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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-08
MI. Clemens Elects
Wesfendorf Mayor

MT. CLEMENS. April s.-Mt.
Clemens voters today reelected
Mayor Donald r. Westendorf TO
his fifth term by margin of 40l
votes over Alton II. Noe, local
attorney. Voters also approved a
firemen and policemen pension
proposal. returns showed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-08

Although she is crowding that
magic number at which life be-
gins. red-headed Miss Neuenfelt
is easy to look at and retains a
slim waistline that might be
envied by a younger woman.
She has been grinding out Police
Court justice in Dearborn since
1926. when she was elected justice
Of the peace at the age of "a, only
three years out of the University
of Detroit law school
Her star rose 10 a new high last
Fall when she took firm grip on
her pen and wrote that the
politically unpopular anti-handbill
ordinance of Dearborn was uncon-
stitutional
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-08
Amazing Liquid"
Promptly Relieves
ECZEMA ITCH -
Doctor'sFormula Great Success!

New York. N. Y. Thousands have dis
covered first applications of wonderful.
medieated zefno not only quickly relieve
itching Of eczema and other skin irrita-
tons tof external cause but ALSO aid
healing Of the red, scaly skin.
Use Zemo morning and night. Som
your discomfort should disappear Most
convenient becauseit 8 a greaseless, stain
les hquid. Doesn't show on skin. AL
druggists DOW sel Zemol
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-08
JOINT STATEMENT

After the conferences with Ford
officials. Dewey and the governor
issued a joint statement. saying:
THE program TO settle the
strike at the Ford Motor Com
pany moved definitely forward
this afternoon, in accordance
with plans announced Saturday.
We have substantial basis to eX-
pect further developments
Tuesday"
The plans announced Saturday
were for Joint conferences. Partici-
pants in the discussions refused TO
state whether Joint meetings are
All eeafttt y' y IF f arranged ff 55taei.
Afterwards Dewey talked with
Secretary of Labor Perkins over
the long distance telephone and,
as he explained later, he gave her
LA optimistic leafelst en- he local
situation.
Efforts of United States Mar
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-08
FOrd's Restraint
Hearing Opens
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encesl stand in the way of such
conferences. IL is believed.
During yesterday evening, Dewey
and Van Wagner disappeared
from sessions in Hotel Statler.
Dewey returned TO announce they
had met with high company
officials
These officials are believed "a
have been Capizzi and Harry II,
Bennett, Ford personnel head.
CapizZi refused "either to affirm
or deny' this but admitted he had
been in touch with Van Wagner
during that time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-08
The New "4-Book" Cosmopolitan

Book 3; The henFIefion Book pIssS'i
Crime Is My Business" an ac-
count of the famous manhunts of
RAYMOND C. SCHNEIDER. When
published, this will be a standard
priced book.
Book 1 Complete Book-Lsnafh Novel;
DIR. KILDARE, the young medical
man with high ideals who is now
a Hollywood success, figures in a
new novel by MAX BRAND. This
alone is worth many times the
price of Cosmopolitan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-08
EASY TO LOOK AT

Justice should not be at all hard
10 take from Judge Neuenfelt.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-29
Hospital Farm
Cut Probable

Mackinac Island, Mich, July
20 ms Designed TO stream
line operations. In state govern
ment. Governor Murray d. Van
Wagner today launched an eco
nomy program.
He asked Leo V. Card, state
agriculture com missioner, 10 SUR
vey institutional farms with the
Idea OF abandoning several. lie
also requested Fred Striffler,
chairman OF the state hospital
commission, to make arrange
ments for state hospital employ
es to- maintain their own homes
off institutional grounds.
Methods now employed at
some OF the state farms are out
NODDED" the governor comment
ed I'VE are attempting 10 make
them pay by competing with fac
tories in the employment Of labor
and II now is practically impos
sIble to get employees"
Farms operated by state
school for the deaf al Flint. Pom
tlac State Hospital. Boys Voca-
tional School at Lansing and the
Ypsllanti and Kalamazoo hospi-
tails were mentioned specifically
by the governor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-29
Longer Draft
Period Pushed

Washington July 29-AP-Ad-
ministration leaders In both cham.
bers OF Congress threw their influ-
ence today behind presidentially
requested legislation TO extend the
military training period OF selectees,
national guardsmen and reserves.
The House Military Committee
was called into executive session
(10:30 a. m. EST to consider a
service extension resolution paral-
telling in most respects the one ap-
proved by the Senate Military AT
fairs Committee last week.
Chairman May (D-Ky) OF the
House Committee forecast approx
al Of the measure. but changed in
at least one particular from the
Senate form. TO insure continuation
OF the guardsmen. May said. the
War Department feared the Senate
version lacked specific authorize
ton for retaining the members OF
the guard in service beyond one
year.
Senate passage OF the measure
appeared certain. White House
strategists made a quick canvass
of the membership yesterday and
declared opponents could muster
no more than 80 votes out OF 95.
Chairman Reynolds (D-NC), only
member OF the Military Affairs
Committee to vote against the
measure. conceded freely that II
would be approved on the floor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-29
Splendid Future Envoned by Henry Ford, 70 Wednesday

With the standards OF the peoples
plunging thro' the thunder
storm;
Till the war drum throbb'd no long
er. and the oattle-flags we're
furld
In the Parliament OF man, the Fed
Grafton Of the world >"
Mr.. Ford stopped reading and,
looking up. said earnestly:
Were right on the verge Of that,
right nova federation OF The
whole world. There'll be more toll
erance in the world because therefi
be more understanding"
-"Mill the new world. as you see
Il. be tolerant TO the Jew"
Need For Jew
Yes. There's a need for the Jew
in the world and it's bound to be
recognized Among the Jews are
some OF our ablest financiers and
greatest merchants. They under
stand trade. They know that all
prosperity is based on the ability
OF the farmer to buy. For that rea'
son. they have helped to keep the
G trrN-py rnpn De-.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-29
Administration Forces Plan
to Bring Tax Bill Out Today

and corporation income taxes in
the nations history, the revenue
measure would bring federal tax
collections during the year ending
next June 30 to sl1,302, 100000.
Ways and Means Committee ex-
perts estimated that although the
new levies would produce only
about $500, 10000 during the re-
mainder Of the current fiscal year,
they and the existing taxes would
yield about so per cent OF antici-
pated government expenditures dur.
ing the first full year OF operation.
To Tap Incomes :.
As recommended to the House,
the bill would tap individual in
comes for about $l,152,O0 900 add
tional annually through a drastic
system OF surfaces starting at Ave
per cent on the first dollar OF tax.
able income.
Through higher excess profits
taxes and a revised method OF com
putting them and increased SUI.
taxes, corporations would be re-
quired to put up about s1.322.900,.
600 of the new revenue. The bal.
ance would cone from higher
estate and gift taxes and a long
list OF new or increased excise
taxes.
Late yesterday, the Ways and
Means Committee agreed to three
minor changes in the measure, one
OF which would subject newspapers
and radio stations to the proposed
five per cent excise tax on their
monthly telephone bills. The COM
mittee specifically named those
types OF firms, experts said, TO
make 1t clear that the tax applied
to them despite an existing provi.
sion exempting their leased wire
circuits from taxation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-29
Congress Today
(By Associated Prsss
Senate

(By Associated PrsssD
Senate
Considers wheat quota legisle-
ton moon, EST.
Defense Committee resumes in
vestigation into camp construction
program H0:30 a. M.
Agriculture subcommittee con-
tinues hearing on parity price legis-
latlon (i0:30).
House
Considers $685.. 100000 new tar
bill moon.
Military Committee considers
legislation to retain selectees,
guardsmen and reserve officers in
training beyond year (lo:30).
Rivers and Harbors COMMITTEES
continues hearings on ST. Lawrence
Seawsy 10:30 a. M.
MONDAY
. Senate
Passed s275, 100000 food control
authorization.
House
Passed Ss.063, 100000 supplement
al defense bill.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-29

They're beginning to see that you
can't build anything permanent on
hate. The world is learning toler.
ance as never before. II Is begin
ming to see that there is need on
earth for every race"
Even as he talked Mr.. Ford
reached into an inside pocket OF
bis coat and brought out printed
card.
Here he said, lis something
that Tennyson wrote In Locksley
Hall about a hundred years ago.
And then he read:
" For dipt into the future, far as
human eye could see,
Saw the Vision OF the world. and
all the wonder that would be-;
Saw the heavens fill with com
merce. argosies OF magic sails,
Pilots OF the purple twilight, drop
ping down with costly bales;
Heard the heavens fill with shout
ing. and there rain'd a CHASTITY
dew
From the nations airy navies crap
ping In the central blue;
Far along the worldwide whisper
Of the southwind rushing warm
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-29
Stem, Policy Seen

freezing commerce with japan.
These statements held that
the Dutch colonial government
was I'm league with the United
States and Britain" In economic
warfare against Japan.
The State Department. how
ever. indicated that. barring
new developments, no additional
action against Japan was
planned. This attitude was evil
denced by the Departments an
nouncement last night that for
the present at least Japanese
merchantmen would not be de-
tanned In United States ports.
Fear that the order freezing
japanese assets here would be
applied to her shipping has
kept a number OF japanese YES
sells at sea off American ports,
lest they be immobilized on put.
ting into harbor.
Speaking OF international re-
lations generally. Senator Lee
told reporters that "if we main
tain firm policy both toward
Japan and Europe we will do
more to keep out OF war than
We would by following a vacii-
lating policy. 1t is evident that
our so-called appeasement OF
Japan has been OF no avail"
Apropos OF Japan, he said
that in view OF developments
the United States should in
tensify the work of fortifying
Guam Island in the Western
Pacific.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-29

Dearborn. Mich, July 2s-Tomor.
row, July 80. will be the 18th birth.
day anniversary OF Henry Ford.
So far as his interest in life. busi-
ness and planning for the future is
concerned, Mr.. Ford is as active
today as he ever was. His mind is
literally filled with new projects
for future development.
At present. apart from national
defense, probably his first industrial
interest is in research and expert.
ment to develop industrial uses for
wheat.
An interviewer who wished to get
some OF Mr.. Ford's views on life
and what's going on in the world
from the vantage point OF HIS 18th
birthday anniversary. started off
with a comment on the European
war q o.,
Let's not talk about war" said
Mr.. Ford I've always hated war.
never hated Il more than do
today. The people of the world are
waking up. They're coming to see
that the sole cause OF wars is
human greed. It's the munition.
makers who foster and promote
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-29

Washington, July 2s-AP -
Despite Japanese hints OF new
far reaching developments In
the Orient. White House sup
porters In the Senate today
urged that the Administration
hold unswervingly to the policy
It has adopted in the Far East.
Senator Lee (D-Okla) told
reporters that economically, |
think we ought to hit Japan with
all we've got Militarily, we
ought not to back up an inch.
Politically. the people will sup
port such a policy"
In a similar vein. Senator
Pepper (D-Fla) asserted that
now is the time to let Tokyo
know whether we mean business.
Tokyo, unhappily, knows no lam
guage except force"
The State Department. mean
while, silently followed the
course OF Far Eastern events.
both in Indo China. where
Japanese occupation was report
ed under way. and In Shanghai,
where japanese intentions re-
garding the International Set
Element continued uncertain.
In line with its practice, the
Department had nothing to say
about statements appearing in
the controlled Japanese press
that far reaching consequences
might follow the action OF the
Netherlands East Indies In cut.
ting off oil exports. breaking off
q monetary agreement and
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-29
Defense Activity
in City Reported

Defense activities in Ypsilantl
were reviewed at the first meeting
OF Board OF Commerce defense
council today noon at Hotel Huron.
Secretary Paul Ungrodt had pre-
pared a mimeographed report, cl--
culated to each member OF the
committee. The report, compiled
since June rs, concerned municipal,
industrial and social welfare ex-
pansion. Defense stamp sales and
the recent aluminium collection
were also cited in the report.
The defense council is composed
OF chairmen Of Board, defense ac-
tivities committees and heads OF
departments closely connected with
defense. Mayor Ross X. Bower is
chairman. This organization CO.
ordinates the work OF all official
and tion-official bodies In the COM
munity, city and township. Tell
tative plans are to have this group
serve as an Intermediary between
the county defense council. to be
formed soon, and individual local
committees and local officials.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-29
Paul X. Hogan
of Ann Arbor
Shot in Holdup
Second Victim of
Detroit Negro

Detroit, July 20 -AP-Shot In
the abdomen by holdup man,
Paul X. Hogan, "a, OF Ann Arbor,
who had planned to marry Sun
day, was in serious condition at
Receiving Hospital today while
police searched for his assaflant.
A negro gunman, believed the
same who fired upon an invalid
woman in a burglary earlier In the
day, shot Hogan late Monday az
ter having forced the latter to
drive him around In his automo-
bile for three hours.
Hogan, service man for utility
company answered a call At 2 p.
m. and was stopped at an alley in
tersection by a negro who order.
ed him to drive me where l tell
you or I'll plug you. The gunman
forced Hogan to drive to Flat
Rock and then back to Detroit.
Near downtown. Hogan was
ordered to drive into al alley.
There Hogan was robbed of a gold
ring, gift from his ii .ancee, Miss
Marilynn Osborn, 81. daughter OF
Sheriff John l.. Osborn OF Wash
tenaw County. The robber also
took Hogan's wrist watch and 20
cents.
LAS he got out OF the car. he
deliberately shot me-" Hogan told
police.
The bullet entered the lower abb
domen. Passersby saw Hogan ly-
ing on the pavement and he was
taken to the hospital. An opera
ton was performed Immediately,
Hogan's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank ". Hogan, came to the
hospital with Miss Osborn and
the Sheriff and Mrs. Osborn.
I'VE will be married as soon as
he is well enough" Miss Osborn
said confidently.
The couple had planned to be
married Sunday Afternoon at Beth.
lehem Evangelical Church in Ann
Arbor.
A gunman described as similar
to Hogan's assailant had forced
his way into the bedroom of the
apartment of Mrs. Alice Arm.
strong earlier in the day. Mrs
Armstrong Is recovering from a
recent operation.
The intruder, after demanding
money and jewelry, took a small
sum from a dresser. He walked to-
ward the sick bed and Mrs. Arm.
strong ran into a hallway with
the gunman firing one shot. The
negro fled and Mrs. Armstrong,
who tainted, was taken to Receiv-
ing Hospital suffering from
shock.
Police said the gunman probab-
ly then held up Hogan and, in an
effort to elude- pursuit, II forced
him to drive around. The man
was described as about 35 years
old, five feet ten inches tall, wear.
ing khaki trousers and a white
shirt. There was a vertical scar
on his forehead.
Hogan was graduated from the
University of Michigan engineer
ing school last year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-29

Washington, July Gap Ad.
ministration leaders marshaled
their forces to get the s3,529, 200, 900
tax bill to the House floor today
under rarely-used parliamentary
procedure designed to curtail strict
ly the number Of possible amend
msnts.
Although critics denounced the
method as a gag rule, indications
were that 1t would be sanctioned by
the House, and that the bill would
be approved and sent to the Senate,
possibly Friday, in virtually the
form recommended by the House
Ways and Means Committee.
Would Bar Amendments
The rule would authorize three
days of debate and bar all amend
ments but those sanctioned by the
ways and means group.
Imposing the heaviest individual
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-29
Fire Races Store, Houses,
Threatens County Building

Prince Frederick. Md, July 20
AP-Flames ragged out Of control
along the main street Of this little
southern Maryland town early to-
day, swept a department store and
several frame houses. and threat
ened the county courthouse.
The blaze broke out in grocery
store shortly before midnight and
covered the block in less than an
hour, residents reported. The town
has no fire department and citizens
turned out to form a bucket brigade
pending arrival OF engines from 9th
er towns.
Shortly after l a. m, the flames
reached telephone lines, disrupting
the towns communication system.
Calls for aid had barely cleared
to firemen in Annapolis, the state
capital. upper Marlboro, La Plata,
and Leonardtown.
The first firemen to reach here
were hampered by a lack of water
facilities and stretched hose near
ly half asmile to small stream.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-29
Production to
be Determined

tBy international News Service)
Washington, July 29-lNS-Na-
tional defense agencies today
launched a series of meetings
which ultimately will determine
Just how many automobiles, re-
frigerators, household appliances
and even silk stockings the Amer
lean public will be able to buy.
Most confused is the problem
Of curtailing motor car production.
Two separate meetings we're called
to consider this task. One was ar
ranged by the critical materials
subcommittee OF the auto divi-
sion of the Office OF Production
Management. The other was
called by Leon Henderson. head of
the Office OF Price Administration
and Civilian Supply.
Adding to the confusion is the
fact that automobile companies do
not know yet which is going to
administer the curtailment pro.
gram-OPACS or OPM. The two
agencies have been quarreiing bit
terly over the right to administer
IL and both are urging President
Roosevelt to sign an executive
order giving them the power.
Henderson also suddenly called
meeting of wholesalers and re-
tailers in Washington to consider
the "curtailment Of durable con-
sumner goods and future plans for
civilian ALLEGATION OF scarce goods.
The latter. as the defense pro-
gram reaches its peak next winter,
may lead to some form of ration
ing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-29
Heat Broken in East But
Will Stay in Central States

vania. Some parts OF Philadel-
phia were flooded by rain that
dropped the mercury ~ degrees.
Rain in Ohio cut the tempera-
ture from IS to ~ in Cleveland
and from 100 to 81 in Canton.
with IS Chicago sweltered
through It's hottest July IS in
history, a degree warmer than on
that date In 1915.
Minnesota led In heat deaths
with 81. Illinois had Is and New
York IA. In drownings, Michigan
led with "a. Wisconsin had IL
and Ohio and Illinois IL each.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-29
Otis ]. Bouma TO Give
Townsend Club Address

George Millage. president OF the
Townsend Club, announced at the
meeting Monday night that Otis j.
Bouma, head OF the Washington
Townsend Bureau. will be the
speaker at the next meeting. Aug.
IL. Mr.. Bouma will be in the
state for only a few meetings. and
the Ypsilanti meeting Is the only
one in the second district. The
time was changed from Monday
to Thursday to accommodate him.
The next district meeting will
be Sunday afternoon at 2:30. Aug.
10. at the Monroe County Court
house. when Hon. Clyde v. Fenner,
former state senator will speak.
II was decided TO send IS to the
Michigan State headquarters.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-29
RUSSIANS ASSERT
HITLER STOPPED
ON TWO FRONTS
Reds Open Counter Attacks
in Some Sectors
They Claim
GERMANS HAD CLAIMED
TO BE NEAR VICTORY
Air, Sea Victories Also
Claimed For Russian
Forces
(By Associated Prsss)

A Red army bulletin declared To-
day that Adolf Hitler's 3s-day old
drives toward Moscow and Kiev
were breaking against the Arm.
ness and stubborness Of our troups"
and that in some places Russian
troops had opened counter-attacks,
inflicting heavy losses on the IN
vaders.
Throughout the night, a Soviet
communique saic, violent fighting
ragged in three main sectors OF the
2,000-mile battlefront-on the Newell
ond Smolensk fronts, guarding
Moscow, and the Zhitomir front in
the south. protecting the Russian
Ukraine capital of Kiev.
1t was one OF the most optimis.
tically worded Soviet communiques
of the war, contrasting sharply
with yesterdays report by the Ger
man high command that Nazi
troops were on the threshold OF
victory in the Smolensk sector, $50
miles west of Moscow. A German
military spokesman had even as
serted that a direct assault on the
Soviet capital itself might come
next.
The Russians reported victories
In the air and at sea as we'll as
along the land front. The Red fleet
in the Baltic was said to have
sunk two patrol vessels and a tor
pedo boat, with loss of one torpe-
do boat. Russian planes downed
100 German aircraft Saturday with
a loss of SO planes, the Moscow
war bulletin said. --
Blacked-out Moscow had its sixth
air raid Of the war last night
with some fires touched of and an
undisclosed number of casualties.
The Russians declared, however,
that Of 140 to $50 raiders only a
few actually broke through the
city's defenses and nine were re-
ported shot down.
Finland, now linked with Ger
many In the campaign against So
Wet Russia, broke of diplomatic
relations yesterday with Britain,
Russia's co-belligerent against Ger
many.
- The break, h.ch the Films pic
tured as inevitable because of the
new lineup of powers, came II
months after Britain was shipping
cash and war material to Finland
to aid her earlier fight against the
Russians.
Soviet Premier Joseph Stain was
reported last night in Ankara to
have sent a letter to President
Ismet lnonu OF Turkey assuring him
that Russia has no intention of
attempting to seize the Dardan-
Giles.
The letter was reported prompted
by a British suggestion OF a direct
statement to ease any Turkish con-
Germ.
Japans occupation OF southern
Indo-China went into high gear
as warships and troop transports
brought garrison troops and mill
tary supplies into Camranh Bay.
At Hanoi 1t was announced off,
cially a total Of 10000 Japanese
troops would be stationed in south
ern lndo-China. Troops already
have moved into bases at Nhatrang,
200 miles northeast of Saigon, and
Tourane, 300 miles up the coast
from Saigon.
Other warships were approaching
Saigon to land still more japanese,
expected to take over posts domi-
mating the east coast, the Fhailand
border and the upper half of the
Gulf Of Siam.