I Weather Partly clo-ddy; no decided change in, temnperature, Y Fifty Years Of Continuous Publication :4iaiti3 Editorial A.FL Leaders And Personal Ambition.. . VOL. LI. No. 121 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1941 Z-323 PRICE FIVE CENTS q Record Naval Appropriation Is Approved By Senators LargestPeacetime Bill To Return To House; Navy Will Construct 60,000-Ton Vessels Changes In Lend Bill AreOpposed WASHINGTON, March 20.-(P)- A $3,446,990,644 Naval appropriation, the largest in United States peace- time history, was passed by the Sen- ate today, while on the-House side of the Capitol informed legislators reported the Navy was planning to' build five 60,000 to 65,00-ton bat- tleships, biggest warcraft ever to sail the seas. The Naval bill, carrying funds to operate the Navy setablishment in the next fiscal year and to proceed with the building of the two-ocean navy, now goes back to the House for action on Senate amendments. Included in the measure are: $1,- 515,000,000 for new ships, including six battle cruisers of 20,000 to 25,000 tons, and $350,372,000 for airplanes. Before the bill passed, legislators who have fought U.S. purchases of Latin-American canned beef won a victory. As the bill passed the House it contained a provision prohibiting the use of any of the funds to buy foreign foodstuffs except those which cannot be procured domestically "in sufficient quantities as and when needed." Such a provision has been in effect several years. The Senate Appropriations Com- mittee recommended the provision be deleted but, on a 32 to 32 tie vote, the Senate failed to uphold this rec- ommendation, and the clause re- mained in the bill. A Senate-House conference report on two bills authorizing a $345,000,000 naval public works program was ap- proved by the Senate, an the meas- ures dispatched to the White House. The Senate Banking Committee approved a bill authorizing the Gov- ernment to insure mortgages on $100,000,000 of housing for defense workers. Administration Opposes Changes In Lend Bill WASHINGTON, March 20.-()- Ready for rapid action on the $7,- 000,000,000 appropriation for financ- ing lease-lend help to England, a Senate Appropriations Subcormittee today heard a series of ranking Ad- ministration officials oppose any changes which would split the big sum involved into cash appropria- tions and authorizations for the President to enter into contracts for turning them over to the British. Today's Garg Will Feature Campus Men Prominent campus personalities will be especially featured in the March issue of Gargoyle, which goes on sale today. Diminutive Mike Sofiak, high scor- er and high fouler of the Michigan basketball, will be highlighted in Preposterous Persons. Sidelights on the career of the cage star will be revealed in the feature. These Are The People will turn the spotlight on Thor Johnson, di- rector of the University Symphony and popular professor of music, whose activities in diverse fields are too little known to the campus. And of course this March issue will see the announcement of who is the A-1 date on this campus, according to a poll of isorority, dormitory and league house girls. It takes looks, in- telligence -- and other intangible qualities - to make up that "perfect date." Objective opinions have con- curred with the judges' opinions, and the features on the canmnus' most at.. Stowe Urges U.S. Aid To Britain At Any Cost, Famed Correspondent Tells Experiences Covering Finnish, Greek War Fronts By BERNARD DOBER The cheapest and safest thing we can do to keep freedom and the rest of the things we want in this coun- try is to "keep England free at any cost" by supplying her with the nec- essary tools as soon as possible, Le- land Stowe, famed war correspondent, said in an Oratorical Association lec- ture last night in Hill Auditorium. Stowe, who has just returned from twelve months in Europe covering the wars in Finland, the Central Euro- pean States and the Balkans em. phasized the fact the Americans can't expect to have freedom in a "revo- lutionary-swept wold without risk- ing more than money or by sitting on your pants."I If Britain Falls If England goes down, Stowe de- clared, the Nazis will take over the rest of the world; and in "five years, or perhaps three, we will have a Nazi government in Washington" brought about by agents on the inside. Should England be defeated by Germany, all the guns, tanks and air- planes American manufacturers can conceivably produce laid side by side along the Atlantic coast could pos- sibly keep out the Nazis. "The only people with whom I want to live in this revolutionary- Name Winners Of Frosh Law Club Contest Awards To Be Presented At Annual May Banquet; Five Groups Honored Winners In the five trials of the 1941 Freshman Case C1ub competi- tion begun last week were announced yesterday by the contest judges, se- lected from the editorial board of the Michigan Law Review. Winners of the Kent Club trial were R. Arnold Kramer and John T. Ryan. Hamilton T. Hoyt and Jack Con will be presented awards for winning the Holmes Club trial, and Forrest A. Hainline, Jr., and Neil McKay -for the Marshall Club trial. Joseph R. Brookshire and Samuel D. Estep placed first in the Story Club trial, and George T. Shilling and William R. Newcomb took the finals of the Cooley Club trial. Runners-up in the trial competi- tions were announced as follows: Kent Club. Emerson W. Smith and James M. Sullivan; Holmes Club, Jack D. Redwine and Rodman N. Myers; Marshall Club, Roland F. Rhead and Joseph Hession; Story Club, Samuel R. Searing and Leslie W. Lum; and the Cooley Club, Char- les A. Dean and Owen P. Lillie. Judges' for the Case Club compe- tition were Robert Kneeland, Char- les Johnson, Kenneth Lau and Philip Buchen of the Law Review. Presentation of awards will be made to winners and runners-up at the annual Case Club banquet ear- ly in May. Alumni To Hear Dr. Ruthven President To Give Annual Address In New York, President Alexander G. Ruthven will deliever his annual address be- fore the University of Michigan Club of New York this evening at the Club's headquarters. The New York address is one of the most important of the President's speaking engagements Accompanying the President in New York are T. Hawley Tapping, secretary of the Michigan, Alumni Association, Dean Ivan C. Crawford of the Collegeof Engineering, Regent J. Joseph Herbert, Regent Harry G. Kipke, and Professor A. E. White of the College of Engineering. Student Senate Election i Dnt LS et At Meetiny torn world, are those who believe that freedom is-the breath of life, and death just an episode. What's worth dying for, are things that are worth living for." "You can't buy freedom across theI bargain counter," Stowe stated. Bri- tain and her allies can win the war, if wesupply the necessary tools at any risk. And, "we are going to risk war; that's inevitable." All through his lecture Stowe di- verged with interesting bits about some of -the things he and the other American correspondents with whom he was working had to go through to get their stories. While he was in the Balkans, in Rumania, he had time to watch the intrigue and skillful methods by which the Nazis managed to slink into important offices. It wasn't only in the Balkans that the Nazis used this method, Stowe pointed out, it was the same thing in all the other European countries. In Rumania, he cited the instance where two important Nazis-one a brother to Goering and the other, Guido Smith, who sold Schussnig of Austria down the river-had gained positions on the Board of Directors of Rumania's leading steel corpora- tion fully three months before a Nazi soldier had set foot in that country. Greeks Have Fun "No one gets as much fun out a! war as the Greeks," the correspon- dent brought out, "for they sing and joke and constantly make fun of! Mussolini. The Italian artillery neverI changes its range, and never had it! right the first time," he laughed as he told about the day he was caught between the artillery fire of the Italians. The courage of the Finns will never be forgotten, he related. After peace was declared and the flags were fly-! ing at half-mast, Stowe heard the people say, "If only the air alarms would sound again; how wonderful that would be." Fingerprinting WillEndToday Alpha Phi Omega Calls The Project A Success I Designating the final day of their volutary civil fingerprinting program on campus as Fraternity and Sorori- ty Day, Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, will bring their United States Fleet Moves In Far East Pacific 'Good Will' Tour Coincides With Berlin, Matsu oka tCon ference Battleships Enter Australian Waters By J. C. STARK WASHINGTON, March 20.-()- United States naval movements in Australian and New Zealand waters appeared tonight to be designed as a! caution signal to Japan in connection' with forthcoming Axis talks in Ber- lin. Official emphasis was placed on the "good will" character of the fleet vis- its to Sydney and Auckland but the unusual presence of 13 Americah warships in the South Pacific co- incided significantly with the journ- ey of Yosuke Matsuoka, Japanese foreign minister, to Germany. His trip by way of Moscow has been accompanied by, Axis press state- ments that it would produce a force- ful answer to the passage of the Lease-Lend Bill and President Roose- velt's declaration of all-out aid for Great Britain and other nations re- sisting the Axis. Informed diplomatic observers here noted, however, that Japanese fan- fare over the results to be achieved by Matsuoka's trip has been less ex- travagant than that emanating from Berlin and Rome. From this the conclusion was drawn in some quarters that Japan saw less to gain from the meeting than did Germany and Italy. By this reasoning, it was believed Germany hoped to get commitments from Matsuoka to create a "diversion" in the Pacific that would force the United States to curtail aid to Bri- tain, but that Japan was unable to! see how Germany could provide any assistance in the event of a clash in the Far East. Whatever Anglo-American plans might be for such an emergency, President Roosevelt has declared that involvement of the United States in a war in the Pacific would not affect aid to Britain. Offer Sheehan Scholarships To Sign Pact Ii Duce 'sTro Fascist Albanian Collapse, Student L British Troop Landing, May Spur Nazi Drive Survey I Mussolini's Cousin Are Corn Is Taken Prisoner Plans for an exhaus (By The Associated Press) student working cond BELGRADE, March 20.-Tidings Arbor were completed of a grave Italian rout in Albania meetg of campus gr . This survey was ins gave rise tonight to informed pre- Student Senate's com dictions that Adolf Hitler might dent Rights and it ha strike at Greece at any moment nov tion of the Union, the and thus set off the Balkan War he Daily, the Inter-coop had hoped to avert, cil, Congress, Pan-Hel tion, Assembly, the M German diplomatists, themselves, Alpha Phi Omega and said reports of big British troop land- Rho. Robert Krause ings in Salonika, if true, might also chaiRa f the se spur Germany to swift action. Krause stressed that Fleeing Italian and Albanian sol- employers or employe diers brought stories out of the war publicized. zone today that the Fascist Divisions He explained that t are fast disintegrating after the fail- the survey wll be to ure of the March offensive which facts and then on the Benito Mussolini is reputed to have facts decide what act directed on the ground; that some taken. units were in wild and headlong flight Rates and working toward the Adriatic coast. beanzd withingeac "There is little discipline left," they group. Compete result added. to be available at a British bombers were declared tO the representatives of have terrifically pounded Tepelini, groups in two weeks. Fascist stronghold, only yesterday.g ATHENS, March 21.-GYP)-Capture Debate Te of a cousin of Premier Mussolini and repulse of two strong Italian attacks A supported by tanks were reported early today by the official govern- ment spokesman. Alliance "Among the many Italian officers captured during the recent operations was a cousin of Premier Mussolini, Janet Grace,Will Lieut. Col. Tuveri Ciglio, command- C te Wit ing officer of the 53rd Battalion of Moree the 26th Legion of Blackshirts," the More Debates spokesman declared.A _____________A University team Janet Grace, '42, and W Br Ebe Charges '41, substituting for Jes will meet an Albion te ques'tion debate at Alb Leave Detroit They will debate th "Resolved: That the n Western Hemisphere A With Problem permanent alliance." The Varsity Men's t DETROIT, March 20.-(IPl)-City of William Halliday, '4 officials were confronted today with Ms-ikin'42 illhee the problem of what to do with the question o hemispher 8,300,000 Herman Gardens low-cost p. ll itoorrow in Ro housing project whose tangled af- University. fairs have led to indictment of two June ,de Cordova, ' councilmen on charges of bribery. beth Wyatt, Grad., will The project, one of the largest of a roundtable on Pan- its kind in the country, had barely tions at the Charlotte started when accusations that bribes at Charlotte, today. had been paid "politicians" inter- Arthur Biggins, '41, a rupted wrk and launched a grand der, '41, will compr jury investigation. which will oppose the Mayor Edward J. Jeffries said he Detroit and Wayne U favored "throwing out" the contract Monday in Detroit. because it had been "obtained by The debate program fraud" and starting all over again. ester are under the More than a half-million dollars Arthur Secord andF has been spent thus far by the city G. Hance, both of the on the project and of this amount ment. approximately 118,000 represents ma- terials stored on the property and now under police surveillance. W restlers+ Some solution to the problem may merege tomorrow from a hearing For Tilt' before Circuit Judge Harry B. Kei- dan on a civil suit filed by Maurice L. Bein, Chicago contractor and un- Oklahoma Heav successful bidder for the contract. Bein, who first leveled the charges For National of bribery, has sought to enjoin con- (Special to The tinuance of the project. BETHLEHEM, Pa., Wrestling Coach Cliff Raymond Gauthier of his grapplers, JimC Courtright, made reac Is Chosen President for the preminary bo tional Intercollegiate V< Of Ordnance Group nament which gets the Lehigh gym to New officers of the campus section noon. of the Army Ordnance Association field in history, Oka elected at a meeting last night are is ruled a heavy fav Raymond H. Gauthier, '42E, presi- fifth straight champ dent; Douglas H. Knight, '42E, vice- f4thsaghtouramp president; Verne C. Kennedy Jr., 14th annual tourname '42E, corresponding secretary, and undefeated since the st season, ,while boasting Lawrence A. Shipman, '42E, record- fending champion, ta ing secretary. over a field of more Speaker of the evening was Prof. trants representing a Alan S. Foust of the chemical en- schools. gineering department, who addressed m~ ,. a Yugoslav Council Agrees With Axis; pops Routed abor Plans' pleted tive survey of itions in Ann yesterday at a oups. tigated by the mittee on Stu- s the coopera- e League, The erative Coun- lenic Associa- ichigan Party, Gamma Delta is acting as y. the names of s will not be he purpose of determine the basis of these ion should be conditions will ;h employment s are expected meeting of all these campus ams estern Issue iam Muehl h Albion; Tomorrow composed of Villiam Muehl. n Maxted,,'41. am in a cross- ion today. te proposition nations of the hould form a eam composed 3, and Chester ate the same e defense at 4 m 1025 Angell am Southern 41, and Eliza- participate in An'erican rela- Women'sClub nd Joe Schroe ise the team University of aiversity teams s for the sem- direction of Prof. Kenneth speech cepart- Gird Today y Favorite Honors Daily) March 20.- 'een and two Galles and Bill ly here tonight uts of the Na- Wrestling Tour- under way at morrow after- and strongest homa A. & M. rite to win its ionship in the nt. The Aggies, tart of the 1938 g only one de- ke top ranking than 150 en- pproximately 45 Pnr.nc 15 i Resignation Of Pro-British Cabinet Members Likely; Fear Peasant Outbursts Greeks Surprised By Announcement (By The Associated Press) BELGRADE, March 21. - Vio- lent objections by cabinet mem- bers who predicted serious internal disorder were reliably reported early today to have arisen from the Yugo- slav Crown Council's approval of a program described as a passive but effective alliance with the German Axis. Such an alliance, which would clear the way for Germany to attack Greece as soon as signatures are af- fixed in Berlin possibly next week, was approved by the council late last night. Cabinet To Consider The cabinet and 'military chiefs were asked to initial the scheme with out discussion, but three ministers were asserted to have, raised vig- wrous objections. Their resignations were considered likely. Political quarters pointed out Re- gent Prince Paul then would be free to find a cabinet which would ap- prove a German alliance, but they agreed such action might well bring to a blaze the smouldering passions n this Pro-British country. Such a reaction was predicted particularly among the peasant pop- ulation: Greek quarters, stunned by the swift decision of the YugoslavCrown Council after weeks of obscure bar- gaining, said the government solemn- ly assured Greece only a few days igo that-nothing would take place. Edition Held Up While the contents of the docu- nent was a highly-guarded govern- ment secret, the Pro-German news- paper Vreme late tonight held up its early morning edition awaiting the sensor's approval for an article out- lining its version of what Yugoslavia has offered to sign with the Reich. This.version stated that Yugoslavia will join the Axis pact. Other signa- tures will guarantee Yugoslavia's territorial integrity and indepen- dence. Yugoslavia will be specifically axempted from military clauses of the pact,' and at the end of the war other signatories will agree to ,onsider Yugoslavia's aspirations for an outlet to the Aegean Sea. Speech Contest Preliminaries Are Announced Preliminary contest for men and women who wish to represent the Un- iversity in the annual Northern Ora- torical League will be held at 4 p.m. Monday in Room 4003 Angell Hall, Prof. Louis Eich, of the speech de- partment, director of activity, an- nounced. All sophomores, juniors, and sen- iors, who are eligible to partici pate in the contest must register at the speech office before nooh tomor- row, Professor Eich said. In the preliminary contest, students must be prepared to give a five-min- ute portion of their oration or a five- minute extempore speech on the sub- ject of their oration. The University finals will be held March 28 for those who survive the preliminary contest. The winner of this contest will represent the Uni- versity against the five other schools of the League. The University will play host to the Oratorical League which Profes- sor-Emeritus Thomas Q. Trueblood of the +l,-P.Ph fi navtment wa in. project to a close today. Ctering especially to Greek letter Aeronautical Engineering affiliates, the project headquarters at Room 4, University Hall and over the Engineering Arch will be opened to all students and faculty members at 8 a.m. today and will close at! 4:30 p.m. Fraternity officials announced that the total number of fingerprinting records would fall somewhat short Qf the 5,000 quota, but they considered the project, the first time it has been introduced to the campus, as a suc- cess. Fingerprints, recorded by the fra- ternity free of charge, will be placed on file in the Personal Identification Bureau of the FBI, separate from the Criminal Investigation system. J. Edgar Hoover in correspondence with the chapter has cited the dire need of civil fingerprinting records. 200,000 missing persons last year jus- tify the program, he declared. Noted Theorist To Talk Today Objectivity, Social Studies To Be Sabine Topic Objectivity and social studies will be the subject of a University lecture delivered by Prof. George H. Sabine, of the Sage School of Philosophy at Cornell University, at 4:15 p.m. to- day in the Rackham Amphitheatre under the auspices of the philosophy department. Recognized over the nation for his work in political philosophy. Pro- Grants Are Announced The Frank P. Sheehan Scholar- ship fund has made two scholafships and three assistantships available for the year 1941-42 in the Depart- ment of Aeronautical Engineering, it was announced yesterday. Generally restricted to upperclass- men and graduate students, the grants are largely based on scholastic standing and are intended to aid students following a career in aero- nautics or aeronautical engineering. Applications, which will be received up to April 1, should be addressed to Prof. Edward A. Stalker, B-47, East Engineering building, and should give a brief statement of the applicant's qualifications and exper- ience in regard to both scholastic work and any outside experience they may have had. A statement should also be made giving the student's plans for further study in aeronauti- cal engineering. The scholarship fund was founded by Miss Mildred Sheehan as a me- morial to her brother, Frank P. Shee- han, a student in the University from 1917 to 1919 and in 1924-25. Engineers Hear Prof. J. S. Gault "The Induction Motor and Rotor- Bar Currents" was the title of the talk given before the student section of the American Institute of Electri- cal Engineers by Prof. James S. Gault of the electrical engineering depart- ment at their meeting last night.