T heWeather 4 & "Generaly fair Sunday and T Monday; Much Cooler Sunday; 4: 3 VOL. XLIV No. 7 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, OCT. 1, 1933 Editorials hxe Panhellenic Decision Wden Death Traps. PRICE FIVE CENT MOSCOW, Sept. 30- (P) - Three men in an aluminum ball hooked to a balloon ascended 11.8 miles today, the greatest height ever reached by man, and enjoyed themselves so much that when they landed the first thing they said was they that they would do it again as soon as they could. "None of us seems to be any the. worse for the experience, and we could go up again tomorrow," said Birnbaum, the leader of the expedi- tion into the stratosphere. He was accompanied on the record-breaking flight by two other air service vet- erans, Georgi Prokofiev and Kon- stantin Gudenoff. Their balloon, the "Stratostat," landed near Koloma, 71 miles from Moscow, after they had been aloft eight hours, 19 minutes. Instruments carried by the balloon indicated it had reached a heightof 1,000 meters, compared with the record of 16,700 meters set by Prof. Auguste.Picard, in August, 1932. Piccard's recod equalled 10 miles and 117 yards. The aluminum gondola in which they rode is shapednlike a ball and is equipped with nine windows. When the' takeoff was made it carried liq- uid oxygen enough to last the three men 40 hours. In addition there were numerous scientific instruments which functioned automatically. The balloon, filled with rubberized percale and having a gas capacity of 25,000 cubic meters, was inflated with only 3,500 cubic meters to allow for expansion. Convicts Free Sheriff After 3 Days Captivity Officer Relates Story Of Hardship With Fugitives But Is Let Go Unharmed VALPARAISO, Ind., Sept., 30.-(JP) -Ill from lack of food, but other~wise unharmed, Sheriff Charles Neel of Corydon, Ind., was safe today after having been subjected to three days hardships as a captive in the hands of four escaped convicts, who were believed for a time to have put him to death. Liberated near Hobart, Ind., early Friday, the sheriff, accompanied by James Clark, one of his abductors, who later 'was captured, made his way to Gary, where he was found by Capt. Matt Leach, head of the In- diana state police, Friday night. Capt. Leach charged in a state- ment that the sheriff's long delay in notifying the authorities of his release was "apparently a neglect of duty," but the sheriff protested that he had been afraid the convicts would kill him. Tells of Threat "I didn't know what to do," he said. "They threatened that they would kill me if I told my story. The sheriff came to the home of Sheriff 14eal Fry of Porter county, of which Valparaiso is the county seat, to recover from the effects of his ex- periences. Meanwhile Capt. Leach said he would question him further. Sheriff Neel and Clark, who also was ill fromlack of food, boarded a street car atHobart and rode to Gary, Neel got off at the city limits, but Clark continued on to Hammond, where he took a taxi. Through the cab window he was traced and cap- tured by t h e Hammond police. Shortly afterward he was returned to Michigan City, where he and nine other convicts shot their way out of Indiana State prison last Tuesday. "If you tell that I'm on this car, I'll kill you," Neel said Clark warned him when the sheriff left the car. Sheriff Changes Story When the sheriff first told his Cuban Troops Fire On Mobs During Rioting More Trouble Is Feared In Big Demonstration By Native Communists HAVANA, Sept. 30 -A')-- Street battles; between Communists and soldiers, in which 6 persons were kill- ed and 14, including an American, were wounded, left Havana tense to- day. The shooting and wild disorder at- tended a demonstration of" thousands of Communists in memory of a Cu- ban Communist leader killed in Mex- ico four years ago and whose ashes were to have been interred in a huge obelisk in Fraternity park, built by Communists. Shooting All Night This was in opposition to govern- ment wishes and this disagreement apparently brought on the shooting from the housetops near the park and started the general battle Friday afternoon. Through the night shots were h e a r d intermittently, automobiles rushed through the city, and soldiers remained on guard. Feeling between troopers and Communists continued at high pitch. Many feared a new outbreak, for the ashes of the slain youth, the stu- dent Julio Antonio Mella, apparently were in the hands of the soldiers, who planned to bury them in Colon cemetery today. Demonstration Authorized A statement issued by the gov- ernment said the demonstration had been authorized, but when it was learned the Communists planned to bury the remains in Fraternity park an army captain was sent to ask Communists leaders to conduct the funeral in the municipal cemetery. Then the communique added, a company of artillery commanded by Carl Jose Hernandez Ruda was sent to the vicinity "to prevent disorders and protect demonstrators because the government had been informed that its enemies were planning to create disorders." Singing In Shower Results In Lawsuit For Ohio Fraternity BEREA, O., Sept. 30.-The courts have been called on to decide a dis- pute between Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Payton and the members of Phi Kappa Phi fraternity at Baldwin- Wallace College, whose fraternity house is next to the Payton resi- dence. The Paytons brought suit to re- strain the fraternity men from using their year-and-a-half-old $30,000 fraternity house, because it was al- leged, the fraternity men made too must noise singing and kept the win- dow to their shower room open. Henry Zachman, fraternity presi- dent, admitted some noise was made, but "not anywhere near as much as the Payton's claim," and said that after the next door neighbors had complained, the shower room window had been closed and kept closed. Barnaud Lands Work Of State NRA Workers DETROIT, Sept. 30.-Accomplish- ments of the 34 NRA compliance boards which have been set up in that many Michigan cities were praised Saturday by A. J. Barnaud, district manager of the United States Department of Commerce. "With few exceptions," he declared, "all complaints filed with the Mich- igan NRA boards were adjusted to the mutual satisfaction of employer and employee. With this gratifying result, it is evident that the spirit of NRA is permeating every nook of the business and economic life of the State. The number of employees affected by such adjustment is im- pressive. "It should be emphasized that the community spirit in every city or town where cases have been handled has been excellent. Working sched- ules have been rearranged to come within requirements, wages raised in many instances and happier rela- tions assured." Hold Suspect On Louisiana Kidnap Count Family Of George M. Cox Is Believed Abducted; He Had Offered Reward Former Employee Of Cox Is Seized Son, Wife, Her Parents Were Missing When He Returned After Trip CHICAGO, Sept. 30.-()-A man who identified himself as William Davis, jr., 27, of Louisiana, was taken into custody by police today after they said New Orleans authorities had informed them that the family of George M. Cox, wealthy ship owner, was belie ed to have been kidnaped for $25,000 ransom. The family, consisting of Cox's wife, 27, their two - year - old son, George, jr., and Mrs. Cox's parents, was reported missing Friday by Cox when he returned to his Lake Pon- chartrain home at New Orleans fol- lowing a visit of five weeks at Coop- erstown, Ill.. Chicago police said the first they were called in on the case was when the chief of police of New Orleans telegraphed them that Cox had re- ceived a telephone call from a man who gave his name as George Wendt, in Chicago, and who told Cox to get together $25,000 for the return of his family. Reward AWas Offered Previously, Cox had offered a $25,- 000 reward for their safe return when he discovered them missing. Acting on another tip, the source of which they refused to reveal, of- ficers arrested Davis, who until two weeks ago was employed on Cox's lake steamer, the Isle Royale, at a hotel. He denied any knowledge of the whereabouts of the family and said he was preparin .to return to Louis- iana. Later police said they arrested Da- vis upon information provided by a long distance telephone operator who listened in on a conversation he al- legedly had with a man who had at- tempted to reach Cox in New Orleans from a south side filling station. Phome Calls Checked Previously police had requested the telephone company to check all calls from Chicago to New Orleans after receiving the message from chief George Reyer of New Orleans. Cox recently concluded his first year of operation of a passenger line operating from Chicago to Duluth and intermediate points on the great lakes. The season got away to a bad start when one of the two ships, the George M. Cox, went down in Lake Superior last May. Then while the other boat, the Isle Royale, was tied up at its pier here 'waiting to be taken to winter quar- ters a number of sailors had it held 'on a charge of non-payment of wages filed in federal court. While it was still in the Chicago (Continued on Page 3) Orchestra Will Begin Practices In Next Week Positions Are Open To Students, Faculty, And Townspeople The University Symphony Orches- tra, under the direction of Earl V. Moore, is to begin rehearsals this week. An all-university enterprise, membership of the orchestra is made up of students from various schools and colleges on the campus who have the interest and ability to play an in- strument. There are positions still available to students, or to townspeople and faculty, who wish to maintain their interest in practical music, it was said. Building-up of the orchestra for the next few years is now getting un- der way. Freshmen and sophomores, availing themselves of the instru- ment classes in the School of Music, will be ready at the end of two years' training, to play in the orchestra. Woman, Guilty Alton, Cheap Meals At Co-Operative Now Served To More Than 100 By GUY M. WHIPPLE, JR. As a direct result of the inspira- tion furnished early in the fall of 1932 by a far-sighted graduate stu- dent in sociology and political sci- ence, more than 100 students who might otherwise be unable to attend the University are now eating for ap- proximately $3.50 a week at the Michigan Co-Operative Boarding House in the basement of Lane Hall. The student who furnished the spark that resulted in the gathering together of a nucleus of 80 members interested in reducing board costs was Sher Quraishi, well known for his activities centering about Lane Hall and for his dispute with the Michigan Socialist Club which ended in his resignation as secretary of Alexander Randolph, John Thomas, and Byron Most. They with Quraishi, Wengren, and Manley are now en- trusted with the official handling of the organization's increasingly com- plicated affairs. On the list of employes of the Co- Operative are a cook and assistant cook, both cash aides, and more than 30 students who are given their meals in return for 15 hours of work each week. Since the opening of school this call, the Co-Operative has come under the banner of the NRA, neces- sitating an increase in the salary of one of the two paid employes. The slight increase in prices over those charged last year was made necessary because of the rising com- modity prices throughout the coun-