I ESTABIJSHED 1890 '1. *W L w,, F 4aili; MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS ,, VOL. XLII. No. 145 SIX PAGES ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1932 WEATHER: Cloudy, cool, with rain. PRICE FIVE CENTS CONGRESS DEBATES ONREIONAL BILLS, TARIFF FIGHT OVER Committees Work on Stock Quiz, Taxation, Economy, Cash Bonus. BANKS GET EXEMPTION Sen. Norbeck Says Inquiry Will be Resumed Today; 'Big L Surprise' Promised. WASHINGTON, April 25.-(P)-- While the Senate and House debat- ed and passed upon regional sub- jects today, committees on both sides continued to hold the nation- al interest with action on the stock inquiry, taxation, economy and the cash bonus. . The Senate finance committee disposed of the tariff squabble in the billion dollar revenue bill. By clpse decisions, it voted import lev- les on oil, coal, and copper, and re- jected duties on lumber, logs, shin- gles and wood pulp. It also turned down a provision to change tariffs on imports from countries whose currencies have depreciated.. In accepting the House provision to restrict capital loss reductions, the committee voted to exempt state and national banks and trust companies from the new restriction. Surprise Promised. Chairman Norbeck of the Senate' banking committee announced the stock market inquiry would be re- sumed tomorrow instead of Wed-. nesday and promised a "big sur- prise." The committee earlier had ordered a f u 11 investigation of market operations and decided to send investigators to New York. Tonightathere were strong indica- Lions that Rep. LaGuardia of New York was. the surprise witness and that he would produce documents he left recently for safe keeping at the Washington police station. He, said "certain people" in New York would lie to get their hands on eThpaprs . The Houce rules committee voted to give the $20000,000 omnibus economy bill legislative right of way Wednesday. Four amendments to each retrenchment plan included in the measure will be permitted con- sideration. ne will call for rais- Ing the federal wage cut exemption to $,000; another will embrace the hoover 5-day week and furlough- without-pay plan as a substitute for the McDuffle proposal fo a 11 per cent salary slash with exemp- tions of $1,000. Reynolds Causes Stir. Fired C. Reynolds, a Baltimore World war veteran, caused a stir, in the House ways and means com- mittee when he opposed full cash payment of the bonus. Loud hisses greeted his statement and one spec-a tator muttered audibly "throw him' out." The National Association ofl Manufacturers also opposed the $2,- 000,000,000 new money plan to pay the bonus. Rep. Rainey of Illinois, majority4 leader of the House, in an interview urged recognization of Soviet Rus- sia to stimulate business. 'DREYFUSPICTUREC TO- BE SHOWN HERE Whitney Theatre to Bring Series of Special Talking Pictures to Ann Arbor. "The Dreyfuss Case," a talking, p i c t u r e representation of the French military scandal of the 19th century. is to be presented Friday,. Saturday, and Sunday at the Whit- ney theatre. This is planned as the first of a series of unusual talking pictures, mostly of foreign make and until now exhibited only inI large cities of the country, to be brought to Ann Arbor, The picture, claimed an authen- tic reproduction of the military case which occupied the attention of the world for eight years, mar-j tyred Capt. Alfred Dreyfuss to Devil's Island and forced Emile Zola, novelist, into involuntary ex- ile, is of British manufacture. Cecil Hardwicke, star of the English stage and cinema, has the title role of a military officer conspired against, tried by two abortive court martials with Zola and Clemenceau fighting on his behalf, and finally acrnitted. The real Cant. Drevfuss. Broadway Celebritl by Henderson for A five weeks' dramatic season un- der the direction of Robert Hendr- -) son will open May :3 with a pro- duction of John Van Drutten's "There's Always Juliet", with a cast which includes Patricia Collinge and Reginald Owen, ranking New York Players. The Lydia Mendelssohn theatre will be the scene of the five week season during which six plays will be given among them being "Cand- ida" and Shaw's "Great Cather- ine." Henderson will be in the cast of both these. Among other prominent New York celebrities it is rumored. that Dorothy Gish, famous stage and screen celebrity and Violet Kem- ble-Cooper, of the New York the- atre Guild will also be booked for appearances here. Frances Dade, a member of Henderson's company three years ago and since then a featured player on the screen, has definitely been signed for a part, of the season. The dramatic season in previous years has brought to Ann Arbor such artists as Margaret Anglin, Blanche Yurka, Thomas Wilfred, Mrs. Richard Mansfield, Tom Pow- HOMECOMING WEEKI PLANS ANNOUNCED. Sprng Games to Feature Annual Fete; Program Includes Special Exhibit. The Spring Games between the freshman and sophomore classes, which begin with a tug of war across the Huron river and end with the traditional events at Ferry Field, will take place on May 6 and 7 this year as an added attraction of the Spring Homecoming pro- gram. Announcement was also made last nighlt that a special exhibition; 3f, historic data discoered by the University of Michigan, the Toledo, and the Cleveland museum expedi- tion to Mesopotamia would be held for the returning alumni. The expedition has been working in Seleucia, a town 25 miles south of Bagdad located on the Tigris river, for the past five years. Ob- jects such as pottery, architectural fragments, coins, bones, ivory, and. jewelry have been found and will bc displayed in the lobby of the .rchitectural school. Parents of students will be par- dicularly interested in the mothers' and daughters' banquet which will be held at 1 o'clock, May 7, in the L.eague, and the fathers' and sons' banquet which is to be held at 6:15 a'clock, on the same day, in the Union. The speakers at the latter event will be President Alexander. G. Ruthven and Regent R. Perry Shorts, of Grand Rapids. Nearly every department of the University will be in capacity oper- ation during Homecoming week-end. American Bahai Head Will Lecture Tonight "Solution of the Economic Prob- lem" as it conce'rns individuals and society will be the topic of a lec-' ture by Mr. Alfred Lunt, a promin- ent Boston attorney and national secretary of the Bahai movement in America to-ight at 8 o'clock at the Natural Science auditorium, The lecture will be followed by a period for questions and answers, nd is sponsored by the Michigan Socialist club. Wisconsin Engineers FirE( Instructor; Lit College Offers Job (Special to The Daily) MADISON, Wis., April 25-Be- cause he read a theme to his class in freshman engineering English which discussed the lack of morals in university life, an instructor at the University of Wisconsin was !removed from the engineering college and transfer- red to the literary school. The theme was read to illus- trate excellence of style and con- struction and immediately an- tagonized a student in the class, who carried a protest to the as- sistant dean of the engineering college, Prof. A. V. Millar. The instructor was not drop- a arm a o .. .- - .. a a - c ies Are Promised Dramatic Season ers, Violet Heming, and the dancer TO FEATUV IE BALL Martha Graham. Some of these may come to Ann Arbor again this year. NEXTFRIDAYNIGHT The coming series of productions mark an important departure, it has been said, in that they are to achine Guns, Trench Mortars, be presented under the auspices of Flags Decoration Motif; a civic committee headed by Prof. Held at Union. O. J. Campbell of the English de- partment. Other members of the BIRD TO LEAD MARCH committee, it was announced, in- clude Daniel L. Quirk, Jr., of Ypsi- lanti, Prof. H. M. Jones, of theI Miniature Presentation Sabers to English department, Dean Joseph A. Be Given as Favors; 150 Bursley, Harry B. Earhart and Mrs. Tickets Sold. Earhart, Prof. Guy Maier and Mrs. Maier, Prof. James M. O'Neil of the Military displays consisting of speech department, Mrs. L. W. Oli- machine guns, trench mortars and phant, and Mrs. Albert L. Hunting- numerous flags will be the decora- ton. The civic committee of the dra- tion motif at the fourteenth annual matic season, in addition to acting Military Ball to be held next Friday i aadvsonyncaddcitynwillfoing night at the Union. A large Scab- n an advisory capacity, will form bard and Blade insignia will be a sustaining organization to estab- placed above one of the fireplaces, lish the series of ,professional plays and palms will line the wails, Paul in the Mendelssohn theatre as an , Firring, '33E, chairman of decora- annual event each spring in Ann 1t.ions, said Saturday.r Arbor. Any profits from the sea- To Present Drill. son will be held in trast b thii GRIGOS RECIPIENT OfAIULSSPRIZE IN ENGLISH WORK i + J" t II tltlSl {y M e I committee and automatically be applied to the succeeding spring season, it was stated. Grid Stars Hearken to Call of Beauty; Will Judge Contest Reversing the commonly accept- ed version of the coy female silent- ly worshipping the football hero, Ivan Williamson, Captain - elect, and Wally Weber, member of the Wolverine coaching staff, will jour- ney to Benton Harbor, Wednesday evening, April 27 to help select the Queen of the annual May Blossom festival. The Blossom festival is one of the biggest events of the spring season for western Michigan. The queen will be chosen from a group of g i r 1s who have been selected through contests conducted in lo- cal communities throughout the westernVart of-the state. Weber, who is a Benton Harbor pu'oduct, probably feels he will be safe with the husky Wolverine captain to act as his bodyguard. Professor Files Suit as Crash Aftermath Damages totalling $55,000 are de- manded in a suit filed yesterday against the U. S. Trucking com- pany by Prof. Harrison M. Randall of the physics department and Mrs. Randall, for injuries received in1 an accident April 20, 1931. The suit is the aftermath of a collision between one of the com- pany's trucks and a car driven by Professor Randall, four miles west of Ann Arbor on U.S. 12. Profesor Randall claims the com- pany was negligent in allowing the trailer to sway to the left side of1 the road. The collision caused seri- ous injuries to both Professor Ran-- dall, who is suing for $35,000, and his wife, who is seeking $20.000 damages. HANLE TO PLAY IN MINE COMEDY Player Who Had Principal Part in Taming of the Shrew' Cast in New Play. Alan Handley, '32, well known for his work in the lead role of Petru-! chio in "The Taming of the Shrew," has been chosen by Comedy Club to play Prince Michael, the lead in A. A. Milne's "Meet the Prince" to be given May 12, 13, and 14 in the Lydia Mendelssohn theatre. This high comedy of Milne's is con cerned with the story of a man who becomes a prince through his own inclinations and, having been sep- arated from his wife for a number of years, meets her again but is un- able to assume former relations since she has changed her name during the period of their separa- tion. Names of many campus actors who have distinguished themselves in the past are also in the cast of "Meet the Prince." Venita Cook, '34, will play the part of Jennifer; Stanley Donner, '32, will play Bat- tersby; Francis Manchester, '34, will be Ethyl Holt; Maxwell Pribil I who took the part of the millionaire from Chino in "Anthonv and An- . Following the grand march, which will be led by William Bird, '32E, several members of the R.0. T. C. department will entertain those present with a military drill. Dur- ing the dance, color guards wear- ing the basic uniform will stand at each side of a large American flag placed in front of the other fire- place. Guards chosen are: L. A. Bos- worth, '35E, R. Z. Garber, '35, Don- ald P. Norton, '35, T. C. Smith, '35, W. Stoddard White, '35, Gordon G. Glover, '35, and H. W. Felker, '35E. One more man will be selected be- fore the ball. One hundred fifty tickets had been sold from the Union, the R.O.T.C. headquarters, and Slater's by Monday evening. At these three places only may tickets be pur- chased. Gilbert E. Bursley, '34, pub- licity chairman, announced t h a t nearly all of the ]remaining 100 had been promised. The ball is lim-; ited to 250 couples, excluding guests1 and patrons. Handbills will be dis- tributed on the campus today, and, the loud speaker system above the Engineering arch operated to adver- tis-e the Ball. Sabers Chosen as Favors., A display of the favors by Bal-, four's was placed in Slater's State. street window Saturday afternoon. Mi nature presentationsabers will, be given this year that are more1 ornate than those of last. They may be secured at the ball. The small regulation officers sword of the 1931 ball proved to popular that a number were made up special afterwards, and sold on campus. Blue and gold programs bearing the Michigan seal will be attached to the hilt of the sabers by silk cords. FARMERSINSOUTH HIT BY1 TORNADOEs1 Five Die, More Than 20 Hurt; Damage Extensive in Tennes- see and Other States. MEMPHIS,, Tenn., April 26.-(') -Tornadoes killed at least five per-; sons in farming communities of this vicinity today, injured a score, ar more, and also did extensive damage in other sections of the state and in Arkansas and Ken- tucky. Several communities in northern Alabama were damaged by high winds last night. All of the dead so far reported were in the Millington, Kerrville, and Rosemark communities in the northern end of Shelby county, of which Memphis is the seat. Mrs. T. J. Dale, 65, a farmer's wife, was fatally injured as the storm wrecked her home near Kerrville. The other dead were: Robert Harris, 65, Negro, of Mill- ington; Dick Spigee, a Negro child, Rosmark; Kephel Adams, Negro, Millington, and an unidentified Negro of Rosemark. The storm apparently swept across the Mississippi river from Arkansas after striking in the east- ern section of that state. Eight Negro farm hands were injured near Osceola, Ark., and property damage in that vicinity was re- ported heavy. Shortly after the storm struck in eastern Arkansas, it hit in the northern end of Shelby county, about 20 miles from Memphis. Britisher Killed When To Use Prize Money to Gather Future Material on Life of Coleridge. AWARDS TOTAL $60,000 Clarkson Family Documents Are Placed at, Disposal of Professor Griggs. Prof. Earl L. Griggs of the Eng- lish department has been named by the American Council of Learn- ed Societies as one of the recip- ients of awards amounting to $60,- 000 for the advancement of research in the humanities. These grants, which cover a wide range of subjects including the English and European d'r a m a, American history, and various phases of literature, were made by a national committee comprised of leading professors from outstand- ing American universities, The award made to Professor Griggs is for the purpose of gath- ering material on Coleridge's life' and letters and for the preparation of material on the life of Thomas Clarkson. As the force behind the move- ment for the abolition of the slave trade, Thomas Clarkson made def- inite contributions to civilization, the importance of which has been minimized in the past due to the fact that his efforts were brought to conviction through Wilberforce, the parliamentary representative of the movement. It is Professor Grigg's intention to collect the available information concerning Clarkson for presentation. In this connection, a great-great-grand- daughter of Clarkson has made available to Professor Griggs all papers, diaries, and other -original documents which the family pos- sess, His work on Coleridge's life fol- lows former research and study concerning the English poet, in- cluding the publication of numer- ous letters and previously unpre- sented documents. At the present time, Professor and Mrs. Griggs are working on the letters of Hartley Coleridge which they expect to publish this sum- mer. Amateur Camera Men Meet in Union Tonight A meeting of all students inter- ested in forming a photography club, will be held tonight at 7:45 in Room 302 of the Union. This first meeting will be an informal get-together to decide upon future programs and to ascertain the num- ber of people interested in joining. Jean Paul Slusser, professor of drawing and painting, has evinced much enthusiasm for the project; and will address those present upon 'Pictorial Composition in Photography.' Richard C. Bailey, '33A, one of the four students who have been instrumental in arrang- ing for the meeting, will also speak to the prospective members upon the aims and plans of the embryo organization. "We hope," said Bailey, "to make this club an ama- teur organization for motion and still photography, for study of its technique, scope and place in the art as well as doing actual work in the field ourselves. 'Slatz' Randall's Band Will Play for Annual Architects' May Ball 'Slatz' Randall and his Brunswick recording orchestra yesterday were named as the band for this year's Architects' ball, which will be held Friday, May 13 in the ballroom of the Union. The announcement was made by Floyd R. Johnson, '32A, general chairman. Randall and his orchestra are well known to students here, hav- ing played last year for the Mili- tary Ball. He will bring his orches- tra to Ann Arbor direct from an ex- tended engagement at the Schroe- der Hotel in Milwaukee. The or- chestra has played for a number of college functions throughout the country. SelectiQns for the winning poster designs to be used for this year's May party will be made tomorrow and the winners announced Thurs- day, William R. Balbach, '32A, in charge of posters, said last night. The theme of the affair will be the "Bal Exotique." Tickets for the ball, priced at $4, may be obtained this week at Slat- er's, Wahr's the Union, and at the Architectural college building. PRESS COMMITTEE 'TONMAY 7 Alumni Advisory Group Will Advise Regarding Services of Publications. Many prominent journalists will be in Ann Arbor for the first meet- ing, May 7 at the Union, of the committee on University publica- tions of the Alumni advisory coun- cil, it was announced yesterday by Wilfred B. Shaw, director of Alum- ni relations. Lee A White, of the Detroit News. is chairman of the committee. He and Karl E. Harriman, former edi- tor of the Ladies' Home Journa& and Redbook. Virgil McNitt of th' MCNaught syndicate, S t u a r t H Perry, vice-president of the Asso- cated Press, S. E. Thomason, cdi- ton of the Chicago Daly Times, E J. Ottoway, editor of the Port-Hu- ron Times-Herald, and G o'r d n Kingsbury, Detroit advertising man will attend the meeting, Shaw said The function of the committee according to the agenda for ther meeting, is to advise with regard to possible methods of extension on improvementof the services now being rendered by the University publications. These include the dis- semination of information in the interests of mankind in general; i the interests of students and fac- ulty; in the interests of alumni; and in the interests of the Univer- sity as an institution. The program of the meeting wil include a statement by President Alexander G. Ruthven with regard to the purpose in bringing th committee into existence, and an explanation of the publications set- up at the present time, including its historical background by Shaw. Other features of the meeting will be brief talks explaining the objec- tives of the various University pub- lications, by representatives of thes publications, discussions of the var- ious phases of the publications, and a discussion of the extent to which the University can extend its serv- ice of news and features in the in-, terests of the University and the public to be led by Shaw, Ray Bak- er, editor of the Ann Arbor Daily News, and Allen Shoenfield, science correspondent for the Detroit News. ONE KLLED, CORE INJURED AS BLST RIPS DETROIT SHOP Gas Explosion Wrecks Plumbing Store and Several Other Nearby Buildings. LEAK IN MAIN BLAMED William Hyman Dies in Highland Park Hospital; Fire Chief Struck by Brick. DETROIT, April 26. -- )- One man was killed and more than a score of persons injured in an ex- plosion of gas that ripped a one- story plumbing shop out of a row of buildings on Hamilton Ave., in Highland Park, this afternoon, and wrecked several other stores near- by. The blast coming with a roar that could be heard throughout the suburb, sent debris hurling 150 feet into the air, blew one woman bodily out of the shop, and smashed win- dows in stores and houses several blocks away. Most of the injured were in a radio shop and a laundry and the apartments above them on either side of the plumbing shop. Injured Taken to Park Hospital. Men, women and children were treated at the Highland Park hos- pital for lacerations, bruises and burns received in the fire that fol- lowed the explosion. William Hy- man, 28, died in the hospital tonight. The plumbing shop recently was moved forward six feet to bring it in line with' other stores in the block between Ford and LaBelle avenues. Highland Park officials expressed the belief the gas main may have been left exposed in the operation or that it was otherwise disturbed to cause a leak. Tonight t seemed established that the gas ine was broken while coal was )eing unloaded into the basement Alarm Spread. The explosion came before the stores and apartments could be vacated after the crew of the coal Bruck spread an alarm. Floyd Baker, Highland Park fire thief, was in the alley in the rear f the plumbing shop at the time f the blast. He was struck by a brick and knocked to the pave- nent, but was not seriously hurt. So severe was the blast that it iterally blew -the plumbing shop >ut of the block, leaving only a hole .artly filled with the debris of the Shop and the walls of adjoining auildings. Across the street store 'ronts were blown in. A block away ill the windows on two sides of z four-story apartment building were shattered. GLEE CLUB FORMS. ALUMNI SOCIETY. ro Print New Book of Michigan Songs; Proceeds to Go to / 'Organization. With a fourfold objective in view ind as a result of a growth in in- serest in the past two years, defin- .te plans for the formation of an ilumni organization of the Varsity slee club have been announced by Gayle 'A. Chaffin, '32, president of %he club' The prospective organization, the work of which has been undertaken >y Frederick Randall, of the Alum- ai association, and members of the ;lee club, is attributed to the var- _ous events in the past few years Arhich have brought the Michigan ;inging society to the public eye. Some of these are the contacts mrade with former club members last year in connection with plans for the European tour; the talking oicture which has had nation-wide °irculation; articles by alumni in the Michigan Alumnus and the Alumni Glee club sing last year at one of the commencement pro- grams. The objectives of the association, when it becomes a fact, will be to give financial support to the under- graduate glee club, the donation of scholarships to members of out- standing talent in voice training in the School of Music, to aid glee club members financially in cases involving worthwhile projects and to buy copyrights for the best Mich- igan snng for the ran ih anvA W. H. FAUST, FORMER FACULTY MAN WILL RUN ON REPUBLICAN TICKET Adventure and hardship as aI castaway on a small coral strand in the Pacific has played a decisive part in the career of William H. Faust, retired lieutenant in the United States navy, who announced himself yesterday as a candidate on the Republican ticket for con- gressman from the second district, it was learned last night. Lieutenant - Commander Faust, then a lieutenant, was landed on Guadeloupe island in tropical Paci- fic waters with a party of four men and told to make a survey of the island as a possible sealing grounds. As a result of confusion in the official orders of the ship, which landed them, the party was marooned on the bare rocky strand for four days and nights with al- most no provisions, Commander Faust relates. the dog died of thirst and one of the party succumbed, Commander Faust and three others survived by drinking sea water, but the effect~ of the privation were such that Commander Faust suffered acute digestive disorders and as a result was retired from the active list of the navy. Pressure on the part of his many friends was the deciding factor in Commander Faust's decision to run for the office now held by repre- sentative Earl Michener of Adrian, His platform on prohibition con- sists of a definite stand in favor of repeal of the eighteenth amend- ment. Although sympathetic with the veterans' c'ause and formerly a member of the service himself, Commander Faust is verv denfinitely