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The Key West citizen., 1952-10-11

him. Nodding a little 10 himself.
he turned to Clay.
'Sehor,s he said, "this man h
one Of our own and the thing he
planned for us was far worse than
what he planned for you. With
your permission, we would like
to take him outside the camp for
little while.
Il was courteously phraSed, but
IS Clay looked into the hot black
eyes staring into his he knew
there was nothing he could do to
mitigate Pedro's fate. He could
not control them now. He turned
and walked away.
A LMOST an hour later the men
4 \ returned to the camp and PEI
dro was not with them. Silently
they retired to their blankets and
soon Clay knew they were asleep
again. There was no sound from
the prairie where they had left
Pedro--no sound until Just at
daybreak, when q man began 70
scream somewhere oct m the
prairie.
The men were up now, saddling
their horses and going about their
accustomed duties as If the sound
or horror and agony could not
reach their ears. Lopez led KEN
lucky over TO the side Of the
wagon where Clay stood.
The men are ready, seiior. Is 4
your pleasure that we 60 now7"
Lopez He hesitated. Lopez,
y that Pedrof"
Lopez nodded Internationally,
his eyes wary.
win he-wiA he scream lil1a
that long?s
Lopez shock his heed. sfgot
long, Don Clay. When q naked
man with his eyelids cut of Is
staked down face upward over
an ant Hill he may scream q
while, especially when the sun
warns the earth and the ants
begin TO stir"
He paused, considering Clay
and, strangely, understanding
him.
'sHe win not scream long, Don
Clay" he assured him.
~Vamos," he said spiritlessiv.
Lets go.1
He lifted Kentucky into a fast
trot and rode east toward the
rising sun with Peiro's screams
ringing in his ears.
90 hs eentinneaD
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-11
Chapter =

Chapeer u
THE other men were scrambfin(
L out of their blankets in will
alarm, fumblinG for Their gun.
and prepared 70 defend them
selves from the Indian attack they
felt sure had burst upon them.
Clay stepped forward into IN
patch of moonlight that lay in thu
center of the camp and raised hi
arm for their attention.
'Tfs al right, Gsnicos,s b
shouted. There is no attack. i
was only q pair of coyotes who
came to kill and rob-
He pointed to the PROSTATE Pc
dro, who lay moaning at his feet
"Here IS one" he cried, @an6
the other is safe enough under th<
wagon"
Clay reached back under the
wagon and jerked Sanchez for
ward by a foot that protruded
from beneath the blanket In the
Pickering light Of the lantern he
was a chastity sight, his eyes wide
and staring in death above lips
drawn back in devils grin. Clay
jerked the blanket aside and the
knife clattered on the ground
strangely harmless and impersonal
now that its owner lay dead.
what happened?" demanded
Antonio. one Of the fwao tall Gar
cia brothers.
There. was sharp suspicion n
his face, and Clay saw the same
look reflected IN the eyes Of the
other men gathered around him
at was q plan 10 steal the
money" he said steadily, facing
their doubtful, strange, foreign
faces. 'This one,s he touched SAM
chez contemptuously with his foot
'waS to stab me while ] wa
asleep, while his partner, Pedro
held the rest of you back with 9
gun"
Their eyes questioned each
other doubtfully before they re-
turned to Clay.
"And you knew this, se6or9s
one of them asked.
Clay nodded. II knew It. Lopez
knew it Miguel knew it" he In
sisted firmly. Lopez overheard
them planning Il and told me
about 1t. We decided 10 let them
go ahead so you could see Il fca
yourselves"
"And the rest of ne plant
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-11
WES1PORT
BY
Homer Huffen

|Pepe Garcia asked sAfter you
were dead
Clay waved a careless hand at
Lopez. He viii ten you. Pedro
and Sanchez were going to take
the wagon, the stock, the guns,
and the provisions and 90 back
to Santa Fe. You were all to be
left here-those Of you who were
still alive"
Now the picture was changed.
Now they were no longer sllspi-
cious and angry with this Ameri-
can who had brought about the
death Of their compatriots. But
their resentment rose in q red
tide Of rage against the men who
had planned to abandon them to 9
lingering death. They converged
On Pedro like q pack of wolves,
Antonio Garcia had jerked Pedro
10 his feet with one massive hand
while he struck him across the
face with the other. Pedro swayed
and would have fallen, but An
tonic held him erect.
Tear the clothes of this dog. :
be commanded fiercely. let Us
see IL Lopez bullet has done its
work or II there Is still something
left for N to do
In an instant Pedro's naked
body was Swaying Ia the pale
light, boneless as the wind with
q great dark stain of blood man.
ting his side from his right
shoulder to his hips.
While one man held the lantern
high, another threw 4 bucketful
Of water over the wounded man
and q third scrubbed the blood
roughly away. Lopez bullet had
struck him high IN the shoulder
and the shock had stunned him
and released q torrent of blood.
Nov he was beginning to regain
consciousness, and his eyes darted
from one 70 another of the men
about him.
@CompdEeros, be gasped, -com.
puHeTos, el ATneTicdno-
Antonio cut him short with q
vicious blow that made fresh
blood squirt from his torn lips.
@We know about the America
Ro,s he growied. I'VE know about
you, too. You who would leave US
here alone without food or guns
or mulesl Wen. perhaps someone
win be left.
He looked around tise circle and
found an echo Of his own thoughts
IN every daEk-skinned face around
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-11

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The Key West citizen., 1952-10-11
SEA SECRETS
Q. whal 3, irlgate maeksreIf

Q. What ia. frigate mackerelf
A. This fish. AnxIs roehei, & a
swiftly-swimmfng fish Of the trupi.
cal Atlantic ranging occasionally
n0Tthward 70 Cape Cod. Allied 10
the bonito and funny, the frlgaie
mackerel is reported % travel N
large schools. but Il not frequently
seen. In shape this fish is remark.
ably torpedo.shsped and rUanded.
WITH rather small tai In. II may
be told from the true mackereis
By us stout form ard from The bo-
nitcs by the fact that the txo dor.
sal flas ere veil separated with an
area IL xunooth akin In between.
@. What is now considered % be
the deepest SPOT in the sea-
A. The Nsw Ch1Eeneeg Deep.
ruaghIy between fhe ISLANDS of
Gsan and Ysr. 10 The 6espasi
'sheae il shs neean Jet rsrurted
Discovered cutie reesns'y ~ soun1-
Ing sxken hy . Brstizh vessel. she
NeS Challenger Deep Is recorded
as go kask1nas Or Is SO fae4 IL
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The Key West citizen., 1952-10-11

rocky shores throughout al warm
seas. Some forms are capable AZ
leaving the water for short periods
Of time. or "skippsng over the
rocks from one pool 10 another
with . great ahow of speed. Super
ficiaIly these two families of fish
look quite similar. bot they mag be
distinguished BY shefsct that the
paired pelvic fins flpeaaed beneath
the bead IL these Esasesl are dlrec.
ted outward 10 TIE sides IN tha
bsennies ard c0nxiss ~ buf tNo a.
three rays each. whIie IN the e0biss
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fsnlike structure whseh il believed
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Evening star., 1952-04-19
By George Kennedy
Stor Stcff CORRESPONDENT

! ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 19.-
Now that one of the principal
routes between New York and
Florida is about to 60 past An
napolis, the leading citizens of
this historic capital of Maryland
are thinking of doing something
to attract the tourist trade.
| The Chesapeake Bay Bridge,
which will be completed later this
year, is expected to attract a
large portion of the north and
south bound traffic. 1t will enable
the tourist to avoid all cities en-
route. But the bridge route will
bypass Annapolis on a new high
way going behind the old Capital
and its narrow streets. There is
IA feeling here that something
should be done to invite the tour
lists to stop and see Annapolis
Colonial treasures.
What has Williamsburg got
that we haven't got?" J. Pierre
Bernard, Annapolis banker. asked
lat a recent meeting to organize
a new association to preserve his
torical Annapolis.
No one came back with the
obvious answer: John D. Rookie
feller."
No Angel for Rescue.
Those interested in preserving
and improving old Annapolis have
given up all hope of finding an
angel who would re-create the
Colonial Capital of Maryland in
the style set by the Rockefellers
at the Colonial Capital of Viz
ginia. There is a realization here
today that what is to be done will
have to be done by Annapolitans
themselves.
An ordinance setting aside
the old part of the city as "his-
toric Annapolis" and setting up
Board of Review to pass on any
new construction, alterations OF
razing of buildings in the area
lis under consideration. 1t is
similar to the ordinance passed
by Charleston, S. c., some years
ago, with one important differ
ience: The decision of the An
napolis board will not prevent
the issuance of permit for any
change contemplated. But its
approval will carry with it GER
tificate, showing that the owner
has complied with the interests of
the community.
/ Annapolis has much more than
is seen by the motorist who enters
on West street with it's combina-
ton of commercial activities serv-
ing the prosperous tobacco culture
of Southern Maryland. chain
stores. gasoline stations and
beauty shops, most of them COM
peting for attention with garish
signs.
50 Pre-18O Buildings.
The motorist bound for the
ferry passes the State House with
its tall dome, the State build
ings. the famous Hammond
HarWood house. st. Johns College
and the Naval Academy. But
there is much more to Annapolis
than that.
] Some SO buildings built before
1900 are in the area between the
State House and the Naval Acad-
emy and the water.
There is the Scott house, the
Ridout house, the Brice houses,
the Carroll houses, the Pinkney
Evening star., 1952-04-19
Fire Sweeps 100 Acres
Near Luke Burcroft

Fire burned nearly 100 acres OF
woods and brush near Lake
Bancroft. Fairfax County, yester-
day
A small spring house was de-
stroyed in the fire. Firemen from
Baileys Crossroads and AMMAN
dale fought the blaze for more
than four hours before it was ex-
tinguished.
The burned area is west of Lake
Bancroft between Sleepy Hollow
road and Route 244.
Evening star., 1952-04-19
LeodingAnnopoIisC CitizensMop
Plan to Attract More Tourists

house, the Chase house and the
Paca house, all splendid examples
of Georgian architecture. The last
named is now Carvel Hall, An
.napolis' leading hotel.
Annapolis has been lucky con-
corning the preservation of the
old buildings, although the busi-
ness people have felt that anti
quarian interest has retarded the
town, which. for years, was Mary
lands second largest community
With a population Of only 10000
today it ranks about 10th. This
does not include the personnel
of the Naval Academy. Now
all local interests are for promot-
ing the idea of Annapolis an
tiquity to attract the tourist trade.
One Old Building Lost.
Since World War I, only one of
the old buildings has been lost.
That was the Mackubin house
which was torn down to make a
parking lot next to movie the
ater. despite the protests of the
antiquarians.
Much of the credit for preserv-
ing old Annapolis must 60 to St.
Johns College. which, in the boom
decade of the 20s, committed itself
to the purchase of many of the
old places as they came upon the
market. These commitments
amounted to 100000 when the
depression came. One of the pur-
chases was the Hammond-Har-
wood house. thought by many to
be the most beautiful example Of
Colonial architecture in the coun-
try. 1t was taken over by the
Federated Garden Clubs of Amer
lea, and it is maintained today by
entrance fees paid by visitors.
The State has aided in the
restoration and improvement of
Annapolis. During the admins
tration of Gov. Harry w. Nice, the
Victorian gingerbread decorations
were ripped off the executive man
sion. and its Georgian appearance
restored.
When the late Judge Ridgely P
Melvin was in the State Senate, he
headed a movement to bring the
State Capital back to Annapolis
While the Legislature met there
on alternate years, most of the
State Offices are in Baltimore.
Handsome Office Building.
AS a result of his efforts, the
State office building, a handsome
Georgian structure, was erected
off State House circle. The last
session of the Legislature author
lied the construction of another
Office building to cost So million
1t probably will house the State
Department of Education, now ir
Baltimore, and will be located ir
the area of the passenger station
I of the Baltimore & Annapolis
railroad, which no longer carrie!
passengers.
| About 1887. the Company fol
the Restoration of Colonial An.
napolis was formed. The Will
liamsburg restoration, was ther
underway and, as one member put
/ it. Il am afraid we were looking
for a Santa Claus"
The company split on a rock
during the war, when the Nava
Academy wanted to take over st
Johns College. Many of the
the houses are we'll over 100 years
old, has not become fashionable
as have similar areas in George
town and Alexandria. But the
Evening star., 1952-10-12
SIezuk's Estute
A Babel of Labels
HOLLYWOOD

kaO44x WOO0.
Thanks to his current film
job, Walter Slezak soon will have
a Call Me Madam" silo on his
Bucks County Pa.) farm. The
portly character actor invests in
his estate part Of his earnings
from each of his pictures.
II bought the farm when I
was on the stage. just to make
certain I could always eat"
Slezak said. II still like to eat.
and as long as I do. I'll keep it,"
Slezak reports he built the
house with money he made from
an MGM picture and its bears
a plaque which reads: 1.-THE
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Memo
rial" He bought an extra pas
ture and posted q sign: 1.-THE
people will talk pasture" He
stocked it with cows which he
named the Joe Mankiewicz herd,
after the producer.
MY neighbors thought I had
bought a very fine breed" the
actor said. "They wanted to
know where they could buy
Mankiewicz cows"
In Call Me Madam" Slezak
Is teamed with Ethel Norman,
George Sanders, Donald O'Con-
nor and Vera Ellen.
Released by North American Newspape,
Evening star., 1952-10-12
BY the Assoeictsd Press
HOLLYWOOD.


Who came first-Crosby or
Columbo?
The ancient controversy was
revived again last week over the
luncheon table with Bing's
younger brother. Bob.
There's one thing that really
irks me-" expounded the usually
easy-going Bob, "and that's to
hear some disc jockey revive a
Russ Columbo record with the
comment that Here's the guy
from whom Bing Crosby got his
STYLE"
Bob claims that the famed
Crosby style was first put on
records as early as, 1925 when
Bing sang with Paul Whiteman's
Rhythm Boys. The famed
Whiteman recording Of Missis-
sippi Mud" made sometime in
the late twenties, backs up
brother Bob. Bing takes an
occasional solo and shows flashes
Of the Crosby style in that coll
lector'S item.
BY 1880, Bing and Russ were
both singing in Gus Arnheim's
orchestra at the Coconut Grove
here. Russ, a violinist. preceded
Bing by some years as a mem
ber of the orchestra.
"One day" says Bob, "Con
Conrad. the songwriter, bor-
rowed $500 from Bing and then
used it to take Russ back to
New York for his radio debut as
a national soloist."
Bob claims that Conrad played
recordings that Crosby had
made with Arnheim and White
man on the train trip back and
thus developed the Columbo
style. which was similar to
Bing's. Russ got on the air from
New York about three weeks
ahead Of Bing. Quite o rivalry
developed until RUSS untimely
death from . shooting accident
Evening star., 1952-10-12
Question Is Purely Academic,
Who Was First, Bing or Russ

in 1884. Conrad's interest In
Columbo stemmed from the
composers "You Call It Mad
ness" the Columbo theme song.
Neither Conrad nor Columbo
Is around any more to give
their side of the controversy and
Bing. casual then as now. never
let it bother him enough to COM
ment on it.
However. Arnnenn indicates
that Bob's story could be true ex-
cept for Bing loaning the $500.
"Bing never had that kind Of
money in those days." recalls
Gus.
Arnheim said that Coluinbo's
style Of singing was much Diff
ferent before Crosby joined the
band.
russ sang much higher. as
recall. Later, he lowered his
voice. I have always thought
it q useless controversy. Both
boys hit big at about the same
time with the same type Of
style. Crosby skyrocketed while
Columbo started q little slower.
Russ was not a rhythm singer.
He lacked Crosby's versatility.
Where Crosby could sing hill
billy. Sacred or blues. Russ was
best with love ballads"
Then I decided I'd develop
my own style. I wish ] had stuck
with Bing's. He got rich and I
got poor"
He might have added that
Bing's style also made rich men
out Of Perry Como and Dean
Martin, among others. Bob is
doing okay. He's the star of
CHS Radios "Club Is" and this
year replaced Phil Harris as
Jack Benny's sidekick on both
radio and television. He also
is o partner with his brother
in some Of the Crosby enter
prises.
80 far" he adds. IT have
invested only in the ones that
don't make money"
Evening star., 1952-10-12

His wife helps him by acting as
prop man. =
Recently. she bought a half
dozen dummy training rifles
from q war surplus store and
threw them IN back of her car.
Driving alone out to the desert.
she stopped in a roadside cafe
to eat.
Evening star., 1952-10-12

Some one noticed the rifles In
her car and then came In and
whispered to the waitress.
THAT waitress tried to I'LL
me with coffee and soup-any-
thing to keep me there until
the cops arrived. It became
quite embarrassing and I know
! must have looked guilty."
Evening star., 1952-10-12
K-B THEATRES
Nurseries In all E.B Thesters

AOYY 4si3 Mass. Ave. NV.
SAs AszA Free Povkins. Wo. $500
LANA TURNER. FERNANDO LAMAs.
THE MERRY WIDOW"
In Technicolor. 2.(fl. AKA K.Eo 1.In
Evening star., 1952-10-12
Girl Must Watch
Thut MoII Look
Dy the Asseeiused pyess
HOLLYWOOD.

Anne Francis has practically
made a career out Of play
ing Clifton Webb's intellectual
daughter in such pictures as
"Dreamboat." So it's a twist
when she gets taken for q gun
moll in real life.
AIMS husband. Bam Price. is
working for his masters thesis
in theater arts for UCLA. He's
producing a 16mm. movie on a
desert location for his thesis.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-11-01
Veterinary
Veterinary
1MilkFever' Nav
Be AcetOnenlia
By J. w. Stafford, D. Y. M.

JUST ABOUT everyone knows
about milk fever" in dairy cows.
Every once in a while veterinarians
are called out to treat a case of
milk fever that just doesn't turn out
to be milk fever at all. The chances
are that the condition will be ace
tonemia or ketosis. This condition
is getting to be seen more frequent
ly in the dairy areas of this part
of the country.
About 40 percent of the cases of
acetonemia in dairy cows occur fol-
lowing calving as does milk fever.
Because of this it is very often con-
fused with milk fever. About IS
per cent of the cases will occur
within 80 days following calving
and the other 35 percent may be
seen about anytime.
About all of the cases in this area
are of the milk fever type. In other
words the symptoms are about the
same as those of milk fever. The
diseases can show itself in the nerv-
Gus form in which the cow is "off
feed" drops in milk production, is
extremely nervous and excitable,
grinds teeth, and may be "on the
fight" Then there is the digestive
form in which acetonemia may APP
pear as a good case of indigestion.
Difficult to Diagnose
Sometimes it is quite difficult,
even for an expert veterinarian, to
arrive at a correct diagnosis. After
getting a complete history of the
COW prior to and during the onset
of the illness, the veterinarian then
makes urine tests to determine the
presence of acetone. A careful in
depreciation of the test is a very
useful aid in determining if the ami
NAL has acetonemia. Often times
the failure of the cow to respond
to the treatment for milk fever
helps to make a diagnosis of ace
| tonemia.
Of course the question is immedi-
ately raised, What is acetone? And
what does it mean when it is found
in the urine? That leads up to what
Evening star., 1952-12-11

know if the President thought
that the Korean situation could
be solved without getting an over
all settlement with the Commu-
nists, Mr.. Truman said that that
matter was complicated and that
he is no prophet.
Such an eventuality he thought
would be possible.
Senator Watkins made the fol-
lowing comment on the Presi-
dents rejection of his proposal
for a conference.
1.-THE President is making a seri-
Gus error. I made the suggestion
in good faith. If, by conference
of this kind, the war could bt
ended one day sooner it would be
worth while.
1.-THE Presidents belligerent
statements will preclude confer
ence of that kind, in my opinion
and that is unfortunate. This isn't
the only. time the President has
failed or refused to consult those
entitled to be consulted on the Ko-
rean war.
Says Truman Started Wrong.
I'm his decision to enter the
war he started off wrong by not
giving the American people a
chance to pass on the question
through their elected representa-
tives. It is one in a series OF
blunders. The President is keep
ing up his record, much to my re-
gret and, I believe, the regret OF
Evening star., 1952-12-11
Housing Agency Pays
S119,212 10 Obstruction
Federal Properties

The National Capital Housing
Authority today announced pay
Iment to the District of $119,212.44
in lieu of taxes on 18 war housing
and six 1ow-rent properties under
NCHA management in Washing
ton.
The payment on the war hous-
ing properties, totaling $63, ,370. 80,
was to cover the second half of
1852, and equals the full real
estate taxes on the assessed valua-
ton, the NCHA said.
The payment of $55,841.64 on
the low-rent properties covers the
period July /, 1851, to June 80,
1852, and is the maximum pay
ment permitted by Federal law,
according to the agency.
It is based on 10 per cent Of
the rents charged tenants during
the years, less cost of NCHA-
furnished utilities.
NCHA said it also sent a check
for $23,696.41 to Montgomery
County, Md, in lieu of taxes on
three war housing properties
there. This payment covered the
period from July l, 1852. to June
80, 1858. and equals full real
estate taxes on assessed valuation.
the agency said.