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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15

The stranger was not there not an article Of
his belongings
Bat under the bed was the body of
fourtecn-voar-oid girl
Police from an over Canada and from the
United States rushed to Winnipeg Every
pawushop and clothing store was searched
sure enough the whipcord suit the Phan-
tom had stolen from Patterson was found In
a second hand shop on Main street He sold
IT there twelve hours before the body Of Mrs
Patterson was found. In the same store ne
bought another suit and a cap.
From there he was traced 10 a barber shop
where ne got shave When the barber
learned who his customer had been ~ SAID
ferveutlv 4 wish / had known it when l was
shaving him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15

came T. rent that spare room Mother went
mp go show il 20 him and ! haven't seen her
since
Patterson called his wifa.- name searched
the house inquired OF his ueIghbor- then the
whole ncishbothood took up IN, search Bod
time came and in ms anxiety Patterson
knott with As two cSsldrcn by thor mothers
bed. praying that she would rcJoiu them.
Later he told brokcnlv what followed "Tho
window was open and as ! prayed I felt the
wind. II lifted the bottom OF Tho hcdSprcad.
From under the bed piece of cloth was
blown. II was piece torn from my wfo-
dress ! looked under the bed and Emily
stared up at me"
She had been attacked stranglcd and
heatcn 70 death
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15

carried a vivid image Of the portrait the
police had built up with such pains and at
great a human cost, turned for second
look at the impatient man. Something about
the strangers vast shoulders. the hunched car
riage of the body, the long dangling arms
topped by great biceps. and the talon-like
powerful fingers touched "A spring in his mind
Improbable OF course that hunted man
should be shouldering his hunters aside but
manhunter must consider even the improbable
The Mountie put his hand on the mans
shoulder. He got a shock The man who
whirled about at him had black. staring eyes
that burned like those Of a great cat in a
jungle night His long, evil face was CON
torted. Iron fingers clamped about the
young Mountcs throat
Police closed in A dubbed gun caught
the stranger on the mouth. another between
the eyes He slid 10 the ground and Law
slowly reaching for something with his great
fingers, like the last coiling Of scotched
snake.
The man. who turned out to be Earl
Nelson, the 30-year-old son of an American
mother and a Spanish father was put on
trial for the murder of Mrs Patterson.
But was he the slayer of all those others
as well? 1t was important TO establish that
SO the terror Of the Phantom Killer would
be lifted from thousands of homes
The Phantom had loft dngerprints at tho
scene OF two Of his kills Science had also
photographed and measured his footprints
There was no doubt Of his guilt
Beside that. ne was identified as tho man
who had taken several of tho rooms ,ener,
the bodies Of victims had been later found
Nelson sat impressive. staring az each wit.
ness. Once he laughed. and the sound mad,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15

Occasionally h. rohhc3 as wcD as killed
Unprotected women who rented rooms for
living .'' Thorn go empty rather than take
the risk thai death might become The lodgcr
A frantl, public demanded that the police pro-
tto' them
concentrated mauhuut was gong on MP
ord doyu IN, coast for the Phantom nu.
each TIME detectives Sc. ned suspects one even
confessed The telegraph wires would flash
the story ~ q new assault a ncu roomne
house or apartment owner s'ranclcd 90 death
~ another community rf'y, a hundred three
hundred miles away
Thcu Tho Gorilla Man moved east on
December 2"rd he appeared IN Council Bluff,
Ia and claimed his twelfth victim an
el1crR woman who had Just told q ueighhor
he looked nice quiet Young man ard SIZE was
glad he was going 20 fiji her second floor tack
-Four DAYS later Kansas city Missouri vas
thrown into panic and fury when young
mother. Vas strangled before the Of
her sIN-voar-0ld son who was So 'r'rl,I he
could not utter word for days after tho
murder
The next day IN the same city another
young mother Mrs Marius Harpiu bcotmc
Victim Fourteen Her eight month old baby
was Victim Fifteen because his WaIlIrg am
noycd The Phantom.
Kansas city police warned housewives. not
10 open their doors 10 strangers husbands
hurried homo from work hardly ahlo 10 CON
tam th.mscl>c, I'M thcv could see 'hcn fam
lies Bands of volunteers patrOlod the
streets with drawn rcvolvers.
For three months the Stranger afforded
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15

the courtroom shiVer.
What did he laugh at 4
woman had spilled a bag
Of nuts on the floor and
in trying 90 recover them
went sprawling ia the
aisle
The Jury found him
guilty and he was haneed
IN The Winnipeg jail ysrd.
II there is a further
Judgment beyond thu
grave tho souls ~ ~
least tvcutv-ouc women
will he waiting to- bear
testimony against hun.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15

The city was in an
uproar Radio stations
broadcast the latest
item added 20 the de-
scription OF the killer
He had discarded a
pepper and salt wor-
sted suit and walked
off III a Whipcord suit
belonging 10 Patterson.
Among those who
listened brcathlessly
was the proprietross Of
a lodging house who
thought Of a stranger
10 whom she had rent
ed one Of her rooms.
several days before
and who had not been
back since.
She went up and
knocked at the door
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15

Extraordinary De+ec-
tive Work That Ended
the 2-Yeor Hunt for the
VESTS Mysterious
Stranger and Avenged
the Il Victims Who Died
in the Grip Of His Ape
Like Hands
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15

some great ape. IN CIR
cnmstanccs that uumist-
takahly bore the stamp
Of the other murders
Md 20 tho vague por-
tralt ~ tho lul'cr was
tfr7-A- exceptional ph,si-
.Al-strcngth : For tho
indications were that
Mrs. ST MARY ribs
broke under the pres
sur. 49, bar. hands
Sow tho murderer
WAS spoken Of as the
Gorilla Man
In newspaper columns
on the radio Or the
minds OF many millions
q dreadful tally WAS be-
ug kept II mounted
RAPIDLY AS be struck IN
santa Barbara Oakland
Portland Seattle san
Jr..t.,. .,...,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15

they had woven-the man was at
large but the net was now closing
The special train pulled in at
eight in the morning A crowd waited
on the platform for the regular train
which had been sidetracked toilet the
special through. Police swarmed
down the steps.
As they did so a man slipped from
the cover of a freight shed platform
and swung hurriedly aboard the rear
car.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15

the country not relief so
much as suspense before
Ainothcr point on his itin-
ra.v was added Phla-
delphia Victim sixteen
was sixty years Ids as
always a woman 8 month
later Buffalo New York.
knew tho terror. That
nioht the red graph
lcapod 90 Detroit
An editorial writer IN
Canada who viewed this
country with q iaundiccd
eye. thus commented on
the murders 1t is only
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-20

and almost as we'll as mechanical
LSound deteetofS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-20
ny Universal Service

FRONT ROYAL Va. Sept. 10
War. a great breaker Of tradi'
ton, is proving now that, in spite
OF the adage you CAN teach ar
old dog new tricks.
Here in its new school for
'Wags," in the Blue Ridge Noun
tains of Virginia. the army is dem
onstrating daily that dogs as old
as 5 middle age for a dog not
only can learn new tricks, but can
learn them with remarkable quick
ness.
Former household pets, and 5
years old. accustomed 10 taking
orders from only one beloved mas
ter, learn in a matter of days TO
respond to certain orders, no mat
ter by whom delivered.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-20
80 Per Cent Sh0W
Themselves Fit

Ways" are recruited in the
main by Dogs for Defense, Inc.
an organization of breeders anc
dog handlers formed last January
to recruit andstrain dogs for the
army.
According to Harry I. Caesar,
president of Dogs for Defense,
Inc, more than 90 per cent of
dogs offered to the nation have
shown themselves fit to be sent
to "Wag" school.
To join the Ways a dog should
stand not less than 18 inches at
the shoulder and be from / to s
years old. A wide variety of
breeds is represented here-Ger-
man shepherds, st. Bernards,
Great Dane
Great Pyrenees, Doberman pin
schers, collies, retrievers, French
poodles. The chow and the bull
terrier do not make good soldiers.
Each dog has a number tattooed
on his ear so that he can be re-
turned to his owner at the end
Of the war. =
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-20
Expert Trainers
In General Chdrge

It's all done without whipping
too Just frmness, system anc
patience.
Experienced dog trainers are ir
general charge, but picked soldiers
from the coast guard and the army
are learning under their tutelage
to become dog trainers themselves
Eventually, many thousand Ways
are to be mustered into service, SO
a lot of trainers will be needed.
One of the first lessons all Ways
must learn is outdoor sleeping
This is hard on animals accustomed
to snoozing on little Jimmy's bed.
but they seem quite comfortable
after a few restless nights.
In the basic training course of
four weeks, dogs and handlers are
drilled for two hours day in
squads of 40 men and 40 animals.
The commands are given by a
drillmaster, but the dog does not
heed the command until II is re-
peated to him by his handler. who
works him on a leash.
The Wag rookie is taught first
to comply with the command
sit" He Is held by the leash with
one hand and the trainer gently
pushes his stern down with the
other.
It doesn't take long to make a
dog understand what you mean
when you tell him to sit.
At the word down." he Is
taught to lie with body pressed to-
ground, all four legs fiexed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-20
They Do Not GrOUL
At Mess Sergeant

The command ''heeI requires
the dog to stand quietly by the
left side of the soldier, alert and
ready for action.
At the command Stay" the dog
IL trained to reman motionless, to
freeze"
The dogs here are fed daily, at
4:30 p. m. They eat with the
same zest as human soldiers, but
unlike the two-legged variety,
never growl at the mess sergeant.
Dogs are being trained for the
most part as messengers, sentry
duty and airplane detectors. Their
keen sense of hearing enab es
them to sense approaching planes
much more efficiently than men
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-20
Household Pets Show
Ability as War Aides
Garry Messages. Patrol Beaches.
Hunt Saboteurs, Guard Plants

and almost as we'll as mechanical
sound deteetors.
AS guard dogs, many Ways
trained by Dogs for. Defense al
ready are in service at variou
army and coast guard posts. They
can scent an intruder an amazing
distance, thus acting as invaluable
aids to sentries. especially at night.
In fact, they might be called
sccnt-ries themselves.
As messengers, dogs are unex-
celled.
They leap bitches. scram b e
through wire and underbrush with
strapped to their collars.
They also are used to find wounded
on the battlefields and to direct
stretcherbearers to the fallen.
The United States, rich in many
natural resources and industrial
is also rich in dogs, hav-
ing 100000 of them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-05-29
MEMORIAL DAY
 TO BE OBSERVED
 HERE TOMORROW
Address of Day Will Be Made al 10 A. M.-
 Parade Follows

Memorial Day services honoring United States war dead will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn- ing at the Capitol Theatre with It. Col R. w. Riegle delivering the principle address of the day
 Following the program parade in which Legionnaires, color guard, soldiers. members of the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and others will march, will form in front of the theatre. Line of march will be to the Alaska Dock where salute will be fired and flowers strewn on the waters. and from there to Ever green Cemetery, where brief mili- tary services will also be held.
 Music for the parade will be furnished by the loud speaker car of the Mckinley Electric Service which has been donated for the occasion by the, company.
 Many offices and all business houses will be closed all day to- morrow in observation of Memorial Day, it is announced by members of Afford John Bradford Post No A. American Legion, which has charge of the program.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-05-29
QJE5TI0NNAIRE5
 TO BE MAILED
 OUT NEXT WEEK
Men Over Military Age Will Receive 0leupa-
 tionaI Queries

With the mailing next month of occupational questionnaires to the thousands of residents in the Territory who are over military age local boards in Alaska will speed to completion the Territorys in- ventory of manpower for war pro- duction, John L. Mccormick, Di- rector of Selective Service for AL aska announces.
 These occupational questionnaires which will guide the War Man. power Commission, in cooperation with the Selective Service System for the mobilization of workers fol war industries already have beer sent to the men who registered or February Is. 1942 in the third reg istration. Right now, also, local boards are winding up similar inventory of registrants of the first and second registrations who have not been inducted into the armed forces. And by the first part oi June, the Director said, the men between 45 and 66 years or age who registered on May 20 will be receiving their occupational ques- tionnaires.
 To Need More Men
 The nation will have pressing need, by late autumn. for around 10, 0,500,000 additional war workers Director Mccormick pointed out It is from the men beyond the mil itary age, he said, that the Wal Manpower Commission expects tt obtain most of the male recruits for this work. However he asserted many war workers also will be ob. tained from classes deferred fol physical defects as many men who are unfit for military service art well qualified for civilian activities
 The occupational questionnaire. are being sent to all Selective Ser. vice registrants who have not been or cannot be, inducted into tht armed forces, Director Mccormick pointed out, and are not to be con. fused with the regular Selectiv' Service Questionnaire upon which classification for military service is based
 Two Questionnaires
 It is especially important" ht said, that registrants in military age groups who receive an occupa- tional questionnaire before they re- ceive the regular questionnairt keep this distinction carefully ir mind. The two questionnaires are entirely separated in purpose. The
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-05-29
MANY ATTEND
 BANQUET OF
 R Al N B 0 W

About 125 Rainbow girls and theii mothers last night attended the Spring Mother Daughter Banquet of the Assembly, held in the Scottish Rite Temple. Tables were attrac- lively decorated with gold lupine yellow daisies and yellow globe flowers.
 Anna Lois Davis, Worthy Advisor acted as toastmistress, welcoming the mothers. Mrs. Robert Bowling Mother Advisor, gave the response from the mothers.
 Give Program Mary Stewart, Isabelle Parsons and Ruth Allen gave readings and Mary Jukich sang two numbers dedicated to the mothers.
 Mrs. Bowling introduced Rain bow officers and their mothers and Mrs Harold Brown, Associat te Mother Advisor, awarded merit bars.
 Following the dinner and pro- gram, short business meeting was held, the last until next Fall.
 To Go South
 Anna Lois Davis, Worthy Advisor, and Astrid Holm, Faith, are to leave Juneau on Monday to attend the Grand Assembly for the State of Washington and Territory of Alaska, to be held in Seattle on June IS, l6 and IT. Anna Lois will go as delegate from Juneau Assem- bly, and Astrid will go as Grand Choir Representative.
 Other Juneau members who will probably be attending the Assem- ply, although not as official del- egates. are Verna Mae Grubcr, Kathleen Peterson, Lenore Kauf- man. Courlyne Smith and Doris McEachran. who is Grand Rep resentative to the State of Georgia for the State of Washington and Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-05-29
THREE 0LDTIMERS ARE DEAD AT SITKA
 pI0NEER5' HOME

Word was received by the Gov ernor's Office here today of the death of three Alaska oldtimers at the Alaska Pioneers Home in Sitka.
 They were Charles Michael Hand ley, of Juneau, resident of Alaska since 1902; Erland Sternberg, fish erman in the Territory since 1889. known as "Halibut Jack" Johanes Aslaksen, of Golovin, who came to Alaska in 1898 as reindeer herder for the Government.
 Handley prospected in the Por- cupine District and around Fair banks for many years, and later fished from a row boat at Juneau for seven or eight years before be- ing admitted to the Pioneers Home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-05-29
THE GETAWAY
 HEADS DOUBLE
 FEATURE BILL
Men of inc Timberldnd Is Also Opening at
 Capitol Theatre

Uncle Sam battles national de- fense racketeers in gripping ana action packed story as new as the latest edition of a newspaper In The Getaway opening tonight at the Capitol Theatre on a double feature program.
 The picture deals with the work of G-man who impersonates a convict and helps a gang overlord escape from prison, to trail him to his headquarters Tn the interim he meets the gangster's sister, who has no idea of her brothers true iden- tity. and they fall in love. Torn be- tween his love for the girl and loyalty to the service, he eventually tracks down the gang and the lead- CT, and novel dramatic twist solves the problem of the lovers.
 Second feature on the program is Men of the Tmberland" with Andy Devine and Richard Arlen in the leading roles of the exciting picture.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-05-29
GIRL SCOUTS
 COUNCIL IS TO
 MEET MONDAY

All members of the Girl Scout Council and all Troop Leaders of Juneau and Douglas are asked to attend a meeting which will be held at 3 D. m. on Monday in the home of Mrs. H. L. Faulkner, chairman of the Council.
 At this meeting, discussion of re- organization of the council and the appointment of new troop leaders will be held. Many of tfe council members and troop leaders have been transferred from Juneau recently or have gone outside to live.
 Women who are interested in volunteering their services as Girl Scout leaders are urged to attend the meeting.
 The Girl Scout movement has been active in Juneau and those now taking part in it are anxious to keep a large number of troops going. It is not necessary that a leader previously have experience in the Girl Scouts, but names sub mitted will be passed on by the council.
 This years program for the Girl Scouts of America is an all-out for War program and Girl Scouts are urged all over the United States to take an active part in the De- fense programs of their local cities Scouts can act as messengers, do First Aid Work, learn to care for younger children. make bandage rolls and do many other things for the War program which put on them a responsibility and sense of helping with the effort.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-05-29
CIVILIZATION

SAN DIEGO, Calf, May 29- The white mans transportation problem is heap big headache to Chief Comparison of the Warner Indian reservation.
 The chiefs ancient motor car de- veloped engine trouble, and be abandoned it to go for repairman.
 When he returned, he indignantly told the sheriff, someone had stol- en three wheels and tires,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-05-29
BOB HOPE AND D0TTYLAM0UR
 IN NUTTY FARCE
Caught in inc Draff" Has Audiences in Gales of
 Laughter ,2Oth Century


 Last night, Bob Hope landed right in the middle of Uncle Sam's arma- ment program in Caught in the Draft" Paramounts all-out comedy now playing at the goth. Century Theatre. You can be sure there were plenty of fireworks-the kind that's filled with laughing gags.
 One minute after Bob fired the opening gun, the whole theatre was thrown into an uproar. For Bob, taking the part of movie actor engaged in making war picture, had given the "Over the top!" signal to his men and then screamed fran tically when he discovered that his pistol was really loaded.
 The gun-shy actor next creates a laugh-riot when he finds himself in the army as the result of practical joke which backfired on himself. Caught in the Draft" may not be true version of everything the army has to offer its rockies, but Bob Hope and his comedy corps certainly manage to give army life a new twist - the kind even the draftees will enjoy.
 Dorothy Lamour, who co-stars with the popular screen and radio gagmaster, is in love with Buck Private Hope but she can't marry him until her father, the colonel, is convinced that something besides trouble flows through her heros veins. The rookie is caught between the cross-fire of Dotty's sarcasm and the colonel's fury as he slides ,ut of one tight spot into another,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-05-29
SIX WEEKS, HONOR ROLL

Honor roll students for the final six weeks period of the Douglas school was released this morning and is as follows First Grade: Eleanor Havdahl, Elsie Niemi, John Jensen, Elton Engstrom; Second Grade: Mary Cuthbert, Marilyn Isaak; Third Grade: Catherine Val ison; Fourth Grade: Shirley Ann Edwards, Carol Cochrane, James Sey.
 Fifth Grade: Phyllis Andrews; Sixth Grade; Patsy Balog, Herb Bennett; Seventh Grade. Margar- ct Cochrane; Eighth Grade, Louis Bennett, Lucille Goetz. High School Billy Devon, Mel yin Shudshift, Robert Savikko ir Ninth; Alfreda Fleek in Tenth Frank Cashen and Elmer Savikko ir Twelfth.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-05-29
FEDERAL WORKS
 AGENCY OFFICES
 MOVE TO BARAN0F

Offices of the Federal Works Agency are being moved today from the Juneau Hotel to the 5th floor suite of the Baranof Hotel formerly occupied by the Office of Indian Affairs.
 E. L. McGlnty heads the staff as Chief Engineer for EVA, J. C. Shepard is project engineer and Miss Maxine Lund is stenographer of the organization.
 This department of the Federal Works Agency handles all war pub lie works, including hospitals and schools.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-05-29

occupational questionnaire is sent to a registrant of military age only because of the possibility that he may not be qualified for military service. He then, however. will ba available for civilian war effort. He must fill out and return both ques- tionnaireS."
 When the occupational question: naires are returned to local boards. the Director said they are checked for completeness and accuracy, and then are separated into the several sections of which they are composed. One section is sent to the Bureau of the Census. Washington, D O. for the attention of it's Population Division which is tabulating this data for the Selective Service System, another section is forward- ed to the proper United States Em- ployment Service office in the area in which the local board has juris- diction. The third section, which duplicates the data of the other two, is retained by the local board
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-05-29
MISS JANE ALEXANDER
 MAKES TRIP TO SITKA

Miss Jane Alexander, Chief Clerk for the Territorial Department of Public Welfare, left this morning by Alaska Coastal Airlines for Sit ka on official business for the de- partment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-05-29
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
MRS. TURPIN TO SAIL

Mrs. Fred Turpin plans to leave for the south tomorrow enroute to Puyallup, Wash, where she will visit with friends and relatives dur ing the next two months.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-05-29

The Daily Alaska Empfe mas the largest paid circulation of any Al aska newspaper.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-05-29

Emma Hopkins has left the Gov ernment Hospital after receiving medical care there
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-05-29

Subscribe to the Daily Alaska Empire--the paper with the largess paid circulation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-05-29

Frank Jackson has entered the Government Hospital for medical treatment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-05-29
HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. Vernon Humphries entered St Ann's Hospital yesterday for medi- cal treatment
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-05-29
NOTICE

NOTICE
 AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showing air route from Seattle to Nome. on sale at J. B. Burford & Co. adv.