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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15
Light State Vote Indicated
in Absence of Major Issues
Voters Lethorsie as Impoet Of War
Routs Customary Enthusiasm

Thomas Read, S h e by, three
times holder of the office and
a former attorney general; DR..
Eugene c. Keyes of Detroit, the
nominee in 1910; and State Sen
ator d. Hales Brake of Stanton.
Neither Harry F. Kelly, Re-
publican, nor Gov. Murray ID.
Van Wagner, Democrat, had
opposition for their partys NOM
iration for governor.
Democratic United st I e S
Senator Prentiss M. Brown and
Lieut.. Gov. Frank Murphy also
were unopposed in the Demo-
cratic primary for denomination.
All II members of Michigan's
congressional body - IL Re-
publicans and six Democrats
sought denomination with the
Republicans having contests in
nine districts and the Demo-
Gratis in Is. Six Republican con-
gressmen have no opposition
while all of the Democratic in
cumbents are opposed.
T h e Fourth District, where
Rep. Clare E. Hoffman sought
denomination against two oppo-
nents, held top interest among
the congressional races. Hoff-
man, outspoken critic of the
Roosevelt administration and a
target for CIO blasts, was op-
posed by Benjamin j. Burton of
South Haven and j. T. Ham,
mond of Benton Harbor.
A former congressman, Sey-
mour H. Person of Lansing,
sought the nomination in the
Sixth District against Rep. Will
liam w. Blackney of Flint.
The only woman aspirant for
Congress was in the Seventeenth
District where Mrs. Dorothy
Kemp Roosevelt, widow of c.
Hall Roosevelt, brother of Mrs.
Franklin d. Roosevelt, sought
the nomination against five 9TH
er candidates. The Seventeenth
District includes all of Oakland
county and part of Wayne.
Kelly, in telegram to John
r. Dethmers Republican state
chairman, urged tire-conser-
walton drive for the Fall cleo
ton which will call for a min
imum use of automobiles.
Ferguson also called for full
compliance with gasoline ration
ing and speed limitation in a
final plea to voters while Eaton
continued to flay Smith as po-
litical opportunist attempting to
introduce into Michigan the po-
litical razzle- dazzle he learned
under the late Senator Huey
Long.
The polls opened at 7 a. m.
and will close at 8 p m.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15
CncOnteSted
Divorces
Granted

three uncontested divorces
were granted yesterday by Cir
cult Judge Neil E. Reid.
Mrs. Rita Watts of Roseville
won a decree after she charged
her husband, Milton, had anoth-
er wife when he married her
last April 10. They separated
four days later she said, when
she learned of the other wom-
an.
Erich Kuhuhenn, formerly of
Center Line, won a decree from
his wife, Bertha, after he told
the judge she Inundated him.
They married Nov. Is, 1889 and
separated March /, 1910.
Mrs. Sophie Grunow, former
ly of Armada, won a divorce
from husband, Carl, on grounds
of extreme cruelty. She was
awarded S15-per-week alimony
and the custody of her two chill
dren, aged three years and nine
months. They were m arr C d
Sept. 2, 1889 and separated last
July 7.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15
Sudden Burst
of Pacific
Action Looms

GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Australia, Sept. l5
Up There were signs today
of possibly imminent action in
the Owen Stanley Mountains
where the japanese driving for
Port Moresby have been stalled
for five days, but the days COM
munique said the general stu
alton remainedd unchanged
The communique noted that
patrol activity was increasing in
the mountains, where the in
vaders have advanced to with
in 40 miles of Port Moresby, the
principal Allied base in New
Guinea.
Allied air units, on the alert
for a resumption of the Jap
anese drive, skinned over the
enemy positions raking them
with machine gun fire and
bombs.
Allied aerial assaults on Jap
anese New Guinea bases at Lac,
Salamaua and Buna were halted
temporarily, but medium bomb
ers attacked two small enemy
cargo ships with bombs and
machine guns at Saumlaki in
the Tanimbar Islands, north of
Darwin, Australia.
The results of this a t C k
were not observed.
From Pacific Fleet headquar-
tiers in Pearl Harbor came the
announcement h $50 jap
anese were taken prisoner dur
ing the u. S. Marine landings
on the Guadalcanal and Tulagi
Island areas of the Solomon Is
lands. The prisoners have been
removed from the islands.
"The outstanding feature in
the capture of these prisoners is
that each one expected to be
killed." the fleet announcement
said Humane treatment. in
Guiding the furnishing of medi-
cal attention and clothing, was
so surprising to the captives that
many expressed desire never
to return to Japan"
Capture of the Japanese was
described in the announcement
as the first step toward balanc-
ing the losses we suffered by
capture at Wake, Guam and Ba-
tam"
1T is hoped that our kind
handling of prisoners will be
watched by the Japanese in
their treatment of personnel"
the announcement added.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15
Furnishes
Clues for Charge
Hubby Tropped in Woke
of Wife's Accusation

DETROIT, Sept. Is - (P1 -
The lipstick on cigaret stubs
found in the automobile of
Owen Jackson, "a, got him into
court yesterday on charge of
assault and battery preferred by
his wife. Lola.
Jackson's explanation:
At the war plant where he
works, he cooperated in the
share-the-ride program. Passen-
gers are chosen for the various
employees with cars, he said, and
he got girls.
Thus the lipstick on the Gig
aret stubs and later an argu-
ment with his wife. She charged
that he struck her.
Jackson was placed on six
months probation on the assault
charge.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15
American Legion Ponders
Taking in Modern Vets
Plenty of Fireworks Center About
Proposal to be Throshed Out Saturday

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 15-(P)
The American Legion is about
to decide whether to invite into
its circle the boy that picked up
where it left off 25 years ago.
The question of admitting vet
Grams Of the present war to men,
bership promises to set off plenty
of fireworks at the Legion S
three day national convention,
opening Saturday.
The vanguard of national Of
ficials, arriving to set up con-
vention headquarters, sidestep-
ped comment on the controversy
today, awaiting a decision by the
800 delegates to wartime
confab stripped of frills and
play.
District and state departments
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15
KoIowith Services
Set for Thursday

Services for Peter Kolowich
will be conducted from the
Schwarzkoff Funeral Home, Uti-
ca, on Thursday at $50 and 900
o'clock at st. Lawrence Church.
Rev. E. J. De Keyser officiating.
Burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery,
Detroit. Prayers will be said at
the funeral home on Wednesday
evening at 800 o'clock.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15

There is approximately one
motor vehicle to every 10 miles
of road in China.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15
Warn Against
Ordinances
Banning Sirens

LANSING. Sept. Is - up -
The Michigan Defense Council
today called upon Michigan mu-
inequalities TO re fra IN from
adopting ordinances b n n n &
use Of sirens and alarm whis-
ties by fire, police and ambu-
lance units in what they be-
lleve is an effort to improve To-
cal air raid warning systems.
Capt. Donald S. Leonard,
state commander of the Citi-
zens' Defense Corps. described
such ordinances as threat 10
lives and property, declaring
that no confusion should exist in
distinguishing between air raid
warnings and sirens sounding
emergency runs.
The air raid warning is a
three-minute blast of steady du-
ration" he said. Fire and po-
lice sirens fluctuate in such a
manner as 10 be Immediately
distinguished"
Leonard said Detroit already
has adopted an anti siren rule
and its example probably would
be followed throughout tn e
state. AS a result, he said, di-
receives will be sent TO local de-
Tense commanders instructing
them that for the present al
least, siren use should not be
established exclusively for air
raid purposes.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15
Would Certify More
LIQUOR Store Clerks

LANSING, Sept. Is - P) -
The State Liquor Control Com
mission revealed today it had
requested the Civil Service De-
partment to certify II addition
al liquor store employees at Sault
Ste. Marie, Gaylord, Grayling,
Alpena and Traverse City.
Berton M. Davey, commission
secretary, said sales at Sault Ste.
Marie last month totaled $4,000
bottles of liquor, compared with
10000 in the same month a year
ago.
Population increases due to
military activities at the other
cities also have produced in
creaSes in liquor sales ranging
from rs to 100 per cent, Davey
said.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15

already have mulled over the
matter. Some favored letting
the new veterans join and others
were strongly opposed.
Those in favor argue there'll
be a close tie between the two
groups since 100000 of the l.
125, 900 Legionnaires already are
back fighting not to mention
100000 sons and grandsopS of
World War l veterans. Too, they
say, the Legion should have an
heir for its millions of dollars IN
property.
Those on the other side have
expressed the feeling that dis
parity in age Of the groups would
bring a May-December marriage,
with the old veterans shunted to
the sidelines by the new ones.
Regardless of how the dele
gates vote, the charter under
which the Legion was created
would have to be amended for
admission of the new veterans.
Under the charter, only those
who served in the Armed Forces
between April 6. 1917 and Nov.
IL, 1918 and were honorably dis
charged may belong.
Then, as James A. Young,
convention chairman, pointed
out, there's the possibility that
even though they get an invita-
ton to join the Legion the pres
ent veterans may want to set up
their own organization.
This would be logical step,
he added, because ever since
the Civil War there has been no
amalgamation of veterans or
CARNATIONS"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15
LoFoIIette Calls Measure
Worst Tex Bill in History
BorkIey Terms Measure Fair
and Best Under the Circumstances

House-approved rate of As per
cent on normal and surtaX earn
ing of large corporations. an OPP
Grafton that removed Sl27 ,000,-
900 of the Bills potential reve-
nue.. The comparable rate in the
present law is 81 per cent.
AT the same time. however,
the committee ruled that pro-
posed postwar rebate for cor
porations should b limited to
10 per cent of the excess profits
taxes they paid, instead of in
Guiding also their surtaxes.
REBATES PROVIDED
Corporations thus were pro-
vided with $500, 100000 poten-
tial rebates, accompanied by ST.
100000 to be repaid to in
dividuals under the Victory Tax.
This represented a $1,000, 000,-
600 annual loan that would be
collected by the Treasury in adj
dition to the $23,774,000,000 es-
timated return in direct taxes.
This compares with $1,000, 900
900 annual revenue under exist
ing law.
Despite this huge total, the
Bill still was nearly $4,000, 00O,-
600 short of the amount Secre-
tary of the Treasury Morgen-
than said was the minimum that
should be raised in direct taxes.
AS placed in the hands Of
craftsmen for 10 days of work
in writing technical revisions,
the Bill made these other major
changes in existing law.
Increased the normal income
tax rate from 4 TO 6 per cent
and boosted surtaxes from the
present range of 6 to II per cent
to a new level of ID to 81 per
cent.
Reduced personal income ex-
emptions from 81, 500 to 81 200
for married couples, $3.50 to
$500 for single persons and $500
TO $500 for dependents.
Allowed new credit against
inome tax for medical expenses
in excess of per cent of net in
come, with a maximum of ST.
500.
Boosted excess profits taxes
on corporations from 35 to 60
per cent range to a flat 80 per
cent, changing bases for calcu-
lating levies.
Placed an overall limitation
of 80 per cent of corporation in
come which could be collected
in taxes.
Eliminated capital stock and
declared-value excess pr Gifts
taxes on corporations.
Made interest on future issues
Of State and local bonds taxa
BILE.
Proposed Joint Congressional
study of compulsory savings,
with report due to Congress by
Dec. !.
Increased various excise tax
cS.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15
BY JACK BELL

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15-(P)
- A record shattering revenue
bill dipping directly into the
pockets of more than third OF
the nations citizens for money
to help fight the war went TO
the technical craftsmen today
with mixed approval and criti-
cism from members of the Sen
ate Finance Committee.
About 23,O00,000 persons who
eviously paid no Federal in
come taxes would join 10000
900 old taxpayers and the cor
porations to provide Treasury
collections estimated unofficial
ly at more than SOS, 500, 900, 900
annually under terms of the
measure as it was approved by
the committee last night.
Summing up the groups
works on the bill since il passed
the House July 20, Democratic
leader Barley Ky) expressed
a view which was concurred In
by several other members when
he told reporters:
Il think it's fair bill. 1t was
the best we could do under the
circumstances"
"WORST IN HISTORY"
Arrayed against this view
point was the comment of Sena-
tor La Toilette (Prog-Wis) who
called the measure the worst
tax bill in history and the adj
monition by Senator Vanden-
berg (R-Mich) that the Demo-
Gratis would have to accept re-
sponsibility for operation of the
new Victory" tax.
This levy, superimposed on
the regular income tax, would
collect 5 per cent of earnings
above 1924 a year, the assess
ment being taken out of the pay
checks of wage earners.
AT the end OF the year, credltS
Of 25 per cent cf the tax would
be available for single persons
and 40 per cent, plus 2 per cent
for each dependent, to married
persons. These could be taken
up in debt and insurance deduc-
tons or made in the form of
post war rebates by the Treas
ury.
SALES TAX FAILS
This levy stayed in the Bill
despite last-minute effort by
Senator Byrd (D-Va) to force
across a sales tax. linked with
increases in income rates and
lowering of exemptions. Byrd s
motion lost, TO IL, and a COM
panion motion to junk the vic
try levy for higher income tax
es without the sales tax, lost by
a 9 to 10 vote.
The committee then proceed
ed to lower to 40 per cent the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15
Wiichcraft Blamed
in Dual Sayings
Indion Fother Thought
Friends Slew Children

PENNINGTON, N. M, Sept.
15-(P)-An Indian father. con-
WINGED that witchcraft caused
the death of his three children,
shot and killed two other Indians
he accused of conjuring the fat
al spell. A third was wounded
critically.
Sheriff Andy Andrew identi-
fled the slayer as 32year-old
Clusters Son-Ip Law, a Navajo,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15
CRASH PROVES FATAL

PONTIAC -(R-- An auto
mobile plunged down an en-
bankment on Silver Bell road
five miles northeast Of here
Monday night, killing the driv-
er. Russell Good. 80, Of Pontiac.
Goods neck was broken.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15
Record SCATTERING Revenue Bill Lauded Criticized

who like Wise was found shot
TO death-a suicide, the sheriff
said, after avenging himself on
those he suspected of putting a
hex on his family.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15
Here's How Tox-ot-Source
Would Effect Workers

WASHINGTON, Sept Is - up - The per cent victory
earnings above 1924 approved by the Senate
finance committee tonight completing its work the
BILL would be collected the from
check deductions by employers would include the fol-
lowing amounts:
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15

Colorado was a flat, level
plain at one time.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-16

vest" Sunday night is Missions
Night. Mrs. Horace Brown, presi-
dent of the Missionary Society, will
report on the National Baptist Con-
vention.
A musical program of Pilgrims
fayorite artists has been planned.
The Missionary Society invites
everyone to come out to help them
fortify the Christian front, keep
missions alive, and prepare for the
greater task after the war.-Wan-
da Owens, reporter.
Rev. Henry w. Bolts, Jr., of Chi
cago, formerly of Minneapolis, has
been chosen for assistant pastor of
Zion Baptist church. Rev. Bolts
came here this week to be with his
father, Rev. H. W. Bolts, ST., pas
tor of the church for 10 years, who
is convalescing from a brief illness.
He will assume his duties immedi-
ately.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-16
Another Second Front

second Front is Of Importance other Americans
nan TO Negro Americans but Negroes
equal Importance which should opened most advanta
gous % and the advantageous opening
now One front to be seriously considered everywhere
the business front On successful negotiation hinge
power and influence.
In business there example Negro to
follow than the Jew Negroes and
to their disadvantage but Negroes any
the traits which the Jew has turned to advantage Jewish people
oacized and when black
known world and the true today yet the
greatest business people They have supers buying selling
trading The Jews have greater capacity intelligence
people, and they liabilities into while competitors
black and whnegect what assets they have sudiousy
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-16

mon Sunday morning. Among the
visitors was Miss Marion Cuthbert,
distinguished st. Paulite, who is a
member of the staff of the National
Y. W. C. A. Mr.. Thomas Tollerson
sang the much loved ooh, How
Love Him." a hymn set to the
music of the Italian 30 Sole Mic.
Sunday nights sermon was
"Ripe." The Gospel Chorus occu-
pied the choir stand.
On next Sunday morning Rev.
Ware will preach on "Great Har-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-16
WAR NERVES
Got a birdie on seventeen,

Got birdie on seventeen,
Clipped it in from off the green,
There was time shot like that
Would make my head too big for hat,
But somehow now one under par
Is little stuff compared to war.
Caught a whopping northern pike,
Holy mackerel, what a strike!
Played it deftly to the boat,
Saw the hook slip from its throat,
And, strange enough, I wasn't sad,
The Russ had held at Stalingrad
My long shot drove along the rail,
Came out of pocket to set sail
And thunder first across the wire,
had two bucks on Ball of Fire,
And though of fun Pm very fond,
My winnings went into war bond
At bridge I've ever been lamb,
Wishing always for Grand Slam,
At last 1 reached that height sublime,
But found it had no thrill in wartime,
I sat there looking like ninny,
My thoughts were all upon New Guinea.
I sing no more at my ablutions,
Too busy hopping up Aleutians,
Ny sleeps all ships and naval schemes,
For Pm an admiral in my dreams,
Though none will think I bear the brunt,
My every hours the second front!
james T. Logan.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-16

generosity managed to feed a
young wife and son fairly well.
Funny, the other day we saw Bob
Bullock, one of the Elks of 1924,
looking just as young and I'M
troubled as he did years ago. He
doesn't remember us but he stares
as if he is seeing a ghost. You
see, the distance between bell hop
ping and the duties we now per-
form are perhaps quite a bit for
Robert to cOmprehend-Or maybe
he doesn't remember our bringing
him many hot roast beef sand
witches. One thing we remember
about Bob Bullock was that he
was a good tipper!!!
We met William T. Francis who
was perhaps the first Negro citizen
of St. Paul, when he was at his
zenith in the Twin Cities. AS we
recall he soon left for Africa as
Minister to Liberia never to return
to his native land alive.
AS We wrote story of his flu
neral we thought that if Francis
had been a white man he could
have easily held a high govern
ment position in his own native
land instead of being sent off to
the malaria ridden continent of
some of his ancestors!
We recall that our lambasting
of the Republican administration
of Theodore Christensen, brought
a letter from messenger George L.
Hoage, ST., which listed II posi-
lions held by Negroes during the
Christensen regime!
We recall that in "22" there were
few radio sets in Minneapolis. One
of the best was one built by Percy
Smith, at that time one of the
towns popular beaus. Percy let us
listen at the amateurish brOadcasts
over his crystal set. Percy had the
doors and chairs of his room wired
to give the unwary an electric
shock. In those days many of the
Minneapolis and St. Paul folks
would quit their jobs to attend the
Episcopal picnic at Spring Park
at least that's what we were told.
Big shot "men about town" were
the talk of Minneapolis. They
didn't count much in st. Paul where
the old families, settlers for 80
years, didn't care for the sporting
boys. BUT in Minneapolis it was
Judge" Johnson, Ted Williams,
Roy Langford, Paul Brisco usually
with long sleek Cadillacs and
Packards who were "the glamour
boys"
We met Clarence and Marie
Hughes early. The I-X-L players
club was in it's bloom. Clarence, al
ways a good actor, and Archie
Jones were prime movers in the
club. lone Poore was extremely
popular and w. C. Jeffrey directed
the Mu-SO-Hit choral group. Mrs.
Jos. D. Bryan was active in vOlun-
teer social work and the st. Paul
Y. w. C. A. maintained a branch
on West Central Ave. between Dale
and Kent.
All these names and events come
back to your correspondent as he
pauses for reflection as outside the
world, war-mad jangles and blood
thirsty dictators direct the sacrifice
of thousands of fellow humans-as
our blood kin join the fray and
the son of our seed prepares to go
forth to do his part to stem the
madmen's tide-and perhaps the
writer will follow and others also
until every vestige of intolerance,
hate and rapacious imperialism will
have vanished to leave for US the
little things we have written about
in the comparative peace of a Sun
day eve.-C. E. N.