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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-12
Headlights from the Latest Books

Few women, if any, and not
many men know the background
of the war in the Pacific and
Japan's preparations for it better
than Violet Sweet Haven, author
of Gentleman of Japan" Gift
Davis: S3).r A school teacher in
the Philippines, she became So
ciety editor of the japanese
Times and Mail, and after Pearl
Harbor was a staff member of
the South China Morning Post
and the Hong Kong Telegraph.
Combining her experiences with
thorough research, Miss Haven
presents an amazing story of
thorough going treachery, dark
plotting and perfidy which reads
like a mystery thriller.
Almost unbelievable in the
way the Japs forced Chinese and
Manchurian natives TO raise
boom crops of the poppy, to sup
ply hundreds of opium denS
who e potential enemies - the
common men of countries they
coVeted-could make their way
to oblivion. They got away with
it, too, just as fishermen" got
away with taking soundings and
photographs around the Aleu-
tians and off the coast TO Alaska.
Both ventures served the Jap
a double purpose. the opium
brought in huge revenue, plus
undermining morale; thousands
of tons of salmon were poached
by real fishermen, while spies
aboard gathered their vital data.
If the reader gets the impress
sion that almost every son of
Japan in Hawaii, the Philip
pines, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Thailand and Java was a COM
miSSioned spy, he may be not
far off the truth. LaborerS
emerged after Pearl Harbor as
generals, admirals. False walls
on mainland warehouses facing
Hong Kong fell open, revealing
gun emplacements. In Thailand
as elsewhere, propaganda work
ed wonders. Japs emphasized the
color tie with the natives; they
spent money like drunken SAIL
ors and won over provincial
governors. Even the Thai pre-
mier said, The Japanese are
great people, great people
The author stayed in Hong
Kong until the Jap tide made it
clear that she would have TO
make it Snappy if she were to
see Singapore, lndo-China, Thai
and Java. She reached those
places by plane, and added more
TO her story and perhaps excus-
able gray hairs 10 her head.
Miss Haven concludes an in
formative and exciting book
with an intimate portrait Of
Gen. Douglas Macarthur, and
the firm conviction that he'll
keep his promise regarding the
Philippines: II will return"
PORT HISTORY OF CHINA
Tying in the Japanese attack
on Pearl Harbor as the newt
able result of our new unwav-
ering open door policy Of trade
in China, foreign correspondent
Hallet Abend weaves an inter-
esting web of sidelight history
in his latest book, Treaty
Ports" Doubleday, Dorsn: So.
The book concerns itself with
a description of the important
ports of Canton, Annoy, Shang-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-12
BY ROSETTE HARGROVE
NEA staff Correspondent


LONDON The terror value
of the flying bomb might have
a boomerang effect on Hitler
could see the reactions of the
British to his prize weapon CT
villains in London and southern
England are deriving a certain
satisfaction in the feeling that
they are, to some extent, sharing
the perlls of their fighting men.
With everyone it's a matter of
pride 10 carry on regardless,
and people are travelling, work
ing, even playing Without a hint
of the filters.
While there has been mass
evacuation close to 10000
women and children, as we'll as
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-12
. IN HOLLYWOOD

Jimmy read a poem about CIV
ing a girl flowers and candy and
Jewels but "never say it with
ink" He adopted the poem as
part of his act, singing as he
went off the floor, Never say it
with ink" The link" finally
developed into "Inka Dinka
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-12

Ida Lupino - At the Holly
kood Canteen the other night
Ida was complimented by an
admiring Marine on her figure
revealing gown. Honey" he
said, you look like you were
poured into that dress and for
got TO saw when"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-12
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON .

surprisingly, still a number of
children about, especially n the
London suburbs. Many parents
have preferred To- keep them at
home rather than risk discom-
forts of crowded safe areas or
simply because it just is impos-
sible 10 get accommodation for
the next three months. The re-
moval of the ban on many
southern and western coastal
districts resulted in hotels and
rooming houses being over
whelmed with requests for
rooms.
Suburbia has settled down
once again TO a fortress" life.
1t has dragged its mattresses
down from upstairs bedrooms
to living or dining room where
once maid in starched cap and
apron waited at table. Meals are
eaten in the kitchen and the last
trace of chichi has disappeared.
EVERYONE SHEDS RE-
STRAlNT
In London ami everywhere
else for that matter there is no
longer any diffidence about
flinging yourself on the ground
or floor to avoid being hurt by
glass and other debris. ! was
shopping at the local grocery
store one Saturday afternoon
when a doodle was heard ap-
preaching and everyone-custo-
mers and assistants alike-we1t
down like a flash.
Committing, you find that a
P-plane overhead will quickly
melt whatever reserve your fell
low travellers still cling TO. Our
crowded train was standing at
junction station the other eve
ming when we heard and saw a
bomb coming. Everyone threw
himself on the platform and on
the floor of the coach. So that
women would not be injured by
glass from shattered windows
the men in our coach put their
backs up against the glass and
pushed the women down on
the seats.
London bus drivers and con.
ductors decided recently to
carry on" during flying-bomb
raids as they did in the 1910 Al
blitz. They refused with
thanks" the offer of the Man
chester corporation to lend"
500 drivers. and conductors to
relieve the strain in London.
The offer was conditional on an
equal number Of drivers and
conductors going north for a
two weeks "busman's holiday"
But the Cockneys decided they
preferred TO "see this thing
through" BY now all of Lon
don't buses have anti-blast
mesh on the rear windows.
STORK VISITS ONE SHELTER
A baby was born in an AN
derson" shelter (the kind that
are dug out of the ground in the
back Yard somewhere in the
London area. The shelter had
been comfortably fitted up with
a bed with room enough for the
baby's cot alongside.
A large number of people
living in Londons outer suburbs
have acquired indoor table"
shelters. There has been such a
demand for these that many
people living in the north Of
England have offered to relin-
quish theirs for the benefit Of
their fellow-citizens in the
south.
Table shelters can be made
quite coy with a mattress and
are guaranteed to withstand
even the weight of an entire
house in case of a direct hit.
Two people can sleep quite COM
fortably, and there are double
deckers for a family of four or
five. People whose income is
below $1,000 year get them
free-otherwise the price is S28
for the first size and S36 for the
larger.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-12
MCKINNEY ON
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM 4. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Pfc. John r. Crawford of
Philadelphia, stationed at Camp
Swift, Tex, came to the recent
nationals TO defend his two
world championship titles. He
came close to winning the ma
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-12
WISE DECISION

The Civil Aeronoutics Administration has post
war plan for bstdine 1900 "oirporks" where private
pilots may Iond their planes. We applaud this ex-
celIent, for-sehted ideo. " somebody had tackled
the parking problem when the automobile industry
wos in its infancy Think Of the time sweet and teors
the tires and the 81 parking tickets thot the citizens
Of this country would have been spared.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-12
INTUITION

German prisoners reveal thot Hitler wos on the
Normandy beaches only two days before the nvo-
sion. Perhaps his vounted intuition told him thot
he'd better hurry home to Berchteseoden and tidy
UP before the company got there.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-12
I. QUESTIONS
ANSWERS .
AND

do we get from Brazil?
A-Beryllium ore, used for
copper alloys and aircraft en-
gines; drugs needed to combat
tropical diseases and ailments;
and insecticides.
Q-When did the word drug
originate?
A-During the Middle Ages;
1t meant dry herb, dry herbs be-
ing used incidentally then.
Q-Are reindeer native to the
u. S.?
A-No, the first herds were
brought from Siberia to Alaska
Q-What item, not ordinarily
in the German diet, are the
Nazis eating in an effort to
stretch dwindling food supplies,
Audible mushrooms. A
committee in Dresden was estab-
lished to instruct people how to
distinguish between mushrooms
and poisonous toadstools.
Q-How large do icebergs
get?
A-The largest ever sighted
contained some 100000 tons
of pure glacial ice. Some are
actually higher than the Empire
State building.
Q-What department aver
ages highest gross sales in drug
stores?~
A-Prescription, $50 per cent
of total.
Q-What does the japanese
greeting "Banzai" mean?
A-May you live 10000 years.
Q-Who first concocted may
onnaise?
A-Cardinal Richelieu.
Q-What was the first known
written code of laws?
A-The Code of Hammurabi
Hammurabi was king of Baby
lon about 21O0 B. c.
Q-What are the two oldest
sports?
A-Running and throwing.
Q-What vital war material
do we get from Turkey?
A-Platinum.
Q-What is the new Allied
weapon, the Wasp?
"A flamethrower which
shoots a 450-foot flame from the
front of an armored carrier.
Q-How dangerous is para
chute jumping?
"A u. S. Army paratroop-
er has roughly only ! per cent
chance of being injured in any
way in any one jump, according
to ANA report.
Q-The Allied advance from
the Mediterranean beachheao
through Grenoble followed the
route of what famous general?
A-Napoleon, on his trium.
plant return to Paris from ex-
lie on Elba, in 1918.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-12
MR.. CITIZEN

DALLAS, TEX. - Police are
studying public relations.
Explains Inspector D. A. Loe::
TRAFFIC violators will no long
er be asked if they are going to
a fire. Instead, the policeman
will say politely: Mr.. Citizen.
you have violated a traffic regu-
lation. Why?."
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-12

hal, Foochow, HangchoW and
others which derived their ap-
pellations as treaty ports because
each was opened" TO trade with
foreign countries through sepa-
rate treaties.
Abend, longtime c h n a
correspondent for the New York
Times, complies an interesting
factual narrative. He makes
good word pictures of the cities
both during his tenure there and
from letters and books written
by the early missionaries and
consulS.
He deals with the Opium War,
Borer Rebellion, the new and
old China, JapanS path of aS-
erosion and the first trade foot
mold of American clipper ships.
Book covers a fascinating period
of h tory, interviewer by
Abend into the present.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-12
MALTA MIRACLE

John Brophy's new novel,
Target Island" (Harper: So , is
dedicated to an early phase of
the Wharf.-The air siege of Malta
but his story is so compell-
ingly told that the reader for
gets the tWo-year time lapse.
Brophy manages to make cur
rent events Of history.
In 1912 Malta was known as
the most bombed spot in the
world. Night and day for over a
year German planes, opposed by
an infinitesimal number of Spit
fires and earlier models, plas-
tered the fortress island on "a
hour basis. This is the story of
a trio of the fighter pilots who
fought against those overWhelm-
ing odds, and it is the story of
the priest, Father Julian, who
moved the altar from his demol-
ished church TO an improvised
chapel. There're Carmen the boy
goatherd, who cheered the
Splits" on TO victory, his sister
Manuela, who disturbed Father
Julian by working in a Valetta
cafe and conducting rather
one-sided affair with Mack, the
British pilot, who was prouder
of his exploits with women than
he was of his d. F. c.
Mr.. Brophy knows his scene;
his story is faSt-moving and ex-
citing without being melodra-
matte. This little book makes
absorbing reading.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-12

TSK, TSK!
LOS ANGELES - A sneak
thief, five policemen complain
ed, invaded the city hall and
stole:
A SIS watch from the head of
the burglar squad, two guns and
a holster from two detectives
and a $50 desk clock.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-12
. FLASHES
OF
LIFE .
BY the Associated Press
ODDS AGAINST HIM

NEW YORK -Thirteen-year-
old John Hurley of Washington,
D. c., had two strikes against
him on a sightseeing tour in
New York City:
He was barefoot and il was the
first day of school. Police be-
came curious and the sightsee-
ing tour ended.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-12

Jimmy Durante - After l6
years, Jimmy is Still warbling
his theme song, "Inka Dinka
Doc" II had a strange begin
ming. When he was starring in
his own New York night club
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-12

Q-The Allied advance from
the Mediterranean beachhead
through Grenoble followed the
route of what famous general?
A-Napoleon, on his trium-
plant return to Paris from ex-
lie on Elba, in 1915.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-12

Evelyn Keyes - Evelyn was
bedecked in an ultra fashion
able outfit with a corsage that
reached from her shoulder to
her waist for a scene in COLIN
bias new movie stalk the
Hunter" Allyn Joslyn took one
look and said. What did you do,
Evelyn, win the Kentucky Der
byp"
Evening star., 1944-12-07
On the Other Hand
Brain Trust Planning Is Accepted
In Circles Where 1t Once Was Reviled

man and his vice chairman, William
Benton, seems likely to make itseli
an effective agency within and
spokesman for American business
during the next few years, supplant-
ing In some respects the United
States Chamber of Commerce and
the National Association of Manu-
facturers, although both those Or
ganizations are represented in it. II
is undertaking to work on the local
level as well as the national. Two
thousand community committees
have been organized, according tc
the report, with $4,000 businessmen
in those communities actively par
ticipating.
Evening star., 1944-12-07
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

By THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. What is the intelligence quo
tient of most people?-H. H.
A. The great bulk of people-that
is, 30 per cent of the total-have
I. Q.s between IS and lis. Accord
ing to the different classifcations
of intelligence this range is from a
little below average to superior.
@. How many paintings were
hidden by the Dutch in st. Peters
berg Cave? Where it it?-E. L. H
| A. The cave is near Maastricht,
in Limburg Province. Here approx
imately 300 canvases were hidden.
Q. What are movable feasts?
k. N. B.
A. They are those church celebra-
lions which, depending upon Easter,
may vary as to date within fixed
limits. Immovable feasts are those
which fall always upon certain
calendar date, such as Christmas.
Q. Are wrist watches supplied to
Army Air Forces pilots overseas?
&C. C. H.
A. The War Department says
that pilots of the Army Air Forces
are issued watches when they ar
rive at staging area en- route over
seas.
@. What is the significance of the
gold stripe worn by soldiers on the
left sleeVe?-G. H. P.
A. Apparently you are referring to
the overseas service bars recently
authorized for soldiers of the Army
OF the United States. The new bar
is of gold lace design, ne-fourth
inch wide and rs inches long, on a
pressed felt background. 1t is worn
on the left sleeve of authorized
garments. Each bar denotes one six
month period of service overseas.
Q. May the wife of a soldier who
is stationed in Hawaii join her hus-
band?-R. w.
A. At the present time the wives
of soldiers stationed in the Hawaiian
Islands are not permitted to 60 to
the islands.
@. Is it possible for a foreigner,
resident in the United States, to
join the United States ARMY
p. A. E
A. The War Department says that
citizens of cobelligerent and friend
ly countries are accepted in the
Army if they can qualify otherwise.
@. Are civilians ever allowed to
board warships in wartime?-R. c. T.
A. at the discretion of the COM
manding officer of a warship, civil
ians are permitted aboard in war;
time. These include builders rep
resentatlves, newspapermen and
photographers, dignitaries, wives of
officers serving on the ship and
others. Ordinarily sight-seers are
not permitted aboard ship in war
time.
@. Are German prisoners of war
IN Camp Perry, Ohio, given the
same food as American Soldiers?-
G.. E. w.
A. The War Department says that
prisoners of war at the camp are
given the same food as men sta
toned there. However, they pre-
pare the food themselves, and for
this reason the finished product may
differ slightly from that of the
other men.
Evening star., 1944-12-07
RooseyeIt's Michigan
Majority Is 22,476
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Dec. 7.-Complete vote
figures from Michigan's SO counties
as prepared for submission to the
secretary of state yesterday showed
President Roosevelt carried the
State by 22,476 votes over Gov
Thomas E. Dewey.
Canvassers in Wayne County
where inexperienced election clerks
caused confusion in the tally, have
just completed their work. The
President received 554,67O votes in
the county to 316,270 for Gov. Dewey
In the rest of the State Gov. Dewey
led by 768,153 votes to 552,229. The
State vote was: Roosevelt, 1,1O6,-
899; Dewey, 1,084,423
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 7 P.-Near.
ly complete soldier vote returns from
two Pennsylvania congressional dis
tricts, in which the civilian vote
was inconclusive, have assured the
election of Republicans to Congress
The candidates are Howard E
Campbell of Pittsburgh and Robert
j. Corbett, a former Representative
now sheriff of Allegheny County
Mr.. Campbell defeated John F
Lowers, Democrat, in the 29th Dis
trict, and Mr.. Corbett won over the
Democrat incumbent, Thomas E
Scanlon, in the 30th.
| BISMARCK NJ Oak Dec 7 (Uol
Gov. Dewey polled 1921 more vote.
in North Dakota than did President
Roosevelt The official report gave
Gov. Dewey 1855 and Mr.. Roose.
welt, 100,114
For Senator, Gov. John Moses
Democrat, defeated Senator Nye by
25,572 votes. Mr.. Moses total wa.
95,102, Mr.. Nye had SO $50, and Lynn
U. Stambaugh, independent, 1896
Evening star., 1944-12-07

s a m e circles,
you were sup
posed to smile
when you called
q man a brain
truster.
For this rea-
son you are like
ly to find quite
interesting the
second annual
report of h e
Committee for
Economic Devel-
opm e n t. The
c h q irm an OF
the CED, Paul
q H0ffm an
Evening star., 1944-12-07
BY LOWELL MELLETT,

1t hasn't been SO long since, in
some business circles, planning was
considered a sinister activity. 1t
hasn't been so long since, in those
Evening star., 1944-12-07

War Bonds are now owned by some
85,000,0O0 individual A m r. C n s.
More than out of every 13 men,
women and children in the United
States are purchasers.
Evening star., 1944-12-07
ARHZEI M/HNEE RE FRg'T1 gn1;HM sM9ET
TAKES NO SUGAR

Spry Piecrust: Mix PA cups sifted
ALL-PuRPosE FLOUR and teaspoon
SALT. Measure q cup pure, all-vegetable
SPRY and divide into two equal parts
STEP l for Tenderness-cut in first
half of Spry until as fine as meal. See
how easily creamy Spry cuts in.
STEP 2 for Flakiness-cut in remain
ing Spry until size of large peas. Add
5 tablespoons cold WATER, mixing thor
oughly into a dough
package dry minoemeat 2 cups chopped
~ cups apple juice apples
or cider u teaspoon salt
l recipe Spry Piecrust
Combine mincemeat, apple juice,
Evening star., 1944-12-07
Answers to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question of fact by writing The Evening
Star Information Bureau. 316 I street
NE Washington t2) D C Please
inclose 3 cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1944-12-07

apples and salt in saucepan. Boil rapidly
minutes, stirring constantly. Cool.
Roll n of dough Is inch thick and
line 9-inch pie pan. Roll remaining
half of dough for top crust. To decorate
and allow steam to escape-cut with
small Christmas tree cutter, making 5
trees. Don't cut through dough. Tips OF
trees should point outwards.
Fill pie shell with mincemeat mixture.
Fit top crust over and seal edges
If desired, sprinkle red sugar on trees
Color sugar by rubbing with red color
ing paste.) Bake in hot oven (425' F.
1850 minutes. Such delicious pastry
with Spry! Digestible. tool
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-22

TT .ECTP0IITY CLEANER
SERVICE
Parts and Repairs. j. L. 3-l764
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-22

CHOICE COCKER SPANIEL PUP
PIES-English setter puppies from
hunters. George Bennett. South.
bury Kennels, Southbury. Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-22
Something And Put One Of These Ads To Work
JOHN ]. KORAN & SON

REAL ESTATE - INSURANCE
30 North Main st. Dial t-SiSS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-22

EXPERT CAPONIZING Also
CaponS for sale. James Dewitt, 81
Pleasant Street, Thomaston Tel.
735.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-22

WEIGH PONY
FOR SALE TEL. 4-5722
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-22

PEKIN DUCKLING and Rhode Is
land Red baby chicks. STANLEY
FARMS. ThomaSton. Tel. A. or
4-3
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-22
Household Articles

BABY - Polite chairs. auto seats,
swings, large selection Of toys.
The Radio Shop $50 Grand Street
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-22
81 Machinery. Elec. q Tools

ATTRACTTVE-Plow for sale. Oliver
No. q, double bottom l6 In. trac.
tor pillow. Practically new. $l65.
Larson's Restaurant, 1905 North
Main Street. Telephone 4-9756.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-22
Articles Wanted to Buy

CASH for Your MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS.
Mecca Music Co.. 203 Bank. 4-l422
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-22

ALL WOOL Burgundy lowered
rug. 3 pairs curtains. 81 Rose
Street, top floor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-22

Rooms for Housekeeping

LARGE-Airy rooms. With-without
light housekeeping privileges. 2-S
girls. Tel. Bus line. n First Avenue
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-22
Miscellaneous for Sale

RIG RAG, threads. ali eoiors. But
tons. laees, dress shields Reliable.
81 Scovill. open ! TO 8.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-22

HAVE = Your costs repaired and
remodled at summer prices. Stern
berg's Fur shop. 20 East Main.
$1,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-22
Business Service


FOR BETTER SERVICE Cali
Links Waterbury Towel Supply
Co. 900 East Main st. Dial 6-l377.
Goat. Apron and Towel Supplies
also Industrial Dry-C Cleaning serv.
ice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-22

4 ROYAL PALM - Hens and one
Gobbler for sale. Started chicks
Fresh eggs.
Lockwood POULTRY FARM
Dial 4-2064 r. Liebreich
Evening star., 1944-08-31
Gill Preparing Reply
To Church Federation

Howard B. Gill, new District Jail
superintendent. is preparing an an
swer to a letter from the Washing
ton Federation of Churches criti-
cizing the lack of an intelligent
method" of dealing with drunken
ness there
Mr.. Gill said he would answer the
federation the first of next week
and in his letter would clear up
some mistakes"
This is big problem" he added
"and one in which I have been very
interested for some time. l have
made a study of the situation and
have several definite ideas which
I believe are applicable here.
The letter, written by the fedora
tons Civic Affairs Committee. con-
tended that more than half the
District Court convictions are on
drunkenness charges. Wilbur La
Roe, lawyer, and chairman of the
committee, asserted, offenders usu-
ally are thrown in Jail and are not
one whit improved when they come
out except that they have sobered
up"
Mr. Gill was asked in the letter
whether or not he favored use OF
a psychiatric clinic by the courts
further disqualification, establish
ment of an experimental farm and
institutional treatment of inebriates
The superintendent deferred his
answer to these questions until he
answers the federation.