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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21
Maverick Notes Value in
Baruch RecOnyersiOn Plan

these other developments on the
postwar planning front;
|. Mr.. Roosevelt repeatedly was
pondering an executive order nam.
ing VIII Clayton. assistant to Sec
rotary OF Commerce Jesse 5ones.
and the worlds biggest cotton mer.
chant, as surplus property admin
istrator, post suggested by Bar
uch.
The Senate Truman Committee
FASTENED completion OF It's own post
war report which IS expected TO be
issued within a week.
3. The Senate Executive Expend
lures Committee pushed the re.
vised Patman bill. already passed
by the House. which authorizes dis
position OF surplus property through
the Budget Bureau under definite
regulations.
L. Sen. George Cd Ga, chairman
OF the Senate Postwar Planning
Committee. prepared TO introduce
a bill implementing his groups
plan for an Office OF Demobiliza.
ton under the wing OF Congress.
Meanwhile, Sen. Davis (R) Pa.
charged that an effort Is being
made by bureaucratic agencies to
circumvent Congress through issu
sance OF an executive order on the
basis OF the Baruch report.
There Is great danger OF mis-.
handling OF the billions OF surplus
property after the war and Con-
gress should lay down the rules"
Davis said.
Contending the economic read
justment OF little business should
come first so It will not be squeezed
out. Maverick disclosed he already
has begun training an SWPC staff
In the armys contract terminate
school.
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on
Wages Sought

Washington, Feb. 21-UP- Or
ganized labor appeared determined
today to override Administration
opposition and bring an immediate
showdown on its demands for re-
vision OF the little steel wage
formula.
Recent developments had indicat.
ed that the Administration could
delay a decision on the demands
at least until late spring. perhaps
until there was a congressional de-
vision on reenactment OF the price
control and sterilization laws.
But labor protests against the
alleged disparity between the &C
tEal cost OF living and allowable
wage increases have grown in VOL
ume since it became apparent that
the Presidents committee invest.
eating the government cost OF liv-
ing index would not complete its
findings for several weeks, perhaps
months.
Mr.. Roosevelt appointed a COM
mittee Of five War Labor Board
members Nov. to investigate la
Dor criticism that the index was
inaccurate The labor members,
George Meany. AFL secretary
treasurer, and r. J. Thomas,
president of the United Automo.
bile Workers (CIO). submitted a
proposed report Jan. %. holding
that the cost Of living had risen
43.5 per cent against 23.4 per cent
in the official index and the-15 per
cent cost Of living wage adjust.
ment permitted by the little steel
formula.
A. F. Hinrichs. acting commits
sioner of labor statistics. began
preparing reply promised for this
week.
Labor members believed. how.
ever, that the full committee would
not complete its report for at least
two months. Hence they submit
ted their report directly to Presi-
dent Roosevelt Saturday night.
charging the rest OF the commit
tee with extraordinary delay"
and asking an investigation OF the
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Ypsilanti High School in 1893. a.
ter which he attended the Normal
College. He was member OF the
Masonic Order and before that was
active In the Order Of DeMolay.
and was a member OF the First
Presbyterian Church. He had
lived here all his life. having
been born Aug. 10. 1921.
Rev. Mr.. Bair spoke also Of the
impressive service record OF the
youth. stating that he held high
est honors OF his class when he
was graduated from Great Lakes
Naval Training Station. He re-
ceived further training at Jack
sonville. Fla. and Norfolk. Va.
A large picture Of AR Winter
was placed on a raised white-cover-
ed stand at the front Of the church.
under which was his gold star
flag. The stand was banked with
many floral offerings. and was
flanked b. four American flags.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21
Party Bolt in
East Foreseen

Washington, Feb. 21-UP-Mov-
ing boldly in Massachusetts against
President Roosevelts renomina-
ton, anti-New Deal Democrats are
out in the open today with their
threat to bolt the party il neces-
sary to block a fourth term.
Success OF this anti-fourth term
strategy inevitably would obtain
election OF Republican president
next November. The Democrats
who hope to get Mr.. Roosevelt out
of the White House are reconciled
to that They seek primarily, to
eliminate the President as party
leader and to regain control of
the organization for regular Demo
Gratis.
The movement was formally
launched in Boston last night with
announcement that former Gov.
Joseph B. Ely was candidate for
the Democratic presidential nomi-
nation in that state, only. His
name will not be entered in other
states.
The maneuver frankly was ack.
nowledged to be designed to block
fourth term. The Massachusetts,
presidential preference primary Is
on April %.
The pattern sketched by Ely
manager envisages conservative
Democratic bolt, organization OF a
third party and nomination OF a
Jeffersonian Democratic PRESIDENT
al and vice presidential ticket II
Mr.. Roosevelt is nominated again
at Chicago next July.
Ely led the Alfred K. Smith stop
Roosevelt movement at the 1892
convention. He participated In
the futile 1886 convention OF Jeffer-
sonian Democrats at Detroit, Mich.
He opposed a third term.
Most significantly, the 1914 stop
Roosevelt movement has cemented
roots. Sen. David /. Walsh, D.,
Mass, is reliably reported to be
backing Ely. 1t is in the Senate
that any national conservative
Democratic movement probably
would have to be originated.
Somewhat the same strategy has
been tried before in half-hearted
fashion. Smith took a walk" in
1886. 1t got nowhere.
To succeed this year 1t would
require bold cooperation in other
states and so far the stop-Roose-
welt movement has been more
words than action throughout the
country. 1t is known however thai
former Postmaster General James
A. Farley has been hopeful that
several southern and other states
would put up favorite son candi-
dates who would withhold delegate
votes from Mr.. Roosevelt at the
Chicago convention.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21
OF
Finland Seen
as Solution

Washington. Feb. 2l- ms -
Strong diplomatic belief prevailed
in Washington today that Finland
would welcome American military
occupation as a means of secur-
ing that country's withdrawal from
the war.
Stockholm reports that such a
possibility is being considered in
connection with the Russo-Finnish
peace talks aroused great interest
in Washington.
The view prevailed in RESPONSE
Bile diplomatic circles that such a
plan might provide the key to Fin
lands withdrawal from the war II
Soviet Russia was agreeable to IT,.
The Finnish people are known
to be eager to get out OF the war.
However, they are faced with a
dilemma. II they surrender uncon-
ditionally to Russia, they fear they
will lose their future independence.
II they make separate peace with
Russia, they also fear trouble with
the six or seven German divisions
stationed in northern Finland.
They don't want to exhaust them
selves trying to chase the Germans
out only to pave the way for the
Russians to come in and conquer
them.
Firms Willing
However, If an Armistice could
be arranged under which American
forces would occupy the country,
and, II necessary. chase the Ger
mans out, it is believed the Firms
would gladly accept it.
It is further believed that under
such an arrangement, Finland
would be willing to leave the CUES
tion of its future frontier with Rus
STA to be decided by a United Ma
lions council after the end OF the
European war. This would be in
accord with the view frequently ex-
pressed by Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull that European boundry
settlements should he postponed
until Germany has been defeated.
Not at War
Although Great Britain as we'll
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German BOlnberS Hit London
After Big Raid OH Germany
Fire
Raid Since
Blitz

London. Feb. 2l-UP-- German
bombers hit London with probably
the biggest fire raid since the blitz
last night while the Royal Air
Force attacked Germany In the
wake OF a record 1000 plane Amer
lean daylight assault that cut Nail
fighter plane production IS per
cent.
A Zurich dispatch indicated that
Friedrlchshaten and possibly Mum
lch In southwest Germany were bit
by a large force OF Raj heavy
bombers shortly before 4 a. m.
Big flashes from explosions
were observed from the Swiss from
tier In the area OF Friedrichshafen.
the site OF the Luftschiffbau Radar
factory. and Swiss observers saw
continuous flashes for 20 minutes
In the direction OF Munich. indus.
trial center and Germany's fourth
largest city.
The fire raid on London came in
two waves, both short but sharp
the largest before midnight and the
second In the early morning hours.
Rescuers still were digging for
trapped victims at dawn.
Ten Fires
Nearly so individual areas were
hit by German explosives and in.
cendiaries and the glow OF the
! fires lighted the sky in all direc.
tlons from Central London before
they were controlled. From one
vantage point II was possible 10
count 10 separate fires.
Reports OF fatalities came IN
ones. twos, threes and fours and
the casualties from blitzed schools
and residential and shopping dis.
tricts appeared more numerous
than at any time since tho big
raids OF 1901.
Incendiaries set fire TO the roof
Of convent in one section and
nuns fought through the flames
In an attempt to save one sister
who was trapped and 10 SALVAGE
! their possessions. Other fire
4 bombs hit a club where American
soldiers on leave we're sleeping
and tlsy stayed TO help fight the
I flames.
No Comparison
But there was no comparison be-
[ tween the raid on London and yes.
terday's Eighth Air Force smush
at six targets ringing Berlin de"
scribed In Washington by Gen.
Henry II. Arnold chief OF the
Army Air Forces. as the biggest
United States air mission in bis
tory
Arnold said his estimate that rs
per cent Of Germany's fighter
plane production was knocked ont
in single day by upwards Of p
500 tons OF American bombs ~
conservative
More than 1000 Flying Fortress
SEES and Llberators. escorted by an
almost equal number Of fighters.
attacked Leipzig and at Rast five
other German towns on the outer
rim Of the defense ring around
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Fire Damages
Restaurant

Fire OF an undetermined origin,
the second such fire in less than
a year. swept the Wagner Lunch
early Sunday morning, causing con
siderable damage to the interior
Of the building, and TO stocks Of
food stored there. The fire was
discovered by Police Officers James
Borst and Lawrence Doornbos.
who called the fire department.
but the flames had gained head
way. and the interior OF the build
ing was charred with much smoke
damage. The City Taxi stand.
next door to the lunchroom, was
not damaged by flames.
Firemen were called to 521 First
Ave. about 10 o'clock this morn
ing to extinguish a fire there.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21
Troops Storm
Onto Shores
Eniwetok

Eniwetok toll, Feb. l7-CDelay
ed lNS-The 22nd Division Ma,
rines aad lOGth Army Infantry
stormed ashore OH Eniwetok Atoll
this morning. choking off the Japa.
nese air supply lines to the enc
my bases on Wake and in the east
EN- Marshalls. They are In posses
sion of the western half of the
island.
The Marines and Army troops
executed their daring mission un.
der cover OF terrific naval and air
bombardment of the 2l-mile Atoll
by a terrific naval and air BON
bardment OF the 2i.mile Atoll by
United States warships and swarms
OF carrier planes.
In a thanking movement on En-
gebi Island, which Is situated on
the northern tip OF the Atoll, the
Marines first seized several smaller
Islands adjoining Engebi.
This was the pattern that was
followed in tn successful invasion
OF EwGpalein At9ll. the heart o.
the Marshalls.
In less than seven hours the Ma
rlnes captured the priced air1eld
on Engebi-a runway Of 5000 feet
by 300 feet wide.
Big land based American bomb
ers will be able to use this strip
for regular raiGs on Truk and other
hitherto untoGchable enemy bases
In the Caroline and Mariana
Islands.
Eniewtok Atoll Is only 40 miles
from Truk. approximately 600 from
Wake and less than 400 miles from
Ponape, on the eastern fringe OF
the Garolln . Ponape Is the only
Jap base between Eniwetok and
Truk
The invasion OF Eniwetok brings
the forces OF Admiral Chester w.
Nimitz and General Douglas Mac.
Arthur even closer together as
the Gigantic United States Pacific
pincers really begins to pinch the
Japs.
Eniwetok Atoll Is composed OF
so coral isles. three OF which are
signihcant-Engebi. Parry and Enl.
wetok. The latter two are located
on the southern part OF the Atoll
and adJoin N other.
Parry is 5000 yards long and
500 yards at its widest point. Emf
wetok Is 5000 yards long and 500
yards wide.
without Eniwetok, the outer rim
OF Jap defenses are Isolated from
air and sea routes and will be en-
dangered by L tied States air pa
trolls flying from the newly acquir-
ed base on Engebi.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21
Meat Eating Animals
Not Wanted in Zoo I

Chicago. Feb. 21-INS-The scar
city OF brown points brought sor'
row today TO children OF East Chi
cago, Ind, who are among the most
constant patrons OF the zoo.
The East Chicago park board re-
luctantly voted to dispose OF all its
meat-eating animals. leaving only
the vegetarians. The carnlyorous
animals were bought by Ben Maya
yern, a retired lion tanner. who
took them TO his farm at the out
skirts OF Bridgeman, Mich.
Among them was a lion which
formerly performed with the CLYDE
Beatty circus, four alligators. a
crocodile. and brown bear. One
bear remained. an eccentric hear
from Upper Michigan. which eats
only bread and green stuff.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21
Students to
be Graduated

With the graduation exercises to
be held Thursday. Feb. "a. the
Army Air Forces Technical School
at Willow Run, the .otal number OF
students turned out for duty with
units OF the AAF will exceed 10000.
To mark this event the graduation
exercises will be held in the au-
ditorium OF the Ford Willow Run
Bomber plant and will be attended
by high officials OF the Ford Motor
Co.. and the Army Air Forces.
The school was established in
June. 1912, to train mechanics of
the AAF on the ia Liberator
bombers and engine mechanics.
This specialized training Is given
by the Ford Motor Co., under gov
eminent contract. The soldier
students receive their military
training and are quartered in the
AAF Technical School post where
the school facilities are located. ad-
jacent to the bomber plant.
Graduation exercises are sche-
duled for 1 o'clock Thursday.
Headquarters Changed
Detroit. Feb. 21-INS-The War
Department announced today that
effective March I. the Willow Run
Amy Airbase will be under the
AAF Eastern Technical Training
Command Headquarters in ST.
Louis becarse OF the adjustment
on that date OF the AAA Central
Technical Training Command.
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to
be Father

Hollywood. Feb. 2i-UP-Char.
lie Chaplin. who Is about to be-
come the father OF child he ad-
mlts proudly is his, was scheduled
10 appear in federal court today
for arraignment on white slavery
and conspiracy charges instigated
by red-haired girl who still
claims he also is the father OF her
infant daughter
Chaplin's bride, the sloe-eyed. is
year-old Coma O'Neill. announced
that she will become a mother in
August. as .Chaplin's attorneys re.
hearsed for the last time their re-
quests that Federal Judge p r. T..
O'Connor quash the case on the
ground that a federal grand jury
had not substantiated its charges
against the multi.millionaire Brit
ish comic and six other co-defend-
ants.
The new Mrs. Chaplin told OF her
forthcoming motherhood less than
a week after her whitehaired hus-
band had undergone a blood test
which indicated he could not pos.
sibly be the father Of Joan Barry's
fourmonth-old daughter. Blood
test or not, Miss Barry has made
no move TO drop her paternity
charges.
81 am terribly, terribly happy"
said Miss O'Neill, in telling about
the new member of the Chaplin
family. 81 hope this news will stop
a lot OF those silly rumors that
are going around"
The daughter OF Playwright Eu-
gene OH;eill did not specify what
rumors. She said II her child Is
a boy. she would name Il Lee"
III it is girl" she added, 81
don't know what we'll call IL, ex.
cept that it won't be Coma"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21

Washington. Feb. 2l-INS -
Maury Maverick. chairman OF the
Smaller War Plants Corporation.
hailed the lParuch reconversion re-
port today as very helpful" to the
cause OF small business.
Mavericks statement came as
President Roosevelt was reported
studying the draft of an executive
order putting into effect the ma
chinery OF the Barucn program and
Congress continued TO demand &C
ton on its own plans.
The SWPC chief refused to get
excited" over the current differ
ences between Capitol Hill and the
executive branch as to which shall
control postwar readjustpssnts. He
asserted that the conflict would be
ironed out in due course.
Got to Plan
"We've got 10 do our planning
now, discuss our plans and not
withhold anything from the people, +"
Maverick said. THE Baruch report
is fortnight, honest and very help
ful TO the cause OF small business"
Maverick cited as commend.
able" the portions OF Baruch's stu.
dy proposlng early reconyersion for
smaller business: special credit for
little plants; broadening OF the loan
powers OF SWPC; frightened con-
tract termination procedure, and
disposal OF surplus properties in
small lots so that little business
can share in them.
other Developments
At the same time, there were
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21

AN ADVANCE BASE IN BUR
MA-INS-Lieut. Gen. Joseph W.
Stilwell directed activities OF his
American-tralned Chinese troops
today, mistaken by 10 Japanese
shells which came near ending his
life. The Jap shells. fred from a
10 millimeter gun, nearly caught
Uncle Joe" while he was making
an inspection tour near the front.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21
Veto Seen as
Bold Notice
by president

Washington, Feb. 2t-lNS-Presl-
dent Roosevelt conferred with the
Congressional big Four" today on
the overall congressional situation,
but especially on tax legislation.
The Chief Executive called in Vice
President Henry Wallace, Sen. A..
ben Barkley, Speaker Sam Ray
burn and Rep. John Mccormack.
Washington. Feb. 2l- ms -
President Roosevelt's now ''gener-
ally" expected veto of the new tax
bill was viewed in responsible Ad-
ministration quarters today as a
bold notice that he again proposes
to assert his domestic leadership
over Congress.
Mr. Roosevelt, according TO well.
founded opinion, is personally TAX
ing the initiative and from now
on in this election year will yield
no ground to his congressional OPP
ponents on major domestic issues
His singing soldier vote fraud
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21
Congress Today

tBy Associated Press)
Senate
Meets at noon. debates bill to
change the name OF skim milk.
House conierees seek State-Fed-
eral compromise on service voting
bill q D. nj
House
Awaits presidential action on
revenue bill (noon).
Banking Committee considers
legislation TO extend the Commodity
Credit Corporation.
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Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Cloudy, snow

CHICAGo-INS-At least three
new witnesses will be heard March
3 at the resumption OF the inquest
into the death OF Mrs. Frank Starr
Williams, wife OF a diplomatic at
tache, who was shot and fatally
wounded in her Drake Hotel apart
nent Jan. 10. it was announced to.
day. Two OF them, Pierre and Ce'
ellie Courtois, operators of beau
ty salon. already have been sum
moned to appear at the inquest
and a similar summons was await
ing Nine. Marguerite Pick, mod
iste. who police said had made
gowns for the wealthy socialite for
uany years.
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Tues. Feb. 20. washington's Birth
day. All City offices closed.
Adv. AL
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21

LOS ANGELES-INS-A soaked
and shivering Los Angeles, hit by
its worst winter storm since two
inches OF snow fell in January.
1882. looked forward today to still
more rain or hail. Two inches of
shall which fell Sunday whitened
the streets and gave the appear
ance Of bleak wintry scene as al
tomobiles cut ruts through tina
frozen rain. In "a hours $50 in
ches OF rain were recorded.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21

WASHINGTON-INS- Sen. Bur-
nett MaybaRk tD} S. c.. planned to
introduce a resolution in the Sen
ate today calling for an investiga-
ton OF the decline 4 cotton con-
sumption which he labeled as
alarming. Maybank's action was
made as government officials pre-
dicted cotton consumption for the
1894 production year would drop
about one million bales below the
previous year.
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see WAR Page /.
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See VETO-Page 2
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ST. LOUI5-INS-Five prison
ers who escaped from the st. Louis
city jail after overpowering a
guard and saving bars from a
fourth-fioor window with crude
hacksaws still were at large today.
The men escaped last night after
one of the prisoners overpowered
the 63.year old guard in the corri-
dor, pushed him against the bars
of a cell and took the cell key
while a second prisoner held the
guard.
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CLEVELAND INS-lnspectors
probed in debris at the Monarch
Cap Screw & Manufacturing Com.
pany today to determine the cause
OF a $4,000 fire which swept
through the Cleveland plant.
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See FINLAND-Page .
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21

WASHINGTON-INS- Attorney
General Francis Biddle announced
today that denaturalization pro-
ceedings have been instituted
against Isidor Condo Fernandez. a
member Of the Spanish Felange in
Puerto Rico.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21

ALBUQUERQUE, ms Two
German prisoners OF war recap
tured just short of a successful es.
cape to Mexico were scheduled for
return today to Camp Hale, Colo,
while federal authorities prepared
TO prosecute the first American SOL
der charged with treason in World
War II. The soldier, Pfc. Dale Ma
pie, %, San Diego, Cal, faced the
death penalty II convicted on either
OF two federal charges: desertion
from his wartime post of duty at
Camp Hale and aiding in the prison
ers' break for liberty.
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See SHAKEUP-Page .
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STOCKHOLM-UP - Swedish
press reports said today that for
mer Finnish Premier Julio K. Paas-
ikivi was expected to return to
Helsinki within a few days to re-
port on what progress he has made
in extending peace feelers to Rus
STA.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21

BOSTON - ms - ex-governor
Joseph B. Ely OF Massachusetts,
threw his hat in the ring for the
1914 Democratic presidential nom.
lfnation today with his authorize.
ton OF convention delegates
pledged to support him.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-INS - The
body OF Charles f. Bedaux, inter
national industrial expert who COM
mitted suicide at Miami, Fla, was
en- route to Cambridge today for
funeral services. The intimate
friend OF the Duke and Duchess of
Windsor will be buried with Chris
tian Science service from the Wa
terman Funeral Home in Boston,
with cremation at Mt. Auburn Gem
etery.