ESTABLISHED 1890 frian aitii MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS Y I VOL. XXXVI. No. 64 EIGHT PAGES ANN ARBOR, MICH. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1925 EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS SENATE AND HOUSE FghtForLife LEADERS PRE PARED FOR 69TH SESSION' a m0 PARTY CHIEFS WILL ATTEMP TO GAIN PUBLIC SUPtPORT FOR 192 ELECTIONS WILL OPEN MONDAY Republicans Will Be On Defensive I1 Struggle To Maintain Majorities In Houses Of Congress (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. - Politics will be the lodestone in the Arst ses- sion of the 69th Congress, which be- gins Monday. Leaders of both parties will have as their chief concern the writing of records upon whicl they may go to the country in the 1926 congressional elections, which will crowd closely upon the ending of the session. The Republicans will seek to enact a legislative program upon which to stand in asking the voters to return 1 majorities for their party in both houses during the closing two years ofdthe present administration of Pres- ident Coolidge. Democrats Plan Program The Democrats will devote their ef- forts to focusing public attention up- on what they will denominate the shiortcomings of administration, legis- lative and executive, under thetpower of the Republican party, and to. out- lining a program of government which they would undertake to carry into effect should they be returned to the control of Congress. In this process vast waves of words will inundate both chambers, but more especially the Senate, where there are fewer handicaps upon flights of ora- tory than in the House. In the latter body many political "speeches" will remain unspoken, but will find their way into the Congressional Record under the privilege of "extension of ...emarks." In the campaign which will be inau- gurated almost immediately after the gavels fall on Dec. 7, and which will be continued until next November, there will be involved every seat in the House and 33 of those in the Sen- ate. The Republicans have comforta- ble majorities in both houses and their fight will be not only to retain them, but to strengthen their hold. In the contests for Senate seats, however, the majority party will find itself on the defensive at the outset since 26 Republicans come up for re- election against seven Democrats, all of whom are from solidly Democratic states in the South. Without facing the necessity for de- fending its home base, the Democrats will plan their battle so as to carry the offensive to the "enemy" at all times, concentrating its heaviest ar- tillery in those states of the East and West where admittedly the contests are likely to be close. Among the 26 Republicans up for re-election are many of the party wheel horses. These include William. M. Butler, chairman of the Republi-! can national committee, and the Pres- ident's chief spokesman in the Sen- ate; Charles Curtis of Kansas, the Re- publican floor leader; and James E. Watson of Indiana, assistant floor leader.f FRENCH INFLATE FINANCE WITH INCREASE IN TAXES, c A WOMEN DEBATERS LOSE DECISION TO OHIO STATE TEAM VISITCRS SHOW TrjiAT PROPOSED, CuLl) LABOR AMENDMENT IS UNNECESSARY LEAN IS JUDGE Winners Ciaim Iuge Financial Outlay Necessitated By New Amend- ment Is 'Unwarranted Debating the affirmative side of thel Thld labor question, the women's Var- city debating team lost the decision[ to Ohio State university in the con- test held at University Ilall last night. Ohio's leading offensive to the prop-] "_- -4osition "Resolved: That the proposedI child labor amendment to the national Rudyard Kipling constitution should be adopted by the -t3United States" was that the number of children engaged in gainful ocen- KIPLNG H POHTpations throughout the country was too insignificant to warrant the tre- S[G T Y BE T Rforeet faconstitutional amend- |Bative teamcountered ths attack with -h ees htfree a compara- Oxygen Was Administered To Patient i tively small number of child laborers In Early Morning; Attended the government should provide a pro- 'By Two Physicians tection that could only be given by Bederal control, inasmuch as the sev- eral states have for past decades com- HAS DOUBLE PNEUMONIA pletely failed to competently regulate conditions existent in the prevalency (By Associated Press) of c(hild labor. BURWASIH, Sussex, Eng., Dec. 4.- The third speaker of Ohio's nega- tive team cited statistics tending to Rudyard Kipling, noted author, who show that through efficient state leg- is suffering of double pneumonia at islation the number of children em- his home in this village, showed slight ployed in gainful occupation, in- improvement this afternoon. jurous to their health, development Both Lord Dawson, physician to the and education, has been decreasing BanhLd DCurs, psins ph- for some years, and would continue to king, and Dr. Curties, Kipling's phy- decrease if the states were allowedi sician, remained at the bedside most to continue without federal interfer- of the day, ence. Early this morning it was found Ihowever, the Michigan team metl necessary to administer oxygen to the this argument by showing that the several states could not hope, by in-, consistent state laws, to help the S IMPROVEMENT C TINES hid labor situation as easily or asi consistently as could a centralized BURWASH, Sussex, Eng., Dec. system under operation of the federal 4.-Satisfactory improvement in government. The affirmative in prov- the condition of Rudyard Kipling ilng this point, questioned the ade- continued throughout the day. quacy of a several state control which, The author is not suffering pain protected the child in the state of and is completely conscious. His Massachusetts from premature labor, strong constitution is believed to and at the same time permitted thez E be withstanding the disease as child in Pennsylvania to work underE long hours and unsanitary conditions in the mines of that state. As a final argument the negative t patient. His only daughter, Mrs. side objected to the fact that taking George Bambridge, who lives in Eel- away state control is destructive tot gium, herself has been ill and has not state rzhts, and conducive to over- been informed of her father's condi- centralizing the governing of a state tion. question. It was also pointed outt When the announcement was made thit this is in direct opposition to our I that Mr. Kipling was ill, it was said ipolicy of law. 'The aflirmative met his condition was not serious. his this with the statement that the prob-I friends, , however, were somewhat Clem was of sufficient national import- alarmed, knowing well his disinclina- ance to justify making its control na-i tion to be in the public eye and his tional, especially since the states had love for almost hermit privacy. proved themselves incompetent to' It was Sunday evening that Mr. handle the situation .t Kipling first complained of pains in Judging the debate was Prof. Del- the chest, but it was not until Monday bert Lean, of Wooster college, Woos-4 that a physician was called to the ter, 0 . Miss Elva Fornerook acted as bedside. The local practitioner, Dr. chairman of the debate. Prof. Louis Curties, found that the disease had] M. Eich and Mr. Gail E. Densmore, developed to a point where he thought both of the public speaking depart- inent coached the women on the it wise to summon Lord Dawson. Mr. ec eamst Kipling is thought to have caught the Michigan teams. cold which developed into bronchitis1 while in his shirt sleeves in the bitterj weather while walking about the, IRISH ONDRYD grounds of his home last Sunday morning. 1 ETED9 B immins Lauds IEnglish 'Forms Of Instruction Dr. C. W. Kimmins, chairman of the extension board of the University of London, who has spoken here regard- ing English systems of education, be- lieves that much of the success of the English method may be attributed to constructive legislation. In recent years, according to Dr. Kimmins, great enthusiasm has been displayed for education in England. Much of this eagerness has been due to the Fisher law, which not only supports all existing forms of educa- tion, but also established nursery schools for children under grade school age. In this connection, he paid tribute to the Merrill-Palmer school for children in this country as the finest he has ever known. (Continued on Page Eight) COAL SETTLEENT STILL UNRELIZED Gov iPincliot Renews Efforts ,To Bake Acceptable Terns For Miners In Anthracite Strike BUSINESSMEN OBJECT .By Associated Press) PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 4. - Gov.{ Gifford Pinchot has renewed his ef- forts to bring about a settlement of the anthracite strike. Following the rejection of his peace plan by the operators on Monday, the{ governor Thursday night invited civics and business leaders of the hard coalr belt to meet him in Harrisburg nextt Tuesday for a further discussion of the situation. It is generally believed that an-c other peace proposal will be formu- lated.c Should further peace efforts fail,1 observers believe the situation will beI referred to the general assembly, pro- t vided the governor decides to call at special session. The Chambers of Commerce of Scran- ton, Wilkesbarre and Hazleton, repre- sentatives of which were present1 when Governor Pinchot submitted his1 peace plan last week, have anotherc peace plan under consideration. Itsz details have not been revealed. Rev. John J. Curran, Wilkesbarrec priest, has been in conference herer with Samuel D. Warriner, chairman ofc the anthracite operator's conference,c and Philip Murray, vice president ofc the United Mine Workers. Mr. War- riner said that the priest had express-c ed a wish that the operators agree toc the check-off. Mr. Warriner repliedI that was impossible. The United Business Mens' associa- tion of this city has instructed a com- mittee to write President Coolidge and Governor Pinchot, requesting federal and state action with a view to ending the suspension. MORE THAN 100 TRY TO, REACH ENTOMBED MINERS (By Associated Press)I NEDERLAND, Colo., Dec. 4.-Moret than 100 men tonight fought feverish- ly to gain entrance to the Fairview1 Mining company's silver, gold and lead mine near here, where early to-l day 20 miners were entombed. A firec caused the mine portal to cave in and destroyed the buildings about the tun-' nel mouth.' The rescue workers were engaged in a double tack-that of sinking a twenty foot shaft into the top of the mine tunnel and that of clearing away more than 80 feet of debris that blocked the passageway when the fire' burned the timber supports. PROHIBITION AMONG IMPORTANT ISSUES TO FACECONGRESS PROHIBITIONISTS APPEAL TO POPE PIUS XI FOR IIS YIORAL SUPPORT DYER HEADS WETS Recent Developments Indicate That Ranks of Dry Forces Have Suffered Losses (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.--The con- fIlict that has enveloped prohibiton en- forcement ever since its inception, ind has gained new momentum in the last few days, tonight was headed for its original battleground, the floors of Congress. With the opening of Congress only a few days away, both wets and drys are forming their lines for attack andI defense. Recent developments indi-I cate that while some breaches exist in the ranks of the prohibitionists, the wets are counting on strong sup- port. Among various proposals to be presented to Congress, repeal of the Volstead act will be sought by Repre- sentative Dyer, of Missouri, ranking Republican of the House judiciary I committee and one of the wet leaders, who heretofore has contended merely for modification of the law. The prohibition problem which was taken to the White House yesterday was carried across seas today with a direct appeal to Pope Pius XI for moral support of the "civil authority." . It was made by the United committeeI for prohibition 'enforcement, includingi a number of Catholic and Protestant reform organizations, which delivered the complaint yesterday to Presidentc Coolidge.I The criticisms of the administrationh contained in that communication2 brought reverberations within thei committee today. The Methodistv Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals advised the President that it was in no way responsible for the committee's statemeht and that it was still confident that enforcementt eventually would reach perfection.- President Coolidge was advised alsoe by Mrs. Ella A. Doole, newly elected president of the W. C. T. U., that herI organization stood with the President in his enforcement task.- The breaches in the ranks of the united committee were opened even more definitely with the resignationst of several members, who disapproveda of the committee's complaint to Presi-c dent Coolidge, incuding the Rev. Dr. Clarence True Wilson of the Meth- odist board, Olive W. Steward of In- dianapolis, president of the Flying Squadron foundation, and .Edwin C. I Dinwiddie, of the International Ordert of Good Templars.o Coolidge World Court Continuesq To Lead Others1i Balloting today on the proposals for America's entrance into the World court, further proved that the campusv is in favor of the entrance of the I United States under the reservationsf of the Harding-Hughes-Coolidge pro-IN posal. Although today's balloting wasf not as heavy as that of yesterday, thet sentiment was the same as that ex-2 pressed by the votes earlier in the1 week. The Harding-Hughes-Coolidges proposals received 142 of the totals of 327 motes cast today; the HarmonyI Peace plan received 121 votes; 42 students voted against participation in the World court under any terms; and 22 students favored Senator Borah's proposal. The total ballots cast on the four plans is as follows: Harding-Hlughes- Coolidge proposal, 470 votes; Har- mony Peace plan, 325 votes; Non- participation, 129 votes; Senator, Borah's proposal,292 votes. All votes received at The Daily office, up to the time the delegates to the National Col- legiate World Court conference at; Princeton leave, will be added to the final ballot which is to be presented at that conference. Professor Dies Prof. Filbert Roth ROTH SUCCUMBS TO LON6 ILLNESS Founder And Professor-Emeritus Forestry Department Was Prominent In' Field OfI HOLD FUNERAL MONDAY Prof. Filibert Roth, founder and professor-emeritus of the forestry de- partment, died yesterday afternoon at his home in the Cutting apartments after a long illness. He was 67 years old. Professor Roth had been in poor health for more than a year and had been confined to his home since August of this year, his condition hav- ing become critical during the past week. He was affectionately called the "Daddy" of forestry students, being the first professor of forestry at the University. Up to the time of his re- tirement in 1923 he had taught for- estry longer than any nitn in the country. According to Prof. L. J. Young, of the department, Professor Roth was the most prominent man in the field of forestry, especially in sil- viculture and forest management, in the United States. Professor Roth was born in Wur-, temburg, Germany on April 20, 1858 and came to the United States in 1871, coming directly to Ann Arbor. From 1871 to 1874 he lived in Wisconsin with relatives, moving to Texas and then to Montana, when 16 years of age. He spent seven years there as cowboy, hunter, wolf trapper, Indian trader, and prospector, living the life of a frontiersman. Returning to Mich-- igan, lie graduated from the Univer- sity in 1890. When Cornell founded the, first school of forestry in the country in 1898 he accepted an assistant profes- sorship, remaining there until the dis- organization of the school three years later. . 1 The following two years of his life were spent as administrator of the national forest reserves. He resigned from that position to come to the Uni- versity of Michigan as the first pro- fessor of forestry, a post he held con- tinuously for 20 years. In 1923, by the action of the Board of Regents, he was made professor-emeritus. The same year Marquette university be- stowed on him the honorary degree of LL.D. Funeral services will be held at 2:30: o'clock Monday at the residence and will be private. Professor Roth is survived by his wife, Mrs. Clara Hoff- man Roth, by his daughter, Mrs. 0. W. Boston, of this city, by three sisters, Mrs. Herbert Fowler, Fowlerville, Mrs. Herman Waldraff, San Mateo, Calif., Mrs. William Arnold, of Ann Arbor and by a brother, Dr. Arthur Roth of Chicago. CONSPIRACY INDICTMENT RENEWS OIL LEASE CASE (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The demur- rers filed to the new Fall-Doheny- Sinclair conspiracy indictment in the government's naval oil lease litigation were taken under advisement late to- day in the District of Columbia Su- preme court upon the completion of arguments by counsel. The indictments which were re- SEVEN OPPONENTS ON'1926 MICHIGAN SCHEDULECHOSEN BIG TEN ATHLETIC DIRECTOtS WILL ARRANGE GRIDIRON DATES TODAY CURTAIL PRACTICE Daily Sesion Limited To Two Hours; Use Of Motion Pictures For Scouting Prohibited (By Associated Press) A. I CHICAGO, Dec. 4.-Curtailing of football practice in the Big Ten and prohibiting the use of motion pictures for scouting purposes was the impor- tant legislation taken by athletic di- rectors in the Western Conference in their meeting preliminary to the work of arranging the football schedules to- morrow. Actual football practice under the direction of a coach was fixed at two hours a day. The new ruling, how- ever, does not prevent individual play- ers from going on the field and prac- ticing and forward passing, but is de- signed to stop organized drill. The new rule will shorten most of the sessions in the Western Conference as many of the coacheshave drilled their proteges three and four hours an afternoon. Motion pictures may be taken of teams in action in games but they must not be used for scouting pur- poses, the directors ruled. In a few cases movies have been slowedup and used to diagnose plays and for- mations. Yost Approves Move Coach Fielding H. Yost of the Uni- versity of Michigan indorsed the move to limit the practice sessions to two hours, only. "I don't see how coach- es could drill their players longer than that time," Yost said. "If they engage In scrimmage and other stren uous work two hours certainly is - long enough". A The problem of scheduling football games for 1926 comes up tomorrow with indications of renewal of rela- tions between Wisconsin and Illinois and also Minnesota and Indiana. Wis- consin may also arrange a game with Ohio State. Yost Arranges Games There were persistent rumors that Chicago may take on another inter- sectional game in addition to Penn- sylvania. Coach Yost of the Wolver- ines has already arranged a schedule of seven games, but no dates have been set. The 1925 champions of the Western Conference will play Minne- sota at Minneapolis, Ohio at Colum- bus, Navy at Baltimore, and Wiscon- sin, Northwestern, Illinois and Mich. gan State at Ann Arbor. The Ohio State relay meet will be held at Columbus on . April 17, the same date as the Kansas relays. The Western Conference wrestling, gym- nastic and fencing meet was award- ed to Purdue university for March 12 and 13. The competition this year, ( will be limited to Big Ten schools. Representative rubber concerns ap- peared before the coaches to display rubberized canvas designed to cover football gridirons in the event of rain or snow. The University of Illinois is considering the purchase of one of these rubber blankets for next sea- son. The covering comes in two see- tions, each of which is 150 by 160 feet and weigh's 5,000 pounds. Faculty representatives went intonsession to- night with indications that they might take action in regard to the situation presented'by the case of Red Grange in leaving school to play professional football. RELIEF FOR TAXPYERS .TO BE PROPOSEINBILL (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Providing relief for virtually every federal tax payer, the tax reduction proposals agreed upon by the House ways and means committee during its six weeks of deliberation were embodied today in a printed revenue bill, which will be introduced at the opening session of the House Monday. In addition to providing tax reduc- tions amounting to $325,000,000 for the next calendar year, the measure also revises many of the administra- tive features of the present law, in- / LEAGUE TO INVITE U.S. it' i (By Associated Press) AND flUSS19ITOl nnm rrn PARIS, Dec. 4.-The Senate late to-! , night adopted the government's meas- ure calling fortfinancial inflation and C increased taxation 205 votes to 26. (By Associated Press) As the Senate made no modificaticns GENEVA, Dec. 4.-Both she United1 in the bill as adopted by the Chamber States and Russian will be invited to of Deputies yesterday it now becomes participate in the pmeparatory work law. The fourth clause of the measure for the proposed conference to bring providing for inflation of the cur.. about world disarmament if the coun- rency to the amount of 7,500,000,000 cil of the League of Nations approves francs was passed by a vote of 196- the measure agreed upon today by the 59. The voting came after a feature- council number two, especially ap- less debate. lessdebate._pointed by the league to treat with COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia.-The most disarmament problems. disastrous fire in the history of Coun-! Although no official announcement cil Pluffs caused damage in the down- i concerning the measure was made the town district estimated at $1,000,000. I Associated Press was informed to- night that the members of the dis- PARIS-Pedestrians have organiz- armament conference agreed that no ed to protect themselves against the international conference to reduce tyranny of chauffeurs. I armament burdens could hope to suc- ceed without the collaboration of both the United States and Russia. i pa1 sThe necessity of having the co- LONDON, Dec. 4.-An agreement on the Irish boundary question was reached this morning at a meeting of British government 'representatives with William T. Cosgrave, president of the Free State executive council, and Premier Sir James Craig, of Ulster. The agreement is said to be satisfactory to both the northern and southern Irish governments. OPERA CAST TO REHEARSE TODAY UNDER SHUTER, HOYER, LESTER From noon today until a late hour tonight "Tambourine," the 1925 Union opera, will be completely rehearsed' at the Whitney theater with all of its settings and costumes. The show will be gone through repeatedly in its 1 entirety at this dress rehearsal until it meets with the satisfaction of F. Mortimer Shuter, its director, Roy Hoyer, creator of all the dances, and Lester, Chicago costumer, prelimi- nary to the first public performance' spun glass wigs which will be used in i the "Palace Dance" in the second act.!Tra ula Deba The wigs are of an especially expen- Tr ebafe sive character, imported from Paris, Subject Selected and, according'to Lester, will be worn by an entire chorus for the first time on any American stage, although in a i URBANA, Ill., Dec. 4.---"Resolved, few recent instances stars in metro- that the United States should enter politan productions have used them. I the World court," has been chosen as The special electrical equipment the subject of the intercollegiate de- that will be used for "Tambourine" bate between the teams of the Uni- is now being installed in the Whitney versities of Michigan, Illinois, and lby a representative of the .Universal Wisconsin, to be staged March 19.