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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-20
Chapter One


DURANGO died at noon. He
II didn't say word. Didn't even
grunt. He just lay down and died.
Jim Rimbaud crouched holding
a bloody bandage he had been adj
iusting for Durango Fatigue
slouched Rimbaud's lean-shanked
body; it marked his angular face
and was a dullneSs in his eyes.
Beyond him, propped on trem-I
bling legs, stood two tired horses.
Rimbaud peered down at Dur
ango's slack-jawed face and re-
membered how this dead man had
dreamed of becoming presidente
of all Mexico. But he'd had one
weakness. Women. And one had
betrayed him for pouch Of fed
eral gold.
He faced southwark, observing
a long smear Of risen dust above
the barren plain. That would be
the federal cavalry coming to do
the job it had failed to accomplish
last night at San Sebastian.
It was characteristic Of jim
Rimbaud that he didn't glance at
Durango again The smoky years
had given him gamblers fatal
ism. Durango was dead. Finished.
And so was his fabulous dream of
driving Porfirio DiaZ from the
pdldcio ndcionGl. There had been
some chance of winning the rev.
olution while Durango lived, but
now there was no chance at all.
Calculating the distance be-
tween this dry river bed and the
oncoming riders, Rimbaud decided
that it was not more than three
miles. A matter of minutes. Al man
couldn't make a stand here. Nor
anywhere this side of the border
hills. Rimbaud plodded over TO
the horses and gave the down.
headed animals squint-eyed ap-
praisal. There seemed little choice
between them, for they were both
close to being foundered.
Wore out" Rimbaud muttered,
like me-"
Moving without hurry, Rim
baud united Durango's saddlebags
and transferred them to his rat
tailed roam gelding. The cavalry,
he supposed, had obtained fresh
horses from some friendly hacien-
da this morning. There would be
no chance of the roan's outrun-
ming them to the border hills,
wnich were upwards of fifteen
miles away. Yet, because he pos
sessed a thorough knowledge of
his pursuers, Rimbaud retained q
cynical confidence. The power of
gringo gold was great in Mexico.
4 might buy him the time he
needed to reach those hills,
So thinking, Rimbaud rode
north, prodding the reluctant roam
to slow trot Presently he opened
the flap of a saddlebag and brought
out a handful Of gold pieces
American double eagles, which in
Mexico were worth FIVE times
their face value. He dropped one
to the ground. and seeing how
brightly it shone in the sunlight,
understood the temptation It
would be to poorly paid soldcdos.
He tossed a gold piece to the left
OF the roan's tracks and another
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-20
PLASTIC FURNITURE

NEW YORK Og9.-cablnets Cor
television sets and refrigeratora
have been made OF plastics for
sone time. Nov living and bed
room furniture Is being made q
plasties with one piece nodded
drawers. The plastic drawers
have no seams and therefore. Il
Is claimed. are easier 70 clean.
and resist moisture, chemicals
and heat better than wood.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-20
NOVEL IS LAUpgo

PARIS W - French Education
Minister Andre Marie Wednesday
iauded the American anii-slayery
novel Uncle Toms Cabin" Is the
second most widely known book ia
the world He put the Bible first.
Marie spoke before = group n
French Statesmen and lnseiIectuals
gathered 1T the University ~ Paris
to celebrate the ioosb anniversary
81 the publication a Ilssriet Beerh.
er Stoves famous work.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-29
COT c. To Set
Up Calendar OF
Seasons Events

Harold r. Laubscher, manager,
announces that the Chamber Of
Commerce is setting up a ''Calen-
dar Of Events again this season.
II all organizations use this sys-
tenn, IT viii help insure the success
Of dances. suppers. benefits. etc.
II clubs, schools and churches
win call the Chamber office, 2-2O1O,
and advise the dates Of proposed
public events that have been plan
ned, they win be listed on the
Calendar. " II all organizations CO.
operate with each other, no two
public events win be planned on
the same night, and q better At
tendance can be expected.
In addition, the Calendar" viii
be posted in the Chamber Of Com
merce office, giving time, place
and admission costs Of functions.
This win help publicixe them to
the visiting public.
Many times conflicting events
are scheduled during the winter
season. This can be eliminated to
Continued On Page Threel
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Recruiter For
Army And AT To
Be Here Feb. 3

Information concerning enlist
ments In the Army or the Air
Force win be available TO young
men and women in Key West On
Tuesday. February 3 at the Post
Office Building.
Bringing that information win Be
Staff Sergeant Charles Kaniewsh
of the Miami Army and Air Force
Recruiting Station.
''0f particular interest TO men
who have completed high school, .
Segeant Kaniewski has stated,
twill be Information concerning 4
program Of selecting specific tech
nical training before enlistment.
More than fifty different schools
are open under this schedule. In
almost ali fields Of effort. running
from helieopter maintenance
through clerical and financial
schools TO eleetronie and engIneer-
ing training. "
Sergeant Kaniewski reports hat
many men from Key West have
recently Travelled % Miami 70 OBJ.
tain such Information. and regrets
that Il has not been possible 10
visit KEY West regularly during the
past several months
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-29
Armed Services
Up
For Approval
Speedy Action By
Senate Committee
Asked By President

SHINGTON R)-Under pres.
sure from President Eisenhower
for speedy action, the Senate
Armed Services Committee today
began hearings on his selection
of three business men to be sec
retaries Of the Army, Navy and
Air Force.
When the COMMITTEES convened.
Chairman SaltonstaIl tR-Mass)
disclosed that the President wrote
bin Asterday asking a committee
hearing this morning.
Robert 7. b. Stevens of Connec-
ticut, nominated for secretary Of
the Army, was called to the wit
ness chair first at q crowded public
hearing.
Also present were Robert B.
Anderson, Texas oil and land mar
ager, nominated for secretary Of
the Navy, and Harold E. Talbot,
Chrysler Motors executive, named
to head the Air Force.
Eisenhower's letter advised Sal
tonstall that formal nominations
OF the service secretaries would
arrive at the Senate today and
added:
i am sure you appreciate that
since the confirmation of the Sec
Rotary Of defense has been so long
delayed, he is most DESTROYS Of
getting his full team into actual
operation.
I'm order to make this possible,
Is It too much to ask you to call
your committee to consider the
confirmation Of the three secre-
taries tomorrow so that action may
be expedited7"
Saltonstall also called attention
OF the committee to the directive
issued late yesterday by Charles
E. Wilson, the new secretary Of
defense.
The directive ordered Defense
Department officials to step aside
IN any business dealings with con-
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-29
Churchill Is Full
of Confidence On
Return From US.

LONDON "a - Prime Minister
Winston Churchill returned home
from America today full OF con-
fidence that nothing but good can
follow" President Dwight Essen
hower's flying visit to Korea.
Tanned and full of bounce after
a jamaican holiday and talks in
New York with Eisenhower, the
Ts-year-old leader plunged right
back to work. He huddIed with
Foreign Minister Anthony Eden.
who held the reins Of government
while Churchill was away. and
scheduled talks with other senior
Cabinet ministers.
Earlier. in Southampton, he held
an eight.minute news conference
aboard the liner Queen Mary which
brought him home. Asked whether
useful and positive results are
likely to fellow Eisenhower's trip
10 Korea, Churchill replied: aThey
Continued On Page ThreeD
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-29
No More RED
Tide Reports
Given Today
Marine Research
Vessel Checks New
Sighting Wednesday

No further reports of the dread
"red tide" which has been OBJ.
served in the Key West area
throughout the past week, were re-
ceived today.
Yesterday Joe Santini, boat cap.
tain at the Fort Jefferson National
Park at Dry Tortugas told Of
sighting a patch of what he thought
was red tide while travelling be.
tween Key West and the island
south of here.
Santini set the position of his
find as 10 miles west by north Of
Cosgrove light or 3O-miles from
Key West. He said tina an area
20-miles square was covered with
dead fish.
Earlier State Conservation
agent Joseph knight had notified
marine research experts a. iba
University Of Miami Of two
separate reports 81 tise dreaded
marine seovrge and they dis.
patched the vessel. Physslias to
The area 10 check The situation.
They reported the finding of a
small amount Of the microscopic
marine organism Gymnidium Bre-
Wis which apparently exudes sub
stance poisonous to fish in the area
In addition, patches Of red tide
we're sighted from the Overseas
Highway by knight in the vicinity
of the Seven Mile Bridge. Fisher
men at Conch Key have been COM
planning of large number Of dead
fish in that area, as wen, knight
said.
Today the Physalias was IL sea,
apparently in an effort to track
down the latest report Of the tide.
The last large scale appearance
Of red tide in the area was in 1871
when Key West caught the fringes
Of . severe attack which struck
Florida's West Coast. The tide,
In its most serious form can severe
ly affect commercial fishing opera
tons.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-29
NYC Strike Ends

NEW YORK IN - The biggest
bus strike in New York City's his
tory ended early today and some
buses started rolling.
Full resumption Of service was
not due until tomorrow.
The strike of Loo drivers and
maintenance men was entering its
18th day as the last Of eight struck
private bus companies signed an
arbitration formula.
The strikers were ordered back
10 work by union chiefs.
A three-man arbitration board
win handle the wage-hour dispute
between the companies and the
clio Transport Workers Union.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-29
Explanation OF
Combat
Raid Is Asked
Operation Smack
For Invited
Guests Is Up
For House Probe

WASHINGTON Up ~ Rep. Hoff-
man (R-Mich) today asked the
House to demand a full explana-
ton from Defense Secretary Wilson
for an American combat raid
staged in Korea last Monday be.
fore invited guests.
The attack, known as Operation
Smack" stalled under heavy fire
near the top of Spud Hill, north of
Seoul. It was witnessed by Army
and Air Force generals and war
correspondents who were provided
with advance timetables.
Hoffman has prepared q resolu-
ton asking the secretary of defense
to explain whether this raid was
actually for justifiable military
purposes or whether it was a show
staged for some as yet unknown
purpose"
The resolution probably win be
referred to a House committee
which may summon Wilson for an
explanation.
Pentagon olficiaIx said they have
requested full report from the
field. They said they had no in.
formation on Cooperation Smack. =
Another Republican House mem
Der, Bray Of Indiana, said yester-
day he had demanded an explana-
ton from the Defense Department.
Bray, an Army reserve colonel
with four years service in the
Pacific, said he was mad as hell"
and never heard anything like it. I"
A spokesman for the division
which took part in the attack said
in Korea today that ito call the
operation q dress rehearsal Is COM
pletely wrong"
The spokesman, who could not
be identified for security reasons,
said he considers Bray's criticism
unfair and added: .There are no
theatrical trappings. Not a single
one. This Is deadly serious busi-
ness and every one over here
knows ii.
In a statement, Hoffman said:
Il am sure our people want to
know whether these invited guests
were witnessing q spectacle SINH
lar to that where gladiators per-
formed for the entertainment Of
invited guests in the time Of the
Roman emperors. IL
Hoffman's statement also said:
1T Is bad enough to fight 4 pur-
poseless, unending war where the
men who are doing the fighting
are sacrificing their lives, but it Is
wicked to use them as expendabIe
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-29
Officials Probe
Cause Of Fire
On British Liner

SOUTHAMPTON. Eng. IN A
Scotland Yard expert joined de-
tectives combing the British liner
Queen Elizabeth today for clues
to the cause Of a fire that broke
out--and was quickly put out--last
night in q main deck cabin Of the
worlds biggest ship.
''It might have been accidental,
it might have been willful," said
Southampton's chief constable,
Charles Box, after the mid-evening
blaze.
Reporting the fire, the British
press suggested sabotage.
Scotland Yard sent specialist
to examine charred wood which
had been carefully preserved after
the fire.
The Ss,67s-ton Cunard liner is in
drydock, undergoing her annual
overhaul before resuming trans.
atlantic service to New York Feb.
III. Officials noted that smoking
Is banned among workmen refitting
the ship.
The investigation into the blaze
comedies with inquiries now under.
way into the fire destruction last
week end in Liverpool OF the Ca
madam transatlantic liner Empress
Of Canada. Three small mystery
fires broke out aboard the liner
Queen Mary, sister ship Of the
Elizabeth, while she was In dry
dock here last month.
Swarms Of Shiphoard and South
ampton firefighters rushed aboard
the Elizabeth at the fire alarm.
The blaze was declared under con-
troll q half hour after the firemen
arrived.
The fire apparently started in
the clothes closet Of q main deck
cabin. The cabin was the chief
casualty-wrecked BY the flames
and firemen's axes chopping away
the papelled bulkhead and ceiling
10 prevent the blaze spreading.
Nearby cabins also we're damaged
By water and smoke.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-29
$25O,OOO In Equipment Will
Facilitate Dog Track Betting

! The very latest equipment to
facilitate Parimutuel betting At the
Key West Kennel Clubs new track.
win be In use starting Saturday
night when the track opens. Mr..
William Stoughten, manager Of the
track, announced to The Citizen to-
day.
This is the Australian Totalisa-
ton System, which involves equip
ment worth over q quarter Of
million dollars leased to the Key
West Kennel Club, and which in
sures absolute honesty In handling
the public money. The machine is
geared to handle win, place or
show tickets, all from the same
machine and Is entirely automatic
and mechanical.
Mr.. Stoughten also feels that the
public should be informed In ad-
vance Of some Of the facts about
betting. Unlike horse racing in
which the number of horses per
race Is not limited, at the dog
races there win be eight dogs per
race. TO buy a ticket To ''Win,
the better may select his or her
favorite dog and purchase the tic
ket at the appropriate window. The
odds" win be posted on the big
board across the track from the
stands and win be determined by
the number OF bets made by the
public on each dog.
The 'place" tickets Of course do
not pay 90 great odds. as the bet
ter il not taking as big a chance.
The dog which Ii bet 10 place"
that Is come In second. win pay
second place odds to the ticket
holder whether it comes in first
or second.
'sShow" tickets pay the lowest
odds Of all, and pay off whether the
dog comes in first. second or third.
Other means Of betting are on
the Daily Double which is general
ly the winning dogs in the first and
second races, or as the track Off
Gals determine before the race.
Bets must be placed on the Daily
Double before the beginning Of the
first race.
''Quienieas'' are the most diff
cult 10 select, and win, and there
fore they sometimes pay astrono-
mical odds. To win q Quieniela,
the better must select the two
dogs in any one race that viii come
in first and second. This has be-
come Q popular form Of betting at
other tracks and is now available
10 Key Westers. There win be
separate machines for the placing
of Quieniela bets.
The new dog track win be open
for the first tine officially on Sat-
urday, January n. Races VIII con
tinue daily except Sundays until
April 6. The big Inaugural Race
will be run On Saturday night when
TIE pick Of the ever 800 dogs ken-
aeled 1T the track viii run 10 de.
termine the Loving Cup wtnaeE.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-29
BODIES OF MISSING
AIRMEN FOUND WE'D.

EAU GALLIE IL TIE bodies
of two airmen missing since Sat-
urday on = Lake Washington fish
ing trip were found near the west
shore a the lake shortly after
noon We'd. by crews dragging the
waters.
Patrick Air Force Base officials
In nearby Cocoa have identified
the two missing men as Airman
q. John Manning. and Airman Ie.
Thomas D. Allen, whose wife,
Betty, lives in Eau Gallie.
The two Air Force enIisted men
were last seen Saturday morning
when they rented q mosar at =
I.ake Washington resort,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-29

The Citizen was forced to OBJ
tain information on the case from
unofficial sources for the public,
when Spottswcod fatty refused to
divulge any information with the
exception of the mans name, G.
B. Duke. The Sheriff said simply
that the man had been picked up
and that he was being held under
a bond Of $1,000.
He was jailed by Sheriff's depu.
ties on a warrant issued by Justice
Of the Peace Ira Alhury.
According 10 unofficial rsperss,
The woman, who Is three nnonihs
pregnant. was shopel1g for sro.
eeriss with the ne % alleged.
" lursd her 10 lIeF and
mads an immsfsf nropssal.
When HE womsn refused HE 3D.
vanees. he Is said 70 have 81
tempted TO eriminsIly attack her
and beaten her seriously.
The woman, al the insistoncs ol
her husband, then went to TIE Of
flee Of the Peace Justice and filed
an affidavit resulting il Tie ar
resi-.
The case Is the third Of &c type
70 be reported here ia as many
weeks.
The Sheriff's Office Is stu Ia.
vestigating one. while q 24.year-
old Philadelphia man Is being held
awaiting trial on another.
No date for 4 preliminary hear.
ing has been revealed In the latest
case.
This Is a Navy town - these
things happen, the Sheriff said
today in commenting on the case.
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81 Polio Drive Enters Final Stages As
Mothers March Takes Place Here Tonight

Mrs. Lopez said that everything
is in readiness for the climaxing
activity of the March of Dimes.
The entire county was mapped out
several weeks ago, streamlined
pattern Of procedure was set up
and the mothers received complete
instructions for the March"
Sirens and bells will signal The
zero hour, MRS. Lopez said, And
The "eonsaet mothers" who will
visit each home will be ARMED"
with milk hefiies bearing ident.
fyine labels.
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Search For Papers

EMPOII. Italy R-The IsaIian
police plan = fishing expedision b
Lake Como for some a. Benito
Mussolini's secret documents.
They said Emilio nnfresi, driver
II the late dsesafoFs speedboat.
inld them be dumped three large
metal eases q the papers into TIE
lake asss before tie end Of Nosid
War II. BaFTesl sad be acted %
Mussoisnrs orders
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lilo has taken a terrific toll Of our
youth. Tonight, we Of Monroe Coun-
ty win have the opportunity to de-
monstrate as never before, that we
are ready and willing to strike
back with every means at our dis
posal."
In street after street porch lights
win CLEAN, and along highways
and country roads, light bulbs.
lamps and candles win shine forth
from windows, indicating that re-
sidents are Eat home" to repre-
sentatives Of great cause.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-29
Bandit Hits Again

GLENDALE. Cali. IN - Blonde
the Bandit struck again last night,
II q SIS holdup Of a liquor store,
There have been eight holdups
hy women reported in the Los
Angeles area IN the last two weeks,
three or four Of them apparently
BY ne same blonde.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-29
Spottswood Is Mum On Rape
Arrest Here On Wednesday
Public Servant WithhOIds Info
On attempted Rape Complaint
By JIM COBB

A local man is being held in the Monroe County Jail
charge of attempted rape the complaint of wo-
who says that he ured her to his trailer and then
beat her severely after he attempted to crmnaly attack
her.
However Sheriff John Spottswood, stoidly refused
discuss the with the press The Sheriff maintained
strict wall of silence concerning the charges which are
generally held to be public information.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-29
MART Fete Is Hailed
As Key Vests Biggest
SAN CARLOS AFFAIR
ATTRACTED SCORES
OF CUBAN VISITORS

Impressive ceremonies honoring
the memory of Jose Marti by Key
Westers of Cuban descent along
with oyer hundred official visi-
tors from that island republic
came to a stirring climax last
night with patriotic meeting and
reception at the San Carlos Insti-
tute.
Officials of that organization
termed the day-long celebration
one of the greatest demonstrations
of international friendship ever to
take place in Key West.
Starting early in the morning
with the presentation of Keys to
the city to a group of distinguished
visitors by Mayor c. B. Harvey on
the steps Of the city hall and con-
tinuing through impressive rites at
the Bayview Park Statue of Marti
and at the city cemetery, the air
rang with inspired oratory as Mar
Ii, whose Tooth birthday was OBJ
served yesterday was eulogized.
MART, who is termed Cuba's
George Washington led the fight
for Cuba's independence.
Featured at last nights San Car.
los ceremonies were addresses by
some OF the top orators in Cuba.
Earlier Ex-Cuban Senator Jose
Manuel Castillo, who was instru-
mental In the gift Of the Bayview
Park Stature to MART had told a
gathering of scores of local resi-
dents and winter visitors of the
stature Of the man, MART. 'He
never lost sight of the ideal Of Gu
ban freedom" Castillo said, she
was the guiding light that steered
the Cuban people to through the
dark night to find the way Of d
free lie. z
The monument in the city Gene
terry to the martyrs Of the Cuban
war for independence was also for
mally dedicated and tribute was
paid to the victims of the sinking
Of the USS Maine.
In addition, local Masonic lodges
were honored with the presenta-
ton Of busts of MART in rites at
the Masonic Temple.
Senior Plutarco ViIlalobo. trea-
surer of the Republic Of Cuba was
the honored guest at last nights
San Carlos proceedings. Villalobo,
long friendly to Key West, was In
strumental In financing the re-
cent repairs and renovations to the
monument in the City Cemetery.
Following the showing of a Spa
nish movie. free to the public, the
theater was thrown open and
speeches extolling the virtues of
Marti were made.
Hundreds of Key Westers fIocked
to the meeting where refreshments
were served.
The San Carlos Institute was the
host at yesterdays ceremonies.
Julio Cabanas, president Of that
organization and Its board Of d.
rectors made the arrangements.
The Cuban Navy frigate, Antonio
Maceo. is in Key West having
brought q group Of distinguished
visitors from Havana to this city.
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Tonight at TOO, Monroe County
people will unite in the final drive
to put the 1868 March Of Dimes
over the top.
THAT hour will mark The zero
hour for the start Of The Mothers
March on Polio" Mrs. Joe Lo-
per, chairman Of the March said.
More than 200 pUbIie-spirited
volunteers will contact every
home IN the county TO secure
funds Tor the fight against infsn-
Tile paralysis.
During the past five years po-