Weather Clody; light Snow Y2 4hr 33aiItt Editorial gill Advocates U.S. Control Of Airways Fifty Years Of Continuous Publication VOL. LI. No. 113 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1941 Z-323 PRICE FIVE CENTS Dr. G. Belote, Noted Faculty -ermatologist, Passes Away Young Medical Professor Nationally Recognized For Work Done Here; Was On Staff 17 Years Dean Furstenberg Expresses Regret Dr. George H. Belote, Associate Professor of Dermatology and Syph- ilology, died yesterday afternoon in University Hospital after an illness of three weeks. He is survived by his wife, Lucy, and two children, James and Barbara. In compliance with his own wishes there will be no funeral services. An expression of regret for his death was made by Dr. Albert C. Furstenberg, Dean of the Medical School. "Medical history at Michigan," he said, "will record with a deep sense of pride and profound appreciation the loyal and devoted services of Dr. Belote. In the medical faculty he was selected as a man 'of rare clinical ability and exemplary academic quali- fications. He was modestly assertive, kindly and sympathetic in his profes- sional relationships and faithful to the ethical principles and high stan- dards of medical practice and re- search to which he had dedicated his life. Clear; Logical Thinker "As a teacher Dr. Belote was a clear, logical thinker, lucid and con- cise in his expressions, and con- structive in his programs of study. As an investigator he was quick to conceive theories, eager to submit them to scientific experimentation, but exacting and critical in his own disciplines of research. As a physician Dr. Belote was a keen diagnostician with a.ancientious and abiding in- terest in the welfare of his patients. "The Medical School and the pro- fession of dermatology have suffered a cruel blow in the untimely death of one who has meant much to the progress of American medicine. Our sorrow is mitigated only by the know- ledge that theprinciples he taught his students and the epochs he achieved in research will not fail of lasting recognition and acclaim." At the time of his death Dr. Belote was 47 years old. He had been a mem- ner of the Medical School faculty for 17 years. His work won him na- tinal recognition as an authority on de1matology and syphilogy. For the last 13 years he was as- sociated in private practice with Dr. U. J. Wile, chairman of the depart- ment of dermatology and syphiology. University Student A student at the University in 1916, his studies were interrupted by army service in the World War; he en- listed in the headquarters troops of the 85th division in July, 1917, later was raised from private to sergeant and in 1918 was transferred to the air service. He received his commis- sion as a second lieutenant in Sep- tember, 1918, and was dicharged in January, 1919. ° From 1923 to 1925 he was an in- terne at University hospital. He then became an instructor in the derma- tology department. In 1928 he was named assistant professor and in 1930 was made associate professor. He was born in 1894 in Centerville, Mich., and in 1924 married Miss Lucy Morehouse. Prof. Slosson Will Conclude Lecture Series Prof. Preston W. Slosson, of the history department, will deliver the concluding lecture in his series on "Current Events" at 4:15 p.m. today in the Lecture Hall of the Rackham Building. The series is sponsored by the local branch of the American As- sociation of University Women. In his lecture, Prof. Slosson will bring up to date his news notes on the latest developments in the world sit- uation as they have happened since the time of his last speech. The last lecture dealt with the part Delay In Defense Work Caused By New Strikes (By The Associated Press) Strikes in widely separated indus- trial areas continued, yesterday to slow down' work on some national defense materials. A walkout of 120 AFL building lab- orers working on construction of a $12,000,000 small arms ammunition plant in St. Louis, Mo., caused a stop- page of work among carpenters, elec- tricians and steam shovel operations. The plant is being built under gov- ernment contract by a Western Cart- ridge Company subsidiary. The company said the strike came as the result of the firm's legal in- ability to give permanent job passes Arts Academy Will Draw 400 Educators Here All Fields Of Knowledge To Be Discussed Here At 46th Annual Meeting More than 400 academic leaders from all parts of the state will con- verge on Ann Arbor for the 46th an- nual sessions of the Michigan Acade- my of Science. Arts and Letters, to be held Friday and Saturday. The schoolmen will participate in 17 discussion sections, which will consider recent contributions to all fields of knowledge. The sections cov- er the fields of anthropology, botany, economics, fine arts, folk lore, fores- try, geography, geology and mineral- ogy, history and political science, landscape architecture, language and literature, philosophy, psychology, sanitary and medical science, sociol- ogy and zoology. Prof. L. A. Kenoyer of Western State Teachers College and president of. the Academy will deliver the an- nual presidential address at 8:00 p.m. Friday in the Rackham Amphithe- atre. His topic will be "Botanical Op- portunities and Investigations in Mexico." Featuring the Academy program Friday afternoon will be an address on "Aesthetic Measure," to be deliv- ered by Dr. G. D. Birkhoff of Har- vard University at 4:15 p.m. in the Natural Science Auditorium. Included among the officers of the Academy are Prof. Charles F. Remer of the economics department, vice- president; Prof. L. J. Young of the Forestry School, secretary; Prof. Mischa Titiev of the anthropology department, treasurer; Prof. W. C. Steere of the botany department, editor; and Prof. W. W. Bishop of the University library, librarian. Harmon Will Receive $13,500 For Acting Michigan's All-American Tom Har- mon, who recently accepted a con- tract to act in a motion picture, yesterday revealed that he would re- ceive $13,500 from the Crosby agency for his work. Forest Evashevski, Harmon's run- ning mate, may also have a role in the picture, it was said. An option on his services for a second picture provides that he be paid $17,500. to union business agents. Such passes, the firm said, are limited by Govern- ment order to men actually at work on the job. The New York bus drivers' strike forced 900,000 persons to seek trans- portation in the subways and taxi- cabs in the second day of the strike. Michael J. Quill, president of the CIO's Transport Workers Union, said the men were "digging in for a long fight." The Dies Committee at Wash- ington issued a statement declaring that Communist influence in the Union was responsible for the "ut- terly unreasonable attitude of the union leaders. 3,500 Called Out The strike called out 3,500 employes of two big bus firms, the Fifth Ave- nue Coach Company, and the New York City Omnibus Corporation, and stopped 1,300 buses. The union de- mands a new contract calling for a -25 per cent pay raise and a cut in working hours from 54 to 48 weekly. Progress in negotiations for a set- tlement of differences at the two Birmingham, Ala., fabricating plants cf the Ingalls Iron Works Co., was re- ported by John Beckham, represen- tative of the National Defense Com- mission. The AFL's structural iron workers have postponed a proposed strike at the Commission's request. They seek wage increases and protec- tion against layoffs. The company fabricates steel for use in a $100,000,- 000 shipbuilding job. Strike Is Imminent Nathan E. Cowan, CIO sub-region- al director, said a strike at the Beth- lehem Steel Plant in Lackawanna, N. Y., is "imminent" unless the firm "complies" with a government-draft- ed agreement which ended a 38-hour strike last month. The union, claim- ing 10,000 members out of 14,000 em- ployes, contended the management refused to discuss grievances last Fri-' day. Reinstatement of suspended work- ers and the qusetion of holding col- lective bargaining election were pro- posals up for settlement. - Yale Professor Will Speak Here Dr. Edgar Allen To Talk Before Medical School Dr. Edgar Allen, Professor of Anat- omy at Yale University School of Medicine, will deliver a University lecture on "The Ovaries and Their Hormones," at 4:15 p.m. Friday in the Rackham Lecture Hall, under the auspices of the Medical School anatomy department. Beginning his instruction work at Washington University in St. Louis from 1919 to 1923, Dr. Allen was made full professor at the Univer- sity of Missouri in 1923 and acted as dean of the medical school and di- rector of the university hospital from 1930 to 1933. He became professor of anatomy and chairman of hi department at Yale in 1933. In 1931 he was vice- president of the Association of Anat- omists, and: is now a member of the American Medical Association, the Society of Zoologists, and the Asso- ciation for the Study of Internal Secretions. Engineering Scholarships To Be Given Engineering Committee Will Present Awards; Appications Available Student Eligibility Rules Announced Applications for five different College of Engineering scholarships may be obtained until noon, Saturday, April 5, from the offices of Dean Alfred H. Lovell in the West En- gineering Building. Only students who are citizens of the United States, who have a gen- eral average of at least 2.5 and who are entirely or partially self-sup- porting willbe permitted to apply. The scholarships will probably be awarded sometime in May upon the recommendation of the engineers' Committee on Scholarships. The scholarships which will be of- fered are as follows: Simon Mandelbaum Scholarships: Three will be awarded in amounts of approximately $400 each. Students must have the qualifications men- tioned above plus a minimum of 45 hours of work applicable to a degree and must have one year of residence. Those who receive these scholarships will receive one-half of their award in September and one-half in Feb- ruary. Cornelius Donovan Scholarships: Several will be presented to meritor- ious senior students in amounts of $200 each. The application require- ments are the same as those for the Mandelbaum prizes. Harriet Eveleen Hunt Scholarships: Requirements for these scholarships are the same as mentioned above except that only 15 hours of college credit are needed. The awards will be paid the same as the Donovan Scholarships. Robert Campbell Gemmell Memor- ial Scholarships: These scholarships are offered in amounts of about $100 each to certain freshmen and sopho- mores in the College of Engineering. The requirements are the same as those for the Hunt Scholarships ex- cept that the applicant must have a 3.0 average. Joseph Boyer Fund Scholarships: Awards from thisfund are given to certain Juniors and seniors in the College of Engineering. The recip- ient must have shown himself to be a loyal American and either partially or wholly self-supporting. No other requirements will be needed. Spanish Club Play To Open HereTonight The power of gossip will be the mot- ivating force in Puebla de las Mujeres, annual Spanish play, to be presented at 8:30 p.m. today in the Lydia Men- delssohn Theatre. . Laid in a typical small Spanish town, the plot is built around the re- peated attempts of a village gossip to force a young lawyer and a local senorita to fall in love against their will. In overcoming the determined resistance of the two young people, the efforts Hof the spinster give rise to a great many laugh-provoking sit- uations. The naturally colorful comedy, written by the Quinterosbrothers, will be made more so by the use of authentic Spanish costumes,hCharles N. Staubach, director of the play, announced. June Larson, '41, in the lead will play the part of Concha Puerta, the village gossip, while the young lovers will be portrayed by Norma Bennett, '41, and Claude Hulet, '42. In the major supporting roles will be found David Gibson, '41 Marjorie Teller, '43, Raymond Chambers, '41, and Frances Besconson, '42. Adams To Address French Club Today Prof. Edward L. Adams of the ro- mance languages department, will deliver the third in the series of French lectures at 4:15 p.m. today in Room 103 of the Romance Languages Building on "An Old French Insti- tution." Roosevelt Signs Aid Bill, Will Ask Seven Billions; Balkan Thrust Immiinent IU I Nazi Troops Wait Word To, Move; Headquarters Established At Plovdiv German, Bulgarian Planes Are Ready BELGRADE, March 11-()-More1 than 500,000 Nazi troops were poised3 tonight on the Bulgarian frontiers with Turkey and Greece-and reliable reports from Sofia said only Adolf Hitler's "go" signal was awaited. German"headquarters are at Plov-t div, 40 miles from the Greek frontier, 80 from the Turkish. Nazi staff offi-, cers no longer dash about Sofia's1 streets. All are at Plovdiv-waiting. The military flow southward through Balkan mountain passes of tanks, supply trucks and troops has dwindled to a trickle. Make-shift ambulances covered with Red Crosses, physicians and nurses, mostly make up the south- ward trek now. This fact was taken by reliable on-the-spot observers to mean that a show-down was immi- nent. Nazi supply trucks which for ten days have been racing back and forth from Sofia warehouses to the south- ern encampments with food, fuel and other war supplies were not coming back today. Thousands of German and Bulgar- ian bomber and fighter planes are lined up outside hangars on air fields" all over Bulgaria ready for instant action. Defense Group Sponsors TalK Prof. Preuss Will Discuss War Result Tomorrow "Post-War Reconstruction" is the title of a lecture to be delivered byi Prof. Lawrence Preuss of the political science department at 8:00 p.m. to- morrow in the North Lounge of the Union. The talk, sponsored by the Ameri- can Student Defense League, will deal with several possible outcomes of the present World War. Preuss, who has spent much time in Germany and other European countries, will consider the respective post-war worlds which he believes would re- sult from either a British or a Nazi victory. After deciding which outcome is the most desirable for America, he will point out to the audience what course this country should pursue in order to obtain the preferred result. Preceding the talk by Professor Preuss, the ,American Student De- fense League will hold a short bus- iness meeting, to begin at 7:30 p.m. Martin Dworkis, Grad., urged that all members be present for there will be an election of officers. British Student Lfetter Reveals. Need For Food An English soldier-student whom Bill Claik, '41, met in France last year wrote the following letter re- vealing conditions in the prisoner-of- war camp in which he is confined somewhere in France. The Starva tion Day drive to be held here Fri- day will attempt to aid such thous- ands through contributions of at least the price of one meal for every student. Dear Bill: Thanks for your letter. It was very welcome. Please excuse short- ness of this. No. of letters we can write very limited. Would be very pleased for any books. Also food of any sort. I have a lot to tell you some day. A pity you cannot have seen all that I have seen this last year. I'm afraid you would not know France today. The other day one of the British officers in a neighboring camp was shot dead- (censored) -contravening a camp order. Yours, E.H. House Approves In Law By Party UnityIs Changes 317.g1 From the implication of the cen- sored material and appeal which thisz English student makes, one can gain a partial understanding of the con- ditions which many thousands of young people face throughout Europe, Clark said. To aid students in refugee, intern-1 ment or prisoner-of-war camps, the World Student Service Fund is aim- ing to raise nationally more than $100,000.I One-half of the funds received will be sent to Europe and the other half to Chinese students. Funds will be distributed on a non-partisan basis to buy food, books and recreation equipment for needy students.' Henry Ford Suggests Youth In Government WAYS, Ga., March 11-6P)-Henry Ford would like to see more young men running this nation's gove'n- ment and believes the national de- fense program will be "educational to that end." The Detroit automobile maker sug- gested that government should func- tion along industrial pattern and predicted that objectors to war "will make themselves heard" in America. "If our young men- are to do our fighting, why can't they run the coun- try?" the 77-year-old industrialist asked in an interview just befdre leaving by train for Dearborn, Mich., after several weeks at his plantation home near here. "The defense program will serve to build our youth physically, train them in leadership and at the same time introduce many of them to new vocations." List Of Materials For Allies Revealed WASHINGTON, March 11.-()- In a breath-taking burst of speed, Congress rushed the Lease-Lend Bill to the White House today, President Roosevelt signed it, and four minutes later ordered 'an undisclosed list of war materials sent to England and Greece. Then, he told a press conference he would askbCongress tomorrow for the Nation's biggest peace-time appro- priation-$7,000,000,000-to finance the help-Britain program, and that some time within a week he would make a radio talk on the subject. Final Congressional approval took the form of a 317 to 71 House vote accepting amendments attached to the bill by the Senate, and the ac- companying debate produced bi-par- tisan pledges of national unity, now that a majority of both Houses had spoken. The speed started at that point. Vice-President Wallace, brushing age-old formalities aside, went to the House end of the Capitol and he and Speaker Rayburn signed it. Chair- man Kirwan (Dem.-Ohio) of the House Committee on Enrolled Bills, slipped the elaborate linen-paper document into a brief case, and hailed a taxicab. At the White House he turned it over to Clarence Hess, a veteran clerk in the executive offices, who signed a receipt for it. At 3:40 p.m. Mr. Roosevelt was waiting at his desk, .;urrounded by photographers. At 3:51, a White House official signalled o newsmen, with a wave of his hand, that the measure which might con- 3eivably shape the whole history of ,he world had become law. A list of war supplies, the property of the Army and Navy, had already been drawn up, in consultation with high officers of the two services. At 3:55 Mr. Roosevelt ordered it on its way to England and Greece, and, at four o'clock, reporters filed into his office for the regular semi-weekly press conference. Telling the newsmen what he had lone, Mr. Rosevelt made it clear that .or the time being, he would not dis- ,lose either what the li includedor the value of the supplies involved. Public Invited To O pen House Life Of Gorky Will Be Subject Of Next Cinema League Movie Situation In Far East Precarious For China, U.S. Stirling States Tickets for the Art Cinema League's presentation of Maxim Gor- ky's "University of Life," a Russian film, will go on sale at 10 a.m. today at the box office of the Lydia Men- delssohn Theatre. The film, which is to De shown to- morrow, Friday and Saturday at 8:30 p.m. in the Lydia Mendelssohn, cen- ters around the life of the famous Russian short story writer and politi- cal critic who died a few years ago. It is the third in a series of such films to be presented by the Art Cinema League. The life of Gorky during his stay at the university in Kazan is dealt with in this part of his autobiography. The dire poverty and dangerous hunger which he was forced to endure in order to satisfy his desire for knowledge are pointed out in the film. Based on Gorky's autobiographical By BERNARD DOBER It would be wise for the United States to assume the defensive in the Pacific, and combine our forces with those of Great Britain to defeat Hitler who is the "common menace," Admir- al Yates Stirling said in an interview after his lecture last night in Hill Auditorium. , There is no doubt that China will suffer if we carry out these plans in "cleaning up" on Adolf Hitler, he said. "But once the United States. and Great Britain combined can fin- ish Hitler, the two countries can turn toward the Far East and put Japan back in the eggshell from which it emerged in 1853." When questioned about United States ships convoying merchant ves- sels (of England or the United States) carrying arms or other war materials, By JEAN SHAPERO Political and economic conditions in the East are not "comfortable" for the United States, Admiral Yates Stirling, Jr., declared in his Oratori- cal Association Series talk last night on "'The Challenge Across the Paci- fic." Americans have been building economic air castles in the air, he add- ed, and "wily Oriental tactics have been undermining these castles." According to Admiral Stirling, Japan controls two thir'ds of the is- lands which form a fringe fencing Asia off from the Pacific. The Phil- ippine Islands form the other third, and are a block to Japan's entrance to the China Seas. For this reason, Admiral Stirling insisted that the United States "must retain control of the Philippines-which in the fu- ture should serve as the bridge to the Several Campus Athletic Titles To Be Settled By DICK SIMON Climaxing the Intramural indoor season will be the Thirteenth Annua Open House which swings into action at 7 p.m. tonight in the Sports Build- ing. Admission is free, and the public is cordially invited to attend. When the starting gun goes off, Chicago House will be battling Mich- igan House for the Residence Hall basketball crown, Gerry Schaf lander will be opposing Doug Hillman for the all-campus winter tennis champion- ship, and Robert Owen, Independent volleyball titleholders, will be putting on an exhibition, match with the Residence Hall champs, Wincheli House. Between the halves of the basket- ball game, the gymnast group will give a demonstration on the horizon- cal bar, and immediately following, the finish of the game will be the highlight of the evening's activities, Tierra Koski and his ladder balanc- ing act. Koski, an ex-circus perform- er, will do a number of difficult tricks while standing at the top of a 16-foot ladder which he himself is jContinued on Page 3) Educational Research Roundtable Is Planned The first roundtable on educational research being done by graduate N VALBERT