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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-19
Chapter Two
River Bluff

EFT DOESN'T seem to Newell,
1 normal, Sue. for you to be so
Indifferent to men at your age"
said Allen. you're as emotionally
immature as a child. You ought
to be blushing and palpitatfng,
jumping when the doorbel or
telephone rings, half out Of your
wits with joy one day, dissolved
in tears the next"
What on earth have you been
reading Allen? The Development
of the Emotions in Females Be-
'ttUeen Nineteen and Thirty? or
some such idiocy? Out of my wits
with joy one day, dissolving In
tears the next It sounds exactly
like a Victorian female" She half
closed her eyes until the long
black lashes tangled. "Old stuff,
Buddyl Girls don't behave like
that in these days, I assure you.
Not even Barbara - lately at
least"
Doesn't she?" He seemed re-
1ieved. II remember she used to,
and / suppose I've been Subcon-
sciously expecting you to do the
same-like catching the measles.
But" he said, II understand now
it's not necessary to have those
kid diseases any more. Maybe It's
the same with sentimental at
tacks."
Maybe it u.s." she agreed, and
both fell silent watching the
leaping flames on the hearth. But
when. two hours later, she laid
aside her book and came to tell
her brother goodnight. she said a
trifie forlornly: Are you diSap-
pointed in me, Allen? Do you
think Pm a hard-hearted little
green apple that's never going to
ripen? / wouldn't mind falling in
love, you know" she told him Sc
riously. "But-but one can't, can
one? By sheer will power, !
mean? Just pick out an eligible
man and say i will now fall in
love with this eminently desira-
BILE persona" She seated herself
on the arm of his chair and laid
her head som e W h at YEARLY
against his shoulder. He frightened
his arm about her protectingly.
mo, Sue dear, of course that
isn't how it comes. And I've made
a fool of myself as usual, getting
you all stirred up like this. A
hangover from those first weeks
after Dad died when you and /
were left alone. suppose l leaned
over backward. trying to be a
whole family to you. Now forget
it, Sue, promise mel It would
serve me right if I'd stirred you
up so you fell for the FIRST young
pipsqueak who comes into your
life after tonight"
He looked up and seeing tears
IN her eyes, pulled out his own
big handkerchief and dried them
tenderly. Forget it." he said
again. Forest has nothing on me
when it comes to talking rot, it
appears"
well, but, Allen-but, Allen, -
she answered unsteadily. you
don't want to marry me off, you
don't want to get rid of me right
now-do your"
Darling goose, ! do not! What
] really want you to do is to trot
of to bed and put this whole silly
conversation right out of your
mindl You're a grownup woman
now, and there's genuine good
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BY LOUISE PLATT

'cially made sticks" Of winter
green, Glove, mint dozen favor
ings brought all the way by train
from Boston itself, had been
pressed by mothers and sweet
hearts into the hard young hands
of the boyish Express riders to
tighten their dangerous journey.
Violent Crash
THE trees had been cleared
L from this high point and a
level parking place made for mo-
florists who like herself loved the
superb, view. 1t was deserted this
late October afternoon. Sue sat in
, her car, her lip caught beneath
her teeth, still puzzling over AL
lens inexplicable words of the
evening before.
'Hi!"
Something crashed violently
into her car from behind, sending
it forward until its wheels were
stopped by the great rocks; bump
ing her head smartly against the
wheel and driving her teeth
through the scarlet satin of her
lip. AS always when she was
frightened, rage seized her.
Have you no sense at all?" she
cried. She was out of the car in
flash and standing before a road
ster in which a very white young
man sat Imply. with practically
an entire block of vacant ground,
must you choose the identical spot
where one lonely car is parked?
Or were you trying to commit
suicide and l got in your way?"
To her mounting fury he made
no answer; merely essayed a sick
ly smile at her and slumped a lit
tile further down on the sloping
seat of the smart car.
II believe you're drunk" she
said with icy contempt.
He sighed like some one emerg-
ing from ether.
"No-I'm not. damn we'll wish
7 was though" he assured her
earnestly. Il thought" he gulped
and wet his dry lips with his
tongue-"by George, l thought for
one awful second that I'd pushed
you right over rocks and every
thing" He fumbled for his hand
kerchief; dabbled at his suddenly
wet forehead. IT don't dare get
out just yet; 'fraid my knees
would give way under me-"
She was not in the least ap-
peased by his obvious fright. Her
eyes were enormous in her small
pale face, and Smouldered under
meath their inky brews.
I'm waiting for you to ex-
plainp
Brakes. Nothing held. !
grabbed the emergency but"
"And do you usually drive on
high hills without any brakes?"
The color was beginning to
creep back into his face, and he
sat a little Straighter.
Look here! Let me explain,
won't you? I haven't touched this
car for a month. Lent it to a
friend who was touring the
Ozarks. l picked it up about fif-
teen minutes ago - downtown
SOHISWIlGl G--dllO QIOVG IL 0P uSIG
to have look at the river. Uphill
all, the way, so / didn't consider
the brakes were all shot to h.
pieces until l tried to stop along
side of you and didn't. It's the
truth" he insisted, seeing her
sternness had not abated under
this explanation.
"You ought to have looked be-
fore you started up here!" she
stormed. "You ought not be all
lowed = to drivel You ought to
have your license taken away
from you! If you'd hit me just a
little harder-or at just the right
angle-Pd be down there this
minute. struggling in the river.
That is, if were alive at all" she
added.
Continued tomorrow
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PONCE DE LEON
DEFEATS CONCHS

Telegram received this
morning at the High School
related of the defeat suffered
by the local High Schools
basketball team at the hands
of Ponce De Leon school in
Miami.
The score of the game.
played last night. was SO TO
FL. The local team plays
Homestead High School To-
night. before returning home.
An exhibition game may be
played tomorrow night with
some team in the Miami area.
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, Give me nickle' he says; I sing
five songs for five cents. Failing
recognition for the moment, he
VOLUNTEERS as guide, telling us of
the birds; and plucking a sprig
from a euphorbia ~ with round
forked twigss tells us, This is a
Wish-bone tree. Five songs are
too many, says the Eden lady.
EI'll give you a penny for one
song. Ignoring at first, at last he
filings belly on the ground and up
Eagain and chants in Spanish, with
one last line in English, come to
Key West for a day. No melody,
and no music in it. The lady
hands him his penny. but both
eyes are on the man, to see if
another is forthcoming.
But here is the tower. Inside,
a spiral iron stairway goes to the
top, landing after landing, small
er and smaller. Let us go up and
see what Key West amounts to.
Here at the top is the lamp; a
cluster of electric bulbs inside a
cylinder made of prism rings. A
reflector above returns light that
might be wasted straight up. Out
side, a rallied walk circles the
tower; it's safe, but a dizzy height
and you will feel like holding on
/ to the rail And below us is the
island city; with it's blue~green
seas around it, : About half the
island is covered by the city; to
the southeast is partly vacant
corner of wild scrub land, almost
sea-level with the salt-ponds of
two hundred years ago, still laid
off in squares by rock fences.
"These are still shallow tidal
ponds today But in those days
they were cleaned to the flat
rock floor, and sea-water let in,
sealed and evaporated for COM
mercial production. Near them is
an old red brick fort, abandoned;
we should investigate that; there
is another or two on this shore
Beyond the ponds and almost out
of sight is the south boulevard, q
narrow wall apparently out al
sea. To the east is the claim OF
keys over which we came. and
then the city, all around and be-
meath our feet. Then the Army
reservation and the military air.
port. Northeast is the harbor
natural and forty feet deep, and
beyond, where the big Havana
steamer comes in on Thursday
On the city side, in a curved bay
! that cuts out the corner of the
island are the fishermen's
wharves, the sponge and turtle
docks, and the retail fish mar
kets. Then comes the govern
ment area we have just come
through; alongside on the west is
vacant land belonging to the
Navy grounds, filled in from the
sea, running to. we believe, the
new submarine base.
Second Installment of Nature
Notes" will appear in an early
issue of The Citizen
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sengers booking at Key West:
Mrs. H. NJ. Lay, Mrs. Ofelia Co
mez, Aguelio Gomez, John G..
Sawyer, Gloria Sawyer and w
A. Solador.
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YESTERDAY: LoveIy, t,Denty-
four year old Sue Davenport
leads an enjoyable life a0ith her
brother, Allen. She Is perfectly
satisfied Nth things as they are,
but Allen begins to tconder tUhy
she doesn't get married.
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THREE PFLEUGER TEMPLAR
REELS. In good working con-
dition. Will sell cheap. Also,
have Redwing 1886 horsepow-
er motor with many new parts.
Will sell entirely or by parts.
Apply Box p, The Citizen.
jan19-tf
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BOCA CHICA, 80 acres. Phone
826-R. janl9-3t
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SUGAR LOAF WATERFRONT.
SO acres near Pirates Cove.
Phone 826-R. jan19-3t
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OLD PAPERS FOR SALE
Three bundles for SC. The Citi-
zen Office. nov25-d
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HOUSE and TWO LOTS, nine
rooms, all modern conven-
fences, beautiful lawn, double
garage. All taxes paid, furn-
ished, radio, piano, typewriter,
etc. $4,000 cash or $500 down.
balance in 115 years. Robt. ].
Lewis, 1911 Won Phister street.
dec11-s
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Sea level ----------------------- 1895
Wind Direction and Velocity
E-6 miles per hour
Relative Humidity
1000
Uncomfortable humidity
should be a few points below
mean temperature 81
FORECAST
(Till 7:30 pm, Saturday,
Key West and Vicinity: Cloudy,
preceded by rain this afternoon
or tonight; much colder tonight;
Saturday fair and colder; fresh
to strong northwest winds. Small
craft warnings displayed Key
West district.
Florida; Cloudy, preceded by
rain in south and east portions
this afternoon or tonight; much
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FOR SALE-1938 Ford Coupe:
low mileage; radio; excellent
condition. Apply, 1923 Elizabeth
street. jan17-3tX
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THE WEATHER

Observation taken at 7:30 a. m.
18th Mer. Time
Temperatures
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Here come two small negro
boys, Fo' a penny apiece we
dance TO- you, they say in mixed
Spanish English. Cheap enough;
and they go to it. The smaller
one claps and whines and steps
lightly; the older does STEP
dance, slapping his bare feet on
the concrete with as loud a clack
as professional with shoes up
north. Inside the gate a pome-
granate, a slender twigged bush
eight feet tall. carries a few GRIM
son fruits. At the house corner
a Stephanotis vine holds double
milkweed pods. There is a gold
fish pool in dark shade; beyond
is an immense spreading banyan
tree. under whose dense top
stands the desk with the register
for visitors. Beside it is the
| lighthouse tower; but first let us
go on to see the birds.
"Here in the back corner of the
yard are numerous cages, OPEN
air screened sheds with doves.
lparrakeets. African finches, Java
sparrows and others; unfortunate
lly not labeled. but all happy and
many full of song. And here a
young Spaniard joins us. about
five years old. wearing. after the
fashion of Spanish or rather Gu
BAN small boys, long pants that
! rest and wrinkle on the ground.
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Second Installment of Mature
Notes" will appear in an early
issue of The Citizen
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PAGE THREE
CLASSIFIED COLUMN
LOST
LOST-Bank book yesterday aft
ernoon. Mrs. A. E. Sharpley,
418 William street. ian19-1tx
FOR RENT
UNPUBLISHED FIVE ROOM
APARTMENT, first floor. Ap.
ply 1904 Southland street.
jan18-2tx
LARGE AIRY ROOM. suitable
for couple, kitchen privileges,
garage. GIT Ashe street.
jan18-3tx
MISCELLANEOUS
OWL TAXI CO.-24-hour serv-
ice. Phone 9126. janl-mc
FOR SALE
FOR SALE-l938 Ford Coupe:
low mileage; radio; excellent
condition. Apply, 1923 Elizabeth
street. jan17-3tX
BoCA CHICA, 80 acres. Phone
826-R. janl9-3t
SUGAR LOAF WATERFRONT.
SO acres near Pirates Cove
Phone 826-R. jan19-St
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE
Three bundles for SC. The Citi-
zen Office. nov25-f
THREE PFLEUGER TEMPLAR
REELS. In good working con-
dition. Will sell cheap. Also,
have Redwing 1886 horsepow-
er motor with many new parts.
Will sell entirely or by parts.
Apply Box P, The Citizen.
jan19-tf
LOT, Cor. Duval and Louisa
streets. Apply 1912 Olivia
street. nov23-mon-fri
HOUSE and TWO LOTS, nine
rooms, all modern conven-
fences, beautiful lawn, double
garage. All taxes paid, furn-
ished, radio, piano, typewriter,
etc. $4,000 cash or $500 down,
| balance in IL years. Robt. ].
Lewis, 1911 Won Phister street.
dec11-s
TWO LOTS on Washington
street near White. $3.50 for
quick sale. Apply 1919 Pearl
street. jan5-S
FOR SALE-2 lots, each 50x100.
Run from Washington to Won
Phister street. $3.50. Apply
rear 1917 Petronia street.
apr14-s
HOTELS
] BRING YOUR VISITING friends
! in need of a good nights rest
to THE OVERSEAS HOTEL.
Clean rooms, enjoy the honey
atmosphere. Satisfactory rates.
Evening star., 1940-08-19
German Agent Is Fined
$1,000 in Conol Zone
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALBOA, Canal Zone, Aug. 49,
DR.. Emil Wolff, So, a German chem
ist, was fined $1,000 today and given
a suspended sentence of three
months in the penitentiary on plea
of guilty to acting as foreign agent
without registering as such, as re-
quired by law.
DIR. Wolff, first arrested on a mar
cotics charge July 2 when removed
from the japanese ship Yasukuni
Maru, admitted he had sailed from
San Francisco with trunk contain-
ing diplomatic documents" from the
German consul in San Francisco to
the consul in Valparaiso, Chile.
Evening star., 1940-08-19
Churchill Will Review
Foreign Affairs in Speech
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. Aug. 19.-Prime Min
Ister Churchill tomorrow will make
his first full public review of British
foreign relations since he assumed
Office May II in a statement ON the
progress of the war to the House OF
Commons.
Informed sources considered 1t
likely that he would mention the
talks between Washington and Lon
don regarding acquisition by the
United States of naval and air bases
in British possessions in the Western
Hemisphere.
They also believed he would refer
to former President Hoover's sug-
eestion that food oe allowed to LASS
through the British blockade to
German occupied countries on the
continent.
These sources said that if any
such request was made officially to
the British government the answer
would be no" based on the conten-
ton Germany must accept full re-
sponsibility for feeding populations
under her control.
Evening star., 1940-08-19
British Troops Leave Soma|i|and;
Nazi Forces Poised for INVASION
All England Made Defense Area
Wounded Safely
Removed; Part Of
Stores Destroyed
" the Associated Press.


LONDON, Aug. 19.-The war
office announced tonight that
the British had withdrawn from
Somaliland.
The announcement said the
withdrawal was decided on as
an alternative to reinforcing the
British garrison there with re-
serves who would be Of greater
use in places more important to
the prosecution of the war.
Earlier, a British broad
cast received in New York by
N. B. C. said 1000 Australian
troops were expected to reach
Berbera Friday to reinforce
the British Somaliland forces.
Presumably these troops will
be disposed elsewhereD
"All guns except two lost in the
early stages of the action have
been embarked" the announce
ment said.
"A great part of the material
stores has also been evacuated and
the remainder destroyed. Our
wounded have been safely brought.
away"
Rome sources said the British
force in Somaliland was about 1000.
mostly Rhodesians and Indian
troops.
Evening star., 1940-08-19
u. 5. Freighter Reports
Boarding by Mexicans
By the Associated Press.

bv the Associated freSS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 49,
Mackay Radio Co. said today mes
sage had been received from the
American freighter Herman Frasch
stating it had been stopped and
boarded by officers of a Mexican
gunboat, of Acapulco. Mexico.
The message was addressed to all
stations and all naval stations,
Mackay reported.
1t said: stopped and boarded
1920 GMT G:20 am. P. S. TD by
Mexican gunboat G22, 10 miles
westnorthwest Acapulco. Not al
lowed proceed. Now being boarded
by armed forces"
Mackay said the message was re-
ceived direct by the freighter Pan
aman, which routed it to the S. S.
Wocasta. whence 1t was broadcast
TO al stations.
Evening star., 1940-08-19
Senators Back Funds
For '2-0cean' Navy,
Army Of 100000
Dispute Over Changes
Delays FinoI Action
On Guord Bill
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Appropriations Com
mittee approved today a IS 0O8. .169,-
277 appropriation bill providing
funds for beginning Of construction
on a "two-ocean" Navy and for
equipping an Army of 100000 men.
The committee acted while on the
Senate floor there began another
week of sharp debate on the Burke
Wadsworth conscription bill.
Differences between Senate and
House drafts of legislation authoriz-
ing mobilization of the National
Guard delayed final congressional
action on that measure.
The Appropriations Committee in
creased by $45,017,320 the direct ap-
propriations and contract authority
previously approved by the House in
the $5.008. 900 900 supplemental de-
fense measure. OF this amount
$34 ,507 ,320 was in cash outlays, in
Guiding an item of $1,000. 900 for
armor equipment and ammunition
for new aircraft An additional
SIS 900, 900 in contract authority was
made available for plane armament.
Senator Maloney, Democrat. Of
(See CONsCRIPT1ON, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1940-08-19
German Air Scouts
Range British Coast
Seeking New Targets
Aerial Fighting Minor
As Ships Reconnoiter
Checking on Domoee
Ry The Associated Press.

BERLIN. Aug. 19.-Nazi air scouts
were reported ranging the British
coasts today as Germany multiplied
signs that she was getting ready to
try a decisive blow against Britain.
Two British planes were shot
down near Ramsgate, at the mouth
of the Thames Estuary, and third
was seen falling in flames to the sea,
DNB. Official German news agency,
reported.
But the air fighting apparently
was minor. as the German flyers
carried out what was described as
armed reconnaissance to check up
on the effect of their air siege, and,
presumably, search for new targets.
German accommodating planes,
accompanied by fighters, were able
to take photographs at low altitude
over Southern England with little
hindrance, DNB declared,
British Spitfires tried to form a
barrier to the German planes. 1t
said, but only in a few instances
were able to engage them in battle.
Warning on Chute Troops.
Through Swiss diplomatic chan
nels, Adolf Hitler warned the Brit
ish to treat his parachute troops
according to the international laws
applying to other troops or he would
visit reprisals on British aviators
held prisoner.
Aside from this implication that
Germany may be about to attempt
the landing of men to hold vital
land objectives in Britain, author
lied spokesmen declared:
Just give us three days of good
weather" intimating that the Ger
man military is convinced the air
war rapidly is achieving its purpose
of "softening up" the British and
that the crucial week may be at
hand.
German troops were reported at
French channel ports, impatiently
waiting for the air force to do its
work. Thousands of German avia-
tors were said to be held in reserve
in scores of airports in France, Bel
gium and Holland to launch a SUI
preme air wave at the British.
Describing the blows dealt by the
(See BERLIN, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1940-08-19
japanese Planes Bomb
Chungking in Waves
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Aug. 19-Japanese
bombers attacked the Chinese cap
ital this afternoon for the fifth
time in three days with destruc-
tive intensity unparalleled since early
June.
Successive waves of planes un-
loaded high explosive and incendiary
bombs at intervals of few minutes
for two hours on about third OF
the hitherto untouched western res
idential district.
Buildings were destroyed or dam
aged and fires began burning in the
densely populated downtown area.
Streets were blocked with debris.
A heavy bomb narrowly missed the
Associated Press Office, and observers
saw explosions in the vicinity Of
the American Methodist Hospital
and fire burning near the Ameri-
can Seventh-Day Adventist Mission.
Evening star., 1940-08-19
Cheap Publicity Stunt Flynn
Calls WiIIkie Debate ChuIIenqe

rector for the National Committee,
suggested to Mr.. Flynn that he
point out the President had said
he would have no time for purely
political debates during the cam
paign and Mr.. Flynn nodded as
sent.
In response to a request for COM
ment on Mr.. WILKES acceptance
speech, Mr.. Flynn quoted at length
from a campaign address made by
President Roosevelt in Syracuse, N.
Y, in September, 1886.
The national chairman said he
thought Mr.. Roosevelt had summed
up Alfred M. Landon's campaign
when he said:
"Let me warn you and let me
warn the Nation against the smooth
evasion which says, Of course We be-
lieve In all these things, We believe
(See FLYNN, Page A-2.)