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Evening star., 1942-01-23
Bus Lines Demand
Increase in Tariffs
To Match Railroads
Rise in Operating Costs
Cited by Choirmon of
Traffic Association
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-The Nations
bus lines want a 10 per cent increase
in passenger fares, too.
Chairman L. c. Markell of the Ma
tional Bus Traffic Association, which
he said represents 95 per cent Of bus
traffic, announced operators pro-
posals were similar to those ap-
proved for the railroads. The Inter-
state Commerce Commission on
Wednesday authorized railroads to
raise fares and Mr. Markell said the
bus lines hoped to make their in
creases effective simultaneously.
Proposed changes, the chairman
said, will not affect rates for mill
tary travel.
Mr.. Markell said increased bus
operating costs were similar to If
not in excess of increased costs of
the railroads" and that officials of
the bus industry agreed the rela-
tionship between railroad coach and
bus fares should not be disturbed.
The chairman said he would ap-
ply to the I. c. c. for authority to
publish new tariffs on 10 days no.
tice, instead of the 80 days normally
required. If this were approved, he
said, the companies would file new
tariffs which would become effective
unless protests were filed.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Jesse Jones 10 Speak
Al Mile O Dimes Track
This Afternoon
Walker Turns In $3.50
And McNutt $564.10
At Campaign Broadcast

Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones
was to speak in support of the
Washington Mile O. Dimes campaign
at 4:45 o'clock this afternoon at
Fourteenth street and New York
avenue NV. He will be the second
cabinet officer to be heard in a cam
paign broadcast since the drive
opened IL days ago.
The first member OF the Pre~--
dents cabinet to appear in a broad
cast over Station WMAL was Post
master General Frank Walker, who
SPOKE Yesterday afternoon from the
Mile O. Dimes stand on Fourteenth
street.
Passing over to campaign officials
S22620 collected from postal en-
ployes here, Postmaster Walker said
he had a personal appreciation for
the campaign as infantile paralysis
had struck at one time among his
close friends.
Il
Paul v. McNutt, Federal Security
administrator, also was on hand and
left S56410 donated by agency en-
ployes. The fight on the disease sis
one of the important battlefronts of
America" he declared and added
that it was necessary to eradicate
infantile paralysis to carry on more
effectively in the fight against the
Axis powers.
From the Office of Co-ordinator of
Information came $5305, presented
by Thomas G. Early executive Off
Ger of Col William Donovan's Office.
Winfred Coughlin, 27 of 2460 Six
teenth street NV, presented the
campaign with s35 20 in dimes COL
1ected by students of Strayer Busi-
ness College. A student there, Mr.
Coughlin told how he had recovered
from the disease when stricken at
the age of 8.
Other Contributions Received.
Other contributions received
through the day included SIG from
Lemuel B. Schofield, special as
sistant to the Attorney General;
$1128, Junior Board of Commerce;
$1220, District of Columbia En-
ployment Center; So, American
Battle Monuments Commission;
$3.50, Jefferson Standard Life In
surance Co.; $40, Connecticut Pie
Co., and the auxiliary firemen of
Engine Co. No. 80.
A representative of the Division
Of Defense Housing Coordination
of the executive Offices of the Presi-
dent will be heard over WMAL with
Secretary Jones.
Also scheduled to make contribu-
tions today are William T. McClosky
of the National Field Committee for
Scouting in Catholic Parishes, and
an official of the Southern Railway.
Final arrangements have been
made for a sidewalk broadcast Mon
day at 7:30 pm, with two bands
of the Washington Shriners and
Howard P. Foley, newly installed
potentate, participating.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
AHbi Offered 10 Prove Boy
Didn't Hay Woman, 83
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEDIA, Pa, Jan. 23-Fifteen-
year -old John Leeds counsel today
sought to make alright the youths
alibi for the night Mrs. Elizabeth
Watson, SO, was slain.
Nearing the close of Johns de-
fense against first-degree murder
accusation it was indicated his at
torneys would produce additional
witnesses to testify that the boy
couldn't have been in the vicinity
of this quiet county seat the night
of September "a, 1941, when Mrs.
Watson and her sister, Miss Belle
Geary, 80, were attacked and robbed
as they walked home. Miss Geary
recovered.
Three witnesses yesterday said
they saw a boy they identified
as John miles away from here at
the time the attack occurred. Their
testimony carried out in detail the
route John said he followed after
fleeing from State Reform School
on September "a, a few hours be-
fore the two sisters were beaten.
The State has based It's case on
four signed statements in which
the youth admitted the crime. He
has officially repudiated them, say
ing the admission was forced from
him.
Evening star., 1942-01-23

The capture of Tavoy, set about
halfway along the slim stem of
Burmese territory in the writhing
Malay Peninsula, provides Japan
not only with a new and convenient
base for attack but also with a con-
siderable quantity of valuable raw
materials of war.
Tavoy is less than an hours
bomber ride from the Burmese cap
ital of Rangoon, especially valuable
to the Allies as the gateway to
Chinas Burma road" and to over
land routes leading into vast and
populous India.
Tavoy, which long had been
busy seaport for costal trade in
nearby waters, in addition was
equipped with a commercial air.
field.
Following the outbreak of the
European war, the port and its
environs had become especially
noted abroad as a source of certain
needed war materials. Tavoy's VOL
fram-the tungsten-producing min
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Navy Takes -Four Furnaces
Ready for Delivery 10 Mint

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER, Jan. 23.-Even the mint
can't beat priorities, Mrs. Nellie
Tayloe Ross, mint director, disclosed
yesterday.
On an inspection visit here, Mrs.
Ross said that four electric furnaces
about to be delivered to the Denver
mint were taken over by the Navy.
IF it's a question of turning out
coins or ships, of course we want the
Navy to have the furnaces" she
commented. I'VE simply will have
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Airport Defenders
Heed Churchill
And Order Pixies

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 22.-Flight 1t.
F. L. Raikes, Conservative,
gave the House of Commons q
laugh yesterday in referring to
a speech in which Prime Min
lister Churchill had said British
airdromes would be defended
even If the defenders had to
use pixies and other weapons
of medieval warfare
"One result came of that
speech which would have been
humorous if it had not shown
a kindergarten mentality" said
1t. Raikes. II know that at
several air stations pixies at
once were ordered"
Evening star., 1942-01-23

There are no rookie" dollars.
Send yours to the front Buy United
States Defense savings bonds and
stamps.
Evening star., 1942-01-23

to place another order for four more
furnaces and hope to get them when
conditions permit"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11
Senate Fights Bills to Lega|ize Automobile Seizures
Red Cross Tells How Mail
for Prisoners Should be Sent

Mail addressed 10 American
prisoners Of war and informed
civilians in the Far East now
may be sent by friends and fam
lilies in this country through the
International Red Cross Com
mittce i'm Geneva, Chairman
Norman II. Davis, Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, announced today
The announcement was made
as the Office Of Provost Marsha,
General here released new lists
of l2l military and naval per
sonnet who were taken prison
ers by the japanese al Wake.
The lists were cleared through
the international Red Cross Com
mittcC.
These prisoners and others
who have been listed officially
may receive mail through regu
lar postal channe,s, Chairman
Davis said.
Friends and families Of men
Of the armed forces were advised
not 10 send mail on the mere as
sumption that persons have been
taken prisoner. Until the names
Of individuals appear on the Of
fetal lists released by the Pro-
vost Marshal General, arrange
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11
Story Walks
Into Reporters
DUN Back Yard

A story walked into the back
yard Of Edgar d. Racine, report
er for The Daily Monitor-Lead-
er, Sunday afternoon when a II
year-old mostly deaf and en-
tirely mute girl was discovered
there laden with a grip, a bun
de and a box Of her treasured
possessions.
Also she had a notebook and
pencil for conversational pur-
poses.
Racine summoned city police
and Patrolman Alb Wright and
Al Trombly rushed to the scene.
The girl dropped them line
to say that she was leaving her
grandparents to live with friends.
The officers found the friends
and the girl was happy and
penci.led it all out for them.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11
Junior Mechanics
Hold Convention

FRASER The 18th annual
convention Of the Junior Order
Of United American Mechanics
which opened here Thursday
came to successful conclusion
Saturday
Officers named were: Coun-
cillor, Albert Webb, Wayne;
Vice-councillor, Henry Conrad,
Wayne: Conductor. Albert Mar
row, Oakland; Warden. r
KaiSch, Wayne; Treasurer, vii.
liam Patio, Harding; Inside Sen.
tinel, Walter Springer. Dickson;
Outside Sentinel, Earl McNary
Fraser; Chaplain. w. S. Ender-
lex, Wayne; State Vicc-chaplain,
Harold Moran, Fraser and Ma
tional deputy Of Michigan, Hen.
~ Daily.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11
Baphsts Hold
Service for
Mothers

Members Of Gilbert Memorial
Church last night honorcd their
mothers at impressive Mother S
Day services held a, the church,
Mrs. Arthur Miller was chair
man. Following the invoCational
prayer offered by Mrs. Henry
Pratt, herself a mother of IA,
the song service was led by Mrs.
V. w. Marston.
Other program features were:
Mrs. V. w Marston, song serv-
ice; Mrs Claude Campbell, moth
er's day poems; Mrs, Barbara
Hobbs, scripture; Mrs. Carson
Wells, prayer; Wallace SchOn-
setback, solo, Little Mother of
Mine; Rev. LoucIlle Hayward,
sermon, "Today's Challenge to
Motherhood and senior choir,
Sacred Memories"
Mrs. George Simms presented
Mrs. Julia Hearn as the old
est mother and Mrs, Keith Bow
enschen as the youngest Five
persons joined the church.
The church was well filled
for the occasion.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11
Lord GOrt
Commands
in Malta

| VALLETTA, Malta, May IL
! lP)-Amid the thunder of burst
ing bombs and the chatter OF
machine guns, Lord Gort was
sworn in as governor and com
mander- in chief Of Malta yes
terday while Raj fighters bat
tied Axis air raiders over this
battered island stronghold.
The former chief of the I'm
perial General Staff took the
oath of office in bomb-scarred
building before a chief justice
whose hand was bleeding from
cuts suffered as the result Of a
bomb blast only a few minutes
before.
Once during the ceremony
the high officials present flat
tened themselves on the floor
as a bomb whistled down and
exploded with a deafening roar
nearby.
The intensity Of the attack
was indicated by an official an
nouncement last night that Al
enemy aircraft had leen de-
stroyed or damaged during the
day and the preceding night.
Thirty three of the total were
bombers and the rest fighters.
Twelve of the bombcrs and
one fighter were definitely list
ed as shot down, ami many 9TH
ers were believed sc b d ] y
damaged they did not regain
their bases.
Official estimates, meanwhile.
were that, as a result of almost
daily raids, rs per cent of the
property in Valletta was un-
inhabitablc. Property losse s
were said TO include $500
houses, 70 churches. % schools,
l8 converts and eight hospitals.
Capt. George w. G. Simp-
son, submarine flotilla COM
mander at Malta. said yesterday
in Alexandria, Egypt, that the
Germans had dropped 10000
high explosive bombs on the
island this year but they would
never break Malta or the spirit
Of its people
CARRYING Yesterday in Lon
don, Lieut.. Gen. Sir William
George S. Dobbie. former COM
ander-in-Chief at Malta, declar-
ed the Germans would be very
sorry if they attempted 20 in
wade the iSland)
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11
Deputies Hunt
Missing House
Lost Seen
Aboard Truck

A pledge of action in locating
the house that was stolen from
the foot Of Crocker boulevard
at the lake was given by sheriff S
officers Sunday after the lady
whose husband owned the house
complained that it seemed TO her
that the sheriff's office was TAX
ing her loss too lightly.
Agreeing among themselves
that it is hard lines to be a house
keeper, who can't keep her
house, because someone else
steals it, the sheriffs officers
promised action today.
When last seen, unless II
should turn out to be a rumor.
the missing house was seen head
ing north along North avenue
aboard understanding TO De-
putty Sheriff Leon Kandt.
The house turned up missing
last week.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11
Three Injured
in North County
One Seriously Hurt
i'm Auto Accidents

Of three persons injured in
two accidents handled by troop
ers from the Romeo State Po-
lice post Sunday, one of the
victims - John A. Murray, so,
Pontiac-was critically hurt.
Saratoga hospital a h S
said at noon today that Murray
may die Of a fractured skull.
Murray and Irene Osiechi, 20, Of
Detroit, were hurt at 9:l5 p. m.
yesterday when a car driven by
Murray and one operated by
Edward Alejski, %, Detroit,
crashed near Romeo.
In another accident rear Ro-
meo, Genevieve $ a, l3,
Kingston, Mich, suffered minor
injuries when cars driven by her
father, Frank, AZ, and Elmer
Hahn, 81, Detroit, became in
volved in a crash.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11
Death Claims
Woman, IA
Mrs. Amanda Either
Posses Away

Mrs, Amanda Etheier, "a. died
early today at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. Genevieve Pitts,
81 Church street.
Mrs. Either is survived by one
sister, Mrs. Mary Counoyer, of
Lakeland, Mich, and by one
grandson, Robert Pitts, as we'll
as by her daughter, Mrs. Pitts.
Prayers for Mrs. Either will be
said at the residence Wednesday
at $50 a. m, with services from
st. Peters church at 10 o'clock
with the Rev. FIR. A. NJ Hutting
officiating.
Funeral services, under the di-
rection Of the Roy j. Raul fun
eral home, will be held at ST.
Peters cemetery.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11
Pilots Film
Naval Battle
from Skies

SAN FRANCISCO, May IL
(P)-American bombers return
ing to their Australian base
from an independent mission
watched the gigantic bate OF
the coral sea from grandstand
positions at 1900 feet and
CreWmen made a vivid photo
graphic record Of the conflict.
The Melbourne radio, quoting
Norman Stockton, a war CORES
pendent who had seen the pic
lures, said the action took place
$50 miles from the North
Queensland coast.
AT least 500 planes took
part" said the broadcast, heard
here by CHS. Both sides used
torpedo carriers and dive bomb
erS."
The sky was cloudless and the
photographs captured the en-
gagcment in startling detail.
"One astounding photograph
shows six Japanese warShips, in
Guiding the two doomed aircraft
carriers, weaving a pattern OF
white circles against the back
bround Of deep blue sea, each
japanese ship lodging American
bombs in different directions,
each frantiCally attempting to es-
cape destruction Stockton was
quoted.
Another shows the aircraft
carriers a few minutes before
she was struck. The bombs are
plainly etched against the back
ground of blue and maneuvering
white vessels.
In an earlier picture, the
doomed aircraft carriers are
seen making a complete circle in
an effort TO avoid the bombs.
The speed at which the japanese
ships arc travelling in their eff
fort TO avoid the Allied planes is
shown by the huge white wakes
Of foam, almost as large as the
ships themselves, which they are
trailing behind them. y
Stockton described the pictures
Of the battle as probably the
most astounding Photographic
scoop on record
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11

mCnts cannot be made 10 forward
mail 20 them, Davis exp aimed.
Letters sent 20 prisoners Of
war require no postage. Free
postage for prisoners mail is
provided for under the terms of
the Red Cross sponsored Geneva
Convention Of 1929 and the
Cairo Postal Convention Of 1884.
The Japanese government has
agreed 10 abide by the stipula-
tons of the Geneva Convention
which established rules for the
treatment Of prisoners of war.
As yet no arrangements have
been made for free postage on
mail sent 10 interncd civilians,
although regulations for this are
expected shortly, Davis pointed
out.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11
Death Claims
John Lewis,8 IS
Aged Resident
Passes Awoy

John Lewis, IS, a lifelong res
ident of Macomb county died
early Saturday morning at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Maud
Wagner, in Auburn Heights.
Funeral services for Mr.. Lewis
will be held Tuesday afternoon
from the LaCroiX and Grocsbeck
funeral parlors with the Rev
Harold Hayward Of the Gilbert
Memorial Baptist church offici-
ating. Burial will be in Clinton
Grove cemetery.
Mr.. Lewis is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Wagner and Mel
lie. of Charlotte, and by one son,
John of Mount Clemens.
Mr.. Lewis is also survived by
II grandchildren and by IA
at-grandchildren.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11
Pastor Feted
al Service
Rev. WissmueIler
Makes Address

Rev. Lorcnz A. Wissmueller
pastor of Trinity Evangelical
church from Feb. 7, 1915 until
he resigned April 30, was hon
ored at farewell services held
last night at the church.
In his farewell address, Rev.
Wissmueller thanked the con-
gregation for past favors and
said he hoped TO continue living
IL Mount Clemens.
He was presented with a hand
painted resolution thanking him
for his long service. Other speak
erS were Rev. John Schinnerer,
president of the Michigan dis
triCt; Rev. William O. Lett, Wis
itOr of the Mount Clemens dis
trict; Bernhard +. 9olle, chair
man of the congregational, and
Rev. l.. B. BuCkheimer, aSsoci-
ate pastor, Our Savior Lutheran
church, Detroit.
Born Dec. 20, 1869 in Frank
entrost, Mich, Rev. Wissmueller
attended the parochial school Of
Holy Cross church, Saginaw, and
was confirmed by Rev. Joseph
Schmidt
He graduated from Concordia
Seminary in st. Louis, gradual
ing in 1892. He served congre-
cations in Frankenmuth, Forest
vile and Monitor before coming
to East Detroit in 1905. He was
pastor at East Detroit until call
ed to Mount Clemens.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11
U. ). Consul Speaks
10 SeIfridge Men
Germon Home Front
is Bowers Topic

A United States State Depart
ment representative. Roy Z. b.
Bower spoke this morning TO the
personnel of Selfridge Field in
one Of the "Orientation Lee
lures given a. the post and
other camps throughout the
country
Bower, a veteran of % years
service wit the State Depart
ment, most Of which was in the
consular offices. has served in
England, Sweden, Germany,
Singapore and saveral other
points. His subject this morning
was "Germany's Home Front"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11

cars found travelling at greater
speed. The owners would be paid
for their cars.
Senator COnnally (D-TeD in
dictated he opposed any such
drastic moves and declared the
public reaction would be terri
BILE II some cars we're requisi-
toned and others were not.
One OF the principal motives
Of the bills is to conserve the
nations rolling stockpile" Of
rubber tires. Senator Byrd Cd
Va expressed belief that this
aim could be achieved by gov
eminent purchase of the new
automobiles now in the hands
OF manufacturers and dealers.
Others pointed out that many
Of the 100000 automobile
owners in the East would be
forced TO save their tires as a
result Of 6 a solin e rationing
which starts May Is.
Senator Hill DALAI said he
believed that auto seizure legis-
lation should be passed TO bring
home to the people the serious
ness of the rubber situation.
5 c n a o r Herring (D-IoWa) d,
who spent more than 20 years
In the automobile business, said:
Il know that if it becomes
necessary for the government to
take over anything the people
have, it will be given up with
out complaint, but it seems to
me that at this stage of the war
the people shouldn't be fright
ened unnecessarily"
The Senate Military Affairs
committee tentatively plans TO
discuss the two bills Tuesday.
One of the slated witnesses is
Elliott f. Simpson, New York
rubber dealer, who has declared
that huge supplies of raw rub
Der could be obtained from South
America, and a great deal more
by retaining scrap rubber in
the United States.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11
Possible Goal
Rationing Looms
Nelson Soys Consumer
Must be Built Up

WASHINGTON, May LIP
Coal rationing b cause OF
transportation problems may be-
come necessary unl,s Consum-
ers stock piles are quickly built
up, Donald Nj. Nelson, War Pro-
duCtion chief, warned today.
Nelson, in an open letter, urg-
ed coal users to stock up Ito the
limit of storage capacity
He said that in addition to the
transportation difficulties next
winter more coal will be con-
sumed than in ordinary times,
adding:
"All these factors add up TO the
fact that we can meet all de-
mandS and keep our operations
running smoothly only if we
plan the mining and transporta-
ton of coal during the year so
that steady maximum use is
made Of our production and
transportation facilities"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11
Measures Geored to Save
Nations Rubber Tires
One Bill Would Establish Billion
Fund TO Build Up StoekpiIe
WASHINGTON, May /

WASHINGTON, May Il-.P,
formidable opposition appear
cd to be developing i'm the Sen
ate today against legislative pro-
poSals which would permit the
government TO seize privately
owned automobiles
One bill, introduced by Sen
atcr Downcy (D-CaliO, would
establish a S5,OOO,OOO,OOO fund
which would be used TO build up
a government stockpIlc of cars,
tires and parts, by donation,
purchase Of requlsitiouing
Another proposal, by Senator
Reynolds (D-NC) would fix a
nationwide 40 mile an hour
speed limit and authorize the
government to commanders all
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11
SURPRISE WINNER

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May IL
(AP)-When Coach Bob Porter
left Memphis Central High
school last winter TO join the
Navy, 19-year-old Lewie Pol,
Jr., a Senior, took over the track
team.
OF a squad Of 80 that report
cd for practice, only four had
ever competed in track events.
Even Lewie had never been on
track team in his life. Today,
Lewie'S boys are State track
champions, winning the title Sat
urday.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11
Owner Stung'
When His Bees
Get Beesness'

Stung TO the quick when some
one gave his bees the beesness''
by upsetting their hives, Michael
Myers, 3008 Harper avenue, ask
ed sheriff's officers to investi.
gate the case Sunday morning
While he accuses no one, My
ers told the deputies that a Har-
rison township man had com
planned about his honey-get
ID the sheriff and Nad made no
h G d w y. The man, Myers
c | a m S, said that if the law
wouldn't DO anythins about the
bees, he would.
Well, somebody did.
And Myers said he's legally
entitled to keep his bees.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11
Detroiter, Is, Denies
Reckless Driving Charge

Clayton Richardson, 10, De-
troit, pleaded innocent TO a reck-
less driving charge upon arraign-
ment this morning before JUS
tice Frank +. Jeanette who set
trial for May IA at 100 pm.
Richardson was jailed in default
of 500 bond.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11
Names Of Hospital
Taq Day Donors Listed

Names of donors to the st.
Joseph's hospital Tag Day to bc
held May 10 were made public
today.
They are: DR.. w. }. l>anc, DR..
Harold Eyth, Macomb Ice, Ban
now Drug. Stanley PeIticr May
or Donald r. Westcndorf and
Robert J. PcltiCr.