The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 9, 1934, Page 4

PP a li te HH & tf HD | ie i ~| bis head. No more than a quarter that they got t it weren't for those damned Bowers said more than once, tara our back valley into ir garden!” more he brooded ever his enforced idleness and ‘Bie helplessness. tt was bad enough to be pitted against the ordinary conditions of a tropic sland, bat these conditions could have been in finitely bettered by careful planning and bard work, . » He was a strong man with a good Sverage brain. and a definite gift for Mechanics, and yet he saw himseit @ontinually frusirated and worsted 2 two creatures who excelled him Qnly in strength and in the weapons which were a part of them. If he could not devise some means by which he could get the better of them, he would not be able to look Bimself in the face. He became absent-minded, and ivy s.most thought at times that bis fove for her was coolins. This was Mot the case. He was ashamed be Cause the woman he loved saw bis Belplessness, and he was cudgeling his wits to devise some means by which a naked man may be the @eath of two naked tigers. He bad an ax stil! in good condt ton but this, opposed to the claws’ @trength and th fg weight of a tiger's charge, could Bot righty be considered a weapon. He had in additior an oversized Pocket-knife and firc. With fire ne ®ould turn a tiger and even contro} ft to @ certain extent, but he could Mot hope to kill it. On the other Band, couldn't he? Wasn't fire the answer? “ASKILLED DRIVER KNOWS- When to step on the gas. When to put on the brakes, When to pass enother car. How to follow in line, How to keep from skidding. How to come out of a skid. How weather conditions affect and not for thrills or pastime. He driving. The hand signals and uses them. "| could. Both had a feeling that there “inte ie aie8 g ! | ; E i 5 FE Eg fk 38 gg rl : But it did not rain that day or that night. Dawn came over the volcano, @ gray watery-looking dawn, and from the opposite direction came wind in strong gusts. The surf rose ited the was a great race on between fire and rain. farther shoulder of the back valley he signaled to Ivy, as prearranged, by raising his arms straight above mile of beach separated them. Ivy, who had already laid her fire, went down on her knees, He thought that he saw the flash of the match which she had struck. Then he lighted bis fire. When they came together at the mouth of the little river and looked up the vailey they looked into a furiously receding furnace of and smoke. Above the crackling and the roar of the conflagration which they had started could be heard the far-off roaring of the tigers, at once defiant and apprehensive. Just when Bowers was certain that the great race between fire and rain bad been won by the former, the first drops fell, and these were followed a few moments later by a deluge. In five minutes the slow me andering little river was a rushing torrent and had overflowed its banks. The flames of the roaring confia- gration, fifteen to twenty feet high were flattened to the earth and quenched. The lower regions of the valley bad been burned black, but the narrows at the head to which the tigers had retreated were un touched. “Well,” said Bowers, “that’s that.” They went home to their cave, wondering what they had better try pert. What they tried next was a sam- the rain fell without abatement. The cooking-fire which hitherto had been kindled on the ledge im front of the cave bad to be brought inside damp, and their eyes smarted. During the morning of the fourth day the sky cleared, and they looked out upon a world as clean and sharply bright as a cut jewel. But not leave the cave, (Copyright, 1934, by Goxvernesr Morris) ‘Tomorrow, Bowers makes a gun. } WHAT A STOMACH! { this city. Subscribe for The Citizen. and obeys them. g i Dle of weather. All day and all night | and put out as soon as it had served {| its purpose. They were stickily — they were still provisioned and did | i were removed from the stomach | lighthouse at Sombrero, was | of J. C. Christens, a carpenter of ; arrival yesterday to -| honor of the most Excellent Chief. ae A class of fourteen candidates will be initiated next Monday night at the regular meeting at Interesting Meeting Last Night of the local temple. The class will} rm x be named the “Crystal Class” in ea | ANCE OF LOCAL cial meeting for Thursday after-| Judge Alexander Akerman..af | noon, 4 o'clock, for the purpose | the U. S. “District Court for the; of i the candidates | Southern District of Florida, born | and preparnig them for the cere-| ®t Elberton, Ga., 65 years ago. Fi 7 monies of initiation, which will be : s Legion hall on South Beach, it was held the following Monday night. William Loeb of New York,; unanimously decided to call a spe- A banquet is being planned.for | business man, onetime secretary | cial pre-convention meeting for Tuesday evening following the|to President Theodore Roosevelt,| next Tuesday night, October 16, and on wohtine saber a po RES Fa years] for the purpose of explaining to ago. ; ‘ trict school of instruction and | all veterans interesied, the Re open social meeting with the = Bae | sirability of attending the Nation- Knights of Pythias will be held. + Reat Admiral William C./ al Convention in Miami October | | Braisted, retired, onetime Sur-| 22 to 25, and also for the purpose _ At the regular meeting of Ar- can Legion, held last night at the | wul’s Club on Roosevelt boule- tomorrow evening which is being held in honor of the Cuban Independence Day Celebration. A musical program by the “Cot- j A “Gala Coronation Ball”,/ sponsored by the Kappa Pi Y Club, will take place tonight at the Cuban Club immediately after} the coronation ceremonies which are being held at the Navy Yard. — ire rearves born at Toledo,| of ascertaining the number of| 5 io, 70 years ago. veterans who expect to attend. ! Postpone Meeting ‘Ait Gen. sedate aed Of P.-T. Assn. . Martin Johnson, moving pic- to the parade and registration re-/ —— _ {ture explorer, born at Rockford, | Witements will be explained, The meeting of the Harris; Ill, 50 years ago. states Post Commander J. 5S.' School Parent-Teacher Assoc’ Moore, who also says that every tion that was announced. for Legionnaire is rome @ great morrow afternoon, has been ‘JePoMorgan &Co. partner, bo: many privileges conven- poned until next week on-a hte Ral teseaee aro. pei tion that the average veteran can- of the activities. of the El-G sepetigactagaiach [gst Stain, but that all mast soe oats: ae pons Charles 'F. Size, “president Gti ewier t a0 ha made ee j the Balt Relewhone Cov/of. Canads,| o¢ attractions of the convention. Farther announcement of fhs/ born 60 years ago. F Silesian tas Sack shot eae { meee pert week See —— | tion in El Grito de Yara cele in the meantime. | Alfred Dreyfus, FrenchJewish | oni" pare =e ~ —— | officer, born 75 years ago. Tene. wile ees Cuban officials, state officials, ! Sty, Racy ssced is to be held tonight, and the king and queen and many oth | MEET ACCIDENTALLY | as there were many things of in-| ers have been invited to attend; terest in connection with the pa- FOR PURE ICE ICE REFRIGERATORS Made of Al Metai_igugped Wa George Whitney of New York, i \ = this affair. AFTER MANY YEARS) ™¢e to be discussed, all of the Favors, noisemakers, eee 2g | revular business of the meeting WATER COOLERS ; ‘ihe: Apeiachin waunin last night was nob completed, and tines and prizes will be given free to all attending. | PUEBLO, Colo., Oct. 9.—A for-} Will be handled at the special pre- ‘mer Russian professor and his! C@Vention meeting next Tuesday | They're 3ae Per Cont PERSONAL Mrs. Frank Curry arrived on} the morning train yesterday from | Miami to spend a few days with! her brother-nilaw and sister,| Mr. and Mrs. John Marzyck. 1 Dr. Ramon Rodriguez was a returning pasenger on the morn- ing train yesterday from Miami! where he had been spending a‘ few days with relatives. When Bowers had reached the Eugene Sands returned over; tion. the East Coast yesterday from a short visit in Miami. Miss Iris Pierce was an arrival in Key West yesterday from Mi- ami and will be attached to the health service unit of the FERA. Rogelio Gomez, justice of the peace, who was at Key Largo on} business connected with the death of W. L. Weatherford, re- turned over the East Coast yes-j terday. Mrs. John Olsen and daughter, | Miss Grace, who were in St. Aug- ustine with Mr. Olsen, who is un- der treatment at the Florida East Coast hospital, returned on the morning train yesterday. | Claude Johnson, who suffered injuries to his left leg when an auto truck went off Boca Chica bridge on Labor Day} 1933, and has since been under treat- ment, returned yesterday, accom- panied by his daughter, Miss Lulee Johnson, from Miami where he had been under care of a specialist. Miss Maude Welch, secretary to | Dr. S. D. W. Light, arrived on the Havana Special yesterday for a | visit with her mother, Mrs. Hattie! | Welch and other relatives. Judge Allan B. Cleare, Jr.. of ‘the municipal court, and Mrs.| | Cleare, who were spending a few} | days in Miami. returned over the | ‘ East Coast yesterday. William v.| County Attorney Albury returned over the East! Coast yesterday from Miami | where he was spending a few days | with relatives. er | | Thomas Felton left yesterday | | for his plantation at Rock Harbor | after spending a few days with} | his son-in-law and daughter, Mr.; | and Mrs. Vernon Lowe. Mrs. | ton is remaining for a while as} | the guest of Mr. and Mrs. paced phe i | ST. PAUL, Minn.—Nine nails} W. H. Pierce, keeper of the an spend his; | quarterly vacation with his family jon Ashe street. Mr. and Mrs. | were arrivals in Carey this George the city That speed alone is not the{ morning on the Steamship Cuba quickest way to get places. | That most autes are on ; from Tampa, and after a short the! stay here, left on the Cuba for | read for: Transportation purposes| Havana. Mr. Carey is a brother The motor vehicle regulations! tions or hazards to traffic. will therefore cause no unneces- Mr. and Mrs. Carey sary annoyances, delays, obstruc- | making their home in Havana for; of Mrs. Annie Page of this city. have been many years. MENTION Dan Navarro, local dealer in automobiles, left yesterday after- noon for a short stay in Miami. Priced at | pupil, who had not seen each oth-| Miht, it is stated. ; } er since the bolshevik revolution,! ! Mothers ! In 117 yeers ago, met accidentally in} i treating children’s colds, | Pueblo. Dr. Lyof Tregouboff, once a! don’t take chances..use fessor at the University of} ev and now a Colorado Springs} tist, came here to attend a Rus-! sian church service—and saw| Mrs. Warren Watrous left over! Roman Kappernadze. = the East Coast yesterday for! Kappernadze was one of the/ Washington, D. C., for a short! un'versity cadets assigned to jj visit with relatives and will ater guard Tregouboff and others dur-: ' PALACE Guy Robertson in KING KELLY OF U.S. A. Also Comedy |} Matinee, 10-15c; Night, 15-25 1! an ie ie as ca wards go to join Mr. Watrous at] ing the attack on the Ukrainian Philadelphia where he is emplo: bor, Russian church council, | ed in the techni branch of he d the university in 1917. Hej National Public Utilities corpora-! now lives in Cleveland and came ‘here to visit friends. —_ Tv’s the taste that counts—that’s why Luckies use only clean center leawes— for the clean center leaves are the mildest leaves—they cost more—they taste better. “It’s toasted” veer throat protection — against irritation —~ against cough