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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-31
A NEW AIRWAY TO THE ORIENT

One certain ofter-the-wor develop
ment will be tremendous outfIineine
Of new networks Of international dir
woys Every nation will have great sur
pluses Of planes and trained flyers
Every one will immediately try to en-
pIoy as many as possible Of both in the
rivalry for trode which will certainly
follow the war.
! Conodo is already beginning, it is
sold, to make plans for on oirwoy to
Asia up through Yukon Territory, out
over Alaska via Nome to Siberia and
the Far eost. Canadian Pacific is back
Of this, and Of course it represents
portioI cooperation with the United
Stotes, since much Of the route is across
Alaska.
Scarcely doy posses without link
ing the destines Of the United States
ond Conodo more closely together. A
Conodo-Alosko-Orient oirwoyis merely,
another strow in q strong wind.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-31
.. Hiehliehts From
The Latest Books .

II you are looking for motives
that led up to World War IL
motives within the individual
European as we'll as the politi-
cal and economic manifesto
tions-you should read the nov
elists. And cousin Honore|
by Storm Jameson Macmillan:
$2.50), enters the field to rank
as one of the leading stories Of
prewar conflicts.
It is q story of Alsace, which,
because of its geographical posi-
ton and its economic impor-
lance, has been kicked back and
forth between Germany and
France long enough to confuse
the loyalties of the people. But
il some Of the inhabitants are
pro-German and some pro-
French, all of them are, above
everything Alsatian.
The aged Honore Burckheim
has control over the destinies of
a great many people, but he Is
interested solely in his vine
yards. He is unaware of the in
trigues, the political trends,
which 60 on around him-yet he
is the focal point for all of them.
To his American wife, Caroline,
he is Indifferent. To his half
brother, Rene Hoffmayer, he Il
openly hostile. Eventually this
attitude results in a break be-
tween the two.
Ernest Siguenau, hungry for
power, blandly worms his way
into Honore's confidence, obtains
position where he II able to
elevate ad later betray his
friends and benefactors. One Of
these, Edward Bertheliu, agrees
to manage Burckheim's iron
works in an attempt to restore
the concern to it former effi-
cheney. This step Is the begin
ming of q series Of Affairs lead
ing to q powerful climax.
While all this goes on In the
chateau near Strasbourg, the
peasant Dietrich watches placid
ly, waiting for the day when he
can buy his own land from
Burckheim, scornful Of the eph-
neral greatness Of Z dynasty he
sees crumbling.
This il q moving picture Of q
people you see about to be en-
quilted in war. q book you will
want to read II you pretend to be
well informed on what's hap
pening In the world.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-31
. HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD

had him looking like a couple
of photographs pasted together.
=. Heard Jack Benny and Mer-
vyn Leroy make a pact to quit
smoking; and a single puff will
cost 500 if the other catches
him.
British Eric Blore hates mon
ocle but often has to wear one
in pictures. Charles Coburn,
American-born, always wears a
monocle of stage but casting d.
rectors don't consider him the
type. Don Ameche's face just
isn't designed to hold q single
eye-piece, 50 for scenes in 1.-The
Road to Rio" he has to paste in
a monocle with spirit gum.
Cecil De Mile is begging Tai
lulah Bankhead to come back to
the screen in Reap the Wild
Wind" In the earliest scenes
of Pioneer Woman" Barbara
Stanwyck will appear as wom-
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-31
MAKE YOUR OWN HONE SAFE

Is it worth while to check over your
own home for fire risks once in while?
II certoinIy is, and here is the proof.
St. Paul, Mimi, conducted q campaign
Of home inspection for fire hozords.
Since 1895 it has cut fire losses for
home dwellings by ~ per cent, the
American Municipal Association re-
ports.
Thot shows what on organized cam
poien can do in city. But what can be
done for city, you con do for your own
home; it is not even necessary to woit
for on organized campaign. individual
ism? There's very practical instance
where one need not woit for Authority,
but can and should do something for
himself right now.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-31
: BEHIND THE SCENES
m WASHINGTON =

Hillmon relies chiefly on
three men. They ore John
Owens, Ohio United Mine
Workers chief, who represents
the c. !. O.; Joseph Keenan,,
sserstory Of the Chicago Fed.
Grafton Of Labor, who repre-
ssnts the A. +. Of L. and E. D.
Bronsoms. heed Of the Ameri-
con vonodium Corp, who rep
rssents industry.
The procedure vories with
the individual coses. II . c. I.
O. union Is involved, Owens
goes to work. II rs an A. +. Of
1. union the job goes to Kee.
nan. In either cose its the
opinion Of the Cancellation SER
vice and Of Hillnan that mon-
ooement is chiefly at fouIt,
Bronsome weights In With com.
psny officials. Almost always,
the efforts Of these three men
are sufficient.
LABOR WOULD COUNTER
RESTRICTIVE DEMANDS
HilInnon and Steelr1on work
closely together on all Of these
things. ond Il often is impos-
sible to soy where ones sphere
ends and the others begins.
The strike Threatened recently
in the Ryan AeronouticoI Co.
plant at Son Diego Is . good
illustration. On. that one,
Ovens part was chiefly selling
the union on the ideo Of O deloy
he got postponement three
times when the deodiine was
less than on hour awoy-whi1e
SteeIman put company offic-
ioIs in touch with top c. !. O.
Ieoders and satisfied them that
union responsibility" reolly
meont something.
This set-up doesn't always
work overnight. as witness the
AIIis- Chalmers case. But it
works so much Of the time thot
the commissions labor experts
are pretty we'll satisfied.
The present demond for lows
restricting the right to strike
originates in Congress. not in
the Defense Commission. II
such laws should be odopted.
both A. s. Of L. and c. !. O.
would almost certainly be
found wooine a eompoien to
restrict industry's defense pro-
fits to s cents on the dollar, or
thereobouts. Such q campaign
hos been talked over by var
ious labor Ieoders, and you'll
hear q good deal more Of h n
restrictive legislation gets
passed.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-31
By VIM. E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

In my previous articles on the
McPherran No Trump, / ex-
planned the response of two no
trump, which is forcing; the ar
tificial bid of two clubs, which
is forcing unless partner had
bid the no trump on the freak
type of hand and his suit was
weak club suit. There is one
other semi-forcing bid, the jump
response OF three hearts or three
spades, which Is made on the
following type of hand:
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-31
cEpE FLORIDA TO cUBA1

No proposal has yet been introduce
ed into the Cuban legislative chamber
thot President Botisto be authorized to
tredt with Florida with view to it's an
nexotion to Cubo But it would be in
quite as good order as the proposal Of
Senator Smothers thot President Roos-
evelt be authorized to negotiate with
Clibo with a view to its becoming q
stote OF the United Stotes.
All the senator hos sold about
Cubes dependence on the United
States, economically and miIitoriIy, is
true. But could we have been wrong
Gil this time in believing that United
Stotes policy is the direct reverse of
tlscoe policies in Europe which proclaim
mot small. weak countries must "co-
0csnotey themselves with Ioroer, more
potovful neiehbors? The United Stotes
osts friends, not dependents; it be-
!lDv9s ~ Independence, not alone for
5gooN, but for all who desire it. And all
- Istoy Of Cubo, all the history of
otionshtp 70 the United Stotes. is
1)oI tl1ot The feeders and repre-
~ citizens" in Cubo to whom
3ntoe talked, ond who sold they
w. a. bponnsxed, ore really repre-
NJ Eubo Whose STRUGGLE
O. o1seAof the brightest
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-31
ReMrMBrR, coMRApE sEhITo'

Whether il be true, or not, that
serious riotinQ hos taken place in Nor
them itolion industrial cities, we do
not know. Il is more than likely that
indirect reports are exaggerated or even
untrue.
And vet - it is not illogical that
there should be such disorders. now or
toter Seeds of socialism, and Of onti-
imperiolism, were sown there many
I ytors oao.y Loter efforts have been
mode to root them out. but deep be-
meath the soil Of the Romoeno they
may remain todoy.
Who sowed those seeds? Thirty
years ogo q young socialist was o9itot-
ing in ForIi. Milon, and other cities. de-
monding violent sabotage against ltol-
ion imperiolist miIitory ventures into
Tripoli. Outstanding in his advocacy Of
violence, he urged that women lie down
on the roiIrood trocks to bar trains from
corryino ltolion boys to Africo to fight
for the reelection. Of imperial omb-
tions. He even served five months in
joil otter an offoir at Forli in which
roilrood tracks were torn up to prevent
the possooe Of troop trains.
The name Of this oeitotor? Benito
MussoIini, a ragged, sick, unstable
workman who had spent hours ooitot-
ing for every moment of honest work
he had ever DONE
Thirty years have passed and now,
50 wonderful is human life and the
stronoe things thot happen to men, it
is this same man who is sending fresh
transports full Of young Itoions to die
in the same Africo for another imperial
Dream. Il is this same man who dreams
ct restricting the ghost Of the old Ro-
man Empire, and who filings Ieoions
oooinst Greece, and Albania, and Ethi-
opio.
Truly. in all history there ore few
porolIeIs to this socialist turned foscist,
this worker turned ruler, this antrim
perioIist turned imperioIist, this poor,
roooed ogitotor turned to q rich, broid-
uniformed mperotor, this man who
tried to stop the troop trains issuing
orders thot the trains shall move again.
Should it happen, as it may have
happened. or os it moy yet happen. that
discontented workmen Of Milan or Tur-
in, watching the casualty lists that have
cost 50, 600 decd and wounded and
10000 prisoners, watching the infiI-
trotion Of the olien German, should riot
against Authority, one man, at least,
will understand.
Benito Mussolini once stood where
they will stond.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-31
By sRvcg CATION
Deity Menites StsH
covrespendont

WASHINGTON Contrary
to popular impression. the De-
Tense Commission isn't es-
peciaIly concerned obout the
labor situotion in defense in
dustries.
There have been just 24l
strikes in such industries dur
ing the lost six months. occord-
ING to the commissions figures
ond- excluding those nov
pendino-oN but two Of them
were settled so quickly they
mode relatively little differ
ence to the production pro-
gram. The worst one lostsd for
seven working Days. the next
worst for four. The rest were
settled before the pickets had
even got their feet warm.
The much-publieized Allis-
Chalmers strike in Milwaukee
represents q special situation
as the commissions labor ex-
perts see it. Involved in il, os
these experts exploin. are q
management with q bod labor
record, q Clio. union under
rodicol dominance and an A. F.
Of L. union with q pre- 1910 at
titude. II that set-up we're typi-
col Of defense industries there
would be grounds for pessi.
mism. but It isn't.
HOW No-STRIKE
MACHINERY WORKS
The Defense Commissions
machinery for hondIino labor
troubles works smoothly and in
most eoses effectively. When
q strike occurs in q defense
INDUSTRY Plont, the matter IS
immediately referred to John
R. SteeIman, heed Of the con-
ciliotion service Of the labor
department. SteeImon sends q
eonciIiotor to the scene at once.
The conciliator folks with un-
ion leaders, management Of
ficials. and with outsiders, sizes
up the situotion, and does what
he can to get the two sides 70
make on immediate settle
ment.
Usually he succeeds. The
average strike during the lost
six months Of the defense pro-
gram hos lasted about q doy or
a doy and q holt. II he tolls
to get O settlement. he refers
things buck SteeInon and to
Sidney HiIImon. who is lobor's
half Of the Office Of Produc-
ton Management.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-31

an of 100 years. Story of her
life will be told in fiashbacks.
After years of air travel in
his own ships, and of being the
ablest flyer Of all directors, Hen
ry King finally is going to direct
an aviation picture. Both the
Gables and Taylors are shopping
for large, practical cattle ranches,
probably in Arizona.
A RIVER
FOR METRO
Studio back lots hold just
about everything scenic from
towns to ocean liners, but Metro
will be first to have its own
river. They're excavating a
900-foot winding channel Of
varying widths, complete with
island and a lot of costly pump
ing equipment which will make
the water flow and return
through hidden pipes.
my greatest ambition" said
a prominent actor, sis to be able
to afford to live the way l do"
Sign on a local apartment:
"Vacancy-No children, Dogs,
Song Writers, Tap Dancers or
Vocal Students" Joan Blon-
dell took 6-year-old Norman to
see one of her pictures. After
ward, asked how he liked it, all
he said was, Mother, Is that
why you're so tired every
night?"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-31
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Z I

Holding this type of hand,
your proper response over part
ner's one no trump Is three
hearts. II your partner has OPP
ened on the subminimum type
Of hand, he now knows there
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-31
60 YEARS AGO TODAY

The Stevens Uncle Toms Cab
In Combination IL the best on the
road. People from the country
can come in and see II Tues
day night.
The haywood Claggett litiga-
ton. in the Huron circuit, has
virtually come 70 IN end. The
criminal proceedings have been
discontinued and the civil suits
are likely 70 b quashsd.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-31
50 YEARS AGO TODAY

Jos. Moross went to Detroit
Saturday and had his eye opsrat-
ed on by DR.. rockingham, who
took out the last of the three
shots that were put there one
day last fall. Mr.. Moross now
seems safely through with his
trouble, and Is happy with .
saved vision.
Quartermass d Smith, the
photographers, left town Tues
day.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-31
eTHOUGHTS

For the Lord will Judge his
people. and he will repent him
self concerning his servants.@
Psalms 1914.
Let me look 70 the set and
leave the end 70 ood.--Bp. Hill.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-31
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
1891
Helen Fast was elected presi-
dent of the high school Camp
fire Girls.
DR.. and Mrs. Harry G. Berry
left Wednesday for Brownsville,
Tex. where they will remain for
several weeks.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-31
20 YEARS AGO TODAY

1901
The new telephone company
has about half of the 200 sub
scribers wanted in Mount Cle-
mems, and expect to have the re-
mainder in few days.
Sheriff Cady has offered q 5000
reward for the arrest of the six
robbers who looted the New
Baltimore bank of about $4,000
on Jan. 10.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-31
. MCKINNEY ON BRIDGE

This is the nm OF series OF
sir articles on the McPherrdn No
Trump
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-31
IS YEARS AGO TODAY

The Cleaners OF Armada had
an oyster supper last night. The
Slaughter was frightful.
Sheriff Eckstein appoints Chas.
A. Hultgren deputy at New
Baltimore. Mr.. Hultgren Is now
deputy sheriff, constable and vii
lage marshal.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-31
500 WOULD
GO UP IN SMOKE :

Bing Crosby has dieted off IS
pounds in preparation for his
next picture and denies that he's
trying to get down to lis so
that he can jockey his own
horses. Cesar Romero has
been ordered to regain Is pounds
before he works again. The flu
and a tough shooting schedule
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-31
By PAUL HARRISON
sEA s.rv,e. A.m Correspondent.
HOLLYWOOD-Behind thu

HULL WOOI-benlnQ Tic
screen:
Sad story about the wealthy,
aging playboy who almost turn
ed over Heaven and Hollywood
to arrange q screen test for a
girl friend, with an able young
man to appear with her. She got
a contract, all right-and won
the actor, too. They've been
going together ever since, while
the lonely rich man meditates
upon feminine ingratitude and
the impulsiveness of young love.
Picture companies have said
mo, thanks" to the British offer
allowing frozen assets in Eng
land to be invested in theaters
there. Insurance rates on thea
tiers run as high as 80 per cent
and even movie-making isn't
that big a gamble. . Note of
alarm: Most popular film in
Buenos Aires is "Petroleo,"
about u. s. oil grabs in the Ar
gentine. It's said to be antago-
nistic to this country through
out, and all y. S. characters are
heavies.
There'll be a bid for u. S.
sympathy for the French people
in Reunion" an original story
being prepared by Metro. II
deals with the efforts of patriots
in occupied France to oppose
Germany and bolster French
morale Her friends here
have been told that Danielle
Darrieux, shapely French star,
has arranged to return to Holly
wood to stay.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-31
. FROM
THE MONITOR
FILES .
FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

1885
The public is invited to the an
nusl party Of the Thumb Dis
trict Edison club, to be held on
Friday, Jan. "a, in the Port HUI
ron Armory.
Mrs. Emma Wilkinson was
elected leader of Loyal Workers
Circle Of Kings Daughters.
Evening star., 1941-06-16
Poley Would License
Networks as Well
As Single Stations
By BLAIR BOLLES.

Williams Paley, president Of the
Columbia Broadcasting System. to-
day urged the passage of a wholly
new radio law that would both gov
ern American broadcasting and curt
the commission organized to admilt-
lister the law He asked that net
works as we'll as single stations be
licensed.
Mr.. Paley brought his recommen-
dations to the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee in the midst
of hearings on the new chain broad
casting rules ordered by the Federal
Communications Commission. He
was the first spokesman for net
work who has appeared before the
committee.
Basically, the present law is "a
years old, Mr. Paley said, and fails tc
fit present conditions.
Senator Wheeler of Montana, COM
mittee chairman, told Mr.. Paley in
the midst of the network president S
testimony that he received many
complaints that some network news
commentators were biased and ap-
parently thought they had all the
knowledge in the world"
Equal Time Suggested.
Senator White, Republican, of
Maine, who sponsored the resolution
calling for the inquiry, suggested
that the law be broadened to re-
ouire radio stations to give equal
time not only to opposing candi-
dates for Office, but to proponents
of opposite points of view on cur
rent questions.
Mr.. Paley said that Columbia S
net profit last year was $500 900,
the gross $l4,000,000. He said Co.
lumbia had to take in $4,000, 900
a year before it breaks even.
Senator Wheeler said he thought
some of the profits should be used
(See PAnJO pape A7)
Evening star., 1941-06-16
British and French
Naval and Air Forces
Reported in Battle
Two English Destroyers
Declared Damaged; Nozi:
Claim Cruiser Is Sunk
ES the Associated Press.

EN the Associated fTcsS
BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 16.-Two
British destroyers have been dam
aged in a sea and air battle with
French forces which has been in
progress almost continuously for the
past "a hours, military dispatches
said today.
The destroyers were damaged in
heavy action just before nightfall
Yesterday when French naval planes
dive bombed the British forces dur
ing one of a series of running en-
counters, the dispatches said.
On Berlin, the German high
command reported that four di-
rect bomb hits sank British
light cruiser in the Eastern Med
iterranean yesterday and Ger
man air attacks also damaged a
heavy cruiserO
One destroyer was reported to
have been heavily damaged off
Sidon and to have come to a
standstill with flames spreading
aboard. The second destroyer was
not so seriously damaged, these re-
ports said.
Another phase of this battle was
said to have opened about dawn
this morning off Beirut, when
French surface vessels encountered
British force consisting of two
cruisers and four destroyers. There
were no reports vet of any results.
On land the British were said to
have lost eight armored vehicles
Yesterday in the Kissoue sector
south of Damascus. The French,
according to this account, appar-
emily were driven out of their posi-
tions in the first shock of the Brit
ish attack. but concentrated and
stopped the British thrust toward
the Syrian capital.
The French were said also to
have slashed deep behind the Brit
ish front south of Kissoue and in
the region of Merdjayoun in what
were called offensive reconnais-
sance" actions,
Evening star., 1941-06-16
Southern Plants 10 Cut
Power Use 0ne-Third
By the Associated Press.

BY JnS ASSCCldleO Press
ATLANTA, June 16.-All elec-
trically driven industrial plants in
Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina
and Mississippi were called on to-
day to cut their power consumption
one-third until enough rain falls to
replenish drought-shrunken streams.
Plants with defense orders were
excepted from the power rationing
undertaken by the power COM
panies on a voluntary basis.
Power officials asserted that rains
last week were hardly sufficient to
prevent power-generating streams
from falling lower and did little to
improve conditions Soaking rains,
they added, will be required to re-
store normal stream flow through
hydro plants.
Many textile mills and other non
defense industries in the hard-hit
States of Georgia and Alabama ar
ranged to curtail operations from
Monday to Saturday and begin
weekend production to balance
consumption of available current.
Evening star., 1941-06-16
Rayburn Opposes Moving
F. c. {. {. and 5. E. {,

Speaker Rayburn told his press
conference today he was strongly
opposed to suggestions that the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
the Federal Trade Commission and
the Securities and Exchange Com
mission be moved out of Wash
ington to relieve the congestion of
Federal agencies.
He also expressed the opinion
that not more than 10 per cent
OF members of Congress would
favor such a plan.
Speaker Raybuzn pointed out that
the Federal Trade and Interstate
commissions, as well as the S. &c.
are all agencies of Congress and
that their officials and employees
are closely identified here with vari-
Gus activities and own property and
ne COULD not see the wisdom in
'uprooting' them at this time.
Evening star., 1941-06-16
j. ). Bank Accounts
Are Frozen by Italy
In Quick Reprisa|
Immediate Registration
Of American Property
Also Is Ordered
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, June 16-The italian gov
ernment froze American bank &C
counts in Italy today in swift
reprisal ordered by Premier Mus
solini for like action taken against
Italian holdings in the United
States.
Italy's decision to retaliate was
made known yesterday in COM
munique which said:
Following the blocking of Italian
and German funds and the registra-
ton of all foreign property by the
President of the United States. the
Fascist government, besides ordering
suitable measures in reply, has
ordered immediate registration of
all property belonging to the United
States and existing in Italy"
The only United States property
in Italy is the Embassy, which en-
joys eXtraterritorial privileges, but
Americans thought the decree would
mean the property in Italy of all
Americans.
4lIOoC wiz SoQSllI W "li1iO1 q "
funds this morning were turned
away and the Bank of Italy in
structed other banks to block their
checking accounts.
(The speed of the italian
counter-action prevented Amer
leans from replenishing their
cash by withdrawal from check
ing accounts.
CThe freezing of Italian credits
in the United States was ordered
Saturday, after banking hours in
Rome, and the Italian measure
came with the reopening of banks
after the week endD
Interests Put at S142, 2,000, 900.
No Italian estimate of American
property holdings and credit will
(Cae TTATv po1o sI