The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-24


and conferred for an hour as ten |
sion increased in all quarters over |
the danger OF an outbreak OF war In
the Far East.
LONDON-lNS- Greece to-
day had rejected a British
proposal to land a heavy Brit
lsh expeditIonary force on
Greece soil pending actual Ger
man Invasion il was learned In
London tonight.
PALM BEACH, Fla.-tNS-Prep-
arstions were made today to. send
the body OF William G.. Warden.
prominent Pennsylvania and Flor
ida industrialist, back TO Philadel'
phia for burial. Warden, who was
70, died of a heart attack yester-
day at his ocean side home.
FORT WORTH, TeXas-lNS- a
father who slew the husband OF
his II year old daughter was under
sentence TO SO years in prison today
for the crime. The father, Earl
Thomas Brewer, 40, was found
guilty by a jury Of the fatal stab
bling OF Horace Glenn Cox, 10, who
had married Brewers daughter,
Virginia Ruth, five days earlier.
NEW -INS-The duchy
of Luxembourg remains firm in its
desire TO reclaim its inaliensble
rights" the grand duchess Char
1Afe tt.Na f,,l 81
pie OF Luxembourg have never de-
sired to be part Of Germany. the
grand duchess declared in a brief
address before the Luxembourg So
-cieties OF New York.
HYDE PARK. y. Y.-AP-Presi.
dent Roosevelt, prolonging his
holiday week end at his home
here. plans to return to Washing.
ton tomorrow. -
TOKYO-INS - A belligerent
warning to the United States and
Britain to halt their military meas
ures in the orient was sounded to-
day by the news. aper Nichi Nichi.
which threatened that bases at
Guam and Singapore might be
brushed aside" by Japan.
WASHINGTON-AP- Creation
of a special Senate-House commit
tee TO serve as a liaison between
Congress and President Roosevelt
on the defense program was pro
posed today by Rep. Sauthoff
(Prog.WisO.
LONDON--AP-Sir Arthur Har-
bord. rs, Liberal National mem
Der OF the House of Commons for
Great Yarmouth, died today.
WASHINGTON-AP - Charles
Evans Hughes today started his
18th year as chief justice OF the
United States. Friends OF tho
white-bearded 7s.year.old jurist ex-
pressed the opinion that he wou d
continue to preside over the SUI
preme Court as long as he is able
to fulfill the duties required.
ROME-AP-Dr. Giovanni Col
azza. personal PHYSICIAN to former
King Alfonso XIII OF Spain, des-
cribed the ex.monarch today as still
"grayely ill''. He added. however.
that a general examination" of
the ex-kings condition disclosed
that some symptoms were relieved
and his majesty passed a much
quieter night, particularly the latter
half"
SAIGON. Frencl Indo-China-AP
"A French cruiser and two des-
troyers have been shifted from the
Saigon River amid increasing fears
OF grave developments during the
last hours OF the lndo-China-Tha',
land truce, due to expire tomorrow.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the uni
Versal poison gas alarm, sound for
the first time today in the streets
OF London. A harmless but vile
smelling gas known as G. I'D was
being released in Hugh St., Pimii-
co, a residential district Just back
OF the Victoria railway station to
bring home to Londoners the perils
OF failing TO carry gas masks.
SINGAPORE, Straits Settlements
-UP-More Australian troops are
coming TO reinforce those who ar
rived last week and already are
in training for the jungle warfare,
it was said authoritatiyely today.
I.ANSING--UP-Leslie b. Butler,
chairman OF the Republican State
Central Committee. announced to-
day that Rep. Howard Nugent, r..
Bad Axe. speaker OF the house Of
representatives. would keynote the
party's state convention at Grand
Rapids, Feb. rs.
HOLLYWOOD AP-A couple OF
years ago. he was just a monde
script mongrei with cold nose
pressed against pet shop window.
Now Daisy land don't let the name
fool YOU. he's really a he) Is the
champ OF Hollywood dogdom, win.
ner for the second straight year of
tie canine counterpart TO the Mo
ton Picture Academy's oscar"
LONDON -AP- British bombers
hit again overnight at familiar tar
gets along the Nazi-held invasion