The Weather Local thundershowers today; and tomorrow; little change in temperature. L , r AIga ~Iait4P Editorials The Fight For Civil Liberties .. . I Official Publication Of The Summer Session VOL. XLVI. No. 14 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1937 PRICE FIVE CENTS Sumners Raps Court Change; Makes Threat Of 'Sit-Down' House Judiciary Chairman May Attempt To Prevent Vote On Issue Opponents Of Plan See Its Death Blow WASHINGTON, July 13.-(,P)-The chairman of the powerful House Ju- diciary Committee came out so strongly against the Roosevelt Court Reorganization Bill late today that' opponents of the measure exclaimed Joyfully that it was dead. Advocating a "sit-down" on the is- fue, Chairman Sumners (Dem., Tex), made a speech interpreted on all sides s meaning that his committee will pever let the bill out on the House loor for a vote unless the House it- jelf takes it away from the group by drastic action. Petition Is Necessary To get a bill out of an unwilling committee a petition bearing the names of 2.18 of the 435 House mem- bers is necessary. Friends of the court bill began talking of such a pe- tition. Opponents predicted it never would be filled. Senator Wheeler (Dem., Mont.), a leader of the opposition to the bill, which is now being debated in the Senate, declared the Sumners speech marked "the collapse of the fight to save the bill." Sumners had never before com- mented publicly on the present Court Bill, which calls for the appointment of one additional Supreme Court Jus- time a year if incumbents past 75 do not retire. But today, while Senator Copeland (Dem., N.Y.) was appealing to Pres- ident Roosevelt from the Senate floor to withdraw the measure- lest it split the Democratic party permanently, Sumners arose in the House to de- clare that the nation is at a cross- roads and that one of the paths leads to dictatorship. House Applauds "Is it good sense," he demanded, "to split us from top to bottom when we need a united government and united people to save this nation?" Many House members arose and applauded when Sumners appealed to the Senate to abandon "an un- necessary piece of legislation." Rep. Keller (Dem., Ill.) asked the Texan if he was taking the position that his committee "has a right to deny the House the opportunity to vote on this subject." "No, I do not think that," Sum- ners answered, "but I take the posi- tion that the Judiciary committee of the House is an agent of the House and trusted with certain responsibil- ities, and at any time this House wants to assume the responsibility of taking the bill away from the com- mittee, it has the privilege of doing so. Second Summer Tea Dance Given At League Today Charlie Zwick To Furnish Music From 4 To 6 P.M. Today For Dancers The second tea dance in the Sum- mer Session series of tea social events) will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. today in the ballroom of the League, ac- cording to Jean Bonisteel, '39, in charge of arrangements. Several members of Charlie Zwick's band will furnish the music. In ad- dition to the members of the Summer Session League Council, there will be 25 women of Miss Bonisteel's com- mittee to assist in the dancing. There is no charge for this affair. The list of those presiding at the two tea tables includes: Mrs. Louis A. Hopkins, Mrs. Edward H. Kraus, Mrs. Martha Ray, Dean Byrl F. Bacher, Mrs. S. Beach Conger, Mrs. Stanley Waltz, Miss Anne Vardon, Miss Ruth Danielson. Ginger ale and cake will be served. ORMONDROYD TO SPEAK Sally Pierce Remembers Roles, Many Amusing Stage Incidents Recalls When Drunk Stage The stage manager was drunk and Manager Let Weight Fall let a counterweight fall on my head. Luckily I played my part from down On Her Head on the floor, so it didn't matter much. "Then there was the time in a By JOSEPH GIES Comedy Club play, 'Meet the Prince,' when I almost went on without any Sally Pierce, star of tonight's pro- clothes. I had to make a change up duction of "First Lady," has taken on a staircase that led off the stage part in more Michigan Repertory but had no other exit. I took off the plays than any other member of the negligee I was wearing and threw it company, but still thinks it's a lot of down and found I'd forgotten to put fun. the formal, into which I changed, on Sally has played more than 40 roles the stair. It was a 10 second curtain. in five seasons with the Players. She but fortunately I was' able to attract got her first leading part in Somer- somebody's attention before the cur- set Maugham's "Circle," and has tam d went up." since assisted in productions of Eliza- "As a matter of fact I didn't have beth Bronte's "Moorborn," Ibsen's time to fasten my dress properly and "John Gabriel Borkman," Shake- had to keep my arms close to my sides speare's "Henry VIII" and Maxwell all through the scene, so that when Anderson's "Elizabeth the Queen" Alan Handley (now a professional and "Mary of Scotland" among oth- star) handed me a wine glass I ers. I couldn't reach it and it fell on the Having played so many roles, which " h .. r a Carr Scores Educational Short Vision Schools Committed To Job Of Teaching Only Part Of Child,_HeSays Says Fail To Teach Social Knowledge The schools are committed to the ,ask of making intelligence effective in life, yet to date they have en- risioned that task mainly as a prob- lem of manipulating the individual child, or rather a part of the in- dividual child, Prof. Lowell J. Carrof the sociology department told the League College yesterday. one did she like the most? "Sister Gracia in 'The Kingdom of God' was probably my best part, al- though I enjoyed Victoria Van Breet in 'Double Door.'" She said. "The last performance of 'The Kingdom of God' had the whole cast in tears," she recalled. "We were all graduat- ing aid we thought it would be our last play for the Repertory,and we felt so badly about it we cried all through the show. The funny part is, that was two years ago and we're all still here." What other amusing incidents could she remember, if any? "Well,there was the time in Uncle Tom's Cabin when I was knocked unconscious." That sounded fairly amusing. How did it happen? "I was playing the part of Emiline, just a bit, with a line or so to say. Comedy Satire On Washington OpensTonioht 3rd Repertory Offering Is 'First Lady' By Kaufman And Dayton "First Lady," a comedy-satire on behind-the-scenes Washington po- litical life by George S. Kaufman and Katherine Dayton, will be the third offering of the Repertory Players' Summer Season, opening at 8:30 p.m. today in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. The play, which was a recent suc- cess on Broadway, is generally con- sidered to be based on the Capitol feud of Dolly Gann and Alice Long- worth of a few years ago. The hero- ine, Lucy ,Chase Wayne, wife of the Secretary of State and granddaugh- ter of a past president, is played by Sarah Pierce. Her social and political enemy, Irene Hibbard, wife of a Su- preme Court Justice, is played by Virginia Frink Harrell. The plot cen- 'Ioo A Y clos: Miss St I z between us and broke. Ti smc o arwacn ny other funny stories? ssmuhtonrwacn- es, there were. There was the eption of the task," Professor Carr 'eng shere we"D.ubherDowr" then said. "It is too narrow in three ways: ing scene of " Double Door" when in its cultural perspectives, in its psy- Pierce, alone on the stage, was chological realism and in its expres- (Continued on Page 4) o in space." Speaking on the cultural perspec- u nnions For tives, Professor Carr stated that we face the scandal of a generation of Photos ssued dults who are still thinking about Photos Issued ocial problems on a cause and effect level mid way between superstition By 'Panoram a' and scientific certainty. "The schools have failed to make people as cause and effect curious about social situa- tions as they are cause and effect etures Wanted For New curious about physical situations. Publication's Opening That is a fundamental task today," e Next Fall he declared. Issue ext FHe went on to say that psycholog- ically we have a long tradition of call for pictures suitable for use! how to think straight, but no tradi- Pic I I A' in the first number of. "Panorama," newly formed campus publication, was issued yesterday by Joan V. Han- son, '40, editor. "Panorama," which was organized by Miss Hanson and Robert Lodge,! '39, business manager of the publica- tion. will be modelled after the na- tional magazine "Life" and will con- tain 40 pages of pictures of life on campus. The first issue will be pub- ished during Orientation week, after' which the magazine will appear every ;wo weeks. Miss Hanson urged that all stu- dents having pictures which might be ised in the first issue immediately bring or mail them to the Publica- ions Building on Maynard Street. Recognition will be given for all pic- tures used, she said. Early next year a Camera Club will be formed, according to plans made by Lodge, which will help sup- ply the magazine with photographs. Departments in each issue will be given over to sports, meetings, activi- ties, concerts and dances. Attempts will be made .to get unusual camera shots of features and events of the University. The purpose of "Panorama," ac- cording to Miss Hanson, are to make a last record in pictures of campus activities, to aid in better understand- ing of student life and to promote good photography. ters around their duel for the honor Ru sa of becoming first lady of the nation. 3 Russian Aviators Kaufman is one of the best known and most successful contemporary writers of light comedy, and was re- cently awarded the Pulitzer Prize for drama for his play, "You Can't Take It With You." Miss Dayton is a Washington correspondent and au- thor of a number of magazine ar- ticles satirizing the Capitol scene. Other principle parts are taken by Frederic Shaffmaster, Edward Jurist, Charles Harrell and Nancy Bowman. "First Lady" will play through Sat- arday. Tickets are available at the Lydia Mendelssohn box office. Near United States SAN FRANCISCO, July 13.-(P)-- Three Russian fliers neared the nor- thern United States border tonight on a non-stop flight from Moscow over the North Pole, with the announced intention of landing tomorrow morn- ing at Oakland airport, just across San Francisco Bay from here. Previously arrangements had been made for possible extension of the flight south of here, perhaps into Mexico. tions at all of how to feel straight and no education of the emotions. "The schools must set themselves to meet' that need. We can't go on educating only part of the child, Professor Carr said. Speaking at the same meeting, Prof. Raleigh Schorling of the education, school showed results of tests prov- ing that the amount' of intelligence does not necessarily tell how a stu- dent will proceec in school work. "The relationship between the in- telligence quotient and the school' (Continued on Page 4) Loyalists Push Drive In West Against Rebels Airplane Equality Bolsters ( Government's Offensive In Salients MADRID, July 13.-(OP)-Spanish government forces drove powerfully tonight against bitter Insurgent op- position to push 'out their salients west of Madrid. Observers returning from the bat- tlefront reported artillery, thunder- ing night and day, was pounding villages to pieces while the govern- ment, matching t h e insurgent strength in the air, raided enemy camps and concentrations. Government pilots virtually cut off insurgent defenders from reinforce- ments near Villanueva Del Pardillo, 15 miles west and slightly north of Madrid, with protracted bombing and machine-gunning expeditions. On the Basque front in northern Spain, the fliers attacked their foe's line from Somorrostro west of Bil- bao to the Valmaseda sector. In the East, General Sebastian Po- zas, commander of the government forces in the Zaragoza-Teruel sector, reported Albarracin "Not only has been completely surrounded but also government troops now are fighting in the streets of the town." He said insurgents still held some well-fortified houses in the town which is nearly 120 miles east of Ma- drid. The government offensive west of the capital, designed to break the in- surgent siege, was stated by one eye- witness of the fighting to have opened up a new phase of the war in size and intensity. "The government has been able to put into the field mechanized power to match, and perhaps more than match, the rebel (insurgent) air force. "Day and night there is a steady, bombing by both sides with govern- ment planes roaring over rebel posi-' tions time after time, machinegun- Say Roosevelt Won't Ask Economic Meet! WASHINGTON, July 13.--()- President Roosevelt has decided that he has no hat-and-rabbit trick that would solve Europe's pressing prob- lems, informed officials declared to- night. This appeared to be the answer to recurring reports that the United States might call a world economic conference-and even that Mr. Roosevelt himself might preside as chairman. The President declined any public comment today on the economic con- ference question. Persons close to him, however, represented him as feeling that Europe is not yet ready for an international attempt to cure world ills. Human Speech Pitch StudiedI ByLinguists Cowan Uses Phonograph Records And Pictures In Illustrations Possible linguistic significance of recent laboratory analysis of the pitch of human speech formed the basis of yesterday's luncheon conference of the Linguistic Institute, following the discussion presented by Dr. Milton Cowan of the University of Iowa on the subject, "Intonation in English, French and German." Until very recently, Dr. Cowan said, the inherent difficulty of an- alyzing speech pitch has prevented any thorough investigation. Among those who first made studies there exist two schools of thought. The first is composed of Prof. Daniel Jones of the University of London,1 with his followers, whose work was based upon a purely auditory analy- sis of recorded speech. This work was initiated in 1909. The second group, composed of Dr. E. W. Scripture and his followers, at- tended chiefly to the mechanical de- termination of fundamental tone fre- quencies. Neither of these methods is scientifically adequate, said Dr. Cow- an, to provide an analysis which might function for linguistic inter-I pretation, for each presents an over- simplification of the actual speech- phenomena. At the University of Iowa, explained the speaker, the study of intonation has been designed to determine the relation of the human ear to the sound impinged upon it. To this end: all of the laboratory techniques of psychophysics have been employed, so that a scientifically precise series of results is always obtainable. To illustrate the process of analys- (Continued on Page 4) Couzens Intervenes In Creamery Strike DETROIT, July 13.-(P)-Mayor Frank Couzens, using the police power, intervened today in the strike which has closed four large Detroit creameries. He summoned representatives of the city's leading dairy firms and the United Dairy Workers of America, which called the strike Saturday, to a conference to be held at 11 a.m. to- morrow. "Under the broad police powers given the mayor to protect the public peace, health and safety," Couzens said, "there is ample ground for dras- tic action to prevent a widespread dairy strike." 'To Show Scientific Apparatus At School An exhibit of scientific apparatus sponsored by the Central Scientific Company for the benefit of science instructors, supervisors and adminis- trators will open today to run to- morrow and Friday in the biology lab- oratory of University High School. Latest developments in apparatusE will be on display as well as suppliesr for elementary science, general sci- ence, biology, chemistry and physics.t The purpose of the exhibit is to show instructors in the schools and college/ the new equipment perfected forr school laboratories. Besides the display, there will bej iterature and pamphlets showing lat- :st designs and definite plans for edu-E cational laboratories. Visitors are in-I vited to register and view the displayc free of charge.t Origins Of Art, Poetry, Writing, Of China Told3 Mrs. McNair Tells Instituter Of Far Eastern Studiesr Of Art Combinations Y Six different manners in which cal- ligraphy, poetry and painting are connected in Chinese art were de-I scribed by Mrs. Florence Ayscought McNair an authority on China, ine her lecture yesterday, sponsored by the Institute of Far Eastern Studies,t in the Natural Science Auditorium. A discussion of the origins of these arts, the legends, and first evidence of writing and painting preceded her list of the six methods of combining the arts. Poems were read in botht English and Chinese. Colored slides9 illustrated the talk. Pictures of 10,000 creatures-men animals, insects and plants-were the ' first means of portraying to Chinese their experiences. The Chinese, whom Mrs. McNair described as essentially logical people, have as proof, in- scribed bronze vessels, very old, valued not only as works of art but also as historical records. The first great invention was .named by Mrs. McNair as the recog- nition and application. The second great invention was the art of writ- ing made by Ts'ang Chich, minister of the Yellow Emperor. History states that 540 primitive characters were formed. The third great invention mentioned was the development of ideographs. "Writing brushes and lamp black ink, helped further the development of the combinations of pictures and poems," she stated, "and firmness, lissomness, and decision of mind she listed as the necessary qualities for a Chinese artist, painter and poet. Mrs. McNair pointed out that the union of calligraphy, poetry and painting came when they were used as essential and closely allied ele- ments of the same design; writing and calligraphic designs which are in precisely the same brush stroke; pictures and writing expressing the same ideas, or each expressing part; writing used entirely and painting used instead of writing. Gates Of China's Capital Are Scene Of Renewal Of Fierce Conflict Mull Warns Chinese Envoy Against War PEIPING, July 13.-(P)-Grave ighting between Chinese and Japan- ese troops appeared underway to- aight as the thunder of heavy can- onading carried into Peiping from the southwest where lie the Nanyuan airdrome and Chinese barracks. The conflict followed an engage- ment in which Gen. Sung Cheh. Yuan's 29th Chinese route army, Chinese reports said, forced a heav- ly supported detachment of Japan- ese troops to retreat toward their Pengtai base after being driven back n Peiping's southern wall in hand- to-hand fighting. Attack Chinese Defenders Tientsin reports said the Japanese attacked Chinese defenders of the four eastern and southern gates of this ancient capital and, though the lefenders held firm, were able to cut )ff two Chinese brigades at the Nan- uan barracks from other units of the 29th route army. The Japanese north China com- nand issued a communique in Tient- in explaining that today's clashes near Peipingoccurred after Chinese machinegunned Japanese troops who were passing a village south of here. Reports from usually reliable Chin- ese sources said 1,600 Japanese troops rumbled to the Japanese base at Pengtai, southwest' of here, today by truck from Kupeikou, 62 miles north- east of Peiping. Peiping Well Surrounded With the super-strategic rail junc- ion of Fengtai now the Japanese army's main base in the Peiping area and with 10,000 Japanese troops be- lieved to be in Tientsin with more en route, Chinese observers said they felt Peiping was so well surrounded that "the ancient Chinese capital is in Tokyo's pocket." A statement issued late tonight by i high spokesman for the Hopei- Charhar council said there still were hopes for peace with honor and that China must not make war's supreme sacrifice without exploring the pos- sibilities of peace thoroughly. WASHINGTON, July 13.-(P)- Secretary Hull reiterated today to Dr. ;. T. Wang, the Chinese ambassador, he same friendly warning against war in the Far East that he gave yes- terday to Hirosi Saito, the Japanese envoy. Conferring yesterday with Saito and Zaung Teh Ing, counselor of the Chinese embassy, the -secretary of Mtate told them that "an armed con- flict between Japan and China would be a great blow to the cause of world peace and world progress." Work Is Begun On Addition To Health Service With the concrete foundation al- ready poured, work on the addition to the Health Service is rapidly in- creasing, and should be completed by the first semester next year. Work is being done by the buildings and grounds department. The building of the $2,500 addi- tion will relieve overcrowding bf present facilities, it is hoped. Being constructed on the east side of the present building, it will be three stories high and provide approxi- mately 1,300 square feet of floor space. Two three-bed wards will be pro- vided on the third floor, while six doctor's offices will be housed on the lower two floors. Construction will be of frame, giving the effect on an enclosed porch added to the present stone and brick building. Oracle Bones Are Subject Of Lecture "The Oracle Bones of Human" will be the subject of the Rev. J. M. Menzies of Trinity College, Toronto, New Heavy Battle Begun A sJapanese SSurround Peiping Second Of Series, On Falls Tells Of Niagara Gorge Excursion! EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second be visualized the great cutting power of a series of four articles on the Nia- of the 1,400,000 gallons that go over gara Falls excursion, to be made this week-end under the direction of Prof. the 3,010-foot span of the Horseshoe Fred M. Bulard, visiting professor from -ach minute. the University of Texas. The fourth an dlast will be printed Friday morn- Most of the volume passes over the ing before the excursion leaves. It is center, where it is almost 10 feet suggested that those making the trip depaitfmsorthcet.I clip these articles to use as a guide dur- deep as it foams over the crest. It ing the trip). falls 150 feet to the surface of the By CLINTON B. CONGER pool, and its impetus carries the fall- ing column of water 150 feet more to After a tour of Goat Island, the the bottom of the pool, where it is party will return by bus to the Amer- washed back against the face of the ican mainland, and cross by the Peace cliff, far below the surface, washing Bridge, otherwise known as the Falls i away the soft red Queenston shale View Bridge, to the Canadian Side. which lies at this point. This bridge, a steel arch erected in Thus the harder upper layers are 1889 to replace a 30-year-old suspen- undermined, and collapse, cutting the sion which was blown down by a Falls back three feet a year (formerly al~e. is 1 .40lfeet long, and 192 feet. 4 fp-') Ac the "atr,"f te ncp Looking For Amusement? Here Are A Few Handy Suggestions By TED GRACE If after two weeks there are still some of you who are uninformed as to the various places one can go for recreation, we offer a few sugges- tions. For the golfers, the University course is always available to both men and women. To get there fol- low State St. on down past the In- tramural Building until you come to the bridge. Turn to the left, drive over the bridge and there you are. To play this 18-hole course there is a charge of 50 cents for students, and one dollar for others. The municipal course situated near use the Intramural courts at any time upon request with no charge. For outdoor swimming, one must either take to the river, which isn't the cleanest water in the world, or drive out to one of the several lakes situated around Ann Arbor. Portage Lake offers plenty of beach and bath- ing quarters. To get there take US- 23, and follow the road until you see signs indicating where to turn into the site. Whitmore Lake, a 15 minute drive north on Main St., offers Groome's bathing beach with adequate hous- ing facilities. At the foot of Main St. there is the municipal bathing beach for those who find transportation a I