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VOL. XI., NO. 37 FOUR PAGES ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN,TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1931 WEATHER: Partly Cloudy, Cooler PRICE FIVE CENTS
MIMES TO REIVI
OPERA PRODUCTION
FOR NEXT SEASON
Contest for Musical Comed
Manuscripts to Close
October 15th.
MUSIC, LYRICS WANTED
Women Students May Be Askec
to Take Parts in 25th
Annual Production.
Decision of Mimes, honorar
campus dramatic organization, t
revive the annual Mimes Oper
was announced yesterday by Beac
Conger, Jr., '32, secretary-treasure]
of the organization. The 25th an-
nual production will be staged i
Ann Arbor next December.
Whether or not the production
will go on a tour following the Ann
Arbor presentations, has not yei
been decided.
Prize to Be Awarded.
Manuscripts for tne play, as well
r as music and lyrics, will be accepted
until noon of Friday, October 15, it
was stated in the announcement.
The show is to be of the musical]
comedy type of former operas. The
play committee will then choose
the script for the production, and
the prize will be awarded to the au-
thor shortly after rehearsals com-
mence. In case of a tour, it has
been customary to take the author,
or authors, on the trip. Selection
of music and lyrics will not be
made until after the script has
been chosen.
The contest will be open to all
students, and graduates who have
been out of college not less than
one year, Conger stated. Further
details may be obtained by those in-
terested by calling him at 6037, or
writing to 1916 Wayne avenue.
Last year Mimes staged an All-
Campus Revue, "Aw Nuts!" in
which women students took parts.
Although former operas were ex-
clusively all-men affairs, it is ex-
pected that women will be asked to
participate in the next production.
The last opera, staged during the
winter of 1929-1930, was "Merrie-
Go-Round."
Operas Began in 1911.
Union operas, which have been
part of Michigan tradition since
first produced in 1911, were aban-
doned in June, 1930, due to finan-
cial failures -of the more recent
ones. Productions were termed
"too lavish" and "too professional."
Last year, in the Revue, students
wrote, managed, directed and built
scenery for the entire production.
Although the Revue was a decided
success, it has been decided to re-
vert to the old type, maintaining,
however, the all-student staging
which was part of the Revue.
Although students have been
asked to commence work on scripts,
music and lyrics in the near future,
positions for other technical work
will not be open until school starts.
Casting will begin as soon as the
manuscript has been selected.
Professor Lectures on
High School Standard
"Usually the activity which has
influenced unsound judgment of
administrators is such as would
receive publicity naturally," said
Prof. W. W. Patty, of Indiana Uni-
versity in anhaddress yesterday
afternoon in the University High
School auditorium. "An efficient
high school principal may be held
responsible for losses of all athletic
teams that are really due to in-
ferior material," Patty said. "Al-
though he manages a well balanced,
varied curricular program, there
may be no pupil in the school cap-
able of combining mental capacity
and athletic ability."
Patty stated that a secondary
principal should be judged by the
skill he displays inhadministering
the activities for which he is di-
rectly responsble. "Our best phy-
sicians and surgeons lose patients
through no fault of their own," he
went on. "In like manner stand-
ards should be setup by educators
specializing in high school work."
Compulsory Insurance
to Be Debated Tonight
by Speech Department
Compulsory unemployment in-
surance will be the subject of a de-
bate at 7:30 o'clock tonight in the
Adelphi room, fourth floor, Angell
hall, it was announced yesterday
by Prof. G. E. Densmore of the
-speech department, which is spon-
-soring the contest.
The subject, which has been
chosenfor usenext year by the
Michigan High School Debate
league, is stated as follows: "Re-
solved, that the State of Michigan
should enact legislation providing
for a system of compulsory unem-
ployment insurance to which em-
ployers shall be required to con-
tribute."
L. C. Turner, Dean of Boys at
East high school, Akron, Ohio, has
been chosen chairman, and J. M.
O'Neill, head of the speech depart-
ment, will be single expert judge.
The teams are: Affirmative; Eva
F. Smith, L. E. Vandervoogd, and
Franklin Corbett; Negative; Donald
E. Gary, Homer L. Royer, and
Franklin E. Comins.
The debate, it was announced,
will be complimentary and open to
the public.
Education Club Plans
Dinner, Dance Tonight
For the first time in the history
of the School of Education, a ban-
quet which will serve as a partial
substitute for August graduation
exercises for education students,
will be given at 6:30 o'clock tonight
in the ballroom of the League build-
ing, to be followed by a dance. The
education graduates will be ad-
dressed by Dean G. Carl Huber, of
the 'graduate school.
Dr. Arnold Sommerfeld, of the
University of Munich, will give an
address on "The New Education in
Germany," and Prof. Thos. M. Mar-
EXPERTS EXPOSE
POLICEMETHOOS
IN LONG REPORT
Systematized Brutality Is Cited
by Wickersham Commission;
Third Degree Flayed.
DETROIT POLICE SCORED
Legislation Urged to Abolish
'Violations of Principles
of Constitution.'
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-(;P)-A
tale of systematized police brutality
spreading over half a nation-a 10-
year record of illegal law enforce-
ment by barbarous "third degree"
methods-was unfolded today by
the Wickersham commission.
Asserting its duty to lay the "nak-
ed, ugly facts" before the public,
the commission crammed into a
single weighty volume on "lawless-
ness in law enforcement" more than
five score proved instances of ex-
orted confessions.
It urged upon President Hoover
new legislation, or a constitutional
amendment if necessary, to abolish
"conduct so violative of the funda-
mental principles of constitutional
liberty."
Mentions Loeb-Leopold.
It cited the Leopold-Loeb case in
which an innocent school teacher
was beaten into confession, as hav-
ing focused attention upon the
"third degree." It turned to the
Snook case of Ohio as showing the
unfavorable reactions to a prose-
cutor who struck the university pro-
fessor on the jaw to obtain a con-,
fession.
One case, however the commis-
sion refused to discuss, asserting,
flatly a review of the Mooney-Bill-
ings case had been decided against
shall, a visiting
from Washington
faculty memberI
university in St.-
because of inability to examine wit-
nesses and because a pardon for one
Louis, will give a talk under the
title, "Confronting the Actual."
Dean J. B. Edmonson, of the
School of Education, will act as
toastmaster for the banquet.
Last of Betsy Barbour
Teas to Be Held Today
Betsey Barbour residence will
'hold the last of its Tuesday after-
noon at-home teas from 4 to 5:30
this afternoon. All students and
faculty of the University are in-
vited.
SIX STATES FI GH T
FREIGHT INCREASE
Challenge Interstate Commerce
Commission's Authority
to Grant New Rate.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-(A)-
The authority of the Interstate
Commerce commission to grant the
15 per cent freight rate increase
asked by the railroads was chal-
lenged today by representatives of
six middle-western state railroad
regulatory commissions.
In a petition, presented in the
federal comission's hearings on the
proposed increase, they contended
a financial emergency alone was
insufficient basis for authorization
of the advance in charges.
The commission today also heard
Fred Brenckman, Washington rep-
resentative of the National Grange,
assert that the increase, if granted,
would complete the ruin of the far-
mer. He urged the present distress
of the carriers was due to lost traf-
fic rather than low rates.
The petition of the middle west-
ern commissioners was signed by
representatives of North and South
Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas,
and Nebraska. It asked that the
plea of the railroads be dismissed,
contending they had failed to make
out a case justifying the advance
in rates.
In the event their petition was
denied, the middle-westerners pro-
posed an alternative plan under
which the commission would deny
increases in rates recently prescrib-
ed under the Hoch-Smith resolu-
tion.
I
of the men accused of the 1916 San
Francisco preparedness day bomb-
ing now is under consideration.
In addition to its assault upon
the "third degree," the report con-
demned as too prevalent cases of-
conscious "unfairness in prosecu-
tions" by district attorneys and
judges.
Misconduct Shown.
Te bulk of the report, written by
Prof. Zechariah Chaffe, jr., of
Harvard and Walter H. Pollak and
Carl S. Stern of the New York bar,
asserted that despite the secrecy
and denials of police brutality in-
stances of the "third degree" had
been found in 'considerably over
half the states." Also in the past
10 years, it said, cases were prov-
ed in the following cities:
Albany, Birmingham, Buffalo,
Camden, Chicago, Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Columbus, Denver, De-
troit, Kansas City, Kenosha, Wis.,
Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, New
Orleans, New York, Oakland, Calif.,
Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, Rich-
mond, Va., St. Joseph, Mo., St.
Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Wa-
co and Wichita Falls, Tex., Wash-
ington and West Allis, Wis.
Conclusion Doubtful.
The three experts reported they
were unable to determine whether
the "third degree" was increasing or
decreasing as an instrument, but
after citing reports that the meth-
ods were growing "less barbarous"
they wrote the words 'conclusion
in doubt."
Actual cases were cited of pro-
longed sleeplessness; severe beat-
ings with a rubber hose, sand bag,
fist or telephone book; questioning
murder suspects over the corpse;
cramming men into cells with dis-
eased persons; administering the
"water cure," and handcuffing men
upside down while spraying them
with tear gas.
A Finn in Los Angeles, arrested
without cause when he argued with
a policeman, was beaten with brass
knuckles until covered with blood.
Despite their condemnation of
such practices, the three experts
conceded arguments in their favor
deserved consideration, adding that
"after all, relay questioning gets re-
sults."
"The police point of view must
be understood," the report said.
"Despite the occasional influences
of politics and corruption, most po-
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STEVENS TO GIVE
OWN COMEDY AS
LAST OF SEASON
Camille in Roaring Camp' Will
End Summer Offerings of
Repertory Players.
HAS BRET HARTE SCENE
Play Contains Work of Dumas,
Characters From Noted
Western Stories.
"Camille in Roaring Camp", a
melodramatic comedy by Thomas
Wood Stevens, will open tomorrow
night under the direction of the
author as the seventh and last
production of the Repertory play-
ers.
- Stevens composed the play from
Alexandre Dumas fils' drama "Ca-
mille" and Bret Harte's "Roaring
Camp" characters. It has been pre-
sented in Chicago and St. Louis,
and is part of the "mellerdrammer"
trend of the last few years which
has been represented by "After
Dark, Or Neither Maid, Wife, Nor
Widow," "Wooden Kimona," "Uncle
Tom's Cabin' and "Ten Nights in
A Barroom.'
Known As Playwright.
Aside from his work as a direct-
or, Stevens is nationally known as
a playwright. He collaborated with
William Byron on "I Confess," a
satire on the confession magazine
business, which will be produced in
New York next winter.
"Camille in Roaring Camp" deals
with life in the camp's leading
gambling hall, and the sudden ap-
pearance of Junius Kemble Clif-
ford's little band of actors, who,
stranded, are allowed to give their
show only when the miners learn
that the women members of the
cast are starving. "Hamlet" is veto-
ed in a hurry, and "Camille" is'
added to the repertoire.
Is "Play Within Play". +
The miners remain on the stage
while the "play within a play" is
going on, and their sympathetic re-
actions to the heavy-tragedy meth-'
ods of the cast furnish the comedy.
The characters are taken straight+
from Bret Harte's works. Readers=
of "The Outcasts of Poker Flat,"'
"Tennesee's Partner" and "The
Luck of Roaring Camp" will recog-
nize John Oakhurst, The Duchess,
Yuba Bill, and Dungaree Joe among
a large number of familiar char-
acters.
LINOBERGHS STILL
GROOUNDEDBY -FOG
Point Barrow Residents Look
Forward to Arrival of
Trading Vessels.1
POINT BARROW, Alaska, Aug.1
10.-(P)--The flying Lindberghs,
still grounded by unfavorable
weather between here and Nome,
523 miles away, had endeared
themselves to Barowites today by
their unaffected interest in the af-
fairs of the farthest North Ameri-
can settlement.v
After they attended church yes-
terday where they heard the Es-
kimos sing and pray in their na-
tive language, both Col. and Mrs.
Chas. A. Lindbergh aided in pre-
paring dinner in the kitchen of the
Presbyterian hospital and later the
Colonel showed younsters how to
stand on their heads, much to their
delight.
With trading vessels only 35 miles
away last night, bucking heavy ice
and fog, residents of Point Barrow
had visions of fresh eggs, potatoes
and other staples, which has been
missing from their larders.
After it had been decided it was
too risky to take the Colonel and
his wife on a dog ride over the ice,
which has been breaking up, a trip
of a few miles over the tundra was
agreed upon. The village was
scoured for the best and fastest
dogs and a team of 21 dogs were
assembled.
The Lindberghs rode side by side
in the sled, wrapped in robes and
dressed in fur clothing.
Snake Bite Field Day
for President Rthven
Backed by Entire City
At a meeting of The Summer
Daily's editorial staff yesterday, it
was decided to support heartily the
annual Snake Bite field day for
university presidents proposed by
administrative authorities and the
Ann Arbor Daily News.
For the second time in the last
two Summer Sessions, President
Alexander G. Ruthven wasareport-
ed to have been bitten by a snake.
The rumor, supposedly self-start-
ing, was first noticed last Saturday
night.
At approximately this time last
summer, Dr. Ruthven was engaged
in a field trip in the west. A story
similar to the current one was given
wide credence on campus, and
could not be stopped until word
was received from the victim that
he had not been imperiled. The
fact that Dr. Ruthven is noted for
his research with snake gave the3
story an air of veracity.
Dr. Ruthven is at present vaca-I
tioning at Frankfort, Michigan.'
Dr. Frank E. Robbins is reported to
have telegraphed him there as fol-
lows: "Report you have been bitten
by a snake. How is the snake?"
In reply to a telegram of inquiry
sent last night by The Daily, Dr.
Ruthven did not reply to a telegramf
of inquiry sent last night by Thet
Daily.
How about a Ruthven Snake Bite
Rumor Moratorium?'
American Flyers Face
Japanese Examination
TOKIO, Aug. 10.-()-The caseX
of Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Hern-
don, jr., American flyers whose
plane was held by government of-D
ficials because the aviators took
photographs while crossing Jap- t
anese territory went to the publicc
procurator here today.
Signed statements made by the
flyers and 100 feet of cinema film
which they used over Japan during
their flight from Khabarovsk, Si-b
beria to Tokio, were given the pro-i
curator, who will decide whether
the case warrants court action.
The Regno News agency said
there were indications that after
the procurator has considered thef
case, it appeared probable the fly-C
ers would be haled into court and
fined. Japan has a rigid law pro-
hibiting the photographing of its
fortified areas.
RED0 HEADQUAR1TERS t
GUARDEDIN BERLNE
Heavy Police Force, Padlocks
Maintain Peace at Scene f
of Yesterday's Riot. f
BERLIN, Aug. 10.-(i)-adlocksx
and extraordinarily heavy policeY
guards tonight maintained peace in't
the Duelo Platz, Berlin communistd
center, which was the scene of a
bloody riot last night.r
Earlier today the police clappedr
a padlock on the Karl Liebknecht
Haus in Duelo Platz, center of Ger-1
many's communist activities, andf
suspended the communist newspap-
er, Rote Fahn, in front of which lastc
night the rioting occured, for twot
weeks.
At sundown this evening a large
reserve force of patrolmen was tak-
en into the neighborhood, which
was still in an ugly mood, but the
temper of the police matched that
of the communists, and the loss of
two popular officers from theirt
ranks in last night's shooting put s
them in no mind for pleasantries.f
Twenty-five communists were i
questioned today in connection with
the wrecking of the Basel-Berlin5
express Saturday night, and five of
them were held for further quiz-
zing.
The casualties of last night's
rioting were placed at two police
officers and one communist killed
and nine other communists seri-
ously wounded. Rewards have been
offered by the police for informa-
tion leading to the arrest of those
who started the rioting.
BASEBALL SCORES
National League.
Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 3..
FL1YERS' SAFETY
IN GRAVE DOUBT;
SEARCHGOES 9ON
Parker Cramer, Oliver
Paquette Feared
Lost at Sea.
ACOSTA OFF ON
UNEXPECTED HOP
Takes off With Garay
on 2300-Mile
Flight.
COPENHAGEN, Aug. xo.-
(P)-The gravest fear was felt to-
night that Parker Cramer and
Oliver Paquette, American air-
men, might have been blown out
to sea, although Danish aviation
experts 16ill hoped they would
be found alive.
A squadron of Danish sea planes
searched the Kattegat today, as-
sisted by several vessels. The
search was pursued all the way
from the southern tip of Norway
to Copenhagen.
A squadron of Norwegian mar-
ine planes searched the Skar-
gaard from Oslo to Bergen, flying
high to obtain the best possible
view.
German Plane Ready.
The German Lufthansa has
placed a big air cruiser at the dis-
posal of the Cramer reception com-
mittee in Copenhagen and it prob-
ably will be used tomorrow over the
North sea.
Danish aviators returning from
the Kattegat said the sea was very
choppy and the wind high. If
Cramer was forced down there, they
said he had little chance of sur-
viving.
The American charge d'affaires,
North Winship, called on the Dan-
ish minister of marine today and
hanked him on behalf of the Amer-
ican government for the efforts
made to find the flyers.
The American airmen, who have
flown by stages from Detroit across
Canada and Greenland, took off
yesterday from theShetland is-
lands, bound for Copenhagen.
Honduras Hop Under Way.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-(lP)-Hours
after the takeoff it was discovered
today that Bert Acosta, who flew
the Atlantic ocean with Admiral
Byrd, Captain Lisandro Garay, and
two mechanics were making a non-
stop flight to Tegucigalpa, Hon-
duras.
Yesterday afternoon had been set
for the final test in preparation
for the flight. Before Garay went
up he told officials at the munici-
pal field that as soon as the plane
had demonstrated its ability to lift
the necessary weight, he would
dump his fuel and return.
He streaked away to the south,
however, and when he failed to
return during the night some anx-
iety was felt for him and his com-
panions. Today it was learned
from one of the sponsors of the
flight that Garay had intended to
continue if the test was satisfac-
tory, and this evidently was what
he did.
No Report After 24 Hours.
There was some difference of
opinion at the field as to whether
Acosta was in the plane, but the of-
ficial log listed him as being aboard.
Garay had fuel enough for thirty
hours in the air, or until 9 o'clock
tonight, Eastern Standard Time.
He expected to make the 2300-mile
flight in about 24 hours, but when
that time had elapsed he had not
yet been reported.
Capt. Von Gronau in Iceland
Plans to Continue to U. S.
REYHJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 10.-
(P)-Capt. Wolfgang von Gronau,
who has flown here from Europe
without advance notice, said today
he intended to continue on to the
United States.
Von Gronau expects to remain
in Reykjavik until Wednesday. He
has depots in both east and west
Greenland and has received per-
mission from the authorities to
land there.