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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-23

LONDON-AP- Laborite Josiah
Wedgewood disclosed today he will
ask War Secretary Anthony Eden
|in the House Of Commons to es-
innate the cost of defending Ice
land and 10 consider sharing &C.
cupation with or handing 1t over
to the United States so as to re-
duce our expenditure and free our
troops.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-23

PITTSBURGH AP-Dr Roscoe
Myrl lhrig, 50. director Of the diyi-
sion OF gsLeral studies and OF sum
mer and evening courses at Car
negie Institute of Technology died
here after a week S illness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-17
Board Authorizes
Sewer Assessments
Property Owners on Eight Streets Affected Bids to Be
Asked for Steel, Labor for Washington Ave. Bridge

legged excessive water bills be dis
missed. The committee said the
water meter at the address had
been tested and found accurate.
The engineering bureau reported
that prof1lles Of Bunker Hill avenue,
from Windsor street to Irvington
avenue, have been completed, and
the board voted to ask permission
Of the aldermen to hold hearings on
layout and grade Of the street Sec
ton involved.
The sum of $4,000 from the re-
volving sewer fund was voted as
the city's share of the WPA sani-
tary sewer project. Usually the
monthly share for the city is $500,
but it was explained that the sewer
project now employs only 400 men,
instead of the former 500.
Billings Increase
The bureau of water reported that
billings for the month Of July total
$33,554, an increase of 1892 for the
billings in the same month last
year.
A request by Donald ziesett for
permission to paint house numbers
on curbstones about the city was
referred to the superintendent, with
power to act. Mr.. zeisett would
paint the numbers for householders
willing to pay a small fee.
A request for additional sidewalks
on Madison street, received at the
last meeting, was put over until the
next meeting for action. The board
also postponed action on requests
for improvements on Martone street
and Stephana lane.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-17
New Prime Minister OF
Japan Very Warlike
Reaches Some Agreement With Great Britain Prac-
tically Warns u. S. to Keep Out

jackets had occupied Yungning and
thereby cut the last direct supply
route inland to China. They had
blocked off Hong Kong and had
exacted an understanding that no
supplies be sent from French Indo-
China. Under new blockade pro-
gram Japanese warships had seized
nine foreign vessels off Chenghai,
south of Shanghai, but released all
but one suspicious" British ship.
No doubt was entertained here
that under the new premier, whether
Prince Konoye or another in event
that he failed to form a cabinet
satisfactory to the army and navy,
Japan was heading toward strong
foreign policy.
It was forecast that the new
cabinet would cooperate closely
with the army under a unified party
system. It was emphasized that
under any stronged foreign policy,
with leanings toward Germany and
Italy, and any excessive demads by
Extreme Nationalist would be OPP
posed.
Army men were understood to
have held that in the present DOM
este and foreign situations, Prince
Konoye was the ideal man to
strengthen domestic and foreign
policies alike.
A former premier, he had shared
responsibility for the country's
Crina policy. He had only recently
resigned the presidency Of the En-
peror's privy council to organize a
new decentralization party en-
bracing all political groups.
It was understood that the army
had called on Prince Konoye tc
strengthen domestic policy by in
augurating his new party promptly
to carry out the army's olicy Of
relentless prosecution of the wal
against China in an attempt tc
end it, and to administer the army's
strong foreign program.
This program calls for assump.
ton of virtual Japanese hegemony
if pursued to its logical end, ovel
all east and southeast Asia and the
islands of the southern seas with
particular reference to the Neither.
lands East Indies, with their tremen.
dous natural resources.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-17

I,evying of sewer assessments
against owners of property on eight
streets was voted by the board OF
works after hearings at the city nan
last night. The street are Adelaide
avenue, Montgomery street. RoSs
street, Dwight street, Evans street.
Huntington avenue, harrington ave-
nue. and Russell street.
An assessment for Merose avenue
was also voted, after a rehearmg,
necessary because of an error IN a
property listing at the original hear
ing some weeks ago.
Bids on Steel .
On recommendation OF Supt. OF
Public Works Herbert Scott Smith,
the board authorized calling tor PICS
for steel work on the washington
avenue bridge on basis OF hourS
and material. The superintendent
said that since it was not dehnlteiy
known how much steel work would
he necessary, no firm had been Will
ing to bid on the entire project. he
will now be able to ask for BIDS per
hollr of work and for steel USED.
Cost of the steel work is estimated
nv Supt. Scott-Smith at less than
1000 The sum of $6700 was made
available several weeks ago Tor the
entire project, after disclosure thai
the bridge was in dangerous con-
dition. . xuo,,
The board received report from
Chairman Henry J. Bowling OF the
water committee that no action can
be taken on requests for new water
mains on Grand avenue and Pros
pect road. The committees recon-
mendation was adopted by tne
board, with the notation that the le
requests will be taken up again II
and when additional funds Tor
water main construction are avail
able.
Complaint Dismissed
The board also adopted a water
committee recommendation that the
complaint of Rev. Jacob Kaufman
of i62 South Elm street about al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-17

Patrick.
Unfortunately, Irene is very much
alive, and is rescued from the des-
ert island with Randolph Scott, In
the role of handsome scientist,
with whom she has been marooned
alone all this time. She arrives
home on the very night her husband
embarks on his second honeymoon.
Chartering plane, she flys t
Yosemite to overtake the newl'
weds. After she flabbergasts Ora
with her appearance, the film
tains dizzy heights of hilarity.
All in all here is a grand CONF
smash you can't miss seeing. Rel
and let yourself go by attending t
Strand and enjoying the funniest J
of the year.
Co-featuring the program will
"Tear Gas Squad" with Dennis M
gan, John Payne and Gloria d
son in the featured roles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-17
BY III. O. THOMPSON
United Press staff Correspondent


United Press Staff Correspondent
Tokyo, July IL Cup - Prince
Fuminaro Konoye accepted Emperor
Hirohito's invitation to assume the
prime ministry tonight and started
at once to form q cabinet.
It was expected that he would
seek cabinet on program calling
for a strong expanisionist policy.
even at the risk OF clasning with
United States and British interests;
closer ties with Germany and Italy,
and one all-embracing political party
along Fascist lines.
Emperor Hirorito returned to his
imperial palace here late today to
erceive the advice of political leaders
on the successor to Admiral MitSu-
masha Yonai, whose cabinent was
forced out of office yesterday by
the army on the ground that Its
foreign policies were too weak.
Prince Konoye had returned from
a vacation to await the emperor's
summons.
He was summoned to the palace
early this evening and soon after
ward came the announcement that
he had been entrusted with the for
nation of a new ministry.
Marquis Koichi KIDD, lord keeper
of the privy seal, had conferred with
former premiers and the elder states
men of the country an ddecided to
recommend Konoye'S appointment
to the emperor.
Finla Settlement
AS the mandate to Konoye was
announced, the foreign office said
that Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita
and Sir Robert Craigie, British am
bassador, had reached final SET
telment regarding Japan's demand
that the Burma route of supply tt
China be closed.
Details were withheld. But 1t was
over a British offer to restrict traf-
flee over the Burma Yunnan, China
highway that Secretary of State
Cordell Hull had rotested in 6
statement at Washington yesterday
To this protest, Yakichiro Suma
chief spokesman for the foreign
Office, retorted today that the clos
ure was being negotiated solely be-
tween Japan and Great Britain ane
was no concern Of the United
States.
Suma made his statement-per'
haps the first of many under thu
prospective cabinet set-up-in com.
menting on Mr.. Hulls claim tina
the United States had a Legitimate
interest in keeping trade routes oper
and that the closing of the Burms
highway would constitute "unwar
ranted Intersections Of obstacles Il
word trade1"
cat London, diplomatic quarter.
had reported that Secretary Hull
statement was likely to have con
siderable effect on the Burma roat
negotiations, ad some doubt wa
expressed that, in the end. a British
Japanese agreement would prov
possible)
Japan Very Active
Even before Prince Konoye's man.
date to organize cabinet, signs o
emeretic japanese activities in thu
Far East had been apparent. Tit
Domei News Agency had announc'
ed that in surprise landing opera
ton north of Annoy, on the south
east China coast, japanese blue
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-17
STATE ANNOUNCES
TESTS FOR NURSES
Personnel Department to
Conduct Merit Examina=
tons for Appointments

The State Personnel Department
today announced merit examina-
lions for three classifications Of
nurses to provide lists from which
vacancies may be filled.
The positions are superintendent
of nurses, paying $4,000 to $4,000
annually; head nurse supervisor,
81 800 to $2,340; nurse supervisor.
$1,440 to $1,740, all three salaries
being plus maintenance.
July 81 is the final date for fill
ing applications for these positions.
The Connecticut residence require
ment is waived. Tests for all three
classifications will be held at Hart
ford sometime between August 19
and August 81.
The Personnel Department also
announced an examination for
Office appliance repairman (type-
writers) paying $1,000 to $3.50
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-17

to attend tomorrow evening.
The Hardy Family is coming to
Loew's Poll on Saturday in their
third anniversary hit, candy Hardy
Meets Debutante" with Lewis Stone,
Mickey Rooney, singing Judy Gar
land, Fay Holden, Cecilia Parker,
Sara Haden, Ann Rutherford and
Diana Lewis. You'll howl as Mickey
takes New York by storm, and Judy
croons him love songs. Your "Babes
In Arms" are together again in a
smash success, one of the years
outstanding hits!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-17
In The Local
TheGtes;S
STATE

Gan This, And Heaven Too" long,
awaited screen version Of Rachel
Fields widely-read novel arrived at
the conditioned Warner Bros.
State theater this afternoon where it
opened special pre-release engage
ment at regular State prices.
The film is the second great pic
ture of the States summertime hit
parade and co-stars Bette Davis and
Charles Boyer for the first time in
their brilliantly successful careers.
Brought TO the screen by Warner
Bros, "All This, And heaven Too"
retains all the dramatic essence OF
the noyel and brings 1t to glowing
life on the screen. It Is the story
of a demure little Frenche COVER
ness, seemingly destined for spin
sterhood, whose very existence was
threatened by q Partisan murder
scandal, involving one Of Frances
greatest nobleman.
With Bette Davis as the governess
and Charles Boyer as the Due de
Praslin, who murders his Jealous
wife because Of her treatment of the
BOVCII1Coop t4AC AAAAA1 AeS bSSAA AASAASN
by critics who have previewed it as
one of the most brilliantly acted mo-
ton pictures Of the decade.
Author Rachel Field wrote after
seeing the film: II feel that in all
essentials the screen version Is not
only the book as I wrote 1t but a
projection Of the characters them
selves, heightened by the art Of Miss
Davis and Mr.. Boyer and an extra
ordinarily fine supporting cast"
In support Of the two stars are
Jeffrey Lynn, romantic young lead
ing man of the -Four Daughters"
series, as Henry Field, the young
American minister who befriends the
unfortunate governess; Barbara o.
Neill, most recently seen as Scar
lett O'Hara,s mother in "Gone With
the Wind" in the role Of the
jealous Duchess; Virginia Weidler,
Henry Daniel, Walter Hampden,
and host of other favorites.
In addition the management will
present thrilling drama entitled
Enemy Agent" with Richard Crom-
well and Helen Vinson in the fea-
tured roles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-17
Hollywood Goes For The Red Cross In Big
WAY, AS Actresses Vie With Benefits

OFF q dress (not her own, or she'd
have got more than that. -.
And at party at the Edward
G.Robinsons q New Yorker named
william Palmer paid S1O25 to the
mercy fund for q kiss from Mar
lene Dietrich. Palmer exclaimed:
''This is my first visit to Holly
wood, and look what l get on my
first night Quit"
To counterfeit local gossip column
Of all the all-hours night
of Jackie Cooper, Para
mount has invented a mysterious
double for the juvenile. Inference is
that all the time this unknown i'm
age of the actor is rounding the
gay spots, the real Jackie Is curled
up at home with q good book
Richard Howard Hughes, who fol
months has been poised to re-enter
movie production, has taken out
two television broadcasting licenses
!. y. Whatever happened to Mayor
LaGuardia's campaign to move Hol-
lywood to New York? Too much
talkie, answers Irving Hoffman, and
not enough movie.
Michael Cartiz was showed
under with work and wanted to
break an appointment with his
physician for physical exami-
nation that afternoon. Call
him and tell him / can't make
it," he ordered his secretary.
"Tell him I'm not feeling well"
Worried about the unpop-
ularity Of war pictures, Doth Fox
has changed the title Of II Mar
ried a Nazi" to 1.-THE Man I Mar
RED" The Norma-S hearer
George Raft romance is just a
memory.
Most of the action Of "a Long
Voyage Home" takes place or
q freighter at sea, so John Ford has
decided to score the picture with
something more appropriate than
a symphony orchestra. All the
background music will come from
an accordion, and occasional shots
of a sailor playing the instrument
will be cut into the picture.
Songwriter Harry Revel, indicted
for a passport fraud in re-enterine
this country nine years ago, tells
friends he has paid $4,000 to bo-
gus immigration officials since that
time incidentally, Greta Garbe
gave an incorrect address here ir
Hollywood while getting her citizen
ship papers. The address is that Of
her friend and business agent, Sal
ka Viertel. But the immigration
people know about, so it's all right
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-17
HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD
BY PAUL HARRISON

NEA Service Stagff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD - Short takes: It's
heartening to be able to report that
musicals are on the up-beat again
tap and-tune shows full of cutieS
and nonsense, cellophane moons and
complaints from the Hays Office.
The six musicals already in produc-
ton are enough to lift the tempo OF
the town, and to obscure somewhat
the grim reason for their being.
war filters brought the de-
mand for musicals, and for &C
ton pictures and light comedies,
too. At this writing there are
81 big-scale western and re-
lated outdoor operas either in
production or ready for release.
Metro and Warmers are racing to
start pictures about Calamity
Jane. with Ann Sothern and Bette
Davis announced for the charac-
ter.
The town is having its usual
influx of tourists, the studios
have issued their usual firm
statements banning all visitors
from the sound stages, and the
usual exceptions are being made.
. What may change the situ-
alton this year Is a proposal to
charge IS admission, with the Red
Cross collecting the cash. It's fig
ured that such stiff fee would
keep down the number Of sight
seers and spare the studios q lot
of trouble.
The Red Cross is doing all right
these days. Besides that huge ra-
do benefit there have been nu-
merous local projects such as Tay
and Helga Garnett's lottery, which
had only a $500 prize, but so many
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-17
STRAND

The funniest show in town arrived
at the popular Warner Bros. Strand
theater this afternoon when my
Favorite Wife" co-starring Irene
Dunno and Cary Grant opened a
four-day engagement.
Ranking among the top favorites
of the screen, Miss Dunno and Grant
have again scored brilliantly just as
they did in the Academy Award
winning comedy "The Awful Truth.
Containing more laughs than any
one show should have, it casts Miss
Dunno as Grants wife, who dis
appears when a scientific expedition
for which she is the photographer is
shipwrecked in the South Seas. At
ter seven years Grant has her de-
clared legally dead and marries Gail
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-17
RICH CRIPPLE IS
UNDER ARREST
William Alexander Stew
art Held for Injuries to
Girl He Attacked

Harrison, N. Y. July 17-(UP)-
William Alexander Stewart, wealthy,
16-year-old cripple, appears in po-
lice court today to answer charges
of secondary rape in connection
with injury of Molly Capiolo, II,
when she jumped from his limu-
sine.
Stewart was arraigned late yester-
day before Justice Of the Peace
Charles Venezia. He was released in
IS 900 bail and his negro chauffeur,
Leon Saunders, was held in 5000
bail as a material witness. Both
were subjected to lie detector tests
by Assistant District Attorney, Will
liam F. Koran of Westchester Coun-
ty.
Koran said Stewart had admitted
that the girl was injured when she
jumped from his limousine because
he refused to marry her. They had
had intimacies in the rear seat Of
the car Monday night.
Stewart and his widowed mother,
Mrs. Laura Belle Stewart, live in
a large home on the grounds Of the
exclusive WestcheSter Country club,
near here. He wears brace on his
left leg to protect diseased bone,
the result of football injury suf-
fered at a military schocol. He is
accompanied usually by an elderly
woman nurse.
Miss Capiolo was taken to ST..
Agnes hospital, White Plains, at
$50 a. m. Tuesday morning, suf-
fering a fractured skull and face
cuts. She was too severely injured to
answer questions. Police identified
the automobile in which she reach
ed the hospital, accompanied by
two white men and negro, as one
of the two expensive cars owned by
the Stewart family. Stewart and
Saunders were arrested later.
Statement of Stewart
Koran said that according to o
written statement by Stewart, he and
he girl had met Sunday night at a
bar in Bye, N. Y, where he made a
date with her for the following
night. The blond, handsome youth
and the girl met Monday night IN
the Harrison business section ana
drove to the outskirts of town, Hor-
an said.
There, according to Koran, Saun-
ders "took walk" while Stewart
and the girl INDUCED in intimacies
in the car.
Koran said that Saunders re-
turned and drove the couple to
within a block of the girls home
She asked Stewart if he would mar
ry her, Koran said.
I'm too young for that" Koran
quoted the youth. you go on home
and we'll take that up again later
Saunders started to drive away
with the girl still in the limousine
Koran said. Then, according to the
youths statement, the girl opened
| the door and jumped.
While Saunders and Stewart were
picking her up, Stewards older
brother arrived in the family's 9TH
er car, and accompanied them to
the hospital, Koran said the youth
| told him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-17
BISCUITS FOR 50 YEARS

Noblesville, Ind, (UP)-The
joke belittling the wife's biscuits ar
parently does not apply in the cas-
of Mrs. j. G. Burris of near her
She has baked biscuits for her hui
bands breakfast almost every NOR.
ing of the 80 years they have bee
married. Only interruption OF Z
schedule were caused by the brit
of her nine children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-17
POLLS

Robert Young and Maureen O'Sul-
Ivan are teamed again as the ro-
mantle interest in Sporting Blood"
story Of Southern horse racing
which opened a three day engage
ment this afternoon at Loew's Poll.
The two were paired in many out
standing hits. Lewis Stone leaves
his position as Judge in the cele-
brated Hardy Family" pictures for
the first time this year to join the
cast as Maureen's father. Others
in the large cast are William Gar
gan, Lynne Carver, Clarence Muse,
Lloyd Corrigan, George H. Reed,
Tom Kennedy and Russell Hicks.
The story presents Stone as the head
of Southern family who Is prepar-
ing his horses to run in a forth
coming handicap. He hates Young
because of an old family feud.
There is plenty Of action, COM
polling drama, and tender romance
in this exciting story as during its
course, both Of Stones daughters
fall in love with Young.
On the same program is another
smash hit, "Hot Steel" featuring
Richard Arlen, Peggy Moran, Andy
Devine and Anne Maggie.
Tomorrow night is Movie Party
night at Loew's Poll. 500 in cash
awards will be given away to win
ming members Of the audience, with
each and every person having an
equal chance to get one Of the many
big cash awards. All that Is required
on the part Of the player is little
skill and fair knowledge Of the
Hollywood movie stars. Don't fail
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-17
Vote On Question

Moscow, July 17.-(UP)-Tass, the
official news agency, reported from
Riga, Latvia, today that preliminary
returns in the Diet election Sunday
and Monday showed 97.6 per cent Of
the votes cast were for the list group
of candidates of Union of Working
People of Latvia."
Tass quoted the central election
commission at Riga, as reporting
that 1,179,649 votes were cast and Of
these only 27,919 crossed out the
names of the listed candidates.
The number of votes cast was 94.7
per cent of the total number OF cit
liens entitled to vote, Tass said.
From Kaunas, Lithuania, Tass re-
ported that 99.19 per cent of those
participating in the parliamentary
voted for the 70 candidates of the
"Union Working People of Lith-
uania."
The total vote cast, according to
Tass, was 1,386,569 or 1851 per cent
of the total electorate. Votes cast for
the bloc candidates were given as
1875 $40.
From Tallin, EStonia, TasS report
ed that 92G of the votes cast were
for candidates of the Union Work
ing People OF Estonia." Those voting
constituted 816 of the total cleo
torate, lass said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-17
COURT REMISSION OVER MISS

Denver, Colo. (UP)-When Kay E.
Edmonds failed to answer sum-
mons for jury service an inevstiga-
ton was started to determine why.
One look convinced the court. Kay
E. Edmonds, despite the masculine
sounding name, is a pretty 2l-year-
old girl. Colorado state law prohib-
its women from serving on juries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-17

annually. At the present time
there is one vacancy in the comp
troller's office. Final filing date for
applications is July 80. Examina-
lions will be held in Hartford be-
tween Aug. 8 and Aug. "a.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-17
THREE NATIONS
TO JOIN RUSSIA
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
Will Soon Be Federated
Soviet States

Tallinn, Estonia, July 17.-CUP)-
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, today
were believed destined to become
federated states in the Soviet Union
whan their newly-elctd Communist
parliaments convene next week.
The Estonian parliament will
adopt a new socialist constitution
and vote outright Incorporation into
the Soviet Union Tuesday, 1t was
understood.
Parliaments of Latvia and Lith-
uaaia were expected to follow suit
A virtual mandate for the incor-
poration of the three Baltic states
into Russia was contained in returns
from Sundays and Mondays ballot
ing on Communist party tickets in
each country.
voters put their "x's" after "Bloc
of Working People" candidates,
pledged to incorporation into the
Soviet Union, or registered their pro-
test by crossing out the names of
candidates and substituting others.
First official returns here last night
showed that the 80 working Peo-
Pile" candidates received 92,9 per cent
of the votes cast. The electorate to-
tailed 727 900 of which 81,6 per cent
voted, it was announced.
Reports from Latvia and Lith-
uania indicated that the vote for the
candidates pledged to incorporation
into Soviet Russia was equally as
overwhelming
The elections were featured by the
display of numerous red flags and
slogans such as these:
''Elect Only Working Men!" 1--WE
Demand characterization of the
Army" Long Live Stain, Leader
of the Workers World"
Russian soldiers rode through the
streets singing marches and hailing
the workers through loudspeakers.