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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-03
. MIND YOUR
MANNERS .

Test your knowledge OF cor
rect social usage by answering
the following questions, then
checking against the authorits-
tive answers below:
/. In setting breakfast table,
when coffee is served from the
kitchen should the coffee spoon
be on the saucer or on the table
at the right OF the knife?
2 When setting luncheon
table is the meat fork or the
salad fork placed next to the
plate?
3. Is the husband or wife cor
rectly head OF the table?
a. Does it show lack Of breed
ing for a man and his wife to
quarrel before servant?
5. Is it better for family
who can't manage TO have clean
napkins at least once a day to
use fresh paper napkins at every
meal?
can, and don't worry il
everything isn't as perfect
as you had hoped?
Answers
/. On the saucer.
2. The salad fork.
3. The wife.
4. Yes.
5. Yes.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-03
o IN HOLLYWOOD

Hasso, Sweden's No. ! glamor
girl, and toothsome little new
conner named Carol Thurston.
Miss Thurston has the most
fought-over role since that of
Scarlet O Hara. She plays Three
Martini. Sarong clad native
siren who in real life gave
her blood to save the life of one
DR. Wassell'S wounded patients
and then fell in love with him.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-03

Naturally. the blacke y ed
Miss ThurSton. who comes from
Montana, is the current curioS-
ity on the Paramount campus.
DeMille says she can become a
star overnight He also says
that so far as the three feminine
roles in the picture are con-
cerned, The Story Of Doctor
WaSsell" is anybodyS picture
let the best woman win.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-03

But this hos nothing 10 do with the investeotory
genius OF the FB or With the administrative copocity
of the man who hos created the FBl os we know it
todoY 1t only otter Mr. Hoover took charge thot
this agency beeon climbing to heights it now occu-
pies
And 50, on this anniversary we feel sole in say
ing TO Mr. Hoover ond TO his associates thot their en-
poyers, the people Of the United Stotes, ore proud
Of them Moy their shadow never grow less.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-03
HighIigh hts from The Latest Books

himself the tough task of finding
out just who was undermining
the country IN an era when the
world was a war and we were
sitting on the hot seat.
Organization like the Ger
man-American Bund, America
First Committee, the Silver
Shirts, the Christian Front. So
cial Justice. American Patriots
all those pseudo groups that
outWardly eXpounded Ameri-
canism and at the same time
were subverSive-Were inVestl-
gated and aired by Carlson. He
even started poison paper
of his own. and received, first
hand, all the information he &C
quired by mingling with the top
agents Of the enemy.
It's an enlightening book, and
one that every -blooded
American should read 1t states
how simply these organizations
were formed, how quickly they
took root, and how ordinarily
sane Americans were influenced
by mob psychology and props-
ganda to become gullible pup
pets of Nazi agents.
Don't try to read it all at one
setting It's a weighty tome, and
needs planey of study.
GLAMOR GUYS
Gosh, those newspaper guys
must have a swell job" Maybe
oyuVe caught yourself making
that statement when you read
OF the deeds war correspondents
and photographers are per-
forming on all fronts, when a
particularly smart gentleman of
the press scores a swell scoop;
when a heart-touching piece is
printed from the pen of one of
the scrivenerS,
Little do you realize the work
and background necessary be-
fore newspaperman can pro-
duce something to give rise to
that remark Kenneth Stewart,
in News Is What We make 1t"
CHoughton Mifflin So, gives
you a comprehensive idea.
Years Of education, trips
abroad, association with the
high and the lowly, full
knowledge of human nature, in
tense reading, study of domestic
and international politics - all
this in the ordinary span OF life
and you don't find many of
them with sizeable bank &C
counts
Stewart, Californian, has
really been around. He's
worked his way up the ladder
the hard way. And the friends
he has made. the stories he has
covered, and his opinions Of men
and their inhibitions (Heywood
Broun was his Cod make inter
esting reading.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-03
DAILY DOZENS


MOWCOW. ldaho-It was like
a dream come true, that car
load of food the California sur
plus commodities corporation
was sending Unexpectedly as a
gift.
Robert F. Greene, director of
dormitories al the University of
Idaho, who directs the feeding
of many servicemen in special
lied training, envisioned all
sorts of culinary delights.
Then the shipment arrived
a carload of carrots q
pounds of carrots per man,
Greene sighed
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-03
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA staff Correspondent

ma SAL NViAiNlVih'iA
Things had been peaceful
around Paramount for a long
tme-nobody realized just how
peaceful 8Htil-the --ether-day-
Then the racket began Star
tied secretaries threw open
their office windows and craned
out 10 see what the trouble was.
Stars rushed from their dress
ing rooms Passers- paused
apprehenSiveIy.
Cecil b DeMille had Just
started another production The
studios big A tank had been
con- nrtcd into a Yangtse river
set crowded with junks and
sampsnS. and with hordes of
Chinese extras, slightly outnum-
bcred by The hordes Of assistant
directors and other aides flank
ing the great DcMltte.
Si4ats rang out. Explosions
shook the stage Men shouted.
Women screamed And over it
all the voice Of DeMile. who
was using a public address sys-
tenn IN lieu of the old-fashioned
megaphopc. could be heard half
way TO Hollywood and Vine.
Few mind though. 1t will be
a welcome break in the monot-
ony-like carnival time in a
small town For when DeMille is
in production. there is never a
dun moment 1t is always the
best show i'm town. which is why
stars. producers, department
heads. secretaries and work
men keep dropping in to watch.
STAR SNOWMAN
To tourists, a motion picture
studio i'm action is usually dis
appointment r h IS because
modern picture making is, for
the most part, a cut and dried
workaday process But DeMille,
still wearing boots and riding
pants, brings back all the color
and excitement Of the old days.
He appears less like a director
than rlngmaSter, a Barnum OF
the sound stages. And at 81, he
has lost none OF his Snowman
ship or his man killing drive
He is Mister Hollywood him
self.
The story OF Or Wassell" is
his 9th production. 1t stars
Gar, Cooper as Commdr. Cory
don NJ WasscU, the one-time Ar
kansas country doctor, and for
mer missionary doctor in China,
who won the Navy Cross for the
feat 81 evacuating nine wound
ed American sailors from Java
during the Japanese invasion.
II took DR.. Wassell just So
days to do the job Counting the
three months which a second
camera Unit spent in Mckee,
filming action and background
scene for the picture. 1t is taking
DeMille 1877 days to re-create
the exploit for the technicolor
camera or more than three
times as long as it took DR. Was
sell.
The doctor had no help al all
DeMlilc has two first assistant
directors. an associate director,
q second assistant director, third
assistant director, dialog direc-
tor. rehearsal director, dance di-
rector and seven technical ex-
pcrts ON his personal staff, not TO
mention technicians and other
funetionafies.
On the set are the makings Of
what could develop into one of
the choicest feminine feuds Hol-
tywoUd mas seen since Norma
Shearer. Joan Crawford. Rosa
lind Russell and Paulette God
dard fought il out in The
Women.
TASTY TRIO
This one involves LARAMIE
Dsv. who plays opposite Cooper;
sparkling, rcd-headed Signe
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-03
CHINA'S STRONG MAN

After six years OF il, Gener-
alissimo Chang kai Shek is
probably of the same opinion as
General Sherman, who declared
that war is heii.'
The strong man of China has
written of war and all its fury,
It's heart aches and disappoint-
mentS, It's problems for the flu
ture, and the courage of his peo-
pie in Resistance and Recon
struction,' a collection of some
so Of his addresses and opinions
on his nations war with Japan
that has been going on for six
bloody years"
Published by Harper & Broth
ers: $3.50.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-03
. FLASHES
OF
LIFE .

SHORT CUT
WILKES BARRE. Pa. Mrs
Walter c. Williams, Jr.. found
a Quick and easy way OF shelllng
those victory garden peas.
She put two tbushels Of them
through a clothes wringer after
chilling them in tub of ice and
reported they popped out of
their shells as nice as You
pleaSe-snd not mashed either
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-03
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON .

from manufacturing and Ndus-
try. Washinton has practically
none. for the smoke of the Navy
Yard and the Bureau of Stand
ards isn't enough TO cloud the
sun or provide one cinder per
thousand eyes. Washington is
clean that way. II gets its ply
steal dirt. like its political dirt,
more subtly.
Nearly a fourth of Washing
tons restaurants were recently
black listed by the Health De
partment of the District of Co
lumbia for persistent violations
of sanitary regulations Most OF
them are the smaller, cheap
joints, both colored and white.
The principal difficulty these
restaurants have is in getting
their dishes washed, for lack of
help. The marvel of it is there
has been no epidemic.
A congressional sub-commit-
tee on the District OF Columbia
did get excited enough TO make
an investigation Of sanitary con-
ditions in the city. II took them
three months ana they found
that everything which could be
wrong, was. OvercroWding,
substandsrd living conditions,
danger of epidemIcs, increase IN
malaria and meningitis, made
quate garbage collection and
disposal, 900 houses with out
door privies not connected TO
sewers, "A out of 23l families
studied shown TO be living in de
plorable conditions with per
cent having no running water,
% per cent no inside toilet fac
ilities, SO per cent cooking on
coal or kerosene stoves, IS per
cent without furnace heat. Rats
overrun large sections OF the
city, and typhus germs have
been found in few. Over 5000
prem ises entered were found 10
be rat infested and the occu-
pants given INSTITUTIONS on how
10 kill them.
CRIME WAVE?
Summing it all up, so per
cent of the population of the
District of Columbia was report
ed TO be living in slum condI-
tons. This portion of the popu-
lation lives in an area slightly
larger than three square miles,
which contains approximately
40 per cent Of the deficient
dwellings in the District. II
goes without saying that most of
these people are the colored
help that does the dirty work
for the other half and therefore
has an excellent chance TO
spread infection.
On top of this. the fair city
on the Potomac has discovered
1t has crime wave. A Scathing
report from the Washington
Criminal Justice Association re-
ports $500 crimes in 1912. $500
of which were unsolved OF the
q 1900 acuit and 500 Juvenile ar
rests, there were less than 700
convictions. Juvenile deiin-
quency cases are running at the
rate of $50 a day In the past
year there were 1900 burglarles.
1000 robberies, 542 assaults and
90 murders.
Prostitution is rampant. Wash
ington being one of the worst
cities in the country from the
viewpoint OF street soliciting.
according TO the report. Veneer
cal disease infections contracted
by members Of the armed serv-
ices in Washington are at the
rate of 1000 year
This is the Washington which
the visitors don't see.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-03

BY comparison with the peo-
pie Of other countries. Americans
still live in luxury
Rep. James W. Wadsworth Of
New York.
A goodly knowledge not only
of foreign psychologists but Of
the problems that beset foreign
nations is the surest way OF
avoiding future wars
Joseph =. Grew.
There can be no sound military
organization that does not rest on
the principle that, in his youth.
every able bodied A m eric can
should be trained 10 defend his
country.
Brig Gen. John NJ Palmer.
Just kind OF automatically
wonderful.
Lieut.. Col. Philip Cochran on
American soldiers in NORTH
Africa
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-03

There have been two periods
in this war when the shipping
situation was so serious as 20
threaten the whole issue OF the
war. Twice we have got out from
the red by the efforts OF the
United States Of America.
Sir Arthur Salter in British
Parliament.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-03
TASTY TRIO

This one involves LARAMIE
Dsy. who plays opposite Cooper;
sparkling, rcd-headed Signe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11
LOST IN A MAZE
49,

Gosh" gasped Jonah, "you
didn't tell me he was this allergic
to photographers"
IT didn't know it myself" Hildy
painted. Something must have an
noyed him this morning. Well have
to retreat to prepared positions.
From behind came warlike
sounds. SNEAK in here, will you?
Hobnob with my daughter, will
you? BY Harry, I'll show you"
Mahoney, holding slight lead,
perceived sanctuary. Dead ahead
was a high hedge and there was
an opening in the hedge. Mahoney
paused not. He dived through the
opening like q homing rabbit, Jonah
at his elbow. Hildy fell to the rear.
Beyond the opening Jonah and
Mahoney found themselves in a
grasS-covered alleyway thanked on
either side by more hedges. They
skipped nimbly up it, aware of foot
steps pounding behind. Another
opening 1oomed up. They plunged
through it only to be confronted
with another alleyway thanked by
other hedges. The pounding in
back was fainter now, but over the
intricacy of hedges came words
such as would have shocked
bargee.
Jonah took the lead. raced ur
the path. turned a corner and al
most collided with H. L. Charming
"Gr-r-rooSh," said H. L. Chan
ming. and pounced for him.
Jonah wheeled like a startled an
telope. Mahoney had already had
the forethought to wheel. The out
stretched fingers Of H. l.. Charming
missed Jonah's collar by an inch
He stumbled and fell sidewise into
the greenery. Little gems Of pro-
family cracked on the morning air
II took Jonah and Mahoney nc
time at all TO put distance between
themselves and Mr.. Claiming
Then. however, a labyrinth Of
hedges surrounded them. Early
Christian martyrs, now to the cata'
combs. could have appreciated theii
problem.
But. al ct once. Hildy Charming
appeared, dJinnilke'
aHsskt" she whispered.
They followed her along other
@rass covered passages and finally
merged into open country. NO one
moke until they WsTs again tn the
zhadow Of the wall.
what was that, for the love Of
Reie7" Jonah said then, wiping ms
fnee.
"A maze" Hlldy told him. TITS
enDled after the one ut Hampton
Goltff,s
SWELL said Jonah, "lt's sure my
tMen az 4 better nlouseifap, But
dnna Feu think We ought % sec 4
'|f1sn farther nHayf'
H0h. No. Father neVeF could
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11
ySERlAL STORY
BY EDWIN RUTT

Jonah Logan is having trouble
In getting to see Henry L. Chan
ming, the multi millionaire camera
king, whom he hopes to interest
in "The Terrible Eye" his re-
markabIe invention which re-
creates scenes of the past. Jonah
learns from Hildy Charming that
her Uncle Cal has entered his
horse, Bucephalus, in a race
against the best racer in the
Charming stables. Meanwhile,
when Henry Charming glimpses
Logan and his assistant, Ma
honey, he suspects they are pho
tographers and gives chase to
force their removal from his es-
tate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11
THE TERRIBLE EYE

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manage the maze. He'll be in there
1 all day If don't rescue him. Lis
ten!"
She held up her hand. From afar
came a faint baying. Dammit, get
me out Of here, somebody. I'm 60
ing to kill somebody"
"You know, Hildy," said Jonah,
II don't think your fathers in the
mood to talk business"
Possibly not" Hildy puckered
her wonderful forehead. $50 what
do we do now, Jonah?"
That great tactician plucked a
blade Of grass, chewed 1t medita-
lively.
"Darned if know" he said. ut
looks like we're stymied. Mahoney
and had better go home"
"But, Jonah!" He fondly fancied
that he noted disappointment In her
tone. THAT won't get us any
where"
AS she spoke she glanced at Ma
honey who stood to one side in an
I'm loss attitude. And, sud-
denly, Jonah Logan realized that
this divine girl craved speech with
him, alone.
Listen, Mahoney," he said, pro-
ducing the keys to the Ford, you
take the car home. I'll get back
across country"
But :" the congenital objec-
tor in Mahoney went to work I'M
mediately.
mo butts. The - the larger as
pect of this business is going to
keep me here. On your way"
Between them Hildy and Jonah
gave Mahoney a leg up until he
could reach the tree which had al
ready played a role in the invasion
of Wildover.
NOW" said Jonah, in the tone
of one who has cleared the decks,
whats with your"
Hildy said slowly, well, Jonah,
our direct frontal attack seems to
have failed. I had no idea father
would go beserk. But I'm not CIV
ing up ,,,
There must be some way to ap-
proach your ancient relative with
out having him go of like fire.
cracker"
There is" said Hildy. But it's
evidently got to be a subtler way.
I'll have to think of something. In
the meantime, you may be able to
help me. Would you?"
Sir Galahad, hopping to the aid
Of a damsel in distress, never
hoped faster.
"Would ~" said Jonah Logan.
going on record. Just name it,"
Not yet" Hildy gave him a mil
lion dollar smile OF appreciation
The thing that's worrying me now
is how we are going TO establish a
line OF communications"
"Eh?"
II mean. we've got to keep In
touch with one another"
This, TO Jonah's ears. was sweet
music. And how" he said en-.
Enthusiastically.
But we can't go on meeting uTl-
der walls and behind trees like fugi-
tiyes. And having Uncle Cal jump
out at us."
"I'll say we can't" said Jonah,
struck By this girls intelligence.
what We need" said Hlidy, rs
q base q operation. A private one"
"Weli, how about this cottage I've
hired2 You must know the place,
ft's called BTo0kyiew and ] rented
II from q gliy named Rand"
Rudy sll0Qk her head, ~ won't
40. YOU nee. Jonah, have diGneuliy
aeitlna away from here. III eas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11

plain what I mean later. Right
now let's settle this base of opera
lions thing" Suddenly, her white
teeth clicked. I've got 1t. Well
use the Tai Mahal."
Jonah started. II don't want to
seem to throw wrenches into the
works." he said politely, "but isn't
that a little far?"
Hildy laughed. We've got a pri-
vate Tai Mahal of our own, Jonah.
It's a kind of-of awful pavilion
thing that Aunt Mag built here. We
just call it the Tai Mahal for fun"
WELL" said Jonah. who am to
snoot the Tai Mahal? But if your
father found out that :"
"He won't. He never goes near
the Tai. He says it's an abomina-
ton. If we're careful, we could use
the place"
They had proceeded a mere 100
yards when, suddenly, Hildy grabbed
Jonahs arm and pulled him behind
a Outstanding bush.
Peering cautiously over the shrub
berry, Jonah perceived tall female
of vigorous step and purpoSeful
mien striding across the greensward
Her costume was mannish, business
like; a white shirtwaist skirt OF
somber black and heavy tan
brogues. Her black hair was brushed
sleekly down and she wore pince-
nez secured by black ribbon. Here
thought Jonah, was one who would
brook no shillyshally.
who Is it," he asked, in low
voice. THE local truant ofiicer?"
"It's Meath" Hildy explained
Fathers new secretary. ! wouldn't
trust her as far as ! could throw
her"
"Why?"
"Just q hunch." confessed Hildy
she's only been here q few weeks
but she's q snooper Of the first wa
ter. And ! think that one OF hei
duties Is 10 watch me"
That" said Jonah promptly, III
my idea Of q swell Job"
Jonah, you're sweet. But YOU
don't understand. mean, Metal
Is supposed 70 spy on me-"
Listen, Hlldy." Jonah said
you've been limiting about night
Ing with your father and being II
Dutch al around ad now. II seems
you're the victim Of Fifth Column
work. why do they persecute you
Hlldy7"
sT'il ten you al about II soon.
Hlldy promised darby. fright now
let's make the Tai. Meath 10 onl
Of aiait."
gTe lse CanilnusdD
Evening star., 1943-10-21

berg in East Prussia, and others are
at Lwow in Poland.
The Germans had already expert
mented with an "anaesthetic gas"
at Sevastopol a gas which knocks
out opponents for "a hours, but
Goes not damage the lungs, and
which was used with such success
at Fort Eben-Emael in Belgium.
The instant Russian threat to re-
taliate with poison gas stopped this
earlier experiment" This year
however, the Germans were plan
ming full-scale calculated gas war
fare, and were still planning it as
late as July.
am convinced now that gas
war will not materialize, and for
one simple reason.
The air superiority the Allies have
demonstrated over Germany this
summer, coupled with unmistak-
able threats of retaliation by Mr..
Churchill and Mr.. Roosevelt, have
convinced them that the game is
not worth the candle.
Released by North American Newspaner
Alliance.
Evening star., 1943-10-21

in this war Is that he sees himself
as a divinely inspired, invincible
strategist and tactician.
He has dismissed one by one the
only men who could have saved
him because he could not brook
their criticisms.
Won Halder, chief of the general
staff that Saturnine, bespectacled
military professor who knows to an
inflnitesimal fraction the dividing
line between the possible and the
impossible in military operations
and does not hesitate to say so
and who could rouse Hitler to a
state of shivering fury by his cold
wisdom, went down into the shad-
ows because he was always proved
right.
His return has been dictated not
by Hitler but by necessity.
Succeeded by "Yes Man."
That fat, pitiful little igure, Zeit-
zler, who succeeded him was a mere
"yes-man,' unimportant and family
ridiculous. Won Book went because
he refused to accept the RESPONSE
bility of executing Hitler's plan to
hold Stalingrad.
There was a story current in Ger
many at that time which we'll illus
trates the point. Won Book was said
to have been asked by the famous
German conductor, Furtwaengler,
why one of Hitler's most brilliant
field marshals was thus summarily
dismissed.
"Ah, Herr Furtwaengler," replied
Won Book. "If the Fuehrer could
play the mouth organ you yourself
would be looking for job now
Germany has vast stores of gas
in the East. Some of the biggest
dumps know are around Koenies-
Evening star., 1943-10-21
MiddIebrooks Awarded
Engineers Society Prize

T. A. Middlebrooks, chief of the
soil mechanics division of the Corps
OF Engineers. has been awarded the
James Laurie prize by the American
Society Of Civil Engineers, it was
announced yesterday by George T.
Seabury, society secretary.
The prize, established by the So
ciety in honor of it's first president,
was awarded to Mr.. Middlebrooks
for his paper on Fort Peck Slide"
Formal presentation is to be made
at the annual meeting of the So
ciety in New York next January.
+ Harold Marsh of the District Gov
ernment is president of the Wash
lngton section of the society.
Evening star., 1943-10-21
Smith Named 10 Direct
Public Relations al 6. W.
Lester A. Smith has been ap-
pointed acting director of public

r e ! a tions t of
George Wash
ington Univer-
sity, it was ~
nounced today
by Pre- S ! d ent
Cloyd H. Mar
vim.
M r. S m i t h,
who has served
a ! u m n i secre-
tary, will retain
the supervision
Of t h e alumni
Office of the uni
versity. He i S
Evening star., 1943-10-21
Last Man From Reich
Reveals Officers
Attempt 10 Kill Hitler

(This is another article OF a
series by Gunndr T. Phil, ueteran
SWedish journalist and London
Daily Telegraph ,Driter, ,Dho ,Uas
expelled from, Germany on Au-
gust 20 and is kno,Dn as "the last
man from Berlin.")
Evening star., 1943-10-21

and his masters degree In 1895,
both from George Washington Uni
versity. He has been O. resident of
this city for the past 16 years.