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ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1936
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VOL. XLVI No. 129
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Hauptmann Ready
To Tell More,' Wife
Informs Governor
W.A.A.Picks Six
Miss Landrum , Hits
For President Here
Sally Kenny Is Named As Dramati
Vice-President And MissEWill 1
Broadway
To Show
In Spring
c Season Plays
Include 'Hamlet,'
Sigma Nu
Is
USpended
Interfraternit Council
For Hell Week Violations
PorsO-er National Secretary Says
Powers q fC 'rs xplaed Actions Not Justified In
At Law Enforcement Institute Face 6f Evidence
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But Hope For Bruno Slim
As Possibility Fades For
Reprieve
Death Hour Is Set
For 8:15 Tonight
Last - Minute Confessions
Discounted By Federal
Investigators
TRENTON, N. J., March 30. - (P)
- Mrs. Anna Hauptmann telephoned
to one of Governor Hoffman'saides,
a source close to the governor said
tonight, that "Bruno is ready to tell
more."-
This followed her visit to the con-
demned Lindbergh baby murderer
today in the state prison.
She also left a request with Col.
Mark O. Kimberling, warden of the1
prison, that he permit her to see
Hauptmann tomorrow - the day set
for electrocution. This would be in
violation of prison regulations.
When Governor Hoffman visited
Hauptmann in his death cell last Oc-
tober, it was learned from the source7
close to the governor tonight, he toldt
Hauptmann that he must avail him-
self of the opportunity of "tellings
more" if he hoped to escape execu-
tion.
Hauptmann Visited By Wife e
Mrs. Hauptmann visited her hus-
band shortly before the denial by thet
Court of Pardons of Hauptmann'st
clemency plea and the subsequenti
statement of Governor Hoffman thatz
"there will be no reprieve."
Col. Kimberling had said after here
first visit that he did not plan to
permit her to see her husband again.
Whether Governor Hoffman wouldt
see Hauptmann as a result of this de-1
velopment was not disclosed.
Mrs. Hauptmann did not ask that1
the governor do so bt merely relayedt
Hauptmann's message.
C. Lloyd Fisher, chief attorney fort
Hauptmann, said, after visitingI
Hauptmann early in the night and
conveying to him the decision of thel
padons court thaththe prisoner had
sent a message by him to his wife.
Clemency Pleas Denied
TRENTON, N. J., March 30.- (IP) -
Bruno Richard Hauptmann was all1
but delivered to his executioner to-
night as both Pardon Court and Gov-
ernor - apparently the only persons
able to save him - refused to sparei
his life.
His death walk of only a few paces
for the kidnap murder of the Lind-
bergh baby is set for soon after 8
p.m. tomorrow.
The double denial of clemency -
first by the New Jersey Court of Par-
dons and quickly thereafter by Gov-
ernor Harold G. Hoffman-seemed
to have shattered his last hope.
In a crisply worded decision, the
Court of Pardons, also known as the
Board of Pardons, said:
"The second application for clem-
ency made by Bruno Richard Haupt-
mann, before the Board of Pardons
of New Jersey, sentenced to death
for the murder of Charles A. Lind-
bergh Jr., March 1, 1932, was today
denied."
Court's Action Final
Then Governor Hoffman, who r-
tually pleaded for Hauptmann's life
before the Pardons Court over which
he presided, said:
"The action of the Court of Par-
dons was the final legal action in
the Hauptmann case."
"There will be no reprieve."
Only some startling new develop-
ment that might lead the Governor
to change his mind and disregard the
Attorney General's opinion that his
power to reprieve has expired, seemed
able to save the former Bronx car-
penter.
The quick succession of adverse
decisions followed a six-hour session
of the Pardons Court, balled by Gov-
ernor Hoffman to consider a series of
new developments in the case.
Among these were last-minute
"confessions" by 'wo other men, one
of which was repudiated by its au-
thor. The other has been discounted
by Federal investigators.
Hauptmann's chief attorney, C.
Lloyd Fisher, went to the State Prison
early tonight and gave the prisoner
the news that all hope apparently was
lost. He said Hauptmann "still has
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Facts On Hau ptmann
Electrocution Given
TRENTON, March 30.- (P) -
Here are the facts on Bruno Rich-
ard Hauptmann's scheduled elec-
trocution :
Time: About 8:20 p.m. Tuesday.
Place: State Prison, Trenton.
Electrocutioner - Robert H. El-
liott.
Witnesscs - About 30 persons,
including prison officials, newspa-
permeh, a clergymen, and three
doctors.
Tax Pro gram
Is Inadequate,
House Is Told
Lamneck Assails Revenue
Plan As Fatal To Small
Businesses
WASHINGTON, March 30.- (P)-
The House ways and means commit-
tee was told plainly today by Guy T.
Helvering, internal revenue commis-
sioner, that its $799,000,000 tax pro-
gram, while promoting tax equity,
would not meet administration mon-
ey needs.
Hardly had he stepped down as
the first witness before the commit-
tee when Representative Lamneck
(Dem., Ohio) roundly assailed the
new revenue plan on the House floor
with the assertion it would "destroy
every small incorporated business in-
stitution in the country."
Following this open attack, the
committee in continuing its hearings
heard M. L. Seidman of the New York
4E-ard of Trade characterize the pro-
posed corporation tax as a "revolu
ticrary change." He said it would
"turn upside down the established
ra.thods of producing government
revenues from corporation income.'
[n his testimony, Helvering sug-
gested that the Congressional tax
dra'ts consider tapping additional
<uilrces of temporary funds to bring
the projected tax bill "into full con-
sis tiency with the president's recom-
mendations for redressing the bud-
get.'
Senate Lobbies
Group Reports
Probe Results
WASHINGTON, March 30.-(/P)-
Completion of the Senate lobby com-
mittee's field investigation was dis-
closed today, simultaneously with a
new outburst from the Senate floor
against William Randolph Hearst fo
his criticism of the committee's con
duct.
Senator Minton (Dem., Ind.), a
lobby committee member, aroused by
editorial reference to the committe
in Hearst's papers, told the Senat
that "we are a better breed of swin
than Hearst and the pusillanimou
pen-pusher, the writer of this edi
torial."
Minton contended that freedom o
the press meant to Hearst, "Licens
to traduce and villify public officer
as swine and traitors to their coun
try."
Ending of the field work of th
committee, it was said, likewis
meant an end to the much-criticize
seizure of telegraphic correspon
dence, among it some of Hearst'
wires.
Present plans, it was disclosed, cal
only for hearing, to be spread ove
a number of weeks, in the course o
which financial sources and activitie
of a number of organizations-in
cluding the Liberty League, the Sen
tinels of the Republic and the Cru
saders--will be put upon the record,
announce Retiring
Of William Curran
DETROIT, March 30. - ( P)-May
or Frank Couzens announced toda
Spreen Secretary 'Libel' anid 'Party'
Officers Are Elected Season To Be Held
By Senior Boar& May 18 To June 20
Misses Johnson, Whitney, Many Prominent Actors
Treasurer, Intramur al Will Come To Ann Arbor
Manager For Gala Event
By BETSY ANDERSON Five recent New York productions,
Katherine Landrum, '37, was named four of which are successes of the
president of the Women's Athletic current season, and Shakespeare's
Association yesterday, at a meeting "Hamlet," will be presented during
of the senior board of W.A.A.; Sally the seventh annual Ann Arbor Dra-
Kenny, '38, was appointed vice-pres- matic Season, to be held for five
ident and Lois Spreen, '37, was elect- weeks from May 18 to June 20 in the
ed secretary. Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, it was
Mary B. Johnson, '38, was picked announced yesterday by Robert
a rth onn3r~rca dHenderson, director.
to fill the position of treasurer, and Hnesn ietr
SBettyWhitney. '38, was named in- The first play of the season will be
I tramural manager. On a sub-com- Gilbert Miller's current New York
mittee under her, Janet Lambert, '37, production, "Libel," by Edward Wooll.
was placed in charge of dormitories, The cast for this play will include
Mary Redden, '38, in charge of zones, Katharine DeMille, the daughter of
and Katherine Roderick, '38, in charge Cecil B. DeMille, noted director. Miss
of sororities. DeMille has recently appeared in
Jean Bonisteel, '38, will.function "The Crusades." Ann Arbor will be
Js AericBnmeertiofuCongethe first city in the country outside
as American Federation of Coege of New York to see this production.
Women correspondent and Charlot "Libel" will be followed by Ivor
Baxter',, '38, was tappointed Point Novello's comedy of theatrical per-
recorder by the board. sonalities, "Party," which is sup-
To Take Office April 6 posedly built around the character
The newly-appointed officers will be of Tallulah Bankhead. One of the
officially recognized at the installation stars in this production will be Eddie
banquet held in conjunction with the Garr, who has been featured in the
League, April 6, in the ballroom of New York productions of "Thumbs
the League. Up," and "Strike Up the Band." He
Miss Landrum has been unusually has just concluded a successful en-
active on the campus. Her freshman gagement as an entertainer at the
year, she served on the entertainment Paradise Club in New York, as wellI
committee of the Freshman Project. as at the Club Montmartre, where he
Other positions she has held include followed Beatrice Lillie as the star.
dance chairman of last year's Penny Opening Saturday afternoon, the
Carnival; this year's Intramural man- third play will be "Hamlet," with Ian
ager; and chairman of the women's Keith in the title role. Estelle Win-
swimming pool petitioning. She played wood, noted English actress, who ap-!
parts in both the 1934 Sophomore peared here last season in "The Bish-
Cabaret and the recent production of op Misbehaves," and "The Ugly
J.G.P. She is also affiliated with Delta Runts," will play the role of Queen
Gamma sorority. Gertrude, and Whitford Kane, dis-I
Miss Kenny Active Here tinguished character actor who has
Miss Kenny is women's swimming been engaged as guest director for
manager at present and was on the the Michigan Repertory Players' sea-
committee in charge of the last year's son this summer, will be seen as the
women's swimming meet. She is a First Gravedigger. Both Miss Win-
comite member of Penny Carnivalj wood and Mr. Kane have been en-
and is prominent in Dance Club activ-Igaged for these roles in the Leslie
ities. A transfer from Western Re- Howard production of Hamlet,"
serve in Cleveland, this is her first scheduled for next fall. There will
year on campus. be a special added performance of
Miss Spreen has been active in "Hamlet" on Sunday night, May 31.
W.A.A. activities since her arrival on A popular success of last year, John
the campus. She is serving at pres- Van Druten's "The Distaff Side,"
ent as house athletic manager of C ontinu(d on Patge 2)
Helen Newberry, and ping pong and
baseball manager. She played in this E n land e k
year's J. G. P. and was a member ofEn
the ticket committee of Assembly Ball.
Miss Johnson, a member of Kappa ;F r anco-Beh an
Alpha Theta, is a member of the
'Ensian business staff and has served
Sophomore Cabaret, as well as filling y
the position of buyer for this year's I D
Penny Carnival. Cabinet Decides TO Confer
Miss Whitney is associated with the With Continental Powers
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Aigler, Christman Speak
At Convention Of State
Police And Sheriffs
By CLINTON B. CONGER
Law enforcement officers from the
entire state yesterday convened here
to hear the first day's speeches in
the Law Enforcement Institute be-
ing sponsored by the University Ex-
tension Division.
Prof. Ralph W. Aigler of the Law
School told the assembled state po-
lice, sheriffs, police chiefs, and their
subordinates the powers of law of-
ficers in the seizure of property for
purposes of evidence.
"A law officer has no more right to
seize property than a private individ-
ual, except insofar as he does it by
virtue of official authority," Profes-
sor Aigler told the Institute during
the morning meeting which opened
the four-day session, "and informa-
tion discovered from property illegal-
ly seized may not be admitted to use
against the owner."
The courts have not yet decided,
however, whether information legally
obtained in connection with one
crime may be used to convict the
owner of another crime revealed
thereby, he continued. Property is
protected by law even when illegally
held.
Dr. Adam A. Christman of the
Medical School discussed for the of-
ficers the means for determining the
! amount of carbon monoxide present
in the blood stream. Upon this ques-
tion, he said, might depend in many
cases the determination of whether
such death was accidental or inten-
tional.
The method he presented as an
accurate means consisted of the ad-
dition of a light yellow salt which
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would turn to varying shades of grey
and black depending on the amount
of gas in the blood.
Dr. Christman made use of this
method recently in the Blank mur-
der case in Ithaca County to deter-
mine whether death took place be-
fore the fire or because of carbon
monoxide gases emitted during the
fire. Upon his testimony and that
of Dr. John Bugher of University
Hospital, who performed an autopsy
on the body, a confession of murder
was secured from George Blank after
he had strongly maintained his in-
n'wence until that time.
He added that scientists have
found bodies will show presence of
carbon monoxide and the degree of
it in the blood even when exhumed
as long as a year aftre death. .By the
use of his method for determining
the degree of gas in the blood, or by
use of a pyrotannic acid process
which he termed "less accurate," de-
veloped by the Bureau of Mines Dr.
Christman predicted that police
would be able to determine more ac-
curately the proportion of accident-
al and intentional deaths among the
1,000 or more deaths from carbon
monoxide poisoning in the United
States each week.
At the afternoon session M. E.
continuea on Page 6)
Mystery Show,
Will Be Given
By Play Group
Students To Present New
Production At League
This Evening
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Up n House" "Ladies In Waiting," a mystery
pen comedy by Cyril Campion, directed by
1.11A t1UnSarah Pierce, Grad., will be presented
Heid At~L Union at 8:30 p.m. tonight in the Lydia
Mendelssohn theatre by students of
This Evenino Play Production.
sn This play, which will be presented
as a laboratory exercise, includes a
Dancing, Special Exhibits cast of nine women, and its plot, ac-
cording to Valentine B. Windt, head
To Feature Second Such of Play Production. "revolves around
Event This Year a fine melodramatic situation."
Miss Pierce has been a student in,
Nine exhibits, a sports program Play Production for four years, and
including exhibitions in swimming played numerous important roles pre-
and bowling, and other special fea- sented by the group. Among the parts
tuns illbesposoed y heUnion she has taken are Emily Bronte in
tures will be sponsored by the U "Moor Born," the title role in "Eliz-
in its annual "University Night" to abeth the Queen," Sister Grazia in
be held from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. today: "Kingdom of God," Julie Glenn in'
The schedule of events is as fol- "Merrily We Roll Along," Victoria Van
lows: 7:45-8 p.m., table tennis dem- Brett in "Double Door" and Julia in
onstration in the billiard room, 8- "Once in a Lifetime."
8:30 p.m., swimming exhibition by
women in the Union paoo;7:30-3:30O Members of the cast for "Ladies in
aitp.m faculty and Union bowling Waiting" are Barbara Strand, '37, whoj
teams clash to determine the cam- appeared last week in the Junior Girls
pscapinsht -8d1trm.teVam-ityPlay, "Sprize," as Pamela Dark, the
pus champions; 8-8:15 p.m., Varsiy detective; Marguerite Creighton, '37,
Glee Club concert in the ballroom; who also played in the Play Produc-
8:30-9 p.m., model speed boat dem- tion presentation of "Ruddigore," as
onstration in the pool; 8:15-10:15, Lady Spate; Mildred Olson, '36, as
free dancing; 9-9:30 p.m., table ten- Una Verrity; and Barbara Van der-1
nis championships; 9:30-10:30 p.m. Vort, Grad., as Dora Lester.k
bowling Dearent Displays Marie Sawyer, '38, will take the part.
In the North Lounge and the lob- of Pat Blackeney, and Gretchen
by ofthe Union specialfeatureswilKantner, '38, that of her sister, Phil
also be on display. The physics de- Blakeney. Grace Bartling, '36, will
partmentnhas been scheduled to put play the role of Janet Garner; Mar-
up one display, together with the guerite Merkel, '37, that of Maud;
School of Forestry,gthe College of and Evelyn Smith, '36, that of Mrs.
Darsey.
House To Be Closed
April 11 To June 1
Committee Warns Other
Fraternities In Question,
Votes No Action
By THOMAS E. GROEHN
Taking disciplinary action for the
third time in six days, the Executive
Committee of the Interfraternity
Council yesterday suspended the
local chapter of Sigma Nu Frater-
nity and closed its chapter house
from April 11 to June 1 for Hell
Week violations.
The Committee also voted to take
no action against other houses in
question but issued a warning to
them against practices contrary to
the spirit of the rules concerning
Hell Week.
Although the penalty given the
Sigma Nu fraternity was lighter than
that meted out to the Beta Theta Pi
fraternity last Tuesday, the former
also must give evidence to the Execu-
tive Committee "of internal condi-
tions satisfactory to the said Execu-
tive Committee and to the national
organization of Sigma Nu" before
they will be allowed to reopen and
remain open.
General Secretary Protests
Malcolm C. Sewell,' general secre-
tary of the national organization of
Sigma Nu, who came here yesterday
from Atlanta, Ga., for the investiga-
tion, said last night that he did not
believe the action was justifiable in
the 'light of the evidence revealed.
"I do not mean by this that I
sanctioned any Hell Week practices,"
Sewell said. "Our national organi-
zation has always been opposed to
the practices, but I do not believe
that the Executive Committee in this
particular case should have put the
matter of disciplining the local chap-
ter up to our national organization.",
Although neither Sewell nor J.
Bruce Basset, '36, of Detroit, presi-
dent of the local chapter of the fra-
ternity, would state whether they
would appeal to the University disci-
pline committee, it was generally
understood that they would. Sewell
said that the active members of the
group' have left the decision on the
appeal up to him.
The house, in a chapter meeting
held last night, unanimously voted to
permanently abolish Hell Week from
their fraternity.
Williams Quotes Constitution
Sigma Nu was founded here in
1902 and was organized nationally in
1869. There are at present 35 active
members of the chapter here.
In answer to many questions put
to the Executive Committee by fra-
ternity members as to where the
Committee derives its power for sus-
pension action against individual
houses, George R. Williams, '36,
president of the Council, pointed out
specifie sections of the constitution
of the group. These sections are:
"With the exceptions noted in sec-
tion (e)' and (f)--these sections re-
fer to action on fraternity housing
'and finances which are controlled by
the Dean of Student's Office-"all
matters relating to general fraterni-
ties shall be referred to the Executive
Committee for action. The deci-
sions of the Executive Committee
shall be final unless altered by the
Senate Committee on Student Affairs
or by the action of the Council at
large ."
A further section states that "A
decision of the Executive Committee
shall be binding unless on the appli-
cation of five members a special
meeting is called and said decision is
disapproved by three-fifths of the
fraternities in the Council."
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Senate Officers
Select Speakers
For Convocation,
Three Faculty Men And
A Graduate Are Chosen
At Meeting Thursday
LONDON, March 30. - (AP) -The
British Cabinet had tentatively de-
cided tonight to begin military con-
versations with France and Belgium
next week.
Both the French and Belgians are
to be consulted immediately, author-
itative sources said, by diplomatic
representatives as to the date when
the preliminary discussions, agreed
upon in the Locarno proposals in
event of German refusal of the
peace plan, are to start.
Student Senate officials announced The location of the conference may
yesterday the speakers-three fac- be Brussels, informed sources indi-
ulty men and a graduate student -- cated.
for the meeting of the Senate at 7:45 Any arrangement formulated by the
p.m. Thursday in the Union Ball- military staff must be approved by
room.. the British cabinet.
The topic to be debated is "What The plan enf
Proposals Can the Student Back to The plan for general sta con-
Keep the Country out of War?" Advo- versations was attached to the Lo-
cating joining the League of Nations carno peace proposals in letters from
is Prof. John P. Dawson of the Law Anthony Eden, British Foreign Sec-
School; for complete neutrality, Prof. retary, to Pierre-Etienne Flandin,
Charles F. Remer of the economics French foreign minister, and Paul Van
department; for heavier armaments, Zeeland, Belgian foreign minister.)
Professor-emeritus William H. Hobbs
of the geology department; and for:W l.I iat
complete pacifism, Adrian Jaffe, Grad. I m s Will Initiate
John C. McCarthy, recording secre- E -' ito Leeni New Men
tary of the Union, will again pre-
side over the meeting. Following a
presentation of facts for 10 minutes Mimes, campus honorary dramatic
each by the speakers, the floor will society, last night announced the
be thrown open to discussion- from election to membership of 18 stu-
the floor. dents. They are:
Persons in charge of the reference Robert J. Adelman, '36; Theodore
Architecture the department of
mineralogy, the sculpturing depart-
ment and the R.O.T.C.
Word was received from the State
Highway Department that it would
also sponsor an exhibit. Prof. James
'K. Pollock of the political science de-
partment will also show his collection
of ballots which he has gathered
from time to time from different
parts of the world.
A model of the Burton Memorial
Tower and a view of the surrounding
buildings and tentative plan of the
building program of the University
is to be set up in the South Lounge
of the Union.
Floor Show In Ballroom
In the Ballroom a floor show, be-
sides the free dancing, the music
for which will be played by Bob
Hook Demands
Federal Relief
Inquiry Again
WASHINGTON, March 30. -(A')-
Rep. Frank E. Hook, Democrat of
Ironwood, Mich., renewed today his
demand for a Congressional investi-
gation of Michigan Federal Relief
telling the House that "dishonesty
and rottenness" prevailed.
Hook's speech, aimed chiefly at
WPA Administrator Harry L. Hop-
kins and Michigan's' relief director,
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Persons Ill Or 'Flu'
MILWAUKEE, March 30. --(P) -
At least 120,000 persons, one fifth of
the city's population, were ill, it was
officially estimated, and two men were
dead tonight as a result of an ab-