The Weather Cloudy with rain or snow to- day; tomorrow partly cloudy with rising temperatures. L ,t . [t cin :4Iat Editorials The Retirement of Professor Strauss .. . Labor Developments.. . VOL. XLVII No. 97 ANN, ARBOR, MICHIGAN, ThURSDAY, FEB. 18, 1937 PRICE FIVE CENTS Hoffman Says CiVic Pnners Are To Blame For Accidents Discourteous Attitude Of Motorists Is Condemned By Studebaker Official Need For Accident Investigation Cited By WILLIAM SHACKELTON Responsibility for the reduction of highway accidents was placed square- ly upon the shoulders of civic plan- ning and administrative officials by Paul G. Hoffman, president of the Studebaker Corp., in a talk last night before the 23rd Michigan Highway Conference in the Union. When it has been demonstrated that 98 per cent of all accident pos- sibilities could be eliminated by pro- per design of the roads, Mr. Hoffman declared, it is the duty of officials to build roads of this dsign. Division of lanes, removal of ditches, side railings and adequate lighting were men- tioned by Mr. Hoffman as features of properly designed highways. Lack Courtesy The present attitude of the major- ity of motorists was condemned by' Mr. Hoffman as lacking any sem- blance of courtesy or concern in other people's accidents. As a corrective measure for this indifference and onesided viewpoint he proposed or-j ganized effort through such organ- izations as the American Legion and P.T.A. Such action, he said, has already been started by the automo- tive companies. Exemplifying the popular tendency to blame accidents on the "other fel- low" is the belief'that reckless drivers are the cause of most mishaps, Mr. Hoffman pointed out. This, he as- serted, is contradicted by the facts, which show 90 per cent of the drivers involved in 85 per cent of the acci- dents.. . Traffic engineering, likewise, is a necessity to accident reduction, Mr. Hoffman told the members of the Conference. An accident investiga- tion unit to uncover the true causes was also declared imperative to any practical program for reducing the toll of dead and injured. Mr. Hoffman's talk was given at a1 dinner for the Conference, held under the chairmanship of assistant Dean Alfred H. Lovell of the engineering college. Karl aDetzer, originator of stories about the Michigan state po- lice, acted as toastmaster of the gathering. Van Wagoner Presides The meeting yesterday morning was presided over by Murray D. Van Wagoner, state highway commis- sioner. Mr. Van Wagoner presented a, paper on the "Financial Needs of The State Highways," in which he dis- cussed the sources of revenue of the Michigan highway department, the .building program for the coming- years and the immediate financial] needs. The speaker praised the Fed- eral highway subsidies, but cautionedE that these were only applicable to theE U.S. routes. It is the problem of theE state, he said, to find the funds for the proper maintenance of the many (Continted on Page 6 Nations Move To Reenfor'c e SpanishPatrol PARIS, Feb. 17.-UP)-The navy ministry invited reserves and retired1 naval officers tonight to serve as1 shipping inspectors for the interna- tional "hands-off-Spain" committee in its efforts to localize the Spanish' civil war. Some 500 members of the French3 mobile guard were moved to the Spanish border to reinforce patrols1 instructed to keep foreign volunteersE from crossing into Spain when the international agreement takes effect" at midnight Saturday.a Already about 100,000 foreigners are fighting in the Spanish struggle, said an official report by French medical inspector-general Robert Lasnet. He recently returned from Spain. They include 50,000 Italians and 10,000 Germans on the insurgent side and 35,000 foreigners of various na- tionalities on the government side, he said. The navy ministry's announcement said that, under the international' Feeling Blue? Cheer Up By Scanning Gargoyle Abject dejection-in colors, will feature the February issue of the Gargoyle, which will go on sale to- day. Solace for those individuals (1) who "didn't do so well" on their finals and (2) who had a sort of hangover from the J-Hop will abound in the magazine. The preposterous person, one who has clashed before with the Gargoyle, is a notorious campus figure. And are you harassed by those an- noying individuals who borrow your notes and peek over your shoulders during final examinations? If you are, you will enjoy the paying off these persons get in the "Garg." Anti-War Films Are Witnessed By Large Crowd 'Dealers In Death,' Given By Peace Council, To Be Shown Again Tonight First showing of the four-reel' talkie, "Dealers in Death," was given here yesterday afternoon to an audi- ence that packed Natural Science Auditorium. The Peace Council, sponsoring the film, will present its second and last showing at 7:30 p.m. today. With this first in a series of anti- war programs, the PeaceaCouncil is launching a campaign asking "15 minutes a month for peace" from stu- dents, who are to write letters to their congressmen'demanding a defi- nite stand on neutrality. "Dealers in Death," along with a one-reel film, "Towards Unity," was edited by Hershey Durnet, war cor- respondent for the New York Times, and at present a chief technician for Warner Brothers studios. He went through more than 300,000 feet of reference film to assemble the talkie exposing the tactics of Sir Basil Zaharoff, international muni- tions salesman, the American miuni- tions moguls, and preparations for the next war in poison gas and germs. The film is put together from scenes taken from million-dollar pro- ductions during the past ten years. It has been endorsed by Senator Ger- ald P. Nye, (Rep., N.D.) chairman of the Senate committee investigating munitions firms in this country. Military Rule Loosens Clasp On Anderson Citizens Given Liberties As Liquor Stores, Cafes Are Re-Opened ANDERSON, Ind., Feb. 17.-(')- Military rule of labor-divided Ander- son loosened its bayonet-enforced clasp tonight, permitting citizens ad- ditional liberties, but maintained a close watch to forestall further strife between union and non-union auto- motive workers. Pool halls, cafes and beer-selling establishments were allowed to re- sume regular business and liquor stores were permitted to reopen, but national guardsmen, rifles shouldered, kept an eye on the places frequented chiefly by men. The martial government showed its power today to prevent attorneys from seeing 17 arrested unionists, most of whom were taken into ous- tody shortly after the shooting dis- turbance Saturday that left 10 men wounded and resulted in the troop rule. Milton Seigel, an attorney for the United Automobile Workers of Amer- ica, obtained a court order giving him permission to confer with the prison- ers, but Col. Albert H. Whitcomb,j cormanding the military rule, in-' structed Sheriff Harry E. Johnson to ignore the order. Seigel, refused admittance to the jail, departed in a huff, saying he "guessed" he would "have to study some more law." The military investigation of Sat- urday's violence continued. Workers Try Sit Down In Detroit, Plymouth Plants DETROIT, Feb. 17.-(P)--Sit-down strikes were reported in three De- roit indiustries and one at Plvmouth UAWA Wants National Unit In M Dispute Would Decide Arguments That Can't Be Settled By Plant Boards Agreement Reached I Briggs Sit-Down DETROIT, Feb. 17.- (') --The United Automobile Workers pointed their negotiations with General Mo- tors tonight towards establishment of a national board to rule on disputes which cannottbersettled by union shop committees or plant managers. In a series of conferences with cor- poration officials, provided for in the agreement that ended the par- alyzing General Motors strikes last week, the Union is pressing for ac- ceptance of its demands left unset- tled by that docuiment. To Discuss Tribunal Wyndham Mortimer, first vice- president heading the Unionconfer- ees, said the negotiators were con- sidering machinery for handling of local grievances and that when that is out of the way they would move to- ward discussing details of a national tribunal. He said the make-up and scope of the board had not yet been discussed. He carried with him into the con- ference, and was understood to have presented, a Union proposal for establishment of some kind of tri- bunal. Mortimer declined to comment on reports the Union proposed a five- man board whose decisions would be binding. At present, General Motors ma- chinery for handling of grievances is consideration by plant foremen and then on up to higher corporation officials if necessary. Meet Briggs Officials U.A.W.A. representatives met with officials of the Briggs manufactur- ing company, automobile body mak- ers, behind barricades which marked the scene of a sit-down strike today to settle complaints of assembly line workers. The agreement ended a night during which the union mem- bers held part of the plant, and paved the way for resumption of day opera- tions. Union officials who said 700 were involved, explained that assembly di- vision workers complained they were discriminated against in a wage in- crease announced by the company Monday. Strike leaders said the agreement reached gave them a wage increase equal to the ethers granted, and provided working condition con- cessions. In two refrigerator plants of the Nash-Kelvinator Company, more than 2,500 employes were back at work with a promise of higher wages. Condition Of Crash Victims Is Critical. David Rank, '38, and Miss Ethel Dundon, a nurse at the St. Joseph's Hospital, who were seriously injured in an automobile accident at 1:45 a.m. Friday on U.S. Route 12, were reported yesterday by doctors in the St. Joseph's Hospital to be still in a critical condition. Rank and Miss Dundon were driv- ing west on Ford Rd. and failed to make the turn at U.S. Route 12. Their car hit a stop sign and caught fire. Rank, was rescued from the car by M. J. Cole, a truck driver who hap- pened to be passing, and Elmer Low- den, a filling station operator. Miss Dundon was taken from the car by sheriff's officers who arrived on the scene of the accident shortly after it occurred. Coal Industry Rejects Lewis' Wage Increase Bituminous Coal Owners Declare 30-Hour Week 'Utterly Impossible' Men Hope Strike Will Be Averted NEW YORK, Feb. 17 -M/-The soft coal industry replied "utterly impossible" today to John L. Lewis' demand for a 30-hour work week and a 15 per cent pay raise for his 400,- 000 bituminous coal miners. After thus bluntly rejecting the United Mine Workers' proposals, the coal operators demanded that the present work week be increased from 35 to 40 hours and that hourly pay rates be cut 15 per cent. With this exchange, negotiations toward a new wage and hour agree- ment got under way. The present contract expires at midnight, March 31. Both Lewis and Charles P. O'Neil, spokesman for the operators, ex- pressed hope the new agreement could be reached without a strike, but Lewis warned the operators that the miners would not work April 1 with- out a contract. Conference Opens The miners and operators stated their demands at the opening session of the Appalachian joint wage con-! ference. Technically, this conference fixes wages and hours only for the commercial mines in the vast Appal- achian fields, reaching from central Pennsylvania to Tennessee. All other mine wages and hours, however, are based on the Appala- chian standard. The increase the miners asked would amount to 50 cents a day for those men hired by the day, bring- ing the basic daily wage from $5.50 to $6 in the North and from $5.10 to $5.60 in the South. The miners also asked for an in- crease of 15 cents in the combined cutting and loading rate-(two cents to the cutter and 13 to the loader) ; 25 cents a ton increase for pick min- ing and 20 per cent for yardage and deadwork. Council Of AFL Favors Reform For Judiciary WASHINGTON, Feb. 17-{P)-The executive council of the American Federation of Labor gave official en- dorsement tonight to President Roosevelt's judiciary reorganization proposal. William Green, A.F. of L. president, announced: "It was the opinion of the execu- tive council that the sincere and ear- nest desire of labor for judicial re- form and for the realization of so- cial and economic advancement Could be promoted better through the ac- ceptance and application of the Pres- ident's recomendation, rather than through the slow, -tedious process of a constitutional amendment. "The council fully believes that la- bor throughout the United States, as represented by the American Federa- tion of Labor, will rally to the sup- port of the President in the recom- mneedation which he made." g Green said an intensive campaign was planned throughout the United States "to acquaint the members of Congress with the desires of labor and labor's friends for favorable ac- tion upon the President's recommen-j dation at the earliest possible date." Reeves Scores Judiciary Plan As Contrary To Constitution President 'Trying To Stab Supreme Court In Back,' Political Scientist Holds EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a series of articles dealing with President Roosevelt's proposal to en-1 large the Supreme Court. Another, an interview with Prof. Edgar N. Durfee of the Law School, will appear tomor- row. By FRED WARNER NEAL President Roosevelt's plan to re- vamp the Supreme Court was de-e nounced yesterday by Prof. Jesse S. Reeves of the political science de- partment as "a possibly lawful meth- od to accomplish an unawful end." Professor Reeves accused the Pres- ident of acting "to destroy the Con- Freshmen Hear Activity Heads At Union Today Meeting Planned As Aid To Men In Choosing Extracurricular Work Leaders of all student extracur- ricular activities will be in the Unioni ballroom at 7:30 p.m. today to de-) scribe their respective activity to second-semester freshmen now el- igible for extracurricular participa- tion. Dean Joseph A. Bursley will open1 the informal gathering, which is be- ing sponsored by the Union under thei direction of Jack MacLeod, '38E, at member of the Union executive coun- cil. Dean Bursley will give a general description of activities. Activities leaders will then be in- troduced by Bonth Williams, Daily columnist, and will later discuss in- t formally their activities with interest-1 ed freshmen.e MacLeod characterized the pur-i pose of the gathering as one "to help freshmen decide in what activity they are most interested and for which I they are best fitted." Student leaders who will be present and the organizations they represent are as follows: Marshall D. Shulman, editorial director, and John R. Park, business manager of The Daily; Gil- bert Tilles, editor, and C. Grant Barnes, business manager of the Gar- goyle; Frank T. Dannemiller, editor, and Lloyd Strickland, business man- ager of the 'Ensian; William Struve, executive-secretary of the Union; Miller G. Sherwood, president of the Men's Council; Hugh Bristol, man- ager of tie basketball team; Robert Williams, a member of the Glee Club; George Cosper, president of the In- terfraternity Council; Ernest Jones, business manager of the Varsity- R.O.T.C. Band; Richard C. Clar, president of the Student Christian Association; and Robert H. Baldwin, editor-in-chief of the Michigan Tech- nic. Judge Gadola To Insist Upon Contempt Trial Strike Leaders Must Make Appearance To Admit Jurisdiction Of Court FLINT, Feb. 17.-R)-The Na- tional Guard's peacefu occupation of ! Flint neared an end today, but an- other legal phase of the recent Gen- eral Motors strikes remained to be concluded. Circuit Judge Paul V. Gadola, whose injunction forbidding strikers to occupy two Fisher Body plants was disregarded by the strikers for seven days, declared that he would insist that strike leaders come into court and purge themselves of contempt. No one at the international head- quarters of the United Automobile Workers of America, in Detroit, would indicate whether officials had been ordered to appear in court at Flint, nor would anyone comment on the situation. One provisionofrthe strike settle- ment signed at Detroit last Thursday was that the injunction proceedings and the subsequent writs of attach- ment for strikers and Union leaders would be dropped, subject to the will of the court. John Thomas Smith. stitution in spirit if not in substance. Mr. Roosevelt," he said, "has not exactly attacked the Supreme Court. He has tried to stab it in the back. "I cannot believe that the Ameri- can people can be deceived in plac- ing their liberties in the hands of one man," he asserted, "if they can be brought to understand the evident purpose and plain effect of the Pres- ident's proposal. End Is Unlawful "Under the guise of increasing the efficiency of the Federal Court sys- tem so as to produce greater rapidity of its processes and procedings," Pro- fessor Reeves said, "the President has chosen a possibly lawful method to accomplish an unlawful end. In other words, the power of Congress to determine the size of the courts is to be used to deprive the Supreme Court of its independence and there-J by to deprive it of its proper and historic function of a court of justice and make it subservient to the Con- gress or to the President. "If the bill passes, it will be be- cause of the subservience of the Con- gress to the President. "With the appointive power in the hands of the President," Professor Reeves pointed out, "the court would in effect come under the control of the President. 'When law ends, ty- ranny begins,' even if the tyrant be benevolent or supported apparently by popular esteem.' Charges Campaign Evasion Professor Reeves criticized the President for not referring during his campaign for reelection to this Court proposal, which entails the possible appointment of as many as six additional justices to the nine al- ready sitting on the highest bench in the nation. "Such a grave proposal should have been discussed during the recent campaign," he declared, "and Mr. Roosevelt did not discuss it. "If the American people desire to destroy the historic independence of the Supreme Court, there will should be ascertained by a proposal to that end through a constitutional amend- ment. "The end of government under the Constitution is not only to allow ma- (Continued on Page 2) Falling Section Of Gate Bridge Kills Ten. Men Democrats Ask Congressional Power Of Veto Against Court Western Senators Propose Two-Third Majority Vote In CongressAs Check Bill Fails To Get Support In Senate WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-()- Democratic independents, opposed to President Roosevelt's court reorgani- zation proposal, submitted a compro- mise today only to see it encounter nearly the same excited opposition that greeted the White House plan itself. Senators Wheeler of Montana and Bone of Washington, acting jointly, introduced a resolution embodying a Constitutional amendment under which Congress by' a two-thirds vote could set aside a decision of the Su- preme Court. However well intended, the pro- posal had the immediate effect of at- tracting the opposition of large groups of both sides of the greater controversy over Mr. Roosevelt's pro- gram for infusing "new blood" into the high tribunal by appointing new justices. Senators Burke (Dem.-Neb.), Van Nuys (Dem.-Ind.), King (Dem.-Utah) and others who have assumed a prominent position among foes of the Roosevelt idea were quick to de- clare against the Wheeler-Bone pro- posal. Plan Not A Substitute From the camp which is supporting the President emerged statements that while the Wheeler-Bone amend* ment might have its merits, and might well supplement the White House program, it was not to be con- sidered as a substitute for it. President Roosevelt, himself, was silent and at the capitol others prom- inently identified with the opposition such as Senators Glass (Dem.-Va.), Borah (Rep.-Ida) and Clark (Dem.- Mo.) declined to comment. The Senate approved a resolution by McCarran (Dem.-Nev.) calling on the executive departments and agen- cies for information on injunctions granted since March 4, 1933, enjoin- ing the operation of Federal laws. Senator Byrnes (Dem.-S.C.) car- ried on the administration's nightly series of radio speeches supporting the President. He asserted the pre- sent battle was "merely a continu- ance of the fight in the recent cam- paign over the things the President pledged to the people." D.A.R. In Action The "great debate began in the Senate, even though the Roosevelt proposals are not officially before that branch of Congress. The D.A.R.'s national defense committee called on such members of the D.A.R. as disagree with the President's proposal to express their opinions to Congressmen. Secretary Wallace said he believed the farmers would back the President. "If you can't get a constitutional amendment through with all the agi- tation that there is at the present moment, then God help Mr. Roose- velt's general program," said Wheel- er, in answer to objections that the amendment idea involved much de- lay. "This is the only amendment that the Supreme Court could not whittle away by interpretation," he said. "It is not subject to modification by in- terpretation in the light of the due process clause and other parts of the constitution." Ann Arbor Mayor Has A Tough Job, Copeland Declares, Plunging Mass Of Carries Trapped With It IntoBay SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. huge mass of steel and timber feet from the Golden Gate into the ocean today, carrying Steel Men 17.-A fell 200 bridge 10 men to death in the meshes of a safety net designed to protect their lives. With a prolonged roar, tons of metal and wood being used as pav- ing framework broke loose from a deck of the gigantic $35,000,000 bridge and hurtled at least 13 men to the sea below. The plummeting tangle of men and materials hit the safety net stretch- ing for more than a mile along the under side of the bridge deck, broke the life web and peeled it off so that it fell into the water like a monster strip of fabric in the unrolling pro- cess. Nearby fishing boats and fast mov- ing coast guardsmen sped to the scene and immediately recovered one body and two living men. All witnesses and authorities agreed that the nine missing men had vir- tually no chance of survival. The missing were listed as Chris Anderson, William Bass, James Hil-" len, Terrence Halliman, Charles Lin- ders, Jack Norman, Noel Flowers or Louis Russell, O. Dester and C. A. Anderson. Thomas Casey, the 13th worker, fell a short distance to a beam bracket but was pulled back to safety by fellow workers. Bridge officials said the failure of a wheel on a 'trolley carrier system acted with a trigger-like effect to start the ripping away of the frame- work. Homer Martin Will Come To Ann Arbor Homer Martin, international pres- ident of the United Automobile Workers of America, will be in Ann Arbor sometime in the near future, he said last night in a telegram to McLaghlhin Finds Little Room For Self -Suppo'tig Periodicals There is little room on the campus for more self-supporting student publications, Prof. William A. Mc- Laughlin of the romance languages department, newly-elected chairman of the Board in Control of Student Publications, observed in an inter- view yesterday, adding, however, that "the literary interests at Michigan seem to find expression in 'Contem- porary' which might well be en- couraged by the student body." Citing the national honors won by several of the University student publications, Professor McLaughlin English department. "In order to provide continuity in the chairman- ship," he commented, "a permanent chairman was appointed by President Ruthven rather than a temporary head during the absence of Professor Strauss." If a new member is appointed to the Board to temporarily replace Professor Strauss, that appointment will be made by President Ruthven, Professor McLaughlin explained. Professor Strauss, however,, is ex- pected to resume his position as a member of the Board upon his return b i 3 Being Mayor of Ann Arbor must be a tough job, if you take the word of United States Senator Royal S. Copeland of New York who held the post from 1901 to 1903. Senator Copeland, who has been mentioned as a possible candidate for the mayorality of New York City, an- nounced yesterday that he would under no condition consider running for the position. He said in New York that his ex- perience as mayor of Ann Arbor gave him an indication of what he might expect as chief executive of .the world's largest metropolis.