SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 1944 L'HE MICHIGAN DAILY Graft Prosecution Announces Surprise Witnesses To Testify 23 Defendants Charged with Legislative Graft Conspiracy Trial, Expected To Last at Least a Month, Will Open Monday at Mason Court House By the Associated Press LANSING, June 10.-The prosecu- tion hinted today it would call some "surprise" witnesses to testify in the legislative graft conspiracy trial of 23 defendants, which will open Mon- day in the old courthouse at Mason. The trial, the first resulting from Circuit Judge Leland W. Carr's one- man grand jury investigation of charges of graft in state government, is expected to last at least a month. It will be heard before Circuit Judge John Simpson of Jackson, himself a former Michigan legislator. Attorneys Listed At the prosecution table will be special Prosecutor Kim Sigler, Coun- ty Prosecutor Victor C. Anderson and Special Assistant H. H. Warner, while the defense has martialed a large and high-powered array of counsel, to present one of the biggest legal staffs ever assembled for a single case in Michigan. The de- fense attorneys will file their ap- pearance notices Monday. Selection of the jury may be time- consuming, since the prosecution and defense may exercise 230 peremptory challenges if they choose, but it was understood questioning of prospec- tive jurors would be placed in the trial judge's hands to expedite mat- ters. Jury Not To Be Locked Up Sigler said he did not want the jury locked up for duration of the trial, a frequent practice in import- ant trials to guard against possible attempts by outsiders to influence jurors. .e said "it would be an im- position on the jurors in a time when there is much work to do on the farm and elsewhere and when. labor is scarce if we refused to allow them to go home when court adjourns for the day. We have confidence in the in- tegrity of our jurors." Circuit Court examination of the defendants brought many dramatic moments but the trial is expected to have more. Fireworks at the examin- ation came strictly from the prose- cution table as the defense learned details of what the grand jury al- leged in the nature of crimes com- mitted. Sigler said he had not play- ed all of his strong cards in that proceeding. Neither side will be un- der wraps when the case is before the jury. Observe Golden Rule, MSC Graduates Told EAST LANSING, June 10-(AP)- More than 600 Michigan State Col- lege seniors, who received their de- grees at the college's 86th annual commencement, were told today that the surest basis for international peace and understanding is the uni- versal application of the "Golden Rule." Dr. Howard L. Bevis, President of Ohio State University, said in a prepared address that "international comity can rest only upon the same basis as personal comity," and that "whatsoever nations would have done to them, they must be prepared to do to others. CIO Mails Full Ballot Requests To Servicemen Legislature To Consider Use of Short Ballot DETROIT, J u n e 10-(P)-The CIO's Political Action Committee in Michigan has started the mailing to 250,000 Michigan CIO members in the armed services of cards they may use in applying for full ballots for the general election November 7. August Scholle, state head of the committee, said it would be neces- sary for the service man or woman to fill in on the printed forms only a few lines of information, then to mail it to his city or township clerk. Election officials have assured him, Scholle said, that nearly every member of the Armed forces who sends in such an application will re- ceive a full ballot, the exceptions be- ing those - whose transfer might de- lay delivery of their mail to them. At Lansing Governor Kelly today received a rough draft of Legislation to be acted on by the Specal Legisla- tive Session June 19, designed to permit Michigan service men and women to use the federal short-form war ballot. The state Elections Commission, concerned to prevent service men from casting both the full state and short federal ballots, recommended that the Secretary of State be given authority to promulgate regulations governing use of the federal ballot, rather than that the Legislature de- tail such regulations in the statute. Senior Class To Meet Dean Ivan C. Crawford of thekCol- lege of Engineering will speak on "The Future of Our University" at the senior class meeting of the engin- eers to be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Rm. 348 of West Engineering Buildings after which there will be a general discussion of graduation plans. Camp To Offer Geology Course This Summer Camp Davis in Jackson, Wyoming wil be opened on July 3, for the sum- mer course in field geology, accord- ing to A. J. Eardley of the Geology Department. The ten-weeks' course which will continue until September 9, will of- fer a basic field course for the first six weeks and advanced work for the last month. At least two semesters of work in the geology department are required for this summer work. For students who have no geology at all, the regular basic Geology 11 course will be offered during the last four weeks of the period. There are no prerequisites other than regular college entrance requirements for this course. Mr. Eardley stated that the geolo- gy department expects about 35 girls and 20 men to attend the session in Wyoming. The students will repre- sent universities and colleges all over the country, as well as the University of Michigan. The teaching staff will include six instructors and three assistants. Outdoor suppers and informal meetings today will conclude church guild programs for the semester, al- though some groups will reopen their activities for the summer session. Canterbury Club at St. Andrew's Episcopal church will hold a picnic supper at 6 p. m. today at the home of Nancy Hayes on 1555 Washtenaw. Dr. Henry Lewis will lead the dis- cussion. r Riverside Park, across the railroad station, will be the picnic grounds of t h e Congregational - Disciples Guild for their meeting today. Lutheran Student Association will hold their annual senior banquet at 5:30 p. m. at Zion Parish hall to hon- or the graduating members of the group. Westminster Guild will hold an in- formal meeting at 5 p. m. at the First Presbyterian church with sup- per following. Wesleyan Foundation will also have a meeting and supper at 5 p. m. at the First Methodist Church. Children in the church school and students at the First Unitarian church will participate in the fam- ily Sunday service at 11 a. m. to- day. A baccalaureate service for gradu- ating seniors of the First Methodist church will be held at 8 p. m. today. Rev. Chester Loucks of the First Baptist chur'ch will preach and mu- sic will be furnished by the Methodist choir. Seniors will meet at 7:50 p. m. in the social hall and go to the church auditorium together. Conservation Group Meets LANSING, June 10-(AP)-The State Conservation Commission meets at Holland Monday and Tuesday. Methodist Church Honors Seniors Guilds Conclude Activities Today Ferguson Will Discuss Plating Dr. A. L. Ferguson of the chemis- try department will attend the an- nual meeting of the American Elec- troplaters' Society to be held Mon- day, Tuesday, and Wednesday in Cleveland. One of the sessions will have as its topic "Hard Cromium Plating". The topics of the meeting are appro- priate at this time for the develop- ment of electrolytic porous chormium has been one of the most outstand- ing war developments in electroplat- ing. Papers will also be presented at the convention. . . f -. ...-,'L., .-_ - Iiiai P/eajune OCTOBER GRADUATES SENIOR PICTURES FOR THE ENSIAN MUST BE IN OFFICE BY AUGUST 15th The MICHIGANENSIAN Student Publications Bldg. 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