THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, Naval Planes Destroyed By Conflagration Fire Starts In Grosse Ile Hangar; Fire Apparatus Overturned In Run DETROIT, Aug. 13. -(A) - Six United States Navy planes and one private plane were destroyed by fire late Monday afternoon when flames broke out in the main hangar at the Grosse Ile Naval Station. Those de- stroyed, according to Navy men, were training planes, with the exception of one larger ship used for towing ma- chine gun targets. The fire started in this latter plane, .apparently from some motor defect, they said. The hangar itself is of fireproof construction and apparently suffered only very minor damage. Sailors were not certain,, however, what might have happened in the locker sections where their personal possessions were stored. While running to the blaze, the Trenton fire engine overturned and while none of its crew was hurt, the engine was disabled. Wyandotte ap- paratus was then summoned but asr- rived too late to save the planes. All active service type planes based at rosse 11e were absent from the station,sto participate in- war games over Lake Michigan. The entire of- ficer personnel of the Navy and Ma- rine Corps squadrons stationed at Grosse Ile had gone with the fighting ships and only enlisted men were at the station. Petty officers in temporary charge were endeavoring to reach Lieut. Charles Williams, commander of the Navy squadron, and Capt. C. V. Bur- 'nett, of the Marine Corps squadron. The station's gasoline truck was run out of the hangar after the fire was discovered. Chemical apparatus kept at the flying field was insuf- ficient to cope with the flames, the sailors reported. Admiral Byrd Is Reached By Tractor Party LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica, Aug. 13.- (AF) - Rear Admiral Rich- ard E. Byrd's lonely five-month vigil on the frozen rim of the world is over. A weary tractor party of three suc- ceeded in reaching his solitary weath- er observation post, 123 miles to the south, after a three-day battle against elements of the Antarctic. They found Byrd, commander of the second Antarctic expedition, weak, but cheerful. The terse news that the little band of three, balked twice before, had pushed through, was an immense relief to headquar- ters here. Deep concern had been felt over Byrd's situation. Admiral Byrd is quite weak, but he will be all right in a moment," re- ported Dr. Thomas C. Poulter, leader of the tractor party, by radio. "Ad- miral Byrd was even calmer than we were when we met in this place." Clyde Beatty Rescues 4 From Niagara River FORT ERIE, Ont., Aug. 13.-() -' The :rope-tossing ability of Clyde Beatty, noted circus animal trainer saved the lives of four men adrift in a small boat in the swirling waters of Niagara River yesterday. The men were being swept toward a jutting reef under the Peace Bridge. The boat was dragged into calm' water and Beatty, learning thatuthe men were from New York and Buf- falo, disappeared before many of the people nearby were aware of the near tragedy. JURY SINGS HYMNS NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug. 8.- While attorneys were endeavoring to reach a settlement among themselves, a superior court jury passed the time singing hymns in anteroom.. Herbert Hoover Celebrates 60th Birthday 'Finish Fight' Predicted For Hitler, Church Authorities Clamp Down On Dissenting Clergy As Mueller Takes Power BERLIN, Aug. 13. - (A:) - A "finish fight" between Adolf Hitler's Nazi government and rebellious Protestant pastors over the state's church pro- gram appeared imminent today. Authorities lost no time in clamp- ing down on clergymen who defied laws rushed through the national synod last Thursday giving dictatorial powers to Reichsbishop Ludwig Muel- ler, ardent follower of Hitler. Reliable reports said a number of ministers were arrested over the week- end for expressing open opposition from their pulpits to Mueller and de- nouncing the Nazi program. Church circles appeared dismayed. Mueller Has Program The Mueller program included an oath of fealty to Hitler, to which some pastors objected, claiming it placed the chancellor ahead of God and the church. A manifesto drawn by dissident pastors at Hamburg Friday is inter- preted by some as an open "declara- tion of war" against Mueller. It de- clared proceedings of the "so-called national synod" invalid and called upon congregations not to obey them. "Whoever obeys them commits a breach of the church constitution and church law," it said. "We refuse to obey the call upon congregations and churches to make themselves guilty of the same breaches of the law." The church controversy flares with the plebiscite in which the nation will vote on approval of Hitler's assump- tion of the powers of president to be held next Sunday. Nazis are active in a campaign to get an ovegvhelming pro-Hitler vote. Newspapers, billboards, motion pic- tures, the radio and government of- ficials have been enlisted in the drive. COATS OFF, CHURCH GAINS DALLAS, Tex., Aug. 11-(A. P.- The Rev. J. I. Patterson, pastor of the First Methodist church of Stephenville, Tex., noted a 35 per cent increase in attendance during the" heat wave when he asked men not to wear coats. Leads Tigers In Crucia I Series With Yankees Ground Current Is Blamed In Airplane Crash Two Killed In Tragedy At Chicago; Men's Fiancees Work With Rescuers CHICAGO, Aug. 13. - (I)-A sharp ground current of air was blamed to- day for the crash of a cabin plane in which two men perished while their fiances worked with rescuers to save them from the blazing wreck- age. As the ship nosed over and plunged from 200 feet Sunday, with its two victims, Raymond Casson, 28, Corn- ing, Ark., pilot, and Louis Wastl, 22, Chicago bookkeeper, the two girls, Miss Marie Wastl, 21, sister of Louis and Casson's fiancee, and Miss Caro- lyn Seen, 22, Wastl's fiancee, grabbed fire estinguishers and ran to aid. But the craft was a roaring mass of steel and wood when they arrived, and both men were burned beyond recognition. The ship was owned by Casson, who obtained his pilot license seven months ago. Miss Wastl was awaiting her turn to fly when the crash occurred. She said the ship made a fiat instead of bank turn and nosed over. Duane Howard, manager of the airport, said there was a strong air current at about the time they were coming down and that he believed this suddenly caught the ship aid whipped it over. Casson, who took passengers up for hire at the field, had been living re- cently in Chicago. DAMES MEET AT LEAGUE The Michigan Dames, held their final meeting of the Summer Session yesterday at 8 p.m. in the League. The evening was spent in playing auction and contract ,bridge and var- ious other games. Refreshments were served during the evening. Among those present were the wves of all students and. internes in the Uni- versity Hospital.:, SHANGHAI AS FACTOT CENTER SHANGHAI, Aug. 13.-(*)-A sur- vey of this port showsthere are 3,118 Chinese factories in the city. Machine works head the list with- 720, closely followed by textile works,'of which there are 690. GORDON "MICKEY" COCHRANE, DETROIT MANAGER -Associated Press Photo Former President Herbert Hoover is shown in the yard of his home at Palo Alto, Calif., as he read telegrams of congratulation on his sixtieth birthday anniversary. He declared he "never felt better." Report Shows Brighter Financial Prospects For All Major Cities CHICAGO, Aug. 13- (AP) -The sun. is breaking through the financial clouds of the nation's cities. Budgets are being balanced; tax collections are increasing; back sal- aries are being paid; some salary cuts have been restored; municipal bonds are being issued at lower interest rates, some selling at premiums. In general, a brighter outlook in municipal finances is evident in re- ports from many cities of the coun- try. Chicago, because of its improved financial condition, is paying the back salaries of its school teachers. Philadelphia is in "better condi- tion than at any time since the de- pression started," City Controller S. Davis Wilson reports. He, predicted there would be no deficit this year, against deficits the last two years. New York City's credit has im- proved so much the city was able to sell $3,000,000 in 60-day revenue bonds at an all-time record low rate of interest of three-fourths of one per cent. New York's long term bonds are at par again for the first time since 1931. Boston's interest on temporary bor- rowing is the lowest in 25 years. De- linquent taxes jumped from $306,000 in 1931 to $11,344,000 last year. Kansas City has no unpaid bills and all municipal employes have been paid. City Manager H. F. McElroy reports the city has shown a surplus each year of the depression. Detroit's operating deficit in July was $8,740,000 against $11,300,000 in July of last year and the city hopes to reduce it another $4,000,000 by the end of the fiscal year. San Francisco's controller reports the city is in the best financial con- dition in ten years. Louisville says its tax collections are better and that it has more cash on hand than three years ago. Cincinnati has restored pay cuts. Milwaukee has a cash bal- ance of $3,840,000 compared with $1,- 320,000 last year. Oklahoma City's outstanding indebtedness is now the lowest in 12 years. San Antonio is operating on a cash basis, with its finances the best in years. Houston last year owed banks $1,379,000 on tax anticipation warrants. It owes them nothing on anticipation war- rants this year. Akron, although its debt has been increasing steadily has paid its employes in full, half in scrip. Denver recently issued $500,- 000 in relief bonds at a premium. I Many cities reported they were floating bond issues at lower rates of interest. The majority said their financial condition was the best in recent years. WARSAW HONORS MME. CURIE WARSAW, Aug. 13. - (A) - The city council has decided to name in honor of Mme. Marie Curie one of the streets in this, her native city. The co-discoverer of radium never forgot her nationality and in 1898 named one of her discoveries "polon" in honor of her country. A11-Star Team To Be CoachedI By Noble Kizer Purdue Mentor Beats Out Dick Hanley In Chicago Tribune Poll Noble Kizer, head football coach at Purdue, will drill the 33 all-star col- lege players who will meet the Chi- cago Bears, Aug. 31 at Soldiers Field.. Kizer received 261,845 votes out of 617,000, cast in the nation-wide poll. He will be assisted by two other Big Ten coaches, Dick Hanley of North- western, who finished second in the poll with 249,046 votes, and Bob Zuppke, Illinois, who was third with 245,048. Harry Kipke, head coach here," polled 240,728 votes to finish sixth in the balloting. Jimmy Crowley of Fordham, and Slip Madigan of St. Mary's, in addition to the three coaches selected, headed him. Three Michigan players, Chuck Bernard, Herman Everhardus, and Whitey Wistert, were selected in a previous pollto face the professional champions. Wistert has since re- fused the invitation because of a base- ball contract with the Cincinnati Reds which prohibits his playing un- til the end of the diamond season, but Everhardus and Bernard are expected to begin training soon. The polls to select players and, coaches were conducted by the Chi- cago Tribune, sponsors of the game.: NO WORK, NO MONEY PORTLAND, Me., Aug. 11- (A') -- City Manager James E. Barlow re- cently announced that able-bodied welfare applicants who refused to work at $2 a day on public projects: would be refused city assistance. Ten days afterwards city officials report- ed a decrease of approximately one- third in relief expenditures. dggmm Ishii , . t 4 (L2 00 __mort i are ttes There are 6 types of home-grown tobaccos that are best for cigarettes CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY BRIGHT TOBACCOS U. S. Types 11, 12, 13, 14. BURLEY TOBACCO U. S. Type 31. SOUTHERN MARYLAND TOBACCO U. S. Type 32. U. S. Type 11 is produced in the Piedmont Belt of Virginia and part of North Carolina. U. S. Type 12 is produced in eastern North Carolina. U. S. Type 13 grows in South Carolina. U. S. Type 14 is produced mostly in southern Georgia- a few million pounds in north- ern Florida and Alabama. U. S. Type 31 includes what is called White Burley tobacco. It was first produced by George Webb in 1864. It is light in color and body, and is milder than the Burley used for pipes. U. S. Type 32, Maryland tobacco, is noted for its "burn". In this respect Maryland excels most other tobaccos. These are the kinds of home-grown tobaccos used for making Chesterfield Cigarettes. Then Chesterfield adds aromatic Turkish tobacco to give just the right seasoning or spice. Chesterfield ages these tobaccos for 30 months -212 years - to make sure-that they are milder and taste better. I I -- , TRANSPORTATION WANTED: Lady wants transportation to Frankfort, Mich., or vicinity after Summer Session. Share expenses. 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