UNIONS TRAGIC FALLACY }_ See Page 4 W-- -_---googol WFWV- I r 04 4Jt Latest Deadline in the State 4)aii4 CLOUDY, RAIN , VOL. LX., No. 76 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1950 PRICE FIVE CENTS UnbalancedBuet Submitted to Congress 'Il' Tops n dana Coal Miners Of 7 States Walk Out r Illinois Strikers - Return to Mines By The Associated Press PITTSBURGH - About 44,000 soft coal miners in seven states ,struck yesterday in an apparent war of nerves while 16,000 others went back to work in Illinois after °a week-long walkout. No United Mine Worker official offered any reason for the new work stoppages in Pennsylvania, West Virgina, Alabama, Ohio, Kentucky. Virginia and Utah. * * * THE RANK and file-where they were willing to say anything -said only the walkouts were ap- proved at local union meetings. I ! S Meanwhile in Washington move started in Congress force White House action. a to A group of Midwestern Republi- can lawmakers called the Presi- dent to treat the situation as an emergency after (Rep. Mason, R- Ill.) said impeachment proceed- ings against the President are congress' 'only remedy" in trying to step up coal production. JOHN L. LEWIS, whose three- day work week for miners stirred the uproar, fired back at those who have been demanding govern- ,.ment action. Lewis said Senator Taft (R- Ohio) and others who have been " calling on President Truman to invoke the Taft-Hartley Law's national emergency provisions are trying to "oppress the mine- workers and cripple their union." Lewis, in a statement, called Taft the "flamboyant oppressor of the poor." He tagged Robert N. Denham, General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, the "hatchet man for the high- profit tong." More than 43,000 of Lewis' 400,- 000 soft coal miners, members of the United Mine Workers Union, went out on strike in Pennsylvan- ia, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, Utah, and Alabama. The pits of steel companies and the big consolidation coal company vere idle. * * * Ann Arbor's Supply of Coal Reported Low 'U' Has 45-60 Day Supply In Reserve Ann Arbor's coal supply is dan- gerously low, with some retai dealers reporting less than a week's reserve, a Daily survey discovered yesterday. The University, though, has ap- parently escaped the crisis which has gripped communities through- out the nation. It has between a 45 and 60-day supply on hand now, according to Walter Bulbick, pur- chasing agent for the University. "THE ENTIRE campus, includ- ing University Hospital, is heated by the central heating plant. We have as yet no cause for com- plaint," Bulbick explained. Elsewhere in the city, levels of supply varied from barely two days to two weeks. One local company reported a scant "two or three carloads" was all it had for distribution. Blaming the miners' current three-day work week, instituted by John L. Lewis Iec. 5, a firm spokesman declared, "President Truman can stop it in a minute." BACKING UP his opinion, a -Daily-Burt Sapowitch WORK PROCEEDS .. .In spite of light snows, construction work on Ann Arbor's new 500-bed Veterans Hospital progressed steadily last week. Excavation of the main building's site, part of which is shown above, is nearing completion. Concrete footings and walls were poured on two of the five adjacent buildings Saturday. 'I a- Begin Conustruction Work, ~I*R ' iS'Eg On eterafns'Hospital With excavation for the main building almost completed, an 80- man construction crew has begun preliminary work on the rest of Ann Arbor's new $7,152,000 Veterans Hospital, according to superintendent Wayne T. Bell. Despite a "none too good" weather situation last week, workmen of the Washington building firm handling the project finished pouring concrete footings and walls on two ''of the five adjacent structures .orld l e us Saturday, he added. AND TESTS of ground condi- tions for the foundation, now in Washington for approval, should By The Associated Press be completed soon, he said. rTTA CTT7~f~rf'XT L.. Cr~in.iF"ne- Ai--e a in__ jI- l aing,..... 69-6 7 Last Second Basket Gives Cagers Win Murray Scores Game Clincher By BILL BRENTON Chuck Murray's last second tip- in shot gave the Michigan Wol- verines a thrilling 69-67 win over previously unbeaten Indiana last night before 7800 screaming Yost Field House fans,tboosting the Maize and Blue into the thick of the Western Conference basket- ball race with their second straight league win. Murray's goal climaxed a see- saw second half battle, after the Hoosiers had overcome a standing 10-point lead in an uphill fight. ,* * * THE VICTORY was strictly a team accomplishment with all members of the iron-man sextet f cast in starring roles at one time or other. Captain Mack Suprunowicz, Michigan scoring leader with seven fielders and four free throws, played his usual great game, chipping in baskets at opportune times and hawking the ball on defense. Murray proved his rating as the most improved player on the squad with whirling drive-in buckets and seven for nine accuracy from the free throw line. He tallied 17 counters. Hal Morrill and Leo VanderKuy controlled the Indiana board over rebounding Bill Garrett, holding the Indiana star to seven count- ers, while Don McIntosh got his lone goal in the crucial final min- utes. * * * SOPHOMORE Jim Skala came into his own, scoring 10 points on a variety of shots, battling on the boards and proving an able chaser See CAGERS Page 3 Barclay Gives Derns Edge In Far West Political advantages are with the Democratic Party for the 1950 elections in the western states, ac- cording to Prof. Thomas S. Bar- clay, who discussed "Politics in the Far West in 1950" yesterday in Rackham Amphitheatre. , "Big government does not seem to frighten the states in the Far West," the visiting professor of political science from Stanford University said. * * * POINTING to the economic ex- pansion increase in the western area, Prof. Barclay said the Dem- ocrats have seriously considered the problems of the changing west. On the other hand, the Re- publicans have continued the rather standard and formal methods of political manage- ment, he added. "I think the Republicans must face the western situation and convince a busy and uncertain electorate of the capacity of their party to govern." * * * STATING that population in- creases may mean an increase of ten Congressional seats in the re- gien, Prof. Barclay said that the "Republicans had better hurry be- cause after 1950 the winning of the Far West will be even more im- portant. Petitions For Mten 's Judic Now Available -Daily-Burt Sapowitch SHEPARD HONORED-Former students of Prof. John F. Shep- ard, of the psychology department, present him with a photograph of himself yesterday at the Psychology Colloquium meeting. Prof. Shepard, will end 44 years of instructing at the University at the close of this semester. Presenting the picture to Prof. Shepard are, from left to right, Donald Lauer and Roger Brown, representing the students; Prof. Shepard and Prof. Donald Marquis, chairman of the psychology department. The portrait will be hung in the Psychology Graduate Seminar Room in the Natural Science Bldg. LATEST 'DAILY' ADDITION: Installation of Rotry Pdress Slatted for Summuer large spending for national de- fense is necessary. THE $5,133,000,000 deficit in sight for the coming fiscal year is the difference between Mr. Tru- man's spending figure and a fed- eral income he estimates at $37,- 306,000,000. The gap could be even bigger if Congress fails to boost postal rates by the $395,000,000 Mr. Truman recommended. In the past the lawmakers have not shown much enthusiasm forj even smaller postal increases. I WASHINGTON-The Supreme Court refused today to review a Maryland court decisiona which struck down curbs on publication and broadcast of crime news. The Court of Appeals decision struck down Baltimore city courts' unique gag rule on crime news. It also reversed contempt convictions of three Baltimore radio stations * * * TAIPEI. Formosa - A Chinese Nationalist navy spokesman de- clared last night that the gunboat Wuling fired on the American freighter Flying Arrow "to save her from complete destruction" in a Nationalist mine field at the mouth of the Yangtze River. LONDON-Sir Stafford Cripps made a bid yesterday for new dollar talks with Canada and the United States. $5,133,000,000 Deficit Predicted Republicans lit 'Econoiic Ruin'; Promise Battle To Cti Budget WASHINGTON - (9P) - President Truman sent an unbalanced $42,439,000,000 budget yesterday to a Congress clamoring for economy. He said the spending is "vital to our security . . . and to the welfare of our people." Unless Congress cuts the budget or gives Mr. Truman the "mod- erate" tax increases he wants, the government would live $5,133,- 000,000 beyond its income in the fiscal year starting July 1. THE TALK ON Capital Hill centered mostly on cutting expendi- tures instead of increasing taxes. Some members, however, expressed skepticism that any deep cuts will actually be made in this election year. House and Senate clerks read in relays through the 27,000- word budget message--longest Presidential message in history. Long before they were through, Republicans began pouring out criticism and raising cries of "spendthrift socialism," "Jug- gling," "economic ruin," and "bankruptcy." They promised to fight for spending slashes. Senator Wherry of Nebraska, Republican Senate leader, said "the President sugar-coats red ink with flights into the great blue yonder." On the other hand, Rep. McCormack, House Democratic Leader, called the budget message "soundly conceived" and said that in view of the' international situatioz! - The 500-bed main building, excavation of which wasbegun in September, will occupy the 17-acre triangular site at Fuller Road and Glacier Way. Nine stories high, it will treat both in- and out-patients. Atop the hospital will be a two- story penthouse, housing machine rooms and air-conditioning units. TENTATIVE PLANS call for completion by the middle of next summer, Bell said. A residence hall behind the main building will accommodate nurse and attendant staffs. Four additional apartment buildings are planned for a sizeable army of personnel, according to Bell. The entire hospital area. will be served by a modern garage, boiler house incinerator building and water reservoir, he explained. Latest addition to the half-mil- lion dollar plant that houses The Daily will be a new 12-page capac- ity "rotary" press, slated for in- stallation some time this summer. The new rotary will replace an old "flat bed" type press that has * * * Board Fills Daily Business,, Staff Positions Junior staff appointments to 18 Daily business staff positions have been announced by the Board in Control of Student Publications for the spring semester. Heading the list of new ap- pointees is Bob Daniels, '51, Chel-, sea, Mich., circulation manager. His new assistant is Carl Breik- reitz, '51, Saginaw, Mich. OTHERS receiving appoint- ments are: Frank Carlson, '50, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Jim Armstrong, '51, Shaker Heights, Ohio; and Ina Sussman, '52, Brooklyn, N.Y., 'all local advertising assistants; Bob Miller, '52, Flint, Mich., pro- motions manager; Chuck Cuson, '52, Monroe, Mich., and Jim Pitts- ley, '52, Flint, Mich., promotions assistants. The list continues with: Wal- ly Shapero, '51, Detroit, Mich., classified manager; Dick Sey- mour, '51, La Grange, Ill., assistant classified manager; Donna Cady, '51, Los Gatos, Calif., layout manager; Ruth Anderson, '52, Dearborn, Mich., layout assistant. Also named were: Lola Schwartz, '50, Miami, Florida, na- tional advertising manager; Bob Mercereau, '51, Grand Haven, Mich., and Paul Schaible, '51, Chelsea, Mich., accounts manag- ers; Sally Fish, '51, Wheeling, W. Va., and Lucy Goldstone, '51, Sharon, Pa., accounts assistants; and Joy Goldsworthy, '50, Lake Orion, Mich., staff secretary. been turning out issues of The Daily since 1921. * * * PURCHASE of the $68,000 press (including installation costs) was See PICTURE, Page 6 approved by the Board in Control of Student Publications. It has been ordered from a Battle Creek firm. The new press will be installed some time- this summer, but Daily shop superintendent Ken Chatters is not sure exactly when. It will be in operation by the time the fall semester opens. Bigger issues of The Daily will be feasible with the new equip- ment. The old press is limited to eight full sized news pages, while the rotary can turn out 12 page papers at the rate of 25,000 copies per hour. This means that the average Daily press run will take some 20 minutes. ANTICIPATING the additional demands that a larger paper will make on the student staff, Daily editors are already sketching new methods of operation that will provide even more efficient news reporting. Some of these innovations will go into effect in the spring semester so that next fall's staff will be able to utilize the new press fully. The press itself will come in three units with automatic paper folding device. May File Petitions For Honor Council Engineering students are elig- ible for four positions on Engin- eering Honor Council, and may apply by filing a petition listing qualifications and reasons for wanting a position. Petitions are due Friday and may be placed in the Engineering Council Box on the second floor of the West Engineering Building. BUT NATIONAL defense con- tinued to be the biggest expense in the new budget, as in years past. The President still was silent on just what kind of tax increase he wants. But he did nudge Con- gress again to advance the date when Social Security taxes would jump from 1, to 2 per cent on employers and employes. He suggested Jan. 1, 1951, in- stead of the start of 1952. The tax just went up this last Jan. 1 from 1 to 12 per cent. National defense, heaviest cost in the budget, was figured at $13,- 545,000,000. Moreover, it will cost nearly $12,- 000,000,000, in items like Veterans Benefits and interest on the pub- lic debt, to pay bills left over from the last war. ** * AFTER SOME odds and ends of government expenses are met, that leaves around" $12,500,000,000 to spend at home, on housing, agri- culture, education, social welfare, and parts of the Truman "Fair Deal" program. Perhaps, the Presi- dent suggested, that it is "too little rather than too much. The Federal income estimate of $37,306,000,000 for next year is down $457,000,000 from the latest figure for this year. The decrease was laid largely to a slump in cor- poration profits and a resulting de- crease in taxes collected from l business firms. But the tax take on individual incomes, the President figures, will climb, from $17,971,000,000 this year to $18,246,000,000 nexI year, an increase of $275,000,000. The budget included billions military and economic help non-Communist nations. for to Bias Clause Goes Before SAC Today The Student Affairs Committee today will hear both sides of the controversy over the Interfra- ternity Council's antibias resolu- tion. The resolution, passed in modi- fied form last month by the IFC House Presidents, calls upon SAC to suspend all fraternities with bias clauses in their constitutions unless such fraternities petition their nationals for removal of the clauses by Jan. 1, 1951. * * * A LETTER to The, Daily frm Don Rothschild, '50, one of the house presidents, questioned the motion's sincerity and criticized its mildness. This dissenting voice led to a delay in SAC's consideration of the motion until both sides of the question could be heard. The original resolution con- tained a stipulation that every fraternity with bias clauses should also introduce a motion at its next national convention favoring removal of such clauses. This part of the original resolu- tion was removed by the house presidents before they passed the modified version. Price of J-Ho Tickets Slashed By Committee A slash in the traditional $7.50 J-Hop ticket price to $6.50 for this year's dance has been an- nounced by the 1951 J-Hop cen- tral committee. Reservations for tickets will be honored from 9 to 4:30 p.m. be- ginning today in the Administra- tion Building. No reservations will be filled after Friday and open sale on tickets will begin Monday. * * * STARRING bandleaders Duke Ellington and Lous Prima, "Deep in the Blues" this year's J-Hop, will be held from 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10 and 11 in the Intramural Building. Breakfast tickets will be sold in the Administration Building the same time as dance tickets this week and next. The after-dance breakfasts will be $1.05 per couple in both the Union and League. NBC To Air Phoenix Plan KING PETER II: Ousted Yugoslav Ruler To Speak Here Today * * * King Peter, II, of Yugoslavia, the young ruler whose reign was interrupted by Nazi invasion of his country, will talk at 8:30 p.m. today in Hill Auditorium. The fifth speaker in the Univer- sity's Lecture Series, the king will talk on "The Story of My Coun- try." * * * KING PETER is the great-great- grandson of "Black George," the Serb who founded the Yugoslav dynasty. He became King following his father's assassination in 1934. Peter was only 11 years old at that time. Becase f his vouth. three re- PSYCHIATRIC TESTIMONY: ExpertsDiscuss Hiss Trial Testimony By ROMA LIPSKY Two University faculty mem- bers, Dr. Theophile Raphael, Health Service psychiatrist, and Prof. John P. Dawson of the Law School, agreed yesterday that the psychiatric testimony introduced at the Alger Hiss perjury trial raises issues going far beyond should be an opportunity for full and complete study of the person, preferably by impartial authorities appointed by the courts." But, Dr. Raphael said, there are many difficulties involved in such procedure, including the possibility of violations of indi- vidi .] ria-h fc and ifvcr-'rn business and would be reluctant to use, it except in unusual cases." The objection to having Dr. Binger appear as a witness in the first place was that his would be merely opinion evidence,. and law- yers realize the dangers of this, Prof. Dawson explained. .... .... .................... 1