The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-30
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THE WEATHER: Tuesday:
Fair, Warmer
WASHINGTON - ms - The
State Department repeatedly is re-
fusing passports to men Of con-
scription age TO prevent draft
dodgers from fleeing the country
It was learned today.
DETROIT-UP-The A. =.
L. National Brotherhood OF
Electrical Workers won the N.
L. r. 3. run eff election last
week conducted for Michigan
employees Of the Consumer Pow
err Company by a vote OF 1893
to 1856. the Labor Board an
nounced today. The close vote
was over the Clio Utilities
Workers Organizing Commit
tee.
ABERDEEN. Md.-INS - Presi-
dent Roosevelt. was aboard the
White House yacht Potomac off the
army's big Aberdeen Ordnance
Proving Ground today, ready for
day-long inspection tour OF Mary
land defense facilities-a tour
which probably will mark his only
appearance in the free state dur
ing the current political campaign.
LOS ANGELES AP - Cecil
Wetsel says he has declined his
share OF the $4,000 reward for
the rescue OF kidnapped three-year-
old Marc De Tristan, Jr. Wetsel,
billed as "The Kidnap Hero, is
making personal appearances at
theater.
WASHINGTON-AP- Approx
mately one-third of the nations
100000 non-citizens complied with
the new alien registration law
during the first month of its exist
ence, it was estimated today by
Earl G. Harrison. director OF alien
registration.
WASHINGTON-AP - 1t. Col
Lewis B. Hershey, who went to
grade school at 4 place called Helrs
Point, today became the temporary
boss of the nations first peacetime
conscription program. Pending APP
pointment of permanent No. |
man, President Roosevelt 1t was
announced last night, has by exc
cutive order conferred upon Col.
Hershey all the powers of the d.
rector of selective service.
PHILADELPHIA-AP-A legal
trail that could lead to the electric
chair began today for William J.
:. Earnest, 35-year-old short-order
ook who admitted. police say, that
nSa took attra ctive Mrs. Ethel
Atkins to a vacant farmhouse 20
miles from the city and blundgeon-
ed her to death ip liquor-inflam-
ed rage.
vICHY, France-INS-Envisag-
| ing a new "Dakar incident"-this
time in the Indian Ocean-the
French government took swift
measures toda. to defend its stra
egic colony of Madag ascar from
ny possible British assault
ROME-INS-- The French Red
Sea port Of Diibouti has been
4 bombed by the British. the Italian
tofficial news agency. Stefani, re-
ported today No details were
given.
italian air attacks
on British naval squadrons off the
Egyptian coast were reported to
day by the Italian high command
Nwhich also announced that torpe
ydo boat sank a British submarine
in the eastern Mediterranean.
CAIRO-INS-Ita motor con
voys and troop encampments in
northwestern Egypt have beer
lsteadily bombed during the pas
As hours, the British Middle Fast
4 high command reported today
4 British bombers, communiqut
stated, have blasted Italian posi-
ons at Fort Madeleine. and south
-. est Of Sid Barrani.
TOKYO UP-A Domei New
Agency dispatch from London a:
serted today that the Japanese en-
y bassy had instructed $50 Japanes
y esidents of Great Britain to leav
= Japan because continued Gel
IN air raids meant a shortage Q
I'd and coal during the comm
liter.
DNDON- ms The Tass (So'
news agency issued an uncor
1lrmed report from Bucharest sta
ing that Germany, Italy and Franc
are discussing possible partition q
Switzerland, the London Daily Hel
aid said today.
MOSCOW ms Russia wa
kept fully advised by Berlin of Gel
many's intention to sign a tripar
| lite military alliance with Italy an
. Japan, Pravda, organ OF the centrs
committee of the Communist Part!
revealed today. Breaking a thre,
day press silence on the signing {
the pact, Pravda stated that tn
three-power agreement constitute
an embodiment OF relations alread
formed between the Axis and Japa
on one hand, and Great Britain an
" the United States on the other.
WASHINGTON UP-The We;
Their Bureau today ordered storl