University Daily Kansan
th Year No.105
Tuesday, March 9, 1948
Tuesday, March 9, 1948
awrence, Kansas
revenue Bureau Inefficient, committee Says
Washington, March 9—(UP)—The use appropriations committee today charged the internal revenue bureau with "glaring inefficiencies." It demanded an end to the political appointments of internal revenue collectors and it assailed that it called "loafing on the job" application of effort and useless work.
The charges were contained in a port to the house accompanying committee's approval of an apportion bill carrying $1,981,722- to run the treasury and post office departments in fiscal 1949. The investigating staff, headed by
port E. Lee, inadvertently. But the report quoted from examinations made sewhere by the bureau's own investigators.
Investigators reported finding a new empty whiskey bottles in some internal revenue offices and finding noses and useless papers in filing binets.
Sugars and Empty Bottles
They also found a few cases here refunds were erroneously ade to taxpayers who really were alinquent in their taxes.
Evidence of loafing on the job also was reported.
should Shake Up Home Office The investigators reported that the bureau's home office in Washington could stand a vigorous shake-up for the sake of efficiency.
They figured that the time spent on coffee-drinking at the snack bar during working hours together with 5 minutes excess lunch period results in the loss each year of 1,372-400 employee hours. They estimated this time loss alone cost taxpayers $2,217,495.
"On two separate occasions," the report said, "employees were observed sleeping on the job. A search of almost any open room in the basement will yield several or more gin油 or cheap whiskey bottles. Examination of these bottles proved that they had not been used to carry anything but the original con- or something closely related.
Muste Talks At 4,8 Today
Dr. A. J. Muste, author and lecturer, will speak on "Which Way European Recovery" at 4 p.m. m. today in the Kansas room of the Union. At 8 p.m. he will speak at the Trinity Lutheran church on "The Non-violent Approach to Race Relations."
lations.
Having traveled in England, Germany, France, and Czechoslovakia in the past year, Dr. Muste believes the people of Europe look with growing terror upon the cleavage between the United States and Russia.
He said that American citizens should help deliver their country from dependence on armament and war and that scientists should refuse to work on atomic bombs for the government.
WEATHER
Kansas—Cloudy today and tonight, tight snow north, freezing drizzle Bithwest today. Snow west and north, freezing drizzle or snow southeast tonight. Tomorrow light snow west and south, clearing northeast. Colder north today and over state tonight. Continued cold tomorrow. High today 20 to 25 north, 30 to 35 south. Low tonight 10 to 15 north, 20 to 25 south.
Clubb Will Speak At Vespers Today
M. D. Clubb, professor of English, will be the guest speaker at the vesper services at 4 p.m. today in Danforth chapel.
Donald Parnell, College sophomore, will conduct the worship service. Betty Rae Thomas, fine arts junior, will sing and Gwendolynne Jones, College senior, will accompany her on the organ.
The Tuesday afternoon vespers and the morning worship services from 8:30 to 8:50 are being sponsored by the Student Religious council in observation of the Lenten season.
Relief Agency Opens In YMCA
An agency for C. A. R. E., Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe, Inc., has been set up at the Y. M. C. A. office in the Union.
C. A. R. E. is a non-profit, government-approved cooperative of 26 accredited American overseas relief agencies. It provides personalized service through which individuals and groups may send standard food and clothing packages to people in Europe.
C. A. R. E. packages are divided into 13 types, each costing $10. Students may either order a package to be sent to someone in Europe or else give money and designate it to a particular country.
unrural country Delivery within 120 days is guaranteed or the money is refunded. A receipt is given with every order made. When the package is delivered the recipient signs another receipt which is forwarded to the sender. Orders are air-freighted to Europe.
Orders for C. A. R. E. packages are being accepted in the Y. M. C. A. office for 15 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Eire, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, and Poland.
200 Will Meet To Discuss War Memorial
A national conference of chairmen and campaign leaders of the War Memorial association will meet at the Union March 14 to learn a new plan for completing the drive by June 7. The memorial will be a campanile and carillon tower and a scenic drive.
Chancellor Deane W. Malott, Hugo T. Wedell, justice of the Kansas supreme court, and Jack Taylor, campaign director, will speak.
Two hundred guests from 29 Kansas counties and four out-of-state cities have accepted invitations, according to Fred Ellsworth, secretary of the association. All who were invited have not yet replied, he said.
Little Man On Campus
Mr. Taylor will explain his campaign plan and distribute copies of a campaign manual to members attending the conference. The plan calls for setting up a committee of gold star families, committee of special gifts, committee work with business firms interested in the University, and a student committee to work with fraternities, sororities, and campus organizations.
Also included is a special means by which students who get nine $100 contributions from families and friends may have their names added to the "bellringer" roll. The $100 contribution in the students name will come from anonymous gifts already received; $500 in anonymous gifts has now been received.
Out-of-state workers from Kansas City, Mo. St. Joseph, St. Louis, and Chicago have already accepted invitations to the conference. Representatives from the following Kansas counties will also attend: Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Butler, Cherokee, Clay, Cloud, Commanche, Douglas, Edwards, Ellis, Hamilton, Harvey, Jewell, Kingman, Lincoln, Miami, Montgomery, Neoho, Norton, Osborne, Riley, Rooks, Sherman, Stafford, Trego, Washington, Woodson, and Wyandotte.
By Bibler
"Speaking non-professionally, of course, Miss Slurp, I'd say you should get over this silly complex that everyone is staring at you."
Engineers To Hold Exposition In April
An engineering exposition will be held at the University April 16 and 17. This will be the first exposition since 1941. John Margrave, Kansas City, Kan., president of the engineering council, is chairman of the exposition.
There will be exhibits by students from the aeronautical, architectural, mechanical, electrical, civil, petroleum, geological, and chemical engineering departments.
Engineering classes will not be held the afternoon of April 16 so students can set up exhibitions in the shops and laboratories.
Ruling Affects Religion Classes
Washington, March 9 - (UP) - Some two million children in 2,200 communities attend religious classes during school hours with the cooperation of public schools. The legality of such religious training is now wide open to attack.
now wide open to the Supreme court ruled yesterday that religious education in public schools is unconstitutional.
he schools is not the court's lone dissenter, Justice Stanley F. Reed, said the majority opinion was so sweeping that it could forbid schools from excusing children during school hours to attend religious classes at their own churches.
churches.
A concurring justice, Robert H. Jackson, said the decision could include a ban on classical art subjects, such as literature or architecture, that touch on religion.
Justice Hugo L. Black, who wrote the majority opinion, didn't say how far it went. He merely stated that no tax-supported public school system can aid any religious sect any way.
The court's decision specifically struck down an eight-year old instruction program in Champaign, Ill. The program allowed students to attend, with the written permission of their parents, half-hour weekly classes conducted in public schools.
Red Generals Quit In China
Nanking, March 9- (UOP)—Two Chinese Communist commanders have surrendered themselves and their 8,000 men to the Nationalists, the government's official Central Daily News said today.
The surrender took place on the Chahar-Jehol and Chahar-S Hansi border regions, central said, when Lou Kuan-Chun and Sun Chen-Yuan handed their swords to Gen Fu Tso-Yi's "ever-victorious" forces.
The two commanders, in a surrender message, attacked their former Communist comrades for indulging in treason against the staff. Central said they would send representatives to Nanking to ask for a pardon from the Nationalist government.
The surrender was expected to ease the military situation for the Nationalists in Chahar, Jehol and Shansi provinces.
Young Democrats Will Hear Delegate
George Nessleroad, Young Democrats national committeeman from Kansas, will speak to the K. U. Young Democrats at 7:30 p. m. tomorrow in the Recreation room of the Union. Mr. Nessleroad is in the insurance and real estate business in Kansas City.
Final Decision On Fare Hike Is Tomorrow
Students representing veterans organizations have protested the rate increase which is being asked by the Transcontinental Bus System, Inc., of Wichita, which has merged with the Santa Fe Trail Transportation company for Kansas operations.
A decision on the application to increase bus fares for Sunflower commuters will be made tomorrow. Mary was heard Monday by Charles M. Warren, commissioner of the state corporation commission, and will be reviewed today by the entire commission.
The company petitioned to increase costs of six commuter tickets from $1.80 to $2.70 and a block of 12 tickets from $3.60 to $4.35. The present rate is based on a cent a mile.
Attend Hearing
Attend Hearing
The University students who attended the hearing were Horton L. Cross engineering sophomore and post-engineer manager of the American veterans at Sunflower; Edward J. Gillmore, College sophomore and manager of the Sunflower Veterans club; Dwight S. McClintick, business junior and commander of the V.F.W. post at Sunflower; and Irvin Youngberg, director of dormitories. Joe Wilson, president of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, also attended the hearing.
J. W. Blood, Wichita attorney and representative for the bus company, claimed that the bus rate would have to be increased or the present schedule of 11 trips daily would have to be cut. He said the company had been operating at a loss on the Lawrence-to-Sunflower run since the cancellation of the government subsidy in November 1945. Designed For Minority*
Mr. Blood told the commission the commuter tickets were designed for minority groups who commute regularly. The commuter tickets are used by all the student veterans who ride the bus between Lawrence and Sunflower.
John W. Brand, Lawrence attorney representing the veterans' groups, said that the Santa Fe busses were the only means of transportation between Lawrence and Sunflower, unless the students hitch-hike or share rides.
Mr. Brand also said "that between 90 and 95 per cent of the student veterans at Sunflower have at least one child. How can they be expected to pay 10 per cent of their income on transportation?"
The present rate is costing the veteran 7 per cent of his income.
Freedom Train To Arrive June 2
University students will have an opportunity to see the Freedom Train on June 2 when it will spend the day in Lawrence, according to the schedule announced recently.
The Freedom train, an exhibit of famous documents of American government, has been touring southern and eastern states for five months. It recently appeared in Oklahoma.
Among the documents displayed are the Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution. Several battle flags and other monuments of the past are also shown.
Others stops scheduled for Kansas are: Hutchinson, May 29; Wichita, May 30; Emporia, May 31; Topeka, June 1; and Parsons, June 3.
Malott To Talk At Luncheon
Chancellor Deane W. Malott will take part in the inauguration of Dr. J. L. Zwingle as the sixth president of Park college, Parkville, Mo., March 31. He will speak at the inaugural luncheon.