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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22
Germans, British May Soon
Clash in Balkans, Run1ors
Claim Troops in Bulgaria
Nile Army May be
Ready For Call
to Greece
Internal Disorders
Openly Feared
in Bulgaria


A flood OF Iumors. some seem
ingly well.founded and some utterly
without confirmation. stirred belief
today that Britain and Germany
might soon be locked IN combat on
a new iront-in The Balkans.
one unconnrmed report-trans-
mitted from Belgrade. Yugoslavia,
by Reuters. British news agency
said German troops already were
crossing INTO Bulgaria from Ru-
mania. and the Turkish oficla ra-
do ar Ankara broadcast that the
British were holding large forces
in North Africa IN readiness for a
dash into the Balkans through
Greece 80.
~ this is So the radio added. Z
means the British either want %
establish Balkan front against
Germany or prevent Greece from
beng ruahcA by German threats
into an uutimelv srmistice."
The Reuters dispatch from Bel.
grade said According 10 one I'M
confirmed report German troops
have been crossing into Bulgaria.
across the river at the town
OF Ruse (Ruschuk). since p. m.
Friday"
The q spatch. which Reuters
said was Aled with all reserve
since mo confirmation has been re-
ceived from anv quarter" followed
by a few hours a positive dec ara
ton by a leading Balkan diplomat
that the movement % a NaZi expe-
dictionary force nto Bulgaria was
~ matter OF dsvs Il not hours"
Bridges Span Danube
He said German pontoon bridges
spanned the Danube In considerable
numbers and miles.long columns Of
Nazi motorized forces were NOV
ing southwark through Rumania
toward-the river frontier Neutral
estimates OF the number OF Ger
man troops Ia pumsnia have run IS
high as 100000.
Ruse, thu first Bulgarian city
likely 10 be entered. Is directly
across the Danube from Giurglu.
Rumania. into which German
vanguard marched on Dec. 20, and
about $50 miles northeast OF Salo'
nika, Greece, probable Nari obiec.
tive.
Britain's foreign secretary, An
thony Eden. and General Sir John
Dill, chief OF the British imperial
general STAFF, both are In Cairo.
Egypt. Observers believe treir
nresence there is connected pri-
marily with the Nazi threat to
Greece and Turkey. both British
allies-a threat which might I'M.
peril the whole British position In
the eastern Mediterranean and the
middle East.
News Lacking
The Turkish radio remarked the
lack OF news about Britain's army
OF the Nile since the fall Of Ben
gasi and commented:
THE British may be holding
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22
"A Waltz Dream SuperbI Rendered by High School Musicians

Russell Loeseu. Charles Cox. Hen
ry Simmons. Jack Packard. Der
wood Hagen and Leslie Evans
The ballet chorus was Norma
Wilson, Marjorie DeNike Edith
Steere. Martha Ogle. Audrey Bro
Tiers, Phyllis LeClair. Adrienne
Pepin and Joyce Patterson. Mem
bers Of the chorus that were not
and costuming
The members Of the orchestra
were Ann Gill. Earl Van valken-
burg. Elizabeth Roehm, Pauline
Gsudreau. Jeanne snyder Veina
Seitz. Elizabeth Fast. Marcella
Pepin, Cora Marie Thompson
Philip Stokes. Lynn schafer, John
ella Dale. June Henncke. Roberta
Tibbitts. William Schl.ef. William
Evanoff, Catherine Oases William
Reed. John DAWSON Roger Cur
It's. Mary Holdridge. Robert John
ston. Theo Hamilton and Helen
Bouteil.
The student council committee
and directors OF the operetta were
publicity. Jean Johnston, Raymond
Kingston. Catherine Oafes, and
Barbara Orr. programs. Both
Rust. Jean Miller. William kruse.
and Merna Patrick. tickets, Tho
mas Holdridge. MelHn Staeblcr
Robert Johnston and Robert Moi
fett. makeup. Miss Gencvieve
Neville. costumes. Miss Pauline
Sec WALTZ DREAM-Page 6
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22
Back to u. S. A.!

OF the school, 10 conclude the
schools observance Of Bill OF
Rights Week.
The experiment included the
planting OF secret police in
,lassrooms and on the campus to
ferret out enemies OF the state.
Before It was over 200 offenders
were arrested" for various
crimes. Even the "dictator's"
daughter. Nancy. was convicted
without trial for playing cards
with two friends.
No mercy was shown In the
mythical totalitarian state OF
"Me.Tamia" tine tame you) dur.
ing the day. and the bell clos
ing school was never more wei
come.
The principal hailed the
scheme as "eminently success
full in teaching our young how
precious their liberty is.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22

Playing to capacity audience
in the auditorium OF the Ypsi-
lanti High School Friday night
members Of the music department
under the direction OF Roland L.
Schafer rendered a superbly beau
tiful performance of the operetta
"a Waltz Dream" by Oscar
Straus.
Warren Cakes. with a rich bari.
tone portrayed Macmillan X. King
OF Sylvania with impressivenes
and pomp: Carol Cook as Princess
Helene. his daughter was in beau
tiful voice and played her part
with ease and grace: Gerald Po-
wer, with a fine tenor voice and
fine acting added much 70 the
part of Prince Rupert. childhood
sweetheart Of Helene; Donald
Bailey in a smooth tenor gave
vivid Interpretation Of the part OF
Lieutenant Mkt. an Austrian army
officer
Ia a lovely soprano Dora Eaton
gave a Feslisuc- version OF
Kay Robinson. an American ar
fist; Mary Battelle. a fine alto.
gave an excellent rendition OF the
part Of Princess Matilda, sister OF
the KIM.
lrparts Realism
Frederick Horn impaired much
realism 10 the part OF Lieutenant
Montschi. Of the Sylvanian army:
Patricia Pic. in a charming so
prano voice depicted Louisa, a
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22
Army Centers
Its Purchases

Washington, Feb. Gap In a
move expressly designed to promote
efficiency and economy in feeding
the nations rapidly growing Army,
the War Department announced to-
day the Capitalization OF purchases
OF certain canned and non-perish-
able foods.
The list of foods included in the
new system ranged from coffee and
spices to beans and canned fish.
Responsibility for the buying was
split up among the three big quar-
termaster depots at New York, Chi
cago and San Francisco.
The announcement was the sec
ond in two days bearing upon the
problem of feeding the men in
uniform. Yesterday Donald NJ. Mel
son, director of defense purchases.
disclosed that the government
would buy quantity of South
American canned meat-he did not
say how much-for both the Army
and Navy.
In 1889 members of Congress
from western beef-producing states
protested vehemently when II was
reported that $4,000 pounds OF Ar
gentine canned corn beef had been
bought for the Navy. This latest
move, however, aroused no such
objections, and Senator O'Mahoney
(D-Wyo) said: THE situa-
lion is different now We didn't
have any such Army then"
The new policy is expected to
help establish closer relations be-
tween Argentina, a major beef pro
ducing country, and the United
States.
Nelson said he had conferred
with representatives of the Amer
lean National Livestock Associa-
ton and they were assured that
purchases in South American would
be so handled as to minimize any
disturbance in the domestic market.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22
SENATOR CAPPER
VIEWS AID BILL
AS WAR POWER RS
Would Also Give President
Complete Control Of
Domestic Economy
WANTS TO KNOW WHAT
AIMS OF NATION ARE
Security of Nation Not to
Permit Peace by
Aggressors


Washington, Feb. 22-UP-sen.
Arthur Capper. r.. Kans., today as
sailed the Adm .nistrat.on's British.
aid bill as fantastic, bombast!c
nightmare 10 give President Roose
welt complete war making powers
and control of our domestic eco
nomy."
In speech prepared for delivery
in opening the sixth successive day
OF Senate debate on the bill, Cap.
per called on the President 10
answer three specific Questions be-
fore any action is taken.
Where are We going?
what are We going TO do when
We get there?
What are we going to have, and
what are we going to do, when we
get ack-if we get back"
Noting that some supporters Of
the bill have proposed that Con-
gress should be told Britain's war
aims before giving "ail-out" aid,
Capper said:
Now | suggest that before we
enact this about grant OF power
and authority provided in this 50.
called lease-lend bill. the Senate
and the country ought to be told
what are our own governments
aims, whether for war or for
peace
He said the Presidents pro-
nouncements in his annual mes
sage to Congress might indicate
some OF the answers. He recalled
that Mr.. Roosevelt said Americas
goal was freedom OF speech, wor-
ship and freedom from want and
fear everywhere in the world" and
that security Of the nation would
never permit acquiescence in a
peace dictated by aggressors.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22
Train Derailment
Not Believed Due
to Deliberate Act

fBy International News service)
Detroit, Feb. 22-lNS-Thorough
investigation into the derailment
yesterday OF 25 Michigan Railroad
freight cars near Rochester. Mich.
unearthed no evidence OF sabotage,
John S. Bugas, Detroit FBI chief.
said today.
There had been reports that the
cars were deliberately derailed 10
hinder Michigan defense produc-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22

Sag Harbor. n. Y, Feb. %
AP-After one day under a die
traitor ship. 450 students at the
Pierson Elementary and High
School voted unanimously today
Let's get back TO the U. S. A.
For six hours yesterday. they
were forced to wash dishes.
scrub floors. forego free speech
and in general kow-tow to the
whims and fancies Of Dictator
f. Raymond Schneible and a
squad of storm troopers
Curls. rouge and lipstick and
fingernail polish were banned
among girls; boys were denied
the right of assembly and were
elapped into Concentration
camps" for so much as appear
ing without a necktie.
II was a demonstration con-
ceived by Schneible, principal
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22
DEFENSE FIRST

Pontiac, Mich. Feb. 22-AP -
Measures to unity Michigan in the
national defense program will take
precedence in Gov. Murray D. Van
Wagoner's administration, he said
at home town testimonial dinner
last night The whole state admin
istration program must be adjusted
TO meet defense needs the COVER
nor said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22
PLANT CLOSED

Detroit, Feb. 22-AP-The plant
OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Inc. cigar
manufacturers, where "a women en-
ployes collapsed Thursday. was un-
der state closing order pen ing com
pletion OF an inves'g ton. The
closing order against the plant,
which employs approximately 400
persons. was issued late yesterday
by John II. Thorpe. commissioner
Of the state board Of labor and in
dustry.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22
Congress Today

CBy Associated Press)
Senate
Hears additional opposition
speakers on British aid bill tl2
noon, Eastern Standard Time).
House
In recess.
Appropriations Subcommittee re-
celYes testimony from Panama Ca
nal Zone governor 90 a. M
Friday
Senate heard arguments against
British aid bill by Senators Gillette
CD.lowa). Brooks (R-lll) and Bu-
low fD-SD).
House in recess.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22
UNIONS COMBINE

Kalamazoo, Mich, Fe1 % up
Representatives of II independent
Michigan plant unions Friday com
biLed their forces under one name
as the American Association OF
Labor, and elected Howard Reed,
president Of the Clark Equipment
Employees Association of Battle
Creek, association president
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22

BERLlN-AP-German nav.
a forces In the Indian Ocean
sank an armed British n1er-
chant ship and a Canadian
cruiser Of 7,17s tons, the Ger
man high command reported to-
day. The high command said
the merchant ship flew the
United States flag and had
United States colors painted on
its sides 10 conceal its ma
tionality."
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22
Today in 1915

tBy Avrociated Pressl
Feb p. l9l6-Russians take Ger
man defenscs on Dneister front.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22

WASHlNGTON-AP The Fed.
eral Housing Administration re.
ported today that new home con
struction, measured by FILA mott
gage-insurance activities, was from
two to six times greater since Jan.
! in some areas than in the CORES
ponding 1870 period.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Sunday:
Partly Cloudy

WASHINGTON-AP- Chairman
oMahoney (D-Wyo) said today a
monopoly committee study show
ed that a large part of the nations
savings had been concentrated n
the control OF big life insurance
companies. The result, he SAID, is
that these reservoirs Of savings
are now to all practical purposes
available only to big business"
ONDON-AP- The entire
Gath battalion Of the Italian
colonial infantry is believed dy-
ing Of thirst in a desert near
the kenys border, a Reuters
british news agency dispatch
from the East African Front
said today. Driven from A.
madu, Italian Somallland, by
British II days ago, the battal.
ion was said to have fled into
traekless sands southwark to-
ward Gelib, 30 miles away.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22

MOSCOW-AP-The state plan
ming comm ssion has been directed
by Soviet Russia's two governing
organs TO draw up a new 15-year
pan 80 surpass capitalist coun-
tries in industrial production.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22

ZURICH. switzerland lNS -
Chancellor Hitler has demanded
that Nugoslayia maintain the strict.
est neutrality and "disinterest" in
any forthcoming events In Bulgaria.
Greece or Turkey. according to re.
ports received IN Zurich today
Swiss sources attributed this in
formation 10 an "unimpeachable
diplomatic source In Belgrade.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22

LONDON-UP-The admir-
atty announced today that the
British navy was mining the
sea routes by which Axis troops
would pass If they tried 10 In
cade French Tunlsla by sea, or
along which italian troops
would have to be evacuated
from Libya.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22

Sec WALTZ DREAM-Page 6
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22

See GERMANS, Page 6
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22

BELFAST, Northern Ireland -
AP--A pastoral letter issued today
by Joseph Cardinal McCrory dis
pensed with Lenten fasting In
Armagh Diocese because OF ration.
ing and food scarcity.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22

Continued on Page Six)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22

TOKYO UP - Joseph Clark
Grew. American ambassador. con.
ferred today with Foreign Minister
Yosuke Matsuoka on the turbulent
Far Eastern situation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22

CHUNGKING, China-CP- The
Chinese government, charging the
entire Chinese Communist army
with disobedience, iIas appealed Ia
Mao Tse-Tung and Chu Teh, su-
preme Chinese Communist leaders.
for full support, the official news
agency said today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22

TOkNO-INS-Eyents in the Far
East approached a new climax to
day as British steamship service
between Japan and Australia alb
ruptly halted after japanese For
eign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka
warned that "Anglo-SaXon" military
measures in the Orient are dan
gerous."
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22

HYDE PARK, n. zap Pres.
ident Roosevelt and Harry L. Hop
kins, spending the week end at the
Roosevelt family estate. had an op-
portunity today to discuss without
interruption wartime conditions IN
England. Hopkins. who returned to
Washington last Sunday from a trip
TO England as Mr.. Roosevelt's per
sonal representative. came up with
the President from the Capital.
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Simple Procedure
Guards Aquinst Fires

At this time of year the canger
OF fire in the home resulting from
furnaces and boilers may be greatly
reduced by the observation of a few
simple rules.
A common cause OF fire losses
which may be easily checked by
simple vigilance is the overheating
of improperly built chimney fues
Overhring or overheating of fur
naces and boilers by leaving the
drafts open too long should be
avoided.
Automatic heating controls should
be checked periodically in order to
assure their good working order as
a protection against overheating.
Regular cleaning of furnace and
f1ue OF SCOT also acts to prevent fires
Improperly installed heating
equipment, which permits high-tem-
perature surfaces to be in too close
contact with combustible materials,
is another common cause of fires.
For example, in a warm-air heating
system wall stacks are sometimes
too close to wood surfaces which
are without asbestos protection or
Evening star., 1941-01-25

During the last week the District
Real Estate Commission issued IL
censes as real estate brokers to Car
Isle r. Stephenson. 1343 H street
NV; j. H. Benoit Realty Corp,
142l H street NV, Joseph H. Ben
oft, 1927 H street NV, and S. Percy
Thompson, 807 Fifteenth street NV.
Real estate salesmen's licenses
were issued to James F. Walker, jr.,
l00l Fifteenth street NV, and John
M. Connell, jr., CAB Indiana avenue
NV.
A business chance brokers license
was issued to S. P. Anthony, trading
as Anthony Brokerage Co., 904 New
York avenue NV.
Applications for real estate brok-
ers' licenses were received from Full
ton Lewis, 8O6 Union Trust Build
ing; Nicholas j. CASTOR, trading as
Nicholas j. CASTOR Co., sol Wood
ward Building; Edgar M. Peterson,
trading as Peterson Realty Invest
ment Service, 1922 F street NV;
Leonard H. Pasqualicchio, trading as
Pasqual Realty Co., 1920 New York
avenue NV, and D. c. Gruver, BIG
Investment Building.
An application for a business
chance salesman's license was re-
Evening star., 1941-01-25

important that we use freshly
ground coffee if We are to obtain a
brew which will hit the spot in the
critical early morning hours.
Latest device FOR perfect coffee
making, therefore, is a clever new
electric grinder which takes coffee
beans in their virgin form and re-
duces them to fresh grind" which
will work in any one Of the many
coffee makers found in the average
home. 1t is adjustable for drip.
vacuum. percolator or regular grind
by the mere flick of a wrist on q
controlling band and when that
problem has been taken care Of you
flick a small switch and the exact
type Of grind comes forth In no time
at all.
The electric motor which runs
this new machine is either for a. c.
or d. c. and is fixed so that 1t re-
quires no attention. Its streamlined
housing is finished in heavy white
enamel with chrome trim and upon
top is located the coffee hopper
which will hold IL pounds of your
favorite make. in bean form, as we
said before. A nice little graduated
glass is also provided with the device
all marked with tablespoons ranging
from to 10, hence you can grind
just the right amount of coffee when
you need it and no more, leaving the
rest in the hopper where it retains
that rich, delicious, goodness we
read about so much in the adver-
tisements.
II you would like the names OF
the makers of the products de-
scribed in this column just tear the
column out and send it with q
stamped. self-addressed envelope tc
Lawrence Crolius, SO East Sixty
seventh street, New York, N. Y.
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Cotton Now Used
For Insulating
Modern Homes
Material Is Made
Fire and Vermin
Proof by Chemicals
By LAWRENCE CROLIUS.

For thousands Of years cotton has
been used to make all sorts of things
from Roman togas to smartly tai
lored shirts, it has been placed on
roads to act as pavement binders
and in the form of guncotton is used
to blow enemies to bits. Now it has
been applied to new and practical
use, the insulating of homes.
The manufacturers of q new cotton
insulating material state that it has
a number of inherent qualities which
make it ideal for this particular use.
Under microscope cotton fiber is
found to contain natural air cells in
its hollow center and since there
are untold thousands of fibers in
each bait" Of insulation all clinging
together in a curled, fluffy mass 1t Is
easy to see that it must have pretty
excellent insulating qualities. The
fact that the f1bers all cling together
tends to hold the insulation in shape
and prevent it from packing down
the way some materials are said to
do. Thus, with the walls and roof
of your home covered with a layer
of this barrier to the entrance or
exit Of expensive heat you secure an
effective dead air space of great
value.
To make this new cotton insula-
ton flameproof and fire resistant an
obvious convenience and necessity,
1t has been specially treated with
efficient chemicals. 1t has also been
treated with other chemicals which
repel vermin that might take it into
their little heads to make their meals
or homes there. Your home is
therefore surrounded with a protec-
tive covering in more ways than one,
and since the material is highly
moisture resistant 1t acts as a bar
rier against the ravages of sweating.
This is possible not only because of
the natural properties of cotton, but
also because of the heavy water
proof backing to which the fire.
retarding material is securely ce-
mented.
Because Of the lightness Of this
insulation it is said to be not little
bit easier to install than other ma
terials. 1t comes in bats" OF
standard size to fit between beams
and joists and for all intents and
purposes the installer might as well
be throwing a light cotton filled
quilt around the house.
Leaping quickly from house COM
fort to something to drink we found
out recently that the secret of a cup
OF cofiee Is not so much in the type
OF boiling device as is the freshness
Of the coffee used. That is, 1t is very
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Half FILA. Families Puy
Less Than SIS q Month

Almost one-half of the families
purchasing new homes last year
under the F. H. A. plan are paying
less than $25 per month to meet
interest and amortization of prin-
cipal on their loans. Federal Hous-
ing Administrator Abner H. Fergu-
son announced today.
Preliminary statistics show that
4S per cent Of the new single family
homes financed by r. H. A. insured
mortgages In 1910 required monthly
payments Of less than $25 for in
terest Snd amortization Of princi-
pal. This compared with 40 per
cent in 1899 and IS per cent in
1898.