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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Probably Got
Home Soon

1--WE also know" added Ker-
rigan, that he left Irene Traub's
home on the night he was
kllled-which was Friday night
at about II.
"He refused food and eX-
pressed desire 10 get home be-
fore midnight because his faith
did not permit him to break his
fast before church the next
morning"
"He probably got home within
the next half hour, got un-
dressed. ran bath and went
out hastily with some one with
out waiting TO put on his under
garments.
"And that some one was prob
ably "A man. because there were
no lip rouge stains on the butts
found on the floor.
also, IL IN evident from the
number OF cigarets he smoked
that the visitor spent consider
able time inducing Happen TO go
with him.
That's all we know. 80 I sug-
gest we all 60 10 the inquest,
which will be cut and dried. and
then 90 the MalOney Electrical
Company"
The president Of that COM
pany thumped his desk emphati-
cally
II never knew a better work.
man than Bill Happen. He car
ried about $500 Of company
Insurance.
He was industrious, and from
what I hear saved his money.
m he had any close friends
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Shouting Property
To Physician

v. c. Leo, real estate dealer of
East ST. Louis. Ill, was showing
some property he had for sale.
bordering Route IL outside the
city limits, 10 Or. H. +. Rose, a
physician of the same city.
As they walked across the
land the doctor halted and took
the realtor by the arm,
With shaking finger. he
pointed 10 a clump OF bright
green weeds few feet before
them.
Shining weeds had becen up
rooted In a vain attempt 90 hide
the body of a man
The doctors professional
glance instantly noted the gun
shot wound in the temple Of the
youthful head, and he recog-
nized murderl
Deputy Sheriff Kerrigan was
notified Of the discovery by Sher-
in Sleckmann's office and within
IS minutes was on his way %
the scene. followed by a white
ambulance.
An excited but quiet group
surrounded the body when the
deputy arrived.
Briefly nodding 90 his fellow
officers and TO the inferno, he
put his hand in his pocket and
pulled out cigaret and d
match.
He lit the former without taxi
ing his eyes from the still figure
stretched az his feet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Mouth Drops
Open in Terror

Giancola's mouth dropped
open in terror as he followed
the detectives gaze down TO his
folded. red hands.
why" he said. recovering
himself instantly. I'm a brick
layer by trade, and that's an
irritation We get from brick
dust"
Brick rash, chs" laughed
Kerrigan derisively.
--.---.1E hinls--.S0u,ll-fool-- doctor.
with that one? I'll ring for
a stenographer and you can tell
us all about IL, before Marie
Porter does"
And, like a torrent over a
broken dam, the pretty-faced
boy flooded his mistress in a
wave of guilt:
"On july 2, 1887" he began
hurriedly, II rented q car at the
request Of Marie Porter, and at
8 p. m. took my regular girl for
a ride.
after 1 left her, 1 met Marie
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29

noticed that the shoes were UNI
laced.
To make a closer examination
ne brushed Some OF the conceal
ing weeds aSide-the deputy
leaped suddenly upright as
though he had received a snake
bite.
whats the matter?" some
one called.
Poison ivy--and a clue" he
answered.
One hour later, Kerrigan
brought Irene Traub to the
nergHe.
The instant she saw that still,
shrouded form from the door
way, she knew.
Supported by her parents she
entered the chill. impersonal
room and walked straight TO the
long marble able in its center.
Now she could say no word.
her lips moved noiSelesSly as her
eyes. arid with unwept tears,
gazed at the empty shell that
had been her chalice. so brim-
ming with the warm wine of life
g.. and hope and dreams.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29

Of this star-Spangled liar was
beating fast.
"YOu were Marie POrter's
lover, Ralph" he declared for
the tenth time.
And she carried insurance
on her brother. And she paid
YOU plenty for killing him so
she could collect.
you don't have to tell us
that you killed Bill Happen, be-
cause we can place you on the
scene of the crime.
"Why-lOok at your hands!
They're all red and full of
poison ivy blisters.
"You tried to hide the body
with poison ivy-but now you
can't hide the poison IVY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29

These four men were never
separated while that search went
on.
They went into old school rec
ordS, into the records of juvenile
courts; talking TO Bill Happens
old teachers, questioning boy
hood Sweethearts, members of
the old adolescent gang now
scattered, talking to rooning
house keepers, apartment house
owners, and bank clerks TO
whom the methodical, frugal
man intrusted his hard won saw
ingS.
These four, perspiring, persis-
tent investigators knew more
about Bill Happen dead than
pSychiatriSt could have learned
in a year of careful probing from
Bill Happen alive.
Frying into official records
they learned that the murdered
mans father was confined at the
City Sanitorium for Mental
Cases-had been incarcerated
there for killing his daughters
husband.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Room, Was
In Perfect Order

Aside from this, the room was
in perfect order.
The pillows on the bed were
as smooth as she herself had
arranged them the afternoon
previously; and William Kap-
pens wedding clothes-shirt,
undergarments, studs, hose,
trousers and coat-were laid out
carefully on the counterpart.
Intuitively the girl sensed
tragedy and slowly subdued,
she entered the bathroom.
The tub was filled in prepara-
ton for a bath; shaving para
phernalia was spread on the
wash basin.
Irene Traub could only feel
the bitterness of her supreme
humiliation-She could not,
through her salt tears, under
stand this mute evidence
And neither could Deputt
Sheriff Frank Kerrigan!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
BY TERRY McSHANE
CHE SHOULD have been III,
~ happiest girl in the world.

NH oIlCCLJ lldNC btNH t'''
~ happiest girl in the world.
IT was her wedding day.
Yet Irene Traub stood alone
frowning and impatient, in the
small waiting room Of st. An
thongs Church m st. Louis.
Through the open door She
could see the candle-lit altar,
the silent crowd beginning o
twist impatiently in the un-
comfortable pews.
William Kappen--her beloved,
her sweetheart, her huSband-to-
be-he who was ever on time,
was late for his own wedding 49,.
An hour later, stripped of her
pride, her last defense, her glow
ing lilies faded. her pretty veil
crumpled into a damp, twisted
rag, her nose frankly red with
weeping. Irene watched the last
Of her embarrassed guests de-
part.
1t was a red-faced, irate young
woman who burst into Happens
loom II the boarding house on
Union boulevard.
The girl stopped abruptly and
turned TO her father, who fol-
lowed closely.
She pointed TO the floor, lit
tered with cigaret butts:
"Bill doesn't smoke" was all
she could manage.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29

he didn't even remember the
caliber.
The boy admitted enough 10
sound plausible, but not enough
TO be discriminating.
He yawned through sheer
boredom as the officers ques-
toned him.
Kerrigan had the impulse of
all honest investigators when
faced with a smooth liar-he
wanted TO shake the cocky kid
until his teeth ratified.
Instead he sat quietly and
observed. Giancola had a thick
neck which meant he was pow
erful.
But the detective noted the
veins in that neck and watched
them pulse. He knew the heart
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29

~
day and got mo TO Sign . piece
OF paper.
"When I got well 1 went 20 tho
bank 60 get money TO pay my
hospital bill, and learned that 1
had signed a blank check!
"All my savings went to buy
that woman a car!
Then there was a fight and
they say 1 killed Mr.. Porter. But
she did IL! She did IT," and he
chuckled so the officers skin
crept.
"They say 1 don't hear things
I'm here, but 1 dO--ha Ia, i do"
Back 10 the record room the
officers hurried where they ex-
amined the huge file of the Por-
ter killing.
Marie Porter collected $4,000
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
SCTi66IeS DOICH
His AnSlUer

The detective whispered a
question to the father and scrib-
bled the answer in his notebook.
He gave a copy of this nota-
ton TO the attendant who filled
out a notification card for the
nearest of kin F. the victims
sister. Mrs. Marie Porter.
Four officers-three Of them
. members of the expert Secret
Service Department of the st.
Louis Detective Division and one
deputy sheriff of st. Clair
County. IllinoiS-got together in
the chief of detectives office:
Detective John Sinclair. who
looks like a school teacher;
Detective James Ogden, who
looks like a cop; Detective
Harry Boland, who looks and
dresses like stock salesman,
and Deputy Sheriff Kerrigan,
who looks like what he once
was, a chemist.
Kerrigan began the confer
ence by asking:
what do we know about
William Kappen?"
One" Sinclair checked off
on his fingers. che worked for
the MaIoney Electrical Company.
1.-TWO, he was about to be
married.
Three. he didn't drink, smoke
or have "A falling for women.
Pour, no known enemies.
give, he'd been dead abe
eight hours when found.
sixth, he was shot with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29

from an insurance company for
her husbands death.
So sure had the detectives
been that the careful Happen
had made his fiancee the bene-
ficiary of his group policy that
they had neglected TO check it.
And when they did. they found
that it was made payable TO
Marie Porter as beneficiary!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29

There tOo births the tchen light
First strikes the atcakend sense;
The other Chen souls unite
And zoe must count life from thence;
When you loved and loved you
Then both of Il born anetc
William Cartwright
lad Wished Herself Younger The poet fallen
Chloe who her thes she said for his sake
she In reply the CALAMITY penned the
lines. This before Professor Ptkn
Begins Forty Poets have weakness
named Chloe Remember that song "Chloe Chloe!
Where You Are Chloe know should pro-
nounced "Clo dough. claim should be "Clo-ee" Girls
named Chloe except New Orleans and
where the name is popuar-EVD)
IT'S 80 today.
urdayS children work living Where my
mistake coming to the country escape the heat
In the city could work ar-cooed office
restaurant go up
upstairs.
It's something like garrett Oh we'll won't bore you with
any dtails of my suherings
I'll just mix myself up pail of mint uep and try make
the best of it, But feel Rosser Johnson did when he cried
in anguish:
o for a lodge in garden Of cucunbers,
o for IN iceberg al control
o for a role that at midday the der ctnbers!
o for pleasure trip up TO the pole!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
young lovers version OF the

young lovers version OF the
killing.
II was she who waited outside
Happens house while Ralph
went in and intimidated her
brother with his gun.
II was she who drove the car
while her companion waited
until they had reached a suit
able locality 10 execute the boy
who was TO be a bridegroom in
the morning.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Hospital
old Man Says

The detectives paid a hurried
visit to this aged, broken man
who knew nothing of the death
of his son. His eyes became
bright with a mad CLEAN at the
mention of his daughter.
IL was sick in a hospital" he
cackled.
IL gave Marie all the money
had in the world to bank for me.
She came to the hospital one
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29

nc 1850 and We drove to Kap-
pens house.
IL had my gun, which I turned
over TO her when we got there.
She went into the house while
1 waited In the car.
"a half hour later she came
out Of the house accompanied by
her brother.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Mattresses Uniforms

WHY mattresses uniforms look like slightly improved
W gunny And also look they had been thrown
the wearers with ptchforl
says he firmly believes in the advice Arnold
from his uncle which make love
you you only per cent return It's
good investment" g
Manufacturers of what TO sendere their figures
beine trying think Of good herman for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Thorough Probe
Of Mans Past

Then began one Of the most
thorough Investigations into a
mans past that ever took place
in the state of Missouri or Illi-
nois.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Bomber Us. Battleship

A HEAVY bomber costs S350OOO
"A 35OO0on batteship $7OOOOOO0
fore build around 200 heavy bombers batteship.
chance would battleship nj a fight with 200
heavy bombers?
100 heavy bombers7
I'll the bombers.
The nation that controls the air from will control
the world.
People I admire Europe
They have seaports materials space
to live in.
But they whine about the lack o. things
No whmper about "Lebensraw" Swiss
What they had given them they took
to the of making Switzerland the weahes per
capita in the world.
RILLY WATSONS beef trust the buresque troupe
- ofthe yeseyear which featured girls averaged
height of six feet and weight of $50 pounds.
This outfit popular with male devotees Of the drama
Now Billy featuring
the ensemble and the male
is great.
Some OF the popular beauties in IT,
in tall and weigh $50 pounds
So Young Woman, you're big girl don't geve In fact
indications something rejoicing
Broadway it looks like big girls year.
BLONDES have the smallest feet
est mouths" writes Chicago blonde named
bitter the whole subject of blondes and brunettes
"What the words of old only Bird a
Cagee'" asks San Antonio, Tex. subscriber.
Sir you have there Will you the words Of
"She May Have Seen Better Days Mr.. Johnson
YOU The Moth and the Flame" Il Don't Care If
Come Back?"
by King Fes ursss Syndicate Inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Couldn't See 1t
Was Poison IUy

"Bill rode I'm the front seat
with me while she rode In the
back.
"She ordered me to drive
around and around until $3.50 In
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Had on No
UnderUeGr

The man was about 30. blond.
nice features. no jewelry, white
shirt and pants.
He stopped over and cautiously
pulled aside the mans shirt
no underwear and then he
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
chair Indicated BY Kerrisea go
and she was worth II.

chair Indicated by kerrfEea sss
and she was worth IL.
No beauty was Marie Porter
but the heavy. slow, danger
Gus. wide-jawed woman who
knows what she wants and
gets II.
Lombroso, the internationally
famous Italian criminologist.
might have mentioned her large,
oily face with its short, retrousse
nose. her small, still eyes, the
lines of her mouth, once dainty,
and firm, now flabby and conf
tinually pursed in a pout, and
her amazing under jaw that
suggested the strength of q
battleship prov.
OF course she denied her
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
LievihsaIt-OpAe &ide-HEv. DURLING

But the organizations say only Of these
100000 work from choice" Z
dispute that statement very much.
Seems crack the husbands Of working
ntmaes said husbands do not enough money support
a wife and family.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
The 'Rainbow Kiss
Preparing Papa Name of Course

sGDREPARING PAPA" That's the of a given
expectant fathers by Brooklyn hospital
papa be taught all the intimate details of taking
of the baby.
Brooklyn believed mother and father should share in
every respect the responsibility of raising the baby
100000 married holding salaried jobs
-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Had Large
Oily Face

The woman was the object Of
every mans attention as she
seated herself calmly in the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Wanted to Shake
The COcky Kid

1t was true that he carried a
gun sometimes; it was at home;
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29

the article Seems reference these endezers grde
"corSets' sensitive hesitate
How about front fattene"? midway compressor?
poundage strap? Maybe they offered prize could think
better
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Question, Answer Department

QUERIES from clients:
~ QWho is the first lady of the heaer? OF the
A-Fr Lady of the theater undoubtedly Katherine
nell AS First Lady the there
this time with talents sufficiently outstanding
the title.
Bette Davis is good actress but great Irene
has appealing personality and quite acting,
however, S not unusually good.
Q-Is there poem called "Vitamin A.?
There is called "Vamin Rhymes" by G. Peters which
deals with all the vitamns Refers Vitamin follows
I'm Vitamin A, the first Of all,
furnish vitality and make you 0row tall,
fight disease germs of the throat and hing,
am good for all essential for the young
II am used freely nine months before birth
Healthier mothers and babies coutd inherit the earth
The Rainbow Kiss
IsXXIIAT attracts rarely
" Churon Collins.
Rainbow Kiss" the kiss that after quarrel
1t is just 40 years that Ethel Barrymore made her first hit
in Captain links Of the Horse Marines"
Said Mark Twain
think compliment always precede a complaint.
possible
the complaint gentle and courteous reception"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29

around here I don't know them
but the plant Is yours IL you
want to talk to my men,"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29

she could manage.
Detroit evening times., 1941-11-23

WHEN Fred Waring was invited
to select tune number five in
the now nationally known Weekly
Song Hit series. he immediately
called on his brother Tom and
Kaye Parker, a member of the
Music Library staff of the Penn
sylvanians, and the talented trio
set to work writing words and
music for brand new waltz. Fred
has always been partial to three
quarter time. the most famous
number in his repertoire is his
theme song, "Sleep," a waltz ia
miliar to Waring fans from coast
TO coast.
Romance on Ice" "a dreamy,
lifting tune. :. is their selection for
the song hit series and should gain
the same kind of popularity as "Do
| Worry" and Jim" other ia
nous numbers helped along the
road to success by Fred Waring
and his Pennsylvanians.
"This new waltz has all the re-
quirements of song-hit material" F."
says Fred "It's timely and roman
tic with a simple melody and good
lyrics. The melody of a song is
important" he adds. Keep it
simple and its easily remembered.
The lyrics of the ideal popular
song are never complicated and
always fit the music phrases ma
turally. In fact, the best songs are
those which inspire a listener to
say, i could have written that my
selfP That means the words are
so simple and expressive and seem
to follow the melody so naturally,
that the listener knows the song
after the first hearing.
Popular songs usually follow
the subjects that engage public
interest. For example, the bicycle
era launched a number of cycling
songs among which was the famous
Bicycle Built for Two The
first automobile inspired In My
Merry Oldsmobile' and scores of
Others. Come Josephine in My
Flying Machine scared to popu-
larity with the airplane. Now we
have tremendous interest in ice
Detroit evening times., 1941-11-23

skating and this popular sport de-
serves a musical salute. That's
why we have selected Romance
on Ice as Weekly Song Hit num-
Der five and we think it will find
favor among Americas music low
ers as we'll as skating fans"
The first four songs in this orig
inal newspaper feature are already
on the road to success. The series
bounced off to fast start with
Glenn Miller's swing song Dear
Arabella." Tommy Dorsey came
up next with a blue, torchy tune,
"The Night We Called 1t Day."
Then the swing and sway master
:. Sammy Kaye. introduced the
follow-up hit to his sensational
Daddy. IA new number called
"Honeybunch." Guy Lombardo
was fourth with "The Sun Is
Shining Brighter. published
here for the first time last Sunday.
Romance on Ice" which debuts
Detroit evening times., 1941-11-23

today will be followed by nomina-
tions of Vaughn Monroe, Benny
Goodman, Freddy Martin, Artie
Shaw, and Jimmy Dorsey :.
each OF whom will select a tune
which in his opinion has the ear
marks Of song sensation. The
songs will be printed for the first
time anywhere. words and music
scored for piano. in The Comic
Weekly, distributed with all Sun
day editions of this newspaper.
Watch this paper during the
week for more information on the
song hit series. Read it daily for
announcements of coming hits.
Evening star., 1941-02-28

withholding the necessary equip
ment."
The Air Transport Association of
America has reported a gain Of 54
per cent in revenue passenger miles
flown by the domestic air transport
lines in 1910, as compared with 1899.
This gain is continuing, to date, in
1941.
The important subject of trans
port plane replaCements for the air
lines now is moving toward policy
making decision here. The point at
issue is whether the net gain in mill
tary aircraft caused by the cessation
of commercial development would be
sufficient to justify the grave set
back which would result in the
transport field.
There is still some difference of
opinion as to the actual results on
production if commercial develop
ment production were prohibited.
This matter Is being given study by
Federal agencies and the results are
expected to govern the policy deci-
sion
Evening star., 1941-02-28
Italy, YueosIovio Begin
Trade Talks March ;

By TIE Associated Press.
ROME, Feb. 28.-An authoritative
source announced today that Italian
Yugoslav trade negotiations of the
greatest importance" would begin
March 3.
A trade commission of the two
countries is slated to meet then, he
said, to deal with problems of the
greatest Importance since the econ
omieS of the two countries are com.
Elementary"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-06
SALE.

BY Virtue of authority vested in
the undersigned as trustee in a GER
tam deed of trust executed by Dora
Stone dated February i. 1885, re-
corded in Book l47, Page 1876. de-
fault having been made in the pay
ment OF the debt therein secured, at
the request of the holder of the same
| Will offer for sale at the courthouse
ooOr in Henderson, N. c. by public
auction, on Thursday the 18th day Of
March, l94l, at II O'clock, the fol
lowing described land:
Begin at the N. E. corner of lot
formerly J. j. Betsch on S edge of
Chestnut Street, u thence S Al 1-2
t, 92 feet 10 iron stake; Hines Hern-
den corner: thence along Hicks or
Hernden line N "a IL w. so feet to
a stake; thence N 80 deg. w, 81 feet
to stake on the edge of Chestnut
Street, S 80 "a deg. W, SIS ID feet
TO beginning.
This 18th day of February, l94l.
A. A. BUM, Trustee.
13-20-27-6
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-06

BY this time. Hitler, with his
troops facing the English channel,
the Danube river and the Mediter-
ranean sea. must think Julius Caesar
had a cinch. All J. c. had to do
was cross the RubicOn.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-06
Encouraging SO Far

1-"N2> decision Il. "daetr-.- ..e.
alliance q agreement, Hs.a Great
bfIla-h. l#spt]t oL pressure l.s4a Z
Nazts, Is eiAesatashs 10 the ca-,-e D.
tAe Qet#9Ga5es HP 10 tins t.gz..,
ito" -OH5 il "ta remain Is su~utthuu9
else. II Brennan ecauntzed Ieglons
me up = Tee tetN.sa frontier, II
may De another sts-y. #esafdIes> d
The ~ 4s-ts-#a &asaeaH aa4oHets
that of4sl.s alas5 HE Hazaaaas
Britain aa9 Paa. - .-aA al
possible I'D e#t#e# tftee.= t.ey
stand TN. .ad Il tatI .e ...lted
oy tae 0e.l.al- AND my s"1.geaes
gallant de.H H34ee=a II Ma H9s5st nd
A4teo ~ her #a7gaas a#a# Ha se
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-06

In view of the manner in which
England's capital has Withstood the
Nazi efforts to crush it, British Kids
should change the name OF that
children's game to London Bridge
AMT Falling Down.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-06

The man at the next desk says
you can always spot a foreigner
He's the fellow who hesitates to com
mil himself freely on who is to win
the major league %pennants.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-06

The meanest thing about King
Winter is that he keeps staging fake
farewell appearances. And when he
finally does so its too hot to enjoy
the fact.