The Weather Partly cloudy today and to- morrow; warmer today; colder tomorrow. L Sir igat ElIai&i Editorials Teachers And Scholars ... Regulate Winter Sports.. . Crying 'Wolf' ... VOL. XLVI No. 106 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1936 PRICE FIVE CENTS Duce Has Choice O1 Ban, Peace Britain Declared Ready To Apply Oil Sanctions Regardless Of U. S. Mussolini Given 48 Hours To Conciliate Will Invite Italy, Ethiopia To Negotiate ly Means Of League Framework GENEVA, March 2. (P) - The alternative of a quick peace by con- ciliation or a renewed, ruthless pres- sure of sanctions against Italy was placed before Premier Mussolini to- day by the League of Nations Sanc- tions Committee. The committee approved a pro- posal by Foreign Minister Pierre- Etienne Flandin, of France, that the Council Comiittee of 13 be con- voked immediately for one last sur- vey of the possibilities of peace by conciliation. At the same time, Anthony Eden, Great Britain's foreign secretary, clearly and flatly stated Great Brit- ain's readiness and desire to go ahead with an oil embargo regardless of what the United States or other non- member states do if today's new peace move bears no fruit. It was authoritatively stated to- night that Flandi, plans to have Mus- solini and Emperor Haile Selassie in- vited to begin peace negotiations within the framework of the League. A French spokesman emphasized that only Great Britain has proposed an oil sanction, that no other state has yet pronounced its views and hence it is premature to say that an oil embargo will be declared if concil- iation fails. Eden himself made the British oil embargo threat contingent upon support of other League states. The Committee of 13 - which is really the Council without Italy and Ethiopia -will meet at 11 a.m. to- morrow to discuss conciliation. The consensus at today's Sanctions Com- mittee meeting was that unless the 13 get definite results within 48 hours, discussion of an oil embargo will be resumed. In other words, the leaders are (Continued on Page 6) Announce List Of May Festival Concert St a r s Outstanding Celebrities To Appear In Conjunction With Stokowski An outstanding list of celebrities, headed by Leopold Stokowski, who will direct the Philadelphia Sym- phony orchestra, has been engaged for the forty-third annual May Fes- tival, to be held May 13, 14, 15, and 16, President Charles A. Sink of the School of Music announced yester- day. Seven of the group of soloists, Lily Pons, Jeanette Vreeland, Rose Bamp- ton, Giovanni Martinelli, Paul Alt- house, Efrem Zimbalist and Harold Bauer have appeared here in former concerts, and two artists, Keith Faulkner and Julius Huehn, both bar- itones, will be heard for the first time. Miss Pons, the world's outstanding coloratura soprano, will be heard in the traditionally brilliant Friday night concert. This is Miss Pons' third appearance in Ann Arbor, her first being in the May Festival of 1931, just after her sensational oper- atic debut at New York, and her second in a recital given in 1934. Miss Pons has achieved fame not only on the operatic stage, but in radio and the movies as well. Miss Vreeland will appear here for two concerts, singing the sopranc roles in Verdi's "Requiem" on Sat- urday night, and in Elgar's "Carac- tacus," which will be given Thursday night. She has been heard here several times and has an enthusiastic following among local audiences. An- other distinguished artist who will be heard in the Saturday night con- cert is Miss Bampton, American con- tralto of the Metropolitan Opera. Aigler States Conference Was Long Concerned Over Wisconsin Declares Action Was Not Taken To Aid Meanwell, Ousted By Regents Action taken recently by Western Conference officials against thetUni- versity of Wisconsin was actuated by a situation which has developed over several years, Prof Ralph W. Aigler of the Law School stated yes- terday. The impression that this disciplin- ary action was taken in an effort to protect ousted Dr. Walter E. Mean- well is entirely unwarranted, he de- clared, many incidents having com- bined to develop the present Confer- ence attitude towards Wisconsin ath- letics. The Conference Saturday informed Wisconsin that unless its faculty could show before July 1 that it con- siders itself in control of athletic af- fairs at that institution, the Uni- versity shall be suspended from the Conference. A committee of three faculty representatives including Professor Aigler is to act on behalf of the Conference in communicating with Wisconsin. Dr. Meanwell was recently removed as director of athletics by the regents of the university despite the fact that the athletic board wished him retained. For membership in the Conference it is required that insti- tutions have full and direct faculty control. However, according to the statement issued Saturday "An oc- casional or isolated refusal by a gov- erning body to adopt or follow an expression of faculty desire in the management of its intercollegiate athletic program does not necessari- ly indicate a departure from the Con- ference requirement; but a persistent and consistent course of action in repudiating duly expressed faculty sentiment can only mean that the faculty of that member does not have the measure of control demand- ed by the basic law of the Confer- ence." Professor Aigler stated yesterday that in insisting upon control of ath- letic affairs by faculties, what the Conference is particularly striking at is control of unofficial and unorgan- ized bodies. Dr. Long, Son Are Injured In Auto Crash Accident Occurred When Trailer Breaks Loose, Strikes Car Front IONIA, Mich., March 2. - (P - Dr. Dwight C. Long, 40 years old, his- tory instructor at the University of Michigan, and his son Robert, 17, were taken to Blodgett Hospital, Grand Rapids, late today, both in a serious condition from head injuries they suffered when a heavy trailer struck their car after it became dis- connected from a truck. Lewis Foster, 17, also a passenger in the car, was taken to the hos- pital for treatment but physicians said his condition was not serious. Joseph Kerzimger, Detroit, driver of the truck, said the trailer evidently broke loose from the tractor as he ap- proached the Long car on Highway U.S.-16 three miles south of Saranac and tropped onto the front of the automobile, crushing it. The trailer weighed more than 6,- 000 pounds, he said, and was used for hauling steel. STARTS SIXTH SLEEP MONTH ERIE, Pa., March 2. --(P)- Baby Maxine Yarrington today went into her sixth consecutive month of sleep with her big blue eyes wide open. Alleged Stung Slayer WILLIAM HAYDEN1 * , * M Alleged Stang Murderer Held In Los Angeles Confession Report Denied By Prosecutor Rapp Who Will Start Extradition By F. CLAYTON HEPLER A report that William Hayden, 35- year-old ex-convict who is awaiting extradition in Los Angeles on a charge of murdering partolman Clif- ford Stang last March, had confessed was officially denied by Prosecutor Albert Rapp last night. Prosecutor Rapp said that he had heard of no such news, and that as far as he knew Hayden expected to fight 'extradition from California. Hayden was arrested in Los Angeles while he was allegedly ransacking a house there. He gave the name of Padgett, but his identity was dis- covered when his fingerprints were taken and placed on file. Wired Los Angeles Police Chief of Police Lewis Fohey wired Los Angeles police late Sunday night when he learned from a newspaper dispatch that ahman thoughtto be Hayden was being held in that city. He received a reply yesterday noon stating that Hayden had been posi- tively identified and would be held for the local authorities. Herbert Wetherbee, secretary- treasurer of the firm of Conlin and Wetherbee, the store where the shoot- ing took place, identified Hayden as one of two bandits who held the store up and shot Patrolman Stang when he scuffled with one of them in an effort to stop the theft. Prosecutor Rapp and Chief Fohey are leaving today for Lansing where they will obtain the requisition nec- essary to start extradition proceed- ings. They will leave for California as soon as they obtain the papers. Scuffle Ended In Murder The scuffle that ended in the mur-! der of Stang started when the taller of the two bandits blocked the door- way of the store after Stang had en- tered to buy a tie clasp. Stang was shot when he attempted to disarm him. James Akers, '37, a customer who was in the store at the time, stated that although he did not see the actual shooting, the shorter of the two men, believed to be "Shorty" Hayden, did not enter into the strug- gle. Even though witnesses were not sure of which one of the bandits did the killing, Prosecutor Rapp said last night that both are equally guilty of the murder in the eyes of the law. Chief Fohey stated that he thought Hayden was guilty of the murder. Federal Loan All Taken Up In Single Day ntroduction Of Tax Bill Discussed In Democratic Secret Caucus Roosevelt To Ask Additional Income Republican Congressmen; May Be Invited To Help Draft Tax Measure WASHINGTON, March 2. -(P)-- Secretary Henry Morgenthau, Jr., an- iounced tonight that he was closing ubscription books to the Treasuryp ash offering of securities in its $1,- 09,000 ,000 March refinancing opera- ion. "Preliminary reports indicated that ash offering was heavily oversub- cribed," Morgenthau said, in mak- ng his announcement. This offering aggregated $1,250,- 00,000 and consisted of $650,000,000 f 12-fifteen year 2%/4 per cent bonds nd $600,000,00 in 1/ per cent five- year notes. Books on the offer to exchange either of these securities for $559,- 000,000 of notes which will mature April 15 will remain open indefinitely. At the same time quick introduction of a tentative tax bill was discussed in secret caucus by Democratic mem- bers of the House Ways and Means Committee, some of whom foresaw a bitter struggle. Bill Would Promote Speed While it would be unnecessary for the Committee to have a bill before it in starting open tax hearings, Chairman Robert L. Doughton( Dem., N.C.), said such a measure would serve to promote speed by limiting the scope of hearings. As fresh rumblings of dissatisfac- tion were heard at the Capitol, Pres- dent Roosevelt worked overtime to draft his measure for possible trans- mittal tomorrow, asking $786,000,000 in additional revenue. The rumblings on Capitol Hill in- cluded a biting attack by Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg on the Pres- ident's tax plan. Vandenberg told the Senate that economy was needed instead of taxation. May Reverse Procedure "When you take from Congress the power of the purse you have set the formula for dictatorship," he added. "A tax dollar is a tax dollar, no matter who spends it or how." Indications developed that the House Ways and Means Committee might reverse procedure followed on last session's tax legislation by in- viting Republican members to share in the drafting of the tentative meas- ure, with the assistance of sugges- tions from the treasury and the joint Congressional Committee on Taxa- tion. Capitol Hill speculated whether it was mere coincidence that Adminis- tration tax plans crystallized as the treasury announced a $1,809,000,000 financing program, of which $800,- 000,000 is new borrowing 20 Per Cent Cut In Local Relief Seen By Wagg State Contributions Are Reduced; Towns Will Be Asked For Funds By ARTHUR MILLER A cut in state relief appropriations which will mean a reduction of from 20 to 25 per cent in payments to in- dividuals depending on state contri- butions unless local governments con- tribute additional funds, was an- nounced here yesterday by Charles F. Wagg, administrator of the Wash- tenaw County Welfare Relief Com- mission. Payments to WPA workers who are receiving supplementary aid from the state will be reduced first, and eventually they will be forced off the state rolls entirely, Wagg stated. At a special meeting of the Washtenaw County Relief Commission last night, it was decided that townships and all local governments will be asked to contribute more funds to combine with state money in order to. mitigate the distress. The cut comes as a result of a new state policy, announced yester- day, which turns back to the local- ioia ran mnciit n 99.11npr enin Ilini,35-22 Illinois Team Relegated To Fourth Position As MichiganTakes Third Townsend, Rudness, Score Most Points Look Forward To Purdue Game To Decide Third Place Team By THOMAS E. GROEHN That John Townsend fellow had his passing and basket shooting eye wide open last night at the Yost Field House, leading the Michigan team to a surprisingly easy 35-22 vic- tory over Illinois. The defeat knocked the Illini into fourth place and assured the Maize and Blue quintet of at least a tie for third place in the final Confer- ence standings. If the Wolverines defeat Purdue Saturday night they will retain undisputed possession of third place. Fails To Stop Michigan ] Illinois, making a valiant effort to win its last game of the season for Craig Rubey, retiring Orange and Black basketball coach, could not cope with the follow-in attack un- leashed by the Michigan team in the first half. Time and again the two Townsends and John Gee batted the ball around under the Michigan bas- ket until one of the three cnnnected. Five of the seven baskets scored by John Townsend came by the tip-in route. University of Michigan basketball fans have seen the younger of the Townsend brothers shoot, pass, and GAME'S FOUNDER GETS $30 Contributions totaling $30 were collected at last night's basketball game between Michigan and Illi- nois, which was dedicated to Dr. James Naismith, founder of the cage sport. The money will be turned over to the national fund to send Dr. Naismith to Berlin fr the first Olympic basketball tour- nament.] follow-up well on different occa- sions, but never before this season have they seen him do all three of these things as perfectly as he did last night.l Michigan ran roughshod over the visiting team in the first half, scor- ing 21 points to Illinois' 3 in the first 14 minutes of play. In the closing minutes of the first period, the vis- itors began finding the hoop and brought the score up to 24-13 at the intermission. Second Half Drags The second half was a drab one to watch for local fans as the Varsity, obviously tired from a whirlwind first-half exhibition, began to pass sloppily and also allow the much smaller visiting team to take the ball away from them under both bas- kets. It was only the stellar de- fensive work of Earl Townsend that prevented the game from getting dan- gerously close in the final period. However, at no time in this period could the Illini cut the Michigan lead down to any less than 10 points. John Townsend led in the evening's scoring, accounting for 15 of the Michigan points. George Rudness, playing his usual "ballhawking" game, scored six points. Captain Chelso Tamagno kept the Illini basket shooting ace, Harry Combes, well under control by hold- ing him to seven points. Wib Henry was the outstanding player for Illi- nois, in regards to both floor work and defensive play. Varsity Cage Team Routs I Picketing In New York -Associated Press Photo. This man, shown picketing a pub- S lic building in Manhattan, is one of New York's striking building serv- ice employes, 70,000 of whom arer said to have walked out last night. Fate Of Rebels.r To Be Decided In War Council, Japanese Army Generals1 Deliberate; New PremierE To Be Selected TOKIO, March 2. - (J') - The fate of a score of insurgent officers, under1 the grave charge of disobedience to the throne, was the subject of a conference tonight of army members of the supreme war council. Six ranking generals attended the parley, but gave no indication of how drastically their subordinates who slew four members of the government last week and held out against loyal troops for four days will be punished. Twenty-four officers, three of them retired, participated in the revolt. Two of them went to "honorable death" through Hara-Kiri, the wife of one officer chose death with him, a third is in a hospital from an attempt to kill himself which failed and the others are in a military prison. While the generals deliberated, other leaders of the empire met at the imperial palace to seek a new leader for the government in the cur- rent crisis. Among those at the palace were three statesmen who had been marked for death by the assassins in their coup last Wednesday. - They were Premier Keisuke Okada, who was officially "dead" for three days-his brother-in-law went be- fore the assassins and was killed in- stead; Prince Kimmochi Saionji, vet- eran elder statesman who safely fled from an attack; and Count Nobuaki Makino, former lord keeper of the privy seal, who emerged unscathed from an attack on his villa. Prince Saionji's first day in the capital failed to produce a nomina- tion for a premier to succeed Okada and it may require several days of consultation to decide upon one. The prince, who is 87, was commanded by Emperor Hirohito to advise on the selection of a new premier - a task he has performed 13 times. New York Is In Grip Of Strike Mayor Sees Peril To Safety Of Public In Gotham's Huge Walkout Orders 40,000 City EmployesTo Jobs Seek To Arbitrate Labor Problems In Today's Conference NEW YORK, March 2.-(WP)- few York's building strike, sudden id swift in its spread to every sky- craper section in Manhattan, threw he city into an official state of emer- ency tonight. Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia pro- laimed the emergency just before he egan efforts to arbitrate a settle- ient. At the same time he promised hat 40,000 municipal workers would operate elevators and stoke fires to rotect the health and safety of New 'orkers. The Mayor's proclamation followed conference with his health com- issioner, Dr. John L. Rice, and the Board of Health. The strike raced into the financial istrict shortly before the market's lose. Union officials asserted that 10 buildings were affected at the first low, including the Holland Plaza 3uilding, largest loft structure in the vorld. Tomorrow t;e big midtown hotels, ;ix department stores, and the Empire State Building, tallest in the world, s well as Rockefeller Center, are on he schedule unless arbitration is ffected. Settlement Hope Voiced James J. Bambrick, president of Local 32-B of the Building Service Employees International Union, said that 70,000 workers in more than 6,- )00 buildings were out tonight, but added "we can settle this whole thing n an hour if the other side is rea- sonable." Walter Gordon Merritt, counsel for the Realty Advisory Board, and Wil- liam Rawlins, the Board's secretary, emerged from an arbitration confer- nce with the Mayor with word that further conferences would be held tomorrow. Bambrick, when he left Lauar- dia's office later, confirmed the con- tinuing conferences and said that the Union had assented to the Mayor's emergency proclamation by granting every building over six stories the right to have a deputized employee to operate the elevators . Spreads To Upper East Side The strike began as a surprise evac- uation of apartment buildings Sunday in the residential canyons of Cen- tral Park West, Riverside Drive and West End Ave. This morning it spread to the fash- ionable Upper East Side apartment house area and then traveled through the garment and fur building district just south of Forty-second St. Figures on the effectiveness of the strike varied. At 3 p.m. police reported to the Chief Inspector's office that em- ployees of 750 buildings in Manhat- tan and 50 in The Bronx were on strike. Their figures were reached by precinct polls, a slow job. Bambrick said that the 70,000 men he asserted already were out would be augmented by thousands tomor-. low. 800 To Attend Conference Of Doctors Here More than 800 members of the American College of Physicians will come here tomorrow on the third day of the 20th session of that group to attend clinics and hear addresses by Medical School faculty members. The College, which is composed of the leading medical men of the Unit- ed States and Canada, is holding its .other sessions in Detroit. They will continue until Friday. Dr. James D. Bruce, vice-president of the Universi- ty and director of the department of postgraduate medicine, is the gen- eral chairman. Dr. Cyrus C. Sturgis, director of the Simpson Memorial Institute, is Uncovered Letters Of Birney To Be Pubhlished- By DumonInd Biological Expedition Discovers Many New Specimens In Yucatan By ROBERT CUMMINS { Recently discovered letters of the great abolitionist James G. Birney, which fill important gaps in the study of the anti-slavery movement in the United States, are now being edited by Prof. Dwight L. Dumond of the history department and will be pub- lished in two volumes soon. The correspondence was found last fall by Isabel Ballou, Grad., a stu- dent in Professor Dumond's seminar. After a rather lengthy process of tracing them down, the letters were found in Bay City in the possession of George B. Jennison, grandson of particularly on the moral and relig- ious period of the anti-slavery fight. The Birney letters are doubly import- ant in that they not only supple- ment the Weld-Grimke correspon- dence, but carry the story through the political phase of the movement, Professor Dumond said. Birney, once a slave-owner him- self, was one of the most active and brilliant abolitionists, Professor Du- mond said. He had settled in Hunts- ville, Ala., in 1818 and in 1819 was a member of the Alabama constitu- tional convention. For 10 vears he lived in Alahnma. By WILLIAM C. SPALLELR More than 95 species of birds, in- cluding several very rare ones, have been collected by the members of the University of Michigan-Carnegie Institution of Washington joint bio- logical expedition to the Yucatan Peninsula, it was learned in letters received by Frederick M. Gaige, direc- tor of the zoology museum, in charge of the expedition. Several hundred specimens have already been collected by the expedi- tion which consists of Dr. Josselyn and has been in the field for several weeks. Among the rare specimens collected by the expedition is the Yucatan horned owl. It is the first time this bird has been taken since the species was described. The very rare Gaumer swift has also been taken as well as two species of trogon and two of mot-mot, extremely rare jungle birds. Two specimens of Yucatan squirrel not found in the collection of the museum here, which is considered one of the most adequate squirrel collections, have been secured. A few +. I .I