The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-01

James mounted the IS steps OF the
scafold and dropped to death.
WASHlNGTON-lNS- See
rotary Of Labor Frances Per-
kins today certified TO the War
Labor Board a wage dispute
between the Bethlehem Steel
Co.. at Jamestown, Pa, and
1000 workers OF the CLOS
Steel Workers Organizing Com
mittee.
OBERLIN. kan.-INS- Oberlin
prepared today for the burial of ! 5
persons killed when a freak lorna
do ripped through a farm district
al the eastern outskirts of this
northwestern Kansas community.
The high wind, described as the
worst ever to hit this part OF
Kansas" destroyed farmhouses at
intervals along an eight mile
course Twelve other persons were
injured, several seriously.
BOSTON ms Arrangements
for the funeral tomorrow of Lillian
Whiting, noted author and one of
the first women to edit a newspap-
81, who died at a Back Bay Ho-
tel, were being completed today
EADS, Colo-INS- A tornado
which tore 80 mile course Of de-
struction through the eastern Col
orado farm belt left four persons
dead and two others in hospitals
today. The wind caused heavy
damage to farm buildings and to
livestock and poultry.
BUENOS AIRES-INS - The
mysterious disappearance OF
Morislaw Arciszenski. newly-ap-
pointed Polish minister to Argen-
tina, was solved today when 1t
was learned that he stopped off at
-. Mendoza for rest. rather than
coming direct to Buenos Aires from
Chile as originally scheduled.
RIO DE O-INS-Arno
Licksield self-styled accountant"
for the firm "Tubos Mannesman
Ltd" at Porto Allegro, was faced
with the necessity of doing a lit
tie accounting for the Brazilian
government today. Becoming sus-
picious of the fast life led by the
German accountant, Porto Allegro
police arrested him and found in
his possession maps of all Brazil
liam air and naval bases.
MCLENSBORO, Il-INS-State
highway police stood guard today
at the site of a nearby oil refn-
cry after 800 AFL unionists gather
ed 10 protest employment of nom
union labor on a pipe laying job
II was the second time in the last
30 days that police were called in.
During the first disturbance, Sheriff
s. II. Shepard. So. and two other
men were severely beaten.
DETROlT-INS - Representa-
tiyes Of the United Automobile
Workers (ClO) maintenance men
in plants throughout the city today
asked international UAW-CIO Of
icials for permission to strike for
higher wages The maintenance
workers total 10000 in the Detroit
area and include carpenters.
plumbers, electricians and equip
ment and building repair workers.
WASHlNGTON-INS - The bill
providing pay increases for mem
bers Of the armed forces today ear
ried a restriction prohibiting the
award OF officers commissions tc
movie stars. athletes or other civil
ians not having previous military
training.
TOKYO (From Japanese Broad
casts) -AP-Incomplete return.
from Japan's general election Thurs
day-her first in five bowed
strong trend for so per cent OF the
candidates backed by the govern
mentsponsored league for supper
OF the throne as desirable mem
bers Of the House Of Representa-
tiyes' in prosecuting the war. Do
mel said today
FORT CUSTER Mich.-AP-Th,
new-type white bread. enriched il
vitamins 81 and BE-. was being fet
to Fort Custer troops for the frs
time today. In the posts huge bak
cry the new flour was being uscI
TO provide added energy for tn
armed forces according TO Maio
Alex KaminskL post sales office.
BERLIN (From German Broad
casts -AP-Two hundred and Gft,
persons were killed and about 00
injured in an explosion which IS,
stroyeG a chemical factory two day
ago at Tessenderloo, Belgium. IN
Belgian government announced 70
day. 4 technical school and a mum
Der Of houses nca by we've destroyer
or severely damaged. II added
NEW YORk-1NS - Confronte
with a report from Rio de Janeir
that he was the purchaser Of a new
ly-found 740-carat black diamond
Harry Winston. New York iewe
merchant. said today be had no iu
mediate knowledge Of the sale bu
added that q was entirely possibl
that his Rio representative ha
bought an Industrial diamond q
that size Tor him.