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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08
Kramer Vows
Innocence

Lueneburg, Germany. Oct. SAP
Josef Kramer swore on the Bible
today that he was innocent Of war
crimes and that atrocities commit
ted at the Oswiecim and Belsen
concentration camps he ommand-
ed we're on orders from higher
placed Nazis.
Kramer, described as the beast
OF Belsen", leaped rom the prisOn-
ers' cage like football player fr I'm
a bench and trotted 10 the witness
stand where ne .rstiisd in his b
pitched nasal voice.
He said that all orders for the Sc
lection of victims for the gas cham
Der came from persons higher up in
the political department at Oswie-
elm. He admitted he was pres
ent when the selections were made,
but added:
THE doctors were the only ones
who chose for the gas chambers.
No members OF my SIS staff ever
took part because the gas chamber
was not my job. ] thought and
asked myself II the gas chamber
was right, and I thought the per-
son who first signed the orders
to send those persons to death
would answer for It,"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08

killed him and wasn't even right.
He's gone and loved him So she
screamed incoherently.
"Oh what will happen to my poor
babies? (her three 'teen-age chill
dren). NV whole life is gone-Im
dead inside"
At first the stricken woman re-
fused treatment, but later she was
transferred by court order TO a psy-
chopathic ward in the county hos
pital "for observation.
The authenticated society ma.
mon will appear in municipal court
October 10 for a hearing on the
murder charge. Her physical con
dition was so poor at her arraign-
ment last Friday that Judge Ed
ward Molkenbuhr ordered a post.
ponement.
The three Mansfield children.
Irene, Is: John, Il: and Terry 12;
are being cared for at the Sonnen-
berg home.
Mrs. Martin, wife Of a Navy war
rant officer now overseas. was shot
while sitting with Mrs. Mansfield
in the latter's car on a downtown
San Francisco street last Thursday.
Assistant District Attorney Hard
ing Mcclure said Mrs. Mansfield
told him afterward she had fired
what she thought was a blank cart
ridge at the nurse in an effort to
brighten her into admitting init
macies with the physician. Mrs.
Martin. with her dying breath, de-
MED any misconduct
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08
Overcrowded Hotels Otter Good
Jobs For Returning S%icemen

Washington, Oct. Hotels
-nationwide-are jammed. It's
a jam likely to last through Christ.
mas, at least.
Trying to explain the reason for
this, spokesman for the American
Hotel Association here says:
The crowded situation spreads
from New Orleans to Seattle, from
New York to Los Angeles.
In many Of the New York. Chi
cago ana Washington hotels so per
cent OF the rooms are occupied BY
service men and women.
Now that the wars over, they
have longer leaves. keep rooms
longer. So do civilian guests.
They used to average one or two
days n a room. Now it's three.
four and FIVE days.
New York hotels are so crowded
they've practically stopped accept
ing reservations.
In Chicago the Army used TO have
1,500 rooms a day set aside for
service people.
The rooms were in an Army pool
and were made available as needed
by service people.
Recently the Army asked for
and got-a total OF 5000 rooms dali
ly.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08
SCHWELLENBACHT AGAIN
TRYTOENDCOAL STRIKE

Washington. Oct S-AP-Secre.
tary OF Labor Schwellenbach re-
sumes his efforts today to end a
strike of 10000 soft coal miners.
He IS trying to get back-to-work
agreement from John l.. Lewis
and the bituminius operators.
At issue is recognition for Lewis
Foremen's Union.
Lewis wants to talk with the
operators about recognizing the
union But the operators say they
won't talk until the strikers 60 back
to work.
Schwellenbach called in both
sides Saturday for a film on the
strike background,
He called them back today, hope.
full hes would be able to convince
them that coal production is so
essential that both Lewis and the
operators will have to give ground.
The mine owners asked the UNI
ion chief Saturday to halt the
spreading work stoppages. Bur
Lewis refused. saying the walkouts
were begun locally by units OF his
united clerical, technical and super
visory employees and that the Unit
ed Mine Workers Union was no.
responsible.
Employees Of the consumers Pow.
err Company, rejecting a company
counter-proposal on wage increases
and maintaining their intention to
strike, held Die door open for state
mediation OF their labor dispute.
Governor Kelly declined fatty
today to attempt state mediation Of
a threatened Consumers Power
Comptany strike until management
and labor agreed to allow ample
time to work out settlement OF
the dispute.
An AFL strike policy committee
warning OF fireworks" today hign-
lighted the Northwest Lumber I'm
ion dispute as rival clio attorneys
went 10 court asking permanent in.
functions against AFif picketing.
John NJ. Christensen. chairman
OF the AF'L committee which met
here Yesterday, said the AFL will
oppose permanent injunctions halt
ing AF'L disruption Of work az ClO
manned mills. Temporary inIuL-
tons were granted last week.
The 10000 Clio workers approx
ed / strike vote Sept. rs to sup
port wage demands but union ofllci-
ais have not called the men off the
jobs.
REFiNERiEs sEeIN WORK
Houston, Texas, Oct. S-AP-Re-
fineries. strikebound for two weeks.
were back in operation in Texas
today but Houston Representatives
of the Oil International Union
(CIOl served notice that the fight
for 30 per cent wages will continue
through negotiations
Meanwhile. in the great Permlan
Basin OF west Texas and New
Mexico pockets were stationed in
some areas but drilling operations
had not been curtailed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08
City Urges
Fire Caution

lpsilanti in keeping with its past
record OF supporting programs for
the public welfare, is to observe Fire
Prevention Week, October :
through October 10, under direction
OF Fire Prevention Committee OF the
Board OF Commerce in cooperation
with the fire department, the pub,
lie schools and the Junior Cham.
Der OF Commerce.
Earl Freeman, chairman OF the
committee. pointed out the necessi-
ty for such an observation is sup
ported by the fact that the pre-
ceding Il months SAP, 900, 900
worth Of property has been de.
stroyed and 10000 people have met
death through fires that have been
80 per cent preventable.
Figures for Ypsilanti" submitted
by Fire Chief Dignan show that
during the IL months period end
ing May l, 1915, 10S fire calls were
answered from residences, 80 from
churches, factories and stores. and
ll2 from miscellaneous sources, or
a total Of PAS calls. Damage to
property was S29.69S on buildings
and Sl0,192 on contents or q total
OF S39,S90. The average loss per
call was Sl62.S2. Fortunately, no
lives were lost within the city linn
its but several deaths occurred in
home fires during the past winter
just outside the city.
Chief Dignan has prepared a map
showing the location OF the most
important fire calls. 1t is on dis
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08
ANTI JAP PAPER, NORTH
CHINA NEWS RESUMED

Shanghai, Oct. S-AP-The IN
fluential North China Daily News.
one OF the Orient's most violent
anti-Japanese English language pa
pers before the war. resumed publ
cation with a four page edition
yesterday.
r. r. 7. Peyton-Grlffin, pre.war
editor, resumed the position on the
British-owned morning paper which
was closed by the Japanese in one
OF their first acts of the occupation
OF Shanghai
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08

posts, county officials, City Off
Gals. and State officials.
There Is every indication TO show
that the work OF the office will in
crease rapidly. Education. voca.
tional training Jobs. and Insur-
ance appear to be the main i'm
portant topics that will advance
in the greatest numbers.
Most of the Veterans benefits
provided by the Federal Govern
ment are known TO the public. They
are pensions, insurance education.
vocational training, loans, muster.
fng-out pay, guarantee OF old jcb.
disqualification for service connect
ed cases. and to relatives o: deceas-
ed service men, pension. gratuity
pay. and back pay.
The main benefits for veterans
provided by the State of Michigan
through the State Office of Veter.
ans Affairs are. Vocational School
at Pine Lake, Veterans (hospitaD
facility at Grand Rapids, Veterans
clinics throughout the State. free
Emergency disqualification Of cases
which may not be taken care OF by
the Federal Government. Rehabili-
SEQ AGENCIEC pooo
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08
Generator Plant
Starts Production

Ford Generator Plant has called
back 80 people. mostly armature
workers, since Friday and indica-
tons are that employment will
come back to normal figures in the
next week or ten days. The "B"
building employment started this
morning along with Highland Park
and the pqroduction OF tractors.
Local officials believe that as the
assembly line starts at the Rouge
by mid.week. employment will pick
up locally. The armature line was
the only unit under way here this
week
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08

headaches ahead for the new gov.
eminent, which most observers say
cannot survive more than a few
months.
Acceptance by Adm. Soyemu Toy
oda Of the Navy portfolio COM
pleted the new cabnet-all, said
Secretary Daisaburo Tsugita. like
ly to meet with General MacArth-
ur's approval. Tsugita also pre-
dicted that another new cabinet
will be formed by political party
men when a majority party comes
out Of the general elections" next
January.
Baron Shidehara drew heavily
upon parliamentarians-and untried
Liberals-to make up his new gov
eminent. Average age OF the new
ministers is 81. including five hold
overs from the previous cabinet.
Although the new government
probably will be allowed to get its
bearings in office before It is hit
by further Allied orders as sweep
ing as General MacArthurs free.
dom directive which upset the for
mer cabinet. it already has two
blunt headlines to meet:
Political prisoners must be re.
leased by Oct 10: and reports on
removal of thought police and re.
peal OF MISUNDERSTANDING laws are
due by Oct. Is, when demobiliza-
tion also is to be completed. Mean.
while there is the growing spector
OF famine; and frank skepticism OF
the press.
Rehabilitation OF the last Ja-
panese remaining under arms in
the homeland now is only matter
OF days. Allied headquarters an
nounced today, noting that nearly
100000 had laid down their arms
by Oct. I.
Shidehara indicated cautious
start on his pressing problems by
taking two and half days to COM
plete his cabinet. Told interview
ers frankly that he had been out
OF domestic political affairs for So
long that he would depend heavily
upon political advisers--yet he
avoided selecting men considered
responsible for the war.
Newly-rising Liberal parties prob.
ably can draw only slight comfort
from the makeup OF the new gov
eminent, however II Is predomin.
antly politician, observers noted
for the first time since 1937-and
its liberalism probably does not ex-
tend TO the socialism protested by
the more aggressive of the new par
ties.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08
Business Men Predict Rising
Prices With Wage Increases

Fear was expressed along the
business street here today that
the reconversion wagea policy be-
ing evolved by the Truman Ad-
ministration will pry O.P.A,s price
ceilings loose at the corners.
The essence Of the Government
position. as stated by Secretary
Schwellenbach. is the proposed 10
per cent pay boost for oil refinery
and distributive workers. This pay
booting formula, while proposed in
single industry.labor dispute. is
being interpreted as the Admins
tration's immediate goal in seeking
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08
Held
For Big give
Settlement

Washington. Oct. S-lNS-State
Department officials were hopeful
today that a solution will soon be
found for the impass created at the
abortive first meeting OF the Coun-
ell OF Foreign Ministers.
The hope was based largely on
the reports in Prayda that Russia
favors the inclusion Of Yugoslavia,
Czechoslovakie and Poland in any
future discussions Of the drafting
Of a peace treaty for Italy or the
Balkan Axis satellites-Hungary,
Romanis and Bulgaria.
The United States was not be-
lieyed inclined TO accept partic.pa-
ton of the liberated states propos.
ed by Moscow as the final solu.
ton. But II gave them a hint that
Russia, no less than the western
powers, would like to find a solu-
ton T. the problem which has caus-
ed so much popular concern in the
democracies.
Russia's suggestion. although un.
Official. was regarded as az real
trial balloon. Conversations were
believed already going on which
look to the finding OF formula
which will permit the Allied powers
to get together on some basis for
the preparation of peace treaties.
The United States was under
stood insistent on the inclusion of
France in any peace treaty discus.
sions concerning Europe. II was
also believed to be less insistent
on the inclusion OF China in Euro.
pean talks. China itself is report
eddy not determined to have a voice
in this area.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08
Yanks Land
In Last Jap
Stronghold

Tientsin, China, Oct. S-AP-U.
S. Marines landed in force at three
points on the shores of troubled
North China yesterday to assist
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek re-
gain control over the last major
area still dominated by japanese.
Veterans OF the First Marine Di.
vision took possession of Taku and
nearby Tangku port facilities and
moved progressively inland toward
the famous treaty port and railroad
hub o. Tientsin. At the same time,
a smaller landing team to the
northeast swept ashore at Chin.
wangtao.
Third Amphfbious Corps head
quarters, commanded by Maj Gen.
Keller +. Rockey. Washington. D..
C.. made II plain that return OF the
Marines to China was for the pur.
pose Of maintaining law and order
and not to participate in internal
disputes.
Tension has mounted in this area
of North China, where the Japa-
nese have more than $4,000 troops
supported by puppet forces who
have been under their domination
since the Marco Polo Bridge Incl
dent touched off the Sino-Japanes.
war eight years ago. Chinese Com
munist Eighth Route Army forces.
while not in control OF any major
cities. have more than $4,000 troops
campet in the country outside Pek-
ing and Tientsin.
There still was an uncertainty
when and where the formal sur
rende" Of the Japanese forces
would take place but IT was clear
that Il would be made to a Chinese
central government representative
OF Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek.
The American Expeditionary
Force will simply act as a collect
ing agency for weapons and hand
them over to the Chinese govern.
ment.
But there was little doubt that
Maj Gen. d. w. Peck's First Ma.
rine Division would relish their
part in disarming troops who took
their comrades prisoner and sent
them to a Hokkaido prison camp.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08

higher pay to offset loss OF income
by workers as industry returns to
a 40-hour work week and overtime
pay disappears.
The conclusion Is that applica-
ton OF this pay raise standard To
industry generally will result in
price boosts along a broad front
and upset O.PA.'s hopes for main
tanning living costs at current lev
els through the reconversion period.
II is no secret that the Price
Administration is upset over the
prospect. General application OF
the Is per cent pay boost by indus
try would increase costs sharply
and would force the price control
agency to revise scores and scores
Of ceiling prices.
Application OF the same pay boost
yardstick in the steel. automobile
and textile industries, all confronted
with wage demands would force a
rash OF price increases. New au.
tomobiles. for example, would come
to the retail market at prices well
above the 1912 prices which Price
Chief Bowles had set as his goal.
In the opinion OF Ypsilanti In
dustrialists the price results OF a
Is per cent wage boost would vary.
depending upon the relationship OF
labor costs to total costs. On the
whole, they believe. an overall in
crease OF at-lesst 5 percent would
be necessary TO meet the pay
boosts.
Considerable uncertainty exists
in the automobile group because
practically all parts are coming to
the auto companies with the price
tag left open until wage policies
are determined. No manufacturer.
thus far has dared TO tie a price
ticket on his new product, although
all companies will make announce
ments during the current month.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08

The situation is particularly tigh,
in seaport towns or towns near
ports like Boston. New York. Seat.
tie, New Orleans. Los Angeles.
When boats land there from over.
seas the service people flock 10
hotels and so do their families
going to meet them.
The hotels themselves are short
OF help: 100000 short. They used
to employ 100000 people. now
they have only 100000. In an effort
to get war veterans into the hotel
business they have posted at ser.
vice separation centers information
on the various kinds OF work that
can be had in hotels.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08
President on
Fishing Trip
Praises IVA.

Charlottesville, Mo, Oct. SAP
President Truman began drafting
today a speech championing multi
pie purpose development of water
ways.
The President plans to go 70
Gilbertsville. KY, Wednesday for a
speech at ~ noon (EST) dedicat-
ing Kentucky Dam. the last OF the
major IVA flood controlnavigation-
power dams Harvesting the Ten
nessee River Former President
Roosevelt advocated seven other
Twas
In the meantime, however. the
President planned to spend much
of his time today and tomorrow
relaxing on historic Reel Foot
Lake, west Tennessee's paradise
for fishermen.
He brought his southeast Mis-.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08
U. S. WEATHER FORECAST

Lower MISUNDERSTANDING and
colder with heavy frost and freez-
ing temperatures tonight. Tues
day lair and continued cold.
Highest temperature yesterday,
sc; lowest. As. Highest tempera-
ture one year ago today. SO: lowest,
40. Highest temperature this date
in last 70 years, SO in 1899; lowest,
25 in 1889.
The sun SITS today at SOP and
rises Tuesday at 6:3S. The moon
sets today at 7:31 m. and rises
,STuesday at GAS a. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08

DETROIT-1NS-Ohicials Of the
AL Street Car and Coachmens
Union told DsR officials today mem.
bers would not operate oneman
street cars or the new. larger
coaches until an agreement favor.
able to membership had been nego.
tiated The union is asking a IS
cent d'fferential for operating one.
man street cars and long buses.
This would bring the hourly rate
TO SI.42.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08

MANILA -AP- Big Blatant
1t. Gel Tomoyuki Yamashita. who
staggered TO victory for Japan in
Malaga then hid in the hills when
the Americans came back for the
Philippines, pleaded innocent to
war criminal charges today, and
his trial was set for Oct %.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08
AUCTION CALENDAR

TUESDAY. OCTOBER 1912 o..
clock. First place west Of Ypsi-
lsnti Air Port at $500 Morgan
Rd. or 5 miles east and "a mile
north Of Saline on farm known
as the Charles Roberts Farm,
Joe Shock. Proprietor. Guy 2.
Thompson. Auetioneer. Adv. 1915
WEDNESDAY, OCT. t7-12 o.
clock, 3 m. East OF Milan on
County Line Rd., then I m. North
on buckingham Rd. known a.
the George Jewell Farm. Geo.
Jewell Jrp Prop. Guy Thompson,
Auet. adv. 1ot6S
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08
Shidehara Quick
With Cabinet For
Safe Sane Rule

Tokyo, Oct S-AP-Agng dapper Premier Kiiuro Shi-
dehara completed his safe and sane government for
hungry restless Japan today and planned the first
ing of his l5-man cabinet Immediately before report
ing its roster to the emperoan unprecedented procedure
Dome agency said he would outline bluntv the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08

NEW YORK-UP-Police sought
final proof today that greed prompt
ed Walter Dahl. 90. both to kill So.
Ion Burt Harger, then to give him
self away as authorities waited for
as days for his nerves to crack.
Dahl admitted he killed Har-
ger, 80, famous dancer. but asserted
!, that he did so in self-defense. The
two had been room-mates IA
months.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08

BAD TOELZ. Germany-AP -
Zen. George S. Patton. Jr.. who led
the Third Army spearhead OF the
Allied drive across France and Ger
many, today was in command OF a
few troops doing research work
the 18th Army. "All good things
must come to an end" Patton told
400 troops standing sad.faced be-
lore MIN in dramatic ceremony
forced indoors because OF rain.
The best thing that has ever come
10 me is the honor and privilege NJ
having commanded the Third Ar
my. Please accept my heartfelt con-
gratulations on your salor and de-
VotioI to duty. and my feryent
gratitude for your unwavering loyal
ty.'
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08

LANSING AP - Judge John
Simpson OF Jackson today set Janu.
AIRY If as the date for the trial OF
frank D. Mckay, Grand Rapids
politician, and four other defend
ants accused Of liquor graft
charges.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08

SHANGHAl-UP-The Japa.
nese executed IA American air.
men at Formosa only two
. months before the surrender,
and while Tokyo was seeking
peace terms from the Allies, II
was revealed today. Ashes Of
the filters arrived here, and In
seriptionS on the urns confirm.
ed M deaths and Identity OF
the men. Records accompany.
ing the containers showed the
executions had been carried
out June 10.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08
Flashes of
Late News

LONDON-AP-The British air
ministry announced today that Ru-
dolf Hess had left England in an
Raj plane this morning for Frank
furt on the first leg OF a journe,
to Nuremberg. where he will stand
trial as a Nazi criminal. Hess
whefssbouts had been 4 closely
guarded secret throughout the war.
During the past six months, at
least, he had been living under
Euard near the little WEIGH village
or Abergavenny.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08

PARIS-AP-The stormy trial Of
Pierre Laval on charges OF intelli-
gence with the enemy faced pos
sible collapse today. Continuation
Of proceedings against the former
Nichy chief OF government hinged
upon the appearance OF u members
Npf the parliamentary jury, which
Is hearing the case along with a L.
man resistance jury. Parliamen-
tary jurors already have begun TO
absent themselves TO conduct pers-
onal political campaigns for the
Oct. 81 election.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08

WASHING ON-AP-A world
free press drive shaped up today
around President Humans request
to Congress for $4,000, 900 for the
United Nations relief and rehabili-
tation administration. II took the
form Of proposed ban against use
Of any UNRRA's funds In foreign
countries which do not accord free
access to all news and do not per.
NIT freedom of the press as II Il
understood in the United States.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-08

TCkYo-lNS- designations
Of 1898 Japanese police officers
we're rendered today. Dome
Agency said they form the ma.
tons entire political police
force" Included were officers
Of the home officers bureau,
peace preservation, foreign AZ.
fairs and censorship sections.
special higher police and all
prefeetural police chiefs.