The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-12

hS1ey PiCeaCA
not guilty to a federal indlct-
ment charging extortlon Of
$500 from four of the ma
tons leading film companies.
EDMONTON. Alberta-AP-Dr
Alexander Cameron Rutherford,
81, first Premier of Alberta, died
here last night.
NEW YORK ms Extensive
minelaying and mine sweeping
practice will be conducted in Sandy
Hook Bay, entrance to New York
hsrbor, between June Is and Sept.
so, shipping was warned today.
CHICAGO-INS- Successful use
OF a new derivative OF sulfanila-
mide in the treatment Of acute
infections, including meningitis
and streptococcic pneumonia, was
reported today in the journal of
the American Medical Association
ton.
CHICAGO-INS-An increase in
Chicago street car fares from sew
en- to eight cents was anticipated
today as a result of wage increas-
es granted 1900 surface lines EN-.
ployes, totaling s2,500.000 yearly.
The new wage agreement replaces
one which expired May 81, and was
announced Jointly by the company
and the Amalgamated Association
OF Street and Electric Railway En-
ployes.
MANCHESTER, Tenn. ms
The second or battle" phase of
the giant Second Army maneuvers
began today in the Cumberland
mountains OF Tennessee.
BOSTON-INS- Thousands OF
downtown office workers faced the
prospect of climbing stairways to
reach their work today as union
officials announced employees OF
three more buildings had gone on
strike and made plans 10 call out
elevator operators and mainte-
nance workers from 50 more Of
flee buildings and about $50 apart
ment houses.
CHICAGO - Mre. Irene Castle
Mclaughlin has launched a drive
in Springfield for passage of pend
ing legislation designed to make
Illionois humane laws more Of
fective. Two measures have come
before the state senate, on Il bill
which would give added protec-
ton against cruel treatment OF
horses; the second, a measure pro-
viding additional means of enforc-
ing the humane laws as they
exist.
NEW YORK - ms Four
hundred ALL longshoremen and
tugboat workers went out en-
strike at the Morgan line piers to-
day to back the petition Of 2,400
employees of the line who Wednes-
day asked the Federal Maritime
Commission to rescind the order
requisitioning the ten ships OF the
Morgan fleet.
NEW YORK ms Demand
ing contract for fixed wage
scales, armored truck guards and
drivers who haul millions OF dol
lars each day to and from New
York City banks and industrial
firms went out on strike today.
LONDON ms A second
note from the Nichy government,
protesting against the British.
Free French invasion of Syria,
reached London today from Mad
rid, where il had been handed
Wednesday - the British smbas-
sador.
WASHINGTON AP- An ad-
mlnistration bill WIFI h wolld deny
suspected spies frep entry or de-
parture from the United states
was dispatched to the Senate to-
day.
WASHINGTON AP The de.
mands OF total defense came a
little closer to home today for the
average citizen. The supply OF
aluminium ware for. civilian use
was virtually cut off as the gov
eminent clamped down the final
restrictions on use Of that metal,
reserving it Gr defense needs.
OSSINING, n. Y.-INS - Still
hoping for last minute Intervention
by the governor. Martin (Bugsy)
Goldstein and Harry pittsburgh
Phil Strauss, two members Of Muir
der. Inc. ordered their last meals
as prelude TO their execution to-
night in the Sing Sing Prison cleo
trio chair.
PITTSBURGH - ms - Bethle-
hem Steel Corporation has agreed
10 hold employee elections in five OF
It's plants on June 20, the Pitts
bureh office OF the National Labor
Relations Board announced today.
acknowledgements OF a.
zoo tons OF British shipping on a
recent cruise was credited by the
high command today to one Nazi
submarine.