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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-29
REFRESHING COKES
PLAY AGAIN TODAY
0Bx JoVEl

League-,eading Coea-cola, the
team that won the first-half of
the Social Diamond circuits split
schedule end has not been defeat
ed in its three starts so far in the
second-half, will play again this
afternoon. Opposition will be
Caraballo Fed Devils, who are now
in second position, reaching there
automatically when Roberts Stars
lost yesterday afternoon.
j. Walker and Nelson will be
the battery for the Refreshing
Cokes, and Ward and Hopkins for
the Satans.
Tomorrow afternoon at Bay
view Park, the Stars and Red
Devils will cross bats.
All contests in this league viii
begin at p. m. sharp.
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POWERFUL YANKS|
ARE HITTING STRIDE
MuRDERERs ROW OUT TO
SET NEW HOME RUN
RECORD
Br JovEl

From this. distant spot. II seems,
to this writer at least. that New
York Yankees are ont to set a
new home run mark. They nave
! decided that they win break their
1886 record, and in al probability
viii do 50. from present indica-
tons They are now within 10 of
their mark set at this same time
last year-and they have just hit
their stride.
The Yankees are potentially the
greatest club in history. Rockies
haven't much chance on this out
fit. There are too many outstand-
ing veterans who simply must be
kept in the lineup.
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around in q circle. Not Eve feel away
from that double trail was a single
set-returning.
The Broken Vase
I'VE painfully skirted trunks. old
= bureaus and washstands. Once
We narrowly escaped disaster when
Alehael. banging into a cedar chest
dropped the light. The air got thinner
ana muster as We proceeded. It was
dawning on me that we should have
% work rapidly. There were no win
dows in that loft. If the Skipper was
there, she had been there for hours.
-Mikel Mike. Where are your" It
was Gay from the direction Of the
trap door.
Michael shouted, Go back Stay
with Aunt Martha. Wen be there In a
minute"
A thick row OF old draperies hung
from the rafters- A pile Of holsters.
nearly yelled when ! banged into an
old hoop skirt. As we went along the
chances Of the Shippers still being
alive seemed to grow simmer and
simmer. | tried to think what one did
for case Of suffocation. but the only
word that came to my mind was,
@Dead-dead-dead!s
Gould person live six hours In
this2" / whispered to Michael.
His only answer was a grunt. Lead
ing the way around a tall old mirror.
he pulled up with bang. his breath
whistling into the silence. Over his
shoulder ! peered into the circle OF
our light
The footprints had stopped. There
was blur Of stirred up dust and a
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COKES TAKE THIRD
STRAIGHT CONTEST
EDGED OUT STARS 7 TO 6
YESTERDAY AFTER
NOON
CIV JoYEl


Coca-Cola won its third straight
game yesterday afternoon at Bay
veiw Park when they defeated
Roberts Stars 7 to 6.
Sterling was the star at bat with
two doubles and two singles in
four trips to the plate. Jimmie
Griffin surprised the fans and
players when he connected for
three safeties in four tries. Goss
and Stanley each hit three out OF
five.
In the ninth inning, F. Stickney
hit a home run and then Goss
doubled but NJ. Tynes ended the
frame with a fly to center.
Stanley pitched the game for
the Cokes, which makes his record
now, fonr victories and no losses.
Score by innings: R. H. E.
Roberts Stars
100 100 12l-6 IL 4
010 o2O 40x-7 Il 5
Batteries: E. Roberts and Stick
ney; Stanley and Nelson.
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SYNOPSIS; A mysterious shot
kslls Jaie Blinshop. mg old fame.
Il me start Of our stormy aCeek-
I'd of Pennington Bluff. home Of
MichaeFs aHnts. A series Of
s,fance attacks occurs. Then ice
I'D the body Of Michdel's mad
iather belotD the bluff. Aunt Mar
IA. stout and Victorian, Is shot IN
&c shoulder. and nearly finished
irifh sleeping potDdeTs The Skip
peF. Mikes tau. ftCeedy younger
cnnt. disappeGrs- Evidence piles
apagainst Higgins. the old butler.
ard reluctantly lock him IN his
roona Later I drag from him the
ndrice to look in the s0ld loft" for
ne Skipper. Mike and I run for It
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Chapter as


1 DIDN'T stop to 6nd out what he
! vas talking about. There was a
rush Of voices behind Us. but we tore
for the front stairs. At the head Of
ITEM Michael sweryed to the right
nnd sprinted once more toward the
servants corridor. He swung into
tie ether bah before I was halfway
from The stairs. BY the time reached
fhe swinging door. be had ladder
Ike set Of steps pulled straight down
from the ceiling directly in front Of
the head Of the hack stairs.
Not in use. ne painted. Forgot
tanpietely." He disappeared into
t'ackness.
followed him. barking my shins
rain as ! went over the edge.
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beHow.

"skipperg" he was calling. "Skip-
peri Skipper
II the darkness. there was no sound
bur bur own heavy breathing. The air
was dusty and heavy. Squatting on
the edge Of that trap door. / felt a
sneeze coming. tried to mufie it
failed.
Damn it," said Michael. -Shui
up. can't your
He was listening. could feel the
tension Of his body where he crouched
against me. But there wasn't a sound,
Are there any lights, Mixer"
whispered.
NO
Il was ike US to be without a light
ct that moment. didn't have heart
enough to swear. Michael was edging
himself away from the trap into the
darkness. He bumped into me as he
went and felt bulge in his coat
pocket-the bulge of Williams fash
light
"AIlkeF l said. "You have the fash
light In your coatl"
His hand slipped into the pocket
There was a grunt Of relief and the
next moment z beam of light gradu-
ally disclosed a section of the room
we were in. II was low and directly
under the rafters. The caves sloped
down 10 the floor and at its highest
point IS was not over five feet high.
|. II the old carriage loft brought to
ms mind the dust of other decades,
IA gave me a feeling of the dust OF
oiher centuries. It was full o. Far
rineton relics. Furniture, clothes. mat
tre1es. trunks. suitcases. chests. bed
ding. Apparently II ran over the outer
section Of the servants quarters and
lad not been used in years. The at
mnsphere was musty and sitting.
hIichaels light came slowly down
d the floor at our feet. At the head
q The trap door the floor was polished
clean IS a whistle by the clothes OF
persons coming up from below. The
Kiancing Of the light on my own knees
showed me a gray film of dust coat
ing my trousers.
But beyond that polished space and
beyond the hodgepodge Of our foot
marks a clear trail of footprints led
Of IN me direction of the other end
Of the loft. There were two sets OF
fhem. blurred a: If made by people
walking either in stockinged feet or
siipaers Michael's light flashed
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Gates HITTING
REMAINS SAME
0By JovE)

William Gates, the only Key
West player in organized baseball
today, remained twelfth in the
Florida State Leagues hitting
standings.
Leading the league is Corbitt OF
Palatka, with an average Of 1878,
followed by Martin of Daytona,
with 1862.
Gates, with st. Augustine, play
ing in 81 games, az bat 255 times,
scoring "a runs and securing rs
hits, has an average f 500.
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long trail Of smooth, clean boards
leading directly up 10 heavy cedar
chest. Right at our feet, scattering out
as far as our light would reach. were
the broken pieces of some horrible
china contraption-probably vase.
Before had half taken in the situa-
ton Michael leapt forward. His head
raped smartly against sloping
rafter. and he staggered back. grunt-
ing. In another instant he was
crouched and in under that cave. The
chest was crashing out of the way.
nearly upsetting me.
A Crusty. Dark Streak
THE Skipper was lying on her side.
i her hands bound behind her with
strips of white cloth and her ankles
securely tied with similar pieces. A
crusty, dark streak ran acros her en-
tire face.
Between US we managed TO get her
out into the open. Michael thrust a
penkife in my hand
aCut the damn things. Cut theml
Cut themp' He was weaving around
me in circles: his voice clamorous-
| wasn't much more use. The knife
twisted and turned in my hand and
the cloth seemed to be made Of iron.
Dropping the useless blade. tore
madly at the knots. It went on and
on. And Michael continued TO below.
Filming down the final strip at last
/ felt for the Shippers heart. ]
couldn't hear a thing-only the mad
pounding of my own pulse.
sect out Of the wayl" l lifted the
Skipper in my arms. Hold the light.
can't you? We've got to get her out
of here"
He held it. after a fashion-un-
steadily, webbing back and forth in
and out Of my range Of vision. We
made but slow progress through that
maze Of relics. The Skipper was an
unresisting dead weight in my arms.
and il was necessary to bend almost
double 10 avoid the rafters. ] could
hear MiehaeI's breath now at my side.
now in back of me. nearly tripped a
dozen times. My arms ached and !
couldn't seem to breathe by the time
the light of the trap door finally APP
peared.
copyright. 1887. Esther TglerI
The revolver takes another life. To-
morrow.
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DIsREGARDs ILLNESS

DETRoIT.-Showing his disre-
gard for the surgeons knife,
Alexander W. Blain Of this city sat
up in bed and smoked cigar a
few minltes after an operation
had been preformed to save his
life.
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Dr.. william J. Mayo. elder OF
the two famed brother surgeons o.
the worldaf1med Mayo Clinic at
Rochester, Minns born at Le
Sneur. Min. rs years ago.
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Two-cENT CLAIM

GREEN BAY, visa woman
of this city with a bank balance of
two cents was among the first to
file a claim against a closed bank.
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Prof. William F. Ogburn of the
University Of Chicago, noted So
biologist, born at Butler, Ca, oil
years ago.
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Today's Birthdays

L. S. Senator William E. Borah
Of Idaho, born at Fairfield, H., ~
years ago.
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DIR. George E. Hale, honorary
director of the Mt. Wilson OBJ
servatory of the Carnegie Instr
tuition of Washington at Pasadena,
CAL, born in Chicago, SO years
ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-29

Harry A. Franck of New Hope,
Pa tra7el books writer, born at
Munger, Mich, Sc years ago.
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DOings Around The
Golf Links
(By GRAvY)
esssssssessesesesessesss

The regular semi-annual meet
ing of the golf club for The eiec-
ton of officers and the transac-
ton Of any other BUSINESS that
might come before the club viii
be held Friday night, s o'clock,
at the home of DIR. VIM. P. Kemp,
president, on William street. The
other Officers of the club are
Melvin Russel, vice-president;
Otto Kirchheiner, secretary-treas-
urer; Eddie Strunk and Sam
Goldsmith, directors. The latter
is also the chairman Of the greens
committee.
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Last Sunday, Mr.. Handsome
Horace o'Bryant got Bill Fripp
out of bed and made him go to
the course toaplay some golf be-
cause Horace wanted to prove to
Bill that he eesld beat him. The
result being. Mn Handsome made
43 on both rounds while Bill tried
hard to tire that but succeeded in
doing only 1916. As umpires.
kibitzers and general opponents,
they had Cd Bye Sands and 101
strokes and Earl Julian and John
Finder with 90 and "a each. Mr..
Professor now believes that he
may retire to Oxford and enjoy
the pastoral scenery.
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Prof Edwin w. Kemmerer OF
Pfineeton University, famed eco
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-29

nomist, born at Scranton, Pa, g.
years ago.
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Mr.. William Piops Watkins had
not entirely recovered from the
previous week and so could do no
better than 4S-47, which was worse
than his nephew, Earl. and Mr..
Julian always has claimed he
could beat his Uncle Willie. Mr..
Preface had Otto Kirchheiner and
Ii Plummer as opposition and
while Mr.. Watkins won the first
round, Mr.. Kirehheiner took the
last round while Mr.. Plummer had
trouble staying out of the rough.
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Mr.. Ex-Summer-Pro Johnny
Kirschenbaum thought he would
play a game against Glenn Price,
Bob Spottswood and 0sgood Kemp
but before long Kirsch was wish
ing he had gone after Willie Kemp
and Eddie Strunk and made them
play. After about five holes,
Kirsch tore ur the score-eard.
Mr. Samuel Harris four genial
Postmasterl began to feel his oats
and did 4 neat 45-4S and in the
bargain had Walter Vinson and a
90 to help him beat Cookie Mesa
with 1880 and Hartley Albury
with 47-4S. Therefore, Mr., Post
master claims that he is itching
for a good dinner match whereby
he can beat a couple of guys and
have them have the pleasure OF
watching the food disappear.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Evening star., 1937-09-02
No. 5-James Roosevelt
The Nine Young Men

ing the administration, the most recent
Of them only few days ago. Then
he sang the glories Of the modern
Democratic party At the convention Of
the Young Democrats in Indianapolis,
hyming this paen to the New Deals
enforcement Of youth:
"One secret Of the vitality and of
the effectiveness Of the Democratic
party of today has been the fact
that ours Is young mans and young
voman's party. 1t has done much to
advance the cause Of the young men
and women; it has welcomed them to
positions of greater importance than
any party has ever done in the past"
Came to White House
As Aide TO Forster.
James Roosevelt became full
hedged presidential secretary July !,
but the Democratic party welcomed
him to the White House January 7,
with the title of assistant to the execu-
tive ot'icer, who is Rudolph Forster.
Before he arrived in Washington,
James had \ wide assortment Of jobs
He left Harvard in 1890 without 4
diploma because OF \ deficiency in
his language requirement for gradua-
ton. His first thought was to sell
insurance to pay his way through Bos-
ton University Law School, but soon
he dropped the law in favor Of full
time devotion to insurance.
Subsequently he acted as his fathers
secretary during the 1882 campaign
He became a journalistic yachting ex-
pert. He ran = yeast business. He
supervised the care of the II Roose-
welt cows on the Hyde Park estate Of
the Presidents mother.
But no matter what his source Of
income, James was keeping his finger
in Massa achusetts politics He linked
himself definitely with the State by
marrying a Boston girl. He mixed in
politics when he was at Harvard In
1892 with James Michael Curley he
helped organize Massachusetts, backing
for his father, although the States
delegation went to the Chicago con-
vention committed to Al Smith. Later,
to the pique OF Senator Walsh and
Gov. Ely, he became the New Deals
pork man in Massachusetts, He can't
give much time to the Bay State now,
but he Is just laying low for the day
when he can sing: Massachusetts,
Here Come"
Evening star., 1937-09-02

izers for the United States Rubber
Workers of America were beaten last
year.
Mr.. Hullett said 1T his request Gov.
Graves sent two highway patrolmen
here to protect him. The patrolmen
were withdrawn after two days, he
said. The minister WAS not harmed
Goodyear yesterday filed An answer
to the boards amended complaint,
denying Woodrow r. Fitzpatrick had
been forced to quit his Job In the tire
plant by threats against his life. The
answer said Fitzpatrick quit because
Of personal differences with another
employe.
The answer also denied six other
U. r. w. A. members were dis
charged because Of union activities, Is
charged In the amendment.
Evening star., 1937-09-02
With a House Here
and in New York,
He Keeps Massa-
chusetts as Resi-
dence and Goal.
by BLAIR BOLLES.

BY BLAIR BOLLES.
~ HE long. long trail awinding
which James Roosevelt dreams
about leads northward from
L the White House, where for
$40, 200 year he goes about his faith
er's business, to the gold-domed State
House of Massachusetts, beside Boston
Common.
The Presidents oldest son Is only
80 now. but he IL one Of the three
White House secretaries and he began
his political career as long ago as
1928. He has = house on O street in
Georgetown and he has = house on
East Sixty third street in New York
City, but when he Is asked where he
lives, he replies:
"Brookline, Massachusetts,"
For he remembers that Governor
usually is chosen from the residents
Of the State he governs.
Son James Is almost the youngest
person in whom the President puts
high trust, but even that trust does
not admit him to the select roster Of
AA4eAAnVC AuV1SClS pOllCy.
Duty 10 to LEhten
Burden q Father.
1t Is James duty to tighten his
fathers burden by interviewing once
seekers who are important enough to
be received At the White House. but
~p4klAv~n ha NIT
An interview with the President. He
co-ordinates governmental data on
matters which the President Is study
ing, and he acts as liaison man be-
tween Mr.. Roosevelt and department
heads and sometimes between Mr..
Roosevelt and Congress
Occasionally, of course, haison work
approaches the border Of lobbying
especially when the liaison man has
= few Jobs under his control In the
early days Of the tight over the sugar
quota bill, in which the White House
was interested, James Roosevelt sent
4 letter about the bill to 4 man ut
the Capitol, who was . key figure in
the sugar battle. A certain newspaper,
hearing Of the letter, instructed its
correspondent to get = copy OF it At
the White House The correspondent
sent a note to James ONCE requesting
the letter. The reply was 4 short
memorandum:
"Onhcial business. Cannot be re-
leased"
James Roosevelt Secretary
Called Wise Counsellor.
Such secret oficial business occu-
pies much Of James Roosevelts time
He reaches his once 1T $50, 8 or $50
am, depending upon the pressure OF
matters at hand, and leaves perhaps at
or $50 pm. Sometimes he eat.
lunch at his desk. quite like father
and occasionally he goes out for his
midday meal For 4 secretary he has
4 wise counsellor in Margaret Durand
She came to Washington In 1893 a
the secretary OF the late Louis Howe
who guided Mr.. Roosevelt's political
steps from the New York Legislature
to the White House.
But II James Roosevelt u 4 quiet
though pleasant. prop Of the White
Evening star., 1937-09-02
MINISTER RELATES
VIOLENCE THREATS.
Methodist Pastor Appears
as Witness Against Good.
year Company.
BY the ASsocia ted Press.

By the Associated Press
GADSDEN. Ala. September 2.-In
the record Of . National Labor Rela-
tions Board today was the testimony
Of minister that he WAS threatened
with mob action because he preached
= sermon on The Black Shadow OF
Terrorism, or Gadsden"s Sorrow"
The sermon denounced the beating
Of union organizers.
Rev. w. s. Hullett, pastor Of the
East Gadsden Methodist Episcopal
Church. South. appeared as q wit
ness against the Goodyear Tire IL
Rubber Co. He said dozens of per-
sons" told him his person was in
danger after he delivered the sermon
the Sunday after group Of organ
Evening star., 1937-09-02
CITY WILL FIGHT
HIGHWAY BYPASS
Fredericksburg Fears Loss
Of Tourist Trade if Plan
Is Approved.
NJ the Associated presS.


FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Septem-
ber 2-The Fredericksburg Chamber
Of Commerce moved to enlist the
support of Senator Harry F. Byrd
and Lieut.. Gov James H. Price in
efforts to persuade the State Highway
Commission to abandon consideration
OF q proposed alternate highway route
around the city.
Fearing 4 drastic reduction in reve-
nues from tourist traffic, if the con-
templated road Is built, the chamber
named one committee to seek the
aid of Byrd, Price, Representative s.
Otis Bland and Wade S. Massie,
member of the commission, and
another group to raise money for
the employment Of the best legal
talent available" to present the city's
case before the commission.
Hundreds Of residents of the city
are expected to accompany spokes-
men to Richmond for the commits
9sion's next meeting. Leaders said
Ihe chambers action followed word
arom Highway Commissioner H. G..
Shirley that Federal engineers had
surveyed a route for q belt road from
Four-Mile Fork, south Of Fredericks-
burg, to point about = half mile
north of the city limits, which would
cut the city oil heavily travele United
States Route /.
Early construction of the bypass
was not expected, spokesmen said.
They quoted Shirley as saying the
proposed alternate route might be
forestalled by building 4 new bridge
over the Rappahannock River which
would bring traffic through the cor
porate limits, but would divert it
from the business section. The suR-
gested new span would replace a free
bridge, partially destroyed by Spring
foods.
City Council committee will serve
IN cooperation with representa- tives
OF the Chamber OF Commerce.
SHIRLEY TO CO-OPERATE.
Evening star., 1937-09-02
Plane Crash Kills Two,

LOS ANGELES, September 2 (R.-
Harry LAwalchet, cafe owner, and
Frank @. Brown, transport pilot, were
killed yesterday when their small
monoplane crashed in = vacant lot in
the central manufacturing district
The plane barely missed . warehouse
Evening star., 1937-09-02
SLAYING OF HUSBAND
DECLARED ACCIDENT
Mrs. Martha Pusey, Serving Sen.
tence, Testifes in Life
Insurance Suit.

1y the Associated Press
BECKLEY, w. Va, September g.
Mrs. Martha Pusey, who Is serving
penitentiary sentence for the death Of
her husband, told Circuit Court jury
yesterday he died after an accidental
shooting"
She appeared As witness for the
plaintiff in q suit in which double In
demnity is sought on c. B. Puseys
death.
Mrs. Pusey was brought from
Moundsville. where she was sent two
years ago for a flve-year term after
her conviction for voluntary man
slaughter.
She said today the gun went of in
. scuflle after her husband beat her.
Defense Counsel asked her II abe
said, after the shooting. that Il shot
him. and hope he dies"
Il don't remember" Mrs. Pusey re-
Piled.
The case will 60 to the jury today.
Evening star., 1937-09-02
But Crime Doesn't.

OGDEN, Utah, September 2 F.-
Police captured Albert Warner after
An automobile chase which led across
lawns and through hedges. He was
sentenced to 80 days for reckless driv-
ing.
AZ they led him away, Officers noted
4 cap medallion: Safe Driver--safety
First Pays"
Evening star., 1937-09-02
SHIRLEY TO COOPERATE.
Won't Insist on Bypass Against Wishes
Of Citizens.

BY the Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. September a.
Highway Commissioner H. G. Shirley
said last night his department did not
propose to reroute U. S. No. l around
Fredericksburg against the wishes of
Its residents.
Tentative plans, he said, call for al
ternate routes down Princess Anne
street, as at present, or Lafayette
Boulevard. In either case, trafic would
be through the city.
The survey Of Federal engineers. he
said, included no definite project. Sc
lection OF the route is the responsibility
Of the Highway Commission.
Shirley predicted, however, that
"coneested" motor traffic in the Fred
ericksburg area would have to be re-
heved within the next few years, and
. expressed the belief the city would
be well pleased once the relief was
obtained
Evening star., 1937-09-02

House at the White House, he makes
frequent public appearances outside
OF Washington. He was making
speeches before his father became
President and he has made them dur