THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1945 I I WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND: Rootin Tootin' Pat Hurley DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN By DREW PEARSON (NOTE-Drew Pearson today awards the brass ring, good for one free ride on the Washington Merry-Go- Round,,to Patrick J. Hurley.) WASHINGTON.-This town, deadly afraid of peacetime boredom, pricked up its ears and licked its chops when Pat Hurley issued his sten- torian resignation as ambassador to China. It then settled down to enjoy a good show. Washington has known Pat ever since 1912 when as a dashing young attorney from Okla- homa, he used to appear before Congressional committees for the Choctaw nation, and they know he always puts on a good show. Once in testifying before the Senate Insular Affairs Committee as Secretary of War, Pat shouted: "You cannot call me a liar. You can run your star-chamber sessions without me. I have taken all I can stand." Whereupon he flounced out of the room. Some years earlier,' Pat appeared before the House Indian Affairs Committee to oppose opening the tribal rolls of the Choctaw nation to certain Indians who claimed they were euchered out of their tribal lands. And he was severely criticized by Webster Ballinger, who pointed out that just two years before, Hurley had represented the wards, an Indian family which sought to have the Choctaw tribal rolls'. opened. Thus Hurley was in the position of arguing on both sides of the same question in the brief period of two years. Patrick J. O'Hurle y PAT HURLEY has come a long way from those days when Oklahoma was an Indian terri- tory. Born O'Hurley, he dropped the "O" and the Catholic religion of his father to become a Baptist, and after working his way through an Indian college, he had the courage to come to Washington, take a law degree at George Wash- ington, and marry the daughter of Adm. Henry B. Wilson, then and now one of the most beauti- ful ladies in-the capital. It is a long way from such lowly beginnings to his more recent interyiews with Joe Stalin, his airplane flights through the Near East, and his powerful position as the right bower of Gen- eralissimo Chiang Kai-Shek. But Pat has staged a colorful personal row at almost every milestone along the way. In Chungking, he first rowed with Gen. Al Wedemeyer over the question of sending a mission to the so-called Communist section of China to evaluate the importance of its military strength. For a while he and Wede- meyer weren't speaking to each other though they occupied adjoining bedrooms in the same house. Later at a Chungking cocktail party, Wede- meyer's chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Robert B. Mc- le 7I Clure, chided Hurley for sending General Mar- shall a telegram of protest against Wedemeyer. "You pup," boiled the ex-cowpuncher from Oklahoma, "I've shot men for less than that." Hurley's Gripe ON ANOTHER. OCCASION, Hurley wrote a memo urging that American advisers be sent to establish a sort of protectorate over Iran, Iraq, and other oil lands of the Near East. This is where he had his row with Dean Acheson, whom he charged with ruining U.S. policy in Iran. The memo was inscribed: "A proposal to carry the Four Freedoms and the Atlantic Charter to the Near and Middle East." When it reached the State Department, one young expert, Eugene Rostow, labelled it as "hysterical, messianic globaloney." Later, when Hurley sat down in a meeting with Rostow in Dean Acheson's office, he challenged him to a fist-fight. "Come out in the hall and repeat what you said about my program," Hurley stormed. "If you were a real man, you'd have a uniform on now. I'll bet you're one of these deferred diplomats." Dean Acheson, who was present, interceded. Acheson is usually a mild-mannered man, but he told Hurley in no uncertain terms to curb his temper. He also told him that Rostow had been hospitalized out of the Army and demanded that Hurley apologize. Hurley did so, but continued to talk about the "stuffed-shirt diplomats in the State Department who were kow-towing to the British."j (Copyright, 1945, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) I'D RATHER BE RIGHT: Price Control By SAMUEL GRAFTON THERE is a desperate note in Mr. Chester Bowles' voice as he argues for continued price control. He has tried everything; he has tried moral persuasion, he has tried to shock us by showing what chaos lies ahead if we give up price control; he has even tried giving control up, in bits and pieces, to see what would happen, with the result that juke boxes, when freed, jumped instantly from a price of $250 per unit, to $500, while oranges climbed in some midwestern places to a dime apiece, $1.20 per dozen. When Mr. Bowles looks about for help, not nuch is forthcoming. The National Association of Manufacturers wants all price controls lifted by February 15. Republican members of the House and Senate have just issued a broad state- ment of foreign and domestic policy, in which there is not a single reference to the danger of inflation, but, rather, the bare declaration: "Wartime limitations, restrictions and controls must be removed." When Mr. Bowles reads arti- cles of this sort, his head swims, and ten-cent oranges float before his eyes. And with but few friends to sustain him, Mr. Bowles is in the unhappy position of being lobbied against, on a scale perhaps never be- fore seen in this republic. The campaign against Bowles at the moment is certainly noisier, and almost certainly more elaborate, than the campaign against tuberculosis; he may even outrank traffic accidents in the amount of effort and public attention being devoted to his defeat. Mr. Bowles says he does get "many" private letters of encouragement from business men who are members of the very organizations which are out after him; but these men are unable to stand up against the hoopla, or, when they try to, are run over in the rush. The Christian Science Monitor has dug up one large-size San Francisco real estate man, Mr. Louis R. Lurie, who says publicly that if rent control vanishes, his income will be increased by $200,000 a year, without the need of an additional 50 cents' of investment, and that he does not like this prospect, because he shudders to think what will happen to the coun- try when $45 apartments go to $125. But Mr. Lurie is a crowd of one; in news terms, the man who bit the dog. ARCHITECTURALLY, the price control prob- lem centers around two calendar dates. One is January 1st, when lower excess profits taxes go into effect; and both Mr. Bowles and Recon- version Director Snyder have charged flatly that quantities of goods, especially clothing, are being held off the market, for sale after that blessed date. The second critical calendar day is June 30, when all price control dies, unless Congress reenacts the needed laws before; and Mr. Lurie, the rugged individualist quoted above, declares that speculators are planning their new building construction for after that date, when they hope, no holds will be barred. It is often said that price control is holding business back, but on the basis of the above information, one wonders if a case could not be made out to the effect that the prospect of removing price control is holding business back, and whether reconversion does not re- quire that we settle the issue now, leaving speculators and calendar-watchers no magical dates on which to keep their eyes fixed, while their hand pauses and halts in its work. (Copyright, 1945, N. Y. Post Syndicate) Publication in the Daily Official Bul- letin is constructive notice to all mem- bers of the University. Notices for the Bulletin should be sent in typewritten form to the Assistant to the President, to the school or college in which they arc tegistered. Aciional cards may be had at 108 Mvas on H-,,11or' at 1220 Angell Hall. IOU Angen ma ,ny s:S .. loz in : a preceding publication (11:00 a. m. Sat-Atenio: Pre-Medical Students: urdays). A few tickets yre still available for the Medical Aptitude Examination to TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11? 19465 iud xmnaint Tb 1e given here on Fridy, Dec. 14. Any VOL. LVI, No. 32 student planning to enter a medical school in the fall of 1946 and who has not previously taken the test Notices should do so at this time. Further information may be obtained in Room Student Tea: President and Mrs. 4, University Hall and fees are pay- Ruthven will be at home to students able at the Cashier's Office. Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 12, from~ - 4:00 to 6:00. L. S. & A. Civilian Freshman Five- _______ Week Reports will be given out in the Faculty College of Literature, Sci- Academic Counselors' Office, 108 Mason Hall, in the following order: ence, and the Arts: Midsemester re- ports are due not later than Friday, Dec. 21. Monday, Dec. 10, A through E Tuesday, Dec. 11, F through K Wednesday, Dec. 12, L through R Report cards are being distributed Thursday, Dec. 13, S through Z. to all departmental offices. 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Freshmen (students with less Angell Hall. than 24 hours of credit) may drop Midsemester reports should name courses without penalty through the those students, freshmen and upper- eighth week, upon the recommenda- classmen, whose standing at midsem-t eiracademcounlors y ester is "D" or 'E", not merely those Exceptions to these regulations may who receive "D" or 'E" in so-called be made only because of extraordin- midsemester examinations. s.ry circ mstancs, such as serious ill- Students electing our courses, butE registered in other schools or colletges of the University should be reported CURRENT MOV IES BARRIE WATERS _______________________________ I * . .cat the Michigan MUSIC 1I I THE STIFFEST PROBLEM confronting any critic of the Boston Symphony is that of describing and applauding a flawless perform- ance in unhackneyed superlatives. Being unsure of my own exclamation point style and aware of the superior observations of the melancholy Dane, which read, pertinently, "How infinite in faculty! in form and moving how express and admirable! in action how like an angel, in ap- prehension how like a god!" I make bold to apply them to the performers at last night's concert. The audience was immediately captivated by the opening performance of Prokofieff's Class- ical Symphony, which displayed the merits of the strings to full advantage, and to which Kous- sevitsky gave an original and unconventional interpretation, noticable particularly in the tempos. The program continued, with Prokofieff's Fifth Symphony, marking the third perform- ance of this recently comosed work. As a piece of music it is highly melodic, intensely absorb- ing, intricate in thematic treatment, and given the Boston's superb performance it actually obliterated the discomfort of the Hill Audi- torium seats and made the audience dread instead of pray for the intermission. Sibelius' Second Symphony was presented in an unsurpassable rendition which fittingly cli- maxed a concert of unchallangeable quality. The entire performance was distinguished by an ab- sence of all the small technical imperfections which usually mar orchestral programs: un- wieldy brasses, imperfect balance among the sections, disunified strings, lack of coordination. As always the string section played powerfully, accurately, and with incredible unanimity. The brasses were sure, unfaltering, and remarkably precise. Woodwinds were smooth and produced excellent tone quality. On the whole it was a rare treat and a joy to hear an orchestra rehearsed beyond the pos- sibility of -a flaw play with such surety and absolute precision. Under Serge Koussevitsky's graceful, seemingly effortless conducting the Boston Symphony lived up to all expectations, and probably surpassed many. -Paula Brower Paul Henreid and Maureen O'Hara in "The Spanish Main";7 an RKO picture, produced and di- rected by Frank Borzage. "The Spanish Main" is a rousing costume drama that is an excellent example of its type. Of course, you; have to accept it for what it is, and it's as light and transparent as any- thing Hollywood ihas ever turned out.- But it doesn't pretend to be anything more, and the wispy plot moves with speed and dash and the action scenes are genuinely exciting. This is the familiar story of a swashbuckling pirate and his en- raged captive bride. On the whole, it takes itself rather seriously. For instance, when Miss O'Hara's ser- vant asks her, aghast, "You mean you went on deck without your duenna?" I'm afraid she means it. But there are encouraging signs that costume romance is coming to regard itself as a sly joke. To dem- onstrate, there is a riotous bed- room scene that might have well been lifted from something by Noel Coward. Frail, slight Henreid perhaps buckles more than he swashes in a thing of this sort, but in the quieter moments he is a dependable perform- er. The film has been photographedj in technicolor, I regret to say. Under! the circumstances, Miss O'Hara looks as normal as anyone could, but she hasn't quite escaped that look of hav- ing applied her cosmetics with a wall-a paper brush. ... at the State Ed Gardner in "Duffy's Tav- ern", with Bing Crosby, Betty Hut- ton, et. al.; a Paramount produc- tion. "Duffy's Tavern", based on a radio, show of the same name, is one of those all-star variety shows that! Paramount has specialized in since the "Big Broadcasts" of the 1930's. The first half of the show, devoted to the tavern, is slow death. Radio's Ed Gardner is painfully ill at ease before the camera and veteran Victor Moore simply isn't given anything to do. But when the star acts begin things become bearable. If the acts are neither brilliant nor Broadway,t they are fast-moving and inhabited by gorgeous people. Volcanic Betty Hutton, shouting "The Hard Way", kids Miss Ginger Rogers and the psychoanalysis of "Lady In the' Dark"; Paulette Goddard looks like a million and a quarter dollars in one of the season's better shower stalls; Cass Daley sings with a? knowing leer "You Can't Blame a Girl for Trying"; Bing Crosby and} the entire company do a burlesque of the basement scene from "Going My Way." i. L . lL~ Veterans World War II: A tutorial section has been organized in English Composition. This section is for be- ginners, and meets Tues'day, Thurs- day and Friday at 7:30 p.m., Room 3209 Angell Hall. Mr. John O'Neill will be the instructor. Veterans World War II: An addi- tional tutorial section has been organ- ized in Spanish. This section is for beginners, and meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Room 107, Romance Language Building. Dr. Hootkins will be the instructor. 1946 Withholding Tax Exemption Certificate. Government regulations require that, if any change in the number of exemptions to which you are entitled under the withholding tax laws has occurred since you last filed an exemption certificate, a new certificate be filed immediately. If it is necessary for you to file a new form, it may be obtained at the Pay- roll Department of the University, Room 9, University Hall. This should be done immediately. Detroit Civil Service announcement for Supervisor of Hospital Nurse Edu- cation has been received in our office. For further information call at the Bureau of Appointments, 201 Mason Hall. Cadet-Midshipman (Engine) and Cadet-Midshipman (DeckZ) in the U. S. Merchant Marine Cadet Corps: Announcement 'concerning appoint- ment has been received in this office. For further information call at the Bureau of Appointments, 201 Mason Hall. State of Connecticut Civil Service Announcement for Senior Case Work- er (Child Welfare), $1920 to $2340, has been received in our office. For further information regarding the ex- amination, call at the Bureau of Ap- pointments, 201 Mason .Hall. Veterans' Date Bureau for the. Vet- erans' Dance to be held Friday, Dec. 14 in Waterman Gym will be open Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday afternoons in the League and the Union; from 3:00-5:00. Girls sign up in the League, and boys in the Union. Lectures Frances Perkins, former Secretary of Labor, will speak tonight in Hill Auditorium on "The Destiny of Amer- ican Labor." Miss Perkins will be presented by the Oratorical Associa- tion as the fourth number on the cur- rent Lecture Course. Holders of Sea- son Tickets are requested to use the Frances Perkins ticket dated Jan. 16 for admission tonight. Individual tickets for the lecture may be pur- chased today from 10-1, 2-8:30 at the auditorium box office. Lecture: Dr. and Mrs. Harry A. Overstreet, noted authors, lecturers, philosophers, and psychologists, will lecture in Pattengill Auditorium on Wednesday evening, Dec. 12, at 8:00, on the subject "The Individual Moves Into the Community." The lecture, sponsored by the University of Michi- gan Extension Service and the Ann Arbor Adult Education Council, is open to the public. Academic Notices Seminar in Applied Mathematics ics: Wednesday, Dec. 12, 7-8 p.m. Room 3001 Angell Hall. Kenneth Leis- enring will discuss "The History of Non-Euclidean Geometry."' Events Today Faculty Women's Club-The Play Reading Section will meet this after- noon at the Michigan League. Dutch treat dessert at 1:15 in the Russian Tea Room. Reading at 2:15 in the Mary B. Henderson Room, Graduate Education Club: The first meeting of the Graduate Education Club will be held in the U.E.S. Library- at 4:15 p.m. today. All graduate stu- dents in education are urged to at- tend for election of officers and preparation of the organization's pro- gram for 1945-1946. house President's Meeting will be held today at 5:00 p.m. at the League. All Women Engineers: There will be a meeting today at 5:00 p.m. in Room 3201 East Engineering (Sem- inar Room). Election of officers will be held, and arrangements made for a group Ensian picture. All women engineers urged to attend. The B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation's Athletic Committee will meet tonight at 7:15 at the Hillel Foundation to discuss further committee plans. All students interested are invited to at- tend. Sigma Rho Tau, Stump Speakers' Society, will meet at the Union, to- night at 7:15 p.m. sharp. A group picture of the members will be taken for the Ensian, and circle debates will continue. Seminar on Comparative Religions: A discussion of modern Hinduism will- be held tonight at Lane Hall at 7:15. Rev. Redman will preside. Photography Club will meet at Lane Hall at 7:30 tonight. Those.interested are invited to attend. Polonia Club will hold a meeting tonight at 7:30 at the International Center. All members are urged to attend, and 'any other student of Polish parentage is cordially invited. Coming Events "What A Life", the Clifford Gold- smith comedy of Henry Aldrich in High School, will be presented to- morrow night through Saturday night by Play Production of the Depart- ment of Speech. Tickets are on sale daily at the Lydia Mendelssohn Thea- tre box office, telephone 6300. Speech Assembly: The first assem- bly of the semester sponsored by the Department of Speech for its students will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Rackham Amphitheatre. Dr. Har- ry A. Overstreet will speak on "In- fluencing Human Behavior." The meeting is open to the public. Unity: Mrs. Eve Edeen, of Detroit, will conduct the Wednesday evening meeting of the Unity Society at 7 p.m. in the Michigan League Chapel. Mrs. Edeen, a frequent Sunday guest speaker, has been affiliated with Silent Unity and was assistantdirect- or of the Unity Correspondence School in Kansas City, Missouri. Her subject this week is "Personality and Individuality", a continuation of the study of "Lessons in Truth." A. L E. E.: There will be a meeting of the Michigan Student Branch of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Michigan Union. Mr. J. F. Cline of the Electrical Engineer- ing Department will speak on "Tele- vision." A group picture of all local members will be taken for the 1946 Ensian. All students of electrical en- gineering and any others interested are invited. Sigma Xi will hold its first public meeting of the season Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 8:00 p.m. in the West Physics Bldg., Lecture Room. Dr. Rob- ley C. Williams will discuss the Elec- tron Microscope and will exhibit startling and unique photographs of ultramicroscopic objects, organic and inorganic, taken by the ingenious new method devised on this campus and hailed as such a valuable scientific contribution last spring. The micro- scope itself will be displayed after the lecture, in Randall Bldg. Guests will be welcome. Refreshments. The University -of Michigan Section of the American Chemical Society will hold a meeting on Dec. 13, at 4:15 p.m. in Room 15.1 of the Chemistry Building. Professor Robley C. Wil- liams of the Physics Department will speak on "Three-Dimensional Elec- tron Microscopy." The public is cor- dially invited. Michigan Chapter, A.A.U.P.: Initial meeting of the year Thursday, Dec. 13, at the Michigan Union. Join Cafe-. BARNABY 1 stofre w~ninw isnr'ioruc. fo.conce "ntr o By Crockett Johnson t I n,,n wp ,ina l.& in tha tl f n vip I N ,