STRATTON BILL See Page 2 L7J r Lw6 fl ti4 PARTLY CLOUDY, SHOWERS Latest Deadline in the State VOL. LVII, No. 12S ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1947 PRICE FIVE CENTS Senate Group Hikes Farm Budget Share Votes To Restorc HouseReductiom F By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, July 10 - Farm-minded Senators today re versed the House economy driv( by agreeing to restore more thar $225,000,000 to the annual agri cultural appropriation. The agreement was reached a a closed-door session of a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee pre- sided over by Senator Brooks (Rep., Ill.) Friday Announcement Senators who attended said formal public announcement o: the many increases over amount voted by the House will be made at a meeting of the full appro- priations committee Friday. They reported these major in- creases: 1. A full $300,000,000 for ben- efit payments to farmers whc complied this year with the ad- ministration's "conservation anc use" program and a pledge to con- tinue it next year with $150,000,- 000 for these purposes. The House had cut this year's pay- ments to $150,000,000 and direct- ed that no program be planned for 1948. School Lunch 2. A full $75,000,000 to continue the federal aid for school lunch programs in the next 12 month. The House had allowed $45,000,- 000 for this program after its ap- propriation committee recom- mended by the House. Adminis- trative funds for this agency also were increased $1,000,000. 4. A $20,000,000 loan fund to aid veterans and tenants to be- come land owners. The House had eliminated this item. As the bill reached the Sen- ate it carried about $845,000,000 for agricultural activities or some $345,000,000 less than the presi- dent's budget estimates and about $430,000,000 less than amounts voted last year. Slaughter Calls Election Action }Scandalous' TULSA, Okla., July 10-(P)- Former Rep. Roger C. Slaughter, Missouri Democrat, whom Presi- dent Truman helped to defeat for renomination last year, charged today "scandal threatens" the presidency, a statement the Pres- ident said left him unworried. Slaughter, speaking before the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce's public affairs forum, assailed the Pendergast Democratic organiza- tion of Kansas City and declared Mr. Truman's request of it for help in the 1946 Democratic prim- ary was "the public admission of a partnership that has bought the presidency into disrepute." The President's reaction to Slaughter's remarks came at his Washington press conference. He said he considered the source of the speech and added it didn't worry him any. Slaughter said he considered the President "personally an honest and honorable man," but that "like Grant and Harding, he. has been misled by false friends, and has likewise been the victim of his own impetuosity." After he was informed of the President's comment on the state- ment in his prepared text, the former congressman issued this statement to a reporter: "If the President is not wor- ried he is in a different state of mind from hundreds of Demo- cratic candidates who will be run- ning for office in 1,948." Kuethe To Speak At Meeting Today Another talk in the Symposium on Fluid Mechanics entitled "Vis- cosity Effects in High Flow" will be given by Prof. Arnold M. Kue- the of the aerodynamics depart- ment at 4 p.m. today in Rm. 445 West Engineering Building. Prof. Sydney Goldstein, chair- man of the Aerodynamics Coun- cil of Great Britain and Beyer Professor of applied mathematics at the University of Manchester, Manchester, England, will speak to the Symposium at 10 a.m. to- Police Caution Students Against Unlocked Doors Sigma Alpha Epsilon, West Quad Latest Victims as Campus Robberies Continue Police issued a "lock your doors" warning to students last night as robberies at Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the West Quadrangle pushed the total "take" in recent weeks above the $500 mark. The wave of fraternity house robberies hit the West Quad Wed- nesday when two residents of Allen-Rumsey House reported theft of $40 and a Williams House resident lost $7. At the same time, the fifth fraternity robbery in recent weeks was reported to police by Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 140E Washtenaw. Room Ransacked The fraternity thief escaped with $60 in cash. He is believed to have entered through unlocked doors between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m., Wednesday. Police say that the robber apparently ransacked the house room by room. The six members who reported losses are Bob Gilfillan, $10; Ruel Lehman, $10; Tony Spada, $2; Dick Cook, $5; Andy Saari, $18; and Alex Breda, $15. Unable .to Describe The Allen-Rumsey theft was reported by Guy Walters who lost $18. His rommate, Donald Jenks, reported $22 missing. Police believe that the Allen- Rumsey robbery was committed about 7 a.m. Wednesday. Walters told police he woke up about that time and heard someone moving around the room. A voice asked whether he knew "where Tare lives." Then the intruder left, and Walters went back to sleep. His roommate discovered the theft later in the morning. Walters was unable to describe the intruder. Other Houses Other houses robbed during the recent epidemic include Phi Sig- ma Delta and Phi Kappa Psi on Washtenaw, Kappa Sigma on Hill and Sigma Phi Epsilon on S. State. Police Detective Claude Damer- on says the robberies are un- doubtedly the work of the same person World News Roundup By The Associated Press MEXICO, CITY, July 10-The Mexican government announced tonight drastic restrictions on the importation of luxury and non- essential goods to protect her dwindling dollar balance in the United States. * * * WASHINGTON, July 10-A bill providing $55,671,908 to maintain Congress and its re- lated agencies for the current fiscal year was passed by the Senate on voice vote today. * * * WASHINGTON, July 10-Comp- troller General Lindsay Warren accused "at least" 19 war con- tractors today of frauds running "well in excess" of $2,000,000 in contract settlements with the government. He named no names. LAKE SUCCESS, July 10- Russia failed today in an effort to block consideration of Aus- tria's application for member- ship in the United Nations. * * * PITTSBURGH, July 10-The executive board of the CIO Poli- tical Action Committee today mapped an intensive double-bar- reled campaiagn to register voters and collectvoluntarydollar con- tributions from individual mem- bers for political activity in what the committee said was its answer to the Taft-Hartley labor bill.i Paris Parley Delegations To Present Plans Conference To Settle U.S. Aid, Self Help LONDON, July 10-(P)-A sur- vey of European capitals disclos- ed today that many of the nations which will cooperate in the Mar- shall Plan will come to the Paris conference Saturday with some- thing definite to offer toward re- building the European economy. The reports indicated that the delegations will go to Paris not merely to ask for United States' dollars, but to state how far they can go toward organizing a pro- gram of self help. The survey disclosed that the knottiest problem facing the eco- nomic planners will be - as it has been since the war - the shortage of coal. Foodstuffs Needed British spokesmen were not ex- plicit as to what the United King- dom could offer. A foreign office source said the contribution would include machinery, industrial pro- ducts and plastics. Britain could not supply coal or food, he added. France could contribute iron, phosphate, bauxite, potash, motor tires, manufactured products of various kinds including textiles, and mechanical equipment. Labor France needs foodstuffs as well as industrial and mining equip- ment, machine tools, textile ma- chinery, and such raw materials as cotton, wool and silk. Italy's principal contribution, government informants said, can be manpower, skilled and unskill- ed. A labor survey showed 2,177,- 489 registered unempoyed, 1,179,- 673 from industry. Three Named To Board Post Appointment of three new members to the Board in Control of Student Publications was an- nounced yesterday by Provost James P. Adams. New members are Prof. John W. Lederle, of the political sci- ence department, and Prof. Wes- ley H. Maurer, of the journalism department. The new alumni ap- pointee is George A. Osborn of Sault Ste. Marie. Retiring board members are Prof. Gail E. Densmore of the speech department Carl E. Burk- lund of the engineering English department, and Webb McCall of Mt. Pleasant. Densmore chairman of the Board this year, and Burk- lund have served since 1941. Mc- Call has been on the Board since 1939. Prof. Paul G. Kauper of the law school, has been named chair- man of the Board. Truman Will Veto Income Tax Cut Bill No Policy Change Is Expected Now By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, July 10-Pres- ident Truman let Congresseknow today that he intends to veto th new $4,000,000,000 income tax cut bill, just as he vetoed the last one Even before Congress has ,com- pleted action on the new tax- slashing measure, Mr. Truman told a news conference that he sees nohreason why he should change his attitude. Wrong Time He vetoed the original measure last month, saying it was the "wrong kind" of tax reduction "at the wrong time." Today he made it clear that he does not consider next Jan. 1 will be the right time to cut the na- tion's income burden with the same original bill made the ef- fective date July 1. Conference Salient points of the confer- ence: 1. Mr. Truman may call Con- gress back, after the lawmakers adjourn probably around July 26, for an extra session to speed Sec- retary of State Marshall's Euro- pean recovery plan-if necessary. 2. He has no travel plans at this time, although Democratic leaders have been urging him to make a cross-country swing. 3. He is actively behind a flood control program for the whole Mississippi valley and also sup- ports the Missouri Valley Author- ity plan, even if, as' a reporter remarked, the people "out in Miss- ouri" don't think he does. Millikin Leads Fight Against Truman Veto WASHINGTON, July 10-P)- Senator Millikin (Rep., Colo) led aroused Republicans today in de- claring that President Truman committed "an impropriety" in giving advance notice that he will veto the new income tax cut bill even before it passes the Senate. Millikin, chairman of the Sen- ate Finance Committee and floor manager for the measure, told re- porters this is the first time he ever heard of a president vetoing a bill in advance. He remarked tartly that Con- gress, not the president, still has constitutional control of the gov- ernment's pursestrings. The Republican drive picked up strength as five Democratic mem- bers announced they will vote to override the heralded veto. These were Senators Byrd (Va.), Ed- win C. Johnson iColo), Stewart (Tenn.), George (Ga.) and Mc- Carran (Nev.). Prospects for an earlier Senate vote than expected-possibly late tomorrow or Saturday-developed late in the day when Senator Lucas (Dem., Ill.) told newsmen he has decided to drop his fight for a substitute bill. His mea- sure would raise taxpayers' per- sonal exemptions from $500 to $600 and cut 4 percent off each surtax rate. Sigler Will Fly To Conference Governors To Hold Week-Long Meeting LANSING, July 10-UP)-Gov- ernor Sigler will leave by plane Friday for Salt Lake City to at- tend the week-long Governors' Conference opening July 13. Sigler said he would remain in touch with the executive office here and commented "if some- thing important needs my atten- tion I can be back in six or seven hours." At the same time Sigler said he expected Lt. Gov. Eugene C. Key- es, who the governor termed an "obstructionist" last month, "to act if anything important comes up." "The mere fact that the gover- nor is out of the state doesn't mean the lieutenant governor has Rejects Paris Conference Anthracite Miners 9 - Granted Same Increases As Soft Coal Men Royalties for Welfare Fund Also Included By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, July 10-Hard coal miners tonight won the same '$1.20 per day increase in take home pay John L. Lewis had ob- tained for his soft coal men. It will amount to 17.1 cents an hour for the anthracite workers, who work a seven hour day. The soft coal miners got the same take home increase but a reduction in their working day from nine hours to eight with no pay cut, plus a one half-hour paid lunch period, made their increase average 44%/2 cents an hour. Completion of the agreement covering the 75,000 anthracite miners was announced by the United Mine Workers union late in the day. In addition, it said the new an- thracite agreement gives that in- dustry the same increased ton- nage levy-from 5 to 10 cents a ton-for the union's health and welfare fund. Lewis, president of the UMW, announced that the hard coal pact had been agreed upon without even going through the the formality of exercising a 30- day contract reopening. The hard coal industry and Lewis simply sat down, without exercising the reopening provi- sion, and amended their existing contract to include the increased terms. Thus the 75,000 hard coal min- ers represented by Lewis' AFL United Mine Workers union ob- tained the same pattern wage in- crease Lewis won in the soft coal industry for 400,000 other miners. The anthracite mining industry is confined principally to eastern Pennsylvania. Meantime in Congress Senator Taft (Rep., O.) disagreed with his co-author of the new labor law, Rep. Hartley (Rep., N.J.), over the latter's contention that soft coal operators who signed the soft coal contract have be- come liable to criminal prosecu- tion. Meat Prices Will Remain Up Next Year WASHINGTON, July 10-(AP)- Continued high meat prices and some reduction in livestock pro- duction next year was indicated today by an Agriculture Depart- ment report forecasting a sharp drop in this year's corn crop from wartime levels. The prospective crop of this im- portant feed grain was forecast at 2,612,000 bushels, which is slightly below the 10 year (1936- 45) average of 2,639,102,000 bush- els. The wartime crop averaged around 3,000,000,000 bushels while last year's production was a record of 3,287,927,000. The department, which had set a corn production goal of 3,000,- 000,000 bushels, said one of the most adverse planting seasons of record - cool and wet cloudy weather and floods in the mid- western corn belt - was respon- sible for the expected reduction in corn. HICKENLOOPER TALKS TO REPORTERS-Se Hickenlooper (Rep., Iowa) (right) talks to repor statement on the Senate floor that important ini were taken from the Los Alamos, N.M., atomic tes March, 1946, but were recovered without any "brea Hickenlooper is chairman of the Senate-HouseI Committee. 'MEET THE FOLKS': Lt. Mountebatten Pres To Future In-Laws atI Moscow Radio Reports Finland Bid; LONDON, July 10--(P)-Viva- cious young Princess Elizabeth had her handsome husband-to- be Lt. Philip Mountbatten, "meet the folks," today and not even a slashing rain dimmed the happi- ness in their faces. Showered with congratulations, the newly engaged couple walked side by side through the milling crowds of a Buckingham palace garden party for the cream of British society. They so monopol- ized -the attention of 6,000 guests Four Groups Lodge Protest On Re-Zoning A formal protest to the pro- posed re-zoning of the C.E. Per- rine property on the northwest corner of Washtenaw and S. Uni- versity was filed with the city clerk yesterday by four fratern- ities on Washtenaw. C. E. Perrine, Ann Arbor busi- ness man, is seeking to have the present class B residential res- triction changed to a class C, or commercial zoning in order to operate a flower shop on the cor- ner in question. The four fraternities which have signed the protest include Theta Chi, 1351 Washtenaw, Sig- ma Alpha Epsilon, 1408 Washte- naw, Theta Xi, 1345 Washtenaw and Phi Delta Theta, 1437 Wash- tenaw. There will be a public hearing on the proposed change today at 7:30 p.m. at the City Council chambers. Morse D. Campbell, 1339 Wash- tenaw, who is among Ann Arbor residents who have signed peti- tions against a C classification, drew up the fraternity protests. Opponents of the zoning change have indicated that petitions bearing the names of approxi- mately 250 residents who are against the proposed zoning change will be submitted at the hearing. that King George no one to talk to. 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Win Raises Refusal Lines Eight Nations Behind Russia States Outside Soviet Russia's Bloc Accept By The Associated Press LONDON, July 11-The Mos- cow radio said early today Fin- land had declined to participate in the Paris economic conference, thus lining up eight nations be- hind Russia in rejecting U.S. Sec- retary of State George S. Mar- shall's proposal for putting Eur- ope on its economic feet. If the broadcast is confirmed, Finland will have joined Czecho- slovakia, Poland, Yugoslavia, Hun- gary, Romania. Bulgaria and Al- bania in spurning invitations sent to 22 European nations by Great Britain and France to attend the Paris sessions opening tomorrow. The small Baltic state an- nn. Bourke B. nounced its refusal, according ters about his to the Moscow radio, after formation files Czechoslovakia last night back- ting station in ed down from a previous de- ch in security." cision to participate. The Czech Atomic Energy cabinet acted upon telephoned instructions from communist Premier Klement Gottwald in Moscow. The Czechs gave as their reason that participation in the confer- ented ence might be construed as an action against the Soviet Union. The Czech withdrawal made it aut'7 virtually certain that no nation in the Soviet orbit in Eastern Eur- ope would attend the conference e frequently had at its opening Saturday. The cabinet decision was ld Philip, chat- made when Premier Gottwald, ghing with man- telephoned from Moscow where se, caught the he was received last night by he younger wo- Premier Stalin. Hungary announced today that sts got a look at she would not attend. A reliable d platinum en- Hungarian informant said tonight accord with gar- in Budapest that warnings by te Princess Eliz- communist leaders of Russian re- s that prevented prisals induced the Hungarian tng the already government to reject the invita- tion. e wedding take The French Foreign Ministry ess is Octobeir. said in Paris that refusals had ay, it will be a been received from six minor na- tions, all of them within the Rus- zabeth and Phil- sian sphere. They were Poland, )addy and Mum- Hungary, Romania, Yuoslavia, Al- ncess calls the bania, and Bulgaria. n, until a town Formal acceptances were re- found in over- A 25-room sum- eived from 14 states - Austria, Windsor castle Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Eire, died. Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and Tr- Absent key. The conference is intended to e eset up committees which will sur- vey Europe's capabilities * and needs and then report to the Uni- l a nuet ted States just where that coun- try can assist Europe. , July 10-(M- GOP president- Vets Checks s absent from a by Kansas At POffice ublica leaders s E. Dewey but had snubbed the Deadline for Return To Columbus July 17 the former Kan- led to specula- Checks being held at the Main Ann Arbor Post Office for the fol- ri might oppose Ilowing veterans will be returned esidential nomin- to Columbus July 17. The list includes Charles E. home in Tope- Brown, Philip D. Braun, William C Breen, Kingsley M. Brown, Jr., ig personal." Kenneth J. Brand, Robert F. dBrowning, Arthur Brody, Kathleen wconferred wit Burwell, Richard A. Buck, Freder- awing syd lat ick D. Buerstetta, Andrew Bugosh, e stayed home Richard A. Bohl, Robert T. Bog- ner party leaders an, Embra C. Bowie, Raymond T. once to talk with Bohn, Jr., Irene G. Boening, Juan- ita Caldwell, Glen D. Carlisle, Donald R. Carlson, John E. Car- penter, Joseph J. Carr, William A. Carroll, Joseph C. Clark, Nan- cy L. Clark, William Robert Clif- ton, Max N. Clyde, Louis L. Gold- berg, June A. Cone. d/ Additional names are: Graham H. Conger, Gus L. Constan, How- sed on this prin- ard J. Corman, John B Cornell, policy is moral- Robert D. Cornell, Samuel M. Cott, lly wise, and as Benjamin R. Craig, Herbert J. PATIENTS WAIT' Nursmg Shortage Results As Graduates Grow Dissatisfied By ANNETTE RICH Daily Special Writer "Is there really a nursing short- age?" Just ask the hospital patient who has to wait three hours for a morning bath. Not only are nursing schools getting fewer applications than they did before the war, but graduate nurses have become in- creasingly dissatisfied and are leaving the field for other pro- fessions. If you wonder why, talk to a few graduate nurses. It is after graduation, when the young nurse takes her place as a salaried person and compares her wages and working hours with women holding jobs not requir- ing three years of professional preparation, that she begins to feel nursing is not worthwhile. Many hospitals still pay nurs- ing salaries far below the stand- ard paid stenographers and tele- phone operators. The salaries may be as low as $120 a month without maintenance. Some few states, including Michigan, pay the top salary of t~f;a urn ...rim .i UNINTENTIONAL FA VOR: Russia Arouses U. to Sense of D For the second time in the his- tory of the United States, a gov- ernment of Russia has uninten- roe Doctrine. Our reaction to current Soviet Russian policy to- ward Greece and Turkey has pro- Wright said. "Bas ciple, our foreign ly sound, politica