The Weather Fair today, somewhat warmer in southeast; tomorrow partly cloudy, somewhat warmer. C, - r iflkr ~Iait1j Editorials Outside Agitators. La Guardia Should Win Again .. Official Publication Of The Summer Session VOL. XLVI. No. 21 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1937 PRICE FIVE CENTS Evacuation Of Chinese From Zone Of War Eases Tension Nations Make Agreement To Clear North China; JapaneseStill There Chinese Guarantee Order For Area TIENTSIN, July 21.-(P)-Chinese troop withdrawals from the Wan- ping-Hsien battle zone west of Pei- ping tonight eased Sino-Japanese tension in North China. Two weeks after conflict broke out in the area, almost all soldiers of the Chinese 29th army were evacuated under an agreement calling also for withdrawal of Japanme troops. Chinese said late tonight that the next 24 hours may tell whether the Japanese will fulfill their part of the bargain or attempt to occupy the de- militarized zone. They declared such occupation would give the Japanese control of the northern terminal of the strategic Peiping-Hankow Railroad. The Sino-Japanese understanding provided for withdrawal of Japanese troops after Chinese regulars in the area had been replaced by officers entrusted with maintenance of civil order. Japanese maintained watch during the day as the Chinese soldiers de- parted. Machine gunners guarded trenches behind which batteries of howitzers were trained on Wangping- hsien. Secondary batteries pointed north toward Peiping. No firing .was heard from the Jap- anese front lines except one outburst from a machine gun near Wanping- hsien, which wentunanswered. It was estimated there were be- tween 14,000 and 15,000 Japanese troops in the area. South and east of Peiping, Japanese positions were being strengthened with the erection; of earthworks and barbed wire en- tanglements. Batteries were camouflaged as a precaution againstpossible air at- tacks. Trucks which transported troops and munitions to the front from the Fengtai field headquarters were covered partially with branches while soldiers disguised their steel helmets under leaves. Major Takio Imai, assistant Japan- ese military attaches in Peiping, was stated to have been one of the ob- servers of the Chinese withdrawal. The 15th United States Infantry meanwhile was ordered to stand by under full war packs to defend Amer- ican citizens and interests. All able-bodied American men were urged by the United States consulate to form a volunteer company to re- inforce the garrison. Colonel Of Chinese Held By Japanese TOKYO, July 22.-(Thursday)- (I)-The newspaper Hochi reported today from Tientsin that an alleged attempt to assassinate Japanese Am- bassador Shigeru Kawagoe and the Mayor of Tientsin had been frustrat- ed by Japanese consular police. The newspaper said officers ar- rested the Chinese colonel Bai Shou- Tang when he visited Kawagoe's hotel. They charged him with plan- ning to kill the ambassador. Colonel Bai, the dispatch said, was formerly a staff officer under Gen. Feng Yu-Hsiang, vice-chairman of the Military Affairs Commission of the Nanking (Central) Chinese Gov- ernment. Head Recommends State Intervention LANSING, July 21.-(IP)-James G. Bryant, state welfare director, rec- ommended today against state inter- vention in the sit-down strike of Genesee county welfare clients at the emergency relief commission offices in Flint. His oral report was called to the attention of Governor Murphy, who reserved comment pending further study. The welfare offices were closed in Flint this week because of a lack of funds to carry out other than emer- De Valera Heads Irish Free State DUBLIN, July 21.-(P)-Tall, au- stere Eamon De Valera today was elected to a third term as President of the Irish Free State while his sup- porters cheered for a "united and free Ireland." The New York-born President met a new test in his stormy career and emerged victor with a 30-vote ma- jority in the Dail (parliament). His chief opponent, former Presi- dent William T. Cosgrave unsuccess- fully sought to align the labor bloc with Cosgrave supporters against De Valera. He asserted that economic ills growing from Anglo-Irish dis- putes are among "The evils gradual- ly undermining the welfare of all sections of the community." The Dail voted 82 to 52 to return De Valera to office, however. Frank Fahy, a member of De Valera's Fian- na Fail Party, was named speaker of the Dail and a laborite, Patrick So- gam, deputy speaker. i - Nurse In Spain During War To SpeakTonight Prof. Brent D. Allinson Will Talk At Meeting Held ByLocal Group Lini Fuhr, nurse for the Spanish Loyalists who has just returned to this country, will describe her exper- iences in Spain's one-year-old civil war at 8 p.m. today in the First Meth- odist Church. The meeting is spon- sored by the Ann Arbor Committee for Medical Aid to Spain. Prof. Brent D. Allinson of the in- ternational law department of Amer- ican University, Washington, D.C., will also speak. He will discuss "American Policy Toward Spain." Miss Fuhr was a member of the first contingent of nurses sent to Spain by the nation-wide Medical Aid Committee. She organized nurs- ing service stations in hospitals which were opened early this year. Professor Allinson was for several years the European correspondent for several American newspapers, and is now a special writer on international problems for the Washington Post. He is attending the International Law Institute here. He will conduct in the near future a radio discussion for the Columbia Broadcasting Sys- tem on the Spanish war. Johnston Gi v e s Education Talk On Participation Extra-Curricular Activities Of Pupils Are Discussed By PopularPrincipal Planning an assembly program, perparing for a school party, report- ing student activities for the school paper, participation on athletic teams-all represent pupil experience in a learning situation and conse- quently comprise a definite part of the curriculum, Dr. Edgar G. Johns- ton, principal of the University high school, told a group yesterday in the auditorium of the high school. "We are interested in having ex- periences provided for pupils through which they may develop their own abilities and powers more effectively, may learn to accept responsibility and to work cooperatively with their fellows, may contribute generously to the common good and may evaluate with increasing discernment the worth of their own contribuitions," he said. Dr. Johnston continued saying that the aim of education today is to de- velop in pupils an understanding of the world in which they find them- selves, those abilities, essential to performing effectively their part as citizens and as self-supporting mem- bers of the community and those at- titudes which will lead them to play a responsible part as members of the community. "There will be a large place in schools for types of experience grow- ing out of the spontaneous interests of pupils, with pupils accepting the major responsibility for planning and developing them and with a very close relation to immediate needs,"' Dr. Johnston stated. ARRAIGNMENT IS HELD DETROIT, July 21.-(A)-Examin- ation of Charles Darrow, 55, charged Biblical Study Depends Upon Ancient Papyri Sanders Says European Manuscripts Are Nearly Exhausted At Present Coptic Documents Should Last Longer Fragmentary bits of ancient papy- rus manuscripts of Egypt, of which the University possesses 30 leaves, are the chief source at present for the work of Biblical scholars, according to Prof. Henry A. Sanders, chairman of the department of speech and gen- eral linguistics, who addressed the audience of yesterday's Summer Ses- sion lecture on the subject: "Recent Biblical Studies and Discoveries." "The old parchment manuscripts of Europe are practically exhausted," Professor Sanders said. "They have been carefully exploited by scholars for centuries, and have little new knowledge to yield. The Egyptian, or Coptic manuscripts, on the other hand, should furnish material for study for a great many years yet. The collection of Chester Beatty of London in particular has proved fruitful in recent years." The Mich- igan collection is taken from the Beatty papers. The King James edition of the English Bible was a result of the cele- brated Hampton Court Conference of 1604 during te dispute between the exponents of "high church" and "low church" worship. The revised text, which was prepared over a period of more than 10 years following a reso- lution of a church council in 1870, was an attempt to make a number of corrections, mostly of minor nature, in the original version, he said. It was received without enthusiasm,' however, although scholars since have recognized its worth. The lecture was illustrated with slides showing several fragments of scripts in the University's collection. Among these was what Professor Sanders termed "the 'first notable fragment of its kind of a New Testa- ment book" dating from the third century and containing 17 verses of the beginning of Matthew. 8th Excursion { Is Planned For NextSaturday Proving grounds of the General Motors Corporation at Milford, 30 miles north of Ann Arbor, will be visited Saturday by the eighth Ses- sion excursion. Reservations should be made by 5 p.m. tomorrow. A laboratory of 1268 acres, the proving grounds were established for the carrying out of exhaustive and scientifically controlled tests on all makes of automobiles. Facilities are included for applying 165 different tests. Proving ground engineers, in good weather and bad, here amass facts essential to further improvement of motor car products. Different kinds of road surfaces include mud, brick, dirt, gravel, tar and concrete. The party will board special buses for a comprehensive tour of the road- ways. Among points of interest,ato be explained by engineer-guides, are the four-mile concrete loop, difficult curves, and the "bath-tub," a de- pressed piece of concrete built for testing effect of water on the moving car. Establish Good Pronunciation Of Greek Mute Prof. Sturtevant Of Yale Presents Evidence For LanguageTheory Refers To Ancient Greek Grammars Evidence for establishing an ac- ceptable pronunciation of the class- ical Greek "rough mutes" was pre- sented last night in a Linguistic In- stitute lecture in Angell Hall by Prof. E. H. Sturtevant of Yale University. Dr. Sturtevant, who is in Ann Ar- bor this week as invited lecturer be- fore the Institute, announced at the beginning of his discussion that he would confine himself to the nine arguments based upon internal evi- dience.Ten additional reasons sup- porting his theory will comprise the subject of this second lecture Fri- day evening. The "rough mutes" Dr. Sturtevant explained as the Greek ch, called chi, th, called theta, and ph, called phi. According to modern Greek pro- nunciation these letters are pro- nounced as spirants that is, like the German ch in "ach," th in English "thin," and ph in English "philoso- phy," respectively. It was Profes- sor Sturtevant's contention that the Greeks of the classical period actually pronounced these as aspirates, that is, as k followed by h, t followed by h, and p followed by h, the h being the ordinary breathing sound as in Eng- lish "hat." The Yale linguist's opening argu- ments were drawn from statements made by the ancient Greek grammar- ians. First, he said, the Greeks them- selves classified all consonants as semivowels and mutes or stop con- sonants; and in this classification [they ranked ch, th, and ph with the mutes, thus, according to Dr. Sturtevant, providing evidence that these sounds could not have been spirants, for spirants are continuants. Further, the Greek grammarians5 characterized these sounds as "rough," and elsewhere defined "rough" as "having breath," hence, Dr. Sturte- vant believes, as being aspirates. . A third reason the speaker found in the fact, established in compara- tive Indo-European philology, that in prehistoric Greek an initial h sound was lost if another h sound followed in the word. Thus by inference, from Sanskrit, for example, it is known that the verb form "echo" of classical Greek must have been "hecho" in his- (Continued on Page 3) Hindenburg Crash Caused By Spark WASHINGTON, July 21.-(IP)-A spark of static electricity probably caused the explosion which destroyed the dirigible Hindenburg, the Bureau >f Air Commerce reported today. "The cause of the accident was the ignition of a mixture of free hydro- gen and air," said Secretary Roper's special investigators. Because of an apparent leak in the dirigible, a combustible mixture of hydrogen and air formed in the upper stern of the ship, the report said. When landing ropes touched the ground the charge of electricity on the ship became equalized with that of the ground, the experts theorized, and the resulting electrostatic dis- charge ignited the mixture. The Hindenburg was destroyed at Lakehurst, N. J., on May 6, with a loss of 36 lives. Oppositon To Court Bill Informs Garner Reform Hopes Must Be Dropped Franco Battles To Retain Point JustCaptured Heavy Fighting Resumed With Government Drives To Straighten Lines MADRID, July 21.-(P)-In- surgents gained complete posses- sion of Hill No. 660, captured in their advance yesterday, by re- pulsing Government troops who tried to retake it in a bloody bat- tle tonight. Close-quarter fighting was des- perate during the day, when Government in f an try twice swarmed to the peak's top and twice were driven by withering machine gun and rifle fire back down its slopes. MADRID, July 21.-(/P)-Strategic Hill No. 660, captured by insurgents yesterday, became a virtual "No- Wian's-Land" tonight in desperate government attempts to retake it. Government infantry men twice swarmed to the peak's top in the face of withering machine gun and rifle fire and twice were forced back to defensive positions on its slopes by waves of insurgent troops. Hand grenades were used freely in the close- quarter fighting. The hill is east of Villanueva De La Canada, which lies about 15 miles west of Madrid. The town was taken in the government drive two weeks ago and the troops of Insurgent Gen- eralissimo Francisco Franco are try- ing to regain it. The Insurgents before daybreak ad- vanced westward in an effort to cap- ture Villanueva De La Canada and cut tPrough a government salient to de- moralize the defenders of govern- ment-held Brunete a few miles south. The Government reported its forces not only defended Villanueva De La Canada ,but also were able to launch several counter-attacks. Brunete, Quijorna and Villafranca Del Castillo, northwest of Madrid, were sectors where the bitter fighting of the last few days continued un- abated. From Brunete the govern- ment can threaten the towns of Se- villa La Nueva and Navalcarnero, about 20 miles southwest of Madrid. Government troops also drove against Villafranca Del Castillo, 15 miles northwest of Madrid, attempt- ing to widen the bottle-neck of their western salient and eventually break the Insurgent siege, of Madrid. 8th Conference Ends With Two Final Sessions Panels Discuss Changes In Public School Education And End Annual Event Two panels discussing changes in public school education concluded the eighth annual summer education con- ference yesterday in the Union. At the morning session, Prof. L. W. Keeler of the education school, led a discussion on "What Changes Are Im- pending or Should Be Initiated in the Elementary School?" A definition of the issues was given by Dr. Paul T. Rankin of the Detroit public schools and a discussion by a panel of the Summer Session edu- cation staff followed. Making up this panel were Dr. Bessie Lee Gambrill,# Prof. Warren R. Good, Dr. Katherine B. Greene, Prof. Stuart A. Courtis, Prof. Willard C. Olson, Dr. Mabel E. Rugen, Prof. William C. Trow and Prof. Clifford Woody. Dr. H. L. Turner of the Michigan State Normal College was chairman of the afternoon meeting which dis- cussed "What Changes in American Senndarv Ednation Are Tmnending Succeeds Robinson SEN. ALBEN W. BARKLEY Combined Band Plans Concertt For Tomorrow x 175 Musicians Will Taket Part; Revelli Announces Program For Affair The high school clinic band andc the regular Summer Session band,N together numbering more than 1751 will present a concert at 8:30 p.m.t tomorrow in Hill Auditorium under the direction of Prof. William D.- Revelli of the music school and Dr.r Harold Bachmann; director of the' University of Chicago band.1 The clinic band will open the pro- gram by presenting two chorals,1 "Come Ye Thankful People" and "Softly Now The Light of Day," the march, "Builders of Youth," the brid-t al song from "Rural Wedding Sym- phony," "Bolero" and the overture, "Soldier of Fortune." The second part of the program1 will be presented by the Summer1 Session band playing the march "Am-r parito Roca,' the overture "Anacre- on," "Les Deux Petits Japonais," a1 trio for cornets and the farandoleS from "L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2." The flute ensemble of the clinic band will follow this group of num- bers presenting "Notturnino di Lu- na," and they will be followed by thei woodwind trio of the clinic band playing "Three Blind Mice" and "Rondes des Lutins." Next, the; woodwind ensemble will play the finale from "Octet in E-Flat Major." The two bands will be combined to present the fourth and final part of the program. They will offer, the overture "Calif of Bagdad," "Merry Men," a selection of Tschaikowsky melodies and the marches, "Varsity," "The Victors" and "The Yellow and The Blue." Professor Revelli said yesterday that high school principals and su- perintendents are especially invited to attend this concert, in view of the fact that a great part of it will be played by high school students from the state. Guthe To Discuss Caves And Pottery "Philippine Caves and Celadon Pottery" will be the subject of to- day's Summer Session lecture, to be given by Dr .Carl E. Guthe, director of University Museums and of the Museum of Anthropology, at 5 p.m. in Natural Science Auditorium. Dr. Guthe was engaged in an ar- cheological survey of the southern half of the Philippine Islands in 1922-25, interesting himself chiefly in gathering evidence of ceramics and pottery that had been sent from China in exchange for Philippine pro- ducts. In his talk he will discuss the fragments of such material which he found. C TTTT - T T T-l AATTT! _ Sen. Wheeler Is Sought Out By Vice-President For Compromise Plan Logan Now Ready To 'Let Bill Drop' WASHINGTON, July 21.- () - Vice-President Garner asked the court bill's opposition for its peace terms today and was immediately in- formed that the Roosevelt Adminis- tration must drop any idea of en- larging the Supreme Court. Garner, generally believed to be acting as the personal emissary of President Roosevelt, sought out Sen- ator Wheeler (Dem., Mont.), oppo- sition leader, and asked him to out- line his terms for the consideration of the administration. Quickly, the Montanan called for complete abandonment of the section providing for new Supreme Court Justices if justices past 75 do not re- tire. He also demanded a guarantee that there will be no political re- prisals against those who have op- posed the President's bill. May Enact Some Reforms On the positive side, he spoke of enacting some reforms applying to the lower courts. Garner's action came after several hitherto uncommitted senators were reported to have served notice they would vote to pigeon-hole the Presi- dent's bill unless some "compromise" were worked out quickly. The op- position had hailed that develop- ment as the final and fatal blow to the Roosevelt bill. Even some of the proponents were publicly acknowledging defeat to- night. For example, Senator Minton (Dem., Ind.), said that the opposition has "got the votes." End Of Battle Sought Senator Logan (Dem., Ky.) who helped write the Administration bill in the form in which it is now pend- ing in the Senate, said he is "Ready to let the whole thing drop." He said he feels "sick and tired of the court issue and Washington." As a result of the Garner-Wheeler parley, the fighting factions of the Democratic party were engaged to- night in a mutual search for some formula that might end the gruelling battle and restore harmony. There was still no definite sign whether the search would succeed. In the middle of these fast moving developments, Senator Wagner (Dem. N.Y.) replied to the request of Gov- ernor Lehman of New York that he oppose the court bill with a letter saying that when the measure is finally worked out he will: "Follow the dictates of my own conscience and the counsel of my own experience." Herjoined the Governor, he said, in seeking to maintain the independence of the courts, but felt that the courts must "be subjected to the same test as the other organs of our govern- ment, namely, whether they are serv- ing the highest interests of the people." The Garner - Wheeler meeting, (Continued on Page 3,) Police Search For Victim Of BlackLegion DETROIT, July 21.- Police are searching for the body of a Black Legion hanging victim, they disclosed today. The search, they said, has been go- ing on since last October, when Day- ton Dean, convicted Black Legion trigger-man, told of being witness at a hanging in a grove on the eastern outskirts of the city. Police said Dean told of attending a meeting in the spring of 1933, soon after he joined the Legion. He told of seeing a man dragged from a car and hanged in the grove. The body, he said, later was put back in the car and taken away. The men in the car had shovels, Dean said. Many Students From Foreign Lands Here For Summer Work By WILBUR S. DAVIDSON hance their educational opportuni- Your fellow-students this summer ties? How does the University of include 132 from 18 different foreign Michigan attract students from the mland 2Ofrhmse,8howevern olygnother side of the earth? What are lands Of these, however, only 27 the impressions which Ann Arbor students, or about 20 per cent of those conveys to people from other coun- enrolled, are entered in the Univer- tries? sity for the first time. The following students, enrolled It is interesting to note that Can- in the University for the first time, ada, the nearest country, is second were personally interviewed on these with 22, while China, the farthest, is subjects, and their impressions of first with 74 or considerably more Ann Arbor are given. The ones listed than half of the total 132. The re- were chosen purely at random. maining 36 then are divided between Tadashi Matsumoto, of Ichikawa- 16 other nations, 12 of which are in shi, Japan, is taking extra work in the Old World. connection with his Fine Arts studies From the Western Hemisphere, at the Trinity College, University of Puerto Rico has 5 students here, Al- Toronto. He also came here for some aska 2, and Mexico and Panama each Geography work. Mr. Matsumeto ii ;