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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-11
BY A. S. FLEIscHMAN

Spies" Brindle answered.
her head tilted and her lips
parted. "Honest?" she whispered,
Honest"
II don't believe It."
a sign doomed up ahead in the
center OF the road. Alto. About
nifty feet beyond it stood a small
inspection station manned by 4
short Mexican in neat uniform.
Brindle stopped the car.
where are you going?" the
officer asked in perfect English.
"EnSenada."
How long viii you stay?"
Overnight"
The Mexican waved him on.
Sally faced him with sudden
fury in her eyes. Overnight"
she ragged. the breeze beginning
to blow her hair again. "You hor-
rible beastl"
Brindle threw his head back
and laughed.
Her lips pinched together and
she twisted back in the seat with
an angry jerk.
He hadn't planned it this way.
but it looked as if she could be
very useful. There wouldn't be
any particular danger, and she
could probably use a holiday.
Here's the story" he went on.
II don't know exactly what Pm
looking for, but something's hap
pening down there. want YOU
to keep your eyes open while I'm
gone"
when win you be back?"
II don't know" he answered
I'll keep in touch with you by
phone"
slow about my job?"
'I'll tell Hanson you're sick"
TELL him I quit"
"Look, honey" Brindle ex-
planned, II don't need a secre-
tary."
.I'll work for doughnuts.
mo dice. There's a fifty in this
for you, but it ends there"
Darn you," she said.
The road ran along precipice
high above the water. Brindls
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-11
NEWS BRIEFS

Chile has . population OF about
six million.
The coach in which British mon.
archs 60 to their eoronasions
weighs four tons.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-11

followed q sharp lefs curve an
suddenly Ensenada appeared D.
low, set in from a breath-takinA
expanSe of white beach sthSk
stretched for miles n Q perteek
half-moon.
LIE coasted into town and tunnel
Il of to the palatial La Bahia
Hotel on the beach. They ate q
late lunch in the almost deserted
dining room.
Brindle, caught by the rich %.
mosphere, tipped the young and
extremely pretty Mexican waltz
ress more than he'd intended
Sally was adjusting herself % The
situation with the utmost ease
and delight. She registered 0uicks
ly and turned cool gaze on The
desk clerk. He was too neatly
dressed and smelled more thar
family of q masculine cologne. He
called q bellboy and instructed
him in Spanish TO allow tho
seioritd to inspect the room.
brlnole remained behind.
@Any bags, siri"
mo bags"
\. Brindle paid the bin In advance
and hunched forward, leaning on
the desk with one arm.
II noticed a NICE looking boat
offshore. Belong to someone stop.
ping here?"
NO"
do you know 10 whom II be-
iongs?"
IA scientist, I am told. A Dr..
Philip burst. He's studying the
sea life in. this area"
How long has it been inss
Several days now" the clerk
replied. 1T comes and goes.
How long has it been coming
and going?"
"Quite few months" the clerk
replied, growing irked at the
questioning.
81 see." Brindle said. DO you
know where can find Mr.. Guam
Cheer"
&c be esntinusa,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-11
The SIRAW DONKEY CASE

Chapter IL
Chinaman's interest raj
e picked up a damp rag
ID the counter, taking
With it.
:. you okay. Guam Chez
= -. uana."
",Yhcre Guam Chez liver"
The Chinaman shrugged his
cow shoulders and grinned
-oriously, barring short yellow
IA.
It wasn't a bad two-dollar val
"a. Everything pointed to En-
NADIA, about sixty miles south,
5 the focal point for the game
&c was trying to understand. But
5 sense OF timing told him to
old of on the trip After his
a:ilk with Harry West tomorrow,
ne could 60 to Ensenada with a
much clearer idea of what he was
after. He had a notion he wouldn't
get very far cropping blindly
against Mr.. Guam Chez.
Yet someone was getting I'm
patient down there" Maybe he
had better 60 down and look
things over.
Sally was Just putting down
her empty glass when he returned.
He took her by the arm and led
her out to the sidewalk.
What's the rush, caveman?"
Lets not be late to lose your
twenty bucks"
I'm not in that big a hurry"
He stopped long enough to fill
the gas tank, and followed the
road out of town. When it became
apparent that he had turned away
from the Aqua Caliente race track,
Sally tapped him sternly on the
arm.
"Come Clean" she ordered in
a piqued voice. "You're working
on a case and ! want to know
what it is. ] don't mind missing
the races, but I'm not going to
spend the day gn9w;ng my finger
nails, wondering what you're up
to-"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-11
Lit. WithrOw Has
Relieved Loveland

Lieutenant william C. Withrow,
USN, has reported to the U. S.
Naval Station for duty as Ord.
nance officer. He relieves 1t. E.
c. Loveland, uSN, who has ser.
we'd as Ordnance Officer for the
station since Aug. 1850.
1t. Loveland leaves next week
for Newport, r. L. with orders TO
report TO the submarine
USS Fulton as Gunnery O.
1t. Withrow was born = =.
Va. and was grafrated ri
Goshen High School.
Prior 10 entering TIE
1887, Il. Withrow scr
prentice monumental
first duty station was
0riana in 1857. In - q
to the Submarine Be-
Solo. Panama. Durs5r
1871 be served on board
marines USS fS-t3, and o.
Grenadier tSS-2i0l. In 1917 he
ticipated In the Battle Of Midway.
He was captured and held prisoner
BY the Japanese In April 1853 and
not released from the prison camp
until Sept. 1915.
Seven months later be returned
to duty at Newport, 4. l., and r.
manned there until Oct. ielo, at
which time he reported q board
the submarine rescue vessel USS
Chantieieer and served thers m
I'll Apr. 1852.
Prior 10 reporting 10 Key west,
Il. Withrow served for one year
with Commander. Naval Forces,
Far East.
Il. Wlthrow h married % u
former Miss Margaret 1. Ross q
Brooklyn, N. r. During his tour e
duty A. Ordnance Officer for IL
Naval Station. Il. withruw. Ne
wife and t.year-old son Willfam.
wili reside 1t sil South 81. Ksy
West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-11
BY DON WHITEHEAD
Ter James Marlow)

WASHINGTON R-Gen. James
A. Van Fleet Is another old soldier
who isn't going to fade away"
Like Gen. Douglas Macarthur, he
is in open revolt against the policy
which has shaped the war effort
in Korea for more than two years.
Van Fleet became an author this
week in carrying forward an active
campaign against the Korean war
policy. He made 1t clear he isn't
going to sit quietly in retirement.
Writing in Life Magazine, Van
Fleet discloses he wanted to give
up his command Of the U. S.
Eighth Army in Korea sooner than
he did because: II felt that I
could not continue with honor to
execute 4 policy ! had ceased to
believe in"
Those were words that might
have been spoken by Macarthur
after hs was relieved OF his Far
Eastern commands In April. 1851,
by former President Truman. Mac
Arthur advocated q more aggres-
siye policy In Korea and this led
to his removal.
Van Fleets theme as an author
Is that the Eighth Army is held
back only by q policy which in
effect enforces what he has called
a ''sitdown war" He thinks Wash.
ington has overestimated the Chi
nese strength and victory can be
achieved If the wraps are taken
off.
He says: I'VE do not have TO
ask the Chinese Reds for any
fayors. ALI we have to do Is start
an about effort In Korea. and the
Reds win soon come begging to
u.s."
what Van Fleet says In effect Is
that the Eisenhower administration
should reverse the whole preseiii
policy, should put no faith In tae
Panmunjom peace talks. and
should blast the Reds with about
military might.
He says: I'm the present peace
talks with the Chinese Reds, ] am
absolutely convinced. we run the
risk of throwing away the fu,lEe
OF our nation.
"Why, when We can annihilate
them IL we want 10. why. when
Korea is 50 much more favorable
q battle-ground for us than for
them. are 30 many OF rs oyereager
for peace at any priee7"
Van Fleet insists be had more
than one opportunity TO whip the
Chinese.
while I was In Korea" be
writes, opportunities presented
themselves again and sgain where
I was fully aware Of ny chance
70 beat the Reds once I'D for al
and was restrained By high policy
:. The opportunity is ssiIl there
today"
II would appear from these writ.
ings that Van Fleet Is drawing
farther and farther away from the
top command In the PeniagDa.
This move began when he touched
of Senate investigation ~ charg.
ing there vas . seriUas and some
tines critical smmnnsticn shortage
during MI the n nsonshx be vas
IN Korea.
In fact. Wan Fleet appears DE-
10 be taking direct Issue
with Gen. Omag N. Bradley. char
msa az the Jasnf Chsefs 81 stad.
In ocposing MseArsAar proposals.
two years ara % strike ss Red
ChAna.s nsasniand. Bradley sasd tAa
moyes might toueh CT Tie wrszg
war In tke wrpa3 place ~ fA@
wrunx sia<. He has ssses F<ltsFs
49, thai ss@w.
S~s Va Fisef says Il tn q ).
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-11

The right Of an accused person
to demand that be be permitted
to ''prove" his innocence by NOR.
tai combat with his accnser exist.
ed on the statute books Of England
until 1878 when q murderer invok.
ed the long unused statute. He was
set free but the Law was repealed.
Evening star., 1953-10-22
FOUND.

COCKER, black female; in Chevy Chase.
Nd. Phone JU. 5-5I83. $40 to 5 pm.
DALMATIAN, male; vic. Of Rockville,
Phone JU. 5-51S3. $50 to 8 pm.
FOUNTAIN PEN, Parker. English type.
black; vic. Conn. ave, 17th st. and
Mass ave. EX. 3-S9S0.
PUPPY, male. with collar; light brown
and GaAatin Sta, NV. tn, 2-O269.
Evening star., 1953-10-22
French Will Demand
Vietnamese Declare
Status Of Friendship
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

PARIS, Oct. 22.-The French
government has decided to ask
Bao Dai, Vietnamese chief of
state. and the Vietnamese cab
met to give a definite statement
on the extent of Wet Mans
friendship for France.
The government is caught be-
tween a Vietnamese reluctance
to stay in the French Union after
it is given independence and the
resentment of many French dep
utieS over what they regard as
ingratitude. The National AS
sembly has scheduled a debate
tomorrow on the whole Indo-
China question. Some observers
believe the situation is grave
enough to endanger the cabinet
of Premier Joseph Laniel.
Opposition Growing.
Opposition to the costly seven
year Indo- China war has been
building up in France. But one
of the heaviest blows came last
week at meeting of a Wet Nam
nationalist congress.
The congress adopted a reso-
luton saying that after Wet
Nam is granted independence, it
does not wish to remain in the
French Union. Later, appa-
rently under pressure, the con-
gress modified the resolution to
read that Wet Nam does not
wish to remain in the French
Union as it is presently set up.
The congress also declined to
nominate a panel of men from
whom six would be chosen by
Bao Dai to conduct negotia-
tions with France on VietnameSe
independence.
French Resent Hostility.
This almost open hostility
was too much for many French
deputies at time when French
troops are involved in one of the
biggest offensives of the war
and when the budget with heavy
war expenditures is coming up
for discussion.
The Laniel government has
promised independence for the
three states of Indo-China-
Laos, Cambodia and Wet Nam
with the understanding that
they will remain linked to.
France through the French
Union.
The note which will be handed
to the Vietnamese representa-
tive in France today is expected
to ask for a definite answer on
whether Bao Dai and the Wet
namese government accept "the
French Union as it is now con-
Stituted." If the answer should
be no or equivocating, the
Laniel government may reounce
its promise for independence.
Evening star., 1953-10-22

posed of by the tanks and artil-
lery which headed the French
column. and some Wet Mini
prisoners were taken.
The enemy had evacuated the
civilian population of the town
in advance.
Principal Supply Center.
Phu Nho Guam was the rebels
principal supply center in tue
region. It's capture came at a
particularly delicate time in po-
litical relations between France
and the state of Wet Nam, which
is allied with her in the fight
against the Wet Mimi.
Wet Nam Chief of State Bao
Dai is in Paris preparing to open
negotiations on complete inde-
pendence for his state. He en-
visages this as within the French
union. But back in Saigon. the
Nationalist Congress has made it
clear it wants Wet Nam to pull
out of the French union once
independence is achieved.
Any French victory at the
present time is a talking point
for Franco-VietnameSe co-opera-
ton.
Evening star., 1953-10-22
Wet Mimi Stronghold
Captured by French
In Major Attack
By the Associated Press

PARIS, Oct. 22.-The French
news agency said today a French
column has captured Phu Nho
Quan. stronghold of the Com
munist-led Wet Mimi 55 miles
southwest of Hanoi.
The town was the last re-
ported headquarters of the en-
emy's division No. 800.
The French launched one of
their biggest land, sea and air
offenSiveS of the seven-year In
do-China war a week ago in an
effort to uproot and wipe out
two key Wet Mimi divisions
south of the vital Red River
delta. Division 500 was reported
at Phu Nho Quan, and Division
304 at Thanh Hoa, 80 mileA
further south.
Capture Is Surprise.
The capture of Phu Nho Quan
came as a surprise. Gen. Rene
Cogny, French commander in
northern Indo-China, said only
yesterday his prime objective
was to engage the enemy forces.
Il hold no interest in the city
Of Thanh Hoa or the Wet Mini
base of Phu Nho Qusn," he de-
clared.
The French news agency, in
dispatch from Hanoi, said troops,
supported by tanks, took Phu
Nho Quan about noon. The
Wet Mimi put up some resist
ance. Rear elements were dis
Evening star., 1953-10-22

After Corpl. Dickinson re-
turned yesterday. he said it was
more than likely" that other
Americans in the neutral zone
compound want to come home.
The Army said Corpl. Dicken-
son would be taken to a Tokyo
hospital for medical checkup,
but did not give any immediate
Evening star., 1953-10-22

chine gun protruding ominously
from a nearby car.
The FBI did nothing to
jeopardize Mr.. Urschels safety
but waited until he returned
home, worn from lack of sleep
and suffering shock.
In a detailed statement, Mr..
Urschel remembered smelling oil
fields, stopping for one gate and
about three minutes later, a
second gate, then changing to
a bigger car. He remembered
other stops along the way, hear
ing farm folk discuss their
burned-up crops; a rain on un-
paved road; a stop at one house
for an all-night stay, and an
other drive to a house sur
rounded by farm noises.
More pertinent, he remem-
bered an airplane passing over
the house regularly about 9:45
am and 5:45 pm. each day.
One morning it rained hard, and
the plane didn't come.
House Is PinpOinted.
These clues told the FBI Mr..
! UrSchel had been held in a farm
house on an airline route. and a
checking of schedules in a 600
mile radius of Oklahoma City
pin-pointed Paradise, Texas
where there had been rain one
morning, and the plane had not
flown over.
The FBI swooped down and
seized Bailey, wanted for ques-
tioning in the Staying of three
policemen, an FBI agent and
their prisoner, Frank Nash, in
the Kansas City massacre a few
months earlier. Also arrested
were Robert G. and Ora Shan
non, step-father and mother OF
Kelly's wife, Kathryn, and their
son, Armon.
Later Bates and many others
were rounded up, some for har-
boring fugitives. Kelly and his
wife were arrested in Memphis
in September. Kelly was credited
then with coming a phrase that
probably will outlive him
"G=men," as he called the FBI
agents who closed in on him.
The Kellys, Bates, who was
arrested in Denver, Bailey and
Shannon and his wife all re-
ceived life sentences. Bates died
in prison in 1948. Shannon was
released because of i'll health.
At the time Kelly was SEN
| fenced, Mr.. Urschel Swore he
would serve his full term if it
cost the Urschel millions to
guarantee it.
Evening star., 1953-10-22

indication when he would return
to the United States.
The Communists also got back
a prisoner today-a Chinese who
was the cause of an angry U. N.
protest over a three-hour grill
ing by Red explainerS which the
Allies termed "cruel and un-
usual brainwashing."
The Chinese was dazed and
beWildered after the long session
Saturday and had been kept in
segregation. But he was smil-
ing when he left the repatriation
commission meeting after re-
questing to go home.
Another protest from Satur-
days interviews was handed the
U. NC. today-this one from
the repatriation commission
itself. A letter from Gen. Thi-
maya said a Polish officer was
grossly insulted by a repre-
sentative of the U. N. command"
"a ChineSe-American inter-
preter) -. calling him a nasty
word.
Rule Change Proposed.
Gen. Thimayya also told news
men that he is proposing to the
commission a rule change which
would permit individual dele
cations to tell what went on in
the meetings.
The present rule prohibits any
report without the approval of
the full commission, thus Gre
ating such situations as the one
earlier this week where it could
not be revealed officially that the
Poles and Czechs had walked
out because they were not there
to vote on its publication.
Meanwhile, Special Envoy Ar
thur Dean was on his way to
Korea to negotiate with the
Communists on plans for the
Korean peace conference.
Mr.. Dean left Washington last
night, after comforting with Sec
retary of State Dulles.
He is due to stop off in Tokyo
and Seoul before meeting the
Reds Monday in Panmunjom.
Evening star., 1953-10-22
Promise to Testify.

Hell never get out of there"
Mr.. Kirkpatrick, now a Tulsa
oil man, told The Star. I'VE
will see to that-he can get the
electric chair. Mr.. UrSchel PROM
Evening star., 1953-10-22
Republicans Get New Hope
For Victory in New Jersey
CONTINUED From First Page.)

a private citizen, not to ask a
pardon for Fay. but merely that
he be released on parole.
Much, it is believed, will de-
pend on how Republican voters
react to Mr.. Troast's appeal. The
Republican fear has been that
many of these voters would fatty
desert Mr.. Troast, because of the
Fay letter, failing to vote at all
or supporting his Democratic
opponent. Robert B. Meyner.
The Eggers announcement
that he was supporting Mr.
Troast for governor had been
expected. To back it up, Mr..
Eggers sent 10000 letters to
registered voters in Hudson
County, the Democratic strong
hold of New Jersey. urging them
to get out and work fol, Troast,
as well as vote for him.
Mr.. Eggers, one of the five
commissioners of Jersey City and
a nephew of Frank Hague. for
years Democratic boss of Hud-
son County and New Jersey. is
sticking a knife up to the hilt
in the back of Mayor John v.
Kenny. Mr.. Kenny ousted Mr..
Eggers from the mayors job in
1949. Mr.. Kenny backed Mr..
Meyner for the gubernatorial
nomination last April-and Mr..
Meyner is regarded as Mr.. Ken
ny'S candidate - though Mr..
Meyner emphatically denies this.
Seen AS Powerful Blow.
In his letter to the voters,
Mr.. Eggers urged them to vote
the Republican ticket from
Paul Troast straight through as
the only way to destroy the can
cerous growth of the Kenny
zwillman government" Abner
"Longy' Zwillman was a prohi-
bition-era liquor baron. The
Eggers letter said that if Mr..
Meyner is elected Governor,
Mayor Kenny will control the
naming of the attorney and all
the Judges and prosecutors of
Hudson County and throughout
the State"
Mr.. Eggers' statement of
Troast support was regarded by
Republicans as powerful blow
at the Meyner strength in Hud-
son County. One of Mr.. Eggers'
associates frankly predicted to-
day that it meant the defeat of
Mr.. Meyner. He added that Mr..
Eggers had proved he retained
great political strength in the
county last spring when he won
election again to the city COM
mission and is now serving as
director of public works.
Mr.. TroaSt issued statement,
Evening star., 1953-10-22
Kelly
Continued From First Page.

oner, his chances for parole con-
Sideration are sharply decreased.
Usually prisoners with other
charges pending against them
are regarded by the Parole Board
as mot in parole status"
Facing this blank wall Kelly
wrote a "jailhouse pleading" to
the Oklahoma City District
Court asking for trial on the
moss-covered charge that, while
escorting Mr.. Urschel on a nine
day episode of blindfolded ter
ror, he robbed the millionaire of
S32. Oklahoma had invoked the
law in lieu of a State kidnapping
law.
Carries Death Penalty.
Armed robbery in Oklahoma
carries a maximum penalty of
death. The extreme penalty has
never been imposed without ex-
tenuating circumstances, but in
this case Kelly is running the
risk of an unsympathetic jury,
and of a couple of witnesses. who
have vowed to keep him under
lock and key.
These are Mr.. UrSchel himself,
now a resident of San Antonio,
Tex, and E. E. Kirkpatrick, the
man who paid the 100000 ran
som money under the nose of
an evil-looking machinegun bar
rel.
Mr.. UrSchel told The Star he
certainly would testify against
him."
THAT man threatened in
open court to cut my throat for
teStifying against the Shannons
(other defendants in the casel
Il would think that after this
GreenleaSe case (the recent Kan
SaS City kidnap-murder of Bobby
Greenlease) parole boards would
learn YOU can't reform hardened
criminals, and go easy on re-
leasing them"
Promise to Testify.
He'll never get out of there, A"
Mr.. Kirkpatrick, now a Tulsa
oil man, told The Star. I'VE
will see to that-he can get the
electric chair. Mr.. UrSchel PROM