EISLER EXTRADITION see Page 4 jil, C Latest Deadline in the State 43 ii CLOUDY, COOL VOL. LIX, No. 169 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1949 PRICE FIVE CENTS Remove Eye Of Reuther After Attack Murray Asks for FAI Investigation DETRIT-(P)-Surgeons yes- terday removed the right eye of' Victor Reuther, 37-year-old CIO' United Auto Workers official, who was shot and seriously wounded: Tuesday night by an unknown as- sailant. Reuther's general condition was reported as "satisfactory" at Henry Ford Hospital following the operation. Dr. James Olson said he had to "abandon hope of saving the eye" because a great deal of, tissue was destroyed. * * * MEANTIME, FBI intervention to solve the attempted slaying of Victor and Walter Reuther was asked by CIO President Philip' Murray. Walter was a victim of a would-be assassin under similar circumstances a year ago. Murray asked Attorney Gen- eral Tom Clark to act. Follow- ing up his request, CIO General Counsel Arthur Goldberg and Joseph Rauh; a UAW attorney, visited Clark and reported af- terwards the attorney general had the matter "under consider- iaton." Goldberg said there were at least two and possibly more ap- proaches to enable the FBI to en- ter the case. He said these were violation of the national firearms statute in home manufacture of the weapon and violation of the Dyer Act which prohibits taking a stolen car across a state line. * * * AS IN THE shooting of Walter, there was suspicion that the at- tempted slaying of Victor might be part of a Communist plot. The Communists have attacked 'the: Reuther leadership in the past. In New York, John William- son, national labor secretary of the Communist Party, blamed the shooting on "the forces of reaction and their underworld hirelings." He said his party coudemns the attack. Others to ask FBI help were Senator Homer Ferguson (Rep., Mich.) and Michigan Governor G. Mennen Williams. * * * THE JUSTICE Department should enter the case "before the trail grows cold," Ferguson said. "Those who commit such crimes must be taught it cannot happen in the United States of America." Arriving at the hospital with his arm still in a sling from last year's wounds, Walter Reuther saw his brother's face, torn by ." buckshot slugs. Throughout the day, Walter di- vided his time between Victor's bedside and pressing Ford strike affairs. The UAW head said Ford negotiations would not be affect- ed by the shooting. Daily To Hold Summer Staff Tryout Meet A tryout meeting for scholasti- cally eligible students who are in- terested in working on the Sum- mer Daily will be held at 5 p.m., today in the Conference Rm., Stu- dent Publications Building. Co-managing editors B. S. Brown and Craig Wilson; Merle Levin, sports editor; Marilyn Jones. women's editor; and Bob James, business manager, will ex- plain the duties of their staffs. LARGEST GAPS to be filled are on the editorial and business staffs. "Students are needed for pro- motions, bookkeeping, advertis- ing, layout and design, classified advertising and sales," James said. On the editorial staff, students will learn the fundamentals of proof-reading and headline writ- ing as well as cover 'beat' assign- ments. * * * THERE ARE also excellent op- portunities for cartoonists, movie reviewers, and art and drama crit- ics. Positions also remain to be filled on the .photography staff. Columnists on national effairs and the campus scene will also be 'npdpr 'M-Man' Mirabeau -Daily-Wally Barth MIRABEAU-Persian puss with an "M" in the middle of his fore- head proves that school spirit exists even among felines as he purrs contentedly from a jug with a Michigan seal. His mono- grammed mother has also upheld the "M" tradition. * *i * * Michigan -Minded Mouseri 'WUpholds Rah-Rah Traition By PAUL BRENTLINGER Mirabeau, a seven week old half-Persian kitten, is walking proof of the renaissance of school spirit and "Rah-Rah." Mirabeau sports a black block "M" square in the middle of his furry forehead. This "M" has been an integral part of Mirabeau since his birth, according to his owners, Mr. and Mrs. John J. Dreher, of Ferdon Rd. * * * "'M's' RUN IN MIRABEAU'S family," Mrs. Dreher said, as she introduced The Daily's reporter to her older cat Farnaby, who moth- ered the monogrammed kitten. Farnaby's forehead bears the faint traces of a rusty red block "M," indicating that Mirabeau has probably come from a long line of Michigan-minded mous- ers. World News "Round-Up By The Associated Press WASIINGTON-A compromise to give the Foreign-Aid program almost as much money to spend next year as President Truman requested won tentative approval yesterday of House leaders. * * * WASHINGTON-A great state funeral and burial in the National Military Cemetery end- ed yesterday the tragic story of James Forrestal. SAN FRANCISCO - Harry Bridges, head of CIO Longshore- men, was indicted by the Federal Grand Jury yesterday. The indictment accused him of conspiracy to obstruct and defeat the naturalization laws, and of perjury. * * * WASHINGTON - In a step designed to restore normal dip- lomatic relations with Hungary, President Truman today nom- inated Nathaniel P. Davis as Minister to that Communist- dominated nation. * * * DETROIT-Negotiations in the 20-day Ford strie were recessed late yesterday to give manage- ment a chance to prepare a coun- ter arbitration proposal, a union spokesman reported. Showing a true interest in school spirit, Mirabeau enjoys exploring the inner recesses of a large pot- tery pitcher which bears a Mich- igan seal. * * * "HE HAS OUTGROWN the monogrammed beverage mug in' which he used to frolic," according to Dreher, who is an instructor in the speech department. Seeking son scientific com- nent on this feline phenomenon, The Daily contacted Prof. Wil- liam H. Burt, curator of mam- mals in the Museum of Zoology. "Kittens with distinct 'M's' on their foreheads are extremely rare," Prof. Burt said. "The Math- ematical probability of such an occurrence, even in a college town in which block M's' prevail, would be very small indeed." WHEN TOLD that Mirabeau's mother also wore an "M" on her forehead, Prof. Burt suggested that one might breed a whole strain of "M" kittens. "If this were done, each mem- ver of the varsity football team could be issued an individual 'M' kitten as a personal mascot," he declared. Meanwhile, Mirabeau meows contentedly in his monogrammed pitcher at the Drehers, playing the part of a "Rah-Rah" kitten in a perfectly natural manner. Prize-Winners Reds Battle To Cut Off Nationalists Only Mopping Up Left inShanghai By The Associated Press Shanghai's Communist conquer- ors fought yesterday for Soochow Creek bridges covering the last Nationalist escape route from the city. They ran into stubborn hold- out pockets. A small Nationalist rear guard still held the bridges. The turbid creek separates the heart of the city from the Northern district- and Woosung, the lone govern- ment escape port 10 miles north. * * * THE COMMUNISTS kept inch- ing toward the bridges which span Soochow at intervals westward from the north end of the famous Bund. The Reds had made their way to Peking Road, only one block from the bridges where it runs into the Bund. But the Nationalists, who gave up the broad Yangtze almost without a struggle, still held the sludgy Soochow. This little band of Nationalists, aided by snipers in nearby build- ings, was making a determined de- laying action to cover the north- ward retreat of the government garrison. MEANWHILE THE United States is trying to line up a global bloc of nations behind a unified policy for dealing with a Commu- nist regime in China. The aim of this united front is to prevent any hasty recogni- tion of a Communist govern- ment and to keep the Chinese Reds from playing one nation off against another in bargain- ing maneuvers. State Department officials said this country has talked the matter over with Britain, France, Bel- gium, the Netherlands, and with Pacific nations directly concerned with Chinese relations, such as India and Australia. These informants stressed, how- ever, that the United States has no intention of recognizing a Com- munist regime immediately and has no timetable for future action. Lilienthal Hits AEC Critics In Congress WASHINGTON - () - Chair- man David E. Lilienthal of the Atomic Energy Commission flared back at Congressional criticism yesterday and demanded a quick verdict on what he called charges. that the atomic program is "vir- tually a failure." Chairman McMahon (D-Conn.) of the Senate-House Atomic En- ergy Committee promptly an- nounced that public hearings into the charges will start today. NONE OF Lilienthal's critics, in either the Senate or House, has charged that the AEC program is "a failure"-in those words. But Lilienthal, obviously stung by what he termed "broad and grave charges" levelled against his stewardship, sent off a bitter letter to McMahon in which he declared: "A full, complete and speedy report on the charges that the United States atomic energy pro- gram is virtually a failure is a matter urgently necessary. * ~* * "THE CHARGES by Senator Hickenlooper of 'incredible mis- management,' 'misplaced empha- sis' and 'maladministration' in- volve nothing less than the secur- ity of this nation and the peace of the world." But Lilienthal hastened to say, that in his own opinion, far from being a failure, the record of atomic development is "a proud one." -Daily-wally Barth FAREWELL GIFT-Retiring English Prof. Hereward T. Price (left) receives one of the bound volumes of his class notes from Alfred Hunkin, representing Prof. Price's students. Included in the presented set were the scholar's lectures on both Chaucer and Shakespeare. The student group has also raised a fund which will enable the professor to give a special lecture next year on Shake- speare. U.S. Asks End of German Re arations for Russians * * * * * * S * * Students Honor Prof. Price Declaration Made at Big Four Meet Britain Insists on German Self Rule (. By HARRIETT FRIEDMAN University students will be able to hear Prof. Hereward T. Price's famous Shakespearian comments next year-even though he's retir- ing this June. And any students who missed his courses in Shakespeare and Chaucer may still have his lectures word for word. In recognition of Prof. Price's 20 year teaching career at the Uni- versity, his students yesterday an- nounced establishment of a spe- cial Shakespeare lecture to be given by him next year. * * * HE WAS ALSO presented with bound volumes of his own class notes for both his Shakespeare and Chaucer courses. The presentation' took place during the last few minutes of his final Shakespeare class at the University in tribute to the "awe and admiration andalove for the art of William Shakes- peare" which he has "at all times inspired in us.' Funds for the special lecture were raised by both present and past students and will be turned over to the Regents as trustees. The lecture will also be published. * * * THE CLASS notes were taken by shorthand experts, secretly se- cured by a special committee at Engine Group Ratifies. New Council Constitution To Be Named ,i Winners of Avery and Jule Hop- wood Awards in creative writing will be announced today following a lecture by Prof. Francis Otto Matthiessen on "The Responsibil- ities of the Critic" which will be given at 4:15 p.m. in Rackham Lecture Hall. Prof. Matthiessen, critic and au- thor, is a professor of English at Harvard. Selection of prize-winning man- uscripts has already been made and winners have been informed by special delivery letters, accord- ing to Miss Mary Cooley, assistant to the director of the Hopwood contests. The complete story of the Hop- wood Awards, including the names of prize-winners and judges, will be published in The Daily tomor- row. The Engineering Council last night revamped the makeup of the Engineering Honor Council, in an effort to insure more competent and representative membership for the latter group. It ratified an Honor Council constitution, under which the group's eight members will be chosen from petitioners by the cabinet of the Engineering Coun- cil. The new constitution decrees that "six members of the Honor Council shall have completed five semesters in the engineering col- lege and will represent as many departments as possible. One member shall be from the fresh- man class and one from the soph- omore class." THE HONOR Council at pres- ent consists of the president and Special Masses Special church services for Catholic students will be held at St. Mary's student chapel today in celebration of the Feast of the Ascension. Masses are scheduled at 7, 8, 9 and 12 a.m., Rev. Fr. Frank McPhillips announced. secretary of each class in the en- gineering college. The new plan will go into effect next semester. Bill Gripman, '50E, president of the Engineering Council, stat- ed: "Now membership in the Honor Council is open to any qualified engineering student who submits a petition." The Honor Council will continue to be subject to control by the Engineering Council, its parent group. The new constitution is the first in the Honor Council's history. THE COUNCIL voted unani- mously to sponsor an Engineering Week next October. The week, which will begin with a parade, will be climaxed by an engineering show October 26. Purpose of the week is to build engineering spirit and coopera- tion, according to Norm Steere, '50E, who is vice-president of the council and chairman of its En- gineering Week committee. All en- gineering groups are expected to participate, he added. Tom Ramage, '50E, Engineering Council publicity chairman, prom- ised that sky writing would herald the week. the beginning of the spring semes- ter. Prof. Price has no formally prepared lectures, so every word was taken down, including his off- hand comments. The notes were then typed and bound in time for yester- day's ceremonies when they were presented "with complete confidence that (they) form the matrix for the most outstanding contribution in the history of Shakespearean criticism. . . A third gift, a souvenir book, will be presented to Prof. Price after being signed by his students. The book will be available in the Eng- lish Office for inscribing signa- tures and comments. A SPECIAL resolution, read by Marilyn Keck, '49, declared "that Professor Price shall always stand out in our memories as the most complete expression of devotion to teaching that we have ever known." And on a lighter note, Prof. Price was cited for his "relent- less war on behalf of the English Language, banishing from this kingdom all such outlaw phrases as: 'Due to the fact that' or 'it seems to me,' and such renegade constructions as all passive forms of the verb." Prof. Price came to the Univer- sity in 1929 as a teacher and also as editor of the Early Modern English Dictionary. He has since served as associate editor of the Middle English Dictionary and has published many articles on Shakespeare. Students iMay Sign Now for Senior Cruisqe There is still time for interested persons to register for the senior cruise, according to Senior Class President Val Johnson. The fee for the trip is $37.40 and should be paid to Dean Rea's sec- retary, 1020 Administration Build- ing by June 2. "Preferences for roommates should be stated when the fee is paid," Johnson said. He pointed out that special ac- commodations have been made for married couples. Busses will leave the East en- trance of Hill Auditorium at 3 PARIS-W)-The United States laid down the principle last night that Russia could' expect no more reparations in any merger of East and West Germany. Britain said she would not agree to any proposal which took from the Germans the powers of self- government conferred by the three Western Powers. * * * SOVIET FOREIGN Minister Andrei Vishinsky stood firm on his proposals to unify Germany by re- viving the four-power allied con- trol council, and said suggestions to extend the Bonn constitution to the eastern zone was a western attempt to take all Germany. These were the main develop- ments at the third session of the Council of Foreign Ministers, as reported by official western press observers. Although it was yet early in the conference, the positions taken by the four powers appeared to be hardening along the lines which deadlocked all their previous of- fgorts to'reach a German settle- ment. VISHINSKY Tuesday proposed reviving the allied control council in which, he made clear today, Russia's veto power would be kept intact. Tonight U.S. Secretary of State Dlean Acheson, Brt Foreign Secretary Ernest and French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman laid down what the basic agreements must be before there is any agreement on the machinery for govern- ing Germany. Acheson devoted his answer largely to the economic side. He said there was no possibility of achieving unity of Germany until there was more light on the economic conditions of East Ger- many. "What has been done in the Soviet zone?" he asked. "Infor- mation has been called for that was never provided." HE SAID THE Western Powers, especially the United States, had poured millions of dollars into Germany to avert starvation and aid economic recovery and that West Germany still had a deficit economy. "This means there is no surplus in German economy as far as the west is concerned," he said. "There is no surplus for reparations." Berlin Railway Workers Veto Red Peace Bid BERLIN-- (P) --Striking West Berlin railway men rejected last night a peace bid from the Rus- sian-supervised German railway system which met only one of their three demands, payment of wages in West marks. The Strikers announced they would continue the five-day-old strike, in which two Germans have been killed and hundreds in- jured. * * * THE BRITISH military govern- ment charged last night the Rus- sians are "seriously dislocating" rail traffic between Berlin and western Germany and called on Soviet authorities to accede to the strikers' demands. 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