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Evening star., 1938-11-06

the Ancestor in the Beyond, would be welcome.
She climbed the stairs, and heard chanting
Around the table were grouped seven nuns with
heads as bald as a sharp razor could make
them. At another table, f1ickering peanut oil
lamps Illuminated a painting of the ancestor
who had in turn joined his ancestors. The table
was loaded with sacrifices. There were some
twenty people in the room, who, from time to
time, joined in chanting prayers.
Leung Fab unostentatiously joined this group
Shortly thereafter, she moved quietly to the
stairs which gave to the roof, and within thirty
minutes had worked her way back to the roof
of the house of the three candles. She sought
deep shadow, merged herself within it and be-
came motionless.
Shortly after midnight tropical rain came
up without warning 1t beat down in deuge.
from which there was no escape.
Leung Fab bent over. shielding the precious
red fire and the box of matches from the down.
pour with her body, as month ago she had
tried in vain to shield the body of her baby
from the rain of Japanese bombs.
After the rain it was cold; but Leung Fab
remained hunched in one position, afraid to
move lest some watchers on an adjoining roof
top should see her. Crouched in the shadows,
she waited, wet. cold, and cramped
Slowly the hours of the night wore away.
Leung Fab began to listen. Shortly thereafter
her ears, strained toward the East, heard
peculiar sound 1t was like distant thunder over
the mountains, thunder which rumbles
omnously, vet, because of distance, is all but
inaudible.
With ominous rapidity the murmur of sound
in the East grew into roar. She could hear the
screams of people in the streets below could
hear babies aroused from their sleep as they
were snatched up by frantic parents, crying
fretfully.
Still Leung Fab remained motionless. The
planes swept by overhead. Here and there in
the city bright red flares suddenly blossomed
into blood-red pools of crimson. And wherever
there was a flare, a Japanese plane swooped
down. and moment later mushroom of flame
rose Up against the night sky, followed by
reverberatng report which shook the very
foundations of the city.
No light bombs were these which were re-
leased on the flares, but aerial torpedoes that
blasted to the very roots of the earth.
Ieune Fab waited.
The planes crclcd and dipped overhead.
Evening star., 1938-11-06

the eastern end of the city, you will hold
match in your fingers. There will be none to
watch, because people will be intent upon their
own safety When the planes are overhead, you
will set fire to the red flares and then you will
run very rapidly. You will return most quickly
to this place you will receive plenty gold.
1T is. however, imperative that you come
to this place quickly. The bombing will last
until just before daylight. You must be here
before the bombing is finished. You will receive
your gold. In the confusion you will flee to the
river A boat will be waiting. 1t will be neces-
sary that you hide for some time. because an
investigation will be made. There are spies who
spv upon us, and one cannot explain the posses
sion of gold You will be hidden until there is
more work
Once more there was period of silence.
broken only by the shutting of men and OF
whispered orders. Leung Fab felt round.
wooden object thrust into her hands. mo-
ment later box of matches was pushed into
her fingers A man bent over her, so close that
his voice breathed thought directly into her
ears almost without the aid of sound.
The house of the Commissioner of Public
Safety" he said.
The shutlling ceased. The voice of Sahm
Seuh said. That is all. Go. and wait at the
appointed places. Hurry back and there will
be much gold. In order to avoid suspicion you
will leave here one at a time, at intervals OF
five minutes. A man at the door will control
your passing. There will be no lights - no con-
VersatOn'
Leung Fab stood in the darkness, packed
with people whom she did not know, reeking
in the stencil Of stale perspiration At intervals
she heard a whispered command After each
whisper the door would open and one of the
persons in that narrow, crowded staircase
would slip from the suffoCating atmosphere into
the relative GOODNESS of the street.
At length the door was in front of her Hands
pushed against her. The door swung open. and
she found herself once more in Sky Horse Alley,
shuflling along with demure eyes downcast. and
a face which was the face of a sleepwalker.
Leung Fab went only so far as the house
where the sacrifices were being offered to the
spirit of the departed. The ashes of the sacri-
fetal fire were still smoudering in the narrow
street, drifted about by vagrant gusts of wind.
Leung Fab knew that in this house there would
be mourners that any who were OF the faith
and desired to Join in sending thought waves to
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24
FISH MUST SUBMIT TO
PLANNED ECONOMY

BUFFALO, Wyo., Feb 24--There
will be no more privacy in Wy
oming's fish and streams than in
gold fish bowl.
The United States government
has decided it is about time the
fish had a program of planned
economy"
So the U. S. bureau Of fisheries
and the Wyoming game and fish
department are seeking informa-
ton on the feeding. breeding and
fighting habits of all the fish that
live in Wyoming.
The purpose is to determine
what types of fish are best suited
to the various streams and lakes,
what fish should live where and
In what numbers. And of course
the fish experts hope to improve
the fishing.
Special nets are used for trap
ping fish at different lake and
stream levels. The nets are con-
structed so that they catch the
fish behind the gills without
harming them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24
1000 Movies In S Years
That Makes 1t A Hobby
tHx AasecIalea Pre..l

COLUMBUS. O., Feb. 24.-Dante
Caldararo. IS. and a bachelor,
likes movies so well he has at
tended 1000 performances in five
years which he thinks makes il
a hobby.
He rates Fredric March as his
favorite actor and claudette Col
bert leads his choice of actresses.
He thinks Les Miserables" is
the best picture he has seen and
he liked The Sign of The Cross"
so well he saw il FIVE times.
Caldararo's votes for the best
acting during 1887 go to March in
"A Star Is Born" and Barbara
Stanw'yck in Stella Dallas"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24
NOTICE OF SALE OF TAX
CERTIFICATES

Notice Is hereby given that
Lambert y. Walters has filed with
me written request that the
tax certificates together with all
subsequent omitted or levied taxes
held By the State Of Florida be
advertised and sold TO the highest
bidder for cash as provided by
House Bill 396 OF the 1887 acts OF
the Legislature. upon the following
described real estate in the County
Of Monroe. State Of Florida. tO-wit:
Lot Is. Blk. /, TT. ,. as recorded
In Monroe County Records, Deed
Book IS. Page 1s4.
The taxes TO be sold are evidenced
By certificate No. 81 Of 1924. and
represent taxes for the years 1923
to 1887. both inclusive
Said tax certificate together with
ali subsequent omitted or levied
taxes viii be sold To the highest
bidder at the Court House Door In
Key West. on the 4th day OF March
1888. at 500 o'clock z. "
Dated this the nth day OF Febru-
AIRY, 1883.
(SEALl Ross & SAWYER
Clerk Circuit Court Monroe Comfy,
Florida.
feb. I7-24. mar. 3. Isss-Msss
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24
u. S. GOVERNMENT Is NOW MAKING
STRIDES INTO ECONOMIC TERRITORY
CBy Associated Pre..D

is giving the public a legitimate
service
I Coupled with that decision. the
lower. court ruling that approved
the Tennessee Valley Authority
one of the biggest real estate de-
velopments launched anywhere.
That decision okeyed the whole
scheme, including the right of the
government to produce and sell
water power in the valley.
The meaning Of the lower court
decision is substantially the same
as that of the Supreme Court al
though. because It approved the
whole Tennessee project, it is
much broader.
This does not imply that the
government is going to supply all
the electric current in the nation
any time soon, If ever. The gov
ernment only controls Is per cent
of potential water power sites
anyway.
a Governmental Trend
Nevertheless the charging
powers of the government to go
into business other than such
fundamental activities as national
defense, the courts. and law-mak-
ing. is a clear reflection on the
trend of the times. This is the way
the Hoover committee on social
trends put it, back in 1893:
1T is conceivable that without
any surrender of our belief in the
merits of private property, indi-
vidual enterprise, and self-help,
the American people viii press
toward a larger measure of public
control to promote the common
welfare One possibility is the
further extension of the list of
public utilities
That committee also saw an adj
vantage in the democratic form
of government to carry out social
aims, with less lag between Soc
ial change and governmental
The governments action in re-
gard to mortgage insurance and
public utilities demonstrates
trend toward the course seen by
that committee And that is the
only trend disclosed by Congress
or the courts since the special ses-
sion of congress began last No
vember Is. -,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24
LEGALS
NOTICE OF SALE OF TAX
CERTIFICATES

Notice is hereby given that
Harry l. Knowles has filed with
me written request that the
tax certificates together with all
subsequent omitted or levied taxes
held by the State Of Florida be
advertised and sold to the highest
bidder for cash as provided by
the Legislature, upon the following
described real estate in the County
OF Monroe, State Of Florida, tO-wit:
Lot 13, Blk ), TT. :. as recorded
in Monroe County Records, Deed
Book IS. Page 20I-
The taxes TO be sold are evidenced
by certificate No. 800 Of 1928, and
represent taxes for the years 1927
10 1887. both inclusive
Also, Lot Il, Blk. ), TT :. W. c
alaIoney Diagram Plat Book l..
Page %. as recorded in Monroe
County Records. Deed Book SIS,
Page 201.
The taxes to be sold are evidenced
by certificate No 1923 Of 1888. and
represent taxes for the. years 1882
to 1887. both inclusive.
Also. PIT Lot 20, Blk 2. TT. 15
GWynn's Subdivision. as recorded
in Monroe County Records. Deed
Book C5. Page 10
The taxes 10 be sold are evidenced
by certificate No. 43s Of 1925. and
represent taxes for the years 1927
TO 1887. both inclusive
Also. Lot 10. Blk. -, TT L, rs re-
corded in Monroe County Records,
Deed Book CT. Page 1875
The taxes TO be sold are evidenced
by certificate No 577 of 1929, and
represent taxes for the years 1928
to 1887. both inclusive
Also. Lot Is, Blk. ?. Key West
Foundation Co. Sub, Plat Book !.
Page 155, as recorded in Monroe
County Records. Deed Book -,
The taxes to be sold are evidenced
by certificate No S44 Of 1928, and
represent taxes for the years 1927
to 1887. both inclusive.
Said tax certificates together with
all subsequent omitted or levied
taxes will be sold to the highest
bidder at the Court House Door in
Key West, on the 4th day Of March
1888. at 300 o'clock P II
Dated this the 18th day of Febru-
airy. 1898.
fSEALl Ross G Sawyer
Clerk Circuit Court. Monroe County.
Florida
feb. 1924, mar. ;. 1s5s-M6sI
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NOTICE OF SALE OF TAX
CERTIFICATES

Notice is hereby given that
Thomas r. NewbOId has filed with
me written request that the
tax certificates together with all
subsequent omitted or levied taxes
held By the State Of Florida be
advertised and sold to the highest
bidder for cash as provided by
House Bill $50 Of the 1887 acts of
the Legislature. upon the following
described real estate in the County
Of Monroe. State Of Florida, tO-wit
PIT. Lot /. Blk S, TF. 4, as record
ed In Monroe County Records, Iced
Book DE-, Page z34.
The taxes to be sold are evidenced
by certificate No. 126 Of 1881, and
represent taxes for the years 1880
to 1887. both inclusive.
Said tax certificate together with
all subsequent omitted or levied
taxes viii be sold to the highest
bidder at the Court House Door in
Key West. on the 4th dag Of March
1898. at 3.0o o'clock F. NJ
Dated this the nth day OF Febru-
airy. 1888
fSEALb Ross G SAWYER
Clerk Circuit Court. Monroe County.
Florida.
feb. I7-24. mar. ,. IssS-Mss2
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24
IMMIGRANT COLONIES
KEEP FRONTIER ALIVE
(By A.sociated Prrsxl

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-~Fron-
tier" characteristics are usually
foung in immigrant colonies of
unskilled laborerS in America.
according to social study of
Pittsburgh published by the CO.
lumbia University Press.
These are usually a saloon.
dance hall and. boarding house.
Chief center of such a communi-
tvs life is the hall, used for wed
dingS and other festivities.
The halls are found in every
community in Allegheny county
where nationality groups live in
sufficient numbers to finance such
an enterprise, the study shows.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24

, WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-The
easiest way to make sense out OF
the latest act of congress and OF
recent constitutional decisions Of
Federal Courts is to ignore the
political fog for the moment and
take cash register view. What
actually is happening is this:
The federal government is max
ing strides into economic terri
tory that has been reserved for
a hundred years or more for pri-
vate citizens and corporations.
No GobbIing
This does not mean state social
ism or communism is just around
the corner. Nor does it imply that
the federal government is going
to gobble private business.
So far, the government has Civ
en- to the public services which
the Supreme Court says are staf-
fected with the public interest,"
or it has gone into business fields
that are not profitable for pri-
vate companies
Take the latest law-the bill to
revise the federal housing act of
1884.
What the revised law does is to
shove the government deeper into
the mortgage insurance business.
The government expects to lose
some money. It has already lost
six odd millions of dollars in this
field, a little more than 1 per
cent of its investment" That's
because its terms are liberal. But
Uncle Sam is willing to take
comparatively small rap on the
chin in hope that the bill viii en-
courage building and thereby get
heavy industries going. That
would give employment to more
people and spread profits among
private citizens.
Can't Be Bothered
Now turn to the Supreme
Courts January decision uphold
ing the constitutional right of the
federal government to lend, or
give, money to cities for power
plants, public buildings, sewer
systems and the like.
The real meaning of that is
that Uncle Sam can't be bothered
about the survival or death of a
private enterprise, so long as he
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24
LIQUOR REVENUES UP

Washington. = Liquor tax re-
ceipts in 1887 totaled S587 .3O5. 6IO.
an increase of S8.223,73I over
1896. according to reports of the
Internal Revenue Bureau. Of this
amount $278.365.23S came from
fermented malt liquors. such as
beer. while $3.50. 36O.574 was col
lected as domestic excise taxes on
distilled spirits.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24
MANY "o's"

Boswell, Ind.-Its a series of
O's in the family of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Flynn. All of their ten
children have names beginning
with the letter 90: Oral, Ode,
Othie. OWE. Orval, Otis, Oscar,
Oliver. Omer and Oakley.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24
ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE

Martha Jane Preble, II, prob
ably saved the life of Captain ].
E Malone of the Army air corps
by switching on the field lights
at a California airport when he
was lost in a fog with little gaso-
line.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24

First COok-Whst do YOU do
with yourself now that the ice
man is out Of a jobs
Second Ditto-Wen, the nan
collects installments on the elec-
trlc refrigerator amt such a bad
sort
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24

Dorothea Hatcher, whose faith
er, mother, four uncles, six auntS
and Is cousins are school teach
ers- was made a member of the
Oklahoma Education Association
at the age of three months.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24
DISEASE KILLS DEER

Denver-An epidemic eye dis
ease which has attacked deer in
this region is costing the lives of
scores of deer. Commonly called
pink eye" the disease blinds the
victim, rendering it helpless, I'M
able to find food or water. They
either die of thirst or starvation,
or, unable to see, became the
prey of other wild animals.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24

Mrs Precilla Randolph. Los
Angeles attorney. is president of
the National Association of Wo-
men Lawyers. and is the first
western woman to have this hon
or.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24
ABOUT WOMEN

When Miss Mary Proballa, %,
Of Cleveland, saw three robbers
enter the bank in which she is
employed, she set off an alarm
that locked the vault and safes,
saving the bank $4,000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24

The Sculptured head of George
Washington which graces the
great stone building across the
Potomac from Washington was
made by Mrs Gail Corbett. a
member OF the Architectural
League of New York.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24

Woodrow Whitford of Holyoke.
Mass, the youngest of a family
Of is children, was the uncle of
26 and the great-uncle of one
child when he was Is.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24

DetrulL-Ehen q aeEEs EE
brought MO cuE1 zz eEEs -
a case involving lLleEsl pazzE
O. lear-E2s e41zr-rel Nzs 49,
deutslly 81 O. cnZz rs kaz
a6lourned
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24

Sir Charles F. Bingham urges
exchange" plan for young adver-
Using men between the United
States and Britain.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24

During 25 years, 3.S4l young
sters have been admitted to the
Royal Masonic Institution for
Boys at Bushey, Eng.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24

Helen Meineck, 10. of New
York City, fell from a fifth floor
stair railing. of an apartment
house to the ground floor, and
escaped with minor cuts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24

Cyril Kettle, Is, fell 100 feet
from a cliff near Withycombe,
Eng, but landed in a tree and
escaped with a few scratches.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24

OF the 1886 licensed airplane
pilots in the United States, &C
cording to a recent official report.
$50 are women.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24

Miss Carmen Planas. %, is the
first woman to enter Philippine
politics. She was recently elected
city councilman IN Manila.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24

Japan is increasing her Dur-
chaSes of phosphate from Makates
island in French Oceania.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24

Britain is seeking 10000 more
recruits for volunteer anti-aircraft
work.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24

-Four out of every five people in
the world who purchase automo-
bileS buy American-made cars.
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Kindly Consideration

Why did you vote to keep that
contestant from being admitted to
the Senatc?"
Out of sympathy. answered
Senator Sorghum. Being a
statesman has become one Of the
hardest jobs on earth and he has
had trouble enough.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-24

}. 24The is giving the public legitil
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MORE RECEIPTS
TOWARD AIDING
OLDER PERSONS
REPORT OF STATE BEVERAGE
DEPARTMENT REVEALS IN
CREASE IN REVENUE COL.
LECTED

TAIIAHASSrr III, 1,r,. "a
NJ.
- -'' i'''''.'7 90 '.-'' ''7' -
>->'".'N "-.l ma -'''-2-' cause -'i
rejoicing .n the o.uc.a. report OF
the State Beverage Department
+.rtr. asc7. y.a~ .05,~s n,re I'll
,.gs .1... ,.....s ,,.-
"V'N " ''''''''''> " - ''' -
Tor.
The report shows net m
crease IA revenue collected Dv the
.-3, o,.. 20 49,,
~'' you 49,
decrease t'' operating COSTS 81 'i'N
department ri S32.8l8 %. as com
pared with the preceding fiscal
Year The decrease n operating
costs was accomplished ln spite
Of the TACT the operating costs for
/ 1888 includes % additional men
allowed by the 1887 legislature.
practically all OF whom nave been
assigned To work with the Fed
cral government The revenue Of
the department. with the cNcep-
uon a operating costs, goes -nio
the old age assistance fund
A further comparison " th-
past two fiscal years SHOWS ulal
fpt cost tf collecting each QGlIaF
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Chapter Seven
Morning Drive

THERE was an accusing glare
! n the range boss's eyes. You
you bit me"
4 sure did. Twice" said An
k1om You wanting to make
sCmethin' out Of it,"
NO damn man can do that to
mcguire fredW He licked his
lips, cleared his throat and said
again, less certainly: You're
fred
Ankrom laughed. q told you
this afternoon that Abe Streeter' S
on your payroll. He's goin' to stay
on il til il suits him to drift along.
Now look" Ankrom's tones
grew soft and earnest: when l
see a tarantula | usually aim TO
let it alone. But when a tarantula
jumps a. me l squash it. Do you
understand"
Hackett's hand dropped in swift
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-29
LOVE ON The RANGE
BY NELSON { NYr

shone like polished bottle glass.
Yet his lips were pressed in lines
Of indifference. His greeting Of
the girl had been courteous but
brief. Thereafter, for the past two
hours, he had spoken not at all
He was politely uncommunica-
tive.
Lees chic attire fitted her viii
loWy figure; her little hat was
smart bat offered a minimum of
protection from the suns glare.
She studied Ankrom with Curl
osity. There was q bold sweep to
his nose that matched well, she
thought, the forward iut Of his
rugged chin. As she watched him
the impressions formed at their
first meeting, that turbulent scene
in Peso Pinto, were strengthened
She found him vital, colorful, in
triguing Undoubtedly there was
much more to him than appeared
upon the surface; several times
she had sensed a vein of bitter
ness that excited her curiosity.
you're not overly converse
tional this morning" she OBJ
served. Cat got your tongue?"
Nope
Feeling kind OF low?" she
asked, nettled that he had not
turned his head nor even cast q
glance at her.
mo lOwer'n usual, l reckon"
TVeighty Problems
LIE still stared straight ahead.
II For time she left him, her
head upturned in pique. He did
not haze to talk to her, of course.