Weather Cloudy and cooler. Sic A titx Editorial Axis Is Sneaking In The Back Door ...l - Fifty Years Of Continuous Publication VOI,. LI. No. 173 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1941 Z-323 PRICE FIVE CENTS Axis Pincer Drive Advances In Crete; Steel Use Limited) Japanese Given Chance To 'Escape' From Pact 1111! Describes RelationsAs 'U..iciha ged' A fter Roosevelt's Fireside Chat Baseball Squad Clinches Share Of Big Ten Crown; Netters Lead First Round Facilities For Evacuation Are Held By Germans; British Face Surrender 'Gasless Sundays' SuggestedBy Ickes (By The Associated Press) BERLIN, Friday, May 30.-The end of the Battle of Crete is believed to be only a matter of days now with the Germans* advancing from the west and Italians attacking from the east, informed quarteys said today. With the capture of the island's capital, Canea, and the seaport of pandia, another one of Germany's ;amous pincer movements is develop- ing, military circles indicated. Combined Forces The combined British and Greek forces in the territory between the two towns will be squeezed gradually, leav- ing but one alternative - surrender - and all facilities for evacuation are in German hands, these circles ex- plained. The British Navy is no longer Jn pqition to participate in the fighting in C'rete, the Germans claimed, refer, ring to the landing of Italian troops on the eastern part of the island from s\ps without the slightest interfer- ence from the Royal Navy despite British assertions that the arrival of rein orcements by sea was impossible. That bigger and more far-reach- rng military operations will follow once Creteis in German hands was hinted at by the military spokesman. No Pause In Fight There will be no pause in the fight after Crete is taken, he said. The war against England will be continued re- lentlessly with the aim of reaching "important decisions," he asserted. The statement generally was inter- rupted as meaning Germany planned to make Crete a Luftwaffe base for an attack on the British lifelines at the Suez Canal and Alexandria. Government Restricts Ulse Of steel (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 29.-(')-The government acted today to restrict use of steel for non-essential civilian purposes, and there was talk in high places of limiting household consump- tion of electricity, banning night baseball with its huge electric lights and forbidding automobile pleasure riding on Sundays. These conservation measures, all directly affecting the man in the street, came under discussion as the government pushed the national de- fense drive, and as the British-aid program entered a new field with an- nouncement of plans for training 8,000 RAF pilots in the United States. Steel Production There is every prospect, it was ex- pairned, that steel production will not be sufficient to meet both defense demands and normal civilian uses. Likewise, a power shortage is in pros- pect by the end of the year. With oil, the problem is trans- portation rather than lack of sup- .plies. Ordinarily, much of the gaso- line for the populous Atlantic sea- board is brought from the oil fields by tankers. So many of these vessels have been pressed into other uses - prin- cipally maintaining British supply lines - that it is a question whether deliveries of all the fuel desired can be maintained. Preference Ordered the Office of Production Manage- ment formally ordered a system of prerence ratings in meeting orders of steel consumers. While nothing has yet been done about conserving electricity and gasoline, Secretary Ickes suggested at a press conference that a voluntary reduction of the use of electric current and a revival of the "gasless Sundays" of World War days might be necessary. Congress Appoints Tang To Committee First Chinese student to hold an office on campus, S. Che Tang, '42E, has been appointed to the social com- mittee of Congress. independent men's Ex-City Editor Paul Chandler WedsToday MISS DOROTHY FOLKNER ' Quiet simplicity will mark the nup- tials of Paul M. Chandler, '41, and Miss Dorothy Francis Folkner at the First Methodist Church in Trenton, today. Mis Folkner, dressed in an informal green frock, will be given in marriage by her father, Thomas. F. Folkner. The Rev. Marshall Hoyt, who chris- tened Miss Folkner, will officiate. Mis4 Jane Corlett of Chicago is to be bridesmaid and Stan M. Swin- ton, '40, will serve as best man. Members of the wedding party will include Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Chand- ler of Sault Ste. Marie; Mr. and Mrs. Folkner, also of the Soo, and Miss Ruth Chandler. A wedding din- ner will be served at the Dearborn Inn following the ceremony. Miss Folkner is a graduate of Sault Ste. Marie High School and Oberlin University, where she was prominent in women's activities. Mr. Chandler has held a number of important posi- tions. He was successively night edi- tor and city editor of The Michigan Daily and is a member of Sphinx, junior men's honor society, and Mich- igamua, senior all-campus honorary fraternity. For the past two years he has been a member of the Ann Arbor bureau of the Detroit News. The couple will be at home to friends at 711 Church St. following a brief boat trip to Niagara Falls, N.Y. After June 15, they will reside at 90 Seward Ave. in Detroit. Schmeling Alive, Says Beril, But In hospital BERLIN, Friday, May 30.-(A-- Germany announced officially today that Max Schmeling, former world heavyweight boxing champion, is alive but confined to a hospital with a tropical disease picked up while fight- ing as a Nazi parachute trooper in Crete. WASHINGTON, May 29.-(7)--The United States Government's relations with Japan here were described as unchanged by Secretary of State Hull today, but it appearedthat efforts were being made to give Tokyo an avenue of "e cape" from Axis com- mitments. Whether the Japanese government would take advantage of this open- ing in the event of war between the United States and Germany was less evident. Secretary Hull's comment at his press conference apparently was in- tended to counteract assertions by responsible legislators concerning the reasons for the omission of any men- tion of Japan from President Roose- velt's "fireside chat" Tuesday night. They attributed this to a growing belief in Administration quarters that Japan's ties with the Axis were weak- ening; that business interests were growing more influential in Tokyo and might eventually gain the as- cendency over more militaristic ele- ments. Secretary Hull said only that Amer- ican policies and relations with Ja- pan had not changed. This was be- lieved to rule out any possibility that the United Stats would be willing to make economic or other conces- sions to Japan On the chance, however, that Ja- 'Babel' Banquet T o Take .Place In West Quad Language Tables Meeting Will Feature Addresses By Nordrneyer, Keniston A "Tower of Babel" banquet at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday will write a fitting finish tontheyear's activities for the language tables of the West Quad. Distinctive decorations for the three tables have been planned. Gourds will adorn the Spanish table, the French table will be decorated with imported wine bottles, and the German table with beer steins. The banquet will honor the volun- tary counsellors of the language groups and special entertainment has been planned., Bertram Smith, Grad., as toastmaster, will introduce the speakers, Prof. Hayward Keniston, chairman of the Romance Languages department, and erof. Henry W Nordmeyer, chairman of the German department. Other guests invited are Dean of Students Joseph Bursley, Dean of Women Alice Lloyd, :Director of Resi- dence Halls Karl Litzenberg, Prof. Rene Talamon, Prof. Charles Koella and Mr. Clifford Prator of the French department, Prof. Philip Diamond and Mr. Otto Graf of the German department, and Prof. Julio del Toro and Prof. Jose Albaladejo of the Spanish department. Committee chairmen for the event are: William Pritula, '44E, spealers; Jack Vaughn, '43, entertainment; Bruce Fqrbes, '42, decorations; Wil- liam MacLeod, '43, publicity; Bernard Krohn, '43, reservations; and Richard Harmel, '41, reception. pan herself may want a way out of the pact, President Roosevelt was believed in diplomatic quarters to have phrased his speech carefully to provide such an escape. Yosuke Matsuoka, Japanese foreign minister, reaffirmed Japan's loyalty to the three-power pact in a speech today, but he said also that Germany and Italy had accepted the original Japanese text of the accord without modification - a possible hint that Japan had left a "loophole." Under this pact, the three nations undertook "to assist one another with all political, economic and military means when one of the three con- tracting parties is attacked by a pow- er at present not involved in the Euro- pean war or in the Sino-Japanese conflict." Prof. James Named Head Of Committee Faculty Member Appointed Chairman Of Five Man Solicitations Committee Prof. Laylin K. James of the Law School was appointed chairman of an advisory committee on solicitations recently, at a meeting of the com- mittee. Other officers are Joseph W. Hoop- er, attorney, vice-chairman, and Louis G. Christman, secretary of the Chamer of Commerce as secretary of the committee. This five man executive committee was created for current business to work out general, proper standards of approvals and forms of application for solicitations. The committee may or may not publicize their decisions. The new board was formed in an attempt to extend better control over all charity and emergency solicita- tions, for cash advertising, merchan- dising or other methods which may be used, Mayor Leigh J. Young agreed to cooperate with the committee by not issuing permits to , organizations which are not approved, but added that he will not necessarily be bound by the committee's decision, since re- sponsibility for solicitation permits ultimately rests with him. By means of this advisory board, it is hoped that unworthy solici- tation campaigns will be eliminated from the city. No permits will be issued, it was pointed out, until the organization submits statements re- garding their financial setup and pur- poses for which the money collected will be used, Dramatic Hit ') Close Run Matteson, Ames, Sherman Star In_'Skylark' "Skylark," which is appearing this week at the Lydia Mendelssohn The-- atre, will bring its week's run to a close with evening performances to- day and tomorrow and a matinee at 3:15 p.m. tomorrow. The leading roles of Lydia Kenyon and her neglectful husband are taken by Ruth Matteson and :Leon Ames, Both Miss Matteson and Ames ap- peared here last week in "The Male Animal." Hiram Sherman shares stel- lar honors with them, enacting the role of Bill Blake, the cynical bach- elor Other plays this season .nclude "Ladies in Retirement" opening Tues- day with Ruth Gordon, "Man and Superman" with Madge Evans and "Golden Boy" with Sylvia Sidney and Luther Adler. Fort Cuaster 'Alert' Is Only Practice For Emergency FORT CUSTER, Mich., May 29.- (A')---A "practice alert" at Fort Custer, with armed soldiers patrolling the re- servation area and blocking all roads, Tennis Squad Gains Lead In Opening Day's Play; Garners Eight Points Slight Margin Held Over Northwestern By DICK SIMON (Special to The Daily) CHICAGO, Ill., May 29 - The Wol- verine tennis team lived up to fullet expectations today as it swept through the.first round matches to score eight points and take the lead in the West- ern Conference meet on the University .f Chicago courts. Close on the heels of Michigan was Northwestern, defending champions, with five points, while Chicago and Wisconsin were just a step behind the Wildcats. Upsets seemed to mark the first day's activities with six seeded players falling by the wayside. One of these was the Maize and Blue's Lawton Hammett who drew the second seeded spot in the second bracket. The Bad- ger Captain, Art Neilson, played ter- rific ball to down Hammett in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4. Hammett Has Trouble Hammet seemed to be having trou- ble controlling his shots, especially at the net. The Wisconsin player offered Hammett little competition in their dual meet match earlier in the sea- son. Other casualties were Cal Sawyier of Chicago, who lost a gruelling three set match to Dick McFarlane of Ohio State; Jerry Rosenthal of Ohio State who was beaten by Bill Self of Chicago; Beryl Shapiro of North- western who fell victim of the base- line play of Henry Nosek of Minne- sota; John Janes of Ohio State who was beaten by Jack Shapiro of North- western; and the doubles team of Mike Lieberman and Ken Silgen of Minnesota who dropped a close de- cision to Michigan's third doubles combination of Gerry Schaflander and Tom Gamon. Last Match A Thriller This last match was a thriller to watch. Undefeated in dual meet com- petition, the Minnesota duo had little difficulty in winning the first set 6-3, and took a 4-2 advantage in the sec- ond set before the Wolverine players started to click. With, Schaflander leading the way, the Maize and Blue pair swept the next four games and second set, 6-4. The last set went to 5-3, match point against Michigan when Schaf- lander again made a brilliant place- ment shot that brought the game to deuce. From here on in, it was Schaf- lander making point after point. Gamon did his share serving hard and consistently, aceing his oppon- ent at least twice duringthe lastfew games. Score of the final set was 7-5. Captain Jim Tobin byeezed through his first singles match with A. L. But- terworth of Iowa, winning in two sets 6-3, 6-2. In the doubles, ho and Hammett made short work of Butterworth and John Parks 6-1, 6-0., (Continued on Page 3) DICK WAKEFIELD Roosevelt Talk Bitterly Flayed Lindbergh. PHILADELPHIA, May 29.-(P)- Charles A. Lindbergh told a rally against war here tonight that if America attempts to follow the policy suggested by President Roosevelt Tuesday night "we will start a war between the hemispheres that may last for generations." Replying directly to the President's fireside chat, Lindbergh declared: "Our own President says that the safety of America lies in controlling the Cape Verde Islands off the coast of Africa. Even Hitler never made a :statement like that. "Mr. Roosevelt claims that Hitler desires to dominate the world. But it is Mr. Roosevelt himself who advo- cates world domination when he says that it is our business to control the wars of Europe and Asia, and that we in America must dominate is- lands ,lying off the African coast." He said there was "still the possi- bility of a negotiated peace in Eur- ope" after the fall of Poland "but not as far as the interventionists were concerned." Lindbergh linked himself with those "who did not want to see England de- feated." Council Outlines State Civilian Defense Flan, LANSING, May 29.--(A')-A state- wide civilian defense project was out- lined by Lieut.-Col. Harold A. Fur- long, administrator, at the first meet- ing of the new State Defense Council today. He said the program will include training of between 40,000 and 50,- 000 citizens for aircraft warning serv- ice: Leading Slugger Wakefield Homers' Pace Nine To 9-7 Triumph; Muir Relieves Stoddard Numerous Errors Hurt Varsity Cause By ART ILL (Special to The Daily) EVANSTON, May 29.-Paced by two terrific home ruins off the bat of Sophomore Dick Wakefield, Mich- igan's baseball team handed North- western a 9-7 shellacking here today to practically clinch their first Big Ten title since 1936. The Wolverines were aided by fine relief pitching of little Mase Gould, senior left hander who came into the game in the eighth inning with two Wildcats on the bases and nobody out. Mase retired the side with only one run scoring and went on to hold the home club without a tally in the ninth. Steppon At Second Bill Steppon, Michigan captain, was back at his second base position after an 'absence of several weeks. He made one hit and contributed to the Wol- verine victory by starting a double play in the eighth to break up a Northwestern rally. Six errors marred the game, five of them by the Wolverines. Michi- gan's five miscues helped the Purple to six runs. Mickey Stoddard, who started on the mound for the Ann Arbor aggregation was charged with all seven of the home club's runs but could have gotten out with only 'one if he had had perfect support, Michigan started off by tallying twice in the opening frame. Davey Nelson led off with a single, stole second and scored on two flies to the outfield. Then Wakefield steppedup to the plate and blasted a three and two pitch far over the Northwestern right fielder's head for a home run. Errors Help Wildcats Two hits and two Wolverine errors gave the Wildcats a one run lead in the second stanza. Johnny Henn- erich started things off with a single and after Irv Madsen had fouled out, Russ Wenland reached second and Hennrich third when Mike Sofiak Michigan shortstop, threw a double play ball into right field, Bill Samp- son then doubled, scoring both run- ners. Sampson took third when Stoddard made a bad throw trying to pick him off second, and scored a moment later on an outfield fly. The lead was short lived, however, since Michigan came back in the third inning to score two more and go ahead for good. Steppon walked and scored on Bud Chamberlain's double Chamberlain crossed the plate when George Ruehle singled sharply to left, Four More Rims Four more runs boosted Michigan's total to eight in the fourth inning. After two were out, Holman and Steppon singled and both came home ahead of Wakefield when the big right fielder slapped out his second circuit clout of the day, Chamberlain fol- lowed with a liner past left fielder Sampson and Vefore the Wildcat gar- dener could retrieve the ball, Bud had circled the bases, Stoddard's support faded again in the sixth and this enabledthe Purple to score three more times and cut Michigan's lead to two runs. Dick Erdlitz was safe at first when Sofiak bobbled his grounder, and he went to second on George McKinnon's single to center field. Erdlitz scored on Hennerich's one bagger and, after (Continued on Page 3) Guards Assigned Waterfront Duty. SAN FRANCISCO, May 29.-(IP)- Twenty extra guards have been de- tailed to duty on the San Francisco waterfront because of rumors that "something big" might happen to Nat ional Organtization convenes:f Medical Library Association Opens Second Day's Session Commentary On Federal Reserve; Installment Credit Limtations Are Necessa , Watkims Says By HOWARD FENSTEMAKER Famous collections of medical lit- erature and source material for var- ious phases of medicine will be dis- cussed at the second day's session of the Medical Library Association convention, beginning at 9:30 a.m. to- day in the Rackham Building. Col. Harold W. Jones of Washing- ton, D.C., president of the Association, will speak on the value of special collections in medical libraries, fol- lowed by a discussion of the collec- tions at the University by Prof. Bruno Meinecke of the Latin department. Members of the Medical School fac- ulty who will talk include Prof. Fred- erick A. Coller of the surgery de- parts of the country will visit the William L. Clements Library. The three-day conference will close tomorrow with a business meeting and a visit to the W. K. Kellogg Foun- dation Institute. Prof. Paul H. Jeser- ich, director of the Institute, will speak on the Michigan Community1 Health Project and its library activi- ties. An exhibit of books from the Army Medical Library illustrating the his- tory of military medicine and sur- gery, is on display for the conference through the courtesy of Colonel Jones. They cover the period from the first century to the present. Books illustrating the history of lead poisoning and the history of hlnnr'.r n *' f , i n fr, nm'c,v, im Bh t, , By EDMUND J. GROSSBERG Curtailment of installment credit seems to be a logical accompaniment of other monetary and price controls associated with the defense program, Prof. Leonard L. Watkins of the economics department commented on the recent proposal of the Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System to restrict credit expansion in the field of durable goods purchases. Utilization. of existing industrial slack should permit enlarged output which could satisfy both consumer demands andsdefense requirements to a degree, but skilled labor short- ages and consruction of specialized machines and factories will result in inevitable conflict between ordin- ary demands and defense needs, he explained. Two general problems arise in re. tightening up on terms of install- mentselling affects both ofnthese problems, since expanding install- ment sales generate more purchas- ing power and tend to raise general prices, and more important, at pres- ent this type of sale is largest in areas of actual or potential conflict with defense requirements such as auto- mobiles and electric appliances. The Board of Governors-of the re- serve system recommended that Con- gress grant power to enable it to regulate the amount of down pay- ment and maximum period install- ment buyers should have to pay off indebtedness. More specifically, he added, it was proposed th'at down payments on automobiles should be boosted above one-third of total price and the