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VOL. XLVI No. 143 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1936
PRICE FIVE CENTS
H.J. A bott eigious, Scientific Attitude
He J. Mr -E Eo '3
Has Stroke:
A Parley Urged By RIuthven
i Wishes Participants 'Full
Success, Achievement Of
G ravely Spiritual Insight'
and for
service.
"Allow
the University a genuine
me to wish for this Spring
Attack Paralyzes Rightl
Side Of Political Chief ;l
Recovery Doubted
Nervous Relapse
Brings On Crisis
Party Committeeman Was
In Midst Of Flight Over!
State Patronage
The family of Horatio J. Abbott,
Democratic National Commiteeman,
was called to his bedside in St. Jo-
seph's Hospital last night where he
lay "very critically ill."
Although Mr. Abbott was in no
"immediate danger" last night, his
physician, Dr. I. D. Loree, expressed
a serious doubt as to his recovery.
Mr. Abbott suffered a paralytic stroke
yesterday afternoon ,which paralyzed
his right side.
His condition took a sudden and
unexpected turn for the worse. He
has been in St. Joseph's Hospital
since Saturday, when he was taken
with a nervous breakdown. At that+
time, nurses at the hospital said they
expected his release "within a couple
of weeks."
Mr. Abbott has been the storm
center of state Democratic politics
since, in his position as Democratic
National Committeeman in a state
with no Democratic senators, he be-
came chief Michigan patronage dis-
tributor in 1933. Recently the storm
that broke over his head at the time
he was forced to resign his post as
By FRED WARNER NEAL
Discussion at today's Spring Parley
"in a suirit of religion with the vigor
of the s-ientific method" was urged
y-s 1rday by President Ruthven.
Wishing the Parley "full success
and for each who engages in it the
achievems nt of some spiritual in-
sight ,"the President issued a state-
ment containing his views on the
Parley and on the way he hopes it
will be conducted.
The religious aspect of the Parley
was emphasized by President Ruth-
yen. "The unity for which we
struggle," he said, "is, according to
science, to be acquired in building
toward God upon a knowledge of
human characteristics, the nature of
the world and the inter-relations of
man and his environment. For this
task," he declared, "each must be
equipped by faith and study."
The Spring Parley, the President
indicated, can well be the medium
of acquisition of this unity. "In your
Parley," he pointed out, "you have an
opportunity to compare values and
discuss with your teachers and with
others some of those personal attain-
ments which escape classroom assign-
ment.
"If. you can do this in the spirit
of religion," he declared, "and with
the vigor of the scientific method,
you will perform both for yourselves
Freed Miners
Recover After
Shaft Cavein
Parley full success," he concluded,
'and for each who engages in it, the
achievement of some spiritual in-
sight."
President Ruthven and Prof. Henry
C. Anderson of the College of Engi-
neering, administration spokesmen
during the President's illness, had,
previously approved the Parley after
a conference with members of its
executive committee. It was at first
believed that the President himself
would open it, but as he will not be
able to be present," that function will
be performed by Dr. Edward W.
Blakeman, counsellor in religious ed-
ucation, chief advisor to the Parley.
Brooklyn Jury
Indicts 5 Men
In Wendel Case,
Charged With Kidnaping
While Police Seek Pair
Still At Large
NEW YORK, April 23.- (P) - Five
men were indicted by a Brooklyn
grand jury tonight on charges of
kidnaping Paul H. Wendel, former
New Jersey attorney, whose repudiat-
Pd " fcnfession" of the Lindbergh kid-
Squad Of 15,
Embarks For
Penn Relays
First Complete Michigan
Entry Since 1918 To
Start Attack Today
National Chain To
Broadcast Relays
Steeplechase, Field Events
Scheduled For First Day
Of Meet
By FRED BUESSER
Fifteen hopeful Michigan trackI
stars left Ann Arbor yesterday after-
noon for the overnight jaunt to Phil-
adelphia where they will matchI
strides today and Saturday with 3,0001
athletes representing 500 schools in
the 42nd running of the famous Penn
Relay Carnival.
The Penn Relays, recognized
throughout the nation as the prem-
ier track show of the outdoor sea-
son, will be doubly colorful this year
because of the impending Olympics,
and from pre-meet predictions the
1936 edition of this great foot racing
extravaganza bids fair to bring out
some of the closest competition in
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Honorary Master Of Law
Degrees To Be Given
At Convocation
Inter-Case Club's
Finals To Be Held
Traditional Founder's Day
Dinner To End Program
Honoring Donor
The eleventh Founder's Day of the
University Lawyers' Club, honoring
the memory of the late William W.
Cook, donor of the Law Quadrangle
buildings, will be celebrated today'
with a special University convocation
I thic mni-ina thA fin le f hoi o-
Of Spring Parley
Lawyers Plan~ StudentI1s, Faculty
Celebration OfBAtOpening
Founder's DayiB
Walking Clothes Horse
Too Hot For Comfort
TULSA, Okla., April 23.-- (YP) -
The temperature was only 65 degrees
here today, but they carried Elmer
Foutch to the hospital-the season's
first heat victim.
Physicians peeled off seven suits
of clothes and six suits of underwear.
"It's warmer this way," explained
the rapidly recovering patient, "and
you don't have to carry a suitcase."
New Tax Bill
Sixth Annual Meeting Will
Argue 'Our Tomorrow-
What Will We Make It?'
Debate Will Cover
ManyStudy Fields
Group To Be Addressed
By Dr. Blakeman And
Professor Handman
Our Tomorrow -What Shall We
Make It?
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collector of internal revenue last year, MOOSE RIVER, N. S., April 23. -
broke out anew with charges from (P) - Fresh air and hospital treat-
Prof. John H. Muyskens of the speech ment tonight speeded recovery of two
department, candidate for the Demo- men dramatically rescued from a gold
cratic U. S. senatorial nomination, mine after a horrifying ten-day en-
that he deserted his party in 1934. tombment.
Professor Muyskens claims to have The recuperation of the 62-year-
documentary evidence that Mr. Ab- old Dr. D. E. Robertson apparently
bott, who actively canipaigned for was more rapid, .:han that of his
Judge Arthur Lacy of Detroit, Demo- weaker companion, Charles Alfred
cratic gubernatorial candidate, voted Scadding, 44.
for Governor Fitzgerald. Scadding, a timekeeper, was rushed
Even last week, Mr. Abbott was to Halifax by airplane for treatment.
reported to have threatened "to take Physicians at an improvised hospital
a walk" from state Democratic ranks here where the two rescued men were
if former Rep. John C. Lehr of Mon- taken immediately after they were
roe is appointed United States Dis- brought to the surface early today is-
trict Attorney in Detroit to succeed sued a favorable report on the To-
Gregory H. Frederick, whose term ronto physician's condition.
e'xpired March 2. Mr. Lehr's ap- But both men were carefully shield-
pointment, reported as confirmed ed from questioners until they were
was halted because of Mr. Abbott's stronger.
opposition. Lehr, nevertheless, has "They're doing O.K." was the word
the apparent support of the Michi- passed about by departing grizzled
gan congressional delegation. miners, volunteers in the dramatic
fight to rescue the men following a
cave-in at the Moose River gold mine
*1 , CaEaster Sunday.
An inquest was opened into the
dIn death of their companion, Herman
;Magill, 30-year-old Toronto lawyer
and co-owner of the mine with Rob-
Guerilla Raids ertson, who died early Monday.
The inquiry was adjourned until
next Thursday after Dr. Glenn Don-
Selassie's Troops Claim ovan of Halifax testified:
"I believe to the best of my knowl-
Victory; Blast Important edge that Herman Magill died of
Road To Addis Ababa pneumonia, in all probability brought
on by exposure to cold and damp
when his body was in a low state of
ADDIS ABABA, April 23. - (A)~- vitality."'
Raids by Ethiopian guerillas "are en-
dangering" the new headquarters of
the Northern Italian Army at Dessye, ; o or Field C
a government communique asserted
At the same time troops under Em- Conducted At S
peror Haile Selassie blasted out en-
tire sections of the road between
T-1- _1 AA, A Ti' Thp ~r ,-lroical field courses this
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the history of the event.
naping gave Bruno Richard Haupt-
mann a three-day lease on life. eIWith the elimination, of 14 minor
The men were Ellis Parker, Jr., events, the Carnival will be more
son of a New Jersey detective; Martin compact than in the past. There
Schlossman and Harry Bleefeld, now has, of course been no change made
in custody; and Harry Weiss and in the nine major championship re-
Murray Bleefeld, whom police are lay races, although the number of
seeking. events now totals only 68.
They were specifically charged with' Michigan's Wolverines will swing
kidnaping and second-degree assault. into action for the first time today
Immediately after the indictments when Johnny Townsend competes in
were handed up to Justice George the shot against the leading weight
W. Martin, District Attorney William men in the country.
F. X. Geoghan said: Townsend will also enter the dis-
"This does not end our investiga- cus throw scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
tion. It is within the realm of prob- along with Skip Etchells his team-
ability that even further indictments mate and Western Conference Cham-
may be secured before this case is pion. The finale for Michigan today
finished." will see Walter Stone, rangy distance
Geoghan declined to comment on rman, running in the 3,000 meter
what consideration the jury gave Ellis steeplechase - perhaps the most
Parker, Sr., chief of Burlington gruelling of the individual events.
County detectives, who played a pro- The course is just 240 yards short
minent part in investigating angles of two miles and in addition to 4
of the Lindbergh case during the at- three-foot hurdles, boasts a water
tempt to save Hauptmann. jump twelve feet across with a bar-
The District Attorney said he had rier in front of it three feet high.
instructed police to communicate with Leonard Dworsky and Sam Stoller'
Attorney General David Wilentz of will open the fireworks for Michigan
New Jersey and ask him to request Saturday afternoon. Dworsky with his
state police to detain the younger 198-foot heave Monday has estab-
Parker. lished himself as a real contender,
The latter was identified in the and has an excellent chance to place.;
indictment as "Ellis Parker, Jr., alias Particularly is this so since Panther
Al Weiss, of Mt. Holly, N. J." did only 199 feet to win the Kansas
Geoghan said that Wendel knew Relays last week.
Parker as Weiss during the Brook- Stoller will be commencing the
lyn incident. day's rivalry with Jesse Owens and
Schlossman, who according to the Eulace Peacock when he enters the
district attorney, has already ad- broad jump against the two negro
mitted participating in the abduc- stars, both of whom have done better
tion of Wendel ,was arraigned im- than 26 feet. Stoller will run in the
mediately after the indictments were hundred meter dash trials an hour
returned. later and in the finals fifteen min-
Pending arrangements for $7,500 utes after if he qualifies.
bail, he was sent back to jail along The three Michigan relay quartets
with Harry Bleefeld, 62-year-old will run in the latter part of the
owner of the Brooklyn house in which afternoon Saturday, the two milers
Wendel said he was held for ten days first, followed by the feature event
and tortured until he signed the "con- of the Carnival, the mile relay, and
fession." finally the long four mile event.
monig nen o ite- 'au s 7, rmhmen who will convene in the Spring
case clubs competition this afternoon Parley today will debate that ques-
and the traditional Founder's Day On Its Debut tion in the fields of politics, eco-
dnner tonght. nomics, education, sociology, religion
Honorary degrees of Master of Law and art.
will be presented at the convocation Senate Threatens To Add The Parley, the sixth annual one,
to Thomas F. McDonald, A17L, presi-
dent of the St. Louis Bar ssci More Levies To Avoid will meet for its first general session
at 4 p.m. in the north lounge of the
tion, and to Oscar C. Hulk, '13L, of Second Bill Next Year Union.mThescothgenel se
Detroit, former president of the State Uon.The heysecondgeneralsession
Bar Association of Michigan and one- of the Parley will meet at 7:30 p.m.
Bim Amsmbertsnofthtateegignla ne- By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL today in the same place.
time members o athe stat legilatre, (Associated Press Staff Writer) To Discuss Sub-Topics
it was learned l gh. . c- WASHINGTON, April 23. - ) - Before G. Mennen Williams, gen-
Donald will address the convocation-,
when it opens at 11 a.m. in the lounge Amid laudatory explanations by Dem- eral chairman, throws the parley open
of the Lawyers' Club, with President ocrats and shouted criticism by Re- to actual questioning from the floor,
Ruthven presiding over the meeting. publicans, the 1936 revenue bill was it will be opened by Dr. E. W. Blake-
man, chief advisor, and addressed by
The principal speaker at the di- started through the House today to- Prof. John L. Brumm, chairman of
ner tonight will be William D. Mitch- ward an uncertain reception in the the journalism department, and Prof.
ell, former United States Attorney- Senate. Max Handan of the economics de-
general. The dinner is planned for As the House began debate on partment.
6 p.m. in the dining room of the Law- A h os ea eaea atet
yens' Club, and approximately 350 what administration experts labeled Under the main topic of "Our To-
guests will attend. an $803,000,000 tax measure, Senate morrow -What Shall We Make It?"
revenue experts announced they were six sub-topics will be discussed in
Dean Henry M. Bates will officiate considering expanding it so as to section meetings at 3 p.m. tomorrow,
as toastmaster ,and Regent Murfin bring in new processing taxes. At and these topics, according to Irving
will also speak on the after-dinner the same time they voiced strong op- Levitt, '36, executive chairman of the
program, position to hints by House spokesmen Parley, should form the nucleus of
Four second-year law students will of another tax bill next session. discussion.
compete for the Henry M. Campbell A storm of arguments, some out- These sub-topics and their stu-
Awards offered each year to winners spokenly political, greeted the bill as dent chairmen are:
of the all-year contest in the prepara- Chairman Doughton (Dem., N.C.), The state and its econornilc system
tion and presentation of legal argu- of the ways and Means committee - how to better them - Cyril Hetsko,
ments. Clifford J. Ashton and Elbert ushered it to the floor and outlined '36L; our international relations
R. Gilliom will oppose Jacob I. Weiss- its provisions. how to improve them - Abe Zwerd-
man and William A. McClain. The He raised its principal provision ling, Grad.; the family - its place in
successful team will be presented for a new system of corporation tax- society - Winifred Bell, '36; our uni-
with $50 each, and the losers will re- ation as one of "fundamental justice" versity - Norman Sharfman, '37; our
ceive $25. that would promote equity. adjustment, Levitt; the arts -how
Judges of the contest will include "It is based upon sound principles to use them, John Polk, '36.
Judge Hbmer Ferguson, Judge Allan of ability to pay," he said. "It is Parley officials emphasized that all
Campbell, Judge Arthur Webster, placing a tax where it will least im- University students and faculty men
Judge Ira Jayne and Judge Harry 1 pose hardships or burdens." "are not only welcome but urged to
B. Keidan, all of the Circuit Court "I thought," interjected Rep. Knut- attend."
of Detroit. The argument concerns son (Rep., Minn.), "the gentleman Hcpe For Represenative Group
the validity of a city ordinance creat- was delivering a key-note speech for Every conceivable question will be
ing the office of "reserve policeman." the next campaign." . threshed out on the floor of the
The contest will be held at 2 p.m. Leaping to the attack as the North Parley. At times in the past dominat-
in Room 100, Hutchins Hall, and Carolinian concluded, Representative ed by radical students, Parley officials
more than 500 students, faculty mem- Treadway of Massachusetts, ranking hope this year to have a more rep-
bers and guests are expected to at- ways and means committee Repub- resentative group present. The fac-
tend. lican, thundered that the bill was a ulty men on the panel, they have de-
The Lawyers' Club was established "monstrosity" and was unsound and clared, were chosen with the aim in
in 1924, and each year since that disappointing as to revenue. mind of getting men of varying view-
time a Founder's Day program has "It has no good in it," he shouted, points.
been held in honor of Mr. Cook. "it is all bad." Questions from students on the
Among the prominent lawyers who (The bill has been described by its floor will in most cases be addressed,
have made reservations for the din- authors as being capable of raising or referred by Chairman Williams,
ner are State Supreme Court Justices $620,000,000 from the new corporate to a specific faculty man, although
George E. Bushnell, Henry M. Butz- tax plan, with a levy on corporation students present will almost undoubt-
el, Louis H. Fead, Walter H. North, earnings graduated according to per- edly be treated to arguments among
William W. Potter, Edward M. Sharpe centages of income withheld from dis- the penal members themselves, when
and Harry S. Toy. tribution, $100,000,000 from a "wind- one of them disagrees with the an-
Regents Junius E. Beal, Franklin fall" tax on processors who avoided swer given by a colleague. Written
M. Cook, Esther M. Cram, David H. payment of AAA processing taxes; questions will be accepted as well as
Crowley, Charles F. Hemans, James and $83,000,000 from temporary con- those orally proposed, Williams said.
0. Murf in, Richard R. Smith and ! tinuation of -excess profits and cap- The faculty men have each been
Ralph Stone will also be present. ital stock taxes.) assigned to a specific section for the
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tate Bridge, Col.
IThe Field Station at State Bridge
The Relays will be broadcast both
today and tomorrow by a national
hook-up, probably with Ted Husing
doing the honors.
Salary Cuts Of
M.S.C. Faculty
German People Enthusiastic
- For Hitler, Says Walter Bietila
Dessye and Addis Ababa. A vmctory
in the southeast with "several thou-
sand" Italians killed also was claimed.
The soldiers plan a desperate stand
in the towering peaks to prevent the
Fascists from taking the capital of
the empire.
(Dispatches to Italian newspapers;
said Italian airplanes were bombing
the Ethiopians-to prevent them from
destroying the Dessye-Addis Ababa
Road.)
The government's first official re-
port on recent heavy fighting in
southeastern Ogaden province claims
a severe blow was dealt a new Italian
thrust toward Harar.
The columns of Gen. Rodolfo Gra-
ziana, commander of the Southern
Italian forces, were said to be still
more than 100 miles south of the
important Jijiga-Harar caravan
route, which is believed to be theirl
next objective.
Reports reached here of severe
fighting in the north from Warra
Hailu but Ethiopians said they be-
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summer will be held at Sta
Col., it was announced ina
released yesterday and
through the Summer Sessi
and the geology departme
will be held in connection
Summer Session for Univers
The tour to State Bridg
conducted by faculty mem
eluding Prof. George M. E
rector of the Geological F
tion, Prof. Armand J. Ear
Prof. Ralph L. Belknap.
which will take eight days
gin on June 22 and the co
be concluded August 14, i
August 12 as previously a
During this trip student
given opportunity for a bro
of the physiography, stra
and structural geology of th
tween the Great Lakes r
the western slope of the
Some of the geological p
to be noted en route are th
area of Wisconsin, the Bad
te Bridge, is on the main line of the Denver and
a bulletin Rio Grande Railroad about 85 miles
available west of Denver. This area has been,
ion office chosen, it was explained, because of
nt. They the unusual variety of geological fea-
with the tures nearby and the excellence of
ity credit. the rock exposures. With the ex-
e will be ception of the Silurian, which is un-
nbers, in- known in Colorado, rocks of all the
hlers, di- Paleozoic and the Mesozoic systems
?ield Sta- are exposed within a few miles of
dley, and State Bridge.
The trip Professor Ehlers stated it is hoped
s will be- that the total expenses per student
urses will taking the courses in Colorado will
nstead of be kept to approximately $150, al-
,nnounced. though the definite sum has not yet
is will be been determined.
ad survey Since the enrollment at the Station
atigraphy, will be limited to twenty persons, im-
e area be- mediate application by letter was re-
egion and quested addressed to Professor Ehl-
Rockies. ers, in order to insure admission. Reg-
henomena istration will begin May 1 and will
e driftless continue until the courses have been
Lands of filled.
Are Restored
By TUURE TENANDER
The belief that a great number of
EAST LANSING, April 23. - (P) - the German people are very enthu-
The State Board of Agriculture re- siastic Hitler supporters was voiced
stored to the Michigan StateCge yesterday by Walter Bietila, '38, who
stcultd todah$40,00gnf the College has just returned to Ann Arbor from
faculty today $40,000 of the depres- his trip to Garmisch-Partenkirchen,
sion's salary reductions.thsenofheWnrOymias
The Board approved a $2,765,833 the scene of the Winter Olympics, as
gross budget for the institution that ,a member of the American Olympic
called for salary increases for 300 team.
professors and instructors, virtually Although he admitted that his in-
all of the teaching . and coaching sight into the internal situation is
staffs. quite superficial because of his lim-
The action restores about one third ited observations, Bietila said that
of the 15 per cent salary cut that was he received the definite impression
invoked after the 1933 legislature that Hitler has' an enthusiastic f o-
lopped $600,000 a year from the Col- lowing among the common people of
lege appropriation. Germany. One day in Garmisch-
The budget also carried wage in- Partenkirchen, Bietila said, the sta-
creases for 134 laborers and the dium was so thronged with people
clerical staff employed at the College waiting to get a glimpse of Hitler
totaling. $10,000. that the skiers had to wait four
All of the pay boosts become ef- hours before they could go on with
team had an enjoyable trip to Kitz-
buhel, Austria. He stated that the
scenery he saw on that trip was the
most beautiful he had ever encoun-
tered. The train passed over high
mountains en route and one could
look thousands of feet down upon
the quaint little villages with their
picturesque red-tiled cottages.
At Garmisch-Partenkirchen, where
the team lived for six weeks, Bietila
saw many strange sights. He was
most surprised to see the villages
hauling wood through the streets
with oxen. Many of the cottages
in and around Garmisch-Partenkir-
chen had religious inscriptions and
tablets on the outside walls, Bietlia
observed.
On the way to Germany the team
stopped for several days in Oslo,
Norway. There Bietila said he had
a most pleasant sojourn. Wonder-
ful skiing conditions prevailed, and
Bietila practiced with Birger Ruud,
Friday section meetings, but Parley
officials refused to divulge the allo-
cations. The panel includes Profes-
sors Bennett Weaver of the English
department, Leroy Waterman of the
oriental languages and literatures de-
partment, Roy W. Sellars of the phil-
osophy department, John Shepard of
the psychology department, Joseph
R. Hayden and Harold M. Dorr of the
political science.
Faculty Men Assigned
Preston W. Slosson of the history
department, Jean P. Slusser of the
College of Architecture, Clarence L.
Meader of the general linguistics,
Arthur D. Moore of the College of
Engineering, Robert R. Dieterle of
the Medical School, Stuart A. Courtis
of the School of Education, Robert C.
Angell and Arthur E. Wood of the
sociology department, Howard Mum-
ford Jones of the English department,
Bruce Donaldson of the fine arts di-
vision, John Dawson of the Law
School, Professors Brumm and
Handmann, Dr. Blakeman, Dr. Theo-
phile Raphael of the Health Service
and the Rev. Dr. Charles W. Bra-
shares, minister of the first Metho-
dist church.
Other members of the local clergy