The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-03

Trying 10 eAJ6rJ It's air force and
naval privileges in lndo-China, IT
was understood.
PRINCETON, n. J.-INS-Prince
ten UniYersity's 195-year-old dormi
tory prohibition law was on the
scrap'heap today. Deciding to &C
cept the realities of the situation
the university trustees scrapped thC
rule prohibiting possession and us,
or liquor in student rooms and sub
stituted new one making disor
Gerly conduct due to drinking
cause for suspension or dismissal
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS thai
the German Luftwaffe had failed
to shake British nerve. authorize
tive government quarters today dis
closed that less than one per cen
of London population has sough
the safety Of subway shelters from
bombing attacks.
LONDON AP - Lord Lloyd,
secretary of state for colon.
les and government leader in the
house Of .ords, was reported "a
little weaker" today from an Ill.
ness which has caused anxiety over
his condition.
ROME-AP-British planes at.
tackled dam across the TiTso River
in Sardinia with bombs and torpe.
does but caused no damage, the
Italian high command declared to
day.
MANCHESTER, England-AP --
Wendell L. Willkie received the
Red Rose of Lalcaster"-an honor
rarely conferred upon Americans.
Visiting thisS Lancashire industrial
city after an inspection TRIP
through bombed Coventry and
Birmingham, Wi.lkie was met by a
cheering crowd at the town hall
where the mayor presented him the
rose.
CLEVELAND. Ohio --INS-Rob-
ert D. Cowen, Cleveland district
manager OF the Industrial Coal
and Iron Co., Of Pittsburgh, and
William n. Achhammer OF Pitts.
burgh, assistant general sales man,
ager Of the Hillman Coal and Coke
Co, were scheduled to go on trial
Thursday on two indictments charg
ing bribery. The men are charged
with paying $500 in brides to John
L. Abbott, former city combustion
engineer.
NEW YORK ms Reserva.
tons for the National Republican
Clubs Lincoln Day dinner at which
Wendell l.. Willkie is scheduled &
speak already have broken all recN
ords, Chairman Bruce Barton re-
ported today. Il may be necessary.
Barton said, 10 arrange overflow
meetings for the dinner, to be held
at the Waldorf-Astoria. Feb. -.
Willkie Is expected 10 relate his
experiences in London.
SHANGHAI-UP-A bombing. A
murder, a kidnapping and a case OF
incendiarism threw the Interna.
tional Settlement into turmoil to-
day as pro-Japanese terrorists re-
sumed their activities. Terror.sts
threw bombs into two Chinese gov
eminent courts in the settlement
without causing casualties. King
Hua.Ting, editor OF the pro.Ch. nese
newspaper Shun-Pao, was shot to
death by an unidentified assassin.
Ii Tiao, an accountant, was kid
napei.
WASHINGTON-INS - Retired
Justice James c. McReynolds OF
the Supreme Court, who retired on
Feblua l, observed his 18th birth
day today. Justice McReynolds,
bachelor, who closely guards his
social life, was said to plan no
special observance OF the event.
He was born in Elkton, Ky, Feb.
3, 1862.
WASHINGTON ms 49, The
Standard and British Shell Oil int.
erests today repeatedly have the
State Departments ultimatum to
settle the controversy arising out
OF Mexican appropriation OF their
oil properties. or else tn govern
ment will step in and close the
case.
NEW YORK-INS-The use OF
prison labor in national defense
work was proposed today by the
Prison Association of New York.
This would not only solve the vex-
ing problem OF keeping pr soners
gainfully occupied but would also
aid the defense program, the as.
ISOLATION continued.
HQLLYWOOD-INS - Spiking
rumors of a reconciliation " tn hel
erstwhile mate. John Barrymore,
Elaine Barrie returned to her Hol-
lywood mansion today to rest be.
fore appearing In a New York stage
play in the spring.
WILMINGTON, Del.-INS-F. ].
du Pont de Nemours G. Company
in preliminary statement today
reported consolidated net earnings
OF Ss6,945.173 for the year ended
December 81, 1910, after a chargs
against earnings Of $4,000, 900 for
, the purpose OF creating a special
constituency reserve.