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Tree WORMS TO
BE DESTROYED
MACHINES ARE TO
FL USED TO RID PoINCIAHA
TREES OF PESTS

Mayor Willard M. AlburY, this
morning. called up the Stale Plant
Boz rd. an Gainesville. on The iele-
phone and told MIR. Goodwin. who
answered the call. about i's
plague of worms on the poInciana
trees IN Key West
He Informed the mayor that
there are two spraying machines
af Homestead. which ere evali-
BILE for use IN Key West. and ar
rangemenis will be made 10 have
them brought here for operation
IN destroying the worms.
Mavur Albany warned fhe pe"-
pIs ri hcv VU-,t lIat There Is 'u
ordnance. cnt-Iiiue = inr "t >Ju
fur cutting down "a Tree without
nr,i obtaining - pstWit from il-
tiiy H. ISSUED Tine warning tc
Gauss several residents Hat-
Threatened 10 dcsiiuy thru pom
clsnas &" g clean Of the ,tutm-.
That ivpe 81 worm ot ra'rrpII'at
IS not new 20 Ky Wnsi bat has
occurred here EVERY -uuu'F for
many years. although. as Mayor
Albury pointed ont IN" WORMS
are more mum Iuus noW thau 'hry
nave been 10 10 vrdIs Whom emp
chips come 10 toxin. winch sol! he
the latter part IF this month 90
early 10 September they val.
dean up thc pests Iu JiiiN
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COR0NER'S JURY LAYS BLAME FOR
WOMANPS DEATH ON WILLIAM KING

Coroner Raul Cdrbunell held an
inquest yesterday afternoon. be
ginning at ) O'Clock. into tho
death Of Wilma Alberts. and the
H,ry rendered a verdict that she
died Of hemorrhaec Of the BRAN
caused bv a blow administered by
William c King. vino has bvcn
held in jail for investigation.
without bond. since july 81. tlc
DAY that she was found dead IN a.
room that had been occupied 10y
MIN and her
Two doctors tcstifi-d at the IN
quest. One said that he bad bee n
summoned 10 examine the woman.
but that. ON reaching the room
where she was. ne told King that
what he needed was a coroner. not
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LOSS OF -SKIpPERS.

WASHINGTON. ~ Secretary of
the Nsvy Knox in commenting
today on the statements made by
Prs sidenf Rooss welt and PRIME
Minister Churchill thai the Allies
destroyed 80 u boats during May.
June and July. said that what was
more important 10 Germany
than the submarines was the loss
of experienced Shippers" The
boats. ne added. can be replaced.
but not the valued men who com
handed them. He elSo said that
ne believed the Allies were de
-iroYinJ u boats faster than Ger
many Cen replace Them
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TWO REALTY DEALS
RECORDED MONDAY

Two transfers of real estate
were recorded Yesterday IN the
county clerks office.
They were,
Ellsworth johnson Ia james
p Torano. lot block z 81 plat
I, tract q Of the Kew West
Realty Company subdivision. The
consideration was $500
Mrs Katie Brady sold e. Lou
smith a lot on Narcla street,
near United. for S7O0 The lo'
has "a frontage of 81 feet four
iuchcs un Varela street and d
depth of 40 feet eight inches.
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Talk Of Second Front On.
Germany Was Revived Today
Believed That Allies Are
Getting Ready To Make
Attack From Points On
Coast OF England

thS As.ortat~d ressl
LONDON Aus. 1.-The gov
ernmsnt today oroered the
clearing up of all coastal areas.
including the evacuation Of resi-
denis. and The order gave rise to
q report that The Allies are
seitirg ready 10 strike at Ger.
many from somewhere along the
east or north coast OF England.
Talk OF a second front. some
where along The western front.
was revived. and If was pointed
out that the recent bombings OF
German airfields in France might
have had something 10 do with
the invasion Of that country.
What the Allies are preparing
10 do is a strict military secret.
II was said that the second front
msy be in Italy. or in the BsIk
ans. instead of in France or
Holland. or even in Norway.
where q stale OF siege has been
declared in anticiP alton OF the
Allies striking in thai county.
That seine powerful blow is
about to be struck comedies with
The general opinion entertained
here. Feeling is tense and At is
believed that the next few days
MAnI 0G AhAG
since the war started. The gov
err ment's order 10 clear up the
coastal towns. together with the
conferences qoinq on at Quebec
points TO some tremendous
movement that is sbout 10 be
undertaken. What il is the gen
eral public does not know. buI
IA does know that 4 is Of such
great importance cabinet mem
bers are said TO have consulted
Prime Minister Churchill IL
Quebec.
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q physician. This doctor said
fut,her that he did not examine
the body.
The other doctor. who had cx-
smncd the body. sand that Il was
ms opinion the hcmorrhage had
,tot been caused bv blow.
Reginald Pritchsrd testified
that the wonan's left ear was dis
colorcd. and that the diScolora-
ton looked like IT had been caused
by a blow The hcmorrhage. a.
Eas aSccrtained when an autopsy
MAS p rformed. was IN the right
side Of the BRAIN
Jonathan Gates testified that he
found d dress BADLY torn in a
bathroom. near the room occupied
by King and Wilma Alberts.
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CITY COUNCIL WILL
MEET THIS EVENING

There viii b. q rcGuia. meeting
of the CITY C"unci. held tonight
beginning a. O'Clock TINS Nlll
be the second regular $ >Siou 81
the month
Nothing aside from rnuilne
business Is scheduled thus Far all
though other matters NAV conn up
during the course Of fhc session
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RICHARD SHELTON
Is new GRADUATE
WAS CARRIED BOY WITH
TIL CITIZEN FOR ALMOST
FOUR YEARS

Ei,l-td Curry SHELTON. Jl .
sho was CbiLeu Garner b"t
f.r almost four year graduated
t.., Sst.uds. al the Naval Aii
7, rhmcaI 1tMnlug teuici. IT,
Jacksonville. and received a
,hpiuu.a =. :, seaman. inst elias
Hls mother. Ms Richard
skeleton. and three i-ici-. ii''
MISE. Ruth. T. elVn and Aia.
@k ton. were present a. iie
lradus'iue .>eItIsc. MIS- :'Nri-
t,u 4ld TO-DAY thai Ihe Glass.
umb.alue HU Rs- among The
laie. . that have graduated 81
ESQ. center Father, snd po'heis
.iufn xariuu, part, at the coun-
a.. were present tu ecc then
,r receive. their diplomas.
Young SHELTON enlisted ln the
Na., pu the daS hc Wds j.,
March - 81 thi, year. At thu
Time hr sac. mcmbcr OF Tire
graduating clas, oi the Key West
Iiirn school. and. a. ne could
ut BE- present ~ the exercises,
ul diploma Was gwen lo hh
father MI, Skeleton. un r.
cent tliD tn several states in II
south stoprcd a. Jacksonvili"
and gave Richard his high Sch"".
diploma and graduating prs sent
from ms relatives and friends
Richard 1,gau has services "n
TT. CItll-n as substitute. and
shortly thereafter bcCam" @
regular carrier tic served ua-
ul FEBRUARY 90 tins wear
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NO ENERGY NEEDED
TO BEAT THE HEAT
~ Features Writer

NORAIAN. Okla Aug tt
Want % keep cool Try beng lazy
gust as law as possible That Is
the advice Of d.. " A Fowler. di-
.ector of the University of Okla
mona Student Health Service.
who SAYS doing as little a. possible
Is ore way of beating the heat.
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CIRCUIT COURT TO CONVENE HERE
TOMORROW; TO CALL GRAND JURY

Judge Ross Williams viii con
vcne circuit court in Key WcS'
at 2 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
for the purpose of empanelllng a
venire for the selection of a
grand jury. That information
was received yesterday after
noon by County Clerk Ross Saw
yer from Judge Williams.
Among the matters that tine
grand jury VIII consider Is the
case against Manuel Perez, who
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"SCICE IN NORWAY

LONDON. 49, Fr-m ouIzl'nI
r.f rStnT 70 Fad,p broadcast
frcrn Rerl "a. recorded here, today
5sc'sred = state Of serge existing
IN Norway HsooTis ere HAT un
rest m that country fd5 resc' Fl
81 tut, stare ~ - feared that
Iiois will break out At any same.
III Norwegian policemen have
been HIisisTiztd by o. sling. iic
re. trt saIi.
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shot and killed a sailor in
Amusement Park and the find
ing of the dead body Of Wilma
Albcrts in a room that she and
William {. King occupied The
latter has been held for investl-
cation since the finding of the
body. and Yesterday a coroncrs
iurv reached a verdict that the
hcmorrhage of the brain. from
which she died. was caused by
a blow or blows administered
by King.
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Lax InSF III pLAnEs

DARWIN - In the vicinity Of
Ssiamsus yesterday. the Jsps. an
. series Of clashes with Ameri-sn
flyers los; II cut OF Is planes.
While only ono American plane
>,eTe Destroyed American and
Australian soldiers ere now said
TO be orlv sIx mJlcs aWsY ftom
SsIsmsua.
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MAIOu BATTLE TO CoffT
WASHINGTON ~ : I.

WASHINGTON. - Jsm~ l..
3YTnes director of economic war
:src. said TODAY that while NJ
!Icd Trrps are now successful IN al
;hestres OF the W,T the major
battles ere vet ~ be sou1hi- he
soId the people on the hon- front
tfsf If they 10 their dV:Y. m keep
M PRODUCTION AZ d high pitch. IT
1vill mean fhe eventual defeat Of
The Nszls and Jars. He concluded
that we must WIN on the home
front before VIC cen win on the
battle front.
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Rounding Up Of Stragglers Now
In Progress In Streets
Of Messina
Thousands OF German And
Italian Troops Cress
Straits And Land On
Italian Mainland


ALGIERS. AUG. l7.--Amssa<an
and British froopz enisFsd ihs
outskirts Of hessins thiz uasra-
ing without enrounier.ng mach
opposition. All German a.
Italian troops. who were abs u
do So, crossed the Strata VI kass-
sina last night and lanusd - -
zee of lhe Italian boot.
General EissEhowsT annOun--
ed that Tire Allied -foep> aEn
now rounding up sussglssA
most Of them Italians. m hss-
sins. end that he expects ihs
morping up processes viii hsvs
been concluded by mida-shi 10
right.
With heavy Amsrsrsn san.
blasting Msssina from the noFta
last and British guns IRON ths
east coast. and pisnes and VA
ss.srs 9rcs s.sns sssrks e-d 1870
irg shells into TIE town As
;7r,es LAST night used ever
svsilsbIs type of shiv or best a.
crc-siT1 or try -ng 10 cros2 iae
Straits of MessIus 70 Tsssh iiss
Itslian mainland.
Bstges. each .on,snfng 30
,aors scl-Isrs were flowed tf
stezrnsrz o. moiofb,sis 81
led p.aues DESTROYED - lefsf
her o. end badly damaged
ctrers ds-q The hi. Alss
torpedo boats ventured inis its
straits to stf1ck The iisetng
irr ops. end naval guns shsiisd
The port OF msss'ns en- ihs
shore front on the Itsiisn sids -
the strsiis where The Ak isf-e.
were trying 10 'snJ.
Spokssmcn here SD ths as
end SEA over The STREET. - Ne
sina lest night resembicd o.
flashes of lightning in q tsFrlts-
thunderstorm. where earth sa4
ky seemed 10 be coming to
&c Their snd the end OF Tire zoti&
seemed TO be al hand.
While hundreds Of shells ir'fr.
ru-sr,rsfi guns. stationed in
ne Iislisn toe. were bursn-s
over tie straits. bombs. dFoppe-
from Allied planes. were expo
ing 3long the Mess.ns shors as
shells from Allied Ship ~ets
bursting IN the straits along ere
MeEsins shore line or on of cr~f
the toe and instep Of the boot
In thai hail of shells snd FIRE
the evscuees continued 70 Tee
scross the strsits. Nsny Of 'hs
fugiiives lost their lives o.
Continued o.. Pag-
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LATE BULLETINS
Is ITALY NEXT?

LONDON. - With The fall of
Sicily. the outstanding question
asked here today was. Is Italy
rsexS N frne f>r soysSios71 u zss
roinied cut that the Italian gov
srnFns nj must eS-sct tibet to be
tire next move OF the Allied com
ursnJs fer orders were issued 10
day 10 cut off all telephone and
feleqTsphlc conmunIc7 iIcns wfth
Sweden end Switzerland.
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NOT BEFORE sTH YEAR

NEW YORK = Full ca".dHna-
tl4. 81 the musc.g> 81 tine cyr- D.
uot believed 20 b, attained p cui.-
areu until tDcu nth Neai
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Associated Press Day Wire
Service and AP Features
For So Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
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MEMORIAL SERVICES
FOR U.S.. MAINE DEAD
MONDAY AFTERNOON

Annual memorial services for
the officers and enlisted men of
the u. S. S. Maine. who lost their
lives when the battle ship was
blown up in Havana harbor on
February Is, 1898, will be held
Monday afternoon, at 500 O'Clock
at the monument in Maine plot of
the City Cemetery by the local
Spanish American War Veterans.
Members of the organization
and other patriotic groups who
have been invited to participate
will meet at the Maine memorial
in Harris School grounds, corner
Southland and Margaet, and pro-
coed to the cemetery in body.
Highlighting the exercises will
be an address by Chaplain Blake
Craft of the u. S. Naval Operat-
ing Base here. 1t is expected that
there will be a large delegation
from the San Carlos School in at
4.-lo,oo CO y -
t1AhSAeaAA~S' - HIM
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AMERICAN and
FRENCH PILOTS
BOMBING ENEMY
CENTRAL TUNIS IS GIVEN
WORSE POUNDING IN AC-
INVITES CENT Erred IN
TUNISIA
UBy Associated "ress)

ALGIERS, Feb. l2.-American
and French pilots, during the last
SO hours, have kept up a constant
bombing of enemy positions in
Tunisia, it was announced today.
Central Trnis was given the
worse pounding. Airfield bases,
ammunition dumps and garrisonS
were repeatedly raided.
Unofficially, it was stated that
those concentrated raids are the
forerunner of the about offensive
that the Allies will begin to wage
sometime within the next three
weeks.
With the exception of minor
clash in the Bizerte area, in which
British forces drove back two col
umns of Germans and Italians,
ground activity is still at stand
still in Tunisia because of con-
tinued heavy rains or snoWstormS.
General Montgomery. who drove
the Axis forces out of Lydia, is in
command of an army of 100000
men in southern Tunisia, it was Of
ficially announced today He IS
working under the direction of
General Alexander, who is sec
ond in command to General
Dwight L. Eisenhower. All the
latter's commanding officers are
BritisherS.
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Practically Entire Contin-
gent Killed, Wounded
Or Taken Prisoners Dur
ing Battle

MOSCOW. Feb. IA division
of GermanY's crack troops was
almost zzaihilafed last night and
this morning when il attempted
to throw back Russian forces IN
the Donets bssin. near Kharkov.
the Soviet communique announc-
ed today.
Practically the entire division
was either killed. wounded CT
taken prisoners. according TO the
Communique. " was further
stEfed. that 4.sany -uhe prison
ers said that they were IN Frsnca
= month ago and had been trans
ferred to this country 10 Try to
held up the Russian advances.
Thousands of Killers picked men
fell in the battle or are now pris-
oners Of war.
n the point where the fight
ing occurred. Russian fcrces ara
expected 10 cross to the west
bank of the Donets River and
then TO s1Iif into two columns.
one headed westward toward
Tire DneiDer and the ether south
wJrd bv west toward voroShIlov-
grad.
One-quarter Of the tsns Of
thousands Of German troops that
were transferred 70 Russia cur
ing the lest mcnfh. 50 the com
muni7ue asserted enemv pris-
oners had saie. have been killed
Continued On Page SIX
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so as to take pressure off tires.
Debate tires and remove them
with tubes inside-to a cool, dark
place where the temperature is
between 40 and so degrees. Wrap
ping tires with heavy paper pro-
tects them from light, air and dust
all of which harm rubber.
Keep out wasps and other in
sects which often build nests in
engines, by placing rags over all
openings to the motor.
Finally, check your insurance
policy. While it is desirable to keep
fire and theft insurance in effect,
many companies will allow you
to discontinue collision and acct
dent payments when the car is
laid up.
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Storage Can Harm Your Car, Say Experts
But If You Must Lay 1t Up, Here's How
Alp Features.

AP Features.
If you're discouraged by gas
rationing and balding tires that
threaten to blow and are thinking
of putting your car in storage for
the duration
Think twice. Storage may do
more harm than good.
That's the advice given by the
car service department of the
American Automobile Association.
T. E. Allen, department manager,
insists furthermore that placing
your car in storage is not in itself
patriotic contribution to the war
effort" and that maintenance of
your car in proper and efficient
running conditionfi available at all
times to perform essential work of
which it is capable, is far more adj
visable"
The New York Motorist, pub.
LEGATION of the Automobile Club
of New York, warns that disuse is
the greatest enemy of your car.
Club officials suggest that you
sell it rather than store it.
But if you can't use, can't sell,
and must store your car, here are
some AAA suggestions that will at
least minimize deterioration:
Put the car in the best possible
mechanical condition. Wash 1t
thoroughly, wax all paint, chrome
and nickel, and spray chassis and
under-body with clean oil.
Thoroughly lubricate the car.
Clean upholstery, floor mats and
trunk lining and treat them with
moth preventive.
Then store the car in a clean,
dry building, preferably with a
temperature of from 40 to so de-
grecs. Buildings occupied by ami
mails should not be used, and the
cold and dampness resulting from
unhcated buildings may cause
wooden parts to warp. On the 9TH
err hand. if the building is steam
Heated, it's a good idea to place a
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pan of water in the car to prevent
the wood from drying out.
Unless gasoline is drained from
the fuel system, it will form gum,
varnish and wax deposits. Like
wise drain the cooling system, re-
moving hose connections. All rub
Der trim, hose, wiring, weather
stripping and mats should be
cleaned, dried and protected from
light and circulating air.
No matter what precautions you
take, your chances of preserving
your battery for more than year
are slim. However, you can pro-
long it's life to some extent by re-
moving it and having it recharged
and serviced at least every two
months.
The car should be blocked up,
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Three Boys From Tampa,
Stealing 4 Motor Cars,
Arrested In Key West
wAwAw.ABgl@wzagAw.AsmAwMg
FOODSTUFF PRICES
WILL BE UNIFORM
WITHIN 80 DAYS
Cry Associated PressI

WASHINGTON. Feb. H.
Prices of foodstuffs through
out the country will be uni
form in the next 80 days. the
Office of Price Administra-
ton announced today.
The order will contain three
outstanding provisions: fixing
of retail prices. a standard
table of wholesale prices. and
the amount of production
of canned goods for home
consumption.
There will be decided
change in the prices of meats.
and the OPA began today a.
movement that will drive
the Black Market" out of
the meat trade. Every pack
ing house and every slaugh-
ter house in the country will
have to be licensed before it
can handle meats.
Nc further slaughtering of
ccttle by unlicensed firms
will be permitted. and it
was pointed out that the sky
rccketing in the cost of meat
has been due TO that prac-
tice.
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Statements Being Mailed To
All County Tax DelinquentS
Citing Stringency Of Law

SeVenty-SiX parcels, out of a to-
tai of 1,400, have been redeemed
in County Ross Sawyer's office
during the last month, he stated
this morning. The amounts of the
rcdemptions total So, 484.17.
Mr.. Sawyer said that he is mail
ing statement to every delin-
quent. Heretofore, only those de-
linquents who requested state
ments received them, but, it was
explained, that, as tax deeds now
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COUNTY BOARD TO
REFILL JURY BOX

Refilling the jury box is one Of
the matters scheduled to be done
at the recessed meeting next Tues
day night of the Monroe county
commissioners.
The law provides that the box
shall be refilled at the first meet
ing in January, or as soon there
after as is practicable, but the
present board did not hold its first
meeting till Monday evening Of
this week.
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NOW BABIES ARE
SHARING THE RIDE

GALLIPCLIS. O. Feb. IL
The share a ride" program here
has expanded TO include peram-
bulat0rs as well as autos
Dealers say they have been
unable TO secure baDv Carriages
for the past six months. and par
ents f0tunste enough O. posses
the conveysnces are sharing
them with those who are not
Many parents have resoTted 70
soap boxes on wheels IN place q
the traditional buggy.
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become Immediately available I'M
der Florida's new law, he felt that
everything possihah should be
done to inform sthose property
owners who are. unaware of this
stringency of the 1941 tax meas
ure.
Included with each statement is
a printed copy of story that was
published in The Citizen, giving
particulars of the provisions of the
law.
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Big Fire I'm Jacksonville
Destroys Warehouses And
WharveS On Waterfront
tRy Associated PreSsl

tHY ASsOe1ate0 fressb
JACKSONVILLE. Feb. H.
This city experienced today IFS
worst fire since the Clyde NAL
lory wherves here were destroy
ed in lS4l.
Today two large warehouses
alcng the waterfront were Quilted
and several whsrves were de-
stroyed by the flames.
Coast guardSmen and soldiers
helped to fight the blaze. which
was hard to get under control
because of the crates, excelsior
and oil that were stored in the
buildings.
A piece of burning timber fell
on a coast guardsmen's leg and
broke it, and a soldier was over
come by smoke.
Despite the fiercenesS of the
fire, warehouses on each side OF
the burning ones were saved,
though they were badly scorch-
ed.
1t is not known how the fire
started, and no estimate has yet
been made CT the loss entailed,
though it was said it will reach
several hundred thousand dol
lars.
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GOES THROUGH AIR
WITH GREAT EASE
say Associated P-ess,

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Feb. H.
Lloyd Zedacker was doing a weld
ing repair job atop a 156-gallon
gasoline tank.
The tank exploded. Tank and
Zedacker went through the air
with the greatest of ease. When
they landed, the tank, crinkled
like an accordian, was atop Zed-
acker.
They pulled Zedacker out and
found that he had suffered only
two broken fingers and a bruised
leg.