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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08

Five persons were taken To
Eloise General Hospital late sun
day for treatment for decorations,
bruises, and for examination follow
ing a three-car collision on Ford
Rd. near Xix Rd. Those injured
are Walter Setanskf, %. Detroit;
Mr. and Mrs. John kahrl, Plym-
outh. Edward Klimek, "a, Detroit;
Miss Norma Proctor, SO, Wayne.
Mr.. Setanski had started his
car past one driven by Clifford
Gieske, Detroit, as both were go
ing west, and a car driven east by
Mrs. Kahrl sideswiped the Gieske
car and hit the Setanski vehicle
head-on. Miss Proctor was in the
Kahrl car and Mr.. Klimek with Mr..
Setanski.
Tank Explodes
a car driven by Mrs. Ida Avery
Route /, was virtually destroyed
by flames after its gasoline tank
exploded on being struck by car
driven by Henry d. Lawrence, Jr.,
1921 f. Michigan Ave. The explo-
sion was at f. Michigan and Allen
Rds. Saturday evening, as Mrs.
Avery had started TO make a left
turn. The impact sent her car of
the road where the vehicle caught
FIRE.
Three Car Crash
A three-car collision on Washte-
nav ,Rd. few miles west OF Up
slant Sunday afternoon nearly
demolished a car driven by Michael
Sciturro. Detroit. who was west,
bound. Cleveland Hutson, Jr. 42i
Hawkins St. going east. started 10
pass a car driven by Frank Ema-
nit Detroit, also east-bound. The
Hutson car sideswiped the other
two.
Issued Tickets
Two drivers were issued traffic
tickets Saturday night after both
collided at Michigan Ave and Pros
pect st. intersection. Ralph II.
Reiman. Ann Arbor, was issued a
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08

tgy rn.errat rai News se-rt-eI
Washington. sept. SINS De
spite the nov cord breaking tax
bin federal treasury 'dehoi' Of
81 0o0. 100000 70 si0oIo1HI007-
600 for the present fiscal year vas
foreseen toda by Sen. George Oh
Ca chairman of the Finance com.
rit'ee. Who piloted The huge ref-
enue measure through tho senate
WITH a Joint Senate House cor
ference. TO irop 1lt differences
between Senate ana House YAK
bills. slated 10 get underway Wed
resday. George voiced hope that an
agreement on all major points can
be reached in three days.
The new tax bill. George explain
ed. is effective on all 1871 incomes.
both personal and corporation. TX
else taxes are effective Oct. /
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08

Washington. Sept. 8 -AP-
Martin Dies and Leon Hender'
son locked horns today over the
question OF whether the boss OF
the Office OF Price Admins
tration and four aides should be
fired from the government
service on the ground that they
held or condoned Communistic
views.
Dies. House member from
Texas and chairman OF the
Committee on un'American ac-
tivities. made public yesterday
a letter to President Roosevelt
urging that Henderson and the
four employees be dismissed i'm.
mediatefy.
To this Henderson promptly
replied that he would turn the
accusations over TO the Civil
Service Commission, and II the
commission held the employees
to be unfit he would discharge
them as soon as he could get to
telephone He added, how
ever, that summary punitive
action on the basis OF one mans
opinion is as un-American pro
cedure as anything 10 which MIR.
Dies has yet given his atten-
ton.
Dies. who recently said in a
House speech that Henderson
had connections with several
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08
NAILS FEEL STING
Of RAF AS REDS
BATTLE BITTERLY
Planes Break Through to
Dump High Explosives
on German Capital
NAILS DRIVEN FROM
IMPORTANT HIGHWAY
Red Counter Offensive Said
to be Regaining Momentum
on Center Front

German front.line dispatches
acknowledged today that the Red
armies guarding Leningrad were
making a bitter village-by.village
stand. under pounding by hundreds
OF Stuka dive bombers. while the
Russians declared they were press
ing the initiative on a broad sec
tor of the muddy. rain-soaked
front.
At home, the Germans felt. the
sting of one of the wars most vio-
lent aerial assaults on Berlin. in
which the Nazis admitted q resi-
dents were killed as Raj bombers
broke through anti-aircraft de-
lenses and dumped high.explosive
and incendiary bombs on the Reich
capital.
The British Press Association
said the raid was the heaviest in
bomb weight on Berlin since the
was started. Besides the fatali-
ties, the Germans said an undis-
closed number suffered wounds
and that it was feared the death
toll might increase.
On the western battlefront, So
Wet reports said Russian troops,
in some OF the fiercest fighting Of
the 79-day-old struggle, had driven
the Germans from positions astride
a vital highway leading to Lenin-
grad. On the central front, Red
COMPREHENSIVE was said to be
gaining momentum after recaptur-
ing several important towns.
XIII General
A Soviet communique at noon
reported that hard-riding Cossacks
seized a STAFF headquarters far
behind the German lines and listed
a Nazi general as killed. The COM
munique also declared that a sharp
counterattack routed an entire
German battalion which left i,200
men on the battlefield.
The Soviet bulletin said that des-
pite bad weather conditions, the
entire front from the Baltic TO the
Black Sea was active.
Hitler's high command asserted
that the Nazi-Allied Finnish army,
driving down on Leningrad from
the north. had reached the Svlr
River. paralleling the Stain canal
which runs from point on Lake
Ladoga, so miles northeast of
Leningrad, TO Lake omega.
While the Nazi high command
was silent on other details of the
vast conflict, DNB news agency
said waves. OF Stuka bombers were
smashing at Leningrad's defenses
in a gigantic and unending roll
ing attack.
Resistance Bitter
In the bloody land advance on
Russia's second biggest city itself
the Germans conceded that their
troops were encountering bitter
resistance at every clump OF trees
and on every hillock. A Nazi war
correspondent described the roads
as engulfed In "bottomless bud,
indicating that the drenching fall
rains were seriously retarding Nazi
mechanical warfare.
On the Ukraine front, the Rus
SLAMS reported that German at
tempts to pierce the defense of
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08
Bad Sanitation in
Jerome St. Area

Open top pitcher pumps and
faulty toilet facilities are prevalent
in The Jerome st. area where two
children were reported to have
enteritis. inflammation OF the mites
tines. DR.. Otto X. Engelke. county
health director. said today follow
Ing a survey Of the section Satur-
day.
Water samples to determine pos.
sible contamination have been
taken
About five similar cases were
found 10 have resulted in the sec
ton previous 10 the report received
last week OF two children at first
thought TO be i'll with typhoid few
or
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08
Former Cuban
President Dies

Havana. Cuba. Sept. SAP -
Honors paid a president and a gen.
eral killed in action we're accord.
ed today to General Mario Garcia
Menocal. Cuba's president from
1918 10 1921. who died yesterday
from a digestive silment. He was
- years old
His body lay In state at the
capitol pending burial ceremonies
arranged for o'clock this after
noon (EST).
President Fulgencio Batista Ord
cred nine days % mourning be
ginning yesterday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08
Congress Today

by Associated Press)
Senate
Routine business moon EST
Special committee continues stu
dy OF eastern gasoline situation
l0:30 a. NJ.
House
Routine session noon.
SATURDAY
senate and House IN recess.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08

ROME UP The newspaper PIE
colo charged today that the Unit
ed States has set up "ffth col.
umn' in South America. made up
largely OF poets and musicians
" Roosevelt, said the paper. "has
sent South America a special fifth
column"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08
Today in 1916
by Associated Pr.so

(Ry Associated PresO
sent fqis-German troops
.,.,.aes- ttAassa- takA-trontier
fortress OF Dobritch on the Danube.
Mexico CITY-ISS- Mexican
Foreign Minister Ezequiel Padilla
announced today that diplomatic
relations between Mexico and Bri-
tain. ruptured for three and a haif
years. will be resumed tomorrow OF
Wednesday
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08

BARCELONA, Spain-AP- My
ron {. Taylor, President Roose-
velt's personal envoy TO the Vat
lean, Admiral William d. Leahy,
ambassador TO Vichy. and AleXan-
der Weddell, ambassador TO Ma
drid, conferred lengthily yesterday
following Taylors arrival from
talks with the President.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08

OTTAWA-AP- Prime Minister
". L. Mackenzie King OF Canada,
home from a i day visit to Brit
ain. said he was convinced more
than ever that the defeat Of Nazi
barbarism AMI Prussian militarism
which unde.lies il will come only
from the unremitting and united
efforts OF all free men
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: tuesday:
Cloudy. Rain II

ROME-AP-The Italian cabinet
was summoned today for a meet
ing September 81.
NEW YORk-UP- United
States Attorney Harold NJ.
Kennedy charged today at the
trial Iot+6 persons accused as
Nazi spies that enc OF then,
had given Germany details OF
the famed Norden bombsght.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08

NICHY, Cnoccupied France-AP
Reports from German-occupied
Paris said today that two prom
inent Frenchmen, including a for
mer minister of justice. had been
arrested by the Germans and held
as hostages after the new out
b eaks OF violence.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08

KANSAS CITY-AP-- Simultan.
eous fires damaged two bridges
entering the huge Kansas City
stock yards today and menaced the
twenty third street viaduct. ma.
jor traffic artery between the two
Kansas cities.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08

LOS ANGELES-1NS Freedom
on bail pending her trial for the
staying OF her husband. Major G. 4.
Tucker, will be sought for Mrs.
Marie Tucker. it was announced
today by her attorney. Frank r.
Doherty. lie said she would enter
a plea OF not guilty when she l.
arralgned Friday and that her trial
probably would be set for next
NOR -,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08

NEW YORK-AP- The third
American tanker carrying oil TO
Soviet Russia from the United
States arrived this morning in
Nladivostok, the sydney, Australia,
radio said today in a broadcast
heard by MIC.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08

WASHINGTON-AP- State en-
ployment services placed $4,000
persons in defense and non.defense
jobs during July, 81 per cent more
than the SAFE month last year.
Paul V. McNutt. federal security
administrator, reported today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08

WEIRTON, W. Va.-CP-A two
nonihs.od independent union to-
day announced signing Of the best
contract in the entire steel indus
try" with Weirton Steel Co. Ma
tional Steel Corp. subsidiary. which
employees 1900 workers. The con
tract provides a minimum wage Of
72la cents an hour for all employ
es. a no strike agreement, a 30
day cancellation clause; work
pool" provision giving former EN-
ployes preferential hiring. and 9th
er benefits. the union said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08

AKRON. O.-UP First wit.
nesses were to be called today in
the first degree Staying trial Of
Albert D. Lukens. IS. accused OF
killing Miss Ruth wicker, %. plan
ist at the North Hill Methodist,
and burning her body in the hre-
box OF the church furnace.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08

ANA "A, !Turkey-JP-KaFiC Gle
dius. Germany's chief economic ne
gotiator, arrived today with 70
aides 10 seek a Turkish-German
trade agreement. He visited Foreign
Minister Sukru Saracoglu soon after
HIS arrival and arranged 10 start
trade talks this afternoon with gov
eminent officials.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08

NAUGATUCk. Conn UP -
Near the small shop in which
Charles Goodyear discovered the
process of yJlcanizing rubber 1902
years ago. tie United States Rub
Der Co.. broke ground today for
New England first synthetic .ruD-
Der plant
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08

SANTA BARBARA, Gains
A check today showed only minor
DANA -ia-ths- wake ef=two- earth
quaKes wh1Ch last rfisift-sheek
Santa Barbara. Lompoc and Ven.
tura.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08

NEW YORK-INS-In order that
rhe people Of 6s+t won have any
trouble in finding the time cap
sule". planted in 1889 on the
World Fair site, the park depart.
ment today erected a monument Of
black granite over the burial spot.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08

BARCELONA, Spain-INS- Ad-
miral William D. Leahy, United
States ambassador to France, left
Barcelona by automobile for
Vichy today after comforting here
with Myron c. Taylor. President
Roosevelts personal emissary 20
the Vatican who is returning to his
post In Rome.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08
Nation Joins President in
Mourning Death of Mother

special wires were Sc, up to handle
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-03

ing area ................................ 100000 Extension of seapiane ham, gar .................................... 100000 Extension of barracks and
 messhall ,......................... 150,000 Extension of bachelor of
 ficers' quarters ............... 100000 Quarters for officers (D.. 10l 500 Administration building = 175,000 Hospital facilities ....... 575,000 Storehouse .......................... 200 ,00O Commissary and cold stor-
 age ................................. 100000 Recreation facilities for of
 ficers ....a.......................... 75OoO Recreation facilities for en-
 listed men ........................ 150OO0 Extension of landing field 550,000
 $3,576 800
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-03
IN I H E
 H 0 US E

E . 4 se.4 l5 INTRODUCED. - HUM IT, by Harvey Smith, asking an investiga- ticn of the Fish and Wildlife Ser vices closing of fishing in Chatham Strait and Icy Strait last season. INTRODUCED.-H.B. 68, by Pe- terson, to appropriate sl,2oOOoo Tor construction of 12 community rec reational centers.
 INTRODUCED.-H 69, by Pc- terson, autho ng the Attorney General to appoint assistant or as sociate counsel.
 INTRODUCED.-HB. 10, by Pe- terson, for a graduated gross gold tax of from 21a to 10 percent
 PASSED. l3, by Davis, asking Congress to pass the Dimono bill to prevent seizure of fishing gear until after conviction.
 PASSED. 13, by Gordon, to appropriate s5,O00 for Donald Mac Donald, member of the Internation- al Highway Commission.
 PASSED. HE. AZ, by Shattuck, to appropriate $7305 to reimburse Frank J. Wadman of Aberdeen, Washington, for an account escheat- cd from the Miners and Merchants Bank at Ketchjkan.
 PASSED.-H.B. 49, by Egan, to ap- propriate 5000 to equip a hosp..al at Valdez.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-03
PIN SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED BY
 ELk5 B0WlER5

Because of recent Ketchikan tournaments which disrupted regu- lar kegling schedules at the Elks Bowling Alleys, today re-arranged schedule was announced for the remainder of the season. Following is the first weeks slate the remainder of the chart will be printed in an early issue of the Empire.
 Tonight TOO p.m-Alaska Laundry vs Cash and Carry.
 8:15 p.m.-Home Grocery vs. Golden Age.
 9:30 p.m-Medical Clinic vs- George Brothers.
 March 700 pm.-20th Century vs. Snow White.
 8:15 p.m.-Juneau Florists vs. AL aska Federal Savings. 9:30 pm.-Butler-M Mauro vs. Tri- angle Inn.
 March 700 p.m-Home Grocery ys. AL aska Laundry.
 8:15 p.m.-Cash and Carry vs. George Brothers. 9:30 p.m.-Snow White vs. Dodge Dealers.
 March TOO p.m.-Alaska Federal Savings ings vs. Butler-Mauro. 8:15 p.m.-20th Century vs. Ju- neau Florists.
 9:30 pm. Medical Clinic vs. Triangle Inn. Subscribe to tic Daily Alaska Empire-the paper with the larges paid circulation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-03

web for mending.
 The order shortened last years 24-hour extension of the closed sea- son of the Alaska Peninsula area by 10 days, ending it July Is and the catch limit of 100000 red salmon will henceforth be applicable only to the waters in the vicinity of Bear and Sandy rivers. The order set June 1 for the open ing date in the Red River district Kodiak area.
 In Cook Inlet
 In Cook Inlet the closing date for pink salmon has been returned U the August 3l status. The order alef provides that after May g not t' exceed 35-fathom gill nets are to Et used and mesh of less than a' inches in the central part of Cool Inlet.
 Stikinc District
 Tn the Stikine district, June 23 < the opening date for red salmon lengthening the season by three days.
 In lev Straits, western and east ern districts. the new fall season is from October l to october 20.
 Salmon lawfully caught in traps may now be held "A hours after the closeof fishing if the traps are made imperative by removal of the wire along the walls of the inner heart.
 Limits Herring Catch
 The limit on the commercial catch of herring both in the Kodiak and Prince William Sound districts, ex- cept by gill nets and for bait. has been reduced to 250,000 barrels. 2 curtailment. 50,000 barrels for Ko- diak district, and 100000 barrels for the Prince William Sound district.
 Fishing is permitted in the unex- plored waters of the Kodiak area without regard to limit, which is ap- plicable only to the waters now be- |
 ing fished.
 In Southeast Alaska All commercial herring fishing IS prohibited in Southeast Alaska ex- cept by gill nets and for bait.
 Shrimp Fishing
 The closed season for commer- cial shrimp fishing is the same as formerly but begins 15 days earlier now and continues from March l to April Is, also taking at all times of shrimp which is more than 50 percent less than three inches in length is prohibited east of l50 de- gress west longitude instead of 138 degrees west longitude as formerly. This includes the waters of part of Kenai Penineula. Prince William Sound and Yauktat regions as well as Southeast Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-03
DUAL MEET
 SCHEDULED
 IN DOUGLAS

Tonight at Douglas two hoop lives will battle it out for suprem- acy as the tournament hears an end and an upset might easily change the standing to put dark horse into the upper brackets.
 In the first game of the double header the Juneau High School Crimson Bears are scheduled to meet the Eagles. The National Guard quint will throw themselves at the Elks in the second fray in an attack designed to set the Lodgemen back into the lower standings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-03
 CATCH IS
 INCREASED

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-03
l N I H E
 5E N ATE

INTRODUCED. -S.B. 3l, by Rod- en, to require payment of temporary disability compensation not less than once a month.
 INTRODUCED 32, by Cof- fey, by request. to establish retire. ment fund for teachers.
 PASSED.-SB. g, by LaBoyteaux, fixing penalties for non-payment of mineral taxes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-03
Wash. State' To Play in
 Tile Game
Northern Division Basket. ta|I Champions Will
 Meet Stanford Now

In a basketball game played il Pull lan, Wash last Saturday night Was lington State clinched ths Nortler Division of the Coasl Con crence Basketball champion ship when Idaho was unable t cheek the Staters' rush anf dropped the contest 37 to B.
 W arlington State will now mee Sta, ford for the coast champion ship.
 Stamford, which had clinched tn championship of the Southern Dt visi m of the Coast Conference Bas setball two weeks ago, defeat Cal fornia 49 to 36 Saturday nigh in he final game of the schedule
 Southern California gave UCLA 8 drubbing Saturday night, 52 l. 37.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-03

Total -Unalaska, Alaska $4 .086 800
 Supplemental Estimate, Navy
 Tn another communication, H. Doc. 83, the President transmitted to Congress. as amendments to the Budget for the fiscal year 1042, a supplemental estimate of appropria- tions and a proposed change in the text of the same appropriation for the Navy Department. The Alaska items in the amended estimates are as follows:
 Naval Air Station, Kodiak Additional aviation facil-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-03


 Hospital facilities -............. 0N,OO0 Motor test stand ....... 50,000 Station maintenance build ing 45,500
 : 499, 1000 Naval Air Station, Unalaska Emergency landing field $ 145.000 Seaplane ramp .................... 80,000 Seaplane parking area ... 60.000 Construction camp ..,..., 75.000 Dredging seaplane runways l50,000
 $ 510,000
 Dutch HarbOr Extension of bulkhead, fill ing and grading .............$ 100000 Extension of seaplane park
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-03

ities, including. buildings and accessories and equipment ................ $5 ,266, 500
 Naval Air Station, Sitka Additional aviation facil- ities, including buildings and accessories and equipment .......................... .$4 ,3O5. .O00
 Naval Air Station, Unalaska Additional aviation facil- ities, including buildings and accessories and equipment $5 ,030, 900 Supplemental Estimates, Civil Two Alaska items are included in a supplemental estimate for river and harbor work under the direc- tion of the Corps of Engineers, U. 5 Army. Both projects were author ized by the 76th Congress as items necessary to the national defense but the appropriations were not made before the end of the session. They are listed in H. Doc. No. 37 as follows:
 Sitka HarbOr, Alaska To provid de. a sheltered reach for naval seaplane operations ...-...........-...........$ 109,000
 Kodiak Harbor, Alaska To provide a 22-foot depth channel to serve naval base ................................$ 10000
 -----4ee
 Empire CIassifieds Pay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-03
Many Naval projeets
 To Be Constructed in AIaska;Figures Given

(Continued from Page One.
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ChapeIddies Will
 Meet dt Wiitdnens

The Chapeladies will meet Tues day, March 4, at the home of Mrs Clarence Wiitanen on the Loop road.
 Mrs. Ernest Slender will be hos tess and all members are urged to attend Final plans for the bean dinner to be given soon by the group will be discussed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-03

tence. The prisoner will probably be charged with assault with a danger ouS weapon.
 The other prisoner, James B. Snlli- van, charged with incest, has been bound over to the next Grand Jury under a $3,000 bond
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-03
TWO PRISONERS
 BROUGHT HERE

Two Federal prisoners arrived in Juneau today from Skagway on the 'outhbcund Yukon guarded by U. }. Deputy Marshal Louis Rapuzzi
 Wilho Alenis, sentenced on dis ,rderly and drunk charge, after be- ng arrested on the northbound Mt. Mckinley by Juneau U. s. Deputy Marshal Sid Thompson, was lodged n Federal jail to serve a 30-day sen
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-03

J. A. Clevenger of Rocky Ford Colo, made two trips, year apart, from Rocky Ford to Milan Mo, He drove different cars on each trip but in each case the speedometer registered exactly 74s miles.