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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-06
STORIES .
. IN STAMPS
Hong Kong Horbor Was
Once q Pirate Hideout


THE harbor on the island OF
L Hong Kong. where a small
British garrison showed surpris-
ing resistance to heavy japanese
attacks, has developed from an
obscure pirate haunt to one Of the
worlds greatest ports in the CEN
fury that it has been an English
possession.
Its deep, sheltered harbor, pic
tured on the stamp above, which
was issued in l94l to commence
rate the Tooth year of British rule
is 10 square miles in area.
Before the British occupation
the island was desolate, populated
only by a small fishing colony, anC
was a natural hangout for pirate:
and contraband smugglers WIN
dealt in the opium trade.
II was during the Opium War o.
l839-l842 that the English util-
lied the harbor as base for their
ships. II has q strategic impor-
lance since the port has east and
west entrances and commands all
sea approaches. Hong Kong was
ccdsd 20 Great Britain In l64l and
confirmed BIZ the Treaty OF Man.
king the following year.
Before World War II the harbor
was the chief center Of the Far
East passenger service and was
second only to Singapore as q tin
market. On the path OF the chic.
trade route to China, Hong kons
tended to become Japan's center o.
trade with south China.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-06
THE FREEDOM OF THE WHEEZE

One Of the jokes that killed voude-
Vile was the one about how married
men don't really live longer than sin
gle men-it just seems longer.
1t wasn't q very good joke at best,
and now comes the owfuI revelation
that it wasn't even true. A large life
insurance firm has ust completed q
study which demonstrates that married
men actually DO live longer. They are
also less like y to commit suicide, drink
themselves to death, and get them
selves killed in accidents >.
I The stotisticions came to the con-
clusion that the favorable balance to-
ward longevity came from living q
normal family life" which anybody
could have told them anyway
Little by little science is creeping
up on common folk knowledge, and
one Of these days we'll have chapter
and book for everyone Of those little
things grandma knew SO we'll without
q stotistic to guide her.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-06
DON'T WORRY ABOUT ARMY MAIL

Many parents and relatives OF SOL
diers and sailors worry unnecessarily
about delays in delivery Of their letters
to the men in the armed forces, or
about delays in getting replies.
There are many foctors which often
hold up this correspondence. Many SOL
diers ore on special duty watching
bridges, factories or other vitoI defense
spots. Thot means that letters addressed
to them at camp have to be rehondled
and forwarded In such situation, the
soldier or sailor may find himself with
out writing poper or stamps for reply
So it isn't bad plan to enclose postage
and writing material for an answer
when you write to that boy in the
service.
Be potent about unavoidable de-
lays, and don't let them prey on you or
cause unnecessary worry.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-06
VoLUMINoUS UNDERSTANDING

Each Of b Latin American coun-
tries is to receive q collection Of 5l02
books selected by the Library Of Con-
gress. Thot many carefully chosen
books, the library believes, will give
their readers some understanding Of
economics, science, literature, art and
life in the United States.
Well, it ought to do that, and the
venture seems Proise-worthy enough.
But more understanding Of the people
Of the United Stotes will be spread
through Lotin America and the world
by our conduct Of the war than by any
other means available at present. BY
showing the ability, the stamina, and
the character to win through. we shall
be presenting the world with on object
lesson more graphic at this moment
than books.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-06

mausoleum each year-stunts ar
ranged by cemetery press
agent.
A couple of summers ago,
when movies " ere in the dullest
of their doldrums, a local theater
tossed out all it's modern, super
colossal flops and put in some
old Valentines They did busi-
ness, but not in the way the star
would have chosen.
The first youngsters who at
tended came away whooplng
with derision and advising all
their friends to get a load of this
disintcrred am. In the ID to ID
elapsed years, photography had
improved a lot, and sound had
brough realism to the screen. Di-
rection had improved, as had
writing, makeup and everything
else. Likewise changed was the
technique of romance. When
Valentino wiggled his eyebrows,
shrugged and tossed his graceful
hands about, the customers
laughed. They also snickered at
Agnes Ayres, and at the silly
clothes Adolphe Menjou wore
They like to dieo at some of the
melodramatic and soppy SUBJ
titles.
LONG SINCE PAST
Even to Hollywood, Valentino
is not happy memory. He is
the symbol of a long-lost era
when a whooper-dooper movie
cost maybe hlaf a million dollars
and could be counted on to bring
back $3,000,000. 1t was the time
when the average male star was
happy with 5000 a week;
time when almost anybody could
write a script, and when direct
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-06
. MCKINNEY ON BRIDGE

and the fall of the cards. She
is deadly on defense, often UNI
covering hidden weaknesses IN
the declarer's hand.
In today's hand she opened
the 10 of hearts. dummy play
cd the ace and led a low spade.
North played the nine and Mrs.
Sobel won with the queen.
She then asked herself, Why
does declarer make no effort
TO establish his diamond suit by
ruffing? Why does he lie a d
trumps? He cannot have a
diamond holding that he counts
as solid. since ] have the queen.
1t looks as though he is count
ing on the club suit instead. 90
he probably has the ace. This
reading checks with the fall Of
the Jack of hearts; North prob
ably had five spades, five dia-
monds. one heart and a double
ton ace of clubs"
A heart lead would have
made the play easy for h u
dcclarcr. But Mrs. Sobcl made
tho embarrassing lead of a
club. North won with the ace.
Still intent on his plan,
North laid down the 10 Of
spades. willing TO conccde n
second trump trick in order to
save dummy's Jack for re-entry.
Mrs. Sobel played the king of
spades and led the second club.
Now declarer could not AVON
the loss of two more tricks. two
diamonds or one diamond and
a club ruff by East.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-06
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON

apply, Of course, to the funds
OF noturolized Americans like
the original panel of 6. A. r.
officers ond directors, nor
would it apply to transfers of
funds to neutral Switzerland.
More alarming than even
this profit motif, however, ore
the PotentioIities which tie
ups such as this offer for es-
pionoee on American war
preparations. Doing business
with the war industries, Ger
mon-controIIed firms have q
natural and cosy occess to
what goes on and where. Curb
ing this form Of industrial spy
ing is as important as prevent
ing sabotage.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-06

in the countries which preceded them
in the war.
Not dollar is regretted. 1t has
meant wounds stonched, mouths ted,
bodies warmed
Now we have sterner contribution
to moke. We shall have our own wounds
to bind our own refugees to core for.
our own suffering to alleviate. 1t, in
addition to our own direct contribution
in the field, we can continue to relieve
others who have given SO much oreody
that they cannot now help themselves,
let us do thot, too.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-06
High|ights from
the Latest Books

America hammers at its own
special international rogues' GAL
lery these days, but to complete
your roll of rascals the name of
Pierre Laval must be added.
One of the best biographical
jobs of dressing down and burn
ing up is done by Henry Tor
res in his Laval (Oxford: So,
and Torres talks with authority.
A prominent French attorney
before the dreary days of OAR
Ian, Torres also was we'll known
in Europe as political editor of
LOeuvre, Paris newspaper.
In ELECTROMAGNETIC account,
Torres reveals some of the sorry
past of Laval with which many
Americans are not acquainted
and which explains to some ex-
tent his recent activities. Laval
lodged duty with the armed for
ces during the first World War
and already was practising the
trade which later stood him in
so we'll with his German mas
ters-the spreading of defeat.
ist, appeasing, "we-can't-lick.
them" winnings.
Despite this he did we'll in
French politics and Became pre-
mier as we'll as very rich man
through his war profiteering
and conniving with military. po-
litical and business scalawags.
Torres says Laval was without
any sense of decency, was mad
for power and money, and had
the intelligence of horse trad
or. Americans will resent that
last label, for our horse > traders
are pretty sharp fellows. i.
How could such a man-rise SO
high? Torres blames the rise Of
Laval and the fall of France up
on the rotten political conditions
conducted by a coalition OF
scoundrels headed by the rene
gade traitor Laval"
AS deeply as most honest per-
sons despise this renegade gor-
ged with honors and money"
few can 60 as far as Torres in
heaping upon the bull shoulders
of Laval most of the blame for
Frances plight. Laval had help,
and some of the people must
have followed him.
Nevertheless, this biography
undoubtedly will be turned to by
many for an acid, clear defini-
ton of what is meant by the
phrase do a Laval" And Tor
res lights up many other dirty,
smelly corners of French public
life.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-06
LATE, BUT PERHAPS NOT TOO LATE

II the overland road to Alaska had
been begun two years oeo when o9ito-
ton first storted in its favor, we might
now have means Of reinforcing thot
US. territory Independently Of the SEQ
and dir routes
Nothing wos done. however. and
now with Alaska q more than possible
object Of attack, we have no means Of
reaching it except by ship and plane.
As with SO many Of our defense
measures, we ore Iote. But it may not
BE- TOO dote Certainly it will never be
earlier.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-06
BY PAUL HARRISON

hOALY wOCD, Jan. b - SO
now, and SO help us all, they
going to exhume the life and
loves and legends of poor old
Rudolph Valentino. 1t seems
Victor Mature Is headed for the
top spot. Anyway, it's a spot, all
right.
| haven't read the script, and
I suppose it may be possible the
Valentino story could be handled
acceptably today as an astonish-
ing document o. a gilded and
completely goofy era. Somehow,
though. thinking of Victor Ma
ture, with his sad eyes and mas
culine oomph, / have a bunch the
thing is going to be played
straight as beiated glorification
of tragic hero.
OLD WIVES TALES
Rudolph Valentino has been
dead Is years, since Aug. 26,
1925. In that time a new gen.
Grafton has been hearing about
him occasionally from elder Sis
tiers and parents and signing
spinsters-about how the Great
est Lover could have taken all
the gals away irom todays Boy
ers and Gables. They've heard
(the youngsters Valentino was
a great actor, too, as we'll as a
wondrous and mystery-shrouded
figure in real life. And in testi-
mony to these things they may
have read something about that
chastity, stage-managed demon
stration of mass hysteria when
he died in New York. Also ac-
counts of annual visits of heav-
lily yelled mystery women to the
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-06
WE HAVE NOT
YkC BEGUN TO BUY

Paul Jones, in his famous flight
with the Seropis, startled the enemy
commander by announcing from the
roked deck of his holf-snkin9 Bon
Homme Richard thot he had not yet
begun to fight
The Defense Bond drive is in no
sinking condition, but it is nevertheless
time for the American people to an
nounce thot they ore ready to begin
buying. In December, despite the st'm-
illus of the attack on Hawaii and the
Philippines. soles of Defense Bonds ond
Stomps we're just under q holt-bllion
dollars. We are in for q 5O-biIlon-doIIor
war budget. Half Of thot, at least. ought
to be put up by citizens in the form OF
bond and st omp purchases. Thot
means a holt-blIion in q week, not q
month.
Do your share. In the coming year
let no work, no month, pass without
buying Defense Bonds and Stamps. 1t
is the least any one con do who is not
with the fighting forces.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-06
ISLANDS BETWEEN FRENcHMEN

The obvious perturbation Of the
Sshte Department over Free French
seizure Of the little islands Of St. Pierre
and MiqueIon should have cleared the
United Stotes Of any suspicion Of con-
-nivonee in that venture. It would now
opPear thot Vichy, having detected O
sensitive spot in the American tenn
permanent, is attempting to capitalize
on the discovery. 1t would not be sur
prisine If Axis agents in Vichy we're
seeking means Of pushing the United
Stotes farther than it need 90 to sotisfy
the demands Of fair dealing.
The Stote Department was mani
testify disturbed when the coup came
so quickly on the heels Of an agreement
between the United Slots and Vichy's
representative in the Western Henri
sphere. Quite properly it sought to
dispel suspicion thot it wos falling to
live up to its pledges. An open-minded
Judge would soy it had quite succeeded
in doing this In foet. it seems to have
done more BY its Pressures on Ottowo
to toke steps to reverse the situation
on the islands. it may have given sone-
body in Vichy notion that the United
Stotes can be made an unwilling agent
Of pro-Axis interests.
This would seem os good q time as
ony to make clear that while the United
Stotes may regret the confusion caused
by the timing Of Vioe-AdmiroI Muse
lier's coup, and while the American
Government disovows any port therein,
il nevertheless cannot assume respon-
sibility for resolving disputes between
Frenchmen.
Except in defense Of American secu-
rity ond the Monroe Doctrine, Aneri-
cons do not wish to commit themselves
to occupation Of, or miItory expedi-
tons ogoinst. any European owned ter
ritories in the New World Certainly
they do not intend to fight the bottles
Of Vichy oyainst the Free French, who
ore oIlies in the onti-Axis front of which
the United Stotes is itself O port. -
Christian Science Monitor.
"A
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-06
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Before the national tourna
ment at Richmond, I predicted
Peter Leventritt and Sam Ross
ant of New York would be
found near the top. They won
the national open team-of-four,
paired with Mrs. A. M. Sobel Of
New York and Mrs. Wilkinson
Wagar of Atlanta, Ga.
This victory will give Mrs.
Sobel not only the title of the
worlds No. woman bridge
payer. but also the title of the
No. player for 194l. including
both men and women.
Mrs. Sobel is keen in diagnos
ing the situation from the play
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-06
THIS is WAR

THIS is WAR
CHICAGO - John Warneck,
hit by an automobile, was taken
to a hospital where physicians.
after bandaging his more serious
cuts. told him Il was imperative
he remain at the hospital pend
ing x-rays.
mo-" said Warneck, II can't.
I have to be at my steel mill
by five in the morning to ad-
lust the oil guage. This is war,
YOU know" And off he went.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-06
. FROM
THE MONITOR
FILES .
ONE, YEAR AGO TODAY

ONE, YEAR AGO TODAY
lS41
British campaign in North At
RIGA goes on, with major trends
favoring the Empires troops.
One hundred forty-five men
face February draft call as Janu-
airy quota is doubled.
FIVE YEARS AGO
1887
Sheriff Havel receives dia-
mond-studded badge as he be-
gins the New Year.
Vice-President Brinkman Of
the Covered Wagon company
predicts trailer demand will
outdistance plant capacity.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-06
aJY-slk MILLIONS,
TED

- ~ ~ time war came to Amer
1eple Of the United Stotes bod
~ SIX, o0o, 900 for war relief
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-06
so YEARS AGO TODAY
ronn

Mrs. John Otto is still very i'll
and her sister. Miss Emma Du-
bois, of Detroit. is with her.
The Presbyterians have en-
gagged Miss May st. John to
sing for them another year.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-06
60 YEARS AGO TODAY
1QQ2

Samuel DeKay and daughter,
of Utica, were at the Sherman
Tuesday.
Miss Sibbie Church is visiting
at A. E. VanEps's.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-06

Corporation will result in 100
per cent production for the
good Of the country in wartime.
6 A. r. is the second loroest
manufacturer Of Photographic
equipment in the United
Stotes and one Of the three
loreest manufacturers Of dyes
end chemicals used in textiles
paints, leather goods and plos-
tics. Much Of its output event.
uolIy finds its way into mo-
terioI used by the war indus
tries.
1t is essential q company Of
this size and character remain
in American control, not only
during the war but otter. And
no motter what kind Of win
dow dressing is shown to the
public in the form Of super
potriot directors ono officers,
the foot remains thoi IS per
rent Of the common stock Of
c. A. +. is owned by O Swiss
ccmponv which is controlled
by |. 9. Forbenindustrie OF
Cernony.
Profits trom the operotions
Of firms like these would even
now be going to 6ermony il il
we're not for the freezing Of
Germon funds. II would not
Evening star., 1942-11-15

Dr.. Fisher to Speak
DR.. Howard Fisher, school health
doctor, will address the Woodlawn
Home and School Association,
Arlington, at $3.50 pm. Tuesday.
Evening star., 1942-11-15
StaIingrad Stand Saved
Africa, Maisky Asserts
BY the Associated Press.

oS tne Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 14.-German. not
British and American Armies, would
now be overrunning North Africa
had it not been for Russia's stand
at Stalingrad, Soviet Ambassador
Ivan Maisky told the International
Youth Conference today.
BY upsetting Hitler's plan to de-
feat Russia in 1912, Maisky asserted,
the Red Army kept the Nazi legions
from concentrating in Africa and
along the Channel coasts for final
assault on their enemies.
Now Hitler has to face another
winter in the East and, looking
grimly to the gathering strength of
the United Nations. he attempts in
vain to dispel his country's growing
fears by shouting to the winds:
IT will not capitulate.'
Apparently there is something
rotten in the Third Reich and
gloomy forebodings begin to awaken
in the head of the Fascist mon
stery." Maisky said.
While praising the Anglo Ameri-
can North African operation, Mai
sky declared this was not yet the
second front the Soviets had in
mind.
But they have taken the i'm
portant stepping stone which is the
prelude and prerequisite for a sec
ond front and will greatly speed
its realization"
Evening star., 1942-11-15
Universal Conscription
Of Labor Seen Likely
BY the Associated Press.


WENATCHEE, Wash, Nov. IA
Col. James T. Coatsworth, from the
office of Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey,
Selective Service national director
told the National Grange today the
Nations manpoWer bucket is leaking
fast.
Everything points to universal
conscription of labor" he said.
Apparently every one would like
to see universal service for the other
fellow, but when it would strike
him he wouldn't like it.
'"Such plan would not only hit
the worker, because the employer
would be told whom he could hire,
and If he didn't like a certain
worker he would be stuck with him.
There are several bills on the
subject up for consideration now,
but they are loaded with dynamite. ="
He told the Grangers, hard pressed
for farm workers, their problems
were receiving consideration, and
they could expect definite relief
from the policies now being put
into effect throughout the Nation.
But farmers will have to tighten
their belts still further in the battle
OF manpoWer, he said.
Evening star., 1942-11-15
j. ). Thanks Chile
For UNDERSTANDING Of
Operations in Africa
Roosevelt Tells Rios
He Welcomes Assurance
Of Country's Support

President Roosevelt in a message
to President Juan Antonio Rios last
night expressed his profound, graft
tude for Chile's "wholehearted un-
derstanding" of the military cam
paign in North Africa and welcomed
the assurances of Chilean support
in the vast operations In which we
have now engaged and the even
more difficult offensives Of the fu-
ture."
The Chief Executives reply to an
earlier message from President Rios
was announced by the State De-
partment and simultaneously Sec
retary OF State Hull expressed his
own deep gratitude and that of
the United States Government" for
the messages of support from other
American countries in connection
with the North African occupation.
Message to Rios.
President Roosevelt's message to
President Rios follows:
Il am deeply appreciative of your
excellency's message of whole
hearted understanding of the mill
tary operations now in progress in
North Africa I was confident that
the significance of this offensive
not only in relation to the liberia
ton OF France from the domination
OF the Axis but also to the secur-
ity of the American republics as a
whole would be enthusiastically ap-
preciated by you and the people of
Chile.
The vast operations in which we
have now engaged and the even
more difficult offensives of the fu-
ture make the assurances of Chile
an support profoundly welcome. In
this moment in which the full
support OF free peoples everywhere
is most urgently needed the news
of increased and more effective CO.
operation by Chile for the security
OF this Hemisphere is most hearten-
ing. I take advantage of this op-
portunity of renewing to you my
sincere assurances of profound es-
teem and friendship"
Chile and Argentina are the only
American republics maintaining dip
lomatic relations with the Axis.
Hulls Statement.
Mr.. Hull's statement follows:
I have been greatly moved by
the great numbers of messages of
support received by the United
States Government this week from
our good neighbors in the other
Americas in regard to the United
Nations offensive in Africa.
kilograms of appreciation and
pledges of cooperation have come
from high officials and persons in
all walks of life. It has been DOS
sible to acknowledge only a small
portion of these messages individ-
ually. Therefore I want to take
this opportunity to express my own
Evening star., 1942-11-15
II Back Aches
Flush Kidneys

Do you feel older than you are or suffer
from Getting Up Msnts o.n H:rycr:- Hvs.:
Rheumatic Pains, Burning, scanty OK fire.
quent passage.i II %, remember that Yourr
Kidneys arp vital 70 your health and that
and non-Systsmic Kidney. and Hlsddsr typu-
bles-in Snch cases Cystex q physician's
sreseripttonl usually gives prompt and 10y.
Gus reflex By hslptnl the Ndneys nusn ous
everything 10 gain and nothing 70 lose u
trying Cyytax. An tron-cla4 guarantee -.
aures . refund of your monsy on return ox
empty package unless fully satiafed: Oon'e
= delay. Get Cystex
~RYSRAV (Sfss-texl from
Evening star., 1942-11-15
Tool, Die Workers Strike
At General Motors Plant

BY the Associated Press. .
ANDERSON, Ind, Nov. 14.-Sev-
eral hundred tool, die and main
tenance workers at the Delco Remy
division of the General Motors Corp.
here went on strike today, plant
officials said.
o. v. Badgely, general manager
Of the plant, said in a statement,
The strike of tool, die and main
tenance employees - is in direct
violation of the agreement between
the corporation and the UAW-CIO
Omitted Automobile Workers., as
well as directive order of the War
Labor Board.
The employees on strike are al
ready the highest paid workmen
and in addition were given pre-
ferred treatment by the War Labor
Board, as they were increased 10
cents per hour and all others re-
ceived cents per hour increase).
THE union is attempting to OBJ
tain even higher wages for these
employees than the increase directed
by the board"
A conference between union and
management representatives was
set for tomorrow.