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VOL. LVI, No. 82 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1946
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Russia's Acts
Are Justified,
Hindus Says
Soviet Sees No Gain
In War, He Asserts
Russia does not want to expand her
socialist economy into Iran and Man-
churia but needs to see governments
established which are not hostile to
her, Maurice Hindus, Russian born
journalist and student of Soviet so-
ciety told. an Oratorical Association
audience last night.
Admitting the seriousness of to-
day's problems of international re-
lations, Hindus said he does not be-
lieve war will result. Russia, which
suffered more than any other nation
in the last conflict, knows there is
nothing to gain from war, he de-
clared.
"All Anglo-American conflicts with
Russia today are centered in those
countries which either have been or
still are in the feudal stage of gov-
ernment," he said.
He cited three "ghosts" which are
haunting all current international
deliberations-the atomic bomb, the
fear of another war and the basic
conflict between private enterprise
and state ownership.
Hindus said that the friendly
neighboring governments which Rus-
sia wants cannot result when the land
is in the hands of the few, allowing
the great ma'sses nothing. It can only
be achieved, he said, when the land is
equally divided. He pointed out that
the early "free land for all" policy of
the United States was responsible for
the success of American democracy.
Referring to Winston Churchill's
recent speech proposing an Anglo-
American military alliance, Hindus
said that the former British prime
minister failed to point out that the
real conflict lies in the feudal part
of the British Empire.
Russian influence in Asia is evident
in the reaction against "white su-
premacy" and in the desire to end
feudalism and redistribute the land,
he said. Turning to the position of
the United States in regard to the de-
feat of feudalism, Hindus named Ja-
pan as the proving ground.
Unhappy House
Mother Tells 19
Coeds To Move
Ejected from their league house by
an irate housemother, 19 girls living
at 1331 Washtenaw have found them-
selves devoting the first week of the
semester to the virtually impossible
job of finding vacant rooms in Ann
Arbor.
The trouble began when someone
reported to the Office of the Dean of
Women that the league house had two
house mothers, which is against Uni-
versity rulings. One of the house
mothers was requested to leave, and
the other one thereupon announced
that she would no longer serve meals
to the girls. A few days later she an-
nounced that she wouldn't keep the
girls in the house knd that all would
have to be out by Tuesday.
Commenting on the room she was
able to find, one of the girls said
"we're practically living in Detroit."
Seventeen of the girls have succeeded
in finding rooms, and the other two
expect to have accommodations be-
fore the Tuesday deadline.
Railroad Strike
Threat Fades
WASHINGTON, March 7 -(P)-
The threat of a railroad strike on
Monday faded away today as Presi-
dent Truman invoked the fact-find-
ing machinery in that industry which
he proposes for others.
The White House announced that
the President will appoint a fact-find-
ing panel in the rail wage dispute
"very shortly." Under the Railway
Mediation Act, this will automatical-
ly bar a strike for 30 to 60 days.
The Brotherhoods of Railroad
Trainmen and of Locomotive En-
gineers had scheduled a progressive
strike against 384 railroads and
terminals to start at 6 a. m. Monday.
An arbitration board in Chicago
has been hearing the dispute be-
tween the labor groups and the rail-
roads. The non-operating brother-
hoods seek a wage increase of 30
cents an hour and the operating
groups are asking a boost of $2.50 a
day.
France Calls Russia
'Strongest Tyranny'
U.S.
Message
Demands
Russia
Withdraw
Its
Troops from Iran;
Atom Bomb Espionage Detected
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. the Sentimentalists
JDorsey T o Playat First
os-WriHnTon idit
1946 Affair Will Add
To Long, Colorful History
By MARY RUTH LEVY
Tonight's, J-Hop, reviving one of
the University's oldest traditions with
what nearly turned out to be a char-
ity dance, will add another exciting
chapter to a turbulent J-Hop history
that already includes a near tragedy,
brilliant successes and a double J-Hop
held in two different cities.
Even at the very first faculty meet-
ing, according to tradition, the subject
of which class was to have the privi-
lege of holding a "distinctive college
affair" provoked "fiery discussion."
No decision having been reached,
the classes proceeded to compete with
one another until in 1872 the juniors
won the honor with their "Junior
Hop."
Change Name
The name was changed to "Society
Hop" when nine secret societies
undertook all responsibility. When,
however, two newly formed fraterni-
ties were denied participation, the
Regents refused' to let Waterman
Gymnasium be used unless everyone
were included. The nine fraternities
held the J-Hop in Toledo. The two
new ones and the independents held
the J-Hop in the gym.
After that the juniors worked to-
gether-to make each Hop "the best
ever." Only once was there a notable
failure; the decorator did not show
up and the refreshments consisted of
"a wafer and a glass of water." This
was attributed, however, to the fact
that for some unknown reason the
chairman of the committee was a
sophomore.
Juniors Succeed
Junior chairmen were much more
successful. Year after year J-Hop-
pers have danced under increasingly
beautiful and elaborate decorations.
Back at the turn of the century, pro-k
fessional decorators used untold miles
of yellow and blue bunting and tried
to conceal the gym rafters with ropes
of smilax, floral bells and huge balls
that burst to shower flowers on the
dancers.
In the 1920's, each dance was
planned around a theme, resulting in
an eskimo village with icebergs and
igloos for booths; in springtime Japan,
complete with cherry blossoms and
lanterns; in a Dutch town with wind-
mills and in a medieval setting with
suits of armour guarding the booths.
Most recent dances have been
"ultra-modernistic" with such color
schemes as burgundy and gold or
wine and green.
Lighting Effects
Careful attention has always been
paid to lighting effects, from the days
of long strings of light bulbs to the
present revolving spotlights. It used
to be the custom to turn off most of
the lights and follow couples around
the floor with a calcium spotlight.
One night a calcium light exploded.
The two men who extinguished the
blazing bunting were "applauded to
the echo."
Of equal importance with the dec-
orations, at early J-Hops, were the
refreshments. Suppers were served
Dance To Include Spring
Garden Theme, Favors
Over 2,000 students will dance to
the sentimental rhythms of Tommy
Dorsey and his orchestra in the at-
mosphere of a vivid spring garden at
the 1947 J-Hop, sceduled from 10
p.m. to 2 a.m. today at the Intramural
Building.
Hop Broadcast
Climaxing the long-awaited event,
the Hop will be broadcast over De-
troit radio station WJR from 12:30 to
1 a.m. Emceed by WJR announcer
Bud Mitchell and Prof. Waldo Abbot
of the University Broadcasting Serv-
ice, the program will be largely musi-
Remaining tickets for J-Hop
may be purchased at any time to-
day at the Main Desk of the Union.
No tickets will be sold at the door.
cal. Students and celebrities attend-
ing the Hop will be informally inter-
viewed over the air, and an over-all
picture of the revival of J-Hop at the
University will reach parents in 48
states.
With Ziggy Elman, sensational
trumpeter slated to share honors with
Dorsey, as well as the Sentimentalists,
sweet singing sister foursome, Stuart
Foster, baritone vocalist, and Charlie
Shavers on the trumpet, the lineup of
big names in music is unparallel in
J-Hop history. Elman will make his
first reappearance with Dorsey at the
Hop after three years as a staff ser-
geant in the Army.
Grecian Pillars
The spring garden theme will be
carried out with white Grecian pillars
replacing the upright steel girders of
the T. M. Building, and with huge
glistening flowers against a black
velvet curtain behind the bandstand.
Vivid swags of chartreuse and fushia
suspended from the rafters will com-
plete the decorations.
Unusual programs and the J-Hop
Extra, special edition of The Daily,
will be distributed as favors at the
Hop. Containing humor, satire, car-
toons and a history of J-Hop, the first
See WJR, Page 5
Men Waited . .
Terming "ridiculous ' the rumor
that men may be barred from the
League dining room or cafeteria, Alice
C. Lloyd, dean of women, yesterday
denied that there will be any curtail-
ment of student use of League facili-
ties.
"There has pever been any ques-
tion restricting the use of the cafe-
teria or dining room," Dean Lloyd
said.
Students
Commenting freely on the ques-
tions asked, one out of every six stu-
dents on campus last semester partic-
ipated in the Alpha Phi Omega poll
on student opinion, with more than
three-fourths casting their ballots in
favor of an active student govern-
ment, grading of professors, and more
student polls in the future.
Although the opinions of civilian
men and women and of veterans were
recorded searatelv. there was no sig-
Congressional
Committee Is
Making Search
Little Information Can
Be Divulged at Present
By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 7 -
The House Committee on un-Ameri-
can Activities began a search today
for foreign spies it declared are try-
ing to steal America's atom bomb se-
crets.
Chairman John S. Wood (Dem.,
Ga.) told newsmen a lengthy inquiry
by committee aides had disclosed the
attempts and the group is now seek-
ing more detailed information about
suspects.
Incomplete Evidence
He said the committee is prepared
to "name some names" of individ-
uals who should be questioned, but
added that complete evidence has not
as yet been obtained against anyone.
Wood declined to say what nation
or nations the committee believes to
be involved.
Asked specificially if Russia is in-
volved, Wood said he is "not in a
position to answer." Asked if the
investigation showed any connection
between the reported theft' efforts
here and those recently announced in
Canada, Wood replied:
"I don't know. I'm not sure just
what agents were at work up there."
Committee Cooperating
Wood said the committee is coop-
erating with other government agen-
cies in the investigation. Aides said
both War Department and FBI offi-
cials are being informed of all infor-
mation obtained.
In announcing the committee ac-
tion, Wood phrasedhis remarks cau-
tously and said repeatedly that he is
"not at liberty" to divulge all the in-
formation on hand.
He said the committee authorized
him to say the inquiry had been under
way for several months and that evi-
dence obtained shows "efforts are be-
ing made to obtain informationathat
the United States government hasn't
authorized to be given out" about
atomic energy.
'Snuffy' Smith
In Jam Aoain
Warrant Is Sworn
Out in Alimony Charge
The 1946 version of "Peck's Bad
Boy" is in the news today.
A warrant to appear in Washtenaw
circuit court was sworn out yester-
day by county prosecutor John W.
Rae for Maynard H. "Snuffy" Smith,
35, Michigan's first Congressional
Medal of Honor winner.
Charging that Smith, one of the
war's greatest heroes, is behind in his
alimony payments, the warrant states
that he has refused to comply with
the terms of his August 1942 divorce
decree granted here.
Complainant is Mrs. Helen Chap-
man, Caro, his third wife.
Smith, now with the Internal Rev-
enue Dept. in Washington, was
awarded the Congressional Medal in
1943 following action in an Army
bomber during which he put out a
fire threatening the lives of his crew.
When Secretary of War Stimson
arrived to make the.formal award, he
found that Smith was peeling pota-
toes on KP and had recently been
busted from sergeant to private.
Illini Challenge Wolverine
Big I en Cinder Crowl
By WALT KLEE
Illinois and Michigan are rated as
the two favorites in the Big Ten Track
Championships which open today in
Chicago.
The Illhii are given the role of the
favorite bercause of their undefeated
record so far this season, which in-
eludes decisive victories over Minne-
sota, Wisconsin, Purdue, and Indiana
in addition to its two-thirds of a
point decision over the Wolverines.
The Maize and Blue thinclads are
rated in the second slot because of
victories over all opponents except
the team from Champaign.
Both teams have a large number
of individual stars and strong secon-
dary strength, with Illinois stronger
in the dashes, quarter-mile and
hurdles, and the Wolverines favored
in the distance events.
Either a thinclad from the Wol-
verines or from Illinois has turned
in the best performance in all but
five of the twelve events on the sched-
ule in the track carnival. The excep-
tions are Warren LaBeach of Wiscon-
sin, who leads the field with a :06.2
performance in the 60-yard dash, and
a jump of more than 23 feet in the
broad jump made by Billy Moore of
Northwestern and Purdue's Dick Kil-
patrick and Bill Bangert.
Moore has cleared 13 ft. 7 in. in the
pole vault to lead all Conference
contenders. Bangert has recorded
AVC Not Just
Social Group,
Frank States
Ann Arbor members of the Ameri-
can Veterans Committee were as-
sured last night by Lewis C. Frank,
Jr., of the national planning commit-
tee, that AVC is "not just another or-
ganization for clambakes and beer
parties."
Frank pointed to what he called "a
very sharp distinction" between AVC
and other veteran groups, speaking
at a membership meeting of the loial
organization at the Union. "We act
in the role of citizens first and vet..-
erans second," he asserted, in back-
ing legislation to perpetuate the
peace.
Although AVC by no means ignores
veteran problems, it will continue to
act on important national issues like
the poll tax, FEPC, and control of
the atomic bomb, according to Frank.
He estimated present AVC member-
ship to be in the neighborhood of
30,000.
Karl Karsian of the Ann Arbor
veterans Counseling Center preceded
Frank's address with a discussion of
the benefits of continued government
insurance.
Col. Peron Takes Lead
In Argentine Election
BUENOS AIRES, March 7-()-
Col. Juan D. Peron held the lead to-
night in the Argentine presidential
race with 232 indicated electoral
votes as against 38 for his opponent,
Dr. Jose Tamborini, Democratic Un-
ion candidate.
Today's count of ballots in the Feb.
24 election completed about 20 per
cent of the tabulation.
several tosses of more than 52 feet
in the shot put, while Kilpatrick's 6
ft. 5 in. is tops in the high jump.
Yet in every instance other teams
have but one or two individual stars
and only a handful of men who will
See TRACK, Page 3
Suds Bucket.
Brigade Will
Slackent Pace
By PAUL HARSHA
Suds buckets in local beer parlors
will be at a premium now that the
government has pinched off a big
fraction of United States wheat pro-
duction to feed a starving world.
The golden brew will be drunk on
a ration basis from here on in, and
already Ann Arbor taverns have suf-
fered a 30 per cent cut in deliveries,
according to the local beer-selling
gentry.
Breweries will pass on the beer re-
duction on a quota basis, but not all
Ann Arbor sellers expect to be affect-
ed immediately. A few owners re-
ported they had not as yet felt the
press and back stocks would see them
through the first few months of the
term.
Others had a less-happy prospect.
One proprietor said last night he
could now "sell three times as much
beer" as he obtains under rationing.
He forecast a tremendous summer
beer drought when the demand sky-
rockets with the advent of warm
weather.
"If the present rate of demand
jumps up when the sun gets hotter,
we're going to have to close one or
two days a week," he declared.
Another predicted students at his
establishment would within a month
"have to do without" entirely. The
demand for beer this year is the
greatest he ever has encountered.
"Wait a month and you'll see what
I mean," he said.
Investigators
Michigan, .illinoi Track
Teams Favored in Meet
650 Word Note
States Position
In Vivid Terms
State Department Asks
Immediate Response
By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 7 - The
United States tonight called upon
Russia to live up to its agreements
and get out of Iran immediately.
The State Department made public
the note delivered to Moscow yester-
day. It said that the United States
"cannot remain indifferent" to the
Soviet decision to keep troops in Iran.
And it asked an answer "promptly."
Cites Teheran
In the 650-word document, the U. S.
declared that the Russian action was
contrary to the assurances of the
American-British-Soviet declaration
of Tehran in 1943, and expressed
"earnest hope" that the Soviet Un-
ion would withdraw all forces imme-
diately from Iran.
Such a withdrawal, the U. S. note
said, would "promote the interna-
tional confidence which is necessary
for peaceful progress among the peo-
ples of all nations."
Requests Reply
It closed with a request that the
Soviet Union notify the U. S.
promptly of its decision on the matter
and said this country hoped that ver-
dict would "be in accord with the
views herein expressed."
The note was delivered at the Rus-
sian foreign office by George Keenan,
U. S. charge d'affaires in Moscow, on
instruction of Secretary of State
Byrnes.
The note said this government had
been informed that the Soviet deci-
sion to keep its troops in the Middle
Eastern country had been made with-
out the consent of the Iranian gov-
ernment.
It added that its information indi-
cated that Soviet troops were remain-
ing on Iranian territory despite the
protests of the Iraian government.
Reviews Treaty
Then the note reviewed in detail
the British-Russian-Iranian treaty
of January 29, 1942, which pledged
that all British and Soviet troops
would be withdrawn from Iran six
months after the end of the war.
"In the opinion of the government
of the United States, the mainte-
nance of troops in Iranian territory
by any one of the three signatories to
that declaration, without the consent
and against the wishes of the govern-
ment of Iran, is contrary to the as-
surances contained in that declara-
tion," the note declared.
The U. S. understood from this
statement that it was the intention of
Russia to withdraw all its troops not
later than March 2, six months after
the date of Japanese surrender last
September 2, the note said.
UNO Noted
Thednote said it was "generally ac-
cepted" during the UNO Security
Council sessions in London that re-
tention of troops by one member of
the United Nations on the territory
of another, without consent, was "not
in accordance with the principles of
the United Nations."
Publications
Appointments
Are Announced
Norma Johnson was appointed
business manager of the 'Ensian yes-
terday by the Board in Control of
Student Publications.
She replaces Jean Pines who re-
signed because of illness.
Michigan Daily appointments an-
nounced include Clark Baker, sports
editor; Des Howarth, associate sports
editor; Ann Schutz, reappointed wom-
en's editor; and Dona Guimaraes, re-
appointed associate women's editor.
New Daily editorial staff night edi-
tors are Paul Harsha and William
Baker, both former night editors re-
cently discharged from the Army,
Mal Roemer and Frances Paine.
Daily business staff appointments
were Janet Cork, local advertising
manager; Catherine Corson, circula-
tion manager; Shirley Troyan, serv-
ice manager; Alice Miller, accounts
manager; Nancy Helmick, contracts
Give Report on
Polish Situatkiol
The American Citizens' Committee,
which traveled to Poland to investi-
gate the varied information which
had been reaching this country from
there, "verified that truly democratic
forces are running the country," ac-
cording to reports given by the dele-
gation last night in the Rackham
Amphitheater.
Reading the report of editor Henry
Podolski, of the "Voice of the Peo-
ple," Detroit, who was unable to at-
tend, Ben Kocel, executive secretary
of the American Friends of Poland,
said that political parties in Poland
have formed a democratic block for
the coming election because "Poland
cannot afford a division of demo-
cratic forces in carrying through the
huge task of reconstruction." Re-
construction, he said, is only possible
with American aid."
Olgren Langer, Polish consul in
Detroit, added "We are sure that we
will rebuild Poland and rebuild it
better than it was before."
State Senator Stanley Novak de-
scribed the difference between the
new and the old Poland in social
structure, economy, foreign policy
and religion. The opposition to the
present government, he emphasized,
comes from the former aristocracy
whose land has been partitioned and
who are now conducting an under-
ground movement and have killed
about 15,000 officials.
Book Exchange
To Close Today
The Michigan Union Student Book
Exchange will close its doors at 5
p. m. today, offering students a last
s Voice Demands in Poll
differed markedly from the others.
More women want organized cheering
sections and a swing concert, read
The Daily and are willing to work for
a student government. They are less
eager for mixed swimming parties
and dancing classes.
Approximately ten per cent of those
voting wrote comments on the back
of the sheet, and although almost
every question was discussed, the sub-
ject of student government appeared
consistently.
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events en water or ice. They said that
civilian freshman should be excluded
from grading professors. They asked
for student entertainment and re-
freshments during dance intermis-
sions. They gave suggestions on the
proposed cheering section, one cheer
leader proposing a pep committee to
work with the Union on pep rallies.
But they did not stop there. Seizing
an opportunity to express their opin-
ions on subjects which were not men-
tioned in the poll, they appealed for
a better food situation, asked for a