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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-04-13

ter in Key West. It is a chimney
less city, and the only frost free
city in the United States.
The worlds celebrities, titled
nobility from European countries,
multi-millionaires and industrial
kings, come here annually. Many
arrive in their own yachts and
spend weeks cruising around the
keys for game fishing. The Wan
namakers, Vanderbilts, Astors
among the number. Key West
was an old city when Miami was
baby. The houses have not been
injured by tropical storms, as the
people know how to build them
for safety.
Il have never experienced such
Eensations in any city as this.
when on sightseeing tour of the
city and lettering around the curio
shops. Duval street is the longest,
one mile and a half long, extend
ing from the Atlantic ocean to the
Gulf of Mexico.
Conspicuous among the church
buildings / noticed the Methodist.
Catholic, Presbyterian, Episcopal
Christian Science and Church of
Christ, and felt quite at home. for
/ knew / should find friends if
/ prolonged my visit.
Zone of the most prominent
men of the town, Judge Harris
built his residence on the most
extreme southern point of land.
with the Atlantic and Gulf LAYING
its shore almost at the foundation;
a beautiful and large dwelling.
where he and his family can al
ways hear the wild waves singing
their mysteries of the deep, and
be lulled to sleep with their cease
less music"
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Chapter Ten
SUES FRIGHT

EXCEPT for the witches and the
- wind and myself. the courtyard
was empty. | crossed it again and
had the good sense to find and put
the discoVerable pieces Of my flash.
light into my pocket against the
search the police would make, be-
fore | assembled the little iron stair.
way and stepped again into the cor.
ridor.
The priest had gone, and the lit
tie porter wore an anxious look.
and Sue Tally was standing there
beside him.
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She looked at me, and closed
the door and shut out some of the
wind, and she said. "oh," in gasp
Ing way. She looked stricken. The
toe Of her scarlet slipper was near
the dead mans hand, and / got the
impression that she had been lean
ing over him.
/ said TO the porter: Where is
Father Robart?p
II don't know. He went away. AS
soon as you left as he went away
too"
You were alone here7g
@Yes.D His why little shoulders
moved in a kind Of shudder, and I
believed him, although that lett the
porter and the priest each to his
own devices at a time when | was
pursuing and being pursued In the
courtyard below.
paused to consider whether the
priest or the porter could have got
by way OF the corridor into the
courtyard in time to discover me
still on the landing with my flash.
light and fred at me. and decided
that neither Of the two lad had
time TO do so. still. there 1t was:
the priest or the porter or Loy.
sehiem: l inclined toward Low.
schiem.
The porter repeated: "Bnt yes.
monsieur. Until Miss Tally arrived. !"
There were things wanted to
ask Miss Tally. | said TO the porter:
"What was the matter with the
lights?s
LIE shrugged and spread out his
= = hands. Il do not know. Il is
very bad here without lights. There
was ono that moved. / think.
think nc moye--but 1t Is only that
I have fear Sue Tally caught her
breath. and the little porter added
quickly with ar anxious glance at
her: ~There was only the wind.
BE. am not afraid"
&c and And whatf sought
for al excuse. Go and bring some
wood. please. Tho IRE 10 my room
is down. The police win soon be
here and win question Us ell.
lie gave mo a sharp and rather
dubious look but went.
do You know this manY" asked
Sue across the thing on the floor.
ITO the best OF my belief she
said slowly and SO grayely that at
the moment did not note the curl
GUS wording Of her reply. Il have
never seen him before"
essThea he wasn't the man who
abducted your
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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j.
= don't know. she said. II don't
know. How could / know? / didn't
see him."
She was white and tired and
frightened and lovely. turned my
eyes resolutely away from her and
said:
why did you leave my room?
Why didn't You wait?"
Il was-afraid," she said in a
small voice. when you left, | was
afraid. l followed you almost at
once, thinking to meet you in the
corridor. But when / reached my
room the key was in the door. /
cant think why | was so stupid
it still seems that l left it on the
key board"
How long did you waltz" I
asked, despising myself and staring
through the shadows at the lighted
lobby.
"Only a moment or two"
Long enough for me to reach
the lobby?"
"Oh. no." she said. "As matter
OF fact, l was counting. thought
| would count up to three hundred,
and | could begin to expect you
back again. But l got to my first
hundred. and the wind was rafting
things, and--I ran out and along
the corridor" Her voice broke, and
she added more steadily: SILLY Of
me. To be so absurdly afraid. I'm
not as a rule"
TERRIBLY | wanted to believe
: her. But something inside me
kept saying coldly: Circumstantia
Counting" and afraid" Too cir
cumstantial by far. And. anyway
you saw her leave your room. Yca
saw her leave with your own eyes.
and it had been far longer than she
says.
There were other things I had to
ask, but / looked at her, and our
eyes met, and l was silent again
with all my doubts and half-certain.
ties and fears crowding and seeth
ing inside me.
MY hand went out toward her,
and with a kind Of quiet directness
that made the gesture the most
natural thing in the world. she
slipped her own in 1t. and loathed
myself for doubling her. and
then the courtyard was alive with
short-caped figures and stiff little
caps, all so active that there
seemed many more than there &C.
tually were. and the policemen were
tumbling up the winding stairs.
Thuir examination Of the body
was brief, and could not see 1t for
the blue capes. It was only q few
moments before the Lovschiems
and two Of the police followed US
into the light and comparative
warmth Of my room where we stood
In an agitated group.
From the first was at a disad-
vantage owing to my inability 70
recall any but q word or two in the
French language. It was q disad-
r.
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KEY WEST TAKES
FOURTH PLACE in
EXPORT MATTERS
HANDLED IN
MONTH OF FEBRUARY
SHOWN TO BE $27o.sso. I'M
PORTS, $16,36s

In statement issued by the
collector of customs on merchan-
disc imported and exported for
various cities in Florida for the
month of February, 1888, Key
West is shown to have handled ex-
portations to the amount of
$270.890. The Island City's inn
port business for the same period
was $1,000. The complete re-
port follows:
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TODAY'S HOROSCOPE

This day brings tendency to
search in uncommon paths and to
seek after strange things. There
is little lack of the power of
selection in the character of the
work, but the life generally falls
into proper channels and ends in
success. The thing to be particu-
larly avoided is evil associations,
for the influences of the day lead
toward loss through the envy of
others.
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Imports
QUEER AGGREGATION

WYCOMBE, Eng. Each MEM
Der of the Bachelors Club, of this
city, is put under oath to pay q
fine of 6 cents every time he
kisses a girl, dances with a girl,
or takes a girl out for ride in a
car.
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Please be prompt in paying
the carrier who delivers your
paper. He pays The CitIzen
Is cents a week for the pa
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cents. His profit for deliver
ing is 5 cents weekly ON each
subscriber. If he is not paid
HE loses. Not The Citizen.
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vantage Of which Madame Grethe
took the fullest opportunity: or at
least. so I've always suspected.
That night the police let me al.
most alone beyond a few painstak-
ing questions as to how and when
had found the murdered man.
The queries were made BY q sIen-
der young man whose eyes were
remarkably bright and quick. and
who spoke very slow and distinct
and remarkably idlomatic English
to me and then relayed my replies
TO an older man with q gray impe
rial and muesache. who was the
commissaire de police and in
charge OF the affair. and who was
unnecessarily ponpous about Il
fcoprrigat. 1855. Miemon q. EasrAastl
Win the police believe sundean's
stery, temcrreMf
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Viii the police believe sBndeanss
story. tonerrowG
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14
Yes . No q.
ECONOMIC LIFE OF NE GROES
IN

An all day confernc under the
auspices Of the Public Affairs Com
mittee of the North Side Y W. c..
A. will bring to the city outstanding
national and international speakers
Conference will be held on Friday,
October 20, beginning at 10 o'clock
in the morning holding luncheon and
dinner meetings and closing with a
large mass meeting in the evening
Rev. Phillip a Swartz, pastor of
the First Congregational Church, La
Grange, Illinois, will speak on what
Social and Religious Forces can Do
to Remedy the Economic Condition
Of the Negro"
DR. Swartz has served as Secre-
tary of the Foreign department of
the Y. M. c. A Street Petersburg,
Russia He has done social and reli-
gious work in China and pastored the
famous Union Congregational Church
at Honolulu He is a lecturer of wide
experience and has travelled extern
sively in America and abroad. DR..
Swartz is the chairman of the Chi
cago Interracial Committee
Rev. Erwin K Merchant, Assistant
Secretary, Department Of Race Re
lations Of the Federal Council of
Churches in America will speak on the
subject: "The Negro Church IL the
present Crisis " The meeting will be
Of interest Rev Merchant mas pas
tored for eighteen years in Ohio,
Illinois and Indiana.
In the evening, DR. George E
Haynes, ranking among the leaders
Of thought and action Of the day will
speak from the subject: "Some of the
Effects of the National Recovery
Program on the Negro Workers ,"
Mr. Haynes holds the degree Of
DR.. of Philosoph He has served
from 1918 to 1921 as special assistant
to Secretary Of Labor Of the Federal
Government While pofessor at Fisk
University, DR. Haynes was one of
the originators Of the first Internal
ional organization of Southern White
end Colored leaders He was selected
in 1880 to go to South Africa for the
international survey Of the Y M. G.
A and YMCA work and into Congo
Beige and Angola through a grant
from the Rosenwald fund to study
mission work of Negroes. He is in
constant demand as councillor and
advisor on racial and community pro
blems.
Announcement for place, time, and
price for luncheon and dinner meet
ings will be met later. Farther in
formation may be secured by calling
the "Y" Webster 1889.
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14
TOOK EIGHT YEARS TO SELL
EMPEROR JONES' TO
HOLLYWOOD

That seemingly, ended the matter
as far as O'Neill and Robson were
concerned Or eight years, however,
Murphy tried to sell the idea to a
producer with enough money to go
through such a %pretentious offering,
and for eight years he failed.
The "movie" magnates were frank
ly afraid of this powerful drama of a
Carolina Negro who became a Pull
man porter, murdered his pal and
escaped a chain gang to set himself
up as the absolute ruler of an island
in the West Indies.
Three of the larger companies did
grant interviews to Murphy, and
looked upon the proposal with more
r less favor. Negotiations never got
beyond the preliminary stage.
Although the narrative is slightly
amplified, it is developed along in
telligent cinematic lines and differs
really but little from the sum total of
the original. Instead Of beginning on
the island with Emperor Jones and
his lettering thorne, it goes into de-
tail concerning his earlier life, his
work as a Pullman car porter, his
prediction for crap shooting, his
killing of a Negro, his presence in a
chain gang and his escape. It i a
closely woven narrative in which
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14
AFRICANS IN CANADA AWAIT.
ADMISSION TO UNITED STATES

TORONTO, Canada WV (CNs) -
Seven Bastoland Negroes who were
brought to America to work in a
motion picture are CHARTERED at the
Salvation Army Hotel here awaiting
word from the United States Bureau
Of immigration which will allow.
them to return to their families in
New York and continue to their
homes on the African West Coast.
The Africans were returned here
from the border when they attempted
to %re-enter the United States after
completing an engagement at the
Canadian National Exhibition here
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14
ART BY NEGROES PUT ON
EXHIBITIONS

NEW -cRg CTY-fCTSJ- rainr
ings, prints and drawings by forty
nine Negro artists living in the city
are on exhibition at the 135th Street
branch of the New York Public Lib
rary. Since July the exhibitors, men,
women and children. most Of whom
had no previous training in fine arts,
have been receiving free instruction
in classes sponsored by the Harlem
Adult Education Committee. The work
was under it direction of James Les
esne Wells, young Negro artist, in
structor in art at Howard University,
assisted by Palmer Hayden, who won
the prize donated by Mrs John D
Rockefeller, Jr. for his painting in
the Harmon Foundation exhibit last
winter.
Perhaps the finest single piece Of
work in the exhibition is a charcoal
portrait of Catherine Sanderson by
Miss Georgette Seabrook, eighteen,
Of 1880 Marmion Avenu, the Bronx,
who studied art at Washington Irv-
ing High School, and will continue by
the open window Of the studio. In the
background can be seen the eel" The
treatment Of lights and shadows,
piercing the elevated tracks. nothing
the walls Of the room and resting On
the skin Of the girl, the sustained at
mosphere Of vivid realism, and Miss
Seabrook's excellent craftsmanship.
combine to make this composition
particularly impressive.
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14
T FL E GREEN PASTURES
MAKES ITS
PREMIERE IN ROANOKE

ROANOKE, Va -(CNS) - To an
audience that crowded the Academy
of Music to its capacity 'sThe Green
Pastures, Marc Connolly's Pulitzer
Prize play, opened its Southland pre-
miere here October d. The audience,
representative Of Virginia, received
the play with much the same enthus-
iasm that has marked its p~resenta-
ton in other parts Of the country.
The author, W. G. Stewart and
several other officials of Lawrence
Rivers, Inc, the producing company,
came from New York to be at the
first performace. It was announced
tonight the sale for the remaining
two performances had been most sat
isfactory.
Richard Harrison, who has the
leading role of the production, made
an individual hit in his 1,301st., per-
formance as The Lawd; Doe Doe
Green as Gabriel and Selem Tut
Whitney as Noah left very definite
impressions of the genuine prototype
of the Negro as the South knows the
race.
Roanoke found nothing of which to
complain in the acting, and, as for
the spirituals, those at the Academy
of Music last night found them sup
erbly done. The city say, for the first
time, an entire company of Negro
actors, and critics did not fail to voice
their appreciation of the ability of
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14

STATEMENT OF THE OWNER
SHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCULA-
TION, ECT. REQUIRED BY THE
ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST
"a, 1921
Of Omaha Guide published weekly at
2418-20 Grant Street, for October l,
1888, State Of Nebraska, County of
Douglas.
Before me, a notary Public in and
for the State and county aforesaid,
personally appeared Boyd v. Gallo
way who, having been duly sworn
according to law, deposes and says
that he is the Editor Of the Omaha
Guide and that the following is. to
the best of his knowledge and belief,
a true statement of the ownership,
management, ETC., Of the aforesaid
publication from the date shown in
the above caption, required by the Act
of August "a, 1912, embodied in sec
ton All, Postal Laws and Regula-
tons, printed on the reverse of this
form, to wit:
l. That the names and addresses
Of the publishee, editor, managing
editor and business managers are:
Publisher Omaha Guide Publishing
Company, 2418. 20 Grant Street, Edi-
tor Boyd v. Galloway, 2418-2O Grant
Street; Acting Manager Editor, G. g.
Galloway, 2418-2O Grant Street;
Business Managers c. C. Galloway
and H J. Ford, 2418-20 Grant Street;
2. That the owner Isl: Omaha
Guide Publishing Company, Inc, 2418
20 Grant Street, H. J.. Ford, Presi-
dent, 2418-2O Grant Street, Flurna
Cooper, Vice President, 2418-20 Grant
Street; B. v. Galloway, Secretary,
and Treasurer, 2418-2O Grant Street;
Cpv--H J. shrdl shrd shs hscs scsc
8 That the known bondholders.
mortgages, and other security hold
ers owning or holding i per cent or
more Of total amount of bonds, NOR
tgages, or other securities are:
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The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14
Tag-Social Clubs i mean
MODERN ART CLUB

The Modern Art Club met October
9, at the home Of Mrs L. McVay
1858 Corby Street. There were thir.
teen members present. The evening
was spent sewing, after which we
drew name which we will give pres
ents at u Christmas Party. At
1000 o'clock, about twenty five mem
bers of st. Johns Choir came in sing
ing. The surprise was for Mrs Ethel
Webb, who is leaving Thursday for
California Rev. and Mrs. Bryant
were present. The Choir's gift was a
brief case. The Art Club gave a hand
kerchief shower. Ice Cream and Cake
were served and enjoyed by all.
Miss LaVida Butlr, president
Miss Irma Speese, reporter
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

In the County Court Of Douglas
County Nebraska.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF:
THERESA J.. LIVERPOOL, de-
ceased.
All persons interested in said estate
are hereby notified that a petition has
been filed in said Court alleging that
said deceased died leaving no last
will and praying for administration
upon her estate, and that a hearing
will be had on said petition before
said court on the 4th day of Novem-
Der 1888, and that if they fail to ap-
pear at said Court on the said 4th
day Of Novmber 1888, at 9 o'clock "A.
NJ. to contest said petition, the Court
may grant the same and grant adj
m~inistration Of said estate to BEA-
TRICE ELLINGTON or some other
suitable person and proceed to a
settlement thereof
BRYCE CRAWFORD.
County Judge.
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14

Max Yergen, Spingarn Medalist
and the holder Of the Harmon award
for distinguished service, brought to
Omaha some Of the many observa-
tons he has gained in Africa az a Y.
M G. A secretary.
Mr.. Yergen not only brought MS
rich experiences in this foreign 1
try but outlined a program Of prac-
teal Race Relations which may well
apply to American communities. Tues
day evening.
The Omaha Urban League present
ed him to a capacity audience at the
North Side Y. w. @. al Mr.. Yergen
spoke Of the spiritual forces which
are fundamental in raising the stand
ards of the Africans Natives. He said
within the Negro group in the
United States in West Africa and
South America petty bourgeois
groups are being evolved, such groups
he said drain off skill and intelligence
into the white group and leave The
black labor poor and Ieaderless.
He said the British a small minor
ity Of the South African population
have complete control of South Africa
The Negroes he said, are not allowed
to do skilled labor Oh 20 to British
schools. The difference SO far as Ne
groes in Africa and America is that
IN America fundamentally the con
.stitution gives the Negro some rights.
In Africa the British Constitution
defines that an African shall
have no rights.
Mr.. Yergen spoke Of the work Nj
the X M 9 A in developing
leadership among the Natives. Work
i also done in raising health stand
ards and teaching collective buying.
While in Omaha, Mr.. Yergen address
$50 members Of the Rotary Club and
a Group Of more than 300 at a dinner
meeting in the Y III G A.
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14
SHALL WE CON-
T|NUE Miss Eyes

The Omaha Guide truly wants to
serve you as you want to be served.
For seven weeks we have had more
comments and the largest distribu-
ton of papers as a result of the
column known as Miss Eyes" The
comments have been pro and con,
and the pros seem to have the best
of the cons so far, and since the maj
ority rules, we are going to ask our
readers to help us settle this dispute
about the "Miss Eyes" column. The
following is a blank ballot for your
vote.
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14
LEONARD BROWNS ARM SHOT
OFF

Leonard Brown, son of Mrs. Brown,
who lives at 9th and Yates Street.
left Omaha for some part of Iowa,
with a friend a few days ago. Mrs
Brown received the notice that when
Leonard Brown got out of the car to
fix puncture, his friend who was
travelling with him, got out also and
walked around where Leonard was re
pairing the %punctue, and shot him
through the arm several times. Leon
ard was taken to a local hospital,
where it is reported that his arm was
amputated.
Leonard Brown will be remember
ed as the delivery boy for Holmes
Taylor Shop some years ago. Later
on he went init Cleaning and Pressing
business for himself.
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14
NAVY DAY ~ocLAMAT

The American Navy was founded
by the Continental Congress in Octo-
Der, 1775. 1t has given a good account
of itself in each of u country's
wars. With our thousands of miles
of coastlines, our island possession
and our world wide commerce, u
navy is of the greatest Importance as
first line of defense in time of
war. It's scientific schools, exper-
iments and inventions have also con-
tributed much of the arts of peace.
At the u. S. Naval Academy at
Annapolis student officers are taught
scientific subjects that serve many
peace time purposes as well as those
of war time and rugged character is
developed that assures the continu-
ance Of the glorious history of the
naval service. Excuses are not accept
ed. not even the familiar one; swell,
l did my best" The reply to that is:
"Your best is not good enough. An
English admiral lost a fleet by doing
his BEST"
1t seems entirely proper to observe
one day a year a. Navy Day and since
1922 it has been a national custom to
observe October 9th.
NOW, THEREFORE, /, Charles w.
Bryan, Governor of Nebraska, do,
hereby, set aside and proclaim Octo-
Der 81, 1888, as Navy Day. l suggest
that such educational and patriotic
exercises be held on that day as shall
honor our Navy and increase our fam
iliarity with its place in our national
life.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
h%ereunto set my hand and caused the
Governors seal to be affixed.
Done at the Capitol in the city
of Lincoln, Nebraska, this 3rd
day of October, in the year of our
Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Thirty three.