The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-18

piXon line gave Tor their congress
men.
Observation-Disclosures
Ington politieos, newspapermen
and amateur detectives threw
out a dragnet today for the
worlds greatest foreer-a man
who forged Harry Hopkins
D name to a White House let
ter and then forged the name
OF Harold L .lckes' eonfiden-
tial aide to a series of letters
on Department Of interior sta
tionery. The forger search
was launched after Sen. Lam
ger (R) N. D., charged In the
Senate that George N. Briggs.
a confidential aide to Iekes,
provided c. Nelson Sparks, for
mer Akron mayor, with the
letter purportedly signed by
Hopkins. saying that Wendell
WiIlkie lis going TO be the
man" In 1914. Hopkins brand
ed the letter as forgery.
LA PAZ, Bolivia-AP-The min.
&stry of economy announced today
that, acting on orders Of the Eco
homie Defense Board. 1t had as
Bumed control of all Japanese
kirms in the country and that steps
were being taken to prevent any
Withdrawal OF their funds.
LONDON-UP-Marshai Jo-
sip (Tlto) Brozovich, leader
Of the Ugoslav partisan, has
been wounded In military op-
erations, radio Cairo said to-
day.
LONDON, ont. -AP- District
holice we're on the watch today
Tor four German prisoners of war
who, it was disclosed last night,
Escaped from a lumber camp at
Mead in northwestern Ontario
some time between Saturday night
md Monday morning. Details of
Fhe escape were not Immediately
available.
LONDON -AP-Reflecting furth-
er improvement in shipping con-
iitions, a supplementary schedule
pf war risk rates dated Janu-
hry II reduces the quotation Of
.argoes between North and Cen
rial America and the Persian
kulf from seven and one half to
tx and one half per cent.
CHICAGO-AP-The % year old
iece of James Stanley Joyce,
vice married millionaire lumber
nan, was left the bulk &C his more
han S4,000,000 estate, It was dis
losed in his will filed in probate
ourt yesterday. Joyce, third hus-
land of Peggy Hopkins Joyce and
alter third husband of Mrs. Mel
lie Vail Joyce, did not name either
s a beneficiary in his will. The
state will go to Mrs. Beatrice
Joyce Richardson. a daughter of
he late lumberman's brother. Day
and wife Of a naval lieutenant.
WAMPUN. Wis. -AP- Renewed
utbursts of noise and an attempt
sst night TO start fire in a cell
lock were reported by Wisconsin
tate prison officials today as dis
urbances among the 500 convicts
Continued for the fifth day.
NEW YORK-AP John Edward
Wilson, IS, former craft board Of
icial under indictment with brew
ry heir Cert Hans Won Contard
IN a charge Of conspiracy to vio-
lte the selective service act.
lunged to his death last night
rom a IA story midtown building.
LONDON-AP- Prime Minister
Churchill returned to London I'M
xpectedly today after convalesc-
hg from an attack of pneumonia
the Middle East and told a
heering House of Commons that
e expected to make a statement
IN the war in the near future.
BUENOS AIRES-INS- Rescue
Forkers continued combing the
uins OF San Juan today, seeking
additional victims of Saturdays
ragic earthquake which left as
lany as 5000 believed dead and
mother 10000 injured. Although es.
mates of the number Of victims
|aried considerably. the sanitation
thief OF the nearby province OF Cor
oba to whichimany OF the homeless
nd injured had been removed said
hat he believed at least 5000 per-
BINS we're killed. On the other hand,
he sanitation chief OF San Juan
self said approximately 5000
ere dead and 5000 injured.
HOLLLYWOOD-INS - Robert
baylor, former film star who has
list become a lieutenant (senior
rade) in the Naval Air Corps, will
e stationed in Livermore, Califor-
la, friends in Hollywood heard to-
ay.
NEW YORK-INS-The tumbling
lays Of Umberto Veraci. 45-year-old
lmeber Of the comedy-acrobatic
eam known as the Three Man
els may be over for good today.
eraci suffered fractured hip dur
be- yesterday afternoons theater
erformance. No one In the audi
nee suspected anything was wrong
hen Umberto climaxed the act by
bling his usual double-somersault
hto a table. His two partners car
ed him off stage, where he was
ished unconscious to the hospital.