No UNDERGROU1ND See Page 4 1MwA6 4Iai4b LIGHT RAIN I Latest Deadline in the State VOL. LIX, No. 42 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1948 PRICE FIVE CENTS Highest Court Will Receive Eisler's Case Thomas Group Ruling Assured WASHINGTON - (/P) - A Su- preme Court ruling on the ques- tion whether the House Commit- tee on Un-American activities overstepped the bounds of. consti- tutionality in its drive against Communists was virtually assured today. The high tribunal agreed to con- sider an appeal from Gerhard Eis- ler, alleged "No. 1 Communist" in the United States. He was con- victed of contempt of Congress and sentenced to jail for alleged failure to answer questions about his Communist connections. * * * THE COURT ALSO agreed to review another major case involv- ing the constitutionality of the Taft-Hartley law's requirement that union officers must file non- Communist affidavidts if they wish to use the facilities of the National Labor Relations Board. The court refused for the time being to hear from John How- ard Lawson, yesterday, Holly- wood writer convicted of a con- tempt for refusal to tell the committee whether he ever had been a Communist, but left the door of appeal open for him later. It kept on its pending list a re- newed petition from 11 leaders of the joint anti-Fascist refugee committee records subpoenaed by the House group. The 11 had been denied a review last June. * *.* THE EISLER, Lawson and anti- Fascist committee cases involve parallel attacks on the whole con- stitutional basis of the Un-Ameri- can Activities committee's proce- dure. The Lawson and Eisler cases both involve much the same issue-whether the committee can compel witnesses to answer ques- tions about Communist connec- tions. Thus the effect of today's otr- ders is to pick the Eisler case for a ruling which may effectively dispose of the others.t Eisler was described by the TUn- American Activities committee as the "United States' No. 1 Commu- nist" and as the man who passed on Moscow orders to the party in this country. He was called up by the committee in February 1947. His appearance ended in an up- roar and he drew a sentence of a year in jail and a fine of $1,000 in U. S. District Court here. World News Round-Up (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON - Foreign aid chief Paul G. Hoffman said last night that America will continue to furnish recovery help to China despite the spreading success of Communist arms against the na- tionalist government. SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Gales sent two forest fires raging out of control In southern California canyons yesterday and slowed traffic on dust-choked highways. Most serious of the fires-- both of which were believed con trolled over the week-end after causing extensive damage last week-was in the Santa Ana Mountains, east of here. HERFORD, Germany - Trade union leaders of western Germany decided yesterday on a general strike Friday. The strike will be in protest against high living costs in the bizone area. Between 4,000,000 and 5,000,000 workers are expected to take part. NANKING - Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek told his Chinese government followers today, to prepare for eight more years of war against the Communists. , New Counseling Plan Announced Upper Class Students To Be Guided By Advisory Board Next Semester A revised system of upper-class counseling, designed to imple- ment the new curriculum and ease pre-registration strain on both students and advisers has been announced by Dean Charles H. Peake of the Literary College. In place of the procedure now being followed, the new system, which will go into effect next semester, provides for establishment of a board of upper division advisers representing each department. MEMBERS WILL BE responsible for all upper class advising in the Literary College. Thomas Indicted by Grand Jury UN Condemns Soviet Charges Aid Given Greek Communists Resolution To Be Voted on Today The board will have a central office in Angell Hall, and will 4 be assisted by a clerical staff. The counseling office will con- Staincomplete 'academic records *jof all students. I This is the way1 work, according to * * the system will Dean Peake. * FRENCH LEADER -- Gen. Charles DeGaulle's anti-com- munist Rally of the French Peo- ple (RPF) won a sweeping vic- tory in Sunday's election to the upper house of the French par- liament. 4 . U.S. Officials Fear Tension In RPFWin WASHINGTON-(P) -- Height- ened political tension in France was forecast by government off i- cials today as a result of the elec- tion victory of Gen. Charles De- Gaulle's anti-Communist forces. These officials said increasingly bitter arguments between the De- Gaullists and Communists are likely when the French assembly convenes. THE FINAL outcome of the quarrel is difficult to predict, they said, but they noted that Com- munist anger at De Gaulle mounts with each De Gaullist victory. The French reds have now been stung by two consecutive election de- feats. Almost complete returns gave Gen. De Gaulle's anti-Commu- nist Rally of the French People RPF) a sweeping victory in elec- tions to the upper house of the French parliament Sunday The Communists, present ma- jority party in the Council of the Republic, lost more than four- fifths of their seats and will be a low-ranking party in the new council. Violist To Give First Faculty Concert Today The first faculty concert of the semester will present violist Paul Doktor, at 8:30 p.m. today in Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Doktor, who joined the Univer- sity music school faculty this fall as lecturer in viola and chamber music, was born in Vienna. After training by his father, he was awarded the diploma of the Vien- nese State Academy of Music while still in his teens. Since 1936, he has appeared in sonata recitals and as solo violist and violinist with orchestra in Austria, Switzerland, England, and America. 1948 appearances include concerts in the Library of Congress 'and the festivals at Tanglewood. Compositions by Pietro Locatelli, Franz Schubert, Josef Haessig, and Johannes Brahms make-up the program which is open to the general public. Marian Owen will accompany STUDENTS WILL make ap- pointments with their adviser dur- ing regular hours specifically set aside for advisory purposes. The meeting between student and ad- viser will take place during the term, and not immediately before registration. This way, Dean Peake said, the adviser will be able to give unhurried advice about course content and consider the stu- dent's educational aims. If nec- essary, more than one confer- ence will be arranged. Another important advantage of the new system stressed by Dean Peake, is the fact that election cards will be filled out before reg- istration and tabulated by the tab- ulating service of the University. IN THIS WAY the college will know the number of students wish- ing to elect a course, and will be able to make provision for addi- tional teaching facilities if neces- sary. Thus students will have a far better chance of getting the courses they want, Dean Peake ex- plained. Advisers will be brought to- gether for interchange of in- formation about courses in de- partments other than their own. This will benefit students under both the regular and new curric- ulums, Dean Peake said. Students who are not sure what adviser to contact will have a cen- tral office to which they may come. In addition, the system will assure uniform observation of curriculum regulations. * * * ACADEMIC. counseling for freshmen and sophomores will continue, and at the end of the first two years, students' records will be sent to the upper-class ad- visers' office. Upperclassmen will have the same adviser for their last two years in the University. Principals See New Students The problems of college adjust- ment and the transition from high school to college life will be dis- cussed at the 20th annual Princi- pal-Freshman Conference here to- day. Approximately 1,650 University freshmen and transfer students will meet with more than 290 principals and high school ad- ministrators in the Rackham Building from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon to discuss their individual prob- lems. A luncheon (by invitation) will be held at 12:15 p.m. in the Mich- igan League ballroom followed by a panel discussion on "The Arti- culation of High School and Col- lege English." PARIS - (/P) - The political committee of the United Nations Assembly has formally condemned Albania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia for aiding Greek guerrillas and vi- olating the UN charter. The condemnation was backed by 47 of the 58 committee mem- bers. It was the strongest action so far by any UN body against the three Soviet satellites. Russia and other members of the Soviet bloc refused to vote. * * * THE COMMITTEE'S action was on one crucial paragraph of a resolution put up by the United States, France, Britain and China. The entire resolution still must bE voted on today, but its passage was forecast by yesterday's ballot. Bitter words flew in the noisy committee meeting where the chairman, Premier Paul-Henri Spaak of Belgium, angrily ac- cused the Soviet bloc of "syste- matically sabotaging" the Bal- kans debate. Spaak lost his patience at the repeated moves of Yugoslav dele- gate Ales Bebler, Polish delegate Juliusz Katz-Suchy and other Slav representatives to fight the four-power resolution at every step. HE CHARGED Bebler was abus- ing his privileges in the commit- tee and frequently appealed to the Yugoslav to be considerate. Bebler and Katz-Suchy lost two attempts to get a vote of censure against the UN special committee on the Balkans. They were voted down 49 to 6 and 50 to 6, with the Soviet bloc voting alone both times. After the first vote Bebler arose at the committee table and cried "shame." Spaak called him to or- der immediately. Elsewhere in the UN the Secur- ity Council was called to meet to- morrow on Palestine. Dr. Ralph Bunche, acting UN mediator, said in a statement neither he nor his chief of staff, Brig. Gen. William E. Riley, had told four Arab countries their position in Pales- tine was hopeless. Bunche was commenting on weekend press re- ports which quoted American del- egation sources. Rhodes Scholar To Speak to SL Ralph Carson, Rhodes Scholar, University graduate and former president of the Oxford Union will speak before a special session of the Student Legislature at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Union. Carson, invited by the SL, will discuss the possibility of adopting to the University the Oxford Un- ion system, where political issues are debated by the campus. Ten- tative plans by SL president Blair Moody call for naming the Uni- versity adaptation of the Oxford Union the "Michigan Forum." Daily-B LEGISLATURE IN ACTION-Typical scene of this year's Student Legislature transa business at one of its bi-weekly meetings. SL was instrumental in securing the D political discussion and will hear Rhodes Scholar Ralph Carson talk Thursday on Union. Cabinet members left to right are Norm Gottlieb, treasurer Dick Burton, v Bill Miller, president Blair Moody (standing), secretary Jean Fagan, Al Maslin andc secretary Dorothy Priestly. PEANUT-PUSHER PAYS: Election Bruises Pride an Nos By MARY STEIN John Kephart, '49E, isn't going to bet on any more elections-not for another four years, anyway. Harry S. Truman, a peanut fur- nished by a buddy, and a concrete sidewalk helped him decide that. *I * *4 KEPHART, WHO had bet that Dewey would sweep the elections, found his nose sweeping a peanut across the sidewalk in front of Angell Hall yesterday noon. Throngs of students bound for lunch stopped after their 11 o'clocks to watch him bite the dust.' Most interested observer as Kep- hart nosed his way along was Bill Yudkin, '50. Yudkin, a Trumanite, had won the bet, and at first planned to "collect" Friday. * * * BUT THREATENING skies then promised anything but a fast track. Clocked at a swift 10 minutes yesterday, Kephart set what is be- lieved to be the fastest time ever recorded for the Angell Hall course. He crossed the finish line-a crack in the sidewall--at 12:13 p.m,. Economist To Lecture Today On Monopoly and Competition After losing the of his nose, Keph Walter Winchella Gallup crossed him "I'm almost rea chell," he said. "A Dewey was a 120- to win," NSA De( Stand onl Of Speci The Ban on Po was termed as stri fect at any college President Gene S day. Following an meeting in Det Schwartz said tha forbid political org others do not alloy tical rallies. "A NUMBER of political forums, t cation being that a resented," he said Plans were als regional meeting' Purchase Card Sy versity students i so that they can reduced prices. Attempts will be to bring several f here in 1950 to st cided at the meeti Satellites 'SaayFraud Plot Charged To Legislator November 16 Set For Arraignment WASHINGTON-(P)-A Federal grand jury has indicted Rep. J. I Parnell Thomas (Rep., N.J.) for alleged conspiracy to pad his Con- gressional office payrolls by setting up a list of "fictitious"oemployes. . The 53-year-old New Jersey leg- islator, who was reelected in last Tuesday's election, is the retiring champion of the House Committee on Un-American Activities. COURT OFFICIALS said that if convicted on all charges, Thomas would face a possible maximum sentence of 32 years in prison, $40,000 in fines or both. The jury also indicted Thom- as' former secretary, Miss Helen Campbell, on charges that she joined with the lawmaker in the ill Ohlinger. alleged conspiracy, involving ac- cting campus cusations of salary "kickbacks." iag Area for The plot, the jury said, was "to the Oxford defraud the United States of ice president its money and property" over a corresponding five-year period from Jan. 1, 1940 to Jan. 30, 1945. The indictment cited 34 "overt acts" in the joint conspiracy com- plaint against Thomas and Miss Campbell. In addition, Thomas alone was accused on three other counts of filing alleged false claims against the government. * * * U.S. DISTRICT ATTORNEY bet by the skin George Morris Fay told newsmen art vowed that that the trial, under normal pro- and Dr. George cedure, would not begin before up. January. He said Thomas is sched- dy to sue Win- uled to appear Nov. 16 for arraign- ecording to him, ment. -to-one favorite At his home in Allendale, N. J., Thomas told a reporter he had "nothing to say at this mo- ment" about the charges, but might have a statement later. dlares Thomas had refused to testify before the grand jury, after first l leandemanding the right. Thomas said later in a telephone interview that there was "abso- ~kerslutely no truth" to reports heard in state Republican circles in litical Speke Trenton that the congressman ditial peaersplanned to resign. ct as that in ef- * * * e by NSA Vice- "THAT'S SO MUCH poppycock. chwartz yester- You can put that down in the book. I'm going to stay right with this thing." NSA regional He added that he would not roit Sunday, make any further statement for t some colleges tre present. The indictment specifically cited gaisaons, and-10 checks totalling $1,698.37 paid by the government for services which it said were never per- * formed. colleges permit je he only qualifi- ll sides are rep- 1. o made at the To TakePart to establish the ystem for Uni- In H althMeet n Detroit stores get clothing at Ten men from the School of Public Health and Medical School e made by NSA will present papers before the uoreign students seventy-sixth annual meeting of udy, it was de- the American Public Health Asso- ng. ciation this week in Boston. Speakers from the School of Public Health are Dr. Henry Vaughan, dean ofthe school, E. H. Armbruster, research associate; Dr. Kenneth A. Easlick, professor- f p bi elh d nity r Gordon Brown, assistant profes- sor of epidemiology; Dr. John Hanlon, professor"of public health psychology ex- practice; and Dr. G. M. Ridenour, as one of a type associate professor of public h experiences a health engineering. in college.. . OTHERS ARE Leonard Board, what's the right senior assistant sanitary engi- hor a person to neer; Dr. S. J. Axelrod, medical of- rs to help teach ficer in charge, Michigan Rapid hisow pesoalTreatment Center; Dr. Reuben ~ s own personal Kahn, associate professor of se- primarily an op- rology, and J. J. Quilligan, re- lents to come in search associate in epidemiology. ms and decisions _Originator of the famous Dr. Fritz Machlup, Hutzler pro- fessor of economics at Johns Hop- kins University, will inaugurate a new series of economics lectures at 4:15 p.m. today in the Rackham Amphitheatre. This is the first in a series of special lectures to be given in Ann Arbor during the current ac- ademic year by distinguished econ- omists from this country and abroad. The talks, under the gen- eral heading of "Economic Issues and Public Policy," are open to the public. * * * PROF. MACHLUP'S topic will be "The Problem of Monopoly and Competition." In addition to the general Uni- versity lecture, each guest econ- omist delivers a talk before the Economics Club and confers with advanced students and faculty members during his three day stay in Ann Arbor. Although the Economcis Club talks are of a more technical nature than the afternoon uni- versity lectures they are also. open to the public. Prof. Machlup told the Econo- mics Club last night that the re- cent Supreme Court decision ren- dering illegal the basing point sys-' tem as a method of pricing will be benefitcial to the economy as a whole. * * * THE BASING-POINT system is a monopolistic practice, he said, and was outlawed by the Supreme Court last April. This system of pricing has throttled competition In industries using it for over 50 years, he added. OPEN HOUSE AT 1027 E. HURON: U' CounselingService Aids Worried Student Petitions for posts on the Student Legislature to be filled in the all-campus elections Nov. 23 and 24 are due by 5 p.m. today in Rm. 2 University Hall. Petitions for Board in Con- trol of Student Publications, senior class officers, J-Hop committee and education school officers will be due Friday. By GEORGE WALKER It's always open house at 1027 E. Huron St. There, in a house that might pass as anybody's home is quar- tered the Counseling Division of the University's Bureau of Psy- chological Services. Of the hundreds of students who stream by the building every day, most regard it as a sort of last stop for those unfortunates who, sadly weakened by the strain of One day a freshman in an en- gineering math class gets a blue- book back. In big red figures is scrawled an unbelievably low score. But the worst of it is-- this is the fourth straight blue- book the poor fellow has flunked, cold. He gets worried. He thinks 6I knew it all along. I'm just not cut out for an engineer." But he re- members his dad, a pretty good mechanic who, always wanting to consultation with one of the sta'ff members. The next day he repeats his problems to a young highly trained psychologist, who listens with pa- tience and interest to a story he has heard dozens of times, but each time with a new twist. AS HE TALKS, the student be- gins to get a pretty clear picture of just what his problems are. He begins to realize what some of the forrn r that have cased him Although the counselor doesn't make a definite choice for him, he has given the student the feeling that he can go ahead with the de- cision that he was originally so reluctant to make. * * * . SO THE PICTURE is brighter for the ex-engineer now. Not only can he look forward to a more successful college career, but he now feels that he can face some of the big decisions of life with a little more confidence in his own ciate professor of plained the service of personal growt student may have "OUR JOB HI much to find out vocational road f take," he said. "It him to deal with Y problems himself.' "Our service isX portunity for stud and discuss problei I . .i r - ii i i i i