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La opinión., 1935-03-01
ENLACE M~EDINA-SOLlS Ell
LUNES PROxIMO

Para ell lunes yenidero esta anpn
eiada la boda del senior A. Medina
y de la sehorita Matilde Soils. am
hos joyenes bien conocidos en- los
mejores circulos locales. raz0n por
la eual Sc cree que ell acontecimien
to de earaeteres de un yerdadero
acontecimiento social.
La boda Sc yerifieara en- ell tenn
plo de Nuestra Sonora de la Sole
dad en- la avenida Brooklyn. sin ha
berse dado a O hasta la fe
cha el nombre de los padrinos.
La opinión., 1935-03-01
HAZ DE NOTAS
DEL ARCHIVO
De LA P0LICIA
Mexicano sentenciado. Pa
MADEIRA apedreada. Ro-
BIO en- una casa.

Entire los asuntos que fueron ven
tilados en- la estaeion de los con
destables en- 10 que va de Ia presen
lie semana. y que fueron eonsigna
dos en- los archives de Ia delin-
cuencia" encontramos algunas no.
tas que tomamos para darlas a co
noeer a los leetores de esta Sec
cion.
La opinión., 1935-03-01

to de algunos de sus postuladoss
pero no podemos ir mas ALA. En-
Ia politica de los hombres de Ia
revolucion. no podemos Yer ~ con
nosotros todos los hombres que
piensen) otra cosa que despotis.
mo, Y este. es IN monstruo POGO
digno de admiration. va tenga u
ma o mil cabezas.
La opinión., 1935-03-01
La DiDisii6n del.....
(sigue de la oa. PAg.)

del terrorismo, Y los hombres mas
honrados no tardan en- verse for
zados a aparecer sancionando eri-
menes, deJando CORE rios de san
gre. antes de que alguien de en-
TERRA con ell tirano y restablezca
Ia libertad.
Cuando los hombres pasan por
experiencias tan rudas como las
que hemos probable tanto d~urante
la dictadura del General Diaz, CO.
mo desde que Sc iniciara la reYo-
lueion, sc yuelyen cautos; pero,
desgraciadamente, no trasmiten a
sus hijos nj su prudencia, nj su
experienced. Esto prueba la nece-
sidad de estudiar la historic, para
aproyechar la experienced del pa
sado. Hoy viyimos bajo la influen-
ella de los que representa- a la
eyolucion como ell ideal del pa
triotismo Y de la politica; nosotros
admiramos ell patriotismo de algu-
nos revolucionarios Y c%omprende-
mos la necesidad del afianzamien-
La opinión., 1935-03-01

Continue su ~ecucaci6n por medic
de Ia lecturs. Nunca es tarde
para ~aprender. Pida hoy mismo
nuestro Cataiogo de Libros GRA'
IT'S. - LIBERIA LOZANo. -
2o3 N,rth Los Angeles ST. Los
Angeles.
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g. SO - Dept. NJ, #12 ;
Whitestone, New York
The Washington times., 1935-09-19
Funk Notable

He was smoking a pipe and
looked quite unprison-like. He
wore fur-lined leather gloves, his
face was clean-shaven and he
Smelt of cologne. His little green,
expresSionless eyes glittered dimly
from under his gray eyebrows.
Next to him was another "eco-
nomic" offender, Yamiker, who
had vigorous. pleasant smile,
bright dark eyes and an active
manner. He and Funk were play
ing dominoes with two other
rather well-dresSed prisoners sit
ting opposite them. The fifth one
of their company started a con-
versation with me, we soon found
mutual friends and he was happy
to be able to gossip and tell me
all about his travelling COM
panions.
"NOw, take Funk for in.
stance" he catered. "Of course
you have heard the name. His
ShOe-paste is sold on every cor
ner. He had his name adver.
tised everywhere even before
the revolution. He lost his fOF.
The Washington times., 1935-09-19
JUDGE
.RAPS LAWYERS

District officials today weighed
indictments that the Police Court
building is a disgrace to the Ma.
tion and that District lawyers are
undignified.
From the lips Of Justice George
Blaiklock, British jurist, came
these charges after spending the
morning on the Police Court
bench with Judge Robert E. Mat.
tingly. He declared:
washington, the capital of
one Of the greatest nations in
the world, should certainly have
a new Police Court building. A
modern structure would add
dignity to the proceedings. and
would lessen the great strain
which is put upon the judges"
Turning to the local barriSterS,
Justice Blaiklock asserted:
I'm England. lawyers stand in
one place and conduct them.
selves and their cases in a dig.
nified manner. Here, they are
permitted to walk up and down,
shout and otherwise conduct
themselves in a manner that is
anything but becoming"
The Washington times., 1935-09-19

The architect spread a napkin
and brought out various edibles
He said that full stomach was
the best preventative Of sad
thoughts and advised me to go to
it and eat we'll. We drank some
tea and soon finished all our sup.
plies.
In the evening our train passed
Jaroslavl. Time was going by
easily. The dim candlelight OF
the lantern lighted the gangway
of our carriage. Under the
lantern sat soldier with his rifle:
he was tired, his eyes were halt
shut and he was nodding. Here
and there cigarettes were glimmer-
ing. Bodies of sleeping men filled
all the benches and shelves. The
train rolled slowly and made little
noise. Now and then it stopped
and lights could be seen through
the frosted window-panes. Con-
versation quieted down and soon
gave way to snoring. Night had
come.
The second, third and fourth
day passed in a similar way.
(TomOrrOw-Trip Proves
ExhauSting.)
Copyright. 1895, by Longmans. Green
and Company; distributed by King
Feature Syndicate, Inc.
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and joking. The conversation
turned to the timely subject OF
penal camps, but I soon came to
the conclusion that no one of this
crowd knew anything about them
"It does not pay to think
about it; it can hardly be worse
than the prisons" said one Of
them,
"You are wrong there" dis
agreed another. "It is sure to be
worse, but the question is, how
much wOrSe?"
Most of the MyaSnitsky prison
ers were of similar opinions. They
had had a fairly tolerable life in
prison and few of them were both
cred by the eternal question OF
what for?" which constantly re-
Cured to most Of us LefortovskJ
men.
"Wait till we arrive, then you
will See," came a voice from an
upper shelf. 1t belonged to ou1
taciturn Lefortovsky bandit, whose
cold gray eyes were staring at us
significantly out of his pock
marked face.
The meaning intonation Of his
speech disturbed us, but even he
would not tell us anything def
mite except that he had already
finished three-year term in the
Solovetsky camp, had escaped
from his transport into exile, had
returned to Moscow, and had there
again been caught in a messy
affair. He spoke of the Solovetsky
camp with hatred and lothing:
"They beat v u there like dogs,
the amount Of work exacted is
beyond all endurance, and the
prisoners die like flies" he said.
prisoners live in tents on
swampy ground, the food is moth
ing but slOpS, they mock at you
and beat you at every occasion.
Just wait and see, it will e the
same here"
An old priest came up to oul
group to listen, and the bandit
Gained him with the words: "You
gents of the clergy have it easy
they make watchmen of you, fol-
you are known to make the very
best watchmen." Then our author
| ity disappeared in his shelf, escap
ing from some of the curious "in
The Washington times., 1935-09-19
Food Shortage

We had been duly warned that
We would not get any meals en-
route and that our daily ration
would consist of 400 grams of
black bread and of boiling water
for tea. Nobody protested except
some Of the petty criminals. AS
a matter of fact, prisons accus-
tom one to privations and the
majority of us remained indiffer-
ent to the announcement. We
knew, besides, that it was per
fectly useless to protest or to
make a row, as experience had
taught us that in dealings with
the OGPU protests never bear
fruit.
Our car held sixty-four prison,
ers. Some of them were from
our Lefortovsky prison and some
from other Moscow prisons. The
prisoners from the Moscow Mya-
snitsky prison were convicted Of
less serious charges, such as non
payment Of taxes, graft, embez-
zling, and other economic"
crimes. This category of prison.
ers differed materially from US,
state" criminals, both as to
their appearance and their state
of mind. Their terms of SEN
tence were comparatively short
and they were mostly of the we'll
to-do class, as was evidenced by
their clothing and baggage.
After the completion of their
terms, they could expect full re-
lease without any limitations,
while the "State" criminals were
subject to additional measures
for social protection" such as
exile to remote territories, etc.
So, for instance, after serving his
five years in the penal labor
camps. man was barred from
residence in the six principal
cities, or was not permitted to
live in towns at all, or else, more
likely than not, was ordered to
settle for good in some distant
territory. The government did
not assist such exiles financially;
on the contrary, the local authori-
ties made all kinds of difficulties
when the new settlers tried to
find work.
Five of the MyasnitSky pris-
onerS were particularly outstand.
ing in their appearance. Fore.
most among them was Funk, the
manufacturer of shoe-paste, about
so years old, dressed with great
care in small sealskin cap,
good fur coat with a seal collar,
and black felt boots protected by
glistening new rubbers.
The Washington times., 1935-09-19
Trek Starts

The crowded vans started,
We stood there in the dark,
packed like sardines. In 20
minutes our van came to a
stop. I lifted up my bundles
and stepped to the door
through which I could see a
dimly lighted railway car
riage.
I followed Pevny out of the van,
walking slowly in the dark, floun'
dering ankle-deep through a ditch
full of icy water. Convoy soldiers
stood on both sides of the door,
hustling the men into the car.
riage. Other vans had arrived.
From all Of them emerged pris'
oners loaded with bundles. They
came from the Butirsky, Tagan-
kovsky and Myasnitsky prisons.
Our railway carriage was luck
lily not regular prison car but
an ordinary third-class carriage
with barred windows and steel
grated doors. It was but slightly
heated. Two soldiers served as
our convoy. One of them, rifle
in hand, sat at one Of the doors
inside the carriage; the other. his
superior, carried gun and occu'
pied the service compartment
near the other door. The superior
kept the keys to both doors. there
fore his assistant was as a mat
ter of fact kept under lock and
key as much as ourselves.
It was the assistants duty to
maintain order within the car,
while the superior was the go-be-
tween in all transactions with the
outside world. The assistant was
periodically relieved while the SUI
perior remained on duty to the
end and was responsible for all oc'
cupants of the car. The assistant
ministered to our needs and
brought us boiling water for our
tea; the superior admitted us to
the lavatory by turns. The assist.
ant was a somewhat dumb. thick
headed peasant boy, the superior
"a Shrewd truSty OF the OGPU.
Both were dressed in good quality
overcoatS and helmets.
The Washington times., 1935-09-19
Bed Is Shelf

When we came III. the sleeping
shelves were already down. We
climbed in and made ourselves at
home. Four of us found room on
the middle shelf Of the second
compartment. The shelf was very
hard, but we all were badly in
need of sleep and conversation
soon ceased.
AS I fell asleep I could feel the
train start, but the fact registered
but family: all I wanted was-to
sleep, to forget everything and
sleep. We were lying close 70
each other: the space designed
for three held four, and one OF
these four was the giant Pevny.
My sleep was frequently inter
rupted by sort OF nightmare:
! imagined that a mountain Of
sand was sliding down upon me
and would not let me move. 1t
was Pevny trying to find com.
Portable position. I would shove
him away and fall asleep again.
In few minutes the same dream
would repeat itself. This went
on until dawn.
was one Of the first to awake
The candles in the two lanterns
had burnt to the end and the
gray dawn was just barely visible
through the dusty panes. 1t was
early morning and the car was
much colder than the night be-
fore. Now and then coughing
was heard. 1t was difficult to
breathe in the stuffy air mixed
with foul tobacco odor. Some
glimmering lights of cigarettes
indicated that not all of the pas.
Sengers were asleep. Whispering
was heard here and there but the
usual, noiSemakers, the criminal
elements, were not yet awake.
The sleepy-headed convoy SOL
dier made his appearance; the
noise grew, laughter was heard
and soon one could hear only the
general drone of voices mingled
with the clatter of the rolling
car. Nobody gave a thought to
washing, as if it were quite nat
ural not to wash. This led to
an argumspS in the other end Of
the car. &nk. the German shoe.
The Washington times., 1935-09-19

tune in the revolution, but dur
ing the NEP he rented his own
cOnfiscated plant from the Boil
sheviks and started running it
on a ShOestring. In another
year you could again see his
name on fences, house walls, in
papers and magazines. Funk's
shOe-paste continued its victOri-
Gus march and, lacking COM
petion, quickly conquered the
Soviet market. Money flowed
into Funk's Golfers from all
parts of the Union, he enlarged
his plant and by 1924 had a
virtual monopoly of the shoe
paste business. There was no
other paste manufactured and
its importation was forbidden.
He regained his entire fortune
and had great plans for the
future.
But man proposes and God
diSpOSeS or, as We say in Mos
COW, man proposes and OGPU
dispOSes. The next year brought
disappointment to Funk and to
all other enterprising men who
had placed their faith in BOlShe-
vik promises. First, he was
heavily taxed: then, when he
paid these taxes, they were
doubled and trebled. In 1925
Funk again found himself
ruined, this time by the entirely
legal procedure of tax-asses-
sor's arbitrary estimates Of his
income. And here you have
Funk, again a bankrupt and a
prisoner bound for the penal
labor camps, charged with be-
ing a vicious tax-evader and
sentenced to five years impris-
Onment. Funk is one of the
many victims who took the
BolShevik rent agreements Seri-
riOusly. When he finishes his
term he will undoubtedly get a
job in one of the adminiStra-
tiOn's offices and will be trans
formed into a useful social
worker. But look at his eyes, he
is a finished man."
My companion introduced nj
to the domino players. All O.
them, except Funk, were jolly
and hopeful and we're laughing
The Washington times., 1935-09-19
POLICE PROBE
NUDE ORGY

CARMEL, Cal, Sept. 10
G.N.SO.-The sands of Carmel
beach were still resounding today
to the patter of bare feet Of
comely nude models, as Sterner
reverberationS filled the police de-
partment investigating complaints
of an alleged nude midnight frolic.
Ocean front residents COM
planned they were awakened by
the beach party, which they de-
scribed to police as a shameful,
drunken orgy"
Although no arrests have been
made, Police Commissioner John
Catlin said names of several of
the artists who took part in the
revelry, are known, that some Of
them may be taken into custody,
and that even in "arty," liberal
Carmel, this is going too far"
The art colony was agog when
Commissioner Catlin said he
understood the party followed a
rehearsal of the entertainment for
the Carmel bal masque to be held
Saturday night at Del Monte.
The bal masque is an annual
festivity, in which art in more
liberal forms is the accepted order
of masquerade.
Catlin Said
Understand, I have no objec-
ton to any dances that may
be staged at bal masque. I
suppose that's in the name Of
art and good fun. But / am Ger.
tainly not going to stand for
any orgies on the beach of
Carmel or anywhere else in Car
mel"
The Washington times., 1935-09-19
Architect Elegant

MY left-side neighbor on the
shelf was the architect g., a man
who had ranked high in his pro
fession and who had just come
from the Butirsky prison. He was
tall and thin, lis light blue eyes
had a bold and cynical expression,
and his straight and slightly puffy
nose indicated a connolsseur Of
wine. Even here in this carriage
he did not lose a certain show Of
elegance.
He climbed after me onto our
shelf, carefully arranged his silk
shirt-cuffs and the creases in his
well.tailored suit, pulled out his
cigarette case and offered me a
smoke. We had just lit our ciga-
rettes when there was a commo-
ton among the passengers caused
by the announcement Of boiling
water"
Don't bother, my caddy will
bring 1t to u.s." the architect
said, holding me back.
His "caddy" travelled in the
same carriage with us. He was
petty thief from the Butirsky
prison and was charged by the
architect with certain duties such
as to carry his baggage, watch it,
look after his patrons comfort
and bring him his boiling water.
In exchange for these services he
received some tobacco, the left
overs of the bread and little
money. Sure enough. in 10 min
utes or so a dirty paw reached up
and handed us a teapot.
The board of the OGPU had re-
Gently sentenced the architect G..
to a 10-year term in the penal
labor camps, but in spite of his
misfortune he remained true to
his usual manne~. In cool and
slightly deprecating tone of voice
he talked to me on the subject Of
socialist construction. The even
flow of his words and the regular
beat of the rolling carriage af-
fected me soothingly; I dozed off
and awoke only about o'clock.
We had not had a meal for two
days and I was rather hungary.
The Washington times., 1935-09-19
INKL|NGS
OF HORRORS
THAT WAIT
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prison barber who had care
lessly boasted of having sue
cessfully smuggled a razor, was
promptly beaten over the head
in compensation. The spinning
mill experts had escaped the
general fate. Among them was
Egorov, who was serving a TO-
year sentence merely because he
was a friend of the English
Charnock family. Prisoners
who had access to some influ-
ential protection were also left
behind.
In the yard we were
awaited by several "black
crows" as the motor-vans
were called which served the
OGPU for the transport of
prisoners.
"Get into the vans,'' the
command sounded, and we
obeyed, passing between lines
of soldiers standing with their
rifles pointed.
The Washington times., 1935-09-19
RattIeSnake
Captured i'm
Capital
Rattlesnakes in Washington

Rattlesnakes in Washington
Certainly.
Edward Freeman, colored, who
lives in the vicinity of Tenth and
B Sts. S. E., had the evidence to-
day. He brought it to The Wash
ington Times city room in a milk
bottle.
Inspection revealed the captive
to be a young rattler about 18
inches long. According to Edward !:
His rattles is just startin'."
He said a larger rattleSnake,
captured near his home at the
same time, had been killed.
The Washington times., 1935-09-19

woman, who uses Midol! OF course,
a smart woman will not try every
pill or tablet somebody says is good
for periodic pain. But Midol is
recommended by specialists. 1t can
form no habit because it is not
narcotic. Taken in time, it often
avoids the pain altogether. But
Midol is effective even when the
pain has caught you unaware and
has reached its height. It's effective
for hours, so two tablets should see
you through your worst day.
You'll find Midol in any drug
store. Or. a card addressed to Midol,
40 Narick ST., New York, brings a
trial box postpaid, plainly wrapped.
The Washington times., 1935-09-19


after month. Today, million have
accepted the relief offered by Midol.
Are you a martyr to regular pain?
Must you favor yourself, and save
yourself, certain days of every
month? Midol might have you rid
ing horseback. And even if it didn't
make you completely comfortable
you would receive a degree of relief
we'll worth while!
As rule, it's knowing woman
who has that little aluminium case
tucked in her purse. One who
knows what to wear, where to go,
how to take care of herself, how to
get the most out of life. The eighth
The Washington times., 1935-09-19

paste manufacturer, boasted that
the consumption of soap was
greater in Germany than in any
other nation; his opponent, a
Russian, maintained that the Ger
mans had to use more soap as
they we're naturally dirtier than
all other nations
The Washington times., 1935-09-19
Police Lieutenant
CoIIapses in Street

Lieut.. William T. Burroughs, of
the First precinct, was taken to
Emergency Hospital yesterday
after he collapsed at Fourteenth
Street and Constitution Avenue,
N. w. He later was removed to
his home at 2103 Rhode Island
Ave. N. E.,
The Washington times., 1935-09-19
$40 Bond in Pennies

CHICAGO, Sept. 19 CUPJ.
Police Sergt. Lester Mcclellan
bent YEARLY over his desk last
night, counting, counting. count
ing-up to a thousand. Kai M.
Uddo brought in $40 bond for a
friend arrested for speeding. The
bond was in pennies.
The Washington times., 1935-09-19
Starts for OGPU Penal Camp
BEGINS 4-YEAR
PRISON STAY
IN RUSSIA

telligentsia" who had begun to
gather around him and whom he
despised thoroughly as a class.
Conversation in our carriage soon
deteriorated into the usual quar-
rels of men with ragged nerves
and 1 evaded these by climbing
onto nv shelf.
The Washington times., 1935-09-19
Avoid embarrassment Of
FALSE teeth
Dropping or SIippina

Don't be embarrassed again by having
your false teeth slip or drop when you
eat. talk, laugh or sneeze. Just sprinkle
a little FASTEETH on your plates. This
new, extremely fine powder gives a won
derful sense Of comfort and security. No
Eummy. Eooey taste or feeling. Get
FASTFETH today at Peoples or any
other drug store.
The Washington times., 1935-09-19
X Mo 4M ID, mdMy4M
high lit any 91o7y


MATURE being what it
~ is, all women are not
born free and equal"
Many readers of this news
paper know that - to their
sorrow! A woman's days
are not all alike. There are
difficult days when some
women suffer too severely
to conceal it.
There didn't used to be
anything to do about it. 1t
is estimated that fully eight
million had to Suffer month
The Washington times., 1935-09-19
Train Is SIOW

days and I '
The Washington times., 1935-10-31

pleaded not guilty, which was Of
course indisputable. Nevertheless
they were quite sure that addi-
tional sentences would be imposed
on them, and this would undoubt-
edly have happened, had they not
been saved by the Intervention OF
the Commissariat of Ways and
Communications.
After the highway had been
completed and delivered, the pris-
oners who had worked there were
transferred to the railroad line
under construction. The former
superintendents of the work posts
were now put in charge of the con-
struction on the line. Our COM
mander thought them quite COM
petent for the job. They had
managed to construct a highway,
so why shouldn't they be able to
build q railroad? Our engineers
protested and tried to argue.
Much you understand about
it," answered Dikiy. Those boys
are smart fellows, let them go to
The Washington times., 1935-10-31

sky penal camps.
Quite Unexpectedly a telegram
was received from Moscow In
structing our camp to resume the
construction Of the railroad.
The work had been abandoned
in the spring; the work posts were
in disuse; we had only one-tenth
of the number Of prisoners needed
for the task; all the foremen and
technicians had been transferred
to other camps. How could we re-
sumo the construction work?
But an order is an order. En-.
gineer Alpers was the only one Of
the, technical management Of the
former construction who was still
with US. He was commissioned to
work out a plan for the resump-
ton of work, and in another week
fresh detachmentS Of prisoners be-
gan arriving at station Penug.
Two special commissions to in.
vestigate the condition Of the
abandoned construction left stimuli
taneously from both ends of the
line. A sad picture awaited them.
The earthwork fills, built on
swampy ground and left without
top reinforcement Of a track, had
settled and washed out; some Of
the treStles had shifted out Of line
and would have to be rebuilt; all
loose property of the work posts
had been stolen by the peasants.
The chairman Of the commits
sion, . checklist. did not trouble to
inquire into the causes Of the de-
terioration, but decided offhand
that it was due to the work Of
"wreckers." Upon his return from
the inspection tour, he imme-
diately caused four engineers and
20 foremen and technicians Of the
former construction force to be
arrested and brought back to the
penal camps.
Upon their arrest, the wreck
erS" were kept in Jail for seven
weeks and then sent to hard labor,
while q report Of their cases was
forwarded to Moscow. They