davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The times-news., 1937-12-20
PARTIALLY SCALPED

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 90
Robert Haynes, 81, negro, was
partially scalped by his automo-
bile Sunday. He was working be-
meath the car when it slipped off
the jack, striking his head,
The times-news., 1937-12-20
Final Hour Law Making Drive Blocked
WIRE TAPPING
FOR EVIDENCE
HELD ILLEGAL

WASHINGTON. Dec. 20
(UP)-Thc supreme court to-
day ruled that the federal com
nunications act of 1884 pro-
hibits the securing of criminal
prosecution evidence by wire
tapping.
The times-news., 1937-12-20
ANNOUNCE BIRTH OF
]. B. THACKST0N, Ill

Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Thackston
announce the birth of son. John
Rroadus Thackston III, ut Patton
Memorial hospital this morning.
Mr.. Thackston is an instructor
AZ the Hendersonville high school.
The times-news., 1937-12-20
WEATHER

Fair to partly cloudy tonight
and Tuesday; slightly colder Tues.
day.
The times-news., 1937-12-20

The China war has had II incl.
dents, more than enough tor
plot to make a long story short
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09

FOLLOWING THROUGH


Coast city. Furthermore, gym
nasiums and all kinds of facilities
for all sports have been built in
Tampa. Almost the same thing
applies to cities along the West
Coast from Everglades City to
Tampa, and from Miami to Jack
sonville on the East Coast.
Key West, one o. the first cities
in Florida to have sports, is the
only one without an adequate
athletic field. There is one MEM
Der of city council that is an ard
emit admirer of all good clean sport
and is doing all in his power to
give the youths of Key West a
chance, but one man alone can not
do it all. We need the coopera-
ton of everyone who claims they
love Key West. There is much OPP
portunity to prove it. Don't wait
until November rolls around to
tell the public what you are going
to do. Do 1T NOW.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09
Chapter IS
Knock Al The Door

rEvrRAL moments passed--agoniz-
y IA moments = while Bigelow
sailed On ths landing. supporting the
toaf Al last kusirelitz came back.
cmeone's been here. The place
L. heen ransacked." he announced n
4 loM tone. Put nobody Is here. now.
He lent q hand and they dragged
Nfonaki Ia. shutting the door behind
ten
ne pisce was in wild disorder. OBJ
slously. someone had been there car
ming IN a frenzied search. Drawers
sno8 open. their contents scattered
1l.ont A chair was overturned. Books
had been dumped out Of the book
fheires Clothes were tossed in piles
en- ne chairs
The scene Is set for us" said Aus
ircl.iz quietly. Let US complete the
seizure and set away as quickly as we
fan~
He began 10 drag the coat and hat
81 Fr5nski again. to place them in
n,s haii. Then he came back and ar
fsnged the body on the floor in the
ui1n Of the debris. as though Vron-
81 had been shot there and had
1ilel
Is NAT more or less as he feli?" he
ssked. looking up at Bigelow as he fin-
she'd
Yes" replied Bigelow. and made
. c1upie Of minor adjustments.
AuEtfelilz drew a black leather case
RON his vest pocket. opened it and
prodpced 3 small lancet With this,
he made q neat incision in his finger
Gnd permitted the blood 10 squirt out
d re noor near The wound in Vron-
sis breast When he was satisfied
via The effect. he bound his slight
wound and put the little black case
4HaF
4 think that win do IT," he said
Hen. his eyes wandering critically
1tcul him. And he took up his hat.
Al that instant. there came knock
- ne door.
blselow and Austrelitz looked al
ach other. holding their breath.
mere vas panic in Bigelow's eyes.
Anslzalilz. frowning. with finger on
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09

'.HelloY" came over the wire In
Anne's sweet husky voice. did
wake you up?"
"Yes." answered Bigelow frankly.
'but can Think Of no pleasanter way
to be Weakened"
Il waited as long as could before
CALI - said Anne.
.Poor child. Didn't you sleep well?"
Hardly at all" she answered. but
that doesn't matter. | didn't ring you
up to talk about that. HotD did you
make out after left you?"
"very well, think"
'sYou think? Aren't you sure?"
"Yes. I'm sure. What are your plans
for today?"
I'm lunching with you. said Anne
definitely. Il had luncheon date with
Lorna Dryden. but by the grace OF
God. ner maid telephoned to break
ii. I've a dinner party tonight. but
nothing before then. So we'll have
plenty of time to talk things over.
| Can you manage the Colony at one?"
Easily he agreed.
Meet you there. then" said Anne.
Don't keep me waitingl Goodbye" .
He ordered some orange Juice. COT
fee and rolls. and turned on his BATH
Three-quarters Of an hour later he
was stepping out Of his taxi before
tn Colony Just insid.. he found
Anne already there. She was looking
ravishing in smart green tailored
suit. a jaunty little green hat and
huge silver foxes. She was looking
fresh, too showing no trace OF her
almost complete collapse of the night
before. But there was o nervous ex-
element in her manner, iosf ali
.'You are promptIg she cried APP
provingly. i've got aotabler-had It
reserved for Lorna and n1en This
wayl" 20 MoifosR91 IS ii & Hefit s81a
It was table In ascorner where II
would be quite safe for them to talk.
AS they threaded their way TO- It.
Toppy Kane-1presiaing over q table
for eight waved eagerly and cried.
"Wiiat partyI"
IF she only knetD," murlnured
Anne under her breath. without stop
ping.
81 like Mrs. Kane" said Bigelow,
as they settled themselves in their
corner. under the anxious eye of the
head waiter.
$50 do l." cried Anne. "She's
darling. Mad. of course. but we're all
mad, sometimes think. you and | no
less than the rest" She opened her
cigarette case and lighted cigarette
before he could find his lighter. rYou
order something anything" she
said. "But first, without any delay al
all, l want side-car."
| (Copyright. 1887. Frederick JacksonJ
The news of VrOnski's murder
breaks tomorrow.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09


The Key West High School var
~ basketball five is scheduled to
save Thursday morning for Red
BAD 10 play the high school team
q that city Thursday night and
ften motor to IT. Myers to tangle
siih the Green Devils Friday eve
ning Saturday night the local
bqss are slated to meet Moore
Haven and return home Sunday.
b i hoped the COnchs viii bring
hsck the bacon, although they will
be playing two strong fives in Red
Ind and IT. Myers.
Making the trip will be ]. ".
Wsodson Bob Saunders, Jack
Lopez. Harry Wiekers, Meme Dom
eneeh, G. Pinder, Solomon and
levin. with their coach, Mr.. Hud-
session. Bon voyage and good
back.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09
- ESCAPE lF YOU Can ~ x.

EfNoPSiS. Shortly before a
kla party starts IN Anne Phelps
ned.o apartment. Count Vronslei.
40 4 trying 20 force her to
nnrrg hiHl. is shot 20 death. Bioe-
~. ne young American from
fsrls. finds Anne and Kdrsana-
&o9 iAe STAINING dancer. staring
Il - corpse. They hide Il IN a
t.rtourd aud 90 on 10Th the
rsfia Bigeloio summons his old
'Ilend. d.. Ansirelitz, the psy-
tkoiogisf. when the guests lenre,
Anzifellfr and Bioel0tD take the
bod % vronski's apartment
sd fnd fhe door ajaTl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09

lngly. =
lively.
Somebody Breathing Heavily
nv The silence that succeeded the
! knock. Bigelow could feel his heart
beating. Austrelitz--still cautioning
nim with iook-moved noisele~-'y
step by step to the front door and
pressed 5his ear against the panel.
holding his breath. On the other side
OF the door. he could distinctly hear
somebody breathing heavily.
The knock was repeated a third
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09
DiamondbaII New.

Pay in the NYA School Dia-
mondball League is progressing
h great fashion. st. Joseph, Di-
VISION Street and Harris school
boys are fighting hard every game
and there IS a great interest among
TIE boys TO win the championship.
Victor Larsen and J. Villareal are
supervising the league since Doug
las Mccarthy has graduated to
! higher class. Three cheers for
Mack.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09

time. but less confidently. They watt
ed-and then Austrelitz heard who
eve had been there. retreating slowly
down the stairs. He came noiselessly
back to join Bigelow.
IF it was the officer" he said. so
low that Bigelow had to strain his
ears to hear him. he will probably
r waiting down there by the car.
And we'll have to tell him that we
were in the back with the door closed
trying TO get Vronski to go to bed.
And that he was making such row
we didn't hear the knocking"
"Who else could it have been,
asked Bigelow. "at this time in the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09

They descended the stairs to the
street, after turning off the lights and
shutting Vronski's door securely be-
hind them. kustrelitz did that. first
slipping on his gloves.
But there was no sign of the police
man in the street below, no sign Of
anyone, anywhere.
They re-entered the car with a
sigh of relief and drove away.
The Colony At One
1T WAS nearly six when Bigelow
l tumbled gratefully into bed. The
ringing of his telephone aroused him
at IL. But he had slept soundly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09
Comments

I would like to add to my art
icle in yesterdays issue, which
stated that three or four athletic
fields are being built in Tampa
and vicinity. that. according to the
fan who supplied me with that in
formation, If would have doubled
the amount would have still fell
short of the actual number of
fields Icing constructed. or have
been constructed in the West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09
Baseball Doubleheader

Local baseball fans will be treat
ed 10 a doubleheader next Sun
day at the Navy Field. In the
first game. Gardner's Pill Rollers
uiil tsckle Sanitary Department,
shd in the nightcap the Coconuts.
Both contests promise to be hard
fought from start to finish. This
nill be the first fracas of the year
thc hard-shelled boys have played.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09
coLoRED COUPLE
MARRIED HERE

Victor E. Laurie and Miss Ara
celia Perez were married Feb
ruary 8 by Rev. A. L. Maureau,
S. j., at the rectory of the st.
Mary's Church.
The witnesses were Messrs.
James Yingchousti. Crispin White
head, James A. Laurie and Oscar
Cleare.
A large number of friends were
in attendance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09
nornIng?.

morning?"
Austrelitz shrugged. Lets 60" he
suggested, abandoning the field Of
useless speculation. Nothing to be
gained by lingering here"
Bigelow nodded agreement He had
already realized the futility Of search
ing for Anne's letters among the lit
ter in that disordered room. And. af-
ter all, thee was no reason why she
should not have written love letters
to Vronski. Even If the police found
them. they could find nothing In
them to suggest a motive for MUIR
der.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09
Sports Shorts

Paul Derringer picks the Pitts
burgh Pirates to win the National
League pennant, and he places Gin
cinnati fourth. We believe the
Cardinals will win the flag. In
the American League yours truly
believes the Red Sox will be on
top this year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09
seesesssssesseessssseess
Today's Birthdays


George AIDE of Brook, Ind.
famed humorist. born at Kentland,
Ind, n years ago.
Fred F. shedd of Philadelphia,
newspaper editor, horn at New
Boston, N. H., So years ago.
Ex-U. S. Senator George 81.
Moses of Concord, N. H., born at
Lubec, Me-, 6S years ago.
Ronald Conan, actor, born in
England, 46 years ago.
Peggy Wood. actress vocalist.
born in New York, 43 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09

Dizzy Dean says that the Cards
need him to cinch the pennant,
and predicted that the Tigers viii
e6fhe thfouehSiin the younger cir
cult. He said that if he did not
sign pretty soon, frankie Frisch
would go nuts before the season
started. He is also trying to trade
Branch Hickey for Tom Yawkey,
owner of the Boston Red Sox.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
DOings Around The
Golf Links
(By GRAvY)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

There were lot of the boys
out playing the royal and ancient
game of golf, last Sunday morn
ing and afternoon and some had
so much fun they got sick later
on in the day. But read for your
self and see if you can guess the
sick ones.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09

Mr.. Berlin Sawyer wishes all
and sundry to know that he was
able to beat his fellow artistic, Mr.
George Liera by four strokes and
said. that the next time George
tried to explain how much better
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09

Mr.. Julius Otto Kirchheiner de-
cided that he would play even if
he did not feel much like it but
after he had lost three new balls
before he had finished holes, he
decided that if he wasn't sick be-
fore he was then an so quit the
game and went home. Mr.. LII Plum
mer, who was an opponent, said his
score was so bad it made him sick
and so he could not remember
same. Mr.. Irish Kerr says his
47-45 was not much to brag about
while Mr.. Willie Pious Watkins
said all his friends made him sick
the way they complained about
what they thought was bad golf
but Mr.. Pious thought was very
good. So you see, gentle reader,
that crowd had very low spirits and
if we go on much more you and
l will both be sick of reading this.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09
oooooooooooooooooOooOooo
Today In History

16sO-French and their Indian
allies from Montreal attacked
Dutch settlement of Schenectady.
N. Y, population 400. killed 81
and took 80 back with them as
prisoners.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09

Mr.. John Telegraph Pinder is
now down among the class in the
golfing world. +. he got 100 strokes
which shows that he is not neglect
ing his business nor his golf. His
friend Wimpy Hamburger Jones
also got 100, while Cookie Mesa
turned in SO and Charlie Salas
made SO on his second Is holes for
the day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09

1898 Scandal in France over
financing of the Panama Canal,
France then building.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09

Mr.. Handsome Horace O'Bryant
had Mr.. Lieutenant Natella and
Mr.. Roy Lade and could afford to
knock the hall into the pond and
still win the game. Of course on
the last three holes he was really
trying to beat Par.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09

BY the U. S. Signal Service-birtl
Of the Weather Bureau.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09

187O--Congress enacted bill
.'for taking meteorological obser-
vations at the military stations
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09

he was than Berlin to remember
this date. Mr.. Walter Vinson was
able to tie Mr.. Daddy while Mr..
Hartley Albury was able to do a
51-50.
Mr.. Albert johnson who tells the
captain of the "Nicoya" where to
go had his friends, Mr.. Hyne and
Mr.. Emerson, out for days pleas
ure at his expense on account of
Mr.. Navy Emerson made 47-40
and Mr.. Hyne made 46-49, while
Mr.. Johnson took a 1854 touring
the 10 holes.
Mr.. Joe Lopez wanted to see
how many holes he could play in a
day and finished "A when he was
overtalen by his wife and baby
who wanted to know if he had for
gotten he had home. He allow
ed them to make him stop because
| it was dark anyway brit spent the
whole of Monday doctoring himself
with liniment and lotions and 9TH
er things to try and revive life and
leave the beauty until later. On
one round he had 70 while Mr.. Os-
good Kemp had rs and a couple of
Parks had 81 and 81 each.
---------=-- s--z--------------
Mr.. Sam Harris four genial
Postmaster) says that since he has
had to wear spectacles in order
to find the fairway, that he has
been unable to putt athe ball
straight and thef $fbfe had 50. Mr..
Cookie Mesa who began the day
fresh had 81 and Mr.. Pete Taylor
had more than hundred.
Mr.. Johnny Kirschenbaum wants
you to note that he had SO strokes
which was the same as his friend,
Eddie Strunk while Mr.. Charlie
Salas says to note that he was
three better while DIR. Charlie
Salas says to note that he was
three better while Doc Willie Per-
cival Kemp admits that he was a
couple better himself. Mr.. Melvin
Russell did not have any remarks
to offer but was well satisfied with
the 46-47 he was able to make.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09

1926-U. S. Senate voted to ask
Pres. Coolidge to intervene in
anthracite strike-he refused to
do SO but strike settled on 18th.
1927-U. S. World War For
eign Debt Commission ceased to
exist after making agreements
with 13 countries regarding pay
ments of more than II billion
dollars.
1934-Pres. Roosevelt cancels
all air mail contracts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09

Subscribe 70 The citizen-zoe
weekly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09

he was than Berlin to remember
this date. Mr.. Walter Vinson was
able to tie Mr.. Daddy while Mr..
Hartley Albury was able to do q
51-50.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09

1899 ~. S. Constellation UNI
der Capt. Thomas Truxton won
fight with French frigates Insur-
gente United States then at war
with France on high seas.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-09

The news Of vrOnski's murder
breaks tomorrow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-18
Chief Town of Dalmatia

Split, the center of the Yugoslav
Riviera, is the chief town of Dali
malta. In the Third century En-
peror Diocletian repaired to the
site - then the little village of As
palatos - to 'plant cabbages"; but
instead he built for himself an inn
mense palace. This palace, occupy
ing some ten acres, stands, forming
a town in itself with several hum
dred families. In the Seventh CEN
fury the emperor's mausoleum be-
came Dom, or cathedral, and his
Temple of Jupiter is a baptistry.
No building in the world, perhaps,
boasts as great mixture of arcfli-
tectural styles as this cathedral.
There are examples of the antique,
the Roman, the early Asiatic, the
early Gothic, the Renaissance and
other arts, all accumulated as the
building underwent changes and re-
pairs in the course of sixteen CEN
turtles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-18
Holdout Technique
of Cards, Yankees
Provides Contrast
a. New York Post.-wNU Service.

THERE probably are other ways
in which the business heads OF
baseball's two most efficient firms
perform their daily chores. At this
season, though, it is the manner In
which they manipulate their hold
outs that provides the most enlight-
ening contrast.
Branch Hickey of the Cards is
a prime exponent of the "let's raise
hell before we sign the papers
school. Even when not blessed with
such a gifted debating opponent as
Dizzy Dean he is a firm believer
in the benefits to be obtained from
airing salary squabbles in press,
news reels and any other available
public forums.
Ed Barrow of the Yankees long
has been convinced that unbally-
hooed negotiations provide the best
results. Now and then-as during
the later years of Ruth-Cousin
Ed yields to the temptation of a
fine fanfare of publicity during the
weeks Immediately preceding the
signing of a contract. But the blath-
er surrounding such Weddings only
serves to convince him the more
that regular methods are the best.
Immediately thereafter he returns
to the policy of offering fair price
and letting nature take its course.
But the fact that such high-sala-
ried notables as Ruth and Dean
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-18

pocket again "-do you recognize
that?"
Doctor Marden answered instant
ly, eyes"
''Does it belong to your"
eyes"
when did you last see it,"
The last time I noticed it was
when I put on my slippers to go
to the masquerade. It's one of a
pair of old paste buckles that I
bought some years ago in Paris,
I lost it that night"
'Had you any idea where you
lost it?"
81 thought it must have dropped
off in that walk I took. It seems to
me that had it been lost in the
house, would have noticed it."
'tDid you make any attempt to
find it?"
eyes. got up very early SUM-
day morning and went over the
road took, to see if I could find
it."
Don't you think that that might
look suspicious?"
Perhaps. But I suppose would
also think that whether it looked
suspicious or not would depend on
my standing in the community
my reputation for decency and hon.
or. I am perfectly willing to adj
NIT that I didn't want to be in
volved as witness in this, case.
Naturally I did not want to get into
it. Moreover, the buckle is an ex-
tremely valuable one. It is part
of set and although that was
not, in view of the great tragedy,
of mementous importance, it was
of some Importance.
"Well," Patrick decided, 81 guess
that will be ALL"
Doctor Marden arose. He bowed
to Patrick; came over to my side;
bent low over my hand. Dear
lady," he said, 81 cannot tell you
how much think of you in these
distressing days."
Something in his voice brought
the tears to my eyes again. Then
with his quick, light step, he started
to 60.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-18

acquiescence. He made no COM
ment.
what to your best knowledge
and belief was Doctor Blaikie' S
frame of mind while you talked
with him? Did you get any inn
pression?"
''He gave me the impression that
he was extremely happy-triumph
ant, definitely triumphant. I might
say, he breathed, he emanated tri-
umph."
Patrick's thick dashed eyelids
dropped. He seemed to reflect deep
ly. "Well, I guess that will be
ALL" he said. "Wait a moment
though. I'm the poorest hand in
the world at remembering figures .
He reached into his waistcoat peck.
ct, brought out the little red leath-
er notebook. "I'd like to take down
the hours as you remember them
of your arrival and departures
from the Stow house."
He reached into one pocket and
then another, another and another.
81 cannot keep a pencil!" he NUT
tered.
I moved in the direction of my
desk. Before I could reach it how
ever, Doctor Marden had offered
Patrick a fountain pen. Patrick
busted himself a moment or two
writing, handed the pen back.
'tThank you very much, Doctor
Marden. I won't detain you any
longer"
"Oh by the way, Doctor Mar.
den" Patrick reached into his