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'Holy War Under Way In Near East
Jerusalem — (UP) — Violence which had taken 14 lives in the Middle East since the United Nations decided to partition Palestine broke out afresh in Jerusalem today as Arab leaders called a council of war to block the decision.
The Arab Higher Committee called a three-day general strike of the 1,000,000 Arabs in Palestine, beginning tomorrow. The committee jointly termed the UN decision a declaration of war."
US And Soviet Legations Atttacked
US And Soviet Legations Attacked A mob of Syrians, after ripping down the American flag over the United States legation in Damascus Sunday, attacked headquarters of the Syrian communist party. They apparently were venting their rage on the local communists for Russian support of the partition. Three members of the mob, described as "students," were killed. The mob set fire to the headquarters and burned four communists to death.
"We believed in American justice but we never imagined Jewish votes counted more with Truman. The crusade of Islam is under way. We are prepared to meet the challenge," Dr. Hussein Khaldi, secretary general of the committee announced, after conferring nine hours with his colleagues.
Student demonstrators smashed windows in the American legation in Berut today in an outburst against the decision to partition Palestine.
UN Speeds Up
Clay Center, Kan.—(UP)—The Kansas Young Republicans convention this weekend at Salina will be the biggest in the organization's history, Harry Valentine, state Young G. O. P. chairman, predicted today.
YR Will Meet in Salina
Spurred by outbreaks of Arab-Jewish violence, the United Nations at Lake Success hurried organization of its fire-station Paineist commission today and planned immediate negotiations with Great Britain over her withdrawal from the Holyland.
He announced that Robert I. Nicholson, Paola attorney and World War II veteran, will be the keynote speaker Friday night.
"With only four days to go before the convention, the contest for chairmanship is developing into a real battle," Valentine said. "The two contestants for the Young Republican leadership are Tim Linley of Cimarron and Jim Putman of Emporia. Their adherents are claiming victory for each candidate and it looks like a horse race into the convention itself."
Besides the South Dakota governor, another out-of-state speaker of prominence will be Ralph E. Becker of New York City, National Young Republican chairman. He will address delegates Friday night. Other convention guests include these non-Kansans:
Mrs. Ruth Stockton of Denver, Young Republican national co-chairman; Mrs. Harold Brand of Oklahoma City, and Robert Hinds of Tulsa, Young Republican national committeewoman and committeeman from Oklahoma, and Richard Ericson of Independence, Mo., Young Republican national committeeman from Missouri.
The business session and election of officers comes Saturday afternoon. Valentine said.
By Bibler
Little Man On Campus
Favorite Chaser Liquid Comes From Kaw River
BY WENDELL BRYANT
Right out of the river, the smelly muddy Kaw river, comes all of the water you drink in Lawrence!
Impossible, you say? Your drinking water comes from faucets and coolers? Well, that's true, too, but it's still river water. Before it reaches the faucets, it must go through nearly a dozen processes to attain that clear, pleasant-tasting quality trea- $ ^{ \textcircled{4}} $ sured in your favorite chaser.
The water plant is situated at Third and Indiana streets, and is maintained by plant engineer Robert Mounsey and his staff of nine men. Ten more men make up the street gang which does outside maintenance work.
Mud Is Removed
Your water is pumped from the river into an elevated basin east of the plant. There, chlorine is fed into it. Even though the water is travelling fast, the heavy river mud settles out. This reasonable clear water passes into the next basin. The residual mud is removed from the bottom of the first basin by automatic scrapers and returned to the river.
More alum is added to settle out the carbon lest the liquid look like licorice water; then an automatic pump shoots carbon dioxide into it to give it a "kick." The last chemical, called calgon, is then added. This keeps the water from coating the water pipes with lime.
The filters remove all the dust particles and anything else that has managed to survive so far. Then, minus everything but a little chlorine, the clear, pure water enters some pipes and is sent to a reservoir outside the plant.
In the plant reservoir, it's kept moving around for 24 hours. Then it is sent up to one of two reservoirs, or storage tanks on the Hill. The larger of these is at 12th and Oread and holds exactly one million gal-
ter, then it goes down to the plant. The water is sent from the second basin down to the plant at a rate of 2300 gallons a minute. There it is treated with carbon, to get rid of the river taste. More chlorine is added, too, just in case a few bacteria have sneaked past the first and second treatments. Carbon Dioxide Fox Kicks
Lime is added to soften the water, then it goes down to the plant.
The largest pump pushes 1900 gallons of water a minute, the medium-sized one pumps 1700, and the small one moves a mere 500 gallons a minute.
lons of water. Huge pumps are employed to get the water up to the tanks, since water doesn't run uphill.
The University uses 550 gallons of water a minute in summer. Lawrence, exclusive of the University, uses an average of $ \frac{1}{2} $ million gallons of water a day. Water crosses the river to North Lawrence through two pipes that run along the east side of the bridge. There are 302 fire-plugs in Lawrence and North Lawrence.
University Has No Tank
Lastly, the superintendent emphasized, all of the chemicals placed in the water, and all of the minerals that are in it from the river, are taken out by filters. This leaves just enough chlorine to keep the water pure until used in the home.
The University has no special storage tank. It depends entirely on the tank at 12th and Oread.
"P poetry for Pleasure" read by W. D. Paden, associate professor of English, will be presented in four broadcasts during December. The program comes over KFKU every Tuesday at 9:30 p. m. Dec. 1.
Program Of Poetry Featured By KFKU
Anonymous, "Edward. Edward." Oliver Goldsmith, "When Lovely Woman Stoops to Folly."
Thomas Gray, "Elegy Written in a Country, Churchward."
Robert Burns, "John Anderson my Jo."
Parking Fines Are In Mail
Some car-owners in the University of Kansas student body will have unpleasant surprises awaiting them next week. Parking committee employees used the Thanksgiving recess to catch up on mailing notices of fines for violations.
Violations were so numerous the first weeks of school the committee once was 38 days behind in mailing notices. Personnel was added and now the records are nearly current.
Students may appeal fines to the student court. If the court sustains the charges, fines must be paid before the student can enroll the following semester. Several students have accumulated more than $15 in fines.
'US May Freeze Prices, Wages'
Washington—(UP)—Secretary of Commerce W. Averell Harriman warned congress today that failure to authorize "selective" price and wage controls now may make it necessary later to impose a general freeze on prices and wages.
He said that a voluntary program could be undermined by a thoughtless or selfish minority. For that reason, he added, powers to impose limited, direct control of prices and wages, and to set up consumer rationing on a few items, should be granted now.
Mr. Harriman told the house banking and currency committee he does not like price and wage controls. But he said that if the limited powers are granted, the administration will try first to correct price abuses "by appeals to industry and to consumers."
Psychiatrists Conduct Tour
Three Topeka psychiatrists, associated with the Winter General hospital and the Menninger foundation, will conduct post-graduate medical clinics on psychosomatic medicine in five Kansas cities during the period Dec. 6 to 14.
The course was planned by the Kansas State Medical society, the Kansas State Board of Health, and the University of Kansas School of Medicine.
The same program will be given in each city. There will be three sessions given on an evening of one day and morning and afternoon of the following day. The schedule is Pittsburg, Dec. 6 and 7; Emporia, Dec. 8 and 9; Salina, Dec. 10 and 11; Wichita, Dec. 11 an d12 and Topeka, Dec. 13 and 14. 11; Wichita, Dec. 11 and 12; and will include "Origin and Etiology of the Neurosomes," by Dr. R. C. Anderson, chief of the neuropsychiatric service at Winter hospital, and "Neurotic Manifestations—Anxiety and Depression," by Dr. James T. Ferguson, senior resident in neuropsychiatry at Winter hospital.
The program for the second day includes "Common Neurotic Manifestations — Nervousness," by Dr. Anderson; "Management of Special Psychosomatic Problems," by Dr. Ferguson and Dr. Phillips; "Behavior Problems of Childhood," by Dr. Phillips; and "The Physician-Patient Relationship," by Dr. Anderson.
WEATHER
Kansas—Partly cloudy, warmer cast today. Cloudy and mild tonight and Tuesday. High today 55 to 65. Low tonight 32 to 40.
Got $200?
Go To Miami
For Game
About $200 and an iron constitution to withstand the attractions of Miami's beach life will allow the average Jayhawker fan to attend the Orange Bowl on Jan. 1.
The round trip bus fare from Kansas City to Miami is $47.55 and allowing $20 for cash for a five-day trip and $6 a night for sleeping space you can get off relatively easy.
Depending on the kind of spender you are, you can see the Jayhawkers meet the 'Ramblin' Wrecks' and still manage to get your three meals a day.
However, if you are luxury bent and not too fond of your purse there are other means.
The round trip rail fare from Kansas City to Miami is $97.06 and an extra $30.82 for pullman totals $127.88 using the Frisco, Southern and Florida East Coast line. Roundtrip rail coach fare is $69.92.
A quick trip through a Miami night-club will probably cost you around $40 and if you walk fast it is possible to escape for as little as $35.
For the elite, there is air-travel and of course, the family auto. And for the fearless, there is the closed fist, extending thumb and the long wait.
MU Alumni Praise Team
Sportsmanlike conduct of the University of Kansas football team was praised in a resolution received today from the Missouri Alumni association of Kansas City, Mo.
The Missouri alumni of Kansas City resolved to "express to the athletic department of the University of Kansas their admiration of the great 1947 football team of the University of Kansas and of the high degree of sportsmanship practiced by said team during the recent Missouri-Kansas football game."
The resolution was forwarded to Chancellor Deane W. Malott by Russell Bray, president of the association.
In receiving the tribute for the team, Chancellor Malott said, "praise from our own partisans is in abundant supply; praise from a rival is the most appreciated and valued of all."
The national headquarters of the American Veterans committee today urged that congress extend aid to Europe through the Marshall plan "without political strings, making the plan unworkable."
AVC Urges Aid To Europe
Chat Paterson, A. V. C. national chairman, wired congressional leaders that Marshall Plan aid should go "to all European nations, irrespective of the economic system of any participating nation, willing to cooperate in good faith in a coordinated plan for such reconstruction."
Paterson urged that immediate emergency aid be extended to France, Italy, and Austria pending the full adoption of the Marshall program.
"Europe today is threatened with a complete economic breakdown, which can be prevented only by immediate and decisive American aid." Paterson said.