The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 30, 1938, Page 5

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1938 THE ARMY POST MURDERS Bv Virginia Hanson The Characters + _ Katherine Cornish, myself, vis- iting Elizabeth on a mid-western Army post. Elizabeth, Colcnel Wright’s daughter. Adam Drew, acting command- ing officer. Yesterday: We visit Charlie who has been guarded by Captain Flower. | Chapter 26 Smoldering Fire GARE: face was a study in the less gracious expressions. “What are you talking about?” he growled. “Tm working up, in: .y own in- imitable fashion, to the fact that there has been another murder and that, thanks to Captain Flow- ®, you're clear of it,” Adam said. They had evidently not heard of it. I sat in one of the concave chairs and smoked a cigarette while he told them. The situation at last clear to his! eee) fuddled brain, Charlie, much was making his grace- = apologies to Captain Flower when jarney stood up. “Sorry,” he muttered, “Guess Td better turn in.” And without @ good night he turned and stum- bled down the hall. Little Captain Flower sprang to follow him. STi see to him,” he told Adam. “Can_ you. manage? I'd better, help.” “I @aiverianag,,” the little man threw.over his shoulder. Mrs. Flower turned from her inspection of the mantel.“Flower!” ler piercing stage whisper trav- eled the length the intermin- able corridor and a score of faint- er whispcr. sighed f .ck from the bare, bleak walls. “Don't forget to remind him about the prize!” “Well, really, this is turning into uite . night,” Mrs. Flower co) inued ‘prightly. “I do hope Gi hy doesn’t have one oi his nightmares, because while he’s very good with Nurse, there’s no one quite like Mother when little boys are fright- ened in the night.” Her mouth drooped childishly, oniy for a moment, then she a to me with anticipation in eyes. “You've never seen Gilly, have, I don't besieve she waited for - answer. Although, deplorab‘y, I had itd seen Gill ty, still I could be made acquainted with him, as it were, by proxy. Certain concrete a bog of Gilly could be made to me—his height. his weight, his age, the color of his eyes and hair, his taste in cereals, in vegetables, in jokes. Captain Flower returned with an aig. of duty well done and con- sulted in a low ‘voice with Adam near the door. They too!. their de- ure at last, efter prolonged ion as to the propri Adam assured them that he was on the point of taking me home, that there was no need for them to mit “Now, Charlie,” said Adan when the creaking stairs were once it, “what do you know Abas this?’ As*I had feared Charlie was more than vague. Though he was plainly making an effort to re- member, all that emerged was a mem of going back to quarters nner and having a couple of stiff ones. I was glad that he “Who?” He looked from one to the other of us, seemed to sense our gravity. “To Anne. She went to business school in Omaha last year and she wanted to keep in practice.” “When was this?” Adam asked sharply. “I mean, how long did she have it?” “I don’t remember—two or three weeks. What are you getting at?” Adam told him about the note, and we sat there glarin’ at one another in utter hopelessness. “In Omaha last winter, too,” I Pointed out. “She couldn’t t—surely she wasn’t Leslie Curtis?” Adam’s shrug expressed com- plete _baffiement. “Who else would be likely to use it?” he asked Charlie. “Do you know where she kept it?” “T saw it in her father's den to- |night—where we put our caps. I don’t know—mayte her old man used it, or her mother, Or she would have loaned it to anybody who asked her. She was—gener- ous.” The telephone was ringing in the downstairs hall. “Orderly gone to bed?” Adam asked. “I'll get it.” We listened to his quich steps on the stairs, then sat in silence waiting, growing more and more constrained. Adam did. not return and it came to me that he was pur- pu ly Dae paw tae himself. and the silence unbearable. Charlie got up and began to prowl around the room, pm) Magazines out of his way. Presently he stopped behind my chair, not touching me. ’ ‘Men Are Like That’ fee not much I can say, is \ there?” he asked finally. “No,” L said. “There isn’t.” I felt completely calm and unmoved. here isn’t a girl in a thousand could understand,” he began. Se mand I admired his ap- proach. “And I’m not the thousand and first,” I added politely. i “Aw, Red, don’t be so hard.” His hand touched. my cheek experi- mentally. “Please!” Involuntarily I sprang to my feet and faced him across the empty chair. I hadn’t actually de- cided what to do—there had been no timé to think about it; but I found I was taking off his ring. I felt rather silly holding it out to him, being melodramatic. And he looked so angrily stricken by the gesture. . He made no move to take it, and my hand dropped to my side,,He turned and walked away from toward the bedroom door... “Come here,” he said rou, over his shoulder. “I want to pd you something.” He stopped, bar- ring my way for a moment. “It’ in a mess—you can see I wasn’t ex- ecting you. So maybe you'll be- — really keep it there.” He stepped aside and let me look, The tall en So chest of drawers was in ibable a order, All kinds of male apparel overflowed the half-open drawers and cascaded to the floor. ap ae ‘a section fied Hi es upon layer of mis- cellany: And above it, i solitary’! ity, was my ire. must have traces of softening, for he broke into eager “Tt wasn’t important, Red. Men are like that. She was—attractive.” ray ere going to rT as were was ee eee ‘yay. But she made no attempt to explain or’ to| "¢ver justify his actions. ‘A Total Blank’ ATER—but how much later he had no way of knowing, nor where he-had been in the mean- time—there was the picture of fone limp on the chaise longue in the dressing room and his cer- * tain knowledge that she was dead. Adam did-not enlighten him. ion. r one—I gu out, if homes telling the truth. You understand that T don’t know long he was here, . — prcers “Tt w ould bef = way lishing an. lor himself.’ time since I had entered ue seemed surprised te! t's: we he said hopefully. said, ae ghout that note?” in a deta “Yes, eengpon ‘aid you do ~- my old been for it and it NOW IMPROVING George W. Roberts is satisfac- torily rcuperating from the ef- fects of an operation which was performed in the Marine hos- pital Wednesday morning. His son, John Roberts, secre- tary of the Key West Fire De- partment, volunteers, said his Mather is enteiing his Sist year and withstood the operation well. had y I stood there. the ' cpa on in py hand, half im, rei like that al ir acs and won- dering if I could face it. He misinterpretcd my silence. “If you're just mad because I "Gave it? | thought you sald “Gave ou loaned it to her.” a Z “Well. rbaines gst s : it i Hi SF ‘ coe et, hes: was di that Tike & Aunt Jane or Gran ee handsomer rela- 95 “Those of you who remember that feeling will understand about the typewriter end why I had not let | the salesman take it and give me | the allowance. I reminded myself, now, that I had sold it to Charlie— he had even insisted on paying me | five dollars on account. The machine was-his property to dis- pose of as he chose. It was ridicu- lous of me to mind, But I did mind—for the mom-~.t I minded frightfully. The smotd- ering fire of resentment and hu- miliation which I had kept under outward control all evening broke suddenly into flame at this further evidence of his perfidy. (Copyright, 1938, Virginia Ranson) PASS UP BARGAIN LOS ANGELES—To win a wager, New Smith of this city tried selling genuine $5 bills for $3.99 on downtown streets. Of hundreds who stopped to listen to his offer, only two persons bought them. FORBIDDEN TO ENTER SEDGLEY, Eng. — The Rev. Harold Marley, vicar cf the Parish Church in this city, has forbidden girls with bare legs and painted lips to enter his church. that some men are | ani THE KEY WEST CITIZEN | eewccccccccscoccccccococcccceceacccosseccecccecce | REMAKE EUROPEAN ese MAP:10 HIGHLIGHT se. Spanish, Japanese Wars, New England ‘Blow, Salient eae 1938 BEWILDERING NEWS VARIETY SCeeovccartececesccocesesesoscses (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—Ever so often strong men gather around’ a table and remake the map of Europe; 1938 was one of the years of revision; the pact of Mu- nich was the result. The past, negotiated by a new “bgi four”, undoubtedly was the outstanding news event of the year as it eased tension in a world prepared for war, but it posed many questions for future solution. The Congress of Vienna in 1815 remade Europe as an after- math of the Napoleonic wars; the! treaty of Versailles recarved a continent after the cataclysm of the World War. Now Munich! has reoriented the affairs of Eu- rope. Many statesmen had a hand in the Versailles and Vienna pacts, and the new boundaries they drew were sweeping. Only four men did the slicing at Munich| /and the physical changes they made actually were small enough, but the potentialities of their re- vision were profound. Germany Steps Up | For one thing, the balance of! {power in contniental politics! Passed from. France and _ her friends to Germany, which bit| through the restraining wall of! Czechoslovakia for a clear view} to the southeast. Earlier in the year Fuchrer Hi |ler had absorbed Austria, a siz | able news event in itself, but ac-j| |tually, in retrospect, only a pre-, | liminary move in his campaign | for domniation of central Europe | a campaign capped by the Mu- nich “peace”. Jews in the News From Germany (and to a ioe degree from Italy) stemmed) ‘events which gave 1938 another | | of its big news stories—the treat- | | ment. of the Jews, resulting in hadowing all was the devastat- ing hufricane that slashed the northeast—the country’s richest and most populous territory. Hurricane Hits East Complécently, easterners had read of a tropical storm moving in from the ibbean, apparent- ly headed for Florida. Florida knew how to handle storms. Presently the disturbance was coming up the Atlantic seaboard. Still no cause for alarm; it would spend itself soon. Then, unexpectedly, it struck in full fury in New York City, on Long Isiand and through New England. Five hundred died and damage mounted into the mil- ; lions. Sino-Japanese Situation As the war in China moved through its second year, Hankow finally fell, and the Japanese en- tered the great South China city of Canton, adjacent to the vital | British port of Honk Kong, with- out a struggle. And yet the war goes on as the Japanese move ever deeper into a country that | won't give up. Unsettled, likewise, is the ex- change between Japan and the ee States over the “open door”; and the situation on the | Siberian. Korean border, where |the Japanese and the Russian |fought an inconclusive battle, ill is ominous. In assessing the best stories of a year there always is conflict between those that will find a place in history books and those | that are Offe-day wonders only. TRANSPORTATION ry oncascoe Steamer Cuba Sails Passengers leaving’ on the me; | | frantic outside efforts to find new | Steamship Cuba yesterday from ‘homelands: for members of an an-}Key West for Havana numbered cient race, ; For years Germany has cir-| j.cumseriped Jewish activities, but! thé inflammable situation came} [to a head when mobs wrecked} | Jewish business. houses and syna- } ‘ 179, There were 89 first,cabin and one second cabin from, Tam- pa, 83 first and six seconds from Key West. a The vessel sailed shortly after 11 o’clock with seven! automo- | gogues on the heels of the assas-! biles and one trailer which be- ' sination 6f a’ German diplomat in; | Paris by a young Jewish refugee. One result: the United States am- | bassddor 16 Germany was called! (home. for “consultation and re- | port”. He still is here. Republicans Gained | Ta November the two-party ‘government’ in the | United States ‘received a boost as | Republican candidates made | sweeping gains in national, state and local governments following an almost total failure of an ad- | ministration attempt to purge dissident Democrats. New fig- | ures—mostly younger men—ap- peared on the Republican horizon | as politicians began to assess the election results in terms of 1940. The year was not without its disasters—floods in California, a Nellie Savage of this in Montana fered a and deadly airplane crashes in»when she arose after | tragic train werck longed to mageensers sailing ,on, the ship. . F Tender: Ivy Arrives Tender Ivy arrived here yester- | , day from a visit to lights on.the ; reef where inspections were Detheritt. The tender also left supplies at the different stations. Inspections were made of the following lighthouses: American Shoals, Fowey Rocks, Alligator d Sombrero. Keeper E. P. Johnson, of American Shoals, was a returning passenger on the Ivy. FRACTURES ANKLE BATTLE CREEK, Mich.—Mrs. city suf- right ankle kneeling fractured California and Ohio—but over- ;during a funeral of a relative. ‘ P —between— MIAMI and KEY WEST Also Serving All Points on Florida Keys between MIAMI AND TWO ROUND TRIPS DAILY (Except Sunday) Direct Between Miami and Key West DIRECT EXPRES Leaves Miami 2 West 7:00 o'clock A. M. Leaves Key West 2:00 0 ‘clock. A. ML . arriving Miami 2:00 o'clock P. M. LOCAL: (serving all intermediate” Ries) Leaves Miami 9:00 o'clock A. M., arriviag Key West 4:00 o’clock P. M. Leaves Key West 8:00 0 ‘clos Ae: Miami 3:00 o'clock P. M. ——— oe Free Pick-Up and Delivery Service Full Cargo Office: 813 Caroline St. OVERSEAS TRANSPORTATION-CO., INC. | Fast, Dependable Freight and Express Service 700 o'clock Ay M.. KEY WEST arriving Key ¥ arriving insurance Telephones 92 and 68 Warehouse—Corner Eaton and Francis Streets THE ISLAND CITY Points Of NAMING OF KEY WEST: (North End, Duval Street)—Near the beginning of the 18th cen- tury, Key or Caribee Indians, en- gaged in a feud with mainland or Calusa Indians, were driven back from island to island until they made a last stand at Key West where they were annihilat- ed. The island was strewn with ened bones of the unbur- bees. Spanish sailors put- g into the harbor named it Hueso (Key of Bones) cor- rupted into the English Key West. This is believed to be the ap- proximate location of the battle. Here also Cuban Indians, cross-| ang open sea in dugout canoes, tiaded with the Caribees. SPORT FISHING DOCK (Grinnell and Caroline) — The most experienced native fishing guides, bred on the ocean, berth their charter boats at this pier. They fish the best fishing waters of the country. Here the Atlan- lic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico meet to cffer the maximum to the angler. Fighting barracuda, : 40-pound grouper, _300-pound jewfish, man-eating shark are caught on the Barrier Reef. In the Gulf Stream the regal sailfish, | bonito, mackerel, dolphin, king-' fish are hooked. (The largest sailfish caught in this country’s waters, a nine-foot ' seven-inch! specimen landed by famous nov- elist Ernest Hemingway, was caught here.) On the bay side, the tarpon, king of gamesters, strikes. Two thousand-pound' Gevilfish and giant turtle may be harpooned. Fishing parties come in around 5 p. m. EAST MARTELLO TOWERS (Boulevard, Atlantic Side) — A square tower, surrounded by galleries and casemates. The original entrance was by a bridge from the top of the ramparts. ; Construction of this tower, one * of the finest old fortifications in 'thescountry, was begun at the IN ; system of ! made by Superintendent W. W. outbreak of the Civil’ War. brigk-work, particularly the vaulting in the tower and the galleries; ‘is noteworthy. ‘Four heavy guns were, mounted on grahite baises on top of the tower with’ smaller guns in. the ‘slate- Faved casemates. The fortifica- tidn i$ 8o désignéd’ that if an ene- a The weweees, Floor DIN Interest my gained access to the central tower over the ramparts the gar- rison could reach the galleries through the tunnel and engage the enemy in the tower by firing through the rifle slits in the in- terior wall. East and West Mar- tello Towers were designed as outworks of old Fort Taylor. BARRIER REEF (Boulevard, Atlantic Side)—Seven miles out is the Florida Keys reef, dropping off into the deep, blue Gulf Stream. In 1513 Ponce de Leon made his landfall in northern Florida, sailed past here to the Tortugas islands. This was the path of the reasure galleons go- ing back to Spain. Hurricanes and storms of old Key West in- variably ran sailing ships on the jagged Reef. Wrecking vessels manned by hardy men _ rescued the finest of spice, lace, dyes and merchandise. Shadowy hulls of sunken square masters may be seen in the waters around the Reef even now. Ships going to the far-flung ports of the world pass hourly in the distance. FORT. TAYLOR (Whitehead ond United)—Named in honor of Major General Zachary Taylor, who fought with distinction in the wars of 1812, Seminole and Indian Wars. “old fort” brick brought here by schooner and resting on granite and oak foundations was begun in 1845, continued until 1876.. During the Civil War period, the armament consisted of columbiads, flanking howitzers, and field howitzers. Ez AGE HIVE ‘AMERICAN DONATIONS 10 SPAIN. HET ee. see Went To $175,600 In October; Former High, $140,000 PEAK AFTER RECENT MUNICH CRISIS Coe seecece= DEcocerscsecoeccescoescosovesescee (ty Asseeiated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—Im- late monthly contributions. mediately after the “peace of ever, here they are: Munich”, American contributions 1937 to various factions relief July (mot agencies in Spain hit a peak not reached in any period since the State Department has been cording them. Contributions sent October, and just reported by the department, amounted to $175,000. The previous high lev: was in March and April of this year when collections each month pee $140,000. The faire Mu- ” came in late September and ae October. Altogether $1,828,000 has been contributed for various Spanish causes since May of 1937. By all odds the largest collector is the Medical Bureau and North Amer- ican committee to Aid Spanish How- and May, June, separable August September October (Lowest) November December $ 76,926 103,000 68,000 26,000 89,000 86,000 re- in during now 1938 January $ 78,000 February March April May June July August September October 175,000 As an average it costs about $1 for publicity and other penses for every $3 sent to Spa 94,000 ex- Democracy, which reports $675,- Construction of the: built of Pensacola’ Construction of the modern for-} tification commenced in 1893. : The fortifications of Key West | and the Dry Tortugas were de-! signed to control the passages of , the Gulf of Mexico. Maybe Pig Knew What Was Coming, (By Associated Press) CYNTHIANA, Ky., Dec. 30— Walter B. Crump, 42, a farmer, : went out to ki]' one of his hogs for butchering. | He :elected the victim and rais- ; ed his gun to shoot. Just then Crump fell dead of a heart at- tack. | 762 sent in for aid of the Loyal- ists during the 18 months cover- ed. This organization also for- warded $252,000 of goods donated | in lieu of cash. Paid Out The state department lumps! the reports into one cumulative CUBAN COFFEE wad and so far as is known no- ON SALE AT ALL GROCERS body has bothered to tabu-| arn | ewereenecacenerecas The Favorite In Key West —- THY IT TODAY -- STAR * BRAND Round Gut Your KEY WEST vicit oie AVIAN via P & O Steamship CUSA 520 ROUND 7aiP INCLUDING MEALS AND BERTH AT SEA v. Key West, 8:300.m. Mondays-Thursdays Ar. Havana, 3:00 p.m. same afternoon Lv. Havana, 9:000.m. Tuesdays-Frid " As. Key West, 3:15 p.m. same afternoon oe ® CUBAN TOURIST TAX 50c 10 DAY Limit To PORT TAMPA, Tuesdays and Fridays, 5 p.m. The PENINSULAR & OCCIDENTAL S. S. COMPANY ‘or Information, Tickets ond Reservations, Phone 14 4H, COSTAR, Agent OOOTOOTOTOEH, FOP. 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