WFeather Cloudy and colder, posibly l VOL. XLIX.' No. 77 Z-323 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 11, 1939 r Editorial When Hitler Looks North , , PRICE FIVE CENTS House Advised To Pare WPA Spending By 150,.Millions New Deal Leaders Silent As Sub-Committee Scores Appropriation For Relief President Hopes For A Restoration WASHINGTON, Jan. 10-(P)-The first comittee of Congress to act upon any art of President Roose- velt's new spending progran today slashed $150,000,000 from the fund he requested for WPA and revolted against his order placing WPA ad- ministrative employes under the civil service., An appropriations sub-committee composed of seven Democrats and four Republicans recommended to the House that it appropriate $725,- 000,000, instead of the $875,000,000 which Mr. Roosevelt had requested, to operate the WPA until June 30. Cannot Predict Fight Whether the administration would make an active fight on the House floor to restore the slash was not im- mediately disclosed. Such , a course would risk an initial test of strength there which, if it went against the President, might be more damaging to his prestige than the sub-conM-, mttee s action. Mr. Roosevelt made plain at a press conference, however, that he still favored the larger sum. He asked a questioner to try to fig- ure out how many persons would be thrown off WPA rolls as a result of the reduction, and when a reporter suggested 50,000 he contended that was probably all wrong. He suggested that the reporter check again. In his position, the President de- clared, he had to think not only in terms of dollars but in terms of indi- vidual men, women, and children- and he felt this was an important factor. Nullifies Order The WPA appropriation which the sub-committee. sent to the House floor containe4 a provision desiged to nullify an executive order which members of Congress said would oth- erwise blanket 31,300 administrative employes of the work relief organiza- tion into the civil service by Feb. 1. It provided simply -that the ap- propriation should not be available to compensate the incumbent of any position placed in the civil service after Jan. 10.; (The civil service order had aroused furious controversy. Citing charges of politics In relief, Senator Vanden- berg (Rep-MIch) had declared that instead of throwing the "gangsters" out, the Administration was reward- ing them "by life tenure in their rocking chairs." Administration sup- porters, on the other hand, declared that the order was designed to end politics in relief by making any one who abused his post subject to civil service penalties.) Besides voting to block the civil service order, the sub-committee wrote into the bill a requirement that the $725,00,000 be made to last over the full period to June 30. Educators Meet Here Saturday 'Conference To Consider Curriculum Problems Unusual in its approach, a confer-. ence on curriculum will be held here Saturday, sponsored by the educa- tion school. Teachers, supervisors. administrators, and school officials from southeastern Michigan will at- tend. This c nference is unique in that it will be built around the work In a number of graduate courses which meet regularly Saturday morning at the University. Students in these courses have been making studies of the issues involved in improvement of instruction with regard to curricq- lum problems, according to Dean James B. Edmonson of the education, school. Meetings of the conference will be open to University students who wish to attend. Eugene B. Elliott, State Superin- (Continued on Page 6) Medical Plan Is Lauded Speaks On Far East Murphy Approved By Judiciary Sub-Committee Without Debate Hungary WTarns Czech's Foes Of His Labor Policies Silent In Face Of Certain Confirmation By Senate WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -(P)- A Senate sub-committee approved the: nomination of Frank Murphy as At- torney-General today without a mur- mur of dissent and without propound- ing a single question on the former Michigan Governor's attitude toward sit-down strikes. A 15-minute session sufficed to ac- complish what Washington had ex- pected woud be achieved only after lengthy hearings dealing with the former governor's role in the automo- tive troubles. Senator Logan (Dem-Ky.), chair- man of the judiciary sub-committee, said that no one asked for hearings and that all seemed anxious to go ahead and give their approval. It was learned that some Republican mem- bers, realizing that Senate confirma- tion was assured, decided to let the issue pass rather than raise it and take a beating. Two years ago, however, the ques- tion of the sit-down strike was a lively one. Sit-downs throughout a large proportion of the automobile industry and in other industries had become a matter of concern to many at the Capitol. Vice-President Gar- ner, for one, was known to have tak- en a very serious view of the situa- tion. As governor of Michigan, Murphy was at the center of the sit-down situation. His friends said he fol- lowed a course of moderation and endeavored to get the men out of the plants by agreement rather than by force. Critics vigorously protested that he should have taken a stronger stand; that he interfered with the ex- ecution of a court order to evict strik- ers, Last fall the House committee on un-American activities received testi- mony that Murphy was guilty of "treason" during the strike. President Roosevelt accused the committee of receiving testimony from biased witnesses and indulging in an "un-American" attempt to in- fluence an election. Murphy, then running for re-election, was subse- quently defeated. Senator Burke (Dem-Neb), a mem-, ber of the sub-committee, told re- porters today he had received about 100 letters criticizing Murphy's hand- ling of the sit-down strikes. "If he would come up here and tell us about it, I think the whole matter could be cleared up," Burke said. In addition to Logan and Burke, sub-committee members present were Senators Austin (Rep-Vt), Pittman (Dem-Nev),' Norris (Ind-Neb), Borah (Rep-Ida), and Hatch (Dem-NM). Senator Borah made the motion that the nomination be approved. Prompt Invasion Awaits Next r ntier Violation Chamberlain Pledges Support For French Refusal To Italy * * * Judd Will Tell Of Far Eastern' Conflict Today Anierican Doctor Served As Medical Missionary For 10 Years In China Dr. Walter H. Judd, an American doctor who has spent the last 10 years in China, will speak on "The Significance of the Present Struggle in the Far East" at 4:15 p.m. today in the Union Ballroom. Dr. Judd will also speak to the stu- dents of the Medical School at 10 a.m. on "The Country Doctor in China" andI to the Ann Arbor Rota~ry Club at their noon luncheon meeting at the Union. His topic then is to be "The Background of the Struggle in China." He will speak from first hand infor- mation since he was head of the large Missions Hospital in Fenchow and witnessed the capture of that city by the Japanese. Besides an interest from the medical standpoint, Dr. Judd takes an active political interest in the struggle. Dr. Judd studied at the University of Nebraska and the Mayo Clinic. In 1923 he became a Medical Missionary and went to China under the Ameri- can Board for Foreign Missions. He has been with this Congregational society since 1923. He has now re- turned to this country because the Japanese took over his hospital. He spoke here on Nov. 8 of last year. Dr. Judd is the most effective speaker on China heard in this coun- try in many years it is reported by Maxwell Stewart, one of the associate editors of'Nation and by Brewer Eddy, secretary of the American Board of Missions. The lecture is being sponsored by Dr. Edward W. Blakeman, Counselor in Religious Education, and Prof. Bennett Weaver of the English de- partment. Assisting them is a con- mittee composed of Stephanie Par- fet, '39; Jean Holland, '39Ed; Mar- cia Connell, '39; Sibyl Swarthout, '39; Betty Jane Mansfield, '39; Paul Brickley, '39; Robert Hartwell, '39BAd; Robert Mitchell, '39BAd; Horace Gilmore, '39; and Robert Reid, '39E. 66 Planes Join Maneuvers On The Caribbean Sea SAN DIEGO, Calif. Jan. 10.--(P)- In theg reatest long distance mass flights in American naval history, 66 warplanes roared east and south to- day to join war maneuvers on the Caribbean Sea. A great flying ar- mada of 48 patrol bombers cruised through the night on a 3-000-mile non-stop flight to the canal zone, while two groups of amphibians halt- ed in Texas on a flight to Cuba. The bombers left for Panama at 11:12 a.m. (PST). Londoi 1Hands Hockey Team First Loss, 5-3 Jamies, Cooke Pace Six's Stiff Battle. But Visitors' Ianmpower Tells In End By HERB LEV A powerful, hard-skating sextet from the London (Ont.) A.C. took advantage of two penalties to whip three goals past the under-manned Wolverines last night and hand Coach Eddie Lowrey's team its first defeat in five starts this season, 5-3. The first break came midway through the second period, when, with Larry Calvert, chigan sopho- more defenseman, sitting in the pen- alty box, Harry Legg and Bill Bar- rett, London wings, bagged successive goals to give their team a 3-2 lead. In the final stanza, the Canadians took advantage of another penalty on Calvert, to send a full team down the ice, with Joe Lapthorne shooting the winning goal past "Spike" James. This made the count 4-3 in favor of London, and it never relinquished the lead, The Wolverines opened the game in impressive style, dominating the play completely in the early minutes. Capt. Les Hillberg, who played an excellent all-around game for the full 60 minutes, counted the first goal, taking a pass ffom Evie Doran, and catching goalie Hemphill off guard at 3:55. However, the Wolverine defense slackened later in the period, and after some spectacular saves by "Spike" James, Michigan's great goalie was finally caught out of posi- tion and George Lane knotted the score at 14:12, assisted by Hobson. The second period was character- ized by a bit of inspired hockey by both sides. George, Cooke, Michigan's leading scorer, grabbed a pass from Doran and netted the puck at 3:28 to give Michigan a 2-1 lead, but then came the turning point of the game. Calvert was banished for playing with a broken stick after splitting his hickory in a melee involving the (continued on Page 3) Martin Wants A Show-Down In UAW War Seeks To Gait Autonomy By Ending - f Disputes With Foes On Board DETROIT, Jan. 10 -OP)- Homer Martin, charging that a "union with- in a union" had served the interests of the Communist Party, called for a show-down tonight with his foes in the CIO United Automobile Workers. He asked the UAW International Executive Board, controlled by men who have threatened to oust him from the presidency, to call a special con- vention by March 1 "to terminate once and for all the factional war in the union." Martin, who long has been at odds with leaders of the Congress of In- dustrial Organizations, demanded dis- solution of a UAW-CIO co-ordinating committee set up to arbitrate faction- al disputes. He reiterated his demand that the UAW be autonomous, "an equal among equals." Not only Martin's position as presi- dent of the automobile union, but also the offices held by his opponents in the UAW woud be at stake in the special convention. "I believe my position represents the opinion of the majority of the membership," he told the board at a special meeting today. The UAW claims nearly 400,000 members. Funeral IIoes Beset By:xSeries Of Phoney Calls A series of phoney phone calls in the last week to local undertaking establishments requesting immediate service culminated yesterday in a pro- posal by several of the owners of these establishments to trace down any future calls which seem suspici- ous, The latest of the calls, all of which have evidently been made by the same person-a girl, resulted in the sending of an ambulance to the Psi Upsilon house at 1000 Hill, supposed- ly to pick up the body of John Haglin, '41. Fred Olds, '39, of the Psi Upsilon house stated that the call was evi- dently made immediately after a phone call was received by a girl who said she lived at 242 W. 7th St., and who asserted she and several of her friends would welcome a visit at that address. Investigation showed that that address is a vacant lot. In his opinion, both calls were made by the same person. State Governmet Topic Of Discussion Prof. Joseph R. Hayden, head of the political science department, will discuss "Modernization of Michigan State Government" at 4:30 p.m. in the Amphitheatre of the Graduate 2 Democracies Cooperate Against Fascist Threat In Mediterranean Area PARIS, Jan. 10-(P-Prime Min- ister Chamberlain today pledged Great Britain to support France in her firm refusal to give in to Italian clamor for part of France's Mediter- ranean Empire. The two democracies strengthened their cooperation to counter the Italian-German menace to their com- ROME, Jan. 10-01)-The im- pression gained ground in diplo- matic circles tonight that Premier Mussolini would present his de- mands on Fiance when British Prime Minister Chamberlain ar- rives tomorrow to enlist Fascist assistance in warding off war in 1939. Il Duce must feel it is time for him to collect something for his share in the "Munich Peace" of last S e p t e m b e r, Diplomatic sources said. mon life-line-the ship route through the Mediterranean and the Suez Canal. British and French statesmen, how- ever, were understood to have left a way open to prevent tension in the Mediterranean between France and Italy from reaching a deadlock-un- less Italy is determined to force the issue. S o m e well-informed political sources said the Prekch government- would be willing to meet Italy at a Mediterranean conference table with all other countries bordering on the great inland sea for complete settle- ment of all Mediterranean problems., Chamberlain and Viscount Halifax, British Foreign Secretary, conferred with Premier Daladier and Foreign Minister Bonnet, then left Paris for formal appeasement conversations with Mussolini in Ronie. After the brief conference--sand- I wiched between the arrival of the British statesmen's train and their departure for Rome--the ituation appeared to be: France will not give ail inch to Fascist agitation, which Daladier has described as "blackmail," and will refuse to let her personal quarrel with Italy be brought before a con- ference where Germany or Britain would act as mediators. In this she has Britain's absolute support and Chamberlain will tell Mussolini so. If Italy is willing, however, to thresh out the entire Mediterranean situation, France will be willing to join a conference of Mediterranean nations which would include Spain, Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey and Egypt. Diplomats See War Pending OnContinent Bullitt And* Kennedy Say Europe Appears Ripe For Major Conflict t WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.- (A) - Two of the nation's first-rank Am- bassadors informed the House and Senate military committees, a mem- ber said today, that grave develop-1 ments in Europe indicated another' world war may begin next spring. The diplomats, Joseph P. Kennedy, Ambassador to Great Britain, and William C. Bullitt, Ambassador to France, appeared before' an unusual joint session of the two committees while President Roosevelt worked at the White House preparing a mes- sage to Congress on bolstering this coun'try's defenses., May Start In Spring "World war may start in the spring," one member quoted Kennedy as saying. Bullitt was said to have concurred in the - gloomy forecast. A Republican who attended the carefully-guarded session said it was arranged by the President and was designed as "a build up" for the forthcoming defense message, expect- ed to contain a request for a vast ex- pansion of this country's air forces. (At a press conference today, Mr. Roosevelt said the message probably would be sent to the Hill Thursday. He said Kennedy and Bullitt went before the committee because the comittees asked them). Disclosures Startling While some committee members contended they heard nothing from either diplomat that they had not already known, one said the dis- closures were "the most startling I've heard since I came to Congress." Kennedy was quoted as saying the next world conflict might start in either of the following two ways: 1. German invasion of the Ukraine. 2. Italian seizure of Tunisia from France. The comittees were told that Gpr- many has almost 10,000 first-line fighting planes and is turning out an average of 1,200 additional every month. "The lesson of all this," Kennedy was quoted as saying, "is prepared- ness." Kennedy was said to have submit- ted data on Germany's aerial strength furnished by Col. Charles A. Lind- bergh, whose recent activities abroad have been the subject of controversy. Hungarian News Service Declares Border Parley TemporarilySuspended Damages Reported SoughtFor Attack BUDAPEST, Jan. 11, (Wednesday) --(/P)--The Independent Hungarian News service, Informacio, reported to- day that Hungary had warned Czechoslovakia that another viola- tion of Hungarian frontiers by the Czechs would be answered by a prompt imivasion of Czecho-Slovakia. The news service also reported that Hungary had 'served notice she re- fused to resume negotiations as to the precise location of the border fixed in a general way by the Vienna award, Nov. 2, until she had received "material and moral" satisfaction for the lives lost and property damaged by the Czecho-Slovak bombardment of Mu'nkacs last Friday. Conditions Presented Such "material and moral satis- faction" was declared to include pay- ment of damages by Czecho-Slovakia, acknowledgment of responsibility for the attack and punishment of the In- dividuals responsible.- These Hungarian conditions for normalizing relations along the, bord- er on which thousands of Hungarian troops have been assembled and made ready for action were presented by a foreign office official, to the Czecho- Slovak legation in Budapest, the news service said. Negotiator Quoted The Hungarian Foreign Office ne- gotiator was quoted as saying, "In view of the repeated attacks and the fact that regular Czech troops par- ticipated It must be assumed that the incidents were a deliberate feature of Czech policy. Should there be an- other armed assault on Hungarian territory from this quarter, the inva- sion will not only be repulsed by Hungarian troops but the Hungarian troops will pursue across the demar- cation line into Czecho-Slovak ter- ritory. He was quoted by Informacio as adding, "Hungary makes this decla- ration with full appreciation of the facts that its action in such an event not only would delay a restoration of good neighborly relations but would make the situation even more criti- cal. The Hungarian Foreign Office made no comment on Informacio's report, but there were no contradic- tions, official or otherwise. Chinese Fund' Group To Meet Speaker And War Films Will Be Featured. - - Hitler's Diplonatic Successes Bring Strong Support At Home By ALVIN DANN "German public opinion moves in cycles. With each diplomatic suc- cess that Hitler achieves, any discon- tent that may have arisen from the inability of the working class to buy decent food or clothing, is swept aside by a wave of popular support for the Nazi leaders," explained Dr. Hans Gerth, German sociologist, who will join the faculty next semester. It is difficult for the ordinary tour- ist to know the conditions of the workers who form the bulk of the population, because the language bar- rier and the discreet silence of the people prevents a true understanding of their condition. lems of science and research has been transplanted to this country. When Dr. Gerth assumes his posi - tion in the sociology department he will be equipped with an unusual background for a college instructor. In the academic field he has attended the University of Heidelberg, the London School of Economics, and the University of Frankfort where he received his degree of doctor of phi- losophy. He has held teaching posi- tions at Kiel University and the University of Illinois. During the last year he has been working on a research of popular attitudes on newsreel subjects at Harvard. He has also gained a practical By MORTON L. UNDER and HARRY L. SONNEBORNI Our advertising manager will raiseI an awful racket when he sees this.I He'll probably call it free advertis- ing, and that is anathema to anyj self-respecting advertising manager.1 But the truth of the matter is that this campaign has been taken to1 heart by vacation-weary Michigan students. Campaigns are being con- ducted in the best political tradi-7 tion, with ballot-stuffing and lynch- ings becoming common. With allI that in mind, we've tried to find out just what goddess of beauty, what+ lady of glamor Michigan students are going to choose as Queen of the Ice, Carnival. THE QUESTION: "Who is your choice for Queen of the Union Ice Carnival?" THE PLACE: Union Coffee Hour in the small ballroom. THE ANSWERS: Irving Botvln, '41: "I should pick Forest Evashev- ski. He's got the looks, personality For another thing, he probably has more hair on his legs and chest than he has on his head, which adds plenty to his glamor." Murray Silverman, '40: "It seems there is a campaign (undoubtedly backed with Moscow gold) to bush Here Renda into the spot. Rather than pick Here, although no per- sonal reflection is intended, I would choose Archie Kodros, who is more the type for Queen of the Carnival. Archie, as the top-ranking Michi- gan misogynist, should reign supreme and I urge that he be our unanimous choice." Jim Harrison, '41: "I would pick Jack Brennan because he is a walk- ing advertisement for hair-beautify- ing agencies. Or even the toupee makers." Fred Seyfried, '40E: "Hercules Ren- da, the magnificent mite, has more sex appeal and glamor in his very limited number of height inches than Phillips, Connell, Baxter, Nussbaum, and Hedy Lamarr. No, better leave out I ! 4rid Warriors Are Favorites To Cop Car'nival Queen's Job, A discussion of the Chinese situa- tion by two speakers and the show- i g of a film on the Japanese inva- s n of China at 8 p.m. tonight at the First Baptist Church will begin an extensive drive to raise money for refugee students to be undertaken by the United Committee to Aid China. The speakers are Barbara Tinker, who was in Peiping when war broke out, and Mrs. Christine Chambers, who was a missionary at Canton and Shanghai for 25 years. Dr. William P. Lemon of the First Presbyterivn church will act as chairman. 1The committee plans to collect at least $500 by a series of meetings and by soliciting students, faculty mem- bers and townspeople. The money is to be administered by the Far gas- tern Student Service Fund which is helping Chinese students trying to continue their education in spite of the fact that 35 universities in China have been destroyed, Students, since the bombing cf the universities, have been walking thousands of miles to continue their (Continued on Page 2) Mail Order Divorces Hit CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-(MP--The American Bar Association recom,