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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24
State Legislatures Seek
to Take Lid Off Gambling

Others we're pending 10 Sew Nor6.
Sew Hampshire. Maine, Penn ~
vania and Connecticut IN Illinois
senator has proposed asking Con
gress 10 run national lottery %
raise defense funds.
Proposals 20 legalize handbOo'
were awaiting action in Illinois and
Massachusetts s similar measure
was defeated in Scv- Hampshire.
Maryland. Pennsylvania and Iowa
are considering the feasibility &C.
licensing pin ball machines and d..
yerting some of the nichels in.o
public Golfers
Horse racing. with parimuiucl
betting systems. would DO Ohayrd
boo Wisconsin aud Missouri if pend
INK bills were approved. s. meas.
ure 10 permit the racing Of Utah
bred horses in Utah failed Of poss-
age recently
There were scattered attempts
90 approves ingo and similar types
of gambling II the games wcrc
operated by churches. charitable
organizations. or FIRE houses Va
lous types Of legislation 100 -thih
bracket have been introduced In
Sew York and Delaware.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24
Willkie Will
Raise Funds

Toronto. ont. Mar. 24-IP -
Wendell l.. Willkie arrives Cat
1l:4S a. m. EST) today to launch
s5.500.000 war fund drive and 10
receive the greatest tribute Canada
ever accorded a private citizen c.
the United States.
Thousands of army. navy and az"
force officers. government officials
and others were out TO pay theit
respects to Nillkie. who was invt-
eA-te- describe Ais aeeHt-exPa--
fences M9Britain to crowd of 20
600 at the Maple Leaf Gardens to-
night. He will be introduced by
Canadas Prime Minister W. =.
Mackenzie King and his speech
will open the fund campaign for
the National Auxiliary War Ser-
vices of Canada.
An Official welcoming party %
Guiding Mai. Gen. {. r Constan-
tine. commanding officer Of military
District No. 2: James y. Murdoch.
president OF the war savings fund.
and United States Consul General
II. C.. Hengstler greet Willkie at
the Union Station.
The private railway car OF Sir
Edward Beatty. head OF the Cana
dian Pacific Railway, was placed al
Wnlkie's disposal
There was to be a parade 10 the
city hall. where Mayor George Con
boy pays his respects. and in the
afternoon Willkie was TO visit the
provincial legislature and address
the house.
Wilkes speech tonight will he
broadcast over a nation wide radio
hook up.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24
State Senate
Being Asked to
End Blue Laws
Laboratory Asked
For Police

Lansing. Mar. q Up Proposed
repeal Of Michigan's 95yenrold
Sunday blue laws" and PASSAGE
Of a measure creating crime. 10.
lection laboratory faced senate re-
slstance today AS the Legislature
returned to the capitol.
Both bills were on. the calendar
for final action. after puslponement
from last week.
The blue laws repeater. Intro
duced by Sen. Ben Carpenter. j.,
Harrison. was expected to receive
senate approval despite sentiment
for retaining statute.
Opponents OF the hilL led by
Sen. Harry f. little. Lansing Re.
publican. said that work Of such e.
laboratory was being performed
satisfactorily by University ni
Michigan teUhnicians. Logic rc'
torted that prices charged local of
nCials for such work many times
were too high and that local Officers
therefore suffered,
Also up for hnal record vote this
evening was the bill increasing
compensation for members ~ the
state administrative board. to bring
all salaries to 81 300 yearly.
\ score OF bills, including meas.
ures requiring parochial school stu.
dents to obtain child labor permits
and providing for universal school
election franchise, were up for at
tention in the house.
Rep. Joseph Maggie, Detroit, Dem-
ocrat. was to explain to the repre-
sentatives that the present child
labor laws apply only to public
school students and that his meas
ure would broaden the statute -
Include .parochial school pupils. He
said Detroit Catholic school lead
ers voice no objection to the
measure.
The universal school election
franchise bill--permitting all reg
istered voters, instead of property
owners and parents Of school chil
dren. TO vote on school questions -
was approved by Governor Va"
Wagner, who held it was unfair
( for laboring classes to pay sales
tax, (which is used to finance
schools, without having voting
right to determine school policy
il they have no property.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24
DIR. Ford Tells
of Trip West

An entertaining description Of
trip through the Southwest as re-
lated By Dr. II. Clyde ord AUD
variety OF other subjects provided
fun program for members OF the
Rotary Club at the regular meet
Ing today
DR.. Ford was particularly Inn
pre- ssed by the beauties OF the des-
-f-t-f- -tAA-past areas Of undeYclop-
ed land and b. the friendliness on
the people OF the Southwest HIS
trip took him through Arizona ana
anpees q section OF Texas.
Preparations for the Rotary club
show which is 10 be presented by
members were announced by Gene
Yarncll. There will be meeting
Tuesday evening 10 select members
Of the cast and 10 complete other
details Dates for the show are
TO be- May and g
At the Invitation Of nate Munro
the club will meet next week az the
Central Specially Go. Mr. Munro
Announced that a luncheon would
be- served there and men will be
shown through the factory after
a short business meeting. The
annual election Of Rotary club d.
rectors will be- the principle bnsi-
ness Of the meeting
oven Cleary vino has recently
been appointed Major Of the new
local unit Of Home Guards TO be
organized IN Ypsilanti announced
hat membership rolls are now
open 10 all men over the age Of IS.
4 generous response /. anticipated
in ipsiianti and organization plans
Will 80 forward under Major
Clrarys guidance az rapidly as
possible
Rev Walter 3 lieylcr spoke brief
BY Of the recent adjustment OF diff
fereuces at the United Stove Com
Co.. DOT aDL De-. 4
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24

Washington, Mar. 81 AP-Oppo-
sition to the administration's 81
O0O, 900. 900 aid-to-Britain appropria-
ton dwindied today and the only
question on Capitol Hill was how
impressive the final Senate vote
would be.
Administration leaders, hopeful
they could pass the bill without
change and dispatch it by plane TO
President Roosevelt before night
fall, spoke confidently of a three
to one majority,
Several senators who battled the
original lease-lend program TO the
bitter end indicated they might
vote with the majority and Sen
ator Nye (R-ND), one Of the pro
grams consistent critics, foresaw
only a handful OF opposition
votes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24

LEY Assollalcd presal
While the leaders conferred IN
the palace at Belgrade. tens OF
thousands OF men ana women IN
the World War-born kingdom d..
monstrated against any alliance
with Germany and Italy and the
palace was flooded with messages
calling on the Prince to resist AXIS
demands.
Complaining matters, diplomats
quarters said Greece had warned
she would consider Nugoslav per-
mission to allow Germany to send
sealed trains across the kingdom
with war materials and wounded
men a hostile act.
Across the Adriatic, Italy yester-
day celebrated the send anniyer-
sary OF the founding of Fascist
fighting groups and party order
OF the day assured Premier Musso-
lini that under your orders We
shall as always win"
In Africa. British forces driving
northward toward Adds Ababa
from Keuya Colony and Italian
Somalland claimed the capture
from the Italians OF Neghelli,
strategically important southern
Ethiopian town.
In She European air war, the RAE
reported a medium heavy" attack
on Berlin last night-the 3Sth
British air raid on the German
capital. Britain had a comparative.
w quiet Sunday but reported des
truction off 1.-TWO enemy bombers
Germans said civilian casualties
resulted in the raid on Berlin and
added that only residential sections
were hit They said most of the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24
U. S. to Repair
British Cruiser

(Bv InUruational Jews Scrvlco)
Philadelphia, Pa, Mar "a ms
Reports that damaged British
cruiser is on it's way 10 Norfolk.
Va. for repairs were confirmed
here today by d -. Mercer admir-
atty attache OF the British consul
late IN Philadelphia.
Mercer refused to identify the
vessel. and declined to say. when il
was expected TO dock He denied
Rome radio reports that the war.
shin London had put In Tor repairs
at Chester. Pa.
Editors note: Under the pend.
ing British-aid bill which is expect
ed 10 become law within the next
IS hours. British warships will be
permitted 10 put in at American
ports for repairs.)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24
Officers For
State Troops
to be Named
YpsiIanti Unit to
Have 81 Men

Plans for recruiting a local com
pany of Michigan State troops will
be made as soon Us additional Oft
GERS for the unit are named In Ian
sing, according to owen J. Cleary
who has been designated as armory
commander with the rank OF major.
There Will be 81 ihen in the Ypsf
lauti company which will include
one first sergeant. one supply ser
geant. two duty sergeants, seven
corporals. 10 first class privates and
"a priyates. II will be an infantry
unit with two platoons and will be
armed with rifles 10 be furnished
by the federal government. Al
present no plans have been made
Coo Troops papp
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24
Starts
Ford Hearing

CBv International News ScrNlce)
Detroit, Mar. 24-lNS-The
Communist party has engaged
in a conspiracy with certain
union leaders and responsible
officials Of the Detroit office OF
the NLRB" to use the Wagner
Act to Gain control OF the Ford
Motor Company, /. A. Capizzi,
attorney for the company,
charged today in asking dis
missal Of a UAW-CIO petition
for an election in the com
pany's Rouge, Lincoln and
Highland Park plants.
Detroit. Mar "a ms The M
tional Labor Relations Board OpeIs
a public hearing today to determ-
inc whether an election shall te
held among the 100000 workers Ia
the Ford Motor Company's Rouge
Lincoln and Highland Park plants.
The election was asked by the
United Automobile Workers Union
CCIO) which has filed notice with
the state labor board that strike
is "impendipg" at the plants. on
gagged in millions OF dollars OF de-
tense orders.
Frank II. Bowen. regional direc-
tor OF the NLRB. predicted the
hearing will take only two or
three days" as the CIO union, the
a. +. OF l.. affiliated JAW and l. a.
Capizzi. motor company attorney.
present their arguments.
The ClO union, NLRB officials
said. will not he required TO reveal
its strength at the hearing and
although it already has filed with
the board its membership cards
in the plants. these cards will no,
be placed In evidence.
II was estimated that a decision
on an election might be forthcom-
ing within two weeks after the
trial examiner sends the testimony
TO Washington. II an election Is
ordered. this might take place
about SO days after the NLRB an
nounccs its decision.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24
SENATE PASSES
BILL To PROVIDE
AID FOR BRITAIN
Skater All Records For
Speed, no Changes
Made
FORM IDENTICAL TO
THAT VOTED IN HOUSE
Will be Dispatched Aboard
Plane to President
Roosevelt

(By International Nows Servics)
Washington, D. c., Mar. "a
-lNs-shattering all records
for speed the Senate today
passed the seven billion dollar
British Aid bill only 10 days
after the President had eS-
pected il. Approved in identic-
a form as il passed the House
last week the measure was
voted by the Senate with only
one and one half hours Of de-
sultory debate. II now goes TO
the White House for dispatch
by plane to President Roose-
welt who is cruising eff the
coast of Florida.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24
Congress Today

tEF Accented Prc-sJ
Senate
Considers $1.p00,000.000 lppro-
priation for aid 70 Britain u con
EST.
House
Considers District Of Columbia
legislation (mects nOonj
Ways and Means Committee
formerly recommends two-year eX-
tension OF Bituminous Coal Act
$50 p. M
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24
WEEK OLD

Port Huron. Mich Mar. - ms
Tiny Joyce Ann Teeplc. 2G-ouncc
baby born three months premature
Is. celebrated her first week IN The
world today by taking more nourIsh
mcnt and bringing hcr temperature
up 20 a point doctors consider salts
factory.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24

PHILADELPHIA - ms -
With a roar heard miles away.
two explosions today destroyed
a newly constructed still at the
Cuff Refining company's plant
on the banks Of the Schuylkill
River in south Philadelphia.
Fire which followed the blasts
shot flames 200 feet in the air
and cast heavy clouds Of smoke
over the area. Although
number Of workmen were hurl-
ed to the ground by the de-
donations. none was Injured,
police reported.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24
Today in 1910

tiiA A@eoff7ted pre~sf
March -. 1916 German sub
marine torpedoes British steamer
SUSSEX but vessel reaches Dieppe
safely.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24

Observation-Disclosures A. de
Nry, So, a pioneer in the use of
motion pictures for educational
purposes and who was the inventor
and manufacturer OF numerous de
vices which developed the movie
industry, died yesterday of heart
attack while bowling.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24

WALLA WALLA, Wash AP
- Denzel Davis. "a, of Seattle,
was hanged at the State Peniten-
tiary today for the ice-pick Staying
OF his mother. Mrs. Harriet Arnold.
March is, 1910.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24
Strike Threatened


Bethlehem, Pa. Mar. "a Up
The steel workers organizing
committee (CIO) threatened tn
call strike today at the giant
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
working on SI.195. 100000 defense
~ders. unless an alleged company
union cancels an election OF OF.
.ficeTs.
Howard r. Curtiss. local SWOC
director. said that members de-
manded action last week when
ballot boxes. draped with Ameri-
can flags, appeared in various de-
partments of the spraWling mill.
The boxes. It was charged, were
for balloting for officers OF the
employees representation plan,
characterized company union by
the National Labor Relations
Board.
SWOC claimed majority OF
the $4,000 men employed at the
giant steel plant. The ERP coun'
tered that it represented all but
1000 or 5000 workers"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24

WILLIAMSON. n. GINS r.
Reuben Columbus Bland, father Of
81 children and widely publicized
as the nations champion father"
was dead today at the age OF IS.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24
Massed AFL Workers Open
Chicago Plant Closed by Clio
Strike; Steel Walkout Seen
No Disorder When
Harvester Co.
Reopens
Bethlehem Plants
NIaV be Closed
bv Clio
-. rH'..-i P-.>,l

ChicaEo Mar - Up Massed
American Federation ~ Labor
workers marched into the Nc.
CormicA Works Of the Inferno
tional Harvester Go through Go
picket lines today and PREPARED 10
start army trucks dosu assembly
lines halted since Frh o.
Picket lines we're reduced 20 10
men AZ each of fi1. entrances uu-
der court. Injunction and 1900
poll rmcn protected those Who
chose 90 return 90 WORK
The fret gr0up ~ returning
workers. numbering 500 marched
through th" maiu gate Ave 1aie1st
under a haI o. fauntv ani ana
from the picket line There vas
no pLA4LlAl Al4lan1n
other hundreds n AFL workers
were brought in other gates
through lines OF blue-coatcd poo
licemon
\ United Press Correspondent
who clrcled the plant in squad
car with Police capt John Ptend-
errast chief Of Chicago uniform
ed forces. est mates 1000 AFb
men were massod % various en-
frances
Members Of the farm equip
ment workers organizing commit
tee affiliated with -" Caagf
~ Industrial Organizations. made
no mass effort 70 stop returning
workers. Flying squadrons 81
CIO men sped through streets
near the plant shouting 10 work
ers: Don't 20 near the plant
get back on the street cars and
avoid trouble. don't be a scab -
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tuesday:
Cloudy, Colder

HAlRoBI, British kenya-INS-
The British have captured the vital
Mazda pass 10 the west of Jigjiga,
bringing them a step closer to the
Adds Ababa-Jibuti railroad, a COM
munique announced today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24
CABINET FORMED,
YUGOS[AvS WILL
SIGN WITH AXIS
Moscow Tells Alliance
Her Attitude Toward
YugoSIavia
PEOPLE ASK LEADERS
TO RESIST DEMANDS
Medium Heavy Attack
on Berlin by Raj
Reported

Belgrade, fugoSlaNla, mar. "
49, APP - A sem-otfie an.
nouncement said today the
Yuaoslav cabinet, disrupted
by the resignation Of three anti
Axis ministers. had been com
pleted and that a special train
carrying government leaders
to Vienna to sign up with the
Axis would leave at 10 p. m.
"a pm, ESD.
ROME-lNS- Unconhrmed
reports in Rome said today
that Soviet Russia has sent a
demarehe TO all members OF
the Rome-Beriin-Tokyo ALT
ance, setting forth Moseow's
attitude toward Yugoslavis.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24

LONDON ms British news
papers today prominently displayed
news OF the first American made
four motored bomber to arrive in
England after a flight across the
Atlantic-huge consolidated liber-
ator. Heaping praise upon the
plane. the newspapers dubbed it
the sky arsenal"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24

DETROlT-lNS- The LIN
coin Motor Company 'plant OF
the Ford Motor Company was
closed today because Of the
uAW-cIO strike at thu Midland
Steel Company which Fas cut
off supplies Of steei frames.
About 1000 men were made
lille at the Lincoln Company.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24

Continued on Page SIX
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24

VICHY. France AP-New ration
tickets. distributed today for use
after April I. cut the daily bread
ration 10 zoo grams (7.05 ounces)
The rations first allowed 400 grams
then we're reduced to 500 during the
past three months and to $40 in the
past Is days
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24

SEATTLE-AP-County Auditor
Earl Millikan, elected mayor of
Seattle two weeks ago, may de-
cline the office to protect the jobs
OF .55 employees. Millikan, form
or school teacher who has been
in politics only six years, was TO
take Office as mayor today. But ne
was still county auditor and John
+. Carroll. acting mayor, still head
ed the city government.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24

See TROOPS Page 6
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-24

HONGKONG AP Landing Of
Japanese troops on the kwangtung
coast northeast OF Hongkong was
announced today by Japanese mill
tary officials in Canton
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-21
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, April 21.-In the last few weeks I have had many requests for information about What should I do in Washing ton?'
 Judging by the mail. there are going to be more tourists in Capi- tai City this spring and summer than ever before. I don't mean judging by the great number Of queries that have come to depart ments of the Government that have anything at all to do with direct ing visitors within the District of Columbia borders.
 That means there probably will be between 2,375,O00 and 100000 visitors in Washington this year. The average has been around 2,250,00O. 4
 So I'm going to divide my an- swer into two columns and lead off with:
 ''How to See Washington on
 Nothing 2 Day"
 Of course, there is no such thing as that. But if you pay transpor- tation in and out, make arrange ments for moderate room and board, you can spend a long week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-21
German Columns Proceed ina Toward Athens
 Along 6O-MiIe Front
ALLIES RETREAT TO
 SHORT DEFENSE LINE
Major Battle Expected 10 Be Fought in Moun-
 lain Barriers
(By Associated Press)

Hitler's rampaging Panzer col- umns are today reported less than 150 miles from Athens. thrusting south along the 60-mile wide plain of Thessaly in central Greece as the Allies acknowledged they have fallen back again to a shorter de- fense line.
 Apparently the next major stand of the British and Greeks will be made in the southern mountain bar riers guarding the appoach to Athens, between the Gulf of Corinth and the Greek port of Lamia.
 The British Middle East Head quarters said the British withdrawal is lin conformity with movement whereby the Greek Army is fighting on the left flank"
 Australian and New Zealand troops have executed brilliant" rear guard actions and inflicted a heavy toll on the German forces.
 The noon radio from the London broadcasting station declares the new defense line has not been brok- en and the German assault is prov ing so costly that the Nazis have thrown in still more reinforce ments of both mechanized and in- fantry units, also aircraft. In some mountainous sections the Germans have been moved down by terrific gunfire of the Allies"
 The German High Command says Allied reverses have seen the Ger mans break through the northern mountain defense on the Mount Olympus and Ioannina front and have captured Larisa, Trikkala and are storming down the plain of Thessaly toward historic Thermo- pylae, the control point for the Grecians railroads through central Greece. The German Command says the Nazis control Greece from Sal- onika to Volos with Hitler himself directing the German blitz from a railway car, somewhere in the Ball. kans.
 The German High Command claims Nazi mechanical forces are driving south "far beyond Larisa, pursuing the retreating British and Greek troops"
 The Greek communique, however. declares the new defense line is holding doggedly under the violent assault and no where have the Ger mans knifed through it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-21
 ARE GIVEN
 BY JONES
Secretary of Com m cree Makes Pointed Stdte-
 ments, Defense

NEW YORK, April 21.-Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones declared today that although defense activity is better than good there is no room for American complacency.
 The Commerce Secretary spoke at the annual luncheon of the Asso- ciated Press. He coupled his report of progress of defense over the past year, with two warnings.
 If aggressor Nations are success ful. cur generation is apt to see little of tranquility and if we get ready for defense of ourselves, let us be sure to do a good job
 Secretary Jones added. Maybe we can't be invaded but we might be- come isolated economically and that inevitably leads to war. Trade out lets cause most of the wars"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-21
Devastating Series of For est Fires Leave Thou
 sands Charred Acres TINY SPARKS TANNED
 INTO FIERCE FLAMES
Hundreds of Homes, Also Farms and Farm Houses
 Reported Destroyed
(By Associated Press)

Thousands of acres in eight eastern states are charred ruins today as the aftermath of a devas- tating series of forest fires that consumed sun-dried countrysides like cordwood Tiny sparks became raging flames under the double spur of brisk breezes and tinder-like trees, shrubs and grasses were de- voured as well as hundreds of homes and scores of farms and farm houses.
 A fortnight of unreasonable warm dry weather is blamed for tn e seriousness of the situation and the several hundred individual blazes that famed with the larger roaring fires.
 Dozens of fire fighters were felled during the terrific battling with the various fires and at least two deaths resulted.
 The hardest hit areas were Gen. tral and Southern New Jersey, where 68 homes were gutted, with property damages estimated at over $1 100000
 Other states with blackened tree stumps and marked by paths of fires are Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.
 In West Virginia some 150 blaz- es were reported up to mid-fore- noon today.