The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-12


abolish such leyies. Senator Ellen
der CDLa), a fourth term supporter
who is fighting an Administration
measure TO lift the poll taxes now
required b. eight southern states in
national elections. told reporters he
thought the politician, rather thar
the governor OF New York. was
speaking when Dewey announced
his stand.
LISBON Ap- IN At apparent
attempt TO bolster German morale
on the eve Of the Allied invasion OF
western Europe, Nazi propagandists
are filling German newspapers with
dispatches picturing both Britain
and the United States as suffering
from hysterical tension bordering
on panic. Swedish correspondents
in London are quoted By the Ger
man press as saying that the Eng
lish public Is terrorlzed by the pros
pect of the terrific gamble in
volved In the invasion.
NEW NORK-AP-A negro wom-
an who's been in politics ever since
she's been old enough to vote is
hoping for the finest birthday
present a woman Of my race ever
had on Nov. Z. She is Mrs. Sarah
Pelham Speaks, criminal lawyer OF
New York City, nominated Wednes-
DAY as the Republican candidate for
Congress in New York's END con
gressional district.
NEW YORK-AP-Senate Ma
jority Leader Alben w. Barley
will support a fourth term for
President Roosevelt. The Ken
lucky senator, who criticized bit.
terly the Presidents message We
toing the tax bill, said today that
the big question facing the nation
was not whether Mr.. Roosevelt is
the only man, but whether he is
now the best man 10 finish the task
in which Il country is engaged"
Barley said he is.
LOS ANGELES-INS- Honey
incoming today following a simple
wedding ceremony at the home Of
the bride were Mrs. Clara Clemens
Gabrilowitsch. 81, daughter of the
humorist Mark Twain. and jacques
Samossoud. 80, opera and sym
phony conductor.
LONDON-AP-Admiral Edmond
Derrien, former commander OF
French naval forces at Bizerte, has
been sentenced to life imprison-
ment by a French military tribun-
al before which he went to trial on
charges of treason, Reuters report
ed today in a dispatch from Algiers.
Derrien was accused OF surrender
ing his forces to the Germans at
the lime of the American invasion
OF North Africa in November. 1872.
HOLLYWOOD-AP-Screen ac-
tres Rita Hayworth and her hus-
band, Orson Welles, for whom act
ing is only one OF many accomp-
lishments, are expecting a child in
November. her studio announced
today. Miss Hayworth herself
was iANliilNu W bf NOl dUOuL u. n
few hours earlier she had said. 81
= hope it's so and then permitted a
studio spokesman TO con.
frmation.
WASHINGTON-INS-Mai Rich
ard 7. Bong. first American fighter
pilot 10 shatter Capt. Eddie Ricken-
hackers World War record. moved
oyer with a~sigh OF relief today 10
share his laurels with Capt. Robert
s. Johnson. who recently shot down
his eth German plane TO equal
Bongs mark. I'm glad Johnson did
IT, Bong declared, 1t ought to re-
lieye a lot OF the pressure on me-"
WASHINGTON AP- Newspa-
pers. radio, magazines. news syn.
dicates and the production OF NOV
ing pictures are listed as essential
activities by the War Manpower
Commission. under the heading Of
communications services. All men
30 and over in these fields thus are
eligible for draft deferment; men
between 20 and % inclusive are ell.
igible II they are necessary" men.
DETROIT-AP- First negro in
the state to be elected TO public Of
fiice on the Democratic ticket.
State Senator Charles c. Digs, said
today he has decided TO run for re-
election on the Republican ticket
because in Michigan the Repub.
ltcans can't be wrong. Digs filed
nominating petitions yesterday as
a candidate from the third senator
isl district, and will be seeking his
fifth term in the legislature.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES O'Dea,
30, an unemployed bartender. was
free today despite his confession
that he shot and killed a man and
the recommendation Of a ~coroner's
jury that he be held on a murder
charge. The grand jury voted a no
bill in the casa finding that
there was not sufficient evidence
TO warrant an Indictment.
PEW YORK INS-Accomplish-
ments of modern surgery were
clearly evident today in the case
OF an elderly doctor who works
hard and eats three meals a day de-
spite the removal OF his stomach
two years ago. He was presented
az the closing session OF the Medi.
cal Society OF the State OF New
York. In the surgical removal OF
tho Dhysiciaufe stomach a inon ~