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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-22
Expert Offers SoIuiion
10 Alfalfa Crop Problem

Macomb county farmers faced
with the problem Of paying
higher prices for alfalfa seed can
cut corners economically by
spreading the seed they do buy
more thInly and by reaping a
larger and better crop through
more care in selection of seed,
having soils we'll lined and fer
tilted and preparing a clean and
firm seed bed, it is stated in a
bulletin from II. c. Rather, head
of the farm crops department of
Michigan State College.
The farm crops head also
stressed the fact that the use of
brome-grass mixturs to improve
meadows for hay and pasture is
growing in popularity. The hand
lest way of seeding bronze grass
is through the grain box of a
drill, mixed with oats or bar
ley. Alfalfa can also be soWed
in the same way through Hhe
grass seeder attachment, Rather
points out.
Sweet clover seed has taken a
jump this spring but other le-
gume, red clover and alsike seed
is selling slightly as6Cv Tie ufaA
ket price of LAST Year, Rather
stated.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-22

ing TO go from there into South
America and on to Germany.
In his cell here Stephan talked
at length. He related that he had
fought in the German army in
the first World War, that he had
bought 500 in defense bonds
last Dec. 81. Often he wiped
away tears.
John S. Bugas, head of the FBI
office here, said Stephan admit
ted giving money and food TO
Krug and arranging transporta-
ton for the flier out of Detroit.
They tell me / will lose my
citizenship over this" Stephan
said. Il will feel bad about that.
If anybody attacked this coun-
try, l would defend it,"
The State Liquor commission
confiscated Stephan's tavern Ii
cenSe on a complaint of the city
issued in connection with the
federal charges against Stephan.
A revocation order for his res
taurant license also was prcpar-
ed.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-22
Army, Navy
Hit SIowdowns
Agencies Plan
TO Pool Efforts

WASHINGTON, April 20-LP)
The -4rmy and Navy were dis
closed today 10 be pooling efforts
with five OF h er government
agencies in an attempt to combat
industrial sloWdownS in war pro-
duction work.
Describing such slowdowns as
"reprehensible," Senator Byrd
DIVA made publir letter from
Daniel S. Ring, director of Mar
thine personnel, reporting that
efforts were underway to de
velop a centralized method of
treatment of this problem. Ring
did not outline the method.
Byrd told reporters he was
convinced that in many instances
deliberate attempts had been
made to retard production, or
else inefficiency of management
or Washington bureaucracy"
had produced the same results.
He said he would ask the Senate
Naval Affairs committee to make
a thorough investigation if i'm
mediate remedial steps were not
taken.
1--WE can't tolerate this kind of
thing" he declared. 1T makes no
difference who is TO blame, it's
got to stop"
Byrd previously had created
a str by publicizing a report by
Rear Admiral c. w. Fisher, di-
rector of naval shore establish
ments, asserting that work slow
downs had cut production in
eight plants making vital war
equipment for the Navy.
The Virginia senator Subse-
quently asked the Maritime Com
mission for a report on any sim
liar situations it might have en-
countered. Ring, replying that
the commission had mo direct
existence 0f s2Gw60wRS; saiG tao
tics of this nature were very
diffiGAlh TO deiect with siefinite
and tangible proof
He added, however, that rep
resentatives of the Army, Navy,
Maritime Commission, War Pro-
duction Board, War Labor Board,
;A1lsl& DEpar tNent &SssSs@&vSsil
Service and the Bureau of La
Dor Standards were developing a
uniform program which they
hoped would solve the problem.
"Slowdowns fall to two
classes" Ring wrote Byrd, "the
first being the intentional slow
down, engineered by labor as a
means Of securing concessions or
improved conditions.
The second originates indie
pendently of labor disputes or
bargaining and is not necessarily
of an organized nature. This sec
ond type may be caused by lack
of competent supervision, apathy
of the individual worker or a
general low morale in the plant. J"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-22

Achievement Day for women
on farms in the county who are
members of home economics
groups headed by Mrs. George
Kelly, of Richmond, is sched-
uled for Tuesday May IL, at the
Roosevelt auditorium in Rich
mond, it was announced today
following a conference of home
economics leaders in the office
of William Muir Dhy, county ag-
ricultural agent, yesterday aft
ernoon.
High-spotting the program
of the event will be talks by
the Rev. William Pryor, pastor
of the Richmond Methodist
church, Don HOFFMAN, extern
sion spec alist of the Michigan
State College, and William Muir
ply, the county agricultural
agents. Other features will be
remarks by Mrs. Grace Kelly,
county chairman of the home
economics groups; an address
of welcome by M. Crause, su-
perintendent of schools at Rich
mond; the report o. one of the
Michigan State College extern
sion specialists who has been
aiding in the work in this coun-
ty; solo by Mrs Roy Borland,
of Richmond; selections by a vo-
cal trio consisting Of Mrs. JOS
eph Thomas, Mrs. Gladys Han
son and Mrs. Harry Foss, all of
Richmond; and music by the
Richmond high school band.
The Rev. Mr.. Pryor will dis
cuss the topic Current World
Affairs" and William Murphy
will talk generally on the home
economics work in the county
at the morning session with the
HOFFMAN talk How To Ride
Your Hobby" to top the after
noon program.
Luncheon will. be served to
the delegates.
The1principal business Of TIE
county meeting will be the dis
play Of work done by members
Of the various groups, the selec-
ton of delegates to the Farm
Women's Week at Michigan
State College. a fashion show
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-22
It's Easy to Kick Up Trouble
in Army Air Corps in HawaH

state in the union, however, is
represented.
BY percentage, the first five
states are California IA per cent,
Texas 9, Illinois 5, New York 5,
and Oklahoma, 4ia per cent,
The others include Ohio 4 per
cent, Florida %, Iowa 2, Mis-
souri, 2 and Pennsylvania 10.
OF the six top-ranking air Of
ficers, two are from Kansas and
one each from Oklahoma, Texas,
Illinois and Massachusetts.
Major General Clarence l.,
Tinker, commander of the air
force, is an Oklahoman. His chief
Of staff, Colonel James A. MOlli-
son, is from Kansas, as is BrIga-
der General Willis II. Hale,
head of the bomber command,
The latter's executive officer,
Colonel Albert +. Hegenberger,
is from Massachusetts.
Brigadier General Howard c.
Davidson, head of the Intercept
or command, is a Texan and his
executive officer, Lieut. Col. Err
nest Moore, is from Illinois.
Delaware breaks prominently
into the picture by virtue of be-
ing the residence nf Lieut.. George
Welch, of Wilmington, one OF
the two flyers who knocked
down more than one japanese
Plane Dec. T. The other flier who
shared his distinction is Lieut.
Kenneth Taylor, of Hominy,
Okla.
Any Army bomber credited
with sinking an enemy subma-
rine near here a few weeks ago
was piloted by Lieut.. James v
Edmundson, Santa Monica, Calf
No one state has a monopoly
on achievement, however. Pur-
pie Hearts for heroism under
fire are pretty well scattered
among the states.
But one state always is better
than the others. Just ask any
flyer which it is-"back home.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-22
Hard-Hitting
Australian
Warship Lost

MELBOURNE, April 22-(P)
The loss of the destroyer
Vampire, a 1,O9O-ton Australian
flotilla leader with long rec
ord of sea exploits, was announc-
ed today by Prim Minister
John Curtin.
The Vampire went down in the
Bay of Bengal as the result of
enemy action but all Of her crew
were saved except for six who
were killed, another who died
of wounds and two who are
missing.
Among the missing and pre-
sumably dead is her master,
Commander w. T. A. Moran.
The Vampire, built in 1917
and mounting four 4-inch guns
and six torpedo tubes, had been
in the thick of this wars fight
ing from the Mediterranean to
Malaga and from Australia to
the Bay of Bengal
With the British destroyer
Thanet, the Vampire engaged a
superior japanese force off the
east Malaga coast last January.
The Thanet was lost but one
Japanese destroyer was sunk
and another was damaged.
Previously, the Vampire had
logged a distinguished record
in the Mediterranean. She cap
tured an Italian ship on the eve
of the British capture of Tob-
ruk, was the first allied war
ship in Crete and helped oper-
ate the "Tobruk ferry service"
carrying supplies and men to
the then-beleaguered fortress
under constant bombing attacks.
The Royal Australian navy
now has lost six ships:
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-22
BY WENDELL WEBB

HONOLULU, April 22-(P)-
1t is mighty easy to kick up a
rumpus in the Army Air Corps
in Hawaii.
The boys are spelling for a
chance TO fight and they have
Just got 10 work off energy In
some kind of squabble.
Just mention that any one OF
the 40 states is better or worse
than the others-and watch the
fireworks.
Look where our generals are
from-Oklshoma."
Heck, Texas will take you
all on"
yeah? Well don't forg t
there's California.
And so on far into the morn
ing, noon and night.
Statistics today showed about
half the flying officers in Ha-
wall come from ten states. Every
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-22
Women's Achievement
Program Set for May L
Richmond TO be Scene Of
County Wide Economics Session

and the makin< of awards for
excellence of exhibits.
The home economics groups
have beer working on three
projects this year; clothes clos
cts and wardrobes, repairs about
the house, shopping for yard
goods and restyling and altering
ready-made clothing"
Officers of the groups are
Mrs. George Kelly, Richmond,
chairman. Mrs. Lloyd Tubbs,
Armada, recreation leader; Mrs.
William Murphy, Mount Glenn
ems, secretary; Mrs. Harry Golf,
Richmond, sub hartman for the
south end of the county and
Mrs. Lee Durham, sub-chair-
man for the north end of the
county.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-22
Former NeW5man
is al Local Post

A newspaperman who will
forego the practise of his old
profession to the practise of the
sterner duties of war arrived at
Selfridge F Id in the person of
First Lieut.. Vladimar L. Posvar,
formerly associated with The
INDIANAPOLIS Times, the Topeka
Daily Capital md other news
papers.
Arriving here Monday, the
lieutenant is waiting assign
ment to his squadron at the field
but won't do any newspaper
work On the post, it was stated
by Lieutenant Ramey. in charge
{ public relations office at the
field and himself a graduate"
OF the staff OF The Chicago
Tribune.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-22
Dr.. Callahan
Admits Theft
Stute Closes
Stamp Cose

LANSING, April 22-(FO-In-
vestigation of the theft of SIC, 900
worth Of missing state-owned
postage stamps was closed today
officially after DR.. Philip A
Callahan, former supervisor of
the state bureau of Social Secur-
ity, had pleaded guilty in Ing
ham county circuit court to en-
bezzling S6,884- worth of them.
Attorney General Herbert j.
Rushton said he had halted an
investigation of theft, declaring
"All / wanted was to get the
fellow at the top"
Circuit Judge Charles II. Hay
den said he would sentence Cal
lahan after receiving a proba-
ton officers report. Callahan
was released on $4,000 bond.
ABANDCNS FIGHT
Callahan abandoned his fight
late yesterday against the accu-
sation of embezzlement after a
clerk in the state bureau testi-
fled he drew $500 or more in
small denomination stamps from
the office supply every month
or six weeks for Appropriately two
years.
After a luncheon recess the
examination in municipal court
was halted and Callahan waived
a hearing on the first of nine
counts. The first and most seri-
Gus count accused him of en-
beZzlcment while a public Off
Ger. 1t carrie a maximum pen
atty Of 10 years in prison or S.
0O0 fine.
The defendant told reporters
he changed his plea to guilty
because the system of handling
stamps was lax and a5 head OF
the department / was liable. ]
didn't want TO embarrass anyone
else. PROFESSIONALLY, lot OF
other persons. were doing things
of which | had no knowledge
Apparently some of those things
are continuing in this admins
tration, but that is none of my
business
DENIES PROTECTION
Asked whether he meant he
was taking the rap" for some
.eg 01Ena eTc21ahaas ~ l.i5all ',Gy,
l didn't mean that"
F. +. Fauri, present supervis-
or who served as Callahan's as
Sistant and who brought the
stamp shortage TO the attention
of the governors office, said no
stamps are purchased by the bu-
reau now for distribution to the
county bureaus - the reason
which led TO the state bureau
previously having large amounts
on hand. Fauri said the bureau
now sends each county an audi
tor generals warrant with which
TO purchase its stamps locally.
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Captives
Continued from Page ID

cent enemy raid on Japan had so
far furnished the authorities
with no reasons for intervening,
II was nevertheless necessary to
recall that the spreading of ru-
mors is prohibited anu is liable
to penalties under the terms of
the deCree-laW concerning
speeches, publications and other
public utterances."
Immediately after announc-
ing last Saturday that Tokyo.
Yokohama, Nakoya and Kobe
had been raided by American
planes, the Tokyo government
warned the people against
"baseless rumors," limiting that
the public reaction had not been
entirely satisfactory to the auth
critics. This warning apparent
ly has been repeated now in
stronger terms.)
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-22
PEACE BALLOONS

land.
PEACE BALLOONS
A possible new phase of an
Axis peace offensive, already
launched by Japan with an un-
official trial balloon develop
ed today as roundabout reports
asserted that secret negotiations
were under way in Italy for a
separate peace.
A dispatch from Ankara, Tur-
key, TO the London News Chron-
icle quoted a Rome diplomatic
message as authority for the
report.
The dispatch said the recent
exchange of British and Italian
prisoners and other incidents had
encouraged the Italians to be-
lieve that Britain still does not
hate the Italians in the manner
in which he NaziS are loathed
and dcSpiSed.
lbdlldllN lttl llldl lIlt NOlIllllS
of the summer months, when e
Germans will be fully occupied
on the Russian front, may be the
moment when Italians may safe
~ launch their peace plans be-
cause the Germans will not be in
a position TO check the Italians
by force"
This dispatch said Premier
MussoliniS prestige was now so
low that if the Italian royal fam
lily decided upon a peace offer
neither the weakened Fascist
Party nor the Germans could
prevent the offer being made. "
Yesterday the Tokyo radio
quoted Toyohiko Kagawa, ia
pans best known Christian lead
er, as saying japanese Christians
were praying for an early con-
cluSion of the war
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-22
Officials Attend
LANSING Meetinq

Chief Walter Kimmerly, of
the Roseville police department,
Chief Harold Flechsig, of the
Roseville fire department and
William Harper, and John Carls
went to Lansing today to attend
the civilian defense meetir
sponsored there by the Michigan
Council of Civilian Defense.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-22
firemen 0ueII Grass
Blaze in Short Order

Firemcn summoned TO a grass
fire near Michigan avenue Tues
day at $3.50 pm. eXtinguished
the blaze before it came within
threatening distance of the
house at that address, il was re-
rorted today.
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2. {. {. Bernard Meute.
SPENDS Week al Home

Pvt. First Class Bernard v.
Menter son of Mar. and Mrs. Her
bert Bouley of Do Community
Drive, was home to spend tie
week. Since his enlistment In
tho 49, wax Jan, g, Me Nc
earned several medals-Expert
rifle, expert machine, expert
bayonet, expert marksman, ex-
pert hand grenade and sharp
shooting medal.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-22

/ parent Cor grandparent) SIS;
two parents, S25, aHd SIS Yer each
~addjsosar parcpfy grardEtild,
brother or sister.
! SPECIFIC INSTANCES
q. Ihenr a VIE and two chill
dren would receive $50 a month
/ in all?
A. That's right.
O. Is any limit set on the
amount which can be paid out?
A. The total allowance to be
paid TO Glass B beneficiaries
might not exceed $50 a month.
and such beneficiaries must be
dependent upon the enlisted man
for their chief support.
Q. Is the plan voluntary?
A. Yes. The allotments would
be granted upon the written APP
plication Of the enlisted man.
@. Is provision made for any
other payments, in hardship
cases?
A. Yes, the bill contains an
other section which provides that
the federal security administrat-
or may grant additional funds
when he finds that the allow
ances are insufficient TO pro-
vide the dependents with a rca-
sonable subsistence. The amount
of such payments would be de
termined by the administrator
@. What is the status of the
bill?
A. 1t has just been introduced
in both houses Of congress. Com
mittee hearings have not been
started yet.
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Philippines
{Coutinued from Page -


Australia said United Nations
airmen shot down four japanese
planes without loss TO themselves
at Port Moresby, and that 9TH
er Allied filters set numerous
fires among wharves and build
ingS in an attack on Rabaul,
New. Britain,
Lieut. Cen George II. Brett,
u. S. A., chief of the combined
air forces in the southwest Pa
cific, praised the aerial defend
ers for doing a hell of fine
job" in hammering potential
Japanese invasion bases north
of Australia, and he declared:
Everything is on the up and
up in developing Australia as a
base for long range operations"
FORCED BACK
On the critical Burma war
front, British headquarters an
nounced tn at out-numbered
British and Chinese troops again
were forced to retreat under
heavy pressure by japanese in
vasion columns driving into the
earth-scorched Yenangyaung oil
fields in western Burma.
A new Delhi cOmmunique
said the Allies completed a
fighting withdrawal across the
Pinchaung river but not with
out losses of personnel and
equipment.
The PinChaung flows into the
Irrawaddy river near the town
of Yenangyaung, which Chinese
endorsements had recaptured
only a few days ago.
The communique said fighting
continued in and around Yen
angyaung," implying that the
Japanese had swept back into
the town after being driven
three miles to the south by
counter-a t t a c k ing Chinese
troops.
The latest reversal dampened
hopes that the British-ChineSe
allies might hold the invaders
in a second Bataan," and indi-
Gated that the Japanese were
now pouring heavy reinforce
ments into the campaign be-
fore the arrival of the mon
soon rains.
HEAVY UNITS
Chinese reports last week said
the Japanese had landed five and
one half fresh divisions - per-
hapS 10000 troops - at Ran
COON, 200 miles below the Yen
angyaung battle sector.
On the Allied left flank, 9th
er japanese columns thruSting
toward Mandalay were reported
to be throwing tanks and guns
into a furious assault against
Lieut.. Gen. Joseph w. Stilwell's
Chinese forces at Pyinamana,
so miles north Of Toungoo and
about midway between Ran
COON and Mandalay.
In the Philippines, u. S.
navy communique reported that
two of Lieut.. John d. Bulke-
ley's sharp-stinging mosquito
boats, hiding in secret, Jungle
screened bases among the 1000
islands of the Philippine archi-
pelago, boldly attacked a Jap
anese cruiser protected by four
destroyers in recent night
raid of Cebu island.
The communique said the tiny
PT-4l's darted in against strong
japanese fire and left the cruis-
er sinking.
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DETROIT, April 22-(P)-
Chubby Max Stephan, who al
lcgedly suCCOred an enemy of
America in the war, worried in
a county Jail cell today over the
calamity suddenly brought upon
him.
Once a hearty, smiling fellow
who cracked jokes with patrons
of his river front bier stube, the
49-ycar-Old German native was
depressed and plainly fearful.
The state had taken away his
liquor license. His cafe was
threatened with being closed.
The government was consider
ing whether to try him for trea-
son, for which death il the ex-
tremc penalty.
So Max, his cigar of apparent
small comfort, wept in front of
interviewcrs. He stumbled over
his words.
II / get IN prison. he said,
Il hope when the war is settled,
they will let me out quick"
RECOMMEND TREASON"
The FBI has accused Stephan,
naturalizcd citizen, of having
helped Lieutenant Peter Krug,
2l-ycar-old German army com
bat flicr, in his flight from a
Canadian concentration camp.
u. S. District Attorney John c.
Lehr said he would recommend
a charge of treason.
Meanwhile a man believed TO
be Krug, who left here Sunday
morning three days after escap-
ing from the Canadian camp,
was held in San Antonio, Tex
City police arrested him yester-
day I'm railroad yards.
The suspect, who resembled
Krug, lacked Identification pap
ers and was being held inCom-
municado pending receipt Of the
escaped Nazi officers finger
prints from the Canadian camp.
The FBI had said that Krug was
believed fleeing TO Mexico, hop
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Fugitive
Continued from Page u

the chase, declared 4 close check
of cars was underway.
He said that similar house-to-
house CanVaSSeS were being
made by police aut h ortiz e S
throughout the entire South Ma
comb area.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-22
Acid INDIGESTION
What many Doctors do 10,

What many Doctors do for II
When excess stomach acid causes gas. sour stomacA
heartburn. doctors prescribe the fastest acting
medicines known for symptomatie relief-medieinss
like those In Bell ans Tablets No LAXATIVE II your
very frst trial doesn't prove Bell better return
bottle 10 us and sst double yoar ooosy hack. IA