ESTABLISHED 1920 0, 4 f 6 um m rr - f Ilfr4g AmomAndSOMMINi., 4 b, jj at tH MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS . -- -- ------- - ---- ------- - - -- ....._,.., ,.,..., ,....,,ro 2 VOL. XI, NO. 30. FOUR PAGES ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 1931 WEATHER: Cooler, Showers PRICE F 1CVE CENTS EPERTORY GROUP TO GIVE SATIRICAL COMEDYTHIS WEEK Beggar on Horseback,' Written by Kaufman, Connelly, to Be Sixth Summer Offering. WINDT TO STAGE PLAY Pantomine by Emily White Will Be Feature of Production; Conklin Writes Score. "Beggar on Horseback," a satiri- cal comedy by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly, will open Wed- nesday night in the Lydia Mendels- sohn theatre as the sixth summer production of the Repertory play- ers. The play is being staged by Valentine B. Windt, director of Play Production, with the assistance of Charles S. Monroe. Thirteen scenes are included in the comedy, which also presents such unusual things as multiplying butlers, a "jazz wedding", a rising courtroom, an illusory elevator on the stage, and a "widgt" factory. Hits Material Prosperity. It was presented by the authors as a variation from the ordinary American comedy, and is offered by them as a relieving andidote to the worship of material prosperity. Alexander Woollcott, New York dramatic critic, commented as fol- lows on the Broadway production: "It is a small and facetious dis- turbance in the rear of the Church of the Gospel of Success. When staged in the very capital of the Land of Go-Getters, its gesture is as defiant as that made on a not dissimilar occasion by one Barbara Frietchie." Kaufman and Connelly have written a number of other popular comedies, including "Dulcy," "To the Ladies," and "Merton of the Movies."* Each of them has a play appearing in New York at the pres- ent time: "Once in a Lifetime," of which Kaufman is co-author, and "The Green Pastures," by Connelly. Pantomine to Be Given. Emily V. White, of the physical education department, is the author and director of a pantomine, which will be one of the features of the production here. Music for the pantomine was written by Jack Conklin, '31. Scenery for the comedy has been made under the direction of Fred Rebman, assisted by Albert Crippa, '31. Lighting is under the super- vision of Malcolm H. McCourt. More than 30 characters will ap- pear in the production. PRITCHAD W RNS OFr CHILD'S DANGER Tuberculosis May Be Diagnosed as Indigestion, He Tells Health Workers. "What may appear to be a simple case of indigestion in a child may prove under expert diagnosis to be a case of child tuberculosis," warn- ed Dr. Stuart Pritchard, medical di- rector of the W. K. Kellogg founda- tion, of Battle Creek, in an address to the Public Health institute yes- terday. "Child tuberculosis differs from adult tuberculosis andhinfection; .the first attack of the disease germs, the saturation of infection, the second stage of the disease, and the infection of the blood stream and the fight of the toxins in the blood may give no other symptoms than a cronic cold and impaired digestion," he said. The child may be able to weather the infection and even become im- mune because of this early infec- tion, Dr. Pritchard said. "Chronic bronchitis, however," he said, "is, like headache, a symptom of other disorders, and is not a specific des- ease." "Whenever a case of child tuber- culosis is discovered, a search should be made for some open case of CIRCUS OPENS HERE MONDAY Many Features to Be Given During One-Day Run. The long-awaited Hagenbeck- Wallace circus is scheduled to arrive to present afternoon and evening in Ann Arbor tomorrow morning performances, featuring many in- novations, officials stated yesterday. Prominent among the performers will be Clyde Beatty, with his dis- play of more than 30 fighting lions and tigers, the famous Hanneford1 family with "Poodles," premier rid- ing clown, the Great Wilno, who is actually fired through space from the mouth of a cannon; and more than 50 clowns. . The menagerie will be opened anI hour before each show, which will# start promptly at 2 o'clock in the1 afternoon and 8 o'clock in the eve- ning. The Big Top will be raised on South Packard street. FAILURE OF POLICE CHARGED IN REPORT Wickersham Commission Indicts Law Enforcement Officers for Incompetence. WASHINITW, Aug. 1.-(P)-A i blanket indictment against the po- lice forces of the country as a "gen- eral failure" was handed down to- day by the Wichersham commis- sion. In its eighth report to President Hoover, the commission charged that with few exceptions units in 'the system were shot through withi graft and incompetence and too of- ten were under the direct control of dishonest politicians. It asserted without qualification that major criminals in almost every large community are "well known to the police, but, by reason of the sinister influence exerted by corrupt politicians over the chief and his force, are allowed to con- tinue their criminal careers." The report concluded, in short, that defects in present police ad- ministration "too generally leave the citizens helpless in the hands of the criminal class." Major charges brought follow in brief: 1. "The chief evil lies in the in- secure, short term of service of the chief or executive head of the po- lice force and in his being subject while in office to the control of pol- iticians in the discharge of his du- ties." 2. "The second outstanding evil of such poor police administration is the lack of competent, efficient, and honest patrolmen and subordi- nate officers." 3. "The third great defect is the lack of efficient communication sys- tems whereby intelligence of the commission of crime and descrip- tions of the criminals may be quick- ly spread over a wide territory and are part of that, the necessary equipment in motors to pursue traces of the criminals making their escape." VARITY TANKMEN ISWIM AT CARNIVAL LINDBERGHS STILL UNSIGHTED ON HOP TO NORTH CANADA Last Report From Ship Received Friday Afternoon; Little Anxiety Expressed. FLYING WEATHER IDEAL Failure of Plane's Transmitter May Have Prevented Notice of Flyers' Arrival. NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-( P)-The fastness of the timber-studded Ca- nadian northland tonight veiled the whereabouts of Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh, but several circum- stances attending their holiday flight toward the Orient kept friends here from entertaining any great anxiety. At 8:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time no word had been received from their plane, bound from Ot- tawa to Moose Factory, 461 miles distant, since 1:15 p.m., when Mrs. Lindbergh messaged the station of the department of national defense at Ottawa that they still were "travelling" north. Should Be Near Goal. Although at that time they should have been close to their destina- tion, located on the southern tip of James Bay, the message gave no position. Flying conditions were reported ideal. The couple's desire to proceed to- ward the Orient at a leisurely pace, without maintaining a fixed sched- ule, the presence aboard the plane of a radio which several times be- fore has given trouble, and the nu- merous lakes affording landing places were reasons advanced by friends for not becoming alarmed. Plane Has Only Radio. The Lindberghs' own radio was the only set by which the landing at Moose Factory might have been reported, and mechanical difficul- ties might have interfered with their doing so. If the radio failed, news of their arrival would have to be brought up the Moose river by boat, a trip requiring the better part of a day. The nearest telegraph office is 75 miles distant. The Lindberghs took off from Ot- tawa at 9:49 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Their route lay over a coun- try fairly well defined by railway lines and rivers. World Flyers Hop for Chita; Misfortunes Dog Flight East MOSCOW, Aug. 1.-(P)-The American round-the-world flyers, Hugh Herndon, Jr., and Clyde Pangborn, arrived at Omsk, Siberia, at 2 p.m. (4 a.m. Eastern Standard Time) today and left for Chita three hours and 15 minutes later, reports to the Pass agency here said. Ill fortune dogged the flight east- ward from Moscow across the spaces of Siberia. Civil aviation authorities were ad- vised that the flyers had made a forced landing at Jietietari, about 150 miles from Kustanisk in the Cossack autonomous republic, ear- lier in the day. Omsk is more than 500 miles northeast of Jietietari, but still more than 1,000 miles short of Ir- kutsk. The flyers left Moscow at 5:20 p.m. yesterday (9:20 a.m. Eastern Standard Time) and intended to make only two stops-at Irkutsk and at Kustanaisk-before attempt- ing a non-stop hop across the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering sea to Nome, Alaska. BELIEVE COOLIDGE POSSIBLE CHOICE FOR WHITE HOUSE Former President Again Under Discussion as Anniversary of Term's Start Nears. HOOVER SURE TO RUN Physician Believes 'Silent Cal' Would Have Liked to Be Drafted' in 1928. WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-(P)- Eight years ago tomorrow, upon the death of Warren Harding, the pres- idency went to Calvin Coolidge. Four years ago tomorrow, Mr. Cool- idge anounced, "I do not choose to run for president in 1928." On this anniversary day which has become filled with national sig- nificance, Herbert Hoover is en- tering the new quadrennial cam- paign definitely in the race for re- nomination, although he has not so announced, nor is he expected to by political leaders. Would Have Liked to Run. Coincidentally, the name of Cal- vin Coolidge is again in political discussion today through the state- ment of his friend and former phy- sician, Dr. James F. Coupal, that Mr. Coolidge would have liked to be "drafted" in 1928 and that he could be "induced" to run again in 1932. While Republican old guard leaders are standing by Mr. Hoover for a second nomination, there is no assurance that the president will have no opposition for renomina- tion, and the politicians insist that with a long session of Congress ahead it is too early to make def- inite predictions. Seek New Candidate. Meanwhile, Col. Horace Mann, of Tennessee and Washington, who managed the Hoover campaign in the South in 1928, is making his plans for another candidate next year. In this connection the name of Calvin Coolidge again is heard frequently. There were some here today who believed it probable that Mr. Cool- idg, on this anniversary of his en- tering the White House and of his withdrawing from active partici- pation for renomination, might make tomorrow the occason for an- other declaration in view of the Coupal statement. GERM AN SITUATION APEARSIMPROVED Credit Tension in Small Banks Loosened; Industry Meets Another Payday. BERLIN, Aug. 1.-(IP)-Germany's financial difficulties are not over, but tonight the nation could look back over a week filled with con- structive action, which provided a basis for strong hope for improve- ment. Organization of the acceptance and guarante bank early in the week paved the way for wider ex- tension of credit by the Reichsbank *to the large German banks and the formation of the Berliner Lambard- 1 kasse provided a means of loosen- ing the credit tension among the smaller private banks. Industry met another payday and many of the big concerns made no use of the recently extended right to pay salaries and wages in installments. The big Darmstaedter und Nat- ional bank which closed July 13 was put back on its feet with the as- sistance of the government and big industrialists, and the government went deeper into the banking busi- ness by buying 300,000,000 marks about $75,000,000, in preferred stock of the Dresdener bank to in sure that institution's stability. Resumption of normal saving bank payments will be postponed till later, but the maximum with drawal limit was raised from 30 t 50 marks. It is still uncertain when Quiet After Collapse Thomas A. Edison, Aged inventor, suffered a severe collapse yesterday but was reported h resting quietly last night. The Men- a to park wizard has been in fail- 1 ing health since his trip to Florida s six months ago, physicians say. a OFFICERS TO OPEN;v WORK HERE TODAY Ordnance Department Members a to Come Here for Study N Under A. H. White.- Forty-three officers of the Ord-E nance reserve will come here today a to begin two weeks of special in- struction under the direction of Prof. Alfred H. White, head of the 77 chemical engineering department,'p and colonel in the reserve. The of- ficers vary in rank from secondh lieutenant to major. The men will be trained to takec charge of loading plants in time of war, and will study the assembly c and loading of shells, as well as thes manufacture of guns, including a small arms ond cannon. The War department maintainsa two other training centers like thek one here, one at Stanford university and the other at Massachusetts In-r stitute of Technology. The officers are assigned by the government to1 the different training centers, thosez coming to Michigan being particu- larly interested in the components of shells and explosives. The administrative staff on the1 training center E.t the Universityt includes, commanding officer, Col.1 A. H. White, Ord. res.; executive of- ficer, Major Basil D. Edwards, Inf., D. O. L.; adjutant and property of- ficer, Capt. A. B. Custis, O.D., D.O.L.; medical officer, Capt, C.B. Peirce, (Continued on Page Three) Stevens Will Lecture at Theatre Wednesday. Prof. Thomas Wood Stevens, di- rector of "Alison's House" and other summer productions of the Reper- tory group, will deliver a lecture, "The Historical Pageant," at 3 o'- clock next Wednesday afternoon in the Lydia Mendelssohn theatre. Season ticket holders, Play Pro- duction students, and others inter- ested in the theatre are invited to. attend. Kyle Will Talk Today to Baptist Students Professor J. W. Kyle, of Redlands university, California, will speak to a group of students at noon, today, I at the First Baptist church. His subject will be "Recollections of the Greek Orthodox Church in Athens." Professor Kyle teaches the Greek s language and literature and has spent some time in Athens. t Germany Given Credit on Wheat and Cotton WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-(A)- Chairman Stone of the farm board, s in a formal statement today, said d the farm board would authorize the - Stabilization corporation to sell o wheat and cotton to Germany on n, credit terms if it would aid Ger- EDISON SUFERS ~OLLAPSE; NO0W RESTINGQUIETLY Physician Flies to Aged Inventor's Home to Study Case. HEALTH FAILING FOR SIX MONTHS Charles Edison Thinks Father's Condition Is Critical. WEST ORANGE, N. J., Aug. .-()-Thomas A. Edison, who has been failing in health since hs return from Florida six weeks go, suffered a sudden collapse ate today, but recovered and was aid to be resting quietly shortly afterwards. The condition of the aged in- entor, who is in his eighty-fifth ear, was such that one of his physicians, Dr. Hubert S. Howe, who had been swiming at Sand Point, L. I., hurriedly chartered n amphibian plane and flew from Manhasset Isle airport to Newark, V .J., where an automobile and a olice escort speeded him to the Edison home to join two other hysicians, Dr. Frederick N. Allen nd Dr. William R. Williams. Statement Issued. After a consultation, the follow- ng statement was issued by the physicians: "Mr. Edison has been failing in health since his return from Flor- ida six weeks ago. He suffered from hronic nephritis and diabetes. The diabetic - condition is now under control, and the kidney trouble seems improved as compared with a week ago. "This afternoon he suffered from a sudden collapse, but at present he has recovered from this and is resting quietly." Son Calls Illness Critical. Charles Edison, son of the snowy- haired creative genius, told inti- mate associates during the after- noon that his father was "critically ill" and it then was learned that Mr. Edison's usual afternoon auto- mobile ride had been cancelled. News of Mr. Edison was careful- ly guarded at his home, situated in Llewellyn park, a restricted and private residential district. Upon arriving from Fort Myers, Fla., in June, the inventor appear- ed more feeble than usual The last of his customary visits to his laboratory was the basis for reports that he had decided to re- tire. Denials were made with the explanation that Mr. Edison was indisposed because of the heat. THIEVES RAID TWO Trigon, Pi Kappa Alpha Looted of More Than $500 in Goods and Currency. Thieves broke into two fraternity houses early yesterday morning and made off with personal belong- ings valued at more than $500. Two typewriters, 50 pairs of hose, 12 shirts, a bag of golf clubs said to be worth $150, a gladstone travel- ing bag, and a valuable Arabian laundry bag were among the ar- ticles missing from the Trigon Club ,at 1617 Washtenaw Avenue. Cur- rency to the amount of $41 was also appropriated by the maraud- ers. At the Pi Kappa Alpha frater- nity, several pairs of trousers and "four dollars were reported missing. The police are working on the .theory that a roving pair were re- sponsible for the theft at the Trig- on House and were on their way to Detroit. Police Commissioner James K. Watkins was notified and prom- Valentine, Miller, Kurzwall, Sanborn, Reicke Attend Bay City Festival. 'I Members of the Varsity swim- ming team returned early yester- day morning from Bay City, where they took part in Friday's swim- ming program, sponsored by the A.A.F., which represented part of a three-day water carnival held there Thursday, Friday, and Satur- day. The following men took part in four of the events: Irving Valen- tine, last year's Varsity captain, 100. yard back-stroke and 400-yarc free-style; and Bob Miller, next year's Varsity captain, breast stroke. Sydney Reicke, also of the squad, tns ra eq *.aaA 4... a4-ir.n fr m fran. 1 it 4- 0 f I YLTRDAYS' American League Chicago 6, Detroit 0. Washington 2, Athletics 1. Boston 9, New York 2. St. Louis 7, Cleveland 5. National League New York 2, Boston 0. flHPitirgh LfCincinnati 0.