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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-23
HiehIiehts from
the Latest Books

It is those with starched and
chilly minds who won't admit
most history could do with bit
of rewriting. But even If you're
one of them, to whom q fact Is
a fact, you will muster few quib-
blings at Margaret Twins treat
ment of misled Mary of Scotland
and her Boutwell,.
1.-THE Gay Galliard" (Harcourt,
Brace: $3) is even less the story
of a queen than Of the intense,
impetuous gallant who gave her
his soul and sword in loyalty, as
he had done for her mother be-
fore her.
Miss Twins James Hepburn,
Earl of Boutwell,, Hereditary
Lord High Admiral of Scotland
and Lord Lieutenant of the Bor-
der, is no villain. "I'm not an in
land Scot to sit SNUG at home
and never smell the smoke If
my-own barns" He Is adven-
turous-"the day Is our night,
and the night our day, and our
over-word, We shall have moon
light again" He is arrogant,
hot-headed, profligate, tactless
and scornful of all leadership
beyond his own. But he keeps
the faith of the Borderers with
himselg, though it leads him to
death in chains and breaks his
power to help the slim, gentle
girl who was queen to him long
before she was woman.
The subplots of Mary's love
story-the dark shadow of Cath
crime de M e d lei, Elizabeth's
snarled intrigues, James frater-
nal duplicity, Gordcn's faithful
ness, water-weak Darnley's MUIR
der and its mysteries, Mary's
persecution by Knox, her loss of
Rizzio-are drawn as finely and
with as much colorful accuracy
as is the queen herself.
"She seemed to take It for
granted that all the men and
women she met were her guar
dian angels" grumbled Both
well, foreseeing, when he first
met her, the very traits of tolcr-
ance end forgiveness that would
give her too light a hand on the
scepter of Scotland.
The tone is echoed by Leth-
ington as the lovely Mary's
throne rocks from Bothwell's
rashness: MANY Queens have
made history, it Is left for you,
Ma lam, to make romance"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-23
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON

ed off this rum is returned by
the United Stotes to the Puerto
Ricon treasury, and thot tox
now amounts to more than ST.
million q month.
With the order that distiII-
cries must convert to the pro-
duction Of industrial alcohol
for war. Iekes and TuoweII
sow that if the government was
forced out Of the rum business
in Puerto Rico, the island would
lose about half Of its SIS mill
lion annual treasury receipts.
II that happened, the 500
ocre land policy would hove to
be sheIved. for without the rum
toxes. there simply wouldn't
be any money to finance the
purchase Of land from the big
estates.
lckes and TueweII protested
vigorously, with the result thot
the Puerto Ricon distilIeries
ore continuing to make rum at
the rate Of 90 per cent Of lost
years production, the taxes
continue to roll in, the land
policy will 90 forward.
But you'll have to woit an
other 10 years or so to find out
whether the Puerto Ricon ogro-
rion policy turns out like Mex
ico.s.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-23
10, THE LOVELY BEAN

will you cot beans for democ-
rocy?" osks the New York City League
Of Women Voters, advocating con-
sumption Of soy beans. Soy beans, in
cose you didn't know, contain the
"moroe" vitonin, formerly known as
vitomin Bl.
Remembering Henry Ford's re-
souroefuI use Of that humble leoume in
automobile production, we offer on
odded suggestion. After the tires wear
out, you might boil down the old fom-
lily cor for soup, or throw it in with q
hombone.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-23
/, HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD

ooze. When Walsh hollers "Cut
print it" the pitiful creatures
slither out of the slime with the
enthusiasm of souls pardoned
from hell.
SWEET REVENGE
A couple of pretty important
people - Charles Boyer and
1941's prize actress, Joan Fon-
tame - were having words as
I walked on the set of 1.-THE
Constant Nymph." Lights and
camera were ready, and Boyer
remarked that he never thought
the time would come when he'd
have to help her get through a
scene. "And you the Academy
Award winner" he chided.
Il hope" she said loftily,
that you won't let me down."
ooh, no." the actor assured her.
You're just lightweight"
Miss Fontaine didn't offer a
verbal comeback, but she had
her revenge. The scene began
with a graceful job of fainting
by the actress, with Boyer
scooping her out of the dust and
carrying her out. BY shifting
her weight or otherwise spelling
the effect by opening her eyes
too soon, she made him lift and
carry her at least dozen times.
And for all / know, they're still
doing 1t.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-23

opening scenes of her Academy
Award-winning Kitty Foyle."
Now, in 1.-THE Major and the
Minor" she's going to masquer-
ade as a child in order to buy a
half-fare train ticket. Of course,
her pretense will be more anus
ing than realistic.
A BIT THICK
There's goo, and muck and
dry-ice fog, and much complaint
of head colds on the miasmic
stage of Desperate Journey"
at Warmers.
Last time I reported on the
flight from Germany of Enrol
Flynn, Ronald Reagan and other
crewmen of a Shutdown British
bomber, they were lurking UNI
der bridge for night Sc
quence in Holland. Well, they're
still in Holland, but now they're
in swamp.
. Personally, know nothing Of
the swamps of the Netherlands.
but l always have suspected
that studio technical workers
miss no chances to m a k e
morasscs and mud holes far
soupier and dirtier than they
really are. In this instance, the
camera is standing with its legs
foot deep in muck, and Direc-
tor Raoul Walsh and his crew
are slogging around in boots
and two or three sweaters
apiece. The stellar refugees, call
cd mud hogs" by all who can
keep their feet dry, have no adj
vantages of special costumes as
they crawl around in the chilly
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-23
. BARBS

The trouble with certain Euro
pcan nations is certain Euro
pean notions.
When they start eating less
sugar maybe the women won't
need the rubber girdles they
may not be able to get.
The average man expects his
wife to have more sense than she
showed by marrying him.
Let's head off 81 ling in -.
future by Smelling OFT now-for
defense bonds.
A bad way to keep a husband
is worried.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-23
4 GOOD SOLDIER oBEYS

! Douglas MocArthur's "Hundred
Days in the Philippines ore history.
The Bottle Of Botoon goes on, but
the soldier whose genius and daring
enshrined his nome in the heart of
every American, has gone to another
Atosk.
The good soldier olwoys obeys.
President RooseveIt's order for General
Slg)pcA Arthur to Ieove his gallant band
tillp5nos ond Americans on Bottom
l.nvs been hard, indeed. for him
-
rot tor the good soldier. how
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-23
This is the first of a series of
six articles on the correct re-
Spouse to the opening lead.
BY WILLIAM +. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

My recent series Of articles on
the blind opening lead explained
something about the correct re-
sponses by the partner of the
leader. The play of an unneces-
sarily high card, when the re-
spending hand is not trying to
win the trick. is a positive re-
Spouse. requesting the leader 10
ontinuc the suit.
Following suit with the lowest
card held is a negative response,
which says, Partner, use your
own judgment whether to con-
tinue. l am not in a position to
direct your play" Notice that
this responje is not an order to
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-23

ly his commonder-in-chefs. And the
commonder-in-chief regarded it as
considerably more important, right
now, thot the genius Of Macarthur be
used in Australia.
What scene his leove-tokin9 must
have been! We do not yet know what,
if anything. wos sold, or took place. be-
tween him and the men he was leaving.
But it is cosy for every American to
imagine the drama Of the situation.
Here ore the "smoke-beermed
men who had chung to THE foxholes Of
Botoon" so tenociousy that poor, be-
deviIed General Hommo, despoirine Of
any way to drive them out despite his
great superiority in numbers, had
taken hori-kori knife and in sheer
vexoton, corved up his own corcoss.
Here is the Ieoder who, working
against time, had trained them for
this very day - whose shrewd fore
sight had plotted the retirement to
Botoon and lastly. if necessary, to
Correeidor; who had the magnificent
gall, when hord-pressed on his left. to
order an ottock - on the right!
They have lived together, fought
together, bled together SO long that
time and the outer world have lost
their meaning. Their world is Botoon
and in thot world there is only them
selves and the japanese. The loss Of
the man who gave meaning and unity
to this world would be unthinkoble.
Yet here he is. saying goodby.
The scene is, in way, even more
poignant than Woshineton's foreweII.
For then the war was over; they had
fought the good fight together, and
had won. Macarthur Leaves his men
in the thick Of battle; it is hard for
them and for him to swallow. But the
good soldier always obeys.
1t will be bad news for the Jops
that Macarthur hos Escaped" They
know that if anyone can reverse the
fotoI "defense psychology" into which
the allied commanders seem to have
fallen in the Far East, Macarthur is
the man - offense is his byword
when in doubt, attack" we'll might
be MooArthur's motto.
He champs at inoction. In France
where he commanded the Rainbow
Division, Macarthur went out into No
Mans Land. with nothing but riding
crop, and captured eight Gerrons. He
helped his men storm q machine gun
nest and was decorated because ION q
field where courage was the rule, his
courage was the dominant feature"
He wos twice wounded, and he was
9ossed, and won eight rows Of ribbons.
Whatever he does in Australia, his
"Hundred Days" already have taken
their place with the Alamo. Thernopy-
|oe and the other immortal stands Of
hopeless but undounted men.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-23
INDIA AND THE WAR

When Columbus sailed away from
Genoa that memorable doy in three
diversified Iifeboots, he sailed in search
of India, mysterious land Of fabulous
wealth. The kings and queens OF Europe
needed that wealth to keep their wars
going and their treasury departments
from complete bankruptcy.
Columbus missed India but, un-
known to him, found something much
better. All the odventuresome gollonts
who sought northwest possoee
through North America olso missed
India, but will Hitler and Hirohito miss
it? Anyone knowing the answer can go
long way toward forecosting the out
come of the war.
With the Japanese driving in from
Burma and Germany expected to slash
down from the Middle Eost upon 1.-THE
brightest jewel in the British Empire"
the fote Of India means more to the
cause of the Unitd Nations than many
of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
right" boys care to admit.
Should Hitler and the japanese Join
forces in India, it would unite these two
strong foes for the first time in q Physi-
col military way, and the unspittine Of
that union would be long and costly
and bloody. The union would cut apart
the forces Of the British Empire and en-
danger China more than anything thot
hos happened.
The wealth, monPower and strote-
eie position of India also would be lost.
Lost and hardly least, if India is
lost, would we have much Of on oreu-
ment with which to keep the Arabs,
Africans, and PoIIynesions who are on
our side still on our side?
We could keep offering them inde-
pendence and keep insisting that bod
as British imperialism might seem to
them. the known borborsm Of the Sons
Of Heaven and the Gestopo is hun
dredfoId worse. Such exhortotions don't
mean much, however, if you continue
flying the white flag.
This is no pIeo for the United States
to land an expedtonory force in the
land Of Gondhi, the mohorojos and the
untouchobIes. We ore far too busy in
other corners, and the British and the
indians should by now, otter Singapore
and Hong Kong, realize this bottle
won't be won on the polo fields Of Cal
QUITO or the fashionable cocktail
lounges Of Bombay
The point is that the conquest Of
lndio by the enemy would rote in many
woys as the ereotest disaster Of the war
for the United Nations Some might
welcome this dismemberment Of the
British Empire, but they would be cheer
ing for the outfit all set to swat US, come
the right doy.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-23
FLASHES
OF
LIFE
BY the Associated Press
INCOMPLETE JOB

MERIDEN, G 0 N N. - When
three wheels and tires were
stolen from Charles j. Molitor' S
automobile, he apologized to the
thieves in a newspaper notice,
expressing sorrow that he had
parked the car in his garage in
such way they could not work
on the fourth wheel.
II they would return, he add
ed, he would give them the
fourth because "they have more
need for it than l now have"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-23
EMBARRASSING
CIRCUMSTANCE

NO B L E S VII L E, IND
Noblesville police asked state
troopers and indianapolis police
to help find a stolen automobile.
1t was black, contained a sawed
off shotgun. and had Mobiles
vile Police Department" paint
ed on the sides.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-23
NOT SOON ENOUGH

MINNEAPOLIS-'How can |
get my husband drafted before
his number comes up" queried
a woman's voice of the police
switchboard operator.
whats that" asked Officer
Edward Long.
my husbands draft number
isn't coming up soon enough for
me-" the woman explained. rs
there any way to get him draft
ed right away. He's just no
good"
Long referred her TO the draft
board.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-23
SOUNDS HEAVY

LOS ANGELES-B rnar d
Steinberg has worked out an
inexpensive method OF provid-
ing substantial air raid helmets.
Steinberg, a dealer in junked
automobiles, suggested to the
Civilian Defense Council that
the inspection plate FROM the rear
gear housing of scrapped auto
mobiles, properly padded, would
be just the thing.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-23
PREMONTTION

PREMONITTON
SPRINGFIELD, MO. - Mrs.
Mollie Reddick, ~, spent sever
al weeks arranging for her fun
eral.
She went to a mortuary to Sc
lect the casket and yesterday
asked the undertaken to come to
her home to discuss final de-
tails. She died ~ he departed.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-23


In the l92Os, Mexico went
left in q big way. All the big
estotes we're broken up and
the land given to the poems,
The usual experience was thot
the peon harvested and sold
the crop in cultivation at the
time the land wcs given to
him, then let noture toke its
course. DwindIine world mar
kets did the rest. Foreign copi-
toI moved out and the tropico
took over. It wos the same in
sugar, hennequin, ranch land.
farm land. Mexico wosn't
quite ready for her big expert
ment, and it went sour.
Now, however. there is q big
demand for hennequin, sugar,
livestock, native rubber, for
all manner Of agricultural COM
modities. An approach hos re-
portedly been mode TO some Of
the hennequin people to toke
back the land taken from them
and for which they were never
poid in anything but bonds Of
questionable value. The gov
eminent Of President Avilo Co.
mocho has been feeling out ex-
londhoIders to resume the man.
oeement Of. their old estotes.
Thus for, the henequin
growers have been shy, for
theirs is q seven-yeor crop.
They don't core to invest what
money they have left unless
they ore sure the government
is abandoning the old revoIu-
tionory ogrorion policy for
keeps. Their counter-proposoI
hos been thot the government
first try out its new policy on
some Of the one-yeor crops.
TUGWEll TAKES OVER
This swing to the right on
land policy in Mexico is portic-
uIorIy significant ct this time
when controsted with the land
policy which the United Stotes
territorial government Of Puer-
to Rico is attempting to main
tain under the administration
Of Gov. Rexford Guy Tuewell.
II is almost the reverse Of the
tendency now reported from
Mexico, and if it shows any,
thing, it is that the United
Stotes hasn't yet learned what
Mexico found out about shor-
ing the wealth in the hot coun-
tries.
Puerto Rico hos had q So
called 5OO-ocre land law on its
books since 1900, prohibiting
any corporation from holding
more than 500 ocres Of land.
The idea was to break up the
big Spanish estotes and pro-
mote small farming on the
American plan. The law was
never enforced, but in the
spring Of l94l q new land ou-
thority oct wos put through
with Puerto Ricon congress,
more stringent than the old
law in thot it prohibited owner
ship Of more than 500 acres by
both corporations and partner
ships.
Secretary Of interior Harold
Ickes sent TuewelI down to the
island to hold hearings on how
the law should be enforced. AS
q result Of those hearings. pro-
vision was made for payment
in land authority bonds. Bosed
on on anticipated treasury sur
plus, an appropriation Of ST
million wos made which was
to be q Is per cent cash COL
lateral for q S28 million issue
of bonds to pay for land taken
from the big estotes and given
to the Puerto Rioons. TueweIl
hos estimated the total cost Of
the proeroms will be SITS
million.
Pressure on two big sugar
controls has been sufficient to
force them into declaring their
willingness to sell their land
if they con get their price ond
il they con determine that the
bonds ore worth their foce
value. " these estotes ore
broken up, the land will 90
into small forms.
An1kA ~AN 80 RR -
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-10
Willkie
HOmeward
Bound

CHUNGKfNG, Oct. 10-(R-
Wendell L. Willkie was home
ward bound today from Z fact
finding mission in '13 countries
during which he urged speedy
establishment of q second Euro
pean front and increased Allied
aid for China.
He took from Chengtu, capt.
tai Of Szechwan province in cen
trail China, at dawn yesterday
after an inspection of some Of
Generalissimo Chang Kai-
Shek's front line troops.
The announcement was with
held until today for his safety,
to conceal his movements from
the japanese.
Willkie is expected to 60 di-
rectly to Washington to report
to President Roosevelt.
Inspection of the Chinese-Ja-
panese front Oh the Yellow Riv-
er wound up the visit Of Willkie,
who was an artillery officer in
the World War.
He was flown Thursday from
Sian to Chengtu, arriving after
dark. He had dinner, said his
goodbyes and went to bed at the
airdrome hostel. At dawn he
boarded his plane and took off
quickly.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-10
u. S. FOrtresses
Amaze British
Four of 100 Lost in
Daring Daylight Raid
LONDON, Oct. 10 - (R

LONDON, Oct. 10 - up -
American Flying Fortresses and
Liberator bombers-home from
the greatest Allied daylight at
tack yet launched against Hit
ler's war foundry - again have
amazed British air experts, who
know from grim experience the
hazards of daylight operations.
The return of all but four of
the 100 United States bombers
which stormed over occupied
France with an escort of 500
Allied fighter planes yesterday
and unloaded tons of bombs on
factories and railroad yards ap-
parently erased any lingering
doubts concerning the fortresses.
All of the fighters returned
safely. it was reported.
British air correspondents said
the weight of the American at-
tack far exceeded the best day.
light efforts of the Germans
during the "blitz" of September,
1910. Fifty German bombers and
200 fighters over England in
daylight then constituted . big
raid"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-10
Suspect Held
in Robbery
Pair Foeo 1rioI
for Assoult

Police Chief Arthur I. Rosso
said today that Pat Nance, col
ored, charged with being one ID
the accomplice's of Willie John
son in the robbery Of the Fred
Heidi home at 103 Lincoln ave-
nue. on July II, 1899, was re-
turned to Mount Clemens n
noon from Detroit where he was
held by Detroit police.
Nance will stand trial with
johnson on Q felonious assault
chargee growing out of the rob
berry. Another participant In the
affair Is being sought, Roseo
said. During the robbery, HEIDI
was dubbed into unconscious
ness and his son was slashed
with knife in the early morn
ing hours Of July IL.
johnson is being held by
Mount Clemens police. and will
be examined by JUSTIFY Of the
Peace Frank Z. Jeanette next
Friday at 10 .. m, He pleaded
not guilty when arraigned BE-
fore Jeanette two weeks ego.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-10
BY DAVID J. WuKK

DETROIT, Oct. 10 - ~ -
When gasoline rationing 1. made
nationwide within the next few
weeks, one Of the jolts probably
In st3re for the average motorist
Il that he will not be permitted
to own more than five tires for
each vehicle registered In his
name.
According to word reaching
automotive circles here, the APP
plicant for . rationing card will
have to swear that he does not
own more than five tires for
each Of his cars or indicate .
willingness to sell the extra cas-
ings 70 the government.
Representatives Of the nations
rubber industry say this pro-
gram, which viii Be extended 70
the eastern states already opera
ting under the gasoline ration
ing plan, probably will result In
the release Of approximately
5000, 900 tires. many Of them
new. Under the scheme - Il h
anticipated here. these would
Be restored BY The government
70 he tire rationins pool - q
further means d keeping some
10000, 900 O more poooongor
ears rolling.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-10
SevenLifersE Escape
Over Wall at Joliet
Notorious kidnaper
Lead Prison Break

JOLIET. ILL.,, Oct. l0-R)-
The full facilities of Illinois
law agencies were in operation
today in one Of the most widely
flung manhunts In the states
history to effect the capture Of
seven life-term convicts who
made . daring escape from
Statewide prison yesterday after
noon.
Two Of the convicts, leaders
in the spectacular break over the
prison walls, were Roger (Ter-
rible) Touhy, -, and Hugh Basil
(The Owl) Banghart, Al. one
time the nations top ranking
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-10

higher than earlier estimates,
but the last 48 hours produced
considerable box office business
Statistics made the game ap-
pear to be largely q test a
Bierman's offense against Girls,
ler's defense, but that rellly
wasn't the case. Packing plenty
Of power behind almost magical
deception, the Wolverines were
quite capable to make this Z
wide-open scoring duel.
For the third week, Michi-
gan counted the injured Tom
Kuxma out Of it, game plans,
but there was . chance he
would be ready a needed.
Speedy DON Robinson drew
Kusma > halfback assignment,
and Bob Chappui1t sophomore
passer, W. ready . move into
the tailback job when Crisler
dictated IN aerial attack.
There was one other possible
change in the Michigan starting
lineup. Frank Wardley, LONG
legged sophomore back, looked
like q good bet to get the nod
over Paul White at vingback.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-10

On the last day of the battle
of Britain, Sept. Is, 1910, the
Germans sent over 500 planes
in two groups of ESQ each and
lost at least 185 of them. The
Allied fighters reported shoot
ing down at least five German
fighters yesterday and the score
of the bombers has not been tai
lied officially.
None of the German planes
used against Britain could car
ry the loads which the four-mo-
tored United States bombers
transported to Lille yesterday.
The Fortresses can carry three
tons Of bombs, the Liberators
four.