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Evening star., 1936-03-15
Lilies Won't Mix.

The lily Of the valley is a flower
that has bad effect on other flowers
placed in the same vase. Even the
lilies themselves suffer.
Evening star., 1936-03-15
Bullet

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1936-03-15
LityinoH Is Present.

Nearby, Foreign Commissar Maxim
Litvinon fingered his glasses, pushing
them up on his forehead again and
Evening star., 1936-09-10

Your Paroons.
But" Jerry looked doubtful.
He was sitting in for the regular as
sistant city editor, who was enjoying
a sick leave and was still an amateur
in journalistic cynicism.
But" he repeated. "the man says
he's going to kill himself. Maybe
we could stop him"
WEIGH grunted. Jerry" he said,
"anybody who's desperate enough to
bump himself on isn't going to take
the time to advertise it,
Jerry still considered the letter
doubtfully. He'd read somewhere,
hadn't he, that q suicide always told
somebody about his intentions . t.
The old ego, refusing to be snuffed
out without any stir whatsoever; as
sertion Of self-importance :.
Take that call, Jerry" WEIGH
erowled. The letter slipped of the
desk and into a waste-paper basket.
QUT the letter preyed on Jerry's
- mind. The pages Of the "fu-
lures" book became blurred before
his absent eyes and he seemed to
read again the dim, pencil Scribblings
on the cheap dime-store paper:
"a. I got a past, but no future.
What the hell. A man only lives
once and when it's over he ought to
quit. I'm quitting tonight"
Jerry shook himself and scrawled
In the book: Real estate dealers an
nual picnic" under the Saturday
heading. The old ego-self-impor-
tance If man was going to
bow himself out gracefully, he might
take that method-write to the news
papers and make sure his going
wouldn't be entirely unmourned.
Jerry reached down into the basket
for the letter and scanned it for q
return address. There was none. The
name signed was ironically COM
mon: J. Brown. There'd be scores Of
]. Browns in the phone book and
more in the directory.
Absently he unfolded 1t again and
reread it; turned it over-but the
other side was blank-then studied
the signature. The writing was thin
and tall, completely nondescript. But
wait-there was something.
II X n
"A DIRTY ingerprint underneath
- the signature. Jerry stared at it,
half debating sending it to have the
hngerprint checked by the police
then thought better of it. He couldn't
imagine any hoodlum's taking his own
life; not 50 philosophically as the
Evening star., 1936-09-10
By H. NJ. Loehr.


the mans hand had made these prints.
One narrow and long, the other mar.
row and short. They should. he
guessed, be the index finger and the
little finger.
He tried holding the letter that
way-the thumb on the face of the
letter and the index and little nm
ger gripping the other side. What q
singularly dainty way to hold q piece
of paper. Jerry studied the position
of his hand. The two middle fingers
curled out like prongs in an uncom-'
Portable, affected gesture.
LEY" WEIGH yelled across the
i = desk, "that phones rung twice.
Asleep" Then he saw what Jerry
held in his hand and blew up. What
the devil! thought I told you to for
get that thing. If it meant anything,
I'd know, wouldn't I? I've been
warming this chair for eight years
now and know q story when I see
one" He glared at the abashed
Jerry.
So that was that. The letter was
consigned back to the waste-paper
basket and Jerry went on answering
phones and switching calls to WEIGH
or a rewriter.
The evening wore on; 1t was Q
o'clock. time for the mail edition.
Jerry leaned back in his chair, en-
joying the post-deadline lull, when
the phone rang again.
Harrison at the morgue," q voice
drawled, iaconically.
Go ahead, Tim," Jerry replied.
"They pulled a hoater out Of the
river at Polk street; can't identify
him. Drowned, Of course. Looks like
a stumblebum. Trying to trace him
by two middle fingers missing from
his right hand. That's all"
Jerry jotted it down and handed 1t
to rewriter. Routine stuff: hoaters
came once a week or oftener. Didn't
mean anything
The phrase caught somewhere in
his Uranium and worried him. That's
what WEIGH had said about the let
ter. 1t didn't mean anything :.
Jerry caught up piece of paper
and held it as he had held the let
ter. with the thumb, the index and
little fingers. The two middle fingers
curled out like prongs. Two middle
fingers missing from his right
hand :"
How would it look, he wondered.
to write: "J. Brown, an unidentified
man, was found drowned"
(Copyright, 1936.)
Evening star., 1936-09-10

I've already spoken to tinsmith
about a pillow and, on awakening
this morning, made few experimental
wriggles. My intentions might fool
some people, but I don't believe they'd
fool goldfish, unless he'd been drink
ing or something. I'm afraid my fin-
ming was faulty. Besides, didn't feel
any too dignifed-greeting the dewy
dawn by behaving goldfishiously.
I have a feeling that's no way to
greet the dewy dawn. Also, should I
continue, I'll keep the bed room door
locked. The hired girl came in unex-
pectedly and broke three dishes when
she dropped the breakfast tray. Still,
I'd like awfully to swim up to the orig
inal discoverer on my 240th birthday
anniversary and say, well, doc, you
certainly had the right idea! Come
join me in bait Of fresh-cut angle
worms"
lcopyright. 1885. BY the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
Evening star., 1936-09-10
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Colored Woman Is Held in Shoot.
ing of Man.

Mary Price. 30, colored, 1416 Sixth
street, was charged with murder yester-
day after the bullet-wound death IN
Freedmen's Hospital of Raymond
Jones, IS, colored, address unknown.
The woman is held at the second pre-
cinct station.
Jones was shot in the side when he
sought to batter in with his shoulder
the front door Of the Sixth street
house. Police said the woman fired
three times through the door, the third
shot taking effect.
Evening star., 1936-09-10
DAILY sHoRr STORY - - :
ROUTINE STUFF

writer Of this let.
ter bvi o u 3 y
planned 1t.
He studied the
fngerprint Q mo"
ment. It vas thick
and broad; the
hrst knuckle was
very short. Prob
ably q thumb
print, he surmised.
And If 1t was
He turned the
letter over. Yes;
there were dirty
hngerprints on the
other side: one
narrow and long.
the other narrow
and short.
Jerry had COW
cred the detective
bureau for months
and knew some.
thing about deduc-
tive methods. He
tried to guess just
N 49,
Evening star., 1936-09-10
y s'TI 8 MT i'm
pcrta n t."

Is Mt M |, i.
port q n t."
Welch threw the
letter back to Jer-
~. I'VE get let
ters like that every
day" He leaned
across the desk.
hts pencil jabbing
at the tow-headed
youth who sat op-
posite him.
Remember, Jer-
ry, don't ever get
stampeded on a
newspaper. Every
crackpot and psy-
chopath in town
writes a letter to
the city desk at
some time or an
other and if we
took 'em all Sc
riously we'd have
one continual line
OF libel suits; or
else fill the COL
umns with Beg
Evening star., 1936-09-10
Crashes to Save Children.

To save the lives Of children he saw
running toward him when he was
landing an airplane owing to engine
trouble, A. Ivor Richardson swerved
into some trees at Southsea, England,
but escaped unhurt.
Evening star., 1936-09-10
18TH BIBLE CONFERENCE
HELD IN D. c. CHURCH
Rev. Harry A. Ironsides, Moody
Memorial Tabernacle Pas
tor, Heads Sessions.

Rev. Harry A. Ironsides, pastor Of
Moody Memorial Tabernacle. Chicago,
is conducting the Fifteenth Annual
Bible Conference again today at Ma
tional City Christian Church, Four
teenth street and Thomas Circle. The
conference began yesterday.
Rev. Mr.. Ironsides, author of many
books on religion, breaches each SUM-
day to the largest interdenominational
audience in Chicago, conference lead
ers said. Just returned from Pales-
tine, he bases most of his lectures on
conditions in the Holy Land.
The conference is being held under
sponsorship Of the Bible Institute of
Washington.
Britain's demand for pedigreed dogs
Evening star., 1936-09-10

SCd1o OA3' 8AC
didn't say, but I
figure this applies
only to those Of
us who never 60
motoring.
The principal
rules are to sleep
on a hard mat
tress with a metal
pillow and learn
to wiggle like a
goldfish. Whether,
in time. the be-
ginner S sprou t S
gills and a fan
tail, Is not stated,
but sounds plausi-
bic.
Evening star., 1936-09-10
Irwin s., Cobb
Says:
Prescription for 24o
Years of Life Sounds
and Looks Fishy.

LAS VEGAS, New. September 10
A Japanese doctor has landed with
the word that, by following few SIM
pie rules, a fellow lives to be 240
years old He
Evening star., 1936-09-10

Parking Worries?
Parking lot enlarged, directly
ocross from our Eighth Street
entrance. PorkIne fee, lOc
per hour.
Evening star., 1936-09-10

Britain's demand for pedigreed dogs
has increased greatly in . year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05
SOUNDS LIKE A WAR STORY

Everybody who was alive during the
and the remarkable legend of the amazing
devices which the Germans had for The
destruction of their enemies.
1t is about time for similar stories 10
begin TO appear again, with an eye to the
situation in Europe and the development
of proper attitude toward Hitler and
his bombastic foreign policies. Hence we
are not surprised to read in the press that
the greatest threat of Germany today" is
the possession of a super-pOwder which
was used by the 75-mile Paris guns and
now affords longer range to all mobile
guns.
Col. Henry W. Miller, who was chief
engineer of heavy artillery with the Amer
lean Expeditionary Forces, says it would
urprise no one if the Germans, with this
powder, obtain range of II miles with
their ISIS. compared with smile range
during the World War. The possession of
this "high-pres sure powder" says he, is
threat Of such magnitude" that all scien-
lists should double-quick in the laboratory
10 ''peneFrats fhe mystery before the
"cri.is arriyesf g.
Frankisswe saonf know anything
about the alleged super powder but we
think the ceionel is -urduly alarmed, and
that the ne7t war viii find the contending
nations about evenly equipped in weapons
and munitions, SO far as a scientific basis
is concerned There is no reason for the
people of the United States to work them
selves into a lather over any tale of what
the Germans, or any other nation may be
able to do in another war
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05
THE SOVIET RECOGNIZES LOVE

Some years ago, when the Soviet
Union flashed into the political sky, its
advent was taken as a sign of evil days
ahead for the rest of the world Reports
of violent attacks upon religion, the home,
ard all institutions in any way associated
with normal existence in capitalist coun-
tries, convinced many outside observers
that the Bolsheviks were wild and running
amuck.
While The Citizen did not, and does
not, defend tire excuses connected with
the initiation of the Soviet program, such
attacks were to be expected at the begin
ming OF the new order in Russia.
Particularly incensed were the fathers
and mothers of the world who read that
the Soviet Union had disavowed marriage
and assumed control of all children as
pawns of the new State. Divorce was
made easy, and, in general, the standards
and safeguards which society, through
many centuries, had erected to protect
family lie were FuthleSSly dlSfegard2d.
The latest news from the Soviet indi-
Gates that there has been a change in at
titude toward the family. This is evil
denced by an official report based on
study of alimony cases. Strange to say,
the document StresSes the concept of love
in marriage and emphasizes the serious
ness with which Soviet couples now enter
upon that relationship.
f. Nufina, woman prosecutor and
author of the report, declares that love is
the basis upon which Soviet marriage is
built" aid insists that the new phase in
family life will set in only when there will
come a generation of men who have never
bought woman's love on material basis,
and new generation of women who have
never sold their love or material grounds. :"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05
WEATHER CONDITIONS

Pressure l. high over the east
ern half Of the country and ever
the middle and south Pacific
States, Sault Ste. Marie. Mich
30-2S inches. and San Franelsoo.
Calf, 3O.I6 inches. and l0W In
the Rocky Mountain, Plateau and
northern Plains States. with a
disturbance mOvinF IN over Mon
tana and North DAKOTA Wills
ten. y. D.. 29-54 inches Light -
moderate rains have occurred
since Yesterday morning IN the
moth Atlantic States and on the
non tn Pacific coast. and tlere
have been widely scattered show
erS in the souta ATLANTIC State
and Oklahoma. Temperatures have
risen in the Plains States. middle
MSsissip i and Ohio Valleys ana
southern Lake RECON while else
where changes have been Eener-
ally unimp0rtant. with readings
seasonable in eastern districts
and S to Is degrees above normal
IN many western localities
l. = KEA NEuY-
Official IA ChaTEr-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05
NO EXPLANATIONS!

The cause of world peace would, no
doubt, be advanced if We could discover
the factors that insure peace Therefore,
it may be important to weigh what A. v.
KOsarieff, Soviet Secretary to the Young
Communists, has to say. His idea is that
peace has resulted from the strength Of
the Soviet Union and the fear within some
capitalist countries of their own workers.
Checking up, so far as the United
States, still a capitalistic nation is con-
cerned, we regret to report that Comrade
Kosarieff scores sub-zerO. There is no
fear in this country about what American
workers would do in the event of war and
no idea whatever that the strength of the
Soviet Union maintains the peace of his
hemisphere.
Consequently, still anxious for peace,
we search the horizons for new signs and
pOrtents.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05

The editor of The Sunday Star speaks
of winter in Key West. He must be re-
ferring to the winter of discomfort for
we have no winter in the island city unless
a drop to lowering above so degrees is
considered so. The Citizen has standing
obligation to donate SIS to the Public
Library every time the thermometer drops
below so, and so far our exchequer has
not been diminished in a single instance
for that purpose. Except in the calendar
there is never winter here
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05
TODAY'S WEATHER
WEATHER FORECAST

(TIll ; p m. Wednesdzyl
hey West and Vicinity Par
tonight and " Wednesday; Eeu-le
variable winds
FLORIDA: Fair tonight and Wed-
nesday-
Jacksonville 10 FLORIDA Stats
and East Gulf Gentle varlzhle
winds and partly overcast weather
tonight and Wednesday
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05

The human heart beats $4,000, 900
times year. 1t is wonder not to wear
out sooner thanoit does, and every reason
for so many heart failures. At so the
heart has pumped 2.28O,OOO,OOO times
and is somewhat tired, SO those who have
reached that age in the span of life should
ease up bit or they may hasten their de-
parture from this mundane sphere.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just 10 Years
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files OF The Citizen

the 100000 school bond is
sue which was submitted to the
voters in the election held yester-
day. carried by such a large
majority. as to be considered prac-
tically unanimous. Of the 318 bal
lots cast on the issue only 80 In
Dictated that the number of free
holders were. opposed. One blank
ballot was found in the box. Men,
bers of the school board will meet
tomorrow night to verify the
count. Superintendent Melvin Rus
sell is of the opinion that the
funds will be available within the
next 80 days for the much needed
repairs and improvements to the
buildings and the construction of
new ones.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05

The Miami Herald bemoans the bad
luck of poor Key West" adds that
lightning does strike more than once"
ard concludes with the lugubrious intima-
ton that fate may continue to frown" If
it does, we will not take horizontally
whatever there is in store for us, but have
heart for any fate
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05

The second child H. family is
brighter than the first, according to a
psychologist. But the first is generally
bright enough to have things pretty much
its own way
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05

In order to profit in the stock market
it is trick to know when to get in and
when to get out, but the best trick is never
to get in.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05

Speeding automobiles are increasing
threats to life and limb. Careless auto
drivers should be punished, even if they
live in Key West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05
Today In History

1775-Benjamin Franklin re-
turned to Philadelphia after an
absence OF more than ten years
in England in the interests of
Pennsylvania.
1S21-Napoleon Bonaparte died
in St. Helena, aged 81.
1S47-American Medical Asso-
citation founded in Philadelphia.
Mexican forces defeated
French invaders of country at
Puebla, annually observed in the
celebration of "Cinco de Mayo"
1925-John T. Scopes, Dayton,
Tenn, high school teacher, arrest
ed for teaching evolution in viola
ton of State law.
Observation-Disclosures craze at it,
height in middle-West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05

The season of a new heaven on
earth, namely, political campaign speech
es, are at hand. Come, we saviors, come!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05

English is the natural or political lam
guage Of over 50O,000,000 persons, only a
handful of whom can speak it correctly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05

Some folks are so sensitive they
think they are insulted if you venture to
disagree with their views
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05

Merchants in Key West might as we'll
advertise; their progressive competitors
will
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05

SO soon as the big bridges are built
we can go places.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05

The woods are full of promising can
didatc. In fact, most of them will
promise anything.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

/. Water and Sewerage.
9. Bridges to complete Road to Main
Ind.
a ~r2e Fort
=. Hotels ana Apartments.
E. ba~hirg Pavilion.
q Ei-poIts-Land and Sea.
9. C+1soiidaUion Of County and City
Governments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05

1935-Chain-letter craze at it.;
height in middle-West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05

1S47-American Medical AssO
citation founded in Philadelphia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05

Another large shipment of
pineapples from Havana was re-
ceived last night on ferries of the
+. f. c. company. One of the YES
sells brought 26 carloads and an
other arrived with %, making a
total of 40 cars. The contents are
to be transferred to refrigerator
cars and will be shipped this
afternoon to distribution points
in the north.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05

Lieutenant Ernest B. ThOmp-
son. U. S. A. has arrived in Key
West assigned to duty at the bar
racks. He comes to fill the vacan-
cy created by the transfer of
Lieutenant Johnson to Fort Bar
rancas. Fla. Lieutenant Thompson
is a graduate of West Point. and
comes here from Pensacola. Mrs.
Thompson is visiting her mother
in Miami and will not arrive in
Key West until a later date.
The transformation which is
taking place in the residence of
Tom Riggs at 324 Elizabeth street
shows how much the expenditure
of little money will improve the
appearance of old home places.
The front veranda is being made
with neat columns supporting the
active aercplane roof. New steps
and a nice walkway are also being
made. Tom Higgs is spending be-
tween $1,000 and $500 in i'm
proving the place and as the work
progresses he sees more and more
it will be one of the best invest
nents he ever made.
Mayor Leslie A. Curry has re-
ceived a letter from the state road
department relative to the tele-
gram sent protesting the changes
in the original rlanS for the Ta-
miami Trail. Mavor Curry wired
the governor as;ing that he in
tervene in the matter of the pro-
rosed changes and use his in
fluence in routing the road
through Monroe county as origi-
hally intended.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05

Information today is to the eff
feet that a beautiful hotel is to be
constructed at Matecumbe. 1t will
be a commodious and roOmy struc-
ture of two stOric. The owners OF
the building, work on which start
ed. will be d. B. Russell and C. P.
Russell o: Key West. 1t will be
known as the Russell Arms.
When completed the structure
will have cost approximately $45,-
600, it is said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05

1S21-Napoleon Bonaparte died
in ST. Helena, aged 81.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-05

The last will and testament of
the late Sheldon Atwell was today
admitted to probate in the court
OF Judge Hugh Gum. Edward Lee
Atwe!l, son of the deceased, was
appointed administrator.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-10-29

Word has been received Of major
operation undergone by Mrs Billy Bo-
bag, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orville
Johnson. now residing in Huston,
California. Mrs. Bohag is recovering
nicely.
Mrs. A. M Frost left for Libby on
Saturday to spend some time with
daughter, Mrs. hampton.
Jim Phegley of Glen, Mimi, is SPEND
ing some time with his old friend, Emil
Swing, and family.
Uri Poston was business caller In
town from KalispeH on Sunday.
Clarence Swedberg of Kalispell was
a caller at the Emil Swing home Sum-
day.
Julian and Merrill Trip returned on
last Wednesday with John Vukonitch
from a two weeks motor trip to Cali
fornia. Miss Helen Trip, who accom-
panied them, remained in San Francisco
for an extended visit with her sister,
Mrs. Peter Habush.
Webb Carey motored up from Kalis-
pell on Sunday and enjoyed supper
with his father and mother.
George McGlenn, H. H. Ames, Burr
Alverson and Art Hanson spent tie
weekend at the Sons Of Rest hunting
lodge.
Mrs. Robert Waller and children and
Mrs. George McGlenn and~Shirley
spent Thursday in Libby with Mrs.
Marshall Murray.
Miss Grace Sweesy took in the game
between Montana State and the W
at Butte on Saturday.
Postmaster Fetterly is suffering Sc
we're attack of sciatica at the present
writing
The Sunday Night Dinner Club net
at the Zook cabin for their regular
meeting with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Badg-
ley as guests. Five member couples
attended.
Miss Verna Nicholson of Fargo, N. D.,
arrived Friday for a weeks visit with
her aunt, Mrs Fred johnson. Miss
Nicholson will accept a position as
nurse in Lourdes hospital Pasco, Wash,
on November /.
Word has been received that Henry
johnson and Donald Elliott of the
Thompson Falls CCC camp are con-
fined in the hospital at Missoula.
Mrs. Wellington Brock came to town
with her daughter, Mrs, Merlin Scott,
on Sunday for several days visit.
Miss Violet Trenne and Mrs. VIM.
Hileman were Kalispell shoppers on
Saturday
Marshall Murray, county attorney,
brought the Hon Pat Norton to town
on Saturday for the republican rally at
the Methodist church on that night
Sonny" Murray came along to visit
Grandma.
Frank Costich is spending week
with his family here before going to
St. Regis where he is stationed for the
winter.
Marshall Murray and Miss Phyllis
Boyes were in town Tuesday on bust
ness pertaining to the office of county
attorney.