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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-07
Cotton Ed Nv
He"d Better Shun New Deal
Says Grandpa Smith

WASHINGTON Aug s up
The fifth grandchld Of Sen EIH-
son D Cotton Ed Smith CDl
Of South Carolina vas born here
today
The baby SiX-pound boy and
first child Of Mr.. and Mrs, Ellison
u. Smith JT,, was named Ellison
=. Smith ".
Smith. who has been in the
Senate IS years. commented
with name like that he
had better not grow up a New
Dealer or I'll tan his pants Off"
Buy War Savings Stamps the
convenient way. Order them
delivered 10 your door from your
Detroit Times carrier-Salesman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-07
He'd Force
KhaFkOv
OIL. JOSEPH STLWELL JR
CONTINUED from Page One)

Continued from Page one)
against Bryansk from the north
east and southeast.
The concentric drives against
Orel had carried the Russian col
umns northwest OF that city down
into the German flank 70 within
less than 30 miles Of Bryansk.
which is - miles northwest Of
Orel.
The SovietS also were reported
shifting troops from the SmolenSk
front west of Moscow TO Join m
the assault on BryanSk. Thus the
Russian policy apparently was 10
roll up the German lines in the
south on a front reaching from
the sea Of Azov northWard beyond
the Bryansk area.
Orel and Belgorod fell a month
TO the day after Marshal Gunther
Won Kluge launched his abortive
offensive against the Red army's
KurSk salient.
Troops of the "Steppe" and
"Voronezh' fronts smashed the
offensive and routed 80 German
divisions of 100000 men, then
dashed back.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-07
IS Million Due
To File Income
Return Sept. IS

WASHINGTON. Aus. 6 GNS)
Commissioner Of Internal Rev
enue Guy r. Helvering announced
today that approximately 10000
600 income taxpayers would be
required 10 file a tentative income
tax return Sept. IS.
This return covers income and
victory taxes for the year. 1913,
and is required by the pay-aS-you-
earn tax bill passed by Congress
earlier this year
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-07
SIX QUESTIONS ASKED

The treasury department made
public the form of the tentative
return which required answers tC
SIX questions. They are:
1-EStimated income and VIC
tory tax for 1913.
Estimated income and VIC
tory tax withheld during the
entire year.
3 Estimated tax after de-
Quoting tax withheld
4-Total income tax pay
ments made on the March and
June instruments
5-Unpaid balance of taxes
after deducting Item 4 from
Item g.
6-Amount Of tax paid with
the filing of the tentative re-
turn.
Al the time the Sept Is return
is filed. taxpayer viii be required
10 pay half Of Item 5-that is.
the unpaid balance of taxes owed
after deductIng taxes withheld
and the March and June install
ment payments.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-07
THOSE WHO'LL FILE

The tentative return is required
10 be filed by married persons
earning more than $500 a year.
single persons earning more than
s. 700. persons receiving more
than 500 d year from sources
other than wages and salaries,
and persons who earned more
money last year than they will
this year.
Copies Of the tentative return
form. designated l0AO-ES. will be
sent more than 10000 900 income
taxpayers, hut delivering esu-
mated that only about 100000
would be required TO make the
return.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19

Of all the dead who have cursed you
was able TO help about the drums. and
soon we got the death rhythm going. 1t is
a solemn rhythm The robed young men and
women began TO chant heavily, in unison;
we are driving nails and needles
Death pins death nails, death needles
We are driving nails and needles,
Into Adolf Hitler's heart"
In solemn procession they marched as they
sang piercing the dolls and effigy. At the
CONCLUSION of this savage ceremony, all pres
emily joined in pronouncing the Great Death
OuanEa
"Istan send 90 eats to claw his heart ont
and 90 dogs 10 eat il when he's dead. IL Will
be soon, Soon SOON
At each intoning Of "soou more needles
were thrust home The transfiNed dolls were
then taken outside and buried face downward
i'm the swamp where they would rot
Now what ora earth. you may we'll by now
boz asking did these modern intelligent edu-
Gated young people expect 60 accomplish by
these incantations against a powerful tyrant
from whom they were separated by an ocean
IL can bc safely said that they expected
nothing through the help of demons in which
none of them believed
But modern medical science has long
agreed that witchcraft. when il works is
nothing more or less than psychothcrapy in
reverse. And u IS established that SuCklhE
pins IN dolls or waNen images can he abso-
utelv deadly 90 "a victim who believes In the
occult power of such practices knows they
are being used and fears them.
II was already then umored that Hitler
n highly superstitious hysterc, was fervent
believer in black magic.
So Mr. Upper and his group used every
means they could 20 Disseminate their Hes
Hitler" movement TO see that news of il
reached Europe and Berlin, TO gain adhcrcuts,
to arouse a worldwide doath-doI Cabal
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19

Now suddenly has come the astounding
news that anti-Nazi Europe is being swept by
wave of death-doll wtchcraft and black
magic II is designed 60 bring about the
downfall and death of Hitler
The facts. here made public for the first
time We're gathered by George r. Allison, a
London journalist.
The movement seems TO radiate from the
Belgian town Of Hasset whore members Of
a secret society have vowed thus TO bring
about the death Of Hitler and his henchmen.
This society we are informed has distrb-
uted thousands Of death dolls exact NINA
lures of the German leaders 10 patriots who
have sworn a solemn oath 10 continue digghS>
pins into the images OF these hated Nazi
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19

tyrants until they
finally suCCumb
Swarms Of Ges-
tapo agents have
been detailed IN
vain, il is known
20 stamp ont this
dread wave of TO-
cussed hatred
But a movement
of that sort cannot
be stopped If It's ad
hcrcnts believe an II.
Outstanding exc
amples Of this
tenacity are re-
ported from thr
region of Abbeville
from Lyons, and
from the st. Sulpice
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19

J. .hard who was TO direct the weird ritual
which lasted through most of the night
The group included a number of young
people all serious, mostly engaged in defense
work
had been invited as a sort Of consulting
witch doctor" But Richard Topper a pro-
found and hard-boiled If amateur student Of
tho occult had docVmented himself thoroughly
on dcath-drum- rhythms, incantations the
whole doll-of-death ritual and there was little
/ could add
He and his friends were not doing this as
"A Stuut. They were in deadly earnest
After the image and dolls were set up IN
the cabin Mr. Upper arrayed himself IN
the voodoo nigh priests robes and mtoucd.
"Adolph Hitler, You arc the enemy OF
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19

and attcr some tlmC reached a
dimly-lighted cabin.
From a hcarsc-lile limou-
sine they dragged a hfc-sized
effigy OF Adolf Hitler I'm
basket We're a number Of
smaller Hitler images a sin
lister black bag contained pins.
needles, nails hammers.
The mysterious guests We're
met by Charles Topper, owner
Of the cabin, a young university
man. and by his older brother.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19

Let doubters laugh at
such things II they want
To- I have lived with voodoo
priests. and felt myself
the awfulness Of their
strange powers Person
ally ] want no part Of the
danger that lies in such
sinister explorations.
This fantastic move
ment now sweeping Eu-
rope may have begun
here in orr own L S A.
a beginning at which l
happened % be present
ON the wet. windy
night OF January 2nd.
lq41. a group Of young
Washingtonians crossed
the Potomac. turned into
a side road, drove deep
into the woods Of Mary
land traversed a swamp.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19


the personal destruction OF Hitler or
not, terrible force has been unleashed which
may well play its part in the eventual down
fall Of Germany.
The extent 10 which Hitler and certain OF
ms associates are obsesscd by beliefs which
might make them susceptible to the death
doll Attacks matter which psychatrists
and students Of mysticism find absorbing
Shaw Desmond, founder of the Institute Of
Psychcal Research says Hitler is so stepped
in black magic that he never makes decision
without consulting his demons"
when in doubt" asserts Desmond che re-
tires 10 his dark hole at Berchtesgaden which
he believes is impregnated by the black vibra-
tions Of his ritual Invoking his guides or
demons he goes into a seeming trance and
is then possessed by the supposed spirits
who advise him. He feels a pricking in the
thumbs when they come
In treatise on the occult causes Of the
war the historian, Lewis Spence states that
Main Kanpf- MAS deeply influenced by Hitler,s
intimate contact with Alfred Rosenberg. a
Baltic mystic who had a sinister faith in black
magic
And the German people themselves. ac-
cording TO reports, have become prey 10
many superstitions as a result Of depression
over war reverses.
Thus, such a simple event as the birth of
a baby elephant in German zoo gave rise
recently 20 wave Of peace talk. 1t happened
that a baby elephant was born in the same
700 in 1871, toward the end Of the Franco
Prussian war. and another in 1913, just before
the World War 1 armistice. That. with the
recent birth was enough to make many
Germans think the present conflict is also
drawing 90 a close.
There are certain signs as black magic
ians would call them-about the head Of Adolf
Hitler that bode i'll for anyone who comes in
close contact with him.
In his public orations, there is a weird
chanting effect that almost hypnotizes his
hearers 1t is effect we'll understood by
voodooists who use it themselves And after
hearing it just once l was personally con
WINGED that the mystic of Berchtesgaden had
made a close and intimate study of diabosm.
Personally I don't daily with witchcraft
any more - But if I did l should be very
much tempted 70 do a little doll-pinnng of
my own
And if / wanted to know just when Hitler
is going to come 10 the end of his road /
wouldn't consult military expert. I'd talk
TO certain old Ubangi witch-doctor. And
I rather think I'd get the right answer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19

December 10, 1913
Evening star., 1943-05-06
Star Copy Is Winner
Over Shrimpie in
Feature at Pim|ieo
Port Harmony Third
In Annapolis Purse;
10000 See Card. = -.---... ---.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. ~
P1MLICO, Nd. May Oh. P.
Metcalf's Star Copy won the An
napolis Purse featuring today's
program in easy fashion before a
crowd Of 10000.
Although she was not asked for
her best at any stage, the daugh-
ter of Trace Call came to the wire
pulled up and three lengths ahead
of G. T. Strother's Shrimpie. Third
money In the field of six going three
quarters went to the Howe Stable S
Port Harmony
Star Copy, unbeaten over this
track last year, was in charge of
Jockey Paul KEEPER and was con-
fidently handled. Pony Ballet went
to the front in the opening stages
with Star Copy steadied and on the
outside. =
Entering the stretch, Star Copy
moved abreast of Pony Ballet and
Shrimpie, never far out of It, came
through on the rail. In midstretch,
Star Copy went to the front and
Shrimpie was virtually eliminated
py being caught between Pony Bal
let and the inside rail. -
The Metcalf filly turned in the
excellent time of l:112s over a fast
track. =.
Evening star., 1943-05-06
Shots Kill Girl, Wound
Brother; Mother Held
Children Shot os Fother
Tokes Over Custody
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DALLAS, May 6.-Louise Martin
6, was shot to death and her z
year-old brother, Watt Martin, Sd,
was wounded critically today as
their father, Watt Martin, jr., pre-
pared to return them to Miami
Beach, Fla, after being awarded
their custody until September IA.
The children's mother, Mrs. Mary
K. Frailey, was taken to police
headquarters for, questioning.
Il just couldn't bear to have
them taken from me-" Policeman
H. H. Stringer said Mrs. Frailey
sobbed. I'D rather have them dead
than away from me-"
District Judge w. L. Thornton
awarded Mr.. Martin custody of the
children yesterday at the conclusion
of hearing last week. Mr.. Martin
charged his wife was an unit Gus
todian because of relations with A.
s. v. Frailey. radio announcer,
Mr.. Frailey and the former Mrs.
Martin testified they were married
August 9, 1910. at Fort Lauderdale,
Fla, but later learned Mr.. Frailey's
divorce decree from his first wife
had been set aside.
Mrs. Frailey testified that she had
lived since then in the same apart
ment with Mr.. Frailey but that they
had not lived as man and wife since
learning his divorce was not final.
Evening star., 1943-05-06
u. 5. Bombers and Fighters
Blast japanese on Attu

BY the Associated Press.
The Navy reported today that
Liberator heavy bombers and Light
ming fighters attacked japanese in
stallations on Attu Island, western
most of the Aleutians. on Tuesday.
The communique said:
North Pacific:
IL. On May 4, during the after
noon, Liberator Consolidated B-24)
heavy bombers, supported by Light
ming Gockheed P-38) fighters, car
ried out bombing attack against
Japanese installations on Attu
Island. Bomb hits were observed at
Holtz Bay and the Lightnings strafed
Chichagof Harbor.''
There was no report of any new
action at Kiska Island, the main
japanese base 172 nautical miles east
Of Attu.
Evening star., 1943-05-06
10 1wo-Year-0|ds Entered
For PimIico Nursery Race
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May 6.-Ten Q
year-olds were named today to con-
test the $2,500- Pimlico Nurs-
cry Stakes, which will feature the
Preakness eve racing program to-
morrow.
The juveniles, survivors of an orig
inal list Of ST, include seven colts,
two geldings and f1lly. The race,
which will be the fifth of tomorrow's S
program, will be run at 41a furlongs.
Allen T. Simmons, the Akron radio
man, appeared to have the strongest
bid for the major share of the purse
with two colts. Sir Drake and Chuck.
Sir Drake, a bay son of Chance Run,
shaped up as the likely public choice.
Other colts named included w. "A.
Edgar's Victory Blue, Howe Stable s
Plane Shadow. s. w. Labrot, jr.'s
Bow Wave, Mrs. A. J. -Abel's Cramps
Image and Ella K. .Bryson's Elray.
The two geldings named were Mrs.
E. du Pont Weir's Galactic and Mrs.
Louis Viaus Tinchel, and the lone
nlly was Mrs. Arthur Whites kiss
menoW.
Evening star., 1943-05-06
final PUSH STARTS FOR TUNIS AND BIZERTE
Truman Report
Hits Nelson on
Gas.Rubber Row
Holds Agency Chiefs
SHOULD Have Heads
Knocked Together

ASSailing weaknesses in ad-
miniStration of the war effort
which permit such disputes as
the battle between the rubber
and aviation gasoline programs
to reach the point of public con-
troversy, the Truman committee
today declared that heads must
be knocked together"
In a report resulting from hear
ings on the rubber high octane row,
the committee said that "the pres
ent conflict is result of basic weak
nesses in the control of the war ef-
fort" and assailed the issuance of
executive orders setting up semi
autonomous agencies dealing with
only specific parts of the war effort.
Confusion of Authority.
The report also sharply criticized
the confusion of authority given
various "czars' and assailed Chair
man Donald M. Nelson of the War
Production Board for failure to eX-
ercise his authority to settle disputes
The committee decided that these
two actions must be accomplished
to avoid violent controversies which
adversely affect the war effort.
First, the strong overall author
1ty of the War Production Board
must be made living reality This
authority must be ready to make de-
cisions and to enforce them over the
objections of aggressive department
heads. It must operate in such
manner that the various men re-
sponsible for individual programs
will feel that they have been fairly
treated and fully heard"
Second, to avoid battles among
war agency heads the WPB must
function as a board without dilu-
tion of the power of the chairman.
The committee said that persons
in charge of each major program
should meet and discuss their prob
lens together regularly and fire.
quently. then added:
Each must be made to feel a
great sense of responsibility for the
entire program with no dimunition
of his responsibility for that part
directly under his control"
Highlight of Hearings.
The committee concluded hear
1ngs on the rubber high octane con-
troversy two days ago. The in
vestigation resulted from charges
made in the newspapers by Under
secretary of War Patterson that
shortage of aviation gasoline had
occurred because of the diversion of
plant equipment to the rubber pro-
gram. Rubber Director William M
,Coo ~AooY YNJr a =
Evening star., 1943-05-06
Invasion Of Europe
Before Bizete Falls
Seen by Elmer Davis
Confidence of Allied
Operations on Continent
This Summer Voiced
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Director Elmer Davis of the
Office of War Informa ton said
today there is mo question but
that there will be Allied opera
tions on continental Europe this
summer"
Mr.. Davis, asked whether Allied
forces could clean up North Africa
soon enough to permit invasion of
the continent this year, said he was
confident they could.
However, he added, 1t might be
necessary to leave pocket of Axis
resistance at Bizerte to be reduced
by sustained pounding even while
the continental operations are un-
der way. The big naval base of
Bizerte already is within heavy ar
tillery range of American and
French troops.
"The Allies may encounter diff
f1culty when they get the Axis
knocked down to Bizerte, where the
(See ELMER DAVIS, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1943-05-06
Fay Paid S25,105,
Firm Official Says
Contract Probers Quiz
Norrogunsett Executive
Earlier Story on Page A-4D

NLdittSI rage h-f.D
~ A subcommittee of the House
Military Affairs Committee investi-
eating war contracts-the same
group which put 210l R street NV.
into the news headlines last week
met unexpectedly this afternoon and
questioned Allyn K. Suttell, treas
urer of the Narragansett Machine
Co. of Pawtucket. R. /.
A former contract agent for the
firm. Albert Bennett Fey. testified
before the subcommittee last week
he had attended one of the dinner
parties at 2101 R street, at which
John P. Monroe was the host.
Mr.. Monroe, in his testimony be-
fore the full committee yesterday,
said he had never represented the
Rhode Island firm and declared he
would rather die" than do any,
thing for Norman T. Bowles. He
Identified Mr.. Bowles as general
manager of the company.
Mr.. Suttell testified, however,
that Mr.. Bowles is a vice president
of the company and shares the same
title with Robert A. Hurley, former
Governor of Connecticut.
Mr.. Suttell testified his firm paid
Mr.. Fey total of $25,1O5 since he
was engaged to represent it early
in 1912. The sum of $3.50 was
known as pocket expenses" and
the balance in commissions.
40 He must have been a pretty VAL
liable man." Representative Davis,
Democrat, of Tennessee remarked
after Mr.. Suttell recited the figures.
On March 10, Mr. Suttell told the
subcommittee, three checks were
issued to Mr. Fey for the following
amounts: $4,000, $3.50 and $2,500.
Later. on September % last year,
he said Mr.. Fey was issued another
check for s2,507 and on October IA
vhe was given one for $1,347.
Evening star., 1943-05-06
Treasury Prefers
Doughton Tax Bill
To House Measure
Both Are Better Than
RumI Proposal, Paul
Tells Senators
By the Associated Press.

The Treasury told the Senate
Finance Committee today that
while there is little room for
choice" between three plans for
current collection of taxes, the
abatement of revenues proposed
under the Carlson -Ruml meas
ure, advocated unsuccessfully by
Republicans in the House, 'is
thoroughly inequitable and un-
fair"
In an analysis Of the House
approved Forand- Robertson bill, the
rejected Ways and Means Commit
tee measure and the Carlson -Ruml
plan, Randolph Paul, Treasury gen.
eral counsel, said that any choice
between the three measures must be
based primarily on the proposals to
abate 1912 tax liabilities.
Insofar as the distribution of for
glveness Is concerned, the Treasury
Department believes that both the
Ways and Means Committee bill and
the House bill distribute the can
collation. of the 1912 tax on a rea-
sonably equitable and fair basis" ="
Mr.. Paul said.
He added that the smaller amount
of cancellation provided under the
Ways and Means bill results in a
substantial increase in the revenue
collections in the next few years at
time when such an increase is
vitally necessary"
Favors Ways and Means Bill.
"The Treasury, therefore, believes
that the Ways and Means Commit
tee bill possesses a definite ad-
vantage over the House BILL" he
added.
Mr.. Paul said that while the
Carlson bill would produce some
additional revenue in the fiscal year
1914, this aspect Is more than off,
(See TAXES Doc A1c1
Evening star., 1943-05-06
Devers Named
As Successor
10 Andrews
Armored Forces
Head to Be u. S.
Chief in Europe

BRIG. GEN. CHARLES H. BARTH
and Col. Frank r. Miller among
Iceland crash victims. Page Az
1t. Gen. Jacob L. Devers, COM
mander of the armored forces,
has been appointed commanding
general in the European theater
of operations, succeeding the
late 1t. Gen. Frank M. Andrews,
Secretary of War Stimson an
nounced today.
Gen. Andrews was killed Monday
in plane crash in Iceland, and Mr..
Stimson said his death deprived the
country of lone of its most brilliant
and gallant officers"
Gen. Devers, the Secretary said,
already has shown IAN immense ca
pacity for organization and admin
istration as head of the armored
force" In addition, he, has been
especially prepared for the European
command by recent trip Of study
and inspection to the entire Euro
pean, North African and Middle
East theaters of war.
He is thoroughly cognizant with
present and future plans" Mr.. Stim-
son told his press conference. He
added that Gen. Devers' arrival in
England would be announced in
London.
Was Pioneer With Tanks.
The appointment places the Ma
tons foremost armored force au-
thority in command of future op-
erations in Europe.
Gen. Devers, IS, was born Sep
tember s, 1887, at York, Pa, and
was graduated from West Point in
1909. being commissioned in the field
artillery.
During the last war he was an
instructor and assistant director of
the school of fire at Fort Sill, Okla,
but went to Europe for several
months in 1919.
Gen. Devers was assigned as chief
of the armored forces at Fort Knox
KY, July II, l941. and took COM
mand August l. He was promoted
to lieutenant general last Septem-
ber when the armored forces were
put on an equal basis with the Army
Air Forces.
The general was one of the pion-
eers In the development of American
tanks and was responsible for the
training Of the armored forces which
are now fighting so effectively in the
battle of Tunisia.
New Armor Chief Needed.
Gen. Devers' appointment makes
1t necessary to designate a new head
of armored forces, but Mr.. Stimson
said this morning that he had no
comment to make In this connec-
ton.
Until Gen. Devers' arrival in Eng
land, the European theater of oper-
ations will continue under the tenn
porary command of Maj. Gen. Will
liam S. Key. senior general of the
United States Army in that field.
Gen. Key has been provost marshal
(See DEVE,PS PAGE A-c1
Evening star., 1943-05-06
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK, May 6 (P.-
Stocks steady; early selling fades.
Bonds even; rails move higher.
Cotton quiet; hedging and liqui-
dation.
CHICAGO. - Wheat advanced
ss-b on poor crop reports. Corn
unchanged at ceilings. Hogs,
strong to 10 higher: top, $l4.80:
smaller supply. Cattle, steers
steady to Is lower; nothing
choice here.