TEXT-BOOK DRIVE See Page 4 Li L La test Deadline in the State ~uii4 CLOUDY AND COLD VOL. LX., No. 84 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1950 PRICE FIVE CENTS UN Delegate From Poland Resigns Post Seeks Asylum In United States LAKE SUCCESS(P)-Poland's ranking delegate at the United Nations has resigned his diplo- matic post here, cut all official ties with his Russian - dominated homeland, and asked asylum for his wife and himself in the United States. . The delegate is Aleksander Rud- zinski, 49 years old, who has been legal counselor of the Polish dele- gation and the top Pole here in the absence of the chief deleate, Juliusz Katz-Suchy. * * THE BREAK became known yesterday in a letter Rudzinski sent to Secretary of State Dean Acheson. The primary cause was reported to be Rudzinski's unwill- ing walk with the Russians out of U1N commission Monday. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minis- ter Jakob A. Malik walked out of the Security Council last week because the Council would not oust the Nationalist China dele- gation. Soviet bloc delegates walked out of three committees Monday for the same reason and yesterday delegates from the Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia and White Russia left the UN Economic and Employment Commission when it refused to oust the Nationalist China delegation. Rudzinski was reported in se- clusion, but a source familiar with his views said he has been think- ing of a break since the Russians began putting more pressure on Poland after the Stalin-Tito split in 1948. * * * INSTRUCTIONS for Rudzinski to walk out of the special UN Committee on Stateless Persons, reported to have come from War- saw, 'reached him Monday about two hours before the committee met. He was said to have made up t imind- thenhe would quit. Af- 4 ter the walk he went to his home, wrote three letters and beame a stateless person covered by the UN committee he had just left. He wrote Acheson that "free- dom has disappeared" in Poland as a result of Russian actions. False Leads Foil Boston's Bandit Hunt BOSTON-(A)-False leads and phony tipsters snarled a nation- wide hunt last night for Boston's million-dollar bandits. In rapid succession, police chased down these unproductive reports on the largest cash haul in American history: I. An unidentified caller tele- phoned he saw two men jump out of a black sedan, drop a bag con- taining guns and then run into a downtown hotel. It was untrue. 2. A mask similar to those worn by the nine gunmen was found near Lowell 25 miles from Boston; no connection. 3. Another telephoned report said five peajackets, the type of garb worn by the gunmen, were found on a wharf in nearby Dor- chester. There were no jackets. 4. A Cadillac sedan-black like the bandits' getaway car- was found locked in a New Hav- en, Conn., zone reserved for taxis. It was legitimate. The leads and tips were given investigators as a' nation-wide man-hunt rolled for the comman- do robbers who pulled the startling holdup of the Brink's, Inc., Ar- mored Car Service Tuesday night. The seven gunmen wore plastic rubber full-faceuHallowe'en masks --which are pulled over the head -in the holdup at the money transportation firm's offices near the waterfront at 7:10 p.m. Tues- day night. THE COMPANY offered a $100,- 000 reward for the bandits "dead or imprisoned." The other possible $50,000 was Wanted: Old Texts Government Acts To, End Coal i rs' 3-Day meek Photo by Alan D. Reid CAMPUS-WIDE TEXTBOOK DRIVE-Co-chairmen Dick White, BAd '50, and Paul Weinmann, '51, of Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, are putting a poster on one of the 200 special collection boxes which will be distributed to all student residences next week. The drive is seeking textbook contributions in an effort to expand the University's textbook lending library. * * '* * IFC Of fers Surplus Texts to Lending Library By WALT VOGTMAN The IFC student book exchange offered its surplus books yes- terday as the initial contribution to the campus-wide drive to expand the University's textbook lending library. Other promises of textbook contributions also came from the Union and University lost and found departments. -* * * * IFC VICE-PRESIDENT Dick Morrison, '50, estimated that the book exchange will contribute about 200 textbooks, which were accumulated when students failed to reclaim their unsold books. Last year the exchange donated Dorms Plan To Prevent Possible Fire A definite program to improve fire precautions in women's resi- dences is now in progress, Asso- ciate Dean of Women Mary C. Bromage declared yesterday. In contrast to the conditions in men's rooming houses, outlined in a series of recent Daily articles, a set of fire precaution rules have been distributed to presidents and directors of women's residences by the Office of the Dean of Women.. THESE RULES, the first cam- pus-wide regulations of their type, according to Dean Bromage, have been discussed at house meetings and each house has set up its own plan of action in case of fire. Immediately after registra- tion, the rules specify that each resident director should present the plan of her house to the Office of the Dean of Women. "Of course, we realize," Dean Bromage said, "that just because we have a plan doesn't mean there isn't any danger. But we have been working on fire precautions for well over a year and think that some improvement has been ac- complished." * * * THE FIRE precaution rules out- line a basic plan to be followed in case of fire, from the reporting of the blaze through to the com- plete evacuation of the residence's women. The regulations also prescribe that two fire drills are to be held each semester and summer ses- sion. Dean Bromage declared that every women's residence on cam- pus has had at least one fire drill this semester. the unclaimed books to the Uni- versity of the Philippines. The drive, conducted by Alpha Phi Omega, national service fra- ternity, will be waged in all stut( fl"Msdences next week when more than 200 collection boxes will be distributed. Other collection points on campus will also be established. Faculty members will also be solicited for book contributions See EDITORIAL, Page 4 through their departmental offi- ces. * * * DRIVE CO-CHAIRMAN Paul Weinmann, '50, and Dick White, BAd '50, emphasized that "any and all types of college books,'in any condition are acceptable." Obsolete texts can be sold by the library, and the proceeds used to purchase the books which are needed, Weinmann said. The lending library, whose ser- vices are open to any student with a genuine need, has at present 1,873 volumes, which cover only a fraction of the course textbooks currently being used in the Uni- versity. Since its founding in 1937, the library has depended chiefly upon the contributions received from students and faculty. Name 3 To Men's Judie Dave Pease, '51 and Dick Morri- son, '50, were appointed and Jim Smith, '50 was reappointed to Men's Judiciary by a special Stu- dent Legislature Appointment Board, SL President Quent Nes- bitt announced yesterday after- noon. The group will choose its presi- dent in the near future, Nesbitt said at the same time. Membership of the SL board is made up of the male members of the legislature, with the retiring president of Judic, Irv Goffman, '50, acting as an advisor. ei ;Army Plans River Flood Prevention Move Threatens Rich Farm Area By The Associated Press The Army yesterday rolled in the heavy equipment it may use to smash a safety-valve levee to re- lieve pressure along vital areas of the swollen Mississippi river. New rains and rising rivers up- stream heightened the chance that engineers may have to flood 200 square miles of fertile south- eastern Missouri farmland-an act that might wreck hundreds of land owners financially. ALREADY 8,000 residents of the Birds Point-New Madrid flood- way have fled from their homes with furniture and all other pos- sessions they could haul away. Some lashed their homes to their foundations with ropes. The remaining 4,000 residents of the floodway are sticking it out-until or unless the Army issues an evacuation order. The Mississippi, Ohio and Wa- bash Rivers-three major danger spots in the Midwest flood pic- ture-all were rising at crucial points. HUNDREDS more persons were evacuated and two men perished in southern Illinois floodwaters. The coldest weather of the sea- son gripped some Canadian bor- der states. Williston, N.D., had 47 below zero; Pembina, N.D., 41; Bismarck, N.D., 44 and Interna- tional Falls, Minn., 38. Meanwhile, the Lake Superior' shore of Michigan's Upper Penin- sula dug out from under its sec- ond blizzard snowfall in three days yesterday. But Tuesday night's storm didn't equal the impact of a Sunday night blizzard that dumped nearly two feet of snow on some of the state's northernmost extremities. Lower Michigan was not expect- ed to have any more snow but the weatherman said temperatures would range from five to 15 de- grees above zero. Doubt Murders As RedPlan The murders of two American professors of the University of the Philippines did not necessarily come as a result of Communist work, according to two University professors. Prof. Roy Swinton of the engi- neering school declared that the murders of the two professors were probably due to their carrying weapons in the jungles of Luzon, 300 miles north of Manila. Prof. Swinton spent several years in the islands before and during the war. The natives are friendly in this part of the country, but were des- perate for guns of any kind so they killed to get them, he added. "The best way to be safe from the natives, at least, is to go un- armed, Prof. Swinton declared. Prof. Harley Bartlett, director of the botanical gardens, said that the Communists are operating mostly near Manila. The murders took place near Baguio, where there were few or no Communists, he said. v Noted Critic To Discuss Drama Toda John Mason Brown, critic, au- thor and editor, will discuss "Broadway in Review" at 8:30 p.m. today in Hill Auditorium. The long-time drama reviewer will present his stimulating views on current literature and drama in the sixth lecture of the Univer- sity's Oratorical Association. BROWN was for many years drama critic for The New York World Telegram, The Theatre Arts Monthly and The New York Evening Post. He is presently As- sociate Editor of the Saturday Re- view of Literature. This will be the fourth con- secutive year in which Brown has spoken at the University. He is returning again by popu- lar request of the audiences who heard and enjoyed his past lec- tures. Brown is the author of many books dealing with drama and with his own experiences. Tickets for his talk will be on sale from ,10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 5 p.m. today at the Hill Auditorium Box Office. * * * Roosevelt Talk Date Named Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the late president and United States delegate to the United Na- tions, will talk at 8:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at Hill Auditorium. The final speaker in the Uni- versity's Lecture Series this year, Mrs. Roosevelt will talk on "The Citizen's Responsibility to the United Nations." * * * OFTEN CALLED the "first lady of the world," she is chairman of the UN's Committee on Human Relations. In 1932, Mrs. Roosevelt embark- ed on a career as a speaker and writer. Tickets for her talk are avail- able now through mail order, or can be purchased at the Hill Audi- torium box office Tuesday or Wed- nesday. Polio Stricken Student Thanks March o Dimes, By DOLORES LASCHEVER "I think the March of Dimes is the best thing that could happen," declared Larry Derr, 22-year-old University student, from his bed in University Hospital. Derr, '51A, of Detroit, contracted polio early this semester and was admitted to University Hospital from Health Service on October 4. * * "I SURE14Y couldn't afford what I've gotten here except for the polio fund," Derr commented when asked what he thought of the current March of Dimes campaign which ends January 31. --Daiy--arney ,scnever POLIO VICTIM-Lawrence Derr, '51A&D, looks up cheerfully from his bed in University Hospital where he is receiving treatment for infantile paralysis contracted during the 1949 epidemic. His chest is incased in a Huxley respirator, a comparatively new model developed in cooperation with consultant physicians from University Hospital. Derr believes he could never have received the care he has been given "if it hadn't been for the polio fund." "I had to get polio to realize just how important it is," he continued. "I hope my getting it will help others to realize too." Derr spent his first weeks in the contagious division in a Drinker- Collins respirator, the universally used model which encases the body up to the patient's neck. ON NOVEMBER 15 he gradu- ated to the Huxley chest respira- tor, a model less well known than the Drinker-Collins type. The Huxley respirator was developed in cooperation with consultant physicians from University Hos- pital. According to Nurse Thelma Hibblen, Derr was affected by polio in all his limbs. "He has made the best progress of any of our patients," she said, pointing out that he now sits up for a short time each day and, as a result of physiotherapy, has been induced to walk a little. "Part of Larry's progress is due to his wonderful spirit," she add- ed. "He's willing to try anything." Derr, she said, is one of the three patients being treated in the recuperating division of the 121' polio patients admitted to the Hos- pital in 1949. Opera Positions Still Available Men may still sign up for Union Opera tryouts. Audition appointments for sing- ing and dancing choruses as well as for principal roles, may be made today from 1-5 p.m. in Rm. 3G of the Union, according to Jim Eb- ensole, opera general manager. Although the actual tryouts-for "Lace It Up" will not be held until Feb. 14-17, appointments are be- ing made now in order to expedite the auditioning, he said. World News .roundup By The Associated Press WASHINGTON-A bill to wipe out the Federal taxes on oleomar- garine was passed by the Senate last night by the lopsided margin of 56 to 16. The measure,bitterly fought by some members from big butter-producing states, now is expected to go to a Senate- House conference to iron out dif- ferences between it and a measure passed last year by the House. *, ,* * WASHINGTON-The Unit- ed States is standing firm on its plan for ultimate international control of atomic weapons re- gardless of whether it builds a super A-bomb many times more deadly than the existing ones. Secretary of State Acheson made that point clear today in a reply to questions at his news con- ference. (See story, page 8.) * * * TAIPEI, Formosa-The Chi- nese Nationalist Air Force and Navy have wrecked a red junk fleet, making invasion of Hai- nan "impossible," the comman- der of that South China Island asserted yesterday. Gen. Hsueh Yueh, in a report to the govern- ment of Formosa, declared the two services had sunk more than 2,000 invasion craft. ALBACETE, Spain - Sixteen persons including three Spanish airforce officers, were killed yes- terday in the crash of a Junkers type plane against a mountain peak. The accident occurred near the town of Tobarra, 30 miles south of here. Lewis Action Called Unf air By Denham Seeks j junction At District Court WASHINGTON - (R') -A gov- ernment move aimed at forcing John L. Lewis' coal miners back on a full production basis was launched yesterday as reports of fuel and power shortages mounted throughout the country. The step was taken by Robert N. Denham, general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, who said Lewis was using an "un- fair labor practice" in putting his United Mine Workers on a three- day work week. DENHAM SENT his aides into Federal District Court here to ask for an injunction barring Lewis from employing such tactics in his efforts to win a new contract from the mine ofners. Judge Richmond B. Keech set January 26 as the date for a hearing on Denham's request. But members of Congress who have been demanding that presi- dent Truman himself step into the coal dispute predicted that Den- ham's procedure would fall short of its mark. Senator Taft (R-Ohio) declared he did not think Congress had in- tended to give anyone except the President the power to force men to go back to work where they had no contract. He said it might be possible to get a court injunction under the Taft-Hartley Act to re- quire Lewis to bargain in good faith. ** * "BUT' I CAN'T see that would be an effective means of getting full production of coal," Taft add- ed as he renewed his demand that Truman invoke the Taft-Hartley Act to force Lewis to abandon his limited production tactics. There was no word from the White House except to say that the President was being kept in- formed of the developments. Thus far he has refused to rec- ognize the coal shortage as created a national emeri.ncy. Such a proclamation would en- able him to go to the courts and seek an 80-day court order bar- ring a coal mine shutdown. But from Pittsburgh came word that the Retail Coal Merchants Association reported stocks were so low that they will have to be rationed on a priority basis. The United States Steel Corporation also announced plans for further production cutbacks. The B.F. Goodrich Company of Akron, Ohio fired telegrams to the President and Congressmen say- ing the rubber industry also is threatened by the spreading short- ages which already have forced curtailment of some railroad op- erations. CIO President Philip Murray was quick to side with Lewis and against Denham's action. Murray said he was instructing the CIO's legal staff to cooperate with Lewis' lawyers "in support of the basic labor principles involved." Report Bingay Condition Poor DETROIT -(A) - Malcolm W. Bingay, editorial director of the DetroitiFree Press, was reported in critical condition of burns re- ceived at a banquet for some of Detroit's most prominent men. Several other prominent guests at the sumptuous affair were badly burned when a flaming bowl of brandied coffee blew up in their faces. On the serious list were Record- er's Judge Joseph A. Gillis and * ,** * a_ i RECOV ERING FROM RAV AGES OF WAR: University of Philippines' Progress Reflects U' Support n By PETER HOTTON THE STUDENTS were given a community, such as Ann Arbor, of its classes and labs. These build- war students were forced to study a better state of preservation that