University DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Thursday, May 2, 1946
43rd Year No. 131
Lawrence, Kansas
Roberts, Truman Talk Supreme Court Post
Washington. (UP) — President Truman invited former Associate Justice Owen J. Roberts to a White House conference today, presumably to discuss pending supreme court appointments.
Roberts resigned from the court last June.
The former justice spent about 20 minutes with the president, but would say nothing about his conference as he left the White House. To all questions, he replied, "no comment."
Las Vegas. (UP)—Gambling in the clouds was proposed today by two night club operators who plan to convert a surplus flying fortress into a flying casino.
Soft music, other entertainment, and gambling will be offered aboard the plane flying between Reno and Las Vegas, Duke Wiley and Eddie Alias, operators of the Casa Vegas, revealed.
Brownout Returns With Coal Shortage
(By United Press)
Illinois curtailed the use of electricity today and state and city officials across the country contemplated similar measures as coal supplies dwindled.
The shortage, caused by the month long soft coal walkout, already has resulted in the loss of 54,966,844 tons, according to the Solid Fuels administration. An estimated 65,000 workers are idle in coal-consuming industries.
Tokyo. (UP)—The Japanese government was ordered today by Supreme Allied headquarters to destroy the remainder of its fleet by April 30, 1947.
Nanking. (UP)-Chinese government sources said today Gen. George C. Marshall has proposed that the Communists hand Changchun over to Nationalist troops as part of a truce arrangement.
Hollywood (UP)—Twentieth-Century Fox has suspended filming of "Forever Amber," because it has "failed to measure up to standards." and Peggy Cummins, 20-year-old English actress, may be out as the star of the picture.
Foreign Ministers Hit Snag on War Crimes
Paris, (UP)—The Big Four foreign secretaries today ran into another deadlock—this time on the question of Italian war criminals—and decided to simplify procedure in an effort to facilitate its business.
Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov objected to compelling Italy to turn over war criminals because the clause would infringe on Italian sovereignty, he said.
The ministers agreed to give Italy's Pelagosa to Yugoslavia with a provision for Italian fishing rights. Italy was allowed to retain Pianosa with a bar against fortifying it.
Tehran, (UP) — Prince Mozzaaf Firouz, government spokesman, announced today that the Red army has almost completed the evacuation of Azerbaijan and that the last Soviet troops may leave tomorrow.
Yokohamu. (UP)—Ryoichi Shimode, former Japanese war camp guard, was sentenced to 20 years in prison today for committing brutalities against American internes. He was the 44th war criminal sentenced by the Eighth Army commission.
His American victims included PFC James M. Mock, Kansas City, Mo.
Nations Prepare Franco Evidence
New York. (UP)—A UN security council subcommittee awaited replies today from the 51 United Nations whom it has invited to submit evidence of whether Spain's Franco government is a menace to world peace.
At least four nations—the United States, Great Britain, Poland, and Mexico—are preparing documents concerning the Spanish question, Russia, which opposed the fact-finding inquiry on the ground it would delay required action against Spain, may also submit information on the wartime tie-up between Spain and Nazi Germany.
The United States evidence was expected to expand the recent American "white paper" on Spain as to details on the presence of "obnoxious" Germans in Spain.
Britain and the U.S. have been pressing the Spanish government to send such Nazi agents back to Germany, but U.S. Security Council Delegate Edward R. Steffinian, Jr., said that Spain has been showing a "growing reluctance" to comply.
British documents are expected to show that in terms of armed might and industrial potential, Spain today is not a threat to world peace—the only condition on which the security council could throw a United Nations diplomatic blockade around Spain as proposed by Poland.
Poland has charged specifically that the Franco regime is sheltering Nazi scientists who are free to work on atomic weapons, but neither the United States nor Britain has given this accusation much credence.
Senior Class To Meet
The Senior class will meet at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Fraser theater to discuss activities for the rest of the year, including the class gift and class breakfast, Keith Bunnell, president, said today. All seniors will be excused from classes for the meeting.
K.U. Promised 75 New Houses ---For Faculty
K. U. will have room for 75 more families to live on the campus next fall, but they'll be faculty members, not students.
This announcement came from Irving Youngberg, head of the University Housing office. The living units will come from the Federal Public Housing Authority, which granted the University the 75 houses in addition to a previous allocation of 110 units which comprise "Sunny-side," a veterans living area south of the Hill.
The 75 faculty houses probably will be ready about Sept. 1, and will be placed west of the Sunnyside addition. They will make it possible for the University to care for much-needed new faculty members.
10 Per Cent of Drive Quota Collected
About 10 percent, or $40,000, of the $500,000 quota for the University of Kansas War Memorial Drive fund has been collected, Kenneth Postlethwaite, drive chairman, announced today.
Of this amount $28,000 has been donated by the citizens of Lawrence. Mr. Postlethwaite also said that various Alumni associations throughout the country have pledged $300,000.
John Higdon, treasurer of the student war fund committee, said that in the campus drive, students have contributed about $1,500, while faculty members have donated $6,500. To push the drive among the students, a variety show is being sponsored May 10, and a Pan-Hellenic dance will be given May 29.
There will be two performances of the variety show, "Yucca, Yucaa" organized by University students, a matinee at 3 p.m. for the grade and high school students of Lawrence, and the regular performance at 9 p.m. Both performances will take place in Hoch auditorium.
Little Man On Campus
"Inspection . . . ARMS!"
Greeks Name Engleman For Student Council Head
Howard Engleman, graduate law student, has been selected by Pachacamac-N.O.W. party as its candidate for All-Student Council president in the spring election, Robert Holland, president of Pachacamac, announced today.
as a lieutenant in the navy for three years, including overseas duty.
Engleman is a member of Sachem, Phi Delta Phi, honorary law fraternity, was chosen All-American in basketball in 1940 and 1941, and served as lieutenant in the navy for three $ \textcircled{e} $
The nomination of Engleman as the Greek candidate thus pits two fraternity men in the battle for the presidency of the All-Student Council. Engleman is a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity and Wendell Nickell, the P.S.G.L-Independent candidate is a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
HOWARD ENGLEMAN
Men candidates for A.S.C. councilman of District 1 (College) are: Keith Wilson, freshman; Glenn Warner, freshman; Owen Peck, junior; and George Robb, sophomore. Woman candidates are: Eloise Hodson, freshman; Anne Scott, sophomore; Barbara Ford, sophomore; and Carolyn Nigg, sophomore.
District II (Engineering) candidates are: Robert Kunkel, junior; Homer Evans, freshman; and John Irwin, sophomore.
Men candidates from District III (Business, Fine Arts, Education, Graduate and special students) for councilman are: Wilmer Landon, business junior and Michael Kuklenski, Business junior. Women candidates are. Joan Anderson, Fine Arts sophomore; and Emily Berry, Fine Arts junior.
The candidate from District IV is William Spice, Medicine freshman.
Richard Evans, Business junior, is the candidate for senior class president. Kenneth Higdon. Business junior, is the candidate for vicepresident and Caroline Morriss, Fine Arts junior, is the candidate for secretary-treasurer.
Elizabeth Evans, College sophomore, was selected as candidate for president of the junior class. Robert Barnes, College sophomore, is candidate for vice-president; and Joan Woodward, College sophomore, was nominated for secretary-treasurer.
Candidates for sophomore offices are: president, Robert Brown, Engineering freshman; vice-president, Robert Rubenthall; and Marilyn Steinert, College freshman, secretary-treasurer.
The Pachacamac-N.O.W. platform will be announced Monday.
The Y.W.C.A. cabinet will have a breakfast meeting at 7 a.m. tomorrow at Henley house, Mrs. Christine Alford, Y.W.C.A. secretary, said today.
Y. W. Breakfast Tomorrow
Essay Contest Closes Monday
Monday is the deadline for entries in the 35th annual Hattie Elizabeth Lewis Prize essay contest, dealing with the application of the teachings of Jesus to some present day problem.
The contest, open to all students, is a memorial established at the University in 1911 by Prof. George Edward Patrick, Washington, D.C., in memory of his wife, the former Hattie Elizabeth Lewis, a University student.
Prizes of $100, $75 and $50 are awarded for the best essays.
Rules provide that each contestant hand in three copies of his essay, signed with an assumed name, to the Chancellor's office not later than Monday. A sealed envelope superscribed with the exact title of the essay and containing both the assumed and real names of the writer is to accompany the copies.
Preliminaries for the last forensic event of the year will be held Wednesday in Green hall, according to Prof E. C. Buehler, department of speech and drama.
Essays are to be not less than 5,000 or more than 10,000 words in length. Rules state they must be typewritten, double spaced, and provided with a table of contents, footnotes giving references to authorities cited, and bibliography.
Awards will be made by the essay committee and announced at commencement. The essay receiving first prize will be published, if considered worthy by the committee and if funds permit.
Members of the committee are Miss Lulu Gardner, professor of English and chairman of the committee; Miss Mattie E. Crumrine, Romance languages instructor; G. L. Anderson, professor of history; and Elmer F. Beth, chairman of the department of journalism.
Trophy to Winner Of Last Speech Event
Sponsored by Delta Sigma Rho, honorary debate society, the speech contest is open to any undergraduate student. Persons wishing to compete may turn their names into the speech office in the basement of Green hall or may call K.U. 64, by noon Tuesday, Orville Roberts, president of Delta Sigma Rho said today.
The subject for discussion is "Postwar Problems of Kansas University."
Eliminations for the final will be Wednesday night and the final contest will be held at 8 p.m. May 14. The first prize will be a silver trophy.
Newman Club Meets
Laura Schmid led the discussion of "True Friendship" at the meeting of the Newman club last night. Seventeen members attended.
WEATHER
Kansas—Partly cloudy to cloudy, few scattered showers extreme east this forenoon and scattered showers northwest today. Somewhat cooler today and cooler eastern quarter of state tonight. Low tonight 35-45, somewhat warmer extreme west Friday.