o. k. was given to the trumpeting that
was little hard to start, but almost
impossible to stop.
The next step in preparation for the
elephants film work will be to get
them used to the fighting equipment"
they will wear during the Battle of
Plassey, one of the big scenes in ffe
picture. This was the battle that de-
cided England's supremacy over India.
Having any trouble keeping them m
order?" asked one of the boys on the
lot.
Say" he said, they're better be-
haved than the average bunch Of eX-
tras."
Jack Oakie is the first movie" to get
into the real spirit of Christmas. In
fact. he's getting into it so vigorously
that his studio pals are beginning to
realize that Jack can be as detrimental
to work as the Marx brothers, once
he sets his mind to it.
Here's his suggestion for Christ
mas jingle to be used by Bill Fields on
his cards:
I'm glad I've got million friends
To wish some Christmas cheer,
So I can drink a million toasts
To each throughout the year."
And he says he intends to use this
original gem for his own Yuletide
greetings:
'Ive given Xmas candies and I've
given Xmas fruits.
And I've sent out Xmas pastries
quite a few;
I thought I'd be original in picking
out your gift,
So here's a bag of Xmas nuts to
you!"
Ronald Colman has this to say to
the recent reports tnat he will wed the
attractive Jane Baxter, British actress
due to arrive in Hollywood soon.
Il do not wish 10 speak of PERSONAL
lties," says Mr.. Coiman, but I def
nitely have no intention of marrying
either now or in the future"
And Grace Tibbett, ex-Wife of Law
renee Tibbett, assures me that the ru-
NOR of her re-marriage to a wealthy
mining man is all a mistake.
Mrs. Tibbett is in Hollywood to spend
the Christmas holidays with her sons,
Larry, jr., and Richard. The latter is
now in the hospital as result of
breaking his arm.
Mrs. Robert Hays Smith of Bur-
Evening star., 1934-12-11

Miss Claire made much out of little
and sent her audience home with a
thanksgiving in its heart. When, in
the first act, that policeman" climbed
in her window and stayed until the
last act, proving to her that instead
of being the pursuer he was the man
pursued (for having taken a pot shot
at Hitler, she was all that you could
have wanted from Cornell, Hep
burn or Barrymore, making you
remember that she is still the peer of
all U. S. A. condolences.
Walter Slezak, as the policeman
who became the Romeo of her life,
added much to the evenings enter
tainment, too, being as much at
home in a frolic of this kind as he
was season or two back as the
plump hero of Music in the Air"
Then again such veteran actors as
Paul McGrath, Nicholas Joy and
Katherine Stewart "a particularly
agreeable maid-of- most helped
with the juicy roceedings-and
rounded out the evening with gusto.
Not an important play by any
means, Gilbert Miller may yet feel
satisfied that he has given Miss Claire
something which Broadway will like.
The play is light, clever and puts its
audience in a fine humor. What
more can he or the radiant Miss
Claire want?
Of you look closely on your pro-
gram you will find that not only Miss
Claire's brother, Allen Pagan, is ap-
pearing in the cast-and very nicely
at that-but that the assistant stage
manager is James Donohue of Wool
Worths and other fame)
Evening star., 1934-12-11

down that they
worked harder in
radio than they
have since hitting
the circuit a few
months past, an
argument which
stunned us until
we realized that
in their radio era
the team some
times appeared on
as many as three
programs during
a day, arranging
Evening star., 1934-12-11
Elephant Voice Tests
Taken for New Picture
Trumpeting Records Are Made in Preparation
for Production of "Clive
of India"
BY MOLLIE MERRICK.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf. December II NANA)-The first thing
any actor does after he has been assigned to part in
film take voice tests matter how good acting
is the sound department must K the dialogue before work
begin.
So when 18 elephants unloaded their cars and led
majescay through the gates of United Artists Studio their
stop at the sound department. Only this instance
Evening star., 1934-12-11
Troupers
Glinpses of Stage Folk
in Washington.

IN LES REFS and Artie Dunn
we unearthed the first living homo
sapiens of our acquaintance ever to
contend that there exists a business
more trying than four-a-day vaude-
vile. These gentlemen will stand you
Evening star., 1934-12-11
LEAGUE GIVES COMEDY.

Strawberry Kate" a comedy in
three acts. will be presented by the
st. Matthews Luther League of St.
Matthews Lutheran Church Thurs
day and Friday evenings at o'clock
in the church auditorium, Fifteenth
street and Kentucky avenue southeast.
Evening star., 1934-12-11
STUDIO RECITAL.

John George Klein will present
Mary Marsh, contraito. and Lynn
Elmore, baritone, in studio recital
on Friday evening. They will be as
sisted by Joseph Harrison, jr, cellist,
pupil of Sidney Hamer.
Evening star., 1934-12-11

lingame, Calf, is the latest society
woman to 60 in for pictures. She was
tested the other day at one of the
major studios and may play character
parts.
If the movies can record Sue Smiths
amazing personality on celluloid, she
will undoubtedly be a huge success.
Her charm and scintillant wit have
made her one of the high lights in San
Francisco's social life.
(Copyright 1884 by North American
Newspaper Alliance Inc)
Evening star., 1934-12-11

different. songs for each appearance
and concocting new arrangements OF
old ditties.
This kept them approximately as
busy as a one-armed man wrapping
cranberries in a roller coaster. They
not only cooked up harmony effects,
but invented special lyrics and COM
binations of song titles into a single
number, the sort of thing you hear
from them this week at Loew's Fox. A
few of these, of course, are stock in
trade of Broadway song writer's, who
peddle specialties around amongst the
singing talent. Others Refs and Dunn
mapped cut for themselves.
Artie Dunn had dealt in songs some
time before he teamed with Refs and
went scouting for radio work. He had,
to be exact, plugged numbers in New
York music house, thwacking away at
a piano and warbling his soul away
at SO much a day. Les Refs, on the
other hand, had not been even that
near to the professional life. He was
merely a personable underwear sales
man who liked to sing. A mutual
acquaintance brought the two Of them
together, both approaching the project
with the usual misgiving and sus-
picions one turns on the gratuitous
advice of friends. They found. how
ever, that their voices fitted nicely,
their dispositions did not get all tangled
up one in the other, and what was
more important. a radio addition
proved successful.
The boys have been together since
their first trial. They plan to keep
on, whether as a vaudeville team or
on the air, they don't know. Possibly
both, for the sake of change and the
vacation" afforded by four-per.
r. B. p, Jr.
Evening star., 1934-12-11
Radiant Ina Claire In
.AClever French Comedy
Large Audience Thoroughly Satisfied With
"Ode to Liberty" at the National Last
Nght-The Star Wins an Ovation.
BY E. de S. MELCHER.

CLAIRE better looking than she has been
M in "ode To Liberty grand evening in tie theate which
the moment she CLEAN from the
fireplace of the audience) the
script she agile thoughts of theater
that when she isn't certain of her Syabe she crashes
Evening star., 1934-12-11

Mrs. Robert Hays Smith of Bur-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
u. s. RETAIL SALES
SHOW IMPROVEMENT
Industrial Wage Increases
Create Confidence.

Copyright. 1884. by the United Press
NEW YORK, April 6-The Ameri-
can housewife who spent sparingly
during the depression, apparently Is
loosening her purse strings more
than at any time since the economic
stress set in.
A United Press survey of the re-
tail trade in a number of the ma
TONS largest cities revealed not only
a pronounced jump in sales in re-
cent months but a spirit of opti-
mism among business men gen.
orally.
The increase in retail sales, which
began to be noticeable around the
Christmas holidays became even
more marked coincident with the
recent general increases in manu-
featuring pay rolls and factory en-
ployment, as revealed by the de-
partment of commerce.
1.-THE recent announcement of
wage increases in the automobile,
steel and other industries has made
the average American Workingman
more confident that things are i'm
proving and so his wife is not only
spending more from his weekly
earnings but is even dipping into
the savings they had put aside to
weather the depression, one depart
ment store executive told the United
Press
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
GRAINS CLOSE
IRREGULAR IN
WEAK SESSION
Good Rains Reported From
Parts of Oklahoma
and Kansas.
BY HARTMAN w. NICHOLS
United Press stan Correspondent

CHICAGO, April There mas
no spirit either to buying or selling
on the Board of Trade yesterday.
and prices drifted aimlesSly in an
extremely dull session.
At the close wheat was unchanged
to Is cent lower, corn was I'M
changed to Is cent higher, and oats
were Is cent higher.
The bulk Of the business in May
wheat was around 86ls cents.
Routine news fell flat as far as eff
feet on the market was concerned
and the aggregate turnover was
light.
Good rains were reported from
parts of Oklahoma and Kansas. but
apparently did not extend TO the
western part of the latter state. Re-
ports from the international wheat
conference at Rome attracted little
attention although it was estimated
the worlds carryover on Aug. this
year would be around 1.1000 10000
bushels or the same as the previous
year.
A feature of the corn market was
the charter for $4,000 bushels for
shipment to Buffalo at the opening
OF the lake navigation, the first bust
ness to be reported this year. This
had no effect on futures, however,
and corn held dull and uninterest-
ing with wheat. Provisions main
tanned a higher average with bet
ter tone in the local hog market.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
STOCK SHARES FIRM AFTER UNEVEN PRICE RANGE
P0RKER VALUES
REMAIN STEADY:
CATTLE SCARCE
VeaIerS Decline so Cents;
Lamb Market Holds
Stationary.

Trading in practically all classes of
hogs at the local stOckyards yes
terday remained unchanged with
Thursdays average.
Bulk of all weights held around
s410 to S425, while few good and
choice grades were selling up to
$3.50. Light slaughter pigs scaling
1870 to 100 pounds, brought $40 to
$3.50.
Extremely light kinds weighing
from 100 to 100 pounds, sold at
s210 to S2.85. Receipts were eSti-
mated at 5000; holdovers, 352.
Steady weekend cleanup trade
prevailed in the cattle market, with
no choice grades on hand during the
early session. Receipts numbered
200. A decline of so cents was
registered in veal prices. Most kinds
held at Sc, while few ranged up to
$3.50 Receipts were 600.
Only slight action was displayed
in the lamb market, with indica-
tons steady. Bulk prices were I'M
determined. Receipts were 800.
Hog prices at Chicago continued
strong with Thursdays average at
$4.35 down. Receipts were estimated
at $4,000, including 5000 directs;
holdovers, 1000; Cattle receipts
numbered 1000; calves, 1900;
market, slow and steady. Sheep re-
ceipts were 10000; market, I'M
changed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
Deaths

Harry NJ Lynch. 46 Veterans hos
pital pulmonary tuberculosis.
Edith Lee T. CITY hospital anemia.
Blagoi Mitsof. IS. 952 Arnolda. lobar
James Ryan. a. 222 East Wabash. pull
George Fenwrick, % 1925 indianapolis.
pulmonary tuberculosis
Ida Jackson. so. 1885 North Millonri.
Clara 9. Weber. p. SO West Thirty
first acu.e cavdiac dilatation
Bessie Gilbert. II. city hospital. uremia.
Hattie A Pierce. 81, city hospital.
uremia
William Clyde Springer, 4 Methodist
hospital. brain absce IS
Shirley Ann Mille-. T. Riley hospital.
lobar pneumonia
Volara Britton. So Central Indiana hos
pital. chronic myocarditis.
Merle June Mullane 5 Methodist hos
pital orOucho pneumonia.
Thomas D. Smith. g. liz North Ala
bsma chronic nephritis.
George Johnston. so. city hospital.
chronic myocardltls-
Charles Miller s.. 424 North West. in
terstitial nephrits.
Simon Altman. 81, Long hospital,
Nicholas Paley. "A. 1876 West Market
pulmonary tuberculosis
Mary Ellen Hunt. SIS. 1857 South West.
chronic myocarditis.
Thomas l. Brandon. TO- 42ss Park.
Prank King. 81. 1850 Winthrop. cs--
John Il. Wright. SO, s5o2 North nnnbis.
Cerebral hemorrhage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
M'NUTT DENIES
LIQUOR RUMORS
Governor Cracks Down on
Stories Insiders Are
in Control.
BY DANIEL M. KIDNEY
Times staff Writer

Indiana's liquor control law has
been in effect, so far as beer is con-
cerned, one year today.
For the first time, Governor Paul
V. McNutt has taken some official
notice of the many stories about the
business being run by insiders"
close to the administration.
That the Governor did so was not
made public, however, for he went
into the matter at the executive
session of the state liquor control
commission last Wednesday. A dele
cation of Indiana hotel men was
present, but newspaper men were
barred.
1t was in addressing the hotel
men that the Governor cracked
down. On one of the stories going
the rounds since the 1888 legisla-
ture. At that session, completely
dominated by Governor McNutt and
operated by legislators later re-
Warded with administrative posts,
bills were drafted at the Indianap-
oils Athletic Club by group which
became known as the boy Scouts"
They we're close to McNutt and
prepared and pushed through the
administration measures. Included
on the list, in addition to the legis-
latOrs, were Virgil M (Skits) Sim
mons, now state conservation COM
missioner; Bowman Elder and At
torneyS Frank McHale and Robert
Baton. The latter was appointed
chairman of the state commission
on financial institutions.
Il want to know if you have ever
been told that you should have a
certain attorney to represent you
hotel men if you wanted to get
places with the administration"
Governor McNutt is said to have
asked the delegation generally and
Alfred Thornburg, Marion, in par
ticular.
Ali said that they had not, but
Mr.. Thornburg then went on to say
that while the beer bill was being
drafted, Mr. Baton, also of Marion,
advised him that it might be we'll
to employ counsel to represent your
interest"
He denied that Mr.. McHale. or
any other attorneys name was sug-
gested, the Governor reported in re-
lating the affair today.
Two of the ten importers and
eight of the twenty-five breweries
have thus far paid their $4,000
license fee for the year which starts
tomorrow
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
On Commission Row
April G.
ErrrsAr

April c.
Fruits
Apples-New York Baldwins. fancy. ST. go
Oils; fancy Staymans. S2.25; fancy Wine
Oranges California sunkist. $325@4;
Floridass s3@3.25, Lemons-sunkist. $3.50:
:. Grape{ruitsaa Arizona seedless 0Os. s275@
. straW6eririfes% pint. 1sc; se-pt
crate, S5.40; Louisiana, 24-pt. crate, $3.50.
Mountaineering "A 4 aaoneydssws s275.
Bananas-Per pound. cents.
Vegetables
crste Ferd@ red ss55 per Ramper
mammoth bunch 75c: medium bunch. 45c:
Onions~Indiana yellow 50-lb. bag. $135;
red. s1.15; Idaho, Spanish. $1.35.
Potatoesa1Northern round white: IoO-lb
Green Gre; Mountain ESQ; Colorado : Mccigres
ST. rs: Idaho Russets. $2.25: wyoming Tri-
umphs. 50-lb. bag, Sis: New Florida Tri-
sweet Potatoes-Indiana Jerseys. per
bushel So; Porto Ricans. ST. 80.
Asparagus-California select. crate. S2.25
Beans-Round, stringless, $3.50; lima, So.
bulk per bushei. ST So
Carrots-Californi 6 dozen crate, s2,75:
0ulS n9T sl40 5qI6 9ld $ sass
R9q aSuS9 o {r f BasEe s5c
Iceberg best s3@3;50 a S5a It
dozen; long white. SOC per dozen.
ghTb@TbH9 house house SOC ner 6q b1Sbe
f onaf toesNRepac a1si 10 t h. Carton.
81 IS: selected. ceiiophane wrapped SIS
original Florida. 2O-lb. lug. $3.50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
Births

Samuel and Bessie Nef. 1881 Boulevard
Place.
Lawrence and Mildred Coffee. 3l43
Shriver
Albert and Lillian Beard. 1892 North
Illinois
Frank and Ada Steel. BIS Lincoln.
James and Ruth Smith, 2736 North
Sherman
Rex and Nellie Brown. 23l3 Adams.
John and Gladys Maxwell. St. Francis
hospital.
John and Christina Kohnie. St. Francis
hospital.
Boy
William and Eileen Apple. 434 South
Keystone.
Peter and Marie Dufek St. Francis hos
pitaL
Charles and Pearle Cox. St. Francis hos
pital
Herbert and Loretta Grosdidier. ST.
Francis hospital
Ronald and Bernice Larkin. st. Francis
hospital