The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 22, 1940, Page 2

PAGE TWO | Citizen The ey West ——— UBLISHING CO. INC. aily Except Sunday By From The Citizen Building torner Greene Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County dat Key West, Florida, as. Member of the Associa: ciated Press is exclusively entitled to ase blication of all news dispatches credited to otiférwise credited in this paper and also ai news published here. ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE ding notftes, cards of thanks, resolutions of notices, ete., wil: be charged for at ts a Line. rtainment by churches from whieh 5 cents a line. nd invites discus- of local or general nymous communi- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ys seek the truth and print it ear and without favor; never be to attack wrong or to applaud right; fight tor progress; never be the or- or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, always do its utmost for the plic welfare; never tolerate corruption or ; denounce vice and praise virtue, 1end good done by individual or organ- tolerant of others’ rights, views and nions; print only news that will elevate not contaminate the reader; never com- yitn principle. IMPROVEMENTS TOR FEY WEST ADVOCATFD BY THE CITIZEN er and Sev fotels and Apartm | i Bathing Pavilion. nd Sea. f County and City Gov- rn City Hospital. TI 1 that the fittest survive no aoubt originated with a survivor. Unfortunate; Paper, a two-ocean Navy, on stronger than a_ one-ocean Navy on the seas. We have the New Deal in the United and the dictators trying to New Order in Europe. are says a bear will run it ZOU it straight in the ey We have no ambitton to prove that he is wrong. wife will tell you that you tell a husband but you can’t tell (This isn’t original but your will like it.) ean much. ere is never any scarcity of excuses for doing g what you want to do. Also there | an abundance of excuses for not doing iat we ought to do. The truly indispensable man is the last to know it, but the dictators to main- make use of propaganda at the people’s expense, to im- ress the people with the fallacy of in- dispensability. sin themselves in office, Since 1880, with one exception, the Presidential candidate who has carried York has gone to the White House. t is why both Roosevelt and Willkie are courting the Empire State. It has 47 electoral votes. It is a good thing for an editor or pub- lisher of a newspaper to stay away from his job for a considerable time occasion- ally so he will not get the swelled head zi think himself as an indispensable man. Leit to their own re-ources the sub- ordinates often do a better class of work n he is absent. ent time is that the United States become involved in a war with Japan. United States war* to see Hitler defeated; war with Japa: .;ould help him, and that is not logical. In that evert we would have to keep our fleet in the Pacific, and tt would mean the end of our aid to Great Britain “short of war,” and possibly the end of that country. We must subdue our emotionalism and use our heads, for once, We in the} CREDIT WHERE DUE! “How about a pat on the back for the Board of Fublic Works for-their progress in repairing the city’s streets?” So asked a member of the City Coun- cil yesterd as he pointed out the ex- cellent-type work being done on the street ! in front of The Citizen office—the same that has brought Division street and Simon- ton street up to a good state of repair. Sure thing! The board deserves a pat on the back, as Mr. Councilman sug- gested—so the members of that public seiviee group can now consider that they are duly complimented for a nice piece of | work. The hope now is that the work can proceed fast enough so that all of the city’s main thoroughfares, with a good propor- tion of the by-ways, can be brought up to good repair within the next month or so, ; in time for the influx of tourists said to be heading Key West way. Of course, it wouldn’t be “cricket’’, as the English say, to mention that, taxes being paid lately as they are (or are they?), there should be ample funds to carry on this street repair work. Neither would it be quite fair to remind the city fathers that the task now being performed is in line with regular work to be done any- way. Nevertheless, it is worthy of mention that is department of city -government is operating with high efficiency—and, as The Citizen has stated many times before, when that condition comes about, words of praise will always be forthcoming from this desk. The streets had to be repaired. The condition couldn’t continue. They’re be- ing repaired now! Hurray! PEOPLE WHO DO NOT BELIEVE The other day a famous newspaper | correspondent, just back from Europe, re- lated his amazement that the people of this country did not know, all along, what Hitler was up to in Europe. He said he had reported it many times in his dis- patches and that other newspaper writers had also done so. This is interesting. correspondent is right. ports have been published in papers of the United States. Undoubtedly the Many correct re- the news- Along with ! them have appeared contradictory utter- ances. What reason is there to think that the publie can pick out the right report and eliminate the wrong one? There another reason for this is | failure on the part of people to compre- news in hend the plain implication of the that is published. The newspapers, their desire fcr startling news, often play up inconsequential stuff and when the | real dope comes along the readers are con- fused. They do not know when something big is displayed and when the newspaper is just hurting material for a streamer head- line. However, the newspaper men need not take the matter to heart. Consider the case of Winston Churchill. For years he warned Great Britain that Germany was preparing for war. Specifically he warn- ed them against the German air force, the German tank corps and the belligerent at+ titude of the Nazi leaders. | Nobody in England paid much atten- tion to Winston. They remembered him as the First Lord of the Admiralty during the World War and they nodded their | heads, saying aside that he was just fight- ing the cld struggle over again. The peo- ple of Great Britain were listening to lead- ers who were telling them of the glories of peace, of a world of brotherly love and that the way to peace was to be found in disarmament. so DR. GALLUP DEFENDS HIS FORECAST Dr. Gallup, whe conducts the famous polls of the American Institute of Public Opinion, defends the accuracy of the present presidential poll, asserting that it will reflect the election outcome just as other Gallup polls have done in the past. The poll-expert reminds the public that his business depends upon the ac- curacy of his forecasts. He says, quite properly, that he will cease writing for the newspapers in November if he pulls a phoney, like that of the Literary Digest, in the last election. Dr. Gallup is right. Of course, his poll may be erroneous but the fact re- mains that his business of forecasting will be exterminated if he misses this election. Eegardless of his inclinations, or prefer- ences, he is more concerned with the ac- curacy of his predictions than anybody else | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN THE ROAD TO SHANI LOA] by Rita _Mohl YESTERDAY: Adventurous Lynn Britton has accepted an invitation to visit a great Mon- golian prince, but now that American-educated Temu Darin is escorting her to the prince she finds that she is virtually @ prisoner, that her half-brother Dick has disappeared, and that there is faint chance the clues she has taken pains to leave be- hind will be discovered Chapter Ten Bandits Ahead 7s ordered Bula to stop and went back to talk with the other chauffeurs and gunners. Bula hauled out his knitting from the front of his cloak and went to work. The Frenchman stepped out and buried his head under the hood of the car. When Temu re- turned he carried on a low-voiced conversation with Bula and then spoke a few words to the mechan- ic in French. From their talk, Lynn gathered that there was a rumor of a band of communist outlaws lying in ambush somewhere ahead wait- ing for the rich cargo being brought across the plains for the Prince of Shani Lun. The storm was delaying the caratan, so they would be tate in reaching their destination. Rather than keep back to the speed of the heavily laden trucks, emu_ decided the limousine should hasten on and deliver Lynn to the care of the Prince's aunt waiting ‘for them with the camel caravan at the edge of the dunes. The car started again and soon passed beyond the sight of the trucks. The plain ,was lonely ang desolate, @nly “‘écasionally re- lieved by a mud-walled Chinese farm, or an approaching. camel caravan with its m ted guard. Near one water hole they came upon a farmhouse in ruins, it having been looted by robbers a short time before. Soldiers from the nearest garrison had caught one of the maurauders, and as a grisly warning, had left his head hanging from a pole by a cord run through an ear. Lynn shuddered. What people! What a country! “Similar to England in the Mid- dle Ages, isn’t it?” Temu re- marked before she could speak, which somewhat deflated her in- dignation. Presently, they ran into rougher country, boulder-strewn and gashed by deeper cuts and gullies which compelled them to drive more slowly. They stopped at the entrance to one canyon and a man went ahead to reconncitre. While waiting for him to re- turn, Temu lifted a flap on the back of the front seat, and Lynn saw that the space was fitted with a collection of small arms and other warlike supp! out extra cartri f machine guns a cd on army Tifle for his own . Then he looked at Lynn and smiled “I doubt if we'll have occasion : to use them.” Lynn was not unfamiliar with firearms. She had riddled many a clay pigeon. But, somehow, this | was different. “I hope you're right,” she said, } and succeeded with an effort in| keeping her teeth from chatter- | ing. } They took a chance on a second canyon and descended to a flat, gravel-strewn valley, to climb| again to a high divide. The place seemed destitute of animal life, human inhabitant, or traveler. They crossed unmolested, swung into the upgrade ruts, and“Were taking the last long steep pitch | to the compai level of the top. when a sniper on the cliff above opened fire 1 Lynn started at the crack of | the rifle. She saw the gunner on} Temu’s side of the car slump| down in straps. Temu gave sharp orders to the driver and the car continued t0‘labér upward in low} gear. oi Murder On Horseback ‘HE next instant a band of horsemen appeared. blocking the road.at the top, and began firing. Temu stepped out on the running board and crouched over the gunner’s body. He opened fire with his machine gun as quickly as the man on the far side could unlimber. Lynn heard the ping of lead against bullet-proof glass as the car continued its steady climb. The machine guns drummed; men shouted; horses screamed. In all this horror and confu- sion something drew the girl's gaze to the side of the road. She saw a brigand rise from the ground and swing an old match- lock on a tripod. A wild excite- ment rose in her. As if impelled by the spirit of her Indian-fight- ing ancestors, she knelt and lifted Temu’s rifle to her shoulder. The bullet went wild, yet close enough to frighten the man into throwing himself to the ground, crashing his gun in the process. She fired once more and another time and then a fourth. When she came to herself had reached the crown of the hill and halted. The outlaws were escap- Temu Darin stood looking at her, the strangest, most incredu- lous expression on his face. It was a moment before he could speak, you. ? She noticed blood "Stationery From Potato | «Ry Assecint oa Press) Z BERLIN.—Production of writ- ing paper from potato plant vines ex_ Hanson When consciousness returned Lynn was lying on a robe beside a sandstone boulder with Temu Darin sponging her forehead and temples with a wet handkerchief. She pushed his hand away and sat up. _. “Better now?” he asked, offer- ing her a drink of water from a brass bowl. She drank, then brushed a wrist across her eyes and looked hastily at his hand on which she had seen the blood. No trace was visible. She drew back the cuff of his coat sleeve hardly knowing what she did. “Only a scratch on the upper arm,” he said in answer to her quest. He reached out as if to pat her hand then drew back. “How about the gunner?” she asked, resting her head against the boulder. He hesitated for a moment. “Dead, poor fellow. Everything will be taken care of. I'm sorry you had to be let in on this.” Lynn looked around; there was no sign of carnage in sight. Temu’s men were working over the automobile engine. She felt an odd shame and bewilderment about her part in the affair, still shaken by the memory of the urge that had possessed her to kill a man. Stil, it was not as a man that | she had regarded him, but as a } menace to Temu Darin’s life. And the idea that Temu Darin’s life should seem dear to her was like- wise inexplicable. She inquired | about the man she had shot at. “He got away. I don’t believe you had any luck.” “Thank heaven!” She pressed her handkerchief to her lips and rested a bit. t “Were you trying to save my life when you joined the battle?” Jemu asked. If there was amuse- ment in his voice, there was also gentleness. | She straightened and stared at him, her eyes hostile and defiant. He had asked the question she had been asking herself. Now the answer came to her. “T had to choose between ban- dits.” “And so you chose me,” he said whimsically, refusing to take of- fense. “You speak English; I don’t know about the other fellow.” He laughed amusedly. “I have other virtues, too, that I hope you will learn in time. I wonder if you know that in China the sav- ing of a man’s life puts one under obligations to him. You have be- come responsible for my welfare.” Somehow, this gentile teasing quieted her nerves. A Slave Herself? eee he opened a lunch basket before her she turned pale at the thought of food. “The kitten is hungry,” he said Lynn took a chicken sandwich and fed the little animal flakes of m and presently found that ui eating a few morsels her- elf. As he ate his own lunch, Temu poured her a bowl of tea from a vacuum bottle. They were camped on an emi- nence that must command a view of all northern China, it seemed to Lynn, if one had the eyes to sean it. She lifted a pair of field- glasses lying near. Below them spread a great plain sloping down to the Yellow River, its banks lined with farms and villages and strips of waste land. To the east, huddled the walled town of Pai Shu, and a bit beyond, she knew, lay the lama_temple-monastery where her misfortunes had be- gun. “Somewhere out there in the haze, she thought, lies Peiping— with Americans and Europeans walking the streets free and un-, molested. If they knew my plight! Dick—what is he doing at —what is he feeling?” Her mind maid following them somewhere in one of the trucks. “Do you know how ijt happened | that Little Bamboo ,was sold to | the Princess Mother?” she asked | Temu Darin. He pondered a moment, setting | down his dish of tea. ing a famine in China, I presume. That's the way it usually is. If I remember correctly, bought by in_Lensuh.' Lynn spoke sadly. “I feel as it Dick had sold me.” Temu’s face darkened with un- expected color. The girl stared, surprised. Sud- |denly galvanized, she crouched | before him. “Have I guessed the truth?” she demanded. “Of course not,” he disclaimed. “The Prince would not be a to such ‘a deal. He does not desire a slave. You are free?” and com- batting the disbelief in her eyes, he repeated, “You are free, I tell you. You'll come nearer being worshipped in Shani Lun than being enslaved. You're a goddess to the people.” “I am not a goddess to the and his family,” she re- “You are held in very high es- everyone. There is noth- say. You must wait words.” agents for the Princess t by ioe Tene com She lunch basis by a German paper mill. this minute—what is he thinking | wandered on to the little slave | “The girl’s father sold her dur- ' she was ; The quality is said to be of the U. S. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT Observation taken .at 7:30 a. m. 75th Mer. Time (city office) Temperatures Highest last 24 hours Lowest last night Mean Normal 80 71 76 i 78 Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending 7:30 a. m., inches Total rainfall since Oct. 1, inches : Deficiency since October 1 inches : Total rainfall since Jan. 1, inches Excess inches ra 1.47 Wind Direction and Velocity N—8 miles per hour Relative Humidity 82% Barometer at 7:30 a. m. today Sea level, 30.09 (1019.0 millibars) Tomorrow's Almanac Sunrise 6:29 a. Sunset 5:53 p. Moonrise 11:54 p. Moonset 12:28 a. Tomorrow's Tides (Naval Base) AM. 1:11 8:50 FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Wednesday) Key West and Vicinity: Con- siderable cloudiness tonight and Wednesday, becoming unsettled Wednesday; mild temperature; moderate northeasterly winds, j Possibly becoming fresh Wed- ' nesday. Florida: Considerable cloudi- ness tonight and Wednesday, be- jcoming unsettled near east and extreme south coast;.mild tem- perature. CLASSIFIED COLUMN 0.00 1.73 : 287 34.42 since January 1. m. m. m. m. PM. 3:22 8:05 ‘High Low TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22 ‘SPAIN READY TO JOIN WAR ACTION (Continued from Page One) 1Ss ae that the British envoys to Bul = garia, Yugo-Slavia and Rumania were meeting today at an un announced place to confer on home office questions ing turn of events in the ans. Censidered as other diplomatic action, though leaning towards a change in the war picture in the near future, was the French con- ferences coming up with WNazi high command in Paris. It was heard today that Germans may offer mild terms to France to end the ent armistice in return for French co-operation with Nazis in the fight against Eng- land. The war itself: Germany admitted today that Sunday night's attack on Berlin and other major objectives was the most severe of the war and longest in duration. Today daylight attack: Royal Air Force were agaii el port cities Bolcugne and Calais, with heavy damage created, accord late bulletins. 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