The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 23, 1941, Page 2

IDLE RUMORS —_——— Now it can be told. Earlier in the last week Key West buzzed with the spurious, malicious rumor that the salvage tug Willet had been sunk while on its way to Rearl Harbor. absurd in content, dangerous i it exist credited to ! ence. Gu Rs ! “Mofedver, it was‘a gross insult to the ] naval forces operating from the naval base here. : Consider the substance of the rumor. It probably hadn’t even reached the Panama Canal. It was therefore in safe waters. Ridiculous as was this rumor, it made _ SPRCIAL NOTICE - | great headway. It circulated for two days. ee ai te ae ee a The sot, too drunk to speak coherently, re- ieee widens peated it. Officials at the county court- house speculated on its possibility. to trace the rumor's source, but without re- sults. Rumors, being what they are, have snp} parentage, it seems. We don’t believe it was started by a Himmler, head of the Nazi secret organ- : circulation. 5. Consolidation of County and City Gov- The spurious rumor caused consider- ernments. Modern City Hospital. ea i or merchant vessel. For two days it jangled nerves, bruised morale and sickened patriotic Americans who remember Presi- dent Roosevelt's warning against peddling rumors. __ FREEDOM OF THE PRESS Where news is suppressed there is anarchy; where news is controlled there is | fear; only where news is free are human be- | |. rumor must never again be given the slight- est credence. : Columbia University. Gee ¥ ; ‘hey serve God well ‘iia datve His’cecatives! ” chiefs He has asked us not to retail rumors. That is a command which must and will be _ The world is jammed with people who | that of labor in this time of grave national do not know as much as they think they | emergency. know. Without a single important exception, industry has given the government its full , Advertising is telling the right persons | and unqualified cooperation. The utilities, at the right time and in the right place what | the coal mines, the oil producers, the steel those persons want to know. mills, the railroads—these and a hundred a me AAR ae ce and one other industries are on an “all out a 4 Governor Holland is after hard drink- | for defense” basis of operation. They have 4 ing state officials, especially prosecuting | voluntarily discarded “business as usual” ee officers or judges. Verbum sap. for the duration of the crisis. They are ex- be aaa abil panding at maximum’ speed, to serve the Last night upon the attic stair, I step-| needs-of defense and civilian needs at the ped on a step that wasn’t there; it wasn’t | same time. They have accepted without OE NIRRR Oy. WHY. and restrictions. Some of these industries, such as the power and light utilities, are do- ing this in the face.of ruthless political per- the capital of Porto Rico, is pronounced | secution and needless, costly government San Hwan.” As if we in Kley West didn’t | competition. pow stl Now look at the record of the big labor unions. All you have to do is glance over i: r Am exchange informs.us that San Juan, “ Reverses in the campaign against Rus- sia has made Hitler sick. He might as well remain bed-ridden for reverses are going to be the order of the day from now on. threatened or called in basic industries. The President of the United States and other high government officials are flagrantly, | eallously defied. The findings of unpre- it is inconceivable and unthinkable | jydiced mediation boards have been re- that organizations like the Masons, the | fyseq and ignored. The drive for a labor Rotary club, the Lions club, the Woman’s dictatorship, with a handful of labor lead- club or any other responsible organiza-/ o,, playing the role of dictators, goes on in tion would take money dripping with blood | the face of a critical national emergency. } even for charitable purposes. i Industry, on the other hand,.has ac- | ‘ | cepted every decision made by a mediation Judges fine drunken drivers and take | 5, arbitration board. Mostof these deci- - their driver's license from them for a def-/| ions hawe placed heavy financia) byrdens inite period, but who checks them up? In | ypon industries—burdens which, in these Miami a man was convicted ity a times of fast-rising taxes anal Other éosts, ‘driving the other day for the fourth © | are extremely serious. But industry has ‘since 1937. He had a driver's license, of | pledged itself to do everything in its power course, in fact he had been issued a new one | £5, defense, and industry is carrying out every year in spite of his habitual drunk j that pledge. ving His latest arrest was caused Never in history has American indus- ng into another avcomobile, and | ¢;y risen more magnificently to a great na- Municipal Judge Curry sentenced | tional need. The free enterprise industrial jail and revoked his system has shown, beyond argument, the five years. Who can say | ying of spirit that motivates it—the spirit maye another driver's | that built this country, and that must main- ever, on account of | tain it. If labor would emulate the fine example of industry, there would be little ism conquering the free world. The rumor had no foundation what- | * vigilance and efficiency of our fighting | The Citizen summoned all its resources, ‘h columnist ora Gestapo agent. But the > résults it achieved, would have made! ization, proud of the agent who started it in | able concern to the mothers, fathers, wives, | sisters and brothers of the men working on | | the Willet. It may have frightened others | Clin from ever volunteering to any crew of g tug | ‘ This is neither the time, nor is “Key | i de West the place for the dissemination of un- | x Bee g AERSAMAN, confirmed stories or idle gossip. | Dean, School of Journalism, Such treacherous reports as the Willet | The President is our commander-in- | Mrs. Norton. obeyed. That little bird that people say told LABOR AND INDUSTRY them so or so is usually a lyre. | ? Contrast the attitude of industry with | there again today, that step is always in| question the imposition of severe priorities | a newspaper. Strikes are continually | ietecqueite the fre worl Lorca iar Say THE KEY WEST CITIZEN [GMADE UP TO KILL Chapter 36 a * ay —_ arol where The Cape her, and gone back to his Place “ YOWERS watched her,” Jetf/ again without having been seen.” went on. “They were alone| ‘But how. could eng have €1 that side of the stage, He came | Known that he wouldn't be | up behind her quietly, held one} sure | Fand over her mouth and stabbed | ¢°@St hadn’t been clear he her with the other. He wiped| Pave waited until it had ss he knife clean of fingerprints on| knew that sometime that | Sve’s jacket and dropped it beside | ©¥ shielded the | rep body “1 }total darkness of = |. “It was then he had-his inspira: | Shance would come, sion—in the form o: Carol's cape, | SOME: | ace an _] He saw it on the banister where | break to-boot. Carol's wrap. she had dro} it. Everybody| “That. pe him. teo cocky, | wee ching Pepe murderer. though. te a | He keep it like that | wath ee is 2 “He threw the cape over Eve, | for 's_ murderer. could } making it look as if she had been | afford to. They would never have | mistaken for Carol. It worked.|found any between } And he was aided by the fact that|him and Carol because there —— oon Be ae backstage. | wasn't . was peso he was ; have done it. Then} * . ; he tried to improve on his plan| little charade with Ashley | with the shot through the win- | Alice, and with Phoebe dow. He couldn't stay quict; he| being my ceeiesl, Slee | had to try and make himself him into giving ant... safer.” | “Well, maybe it idn’t have “But, Jeff,” I asked. “It sounds| Worked. But I've seen Bill Po | right but.’ . but how were you! make it work in the movies, hun- j to prove it? It seems to me| dreds of times. Of course, as I | that it would all rest on whether Sid, your -way was much surer, | CONE Say dear it dia” Jea| Joe Bing | t m™m ar, it did.” Jeff} ,, i | smiled sheepishly. “That was the| "Mi, ai__! suddenly had to trouble. There wasn't one single} + “You know, I was | scrap of evidence or proof con-| Scared to death when I found my- | nected with the whole shebang. | self on that dark stage alone So I had to think u> a way to/ Alice and I was so relieved when | force Clint’s hand by showing him| Bowers sprees and she sneaked | that I knew he had killed Eve| out old Alice! She would | North. Of course, my way wasn’t/ Sneak out and me alone | nearly so effective, nor so dra:_| vith a murderer. ; Matic, as yours.” | | “As mine? What do you mean? ne 2 i & 4 S 5 ® } 5 ~ pe 8 * 2 Ey cy | : around the theatre and damn near | theatre a couple oj friend Peterson and his boys in| that you were inside with Bowers to make an easy, clean-cut ar-| for another minute, well, I guess | rest.” | there wouldn’t have been any use “Is that what I did? Boy! Am/|Mentioning it.” I the Smarty-Pants! But t| The shudder that : Ethie yout? | healthy sip of my drink and I lost no time it Stage Party | “You see,” Jeff went on, “you ‘HAT idea never to had frightened Alice.” me. No, I had ar: e| “I frightened Alice! She scared e | the daylights out of me!” -} “She Sought from the way you ter.| talked that 1 had picked her as be} our murderer. the girl's j wacky, but that’s what she peeeent a little playl meant to show him h unconsciously switch from her place to C. ing that scene again. rp ir ley was to play his part and Alice}her ring. was to play Eve's. ‘A ring! Oh Jeff!” “Then Alice was to imperson-|| “You're laughing, huh? And ate Eve again, the next night, as/ that’s exactly why she wouldn't had | against her, since I had ison | much of it.” y do-| “And did she explain it?” she stood in the wings just before} tell us, especially you. She knew | | | she was stabbed. Ashley was go-| you'd lapgh” | ing to show how someone, sitt “But she gave up her big chance | } | on that pile of furnitur part fora of the set. where Bowers hail weird.” been sitting by his owa ac.nis: Te Be Continued (KEY WEST IN Today's DAYS GONE BY) AdHiversaries City Council last night au- | thorized expenditure $12,825 to retire interest coupo! to be taken fro sinking fund of in the First National 46 w phia. Died§Nov. 14, 1897. i “Leve at first reagon. Ernest He wife@are regular w: here. “By accident over the city some ago; they liked | they stayed for three mat, Jewish philanthropist $;inent citizen, born in Died May 3, 1926. 4856—James B. DukeJoy al- % . manufacturer, Soughern indus-! though they had plannedte go (Tons colon hones near Durham, S. C. Died Oct straight through come to like it each winter si “We like 10, 1925. caught by FE New York City Fishing Camp tis sad to be hill, Mass., July 12, 1917. 1936. pany last night staged ham C. £ Walker), St i Chwigmas tree ior the children Negro washerwoman, who under 13 of all the r "S came the founder of re officers and employes iT business, born in Delta, La took place ig American hut. - A program preced@ tion of gi This a sumbet. of eh sacred songs and t: Grooms, preside: t Personal Mention: Nestor as she feels Russia Benetez left on the Governor : Meanwhile i Cobb last night for Tampa.'of Nationn where he will spend the holidays / really with relatives ond friends. . Mr.’ it cannot and Mrs. E H Roberts of *526\ even Francis street are entertaining i must friends and relatives from Mi-} hind kill you, so that I could bring|she hadn't happened to mention © were you going to do, Jeff? Let | down my spine called for another | n Jeft |U. S Marines, son of the Presi-| street. Miami. Fla. declT-Tex him, | mind that was our big. point | so Ash-| “Sure, she left the theater to get | Happenings On This Date Ta Years Ago As Taken From { 1805—Joseph Smith, ider t once of 1823-shortias W. Evans, the|Shows an ability to turn the , ,' American dentist who settled in| hae to various tasks which may t, Paris and became leading Euro- pean dentist, born in Philadel-{fort than he was raised in. 1850—Oscar S. Straus, New! WAS IT York financier. lawyer, ,diplo- a y- 1853—William H. Moody, Mass., | 2 congressman, cabinet officer, U.| S. Supreme Court justice born in Newbury, Mass. Died in Haver- 1860—Harriet Monroe noted Chicago poetess, founder-editor . of a noted poetry magazine, born} in Chicago. Died Sept 26; 1867—Sarah B. Walker (Mad- ————— EEE TodaylnHistory Classified Column 1777—Gen, Washington, en- | seeresecesececsccsesces esos esses ~~ — annem mmm camped at Valley Forge for win- pom saLe MISCELLANEOUS. SUSINESS CPPORTUNITT ter, {nds 3,000 out of his army at a of some 11,000 unfit for duty, now2S-tf WANTED SISTEE Te md “owing to their being barefooted YACHT TRITON, moored im Retread warranted quality See and otherwise naked”. Garrison Bight, 46%xIS%x61 enjoy mg wae Cac ee ee . = 1780—Young Col. John Laur- ens chosen by Congress to go to France for a loan—gets one- quarter of what he asked for. * 1783—Gen. Washington resigns command of the Army of the! Revolution—many had feared he /{ would declare himself king or dictator. | 1788—Maryland votes to cede| and chrystalized fruits All at territory which becomes the Dis-| reasonable prices. Southern. 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