The VWeather Fair today with westerlyThE ___ 13 w 43flTout Official Publication of The Summer Session VOL. XLVII. No. 24 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN SUND)AY, JULY 24, 1938 I I ,h Congres PRICE FIVE GENTS WPA Institute In Education To Meet Here 200 Teachers From State Will Commence A Four Week Course Tomorrow Edmonson To Head Staff Of Instructors A conference of 200 Michigan WPA teachers, representing every field in the state WPA adult education pro- gram, will begin a four-week session here tomorrow at 8 a.m. Further training in the specialized work of individual teachers and the development of new units of study are the objectives of the WPA institute will be the first one of its kind. A staff of 30, half of whom are mem- bers of the University faculty, will conduct the lectures, discussions, and udy gproups scheduled on the "work- Sop"program. Heading the staff is Dean James B. Edmonson of the School of Educa- tion, with Dr. Fred G. Stevenson, di- rector of the University WPA corres- pondence study department, in im- mediate charge. Faculty members participating in the institute include - Prof. William Haber of the economics department; Prof. Dwight L. Du-.. mond and Pro. Preston W. Slosson, of the history department, and Prof. George E. Carrothers, Prof. Thomas Diamond, Prof. Howard Y. McClusky, Prof. Louis W. Keeler and Prof. Ceo Murtland, of the education depart- ment. Also serving are Dr. C.' A. Fish- er, director of the University exten- sion service; Dr. T. Luther Purdom, director of the University bureau ofs appointments; and Dr. Warren E. Forsythe, director of the University Health Service.t All meetings for the conference will take place in the Dental building where the first three floors have been reserved for the "workshop." Credit in the University is offered partici- pants in. the session. Metal Fatigue Authority Talkst At Symposium Moore Summarizes Lab Work; Nadai Reviews Theories About Creep A summary of the extensive work carried out in the University of Il- linois laboratories at Champaign, Ill. on the Fissures in Railroads was the subject of the talk given yester- day morning by Prof. H. F. Moore before the sixth weekly meeting of the engineering mechanics sympo- sium on the properties of metals in the West Engineering Building. . He pointed out that the fissures are initiated beneath the surface of the rails due principally to the con- tinued rolling of flat and out-of- round wheels over them. However, the influence of bending stresses in this study was found to be negligible. Rolling causes cold working of the rail surface and the failure is there- fore deeper in the rail than might be expected on the basis of theoretical considerations of maximum shearing stresses. "Shadow marks" in the rail due to trapped and later expelled hydrogen indicated the effect of a "stress raiser," he explained. This type of failure in rails cost the rail- roads about $2,000,000 annually. Dr. Moore was the first person in the United States to do research on. the fatigue of metals although there was some previous work done in Ger- many. One of the world authorities on, the subject at present, he is in charge, of several laboratories at the Univer- sity of Illinois. A review of the theories of "creep" , of metals furnishedthesubject of ; the second talk of the morning, given; by Dr. A. Nadal, a foremost authority in plasticity, now vorking at the Westinghouse Research Laboratones in East Pittsburgh, Pa. .xThe matter is largely dependent on experimentation and rational inter- pretation, he explained. Creep is a function of stress, temperature and time with the involved factor of ve- locity of load application. He then expressed this relationship mathe- matically. An analysis of various creep datd was one of his topics and Chaco Truce Cannot Guarantee 1.-. .a u ra~ a~CJLIce, 3a s r rori *ALLLo Ratification Of Truce By Both Warring States Is Seen As Still Indefinite By RICHARD E. KELLOGG "Thesigning of andagreement be- tween Paraguay and Bolivia con- cerning the disposition of the long fought over territory of the Gran Chaco last Monday is an important but by no means the final step in the settlement of the 50 year old bone of contention between the two nations," Prof. Arthur S. Aiton of the history department declared yesterday. The optimism of the press, he emphasized, in heralding the signing of the treaty as the ending of a struggle, which has nearly ruined two countries, is not entirely justified as there are still several factors that may fan the sparks of the Chaco dis- pute into a blazing issue.' The most important factor is the necessity of popular ratification of the. treaties in both Paraguay and Bolivia. Although the agreement has been signed by representatives of both "nations, Professor Aiton said, ratification by a popularly-elected assembly in Bolivia and a popular plebiscite in Paraguay is also re- quired. It is quite possible that the treaty may fail to secure ratification, especi- ally in Paraguay. Two of the Para- guayan representatives to the peace conference in Buenos Aires flatly re- fused to sign the document, including the influential Liberal candidate for the presidency, Zubiz Arreta. In fact, to secure Paraguayan signature of (Continued on Page 3) - - - - - ........+.a ..v.s .+.w a wsa. v 1 IIIĀ® I IYYI AIIYi Y YI IIY I I AYM II IYY YI YI \ 1IYI / I YI YI YYIYYYII iY Local Churches Present Varied SubjectsToday Unitarians To Hear Wilson Speak On Free Religion As A Democratic Factor Today's activities in Ann Arbor's churches are featured by talks, ser- mons and lectures on topics rangingi from war to "springs of spiritual pow-N er." The Rev. Edwin Wilson of Chicago will speak at 11 a.m. in the Unitarian Curch on the topic, "Free Religionst Stand for Peace and Democracy."' "God Thinks Aloud," will be the subject of The Rev. P. W. Lemon oft the First Presbyterian Church ofI Ann Arbor at 10:45 a.m. Prof. Healy Willan will lead the choir and play the console organ. Dr. Leonard Parrt will address his congregation in the Congregational Church on the propo- sition "Religion.: Decoration or Dy-I namic?" at 10,45 a.m. This will be the closing service of the Summer Session. Services of Worship will be held inr the Trinity Lutheran Church at 10:30c a.m. and The Rev. Henry 0. Yoder will speak on "Are You Spiritually Exhausted?" Kenneth W. Morgan of the Student Religious Association will talk to the Zion Lutheran Studentt Group at 5:30 p.m. on "Life in a Hindu Monastery.".3 "Springs of Spiritual Power" willI be discussed by Dr. G. H. Enss from the pulpit of the First Baptist Church at 10:45 a.m. In the First Church of Christ, Scientist, at the 10:30 a.m service, the sermon will be on "Truth,"rand Sunday School will be at 9:30 a.m. The Episcopal Student Group will hear a discussion led by. The Rev. Henry Lewis at 4 p.m. At 5:30 p.m. cars will leave to convey the students to the Barton Hills Residence of Mrs. William Geifel for a swimming party. Death Defying Heroine Can't Defy Liver Ills PARIS, July 23.-()-Pearl White heroine of a thousand breath-taking adventures in the blood-curdling mystery serials of the silent movie days, was reported in grave condition tonight at the American hospital, where she is being treated for a liver ailment. Attendants said. her condition was "alarming" and that she showed in- creasing signs of weakness and fa- tigue after taking a turn for the worse during the night. Miss White, a one-time bareback{ rider who thrilled millions all over the world with "The Exploits of Elaine," "The Perils of Pauline," and a dozen serial pictures which followed, was born in Greenwood, Mo., March 4, 1889. She made her stage debut as "Little Eva" with a touring company pre- senting "Unle hTom's Cabin" just six years later. She played the part for a year, her parents receiving $5 a week for her work. Carillon Features Ballads For Today Comprised primarily of sacred and old-time ballads, the program to be presented by Prof. Wilmot Pratt, University carillonneur, at 4:15 p.m. today on the Charles Baird Carillon will mark the 18th recital of the year. Players Cast For 'Kind Lady' Is Announeed Clairbel Baird Has Lead In Mystery; Direction By Frederic 0. Crandall "Kind Lady," adapted by Edward Chodorov from Hugh Walpole's fa- mous mystery, "The Silver Masque," will open the sixth week of playgoing at the Lydia Mendelssohn theatre, Wednesday evening, July 27. The large cast will be headed by Claribel Baird, who is spending her fourth summer season in Ann Arbor, and is a member of the Players' fac- ulty. The play will be directed by Frederic 0. Crandall, with sets and costumes by Alexander Wyckoff and Evelyn Cohen, who had charge of the art work of "Brother Rat" and "Idiot's Delight." "Kind Lady" concerns Mary Her- ries, fashionable London dowager, who takes a beggar into her home for tea one afternoon to find that she has discovered a rare art critic and con- noisseur. Thevagrant's appreciation of Miss Herries' famous art trea- sures is finally questioned when num- erous El Grecos disappear myster- iously from the parlor. S. J. Bernhard as Henry Abbott, the crafty tea drinking beggar; Ruth Le Roux and Ted Grace, as two young Americans; Richard Orr, Lil- lian Holmes, Katharine Johnson, Ray Pederson, Nancy Schaefer, Margaret Eccles, Kathryn Webster, Robert Cunningham and Burdette Moeller complete the cast. "Kind Lady" will splay Wednesday through Saturday evening at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. The box office will remain open Monday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Co-op To Have Open Meeting Thursday An open house meeting which all University students and others inter- ested in the cooperative movement are urged to attend will feature the regular meeting of the Ann Arbor Cooperative Society at 8 p. m. Thurs- day. With an extensive organization al- ready under way the local coopera- tive deals in everything from grape juice to ice box refrigerators and 100- foot lots. The society is most eager, accord- ing to A. K. Stevens of the University English department, ,to have a large representation of guests on hand Thursday at which time the move- ment will be explained in detail, questions will be solicited and those present will have opportunity to watch a typical meeting of a going cooperative society. Director Tries ToClear Action In TVAQuery Efforts Since 1933 To Set Basis For Allocation Of Power Costs Revealed Morgan Charges Rates Inaccurate KNOXVILLE, Tenn., July 23.-()- Director David E. Lilienthal told a joint congressional investigating com- mittee today differences between en- gineers and consultants over the basis of the authority's yardstick power rates had "serious consequences. He added, however, the conflict now appears to have been "wholly innocent," asserting the friction re- sulted from sharply varying theories and methods of determining apprais- als and valuations. He did not elaborate on the "serious consequences" but apparently re-r ferred to delay which resulted in pre- paring the report on allocations. In bulky prepared statements, thet witness described efforts since 1933 to establish a sound basis for alloca- tions of costs as to power, flood con- trol and navigation in the authority's system of dams. The report was partially delayed, he said, by the disagreements betweenr advisory committees composed largelyC of university professors and TVA en- 1 gineers under Dr. Arthur E. Morgan, recently ousted as chairman of the agency.'t Dr. Morgan, who precipitated thes investigation by charges of misman-t agement against directors Lilienthal1 and Harcourt A. Morgan, previouslyl testified Lilienthal fixed the powerY rates without his consent or knowl- edge and referred to them once as "little more than a guess." Lilienthal denied the inference of a question that possibly the alloca- tions announced recently were shaped to fit the power rates established in 1933. He asserted "virtually all the steps" taken in computing the rates were taken with the knowledge and ap- proval of the board "but probably there is not a document that confirms: this." Japs Report Kiukiang Fire Dispatch States Waterfront Of Town Is Ablaze SHANGHAI, July 23.-(jP)-Recon-; noitering Japanese airmen reported tonight that the waterfront of Kiu- kiang, immediate barrier to the up- the-Yangtze offensive against Han-7 kow, was in flames. Foreign naval advices from the rea declared, however, that the situation was unchanged from that of recent days-calmness in a city which for weeks had been within earshot of duelling Chinese shore batteries and Japanese naval guns. Earlier, a Japanese communique, announcing domination of the mouth of Pyang Lake and fresh landing ex- peditions at several points, had in- dicated that the long-awaited assault on Kiukiang was under way. Kiukiang is 135 miles down the Yangtze from Hankow, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek's general headquar- ters. Three weeks of terrific bombard- ments by warships and aircraft pre- ceded today's crossing of the lake mouth on the southern side of the mighty Yangtze. Anglo-Berlin Relations Smoothed By English Soft-Pedal Of Czechs British Influence Pledged Germany In Handling Demands OfMinority x LONDON, July 23.-(P)-Great Britain strongly appealed today to Czechoslovakia for liberal conces- sions to her clamoring minorities tot help the promising new Europeant appeasement prospects.- She thus fulfilled a pledge to a sud denly more peacefully talking Ger-; many. Basil Cochrane Newton, British1 minister to Praha, saw Premier Mi- lan Hodza for the second time in 24 hours after the surprise Anglo-Ger- man talks in London and Anglo- French discussions in Paris on the Central European problem. He carried out what were described authoritatively as "certain assur- ances" given by Prime Minister Ne- ville Chamberlain yesterday to Dr. Herbert Von Dirksen, German am- bassador to London, on the use of British influence with Praha in the handling of -minority autonomy de- mands. Whether these assurances en- visaged greater concessions to the Germanic minority than Czechoslo- vakai felt herself able to make, and still retain her sovereignty, was un- disclosed. But it was clear both here and in Praha that the new British action, backed by France, sought the fullest measure of autonomy possible for minorities within th? war-created re- public. Prospects for an early resumption of broadscale Anglo-German political negotiations were heightened by reas- surances of Germany's peaceful in- tentions. These were conveyed to Britain by Von Dirksen and Adolf Hitler's adjutant, Capt. Fritz Wiede- mann, just before and during the Nedayr, Beats Arlington Fieldf Pays 14 To 1; Stagehand Menow Left Behind C CHICAGO, July 23.-(P)-Nedayr, a 14 to 1 shot in the betting, tossed the three year old championship oft the American turf into a tangled mess today by racing to a surprisek victory in the $30,000 added Arling-t ton classic. , The little brown colt, owned by Willis Sharpe Kilmer, Binghamton,c N.Y., publisher, won by a length vic-I tory over Bull Lea, entry of WarrenI Wright, of Chicago. Townsend B. Martin's Cravat as third. Stagehand, conqueror of Seabisuit in the rich Santa Anita Handicap, and Menow, which defeated War Ad- miral in the $50,000 Massachusetts handicap, were not in the money, al- though they went to the post heavily played favorites. Stagehand landed fourth, with Menow fifth.- National Boundaries Lecture Tomorrow "International Boundaries," will be the subject of a lecture to be given at 8 p. m. tomorrow in the small audi- torium of the Graduate School by Prof. Jesse S. Reeves of the political science department. The lecture is the fourth and last in a series of public lectures by mem- bers of the faculty of the Summer Session in International Law, spon- sored by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Other speak- ers in the series included James Brown Scott, director of the Division of International Law' of the Carnegie Endowment. state visit of King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth to France. Germany's reassurances indicated a. more conciliatory attitude on her part toward the Czechoslovak minority problem which now is the chief bar- rier to Anglo-German friendship. France called home her ambassador to Berlin, Andre Francois-Poncet, in the sudden spurt of diplomatic ac- tivity over Czechoslovakia. This gave rise to reports Germany was seeking a four-power meeting among Germany, Italy, Britain and France to work out a solution of her neighbor's problem. Official quarters in London denied, however, that "any new suggestion was under discussion" in the conver- sation Prime Minister Chamberlain had witl' Von Dirksen. French quarters also disclaimed knowledge of such a proposal and quickly voiced objections to any con- ference on Czechoslovakia, which ex- cluded the Czechoslovak government and Soviet Russia. France has rhiutual assistance pacts' With bothCzechoslovakia and the Soviet Union. Band Concert Today Is Led By of.Revelli Tomorrow's Trials Climax UAWSt rife Four Suspended Officers Will Face Accusations Preferred By Martin Defendants Expect Expulsion Verdict t 1 t i t . , f i # t t X All High School Clinic And Summer School Bands Give Joint Performance! Sharing the stage in Hill Auditor- Lum the All High School Clinic Band' and the University Summer Session. Band will present their first com- bined performance of the year at 4:15 p.m. today, according to Prof.. William D. Revelli, director. Victor J. Grabel, nationally known conductor and composer from Chi- sago, will direct the first half of the program, and Professor Revelli, the second half. Mr. Grabel will be hol- ored by conducting the band in a selection of his own composition, "Fair Chicago," and a piece of music1 which he arranged to be played in this country for the first time, "Li- bussa Overture," from the opera "Li- bussa," by Smetana. "Libussa Over- ture," being an intensely patriotic se- lection, was forbidden to be played anywhere outside the Prague in Czechoslovakia. However, now it has been arranged and will be heard wide- ly, Mr. Grabel said, it having been placed op the all high school na- tional band contest repertoire as a required number. The program for today includes the "Libussa Overture," by Smetana; "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," by Bach; "Elissa's Entrance Into the Cathedral," by Wagner; "Moment Musicale," by Schubert; and "Fair Chicago," by Grabel, all played by the Clinic Band with Mr. Grabel con- ducting. Following a vocal solo by Mr. Ra- gier, "Two Grenadiers,'" by Schu- mann, Professor Revelli will conduct the University Summer Session Band in "Egmont Overture," by Beethoven; "Slavonic Dance No. 1," by Dvorak; "Rhapsody in Rhumba," by Bennet; and "Perpetual Motion," by Strauss. As a finale the "1812 Overture," by Tsaichovsky will be given. Barclay Places In Semi-Finals Defeats Palmer Three Up; Meets Flowers Next GULL LAKE Country Club, Kala- mazoo, July 23.-(P)-Two Grand Rapids -golfers, a Flint linksman and a Battle Creek player today shot their way into the semi-finals of the 32nd annual state amateur tournament by scoring third and fourth round vic- tories over this picturesque course. The semi-finalists were Melvinl (Chick) Hurbert of Battle Creek, Ed' Flowers and Harold Brink of Grand Rapids and William Barclay, Univer- sity of Michigan golfer from Flint. It marked one of the few times that De- troit has failed to place a golfer in the State meet semi-finals, the met- ropolitan area's last chance for the title fading when Brink routed Frank Connnolly . and 4. DETROIT, "July 23.-(P)-The bit- ter internal struggle stirred up by, Homer Martin's "purge" of those op- posing his automobile union leader- shib moved tonight toward a porten- tous climax. Martin, the ex-minister who two years ago led the first successful unionization of a large portion of the hitherto "open shop" automobile in- dustry, has been promised a finish fight by his opponents. The battle well may have serious effect on the future of the CIO Unit- ed ' automobile.Workers, if Martin foes who claim tacit support fromi John L. Lewis succeed in their an- nounced intent to obtain a decision from the union's "rank and file." Charges Preferred By Martin In a move without precedent in American labor history, the Martin- controlled executive board of the UAW has summoned four interna- tional vice - presidents, suspended June 13, to trial tomorrow on charges preferred by Martin. Assertions, denied by the four, that they conspired with Communists to disrupt the union, will be prominent at the trial. Martin called them "stooges of the Communist Party"; they retorted that this was a "smoke screen to divide, blind and confuse the workers." The suspended officers said; "The members of our union will not be deceived. Theirs will be the final verdict." 'Contend Expulsion Illegal Richard T. Frankensteen, Wynd- ham Mortimer, Ed Hall and Walter Wells--all early associates of Mar- tin in building. the young industrial union-expect to be read out of of- fice and out of the union, as hap- pened two weeks ago to Secretary- Treasurer George Addes. Like-Addes, they, contend such ex- pulsion is illegal. They have mapped plans for an attempt to oust Martin from the presidency. Potentialities of the struggle al- ready have'interfered with the Com- mittee for Industrial Organization's political plans in Michigan. A state convention of Labor's Non-Partisan League, set for today, was postponed indefinitely. Lewis, CIO chairman whose inter- vention was sought by the suspended UAW officers, has remained thus far on the sidelines, declining to confirm the statements of those who claim to represent his sentiments. Martin made it clear he would consider in- terference by Lewis a violation of the autonomy of the union. a a, ;. Russia Scouts PosiiiyO University Observatory Open House, 'Kind Lady', Headline Entertainment Tokyo War MOSCQW, July 23.-t#-)---Soviet Russia through her newspapers pic- tured Japan today as so entangled in trying to conquer China that her "diplomatic forces had to be called in to rescue the militarists" from try- ing to touch off a conflict with Rus- sia. Despite another Siberian - Man- choukuoan frontier incident, in which Japanese-Manchoukuon soldiers were reported to have failed in an attempt to occupy an island in the Ussuri Rivei Soviet circles viewed the pos- sibility of Russo-Japanese war as a diminishing threat. Dispatches from the Siberian. city, Khabarovsk, said the second incident this month occurred north of Chang- kufeng where Japan had accused Red soldiers of occupying a bit of Man- choukuoan territory on July 11. The dispatches said two launches landed a detachment of Japanese- Manchoukuoan troops on the Soviet island of Faingov two days ago only to be driven off shortly afterward. The clash came the day following a Japanese protest against occupa- tion of, the Changfukeng district-a protest rejected by Foreign Commis- ., r mov TAtivinnff with thetate... By ELLEN CUTHBERT With the flurry of mid-semesters nearly over, Summer Session students may turn their thoughts once more to extra-curricular activities, which will follow their usual schedule with clock-like precision this week-and will provide a variety of interests. The University Observatory will offer an opportunity to inspect its equipment and activities when it opens its doors for an official "at "Kind Lady", by Edward Chodorov will be offered at 8:30 p. m. Wednes- day through Saturday by the Reper- tory Players. This play, an adaptation from Hugh Walpole's short story, "The Silver Mask," is a comedy- mystery which takes place in an English drawing room. A wealthy London lady with an over-dose of kindness invites a beggar into her home, feeds him, and offers him a job-but hardly expects him to move History of Languages". "Lapses and Language Change" will be the topic of Prof. E. H. Sturtevant of Yale University in his speech Tuesday. Prof. Leonard Bloomfield of the Uni- versity of Chicago will talk Wednes- day on "Linguistic Science and the Problem of 'correct' Language". Thursday's speaker will be Prof. C. C. Fries, whose discussion will be "The Changing Grammar of Modern English". The final lecture on Friday I