The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-18

Pennsylvania Railroad To-Day an
nounced the placing Of s2S.O0o,ooO
worth OF orders for new equip
ment, including 5000 freight cars.
80 cabin cruisers, Is electrical To-
eomotives and II steam locomotive
tenders.
WAsHINGToN-INS- Warning
that the world will be a disturbed
world "for a long time to come
Secretary of Navy Knox today
told Congress that the United
States is building a fleet twice
as big as any in history and one
which will command all the wat
ers OF the Western Hemisphere
and both oceans at once II neces-
sary."
MANCHESTER, Tenn. ms
The first clash of mechanical
forces in the battle OF Tennessee
proved the Army's need for more
tanks and anti-tank weapons, in
the opinion today OF officers direct
ing the second Army war games.
WASHINGTON ms In the
first move to alleviate the oil
shortage on the East Coast, Pc
troleum Coordinator lckes today
announced that a diversion Of tank
u-hfnh mill
increase gasoline shipments by
more than 5000, 900 barrels a year.
NEW YORK ms Victor
Mature, curly-halred and dimpled
actor, and the former Mrs. Martha
Stephenson Kemp. widow of ORCH
estra leader Hal Kemp, were
honeymooning today following
their marriage at the brides Park
Avenue apartment.
HONOLULU up Army au-
thorities today investigated the
crash of a fighter plane in which
End Lieut. Robert l.. Bedle, 81. All
gusta. Ga. and Cadet Ralph Merkl,
rs, Lincoln, Ala, were killed.
Cause Of the accident was not i'm
mediately determined.
LONDON UP An Istanbul
dispatch TO the News Chronicle
said today there were persistent
reports in German military circles
in Greece that Marshal Siegmund
List. commander of Germany's
Balkan troops has committed
suicide.
MIAMI -UP-The body OF Miss
Helen Vassar. "A, niece of the
founder of Vassar College, today
was en- route to New York. She
died here Tuesday after long
illness.
DANNEMORA, N. Y. - UP
Fritz Kuhn, former German-Amer-
lean Bund leader seeks parole
today from the state prison where
he has served IS months OF two
and a half to five year sentence
for larceny of the Bund treasury
and Justification of records.
NEW YORK Up Canadian
Prime Minister W. l.. Mackenzie
King said last night that the Uni
ted States would have to spend
$4,000, 000,000(B) this isacl year
TO match Canada's war expendi-
lures ON a proportionate basis.
GILROY, Cal.-UP-Authorities
today investigated the death of
Louise Ford. IA, whose parents re-
fused to call a physician, because
their religion teaches prayer is
more powerful curative than med
cial science. Judge William
James yesterday ordered her re-
moved to a hospital, but she diei
in an oxygen tent OF pneumonia
and an infection.
WASHINGTON-UP-- Corpora
tions will pay 1926, 100000 OF the
$4,000. 100000 additional defense
taxes is the new revenue program
according TO plans of the House
Ways and Means Committee. The
excess profits tax will be increased
to yield S1,11s,4 100000 more than
at present, committee members
said today.
CHICAGO-UP-An interna 6onal
Harvester Company spokesman
said today that the company nj
ready had lost control Of its pro-
perties in Germany.
LANSING-UP- Elected state
officials we're not sure today wheth-
er they would benefit Immediately
from the salary increases voted by
the legislature and approved by
Governor Van wagner Monday.
Attorney General Herbert j. Rush
ton said he believed the salary in
crsases should appear on the July
I paycheck. Auditor General Yer
non ]. Brown was not so sure and
said he would ask the attorney gen
eral for a formal opinion.
WASHINGTON-AP- President
Rooseyelts recommendations for
a reduction OF nearly $500 900. 900
in relief OUTLAWS was expected 10
win approval today from the Sen
ate Appropriat. ons Committee.
WASHINGTON-AP - Congress
sional leaders gave assurances TO,
day that restrictions TO safeguard
private property rights would be
written into pending legislation TO
permit the government to requisi.
ion supplies. materials and other