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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01
CAPTAIN BOWLES
ASSIGNED TO DUTY
AT NAVAL STATION

Captain James P. Bowles (MC
USN, of Richmond, Va, today re-
lieved Captain r. B. Team (MC,
USN, of Meridian, Miss, as sen,
ior medical officer at the NavaI
Station here. Captain Team will
shortly report to the large new
Naval Construction Training Cen
ter at Davisville, N. j., as senior
medical officer.
Captain Bowles reported here
directly from the new Naval Hos
pita1 at Memphis, Tenn, which Is
still in the process of construction.
He received his medical train
ing at the Medical College of Vir-
ginia in Richmond. After serving
with the Public Health Service for
a short time he entered the Naval
Reserve as a lieutenant Gg) in
1918 and shortly thereafter trans
ferred into the Medical Corps of
the regular Navy. During the
last war he served at the Avia-
ton Mechanics School at Buffa-
10, N. Y, and at the Naval Train
ing Station at Great Lakes, Ill.
Captain Bowles was on duty in
China from 1868 and was wit
ness to the holocaust at Marking.
Until September II, 1941 he was
aboard the USS Battleship Ten
nessee under Captain c. f. Reor-
dan, USN, now commandant of
the Naval Operating Base here.
Subsequently transferred to shore
duty he witnessed the Jap attack
on Pearl Harbor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01

amounting to 10000 pounds. Mr..
Pearlman has arranged to have
the scrap removed to the collec-
ton dump at Caroline, Grinnell
and James streets.
More scrap that the same CON-
pany says may total between
100000 and 10000 pounds will
be. given to the Salvage Com
mittee.
Mr.. Pearlman said that this is
the last month for the collection
of scrap, and that the work in
Key West in making collections
will continue throughout the
month. There are available five
army trucks and Is men to col
lect scrap, and the committee
has also been given the use OF
the crane at the naval air base
to handle the heavy pieces OF
metal.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01
NEGRO WHO TOOK
POISON ABLE TO
LEAVE HOSPITAL

Allan Ortiz. negro. who swal-
lowed bichloride Of mercury tab
lets a week ago. vas reported %
Sheriff Berlin Sawyer BY the
Marine Hospital today 10 be SUI
ficiently improved 70 leave the
hospital
Sheriff Sawyer went 20 the
hospital, rearrestcd Ortiz and
brought him hack 70 the jaiI
and locked him I'D
ORTIZ is charged with having
shot al ms wife four times. but
his aim was SO poor al Of the
bullets went Wild TIE next
morning after ms arrest ne took
the tablets and was taken 70 the
Marine Hospital for treatment
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01
FORECAST
AGENT OVERCHAHGE
COST SIT

SAN DIEGO, CaIif@A four
cent overcharge cost two mer-
chants here SIT, when Mrs e
don E Porter brought suit
against them charging that she
was overcharged four cents for
a half-pound of bacon, a 27-cent
transaction seeking damages for
alleged price ceiling violations.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01
RAILWAY OFFICIAL
VISITING KEY WEST

c. Dan Schooler, district pas
senger agent of the Florida East
Coast Railway, with offices in
the 1ngraham Building in Miami,
is in Key West on a short visit.
Mr.. Schooler discussed briefly
the business condition in the
country today, and said they will
adapt themselves to the changes
that are sure to follow after the
war is over.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01
CITY COUNCIL

Continued from Page One)
water system without condemn
ig cisterns and also allowing raw
milk to be sold providing that
it has been properly tested be-
fore being placed on the mar
ket.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01
PICTURE SHOW AT
CAFETERIA TONIGHT

Cato cafeteria patrons and
guests of the Cato dormitory
will be treated to moving pic
ture show tonigh, starting at 9
O'Clock, in the cafeteria.
The picture, starring Sonia
Henie, Tyrone Power and Rudy
Vallee in "The Second Fiddle.
will be presented by the Duval
Street USO Center.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01
Rssz<el&
FOSTERS HAVE SON

Announcement has been made
of the birth of a son, weighing 7H
pounds, to Mr.. and Mrs. Max E.
Foster at a local hospital on Wed
nesday, November Is. The Eos
tiers reside at 408 William street.
Mother and baby are reported
to be getting along nicely.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01
MORE SCRAP GIVEN.
FOR LOCAL DRIVE
HOFFMAN CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY MAKES SUB
STANIAL CONTRIBUTION

Joe Pearlman, chairman of the
Monroe County Salvage Com
mittee, said today that the Hoff-
man Construction Company,
which is doing defense work at
Pier on Trumbo. has given to
the committee all the iron and
steel scrap collected there,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01

: The French started building the
Panama Canal, but the company
building it went bankrupt through
mismanagement. corruption and
extravaganza on colossal scale.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01
SAVES MUCH TIME

NEW YORK A half-mile
long bridge across the Suchiate
River, between Guatemala and
Mexico, saves $500 miles of water
transportation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01

A community of ants takes the
greatest care of the ant-queen's
eggs. They are kept in uniform
temperature, and carried off at
once to another part of the nest
should the chamber in which it is
kept get too hot or too cold.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01

The Great Barrier Reef, extend
ing for hundreds of miles along
the northern coast of Australia, is
the worlds largest coral island,
virtually an island that is sub
merged at high tide.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01

The valleys of Tunisia's north
ern part support large flocks and
herds and contain rich agricultural
areas.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01
PERMANENTLY FROZEN

CHICAGO.-In interior Alaska
much of the subsoil is permanent
ly frozen to a depth of several
hundred feet.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01

Rebat, Morocco, founded some
700 years ago, was so named by a
sultan who gave it the name of
Ribat ell Faith. meaning, "the
Camp of Victory"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01
LOST
APARTMENT WANTED

$1,000 I will pay for information
to rent House or Apartment.
Local refined couple, draft
exempt, frozen on job here for
duration. Summers, Southern
Trailer Park, 612 Simonton.
nov30-3tx
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The Aleutians or Aleuts are of
the Eskimo family, but with dia-
lect and customs of their own.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01

Whatever is leftaof the Garth
age of history is mostly to be
found in the Museum of the Car
dinal Lavigerie, in Tunis.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01

The word found" meaning to
establish, comes from d Latin
word meaning BOTTOM"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01

AT Toulon, France, where the
remains of the French fleet are,
Napoleon gained his first distinc-
ton, that of being made a brig
adier-general at the age of %.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01

Unlike so many other wild ami
mails, the lion is hardy to a de-
gree. ..
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01

Forty Per cent of nations but
ter stocks frozen for forces
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01

LIN Rome, most of the churches
seem to, be dedicated to the Vir-
gin. Ie.at asr- g..
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01

Paley will reduce own pay as
CHS head by $122,000 a year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01

Emperor Hirohito assembled his
throne Dec. Is, 1926.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to our many friends for
their kindness during our recent
bereavement.
THE VOGHT FAMILY.
dec1-1tX
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DO YOU KNOW THAT

Over half a million species OF
living animals are now known.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01
MISCELLANEOUS

MISS GOODSPEED'S NURSERY
SCHOOL. 728 Fleming Street,
offers kindergarten Class,
mornings, 8 to IL; Play at
Beach, afternoons, 2 to 5.
Transportation if desired. Call
551-M. dec1-8-15-22-29-5tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01

WANTED-One Counter Girl
and one Waitress. Good wages.
Plenty tips. Apply Caroline
Barbecue, next to ice house.
nov30-3tx
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$500 REWARD for information
which will find desirable Apart
ment or House for rent. Call
r. w. Bastian, 100, Extension
292. nov28-12tx
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WANTED TO BUY - Piano.
Must be in good condition and
reasonable. Address Piano,
clio Citizen. dec1-3tx
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WANTED-Experienced man to
sell produce to grocers, hotels
and restaurants. Address Pro-
duce, CO The Citizen.
nov21-tfx
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WANTED-Cashier, night work.
Apply Sidewalk Cafe.
nov30-2t
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Tomorrow's Tides
Naval Basel
High Tide Low Tide
5:32 am. 1I:48 am.
6:32 pm. pm
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Classified Column


MATTRESSES WANTED. Side
walk Cafe, Duval and Fleming
sept22- If
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01

FOR SALE rooms of house
hold furniture. Apt. I'D, Jo-
seph Yates Porter Place.
nov30-3tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01

FANS, AIR CONDITIONERS.
See Thomas at the Skating
Rink. sept30-tf
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-01

ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR,
Frigidaire, Emerson 16'' Fan,
Electrolux Vacuum Sweeper.
Leaving town. 1927 Ashby
st. noV30-2tX
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HELP WANTED

WANTED-Young Girl or Man
to work in dry cleaning estab-
lishment. Apply White Star
Cleaners, opposite Bowling AL
leyS, Duval st. nov3-tf
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Relative Humidity
$40
Tomorrow's Almanac
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Gasoline Price Hiked
Fraction Of Cent Here
And in IS States
O. P. A. Authorizes Boost
To Offset increased
Transportation Cost

The price of all grades of gasoline
adanced three-tenths of a cent per
gallon in the District and Is Eastern
and Southern States at midnight
last night under an authorization by
the Cff1ce of Price Administration.
The rise, it was said, is to offset
increased transportation expenses
caused by use of tank cars instead
of tankers to bring oil to this section
from the Southwest.
During the Eastern oil shortage
last fall, brought on by the con-
version of tankers to England,
Petroleum Co-ordinator Ickes and
Leon Henderson. price administra-
tor, assured oil companies they
would be reimbursed for additional
expenses occurred by hauling oil by
rail, pipe line or barge.
In his order allowing the gasoline
advance, Mr.. Henderson said the
o. p. A. reserves the right to place
the increased costs on other prod
ucts or to make any other means of
adjustment to meet the added ex-
penses.
The increase brings the price of
regular gasoline in the District and
nearby Maryland and Virginia up
to 17.8 cents per gallon.
Other States where the increase
was authorized are Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania, Delaware, West Virginia,
North Carolina and South Carolina.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Jury Fails 10 Reach Verdict
In Traffic Death Case

After celebrating approximately
three hours, q Police Court jury late
yesterday failed to reach q verdict
in the case Of Walter e. Basye, 10,
Of Arlington, Va, accused of negE-
gent homicide In connection with
the traffic death Of Miss Maria
Herndon. 7o--year old colored
woman
The woman was injured fatally
last May by an automobile operated
by Basye at Twenty sixth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV. while she
was crossing from the north 70 the
south curb OF the avenue.
Policeman J. r. Nflsted Of the
accident prevention unit testified
the car skidded los feet, including
the distance 1t Travelled before and
after the woman was struck. The
defense claimed Miss Herndon had
run into the side Of the car.
The case was continued for re-
assignment after the jury failed to
reach q verdict.
Basye had been held for grand
jury action by . coroner's jury. The
grand Jury. however, did not indict
him, but recommended trial on q
charge Of negligent homicide.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Washington Is Tagging
In Red Cross Campaign

washington is tagging behind
other cities of its size in the Amer
ican Red Cross war fund and has
subscribed less than one-fourth of
its $750, 900 quota, campaign officials
disclosed today.
The Nation as whole has raised
more than so per cent of the $50.-
100000 goal.
Largest single gift of the day yes
terday was an anonymous contribu-
tion of $1,000, which accompanied
a note reading: This is in honor
S.of the boys who have died in this
war" The donor previously had
made another large contribution,
officials said.
Other large donors yesterday were
Mrs. Robert S. Brookings, $2,500;
Countess Gladys SZechenyi, ST.
! 1895; Maj. and Mrs. Pierre Call
lard, $500; Justice Sanley Reed, 500;
Mrs. Constance Williams, $500; Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin, $500;
Mr.. and Mrs. Reeve Hoover. $500;
Mrs. Adolph G. Miller, $3.50; Miss
Gertrude NJ. Durant, $500; Mrs.
Annie G. Glover, $500: Mrs. Eleanor
Connally Keating,r $500; James G.
McReynolds. 500; Peoples Life In
surance Co., $500: Washington Base
ball Club. 500: Southern Whole
salers, Inc, 500; Columbia Ma
tional Bank, $125; Chesapeake g.
Potomac Telephone Co. employees,
946350.
Contributions are being received
at the District Red Cross chapter
. house, 1870 e street NV. :.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
0verton Opposes Locating
New Buildings in Play Areas

Senator Overton, Democrat, OF
Louisiana today expressed hope that
the public building authorities
would erect the necessary tempo
rary Office structures here without
cutting into recreational space in
the park areas.
The Senator, a member of the
District Committee, said he felt sure
there is enough ground in WASH
ington, especially in slum areas.
that could be obtained quickly for
the buildings. He said that would
be advisable even though other
housing accommodations would have
to be provided by the Alley Dwell
ing Authority for the families now
living in those areas.
Senator Overton said he would
not favor taking Soldiers Home
grounds for building purposes
against the will of the veterans, but
believed there might be more ground
there than is needed for the home
and hoped some satisfactory ar
rangement could be worked out.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
CIubwomen Present
New Welcome Sian
For Connecticut Ave.
Chevy Chase Group Urges
Adoption Of Design for
All Entrances to Capitol

The familiar police figure which
greeted motorists entering Washing
ton via Connecticut avenue was
replaced yesterday by a new type OF
welcoming sign, eliminating months
of effort by the Garden Club Of
Chevy Chase, Md, to beautify that
entrance to the city.
Mrs. r. Seabury d'Espard, presi-
dent of the club, presented the new
sign to Traffic Director William A..
Van Duzer at brief ceremonies yes
terday afternoon. In making the
presentation, Mrs. d'Espard voiced
hope that the District would use the
new signs in place of the police
figures at other entrances to the
city.
Design of the new sign, which is
white with black lettering, bears the
District seal and the words, wash
ington, District of Columbia. Speed
limit Is miles," was executed by
Thomas Jeffers of the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission.
Mrs. Richard Fay jackson, chair
man of the clubs committee which
has been working for the new sign
since last March, said the Commis-
sioners had approved the new de-
sign. In the hope that the District
will use it at all entrances to the
city, the club has turned over to the
Government all material used in
making the Connecticut avenue sign.
Among those who attended the
ceremonies were Mrs. Fairfax Harri-
son, member Of the Garden Club of
America and member of a commit
tee on beautifying entrances to the
District, and several members of the
Chevy Chase Garden Club.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
w. P. A. to Aid Workers
Hit by War Program
B, the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
Protection for those made tobless
because civilian goods production
has given way to the war program
was assured today by the Work Prof.
ects Administration.
Commissioner Howard o. Hunter
disclosed that w. p. A. Is co-operat-
ing with the Social Security Agency
and will make jobs available to tenn
porary victims of the conversion Of
factories for war production, in cases
where the worker is ineligible for
unemployment compensation bene-
fits. Effective Feb. l, Federal en-
ployment offices will certify such
workers to w. p. A. Mr.. Hunter
estimated his agency could take care
Of 100000 and said II necessary he
would ask Congress for additional
funds.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Red Cross Seeks
Funds for War

The District Red Cross Is ap-
pealing for $750,000 as its quota
of the American Red Cross
War Fund Campaign for $780,
100000 to provide relief for
American war victims and to
carry on rapidly expanding Red
Cross services for the armed
forces.
Today the District fund stands
at $196, ,966.36.
Checks should be made pay
able to the American Red Cross
and envelopes marked For the
War Fund"
Any bank will accept your
contribution and forward it to
District Red Cross headquar-
tiers, 2020 Massachusetts, avenue
NV. There are also booths
in leading hotels, department
stores and at Union Station.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
D. {. Contests
Interest on
BIackout Loan
Decision on Whether
Capitol Will Pay Volts
On FowIer's Brief

Whether the District should be
required to pay interest on the
81 900 900 advanced uider the black
out act for the defense Of the Cap
ital is being debated by Treasury
and municipal ofncials, 1t developed
today.
Final decision Is being withheld
until District Budget Onncer Wal
ter L. Fowler has time to prepare
and submit a legal brief to Un-
dersecretary Of Treasury Daniel W.
Bell.
Recently Mr.. Bell wrote the Com
missioners to say that II interest
were paid July the Treasury
would accept interest at the rate
Of one-half of / per cent, but that
If it were paid q year later the
Treasury would expect a rate Of
per cent. He sent along q proposed
formal agreement.
The Commissioners promptly OBJ
jected and sent Mr.. Fowler and A.
r. Pilkerton. District auditor, to
argue the case with Mr.. Bell. De-
cision was withheld until District
arguments are submitted In the
brief.
Mr.. Fowler contends that acts Of
Congress authorizing Federal loans
to the District state the interest
rates or how they shall be de-
termined-except in the case Of the
Blackout Act, which makes no men
ton either Of interest or Of repay
ment Of the loan.
Mr.. Fowler also argues 1t was the
intent Of Congress not to require
the District to pay interest, since
the million-dollar fund was provided
for the defense Of the city as the
Nations Capital.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Sale of Western Market
Considered by Commissioners
70-Yeor-OId Center Losing Money
For District, City Heads Are Told

spite the improvement Of its facili-
ties.
He advised the Commissioners
yesterday there were but 1s tenants
occupying stands inside the market.
MANY persons who formerly were
its best customers have moved to
other sections Of the city. Methods
Of merchandising foods have under
gone q radical change over q period
Of years, and consumers do not now
go to Western Market to buy food,
to any large extent.
Business Steadily Declining.
"A considerable percentage Of the
limited business done by dealers oc-
cupying market stands IS transacted
by telephone. Small dealers also
find it dimcult to compete with
large concerns in prices. Large re-
tail food distributors operating
many stores have an advantage over
small market dealers because Of
ability to insert advertisements in
newspapers and to use the device
Of price leaders to induce trade.
Business Of dealers In Western
Market has gradually declined, and
few, If any, Of the tenants In the
market now are making more than
. bare living" ,
The District received from the
market operation $4,701 In 1910 IN
rents, and spent $6.507 to operate
the market. During the past cal
endar year the District had . profit
Of $709, but this was due to an In
crease In rental charges. Once be-
fore the Commissioners planned tc
sell the property, and the move wa
indorsed by the Budget Bureau and
the House Appropriations Commit
tee, but when the legislation reached
the Senate market tenants and Gus
TONERS presented protests and In the
windup Congress appropriated out
Of District funds $4,000 for repair
and Improvement Of the market.
Mr.. Roberts added that repairs
and improvements were made but
that business did not revive, that
half Of the stands now afe vacant.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Intruder Turns on
Gas in Apartments;
7 Families ImperiIed
Suspect, Believed to Be
Insone, Escapes From
Pursuers Here

Two families narrowly escaped
death by gas early today after a
person believed by police to be
insane entered their first-foor
apartments and turned on all
burners of the kitchen stoves.
Shortly afterward a suspect was
seized across the street from one
Of the homes but escaped.
First intended victim were Mr..
and Mrs. Carlton s. Williams, 1927
Eighteenth place NE, and their
7-month-old daughter Patricia. Mrs.
Williams told police she awakened
about am. and smelled gas. She
reused her husband, q War Depart
ment employe, and the infant. The
pilot lights of the kitchen stove and
water heater were found to have
been turned of. The intruder, who
had opened an unlocked front win
dow to enter, had turned on the
four stove burners, but had been
foiled In his attempt to turn on the
main heater jet because Of an auto
matte feature.
Only a set Of automobile keys was
reported to be missing from the
apartment. The car was not taken.
An overcoat, held by police as the
principal clue, was discovered out
side the window.
At about the same time Mrs.
Phillip Needle, wife of q clothing
store proprietor, was awakened in
their apartment at 1018 Eighteenth
street NE.
Smelling gas, she aroused her
husband. After throwing open win
dows they awakened their 15-month-
old daughter, Frances. The pilot
light Of the kitchen stove had been
extinguished, and gas was flowing
from i've burners. Entrance had
been gained by removing a screen
from q front window which had
been open.
Mr.. Needle, an auxiliary police
man, called his upstairs neighbor,
Robert Smart, and they began scour-
ing the neighborhood. About 4:30
an, as they returned, LHey notlceo
q young colored man. They told
police he ran when they questioned
him. Mr.. Needle said he overlook
the man, who was not wearing an
overcoat, and struck him with .
heavy fiashlight. The suspect struck
back and fed. The pursuers lost
him four blocks sway.
Nothing was missing from the
Needle apartment.
All Of the adults felt dizzy for .
time after awakening but suffered
no other apparent Ill effects.
The incidents were similar to one
In the same neighborhood Novem-
Der 4. Mrs. Helen Cleveland Hon-
man, q Government stenographer
living at at Eighteenth street NE,
reported to police she and her 3
year-old daughter Joan had been
awakened about 4 an. and found q
young colored man sitting on the
kitchen window sill. Mrs. Hoffman
said she found the gas stove burners
had been turned on.