+CLOSE D SHOP See Page 4 Lw4 zgau Latest Deadline in the State aari4 CLOUDY, COLD VOL. LIX, No. 112 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1949 PRICE FIVE CENTS Federal Jury Brands 'Axis Sally'_Traitor Nearly 18 Hours Taken for Verdict WASHINGTON--MP)-A Feder- al jury last night wrote "guilty" to the name of American-born Mildred E. (Axis Sally) Gillars, branding her a traitor for broad- casting Nazi propaganda during World War II The jury deliberated 17 hours and 20 minutes, with time out overnight for sleep, in reaching its verdict. THE WHITE-HAIRED defen- dant took the verdict with out- ward calm. Her face paled and her eyes blinked to fight back the tears, but she stood rigidband made no sound. Her half sister, Mrs. Edward R. Herrck, of Conneaut, Ohio, who had been at her side throughout the seven-week trial, broke down and wept, covering her face with her hands. Later, pacing a small ante room and taking fierce puffs on a cig- arette, Miss Gillars told a news- man angrily: * * * . "I WISH those who judged me would be willing to risk their lives for America as I did." This was an apparent refer- ence to her contention, through- out the trial, that she always loved America and that she actually helped the U.S. war effort by her radio broadcasts telling the families of captured American soldiers that they were still alive. The prosecutor contended that she got "a sadistic joy" out of the broadcasts, notably those in which she described in harrowing detail the agonies of wounded American soldiers before they died. Defense Attorney James J. Laughlin immediately announced he will seek a new trial on the ground that Federal Judge Ed- ward M. Curran gave "inflamma- tory" instructions to the jury. Judge Curran did not indicate when he will pronounce sentence. Under normal court procedure, there is a delay of several days before sentence is passed. The maximum penalty would be death in the electric chair. The minimum punishment would be five years in prison. Icy Highways Cause 5 Local Auto Accidents Treacherous highways yesterday were largely responsible for five accidents near Ann Arbor involv- ing 17 vehicles and injuring 9 per- sons, including three University students. Six of these were injured when a car driven by Mrs. Lucille Hutchens skidded on ice and crashed head on into a car driven by Samuel A. Pratt, Grad., accord- ing to the state police. Pratt was hospitalized at the University Health Service and is reported "resting comfortably." Two other students were released after treatment for minor in- juries. Mrs. Hutchens and two passen- gers in her car were. taken to St. Joseph's Hospital and later moved to University Hospital. Whitmore Lake Bridge was jammed for about 40 minutes yes- terday morning when eight cars and a truck piled up on the N. Main St. overpass. There were no injuries. In other accidents one woman suffered injuries when her hus- band's car skidded off the road and rolled over on Pontiac Trail. A Detroit driver was injured when his car skidded through the intersection of Washtenaw and Carpenter Rds. and was hit by an- other car and a truck. To round out yesterday's toll of accidents a 47-year-old woman was hospitalized after the car in which she was riding was in- volved in a collision at Washtenaw Ave. and Stadium Blvd. ASCE Calls for Engineer Queries Students who assisted in dis- tribution of questionnaires on the RELIGION WEEK ENDS: Speakers Discuss Role of Christians Religion-in-Life Week was brought to a close yesterday when four speakers discussed the role of Christianity in everyday life., The religious leaders who participated were Dr. George Gilmour, Rev. Kiyoshi Tanimoto, Rev. James Stoner and Rev. Fr. James Keller. G. P. Gilmour .. . George Pell Gilmour, chancellor of McMaster University in On- tario, outlined three basic Chris- tian beliefs in a Religion in Life Week seminar in Rackham yester- day. ._. Y The unity, revelation and moral judgment of God are fundamen- tal in all religions. But Christian- ity develops the idea that God is ; united in the Holy Trinity andr revealed to man through Christ, he said. "It is characteristic of the Christian tradition to explain God, the world and man in terms of Jesus Christ," the University pres- ident pointed out. God is revealed to man through nature and history but the man who bases all his belief on na- tural evidence loses the greatest emotional satisfaction of Chris- G. P. GILMOUR tianity," Gilnour emphasized. * ** Rev. Kiyoshi Tanimoto ..-. "The people of Hiroshima are planning to make their city a peace center for the world." This was revealed by Rev. Kiyoshi Tanimoto, founder of the Hiroshima Peace Association, at the final assembly of Religion-in- Life Week, which was held last night in Rackham Lecture Hall. *. * * * TANIMOTO expressed the hope that Americans would aid in instituting a peace research program, and sociological rehabilitation center in the ruined city. The pastor, who was in Hiroshima at the time of the blast, pointed out that "three out of five people were lost." He emphasized that it was only natural, after the war was over, for the Japanese people to fear the American troops. * * * * "WHEN AMERICAN prisoners were released from their intern- ment camp, they marched through the streets of the city," Tanimotc. related, and "the Japanese spectators watched in fear while the Americans went up to the children and gave them sweets." "However," he continued, "it was only after some Japanese soldiers assured the children that the candy wasn't poisonous that they accepted it." Tanimoto pointed out that the Japanese expected no sympathy from the Americans after the atomic explosion, for they had come to look upon sacrifice as a part of war. "And it was not the atomic bomb that killed the fighting spirit 3f the Japanese people," he declared, "it was American Christian humanity, which was greater than any bomb." Rev. James Stoner... An overall national trend back to religion is being reflected in the growing student religious programs across the nation, Rev. James Stoner, noted University religious leader said yesterday. Rev. Stoner, who spoke at a Religion-in-Life Week seminar on "Religion and Higher Education" yesterday, suggested several steps to bring college religious programs up on an "academic respecta- bility" level with other subjects. S * * *. REV. STONER asked for backing by a healthy administration. He asked for more teachers with a religious point of view. They need not mention religion in their classes, he pointed out, but they may "reflect a philosophy of life which makes sense." Better counselling plans and a student-faculty committee on religion were also among the points Rev. Stoner sought. As evidence of an overall national trend to religion he cited a survey which revealed that in 1890, only one in twelve persons be- longed to a church, whereas in 1947, one in two belonged. Rev. Fr. James Kelle . -- "If we could find one per cent of normal decent people to wo k to save the world, as the one per cent who are working to wreck it, the world could be saved," Father James Keller, Maryknoll Missioner told Newman Club members last night. In an informal talk, Father Keller spoke on the Christopher movement, citing the principle that "each and every human being is a child of God, deriving his rights from God, not the State." As the main channels for communicating the Christopher ideal, he pointed out the four spheres that touch the lives of all people the world over: education, government, labor relations and literature. INTERPRETS TRADITIONAL: Modern Chinese Dancer To Perform Here Today * * * Ann Arbor audiences will have the opportunity of viewing a unique, one-of-its-kind perform- ance when Lin Pei-fen dances, 8:30 p.m. today in Pattengill Au- ditorium.x The lithe, 22-year old danseuse has developed an original dance technique which combines tradi- tional Chinese dance motifs with' the movements of modern dance. Miss Lin, in her first tour of the United States, has been hailed by critics for her grace and in- terpretation. She appears on cam- pus under the auspices of the Chinese Student Club. Barkley J Filibuster tules by Senate Can Halt, Two-Thirds Vote * * Soviet Plans Army Budget Hikes f or '49 Finance Minister Reveals New High MOSCOW-(AP)-Finance Min- ister A. G. Zverev told Parliament last Night Russia plans to spend almost 20 per cent more on her armed forces this year than last. The new figure is 79,000,000,000 rubles, a total which is the equiva- lent of $15,000,000,000 by the Rus- sians' official yardstick. SPEAKING before Prime Min- ster Stalin, First Deputy Prime Minister V. M. Molotov and other top leaders in the great hall of the Kremlin, Zverev announced the largest budget in Russian history. Zverev told Parliament (the Supreme Soviet) that much of the increase in expenditures for the armed forces is accounted for by higher wholesale costs, due to the abolition of state sub- sidies. The Soviet Union's "pol- icy of world peace" will con- tinue, he declared. The Finance Minister delivered a sharp attack on the United States, blaming America for the present troubled international sit- uation. United States military ex- penditures in this year's budget are 15 times higher than they were in 1937, Zverev said. He also criti- cized Britain for increasing mili- tary expenditures. (No exact comparison of the budgets is possible on the basis of available information. It is not clear, for instance, whether cer- tain items included in the United States Military budget might be outside the military budget in Rus- sia, or vice versa. (Because of varying factors, such as wage and raw material rates, it is impossible to say how much of a military establishment the same amount of money would pay for in the United States and in Russia.) The budget was read at a joint session of the two houses-the council of union and the council of nationalities. The parliament had convened a few hours earlier for sessions which may give the world a clue to Russia's intentions. World News Round-Up By The Associated Press WASHINGTON - The Hoover Commission told Congress yester- day that political appointments in the Treasury Department should be halted. At the same time it urged that the Department be made watchdog over the Recon- struction Finance Corporation and the Export-Import Bank. * * * WASHINGTON - The State Department took sharp issue yesterday with Senatorial de- mands that it put a "price tag" on the North Atlantic Security Treaty to show the cost of help- ing arm Western Europe. Any efforts to put a money figure on the pact are "misleading" the Department said in a state- ment. * * * LONDON-Britain hinted offi-' cially yesterday she would help Trans-Jordan if Israeli armed forces invaded that country. * * * LAKE SUCCESS-The Unit- ed States called on the Nether- lands yesterday to put the Indo- nesian Republic back in power and then talk peace. At the same time U.S. Delegate Leroy Stinebower walked out of the U.N. Economic and Social Council in protest against a .S-"- .- '- - - -..- - .l.--- -" . Policemen Capture Two Train Robbers WASHINGTON-(P)-Two young Ohio desperadoes sought over three states for a Wild West train robbery in the Allegheny Mountains were captured by police yesterday in a pawn shop six blocks west of the White House. One was critically wounded when he went for his gun in an apparent attempt to shoot it out with the officers. His companion, also armed, was taken into custody unhurt. Both quickly confessed, police said. , 6 Decision Will Face Crucial TestsToday Move Challenged By Southerners WASHINGTON - (IP) --In an historic ruling, Vice-President Barkley said last night that the Senate, by a two-thirds vote of Senators present, can call a halt to the 10-day-old Southern filibuster. The ruling could have a tremen- dous effect on the whole future course of Congressional legisla- tion. * * * * * THE MEN WERE identifieds reformatory inmate, and George I * * * < Train Theft Recounted By Witness By AL BLUMROSEN How does it feel to get caught in a train robbery? "I didn't stop to think. I just did what he told me." This is the way the hold-up struck Prof. Paul D. Dalke, '25F&C of Idaho Uni- versity. ** * PROF. DALKE was sitting in the lounge car of the Ambassador Wednesday evening when a lone gunman, wearing a brown top coat entered the car, stopped beside his seat and said, "This is a hold- up! Throw your wallets on the floor." "All of the passengers com- plied and then the bandit told a fellow passenger and myself to get the money out of the wallets," Prof. Dalke said. The fellow passenger was Dr. Justin W. Leonard of Ann Ar- bor. Dr. Leonard did such a good job that the bandit said, "I'll have 'to take you along on a job some time," Prof. Dalke related. IN THE MIDST of the hold-up, a railroad employe in civilian clothes thought he saw a chance to get the robber. He grappled 'ith the brown coated stranger next to Prof. Dalke's chair and the professor's glasses were smashed in the struggle. The railroad employe then ran to the end of the car and the bandit fired his revolver into the floor, Prof. Dalke re- lated. None of the passengers tried to stop the modern Jesse James. "He was flourishing his gun around as if he meant business," Prof. Dalke said, "and it looked like any com- otion would have caused trouble." * * * THE ROBBER collected the money and left the train through the door at the end of Prof. Dalke's car. "We were all nervous most of the time," Prof. Dalke said. The Pullman porter was "scared to. death" during the holdup, but some of the passengers seemed to enjoy it, he remembered. "There were a couple of old ladies who seemed to get a big kick out of the whole thing." Prof. Dalke heard one passenger yesterday morning say, "I wouldn't have missed this for a hundred dollars." See BANDIT, page 2 * * as Luman Ramsdell, 23, a former Llewellyn Ashton, 21, who likewise . had served time. Both are from Youngstown, Ohio. The Detroit-bound flyer was robbed a couple of miles west of Martinsburg, which is about 80 miles west of Washington. Just after nightfall, somebody jerked the emergency cord and the big diesel locomotive came to a stop. Then the two robbers pulled their guns and started through the train. * * * THE LOCOMOTIVE engineer came back to see what had caused the emergency stop. He was fol- lowed by the fireman. The robbers hustled them off to the cab and forced the engineer to back the train up to a grade crossing. Washington officers got their first tip on the location of the robbers when they heard that two suspicious looking men had been questioned by a Leesburg, Va., po- liceman. Ann Arbor residents aboard the robbed train include Dr. Ralph Hile, Dr. Albert Hazzard, Dr. Jus. tin W. Leonard and Dr. John Van Oosten. Crib Learns Methods Used In Forgeries Members of the Michigan Crib pre-law society were given lessons in handwriting detection last night. Orlando Stephenson, former Ann Arbor Police Commissioner and now head of the social studies department at University High School, showed the lawyers how to recognize forgeries. * * * STEPHENSEN used slides and blown up photostats to explain how handwriting detectiondproved the validity of a will that donated $34,000 to the University. He experimented with Crib members in order to showthe way in which age affects signatures, and went on to prove that differ- ences in thousandths of an inch could distinguish a genuine signa- ture from a forgery. Painting Presented To Strauss House President Alexander Ruthven, acting in the name of members of the late Prof. Louis A. Strauss's family, presented East Quad's Strauss House with a painting at a brief ceremony last night. Also present were Dean Erich Walter and Prof. Bennett Weaver of the English department, who both spoke in tribute to the late Prof. Strauss, former head of the English department, and Prof. Jean Slusser, of the architecture school. VICE-PRESIDENT BARKLEY Economists Observe 'U' BAd. Setup The faculty of the business ad- ministration school was quizzed last night by members of the De- troit Economic Club about the objectives and instruction of the business school. The Industry and Education Section of the club had toured the building in the afternoon. * * * - DECLARING that ideas are the stock and trade of education - their value depending on compe- tition in a free market of ideas - Provost James P. Adams launched the after dinner program. Answering the perennial ques- tion, "preparation for specializ- ed vocation or general back- ground?" Prof. W. A. Paton explained the training for ac- counting includes, an under- standing of business situations, and an ability to apply prin- ciples to specific solutions. Prof. O. W. Blackett described a study now being made of the correlation between high grades of a student and his salary ten or more years after graduation. He figured that the medium salary of the upper half of the class is approximately 20 per cent higher than that of those in the lower half. Six Sororities Pledge Coeds In addition to the 325 coeds pledged two weeks ago, 24 girls have been pledged during quota extension week. Alpha Delta Pi: Marilyn Begole, Marlou Gilman, Helen Hager, Ray Pankow, Doris Wreford and Bev- erly Young. Alpha Omicron Pi: Julia Hen- nig, Joyce Mersereau and Doris Meyers. Alpha Xi Delta: Ruth Anderson, Ethel Cada, Jane Ebner, Barbara Lawton and Anne Maurer. Delta Zeta: Betty Lou Oliver. Kappa Delta: Jean Abbot, Shir- ley Davidson, Marilyn Hammer, Catherine McKinley and Hazel Tarbell. Zeta Tau Alpha: Marian Beam, Jose Engel, Joyce Hale and Helen Wood. BUT DIXIE legislators quickly challenged Barkley's decision. Fighting to preserve the right of filibustering-their key weapon against so-called "civil rights" proposals-the South-' erners demanded a test of strength on the closely fought issue. The Senate recessed at 8:06 p.m., a few minutes after Barkley handed down his dictum, with the preliminary showdown expected today. * * * THAT WILL COME on the Southerners' appeal against the Barkley ruling, with a simple ma- jority of Senators present on the floor required to uphold or over- rule the Vice-President, who is also the Senate's presiding officer. Then, as the next phase, ii Barkley is upheld, it would still require a two-thirds vote of Sen- ators present to break off the Dixie filibuster and permit the taking up of the Truman ad- ministration's resolution Aerit- ting curbs on future filibusters. The proposed resolution, which would amend the Senate's perma- nent rules, would permit a two- thirds majority to limit debate at any time. * * * CRIES OF "Rule! Rule" swept the Senate chamber, prompting Barkley to give his decision after earlier reports that he would put it off until today. Majority leader Lucas of Illi- nois forced the issue, paving the way for the initial showdown, by filing a debate-limiting "clo- ture" petition. This simply meant that the signers, 17 Dem- ocrats and 16 Republicans, wanted to silence the present talk which centers on a motion to take up the actual filibuster- curbing bill itself. After carefully outlining the reasons behind his decision, Bark- ley ruled that the petitioners were in order. Southerners had hotly contested any such ruling in advance, with Senator Russell (Dem., Ga.) shouting that it would violate "every precedent" by the Senate's presiding officers in the past. Two Indicted For Espiona ae NEW YORK - (A') - A young woman government worker and a Russian engineer were indicted on espionage charges yesterday. A special grand jury probing spy activities returned a four-count indictment against the pair, Brooklyn-born Judith Copon and Valentin A. Gubitchev, Soviet en- gineer employed by the United Na tions. THE 27-YEAR-OLD Miss Cop, lin is an analyst for the Depart- ment of Justice in Washington. Arraignment was set for to- morrow, Thomas J. Donegan, special assistant to the Attorney General, said he would press for an early trial. Gubitchev was suspended from his UN post following his arrest. Officials of the World Organiza- tion said he did not have diplo- matic immunity, a claim disputed by the Soviet government which ha m lira.ilc Aama.l..ar 2 hie SOCIALISM POPULAR: Agar Describes Recovery in Britain By PHYLLIS KULICK With a year of Marshall Plan aid behind it, England has clearly recovered from its post-war de- pression according to Herbert Agar, who spoke on "England To- day" at Hill Auditorium last night. England had a bitter victory, the noted author and commenta- tor said. "Tnseand ofthingsaevt- average citizen looked for more help from the government." But if it ever reached the point where the state was en- croaching upon the liberties of the people, the Britishers would see to it that power was reduc- ed," he emphasized. Most nationalization of industry has affected the people very lit- and freedom, the government has bungled terribly," he con- tinued. Agar said that socialized medi- cine in England has been}one of the most popular moves that any government has ever made. HOWEVER, it is so popular that it may run away with itself and