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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-14
WEIRD FINALE

Poulpe might have become i'm
mortal. But for him was reserved
the weirdeSt finale w h c h ever
came 10 a monster Of this world.
II was in May Of the year 1871
that a German raider the Fried
rich Wilhelm der ErSte, was cor
nered in Far Eastern waters by
two British destroyerS of the Sec
ond class. and forced 10 flee. Limp
ing, damaged, the German boat
could not go far. The harbor of
Guam was near. The United States
was still technically neutral. even
if not friendly. II the raider could
make the harbor it would be in
termed for the duration, but not
sunk.
1t almost reached the harbor.
At the very last minute a British
torpedo lifted its stern into the
stratosphere. and suddenly the
raider sank. Out there on the toss
ing waters no more than a dozen
of the crew swan about, waiting
to be rescued and captured.
A German lieutenant, a strong
swimmer, had a better idea. He
made for shore, hand over hand.
Better 10 be interned, he thought.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-14
BY ANTHONY RUD

DOULPE was a true monster
Il That means that from the day
he was born nothing but death
ever would stop him growing. II
he lived a thousand years he
might become the hugest horror
Of the ocean. And he did live al
most a century.
Probably about the time Of the
Sepoy Mutinv, Poulpe swan out
Of the mantle az his uether-one
tiny succulent baby octopus amid
hundreds az his brothers and SIS
tiers.
lie found a rock crcvice immc-
distcly. there IN the warm shall
lows lust outside the surf which
beat upon the rocky iSlet Of Guam
Those Of his brood that did not
find protection AZ once. vanished
within space Of hours as tiny
puffs Of sepia cloud in the waters
where Veracious fish swan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-14
SHOCKED BY EXPLOSION

Down there In the rock assure,
Poulpe had been shocked terrific
ally by the explosion OF that tor
pedo, occurring within 500 feet or
whereabouts. Possibly the shock
really killed Poulpe, though that is
hard TO tell. These cold-blooded
creatures have a way Of reviving
after seeming to be dead.
At any rate. he leapt up con-
Ivulsively-and then slowly rose "a
| the surface Of the sea, his long
tentacles spreading out Imply in
i all directions.
Then il was the German lieu
tenant suddenly struck something
with his knee. Something yield
ing, yet firm enough. Something
that was rising under him, like a
pneumatic island!
Herr Colt! Herr Colt!
The British in a small motor
boat. coming for him, saw their
quarry rise to his feet, heard him
shrieking in horror in which mere
fear of death was nothing at all
Then the German tried to run
across what looked like quarter
acre of grayish slime. He slipped
and fell, got up still screaming,
and Immediately fell again.
That was the end. Perhaps
Poulpe was only shocked, not dead.
Perhaps this was only a reflex.
But one Of those mastlike tentacles
rose from the water, curved down,
wrapped itself around and around
the body of the unfortunate Ger
man. Then came another an
other E. and the German shrieked
/ no more =.
An iufnity Of time later, down
/ in the lightless, ghastliness Of the
Guam Trench, weird, bulging-eyed
creatures, that carried their own
lamps, came TO examine this pres
lsure-crushed tid-bit sent to them
from the unknown upper levels OF
the sea.
n Tomorrow's short story: mis-.
souri, Model by Charles McGuirk
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-14

FIRST Pictures OF the Entire
Dionne Quint Family To-
GETHER! A Full Page OF
ROUP PICTURES in This
Coming Sundays Issue of The
SUNDAY Times.
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/ As for Poulpe, he was not badly
hurt. The loss of tentacle was
nothing. Another one would grow
in the place after few months
And the gasheS in his body healed
almost overnight. II was the shock
Of the experience. probably. which
made him sulk down there 35 feet
below the mudllne-until he was
accustomed 10 the place and
thought Of IL as his new home.
The food proved plentiful, so
Poulpe stayed. Slowly over the
years and the decades his arms
heightened. his body grew 10 the
size Of a hogShead-then 10 the
size of a tun
lie no longer squatted in the V
bottom Of the fisSure. but lay sew
eral feet up from the bottom. His
arms. now 20 feet apiece and still
growing. growing. curled up and
out of the rock canyon he had
once thought of ms huge.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-14
STAYS FOR MONTHS

For months he stayed there
dangling his growing gray arms
outside the crcvice. fastening upon
and devouring protoza at first
then tiny fish.
After a few weeks more, still
larger fish. The sucker-lined arms
had gained strength. They could
hold helpless a small porgy now
When the time came that he
found the rock crevice too small
for comfort. he eXerted great
leverage with his arms, drew his
elastic body long and thin. and
snapped out Of his rock home as
though propelled by slingshot
Free! But all OF a sudden, like
Adam and Eve in the Garden, he
realized he was naked His rub
berry body, now grown 10 the gen.
eral shape OF a ships capstan, and
about 10 inches long. would be a
tempting morsel for some savage
barracuda or small shark. He
had 10 find a better ole, and find
il quick.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-14

Tomorrow's short story: mis-
souri, Model" by Charles McGuirk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-14
POULPE IN LUCK

Luck was with Poulpe-as II
Has 10 be with every cuttlefish
that attains great size. Scuttling
through the ooze above the ocean S
mudline, head down between his
bent-away tentacles, he knew
through instinct that he must hide
If he wished to live.
Down there wedged in the muck
was the slanted deck of what one
time had been a wooden warship.
On the broken. mollusc-encrusted
poop was a weapon resurrected
for trench warfare in 1914, after
having been obsolete for 80 years.
A great bell-mouthed howitzer. 80
inches long and 20 inches across
the gaping muZzle.
But Poulpe thought it looked
like a first-class bachelor apart
ment.
For almost five years Poulpe
stayed right. there. before vague
discomfort warned him that he
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-17
EMPLOYMENT

For the sixth consecutive month
employment has exceeded the lev
els OF corresponding months in all
previous years. Men and women
working elsewhere than on farms
now number more than $4,000. 900
compared to fewer than 5000. 900
q year ago and fewer than $4,000.
600 in March. 1929.
The employment index. based on
1923-25 as 100. now stands at 100
and the wage index at 1871. Statisti-
cal proof is thus supplied that not
only more people are working in
America than ever before but they
are getting higher wages.
This lends formidable support 10
the demand that Congress lop off
non-defense expenditures Most OF
the argument in favor OF emergency
expenditures before the defense be-
gan was that inadequate employ.
ment necessitated heavy govern.
ment OUTLAWS. In many lines there
Is now a shortage OF workers In.
stead OF shortage OF jobs.
Continuation OF job-making ex.
penditures and the liberally-staffed
bureaus TO administer them Is
therefore uneconomic as well as un.
necessary. II an end IL TO be put
20 the pouring out OF billions for
the stimulation OF employment, this
is the time for II.
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EHoneYgm !?y2 J: s G G! j
Bronr RES
RELEASED BY CENTRAL FRUss ASSOCIATION

bout ?" Brooks demanded. bewil- J
dered and still angry.
81 mean-let's leave our car and
my fancy clothes here for Coralie
and Johnny" she explained eager
ly, breathless and radiant again be-
meath the excitement OF this plan
that had grown in her mind during
the empty, sleepless hours Of the
night. Lets take their car and
their baggage and go to Halcyon
Island for a month. When they get
well, they can have our tickets and
our hotel reservations"
"You mean you want to mas
querade as Coralie, the pride Of the
overall factory? Marie Antoinette
and the milkmaids, Ell ?"
Natalie lifted her chin proudly.
That's a nasty crack" she told
him holly. But it is what l want
to do and / think 1t would be fun!
Wed get clear away from newspa-
per reporters and people spying on
us, and we could sort of-well. have
a chance to get acquainted. The
sort of life we've both lived, and
the way we've known each other,
has bench, all cluttered up with
non-essentials. And you don't
know, you might even like me"
She set her teeth hard, for she had
said more along that line than she
had meant to say.
Brooks studied her for a long
moment and then he nodded.
II have to admit it sounds a bit
screwy, but If you think it would
be fun"
1T mustn't be like that, Brooks"
Natalie cut in Unexpectedly, her
voice shaken little, look in her
eyes that he had never seen be-
fore-a look that IL he had not
known her so well he might have
called a pleading look. mot just
because think it would be fun
but because you think so, too"
She drew a long. hard breath.
Her hand closed on the table I'M
til 1t was a small, hard fist, and
she said, her voice still shaken,
Don't you see, Brooks? It's got to
be-not you or me, but US! It's
what WE think, not what you
think, or L If we don't share
things, then how can we ever find
any happiness togethcr?"
Brooks put out his hand and laid
it over that small. closed fist
Sorry. darling" he said quietly.
"Of course you're right, And I DO
think it would be fun-grand fun
A real lark. But what about john
ny and Coralie? Have you told
them?"
"Oh. mol wouldn't until I
asked you," said Natalie. Il
thought maybe you'd go over to the
hospital with me. Wen have to
make our plans with Coralie. John
ny still Is unconscious and the doc
tor says it will be several days be-
fore he can have visitors"
Brooks nodded and signaled to
the waiter for the check. Outside In
the crisp golden sunlight they
drove to the hospital, the hand
some imported roadster creating
considerable attention as they
went. yss'~sssa@3sEza~.4
70 Z ITO Be Continued)
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CHAPTER FOURTEEN

WHEN BROOKS awoke and
called his wife's room to find II she
was ready for breakfast. there was
40 answer. He dressed and knocked
lightly at her door. There was no
answering sound from within. so
he decided that 1t was much too
early for her to be awake-it
wasn't quite ten. his watch told
him-and he went on down to the
dining room in search Of breakfast.
He was halfway through the
meal when he saw her come In.
Slim and radiantly lovely in her
honey-beige tweeds, her fur coat
carelessly over her arm. her eyes
bright and eager. She looked for
him in the dining room, saw him,
and came swiftly toward him
Brooks, rising to greet her, was a
little dazzled by her radiance.
The dining room. save for them
selves, was deserted. A waiter hur-
ried to take her order and vanished
Natalie leaned on the table toward
Brooks, very gay and animated
and lovely.
I've been to the hospital" she
told him. johnny had a reasonably
comfortable night and his chances
are a little better. Coralie is COM
ing along nicely. too. She was aw-
fully pleased with the trousseau
took her."
Brooks grinned, curicaa look In
his eyes. s-se
II can readily imagine-the loot
Of Fifty-seventh street and Madi'
son avenues ritziest Shops" he
said lightly.
She hesitated for a moment. OBJ.
Nously there was something she
wanted to say and wasn't quite
sure just how to say it. Brooks
waited, a little chill settling sudden
ly about his heart
"Brooks-about last night
she said suddenly. Hot color burned
her face and she could not quite
meet his eyes.
"Yes-about last night You, o.
course, want a divorce"
She looked up at him swiftly. I'll
that what you want, Brooks ?" sh'
asked.
Il? But see here, Natalie, wan
Whatever you want You mus
know that. Your happiness. you
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Pick of the Air Today

CBS-l0 a. muddy Clark Time:
2:45 p. m.-Children Also Are
People;
4:45-Scattergood Baines.
NBC-Blue-10 a. m.-Viennese En-.
semble;
~ noon-House OF Representa-
tives Memorial Service;
3:15 p. m.-Club Matinee.
MBS-l:00 - Clifton Utley on
America in a World War;
1:45-F. II. Sexauer on rs tbs
Farmer the Forgotten Mani"
SHORT WAVES-DJD DID DXP
Berlin, 6:00-News; Csc esd
GSL London, 1880 - Britain
Speaks; JVZ JLG4 Tokyo. s:35
Concert; TGWA Guatemala,
10:00-Opera Magic Flute.
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MEMBER OF
BUILDING

In April. 1906. earthquake and
fire wiped out the central district
OF san Francisco. Four and seven
tenths square miles were left in
ruins. The fire loss was put at
$3.50 ,OOO,0 and more than $4,000
buildings we're damaged or
wrecked
Who could have imagined that
the time would come when the cap
itsl of the British Empire, amid its
rubble and smoke, would inquire
OF San Francisco how Il rebuilt it.
self. how it guarded against a re-
currence OF such a disaster? Yet
such is the case.
From London. through the De-
partment OF State at Washington.
official inquiries have been made Of
Mayor Rossi OF San Francisco. He
replies that San Francisco rebuilt
lLe6ll ds HGdlIy III CbiOOl as was
possible at that time: that adequate
water reserves and high pressure
system were considered essential;
that methods were adopted TO min
imize the effect of breakage in the
water mains. The Mayor also ex-
planned how ownership OF land was
re-established after the destruction
o. records.
The wrecking OF San Francisco
was due 10 natural disaster, what
is called in legal documents an act
OF God. The wrecking OF London
is due to no natural disaster; it is
done at the will and on the orders
OF a man. In 1905 San Francisco
was. in varied aspects. still a from
tier. at least a pioneer town. 1t was
rebuilt according to the best engi-
neering skill then available. without
losing its distinctive character.
There are great areas of London,
on the physical side. which can
stand rebuilding 1t is the hope OF
the British government TO recon
struet the shattered areas accord
ing TO modern ideas of space, light,
and housing convenience. London,
like San Francisco, once had a great
fire and rebuilt itself without losing
its character. There can be no doubt
that London can do so again, II
given a chance.
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WAR cOsTs

II may be years befAAe it will
he possible to piece together Ja-pic-
ture OF the losses of this war. sup
posed to be far less heavy in terms
of life than the last war but much
greater in terms OF money and
property But a few figures are
already beginning to be released.
In a book. The Truth about
French Combatants, by Capt. Jean
Lsbusquiere, it is disclosed that
10000 graves OF French soldiers
killed in the German drive culmin-
sting in the defeat OF France have
been discovered. At least 10000
soldiers are missing as a result OF
the fighting that lasted a month
and a half Nine French generals
were killed and 1870 OF the
total OF pa generals are prisoners
o, the Nazis These losses equal
led the losses OF the first three
months OF the war in 1914.
German losses in the battle OF
France may not have been heavy.
judged by the comparative casual
ties in Africa where the Italians
were routed as completely as were
French in the conquest OF France.
The British announce they lost only
US men in the African fighting up
10 late March while Italian losses
we're much higher including more
than 10000 prisoners.
London estimates that German
air losses total 5.34e planes and
1855 flyers against s54 planes
and 427 men for the British. Ger.
many incidentally lost 1913 planes
in the attacks on Britain, which
may explain to some extent why
Hitler isn't following through on
his invasion plans.
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Mother Who Can't Swim
Saves Child From Well

TUPELO. Miss.-AP-When her
baby fell into IL feet OF water in
a 40 foot well. 25 year old Mrs.
Boyd Goodson-who can't swim
plunged in and held the infant
afloat until rescuers came.
The mother squeezed through a
foot-square opening to go after the
two year old girl. which she
snatched from under the water.
Lying on her back with feet, braced
against one side of the CONCRETE
shaft and her shoulders against
the other. she shook the child un.
til its breath was restored.
A youth descended and the
mother and child were pulled to
safety.
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in the church dining room. Re.
freshments will be served.
JUNE 10
York
Oakgrove P. T. A. are sponsor.
ing an ice cream social at the
school house.
Stony Creek
w. s. C. S regular business
meeting at the home of Mrs. ]. w,
Talladay. Supper will be served.
East YpsiIanti
Spencer Club will meet with
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RECEIVE DEGREES

Adrian, June 17-AP-Twenty-
Ave graduates received degrees
from President S. ]. Harrison Mon.
day at Adrian Colleges SIND COM
mencement exercises. Honorary
degrees were conferred on Carl d.
Smith, president OF the Babson
Institute, who was commencement
speaker; the Rev. Kline Hadda-
way of Arlington, Va, the Rev.
John w. Hawley of Pittsburgh, the
Rev. Homer Renton OF Uniontown.
Pa Clifford Shaw of Chicago, and
Clarence Sutton OF Tehucana. Tex.
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comfort, your weIi-being-"
"Then-we won't be having d.
vorce," said Natalie quietly. AT
least, not Just yet. II seems to me
that-even though we don't love
each other-we ought to be able
to salvage something out OF be-
ing together. We arc good friends,
good comrades. We enjoy being to-
gether-or am I taking too much
for granted?"
Don't be an idiot. You know
you've always been my favorite
girl friend" said Brooks almost
harshly.
TITS Just that. being moderns,
we don't believe in love-" said Ma
talie with a lightness whose effort
was SO we'll done that he complete
ly missed 1t. But we can have a
lot Of fun being married. II we are
careful not to ask too much"
Brooks grinned unmirthfully.
That's a thought" he agreed po-
litely.
II thought that maybe II for just
little while we could get away
from being young Mr.. and Mrs,
Brooks Marchbanks' who've al
ways had the world on a string
and a mortgage on the moon, If we
could get away from all the fuss
anc feathers and just be two young
people on a honeymoon-well, we
might find out lot of things about
each other that would make fol
something family approaching
happiness"
Natalie was having trouble put
ting her thoughts into words, the
chief trouble being that she mus
be so desperately careful not to lei
him see that she was pleading fol
a chance to win his love-that love
he didn't believe existed.
Suddenly she looked up a.
Brooks and asked Unexpectedly
do you look forward with much
excitement to honeymooning in the
Caribbean. the way we planned
Iit?"
my dear, as I've said before,
want whatever you want"
"Oh, for heavens sake"-th'
thin thread Of Natalie's self-contro
snapped suddenly-"stop sounding
so much like a hired husband, anC
give me a straight and sincere an
swer."
Brooks colored with anger anC
resentment. But after a moment h,
said, his tone cold, controlled
though the veins In his throat anc
the ridge Of muscle along his .av
indicated that her taunt had strucl
home. Then. my dear, since it,
the unvarnished truth you want
the honeymoon we've planned vii
bore mel"
She took that as she would hav
taken a physical blow for whicl
she had asked and which she ha'
expected; on the chin, withou
finching, drawing a little sharl
breath, her hands clenched hard a
her sides. Then she nodded, a trif
pale beneath her expertly apple
makeup, and said quietly, That
what I wanted to know. ! feel tn
same way about it So-suppose W
trade honeymoons with Johnny an
Coralie ?" >sks~rssss. 1919
i what on earth are you talkinI
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SYNOPSIS

81 NOfSlS
TOM AND BETSY FORMAN inherit
Haicyon Island from invalid Jordan
Markham. who was found shot TO
death Markham had established the
spot as . honeymoon isle. but his
ideas nad been opposed bitterly by
crooked business associates who
wanted u make II a base for snug
Cling aliens into the United States
NATALIE SCHUYLER. moneyed soci-
ETY. girl. and
BROOKS MARCHBANKS. possessor OF
high social position. but not much
money, are married. Starting on their
honeymoon. they fnd a wrecked car
IN which are an injured boy and girl.
Discovering that they are without
funds. Natalie sees TO II that the
newly-married couple.
CORALIE AND JOHN SIMPSON. are
provided tor. Coralie says that they
were bound for Halcyon Island TO
spend their honeymoon.
In q truth" session, Brooks admits
that he has married Natalie for her
money.
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anyway. II they do, its a cinch
he'll acquiesce even more readily
than the Vichy governments do
Ing so.
Axis Danger
With Axis troops rampaging
through Spain and Caudillo Fran
co already cycling it. greedily,
what chance Is there that the out
At won't slop over onto Portuguese
soil? The Axis won't have the
slightest objection to a Franco
grab Of Portugal in any event.
They may even help it-though
Franco won't need their physical
aid, he's so much stronger than the
Portuguese.
And suppose that, meanwhile,
the United States has anti-Axisly
occupied the Cape Verdes and the
Azores, with what's sure to be in
terpreted as Portuguese approval.
That'll be the finishing touch. Is
it any wonder that Premier Sala-
Ears on the anxious seat? -
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Your Health
Vitamins Not New;
Older Generation
Got Them in Food
BY Logan Clendening. NJ. D.

oOl liNiii III OOa
BY Logan Clendening, NJ. d.
Many recent newspaper and
magazine articles on vitamins
have stimulated several Of my
readers. Although have written
on this subject several times in
the past, | am glad to repeat be-
cause knowledge in this field is
moving so rapidly and because it
is so very important.
Now first, let us say with all
conviction that we have always
eaten vitamins. Our fathers and
mothers. ate vitamins and our
grandparents, and so on away
back. They didn't know they were
eating vitamins because vitsJmins,
as such, were not discovered until
about 1911. They we're like the
character in Moliere who did not
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Iberian PENN
sular and West
African coasts,
oppos lite and
pretty near to
our West Indies
and northeast
e r n S o u I h
America.
These are the
footholds that
are so m u C h
[ al k ed of az
tremendous de.
sirabilities for
the Unit e c
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negotiations with the Netherlands
East Indies, then cabled home
asking for ciarifcation OF certain
points. The nature OF the instruc.
tons or OF the points Yoshizawa
wanted clarified was not disclosed.
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Today's Horoscope

II your birthday is today. look
forward to financial improvement
in the next twelve months. You
will be busy with business and
domestic affairs. but should be on
your guard against a false friend.
Plan and build for the future dur
ing this period. The child born
on this date will be generally for
tunste. but liable TO sudden dis
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BATAVIA, Netherlands East In.
dies-AP- Kenkichi Yoshizawa,
Japanese representative. received
instructions from Tokyo during the
week end on the next moves In
Jspans long-dragn-out economic
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Rural Events

JUNE 10
Canton Center
Cherry Hill Book Club will meet
with Mrs. Sara Palmer. Progress
sive Education" will be topic.
Denton
Woman's Society OF Christian
Service will meet in the afternoon
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One-Minute Test Answers

1. Comanche. the horse belong
ing to Capt, Myles Keogh, 7th
cavalry. was the only animated
part Of Clusters command that
survived.
2. An arrangement for assist
ing runaway slaves to escape be-
fore the Civil war.
3. During the nrst ave years Of
life.