The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-02


TO count Indictment, charging
use Of the mails TO defraud,
was to begin in federal court
today, pleaded guilty to the
charges as the court opened.
BERLIN-AP- German planes
and submarines, continuing their
attacks upon Britains vital sup
ply lines, were credited by the
Nazi high command today with the
destruction of IL more merchant
vessels totaling 1900 tons.
ROME-AP- The newspaper II
Popolo Di Roma asserted today
United States seizure Of Axis 1ner-
chantment substantiated that the
United States has ceased to be
neutral country
VATICAN CITY ms Pope
Plus XII received japanese For.
eign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka
today. Later Matsuoka lunched
formally with Premier Mussolini
in Rome's armed forces club and
later was scheduled to accept the
gift of motor boat from II Duce.
ROME-AP Troops guarding
the United States embassy and
the Yugoslav legation, presumably
as a precaution against possible
demonstrations were reduced to-
day.
I
citation of Motion Picture Producers
announced today acceptance OF an
invitation from the Mexican govern
ment TO take part next week in the
Motion Picture Festival at Mexico
City.
RENO, New. 80 UP - Priscilla
Stillman OF New York. wife OF Rob
ert Stillman, producer for Para
mount Pictures. today said she was
establishing residence here for
divorce. The Stillmans we're mar.
ried in Yuma, Ariz., in 1886. He is
now in Hollywood.
LONDON-lNS-- Turkeys am
bassador in Washington has begun
negotiations for an agreement un.
der which Turkey would receive
war materials from the United
States. a Reuters BRITISH dispatch
from Ankara said today.
NEW YORK-INS-Former French
Premiers Edouard Daladier and
Paul Reynaud have been released
from prison and placed under
"house arrest the British radio
said today in broadcast picked up
by CHS.
DCBLIN-INS-A German plane
crashed last night in County Water
ford, it was announced today. Mem
hers OF use crew were inteined.
BALBOA, Canal Zone-INS -
United States Army planes searched
today for an observation plane re-
ported missing on flight from the
Rio Hata air base with crew Of
three.
DEARBORN, Mich.-INS- Two
hundred and fifty men were sworn
in today as special deputies to help
preserve order at the strike bound
Rouge plant OF the Ford Motor
Co In swearing in the men, Dear
born Mayor John l.. Carey said
Any man who cannot hold his
head and control his temper should
not take this oath We want no
blood shed You are Americans
and you must remember the men
'on the other side are Americans"
WASHINGTON 49, ms The
White House today reminded gov
ernors Of strike ridden states that
the President cannot order federal
troops to police labor disputes I'M
less formal appeal is directed to
the Chief Executive.
NEW YORK-INS Formation
OF the Austrian action" pattern
ed on the Free French organiza.
ton OF General Charles De Gaulle
was announced to5ay-b by Count
Ferdinand Czernin.
KEA,RNY, y. J. ms Police
III 81 -hAAA q al hAfAs AEAG Sbo "a
plosion which Tuesday killed two
men and injured a third in the
kearney yGrUs o. the teuerai ship
building and Drydock Company
today announced that there was
NO evidence Of sabotage.
WASHINGTON ms The
American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company and 81 associated
companies were ordered by the
Federal Communications Commi.
sion today to show cause why
their long distance toll rates
should not be reduced.
DETROIT ms > An attorney
for Councilman John +. Hamil-
ton. who has confessed taking
$4,000 for his vote on the con-
structiou contract for the IS, 300.-
600 Herman Gardens Housing
project, told Common council to-
day Hamilton cannot be removed
from office since he already has
resigned. Hamilton's resignation
was delivered to the council March
is, the day he was indicted.
CHICAGO - ms Sir David
owen. 81, former general mana
ger to the port Of London auth
ority. was under physician s
care TODAY in a Chicago hotel. He
was reported 10 be critically i'll
following a heart attack.
WASHINGTON ms Declar-
In that coffee lis essential to the
maintenance of civilian morale. q"