r ,44't _ A N., ir 4aitM Weather Snow and Colder VOL. lI.V No. 78i ANW ARBOR, IMICWWA N, SATURD3AY IFE. 14 PRICE FIVE CENTS Allies Report Fierce Fighting at Anzio Beach Senate Blocks Government Payment of Sub ead; i,dies House Expected To Approve Bill Amendments Immediate Veto by President Roosevelt Predicted at Capital By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Shout- ing down a compromise food stamp plan and counter-proposals to relax wage controls, the Senate approved by a vote of 43 to 28 today a flat ban against government payment of sub- sidies to hold down consumer food prices. The measure now goes to the House which is expected to approve Senate amendments and send the bill along to the White House where a Presidential veto almost certainly awaits it. The real test on contin- uation of subsidies will come then on the question of overriding Mr. Roose- velt's veto. As passed by the Senate, the bill would ban payment of consumer sub- sidies after June 30. Through such payments, the government has "roll- ed back" butter prices five cents a pound and cut prices of some meats, three or four cents a pound. Other Commodities Affected Other commodities under consum- er subsidies, directly or indirectly, in- clude coffee, flour and milk. Cur-1 rently, they are costing about $1,000,-E 000,000 a year.. The House approved a subsidy ban last November by a vote of 278 tot 117-more than the two-thirds vote required to override a veto. If Mr.t Roosevelt rejects the bill, the ques-I tion of overriding will be up to the House first. The. compromis 'ta mp plan" was sponsored by Senators Aiken (Rep.,, Vt.) and La Follette (Prog., Wis.)f and argument over it consumed mostt of today's session. They proposed $500,000,000 a year expenditure on at program whereby families with low incomes would be given stamps good. for food purchases--in effect subsid- izing them but not persons of larger7 Income. Rankhead Not Opposed Senator Bankhead (Dem., Ala.), leader of the Senate anti-subsidyI bloc, said he had no objection to this1 proposal, but when put to a vote it1 was rejected, 46 to 29.c In rapid succession then, the Sen- ate rejected by a vote of 56 to 12 anI amendment by Senator Pepper (Dem.,I Fla.) which would have directed Pres- t ident Roosevelt to relax wage con- trols sufficiently to allow rises of 3 per cent above present maximums, and, on voice votes, other Pepper< amendments to increase government pensions and benefits and authorize wage increases to a "subsistence level" without War Labor Board ap- proval. Democratic leader Barkley of Ken- tucky opposed Pepper's proposal to relax the wage formula. McCormick Withdraws Name from Primary CHICAGO, Feb. 11.-(P)- Col. Robert R. McCormick, editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune, today withdrew his name from the Illinois presidential preference pri- mary. The publisher's office reported a letter containing a signed statement of withdrawal had been sent to the Secretary of State at Springfield. Another letter, explaining his decli- nation, was forwarded to William J. Grace, secretary of the Republican Nationalist Revival Committee. Frankfurt S Yank Fight Liberators, Marauder Air Force Blasts Tar LONDON, Feb. 12, Saturday.-(JP) - German hit - and - run raiders dropped a few bombs on London last night, killing some persons, but from a military standpoint it was a fizzle. By The Associated Press LONDON, Feb. 11.-The greatest number of American fighter sorties ever made from British bases was flown today in support of another mighty Flying Fortress smash at Snow Brings Forth Boots And Ski Club '01 Man Weather continues to out- do himself in this matter of snow. At 10 p.m. yesterday, the Univer- sity observatory reported that 5.3 inches of snow was on the ground, .9 of an inch of this total having fallen since 8 a.m. yesterday. In fact, the Skiing Club thought that enough snow had fallen to offer enthusiasts an opportunity to utilize Ann Arbor's facilities. The club call- ed a meeting for today at 1 p.m. at the Geddes Street entrance to the Arboretum. Equipment may be ob- tained at the WAB. Busses Are Late Greyhound Bus Line officials an- nounced that few busses had been morethan a half hour late on the Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti-Detroit run. How- ever, drivers have been complaining that the roads are becoming exceed- ingly icy, and they will probably have trouble keeping on schedule. On the other hand New York Central report- ed that railroad traffic was improv- ing. Very few trains, it was an- nounced, have been more than 15 minutes late Accident Reported. One ma4or accident was reported by the Sheriff's Office: a car driven by Ralph Noble Tozer of Detroit col- lided with a truck on U.S. 12, a short distance from Ann Arbor. The Associated Press weather re- port stated that many of the state's mail trains have been overdue, but that most roads have been kept open. Continued snow flurries are predicted for lower Michigan today. After due consideration, we advise everyone to keep their galoshes on. Japs Disregard Atrocity Protest WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-(P)-The Japanese government has adopted an attitude of cold disregard for American protests of its savagery toward war prisoners. This became apparent tonight as the State De- partment revealed that Tokyo offi- cially received its damning denunci- ations and hasn't even bothered to reply. Undersecretary Edward R. Stettin- ius told a news conference the Swiss Government had confirmed delivery of two messages of protest from Secretary Hull to the Japanese. The Tokyo Radio has said only that the whole horror story-the death march from Bataan-was a fake, designed to life American mor- ale and cover up American misdeeds. )mashed by r Planes s Attack French Coast; gets in West Germany Wreckage Strews 'Typical Street Scene' in iHelsinki Geinans Offer Bitter Resistance In Beach Battle Hard Pressed Fifth Army Attacks Nazis Frankfurt and other targets in west- ern Germany and renewed attacks by Liberators and Marauders on the coast of northern France. Thirty-five enemy planes were des- troyed during the day's big opera- tions by the Americans and all but three of them were victims of the swarm of escorting fighters. Five U.S. bombers and 15 fighters, one of them British, were lost. In describing the record workout by Thunderbolts, Lightnings and Mus- tangs the Army did not specify the number of fighters in the air, but it must have exceeded the 700 which accompanied a record force of 800 bombers on the Jan. 29 attack on Frankfurt, important manufacturing and communications center of south- west -Germany. The increasing numerical strength of American escort planes has been particularly noticeable in the number of kills credited to fighters on their last few missions. On Thursday's 450-mile strike at Brunswick they destroyed 55 Nazi interceptors, a record bag for a single day, and in the last six major opera- tions have accounted for 130 of the 177 enemy aircraft destroyed. A Berlin broadcast tonight refer- ring to the Brunswick attack said American fighter escort was on an unprecedented scale." The U.S. daylight raiders, making their second attack in four days on the southwestern German metropolis, encountered relatively weak fighter opposition, but heavy flak, a com- munique announced. FBI Reveals Eavesdroppin Evidence Related at Dreen-Thomas Trial DETROIT, Feb. 11.-(lP)-Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion related in federal court today of eavesdropping through a secret aper- ture in an apartment house wall to hear conversations between Grace Buchanan-Dineen and Dr. Fred W. Thomas. The FBI men, testifying as gov- ernment witnesses in the espionage conspiracy trial of Dr. Thomas, said the aperture was cut in the wall of Miss Buchanan-Dineen's riverside apartment the day before she moved there March 22, 1942. From then until the arrests of members of an espionage ring Aug. 23, 1943, the woman's apartment was under day-to-day observation, said Francis P. Parker, an FBI man. Miss Buchanan-Dineen and five others have pleaded guilty to espionage conspiracy. Wade H. Gans, also an FBI agent, said that Dr. Thomas, a Detroit obstetrician, and Miss Buchanan- Dineen discussed an explosives man- ufacturing plant in Ohio. Convention Date Set WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-()-The Democrats today selected Wednesday, July 19, as the starting date for their national Presidential nominating con- vention in Chicago and chose a 39- year-old Kentuckian, Paul A. Porter, to head the party's 1944 publicity drive. This photo, supplied by a Swedish agency, shows a typical street scene in Helsinki after a Russian raid the night before on the Finnish capital -AP W irephoto by Radio from Stockholm. Washitenaw County Lags In Bond Drive Washtenaw County is now about a quarter of a million dollars short of a $7,477,000 goal in the Fourth, War Loan drive, which ends Tuesday. E bond purchasers are still lagging behind. Purchases of E bonds throughout the country stand at $2,283,126.75, andcthe quota is $2,- 790,000. The quota for other type bonds has been passed. Five Washtenaw communities, in- chding Ann Arbor, are still short of their E bond goal, although four- Ypsilanti, Milan, Whitmore Lake and Chelsea-have topped their quotas. University "bond belles," who have been responsible for about one-third of University sales, were still working yesterday to take orders and deliver war bonds in spite of the blizzard and snow drifts. The commanding officer of Com- pany A, Capt. George Spence, bought almost $13,000 worth of war bonds during the drive. WSSF Drive Is Continmed The campus World Student Ser- vice Fund campaign for textbooks to be sent to prisoners of war all over the world has moved into its sixth day with receptacles placed in the League, Union and International1 Center. Sponsored by Pan-Hellenic, As- sembly, the Union, Women's War Council and the International Cen- ter, the local drive will continue through to the beginning of the spring term to permit students to donate this semester's books. The book collection has become an important part of the WSSF appeal. During 1943 more than 6,000 books were sent to imprisoned students in the various theatres of war. College textbooks can be in any subject, and must be still in current use, unless they are classics in their field.- HINES AND REVELLI: Symphony and Swing' Show To Be Presented Tomorrow Final preparations have been'"com- pleted for "Symphony and Swing"- the newest show on the campus- which will be staged at 3:15 p.m. tomorrow in Hill Auditorium. Described as Michigan's musical masterpiece, Symhony and Swing will feature the Michigan Concert Band in a program of select classical and light classical numbers and Earl World News In rief.. By The Associated Press Reds Capture Shepetovka, LONDON, Feb. 11.-Soviet forces in the Ukraine today captured the rail junction and German bastion of Shepetovka on lines leading into Rumania, Hungary and old; Poland while far to the east other Russian troops compressed a besieged Nazi force into an 16-mile-long strip 'of territory near the middle Dnieper River. U.S. Needs Additional Oil WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-The United States, President Roose- velt said today, can no longer depend on domestic oil wells for all the petroleum it needs, and must now turn elsewhere for additional supplies. - .', , Subs Destroy Jap Ships WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Navy submarines have destroyed anot)ier dozen Japanese ships, a new trip- hammer blow in the U.S. campaign to wipe out enemy forces in "selec- ted" spots and outflank them into starvation elsewhere. ' ,. * . Bombers Hit Wake Island U.S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD- QUARTERS, PEARL HARBOR, Feb. 11.-Coronado Bombers of Fleet Air Wing Two struck Wake Island for the second straight day while warships of the Pacific fleet and Army planes continued their relentless pounding of Japanese- held Marshall Islands. Civilian Plane Crashes MEMPHIS, Feb. 11.- A giant American Airlines plane crashed into the choppy Mississippi River last midnight, carrying 24 persons to their deaths in the worst blow to civilian aviation since 1940. "Father" Hines and his orchestra in a symposium on swing. The entire production is being staged by a combined committee rep- resenting the Union Council, The Daily, the band organization, the Bomber Scholarship Committee, all cooperation with the University Mu- sical Society. Opening with the "Prelude and Fugue in G minor," the concert band under the baton of William D. Revelli will feature a Salute to the Allies and the finale from the New World Symphony. "Father" Hines, as this piano artist has been known in the music world for a number of years, is bringing his whole musical organization including his 28-piece orchestra with two feat- ured vocalists and an ensemble. Drawing on both old and new fav- orites, Hines will include in his pro- gram "My Heart Tells Me," "You Go to My Head," and "Sunday, Monday and' Always." The proceeds of the show will all go to the Bomber Scholarship Fund, a stduent organization designed to pro- vide financial assistance for Michi- gan students when they return to school. Detroit Economic Club To. Hear Dr. Ruthven Monday "Leadership in the Oncoming Rev- olution" will be the topic which Dr. Alexander G. Ruthven will discuss before the Economic Club of Detroit at noon Monday. The President will consider the part education will play in preparing students and adults for the post-war world with all its problems. The meeting of the club which he will address will be held at the Book- Cadillac Hotel. During Deluge of Rains By EDWARD KENNEDY Associated Press Corrspondent ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, AL- GIERS, Feb. 11.-Attacking during a wild storm that swept the battle- field with deluges of rain, Fifth Army troops fighting on the Anzio beach- head were reported tonight to have advanced slightly in fierce hand-to- hand battles with the Germans In the Carroceto area. A dispatch from Norman Clark, representing the combined British Press, said the Allies, who had been reported hard-pressed by numerically superior German forces, "returned to the attack this morning" and ad- vanced in the Carroceto area during the day. GaledUproots Trees When the attack began, Allied ar- tillery laid down a heavy barrage during a gale that reached hurricane force, uprooting trees and accom- panied by rain turning the country- side into fields of mud Clark said the Germans were offer- ing bitter resistance "defying calls of surrender and are only being ousted by the grenade and bayonet." Losses Heavy Farther south in the Cassino bat- tle area a dispatch from Associated Press Correspondent Lynn Heinzer- ling said American doughboys fight- ing in rain, hail and sleet were inch- ing their way up the hills overlook- ing Cassino "in a gallant effort to bring a quick end to the bloody house-to-house fighting in the sham- bles of Cassino below,' and to break through to Highway 6, the road to Rome in an effort to relieve the hard - pressed Anzio beachhead troops. In the town itself American troops were reported to have moved on- ward slightly. Losses on both sides in the bitter fighting were reported heavy. FDR Confirms Allied Struggle WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.- P)-The President's description of the surging and bitter struggle for the Rome Beachhead today as "very tense" capped a series of less official indi- cations that the Allied position there is serious. However, authorities here gave no indication that they consider the beachhead struggle hopeless. They look for better weather to assist the Allied cause although such hopes were dashed temporarily today by news that Allied warplanes in the area had been grounded today by a blinding rain storm. During yesterday forenoon the weather was clear, and Allied planes over the embattled area were twice as numerous as the previous day. Moreover they met negligible enemy aerial opposition. But the Anglo-American forces are clearly on the defensive, and there is no disposition in Washington to min- imize the chance that a hard blow by the Nazis which succeeded in breaking through the defense line, could, with luck and power, cut the beachhead into segments and might even succeed in eliminating it. INTER-GUILD SERVICE: Church Groups To Observe Annual World Day of Prayer RELATED PROBLEMS TO BE CONSIDERED: Recreational Workshop Will Meet in Rackham More than 300 volunteer and pro- fessional workers will convene here today when the Southeastern Michi- gan Recreational Workshop opens at 9 a.m. in the Rackham Building. The all day program will deal with various phases of recreation; Ross Allen, of the physical education de- partment, will start the day off with taneously from 10:15 a.m. until noon. Recruiting and training volunteer leaders will be the topic for discus- sion in the meeting to be held in the West Conference Room. Section Two will discuss music in relation to rec- reation in the Assembly Hall. The schedule for group physical activities is: 10:15 a.m., college group, Water- for discussion in the meeting in the West Conference Room. Social rec- reation demonstrations will be given on the second floor of the Barbour Gym. Demonstrations and discus- sion of woodcraft and campcraft will be given in section seven which is scheduled to meet in Rm. 3043, Nat- ural Science Building. The other amphitheatre. A round table discus- sion in the West Conference Room will attempt to discover some an- swers to operational problems in youth centers. R. C. McLaughlin, Assistant Chief of the Division of Education, De- partment of Conservation, will ex- plain the recreation program for Students representing seven Prot- estant Church groups will attend the annual World Day of Prayer to be observed at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the First Congregational Church. Sponsored by Inter-Guild, this ser- vice will bring together students, servicemen and townspeople who be- lieve there is a benefit to be gained from united prayer. "Prayer and the Real World," a be held all over the world Feb. 20, under the sponsorship of the World Christian Federation. All contributions received at the service will be turned over to the World Student Service Fund, which is conducting a drive for textbooks at the present time. The program was planned by a committee of students from different r hiv,.r'k rrrni-Trnai.d in i~thei