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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07
Pancakes in Lap?
Just Blame War

Chicago. Aug. : -AP Don't
mind those pancakes in your lap.
BOYS. just blame II on the war.
The National Restaurant Asso-
citation reported TODAY that en-
pioyment demands Of the war IN
dustries have created record
turnover OF personnel IN eating
places. and good mattresses are
getting harder 10 find every day.
Association officers who would
not be quoted by name complain
ed that restaurant owners hardly
teach their girls how to set the
knives and forks before they leave
to set caps on explosive shells
Restaurants in cities with de.
Tense industries are particularly
hard hit. In Detroit. the associa-
ton estimated. there is a shortage
OF 5000 waitresscq Akron and
Dayton. Ohio, likewise have acute
situations.
Higher wages are the chief lure,
although often the defense indus
Try usually can offer girls better
working hours
To meet the employment prob
lem, some restaurants are closing
one day a week, with Monday the
popular day. This reduces the
need for Mattresses by one-seyenth
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07
"They Will Never Hang me"
Says Traitor Max Stephan

ny OF an appeal. when she IL |
viii confer with her and talk with
Max
stephan was convicted OF trea-
son IN connection with the escape
from Canadian prison camp Of
Oberleutnant Hans Peter krug. a
German flier. The government
charged Stephan sheltered Krug
and gave him money after krug
made his way 10 Detroit.
In sentencing stephan 10 die on
the gallows at the Milan federal
detention home, Judge futile also
recommended that Mrs. stephan
be interned and that her citizen
ship be cancelled
stephan, meanwhile, as be paced
his cell In Milan asked TO see his
wife and attorney and WAS told
he would be allowed 70 see both
in due time And then he com
Mented
Sow that sentence has been
passed. ! hope ! get a decent cell.
certainly rate a cell alone now.
And hope they let me buy my
own cigars
But chief in his mind was his
contention that they'll never
hang me
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07
Day Reprieve
Given to Spies

Washington. Aug 7-INS Pres
ident Roosevelt at his press confer
ence. today declined to disclose the
fate OF the eight Nazi saboteurs.
after granting a 24-hour delay in an
order to execute six OF the German
spies in the electric chair at the
District OF Columbia Jail.
The six Nazis. originally doomed
by Mr. Roosevelt to death before
dawn this morning. were given their
24-hOur reprieve after having been
visited by Army chaplains TO make
their final peace with God II was
possible that the President might
give them another 24-hour stay in
execution OF the death sentence.
The President. almost at the elev-
enth hour, halted preparations for
execution Of the six Nazis. il was
reported. because he was not fully
convinced that one Of the sextette
should be executed
The doubtful" culprit was said
10 be Herbert Hans Haupt. the %
year old American citizen. youngest
OF the invaders. and one Who plead.
ed he came 10 the United States
with the saboteurs IN order 10 es-
cape from Hitler's terrorism in
Germany.
Besides Haupi, the President orig
inally condemned John Edward
kerling. Heinrich Harm Heinck.
Robert Quirin Hermann lIeubauer.
and Werner Thiel 10 death in the
district, electric chair only George
John Dasch and Ernest Peter Bur.
ger escaped with sentences to life
imprisonment.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07
More Rescued
in Bay Tragedy

Bay City. Mich. Aug. 7-INS-
The saga of Saginaw Bays great
est tragedy came TO an end today
with nine persons dead and four
persons recovering from the effects
OF long hours in the choppy waters.
Two more survivors OF the party
OF - who were thrown into the
lake Sunday when the 30-foot fish
ing boat Arlene struck a rock and
sank were found late yesterday on
tiny island near 20 miles from
where their boat Yas wrecked.
They were Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Sauve parents Of a three-year-old
child who was not on the trip. The
other two survivors were Abraham
LaBean. 80. who floated in life
jacket for - hours before being res
oued and Mrs. Dorothy Repkie, %
who swan seven miles 10 shore ana
safety.
Among the victims were La
Beams wife and Mrs. Repkie's hus-
band.
The Sauyes said they spent more
than IS hours atioat on life belts
and a piece Of the wrecked boat
before finding sanctuary on one
island Later they moved to anoth-
er island and their distress signal
was seen by Coast Guard boat.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07
Nazi Subs MAY
be Using Lures

CIV International News SerNice)
The possibility that Axis sub
marines may be using liferafts as
screens in sneaking up on their
prey was advanced today by
spokesman of ISL survivors from a
medium sized American cargo yes
sci torpedoed and sunk last July
in the Gulf Of Mexico
Two Of the survivors. among
whom were 270 victims Of other
sinkings, recalled seeing life
raft Just before the ship was
struck by torpedo which sent
the vessel to the bottom with a
loss of IS lives Some Of the
victims were believed to be wom-
en-
Navy patrol boats arrived on the
scene and picked up the survivors,
some from the water and others
from the oyercrowded lifeboats.
Those lost were believed to have
persisted in the explosion.
Survivors also told OF seeing
the torpedo which they mistook
fol a porpoise until it suddenly
made a 4j degree turn and crashed
into the vessel The submarine
was not sighted.
The Inflated vessel sailed from
a Caribbean port where survivors
Of previous sinkings had been TAX
en- aboard Among the survivors
landed at a Gulf coast port where
several women and children.
In another sinking announced by
tho Navy Department all 4S per-
sons aboard a small American
merchantmen escaped in two life
boats when the vessel was torpe-
doed and sent to the bottom early
in June off the East African coast
In the South Indian Ocean.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07
Tax OH Trust
Funds Favored

Washington. Aug. ! -AP- A
Senate Finance subcommittee has
agreed unanimously to compromise
House approved provisions OF the
new revenue bill imposing tax re-
strictions on pension trusts which
witnesses said would cause many
businesses to pay inflationary cash
bonuses.
Chairman Brown (D-Mich) said
the subcommittee had agreed 10
modify a requirement that 20 per
cent OF a firms employees must
participate in pension plan be-
fore the employer would be per
mitted TO make a tax free contri-
button to the trusts reserve fund.
The group voted. he said, to
permit such contributions II, in
effect. Sc per cent of employees
were covered. II also relaxed a
provision limiting the amount OF
immediate tax credit an employer
could take TO per cent OF his
payroll total.
The Treasury has complained
that in some instances pension
trusts have become repositories
for hidden dividends by which
officers and other favored employ
es could be paid large sums with
the company escaping immediate
taxes and the individual recip-
tents spreading their tax payments
over a period of years when their
earnings would be in lower brack-
cts.
On the other hand, business men
asserted before the committee
that they could not afford 10 main
tain legitimate pension funds or
profit sharing plans for employees
IL they were not permitted to
make the plan actuarily sound.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07
Queen Guest at
Press Conference

Washington. Aug. President
Roosevelt today presented Queen
Wilhelmina Of the Netherlands 10
the newspaper men and women at
tending his press conference.
In doing so. the President pointed
-out that the Netherlands share most
OF the ideals OF the American peo-
pie and particularly guarantee the
freedom OF the press. speech and
religion.
President Roosevelt referred TO
the Queen as really great head Of
an Allied nation who is seeing this
war through with the United States
The Queen read a brief statement
in -eply She paid a high tribute to
the American men and women who
are actually in the many scenes
OF combat with the enemy and who.
with complete disregard OF their
own safety. gather their informa
ton for the sake Of truth and public
enlightenment"
The United States government
had previously presented her nation
with submarine chaser.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07
Heroic Effort
Blunts Pincer
Movement
Allied Officials in
Russian Capital
May Act

NV International News Service
Hard fighting Soviet armies TO-
day had halted the gigantic Ger
man drive on Stalingrad. and re-
inforced Russian divisions launch.
cd counter.sttacks against the
enemy on some sectors OF the
bloody Don.Caucasus battle line.
Both spearheads Of the German
Plncers thrusts on Stalingrad were
blunted by the heroic Russian de-
tenders. The northern prong
reaching out from the Kletskaya
area in the Don elbow, was def
initely bent with the destruction
OF ll3 Nazi tanks as the Red army
fiercely counterattacks and press
ed the enemy back.
The southern arm Of the German
Pincers was held IN the Kotelin-
kovo area south Of the Don we're
repeated attacks we're repulsed
On the western end OF the line,
anchored. south Of Kuschevskaya
slashing attacks by the Don Cos.
sacks held the enemy in check.
Diplomats Gather
As these more favorable deyel.
opments cheered Moscow, a gath.
ering OF allied diplomats in the
Soviet capital was linked with re-
ports OF some immediate action
by the United Nations to relieve
the terrible strain on the weary
forces OF Marshal Semyop Tim
oshenko
L. S. Ambassador Laurence A
! Steinhardt was reported in a
Stockholm dispatch 10 be en- route
from Turkey TO Moscow Sir
Archibald Clark Kerr and Admiral
William STANDBY. British and
American ambassadors we're al
ready there. Representatives Of
the fighting French and the Free
Norwegian government also arriy-
ed at the Soviet capital this morn
ing. presumably 10 join the report
ed conferences.
There was no hint Of what al
lied plans were 10 be discussed,
but a general feeling Of optimism
was heightened by the cheering
news from the South Russian
front.
Meet in Bombay
Another meeting. with ominous
potentalitles for the United Ma
lions. got under way in Bombay as
the committee OF the all India Ma
uonal Congress party gathered in
a circus like atmosphere 10 put
through Mohandas X Gandhi's
plan 10 force Indian independence.
The first action Of the day was
by the working committee which
authorized the congress president.
Maulana Abul Kalum Azad, 10
write President Roosevelt. Gener-
alissimo Chang kaiShek and Ivan
Maisky Russian ambassador 10
Great Britain. enllsting their sup
port for lndia's plea for indepen-
dence
There was no indication that
the Congress had retreated from
It's determination TO launch ma
tlonwide civil dlsobedience pro-
gram II its demands are not met
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07
L. S. Ready For More Rationing
Familiar Methods Will be
Used For BlackOut Aug. II

The August IL blackout from
1900 TO 1880 pm. including the
lower portion OF the Lower Pen
insula will proceed in a manner
similar to previous blackouts.
Three minutes before the time
for the commencement of the
blackout sirens will be sounded
in a fluctuating signal, At 1870
p. m. the same devices will be
sounded for a two minute period
using a continuous signal to denote
the end of the blackout.
During the period of the black
out all lights outside or visible
from the outside will be put out
and kept out and no persons shall
exhibit light unless specifically
authorized by the commander of
the local citizens Defense Corps,
Post offices and hospitals who
find the blackout provisions would
interfere with their maintenance
are exempt from these regulations.
Manufacturing plants engaged in
war contracts are also exempt pro-
viding that should they blackout
production would be interfered
with or the hazards of sabotage
increased.
Where municipalities and coun-
ties have been unable to secure
necessary switches and equipment,
street, highway and traffic signal
lights shall not be extinguished
during this period.
This practice blackout is expect
ed to test the ability Of critical
areas TO Obscure visible lighting:
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07
Girls Listed
as HOstesses

Registration OF hostesses Tor
tho American Legion recreation
center. which r. being establish
ed TO entertain the soldiers sta
toned in the vicinity Of Ypsilan-
q. Is taking place this afternoon
and evening from -. and from
- O'Clock ar the American Legion
Home. Girls registering will be
considered junior hostesses, and
with a group Of older women. who
will be senior hostesses. will be
present 20 help entertain soldiers
who will be guests az many func-
tions which are being planned by
the Legion
Aiding in the registration today
are Mrs Paul Hayward. Mrs.
Carl Johnson. and Mrs Harold Au-
gustus. Girls registering will be
asked their age. occupation, par.
ents names. and asked 10 name
any organizations with which they
are affiliated. They will also be
asked the days and hours when
they will be able 70 attend the
functions. and TO name one or
two people as references. Girls
under q must have the consent or
their parents 10 register.
This evening the Legion com
mittee in charge OF arrangements
for the center will meet with Mrs
Flossy Feiner. executive secretary
OF the council Of social agencies.
and Downing Proctor of the fed
ersl social security board 10 dis
cuss plans for The center. and ways
IN which the board may be OF aid
to the Legion Legion committee
members are. Harold Augustus.
chairman. Edward Arnet. Harold
Maree. Carl Tunnlcliffe. Carl
Johnson, and Fred Sauelle.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07

Milan, Mich. Aug ms Sen
fenced to die FOR treason on Fri
day, Nov. 10. puGFy Max stephan
reiterated today his belief that
they'll never hang me
The German born Detroit res
taurant proprietor who was sen
fenced to die in Detroit yesterday
by Federal Judge Arthur j. futile
declared that he would appeal the
sentence and defense Attorney
Verne i. ANDERSON. in Detroit. in
dictated that an appeal would be
taken to the circuit court Of APP
peals.
The hanging date was set for
Nov. - ANDERSON said. TO al
low time for a possible appeal
Mrs. stephan is IN no condition
right now to discuss the feasibil-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07
Survey Goes on
For Bomber CITY

Detroit Mich. Aug Z Col +.
Charles starr OF Federal Public
Housing Authority affirmed today
that the war Production Board has
rot RELEASED aateiials for cons'ruc-
ton Of Bomber city near Willow
Run.
starr said his engineers were con
unuing 10 survey the proposed
size. except Tor ESQ acres owned by
Henry Ford Survey NIll continue
until they are completed he said
War Production Board has given
verbal assurance" that materials
will be released for construction Of
2 600 family units In Wayne and
lnk.ter section. although This g.
still TO be confirmed by official re-
lease. according 20 starr.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07
Sale Intended
ArOff Asserts

San Francisco. Aug. -AP =
Lieut. Comdr Maurice y Aroffs
personal defense against Navy
charges he accepted Tony Mar.
tins $3.50 car as a gift rested to-
day on contention he has made
repeatedly that be could sell il
for the singer actor.
The Sc year old officer, testify
ing in his own behalf before a six
Judge naval court martial quoted
IN supported bis case from CONVEX
s. tons he said he had had with
Martin
The singer. arriving here in
haste from Chicago last January
10 be sworn into the Navy, offer
cd him the use Of the automobile.
Aroff related. because he had
been unable 70 pick uD one for
Aroff in the East as the comman.
der had asked him 10 do.
IT you don't want 10 use IT," the
defendant quoted Martin. Use 1T
for a trade-iu as personal favor
10 me You don't have 10 pay for
it right away Ill call my agent
and tell him
The agent. Nat Goidstone. was
called. Aroff said. and later con.
fifmed the conversation BY letter.
Lieut. G Ray Robinson attorney
for Aroff then demanded that the
Judge advocate. Lieut. Irving Klein,
produce the personal files Of the
dccused intimsiins that the lei
ter was therein and had been seiz-
Cd by naval intelligence officers
investigating the case
The letter was not forthcoming.
however In its absence. Robinson
read what he said was a copy OF
a copy ~ The letter taken from
Coldstone.s files.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07
Gigantic German Drive on
Stalingrad Halted, Soviet
Launching Counter Attacks
Truman Will
Probe Dollar
Year Officials
Charges Made by
Steel Men

Washington. Aug. ms The
Senate Truman Committee today
bored into charges that government
.dolldr-a-year men have endangered
the nations rail system by impend-
ing expansion Of the steel industry
TO keep biz companies In domi-
nant postwar position.
The committee shifted its inquiry
temporarily away from the "black
market and WPB priorities when
independent steel men made the
charges.
Speaking Of the Northwest. Thorn
as Smith, president of the Pacific.
American Iron Steel Corporation o.
Bellingham, Wash. said There Is
no other place in the country where
all OF the coal limestone and ore
for producing steel exist in such
abundance.
Nor is there any other place
where they exist in so small an
area within so miles OF our plant
at Bellingham, he added
yet previous attempts to ex-
pand this plant and the steel in
dustry in the Northwest have been
thwarted by the scheming and con.
nivance OF the established steel in
dustry. believe these dollar a-year
men are going TO try again to
thwart this development"
II the present steel shortage con
tinues and further expansion OF pro
ducing facilities is curtailed. a
breakdown Of the country's rail.
way system is likely. Smith said.
because the roads won't be able to
get steel
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07
Congress Today

tBy Associated Press)
Senate
In recess
Finance committee continues
open hearings on new tax bill 90
a m. Eastern War Time.
Special Defense committee ques-
lions WPB officials on iron and
steel production G0.
House
In recess
THURSDAY ==
Senate
Received Presidents veto Of
rubber bill
Senate and House
Heard address by Queen vii
helmina OF Netherlands
summer Special Price on kindliug
Wood. Michigan Ladder Go ADV SOL
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07

CLEVELAND ms Instruct
ing $500 telephone operators main
tenance and repairmen to return
TO work, the Ohio Federation Of
Telephone Workers Union (inde-
pendenD today ended a two day
strike by effecting a procedure
agreement setting Aug. II as the
scheduled date for the hearing of
the National War Labor Board
panel.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07

BOGOTA. Colombia-AP-Dr Al
fonso Lopez Pumerajo, president of
Colombia from 1884 to 1888 returns
TO the office today for second
term. A banker turned social re-
former. Lopez came~back only last
week from a 26-day visit TO United
States during which he conferred
with President Roosevelt.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07

NEW YORK-AP-Th death OF
Naldemar Poulsen, 63. Danish CO.
inventor of a wireless telephony
system and discoverer OF the Poul-
sen arcs and waves on which his
method OF autobiography was
based. was announced here yester-
day by the National American Den
mark Association.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07

.DUBLIN-AP-Teresa, last re-
naming girl among the Legion
Quintuplets who were born last
week in County Sligo, died today
leaving her brother. Thomas. the
sole survivor. Two other girls died
soon after birth. while a boy, Jo-
seph, died Sunday in Dublin Hos
pital.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07

LONDON-UP-Gen. Friedrich
e GhFfstianSen,- commander OF Nazl
occupation forces In Holland. re-
Gently took part In extensive Army
maneuvers and anti paratroOp exer.
cises in inland Holland the Dutch
Aneta News Agency reported TO.
day. Before the exercises. Chris
Hansen was said to have inspected
Notifications and heavy naval ar
tlllery emplacements along the
Dutch coast.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07

SAN FRANCISCO-INS-Major
Alexander De Seversky, former
Russian war ace. advocated today
construction OF great air battle
ships" which could fly nonstop
from San Francisco to Japan and
return. He declared: we should
start Immediately building $50 ton
bombers that would be veritable
"battleships' and capable of fly
ing with thousands of tons of TINT
TO Japan and back"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07

NEW YORK-UP-Rep. Hamil-
ton Fish. r., y. Y. today denounced
as totally false published state
ments- that he had received a Sc
cret retainer OF $4,000 from Gen.
Rafael L. Trujillo. head Of the Dom
inican Republic. In 1880, and was
now attempting to explain to the
Internal Revenue Bureau Ehy he
did not mention the sum in his in
come tax return for that wear.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07

BATON ROUGE. La.-UP- Exc
BUTTONS Of two men today were
postponed by GOV. Sam Jones until
the L. s. Supreme Court rules on
legality Of the new state law re-
Quiring fulfillment Of death SEN
fences by electrocution A convicted
murderer. Clayton Guillory of Lake
Charles. and Willie Larkin OF Mad
ison Parish, under death sentence
were given stays.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07

LoNDON-INS- Reuters news
agency today reported from Stock
holm a Scandinavian telegraph
bureau dispatch from Ankara stat
ing that Laurence A. Steinhardt,
American ambassador to Turkey.
was en- route to Moscow 10 attend
big second front conference ex-
pected to open in Moscow shortly.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07

LOS ANGELES-INS- Twenty
three youths who allegedly partici-
pated in a fatal Mexican gang
fight last Sunday were under in
dictment today for murder. Held
in jail without bail. they were
accused of beating Jose Diaz, %,
to death at a party. All '23 also
were indicted on two counts of
assault with a deadly weapon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07

SAN FRANCGSCO-UP-The San
Francisco ordnance district report
ed today that no evidence of sabo-
tage was found in the $4,000 fire
which swept through a three-story
building in the magnesium pow
der plant of the Pacific Coast Chem
ical and Processing plant near
Aberdeen, Wash
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-07

DAYTON Gins II was Lieu
tenant-Colonel Elliott Roosevelt
today instead OF Major Roosevelt
The son of the President took the
oath as a Northumberland from
a hospital bed at Wright Field. He
is confined with knee injury suf-
fered, Army officials said, at an
other air field.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-26
Business Places for Rent

MICHIGAN. 500 Cnear Junction) From
four rooms: any business. Inquire spolks
Building.
SEALED BIDS will be received at the CIT
81 Detroit Purchasing Dept, lIu1 waite
Board Building, on Monday. June ~, 1917
al 3:a5 q. m for the lease 81 Airpor
Hangar for Car Storage or Aircraft Servic
shop. For further information. call Oh
". Kennedy Jr. Commissioner.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-26
Share Living Quarters

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business girl, resticted apartment TIe
T-O573.
SHARE HoHE-Everything furnished. I'm
ployed couple Excellent transportation
Garage. VInewood 2-ii72
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