The Weather Occasional rain today and to- morrow; slowly rising tempera- ture. cl 4r Li4t igau ttij Editorials Here's A New Idea... VOL. XLVII. No. 19 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, OCT. 17, 1937 PRIE FIVE CENTS Italy Is Willing To Recall Part Of Volunteers From Spa in Grandi Says Withdrawals Must Be Made Equally On Both Sides Of War Offer Is Received With Skepticism LONDON, Oct. 16.-()-Italy to- day offered to make a conditional "token" withdrawal of part of the Italian volunteers fighting with the Spanish Insurgent armies, but dele- gates of other powers heard the offer with skepticism. Count Dino Grandi, Italy's spokes- man, made the gesture at the session of the subcommittee of the 27-nations Nonintervention Committee, sum- moned to seek means of preventing the Spanish war from becoming a European conflagration. Equal Withdrawals But he insisted thct withdrawals be in "equal numbers from both sides," which competent diplomatic quar- ters declared would mean recall of only a small proportion of the Black Shirts now in Spain even if all foreign volunteers were taken from the Span- ish Government's ranks. The meeting was marked by revival of the bitter verbal warfare between Italy and Soviet Russia, which has marked the history of the entire European nonintervention effort. Ivan Maisky, Soviet Russian spokesman in the nine-nation sub- committee, made a slasling attack on the role Italy has played in the Spanish war. Delegates Ask Instructions, The only hopeful sign after today's brief, bitter meeting, informed sources said, wa the willingness of all delegates to ask quick instructions from home capitals on the Anglo- French "last effort" to end foreign intervention through committee ac-' tion. The subcommittee agreed to re- convene Tuesday., Both France and Britain were scep- tical, however, of Italy's conditional "token withdrawalw offer. Optimism was lacking for the Tuesday meet- ing, at which observers said "the real discussion begins." Unions Charge Force Caused Ford's Lockoutl Michigan Comes Up A Winner, - - In Fraternities' Decorations U. S. Accepts Italian Spokesman Alpha ________First Tan Omega Wins Prize In Contest; Kansas After Finds City Plant Closed Beatings; Bennett Police Inadequate Count Dino Grandi, above, pre- sented Italy's offer to withdraw part of her troops from Spain if other powers would do so in "equal num- bers."1 CIO And AFL Agree To Meet On Peace Plan Conference Will Be Held In Washington Oct. 251 Two Years After Split Organized labor called an armistice in its two year old civil war yester- day and agreed on a preliminary peace conference.in Washington, Oct. 25, intended to unify again the Ameri- can labor movement, according to the Associated Press. The signal to "cease firing" was the American Federation of Labor's an- nouncement in Denver that it had ac- cepted a proposal from the Committee for Industrial Organization to send negotiating committees to a Wash- ington conference without advance conditions, reservations or commit- ments. The conference agreement followed several days of long distance maneuv- ering, neither side willing to recede from its views on the principles of! draft unionism and industrial union-1 ism.. The CIO conference proposals were turned down by the Federation before, a third was accepted. Phillip Mur-; ray, one of John L. Lewis' chief lieu- tenants in the C1, termed the Fed- eration's earlier jockeying on con-; ference conditions "quibbling." The agreement was reached prac- tically two years from date the Lewis and 10 "rebel" unions walked out of the Federation convention and or- ganized the CIO, to enroll unskilled workers in mass production indus- tries. Coal Gas Blast In Mine Shaf t Kills 33 Menj BIRMINGHAM Ala. Oct. 16.-IP)- Thirty-three coal miners perished to- day in a terrific explosion four miles under ground. Crushed, burned and suffocated, the victims were moved from the blasted shaft at Mulga, Ala., to a morgue in nearby Bessemer. Relatives and friends scattered to their mine village homes tonight, some weeping and others silent from shock. Ignition of coal gas was blamed by Fire Marshal Sam Williams. Governor Bibbs Graves ordered State Mine Inspector W. B. Hillhouse to "spare no expense" in "getting all the facts." Of the dead, 13 were white men and 20 Negroes. Had the blast occurred at the mouth of the huge mine, nearly 400 miners would have been trapped. The fact that only one "elbow" was affected saved them. NLRB Certifies Unions Phi KappaPsi Is Next Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Kappa Psi and Pi Lambda Phi were chosen as the best decorated fraternity houses and Kappa Alpha Theta as the best decorated sorority house in the an- nual homecoming decorating contest yesterday. Alpha Tau Omega's prize winning exhibit was that of a pair of dice re- volving in a bucket with a large "M" on each side-Michigan up all the time. Kappa Alpha Theta erected a goal post and a figure of a man with a football for a head "trucking" with his fingers in the air. On the door of the house was a gold football and, a sign with "I want to go back to Michigan" written on it.j A revolving "M"-one side for Michigan, one for Minnesota-was< the contribution of Pi Lambda Phi.i When the Michigan "M" came up a phonograph played "The Victors"] and when the Minnesota "M" ap-; peared the phonograph played "Gloomy Sunday." "Won't you come into my parlor, said the Spider to the Fly" gave Phi Kappa Psi its inspiration. The fra- ternity had a huge spider web with1 Michigan the spider and Minneso.a, the fly. Thirty-six out of 41 fraternities and 17 out of 18 sororities were dec- orated for the occasion. Fraternities receiving honorable mention were Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Gamma Delta, Chi Psi, Alpha Sigma Phi, Delta Upsilon and Theta Xi. Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta, eta Tau Alpha and Alpha Gamma Delta were given honorable men-! tion among the sororities. Allen- (Continued on Page 2) Rev. Kantonen To Give Talks In City TOday Unitarians Hear Sermon On Boston Reformers In Morning Service Visiting ministers will occupy the pulpitsnofseveral Ann Arbor churches today and a number of student guild groups will hear special speakers at their services. "Meeting Our Vital Needs" will be the topic of a sermon by the Rev. Dr. T. A. Kantonen at 10:30 a.m. in the' Trinity Lutheran Church. Dr. Kan- tonen is a member of the faculty of the Hamma Divinity School in Springfield, Ohio. Following the 8:30 p.m. meeting of the Lutheran Student Club in Zion Parish Hal, he will lead a forum hour on the subject of "Some Practical Implications of a Student's Pesonal Faith." The question of evolution versus revolution will be discussed by the Rev. H. P. Marley, minister of the Unitarian Church, in a sermon, "Two' Boston Reformers-Theodore Park- er and Edward Filene," at 11 a.m. to- day. Dr. Edward W. Blakeman, counselor in religious education, will speak on " The Ostrich Christian at Michi- gan" at 6 p.m. in the Roger Williams Guild house of the Baptist church. In Bethlehem Evangelical Church worship service will be led at 10:30 a.m. by the Rev. H. S. Bon Rague of Manchester who will speak on "The Urgency of the Christian Message." The sermon at 10:45 a.m. in the Congregational Church will be on "Three Things Every Man Should Know." If I Wege A New Student," a dis- cussion by Prof. H. Y. McClusky of the education school, will be a fea- (Continued on Page z) Lindy Accepts Renewal Of Air Officer's Status WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-(IP)- Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh has ac- cepted a five-year renewal of his commission in the Army Air Corps Reserve quieting rumors that he planned to become a British subject. Such permits have been current since he unexpectedly left the coun- try with his wife and son, Jon, and took up his residence in England two years ago. Peace Plan Bid On China War. Delegation Of Five Named By Hull; Norman Davis To Head Committee Treaty Scrapping Denounced By Hull WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-UP)- The United States moved swiftly to- day to insure its cooperation with other Nine-Power Treaty signatories in a conference designed to halt the undeclared Sino-Japanese war. Five minutes after the Belgian gov- ernment's formal invitation to the parley at Brussels on Oct. 30 had been received, Secretary Hull an- nounced this government's accept- ance and named a delegation of five to represent it. Norman H. Davis, of New York, President Roosevelt's "ambassador- at-large," was designated to act as America's chief spokesman in conf- ference efforts to find a formula for a peaceable adjustment of the Far Eastern crisis. In the midst of these plans, Secre- tary Hull wrote Senator Walsh (Dem., Mass.) that he did not think "this Sino-Japanese Situation (By The Associated .Press) SHANGHAI - Official spokes- man said China would accept in- vitation to attend Nine-Power conference Oct. 30 at Brussels; Japanese North China command reported capture of Shuntehfu, walled city 55 miles north of Ho- nan Province border, giving Japan control of nearly all of Hopeh Province. TOKYO-Kohei Goshi, finan- cial expert on newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, said decline in Japanese public bonds on foreign markets showed foreign nations doubt soundness of Japan's financial structure; Associated Press survey showed many American firms have discontinued credit sales to Japanese. BRUSSELS-Section of Belgian press hinted Italy and" Japan might be persuaded to join Nine- Power "conference. WASHINGTON-United States accepts invitation to Brussels con- erence; names five delegates. government need or should show tol- erance towards actions inconsistent with treaties to which this country is a party." Davis, a veteran of international conferences, is expected to press for an agreement to mediate the Sino- Japanese conflict in accordance with a policy already outlined by the Pres- ident. This move is expected to be di- rected toward obtaining an agree- ment between China and Japan to cease theirhostilities and strive for a negotiated peace. With Davis will go the State De- partment's top ranking expert on Far Eastern and European problems --Dr. Stanley K. Hornbeck, special political advisor to Secretary Hull on Far Eastern affairs and Jay Pierre-! pont Moffat, chief of the depart- ment's European division. The delegation also will include Robert T. Pell, an attache of the Eu- ropean division, who will act as press officer, and Charles E. Bohlen, secre- tary. 'Martin Urges Church To Aid American Labor CINCINNATI, Oct. 16.-(A)-De- IDclaring the church "must be involved" in the American labor movement, Ho- mer Martin, described the movement today as "demomracy's answer, Chris- tianity's answer to the unbalance oft the industrial world." The former Baptist minister from Kansas City conceded before a church league for industrial democracy meeting that "the labor movement is not without fault," but, he added: "I know of many people who do not go to church because they claim too many hypocrites go." During a brief question-and-an- swer forum, Martin replied to a query concerning political activity of the Committee for Industrial Organiza- tion, saying "we already have nom- inated a mayor and five councilmen in Detroit." Henry Ford, he observed later, "is a very considerate person and will consider seriously the CIO."' Mighty Gophers Smother Fighting Wolverine Team Wth Power Drve,39 -6 Scores Michigan's Only Touchdown KANSAS CITY, Oct. 16.-(P)- Violence on both sides was charged' by rival union officers today in state- ments seeking to place blame for closing of the Ford Assembly plant here. "The entire blame for the trouble in Kansas City can be placed squarely on the shoulders of the management of the Kansas City plant and its ac- tivities in the formation of a com- pany union," said the United Auto- mobile Workers of America state- ment,. Kenneth H. Paris, Independent union president, "was one of four men who were beaten either at their homes or at the doors of the plant within plain view of police seated in patrol cars," charged the Independent union. "UAW men have been attacked and one's wrist was shattered by an iron bar in front of the plant a week ago while someone's thugs held him at the point of a shotgun," contended the CIO group's statement. Harry Bennett, Ford personnel di- rector, announced earlier in the week Ford "was through" here because "we can't get police protection." Elect Ann Arborite Temperane Chief BIRMINGHAM, Oct. 16.-(P)- Al- lied Youth, a temperance organiza- tion of young persons between 15 and 30 years old, closed its state conven- tion today by electing Robert For- sythe, of Ann Arbor, president. Gerald Benson of Detroit was elect- ed vice-president; Dorothy Farrell of More- houses For Poor Urged ByPWAExpert More houses, slum clearance and raising the standard of living of the, poorer classes should be the threel main objectives of a progressive hous- ing program, Arthur Bohnen, housing consultant of the PWA, told his au-! dience yesterday in a University lec-I ture in the Architectural building. The architect must accept the in- fluences and purpose of the sociolo- gist, the economist and political sci- entist as well as his own in planning housing projects, Mr. Bohnen said. Cost of housing and community planning are the two principal con- siderations in housing projects, he continued. The community aspects of housing, Mr. Bohnen said, are exemplified in two Detroit projects which will pro- vide for more than 5,000 persons in a smal larea. Minnesota Convicts Hear Football Game STILLWATER, Minn., Oct. 16.- ( ')-Convicts in the Minnesota State Penitentiary who never had heard a radio broadcast until acting War- den Leo Utecht permitted them to "tune in" on the world's baseball series and Minnesota-Michigan foot- ball game, voiced their reactions to- night in an interview and generally, agreed it was "astonishing" and "sen- sational." A number of the institution's 1,- 41!; inmate hnd1 hen rnfind he- Michigan's only touchdown in yesterday's defeat by Minnesota came on the above play. Elmer Gedeon, right end, is shown receiving a pass in the end zone from Freddie Trosko. Coming up fast but too late to do anything is Will Moore, Minnesota back and in the back- ground, No. 17, is Hercules Renda, Wolverine back acting as a decoy. The pass for touchdown came with only a few minutes to go in the first quarter after a blocked punt gave Michigan the ball on the near five-yard marker. Michigan's First Quarter Sgore Deceives 60,000 Till Norsemen Hit Stride Varsity Outrushed 260 Yards To 19 By IRVIN iISAGOR (Daily Sports Editor) For 12 minutes yesterday Michigan electrified 60,000 homecoming fans in the Stadium, but was electrified the remaining 48 minutes by a Minnesota eleven which suddenly unloosed a reservoir of power that submerged the valiant Wolverines, 39-6. The mighty Gophers seemed ready to slink back to their holes, thorough- ly chastised, when in the first quarter Michigan capitalized a fumbled punt to score its first touchdown against Minnesota in six years. Old grads re- lived, briefly, those salad days when a six-point margin meant victory to the unconquerable Wolverines. Gopher Playing' 'Possum But the Gopher was merely playing 'possum and in the second quarter that latent power, which has been pent-up in its last two battles, began to flow in currents through Michi- gan's line and never abated until the multitude realized Bernie Bierman's Norsemen were once again atop -the gridiron crest. Minnesota used no legerdermain; they resorted to no tricks. Power characterized most of the action, power through Michigan's forwards which netted 260 yards by rushirig. The Wolverine line, formidably built up by praise following its remarkable exhibition against Northwestern last .week, crumbled before the Gopher onslaught. Marty Christianson, Lar- ry Buhler and Phil Belfiori main- tained the fullback traditions of Joesting and Nagurski as they bat- tered the Varsity wall with furious determination. Wolverines Get 3 First The Wolverines were totally bereft of weapons to cope with the aroused Vikings. They registered only three first downs, two as the result of pen- alties. They gained only 19 yards by rushing. Of 22 forward passes _at- tempted, Minnesota intercepted six- one more than Michigan completed. These aerials added 35 yards to the Varsity total. Fred Trosko and Her- ules Renda were completely throttled by the powerful Gopher linemen, who time and again swept through with- out objection. Trosko's Pass To Gedeon Scores Threedminutes of the firstquarter remained when Dan Smick who playeda vicious and determined game throughout, broke through to block Ray King's punt on Minnesota's 29- yard stripe. The ball rolled back to the four-yard line, where Don Siegel pounced on it. After two futile thrusts at the line, Trosko passed to Elmer Gedeon for the touchdown. (Continued on Pae 7) Band Bursts Bubble *To Pieces Just As Meany Gophers Did Michigan's 125-piece Varsity Band showed Wolverine 'football fans yes- terday the formations presented last week at Northwestern and more be- sides. Before the game, the band sharing the time with Minnesota's aggrega- tion spelled out the words "Hello Grads" to the tune of a medley of old time favorites for the homecom- ink alumni. The bandsmen, forming their own glee club, sang "College Days." At halftime, a huge Meerschaum pipe was formed to the tune of "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes'. and "My Meerschaum Pipe." Then the band played "I'm Forever Blowing Bub- bles" as a huge bubble poured forth from the pipe and burst into a brown ' jug with a Minnesota "M" enclosed. Next, the words "Yea Team" and "Fight" were formed as the band led the crowd in yells. The band is sponsoring a Varsity Night show on Oct. 26 at Hill Audi- torium. Tickets, to be sold by band members are priced at 35 cents. YOUTH CONFESSES KILLING NORTH ARLINGTON, N. J, Oct. L 16 - (P) - A sleepy-eyed, auburn- haired youth of 18 faced quick re- mrn'nt +n irn a f n +.niav. n Labor Gives Up March For Shag At CIO Dance "Labor is on the march" has be- come a commonplace in modern jour- nalistic jargon. But there was no marching last night at the CIO local headquarters. There was swing. Ann Arbor's first CIO swing ses- sion, despite the fact that it was buried away over in the less colle- ;iate quarters of this quiet metrop- olis, where not even a crying sax can arouse the local gendarmerie, made history, even as John L. Lewis and King Cole. With a generous sprinkling of stu- dent "talent" and a red hot three- piece toe-tickling outfit, the prole- tariat dropped the class struggle for the milder shag. They were truck- ing, too. Not a sit-down was stirring, not a marching picket, not even a scab. There was swing. 167 Coeds Shiver As Fire Hits w Dorm SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa., Oct. 16.- (A')-Slippery Rock State Teachers College was recessed today pending arrangements to house 167 coeds forced into the frosty air early today by the school's third major fire. The blaze destroyed North Hall. Classes will be resumed Wednes- day, the faculty announced after arranging for men students to live in town houses and the gymnasium. The women students will replace the men in South Hall. Plot To Smuggle Guns Into Prison Is Nipped i