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esutionsry measure in event of
trouble. as the marshal had been
warned the desperadoes might at
tempt another dash for freedom.
As chitty stepped into the cage.
the two men. sitting on a bench.
suddenly lunged toward the officer.
Chtty. alert and expecting some
thing. declared:
"Oh no. you DON'T"
Cretzer dashed out with his free
arm. striking chitty on the right
side Of the head. the blow unbal-
sncing the officer and knocking
him against the cage wall. where
he fell to a semi-kneeling position
MARSHAL GUARDS GUN
Kyle made an attempt to grab
Chitty's gun. which was in the
marshafs hip pocket Gritty had
his hand clsmped over the weapon
and the bank robbers effort Was
futile
At this moment chitty fe1 10
the floor and groAned- Guards
from Mcneil penitentisry. who had
been summoned as witnesses TO tes-
tify in the trial and had assisted
in transportation Of the pair from
prison TO federal court. joined dep
uty marshals and several G-men
who were in the room in pulling
the prisoners out Of the cage.
CRACKS PRISONER
Glenn szukowsky. a penitentiary
guard. was credited with prevent
ing the desperate pair from OBJ
tanning Chitty's revolver.
As Kyle tugged to pull the mar
shafs hand away from the hip
pocket in which the weapon was
lodged. szukowsky leaped at Kyle.
striking him a blow to the forehead
with his fist. which cut the flesh
above the bandits left eye and
raised a painful welt
DOCTORS Az CALLED
After the two men had been SUBJ
dued. aides carried Gritty to his
private office. The officer seemed
to recover from his experience.
Then he suddenly grew pale and
lspsed into Inconsistencies.
Two physicians were summoned.
Fifteen minutes after the attack,
at 1850 p. m. DR.. Edwin w. James.
one of the two doctors, pronounced
the officer dead.
A hush fell over the marshal's
office as the physician announced
Chitty had passed on.
Tears welled in the eyes of sew
eral guards. deputy marshals and
Omen.
NHSTRIAL Is ASKED
The two convicts then were ush-
cred 10 the courtroom where the
trial was to proceed.
Jurors were ignorant OF what
had occurred. and signs of relief
came from the jury box as the
bandits were seated and court pro-
ceeded.
Attorneys A. NJ. Ursieh and WILL
lam LeVeque. who had been ap-
pointed by the court to defend the
two men, motioned for a mistrial in
the light of events that had trans
pired, and asked that they be ex-
cused from the case.
Jurors wondered what the mo-
tive was.
EMPRESS THEIR WISH
Judge Leon Yankwich. who was
presiding over the case, denied re-
quests Of both attorneys, declaring
the circumstances which arose
were beyond control of the lawyers
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Chitty Of Tacoma and Mrs. Dom
aid Plebuch Of Seattle; two broth
ers. Frank of Hoquiam and Fred
Of Olympia, and two sisters, Mrs.
Claude Hanlon of Shelton and Mrs
Clyde Day Of Rochester, Wash
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1T ONT bein' lonely thot
mokes Q women lose weight
while her huSbond is owoy. A
women Just hotes 10 cook when
there's nobody but herself 10
cot il.
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ment stores. grocery. drug stores
and other authorized agents. The
sale closes Sept. Il
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and had no connection with pro-
ceedings in the courtroom.
After a brief consultation with
Ursich. LeVeque and Leo Sullivan.
Oakland, Calf. attorney, who had
been retained by wives Of the two
bank robbers. Cretzer and Kyle an
nounced they desired TO enter pleas
Of guilty to the charge Of escape
from Mcneil island prison.
CHAINED TOGETHER
At this point, jurors we're ex-
cnsed by Judge Yankwich. who
said their services were no longer
needed. It was after this that
members of the jury learned Of
the attack on Gritty and his death.
Bitterness showed On the faces Of
several male jurors and one woman
sobbed-
The prisoners we're returned to
the detention cage and later
brought back 70 court under heavy
guard 20 ee sentezceo- As they
stood before Judge Tankwich. sur
rounded By guards. the wrists of
the men net only were hsndcuffed.
but their legs were chained to-
gether.
F1gs-year sentences were i'm
posed BY the court. TO start at con-
elusion OF the 75-yeSr bank rob-
berry term
HAS LONG RECORD
Additional G-nen. who had been
summoned to Tacoma from Seat
tle. Immediately took over in
vestigation Of the attack on
Gritty. They also accompanied
guards and deputies who took the
convicts back to Mcneil island.
cretzer was admitted to Mcneil
island Feb. Is. this year. and Kyle
last June II, to begin the 25-year
bank robbery term. Both men
have long criminal records. cretzer
il credited with eight bank rob-
berries and Was believed to have
been the brains" OF a mob operat-
ing on the Pacific coast
WIVES IN TOWN
Mrs. Edna Mae Cretzer, sister
Of Kyle. and Mrs. Thelma Nc.
Gowen Kyle, sister of Cretzer
wives of the despersdoes, were in
the courtroom during morning
proceedings. but were absent dur
ing the afternoon
Marshal Gritty was one of the
most widely known and beloved
law enforcement officers in the
Northwest. During recent years
ne had been i'll. but his fighting
spirit brought about recovery.
The marshal was born in Kansas
So years ago. His education was
obtained at University of Iowa
and Whitman college in Walls
Walla. Though he once practiced
law in Spokane and was engaged
for a short time in the investment
business. the major part of his life
was devoted to newspaper work.
WAS PUBLISHER
Prior to his appointment as
marshal in 1884. he published the
Shelton Independent for more than
10 years. He came from Shelton
TO Tacoma when he took over the
government position
Chitty was a member Of Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars in shelton
and the B. p. o. E. No. TIA, in
Tacoma. He was also a member of
the Episcopal church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
-
Evening star., 1940-03-26

Moving This Spring7
Need new suite Of furniture? A few tobIe,
to make the living room cory? Whotever it
Is our decorating stoff will be glad to assist
you in selections.
Furniture Fourth Floor
Evening star., 1940-03-26

When you buy coty's Powder,
you will receive the 'Tondem
Tester" contoining Air-Spun
Rouge ond Sub Deb Lipstick.
Al for the price Of the powder
oione, ST..
Evening star., 1940-02-09
ByFronk Beck
By Willard
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
By Mormon Marsh
By Bud Fisher

fast. At the same time he hoped
that Chatterer would land without
harm because it was such q wonder
ful jump.
Sammy Jay had no mixed feelings.
He hoped with all his might that
Chatterer would land safely. He ana
Chatterer had quarreled whenever
they met as long as Sammy could
remember, but there was no one in
the Green Forest whom he would
miss more than that relocated
rascal. So Sammy held his breath
and hoped that Chatterer would
escape.
Evening star., 1940-02-09

something up there very interest
ing to Billy to take him 80 far
above the ground"
At that very instant little red
form shot out into the air from
the very top Of that tall tree. It was
Chatterer the Squirrel. There was
no mistaking that red coat. You
know Chatterer and Reddy Fox are
the only little people in the Green
Forest who wear red fur coats.
In q flash Sammy Jay under
stood just what had happened. He
knew Chatterer 50 well that he
knew what had happened - well as
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Don't Take NV
Word for Ii
BY FRANK COLBY.
MoIIosses
Nou1. A thick, dark-colored
Strup.

A Massachusetts, reader writes:
Recently I heard q pronunciation
over the radio that seemed to be
an affectation. Is there any au-
thority In the new dictionaries for
the broad "a in molasses, as mo-
lah-Ses'?" 4
There is no authority in the new
or the old dictionaries for such pro-
nouncing monkey y-business as this.
The broadcaster apparently has Just
discovered the broad or medal "a"
(ah) Of ask, last, half, dance, COM
mand. grass, and Is using it erro-
neously in all words that have the
vowel "a: Man. hat. cab, fancy, etc.
The broad "a" is heard natively
in only few sections Of the United
States. chiefly in New York among
the upper classes, and in parts Of
New England and Virginia. Else
where 1t is generally regarded as an
extreme affectation.
Unless one was bred to It, use of
the broad "a" is a dangerous thing.
I have noted such radio blunders
as "hoppy" for happy, "trah-fic" for
traffic, "gahss" for gas.
Public speakers, broadcasters espe.,
cially, should think twice before
adopting any unnatural trick of
speech, for 80 the yerv man
himself is laid bare by his tongue. !"
The second syllable Of molasses
must rhyme with gas, bass.
Correct pronunciation: moe
LASS-ez.
Capitals indicate syllable to be
accented.)
For . personal answer to your
questions about words, send 4
stamped (3-cent), self addressed
envelope to Frank Colby, care
The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1940-02-09
II he had been there and seen it all

II he had been there and seen 1t all
from the beginning. That red
scamp has been calling Billy Mink
Names" thought Sammy. HE got
50 excited that he grew careless
and ran up that tree without notic-
ing that 1t stood alone, and Billy
Mink was smart enough to see right
away what q mistake Chatterer had
made. Chatterer has done the only
thing he could do to escape, but it
will be = wonder II he doesn't kill
himself. I'll venture to say he never
has made such . jump ~ that in all
his LIE"
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Hangar Ear Developed
Bv British Aviutors

British airmen have developed q
hangar ear" This was revealed
when flyers in rural East Anglia,
England, converted an abandoned
hangar into q crude theater. Out
siders were unable to hear clearly
what was being said on the stage
because Of the distortion of acoustics,
but the airmen had no dinculty.
Being accutomed to hangers, the
flyers had developed what they call
hangar ear"
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Then Sammy Jay held his breath

Then Sammy Jay held his breath
as he watched Chatterer 20 down,
down, down toward the ground.
Hell kill himself; he certainly will
kill himself" thought Sammy.
Billy Mink had run out on q
branch 10 that he might see better
and he was watching Chatterer as
intently as was Sammy Jay. In
fact, Billy. was holding his breath
also, for never had he seen such
. Jump. Billy's feelings were rather
mixed. He hoped that Chatterer
would kill himself, because that
would mean red squirrel for break
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.

It sometimes seems as II Sammy
Jay is bound to be about when any
thing happens in the Green Forest.
Anyway, there is no one who sees
more Of what Is going on In the
Green Forest than does Sammy.
This is partly because he has q way
of flying about silently, watching
for things to happen.
On this particular morning Sammy
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Early Nukin's

All Of the domestic types from
which modern cigarettes are made
have evolved from two varieties
developed during the early days of
tobacco. The first were "Orinoco
and Sweet Scented" Later, soil,
climate and curing methods yielded
other types.
Evening star., 1940-02-09
BY Bruno

Remove letter from spell the word
removed correctly
hav q
Evening star., 1940-02-09
had taken 1t into his head to 60

had taken It INTO MS mead 70 go
over to the Laughing Brook to try
to find out II there was any news
there. He stopped for q moment In
the top of a certain tall tree. Just
in front of him another tall tree
was standing alone. That Is to say.
there was open space all around
that tall tree. Hardly had Sammy
alighted than his sharp eye spied
something moving near the top Of
that lone tree. "As I live" NUT
tered Sammy, "that is Billy Mink.
What under the sun is he doing 50
high UP In q tree? There must be
Evening star., 1940-02-09
jolly Polly
A Little Chat on English

BY JOS. ]. FRISCH.
j. B.-"More men on the pay roll
and fewer on parole" is preferred to
more men on the pay roll and less
on parole"
Pay roll and parole are not pro-
Evening star., 1940-02-09

Adjust your speed to trahic and
weather conditions.
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Points for Parents

BY EDITH THOMAS WALLACE.
1t IS impossible to gtue children
t0orthy motiues for study IT toe, our
selues, hare unworthy ones.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-17
Teachers in Elementary
Grades Name Committees

Committees for the Ypsilanti ele-
mentary grade teachers group have
been announced
They are: excursions. Mrs. Mary
Delaforce, Mrs. Kathryn Gauntlet,
Miss Laura Joyner. Mrs. Kathleen
Witherspoon. Mrs. Florence Leach;
health. Mrs Mary B. Shaver. Miss
Cornelia Everard, Miss Virginia
Olmstead; public relations. Mrs.
Mabel. Freeman. Mrs. Olive Kersey
Miss Ruth Ballantyne. Miss Helen
Sherwood, Miss Eliza5etA- ElziagaI;
safety, Miss Esther Sturm. Miss
Hazel Milks. Mrs. Anna Dickerson,
Miss Dorothy Downer. Miss Gladys
Whitmer Miss Virginia Wielandy;
auditory aids to learning. Miss
Edith Goyette. Miss Helene Fielder,
Mrs. Luella Parsons: visual educa-
ton. Floyd Smith, Miss Lillian Vo-
lay. Mrs. Esther Fletcher, Eugene
Beatty Miss Francis Young. Miss
Irene Ungrodt; social studies, Jack
Lockwood Miss Mary McGuiness.
Miss lone Baker, Mrs. Katherine
Lidke, Miss Hazel Davis; teachers
club directors Dan Muntean, Mrs.
Amy Wilcox. Miss Gertrude Camp
bell. Miss Nora O'Connor; science,
Miss Olive NJ. Adams. Miss Con
stance Driscoll, Mrs. Gertrude Kro-
mer, Mrs. Nita Wolfe and Miss
Xema r. Skeels.
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MISS HACK BRIDE OF
ROLAND CHARLES LAYER

The marriage of Miss Doris Melita
Hack. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Hack. to ROLAND Charles
Layer, BridgeWater. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Layer. Manchester. took
place Saturday evening at 2 I: so at
the Trinity Lutheran parsonage.
Rev. II. L. Engel officiating at the
ceremony.
The couple were attended by
Miss Della Mae Layer Manchester.
sister Of the groom, and the brides
brother, Ralph A. Hack. was best
man.
The bride wore a wool cashmere
dress with a fur cape bolero with
brown accessories and wore a cor
sage of gardenias and sweetheart
roses.
The bridesmaid was dressed in
molice green with black accessories,
and her corsage was of Talisman
roses and yellow bebe NUNS.
a reception at the home OF the
brides parents was attended by So
relatives and for the refreshments
the brides table was centered with
a three TERED cake and the decora-
tons were yellow and white NUNS.
After short trip Mr.. and Mrs.
Layer will be at home at GA West
Michigan Ave, Saline. The bride is
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-17
University MuSiCaI Society
TO Sponsor String Quartet

Ann Arhor Mich. oct. 1.-THE
University Musical Society will
sponsor three concerts by the
Musical Art Quartet OF New York
City. Jan. "a and % in the main
auditorium OF the Rackham Build
ing
The quartet is made up II
Madame Marie RoemaetRosanoff,
-sie,-aae al!.St-- SaScha Jacobsen. first
violinist. Paul Bernard, second VIC
linist. and William Hymanson, VIC
la player
Madame Rosemaet-Rosanoff, is
well known IN America and abroad
as a recitalist and orchestral play
er Mr.. Jacobsen organized the
quartet. He and Mr.. Bernard were
students Of both Auer and Kneisel.
Mr.. Hymanson was concertmaster
OF the National Orchestral 'Asso-
citation for two years.
Members OF the quartet play on
four OF the worlds most noted in
struments. All ~ef the instruments
are genuine StldN4N al JUS anu nave
a total value Of more than a quar-
ter OF a million dollars. The viola
is dated 1925. the yioloncello. 1880,
Mr. Bernard s violin 1903, and Mr..
Jacobsen's violin 1882
The quartet was founded in 1926
and has toured extensively in the
United States and Europe and has
played with leading music socie.
ties
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-17

his club and change. He's through
with this bridge project now. II
the men had listened to him ant
built differently, there wouldn1
have been. this trouble. He's plan
ming to take off for South Ameri
ca tomorrow night"
Tomorrow night Just ont
more night to be brave. then she
could forget him.
"Oh, that's soon," Linda man.
aged to say.
Very I'm glad he stayed long
enough to get me out Of my jam
You see" She paused. Come on
back TO the diner and I'll tell you"
When they were seated at table
for two in the diner. with silver
pots Of coffee and plates OF thin
toast in front Of them. Billie Anne
took up the theme again.
Il fell in love with a count last
year when | was abroad And. well
when the blackouts came they
didn't cover him. He had some sort
Of idea he'd get me. so. since Rob
erts father is my guardian-but
isn't well at the moment-he
turned me over TO Robert. | had 10
fly here and we've had long-dls-
lance calls and l think he'd like to
shake me.
But few out when he was In
trouble to make up for it."
Long-distance calls Linda
was remembering two Of them.
Robert had left word at his apart
ment for a call from Billie Anne to
be transferred to headquarters the
night Nina Nevins had confessed.
Then, too. he had been awaiting a
call at his club later that same eve
ming.
There was one question Linda
had 10 ask. It was more important
than her pride, than Billie Anne's
ridicule, than life Itself. She wanted
TO say, quite casually, so you and
Robert are being married now?"
But she couldn't The words
rolled into a small ball and stayed
in her throat. She drank some hot,
black coffee and tried to wash them
down.
She became aware that Billie
Anne was studying her. Now she
said. Maybe I'm prying. but Rob
ert's crazy about you and I've had
a bunch you like The lad. II you do
well, II you do, why don't you do
something about IL"
10 Be Continued)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-17
Love Without Music
by Helen Weshmer
by Helen Welshimer

solved not to cry again and she
would not.
Because she was so tired she
fell asleep. She thought she heard
a voice calling her name, but she
did not answer. She liked the cool
darkness Of slumber. There was
something she. must face In life
when she Weakened, her subcon-
scious mind told her, and she re-
fused 10 awaken.
The voice persisted, though, and
she opened her eyes slowly.
Billie Anne was seated in the
rehs+F- next TO hers aad-her dark
eyes were genuinely friendly She
was holding two white pills in one
hand and a paper cup Of water in
the other.
Il spied you when I started
down TO the dinner" she said, 80
l begged the porter for these. Take
them or you'll catch your death
Of cold. You're drenched. l tried to
find you when we had crossed the
river, but you were gone"
Linda swallowed the pills and
tried to thank this girl who was
being so kind, yet who stood In
the way Of the one person she
wanted in life.
Il thought you would be flying
back" she said.
Couldn't. / did something to
the fuselage, landing in the rain
and the dark. I'll have the bill sent
10 Rob. It's all his fault I had to
come. Anyway. he has plenty Of
money. He's his uhcles heir and
his uncle was blessed with lucre. q"
Linda studied the girl. This was
such a callous way 20 talk when
the man you loved had just been
saved from death. or maybe Billie
Anne didn't love him, she reflect
ed. Maybe she wanted his fortune.
Robert is dczing in his chair 50
decided to roam around" Billie
Anne continued cheerfully. "Oh. by
the way, did you see your friend p"
NO, but he's all right. It doesn't
matter"
Good" Billie AIMS glanced az
the small jeweled watch on her
wrist. Il hope we get in on time.
We're just 40 minutes out Of New
York. I want 70 meet a boat"
Robert won't feel like meeting
a boat today. viii he?" Linda
asked, and then bit her tongue
hard because what Robert did
would never concern her again.
He doesn't have 10, He'll 60 to
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-17
Funeral Services Today
For Lawrence Thomy, 40

Ann Arbor. Mich Oct 17-Fu-
neral services were this afternoon
at o'clock al the Muehlig Cha
pei for La renee Thomy 2504 Ged-
des Ave. who died suddenly Tues
day afternoon OF a heart attack.
Cremation followed
Mr. Thomy was born June 80,
1900 in New York City He was
married Sept 20. 1924. TO Miss
Helen Cullen, st Louis, Mo
He was graduated from the Uni
versity Of Michigan chemical engi-
neerine department in 1899. and
was a member OF Alpha Chi Sigma
fraternity and an honorary member
OF Alpha lota
Surviving him are his wife. two
daughters, Harriet and Helen
Thomy. both OF Ann Arbor: and a
brother John P Thomy, Jr, Chi.
cagO
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-17
CHAPTER FORTY. SEVEN

FOR A LONG time Linda sat at
her table in the diner, where she
had gone Immediately upon enter
ing the train TO return 70 New
York after she knew Robert was
safe.
Robert and Billie Anne rode in
some other part Of the train, she
knew, and she did not want to see
them. She did not want 10 leave her
seat for fear she would have TO
pass them.
Robert would guess Thy she had
come. He would see her bedraggled,
sodden, rumpled. BY this time per-
haps he knew that Ronald and
Sarah were married. He might not
understand that she had approved
that romance and 7idee it because
she had understood at last that her
mature love was not for Ronald.
At last, though. she had no ex-
cuse for sitting longer. She paid
her cneck, left a generous tip, and
started back 10 her chair. She
looked at the w1lted black lace hat
whose brim had been so stif and
gallant last night. Il was limp and
nfeless now. So was she.
Her suit was wrinkled from the
rain and the last ruffie on her rose
blouse had collapsed.
But that isn't important" she
told herself, walking down the
aisle. Robert won't even see how
look II bump into him. He will
have eyes only for Billie Anne.
When a man loves a girl, any 9th.
er girl can throw custard pies and
he'll just wonder what she's do
ing"
She went through the first car
the second, and the third, trying
not to scan the passengers. There
would be nothing she could say q
Robert, anyway. in Billie Anne's
presence. Her own chair was in
the fourth car and she sat down
swung It around. so she faced the
window. and studied the passing
fields. Quite probably Robert and
Billie Anne were in one OF the
back sections, she decided, and she
need not see them at all.
She was relieved IN; she need
not face q meeting. yet oddly dis
appointed.
She leaned back IN the chair,
closed her eyes, and felt hot tears
under the lids. Defantly she
winked them away. She had re-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-17
Can Hitler VIM Will be
Topic of Gerhart Seger

Ann Arbor. Mich, Oct l7-"Can
Hitler Win This War;" will be
the subject OF talk by Gerhart
Seger. editor and author. who was
member Of the German Reichstag
and its committee on foreign rela-
tons. Friday afternoon at AIS in
the Rackham Building. The talk
Is open TO the public and is being
sponsored by the Ann Arbor Com
-mIrree on -Nattuuut Befcnsr- anti
the University German department
Mr.. Seger was arrested in 1888
by the Nazi government and was
confined in a concentration camp
for six months. He escaped over
the border 10 Switzerland He is
the author OF "Oranienburg" which
describes the advent OF Naziism in
Germany.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-17
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE

Ann Arbor. Mich, Oct. IAN
nouncement is being made OF the
marriage OF Miss Cleo Brown.
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Cleon
Brown. Scio Church Rd., and Eldon
J. Condit son Of Mrs Aura Condit.
W Washington St, Saturday in
the rectory OF st. Thomas Catholic
Church. Rev. Bernard LaBelle per
formed the ceremony A reception
was held at the home OF the bride
where the couple Will live.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-17
Saline Couple United in
Simple Rites in Ann Arbor

at the reception and supper beside
the wedding party were Miss Della
Layer. Manchester. George Cam
burn and Wilbur Bredernitz OF sa.
line and Rev. and Mrs. Schmale,
Ann Arbor
After a short trip. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bredernitz will be at home at SIS
Arch St, Ann Arbor, after October
20.