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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-03

find a white dove poised on a
cornice above the entrance
and Immediately this symbolic
bird flies away.
STUNT BACKFIRES
That was the way the scene
was written, and everything
went fine with the umbrella in
cident. A character actor named
Boyd Davis impersonated Cham
berlain, and man with a wind
machine provided plenty of
breeze to unfurl the Prime Min
ister's trademark. 1t snapped
open, dragged him back. He
closed it and plodded on up the
steps.
After being lucky with that
part of the shot, they figured
it would be a cinch to film the
takeoff of the dove. But they
didn't know about the tenacity
and temperament of birds.
A couple of prop men rugged
a concealed air hose to the place
on the ledge of the building and
the dove was perched nearby.
AS the camera began to turn,
puff of compressed air came
from the hose and so startled the
bird that he peeled off in
power dive which would show
only an instant's blur on the
screen.
FEATHERS
On the next try. second
dove merely shuffled away from
the air jet and refused to bulge
until his keeper climbed up TO
catch him. Then he flew into
the rafters. A third bird showed
more spunk. He clawed at the
ledge and beat his wings against
the air blast, finally being dis
lodged only in shower of white
feathers.
Let's try pulling one off with
a string" said the Tuning assist
ant director. So a prop man got
some utral-colored thread and
tied it to the birds foot. When
dove and camera crew we're
ready. he pulled. Instead of be-
ing launched like glider, the
bird went up into a stall. fell off
and fluttered in the opposite di-
rection.
This went on and on. No mat
Ier what they tried, they still
we're long way from achieving
he desired effect. For all | know,
they're still working on it.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-03
BY PAUL HARRISON
NEA Service Staff Corresponden

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 3. -
Along with some prophetic en-
bellishments involving an UNI
brella and a dove, history re-
peated itself today on RKO's
Stage 10.
When the fluffy titled "Once
Upon a Honeymoon reaches
the screen, one sequence will
show the beginning of the fate
full Munich conference of Sep
TENDER, 1898. Authenticity will
be provided by inserting sever
al newsreel clips of Hitler, Mus
solini and Daladier going into
the conference hall. But for one
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-03
NOBODY WANTS STRIKES

Apparently nobody wants strikes, particularly
in war ponts
RESPONSIBLE union Officials have promised that
the "oht to strike" will be waived during the war.
The dues-poyine membership does not want to strike;
it wants to work, earn good living and help beat
Hitler. Surely employers do not want strikes. And
we the public, hate them like the poison they ore.
Why, then, should there be poroyzine porode
Of strikes Vacations" Holidays" and work stop
pooes under vorious hypocrtcoI Pseudonyns?
Principally, we believe. because thousands OF
subordinate professional labor union Officials ore too
ignorant to realize thot the hos changed both the
underlying situation and the popular psychology.
Most Of these minor Headers" grew up in on
ero when workers we're exploited, when employers
were arbitrary and unreasonable, when the way to
leadership" wos to achieve some new gain for the
locoI at Ieost once year little Poy, little
shorter working doy additional vacation sick
Ieove provision = anything thot would demonstrate
thot the "leoder was on the job, corning his salary
by forcing concessions out Of the boss.
Such men apparently do not realize that, for the
most part their constituents very we'll paid;
thot workers ore more interested in production
than in such theological considerations as the union
shop; that there is no way of inurine the nst
tuition of labor unionism than to foster strikes
,toppoees which will delay war production.
The topmost leaders of unionsn both A. F. of L.
and c. l. O., potrotie the rank and file Of
Americans. The workers who make up the unions
are os patriotic the soldiers and sailors in uniform
It is high time that these two groups get together
squeeze out the relatively few middIenen occu-
ing strategic positions as local officers, shop stew
-to., who ore bringing unionism into disrePute
is is not reoctonoY viewpoint. "A good re-
g., ,ywho hated unionism as such, would not seek
to iIuce unionsn to clean house and cooperate in
the war effort. He would try to provoke the unions
into oreoter excuses.
Continuation of obstruotionsm in produc-
ton is the surest way Of swinging back the pendulum
and deprvne labor of much of the gain it hos ochiev-
ed in the post 10 years.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-03
eBEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTONe

Illustrated by cartoons and gagged
up graphs, indicating the even
tual United Nations victory.
There are pretty little stories for
the children, printed on rice pa
per to make them thin enough
to hide in school books.
AXIS is KIDDED
One of these children's stories
for grown-ups is titled Three
Men in a Boat" In simple Ian
guage it tells how Mussolini
starts out in an old tub to look
for his fleet. He picks up Hitler,
and later TOTO. The tub flies
over America, and they see the
u. S. war production.
Il know that the Americans
are deaf" cracks Hitler, be
cause l told them such produc-
ton was impossible" Later he
says, Nobody believed me when
l said | would conquer the
world" To which Mussolini re-
plies, Neither did l." Anyway,
they finally find Mussolini's
fleet-at the bottom of the ocean.
All this, and lot more that
can't be told about, is the work
of the Overseas Publications Blu
reau of the Office of War Infor-
nation.
Most familiar aspect of this
overseas propaganda is of course
the short wave broadcasting
beamed to foreign countries.
- But the job of telling the
INDEPENDENTLY the neutral
countries which are potential
allies-can't all be done by rad
10 or by dropping leaflets or
safety matches out of plane.
A lot of it has to be direct con-
tact work and for that job this
Overseas branch of Owl has set
up an outpost bureau which has
established offices. all over the
world.
Into places like Turkey. for
instance, go Americans whose
job it is to spread the American
story through established media
in that country.
One of thes strangest assign
ments given by this Overseas
branch was to open an outpost
office" in London, to help ex-
plain and interpret the Ameri-
can war effort to the British. IL
the British have to be sold on
the benefits they are receiving
from Lend Lease, you can see
how difficult the job would be
in BraZzaville or Burma.
EVERY DETAIL STUDIED
Getting this atmosphere ma
tive to the country of consump-
ton is one of the important de-
tails. When a broadcast or
pamphlet is - go out in French,
for instance, they don't just
write it in English and then have
it translated. 1t is written in Eng
lish, then given to French
writer to rewrite. He puts it in
French idiom and in a style to
which eFrenchmen are accus-
toned.
A case might be made that a
lot of this effort could be spent
TO better advantage turning out
bullets or beans to feed soldiers
who would fire the bullets to
shoot Germans dead. But this is
fancy war with a lot of new
tangled ideas, such as trying to
talk your enemy to death.
In the last three months the
Overseas branch. and it's per-
sonnet of 1000 people, have cost
around a million and a half dol
lars month, but that includes
not only salaries, but travel, ca
bles, expenses of men overseas,
printing, propaganda and a
healthy hunk of money to buy
time for shortWave broadcasts.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-03
. FLASHES
OF
LIFE .
BY the Associated Press
BACK HOME AGAIN

VALPARAISO Il I'd. When
Pvt. William Hardesty was in
Quoted into the Army July 81
he hoped to get furlough to
come home for his birthday
Sept. 4. But it won't be neces-
sary.
After being stationed in Miss
ouri a month Hardesty now is
in a group of soldiers stationed
at a school here for radio train
ing.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-03

There is reoI merit in the United Automobile
Workers (C.I.O) proposal for national board to
honde all jurisdictonoI disputes among unions Such
on organization, given the necessary authority and
support, could do much to eliminate the strike no
body loves.
To achieve results the national board would
nsed to hove two firm assurances: First, that no
gtrks would be called in urisdictonoI dispute un.
TIE board bod been given reasonable opportunity
ID 4EA Second, -thot the boards decisions would be
Blofced with the full, miiitont might Of the unions
y. nscessoy. Of the government Of the United
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-03
SETTER UNDERSTANDING

The Red Cross reports thot thousands of British
families ore opening their homes and hearts to our
revolutionary forces From Northern ireland comes
word thot the men there have been welcomed royalty
and made to feel quite ct home.
This does not mean thot all misunderstanding
have vanished. We and the British have been picking
flaws in each other too long for complete harmony
TO drive overnight It does mean, probably thot in
teIIioent efforts both sides have begun bearing
fruit.
Unfortunately our common language and COM
mon heritage double the difficulty with which Brit
ish and Americans understand each other. Coming
from common stock and speaking the same words,
we tend to think of ourselves as brothers, 1t comes,
then, shock when we meet and discover that we
are completely alien peoples.
Only education and mutual tolerance can bridge
the oop.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-03
RESCUED, ALMOST

PENNINGTON, Utah Sher-
ifs deputies, State highway
patrolman and deputy us.
Marshal overlook an automobile
that North Pennington residents
said was carrying a bound and
gagged. woman.
1t was, almost.
She had a handkerchief tied
cross her face-trying to re-
lieve a case of hay fever.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-03

CARLSBAD, N. M.-Dwight
Lee is a candidate for sheriff in
the Democratic primaries Sept.
IL, but his wife won't be voting
for him.
She's a Republican
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-03
DOUBLE ASSIST

CHICAGO-Jo. n Seclcy fell
upon an elevated lines electri-
cally charged third rail and liv-
cd to tell the story.
Seeley, a switchman. slipped
and fell during rain. The mot
orman of an approaching train
saw the fall and shouted warm
ing the dispatcher who shut
off the power.
AT the hospital to which Seel-
ey was taken it was reported he
was severely, but not fatally
burned.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-03
ECSTASY

Moon, Ga. - Private Her
bert Weinberger was a popular
fellow around Cochran Field
when it was rumored he was re-
ceiving letters Il the beauti-
full Hedy Lamar. Every mail call
found large crowd in his j.
cinity. A reporter got wind of it.
Private Weinberger said it was
true-he receives letters from
Hedy Lamar-a student at Cor
nell University.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-03
THE COMPLETE
REPLACEMENT

TOPEKA. K ans. A girl
service station attendant. hired
10 replace a mar called by the
war effort. was fired.
The manager said her langu-
age was too rough.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-03
GRAND SLAM

MANCHESTER, Conn. - A
lusty home run il a recent sand
lot baseball game scored bulls
eye on a fire alarm box.
SIRENS walled, church bells
rang and three fire companies
rushed TO the scene.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-03
MAMA, WHERE'S MY SAW?

Neal. supervisor of Olympic
National Forest, reports he saw
in the Quinauit River area
felled spruce tree scaling 49,
900 board feet of lumber.
Neal said il would sell for
$1,000 - or a, net profit of
$500 on the single tree.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-03

M1SSOULA, Mont. City
jailers are wondering about
their cell bars.
They locked up a soldier
wanted for desertion.
Next morning the soldier was
missing, two bars had been neat
ly severed-and a razor blade
lay on the floor.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-03
WANTS TO STAY
DIIVV hDEV nIIVA

TIIILhDELfIiIh = Fele, d
homing pigeon, won't 60 home.
The bird, exhausted, landed
on lawn and was taken to
Germantown police headquart-
ers. A leg band showed he was
from Trenton, N. j., only %
miles away, but turnkey George
Ulrich can't make him finish his
trim
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-03
McKENNY ON
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM f. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

John r. Crawford of Phila-
delphia is one of the young
sters on the roll of champions.
He is Life Master and winner
of numerous championships. His
lightning calculation of the cor
rect percentage play is one of
his great assets.
In today's hand the opening
lead brought out the two, ten
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-03

Now Crawford could have cap
tured this with his ace to run in
ten tricks. But he made snap
judgment that West would not
continue spades if let in with the
heart. He unhesitatingly ducked
and West made the jack. Sure
enough, back came the king of
hearts and Crawford won.
When the clubs were run, East
found it impossible to keep his
diamond stopper as well as the
master heart. He actually let 60
the latter, and Crawford won an
extra trick with the seven of
hearts.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-03

and ace of spades. Crawford
(South) at once led the jack of
diamonds, which rode to- the
king. East led back the deuce of
hearts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-10
Manhole Covers Vanish
AS Need for Scrap Rises

Wire waStebaSkets, steel picket
fences and metal dOorknObs had
10 be guarded from theft. Scrap
metal had an extraordinary value.
Manhole covers were disappear
inc. leaving gaping holes in the
streets.
IdlcncsS was unpatriotic School
children took their regular Vaca-
tlonS but the girls Scwcd comfort
bags for soldiers and sailors. and
the boys gardened or worked on
roads during the summer months.
There was no unemployment eX-
Copt in the home Industries and
tho 'cultured-pearl industry.
The worldwide boycott Of Japa.
neSe toys. novelties and handi-
craft goods had destroyed major
industry, Previously thousands OF
families suhsisted on the profits
of their group labor at-home on
such goods. E.
The government was conducting
A campaign 10 adopt them 10 fac
tory industry.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-10
Foreigners Forbidden
To import 200 Items

The few resident foreigners suf'
fered prlvatIon along with the
japanese. We were forbidden n
import any Of go items, including
canned goods prceeFeS. whisky
and sports goods Hone foreign
or native. was allowed mbIc than
two golf balls and-tyra tshniS balls
a season # thgrlWcTG obtalnaeie
A golf ball coSt-S3
Tobacco shipped into the coun.
try was charged duty as high as
$50 per cent You smoked native
cigaretS costing three cents part
and not worth II. | quit smoking
Steel phonograph nocdlcS- and
everyone sto possibly could raise
the cash had ptonogrHph "ci6
banned for bamboo needles.
Public dance, in hotels had beer
prohibited. -rr-1E6 NncriT4n Negro
and Hawaiian bands 'cgmcrly I'M
menSely popular. had been ordered
our Of the country
In Toxic u r,'yof & 30 COO 'hc
taXi-dancc halls were closed Pa
irons before the dance ban we're
urged 20 20 home 20 mediate on
the war
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-10
Radio Put Emphasis
On Military Music

To 17 government operated
radio s'afon> offered mostly mill
tary ru>.c There were lecture,
Throughout the de' hy army and
navy officials. patriotic addrc~s0-
and talks urging conservation Of
resources Tho stations went oii
The ar a. a.l5 p IN With clos
ing Injunction 20 listeners 10 Jolt
the Spiritual Mobilization Of 'HC
People Mind or assist tho I'm
perial Rule Assistance ASSoc,a.
ton
Radio speeches attacked 'hr
Chinese. Americans and B,t-h
They were charged with boinl
"warhke and aggressive. Army
men cited the proyocation hy
which the Chinese and foreign
powers forced Japan 20 defend
herself-by, Of course lrvad'n.
China
One thing was certain VA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-10
Resigned TO Espionage
In Evidence Everywhere

Resident foreigners had resigned
themselves 10 spying by either
Ignoring IL or attempting 10 make
the spies work easier so they
would be less troublesome.
a friend of mine had four en-,
'paeSeS he knew were spies. Ac'
ccp'nE the espionage. my friend
made il a point 70 let the spies
know where he was going whom
he saw and what he did.
One Of my favorite spies was
Mr. Fun He was five feet two
Mount Fun Is about $1,000 feet
Put MIR Fup's serenity and power
were As great. We dubbed him
Mr.. Mountain when speaking IN
tho house or office OF when We
know he was behind the screen, a
faNorIte lurking spot
japanese houses are ideally de-
signed for spying Maybe that
was Tho original idea behind the
STTEGn.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-10

get. I could no longer have them
made for lack of materials.
Rat skins and whale skins were
being used Leather was re-
served for military shoes. Wealthy
Japanese with friends in England
or the United States were glad TO
pay $40 10 SIS duty on gift shoes
sent 10 them.
Vegetable fiber had replaced
cotton and wool for clothing. in
GLIDING bathing suits. The ersatt
material disintegrates under oc-
casional wetting.
Gold lettering on hook covers
had been prohibited and copper
engraved calling cards or social
announcements forbidden. Photo
graphic films could not be i'm
ported, with the exception OF
X-ray plates for hospital use.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-10

country. Income taxes were up
IS 10 30 per cent. with income
taxes on 5000 a year and over.
Seven airplane factories were
in full operation, producing mill
tary planes and commercial trans
ports, intended. il was understood.
for establishment of air lines IN
China.
Installing new equipment, ono
factory imported a group Of tcch-
nlcal experts from the United
States. The experts were not al
lowed in the plant. Established
in a hotel, they were consulted by
Japanese engineers.
Ford and General Motors still
maintained assembly plants In
Japan, but their business was re-
Stricted 10 military vehicles and
parts Today only watchmen guard
the plants.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-10
Liver, Gall Bladder. Blood and Skin
Disorders and Other Chronic ALL
ments Diagnosed and Treated

We are offering all who suffer. an ex
Arninat ion,- Including biood pressure test
and chemical urinsINsis. diagnosis, ny q
raKefnI nhN AIraI and fInnKnArnnlr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-10

den 70 advertise specials The or
der had been a blow 70 them.
japanese department stores once
rlvalcd America i'm completeness
of stock.
Tho spread OF western fashions
was halted by government decree.
Gay ColorS and lowered klmOnoS
were replaced by drah grayS and
blacks. Women were reluctant 10
revert 10 tho old national styles
but accepted them as a patriotic
duty.
Sales Of electrical household APP
planes were strictly Curialled
although tho demand was ire
mcndouS and unlimited. Canned
goods and other prepared foods
lost IN sales volume. there was
no soda ash for making hotties
and Tin could be used only for
war materials.
Coal had risen SIS 10 $50 a ton
Houses ate-hca'rd by charcoal
.hrazicrS and arc poorly insulated
adding 10 the health hazards OF
the people.
ono thing was certain. De
clarcd' or 'mdcclarcd. the China
adventure was flop So tho Japa.
nose war party outraged with
Chagrln over China - pressed for
more desperate action elsewhere
anywhere This led 10 that recent
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-10
Once Distinguished
Americans From Britons

Once before the present TO-
talitarlan anti-AmcrlCan cam
paign. foreigners were frequently
stopped on the street by politely
bowling japanese who asked:
"YOu American or British? >"
Told you were American, they
said
Every nice. Americans very
nice. British bad people. Ameri-
cans very fine. GOOd-by.'
But now Americans, too, were
dlSliked
Advertising CCounts had
dropped over So per cent. All for
eign advertising Of imported prod.
uctS disappeared along with the
products themselves.
Department stores were forbid
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-10

own shadows in China. There
was no catsup worthy Of the
name available al any price.
Eggs, potatoes, butter were
scarce.
Permanent waves had been for
hidden the WeSternllcd women OF
Japan. They were not IN the
spiritual trend Of the times. LIP
stick and rouge were iro"ncd
upon. japanese love for odorouS
hair tonics was curtalled 10 con-
serve cash.
sold my car TO a diplomat in
the Turkish embassy. To me- n
was useless. Automobile owners
were no longer allotted their one
gallon Of gasoline a day Pleasure
riding was discouraged and 20
million japanese maintained only
90 900 private cars, taXis and
trucks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-10
Almost Impossible
To Get q Pair OF Shoes

On one occasion I benefited
from the spies Ny automobile
license number vas EAen- as thai
If q car involved in an accident.
Weeks after the accident was
summoned I could not remember
whore ! had been that daN With
4 volume Of typical Japanese
evidence against me, l appealed
20 tho spies.
They checked back in their
notes told me where ! had been
and substantIated my abb 70
police
needed a pair of shoes h1t
found them almost ImpoSe bic n
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-10

against Britain and the United
States was coming fast.
The land Of the cherry blossom
was no longer a tourist mecca. It's
tourist trade Of seven million dol
lars 10 ten million dollars annually
had almost vanished. Travellers
feared and resented the constant
surveillance Of the secret police,
They did not like being Swallowed
by obvious sleuths wherever they
moved
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-10
OUCH!
MY LEG
Stiff, sore muscles eased fast
with powerful OMEGA OIL

Authorities often caution against inter-
nal dosing for muscular aches, pains,
back ache. They advise rubbing with
Omega Oil-becsuse it's so safe and so
quick. II actually penetrstes into the
skin-helps break up consestion-brings
ease and calm faSt 35e, all drug stores.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-10
Why Japan Can't Win:
Toxic Went on Rations
Years Before Dec. 7 Raid
ARTICLE II
By JAMES X. YOUNG

Correspondent and Author Of Behind the Rising
sun"
Returning May. 1910 everyday life in Toxic after two
japanese Gestapo JAIL was able to see with sharper
perspective what the fanatics had actually done to
Japan and the Japanese people.
with China had eighth Of inch from japanese
matches material and had 10 be
Oranges a dollar each. American lemons morer you
could thomas the armies OF the Rising Sun sat IN heI
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-10
Income Taxes Soar,
Starting on $500 Pay

An estimated 26ooo0 specialists
who cultivated pearls had beer
thrown out Of work. while living
costs had increased throughout the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-10

Tomorrow: Mr.. Young will
tell hOw Lady Drummond Hays
impressions of "A gentle Japan
were blasted.
Copyright, 1871 by James Russell Young
Distributed by K.nz Features synd.. Inc