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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-30
Tanks for Russia Reported Sunk i'm Arctic OceaI
WED Just Shoot
and They'd Fall
A Modest Navy Filler Tells How
IL Out Of 10 Japs Were Downed

EDITORS <NOTE-A task force 81
the us. Pacific fleet Was attacked BY
n japanese bembsrs In the south
west Pacific Feb. 20 and net more
than one Of the attackers survived.
From the engagement there emerged
. new hero who finally was eornered
long enough TO tel = bit about u.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-30

lenses of northeastern AngeInl11
told of the japanese withdku6J
in the Markham Valley.
A downpour inundo1ed
flatlands along the Uafl ~
River and Its tributof569 81 =
the japanese were attsmp1 IL
establish many subsidi1fy II y
fields. and forced tn Japo4
to withdraw from nao1e ~ ~.
See WAR-R1go 3
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-30

Usy
Thach explained that the hand
some black-haired Irish youth
did not get into the initial en-
gagements % tho day-"and he
certainly was ready to fight"
THAT morning, planes from
tho carrier. had shot down two
four-motored japanese patrol
bombers and In the afternoon
the American pilots and anti
aircraft guns had sent all but
one Of q wave of nine twin-en-
gined attackers falling in flames.
The second and final wave came
q few minutes later).
1t was when the last wave OF
nine bombers was reported ap-
See O'HARE-Page
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-30
By vERN HAUGLlAND

MELBOURNE u uStr4l3oS
March 30-(R)-Japaneoe 1nrooo
have made q 27-mile withdraw.
al in New Guinea q the regole
of floods rolling down r.
mountainsides OF the Mnrkh1nH
Valley and their position = 4nr-
thur menaced by heavy Ann1re
lean and Australian mir b1owo
which have crippled = tent& -
their entire cruiser s1rsn9fhs
Austrnlian war reports sailts t1.
so0ys ~. 49, - sss.s
Japan's recession \ from sss CO
high point Of her invasiea @
Australia's outer islands Wo1
marked by Air Ministef 49,
Drakeford who declared ~ U
addition to her cruises 11
she had suffered deskructiou a
48 bombers and fighters = -
cent weeks. .s
HEAVY JAP LOSSES q
military quarters il Lou3on
said official allied repoEts 1T
1,025 japanese planes de1troyod
since Pearl Harbor. This Woul4
be from Z fourth = = six1A q
the japanese air force.l
1T h ese successes achieved
with comparatively sznan 1o9e
are no longer 70 b regar3o4 II
merely Of tactical sisni1icnu
he declared. They have No. n
marked stratesical difterenee III
the war"
Dispatches from Port 16oeo
by, the New Guinea anchor -
Of the great barrier rsek ~
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-30

bagged six of them, maybe sew
en-.
"You see, you just kind Of 60
in there and" his voice trailed
away and he gestured resignedly
because such a fuss was being
made.
The scene was the officers
quarters here, and O'Hare was
being asked just how come he
took off from the carrier in a
single-seater fighting plane and
in less than ten minutes later
had sent probably 20 japanese
filters and a half-million dollars
worth of enemy planes crashing
into the sea.
NERVOUS HERO
He was having q hard time
telling about it. In the first place,
the 28-year-old native of St.
Louis, Mo-, didn't feel laxative.
He fidgeted on the piano bench.
In the, second place. his squad
ron leader, Lieut.. Commander
John S. Thach, of Fordyce. Ark.
- himself credited with three
planes that day-was perfectly
willing to tell all about O'Hare
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-30
late X X X
bulletins
Bayonet Wounds Predominant

AT CHINESE HEADQUARTERS IN BURMA, March 81
tDeoyed) Of fierce hand hand fighting
the Buro front given added emphasis today by doc
tor with the Chinese forces who sold fully so per Of the
wounded being brought in to dressing stoons suffer
ing from boyonet wounds.
24O Killed in Darwin Raid
MELBOURNE Austroio Morch 3O-H1-PossibIy 24O
we're killed in the first japanese rod Darwin
February 49, Prime Minister John Curtin reported today
Chinese Smash Forward
MAYhAYO, Burmo, March 3O-Qp-A Chinese counter
ottock north Of Touneoo hos scored notable success recop
turing number Of small vIoees from the Japanese the Chi
sold today
Famous Spy-SIeuth is Dead
LONDON March 30-QF1-Moor General Sir Vernon Bell,
g. known Of Brtons eeoest spy trocke died Fri
doy Emberton, Buekinohonshire it announced today
His organization opped German ooents in the lost
RAJ Blasts Anew at Germany
BERLIN from German Broodcosts), March 3O-Ho-
British planes ottocked Germany ond terri
tory lost night for the third successive night without doing
any serious dorooe the Berlin radio said today.
A U.boot Toll Reaches 90
NEW YORK. March 3o-A1-seo worfore in Atlantic wo-
rsoped toll Of u United Notions ships in the post week,
bringing the officially announced too Of Atlantic sinkinos
since Psoh Horbor 10 90.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-30

MELBOURNE, Auz
Liza, March - 49,
can and Australasia JogooD
have gained at 49, to
rary air Superiority ey1s Mew l
Guinea and New Dgifn1n,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-30
Chinese Say
Invaders usiIlQ
Gas in Burma
Hsovy Floods Feees
Jops to Withdrew
in New Ounce

CHUNGKING. China, March
30-(R-A Chinese high conn
mand communiql,e charged ~
day that japanese I or ces ~
tempting to capture Tounooos
Burma, had used poison ~ n
their attacks.
The Chinese had expected -
use Of gas and were not taken ~
surprise. the communiqus oddo6.
The Chinese reported GQrll1x'
that they had captured . numhog'
of gas masks after dislodgin9 4
japanese force from one pol
ton.
japanese use Of On during
fighting in China has boon
charged at least twice before ~
the Chinese. h
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-27
FIRE DESTROYS BARN
ON MIR. MATTHEW'S FARM

"A fire of unknown origin, swept
the outbuildings including the stables,
barn, shed, cornstack full of corn,
smokehouse, two mules, car and all
machinery Of Mr.. Lloyd Mathews on
last Saturday morning between 100
and 200 o'clock.
A dog awakened Roosevelt Crop
per- tenant, who lives nearby He ran
to the scene Historically calling Mr..
and Mrs. Matthews out of bed, but
by the time the buildings were ready
TO fall to the ground.
Parksley and Pocomoke Fire Com
panies were summoned and together
with friends and neighbors, both col
ored and white were able to save the
home and the meat from the burning
smokehouse.
All of Mr.. and Mrs. Matthews
furniture and household effects were
taken from the house which for some
time, it seemed would surely burn.
The loss is estimated from $4,000
to $4,000 with some insurance.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-27
+. b. [. AGENTS BUSY
IN WILMINGTON. DEL

A corps Of FBI agents, aided By
state and town police, conducted num-
erous raids on homes of suspected
enemy aliens in Kent county recently
and seized a large quantity of equip
ment, Wilmington officials of the FBI
revealed.
A majority Of the raids were CON
Quoted in and near Dover, Milford,
and Smyrna. A large number Of cam
eras, rifles, revolvers, short wave ra-
dos, and more than a thousand
rounds Of ammunition were seized.
While there were no arrests, FBI
agents intimated records of all en-
envy aliens are being closely examined
to see if they have complied with the
regulations particularly securing their
certificate of Identification as requir-
ed under the wartime regulations.
Past records of enemy aliens in the
Delaware section are being checked
to see if there is reason to suspect
acts which might be interpreted as
unfriendly or against the interest of
the United States.
The FBI conducted similar raids in
Sussex county recently and arrested
two enemy aliens.
Swastika flags, pennants and one
swastika armband were among the
articles seized in the Sussex raids.
Figure production and marketing
costs carefully.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-27
NEW EDITOR SELECTED
FOR CENTREYLLE PAPER

At meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors Of theQueen Anne's Record
Observer Publishing Company on
Tuesday, March 18th, Mr.. Horace NJ.
Morgan Of Queen Anne was elected
its President, to succeed Mr.. Arthur
H. Kudner, who recently resigned.
Mr.. Morgan is one of Queen Anne's
most progressive and outstanding cit
liens. Born and raised in the County,
he was for twenty some years a CO.
partner with his brother, Mr. Henry
Morgan, in the G. L. Jump Hardware
and Implement Company, Mr.. Nor
gan became a dealer in fertilizer,
lime, and seeds of all kinds.
He is a member of the State Board
of Education, Director of the
Queenstown Bank, Past President of
the Queenstown Lions Club, is Chair
man of the Board of Trustees of the
Hillsboro- Queen Anne Methodist
Church, and is very active in Boy
Scout work in that community.
Mr.. Morgan has been a director
of the publishing company since its
consolidation in the Fail of 1886, and
for the past two years its Vice Presi-
dent
Mr.. ]. Grant Yates, of the milling
firm of Carter & Yates, of Centre
vile, is the Company's new Vice-Pres-
ident, having been elected to this of
flee at the same meeting.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-27

Figure production and marketing
costs carefully.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-27

dation experts. Those currently en-
listed in the army Of taxpayers will
probably serve long past the duration
It's a matter Of simple arithmetic.
Despite the fact that tax revenues
will be three times those of 1920,
which marked the peak of World War
| collections, we are spending at least
four times as much as will be collect
ed. The Presidents budget message,
for instance, called for the expendi-
ture of $50 billion during the 1913
fiscal year, and Congress has already
appropriated more than that sum. The
government must go in debt for the
remainder. In consequence, the ma
tional debt may exceed $3.50 billion at
the wars end and interest payments
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-27

.. A regular check-up on pieces of
X-ray film worn on workers wrists
helps guard against prolonged
exposure to the rays given off by
the X-ray tube.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-27
BUSES RECOMMENDED
IN LIEU OF PRIVATE CARS

Additional bus service for Cam
bridge was discussed recently, by
members of the Chamber of Com
merce, to take the place Of private
cars which are being taken off the
roads on account of the restriction
on tires.
A committee was appointed to in
vestigate the possibilities of obtain
ing more extensive bus service to the
northern part of the county and pro-
vide better transportation for custo-
mers of Cambridge stores from that
area.
AS members of that committee,
Bryan Dashiell, president of the
Chamber, named S. Y. Monaghan,
Seibert Cross and William J. Har-
rington as members of the commit
tee.
P. Watson Webb said that Cam
bridge merchants must look forward
to greater restrictions on the use of
private automobiles as the result of
tire and gasoline curtailment.
Mr.. Dashiell said that transporta-
ton facilities for the lower part of
the county appear to be adequate,
but that there could be some improve
ment in facilities for getting trade
into Cambridge from the vicinity OF
Hurlock, East New Market, Vienna,
Secretary and the upper part of the
county.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-27
FROM OUR
EXCHANGES


Automobile travel on the state
roads of Maryland has begun to beat
a slow retreat, it was indicated this
week for the first time, following
spot counts at various posts.
The first faint signs that all is not
well on the rubber front glimmered
sporadically in February in traffic
charts of the traffic division of the
State Roads Commission, but the first
two weeks in March gave sure evil
dence of a downward trend in volume
of vehicles on Maryland roads.
According to latest reports, spring
and summer months will show in
creases over the present volumes of
traffic, but these will be materially
below those of last year 1t is antici-
pated that a collapse" of traffic
next fall will be seen as WORKOUT
tires retire vehicles for the cold
months
A count is made of travel of the
entire state every three months, in
cycles, with a section being tabulated
each month. January showed an in
crease over 1871, but already there
We're signs that the increase was not
as so rapid a pace.
The February charts show marked
decreases in volume of travel over
last year and reveal the first steady
decline in several years.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-27

Of the average citizen who hitherto
has been tolerant of, and frequently
has abetted waste and ineffeiency in
government because he felt that it
"a* "ene other fellow" who paid. In
e.aaeq aence If the wave Of tax con
.ciau-uass which they predict will
sweep the nation when John Q. Citi-
zen files his first income tax return
q sense Of personal responsibility for
,he conduct Of government is expect
ed to develop with bone-deep pairing
Of nonessential, nonwar expenditures
as its first fruit.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-27
INCOME TAX
IS BIG REVENUE
for GOVERN I

World Wan / sho. eho income lax
into first place as 81 source of reve-
nee for the Federal Government, a
place chat it has held ever since.
World War II seems destined to es-
tablish the levy as the greatest reve-
nue. producer in world history
The Sixteenth Amendment to the
Constitution, allowing Congress to
impose an income tax without distrib-
uting the funds received proportion
ately to the states, was adopted just
in time to permit the tax to be a ma
ior factor in bearing the costs of the
first World War Income tax collec-
tons rose precipitately from around
$50 million in 1916 to nearly So bill
lion in 1913, dropped slightly in 1919,
and set q high Of nearly $4 billion in
1920 that VIII be eclipsed for the first
time this March 49, Only once, at the
nadir of the depression in 1888, has
the income tax failed o add at least
a billion dollars each year To The fed
eral treasury. md usually revenue
from the taz has been in excess Of
81 billion
At first a "rich mans tax bear
ing almost entirely on wealthy indi-
viduals and prosperous corporations,
the income tax has been broadened in
its twenty-eight years existence I'M
til, with personal exemptions lowered
to $3.50 for single persons and $1,000
for married, almost every wage earn
er except those in the minimum in
come brackets will be affected by it
this year.
Since its institution, the income tax
has far outstripped the three previous
major sources of federal revenues
customs, and tobacco and alcohol tax
es,and though it has a bad habit of re
turning the least revenue in times of
depression when tax funds are most
needed, it is still the pride and JOY
of the bureau of internal revenue and,
incidentally, of the pork barrellers.
Just as in 1917, income levies will
be the major factor in paying the ire
mendous costs of the mechanical
warfare of 1912. Other taxes may ag-
gregate a greater sum, but of the to-
tai of approximately SIS billions in
taxes to be paid in 1912 individual
and corporate income levies will be
responsible for nearly Sc billion. A
gain like World War l, victory will
probably bring lowered income tax
rates, but it is doubtful if the liberal
exemptions which prevailed before
1910 will return for at lesat several
years after we finally lick Hitler and
Hirohito, in the opinion of Tax Foun-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-27
Steel Piercing Eye

Steel used vital for neutrality-suspicious., tanks Ships
guns-must be aawles because Americas fighting
have weapons that are both accurate and tough.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-27

Here is ponderous Abe Simon,
New York heavyweight, who
meets ice Louis for the heavy
title in New York, March 27.
Simon fought Louis once before,
in Detroit in March, 1871, losing
by a kayo in the 18th round The
bout is for the benefit of the
Army Relief fund.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-03
SERIAL STORY
MURDER IN FERRY COMMAND
By A. W. O'BRIEN s sS,, ..sSe, ; ;ss
coPYRioHr. isAx-
NEA SERVICE. INC.

thing about flngerprlnting. -.
Dexel was pale as sheet.
A door opened and one of the
agents handed Dawson a tele-
gram. The latter read it and toss
ed the paper to Dexel who pick
ed it up in trembling hands.
THAT will tell YOU" the in
vestigator continued, "our Mon
treal bureau just raided the Dor
val address you so kindly pro-
vided and has secured abundant
evidence that it was a link in
your extensive spotter system on
Ferry Command operations.
Your cohorts have, of course,
been apprehended. :"
Dexel was the picture Of men,
tai agony.
"I'll talk" Dexel spoke hoarse-
/. ly. What do you want to
know"
That's better" grunted Daw-
son. But before l start, / am
informing you that all you have
said and will say will be record
eel by photograph and anything
you say might be held against
you"
For over two. hours the men
talked.
When Dawson came out into
the main office his face wore a
peculiar expression for the
first time he seemed worried.
Have you located Carole
Fiske YETI"
The other shifted uneasily.
'It's a bad break-We haven t
got her, but know where she is.
She apparently rushed down to
the docks in taxi and found a
ship about to sail for Newfound-
land. It was sheer luck-the pur-
ser had a cabin for two that had
only one woman in it, an officers
wife, and he gave Fiske the other
bunk. :"
did the ship sail?"
Eyes, Fiske flashed some iden-
LITIGATION from the War Supplies
Department, claimed she was on
urgent business and got through
in a rush. AS luck would have it,
this all happened just a few min
utes before sailing time-at 1850
am. 1t is now after 10. y. :"
That means the ship is out
of the NarroWs and on the open
sea. Likely in convoy" Dawson's
face was grim. II can't signal it
to return. What's the ships
name?"
THE Fort Glengarry-out of
Boston bound for st. Johns. :. :"
Dawson held up his hand.
"Okay, now contact the East
ern Air Command and ask for a
plane to fly me up there. | must
be in ST. Johns before the girl
arrives. Phone me at the hotel
Tin going to pack"
On the way back to the Nova
Scotian, Dawson pondered the
amazing story Dexel had told
him. 1t was SO utterly fantastic
yet SO obviously true. Years OF
exacting detective work, and
reading of involved spy hunts
had produced nothing like this
Yet it all fitted so perfectly ii
couldn't be false.
Dawson walked quick y
through the hotel lobby and
went up to his room. Opening
the door, he paused abruptly
There was a man with his back
to the door bending over his
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-03
THE ELUSIVE CAROLE
CHAPTER XII

Under the distant ana diSap-
proving scrutiny of the head
waiter Clyde Dawson picked up
his reservation at the desk, then
began a search for Carole Fiske
who had fled the dining room
after throwing a cup of coffee in
his face.
Dawson knew in advance the
search would be futile. No black
haired girl had passed through
the main entrance in the last III
minutes, the doorman said. Nor
had such a girl used either OF
the two elevators during that
time. A matron assured him that
the girl was in neither OF the
ladies' lounges.
From his room Dawson tele-
phoned the Intelligence Bureau
to put out a dragnet for the girl
in the Halifax area. While re-
moving his soiled shirt, he men,
tally noted there were many
strange things about Carole
Fiske, but the most curious OF
all was her exclamation when
she saw Paul Dexel in the dining
room doorway.
She had cried out that il
couldn't be that Paul Dexel
was murdered and had started to
say something about Darwin.
Her implied ignorance of the
executed mans fate had always
puzzled the investigator. After
all, it would be wiser for her to
pretend no knowledge Of the
Newfoundland drama. Yet,
there had been no taking about
her exclamation. And what had
Dexel, supposedly murdered, to
do with it? Who had told her
that lie and why?
AS he shaved, Dawson frowned
into the mirror. No matter what
she was, breaking the news about
Lemoy would be a tough chore
In Is minutes he was at his
bureau office. The agents who
had escorted Dexel to the hotel
were waiting for him.
THAT touching scene did
something to the Strong Silent
Man." one grinned. He was
talking to himself all the way
back here. Better 60 right in
and quiz him-we'll work the
photograph from this ROOM"
Paul Dexel half rose from his
chair in his bleak detention room
as Dawson entered.
Think you're smart cop
per-" he snarled, "but you won't
get anything out of memo mat
ter what she told you. know
my rights as a citizen. -"
Dawson clutched Dexel by the
coat lapels anC tugged him tC
his feet, shaking the man like q
cat with a mouse.
Listen, stupid" he said biting
off each word sharply, we've
rounded up the whole Chicago
set-up. The Northern Maine unit
has been shared by this time by
the Omen, plus heaven knows
how many other units. And, as
for you, we know you had Oar
win Lemoy's hand in your cabin
and found towels with finger.
print ink on them. There was
also ink on the tip of the corpse
hand. -"
II don't know what you are
talking about. | don't know any.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-03

William Powell deserts come
dy and finds new screen wife,
charming Hedy Lamar, in Me-
neutrality-suspicious. Gross
roads," which opened yesterday
at the Jewel Theatre.
The dramatic story of black
mail in Paris before the present
war has Powell, successful
French diplomat, happily mar
ried to Miss Lamar. Their SER
enc existence is shattered when
an extortion gang headed by
Claire Trevor. Basil Rathbone
and Margaret Wycherly threaten
to expose Powell's alleged lurid
past.