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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
At Michigan

SOLDIER-STUDENTS In the Army Air Forces
- Technical Training Command training de
tachment at the University Of Michigan are
getting a stiff dose Of higher education with
their military life
The men get intensive courses In physics
mathematics, geography, English and speech no
start them on their way 10 become meteorological
officers in the air corps. For less than year,
the selected privateS. all former college students
grind and sweat 0vrr their tcxtbuUi5S trrrit men
they get crack az advanced training cadets,
Long, straight columns of men. two abreast.
stream out OF the east quadrangle barracks. once
a civilian dormitory across the campus and meet
professors OF the university for classes. They
start their academic day az a, m and work
until p. m. with time out for lunch.
Clock work regularity characterzcS life IN
the school. The pryates roll out OF bed with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23

bucle accompaniment at a. p. They assemble
IN an inner court Of the quadrangle for Inspection
and then GO back 20 their rooms 90 make the
beds and clean
After they finish breakfast the pre-netero-
0gists Inc up i'm formation strike up the cheerful
songs OF the air force and set out for their early
are finished the men march back 10 their bar
racks for lunch and then line up again in forma-
-tteF-
When the afternoons three hours Of classes
are concluded, the men head for athletic fields
10 get two hours of tough physical exercise and
military drill With whetted appetites they are
then marched back 20 dinner.
Their evenings are spent in more studying.
Taps are blown al II p m. The future cadets
Get their only time of from Saturday noon to
Sunday night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18
by a Ghost

there was no way for an intruder had one
succeeded IN entering the lower flat 10 pene.
trate the upper
The Superintendent bafed. remained
stubborn. we must work at this from an
other angle. Cross-question Mrs Gapp for
some motive
But poor Sarah May in the hospital,
could only repeat her impossible story
We hadn't any enemies she insisted
our marriage was happy l don't know
why anyone would try to kill my husband"
Unfortunately Ernest Gapp, unconscious
and paralyzed could not be questioned In
vesugation proved his life exemplary
Unaided by possible motive or clue. the
Scotland Yard men again explored the Gapp
flat. Photograpring, measuring, they ex-
amined stairway upper hall vestibule They
examined the bullet holes in the front
door, the hole under the ninth step Of the
stairs
Probing with finger into this last Cornish
growled, 1T went clean through"
Then he uttered an exclamation
Gauging with narrowed eyes he marked
the trajectory Of the bullets through the front
door the angle Of this hole in the stairs.
Come on, boys. Let's go down into Mr.
Cables fiat '-
His men followed in wonderment. In the
kitchen below the Superintendent paused to
eye bottle Of Scotch, then opened the door
TO the cellar and snapped on the light
Il thought So"
What"
These collar steps are directly under the
Caps stairway lie pointed at the inverted
stcp-work above. See" He thrust his finger
through hole in one Of the backboards This
IS the hole We saw in the Caps stairs.
can peek through and sec their front door
Watt"
Waving his men back, he dropped to one
knee and scooped up something from the step
deposting 1t carefully in a handkerchief
Find the bullet? ." someone asked
Grains Of sawdust,' the Chief said quietly
That's not bullet hole in those stairs 1t
was bored through with a brace and bit
from this side
suppose a man downstairs here. wanted to
kill the Caps. He bores this hole. then sour
RES TO the front Of the house and hammers
on his front door from the inside
He races back and waits here at this peep
hole with his pistol He sees the Gapp house
lights 20 on. Hears Ernest Caps tread as he
descends from stair to stair He jams pistol
to hole and fires. hitting Gapp in the spine
Then he shot Mrs Gapp the same way
They were shot from under the stairs by
\ somebody in this ground floor fat Go out
and arrest Frank Cablc!'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18

For only Gable could have known about the
cellarWay.s location under the Gapp stairs.
Only Gable could have figured out the decoy-
Ing and the getaway Taking absence he had
remained az home in conceamcnt all day
After shooting his victims, ne must have
fled from his back door carefully locking it
af'cr him and racing off down back lane
on hs t.t,'~. calculating that neighbors
would flock 70 tho frort porch
And II was, indeed Frank Gable who, With
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18

the police closing in, walked into Mortake
Headquarters and gave himself up
Confessng he gave the mean, little mo.
tive: They kept me awake the night before
/ couldn't sleep. I'd been drinking I'd spoken
to them about, it before So 1 decided 20 kill
them"
Then Frank Cable became legally invisible
to public eye with sentence Of 7 years behind
stone walls. Ernest Gapp was paralyzed but
his wife recovered.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18

c / on s TO mortal
man But the Gapp
shooting was un-
like anything on
record.
Microscopes and
other scientific APP
paratus s @ @ m @ q
useless. Searching
the Gapp flat mi
nutely, the Homi-
eide Squad. under
the personal direc-
ton OF Superlntel-
dent George Cor
nish, could find no
alien fingerpnnt or
other evidence OF
an invader.
Search OF the
downstairs flat
proved equally
fruitless. It's doors
and windows were
securely fastened.
bospcalung Cables
absence on a week
end jaunt besides,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18

Natural conjecture was %s~
that she had done the shoot n
ing, then shot herself But
why
Neighbors offered prompt
testimony that the Caps were
the incest couple in the dis
trict, happily married Too
the ambulance doctors were
quick 10 note that Sarah May
wounded behind the left hip
could scarcely have shot her
self in such awkward fashion 4
She had been a former stage
favorlte in pantomime but
she was not contortionist
And where was the gun?
Combing the premises re-
vealed no trace Of anyweapon
Meantime the lower flat
had been broken into and
searched for IT was feared its
bachelor occupant might have
come 10 harm The tenant Mr. Mr.
Frank Cable. was not at home. Inge
and his rooms were found I'M
disturbed
Often goes into the coun-
try on bicycle trips" the neigbors explained.
He's a good chap Gable. He wouldn't have
any enemies. Employed at the office Of
Works in London"
This seemed to support the theory that the
midnight visitor, pounding on Cables door
had somehow shot the Caps who came in
answer 20 the knock
But where was that mysterious visitor
People next door, retiring late. had heard
the pounding. Yet hackman at the corner
had seen no nocturnal pedestrian: A milkman
coming down the block had spied no fugitive
in the night.
1t seemed unlikely that the assailant could
have walked right past the milkman and the
hackman without either OF them taking any
notice OF him
The Boobies swore
Somebody 'ad 10 shoot these Cams An
those bullet holes through their door was
fired from the inside! They splinter on, ~"
And there's another bullet hole in the
stairs" An officer pointed at a dark hole
drilled through the vanished wood
This heightened CONSERVATION For this
third hole, clean as whistle, puncturing the
blackboard just under the ninth step iuai-
Gated that the gunman, who must have fired
from the stair top, raced down to the vesti-
bue, shooting wildly then wheeled and fired
a crazy shot at the upgoing stairs
"Bhmey' Bobby exclaimed eyes bulc-
ing. IT'S a phantom, that's what or else
the murdcrers got invisible cloak"
Officially. Scotland Yard does not believe
in ghosts. Inspectors confine their suspi.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18

The WouId-Be Assassin Made the
Stairway His Trap. Bur His Victims
Lived to Accuse Him When EngIond's
Weird Mystery Was Finally Solved
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18

(UPPOSE you are a young housewife liv-
ing happily with your husband in the
~ upper story of a comfortable, two-family
nat in pretty suburb
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
THE OLD AND THE NEW

Some Kennewick merchants
still figure on taking business as
it comes hoping that they have
made enough of a name for them
selves that they don't need to
hump to keep going. There are
others who no matter what con-
ditions are, try always to attract
new customers. They 60 out of
their way for new trade, but let
the old ones take care of them
selves, figuring they will always
be there. You can take your
choice of which merchant will
build up better business. Con-
slider the third type of merchant,
however, who sells and advertises,
who attracts new business and
keeps the old satisfied. Both new
and old pass through his door, es-
tablish trade for him beyond his
store building. They pass on the
word of their satisfaction through
service. Too many businessmen
today cover personal negligence
by using the war for an excuse.
They have always been lax in re-
ordering, stocking goods, trying
to secure new merchandise and
attempting to please customers.
Now they use the war as an alibi.
This is policy that is sadly lack
ing in business acumen. We know
that war measures have restricted,
curtailed and limited goods, but
too many times we are getting
downright inefficiency covered
up with a film of war powder.
Blow it off and you will find a
dealer who, after the war, is 60
ing to have to scrape a bit to re-
gain his lost customers, and he
may not get them back again if
they have found satisfaction across
the street or around the block.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Clean Pans to Prevent
Spoilape of Home Bread

Homemade bread, delicious and
nutritious addition to any meal, has
a way of spelling during summer
months. It often gets Shiny and
ropy in the center of the loaf, and
away it goes into the garbage pail.
But this condition can be prevent
ed. The ropiness, says the depart
ment Of agriculture. is caused by
certain bacteria, and the first thing
to do is to be sure the pans and
bread board are free of this bac.
terra. So boil all the utensils in a
mixture of l part vinegar to three
parts water.
II the next batch still turns ropy
and potato water has been used as
part of the liquid, omit the potato
water because that may be the thing
which is carrying the bacteria.
Then. too. if liquid yeast is bein:
used as a starter" discard it and
make fresh yeast.
Then if the ropiness still persists,
add about two teaspoons of 80 grain
white vinegar to the next batch Of
bread. This is sufficient for about
31a pounds of bread. If the batch
is smaller or larger, decrease or in
crease the vinegar in proportion.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Fertilizer Increases Pasture

Estimates made by the National
Fertilizer association, based on in
terviews with thousands of farmers
and on study OF experimental re-
suits, indicate that on the average
a ton of fertilizer used on pasture
produces increased grazing equiva-
lent to 5000 pounds of milk or 1000
pounds of beef. A recent study by
the department of agriculture OF 26
state pasture experiments shows
that the associations estimates are
conservative and that as an average
of the experiments studied, a ton Of
complete fertilizer produced in
creased grazing equal to 1850
pounds of milk. or l.400 pounds OF
beef. Another study Of A hay ex-
periments indicates that ton Of
fertilizer used on hay produced in
creased yields equivalent to 6.400 of
milk or TO pounds Of beef.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Rel:cs Of Man Who Lived
5000 Years Ago Dug Up

Eight thousand years
before Hitler shook the world with
his battle cry. the first human beings
in Iraq pitched their tents beside
camp fires at Tel Hassouna, south
west of Mosul. government archie
ologists e%cavating in the area have
discovered.
The first men to come into this
ancient land were herdsmen and
probably came from Anatolia and
the Caucasus This new discovery
goes back several centuries before
the earliest relics found in Egypt
and forms new link with the stone
age settlement found at Mersin,
Turkey.
Thus alongside contributions to
the Allied war effort, Iraq today
places on record signal contribu-
tion to the history of man. The prof.
ect was worked on by University of
Pennsylvania Psychologists until
1898.
Fuad Safar of the department of
antiquities came on the discovery
when he found debris that estab-
lished human encampment and a
profusion of animal bones-the ma
jority of which identified as goats.
The first settlers were idol worship
pers and left behind their goddess
of fertility, a miniature image of a
clay woman. Graceful and attrac-
lively decorated earthenware YES
sells discovered created new pic
ture of the earliest phase of pottery
art in Iraq. Several unchanged
pieces were uncovered-the only
ones for that period found complete
anywhere in the world.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
GETTING OUR BREATH

1t has been suggested. that we
take time, after the final peace,
to get our breath and regain our
proper perspective of governments
before we sit down to make con-
tracts regarding them-and us.
It sounds like the advice that says
count to 10 before you speak or
think before you leap. This sort
of wisdom has been proven worthy
through the years and will not fail
us today and tomorrow. We hear
many extreme ideas propounded
by many people. There are theo-
ries that might involve us in a
situation that might later destroy
us, unless we think carefully.
Each nation will try to command
that which is most acceptable to
her security and her possessions.
Can we cool off enough to use
international reasoning, to stay
tightly with our country and look
out for her good, for the best for
her people as well as to con-
slider the welfare of the rest of
the worlds people? Time will
help us see more clearly.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
1t Pays to Wash Rag,
Braided, Chenille Rugs

Porch rugs, and indoor rugs also.
get extra hard wear in the summer,
with dirt tracked in from gardens
and outdoor jobs. Sand and fine
gravel cut and destroy floor fabrics
if permitted to remain long under
foot. 1t pays to wash out your rugs
before this happens.
Rag rugs, braided rugs, and
chenille rugs may be put right into
the washing machine. A thorough
sudsing, couple of rinsings.
through the wringer. then outdoors
into the fresh air to dry. A treat
ment like this makes them bright
and clean and new-looking.
Fiber rugs cannot be washed like
rag rugs. These must be kept fiat
throughout the washing, rinsing, and
drying, and the minimum of wa
ter should be used. Rough treatment
cracks and breaks the fibers and
water-soaking discolors and warps
fiber rugs.
To clean rugs of this kind first
brush away as much dirt as pos
sible. Then, scrub vigorously with
thick soapsuds. Rinse twice with a
cean cloth dipped in warm water
and allow to dry. If the fiber rug
is very soiled, a little household am
monia may be put into the rinse
water.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Plant Food

Soils deficient in humus may. &C.
cording to their composition, be ell.
Their too heavy or too light for salts.
factory plant growth, due to faulty
drainage and aeration. In a sandy
soil. humus binds the particles of
soil closer together, thus reducing
the rapid drainage and aeration: ON
the other hand. it spreads apart the
fine particles of heavy clay soils,
which enlarges the pore spaces anu
in that way improves drainage ana
aeration.
Some of the materials most com.
monty used for building up the hui
mus content of the soil are well rot
ted manure very difficult to OBJ
tain); peat moss; green manure
crops grown on the soil and spaded
under; and last but not least. COM
posted material from compost
pile.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
HEY HAVE AN ANSWER

Someone asks why we fight as
we so fight. We haven't been
brought up to fear conquering
nation, to understand the foreign
intrigue of pickering countries, to
know hate for our neighbor over
the border. Our soldiers have
been criticized by those who say
they do not know why they fight
or what they want from the peace.
Ask soldier why he fights. Does
he hate that German he is out
to "get," does he know of Hitler's
policies and hopes, of japan's in
tentions should she gain her
point? He will tell you he is
fighting an enemy, not because he
was called German but because
he is foe. The soldier will point
out that there is no country like
his own and that he will die, if
necessary to preserve it. He might
add that he has always liked a
good fight, has been getting a
thrill out of the adventure, of tast-
ing of danger on land, at sea or
in the air. Many personalities,
many ways of expression but all
fight through loyalty to their
homeland and to get back quickly
to that home. Not ponderous
thinking, but straightforward facts
from Kennewick boys and all men
behind the guns.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Rose Apples Have vitamins

Rose apples have been found to
be an excellent source of vitamin c.
Rose apples. or rose hips, are the
little red fruit of all roses.
A single rose apple contains about
10 milligrams of vitamin c. Three
of these provide approximately as
much vitamin c as an orange.
Enough vitamin c for days needs
can be obtained from one tablespoon
of rose apple juice. Here is the way
to make it: Wash the fruit cover
with water. boil is minutes. mash.
and strain through cloth. Sugar may
be added to the PURGE to make mar
malade, if desired. 49,.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
For Good Sleep

For good nights sleep on a hot
sultry night, be sure the bedsheets
are fastened taut over the mattress.
After the lower sheet has been
tucked in all along one side of the
bed. tug it on the other side before
tucking it in. If pillow cases are
too large for the pillows use the
hospital trick of making them snug,
by folding in the slack along the
bottom edge of the case. 1t makes
a sort of inverted pleat and at the
same time gives nice smooth fit
Clean. fresh sheets and pillow cases
add to the comfort and the GOODNESS.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21

ROCKPORT, MASS. - Yankee
ingenuity has solved the farm
problem for Roy H. Lane.
Lane, owner of a 60-acre farm,
was afraid the cost of planting
might be too much. Finally, he
hit upon novel solution. He sold
the not-yet planted 1913 crop to
non-farming neighbors, arranging
q so per cent payment in advance
and the rest on delivery.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21

While the army is looking
around for more men to increase
its fighting force it is noted that
the number of federal employees
of the country is being increased
at the rate of 100000 a year. The
number now employed with ex-
ecutive service of the federal gov
eminent has reached a total of
100000. This number is being
added to daily.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21

The longer the war continues
the more obvious it becomes that
nothing but the destruction of the
japs and nazis is going to be
enough. More and more are both
showing that they do not deserve
to live in a world that is trying
to- be civilized.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21

A lot of casualties have been
reported among ration board
members. While none of them
have actually been killed a con-
siderable number have been re-
ported as missing in action. No
one really wants to serve on a
ration board. Those who are
serving are doing it from sense
of duty. ..s III.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21

Our guess is that in the post
war adjustment Russia will de-
mand a warm water harbor to the
south. The principal. harbor at
Murmansk is frozen over in the
winter making ocean traffic diff
cult and often impossible. We are
also guessing that in the event
Russia does desire a warm water
harbor at the south she will get it.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21

An application has been filed
with the Civil Aeronautics Board
by one of the large bus compan-
les of the country for a continent
spanning system of helicopter
planes capable of transporting
seven passengers each with their
baggage.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21

The Importance Of the control
of the Mediterranean in this, war
will be understood when it is re-
membered that the old supply
route around Southern Africa re-
quired 100 days. With the Med
iterranean in the control of the
Allies the time has been cut 40
DAYS.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21

The ideal condition, a local man
said yesterday, is that in which a
man has enough to live on but not
enough to worry about. .l.o....
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21

It will be difficult persuading
the high school lad,- who made
$50 week in defense work this
summer that learning rapid cal
culation is better than earning it.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21

In 1912 this country consumed
100000 gallons of whiskey-
almost a gallon for every man,
woman and child. ..
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21

Scotland is now having a delin-
quency of youth problem, and SO
maybe all of us should go back
to using the woodshed method of
handling.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21

According to a report issued by
OPA there will be no increase in
turkey prices this year over that
of last year. =
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21

/. Each year the United States
consumes about 800 billion match
es. This amounts to 850,000,000 a
day. ...9
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21

Farm mortgage indebtedness for
the United States as whole de-
clined 5.4 percent in 1912 accord
ing to the bureau of agricultural
economics. The decline was 1.6
percent in 1941, IL percent in 1910
and 213 percent in 1889. The peak
of farm mortgage debt was
reached in 1880. -. 49,.
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Can't Take II

Imitation is the sincerest flat
terry. -
Maybe; but don't like to have
a stenographer copy my mistakes
in grammar.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21

You can't blame Kennewic
boys if there happens to be
soap shortage.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21

1t is reported by OPA that only
100000 cars remain in the stock
pile of 100000 frozen in JAM, 1912.