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The Washington times., 1937-12-11
Two Firemen Form
Human Chain,' Save
Girls From Blaze
Daring Rescue
Performed in
MidGir

Two intrepid Washington fire
men early today formed human
chain" to rescue two young women
trapped in a burning building at
1909 Pennsylvania Ave. N. w.
Trapped in their fourth-floor
room when fire broke out on the
second floor, the women screamed
frantically to firemen as the ap-
paratus arrived at the scene.
ARDUOUs TASK
Pvts. John Jasinowsli, AZ, and
Francis C. ODonnell swiftly
climbed an extension ladder to the
fourth floor elevation. A jutting
cave. however, barred them from
access to the window where the
girls stood pleading for help.
Jasinowski reached over with
his fire ak and hooked a corner
Of the window. Then O'Donnell,
with Jasinowsh holding his legs,
crawled precariously over to the
window where the girls waited.
The girls, Beatrice Bloher and
Clemence Bailey, both attractive
young mattresses, then climbed
over the taut body Of the fireman
to the waiting arms Of Jasinowski.
NEAR EXHAUSTION
Janowsh then maneuvered the
two young women to the roof Of
the building. Then O'Donnen
made his way back to the ladder.
An aerial ladder was then run up
by the firemen below and the two
young women, shivering in the sub
freezing air, were assisted to the
street by Jasinowski and ODon-
nell, both near exhaustion from
their efforts.
Practically all the clothes Of
Joseph PEBBLES, Reconstruction Fl
nance Corporation accountant, in
whose room the fire began, were
destroyed. PEBBLES rescued his pet
dog, but his two canaries periShed
in the smoke.
The fire, Of undetermined orr
gin, originated in a second-floor
apartment and though generating
heavy smoke, was put out after
doing damage Of only approx
mately 5000.
Last night traffic was Snarled
on midtown Connecticut Avenue
as firemen fought a two-alarm
blaze in the quarters used by the
faculty Of the fashionable Holton
Arms School at 1903 Phelps Pl.
N. w.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
Walks in Sleep,
browns in River

LOWELL, Mass, Dec. II Q.N.S.)
Apparently walking in her sleep,
Mrs. Annie M. Nealon, So, left her
home on the bank of the Merri.
mac River today without arousing
her husband, walked into the
swiftly moving water and was
drowned. Her husband told police
his wife had walked in her sleep
on numerous occasions.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
P. O.
Open at Night

To benefit late Christmas mailerS.
the Hyattsville. Md, post office.
replete With its new murals, will
remain open to $50 p. m. daily
beginning Friday, December II,
except Sunday, when it will be
open from 8 a. m. to p. M, Act
ing Postmaster E. G. Tingley has
announced. 1t will be open Christ
mas Eve until 8 D. m.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
Italy to Abandon League,
Japan Foreign Office Told

TOKYO, Dec. II UNS).-The
japanese foreign office was Off
cially advised today that Italy has
formally notified Geneva Of her
intention of quitting the League
Of Nations, according to a report
circulated by the official Japanese
news agency.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
Government Bond
Taxation Urged

Senator Lonergan Cd, of Con.
necticut yesterday called on Presi-
dent Roosevelt to urge Congress
to submit to the people a consti-
tutional amendment permitting
taxation of Federal and State bond
issues. In a letter to the Presi-
dent, Lonergan assured him pub
lie sentiment would support the
move and that enormous reve-
nues would result.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
New Auto Burned
In Manassas Fire

A new automobile was burned
yesterday when fire destroyed a
barn at the home of DR.. Stephen
J, Lewis, dentist. of Manassas, Va.
Origin of the $1,000 fire is un.
known.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11

The report said Italy communi-
Gated her intention to Geneva to-
day.
The announcement was said to
have been conveyed to the Jap
anese foreign office by Baron
Michele Scammacca, counsellor Of
the Italian embassy,
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
100 Navy Surgeons
Urged for Service

Immediate action empowering
President Roosevelt to name 100
acting assistant naval. surgeons
was urged in the Senate yesterday
by Senator David l. Walsh CD
of Massachusetts,, chairman of the
Senate Foreign Affairs Commit
tee.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
NAMED DIRECTOR

Chauncey G. Parker, jr., treas
urer and member of the board of
governors of the Washington
Stock Exchange, has been elected
a director of the Security Storage
Company, 1t was announced here
today.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
The Weather

District of Columbia-fair and
continued cold with Lowest temp
erature about 20 degrees tonight;
Sunday fair; gentle variable
winds.
Maryland-Tonight and Sun
day, not much change in tempera
ture.
Virginia-Fair and continued
rold tonight: Sunday increasing
cloudiness, not so cold in west
portion.
TIDE TABES
High tides today at 1922 a. m
and 200 p. m.
Low tides today at 500 a. m
and S:46 p. m.
High tides tomorrow at 2:2E
q. m. and S:01 p. m.
Low tides tomorrow at 9:05
Q. m. and 9:51 p. m.
SUN AND MOON
The sun rose today at 7:lS a. m
and sets at 4:46 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow at 7:17
O. m. and sets at 4:46 p. m.
The moon rises today at 1:55
q. m. and sets at midnight.
The moon rises tomorrow at
1925 p. m. and sets at 1858 a. m
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
TEMPERATURES
DEPARTURES

DEPARTURES
Accumulated excess Of tempera-
ture since January /, 1887, 460.
Deficiency of temperature since
December /, 1887, 40.
Accumulated excess of precipi-
tation since January /, 1887, 14.06.
Deficiency of precipitation since
December l, 1887, 0.6S.
TEMPERATURE SAME DATE
LAST YEAR
Highest 49,. As Lowest .... AZ
TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
3 Women Victims
Of 'Bluebeard' Killer
Hunted Near Villa
Police ShOUeL Squad
Searches Earth
For Bodies
By KENNETH 7. DOWNS

PARIS, Dec. II QN.S0-Seek.
ing the bodies Of three more pos
sible victims of "Bluebeard" Eu.
gene Weidmann, police shovelS to-
day searched the clay around his
villa at st. Cloud.
Besides Jean de Koven, Brook.
! lyn dancer, and four men Weld.
mann admitted killing, police felt
certain that the 29-year-old Weld.
mann was responsible for the dis.
appearance of three women whose
names were found on lingerie in
his house.
ACCOMPLICES TERRIFIED
Flimsy undergarments were all
that were left to record the pos.
sible fate of Josephine" Jaime"
and Caroline"
Feeling more secure behind cell
doors, meanwhile, Weidmann's
three alleged accomplices barred
with terror their belief that they
were to have been Weidmann's
next victims.
Police expressed hopes today
that they had broken I'D Francois
most modern gang of killers al
they struggled to trace ar appar.
ent trail Of mass slayings, sus.
pecting as many as IA murders.
Surrending in panic as police
pursued them, Pierre Million and
Collette Tricot were formally
charged as murder accomplices of
We1dmann. Jean Blanc, their com.
panion, who also surrendered, was
held on an open charge.
Million was described by au.
thoritieS as the supposed master
mind" of the murder gang which
USED Weldmann as its "eXecI.
tioner"-a killer who shot and gar.
roted victims for trifling sums
of money.
CALLS HIM FIEND
Weidmann'S suspected accom-.
pl1ces painted him as a ruthless
killer, but denied all but guilty
knowledge of his murders. The
Tricot woman was quoted as tell.
ing authorities:
"Weidmann was a fiend. He
had to kill someone, even if it
was his colleagues in crime. He
often threatened to kill me be-
cause I knew too much"
Then, in the same breath, she
told Of his charms"
He was a charming man."
she said, "a brilliant converse.
tionalist. well read in literature
and science"
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
Holdup Victims Shoot at Bandits
Cab DriUer Ch0ses
Pair Who Escape
On Foot

Two victims Of holdups last
night fought back, one with gun
fire, at bandits.
Cecil Curtis, %, colored taxi
driver, chased two youths who rob-
bed him of $3.50 and his cab and
then fired several shots at him.
He told police the bandits, cha
grined at the small amount Of
money, threatened to kill him.
THEY GET AWAY
Leaping from the line of fire,
Curtis said one Of the shots went
through his overcoat. He gave
chase in a passing machine, fol
lowing the men from Twentieth
and M Streets Northwest, where
the holdup took place. At Dupont
Circle, Curtis said, the bandits
abandoned his cab and fled on
foot.
Another holdup victim, Oscar
Rozansky, AZ, proprietor Of a
liquor store at 214O N st. N. W.,
fired two shots at an automobile
carrying away three men who had
held him up and robbed him of
$120. he told police. Rozansky
could not determine whether his
shots took effect. ..
SCREAM ROUTS ONE
Fannie Non, 523 @ st. N. w.,
frightened away a colored man
who attempted to hold her up.
She said she screamed when the
man thrust his hand in his pocket
as If he had a pistol and de-
manded the contents Of the cash
register at her store. He ran.
Melville W. Childs, SO, Of 214
Emerson st. N. W., was robbed
OF So in front of the White House
by two passengers In his cab.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
TREASURY CONDITION

G.N.SO Treasury balance De.
cember 9, $2,733, 1872, 1921; inter.
nal revenue, $15.145,239.l2: Gus
toms receipts, $s,5s7.772.73,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-21

represented by their stars Feminine stars,
whenever possible were requested, as usual, by
the news-reel men.
So, when it came to Columbia the officers
in charge Of the police Shoot" having read
about Dolores target victory, Immediately
thought Of her.
Dolores, being appreciative of the value of
almost any sort of good publicity, thoughtfully
considered the idea for several minutes Finally
in her piquant English, lightly touched by the
Castillian accent, she replied:
'I'm sorry, but no-I do not think SO. It is not
like me-"
"That's the point, Dolores" he hastened to In
sist. "It's SO very much different from what
your average fan thinks, when he thinks Of you,
that 1t will attract ten times the ordinary atten-
ton"
''You ask why?" she wanted to know. well,
I will tell you. I am a Mesdcan. In connection
with MeSicans there has been altogether too
much reference to guns and shooting People
here In the United States and In other countries
think too much about our unfortunate revolu-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-21

tions and banditry and too little about the high
civilization of my people.
"The same thing is true about the States as
far as Europe is concerned. Too many Euro
peans think about Chicago as a city where 1t Ii
not safe to go out on the streets for fear one
will be killed by gangsters' machine guns They
have seen so many western two-gun pictures that
they believe cowboys are galloping through the
cities of Arizona shooting sheriffs. It Is really
ridiculous"
Expanding her theory that Mexicans-and
Americans-are misunderstood outside their
own countries principally because Of banditry
and the brutalities essential to law enforce
mert, Dolores asserted that these things cause
the unthinking public to forget about beauty
and the arts and other fine things that char
acterize all civilized peoples.
"Let us consider, for example, the architect
ure Of Mexico both the old and modern" she
said "It is agreed that tho old Colonial archi-
tecture-the churches bridges and even homes
In the provinces are perfect examples Of
spanish-American design. Mexico City. accepted
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-21
BY Doris Lockett


0oLoRES DEL RIO, highly cultured scion of
u a Mexican family of impeccable descent
and breeding, is carrying the torch" constantly
for her native land of the Red, White and Green
She emphasizes on every possible occasion her
pride in being true Mexican and despite not
far-removed Spanish ancestry refuses to allow
herself to be called Spanish"
The Columbia screen stars almost pugnacious
defense of all that is of merit in Mexico and
Mexcans and her attitude of constant rebellion
against misunderstanding of our Southern
neighbors, was well evidenced recently, while
filming Devils Playground.
During the making of the picture, while on
location" at Ocean Park, beach amusement
town not far from Hollywood, Miss Del Rio,
with Richard Dix and Chester Morris, her lead
ing man. stopped at shooting gallery the
pier during lunch hour
Dix, an excellent marksman with either rifle
or pistol, jokingly challenged Dolores to shoot
ing contest He had no idea the orchid lady
of HOLLYWOOD" suavely satin and sophisticated,
would be able to hit moving clay birds with
% rifle.
He reckoned, however, with the knowledge
that Dolores is an expert tennis player and has
an accurate hand and keen eye He further
more did not know, until after the shooting
match, that Dolores as a young girl on her
fathers big ranch in Mexico had hunted game
of all sorts and learned to hit objects travelling
much faster than the pigeon or clay pipe tar
gets of the gallery.
The upshot of this incident was the rather
amazing fact that Dolores out-shot the straight
$hooting Dix.
Now when a mighty Nimrod of the Open
Spaces. as Dix genuinely is in real life, beats
almost anybody else at target shooting, that is
definitely NOT news, But the press went" for
the Del Rio victory in big way. The reporters,
and headline writers, were obviously impressed
by the seemingly paradoxical fact that this
lovely lady could handle rife.
\ lISS DEL RIO didn't particularly object to
NI the news stories about that particular in
cident. But she did object rather categorically
to participating in project that was the direct
outcome of this happening.
1t seems the Police Department Of Los An
geles was planning spectacular shooting de-
monstration on the police rifle range. Arrange
ments had been made for the event to be
news-reeled There were to be exhibitions of
pistol rife and machine-gun shooting.
To add news interest to the occasion, the
Police extended invitations to various nation
ally known screen stars, who could handle
weapons, to appear and participate. 1t was
desired that various major studios should be
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-21
Devils Playground

by critics one of the most beautiful capitals
in the world, is superb with its examples Of
architecture ranging from ancient Aztec through
Spanish and into the most moderne of current
setback design.
''The English mental caricature Of Ameri-
cans" commented Dolores, individually dated
from Dickens widely read American Notes.,
The English author visited America in semi
primitive period Of United States civilization He
found the cuspidor an institution of the finest
hotels and was apparently shocked by the crudi-
ties Of many Americans Of that age. What he
wrote, caused thoughtless Englishmen to estab-
lish Americans in general as semi i-barbarians
0Y THE same token, she pointed out, Ameri-
p cans developed the stage Englshman," a
silly-ass creature with a monocls, a vacant
stare no sense Of hunor and pernicious habit
Of saying Bah Jovsi"
Conflict along the border between Americana
and Mexicans, both before and After TIE Need
can war. built up picture which now, happily
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-21

II almost faded" said Dolores. at was a Yam.
kee-conceived portrait Of the average Mexican
as dangerous bad man with knife between
his teeth In those days. the 'greaser and the
'redskin were equally made conventionally VIII
famous IN yellow Journal fiction or in melodra-
matte plays.
The modern American conception OF Mex-
can" said Dolores, Els more likely to be poetic
and perhaps over-glamorous one He associates
our people with music and laughter and color
ful beauty When he thinks OF Mexico, he thinks
OF clicking castanets, bright serapes and soft
voices This too, may be tinted generality
but I think 1t Is a lovely and more nearly a
true one.
That u why refused to appear with the
police and shoot the pistols or the machine
guns. Iney are not apropos-they are not lilss
me- And do not like them"
PAGE THRgG
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-11-19
MALLARDS GROW TAME NEAR
 R. R. DEPOT AT ANCHORAGE

Flocks of ducks in Ship Creek hol- low opposite the railroad depot are attracting many spectators daily, states the Anchorage Times. More than 150 mallards are sometimes feeding there and have become suf- ficiently tame to climb the side of the right of way and feed on the station platform.
 Hunters have earned the plaudits of local officials for leaving the ducks untouched during the open season. only a few ducks were in the hollow earlier this fall and their numbers have increased steadily
 J. A. Buchanan. railroad agent, has been throwing out feed for he birds and they have several times waddled over to the window of his office.
 Travellers on incoming trains have commented frequently on the spec tacle that greeted them as they ar- rived in Anchorage. The ducks nave become so tame that trains bother them only slightly.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-11-19
PLATINUM PAYING OVER S2 A
 YARD AT GOODEEWs BAY

With the Goodnews Bay Mining Company cleaning up between two and three dollars worth of platinum to the cubic yard, the claims in that area are good for 20 years, Captain Peter Wold, master of the NJ S. Fern. told the Alaska Press at Ju- neau.
 "Tbe United States government granted a $550,O00 W. P. A. loan to the Goodnews Mining Company because their claims looked so good Wold explained. The Fern was res ponsible for landing the new, half million dollar dredge which the company recently took into the bay.
 "The Goodnews Company has 103 claims in the basin. but the govern ment investigators took samples rom only the first eight claims - there's more than enough platinum in those eight claims to repay the loan. And there's no doubt about it. Goodnews Bay is the richest mining discovery in the history of Alaska.'
 The $15.000 highway is almost completed and will be ready for heavy traffic next summer, Wold said. The dredge was pulled from the landing by tractors and drag lines to the company's claims on the Salmon River. II miles from the shore
 The dredge will be ready to oper- ate by Deeeber 1 and will run for at least a month before shutting down for the winter" Wold said aThe pay dirt runs from 13 to 47 feet below the surface. Previously, only draglines have been used. but the new dredge will make a lot of difference now. The Strandberg and Olson Brothers outfits are also plan ming to bring in dredges next year"
 Void declared that in some spots the ground is SO rich that the gov ernment drillers, who were testing the claims often discovered samples which were often discovered samples company tests had shown
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-11-19
CHANGES IN AIDS
 TO NAVIGATION

Changes in aids to navigation were announced for Alaskan water: today by ". c. Dibrell. superinten. dent of lighthouses, as follows:
 To Be Restored
 TOngass NarrOWs - Rosa Rect Light reported extinguished Novem. Der 13.
 Clarence Strait - Meyers Chuck Buoy 1 reported out of position No yember 1.
 Wrangell Narrows - Petersburg Bar Buoy 4OA part reported broken off and buoy submerged when tide above half stage.
 Stephens Passage = Grave Point Light reported flashing irregular November s.
 Cook Inlet - Elizabeth Island Spit Light reported extinguished No yember II. Chatham Island Light reported extinguished November II.
 Reighted or Restored
 Tongass NarrOws = Lewis Reef Light reported extinguished Noyem- ber 10, was relighted the same date.
 Clarence Strait - Mclean Point Light reported extinguished October 26 was relighted November 10.
 Chatham Strait - Deep Cove En- trance Light reported extinguished October 5, was relighted November 6: Point Gardner Light reported eX- tinguished October 24, was relight- ed November 6.
 Sumner Strait-Keku Strait Bea- con ' reported bent over September 3, was found in normal condition November II; Keku Beacon GA re- ported missing March 2, was ce- placed November 12.
 Cordova Bay - Wallace Rock Buoy. ? reported missing October 26 was replaced November 9.
 Frederick Sound - West Pinta Rocks Light reported extinguished November g, was relighted the same date.
 uearei Bay - Cape Flores Lighted Buoy IA reported exiting uished October Il, was relighted November g.
 Permanent Changes Made
 Sumner Strait - Keku Strait Beacon .25 established November Il, 1887, in northern part of Strait on
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-11-19
SETTLERS FROM DRAUGHT ZONE
 STILL MOVING INTO BULKLEY

The movement of settlers from Saskatchewan, and other parts of the west into the Bulkley Valley and adjacent areas of B. c. contin- ues. Recent arrivals include Ar thur Bates. heading a party of set- aers from Bender. Sask These are locating near Smithers. Mr. Bates plans on engaging in dairying. Oth- CT carloads of effects have been un- loaded in the Smithers and Burns Lake areas. these goods and own CTS hailing from Spalding, Kipling and Naudora Saskatchewan The new corners even include a few from Man itoba
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-11-19

Alonzo Hsmblet, well known Met lakatla native, died of cancer in Ketchikan November Il at the age of 74. His body was taken South on the steamer Alaska by his broth CT, Joseph Hamblet. The deceased was prominent in Metlakatla affairs from 1890 to 1900. He returned to Alaska four years ago and has lived since then in Ketchikan
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-11-19

Some or these gals in bathing suits who win beauty prizes must have received their decisions from d packed court.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-11-19

Visiting with MT. and Mrs. Peter Hammer of the Ideal Curio shop in Juneau, MT. and Mrs. H. A
 King, gift shop owners at Valdez expressed their interest in the cur
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-11-19

Mir. and Mrs. Hammer are likewise interested in promoting correct lab cling of goods in order to prevent the sale of imitation Alaskan pro- ducts as legitimate articles.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-11-19

As suggested by H. Brewster, avi- ation inspector, the aviation beacon on the hool house at Cardova will be turned on for two hours each night immediately after sundown. The city council recently approved the plan.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-11-19

rock awash located 20 yards 1S5 degrees from southwest end En- trance Island a white slated day mark on post with small black square daymark above the white one.
 Permanent Changes To Be Made
 Gastineau Channel - Rock Dump Lighted Buoy to be changed above November IS, 1887 to an unlighted first class nun and renamed Rock Dump Buoy ?. Rock Dump Buoy 4 to be changed about November is, 1897. to a lighted buoy. Light will be flashing red, about 40 candle power. flash 0.4 second. eclipse 3.6 seconds, and renamed Rock Dump Lighted Buoy 1.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-11-19

Cheerfulness is described as the mother Of many virtues. but whist ling in the dark sometimes disturbs the neighbors. Illinois State Jour nal
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-11-19

Have shower at LowelIs Bar Der shop. -adv
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-11-19

K. N Neill, resident project aud itor for the PWA in Alaska at Ju- neau for the past three years, has been transferred to the PWA office in Portland.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-11-19
ALL ALASKA REVIEW

rent drive for marking Alaskan made goods. They explained that since they put Made in Alaska" labels on their Alaskan goods they have improved their trade by inc creasing confidence of customers.
 Mrs Walstein c. Smith, pioneer Alaska resident, died in Juneau on Nov. 15 after an illness of ten days. She was married in Cincinnati in 1896 and came to Alaska with her husband in 1907. They lived in Ka- talla and Nome and in Juneau since 1918. For over 20 years, her hus- band who survives her, was Terri torial Treasurer of Alaska.
 The body ol a man found beneath the Aiaska-Juneau mine dock was identified as being that of Peter aumdum, Indian, about 50, who dis appeared on the waterfront late ln August. The body was badly gnawed b. wharf rats and identification was py means or the cIolnlng worn.
 Twenty four residents of kena1 have been enrolled in the CCC for work on local projects.
 Frank Glaser, special trapper for the Alaska Game Commission, and Jack O'Connor, warden left Anchor age recently for Eklutna and Pal mer to start classes in wolf and coy ote trapping.
 Tom Moore brought in record humber Of coyote skins to Anchor age on which to claim the $2o boun- ty. He had 19 all caught near his cabin at Mile l4 on the Anchorage Matanuska highway