University DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Thursday, Oct. 24, 1946
44th Year No. 23
Lawrence, Kansas
U.S. Bars Red Effort To Stop Debate On Veto
United Nations Hall. Flushing, N.Y. (UP)—The United States today took a firm stand against preliminary efforts by Soviet Russia to bar debate in the United Nations general assembly over the big five's UN veto power.
The American attitude was set at an early morning meeting of U.S. assembly delegation. Official sources said Sen. Warren R. Austin and his colleagues decided to fight efforts to bar any of the matters proposed for discussion in the Assembly's six week session here.
The source said the Americans, while apparently ready to support the Big Five's Security Council veto power, feel the 51 nations of the assembly should be given an opportunity to talk about it.
The U.S. delegation reportedly planned to insist that the assembly's 14-member general committee, the group which will "pilot" the body through its six-week program, accept all 53 of the items proposed for the assembly agenda.
The first stage of the fight over the big live's veto power in the UN security council developed behind the scenes even before President Truman told the assembly Wednesday that the special power held in the council by the United States, Russia, Britain, China and France carried with it "a special obligation."
New Veteran Hospital Approved For Topeka
Washington (UP)—President Tru-man has approved sites for 13 new veterans hospitals in 11 states, the veterans administration announced today.
The new hospitals authorized for construction include a 1,000-bed neuropsychiatric hospital for Topeka. VA said it would replace two hospitals recently acquired from the army with permanent VA structures. These are the Winter General hospital at Topeka and the Crile General hospital at Cleveland.
Meat Rations Up At Union Cafeteria
The Union cafeteria menu now will include more meat, Miss Hermina Zipple, Union director, said today. If operating costs can be met there will be no increase in prices.
While the cafeteria's meat supply was never completely exhausted, there will be more of previously scarce cuts, she said.
Although milk prices were increased recently in Lawrence, the cafeteria made no increase, she said.
Business Office To Cash Checks
Students will be allowed to cash checks in the University business office starting Saturday or Monday, Karl Klooz, bursar, announced at noon today.
The backing for the check-cashing service was put up by the Memorial Union, Mr. Klooz said. The starting amount will be $10,000. The money will be stored overnight in the Lawrence National bank.
Fees will be charged for each check cashed. A check of $25 or less will cost 10 cents; one between $25 and $50 will cost 15 cents, and checks over $50 will cost 25 cents each.
Hours for cashing checks probably will be limited to four hours in the middle of the day, Mr. Klooz said. The regular business office -cashier will cash checks.
Hoecker To Speak On Bikini Tonight
Dr F. F. Howcker, only KU. man present at the Bikini atom bomb tests, will address the American Institute of Electrical Engineers at 7 tonight in Lindley auditorium.
Dr. Hoecker will relate some of his experiences with the radiological safety service, which guarded personnel against harmful effects of radiation caused by the bomb tests.
History Society Meets
Phi Alpha Theta, honorary history organization. will meet for the first time this year at 4 p.m. today in the Pine room at the Union.
"I wish you'd stop referring to this solo as a 'final.'"
E-X-C-L-U-S-I-V-E
Woodring, Asking Repeal, Campaigns With K. U. Thesis On Liquor Tax
Nearly 2,000 Take Influenza Vaccine
The number of influenza vaccinations given at Watkins hospital neared the 2000 mark Wednesday as the day's 102 raised the total to 1922.
"Vaccinations will be given as long as anyone wants to take them." Dr. Ralph Canuteson of the Health service said today, "but if the vaccinations are put off too long, it will be too late to do any good."
Vaccine is now offered at any time during regular Clinic hours.
Women May Get New Dormitories
"Preliminary plans and considerations are under way for six women's dormitories to be built on North College hill." George M. Beal, professor of architecture, said today. If it is possible to get materials, he added, construction will begin soon.
The buildings, grouped in pairs will be located in the block with Corbin hall. They will be of brick or stone construction and will open on a circular drive.
The dormitories will cost approximately $300,000 each and will have about the same floor dimensions as Corbin hall.
Forensic League To Choose Members
New members of the Forsenei league will be voted in tonight at the league's first membership meeting of the year. The old members will meet at 7:30 tonight in the speech department office, Green hall.
The Forensic league was set up last year to assist the University in carrying out a program of speeches and short talks to high shool, civie, and college groups.
No tryouts will be held for league positions this year. New members are generally picked from speech classes, but any University student may apply at the speech office.
US Enters TWA Strike; No Move In Coal Threat
(Bu United Press)
The government stepped into the airline strike in the role of negotiator today but made no move in a threatened walkout of soft coal miners.
In the airline strike, the National Mediation board scheduled a meeting at Washington with president Jack Frye of strike-bound transcontinental & Western Air, Inc., and president David Behncke of the AFL Airline Pilots association.
The threatened strike by John L Lewis' United Mine Workers (AFL), caught the country with its coal stockpile too small to see it through a long walkout. The nation's reserves would last only about 40 days in event of another strike, government figures showed.
KFKU Children's Program Will Begin Tomorrow
The program will be presented from 2:45 to 3 p.m. every Friday of the school year.
"The Flying Carpet," a story-telling program for in-school education of children of the elementary grades, will begin its third year tomorrow afternoon.
State Could Expect Six Million Dollars Annually, University Study Predicts
(Copyright, 1946, by The University Daily Kansan)
Harry H. Woodring, Democratic candidate for governor of Kansas, has been campaigning on a "repeal prohibition" plank while carrying with him a copy of a K.U. thesis on "Potential Revenue from the Sale of Alcoholic Beverages in Kansas," the
Daily Kansan can reveal today.
The thesis was written during the past school year by Clark E. Myers, who received his master of business administration degree from the University in June.
"The thesis was purely a research project." Professor Waters explained today. "It was an attempt to predict the probable revenue to Kansas from taxation on the sale of alcoholic beverages on the basis of figures obtained from a study of taxation of this kind in other states."
The thesis was approved for acceptance of Mr. Myers' advanced degree this past May. It was signed by Prof. L. L. Waters, who directed the study.
A copy of the research study went to Mr. Woodring four days before the Democratic state convention in Topeka on Aug. 27. He is carrying that copy with him on his statewide tour now, "reading it frequently," the candidate told the Daily Kansan here Wednesday.
All the research is based upon the "possibility that Kansas some day might rescind its prohibition on the sale of liquor," the professor added.
Mr. Myers' study takes no stand for or against prohibition or repeal, an examination of the work disclosed today. It is merely a scientific study of what other states have done with liquor taxation and what revenue Kansas could expect were it to legalize and then tax alcoholic beverages.
The thesis is now on file at the University library, and is available for inspection.
for IMPORT Frank McDonald. 1605 Vernon street, and Lawrence Democrati leader, first called Mr. Woodring' attention to the thesis, soon after the study was completed in May.
The gubernatorial candidate wrote Mr. Myers about his work, and on Aug. 23—less than a week before the Democratic convention—the former K.U. graduate student went to Topeka to visit the former governor.
It was Mr. Myers' personal carbon copy of the thesis that was loaned to Mr. Woodring.
Mr. Myers, now a candidate for his doctor of philosophy degree at Harvard university, told the Daily Kansas by telephone that "Mr. Woodring said he was very interested in the report then, and promised to give it 'considerable further study.'"
In Lawrence Wednesday. Mr. Woodring praised the K.U. study as a "tremendous piece of research."
Mr. Woodring has advocated exactly the same plan.
"I read it frequently as I travel between speeches," he said. "I have it right in the car with me, and refresh my memory on it every so often. I think Mr. Myers did a wonderful piece of work, and I have found it extremely valuable."
The study also recommends—if Kansas should repeal its long-standing prohibition law—that liquor be sold through a monopoly system of state-operated stores.
In his thesis, Mr. Myers predicted that Kansas could expect between six and seven million dollars annually from the taxation of liquor—the same figure Mr. Wooding quoted early in his campaign.
HARRY H. WOODRING
On one point, they disagree sharply. The thesis is strong in its recommendation against the county option plan (in which each county may determine individually whether it wants to be wet or dry), while Mr. Woodring definitely favors such a set-up.
In the study, Mr. Myers points out that there is "no real justification for taxes on liquor," any more than there is on tobacco, but "undoubtedly such taxes will continue."
His research showed that 17 states now sell liquor under the monopoly system, while 28 others and the District of Columbia have unrestricted sale of the alcoholic beverages.
Sound Car Stopped From Advertising Woodring Rally
A sound car advertising the Woodring rally was picked up by Lawrence police in front of Green hall at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The driver of the rented car and the broadcaster were taken to the police station, informed of the city ordinance against broadcasting from sound trucks and released.
Clarence Bliesner, chief of police, said today the pickup was made after a complaint from the Rev. Theodore H. Aszman of the First Presbyterian church who had protested the day after the Frank Carlson sound truck toured the campus.
"During the war," the chief said, "we relaxed our enforcement of the ordinance. When a complaint was made, however, we had no choice in the matter."
WEATHER
Kansas—Partly cloudy today but with scattered showers or thunderstorms in eastern third of state this forenoon. Fair tonight and Friday. Cooler today, in east and south tonight, becoming slightly warmer in extreme west Friday afternoon. Low tonight 35-40 in northwest to 55 in southwest.