The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-19

Food Administration. This Is 10
pounds less than the 1859 per
capita consumption.
WASHINGTON-AP-As far as
Capitol Hill campaign committees
are concerned, the Battle OF the
Statler" was started, fought and
ended the night it happened and
that's a good place TO leave It. The
Senate Campaign Expenditures
Committee decided yesterday that
its two weeks investigation of the
widely publicized incident should
stop right now.
WASHINGTON-AP Publica-
ton in London OF a British white
paper advocating a supreme inter
national air organization to as
sign and regulate the postwar air
lines OF the world Is causing scarce
ly a ripple in official Washington.
This apparent lack of concern is
taken to indicate the 0confidence
with which American negotiators
approach the coming international
air conference opening at Chicago
Nov. /.
CHICAGO-AP- Nylon hosiery
was the winner in what | want
most" poll conducted over a period
of six weeks. or more than 100000
ballots cast for favorite items
which are hard to get in wartime,
Eylons were first choice of 24,2O0
voters.
WASHINGTON-AP- Senators
investigating campaign expendi-
lures assembled today for a look
at the financing OF a weekly news
paper published by an anti-New
Deal colleague from Texas. Senator
w. Lee O'Daniel. The investiga-
tors are not expecting O'Daniel TO
appear although he has said there
is nothing secret about the w. Lee
O'Daniel News and that it has col
lected over 100000.
LOS ANGELES-INS- Richard
Bennett, noted stage star and faith
err of Constance. Joan and Barbara
Bennett, was near death at the
Good Samaritan Hospital today.
NEWARK, n. J.-INS- Former
Gov. Charles Edison of New Jersey,
onetime member OF the Roosevelt
cabinet, declared today he will not
campaign for the Presidents re-
election and will not tell how he
intends to vote on Nov. z. Edison
told Washington newsmen Tuesday
that, as an avowed Democrat. he
had told President Roosevelt Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey will carry New
Jersey on election day.
NEW YORK AP- Production
OF jeeps after the war will grow
like that of a Model T Ford" in
the opinion of Charles f Sorensen,
president of Willys-Overland Mo
tors and former Ford Motor Co o..
fetal Describing the jeep, which
WHY'S is producing on large scale
as "one OF the worthwhile things u
come out OF the war" Sorensen
said the military vehicles peace
time counterpart would be "a great
economic contribution to farming,
transportation, hauling and gen.
eral utility purposes"
DETROIT AP Employees OF
General Motors Corp, Chrysler
Corp. and the Ford Motor Co. will
have an opportunity to vote Nov.
Z either before or after their shifts,
or, IL necessary, will be given time
off for the purpose, spokesman for
the "big three in the automotive
field indicated today. The War and
Navy Departments and the War
Production Board recently urged
that war workers be given two
hours off to vote II they are un-
able to visit the polls before or az
ter work. Labor unions frequently
have advocated time off, with pay,
so workers might cast their ballots
during working hours.
WASHINGTON-AP - Suit for
$4,000 damages against the Great
Northern Railway Co. was filed
Tuesday by Mrs. Esther Van Wag.
oner Tufty, washington newspaper
correspondent representing several
Michigan newspapers, for Injuries
allegedly received when the special
train OF Gov. Dewey collided with
another train near Castle Rock,
Wash. Sept. 10. The suit asserted
Mrs. Tufty was thrown under Ia
Bile and suffered numerous injuries
to muscles and ligaments.
LONDON AP - Apparently
anxious to avoid any accusation OF
interference in American politics,
official Britain and the country's
press-with isolated exceptions
are guarding carefully against ex-
pressing a preference in the presi'
dental election. This restraint has
been adhered to although the Brit.
ish. press in normal times displays
keen interest in the politics OF 9TH
or countries.
U. s. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Michigan-Fair and cool
tonight. with near freezing temper
atures. Friday fair with rising tenn
perature.
Highest temperature yesterday
rs: lowest last night IS.
Highest temperature one year
ago today 80; loves ~.
Highest temperature this date In
last 70 years 76 in 1889; lowest "a
IN 1875.