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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-26
Fined SO

Fined $40
William Byers. 2520 Packard Rd.,
was lined by Justice 4. VI. Wander
sail in municipal court $40 Tor dis
orderly conduct. Complaint against
him was made by his wife, Bethel.
Tuesday night She said he was in
toxicated and had broken furniture
at their home. He was arrested by
state police.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-26

NEW YORK ms The Russians
shot down "a German planes on
Christmas Eve tho British radio
said today. according to CHS.
Evening star., 1941-02-16
Devils Island Refugees,
Unwdnted, 10 Sail AGAIN
the Associated Press

NASSAU, Bahamas, Feb. l5.-
Eight refugees from Devils Island
apparently welcome nowhere in a
war-frightened world-will set out
again soon on strange voyage.
Escaping from the French Guiana
prison country last summer, they
obtained small boat and started
northward through the West Indies.
Their boat was wrecked on Eleu-
thera Island in November and they
were brought to Nassau. While they
were detained under guard in hos
pital, the government sought unsuc-
cessfully to arrange deportation.
Unwilling for the men to remain
here, officials sent them away last
Monday in sailing lifeboat, stocked
with clothing, charts, compass and
provisions for "a days.
The little boat stopped at Andres
Island, where the commissioner, un-
aware of the governments action,
sent them back to Nassau.
But at their own request the eight
will start out another time.
Others who have escaped from
Devils Island have reported that
guards there, unpaid since France
capitulated, have made no effort to
prevent escapes.
Evening star., 1941-02-16

Of training before being promoted
to junior officers.
The shortage of merchant ship
officers is becoming so acute, 1t was
stated, that many graduates OF State
nautical schools receive officer berths
Immediately on graduation. Those
who accept appointment as cadet
officers, however, receive much
broader training, it was said. Dur
ing this period of service many re-
ceive four months of duty ashore,
the engineers being given concen-
trated work with Diesel engines and
ship construction generally at some
shipyard. Those of the deck de-
partment also are sent to shipyards.
Some are assigned to the survey
ships Explorer, Oceanographer and
photographer of the United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey where
they engage in practical work in
surveying the ocean floor and the
transfer of this information to
charts.
These cadet officers, for the most
part, have reached their goal of Of
flcers within a period of eight
months, it was said, but with ships
coming off the ways rapidly, it is
expected this time will be materially
reduced. In some cases. it was said.
appointees reach officerships after
one voyage.
This program is in addition TO the
long range plan of providing officers
through the appointment of young
men without seafaring experience
Evening star., 1941-02-16

and would certainly find itself cut
if and when our fleet reached
Manila. Hence the question to be
solved at Toxic is not whether the
risk can safely be taken if we are
aSSuredly hostile, for the answer to
that is no. Japan has not sufficient
naval power, let alone sufficient
economic resources, for such a
struggle. The question Toxic is
trying to answer is-will the United
States move if Singapore is at
tackled?
If only the British armies and air.
craft, and the Dutch forces of all
kinds. were to be taken into &C
count, Japan might try. She would
have great difficulties and risks to
face; she might well be defeated
in direct coup de main on Singa-
pore; but she might attempt a step
by step advance through the
Netherland Indies, which eventually
might enable her to surround and
neutralize the British fortress. For
this she would require time and
careful planning. But such a move
would have the advantage of all
such plecemeal rations: it could
be given up if it appeared too diff
cult, withdrawal would be possible
with loss of face, true, but with
out probability of a great military
disaster other than the repulse of
some too reckless assaulting party.
Need for Clear L. S. Stand.
If the United States Fleet were
TO be counted into the picture, the
military party in Japan would set
on the board all their personal
stakes as well as the future of their
country and of the new order in
East Asia" Defeat would mean
destruction as far as they are con-
cerned: from its consequences there
could be no escape. The two kinds
OF risks are in no way comparable.
The one might possibly be assumed
by desperate men: the other could
never be considered for a moment by
any japanese N possession of his
senses.
This being the case. the policy
OF the United States-Uhethe we
consider our own immediate Sc
curlty alone. or aid to Britain-is
quite clear. We do not want to have
TO fight in the Orient if we can
avoid it, and We certainly do not
want to fight there in defense of an
isolated Philippines. without friendly
bases nearby. Neither can we view
with equanimity the shattering blow
to Britain which would result from
either the loss of Singapore or its
temporary naturalization lacking.
as 1t now does, a feet) by japanese
thrusts into The Netherland Indies.
We should therefore make it un-
equivocally clear that further jap
anese aggressive moves in this direc-
ton will meet with American re-
SlStance in such measure as NAV be
necessary to check them. 1t has
been justly said that of all wars.
the most unforgiveable is the war
which is fought because the aggres-
Sor thinks the other fellow will not
fight. Let us not be drawn useless
ly into an Oriental war at this time
because we have not in advance
made our position clear to all con-
cerned
(Copyrisht 1941. New York Tribune. Inc.)
Evening star., 1941-02-16
Naval Academy Visitors
Named 10 Meet April 28

The new Board of Visitors of the
Naval Academy was announced
Yesterday by the Navy Department
and will meet April % in Annapolis
Seven college presidents were
named by the President, five Sem
ators were designated by the Vice
President and six Representative
were appointed by the Speaker of
the House.
Those named by the President
were DR.. M. L. Britain, Georgia
School of Technology: Dr. Frank
P Graham. University of North
Carolina; DR.. Frank B Snyder,
Northwestern University; DR.. Henry
M. Wriston. Brown University: DR..
w. B. Bizzel, University of Okla
homa: DR.. Alexander c. Ruthven,
University of Michigan, and DR.. L.
P. Sieg, University of Washington.
Appointed by the Vice President
were Chairman Walsh of the Senate
Naval Affairs Committee and Sem
ators Overton. Louisiana: Andrews,
Florida; Gillette, Iowa, and Wiley.
Wisconsin, all Democrats.
Named by the Speaker were Chair
man Vinson of the House Naval
Affairs Committee and Representa-
tives Ramspeck. Georgia; SasScer,
Maryland; Sutphin, New Jersey;
Cole, New York, and Grant, Indiana.
Evening star., 1941-02-16
PeYrouton Resignation
Reported al Vichy
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VICHY, France, Feb. 15.-Marcel
Peyrouton has resigned and turned
over his post of minister of the inte-
rior to Admiral Jean Darlan, in
formed sources said tonight.
Admiral Darlan, recently desig-
mated as second man in the Vichy
government, already was minister of
the navy and foreign affairs, as well
as vice president of the council.
Circles close to the ministry of the
interior said some elements of the
government were asking that the
ministry be divided into two sections
with all police branches-the gen.
darmerie. the police and the Surete
Nationale-under centralized con-
troll. The other section of the min
istry would be one equivalent to the
Department of State, with a differ
ent secretary general.
Other cabinet changes were ex-
pected to affect the posts now hold
by Pierre Caziot, minister of agri-
culture, and Rene Belin, minister OF
labor, so as to extend Admiral Dar-
lan's power further.
M, Peyrouton, according to in
formed sources, probably will be
made ambassador to Buenos Aires.
Evening star., 1941-02-16
YuIe Seal Sale Sets
Record in Montgomery

Montgomery County Christmas
Seal sale returns this week reached
$3.50, the highest ever raised in
the county, it was announced yes
terday by the chairman. Mrs. VIII
liam Dahl. at a meeting OF the
County tuberculosis Associations
Budget Committee.
The committee voted to pay one
fifth of the salaries Of the nine ad-
ditional nurses who have been
recommended to be added TO the
present public health staff. pro-
vided the balance of the salaries be
taken care of from Federal, State
and county funds.
Action of the group followed .
talk by Mrs. Wilson Townsend, as
sociation president, in which she
emphasized the need Of additional
nurses in discovering ccses of tuber-
Culosis. approximately one-flfth OF
public health nurses time is spent
in tuberculosis work, she stated.
DR.. George Selby. treasurer, re-
ported that extra weekly tuberculo-
sis clinics are being held, necessi-
tating extra expenditures.
Mrs. Dahl urged that returns still
outstanding on 5000 envelopes and
IS health bonds be made as soon
as possible.
Evening star., 1941-02-16
Duiker Heads Council
Zoning Study Group

J. H. Bowen, newly elected presi-
dent of the Bethesda Chevy Chase
Md Civic Council, announced to-
day that William Duiker has been
named chairman of a special COM
mittee to study proposed zoning
ordinances TO be promulgated by the
Montgomery County Board of Com
misSioners.
New officers of the council include
Carey E. Quinn, vice president Carl
c. Brown, recording secretary; A. c.
Barrett, corresponding secretary,
and K NJ Hanson, treasurer. The
council represents IA civic groups
of the area.
Evening star., 1941-02-16

in the nautical schools. These men
are enrolled for a period of four
years, where they are under con-
slant observation and instruction of
licensed officers.
Additional instruction is given
through the medium of extension
courses. provided by the Maritime
Commission. Lessons are assigned
to the men when they reach Ameri-
can ports. Three years of the four
year course is spent at sea, with one
year ashore getting first hand in
formation on ship and engine con-
struction at various shipyards.
Evening star., 1941-02-16
Maritime Commission
Seeks Young Officers
To Staff New Ships
Shortage Is Acute;
Cadets to Receive
Brood Training
By WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY.

Hundreds of young men are being
sought by the Maritime Commission
for training to become officers for
the scores of new ships to come off
the ways in the next few years.
They must be physically fit and have
at least high school education.
The high degree of selectivity in
volved in recruiting cadets for this
service is indicated by figures on the
last examination. Out of approx
mately 5000 applicants. only 246
had sufficient scholastic credits, and
only 1876 passed the examination. OF
these, lot were cadets for deck duty
and 88 for engineering.
The Maritime Commission also is
seeking young men who have third
mates licenses, for assignment to
ships as cadet-officers, for a period
Evening star., 1941-02-16
Meade
Continued From Page BID

as possible Meanwhile, a certain
quota of high boots and profanity
will be indicated.
5000 by Next SATURDAY..
The engineers put in their first
day unpaCking equipment, blankets,
clothing. Arriving by freight was
q new type OF portable bridge highly
regarded by the troops who wear
the castle insignia. This is known
as an H-10 portable truss bridge,
q handy steel contrivance which
Will span a gorge with sufficient
strength to portage a lotion tank.
This gadget will provide part of the
regiments training equipment.
In addition to the approximately
$50 officers and men of the 121st
Engineers, District Guardsmen now
concentrated here include the lSt
Battalion of the 1O4th Quarter
master Regiment. the l04th Ord
nance Company and special troops
OF the 29th Division, including a
military police detachment. The
other major portion of the District
National Guard. the 260th Coast
Artillery (anti-aircrafU is at Fort
Bliss. Tex
The Washington Guardsmen at
Fort Meade are part of the 29th
Division. which is in process of con-
centration. Maj. Gen. Milton A.
Reckord, commanding the division,
had issued orders for regiments
from Maryland, Virginia and Penn
SylVanla to move into camp within
the week, bringing the divisional
total from count today of about
1900 to more than 5000 by next Sat-
urday. When the division is fully
modified, it will number about TO-
600 at peace strength. Eventually,
as selectlve service recruits are
added in the spring, the division will
be at war straightforward 21.0OO.
Among the regiments arriving in
the next few days will be the 115th
Infantry, the old 1st Maryland, a
famous regiment dating back to
Revolutionary times, and the 176th
Infantry, the old Richmond Va.)
Blues, an organization with a cele-
brated and romantic history. An
other will be Baltimore's 175th In
fantry.
Tentative plans of the War De-
partment call for the 29th Division
to do its preliminary training here,
remaining until late summer or early
fall, when it will mobilize at some
point to be designated with the I'd
Army Corps, including two other
National Guard division, the 28th
from Pennsylvania, and the 44th,
from New York and New Jersey. The
corps will go through large scale
maneuvers with the 1st Army.
Evening star., 1941-02-16
Groveton Citizens Study
Sanitary District Plan
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
GROVETON, Va, Feb. 15.-Pro-
posal to establish a sanitary district
in the Groveton area is to be studied
by local citizens.
A committeesincluding Harold c.
Woodall, w. F. P. Reid, former
member of the County Board of
Supervisors; Park Dodd, M. r. Davis
and John McCleary has been ap-
pointed to prepare further plans for
the organization of citizens group
to back the proposed project.
The committee is scheduled to
hold a preliminary meeting at the
home of Mr.. Dodd on West Oak
street Friday evening and a general
meeting has been set for March 6
in the school.
Evening star., 1941-02-16
Only Lack Of Tools
Baked Train Wreck,
F. B. |. Agents Claim
Three California Men
Foce 81 Years in Prison
If Convicted
By the Associated Press.

BY lne Associated tTeSk.
SACRAMENTO. Calf, Feb. IS
Failure of three young men to wreck
Southern Pacific passenger train
was credited by. a Federal agent
today to lack of adequate tools which
slowed their nocturnal work of de-
struction.
The three-Kenneth A. Lennon,
20; Bernal c. Carter, 20. and Owen
McHenry. 80. all bowling alley pin
setters-were arraigned today before
United States Commissioner Adella
McCabe and held in bond of $50 900
each.
The chief of the Federal Bureau
in San Francisco, Nat j. L. Pieper.
said the three confessed an attempt
to derail a Southern Pacific train
on the main line so miles northeast
of Sacramento February s.
Face 52 Years in Prison.
A grand jury will be asked to in
dict them on four charges-train
Wrecking, damaging a national. de-
fense utility. extortion and con-
spiracy. Their conviction could
bring sentences aggregating So years
in prison.
Testifying at the arraignment, at
which the three accused men sat
silently, Michael Cassidy. special
agent for the Federal Bureau of In
veStigation, said they had pulled
more than 40 spikes from ties and
unScreWed bolts holding rails to-
gether. But, as dawn approached,
they returned to Sacramento 10
obtain hydraulic jacks and chains
for a future effort TO spread tracks -
Four Spikes Held Rails.
Four spikes still remained to hold
the rail in place and this probably
prevented a freight train from de-
railing. If the train had left the
tracks it would have piled up on an
embankment or tumbled 20 feet
down to the highway below, Mr..
Cassidy said Track walkers dis
covered the loosened rail before the
westbound Pacific limited reached
the scene.
The Federal agent told of an ex-
tortion letter which he said was
written by Lennon demanding that
the railroad pay $4,000, or have
its road sabotaged
The letter stated that "considera-
ton" was being given to five utilities
as prospective victims, and that the
Southern Pacific had been selected
as first on the list"
Evening star., 1941-02-16

as possible Meanwhile. a certain
quota of high boots and profanity
will be indicated.
Evening star., 1941-02-16
Health Group to Dance

The Silver Spring MD Public
Health Lay Committee will hold a
dance at the East Silver Spring
School Friday night. Mrs. George
]. Richardson is general chairman.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-16
Junior Loop
Opens kay26
Six Teens Signed;
tumble Team Joins

OAnxious to get their season
underway, managers Of the Jun
ior Baseball League voted at .
meeting last night in the Price
building to move the opening
day up from the second week In
June to May 26.
Six teams have been signed
in the league 50 far. They are:
Leander Cafe, the Contractors,
Smokers Inn, the Merchants. the
Independents, and Harry Thom-
as team. The latter nine 10 still
unsponsored.
Two more teams are needed
to fill out the league. One team
indicated its intention of enter
ing but was not represented 1t
the meeting last night.
The junior loop Is for boys II
years of age and under.
Plans for the tumble league
got underway when Salter's
Market announced that It will
sponsor . team this year. Salter's
is the first team to sign tor the
1941 season.
The tumble league, for men
80 years Of age and over, proved
q great success last year. Four
teams competed in the loop. 1t is
expected that six teams will
compose the circuit this season.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-16

PHILADELPHIA. May 10 -
@ = Connie Mack, noting .
drop In baseball attendance due
to stepped up defense work, dis
closed today q move for more
night games to meet demands
Of fans.
He predicted the major
leagues would get together in .
Joint session within two weeks
and lift rule prohibiting more
than seven nocturnal tits at
home . season.
I'VE may have 10, II or even
more" declared the manager Of
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-16
Relies
on Balance
Must. Stond Test
Of Hoosisr Stars

oMINNEAPOLIS, May 10 Up
-Michigan's famed team bal
ance which has enabled the VOL
verines to dominate. Big Ten
track affairs for years, meets
the challenge Of Indiana's in
dividual brilliance ut Mime
sofas Memorial stadium today.
The 41st Western Conference
Track and Field championships,
opening with preliminary trials
this afternoon and winding up
with Is final championships
Saturday, finds Michigan aim
ing At its fifth straight outdoor
crown.
Indiana smashed Michigan's
hopes once before this year. In
the indoor championships in
March, Michigan went after its
eighth straight title, but Indiana
scored a. points to win, with
Michigan second with 1914
points--the Hoosiers coming up
with some of the seconds and
thirds that the Wolverines had
once monopolized.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-16
Altitude
Worries
Greg Rice

oMISSOULA, Mont, May 16-
R-Grcg Rice, q little mountain
boy who became the nations
biggest sensation In distance
racing, Is back home 70 run be.
fore his old friends-and he's .
mite worried about the altitude.
He battles Mel Trutt Of In.
diana and Dixie Garner Of Wash.
ington State in . two.mile fea-
ture at 3:15 p. m, mountain
standard time, today a. Q high
light of the Montana interschol-
astic track and field meet.
The keg-chested Rice went
from Missoula high school TO
Notre Dame and on 10 record
breaking performances In two
mile end thrse-mile matches.
IL don't know how Inst I can
60 here, as I have felt the effect
Of the altitude considerably the
last few days" he aid. He sdded
that "the rainy weather has
something 70 do with that"
This western Montana univef-
sity town Il $40 feet high.
Hah-mile workouts over the
Dornblaser track wen from Ries
the tribute tha& The strip ais -
good - any on which I hive
raced and IL h much bstter th9n
most" :"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-16
Brother Beryer Boots Home
Fiue STRAIGHT Winners

OCHICAGO May l61lR-There's baby faced kid of II
Spormans Park who is out to make big for himself
Brother Maurcand Brother Maurice Berger highly
regarded jockey when he retired this winter
Yesterday the kid Jimmy Berger, % pounds Of
jockey just about did It, riding five straight winners
the first time this feat had been accomplished At
Sportman's Park ff
More than that Jimmy rode long shots two paying
than 500 81 parlay ill five would returned $l43
77Oy0O ssl.
Jimmy Loustie lad, got into racing last year. Nick
Burger former rider md trainer Jimmy around
the Churchill Downs stables frequently and finally asked him
his name.
ANY relation to Maurice?" Nick asked Getting affirm
ave reply he quickly told the younge Show tomorrow
and I'll let you eallop . few horses"
Jimmy has oeen salopins horses since wasn't until
last April 10 that h rode winner-Hale l2 70 shot-
and that cost him His mount Of line and
he fined $780, twice much he received for riding
winner 9ff
Berger hes ridden Is winners sportsans which placed
him Haskell who 10 He r riding for Paul
Kelley of lows who has lease the five contract held
b. Nick Burger. l.rs si-ss e*ss
Jhmys live straight winners yeseerdsy Killarney
t1my Mlllnuets Rsspsco colonsl Aartb anA IinhwiA
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-16

the Athletics. MY suggestion
to increase night games - voted
down at the winter meeting -
has been gaining momentum.
within the last few days I
have talked to practically al
the owners in our own league
and ! am sure . similar discus
sion has been going on in the
National"
He limited the possibility of
definite developments tomorrow
when Commissioner Kenesaw
Mountain Lands and other base
ball notables gather here for .
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-16
jenkins Rules
is underdog
It's Lewis Life
Against Monfsomsry's

oNEw YORK, May 1e-R-
Laughin' Lew Jenkins goes to
the post against serious Bob
Montgomery IN Madison Square
Garden tonight to try to prove
once again that the best way to
get ready for Z fight is to play
the jute box circuit on motor
cycle.
And young Bob. q Philadel-
phia negro, who works harder
for Z light than q bridegroom
trying to avoid attention, is just
as sure he can show that Lewis
way doesn't pay.
OF course. this immediate ten
round tea party will pay for both
Of them, reonpdless, since they'll
be cutting. up the big end of an
expected 30. 900 gate. kindly
contributed BY q ''house" Of
some $4,000 customers. And, II
Montgomery wins he'll also
have . chance b pick up some
more change n . hot ut Fritzie
Zivic's welterweisht title.
But beyond that, this tussle,
which has no bearing on Jen-
kins lightweight championship.
should decide whether the right
way to ct ready 10 hash another
Guys beak b (A) the jenkins
systam-or burn the candle Ut
three snds-of (R) The Mont
gomery manner Of putting your
mind 70 Il and really working.
But this time. the dice may not
roll seven for Lew. In fact. the
betting men are - sure Of il,
they've moda him . 7 70 5 un.
6srdoO lsc - 1gAe
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-16
Rain. Disrupis
5oftbaII 5tIled
But Teams Will
Go Out Tonight

OJupe Pluvius put the kibash
on two softball games last night.
Games between the Owls Club
and A. & w. Root Beer in the
Twilight league and vernier and
the Independents in the Recrea-
ton league were both rained out.
Both contests have been post
poned indefinitely.
Tonight Fisher Towers and
Johnnys Bar will play their
scheduled Twilight loop game ut
st. Mary Stadium. Bilrus Cafe
and the Merchants will battle
out one Recreation league con-
test at the Pottery Field and the
Bat Club and Merchants anoth-
er at Griffith Field. All games
start promptly at $50 pm.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-16

Connie Mack Day celebration.
1.-THE fans want night games, "
remarked Connie. During the
Last month guess I have had
at least . hundred letters, asking
me to do what I could"
He displayed q letter from
Edgar Martin, Philadelphia fan
who said he had seen at least
500 games the past 10 years but
had to forsake his favorite sport
now whatwith defense sched-
ules keeping him busy day after
day.
II miss my games" wrote Mar