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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-30
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Many Of us being intellect
ually lazy. we like things wrap
ped up in neat packages. We
like to be able to say. 'that's
good" or that's bunk" and say
it without fear of successful con-
tradietion because it's always
bSs& y4hat way. IN other words
s M. likeao believe in IA
But IL IL no fable or dream
that bombs crashed on Pearl
Harbor. After pulling the sheets
over our heads since the last
war, we now find there was
somebody under the bed all the
time. A great job of explaining
some of the dreams we enjoyed
during that slumber is contained
in Gustav Stolper's This Age Of
Fables" (Reynal & Hitchcock:
$3).
STOPPER, now an American
citizen, did research work for
Austria in the last war, later ed
tied the leading German econ
omic weekly, was . member Of
the Hamburg city council, and
left Germany while free to do 50.
STOPPER flags the more com.
mon fables Of our age with econ.
omic and historical facts which
even the screenings of Doctor
Goebbels and Junior Partner
Mussolini could not drown out.
After q thorough trip through
some intellectual back alleys,
the author rips down such IA
miliar banners as these:
That the war Is between the
have and have-not nations; that
all wars tester from economic
sores; that the British empire IL
the vilest oppressor Of free peo-
pie in history; that Russia Is q
workers paradise; that Nazism
saved Germany; that democra-
cies are decadent and Dictator
ships efficient.
Probably Of most interest now
Is Stolper's account of the So
called have and have-not nations.
Taking Hitler's own statements
that gold and land define such
nations, STOPPER shows that the
only three "have gold" nations
were the United States, Russia
and Switzerland, with none Of
whom Hitler was at war when
he sounded his tin horn.
STOPPER has assembled strictly
adult diet for adults who may
be growing puny on the frothy
Examinations of propasandists
and self-confessed wise men.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-30
STORIES .
. IN STAMPS
Costo Rico, y. S. Have
Been Friends 80 Years

COSTA RICA'S decision to Join
~ the United States in declaring
war on the axis was not merely in
the interest Of hemisphere soli-
darity. Rather was il an outgrowth
Of 80 years. friendship between
the two nations.
The stamp above, issued in 1901,
shows q view Of Costa Rica's Ma.
tional Theater. This structure Il
outstanding for its architectural
beauty, sculpture, gold and bronze
decorations, and murals by Euro
pean artists.
Harmony between the U. $. and
Costa RIGA dates TO 1861 when
President Lincoln instructed the
American Minister Charles N.
Riotte e.. to let Costa Rica rely
on the sympathy and support Of
the United States II At any time
che shall need them"
Prior 70 that time diplomatic
relations between the two nations
were strained by the actions Of IN
American filibustering force led BY
william Walker. Walker seized
power In Lower California and
later in Nicaragua. They at
tempted TO dominate other Central
American states but were defeat
cd b. Costa Rican troops in 1855.
In 1886 the U. S. and Costa Rica
concluded . reciprocal trade
agreement with benefits for both
countries. In 1910 the U. s.
loaned her southern neiGhboe
-, COZ, go 10 complete her sectioe
q = N HanAm1rieap hiahx1xs
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-30
FOUR ,MUsTs' FOR WAR TINE

This yeor's war budget alone, as
proposed by the President. will be $685.
600. O0O, 0O0-n,ore than half the es-
timoted national income. Thot makes
II mandatory thot the Federal govern
ment and the people insist upon q
workable fiscoI policy which will make
Il possible to spend this money with
out bringing on an internal fiscoI COL
lopse.
First, oil must pay higher direct
and indirect toxes And direct toxotion
must be extended to the very lowest in
come brackets.
Second, every non-essentioI, non
oetense government oetivity must be
stopped, and appropriations sharply
Eoduced IN many non-defense bureaus.
Third, he people must make every
possible reduction in their living ex-
enses, and buy Defense Bonds and
4 1nfnps - the limit Of their obiIities.
x tourtiJ the government must not
80 - spend money for any purpose
IA cor - financed by privote bust
~ lost Is extremely importont.
IN llteroIIy dozens Of Federal
Mont Of them operote
eition with the bonks,
M ihs burdsnsd tox-
11e s,psuss opd risk.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-30
BY PAUL HARRISON
NEA Service STAN Csrrsspsndsnt

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 30-It's
autumn of 1917 on the set of
Yankee Doodle Dandy; the
scene is Camp Merritt, Long Is
land; the occasion Il the intro
duction of George M. Cohan's
great war song, lover There"
On the night it really happen
ed, while Nora Bayes was sing
ing, a power plant failure pro-
duced q blackout which was
broken dramatically by the use
of spotlights from q circle Of
army trucks. That detail Is be-
ing enacted now, except Frances
Langford is the uniformed sing
er and Jimmy Cagney is the
song and dance man who goes
on the platfrom and helps lead
the soldier audience in a couple
of choruses.
Nobody's obliged to do any
real singing during this action
because voices, band and bugles
are roaring from q pre-recorded
sound track. But everyone does
sing, and the climax Of it Is stir
ring enough to make the hair
rise on the back of your neck.
FRANCES RELAXES
AS she leaves the set after the
shot, Miss Langford pauses to
give autographs to a few dough-
boy extras. She's . radio per-
sonality and not often seen at the
movie studios. This is q relief"
she says, sitting down and
stretching out her feet in their
high-laced, pointed shoes. "It's
a relief, I mean, to be singing
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-30
: BEHIND THE SCENES
-lN WASHiNG on .

housing built which would
compete with or impair the
voIus Of FILA looms.
United Stotes Housing Au-
thority. heodsd by Nathan
Strous until his recent resioro-,
tion, wos set up originally for
the ovowed purpose Of building
slum clearance projects. How
inc established an efficient or
oonizotion, USHA was origin
oily given part Of the defense
housing job to administer. But
with Congress stone cold on
slum clearance, there has been
definite pressure to keep US
HA from getting further as
SHIPMENTS. Part Of the trouble
may. have come from Adminis-
trotor Strouss talking too
much obout how USHA do.
tense housing projects would
b useful otter the war as sIum
clearance projects.
CLEARS RURAL sLUMS
Farm Security Administro.
tons housing activities are
similar to those Of USHA. ESA
is interested in clearing rurol
slums, but while USHA prof.
ects ore for renters, FSA builds
more with the ideo thot the oc.
euponts will ultimately own
their dwelling.
Final interest in all this con-
fusion is the Public Buildings
Administration, Oldest oreon-
izotion of the lot, which hos
for yeors built all the postof-
fices and other government
buildings. Its experience in
housing projects is recent, but
with It's excellent organization
and experience, 1t Is oble to
build anything assigned to It.
PBA hos handled most Of the
Army housing projects, other
than the contonments built by
the quortermosters and the en-
eineers.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-30

sold, ore obIe to materially expond pri-
vote and defense financing. They must
bs permitted and encouraged to do Il.
The Presidents messoee on the
Stote of the Union Indicted the ex-
tent to which all must pull in their
belts and help win this war for liberty
and security. And government itself
must do precisely the same thing.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-30
OUR STRENGTH IN TRUTH

OUR STRENGTH IN TRUTH
The American people ask no more
than to be told the truth. They will not
be content with less.
Three times in recent weeks, Uncle
Sam has held up mirror in front Of
himself and soid, There. old ueIymue,
how do, you like THAT?~
MIRROR NO. ! wos the Truman
report, which showed that our pre-wor
industrial production setup with it's dol
Ior-o-yeor men, it's persuasive methods,
it's hoIf-meosures, was not good
enough.
MIRROR NO Z was the Senate Ma
val Affairs Committee report, which
showed thot shocking profits have been
made on some contracts.
MIRROR NO. was the Roberts re-
port on Pearl Horbor. which showed
childish lack Of cooperation between
Army and Navy heods before Pearl
Horbor, and complete miscoIcuIotion
Of the danger of attack with CORE
spending failure to prepare for it in
the face Of plain Mornings.
We didn't like what we saw. None
Of US liked it.
What are we going to do about it?
First Of all, the production setup
hos been changed; Donald Nelson has
been given full charge and full outhor-
ity to make it hum. The old halfway
setup is oIreody gone. The new oII-out
setup is already beginning to function.
The warts should have been removed
from this one already.
Second. the matter Of war profits is
up to Congress. The entire American
people are agreed on this: nobody shall
get rich out Of this war; 1t is up to Con-
gress either to thin out the contract
gravy or skim it off in toxes Congress
is working on this 1t can't work too
tost or too thoroughly
Third, it is to be presumed that the
shock that must have run through the
whole Army and Navy command at
the deficiencies that led up to Pearl
Horbor more or less assures that the
same mistakes won't happen again inn
mediotely. The appointment Of su-
preme commanders in the Pacific war
zones with full authority, and of the
new AEF in Britain, with all branches
responsible to them, indicates that the
danger Of lack Of coordination has
been sensed and partially remeded.
Thot's good, but not enough. The
whole military setup, and the whole
habit Of military thinking must be re-
vomPed to fit modern conditions, and
thot os quickly as possible without
fotot confusion. Here again the reveIo-
ton Of the whole truth is Of the greatest
service.
A free people can function only by
Knowing the truth. The ereotest pos
sibIe service has been done by these
three brutoIly frank reports.
We want to know the worst. It's
when we've been told the worst that
we stort doing something about it
better.
There is no other way to deal with
q free people.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-30

The United Stotes must become q
notion Of fire fighters and fire pre-
venters.
Fine as the regular fire-fiehtin9
and fire-preventine forces are. they
connot do the whole job. Their numbers
are simply not greet enough, and men
whose peoce-time work was connected
with fire have been colIed into one
branch or another Of militory or de-
fense-production service. The only way
this notion and its vtoIIy needed re-
sources can be protected against fire,
IS BY aggressive effort on the port OF
troined ond competent volunteers.
There ore three distinct kinds OF
fire we must guard oooinst now. First,
there are those so-eolIed "normo"
fires-the fires which occur in any
year as q result Of human coreIessness.
ionononce or indifference. Unremittng
care, in home and place Of business,
backed up by sound fire-prevention in
formation, is the solution here.
Second. war brings with it the i'm
minent danger of sabotage on large
scale. Recent FIJI arrests and disclos-
ures indicate the extent Of the fifth COL
unn movmnt in this country with its
thousands Of Axis nationals. Every foe
tory, every power station, every bridge,
every center Of communication, must
b poIiced and ouorded.
Third, war brings the possibility Of
bombing and incendioN ottocks from
the air. Those who say ut can't happen
here" ore blind to the erisIy foets mod
ern war hos produced. In every COM
rnunity there should be an adequate
group Of volunteers trained to deal
colmIy and effectively with this kind Of
Worfore.
The Office of Civilian Defense and
local civil defense agencies ore doing
fine job which must be swiftly extend
Cd and perfected. Fire is high on the
list Of vital civil defense work. Every
fire prevented. every fire quenehed with
minimum domoee, is q direct service
to the American war effort.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-30

WHEE!
SALT LAKE CITY-It's New
Years Eve tonight at the Fort
Douglas Officers club.
The members spent last De-
cember 81 moving into new
quarters ut the airdrome.
Everybody was tired" said
Lieut.. c. L. Schloss, explaining
the belated celebration which Is
planned.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-30
CREAM FOR
PRIVATE BUSINESS

Charles F. Palmer, defense
housing COORDINATION whose Of
flee should be shopping the
policy on this whole pro9rom,
represents the point Of view
of the established reol estote
deoIer. This view is that the
government should build all
the Temporary shelter for de-
Tense workers, the tronsients.
the poor risks. The cream OF
the housing business, however
the permanent houses, the
good risks-should under this
theory be left to privote copi-
tai. Real estote people ore sim
cereIy worried about whot the
effect of all this government
housing will have on the reolty
market in the post-wor period.
Realtors wont government
competition eliminated.
Tied in with this is the point
of view Of the Federal Housing
Administration under Abner
n. Ferguson, and oil the reiot-
ed mortooeine activities like
Home Loan Bank Board and
Defense Homes Corporation
under Jesse Jones's Federal
Loan Agency. These oeencies
hold mortgages and mortgage
insurance all over the United
Stotes. II other government
housing oeencies 90 into q
community where FILA has big
investments and If these other
agencies build new housing,
the value Of the FILA holdings
is Threatened. The interest Of
FILA, therefore, incIines to-
ward seeing that there is not
too much new government
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-30
. FROM
THE MONITOR
FILES . {


80 YEARS AGO TO-DAY
1892
Mrs. Geo. G. Hartung, Of Ro-
meo, died Wednesday after Q
long illness.
The proposed 40-room bath
house in connection with the
Park Hotel IL not . certainty.
IS. YEARS AGO TODAY
1857
Henry Rood II doing the paint
ing at the Avery House.
The house occupied BY j.
Schanher IN The first ward was
found % Be on lire Wednesday
evening. u vas extinouished
- - - va txklina.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-30
SH-H-H! IT'S COLD
IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE - The lark board,
suspicious over the repeated dis
appearance Of roadside guard
rails, today asked the Army to
please furnish stove wood for
the soldiers bivouacked n .
park cloea BY.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-30
~ PgTgR EDsok
Deity Meaites Weshinstea
CoseosDondoNt

Dolly Mentor Woshtn0to0
Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Jan. 30
Complete ovsrhouIino of the
government housing proorom
may come any day now. The
kind Of ovsrhouIino hoped for
is the kind which the President
ordered when no name Oonold
M. Nelson heed Of the new Wos
Production, Boord, and Nelson
eliminated OPM and SPAB
and other fifth wheel orponi-
zotions. Federol housing or
eonizotion must be given the
some drastic overhouIine right
through q dozen or more ooen-
cies.
There Is nothing seondeIous
about this housing situotion
except the confusion. No CROFT
hos been uncovered. The mess
existing is simply the conflict
as to what each Of these doz-
en- oeencies is to do. The hous-
ina problem hos not been we'll
presented to Congress or to the
country and oil efforts to brino
into agreement the vorious
points Of view of the several
housing agency chiefs hove
been unovoiIino. Housing, IN
other words, hos been built on
foundations Of shifting sond
and right at the edge OF the
SEQ where every tide Of opin-
ion can do the most domoos.
The general interpretation
of the congressional point OF
view is that none Of the de-
tense housing should be used
as sIum clearance. The senti-
ment Of Congress is to get the
government out Of the housing
business and restore it to pri-
vote REQ estote operators.
Such houses as the govern
ment does build Congress wants
sold. To whom isn't specified.
but the inference is that the
houses should be sold ulti-
motely to the people who live
in them.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-30
FLASHES
OF
LIFE
~ the Assselatsd rrsss
HELP WANTED

~ the Asseesasea E~ss
HELP WANTED
RUSHVILLE, Ind, - When
Ben L. Niles Joined the Army,
he left five jobs open.
He was director cf the Rush
County Farm Bureau band and
music teacher ut the Orange,
Glenwood, Ginss and Manila
schools.
The Farm Bureau has replaced
him but the schools don't know
yet whether or not they still will
have music.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18
MoMENToUs FRONT
"Vhy then, we could go right

"Why then, we could go right
away she took over the leash,
and they started down the
avenue.
CuriouSiy, she recalled the other
important large events of her life.
There was the big love affair that
could result in nothing but a mem
DRY. There was the other, ending
more placidly in marriage.
In her work, she had once got
her firm threatened with a libel
suit. They had trusted her 50
completely for caution they had
never even collected their papers
from her giving them authority for
what they did.
They wrote thc'man they had
every confidence their representa-
tive had his consent for their ac-
ton But she could see they were
relieved when she found the papers
generating their stand which she
had of course misplaced.
Still, they had trustee her!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18
WANTED 4 HORSE

Their conversation covered a
wide range of subjects, among
them how perfect il would he ia
live in Arizona. Alice began IN
VcStiCating the deSirability of
that state. and asked a drug clerk
just UP from II.
lie said everybody down there
was trying 10 get up here but. OF
course, she might have known
there were cowboys in II. How
he longed FOR a horse. but they
cost ~ an hour Just 10 ride. and
he wanted one 20 make friends
with.
As II was. he made out with
his skates. Didn't she know lie
had bumped into her. But II didn't
seem half bad when he turned
back and apoloGizcd Why cant
American parents all bring ur
their childrcn-lor their children S
Sake-to have nice manners
Late IN their acquaintance. he
wanted 10 know If She had heard
of any one who would Ike 20 buy
"A really classy 10 GENT ball for a
nickel Alice thought she could Use
one What would she do with n
Send II 10 The army. He wished
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18
Connolly Answers

1-(a) Measuring diameter Of
circular cone; OBJ calling a
meeting TO order; (c) fiat
tool used by plasterers of
walls and ceilings.
2-Ca) 5-Adams. Adams, Gerry,
Harcourt. Paine; OBJ Bart
lett. Thornton. Whipple; (c)
7-Braxton, Harrison, Jeffer-
son. Lee. Lee, Nelson, Wythe.
3-(a) THE d mn alton Of
Faust" Berlioz; (b) The
Barber of Seville" RoSSini;
(c) The Girl of the Golden
West" Puccini.
la Road beds; (b) illuminat-
ing and welding; (c) manu-
facture OF candies, preserves,
jellies.
5-(a) FleShy part OF soft palate
at base OF, mouth; (b) breast
bone; u (c) communicating
cavity between nose, mouth
and larynx.
6-Ca) Mobile; (b) Danbury; (c)
Little Rock
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18
Quiz Answers
By Walt Disney
A Parting Gift
E-I SEEMS SORDiO

When it's the axis deer OF
India and southern Asia.
PITS an unreliable knot such
as a lubber, or unskilled
sailor, would make.
3 Literature Of aesthetic value,
as distinguished from infor-
national or unitarian value;
especially poetry. literary
essays, drama and fiction.
1-For convenience in passing
from guest TO guest.
5-The trial of Peter Zenger.
"a region comprising 100000
square miles in eastern Ore
gon, eastern Washington and
northern Idaho.
Sir Horace Walpole.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18
Fry Products, Union
To Resume Farley

Negotiations are to be resumed
tomorrow in a dispute between the
Fry Products Company, Bass and
West Palmer avenues, and the
UAW-CIO that resulted in a one
shift walllout. Approximately 300
auit work when three girls were
discharged. but agreed to return
when tho issue went before the
State Labor Mediation Board.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18

These we're the important events
lingering through lifetime in love
and in business.
And now, taking its place beside
them and palpitating TO the same
thrill was this other important
moment with a long leash Jerking
her hand and yanking her down
the avenue. a small boy was trust
ing her TO select his little dog $
sweater.
THE END
Tomorrow's short story: THE
Real Sea Wolf" by Anthony
Rud.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18

he could afford to, but his daddy
was dead and it was hard to get
along.
She thought again OF those side
street hoodlumS IN the $500 flats
that knocked you down in passing.
His mother rented rooms. If She
did as good a job as in bringing up
her little hoy it ought to be pleas
amt TO live with her.
one day he said Hello instead
Of that formal greeting used for
the 95-ycar-olderS. Later he came
to her with the important manner
assumed IN large transactions.
The dog. too, was all aquiver.
MONEY FOR SWEATER
you know have enough
money saved up TO get "A new
sweater for Mickey, and he does
need one. I thought you might
select II and get il the right
size aud color"
What a thrill,
But YOU would have to come,
too. lie wouldn't come with me
alone"
"Oh, YES he will"
Mickey sat on his hind legs and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18

She Wanted Only 10 BE n
Housewife! But a JinX Travelled
Along on Each OF Her Honey
moons and Turned Her Dreams
OF Humble Domesticity Into
Nightmares. Read Of Her Mud
died Matrimonial Marathon az
Told in The American Weekly,
With Next Sundays Issue %
The Detroit Sunday Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18
MAN ARRIVED

The next minute tho person Of
his engagement arrived. II was a
man lie had not yet reached the
age for interest in women. He ran
10 greet him, then returned TO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18
MADE GOOD IN EGGS

When they told him, he listened,
making no offer of reparation.
Later, he came back saying he was
going TO make good on those eggs
although he would have TO take a
loss on them
He had had something put over
on him. Evidently be had inquired
what was the ethical way TO meet
those circumstances Children have
10 be taught the difference be-
tween right and wrong and how to
deal with their fellowmen. They
have no Unborn sense Of morality.
They became better acquainted
in the foyer each visit beginning
with that formal greeting and
hand shake. The little dog. too
was taken into the meetings. He
almost seemed ready 10 accept her
and she was flattered.
One day Jackie said unex-
pcctcdly he could not quite make
out the color of Mikeys eyes
Sometimes they seemed kind of
gray. and then again green, OF
maybe blue but he was going &c
have another sweater. DO children
ever forget anything?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18

famed his front paws, in excited
acquiescence. Jackie ran air raid
warden errands and collected
books for the army, and didn't like
stores besides.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18

"The Wishing Well" has
message in cipher for you. Daily
and Sunday Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18

-HuRlLtlNIAIs "
Grape refuse
Paris az circles.
p Peculiar,
i2-Winged
Fastcn hermcticl'y
l4-Fish eggs
l5-what river in Germany me
North sea
Is Series of connected sotHe
1s-Summer tFrJ
2O--MAtured.
2i-Sufering.
"a Harden.
25-Cuts transyorsey
27-Prunoun
30--Femininr name
3l-What French novelist Was 1a Of
The Mysteries Of PARIS
% III Large pitcher
33- Those in office.
3i-Rigidity.
So Former European monetary unit
3T-Wisest
3s--Tars.
42-Fhiug nocturnal mammal
43--Motormsn.
s5-Harness.
8S-Bustie
49-Algoukian Indian.
50--Serf
5i-who Is the wars god son Of odin'
52-BeinE
55-Whst is the name :of tho mythical
river Of the lower world:
VERTICAL
Feminine name
2-Entire amount.
3-Whst French sstiust wrote Gar
gantau and PautaEruci
4-Idiots
6-Serpent
6-BaCk.
Food containers.
S-Slants.
s-Where did the English attack the
French Feet following France ca
ptulatiOn?
10 Rounded roof.
11--llfeIess