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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-08
+ lllbuster on
Poll ak Seen

Washington May s-AP-Con-
cat. One is the filibuster. It's all
sharpened up for a de-hiding job
tomorrow on the anti-poll.tax bill.
Passage would force eight south
ern- states=Yirginia. Mississippi,
Alabama, South Carolina. Georgia.
Arkansas, Texas and Tennessee
to abolish the poll tax as prerequi-
site for voting.
The anti-poll takers say millions
OF poor whites and negroes are
kept from the polls by the tax.
SoutherneTs. and there are many
who agree with them, say federal
action against the tax would be an
invasion Of states rights.
Only the optimists think the bill
has a chance Southern senator's
have promised to use the filibuster
short for nonstop oratory - to
talk it to death They did It in 1871
after the House had passed a sim
liar bill.
Possibly the majority Of senators
would vote for the bill II they ever
had a chance to vote on the bill il.
self
Under House rules no member
can talk more than one hour on
any legislative proposition. But the
Senate has no such rule and per
mits endless debate which can be
stopped only by cloture.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-08

may not be found in the coming
weeks talks on international prob
lens In the economic and transpor
tatiOn fields In this phase the
bold voice OF Canada is expected 'p
be raised by Prime Minister W l.
Mackenzie King. a Jealous guard o
the oldest dominion's empire ties
who also Is DESTROYS Of maintain.
Ing the highest degree of ecanom.
&c cooperation with the United
States.
Canada and Australia are heliev-
ed to hold different opinions on
trade. Canada being anxious 10 SEQ
general post war lowering Of
tariffs IN a world trade agreement.
Australia. on tho other hand.
through Prime Minister Curtin, al.
ready has voiced iug. tence for
protection OF inius.r'os essential
10 Australia while sub efibing in
general 10 fla .aee t.slp principles
embodied i1 tho t'.aHri charter
which Churchill recently disclo ID
were enl9 sgd viHogt prejudice
10 empire preference agreements.
Tho conference is likely TO dis
cuss postwar shipping. which has
been causing SONG British concern.
as we'll rs civil arilfion and inter
national currency agreements.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-08
President Roosevelt Returns
to Capital in Top Condition

Washington. May S-AP-Presi.
dent Roosevelt went back 10 work
today, feeling a great deal better
after four weeks rest on a South
Carolina plantation. He evidently
was in top condition for whatever
may be in store on the military.
political and domestic fronts.
The President invited congress
sional leaders to the White House
this morning 10 review the legis
lative picture as it shaped up dur
ing his vacation at Hobcaw, the
$4,000 acre estate OF his old friend.
Bernard VI. Baruch, az Georgetown.
S. c.
Any number OF subjects we're %.
en- for discussion-congressional
investigations for example. OF the
governments seizure OF the Chica
go plants Of Montgomery Ward and
Company. Mr.. Roosevelt had moth
ing 10 say about that at an infor.
nal press conference before be-
started north.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-08
Empire Premiers Will Discuss
international Economic Issues

London. May Bp The pre-.
miers OF the British empire piuug
ed into the second half Of their con.
ference program today after Civ
ing approval to Allied global STRAIT
egg in a full wccE Of discussion
ranging from impending invasion
operations 10 plans for Pacific vic
tories when Germany ID. defeated
Complete agreement on military
problems was disclosed b. PrIm"
Minister John curtin u Australia
yesterday In broadcast address IU
which be said the conference had
fully endorsed a beat Hitter first
policy geared 10 pIaas for main.
tanning steady pre- sure in tho Pa
cific.
The talks designed 20 exchange
ideas rather than make decisions
appeared 10 have given Tho Brit
ish. government q keen INSIGHT al
ready in 20 how the vast en-
Dire feels about the war Wa1.
ing through war plans and foreign
policy i1 evident harmony. the
leaders obviously have accomplish
cd much toward Prime Minister
Ch1rrhil's stated aim o. putting
the British empire In It's collective
ASPECT soiidly on the map
The same agreement. however
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-08
Limit
May be Held

Washington. May S-AP-RanK-
ing Republican members OF the
House Ways and Means Commit
tee announced today they would
try to hold the national debt limlta-
ton for the next fiscal year TO
$40, 00,O0O,00O.
AS legislation to raise the limit
from S210.O0000O.000 to $3.50, 00U,-
100000 came up for discussion by
Treasury officials before the com
mutee Rep. Knutson (R-MinnD
declared he and some other minori-
ty members would seek an lntermc-
diate figure.
ION every side we see waste
and extravaganza that runs into
hundreds of millions If not into
billions Of dollars" Knutson de
clared
Even II we would set the limit
a 5000, 400 I 100000. the Roosevelt
administration would reach it ii
given a little time. It's up to us
TO see that the Administrations Is
not given any more than is abso-
lutely necessary
He said the public debt still was
some 9,00O000.000 under the pres
ent limit. but Chairman Doughtoh
D-NCD said the limitation would
have TO be increased because or
future bond sales. President
Roosevelt estimated in his budget
message that the debt will have
reached S,O00,OO0,O00 by June
20 1915.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-08
Staying Due
to Revenge

Philadelphia, May SAP Police
followed fresh leads today in an
effort to discover why someone with
motives Of revenge or grudge"
killed a retiring. church-going 49,
year-old man who apparently had
not an enemy In the world.
But officers expressed little hope
for an early solution Of what Cap
tain William Engle of the homicide
squad termed zone Of the most vic
ious murders in local history.
The victim. William II. Harten,
retired gas works employe. was
stabbed at least 80 times, an autop-
sy showed yesterday. His body was
found Saturday in the hotel room
that had been his home for 30 years.
Engle said revenge" was almost
certainly the motive in view of the
brutal knife wounds and the fact
that none Of Harten's few belong.
ings was missing.
Acquaintance and hotel EN-
ployes said Harten was man who
said little, attended church almost
daily kept six crucifixes in his
room and had few pas.'mes ether
than listening to the radio.
He was the sort Of man. the de-
tective captain said. who never
quarreled with anyone and who
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-08

Detroit May 5 William b
Stout. broad browed. mop haired
aircraft engineer ami designer.
long ago predicted combination
automobile a.rplane. now he be
lieves such a vehicle will be avail.
able within two years after the
war.
lie does not predict that IL will
replace the conventional motor.
car but he does believe that II will
lead to automobiles OF better riding
quality, improved DESIGN and bot.
ter engineering generally
Stout, who good-naiuredly SAYS
he often has been called screw
ball'-and has lived to see many
of his ideas developed into essen.
tials Of modern living made these
assertions today as he INDUCED IN
what he termed a little postwar
'imagineering'
The 60 year old Stout, l35 pounds
OF seemingly ineXhaustible energy
is one OF ayiation's most ardent
apostles He emissions training in
aviation as part Of the high school
curriculum in the near future aud
thus, tremendous expansion In the
production and use of aircraft.
That means lot more than
Just that we are going to be able
greatly TO expand the commercial
and private operation OF aircraft. %
he said. THE war has taught us.
he said. that the boy of 20 has
something tho rest OF us do not
have something that science and
industry need as does war, II prog.
ress is to continue
Therefore We must plan to com
plete the formal education OF our
youth at the age OF 20 and let in.
dustry take over from there"
An engineering graduate OF the
University OF Minnesota, Bill"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-08
Shot Brings
Two Arrests

Two men we're arrester by state
police early Sunday morning after
an alteration In which one OF
them, Fred X. Rathfon. 80. 900
Willow Rd., Willis, was. allegedly
shot in the left shoulder by the 9th
er, Marshall Mahoney, 9iIS VII
low Rd According to the story
told officers Mr. Rathfon had had
a disagreement with his wife and
she had left TO spend the night at
the Dugas home. at 9iis Willow
Rd. Mr. Rathfon had gone to the
Dugas home and attempted to in
duce his wife To return home. and
when she refused, they said, he
remained there on the outside OF
the house, looking through the
windows Mr.. Rathfon was carry
ing a shotgun. officers were inform.
ed. and Mahoney. seeing his gun,
got his own shotgun. and shot Mr..
Rathfon through the shoulder Mr..
Rathfon was placed in st Joseph
Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor. as
state police prisoner.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-08
Lend Lease
Peak Passed

Washington, May SAP ena-
tor Mcclellan (D-Tennl. acting
chairman OF the Senate Appropria-
tons Committee, called today for
a substantial tapering off" in
lend lease appropriations.
Mckellar's statement came as
the Administration asked Congress
for approximately $4,000, 900 900 In
the new. lend lease money for the
year starting July l. That sum.
combined with unexpended bal
ances from previous appropria-
tions, would be included in a ten.
tative 1916 lend-lease budget OF
about s7,1SS, So. 600.
The currenN years budget was
approximately $500, 100000. OF
which $6.273.629,000 was a new APP
preparation voted in 1913. \ total
OF S24,6S3,000.O00 has been appro-
priated since the war aid program
started in 1871.
As the Senate resumed consider
alton Of the House-approyed bill
to continue lend lease for another
year, Mcclellan told a reporter thar
he considered the program vitality
essential but he hoped peak re-
quirements had passed
II hope that there will be a sub
stantial tapering off in these ex-
penditures from now on McKellaf
said. THE United States has Ger
tainly been enormously generous
in our aid to our Allies"
Mcclellan said he believed the
bulk OF costly war and defense in
sta!lations constructed throughout
the world had been completed. ana
that some other forms OF aid
might he less in demand
Administration leaders hoped for
a final vote in the Senate today
on the extension bill. with over
whelming passage assured. The
hill merely continues lend lease an
thority. with the appropriation to
be considered later.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-08
Jaycees Campaign to Clean up,
Paint up City, in Full Swing

day after the students hal been
advised OF the necessity Of Clean
up Week. The blanks are TO be
filled ont by the parents aud re-
turned to the school on Wednesday.
The opening note of the cam
paign was sounded in local church
es Sunday where announcements
Of the campaign were made and
cooperation urged.
T. F.. Marsh. chairman of the Jay
Gee Cleanup committee states. At
this vital stage OF the war it is
most important that all residents
cooperate by making minor repairs
TO their property thus eliminating
major repairs in the future which
would require large quantities of
lumber and paint which are need
ed by the Armed Forces. Mr..
Marsh added that over 100000
100000 year damage is done to
clothing alone by moths"
An inspection tour Of the city
was made by the Jaycee commit.
tee Sunday and it is obvious that
a small amount Of effort by all res
jdents will do much toward con
serving and identifying their prop.
erty.
Rubbish will be gathered by the
city trucks beginning Thursday.
No ashes, yard rakiAgs or garbage
will be collected according to r
Fred Older, city engineer. Due to
the shortage Of man-power it may
not be possible to complete the Job
on Thursday, although the -eellee-
ton will continue until II Il finish
ed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-08
to
Have State
Survey

Lansing, Mich, May sap The
State Bar OF Michigan agreed today
at the request OF Governor Kelly to
undertake study OF legislative
processes in Michigan and submit;
report to the people.
Kelly emphasized that he and the
bar both had in mind a thorough
going study, without emphasis On
any particular point declaring mo
responsible and comprehensive
study Of this subject has been made
siuce that OF the constitutional con.
yention in 1907.
The governor said the In uiry
was not related to Circuit Judge
Leland ". Cars one-man grand
jury Investigation OF charge IS OF
graft and corruption in the leg! sla.
tu.e, which already has resulted in
the arrest or a number 81 past and
present lawmakers. II was made
clear. however. that he considered
ii would be valuable in light OF the
grand jury's charges
Charles NJ Humphrey. president
OF the bar announced the appoint.
ment OF a committee to consider
the scope OF the study. II Is com
posed of Wilbur \. Burns Of Niles,
chairman; Laurent X. Varuum.
Grand Rapids; Edward II. Fenloa
and Ben .. Shepherd OF Detroit.
Harry G. Gault OF Flint. and Albert
Z. Blashfield Of Lansing, executive
secretary Of the bar.
Kelly said the committees job
is 10 determine the most effective
way TO make the study and de
clared that when the analysis IL
completed. III II points to possible
Improvements. for one, shah no.
hesitate to ask for these improve.
ments.
Kelly said he wanted facts rather
than conclusions. save that there
would have TO be conclusions con
corning what has been found Of
advantages and DISADVANTAGES of
certain procedures in the legisla
lures OF Michigan and other states.
Tho governor said The study
VIII not be Influenced by or con.
Quoted under the supervision OF any
division Of government. and the re
port OF the state bar will be made
directly TO the people Of Michigan"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-08

In fact, he said, he was aware o.
no major problems awaiting hi
attention In Washington. since he
had kept abreast Of his official
tasks during the stay at Hobcaw
Secretary OF State HUI met the
Chief Executives special train
when II pulled in yesterday morn.
ing and brought him up TO date
on international affairs
The President attested 10 re
porters that he was feeling a great
deal better than when he left Wash.
ington a month ago 10 racuperate
from weeks OF Illness. He said no
traces were left Of Influenza Or
bronchitis.
Just to make sure OF that his
physician. Vice Admiral Ross T.
Mclntire, will subject him 10 az
other complete physical check 40
sometime this week. Dr. Ncintire
said, however. he was sure NH
See ROOsEVELT-Page 3
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-08
Church Groups Oppose
Charity Tax Deduction

Washington, May sap The
Senate Finance Committee was
called together today to give anoth-
g. push through Congress TO the
tax simplification bin but ran I'm
Immediately into a protest by Sena
tor Butler R-Neb.j against its
charitydeduction proylso.
Butler told a reporter that the bill.
as it passed the'House unanimous
ly last week allows deductions for
charity where there is no evidence
o. charity
This does not satisfy church
groups. Butler said. and he intends
10 fight II In committee
A. issue is an Arrangement by
which taxpayers generally are al
lowed fiat 10 per cent Of income
deduction 10 cover contributors.
interest and other taxes paid
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-08
ROOSEVELT
be Assured of
Enough Votes
cBy Associated Press)

With Democrats in six states
selecting delegates. President
Roosevelt may receive enough pub.
licly pledged and claimed conyen-
ton votes before this week is out
10 clinch fourth term nomination
if he wants it.
While practical politicians have
had no doubt for some time that
the President could have the nom.
nation on the first ballot for the
asking, indications are that his
party members will make certain
ia the next few days that the nee
esasry $50 delegates are available.
As of today, AIS of the $40 dele
gates who have been chosen are
pledged or claimed for Mr.. Roose-
welt.
Missouri Democrats, meeting to-
day, are expected TO name dele
gates carrying 80 votes for the
President. Wyoming may add
eight more favorable to his candi-
dacy, and Republicans in that state
will elect nine convention repre-
sentatives.
Ohio voters will participate in
preferential primaries tomorrow
in which they are expected to elect
80 delegates fayoring a fourth
term. West Virginia Democrats.
voting the same day. will pick
delegation to cast Is votes that
will be technically uninstructed
but which leaders say is likely to
lean heavily toward a fourth term
without counting the West Vir-
ginia group. the Presidents pledg-
ed and claimed delegates will to-
tai J31 ii Missouri. Wyoming ami
Ohio groups go for him and are
joined by North Dakota Demo
Gratis. who pick eight delegates
Wednesday, and Washington State
members of the party who name
is Saturday
Bricker In ohio
On the Republican side. Gov.
John w. Broker of Ohio is expect
ed TO figure heavily in the delegate
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-08
Hit
Sevastopol
Again
oBy the Associated Press.

A Say blacaeHlng fleet o. 900
American planes struck massiyely
again today at Berlin and the air
craft center ~ Bunswick after
British bomhcrs In great strength
smashed widely at invasion nerve
centers In France aud Buchares,
in Romania
Soviet ombcrs and fighters lash
ed at Scyastopol in intense week
end assaults. Moscow announced
today. and Axis broadcastsr asgcrt-
ed that extraordinarily powerful
Red Army forces were asgaulting
the besieged crlmean port IN an =
fort TO Oyerwhclm the German-Ro-
nanIan garrison,
The Russians were silent about
land operations at Seyastopol. but
Moscow customarily refrains from
preliminary announcements when
IN Red Army launches major
drives The German high COM.
mand. limiting that the Russ aus
had cracked Axis lines spoke o. a
"fluctuating battle" around ths
fortress
A Soviet communique said that
Russian warplanes. swooplng ON
Sevastopol from dawn to dusk, in
flicted heavy losses on German
and Rumanan troops, blew M am.
munltlon dumps wrecked artillery
batteries and damaged several
ships
In Great Force
British bombers In apparently
great force bombarded Na2i Europe
aFain last night. adding new des-
tructlon To that wrought Sunday
hv more than $500 Allied planes.
including hundreds OF American
heRvies. which bombarded Berlin
Bucharest and many other targets
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-08

Close Cap

Kansas City May 6 APP The
gap which had separated the north
ern and southern divisions OF the
Methodist Churches since the war
between the states until five years
ago was closed completely before
adjournment here Saturday Of Their
quadrennial General Conference.
The delegates approved commit
tee reports which completed the
Indignation OF the various financial
systems and the codifcation OF
OF church polity and set ont upon
united Crusade for Christ pro
gram 20 raise 225.000.O 900 for recon
and worldwide evanpel.
ism.
The North and South Methodist
Episcopal and Methodist Protest
ant Churches agreed FIVE years
ago 70 unite. and since then the
work Of bringing the physical as
sets OF the churches into the SIN
gular program had been in the
hands Of the committees.
The report on church growth in
the past ten years was viewed
with considerable concern BY at
least few delegates who pointed
gu that The expansion was only
in proportion to the increase IN
population. while Sunday School
membership for the same period
showed a loss Of 100000 and the
number Of ministers steadily o.
Creasing
One resolution adopted by the
conference called upon President
Roosevelt 20 stop the manufacture
and sale % intoxicating liquors un-
der his war emergency powers
Another resolution expressed die
approval NJ sunday hikes under
Boy Scout direction"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-08
Burglars in
Two Places

Two W Michigan Avenue build
lngs. Cleary College. and the Ypsi
lanti Printing Company. were bro
ken into and thoroughly ransacked
early this morning About 800 cou
pons contained In 20 gasoline
books from the Ration Board OF
flee and S2.75 from cash boy in
Cleary College office appeared to.
day 10 be the only articles OF value
taken.
Al Cleary College entrance was
gained through basement win.
dow on the east side OF the build
ing. Glass was broken 80 that an
inside latch on the steel frame
could be easily released. The col
lege offices aud the offices OF TIE
Ration Board. and Federal Pubic
Housing Authority in the same
building, were ransacked Flo
were overturned and papers strewn
over the floor In way that will
cause workers much trouble. In
the Cleary College office the in
tuders bad pried open steel cab.
inets. and scattered contents the
same as in the Rationing and llous.
ing offices.
In the college office the $275
taken, was all available. othe.
money having been banked at noon
Saturday. At the Ration office
money and ration books had also
been banked. with the exception
OF the few gasoline books which
were In envelopes, awaiting mali.
ing Although the exact number
taken could not be determined this
morning, Mrs Forrest Tefft. head
of the local office. estimated that
stamps stolen from about 20 enye-
lopes would total about 100
Investigation by the Federal Blu
reau OF Investigation representa-
tive was being carried on this
morning and the Ypsilanti police
are following through on clews
AZ the Ypsilani Printing Com
pany. across the street from Cleary
College. entrance was gained
through skylight police said The
breaking and entering OF this buld
ing was reported shortly after mid
night while the breaking at Cleary
College was not discovered untu
- 80 this morning
Activities AZ the Printing Office
were similar to those at Cleary
College The building was thor
ourhy ransacked but no money
and no articles Of value were TAX
en- as far as early Investigation
showed --
chief objective OF the intruders
o.. Bt.p4r INV -
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-08
See WAR Page B
--s--------------
Eaton Advises
Peace

A harsh, uubcnding peace with
Germany was advocated before the
Rotary club this noon by John W.
Eaton, Professor OF German at the
University OF Michigan. Pro icssor
Eaton. an ayowed follower OF Lord
Nanslttert, reminded his audience
that the psychology that has made
Hitler possible Is not new but has
characterized the German mild
for at least the last two hundred
years. Reminding his audience OF
che attitude and policies OF Fred
erick the Great, otto Won Bismarck,
and William the Second. he assert
ed that nothing has happened as
yet to give Us any reason to think
that the German people are lovers
Of peace. On the contrary, they
were responsible. he asserted. for
the first World war. and now are
guilty of second; and they Will
bring about a third world war Gn-
less something Is done TO cnange
their psychology. The great wead-
ness OF the English-speaking pco-
pies, asserted Or. Eaton, Is that
they are so imbued with the con-
cept OF sportsmanship that they
cannot comprehend that In Ger
many we have a people who know
nothing Of such an attitude, and
do not understand il. The Ger
man mind is set on world power.
and this ambition knows no bounds,
he asserted. This attitude was at
%ributed by Professor Eaton pr.
marily to the Prussians and the
Junkers. and although there are
in Germany people who do noe
share II. these people do not rep
resent and do not influence Ger
many.
In making peace. then. Profess
sor Eaton advocated three things,
% a complete and crushing mill
tary victory over Germany: (2) a
complete political re-education Of
the German people in the -philos-
ophy and ways OF democracy; Co
an occupation Of Germany that Is
harsh and unyielding. based on the
understanding that any conside-a-
ton for German sensibilities Will
only be interpreted by the Germans
as weakness on our part Profess
sor Eaton was introduced b. Hugh
Cooper.
The following were guests OF Ro-
tary: J. Karl Malcolm. and c. II.
Mckinley, Of Ann Arbor, and Dr..
H.orga IA NTiidar ~ Darfu China
and Alex Longnecker. and George
Mitchell and jim Burrell OF Ypsi-
Ianti