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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05
Argentine Has
NaZi Records

(By fnternationsi SsvE seryicsb
Bueuos Aires. Aug. 5 -1N5---
More than half ton Of German
documents we're being Inspected
by Argentine authorities today az
ter authorities rsided the Buenos
Aires headquarters OF the leu
tonic Club and seized its records.
The raid was staged by Judge
Vazquez, acting In cooperation
with the congressional com mittee
investigating subversive actiyi-
ties in Argentina. twas the fifth
raid carried out since Friday.
Meanwhile the Bolivian govern
ment at La Psz published a state
ment asserting the recent Nazi
plot against the government.
which resulted in the ousting Of
German Minister Ernst Wendler.
undoubtedly" was organized
from Rio De Janeiro. Brazil
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05
Wheat Men in
East to Fight
Federal Plan
Don't Want to be
Regimented

Harrisburg. Pa. Aug. Jap
More than 100 wheat growers claim
ing 10 represent 100000 Of Pennsyl-
vanlas s07 boo wheat acreage are
forming statewide organization
10 fight What spokesman termed
federal RECOMMENDATION OF sgrieul
ture".
strenuously opposing the Agri
cultural Adiuatment Administration
wheat quota system put into Ell
feet for the first time this year
the farmers last night also went
on record against "sll government
interference With agriculture In
this state" announced Chairman
Audley Boak, former master OF
the Pennsylvania grange.
Boak. who named an executive
committee 10 arrange a statewide
gathering Of growers within the
next 10 days. said any mOdifics.
tons In the quota plan would not
alter the groups purpose OF "op-
posing the RECOMMENDATION Of agri.
culture"
Pennsylvania growers voted
against the national referendum
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05


German Panzer forces have driy-
en- a new 70-mile-deep salient into
the heart OF the Soviet defense sys-
tenn between Moscow and Lenin-
grad, the Russians acknowledged
today. and Berlin reported that the
As day-old conflict now had devel-
oped into two vast battles OF ami
hilation.
Nazi military dispatches said the
enlightenment and destruction OF
large Red army forces south OF
Kiev, the Ukraine capital, was well
under way and indicated that 4
cleanup In the bloody Smolsnsk
sector, 230 miles west of Moscow,
was in its final stages.
Adolf Hitler's field headquarters
reported that Red army units at
tempting to smash their way out OF
trap in the Ukraine had been
"annihilated."
The communique also declared
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05
New Strike in
Steel Feared

fBv Internationa. News service)
Buffalo. y. Y. Aug. 3 ms
Threat OF new strike at the Lack
awanna plant OF the b thlehem
steel Company doomed today when
CLIO leaders charged that The com
psny had refused 70 adjust union
grievances with the steel workers
organizing committee despite the
lstter's cAFtification as the bar.
gaining agent by the National
Labor Relations Board.
Lorne n. Nelles. district direct.
or OF the SWOC. issued a formal
statement warning the company.
employers Of 1900 men and hold.
ers OF huge national defense con
tracts. that the indignation Of
employees over unjust treatment
had risen TO a dangerous pitch
Nelles said unless the company
made some effort TO adjust these
grievances the company and not
the SWOC would be responsible
for future Developments a. the
LackaEanna plant.
II was reported that over 300
employees Of the coke oven depart.
ment had either struck or been
suspended by the company for
slow down" operations. Nelles
asserted all we're fired because Of
union activities for sympathy for
workers suspended for union &C.
tivities Company officials we're
not available for comment
Two coke oven batteries were re
ported banked as a result OF the
suspensions and the company was
preparing to shut down others.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05

Washington, Aug. @UP-The
United States became an eco
nomic ally OF the Soviet Union
today as the Administration
pledged all war-aid practicable
to bolster the Red army defense
against Nazi armed aggres-
sion"
This government formally de-
clared its intention to encourage
resistance to Germany's "preda-
tory attack" In an exchange OF
notes between acting Secretary
OF State Sumner Welles and
Soviet Ambassador Constantine
Oumansky.
The notes, dated Aug. 2, were
disclosed last night In connec-
ton with renewal OF a U. S.
Soviet trade agreement. first ne
gotiated in 1887 and due to ex-
pire tomorrow.
They were expected to form
the basis for American short OF
war" measures in support OF the
Soviet Union which will be de-
veloped soon after Harry L.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05
Chair Waiting
in Hogan Case

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Detroit Aug. 5-INS-Police said
today that Thomas Williams. 3S,
who repeatedly confessed killing
two men in Toledo, o., will not be
returned to Detroit to face charges
Of shooting Paul X. Hogan, 24-year-
old electrical engineer.
They have the electric chair In
Ohio" was the terse explanation Of
Detective Charles Meehan OF the
Detroit homicide squad.
Officers reported that Williams
has confessed to shooting Hogan
and attempting TO rob Mrs. Alice
Armstrong in Detroit
Williams reported confession
cleared Henry Campbell, 41-year.
old Detroiter, who had been held
as a suspect in the shooting and at
tempted robbery.
Hogan, who was to have been
married this past Sunday, was still
reported in serious condition at
Receiving Hospital.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05
Congress Today
fBy Associated PressJ
ce1ats

tBy Associated PressJ
Senate
Meets noon fEST). Votes at |
p. m. on proposal TO limit to six
months any extension OF training
period for selectees.
Agriculture Subcommittee stud
les proposal 10 increase parity
farm prices 90 a. M.
Special committee continues in
vestigation OF defense expenditures
House
Considers miscellaneous legisla-
ton. (Noon).
Interstate Commerce Committee
considers legislation 20 authorize
President TO make daylight saving
time effective G0l.
Rivers and Hsrbors Committee
continues hearings on S. Law.
renee Seaway G0:30).
Banking and Currency Commit
tee hears Leon. Henderson on price
fixing legislation. Go).
MONDAY
Senate debated service extension
legislation.
House passed tax bill designed
To raise ss.2Os.2 100000.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05
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Articles Gone
From Temple

City police are investigating
theft OF articles from the show
case in the recreation room of the
Masonic Temple during the week
end. The theft was discovered
Monday afternoon by Harry L.
Smith, building caretaker.
Missing from the show case on
the second floor were SO in bills
and small change, a box of cigars
and IL packages OF cigarettes.
Other articles missing from the
room were a box type camera,
nine nickel packages of candy and
20 nickel packages OF nuts.
Sergeant Cyril J. Ray, who In
vestigated. said a window on the
second floor, leading to the fire
escape at the rear of the building,
and another window on the south
side Of the basement were unlock
cd.
The. door OF the recreation room
mad been unlocked. probably with
skeleton key. explained the OF
ficer. The paddock on the show
case had been forced.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05
Prices Being Obtained
on Natural Gas Supply

To obtain information on prices
and supplies Of natural gas, City
Engineer T. Fred Older has con.
tacted New York City officials.
When sufficient information. from
other cities and Representatives OF
southern oil fields has been com
piled Mr.. Older will report to the
board OF public works on natural
gas costs and supplies for Ypsi.
lanti.
The change from manufactured
gas to natural gas is being consid
cred by city officials because OF the
increased costs Of production OF
manufactured gas and the greater
demand for gas expected to result
from defense work In Ypsilanti.
Pipeline service would be avail
able for Ypsilanti from several
sources in Michigan and from south
ern fields.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05
Nazis Drive New Salient 20
Miles Into Russian Defense

that In "a widening bress through
the region 100 kilometers $50 miles,
southeast OF Smolensk, a new en-
envy power group was partly ami
hilated and partly destroyed"
The new German thrust knitted
to the vicinity OF Kholm. In the
marshlands 70 miles east OF last
weeks battlefield at Novorzhev, a
Red army bulletin admitted. Kholm
lies $50 mile ssouth OF Leningrad
and ESQ miles northwest OF Mos.
COW.
Authoritative quarters In London
asserted that fierce Soviet resist.
ance had compelled the Germans
to abandon frontal attacks In the
Smolensk sector and to direct their
fury in drives south OF Leningrad
and on the grain-ripening fields OF
the Ukraine. .y-
Nail reports from the front iudi-
Gated the Germans might be plan
ming to bypass Kiev and drive or
to the Russian Industrial center oil
Dnepropetroysk. 1856 miles south
east OF Kiev on the Dnieper River
Dnepropetrovsk Is the site OF heavy
armament works and the center OIL
huge coal. iron and manganese
producing region.
A Soviet communique again
spoke of heavy all night fighting in
the Bel Tserkov sector. so miles
south OF Kiev; in the Korosten sec.
tor, so miles northwest OF Kiev;
and in the Smolensk sector.
Troops Clash
A Japanese army spokesman ad-
mitted today that Japanese and
Russian troops had clashed near
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. frontier
while authoritative quarters in Lon
don reported that Japan had Sub
stantially'' reinforced her Manchu.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05
House Passes
Huge Tax Bill
Total Reduced
Lower Exemptions
Higher Rates
(By United Press)

Washington. Aug. 5 up -
Chairman Walter F. George, D.,
Ca. of the Senate Finance Com
mittee, predicted today that the
tax bill will be restored to its orr
ginal $3.529,000.000 goal through
approval OF lower exemptions and
higher rates on individual in
comes.
The House passed the bill Mon
day after reducing its total to So
206.200,000 eliminating the con-
tFoyersial joint husband and
wife income return provision pro-
posed by the Ways and Means
Committee.
Strong administration pressure
and the influence of representa-
tives from states with community
property laws were responsible
for rejection of the proposal.
George, whose committee starts
consideration OF the bill tomor-
row. did not say how much he
thought the exemptions should be
lowered or how high the rates
should be set. AS passed by the
House, the bill provided surtaxes
starting at five per cent on the
first taxable dollar, and exemp.
lions of $500 for single persons,
$4,000 for married couples and
$500 for each child.
George did say. however. that
he felt the four per cent normal
income tax rate should be reduc-
ed for the new taxpayers who
would be reached by lowering the
exemptions.
He did not believe his commit
caa TAY nil Daao
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05
Amendment Loses
in Senate by
SO to 27
Opponents Move
to House For
Next Fight
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tBy International News Service)
Washington. D. c., Aug. SINS
The Senate today defeated the
Taft amendment to the Army train
ing extension bill which would have
limited service OF draftees to a total
OF IS months. The vote was so to
81
Administration leaders also were
confident OF striking down another
amendment by Taft which would
limit the peace-time strength OF the
Army TO 100000 men.
Other amendments the Admin.
istration expected to go down to
defeat included one by Sen. John
son Cd Colo. that would raise the
pay OF enlisted men in the Army
25 per cent. and which would re-
quest the War Department to re-
place draftees with enlisted men
whenever feasible.
Senate Majority Leader Barley
said be hoped that the vote on
the Taft amendment limiting the
service OF selectees will result In
an end to debate on the bill and a
final vote by nightfall.
Predict Passage
As Administration leaders ex-
pressed confidence that the bill
will pass the Senate in substantially
its present form. Sen. Wheeler Cd
Mont. leader OF the congressional
non.interventionist bloc. and other
noninteryentionists refused TO con-
cede defeat.
II was understood the noninter-
yentionists already have shifted
their battle ground TO toe House,
where Administrator leaders ad'
mitted that any form " legislation
10 extend the l2-mJ'ths training
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05
Ordinance to be Passed
After Public Hearings
Controlled Use of
Land Will
Result
Size, Location OF
Buildings to be
Regulated

By a vote OF 2.036 to 3s6 Wash
tenaw residents Monday approved
the county zoning proposal by
which supervisors can propose and
pass a coming ordinance after pub
lie hearings.
Such an ordinance would be de-
signed to provide for establish
nent OF districts or zones through
out the county in which the use
OF the land and the type, size. and
location of buildings could be reg
ulated. Further sections may reg
ulate light and ventilation Of build
ings. and prevent dense residence
areas which might later become
slums.
Every property owner will have
the right to a public hearing should
he wish to protest a ruling. When
there is a conflict with an already
existing city or township ordi-
nance, the more stringent law is
expected to prevail.
The County Planning Board
can make its coming designations
subject to approval OF the State
Planning Commission. The Coun-
ty Board will be comprised OF the
chairman of the Board OF Super
visors and from two to six other
qualified residents of the county.
The only place the proposal lost
was in Freedom Township where
the vote was 13 in favor and IA
against zoning. The city vote
throughout the county follows:
Ypsilanti First Ward. 100 to g.;
Second Ward. 144 to 8; Third
Ward. 50 to 5: Fourth Ward. 80
to 8; Fifth Ward, Al to 4. Ann
Arbor, 465 to Sc; Saline, 46 to 10.
In the townships: Ypsilantl
Township, 119 to IS; Ann Arbor
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05
State Housing
Code Proposed

A recommendation that the city
council adopt the state housing
code az building code for Ypsi.
lantl will be made at the council
meeting tonight by r. 3. Hais,
chairman Of the Board OF Com
MERGE housing COMMITTEES.
The action grew out Of housing
committee report made at a sps-
cial board Of directors meeting to-
day in Hotel Huron.
Attending the meeting yers
Mayor Ross X Bower. Alfred 7.
DeOtis and y. r schiil. Of tho
council ordinance committee: mem.
bers Of the housing committee and
directors
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05

Now $4,000

Collections OF city and school tax
Is since July | we're {80,s03.25 al
TIE city treasurer's office today.
City tax collections were $50. 3l3.55.
school general. Sz0. es5.sl and school
debt service. 39.609.s5.
Not Included In the report was a
check for s6.929.s2 received Monday
from the Home Owners Loan Cor.
poration for taxes on 80 parcels Of
property In Ypsilsntf. The amount
included payment on city and school
taxes. This is the rcond and largest
check received from the corpora
ton. Others will be received later
Unless an extension OF time Is
made by the city council. taxes paid
after Aug. Is will incur a penalty.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05
School Census
Reveals 3,257

An unofficial school census count
OF 1928 compared to 3257 for last
year has been compiled by the
superintendent OF city schools.
The amount includes all children
from five to 20 years old In Ypsl.
lsnti and surrounding territory in
the school district.
The superintendent made a final
check OF reports from enumerators
in each ward. The state depart.
ment OF public instruction must
approve the report before the
census becomes official
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05
SEARCH FOR CLUES

Marquette. Mich. Aug. JAP
Police still are searching for clues
In mysterious killing OF Peter CT
rard. So, Marquette resident for 50
years whose brutally beaten body
was found Sunday near a wooden
stairway leading 70 the waterfront
II II is found to have been murder.
It would be the first such crime In
Marquette in more than Is years.
Girard lived with a nephew. Joseph
Webb.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05
w ashtenaW to
Send "a Men

According to an announcement
from Michigan draft headquarters
in Lansing, "a men will be sent to
induction centers from the Washte.
nav County draft boards during
the month OF September.
Ann Arbor board No. / will send
nine men of the quota. and Wash
tenaw County board No. will send
is men. The dates on which these
men will leave has not been set as
yet. although board No. 2 has indi-
Gated that its call will be for the
week OF Sept. Z.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05

dustries affected by priorities or.
ders.
Almost every factory in this
country" Green asserted, has ma
chinery which could be adapted to
defense projects in short order. II
an industry cannot find substitutes
10 continue with its normal manu-
facture. the OPM must transfer
that plant over 70 defense rating .
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Wednesday:
Fair, Cooler

HAVANA ms The Havana
Post said today that the Cuban
government has received a note
from Spain asking for an expla
nation Of Cuba's attitude toward
Communists. the strength OF the
Communists in Cuba and what
measures the government is TAX
Ng to counter-act them.
LONDON Up A Daily
Mail Washington dispatch re-
ported as from "offlelal cir =
eIes" today that a "Very high s.
British parsonage, possibly
Prime Minister Winston
Churchill or Lord I5esverbrook,
supply minister, might fly to
the United States to see Pres
ldent Roosevelt.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05

See ExTENsi0 Page .
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05

NEW YORK ms Because
nobody told her" that she would
have to have re-entry permit
when she returned to New York
after a one day flying trip to Can
ada, British actress Merle Oberon
today was to appear before immi-
grafton officials at Ellis Island.
The movie star had flown to Tor
onto on Sunday from New York
to participate in a broadcast for
British war relief.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05

See WHEAT Page 2
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05

See PRICE FIxiNG-Page
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05

STRoUDSBURG. Pa. ms
Stepping quickly from an automo.
bile and covering" them with fire
arms. two men today held up the
jsnitor and a bookkeeper Of the
First National Bank OF Strouds.
burg on a street here and robbed
them Of $4,000 in bank funds.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05

WASHINGTON UP-The Ad-
ministration today opened its drive
for federal daylight savings time
as a means Of conserving power
for defense.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05

WASHINGTON - ms - Tndica.
lions that President Roosevelt 3
vacation cruise was not all vaca-
ton. came from the yacht Potomac
today when the Navy revealed that
he had spent some time" discuss
ing affairs with the commander-in-
chief Of the Atlantic fleet, Rear AID.
miral Ernest J. King.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05

VICHY. France-UP- An an.
nouncement that extensive new
defenses had been completed along
the French African coast was re-
garded today as an attempt to as
sure the United States that Da-
kar and other strategic ports there
would not be surrendered to Ger
many.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05

See EUROPEAN WAR-Page 2
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-05

See TAX BILL-Page 2
Evening star., 1941-10-07
Metropolis View Unit
Opposes Rate Chance

Opposition to any change in local
water rates, was voiced last night
by the Metropolis View Citizens
Association on the motion of J. J.
Cunningham
Rehabilitation of the OLD Peoples
Home at Blue Plains was indorsed at
the suggestion of George S. Duncan.
president On motion of Mrs. J. E.
Sherwood. the group urged that a
city-wide rat determination program
be carried on by the Health Depart
ment. AT the request of Franklin
q. Sartwell, the question of organi-
cations in the District that are eX-
empt from taxation was referred to
committee for study. and Mrs
Vincent P. Boudren was delegated
TO work with Mr.. Sartwell to obtain
a shelter at the Edgewood play
ground.
F. Joseph Donahue, representative
OF the Red Cross, spoke on behalf of
the Roll Call. and the asSocia ton
donated S. on the motion of Mr
Sartwellg
Mr.. Cunningham was delegated to
represent the association at the
special meeting to be held WedneS-
day evening at the District Build
ing to hear plans for local civilian
defense preparations. Vincent P.
Boudren was appointed chairman
of special membership committee.
The meeting was held in the
Crosby s. Noyes School.
Evening star., 1941-10-07
Senate Unit 10 Take Up
Hankin Nomination Today

The long:pending nomination of
Gregory B Hankin to be a member
of the Districts Public Utilities
Commission was slated for consider
alton by a Senate subcommittee this
afternoon.
Senator Reynolds. Democrat of
North Carolina is chairman of the
subcommittee handling the nomina-
ton. Other members are Senators
Clark, Democrat, of Idaho and
Austin, Republican, of Vermont.
Mr. Hankin. a Federal Power
Commission attorney, originally was
nominated by President Roosevelt to
complete the unexpired term of
Richmond b Keech, who resigned
as vice chairman of the Utilities
Commission last fall to become cor
poration counsel of the District.
The term expired June 80. how
ever, before Congress had taken any
action on the proposed appointment.
Subsequently, Mr.. Roosevelt again
nominated Mr.. Hankin TO be a men,
Der of the commission and the nomi-
nation was referred to Senator
Reynolds subcommittee
The commission has had only one
member-the Engineer Commission
er-since last February. when Com
mission Chairman Riley E. Elgen
died.
Evening star., 1941-10-07

room houses at an average cost of
1926. representing a S1,326 saving
per house under the next lowest bid
Observing that the time was not
far off when a "a feet by 80 feet.
flve-room house, with full basement
and every modern convenience
could be built for 81 500, the witness
said this could not be accomplished
if craftsmen insisted on "tripling"
the construction time by doing
each part of the job on the site
of the house.
Bids on the Wayne County project
were opened September l8 and MI.
Currier said he was informed by
Col. Lawrence WeStbrook. an aide
to MI Carmody, to go ahead with
preliminary work, but later learned
that the labor objections had been
raised which thus far had prevented
the signing of the contract.
IF there is a labor issue here" he
declared, Il didn't bring it in."
Should Have Asked More.
Il guess I should have been in
sack cloth and ashes for not taking
about 100000 more from Uncle
Sam" Mr.. Currier declared. Il
think there would have been less
disturbance if I had done So
Mr.. Currier testified that he had
150O in his organization who were
employed on a around basis.
All recently affiliated with a c. I. o.
union, he said. after unsuccessful
campaigns had been made previously
by both the c. l. o. and A. F. l.. to
enlist them.
He complained that 10 Of his en-
ployes were beaten up" during All
A F. L. campaign and said that
while c. l. o. tactics had been de-
risive, they had not been rough.
He made no objection at any time,
he said, to his men affiliating with a
union of their choice. although he
believed they already were receiving
greater benefits than any union
could give them.