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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-09
WESz.PORY
BY n - Avn YAK%H
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Chapter One

Cnapter One
"pUT you killed him!"
- Andre Dupre, as slim as a
rapler IN the long gray coat with
the o4acK SILK stock at its throat,
laughed contemptuously.
You killed him." he repeated
You stole Meisendorf's map and
got away. That's why you're here
in Memphis now. That's why YOU
can't go back to Westport and get
the money yourself!"
The stocky, rough-featured man
across the table growled angrily
in dissent.
i never said / killed him! |
said he died in his bed. And how
| got hold of the map amt no.
body'S business but my owni'
His voice was a truculent rum
bic, like that of a snarling wild
beast that looks up, teeth barred.
to defend its kill.
"AIl told you, Dupre, was that
after Santa Anna clamped his
blockade on the Santa Fe trade
pack IN l843, there was rich
pickin'S for them that could get a
little contraband into Santa Fe or
Chihuahua. Jake Meisendorf took
a wagon train out of Westport the
next Sprlng-juSt about a year
ago-and when he started back
he was carryin' better than fifty
thousand dollars in Mexican gold
and silver"
Andre Dupre moved irritably
in his chair as his gray-clad arm
brushed the others words aside.
We've heard il" he said harsh
ly. You've told us how the Co.
mancheS caught him and killed
his teamSterS, and how he buried
the gold and burned his wagons
and finally got into Westport
more dead than alive" He leveled
a menacing finger at the man
across the table and his voice was
vitriolic with scorn. "And then
you say he was found dead in his
bed two mornings later and the
map he'd drawn was gone!"
The chunky man in the oppo-
site chair chuckled softly, amused
by the recollection of his own
rascality.
And that's just what hap
pened, too, mister. The map was
gone, and now I've got it. And
there's fifty thousand dollars
Iayin' out there under that prairie,
and I'm the only man on Gods
green earth that knows where it
is"
THE woman spoke for the first
\ time, and in the light of the
tllckerlng candles her dark-eyed
Creole beauty was like a magnet
that held the two mems eyes
upon her. Not yet turned twenty
four, Sally Dupre was already a
half-legendary figure in the color
tul tapestry of the deep, sultry
South.
Andre. my dear, perhaps we
should not press Mr.. Regain too
far There have been times when
we would not have liked to be
pressed beyond endurance"
she turned to smile at the
heavy shouldered man across the
table. you understand, Mr..
Regan, we must have the facts.
Is there anyone in WeStport or in
independence or anywhere on the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-09
Strike Voted By
Bridges Men

san FRANCISCO p 49, Harry
Bridges loagsh0gemen IN . stormy
meeting last night. voted = ~ hour
work stoppaEe n protest y TIE
Federal Courts affirmation ~
Bridges conviction Of perjury
The stoppa ge involves 500 mem
bers a the san Francisco local ~
the international LonEsh0Temen 8
and Wareso.lscrI Ur.0n Il NllI
begin al . :. IA t0EnoTrgs.
Evening star., 1952-03-27
With Meredith Young

Marketing Is regarded ~ .
boring chorc by some, and IN in-
teresting excursion by others. II
m depends ON how and where ron
shop. At Center Market City Il Is
hound to be fun, because with the
variety available and the number
Of stands from which to choose it
can never be monOtonous. There's
always something different to take
home and try .out, and this makes
buying and cooking much more in
spring. IL you are I'm . meal
planning ruf. now b the time to
change. Come over here t0morroW
and you,l zee what / mean.
The Shad season h keeping two
men buxy at LAWNS Seafood Stand,
No. ~. This popular fish Il conn
ing IN from the hay now, and enc
man &C Javin's spends four hours
. day just boning It. Another de-
votes two hours To the same task.
In that way there b always 1 entyI
of 4 ready for ron. It = good ews
Evening star., 1952-03-27

and Harry Won Zell have the Lead
ing roles in week End for Three" !"
$3.50, WWDC, WASH Reporters
Roundup: Senator Robert Kerr is
interviewed.
1000, WTOP Screen Guild
Theater:: Joseph Gotten and Angela
Lansbury co-star in Night Must
Fall"
1880, WMAI4-U. S. S. r.: The
last program in the series deals
with Russian Humanitarianism VS..
Marxist Communism. !"
Television Today.
$3.50, WNB w - Treasury Men in
Action: The drama is aThe Case
of the Million Dollar WASH"
500, WITT G - Theater: Robert
Paige and Ann Doren head the cast
of "The Bachelors Week End
$3.50. WNB w James Melton
Show: Jan Murray, Diana Lynn
and Dorothy Warenskjold visit.
1900, WMAL- Commissioners
Report: Questioning the District
Commissioners and Police Chief
Robert Murray are Barringer
Parker, president of the Blooming
dale Citizens Association; Ted
Crown of The Star and AL Lewis
OF the Washington Post.
Evening star., 1952-03-27
ADVERTISEMENT. ADVERTISEMENT

Ito many that the price has come
down some ON this item.
The yearly Passover season starts
April 9th and Last for 8 days.
Georges Kosher Delicatesscn
Stand, No. $50, Is stocking . conn
|pIete line Of food items needed for
this season. They include matz0s,
|gefiIte fish and horseradish, mixed
fruits, potato starch for sponge
cakes and many more items too
numerous to mention. Just come
over and get all your supplies here
at Georges.
Good asparagus.is coming in now
from California. IL is still q bit
high in price, but worth ii, 70 en-
joy the fine flavor Of this wonder
full Spring vegetable. With eleven
stands specializing i'm fresh fruits
and vegetables you will have an
opportunity 70 shop around and
choose your family's fayorites.
SQUAD IL year-rOund favorite
these days, and Sim Chix-Farms
Stand No. SIG (NA. S64S) has them
for yen. These can be broiled Or.
baked enjoyed as party fare or
Just for the family.
You'll find true .one-stops shop
ping here, with drugstore, Free
mans. Stand 4S4, 10 provide pre-
srRimffnn and r,sns1aefu.nl nnrvfea
four bakery stands and twenty-
eight meat dealers 70 serve you.
Csme over Tomorrow, park IN the
FREE Amoce lot On X st. next to
the market, borrow . cart right
here 70 carry your bundles and yeu
are ready to enjoy your food ex-
pcdition at
CENTER MARKET cry
5sh sad < So. NV
Evening star., 1952-03-27
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kindergarten 49, Temples Hssgs 4a
Evening star., 1952-03-27
HiqhIiqhts
Radio Today.

7:05. WGMS-Norman Frauen-
helm: The pianist plays music by
Bach, Rameau and Byrd.
$3.50, WTOP-Playhouse: Lionel
Barrymore stars IN Yankee Store
keeper
$3.50, WTOP-Stars In the Air.
Dennis OKeefe. Barbara Britton
Evening star., 1952-03-27

Evening news broadcast, d.
rect from The Stars news
room. Monday through Friday
over Stations WMAL and
WMAL-FM; 6 pm.
Evening star., 1952-02-11

Washington Circle Underposs Needed Now

Surface surgery Is planned
along with the underground treat
ment. And the underpass may
turn into not just straightaway
tunnel, as at other circles, but q
tunnel with branches, on two
levels.
Present cost estimate (Which
includes some road-building on
adjacent K street, is something
over $8.3 million. But the figure
would grow II q branched-out
tunnel is developed.
Since no money Is yet available
the job isn't on any timetable
The start is considered at least
a year away. however. And con-
struction would take probably two
years.
Here are the details of the
present plan:
The underpass will be on K
street. from Twenty first to
Twenty-seventh. 1t will lead di-
rectly into the Whitehurst Free
way, thus connecting with Key
Bridge.
Except under the circle itself, it
will be an open cut similar to
Dupont. Twenty-second, Twenty
fourth. Twenty-fifth and Twenty
sixth streets all will cross on
bridges.
Pennsylvania and New Hamp-
Evening star., 1952-02-11

The Capital Transit Co. today
said it has ordered 80 new "king-
size" buses at a cost of 1850, 600
The buses will be 80 feet 51a
inches long and 8 feet 6 inches
wide. The buses the company now
Operates are IS feet long and
feet wide. The bigger buses will
permit seating of 81 passengers
seven more than the largest bus
now on Washington's streets.
The Public Utilities Commission
recently gave the transit firm per-
mission to use the bigger buses on
its Sixteenth street, Benning road
and Connecticut avenue lines.
Fifty "COlor Styled"
|. The new buses will be Diesel
powered. Fifty of them will be
color styled" in Capri blue with
maroon and cream trim on the in
terror. The others will be Arizona
tan with blue and cream trim.
Delivery is expected to start with
in four months, it was said.
The company said the new buses
will be the most UP to date transit
coaches in the United States.
Among the new features will be
Enthusiastically controlled heat
Evening star., 1952-02-11
Gas Company Officer
Says Stockholders
RATE Higher Return

Stockholders of the Washington
Gas Light Co. are entitled to some
share in the great growth of the
company. Robert c. Overs, COM
pany vice president and treas
urer, today told the Public Util-
tiles Commission.
He was cross-examined on the
company's request for a Is per-
cent increase in gas rates.
Mr.. Owens testified the company
now serves an, area embracing
l $4,000 people. He said only
IL per cent of gas sales are to in
dustrial consumers.
Lloyd B. Harrison, special assist
ant corporation counsel, brought
out in cross-examination of Mr..
Overs that the company will have
$72 million invested by the end
of this year. The witness said the
invested capital and the rate base
are "very close together"
Mr.. Harrison developed from
another witness. o. H. Ritenour,
company vice president, that the
record sin this case is as complete
as it can be. The United States
Court of Appeals, in the prior gas
rate case, criticized the record as
being incomplete. Mr.. Ritenour
said the exhibits he has put in
evidence in this case satisfy the
courts requirement for a COM
|plete record.
Evening star., 1952-02-11
Drastic Narcotics Bill
Proposed by SABBATH

Drastic legislation to make
shipowners, banks and insurance
companies responsible for illegal
importation of narcotics in any
cargoes with which they deal was
proposed today by Representative
SABBATH, Democrat, Of Illinois.
Elimination of all American aid.
military as well as economic and
withdrawal Of all trade prefer.
ences from any country which de-
clines to agree to limit its output
of narcotics to the minimum
needed for legitimate use was
provided in the bill.
Mr.. SABBATH, chairman Of the
powerful Rules Committee and
dean of the House Of Representa-
tives, labeled the narcotic traffic
"the most serious internal prob
lem confronting our country
today"
The legislation would put third
offenders out of business in this
country and provide a $50 900 fine
for bank violators: shipowners
would be subject to penalties from
$50. 900 for first offenders; $780,
900 for second or later offenses
and bar the lines vessels from
American ports on a third offense.
A rising scale Of fines Is provided
for offending insurance firms,
which would be required to certify
that each cargo was free Of Illegal
drugs.
Evening star., 1952-02-11
GaI|audef Official Beaten
By ProwIer in Her Room

An intruder injured a Gallaudet
College oficial early yesterday
when she awakened and found the
man in her room at Fowler Hall
Miss Mary Van Pelt, SO, director
of health for the college. told
police that when she told the col
ored man to leave he replied,
"Shut up or I'll kill you. I have
O gun"
When she started to get out of
bed, Miss Van Pelt said, the man
grabbed her by the throat and
warned, "Stop or I'll kill you. ]
have knife"
He then knocked her to the
floor. When she regained con-
seriousness, she saw the man leav-
ing by the door. Miss Van Pelt
was admitted to Episcopal Eye,
Ear and Throat Hospital with a
throat injury,
Evening star., 1952-02-11
Elevator Operator
Survives 8-FIoor
Plunge of Cage

A 37-year-old woman was in
satisfactory condition in Emer-
gency Hospital today after an
eight-floor elevator plunge.
X-rays were to be made today
to determine the extent of back
injuries suffered by Mrs. Vertie
Schuford, 212 Bates street NV,
when the car dropped from the
eighth floor almost to the base
ment of the Park Central Apart
ments, 1900 F street NV, yester-
day.
Mrs. Schuford, who has been
operating the elevator about three
years. said she heard a loud noise
and then the car started its plunge.
During the fall she worked fran
tically at the controls. she said.
When the car stopped suddenly
q short distance from the bottom
of the shaft, she was thrown to
the floor.
Evening star., 1952-02-11

The people will live on.
The learning and blundering
people will live on.
They will be tricked and sold
and again sold
And go back to the nourishing
earth for rootholds
The people so peculiar in re-
newa1 and comeback,
You can't laugh of their cape
city to take it.
The ceremonies yesterday were
among the first held here to marh
the anniversary of Lincoln's birth
Other tributes are planned 70.
morrow, the anniversary.
Outstanding on the. schedule
will be the traditional memorial
exercises to be conc nducted at noon
at the Lincoln Memorial by the
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
The Marine Band and honor
guards from the services will as
semble at 1880 am. Representa-
tives of patriotic and civic groups
will form on the south side of the
upper terrace at noon.
Loyal Legionnaires and guests
will march in to the entrance of
the memorial at 1910 pm. The
Gettysburg Address will be read
after floral wreaths are laid at
the base of the Lincoln statue.
Evening star., 1952-02-11

Will light us down In honor or
dishonor
To the latest generation
The dogmas of the quiet past
are inadequate to the
story present.
We must think anew, We must
act anew.
We must disenthrall ourselves.
We shall nobly save or meanly
lose the last best hope Of
earth"
Four little words came worth
studying over:
eve must disenthrall our
selves"
And what is q. thrall? And who
are thraHs?
Men tied. down or doped or
men drowsy?
Lincoln,
He hoped to see them
shake themselves loose.
and so be disenthralled.
There are freedom shouters.
There are freedom whisperers.
Both may serve.
Have I, have you, been too
silent?
Is there an easy crime Of
silence?
Is there an easy road to free
dom?
Evening star., 1952-02-11
|0ffieiaIs Seek Ways 10 End
Receiving Home CroWdinr

District officials today sought
means to relieve overcfowding In
the Receiving Home.
The hone-which houses chill
Idren temporarily during investiga-
Etions by Juvenile Court and po-
Ilice-has a capacity Of So. Today
there were IS in the home.
When the population exceeds
capacity. mattresses are placed. in
halls to provide sleeping places.
The record number In the home
was 78, last week.
Some Of the children are housed
for as long as q month and others
for only q day or two. The aver.
age is II days. s
Girard M. Shea. director Of the
Department Of Public. Welfare.
said he has been studying the.
problem but has not yet found .
suitable solution.
Evening star., 1952-02-11

Poet Carl Sandburg led a tele-
vision tribute to Abraham Lincoln
yesterday afternoon in ceremonies
conducted at the Lincoln. Me-
mortal.
The Great Emancipator's bio
grapher read from Lincoln's mes
sage to Congress in 1862 and from
his own poem, "Is There Any Easy
Road to Freedom?" The program,
Edward r. Murrow's 'See It
Now" was carried by the Colum-
bia Broadcasting System and was
seen locally on the WTOP-TV
channel.
The text of Mr.. Sandburg's
reading follows:
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
A Kentucky born Illinoisan
found himself
BY journey through shadows
and prayer
The Chief Magistrate Of the
American people
Pleading: ....ss
Fellow Citizens =. we cannot
escape history.
No personal significance or in
significance
Can spare one or other of us.
The fiery trail through which
we pass
Evening star., 1952-02-11
McKeIdin 10 Speak Ionigh'
Al Lincoln Day Dinner

Gov. McKeldin will speak to-
night when Maryland and Mont
gomery County Republican lead
ers gather at the Congressional
Country Club for the annual Lin
coin Day dinner and rally.
A sellout crowd Of more than
200 party leaders will be on hand
at Z pm. for the dinner, spon-
sored by the State Central Com
mittee for Montgomery County.
Senator Butler. Maryland, and
Representative Beall also will
speak. Secretary of State John
r. Reeves will relate the history
of the Montgomery County flag.
Plans for the rally were di-
rected by Willard A. King. VIII
liam Gunter will be toastmaster.
Evening star., 1952-02-11

ing, an improved ventilating sys-
tenn, power f1nger-tip steering,
hydraulic automatic transmission,
are-proof windows and diffused
lighting.
The order was placed with the
White Motors Co. of Cleveland
The transit company expects to
pay cash.
Gasoline Engines Now Used.
All the buses now used by the
company are powered by gasoline
engines. Diesel engines in the
new buses are more economical. it
was pointed out, because the fuel
costs less.
The company said in the winter
fresh air will be carried through
ducts heated by hot water coils.
An even IS degrees will be main
tanned in the winter. The system
will force fresh air into the bus at
the rate of $500 cubic feet min
ute in the summer. An additional
$500 cubic feet a minute will
enter through special vents.
This means the air will be
changed in the bus at the rate of
more than five times a minute,
the company said.
Evening star., 1952-02-11
City Heads Give.
7 More
---e i
Of Leave.
Police Inspector
Focing Three-Wuy
Probe Of Activities

Police Inspector Albert I. Buls
lock. whose activities are under q
three way investigation, asked for
and received two weeks additional
leave today.
Inspector Bullock was scheduled
to report for duty at 8 am.
Wednesday following a three
month suspension and q Today
leave.
|. Police Supt. Robert v. Murray
emerged from half-hour meet
ing with the Commissioners today
and reported the inspectors. re-
quest. He added that the request
had been approved by the COM
missioners.
Inspector Bullock was indicted
and cleared as q co-conSpirator In
the Nelson gambling syndicate.
The indictment on October a. led
to his suspension. After he was
acquitted on a directed verdict he
was restored to duty as a police
officer.
Inspector Sees Murray.
The inspector visited Maj. MUIR
ray today shortly before the latter
went to the District Building to
discuss various police matters
with the Commissioners.
Also on the Commissioners, Wis
iting list today was q committee
of three lawyers named last week
to look into Inspector Buliock's
and other police associations with
the Nelson syndicate. The COM
mittee also is charged with re-
viewing the transcript Of the
Senate Crime Investigating Com
mittee hearings to learn il any
official action is indicated.
The lawyers asked the Commis-
sioners to delineate further their
responsibilities and powers. and
Commissioner F. Joseph Donohue
said this would be done tomor-
row in a special order. Francis
w. Hill, former assistant corpora
ton counsel, is chairman Of the
lawyers committee. Two former
assistant United States attorneys.
John j. Wilson and John L. Las
key, are the other members.
Return to Duty Tentative.
The Senate crime prohers have
asked Inspector Bullock to flll out
Ia more complete financial ques-
tionnaire. and Major Murray has
said that the inspectors return to
duty remains tentative" pending
| a review of possible charges"
which might bring him before
| "a police trial board. ''--,.
Meantime. it was learned that
the Senate committee plans to
question several witnesses in its
secret session Wednesday. Mur-
ray OF, former race wire opera
tor, earlier believed to be among
those who would be questioned
Wednesday, is not scheduled to
appear.
The committee still is seeking
to serve a subpoena on one Of
those slated to appear Wednes-
day. Names Of the witnesses were
not revealed.
Evening star., 1952-02-11
Suspect Aiming Gun
Al Policeman Leads
To Chase and Crash

A wild chase, gunplay and a
three-car crash interrupted inves-
tigation Of a safe robbery yester-
day and kept five policemen busy
for about a .half-hour.
Pvts. Allan D. Wolf and r. r.
Zanders Of the first precinct had
gone to Hawkins service station,
101 K street NE. to investigate a
safe robbery. Joseph Hawkins,
reported his 200-pound
safe containing $331.98 had been
removed.
While the policemen were talk
ing to Mr.. Hawkins, a man ran
into the service station and
shouted, There's a man in a car
out there and he's threatening a
woman with a gun"
Points Gun at Policeman.
Rushing to the car, Pvt. Wolf
ordered the driver to step out.
Instead. the driver pointed q re-
volver at the policeman and pulled
the trigger. The gun failed to
fire. and the man drove off at
high speed.
A woman fell out of the car
as he started up.
Pvt. Wolf fired several shots,
but the fleeing man did not stop.
Three detectives. sent to inves-
tigate the safe robbery, arrived at
this time. They were Detective
Sergts. Edward A. DAILY and Fran
els Gaver and Detective Arthur S.
Trammelle Of the safe squad.
They took after the heeting car.
Crash Ends Chase.
At sixth street and Florida ave-
nue. NE, the speeding car crashed
into another auto, which in turn
hit a third car, and ended up on
the. sidewalk.
Police identified the driver as
Walter Freeman, 33, colored, of
the 200 block of N street NV. The
woman who fell from the car was
his wife Izetta, 35. Freeman was
charged with assault with a dead
ly weapon. carrying a deadly
weapon. driving at unreasonable
speeds and passing a red light.
His Wife was charged with carry
ing a deadly weapon because of d
razor found in her purse.
Driver of the other cars in the
crash were John M. Hammersla,
73, of 8103 New Hampshire ave-
nue., Hyattsville, who was accom-
panied by his wife Blanche, II.
and Edward L. Reeves, 43, of 1914
Mount Eagle place, Alexandria.
They suffered only slight injuries.
Police said the Freemans ap-
parently were having a family
argument, which started the
whole series of events.
Evening star., 1952-02-11

shire avenues will feed into the
circle on the surface as at present.
Twenty-t third street will be cut
through the center park, but in
elliptical fashion, with two one
way prongs on the north. The
northbound prong will aim up
New Hampshire avenue. The
southbound connection will lead
out Of Twenty third, which is one
way above the circle. The first
Presidents statue will remain at
the circles center.
Two tunnel branches are
merely possibilities. But they are
being seriously considered.
One would lead from the middle
of the underpass to Pennsylvania
avenue eastbound. The other
would lead from Pennsylvania
westbound under and then into
the main underpass. Thus it
would go down to a second level.
K street from Twenty-f1rst to
Connecticut avenue will be widened
with outside service roadways.
And an eastbound exit ramp from
the Whitehurst freeway to Rock
Greek parkway also is planned. It
will divert traffic during under
pass construction.
Tomorrow: News for George
town-pIans for NJ street and
Key Bridge.
Evening star., 1952-02-11
Radio Station Nets $3.50
For Symphony in Is Hours

A 16-hour drive by a local radio
station yesterday netted $4,750,
which will enable the National
Symphony Orchestra to hold three
additional children's concerts next
season.
The drive. which began at 8 am.
and continued until midnight,
was conducted by Station WGMS.
More than 20 members of the
symphony orchestra gave com
mand performances" ," playing spe-
cial arrangements for persons con-
tributing $25 or more. Pledges
came from as far away as New
York and Boston.
Last year the station conducted
@ similar drive and $4,000 was
pledged by listeners,