The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 16, 1942, Page 2

"AGE TY THE KEY WEST CITIZEN 192 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, | eee The Key West Cifixen THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING OO, IN Published Daily Except Sun By i. P. ARTMAN, Prewident aad inher ! JO& ALLEN. Business Manager From The Citizen Banding Corner Gr d Ann Streets Only Daily Ne aper in Key West and Monroe County utered at Key West, Florida, ag second class matter Member of the Associated Press he Associated Press is exclusively entitled to ure | for republication of all news dispatches credited to it of not otherwise credited im this paper and aio the loeal news publishe@ here. SUBSORIPTION RATES yne Year . Six Months Three Mon gne Month - Weekly ‘i ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTIOR All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary notices, etc., will be charged fer at he rate ef 10 cents & line. Notices for entertainment by churches from which & revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. ‘The Citizen fs an open forum and invites discus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest but ft will not publish anonymous communt- | cations. y MEMBER FLORIDA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it . without fear and without favor; never be afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right;_ always fight for progress; never be the or- gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, 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. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airpurts—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Gov- ernments. 4 A Modern City Hospital. . It raight not be a bad idea, in 1943, to plant vegetables instead of flowers. it’s about time that NYA and WPA be given a boost—out of the window. The world has a number of individuais who will argue about anything, anywhere, any iime. Society hote: A marriage in Key West of more than usual interest will soon be’an- nounced, In the Marines, the Japanese are meet- ing for the first time an equally alert and teugh people. If there is a possible source of revenue the Government has not taxed, we are net, nor is the government, aware of it. . 2 Es It is an old preverb that there are‘more foolish buyers than foolish sellers, yet che Latins advise us to “caveat emptor”. And how about a token payment, gen- tlemen of the council, on the $13,006 owed The Citizen for lo these many years? So far as this column is concerned, the people of India ought to be thankful for » hat they have; they might have belonged ‘o che Japs or ithe Germans. The WPA, harboring nearly 6,000 ad- | ministrative employees and 375,000 project workers, blithely persists despite urgent de- GUR CHIEF PLAYGROUND There are many sides to the subject of what Key West will be after the war is over, and sport and recreation should be in- cluded among them. The chief project in the line of sports is the proposed stadium. Every effort should be made to have the stadium com- pleted by next spring or early summer, Gerald: Saunders} chairman of the Stadium Committee, says he hopes will be the case, because, even though we are at war, whole- some sport is reallya part of the war-effort if for ng..other reason than the diversion it creates. The grimness of war can be better withstood if we have diversions to make vs forget it sometimes. The Key West Yacht Club, which is now carrying on in a modest way, has a good chance now, were its members not 109 busy , to revive sailboat racing in Key West. All types of racing were held in Key West back in the old days, but the ciype which met with the greatest popularity was | that among small boats of the dingey size. The racing boat that had the greatest number of followers wasa dingey named the Vigilant. That was back, in the mid- nineties when a beat of that namre defendedo the Aimerican Cup. ‘THE Keéy, West, Vigilant, defeated boats a half larger than she-wasn and with twice as much? sail >! ; The clubhouse of the Key West Yacht Glub is situated in the Garrison Bight, which is an excellent bedy of water while the war is on in which to hold racés. Un- fess one tries, it is hard for him to picture | | reco the fun and pleasure he can have racing | dingeys and skiffs in the Garrison Bight. | Ask the boys who sail their boats in the bight, what exciting times they have, par- ticularly so when races are closely con- tested. Now, on a small scale, and after the war, onea large scale, Key West - should drop back to the days when the sea was our chief playground. ADVANCING IN THE ALEUTIANS American forces, operating in Aleutian Islands, have established an ad- vanced base in the Alndreanof Islands, more than two hundred and fifty miles west of | Dutch Harbor, the main American base in the North Pacific. The successful operation of a large convoy, which occupied the new base, can | hardly be scored as a spactacular triumph, but it is nevertheless an encouraging de- velopment. The Japanese offered no op- position as the Army completed critical landing operations and set up a useful air- | field, able to accommodate flying fertress- €s as well as pursuit planes. The Andreanof Islands begin two hun- dred and forty-five miles from Dutch Har- bor, stretching westward for. about viwo hundred and fifty miles, the last in che group being one hundred and twenty-five miles east of Kiska, the Japanese main base in the Aleutians. naar ; From the new base, bombing a against the Japanese wilt, present 4 fewe difficulties. Wis fneans, more ‘punigiinien;, for the Jap; se ‘expedition which has al- ready sufferéd cheavy losses from.Ameri- can attacks. Moreover, the new basé will present a barrier to any Japanese effort to extend the foothold, now precariously en- trenched on Kiska, Aggattu and Attu. REMINDER OF ONE OF GUR WARS An Italian submarine commander has been decorated for the sinking of “an Am- erican battleship off the coast of Brazil” and another “off the coast of West Africa.” The British Admiralty reports, mean- while, that-when the first attack was re- ported, off South America, the survivors | turned cut to,be seamen from “an_ mands for factory worker, farm labor and,| freighter, aad the psecond attack, 2 victory dollars. sop al As a parting shot in severing his cous wection with the CIO, John L. Lewis, the founder, was called an established national “liar” by President Bhilip Murray, though he made use of the more refined expression of “prevaricator.” Dissenter Gouncilman Freeman is be- ‘ng complimented for his determined stand on the question of the “relief” dole, doled out by the other members of the city coun- sthefted as to timé by the Ralian cor (6, Was ide upp a British corv La pos mbitioned. by. Rome, British vessel entirely. ‘We mention the italian claims just to remind some Americans that Ttaly de- clared war upon the United States. Rome has repeatedly related exploits of Italian U-Boats against Aimerican ships and it is ihe ttacks | Chapter 29 The Un! elievabie Happens USAN went out to dinner Sun- “* day night with Grace and _ Howard Martin. Grace had been HiGhe of her’ closest friends before she gra@tiatef Jast June, and had ( ogotteh marfied shortly after. wards. “Well, how do you like him?” | Grace said, nodding toward her husband Susan laughed out loud. “What do you expect me to do—tell you that you picked a lemon or that | you found him in a rummage Sale? Howard looks sweet enough and if he doesn’t beat you I'll pass muster on him.” Martin grinned. “Thanks. From what Grace said, I wasn’t to get an official okay until she’d heard from you.” “You’re an engineer, you?” Susan said. Martin nodded. “We specialize in excavating work. You know— boom, boom, boom ani the big shovels.” « “It’s such a pleasant thought,” ‘Grace put in, “to know that some | ‘day you might expect te have | jour husband come hofme in scat- tered pieces, with someone tellirig ‘you ‘the dynamite went off too soon, ma’am.’ Wonderful thought, isn’t it?” “Depends on the insurance he leaves,” Susan said dryly. “Dynamite isn’t so bad,” Martin says. “It’s the TNT we have to be careful with.” “Howard once brought home a little bit of the stuff and kept it in the garage overnight for a quick getaway in the morning. I didn’t sleep a wink.” Grace said. Susan laughed. She remembered what the housekeeper at Phil Humphries’ apartment had told her about Phil scaring her with a_small glass phial of some sort of powerful explosive. Susan won- dered what it might have been. Suddenly an idea pit her. It was just the germ of an idea, really, but it grew on her un- easily. Before dinner was over. she could hardly wait until to- . aren’t | thought she might have a clue to Phil Humphries’ murder. Strange Confession Susan knocked on Dr. Stephen Coulter’s office door. Dr. Coul- ter opened it, “Come in, my dear,” he smiled. “I got your message.” He held a chair for her. “What is so urgent, now?” “Dr. Coulter,” Susan began nestly. “Some time ago the yulice found out that Mr. Hum- phries might have been working on some sort of chemical inven- tion before he was killed. If he was, it might possibly be a clue. Dr. Coulter, do you know whether Phil had been working on some sort of powerful explosive?” Dr. Coulter's head cocked with interest, “Invention? Explosive?” He shook his head. “No. No, of course not. Not to my knowledge at any rate. You must be on the wrong track my dear. I certainly would have known.” “Well,” sighed Susan. “It was just an idea I had.” Susan got a phone call from the university hospital that night. She was to go there immediately and report toa Dr.’ xouis, Susan, a little apprehensive, was still we ing why she was being summoned to hospital. of all places, when She was into Dr. Louis’ office. “Mis$*Drake,” Dr. Louis said. - morrow came. Somehow Susan} “You were sent for by Dr. Ste- phen Coulter, the head of the uni- i versity chemistry department. He is suffering from a heart attack jand although te is in no immi- nent dange. he expressed an ur | gent desire to see you.” Br. Louis looked at his watch. “He also sent | for a detective name Lake.” Susan jumped. She met Lake outside Dr. Coul- | jters room. “What's up?” she asked, and got a shrug for an an- | swer. Dr. Louis opened the door ! | for them. | “Good evening, Dr. Coulter. I'm sorry you're not well,” Susan said, sitting down. Lake sat down next | to her. Dr. Coulter looked at sne, then the other. “Thank you, my dear, but my thealth is of no great importance. | 1 brought you people here to tell | you that it was I who killed Philip Humphries.” The Mallet 'USAN froze to her chair, petri- fied by the suddenness of his statement. She could only stare in disbelief at his wan, slightly. smiling. face. | Detective Sergeant Lake sucked in .his breath. “You killed—you say you kille¢ Philip Humphries?” he blurted out finally. Dr. Coulter nodded. “Yes, it was | T, and I also realize that anything | I say may be used against me. | But that is quite all right. This is a confession, officer. Let me tell you the entire story. “My doctors tell me I cannot |live more than six months. It’s my heart. I have known this for | some time. No one else knew it,, though. “Philip Humphries was m,_ pride. I had taught him, trained him, given him his first position on my staff. He was brilliant and | I had fine ideas for him. I thought he would continue along the path I had set for him. “I wanted him to do big things in chemistry, not for personal glory or wealth but for the good he could do the human race. “I found out too late that Hum- phries’ mind had taken off on a tangent that revolted me. Secretly he had been working on a pow- ‘erful explosive, a force more pow- erful than most of the explosives known to man today. “I abhor war and the violence that man imposes upon himself. }I had wanted Humphries to pur- |sue his talents to peaceful ends. |. “When i discovered his secret, ‘it was with almost fiendish glee jhe told me of the sickening de- structiveness of his explosive. | That was Philip Humphries’ goal lin chemistry —destruction, mot ‘creation. It was too much for me. | “i came upon him quite ac- | cident the night he had completed his formula. Up until then I had | known nothing. He couldn’t help | gloating over it. He was sick of working for coffee and cakes as he put it. He was going to make a fortune, now. He was sick of hearing me preach about the good I wanted him to do. He laughed in my face and i slapped him.” Dr. Coulter paused, sligt tly out of breath. Susan continuec to | stare,. her lips parted. Lake’s mouth was-set in a -traight line. “Humphries struck me_ back, knocked“me against a work bench. One of the maintenance men must | have left a heavy wooden mallet | | there because I had never seen it | in the laboratory before. 1 swung | with all my might. I must have | killed Humphries instantly, My mind was still in a fog. I took the | mallet with me and went home.” “Why didn’t you confess be< Tore?” Lake said. “I'm ¢oming to that,” Dr. Cou! | ter said: To be continued ANSWERS TO YOUR WAR QUESTIONS EA | Q—Does the censor allow us to send daily papers to boys in foreign countries? | A—Yes. And the boys will welcome news from home. Q—I have a worn-out truck. | How do I sell it to the govern- ment for scrap? A.—Seli it to an automobile jgraveyard, and it will go to war | uses. *Q—Are they going to ration chicken’ and turkeys? I raise these. i {A+ Thereyare no present plans to rgtion cltitken, turkey or fish. odf at eeu } $q2 wir uitspy born now be entitled to an allotment from jhis father in the army? \ A —Yes, ma’am. Send the lit- |tle tot’s birth certificate to the {father and tell him to apply for \ the allotment. i —_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_——-. Today’s Horoscope | Teday gives good ambition, but the mind should be concen- ‘trated and not permitted to war- der into vain and illusive proj- \ects. If blessed with inherited (Means, learn to make the best |use of them and not to chase | zephyrs. i . i ee: co) eee ee aoe eed very good. What would happen! if I kept them all? | A—ITf you keep more than | five fora passenger car, my ‘friend, you won't be able to get |any gas after November 22. | Q-—Two brothers who have! | been equally sharing in_support- ‘ing their disabled parents will , be drafted soon.,,Can each -send an allotment? A.—Yes;-if they are contribut- |ing substantially to their actual ; support. | | Q—Are all the letters I write | my boy#frfehd in the Pacific cen-| | sored? time for the United States to make a few! @Q—How long cana person stay} A—You said it, sister. But passes at the Italians, just to remind them (out of the U. S. during war-time | the censor won't tell on you! that they picked a war with us. j without losing his citizenship? | A—tf you are a native-born |American and have a passport, Q—Wifl ‘2 clerk who has sold/ toothpaste without getting an old DAYS GONE BY FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN of NOVEMBER 16. 1932 H Mr. and Mrs. Bernie C. Papy! have announced the birth of a! nine-pound daughter to them) November 12 at their home on; Waddell avenue. The child will! be named Shirley Mae. i been | seized by U. S. Customs authori-! ties and is being held for violat-| ing the laws relative to bring- ing contraband into the United States from foreign countries. Allegations are that the vessel was the one that brought in a load of liquor that was captured by Customs Officers and Taylor in an empty lot in the The launch Picaro has rear of the building at the cor-} ner of Greene and Elizabeth streets. David M. Cook, Mason, Shrin- er, World War veteran and prominent lawyer of Fort Laud- erdale, died last night in the Marine hospital. He had been in the institution four months. He is survived by his widow,. Mrs. Bessie Cook; three children and one brother, Joseph Cook, of Tampa. Lulu Mae Blade, alias Floretta, is being sought by the Biscayne Bonding Co., Miami, and as she is known to be in Key West, someone has a good chance to get the reward offered for her arrest. Several places in Key | West, someone has a good chance to get the reward offered for her arrest. Several places in Key West were searched yester- day by deputy sheriffs, but the much-sought-after woman was not found. Franklin D. Roosevelt polled 57.9 per cent of the 37,200,000 votes in the presidential election, the Associated Press today shows. Herbert Hoover er 2 per cent went to minor party candidates. Rev. Andrew Brown, SJ., came ,in on the Havana Special this }porn morning from Miami and_ will spend a short time as the guest of ‘Rev. F. X. Dougherty. Rev. Mr. Brown came to the United States from England over 50 same time as Rev. P. I. Marnane, who recently visited here. They both celebrated their Golden Jub- ilee together in Miami week be- fore last. Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Soderberg have several of their relatives We can no longer.expand our more urgently needed to equip’ our fighters. Therefore, to help keep long distance telephone lines clear for urgent war messages, Uncle Sam is depending upon you to make only absolutely necessary long distance calls. Lounders | tabulation | SLID ISL« SHE’S MAN HE’LL LEAVE BEHIND Ansocinted Press) SYRACUSE, N. Y., Nov. 14 —Mrs. Beulah Merrill, mother of six children, thinks the army may call her and isn't taking any chances. Twelve hours a day she working in his garage, learning to repair tires and grease cars. TDI IL IIS IS GREAT ECONOMIC LOSS CHICAGO — It — illness and pre’ in the United States result in an economic loss of ten billion dol- lars annually. of Cal., father of a flying « jcer hero, born Wheeling, W. 66 years ago. Arthur Krock York Times, years ago. of the New journalist, born 56 Philip D. Reed, former }Electric chairman, now ice in Washington, waukee, 43 years ago Genera born M Lawrence jborn Bakersfi ago. Tibbett, ield, Cai., baritone 46 years | Rear Admiral John Downes ;born-in Boston, 63 years ago George S. Kaufman, wright-journalist, born | brugh, 53 years ago. in | Saati ; Fleyd W. Reeves, director jAmerican Youth Commission | Washington, borm Castalia, S. D. (52 years ago. Burgess. Meredith, actor, jin the army, born in Cleveland {35 years ago. now j { Prof. Joel H. Hildebrand, de: |polled 40.1 per cent and the oth-/of the Univ. of California's Col |lege of Letters and Science. borr ; Camden, N. J., 61 years ago. i M. McBride of New writer-radio columnist Paris, Mo., 43 years ago Mary | Yerk, \here, the party having ar: tover the highway Friday € jning from Staten Island, N. Y {In the party are Mrs. Mary John | years ago, being ordained at theison and Miss Alice Johnson {mother and sister, respectively jof Mrs. Sederberg end Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Rafalsky, sister jand erother-in-lew | Today's Bditorial: “Two Brook jlyn.men traded wives and now each thinks the other is a swind \ visiting with them at their home j ler.” “tong haul” “Today's Birthdays | Maj. Gen. Walter C. Sweeney} Today’s Anniversaries 1753—James Mc husband ; | 1764—Return {piencer, jurist, Ror, and born Middletown. Conn March 29, 1824 Meigs senator, P. Mann r and author 1623—Henry Cassaway jWest Vir jroad b j Died Teday In 1864—Ger 00 Oc 939_—_U American { cennot be fl Subscribe tc weekly. WAR NEEDS COME FIRST kept clear of non-essential civilian There is urgent need now for @ special effort to avoid making calls. The greater the distance you talk the greater the calls, because the “long haul” lines are the business. most heavily cowded with the nation's essenticl wor Please aiso remember thot wor takes no holidays and forego the Thanksgivi ings bby jek phone. Help keep the lines clear for wor calls. Ohio ver- Postmaster-general Died on Devis ane Tevecaars Company RATES The idea that every newspaper edition you won't lose your citizenship|tube be imprisoned? | must present a new angle to every story ex- | “uring the war. A—Willful violators are sub« i ~ ject to, fine or imprisonment, son. | % plains many news stories. | Q—None of my -six tires are) Why take a chance? cil. The Citizen, also, has received a num- ber of letters endorsing its attitude in the matter, SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHORE rR re ISSA