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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-10
STONE CHURCH
WILL OBSERVE
ANNIVERSARY
EVENT Inv OBSERVANCE OF
NINETY SEVENTH ANNI.
vERSARY WILL BEGIN ON
OCTOBER &c
By GERALD SAUNDERS

At a recent meeting OF the Of
fetal Board of the First Metho-
dist (Stone1 Church plans were
laid for the observance of the
9th anniversary of the institu-
ton.
Mothodism throughout the
state will joyously Join with the
membership of this grand old
church in paying tribute to an
institution that has won the
plaudit, well Done Good and
Faithful Servant, from the Mas
ter of Mankind
Eleven pastors, who have serv-
ed the church during the past
quarter of a century, have been
invited to attend the celebration
and the date of the observance
has been placed for the week
from Octobr 26 to November 2.
Former pastors invited include
Rev. L. Munro. Miami; Rev. Joe
A. ToIle, Fort Pierce; Rev. H. G.
Cowan, Miami; Rev. ]. G. Strad-
| ley, Winter Haven; Rev. H. II.
Waller, Tampa; Rev. ]. B. Gull
pepper, Tampa; Rev. A. H. Cole,
KiSSimmee; Rev. Geo. E. Sum-
mers, Jacksonville; Rev. C. W.
Hutchinson, Williston; Rev. s. A.
Wilson. Quincy: L. F. Chapman,
Raiford.
The last named is now super
intendent of the Prison Farm at
Raiford. He served the Stone
Church during the period around
1916.
Mother of Methodism in Key
West and one Of the oldest Meth
odist churches in Florida, the
Stone Church IS endowed with a
glorious history, of which it is
justly proud.
During the early years, the
church played a tremendous part
in building Methodism through
out the state. Many of our pres
ent-day large city churches
were supported by her in her
heyday when they were strug-
Cling mission charges.
Some of the greatest leaders
of the Church in Florida have
served at one time at her affairs,
where untold hundreds of men,
women and children have found
Christ precious to their hearts
Mothers and grandm0thers are
often found relating to their
children the experiences which
they enjoyed as children attend
ing her church school
Today she stands supreme in
the knowledge that she has
played her part well in the task
of building the Kingdom in this
part of Gods vineyard Possess
ing facilities that rank favorably
with churches many times her
size and in communities much
larger than Key West, she is am
ply providing for the future in
going forward and ever increaS-
ing glory to her illustrious past.
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youth who'd sat down now on an
overturned boat. I'm broad
minded. At least, can be while
I'm here. AS I said before, I'm
wearing your ring, and you can't
laugh that off very easily"
Tied
JERRY turned away. He didn't
- want to watch Freda's flirta-
ton, meaningless as it might be.
The youth who had been sitting
on the overturned boat got up
slowly and went to Duval Street
to sit there on the stone wall en-
closing the lawns of the southern
most house in the United States.
its cupola rising above a cocoanut
palm plantation to look across the
southern sea. The young man sat
gazing back toward Freda.
Jerry looked at Freda. She was
turned away from him. looking
toward Duval Street. He caught
just an angle of her profile. She
was an arresting figure, he adj
mitted. He felt sorry for the
young man and little ashamed
for Freda.
OF course that's what Freda
/ thought of his friendship with
Pam. That it was just a beach
| Irritation. That was not fattering
to Pam And he, Jerry, was the
cause of it. The knowledge stung
him to the quick.
Suddenly Freda seemed TO real
ize Jerry had been silent quite a
long time and with a strange,
withdrawn tenseneSS.
Jerry, what's wrong? What
have l said?"
Probably nothing. Perhaps I'm
wrong. But if ! am, I can't help
/ IT,"
What are you trying to say?"
There was a sharp note IN her
voice.
Just that you've got me all
wrong about Pam, Freda. She's
| the first thing my life has touched
that I've felt was real and perma-
nent, and something / needed"
Jerry, what do you mean?"
"JuSt what I've said, Freda."
The girl stared at him for a mo-
ment. "And where does that let
me Off" she asked in low tone.
Jerry turned quickly to her.
do you mind, Freda?" he asked.
IF / thought you meant what
you've been saying, / think /
would mind"
But / do mean il.
Jerry, you can'tl You can'tl
Think what your mother would
say. And Lenore."
Jerry stared out to sea He'd
heard very little of what Freda
had said. He was wondering what
Pam was doing at that moment
mo, Jerry" Freda said quietly
but with decision, Il can't give
you up"
To be continued
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-10

Though Puerto Rico is in the
tropics, the highest temperature
ever recorded there was 90 de-
greeS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-10
Chapter Five
No Release

EREDA DARLINGTON had al
ways done her swimming and
her beach lazing in front of Case
Marina in the colorful atrnoS.
phere OF Its smart beach umbrei-
las and smarter patrons.
But with Stacks and Jacket over
a bathing suit that fit her supple
body with unwrinkled perfection.
she walked along South Street ia
South Beach. She seemed to wan.
der almlessly along the beach. but
actually she was intent on a very
definite purpose. Her eyes scanned
the beach. They focused on q SOL
ltary figure. She walked with ap-
parent caSualness toward that
ngure sitting alone on the sand
and staring out over the yarie-
gated water of the ocean
Would it be madness to offer
you a penny for your thoughts?"
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way, stop flirting with the local
IAN right, darling, I'm flirting
with a local boy. So what? You
are flirting with local girl"
It happens, Freda, I'm not
Cab it anything you want to.
DARING. Your romance with your
island flower can't get very far as
long as ] wear your ring!"
She was laughing at him. but
Jerry paid little attention. Some
thing else held him.
Island fowerI" he said. 'Freda,
that's exactly what she Is! II ex-
presses her perfectly"
Or Conch grill" she exclaimed
IN gentle irony. Watch YOUR
step, jerry. or you'll have conch
smells growing out of your shoul-
That isn't nice, Freda. And
your present mood is not in the
least becoming. But could have
lots worse things than conch
shells faSten to me-"
All right. I'll stop. Indulge
your mood for your little local
girl You'll forget her as soon as
you leave the island, or sooner.
I'll forgive you. ! haven't a jeal-
Gus hair on my head"
"Freda, dcn'tl" There was some
thing in his voice that brought
her sharply facing him.
Don't what?''
Talk like that. You're trying to
sou something that's too lovely to
be soiled."
- Go on, darling, rave away"
Freda had turned to watch the
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she asked as she dropped down
on the sand. She removed the
jacket and proceeded to roll the
Stacks up above her knees. She
turned TO Jerry then.
'Well2" she asked.
You'd lose the penny" Jerry
turned a serious face to her.
see. Then you want to talk. "
Il don't know. The fact is,
Freda, don't know what / do
want or that | want anything ex-
cept one thing"
That bad?"
Worse. And I suppose you
think I'm crazy"
Freda's fingers sifted sand for a
moment, and then she turned a
serious and pretty face toward
Jerry.
No, I don't, Jerry. / don't
blame you at all. | understand.
She's lovely, really lovely. If
could find anything here as gor-
geous as that I'd go on an emo
tional spree myself for a while +"
Faint color rose under the tan
of her skin. Perhaps / should
blush at admitting being so utter
ly human, Jerry. Perhaps it's
worse than human. Perhaps wan
ton. Maybe it's the wanton in us.
Or maybe we're just bored with
things as they are? Or is il the
tropical atmosphere? Anyhow
exactly what you feel for the lit
tie Conch girl, suppose could
feel for a Conch man if / could
find one as nice. Its"-she sought
the right words like the swell
of the tide out there-as natural.
as impossible to queIl. And just
as unpredictable."
She had gone on talking, too
eng-osSed in her own thoughts TO
notice that Jerry had WINGED,
that he'd seemed to drawn into
himself. When he spoke it was in
a changed voice.
But you don't understand after
all, Freda," he said. 1T isn't that
sort of thing at all with me. Emo
tional spree stuff, / mean. It's
real Real enough to last all my
life"
Il know" she said easily,
watching a bronzed local youth
walk past. "ChaIk that UP to the
atmosphere, darling. That strange
ly insistent breeze that keeps
faying at you, whipping up some
thing inside you that you can't
understand Yourself A SamenacS
about the days that makes you
want to do something different,
just to mark one from the other
Sometimes" she finished on a
note of low laughter, Il think
what we need is work"
No Filtration
Jerry looked at her casually.
- Sometimes that gadget you
use for brain does produce
thought" he said. "And, by the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-10
FORECAST

Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Saturday;
moderate westerly to northerly
winds.
Florida: Partly cloudy tonight
and Saturday; slightly cooler In
extreme north portion tonight
and in north portion Saturday.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits:
and East Gulf: Moderate wester-
ly to northerly winds; partly
cloudy weather tonight and Sat
urday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-10

The hippopotamus. the largest
aquatic hoofed animal, sometimes
reaches a weight of four tons.
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No Filtration

Jerry looked at her casually.
- Sometimes that gadget you
use for a brain does produce a
thought" he said. "And, by the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-10
For The LOVE OF PAM
IH WHEN GREY ::

yesterday: 10 began schen
ms heTfg Blue terrier nuxzled
Pam Quellerton on the Ken West
peach: jerry klet1 ,Ehea Paue
looked fnquirinoly up at him
tfat something had happened
thar trouldn't be forgotten soon.
ne has taken her TO dance and
mas kissed her good night, end
ram mas suddenly realized thar
she has broken her rule aoosTlst
gong about tcith "tCinter men
ana Jerry tronders t1hat about
EredG Darlington. rho tce1rs his
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-10
ACID IN STREET BURNS
THREE-YEAR-OLD GIRL

NEWARK, N. while Mrs.
Mural Kimler was leading her
little daughter, Elsie, 3, across
the street, the child fell into a
puddle. Picking the child up,
Mrs. Kimler noticed the child S
dress smoking and felt her own
hands burning. The mother and
child were treated at hospital
for nitric acid burns on their
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-10

Does the Navy gives a man
vacations with pay?
Yes. All men in the Navy are
entitled to long leave with pay
each year Of their enlistment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-10
GIVES AWAY MONEY

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Mr. and
Mrs Morris Robinson of this city
celebrated their fiftieth wedding
anniversary by giving away S.
600, explaining: What's the use
of boarding money? Everybody
knows You can't take it with you. -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-10

feet, hands, face, arms and legs
1t was discovered later that a
truck Transporting chemicals had
stopped at the intersection when
an acid carbon broke and that
the puddle, which appeared to be
water, was actually acid. The
street was flushed by firemen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-10

What will the private yachts
sold or presented to the U. S
Navy. be used for?
These boats viii join the sea
forces as gun boats, sub-ehaserE
and patrol boats. Car ferries car
be used for mine layers
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-10
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ON NAVY

The following are a few of the
questions and answers regarding
enlistment in the u. S. Navy:
May I have an opportunity to
get into Annapolis if / enlist in
the Navy?
Yes, total of 200 men from
the Regular Army and the Naval
Reserve may be selected to at
tend Annapolis each year. The
Navy seaman who applies for adj
mission into the U. S. Naval
Academy must not be over 81
years of age on April l of the
year he hopes to enter AnnapO-
lis Your nearest Navy recruit
ing office will supply you with
complete information
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-10

Can a Navy Seaman express
his preference for his next as
signment to duty? "a
Any seaman can express his
preference for his next assign
ment to duty and SO far as is
practical his wishes are granted.
However, the contract that is
signed by all enlisted men in the
Navy states among other facts
that no promise of any kind has
been made to me concerning as
signment to duty. :"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-10
THE WEATHER


Freclpafsfion
Rainfall, "a hours ending
T:3o a. m, inches - aG0
Total rainfall since Oct. /
inches - - - 2.s7
Excess since October l, ~
inches ~ a.ss
Total rainfall since Jan. /,
inches ~ a
Excess since January /,
inches ~ *
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06

Sheriff Smith then conceived a
brilliant idea From his files he
dug two photographs Of the
upper and lower teeth Of an IN
identified hunter who had been
killed, probably accidentally by
a rifle bullet. Within the hour
10 photostats of each was pro-
duced and given a fine coating
of thin vaseline. A set was dis
tributed among 10 plainclothes-
men with instructions 10 inquire
Of the dentist assigned them if
they recognized the Filings.
If perchance the doctor in
question accepted the first pic
ture for scrutiny with the left
hand, the second was 10 be ten
dered Immediately SO ne wot1tri
be constrained 10 accept the
other with his right. With fur
Their minor instructions the
squad set about their task
Two hours later they began
10 report back The task had
been surprisingly simple. The
photographs were carefully pow
dered and revealed the prints
with remarkable clarity Eight
were compared with the F. B. 1.
print without success; the eX-
pedient seemed doomed 10
failure But the ninth was iden-
teal. II was the print Of DR.
Richard G.. Miller
Smith was confident that he
had found his man. but he was
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Sheriff Awaifs Test

The sheriff returned to his Of
flee with the towel, his precious
solitary clue; it was carefully
wrapped in cellophane, boxed
and consigned to the care of
Detective Harry Sheppard. who
hustled with il TO a police car
and high-tailed northeastward
out Of town towards Washing
ton, D. C.. and the laboratories
Of the federal bureau of investi-
CATION.
The next "a hours were spent
by the sheriff at the most diff
cult task that eonfronts the
manhunter-the inactive waiting
for reports and. at the same
time, taking a razzing from the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06

repose. with clothing neatly.
even primly, arranged
But the evidence OF certaip/
death was a small towel THAT
covered the face. left blythe
killer with a sardonic regard for
conventions.
BY leaving his VICTIM on a rel.
atively busy thorgGghfare the
killer had inSole1tly challenged
the forces of law and order TO
seek him out
The mortal remains Of Cleo
Sprouse I%ere finally conveyed to
a moptuary in the care Of DR..
w. II. Weaver. noted pathologist
oHthe University of Virginia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06

far from having legal proof OF
guilt and the officer did not I'M
derestimate the shrewdness OF
his quarry. No professional
man can be charged with wrong
doing with impunity; a hasty
move against a man of Miller'S
o bviou.s cultural background
might prove disastrous.
The homicide squad spent The
rest of the afternoon checking
on the doctors reputation and
his past; this also proved a
fruitless task. The middle
aged man was highly regarded
by his townsmen; he had a fine
family, was literally a pillar Of
the church, and the faint of
scandal had never touched him.
But Sheriff Smith was not
easily discouraged. Plain
clothesman Ship, who had been
detailed to shadow the doctors
office. phoned in at 6 o'clock
10 report that the subject had
left his office. probably headed
home for dinner. His superior
instructed the detective to
wait; they would go in TO
examine the premises. Then
minutes later, with the aid Of
a skeleton key, the officers
obeyed the directions on the
doctors office which instructed
them TO walk in"
Through small waiting
room they walked into the den
lists office. A brief survey
gave them an impression OF
white. sparkling cleanliness and
cleaning metal work. a tall.
narrow supply locker standing
in a corner became the first
object of interest to the keen
eyes of the Investigators. The
top shelf contained a neat stack
of dental napkins. a sample Of
which, even on Cursory eXamina-
ton. proved to be identical
with the one found on the scene
of the puzzling crime.
This, however. was merely
another weak link in the in
adequate chain Of evidence
forged up 70 date. Next, a soft.
black leather book lying on top
of a metal instrument case at
tracted the eye of the sheriff.
The word Appointments was
embossed in gold dividing the
upper half of the cover, while
the name Richard c. Miller
appeared in slightly larger type
in the lower right hand corner.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06

Il occurred TO the detective
that dental napkins are usu-
ally the property Of a laundry
which charges their customers
fee for use. and this
might bring laundry employees
into the case as possible sus-
poets. But, when he considered
the fact that chloroform was
extremely difficult 10 obtain
outside the medical and dental
professions. he discarded the
idea. Also a dental assistant
might have obtained the towel
without difficulty, but this
thought was also eliminated as
a possibility because these peo-
pie are invariably women and
the print on the cloth was mas
Cullne.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Had Excellent Teeth

When Sheppard returned he
was crestfallen. Cleo Sprouse
had had excellent teeth. and to
the knowledge Of the family had
not visited dentist for two
years. Undismayed. Smith had
female stenegrapher call each
Of the Is dentists on a trihing
pretext 10 learn. If possible, II
one had found il convenient 10
leave town Each one was &C
counted for.
With possibilities becoming
less glowing by the minute
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Vacation for 2 on Tandem
With gears richer life begins,
The spirit melloios;;
Ripe age giues tones 10 UiolHs,
Vine, and good feliOlcs.

IS my husband a vacation tandem
n bicycle" Beverly Hills, Cal, client "IIave "A
the trip and hoping will look sweet the front
bicycle built two How think the little
lady and yourself would look tandem bicycle?
get On on send a snapshot will
yesterScar could stand revival Is
Every day * day Red Mil
What $ social NUMBER Note that In
123i567S9 ! have had outstanding
license, football telephone number
AIN. Ill football
number n telephone number Mad-l234 Oh,
n N
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Smudges Brought Out

Such treatment brought out
many little black smudges on
the cloth that were of no value:
only one remained distinct and
clear II was the fine, delfeately
etched design of the right
thumbprint of a very clever
man.
Sheriff Smith was elated by
the results of the FBIs ingenu-
ity. Out of Charlottesville's
population Of $4,000 the number
OF possible suspects had been
reduced TO 16-the number OF
dentists listed in the classified
directory. Now IL seemed but a
simple matter TO get the name
of the Sprouse family dentist
and the case would be broken.
Sheppard was despatched
with all speed to get this infor-
nation at the girls home
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06

papers with their screaming
headlines NO Clues In Campus
Chloroform Murder and edito-
rails that read as though the
police authorities were running
away from the killer instead of
seeking him.
At the close OF a fun day of
interminable waiting, Doctor
weaver reported that Cleo
Sprouse unqueStionably died
from an overdose of chloroform.
and the body bore no marks 10
indicate that the drug had been
administered forcefully.
Two hours later Sheppard re-
turned with a report on the
towel from the finest criminal
detection organization in the
world. The scientific policemen
of the FBI worked all night to
decipher a story written on a
piece Of linen, a story written
there unintentionally--a n d
never meant TO be read Micro
scopes read the serrated edges
Of innumerable clamps on the
four corners of the cloth. To
the G-Men. the marks were
childishly obvious; they were as
certain that this was a dental
napkin as though they had
found II on the back of a dental
chair.
Next, the cloth was stretched
on a perpendicular form with
both sides visible; the surfaces
were brushed lightly with a So
luton of nitrate of silver. on the
theory that the human skin ex-
udes sodium chloride, or COM
mon salt. and this latter element
will combine with the nitrate of
silver TO form silver chloride -
this last combination, when ex-
posed 10 light, turns black.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
What Star Gazers Are Saying

NOW the people should certain colon
y days selection of 10 be guided BY he
birth Sgn II you the right colOrS. say The
astoogs it VIII aid being cool calm and collected the
color VIII make SEFfY, sad and SldFN.
have no color guide and I'm worried rope IT IS al night
for blue and yellow But
a surly forgive won't be my fault;
hut just because have on The wrong and shirt
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Shad Roe Suits Him Fine

CHAD ROE suits dining tonight.
- Think viii cocktail clam cho"der salad
shad bacon baked potato h succotash odashned rice
pudding cognac hardly O'Clock
Calvin Coolidge always sparng
When talking he would be
loquaciouS Nh. Coolidge said
the owned and loved collie Rob Roy,
He a gentleman
loved bark the second windows
and In
and he especial
light to ride me when fishing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Girl Reported Missing

Stocker gathered into action
and sprinted 10 report his fan
tastic find TO Dean Walter Rad
man, head of the engineering
school
Sheriff J. Mason Smith Of
Albermarle County. in which
Charlottesville is situated was
awaiting the inevitable phone
call. His long experience in law
enforcement work had schooled
him in what TO expect in miss
ing persons cases, and the
deans voice. when he heard il
over the wire, justified his atti-
tude. A missing girl had been
found
Last midnight Mrs. Lula
$prouSe reported that her lS-
4ear=nld=daughter- Cleo, had
bysterlously disappeared. Cleo
BIT home at 4 in the afternoon
n attend a movie and had not
f&turned at Z as she promised.
Word of the tragic find had
&head, resulting in a huge
pwd that was a major police
Eoblen before work on The,
Eme could be begun. -WhDn
mally the campus was cleared
We sheriff knelt beside the body
kbd removed the covering slowly
d carefully, leaf byleaf.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Good Detective Work
Blasts Perfect Crime
Persistency and Psychology Solve
Campus Chloroforln Killing
of Girl by Dentist

A LUSTY gale whirled across
"a the campus Of the Univer-
sity of Virginia. in Charlottes-
vile. on the morning OF March
3. 1889. Bending against the
capricious squat, mixed students
hurried toward their classes.
The nippinE wind whipped teas
inefy at short skirt tt.- reveal
dimpled knees and, with the
same effort. seemed to tug eX-
huberantlY al masculine coats
for attention and appreciation
OF the miSchieVouS display.
With an observant eye and
approving grin Jesse l. Stocker
stepped briskly by the ancient
cemetery wall that parallels the
college proper But. after a
6eeting moment, his grin faded
and froze ffftt7 n stttte-of stark
unbelief-a funnelle d gust
Gwirled a cloud Of dead leaves
upward to expose an open-toed
pump from which peeped the
end of a brown stocking
This mound Of dead leaves be-
fore him. the youth quickly re-
allied, was so formed as 10 be
more fitting on the other side
of the wall-thls was the shape
Of death!