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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1948
Tower Model Is High Point Of WM Conference
Eighty-three persons representing 28 Kansas counties and six out-of-state cities attended the national conference of War Memorial leaders at the Union Sunday. The chairmen received instructions for completing the campaign by June 7.
or platform.
Professor Crafton said that "we appreciate the deeds of our service-men, but we will die and with us our memories will die. Only the bell tower can make these memories live."
Chancellor Deane W. Malott said that the bell tower would be a "real memorial to the sons and daughters of World War II."
Kirk Veeder, Independence, and John T. Stewart, Wellington, were unable to attend the conference, but each sent donations. Mr. Veeder matched his former contribution and Mr. Stewart donated $1,000 to the drive.
drive.
The unveiling of a colored model of the bell tower, complete with landscaping, at the high point of the meeting Prof. Allen Crafton of the department of speech and drama designed two future University students looking toward the campanile from the stadium as the lights dimmed and attention was directed toward the model. Then recordings of carillon-bell music were played, adding to the realistic effect.
adding to the team
Bernard "Poco" Frazier, Oklahoma City, built the model bell tower. It was painted by Prof. Raymond Eastwood of the department of painting and drawing.
Justice Hugo T. Wedell, president of the Memorial association, told the group of chairmen, "you have been chosen because we felt you would deliver when the going is rough. We must work hard now and celebrate a successful campaign during Commencement week."
To Repeat First Debate
"America's Town Meeting of the Air" will repeat its first program of May 20, 1935 at the 500th broadcast at 7:30 p. m. tomorrow over station WREN, Topeka;
The other speakers will be Dr Leon M. Birkhead, founder and director of the Friends of Democracy, and Martin Ebon, author of "World Communism Today," and former state department information officer.
Two members of the original panel, Raymond Moley, Newsweek columnist, and Norman Thomas, Socialist party leader, will debate the original question, "Which Way America, Facism, Communism, Socialism, or Democracy."
Since its beginning 13 years ago "America's Town Meeting of the Air" has presented the uncensored views of 244 politicians and statesmen, 191 educators, 249 journalists and authors, 27 religious leaders, 42 sociologists, and leaders in other fields.
The program has received 33 national awards for excellence in the field of education and public service programs.
US Will Stop Aid To Italy If Reds Win
Washington, March 15 — (UP) — The state department bluntly told Italy today it can expect no more aid from the U. S. if the Communists win the April 18 Italian elections.
State department spokesman Michael J. McDermott made this statement in response to questions at a news conference;
"The Communists in Italy have said they don't want the European Recovery program and if the Communists should win (the elections), which we cannot believe will be the case knowing the spirit and feeling of the Italian people, there would be no further question of assistance from the U.S."
Mind-Reader Joe Dunninger Here; No Canaries Attached
Suddenly the yellow canaries burst into song. This was strange because the tiny birds in gilt cages on the Cascades roof garden of the Biltmore hotel had been trained to keep silent during performances of entertainers.
The performer, Joseph Dunninger, world famous teafalpist, smiled and went on with his act. The birds continued to sing frantically among the
'Taft-Hartley Act Has Good Points'
Labor unions are among the most powerful organizations in the United States today, but they can and must be improved. American Federation of Labor delegates from 18 Kansas towns were told this week-end.
The labor institute, held at the University, was co-sponsored by the Kansas State Federation of Labor. Workers' Education bureau of America, and the University of Kansas.
T. D. Gagliardi, professor of economics, speaking to the group on the Teft-Hartley act said, "You turn the act down without realizing that it contains some of the best of the National Labor Relations act. You have come a long way in getting desired legislation, but you fail to offer constructive criticism against this particular act."
Unions Are Democratic
Upons Are Democracy
E. C. Buehler, professor of speech,
said, "Trade union meetings show
more evidence of the democratic
processes than the national congress.
Poor attendance at your meetings is
the fault of your inefficient officers
and the membership's ignorance.
These faults can be corrected by
you."
F. T. Stockton, dean of university extension and professor of economics, told the delegates, "Unions have a terrific education job right among their individual members. Labor must be able to match wits with technology of the management representatives."
Elmer F. Beth, professor of journalism, said that as a newspaper reporter he received some of his roughest treatment from union officials. "No labor public relations man is going to succeed unless you members back him up." Discuss Full Employment
During the panel discussion on "Full Employment," L. J. Pritchard, associate professor of finance, stated that the concentration of unemployment is in the monopolistic industries. Professor Gagliardo was chairman of the panel. Other speakers in the discussion were Jack Chernick, assistant professor of economics, and Tom Page, instructor in political science.
L. R. Lind, associate professor of Latin, who is president of Central Labor Union in Lawrence, presided over the afternoon session on March 13. Chancellor Deane W. Malott spoke briefly at the dinner.
Three students from Palestine told the Unitarian Liberal society Sunday of the efforts and achievements of the Jewish nation to establish a homeland in Palestine.
Students Tell Of Palestine
Arieh Rivlin said that the Jews had tried to settle in South America and Africa before turning to Palestine, but had been driven out.
Benjami Samuel Benjaminov, speaking on past British policy in Palestine, said that partition depended upon what the British were planning to do next. Unfilled promises have been their past policy, he said.
"The British claim a neutral position, but they have disarmed the Jews and aided the Arabs," Beniaminov said.
"Palestine was the only place left that the Jews had lived in and that had contact with the historical past."
Nehemia Yechiel Kronenberg told the group of the socialist achievements of the Jews as they tried to create a cultural center in the Holy Land.
shrubbery surrounding the dance floor. After the show, ornithologists explained that the high-powered telepathy had caused an electric disturbance in the air which, sensed by the birds, had excited them to forget their training.
No canaries will be on hand when Dunninger appears at the University Thursday at a special convocation. He will, however, give a demonstration of his mind-reading powers which have been witnessed by six United States presidents, and statesmen, scientists, and audiences the world over.
Reads Mind of Unseen
Duninger broke into the national spotlight on Sept. 12, 1943, when his radio show, "Dunninger, the Master Mind," was first broadcast. In this broadcast he successfully read the thoughts not only of persons in the studio audience, but of people many miles away whom he insists he had never seen or talked to.
In a following broadcast, three representatives of Columbia university visited the University library before the broadcast and made a mental notation of a phrase in one of the several thousand books in the library. During the broadcast, Dunninger was able to determine the book, page and phrase upon which they were concentrating.
Other seemingly impossible feats attributed to the telepathist during his broadcasts include opening a safe by telepathy, breaking a glass by concentration, and describing the contents of a locked and sealed box.
The explanation' he gives concerning his thought reading is that of an inner "visual process." He says that he sees letters, words, and numbers as though inscribed by an unseen hand within the chamber of his mind. If the person attempting to send him thoughts does not concentrate, he says the letters appear blurred.
At the age of sixteen while presenting a magician's act he developed his stunt of reading the minds of his audiences. Using no assistants, he presented such convincing demonstrations that such notables as Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas A. Edison and the two greats of the magic world, Harry Houdini and Howard Thurston, became interested in his startling abilities.
Scoffs At Spirit Mediums
His association with Houdini provided impetus for Dunninger's campaign against spirit mediums, who claim connections with the so-called "spirit world." Before Houdini died, he left coded messages with Dunninger, with which he was to communicate with Dunninger from the spirit world. The messages remain untranslated.
Dunninger's ability to read minds was evidenced as a grade school pupil. He invariably got his arithmetic problems correct by "tuning in" on the correct answers from the bright children in the class who sent him thought waves.
Chancellor Deane W. Malott left for New York Sunday and will speak at a luncheon of the New York alumni association of the University tomorrow. He will return Saturday.
Malott Takes Trip To NY, Chicago
The chancellor will attend a meeting of the Business Advisory council, of which he is a member, Tuesday and Wednesday. This council is a committee of the department of commerce.
As vice-president of the National Association of State Universities he will attend a meeting in Chicago of the executive commission.
Zone D Closed For Parking
Robert W. Corwin, campus policeman, announced that parking Zone "D" is now closed. Students having permits for Zone "D" are requested to park in Zone "A" or Zone "C".
Set Deadline For Senior Pictures
Saturday will be the last day for seniors to have their pictures taken for the commencement issue of the Jayhawker. Seniors will pay for their pictures at the Jayhawker office in the Union building and then take their receipt to Hixon's studio to have the photograph taken. No appointments need be made with the studio.
Seniors may provide their own print if desired, but it must be a 3 by 4 inch glossy print.
Class announcements should be ordered by March 25 to be delivered in May, Harold Swartz, accountant in the business office, said today.
16 Nations Talk On ERP In Paris
Paris, March 15 — (UP) Great Britain and France opened a Marshall plan conference today with a joint call for a 16-nation European economic alliance, backed by American dollar aid.
The British and French also proposed at the outset of the meeting on the European Recovery program that the three western zones of Germany be included in the plan.
Foreign Minister Georges Bidault, as host to the conference, pointed up the fact that communism had progressed apace since the ERP. delegates adjourned last autumn.
But Mr. Bidault said the door still was open to other nations. It was at the original ERP. meeting last summer and fall that the dissent of the states within the Soviet sphere drew precisely for the first time the line between the East and the West.
The conference opened with two main items on the agenda.
1. Establishment of a permanent f3-nation "general staff" organization to supervise economic recovery and American help.
2. Consideration of a progress report on self-help and developments of joint economic planning since the last meeting in September.
Democrats Plan Banquet April 3
George A. Smathers, Miami, Fla.
will be the speaker at a banquet of
Kansas Democrats April 3. Serving
his second term in congress, Mr.
Smathers is 30 years old. He is a
lawyer and was a captain in the
Marine corps.
He will speak on "The Party of Youth." There will be a period of questions on the president's civil rights bill after the lecture. The Universities Young Democrats are sponsoring the banquet.
Harry S. Woodring, former governor of Kansas, and Carl V. Rice, national Democratic committeemen, are expected to attend. Tom Page, political science instructor, will be toastmaster.
Meat Industry Faces Walkout At Midnight
Chicago, March 15—(UP)—Extra police were assigned to strike duty at Chicago's high stockyards today as a midnight deadline approached for a nationwide walkout which would shut down a third of the meat packing industry.
Hope for heading off the strike faded last night when Swift and company, one of the nation's biggest packers, rejected a government proposal for arbitration of the wage dispute with the C.I.O.,United Packinghouse workers.
The union, whose 100,000 members are poised to strike at midnight in 100 large packing plants across the nation, accepted the arbitration proposal last night on certain conditions.
Ralph Helstein, union president, said the union would agree to arbitration if the packers would grant an immediate nine-cent hourly wage increase retroactive to Jan. 12. The union had demanded a 29-cent raise.
A rival union, the A.F.L. Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher workmen, settled for a 9-cant increase last month. The packers offered the same figure to the C.I.O. union, but Wilson and company, another of the big packers, withdrew the offer.
There still was hope that a strike could be averted by referring the dispute to President Truman under emergency provisions of the Taft-Hartley law.
Jennings Scores Hit
By Crystal Chittenden
Eugene Jennings, pupil and protege of Paul Snyder, gave his senior piano recital in Frank Strong auditorium Sunday afternoon to an enthusiastic crowd. His playing is virile and intellectual, yet sensitive and in good taste.
Jennings opened his program with Mozart's "Sonata in A Minor" but the gigantic "Sonata in F Minor" by Brahms seemed to be the highlight of his performance. His interpretation of the tempos, phrasing and ornamentation of this sonata were effective without being overplayed.
He gave a delightfully light and modern interpretation to the descriptive, contemporary numbers of Toch and Bartok.
News Of The World-
Jennings seemed the most at ease with his final group of Chopin pieces, closing with "Polonaise in F Sharp Minor."
General Meyers Goes To Jail
Washington. March 15—(UP)—Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers today was sentenced to serve from 20 months to five years in jail for inducing a wartime associate to lie to a congressional committee.
Federal Judge Alexander Holtzoff imposed the sentence. He also denied a defense motion for a new trial for the officer who formerly was second in command of air force procure- ment.
He was convicted by a federal court jury on three counts of sub-annotation of perjury. He had faced a possible maximum sentence of 10 years in jail on each count.
Jewish Shock Troops Raze
Arab Village Near Haifa
Jerusalem, March 15—(UP)—Shock troops of the Jewish militia Haganah virtually razed the Arab village of Taha, near Haifa, Sunday night after a three-day mortar, machine gun and rifle attack, a government communique said today.
Senator Taft Not Injured In Forced Landing In Maine
Bangor, Me., March 15—(UP)—Republican presidential candidate Robert A. Taft of Ohio and Sen. Owen Brewster (R-Maine) suffered a "good shaking up" today when their light plane made a forced landing and nosed over on the ice-bound Kennebec river.
Neither of the senators were hurt, nor was the pilot, who was flying Mr. Taft to the University of Maine at Orono, where he was to address the student body.