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The daily monitor leader., 1945-09-04

We landed in a Bit at the O.
000-foot Kure airstrip and drove
in cars provided by the Japanese
for the IL miles to Hiroshima.
For its size, no city in the
world was so completely wiped
out by bombs as was this war;
swollen metropolis of 100000
whose heart was smashed COM
pletely by a single application
Of atomic power. The buildings,
once the most modern of the
japanese empire, were simply
sinashed-not split apart as from
an ordinary demolition raid
but leveled over the ground.
BERLIN LUCKY
BY contrast, Bremen, Ham
burg and Berlin seem almost un-
touched. All that remains Of the
once impressive local palace 1T
the emperor is a three-foot pie
of concrete very family resemb!-
ing the base of a building.
OF the new recognizable
pieces of buildings still stand
,ngs, only one remains Of pos
sible service. In it Hiroshima's
banks have set up counters ana
there several hundred japanese
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The daily monitor leader., 1945-09-04
phony Confession
Basis For $4,000 Suit

DETROIT, Sept. 4 - R-
A $4,000 damage suit against
Sheriff Andrew c. Baird and
eight members of his staff grow
ing out Of the death in 1943 of
14-year-old Joyce Raulston
came to trial in United States
District Court here today.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-09-04
How Atomic Blast
Erased Hiroshima
BY VERN HAUGLAND

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Sept lP Street rattle along
the streets where single building stands few deadpan
civilians peddle slowly through the rubble.
Block after block contains only thin covering of rusng tn
few stones and broken bricks The twisted frames of
than dozen buildings stand orlorny alone the midst
that toued Japan's most modernized city.
That the Hiroshima today with the first
visitors to the worlds first atomic
The daily monitor leader., 1945-09-04
MOtOrisf. 60. Dies
i'm Blazing Auto

One highway fatality in Macomb County marred the otherwise
thousands choked
the highways their return home from resorts in Northern
Michigan
highway toll remarkably light long queques of
poked slowly through the Early last
night of stretched three miles outside Of Mount
Clemens traffic ensnared in the city.
SINGLE FATALITY
countys only fatality place Saturday night
The daily monitor leader., 1945-09-04
100000 Due
totandby
Dusk Today
Macarthur Empowers
Troops to Seize
Everything Required
BY the Associated Press

A hundred thousand Ameri-
cans will be in Japan by night
fall, japanese Radio reports said
today (Tuesday) and General
Macarthur gave his armies au-
thority to requisition anything
they need within japanese ter
ritorial limits.
His forces are scheduled to
occupy Tokyo itself on Friday.
Macarthur ordered the Jap
anese to turn over all prisoner
of war camps to the highest
The daily monitor leader., 1945-09-04

TOKYO, Sept. 4-(R)-Em-
peror HirohitO urged the Jap
anese people to "win the con-
fidence of the world" and COM
manded them to obey the ma
ti0n's commitments in an i'm
perial rescript opening the
S8th extra ordinary session of
the Diet today.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-09-04
Retonversion
Congress Meets
on Wednesday
First Peoeetime
Sessiohn, in
Almost Four Years
BY WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 Up
Congress starts its first peace
time session in almost four years
tOn1nrrnU
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-23

employed the term arranged.
don (mentioned in Revelation XVI.
100 in the sense in which It often
is used today-as representing the
great and final conflict in which
the forces OF antiChrist will be
destroyed. The analogy as re-
CARDS Hitlerism seems clear
enough. Hitler Is one Of the most
evil OF the world conquerors OF
all time He's a throw-back to
barbarism and as such is anti.
Christ. It's this latter point We
have TO consider.
DisboIieaI Schemes
When the Nazi chief came TO
power and started laying his dis
.holical schemes for determination
OF the Jews. for world conquest
and for the literal enslavement OF
many peoples. he saw that before
the Germans would follow him
their minds must be purged OF one
thiue-religion. Nobody who sub
scribed to any civilized faith could
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-23

Lansing, Mich, Jan. 20 AP -
Idle hands got into political mis-
chief in the Senate Monday night
for lack OF an administration legis-
lative program on which to work.
The Senate was intrigued on one
hand by plan to preserve a shrink
ing Republican control OF the cham
Der and by another to irritate Gov
ernor Kelly, the Republican chief.
tain.
Lieut.. Gov. Vernon ]. Brown, a
veteran, political tactician, led off
with a move to make certain that
the COP. controls the Senate no
matter how many members il
loses. With one senator slain and
another resigned, the Republicans
now have no votes to spare in OBJ
tanning the two-thirds majority
necessary to override a veto, give
a bill immediate effect or pass GER
tain special types of bills.
In the second move, Senator Har'
nv F. Hittle, Lansing Republican,
W no liuh upotA NN'is
equilibrium once this session, stuck
a bur under the executive shirt for
second time.
Hittle moved to set a Feb. 20
deadline for introduction OF bills
to require committees TO report out
all bills by March and to prevent
final consideration of bills except
appropriation measures after Mar.
Is. He said he was shooting for an
April / adjournment and wished the
governor would submit his pro
gram to the lawmakers now in SEES
sion three weeks.
Brown told the Senate the death
OF Senator Warren G. Hooper and
resignation OF Chester NJ. Howell
brought TO head a parliamentary
question as to what constituted a
quorum or a two.thirds majority.
The constitution declares that a
two-thirds majority OF the mem
Der elected" is necessary for GER
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-23

death notices, here died in the
faith OF his Lord Jesus Christ.
Johannes Schmidt etc. made
them read here died in the faith
OF Adolf Hitler
Hitler's own wicked creed involv-
81 belief in the supremacy OF the
German race and its destiny TO en-
slave others. II preached cXter-
rinstion not only Of the Jews but
Of any people-the Poles. for ex-
sinple-who stood in the way Of
Nszidom, and we've seen the re
suits. for Hitler has murdered in
discriminatory where II served his
purpose. II instilled the blood lust
in youth II staged a campaign TO
teach young girls that II was their
duty TO have babies. in or out OF
Vodlock. in order 10 breed soldiers
for the Reich
Well. that's what We are mp
aaainst-the sort Of thing that i'm
p,lled Nazi soldiers the other day
10 massacre half a hundred Amer.
lean boys who had surrendered
rs armageddon. all right, and we
shall have another on our hands in
dealing with tho harbarisns NJ the
rising sun.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-23
BY DEWITT MCKENZIE

BY DEWITT MCKENZIE
Harassed Nazi official spokes-
men. viewing in fear the great Al
lied wise which has been set in
motion by the Red offensive. are
calling this the decisive battle OF
the war, which is to say the final
round undoubtedly a correct es-
innate OF an altogether grim sit
uation.
a couple OF times in previous
columns. looking ahead TO this
bloody climax Of our world upheav-
al. I've referred to it as armaged-
don. The term wasn't used hap
hazardly. although | left interpre-
tation torthe reader. figuring that
IL anyone had curiosity he would
speak up. Finally | have a custo-
mc--a clergyman in Kansas who
asks Just what is in your mind
in using this word"
This column is glad to explain.
for the answer exposed one Of the
most vicious aspects OF the Nazism
which We are fighting to destroy.
It's an aspect which unfortunate
ly won't die with Hitler but will re-
main TO plague us for at least one
genCration-maybe more-until re-
education has removed H.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-23
Fund Board
Will Meet

Executive board OF the Willow
Run Community Council will have
a special meeting next Tuesday to
decide the policy OF the council on
recreation program for the
south side. A report OF the fnd-
irgs OF the committee which is in
Washington TO determine the
governments attitude on the use
and disposal Of the Willow Run
Community after the war. will be
heard by the board at the same
meeting.
The recreation question will
como up because OF ssention on
the part of some OF the council,
over the move by the Community
Fund TO withdraw support from
Carver Association. The Com
munity Fund took action Saturday
to turn over these funds to the
city recreation commission with
the recommendation that they be
used TO finance program on the
south side. with Jesse Rutherford
as director Under their standing
agreement. the Willow Run Coun-
Ill supports a recreation program
for the south side. by turning over
10 the fund 5000 each month.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-23
Russian Sbearhead Reaches Oder
Supeuforts Hit Aircraft Center
Wallace May Not Haze Power

Washington. Jan s3-UP Chair
man Josiah W. Bailey d., y. C., to-
day will present TO the Senate
Commerce Committee Henry \.
WallaCe's nomination TO be secre-
tary OF commerce along with a
bill which would strip him OF that
Jobs most potent powers on
grounds that he is UNIT 10 exercise
them.
Wallace's nomination reached
tho Senate yesterday just lap
ahead OF the nomination OF Aubrey
Williams, director OF tie condemn.
ed and abandoned National Youth
administration. to succeed Har-
Slattery as director OF the Rural
Identification Administration.
Also Faces Fight
There Is likely to he a real fight
against Williams, too. He was a
left wing member OF the admins.
tration during his governmental
career and recently has been CON
nected with the Farmers Union.
The division on Williams will be
similar 10 that on Wallace-con-
sentative Democrat against New
Dealer, Republicans hope to cast
balance of power votes.
Capitol Hin also heard today that
President Roosevelt is thinking OF
nominating Judge Samuel l. Rosen.
man, of New York. for some job
away from the White House. where
he now is a special assistant. Sen
ators have been asked how they
would like him as solicitor gen.
eral or secretary of labor. Rosen-
man left the country yesterday %
visit European areas as a special
representative of the President.
Confirmation Favored
The odds always favor confirma-
ton of nominee to president
cabinet. But some of the most
cautious conservative southern sen
ators were predicting privately to-
day that Wallace would be rejected
unless the Administration agreed
to separate vast federal lending
operations from the Commerce De
pIrtment,
Jesse H. Jones has been ordered
by President Roosevelt TO surrend-
err the Commerce Department, the
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton and affiliated financial agen.
cies to give Wallace the job. Mr.
Roosevelt. toM~.Jones the forme,
Vice President had earned the cabi
net post by his 1914 campaign er
forts.
Interested senators pleaded with
Mr.. Roosevelt before that action
was taken to give Wallace com
merce but to separate the lending
agencies so that they could be left
With Jones. Mr.. Roosevelt re.
fused. The nomination scarcely
had reached the Senate yesterday
Wen Sen. Walter +. George, d.,
Ga. introduced a bill to separa;c
the department from the lending
agencies.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-23
Labor Braces
Self to Fight
Working Plan


Washington. Jan. IS AP Or.
ganizcd labor braced itself today
for its first big battle OF the 10Th
Congress manpower legisla.
ton.
Loser in a preliminary skirmish
In the House Military Committee.
1t set out to defeat on the House
flor next week a limited nation.
al service bill for men Is to IS.
The bill carries the threat OF Undue
ton into the Army or a stiff fine and
Imprisonment.
Particularly Objectionable 10 la.
Dor organizations is r clause 20
outlaw imposition OF union mem
bership on non'union men taking
jobs In essential industry.
The Military Committee approx.
ed this clause yesterday as It ten,
tatively endorsed the entire bill
and directed its legislative STAFF TO
draft new measure. The new
draft, embodying changes approx
ed by the committee. will be sub
mitted for final changes approved
by the committee, will be submit
ted for final approval tomorrow and
may reach the House floor late
this week.
The labor.opposcd amendment
went into the presidentially-re.
quested measure on n II TO 10
vote and tended to stiffen the op-
position OF organized workers.
Briefly, II provides that no man
taking a job at the request or dt.
rection OF his local draft board
shall he required. as condition OF
employment, to become a member
OF union.
Chairman Mead (D-N.Y) of the
Senate War Investigating Comm &
tee said meanwhile that national
service LEGISLATION isn't needed
that what Is needed Is an end &c
what he called a tremendous waste
OF manpower. Mead said this
waste is apparent in Army arsenals
!. Wy Yards and also In uniformed
manpower.
Rep. Philbin (D-Mass.) announc-
ed he would make a fight to remove
the anti-closed shop amendment.
He contended II would abrogate
contracts made voluntarily be
tween labor and management
The clio. the AFL and the rail
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-23
.Penalty'of
Death Urged

Representative Joseph Z. Warner
plans to ignore administration and
police efforts to prevent him from
Introducing a bill' calling for death
by hanging to punish cases OF hrst
degree murder.
He plans to offer a bill legalizing
capital punishment for the first de-
gree murder as an aftermath OF the
assassination OF Senator Warren
G.. Hooper.
Board files show 500 first de-
gree murderers serving a life SEN
tence in Michigan prisons. Conced-
ing that the life" terms served by
other than murders usually average
about 16 years, the board said that
since 1921 there. has been no
method OF releasing a life termer
serving for first degree murder
from prison except by governor S
Communication.
Since 1897. 13 first degree slay-
els have had their sentences COM
muted by governor, the records
disclose. The two receiving COM
mutations in the past two years
from governor Kelly have served
1914 and 25 years.
More than 100 lifers now in pri-
son have served more than ~
years. 26 have served more than
rs years, seven have served more
than 80 years, FIVE more than So
years and one. Thomas J. Mason,
79-years old. has served 46 years
OF sentence imposed in Van Blu
rem County. He is the Oldest in
mate In point OF servitude.
The boards files show that an
average OF Eve life term murder
ers die in prison each year, that
the number Of first degree slayers
committed has declined in recent
years from a high point of ~ per-
sons in 1882 to IA last year The
number sentenced has run between
II and 30 in recent years.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-23
Power Given
to BrowneIl

Indianapolis. Jan. 23--AP-Her.
bert Brownell. Jr.. had a free hand
today to run the Republican party
for the next couple OF years just
about any way he chooses.
The COP. national chairman.
who laid his chips on the line at
one-day session Of the party's Ma
tional Committee here yesterday.
emerged with almost unlimited
authority over personnel. program
and policy.
He had behind him vote OF con.
h'1nce taken boldly only little
more than two months after the
party's unsuccessful foray at the
polls IN November.
Despite a considerable amount OF
individual grumbling in the Re.
publican ranks about Brownell's
Association with the defeated
presidential candidate. governor
Thomas +. Dewey OF New York.
only minor opposition voices were
raised at this midlands meeting 10
his retention OF the chairmanship.
Most members. reviewing the
closed sessions in which national
committeeman voiced their senti-
ments freely, said a new sort Of
harmony appeared to have grown
up within the party. Obviously.
some OF them did not like to see
Dewey keep even a secondhand
grasp on the party reigns. But
they had no single standard bear
er around whom they could rally.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-23
Case of Beer
Leads to Case
in City Court

Two boys carrying case OF beer,
two minor girls tagging along.
That was the setting for an inter
esting evening for Ypsilanti police
Monday night.
Curious as to ages of the youngs-
tiers. officers soon found out that
al IS year old girl had invited
them in for the evening so the Of
fcers decided to go along. Arriv-
ing at an +. Cross St. apartment
house the encourage presented it.
self for admission but the erstwhile
hostess was apparently not avail
able and the youngsters were not
admitted. The next stop was the
police station and a bit of ques-
tioning whicl decided 1t. Emil
Susterka to send his men back
to the apartment in search OF the
missing young lady.
There the reasons for the non
admission OF the juveniles became
more apparent. Mrs. Louise l..
Turner, 20, was informing officers
that the girl was not there when
officers heard noise. They became
more curious, and, apparently to al.
lay their suspicious, Miss Beatrice
Carwhile, 81, of 81 Jewett, Willow
Court, put in a f1asty aprearance.
Just as the officers were again rea-
DIV to leave they heard coins drop.
ping and asked to investigate an
adjoining room. There they found
Corp. John J. Robinson. Willow
underwear. hastily dressing. again
ready to depart the police noticed
an extra Army shirt and, opening
a closet door, found Sgt. Leamon A.
Gilbert. Willow Run Air Base.
crouched on the floor and sweating
copiously although clad only In
shorts.
The missing juvenile hostess was
not in the apartment but was gath
cred into the net at police head.
quarters when she appeared to in
quire about the others.
The boys caught with the beer
were given choice OF paying SIS
fines or spending 20 days in county
Jail Their IA and Is year old girl
companions were warned and turn
ed over to their parents. The two
soldiers were turned over to mill
tary authorities. Mrs. Turner. Miss
Cartwhile and the is year old girl
were sentenced to pay fines OF SIS
each or spend 20 days each IN
county jail.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-23
New Textile
Controls Due
in Few Days

Washington. Jan. 90 AP Pro.
posals for broad new textile con
trolls were due for announcement
TO-DAY as two government agencies
attacked the the dual clothing prob
lemr OF rising costs and dwind.
ling supplies.
With the ayowed aim Of increns-
ing supplies OF needed civilian gar
ments at low and moderate prize
us," the Office OF Price Admins
tration and the War Production
Board opened a conference with
representatives OF all branches Of
the textile industry.
WPB Chairman J. 4. krug and
Price Administrators Chester
Bowles arranged joint news con.
ference (l2;30 p. m. EWT) fol
lowing the discussion with the
manufacturer and dealers.
Especially involved are chill
dren's clothes. mems shirts and
shorts and Inexpensive dresses for
women.
Trade sources indicated their
belief they were IN for bad news
in the form OF increased military
demands and unprecedented res
traints on their freedom OF pro-
duction and distribution.
But, prior to the meeting, off.
Gals OF both OPA and WPB made
a mystery OF their plans.
AS TO prices. OPA acknowledged
that it would make suggestions
for broad price action to halt the
increase in the cost OF living due
to rising prices OF textiles and
apparel
OPA is pledged TO set easily en-.
fOrceable dollars.andcents cell.
ings at retail on every item OF
clohhing for which WPB sets spe-
ciiicatlons and makes special fab
rio allotments.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-23
Conflict May be Interpreted
Virtual 'Armageddon'

possibly participate in the crimes
he contemplated.
So Hitler set about 10 destroy
religion. He got hold Of the lit
Ito folk and deprived them OF re-
ligious teaching. He handicapped
the churches in every way he
dared. and many clergymen were
interned for preaching the gospel
The Nazi leader not only des.
troyed the belief OF countless
youngsters in the right. but he
substituted a pagan code in which
he himself actually played the role
Of a Messiah. That Sounds fan
tastic, but II happened
Refused TO Accept
The older generation for the
most part refused 10 accept such
teaching. though IL allowed itself
to be regimented in other ways.
However. when ! was in Germany
In 1898. at the time Of the Munich
conference. country newspapers in.
stead Of publishing the customary
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-23
Laxity Found
in Navy Yard

Washington. Jan. Gap The
Senate War Investigating Commit
tee talked today OF following up
its manpower study OF the Norfolk
Navy Yard in other cities. while
the Navy came to the defense OF
Norfolk's record
An alarming condition" OF
wasted labor and enforced loafing'
had been the committees verdict
on the Navy Yard at the Virginia
city. And Chairman Mead D-NY)
said it was apparent that the super.
yisory system at Norfolk and else
where seemed 10 need improve.
ment.
Senator Ferguson Or Mich)
told reporters he wanted a sub
committee 10 look into the situa-
ton in Detroit Both navy yard g
and war plants are under commit
tee scrutiny.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-23
Germans May Try to Make
Stand; Berlin But Hundred
Fifty Miles From Inuaders
War In Brief

tBy the Associated Press
Western Front - british meet
heavy fighting northeast OF Ech.;
German resistance disorganizcd I'm
Ardennes salient after Allied
planes wreck 1000 enemy armorcd
vehicles. Americans beat Off thrusts
north OF Strasbourg.
Russian Front-Moscow warns
Germans Red Army is $50 miles
from Berlin; Soviet spearheads re.
ported at oder River, Gigantic
enlightenment threatens East Prus-
STA
PScific Front - Nanks II miles
from Clark Field. 81 from Manila:
Nanks gain on roads to capital
. Iperfortresses bomb Jap home
island OF Ilonshu.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-23
Backward Child
Slain by Father

Grand Rapids, Mich, Jan. %
UP-Police today held Carl V. Gil
bert. 42, for questioning in connec-
ton with the death OF his fve-year-
old daughter. Jessie Pearl. whom
he told authorities was backward
and wouldn't mind
The war workers third wife,
Mrs. Gonna Gilbert, a., told police
that her husband struck the child
twice with the blunt end OF an
axe. She said that her husband.
who raved about the child's disobe-
dience. had threatened Jessie and
earlier beaten her with an electric
light cord.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-23
Congress Today
(By Associated Press)
Senate

Senate
In recess until Thursday.
Commerce Committee considers
Wallace nomination. bill to strip
Commerce Department OF financial
agencies N0:30 a. m, EWT).
Military Committee organizes un-
der Senator Thomas (D-Utah), new
chairman U0:30).
Public Lands Committee hears
Secretary Ickes on grazing fees
open 10000.
House
Routine session (noonl.
Agriculture Committee hears
Draft Director Hershey Oh farm
labor 10000.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-23
SUIT FILED

Grand Rapids, Mich.-Suit for
$4,000 against the Automatic
Music instrument Company OF
Grand Rapids has been filed in
federal court by Blanche NJ. Ken
yon OF Mishawaka. Ind. who
claims that amount Is due in royal
ties and damages on the, manufac.
ture of multiple disc Photographs.
As executrix OF the estate OF Ber-
tam G. Kenyon. a late inventor.
Mrs. Kenyon contends the local
firm agreed TO pay Kenyon s. for
each machine manufactured on his
patents. She also alleged that the
Grand Rapids Trust Company. as
receiver for the Automatic Instru-
ment Company. was liable for con-
tracts prior 10 the receivership.
at Hioh School Office. Adv. l1f
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-23
Republicans Seek to Retain
Grip in State Legislature

tain legislative acts Most senator
lawyers interpret that to mean
% votes. The Republicans have
exactly that many votes. II one
member went astray. the minority
could upset the administrations
plans
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-23

NEW YORK ms Manufac-
lure OF Army X rations and civil
ian biscuit supplies was back to
normal today at the -Wiles
Biscuit Co plant after 800 work
ers who struck last Thursday re-
turned to their Jobs Monday.