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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-14

Prof. and Mrs. ]. Stuart Lathers
and children, Lawrence and Judy,
will leave Saturday to visit Mrs.
Lathers' mother, Mrs. A. NJ. Brown
at Traverse City, and TO help in the
cherry harvest. Friends will occupy
their house while they are gone.
Miss Evangeline Lewis has re-
turned from Cape Cod, Mass.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-14
Fine Points in Bridqe

club suit. As a consequence. the
defenders could have picked OF
plenty OF tricks as the declarer
kept leading away from the
dummy.
South's bid is a standard gag
Of tricky bidders. II Is based on
the expectation that the suit bid
at his right would be led. Always
1t pays to view such bidding with
a bit Of suspicion. II South had
the standard kind OF hand for a
jump to 3-No Trumps, he would
have been more likely to jump to
just 2-No Trumps over East's l.
Heart. The hop into 3-No Trumps
was largely for the purpose Of
preventing any more bidding,
which might give West more in
formation about what he should
and should not lead.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-14
Gilbert Club Plans TO
Donate Blood 10 Bans

At Gilbert Club meeting Thurs
day evening. Miss Loretta Woodruff
was appointed by the president to
find out when the Blood Donor
Unit will be here. The girls plan
to go down as a group.
In further plans for the collec-
ton for the Rackham Institute, 1t
was decided that games. puzzles
and books would be taken to the
Institute on July 80.
Miss Marilyn Croghan was asked
to get Information about helping
at the hospital.
The meeting was adjourned at
S:45 until next Thursday evening
at 7:3G.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-14
Donate $50

The Huron Navy Mothers Club
voted 10 give $50 toward beautify-
ing the terrace at the back OF the
local USO building, at their meet.
ing wednesday evening.
Miss Belle Brsidwood. Detroit,
visited her aunt, Mrs. Mabel stadt-
miller. Thursday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
FRENCH COGNAC STOCKS REACH
 ALL-T|ME HIGH

Paris, Nov. 16-UP)-France's stocks of cognac are larger than ever before and there is no danger of "cognac famine" Maurice Hennessy, son of Senator James Hennesy, and director of one of the worlds leading brandy-manufactur- ing firms, said in an exclusive in- terview today.
 This years production, he added, is likely, however, to be poor owing to shortage of coal and certian special kinds of wood used in dis tilling.
 "At the beginning of the German occupation" Hennessy said, "our cognac stocks seemed to be seri- ously endangered as any German unit had the right to make it's own acquisitions. Fortunately, as a re- suit of our representations, the German military authorities later issued orders forbidding the troops to grab cognac for themselves. Our National Wine Bureau even suc- ceeded in Seizing and confiscating some 70 million francs worth of cognac which the German navy had bought through intermediates"
 German Order Cut
 Hennessy said the German au- thorities ordered French cognac manufacturers to deliver 44,000 hectoliters Q,155,OO0 gallons) of pure alcohol in 1941-42 and 66.000 hectoliters d,732,00O gallons) in 1943-44. This amount was later cut by half, so that the equivalent of about 2 million bottles was de- livered, of which only per cent was cognac.
 Finally" he said, we restricted the amount of cognac each pro- ducer was permitted to sell and took steps to enable them to ac- cumulate stocks. AS result, stocks of pure alcohol in the hands of producers and dealers last July totaled 458,000 hectoliterS or more than 12 million gallons-the high est for more than 50 years"
 Hennessy said although this years wine harvest in France will be excellent only a small amount of wine can be distilled into cognac owing to shortage of coal.
 Unaffects Supply Now
 Naturally this small production will not make itself felt immediate ly, as cognac is not sold for at least three years after its manu- facture. During this period it is stored in casks in which it fines down until it loses about 28 de- grees of its alcohol content. When the cognac leaves the still it has an alcoholic content of about 70 degrees. When it is bottled its al- coholic content is about 42 degrees.
 Another wine expert, Leon Dou- arche, honorary President of the h. ternational Wine Office, explained that cognac is produced exclusively in the two French departments ot Charente and Charente Maritime. About 79 million gallons of wine annually are distilled into cognac' he said.
 "The distillers," he said, "stin use the stills used by their ances- tors. The cognac is taken from the stills and laced in very old oak casks. The producers and dealers keep their cognac for long periods in these casks-often as much as half-a-century. Many Of them do not hesitate to lose considerable volume of liquor so as to achieve perfection of flavor"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
PENSION HEARING
 SET FOR DEC. 5
Proposed Legislation to Be Aired Publicly Be-
 fore Aldermen

Attorney William B. Fitzgerald, representing policemen and firemen, attended last nights meeting of the city's pension commission at the latter's request. Public hearings on the proposed pension legislation have been set and will be held De- cember 5, 6, 2 and 8.
 December 5 the hearing on mat ters affecting general employees of the city will be held; on December matters pertaining So teachers, December 2 and December mat ters affecting firemen and police men. All meetings will be held at 7:30 D. m. in the aldermanic cham bers.
 The commission will meet again November 29 to prepare the final draft of such proposed legislation as will be presented at the public hearings.
 Under previously proposed new legislation terms called for the pay| ment of 4 percent of pay by the police and firemen who now pay 2 percent into a fund; the contribu- tion of 3 percent of pay by general employees and the payment of 2 per- cent by teachers. The latter two guorps do not contribute to pen- sionS at present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
Social Agencies In
 First Fall Meeting
Program of Speakers Announced Today; Various
 Local Groups to Send Representatives to Session

Mir. Sorenson will outline the principles of the professional sur vey now being conducted of recre- ational and group work agencies in this city. MT. Sorenson has con- ducted numerous community sur veys, notably in Hartford, Pitts burgh, Boston, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Honolulu and Louisville, Ky.
 Miss Davis, @ native of Minneap- oils and a graduate of Mount Hol- yoke college, has served as direc- tor of the volunteer bureau of the Minneapolis Council of Social Agencies; director of the ASsocia- tion of Volunteers in New York ciyt; director of the Intercollegiate Community Services and was assist ant director of the National Asso- ciation of Public Health Nursing from 1929-1941.
 In 1941 Miss Davis became an ad- ministrative assistant of the Office of Civilian Defense in the New England region and held that post until April of this year when she was named to her present position in Boston.
 Her topic will be How Can the Volunteer Office Best Serve the Community"
 The luncheon meeting, held un- der the auspices of the Council of Social Agencies, will be attended by members of the board of direc- tors of all local agencies, provision al members of the Waterbury Jun for League and representatives of the Waterbury Council of Catholic Women.
 Roger S. Sperry, president of the Council of Social Agencies, will preside. Others attending will be Mrs. Mark L. Sperry, Jr, president of the Civilian Defense Volunteer Office; Dr. John c. Walker, first vice president of the council; Miss Agnes Fitzpatrick, second vice. president; Perry Graicerstein, re- cording secretary; Miss Sarah Ball, treasurer; Mrs. Ruth w. Garfield, executive secretary; E dward F. Graham, executive secretary of the Combined War Fund and Commit nifty Chest; Mayor John s. Mona gan and J. Warren Upson, vice. president of the C.D.V.O.
 About 125 persons are expected to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
YOUR GI RIGHTS Agencies Aid
 Veterans In Job Hunting
Rv ANN STEYICK

NEA Washington Correspondent
 O. Where do go to find about getting a job?
 A. Job-hunting help for veterans is not completely in the groove as vet. Later it is hoped that it will all be handled under one roof in most communities. So far the three agen- cies concerned are dividing up the work. War Manpower Commissions United States Employment Service will take care of you if you're look ing for a new job.
 If you want your old job back, Selective Service, that is the draft office which may have snatched you out of your job in the first place, will help you out if you run into trouble in making the deal with your old boss. If worst comes to worst, you'll get free services of a U. s. attorney to put through a rightful claim on your job.
 SEEK 9O-DAY LIMIT
 Selective Service is already doing its bit for the boys who want their old jobs back by recommending to Congress that the 40-day time-limit after discharge, in which you can apply, be pushed up to 90 days. That would give you time for a fishing trip, few weeks with the homefolks or for the odd-jobs in your personal affairs which may have accumulated while you were away.
 Veterans Administration will take care of homecoming veterans who want to go to school, whether they're disabled veterans being train ed for new jobs under vocational re- mobilization, or able-bodied veterans who want to continue their educa- ton under the CT Bill of Rights.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
TESTIMONIAL HELD
 FOR JACK FREEDMAN

Jack Freedman was honored with a "stag" dinner at Sossin's restau- rant last night. He plans to marry Miss Marie Pannone on Sunday.
 Murray Grossman was toastmas- ter assisted by Jack Henry, Bob Koskersky, John Pannone, Allan Albert, Max Bierenbaum, Herman Weisman, Clarence Freedman, Ed- ward Cohen and Harry DeVorken.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16

Roy sorenson, associate director of the National Y.MC.A. council, and Miss Evelyn Davis, director of volunteer services of the Greater Boston Community Council, will be the featured speakers at the first fall meeting of the Waterbury Council of Social Agencies in the ball room of The Elton tomorrow noon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16

FAFEN
 COLLECTION s.su1da! south " streets by plOyes of street department Put bundle of side walk before 10 Saturday. No collection if it rans
 Paper number salvage item. MAKE PAPER SAVING
 DAILY HABIT Contact some school pupil in your neighbOr
 Streets 10 Be Convossed Saturday
 by Street Department: Aver St. Fox St. PierpOnt St. Ambrose St. Francis St. Printers Ct Athea St. Pl Poplar Autumn St. Fairfield Ave-. Poplar ArbOr st. Fourth St. Ponham Allen St. Fifth St. Park Ter. Ashmun St. Freight St. Primrose St. Alton St. Field St. Porter St. Austin Rd Granite St. Qunsigamond St. Alder St. Glen St. River St. Addison St. Calvin St. Ridge St. America St. Goss St. Rye Anderson George St. Raymond St. Ave. Green St. Roland St. Ave. Greenbow St. Riverside St. Acorn St. GlenwOOd St. Russell St. Brennan PL Granby St. Rutland St. St. Greenmount Ter Rosemount Ave. P-,ar~ P,,aw. st Grand st. Railroad RSis sd Hill St. Bergen St. Ave. Spring St. BrOokdale Hamilton Ave School St. Baldwin HanOck St. ScOvll St. Baldwin Ave- Harpers Ferry Rd. South Elm St. Benjamin St. Hickory St. slocum St. Rernett St. Hill Ave. Sylvan Brvan st. Stone St. Rank St. Highland Ave. Silver St. prouu PI Hudson St. St. JOseph's Ave- v,eredct st. Hutchinson St. Margaret's Ave. BrchwoOd St. Hewey St. simOns St. Bennett Ave- Hawthorne Ave. Spring Ave- vsradIev Ave Hghview St. Spring Lake Rd. Rurr St. IdIywOod Ave. Scott Rd roI. St Jefferson St. Seminole Ave. Carmen Jersey St. Sycamore Lane Caroline St. Judd St. SOutn Ma1n o'' Clover St. Jewelry St. South View St. Cvuress St. John St. South St. r,orr.I;us Ave James St. South Pl. rT,arlevoux St. Stiles St. Center St. Keefe St. State s' rq.urch s4 Kelsey St. Summit St. raraI st Kendrck Ave. Suncrest Ave. Chatfed Ave. LOunsbury Ave. Seymour s% c.ttaga Place LOunsbury St. Sunnyside Ave. Congress LOwland Ave. Starvlew AVe Chamber St. Luke St. Shirley St. rh;rr,ar St Laval St. SagamOre St. faairmont Ave. st. South Leonard St. Chase Park Ave Lake St. South Riverside St. Country Club Ledgesidc Ave. Sixth st. Carver st. Lindsey St. Seventh S st. Denny st. Lafayette St. Temple St. Davis St. Mill St. Tracy Dougherty St. Magn St. Third St. Dixie Ave- Martin St. Union St. Draher Ave- Merry St. Vail St. East Main St. Madison St. st. Clay st. Middle St. Verzier St. East St. Market St. Wndemere Ave. Emerald Enss ldDs st ' Mohawk % N st. White Oak Lane EngIewood Ave. Meadow Washington St. Edn St North Leonard St. Weies st. East Mountain Rd Norman $. Wshtman PI Edward St. Nichols WadswOrth St. EM ''i. Ave D. Nichois Nichols Dr. Whittesey S Ave. EastasId Rr OaKhn Ave West Main st. Esther Ave Pond St. west Clay st. Fuller St. Pemberton St. West Dover st. Franklin st. Hill st. Liberty St. n st $. :sass F:ssas st s W W::ePssa F:a s ST' TsIrington Ave. Pearl Lake Rd. WsEt view st. Frisna st Proctor st white Rose Ave kaAsen st Peach Orchard Rd Xavier St.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-13

shot from a Lueger, an
excellent model no long
or manufactured, b u [
OF which there are
plenty, unfortunately
still about"
Lcdru's own pistol was
a Luegcr, and as he bent
a half hour later over one
OF the footprints, eXamin-
ing il with a magnifying
glass, he turned pale as
death and arose.
A toe was missing
from one stockinged foot.
Ledru himself lacked a
toe, and in a flash the eX-
PLANTATION of his own
damp socks came on him.
i've seen enough" ne
said to the astounded pc.
lice, give me the bullet
and III arrest the muir
dcrer within an hour"
Ledru hurried back TO
his hotel, fired a muffled
shot from his own pistol
into a pillow, and exam
ined the grooves on the
two bullets. Returning
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-13

in haste TO Paris he reported directly his chief
Il have the murderer and the evidence, but l
still don't know the motive"
Where's your prisoner? asked the CHIEF, and
Ledru answered.
Il am my own prisoner, and here is the cyl.
dence."- He laid his gun with the two bullets and
a pair Of socks on the desk.
This evidence is incoHtTovcrtibie, added the
great detective with bowed head. Il can add Moth
ing 10 it, but there is no need to add anything
1 did it while walking in my sleep there before
you is the proof of ii but l remember
nothing"
Lcdruis chief Mortified, refused to believe IT,
feeling that the great detective must be going
mad Ecdru laid photographs of the stockinged
footprints on the floor, removed his right shoe
from the foot where years ago. toe had been
amputated, and pointed out that there could be
no possibility or hope Of error.
Il still know my trade" he said, land I've
tracked down the killer. l am my own prisoner.
and yours"
This strangest of all cases of homcidal SOM
nambuliSm had a dignifed sequel, worthy OF
Ledrus great reputation, his devotion TO the
safety of the public, and indicative OF the affec-
tonate esteem in which ne held even in his
and a pension, went to live on farm and slept
until his death, under guard in a barred room
DR. Werner Wolff OF the Bard College EXten-
sion of Columbia University, author OF the pro-
found work Experimental Depth Psychology.
does not believe that 10 Ann Kger and other
somnambuliSts in this tragic category should
sleep thereafter in barred rooms with guards, as
Ledru did.
But ne feels strongly, and other scientific au.
thorities agree that matter how innocent the
waking personality may be- how strongly JUS
titled are uries in their acquttal verdlcts, pro
vision should be made for subsequent psychiatrc
examination, and treatment when required.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-13

on the ptdCll dl spdlllAt fhAAi 1oCNf
and asked Ledru TO go out and help
the local authorities.
The Sainte Addresec police were
delighted 10 have so famous a col
laborator on the case.
I'VE haven't very much 10 go
on" they said. The murdered
man. Andre Monet, was small
Partisan business man, down here
on a modest vacation. He was
neither rich nor poor had few
friends, no enemies. no love af-
fairs. In fact, he was a harmless
little bourgeois nobody. and why
ANYBODY would have killed him is
one of the things we just can't
figure out.
Ills clothes were not rifled. II
wasn't robbery Apparently II was
one OF those murders without
motive which are always pest,
and nearly always the hardest TO
solve. Yes, we've found and are
guarding the murderer's foot
prints, but they can't help much
because he was in his stocking feet
mo shoes to identify.
Eyes, we have the bullet, but il
can't help much either. II was
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-13

mama all dead and bloody"
lie added, sobbing as If his
heart would break, %. /
loved my mama"
Sylvester p. Darden, the
father. was put on trial for
the murder, but when fearful
Jackie took the stand, the trial
ended In speedy acqufttai.
What puzzled the psychologists
who had been called in was
that Jackie had no memory
dream or nightmare.
, ,s.orc aU0 NUbpu Alfred Nor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-13


Leonard ChanCcy, a 2i-yearold railway mail clerk,
Who puzzlcdly reported the loss In transit at
Macon, Ga. OF $4,000 in Federal Reserve cash.
The police and Federal agents were not puzzled
at all They figured nobody could have caused
the disappearance Of the money but Chancey
hmscf-and They were right But how TO prove
in was problem.
CLANCY, intelligent straightforward, with
record for perfect honesty, welcomed all their
questions sympathizcd with their suspicious
begged 10 help in any way he could, which made
them feel little foolish
Finally, digging in the young mans past, they
hit on a possible key 20 the mystery Former
buddies of Chancey's. when he'd been in the Ma
rineS remembered a lot of queer sleepwalking
stories and Jokes about him. The agents tried
questioning Chancey when he was sound asleep
Sleeping Chancey, 10 their triumphant amaze
mcnt responded frcely-in his sleep.
N And not only that! Sleeping Chancey arose
it'll his eyes wide open, but still so obviously
sound in slumber that not even the most cynical
observer doubted IT, and walked eight sleeping
miles 10 a farm where he led them 10 shallow
hole in which they found the $4,000 intact.
The strangest and most dramatic case IN the
modern annals Of "slccpwalking crime" is that
of the brilliant French detective, Robert Ledru,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-13

Whatever OF any dream OF ffBfftffidte
Similarly, some years ago, when Alfred Nor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-13

rison OF Mount Vernon, ~ Y,
shot and killed his wife. and went
10 trial with the plea nc WIS
sieepwalkinE, he testified that he
hadn't awakened until IN n y
hours later.
! This detail almost sent him
70 the electric chair. for the jury
could not believe that the eXplo-
son OF the gun in his hand would
have failed % shock him back 10
reality He was acquitted on
medical evidence that sOmnam.
bulists can sleep through virtu-
ally anything
A retiring English gentleman,
Frank J. Stockwell. mild as a
mouse in waking life. not only
murdered his wife atrociouSly
but hacked her 20 pieces after.
ward. while walking IN his sleep
He had always been normal. and
there was no psychiatric history
in his family. He was so shocked
by the horror OF what he had
done that he went raving mad
and was committed 20 an asy-
lum for the insane.
Less tragic but equally weird
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-13

who died recently in Paris at the age of 80. his
life and career ruined by the murder he corn
intted while he was walking on the seashore IN
his sleep
At the age Of s. already famous but so nerV-
Gus and overNvorked that colleagues feared ne
would break under the strain, he went 10 the sea
port of lie Havre, mentally and physically eN-
hausted lay down in his hotel bedroom and fell
profoundly asleep. A full y hours later he aWoke,
=keeTi-TT4iTfetf and refreshed. In hastily dressing
he noticed that his socks were wet, and won
dered about it, but brushed ii from his busy mind
Next day his chief in Paris wired that the body
OF a man, apparently lone midnight bather had
been found naked with a bullet through his, hear:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-13

: can't help much either It was
Evening star., 1944-02-02
| Roberts Denounces
Inconsistent Rulings
|0f Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has drawn a
rebuke for Inconsistency from one
Of its senior members-JusticeR Rob-
erts.
Dissenting from a decision in an
admiralty case, Justice Roberts.
Joined by Justice Frankfurter, said:
"The tendency to disregard prec-
edents in the decision of cases like
the present ha- become so strong
in this court Of late as, in my view
to shake confidence in the consist
ency Of decision and leave the courts
below on an uncharted sea of doubt
and difficulty without any confidence
that what was said yesterday will
be good tomorrow, unless indeed a
modern instance grows into a Gus
tom Of members of this court to
make public announcement of a
change of views and to indicate that
they will change their votes on the
same question when another case
comes before the court"
Stone Writes Decision.
The decision which drew Justice
Roberts fire was written by Chief
Justice Stone, who is the only other
member of the court besides him
self not appointed by President
Roosevelt. a.
In the decision, announced Mon
day, the court held a seaman could
be indemnified for an injury sus-
tanned when a rigging broke. This
reversed the findings of the lower
courts and, according to Justice Rob-
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Hole Asks Congress
For 8 More Years
To Liquidate Loans
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Responding to congressional
request for a plan to liquidate the
Home Owners Loan Corp. at the
earliest practicable date" the agency
formally asked yesterday for the re-
manning eight years of life envisaged
at its depression era birth.
John H. Fahey, head of the Hole
submitted the report on the dead
line fixed in last years Independent
Offices Appropriations Act.
Many proposals for forced lioui-
dation have been examined for sew
eral years, he said, but none has
been devised which compares in
economy and effectiveness with that
which Congress incorporated in the
Home Owners Loan Act, and no
scheme has been suggested which
would not increase greatly the Gov
ernment loss"
To a press conference after the
report went to Congress, Mr.. Fahey
spoke of the agency's 11-year- old
history, declaring that HOLES
amazing success" itself had gen.
Grated "a good deal of superficial
talk" about liquidating it without
an adequate examination of facts. u
Mr.. Fahey said the congressional
request was not. altogether clear"
because the Hole has been engaged
in liquidation opera tions since it
halted loans in 1886 and by last
June 80 had reduced its original
So, ,484 ,0000 900 investment to $l632,-
100000, or 531 per cent liquidation
Evening star., 1944-02-02

erts. resulted In "nullification Of an
earlier decision. indistinguishable in
face and INV, which has stood un.
questioned for Is years"
In accusing his associates of in
consistency Justice Roberts referred
to the turriaboutAon Jehovah's Wit
ness cases.
Decisions Later Reversed.
The court first held that children
Of Witnesses could be required to
join in the flag-salute ceremony in
public schools even though they
contended the observance was coun-
ter to their religious principles
Later this decision was reversed
and the court likewise recanted on
an earlier ruling and held that
municipalities could not require the
group to pay merchandise licensing
taxes for selling religious literature
Before the flag-salute reversal,
Justices Douglas, Black and Murphy,
who had voted originally to uphold
the school authorities in requiring
the tribute, announced in another
case that they believed the earlier
decision should be overruled.