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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-26
Projects For
City Outlined

Suggested projects for expan-
sion of postwar employment ia
cilities we're considered Tuesday
evening by members OF a sub-com-
mittee on public works of the Up
SLANT Community Postwar Plan
ming committee. Among the pro
jects suggested and discussed was
expansion Of q public works pro-
gram. extension OF water mains.
and improvements or additions to
the filtration or sewage disposal
plants. Other suggestions were
the school improvement and ex-
pansion program, and a greatly In
creased program in the city parks.
On the latter subject the need for
a band shell was pointed out.
Guests at the meeting were Supt.
OF Schools z. II. Chapelle. Knowell
Hart and f. C. Shoecraft. OF Ann
Arbor. who discussed possibilities
in the public works expansion pro
gram.
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NAzI RADIO GOES SOUTHERN
CONWAY, Ark-UP S-Sgt.
Rogert c. Allison has written
q -nds from Sardinia that German
propaganda broadcasts use an
nouncers with Southern accents.
Allison wrote. Some OF the stun
these squareheads put out over the
radio IS enough to choke a COW;
Berlin plays Yankee Doodle at the
beginning and end OF their pro
grams for us Yanks."s
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-26
Briggs Faces
Letter Charge

Washington. Jan. 90 ms -
George y. Briggs, indicted on
charges of forging the famous Hop
kins letter, was slated to appear
in federal district court today to
post bail for his subsequent ar
raignment and trial.
Justice Department officials dis
closed that the court had set bail
at So, 000-$1,000 for each OF the
three indictments handed down by
federal grand jury yesterday.
Arrangement of Briggs on the
GEORGES ,hEs beer tentatively set
for the latter part OF the week.
He was indicted for a. forgery,
(2) mail fraud. and go false pre-
tenses-all these charges being
based upon his alleged handling
OF the Hopkins letter.
The three indictments carry II
counts. A maximum sentence OF
SO years Imprisonment and $4,000
in fines could be imposed against
the suspected confidential assist
ant 10 Secretary OF the Interior
lckes. II he is convicted on all II
counts.
Washington attorneys for the,
former Chicago newspaper man ex-
pressed surprise at Briggs indict-
ment under the circumstances"
but stated that Briggs would he
available when wanted by the
court.
Henry A. Schweinhaut. govern
ment attorney in charge OF the
case, told reporters that no war
rant would be issued for Briggs
arrest unless one appeared neces-
sary.
In indicting Briggs. the grand
jury which has investigated the
letter-forging case. completely ex-
onerated Ickes. presidential ad-
wiser Harry Hopkins: Frank Phil
lips, Oklahoma oil man; and DR..
Umphrey Lee, president OF South
ern Methodist University.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-26
Slain Woman
Had Fortune

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 26-with dis
covery OF a quarter million dollars
in crisp new bills In a safe de-
posit box belonging to Mrs. Adele
Born Williams who was shot to
death in her rooms at the Drake
Hotel. new impetus was given to-
day to discovery OF her slayer. with
the crime still apparently motive
less. Wilbert F. Crowley. first as
sistant states attorney. is making
a special investigation OF Mrs.
Williams hotel room.
Previously considerable jewelry
OF value had been found in a de-
posit box at the hotel.
The S250,000 fortune, plus other
funds and valuables, boosted the
value Of Mrs. Williams estate to
more than $3.50. 900. In addition.
Mrs. Williams had funds derived
from an original trust OF s5s,439
left her in 1881 by her late uncle.
Joseph s. Rosenheld. vice president
Of Sunny Brook Distillery Com
psny. The trust has increased
greatly" since then, according to
the family.
The entire estate will be placed
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-26

D.. John 7. Frederick, Medill
School OF Journalism. Northwest
ern University. at the third SEES
SION OF Every body's College in the
First Methodist Church. stated that
literature Is a living thing. at Is
something in which we all have a
part. As we make large invest
ments OF time in unregarded ways,
and reading is one OF them. We
ought to choose our reading ma
terial carefully. 1t Is easy to frltter
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-26
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Ruthven viii Address
Members of UAW-ClO

Arc Arbor. Mich. Jan. rs -
Worker Education in Great Bril-
tain" will be the topic for a speech
by DR.. Alexander q. Ruthyen. presi-
dent Of University OF Michigan.
when he addresses UAW.CIO mem
bers at their three day educational
training conference which will be
opened here Friday.
DR.. Ruthyen has lately returned
from England where he made
special study OF educational ad-
vantages and methods.
The meeting Is to be conducted
by Local 80 OF the Willow Run
Bomber Plant.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-26

WASHINGTON-INS-- Federal
drug experts said today they be-
lieve the japanese are promoting
the use OF narcotics among the
people Of the Dutch East Indies and
the Philippines under the same
policy followed in China. "wher-
ever The japanese army goes, the
drug traflc follows" 1t was de-
clared.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-26
Argentine May Not be Able
to Break With Axis Powers

Washington, Jan. 2S-INS-Of-
fetal Washington was hopeful to-
day that the Argentine govern
ment's promise to sever diploma
tic relations with Germany and ia
pan would lead to the smashing OF
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-26
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER; Tonight:
Showers, Cooler

CHICAGO-INS- Progress in
medical science was credited today
with making possible a great per
ce9tage OF complete recovery by
victims of the infantile paralysis
epidemic in Chicago last summer
one OF the worst in the city's
history. The Cook County Chapter
OF the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis. reporting that
many Of the victims still were I'M
der treatment, predicted so per
cent will recover without perman-
ent Gripping effects.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-26

NEW YORK Inns The
sinking Of one Of three Allied
hospital ships in Anzio Bay off
the Italian west coast by Ger.
man planes was reported TO.
day by CHS correspondent
John DAILY. The German bomb
ers swooped In on the vessels
off the Allied beachhead des-
plte the fact they were light
ed up like Christmas trees
the correspondent said In a
broadcast from Allied adVanc-
ed headquarters in Italy.
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LONDON-lNS-The Nazi-dom-
mated Vichy radio broadcast dis
patch from Rome today in which 1t
was said Pope Plus XII announced
he will stay in Vatican. City even
il Rome becomes the center Of
major battle.
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-26

STOCKHOLM-INS- The Swed-
ish press today reported an official
Nazi announcement from Zagreb.
Yugoslavia. stating that British
bombers had raided the Italian
port OF Fiume and caused heavy
damage.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-26

NEW YORK-INS-The War De-
partment stood accused today by
Mayor F. H. LaGuardia of hamper
ing unemployment OF discharged
service men h its refusal to note
on the ex-soldiers' paper reasons
for medical discharges. Declaring
that % per cent Of discharged SOL
diers are mental cases, theOmayor
asserted that the city and place
ment services must know which
men these are, but the War De-
partment won't tell US"
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-26

LONDON-UP- American para
chute and air-borne troops now are
stationed in Britain. II was reveal
ed today as plans went forward
for the forthcoming invasion OF
northwestern Europe.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-26

MASON, Mich.-Former Senator
Ernest G. Nagel Of Detroit. unable
to post $500 bond when he ap-
pe;.red at Lansing for arraignment
on the State grand jury's graft con.
spiracy warrant. was fingerprinted
at the Ingham County Jail at Mason,
where he spent the night.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-26

CHICAGO-INS-At least FIVE
women were burned to death in
fire at the war plant OF the Lion
Manufacturing Company on Chi
cago's north side when they were
trapped under the east end of the
long one-story brick building, res
cue crews reported today. More
than 400 women workers were in
the plant at the time and they walk
ed out calmly when the alarm was
sounded.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-26

SAN FRANCISCO-INS De-
layed for forty-eight hours by ad-
verse weather conditions, the light
cruiser U. S. S. Flint was in its
native element today following the
actual launching from the San
Francisco yards OF the Bethlehem
Steel Company.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-26

NEW YORK-INS-Funeral ser
vices were being arranged today
Cor John Allen Partington. "a. one
OF the operating heads OF Roxy
Theater. New York. who originated
the idea of combining stage shows
with motion pictures. He died OF
a heart attack yesterday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-26

DETROIT. Mich-INS- Delay
ed train schedules today interrupt
ed Mrs. Franklin d. Roosevelt's
plans for a full day in Detroit in
spectlng war plants and nurseries
and making speeches on inter-raci
al problems. Mrs. Roosevelt had
been scheduled to arrive at the
Michigan Central station at S:2S
a. m, but the train was reported
three hours and 20 minutes behind
schedule.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-26

CHUNGKING - FMS - Mitchell
bombers of the Chinese-American
wing Of the 14th Air Force sank
six japanese vessels and severely
damaged a seventh in sweeps
against Jap shipping off the Chin
ese coast, headquarters Of Lieut..
Gen. Joseph Stilwell announced to-
day.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-26

MEXICO CITY-INS - Mexico
Chile and the Paraguay govern
ment were added today to the
growing list OF nations refusing to
grant recognition to the revolution
airy government OF Bolivia.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-26

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LONDON-INS-The air minis
try announced today that Air Mar
shall Sir Arthur Cunningham has
been named head of British tactical
air forces in Gen. Eisenhower
western invasion command, and
has assumed his duties.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-26

LONDON-INS-- Japanese .au-
thorities have ordered civilian eyac-
uation Of 10 districts in the enyirons
OF Tokyo as a precaution against
Allied aerial assaults. the Nazi
Agency DNB reported today.
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Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-09

in Ell Centro at 2:30 pm. Thurs
day.
Members of the war board, who
have not as yet been informed as
20 the exact Interpretation OF the
lew regulation, will assist the farm
ers' committee in preparing a list
Of questions to submit to the state
war board and the manpower COM
mission so farmers will know what
is intended by the rules.
Some farmers declared they al
ready are paying tractor drivers
more than $2,400 year if they work
steady Hay growers are particular
ly interested as they want to know
how the rule Will affect wages paid
during the season, many of which
are at the rate of more than S2,40O
a year. Some persons believe that
the rules do not apply to contrac-
tors but only to farmers doing their
own work. Others disagree with this
idea and believe it applies to those
who do farm work on contract as
well as to the farmers doing their
own work.
In many instances farmers are
paying their other key men in ex-
cess of $2,400 a year.
Some farmers understand the reg
ulations to mean that If they raise
salaries over $2,400 without permis-
sion the federal government will
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-09
l|MlTz DARES JAPANESE navy TO BATTLE
German Forces
Crack Along
Dnieper Bend
Reds Advance
Rapidly in
Black Sea Race

MOSCOW, Feb. 8. (UP) - Two
Russian armies smashed toward the
Black Sea ports of Nikolaev and
Kherson with increasing momen-
tum Wednesday collapsing the
whole eastern end of the German
salient inside the Dnieper Bend
and isolating the mining center of
Krivoi Rog from tree sides.
With Nikopol, source of 60 per
cent of Germany's manganese sup
plies, and the whole left bank of
the lower Dnieper in their hands
General Maliovsky's third and Cen
eral Tolbukhin's fourth Ukranian
armies joined forces for a powerful
new drive toward the Black Sea.
HIT TOWARD KHERSON
Tolbu'khin's men already had
forced the lower Dnieper at Nikopol
and were expected momentarily to
attempt a new crossing more than
100 miles to the southeast in a
frontal assault on Kherson in the
Dnieper ESTUARY Nikolaev lies 80
miles northeast of Kherson in the
Ingul and Bug river estuaries.
Front dispatches said powerful
Russian columns were pushing
rapidly along the right bank OF
the Dnieper from the Nikopol Sec
tor. Krivoi Rog, center of rich
iron deposits to the northeast, ap-
peared to have been by-passed in
the new offensive,
Tolbukhin's fourth Ukranian army
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-09
Fireman Found
Dead in Bed

Luther B. Weeks. 43, was found
lead in bed in the fire hall in Cal
exico Wednesday morning, Calexico
firemen said.
He had been on the volunteer
force since last November.
Survivors are: his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Weeks of Holtville; !;
three sisters, Mrs. EStelle CroWell
of Holtville. Mrs. Willie Lee Gage
of Seal Beach, and Mrs. Letha
Walker of Los Angeles, a brother,
Homer Weeks of Los Angeles; two
half-brothers, Lowell Weeks, who
is in the army, and Oran Weeks of
Holtville; his grandmother, Mrs.
Martha Weeks of Holtville; and
four nieceS.
Weeks had lived in Imperial
Valley 81 years. He was a member
If the Calexico Elks lodge.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-09
Allied bombers
Rake French
Coastal Points
yanks, British
Join in New
Smashing Blow

LONDON, Feb. 8. (UP) - Hun
dreds of American and British
bombers and fighter loosed
another avalanche of explosives on
the French invasion coast Wednes-
day to usher in the second day OF
an almost nonstop bombardment.
The assault followed British night
raids without loss on objectives in
Germany and France, including the
Gnome- -Rhonc airplane engine fac
tory at Limoges, central France. An
intruder plane destroyed six
engined German flying boat over
its base on the west coast OF
France.
Big formations of Marauder me-
dium bombers of the 9Th U. S. air
force joined British, Dominion, and
other Allied Boston and Mitchell
medium, Mosquito light and Ty-
phoon and Hurricane fighter
bombers in the first of today's day.
light assaults. Fighters escorted
and covered the bOmberS.
The thunder of bomb explosions
along the Pas de Calais area of the
French coast ratified windows on
the British southeast coast.
Tuesday Allied daylight assault
rocked Axis Europe from the French
invasion coast to Frankfurt with
one of the heaviest series of raids
of the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-09
Death Summons
Noted Lawyer

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 CUP) =
Harold A. Content 56, attorney, who
gained famedu ring World War I
on both civilian and fighting fronts,
died at his home, apparently from
a cerebral hemorrhage.
Content, assistant United States
attorney for the southern district
of New York from 1913 to January,
1918, figured in the successful
prosecution of Emma Goldman and
Alexander Berkman on charges of
obstructing military laws. He join
ed the army carly in 1918 and
served as captain overseas.
GaSsed and wounded in battle, he
received the distinguished service
cross, the legion of honor, the Croix
de Guerre, the order of King Leo
pold II, and the conspicuous serv-
ice cross.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-09
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9

WASHINGTON, Feb. y.
(UP)-Two civil aeronautics
board examiners recommend
ed wednesday on the basis of A
years investigation that expansion
of present domestic air carriers be
limited to cities of $4,000 popula-
ton or over and that feeder pick
up systems go to new carriers.
The examiners, William j. Mad
den and Albert E. Beitel, also urged
that the board refuse to allow sur
face carriers such as railroads,
steamship lines and bus companies
to engage in all-out air services.
They should be restricted, the ex-
aminers said Ito services which are
only auxiliary, supplemental or in
cidental to the surface transporta-
ton facilities"
Under their plan, feeder systems
into main rO,teS would be rem
dered by new carriers designated
as feeder air carriers" and service
of this type would only be author
lied on a showing that economical
trans sportation was possible. Gov
ernment aid would be possible
through proposed subsidy" for
mail handling of 25 cents per mile.
Expansion of pickup operations
should generally be authorized only
where combination pickup and
passenger service will be operated
and developed, the examiners said,
excepting in usual cases where the
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-09
And This Is
Gratitude!

CHICAGO, Feb. 9. (UP) - Mrs.
Leroy G. GGeSS was granted a
divorce Tuesday after accusing her
husband Of treating her cruelty
He said I brought home too
much steak" Mrs. Gaess said.
Every time I came home from
the meat market with big pack
age, he would say: How did you
get such big package you
must be flirting with the butcher.
Then he would strike me-"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-09
Evacuated Jap
Seeks Redress

alias of clyde Sarah" and under
went a surgical operation to alter
his facial characteristics.
The court last June, in the case
of Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi OF
Seattle, held that the army had
the wartime right to place Japan
ese-Americans under curfew, but It
did not pass on the evacuation is
sue.
Korematsu contended that the
evacuation of himself and 10000
other Japanese-A Americans had de-
prived them of their rights of ma
tional citizenship, liberty and prop
erty'
Moreover, he charged, the evacua-
ton program was unconstitutional
because it involved delegation Of
unlimited legislative power ito
courts, juries and military COM
manderS."
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-09
RabauI Blasted
In New Allied
Air 0ns|auqhts

ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, New Guinea, Feb. g..
CUP)-Allied planes battered Ra-
baul. New Britain, with 124 tons
of bombs and shot down or prob
ably destroyed % enemy planes in
new attack on that last major en-
emy base in the southwest Pacific,
it was announced Wednesday.
Shifting their attacks from the
northern New Guinea coast, where
bad weather hampered operations,
heavy and medium bombers renew
ed the drive to neutralize Rabaul,
which had escaped heavy attacks
recently because of weather condi-
tionS.
The planes, flying from Solomons
cases, roared in over RabaU at noon
Sunday, singled out Lakunai air
drome, one of three at the base, ano
hit the runway heavily.
Large fires and explosions were
seen in the plane repair shops ad-
joining the field.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-09

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. up
Constitutionality of the evacuation
of Japanese-Americans from Paci-
fic coast defense areas in 1912 was
challenged in an appeal to the su-
preme court Wednesday by Fred
Tobyosaburo KorematSu OF Oak
land, Calf, who now is in war
relocation center at Topaz, Utah.
Korematsu, a native American,
was convicted in September, 1912,
and placed on five-year probation
by California federal court for
failing to report for evacuation un-
der orders issued by 1t. Gen. j. &.
Dewitt, then head of the western
defense command.
Korematsu said he did not want
to abandon my girl and leave my
home and friends" To this end,
the record shows, he adopted the
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-09


defeated from bases in China"
Nimitz told neWsmen late yesterday
on his return from an inspection
trip to newly Kwajaleil
atoll in the Marshalls.
CITES OBJECTIVE
MY objective is to get ground
and air forces into China so that
we can get the ball rolling. That's
simple strategy. I don't believe the
Japs can be defeated at sea alone"
Nimitz said that it should be no
secret that I'VE will try to land
wherever we can in China" and
implied that any interference from
the japanese fleet would be most
welcome.
I'VE are ready to meet them at
any time and are very optimistic
regarding the outcome" he said.
OPENS SPECULATION
Nimitz's revelation of the main
objective of his trans-Pacific drive
raised the possibility that he in
tends to drive gigantic wedge
through to the Chinese coast, cover
! ed by tremendous armada of air.
craft carriers, battleshipS, cruisers
and destroyers such as enabled the
United States to wrest control OF
the Marshalls from Japan in eight
days.
He did not say how his drive
would complement that of Admiral
Lord Louis Mountbatten through
southeast Asia toward China.
Once American Pacific forces
| nave driven an invasion spearhead
INTO occupied China, Nimitz said,
the U. S. air forces would begin
to raid Japan on the scale they
now were blasting Germany.
MARSHALLS CONTROLLED
Nimitz implied that the entire
Marshalls now were under Ameri-
;an control as result Of the con-
quest of KWajalein atOll, their ad-
.ninistrative center and main air
and naval base, and ne limited that
he 10000 Japanese on the other
,our major atolls would be left to
die on the vine" while his forces
kept going" westward.
Enemy forces on Wolfe, Maloelap
Mile and Jaluit atolls, despite
their large stores of supplies, ''won'i
bother us" because their all
strength has been neutralized and
their naval forces would not risk
/ sea battle, Nimitz said
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-09
Soldier
Ballot
Bill Hit
House Refuses
To Agree on
Sena+e's Plan

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.
(UP)-The house Wednes-
day by voice vote rejected
the senate's federal ballot
amendments to the soldier vote
bill and sent the disputed legisla-
ton to conference for attempt at
some final settlement.
The action had been predicted
inasmuch as the house last Thurs
day rejected by a vote of 2l5 to
1854 an attempt to write federal
ballot provision into the states
rights bill which it subsequently
passed.
In view of that house margin
against federal ballots, the house
conferees were expected to stand
steadfast against the senate efforts
to incorporate such system into
the bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-09

pared with many countries of Eur
ope and the world in point of popu-
lation, territory, economic produc-
ton, cultural development, rich his
toric past. and glorious national
traditions.
THE Ukrainian republics popula-
ton is only slightly smaller than
that of France. White Russia ex-
ceeds Belgium, Holland, Portugal
or Sweden"
The editorial said the Baltic
states will play great role in the
future of the Soviet Unions COM
mercial relations"