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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20
Sensational Stephan
Charge huolues Mqgel
Traitor Says Former Detroit
Postmaster Aided German

DETROIT, April 20 - Up, -
Allegations by Max Stephan that
he had received advice from a
former Detroit public officehold-
or in connection with his aid TO
Nazi Lieut.. Hans Peter Krug
commanded attention today.
Stephan's assertions, along
with a letter to him from SUI
prcme Court Justice Frank Muir
ply, were placed in the court
trial record by Federal Judge
Arthur j. futile. who said he
Gid SO to assure Stephan every
right open to him under the
law
The allegations of the con-
victed traitor, under sentence to
hang, named William j. Nagel,
20, former Detroit postmaster.
Nagel has denied Stephan's
statements and Federal agents
have said they were unable to
substantiate them.
John S. Bugas, head of the
Detroit Office of the Federal Bu-
rcau Of Investigation, said the
FBI had investigated the matter
heretofore and had turned over
its information to the court at
the time Of Stephan's trial for
treason.
LITTLE VALUE?
Bugas said it was not empha-
sized at the trial because posi-
ply it didn't prove of sufficient
value to the prosecution or the
defense
In convicting Stephan, a jury
found him guilty of treason in
aiding Lieut.. Krug in the course
of the latter's flight from Ca
madam prison camp. Writing to
Judge futile. Stephan said Ma
gel had advised him that he
would do no harm TO the Unit
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20
Skater U.BOatS

LONDON, April 20-(P)-Al-
lied planes helping to defend
two important conveys proba-
bly, destroyed five Axis subma-
rineS and seriously damaged
many others in a four-day run
ming battle with a U-boat pack in
the Atlantic in March, the
air ministry news service an
n0unced today.
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Local kiWanis
District Hosts
80 Expected at
Wednesdays Conelove

More than 80 Kiwanians from
nine nearby cities will attend a
spring divisional meeting at the
Medea Hotel Wednesday evening
at which members of the Mount
Clemens Kiwanis Club will be
hosts.
Walter J. J. Ray, OF Port
Huron, district governor of the
seventh district of Kiwanis. will
be the principal speaker, Glenn
Davis. OF Rochester. district lieu
tenant governor. will preside.
See KIWANIS-Page 2
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Roosevelt on Air
at II Tonight

|. WASHINGTON. April 20--(P,
President ROOSEVELT will ad-
dress the nation at IL o'clock,
Eastern War time, tonight in a
speech to he broadcast over all
radio networks, the White
House has announced. Subject
Of his talk was not given i'm the
White House statement, issued
late last night.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20

LONDON, April 90 up -
Reuters reported in a dispatch
from Zurich today all French
men between the ages Of is and
SO had been ordered to with
draw 80 miles from the Medi-
terranean coast, and that il was
believed the entire French popu-
Iatton would be deported shortly
from the 3o-mile wide coastal
strip which the Germans have
set up as an anti-invasion meas
ure.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20

LONDON, April 20-(P)-
The Luxembourg radio went off
the air shortly after noon today,
Reuters reported, indicat n 6
that Allied bOmbers might be
observing Adolf Hitler's saith
birthday by a daylight bombing
of European targets.
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Grim Fighters

WASHINGTON, April Pop
- American fighter planes,
doubling as light bombers, drop
ped IL tons Of explosives on
japanese positions on Kiska in
the Aleutians, the Navy report
ed today. 49,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20

ANKARA, TURKEY, April 10
-(Delayed)- up - An official
cOmmunique announced today
that Turkey and Germany had
signed a new commercial agree
mcnt to exchange goods equiva-
lent to about S30,000,000 each in
the next year.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20

SUPERIOR, WIS.,, Apr'I W
(P)--Counsel for seven major
oil companies answered a charge
in Federal court today that they
had conspired to fix oil prices by
declaring that the alleged con-
spiracy was in reality price
sterilization meeting called un-
der the NRA program.
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Offset Gains

LONDON, April 20 - R) =
German commanders bitterly
defending their narrow fOOthOld
in the Caucasus above NOvOrOs-
sisk threw a regiment Of infan-
try strongly reinforced by tanks
against a Soviet guard position
and managed to gain brief
wedge in the Russian lines dur
ing the nights fighting, but a
determined c0unterattack set the
enemy back again, the Soviet
noon communique said today.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20

LONDON, April 20 - R) -
Prime Minister Churchill told
the House of Commons today
that the ban on the regular Sun
day morning ringing of church
bells, invoked during the in
vasion peril in 1910, would be
lifted to permit the bells to peal
out for the brightest Easter
Britain has witnessed since the
start c. the war.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20

NEW DELHI, April 20-(Pl-
Several formations of American
Liberat0r bombers kindled new
fires and spread great destruc-
ton early Monday in the Burma
supply port of Rangoon, already
virtually denied to the Japanese
by previous attacks, while other
u. S. planes knocked out rail-
road bridges A. u. S. commune
que said today.
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'Irspetis Army,
Navy (eniers
.on-Latesi Trip
Reveal President
Left Washington
on April Is
ABOARD ROOSEVELT

ABOAKO kOOSeVeIo
TRAIN. April 20 AP
- President Roosevelt is
mokins q second major in
speetion Of Americas ex-
pondins war effort ond
hos seen tens Of thousands
Of fit, bronzed tro ops
which, he Indicted, will
be used to hommer out or
mointoin q second front
in Europe.
Weaving through the
southeastern stotes by
specioI train and motor,
he hos visited q marine
corps bose, q WAAC
training center, and five
ormy posts. and reviewed
division offer division Of
fit-Iookins fighting men.
with months Of tougher.
ing behind them.
Aheod Of them may Be
glory on the European
continent.
THE troops you hove
seen will do q good Job in
europe?" q reporter osked
at q press conference
oboord his troin.
Mr.. Roosevelt replied
that he would soy 80 from
See PRESIDENT-Pare 2
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Exact Savage
Two-Day Toll
of112pIanes
Germans Step-Up
Attacks Against
Reds Near Black SEQ
BY ROGER GREENE

noSVS'atSu war
Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower's
headquarters announced today
that Allied war planes had
marked up a two-day toll of 112
Axis planes destroyed. including
20 giant Junkers transports, in
their blazing campaign to stran-
gle the enemy's aerial lifeline
to Tunisia.
TWenty-four more planes IL
Junkers 52's and IL others -
were shot out Of the skies yester-
day in sweeps off the Tunisian
coast and over the North African
battlefield, an Allied commune
que said.
In addition, three more planes
were added TO Sundays bag of
"a Axis aircraft destroyed in a
single engagement over the ST.
Gillian channel.
On the land front, the Allied
Command said, French troops
easily rcpulscd" an Axis coun-
ter attack in the Central sector.
"In all other sectors, active
ratrolling continued" the COM
NUN que 81"
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS
HITLER-Nazi Fuehrer marks
Saith birthday as aides sound
grim theme; Goebbels says war
has reached its hardest stage. {.
End nowhere in sight" London
expects new peace bid.
AIR WAR-Luxembourg DAN
ish and Paris radio stations 90
off air, indicating renewal of AL
lied daylight offensive against
continent; Raj night raiders
blast Nazi rail lines in Brittany,
France, Holland, Northwest Ger
many; Nazi Scout planes keep
vigil for invasion move.
RUSSIA Germans step up
large-scale attacks on Black Sea
coast but fail to gain ground;
See AIR Wharfage 6
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cd States if he assisted Kug 10
get to Chicago.
Stephan said in his letter that
after showing Krug "a good time
on his D birthday" he sought
out Nagel and advised him of the
See STEPHAN-Page 2
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SideIights
on FDR's Trip
By the A..ecIat.a p,.,,

BY The Associated Press
Some sidelights on President
Roosevelt's war inspection trim:
Soldiers guarded the rail
lines the President Travelled,
giving special attention to the
bridges and grade crossings.
Men in an amphibious jeep
b0bbed on the surface Of the
tennessee river underneath
one bridge.
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| late X X X
bulletins


ALLIED HEADQUART Z r S
IN AUSTRALIA, April 20-(P)
- Allied bOmbers, operating
singly, attacked japanese air.
drOmes in New Guinea and New
Britain yesterday and bombed a
small ship in the Tanimbar Is
land area.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20

AT one point along the Allan.
tlo~seaboard. half a dozen Negro
section hands were leaning on
shovels, backs to the train, while
foreman apparently threatened
serious consequences If they
turned around for q look. "A
gang of WPA workers." some
body quipped in the dining car.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20

Near Maxwell Field, Ala,
three children the oldest about
IL, were On their way to
school. The Army was taking
no chances with anyone and .
soldier with rifle and bayonet
conveyed them past the reser-
walton.
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Two dogs made the trip. One
was Mr.. Roosevelt's Scottie.
Fala, which goes nearly every
where he does; the other was an
Irish Setter, Sister, belonging to
Miss Laura Delano, . cousin Of
the President.
Fala and isis" didn't like to
hear big guns firing and barked
back furiUusly.
Once an Army officer took
Fala in tow and introduced him
to some civilian employees ct m
ar station, saying: And this h
Fala, the dog you've heard -
much about.
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Eisvsn.ysas-sld Co. ~
wards al Atlsnea , oDnoGt
thumbed . rids - ~ go11.g
dental special, ~ J1oGb :,
Wilson, chief sf tho Uo)too
See SIDBLlGHT0-eage 4
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lmportiol CoveVose
Of All locol News
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Discusses Alleged Savings
From Not Pre- -Slicing Bread.

To the Editor Of The Star:
We are willing to give up many things
sliced bread included, if there is definite
gain to the war effort from so doing. but
we should like to know more of the rea-
sons for withholding so convenient and
time-saving a service as the sliced loaf,
when everything else is making the
housewives task more difficult.
Many women who are preparing meals
for families are themselves working in
factories, Offices or stores. Away from
home in the daytime, such delivery serv-
Marketing time for the working house.
keeper is at the end of the day, when all
other workers are trying to assemble
supplies, and lines are long and weary.
At home, breadboard and knife now
will always have to be at hand. Knives
are hard to get, and many homes are not
supplied with slicing knives. Uniform
slices are more economical in every way
than are irregular, hastily cut slabs of
bread. Slicing all the bread for all the
family for all the meals and all the pack
ed lunches will consume much woman
power. OF course, we can 90 it if we
must. But in view of the fact that
bakeries are already equipped to fur
nish the sliced loaf, will it really pay to
discontinue it? QUESTIONER.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Princeton Tradition

When Daniel Webster went before
the Supreme Court in behalf of Dart
mouth in 1919, he declared: "It is,
sirs, small college, and yet there
are those who love it." So, too, in
1943 there must be considerable
number of persons who, without re-
gard to its size. hold Princeton Uni
verSity in affection if only because
an authentic American culture
flourishes there.
President Harold w. Dodds in his
most recent utterance testifies to the
vitality of the Nassau tradition when
he says: The university has dedi-
Gated itself FIRST and foremost to the
winning of the war, but it has not
forgotten, and will not forget, that
for winning the war and establishing
the peace, technical training alone is
not enough. Princeton firmly be-
lieves that trained intelligence, wide
range of vision, discipline of mind
and spirit, and the other related
objectiveS of education in the liberal
arts will continue to be of vital
importance"
That is courageous decision, and
1t should be appreciated by the coun-
try at large 1t would be easy to
make a religion of expediency and,
under the compulsion of the prevail
ing emergency, to eliminate every
study not directly involved in the
effort to triumph over the Axis. But
a moments careful thought will
suffice to suggest that the cultural
standards of the Nation must be
maintained as we'll as defended. The
United States is not fighting merely
for survival. What Is wanted Is a
victory for the whole of American
civilization, not simply the remnants
Of 1t.
DR.. Dodds explains that "an i'm
portant minority" Of the student
body will pursue the enduring values
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Explains How American Expedition
To Africa Blockades Axis.
TO the Editor of The Star

To the Editor of The Star:
One very interesting effect of the
landing Of the Allied forces in North
Africa does not appear to have received
sumc1ent emphasis in the press, viz: The
stoppage OF highly essential supplies
which reached the enemy from North
African ports largely via Marseilles.
According to reply to question re-
Gently asked in the House of Commons.
during the months of January through
August, 1912, imports into France and
Italy from French Mediterranean ports
amounted to 2,4OO tons of rubber 27l,-
600 tons Of minerals, 1900 900 tons of
phosphates, $4,000 tons of oilseeds and
vegetable oils, 1000 tons Of wool, $500
tons OF raw cotton, 1000 tons of hides,
skins and leather and 85O,0O0 tons of
foodstuffs. The importance of the
mineral imports in particular cannot
be judged by quantities, since they in
cluded small but important consign-
ments of high-grade iron ore, while the
Axis were making strenuous endeavors
to obtain from North Africa cargoes of
molybdenum, antimony and especially
cobalt
1t was recently stated in the press here
that certain categories of the above sup
plies are being jointly apportioned for
American and British use. Evidently,
in any case, the Axis has received very
heavy blow from the blockade aspect
L. McCORMICK-GOOD
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Mr.. Jeffers Speaks Out

The warning from William M.
Jeffers that catastrophe" awaits
the synthetic rubber program unless
prompt action is taken to make avail
able the necessary materials for
plant construction directs attention
to a situation which is not uncom-
mon in wartime Washington, but for
which there can be little if any
excuse.
1t Is the old story of competition
for scarce materials. AS rubber di-
rector, Mr.. Jeffers has responsibility
Tor the manufacture of enough syn
thetic rubber to satisfy the country's
essential military and civilian re-
quirements. To make the rubber. it
Is necessary to construct a number
OF elaborate plants, and this calls for
large quantities OF critical materials.
Mr.. Jeffers had worked out a good
program, with new plants scheduled
to come into production periodically
through the year. He has said that
by adherlng to this Schedule-and
not otherwise-the rubber which we
must have to fight the war can be
made available.
These plants are not coming into
production on schedule because Mr.
Jeffers has been unable to get his
materials. And he has not been able
to get them because of a behind
the-scenes scramble for supplies
among those responsible for produc-
ton OF rubber, high octane aviation
gasoline, the escort ship program and
the aircraft program-all of which
are dependent upon the same limited
supply of critical items.
Without access to all of the facts.
1t Is impossible to say which of these
programs should receive preferred
treatment. That is the function of
some one-presumably the President
who knows whether our greatest
need Is for rubber, gasoline, ships or
planes. But no special knowledge is
necessary to say that some one ought
to make the decision; that the con-
fict should not be permitted to drift
along and work itself out. This latter
course would mean that no one of
these officials could plan his program
intellieently, and the net result prob
ably would be less of everything and
not enough of anything.
1t is to be hoped that the President
will dispose of this controversy. one
way or another, without further de-
lay. The sensible thing would be to
tell Mr.. Jeffers exactly what quantity
OF materials he can have, and then
see to 1t that he gets them. Then he
would know with reasonable accuracy
how much rubber can be produced
In a given period. and if this should
be less than what is now regarded as
the minimum tonnage, it would at
least be possible to plan conservation
measures accordingly Certainly this
is to be preferred to a policy of blum
derlng along, with no one in position
to say how much rubber we are going
to have, or how much high octane
gas, or how many escort ships, or how
many military planes.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Tells of Observations
At Fuel Board Hearing.

10 the E0ltOr OF Inc star.
I heat my home with coal, but last
night I drove carless friend to Fairfax
to a meeting of the Ration Board for
people with fuel oil complaints. What
a place to have such a meeting! 1t is
impossible to get there by bus from
Falls Church. Also the place is en-
tirely too small. People stood for hours
in temperature that in no way indi-
Gated fuel rationing. The radiator
burned your hand.
While people argued and pleaded for
more fuel oil they often cited the more
generous rations that had been granted
their neighbors and friends in similar
houses to theirs. The answer of the
rationing officials was always, Tell us
their names and addresses and we will
take it away from them" What in the
world are We coming to with such
Gestapo suggestions from rationing
board?
Some better and fairer rationing plan
should be devised at once. People I
know have received anywhere from go per
cent less than they used last year to 300
gallons more. 1t is farce, really. Only
it is not funny to those poor unfor-
tunates who received far too little and
now are denied adequate relief by the
Ration Board and asked to tell on
their friends to boot!
COAL FURNACE.
Falls Church. Va.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
StubbornIy Hanging On

1t is surprising that usually re-
sourceful leaders in the administra-
tion did not move long ago to liqui-
date the National Youth Admins
tration, instead of hanging on to it
so tenaciously in stubborn contest
with Senator Byrd and others, who
are sure to win in the end. To have
withdrawn this depression created
experiment gracefully when the war
practically ended unemployment
would have removed a target for all
who like to shoot at New Deal ex-
travagance But it remains, feebly
supported by Aubrey Williams argu-
ments, reduced now to the claim
that by the time NYA has gone out
of existence the war will be over and
a new era of unemployment will
make it again necessary.
The NYA already has been cur
tailed to a mere SCI 100000 and re-
stricted to defense training. But if
the demand for manpoWer is what it
is represented to be, it is hard to
convince any taxpayer these days
that even this training is necessary
or even desirable any longer; or, if it
is necessary, that the National Gov
ernment must be the agency to sup
ply it instead Of the employers who
need and benefit from a supply Of
skilled personnel. AS far as unem-
ployment after the war is concerned,
are we still under the impression
that the evils of unemployment can
be overcome by such questionable
devices as the National Youth Ad-
ministration, or, for that matter,
with bigger and better WPAs? If
we are counting on such things to
fight the next depression. we have
not learned much from the last.
The chief criticism of the con-
tinued existence of NYA, however, is
that this agency was set up to deal
with a situation that no longer exists.
Yet, instead of abandoning it, the
attempt is made to contrive some
changes in its character that will
justify its existence under new con-
ditions, and the most ingenious argu-
ments are dug up to support it. 1t
will be a surprise indeed If the new
Congress gives NYA a new lease on
life in this session.
Evening star., 1943-01-09

OF liberal education" That does
not mean that time or labor will be
wasted on non-essential esoterics-
the useless extravagances of learn
Ing. 1t is not suggested that the
university should be isolated from
the realities of such a cataclysmic
period OF history as that currently
prevailing. Rather, it is that the age
soon to dawn may not lack for reli-
gious and philosophic background
that the Nassau doctrine of academic
integrity is to be preserved. Mr..
Chips boys at Brookfield, it will be
remembered, continued their transla-
ton of Caesar while the German
bombs fell round their school, It is
to similar purpose that Princeton will.
not cease to be Princeton.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
THIS AND THAT
By Charles Z. Trace1Ueu.

is useful to them in following their
ancestral ways.
Persons who admire both dogs and cats
will understand that dogs create more
damage in yard than cats. The dig
ging cats do is mild, in comparison with
the havoc to turf and shrubs which a
dog can achieve.
The owner of the dog may not mind,
but the owner OF TIE yard may not like
it at all.
Experts of the Department OF Agri-
culture several years ago discovered an
excellent and harmless way to keep dogs
from harming grass and shrubs.
1t is to use very dilute nicotine spray.
1t is put on shrubs, lawns, etc.
No soap is required. just water.
This spray, II used regularly, will keep
them off until after the next rain.
The odor is imperceptiole to humans,
but remains very undesirable to the
keen nose of the dogs. Animals have
their own definite ideas Of good and bad.
when it comes to smells. Cats resent
perfume, or any sharp odor.
Dogs can hear, too, as well as they
can smell.
One of the interesting gadgets of the
past few years has been the silent dog
whistle"
The note it makes is not heard by
human ears owing to its high frequency
but it is easily caught by the dog.
;e ohe hi ,y,bic CT 1o
goes to the lips, and there makes no
sound at all, but brings the dogs from
every direction.
The question of feeding pet dogs and
cats will grow with rationing.
So far. no provision has been made
at all for the dog, mans best friend"
1t is rather slur on mans sincerity,
We think. to call the dog mans best
friend, and then in times such as these
make no allowance for his food.
Our personal opinion is that no dog
can long remain in good health on some
of the dried foods, but this remains to
be seen. Fishes in an aquarium live
long on dried foods. They seldom live
as long as Ill IdIuIc 'pIONlotu, IIldt Is,
another and larger fish does not get
them, but lack of longevity in the
aquarium is probably more due to lack
of oxygen, etc.
Dogs at this time of year tend to run
in gangs. 1t is one of their interesting
ancestral traits. In these groups the
smaller dogs are usually safe. The ami
mails have their own code. and it is one
law that large dogs do not willingly at
tack small ones, and especially puppies.
If dogs get into yard, they usually
60 out again if left alone. Too much pes
tering them will only confuse them, and
sometimes prevent them from finding
their way out
In the days to come, the dog should
be the subject of thorough Govern
ment study. Surely some bright young
man behind a mahogany desk ought TO
be able to tell us just how to feed mans
best friend" in times such as these.