Weather Probably fair today, probably fair tomorrow, probably warmer. WI4Bk VOL. L. No. 45 Z-328 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 15, 1939 *_ Help Planned For Seamen Made Jobless By 'Neutrality' FDR Refuses Permissionr To Transfer Registries Of ShipsTo Panama Relief And Training ProgramProposed WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-(P)-The WPA and the Maritime. Commission announced plans today to assist some 13,000 seamen beached by the neu- trality -law, while President Roose- velt indicated he would refuse to per- mit transfer of eight liners to Pana- manian registry. The WPA announced that the re- lief quotas of five coastal cities are being increased so that 5,000 sailors may be added to the rolls. They ?will be assigned to waterfront improve- ment and similar projects. Announces Training Facilities The Maritime Commission said fa- cilities for training 8,360 seamen a year are being made available to of- ficers and crews of ships tied up by, the neutrality act. While in train- ing, officers will receive $125 and sea- men $36 a month plus food, clothing, quarters, medical care and transpor- Archduke Felix Offers Danubian Confederation As War Soluiton Lasting Peace Is Possible If Treaty Of Versailles Is Not Repeated, He Says By LEONARD SCHLEIDER A proposal that a democratic con- federation of Danubian states be. formed at the conclusion of the sec- ond World War was made last night by Archduke Felix of Austria before a capacity Oratorical Series audience in Hill Auditorium. The 23-year-old Hapsburg scion predicted that Austria, which he called "keystone of the Central Euro- pean arch," will play a major part in the reconstruction of the area when peace comes. A union of the small nations in the Danube basin, Archduke Felix assert- ed, would serve as a "bulwark against pan-Germanism, and communism," would bring "prosperity to the states involved" and would further "democ- racy, liberty and justice" on the Con- tinent. "If no further mistakes are made in the new political organization of Europe, the next peace will be a perm- anent one," he said, adding that "a second Versailles would produce a sec- ond Hitler." Like the Austro-Hun- garian Empire which the Allie "mis- takenly" dissolved in 1919, Austria' could be a stronghold against Ger- man domination in Central Europe, he went on. Hitler's occupation of Austria in 1938 led directly, in the Archduke's opinion, to the outbreak of the pres- ent war since "with Austria crushed the whole political system of Central Europe was bound to fall. He described events during the Anschluss and told of the under- ground movement now in existence in his homeland. Thousands of Centrplans A ai Austrians, he revealed, are actively opposing Nazi rule with "acts of sabo- tage" and the distribution of propa- ganda. "Terror," he said, "can defer, but cannot suppress rebellion." Archduke Felix stressed that a Danubian confederation would have to be accomplished by the free will of the people concerned-"from the inside, without outside interference." "It is important," he said, "that no, one nation be permitted to predomin- ate in the confederation and that each country should maintain its own language and ideals. Sacrifices would be necessary, for in a real economic, political and social union some of the executive and legislative powers of the various states would have to pass from them to the confederation. A federal parliament would have to be created and currencies, armies and foreign relations consolidated. "We are ready to renounce the ex- aggerated and destructive national- ism which has created so much havoc in Europe," he declared, to the end that a Danubian confederation might' be the first step towards a pan-Euro- pean scheme." DataDescribes National Park Gibb Declared Gilty; Given Gul -" Cm 5 To 10 Years Defense Attorney Conlin Petitions Supreme Court For Rehearing Of Case osevelt told his press t transfer of United essels to the Panama ey might ply the North at zone would violate the neutrality law in ded, there was another which had been given in public discussion of mblics' Neutrality ae said, whether the ught to put any sister blic in a position on rent from that of this vessels, tankers, were Panama, but that was he neutrality law was I, and that was water final decision has' still he contintied, But rks and the fact that 'ommission refused to- ankrupt Pacific Steam- on transfer four ships added significantly, it ;ible to see which way lowing., Acceptances For A Are DueToday ffair to be reach from his rei the Marilme day to let the ship Corpora to Panama,l should be pc the wind wa Prof. SG To Assist CAA Will Make Psychological Studies Of Pilots Prof. Carl E. Guthe, director of University museums, was chosen yes- terday by the National Research Council to serve on a committee co- operating with the Civil Aeronautics Authority to study the selection and training of pilots in the CAA's stu- dent flight training program. Professor Guthe, ex-officio chair- man of the division of anthropology and psychology of the Council, will assist the CAA research program in making psychological studies of stu- dent flyers. The committee is now engaged in framing a series of ques- tions on pilot training. According to Robert J. 'Hinckley, CAA chairman, this type of research "requires not only the services of psychologists, but instrument work- ers, trained medical workers, physi- ologists, airplane instructors and fliers with practical experience." ASME To See Film At Meeting Tonight Acceptances for the annual Inter- national Dinner, to be given Nov. 22,, Thanksgiving Eve, in the Union ball- room, must be turned in at the In- ternational Center office today, Prof. J. Raleigh Nelson, director of the Center, announced yesterday. Prompt attention should beagiven, he warned, because of the necessity of making up suitable table lists for the affair, one of the most colorful of the year. The affair, which is expected to attract more than 500 guests, will have this year as its main entertain- ment the presentation of a group of American folk dances, accompanied by the music of the Ford dance orchestra. Math Club To Hold Meet Nov. 18 In Kalamazoo The Michigan Section of the Math- ematical Association of America will hold its fall meeting Nov. 18 at Kala- mazoo. The program will consist of a series of talks on various mathe- matical topics, and will be divided in- to two parts. The morning session will convene from 9:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Kalamazoo College, and the remainder of the meeting will be held at Western State Teachers dollege from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Geysers, Lava ' Illustrates Study Technique With Technicolor Slides ; Tells Of Hot Springs Results of a. 1.0-year study of the geysers of Yellowstone National Park were described in' a University lec- ture yesterday by Dr. Arthur L. Day, internationally known physicist and geologist, in the..Rackham Auditors' ium. The lecture was delivered un- der the auspices- of the geology de- partment. Dr. Day, who is the first man ever to take samples of molten lava and volcanic gases from an active foun- tain successfully,. pointed out tech- niques used in the year-round obser- vations wit hthe aid of technicolor slides. The geysers continue erupt- ing in the winter, he said, with no apparent diminution in force. Similarities in the various forms of geysers in Yellowstone and those in other parts of the world were de- scribed by Dr. Day. He pointed out that there are only two other spots in the world with comparable hot springs-New Zealand and Iceland. Doctor To Discuss Law And Medicine Dr. Lemoyne Snyder, state police expert on medical legal advice, will speak'on "The Doctor and The Law" at 4:15 p.m. today in the Lecture Hall of the Rackham Building. This is the second in a series of extra-curricular medical lectures pre- sented by the School of Medicine in an effort to offer information not available in the classroom to medical students and the public. Dr. Snyder attended the University medical school from 1919 to 1921. He .received his M.D. in 1923 from Harvard. All medical school classes will -be dismissed at 4 p.m. today in order that students may attend. Jury's Verdict Ends .n Six WeekLitigation r By MILTON ORSHEFSKY Emmett M. Gibb, former county clerk, was sentenced yesterday' by Judge George W. Sample to 5 to 10 years imprisonment at the Southern Michigan Prison in Jackson, after a jury of seven men' and five women, deliberating for only 35 minutes, had found him guilty of embezzling coun- ty relief funds. The verdict ended six weeks of cir- cuit court proceedings during which more than 50 city and township of- ficials had offered testimony. De- fense Attorney John W. Conlin in- dicated yesterday, however, that he would carry the fight to the State Supreme Court, if the appeal he will launch in-a few days is granted. Betrayer Of Public Trust a In delivering the sentence, Judge n Sample severely denounced Gibb as a r public officer who betrayed the peo- ple's trust, but said he would recom- r mend that the sentence be kept to the C minimum. He expressed regret that, after the s number of'years he had ben associat- ed with Gibb, he had to sentence him r to prison.s "But, I feel that the law must pre- 1 vail, that tie people's trust must be performed by public officers," he said. "Although this is not a vicious crime, it is the worst crime I know, because it is a betrayal of public confidence." During the rendering of the sen- tence, Gibb maintained the passivity 1 that has characterized his attitude throughout the trial. To Judge Sample's query if he had anything to say, he merely shrugged his shoul- ders, and immediately resigned him- self to the custody of the deputy. Wife In Tears His second wire and his daughter, however, broke down completely, and had to be led from the court by sev- eral attendants. The relatively quick decision of the jury fiad been predicted since the second week of the trial when it seemed overwhelmingly apparent that Gibb had taken county .money for his own use, although he steadfastly maintained that any money he had "borrowed" had always been returned. Even Judge Sample, in his charge to the jury before it adjourned, indicat- ed his belief that Gibb was guilty. "The testimony of the defendant did not sound reasonable to me," he said. "I would be unwilling to accept (Continued on Page 2) Senior To Give Organ Recital Barnard Will Play Today In Hill Auditorium William Barnard, '40, will give the third in a series of Twilight. Organ Recitals at 4:15 p.m. today in Hill Auditorium assisted by Mrs. Neil Staebler, soprano. Among the selections scheduled to be heard on the program is Bach's Prelude in D major, Franck's Chor- ale in B minor and Sowerby's Choral Prelude on "Rejoice Ye Pure In Heart." Mrs. Staebler will sing three bib- lical songs by Dvorak: "Clouds and Darkness," "By the Waters of Baby- lon" and "I Will Sing New Songs Of Gladness." Snowmobile Finally Safe On Board "The Inside Story of the Funda- mentals of Correct Lubrication," a sound film presented by the Socony- Vacuum Oil Co. will be the feature of the American Society of Mechan- ical Engineers meeting at 7:30 to- night at the Union. Mr. V. A. Smith, technical man- ager of the White Star division in Detroit, will introduce the film. A discussion on lubrication problems will follow the showing of the film. Hillel Foundation Presents Snpeial Av ukah Weekend By KARL KESSLER Dean Ednunson and RICHARD HARMEL Nearly a quarter century has passed To Speak Today since the engineering honor system was first accepted as an integral part Dr. James B. Edmunson, Dean of of the administration and tradition the School of Education, will speak of that crllege. on the recommendations of the Edu- In that time, both students and cational Policies Commission at the faculty have been able to adapt and meeting of the Michigan Council of modify the original plan to meet the Education today at Ypsilanti. needs of the college. The adminis- Dean Edmunson's speech will lead tration, through Dean Alfred H. Lov- the discussion of the afternoon ses- ell, has expressed its approval of and sion, having as its theme "The Schools faith in the present honor system. To an then uropan Wasr.h ther pho- sound out the opinion of the student and the European War." Other pro-bd h nurn eotr oa fessors of the Education School have body, the inquiring reporterstoday been invited to attend. They will TU also hear Dr. Eugene B. Elliot, State THE QUESTIOT: Superintendent of Public Instruction, DO you believe that the honor sys- and Dr. Albert Phillips. tem as practiced in the engineering college is a success? i. ANqWF.RS '. .,.., c.