Weather Partly cloudy; continued warm. tY G, igan ~~Iaiti Editorial Conscientious Objectors Tolerated Fifty Years Of Continuous Publication VOL. L. No. 24 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1940 Z-323 Rampant olverines Faceuakers PRICE FIVE CENTS Sday John L. Lewis Throws Support ____ To Willkie C Labor Leader) Says He Willi Retire Should, Discussions By Tax Institute To Consider Fund Expenditure Backfield Aces Clash Today W ilikie Lose John L. Declares Objective f Roosevelt Is Entry Into War; Calls Wilkie 'A Gallant American' CIO Leaders Hit ' Lewis Statement WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. -(A)- John L. Lewis tonight announced his support of Wendell L. Willkie for President, and said that if Willkie should be defeated he would retire as president of the CIO. "It is obvious," the labor leader said in a radio address from his head- quarters at the United Mines Build- ing, "that President Roosevelt will not be reelected for the third term, unless he has the overwhelming sup- port of the men and women of labor. If he is, therefore, reelected, it will mean that the members of the Con- gress of Industrial Organizations have rejected my advice and recommenda- tion. "I will accept the result as being the equivalent of a vote of no confi- dence, and will retire as president of the Congress of Industrial Organiza-' tions, at its convention in November. Says FDR Wants War First reason for his stand, he said, is thateRoosevelt's "motivationand objective" "war." Of the third term issue, a said: "America needs no superman." Quoting from a speech he made in"January of this year saying that a coalition had been formed between labor and the administration, and Lewis asserted, that a "political coa- lition presupposes a post-election good faith between the coalition in- terests." - i "The Democratic Party and its leadership have not preserved that faith," he added. Turning from the reasons for his; opposition to Roosevelt to the reasons for his supporting Willkie he assert- ed "He is a gallant American. He has opened his heart to the Ameri- can people. He is not an aristocrat. He has the commonntouch. He was born in the briar and not to the purple. He has worked with his hands, and has known pangs of hun- ger. He has had experience in vari- ous fields of American enterprise, and is an administrator and an ex- ecutive." Sources Had Suggested Lewis said some sources had sug- gested he should not endorse W ill- kie becuse the latter's campaign workers were said to include Tom Girdler, president of Republic Steel, Eugene Grace of Bethlehem Steel and Ernest T. Weir of National Steel, with all of whom CIO has been at bitter odds. "This is specious reasoning," Lewis continued. "One could as well sug- gest that the communicants of a particular faith should leave their church because of the presence of a hypocritesin their midst. Aside from this, these gentlemen must possess some virtue, because President Roose- velt has awarded them many fat and lucrative government contracts, at the expense of the public purse." Lewis Broadcast Scored By Unionite (By The Associated Press) In answer to John L. Lewis' en- dorsement of GOP Candidate Wen- dell L. Willkie, statements from other CIO leaders reaffirmed the stand of their labor units in support of the candidacy of President Roosevelt. Heads of the United Automobile Workers of America, the CIO's-sec- ond-largest affiliate, were divided in General Session To Hear Economics Professor, State-Wide Authorities Types of taxes and the expendi- ture of collected funds will be the theme of the first state-wide Insti- tute on Problems of Taxation, spon- sored by the University Extension Service with :the cooperation of 11 local and state organizations, open-' ing today in the Rackham Building. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m.4 and continue until 9:00 a.m. when the 'general session convenes. "The Background of the Taxation Problem in Michigan" will be discussed by Prof. Robert S. Ford of the economics department, director of the Bureau Monday Made Deadline For Senate Petition Eligible Students May File Candidacy By Promptly Calling Election Director The deadline for filing petitions for the Student Senate election has been extended until Monday noon, it was announced yesterday by William El- mer, '41, and Robert Speckhard, '42, directors of election. Any candidate who wishes to be placed on the ballot must leave his name with Speckhard by that time by calling at 7350 or the Michigan Daily. Any scholastically eligiblestudent may have his name placed on the ballot by filing a nominating peti- tion and paying a 50 cent filing fee. The petitions must be signed by not less than six students. No student may sign more than one such petition. Candidates may have a designation of not to ex- ceed three words printed after their names on the ballot if they so de- sire. Sixteen senators are to be selec- ted at the election which will be held Nov. 1. Voting will be conducted under the Hare system of Choice Vot- ing, sometimes known as the Sin- gle Transferable Vote, the voter mark- ing the figure "1" in front of his first choice for student senator, the figure "2" in front of his second choice and so one, as many choices as he wishes.I In conjunction with the election of student senators a preferential straw vote on national presidential candidates will be conducted. of Government. F. Jack Neller, state representative from Battle Creek, will speak on "The Creation of a Depart- ment of Revenue and Finance in Michigan." Five discussion sections will be held simultaneously from 10 a.m. until noon. Section one will include talks by Kennethh J. McCarren, of Detroit Board of Assessors. Walter Reddy, assistant manager of the Tax Administration Board, on intangibles and the sales tax respectively. A de- bate between Tucker Smith, Michi- I gan Direcor of the United Retail :nd Who. u:ale Employees of Ameri- ca, and John L. Lovett, general man- ager of the Michigan Manufacturers Association, will be held on the state income tax. Section two on the property tax will present talks by Frank M. Land- ers, Research asistant of the Bureau of Government, and Louis H. Schim- mel, director of the Municipal Ad- visory Council of Michigan. Section three on the needs and standards that should govern in ap- portioning state funds to schools will hear three viewpoints on the question from Earl Babcock, Superintendent of Grand Haven Schools; John F. Thomas, Deputy Superintendent of Detroit Schools and John Reid, sec- retary-treasurer of the Michigan Fed- eration of Labor. Section four will consider health and welfare with talks by Dr. John (Continued on Page 2) Lanid Utiliation Meet To Close Annual Session Presentation Speech Given At Union Tree Planting By Senator McCallum With a general presentation of "Government and Business" at a luncheon session of the 11th Annual Land Utilization Conference yesterday in the Unipn, Dean Emeritus Henry M. Bates of the Law School set the stage for this morning's discus- sion of the topic. Final session of the Conference is scheduled to open at 9:30 a.m. today, offering a discussion led by speakers who include Regent Joseph Herbert, State Senator George P. McCallum and attorney K. B. Mathews of Lud- ingtOn. The opening meeting of the Con- ference dealt with work of the Uni- versity's School of Forestry and Con- servation in training foresters for work in the timber industries of the nation. Nearly 50 delegates were on hand to hear talks by Dean Samuel T. Dana and other members of the School faculty. Honoring Erastus O. Haven, presi- dent of the University from 1863 to 1869, a tree was planted in the Union yard at 11:45 a.m. Senator McCallum delivered the presentation address, tracing President Haven's brilliant career as an educator. The acceptance speech was given by Pres- ident Ruthven. 55,000 Expected To Attend Game Doubleheader Battle Is Predicted When Harmon Meets Reagan And Michigan Line Bucks Quakers' Big Forward Wall By DON WIRTCHAFTER Michigan's plundering football forces await their supreme test in the Stadium today. Determined to prove their gridiron greatness to the world, the high- riding Wolverines meet a bitter intersectional foe, the Quakers from the University of Pennsylvania, starting at 2 p.m. More than 55,000 fans are expected to jam the massive bowl to witness today's clash. It will be the largest gathering in the history of the rivalry which started back in 1899. And so it should be. For the 1940 edition, the 19th renewal, is a natural, if there ever was one. Both squads are undefeated. Both employ practically S- ----the same method of attack. Each Tom Harmon of the Wolverines - * *s Group Formed- For Protection Of Civil Rights Council Will Hold Meeting Tomorrow . To Draw Plans For Platform Formation of a University Progres- sive Council designed to maintain freedom of expression and general civil rights on the campus and to provide a means to oppose "reac- tionary forces" was announced yester- day by Philip F. Westbrook, '43L, temporary chairman. A meeting of the executive com- mittee of the council will be held at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in Room 306 of the Union to draw up a platform and discuss various phases of campus politics. Members who have been selected to serve on the committeeare James Tobin, '41, captain of the varsity tennis team; Blaz Lucas, '41, pres- ident of the Intrafraternity Coun- cil; William Combs, '41 president of the "M" Club, William Muehl, '41 president of the Student Religious Association, and Martin B. Dwork- is, grad, speaker of the Student Sen- ate. The list continues with Charles M. Heinen, '41E, secretary-treasurer of the Union; William H. Rockwell, '41, and David Panar, 41E, of Con- gress; Alvin Sarasohn, '41 editorial director of The Daily; Theodore Leib- ovitz, Grad., vice-president of the Hillel Student Council, and, William Clark, '41, president of the Inter- guild Council. boasts a powerful line and a strong starting backfield quartet with a sen- sational triple-threater thrown in as well. When the sinking shadows fall over the Stadium turf this evening, one of these powerful aggregations, after an impressive start this cam- paign, will have met its Waterloo. Penn Has Won Three Penn has three easy victories un- der its belt. Youthful George Mun- ger's squad has bowled over Mary- land, Yale and Princeton in true, juggernaut fashion. All in all, the Quakers have tallied 147 points. While all this was going on, the Wolverines trampled over four op- ponents with 116 points scored. The Penn attack is built around a 185-pound wonder boy, Francis Xavier Reagan, the East's leading scorer. Upon his powerful shoul- ders rests the Quaker hopes. Upon 1 1 r t his ability to match strides with the Michigan phenomenon, All-Anmerican Tornado Tommy Harmon, lies Penn's chances. Duel Renewal Foreseen All week, the publicity merchants have been pounding today's clash as a renewal ,of the Harmon-Rea- gan duel. It started last year in Michigan's 19-17 triumph at Frank- lin Field when Frank accounted for 356 of Penn's gained yardage while Harmon moved the ball ahead 294 yards for the Wolverines. Terrible Tom is the nation's lead- ing point-scorer with a 79 total while Reagan has 61. Both are seniors, 21 years old, six feet tall and in the midst of history-producing years. When they meet today on the Sta- dium gridiron, that alone ought to be sufficient to make an interesting pigskin battle. Lines Are Powerful ,But there is more to this game than a two-man duel. Both the Quakers and the Wolverines possess destruc- tive forward walls that are capable of stalemating the apparently of- fensive affair. In its three victories, the Quaker line has allowed but four first downs and 26 yards over the rushing route while Michigan has held its four fallen foes to seven first downs and 192 gained yards over the same path. They're both veteran front lines, with Michigan outweighing the men of Munger, 197 to 192. But that weight advantage will mean little to- day, for the Penn average is brought down by two pint-sized junior guards who can more than hold their own against the big boys. Hard-driving Irving Mendleson, who carries 170 pounds on his five foot seven inch (Continued on Page 3) 'Switch Yoters' Appear In Quiz A tCourt House "Switch voters" highlighted the third of a series of four "Political Quiz" programs held at the Washte- naw County Court House last night. Members of the board of experts were Profesor Emeritus William H. Hobbs of the geology department, one of the "switchers," and Prof. John L., Brumm of the journalism department, on the Roosevelt side. John J. O'Hara, chairman of the Michigan Public Utilities Commis- sion, and Oliver J. Folden, Monroe lawyer, the other "switch voter," sup- ported the Willkie side. Prof. Ralph W. Aigler of the law school acted as chairman. Prof. Hobbs, always a Republican, said he will vote for Roosevelt be- cause he is the one man available who is qualified to meet the present emergency, and because his defense program has been very successful. Mr. Folden, a Democrat, said he was supporting Willkie because of a rev- Frank Reagan of the Quakers Raiders Hit Germany, London; New 'Peace Drive' Is Rumored Long ging as stressed speaker Loggers timber, tage of method run benefits of selective log- opposed to clear cutting were by Prof. Willard S. Bromley at the afternoon meting. can return to .old stands of he said, and take advan- new growth if the selective is followed. Varsity Night 'Will Feature Ferde Grofe Ferde Grofe, world-famed Ameri- can composer, will be featured on the annual Varsity Night program scheduled for 8:15 p.m. Monday Nov. 4, in Hill Auditorium under the auspices of the University Band. Grofe will conduct the band in' several of his own compositions, and" will take part in the "Stump Me If You Can" portion of the entertain- ment. Other-participants in the quiz include Annabelle Van Winkle, '41 president of the lan-Hellenic Coun- cil; Tom Harmon, '41, and Prof. A. D. Moore of the electrical-engineering department. Acting as interrogator will be Prof. John Brumm of the journalism department. Tickets for Varsity Night, which is being held to raise funds to send the band to the Minnesota football game, will be sold for 25 cents af- ter intermission at the game today. Band members will solicit through the grand stands. Master-of-ceremonies of the tra- ditional event will be Donn Chown, '39 now announcer over station WJR. The program will open with the band playing the "Grand Canyon Suite" and the "Mississippi Suite," con- k I 61 Run For Positions On Dance Committees An all-time record of 61 candidates will vie for 13 positions on the J-Hop committee and six places on, the Soph Prom committee at the general election on Oct. 30, it was announced late yesterday by Ward Quaal, '41, and Doris Merker, '41, presidents re- spectively of the Men' and Women's VICHY, France, Oct. 25-A')-Mar- shal Philippe Petain came pensively back tonight from his rendezvous with Adolph Hitler, and informed sources here considered the possibility that the present negotiations among Ger- many, Italy and France may be pre- ludes to an Axis "peace drive." Overtures for a cessation of hostili- ties might be launched through Pres- ident Roosevelt, these sources said, after all the strings are tied to- gether from the current or impend- ing conversations among Petain, Hitler, Generalissimo Franco of Spain, Vice-Premier Pierre Laval of France and Count Ciano of Italy. Petain appeared to be in no hurry to put France on the dotted line in agreement with the- Axis. Laval LONDON, Oct. 25-(A)-The Axis1 Air Force shuttled bombs into Lon- don with ominous intensity tonight after a day of ferocious big formation raids which left a trail of destruc- tion from one end of London to the other. Met by the thunderous roar of the massed artillery of the city's defenses, some of the night raiders dropped flares and flame bombs while, others dived on their targets in one dis- trict despite an almost continuous blaze of fire. Meanwhile British bombs explod- ed from Berlin to Rotterdam - from Hamburg to the west French coast and on war supply depots in far interior Germany - in one of the longest and most violent counter-at- Yale Puppeteers Present Tabloid Musical Comedy Jim Farley, Mrs. Roosevelt, Rob- inson Crusoe, and Whistler's Mother gathered on the stage of the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre last night as the Yale Puppeteers gave the first of two scheduled performances. "My Man Friday," a tabloid musi- cal comedy inspired by "Robinson Crusoe" was the feature of the re- by Mrs. Roosevelt, leaving Friday ex- I