My fair; today. I I . ign -No. 6 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, SEPT. 30, 1939 a ~ ility Act e Called Toward t-.Carry' mittee Passes For 90-Day o Belligerents aeoislation Johnson Act N, Sept. 29.-(P)-; rry," not "cash and ttack Administration d at the neutrality' d ry the Senate For- Dommittee yesterdpy. approved by the Sen- elations Committee, ligerents to buy arms ials here on 0 day redit, subject to the Delta Gamma's 'War Victims'.Return his provision )position con- ien Chairman ) the Senate that to the edits the bill nson Act, a rts of Sena- lonally coun- ess from the t of them are ition to the Clad in plaid from Scotland, two of Michigan's survivors of the "Athenia" disaster-Barbara Bradfield, Grad., of Grand ipids, and Joan Outhwaite, '41, of Bennington, Vt.-pose jatuntily on the gang- plank of the "Orizaba," which brought them back to New York. Alberta Wod, '39, of Anchorage, Ky., who was also on the ill-fated British liner, has been reported safe, but it is not known if she has returned to this country. U.S. Officials' Assure Sailing For Karpinski Loss Of PWA Appropriations FacesHospital Project Speedup Advised; Dr. Smith Is Unworried By Withdrawal Threat PWA officials in region two issued a warning yesterday that work on the University hospital bilding must be State Press Club Meets Here Oct.26 21st Annual Conference To Feature Speeches OnEuropean:Affairs Delegates To Attend Testimonial Dinner The University Press Club of Mich- igan will hold its- 21st annual con- ference here Oct. 26 to 28. Included in the program will be discussions of the European situation by University professors who have recently returned from abroad, talks by outstanding American newspaper- men and luncheons for all those who attend the conference. Additional interest will be given this year's program by its occurence at the same time as the Ruthven Testimonial dinner and the Home- cming football game against Yale University, according to Arthur W. Stace, president of the club. The program has been arranged to I)- elude both of these events as well as the speech by Eleanor Rooseyelt, sponsored by the University Oratori- cal Association. It is also believed that off-the- record sessions may be held with men prominent in national affairs. The subjects of these talks are expected to coincide with those which are of greatest interest from a standpoint of both national and international problems. The 'annual Press Club dinner will be merged with the Ruthven Testi- monial dinner, which will be held' Friday, Oct. 27, in the Yost Field House. It is expected that 2,600 peo- ple will attend the dinner. It is to be .followed by a program of dramatics, pageantry and selections by the Uni- versity Band and Glee Club. Members of the Michigan Press Association will hold a luncheon meeting Thursday, Oct. 26; and edi- tors of the Michigan Associated Press will attend a luncheon meeting Fri- day, Oct. 27. Members of the club may obtin admission to the University- ~ln e, the -Ruth ' Testimonial dinner, the Yale-Michigan game, the Roosevelt lecture and all sessions of the con- ference by payment of the $.50 reg- istration fee. As present indications point to an over-capacity demand for reservations, registrations should 'be turned in at once to Prof. J. L. Brumm, Haven Hall. Americas Plan Trade Increase New Ideas Formulated For AdvisoryCouncil PANAMA, Panama, Sept. 29.-(jP) -Delegates to the Inter-American Neutrality Conference today took steps to intensify trade between the Americas as a defense against apro- longed European war. A special subcommittee tproposed the creation of a permanent group with headquarters in Washington to study problems of commerce and fi- nances between North and South America. The committee would in- clude a group of five monetary ex- perts in an advisory capacity on monetary and exchange problems. Based On Polish Partiti es! he said that amendment on. developing, ew language clear that not be re- aid on time, le could ob- n of credit de good. t4Asne dSa s sdiplomatic !speeded up or the $213,750 grant on and consular service is doing every- the project would be withheld. thing possible to provide sailing ac- PWA figures state that only 31 commodations for Prof. Louis C. Kar- per cent of the 67 per cent which pinski from France next month. should have been completedon hthe Professor Karpinski, a membe Io $475,000 project has been finished. the mathematics departmenter andof Contacted at his home last night, a throfatbibliographyrofmenarl Dr. Shirley W. Smith, vice-president author of a bibliography of early and secretary of business and. finance Aille punbmishedminthsek h of the University, remarked that he will be published i the future by was not worried about the warning the University press, 'was stranded as yet and added that he thought in Europe at the outbreak of hostili- that there was no question ut thattht ties. He was originally scheduled to th eprojectw ou est on retun hit or utyon ct.1 ~he roject could be completed on time. University officials contacted the pr. Smith also expressed doubt in State Department after Professor the accuracy of the figures as stated Karpinski's family received a tele- by WPA officials. "I believe that ac- gram from him saying that he was tually more than 31 per cent of the living in the town of St. Jean de Luz, project has been finished," he said. France. The town is located on the of the, effect of the an shipping to ports f the United States, ne lines to South the Orient was also the committee. Al- nmittee decided that ferce to Canada could d, they wrote into the permitting American Ines to leAve mail and he Caribbean posses- Britain and France ith of the 30th paral- borne be per a prop s and This line runs through New Or- leans and its application to the pres- ent situation would prohibit sea and air commeree not only to Canada but to the island of Bermuda as well. However, 'it will permit airlines to South America to make stops at Trinidad and Martinique, both Bri- tish ports. Language to keep the Pacific route of Panamerican Air- ways functioning also was adopted. It permits a stop at British Hong- kong. Woodring Sees, Strong Defense Declares U.S. Can Seek Peace With 'Authority' WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-(/P)- Secretary Woodring said today on the Army's 150th birthday that national defenses were being reinforced to enable the United States to speak "with authority" for peace. The Administration, he said in a radio address (NBC) "has determined that insofar as lies within its power, the mailed fist of Mars shall not extend across the oceans to pound nnn the Americas." sea' coast near the Spanish frontier. Washington officials replied with a form letter stating that diplomatic' officials abroad would strive to assist Professor Karpinski. Virtually all of the French liners have ceased sailing. Douglas Miller Arrives In Port Survivor Of War Mishap Returns To America bouglas Miller, '40, survivor of the sinking of the Norwegian ship Ron- da which struck a mine in the North Sea early during the wai, was among1 the 1,197 passengers on board the Nieuw Amsterdam, flagship of the Holland-America Line, when it docked at New York last night, it was announced by the Associated Press. Also aboard the ship were Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, widow of the steel magnate; John Gunther, journalist and author; Merle Oberon, Sarah Allgood and Viola Keats, British screen actresses, and Karl Hilgen- dorf, 23, of Milwaukee, another sur- vivor of the Ronda disaster. Officials" of the Holland-America Line have announced that the Nieuw Amsterdam, largest ship ever built in the Netherlands, will be laid up in- definitely on its return to its home port, Rotterdam. The S.S. Rotter- dam will take its place. Miller was one of four men who drifted for two days in an open boat after the Ronda sank off the coast of Holland. The survivors were forced to bail with their shoes in order to Sleep Comes To Dorm After Bonfire Scare Residents -of the new west quad- rangle of dormitories got some sleep Thursday night, but it came after 12 o'clock and the extinguishing of a, bonfire in the courtyard. "Spontaneous combustion" was cited as the cause of the blaze by one student, but Ann Arbor firemen who responded to the call said that a match did the work. Students quick-wittedly put rew fire hoses in the dormitory to the task of stopping the burning pile of rubbish, and called the fire depart- ment when things. became too hot. Some of the city firemen got wet 1 while performing their duty. New Cheer Events Planned For Games New cheering features and a great- ly enlarged card section will be pre- sented . at all of Michigan's tome games this fall, according to an an- nouncement by Charles Heinen, '41E, of the Union executive council. The eight-man scream team led by Ted Spangler, '40, consists of Art Treut, '40A, Ken Kimball, '40E, Charles Jazlo, '41, George Johnson, '41E, Bud Kietch, '40, Walter Flores, '42E, and Richard Strain, '42. Under the direction of Spangler and his crew, the old traditional march be- hind the band, which starts in front of the Union and proceeds to the game will be revived this year for the Michigan State game next Saturday. The newly selected cheerleaders will demonstrate a number of new European War Delays Plans Of Robert Rosa, Rhodes Winner By ROY BUEHLER New conditions ll Europe have re- signed Robert Rosa, Grad., to a long postponement before he can capital- ize on the Rhodes Scholarship he won last May. According to the original plans, r. .... Rosa was to meet the other American ----------- Rhodes scholars in New York City for a "bon voyage" celebration, and on Oct. 4 he intended to sail for Eng-{:. L land aboard the S.S. Washington. On Sept. 5, however, a brief note arrived from the American secretary of the fund, with the gloomy news of an } indefinite postponement." The rooms which had been assigned to Rosa at Oxford are, he has been informed, now being used by mem- bers of the English Privy Council. On the condition. that the vener- able walls of Oxford survive possible bombing raids, and providing that war-time inflation .does not destroy ROBERTROSA the value of the endowment, Rosa may still be able to keep his appoint tant at Adams house, under Prof.