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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14
STATE SENATORS
JOCKEY FOR BEST
PARTY MEASURES
Action by New Civil Service
Commission Awaited on
UnClasSified Group
REGENTS MAY BE PLACED
ON NON PARTISAN BASIS
Lieutenant Governor Vote
May Determine New
Ballot Priority

Lansing, Jan. l4-UP-The SEN
ate awaited action OF the new civil
service commission toward the
states unclassified employees to-
day before continuing its consider
alton of the interim appointments
now before the committee on SEN
ate business.
And while waiting. the senators
enjoyed some partisan "jockeying
to improve their party's position in
ensuing elections. Bills intro
duced, or ready for introduction.
along those lines included:
/. A proposal (Democratic) 10
place the election of University of
Michigan regents on the same nom
partisan basis as judicial candi-
dates.
2. A bill { Republican, providing
that the party having obtained the
greatest number of votes at the
November election-as judged by
the vote for secretary of state, in
stead of for lieutenant governor
be placed first on the ballot.
3. A proposal (Republican) to
amend the statute directing the
election of highway commissioner
TO be conducted in the same man
ner as that of state supreme court
jus. tees. which now is on a non
partisan ballot by constitutional
amendment.
4. A bill Republican, providing
that a constitutional amendment
shall be passed by a majority Of
qualified, registered electors.
Quirk leading to introduction Of
the bill by Sen. Earl L. Burhans,
r., Paw Paw, on the position of
the party on the ballot. was that
in 1888, a Democratic senate, not
ing the votes rolled up by the late
Frank d. Fitzgerald In winning the
secretary of state contest. challen-
ged the regulatory office to the
lieutenant governorship. The heavy
majority polled by Secretary of
State Harry F. Kelly spurred the
Republicans to propose the change.
Sen. Leonard d. Paterson. San
dusky Republican whose milk mar
keting Act OF 1899 was declared I'M
constitutional. was Teadying the
revised act correcting the provis-
ions attacked by the state supreme
court. He said the new bill prob
ably would create state board OF
the commissioner of agriculture and
five members-two producers. two
distributors and one consumer,
none of whom have a financial in
terest in the production or distri-
button Of dairy products.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14
Court Returns
Pose Question

The question OF from which fund
the county will pay Ypsilanti $1,000
due it by virtue of recent munich.
pal court returns, was referred to
the finance committee by the Board
of Supervisors Monday afternoon
Normally. the court receipts on
criminal cases are sent TO the coun-
ty treasurer each month, placed in
justice fees fund, and returned to
the city on receipt of a listing of
the cases showing fees collected
This listing is sent to the treasurer
from the court, but pressure OF
work has held appropriations CT
these lists for several months. so
in the meantime the money was
deposited in the county's general
fund rather than returned to the
city. It is presume. payments will
now be made from the general
fund.
The report of the county's well
fare committee was referred to the
finance committee for recommends.
ton.
The new prosecutor, George
Meader, was asked to prepare an
opinion as TO the status OF the
county's drain bonds. Prosecutor
Albert ]. Rapp had been asked to
do this in 1888 and again in the
fall of 1889 In 1910 he told the
board in his opinion the matter
could only be cared by a friend
ly circuit court suit, but said he
was unwilling to take the response.
bility Of starting such a suit. No
member OF the board came forward
TO offer himself plaintiff. Mr..
Rapp said any tax-paying resident
g. nnr-nr nE-rr-nN-- ~ .
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14
National Lottery
For Defense Seen

Albany, y. Y, Jan. 14-1NS-On
the ground that the draft itself was
a lottery. New York State Senator
Phelps Phelps. a Manhattan Dem.
ocrat, believes Congress shou I'd
authorize a huge national lottery
to finance the defense program.
Introducing a resolution to that
effect in the New York State leg
islature, Phelps declared today:
Selecting the names from a
glass bowl for selective service =
one OF the greatest lotteries ever
conducted by man. II should ans.
wer the charge that lotteries wou d
ruin the country. The cost OF arm.
ing the L. S. will be enormous.
Much OF II could be met through a
national lottery.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14
New Hunt For
Boy Instituted

State police today again renewed
efforts to locate Robert Crumb. IL,
missing from his home since Dec.
%, when he left after being d.sci-
plined by his mother.
The boy was seen as recently as
last Saturday evening in the bal.
cony OF a theater here and told
chums he was going TO Pennsyl-
vania. He has been hiding out in
the woods. he stated.
His parents have moved to High
land Park, and police there. in
See MISSING BOY-Paee 6
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14
Port of Plymouth Badly
Damaged by German Raid,
British Blast Nazi Bases
Gap Torn in Line
by Greeks at
Klisura
English Ready For
Knockout Blow
at Tobruk

London. Jan. t4-iNs-An-
other step in the British cam
psian 10 knock ltaly's air
force out OF the war was re-
corded today with announce
ment OF a terrific Raj. at
tack on the m litary sirdrome
at catanla. Sicily. catsnia, on
the western coast Of Sicily and
directly across the lonian Sea
from Greece, has been used by
the Italians since outbreak e.
the ltale-Greek war as one Of
the main Jumplna-off places
for attack.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14
CONGRESS TODAY

lBy Associated Prsss)
Senate
Routine business moon EST
Democratic committee meets 10
select party appointees on stand
fng committees f10:30 a M
House
IN recess.
Naval committee resumes study
Of progress Of defense program
90 a. M
MONDAY
Senate
In recess.
House
Upheld Speaker. Rayburn in re-
ierring British aid bill TO Foreign
Affairs Committee.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14
TODAY IN LAST WAR

fBy Associated Press)
Jan. ~. 1915 Russians take
Austrian trenches near Czernowitz
during a blizzard.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14

Inauguration Of Forrest Donnell.
above. as governor Of Missouri
has been postponed following
launching Of a legislative investi-
cation Of the Nov 5 election Of
ficial returns gave Donnel a
3.613-vote plurality over Law
renee Mcdaniel. his Democratic
opponent. The legislative action
was begun by Democratic legisla-
tors who charged broad irregu-
larities" In the election.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14

LOST-Small brown dog. white
throat no collar. Between Mich.
Ave. & Ecorse Rd. near Belle lille
Rd. Reward. Phone 1895. Adv. ia
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14

See Sport Page for Details
Golden Gloves Finals Wednesday.
Adv. III
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14

Gen. Ugo Cavallero. above. has
been made commander of Italian
forces In Albania. the third
change in command In Albania
since the Greeks began their
counter-offensive against Italian
troops. Cavallero succeeds Gen.
Ubaldo Suddo. who retired for
reasons OF health" according TO
the official announcement
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14
Flashes Of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Wednesday
Occasional Snow

PlTTSBU RGH-INS- The Steel
Workers Organizing Committee is
going 10 tackle big STEEL next
week for a pay raise. aud possibly
other contract revislons, it was sd-
mitted today in both union and steel
circles here. Spokesman for the
SWOC and two Of the three big
companies involved United States
Steel Corporation and Jones &
Laughlin steel Corporation-sd admit
ted that informal conferences
leading TO that end have already
been held.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14

NEW YORk-lNS-The 1913.
ton Dutch steamer 6uitenzorg
sent out an SOS. intercepted
at 1o:15 a. m. EST today by
Maekay Radio, stating she was
aground and sinking fast
Her position was not given in
the terse distress message.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14

NlCHY-INS-A crow sold for
ten francs on the open market to-
day. 4 squirrel fetched IL francs.
and a hawk brought 10. That con-
veys some idea of the food situa-
ton in France-a desperate plight
which grows worse daily.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14

See COURT RETURNs-Page
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14

LONDON ms Gen. Maxine
Weygand. commander OF the French
armies in north Africa. will fly to
Nichy soon for talks with Marshal
Henri Petsin and other high gov
eminent officials. the Daily Mall
said today Weygand's return trJ Al
Morocco. said the Mail. presumably
was prompted by pressure on Vichy
by Otto Abetz. Chancellor Hitler's
agent In Paris.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14

SAN DIEGO, Cal.-INS-A strike
vote will be taken today among
workers OF the Ryan Aeronautical
Company of San Diego. engaged in
the production of military training
planes for the U. S. army and navy
and for foreign governments.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14

See INFLUENzA-Page .
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14

NEW YORK-INS - Although
badly battered by one OF the Norsh
Atlantic's worst storms OF the win
ter two American freighters. the
s. S. West Kebar and the SIS. Ohio.
a sister ship. were proceeding to
port today under their own power.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14

LONDON-lNS - The London
Daily Sketch today asserted that
Premier Mussolinl, according to
neutral sources in Rome. is I'M
der a doctors care following a re.
currence Of an old gastric all
ment. This news. said the Sketch.
has been suppressed in Italy.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14

SEATTLE AP - Contend'ng
that white men ruined their hunt
ing and fishing grounds in Alaska.
the Haida and Thilinget Indian
tribes are asking the United States
government to pay them S20,OO0.-
900.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14

BATAVIA, Java, Netherlands
East Indies-AP Netherlands
East Indies authorities have de-
manded that Japan present iron
cad guarantees that Indies com.
modities for which she is nego-
tiating will not be trans.shipped to
Germany. reliable sources said 20
day.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14

SAN DIEGO, Calf APP -
Charges OF labor profiteering and
hiding behind national defense"
were exchanged today after the
Ryan Aeronautical Company and
the Clio United Automobile Work
ers broke off labor contract nego-
tiations and the union considered
a strike vote.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14

See MISSING BoY-Page 6
Evening star., 1941-02-07

ing was unjust and unfair from
first to last-a perfect travesty
on justice" DR.. Lee resigned from
q. H. A and is now member OF
the medical society. but DR.. Scan-
diffio, who stuck to his guns, paid
the heavy price of complete expul-
sion and ostraciSm from the power
full District Medical Society,"" Both
DR.. Lee and DR.. Scandiffio are on
the list of Government witnesses
to be called before the jury.
For associating himself with G.
H. A, DR.. Selders was faced with
charges by his own Harris County
(IeXJ Medical Society, Mr.. LEVIN
said, but never actually was ex-
PEELED by them.
Mr.. Leahy said Dr. Scandifio first
submitted his resignation from the
medical society, then on advice of
others withdrew his resignation
When he came up to answer charges
before the medical society, Mr.
Leahy said, he had a battery OF
lawyers of five of the high counsel
of the H. o. L. c."
DR.. Scandiffio knew that he could
not be a member of the medical
society and on the staff of G. H. A.,
under the rules of the medical So
ciety, until his contract for medical
services with G. H A. had been ap-
proved by the medical society, said
the defense counsel.
Evening star., 1941-02-07
Italian Troops Guard
U. ). Embassy in Rome
B, the Associated Press.


ROME, Feb. Italian troops
were drawn up around the United
States Embassy today to ward off
an anticipated student demonstra-
ton, but the demonstrators dis
banded before reaching that part
of town.
More than 2,G00 students engaged
in a similar demonstration of pa
triotism and protest against false
British propaganda" in Naples and
both there and in Rome they hoisted
German soldiers to their shoulders
as symbol of comradeship.
In Rome soldiers with rifles, in
Guiding the picturesque Bersaglieri,
with cock feathers in their hats,
marched back and forth in midtown
sidestreets and took up posts in
courtyards.
The military patrols, in groups
of Is, were reduced to smaller
squads around noon, but in mid-af-
ternoon they still were in con-
siderable numbers in the vicinity
of the Embassy.
1t was the first show of military
protection since before Italy's dec
laration of war against Britain and
France last June 10, when embas-
sizes of those tuS nations were OBJ
jects of hostile demonstrations.
Evening star., 1941-02-07
Rankin Renews Attack
On Potomac Power Co.

Representative Rankin, Democrat,
Of Mississippi, today renewed his
charge that the people Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia have again been
bunkoed by the Potomac Electric
Power Co. and the Public Utilities
Commission, which have pretended
to give the people the reduction in
light and power rates to which they
are entitled.
They now are boasting," Mr..
Rankin said, that they have re-
duced these rates s337,o00 a year
when as matter of fact overcharges
in the District now are more than
s3,000,000 a year. While the rates
here are somewhat cheaper than
they are in the area in Pennsylvania
where this power comes from, still
the people of the District are
charged such higher rates that they
are denied the use of electricity and
the use of the electrical appliances
that would enable them to enjoy the
real benefits of this electric age"
Representative Rich. Republican,
Of Pennsylvania, interrupted with
the assertion that ''the electric
power company pays large taxes to
the District for the privilege of serv-
ing the people here, but down in
Tennessee Valley the Authority does
not pay any taxes"
Mr.. Rankin, strong supporter of
T. v. A., replied: That is the same
old stock argument. The common
stockholders of the Potomac Electric
Power Co. made 64 per cent the year
before last and they are making the
same amount now"
Evening star., 1941-02-07
Coal company 10 Pay
Damage 10 Big Area
Where Mine Sank
No New Sinkines Feared
After ; Blocks Settle
In Pennsylvania Town
By the Associated Press.

WEST PITTSTON, Pa, Feb. T.
Residents of this community in the
heart Of Eastern Pennsylvania S hard
coal region were cheered today by
reports that there was little fur
ther danger of new mine sinkings
and that buildings damaged by yes
terday's frightening settling would
be paid for.
A committee of borough officials,
engineers and citizens was formed
to inspect the mine today and re-
port on the condition of the three
block area which settled with roar
and routed residents from their beds
A group of Pennsylvania Depart
ment Of Mines inspectors also came
here to inspect the mine workings
and determine the exact cause of
the settling, which cracked pave
ments, walls of homes and busi-
ness buildings and disrupted gas
and water lines.
E. N. Meyers, borough engineer
TOLD joint meeting OF the Council
and the School Board last night
that the Sullivan Trail Coal Co.,
whose workings extend beneath the
affected district, had assured him it
would pay for the damage.
Engineers for the coal firm re-
ported to Manager James Tedesco
there was no danger of additional
settling. Other investigators ex-
pressed the same view.
Guards, posted by Chief of Police
John Stutz. stood watch over the
section during the night. Most of the
$50 men, women and children liv-
ing in the residential district slept
in their homes. although few we're
unable to return because of a lack
Of gas and water.
Three schools remained closed on
orders of school authorities, al
though only the high school was
damaged. Approximately 1900
school children were on forced va
cation.
Evening star., 1941-02-07
Antitrust Inquiry
In Drug Industries
To Begin in 12DaYs
10 Tons of Evidence
Accumulated; Probe
To Require q Month

An investigation of the drug.
surgical supplies and allied indus
tries to determine possible violations
of the Sherman Antitrust Act will
open here before special grand jury
February 19, it was revealed today
at District Court.
Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat has
signed an order requesting the ad-
ditional jury, to be drawn from
panel of 100 persons whose names
will be chosen for the purpose.
Kenneth Kimble and George Wise,
special assistants to the Attorney
General, said the investigation Is q
continuation of an inquiry which
began last June. Approximately 10
tons of documentary evidence have
been collected already, Mr.. Kimbls
said
The investigation will require
about a month and more than rs
witnesses will be called to testify,
Mr.. Kimble said. The jury may sit
in the Municipal Court Building II
space is not available in District
Court Building.
This will be the fourth grand Jury
sitting at the court. The others are
the regular and those investigating
foreign propaganda and expendi-
lures in the presidential campaign.
Evening star., 1941-02-07

tors, its patients, the private Wash
ington hospitals and some other
members of the medical profession
itself among members of the defend
ant societies. The defendants in
clude the American Medical Asso-
citation, the Medical Society of the
District of Columbia, the Washing
ton Academy of Surgery, the Har-
ris County CTex) Medical Society
and 20 doctors of Chicago and
Washington.
- Economis Phase Stressed.
Prosecution counsel repeatedly
stressed the economic phase of the
case, declaring that the doctors car
ried out their alleged conspiracy
because of the business threat to the
private practice of medicine. They
referred to the power Of organized
medicine represented by over 100000
members of the A. M. A. and its al
legged coercion of Washington hos
pitals which were charged with
not only excluding G. H. A. doc
tors and patients but also of ex-
pelling at least one patient after
she had been prepared for an op-
Grafton.
Explaining that G. H. A. had been
held legal by District Court. Mr.
Kelleher for the prosecution charged
that "the keystone of the conspiracy
was the economic purpose of the
defendants to destroy the legitimate
practice of medicine in the District
of Columbia"
Taking sharp issue with the Gov
ernment charge of business COM
petition as the basis for the alleged
conspiracy, Mr.. Leahy declared that
blazing forth" in the very forefront
{ the guiding principles of the A.
Evening star., 1941-02-07
Medical
Continued From First Page.)

the science and art of medicine
which resulted in the necessity for
greater number of scientific aids to
diagnosis and treatment. This in
creased the cost of care to the aver
age doctor, he pointed out, but
added that doctors could associate
themselves together and that there
could be a coordination of both
Office space and scientific equipment
to reduce overhead. Thus office
equipment, he said, could be in use
for or 10 or II hours day
instead of three or four.
The average American citizen
when faced with serious illness, DR..
Cabot said, has the choice of going
into debt, being satisfied with less
care than he needs, of taking char
ity or joining a group prepayment
plan.
Dr.. Cabot, who said he had been
a member of the American Medical
Association and its constituent and
component bodies since 1898, paid
high tribute to the revolutionary
advance in the science of medicine
made possible, he said, by progress
in all branches of science affiliated
with medicine. Progress of the last
40 years, he said, was virtually
equal to all previous knowledge in
medicine.
Gives Views on Doctors.
Asked by the prosecution about
requirements for admission to the
courtesy stats of hospitals, Dr.
Cabot said fatty that he considered
any physician legally licensed by any
State to practice medicine should be
allowed the courtesy of hospital priv
ileges under the supervision of the
medical. staff there and. that no
licensed physician should be sex-
cluded in the first instance. He
thought they might be expelled for
cause later.
One of the issues in the case in
wolves the charge that organized
doctors through boycott pressure
against Washington hospitals, sue
ceeded in keeping Group Health As
sociation surgeons from operating
in Washington hospitals.
Opening Statements Lengthy.
1t had 1een expected that the
presentation of testimony might
begin yesterday, but the entire day
was occupied by conclusion of the
opening statement by the prosecu-
ton and reply by the defense
The prosecution case was outlined
by Mr.. Levin and Grant w. Kelle- .
her, assistants to the Attorney Gen
eral, and William E. Leahy, counsel
for the doctors, occupied all Of the ]
afternoon session.
The trial is expected to run for !
two or three months. I
Briefly, the Government charges ,
the defendants with violation of the ,
Sherman antitrust law because of |
many alleged acts constituting boy
colts and illegal restraints against
Group Health Association, its doc o
Evening star., 1941-02-07

= dVlSable to establish pool of I'M
mediately available men even in
hose boards which will not be called
Gil in the current March order.
Examination Not Call.
Men who will be called up for ex-
aminations should be impressed with
the fact that requests to report for
physical tests do not under any cir
cumstances mean they ARE selected
for military service" or that their
selection is necessarily imminent,
one official said.
1T is our job with these physical
examinations" he continued, Ito de-
termine whether a registrant is
physically mentally and morally fit,
as we'll as economically situated. for
service if, as and when he is called.
Calls for induction are in the hands
Of the War Department; we are
charged only with seeing that men
are available when the Department
issues calls for trainees-whethe
thev be white or colored."
Third Corps Area officials dis
patched the Districts March quota
ahead of those for Maryland, Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania, in order to
fill out the 260th Coast Artillery with
Washingtonians exclusively.
500 Men Now in Regiment.
Approximately 300 officers and
men travelled to the Texas post with
the 260th, an anti-aircraft regi-
ment, leaving the unit personnel
more than 1000 troops short of war
strength set at about 1000. Facili-
ties at Fort Bliss have been COM
pleted to bring the Guard regiment
no to war strength so corps area
officials decided to fill out it's ranks
as soon as possible
approximately $500 men will be
taken from District selective service
rolls and sent to Baltimore for in
duction. but allowing for normal re-
jections, about 1,100 men will be in
the Texas contingent
Following inductions scheduled
March 3 to 10, inclusive, the Wash
ingtonians will be sent to Camp Lee,
near Hopewell, Va, to be opened as
an auxiliary corps area reception
center. Thus far, all selectees in
the corps area have been received
for their Army initiation" at Fort
George G. Meade. Md.
officials said last night that hous-
ing construction at Camp Lee is
progressing far ahead of schedule.
The camp will be ready, it was said,
by February 81, although the first
trainees are not slated to arrive
there before March 3.