The Weather Light snow, rising tempera- ture in the west and south to- day; tomorrow rain. L A6P lit t an ~Iaithr Editorials Drunk With Power . .. The Need For County Home Rule .. . VOL. XLVI No. 115 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1936 PRICE FIVE CENTS Abbott In Row With Muysken s Professor Calls National Commiteemani Betrayer Of Democratic Party Says He Gave Vote To Gov.Fitzgerald Group Attempts To Force Abbott To Resign Post As 'Old Guard' Leader Byv CLINTON B. CONG ER The political feud between Prof. John H. Muyskens of the speech de- partment and National Democratic Committeeman Horatio J. Abbott was plunged into its second round yes- terday, with Muyskens, as head of an anti-Abbott group in the State Democratic party, flooding the State and Washington with lithographed copies of documents alleged to be cor- respondence of Abbott's proving that he had "betrayed" his party in the 1934 elections by voting for Gov. Frank D. Fitzgerald, then Republi- can candidates in the gubernatorial race. (Pictures of the letter are printed on page two).Ag The letter circulated by Muyskens purported to be Abbott's answer to a letter written him Dec. 10, 1934 by Raymond F. Horton, '1E, Ypsilanti highway engineer. In Abbott's reply he is credited with having said: 'Voted For Governor-Elect' "To be very candid with you, I' must say that the election in Novem- ber was not entirely a disappoint- ment to me, because I voted for the Governor-elect myself, although he is not on my ticket." The University proessor hinted at another shot in his political locker, consisting of affidavits signed by Earl L. Paige and Nelson K. Bankson of Port Huron, dated Sept. 21, 1935, quoting Abbott as saying to them at that time: "Lacy could have won by a large majority ten days before the election, but we beat him in the last ten days." Muyskens said last night that the plans of his group were to leave the Democratic nomination for Senator blank in the primaries, in order that Senator James Couzens, now serving in the Senate as a Republican, might enter the final election as Democratic nominee. Stating that he understood Abbott would probably run for Senator in the primaries rather than have the position uncontested, Muyskens as- serted that in that eventuality he would run against Abbott himself. "I believe this is a Democratic year in the state, and I believe I could be nominated and elected," he comment- ed. "Senator Couzens is the best Democrat in the state, and Abbott the best Republican." Group Plans Slate The anti-Abbott group is plan- ning to present the following Demo- cratic slate in the primaries: Rep. Prentiss M. Brown, St. Ignace, na- tional committeeman; Couzens, sen- ator; Frank Murphy, high commis- sioner of the Philippines, governor; and Leo J. Nowicki, Wayne County drain commissioner, lieutenant-gov- ernor. "Anyone who would steal private correspondence and publish it would break into your house at night and assassinate your family," Abbott countered last night. "I'm paying no attention to all this, and ten days from now the whole thing will be forgotten. I supported Lacy in the campaign, and fulfilled my party duty, but what I did with my vote is my own personal business." He de- clined to comment on which way he had actually voted. In response to the rumor that he would run for Senator himself if Muyskens filed for nomination, Ab- bott said, "I don't expect to, al- though I'm being urged to." He de- nied ever having said that he "beat Lacy in the last ten days" before the gubernatorial election two years ago. Mr. Abbott's memory faltered when (Continued on Page 2) Mark Anniversary Of Sigma Delta Chi Has Faith In Nation, State, Republicans CHASE S. OSBORN Osborn, Vigorous At 76, Lauds Character.Of Republican Party Former Governor Praises "Roosevelt probably could beat him in a race for the Presidency, but Ruthven For ReinmjectingTalmadge could win easily the gov- 'Spiritual Values' ernorship of Georgia." President Ruthven's greatest work By FRED WARNER NEAL in the University in Governor Os- As full of fight and vigor as when born's opinion, is "putting back spirit- he was the stormy petrel of Michi- ua lvalue in .education. After Angell, gan politics 25 years ago, former- there was no spiritual emphasis on governor Chase Salmon Osborn last things here," the former governor night expressed his faith in Michi- and Regent of the University declared. gan, the United States and the Re- (Continiued on Page 2) publican party. Michigan's greatprogressive elder Uitiizens Ceek statesman, miner and scientist, who has been out of the swirl of things C sh M e for many years, was in a good mood T M e after his eloquent address at the Re Alumni Club banquet, and with a Slash In Relef broad grin and in a hearty voice for all his 76 years, he disclosed his opinions on politics, .,education and Group Asks For Money student life. "The Republican party," Governor To Offset Reduction In Osborn asserted, "has more character Welfare Funds today than it has had in a long time. } Michigan of course should be, at In an effort to forestall any suf- least officially, for Vandenberg. And I Vandenberg is a splendid man. fering which may result from reduc- "But Knox," he continued, "would tion of welfare funds by the State, make a better running candidate. I the Ann Arbor Citizens' Council will would like to see Frank Knox be I present a petition to Prof. Walter C. president. I brought him to Michi- Sadler, president of the Common gan. But maybe Borah really has Council, this morning asking that he' a h call a special meeting of the Council the real stuff. I think he certainly , has a chance. sufficient money to meet the emer- "What do I think about Michigan gency until a satisfactory program politics?" Governor Osborn repeat- is adopted. ed the question with a twinkle in his The action came as a result of the eye. "It's Republican, of course. And announcement by Charles Wagg, it is one of the best governed states county welfare commissioner, that in the Union. unless the Common Council took ac- "Roosevelt? Well, Roosevelt is a tion before Saturday, more than 200 splendid man. I like and admire him "employable" cases would be cut from as a friend. But I always think of the direct relief roll. The CouncilI him as more of a dilettante gentle- in its meeting March 5 voted against man than as a president." appropriating additional funds to He ridiculed the idea that, despite take care of those now on relief. }-h o n, n lf r nn,,"i ,-r;,,,. '0- - " r t1.,, V.,,4.4 : - _ _-__J-__ .... .. Iowans Picked To Score Upset Powerful Hawkeye Squad May Give Coach Mann's Natators Close Race Kasley Is Favorite In Breast-Stroke Select Wolverine Divers To Score Clean Sweep In Low-Board Event By GEORGE J. ANDROS MINNEAPOLIS, March 12. - (Spe- cial) - The usual prediction of Mich- igan against the field has been altered this year and experts here are picking Michigan against Iowa in the annual Big Ten swimming meet. The cham- pionships will open tomorrow after- noon with the diving preliminaries at the University of Minnesota natato- rium in the Sports House . For the first time in six years Coach Matt Mann's squad, defending Big Ten and national champions and win- ners of nine out of the last ten Confer- ence titles, is entering the meet with many observers confident that the Wolverines are due for a drubbing and that the Iowa natators are the swimmers to upset Michigan's per- ennial title-winners. In their only meeting of the year the Varsity de- feated the Hawkeye team, 43 to 41. Jack Kasley, Michigan's junior breast-stroker, is the only returning champion and appears certain of suc- cessfully defending his title in the 200-yard breast-stroke with Gus Horschke of Northwestern offering what competition he will receive. Kasley is also the only member of Michigan's 1935 championship med- ley-relay team back this year but with Harry Rieke showing remarkable im- provement in the back-stroke and Mowerson swimming the free-style leg, the Varsity is favored to retain the title in this event. Coach Dave Armbuster of Iowa has developed a powerful squad built around five All-Americans of last year and a group of outstanding soph- omore talent. The all-Americans in- clude Adolf Jacobsmeyer, sprint and distance star; Dick Westerfield, jun- ior back-stroker; Arn Christen, diver; and Wilbur Wehmeyer and Jack Sieg, sprinters. In addition to these con- tenders the Hawkeyes will have Ray Walters, a sensational sophomore, fa- vored to win the 50-yard free-style race. Danny Zehr, Northwestern's sopho- more back-stroker who competed in the 1932 Olympics at Los Angeles, ranks with Kasley as an outstanding individual performer and is picked to take the 150-yard back-stroke with (Continued on Page 2) Sen. Holt Brands HopkinsFalsifier WASHINGTON, March 12. - (P) - Senator Rush Dew Holt, (W. Va. Dem.), told the Senate today that Harry L. Hopkins' report on the West Virginia Works Progress Administra- tion "contained more lies per square foot than any other report in the history of the United States." Holt charged that Hopkins' in- vestigators had "whitewashed" the conduct of the State WPA program and that Hopkins used "enough whitewash to make a center line' from the City of Charleston, W. Va., to Washington." Reports Slight Decline In Campbell's Condition The conditionof Prof. Oscar James Campbell, ill in New York City with pneumonia, took a slight turn for the worse last night, it ap- peared from a telegram sent to The Daily from Murray Hill Hos- pital. Professor Campbell, who left the English department here last se- mester to take a post in Columbia University, was reported Monday as "much better." The wire, signed by Professor Campbell's physician, Dr. A. Tur- el, read: "Still seriously ill. Con- dition unchanged." Hitler's Latest Act Is Slosson's TopicSunday Chosen As Third Speaker In New Lecture Series Sponsored By Union Prof. Preston W. Slosson of the history department, speaking on "The Crisis on the Rhine," will present the third discussion of a timely topic in the new series recently sponsored by the Union, Rush Bowman, '37, Union executive councilman, announced last night. Professor Slosson will speak Sun- day afternoon at 4 p.m. in Room 316 at the Union. "The rising popularity of the series may bring indications that this room would not be large enough," Bowman stated, "and if there is a change made, announce- ment will be carried in The Daily." Large student groups have attend- ed the opening addresses given in this series, Union councilmen point- ed out. Dean Henry Bates of the Law School opened the series with a dis- cussion of recent Supreme Court ac- tion in declaring the constitutional status of government measures. Last Sunday Dr. John Stanton of the his- tory department explained conditions underlying the present tense situa- tion in the Orient. "It is the plan of the Union to bring before the student body every week an authority on a topic that is attracting national attention," Bow- man stated. The series will be con- tinued during April and May to the end of the semester, and it is the hope of student officials that the talks will establish precedent for the an- nual presentation of a series of dis- cussions by faculty men. 16-Year-Old Boy Is Held ForRobbery A 16-year-old boy is being held in the county jail today on a charge of robbery armed after he was captured by the attendant of a gasoline sta- tion at the corner of N. Division and Beakes Streets. The prisoner, George Smith, of Garden Homes subdivision, entered the station last night and held up the attendant, Lawrence F. MacOm- ber, '29, and Harry Teachworth,.1667 Broadway. Keeping them covered, he took $5 in one-dollar bills from the cash register and then fled. MacOmber seized his gun and fol- lowed, chasing Smith for about two blocks and then fired twice in the air. Smith immediately dropped to the ground and begged for mercy. CO-ED, 61, ENROLLS STILLWATER, Okla., March 12. - (/P) - Mrs. J. W. Covey, of Poteau, Okla., 61 years old, has enrolled in Oklahoma A. & M. College for a cor- respondence course in Oklahoma his- tory. - New Russian Pact Ratified By French PARIS, March 12. - ()- France struck back at German remilitariza- tion of the Rhineland tonight with overwhelming Senate ratification of the mutual defensive treaty with So- viet Russia. This pact demands, should Ger- many and France go to war, that Rus- sia's army of more than a million shall also march against the Reich. Reichsfuehrer Hitler based his de- nunciation of the Locarno Treaty upon the Franco-Soviet pact, then already ratified by the Chamber of Deputies, claiming that by it France violated terms of the Locarno agree- ment. Chase Osborn, Rutfiven Speak At Tower Rally Former Governor Gives $1,000 For Memorial To Marion L. Burton Chase S. Osborn, past governor of Michigan and former regent of the University, and President Alexander; G. Ruthven spoke to more than 250 alumni last night at the annual stag banquet of the local University Club to get the city "Builder of the Tow- er" campaign off to a flying start. Climaxing his speech with the an- nouncement of a personal gift of $1,- 000 to be used for the Tower fund, Mr. Osborn heralded the success of the drive and eugolized Dr. Marion L. Burton, president of the University from 1921-25, after whom the tower is named. Tells History Of Tower President Ruthven related the his- tory of the Charles Baird Carillon and the plan for building of the Tower stating that "it may be predicted with certainty that we, the builders of the Tower, will be envied in the future for we will have the satisfaction of knowing that we are, day by day throughout our lives and far beyond,r 'scattering the seeds of heavenly flow- ers'." Hitler Threat To Call Off Substitute Peace Plans Increases Alarm Four Powers Join In Indicting Reich 'Situation Is Desperately Grave,' British Sources Say Of Developments LONDON, March 12.-(P)-France demanded that "the whole Rhineland be absolutely evacuated" of German troops tonight after four former World War allies, meeting in one of the gravest conferences since 1914, indicted the Nazi Government as a violator of the Locarno and Versailles treaties. The unyielding French po- sition was proclaimed in the face of Adolf Hitler's refusal of a British plea that he withdraw all but a few of the troops. "France will not negotiate with Germany as long as the status quo ante is not restored," a French spokesman declared. He said now that Great Britain, Italy, Belgium and France had found Germany guilty of treaty violation, it is up to the League Council to discuss pun- ishment and steps to be taken." Threaten Diplomatic Relations He voiced the demand even as Hit- ler thundered from a rostrum at Karlsruhe in the remilitarized area: "I assure you nothing, absolutely nothing, will induce us to renounce this regained sovereignty over the Rhineland zone!" The French spokesman indicated diplomatic ruptures of all League powers with Germany might be the first punishment meted out if Ger- many refuses to accept the verdict of Locarno powers and a forthcoming one by the League of Nations Council which will meet here Saturday. An impasse in the threatening sit- uation was apparent. France demands that all troops be withdrawn - Hitler has refused such a proposal and threatened to with- draw the substitute peace plans he advanced last Saturday in denounc- ing Locarno unless Germany's sov- ereignty, including the right to move troops, is respected. Alarm Expressed An authoritative Biritish source called this threat "an absolute bomb- shell" making the "situation now des- perately grave." Because of the new German pro- nouncement, the British were report- ed swinging toward the French atti- tude and away from their middle- of-the-road conciliatory policy. The remaining Locarno Treaty members -Britain, France, Belgium and Italy-voted that the moving of troops into the.demilitarized Rhine- land "constituted a clear violation of Articles 42 and 43 of the Versailles Treaty and the Locarno Pact." Peace Distant In New York's Service Strike LaGuardia's Plan Forced Down, Stopping Truce Plans Temporarily NEW YORK, March 12.-(P)-A hoped-for peace before nightfall in New York's twelve-day-old building service strike failed to materialize late today when Mayor LaGuardia, flying here from Washington for an- other conciliation conference, was forced down by fog at Camden, N. J. As a result, William D. Rawlings, representative of the landlords, an- nounced that his organization would send no one to the City Hall for the scheduled conference. James J. Bambrick, union leader, already had announced that his group would not be represented be- cause of landlord insistence that re- employment of strikers was a matter for arbitration. "I wouldn't compromise that ques- tion on any basis," said Bambrick. He announced that the strike had Powers Swinging To France' s Side; Reich Unyielding Dr. Dean W. Myers, president of thet University Club, presided over the; meeting, and Charles A. Sink, presi- dent of the music school acted as toastmaster. The Varsity Glee Club,i under the direction of Prof. DavidE Mattern, also appeared on the pro-1 gram and sang a few numbers in-< cluding some of the more popular Michigan songs. -~ Announce Results Results of the city drive thus far, although the intensive campaigning does not start until today, were an- nounced by the co-chairman of the .committee in charge of the drive, which is headed by Arthur W. Stace, managing editor of the Ann Arbor Daily News. The totals up to 6 p.m. last night were $10,752.07. From 96 pledges in Ann Arbor $9,051 had been raised and pledges outside Ann Arbor amounted to $1,801.07. The gift of $1,000 by Mr. Osborn raised the total of the drive to $1,- 752.07, and but $13,247.93 remains to be subscribed. The goal set by the local club is. $25,000. In June, 1935 Charles Baird, '95L, voiced his great desire to give the Carillon and it was accepted by the Regents in their July meeting. Per- mission to canvass the possibilities of a Tower was also granted by the Board. The University of Michigan Club offered to raise $25,000 of the $60,000 necessary for the Tower, and the Re- (Continued on Page 2) Scores Flee When. Rivers Overflow (By The Associated Press) Hundreds of persons fled for their lives when rain, melting snow and swollen rivers combined to inundate vast areas of the Northeast and Middle West Thursday. At least three Dersons perished the recent Geor gia primary, Presi- The petition being presented, which dent Roosevelt is more popular in is signed by 500 to 600 local citizens, the south than Governor Eugene Tal- reads: madge. Anid he should know, he "Wher'eas, the State has reduced claims, because he was at his winter the amount allowed to the County hermitage, 'Possum Poke in Possum Welfare Commission for care of fam- Lane, Ga., at the time, and came up ilies in Ann Arbor beginning March here just to make the speech last 15, 1936, and night. "Whereas: As yet neither public "Talmadge is a great man," he said- projects nor private industry have - been able to offer sufficient jobs to Hearst Joins Attack give employment to workers in these families, and On Black Committee "Whereas: it is not in the interest of public welfare that any group ofi citizens should be driven to despera- WASHINGTON, March 12. - (1-) - tion by conditions over which they A multiplication of legal difficulties have no control, beset the Senate Lobby Committee "We, the undersigned, hereby pe- tonight, with indications that addi- tition the City Council to call a spe- tional court attacks upon its seizure cial meeting before March 14 in of telegrams soon would be insti- order that funds be voted to meet tuted. this emergency at once, pending de- Informed quarters reported that velopment of a satisfactory relief new efforts to injoin the productions program by the State, county and of messages subpenaed by the com- city." Classics Battle Modern Books For Increased Student Interest By WILLIAM DELANCEY Kenneth Roberts might have been correct in his Saturday Evening Post article in 1932 which pictured Michi- gan students as seriously "under- read." But State Street booksellers are definitely agreed that the pre- valent campus appetite, whatever its magnitude might be, is sharply divid- ed between a taste for books still smelling of printers ink and for an entirely separate category of "clas- sics." The double-edged desire for the two distinct classes of books has been fostered in a hot bed culture created its opinion that the course in modern{ novel, first offered two years ago by the English department, was the ma- jor incentive to the increased read- ing of modern works. Interest in foreign authors has been attested by a growing demand for the works of Zola, Turgenev, and Dostoe- vesky, it was stated. Generally, how- ever, a "Buy American" policy has been adhered to even to the extent of avoiding Ibsen as being "too mor- bid." One store found its "best sellers" to be almost identical with the week- (y national list prepared by the New York Herald Tribune. Outstandingly