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VOL. XLVIIL No. 112 AMN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1938
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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House Defeats
Effort To Kill
Undistributed
Prof its Levy
Adjuinistration Pts As(L
Repubhlican Amendment
To Tax Bill, 78 To33
Defeated Proposal
Would Cut Revenue
WASHINGTON, March 7.-- W) -
An attempt at complete repeal of
the widely criticized tax on undis-
tributed profits went down to defeit
in the House today.
Administration forces easily shunt-
ed aside, 78 to 33, a Republican
amendment to the tax revision bill
which would have:
(1.) Eliminated provisions for a
12'/. to 16 per cent income tax on
corporations with incomes of $25,000
or less and for a 16 per cent income
tax on most larger firms, plus a 4
per cent surtax on undistributed pro-
fits.
(2.) Substituted a normal corpor-
ate income tax of 121/2 per cent on
the first $5,000, 14 per cent on the
next $20,000 and 16 per cent on all
above $25,000.
The vote today was the first big
test of the bill. Others were to come.
Critics sought to modify the bill's
provisions for a capital gains tax,
and to eliminate a proposed surtax on
family-owned or closely-held corpor-
ations.
Republicans argued that outright
repeal of the undistributed profits tax
would remove an "iniquitous" levy
from the statute books, tax all com-
panies on the basis of income and
without reference to dividend policy,
and provide a "sound and equitable"
corporate revenue system.
They estimated the substitute pro-
posal would result in a reduction of
$80,000,000 in government revenue.
Representative Vinson (Dem., Ky.)
argued back that the loss would be
$200,000,000 to $250,0000,000.
Asserting that Vinson could make
"black look white," Representative
Knutson (Rep., Minn.) said the un-
distributed profits tax was doing
more than any other law to "keep
15,000,000 people pounding the pave-
ment looking for joos."
Vote Supportf
b f Chmbelai
Dictator Negotiations Andi
Rearmaments Upheld
LONDON, March 7.-WP)-Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain tonight
won a decisive vote of confidence in
the House of Commons for his "al-
most terrifying" armament building
program to back pending talks with
dictators.
By a vote of 347 to 133 Commons
approved Chamberlain's exposition of
the rearmament program and his
policy of negotiating directly with
Premier Mussolini and Reichsfuehrer
Hitler.
The Prime Minister broke his usual
icy reserve to deny opposition charges
he wanted "peace at any price" or
was biased toward fascism.
Parliament gave him one of the
biggest ovations of his career at the
end of his 49-minute speech making
clear he was risking his political fu-
ture on conferences with the dictators
in an attempt to halt Europe's drift
toward "the cataract" of war.
A surprising number of other mem-
bers expressed the fear war was in-
evitable unless the vital British talks
with Italy and Germany succeed.
A gloomy picture of Britain's air-
force in relation to Germany's was
drawn by Winston Churchill, War-
time Cabinet member, who said the
Reich was spending more than double
Britain's huge sums.
Four Are Named
For (conferenices
Four Michigan alumni have been
named by President Ruthven to rep-
resent the University at conventions
in Philadelphia and Tacoma, Wash-
ington.
Chief Justice John F. Main of the
Washington State Supreme Court
will represent the University at the
50th anniversary celebration of the
College of Puget Sound at Tacoma,
Washington, March 17.
Justice Main studied law in the
Actors Picket Celluloid Competitor
Hwt gary's Debt
Settlement PlonMichigan Whips Wildcats,
Coolly Received 9 4 . C
Attired in opera cloaks and dilapidated toppers, Howard Johnson,
'39, and Bernard Benoway, '39, members of the Play Prodtcction cast of
"Stage Door" which opens tomorrow at the Lydia Mendelssohn, are shown
as they picketed the movie version of the play in front of the Majestic
Theatre Sunday night.
WASHINGTON. March 7.-(/') -
Congressional leaders gave a cool re-
ception today to reports that Presi-
dent Roosevelt would send Hungary's
debt settlement proposal to Congressj
shortly.}
Under the proposal, Hungary
would pay all of its principal debt.
but no interest. It was learned the
State Department had advised Mr.!
Roosevelt to accept the offer for two1
reasons. One is that it comes from a
;ountry which has been a good payer
in the past. The other is that it
night set a precedent for similar
settlements by large debtor nations
which are paying nothing on their
obilgations.
However, Chairman H a r r i s o n
Dean.-Miss.), of the Senate Finance
Committee, told reporters he be-,
lieved the time was inopportune to
attempt any negotiations for revision
of international debts.
If the President sends the Hun-
garian proposal to Congress, as per-
sons close to the State Department
predicted he would, it would be
turned over to the Senate 'Finance
Committee and the House Ways and
Means Committee for initial consid-
eration.
Play Production
Will Pres ent
'Hiohi Tor' Here'
i t I
3P
At
Princeton
Union Sponsors
Ic e Exhibition
FridayNight
Detroit Olympic Skaters
And Hockey Featured
In Carnival At Coliseull
The Union's first Ice Carnival, fea-
turing a hockey game, figure skat-
ing and free skating for spectators,
will be held at 8 p.m. Friday in the
Coliseum, it was announced yeste>
day by Don Belden, '39E, of the Union
Executive Council.
The carnival is being made possible
through cooperation of the Atheltic
Sge (O}r' PCk ets
Refuse To Picket
Striking Printers
As members of ohe Play Produc-
tion "Stage Door" cast good natured-
ly picketed the screen version of their
play Sunday night in front of thel
Majestic Theatre, A. J. Wiltse, man-
ager of the Ann Arbor Press, where
union members are now out on strike,
drove up and offered them jobs
picketing against the strikers.
The "Stage Door" sign-carriers re-
fused the "offer" of Mr. Wiltse, who
said last night that he was only "kid-,
ding."
Mr. Wiltse's reference to the union
drew from the actor Johnson the re-
mark, "the only union I've ever beens
in is n. n in ch it. 11
1 Ians
By
For
P Wrize-Winning Play
Maxwell Anderson
Marche _30-April 21
m A U1 JVd,"11 l V~l <~A n is a upon i l. , o
department of the University and the _High Tor," the fourth presenta-
Olympic Skating Club of Detroit. tion of Play Production this season,
Forty of the club's performers will Bursley Beate1'will be presented March 30, 31, April
Fort oftheclu's erfomer wil iedieII an 2 t te LdiaMendelssohn
be present to give an exhibition ofnd
figure skating. Among those appear- n Theatre, it was announced yesterday.
ing in solo parts during the evening nn Ao IThe cast for the play will be an-
will be Miss Phyllis Rotnour, Miss --r Inounced at a later date, Prof. Valen-
Laura Brown, Eric Jadick and Harry i'P im aro tine B. Windt, director, stated. I
Martin. "High Tor," written by Maxwell!
Phi Kappa Psi and the Cougers, Anderson, was the winner of the 1937
each winners in their respective in- Dobson Victor By Shade; Drama Critics' Award. The play was
tramural hockey leagues, the Inter- Elsifor And Coyle Win produced last season on Broadway,
fraternity and Independent, will vie j starring Burgess Meredith. Mere-
for the mythical hockey champion- By Large Mlajorities dith also played the lead in Ander-
ship of the campus. AIson's "Winterset," which was filmed
Free skating for those attending Anro' oesshwdltl n last year.
wllfollow kthe planned osrationofterest in the spring primary yesterday "Winterset" was a prize winning
the program, and members of the !xep in the seventh ward, where play, being awarded the Drama Crit-
' Prof. Phillip E. Bursly of the French ic's Circle Award in 1936.
Olympic Club will take part in this. department was defrated by Russell Play Production has presented
Receipts from this project will go T. Dobson, Jr., in the race for Re- three other plays written by Ander-
towards placing tributes to the great publican nomination for adthman,
varsity teams in golf, football, basket- Professor Bursley carried the ward's son m the past few years, all of
ball, swimming, track, cross-country, first precinct. 17 to 15. Dobson, a which have been successful. These
wrestling, hockey, fencing and tennis local insurance nan, polled 134 votes included "Elizabeth The Queen,"
in he illardroa oftheUnion.. in the second precinct to Professor " Mary Of Scotland" and "Both Your IHue, hc o h 93Plte
Tickets are now on sale at the main Bursley's 120, however, and won 149 Prize for drama.
desk of the Union, and will be placed to 137. Dobson will be unopposed in Play Production is now working on
on sale at the Coliseum Friday night. the April election. . Play PDoonsby oweorkin
In 1he,-cond ward, 141 of the 2,- !"Stage Door," by George Kaufman
-00-. rin tereci voters we4 t to the2 and Edna Ferber. This play will be
Bun Ling rTo Address polls. They gave FloydElsifor 89 presented Wednesday, Thursday, Fri-
L ~votes against 52 forhi opponent, day and Saturday in the Lydia Men-
re- .- to nde S George O. Ross. Elsifor will oppose delssohn Theatre. Tickets are now on
Elmer Zill, Democrat, as the Republi- sale at the box office of the theatre.
can candidate for alderman.
Dean Russel W. Bunting of the Leo B. Coyle received more than E
School of Dentistry will continue the double the number of votes his op- Job Conf ereiice.
current series of talks on the profes- ponent, John Rainecy, polled in the
sions at 4:15 p.m, today in Room 206I fourth ward towin the leoaed ati e
Dentistry building. The talk will be m i ' i d ) o oT
ziizin toiifo ,ucrior :3 t ___ B q nToday
similar to the one given by Dean mgi.
Henry M. Bates of the Law School City offices were closed all day yes-
last Thursday, an effort to acquaint erday because of the election. head Of Chrysler Institute
prospective dentistry stiudenits with ~-
the field. Following Dean Bunting's FISLIMAN ON AIR TODAY Opens 3-Day Meeting
address will be an open forum for! lerm Fishman, '38, Varsity bas
discussion. ketball star, will be interviev ed at An address by Dr. James S. Tho-
The next of this series will be on 1:15 p.m. today over WMBC as a part imas, president of the Chrysler Insti-
March 10, with an address by Prof.! of "Detroiters at the University," a tute of Engineering in Detroit, will
Howard B. Lewis on pharmacy. The feature conducted by students of open the Conference on Guidance and
series will continue until April 26. Prof. Waldo M. Abbot's speech class.I Occupational Information at 7:30 p.m.
'a-- ------ today in the Union. Dr. Thomas will
seak on "Present Day Vocational
TW e 1 2Opportunities," His talk will be fol-
lowed by an open forum for discus-
*e slion.
,v(,-*AVI Id- - r1Tnwdifio n tr bem.nL nolped for his
Cappon Will Be Princeton
IHead Back Geld Coach
And Basketball 1[centor
Wiei1aii Is Pleased
With Appointment
Franklin C. Cappon will become
Princeton University's head backfield
coach and basketball coach, it was
learned by the Daily last night in a
telephone conversation with Elton E.
(Tad) Wieman, newly-appointed
coach at Princeton.
The appointment was not unex-
pected. Wieman, who had Cappon
as assistant during his one-year term
as football coach here in 1928, freely
praised Cappon in Eastern circles
when the entire Michigan staff was
under fire last football season.
Wieman Comments
Speaking fro a his Pennsylvania
home, Wieman refused to tell the
Daily the terms of Cappon's contract,
but in regard to its duration he had
this to say:
"We hope it's forever."
Cappon said last night: "I deem it a
high honor to be invited to join the
Princeton coaching staff, and I en-
thusiastically welcome the opportu-
nity of again being associated with
Tad Wieman, whose exceptional abil-
ity and sterling character I have al-
ways held in high regard."
Basketball coach and an assistant'
football coach here, Cappon has been
associated intermittently with Mich-
igan athletics since 1919, when he en-
rolled as a student here.
Won Four Letters
As an undergraduate he won four
varsity letters, three in football,' as
end, tackle and fullback, and one in
basketball. Upon graduation in 1923,
he became head football and basket-
ball coach at Luther College, Decorah,
Ia. Two years later he returned to
Michigan as an assistant coach, but
a year later, in 1926, he went to the
University of Kansas as head foot-
ball coach.
He returned to Michigan in 1928
as assistant coach in football and
basketball. In 1929 he was made
assistant to the director of athletics
and in 1931 head basketball coach.
Cappon was replaced as head line
coach last season by Heartley C.
(Hunk) Anderson.
He will leave for Princeton in time'j
(Continued on Page 3)1
Japan's Armies
Plaiy Assaults
Inperialists Claiin Control
Of Shansi Province
SHANGHAI, March 8.-(Tuesday)
---(P)---Japan's North China armies
fought their way into position today
for assaults both against the strong-
holds of Chinese Communist armies
and against the vital Lunghai rail-
way.
The Japanese asserted they had
gained control of virtually all of
Shansi Province, one of the richest
in China. The Rising Sun flag float-
ed from heights commanding three
principal passes along the western
border
From the northernmost of these
passes-Hoku, where the Great Wall
casts its shadow over barren foot-
hills of northwest Shansi-Japanese
were in position for a westward drive
across the Yellow River into the heart
of Chinese Red territory.
PROF. ELI F. HECKSCH
Soted Hjstori
Opens Lecti
Serie sTo(
aro.. Heckscher, Sw
Authority, Will D
Recent Economic I
Prof. Eli F. Heckscher,
guished Swedish economic hi
will speak on "Recent Econom
dencies in Europe," at 4:15 p
day in the Natural Science
torium. This is the first in
of five University lectures wI
will give here in the next wee
Professor Heckscher is a wo
thority in the fields of mercy
and Scandinavian economic
tions, and his work in bothf
considered standard referenc
has made intensivestudies of
pean conditions as seen fr
Scandinavian point of view.
Professor Heckscher, has n
been recognized for his workL
in academic fields, but he has
on several government coma
in Sweden. These include theI
Commission from 1915-1918,.
Customs, Unemployment, an
rency Commissions. He was ch
of the League of Nations Tr
Coraittee from 1926-1929.
H° is one of a delegation of
ish scholars sent to the United
for the Tercentenary Celebra
the landing of the Swedish c
in Delaware in 1638, and is no
ing the United States under t
pices of the Scandinavian-A
Foundation.
He has been a member of t
ulties of Stockholm College an
University of Stockholm, aI
he now holds. He is also ar
of several learned societies,
president of the Economics I
of Sweden. Works he has
include "Mercantilism, "Th
tinental System, an Economi
pretation," "Economics and H
and "Sweden's Economic Histo
the time of Gustav Vasa."
DAILY TRYOUTS ME'
Freshman tryouts for the
editorial staff will meet a
P.m. today in the Public
Building. Instruction in des
and proofreading will beg
that time.
Economist Speaks T
Iniversit
'oday Crowd Salutes Townsend
With Great Ovation As
He Ends Brilliant Career
New Scoring Record
Hung Up By Jake
By IRVIN 1iSAGOR
Michigan beat Northwestern last
night, 30-22.
But more important than victory
was the consummation of Michigan's
famed Townsend Plan--a plan which
was determinedly attacked for three
years, but which, unlike its now de-
funct economic predecessor, emerged
in glorious triumph.
The huge Field House crowd gath-
ered last night to watch Capt. John
(Jake) Townsend conclude his col-
legiate basketball career. It thun-
dered approval when he broke a ten-
year old Michigan scoring record.
And when he made a dramatic exit
[ER from the game a minute before the
finish, it hailed him with an ovation
that faii'ly rocked the building.
an Cappon's Last 'M' Team
Before the game it was announced
ire that Capt. Jake needed only eight
points to break Bennie Oosterbaan's
1 ten-year old scoring record of 129
day points for a single season, set in 1928.
Thirteen minutes later Jake had
netted nine points to displace Oos-
edish terbaan's old mark, and before he
retired late in the second period four
more tallies had been added for an
Trend evening's total of 13, a season's total
of 135.
distin- Although totally unaware of the
istorian, fact, the crowd also witnessed the
sic Ten- last Cappon-coached quintet last
c Tn- night as news of Coach Franklin
..Audi- Cappons apintent to he
a series nceton University staff was not
hich he announced until later in the evening.
k. Jake Is Central Figure
)rld au- Aside from the Townsend angle, the
antilism game itself was notably devoid of
condi- thrills. Michigan held a 17-16 lead
fields is atathe intermission due chiefly to
ce. He Jake's nine points. It was obvious
f Euro- that his teammates, mindful of their
om the captain's proximity to a new record,
;trove to cooperate by feeding him
onlyBut zealous Wildcat guards concen-
ot on trated on the Wolverine ace, fre-
y enedquently dropping back to leave an
s se'ved outside man unguarded while they
missions attempted to throttle him.
Defense Unavailing though their efforts
and the (Continued on Page 3)
id Cur-
airman
iansportxebels Bomb
f Swed- L al's B
d States o alist Base
olonists Destruction Of Baleares
iw tour-
he aus- Heavy BlowTo Franco
merican
GIBRALTAR, March 7.-(-)
the fac- British naval sources tonight said
d of the approximately 600 Spanish In-
position surgent seamen drowned when
member the 10,000-ton cruiser Baleares
and is was torpedoed and sunk by Gov-
nstitute ernment warships early Sunday
written morning. British warships in the
e Con- vicinity, 75 miles east of Cape
c Inter- Palos, Spain, in the western
iistory," Mediterranean, saved 200 others
ry from from the doomed Insurgent
cruiser,
MADRID, March 7.-(A)--Spanish
ET Insurgent warplanes struck fiercely
Daily at the port of Cartagena today in
t 3:30 swift retaliation for a Government
cations naval victory hailed here as the blow
skwork which broke the Insurgent blockade
gin at of the eastern Spanish coast.
Five times Generalissimo Francisco
Franco's attackers roared over Car-
tagena raining bombs on the port
[e and Government naval base.
A communique stated the naval
* base was undamaged but no mention
limls was made of casualties.
Some observers regarded as prema-
ture the sweeping declaration that
of the the Insurgent blockade was broken
amerun, as a result of the sinking of the 10-
I France 100-ton Insurgent cruiser Baleares
en out- in Sunday spectacular naval battle.
'ogoland
.h Man- ,
Progressives To DiscusS.
chest of Press Strike Tomorrow
contains
portance Both sides of the strike at the Ann
thouglh- Arbor Press will be discussed at a
ng these meeting of the Progressive Club at 8
deposits p.m. tomorrow at the Union to which
A- j V
fly ROBET I. FITZIENRY
A national news weekly recently
celebrated its 15th anniversary by
publishing a copy of its first edi-
ion. daed March 3, 1923. With 72
pjagcs of rapid-fire commentary of
the day, Vol. 1, No. 1, 'atches the
blooming, bulging "20's" in vivid
cross-section.
Everything from milady's skirts to
Anaconda copper was going up in '23.
Food, rent, clothing and taxes sky-
rocketed inder Marion's Warren Ga-
rlaliel Harding ndthe Ohio san,.
Wall Street pated a full omach,
"Middletown" sported t-wo automo-I
biles for {eve,,'Y 11111'I _q n lies a"nd <a
n igtil pub Congress worked
the tariff or all it was worth.
I-Tal- u in,' t.hrn,'ted them for' 601
Old Schooler, Uncle e Joscpl hOu'ey
Cannon retired from publ e life at
four-score and six a fler 23 terms in
time nouse. Back Bay Henry Cabot
Ldce remainc d alone to battle for
the McKinley old guar 'd ,Alabama's
Sen. Oscar (24 vocs Underwood
stepperl down from the Democratic
leadership in the Senate for a look at
the presidency in 1924. Two-fisted
Sen. Joseph Robinsomi raed upstairs
to Underwood's post.
Saxophones moaned "Yes We Have
No Bananas" nd Mrs. Pinchot ,'e-
gard wonw "asthe i u atira en=
eMies of drik." The Volstead Act
c'oVGt "$ 1.4 0,4(0" and consumed '4
per cent of Unih'd i(,taDistrictAt,-
I orneys' Lime.
Idaho's flaumy-Iongid mBrh was
11 UU_111 UU Vto lg UU .tii
work in trainiig and placement of
college students in the Chrysler In-
stitute, Dr. Thomas has had other
experience with students, acting as
director of the Extension Division of
the University of Alabama and in
teaching positions in other southern
schools and colleges.
Passenger .ust Avoids
avintg Pups litPlatte
WASHINGTON, March 7.--A)-l
The radio operator at the Wash-
itgton Airport received today this
message from a Newark-Washington
airplane.
"Have veterinary at field. Passe-
ger about to have pups."
Aboard the plane was J. N. Aus-
Colonies May Be Indispensabi
To Germany, Lovering Cla
By ALBERTF . MAY10
-Hitler's declaration in his speech
two weeks ago that the former pos-
sessions of Germany mean little to the
present owners but are indispensable
to Germany may not be an over-
statement,, especially in the case of
war.
Prof. Tionias S. Lovering of the
geology department in an interview
yesterday enumerated the mineral re-
sources which are found in the Af-
rican colonies Germany wants, min-
west Africa, now a mandate
Union of South Africa; K
divided between England and
as a mandate and part giv
right to the French; and T
now under British and Frenc
dates.
South West Africa ,the ri
the colonies in questiont
tungsten, of the most vital imy
in steel manufacture, and
these mines are not producir
minerals extensively, the