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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-23
: BEHIND THE SCENES
M WASHlh lCTC N.e

certain. There will b some bad
Jobs. ond thot's inevitable in
a proorom as BIG as the pres
ent one, but the profiteerino
mistakes Of the last war mode
good lessons for this one, and
as Mr.. knudsen told the Tru-
mon committee the other doy,
there has been none of the
shopping around" with con-
tracts this time. Lost war, Il
was the custom for one con-
troctor to hog all the Jobs he
could, then subIet them and
collect q commission which was
considered O port Of the cost.
PROFITS
UNAAENTlokED
At the start Of the defense
effort, there wos congressional
action intended to limit profits
to IL per cent, later reduced
to 8 per cent. When il wos
found, however, that this lin.
itotion made it impossible to
get sub-controcts, the rules
we're changed so thot the men,
ton Of all percentages was
eliminated. Instead, contract
provisions stoted that Jobs
we're to be done at cost plus
q stoted fIot fee, which wos
computed at q low percentage
Of the estimated cost.
c. !. O. economists have
been making much at the con-
centFotion of contracts in the
hands Of O few of the big COM
ponies, stotine that 80 con-
Germs have received IS per
cent Of the contracts so far is
sued, and claiming that Beth
lehem and Dupont groups got
q per cent Of the total. This
computation, however, puts all
the General Motors contracts
in the Dupont group.
Furthermore, this picture is
q little warped because tobuIo-
tions are based on primary
contracts, which ore the only
ones army and navy are inter-
ested in. Any one Of these pri-
mary contractors may get parts
from numerous independents.
As q matter Of foct, the North
American bomber was laid out
in 81 sections, each rotine a
sub-controct, and the Boeine
BIT bomber had 532 sub-con-
troetors making ports.
As to the specific informo-
tion which the Truman investi-
qotors have asked fixed fee
contractors to supply for study.
thot's q large order: Annual
financial statements for the
lost five years. Equipment pur-
chased, borrowed or leased to
CORY out the job. Names Of
sub-controctors and Officials,
and their connections with the
government, II any. Commits
sions paid q gents who may
have helped obtain contracts.
and their identity and connec-
lions. Lists Of moteriols used
and Specifications. Any infor-
nation as to any improper &C.
ton.
Summer has come usually
early in Washington this yeor,
and the heat Is on.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-23
" Pgt1k GDseN 4
Dolly Mesisss !Wssklsstss

- =
WASHINGTON ApriI q.
Cost plus" eontrocts for d.
Tense production, curse Of the
last war effort, ore 10 b
given O thorough going over
by the Trumon cornmdttee Of
Senote investigator" looking
into notionoI defense.
Counsel for the committee,
Hugh A. Fulton and Charles
Patrick Clark, ond their stoff
ore now sending to oil con-
troctors holding cost plus fix
ed fee contracts for govern
ment defense work q request
for information on these jobs,
and as replies come in, they
will be onolyxed to see how
they look from the govern
ment's point Of view. r. profits
or costs look out Of line, they
will be examined further. De-
pertinent Of Justice oction for
the recovery Of excessive fees
is the ultimate possibility.
LONG
LITIGATION
There is still one cose kick
ing around in, court in which
the government is seeking q
recover what It considers ex-
cessive profit mode on q Lost
war controct. Il is an oction
now before the Supreme Court
in which the government osks
modification Of war contracts
m q de with the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation in l9l7-l8
for ship building. The oction.is
q review Of Two eoses, ore IN
which the corporation seeks to
recover SIS million profits not
yet paid, the other in which the
government charges thot Beth
Iehem submitted inflated cost
estimates, with the result il
would receive SIS million prof.
il for doino q 500 million job.
Today, according to lotest
tobulotions Of the .orr,y and
navy, the fixed fee eontroets
number more than 300 with
an estimated voIu Of about
81 billion. TotoI number Of
contracts let is nearly q mil
lion. with q value Of $l2 bill
lion. The army hos let about
three -fourths Of these.
Most Of the contracts
oworded on the fixed fee basis
ore for construction.
navy contracts include pro-
iects, like. the, new bases al
Newfoundland and Bermuda.
Army contracts include most
Of the contonments, powder
mills and bomber plants.
Thot there WILDE compare
lively little dirt uncovered BY
the Investigation OF the de-
tense effort seents relatively
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-23
oegoRTUhlTlEs TO SERVE

Oppoitunities for service in the no
't4oupis defense ore increasing every
~ Il IS getting close to the point
III N1ere every man, .womon and
dat cda fibd something to do to help
Il III willing.
n(eSt opportunity Is for q holf-mil-
)jG1yor moro men and women to enlist
1p iteef$ foe an oif-roid observers
q Jhof IS simple ciyilion serv-
N jpd az oettinQ the army the
n1f possible jntoFn,otion on the
q e bf "a ny plunes. The OBJ
- ionsd HAT no plone
5 TIE coVssod territory
1setnrtiy spoeted and n
MANNING c1DGrvers, whose
~ only ti,s lo-
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-23
iR1TlsH ". GERMAN LABOR

wartime control of labor in Britoin
frequently has foced the charge thor
e represents compromise with the
reoinnented methods OF 0ermony. ms
issn shallow assessment OF br'to'ns
Idbor policy. 1T is drawn on the Dos!s
~ outword- monifestotions-slm''o!'-
ties in labor tendencies which exist
under ony war economy. But u fo''s
-, perceive decisive underlying d!ffer-
ences in the democratic and toto''tor-
ion Iobor systems.
The distinction is clearly pointed OUT
in.o current international Labor Ott'ce
survey which shows that ruthless sub
iuootion Of the rights Of workers IS q
.motter of permanent 0ermon policy.
II. wos oInnost fully developed before
wor began, as bosic part OF the NO
tionol Socialists internal program.
The Numerically opposite notures
Of the two labor systems, however, IS
r,,owIere more clearly apparent than
il their respective IeodershiPs. When
Or. Robert Ley took office in 1888 his
first oct was to wipe out the Io0or
unions in Germany. Since then he hos
steodfostIy pursued q policy which hos
abolished workers rights and brought
labor relations, employment policy.
wooes and hours Of work under rigid
Stote control. He himself corries little
authority beyond thot Of q servant OF
the Nozi Stote. He owes his power to-
Herr Hitler.
Mr. Ernest Bevn, on the other hand.
possesses authority today chiefly be-
cause he is a trusted union leoder. He
bears O record Of long years OF service.
first as dockyord union member, and
inter as q union leoder fighting for and
developing the rights of workers. he
is the seNont Of the British people. he
owes his power ultimately to British
workers.
Today Mr. Bevin is shaping govern
ment policy towards labor along the
lines OF q democratic heritoge II the
right to strike and to bargain collec-
lively hos been placed temporarily
under government supervision, and it
workers have been drafted to comply
with the urgent needs Of industry con-
fronted by q notionol crisis, it is with
the cooperation of the trade unions
and their workers, and not through any
chonoe in Britoin's labor structure.
Through Mr.. Bevin the worker hos
become cwore of his increased stoke
Ia HE Notions struggle for freedom
NlhnSa. success he is confident will i'm
This is Why the morale Of workers in
British shipyords, factories, and work
shops is ostonishinely high in the foce
OF lono hours, weekend work, ond
cancelled holidays. Workers ore still
free to protest and to influence the
Government. 1t is Increasingly OPP
parent that democratic rights have not
disappeared from Briton's labor ranks,
IN 1hot some have been placed in
&66S5SSiGd hnr,ds "for the duration"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-23
OLD
BUSTHEAD

Those well-stocked bars you
see in movie night clubs and
saloons use genuine bottles but
the adrinkin' likker is terrible
as phony as the plaster nut-sun-
daes in a lunch counter display.
However, there's plenty of var
iety, because some actors balk
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-23
SIDE
SPLITTER,

SIDE
SPLITTER>
You've heard about people
rolling in the aisles and split
ting their sides laughing? It was
no exaggeration at a showing Of
Buck Privates." at the Daven-
port, Ia, Esquire Tn a ter.
Movie-goer Mrs. Bessie Smith
was 80 overc o m e by q fit Of
laughing at Abbott and Costel-
los antics that she had to be
taken home in q police ambu-
lance. (Give you her address II
you don't believe it, In recogni-
ton of such honest hilarity, the
screwball team has named Mrs.
Smith as their Champion Fan
and has sent her q compact.
Barbara Stanwyck says she
wishes Hollywood would make
up its mind about what the Bob
Taylors are going to do; within
q week II definitely" rumored
them as: getting a divorce, 60
ing to have a baby, going to
adopt a baby-none of tn e m,
true.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-23
10 YEARS AGO TODAY

Young Business Mems Club
officers were all reelected to
serve for another six months.
They are Bud Lanker, president:
Kenneth Hill, vice-president;
Wilbur Held, secretary, and
Samuel Cohen, treasurer.
Girl Scout Drive will start on
May 8.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-23

Utica Whitefish" are being
sold on the streets Of Romeo for
q scent q pound.
The Mount Clemens Sugar
company Is considering putting
in . new pulp dried into their
mill here. ~
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-23
. FROM
THE MONITOR
FILES .
FIVE YEARS AGO TO-DAY

1886
Unemployment In Macomb
county was reduced nearly one
half during the past year, an.
nounced Thomas p. McCasey. di.
rector Of the Macomb county
branch of the National Re-Em-
ployment Service office.
Forty-six attended the 18th
annual Monday Musicale pan
quet, held at the home of Mrs.
A. A. Thompson.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-23
50 YEARS AGO TO-DAY

The schooner Eusenia vesta
cleared for Detroit Monday. to
enter dry-dock, and the steam
barge Atlantis cleared for To-
ledo yesterday.
Ode & Company greatly i'm
proved the front Of their store.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-23
q YEARS AGO TODAY

Capt. Dulac's tow barge down
the river was successfully
launched on Saturday last.
Miss fuckers spring opening
Of millinery goods last week was
. marked event among Mount
Clemens ladles. Nine hundred
calls wsss mads y three dsyA
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-23

Lucie Neville Is ptnch-hitting
for Paul Harrison. noto touring
army camps and defense indus
tries.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-23

~ Mn arrested 90 times by Yonkers. N. Y.
I1Gbo wouldn't give his address. We know
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-23
. McKENNEY ON BRIDGE

This Is the fifth of a series
of 16 articles on World Bridge
Olympic hands, giving the
committees par.
BY WIN. f. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority
The committee directed the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
AIRPLANE PLANT
EXPANSION ARRANGED

WASHINGTON, April Is CUP)-
The war department announced to-
day that is has signed a S24275 ,033
contract with the Glenn L. Martin
Co. Middle River, Md, for con-
structing new plant and expand
ing facilities for making heavy
bomberS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

GARY safe, 24x24x32", used, 3 locked
inner compartments, on casters.
Large quantity steel shelving, ad-
Unstable, dark green, as is or we
will assemble and refinish to suit
buyers. McCOY'S OFFICE EQUIP
MENT CO., 673 Main st. Phone
1153 FL Centro. 4-2H
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

40 Chevrolet Special Deluxe
Town Sedan. Original light tan
finish. mohair upholstery, al
ways had covers, excellent tires.
Tops in every way ....... $685.
'38 Ford Deluxe Club Coupe.
Here is a beauty in the popular
club model, original Washing
ton blue finish, excellent con-
dition thruout .................... S5l5
81 Dodge FordOr Sedan. This
one has genuine leather up
holstery, original black finish,
very nice and clean ........ S455
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
SERVICES
N. C. Deaton, Collections, 1873 No 5th

WE ARE wrecking buildings at
2O4-21O N. Imperial Ave. in I'm
perial, California, and have for
sale flooring, ceiling, 2x4, 2x6, &
2x12, Brick So per 1000 uncleaned
SIS cleaned.
See salesman on Job
Ell, CENTRIC LBR. 81 TRAD. CO.
1909 Adams Phone 1892
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

37 CHRYSLER Royal Coupe. Over
drive, new paint. reconditioned,
only 1895. Ben Herring, 9Th and
State. ALI
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

ORDER White Leghorns now for
fall layers, our pure Dryden strain
leghorns cost no more than ordi-
nary chicks. Why not get the
best? Russells Ell Centre Hatchery
Phone 662. 4 21
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

WANTED poultry of all kinds. Call
El Centro 1890 or write P. O.
Box 925 Ell Centro Poultry Mar
ket. 5-15
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
Reap Dollars Profit With Pennies Through Want Ads
26-MisceIIaneous for Sale

ST PLYMOUTH 4-dr. Sedan. Re-
conditioned. new paint. Only 1895.
Ben Herring. 9th and State. ALI
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

WELL IMPROVED Sc acre dairy
ranch equipped with modern
Grade A barn and corrals. Fenced
and cross fenced Good land, all
planted in alfalfa. Good house
and water system. Immediate
possession available. Six miles
south on 9th street, cross canal,
IL mile west. A. A. Moline. 4-23
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
Values The Highest
Prices Are The Lowest
Always At Edsar's

40 Ford Fordor Sedan. You
want a car almost new? then
take this one, new tires. fin
shed in Lyon blue. A beauty
for ........................................ S695
'39 Ford Fordor Sedan. Has
radio. brand-new tires. beauti-
full new folkstone gray finish.
q real buy .................-...... S635
'37 Ford FOrdOr Sedan. We
believe you will say 'it's tops.
Finished in a smoky blue, new
upholstery, ready to go geo. 1915
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
28-lET'S SWAP

FINE home at Fort Morgan, Colo,
to exchange for FL Centro prop
erty. Address P. o. Box 1926, El
Centre. 4-i8
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
23-ClTY PROPERTY FOR SALE

FIVE ROOM furnished, electric
equipped. garage, paved street.
Easy terms. E. Muncey, 608 Main
st. tt
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

WANTED to buy 10 or II foot grain
drill. Give particulars. Post-Press
Box $50 4-l9
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
2o-POULTRY

~~S~<~~SOS~~~~~~-~ ~~~~-~-~~-O~~~~
WANTED-All kinds of poultry.
Pay highest possible prices. S&M
Poultry. Phone $40, Balboa Hotel,
El Centre. Holtville l12. 1. v.
Milling 90. Brawley GOA, Nordahl
Feed Store.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

FOR SALE-1 horse trailer, $35;
hay mower, SIS. Also 2 fine sad
die ponies, young and gentle, $50
each. End No. Third, Phi. 1897, Ell
Centre. Home after 3 pm. 4-5tf
STA-COAT paint. 1907 sun re-
sistant, easy TO apply. Covers
more, lasts longer. The Fair, 1915
Main. Phone 1890. Az
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

MONARCH Paint will add to the
life and appearance of your
buildings. Only $295 per gal. at
Whiting Mead Co., 1878 Main,
Phone 1872. 4-8
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

'37 STUDEBAKER light six. Re-
conditioned, new paint. An eco
nomical car, 1895. Ben Herring,
9th and State. 4-l7
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
32-IIVESTOCK

Jersey COW for sale. Inquire
1923 FL Dorado Alb
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

OFFICE DESKS, flat top and type
writer. oak and mahogany fin
ishes, SIS to $35. Chairs to match
at SIS to $3.50. No better quality
merchandise in town at these
prices. McCOY'S OFFICE EQUIP
MENT co. 673 Main, Phone 1853,
Ell CentrO. 4-3O
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

WANTED to buy, clean rags, no
buttons. Post-Press. 625 State.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

FOR RENT furnished house. electric
refrigerator, cooler. Yard taken
care of. Call at ATS SandalWood.
4-l9
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

LUGGAGE, Sultcases and Trunks,
all types, real values. See
DELOZIER' FURNITURE
542 Main Phone 1874
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
27-WANTED MISC.

WANTED model "A" coupe, Al
condition, priced right. Cash deal.
Phone l526W after p. m. Alt
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

THREE bedroom unfurnished house
Gel He'll Inquire at GOA Olive.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

DEAD STOCK removed free. Phone
Immediately. Brawley 84-J.
I. v. Rendering Co., Brawley, Cal.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

FOR SALE: Two used Massey
Harris No. 20 Self-propelled COM
bines, $4,000 each. Mr.. Rood, 525
Title & Trust Bldg, Phoenix,
Ariz. 4-19
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

DAIRYMEN ATTENTION
So COWS, mostly fresh. good pro-
ducerS. Phone 1856, El Centre.
4-l9
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

MODERN furnished two bedroom
house. 642 Brighton. Alt
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
Io-Summer Homes Sale-Rent
22-COUNTRY PROPERTY

NEW TWO bedroom home on Holt
vile hiway near Seal Heights
Store. Completely modern, acre
ground Inquire GLIB So. Imperial
Ave, Imperial. 3-31tf
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

THE FAMOUS Mcdaniel Field
Float is here again. Sold at the
Fair. 1915 Main. Phone 1890.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

SAM NALIBOFF JUNK co.
584 Broadway Phone 569
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
SMALL ACREAGE

NEAR FL Centre Tor sale. Very
desirable. w. e. Hancock, The
Farm Land Man, 1A mi. w.
Court house. Phone 689.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

HOSIERY Nylons. Sewing all kinds,
mems alterations a specially. Mrs
Dampf, sos Bdwy, Next door
Credit Associations. Phone 1873.
4-19
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

FURNISHED 4-room house for
rent. Inquire 523 Brighton. Alb
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
3o-Auto Parts, Tires. Access.
We

ON YOUR new batteries. | and 2
year guarantees. See us and
you'll buy. Carter Motor, 1868
Main, Phone SO. Alb
Evening star., 1941-07-01
Germany and Italy
Support East Asia
Ambitions Of Japan
Marking Government
Formally Recognized
By Axis Partners
By the Associated Press.

TOXIC, July Germany and
Italy today accorded formal recog-
milton to the Japanese-sponsored
Marking government of Wang Chin
wei, thereby giving fresh support to
the ambitions OF their ally, Japan, to
dominate East Asia.
Several minor adherents to the
three-power alliance of Berlin fol-
lowed suit. The governments In
formation Board announced that
Rumania, Slovakia and Croa tia
had recognized the Wang regime
as the National government of
China land in Berlin an au-
thoriZed spokesman said Hungary
and Spain also had notified the
Axis of their intention to do the
same. The Bulgarian government
in Sofia also announced its recogni-
ton of the Marking regimeD
This Axis move came as
Japan was weighing a choice
between Germany, her ally, and
Russia, with whom she has q
neutrality accord. Axis recngni-
ton Of Wang Chingwai may
have been a well-timed move to
influence Japan's decision; it
also may have been payment for
pledges already made by Japan)
(There have been increasing
evidences in Toxic that the gov
eminent. worried by the prospect
that United States aid to Russia
might place American influence
at Vladivostok. Russias port on
the Sea of Japan, was inclining
toward support OF the Reich
against the Soviet Union.)
Policy to Be Announced.
Japan's policy toward the German
Russian war will be announced to-
morrow in a statement by either
Premier Prince Fumimaro Konoye or
by the whole government, Domei,
authoritative japanese news agency,
said.
The statement is expected to be
the result of 10 days Of anxious con-
(See NANKING, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1941-07-01
Ruhr and Rhine Areas
Blasted by R. A. F.;
Lens Station Raided
Number of Casualties
Reported in German
Attacks on Britain
BY the Associated Press


LONDON, July 1.-R. A. F. flyers.
buoyed by almost three weeks OF
nocturnal assaults on German in
dustrial centers. smashed overnight
at the Rhur and Rhine Valleys and
delivered destructive attack on a
power station near Lens, France, in
a followup to what informed sources
called the biggest British day raids
yet launched on the Reich.
Places blasted last night were
Duisburg, Dusseldorf and Cologne,
authoritative sources said.
On the home front, Nazi bombers
caused damage and a number of
casualties in raids on the west and
southwest Of England and South
Wales during the night, the British
said.
Fear was expressed here today
that there were many bomb casual
ties in a South Wales coastal town
tThe Germans said they bombed
Cardiff with success last night
Bombs fell in a working class dis
trict, it was reported, and homes
were demolished. In another coastal
town, bombs fell in a cemetery, lit
tering nearby streets with frag-
ments of tombstones.
In two flights yesterday, the Air
Ministry said British bombers hit
the German base at Sylt, Bremen
(which was pounded heavily the
night before), railway yards near
Oldenburg, docks and a radio sta
ton on a Dutch island off Ter
schelling. convoy off the Island Of
Norderney and the docks at Kiel,
where good weight" bombs were
dropped.
Evening star., 1941-07-01
be necessary to permit shipment Of
the supplies Russia is seeking.

be necessary to permit shipment of
the supplies Russia is seeking.
Mr.. Welles assured the Soviet AM
bassador last week that any request
for material aid from the Soviet
Union would receive immediate at
tention and as favorable considera-
ton as possible, in line with Presi-
dent Roosevelt's pledge of all pos
sible assistance to Russia.
Mr.. Welles emphasized today that
details about the type of supplies
Russia now is seeking to purchase
were confidential and could not be
discussed.
There was no immediate indica-
ton whether Soviet orders would
be given right of way. Although
Russia has been promised favorable
consideration, there are numerous
practical difficulties in the way Of
supplying any substantial amounts
of military equipment. Production
(See SOVIET AID. Page A-2D
Evening star., 1941-07-01
Edison Vetoes Vague Bill
To Suppress Subversion
BY the Associated Press.

TRENTON, N. j., July IA Legis-
lature-approved measure aimed at
suppression of un-American activ-
tiles in New Jersey was vetoed last
night by Gov. Charles Edison, who
said he was "apprehensive that it
could be used to impair civil rights
OF true American citizens"
Gov. Edison, describing the meas
ure as vague" said he was SYM
pathetic with the purpose" of the
bill sponsored by Assemblyman
Alfred B. Littell, but declared:
In our zeal to halt subversive
activities we should take care lest
we curtail the liberties we are seek
ing to preserve"
1t was in Mr.. Littell's home county
OF Sussex that the German-Amer-
ican Bund Auxiliary until recently
held regular meetings at the former
Camp Nordland, which was shut
down after raids by Sheriff Denton
j. Quick.
The Littell bill would have made
subversive activities subject to a
prison term up to seven years and
fine OF $4,000. or both. 1t also
would have provided for forfeiture
Of property used for such nrposes.