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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-01

Suddenly he gave a sharp
whistle
"WcstlakC. come here"
With a mounting sensation Of
uuoasincss l hurried away from
The circle Of light made by the
hraNcr ! reached the bottom Of
.hc ladder Cobb was stopped
down has CashhGht pointing di-
r,,ty at the second from the
lowest rInC. about two feet from
the floor
Hero Wcstlake."
As | joined him, ne pointed to
the Illuminated runG There,
very clear against the old smooth
wood Mas a fresh scar where a
splinter had Clipped off In his
hand Cobb had the splinter he
had removed from the taxi
drivers lapel Slowly, with a
theatrical elaboration, he low
cred it into the scar. 1t fitted
exactly
See what that means, West
lake
1t probably means he climbed
down the ladder from the loft
or whatever it is up there"
How high is this rung from
the floor ." asked Cobb with ir-
itatinE precision.
About two feet
And the splinter was on his
lapel II he'd climbed down this
ladder. could there ever have
been a time when his lapel was
only two feet from the floor ,"
There couldn't, Of course. I
said SO
It'd be different matter
though said Cobb softly, If
he'd fallen or been lowered down
the ladder. head first !"
After that SCATTERING remark,
he shone the torch upward At
the top of the ladder ! made out
an open door leading into a small
closet-like loft. without a sound.
he started climbing the ladder
l followed him. / didn't like the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-01
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lobe and IStarcd at each
- other IN the palhd torchhEht
Vaguely i was conscious of the
brooding silence IN the barn be-
low, Of the smell OF stalencss
and dust
But it's It's got TO be sui
eide, | blurtcd
And. IN spite Of the evidence
in spite of any evidence that
had TO bc So. If Albert Williams
had been murdered, the entire
solution OF the ease, AS had
built IL. would have 60 topplc 10
the ground II anything were
10 make any sense at all. the
whole story OF Jimmie Saltcr's
death and its tragic aftermath
revealed by the tax drivers own
admission, Kar.c Ms confession
and Norma's diary had 20 hinge
around the taxi drivers guilt and
suicide II couldn't. surely II
couldn't be that my solution. so
deliberately checked and counter
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Continued from Page 81


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tomato INTO his pocket The
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Probably hlt his head when
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-01

checked by the evidence. had
been entirely false. And yet. if
the taxi driver had been muir
dered and a fake suicide staged.
1T can't be suicide If it's NOT
suicide" said Cobb with a faint
twinkle in his eyes. If the taxi
driver was murdered and there's
evidence 20 prove it. then he was
murdered and we've got TO
start figuring all over again
from there"
But the story about Jimmie
Salter's death and Norma's
death all that it's got TO be
trucr"
"Oh. sure. No reason To doubt
that In fact, we couldn't doubt
IT even if We wanted to-" Cobb
spoke musingly:
The three girls gangcd up on
Jimmie. and let the taxi driver
take the rap. And that taxi
driver was after them TO get his
revenge OF course, that's true"
IN that case, the taxi driver
has to be the one who murdered
Norma and tried to Kill Karen
and and then committed sui
eide.
Not necessarily" G b b
paused then. He flashed the
torch once more around the little
room and shivered It's mighty
cold here. Let's get back down
stairs to that brazier,"
He started solidly for the
ladder and climbed down it.
followed We moved in silence
to the brazicr which still gave
off a passable heat | turned my
back so that | didn't have To
look at the pathetic little body
So did Cobb He stretched out
his hands 10 the blaze
Not necessarily, he repeated
Everything fits all right with
out the taxi driver having muir
dered Norma In fact. I think
# # -tttaiees tettrr sense that way"
stared Just how p"
"Westlake, think about Libby
Brompton's death for a minute
Looks like we have that pretty
straight. What did the taxi
driver do ? He chased her around
with his taxi, got her thoroughly
scared and then held her up for
money. didn't he All she had
was a thousand bucks, and be
was gong TO get the whole
amount of it out of her she
actually wrote the check. then
she got scared. couldn't go
through with it and killed her
self. That's true, isn't it,
Sure" | said but
And from the taxi drivers
point Of view. that was all pretty
sensible OF course. he didn't
know the girl was going to COM
NIT suicide That was his tough
luck All he wanted out OF her
was thousand bucks
That's right" / admitted
After that, he lay low for some
months, waiting for the thing TO
blow over Then he started on
Norma. Now. he hadn't gotten
any money out Of Libby There
Continued on Page 80
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-01
HARD TO TELL WHICH ONES
WASHED, WHICH ONES NEW!

that's the opinion of this conscientious
Consumer Jury-after thorough COM
parison of these lovely, trim-fitting Miss
Swank Slips, modelled by the Ivory
Flakes Twins. Our Jury. left to right:
Dot Healey, receptionist; Alice McVea.
salesgirl; Jane Spear, brokers' stenog-
rapher; Eleanor Whitaker, secretary.
They're sold on Ivory Flakes care. We
hope you are, too.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-01

If time and energy consult the
gested this and other of THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-01
Doesn't this OPEN
your eyes ?

MAYBE YOU'VE NEVER paid much attention when we told
YOU Modess is softer Maybe you're used to buying
one type of napkin that it has never even occurred to
you to try another newer type.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-01

WELL, THEN, LISTEN to over 10000 women who tested
Nodes against the napkin hcy'd been buynG* out
Of every of these women discovered that Nodes
soterl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-01

MAXI YOUR OWN DIcIsIoH Try Nodes next time you
buy napkins. Aud + YOU don't agree with millions OF
lo al that NIod,s softer more comfortable than
any napkin you used, just return the package
insert slip TO The Personal Products Corporation, Mill
town y. j, together With letter stating your objec-
ton, Wc'l glad, refund your fl purchase price
*Teiu-.es toatIr f.' ,c'aiI u t. amazing softness
Test Nrte The Persona. Product, corp Mltown,N.J.
Evening star., 1942-08-16
MiIburn

Continued From First Page. J
Evening star., 1942-08-16
SoIomons
Continued From First Page. }

would give them little chance of
receiving reinforcements or organiz-
ing an effective counter attack as
long as the Americans held the few
developed coastal strips.
The Japanese have had several
months to consolidate their strength
in Tulagi Island but in the few
weeks that they have been on
neighboring Guadalcanal Island they
have developed only one airf1eld at
Kukum which is large enough for
the use of fighter planes and posi-
bly, light bombers.
With special fanfare the Toxic
radio yesterday broadcast an impe-
rial headquarters communique which
claimed that IS Allied vessels of all
types had been sunk and six more
damaged thus far, against a Japan
ese loss of only 81 planes and two
cruisers damaged in the battle of
the Solomons.
Neither the communiQue nor SUBJ
seQuent commentaries of Japanese
controlled stations referred to the
position of the japanese ground
forces In the southeastern Solomons
Capital Ship Claims Omitted.
Revised official claims and COM
mentaries broadcast from japanese
stations in the last "a hours point
edly omitted claims that any Allied
capital ships were sunk or involved
in the naval operations off the SOL
onions.
What purported to be a running
account of the Solomons operations,
dispatched by Domei from Batavia
said the Allied fleet approached the
Solomons August 7 and began land :
ing operations in a dense fog.
This account said Japanese land
based aircraft were in action all day
against Allied ships and supporting
planes. Domei said japanese light
naval units took up the fight at
nightfall, attacking Allied warships
and transports at close range in
the darkness.
Neither the Domei nor other JAP
anese accounts indicated a large
scale fleet action.
However, the Farr dispatch to
the London Daily Mail indicated
the naval fight was of consider
! able proportionsD
"At last warships Of the American
Pacific Fleet have had a chance tc
get to close grips with large units
of the japanese Navy" the dispatch
said. 1t added that for seven days
now in the battle of the Solomon
Islands American warships have
Evening star., 1942-08-16

been dealing crippling blows to
enemy naval power"
Consolidation of their hard-won
positions in the Solomons would
enable the Americans to start equal
izing the advantage held by the
Japanese in the use of land biased
fighter planes and dive bombers.
Airmen of Gen. MacArthur's COM
manc continued vigorously to play
their supporting role in the battle
but their efforts 50 far have been
limited to neutralizing Japanese at
tempts to send aid to their hard
pressed island possessions.
American and Australian bombers
have continued their relentless
pounding of convoy which they
have been following and attacking
for 46 hours.
Evening star., 1942-08-16
Ex-Bobbies Training for RAF
At Miami to Get Back at Hitler

would chalk jibes at Hitler on the
blackened walls and go off to work
singing" Shaw recalled.
He and Pearson were surprised at
all the unrationed food available
here. In England people frequently
have to line up for hours and then
take what they can GET they said.
Wartime restrictions have been
accepted cheerfully, however, be-
cause the authorities have appealed
to the British sense of fair play by
treating everybody alike.
Then too, bombing is good
cure for boarding, they pointed out,
since there is no use storing up sup
plies which may be destroyed at
any time.
Pearson had served 10 years on
the metropolitan police force, 10
months of that time being with
Scotland Yard. Shaw was on the
force 51a years before joining the
RAF.
Evening star., 1942-08-16
Dies Gives Roosevelt
LIST Of 1900 Called
Nazi 5ympathizers
Document on Activities
Of Alleged Spy Ring in
u. 5. Also Submitted
BY tEe Associated Press,

By tke Associated Press,
Chairman Dies of the special
House Committee on Un-Amer-
lean Activities sent to President
Roosevelt yesterday a document
which he said disclosed efforts
of the German high command to
establish a huge sabotage ring
with headquarters at Chicago.
simultaneously. he submitted a
list of approximately 1900 names
of persons who, he said, have been
members of or otherwise sympa-
thetically affiliated with German or
ganizations which have supported
the Nazi cause in the United States -
Representative Dies said the docu-
ment. written in Germany in Janu-
ary. 194l. "emanates from none other
than Walter Kappe, who is now
being sought as Hitler's master spy
in the United States"
Warning in 1888 Recalled.
Mr.. Dies wrote the President that
the committee, which four years ago
this week began its Investigations,
had warned in 1888 that it was the
purpose of the German American
Bund to set up sabotage machine,
which, in the event the United
States should go to war, might Sc
riously cripple our industries. our
systems of transportation, and our
systems of communications unless
the United States Government takes
militant steps to put an end to this
sabotage activity"
THAT warning" said Mr.. Dies,
has, of course, been drama tically
justified by the recent landing on our
shores of group of eight Nazi
saboteurs. all of whom had connec-
tions with the German American
Bund."
The Texan said that despite the
published reports of our committee
- our enemies, who have from
the beginning included many scoff-
ers who hold high positions in your
administration have done their ut
most to spread the falsehood that
we have failed to investigate the
| Bund"
Watch Over Suspects Urged.
He said that "falsehood" had beer
disproved by the document, il
which, he said, Kappe acknowledged
that the cause of Nazi infiltratior
into the United States has received
serious setbacks as result of the
investigations and denunciations Of
our committee"
Representative Dies said the lis
! OF 1900 names had been compiled
| during the committees four-year in.
vestigation, and he was turning i
( over to the President ''in order thai
/ you, in turn, may transmit them K
whatever executive agencies should
in your judgment, deal with them.
Il am sure he observed. thai
all will agree that these 1900 per,
sons should have some form of sur
veillance over their activities"
Evening star., 1942-08-16

his time at Westbury, practicing
shots or playing golf.
The same year he retired from
law firm of Carter, Ledyard and
Milburn.
Overseas In World War 1.
He was born in Buffalo. and the
family moved to New York in 1904,
While he was student at oxford
College in England and was repre-
senting that school on the polo field
in matches with Cambridge.
Later, on his return to the United
States, he played for a time with
the Myopia Club at Boston while at
tending the Harvard Law School.
He was major in the field artillery
during World War I and served for
a year overseas.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Nancy Steele Milburn, two daugh-
tiers and two sons, 1t. John Milburn
Of the Army Air Force and Dev-
ereoux Milburn. jr., q student OF
Naval navigation school at Coral
Gables. Fla.
Evening star., 1942-08-16
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Aug. 15.--Two for
mer London policemen who served
during the first stages of the Battle
Of Britain will be ready soon to join
the fight again as members OF the
RAF Ito get crack back" at Hitler.
1t was when German bombers
were trying to wipe London off the
map that William F. Pearson and
Noel R. Shaw decided to get on the
delivering end some day Enlisting
in the RAF, they were sent to the
Pan American Navigation Section
at the University of Miami to learn
how to guide bombers over Ger
many.
The ex-bobbies declared that the
blitz had just "bucked the people
up" and made them more deter
mined to carry on.
why. blokes who lost everything
when their houses were blown up
Evening star., 1942-08-16
Australia
Continued From First Page.)

big island northeast of Australia
They then headed inland toward
Kokoda and Port Moresby.
Todays communique said Allied
bombers, operating off the north
west coast of Australia, had at
tackled Japanese installations on
the southeast coast of Timor yes
terday making direct hits on build
ings and starting fires.
The spokesman added that q
small Japanese convoy attacked
heavily by Allied bombers off New
Guinea and New Britain, Friday
and yesterday apparently had been
dispersed.
Evening star., 1942-08-16
Russian
Continued From First Page.)

tCOntlnued From First Page)
Vody area, the communique added.
The midnight communique did
not mention the fronts above
ported considerable fighting on the
northwestern areas between Mos
COW and Leningrad, but the Rus
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-28

by registration with the United
States patent office. They will
increase greatly in value in years
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~ Notes

Northwestern girl reserves and
Fisher IIi-Y clubs will hold their
annual Easter candlelight service
in the Bethel Evangelical Church
at 100 Tuesday evening.
A civilian defense training
course for women will be offered
at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday in the
Fisher YMCA, in conjunction with
University and the Detroit
office Of civilian defense.
Lenten services are scheduled
for 8 o'clock each evening next
week in the Downtown unit.
The Rev. Howard Thurman of
Howard University. Washington.
d. C., will speak during the
Lenten services Thursday noon
and evening in the st. Antoine
YMCA.
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In Getting Your
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patriotic, FULL COLOR AIR
FORCE INSIGNIA stamps are
limited in number, are protected
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RULES DISCARDED

"Your Own Horoscope" ny
Frances Drake, IL one of many
famous features In The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-28

with this article. At the same
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PITFALLS OF LOVE y g.; Ass,'

MY EYES followed those of the
driver, and / saw big car whiz-
zing along the concrete road to-
ward the junction with the noun
tain road where he had parked
my fathers armored car.
I did not verify his excited as
sertion that the big car was really
The armored car which had passed
us on the Merritt Parkway, but l
was willing 10 take his word for it.
Both our men evidently had seen
the other car at the same time as
the driver, and had stepped
quickly TO the side OF the descend
ing road most sheltered from OBJ
servation by any one passing
along Route 7. But the other car
slowed up as it neared the june
ton, and for frantic second /
thought the men in il had seen
Gus and Bill, and were piarning
10 get out and investigate them
CAR SWEEPS ON
But the lessened pace was only
for a second. then the car swept
on. and our driver gave grunt
OF relief.
They just slowed down TO
look at that sign which points
10 Kent" he said. putting, our
car into gear and proceeding
slowly toward the intersection.
as both Gus and Bill climbed
toward us. When they had
come up to us, the driver put a
crisp question.
"D'ye think they lamped
you:"
I'm sure they didn't" Bill
said, and Gus nodded an as
sent.
Don't you think one OF US
ought TO 20 ahead 10 the juno
ton. and see II It's coming
back ?" Gus asked.
"Good idea," the driver said.
"Bill. you run down TO the juno
ton there, and walk up the road
after that car. IL you see IL
coming back. hide yourself. If
you don't see II at the end Of
three minutes, blow your whistle
and I'll cut across to the other
road and wait for you"
"Okay," Bill said. and forth
with set out down the road
again. while Gus climbed into
the car.
There's nothing 10 worry
about. Missis Graham" he said.
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STAMP NO. Is TO-DAY

Today the Times publishes g
black and white copy of FULL
COLOR INSIGNIA Stamp No. 13
third stamp in the second series
Black and white copies OF
Stamps Nos. II and II in the Sec
ond series have already appeared
Stamp copy No. ii will appear
tomorrow in The Detroit Sunday
Times.
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CLIP THIS STAMP

Created by Walt Disney,
this insignia features a scar
let and orange plumed jungle
parrot. Darling through the
air with native ferocity of its
kind. IL strikes fearlessly and
with unerring aim. A helmet,
equipped with headphones,
enables the parrot TO keep in
close touch with his flight
commander.
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BREATHLESs SPEED

Re swung the car into the road
then into the concrete road, and
from there whipped it into the
narrow road at the left, at a speed
which left me breathlesS. When
he was well out OF sight Of the
concrete highway he stopped and
looked at his watch.
II hope Bill steps on IT," he
said. II want TO get going"
Bill evidently stepped on it."
for il was less than three minutes
when he came racing around the
corner of the road and brought up
opposite our car.
81 ran all the way back" he
said, as Gus opened the car door
for him. land I kept looking
back. They aren't anywhere In
sight"
I'm glad you hit 1t up" the
driver said. "If I can get some
speed out OF this bus we can
beat that other car to Warren
by quite a little. It's quite n bit
snOTtcf tuih Why'
RULES DISCARDED
"You know what the Chief
said about speeding" Gus said.
but / interrupted him summarily.
THAT rule II In the discard
now" 1 said firmly. my father
himself would tell you 30 II he
were here.
THE fact that those men are
on this road proves conclusively
TO me that they are aiming for
the same destination that I am
trying TO reach" l said.
ut IL vitality important that I
get there not only first but well
ahead of them. In my fathers
name take all responsibility.
Drive As fast as you possibly
can"
your Own Horoscope" by
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-28

looking at me anxiouSly. and I
smiled confidently at him.
I'm not worried about any
thing as long as you are on the
job" told him, and a brick
red flush overspread his cheeks.
THANK YOU" he said. After
that no word was spoken by any
OF us until. at the end of three
minutes. we heard three blasts
OF a whistle.
"Slt Tight" the driver said.
We're going places"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-28
seed from America to Eng
BY Lyman Young
By Carl Anderson
By Fran Striker
By Zane Grey

seed from America to Eng
land in about ITO.
Sit is a disease of radishes,
turnips, cabbages and other
plants.
Great Russia is the northern
central part; White Russia.
western section, and Little
Russia, the southwest and
southern regions.
Horny Vitamin-Rich Recipes
Evolved by a Housewife Who
Has Learned to Provide Tasty
Economical Meals for Her Fam
lily. Vitamin Salad, VItausin
MackereI, Dried Fruit Candy,
Nitamin Carrot Dish and Others,
as Well rs Many Timely Prize
winning Recipes In the House.
wife's Food Almanack. That Uux :
usual Feature Appearing In The
American Weekly, With This
sundays Issue of The Detroit
Sunday Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-28
II E RY

Stamp No. 20 has appeared, anC
so on.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-28
Quiz Answers

1-Tsetse fly. I
2-The red hat.
3-Neptune.
4-Fourteen.
5-Timothy is valuable fodder
grass. Hansen carried the