THE MICHIGAN DAILY Illinois Medics TlreatenDeath To Professor 'Secret Six' Of hicago Is Enlisted To $olve Stu- dent Backniyl Notes CHICAGO, Feb. 16.- (P)-The "Secret Six" began tonight an inves- tigation of what officials said ap- parently was a plot by University of Illinois medical studehts to obtain their degrees by threatening a pro- fessor and his family with death. Chief Irvestigator Alexander Jamie of the famous anti-crime group said Prof. Maurice B.. Visscher received the threats in letters and that he asked for the investigation. The inquiry brought modern crime detection methods to the University's Chicago campus in the form of "lie detector" device. Dr. John A. Lar- son questioned a number of the 100 students in Prof. Visscher's classes. Two of them, Dr. Larson said, were indicated by the machine to have had knowledge of the plot. Handwriting experts also were con- ducting investigations. Police said the letters were writ- ten in typical gangster fashion-the writing plainly disguised. Each of them threatened the professor and his family with death unless he granted passing grades to each of his students in February examina- tions. The authors also referred in the letters to arrangements made with the notorious "42" gang of Chicago to bomb Vissher's home unless he complied with the demands. Had Graded Papers Ironically, Jamie said, the profes- sor had already completed grading the quiz papers when he received the first letter a week ago. Two more letters followed. Prof. Visscher first regarded the letters as the result of a student prank, but University officials in- sisted on a full =investigation. The Visscher family wasp out of the city when the first letter arrived, Jamie said, and Prof. Vissher notified them to remain "until the matter O.; cleared up." Dr. Larson said the first letter began:l "We, the members of the class, don't like the manner in which you are treating us, and warn you not to flunk any of us." Prof. Visscher said he believed "some boy may have become irra- tional through intense study or worry." He added that he believed himself in no danger "unless the irrationality reaches the insane stage." Visscher is a professor of physiology. iohgSchools To Hear Radio Lecture Today Series Of Broadcasts To Take Place Of Extension Division Speakers More than 20,000 high school stu- dents throughout the state will mee today at 2 p. m. for their regu- lar assemblies and hear the first o an experimental series of five radio i talks, which will be broadcast from the Morris Hall studios of the Uni- versity Broadcasting Service. These programs will take the place of the regular service which the Uni- versity Extension Division render high schools by sending speakers to address various assemblies. Radio sets in more than 150 high schools will pick up the programs said Dr. William D. Henderson, head of the University Extension Division The first speaker of the series wil be Dr. Russell W. Bunting, of the dental school, who will speak tomor- row on the subject "Decay of Teeth.' Other speakers on the program ar Dr. 0. R. Yoder, assistant superin- tendent of the Ypsilanti State Hospi- tal, Dr. Carl E. Badgley and Dr. Al- bert C. Furstenburg, of the Medica School, and Coach Harry G. Kipke. Coach Kipke will. review the past football season, putting special em- phasis on football a&s a builder of health and character, according to Dr. Henderson. Rodkey Tells Reasons Why Banks Closed (Continued from Page la find that the properties underlying these evidences of indebtedness have depreciated materially in value. This makes it still more difficult to realize cash upon them. "The Union Guardian Trust Com- pany," Professor Rodkey continued, "is a subsidiary of the Guardian De- troit Union Group, Inc. This holding company controls, through stock ownership, not only this 'crust com- pany, but also the Guardian National Bank of Commerce, and about 20 other banks and trust companies in important cities throughout the state. The general public, however, might not comprehend the fact that a single member of the group could fail without in any way reflecting upon the soundness of the other members. It was feared that runs of such pro- portions might ensue that even the soundest member of the group could be seriously embarras.sed. "Apparently the authorities in the prolonged conference in Detroit ian Monday felt that a banking holiday would impair confidence in. other banks less severely than would the failure of this trust company, the principal non-banking member of the group." Exhibit Persian Areiteeture In ictu res Her An exhibit of photographs and col- ored illustrations showingtile design and structure of Persian Islamic Ar- chitecture is now on display in the first floor exhibition cases of the Architecture Building. Brought to the University through the courtesy oif the American Federation of Arts, a national organization for the cul- tivation of the arts, with headquar- ters in Washington, D. C., the ex- hibit is attracting much interest. It will be shown until the end of next week. Photographs of Persian vaults, mosques, arcades, and other types of architecture, are to be seen. There is also a photograph of the Peacocl throne in the Gulistan Palace which was used at the coronation of the present Shah of Persia. Admission Formerly Denied This photographic survey of the Persian architecture has only recent- ly been made. Prior to the acces- sion of the present Shah, those whc did not profess the Moslem belie were not allowed to enter or inspeci the mosques. Thus an integral ga was left unfilled between two import- ant periods of Persian architecture for no knowledge could be gleamed. Under the enlightened view of the present Shah, however, permissior was finally given for a scientific stud of the mosque architecture. on13 since 1929 has the photographi ; study been going on, and it still ha much to accomplish. Arthur Upham Pope, director o: the American Institute for Persia Art and Archaeology, under whos t auspices the survey is being under- taken, prepared the exhibit. f "Unsurpassed, Unequalled" "Certain architectural q u a 1 i t i e I were comprehended and expresse - there nearly 2,000 years ago," Mr Pope stated in an article prepare e at the same time as the exhibit, "tha - have never been surpassed or perhaps s even equaled since. "New methods of constructior were developed and employed-meth 1 ods of the greatest importance fox the history of the subsequent archi- tecture, particularly in Europe. Ar- - cade facade, vast entrance archs 1 huge vaults, the beginnings of th buttress, and the dome were all de- veloped there and then graduall transmitted to the west. European e Architecture is unintelligible withou - this reference to Persian contribu- tions," Mr. Pope said. Earl Denounces Tax 'Steal' At Road Banquet (Continued from Page 1) tential dangers confronting an econ- omy campaign by Prof. Thomas H. Reed of the political science dpeart- ment in the main address of the eve- ning. "There must be a retrench- ment of government expenses. No nation was ever taxed back to pros- perity. But that retrenchment must be sane, not a hysteria of economy," he stated. Attention to government on the part of the common voter was urged. "It is obvious that the financial prob- lems of our community cannot be solved with every American crying, 'No taxation except for the other fellow.' New directors who were elected for the Michigan Association of Road Commissioners and Engineers at their meeting at 4 p. m. yesterday are Mar- cus Hoyt, Keewenaw county road commissioner, and George E. Taylor, Lenawee county commissioner. Offi- cers appointed by these directors. are; president, Edward Scheune- mann, McComb county commissioner who was last year's vice president; vice president, Allen Williams, Ionia county engineer; secretary-treasurer, K. I. Sawyer Marquette county en- gineer. The morning session yesterday was conducted by Mr. Scheunemann in the Union ballroom. Papers were read on "Low Cost Bituminous Sur- face Construction" by Prof. W. J. Emmons director of the State High- way Laboratory and on "Recent De- velopments in the Use of ,Calcium Chloride on Sand-Clay and Gravel Roads" by L. L. Bateman, county en- gineer of Barry county. In the afternoon meetings in the engineering buildings, the Michigan Highway Department engineers held a closed session. At the open meet- ing, J. H. Dennis, president of the Michigan Association of Road Coin- The applications of the McNitt-Hol- beck law were discussed by J. G. Rakow7ky, who showed their effect on the highway conditions in Barry county, of which he is engineer. In discussing the meetings of the Highway Conference for The Daily, Prof. Roger L. Morrison, of the high- way and traisport department, who has been in charge of local arrange- ments, said, "It is unique among the many highway m e e t i n g s held throughout the country because it is the only one where the safety angle is stressed 'and co-operative meetings hield with sheriff and police officers. In a year like this, its ef- fects cannot be over-estimated." junior Case Clubs Reach Semi-Finals (Continued from Page 1) Story Club by Allan Diefenback and Edwin Stanley. Three members of the Law School faculty will form a court for the hearing of each of these cases. In the freshman finals supremacy will be contested for in Holmes Club by James H. Denison and Richard R. Kruse vs. James Coultrap and Byron E. Linville; inKent Club by John E. Glavin and Leonard L. Kimball vs. John T. Damm and Stewart M. Han- son; in Marshall Club by Stanton W. Todd and Benjamin L. Baum vs. Charles T. Lawton and John J. Al- der; and in Story Club by George F. Medill and William J. Ordish vs. Robert E. Cowden and Robert H. De- 'Weese. The, finalsin the junior competi- tions will be heard Founders Day, in April. The court for the finals has not yet been announced, but the Su- preme Court of Michigan judged the contest last year. The usual prizes of $100 to the winners'and $50 to the losers in the junior finals will be awarded after the Founders Day hearing. 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