y. The Weather Additional light snow today and tomorrow; little change in temperature. L.I E 41an6 ilaitl Editorials The Child-Labor Amendment... VOL. XLVH No. 116 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1937 PRICE FIVE CENTS Michigan And Ohio State Qualify Most Track Men; Swimmers Set Fast Pace; Birleson And Mason Place Easily In 440 Yard Run; Davidson In Half Mile Buckeye's Beetham Is In Bed With Flu Iowa, Northwestern Each Place Two Men; Chicago And Indiana Have One By FRED H. DeLANO UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOY FIELD HOUSE, March 12.-(Special to The Daily)-The powerful Univer- sity of Michigan thinclads openedI their campaign for a fourth consecu- tive Big Ten Indoor Championship' tonight by qualifying three men for tomorrow's quarter and 880 finals.1 Ohio State was the only other 1 school to qualify threemen but the Buckeye title hopes took a nose divet when their ace half-miler, Chuck Beetham, who was second in his heat tonight, was forced to bed after to- night's preliminaries with a bad caset of influenza. Stan Birleson and Steve Mason, I Michigan's only entries in the 440t both placed easily, Stan won his heat in :50.4, leading Ensley of Northwest-] ern to the tape by 5 yards. Mason1 broke on top in his heat but yielded to Henry Keiel, also of 'Northwest- ern, in the last 200 yards and fin-.f ished a strong second.l Both Iowa and Northwestern qual- ified two men while Indiana and 1 Chicago could put but one man apiece into the finals from these quarter and half-mile preliminaries. Howdie Davidson, who placed fiftht 'in the half last year in the Confer-i ence meet, was the only, Wolverine of, f1~f"l"tes to win his way to the1 finals. In the first heat of the 880 Trutt1 of Indiana and Beetham of Ohiot placed one-two with Ed DeVine and1 Harry O'Connell of Michigan, pulling up in fifth and sixth positions.- Harold Davidson fell by the way-t (Continued on Page 3h U.S. Envoy Hits Nazis' Attacks On Americans BERLIN, March 12.-()-In vig- orous and pointed words, United States Ambassador William E. Doddt made representations to the German foreign office tody on German press attacks that followed a recent anti- Hitler speech by New York's Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia. For 30 'minutes the American en- voy talked with Foreign Minister Ba- ron Konstantin von Neurath and called attention to the newspaper re- marks, which he regarded as "be- clouding German-Amrican rela- tions." The substance of the Ambassador's "oral representations," a highly in- formed source said, was that his gov- ernment "was unable to account for the newspaper statements regarded as vituperative and unfounded, and as attacks upon American woman- hood and American institutions.' Further, this reliable informant as- serted, the Ambassador indicated his government felt that the language of the German press "was probably unparalleled in its coarse and inde- cent character." EARTHQUAKE CORRECTION In an interview under sensa tional scarehead on the front page of yesterday's Michigan Daily, some wholly unwarranted state- ments were ascribed to me. Neith- er I nor anyone else has ever successfully forecast the time of a major earthquake, though the places of the next great earth- quakes within the circum-Pacific zone have more than once been predicted. The probability of a future de- structive earthquake within the Great Lakes Area after more than 250 years of immunity, is based upon the recognized fact that where sucmh earthquiakes have oc- Mat Meet Sees I Speicher Lose As Bissell WinsI Morgan, Lincoln Also Out; Indiana's Myers Is Only I Present Semi-Finalist By BUD BENJAMIN It was still a mad scramble last night between Illinois, Indiana, Min- nesota, and Michigan at the conclu- sion of one semi-final and eight pre-r liminary bouts of the Big Ten wrest-t ling meet in the Yost Field House.b Illinois led the qualifiers placingt six in the semi-finals and one, Danp Blum. at 118 pounds, in the finals.- Minnsota, with six, and Michigan,t with five were other leading conten- ders. Northwestern, Iowa, and Chi-f cago each placed two men, and Ohiot State on.e4 Michigan's representatives, aideds by byes in four divisions, met witht mediore success. Capt. Frank Bissell won with. ease at 155 pounds, whileS true to predictions defeats wereF chalked up in the 175-pound and heavyweight classes against FrankI Morgan and Jim Lincoln.f Speicher Loses Chancet Johnny Speicher lost all chances for a Conference crown in the 118-k pound division, dropping a close de- cision to Indiana's defending cham- pion Bob "Two-Bits" Myers in thet only semi-final bout of the evening. The time advantage was 2:11. t Fans this afternoon will be treatedt to 14 semi-final bouts in all divisionsi but the 118-pound class with action taking place on two mats at all times. Proceedings begin at 2:30 p.m. s In the evening starting at 7:30e p.m., final and consolation bouts willI take place. Each team receives five7 points for every Conference cham- pion from its ranks, three for second place, one for third, and one point for every fall scored by one of its rep- resentatives. In the consolation bouts, every man defeated by the cham- pion will1meet to decide second and third place winners. Wolverine Still Strong Michigan, despite defeats , handed to three Wolverine representatives last night, is still a strong contender.I Four divisions went into the semi- finals intact, and it is in these divi- sions that the Varsity strength is segregated. The divisions receiving byes are 126 pounds, 135 pounds, 145 pounds, and 165 pounds. Speicher and Myers, meeting for the second time following a draw inc a dual meet on March 1, put up their1 usual fast and aggressive battle. My-1 ers' ability to ride Johnny proved to1 be the Wolverine grappler's down- fall, although in the final minutes he was making a determined comeback and just fell short. Bissell Loafs To Win1 Bissell, fighting in the opening bout of the card, apparently loafed to an easy win over Charles King of North- western, whom the Michigan captain had pinned in a previous encounter; the time advantage was 3:47. Frank Morgan, who has been out with an injured back all semester, made a surprise appearance in the 1175-pound prelims and bumped into none other than Indiana's aggressive Chris Traicoff. Frank put up a fine (Continued on Page 3) Nine Dead Still Left In DepthsOf Mine LOGAN, W. Va., March 12.-(P)- The black depths of the blasted Macbeth mine held nine dead men tonight while the bodies of nine others killed in West Virginia's worst mine disaster in a decade rested in a funeral home. Stumbling rescue crews, so worn out they could only speak with dif- ficulty of the terrors of the explosion in the deep pit, had brought out the nine and had definitely located the bodies of the other victims. Two of the 18 trapped when the blast, let go last night were believed behind an almost impenetrable mass of slate, coal and timber. 14 Wolverine Mermen Qualify For Finals, Lead All Other Entries Kirar Ties Big Ten t 50 Yard Dash Time n Relay Team Breaks Mark; Haynie Beats Conference P Record In 440t BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 12.e -(AP)-Three Big Ten ConferenceI records were bettered and anotherd tied as Michigan's swimmers set the pace in the qualifying rounds ofc the twenty-seventh annual chain- pionships here today. The Wolver- ines placed 14 tankmen in the finals Saturday night. Other schools placing men in thec finals were Ohio State 7; Iowa 6;g Northwestern 6; Illinois 6; Chicagoa 4; Minnesota 4; Indiana 10; Wiscon-t sin and Purdue failed to place forp the finals.o Ed Kirar, Michigan, tied the 50-p yard free style record held by Charlesd Flachmann, who swam the distance in 23.4 seconds in 1935 at the Uni- versity of Illinois. Ray Walters, de- fending champion from Iowa, failed to place in the finals of the event. Daniel Zehr, Fort Wayne, Ind., swimmer representing Northwestern, bettered his own record in the 150- yard back stroke, swimming it in 1 minute 38.9 seconds. His old time, set last year at Minnesota, was 1 min- ute 39 seconds. Bob Cutter of Illi- nois was disqualified for making a bad turn, the only disqualification in today's rounds. Michigan's 400-yard reay team broke, the record of 3 minutes 38.3 seconds, set by Illinois last year, with a time of 3 minutes 36.9 seconds. Tom Hayie of Michigan broke the Big1 Ten 440-yard free style record withe (Continued on Page 3) Workers Seek Pre=Str ike Pay From Chrysler; Company Denies Appeal Until Sit-Downers Allow Access To Offices DETROIT, March 12.-()-The Chrysler Corporation, replying to ai request from employes for payment of wages for work done before the present strikes began, said today pay- rolls would be drawn up "after we regain free access to our offices and adequate police protection." More than 55,000 of the Corpora- tion's employes are idle here. B. E. Hutchinson, chairman of the) finance committee, said that he and other high officials "would remain off the payroll until the company can resume a free and productive basis of operations." Effective today and continuing until production is resumed, Hutch- inson said, the officials will draw no pay. The other executives are: Wal- ter P. Chrysler, chairman of the board; K. T. Keller, president; F. M. Zeder, vice-chairman of the board, and Byron C. Foy, J. E. Fields and W. Ledyard Mitchell, vice-presi- dents. To facilitate the payment of wages to workmen, the United Automobile Workers strike committee had off- ered to permit payroll clerks to enter the offices, from which clerical work- ers and company executives have' been barred. Replying to that proposal, Hutch- inson declared that "because of the illegal seizure of our plants, we have lost possession of records needed" to make up the payrolls. The police protection, he said, is! demanded "to make sure that we will be able to stay in the offices once we get back in." 22 Sixth Grade Pupils Stage New 'Sit-Down' LANSING, March 12.-(W)-Twen- Plan To Unite Independents s Approved Senate Passes On Project; Expected To Give Men Chance In Activities Meeting To Be Held In Union Thursday A proposal to organize independent men students on campus into a "fra- ernal" group, submitted Monday by he Executive Council of the Union, was approved by the Senate Com- mittee on Student Affairs. Provisions of the plan include: participation in extra-curricular ac- tivities, fair and equitable represen- tation in campus politics, ability to get together in luncheons, social events similar to the Assembly and Interfraternity balls, forums and dinners, possible permanent repre- sentation on the Men's Council, pro- motion of student-faculty relations, convention contact with the Univer- sity and University events. "A popular belief has it," Herbert B. Wolf, '37, President of the Union, commented yesterday, "that unor- ganized men have little chance to get anywhere in extra-curricular activi- ties, that they are underprivileged, politically, and that they have little opportunity to meet each other. We plan to have an organization, in any desirable form, to fill these needs." The Council received formal recog- (Continued on Page 2) r. Townsend eceives Fine And Jail Term Gets .Temporary Freedom Under $1,000 Bond; Appeal Is Considered WASHINGTON, March 12.-()- Dr. F. E. Townsend received the light- est possible sentcnce today for walk- ing out on the Congressional com- mittee which investigated his old age pension movement last summer. Federal Judge Peyton Gordon fixed the penalty at 30 days in jail and a $100 fine. The judge refused a prosecution demand that the frosty-haireddCali- fornia physician be denied bond and committed immediately to jail. Town- send was free under $1,000 bond pending an appeal. "Thank you, sir," he said after the sentencing. The elderly pension leader later issued through a publicity man a long statement in behalf of this proposal for pensions of not more than $200 a month to everyone past 60. "Try as they can to imprison me, they can't imprison that idea," he said. "The tide is definitely turning, and my crackpot idea is becoming the idea which will save America from economic serfdom and will bring happiness and prosperity to our peo- ple.' Through counsel, he gave notice that he would fight to the Supreme Court if necessary against his "un- constitutional persecution" by the House committee which he defied. Before passing sentence, Justice Gordon overruled a motion of a new trial. In doing so he stressed tes- timony by John B. Kiefer of Chi- cago, former Townsend aide, that the old age pension leader's walkout was planned in advance at a meeting of his board of directors. Higher Pay Asked. For Law-Makers LANSING, March 12.-(A4)-Rep. Harry Glass, Jr., Democrat, Granc Rapids, suggested today that the Legislature stage a "sit-down" strike for higher pay. He arose in debate to propose that all bills calling for increased salaries for state or local officials be deniec approval until legisltors are given a "decent and respectable wage." He was the author of a plan tc give the law makers a $6-a-day ex- I pense account during legislative ses. sions. The attorney-zeneral ruled the plan was illegal. Glass later pre- sented a proposal that the matter bE left up to the voters in a referendum General Motors, Union Reach Final Agreement Over Strike Differences TJ~~ ~ I 1 1 A~.~L1 r A per occ G. Mi Mi Co thi da ch ter whi ref ocaQionUatuunsetors Yire Iota To Use Persuasion On Students dvisors Should Be Firm cupational adjustment and help In Majority O ae them to live in a manner satisfactory In y Of Cases, to themselves and useful to society. Williamson Says Obstacles in the way are social en- vironment factors, including de- By JOSEPH FREEDMAN creased employment and lower Vocational counselors should use wages; complexity of human nature rsuasion in advising students what which prevents prediction of eventual cupational course to take, Prof. E. adjustment; and rigidness of educa- Williamson of the University of tion. nnesota told the fourth annual "Most serious of all, education chigan Occupational Guidance provides no way of training an indi- nference yesterday. vidual to recognize the inevitability of "This is applicable in cases where constant readjustment in all realms 'Ths i aplicblein ase whreof experience. He is not taught to e counselor considers that the case live in a chaotic world, in a society ta indicate quite definitely that one which is constantly changing and oice is to be preferred over all al- whichidcmansycnan nad 'natives," he said, decrying those which demands constant personal Zo would make guidance sterile by readjustment." fusing to make decisions for stu- ounselling may begbroken to dents. The direct method is applied first, when the student is "tough-minded" and asks for a direct opinion. "It is also used with students who per- sist in a choice which the counselor has reason to believe will lead to fail- ure and loss of morale," he explained. For the timid person, Dr. William- son suggested a technique of explan- ation, in which the significance of tests, possible curricula and jobs arel pointed out. Complete professionalized case rec- ords should be kept in individual counseling programs, Dr. William- son emphasized. "If these records were available at the present time, it would be much easier to understand how a student arrived at his particular choice at the age of 18 or 20." Guidance work, he began, should enable students to prepare for oc- Court Plan Foe Uses Statement By Roosevelt Senator Wheeler Quotes Cleveland Andl Detroit D r a ft Natural Gas Actt WASHINGTON, March 12.-(P)-e Representatives of Detroit and Cleve- land councils announced tonight they' had brought here the draft of a na- tural gas bill to aid the cities in ob-s taming lower gas rates. Joining in a statement were John W. Smith, president of the Detroit Common Council; Eugene I. Van Antwerp of the Detroit City Council gas committee, and William C. Reed,T chairman of the utilities committee of the Cleveland Council. They said they were hopeful Sen-i ator Prentiss Brown of Michiganj would introduce the bill, sponsored by; the Cities Alliance which met in' Cleveland last month, and that Sen- ator Vic Donahey of Ohio would "pro-t mote a favorable report" by the Sen- ate Interstate Commerce Committee, of which he is a member. They said the bill "should alsot become a factor in stopping the enormous waste of natural gas in the industry and bring intbrstate pipe lines under Federal regulation." It would permit states producing large volumes of natural gas to form con- servation compacts with Congres- sional approval. "It is proper that this plea should be made by representatives of Detroit and Cleveland,the two largest cities in-~America receiving straight natural gas transported across state lines," their statement continued. "This measure is the result of two years of strenuous protest and activ- ity, particularly on the part of mid- western cities which have been the chief victim of monopolistic prac- tices resulting in exorbitant gas rates." Band Will Present Radio Show Today The University Concert Band of 80 members will broadcast from 5:30 to 5:45 p.m. today from the University studios in Morris Hall over station WJR under the direction of Lee Chrisman, '40SM. The program will consist of President During Fight Against Proposal WASHINGTON, March 12.--t)- I Senator Wheeler, (Dem., Mont.), dramatically confronted the support- ers of the Roosevelt court bill today with a quotation from the President opposing a general increase in thet number of Federal judges as likely to "contribute to the confusion." With emphasis, Wheeler read: "'The only way to attack the prob- lem is by rigorous application of, ju- dicial efficiency. In the face of this" congestion, the remedy commonly proposed is to add new judges or new courts, but it will readily be seen that if the problem is what I have stated it to be, such a so-called rem- edy would merely aggravate the complaint." Wheeler slammed the volume down upon his desk and faced the Senate. "I am not simply quoting from some man who is a candidate for office," he said. "I am quoting from 'Looking Forward,' written by Presi- dent Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933. The Senate was visibly stirred. The Montanan continued: "I am not defending the Supreme Court. I have said repeatedly that the Supreme Court is frequently wrong in passing on economic and social problems and I say it now. I say and I have said that if you add six more men to the Supreme Court there is no assurance that that will correct the situation. "I arose simply to call attention to the fact that Mr. Roosevelt, since he has become President, has .apposed adding to the Supreme Court to cor- rect evils which he says and which I agree do exist." ig Ring Show Will Aid Camp For Poor Boys Boasting 10 "star bouts," the Mich- igan Boxing Show, sponsored by the Rendezvous Camp to raise funds for the Fresh Air Camp for underprivil- eged boys, will be staged April 1 in Yost Field House, it was announced yesterday by ticket sales and pub- licity committees. Five thousand tickets have been printed to sell for 40 cents and $1.10, according to the announcement, will be made to local businessmen's clubs and students. Fraternities and sororities will be offered silver cups to go to the houses selling the most tickets. Donald Siegel, state golden glove champion, is the main attraction. Other entrants will be listed within a few days. The athletic board of EightHour Day, 40-Hour Week With Overtime Pay Are Established Leaders Will Ratify Settlement Today :hrysler Rejects U A W A Request For Exclusive BargainingRights DETROIT, March 12.-(/P)-The ssues which paralyzed General Mo- ors automotive plants two months go in a costly 44-day strike wp e omposed peaceably over a confer- nce table tonight. Extended negotiations between orporation executives and officials f the United Automobile Workers of kmerica culminated shortly after 6 >.m. in an agreement supplement- ng that of Feb. 11 which ended the trike. The pact settled union strike de- nands and provided for the handling >f future grievances by procedure ntended to prevent future strikes. It lid not set up a national minimum iourly wage or a 30-hour work week, two aims of the union. Settlement Unsigned No signatures were affixed to the ettlement. The union leaders an- nounced they would sign after more han 200 delegates of General Mo- ors local unions, meeting here to- morrow,ratify the agreement. Cor- poration executives probably will sign it later. As General Motors concluded its negotiations with the union another major :autom Wle _producer, the Chrysler Corporation, flatly reje. ing a union demand for exclusive bar- gaining rights, prepared to press in circuit court tomorrow its petition for an injunction to eject 5,000 sit-down strikers who have held its plants for five days, leaving more than 55,000 workers idle. K. T. Keller, Chrysler president, in a letter tonight to distributors and dealers, termed the occupation of the corporation's plants and general offices "a form of revolution which concerns not only Chrysler Corpor- ation but concerns you and every- body." Hudson, Reo Closed Plants of two other automobile producers, the Hudson Motor Car Company, employing more than 10,- 000 in Detroit, and the Reo Motor Car Company, with 2,200 employes in Lansing, also were closed by sit- down strikes. No progress toward settlement of either strike was re- ported. William S. Knudsen, executive vice- president of General Motors, said after the agreement was announced that the relief from stoppages it affords would provide a basis for a period of unprecedented prosperity. Steady work, he explained, would prove synonymous with emergence from depression. One section of the agreement set out that "should any differences arise over grievances there shall be no suspension or stoppages of work until every effort has been exhausted to adjust them through the regular grievance procedure and in no case without the approval of the iiterna- tional officers of the union." On some of the major demands of the union, made by Martin when the strikes started, the agreement said: No Uniform Wage Minimum wages-"Due to the va- riety of business conditions under which General Motors operates its various plants, it has been impossible to establish a uniform minimum wage rate in all General Motors plants." Thirty-hour work week-"the pol- icy . . . is subject to such national and state legislation which may ap- ply. The present policy . . . is an eight-hour day and-al40-hour week, with time and one half for all over- time." Mutual agreement on speed of pro- duction-"Time studies shall be made on a basis of fairness and equity consistent with quality of workman- ship, efficiency of operations and the reasonable working capacities of nor-, mal operators." R.Pir of fan',a of- nV nnlnva, nc, t *n 1 i Y .,3." 2_ k: