The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-10
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THE WEATHER: Wednesday;
Cloudy, Showers

Cloudy, Showers
HYDE PARK, N. zap The
drafting OF a speech. which White
House officials showed no inclina-
ton to label either political or non
political in advance OF its delivery
Wednesday night to a convention
OF the International Transfers I'm
ion in Washington. was the top
item on President Roosevelt's
schedule today.
LANSING. Mich.-AP-Business
suspended In the capitol and state
Office building today under an exc
cutive order declaring primary
election day legal holiday.
OTTAWA-INS - The Dionne
quintuplets were doing their part
today in Canada's war program.
Their $4,000 subscription was one
OF the first placed on the books for
Canada's second war loan OF $780,
100000.
LONDONl-AP-A member OF the
staff OF ST. Paul's Cathedral said
today that the famous church in
the heart OF London was not dam
aged by bombs which fell nearby
in Monday nights raids.
PARIS-(Via Berlin. delayed
AP-More than 100000 inhab-
itants OF the Department OF Seine
fGreater Paris) returned to their
homes in the week ending Sept. 3.
bringing the present population of
the department to 3,007,S sos per-
sons, German officials announced
today.
ELIZABETH CITY, n. CAP
A coast. guardsman was injured
slightly early today as state high
way patrolmen and coast guards
men dispersed band of negroes
who had attacked police and fire
men with rocks and bottles near a
theater in this Sea Coast city. City |
officials said an estimated 1000 |
TO 1.500 negroes gathered near a
negro theater Monday night, pro-
testing replacement of the thea
ter's negro manager by a white
man.
KUMAMOTO, Japan-AP- An |
eruption Of Mount Also, active vol |
cano in Kyushu. southern Japan,
was reported today to have de- |
stroyed farms and threatened f3
nearby villages.
, BALBOA. Canal Zone-INS- A
sweeping move to rid the Panama
Canai-~Zone of all undesirable
aliens swung into high gear today
as $50 persons awaited transfer to
Ellis Island, New York, and even
ual deportation.
FARMINGDALE, n. Y.-INS-A
100000 expansion program was
announced by Republic Aviation
company today following a visit by
William S. Knudsen, defense CO.
ordinator, and Maj. Gen. II. H.
Arnold, chief of the L. S. Army
Air Corps. during which they In
spected Republics new secret pur-
suit ship.
NEW -UP-Attorney for
George Scalise, former president
OF the Building Service Employees
International Union, sought to
prove today that It is common prac-
tice for labor union leaders to re-
ceive pay on a commission basis
a percentage of the dues paid by
members. Scalise is on trial
charged with stealing S60,OS7 from
his union.
LOS ANGELES-UP-A Grand
jury today heard of the alleged
suicide OF two boys who an inves-
tigator said suffered brutal treat
ment and inhuman tortures at the
Whittier State School. District
Attorney Buron Fits asked the
jury to investigate the hanging Of
Benny Moreno, 10, and Edward
Leiva, 16, and the report by Judge
Ben B. Lindsey, juvenile authority,
that corporal punishment and the
n6Hldl lOl iuIt VI lCdl hdu DSSu |
used at the institution.
WASHINGTON-AP- Admins
tration leaders strove to win Sen
ate approval today for the $780,
600 900 Latin-American loan bill
advocated by President Roosevelt. |
but first they faced the task Of
beating down the efforts of oppon-
ents to limit its scope.
NEW YORK-UP- The 10000
radio performers, singers and an
belonging to the American
Federation OF Radio Artists vote
this week on whether TO strike
against the three network broad
casting companies.
BUCHAREST-UP- New anti
Jewish laws. including a decree
specifically ordering the closing OF
ali Jewish houses OF prayer, were
in force In Rumania today. The
decree stipulated. however, that
synagogues could obtain special Il
permission from the Minister Of
Culture and Arts TO remain open.
WASHINGTON - UP-Assistant
Atfornev General q John Royce