THE MICHIGAN DAILY THRUSDAY, AUGrsT 8,1935 Hurley Clashes With Black In - I _____________________________________________________ News Of The World As Illustrated In Associated Press Pictures Senate Inquiry Denies He Was Employed As A.G.E. Attorney To Combat Utilities Bill Was Cabinet Member Tumulty Is Next Witness On Stand Before Lobby Committee WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.--(AP) - Patrick J. Hurley, former secretary of war in the Hoover cabinet, clashed warmly today with Senator Hugo L. Black of the Senate Lobby Commit- tee during questioning about his ac- tivities as attorney for the Associated Gas & Electric Co. Joseph P. Tumulty,. secretary to President Woodrow Wilson, the next witness, testified he had received about $33,500 since October, 1934, from the American Waterworks Co., Commonwealth Southern Corp., Pub- lic Service Co., of New Jersey, and the Cities Service Co. He said he paid $5,000 to former Senator George Moses (Rep.), New Haven, $2,500 to Judge Timothy Ans- bury, lawyer, associate and friend, and that he expected to pay about $2,500 to John Walsh, brother of the late Senator from Montana. Hurley protested vigorously to be- ing "singled out as a Republican" by the committee, but Black cut him short with the announcement that he would be followed on the -stand by Tumulty. Appearing voluntarily, Hurley be- gan by reading his testimony before the Senate Banking Committee two years ago, as counsel for the company. Called Outrage He emphasized he was present at that time as a representative of inves-- tors in the company. Hurley testified his law firm had received $100,000 in the last three years from the Associated. Black said H. S. Hopson, missing witness sought by both the Senate Lobby Committee and the House Rules Committee, was in complete control of the company. House investigators went to Hur- ley's Virginia estate yesterday to look for Hopson, but he was not found. At that time Hurley called the pro- cedure a "disgraceful outrage." "I have never been employed by Mr. Hopson personally or for any of his private interests," Hurley testi- fied today. Black asked what Hurley's fee was in the case. Shouts At Black "You might ask Mr. Conboy (Mar- tin Conboy, then attorney for Albert H. Wiggin) what his fee was in the case," Hurley answered. "Do you object to answering the question?" Black interjected. "Why do you single out a Repub- lican and don't ask any other-" Hurley began. Black then stopped Hurley again to say that Tumulty would be the next witness. The Associated Gas & Electric Co. has spentapproximately $800,000 op- posing the utility bill. The tall Hurley and the slim Black shouted at each other. The com-! mittee chairman finally told the wit-1 ness to sit down, and he did. "Goldfish In Bowl" "I don't know," Hurley flared, "why you should select a Republican to1 single out . . ." but again Black stormed him down, shouting: "Just a moment, just a moment,) Mr. Hurley, just a moment." "If you object to answering the questions... " Black started but Hur- ley in turn cut him short. "I am a goldfish in a bowl," the witness shouted. "You can see me from any angle." "I think you can answer the ques- tions," Black insisted. Hurley then said the fee to his firm for his appearance at the banking investigation was $50,000, butnheem- phasized that was separate from the current enquiry. In 10 seconds more he was involved in an equally tempestuous exchange' with Senator Lewis B. Schwellenbach (Dem., Wash.). 'Wasn't ,Asked' "Did you tell the committee that Hopson was drawing $560,000 from Associated that he was milking from+ the subsidries?" Schwellenbach asked. "I wasn't asked." "You didn't volunteer the informa- tion?" "I am trying to volunteer informa- tion here, but I am not allowed to do it. I did not represent Hopson or any private company. "You didn't show that Hopson got $560,000 by milking these compan- ies?" "I did not know it then and I' don't know it now." Again Schwellenbach repeated his question and Hurley repeated his; answer. "You say you did not tell that committee?" Hurlev Smiles1 With the courts being called upon to decide whether Otto F. Aken (left) or Noble J. Puffer (right) is superintendent of Cook County, IlL, schools, the embattled pair laid in supplies to continue their seige-and-. sit contest in the Chicago county building. Aken, present superintendent whose term expired, is shown shaving as ho held fort in an inner room of the superintendent's office, while Puffer, elected last fall, made ready to continue "residence" in the outer room as long as necessary. He is shown dictating a letter to his secretary, Miss Ann Baumgartner. Miss Mary K. Browne (left) of Cleveland, and Miss Ellamae Wil- liams (right), 17-year-old Chicago golfer, tied with an 81 hole apiece, two above par, to lead qualifiers in the women's western championships at Westwood Country Club, Cleveland. The field of more than 100 women stars was reduced to 32 as match play started. New Tax Plan Miglit Change Ford Co. Setup Treasury Official Believes Firm Might Be Changed To One Widely-Owned WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-- P)- A high Treasury official said today it was "obvious" the Ford Motor Co would "not be abandoned or closed" because Qf the proposed 75 per cent maximum inheritance tax. But he conceded the levy might "convert what is now a family in- dustry into a widely-owned one." Robert H. Jackson, general coun- sel for the Internal Revenue Bureau, was the witness. He told the Senate Finance Committee yesterday the Ford fortune was the "worst ex- ample" that critics could use in con- tending the inheritance levy would work a "hardship" on large, going concerns. He figured it this way: Explains Procedure Using the company's report to the Massachusetts commissioner of cor- porations in 1934 indicating its net worth at $600,000,000, he said Edsel Ford, the son of Henry Ford, was re- liably reported to have acquired 41%/2 per cent of the outstanding stock in 1919, or about $246,000,000, which "is not touched by inheritance or estate taxes." Assuming the elder Ford's interest now at around $354,000,000, Jackson said the House bill, intended to cover most normal estates, stops graduat- ing the tax at $10,000,000. This would make the Henry Ford estate 35 times the point at which rate gradua- tion ceases. In addition, he said, the company had been accumulating surpluses at the rate of $20,000,000 a year with- out distributing it to stockholders, where it would be subject to surtaxes. Estimate Impossible Jackson said it would be impossible to arrive at a reliable estimate of the tax that might be imposed on the estate of Henry Ford, because it was not known how much would remain in his possession, how much would pass to organizations exempt from tax, nor what additional part would pass to the son and others. "The utmost to be anticipated," he asserted, "would be that some part of the equity now represented by the common stock would be sold to other interests or to the public." Dynamite Home Of Ecorse President ECORSE, Aug. 7.(.?)-A dya- mite bomb wrecked the front porch of the home of William W. Voisine, village president, early today and shattered windows in a score of other houses. Voisine, his wife, and their 13- year-old son, Robert, had returned from a neighbor's house only a few minutes before the explosion. Po- lice said the bomber apparently had known of his absence and had lain in wait until his appearance. The village president said he could not explain the attack. "I didn't think I had any enemy in the world," he declared. "The p- litical troubles I had last year are all forgotten." He referred to a move by the village trustees to oust him from office on 15 points charging corruption and misconduct in office. }' Here's Steve O'Neill, new man- ager of the Cleveland Indians, in- stilling the spirit of fight into his players as he attempts to lift them from the second -to the first divi- sion. British Protest New Attacks By Italian Press Ambassador Grandi Asked To Inform Mussolini Of English Attitude LONDON, Eng., Aug. 7.-(P)- An official source disclosed today that the British government made "strong representations" to Italy July 26 re- garding "the recent violent attacks in the Italian press against Great Brit- ain." The representations were made through Ambassador Grandi of Italy by officials at the foreign office and it was stated he promised to inform his government of the British atti- tude. Since that time, according to the same source, the British government has received no reply from Italy. Ramsay MacDonald became act- ing prime minister of Great Britain today on .the eve of an expected climax to the Anglo-Italian contro- versy over Ethiopia. Uneasy over already frayed rela- tions between this country and Italy, the government decided to let France take the lead in next week's tri-power talks at Paris. The decision was reached before Premier Stanley Bald- win departed for a vacation at Aix- Les-Baines, France. This decision, however, did not mean any relaxation of Britain's de- termination to uphold the sovereign rights of Ethiopia, epecially in view of the declaration by Anthony Eden, minister for League affairs, that he would assume responsibility for put- ting the issue squarely before the League of Nations council Sept. 4 if the forthcoming tri-power confer- ences failed. FORTITUDE UNSURPASSED Men and women have been digging in the sand hills of West Texas for years in search of $184,000 in gold, which according to legend was buried near a lake by robbers. Hurley asked: "Why don't you ask whether I have stopped beating my wife?" Black stepped in to pacify the con- tesnts by nhervino Once again the ship of matrimony has has floundered for Thomas Manville, Jr., shown here with his fourth wife, the former Marcelle Ed- wards, Follies beauty. In a separation suit she described the society playboy and asbestos heir as a man with a "violent temper" and a user of "wicked language,." On his proposed flight to Siberia and Moscow Wiley Post, famous world flier, will have, Will Rogers, film comedian, as a passenger as far as Alaska. Here is Rogers peering from the door of a transport plane at San Francisco on his way to Seattle to join Post and Mrs. Post. With Rogers is Helen Hawkins, pretty stewardess. DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Publication in the Bulletin is constructive notice to all members of the University. Copy received at the office of the Summer Session, Room 1213 A.H. until 3:30; 11:30 a.m. Saturday. VOL. XVI. No. 40. THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1935 Graduate School: All Graduate School students who expect to com- plete their work for a degree at the close of the present summer session should call at the office of the Gradu- ate School, 1014 Angell Hall, to check their records and to secure the proper blank to be used in paying the di- ploma fee. The fee should be paid not later than Saturday, August 10. C. S. Yoakum, Dean. Mathematical Club: Meeting this afternoon at 4:15 in Room 3017 A.H. Professor J. W. Bradshaw will talk on "A Certain Point transformation in the plane," and Profesor G. Y. Rainich on "A Recent Solution of an Old Problem in Number Theory." Everyone interested is cordially in- vited. Educational Conference: At 4:10 o'clock today Professor C. L. Clarke of Lewis Institute, Chicago, will speak on "New Issues in Adult Education" in Room 1022 University High School. Graduation Recital: Mr. Charles Law, violinist, student of Professor Wassily Besekirsky, will give the fol- lowing graduation recital this eve- ning,, to which the general public, with the exception of small children is invited. Mr. Achilles Taliaferro will be the accompanist: Concerto in D major, Mozart-Jo- achim. Sonata, Franck. Serenade, Delius. Hora Staccato, Dinicu-Heifetz. Romance, Gretchaninoff. Danse Du Diable Vert, Cassado. Summer Session French Club: The last meeting of the club will take place tonight. There will be a ban- quet at 6:45 in the "Second Floor Terrace Room," Michigan Union.No charge for members. Specal pro- gram. Dancing. Informal. Tea for Graduate Students in math- ematics today, at 3:30 p.m. in 3201 A.H. University High School Demonstra- tion Assembly: The final demonstra- tion assembly of the University High School summer session will be pre- sented Friday morning, August 9, in the high school auditorium at ten o'clock. All pupils in the three math- ematics classes will participate in the program. Scenes from the life of Archimedes will be dramatized. All summer session students who are in- terested are welome to attend the assembly. The University Bureau of Appoint- ments and Occupational Information has recieved notice of the following U. S. Civil Service examinations: Chief Explosives Chemist, $5,600. Area Medical Director (Indian Service), $5,600. Notices are on file in 201 Mason Hall. Temple University (Philadelphia, Pa.) will continue its policy of playing night football games during the com- ing season. pMI-IMU New Mt. Pleasant Oil Well Causes Boom In County MT. PLEASANT, Aug. 7.U- P) - Thousands of acres in Montcalm county were open for oil exploration today with the bringing in of a new well with a flush production of 50 barrels an hour. The well, -drilled by the United Producers Oil Co. on the Conners farm, followed two important strikes over the week-end, enhanced the im- portance of the booming Crystal field. i I.- Ii '^"s t I y catch Repairing! Jewelry State and Liberty Saffel &o) Bush S- U' The HOTTER It Is1 + I f s f i i i f i t i " Y i + i M .r ~ "r SPECIAL SALE SHOES One Lot of White and Two-Tone Shoes. 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