The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 7, 1941, Page 2

i d police departments in Key West ad- vertised their intention of applying for pas- | sage of a local bill designed to increase the pay of the mayor and department officers, and to create the post of lieutenant of police, Fg ai ee —| | Phe Citizen at that time s#i@ithe och #¢ | casion seemed a poor one for any increase | inccity payroll expenditu i ‘that city council m a i through Representative Papy and Senator | Ward, to prevent the bill’s passage. | City couneil, if we remember correctly, | muttered darkly that it had not been con- | ! sulted about the measure—but did little | more. | So last week, city council refused to | | recognize Mayor Albury’s appointment of | Lieut. Joseph Kemp; Mayor Albury reap- pointed the officer over council’s protest, | | ©) Only Datly N ae ta:atay Whatann _ Mntered at Key West, Florida, as # Weekly .... ADVERTISING RATES Made known on anplication. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, gards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary notices, etc, will be charged for at the rate of 10 cents a line. . Notices for entertainment by churches from which reverue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. The Citizen Is an-open forum and invites discus- won of public issues and subjects of local or general pnd but it will not publish anonymous communi- cations, and a new battle over “who runs what?” | had started. We still think it is foolish to burden | the city’s treasury with increased obliga- , tions when there is no chance of taking care H of the old ones, but now that the legislature | e ed the measure, creating the ‘job | oH ae ys yal ual : id ras increased thé laries, it is going fy wn Wath sack the truth and print it bé a little difficult for council to stir up |) ‘without fear and, without favor; never . be any important supped for a pglated econ- | afraid to attack wrong or to applaud, amy-drive. always fight for’ progress; never be the Robie gan or the mouthpiece of any person, ehique, faction or class; always do its utmost for the |< ‘public welfare; never tolerate corruption or injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue, ; commend good done by individual or organ- ‘ization; tolerant of others’ rights, views and opinions; print only news that will elevate ‘and not contaminate the reader; never com- ‘promise with principle. et arise, The déed is done... .. Aside from the provisions increasing the city’s expenditures, the moves to fix salaries hy law and to create the lieuten- | ancy are valuable to the city. | Police officers feel. the extra rank is | | | necessary for Kemp, because the work he is called upon to do requires some authority over other patrolmen. They feel, too, and | we think rightly, that their salaries should | be removed from the possible whims of | changing councils, and the possibility that | a council may apply pressure to them | through the threat of a salary slash. al Council is off to a late start on this one, | and in the opinion of most lawyers here '$ FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN eae 4 Ps fo ke will make little progress in a fight against | : : ones oe law ted by the legislature and signed | = 3. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. t - an ae valli 8 ‘ mgnec | FG GAES a a y the governor. Zh 5 Consolidation of County and City Gov- ls aes CLEVELAND FOUNDER | dee a, Howehtal Because an editor’s type did not fit the | eee aa... «| intended heading of his newspaper, the | spelling of the name of Clevgland, Ohio, was permanently changed, according to a recent writer. The town was originally Cleaveland, named after Moses Cleave- land, its founder, who was born in 1754 and | died in 1806. | When the Advertiser was established | in 1830, the editor found the line of type he | desired to use as a heading was too long for | the page, Cleaveland’s name. The new | spelling was soon adopted generally, and | has been used ever since. Moses Cleaveland was graduated from Yale in 1777 and served in the Continental Army, later practicing law in his native town of Canterbury, Conn, In 1796 he led a surveying expedition for a land company in which he was a shatehalder, and also | negotiated with the Indians, along the Great Lakes in the Westerm-Reserve: coun- try. In the land of the “nuts is king. Hurrah for Florida! , the coconut Today’s question: “Is there anything that would keep Eleanor at home?” We know the answer but are ‘‘skeerd” to tell. Bike Defense production in the United States is developing to the point that if the j British hold out a few more months this » nation will be reasonably secure. Harold Ickes, secretary of the Interior, ~ would like nothing better than to crack the Krock of the New York Times. Ickes-can dish it out, but he ean’t take it, and that’s the trmuble with so ie of us, Monaco’s entire merchant fleet has sen Sunk—it consisted of! one dld coal beat: Unless this, the smallegt republic in the world, can get another boat to haul ~ coal from Neweastle, it will face a hard | winter since there are no coal reserves. On July 22, 1796, he selected the | present location of the city as a site for a permanent settlement, and his party named it in his honor. Cleveland is now the sixth city of the United States in size, with a , sae | population of about 900,000. i With the coming of the automobile, it | was thought that soon walking would be- eome a lost art, but with the parking situa- | —— tion it is, the human bipeds are getting | It’s been a number of weeks since we plenty of exercise, and there need be no reported on the Burma road, the life-line fear that our legs will be reduced to mere | foy China, over which munitions and sup- stumps for lack of usage. | plies go to the army of the Chungking goy- | ernment. When States, with state and municipal | Wisconsin-born Dr. John Earl Baker, police and all the implementation requisite now director general of the highway, says for law enforcement fall dowh on the job, | that every month since the road was_re- } it is up to the Government-to do the job. In | opened last October has seen an incrase in the trouble at the’ North! Averi¢an Aviation | daily tennage and in April _ traffic company, the laxity, of ,Cajifernia forced | three times that of last November. the Government to call on the National | This is encouraging, especially in view | Army to do police work. | of the heroic fight that the Chinese are Z pees ae | waging for the survival of their nation. For Aecording to the radio announcer of | four years they have traded space the Louis-Conn fight a cut over the eye of | for time, yielding ground to the better- Billy the Conn in the second round was | armed and better-equipped Japanese, al- | healed “of course” by the eighth round. | ways inthe hope that the passage of months This statement was received by the listeners | would bring them the munitions and equip- _ everywhere with smiles and laughter. We | ments that they need. _ would like to know what remedy Conn’s | Chinese soldiers have opposed the | - handlers used to effeet so quick a cure. | Japanese without the artillery, tanks and That knowledge would be a valuable ad-| planes that their enemy possesses, They dition to medieal.seience, which is un- have fought a magnificent fight, and with aware of such a timely healing process, help will continue to do so. BURMA ROAD REPORT was | | -his robe, and pulled on his soc | Gina's . still, os a yes be drawing to house.on an island off Carolina house whic! bury had intended to 3 brought with her a party of peo~ ple, mostly young, and then found that her plane did not return, a + they could not get away. The: # Kode deen mysterious shots, more mysterious antagonism onothe caretakers, talle of iyi § Rode ts exploring a newly discovered se- eret passage, and Eve Prentice is trying to find Rodman. a a Chapter 16 Hand In The Dark NE of the most uncomfortable things about the old house from Jim Droissard’s point of view was the narrow cot which had been put up for him in the room of Mr. Howe, The cot was Jong enough, but the narrow wooden rods along each side were almost sure to prod him awake sometime each night. This night was no exception, even though he had gone to bed a scant hour be- fore, He writhed away from, the rod, feeling the whole flimsy con- traption shaking, and wished again that the expedition were over. “Are. you awake, Jim?” The Tawyér’s dry voice, “whispering, was like a sheaf of rifled paper, ‘Vidthh,” Droissard grunted un= ously. a : “Anything happen?” “Nuh.” The lawyer lapsed into silence and Jim bitterly resented the sigh of contentment with which he set- tled deeper under the blankets. Then another sound caught his at- tention, the “whush” of a door closing softly. He listened but heard nothing for a few moments. Then, distinct- ly, he made out the sound of soft footsteps. They went around the gallery and began to descend the stairs with caution. From force of habit, he contin- ued to trace their measured way down to the hall, not much con- cerned with their owner, But then a decided thump and a low excla- mation brought him upright. Rob- ert Howe stirred as well, and swung his feet over the side of the ‘THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Nell did not even glance in their direction, ing coe. ‘at.once to- wi e ORD hehe Eve irett came to- ward the door. Brett, still holt one candle hi a pale an shaken Eve, leanin, ainst Hi were the picture of two who ha just saoed bea ee ar. ence. Gina’s e: narro’ ly. She had come downstairs in commneny with the others and now caught sight of Brett's:arm around her friend's slight waist. But there was no doubt that Eve was unconscious of it, and of everything else for the moment. As Brett glanced up and saw the others, he eased Eve into a peachy chair, where she quietly fainted. In the ensuing confusion, Julie ran ores eta ped a her tightly, effective: ven! Baca trke ed seth ll git brandy, from getting an! e near Eve. Mrs. Jackson, ‘ret with an oil lamp which ened the dim room considerably, brought the first practical note the gathering. Eve slowly became conscious of her surroundings, and gazed at the circle of faces in wonder. “Who frightened you” Julie was demanding fiercely. “Just tell us who it was.” a don’t know,” Eve stum- ‘Where were you, Rodman?” asked icily. "d gone to look at the under- ground passage.” Brett was obvi- ously puzzled. “I was on watch— I mean, I was alone in the room,” he corrected himself, under Mrs. Jackson's cold glance, “when I thought about the story. I took the book down from the shelf, and found a button! I pressed it, and a part of the bookcase opened, showing an entrance to a passage inside that wall there, behind the fireplace.” Ham, intrigued, walked over, jand shouted confirmation. “The | place is still open!” “I went on in,” Brett continued, ‘and I had gone only a little way |when I heard a seream. The pas- 's there, so I couldn’t see jw s. Then I ran back and }found Eve fainting on the steps.” “Steps?” said Mrs, Marbury vaguely. “They must lead to the secret |room. upstairs,” Gina explained impatiently. ‘You know, the room where they found the skeleton of | | « bed as Droissard, noiseless as a cat, stepped outside. He was back in a few seconds whispering: “It's the girl—the dark-haired one, She just went downstairs and slipped on the last step. Think I'd better go down?” “Rodman’s thzre, isn’t he?” the lawyer questioned. At a nod from dim, he added, “Maybe you'd bet- ter go down a ow. The girl may Have heard him call, or something. Don’t forget your| sling.” | Reluctantly, Jim climbed into in place of slippers. Then he ad- justed the sling on his “sprained” arm. By the time he had reached the foot of the stairs, Eve was not in sight, and the iiving room seemed dark, although there was a faint light from that portion of the room screened by the fireplace wall, Prosaic as he was, Jim recalled the “glow-worm light” described in the oli story of the house, and he realized that the illumination he saw would just about fit that description. But he was not lacking in curi- | osity. With more caution than he had intended to use, he made his way to the center of the room, | and then, peering around, as Eve had done, discovered the bookcase | section standing open and saw that the faint light, growing dim- | er, was coming from the pas- way within the wall. He hesi- 1 a second, then stepped for- | ward, f Clammy Hand EYE had gone up the stairs gin- gerly, trying out éach one. They. were sagging and weak,sbut _ they, seemed to hold her weight. i Se al stood within sight ofsthe foor, hesitating about proceeding further. As she, held her candle higher, Jim Droissard reached out | his hand, intending to lean on it so that his soft hail would catch her attention. But at that second a stray draft sent the candlelight dancing, and then snuffed it out. Jim, about to tug at Eve's house- coat, found his hand closing around her ankle instead. Eve shrieked from a pent-up agony of fear and the nervousness which she had been feeling for the last few minutes. Jim was too startled for the mo- ment tc do more than stay as he was, but a second later he recoy- ered himself. Dodging out through the living room with extraordi- ry agility, he was at the foot of ¢ stairs before anyone but Rob- t Howe had reached the stair il above. The lawyer hastily put his finger to his lips, in a quieting gesture. The next minute Jim, looking } up. saw }the:gallery ringed with Mrs. jMarbury's frightened face, 5s. one, Julie, white ‘with, ag! and Ham and Neéfl, who had evidently ar- rived on the scene together. The last two ‘did not pause, but came on down the stairs. “What's the matter? Was that Eve's voice?) What happened?” Nei] demanded Hmpatiently. “I don’t know—I just heard the scream, .....” Jim said prudently as the door to the kitchen quar- ters opened and Mr, and Mrs. Jackson appeared in formal night- dr sonsisting. ef voluminous padded to the door and | Marguerite.” With a small “Oh!” Mrs. Mar- | bury subsided into a nearby chair and took no further interest in the | proceedings. No Explanation | TULIE, chafing Eve’s cold hands, “ had brought the girl back to a realization that she was safe. But almost the first person Eve saw was Mrs, Jackson regarding her th = eontemptuous and know- ing expression, Eve straightened instantly. came down for a glass of e explained ha tingly. IT was passing the living saw only—only a candle. roo! |No one was around.” Eve felt Gina’s quizzical eye, and added, “I came in —intending |—intending to put out the candle, | if no one was around, Then—then |I saw the secret door open, and I j}picked up the light and went on. | couldn’t decide which way to go, so I waited a minute and—and jealled. .. .” | “If you had called up the stair- | well, we would have been glad to aid vere search” the lawyer put ly. didn’t think of that” Eve ing that he had not in- “TI v jpted. “Of course you didn’t,” Julie | soothed, “When I~I didn’t get an an- |swer, I started toward the room upstairs. ...” “You might have called me,” Gina exclaimed. | “Let her finish!” There was an jodd note of triumph in Mrs; Jack- |son’s voice, But, for the moment, ; Eve was grateful for her interven- | ion, | terru |. “Then, just as I wag,trying to: jor not, my candle went out! And |—I think it was almost the same jminute, I felt something—a hand. |... Oh, it was horrible!” | Eve leaned back against Julie’s }comforting arm once more, her \eyes seeking Brett’s. She could not |recall where he had come from, but she remembered the sudden } expression of concern his eyes had shown, and the gentle support of jhis arm. But now he merely |looked puzzled. tume {£ got back,” he said slowly, “Of course it took me a few min- utes to run along the way I'd come —that passage is rather uneven, and I was afraid of falling. But by the time I reached Eve—Miss Prentice—there was no one there, I helped her to the hall—but of coe you were all roused by that ‘ime. “It—the hand—felt so clamy,” Eve said, shudd E “OF co! 1” Mts. ‘on’s tone was: chral. hand from the ase is always cold and wet.” sa ait the sey) feil coolly, pada SARS “In our beds, asleep,” the eare- taker, retorted ‘sharply. “We know better than to go wandering around this house at night.” “Touché!” Ham grinned at Gina. She made a face at him and went over to 5 “Come on, Eve — you'd better get upstairs.” Now that the situa- tion with Brett had been ex- plained Gina felt her. old, warm riendship for the girl ret % “Bundle up, and tomorrow we solve the great mystery.” sleeping garments and bright! patterned bathrobes. aay Te be continued ly | |decide whether to open the door | “There was no one there by the | In the development of modern | soldiers, emphasis is increasing- ‘ly laid on high morale obtain- ‘able through concerted efforts of /civilian arid’: service personnel. ; Lt. Russell L. Pirkle, recreation ,and morale officer for 13th Coast Artillery at Key West Barracks, reveals considerable local prog- |Pess has been made towards ‘ereating and maintaining a high jstandard of morale for service personnel, * The bowling ailey in the En- listed Men’s Club recently re ceived an overhaul and repairs; that produced improved scores by army players in local con- tests with other service teams. The army officers’ team, compos- ‘ed of Lt.-Col. Putnam, Jr., Capt. ;Lockhart, Capt. Barnes, Lt. Means and Lt. Gniffin, has de- feated an opposing Navy team in one game by the score 2179 to 1889, and in another game tied the Navy on points. Army, holds the record high seore of 190 for a single game. i - i Selective Service trainees as- | signed to Key West Barracks } have been undergoing courses of | instruction in first-aid and swim- | ming. Mr. Forrest Gaines, em-}| ployed by the Red Cross, and | who taught. physical education | at L.S.U. for.three years prior | ‘to present , employment, has | served as instructor, in the cee | i es. Thirty-five, trainees were originally enrolled in the class- es. Eleven are qualified as} swimming and diving instructors | and twelve men are now capable ' of serving as First Aid instruc- tors. | During recent months, a total! of $96.00 has been received from | jthe American Red Cross to sup- port adlitional purchases of ath- | letic equipment for enlisted men. These funds supplement the rec- ,reational funds appropriated by Congress for the purpose of pro- viding adequate recreational , equipment necessary to main- tain a high degree of morale among enlisted men. The weekly dance and_ bingo} party will begin promptly at 7:30, p. m. Thursdays in the National ; Guard Armory, free admission. | The revenue from penny bingo, games will be used to hire a pro-! | fessional _ orchestra. Comments from service personnel indicate jthis vent is considered an im- ON BUSINESS OR PLEASURE travel money in Of Key West MIAMI AND Between Miami LEAVES Midnight. LEAVES FREF PICK-UP and Lt. 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