FILIBUSTERL'S FILIBUSTER See Page 4 Y it4 l Datili CLEARING GOLD Latest Deadline in the State VOL. LIX, No. 103 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1949 PRICE FIVE CENTS Trial Brings Churchmen's Confessions Five Protestants Admit Spy Guilt SOFIA, Bulgaria-VP-Proceed- ings speeded up in Bulgaria's spy trial yesterday as five more Pro- testant Churchmen pleaded guilty and asked for a chance to work for the Communist-controlled gov- ernment. Their confessions were entered at the rate of one every 45 min- utes. SO ROUTINE has the pattern of self-denunciation become that several spectators in the court- room dozed during the session. Eight defendants in all have entered pleas of guilty to char- ges of spying for the United States and Britain, treason and black market money dealings since the trial began Friday. Seven others still must plead. Those who appeared on the stand today were: the Rev. Georgi Chernov, 46; the Rev. Lambri Mishkov, 41; the Rev. Georgi Vas- sev, 48; the Rev. Haralan Popov, 41, and the Rev. Ioncho Drianov, 41. Vassev is a Baptist and Mish- kov a Congregationalist. The other three belong to the Pente- cost Church, CHERNOV TESTIFIED he and other pastors had delivered infor- mation to America on Russian troops movements and on military and economic developments. le said he had been ordered to collect espionage data by Cyril Black, former secretary in the United States political mis- sion here. He claimed he had talked with Black during the period from November, 1944, to the middle of 1945. American and British authori- ties in Sofia have rejected all charges made by the defendants in their court recitations. (Black, now a professor at Princeton Uni- versity, has denied the accusa- tions made against him, as have other Americans accused of com- plicity.) Chernov said the Evangelical Church Council of Bulgaria gave orders through Protestant pastors to "praise everything American and slander all that is Russian." Engine School Anounces 46 'A' Students Forty-six engineers finished the first semester with an all-"A" av- crage, according to statistics from the College of Engineering. Twelve seniors are on the honor list: James G. Berry, Arthur R. Collins, James R. Cornell, Rich- ard K. Ensign, James V. Halvor- sen, Ernest S. Kuh, Richard E. Mason, Finn C. Michelen, Neil Slagter, Robert G. Slatman, Henry Smithies, Robert R. Weinstein. * F 3. BIGGEST representation was among the juniors, with 22: George E. Barker, Raymond J. Beeley, Roger S. Collard, Peter E. Davey, John R. Davies, Edward B. Eriksen, Richard C. Frost, Allan D. Gordon, John E. Harger, Victor J. Harris, James R. Hickey, Paul E. Johnson. Other juniors were: Walter A. Morgan,. Michael M. Potter' James II. Rice, Robert P. Rohde, William J. Salot, John i. Smed- ley, Clifford C. Voice, David S. Wise, Charles R. Walls. Sophomores on the list include: Russell A. Ash, John C. Biery, Richard E. Hanna, Thomas S. Herman, John L. Rembowski, Ar- thur L. Rousseau, Stanley H. Saulson, Frank H. Tendick, Jr., Alvin S. Weinstein, Gerald M. White, Sumio Yukawa. One special student completes the roster: George L. Ingersoll. Honor lists for other colleges in the University will be released later in the week, the office of the Registrar has announced. New License Numbers Due More than half of the 3,500 stu- dents holding University driving 'NOT EDUCATIONAL': Dormitory Disaster Zarichny Refused SpeakingBid Here By JACK BARENSE James Zarichny and Ernest Goodman, 1948 Progressive candidate for State Attorney General, have been denied permission to speak on campus by the University Lecture Committee. Last Saturday, before the removal of the speaker's ban by the Regents, the Committee voted to deny a petition from the Young Progressives which asked approval of Zarichny and Goodman as speakers in an open meeting of the YP. Senators Begin Debate To Save FilibusterRights Senate May Be Blocked for Weeks; Move Seen as Blow to 'Fair Deal' WASHINGTON.-.P)---.Southern Legislators opened a filibuster to save the historic right of filibuster in the Senate yesterday after President Truman himself signalled a showdown to curb such talka- thons. All Senate legislative machinery came to an immediate standstill. It may remain blocked for weeks, so long as Dixie orators hold the floor. Mr. Truman told Senate Democratic leaders to meet the issue "head on," and Southern Democrats quickly accepted the challenge. MICHIGAN STATE COLLE( re-enrollment last December sayi Com*mit tee GE officials had denied Zarichny ng that he had violated the terms n)f a disciplinary probation by at- tending a town meeting addressed by a Communist. YP Chairman Al Fishman H ea L a ds was notified yesterday of the Committee's action. The Com- mittee's statement foils: "In view of the apparent pur- pose of this meeting as stated in the petition and as evidenced by Cot the connections of the proposed yea: The Board of Regents' modifi- speakers with the subject-matter mal cation of its by-laws concerning of the meeting, the Committee dis- ing political speeches on campus met approves the petition." with the hearty approval of Prof. * * CA Carl G. Brandt, secretary and "THE COMMITTEE can findICA spokesman for the University Lec- no educational purpose that will ture Committee which will ad- be served by the use of Univer- minister the revised ruling. sity facilities for an attack of this Commenting on the Regents' kind on a sister institution." action, Prof. Brandt said, w"I feel Ie that the new regulation is desir- In removing the speakers' ban able because students of the Uni- the Regents said the Lecture versity will have greater oppor- Committee should approve tunity to participate in political speeches "designed to. serve the Eve educational interests of the ac- ways discussions and cultivate a more;aenccmuiyrahrta est genuine interest in the affairs of ademic community rather than versit3 the governmenth"i the political interests of one of fie t gem party or candidate." tle K TRAGEDY--Nine students lost their lives in a fire which destroyed 'Old Kenyon,'. 122- Kenyon College dormitory. The building was completely gutted and damage was esti- over $1,000,000. Officials believe that the conflagration was started early Sunday morn- rks from a fireplace igniting carpeting ithe main lounge. * * * N'T HAPPEN IERE: Call U' Fire Prote( By DAVE THOMAS ry safety percaution has al- been taken to protect Uni- y students against the type ry catastrophe which hit lit- enyon College over the week- University officials declaredl day PROF. BRANDT also echoed the sentiment expressed in a Daily editorial Sunday which said thatc the University Lecture Committee will need, "courage and wisdomJ Fishman said this was the see- end, 1 vester in carrying out its vital duties." The new ruling cancels a sen- tenee in a by-law passed by the Regents more than 25 years ago which prescribed that "speeches in support of particular candi- dates of any political party or faction shall not be permitted" on University property. The issue was brought to a head last spring when several campus organizations sought to sponsor speeches by various political can- didates in last year's Presidential race.! AT THAT TIME the elogents -interpreted the existing by-law tf mean that political speeches could be held before campus groups or clubs so long as they were not open to the public. The revised by-law states that lectures may be held on Univer- sity property, "under guaranty that during such meetings or lectures there shall be no viola-I tion of the recognized rules of hospitality nor advocacy of the! subversion of the government." Prof. Brandt said, "the Lecture Committee has not had an oppor- tunity to study the new regula- tion but will make such a study; in the immediate future." West Quad Elects Semnster Officers The West Quad Council held its semi-annual elections last night. New officers for the spring se-! inester are Thoburn Stiles of Chi- -ago House, president; Edgard R. Micllef of Winchell House, vice- president; and Gordon E. Saxon! of Adams House, treasurer. The i secretary will be elected at nextj week's meeting. and time University officials had Mea th denied Zarichny permission to Meanwhile the death tall from speak on campus. He said the the fire which swept an aged first petition was refused on the three-story Gothic dormitary at grounds that as the organization the Gambier, O., campus has was changing its name from Wal- mounted to nine. lace Progressives to Young Pro- gressives its status was uncertain. THE BODIES of six students "We were not only denied per- mission to have the speakers but TO SPEAK TODAY: were told that the topic, ',James Zarichny and Your AcademicI Freedom,' was also banned," Fish- Prof. Schultz man said. He added, "The reason given was that it would irritate ,Prtri presumed trapped in the Kenyon dormitory, have not yet been re- covered because of the smoldering ashes which fill the inside of the gutted building. Stressing the thoroughness of the University's fire safety pre- vention program, L. W. Fry, su- pervising architect of the Uni- versity, said that a plan calling for the installation of panic de- vices and other safety equip- ment in League Rouses and other University-owned housing units has just been completed. 11 sOn., F armt t on Tops All the regular dormitories and new college buildings are built of fire resistant materials and are equipped with brick-lined fire tower stairways, Fry said. "They are further protected with elab- orate alarm systems, extinguishers and fire hoses." STUDENTS not living in the University dormitories are safe- guarded by a regulation which provides that all approved room- ing houses comply with Ann Ar- bor fire ordinances. Fraternity and sorority houses are included in this group. All other student residences must also pass city inspection. Fragcis C. Shiel manager of residence hails, points out that an elaborate inspection tiystem insures the continued safety of University buildings. i Eco. Meedtug tween MSC and the University. He said Prof. Carl G. Brandt, secretary of the committee' prices of agricultural products 1,.eceay o he cm ite have become an end rather than termed the request "an unfortun- a means to proper allocation of ate one,a'e ns, Pro eodo W. Last week the University of resources, Prof. Theodore W- Minnesota's committee on studentIi Schultz, chairman of the ceo- affairs also denied Zarichny the enomics department at the Uni- right to speak on campus because versity of Chicago told the ec- they did not have "adequate in- nomics Club last night.- him. I He will speak on "Land and *t *b Food--the Long View" at 4:15 p.m. today in the RaCkham build- years of falling employment farm- Not only is there an inspector ers go on producing, but their from an insurance brokerage con- income falls, Prof. Schultz ex- tinually making the rounds of plained. University properities, but city, state and University inspectors IIE ALSO SAID that orthodox make periodic tours of the cam- theory of price fluctuations in pus and dorms, he said. farm products is apparently con- - . i tradicted by the fact that the prices of the more durable agri- cultural products, such as wheat, vary more from year to year than the prices of perishable farm goods. - - - - - - "I cwz1 71 TIRESENT POliCY of parity is .i..i i h I t. u .t~i m1 ;.i i I rectd toward maintaniung1.1g income for farmers, Prof. Schultz A delegation of Universitystu- explained. dents will visit President Han- (Parity is the 'relation of nah and Dean Crowe of Michigan prices for agricultural prices to, State College Thursday as part of other commodity prices. Main- a Civil Rights Cc ress program taiming this relationship is the to reinstate James Zarichny. object of government price sup- Other points in the program ports for farm products.) which were planned at a meeting . last night include plans for a mass Nevertheless, he said, govern- civil rights rally to be held on the ment should have a policy of in- campus in the early part of May. come support for farmers. In The group is also sending letters to nationally-known figures to publicize the problem. W orld I 1ws The organization, which has I applied to the Student Affairs ound-Up Committee for recognition as a campus group, pledged its support to the Young Progressives in get- Ily The Associated Press ting publicity for the Zarichny WASHINGTON - The Truman meeting. Administration asked Congress, ---_yesterday for $200,000,000 to $250,- 000.000 a year to help provide home relief for all needy-includ- ing cost of medical care. - r I-ii m * * E x Sessiont Of SL Rests on RutlivenReply An extra session of Student L('gislature Wednesday appeared likely last night as SL members awaited a reply from President Alexander G. Ruthven to their "Meet Your Regents" proposal. President Jim Jans told The gaily that no action would be taken until the President's note; was received. He said it was being I processed through the President'sE office yesterday. TOM. WALSH, author of the' student-Regent plan, commented that the delay in the reply of the Regents, which will come through President Ruthven, indicates that his get-together would be turned down. lie commented that one of the three objectives of his plan had already been accomplished, with the "commendable action" of the Regents in lifting the political speakers' nan, but that two other purposes remained. He said the Legislature still has the goals of bringing the students and Regents into closer contact and bringing to campus the four candidates for the two Regents posts which will be voted upon in the Spring elections. IN 1948 there were only a dozen small fires on University proper- tics, according to E. C. Pardon, superintendent of maintenance. "All of these were put out before any major damage was done. One reason for this is the fact that the University has over 2,500 fire ex- tinguishers located around the campus. The city [ire department is capable of handling any fire on University property, according to Fire Chief Ben Zahn. "Our equipment would be capable of dealing effectively with any con- flagration if it were discovered within a reasonable time," he declared. The Chief also warned that 90 out of every 100 fires are caused by carelessness. "Students ought to be more fire-conscious," he em- phasized. Airv To Talk AboutEurope John Airey, chairman of the Board of King-Seeley Corporation of Ann Arbor, will speak on "Ob- servations in Europe" at 7:30 p.m. today in the Architectural Audi- torium. Airey's talk is the first in a se-j ries of lectures on world affairs sponsored by the senior class of the College of Engineering as an activity for all students of the University. Airey, who is an engineer and former director of the University Machine Shops, traveled through Europe last summer studying so-, cialism and social conditions. Their first - day drive was short lived, however, as the Sen- ate recessed at 5:14 p.m. until today. Then it will start again. At issue was an attempt by a number of Northern Democrats and Republicans to change the Senate rules so that a two thirds majority vote can limit debate at any time. *' * * AS LEAD-OFF man in the fight to save the filibuster-the parlia- mentary device of talking a bill to death-Senator George (D-Ga.) said the issues raised are "bound to have repercussions hereafter," and declared: "The results no man can quite see at this time." George began speaking at 4:26 p.m., alternately shouting and lowering his voice to the gravest tones, the Georgian charged that civil rights legislation "offensive to the American constitution" was the "real driving power" behind the anti-filibuster move. ONE BY ONE, George ticked off President Truman's civil rights proposals and summed them up as "absolutely unconstitutional." Republican Floor Leader Wterry (Neb), co-author of the kill-the-filibuster motion, said the Southerners were hurting their own case by terming the proposed rules change a "gag rule." Wherry said that any time two- thirds of the senators are willing to end debate, he is sure all the lawmakers would have had a fair chance to express their views. Senator Russell (D-Ga.) coun- tered that the Senate is "the last forum of free debate on earth." He said the filibuster has never been "abused," but has been the means of getting minority views before the public. Snow Too- As Warmer Ida ys on Way Operation "Bundle - up" was promised a short season by Willow Run meteorologists despite yester- day's one inch snow harvest. They predict that little Jack Frost will blow out of town by tomorrow at least, only slightly behind February. Today he will be edged up toward 30 degrees, they said. The campus, meanwhile, smart- ed under his stinging gusts. Ach- ing ears and frost-bitten toes tes- tified to the effects of February's last wilful act. Traffic down the Diag snapped along almost at marching band pace as class-bound students tried to find the shortest distance be- tween two radiators. Restaurants were reported extra-crowded at moon because some students r Mused to walk as far as Stockwell or .Jnidan for lunch. Winter sports en thusiasts still think they have been short- changed this winter. They have grudgingly waved goodbye to Feb- ruary, and dubbed its fipal at- tempt as "too little and too late." A. L. Hawkins Dies Followgm Short Illness Taught English Here More Tha 20 Years Aubrey L. Hawkins, instructor in the English department, died at 3:30 p.m. yesterday in St. Jo- seph's Mercy Hospital. He had been ailing for the past week, and had remained in his room at the Union. He felt well enough, to meet a 9 a.m. class yes- tered, but suffered a fainting spell after half an hdur. * * * HAWKINS recovered to finish the class, and returned to his room. On the advice of his physi- cian, he went to the hospital for an electro-cardiogram. Hawkins collapsed during the examination and could not be revived. The ex- act cause of his death has not been determined. Born in Kappa, Ind., In 883, Hlawkins graduated fromxx Rich- anond (Ind,) high school ad Indiana University. He went on to take an M.A. from Indiana In 1911, when he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He also did graduate work at Harvard and Columbla, specializing in the English periodical of the 18th century. After teaching at the Univer- sity of Wisconsin, Columbia and New York University, Hawkins came here as an instructor in 1927. * * * IN 1933 lIE married Martha Robinson; she died five years lat- er. In 1939 the Martha Robinson Hawkins Scholarship was estab- lished in her honor. Hawkins was known to many IUniversity students whom he taught freshman composition and literature. lie taught here more than 20 years. His counsin, A. T. Hawkins of Parker, Id., will arrive in Ann Arbor today, Funeral services will be held Thursday in Russlaville, Ind. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in St. An- drew's Episcopal Church, of which Hawkins was a prominent mem- ber. Ciancellor of McMaster FrN Lecture Heise Students will get a chance to do some man to man. talking with a university president when George Pell Gilmour appears on campus for Religion in Life Week. March 6-10. Chancellor Gilmour. head of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, is scheduled to make ap- iiearances in several classrooms next week to discuss the relation of religion to students' lives. On Sunday, March 6 he will preach the sermon at the Presby- terian church and speak at the Roger Williams Guild the same evening. He will also lead the daily worship service at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Congregational church, The chancellor will direct a seminar in "Basic Christian Be- I NEW REPUBLIC HEAD: E * 'C'+_ Editor StraighLt lol ati Hee Tday on Fair Deal Former State Department ad- visor Michael Straight will talk on the "Challenge of the Fair Deal" at 8:15 p.m. today in Kel- logg Auditorium. Straight, now editor of New Re- public, served with the State De- partment in Washington and Eu- rope. He was advisor on inter- national economics in 1938. and an assistant to the White House advisors in 1939 and 1940. HE WILL. MEET students at a coffee hour at 4:15 p.m. in Rm. 3K of the Union. His visit to Ann PARIS-Two French army of- fivers have been arrested as Communist spies and one of them has confessed, the Interior Ministry said yesterday, MOSCOW - Prime Minister Stalin proclaimed price cuts in 45 classifications of food, clothing and other consumers' goods. The decree said the changes will raise the ruble's purchasing power and strengthen Soviet money in relation to foreign currencies. BERLIN-Gen. Lucius D. Clay said last night he has asked in- formally to be retired from his duties as United States Military Governor of Germany. utident Players I RE. YODER SPEAKS: ExplainA ims of R elgior- - Life