I ESTABLISHED 1890 itr Dali MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS V'OL XXXVII. No. 60 EIGHT PAGES ANN ARBOR. MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1926 EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTO, s ADMIRAL AND LAWYER~ DFACE FACH, OTHER 1NS FALL - DOHENY TRIAL 1 ROBINSON IS CRIOSS EXAMINED BY ATTORNEY ''ROBERTS, PROS ECUJTOR PROSECUTION SCORES overnneit Wink, Signal Victory 'Wen Suorenie Court Holds Sinclair For Anoter Conspiracy (By Associated rress) WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The com- monplace little courtroom where Al- bert B. Fall and Edward L. Doheny j are on trial for criminal conspiracyl was wrought today by a rumbling ex- change between a pugnacious admiral and a quick spoken and determined prosecutor. The admiral witness was John K. Robinson, a storm center of the oil controversy ever since the Senate committee discovered three years ago that hie approved on the part of the navy of the oil leasing policy of 1922.1 His cross-examner was Owen J.{ Roberts, who has built a national.a reputation for himself as a member ofo the government special oil counsel. - Many of the verbal depth-bombs' launched by Roberts in the directionj of the witness stand' merely served the purpose of increasing the intensity{ of the broadside that came back in, reply. The engagement lasted most of th day, and while it was at its height, the government special counsel re-1 ceivvrd word of another major victoryI in another quarter. Upholding th'. action of the lower court, a Supreme Court ruling threw out the protest of, Fall and Harry S. Sinclair against their indictment for criminal con spiracy, and ordered them to trial. Roberts said he would ask for a trial date immediately 'following the con elusion of the present hearing, pro- bably in January. [ In many ways the two cases run parallel. Fall and Sinclair must face , a jury as an outgrowth of the award t of the Teapot Dome lease to Sinclair oil interests, just as Fall and Dohen how are on trial as a result of the Elk Hills lease to Doheny's Pan-American company. In the Fall-Doheny casel the government hinges its hope of con- viction on the $100,00. In the Fall-1 Sinclair case It will hinge on alleg-' tion of the passage of a smaller sum c between the .principals. j Bocuse of the tne taken up in the1 questioning of Robinson, Secretary'E Wilbur of the Navy dpartment did1 niot testify today and Frank J. Hogan,t chief of the defense attorneys, said he' might not. be called at all. Hogani originally subpoenaed the secretary to explain why he had warned Robin-t son not to disclose "confidential Infor-C miation" to the jury, but the defense chief declared he was well satisfiedt with the admiral's testimony and inight let the matter rest there. Whitney Will Give I Dramatic Reading i1 Here OnThursday l Edwin M. Whitney, well known plat- form artist interpreter of plays, willI appear here Thursday night In Hill1 auditorium as the fifth scheduled num- herr of the annual Oratorical associa tion lecture series. He will give a recital of Winchell Smith's play, "The. Fortu~ne Hunter." Mr. Whitney was here two years ago on the same series, at which time he gave "Turn to the Right," and wa extremely well received, according to officers of the association. The speaker, who is a native Amer- ican, having been born in New York state, has been on the stage for about 25 years. In this time he has appear- ed before more than 5,000 audiences in every part of the United States. He atlpresent is also director of the Whit- ney Studios of Platform Art.! At the age of 21, shortly after his grad uation from high school, Mr. 'Whitney enlisted in the army for duty in Cuba during the Spanish-American war, and at the close of the war had reached the rank of 1st sergeant. He then attended the Emerson College of Oratory at Boston, from which he graduated in 1902. He immediately ,et out upon the stage, as a vocalist and reader, and has since then gained a wide reputation in the latter field. in 1904 the Whitney Studios were founded by him, for the training of students in the field, and he himself has continued actively on the stage as a reader and interpreter. MOSCOW.-Soviet aviation authori- ties have worked out a plan to estab- Fi ghts Defense In I Oil Scandal Case al repuaOtinfo imself as a member1 <5'v..+' of } the government ; . .,~y i i:;= seia il consel 51MOSLEM: 22 " OUTLOOKii'~v :. 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Thleiplaystohe byalniicenGtenbg and wo donramasr teralaLeiner dneraioa Thgzies.bi sivte oatn h perf~orman ce. LITERARY CLUBS CONJOIN TONIGHT Athena literary and debating societies will hold a joint meeting tonight in the clubs' rooms on the fourth floor of Angell£ hall. The members of the various organizations will first meet in their own rooms at 7:30 o'clock and the general program will prob- ably be given in the Adelphi room, according to H. LeRoy Selmeier, '27, who is chairman of the program. This is the annual joint meeting which the organizations hold before the Christmas holidays. Today's Elections PAL VI CLAIMS LACK. OF WORKING CAPITAL' in mi~iinuman niEA 1111i Illinois Senator Is Slowly Dying CONGRESS ENTERS ON SHORT SESSION WITH MANY BILLS PENDING sLeading Lady UNIUN OPERA UPENS I~A nua o e« T WHITNEY BEFORE LAPACITY AUDIENCE fX~hl®I~S SIGNhIFICANCE WHEN . C ONS'4IDE HUN D EtROP'EAN ;.: WAR DEBTS................ DICUSSES FEELINGS u: Contenids Debt Question as Awakenedi Spiritae . of llostility a°and Ha.ale I.. Against America T4YY:nniv "Germany is suffering from the lack a'.* o" work ing capital," declared Prof >4 M4elhir Palyi of the Graduate School Is of Commerce of the University of Ber- lin, addressing the Economics clube last night on the subject of "The'3 Problem of European Debts." u The whole problem of Europeans11 debts revolves around Germany'ssc economic stability, the speaker went. on to say, and inter-allied debts tod America are more than balanced by " the amount of the reparations asked 1If of the Germans, so that they are real- ly paying Anerica v'a the Allies-I England, France and Italy. Germany has to pay $600,000,000 a year to thetl Allies who have but from $200,000,000 to $400,000,000 to pay the United States. "The debt question has awakened in Sel. Wil. ID. Mckiley1 Europe a feeling of hostility and B soitdPes hate against America." This is a(yAscitdPe) political side of the matter that has MARTINSVILLE, Ind., Dec. 6.-l not been emphasized in the opinion of Senator William D. McKinley, of Illi-v Professor Palyi, who further stated nois, was reported by his attending that sometime America may get into physician to be slowly dying late to- Ir some international difficulty and seek day at the Homelawn sanitariumt European support which will not be here. Dr. Robert 11. Egbert said that l forthcoming. "the end is not far off;" that is wasr He assured the listeners that he only a question of hours. I himself had the greatest of friendli- Senator McKinley took a suddenI ness toward the IUited States, but turn for the worse this morning. He nevertheless the ill-feling in Europe awoke much weaker than usual and exists. The big question, he said, is continued to sink throughout the day economical. Germany has every in- as his heart action showed signs ofl tention of paying the debt, and is failig.c fully aware that she has to pay, butr whether she ill pay all of it is in i doubt. There is no question, however,t GhttermAylte ilat ofste ntro LITT[ AKE S PLEA 1 thrat y th tAle willt leasteacter- o allied debt to the United States so tha[ RP Li the Dawes payment will eventuall go to America as the ultimate resu iOR LEAGU UIDN "There is at present no surplus in ____ Germany," said Professor Palyi. "In- President Speaks To Detroit Businesst dustry must become more productive."M And Women At Bnqoet Hle suggested two things that areenAStlrHol necessary to restore Germany's sta 1talr oe bility and put her in a condition to pay with out severe economic conse- CALLS IT A CHALLENGE + quences to herself. Firstly, he said, by having more customers and lag By Associated Press) scale production. This will lower the DETROIT, Dec. 6.-Dr. Clarence1 present high prices which are kept up Cook Little, president of the Univer-1 by great trusts and monopolies that sity of Michigan, appeared before a1 are the result of a high protectiveI gathering of business men and women tariff. By dong away with the tariff, at te Hotel Statler today to plead the steel, textile and machinery trusts renewal of interest in the campaigntt Iwill be destroyed, and free conpeti- poi the proposed Woman's League' tion brought about. "he tchiqe buildng at Ann Arbor. of American large scale productio:.i "Support of the league is clearly a should be introduced," hie declared, challenge to those interested in the "Secondly," said the German econo- futre of woman's leadership," said mist, "sufficient working capital must Dr. ittle. "It is an opportunity for be advanced by foreign creditors, par- investment in education," he said, "a ticularly the United States, who had prbe nspl.Ihs oe r in 925loaed 30,00,00. Te olybeing trained in social problems so way o mae Gemanypay s bythat in 10 years there will go out of, financing her, and private productive Ann Arbor 8,000 or 10,000 social erv- debts nmust be transformed into the unprductve epartios det."ice workers who will have a noticeableI One of the greatest factors in theefeTin o eo the stsio ofchrt. reconstruction of Europe is the great unn oeo h icsino influx of American tourists, in the the woman's problems in securing speaker's opinion. "The United States financial backing for their project, 1department of commerce estimated Dr. Little said, "The families of Mich- Ithat more than 350,000 Americans' igan are its future. It should be the toured Europe in 1925, spending on aim of education to secure for man an average $1,200, which amounted to and woman reactions which will be $440,000,000 or more than the yearly found, courageous and constructive. payment of the inter-Allied debt." "There is at great tendency in stu- A good policy for America to pur- dents to become materially minded sue, 'stated the professor, would be which is fostered by the ease with 1non-interferrence with the tourists which they can beat the system. who come to Europe. Payment of the "WSe must build of things that can- Idebt will be a combination of the1 not be put in the annual report. We money derived from the tourist trade1 must e dissatisfied with the tcces and the productivity of the German Io standing still. The things that will industries. "Therefore," said Pro- ! last are not the university buildings, fe~or Palyi, "high tariffs and restric- but the things that will go out in the tive immigrant laws can be compen- 'states in the hearts of those people satedh by the tourists, providing te wo have come under our influence." _____________ I doesj notiIinterfere."1~Z r47Lit AtIYAII E HA S UNWIELDY OIRWAM 31ONT11S ADJOURNS WITHIN I HOUR Challenge Qualifications Of Member FrcniM aifne As Congress Mtarts Business (By Asscited 'ress) WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-With setting resembling a college home- coming celebration, Congress launch- edl into another session today with an unwieldy program for its brief sched- tle of about two and one-half month. Proniptly at noon the gavel fell in Senate and House, and the legislative grind was on. Although a bit of the dramatic accompanied the opening ceremonies in the Senate when quali- fication of Arthur R. Gould, of Maine was challenged as he was waiting to be sworn in, the rest of the procedure Nvas gone through perfunctorily in both houses. After old friendships were again united and new ones acquired, a hush fell over the broad chambers' of the big white building on the hill as the clock struck 12. Vice-President Dawes and Speaker Longworth brought down their mallets, prayer was offered and the routine began. Each house heard a number of for-I fimal resolutions, seated new mem- bers to fill vacancies, and within an hous, adjourned out of respect to the memory of the late Albert D. Cum-I mins, of Iowa, and the late Sen. S. N. Fernald, of Maine. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Congress had hardly drawn its first breath to- day before more than 1,000 bills and resolutions poured in to be added t.o the 12,000 bequeathed to this session by the last. The new measures touched upon literally every subject of legislative interest. The first day's output produced a I joint resolution by Representative1 Gallivan, Democrat, Massachusetts, that put the question of prohibition up to Congress in a manner likely to revive the wet, and dry battle on a grand scale. The flood of new bills today was characteristic only of the House, the Senate bill clerk receiving only one measure. It was the Walsh resolu- tion proposing investigation of allega- tion that Arthur R Gould, new Re- publican senator from Maine has figured in a regular payment of $100,- 000 to a New Brunswick, Canada, of- ficial. FRENCH LECTURER SPEAKS ON DRAMA SDescribing significant events from the life of Rostand, French dramatist, and quoting representative passages from his dramas, M. Daniel Michenot, professor of diction at Strasbourg~ France, opened the annual lecture program of the Cercle Francais, with his lecture recital on "Rostand Et Sone Oeuvre" yesterday afternoon in Natural Science auditorium. This lecture was one of the many IProfessor Michenot will present be- fore students of literary work and drama of the United States and Cana- da, as he is making a tour of these countries for that purpose. COMMITTEE .ACTS ION CURRICULUMS Action on the recommendation of a committee from the faculty of the Col- lege of Literature, Science and the Arts for the arrangement of curricu- lums for juniors and seniors in that college was deferred at a meeting o the faculty of the literary college yes- terday by referring the matter back tc the committee for further considera- Ition. A. further committee was authorized tbe appointed for the purpose of considering the organization of workd during the first and second years tha a student is in residence at the Uni- Nt{WRAM WILL BE REPEATED TOMORROW NIHT; EXTRA M~ATINEE IS SATUJRDAY TICKET DEMAND HEAVY kIppleatlons Are Now Available For Performances Which Will Be Given In Other Cities "Front Page Stuff," the 21st annual Union opera, drew the curtain on its :pening performance at the Whitney ;heater last night after 15 weeks of extensive rehearsing. A large audi- once witnessed the initial perform- ance, which will be repeated tomorrow night and the rest of the 'week, in- cluding a matinee performance Satur- day. Because the demand for tickets for Ann Arbor performances of the opera has been unusually heavy, an addi- tional showing of the opera for Satur- day night, as has been done in the past, was announced last night. Photo by Rentschler IlWillian M. Lewis, Jr., '29 Leading lady of "Front Page Stuff" who made his debut with the Union opera at the Whitney theater last night. Lewis' toe dancing specialty was one of the features of the pro- duction. GREEN'S DAUGHTER WILL ATTEND PROM~ G~overnor-elect's Wife Will Also Come To Annuat' Party Given By Sophomore Class f HAPKE Is CHAIMAN j Peggy Green, daughter of Governor- elect Fred W. Green, of Ionia, will accompany Martin Mol, '29, in lead- ing the grand march of the Sophomore1 Prom which will be held Friday even- ! ing, in ,the ball room of the Union Miss Green was a student last year at Battle Creek college, and plans to enter Michigan State college in Jan-' uary. At present she is with her parents in Ionia, where Mr. Green has been mayor for 13 terms. Arrangements were being made to have the governor-elect as guest of honor, but because of a speaking en- gagement, in Washington, D. C., the following evening, Mr. Green will not be able to attend. The invitation ex- tended to Mrs. Green, however, has been accepted. A. J. Paddock, '29E, chairman of the ticket committee, expressed the belief that the supply of, tickets would be exhausted before tomorrow morning The booth will be open, however, from 2 to 5 o'clock today in the Union. Five engineering and 10 literary students compose the Prom committee. Jack Hapke, 29E, is chairman of the committee. Dean Whitney 'Tells Of Installation Of School Of Educaition Speaking before the fourth regular meeting of the Men's Educational clubz of the University, Dean Allen S. Whit- ney of the School of Education, last night outlined the installation of the department and its growth in the last few years. He told of the repeated attempts of the late President Angell to establish a department of education and of his final success in 1879 after bitter opposition froni normal schools and authorities all over the country. "At the time of the giving of the first course,, a two-hour affair, the only literature available for the pro- fessor was what he could obtain from the Encyclopedia Britannica," said Dean Whitney. "Michigan was the first university to establish a chair for the jI exclusive training of teachers, but t{he last to develop that opportunity. 11't was an immense thing to do, and tI the criticism of the step was pro- Inu closing the Dean reviewed. the '~accomplishments of the last few years, among which was the junior and senior high school building. He Sforecast the completion of this to a fthree-unit institution, comprising the ipresent building, an educational build- ting and an elementary school, saying - that the latter had been promised for next year. 1 1* REVIEW OF OPERA A review of last night's open- pe f r a c wi l b fo d (on page four in the Music and Drama column.I ill be placed on -sale today at the VThitney box office,' together with eats remaining for other perform- .aces. Seats already secured may not )e exchanged for. Saturday night's )resentation. Students may also apply today for cket -applications to performances ill Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, iaginaw, Toledo and Lansing. These vill be available at the business of- ic of the. Union. Ticket applications or the remaining cities on the itin- Crary will be released the latter part 3f this week, Paul Buckley, opera easurer, announced. Alumni appli- rations have been mailed to these ities, and 'as soon as the remaining Tanks have been sent out, they will )e available for distribution here. These applications are mailed directly ;the theater in each city and tickets ire obtained from the city in which ;hey desire to see the performance. The entire opera was staged by E. l~ortimer Shuter under whose di- rection the annual Mimes production has grown from a local production to inationally known organization dur- ig the past 10 years. "Cotton Stock- ings," the first opera to invade the East, and "Tambourine," last year, have stamped the annual University presentation as one of the most comn- plete and pretentious college dramatic offerings: Among others prominent in this year's musical comedy is William M. Lewis, '29, leading lady, who, besides having written several of the musical numbers and lyrics for the opera, and assisting in directing the rehearsingr of all dance routines, gives the first oes ballet number ever presented in any opera production. Lewis also is an accomplished pianist, and has a numnber of that nature in the show. Complete 'musical scores of all the numbers in "Front Page Stuff," with a. cover like that used on all the pro- grams, and posters, are now on sale it Wahr's bookstores, the University Mdusic store, the Grinnell Music store, and Schaberlie's Music store. Over 120,000 illustrated folders describing the -annual opera have been sent out ot alumni and have also been placed- ipr the various cities on the vacation itinerary. Fifty thousand window posters have also been dis- tributed to the same cities for adver- tising purposes. Chicago Specialist On Neurology Will Speak Here Tonight Dr. Hugh T. Patrick, of Chicago, will give the second of the series of lectures being sponsored by Alpha Omega Alpha,- honorary medical fra- ternity, at 8 o'clock tonight in Natural Science auditorium. Dr. Patrickt has selected for his topic, "The Nature of' Rational Treatment of the Psycho- neuroses." The lectures arc all of a public nature and are not designed to be highly technical, according to thosa in charge The public is invited. The speaker is a writer and spe- cialist on neurology and has, been since 1.896 professor of nervous and mental diseases at the Chicago Poli- BAND W ILL GIVE IFORMAL CONCERT - Establishinig a new band tradition, " the Varsity band will present a for- mal concert Wednesday evening, Dec. 115, in Hill auditorium. rrhis concert,' the first presented by the band this' year, is also the first in the history of the band to be presented before the Christmas vacation. For several years the band leaders have extended an effort to make the Varsity band a con- cert band as well as a marchiig band, 4 and this concert is the iresult of that I WILL MAKE AWARD At a meeting of the J-Hop commit- tee to be held at 4 o'clock today in room 302 of the Umnion the winner of the J-Hop decoration contest will be selected. A variety of designs have been submitted in the contest. The !winner will receive a hop ticket and 4 cash prize of $25. LEAGUE TO H77EAR PRESIDENT LITTLE i Psident Clarence Cook Little will 1 , i R r versity. SCANDAL SHEET BURLESQUED IN I "SLIMES" NUMBER OF GARGOYLE Prepared as a burlesque of yellowI journalistic publications, the Decem- I ber issue of Gargoyle will go on sale this morning. The cover, which an-I wise devoted to the general makeup ! of sensational newspapers. Rabid stories of accidents, riots of college i students, politics, court trials, and i