ESTABLISHED 1890 Y Ar i1 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS jjjjm J., I,, EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN VOL. XLI. No. 50 EIGHT PAGES ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1930 PRICE FIVE CENTS HOOVER NIS SEE HOPE OF AVOIING SPECIALCONGRESS Feeling of House Toward Muscle Shoals Action Indicates Quick Legislation. NORRIS GIVES UP STAND Reece, Author of Opposing Bill, Will Prepare Compromise Measure for House. (B Asscaed Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-A mid- dle ground through the Muscle Shoals controversy was envisioned today by administration leaders in the House as a course which might lead them away from special ses- sion pitfalls. Caught in conference last ses- sion between the Senate and the House, Muscle Shoals' legislation is regarded as the key log in the jam of controversial proposals clogging both branches. With its removal, administration leaders believe the way would be cleared for action on major matters and a special session of the new Congress avert- ed. Compromise Indicated. The first indication of a compro- mise with Senator Norris, of Ne- braska on his government opera- tion measure approved last spring by the, Senate, came today from Chairman Snell, of the House rules committee, who heretofore has re- sisted such legislation. Although making it clear he was opposed to the policy of govern- ment operation of power projects, he said if a majority of Congress wanted it, he would not oppose the operation of Muscle Shoals as a government experiment. Reece Studies Bill.I In a d d i t i o n, Rrepresentative Reece, of Tennesee, Republican conferee who Spisored theadrhin- istration measure for disposal of Muscle Shoals to private interests, began a study of the bill approved by the house with a view to making certain concessions.iee plans to submit his proposals to the con- ferees early next week when they are called by Senator McNary, of Oregon, the chairman. Representative Michener, Repub- lican, Michigan, a member of the rules commitee, predicted a com- promise measure would be enacted before the end of the short session. He also has opposed government operation. The Michigan member said the importance of Muscle Shoals had been "over emphasized." TWO DIE AS PLANE BURNS IN DETROIT Prominent Ford Men Trapped in Burning Ship. (H.v ass4 e cd/Press) DETROIT, Nov. 24.-Myron E. Zeller and Carl Wenzel, two of the most prominent men in the Ford Motor aircraft d i v i s i o n were burned to death at 11 a. m. today when their tri-motored experimen- tal plane crashed in flames at the Ford airport. With Zeller at the controls and Wenzel acting as mechanic, the two men had spent nearly a hour in a test flight over the airport. A rush of smoke was seen to come from the center motor. Zeller, ap- parently seeing tie danger, headed back to the airport, passing over the home of Henry Ford and land- ing near the center of the field. As the plane landed it nosed over and was enveloped in flames from burn- ing oil and gasoline. The two men were trapped in the cabin. Firemen from the han- gar were unable to rescue them be- cause of the white hot condition of the metal plane. Witnesses said the rescuers finally got near enough to remove Wenzel's body but that Zeller was burned with the wreckage of the plane. C. H. Markham, Rail Official, Dies in West (By Assocat d Prc,)ss A L T A D E A, Calif., Nov. 24.- Charles H. Markham, chairman of the board of the Illinois Central railroad, died at his suburban home SUPREME COURT DECISION RESULTS in(i( D GIVES SUPREME IN LOSS FOR FEDERALGOVERNMENT 'ULIIILV[HIUI dOfeLU1 COURT DECISION Controversy Over Back Taxes is entitled to make out her own RIU T CLh Decided in Favor ncome tax return. It made no difference, Justice of States Roberts said, that the husband had IlaT management of the property. The I DU i h( dd i Associated 1're, i V..-. A hul ,n. n l.1,.Ci he CAPTAIN-ELECT TO BE NAMED AT GRIDIRON 'DINNER TONIGHT; IHESTON AND YOST WILL SPEAK I WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-A con- trove- sy rooted in ancient Spanish law was settled by the Supreme Court today with a consequent loss to the government of more than $100,00,00 in taxes. The highest tribunal ruled that income from community property in Arizona, Louisiana, Texas and Washington may be reported for federal taxation by the husband and wife separately.It was a sweep- ing defeat of the government, which had contended such income must be reported in a single return by the husband alone. It had pointed out that with the tax rate increasing in proportion to the extent of income its revenue would be much greater under the single return. If they had won, government at- torneys said, the treasury would be more than $100,000,000 r i c h e r through the collection of back tax- es, filed in previous years by hus- band and wife separately. The court ruled in an opinion by Justice Roberts, his first since his appointment to the bench, that in community property states whose laws give the wife a vested interest in the income from this source, she ARMS PARLEY HITS French Delegates, in Geneva, Hint at Wartime Use of Large Commercial Planes. (By Associated Press) GENEVA, Nov. 24.-A discussion of t he war time potentialities of peace time commercial aircraft, with pointed reference by France to German prowess in the air, dis- turbed the calm-of-the:preparatory- disarmament commission today. The discussion arose over a pro- posal to insert in the draft con- vention a provision for an annual report by the contracting govern- ments on the number of commer- cial planes and dirigibles in their territory. The proposal finally was' adopted without a negative vote, the United States and Germany abstaining. Rene Massigli, French delegate, announced his country considered civil aviation as a most important factor in offensive power, asserting civil aviation has been developing decidedly in an offensive direction and military aviation in a defensive direction. He referred to a huge German airplane which recently has been visiting European cities and quoted a statement given a newspaperman that the plane was capable of carrying heavy armament and of r~rnr~inY hn hc n T~nnein Pais governmenL na no souna assb, e said, for its contention and that where the property was under the husband's control he must file one return for the total income. He referredto a former decision in which the community tax law of California was construed to permit the government to impose a tax on the total income reported only by the husband. Such a conclusion was necessary in that state, the justice explained, because in California the wife's in- terest in community property is merely expectant and not vested. The community property laws, prevalent over much of the south- west, were derived from old Span- ish statutes once in force there. PRESS ASSOCIATIONI Michigan and Minnesota Papers Selected Best in Country I at Convention. Members of the National College Press association ended their an- nualconvention Sunday night at Pittsburgh by selecting the Minne- sota and Michigan student news- papers as the two best in the coun- try. The election of Reese L. Sewell, of George Washington University, as president for the coming year, finished the convention's business session. The Michigan Daily and the Min- nesota Daily tied for titular honors at the convention, winning over the Cornell Sun, the Wisconsin Cardi- nal, The Daily Illini, and other pre- vious winners of the award. The' judging of the best tri-weekly and semi-weekly papers also resulted in a tie, between the University of Kentucky and Ohio university for the former honor, and among the University of South Carolina, Tu- lane university, and Georgetown university in the latter class. Lexington, Ky., was selected for the 1931 meeting under the aus- pices of the University of Kentucky. Other officers were selected at the' business session Sunday, with Fred Hotz, of the University of Califor- nia chosen as vice-president for 1931. The basis for this year's awardI was on news value, make-up, edi- torial excellence and management. Points were given in each depart- ment, The Daily and the Minne- sota Daily running equally in high point honors. CHEERING SECTION PLANNED FOR 1931 American Federation of Labor Supports Efforts for Beer Manufacture. t K, IMessages From Coach - "To Be Read at D TO DEMAND SHOWDOWN Also to be Supreme Court Decision of Trial Highest possible honors will b Without Jury to be Probed I of the West," tonight when hundre by Congress. ballroom at the annual Football b the victorious 1930 season. i tvs s~iociedPess>) tAnnouncement of the 1931 f WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-Two old .Ielected at a meeting of the squad t timers, proposals for beer and jury- . - -of the banquet program. The new less trials, claimed the prohibition'h aqe rorm h e spotlight today for a return en-n.benamed at the same time. The en dy fwn J. Roberts. ing staff will be guests of the Uni gagement. Member of the United States at 6 o'clock. Both were broached at the last( ses o Congre tSupremeCourt who in rendering Congratulatory messages from They came back today in three the decision of the court on a ques- that have gone down to defeat be proposals to amend the Volstead tion of back taxes, gave his first Blue gridders will be read during act, and a Supreme Court refusal opinion since his appointment. sages from the coaches of Illinois, to pass upon the constitutionality -- - State, and Harvard. Northwestern of trial without jury. -~-_____--__ Two of the moves to permit thel manufacture of beer were brewing Architects Will Name within the ranks of organizedf labor. One will be sponsored by Class Officers Today the American Federation of Labor j itself, while a second will come Freshmeri of the architectural] from represeptatives of affiliatedI school will select class officers at organizations,, to be shown as the Meeting of Ministers Seen as the annual class elections at 4 National Labor Legislative Com- I o'clock this afternoon in the mittee for Modification of the I Start of Reconciliation main lecture room of the archi- Volstead act.- Between Nations. tectural building. Bingham to Demand Showdown. The third proposal came from (By Associated Press) Senator Bingham, Republican, Con- I MILAN, Italy, Nov. 24. - Maxim necticut. He said he would demand Litzinoff, foreign minister of Soviet a showdown at the coming session RRussia, and Dino Grandi, youthful measures and at the same time in a conference which was inter- TOP would sponsor a measure to permit preted by observers as placing an the manufacture of four per cent official seal on a series of acts beer. of approachment between Fascist The refusal of the Supreme Court Italy and Soviet Russia in the last to pass upon th broad question of year. Chairman Announces Selection the constitutional right of petty Official sources said that the p popular Goldkette offenders to a trial by jury came conversation between Litzinoff, who in a decision sustaining a ruling by had left the.sitting of the League _ Orchestra. the District of Columbia court of of Nations preparatory disarma- appeals that William H. Colts, a ment commission at Geneva, and Fred Bergin and his Vagabonds Washington resident, had been Grandi, concerned "their ideas re- will provide the music for the Soph illegally deprived of a jury trial in garding political and economical a case of reckless driving. questions interesting to the two Prom, Friday, Dec. 12, in the Union House Passes Measure. countries and development of rela- ballroom, John Adams, chairman The trial of minor liquor offend- tions between their countries." announced yesterday. ers by United States commissioner But to unofficial political com- Bergin, who is, at present, play- without benefit of jury was sug- mentators, this coming together of Bgin Goliktpes lay- gested by the law enforcement com- Fascist, who organized mainly to. ig at Jean Goldkette's Graystone mission as a means of aleviating combat communism in their own ballroom in Detroit, was selected court congestion. It was passed by country, and the Soviets, whose following consideration of leading the House along with certain com- agents almost won over the Italian bands of the country by the com- panion measures proposed by the peninsula to communism ten years mittee. His orchestra, k n o w r commission and is now pending in ago, is based on economic neces-tthrougHoheraeknor the Senate. sities of both parties. appealing music and excellent or- Italy still needs, and will con- chestration, is much in demand ir HARD WILL SPEAK tinue to need for some years, Rus- collegiate circles. He has alread s grain surplus and many kinds contracted to play at the J-Hops at HERE DECEMBER 4 of raw materials. At the same time Cornell and the University of Penn- she is seeking an outlet for her I sylvania. Noted Newspaperman to Discuss manufactured products, notably Natre f Plitcias.her infant industry of farm imple- The sale of tickets will begin to- Nature of Politicians ments and tractors in order to keep morrow with a preliminary canva --- her industrial population in the of fraternity houses and othe William Hard, Washington news- north from undue unemployment, campus organizations. The general paper man, will talk on "What ____ campus sale will begin Monday Makes Politicians That Way" at8B Dec. 1. Only 300 tickets will be sold o'clock Thursday night, Dec. 4, in for the affair. Hill auditorium, as the third speak- STARTS LONG HOP No fraternity parties on the night er on the Oratorical Association of the Prom excepting those given lecture series of the year. Two Youths Set Out for South by professional fraternities, will b Hard was scheduled to lecture, sanctioned by the Dean's office as a last year, but was forced to cancel America in Tiny Ship. result of the motion passed last his engagement when he had to go -- night by the Student council. to London to cover the Naval Con- CALWF Assorit ed 24r.s-) ference.l CALDWE LL , N. J., Nov. 24.-Two fre. goyouths in a two-cylinder mono- AVIATOR ESCAPES Befor-ard was a fellow in histpr ane.Edward Wingerter of Newark at Northwestern University. Priory and Joseph L. Jones of Riverside, FROM JAIL TERM t NrthwthestrudieiyProraConn., set out today on a flight to to that, he studied in Europe as thAeia well as America. In addition to writ- th aed to follow the At- Spanish Trans-Atlantic Ace Wa ing political news for a nationa lintic seaboard hop over to Havana Serving Eight Months. press association, he has gone a- and then jump from Cuba to Brit- field to investigate, at first hand, ish Guiana. (By Associatcd Press) situations political and economic, They expect to stop at almost MADRID, Nov. 24.-Maj. Ramon which have affected national af- 'every airort along the way, for fairs. Hard is an author, lecturer,eeyarpta g ewyr Franco, Spanish trans - Atlantic fai. adis spakn au , lcte their little ship carries only eight aviator and hero of the Spanish and radio speaker. During thethiltle Naval Conference, he spoke over gallons of gasoline and has a cruis- the radio, giving resumes of the Ining speed of but 65 miles an hour. air service, escaped today from Conference gworkg frmsf the HWingerter, an ex-marine, is 25 prison, where he was sentenced is the author of "The Woman and Jones is 19. Both are married. Friday to serve eight months in- is te auhorof "he Wmanor Their wives and mothers saw them- Tomorrow" and "Raymond Robin'sof this ond mothert i carceation for anti-government Story of Bolshevist Russia." off this morning. Jones moher is utrne. Stor ofBoisevit Rusia" Isponsoring the flight. The flyers utterances. PILS __DS __I ___C__- planned to spend the night at Bal- Eduardo Reyes, another air serv- PILSUDSKI VICTOR anore. ice commander, escaped with him. IN SENATE V OTIN I The baby monoplane, blue and He was confined in a nearby cell orange, has a wing spread'of25 in the same prison, a former con- feet. The young men plan to visit vent on the outskirts of Madrid. All Opposition Parties Suffer consuls, mayors and presidents in The authorities said that most' Heavy Loss of Seats. the principal South American coun- prisoners were placed there upon tries, their honor not to attempt escape an htit xxlld nthav hpn es of Defeated Teams inner; Managers e Named. be paid to Michigan's "Champions ds of students gather in the Union banquet, celebrating the finish of ootball captain, who was to be oday, will be the principal features m manager and his assistants will tire Wolverine Varsity and coach- on at the dinner which will begin 1 a number of coaches of the teams fore the rushes of the Maize and the program. They include mes- Purdue, Minnesota, Chicago, Ohio has also sent congratulations. Heston to Talk. Judge William Heston, '04L, of Detroit, choice of the late Walter Camp as all-time all-American halfback, will be the principal speaker. He will talk about "Foot- ball in the Past." Judge Heston's son, William Heston, Jr., '32, is a member of the present Varsity sguad. Fielding H. Yost, director of ath- letics, will give a short talk and DICKINSON CONGRATULATES TEAM AND UNIVERSITY "I think Michigan deserves the 1930 title because of a more dif- ficult conference schedule. Al- low me to congratulate the team, the University, and the student Union. Hail to the Victors!" was the message received late last night at the Union from Prof. Frank G. Dickinson, of the econ- >mics deparbifi'Vtf telz T~iyver -ity of Illinois and originator of the Dickinson football rating. captain James ("Ducky") Simrall, '31, will respond for the team. Head :each Harry Kipke, former Michi- gan all-American will also make a grief address. Albert F. Donohue, 31, president of the Union, will be ;he toastmaster. Varsity Band to Play. Yells will be led by the cheer- eaders and the Varsity band will lay some of the famous Michigan songs. Fraternities and other organiza- ions may still reserve tables today >y notifying the student offices of he Union. A few tickets remain on sale at he desk in the main lobby of the jn ion. 3ALE FTECHNIC TO BE CONTINUED droppingo omos on London i, Prs, Card stem May be Duplicated Brussels and other European capi-yCards.y extMad tals. Next Year. Count von Bernstorff, chief Ger- --- man delegate, replying, said, "It is Plans for next year's cheering strange there should be so much section were discussed yesterday by interest in civil aeronautics when undergraduates in charge of ar- the commission has stated it has rangements this fall and, although no desire to provide publicity for nothing definite has been selected war materials in stock." for the 1931 season, a duplication of this year's method was thought JUNIOR HOP BIDS to be likely. WILL BE MAILED The 1930 cheering section, dis- W LLB A LEDplacing the former block "M," was created when the athletic depart- M'Callum Plans to Begin Sending ment found ittnecessary todelimi- Applications Thursday nate the special ticket sale between Pp __ the 40-yard lines because of lack of Applications for tickets to the I patronage. Cheerleader M o n t y J-Hop addressed to all juniors of Schick, '31, devised the scheme of the University will be placed in the attempting a changeable card sys- mails Thursday, Kenneth McCal- tem cheering section, duplicating lum, chairman, announced yester- those used onethe West Coast. Al- day. Only 700 tickets will be sold to though opened to both men and the Hop, which will be held Friday, women, who had had no previous Feb. 13, in the gymnasium of the training in the manipulation of the Intramural building. cards, general satisfaction with the The budget for the J-Hop will be new method provided a basis up- considered by the Senate commit- on which the 1931 section will be tee on Student Affairs of the Uni- worked out. According to present versity at its meeting this after- plans, a more complicated arrange- noon. Plans are being halted tem- ment is contemplated for next year. porarily pending approval or dis- approval of the budget by the com- Snell Forecasts End mittee." Juniors will be given this chance of New Tax Reduction to procure tickets before the gen- eral campus sale begins. Those who (By Asso4iated Press) do not receive applications may see WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. - The McCallum or members of the Hoprediction that the 1 per cent tax committee. reduction would not be continued Hood, Wolfe, Contribute Neubauer, Stirton to New Issue. ; l Distribution of the November is- sue of the Michigan Technic, stu- lent publication of the engineer- ng college, will be continued today ind possibly tomorrow in the halls )f the West Engineering building, '. Verne Ansel, '31E, editor of the 'nagazine, announced yesterday. Leading the list of articles in the =rrent issue is "The C h i c a g o World's Fair," by Raymond M. 'food, member of the American In- ititute of Architects. Hood de- scribes the design of world's fair buildings showing their contribu- ¢ion to architecture. Among the other articles of the November number are "The Pan- American Highways," by Robert A. Wolfe, '31E; "A History of Steam Turbines," by Emil T. P. Neubauer, '31E; "Vertical Transportation," by Malcolm R. Stirton, '32A; a short sketch of the life of Frederick Law Olmstead, dean of American land- scape architects, and an article about Prof. A. H. Lovell, recently appointed dean of the engineering college. Union Orchestra Plans Specialties For Dance Special features have been pre- pared by Don Loomis and his or- chestra for the Union Thanksgiv- in ranen tomorrow night in the (By Associated Press)I WARSAW, Nov. 24.-Marshal Pil- sudski, whose party won a ma- jority in the lower house of theI police diet last week, today emerg-I Winter to Give Fourth Jerome Lecture Today "Evidences of Christianity in the T'1,,1 4-- and that 1L woui nb nave ueeni hard for a strong man to have made his way out if he wished. It was believed Franco forced the windows of his cell, the escape presumably being effected during th niah nr m anr +nrln ~11 was made today by Chairman bneli of the house rules committee.