Weather Partly cloudy; Continued cold today. Jr 5fr i!Aja iaitj Editorial *Invisible Stop Signs Can't Be Seen. x VOL. L. No. 50 Z-323 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, NOV. 21, 1939 PRICE FIVE U.S. To Insist On Minimnum Interef erenee With Sipn Now That American Boats Are At Home,' We Desire Safety, Official Asserts American Attitude Has BeenChanging By ANDRUE BERDING WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-MP)-The United States, having barred Ameri- can ships from Europe's combat area, will insist on a minimum of interfer- ence with them elsewhere. By interference, the administration means not merely seizure of cargo or a portion of the cargo by a belligerent, but also undue detention of a ship through dilatory examination of her papers and cargo. A high official, explaining the gov- ernment's determinaiton, said the Administration believed that the States had made sufficiently onerous sacrifices in the interests of peace, and that these sacrifices should be repaid in part by fewer restrictions on American ships traveling in lanes outside the combat zone. Situation Changed The proclamation of the zone has radically changed the situation in- volving detention of American ships. Many ships have been putting into British ports voluntarily for exam- ination 'before proceeding to neutral destinations. Some times British au- thorities took off cargo they suspected was destined ultimately for Germany. But now the combat zone procla- mation automatically rules this out. American ships may not go to Brit- Isih ports at all.' Suppose, however, a British war- ship- stops an American merchant ship outside the zone and sends her to a control point for examination. The warship is directing that vessel to do what Congress has said she ,0ยง no Logical Development And yet this may ie a logical de- velopibent of the combat zone. Pre- vious , American ships bound for the northern tiropean neutrals have stopped at British ports of their own accord. Now they may not stop, nor may they go to Holland, Belgium, Sweden or Denmark. They may go to Bergen, Norway, by skirting to the north of Britain, and it is on this nor- thern lane that British warships may stop them and send them down to Britain for examination. If Britain forces an American mer- chantman to do the very thing Con- gress has forbidden the vessel to do, a sharp remonstrance might well be made by the state department. Prac- tically all the United States trade with Norway, Sweden and Denmark which is carried in American bottoms will be directed to Bergen. Authori- ties here are firm in demanding that the combination of combat zone and British blockade shall not work to cut America off from those good cus- tomers. Dewey Seeks Strike Truce Union Lowers Demands In ChryslerDispute DETROIT, Nov. 20.-UP)-While 58,000 Chrysler employes waited for word of an agreement that might re- turn them to their jobs after 46 days of idleness, officials of the corpora- tion and the CIO United Automobile Workers today sought a compromise on wage adjustments to end the pro- longed contract dispute. James F, Dewey, U.S. Department of Labor conciliator, reported the cor- poration had expressed willingness to make "substantial adjustments in rates of pay" but had made no offer of a general wage increase. The union, which had demanded a blanket wage increase of 10 cents an hour, was reported ready to accept five cents. At Lansing Gov. Luren D. Dickin- son expressed regret that the state lacked the power to force a settle- ment, and added: "Any industry that wants to oper- ate will have our protection and work- men who really want to work will be Hawaii Is Destined To Become Independent State, Judd Says Former Governor Attacks System Which Subjects Island People To U.S. By WILLIAM NEWTON Statehood is the ultimate destiny of the Territory of Hawaii, Law- rence M. Judd, former governor of the Territory, said in an address onj "Hawaii-the Pivot of the Pacific" at 4:15 p.m. yesterday in the amphi- theatre of the Rackham Building. The fundamental principles of America will not tolerate any group of citizens remaining a subject people, he explained. The citizens of the Territory, having no voting representative in Congress, Judd ex- plained, are virtually in such a posi- tion, dependent upon the wishes and ideas of the Congressional represen- tatives of the 48 states. The Territory of Hawaii, Judd emphasized, cannot be regarded as a possession of the United States, as it is in truth an integral part of the nation. Its government was for- mally recognized as the ruling body of a soverign country until its de- sires for annexation by this nation, were granted, he pointed out. The importance of the Territoryt today can be seen, he observed, by the fact that it ranks as the fourth of 'all nations or protectorates in relation to trade with mainland United States. Oahu, the most high- ly populated island in the Hawaiian group, he added, is the center of what is termed the "spearhead of the American defense in the Pacific." Besides, Judd pointed out, the Ter-f ritory contributed more to the na- tion in taxes than 14 states last year., The large number of residents of Japanese, Chinese and Philippine an- cestry living in the Territory of Hawaii should be no cause for worry in case it were given statehood, Judd said in an interview after the lecr, ture. "I would bet my last dollar,'' he continued, "that so-called 'for- eign groups' of the Territory would make as good full-fledged American citizens as the people of any minority group-and better than most." All the people of the Territory,, Judd explained, are eligible to re- ceive as good an American educa- tion as anyone in the country. Any discrimination against these people, he concluded, could only be classed as "rank injustice," especially as they have all helped build Hawaii into its present position as an im- portant part of America. Nazis Admit 1,200 Czechs Are In Jail French Sound Air Alarms In Northwest; Troops Take Over Dormitories Eight Universities Closed In Purge PRAGUE, Nov. 20,-(')-Approxi- mately 1,200 students have been sent to concentration camps in connection with recent demonstrations which led to the execution of 12 Czechs, it was 'announced officially tonight. Parents and relatives and others making inquiries or attempting inter- vention were advised that such steps were "purposeless." The conflict between dissident Czechs and the German-established government of the protectorate of Bohemia-Moravia began with clashes on Oct. 28, the 21st anniversity of the founding of the former Czechoslo- vak. Republic. A student injured on that day died last Wednesday, pre- cipitating anti-German demonstra- tions which were said to have result- ed in the shooting by firing squads of nine students, two policemen and an unidentified Czech. A survey today showed eight Czech universities and academies, including the university and theological facul- ties of Prague and Bruenn, have been closed for three years. Several thousand Czechs have been arrested' by the Schutzstaffel (Elite Guard) troops. Student dormitories and offices of Czechs schools in Prague remained occupied by the black-shirted detach- ments. Air Raid Alarm Sounds In France PARIS, Nov. 20.-(P)-An air raid alarm was sounded in Northwestern France at 7:05 p.m. (2:05 p.m., EST) tonight, and ended 37 miiues later. The alarm was given after a day in which the Germans made widespread scouting flights over France, caus- ing alert signals in widely separated parts of the country. On the battle lines, meanwhile, there was reduced activity, except for League Shows , Finland Today' At Mendelssohn Francis R. Line, '28, will present his photographic analysis of "Finland Today" in two showings today at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre under the auspices of the Art Cinema League. A matinee presentation of the film will be given at 4 p.m., with an eve- ning showing at 8:15 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the League box office, and all seats will be reserved.' Mr. Line photographed the scenes incorporated into his film a month before the present war broke out. He was assisted in gathering the ma- terial by the Finnish government. Portrayed in the color film are such phases as Finland's modern develop- ment, social aspects, youth move- ment, the work carried on by women and a detailed study of the Great Arctic Highway, the chief artery of Finnish commerce that any invader will try to sever. Campus support was given the local showing of the film when Suomi, or- ganization of Finnish students here, voted last week to attend the movie. Dean Erich A. Walter will introduce Mr. Line, who will explain the scenes depicted in his picture. CAA ToBein' Advanced Flight Trainig Here German Submarit Sinks BritishV "/ kw; Off Coast Of Ir .,_ Noted Actress' Solo Sketches Thrill Crowd Local Chapter Of Red Cross Ne S,.$2J'51 Ne ts_$2,453 Adams Urges Cooperation By Undergraduates In Call ForMembership "Further coopcIation on the part of the studeit body in the Red Cross membership drive is needed," Tom Adams, '40, chairman of the recent undergraduate drive, asserted yester-. day. The drive has netted $2,453.06 for the Washtenaw County Chapter ac- cording to the latest returns. More than 195 group enrollments, includ- ing contributions thus far the facul- ty campaign, total .$225.05. Roll Call committee men termed the faculty response "disappointing." Other contributions include: spe- cial gifts, $823.50; house to house canvassing, $1,142.41; business and industrial gifts, $119; and booths and miscellaneous, $146.10. Dr. Anthony J.J. Rourke, roll call chairman and assistant director of University Hospital, announced yes- terday that the drive was going well and was expected to exceed last, year's proceeds.t, Contributions can still be given or mailed to the Red Cross at Harris Hall, Red Cross headquarters Shipments In East DelayedBy Japan WASHINGTioN, Nov. 20. -(P)-- The State Departmen took a grave view today of reports that Japanese military authorities have delayed the transportation of American goods into the British and French conces- sions at Tientsin, China. At his press conference, Sumner Welles, Acting Secretary of State, disclosed that there have been num- erous complaints of difficulties en- countered by American business men in getting goods into the concessions. In response to a question, Welles said he most decidedly believed that Americans had a right to engage in trade with the concessions. Judoe Scores Case Of State In Kuhn Trial Prosecutors Have Failed To Prove Money Stolen From Bund Treasury NEW YORK, Nov. 20. -(RP)--A declaration that the prosecution had failed to show "beyond reasonable doubt" that. Fritz Kuhn had stolen money from his German-American Bund was made from the bench to- day by Judge James G. Wallace in the Bundsfuehrer's larceny trial., At this expression of judicial dis- satisfaction with the nature of testi- mony thus far offered, Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Herman; McCarthy immediately indicated that the state would reopen its case. At the end of a court session which at one point had been overlaid with open hilarity, as McCarthy had sought to cross-examine himself to prove he had no "animus" toward Kuhn, Judge Wallace told the young prosecutor: "You haven't proved everything beyond a reasonable doubt. Merely because he (Kuhn) didn't deposit all of this money (collected by the Bund) does not prove that he stole it. You must prove it was done with intent to defraud, and if any of the money was spent for legitimate Bund purposes, that expenditure does not constitute larceny." McCarthy hurriedly answered that, although the prosecution had rested last week, it would offer what he termed indisputable evidence before the case was finally ended. Judge Wallace's remarks followed defense testimony which contradict- ed earlier state testimony intended to show that among Kuhn's alleged peculations was the misappropria- tion of $500 intendedl to have been paid to James D. C. Murray, a private attorney, for legal services. William Luedtke of Lodi, N.J., treasurer of the German-American Business League, a bund affiliate, swore that on July 8, 1938, Kuhn had given him $500 in cash, A beautiful woman with expressive hands and an inspiring voice last night twisted the emotions of a capacity Hill Auditorium audience; with her every word. She was Cornelia Otis Skinner, the character actress who has been called; "the greatest single attraction of the American theatre," in a program of her modern monologues sponsored by the University Oratorical Asso- ciation. Miss Skinner presented six popu- lar sketches: "Christmas Morning," "Times Square," "The English Lady Explorer," "Homework," "Liebes- traum" and "Motoring in the 90,'s." She appeared alone using only dark drapes as a background and em- ploying simple objects such as a lorgnette, a shawl and a hat as stage properties. Members of the audience agreed that although Miss Skinner is a solo artist, "she does not perform alone. Her casts exist in her pauses, in the way she looks at imaginary- persons and. the way, she walks' about the, stage." One observer exclaimed that "this is real art that is seldom en- countered." Conger Leaves Nazis In Wake Of Censorship, Survivors Reach England Today; Nazi Airplanes Fly Over London Area Troops Are Quiet On Western Front (By The Associated Press) Twenty-two , weather-beaten pas- sengers and crew members from the sunken British merchant vessel "Ar- lington Court" arrived in Cork, Ire- land this morning, sole survivors of a boat whichrwas sunk several days ago by a subiharine 200 miles off the Irish coast. Word of the 4,915 ton British boat's fate was received in England for the first time yesterday, and brought the total of British merchant vessels sent to the bottom during the weekend to ten. Meanwhile, Nazi airmen suddenly stepped up the tempo of the war in the air with an unsuccessful raid which touched London's outskirts for some artillery fire. Tonight's commnmique said duced activity on the front. patrols and some artillery fire." Benefit Drive "re- Few Sonja Henie Picks Tom Harmon For Her Pretty' All-American For Cripples Is Organized Committee For Crippled Children To P e tition Legislature For Money A state-wide petition drive for a special session of the legislature to appropriate additional funds for crippled children in Michigan will be launched this week, Harry Stutz, Grad., secretary of the State Com-a mittee to Aid Crippled Children an- nounced yesterday. The Committee was formed to con- solidate sentiment favoring a special session of the legislature after or- ganizations acting individually had failed to induce the legislature to re- consider its reductions in aid to sick indigent children. Petitions will be circulated simultaneously in Detroit, Flint, Lansing and other leading cities in an attempt to secure thous- ands of signatures by Dec. 15. Delegates of the organizations on the State Committee to Aid Crippled Childrentogether with all other in- terested groups, will meet at a con- ference, Friday, Dec. 15, in Ann Arbor to decide upon a uniform policy action. "The Conference will serve as a jumping off point to gain further support," Stutz said, "and will in- tensify efforts to gain our objective, a special session to restore the hos- pital cuts." Volunteer committee members hope to arouse interest in the con- ference by making the petition drive as successful as possible, Stutz de- clared. All student and teacher groups on campus as well as the residents of Ann Arbor will be asked to endorse the petition, he said. Betty Grable Unconcerned About Jack's Engagement BOSTON. Nov .2 --UP- Betty. Graduates Of Elementary Instruction Are Eligible Under New Program+ The Civil Aeronautics Authority yesterday authorized the University to break new ground in the trainingI of student flyers by establishing an advanced flight course for those stu- dents who successfully completed the elementary course last spring. Providing the student flyer with 146 hours of advanced ground school instruction and from 40 to 50 hours of flying, the course will enable him to qualify for the limited commercial certificate. The cost of training for this at a professional school would be about $1,000. Requirements for participation in the course include: successful com- pletion of the private pilot course last spring; enrollment in college as a full time student; certification from a new medical examination, which1 will be conducted here by Dr. Fene- more E. Davis, CAA approved flight surgeon; and ability to pay a labora-7 tory fee up to $40. Eight students are eligible for the course. They are: Clifford W. James, '41A, Flint; Harry C. Matteson, '41E, Jackson; Frederick A. Maxam, '40E, St. Clair Shores; Byrl F. Schaubert, 40F&C, Shattus, Ill,; Samuel Tau- man, '40E, Pontiac; John P. Vivian, Jr., '42E, New Rochelle, N.Y.; Hans Weichsel, Jr., '42E, Webster Grove, Mo.; and John H. Overton, '40, Baby- lon, N.Y. Ground school for the course will be begun as soon as the CAA approves an instructor, according to Prof. Em- erson W. Conlon of the aeronautical engineering department, Youthful Hunter Is Victim In Fourth Fatal Accident (By The Associated Press) The fourth fatal gun accident of the Michigan deer hunting season was recorded Monday when the body of 19-year-old Harold Eldred of Capac was found three miles north- east of Shingleton in Alger County. The young hunter had been missing since Sunday night, Communication Is Denied To Journalist By Reich4 After Discontent Story Restrictions imposed upon his ac- tivities by the Nazi government mo- tivated the sudden departure fromt Germany of S. Beach Conger, jr., '32,1 head of the New York Herald-Tri-1 bune's Berlin Bureau and former edi- torial director of The Daily, it was learned through relatives here yes- terday.a Conger left Berlin Saturday and1 fled to Amsterdam with his wife after learning that he had been denied all telephone, cable and mail privileges. in Germany and had been barred from all press conferences by the propaganda ministry. The action, it was revealed, was provoked by a dis- patch printed last Tuesday in the Herald-Tribune in which Conger, re- ported discontent among submarine crews in Hamburg and intimated that the German high command was reluctant to invade neutral countries in the western offensive. News' of the former student's ex- pulsion was first published in the United States in The Daily. Conger, following in the footsteps of his father, S. Beach Conger, who was a correspondent in Berlin in the. last war, was appointed to head the New York Herald Tribune's bureau there late in September, and had been stationed there for about 18 days. Conger graduated from the University in 1932 and included among his affiliations, in addition to The Daily; Sigma Delta Chi, Mimes, Druids, Phi Eta Sigma and Zeta Psi fraternity. the first time during the war, British anti-aircraft guns, aidedby the Royal Air Force, drove off the lone German plane which was seen over the Thames estuary. British guns also repelled a Nazi flight over the Orkney Islands, site of the Scapa Flow naval base, and a German air- mans assault on a British destroyer in the North Sea was said to have been "unsuccessful." Date Of Sinking Unknown The date of the Arlington Court's sinking was not given in brief dis- patches received last night, the first information merely reciting that 22 survivors in a lifeboat were rescued by the Netherland vessel Algenib. A lifeboat with 11 other crewmen was missing. It was believed the Arlington Court sank several days ago, however, as the chief engineer was said to haveq~ died in the lifeboat found by the Algenib. The survivors were expect- ed in Cork today. Owners of the Netherlands pas- senger liner, Simon Bolivar, lowered the known death toll in the destruc- tion of their ship by a mine Saturday to 85. Previously, 140 persons were reported to have been lost. Most of the losses in the North Sea were attributed by the British to Ger- man mines-but the Germans said their mines could not have been re- sponsible. Western Front Quiet On the Western Front, military af- fairs were forgotten temporarily while German troops cleared debris caused by violent storms. Both the French and German armies virtually had to forego even patrol action because of the flooded Rhine and other border rivers. German airmen were reported ac- tive over France, however, their scouting flights causing air raid alarms to be sounded in widespread sections. One German pilot crashed to his death in the Netherlands-his plane apparently dsiabled by Netherlands anti-aircraft guns. It was the third time in as many days that German planes flying over Netherlands have been fired upon. Michigan Pilots Capture Meet By PAUL CHANDLER Baby-faced Sonja Henie thinks that Michigan's Tom Harmon is "so pretty" that she picked him as full- back on her own little all-American team last night, but the ever-wise Ann Arbor coeds are shaking their heads sadly as they learn the news. The University women, who have been subject to nation-wide ridicule ever since one football player claimed that the least beautiful girls in the country come to Michigan, in- sist that Harmon doesn't belong on any "glamour boy" . football eleven. Tom is a "swell" football player, the college girls say, but "he just isn't beautiful." Instead they would select half a dozen other members of the Michi- gan squad for Sonia's All-American. Outlawed Drifting Sea Mines Brig New Perils To Shipping plenty of support from the Michigan football squad, which was informed of dimpled Miss Henie's choices last night. Most of the members, includ- ing Capt. Archie Kodros and quarter- back Evashevski himself, insisted that Miss Henie didn't look far enough when she glanced at the pic- tures. Both Kodros and Evashevski declared that "I would have won if this iceskater knew her business." Harmon himself had no comments to make. He just looked at the news dispatches, blushed and said "Nuts!" But Margot Thom, Harmon's girl, was "all excited" about it. "Of course he deserves it," she said, "he's swell." "He's not pretty, of course, but hP i s amufilv hsunsAnm, Nn By KIRKE L. SIMPSON (Associated Press Staff Writer) Outlaw sea mines, drifting in the path of neutral shipping in the Euro- pean war zone to take a shocking toll of non-combatant lives, have brought home to the world as has no other incident, the horrors that may lie ahead. Whoever laid them or however they came to be floating in the sea lanes as blind and terrible menaces to all shipping, those mines are out- lawed by the Hague conventions of 1909 to which all sea-using nations, including Germany and the Franco- British allies, have subscribed. erents shall leave neither mines nor, torpedoes drifting in the wake of their battles to strike any comer on the seaways with not as much warn- ing as a rattlesnake gives. The Hague rules provide that un- anchored mines, fused to explode on contact, may be used by warring sea powers, but only if so safe- guarded as to become harmless with- in an hour after they are launched. The clause permitting short-lived mines was inserted to meet a special condition of warfare. It is designed to cover the case of a belligerent war vessel, or even a fleet, fleeing from a stronger enemy in close pursuit. Ranney, Van Veen, And Goldman Take Honors Capturing a total of 54 points out of a total of 82, the Michigan Flying Club won the Mid-West Intercollegi- ate Flying Meet here Saturday and Sunday against meager competition. The high-point trophy for the meet was awarded to Dean, Triplet of Akron University with a total of 17 points. Earl Rottmayer, also of Ak- ron, placed second with 11 points while three Micnigan flyers, Dan- niel R. Ranney, '40E, Louis H. Gold- man, '40E and Henry G. VanVeen, '41 tied for third place honors with nine points each. Individual event trophies were won by Fred Maxam, '40E, in the bomb-dropping contest; Edward M Mancourt, '41, in the 180-degree spot-