9 . LL Official Publication Of The Summer Session ~~Iait Editorial Caling Super-Patriots Z-323 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, AUG. 5, 1939 PRICE FIVE CENTS .................................................................................................,,..,.,,,.-- U momwoommommow Bloomfield Explains Vocabulary Roots Of Algonkian Languages tnat we nave graver ana nearer problems to consider in the course of the next few months and we must conserve our forces to meet any emer- gency that may arise." Difficult Situation He said Britain was in a "difficult" situation both because of European tension and because any use of force against Japan would endanger Brit- ish subjects, in China. "Surely we must hink all the time in the presence of these insults and injuries which have been inflicted upon British subjects in China by Japanese what are the limits of what we can do," he continued. "At he present moment we have not to go in the Far East a fleet superior to that of the Japanese. We have such a fleet here. In certain circumstances we might find it neces- sary to send- a fleet out there.". The Prime Minister said he would much rather settle difficulties by dis- cussions rather than by a threat of force "providing wencan do so with- out sacrificing what seem to be fun- damental considerations and prin- ciples." Mars And Jupiter Seen By Record Crowd Last Night "Why, I thought Mars would be as large as a dinner plate," exclaimed many visitors at he Angell Hall Ob- servatory last night as they gazed at the much talked of planet. Albert Hiltner, student assistant, was on hand to answer questions and explain the various aspects of the planet o more than 300 interested spectators who attended the open house. This was by far the largest turn-out of the summer. Despite the fact that atmospheric conditions made it difficult to ascer- tain the exact marking of Mars, the polar cap and the dark area below the cap were visible or the disc shaped planet. Also of interest were the moon and Jupitor. Visitors who were turned away last evening will be interested in knowing that he Angell Hall Observatory will be open from 10 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. tonight. Student assistant Harry Bendler will be in charge. Chinese Ambulance Donations Increase Linguistic Institute SeriesI Of Five Lectures Ended; By ChicagoProfessor With a brilliant exposition of the vi'rious odd ways in which vocabu- lary roots behave in the various Al- gonkian languages Prof. LeonardI Bloomfield of the University of Chi- cago last evening concluded a series of five Linguistic Institue lectures upon the comparative study of Al- gonkian.t Selecting certain special types from the large number of roots already studied, Dr. Bloomfield showed with examples how a generalized root may be determined in the hypothetical parent language from the evidence presented by its appearance in the living descendant languages. A. most important special type is that of the relative roots, he said.c These, six in number, are peculira because in actual use they always demand the presence of some kind of antecedent. The root "eth" or "esh-" (thither, thus) appears, for example, in the hypothetical primary combina- tion of root and suffix, "eth-api" (he sits that way). This original was deduced from the actual instances in Fox, "inapiwa," in Cree, "itapiw," inI Menominee, "enapew," and in Ojib- way, "inabi," all with the same mean- ing. This particular root is further peculiar becaus eit appears as the verb "to say," sometimes simply with an inflexional ending. Three other roots of this class are "went-" (from that place), "tath-" (there, in that place), and "tahth-" (so many), which appear in all the Algonkian languages. The two re- maining relative roots "ahkw-" (to that distance) and "ahpiht-" (hav- ing speed, intensity, force) appear in only some languages but neverthelss are well identified. As a sample of the 'great number' of ordinary nonrelative roots Dr. Bloomfield gave "kek-" (having with, along with), which appears in the US Attorneys y Hatch Law Attorney General Murphy Warns Officials Of Rule Preventing Candidature WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-(A)-At- torney. General Murphy advised all Federal district attorneys today that, under the new Hatch law, they could not continue to hold office if they became candidates for political jobs. Murphy's advice was directed spe- cifically to two United States at- tprneys and one assistant attorney, but the Justice Department an- nounced he also had sent similar in- structions to all other federal dis- trict attorneys. He told Charles F. Uhl, district at- torney at Pittsburgh, and Assistant District Attorney John B. Ray that under the Hatch Law they could not campaign for state offices and re- tain their federal jobs. He likewise telegraphed the federal attorney at Chattanooga, Tenn., who had said he was contemplating becoming a candidate to fill a vacancy in the House of Representatives, that he could not enter that campaign while holding federal office. Uhl already had announced public- ly that he was resigning to run for a judgeship. With an eye to the new ban against political activity while holding any but policy-making federal jobs, a number of workers on the federal payroll in different sections of the country have quit either their govern- ment jobs or their political posts. To Play Piano Solos At Record Concert Piano solos by Lilli Krause, Ger- man pianist, will be featured at the Rackham record concert to be held at 3 p.m. today in the Men's Lounge of the Rackham Building. Piano selections by Miss Krause will include the following: Ten Va- riations on a Theme of Gluck by Mozart; Dondo in 'D Major by Mo- zart; and Andante con Variazione by Haydn Orchestral selections to be played are as follows: Overture to the Fly- ing Dutchman by Wagner, Swan, Lake Ballet, by Tchaikowsky, Lieu- Menominee "kekeshkaw-", a verb meaning to have someone along or with one. With the proper personal suffixes it may be applied, for in- stance, to a woman with a baby or to an apple with a worm. Investigators were especially puz- zled, Professor Bloomfield mentioned, by some roots which changed their shapes without known reason, and by two or three roots which leave unique traces of a simple original form and numerous examples of a complicated original form. One of these latter is "pi-" (inside), which occurs only in one verb appearing in Menominee as "pehsow" (it is inside) and in Ojibway as "bimzo." But this root exists also in the not easily explained form "pinl-" as in the modern Fox "pinahwewa," (he puts him inside), and is commonly found in the form "pint-", which enters freely into combinations in all the Algonkian tongues, as in the hypothetical "pint-wike" (he enters a dwelling) which in Cree is "pihtokew." Specialized roots, with specific meaning running through the lan- guages, Professor Bloomfield dealt with in conclusion. One of these is "pihtaw" (second layer of anything), which is found in Fox ,pihtawashewa" (he puts a second blanket on) or in Menominee "pehtoskakana" (under- wear; that is, the second layer of that which one puts himself into). Harry F. Kelly Braves Perils Of New York NEW YORK, Aug. 4.--(/P)-Harry F. Kelly, Michigan's Secretary of State, braved the perils of New York to' celebrate Michigan Day at the World's Fair today, but managed to skirt that "Hellish brink" of which his bosss,$8-year-old Gov. Luren A. Dick- inson, warned the Nation a fortnight ago. There were-hanes aplenty to tss off a tall cold on .but Secretary Kelly declined, indictming at the saMe time that he objected not at all to drinking-at the proper time-or to others doing so. "I drink whatever seems proper to the occasion," quoth Kelly balanc- ing a beaker of iced tea at a recep- tion given in his honor in the Fair Federal Building by University of Michigan alumni. He smilingly declined coktails, both there and earlier. "I'm not a noon-day drinker," re- marked the tall, ruddy Irishman at the first offer, at luncheon. A cocktail party was given for him this evening by the alumni in the fair's swank Terrace Club, but due to another engagement, Kelly sent his regrets. About 70 other guests attend, however, and a good time was had by all. A number of attractive young daughters of Michigan were on hand. Governor Dickinson, who made his dire pronouncement after attending the Governor's conference here and in Albany, sent alonghis own press representative, H. O. Weitschat, to keep Kelly company. "I don't know exactly what -my duties are," said Weitschat, "but the Governor thought I might as well 'come along and keep anyone from putting Mr. Kelly on the spot." As for the night life, of which Gov- ernor Dickinson warned the parents of lovely daughters, Kelly was not sure he'd be able to see any. "I'm here on official business repre- senting the State of Michigan," he declared. Danzig Bridge Links Prus~sia Seen As Possible Avenue For Troop Transport FREE CITY OF DANZIG, Aug. 4. - (A)-A new pontoon bridge floated at a Danzig dock tonight ready to be thrown across the Vistula River and fill the most serious gap in land communications between the Free City of Danzig and German East Prussia. The bridge will connect the two free state communities of Kaesmark and Rotebude, the latter some 12 miles from the East Prussian fron- tier. Informed foreign circles regarded the bridge as having significance as CIO Leaders Reach Accord In G-1YIStrike Strikers Will Vote Today On Agreement Reached By Union Executives R. J. Thomas Cites Biggest Union Gain DETROIT, Aug. 4. -(P)- Execu- tives of the CIO-United Automobile Workers tonight ratified the terms of an agreement to settle the month? old strike of skilled workers in 12 general motors plants. The vote of approval came at the conclusion of a prolonged meeting of the union's internation executive board and delegates from the strikers at the affected plants.I Tomorrow the strikers themselves will vote at their respective plants on accepting or rejecting the agreement, which was reached just after last midnight in conferences between cor- poration executives and UAW-CIO. Agreement Reached The agreement was reached° late yesterday at the West Side Local 174 of the UAW-CIO. In the event that ratification is secured by the various striking plants the agreement will be officially ratified by the union and corporation officials tonight. In a statement issued directly fol- lowing yesterday's session, R. J. Thomas, president of the UAW-CIO said: "A meeting of more than 90 of- ficers and other key members of locals in the 12 G. M. plants on strike voted today to recommend ac- ceptance of the tentaive strike settle- ment reached by representatives of cur union and General Motors. Twelve Attend "The meeting was attended by 12 of the 17 member's of the union's International Executive Board, a'll of whom also urged ratification of the draft agreement by the strikers. ''The settlement, which now goes to the strikers, represents substantial gains for the UAW-CIOand the strik- ers on every point raised in our origi- nal demands. In several instances, our full demands are granted. The sum_ total of the settlement repre- sents a splendid victory. "The terms of the proposed settle- ment represent importantgains on the matters of wages, overtime, vol- ume of work and the other matters raised in the demands. "In addition, the proposed settle- ment, as will be seen when the terms are made public, will mark the great- est organizational gain madeby the UAW-CIO since the General Motors strike of 1937, which established the union in the automobile industry" Negotiations which were initiated upon the beginning of the strike July 5, culminated in the agreement reached early Friday after a 12-hour meeting. fuheranitPresents Netherlands With U.S., Russia Will Continue TradeTreaty Minimum Of $40,000,000 In American Goods Will Be Purchased By Soviet U.S. To Give Equal Tariff Reductions WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-(P)-The United States and Soviet Russia agreed today to continue in effect an agreement whereby Russia will buy a minimum of $40,000,000 in Ameri- can goods in the next 12 months and the United States will accord Russia the same tariff reductions as coun- tries with which it has trade agree- ments. The State Department released the texts of notes between the People's Commissar for Foreign Trade of the Soviet Union, A. I. Mikoyan, and Stuart ± E. Grummon, American Charge d'Affaires at Moscow, which put the extension of the agreement into effect Sunday, Aug. 6. With respect to Soviet coal ship- ments to the United States, Russia agreed to restrict its exports in the next 12 months to 400,000 tons. This was considered necessary because of the coal-tax provisions of the Reve- nue Act of 1932. During the 1937- 1938 agreement year, imports of So- viet coal into the United States were 198,384 tons and in the first nine months of the 1938-1939 agreement year, 134,154 tons. Exceed Stipulation Although the pact sets $40,000,000 as the minimum Soviet purchases here, officials forecast Soviet orders in excess of this sum. "The successive commercial agree- ments between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Re- publics," said the Stat'e Department, 'have provided a'basis for the grati- rying expansion of trade between the two countries which has taken place in response to a number of favorable; factors-" Soviet purchases here in the 1937- 1938 treaty year were $65,394,000. In the first 11 months of the 1938-1939 agreement year they were $58,700,000, In 1933 Soviet purchases here had reached a low of $10,674,000 from a high of $136,162,000 in 1930. "The Soviet Union has profited under the successive commercial agreements," the State Department also said. "United States imports from the Soviet Union have in- creased steadily from the low of less than $10,000,000 in 1932 to $27,000,- 000 in the calendar year 1937." Industrial Exports Fourth-fifths of United States ex- ports to Russia consist of machinery and vehicles used in Russia's indus- tralization and militarization pro- gram. -America also sold in 1938 $5,- 000,000 worth of non-metallic min- erals and $2,000,000 worth of high- grade gasoline for aircraft engines. Furs form the largest item of Rus- sian sales to the United States-$13,- 000,000 in 1938. Other important imports from Russia are flax fabrics and non-metallic miners such as anthracite and asbestos. Russia is the largest supplier of sausage casings to the United States $400,000 worth. Fascists Condemn. Famous Authors ROME, Italy, Aug. 4.-(P)-The works of many famous writers, in- cluding many Jews, and such books as the Nick Carter series, "Life and Adventures of Buffalo Bill" and Lud- wig's "Lincoln" are on a list con- demned officially today as unsuited to the Fascist spirit. Booksellers and librarians received today the list which included books that have been seized and destroyed and others of which the sale has been forbidden. , The condemned authors included Casanova, Balzac, Bocaccio, Rabelais Voltaire, Poe, Edgar Wallace, Thom- as Mann, Arnold Zweig, Emil Lud- wig, H. G. Wells, Franz Werfel, Rob- ert Graves, Machiavelli, Jacob Was- serman, Agatha Christie, George Sande, Axel Munthe and Arthur Schnitzler. Fries To Represent U.S. At Conference (By The Associated Press) State NYA Receives $1,062,969 For U.S. L!,NSING., Aug. 4.-(P)-Orin W. Kaye, 'State Adimiriistrator of the National Youth Administration, an- nounced today receipt of a Federal allotment of $1,062,99 for student aid for the 1939-40 fiscal year. Of this amount, Kaye said, $500,154 has been earmarked for school aid and $562,815 for college and graduate aid. Approximately 16,500 high school and college students in 786 high schools and 41 colleges received part- time employment in the student aid program last year. High school stu- 'dents earned an average of $4.36 per month, college students $10.66, and graduate students.$15.27. Kaye said that $3,359,841, including the school aid grant, had been allot- ted Michigan for all phases of the NYA program. House Passes B OillChanging Security Law Will Save Nearly Billion For Taxpayers In Three Years; Need Senate Vote WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. -AP)-- Sweeping changes in the Social Security Law, designed to provide more and bigger benefits and still save the taxpayers about $905,000,000 in the next three years, won House approval today after weeks of dead- lock. Only Senate acceptance was needed to send the legislation to the White House for President Roose- velt's signature. The deadlock over the amendments broke when Senate conferees agreed to drop the Connally Amendment, which would hav required the Fed- eral Government to contribute $2 for every state dollar provided for old-age assistance, up to a total of $15 monthly per beneficiary.. Elimination of the amendment by Senator Connally (Dem.-Tex)., de- signed to help the poorer states, re- stored the House provsion under which the Federal Governanent would match, dollar-for-dollar state contri- butions for the aged up to a total of $40 a month per beneficiary. Present law provides for dollar-for-dollar matching up to a total of $30. All these provisions for public assistance to the needy aged are distinct from the old age insurance system, under which workers contribute to pensions for themselves. The House agreed to elimination of the amendment by . Represenative McCormack (Dem.-Mass.) w h i c h would have permitted reduction of state unemployment compensation taxes below the present 2.7 per cent minimum and still enabled employers to claim the full 90 per cent credit on the Federal unemployment tax to which they are entitled by pay- ment of the state levy. Gas Explosion Rocks London More Than 100 Injured; Cause Set To Rains LONDON, Aug. 4.-(3)-London's wholesale district was shaken today by a gas explosion which injured more than 100 persons-four serious- ly-shook ancient St. Paus Cathe- dral and demolished a vacant five- story building. Police fixed the blame on rains un- dermining foundations of the build. ing, which sank, cuting a gas main It was believed that a short-circuited fire alarm ignited the gas. Many of the injured were girl clerks and stenographers and first aid was applied to minor wounds as the girls sat weeping on curbs. The Cathedral, a sanctuary for the wounded during the Middle Ages-. , peated this role today as screaming women, faces black with smoke an clothes wet with blood, fled there tot _treatment. _rFire started after the explosion an destroyed debris and the few remain ing uprights of the building, whict. workmen had been demolishing. Shortly afterward, an explosion oc curred in a mail van at Preston rail way station and a few minutes lte fire broke out in a letter box a Blackburn. Police expressed belief these blast indicated .renewal of sabotage at tributed to the outlawed Irish Re .ni.. 11 an Arin., Senate Passes Defciency Bill In ast 1Night To Aid Bud get Chief Addition Is Surplus Crop Loan Item; Turned Down Earlier By House Is Major Victory For Economy Bloe WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. -()- Working into the evening to clear the way for adjournment of the 76th Congress tomorrow, the Senate passed tonight a deficiency appropriation bill containing about $189,000,000 or $135,000,000 more than the sum pre- viously approved by the douse. Chief among the additions made by the Senate was an Administration- requested appropriation of $119,000,- 000 to make loans on surplus crops and thereby keep them off the market. This item, turned down by the House earlier in what was called a major victory for the economy coalition, went through the other chamber on a sweeping 61 to 7 vote, The deficiency bill is to go to a, Senate-House conference tomorrow for reconciliation of differences. The controversy is the only major one in sight before adjournment, which all sifies agree will come some time to- morrow. Night Session After the farm loan vote, the Sen- ate continued its session into he night, amid an excited swirl of parlia- mentary maneuvering. Various Sen- ators tried in vain to tack on to the' deficiency bill amendments which would: (1) restore the "prevailing wage" for WPA workers; (2) soften the effects of a new rule of law which says that persons on the WPA rolls 18 months must give way to other relief applicants; (3) provide for Federal refinancing of farm mortgages. WAn~fernptb Seior apr (Dem.-Fla.) to revive the Federal Theatre Projects, killed by the 1939 relief act, was defeated. Meanwhile,, amendments to broad- en and revamp the Social Security system and "freeze" old age pension taxes emerged from a long deadlock between Senate and House conferees. The House speddily, approved them and sent them on to the Senate. A short time later the House re- cessed until tomorrow, thereby de- stroying the hopes of those Legisla- tors who had believed that Congress might' adjourn tonight. Strike Cajun omse A committee composed of both Senators and House members struck a compromise on the farm loans and other increases approved by the Sen- ate. Then, both branches had to approve or reject the compromise thus arrived at. Conferees on amendments to the Social Security Act reached an agree- ment after a long deadlock, and the House ratified their compromise. These amendments were intended to liberalize certain benefits under the -law and also to ease the taxes im- posed by the statute. Under the law the Old Age Insurance Tax was scheduled to increase from one per cent to one and one-half per cent next January. Under the amend- ments, the rate would be frozen at one per cent for the next three years. The chief effect of the conference compromise was the rejection of an amendment offered by Senator Con- nally (Dem.-Tex.), requiring the Federal Government to contribute $10 for the first $5 a State contrib- uted to a monthly old age assistance grant, and to match, dollar for dollar, the State's contribution in excess of $5 s sSimon T o Lead Band Concert d n To Be Given Tomorrow d In Hill Auditorium h The Summer Session band will offer a concert at 4:15 p.m. tomor- - row in Hill Auditorium. The genera: - ;ublic, with the exception of small r children, is invited. t Dr. Frank. Simon, famous band- master and cornet virtuoso who is a s guest member of the School of Music - summer faculty, will be the guest - conductor. Once known as "the boy cirrtrarof ho ,, t 1 . mn, l i l i Second Princess AMSTERDAM, Aug. 5. -(0)-1 Crown Princess Juliania of the Neth- erlands presented the House of Or- ange with another daughter early today. The child was born at 1:09 a.m., (7:09 p.m., EST Friday) at Soestdyk, Palace. There had been high hopes among Netherlanders that the baby would be the first male heir to the throne of the little kingdom in almost a century. Princess Beatrix, the first child of the 30-year-old Juliania and 28-year- old German Prince Bernhard, was a year old last Jan. 31. The hour was such that the general public, long anticipating the event, was not aware of the birth of the baby. The announcement was made brief- ly by ticker services to newspapers. At 7 a.m. the news will be broken to the public by a salute of 51 guns -signifying the birth of a girl. A 101- gun salute would have been fired for a boy. The nation's official celebration of the royal birth will be held Monday. The Netherlands people, always en-, thusiastic about additions to the royal family, were expected to stage spontaneous demonstrations of their own as soon as the guns begin to hbnm today.