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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-20
HEALTH TEN WON
ANOTHER GAME
DEFEATED ADMINISTRATION
BY SCORE OF FIVE 3
TO THREE

The Sanitary Department de-
feated the Administration outfit
yesterday afternoon by the score
of 5 to 8.
Stickney and Roberts pitched a
very good game and one bad in
ming meant defeat for Roberts.
NJ. Lopez, Stanley and Billie
Demeritt played very good in the
field for the Office boys and Ga
briel, A. Acevedo and Baker for
the Health outfit.
At bat the leaders were, E. Rob-
erts, with two safeties in three
times up; C. Stckney, with a
double and a single in four tries
Gabriel and Armando, with two
hits.
Score by innings: r. H. E.
Sanitary Department
Dol 400 OOO-5 9 2
Administration
200 900 001-3 6 2
Batteries: c. Stickney and Sal
inero; E. Roberts and Goss.
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Chapter SO
INSPIRATION

NICHOLSON was silent for a
l Y moment. Then he said, "a good
bluff-but / call it,
He turned to the door
what about your wife, you
swine?" cried Bobby. Have you
murdered her too?"
MORA is still alive" said Nichol-
son. How much longer she will re-
main so. do not really know. 1t
depends on circumstances"
He made them a mocking little
bow.
EAU revoir," he said. You may
enjoy talking the matter over. l
shall not gag you unless it becomes
necessary. Any calls for help and
I return and deal with the mat
ter"
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my Cod" cried Bobby.

my Cod" cried Bobby.
What is it?"
frankie, that wasn't Nicholson
who came here just nowl"
Have you gone quite mad? Who
was it then?"
Il don't know - but it wasn't
Nicholson. All along | felt there
was something wrong-but couldn't
spot it. and your saying ears has
given me the clue. When / was
watching Nicholson the other eve
ming through the window l specially
noticed his ears-the lobes are
joined to his face. But this man to-
night-his ears weren't like that"
"But what does it mean?" frankie
asked hopelessly.
This is a very clever actor i'm
personating Nicholson"
"But why-and who could it be?"
"Bassington-ffrench," breathed
Bobby. 1--WE spotted the right man
at the beginning and then-like
idiots. we went astray after red
behring's"
Bobby, you're right. He was the
only person there when | tainted
Nicholson about accidents"
Then it really is all up" said
Bobby I've still had kind of
sneaking hope that possibly Roger
Bassington-ffrench might nose out
our trail by some miracle. But now
the games up, frankie"
AS he finished speaking there was
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a sound overhead. The next minute,
with terrific crash, a heavy body
fell through the skylight.
1t was too dark to see anything.
what the devil" began Bobby.
From amidst a pile of broker
glass a voice spoke.
"B-B-B-Botby." it said.
well, I'm damned" said Bobby.
tits Badger!"
THERE was not a minute to be
L lost. Already sounds could be
heard on the floor below.
Quick, Badger, you fool!" said
Bobby. Pull one of my shoes off.
Don't argue or ask questions! Haul
it off somehow. Chuck it down in
the middle there and crawl under
that bed. Quick-I tell you"
The key turned. Nicholson-the
pseudo Nicholson - stood in the
doorway, candle in hand.
He saw Bobby and frankie as he
had left them, but in the middle of
the floor was a pile of broken glass
and in the middle of the broken
glass was a shoe.
Very clever. my young friend"
he said drily. Extremely acrobat
ie.R i=sEs
He came over to Bobby, examined
the ropes that bound him and tied
o couple of extra knots. He looked
at BIN enriously.
u wish knew how you managed
TO throw that boot through the sky
Light It seems almost incredible.
A touch of the Houdini about you.
my friend"
He looked at them both, up at the
broken skylight. then struggling his
shoulders he left the room.
"Quick. Badger"
Badger crawled out from under
the bed. He had a pocket-knife and
with it's aid he soon cut the other
two free.
That's better" said Bobby.
stretching himself. "Whew! I'm stiff.
Well. frankie? What about our
friend Nicholson?"
You're right" said frankie. ITS
Roger Bassington-ffrench. Now that
| know he's Roger playing the part
of Nicholson. can see it. But it's
pretty good performance all the
same"
(cotvisht I03;-35-'6. Asafka ChyistisJ
The three do a little tabIe-turn.
ing, tomorrow.
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part is Bill Malone. who was
helping Samuella Goldsmith hold
the Willie-Otto gang to tie,
made more strokes than anybody
else. Bill says that he cannot get
the game of golf straight. When
he played baseball the idea was to
make as many as possible. Along
comes the same sort of a game
(only differently and Bill says the
better player you are the fewer
times you hit the ball. He says
the game was invented by bunch
of Scotchmen anyway and in order
not to wear out the feather ball
the idea was to hit it fewest times.
Therefore the guy who hit the
most wore the ball out the soon
est, the game cost him more and
therefore more pocket book ache.
But that is not all that Bill said.
The rest is too sad to mention but
the inventor of the game. if he
isn't in heaven now, he never will
be if the Lord was listening to
him (BilD.
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SOFTBALL GAME
THIS AFTERNOON

The recently organized girls
diamondball teams Convent" and
"Bayview" are scheduled to play
this afternoon at Showers Park.
The teams were organized I'M
der the supervision of the recrea-
ton section of the local WPA or
ganization, and a great deal of in
terest has been created in the
two teams. A large crowd is ex-
pected to witness the game this
afternoon.
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SYNOPSIS: Convinced That DR..
Nicholson Is the murderer Of Alan
CdrStdirs, Bobby Jones ard frankie
DertCent determine to prove their
head 1cltiIe exploring NicholSoH's
place, and frankie, coming to TIL
dor Cottage Chipping SOmertOn in
response to q letter pttrp0TtedlJ
from Bobby, is chIorof formed. They
1Cdke up. tied aud lying Hnc0n-
J0TtGbly on the floor of an attic
room. Nicholson comes iii to tell
them that he plans to arrange an
1dccident" tchich tCiH Kill them
u 18th. frankie says that Roger
\ 1SetHetoa-GreHch kn0CS Where
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He went out and closed and
locked the door behind him.
"In books there's always an
eleventh-hour rescue, said frankie
at last, trying to speak hopefully.
1.-THE whole things so impossi-
ble." said Bobby as though plead
ing with someone. $50 fantastic.
wish an eleventh-hour rescue were
possible. but can't see who's 60
ing to rescue us. frankie. do you
know what annoys me most about
this business?"
mo. What?"
"That even now, when we're 60
ing to be hurled into the next
world we still don't know who
Evans is"
Lets ask him." said frankie.
you know-a last-minute boon.
agree with you that / simply can't
die without having nay curiosity
satisfied"
There was a silence. then Bobby
said. "I've got you into an awful
mess, frankie"
ooh, that's all right. You
couldn't have kept me out. wanted
to come in. Bobby, do you think
he'll really pull it off? Us. l means
''Pm terribly afraid he will. Hes
so damnably efficient" s
Bobby. do you believe now that:
1t was he who killed Henry Bas-
sington-ffrench?"
eff 1t were possible"
at is possible. granted one
thing-that Sylvia Bassfngton,.
french is in it too"
'Frankie!"
Il KNOW. l was just as Mortified
when the idea occurred to me-
But it fits. Why was Sylvia so
dense about the morphia? Why did
she resist so obstinately when we
wanted her to send her husband
somewhere else instead of the
Grange? And then she was in the
house when the shot was fred"
"She might have done it herself"
"Oh. no-suTely!"
"Yes. she might. And then have
given the key of the study to Nichol-
son to put in Henry's pocket"
ats all crazy" said frankie in a
hopeless voice. Like looking
through a distortipg mirror. There
ought to be some way of telling
neutrality-suspicious. or ears or
something"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-20
BLACKWELL KOED
ATWELL in THIRD
ROUNDLAST NIGHT
FIGHT CARD PRESENTED AT
NAVY FIELD ARENA WAS
ATTENDED BY OVER 600,
FANS; CROWD PLEASED

The boxing show presented last
night in the Navy Field Arena was
very good and the fights pleased
the more than 600 fans in at
tendance.
The main attraction of the eve
ming was short and sweet. From
the first gong until the referee
counted Atwell out in the third
round. the fans were brought up
on their feet time and again.
In the first round, Emory
Blackwell. light-heavyweight top
notcher of Key West, and Baby
Ray Atwell, challenger, exchanged
very few blows. A few jabs were
landed by Atwell and Blackwell
retaliated with a very hard right
that staggered Baby Ray.
In the second round, both threw
a number Of solid blows at each
others face. In this round, it
began to show that Blackwell was
the more experienced fighter of
the two. He landed some hard
blows toward the end of the round.
Atwell also exchanged a number
of jabs bat always his guard was
open after the punch.
The third, and what proved to
be the final round, opened with
both boxers coming out of their
corners fighting and exchanging
telling blows. Battling Blackwell
landed a hard right to the head,
which made Atwell wobble. En-
DRY followed with other telling
jabs. By this time the fans
realized that Baby Ray was fight
ing losing hattie but he kept
on. The boxers worked around
to a neutral corner and Blackwell
landed a straight right to the
solar plexas and Ray went down
for the count.
He was picked up by his sec
onds and by 3lackwell's seconds
end carried to Ills corner. sHe was
out for about 10 minutes.
Bob SpOttswood was the ref
cree.
The opening event of the show
was battle royal by five colored
boys, who gave a fair exhibition.
The first bout was between
Young Sawyer and Young Rus
cell. A draw resulted.
Young Rivas and Young Jew
Harry battled next, with Harry
gaining the decision.
Young Smitty and Kid Lones
tangled up in the third set-to.
Lones knocked out Smitty in the
third round. Smitty lost tooth.
1t was a very good fight while it
lasted.
Joe Soldano gained a technical
knockout decision in the fourth
round over Kid Garcia. Garcia
started out like a house afire and
kept it up for two rounds. He
tired and Soldano got the best of
him from then until Referee Jack
son stopped the fight.
In the semin-finals, SBobby
Waugh and Kid Pelican, who have
fought each other 100 times, gave
another good exhibition of the art
of self defense. Harry Sylvester
refereed for three rounds and
Ernest Hemingway the other three.
At the end of the fight Mr.. Hem
ingway raised the hand of Bobby
Waugh as the winner.
The American Legion wishes to
thank the fans and anyone else
who helped to make the show the
grand success that it was.
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RESEARCHERS PLAY
HEALTH TEN TODAY

This afternoon at Bayview Park
the Research Department ten will
play the Sanitary Department out
fit in the final game of the week
for the Social League.
The contest viii start. at, five
o'clock.
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Berwick. Maine. Died at Eliot,
Maine, June 81, 1891.
1S23-John Ecnols, Virginia
lawyer. Confederate general,
railroad president, born at Lynch
burg, Va. Died at Louisville. KY.
May "a, 1896.
1S2s-Henrik Ibsen. Swedish
dramatist, born. Died May %.
1906.
1S34-Charles ". Eliot. presi-
dent of Harvard from 1869 TO
1909, Americas eminent citizen of
his day, born in Boston. Died
Aug. %, 1926.
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fSP0RTS \
BY JOVE IL
Doings Around The
Golf Links
(By CRAVY)
ssesssesssssssssssssssss

All those guys who played a
bang-up game yesterday were
gripeing because it was unable to
produce them a free meal. On the
other hand the guys who spent
most of the day hunting for ball
were dog-gone glad that no kind
of a meal was at stake. However,
let that not befuddle you, gentle
reader, golf player will grippe or
cheer for no particular reason.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-20

1836-Col. James w. Fannin
and his some 500 Texans surren-
dered to Mexicans on condition
they be sent back to United States
$50 of them slaughtered in
prison by Mexicans a week later.
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Today In History


1770-Virginia Assembly, a.
which Patrick Henry made his
Give me liberty, or give me
deathw speech, met.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-20
.DOUBLEHEADER AT
NAVY FIELD SUNDAY

There will be doubleheader of
baseball Sunday afternoon at the
Navy Field.
In the opening game of the new
ly-organized league, the Acevedo
Stars will meet the White Star
Cleaners, and in the nightcap the
White Stars will play the Key
West nine.
Curtain-raiser will get under
way at 80 o'clock sharp.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-20

1919-Bolshevik army said to
be differed by Germans-at this
time American troops were allied
with White Russians fighting the
Bolshevists in Siberia.
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1929-Col. Lindbergh began
job of making Congress 'air-
minded" took up 40 congress
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Today's
Anniversaries
,ssssosessessssssesssess

Io00o Q % . . . . . . Oe
1S04-Neal Dow, temperance
reformer, Trainer of the Maine
law which put prohibition in eff
feet in Maine back in 1851, born
at Portland, Maine. Died Oct. 2,
1897.
1S11-Duke of Reichstadt, New
England philanthropiSt, born at
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-20

EWlnsome Willie Watkins had
Sugar Plum Otto Kirchheiner as
a partner and mentor. Mr.. Pious
made quite a number of strokes
and so did Otto. But the sad
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-20

1S62-Wfllie Lincoln, second
son of the President and Mrs.
Lincoln. died in the White House
of smallpox.
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men- TIVE sen21orz- a11 rnE
families in flights ever WzshlE
ton.
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1852 = Experimenting ''Uncle
Toms Cabin" came out in book
form.
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Mr.. Samuel E. Harris (our
genial Postmaster-all the time
except when playing number sew
en- yesterday; he landed in the
trap next to the green and before
he could knock the ball out a
couple of guys named Hiram and
Mortmorency spied him and made
a number of disparaging remarks
all of which caused our genial
Postmaster to make a number of
remarks to himself but also loud
enough to be heard by aforemen-
toned Hiram and Mortmorency).
Anyway, Mr.. Harris had his usual
opponent. the Duke of Rock
Sound. 1t has come to light that
il was not associating with hoi
polli that caused Mr.. Sands to have
a pain. Nor should our genial
Postmaster be credited with los
ing his democratic ways. 1t has
developed that Old Bye ate some
green apples with the understand
ing they would improve his game.
They didn't improve anything so
Mr.. Sands claims. However. Mr..
Swinky Swanky still managed to
beat Mr.. Sands by nose and also
by couple of nays.
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FOR RENT

TWO FURNISHED HOUSES. Ap-
ply 1920 Grinnell street.
mari
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-20

Mr.. Lionel Plummer cannot
conceal his whereabouts. He and
Charlie Ketchum started an argu-
ment on number one tee. 1t did
rot end until Mr.. Plummer got
into his automobile to go home.
Charlie looked at the fast depart
ing car and said, "Mr. Plummer
you are still wrong" But of
course by this time Ii was out of
'argufying' distance. Grandpa Bob
Showers tried to keep the boys
straight but it was too much of a
job. The scores seem to run 81
for Charlie, 95 for Ii and SO for
J. r.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-20

Mr.. Bascom Grooms was out
playing against Freddy Ayala, the
sartorial expert, but as usual was
unable to make any great inn
preston on Fred's score. AS bal
last they had the Woods twins,
Clump and Thicket although part
of the time it was only high grass
they were in.
Louis Cruickshank and Earl Ju-
liam had a comparatively easy time
taking Cookie Mesa and Ammy
Hewett. OF course, Cookie let his
score on the first round get away
from him. Most of that was due
to the eight on number three hole
and the seven on the eighth hole.
And when you get just two pars
in the day, you can't shoot any
80.
Doc Willie Percival Kemp had
his pal Charlie Salas for a part
ner and Charlie had a brand new
set of wood clubs for helper
and together they started off with
two points on the first hole, after
Charlie got birdie. From that
time on Hurricane Eddie Strunk
and William Curry Harris were
unable to head the opposition in
to anything near a tie. Eddie had
his revenge tho. He got five
skins, Chas. four and Willie three.
If the Kemp guy doesn't get re-
paired. Mr.. William Curry Har-
ris had too many strokes to count
and so was satisfied that he did
not get more than 200. Once he
drove from one hole and went so
far that he missed one hole en-
tirely.
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REFRIGERATION REPAIRING

WHY SEND YOUR UNITS OUT I,
If I guarantee my service? !
When you want a guarantee
service on your refrigerator,
call 268 or esq.,. E. Martinez.
mar12-1mo |
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CLASSIFIED
COLU M N
sessssssssssssssssssssss
TRANSPORTATION WANTED

YOUNG MAN WILL DRIVE to
Philadelphia or New York City
for transportation about April
1. Reference. Joseph Ritsko.
Oversee Hotel, Key West.
MARCOS
The Washington times., 1936-03-06
PROJECT
BEFORE STATE
LEGISLATURE

ANNAPOLIS, March 6.-Plans
for a $16,000,000 road building
and grade crossing elimination
program will be submitted to the
special session of the legislature
today.
Immediate action is necessary,
DR.. Homer. E. Tabler, chairman
of the State roads commission,
declared for authori: alton to sell
$3,20O,000 in State roads deben-
lures if the State is to take ad-
vantage of grant of $1,370 900
from the Federal Government for
construction of new roads.
This grant was made with the
stipulation the State contribute
70 per cent of the cost of labor
and material, making it impera-
tive the bond issue be authorized.
Relief Fight Feared
In addition to this $4,57O, 900,
there is available for a construc-
ton and grade-crossing elimina-
ton program another $11, ,481 900,
and this program will be pre-
Sented to the legislature and the
governor for approval.
Meanwhile, Baltimore city men,
bers of the legislature expressed
alarm that the county majority
will block all efforts to raise re-
lief funds, leaving the city with
the tremendous task of caring for
the needy.
This was seen following action
of the senate in applying a legis-
lative "clincher" precluding any
further discussion of the / per
cent sales tax. The vote on this
was 81 to 7, only one county Sena-
tor and the six from Baltimore
city voting in favor of further
consideration of the tax bill.
Relief Held Racket
The action came after Senator
J. Allan Coad. CD, of st. Mary's
County. majority floor leader. had
branded relief as the greatest
of modern-day rackets." Senator
Joseph L. Donovan, CD, of How.
ad County, was the only county
member of the Upper House to
stand with the Baltimore mem.
berS.
1t was this revolt against the
Administration relief policy that
resulted in the ousting of Senator
J. David Bale, (RO. of Carroll
County, from his position of min,
ority floor leader.
Word was passed around. it was
understood, that Senator Bale
favored the sales tax and planned
to introduce the measure, thus
committing the minority to sup
port of the tax.
Nice Denies Responsibility
A party caucus was called and
Senator o. Straughn Lloyd Of
Wicomico county, bitter foe OF
the sales tax and Of the Cover.
The Washington times., 1936-03-06
BRITAIN TO ADD
$4,000 MEN TO
AIR FORCE

LONDON, March 6 Q.N.S0.
Britain's air strength will be
brought to $500 first-line air
planes, and 1900 men will be
added to the Royal Air Force this
year, it was announced in budget
estimates calling for 100000
pounds ($195, 900, O,OOO), an increase
of 13,015,O 900 pounds 1855, 5,O75, ,00O)
over 1895.
The air force budget represents
q far greater proportional in
crease than estimates for the
navy and army, and brings the
total defense increase to 18 per
cent over last year-not includ-
ing costs for the first phase Of
Q six-year defense expansion pro-
gram that will cost. according to
unofficial predictions, two billion
dollars.
DefenSeS Increased
Following are the estimates for
the three defense branches for
1896:
Inc. over 1898
Navy ..$349, $50, 900 SAC, 400, 900
Army -. .$246, ,405, 900 $28,655, 900
Air force .$195 ,000, 900 $65, OTIS, 900
Totals 1871 ,055 900 $l43, ,l30, 900
Swinton, secretary of state for
air, announcedO
SO Million Increase
additions to personnel will
bring the air forces man-power
up to $4,000 this year, Viscount
Although the air minister said
the increase amounted to only
$65,O75,0 examination OF the
complicated financial memoran-
dun shows that the present esti-
mates are actually $98, 1877 500 over
the sum initially voted for 1885.
Viscount Swinton's figures are
apparently based on total expendi-
lures for 1885, after inclusion OF
various supplementary estimates.
Similar supplements are certain
this year.
The estimates also do not in.
clude $22,450, 900 deducted for a
grant to the air arm Of the fleet
and other appropriations.
The Washington times., 1936-03-06
100 Miles a Gallon

Resembling a child's scooter in
appearance, a power cycle boasts
Q fuel consumption of 100 miles
or more to the gallon and is
simple in construction. Spring
suspension and Is by 4 inch
pneumatic tires giving a floating
ride. The rider sits upright in
q comfortable position, ready to
step off at a moments notice.
Two pedals control operation, the
right one being the brake, while
the left automatically engages
The Washington times., 1936-03-06

velops q speed of IS miles an
hour, weighs ITO pounds and is
80 inches long.
The Washington times., 1936-03-06

the clutch and opens the throttle.
It is powered with a one-half
horsepower, four-cycle engine, de-
The Washington times., 1936-03-06

nor, was named as floor leader.
Senator Melvin L. Fine OF Baltl-
more was the only diSSenter to
this action.
With the gross sales tax eX-
piring the end of this month,
there will be no source OF relief
funds.
Admitting that they can expect
little cooperation from the upper
house in the relief problem, Gov.
ernor Nice in a statement said
he washed his hands of the prob
lem and it is up to the assembly
men to find a solution.
The Washington times., 1936-03-06
Funeral PdrlOr
Soon to Occupy
Historic Site

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, March
GA funeral establishment is to
stand on the spot where George
Washington's home stood 100
years ago when Berkeley Springs,
w. Va, was the Towne of Bath
in King George the Thirds col
ony of Virginia.
C. L. Hunter, undertaken, has
bought the 16-room De Fries resi-.
dence, Mercer and Green Streets,
and will convert it into funeral
establishment.
The De Fries house is the third
to stand on the site since George
Washington ordered built for him.
self home for his long visits to
Berkeley Springs.