Weather Cioudy toasy aid Wedri,~y Little Change jintrpatue Bk igan 'atht Editorial Chicago's Hutchins Rides Agarin. WON" VOL. L. No. 116 Senate Pushes Hatch Act Bill; Fores Farm Appropriation Motion On Agricultural Aid Bill Voted Down; Filibuster Is Expected Michigan Senators Split OnQuestion, WASHINGTON, March1.-A) With advocates of the Hatch "Anti- politics" bill in clear command, the Senate refused today to shunt the measure aside-even for the ever pop- ular purpose of voting farm appro- priations. Its action left the bill, forbidding ,political activity to a large group of state employes, the pending business of the Senate, but also left it facing what was openly denounced in the chamber as a filibuster. The Senate's decision came on a motion by Senator Russell (Dem.- Ga.) to take up the $823,000,000 agri- cultural appropriation bill, contain- ing some $300,000,000 more than the figure pproved by the House, and in- volving'a spectacular contest over governmental economy. Lose Supporters Voting down the Russell motion 47 to 36, the Hatch bill proponents lost a few of those who have supported them on previous ballots but who, on this particular test, were more in- terested in the farm bill. However, the Republican membership stuck with ,them to a man, and from an early point in the roll call the out- come was never in doubt. (Michigan Senators split on the is- sue, Democrat Brown voting for shelv- iig the Hatch bill and Republican Vandenberg against.) The Senate's day was ofherwise filled with spirited oratory and frank- ly worded exchanges between the friends and foes of the measure. Diplomatie Sources Comment Charging that the opposition was conducting a filibuster; Senator Clark (Dun..-Mo1.) nodted that somne opponents had contended that an issue of states' rights was involved. He reminded them that some of their number had voted for such mea- sures as the NRA, and pointedly as- serted: "Only in this hour when this meas- ure is brought in here is the cry of states' rights raised." The measure would forbid political activities, including political contri- butions by state employes who are paid in whole or part by federal funds. It would broaden the existing Hatch Act, which applies to Federal work- ers. Dance Tickets Oan Sale Today Woody Hernan Will Play For Slide Rule Ball Remaining tickets for the eleventh annual Slide Rule Ball will be on general sale today at the main desk of the Union, Gtnson Taggert, '40E, publicity chairman, announced last night. A limtd supply of/ tickets, notj sold at previous sales limited to stu- dents holding engineering identifica- tion cards, will be released to general sales, Taggert said. Woody Herman and his orchestra will be introduced to the Michigan Campus at the Slide Rule ball to be held March 29 in the Union Ballroom, with featured vocalists, Carol Kay and Steady Nelson. Styled as the band that plays the blues, Woody Herman will bring his organization here from engagements at the Col- lege Inn in Chicago and the Meadow- brook ballroom in New Jersey. Mysteriously Missing, Man Meets Morpheus Police were called out by Kappa Sigma fraternity Sunday when a hunt by a pledge turned into a hunt for a pledge. The pledge, John Aldrich, '43, was sent out by the fraternity at 3 a.m. on a bit of initiation rigararole. When he hadn't returned by 5:10 a.m. the brothers began to get, a bit worried and called upon the depart- ment for assistance. nAn Arbor was toured for an hour by fraternity men and nolice with no result. Z-323 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1940 PRICE FIVE 'Hi-Falutin' Opening Tomorrow Will Reflect Era Of First JGP --Daily Photo by Bogle. No, the big, bad wolf isn't after them! Just Annabel Van Winkle and Marion Conde in a scene from the 1940 Junior Girls' Play, "Hi Falutin'," which will open tomorrow in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. The setting of this scene is set in a dormitory room . * * * * By ELINOR SEVISON Cake-walks, ragtime and "twenty- three skidoo," all characteristics of the early 1900's, form the nucleus of the 1940 JunisorGirls' Play, "Hi- Falutin!" as it swings into final dress rehearsal with the opening perform- ance at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Lydia Mendelssohn theater. Portraying an era when women were fighting for their rights, the production reflects the years when JGP was first produced, for it was 36 years ago that a half-dozen wo- men of the junior class first honored the seniors with the presentation of a play. This first production was given in Sarah Caswell Angell Hall and was a simple playlet consisting more or less of a number of take- offs on prominent members of the Senior Class. The play continued with a one- evening performance until 1912 when a second presentation was given for all the women on campus. It was not until 1923 that the play was opened Perspectives' Holds Contest Short Story Competition Deadline IsThursday The editors of "Perspectives," campus literary magazine which is conducting a preliminary short story contest, will accept manuscripts for entry until midnight, Thursday, James Allen, '40, and Harvey Swa- dos, '40, co-editors, announced yes- terday. The two winning stories are to be submitted in the seventh an- nual "Story Magazine" all-college contest., In addition to competition entries, other types of material for publica- tion in the fourth issue of Perspec- tives may be left at the Student Publications Building, or at the Eng- lish or engineering English depart- ment offices. Scripts should be typed, double-spaced, and the num- ber of words'recorded. Essays may be submitted to David Spengler, '40; poetry to James Green, '40; book reviews to Edwin G. Burrows, Grad.; and fiction to Hervie Haufler, '41. to the public with a week's run at the Whitney Theater. The completion of the League in 1930 meant the abandonment of the Whitney Theater for the Lydia Men- delssohn Theater, where it has since been presented. When the male lead first crosses the stage tomorrow night in black, (Continued on Page 5) New Members Of Speech Club Will Be Feted Alpha Nu, honorary speech frater- nity, will honor 17 pledges at a cere- mony at 7:45 p.m. today in the Alpha Nu Room of Angell Hall. The new members to be feted at the ceremony which will precede the initiation rites are Cameron Ogles- bee, '41, Donald Smith, '42, Arttur Treut, '41, Elmer Radka, '42, William Todd,,'42, John A. Hayes, '42, Eugene Plahkey, '41, V. John Manikoff, '41, and Herman Fried, '42Ph. The list continues with Jim Ste- phenson, '43, George Hamberger, '43, Gerald Schafalander, '42, Neil Smith, '41, Orville Lefko, '42, Robert Lewis, '42, Edward Trost, '41, and William H. Irwin, '42. John Williams, '43, will act as gen- eral chairman of the meeting while George Shepard, '41, will conduct the ceremony. The initiation will take place before Spring Vacation., Williams said. ASU Plans To Elect Officers Tomorrow An election of officers for this semester will be held at a student membership meeting of the Amer- ican Student Union at 7:30 p.m. to- morrow in Room 231, Angell Hall, Mimi Wellington, '41, chairman, an- nounced yesterday. A tentative program for this se- mester will be discussed, Miss Wel- lington said. This meeting offers an opportunity for new students to be- come acquainted with the activities and scope of the ASU, she' added. Peace Talks Are Hurried yWeather Diplomats Report Finland Is Seeking A Settlement Before Spring Arrives Swedes Are Losing Hope For Armistice STOCKHOLM, March 12-O()_- Informed Scandinavians rated drag- ging Finnish-Russian peace negotia- tions at a critical stage today as hour after hour passed without word of a decision that will decide the issue of peace in Finland or continued war with its threatening implications for the rest of northern Europe. Observers said the negotiators were in a race with the weather, al- ready turning warm in Finland and threatening to bog down military operations even if a peace does not stop them. The Finnish delegates were be- lieved here still to be in Moscow which negotiations continuing yet today over new disputed points which had arisen in the conferences with Foreign Commissar Vyacheslaff Molotoff and Joseph Stalin, and in which United States Ambassador Laurence Steinhardt was reported to have taken an important role. Swedish observers lost some of the optimism, which yesterday started stock exchange quotations on the rise, as the negotiations dragged along, and some circles said the re-; sult of the negotiations might not come as soon as they had supposed. Considerable political activity was. noted in Helsinki, however, where meetings of members of the parlia- ment and the cabinet were held. According to one version of Am-+ bassador Steinhardt's activities, the; conferees met at the American Em- bassy in Moscow until the negotia- tions were moved to the Kremlin1 where Stalin took part. In this connection it was suggest- ed that Steinhardt's recent trip to neighboring Baltic States was to pre-] pare the groundwork for the nego- tiations by arranging telephones andI courier posts between Helsinki andi Moscow by way of the Baltic states.j Debate Teams To Make Tripa Men's Squads Will Speak In Detroit Meet Today Six varsity men debate teams will travel to the Detroit chapter of the. American Institute of Banking today in a return engagement on the iso- lation topic. William Muehl, '41, and Edgar Clinton will hold a contest with a team from Rutgers University at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in the North Lounge of the Union. The debate is sponsored by the executive council of the Union and an open forum discussion will follow the debate on the topic, "Resolved, That the Fed- eral Government Should Adopt a Policy of Strict Military and Econ- omic Isolation Toward All Nations Not in the Western Hemisphere Which Are Involved in Armed Inter- national or Civil Conflict." Members of the teams to make the trip today are Arthur Biggins, '42, William Halliday, '43, Muehl and Clinton, Chester Myslicki, '42, and John Huston, '41, Philip Levy, '43, and Joseph Schroeder, '43, Louis Grossman, '40, and Thomas Dal- rymple, '43, and George Eves, '41, and Russel E. Bowers, '41. McCreedy To Talk On 'Labor And War' Herbert McCreedy, district organiz- er for New America, will speak on, "Labor and the War", at 8 p.m. to- day in Room 305, at the Union, Ger- ald Nitzberg, Grad., unit leader of the local branch of New America, an- nounced yesterday. Mr. McCreedy has just returned from New York where he delivered a series of lectures on related subjects of labor and war. His tour is spon- sored by New America as part of a drive to bring the analysis of its pro- gram before the country and especial- ly to students who are interested in labor and its problems, Nitzberg stated. The local unit is planning a series of talks on topics related to domestic Beauty Queens Become Personae Non Gratae Gargoyle's much-touted beauty contest, scheduled for today, was nipped in the bud yesterday by the University. In a prepared statement to The Daily last night Dean of women Alice C. Lloyd declared: "Last year in response to a re- quest which came to the Office of the Dean of Students that a beauty queen be appointed to represent the University of Michigan at another university, the Student Affairs Com-' mittee went on Record refusing sanc- tion for any such type of contest on this campus. "As a member of that committee I was in hearty accord with the ac- tion since such contests result always in very cheap publicity for the girl and the University and are undesir- able from many points of view. Such contests or awards seem to me com- pletely unworthy of a fine educa- tional institution." Focillon Traces Rise Of Manet, Imipressionismli Professor From College Of France Discusses Realist Painter's Work Applying his brush with a "nervous excited" techique, Edouard Manet, 19th century exponent of realism in art, was among the first masters to preserve contemporary life exactly as he saw it, Prof. Henry Focillon, of the College of France, declared yester- day in a University lecture at the Architecture Building. Professor Focillon, whose apper- ance here was sponsored by the ro- mance languages department, dis- cussed in French the noted impres- sionist Manet's departure from the romanticism of his predecessors, and accented Manet's originality in por- traying movement and light on can- vas. Illustrating his talk with slides of the artist's pictures, Professor Focil- lon pinted out the increasing clar- ity of light in Manet's work as he matured, as distinctive from the ro- tund, subdued paintings of the ro- manticists he once imitated. In his early attempts, Manet was strongly influenced by Spanish art and painters whose works he studied long hours in the Louvre, Professor Focillon continued. As he developed, he felt also the influence of Dau- mier, the carcaturist, and Courbet, who moved definitely in the direction of realism. Manet evolved from their (Continued on Page 2) Prof. Good Will Speak At Sigma Tan Rho Meet Prof. Charles W. Good of the de- partment of engineering research will address the members of Sigma Rho Tau, honorary egineering speech society, at 7:30 p.m. today in the Union on "Modern Problems in Re- search." Four member of the society will go to the Michigan State Normal Col- lege for a return debate with a wo- men's team from the Wodessa Club on the foreign policy of the United States as regards isolation. Robert H. Tullen, '41E, John E. Baker, '43E, Joseph Datsko, '43E, and Gordon Os- terstrom, '43E, will take the affirma- tive side of the question. New Naval ROTC To Be Established Here, Letter Himts The University of Michigan is un- der consideration as a site for ole of the two new Naval R.O.T.C. units to be established this summer, ac- cording to a communication received yesterday by a student from Capt. Randall Jacobs, Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, Washing- ton, D.C. Alfred S. Leiman, '43, who received an informal note besides the official letter, in answer to his request for consideration in Naval Academy ap- pointments, revealed that he was withdrawing his application for an Annapolis appointment because chances for the establishment of a N.R.O.T.C. here were "extremely good." The addition of two new units will bringthe total of college naval train- ing courses in the United States to 10. Student Senate Will Consider ParleyPlans Continuations Committee's Report Will Be Heard At Meeting Tomorrow Specific result of a meeting of the Spring Parley continuations commit- tee Sunday was a motion by Dean Erich A. Walter of the literary col- lege, that the Student Senate should discuss the idea of calling a campus referendum within a, week after th Parley to pass on any resolutions it may agree upon. The Parley, which will be held on April 19, 20 and 21 has as yet no definite theme. The continuations committee spent a large part of the meeting. discussing just that point, but did not come to any conclusion. Opinion seemed to be that the full report, of the meeting, which was at- tended by approximately 25 faculty members and students, should be pre- sented to the Student Senate at its meeting 7:30 p.m. tomorrow and any action it may take be referred back to the continuations committee at a luncheon at 12 nooi Friday at the Union. The Senate resolution is not con- sidered official until the continua- tions committee has agreed upon it. All the proposals expressed at Sun- day's meeting were centered about the idea of student democracy. Details of the Parley arrangements will be handled by a committee set up Sunday by Parley general chair- man Daniel Huyett, '42. Martin Dwor- kis, '40, will chair the committee, which includes Dorothy Shipman, '40, Barbara Bassett, '40, Tom Ad- ams, '40, Don Treadwell, '40, Paul Robertson, '40E and Phil Westbrook, '40. Chamberlain Say F a'e ndrt u Will Assist Finlan Commons Hears Premie Pledge Immediate Joir Support With France Aid Is Contingen On AppealBy Finn By DREW MIDDLETON LONDON, March 11-(RP -rea Britain disclosed today, at a critic hour in Finland's peace negotiation with Russia, that she and Franc have offered "all available resources to bolster the tired and hard-presse columns of the Finnish army. The Allies, Prime Minister Chan berlain told the House of Common are prepared "to proceed immediate ly and jointly to the help of Fin land" if the Finnish governmen should appeal to them for furthe aid. Chamberlain said that Britain hE "not arrived yet" at war with Rus sia, and he refused to tell the Hous whether Britain was proposingt send troops to Finland and whethe she was prepared to violate the neu trality of Norway and Sweden u doing so Prime Minister's Statement Some diplomatic sources said the thought that the Prime Minister pledge of aid by Britain and Franc in the form of "all available resour ces at their disposal" indicated thi the government was considering combined naval and military exped tion, with France isupplying trooj and Britain ships and planes. Chamberlain's statement wa made after official disclosure tha the Russian ambassador, Ivan} Ma sky, had approached the Britil government as long ago as Feb. 2 with "peace terms of an onerou nature" which Britain refused t pass on to Finland. These term presumably, were those which Swe den later acted upon as- mediato and last week became the subjec of Russian-Finnish negotiations i Moscow, States' Rights Issue The Prime Minister's statement made in response to a laborite re quest for comment on these nego tiations, was: "The House will be aware the both the French and British govern ments have sent and are continuin to send material assistance to Fin land. This has been of consideral value to the Finnish forces. 'As His Majesty's government an the French government have alread informed the Finnish governmer they are prepared in response to a appeal from them for further aid proceed immediately and jointly the help of Finland, using all aval able resources at their disposal." Later Chamberlain's office issue a statement spying that "the Prim Minister desies to make it cle that no appeal for further aid h yet been received from the Finnis government" Art, From Poetry To Swing: Untermeyer To Give First Tali Of Three-Weeks Series Today The Ann Arbor Civic Forum Bromage Urges Consolidation In State, Local Administration By HER VIE HAUFLER "Last year while I was here I con- cluded a destructive campaign against American prejudices against art. This year my aim is to be con- structive." Thus, Louis Untermeyer, distin- guished poet and anthologist, sum- med up the purpose of his three-week series of lectures here, the- first of which, "Pioneersand Liberators," he will give at 4:15 p.m. today in the Rackham Building. "I knew last year that the average American thinks the artists is a queer person," Mr. Untermeyer explained. "Consequently I waged a war in hope that I could break down Tome of these barriers and show the rela- tion of art and life." He added : "I wanted to prove to the engineers who sponsored the ser- ies that art, in addition to beingx beautiful, is as utilitarian as bridges or engines." mrhi -- r h ca 'a umm +f + n Mr. Untermeyer's series will trace this growing consciousness of Amer- ica as it gained expression not only in literature, but in architecture and in new rhythms in music. He will illustrate his lectures by readings, slides and recordings. "Culture may be in for a dark per- iod abroad," he believes. "ut not here. That crudity, energyr that makes for new art is here. We have a dynamic storehouse for new art, and for the first timewerare begin- ning to use American materials." The general topic of this series will be "Frontiers of American Cul- ture." It will consist of the following six lectures: "Pioneers and Liberat- ors," today; "Old and New England," Friday; "Voices of the Middle West," March 18; "Changing Lines in Ar- chitecture," March 22; "The Painters Discover America," March 25; "New Rhythms in Music," March 27. All lectures will be given in the nonrha,,, iiinqO n +h nr-+x of- By LAURENCE MASCOTT "If there is integration and co- coordination in the administrative set-up of some state governments, that 'good government' has only been attained by the constant hammering and pressure of prominent men who have the necessary 'political sales- manship' to iinfluence the legislature and the people." Thus did Prof. Arthur W. Brom- age of the political science depart- ment yesterday indicate one of the means by which more efficient gov- ernment can be attained in his talk before the Ann Arbor Community' Forum in the Pattengill Auditorium of the Ann Arbor High School. Professor Bromage in discussing "How Can the State and Local Gov- ernments Be Made More Efficient," maintained that in most states an tion to the "evident"and expanding trend in many of the states-a trend calling for the consolidation of ad- ministration agencies under the gov- ernor." Claiming that there never has been in Michigan comprehensive, integrat-' ed power in the hands of the gover- nojr, he endorsed the suggestions of the State of Michigan committee re- port in 1938 on "Reform and Modern- ization in Government,." He listed these suggestions as: Discontinuance of the practice .of electing certain department heads by popular vote; more adequate compensation for ad- ministrative employees; discontinu- ance of the use of a board or com- mission as an administrative uni,; consolidation of departments into a smaller number; creation of a "gov- ernor's cabinet" and the adoption of a four year term of office for the Smith Report Reveals Two Large Blazei Mosher-Jordan's $2,000 fire Fric night was' the second blaze of a consequence on University prope since 1938, Vice-President Shirley Smith revaled today in his annual port to President Ruthven. Fire damage has ben reduced to minimum by careful enforcement ruls, and during the year 1938-19 there were only fiv fires which tau more than $10 damage. One of th was a $3,771 blaze at the Alumr House, 1219 Washtenaw Ave., whi started as the result of defective w ing in the attic, and destroyed floor of the dwelling. Smoker's carelessness is responsi for almost 44 per cent of the U versity fires in the last five years, Smith's report reveald. "This rec shows why the University is so aci in efforts to control the use of tob co within the buildings," he explain Michigan State Professo To Talk On Cooperativ