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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09
Sugar Trust
Data Sought

Washington, Apr. 9-INS--The
Senate black market committee
turned to the sugar shortage today
and called on the Justice Depart
ment for data on what Sen. Elmer
Thomas tD) okla, termed "the
sugar trust.
Thomas said he is receiving let
tiers from housewives all over the
country about sugar.
Sometimes, housewives complain
that sugar is available only in two
pound packages while ration stamps
are for five pounds. he said. Thus.
they must part with a five pound
ration coupon and receive only
four pounds.
They also complain, Thomas
said, that they cannot obtain SUI
gar for home baking and canning,
though the commercial bakers APP
parently have an abundance with
which to make cakes. pies and
other bakery products for retail
sale"
Thomas asked Attorney Francis
Biddle to furnish him a report on
the antitrust case brought against
American Sugar Institute, Inc, in
1894. He requested full and com
plete data" on the decree under
which the sugar trust is operating
American civilians will have TO
DO with seven per cent less sugar
this year than last and II per cent
less than the 1858 average. 1t.
Col Ralph Omstead, War Food Ad-
ministration supply director, told
the committee.
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II. Martin Sees
Serfdom Trend

Homer Martin. former organizing
president OF the UAWCIO Homer
Martin now Salem township
farmer in the Farm Bureau spoke
TO Rotarians this noon and chal'
lenged the Influence Of the com
munist leadership OF the labor
movement.
Martin. who said he came into
the labor movement as IAN ideal
ist' and left II the same way en-
messed concern over the mounting
Influence OF those who sought and
favored planned economy Tor tho
ration which will mean government
control OF industry. He contrasted
the organization of the Farm Blu
reau federation and the present
trend OF the labor movement.
(Which way are we going" asked
Martin. asserting that liberalism.
dies under planned economy as
proven in Germany and Italy.
Rotarians were urged by Presi-
dent Bair to support the drive
for used clothing under the United
National Clothing Collection.
Guests OF the Club were Harold
Roberts. Belleyille; J. VI. Allen,
il. c. Allen, Lansing. A. A. Redder-
ing. Supt. of Schools. Melyindale
b. p. Pattison. Lansing; Richard
Wright, Jennings Campbell. Ypsi-
lanti.
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FanaticaI Fighters Lack Cohesion
as Allied Armies March Onward

they will be when this article ap-
pears In print
Must Use Magic
Well. Kesselring will have to per-
form the hat-trick II he scrapes UP
enough reserves 10 form a substan-
tial fighting line along the Elbe
The Germans have lost more than
300, 900 prisoners since Eisenhower
launched his big drive across the
Rhine, and other thousands are
cooped up in the Ruhr and in Hol-
land. To these must be added
heavy casualties.
Even IL the Nazi commander does
make a stand along the Elbe in face
OF the speed being shown by our
advancing troops. he will be In
most unhappy position. The ElDe
and oder Rivers run fairly parallel
to each other. brackcting Berlin
and forming a corridor which varies
between something like IS and 100
miles over much OF its length. Thus
KesselrinR's battle-line facing the
western Allies. and his battle.iine
opposite the Muscoyitcs. will be
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09
Lewis, Mine
Owners Spar

Washington. Apr 9-lNS-Soft
coal operators resumed their spar
ring with John L. Lewis today after
renewing a threat to take the cur
rent wage controversy to the War
Labor Board unless the union chief
scales down the demand OF his
miners.
The Joint miner-operstor bargain
ing committee is scheduled to re-
port to the WLB by tonight on the
status OF negotiations for a 1915
wage agreement in the bituminous
coal industry.
At the same time, a meeting Of
the United Mine Workers 200-man
policy committee was arranged for
$3.50 p. m. EWT, to receive Lewis
appraisal OF the wage parley and
possibly chart new strategy, il a
contract is not signed by the end
OF April The miners currently are
working under a 30-day extension
OF the old agreement.
Over the weekend prospects for
a speedy settlement OF the coal
wage dispute ranged from a point
OF high optimism to a pessimistjc
attitude on the part OF the opera
tors. Despite a letter to the WLB
Saturday, setting forth the posi-
bility of an agreement at least
in principle by tonight, an opera
tors spokesman issued this state
ment:
Unless there is a considerable
relaxation on the part OF the union
in its demands, the issues will have
to be decided by the WLB after
public hearing OF the facts"
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bilities. One is that the Allied
drive shortly will have to slow
down somewhat because OF its
rapidly extending supply lines
and that isn't unlikely. The other
is that he can make some sort OF
stand along the Eibe River.
You will note from your maps
chats an order, pleaseD that the
Elbe is the next natural barrier
between General Eisenhowers rae
ing troops and junction with the
Russian front along the oder Riv.
err. II also is the final important
line OF defense west OF Berlin
about so miles from the capital. AS
this Is written a bulletin is laid
before me saying American and
British forces have driven within
sight OF the big north German
cities OF Bremen and Hanover and
have sent tank columns crashing
even farther eastward towards
the Elbe. These spearheads were
perhaps 20 miles from the river.
and it's anybodys guess where
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09

Must Decide
Major Issues

Lansing, Apr. 9-AP-With ap,
parently only two or three weeks
of the regular legislative session
left, the lawmakers reached the
point today where they must make
decisions on problems which have
been mulled for IS weeks.
Topping the list are the biennial
appropriation bills and the ques-
ton OF state aid for financially
pressed local governments. The
final decisions on both may not
come until the closing days OF the
session, but the debate is sched-
uled to start this week.
The initial decisions are sehed-
uled to come in the Senate where
a proposed tightening of the in
tangible tax law is ready for de-
bate tonight amid predictions il
carnot be passed in anything eX-
cept a watered-down state.
Nine on Aeends
Nine of the budget bills, released
from committee last Friday. also
are on the agenda for tonight in
the Senate. but in the House lead
ers gave no indication they plan
ned to bring their bills to a vote be-
fore that chambers five-day wait
ing period has elapsed. Senator
Don Nanderwerp. finance commit
tee chairman. said his committee
could act on the House bills in a
week
The Senate is threatening to UNI
balance the budget at the start by
boosting state school aid on the
floor to S6O.O0O,0OO. The finance
committee has proposed $55,000,-
900, an increase of 100000.
Vote Scheduled
Two controversial bills, one au-
thorizing county school reorganiza-
ton study committees and the
other admitting blood tests as
court evidence in drunk driving
cases, are scheduled for a vote to-
night in the House.
Rep. Maurice E. Post, Rockford
Republican and chairman OF the
powerful state affairs committee.
has served notice that he would
fight thes.5ill Ito permit establish
ment OF committees to study re-
organization Of. county schools.
Post said he opposed the bill be-
cause the committees would tend
to do away with rural schools. and
because he contended the balance
of power of the committees would
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09
St. Johns Plans New BUILDINGS
Curtain Goes up Today on
San francisco Conference

world court which the United
States Senate twice voted down,
with the result that this counry
never joined
But today, the United States Is
host to a meeting OF jurists. and
IL is freely predicted that the
atmosphere has changed" enough
TO expect that the United States
will support the new world court.
TWO Courses
Meeting in the inter-department-
al auditorium, the jurists have two
open courses ahead OF them. One
is to approve the statute OF tie
present world court, which still
operates at the Hague. The other
is to prepare a wholly new sta
tute.
American officials, after sound.
ing out the other nations In ad
vance, expect that the first course
will he followed One official put
it this way:
we believe that only minor
tndnReB neeu De maze IN Jne eAlBt-
ing statute. to make It generally
acceptable"
II was pointed out that the
original court statute was revised
In 1928 to accommodate certain OBJ
iections by the United States The
protocol was signed but the Senate
rejected II.
Count on Change
Experts are counting on the
changed atmosphere" OF the Sen
ate, and the strong public feeling
in favor OF international coopera-
ton. TO win endorsement OF the
court statute.
officials pointed out that the
other course, namely drawing up
an entirely new charter, would
take great deal OF time and might
accomplish no better results.
The schedule called for the dis.
cussions to be opened by Secretary
OF State Stettinius with response
to the Stettinius greeting coming
c. fnA-LrI-D L-NHI- na,a y
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09
Bremen. HI Hanover. i'm SiSht
Foremen to Hear
Vultee Official

The Ypsilanti Foremen's Club
will have Louis A. Crittenden, OF
the Consolidated Vultee Corpora
ton. San Diego. Cal, as speaker
for their April dinner meeting
Thursday evening in Knights OF
Pythias Hall. Dinner will be serv-
ed at $50.
Mr.. Crittenden, who will speak
on the topic How to Get the Best
Results from People, was for As
years with the sales organization
OF the W. W. Kimbell Co. of Iii.
nois.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09
Line III WeSer River
Shattered by Allies
Tanks Rolling
Across Plain
Toward Elbe

American and British spearhead3
fought within sight OF Bremen and
Hanover today as three massive
Allied armies. rolling unchecked
across the north German plain,
shattered the enemy's Weser River
line on 100 mile front.
The Allies were 10 miles from ths
Elbe River. the last big natural
barrier before Berlin,
U. s. Ninth Army troops were
expected to enter Hanover. com.
municatlons center OF. 472.527 dur
Ing the day. The British Second
Army last was reported five miles
from the great naval base and ship.
building center OF Bremen and was
menacing Hamburg. 81 miles away.
Fighting within 1873 miles OF Ber-
lin. 1t Gen. William II. simpsons
Ninth Army had one tank forcs
less than 20 miles from Brunswick.
Hammer Into Essen
Well behind the drive toward
Berlin other Ninth Army troops
fought to compress Germans pock.
eted in the Ruhr. These units
hammered into Essen. largest city
In the Ruhr and the home Of ths
krupp armament works. They also
were in the Ruhr's second city OF
Dogtmkand In Gelsenkrchen.
The news was as black for the
Germans on the eastern front.
Marshal Fedor |. Tolbukhing
grim veterans OF Stalingrad and
Budapest drove within mile OF
the heart OF Vienna today as other
,SoySets ssassseS vAssLepsft~ thArs >ais- Z
clement or the Austrian capital by
crossing the Danube and Morayl
Rivers east Of the city.
West OF Vienna the Russians
struck along the Danube Valley
and burst out of the Vienna Woods
on a li.mile front Neulengbach,
on the Vienna-Llnz railroad -
miles east OF Linz. was captured
Far TO the north other Russian
forces were credited with capturing
$4,000 prisoners in final drive
to mop up the East Prussian cap
ital OF Koenigsberg, the fall OF
which would release thousands Of
Russian troops for the drive on
Berlin.
The German radio said the Rus
SLAMS were conducting reconnais-.
sance in force between Frankfurt
on.the-Oder and Kuestrin in the
sector Immediately east OF Berlin.
In Italy the American Fifth
Army continuing its drive mp the
west coast, closed in on Massa'
141.e miles southeast Of the import
ant naval base Of La Spezia. Amer
leans Of Japanese ancestry were
experimenting this drive.
More than 900 Raj heavy bomb
ers blasted the Blohm-Noss sub
marine yards at Hamburg aud tho
Lutzekendorf synthetic oil plant
near Leipzig last night, while Mos
quitos hit Berlin again.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09
Two Leaders
Promise to
Back Drive

Washington, Apr. 9--lNS-The
advance payroll savings drive Of
the fourteen billion dollar seventh
war loan opened today with prom.
Use of about support from two OF
the nations top labor leaders.
As 30 million American wage and
salary earners were asked to start
reductions from their paychecks to
purchase two and one half billion
dollars worth of E bonds by June
so, William Green, president OF the
AFL, and CIO Chief Philip Murray
declared their union members will
both produce munitions and fur
nish money to prosecute World
War H.
The two labor executives sent
word to the six million volunteer
statesmen throughout the country.
in statements released by the
Treasury's war finance division.
that the two major unions will go
the limit to finance the war.
The seven million members OF
the AFL. who are backing up the
war effort with hard work. will
not hold back their money" Green
asserted.
They will meet every war bond
quota in every plant. Our entire
support at the AFL wi respond
gladly TO any call you make to help
put the seseatAr war. loan drive
over the top
Murray declared that millions
OF members of the CIO manning
the nations major industries from
coast to coast. not only devote
themselves to turning out the war
goods necessary to arm our fight
ing men, but will do everything in
their power to provide the money
to pay for those weapons"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09
Artillery in
Use might
For Okiinawa
(By the Associated Press

by the Associated Press
The greatest artillery battle Of
the Pacific war was in prospect
today as American infantrymen on
southern Okinawa Island bucked
suddenly powerful Japanese de-
lenses back by an unprecedented
concentration OF Nipponese field
guns.
Strongly manned pillboXes and
concrete blockhouses limited the
southwark push of the cath Corps
to yards OF this jumping of island
for the final campaign against ia
pan. 325 miles to the north.
Elsewhere on the warfronts-on
northern Okinawa, the Philippines
and China-sweeping gains were
reported. topped by impressive to-
tails Of Japanese dead and sunken
ships.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur an
nounced 6,495 more enemy dead
had been counted in the Philip
pines, bringing japanese losses in
that campaign to 3l4,S54.
Reports sinkinss
His Monday communique report
ed the sinking OF Is more Japanese
ships by the China coast bomber
blockade which has destroyed or
damaged 736,439 tons OF shipping
this year, including 374767 tons
in March.
Tokyo tried to match these rec
ords by claiming more than $50
American ships had been sunk or
damaged since the Okinawa opera
ton in the Ryukyus began March
%.
The total includes an imperial
communique today listing so Ameri'
can warships as sunk and 10 ss
damaged in the air-sea battle last
Friday and Saturday.
American communicates have list
ed six Japanes warships' and three
L. s. destroyers sunk. Losses on
one destroyer were admittedly
heavy.
Additionally. $50 Japanese planes
were knocked out in this battle.
and by Superforts and Mustang
fighters raiding Tokyo and Nagoya
Saturday.
B-29s struck again yesterday.
raiding Kanoya near the southern
tip OF Japan in support OF the
RyukyN Operations One Sapersi
fort was missing from this opera
ton. Five B-29s and two Mus
tangs we're lost Saturday.
After watching japanese make
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09

Washington. Apr. 9-lNS- The
curtain goes up today on the pro
logue OF the drama Of San Fran
cisco. when the jurists OF so United
Nations meet in Washington to pre-
pare a draft for an international
court of justice which will be an
agency Of the new word security
organization
This reviyes the old issue Of the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09

MERGERS, Germany-AP-U. s.
Army officers toiled in the depths
OF a German salt mine 2.l00 feet
underground today to inventory a
captured hoard Of gold and money
which a Richsbank official said rep
resented Germany's entire gold re-
serve. More than 1000 bags OF
gold bullion-each weighing -
pounds and worth sl4,0O0-already
had been counted, but there still
we're tons Of treasure yet to he in
vcntoried.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09
AUCTION CALENDAR

tuesday,, APRIL 24th-st 1909
o'clock. 2 miles south Of Ann
Arbor at 1895 State Street Road
or mile north OF Ann Arbor
Airport. Sale includes 40 head Of
cattle. Jacob April, Proprietor.
Guy =. Thompson. Auetioneer,
4o4 Ferris ST. Phone 25f9. Ben
Simons, Clerk. ADV. 423
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09
Congress Today
tBy Associated P-ess)
Senate

fBy Associated lFess)
Senate
Continues consideration OF Next
can water treaty on a.. M.
Commerce Subcommittee hears
airline officials on aviation policy
bill (0:30).
Banking Committee considers
extension OF price control law
G0.30).
House
Meets at noon. No business OK
pected.
Supreme Court
Convenes Al noon for opinion day
session.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09
u S. WEATHER FORECAST

Lower Michigan: Partly cloudy
tonight and Tuesday. Widely scat
tired showers Tuesday. Continued
mild.
Highest temperature yesterday,
SO: lowest 40.
Highest temperature one year
sro today. IS. lowest. IS.
Highest temperature this date in
last - years, IS in 1881; lowest l9
in 1914.
The sun sets today at sos p. m.
and rises Tuesday at 6:59 a. m.
The moon sets today at 4:39 p. m.
and rises Tuesday at 6:2l a. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09
Flashes of
Late News

LONDON AP - The German
DNB news agency said in a broad
cast today that l0-year-old boys
and girls we're being called up for
the Hitler Youth Service to help
meet Germany's manpower prob
lens. The broadcast did not say
what their duties would be.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09

NORTH GRANVILLE, y. zap
A suicide verdict was issued Sun
day night in the death OF Leon
Fraser 56-year-old international
banker and lawyer, who was found
with bullet wound in his head at
his home. He died on the way 10
a hospital.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09

LONDON iNS-Mysterious
arrival in England OF a Ger
man officer under eireum-
stances similar to that Of depu-
ty Nazi leader Rudolph Hess
who paraehuted into Scotland
was disclosed in London today.
The officer was Identified only
as Captain kIause". Cues
tons will be asked in the House
OF Commons tomorrow regard.
ing the method and purpose Of
his visit. He is said - have
made a statement to British
military authorities.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09

WASHINGTON-AP-The Army
is adhering to its policy Of waiting
until We Day to determine the
value of the point credits upon
which soldiers will be discharged.
Inquiries at the War Department.,
made in light OF the approaching
victory in Europe. brought the ex-
PLANTATION today that until formal
German resistance ceases and the
size Of the occupation army can
he determined 1t will be impossible
TO announce the point values.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09

WASHINGTON-INS- Demand
ing that the Stars and Stripes never
be lowered from Mount Suribachi
at Two Jima, Rep. George Ill. Ma
hon (D) Tex. proposed today that
legislation be enacted TO provide
for permanent possession OF cap
tured key Jap islands.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09

SAN FRANCISCO-AP - Her
decks jammed with wide-eyed chill
dren and oldsters, big coast guard
transport slipped alongside Navy
pier here Sunday bringing home
more than 500 civilians. most of
whom had been through three
years of Imprisonment under the
Japanese in the Philippines. It was
the largest group of liberated
Americans to be returned to this
country.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09

SAN FRANCISCO--AP- Rear
Adm. Jutaro Takahashi 67-yearo'd
member OF the japanese diet died
Sunday, the Japanese Domei news
agency reported today in a broad
cast recorded by the Federal Com
munications Commission. He was
the 124th Japanese admiral TO die
since last May.
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Los ANGELES-AP-- Neither
Charlie Chaplin nor Joan Berry, his
former protege, were to be present
today as testimony started in the
retrial of red-haired Joan's suit TO
establish the movie actor and pro
Queer as the father of her 1S-
months-old daughter, Carol Ann.
\ Jury Of II women and one man
has been seated to hear the case.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09

NEW YORK-AP-Documentary
proof that Manila was destroyed
and its inhabitants slain by the
Japanese army on direct orders
from Tokyo will be submitted TO
Congress on April II, Brig. Gen.
Carlos p. Romulo said here Sun
day
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09

MEXICO CITY-AP-The War
Department announced today that
a squadron of the Mexican air
force, numbering approximately
900 men, had left Pacific port for
active duty in the war zone. Next
co is the second Latin-American
nation to send troops overseas.
Brazilian troops now are fighting
in Italy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-15
Yale Not In Eastern Loop

New York, Nov. IS - (UP) - The return of Princeton to varsity bas- ketball competition will provide the Eastern Inter Collegiate Ivy League" circuit with a five team race this season, Secretary Asa S. Bushnell revealed today in an- nouncing the 1945-1946 schedule.
 Princeton joins the four teams which carried on last year, Columbia Cornell, Pennsylvania, and Dart mouth. Yale, the other member, will have a team but will not play in formal league competition.
 The schedule opens Dec. 8 at Han- over, N. H., when defending cham pion Pennsylvania plays Dartmouth.
 The schedule:
 Dec. 8 - Pennsylvania at Dart mouth; Dec. Is - Cornell at Penn sylyania, Princeton at Dartmouth. Dec. 19 - Princeton at Columbia. Dec. g - Cornell at Columbia, Pennsylvania at Princeton.
 Jan. - Columbia at Cornell, Dartmouth at Pennsylvania. Jan. 12 Dartmouth at Columbia, Cornell at Princeton. Jan. 16 - Columbia at Princeton. Jan 19-Princeton at Cornell, Columbia at Pennsylvania. Jan. 26 - Cornell at Dartmouth.
 Feb. 2 - Dartmouth at Prince ton, Pennsylvania at Cornell. Feb. 9-Dartmouth at Cornell. Princeton at Pennsylvania. Feb. l2-Pennsyl- vania at Columbia. Feb. 16-Colum- bia at Dartmouth.