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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22
Mayor to Open
Defense Drive
Aluminium
To Address Boys
Thursday

Mayor Ross X. Bower will greet
so Boy Scouts on the post office
steps Thursday at s a. m, begin
ming a two day house to house
canvass for aluminium collection in
the national defense program.
Eugene Bostrom, member of the
Board Of Commerce youth service
committee, will organize Scouts to
work in pairs. Laurence Thomas,
committee member. will make sec
tional layouts Of this city.
Boys in uniform will call al
houses and collect old aluminium
In bags and wagons. At conven-
lent places In the section. boys will
empty their collections. City
trucks will then transport the al
uminum to the post office. ].
Knowell Hart. assistant city engi-
neer. is arranging for the city
trucks.
T. Fred Older. city engineer, is
to provide a crib which will hold
the aluminium. The defense stamp
sale booth on the post office lawn
al Adams st. and w. Michigan Ave.
will be removed and the crib erect
ed on the site.
Persons may also make contrt-
buttons directly into the crib.
Committee Chairman T. S.
Weber said the tentative goal for
Ypsilanti is enough aluminium to
provide for two airplanes. One air
plane requires aluminium equiva-
lent to 1000 percolators, he ex-
planned.
Housewives r asked to give
only those pots and pans that are
no longer Of use. To give disable
materials will only create another
shortage in some other metals II
disable pots and pans r to be re-
placed by new utensils, said Mr..
Weber.
Members Of the Board of Com
merce youth service committee are
Nj. Weber. Mr.. Bostrom, Spencer
A. Davis, Paul Burrell, Worden E.
Geer, Laurence Thomas and Mrs.
James Brown.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22
Loan, Grant Basis
to be Sought
by City
General keitel

Federal aid for construction Of
a new hospital for Ypsilanti will
be sought az result OF action taken
Monday evening by members Of the
city council. They ordered ths
mayor, city clerk and city attor'
ney TO make application to PWA
for aid on d. grant loan basis. Pro
posals by which the improvement
could be obtained on a 50 per cent
loan and 80 per cent grant, or on
a one third loan and two thirds
grant will be considetd The loans
would be at a three per cent inter.
est rate and cover a 20 year period.
The hospital improvement plan
was formally submitted by p. Alex
seedorn. chairman Of the Board Of
Commerce hospital expansion com
mittee.
He pointed out need Of increased
facilities 10 meet demands OF those
who have purchased hospital in
surance and OF those who will be
brought TO Ypsilsnti by the new
Ford bomber plant. He estimated
that the city needs, exclusive OF
industrial expansion, will be %
beds. With the expected expan-
sion 1t was felt at least 10 beds
will be required. Cost OF the IN.
terprise was roughly set at 1850
per bed. II was recommended that
the structure be 80 planned as To
allow for 30 beds should the need
arise.
The report reads in part
ut has been stated that tho
city would not have 10 20 10 such
a large expenditure in order 10 re-
lieve the present hospital situation.
An extension 10 the present hos
pital could be built and the old
structure remodeled, thereby Gre
atlng a ~serviceable hospital OF
about IS beds at an estimated ex-
penditure OF about $4,000. In
view OF this, II may be thought de-
sirable to ask for a higher grant
from the government. While this
question Is rather outside the scope
OF the committee, IL has tried TO
feel out the possible reaction of
the representatives OF the PWA.
In our opinion they have shown
themselves favorable to the $3.50
proposition and rather noncOmmit-
tai as to whether better terms could
be had. Perhaps a proposition OF
two-thirds grant and one-third loan
might be advanced.
From our conversations with
these representatives.. We wish 10
state our impression. that It "
necessary 10 ask from the govern
ment only what is strictly due to
defense requirements and o TO
overlook the fact that by having
the full ownership OF the hospital.
the city will be the gamer as we'll
as the defense cause. That II is
likely that even after the termina-
g. HnCprTAT- p.1o .
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22
u. S. Loans Fund to Pay For
Supplies Ordered by Britain

the RIGS lending power by $780,
900, 900. Jones had warned Congress
during consideration OF the bill that
unless provisions for a. loan were
made Britain would have difficulty
raising substantial cash to fulfill
her obligations.
Jones said that the loan. for
which the British pledged more than
$500. 600, 900 In collateral, will bear
interest at the rate OF three per cent
annually and will mature in is years
Provision Is made for a five-year
extension, II two-thirds OF the prin-
cipai has been paid on the original
maturity date.
Collateral pledged by the British
included securities OF 81 United
States corporations listed on the
New York Stock Exchange with an
aggregate value of approximately
$3.50. 900, 900: unlisted securities OF
i6 United States corporations with
an estimated value OF $l15,000, 900,
and capital stock Of Al British
O"hSd ihoul ouNc NOhipahlto III Ahlo
country>with an aggregate net worth
of over $4,000, 600.
In addition he said. earnings OF
the American branches OF IL British
insurance companies>not lncorporat.
ed In this country with net assets
Of approximately 5000, 900, 900. con
sisting largely of cash and United
States government securities.
Jones estimated that the interest
and dividends on the collateral, to-
gether with the earnings OF the
United States branches OF the Brit
ish insurance firms, have averaged
approximately s36,000,0 900 annually
for the past five years. He said that
this earnings record indicated that
the available income would amortize
tho loan in approximately Is years.
The funds will be available to the
British as needed to meet their
commitments at the approximate
rate OF 500, 000, 900 a month.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22

Washington. July 22-UP-The
Reconstruction Finance Corpora.
ton today announced approval Of a
$425, 900. 900 loan to the United
Kingdom OF Great Britain and
Northern Ireland TO pay for Amer
lean war supplies contracted for
prior to enactment Of the lend-lease
bill.
Federal Loan Administrator
Jesse II. Jones said that President
Roosevelt had approved the loan so
that the British would have dollar
exchange without having to dispose
OF their securities and investments
at forced sale.
All British commitments prior to
the lend-lease program were subject
"cash-and-carry" provisions Of the
neutrality law.
The loan MasLmade, Jones said.
under an act signed by President
Roosevelt June 10 which increased
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22
Bomber Plant
to Use Engine

On recommendation OF the city
fire commission and in a spirit OF
cooperation with the Ford Motor
Company. city council Monday eve
ming approved a plan by which the
old fire engine, now stored In the
real OF the fire station. will be
loaned to the motor company for use
at the bomber plant. The arrange
ment is to be temporary and the
equipment will be housed and op-
Grated by Ford employees.
In addition. should services OF a
pumper be required, 1t was decided
the city should provide the one pre-.
viously in use here but that insur-
ance be required to protect the city
against loss
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22

Tokyo. July 22-UP-Japan has
assured Germany and Italy that its
alliance with them remains the
basis OF its foreign policy and that
It will continue TO uphold the Axis
in spirit and aim. II was disclosed
today.
Admiral Teijiro Toyods. foreign
minister. gave the assurance Sat
urday. only one day after the new
cabinet took Office. to Gen. Eugen
OFT and Mario Indelli. the German
and Italian ambassadors. Koh
Ishii, chief government spokesman.
said.
Ishii added that Toyoda had not
yet even seen Constantin Smetanin,
ambassador OF the Soviet Union
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22
Dies Questions
Jap Officials

(By International News Service)
Washington, July 22-INS -
Dies Committee investigators to-
day declared that they have gath
cred sensational evidence" re-
garding asserted propaganda and
other un-American. activities OF
japanese consular agencies In this
country.
This evidence, they said, will be
made public soon when general
hearings on alleged japanese es-
pionage are started.
-Athough-it-was previously an
nounced that evidence is in hand
regarding japanese activities on
the west coast. this was the first
intimation that consular agencies
were involved.
1t was recalled that the commit
tee previously uncovered similar
evidence about German and TIA
liam consular agencies IN this
country. This was withheld from
the public for many months pend
ing a state department check. 1t
ultimately resulted in the German
and Italian consuls being ordered
out of the country.
Committee attaches declared.
however, that there are no plans
in the case of the japanese to re-
frain from making the evidence
public. 1t was believed that no at.
tempt has been made to consult
with the State Department in this
case.
Although he declined to disclose
the natue OF the evidence, Rep.
Dies Cd Tex, chairman OF the
committee said that German.
Italian and Japanese consulates
have been a focal point OF sub.
yersive activities In America"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22

in State Seen

(By international News service)
Detroit, July % -INS-Warn-
ed that almost 100000 men face
unemployment and that thou
sands OF small business Inen will
be affected as well. Michigan
moved today 10 protest vigorously
the 50 per cent price control Ad-
ministrator Leon Henderson or
dered in automobile production.
Governor Murray ID. Van WACO
ner, admittedly alarmed over the
situation, was 70 leave the sum
mer state capitol on Aackinac Is
and for Washington TO discuss
the matter with office OF Produc-
ton Management officials and ~
al all possible with President
Roosevelt.
The Governor. before he left.
was told by e. e. Carlton, sscre-
tary treasurer OF the Motor Wheel
Corporation, that the government
order would throw 173.S00 men
into unemployment. Carlton de-
ciared the automobile industry
was not sufficiently geared to-
ward dsfsnss production 10 speed
ily assimliate into arms produc-
ton men made idle by the auto
production slash
Carlton was OutBpoken In hU
criticism against Hendsrson's or.
der. declaring in effect that ths
government had not offered tbs
auto Industry the same cooperz-
ton that the Industry had offer
ed the government In relation IN
the defense program.
Van Wagner was quick To
point out that the automobile IN
dustry Itself was not the only Is
sue at stake.
Not only IL the automobile in
dustry affected by this curtail-
ment," the governor said. but
thousands OF small businessmen
in Michigan r almost entirely
dependent upon the industry"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22
VOLUNTARY A.. E.f.
AROUSES HEATED
SENATE DEBATE
Senator Thomas, Utah, Asks
Troops be Sent
Overseas
RELEASE OF SOLDIERS
HELD NATIONAL RISK"
Senate Military Group May
Back Bill For Chief
Executive

(By international News SeryiceD
Washington, July 22-lNS- The
Senate headed into another con-
troversy over the second A.E.F."
issue today as administration lead
ers rushed legislation to keep draf-
tees. National G%uardsmen and re-
serves in service.
A heated battle was expected,
with Sen. Thomas (D) Utah push
ing his proposal to permit selectees
and members of the Guard to vol
unteer for overseas service.
The proposal was incorporated
in Thomas bill declaring that the
national interest is imperiled.
which would bring into effect pro-
visions OF the Draft Act under
which President Roosevelt could
retain draftees. guardsmen and
reserves in the Army.
The Chief Executive asked Con-
gress to acknowledge" the state
of a national emergency and warnel
that release of the troops after
their years training would be a
tragic error" and a grave nation
al risk.
AS 1t was generally admitted that
the urgent request Of President
Roosevelt to keep the Army intact
gained ground. Majority Leader
Barley said he hoped that the
Senate Military Committee would
report a bill to the Senate floor
Monday to carry out Mr.. Roose-
velt's recommendations.
Could Volunteer
Thomas said that his proposal
would retain the provision OF the
draft law which prohibits sending
draftees and guardsmen beyond
the western hemisphere. "but in
the event some contingency arose,
they could volunteer"
81 did not have in mind occu-
plying bases outside the western
hemisphere" he said. But 1t might
be. that we would want to relieve
our present troops in China"
Sen. Reynolds Id N. c., chair
man OF the Senate Military AZ
fairs Committee, said, however,
that the Thomas proposal intro
duced an entirely new note in the
hearings on keeping the Army in
tact.
will people think declaring a
national emergency is tantamount
to war;" he asked. will they
think allowing men to be sent over
seas is an act toward war;"
Sen. Wheeler Cd Mont, non-in.
terventionist leader, ~assailed the
plan, declaring that could be n
way Of lodging the issue Of vsr
so far as Congress is concerned.
Congress ought to keep a very
tight hand on the question of
whether or not we should send
troops beyond the western hemis-
pbere. Congress ought to be con-
suited whether to send troops to
Asia, Africa or Europe, and par
ticularly whether they are to be
sent into combat n where
their presence might involve this
country in war"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22
Arranges
Special Vote

City council Monday night made
formal arrangements for the county
coming vote August 4.
Voting booths will be at l25 W.
Michigan Ave. for the first ward:
80 n. Huron ST. for the second 304
n. Huron St. for the third 40 n.
River st. for the fourth and Wood
ruff School for the fifth. Polls Will
be open from Z to S p. m. EST.
Election inspectors will receive
their instructions at a meeting
Thursday evening in the county
building, Ann Arbor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22

with which Japan has a friendship
and neutrality pact only a few
months old.
The newspapers prominently dis
played allegations that China had
concluded a secret agreement with
Great Britain and Free France
under which China would attack
French Indo-China.
II was alleged that at the same
time Great Britain would attack
Indo-C China from the south.
The allegations we're published
In the form of a Domei News
Agency dispatch from Hong Kong.
Domei said Chinese troops In
the southern provinces OF Kwang !
and Yunnan already we're prepsr'
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22
Axis Alliance Still Basic japanese Policy


lng to invade Indo-China from the
north and Britain was reported TO
have started preparations to trans.
port native troops to southern
lndo-China.
Spokesman Ishii. discussing the
Domei report. said no official re-
port had been received Of a British
Chinese agreement to attack lndo-
China.
Asked whether Japan had any
agreement with Indo.China under
which It would aid Indo-China IN
event OF invasion by a foreign pow
er. Ishii replied:
That depends on future develop
ments,"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22
Troopers
Catch Thieves

Troopers Frederick +. Davids and
William F. Filter OF the local post
this morning apprehended two
youthful car thieves. aged II and
10 who admitted they ran away
from Starr Commonwealth Monday
afternoon. broke into a gas station
and stole a car in Jackson.
The car belongs to Thomas Nc
Cready. Jackson. and the gas sta
ton to Kenneth Gress. In the station
they took candy. cigarettes. and a
long knife. The boys were stopped
by the troopers al Washtenaw and
Carpenter Rds. about 1880 this
morning.
The boys and their stolen property
we're turned over 10 Jackson police
today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22
Capital Blasted by
Nazis, Fires Still Raging
Kremlin District
Shaken by
Blasts
Communist Party
Headquarters
Aflame
nv As.ocinted Press1

hbN Atsn1ihAtA ttre
Great hres were reported raging
in the heart Of Moscow today after
Maj warplanes blasted the Soviet
capital with thousands OF high
explosive and incendiary bombs ID
a five and one-half hour assault
Berlin described the raid as
''one Of the heaviest carried out
by the German air force conf
parable with the L~uftwaffe's tierc'
est attacks on England.
1t was Moscow's first. raid OF the
war.
Nazi pilots said that IL big ex'
blossoms shook the Kremlin district.
in the center Of i:e city, and that
fres spread over a huge area
southeast OF. the Moskva River.
East Of the Kremlin. 20 fires were
reported.
headquarters Ahsme
The Germans said the entire re-
gion OF the Moskva Bend, site OF
Communist party headquarters and
power plants, was aflame.
Russian officials said at least 200
Maxi bombers struck at the capital.
but that night fighters OF the Red
air fleet and a laundering barTage
OF an~ti-aircraft FIRE downed II
planes and prevented all but a
few from getting over the city.
Several private dwellings were
set afire and a small number Of
persons we're killed or wounded"
a Soviet communique said. The
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22
Congress Today

icy ANHfNNNHHNA IfeMMN
Senate
Considers legislation 10 empower
the Navy 10 establish plant protec-
iion forces at naval shore estab-
lishment (convenes noon. EST.
Special committee investigating
pensions hears Chairman Arthur
J. Altmeyer Of Social Security
Board 90 a. M.
Special Defense Committee con
tinues survey OF preparedness ef
fort 10 a. M.
Military Committee considers
proposal 10 extend beyond M
year the training period for selee-
tees 30 a. M.
House
Considers authorization OF 1900
00O. 900 for additional naval shore
facilities moon.
Military Affairs Committee slat-
ed TO selectee legislation and prop
erty seizure bill III a. M.
Naval Committee hears testi-
mony from Rear Admiral John II.
Towers on defense program 90
a. M.
Public Building Committee con
tinues hearings on authorizing
$500. 900 700 additional for defense
housing 90 a. M.
Monday
Senate
Approved and sent to House
legislation to empower the Presi-
dent 10 requisition private prop
erty needed in the national defense
program.
Received President Rooseyelts
recommendation for extending Sc
lective service training period.
House
Passed 1857 100000 defense high.
LII
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22
CHARGE INFRINGEMENT

Bay City. July % -AP-Trial
OF a patent infringement suit
brought by the Dow Chemical
Company OF Midland against the
Halliburton OIL Well Cementing
Company OF Duncan. Okla. began
in Federal court Monday. The
suit involves acid treatment Of oil
wells. The Oklahoma firm. in
counter charges, accuses the Dow
Company OF a patent infringe
mant
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22
u. S. Releases
Old Age Funds

Lansing, July 22-AP-With ST.
703, 104 of federal subsidy to the
old age assistance program re
leased for July and August. the
state social welfare commission
planned to open a three day SEES
sion In H~oughton today.
The executive office announced
yesterday the Federal Social Sc
curity Board had released the gov
ernment's so per cent contribution
to the individual grants OF 10000
old age assistance clients. The
money had been held up. pending
solution Of problems left by the
legislatures refusal to %ajourn.
The statement said the board
had fulfilled its promise not to
scrutinize legality of a welfare com
mission resolution placing into i'm
mediate effect terms OF a law the
legislature adopted but made in
operative by remaining In recess.
The law and resolution abolish
arbitrary exemption provisions in
considering the income and re
sources Of old age assistance ap-
plicants to which federal officials
objected.
The Social Security Board has
placed a stop" order against
Michigan old age assistance sub
sidy after learning the legislatures
recess delayed effectiveness OF the
law for at least three months.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22
Today in 1916

tBy Associated Press)
July %, 1876 Russian For
eIgn Minister Sazanov resigns;
Russians occupy Ardasa in Cauca-
sus.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22
Recess

Lansing, July 22-AP- The sig
nature of Governor Van Wagner
placed on an enrolled act Saturday
has caused speculation as to wheth-
er, in the signing, he recognized
legality Of the much disputed leg
islative recess.
Although Van Wagner has con
tended that the legislature auto
matically adjourned July 9 and
that its decision to recess for three
months was illegal. a courier
brought to the capitol yesterday
the enrolled act bearing his sigma.
ture.
Saturday was the eighth week
day and the ninth calendar day
after he received the measure,
which creates a legislative ref
erence bureau. The constitution
declares a governor has five days
after adjournment to sign or veto
legislation. but that when the leg
islature is in recess he has 10 days
in which to act.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22

NEW YORK-INS-Republican
chieftains today planned to call a
meeting of party leaders within
the next two days to decide wheth.
er to endorse Mayor F. H. La
Guardia as a third-term candidate
for the chief executive post of
New York City.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22

SHANGHAI UP Japanese
military authorities have virtually
halted all non.military trafic in
northern China, Manchukuo and ia
-pan,+ reliable informants- asserted
today, because of wide scale mo
bihLation movements as part of
which many troops are being sent
northward toward the Siberian
frontier.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Wednesday:
Cloudy, Warm

iHE Heh. W~eonesoay |
Cloudy, Warm
NEW YoRK-INS-Plans were
being formulated by New York
State oticials today to evacuate
100000 or more persons from
New York City in the event the
metropolis is over bombed.
BOOKER. Texas-INS- Mayor
A. r. Turner estimated property
damage t about $4,000 today
from a localized tornado which cut
a two-block swath through the
small Texas-Okahoma border town
Of Booker late yesterday. by some
miracle. authorities said. no one
was hurt among Booker's $50 resi-
dents.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22

See EUROPEAN Wharfage 2
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22

NEW YORK-INS- Louis "Lep.
ke' Buchalter, one time New York
racket car. today lost his fight
TO avoid trial for murder for the
1885 Brooklyn gangland Staying of
Joseph Rosen. Attorneys for
Buchalter. who was recently
brought to New York from Leaven-
worth where he was serving a IA
year sentence for narcotics viola
tons, made an unsuccessful at
tempt to keep him in federal Gus
tody.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22

NEW YORK-INS-Frank A
Erickson. New York gambler-book.
maker, Is under Investigation In the
mysterious stabing of Milton S
Untermeyer, ~60-year-old millionaire
stock broker. a New York paper
reported today in a copyrighted
story. The stabbing, which the
newspaper said took place at the
fUntermeyer mansion in Butler. y.
J., the night Of June 81, Is being
investigated by Morris County, N
j.. authorities at the direct request
of Mayor F. H. LaGuardia Of New
York.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22

See H~OsPITAL-Page 2
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-22

Hos ANGELES-INS = Test.
mony was to begin today in the
strange lost childhood" SUIT for
$1,000, 900 brought by Irma Weber
against leaders and members Of
the Mazdaznan religious cult. The
girl. now IS, alleges that she was
seduced by Henry Serge, with the
aid and encouragement OF the late
Ottoman Zar-Adusht. Ha'nish, found
er OF the cult, when she was only
10 years old.