ESTABLISHED 1890 Itt tr 1M I4 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS ---------- 1. XXXVIII, No. 38. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1927 EIGHT PAGES ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1927 EIGHT PAGES REPORT OF A CTIVITIES OF HOBBS' EXPEDITION BROUGHT BY BELKNAP COMI ETE WEATHER STATION HAS BEEN ERECTED ON MOUNT EVANS TWO TO STAYAT STATION Hobbs' Purpose Was To Collect Data On Origin Of North Atlantic Stormis Over Greenland STUDENT DIRECTORY OF UNIVERSITY TO GO ON SALE WITHIN FEW DAYS, All material has been printed and binding hat started on' the '27 and '28 editon of the University Student Di- rectory. It is expected that all work will be completed and that the- book will be on sale within the next. few days. The material making up thehdirec- tory this year, is only slightly changed from that of other years. The ma- terial which comprises the bookis as follows: a directory of the Board of Regents and the deans of all colleges; a faculty directory; an alphabetically arranged list of students in the Uni- versity, the School of Music, and the training school for nurses, giving the name, department, c ass street ad- dress, home city, and telephone num- ber; the personnel of the fraternities, PlANK ALUMNI SHELVES FOR .UNION LIBRARY W. Nissen, '29, Appointed Chairman Of Committee To Arrange New Project USED PLAN AT HARVARDI sororities, house clubs, dormitories, larger rooming houses for women; and the officers of many studentt or- ganizations. The staff of the directory was made up from the staff of the Michiganen- sian and Bryan Hunt, '28, managing editor, C. Wayne Brownell, '28, busi- ness manager Laura Soule, woman's editor, and Margaret Breer '28, wo- man's business manager made up the upper staff of the book. In the. com- pilation of the directory registration cards allotted to the office of the Reg- istrar's office were used. Due to the unusually large late reg- istration which took place this year, an extra section supplementary to the FO OTBALL, AVIATION, AND LAW TOPICS ON WIEMIANr, TILLOTrSON, KERBER,f AND SUNDERLAND ARE ON PROGRAM KEMP KENNAIS SOLOIST Orchestra Of Seventy Pieces To Play Under Direction of Mans Pick, Of School Of Music CHICAGO ALUMNI COMPLETE PLANS, FOR MICHIGAN DINNER AT CHICAGO Ralph L. Belknap, second in com- mand of Prof. William H. Hobbs' e'c- ond Greenland expedition, has just re- turned to Ann Arbor with the first full reports of the expedition's activities. Leaving Camp Lloyd at the head of Kangendlugssdak Fjord on the south- western coast of Greenland on Sept. 12, Mr. Belknap and Professor Hobbs aboard the 22-tdn motor schooner Walrus chartered by the expedition, rbached Holstenborg on Sept. 23. Leaving Holstenborg aboard the Disko, Danish government ship, they proceeded down the coast of Green- land stopping at villages on the way,, finally quitting the coast on Sept. 29, and reaching Copenhagen on October 10. hobbs Gives Lectures Professor Hobbs accepted invita- tions to give lectures in Sweden at Stockholm and Guteborg, and at the request of Rasmussen, noted polar ex- plorer, he addressed a Danish scien- tific society. Proceeding to Germany and France, he landed in Paris on October 20, and after declining several invitations to. lecture In Iolland, he sailed for England. In England Hobbs spoke before several scientific organ- izations including the Royal Geo- graphic Society. Hobbs Aboard Leviathan He sailed yesterday from South- ampton aboard the Leviathan, expect- ing to land in Ncw York the end of this week. He will remain in New York one or two days, possibly go to Washington for a day, and return at' the end of next week to Ann Arbor, stopping en route at the Eastman- Kodak laboratories in Rochester where .the films exposed by the expedition are being developed. Belknap went to Paris from Copen- hagen, left there Oct.. 20 and arrived in Ann Arbor Sunday evening, after stopping en route at the Eastman-' Kodak laboratories. The silence of the expedition's wire- less transmitting set was explained by Belknap yesterday. When the party landed at the head of Kanendlugss- dak Fjord on July 2, the radio appar- atus was transferred to land and set up near Camp Lloyd on the shore of the fjord. The location proved un- satisfactory, and it was decided tol move the set to the top of Mt. Evans and install it with the weather station. Three batteries weighing 250 pounds. apiece and a Delco gasoline-driven motor generator weighing 300 'pounds. had to be carried two miles, up 1,300 feet, along ledges and over trailless ground. The task required a great amount of effort and considerable time. Operation Hindered :When the set was finally ready for 'use on the top of the mountain, opera- bbon was hindered by a brilliant aurora, and it proved impossible to se- , cnre long-distance transmission. Paul Oscanyan, radio expert of the party, was, however, able to work through the radio stations aboard the Bowdoin, McMillan's ship which was stationed (Continued on Page Three) Late Rush Expected For 'Ensiani Pictures! Acting on a resolution of a student, the board of directors of the Union has endorsed the project of installing alumni shelves in Pendleton library. As the plan is now proposed It con- sists in inviting the alumni who have written books to present, as gifts to the Union, their writings inscribed with the author's names. The books will be placed on special shelves in Pendleton library where they will be available to students. A system such as this has been used successfully at the Harvard Union for a number of years. William E. Nissen, '29, has been ap- pointed chairman of the committee which will take care of arangements for this and has already begun work on it. A list of the alumni who have written books- is complete and has ap- peared at different times in the Mich- igan Alumnus. According to Wilfred' Shaw, the editor, this is a practically' complete list but he will aid the com- mittee in making it more complete.. Will Send Form Letters When the list is completed, a form letter will be sent to all alumni au- thors asking them for a copy of the book which they wrote, to be signed by them and kept on shelves provided for the purpose. Investigation' of the possibilities of the alumni shelves was begun at the instigation of Lester F. Johnson, '27L, president of the Union last year and was carried on-by a committee. Inter- views with 'various officials, Shaw, Hawley Tapping, secretary of the Alumni association, and Francis L. Goodrich, associate University librar- ian, proved that the plan was well liked and it is due to this that the arrangements have been started this year. From these interviews the follow-' ing conclusions were drawn: 1. That no record exists of the alumni of the University who have published works. 2., That such an undertaking would' require a great deal of research. 3. That it is worthwhile work and a project that might well be under- taken by the' Union. 4. That the hearty co-operation of the University librarians and the of- ficial of the Alumni association may be expected. Committee To Be Formed The committee of which Nissen 'is chairman will consist of one senior, one junior and two sophomores, since it is believed that in this way the matter will be handled in the most effiicient and complete manner. Each committee member will end his term of office with graduation and in this way the committee will be continued from year to year., Although many of these plans were ma'de last spring snothing definite hadJ been done before now toward carrying out these arrangements. It will be taken up now in earnest and will be carried on for the complete collection of works by alumni of the University. RAILROADS PLAN CHICAGO SPECIAL regular alphabetical list of students, Football, aviation and law topics has been added in order to give more will feature the Michigan Night radio complete registration of students. talks on the fourth program of the The binding is similar to that of present year to be broadcast by sta- other years. The color this year is blue with the usual black printed ad- tion WWJ, the Detriot News, on Fri- vertisements. A new feature of the day night, Nov. 11, according to the directory is the schedule of busses af- announcement made yesterday by fecting University students which is Waldo M. Abbot, of the rhetoric de- found near the back of the book. p partment, who is program manager 1 i WILL and announcer. Elton E. "Tad" Wieman, head foot- [yLL PEN ball coach, and Harry A Tillotson, business manager of the Athletic as- AT MIMES' TONIGHT'sociation, who is in charge of ticket distribution for all home football games, will be the two speakers who Comedy Club Offers Well Known will address the followers of the Maize Farce To Open Its Iraatic and Blue. Coach Wieman is consid- Season Of This Year ered to be one of the best line coaches in the country and in addition was a TO}N IN TITLE Phi Beta Kappa while in college. In, LOUGE view of the uphill battle Michigan is making in the Big Ten conference at Comedy Club will inaugurate its 'the present time, Coach Wieman's campus dramatic season when it pre- views should be particularly timely, sents the three-act comedy "Dulcy" according to Mr. Abbot, Mr. Tilotson at 8:30 o'clock tonight in the Mimes will explain the method of ticket dis- theatre. The rodcto ofnth ees t ribution and show how the demand tre.The product of three weeks has increased in recent years. of rehearsal, "Dulcy" will run for but Sunderland Will Talk four performances due to the increas- Prof. Edson R. Sunderland, research. ing demands on the Mimes theatre professor of law in the University, and stage for opera rehearsals. ( the third speaker on the program, will "Dulcy" is well-known among Amer- confine his address primarily to those ican theatre-goers as one of the more in the legal profession and to those popular of modern revivals. It is from who intend to make a study of law., the pen of George S. Kaufman and Prof. Lawrence V. Kerber, of the de- Marc Connelly, who are particularly partment of aeronautical research in established as the authors of "Beggar the University, will speak on the eco- On Horseback," "Merton of the nomic problem i aviation. Profes-I Movies," and "The Butter and Egg sor Kerber is the designer of the air- Man." Prefaces in every book of the plane that broke the world's altitude Ma.Peascrbesinsverye tooftkhenrecord at McCook field, .Dayton, Ohio, drama ascribe its source to Franklin the plane reaching a height of -38,700 P. Adams '99, who is the author of feet. "The Conning Tower," a column in Featuring the musical side of the the New York World. program, Hans Pick, of the University The story of "Dulcy" is that of a school of music and formerly of the scatterbrained wife who unwittingly brings together in a motley house Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra,j party all the elements necessary to will bring an orchestra of seventy successfully wreck the career of her pieces before the three microphones youthful husband. The situations in located on the fourth floor of Old Uni- the comedy are replete with the far-' versity hall, from which the programs cical. are carried by direct wire out over the Phyllis Loughton '28, who directed air through WWJ. the last Junior Girls' Play, is in the Kenna To Render Solo s Thesoloist of the evening will be title role. Direction of the piece has Kemp Kenna, known in UniversityE been done by Robert Wetzel '28, and. circles for his connection with the all technical effects and sets are by University of Michigan Glee club and FrederickR ebman of the Mimesstaff. the Michigan Union operas, in his un- Others who will appear in the cast are dergraduate days. Charles D. Livingston '28L, Thurston It is planned to have the four talks Thlieme '29, William Bishop '28, and on the fourth Michigan night program Lillian" Setchell ' consume about twenty-five minutes of Tickets for "Dulcy"are priced at the alloted hour, Mr. Abbot .statedj 75 cents, and are reserved. They may yesterday. This will leave approxi- be obtained at the box officeinMi nes mately thirty minutes for the musical theatre, by mail,,or.reserv- side of the program, and announce- phone. ment will be limited to five minutes. WRECKAGE ON SUPERIOR Delegation Chosen, MYSTIFIES MARINE MEN T To Represent U. S. i (By Associated Press) .f ONTONAGON, Nov. 1.-Marine men 'At Cuba Conference 1With permission granted for the Varsity band to make the trip, ar- rangements have been completed by Chicago alumni for the largest "Michi- gan Dinner" ever held in that city to1 be held Friday night. The banquet will be held in the grand ballroom of the Stevens hotel and will begin at 6:30 o'clock. Presi-; dent Clarence Cook Little, Fielding H.I Yost, Coach "Tad" Wieman, and oth- ers wil speak on the program of the OLl TRIA HALTED BY~ 'JU RY INVESTIGATION Informat on Received By Government Agents In Raid Is Basis For Inquiry MAY DECLARE MISTRIAL I (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The Fall- Sinclair trial came to a dramatic halt today while a grand jury began inves- tigating charges of efforts at jury-' tampering which furnished sensations rivalling those when the oil scandal first broke in the Senate. This inquiry was predicted largely upon information obtained by govern- ment agents in a night raid upon an apartment in the fashionable Ward- man Park Hotel occupied by operat- ives of the Burns Detective agency oft New York City. In bringing this trial to a pause, if not the ultimate end, special govern- ment oil counsel presented four affi- davits in which were named Harry F. Sinclair, lessor of Teapot Dome, and7 one of the defendants on trial; A.c Mason Day, vice-president of the Sin-t clair Exploration company; Donald Woodward, president of Woodward and Lothrop, Washington's leading depart-] ment store; Edward J. Kidwell, juror number 11, a young leather worker, and two Burns operatives. 1 Evidence Under Advisement. Meanwhile, after examining the affi- davits in chambers in the presence of ! counsel and of Sinclair 'and Albert B.- Fall, the other defendant, the trial1 judge, Justice Frederick L. Siddons, took under advisement until tomorrowt whether the evidence was such as to warrant the declaration of a mistrial.t Meanwhile, the two women and 10 men constituting the jury, which has not been locked up as was done with the Fall-Donehey jury last year, was excused for the day after being held at the District of Columbia Supreme' court under close guard for several hours while Justice Siddons consid- ered the affidavits. These documents deal with two sep- arate phases of a case that now has become one of the most celebrated in the annals of District of Columbia courts. Two of the affidavits referred1 to the activities of the Burns agents, and the other two to conversations af- fiants swore they had last year with Juror Kidwell. "Conversation" Presented. J. Ray Akers, a street car conduc- tor, and Donald T. King, a Washington newspaper man, detailed conversa- tions they said they had with Kidwell in which the juror was quoted as having expressed "great admiration" for Sinclair, because of his "demo- cratic manner," and as having said that "If I don't have one' (an automo- bile) as long as this block, I will be much disappointed." Kidwell was also quoted as saying he had been picked as a juror because he was "a pretty good yes-and-no man" and that "these smart lawyers could not make him say what he did not want to say." The affiants said these conserva- tions took place in a "soft drink" es- tablishment in a back street of south- west Washington. May Name German Ambassador Soon (By Associated Press) The band will b Windemere Hotel in (lay to play for the i luncheon which wil hotel preceding the luncheon the band w of Michigan rooters just before the game. REDUCTION All Witnesses Agree That Reduction I Tax Is Ad annual affair 'sponsored by the Uni- versity of Michigan club of Chicago. The Michigan band will leave at noon Friday and arrive in Chicago in time to attend the banquet, according to present plans. Chicago has extend- ed a welcome to Ill men students to attend the banquet. Reservations are $4 and checks should be sent to Norman Gerlach, Marquette building, Chicago. immediately. ANS*ERS OF STUDENT IWOMEN ONAT A PRESIDENT LITTLE ESTIMATES COST ENFORCEMENT AT $6,000 A YEAR The questions asked of the women TREASURY FIGURES LOW were the first steps in an effort by the President to secure a reflection of (By Associated Press) campus opinion, and the women were WASHINGTON, Nov. 1-Represen- not required to sign the cards, merely placing thereon their class numerals. tatives of the United States Chamber The answers are all in possession of of Comerce and other national busi- the office of the President. ness organizations took issue before' The Questions Submitted the House ways and means committee' The questions which were asked of the women students follow: today with a number of Treasury re- 1. If no restrictions existed would commendations for affecting a $225,- you own or operate a car in Ann Ar- 000,000 tax reduction. bor? This figure,- regarded by the ad- 2. Did you notice any increase in' ministration as the safe maximum for democracy on the campus following curtailment of revenue, came in for the restriction of cars? questioning for James R. McColl, of S3. Do you agree that the students Providence, Rhode Island, chairman l.and faculty at a state university are of the Commerce chamber federal tax-, servants of the state? ation committee, who advocated tax 4. From the standpoint of the Ufli- cuts of $400,000,000. versity do you believe that the present "It is common knowledge," he said, restrictions should be changed? "that in recent years actual surplus 5. If so, do you believe the changes has greatly exceeded the estimates." should come at once? Simmons Proposes Slash 6. Do you believe that the $0,000 About the time McColl was making necessary for the enforcement of the his statement at the Capitol, Senator plan of The Michigan Daily is a fair Simmons, of North Carolina,.ranking i charge against the state? Democrat on the Senate finance com- 7. If not, do you believe that all mittee, after a call on President Cool- students should be taxed the amount idge at the White House, announced necessary to enforce the restrictions? he believed the Treasury proposal 8. Do you believe The Daily's atti- was too low, and that a slash of $400,- tude to be to the' best interests of 000,000 should be made. the University? The senaltor advocated repeal of 9. Do you believe that the Student the excise or nuisance taxes, includ- council was representative of the ma- ing the automobile sales tax, all of jority of women students at the Uni- versity when it opposed the ban? which levies the Treasury wishes to 10. Do you feel that the Student retain, and said he felt a reduction council, in appealing directly to 'thet in the corporation, tax, now at 13 1-2 attorneygeneralaofethensatetwystact- percent, should be greater than the Igrng in the best interests of the Uni- one and one-half percent proposed by versity? the administration. In addition he Costs $6,000 Yearly said that the tobacco growers were President Little stated, in an inter- entitled to some reducion in the tax view following the release of the ques- imposed upon their products. tions, that the enforcement of the The views ' of Mr. Simmons coin- present complete ban on student auto- cided largely with those recently ex- mobiles is costing at the rate of $6,000 pressed by Representative Garner, a year, while an adequate enforcement ranking Democrat on the House ways (.of the present regulations would re- and means committee, who said today quire $10,000. President Little does that the corporation levies should be not believe the present enforcement cut to 10 per cent. to be adequate in that students are re- Favor Democratic Position quired to wait too long before. being While all witnesses appearing at interviewed after they are called in for the hearing today agree with the 'violations. Treasury that a reduction in the cor- In the opinion of the President the poration was advisable, some took the enforcement of a modified regulation, Democratic position that a slice of such as that proposed by The Daily, more than one and one-half per cent. wold require the services of at least should be made. six motorcycle officers. James A. Emery, representing the Smith's Request Personal National Association of Manufactur- In regard to the tenth question ers, urged that the major part of the asked of the women students by Pres- reduction be affected in the corpora- ident Little, Courtland C. Smith, '28, tion levies, while Felix McWhirter, of president of the Student council de- Indianapolis, representing the Com- clared yesterday that "The Student merce chamber, came out for a reduc- council did not appeal to State At- tion to 10 per cent. torney General Potter, since the opin- Roy C. Osgood, of Chicago, speaking ion asked of him was requested by for the chairman, urged repeal of the myself personally and had no con- estate levy, holding i't interfered with nection with the action of the council the field of taxation held by the states, 'as a whole." and that it also delayed the settlement of many esates. JAPANESE FISHING BOAT STIER ILIG PICKED UP BY STEAMER STRIKERS WILLING TO END PICKETING (ByAssociated Press) SEATTLE, Nov. 1.-A gruesome (By Associated Press) !mystery of the sea was unfolded here DENVER, Colo., Nov. 1.-Leaders of today with the arrival of the liner the Industrial Workers of the World, Mrgaret Dollar which picked up off who called the statewide coal strike, Washington coast an 85-foot Jap- have agreed to stop picketing today-- anese fishing smack that apparently if they can control the strikers-but had drifted more than 3,000 miles itheycan cont"ros the iker-ut across the Pacific ocean, with the life- will continue to "prosecute the work-lesbdsoftofiscrwath ers' cause." less bodies of two of its crew as the Informed by Adj. Gen. Paul Newlon only cargo. that Gov. Adams remained firm in his The two Japanese whose .bodies demand that picketing stop at 6 a.m. were found in the sleeping quarters today, Roger Francezon, head of the I of the 100-ton craft were apparently I.W.. in the United States, said he I the survivors of a crew of more than would attempt to conform. 12, in the opinion of Capt. T. H. The test of Francezon's power over Payne, master of the Margaret Do- his followers was expected today injlar. What happened to the others may the Walsenburg area, in southern remain a mystery, but Captain Payne Colorado, where the I.W.W. have made believes that they leaped overboard their headquarters and where the r when the food and water supply be- present at the f SUBMITS TENQUESTIONS 1Chicago, Satur- nformal Michigan Letter To State Attorney General Was 1 be held at the Personal, Not From Council, game. After the'iSmith Asserts .ill lead a parade to Stagg Field Answers made by more than 600 women students to the questionnaire on the automobile ban which President Cook Little submitted to them Mon- , day night will not be made pub- lic, for the present, according to an announcement made by President, Little yesterday. The 10 questions were asked of women students at the e With Treasury Panhellenic banquet held at the Union hn Corporation and concerned phases of the automo- visable bile ban. No final date has been set as yet for seniors to make appointments to havej theK- pictures taken for the Michigan-l ehisian. More than 1,000 seniors havei not yet made appointments and the last minute rush which occurs every year is being prepared for. In spite of these preparations, it is expected that jnany of the seniors will no, be able to have their pictures taken due to inability to get their ap- poi>ntments with the photographers. Those who do net get their pictures in before the final date to be set by the annual will not be able to have thej pictures in the book. "While many. have already signed for their pictures,I there still remains a large numberl -that have not and many of those who have signed, have not made appoint- ments. Application may be obtained daily in the 'Ensian office in the Press building each afternoon. NORTHWESTERN University-TheI women's debate this year will be on on the Upper Lakes waited anxiously today for a solution of Lake Superior's latest riddle-the identity of the freighter whose wreckage has floated ashore on Fourteen-Mile Point, east of here. There is little to aid in a solution -a few pieces of painted timber, three letters of the name of the ill-fated craft, a ship's door, a life ring, a hatch cover and a portion of a forward cabin. These have been washed ashore near a bleak point of land jutting out into Lake Superior, where they were found by Edward MacGregor, keeper' of the light. Mr. MacGregor reported it looked like new wreckage. Marine circles have received no re- ports of a missing vessel. The three letters "Han" painted on the wreck-' age, give no clue to the name of the vessel. There is a possibility that the wreck- age is from a craft in tow of some other vessel, possibly torn loose dur- ing a" sudden squall and wrecked. It also is possible the wreckage is from some ship cast ashore in prev-1 ious years which gradually is being battered to pieces. This theory, how- ever, finds little favor with shipping men, inasmuch as the pieces do not! show wear and tear. ATTORNEY FILES T ur UlfVr IT lNA Hughes Named Head; Pres. Coolidge Plans To AttendI (By Associated Press)j WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-Plan's for President Coolidge's prospective trip to Cuba to attend the Pan-American conference were discussed at the, White House today simultaneously with the naming of -the delegation, headed b Charles Evans Hughes,I which will represent this government at the deliberation which opens at Havana, January.16. . It has been suggested that Mr. Cool- idge intends to show his, admiration' for the island republic as well as his friendt:y feeling for the nations of Cen- E Preparations have been completed for the scheduling of special trains from Ann Arbor to carry to Chicago, those of the student body who hold in- tentions of witnessing the' Michigan- Chicago game next Saturday. The trains will leave Ann Arbor at 12:30 ' Friday night. They will leave Chi- cago at 11:55 Saturday night to re- turn to Ann Arbor. The fare round trip will amount to $8.92, and with a berth will come to $16.42. Stop-over privileges will bring the fare to $11.92, exclusive of berth. tral and South America by his pres- Bg once at the conference, and likewise BRINv -Frinmnse I Stresemann arrived today from Dres- that the delegation of distinguished d d b Dr Frederick citizens he selected for this country's ilhe on rittwitz-Baffron, coun- participation in the deliberations was sellor of the German embassy at indicative of the importance he at- Rome from which it is deduced in tached to the conference. ometfrom wich t iedced in In addition to Mr. Hughes, the dele- political circles that the doctor's ap- gation comprises Ambassador .Fletch- pointment to succeed Baron vonMalt- er and Ambassador Morrow, who will zon as ambassador to the United come respectively from Rome and States is imminent. Mexico City for the meeting; former ' Sen. Oscar W. Underwood, of Ala- "MUMS ON EXHIBITION bama; Morton J. O'Brien, lawyer of New York; James Brown Scott, author Chrysanthemums of every size, of several books on international law; shape, and color are now on exhibi- Ray Lyman Wilbur, president of Le- tion at the University botanical gar- ,I A .. . 7 . .. .. .. . ..