The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 9, 1938, Page 3

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1938 THE ARMY POST MURDERS | 7 Py Virginia Hanson The Characters : Katherine Cornish, myself, vis- iting Eiizabeth on @ mid-western Army post. Elizabeth, Colonel Wright’s Yesterday: 1 put Charlie’s gun 4n my suitcase. Elizabeth has no alibi for the time of the murder, Chapter Nine ‘LIZABETH looked_startled at sight of me. a8 “Why, Katherine! I—I saw the ear, but I didn’t—I ‘didn’t expect eee : - She was as ne @s I had ever seen her; and more was something clean and honorable in the very air that sur- rounded her. I rushed into “I was looking for you. Som @readful has hay ed.” natural color faded from a paper, blood, the empty shell... . You know, I heard that shot. It wasn’t a bit like the noise a bal- loon makes.” “Where did it come from?” I | asked quickly. She sto; uncertainly. “Maybe I oughtn’t to tell what I know until I’m asked. Officially, I mean. ... But-you won't talk.” She leaned closer, confiden- tially. “I couldn’t swear, you un- derstand, because I was dancing, and those colored lights make me and looked at me just a wee bit dizzy—I’m almost | certain it’s my heart. That’s what | T tell people when they say how | well I’m looking—you know heart patients always look healthy.” She came to a full stop and beamed at me as if she had made everything quite clear. e | “But the shot?” I asked help- | what we might find—a scrap of | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ~ Orange Bowl Star Pecccescccscccococcsooece We, as I was telling you, it | | was just after I saw Mrs. Orping- ton go out on the veranda. She’s @ little impetuous, you know; and she can’t everything: She was so provoked ear not to be first in | with her partner for stepping on | | her balloon, and I think he musi have said something, for she just turned’ right around and left him. | .| He didn’t go out on the veranda after her, which I think was very 1 § : wise, don’t you?” My chance of learning any- thing of value seemed a forlorn one, but I persisted. j “And right after that you heard | Ey cheeks and she reached a hand hind her to the open door, as if But she did not speak had finisHet® “And then I was a Kid of death in rue By & ga . eee go,” she said in a ice and led the way house. ted to ask her where she and nie bist 3 8 hospital. Doc following it closely. “I’m going to the hospital,” said Elizabeth suddenly. “Maybe— be she isn’t dead... .” it there was a prayer in the She looked at her empty hands. “My, she murmured and Fi, gecmed to he ane’ me she was gone for Perse time. I had started after her, vaguely uneasy, when she ‘out, her hands still empty. can they be? I always put them on the card tray.” “Perhaps they’re still in the car. “No, I make a point of taking bred out. Why, so they are, That’s starter whirred. .. . “T'lhgo back to the-club,” I said y . I could not face the it of the hospital. And had” alone answered me I did ce, Her little car jumped halted, Jopned ahead the double-jointed action of it bounded away was methodical, as I own observation. it day I had seen it those car rovided for ide the door 1 was have them = I. pset her, re I told her What had made ie little ritual of the e roadster and drove vel n i re et nt z ag ? ee A 8 if z - ir 2 cf s 3 i i ; pan nit > #3 2 g 7 B= zi i : 3 : ‘3 g : Li "7 i 3 ES gz i! Brag abe deze [-J gist il f @ sort of fas- cination unti] she looked up and for clues,” she said ild laining DRIVE UNDERWAY KEY WEST CIVIC COMMITTEE TO HELP DESTROY BREED- ING PLACES OF PESTS All properties, private, commer- cial and government, will be in- sSpected starting today in the Mos- quito Eradication drive, under di rection of the special commuttee. Two city inspectors, together the shot?” “And, you sée, I’d just been looking at Mrs. Orpington, so it | isn’t i I could be mistaken about, the direction, as my hus- band says. Not that I think she | did it, goodness knows, even if she is quick on the trigger and crazy about Barnéy,- because where could she carry a gun with that costume?” Ominous Black Bead ‘HE had resumed her measured pacing, scrutinizing the floor | carefully as she went. I fell into step beside her. “But you think the sound came from the veranda?” “Oh, I don’t know. I daresay I was mistaken about the whole thing,” she said with maddening inconsistency. “There were so many balloons popping—do you | know, mine was the only one left | —except Anne’s, of course. I told | Mr. Shaw I really should have the | anything about it—that was Mr. Ni 's job, awarding the prize. But he’s gone—Barney, I mean, | I think he fainted, or something. I saw Major Drew hel; him to a car. So I expect Pll just wait until he’s feeling bette: I wonder what the prize Shaw didn’t seem to know.” This was a little too much for | me. I murmured some excuse and | crossed the floor toward the front | entrance, was a subdued | murmur from the veranda, but no | voice Rota and I felt std- | “sPfurned beck, litle aimlessly, | rn a little aim | and surveyed the rooni, ~ Suppose the shot had not come from outside the building? Sup- | pose, in the semi ‘kness, Some- Pyedeg aieigeas tig ainy Sen ed floor? There would have the smell of burnt powder. Or was there a smokeless powder now? I sniffed hopefully, and it seemed to me I could t faint, remaining traces of the acrid stench, but it was too late to locate its le source. Had I noticed earlier, when I fied across the dance floor after Adam? __ T could not remember, but some- one else would. for the sake of ment, that Mrs. Flower had right in thinking the shot had come or from the vicinity of the entrance. Su) the bullet had lodged in one of the pare pillars that supported the Idly t inspected the row nearest me, crossed the floor and scanned the on either side of the a And on one of them, at shoulder, ‘sdiend ‘been the level found the bullet. I Te had been followin thought. The jlity of its leading to anyt had been so remote that I could 'y believe my eyes. But there was no doubt- ing the bullet's reality. It had plowed thro: a corner of the Pillar, splinte: the wood on the other side—an ominous black bead, half exposed by the torn timber. And as nearly as I could judge its path, it had come from the direction of the front door. Mrs, Flower had been examin- ing the willow chairs that were grouped into a sort of lounge on — side of the hae door. Now she approached, eyeing me intent- ly. I moved to meet her, making an effort to hide the excitement that was making my heart pound. IT had no intention of sharing my discovery with her. That was for Adam's eyes alone. (Copyright, 1938, Virginia Hanson) ‘Tomerrew: Adam investigates. with three W.P.A. workers, will inspect properties in two groups for the purpose of introducing larvae-eating fish to cisterns and generally ordering cleaning up of trash, especially tin cans, which have not been destroyed. Householders are especially urged to theroughly demolish al! tin cans before throwing away— as it has been determined that water gathering in cans provides a favorite breeding place for mos- quitos. Cooperation of the gen- eral public ™ this drive, which should begin to show results in ithe next month, is asked, sity vs. upstate five contests. MIAMI, Fla.—One of the main.gobs of Tennessee’s| |line Jan. 2 in Miami will be to stop, this Ramrod. He is Earl Crowder, 182-pound Oklahoma’ fullback, who has |ripped mary forewalls to threads this season. Oklahoma |and Tennessee are scheduled to meet,in Miami’s annual held twice weekly. The ring is’ Tennessee ranks No. 1 in the nation! to be a permanent Key West fea- Orange bowl game. and Oklahoma, third. * AMATEUR BOXING ‘TOURNAMENT WILL BEGIN JANUARY 1 | JUNIOR CHAMBER SPONSORS | MATCHES AS PHASE OF | WINTER PROGRAM: CARE- FUL ATTENTION OF BOXERS It was officially announced | today that the Junior Chamber | , of Commrce would sponsor a se- |ries of youths amateur boxing | matches during the winter season at Key West Park, beginning | January 1. ‘ A regulation boxing ring will !be built and contestants will be i furnished with bandage, tape jand gloves, while a registered | physician will be in attendance gat all times during the tourna- | ment, “Dub” Bowen, noted fight- jer, and Junior Chamber com- ‘mittee chairman said today. “We | will match’ the boys carefully ac- cording to weight and none but | amateurs will be allowed to com- | pete”. : | Much interest is already being - | shown in the Amateur tourna- ment, Bowen said, with many en- | tries already registered and more | coming in daily. Any youngster |wishing to take part in the tournament may do so by get- ting in touch with Bowen at 414! William street between 11 a. m. and 2 p. m. daily or contacting any Junior Chamber member. Tournament matches will be ture and the property of the ; Junior Chamber. : Basketball League Schedule ae Changes For Monday Games’ Army Discontinues Play For Christmas Holidays; Meeting Last Night }Miami Winter League will: in- {vade Miami Field to play Railey- Makes Change | days. It was also decided that the |players take turns in refereeing | the games. |Food Grill players will officiate; , | Dee. 12, Lions; Dec. 16, Park Ti- jgers; Dec. 19, Sea Food Grill H |Games of Dec. 23 will be the last: | until after the holidays and Park | | Tigers will call the plays at those contests. | Friday, Dec. 9, Sea Revised schedule calls for High School Varsity and Army in the first game Monday, Dec. 12, and DeMolays-Park Tigers in the jmighteap. Friday, Dec. 16, Army; vs. DeMolays, first game; High School vs. Sea Food Grill, second game. December 23, Sea Food Grill vs. Lions Club, first game; High School vs. DeMolays, sec- ; fond game. '30, Lions game; Sea Food Grill vs. High School, Jan. 6, Army vs. Park Tigers in Friday, December vs. DeMolays, first second game, Friday, first game and High School Var- in second Monday, Jan. 9, High School vs. Lions in first game, Sea Food Grill vs. Park Tigers, second game. Friday, Jan. 13, Army vs. Park Tigers, first game; High School vs. DeMolays, second game. Monday, Jan. 16, High School vs. Park Tigers, first game; DeMolays vs. Lions, sec- ond game. Friday, Jan. 20, Lions vs. Tigers, first game; Army vs. Grills, second game. Present at the meeting last night were: Chairman Huddle- ston, S. Cooper, H. Smith, Joe Pinder, B. Saunders, B. Pinder, J. Carbonell, J. V. Woodson, L. Curry and P. Aguilar. Perhaps He Sailed Away “How shall I account for the $10,000 that our former cashier skipped out with?” “Charge it to running expen- ses”, “Dad, what part of speech is ‘woman’?” “Woman isn’t a part of speech. son; she’s all of it”, | FOLLOWING jand the locals still feel that they Liland City Basketball League {ve not beaten the Hardware- ‘held a regular meeting last night | are out to give them the shelack- |at the High School and it was de-! ing of their baseball career. cided to change two of the play-j ing dates and give U. S. Army ‘five a chance to play a few more ; aS |games before the Christmas holi-/ pethel, J.Villareal, Baker, E. Al ‘bury, A. Acevedo, Lucilo, M. Grif. ‘take with him the following | players: LEGALS | IN COUNTY JUDGE’S COURT MON- ROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, Ne Re Estate of | CHARLES IRVING WRIGHT, Deceased. © NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MAKE THROUGH | APPLICATION FOR FINAL | } DISCHARGE | Notice is hereby given that I will a on, the 17th day of December, A D. i , present to the Honorable Ray- By AGUILAR jmona R. Lord, County Judge of SOerseseeesesensasesseses Moros County, Florida, my Final *, »Report and vouchers an: as for KEY WEST CONCHS in’ the’tne approval ef same, and apply | for Final Discharge in the Estate | of Charles Irving Wright, Deceased. iy ane Bandas Dated September 29, 938. Milam nine this coming Sunday, ALFRED W. DONOVAN, 8 As Surviving Executor under the Last Will and Testament of Charles Irving Wright, Deceased. oct] 4-21-28; 16,1938 nov4-11-18-25; dec2-9- men bad enough—therefore, they NOTICE OF MASTER'S SALE Notice is hereby given that uh- rand by. virtue of a certain Or- der and Decree of foreclosure and sale made and entered on the 19th day of November, A, D. 1938, in and y the Circuit Court of the Bleventh ficial Circuit of the State of rida, in and for Monroe County, Chancery, in a cause therein pending wherein Dan J. Malloy is plaintiff and David J. Green, if \living, and if dead, the heirs, de- visees, grantees or other claimants J. Green, de- his wife, if Iter Francis and if dead, grantees or under the said Burns, Jr. de- ceased, and —— , his wife, if pe be married, are defendants, Foreclosure of Lien of 7 Sale Certificate, the undersigned Special Master in’ Chancery will offer for and will sell at public outcry, cash in hand, to the highest and tt bidder, at the front door of the County Court. House of Monroe County, Florida, in the City of Key West, Florida, during the legal hours of sale, on Monday, the 2nd day of January, A. D. 1933, the fol- Manager Roy Hamlin expects to | de C. Griffin, A. Hernandez, R. fin, J. Carbonell and M. Varela as coach. He expects to bat them in the following order: ~ Hernandez, 1b; Baker, 2b; Acveedo, ss; Albury, 3b; C. Griffin, c; J. Carbonell, If; M. Griffin or Villareal, rf; Lucilo, cf; Bethel or Covingtoh, c. This is a well-balanced club and will give any team a hard fight to win. There are two left- handed throwers and hitters and one left-handed hitter who throws right-handed. Others are all right-handers. Above all, they hit over .300 with the exception of one player and the pitcher. It is expected that the Hard- waremen will use Graham or Tiny Chaplin in the box and Ban- dera behind the plate. TEAMS of the Monroe County Baseball League will play Sun- day at Navy Field in a double- header, which will be a continu- ance of their round-robin series. Poultrymen will be in both ends of a twin bill, with Sea Food Grill (Trojans) in the open- er and’Pirates (Bacardi Club) will compete in the second. Gates will twirl the first con- test for the Poultrymen and Se- villa or Molina in the nightcap. Sea Food Grill expects to send Salinero to the mound and Joe Navarro behind the plate. Pirates will depend on Lefty Torres’ slants and Izzy Rodriguez m ping Wed eo catches. c t 1, 1906, be- and under the said David ceased, and —— he be married, and V ourns, Jr, if living, the heirs, devisees, other claimants Walter Francis ing and being in the County Monroe, State of Florida, to- e Island of n William A ap delineated in Feb- A. D. 1829, as a part of but better On the , described er one (1) ruary, tract ‘sixteen (16), described as follo lsiand of Key We: as part of Lot nun in square number four (4) ac- cording to Frederick Filer's and John ‘Boyie’s sub tract sixteen (16). C two hundred (200) the corner of South and Simon- ton Streets, and running thence northeasterly along the line of South Street, forty-cight (45) treet; thence southeasterly one hundred (100) feet; — thence southwesterly forty-eight (48) feet; thence northwesterly one hundred (160) feet to the po’ of beginning Dated November 30, A.D. 1938 RAYMOND R. LORD. Special Master in Chancery AQUILINO LOPEZ, JR Solicitor for Pt THE KEY WEST ELECTRIC COMPANY TO_HOLDE sT MORT- GAGE F T FIFTY THE com- PANY Under the Sink MISSED ONE SUNDAY BURLINGTON, Vt.—In his 66 years as a minister, the Reverend Leonard Aldrich of this city says he has missed only one Sunday, and that becquse of illness. All For Efficiency I eat my peas with honey I've done it all my life; They do taste kind of funny, But it keeps them on the knife. pany named bonds to Four Thousand ©: Nine Dotlara and X ci $09.90) or any pari thereof terest on bonds purchased cease on December 21. The right is weserved to reject any and all TRUST COMPAXY View President. Massachunetts, mber decé-2- 338 CLASSIFIED COLUMN LOST LOST — Yesterday somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No re- ward is offered for they are gone forever.—Horace Mann. nov30 ROOMS |NEW VALDEZ INN, 521 United. Sixteen beautiful new rooms. Across South Beach. dec9-1mo ROOMS with or without board. Sunny and cool. 419 Southard street. dec2-1mo STONE HOTEL, clean, spacious Yooms. Hot water. Reasonable rates. White and Division streets. decl-Imo FOR SALE TWO-STORY HOUSE, modern conveniences. Near Casa Ma- rina, lot 163’x98’. Apply 1125 Von Phister street. oct31-s FOR SALE — Six-room house, 1409 Olivia street. Apply 1205 Division street dec2-s FOR SALE—Cotton Candy ma- chine, cost new $150; sacrifice for $30. Gomez Furniture Store, 720 Duval. decl-tf TWO LOTS on _ Washington street, 90 ft. front, 112 feet deep. Reasonable. Apply 1219 Pearl street. novil-s FOR SALE—Completely rebuilt, Cuban-type house; double bed- room, complete bath, hot wa- ter, 18-ft. living room, kitchen, dining room, front porch, rear porch, electric lights, well, cis- tern, nice garden. Central lo-| cation. Write Guy Carleton, 99° John street, New York. N. Y. augl2-fri-tfs | HOUSE AND LOT, six rooms and bath, $2,000. Easy terms. Phone | 895-J or inquire at 912 James street. dec6-12tx | NEW 13’ DINGHY. 615 Francis | street. nov7-s SECOND SHEETS—500 for 50c , The Artman Press. nov19-tf, FOR SALE—11% acres Planta- | tion Key, 3% acres on ocean, 8% acres on Bay,.on Highway, | all high land, beach front on both sides. P. O. Box 23, Key West. sept7-s| FOR SALE—Lot on Stock Is- land, waterfront. Also, lot cor- ner 5th and Patterson Avenues near Boulevard. Apply Box RC, The Citizen. ae CORNER LOT, 50x100 feet. Cor- ner 5th and Staple Avenue. Apply Box D, The Citizen. nov2-tf FOR SALE—2 lots, each 50x100’. Run from Washington to Von Phister street. Reasonable. Ap- ply Rear 1217 Petronia street. aug9-tfs PLUMBING NATIONAL PLUMBING CO. has establishd a good reputation with? first quality work and reasonable charges. Estimates given free. 900 Fleming Street. Phone 581. decl-1mo HOTELS BRING YOUR VISITING friends in need of a good night’s rest te OVERSEAS HOTEL. Clear rooms, innerspring mattresses Under new management, 914 Fleming St. FOR SALE OR RENT FOR SALE OR RENT—Cabin Cruiser with living quarters to accommodate 4. All modern conveniences. Good for party fishing. 1014 Varela street. octl0-s REAL ESTATE WANTED—Real estate listings on Florida Kevs, preferably Key Largo. Address Key West Pub- licity Bureau, 303 N. E. First Street, Miami. W. M. Egan, Registered Real Estate Broker. oct25-tf FOR RENT FOR RENT—%-room House, com- pletely furnished. Hot and cold running water. Seasonal or otherwise. Apply, Rear 1217 Petronia street. aug?-tis LARGE SPACIOUS BUILDING, Lawns, Trees. Opposite POST OFFICE. Good for any Busi- ness Lease ALL or PART. Ap- ply, 532 Caroline St. novi2-s ——————— FURNISHED HOUSES—ell mod- ern conveniences. 1114 Grin- nell Street. nov3-tf novl8-tf 9 STANDINGS ISLAND CITY BASKETBALL LEAGUE Club— i. Sea Food Grill — Lions Club —. U. S. Army Park Tigers - High School DeMolays | Highest —_ Lowest Pet.) wean 800 | Normal Mean - 200; Rainfall 800 ! vesterday’s Precipitation _.0 Ins. .250 ' Normal Precipitation .05 Ins. 000) “Thin record covers 21-hour period x ending at S o'clock thin morntag. -000 Tomorrow's Almanac ee agen Sun rises 7:01 a. m. EAST COAST | Sun: sets 5:39 p. m. WINTER BASEBALL LEAGUE Moon rises 3 2 9;28 pn, Club— W.L. Pet) Moon ‘sets aE 9:53am. Key West 0 1.000 To: w's Tides AM. 1 500! pgh oe 1 500 — 44-56 2.000) Low foxes 5:53 5:14 Barometer 7:30 a. m.. today: Sea level, 30.00. 62 ~L68 71 > P.M. 12:22 2 1 1 0 t MONROE COUNTY BASEBALL LEAGUE (Round-Robin Series) Club— W. L. Pct. . Bacardi Club 3 0 1.000 (Till 7:30 p. m., Saturday) Poultry Co. 0 1 .000 Key West and Vicinity: Partly Sea Food Grill 0 2 .000/ cloudy and colder tonight; Sat- ————_—_—— urday fair and slightly colder; Subscribe to The Citizen—20c moderate to fresh west and north- weekly. | west winds. 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