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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-20
By PETER EDISON

Nothing that Secretary of the
Interior Harold l.. Ickes has said
in long time has been so mis-
construed, according TO his pub
lie relations department, as his
recent speech before the Sales
Executives Club in New York.
This was the speech titled TAX.
ing a Look at the Oddities in
which the secretary tried TO con-
duct his audience on a 30-min-
ute tour of the capital so as TO
get the proper perspective on
the loyal, underpaid civil serv-
ants whom the public has taken
TO maligning as bureaucrats.
But according to the secre-
tary's public relations depart
ment, "some of the newspapers
and press associations plucked
certain pages out of context in
such a way as TO make it appear
that he was blasting business
men"
Well. there can be no doubt
about that National Assocla-
ton of Manufacturers has just
compiled broadside labeled
what editors think about
ICKES and businessmen" on
which are reproduced about six
square feet of clippings of edi-
torials. all Of which take Ickes
10 task for his alleged remarks.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-20

Among interesting points in the correspondence
with which President Roosevelt and Chester Davis
ported con7pony single word in one sentence Of
the Presidents letter accepting the food odnnis-
trotors res qnotjon 1t should be reod in reoizotion
tnot Mr.. Roosevelt is very clever with words and we'll
owore Of oil their connototions
II would be unfair to you TO insist thot you re-
rnoin. when you feel thot you cannot whole
heortedy support progron1 TO hold down the cost
Of living"
Who connot support progrono2 Mr.. Davis con.
not support the Presidents Progror but why the in
ference tnot he cannot support progrom - which
is 10 soy, any progron72 A sly dig venon1ous dig,
on egotistcoI dig - that exclusive use Of %" as
though opposition TO the Presidents formula we're
synonymous with uHwjUn9ness to do onyhing OF
all 10 prevent infoton.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-20
LOWER VOTING AGE

A Gallup survey reports that sentiment IS shift
ing toword the proposal tnot the voting oge be low
cred 10 s, on the ground thot men old enough to
fight ore old enough 10 porticpote in government.
In mony instances, 8.yeor-olds ore as inte.
gent ond os informed os men ond women many yeors
their senior But they do lack one thing thot is very
useful in v6tin9-tney do not have O background Of
experience against which TO Judge the allegations
and promises mode by offjceseekers
The young ore ambitious courageous, expert
mental They like TO try new ventures Then os yeors
poss they discover thot whot-ot l8-they suppos-
ed to be O promising new dec turns out to be the
some old CUFF thot hos been falling off and on for
centuries.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-20

dresser stuck their heads in the
door.
Ready" Miss West?' She
said she was ready.
Suspecting that all was not
well with "Tropicana,' we cor
nered Victor Moore He had
heard about the love scene. but
didn't know whether it was 60
ing into the picture. Victor
bluShed. Il haven't given it
mulh thought | just got mar
rled, you know. I'm still on my
honeymoon -
THE LOWDOWN
Director Ratoff was more
helpful.
What happened to that big
love scene between Mae and
Victor Moore" we asked.
What happened to it," ex-
ploded Ratoff. why, nothing
happened to it. It's the best
scene in the picture. Greatest
But, We interrupted, Miss
West said there's nothing like
that in the picture"
Ratoff almost fell out Of his
chair. SHE said THAT he
said. Yes we said, innoeently,
a la Sherlock Holmes.
Well" he said, "and you can
quote me, the scene is in the
picture. It's the best scene in the
picture, Greatest Just then
the cameraman said he was
ready and Ratoff had to go back
to work. Don't go away ne
said.
But being a peace loving soul
We decided the set of "Tropic-
ana wa. no place for us and
fled. Well just wait until the
picture is released to solve the
riddle of The Case of the Dis
appearing Plot.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-20

A little twist at the start puts
Murderer Choice by Anna
Mary Wells (Knopf: So into
high gear in the first chapter
Two cousins, the wealthy
writer Of detective fiction,
Charles Osgood, and the poor re-
lation, Frank Osgood, are din
ing together. Charles informs
his cousin that he has taken out
a 100000 life insurance policy
IN his favor Charles also an
nounCes he intends TO commit
suicide during the next year and
arrange things so Frank VIII be
convicted of murder.
From here the book gallops.
Charles dies and Frank hires a
woman detective TO keep him
out of trouble. Charles death
appears TO be from natural caus-
cs, and the detective must find
out whether Charles really died
Of natural causes or was a sui
eide, murder victim or if he
simply staged a hoax. And, if
Charles were murdered. the
guilty party must be found.
There are several besides Frank
who had good cause to murder
the victim.
The book has a flaw or two
most of the suspects are too
sympathetic Another flaw is
that the book keeps readers up
past their bedtime.
Godfrey ONES latest thriller,
"The Hill of the Terrified
Monk (Wm. Morrow & Co.:
So. brings the mild-mannered
Jose Manuel Madcro, detective,
into sizzling Tucson, Ariz., TO
solve a couple OF murders and
clear up an international situa-
ton that all started with an
empty borrowed coffin.
Placed in a lobby of thcater
as press agents stunt, a corpse
finds IFS way into the box and
then things really begin TO pop.
Characters like charming Kelly
Prentiss. her son. Eric; beautiful
Tony Bradley and the greasy
Mr. Popol. thcater owner. be-
wilder the gallant young press
agent, Ben Logan, but with the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-20
. 50 THEY SAY

I'd like to tell you why /
wasn't here last week. l hap
pcned TO be in Australia that
night oldier-students expla-
nation for absence from night
class al Washington u, ST.
Louis, Mo.
Our people know the hour (of
invasion) is drawing near and
they are ready TO fight and to
make any sacrifice Gen Draja
Mikhailovich Of Yugoslavia.
Pooling yourself is expensive,
fooling other people is nearly
impossible, and having no rca-
son 10 fool anybody is a long
step on the road to achievement
and content. - Claiming Pol
lock, author and lecturer.
1t is mid day and life goes on
here. though the populace does
not have any rest am looking
into burned places where the
flames come up again. We tired
people have to continue work,
so much has happened here in
the last few nights.-Gcrman
broadcast from bombed Duessel-
dorf.
Russia will emerge CATER the
war; as the second or third ina
dustrial nation Of the world. 1t
wasn't hard for Premier Stain
90 give up the Comintcrn when
he could look ahead and see that
he was going 10 have a lot more
attractive things TO sell to the
world after the war than Com
muniSm Frederick c. Craw-
ford, president National AsSoci-
alton of Manufacturers.
As COMMANDMENTS chief, | ask
all people TO remember this
that a share i'm the National War
Fund is a share in winning the
war President Roosevelt.
A second front is imminent.
The allies state 1t is no longer
question o. weeks or Of days--it
is a question Of hours-Paris
radio tNszD
We arc doing far more post
war talking than we did in cone
nection with World War |. and
that is good. | think we counted
1863 or CARNATIONS planning our
postwar future in the states
President Frederick c. Craw-
ford OF National Association OF
Manufactures 10 Canadian man
uiactuTcrs.
America must join i'm what
ever organized postwar sane
lions are necessary 10 prevent
by mutual force the recurrence
Of criminal military aggression
in the world Senator Arthur
II. Ysndenberg Of Michigan.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-20
o IN HOLLYWOOD

were too exhausted TO even play
gin rummy. Hardly an afternoon
for intrigue.
Someone told us Mae West
had date 10 play a torrid love
scene with cherubic oly-poly,
67-yea~-old Victor Moore, the
recent bridegroom, for the pic
tur @. SO we rushed TO the set. 1t
would make a swell story
From Tall Dark and Hand
some TO Short and Fat Or
something like that.
INTERVIEW WITH MAE
La West was sitting in her
dressing room, slipping soda pop
and waiting to be made up. She
thought it was about time for
her TO make a film comeback
and give little competition to
pin-up girls like Cradle and
Lands and Lamar and Hay
worth.
We thought this was fine
Now about this love scene with
Victor Moore we said. 1T S
rather
What love scene" asked
Mac, choking on the soda pop.
Why We said, the big love
scene IN the picture. | think it's
very amusing-tall, dark and
handsome to short and fat 70
Mae choked again, regained
her compoSure and laughed.
Mono. there's nothing like
that in the picture. But wait
until YOU see the clothes | wear.
All modern and slinky and
But. Miss West, we inter-
rupted. they said you and Vic
tor
Mono, there's nothing like
that in the picture Mae repeat
ed, more firmly this time. Just
then a makeup man and a hair
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-20
POINTED

TULSA, Okla. - Dr. Cecil
Bryan admitted at an Office of
Price Administration h earin &
that he bought beef carcass
last May without Surrendering
ration points.
Il fed flood victims in my
drugstore. They had neither
money nor ration points" DR..
Bryan said. His hometown folk
at Wan, Okla, had no other
food, he explained
The OPA took the case under
Amusement.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-20
McKENNY ON
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM T.. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Lieut.. Herbert Gerst OF the
U. S. Navy is another of the
many Bridge League executives
serving Uncle Sam. Before the
war, Lieutenant Gerst was in
the laundry business in Norfolk,
Va. He was e leader of organ
lied bridge in eastern Virginia.
His hobby was raising money for
worthy charities. He raised more
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-20
TAKE AND GIVE

BOISE. Iaho--A former old
age pensioner was too gratui-
tous. said welfare Commissioner
II c. Baldridge.
The penSioner mailed the
state a check for Sl,l27. which
was So more than ne had re-
ceived in state aid
The state is refundlng the So.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-20
LESS LATIN

KANSAS CITY-Insecta land
$40 vermin come under that
heading would mean bankrupt
cy, complained an eXterminat-
ing company, eXclaiming that
for $40 a month it wanted some
leeWay.
Reaches, bedbugs, lice, wa
terbugs, rats and mice, the man
ager said--none of this fancy
vermes, rodenta and stuff.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-20
DOWN AND OUT

KANSAS CITY, Kas. = Alex
Smith, Waterman, didn't watch
and fell into 30-foot deep hole
he was employed TO guard.
An ambulance crew and three
officers spent half hour get
ting him out. He fractured both
arms and suffered back injuries
in the fall.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-20
, FLASHES
OF
LIFE .
By The Associated Press
Is THIS TRUE

FORT DEVENS. Mass --Japa-
nese soldiers really believe the
propaganda handed out TO them,
according TO Pfc. John F.
Mooney Jr. %.
Pfc. Mooney, now at Lowell
General h ospita ! recovering
from yellow jaundice picked up
in the South Pacific, told inter-
viewers that Jap prisoners cap
tured on Guadalcanal believed
Chicago was being bombed
every day and that they actual
~ we're fighting in California
instead Of on the Stalking, rot
ting and malaria ridden canal. y
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-20
COMING IN ON

ONTARIO, Calf - Three
guesseswhat song civilian Flight
Instructor T. NJ. Shriner might
have been singing:
The propeller flew off.
The engine fell out.
Cadet d. r. Hooton jumped.
Shriner stayed with the re-
mainder OF the plane. and landed
within few yards OF where the
engine struck.
LINCOLN. Nob.-It was dental
inspection day at the Lincoln
army air ba@e Sgt. Frank Lee
Fevere of Camden, N. j., failed
to answer the call.
Instead Sgt Ralph Posmoga,
of Clarion. Pa, assisting i'm the
inspection, received small box
which contained a note from Lee
Fcvcre reading, "I'll be a few
minutes late, but I'm not needed
anyway. Please deliver the
package TO the doctor in my alb
sence.
Besides the note, the box con-
tanned one set of false teeth.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-20
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON .

In short, this speech bounced,
and the secretary would now
like to suck il back or correct
whatever false impression il
may have given.
LOOK AT THE TEXT
To be perfectly fair about
these things, all you have to do
is go back and look at the text
to see what Mr.. Ickes really
said Following is one Of the
paragraphs on which he was so
unjustly PANIED:
1T isn't the New Dealers who
have been running this war.
challenge anyone to name names
and fix responsibilities. If /
know anything about Washing
ton il is that the dollar-a year
men have been running the war
men like Knudson. Nelson,
Stettinius, and many others
whom / might mention. These
are the men to whom the Presi-
dent has given vast powers. "
Toward the end Of his speech,
Ickes touched on this subject
again TO drive home his point.
saying:
i would remind you that as
an indication of its intention to
convert (the government TO
war; as quickly and as noise
lessly as possible, the President
did not turn the job Of CONVEX
sion over TO New Dealer bur
eaucrat such as myself. He
summoned TO Washington some
of the greatest names, in indus
try and put the owners OF them
to work. | have sometimes
Ventured TO think-all by my
self, of course-that this sudden
and great influx Of men who
while highly competent in their
own fields. were inexperienced
and unframed in and unsympa-
thetic with government proceed
ureS, was not as we'll advised as
ii appeared TO be"
Well. there's the evidence.
Was Harold taking the business
men for a ride, or was he. in his
inimltable manner, praising
them with faint damns? And
who should cat whose words
The edition Nj. TclraeD
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-20
PORT TO PORK

SAN FRANCISCO - Soul,
cheerful and companionable
pig, spent most of her life
aboard transport ship in the
south Pacific as crew mascot.
But the last few times we hit
port, Deck Stewart Jack Alb
ransom said, many persons
seemed to look on her more as
red ration points on the hoof
than as a pet
So AbramSon gave her last
ride in the ships elevator-her
faVorite recreation - and then
turned her over 10 the butcher.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-20
Book Reui;eus

aid of Madero everything works
out to the readers satisfaction.
ID d Reckoning" (Duell
Sloan & Pearce So by Francis
Bonnamy brings a swell sleuth
to crime readers in the per
son of Shane of Chicago 10
solve a triple murder in the ma
tons capital. Maps in the liz
brary of Congress start them off.
The author, maSquerading as
Francis Bonnamy. does much of
the sleuthing, but it takes
Shane delving into coastal maps
and pirate lore, to furnish the
climax on a small island off the
coast Of North Carolina. A
thriller from start to finish with
that Who's next?' trailing
along in each chapter.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-20
SECRETARY'S SARCASM
BACKFIRES

But why all the anxiety 10
suck back on this speech?
True. Ickes has a couple Of
grsde-A tycoons working for
him in Ralph K. Davies. of
Standard Oil, now deputy petro-
leum administrator for war; and
Carl Z Newton Of c. e. O rail
road, now deputy coal mines adj
ministrator. II this type of APP
pointment has not turned out as
we'll advised as il appeared TO
be, then Secretary Ickes as a
good outstanding bureaucrat
should be the first 10 remedy
the situation by removing his
two subordinates from business
and appointing in their places
other bureaucrats like himself.
He isn't likely TO do anything Of
the kind, and that Of course is
the best proof Of the point that
he thinks businessmen are okay.
If that's what Secretary lckes
intended 10 say in the first
place. the ensuing argument can
only be explained by saying tF L
his sarcasm is slipping. If so, no
wonder il backfircd
Big Business names are all
over Washington, as Ickes says.
If these businessmen let the Pal
ace Guard and what's left of the
New Dealers take the country
away from them, it will be their
own fault Maybe lckes should
Mt try 10 suck back on the orig
inal Interpretation his remarks
call forth.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-20
TRIBUTE TO WAVES

You II remember Helen Hull
Jacobs as one of the greatest
gals 10 funk a tennis ball at
Wimbledon, Forest Hills or any
other place on earth where that
agme is played. Fair Helen, in
her later days as a net luminary,
budded forth as an author. And
one of the best volumes turned
out by her pen is by Your
Leave. Sir" (Dodd, Mead: So.
'Tis a romantic tale built
around the background of a
WAVE Poker Face" Jacobs is
entirely familiar with her locale.
She, as a lieutenant, J. c., in
the Naval Reserve, came up
through the ranks in this grand
branch of the Navy. Her de
scriptionS of the life in the
WAVES is authentic. and the
romance she has woven around
Betty McLeod's career in this
service branch is swell Any
girl contemplating enlistment
can get a fine idea of what TO ex-
pect from the WAVES, and what
grand service she can render her
country through enlistment, by
reading the book.
BY Your Leave, Sir" is a
tribute TO grand American
sportswoman.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-20

America must join in what
ever organized postwar sane
tons are necessary 10 prevent
by mutual force the recurrence
OF criminal military aggression
in the world Senator Arthur
IL. VandenbeTg Of Michigan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25
Brisk Trade in Alarm Clocks
Halted by OPA Complications

Ernest E. Edmundson, newly ap-
pointed Washington representative
of national milling association, did
brisk three hours business selling
alarm clocks today, but at noon he
decided to freeze" his remaining
stock until he had conferred with
the local ONCE of Price Administra-
ton.
Mr.. Edmundson. who said he had
been out Of the United States for
six years serving with the association
in Latin America, purchased the
precious clocks from a merchant in
Cuba, where, apparently. you can
still buy the sleep-shatterers. He
had 100 in all.
A small advertisement under
Miscellaneous for Sale in The
Star yesterday started the rush
Four persons stood in the hallway
awaiting opening Of the Office this
morning, and others kept arriving
until noon.
The clocks were selling from 81
to SO, which Mr.. Edmundson said
covered the purchase price In Cuba,
an agents commission, the import
duty and q 81 margain Of profit for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25

roomlng houses, stores, theaters, Of
fee buildings and Federal buildings
has already been notified by mail
that the OPA means business.
Method Of Procedure.
Along with this letter, according
to the District OPA, these consum-
ers are sent form which they are
asked to I'LL out and send to their
local War Production Board office.
An engineer from the Petroleum
Administration for War. attached to
the local WPB ofrice, is then sup
posed to go out and visit the build
Ing in question to certify whether 1t
Is possible to convert. Besides
studying the physical aspects of the
heating plant, he is instructed to
ascertain whether parts are avail
able.
The engineers report is then
turned over to the consumer who
may present it to his rationing
board. The board, while not bound
by this certificate, will give it con-
siderable weight in arriving at a de-
cision.
Just how many such inspections
are going on here has not been de-
termined. The nearest WPB branch
office, however, is In Baltimore, and
engineers attached to the staff there
are supposed to come to the District
for the inspections.
No Case Reported.
! In any event, not a single case
| of rations being denied because oil
| failure TO convert has been brought
to the attention Of District OPA
headquarters.
Meanwhile, District OPA today re.
| ported that from October l through
December 81 total of 60,624 APP
plicants had been granted fuel OF
rations. OF these. 6,140 were fol
! private homes. The total ration,
granted were equivalent to 60,936,.
$50 gallons of oil, of which about
$4,000 900 were for homes. Through
the end of 1912 only $40 applica.
tons for auxiliary rations, less thar
l per cent, had been granted.
The local supply situation today
still was precarious, but there wa!
no indication that large number,
of householders were without oil
Most dealers reported they had {
little Oil left, but they expected
a heavier than usual demand to-
day and during the rest of tn,
week as consumers fastened Il
cash in their remaining No. cou
pons, which become invalid at mid
night, and as others begin redeem
ing their No. coupons, which
become current Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25
War Mothers Society
Pluns District Unit

The Organizing Committee OF the
Blue Star Mothers of America
which is planning to start a local
group in the District, will hold It's
first meeting at 7:30 pm. Wednes-
day at the Ambassador Hotel, &C
cording to Capt. George H. Names,
founder OF the war mothers asso-
citation.
The organization, which was
started more than a year ago, is
composed of mothers having sons
and daughters in the armed forces.
Warren E. Miller, Washington at
torney and national legislative off,
Ger OF the association, and Mrs. Mary
Holt, deputy national organizer, will
speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25
Political Science Group
To Hold Conference Here

Members of Congress, heads of
Federal agencies and national edu-
Gators will participate in series of
discussions during a three-day pub
lie conference of the American
Political Science Association begin
ming here Friday.
The program will open at pm.
in the Commerce Department audi
forum with the topic The Present
Status of Representative Govern
ment in the United States" Among
the speakers will be Representative
Dirksen, Republican, of Illinois.
Hotel Statler has been selected for
the Saturday meeting OF the Execu-
tive Committee and a luncheon
Ralph X. Davies. deputy petroleum
administrator, will participate in q
discussion of War Supply Organi-
zation on Gar Basis or Other
wise" In the auditorium at 3 80 pm
Walter Nash, Minister from New
Zealand. will speak at / pm. Sunday
at a luncheon meeting in the Stat
| Ter,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25

donation or purchase Of II more
centers like the Mclean Garage.
Questioned again about her use
OF streetcars and buses and her
walking habits, Mrs. Roosevelt re-
vealed that she has been walking
as much as she could to her var
ious engagements. She walked last
night to the Command Performance
at the National Theater.
Newspaper women asked II other
bus and streetcar riders noticed
when Mrs. Roosevelt got on board
Il never looked to see," Mrs
Roosevelt said.
Routine Flying Trip.
Mrs. Roosevelt defended her use
Of Navy plane to fly to Newport
News. Va. when a reporter told her
citizens were complaining about the
amount of gasoline used for her trip
to christen the S. S. Yorktown.
Many people don't know that
pilots have to put in a certain mum
Der of routine flying hours" Mrs
Roosevelt said. When Government
officials use service planes they are
only taking trips pilots have to take
anyway
She said her flight to Newport
News had been made in a plane
that was taking one of these "rou-
tine flying time" trips.
Mrs. Roosevelt answered accusa-
tions that her sons had been
"jerked" from battle fronts by their
father with the comment. Most OF
the time the President himself
doesn't know where the boys are >
Representative Lambertson, Re-
publican, OF Kansas. has declared
that President Roosevelt had his
sons removed from the front line
when a big battle was imminent.