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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-03
Fine Points in Bridqe
BY sHErARo BARCLAY

sure spade trick a bit later beat
the contract.
South was peeved at his partner
for raising his suit with only two
cards Of IL. when his rebld only
indicated possession OF FIVE. He
told North that the latter's cor
rect bid on his second turn was
3-Spades. After that, South said.
he would have bid 4-Spades. But
wouldn't tAat have amounted to
the same thing? The single rebid
would have shown only a fve-card
length, and the fact that North
actually had six could not have
been guessed soundly by South.
As the post-mortem also devel-
oped, 4-Spades could have been
set, no matter what the declarer
did, II East led a diamond and
West had enough perspicacity to
take his A, then return a club for
run. Two trump tricks for West
later on would have settled the
hash Of that contract. OF course,
the rufus would have done the
damage to both contracts, but
then the danger OF those was
pretty well indicated by the freak
ish-sounding bidding, with each
player showing a suit, including
East's psychic opener.
Your Week End Lesson
II nobody had bid hearts. and
West leads the against south's
contract Of 4-Spades, how can the
Rule Of Eleven tell East exactly
what to do on the trick when he
sees the J-6-5 in the dummy and
holds The K-9-s himself?
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-03
BOYS LeaNe for Camp

EuKenc Enders left for Camp Gus.
ter Monday and Vernon Smith will
20 to Detroit Wednesday for In.
duction into the Army.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-03
Attends Vedder Funeral

Mr.. and Mrs. William Mason
spent Tuesday forenoon In Milan
and attended the funeral OF Frank
Vedder. near willis, Tuesday after
noon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-03
Taken TO Hospital

Joseph lie Nasseur was taken 10
Monroe Hospital Thursday. lie was
found unconscious in the barn, bad
ly hurt and II Ia thought he suffer.
ed a heart attack and fell from the
hay NOW. Mrs. 10 Vssseur is Ill
from the shock.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-03
Real Estate
Houses For Sale

Choice Buys
A REAL BARGAIN: Modern s
room home. located about ] mile
west OF Ypsi. stoksr fed heating
plant. New siding on exterior,
car garage. Large lot with l29
foot frontage. This home is an
unusually good buy al only
$1,000. Requires stable down
payment TO handle.
HOLMES ROAD: 6 room semi.
bungalow. All In nice shape.
Nicely kept lawn. Good garage.
Price, $3.50, with less than half
down.
FAMILY on Oakwood Ave.
rooms and bath below. rooms
and part bath above. car gar
axe, paved street. Price $500.
Requires about 81 1000 down.
LAND: Several choice river front
parcels between Npsi and Ann
Arbor about acre in size
Also several acre parcels about
] mile south % Ypsi with large
maple shade trees along front.
and excellent soil. These are
available on terms.
Ehman & Greensfreet
40 w. Mich. Phone / I37
Evening star., 1943-10-15
Police Department Super-Vo|et
Fixes His Eye on Elbows
BY the Associated Press.

There will be no more elbow-rest-
ing i'll police scout cars-that is. in
the literal sense of the term.
WORKOUT left elbows on uniform
coats Of officers III the Metropolitan
Police Department yesterday came
to the attention of Inspector Milton
D. Smith. who is sort of a super
valet for the boys in blue, in his ca
pacity as custodian of uniforms and
police property.
Inspector Smith. variously called
the Taxpayers Friend" and Pinch
penny Smith, depending on the
point of view. discovered during a
routine inspection that of l13 uni
form coats which had to be con-
demned, more than 40 were worn out
at the elbow-the left elbow, mind
you.
He wasted no time in delving into
the matter and found that all of the
worn-out elbows were on the coats of
scout car men. So he went out to
take look at the scout cars and
saw they were all equipped with
armrests on the door next to the
driver.
Evening star., 1943-10-15
Germany and Japan
Protest 10 Portugal
Granting of Azores Bases
To British Denounced
r. the Assoclated Press

B. the Associated Press.
LONDON. Oct. 15.-Germanv and
Japan protested to Portugal today
over the granting Of bases in the
Azores to the British, and the NaziS
angrily served notice that they re-
served the right to take retaliatory
action,
Germany left unstated. however
whether she would go SO far as to
declare war on the Portuguese.
In announcing the protest, the
Berlin radio called Portugal's act a
severe violation of neutrality"
Berlin then reiterated its conten-
ton that the Lisbon government had
been forced into concession under
p!esSure-a theme the Germans
have harped on since the Anglo
Portuguese agreement was first an
nounced.
Just what retaliation the Nazis
would take remained to be seen, but
j was considered doubtful that they
would plunge Portugal into war be-
cause by so doing they would lose
Cae of their most valuable listening
potts and spy Centers in Europe.
A Toxic broadcast announcing
J3pan's protest quoted japanese
spokesman as saying Allied acquisi-
ton Of Azores bases was "one more
example Of Anglo American violation
Ct international law as in the case
Of the seizure of Madagascar and
of strong unjustified pressure eX-
ercised on a weaker power
Evening star., 1943-10-15
Roosevelt Rebukes Argentina
For Suspending Jewish Press
Expresses Apprehension at Action He
Calls Closely Identified With Noziism

repugnant features of Nazi doc
trine'
Mr. Roosevelts statement follows
Il have been informed that the
Argentine government has suspend
ed the publication of Jewish news
papers. some of which have been in
existence for many years. While
this matter is, of course, one which
concerns primarily the Argentine
government and people, l cannot
forbear to give expression to my own
feeling OF apprehension at the TAX
ing in this hemisphere of action
obviously anti-Semitic in nature
and OF Character SO closely identi-
he'd with the most repugnant fea-
lures OF Nazi doctrine.
Recalls Lima Resolution.
Il believe that this feeling is
shared by the people of the United
States and by the people of the
other American republics. In this
connection l recall that one of the
resolutions adapted at the eighth in
ternatlonal conference of American
states at Lima in 1888 set forth
that any persecution on account of
racial or religious motives which
tSee ARGENTINA, Page A-22)
Evening star., 1943-10-15
Roosevelt Voices Pleasure
AT Effective Rabau| Raid

Declaring that Rabaul had been a
strong defensive position and was
tough nut to crack, President Roose-
velt today expressed his pleasure
at the effective attack made on the
japanese base Tuesday.
The President told his news con-
ference that the principal gain there
had been the destruction of enemy
planes and ships and that a great
lesson learned was the excellent CO.
operation between the various serv-
ices and commands which had made
the attack successful.
AS for yesterdays attack on Ger
many, which cost 60 American
bombers, the President said that this
had been offset by gains. but he
emphasized this country could not
stand the loss of 60 bombers daily.
Nor, he added was it going to have
such losses. The President said the
attack had put German industry
out Of business, with consequent
damage to the Nazis' war effort.
Evening star., 1943-10-15

Inspector Smith issued a perfume
tory order: The arms rests must go.
After all, the inspector reasoned. the
uniforms belong to the taxpayers.
and the taxpayers wouldn't like it if
they knew what was happening.
Inspector Smith previously brought
Joy to the hearts of taxpayers and
homicide to the minds of policemen
during his little more than a year
as property custodian. 1t was he
who sheared off a couple of inches
from the tails of the uniform over
coat and then carried logic one step
further and designed a special short
oVercoat with removable lining
He also took belts off overcoats
and removed the brass buttons
which once were about all the pres
tige policeman had when viewed
from the rear. He reduced the num-
ber Of pockets in the uniform, and
when he found that officers rear
pockets were wearing abnormally
because they were being used to
hold report books. he provided a
special belt with pouch to hold
the book.
Evening star., 1943-10-15
Ross Is Appointed
As Head Of FEPC 10
Succeed Msgr. Haas
Former NLRB Press
Chief Is Well Known
In Labor Circles

President Roosevelt today an
nounced the appointment of
Malcolm Ross. former head of
the press section of the National
Labor Relations Board, as chair
man of the Fair Employment
Practices Committee, succeeding
MSgr. Francis J. Haas. who re-
signed the post recently after be-
ing named Bishop of Grand
Rapids, Mich.
Mr.. Ross has been serving as
deputy chairman Of the FEPC. He
is well known in labor circles.
The President, announcing &C
ceptance of the resignation of Msgr.
Haas. made public a letter in which
he told the bishop designate he is
mot surprised that his holiness, Pope
Plus XII, has called you to this high
position In all the posts of re-
sponsibility in which you have served
your Government. you have shown
humanity and skill which both
church and country are greatly in
need of in these difficult days"
The President also said there had
been increasing usefulness' of the
FEPC under Msgr Haas.
In his letter of resignation. which
was submitted to the President Octo-
ber 7, Msgr, Haas said L am happy
to report that FEPC has now re-
ORGANIZED and is running along
smoothly. While the problems
ahead, both now and after the peace,
are almost overwhelming, I am GER
tain that, with the help of the vast
ma jority of the American people,
you will meet them
Msgr Haas. who has served the
administration in various capacities.
recalled that in his letter he said
that needless to say, stand ready
to assist you as in the past, in what
ever way l can, in my new duties as
Bishop of the Diocese of Grand
Rapids
The FEPC is designed to see that
there is no racial discrimination in
industry, ands the President said
that Msgr Haas had served the Ma
ton we'll in helping to remove the
barriers which hold back not only
people as individuals, but our full
power as a people
Evening star., 1943-10-15
War Fund Business Division
Holds Emergency Meeting

Metropolitan Division begins house
toulouse canvassing Thursday.
John L. Vandegrift, acting chair
man of the Business and Finance
Division, scheduled the meeting for
this afternoon in the penthouse of
the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co.
L want to develop momentum in
the campaign he said, 80 that our
division can complete its work next
week. He is responsible for solici-
tation in all private business offices
with more than seven employees.
Walter Lippmann, columnist, and
1t, Comdr Mildred McAfee of the
WAVES will urge support of the
fund tomorrow at luncheon for
clubwomen and women civic leaders
at the Mayflower Hotel. About 1850
(See WAR FUND, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1943-10-15
Louis BromfieId
Writes for The Star

Louis Bromfield. noted au-
thor, world traveller and jour-
nalist, is writing new COL
umn, which will appear each
Sunday in the Editorial Sec
ton of The Star. He will give
the average Americans view
point as to the state of the
Nation.
In addition to Mr.. Brom-
fields first article, which will
appear Sunday. the feature
section will carry an illuminate
ing story on juvenile delin-
quency in Washington, writ
ten by Carter Brooke Jones,
who tells of a 12-year-old boy
who robbed six GEORGETOWN
homes in a single night. Be
sure to see these articles in
The Sunday Star.
Evening star., 1943-10-15

today to investigate lease-lend
operations in conjunction with
the Truman Committee.
BY the Associated Press.
Terming lease lend "the most
colossal dole of all time" Sena-
tor Butler, Republican, of Ne
braska today renewed his de-
mand for an investigation of the
whole program.
Senator Butler was invited before
the Senate Appropriations Commit.
tee as 1t met to consider his a.
month-old resolution calling for a
probe OF what this country is send
ing abroad and what it is getting, or
expects to get in return.
The resolution, once pioconholed
was busted off on the strength ot
information brought back by five
Senators who toured the world lat
tie fronts.
Three OF the five. Senator's Rus
sell, Democrat. of Georgia: Mead,
Democrat, of New York. and LODGE,
republican, of Massachusetts. are
members OF the Appropriations
Committee Senator Mead was COM
mlssloned by the Truman Commit
tee to look into several phases of
lease lend, including the distribu-
ZION OF American goods to civilians
abroad, and the question of postwar
rights to foreign air fields built with
American money.
What the public does not know
but suspects" Senator Butler said.
is that this lending program ac-
tually Is an outright donation pro-
gram, the most colossal cole of all
time
The $4,000 100000 appropriated
directly to the President for lease
lend is only about one-third of the
, money involved he added "Actu-
| ally the amount involved is about
5000, 900 900, including about S45,-
000,0OO0O0 of authorized lease lend
transactions of goods and services
procured from Army and Navy ap-
preparations.
Senator Butler said Harry Hop
klns, head of the Munitions Assign
n1ent Board, is the man who runs
the lease-lend show although he
doesn't hold the title of adminis-
TRAITOR, and he isn't qualified by any
experience he ever had to admins
ter the largest fund of money ever
| appropriated
Senator Nye. Republican. of North
Dakota said he would urge the ap-
preparations Committee to make it's
own investigation.
Evening star., 1943-10-15
BY the Associated Press.

Z
President Roosevelt sharply
rebuked Argentina today for sus-
| pending publication of Jewish
newspapers, terming the action
4, in line with characteristics of
Nazi doctrines.
1t was the second time within re-
cent weeks that this Government
has reproved the only American ma
ton still maintaining diplomatic re-
latlOnS with the Axis.
Secretary of State Hull previous
ly sent a strongly Worded message
turning down an Argentine request
for lease-lend assistance.
Expresses Concern.
Mr.. Roosevelt said in a statement
to his news conference that pri-
marily the suspension of Jewish
newspapers concerned the Argen-
tine government and people. but he
added:
I cannot forbear to give express
sion to my own feeling of apprehen-
sion at the taking in this hemi-
sphere Of action obviously anti
Semitic in nature and of a character
so closely identified with the most
Evening star., 1943-10-15
Nazi Bearing Factory
Wiped Out by Raid
Costing 60 Bombers
Flyers Told Success Nigh
Shorten War Six Months:
l04 Axis Planes Downed
BY the Associated Press.

/ LONDON, Oct. IS. Photo
graphs revealed today that the
giant Nazi ball bearing factory
at SchWeinfurt was obliterateo
by the terrific American heavy
bomber assault that cost the 9th
Air Force go bombers and precip-
itated perhaps the greatest
battle in aerial warfare.
At least lO4 German fighters were
downed by the Fortress sharpshoot-
ers and their Thunderbolt escorts
in the attack yesterday. Two United
States fighters also failed to return
from the tWo-hour battle that rageo
all the way from Europe's coast to
the target and back again
The reconnaissance photographs
revealed that Schweinfurt' plants
| where probably so per cent of the
Nazis' War-vital roller bearings are
produced. were wiped out by the pre-
cision- pattern crews who were tolc
in advance that successful blast
/ ing of the target might shorten the
, war by six months.
( The fact that the Germans threw
up everything in the book in de-
fense of that vital industrial center
indicated that they, too. considered
the factories Of the highest i'm
pOrtance to their war effort.
without the slightest hesitation.
would say our boys encountered the
stiffest and fiercest opposition in the
history of aerial warfare" an 9th
Air Force spokesman said.
What We did to the Germans YES
terday will be felt severely-anc
/ soon"
/ The number of FortreSses that
! participated in the raid was not
| disclosed, but it was described Off
| cially as large"
! Despite the opposition. the Amer
ican bombers splattered their bombs
over all of the 70 acres of factory
/ buildings housing one of Germany
most important centerS for produc-
/ ing bearlngS-an essential for vir-
tually every piece of mechanical wal
equipment.
There ought to be ball bearings
/ rolling all over Germany said one
! crewman who watched hundreds OF
I bombs pour into the target area.
, The 60 heavy bombers announced
officially as missing constituted the
| greatest loss ever inflicted on the
Allied air forces by the Nazis in a
single raid
1t exceeded by l the SO lost by
the Americans August II in the two
pronged raid on SchWeinfurt and
I Regensburg, when formations hit
ting the latter target made their
celebrated shuttle trip to Africa
| The RAF lost its greatest number
So, in a night attack on Berlin Aug
uSt %.
The minimum of 1O4 Nazi fighters
knocked down yesterday fell fal
short OF previous American achieve
ments. The record of BOT destroyed
on the Schweinfurt-R -Regensburg at.
tack August II still stands,
The second highest number of en-
emy fighters destroyed, 142, was
claimed in the American raid or
Bremen and Vegesack a week age
today, when the German rocket de-
vice made one of its first reported
appearances,
Rocket-carrying German fighter.
were observed yesterday by severa
Fortress men, one of Whom-Lt
Perry D. Row of Wichita, Kans.-
said projectile that whizzed ovel
Evening star., 1943-10-15
RooseveItHopesNo ToriffWoIIs
Will Bar Postwar Rubber Trade
President Reviews at News Conference
Speech Before Rditiun Chief Executive

ern republics would be permitted to
thrive
I hope that when I am out Of
the White House, might get veto
on 1t otherWise-that the Congress
won't put the kind of tariff on rub
Der for American automobile tires
just to keep some synthetic plants
going, the President said at the
dinner, according to the text of his
remarks made public today.
The President told reporters that
Haiti and other countries were con-
fronted with quite a postwar prob
lem as the result of the developing
rubber sources to meet the needs
See RUBBER. Page A-22)
Evening star., 1943-10-15
By J. A. FOX

President Roosevelt told his
news conference today that he
hoped no effort would be made
after the war to protect Amer
ica's expanding synthetic indus
try at the sacrifice of the natural
product by putting up a high
tariff barrier.
The President made known his
view as he told Of a speech he had
delivered last night at a White
House dinner for President Ellie
Lascot of Haiti. when he expressed
the hope that the war-born rubber
industry in Haiti and other South
Evening star., 1943-10-15
Roosevelt 10 Set Up
Unit Under ByrneS 10
Readjust Contracts
Declares Work, However,
Must Not Interfere
With War Mobilization

Declaring his conviction that
war contracts cannot be revised
, along slap, dash and rule of
thumb lines. President Roosevelt
today told his news conference
that a separate unit would be
set up within the Office of War
Mobilization to consider the
whole range of problems which
ultimately will arise out of the
termination of the contracts.
In a formal statement, the Presi-
dent said the War and Navy De-
partments are now revising more
than 5000 contracts involving sew
eral billions of dollars. and that it
would be necessary for the new
unit which will come under the di-
rection of War Mobilization Director
James F. Byrnes to deal with both
war and postwar adjustment prob
lens ito develop unified programs
and policies to be pursued by che
various agencies of Government
concern"
Presidents Statement.
Mr.. RooSevelt'S statement follows
AT my suggestion Justice Byrnes,
director of war mobilization, yester-
day met with heads of various
agencies concerned with the prob
lens of terminating or revising war
contracts in light of the changing
Honl1rrC nf CT
War and Navy Departments are
now in the process Of revising more
than 5000 contracts involving sew
eral billions of dollars.
1T is planned to set up within
the Office of War Mobilization a
unit to deal with war and postwar
adjustment problems and to develop
unified programs and policies to be
pursued ov the various agencies of
Government concerned.
The unit will study and consider
the whole range of problems which
Will ultimately arise out of the ter
mination Of war contracts. includ-
ing the problems of reconversion
and disposition of plants and prop
eIly no longer required Tor war use.
Must Not Hamper War.
THE work has deliberately been
placed within the Office of War
Mobilization to insure that such re-
shaping Of our war program as may
be required will be carried through
with view to increasing the ef-
fectiveness of our war effort. While
We must prepare for necessary post
war adjustments, this preparation
must not interfere with the long and
hard war programs which still are
ahead of us"
Mr., Roosevelt said operations had
no direct bearing on mobilization,
remarking that we still are at work
on the mobilization program.
But he told questioners he believed
it was all right to say that year
and half ago Secretary of State
Hull, with the cooperation of many
national and governmental leaders,
undertook to study various postwar
problems. He said labor, agriculture
and business, and people of every
political character. we're co-operat-
ing in this and that he envisaged
the fullest cooperation between the
legislative and executive branches of
the Government.
Evening star., 1943-10-15
New Nuzi Tank Called
'GrowIy Beer Reported
BY the Associated Press.

MADRID, Oct. IA Delayed A
Spanish correspondent in Berlin re-
ported today that Germany has a
new attack tank called the "Growly
Bear"
He said it carries heavier armor
and bigger guns than any Soviet
armored unit. and, according to the
Germans, is capable of blocking the
advance of 10 Soviet tanks"
Evening star., 1943-10-15

Leaders of Community War
Fund solicitation in large pri-
vate business Offices scheduled
an emergency meeting" today
to speed collection of their quota
of S1,350,000 before next Thurs
day. Goal of the drive on all
fronts is $4,800,000.
SO far this group-the Business
and Finance Division-has collected
$130,073. only 96 per cent Of it's
quota. Along with the Government
and Advance Gifts Divisions, these
workers are supposed to have fin
ished their solicitation before the
Evening star., 1943-10-15
New Crisis Feared
In Coal Industry
On Contract Issue
1900 Miners Idle in
Alabama; Hope Of EorIy
WLB Action Dushed
BULLETIN.

TERRE HAUTE. Ind. 'P,.-
Nearly $500 miners in II of
the largest mines in the In
diana bituminOus field walked
out today, leaving the shafts
idle, Louis Austin. president
of District II, United Mine
Workers. would make no COM
ment. Operators also were
silent.
BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 15.-The
holiday of more than half of
Alabama's $4,000 miners, which
already has closed two blast fur
naces. and conditions shown in
survey of other fields have the
coal industry today, in the words
of veteran authority. atop a
powder keg with firecrackers
exploding all around
Top executives on both the United
Mine Workers Union and operators
sides agreed the situation has been
made more tense by the Govern
ment'S return of the mines to owners
this week without their having a
contract with the United Mine
Workers.
Hopes that decision by the War
Labor Board on contracts negotiated
between the union and the anthra-
cite operators and Illinois Coal
Operators Association might pave a
way for a quick settlement appeared
dashed by reports from Washington
that the board did not expect to act
for a week or more"
Lewis Set October 81 Deadline.
John L. Lewis, president of the
UNIV, set October 81 as the deadline
for the truce last July which ended
the third walkout of the miners since
May The Smith-Connally anti
strike law. in the meantime, has
barred strikes in essential industries
without 80 days notice. The union
so far has taken no step to comply
with this regulation.
The Illinois UNIV contract would
give the miners, with other gains
fCoo GOAT Dooo o.
Evening star., 1943-10-15
Lease-lend Branded
Colossal Dole as
Butler Urges Inquiry
Appropriations Committee
Invites kebroskun to
Give Views on Resolution
BULLETIN.

The Senate Appropriations
Committee agreed informally
today to investigate lease-lend
operations in conjunction with
the Truman Committee.