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Evening star., 1942-10-09
Gallup Poll Shows Newspapers
Spread Scrap Message Well

of Public Opinion asked that the
Gallup Poll put the following ques-
tion to cross-section of the popula-
ton in every State in the Nation:
Have. you read about the present
drive to collect scrap metal?"
The purpose of the survey was to
provide newspapers with some indi-
cation of the job still to be done.
The results of the study completed
early this week are eloquent testi-
mony to the effectiveness of the free
American press in its sponsorship
of the scrap campaign. Here are the
results of the survey:
Yes have read)-94 per cent.
No (have not read)-6 per cent.
While the survey by the institute
discloses splendid performance by
the newspapers of the country it
also reveals that there is still a big
Job facing the local committees han
See GAIITIp- paOe ACl
Evening star., 1942-10-09
Robinson Executed
|For Assault as Stone
Rejects Last Appeal
Poys With Life in Chair
At District Jail for
Attacking Girl, IS

William Isaac Robinson, "a,
colored, paid with his life in the
electric chair today for criminal
assault, after a last ditch fight
by his lawyers for a stay of exc
cution had been denied by Chief
Justice Stone.
Robinson entered the District Jail
death chamber at 1:35 pm. and was
pronounced dead at /: :48 by Coroner
A. Magruder Macdonald and Dr.
Martin L. Cannon, medical officer of
the Jail.
The execution was scheduled to
occur between 10 am. and 2 pm,
but after witnesses had gathered
and early preparations had been
made, it was announced by E. A..
Green. superintendent of the Dis
trict Jail, that legal complications
would force a delay.
Shortly before noon the United
States Court of Appeals ordered the
execution postponed until Chief JUS
tice Stone could rule on an appeal
for reprieve.
Plea Sent to Justices Home.
The Supreme Court clerks Office
said plea for stay of execution
for Robinson was filed about noon
and that it was Immediately dis
patched to the home of Chief Justice
Stone at 2340 wyoming avenue NV.
The Chief Justice later denied the
appeal.
Robinson received spiritual solace
throughout the day from the Rev
James L. Pinn, pastor OF the Good
Will Baptist Church. Mr.. Green
reported that the prisoner was calm
and uncommunicative.
Robinson was led into. the death
chamber by two guards and quickly
strapped to the chair. He showed
no signs of emotional tension.
Newspapermen Witnesses.
Observing the execution from the
witness room behind a "one way"
glass were five District newspaper
men acting as official witnesses.
Robinson was convicted in Sep
tember, l941, of criminally as
saulting the 15-year-old daughter
(See ROBINSON page o.Y0
Evening star., 1942-10-09
Phil Rizzuto, Yankee
Shortstop, Joins Navy
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-Phil Riz-
zuto, diminutive shortstop whose
play was high light of the New
York Yankees in the recent World
Series. leaves tonight for the Nor
folk, Va, Naval Base, where tomor-
row he starts training as a seaman
first class.
Admitting he was "a little scared"
about the change from civilian life
to that in the armed service, Riz-
zuto took comfort in the thought he
felt the same way when he first
came up to the Yankees.
"I wouldn't take a million for
those two years with the Yankees -
he said.
Evening star., 1942-10-09

State and municipal government
departments and agencies. embas-
sizes, legations and commissions of
the United States, civilian defense
organizations, Red Cross, State and
home guards, essential war indus
tries, essential services such as
communications, transportation,
power, water, fuel, press associa-
tions, newspapers and health and
sanitation services.
Evening star., 1942-10-09
Draft Clerk Sentenced
On Bribery Charge
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOciated Press.
MILWAUKEE,, Oct. 9.-Walter c.
Lutz, II, former chief clerk OF q Mil
waukee, draft board, was sentenced
IN Federal Court today to three years
IN q Federal penitentiary after he
had pleaded. guilty to q charge Of
taking $50 from a prospective selectee
on = promise to obtain deferment for
him.
Evening star., 1942-10-09
SENATE VOTES 5 PCT. VICTORY INCOME TAX
q Hurt as Buses Crash at Sixteenth and Street.
World Series Hero
Gets Job With State
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 9.-Gov.
Prentice Cooper announced today
the appointment of Johnny Beazley,
the st. Louis Cardinals pitching
hero for the World Series, as a field
man in the Tennessee Department
of Education.
Beazley, 23-year-old Nashville boy,
will travel throughout the State, aid
ing physical education and health
programs in the schools. He will
assume his new duties about Novem-
ber l..
Young Beazley seems ideally
fitted for the job I have in mind"
the Governor said. II have told him
of its duties and he has accepted the
position"
Beazley denied reports he planned
to join the marines following the
World Series.
II think they're a fine outfit, but
I haven't decided yet on any branch
of the service he declared.
Evening star., 1942-10-09
Roosevelt Is Silent
On Teen Age Droft Plan
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt had no COM
ment to offer today when asked at
press conference about the pros
poets of the drafting of 1S and 19
year old youths for military service.
Chairmen Reynolds and May of
the Senate and House Military
Committees, respectively, said they
had received no War Department
recommendation on legislation for
drafting IN these age groups.
Senator Reynolds added he under-
stood department recommends
ton was at the Budget Bureau but
that he did not know what It was.
Evening star., 1942-10-09
Canada Will ShackIe
1876 Nazis Tomorrow
Earlier Story on Pare A-2.)

Earlier Story on Page A-2)
By the Associated Press.
TORONTO, Oct. 9.-The Daily
Star said In an Ottawa dispatch
today that plans were being COM
pleted for the shackling tomorrow
of LOT German officers and 1859
men among Nazi prisoners of war in
Canada to retaliate against action
by the Germans In lettering SINH
lar number Of prisoners taken at
Dieppe.
This will be done If the Nazis
fail to remove the fetters from Ca
madam and British prisoners before
q noon tomorrow" the Star said.
Evening star., 1942-10-09
Late News Bulletin
500 Planes in u. S. Raid on France

LONDON l4-Nearly 500 fighter planes participated
the sweeps Northern France today
least five enemy fighters the Air Ministry Service
nounced tonight.
The Berlin radio broadcast German high command
claim that 6 Allied craft including Flying Fort
resses, were shot down during the morning. .
"The damage small in comparison the number Of
Allied planes employed the German radio said
More than 100 American four-rnotored bombers-Fying
Fortresses and Lberatorsstruck the Lille industrial
other areas.
Earlier Story on Pare A-1) ~
Evening star., 1942-10-09
BY DR.. GEORGE GALLUP.
Director, American Institute OF Public
Opinion.

PRINCETON, N. j., Oct. -9.-If the
present national scrap metal drive
doesn't go hurting over the top, it
won't be because the Nations news
papers have failed to tell the peo-
pie about it.
From Maine to Florida, from New
York to San Francisco, the news
papers have taken the story of the
scrap metal drive into the American
home with such effectiveness that
"a out of any 100 persons will tell you
they have read about it.
This would indicate that practical
ly the entire nterate population had
read about the scrap drive.
As part OF their contribution to the
scrap campaign. the newspaper
members Of the American Institute
Evening star., 1942-10-09
Roosevelt Plea
To Hike 0|d.Aqe
Levy Rejected
Legislators Keep
Social Security
Rate Of ! Pct.
BULLETIN,

BY a roll-call vote Of so to
35 the Senate this Afternoon
upheld its Finance Commit
tee in freezing the social Sc
curity payroll tax for old-age
retirement at the present rate
of per cent.
BY this vote, it turned down
plea received earlier in the
day from President Roose-
velt to let the rate go up to 2
per cent on January l, as con-
templated in the original So
cial Security Act. The
Presidents appeal was in a
letter to Chairman George of
the Finance Committee.
The Senate's decision was a
victory for Senator Vanden-
berg, Republican, of Michigan,
who told the Senate that
even by retaining the present
l per cent, the tax next year
would bring in as much as
administration officials sew
eral years ago predicted would
be raised in 1943 from a 2 per
cent rate.
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)
BY the Associated Press.
The Senate voted today to
place on top of the regular in
come tax S per cent victory"
levy against all earnings of in
dividuals in excess Of 1924 yearly.
Adoption of the new wartime tax
came on voice vote after the SEN
ate had rejected proposal by
Senator Downey, Democrat, of Cali
fornia, to enlarge the basic exemp-
ton to $1,000 yearly and boost the
levy to 10 per cent on earnings
above $2,4O0.
Also today, President Roosevelt
notified Congress that the doubling
of social security taxes next January
would be mot only in accord with
the necessities of the social securi-
lty system itself, but at the same
time would contribute to the nom
inflationary financing of rapidly
mounting war expenditures"
Opposes Freezing Pay Roll Taxes.
In letter to Chairman George
of the Senate Finance Committee,
the President expressed opposition
to a committee approved amend
ment to the new revenue bill which
would freeze pay roll taxes at their
present levels of per cent on en-
ployers and a like amount on en-
ployes for 1943.
This amendment, not yet voted on
by the Senate, would stay an other
wise automatic increase Of the tax
on January l to 2 per cent each on
employers and employees.
Formal addition of the victory
levy to the new revenue bill boosted
the potential yield of that measure
by a disputed amount ranging from
a $3,l07,000,0O0 gross total esti-
mated by the Treasury and the S3,.
100000 set by the Senate Fin.
ance Committee.
Credit Claims Allowed.
The Treasury said victory tax
credits to taxpayers for postwar re-
bates and current debt payments
would aggregate 81 1859 900 900 yearly
and the committee fixed this amount
at 81 1,100,00 900.
Single taxpayers could claim cred
its for Is per cent of the amount
they paid, with limit of $500, and
married persons could obtain 40 per
cent credit, plus per cent for each
dependent.
AS approved by the Senate, the
tax would 60 into effect next jan
uary l, being withheld at the source
Evening star., 1942-10-09
Brig. Gen. Smedbero.
Retired, Dies at II

Brig. Gen. William r. Smedberg,
jr., u. former chief of the admins
trative division, National Guard Bu-
reau, died early today at Walter
Reed Hospital. A veteran Of the
Spanish, Philippine and World
Wars. he retired from the Army in
1885.
Evening star., 1942-10-09
Rockinohum Park

SIXTH RACE-Purse, $500: claiming;
3-year1 1as and inward; g furlonss.
Battery 1Cha0tn) $500 76O $50
Prairie Dog (Mo0re) $40 200
Balmy 9prinG {OUlArA) 60
Time, s1:123t,
Also ran AIhalon. Fritz. war Tower.
Evening star., 1942-10-09
. .Huwthorne

THMp RAcf-Purse, $1,000; claimins;
kn'ts q,st u llIxnlr'v) z.z6 $40 40
Three Baum {Drookpl $50 40
Torch Betty leeuIiock) 500
Mso nsssy R7s|les, Ap4 Lang
Evening star., 1942-10-09
Late Races
Earlier Results and Entries for
Tomorrow on Page 2-X.
Belmont Park

SIXTH RACE-Purse, $4,000 added:
upward; L mile.
Porter's. Cap Bierman) 100 $40 $50
Fair Ca1l (1hompsoD 12.s0 63G
Waller (Mehrtens) Am
Time, 1905.
Also ran-copperman. Cramps Ar
Evening star., 1942-10-09
..luurel

SIXTH RACE-Purse. $1,000; allow
ances; 3-year.olds and up; l Il miles.
9olita (Gillespfe) $40 3.20
Herolls (Ds CamilliS) A I'd
Time, 1:45A.
Chiids.
Evening star., 1942-10-09

(See TAKES, Page 2-X)
Evening star., 1942-10-09

(See ROBINSON, Page 2-XD
Evening star., 1942-10-09

(See CRASH, Page 2-X0
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-25
He Who Writes
On Auto Stamp
Faces Trouble
IF You Followed
Editors Advice.
You're Dead Wrong

The Notwithstanding editor
was beside himself again Satur-
day. going two ways at once and
playing both ends against the
middle.
Fresh from having unraveled
that battling fe deral- dilemma
about where the sticker should be
stuck on the car, he found himself
Ienmeshed in another legal tangle
that may even wind up with the
editor and his clients in Jail.
Last week, il will be recalled
by those who have been following
these gripping instruments, the
editor suggested that purchasers
Of the stamps might protect them
selves from the thieves by writing
their signatures across the face OF
the stamp.
Apparent Support
The federal government seemed
| 10 be solidly back of him at the
time.
Saturday, however. there came q
flash from federal authorities In
Washington that such a practice
is highly illegal, but at the same
time the treasury department
recommended that signatures and
license numbers be written on the
reverse of the certificates.
This latest ruling is bitter medi-
cine not only for the stamp editor.
but for Gerald A. Evans. assistant
collector of internal revenue, who
has insisted from his listening post
in the Federal Building here that
writing on the face of the stamp
was perfectly o. K.
As of Jan. 90
Evans quoted from a bulletin
Of January 20 which appeared to
leave the site of the car owners
signature. engine number or what.
not strictly up TO the individual.
But what happens to the
reader who has written his name
across the stamp instead Of on
the rear:" asked the apprehen-
sive editor.
II do not know" said Evans,
one Of our franker public serv-
I ants.
I incidentally, whether or not you
write on the stamps. you must
purchase one and have il on your
car by midnight January 81. TIC
date, only 100000 of Wayne
.County's 100000 motorists have
sought StiCkerS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-25
Auto Men Vow
About Program
To Speed Arms
Adopt 3-Point Plan;
KanzIer Tells Goal
TO Organize industry

An about program To speed
conversion of combined facilities
OF the automotive industry TO war
production was adopted Saturday
when 1000 representatives OF
every branch Of the industry met
at Masonic Temple under the di-
rection Of the Automotive Council
on War Production.
The speakers not only
labor 10 combine the pooling of
machines and machinery but of
ingenuity, brains and technique,
A three point program, proposed
by Paul G.. Hoffkan, president Of
Studebaker Corpor lion, was
adopted by standing vote.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-25

Raise City S List

The Detroit Convention and
Tourist Bureau announced Satur-
day that 10 new conventions have
been booked for Detroit, making
a total Of 500 organizations which
Will convene here IN 1912.
The 10 new groups are:
The National Business Teachers
Association, National Association
OF Commercial Organization Sec
re'aricS, Telephone Pioneers Of
America. Great Lakes Regional
Advisory Board. Michigan Welfare
League. Michigan Society for
Mental Hygiene. Michigan Bakers
Association. Girl Scouts Great
Lakes Region. Michigan Fedora
non Of WOmcn'S Clubs and the
Michigan Music Teachers ASSo-
cation are included in the list
released by the convention bureau
These ~ conventions Will bring
approximately 1900 delegate,
and guests 10 Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-25

Col Harold H. George, well
known in Detroit as Selfridge
Field officer less than A year ago,
Saturday was cited by President
Roosevelt for distinguished lead
erShip and gallantry in severe
fighting in the Bataan Peninsula"
and advanced 10 the temporary
grade of briGadlor general.
BrIgadier General George was
located al Selfrldge for several
years, first as a major, and later
as executive officer Of the 9Th
Pursuit Wing Headquarters. He
left Selfridge for the Philippines
last April.
He is one Of six colonies recon-
mended for promotion TO the
President by Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur.
They are Carl II. Seals Of Birm'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-25
Ask Gas Stations
CLOSED at 7 P. NJ.
Photo by Times star Photographs
&. r. WILSON

With gasoline consumption cut
% per cent since tire rationinG
regulations became effective. the
Michigan Gasoline Dealers Assoc
citation has asked the state defense
council 10 order all gas stations ir
the state 10 close at p. m, Col
Harold A. Furlong defense ad.
minIStrator. said Saturday.
Colonel Furlong said the pro.
poSal would he discussed al
Wednesdays meeting of the de
Tense council.
Officials of the dealers associa
ton explained. Furlong said, thai
they are seeking to reduce over
head but cannot make CLOSING
order effective unless IT is enforced
by the state.
Buy a Bomber
Gen. Hugh s. Johns o n.
"America's Fighting Thinker"
Writes Daily for the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-25
Police Sirens
Air Raid Alarms

Unable 10 find a siren that can
he heard above the noise of a
DSR street car. civilian defense
officials decided Saturday that. II
IN air RAID warning Is necessary
n Detroit il Will be given by the
sirens on police cars until A per-
nanent signal system can be de-
Used.
The official announcement of
no police sirens was made by
Glen {. Richards. associate dIreC-
or Of civilian defense. who said
"Citizens should take notice
that until such time a. per-
manent warning system Is In
stalled throughout the city Of
Detroit an emergency, tempo
rary arrangement will he used
and should II he necessary the
air raid warning signal will he
given nv police cars.
1.-THE warning signal will he n
series Of sirens with blast given
at intervals Of Is seconds"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-25

the industry claimed couldn't he
re-ftted The Jobs remain i'm
possible. although mostly from a
practical standpoint. because scrap
IS exceedingly high.
These things that the industry
said couldn't be done and yet still
= dong are small and mention
able solely because the country IS
engaged IN an about war effort
Even collectively they do not bulk
large. and ~ a certainty they
could not have prevented Wake
Island.
The industry asks lis defamcrS
20 remember that mental attitude
and the entire war program has
gone through a series OF progress
>Jvc stages
The industry sincerely feels II
has kept pace with both
Not until recently il points out
have the funds and orders been
available 20 he extent OF a com
pleie hiaCkOut OF consumer goods
I'VE were told In Washington
year ago that the period ahead
vas Ia be guns and butter.
explained one executive. AT no
time were we given a full objeC-
tive. We work for stockholders.
How long do YOU think any Of us
would have held our jobs If. in
the light Of reasoning year ago.
We had shut down our plants,
thrown men out 81 jobs, and
gone begging for war orders
that did not eNiSt:"
Fundamentally. tho automobile
industry has three possessions 10
Offer the country IN tUo Of war.
buildings. machinery and brains.
In a machine production var.
the buildings arc insignificant
General Motors estimates that
c. r Wilson. president. has de-
voted for more than year fully
- per cent OF his time 10 war
work. The corporation : best tech
meal man O +. Hunt has been
on war production exclusively
IS T Keller. president OF the
ChrN >lcr Corporation says he
hasn't thought OF automobiles eN-
ccpt 10 drive them for year and
a half
The same story could be told OF
{. r. Sorcu>en. production genius
Of Fora VI. NJ Gilman the head
Of Packard. and others. From
ample evidence there mas been no
holding back there.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-25
Nv ROBERT VI. ROSS

The Truman report 10 the United
States Senate swept through The
automobile industry like a partially
effective application Of "Scorchcd
earth policy Although The IN
duStry was not exactly LETT IN
RUNS. there Was plenty Of smoke.
II was not 50 much WHAT tho
committee said as WHEN il SAID ~
HarShcr charges have been made
before. Rightly or wrongly the
industry believes itself Washing
tons pct whipping boy" But the
country is now az var.
Executives realize that public
temper has changed Past events
are prone 10 be- weighed by a ludg-
ment crystallzed since Pearl
Harbor.
The committee report made
three major allegations against
automobile meu. lal They were
laggard IN converting production
machinery 10 war work, CO. 'NeS
took advantage az an cmcTgcnc\
10 ttIItNf n lF.Nl l'' W 70 '''''f ..''''
wear. ,cl they demanded huge
government loans for plant cNpan-
sion when actually new buildings
were not needed
In Justice 10 automobile mon.
They cannot Well answer the I'M
phCa'ionS real and fancIcd n nc
Truman report For example, no
company can say
I'VE have built ~ many guns
when the government expected
us 10 build many less
Neither can j. say
I'VE have shortened the man
ufacture Of aircraft engines by
method hitherto untried.'
Such information Is a m.htar!
secret and WhJlc the industry can
appreciate tho reasons behind cen
>orShip. there are moments when
censorship rankicS
In any unbiased inquiry into
conduct the automobile industry
would likely not emerge >Cot-ircc.
Since Pearl llarbor n has done
some OF the things II said couldn I
be done. Armament parts are be-
ing turned out on machines that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-25
Auto Production Up
% Per Cent in Week

Hurrying TO complete their
January quotas, auto manufaCtur-
erS in the Detroit area increased
their operations 26 per cent dur
ing the past week. the Board of
Commerce reported Saturday
Despite the increase. however.
car and truck production for the
week was 80 per cent below that
OF a year ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-25
Provisions of Plan

~ provided:
1D-The pooling Of engineer
ing and production brains.
t2D-No idle men or machines
bringing the work 10 the
machines and the machines to
the work.
(3)-Full cooperation 10 Err
nest &. kanzler. new car Of
the automOtivc industry under
the war production board, 10
make his job an outstanding
success"
Kanzler, who arrived from
Washington Friday to set up Of
fees for his section, told tn
automotive representatives th'
aims OF his superior, Donald VI
Nelson. and said he had beer
assured by Nelson Of all facllitle'
Of the government 10 get the Jot
done here.
we will organize compe-
tent technical stan 10 dissect
the problem into its component
parts with an eye To production
and speed" ne said
kanzler said traditional meth
DDS Of production may be tO'
slow and costs would have 10 b'
Sdetracked for the sake Of speed
I'VE must work AZ the same
speed and intensity a. II the
enemy were only few miles
away" he cautioned.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-25
Face Immense Task

{. r. Wilson. president Of Cen
oral Motors Corporation, adNo-
Gated a positive program by The
industry which would eliminate
he competitive way of dong
business
Work together for n common
purpose" ne urged
We've undertaken ~ times
a. much work ~ We would ordi-
narily do in peacetime. Tempo
rarily. many plants will not he
able 10 work AT capacity. But
1--WE can bring out new models
when We have to-
Hoffman brought applause from
tho meeting when ne stated that
The United States did not need a
dictator 70 out-produCo tho AXIS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-25

-RuN a ROnhe
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-25
Col. Georges Gallantry
Wins Citation, Promotion
X. r. KELLER

ingham. Ala, OF MacArthur's
staff; Hugh Casey, Brooklyn.
corps of engineers; Clinton A.
Pierce, Brooklyn. cavalry; Arnold
J. Funk. Portland. Me. infantry;
William +. Marquat, Seattle, coast
artillery, and George. whose adj
dress is now listed as Los Angeles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-25
Urges Ingenuity

X T. Keller. president Of Chrys-
or Corporation. urged automo,lve
engineers and teChniclanS to use
heir ingenuity 10 use the equip
,nent on hand for the huge task
ie stated there were not half
enough machines available 10 do
he Job because II IS not the type
ot product We are accustomed 10
make
THE ingenuity Of the engineer
and technician can simplify the
making Of many pieces re-
quired." said Keller.
He cited the example of a gun
part which required milling. When
he quantity required vas jumped
20 300 OOO a month. he said u was
turned over N stamping expert
and the process 50 Slmphhed that
Tho order was easily filled