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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-15
Attacks Suit
Against AP
Shofer Terms Action
Dangerous to Press

WASHINGTON. Jan. Is Up
The Justice departments an
thrust suit against the Associa-
ted Press is construed by Rep.
Shafer (R-Mich) as a move by
bureaucratic" to break up the
free association of editors of
free press
Calling for investigation and
punishment" of what h6,termed
1.-The great miSdeed of attacking
our free press" Shafer inserted
in the Congressional Record yes
terday a statement characterize
ing the suit as IAN attempt
against the life of our entire
body polite"
Shafer, former newspaper
man, contended the purpose OF
the suit was to obtain an ASso-
ciated Press membership Tor q
publisher whom he identified
only as "a person OF tremend-
Gus wealth." v no was induced
to take some of his millions and
start a so-called newspaper .
dedicated to theory that the bur-
eaucrats could do no wrong"
THE bureaucrats would OBJ
tain for this publisher, by force
of government, that which the
publisher could not, with his re-
cord, obtain for himself, some
thing which would dress up and
disguise and thus perfume the
bureaucracy dictated stories
and headlines" he added.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-15
Health Expert
Closes Survey
Dr.. A. IA. Campbell
Leaves County

DR.. Alexander NJ. Campbell,
consultant of the Michigan De-
partment of Health, has COM
pleted a two weeks stay in Ma
comb county.
During his visit DR.. Campbell
visited virtually all the physi-
clans of the county who do OBJ
stetrical work. He also visited
ST. Joseph's hospital and COM
mended the hospital for the high
character of its maternity care.
He was a speaker last week
before the Macomb County Med
ical Society, one of the many
speaking engagements he filled
during his stay here.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-15

during our Is years of prohibition. What
you really vote for is whether liquor is going
to be sold legally or illegally. whether the
community is going to get needed taxes for
schools. hospitals. and the like. or whether
this money is going to 60 to gangsters and
bootleggers. That's the answer, boys. -.
simple as A-B-C."
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-15

COLUMBUC, Ohio, Jan. IA
(P) - The printing press has
become a valuable war produc-
ton tool for the aviation indus
try.
The Curtiss-Wright Corpora
ton. manufacturers of Navy
scouting and bombing planes.
announced today that by using
printing presses for the first
time in making steel patterns
for the production of airplane
parts il has "slashed man hours
and materials involved by IS per
cent" and solved a major pro-
duction problem.
Impressions of original parts
patterns once laboriously trac-
ed by highly skilled employees
now are transferred speedily
TO steel sheets for duplicate pat
terms by comparatively unskill-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-15
By The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is -
Paving blocks, taxes and wild
cat coal miners strike drew ma
jor attention in the capital to-
day as both houses OF congress
began a weekend recess.
Something new in the way OF
taxes-a restraining tax,' de-
signed to keep people from
spending too much on non-essen-
tials, while permitting them to
buy a certain amount of goods
tax free-was talked around on
Capital Hill as a possible COM
promise to overcome the ad-
ministration's hostility toward a
general sales tax.
The reasons for a wildcat
strike of 10000 Pennsylvania
anthracite miners are to be ex-
planned to the War Labor Board
by committee of IS miners. The
labor board, which also sum-
moned operators to public
hearing starting at 2 o'clock
eastern war time), wants to
know why the miners "are on
strike against the national no
strike policy and against the
welfare of the nation in time of
war" On the outcome may de-
pend a threatened extension OF
the walkout, which now centers
in Wilkes Barre.
PONDER FLYNN FITNESS
Behind the closed doors of the
Senate Foreign Relations COM
mittee in the capitol group OF
% senator's meets to decide
whether to hold open hearings
on the fitness of Edward j.
Flynn to be minister to Austral-
la.
Senator Bridges (R-NH), heft-
ing Belgian paving block
which he said had been extract
ed from the courtyard of Flynn's
New York estate, made series
of charges against the retiring
democratic national committee
chairman yesterday, including
one that the Flynn courtyard
was paved with New York City
materials and labor.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-15
High School Girls
Get CAGE Program

A basketball program for girls
Is being instituted by Miss Merle
Dehls of the Mount Clemens
High school faculty. Although
only two teams have been or
ganized thus far, Miss Dehls
said today she hoped to round
up several more quintets after
the start of the s. cond semes-
ter. Games will be played each
Thursday afternoon.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-15
Congress Ponders Restraining Tax Miners Strike
Levy Designed to Keep
Spending at Minimum

/ ing committee had no complaints
whatever to consider when it
meets today to start assessing the
presidents nomination of Prem
tiss M. Brown of Michigan to
succeed Leon Henderson as
price administrator. Chairman
Wagner (D-NY) predicted the
Brown nomination would be
confirmed next week.
Another conflict which the
Pearl Harbor bombing apparent
ly dulled is that over lend-lease,
as far as the House foreign af-
fairs committee is concerned at
least. An Associated Press poll
indicated that a majority of the
members would recommend that
congress authorize continuance
of the program.
Authoritative sources disclos-
ed meanwhile that publication OF
a voluminous Dies committee re-
port on Axis-front activities in
this country is being held up be-
cause committee members cam
not agree on whether it should
include a complimentary refer
ence to the Roosevelt admins
tration. One committee member
predicted privately that the bou-
quet would be lacking when the
report comes out.
But the biggest current head
ache was taxes.
The suggested restraining
tax" idea, it was understood,
embraces the sales tax princi-
pie but would carry exemptions
of possibly $500 or so worth of
purchases a year.
If such a law were written,
with a $500 exemption, then
coupons in small denominations
would be issued in that amount
to each gainfully employed per-
son and he could use the cou-
pons for making tax-free pur-
chases until they were exhaust
ed. Anything bought without
coupons would be taxable at
whatever percentage congress
decided on.
One prominent legislator ex7
pressed the opinion the admins
tration probably would suggest
that the possibilities of further
income levies, a spending tax
and compulsory loans be ex-
plored first, with the modified
retail sales tax the fourth choice
in the struggle to raise the addi-
tional- $4,000, 900, 900 which
President Roosevelt has said was
needed this year for war pur-
poses.
A restraining tax would be in
tended not only to raise part
of the additional revenue, but
would discourage wartime pur-
chases of luxury goods.
Rep. Robertson (D-Va), mem
Der of the tax-framing ways and
means committee, has announc-
ed he would propose an outright
sales tax on all commodities
when the committee takes up
the revenue problem a week or
two hence. He said this was "the
best way left to distribute sac
rifice we cannot escape"
The committee discarded
similar proposal last year after
the treasury had contended it
would be unfair to low income
groups.
Mea n me, overwhelming
strength appeared to be arrayed
behind the pay-as-you-go prin-
ciple for collecting individual in
come taxes. Although there was
a division of opinion as to how
il should be framed.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-15
|MountCZemens
High School
BY Tom 6 Dick Donaldson
CLEMENSION COMMITTEE

The yearbook committee for
the June graduating class Of
1913 has been chosen and will
hold its first meeting next Tues
day, January 10, after school in
Room 2. The members of the
committee are Elaine Trombley,
Margot Breitmeyer, Dick Don
aldson, Pauline Pringnitz, and
Bob Nank.
BIKE RIDERS
Bicycles can become as dan
gerous as cars if they are not
properly handled. With many
students riding to school on
bikes these days, bike riders
should be more careful than
ever. Accidents involving pedes-
TRANS and bike riders have be-
come frequent because bicycles
are not properly equipped with
lights and reflectors and people
are unable to avoid the bicycles
before it is too late and damage
has been done.
GIRL RESERVES
If there are any girls who
wish TO become Girl Reserves,
please see Betty Duckwitz.
TIN CANS
Tin can collection here at city
high school is progressing very
fine and if any student forgot to
contribute this week you may
still bring your old tin cans
Monday. If you would press
them into the smallest size pos
sible and remove the labels, it
would help the collection COM
mittee greatly.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-15
Peltier Funeral
Set for Monday

Funeral services for Miss
Flora l.. Peltier, IS. of IL Frank
lin street, will be held Monday
at 10 a. m. from st. Peter S
Catholic church with burial in
St. Peters Cemetery.
Prayers will be said az the
Hubbard Funeral Chapel to-
night, Friday and Sunday at 8
p. m.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-15

w. Downs, local poultry man
will be at the Davis Grange hail
at $50 p. m. next Tuesday night
A cordial invitation is extended
to ali 10 attend the meeting
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-15
THE OLD JUDGE SAYS. >.

Judge. would YOU mind tellin' Charlie here
what you told me the other night walkin'
home from lodge. ] can't word it just the
way you did,"
Sure thing. Tim Here's what told him.
Charlie. There's no such thing as votin' q
nation. state, county. Of even q COM
munity dry. We had proof enough of that
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-24
{. Esthenburq
Colonel al q
Wins High Rank
in Porotroops

Emil Esehenburg, son of MIR.
and Mrs. Paul Eschenburg 235
North avenue, has been promot-
ed TO the rank of Lieut.. Colonel,
with the L. s. Army Para
troops stationed at Fort Ethan
Allen. VT. He is 81 years old.
Col. Eschenburg has been in
the Army for three years. He
graduated from Mount Clemens
high school in 1884, and from
Michigan State College i'm East
Lansing in 1899 He played on
the high school football, basket
ball and track teams.
Col ESchenburg is with the
First Special Service Force. He
received his training as a para
trooper at Fort William Harri-
son, Helena, Mont, and was also
stationed at Camp Mccoy, Wis,
for Winter Wartime Training
He served with the infantry in
Iceland and in England last
year.
He was married on June 5 to
Betty Gum. Helena Mont Two
brothers are also in the Army,
Pfc. Edwin ESchenburg, now
home on l5-day furlough from
Alaska, where he is in the Quar-
termaster corps, and Pvt. Ell
mer Eschenburg, just beginning
his basic training at Miami, Fla
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-24
King of Egypt
Acts as Pilot
for Gen. Royce

King Farouk of Egypt pers-
onally piloted the plane in
which he took Mai Gen. Ralph
Royce, former Selfridge Field
commandant. and u. S. Minister
Alexander Kirk, on a recent
sightseeing trip. an American
spokesman disclosed today.
The trip, made /, C-54 trans
port plane, was the outgrowth of
an audience ted by King
Farouk TO the American gener-
al.
Royce, who commands u. S.
Army forces in the : iCdle east,
invited the young king TO fly
the American craft. The king
drove Royce an Kirk to the air
port in a jeep recently presented
him, and once in the air Royce
turned over the controls to him.
Farouk flew TO Alexandria,
where they viewed the Italian
fleet at anchor in the harbor.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-24
GuerriIIas
Enter Trieste
SIovs Fight
koxis in Streets

LONDON, Sept. "a - up -
Strong Yugoslav guerilla forces
were reported fighting German
troops today in the streets of
Trieste and threatening Fiume
in an apparently coordinated
drive against the two Italian
ports al the northern end of the
Adriatic.
The action was part OF ser
les of new flareupS by Partisan
armies agains Nazi occupying
forces al scattered points along
some 400 miles of the eastern
Adriatic shore. all conceivably
inaugurated with Allied APPROX
al.
Yugoslav sources here said
Slovcne irregulars struck some
25 miles into Italy from the
Yugoslavian border and pene-
trated Trieste, with oppressed
inhabitants of that former Ital-
ian Naval base joining their
ranks 10 attack the Nazi garri-
son.
These same sources reported
other Slovene formations had
occupied Idria, Italian mountain
town four miles east of the Yu-
goslav border and % miles
northeast of Trieste, while far
Their 10 the East in northwestern
Yugoslavia heavy fighting was
said TO be in progress along a
50-mile front between Bistrica
(Feistritz) and Ljubljana.
The British Broadcasting Cor
poration, quoting a broadcast by
the Algiers radio, said that
Fiume was being shelled by
Partisan artillery set up in Su-
SAX, a mile and a half away
across the frontier.
In a broadcast heard by the
Associated Press, however, the
Budapest radio quoted Zagreb
dispatch to the effect that the
Germans had captured Susak.
The Partisans reported en-
gagged around Trieste and FL
ume apparently were operating
under command of the Monte
negrin guerilla chieftain Josip
Broz. Familiarity known as
Tito, but the forces Of Gen.
See GUERRILLAS-Page 4
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-24
JeIIy.RoII Thief
Admits His Guilt
Irresistible Appeal
Prompted Crime, He Soys

A Detroit Negro who pro-
fessed such love for jelly rolls
that he was willing TO go out and
steal them, was arraigned this
morning with an accomplice be-
fore Circuit Judge Neil E. Reid.
Charged with attempted break
ing and entering of grocery
store, both pleaded guilty and
were remanded to the county
Jail in lieu of $4,000 bond. Judge
Reid is expected TO sentence
them Saturday.
The two men, James Horton,
3D. and Lazarus Jelly Roll"
Henderson, 81, both of BIAS East
Fort street. Detroit, we're arrest
ed by the sheriffs department
early this week after being rout-
ed by an alert grocery store
owner, Joseph Lacrosse, Of 22335
14-Mile road. who scared them
away by firing three shot ut
them.
In court, Henderson stated that
the love for the rolls earned for
him the nickname Of Jelly
ROLL
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-24
Army Scraps
Unused Tools
Cost Si,400, 900;
Sold for SIS 900
(NEA Telephoto)
IL LII. IL A.

DETROIT. Sept. 24-lPl-Of-
ficers Of the Army air forces
central procurement district to-
day confirmed published reports
that 10 tons OF cutting tools
which cost the government more
than 81 100000 had been sold as
scrap metal for approximately
SIS, 900, and said the transaction
was entirely in keeping with
instructions from higher author
ity."
AAF officers said the tools,
originally ordered for aircraft
engine production lines of
Studebaker Corp. at Fort Wayne
and South Bend, Ind, were rem
dered obsolete by a change in
specifications before their deliv-
cry had been completed, and
were stored in the AAFCPD
warehouse here.
Col. Alfred H. Johnson, dis
trict supervisor, said the tools
had been offered for sale for IS
months and now were obsolete
A spokesman for the procure
ment district said AAF officials
at Washington ordered that the
entire stock be sold as scrap, il
necessary, to clear the ware
house.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-24
New Baltimore
DahIia. Garden
Prizes Awarded

Prize winners in the annual
combined Victory garden and
Dahlia Show held at New Balti-
more Saturday and Sunday at
which astotal of $4,000 War
Bonds and stamps were pur-
chased are announced by Chair
man Harold c. Engleman. They
are:
The Open Fleet Stakes was
won by the Lakeside Dahlia
Gardens, Nick Koenig, owner.
The Small amateur sweep
stakes was won by Mrs. William
McMillen, New Baltimore, and
the large amateur sweepstakes
was won by Mrs. c. j, Adding
ton, Detroit.
The American Home Achieve
ment medal was won by the
Lakeside Gardens, for a newly
named flower, the M h
Koenig." The Michigan Horti-
cultural Medal was awarded to
the Lakeside Dahlia Gardens for
dahlia named Bright Eyes"
Prize for largest bloom of the
show went to DR.. Del Mari,
Ridgetown, Ontario, for a bloom
named the Carl G.. Dahl"
Award for the smallest bloom
of the show went to c. j. Ad-
dington-name of the bloom
Little Edith"
Award for the most perfec,
bloom of the show was awarded
to the Lakeside Gardens for a
Seeding grown there.
Judges of the dahlia contes,
were Prof. c. E. Wildon. of the
See AWARDS-Page
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way, from Lake ST. Clair west
10 Sugar Bush road, will not
be open to the public.
The operation Of the firing
ranges, covering an arc in Lake
st. Clair carefully outlined by
10 buoys, will make the use of
extreme care mandatory upon
the part of hunters and fisher
men army officers explained.
A map showing the exact out
line of the dangerous waters
will be published in the Mont
tor Leader Immediately upon
See HUNTING-Page 4
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-24
Shoe Ration
CUT to Two
Pairs Yearly

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24-(P
- Take it easy with the bro
gans, boys, it's going to be a
longer time between pairs.
Six months was the period set
by the Office of Price Admin
istration (OPA) last night for
stretching the next new shoe
ration stamp, which becomes
valid Nov. /.
Heretofore, It's b n four
months between coupons.
Principal cause, OPA explain
ed, is critical shortage of leath-
er due 10 heavy demands for
military and industrial uses and
for shoe repairing. The manpow-
See SHOES-Page 4
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-24
Higher-Ups
Jury Target
Rushton Says
Declares Probers
on Troll Of
Wealthy Sponsors

LANSING, Sept. "a - up -
Judge Leland w. Cars one-man
grand jury investigation t h e
Legislature is on the train of
"higher-ups" il suspects of hir-
ing others TO bride or attempt to
bride legislators. Attorney Gen.
eral Herbert j. Rushton disclos-
ed today.
There is reason 10 believe
that in some cases resulting from
this investigation, Rushton as
serted, the persons who offer
ed or paid brides were passing
out money which belonged TO
weather. and far more import
ant personages.
We're on the trail Of the pay
off men, and were looking for
the fellows behind them, too.
Rushton said the granting of
immunity TO small fry TO OBJ
tain information against high
er-ups" would have 70 be decid-
cd upon merits of each specific
case, and that he would not at
tempt general statement or
the subject.
Grand jury investigators have
not been idle since the inquiry
recessed Tuesday night TO per
NIT a resurvey of evidence and
tn g preparation of warrants
against five persons. He said the
search for evidence against per-
See GRAND JURY-Page 4
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-24
Mount Clemens Pilot
is Awarded DIE

WASHINGTON, Sept. PAP
The Navy announced today
that Major John Archibald
Thompson, 30, 7412 South Faw-
cett St, Tacoma, Wash. receiv-
ed the Distinguished Flying
Cross. In the action. Thompson,
whose wife lives at 2039 JOY
Blvd, Mount Clemens. Mich,
previously was awarded the
Navy Cross for combat action
during early days of the in
vasion of Guadalcanal.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-24
ABANDON ANTI-FATHER DRAFT PLAN
Congress Eyes Lost Army of DraftDeferred Single Men

armed services" Costello told
reporters, "but certainly lot of
them should be"
With liberal allowances for
physical defects and other defer
ment conditions, Costello said,
at least half of them, it seems.
could be put into uniform, and
that would mean 10000 pre-
war fathers would not have to
be drafted now. Assuming that
it would take some time to get
these men off the replacement
lists, if they are on them, ii still
should be possible TO put at least
$4,000 of them in uniform this
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-24
BY WILLIAM r. ARBOGAST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24-(P)
Abandoning the fight to out
law the father draft, a congress
sional bloc sought to cushion the
impact on the nations homes to-
day by driving into uniform
what one legislator called "a
lost army" of thousands of gov
eminent workers.
Chairman May (D-Ky) of the
House Military Affairs Commit
tee said it would be futile to
press for legislation to prohibit
the drafting of pre-Pearl Harbor
fathers. He announced also that
his committee would ask Maj
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-24

year, with the others being
ready early next year"
This lost army of govern
ment workers is big enough TO
furnish all the men needed,
without taking fathers, -" COM
mented Rep. Harness (R-Ind), a
member of the Costello commit
tee. For the life of me | cannot
understand how they have re-
manned out of the service so
long"
BY putting uniforms "on the
lost army of federal workers and
carefully sitting the AIS the
Army can be supplied all 1t
needs, said Harness.
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Gen. Lewis B. Hershey to ex.
plain next week why an estimat-
ed 100000 draft -age, non-fa-
theirs in the federal employ have
not been indicted although no
official request was made for
their deferment.
One of Mays subcommittee,
headed by Rep. Costello Cd
Calif), said its investigation of
government deferment policies
indicated that approximately
100000 federal workers appar-
emily eligible for the draft have
not been called for induction.
II do not claim that all OF
these men should be in the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-24
Warn Hunters
Of Zone
SeIfridee Establishes
Firing Ranges

Hunting on any part OF the
Selfridge Field military reser-
walton is again barred this year
and operation of sub : machine
gun, rifle and pistol ranges at
the army air base will make
careless use of waters adjacent
TO il extremely dangerous, Off
GERS at the post reminded the
public today.
The reservation, extending,
roughly, from North River road
north to William p. Rosso High
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-24
$500 War Bond
Savings Stolen
by Burglars

A patriotic Mount Clemens
resident who saved $500 TO in
vest in u. S. War Bonds found
his home plundered Wednesday
with the result that both he and
the government are out that
sorely needed sum.
Alex Droshine, of 164 North
Walnut, had left the money at
his home on Wednesday, intend
ing 10 make his bond purchase
after returning from work.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-24
Wins Id. s. Medal

LONDON. Sept. "a - (P) -
The distinguished service medal
was awarded today to Maj
Gen. Robert w. Crawford for
his services as commanding gen
eral of the United States Army
Service Forces i'm the Middle
East where he served until last
June. He Is now deputy COM
mander and chief of staff of the
Army Service Forces in the
European zone.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-24
Island Captured

LONDON, Sept. q = t41 -
The GER m news arercy DNs
broadcast today that German
troops had captured the island
Of Cephalonia. in the Ionian
Sea off the west coast of Greece.
IL reported hard fighting against
numerically superior Badoglio
troops.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-24
Famine i'm India

NEW DELHI, Sept. "a - H1
- More than 100000 hungry
and destitute persons are being
fed one meal daily in Bengal,
the provincial food minister es-
timated today in outlining the
gravity of a famine in the most
densely populated section Of In
dia.