FLYING SAUCERS See Page 4 Y lOFzr 6 D4atli4 FAIR, WARMER Latest Deadline in the State VOL. Lvn, No. 11SANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1947 PRICE FIVE CENTS Hartley Says Coal Contract Violates Law Warns Operators Against Signing By The Associated Press WASHINGTON,. July 9 - A warning that coal operators risk criminal prosecution for signing John L. Lewis' precedent-break- ing wage contract was sounded today by Rep. Hartley (Rep., N. J.) even as southern operators capitulated and affxed their sig- natures. Hartley said the pact violates the Taft-Hartley labor law. About ninety per cent of the soft coal industry has now form- ally agreed to Lewis' terms. Face Charges Rep. Hartley said in a House speech that any operator who signed up might face charges carrying penalties up to $10,000 in fine and one year's imprison- ,~ment. The check-off of initiation fees and assessments of the United Mine Workers, provided in the contract, is not sanctioned and is a "clear .violation !of the act," Hartley said. Only the withholding of union dues from paychecks is author- ized. Hartley went on, and there- fore the operators who signed have "agreed to pay money for an illegal reason," he continued. Reflects Collusion "In my opinion, this agreement clearly reflects collusion between the mine operators and the UMW with the intention of violating the law. "For example, the contract cov- ers the employment of miners on- ly during the time as 'such per- sons are able and willing to work'. The law meant for labor unions to become responsible organiza- tions." Hartley told reporters he did not plan to initiate personally any action against the signers, saying this would be up to the execu- tive branch of the government. There was no comment from the executive branch. Miners Return To Coal Pits PITTSBURGH, July 9-Miners thronging back into soft coal pits after their extended vacation sent production soaring in northern states today while the announce- ment by southern operators that they also would accept the new wage contract promised normal production by the week's end. The southern operators, who employ approximately 100,000 of the 400,000 bituminous United Mine Workers, late today follow- ed the lead of northern, mid-west and western owners in agreeing to kJohn L. Lewis' terms. T he first of the southern group to sign represented West Virgin- ia and East Kentucky bituminous mines. The UMW estimated less than ten per cent of the nation's soft coal production still is un- accounted for. Pennsylvania, Illinois and Ohio led the field in restoring coal pro- duction with fuel flowing from tipples in industry in a. growing stream. Over the nation, delay in holding ratification meetings, widespread absenteeism and lack of full crews slowed recovery in some areas. Forecasts were general of re- sumption of normal production by tomorrow. A state-by-state survey showed nearly 135,000 of the 300,- 000 miners covered by the north- ern agreement were back at work today. The Illinois Coal Operators Associationr eported all mines working and the AFL-United Mine Workers said about 17,000 of the state's 23,000 miners had returned to work. John McCann, president of the Independent Progressive Miners reported all his 17,000 members were on the job. 'Stone Flower' Will Open Today Vladimir Druzhnikov will star in "The Stone Flower," Russian film with English sub-titles, to be presented at 8:30 p.m. today and tomorrow at Hill Auditorium by the Art Cinema League. The film, based on an old Rus- Sen. Hickenlooper Says A-Bomb Data Recovered 'Souvenir-Hunting 'Important Files'; Soldiers Secretly Took FBI Recovered Papers By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, July 9-Senator Hickenlcoper (Rep., Iowa) told the Senate today that two souvenir-hunting soldiers surreptitiously removed "certain important documents" from atomic energy files at Los Alamos, N.M., in March, 1946, but that FBI agents recovered the papers. So far as he knows no damage was done to the security of the atomic secrets, said Hickenlooper, who is chairman of the Senate- House Atomic Energy Committee. He said the secret data were taken from the Los Alamos testing - - station by two former Army ser- Greeks Crush Com munist' Sponsored Plot Thousands Arrested In Pre-Dawn Raids ATHENS, July 9-(P)-Greek police and soldiers, under orders to crush a reported revolutionary plot, arrested several thousand persons today in swift pre-dawn raids conducted simultaneously throughout Greece. More than 2,000 persons were seized in the Athens are alone, an official announcement said. Zero Hour NapoleanZervas, minister of public order, said the zero hour for a Communist uprising-under a "Plan F"-had been set for 1 a.m. tomorrow. The Communists already had issued orders for the distribution of arms, Zervas declared, and had intended to plunge the entire kingdom into revolution. Police officials here asserted that the Communists had schem- ed to "murder political leaders," seize important ministries and conduct a campaign of general sabotage. Clean Sweep The arrests, accomplished with- out disorders, made virtually a clean sweep of the leftist leaders here. Zervas said, however, that many high-ranking Communists had fled to the mountains in northern Greere. Approximately 4,000 gendarm- es, police and soldiers participat- ed in the raids, the minister dis- closed. w Most of the persons arrested will be taken to islands near Athens, until the investigation is complete, he said. Other officials said those found guilty would be exiled. Premier Demetrios Maximos declared in a statement that or- ders to put "Plan F" into effect had been issued by Gen. Markos Viflades, commander of guerilla forces in northern Greece. Senate Passes Unification 13111 WASHINGTON, July 9-(P)- The Senate stamped its approval tonight upon a permanent uni- lcation of the Army, Navy and Air Forces. The compromise measure-de- veloped after repeated requests by President Truman during the past two years-now goes to the House where Republican lead- ers have it on their "must list." Chairman Gurney (Rep., S.D.) of the Senate Armed Services Committee and other supporters said the far-reaching revision of the armed forces is necessary to save the United States from des- truction when and if a future war strikes. geants before their demobiliza- tion. He described them as "souv- enir hunters." "The documents were, as we believe, completely andefully re- covered. The individuals did not allow unauthorized persons to have any access to these docu- ments, and we have no present information that any unauth- orized persons did in fact see the documents other than the two Army sergeants." Names Undisclosed FBI headquarters here declined to disclose the names of the two former sergeants, but said they are not in custody at this time and no formal charges have been lodged against them. "Attorneys of the Department of Justice have been conferring with the Atomic Energy Com- mission staff with regard to the further course of action to be taken," the FBI said in a state- ment. Under the atomic energy law, the penalty for disclosing A-Bomb secrets to an enemy is death. De- partment of Justice officials were uncertain however, as to the pen- alty, if any, in the present case. Student Hunt For Celebrity Is Fruitless The University has some cele- brities registered here for the summer, but they are hard to locate. That's the opinion of one grad- uate student here for .the summer who bought a Summer Diiectory from a campus salesman yester- day. Using a good line of selling tac- tics, the salesman told the stud- ent that the Directory was in- teresting reading as well as a key to making campus contacts. Taking the salesman at his word, the student began perusing through the book from the last page forward in search of old friends. Choosing the first fa- miliar name, he phoned. "Is Henry A. Wallace from In- dependence, Mo., there?" he ask- ed. "The name doesn't sound fa- miliar, but I'll check with the rest of the fellows," was the reply. Directory Sale Contines Today A new supply of the Sum- mer Directory will be on sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the Engine Arch and on the diagonal. They will also be on sale at all campus bookstores, the League, the Union and the Stu- dent Publications Building. The first shipment of the Summer Directory was com- pletely sold out yesterday, ac- cording to Editor Tom Walsh. Tax Cut Bill Approved by Senate Group Rep. Martin Asks Pu blicSupport By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, July 9-Re- publican backers of the $4,000,- 000,000 income tax cut bill shoved it through the Senate Finance Committee on an express sched- ule today and followed up with an appeal for public support against an expected veto. House Speaker Martin (Rep. Mass.) made the plea in a radio broadcast, asserting that the is- sue is whether the President or Conrgess is to control the na- tion's purse strings. Headed for Senate He spoke after the Finance Committee, acting in less than an hour, approved the House-passed bill 10-3 and headed it for the Senate where its path to passage appeared clear. Martin based his argument on this point: "The strength of the House of Representatives and of the whole Congress has always been in its control of the purse strings. It is necessary for the 80th Congress to protect this prerogative so the checks and balances in govern- ment may be maintained, as they were intended by the founding fathers to be maintained under our Constitution." Concerted Drive Martin asserted that "for the past 14 years. there has been a concerted drive to break down the authority of the legislative branch of the government over the ex- penditure of public funds." Moreover, he declared "there has also been a concerted drive during all that time to destroy public confidence in the Con- gress." Republican leaders take it for granted that the House, which passed the new bill by a whop- ping 302-to1l2 vote yesterday, can roll up the two-thirds majority necessaryhtowoverride another presidential blackball. But while passage of the bill appears assured in the Senate, the outcome of a veto vote there remains in doubt. U Hospital 'Off ersClass in Pastoral Care Ten ministers and theological students will enroll next week in the University's Summer School of Pastoral Care, a six-week course at UniversityuHospital, sponsored by the Institute of Pas- toral Care of the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The students, of various relig- ious denominations, will receive instruction in the art of minister- ing to the sick and pastoral care, according to Chaplain Malcolm B. Ballinger, of the Michigan Society of Pastoral Care, who will direct the piogram this summer. Chap- lain Ballinger is Protestant chap- lain to the Hospital and director of clinical training. The pastoral care program is intended as clinical work sup- plementary to regular seminary training. The University is one of the few schools in the country to offer this training. For two weeks the students will be engaged in orderly service. For the last four weeks the clergy- men will visit patients at the Hos- pital. The course also includes lec- tures by members of the medical school, nursing school and social service staffs, as well'as by min- isters. The program will extend from July 14 through Aug. 22. Award Offered To Canadians Canadian undergraduate stud- ents, who were enrolled in the University during at least one semester of the 1946-7 academic year, are eligible to apply for the Paul J. Martin Scholarship for Canadian students, Dean Erich A. Walter has announced. LEWIS SIGNS COAL CONTRACT-John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, signs a contract covering 150,000 of the nation's soft coal miners. (July 8) Looking on are Charles O'Neill (left) of the northern commercial operators and Harry M. Moses representing the steel companies' "captive mines", who signed for their operations. ENGLISH ROMANCE: King Reveals Engagement of Elizabeth to Former Prince Poles, Yugoslavs LONDON, July 10 - (P) - The engagement of Princess Elizabeth to her childhood sweetheart, the handsome former Prince Philip of Greece, was announced officially early today by King George VI. The King gave his blessing to the long-forecast engagement of Britain's heiress apparent in a court circular, the traditional Kesseiring' s Comedy Play, To Oper Today "Arsenic and Old Lace," Jo- seph Kesselring's classic comedy murder, will open at 8 p.m. today at Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Produced by the speech de-' partment's Michigan Repertory Players, the comedy will star Ar- thur Shef as Johnathan, the role made famous by Boris Karloff in the Broadway production. Other leading players are Jean- ette Grandstaff as Abby Brewster, Donald Kleckner as Teddy, Emily James as Martha Brewster, Rich- ard Rosenbloom a s Mortimer Brewster and William Kinzer as Dr. Einstein. Max Kelly Albert Nadeau, Earl. Matthews, Frances Barker, Cov- ell Radcliffe Ward Alquist, James Lynch and James Drummond are other members of the cast. The play concerns the inno- cently murderous activities of the Brewster sisters, who populate their cellar with the remains of their victims, their brother who believes he is Theodore Roosevelt and a second brother whose mys- terious activities add to the gen- eral confusion and suspense. Some tickets are still available for performances to be presented today through Saturday with a matinee Saturday. New Absence Forms Mailec1 The newly-revised veterans ab- sence forms are in the mail and will be in the hands of all vet- erans on campus within a few days," it was learned yesterday from Robert A. Waldrop, direc- tod of the Veterans Service Bur- eau. Students enrolled under the benefits of the G.L Bill will be required, under the new system, to record their week by week ab- sences on the forms and file them at the close of the summer ses- sion. The new scheme marks a de- parture from that in effect last semester, in which veterans were required to file reports each week with their respective schools and colleges. Resulting confusion and! widespread criticism gave rise to the new plan. Vetera~nsenrolledI in the. six manner of speaking to his sub- I jects. No date has been announced for the wedding, but it probably will be in October at Westminster Abbey. It is certain to be one of the most colorful ever held in Lon- don as the 21-year-old Elizabeth will be the first princess to marry while heiress apparent to the throne. The 26-year-old Philip - big, blond and breezy-gave his bride- to-be an engagement ring con- taining a large diamond and two smaller baguette diamond's set in platinum. The King's announcement said: "It is with the greatest pleasure that the King and Queen an- nounce the betrothal of their dearly beloved daughter, the Prin- cess Elizabeth, to Lieutenant Phi- lip Mountbatten, R.N., son of the late Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess Andrew (Princess Alice of Battenberg), to which union the King has giadly given his con-. sent." GI Insuirance Date Extended. Deadline for Policy Renewal Is January 1 The deadline for 9,500,000 vet- erans to extend their lapsed G.I. insurance policies without phy- sical examination, was extended by the Veterans Administration yesterday to January 1, accord- ing to the Associated Press. More than two - thirds of Michigan's 600,000 . veterans, in- cluding somewhat over half of the ex-GI's on campus are thus granted an additional five months to reconsider the matter of their expired insurance. August 1 had previously been the last date on which veterans might reinstate without examin- ation. Lapsed policies may be reac- tivated by payment of two prem- iums according to Ransom Haw- ley, Jr., contact representative of the local Veterans Administration office in the Rackham Building, Re eet Invitation To Paris Parley Conference To Convene Saturday Finland, Hungary Still Uncertain;. By The Associated Press PARIS, July 9-Poland and Yugoslavia joined Russia and two other nations in the Soviet orbit tonight in rejecting the British- French invitation to participate in the Paris conference on European recovery under the Marshall plan whch opens here Saturday. On the eve of the deadline for accepting bids, sent to 22 Euro- pean nations, Finland and Hungary remained the only two nations whose participation was uncertain. 'Iie participation of 15 nations, in addition to France and Great Britain, definitely was assured. It s was anticipated that Albania, who also has not replied to the Ten Senators invitation, would follow Russia's lead in refusing to discuss the NFT1ej T American aid proposal advanced lO OSI last ,month by Secretary of State George C. Marshall. Be Revamped Poland's refusal, announced in Warsaw after a four-hour cabinet meeting, was prompted chiefly by Include Suggestion the fact that Germany would share equally in reconstruction ef- To Drop Soviet Union forts with other war-torn coun- tries. Bulgaria's rejection of the WASHINGTON, July 9-(P)- bid was announced earlier in the Three resolutions were introduced- day and Romania notified the today in Congress aimed to give British and French of their refus- the United Nations a strong arm al earlier this week. and a new start-with talk of Observers said there was a "50-50" chance that Finland dropping Russia if she balks. and Hungary would send repre- Ten House members, including sentatives to the conference. Republicans and Democrats, de- Those countries which have of- clared the calling of a new char- ficially or unofficially accepted ter conference to give UN power are Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Eire, to enforce "world law to prevent Greece, Turkey, Luxemborg, Hol- war" would be the surest way of land, Czechoslovakia, Iceland, "determining whether the Soviet Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Union is bent on conquest." Sweden and Denmark. Ten Senators from both parties proposed a reorganization meet- P rof. Pollock ing to be called by President Tru- Ssman to propose revisions to strengthen the organization in maintaining world peace. Sena- tors suggested it might be neces- sary to go ahead without Russia. The third resolution promptly followed in the Senate. Proposed WASHINGTON, July 9--(?)- by one of these Senators and two Prof. James K. Pollock, of the others it suggested that UN be University of Michigan political given sauthority to enact, inter- science department, was appoint- pret and enforce laws to keep ed today to a 12-member group peace. which will investigate all gov- ernment departments in the in- The House proposal was simil- ernet epartm yetsin the and ar. It would have Congress urge terests of economy, efficiency the President to take the initia- Legislation creating the Coi- tive in calling a general UN con- missionon Organization of the ference under provisions of its Executive Brance of the Govern- charter "for the purpose of mak- mecti w rasigied o y resoening the United Nations capable ment was signed by President of enacting, interpreting and en- Truman earlier this week. It pro- forcing world law to prevent vides thlat four members each shall be named by the President w'r Senator Vandenberg as President Rep. Judd (Rep., Minn.) told Pro Tempore of the Senate and the House: "Let us revive the Speaker Martin of the House. hope of the world for peace." Vandenberg named Senators McClellan (Dem., Ark.) and Aiken (Rep., Vt.), Joseph E. Kennedy ofSig EpRobbery Hyannis Park, Mass. and Prof. Pollock. Nets ini e f t9 The commission is to consider such matters as abolishing un- The latest in a wave of robber- necessary government activities, ies of fraternity houses netted the and consolidating others; trim- thief $95 at Sigma Phi Epsilon, ming government expenditures; 733 S. State, Tuesday night. and defining and limiting func- The robbery is the fourth of the tions of various federal agencies. summer term. Previously, two houses on Washtenaw and one on Vets To Cash Hill St. were robbed of $263. The three victims of the 'latest theft were Thomas Cramer who Leave onds lost $15; Eugene Freed, $20; and John Juivenen, who lost about WASHINGTON, July 9-(R)- $60. A proposal to permit 9,000,000 ex- Albert Heusel, Ann Arbor chief GI's to cash their terminal leave of detectives, said the thief ap- bonds after Sept. 1 if they wish parently used the tame tactics of was given tentative approval to- walking into the unlocked house day by a Senate Armed Services while all the occupants were subcommittee._ Chairman Baldwin (Rep., aicr Chnaid Balhdin (Rep, t Heusel reiterated his previous Conn.) said he hoped to have the warning for all organizations in measure cleared by the full com- tarea o ake rationary mittee tomorrow night. the area to take precautionary IH l' 5 N r 3 L 1 b u r t C f k f t r r e r e World News at a Glance By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, July 9-Congressional leaders said today they have been invited to the White House next Monday for a conference with President Truman. They said they did not know the topics to be discussed but specu- lated they might include congressional adjournment plans or the ad- ministration's foreign-aid program. LAKE SUCESS, July 9-France and Colombia have approch- ed the United States with compromises aimed at reconciling the opposed American and Russian proposals for settlement of Bal- kan disorders, it was learned authoritatively today. The American delegation to the United Nations has rejected both proposals designed to water down the U.S. resolution calling for a semi-permanent investigating commission to halt Greek bor- der disturbances. * * * * TURKISH EXPERT: Dr. Wright To Speak on Near East Policy in Lecture Series Dr. Walter L. Wright, third speaker in the Summer Session lecture series, "The United States in World Affairs," will speak at 4:10 p.m. today in the Rackham Amphitheatre on "A Near East Policy in the Making." Dr. Wright is Professor of Turk- ish Language and History at Princeton University. From 1935 to 1944 he was president of the In 1934, Dr. Wright served as secretary and expert on Tuikish history and affairs for the Hines- Kemmerer Economic Mission to Turkey., He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1921 and Doctor of Philosophy in 1928 from Princeton. He received the Master measures. "With dormitory sleeping quar- ters on the second floor and un- locked doors, fraternity houses are especially vulnerable," he said. "Valuables should be taken into the dormitories and doors should be locked." County Seeks Fee On 'U' Properties A move to make the University pay an annual fee to the county on Universityr owned lands ap- peared likely Tuesday when the Board of Supervisors took pre- liminary action on a resolution from Cheboygan County.