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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-25
Today in Past

(By Associated Press)
CBy Associated Press)
One Year Ago Today
Yugoslavia joins Axis in Vienna
ceremony but antiAxis demonstrs-
items sweep country; police make
mass arrests
Two Years Ago Today
Artillery and infantry fire on
Rhine breaks Easter calm on west
ern front
Twenty-Five Years Ago Today
French and Germans engage in
heavy fighting between Somme
and Aisne Rivers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-25
Picture Shows
New York City

Kiwanis Club members saw mo.
ton pictures entitled New York
Calling at their meeting this noon.
II was shown by Norman Jargenson
OF the New York Central Freight
Department and included scenes
along the Hudson River on the APP
proach TO New York City and other
interesting places in the city and
Fifth Avenue. Rockefeller Center.
Empire State Building, New York
Harbor and Statute OF Liberty, the
Brooklyn Bridge and others.
Visitors were Luman Seamans,
Ypsilanti: NJ. Megel, Pittsburgh:
Joe Daniels, Detroit. and J. Nc
Donald. Flint For next weeks
meeting each Kiwanlan Is to bring
a farmer as his guest.
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Stanley Norton's
Orchids Blossom

Stanley Norton, who last year
spent several weeks in Mexi-
co gathering rare varieties
OF orchids. is rewarded with hav.
ing two in blossom They may be
seen at his greenhouse, 1875 Lowell
st.
one. known as the swarming bee.
is scientifically described as cyrto.
podium. The other is the oncidium.
also called the yellow butterfly
The greenhouse will he open Sun
day for those interested in viewing
the blossoms.
r Mr.. Norton also has in blossom
now a large hybrid orchid. widely
cultivated in the United States. He
anticipates that II will fade by
Sunday but he will have large
number OF Easter plants in bios
som.
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use OF any material for mum.
erous items such as a bodice
attached to the top OF skirt or
any type OF matching underslip
for a daytime dress are prohl.
bited.
Mems suits will have only one
pair OF pants and no double
breasted coats or vests. The
pockets will be reduced and
cuffs on sleeves or sport jack
cts and on trouser legs will be
eliminated.
The order regarding mems
clothes is effective immediate
ly.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-25

Dates have been set for the 20
clinics which will provide oppor-
tunity for diphtheria and small
pox immunization TO children from
nine months OF age through school
age who reside in Washtenaw
County outside OF Ann Arbor and
Ypsilanti These clinics will be
in the following schools al the time
specified
Bicycle School April 9. 300 20
$50. Cushing School April is.
$50 10 HOO BridgeWater station
School, April IL. 200 10 80;
Frains Lake School. April 2. $3.50
10 1900. Forbes School. April IL,
$3.50 % 100. Fritz School April
%. 200 10 $50. Hagen School,
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Dates Set For Vacation,
School, College CIosings

mer sessions will open June %.
The six weeks session will close
July 81 and the nine weeks ses.
sion. August 81.
Cleary College winter session
will close March 81. Classification
for the spring term will be April
6 and classes will open April :.
The ~ weeks summer session will
open in June. Ordinarily the sum
mer session is only eight weeks.
The p weeks session will allow
students to take a full terms work.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-25

Slight changes in school SEIZED
ules for spring vacations. closing
dates OF the school year and opera
ton Of the summer sessions in col
leges are being announced
City schools will have their usual
one week vacation beginning April
10 and will close the semester June
IL. st. John will have spring va
cation from April ! 10 10.
Lincoln Consolidated and Roose-
welt Schools will follow the sche-
dulles OF Michigan State Normal
College authorities. Spring vaca-
ton is being elm mated and school
closes will close June -.
At the Normal College the sum.
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Congress Today
fBv Associated Press)
Nv the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press
Senate
Continues debate over seating
OF Senator LANCER (R-NDD moon
EWT).
Banking and Currency Commit
tee considers small business bill in
closed session (1 a. M.
The lmmigrations subcommittee
holds hearing on bill relating to the
detention OF aliens (l0.30).
Agriculture Subcommittee re-
sumes inquiry into production OF
industrial alcohol and synthetic
rubber 10000.
House
Continues debate on Interior De-
psrtment appropriation bill moon.
Naval Committee hears Treasury
tax expert on war-profts limita.
ton 10000.
Ways and Means Committee con.
tinues hearings on new taxes
10000.
Yesterday
Senate continued LANCER debate.
House started debate on Interior
Department supply bill.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-25

Nearly 200 Ypsilanti auxiliary
police and firemen. air raid war
dens and utilities representatives
attended the county defense coun-
ell Institutional lecture at Hill
Auditorium. Ann Arbor, Tuesday
night.
Over 400 from Ann Arbor and
Washtenaw County were also In
attendance.
Professor James X. Pollock, OF
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Employees Receive
Bonuses, Free
Lunches

Cleveland, Mar. 25--AP-Jack &
Heintz, Inc. aircraft parts produc-
er accused in congressional hear
ing OF making excess war profits,
today cut its profits TO six per cent.
promised further reductions in
prices and slashed executives in
comes. but continued bonuses and
free lunches for workers.
President William S. Jack gave
this outline OF future policy for the
concern. which has about SIS, 900.
900 in war contracts for airplane
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WOULD REDUCE EXPENSE

Detroit. Mar. 25-lNS-In order
10 reduce overhead expenses. A. 3.
Gillies superintendent Of the De-
troit House OF Correction. today
planned to confer with Washington
officials concerning possible deten-
ton at the motor city lookup OF
excess federal women prisoners.
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AUCTION CALENDAR

SATURDAY, MARCH % - 1905
o'clock war time at the George
W. Slaughter farm, located IA
miles from Ypsilanti on S. Huron
Street, just beyond the Armory
on the right side Of road. &c, -ee
W. Slaughter, Proprietor, jim
Finnell, Auetioneer. Adv, 327
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f. r. Schill, chairman Of the Up.
SLANT salvage committee, is again
urging residents to be careful In
the use OF paper.
He points out that:
Waste paper is vital TO victory
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NORFOLK. Va ms Another
saga from the submarine infested
Atlantic w8s disclosed today when
the Fifth Naval District announced
the sinking % a medium-sized Am
eficsn merchantmen whose captain.
p. ' Peters. Of BROOKLYN. y. Y. or
derei all hands into the life boats
an then went down with his ship
In tue naval tradition.
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IRy international News Servlc.N
The United States and Australia
are undertaking joint offensive
against Japan and Gen Douglas
Macarthur will be given authority
OF the highest order" to carry II 10
successful conclusion. Austalia'5
primo minister. John Curtin. an.
nounced today.
With the Japanese thrust toward
the island continent halted tempor-
arily by the heavy blows admins.
trated by American and Australian
myers, the Allied plans for selling
the Initiative are progressing ahead
or schedule. Curtin said.
The Australian prime ministers
announcement conceded with a
report from Washington that Unit.
cd Nations forces already ara
striking back vigorously against ia.
pan throughout the far Pacific war
theater, spurred by the heroic ex.
amples OF American lighting men
which have proved the value OF
attack as opposed TO defense.
Raid Moresby
Allied bombers were renewing
their assaults on Japanese-heId
points in the Islands just north OF
Australia while Nippon flyers con-
/ tented themselves with light raid
on Port Moresby, New Britain, and
sporadic attempts TO damage sec.
tors on the northern mainland OF
the island continent.
In other war theaters. the enemy
was decidedly more active.
On the central Burma front. the
battle for that nation was NOV.
ing into high gear as Japaness
forces attacked hercely in the
Toungoo sector. hoping 10 turn the
TANKS OF the Sino British defend.
ers and eventually 10 divide tho
Allies.
Destroy Planes
Tho Japanese air force also
bomb United Nations airheld in
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-25
America. Australia to
Join Forces For Drive
Macarthur to
be Given
Reins
Allies Plan to Take
Initiative in
Pacific

Washington. Mar. 25-lNS- In
the second attack In as many days,
~ Japanese bombers and several
smaller aircraft today pounded
Ameriean-held Qualifications In the
Manila Bay area.
Washington. Mar. 25-lNS-car.
rying the war to within 900 miles OF
the Japanese mainland, the U. s.
Pacific fleet has executed two dsr.
ing raids on the Jap-held bases ne
Wake and Marcus Islands. the latter
a tiny Island which the enemy vas
terrifying. Announcement was made
b" the Navy in communlque which
stated that both surface craft and
airplanes participated In the at.
tseks-and with the loss Of only two
planes.
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NEW YORK-INS In suburban
scarsdale they remember Jack NeT-
kirk as a skinny kid intent on de
veloping muscles and fearsome
scovl to offset his slight build.
Today, "Scarsdale Jack was re-
ported dead 10 2S-killed as his
Flying Tigers" squadron OF Amer
lean pilots fighting for the Chinese.
strafed q Jap-held airport in Thai
land.
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NEW BRUNSWICK. n. Jap
All profits from operation of a
large munitions plant under con.
struction in the Midwest will 20
TO the Army emergency relief fund,
Robert W. Johnson. chairman Of
the board of directors Of Johnson
& Johnson. surgical supply MANI
facturers, said today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-25

WAsHINGTON-INS- Congress
today planned an investigation to
determine whether there is any
possibility that German chemical
interests will eventually receive
royalties on patents to be used in
producing synthetic rubber in the
United States.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-25

SAN FRANCISCO-AP - Cam
eras have been banned from his
toric Telegraph Hill whore signals
once were wigwagged to sailing
ships. Chief of Police Charles Dull
lea forbade use Of cameras on the
hill. which affords a panoramic
view Of San Francisco Bay, includ-
ing the docks.
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NEW YORK-INS- James B.
Schafer. self styled master met
aphysician." faced a prison SEN
tence OF to 10 years today fol
lowing his plea of guilty to theft
OF $4,000 from one OF his woman
followers. He will be sentenced
April Il.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-25

SAN FRANCISCO ms Maj.
Gen. Henry Gordon Bennett. who
commanded Australian forces in the
Malayan campaign. will soon be
transferred to another responsible
position" according to Melbourne
broadcast heard today by CHS.
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PEORIA. III. ms With a
charge made by the defense that
the Toledo. Peoria and Western
Railroad plotted the dynamiting of
its own bridge at Eureka, H.. to
trap strikers. a federal court jury
today prepared to hear further evil
dence IN the contempt trial OF
three union workers. -.
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NEW YORK-INS-Vichy radio
reported from Madrid a former dep
uty Of the Socialist party. was con
demned TO death by the military
tribunal, as the result of the dis
covery of an Illegal Communist or
ganization In Spain with which
Rivera had been affiliated, accord
Ing to CHS.
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LONDON-INS- Praise for the
Greek navy and revelation that the
Greek air force and army soon Will
be battling again in the United
Nations cause were contained In
a broadcast delivered today to the
Greek people on Greek lndepen-
dence Day by British Foreign Sec
rotary Anthony Eden.
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See BONUs-P Page 6
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See WAR Page s
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-25

Observation-Disclosures that
representative educators in 20 mid
western states would act to insure
the maintenance OF balanced
American educational program dur
ing the war were made today as the
North Central Association OF Col
leges and Secondary Schools op-
ened its 47th annual meeting.
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See SALVAGE-Page 6
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LONDON-INS- Appearance OF
German planes over the coast Of
England for the past two nights
was attributed by London papers
today to an effort by the Nazis to
determine whether Britain was
preparing ports Of embarkation
for a possible invasion Of the &C.
cupied continent --
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See CLINICS Page 6
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-25

NEW YORK-INS- A shipment
OF 100000 cigarettes was en- route
today to Lieutenant Edward
O'Hare, Navy pilot who single
handed sent six Jap planes spin
ming into the Pacific Ocean recent
ly. Employees of the Gruman Avia-
ton Corporation. convinced Lieut..
O'Hare was flying one OF their
famed wild cat" planes when he
accomplished his feat, contributed
the money for the cigarettes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-25

SAN JOSE. Costa Rica-INS-
American army filters are here
also, Somewhere in the highlands
of this spectacularly beautiful cen
trail American country there is a
base established by the United
States Army at the invitation of
President Calderon Guardia, whose
democratic nation declared war on
Germany and Italy even before a
unanimous United States Con-
gress got around to it.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-18

saloons of the Old West for many
a year. He still was the chief
topic of barroom palaver in Jules
burg when l rode in there with
the last trail herd of cattle /
brought up from Texas before
heading into the Black Hills.
DUT before l go on with the
- story of some Of the other IA
nous characters of the Pony FIX
press days maybe I'd better tell
you a little more about how the
Overland mail system worked.
Stagecoaches from the Mis-
souri, River to Salt Lake Travelled
about a hundred and twenty-five
miles a day. When Russell and
Majors laid out a schedule for the
Pony mail they figured to double
that speed, cover two hundred
and fifty miles every twenty-four
hours. When they got the kinks
ironed out they came mighty
close TO making it.
The first mail went through in
ten days, hut some of the boys,
riding the Western division over
the Sierra Madre Mountains, had
to plunge through snow drifts
twenty feet deep TO get through.
Later they cut the time to nine
days in good weather.
At the start the relay stations
where riders changed horses were
between twenty and twenty-five
miles apart. The half-wild horses
they rounded up for the job were
about the toughest critters that
ever packed leather, but 1t was
asking too much of any horse
flesh TO run that far at their
fastest gallop. SO they made
more relay points, one about
every ten or twelve miles, where
fresh stock was kept waiting for
the incoming riders.
Sometimes a tired rider would
gallop up TO his last station only
TO find the relief rider had been
killed or wounded by the Indians.
Maybe the station had been
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-18

burned and the horses stolen.
There was nothing to do but ride
on.
Yes sir, some of those fellows
that want TO tell you about
sure rode TO fame and not much
else. II was a man-killing job.
VI the Indians and outlaws didn't
get you hard riding was liable to.
Quite a few had their horses
shot from under them by rowing
Indians. They couldn't hit the.
why riders so often, but 1t wasn't
hard to put bullet in gallop-
ing horse. When this happened
the riders pulled the mochila off
the saddle and trudged to the
next relay station on foot.
Only once was the mail lost.
The Indians usually didn't bother
it when they killed a rider. but IN
one case they carried 1T off with
the saddle However. the Gov
eminent got most of it back in
a raid on "A band of Indians about
two years later.
A lot of riders weren't able 10
stand il more than "A few months.
Some of them died soon after
they quit. The pay was good,
SIPS a month and found.
OF course the "found" wouldn't
lure anybody away from home
cooking. The ST ok tenders at
the relay static IS didn't have
any chefs diplomas. They could
fry bacon or an antelope steak
and make coppery-looking sort
of salt-rising bread. reckon
you needed to pound leather for
hundred miles TO be hungry
enough TO eat 1t.
II cost five dollars 10 send an
ordinary letter across the con-
tinent by Pony Express when the
Overland mail was started. The
first rider out of San Francisco
carried eighty-five letters. The
westbound rider had about the
same number.
At the start the trips were
made once week Later th'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-18
Where S+ogecooch
Robberies Still
Happen

A NYONE who thinks the
"A old-style Wild West hold
Y V ups are just something
out of the movies, isn't keeping
abreast of the news. Down IN
the Argentine. just the other day
four stagecoach robbers pulled a
Job in the best tradition OF the
James Boys
Between San Miguel and Con-
cepcion. near Cordoba, an old
style diligence" or staEecoach
still makes a regular run. Il
bears a remarkable resemblance
to the old-time, high and rocking
coach so indispensable TO most
Western movies today
The coach which for years has
been operated without any un-
usual incident TO mar it's trip,
was being driven along wind
ing road. Everyone was drowsy
a shot rang out and the
startled horses leaped against
their collars in terror as a
masked bandit on a sleek black
horse, galloped out from no
where and gripped the bride of
the leading horse.
Then. the now thoroughly
awake passengers saw three other
men. two on one side and one on
the other leveling pistols at them
The orders. barked ont by the
man who still clutched the bride
were Get out and line up
Too scared TO do anything else
the passengers stiffly dismounted
and shakily formed a line. With
an expert slapping of pockets.
one Of the bandits went down the
line quickly extracting watches,
wallets and rings
Then he gave shrill whistle
the rest of his gang gathered
about him and the four men, fir
ing their pistols into the air, van
ishod around a bend i'm the road
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-18

run was made twice a week. At
that time the postage rate was
cut to a dollar a letter.
Every rider had 20 take an
oath and sign pledge before he
was hired. Alexander Majors, one
of the founders of the Pony Elk
press, was a temperance man and
wouldn't stand for any swearing
by any of his employees. at least
where he could hear 1t.
So this is the oath each one
OF his men had TO take:
II do hereby swear before the
great and living God that during
my engagement, and while am
employee of Russell, Majors and
Waddell, l will under no circum-
stances use profane language;
that will drink no Intoxicating
liquors; that 1 will not quarrel
or fight with other employees Of
the firm. So help me God"
Now that was a pretty stiff
pledge for anybody to live up to.
The riders weren't drinking men.
They couldn't hit the jug and
stand the pace, but I never knew
Of any who couldn't hold their
own in a GUESSING contest.
It's sure thing that Joe
Slade forgot his oath. If he
hadn't he might have died in bed
instead of kicking at the end of
a rope with his boots on.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-18
One Sure Way TO Avoid This Mistake

You see, my powder'is different
because its made differently! It's
made new way-the first really
different way in generations It's
blown and re-blown by TWIN
HURRICANES until its softer and
finer by far than any ordinary face
powder And my powder goes on a
new smoother way that makes it
cling hour after hour. Yes, Lady
Esther Powder clings and Aatters
YOU for 4 long hours or more!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-18

in that crowd who weren't sure
il was right TO hang a man just
for getting drunk and shooting
up the town.
The Vigilantes moved fast. A
pole was thrown over a high. cor
raj gate back of the main street.
The rope was fastened around
SHADES neck. His eXecuuoAers
boosted him onto an empty dry
goods box. one he probably had
freighted into the country him.
self.
All the time Slade kept beg
cling for his life.
Men" he hollered, you can't
mean TO hang me! Why must i
die? Where is my wife ?"
One Of SHADES friends leaped
to the scaffold beside him, He
argued with all that was in him.
The Vigilantes didn't bulge.
you won't hang Slade til you
kill me-" he shouted His hands
dropped to his pistol grips An
I'll take some of you with mel"
Before he could draw, a hun
dred rifles were trained on him.
He backed down, beaten.
A murmur ran through the
crowd.
There she comes, Ridin' hell
for leather"
On a distant hill several miles
away was a hard-riding figure,
trailed by rising cloud of dust.
Men, do your duty"
The pull of a dozen hands
jerked the box from under
SHADES feet. The fall broke his
neck. He died instantly.
A few minutes later the crowd
fell back as a foam-covered horse
lunged through the street Vir-
ginia SHADES dark hair was fly
ing loose behind her shapely
shoulders. Her eyes blazed with
fury as she took in the scene
and saw she had come too late
An old friend of mine, George
Silverberg, was one of the Vigil
lantes. He helped hang Slade,
Virginia rode up an down tn
street that day screamin like a
crazy woman an cussin' every
body in sight" George told me.
After she got that out of her
system the woman in her came
out. She let down and started
to cry.
"Oh, why did you have to
hang him ?" she screamed at the
bystanders.
| reckon it didn't matter to
the deceased, but it was supposed
to be a disgrace to meet death by
hanging. If you got shot full Of
lead that wasn't so bad.
why didn't some of you who
called him friend shoot him to
save him from this ?" she wept.
I'D done it if I'd been here in
time"
Anybody who knew Virginia
Slade knew she would have done
Just that. Virginia vowed that
her husbands body shouldn't rest
on Montana soil. They didn't
have embalmers, so they put Joe
Slade in a vat Of alcohol.
reckon it didn't take much, con-
sidering how much he had IN
r him.
AS soon as the roads opened
up his wife took his body TO Salt
Lake City and had it buried
there.
Slade Of the Overland was dead
but the tales of his deeds were
49, told around the campfires and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-18

Next week I'll tell about some
of the EMBARRASSING" experiences
Of the riders through that Indian
country; OF PONY Bob" Haslam
and his famous ride that was
talked about around the hitchin'
racks for years; of "Old Pan
cake" and his restless wife and
the wild days OF Virginia City.
Nevada, when the Comstock Lode
became one of the greatest bon
anZas Of all time.
ITO BE Continued Next Week