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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1940 YESTERDAY: Dirck suggests that Christine leave her list of questions on the drawing board in full view. The Sergeant thinks the murderer left by the door. Dirck thinks he left by. the win- dow. Chapter 15 Down The Drain Pipe | bs a couple of minutes the Ser- eant came back. took a look at the drain pipe from the side yard this afternoon,” Dirck said, looking up from the paper. “The metal clamps that fasten it to the wall seem to be strained loose.” The Sergeant nodded. “That’s probably from weathering.” Then Norton came upstairs, He seemed to me hardly the type to try any stunts on a drain pipe. He was tall, but pretty heavy and he seemed very clumsy as he crawled out of the window and pawed around for a good grip. We watched him breathlessly, and for the first few feet, except he looked anything but happy, all went well. Then before we could even shout to warn him, there was a grating noise and the drain pipe and Detective Norton went crash- ing into the side yard. He hit a snow bank, barely missing a head- long flight down the steps of the areaway into the cellar. The Sergeant seemed to be con- siderably amused, and when Dirck rushed downstairs to help the de- tective, I turned to him. “How you expected to prove anything by that, | can’t imagine. That man Norton was too heavy.” y. Miss Howarth. Maybe Kolff was right, but I don’t think so.” ” 1 said, “it doesn’t seem ary to half kill a perfectly D letective to prove your point.” Dirck came back and said that he detective wasn't hurt, just en up a bit. “He’s well padded,” the Ser- feant said. “And as for you, my young detective, maybe the mur- jerer did use the pipe, but you've t to prove it to me.” Dirck ignored that. method of strangling,” he said slowly, “must have taken time. While the beads were. being twist- ed around her throat she. must have fought. But no matter how quickly it was done there must h been a few minutes of con- Sciousness and she could sce her- | self in the mirror. The instrument must have been blunt. You say it didn’t cut her neck.” “Here’s the note she left on the the Sergeant said, taking an lope out of his pocket. Dirck read it aloud: “Such a “I couldn't talk with you to- night because what | have to tell you ts too difficult to say Father is ill and | am worried about Richard. | must go away and | can’t go home, I’ve caused you nothing but trouble. She came here again tonight. Sometimes it seems as though everyone would be happier if |...” Dirck stopped short and the Ser- geant said, “She must have been interrupted, because the sentence isn't finished and the paper was turned on the desk with the writ- ing side down. Seems to be enough in that letter to give a lot of work. Who in hell is ‘she’?” “Who was it addressed to?” Dirck asked. “Tim Lathrop. There was no ad. dress, only his name, so she wasn’ going to mail it.” Dirck put the letter back in the envelope. “And Tim Lathrop.can’t ; be located,” he said slowly | The Sergeant sat down in one of | the chintz-covered chairs. “It’s a| peay case, however you look at he said. presently. “The thing teat gets me is, the girl and. Rich- ard MacDonald were half-sister and brother and no one in the house seems to have known it. I asked the maid and Mrs. Evans. They were surprised to find it out. And no one knew that Mr. Kimball was Richard's uncle, either. The family is certainly mixed up. The mother married twice .. .” He stopped short. “Say, how do we know that her first husband isn’t mixed up in this?” No Secret D' RCK smiled slightly. “I hard- ly think he will trouble you, Mr. Kimball told me he died years ago. The Sergeant looked disgusted. “Well, tell me why they were so quiet about being related?” he de- manded as he pulled a cigar out of his pocket and lighted it. “Pf Gon't believe they deliber- ately kept it secret. Richard Mac- Donald said they didn’t, mix with the people.in the house.” “An of these details are what take time to. go into and don’t mean a damn thing.” The Sergeant) @' sniffed) and: then. turned, to: me. “That telephone call you answered. this morning came from a drug store in Times Square. And the detective 1 sent-out to bring: in Kincaid_hasn’t turned up yet.”. The Sergeant seemed to grow more restive by the minute. “The people in this.case are scattered all over everywhere.” he said. “I spent half the afternoon, trying to round up Lathrop, and he hasn't night and the clerk had no idea where he works,” “He’s a writer, isn’t he?” Dirck asked. “Where would he write then? | Do people hire offices for that or do they walk the-streets all night? If I ever get fiold of him he’ll have something to@-write about.” Someone ‘knocked on the door and when the Sergeant called to come in Adrianne Wells appeared. She looked a little better, thought; at least with so much make-up she wasn’t quite so pale. “May 1 go out?” she asked the Sergeant sweetly. “Or would you prefer that I stay home and try to remember what time I got in last night?” The Sergeant glowered. “Where. are you going?” “To dinner and then to the “Yes, alone, or would you like to go with me?” “Skip it. Skip it. Talk like that doesn’t help you any. Go ahead, but see that you come. back again tonight.” She colored a little, but when she spoke to him her voice was mock- ing. “Thank you, Sergeant.” “I’m glad she’s gone,” Dirck said after we heard her go down the stairs, “I want to talk to Miss Rog- ers again. I didn’t have much luck with her while Miss Wells was with her. They seem to be holding: | out.” “They are,” the Sergeant re- torted grimly. “If you can find out what that Wells girl was doing it night you’re better than I think you are. Thage’s only one. more person in the house to ques- tion and that’s Whitefield. 1 sup- pose he was sitting up with a sick friend.” Dirck got up. “I’m going to call on Miss Mary Ann,” he said with a grin at me. And when Dirck went out the Sergeant said, “Whitefield is sup- posed to be an artist and his apart- ment looks like a studio, but no one has seen him around here today. These artists and writers don't seem to do much.” I resented that. “It’s not the easiest place to work, this house,” I said. “First a murder and now the police roaming all over the place.” No® Miss Howarth, | didn’t mean you. In fact, I forgot you were an arti, “Painter,” I breath. “You look like a girl who has good sense. 1 aimit at first I thought it was funny that you moved in here just as all this hap- pened, but now I sce 1 was wrong.” “That’s generous of you,” I re- torted a little acidly. | always: re- sent being thought sensible. It ages. me every time anyone says that. Then I thought of something. “Doesn’t Mr. Whitefield have the front apartment?” The Sergeant nodded. “Then it has southern exposure. He wouldn't work there. He prob- ably has a studio somewhere els And then Dirck came _ back. “Mary Ann,” he said, “is taking a bath. I must call late: “Probably a stall,” said. ‘Something About You’ iag said under my the Sergeant He was very restless. He paced back and forth, muttering about his slow assistants and wondering whether he'd ever get a report on the fingerprints. Then Mr. Kim- ball called to him from the shop. He rushed downstairs and while he was gone I went to my room for a fresh pack of cigarettes. When [ came back Dirck was standing at the window whistling. “You look very smooth tonight, Miss Howarth,” he said, beaming { on me. I'd changed my frock while he was doing all of his sleuthing dur- ing the afternoon. I thanked him. “There’s something about you—” he broke off as the Sergeant rushed into the room. “So she was going to the movies, was she?” he shouted. “That girl went to an apartment on West 10th Street. She rang the bell and tried the door to the apartment, but there wasn’t anyone there. A man by the name of Leon Perry has_a lease on the place.” We stared at him. “Who in hell is Leon Perry?" The Sergeant stood for a moment MM the desk looking down at us, “By the way, Miss Howarth, when you answered the telephone this morning you must have ieft your Sogsraee te Did you touch any- ing else?” “{ didn’t leave fingerprints on anything. I picked up the telephone with my handkerchief.” “You what?” He stared at me. “How'd you happen to do that?” I didn’t care for his roaring, so 1 roared back. “Because I didn’t want to touch anything in this room.” “You seem to be very sensitive. Walking in on a murder, the aver- about person doesn’t stop to. think out using handkerchiefs unless they don’t want to leave finger- prints. Or perhaps there were some you meee off?” jidn’t answer him. He was alagering me like an angry bull. don’ lieve Miss Howarth had any ulterior motive,” Dirck broke in: The ae oe brushed him aside. “That's what. you say. Let me tell you, young lady, I’m not through with you yet.” been seen in his hotel since last earcceccccasccecesacaens Today’s Horeseope Cocercccccccsscccocecese Today gives a certain lack of initiative and a weakness, of con- centration. The day is near the dividing line of two signs and a careful study of both is necessary. to determine in which direction the way to success may be found.| Continued tomorrow The native is a, little too vision- ary. The many eiectrical Christmas gifts may have caused an over- load on your electrical circuit. If your fuses have been blowing {[ out, try. the new-type. fustats which absorb harmless overloads and at the same time prevent the use of pennies or other forms of { dangerous WHIP ALL-STARS HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WHIP} | CONVENT IN PRELIMIN- ARY CONTEST By. BERKY Basketball Snorts: Writer In the exhibition game of bas- ketball played last night in the High School gymnasium, the still undefeated Lions quintet, top five in the Island City League. whipped an All-Star team, by the score of 60 to 46. The contest was played to raise funds for the Lions to go LEGALS IRT OF THE DICIAL CIRCUIT TE OF FLORIDA, MONROE COUNTY. NCERY. KIRCHHEINER, as or cum = testamento nis non of the Es- Leslie Wood, also Wood, deceased, Complainants, iT TO QUIET TITLE, PATTON, et al, Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION It appearing by the sworn bill of | complaint filed in the above stated © UAB that the complainant therein not know and has not been ertain after diligent Administ annexo de b tate of Juli known as J vs. WILLIAM ernneciatt interested in the property on | which the complainant seeks to quiet the title to in said bill and which is hereinafter fully di scribed, or if dead to have been in- terested therein, are dead or alive, | and dead his, her or their he devis legatees or grantees are junknown, th: the place of resi- dence of the defendants, Willi Patton and Patton, his wife, Mordecai, s unknown; that | of Edward his wife, is par- North Carolina. appearing after and inquiry that Joe Thorn Jackson | and Jack wife, if mar- ried, non-residents of the State loft lorid and their place of resi- dence as particula known to! complainant is 1011 orth Grande | Avenue, Sherman, Texas; that the |defendant, Janie 'C. Holmes, a lent of the Si and her place s particularly plainant is 60 Baird Street, | ville, North Carolina; that the de- fendants, Edgar M. arus and » H. Lazarus, his wife, are lents of the State of Flor- their place of residence as y known to the com- 41 N. W. Davis Street, Apartment 14, Portland, Oregon; \that the defendants, Alan’ M, Cohen | Elizabeth D. Cohen, his wife, | non-residents of the State of d their place of residence | articularly known to the | |complainant is 3012 Ferndale Ave- Baltimore, Maryland. ‘That nant verily believes that above named defendants ; of twenty diligent sea |the defendant is and are | Flori of as ms in upon whom would bind said defendants. | And it further appearing after | diligent, ch and inquiry for |their names that the complainant |verily believes that there are other | |persons other than the named de- | |fendants who have some claim, |title or interest in the lands de- | scribed in the bill of complaint and hereinafter de: d. Iv IS THE that the defen: and ie dead, their | rie d, their un- known heirs, legatees or ntees, Haw . his w ir unknown heirs or grantees, Joe and —— Jackson, magried, Janie C. Holmes, a widow, Bdgar M. Lazarus and Fannie H, Lazarus, his wife, Alan M. Cohen and Elizabeth D, | Cohen, his wife, and all unknow |persons having or clai |terest in the property situate, jing and being in Mohroe County, | tion Two (2); Government Lot One (1), Section Three (3); Government Lots Four (4) and Five (5), Section Ten (10); ernment Lot One (1), Sec- n Fourteen (14); Government ots One (1), Three (3) and Four (4), Section, Sixteen | (16); all being in Township Sixt (86) South, Range Thirty ALSO Government Lot One (1), tion Twenty-seven 7 ernment Lots Two (2), Three and Four (4), Section (1); Governm 2 Sects ‘Thir' Sec- Gov- (85) > South, Range Thirty hree (33) Kast; vernment Lot One (1), Sec- ion Three (3); Government Lots One (1) and Two (2), Sec- tion Four (4); all Township S! Range Thir' ALS Government Lot “two (2), Sec- ineteen (19), Township ive (65) South, Range Thirty-four. (34). Bast; Together with any and all riparian rights belonging to the foregoing parcels of land or in anywise appertaining thereto. Excepting therefrom that par- cel of land heretofore conveyed by J. L. Wood to E. T. Adams which deed is recorded in Deed Book C-1, page 23, Monroe County, Plorida Records. be and they are hereby required to appear to said bill of complaint on or before Monday, the Ist day of April, A. D. 1940, otherwise the al- legations of said biN will be taken as confessed by said defendants apd sald: canee be proceeded with ex if IS FURTHER ORDERED that this order be published once a, week for four consecutive weeks in The | Key West Citizen, published in Monroe County, ida DONE_AND ORDERED, sla 20th | day of February, A. D. 19 L) (Sd.) Ross o ae Clerk of the Cirtuit Court. CLEARE, JR., a newspaper ALLA Flor- | feb2l-23; maré- aia 20,1940), THE KEY WEST CITIZEN lto the, Golden, Ball ‘Tournay, ir in Miami this. week. The All-Stars were picked by | Roy Hamlin, who challenged the Lions’ five. The defeated play- ers. were overpowered from. the start, but they. allowed the. vic- tors. only a 14-point total lead, but the Lions were by no means in top form. High scorers, for the were Smith gnd_ Pinder, Cates and Nelson ran high for |the Stars. CONCHETTES FINALLY WIN In the preliminary exhibition victors | while | The fracas was plenty fast and | GONZALEZ AND CUPIANO. IN; ‘hard-fought throughout, Jall the former Key Wester has| ‘CARD 34 ROUNDS. |to effer. and come in for more, " : says there will. be.no. 10th round | FOR FISHIE SHOW AT: he expects. to. go in. and finish the bout quickly. Alex is the in from the opening bell to the end without a. pretty fast stepper, may find lit difficult. to break through the Puerto Rican’s defense. He is ex- pected to. use a. straight left to the head, followed by short hooks | ;to the body to his advantage. 'This is the blow the Spanish ighter has been practicing for, ‘the past several days. Chino, Hernandez, MAIN GO; CHINO AND FER- NANDEZ IN,’ SEMI-FINAL;. BATTLE ROYAL AGAIN: By OSCAR L. MILIAN; Felix Gonzalez, fighting dyna- who affair last night, the Convent of ;™ of Miami, and Alex Cupiano. |kept begging Promoter Carbonell suffered de- High. Score was Mary Immaculate feat at the hands of the School Girls’ Varsity. 46, to 19. The game was hard-fought on the part of both teams, but the outcome was practically assured from, the. first. quarter. Palenzuela, and Rosam, with 24 and. 19 points, respectively, were high‘scorers. for the conquerors. |Moffat starred for. the’ losers. JUNIOR LEAGUE GAMES ketball League tournament con- tests were played yesterday. Soldano’s. “Scorpions” stung Nelson’s “Sharks” in, the first game to the tune of 50 to 16. Smith’s “Bullets” edged out Menendez’ “Dark Horses” in the second game, which required two . |overtime periods to decide the outcome. Final count was 37 to 35. In the third and final fracas of the afternoon, Mathews’ “All- Stars” downed the Schoneck ! “Specials”, 29 to 21. As a result of these games, two teams remain in a tie for first POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Monroe County Democratic Primary, May 7, 1940 For Governor SPESSARD L, HOLLAND ition. Puerto, Rican slugger, principals |for.another chance to show the of the Strand Arena’s boxing |Public that he can do much bet- |show tonight, wound up. training ter than, he showed against Green ‘with a Hehky werkauk, yesterday koed, will meet. Kid Fernandez | afternoon and announce them- | o¢ Tampa in. the semi-final of selves to be in tip-top shape for/eight rounds. Fernandez, a fast the scrap of their young lives. jand clever little battler of Ybor Gonzalez, a southpaw boxer City, will meet up-with a differ- ‘with a mean TNT left hand ent type of a fighter than did punch, is favored to win the de- Green. Chino has improved his cision at the end of the tenth boxing quite a bit and handles jround. Cupiano, on the other his mitts with plenty of speed Three Junior. High School Bas- 'hand, confident that he can take |@nd power behind each This is going to be a jplace and: four other clubs are Pleaser. knotted together in fourth posi-| Kid Tarzan, who is also im- proving in his gymnasium work, jwill trade punches with Allen |McCann in a special six rounder Tonight, 7:30 o’clock, at the |that gives all indications to be High School gymnasium, the packed with action. The pair are third-place Navy five matches ™Middleweights, _ goals with the High School In another six-round bout, Conchs, who are also in third |Battling Geech, popular local} position. This fracas will be the |egro boxer, will try his punches opener, of an Island City League 0m the person of Kid Wilkinson. doubleheader. |A personal grudge will be settled | U. S. Marines and CCC five | in this. bout, which is a winner- | will battle it out in the night- |t@ke-all contest. ;cap, beginning at 8:30 o’clock. A four rounder and a_ battle {royal is alsov scheduled, to com- jplete the show which will give | @2e0,00| the fans a good evening of en-| tertainment. First preliminary participants punch. crowd- CAGE GAMES TONIGHT jat 8:30 o'clock. | The bexing. commission, as usual, will be present to see that jeverything goes all right and that the contestants put on a !good scrap. Referees will re- {ceive instructions to throw out any fighter who fails to do his For Governor | FULLER WARREN | best. been open. all day’ and will con- For State Comptroller J. M.. LEE |tinue to be open late this after- noon and up to fight time for | reservations. For Judge of the Circuit Court GEO. E. McCASKILL (To Succeed Judge Trammell) letting up. Felix, | has ,P |several weeks. ago when he was | Check us on this scrap. ! Box office at the Arena has the convenience of those desiring | i GOLFERS. TO: HAVE | BIG DINNER MATCH NOON: DINNER. AT CASA MARINA FRIDAY: Pairings for the Key West: Golf, Club Dinner Match to be held tay, morrow afternoon. were. an- nounced today by the committee- in-charge. The dinner will be held at the | {Casa Marina on Friday, at 7:30. . mm. Following are the pairings; | Commander Kirtland and Paul) Deming vs. Bob Spottswood and.| Clem C: Price. Alton Parks and Phil Emerson vs. Robert Colt and Sam Gold+ ‘smith. Eugene Geissinger and John Pinder vs. | Willie Watkins. D. P. Buckland and Curry Har- ris vs. Melvin Russell and Dr.! W. P. Kemp. Cc. H. Ender and Bascom Grooms vs. Ned Jewitt and Paul! {tax Certificate Mesa. Plummer. ' J. Ibonok and Wm. Fripp vs, |State of Florida, McIntosh and Horace O’Bryant. Commander Brady | Avery vs. Owen McAloon Atwood Sands. | Lewis Pierce and Everett} Russell vs. Charlie Salas Chas. Taylor. LEGALS \ IN fhe CIRCUIT COURT OF THE, which, is the 6th ¢ ELEVE AL © F TH JUDE CIRCUIT | N AND FOR MONROE C | BEOHEDA. IN: OHANE ERY. | ee TH, Plaintiff, DIANE POHLI« SMITH are scheduled to enter the ring T¢ . Jersey y required to ap- ill of Compl, above styled and entitl 6th, 1940, otherwise the a ns therein will be taken as fessed, This order to be published once a ek for four consecutive The Key West Citizen, ne and ordered this 9th day of A. 1, 1940. | osh C Sawyer E. B. Caulkins and} type of-fighter who keeps boring TEE. OFF TOMORROW AFTER: | i] ! | | Th E. Gulley and Anthony De-|made application meritt vs. Geo. F. Bell and Lionel |be issued thereon. and Dr. ! and} and | Beaches, | weeks | a news- | r published in Key West, Flor- cuit Court, Monroe | 5. Sawyer, Deputy Clerk. 7; apr3-10,1940 Re-nominate JUDGE WORTH W. TRAMMELE For Circuit Judge For County Judge ROGELIO GOMEZ For State and County Tax Collector FRANK H. LADD (For Re-Election) For County Tax Assessor CLAUDE GANDOLFO For County Tax Assessor J. OTTO KIRCHHEINER (For Re-Election) For Clerk of Criminal Court LEONARD B. GRILLON “Lennie” For Sheriff T. JENKINS CURRY + For Sheriff BERLIN A. SAWYER Re-Elect KARL O. THOMPSON For Sheriff For County Commissioner, First District EDUARDO C. GOMEZ “Eddie” For County Commissioner, First District WM. H. MONSALVATGE (For Re-Election) For County Commissioner, Fourth District NORBERG THOMPSON For County. Commissioner, Fifth District R. W. CRAIG Known. Universally As “Poor Old Craig” of Craig, Fla, For County Commissioner, Fifth District MRS. ELLIE LOWE For County Commissioner, Fifth District W._A. PARRISH For Member Board of Public Instruction, First District DONALD CORMACK For Justice of the Peace, First District PAUL RILEY CARBONELL For Constable, First District HARRY JOHNSON For Constable, Second District BASIL R. TYNES, PAGE THREE LEGALS NOTICE OF eax be FOR con ttt HERE GIVEN, [Bhat George W, holder Tax Certificate } mo 6th day of July, A as | file@, same in, my office and has made application for a tax deed io be issued. thereon. Said. certif embraces the following des. property in the County of Monr State of, Florida, to-wit: Olliéwood No. 2, Plantat Key, Bigt Book 1. Page, 120. , Twp. 6: in. Monroe County Records. The assessment of the said prop- erty. under the said certificate is. sued was in the same of Lovela and Sheek. Unless said certificate shall redeemed, according to law, the | property ‘described therein Will be sold to the highest bidder at the court. house door on the first Mon- day ‘in the month of May, 1910, which is the 6th day of May, 19: sppnted thin 18th, day, of “Mares & AL) Ross C Sawyer | Sipri egy Ciranst Court of Sasaroe County, Florida, apr3-10, A, D. 1919 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED (Senate Bill NOwiCE IS HER t_C. B. McPherson, 163) Pcrve holder issued th. has office ana has or_a tax deed to Said certificate embraces the following described in the County of Monroe, to-wit: Largo, Plat Book 1, Page 194, Pt. Gov. Lot 3, and ‘Lot 14, Sec. 6, Twp. 62, R, 39, Lot 11, Sq. 4, as recorded in Monroe County’ Records. The assessment of the said. prop- lerty under the said certificate is- !sued was in the name of Mandalay Inc. said certificate to |6th day of | filea duly, A same in m: | property Mandalay, shall be law, the in will be bidder. at_ the urt house door on the first Mon- jday in the month of May, 1940, of May, 1940. Dated, this 19th of,’ March, UNTY, | 1940. (SEAL) Ross C Sawyer {Clerk of Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida. mar20-27; apr3-10,1940 Subscribe to The Citizen. CASA MARINA Key West's HOTEL DE LUXE American Plan 200 Delightful Rooms, Each With Private Bath Beautiful Cocktail Lounge, DANCING NIGHTLY Casa Marina Orchestra PETER SCHUTT, Manager Coca-Cola with food is a taste experience. millions wel- come. A naturak partner of good things to. eat, Coca-Cola sends. you back to work with that feel- ing of complete refreshment. Ve PAUSE THAT REFRESHES ‘BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA CO. BY KEY WEST COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY