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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22

spector Pierre ChambeauX. Heaven
only knows how many more there
were, but the number certainly was
not fewer than a hundred. OF the
40 suitcases filled with clothes that
we found in different parts OF his
house, only Il belonged 10 victims
we have Identified.
DR.. Petiot was a huge man with
dark skin. shaggy brows and deep
set. piercing eyes He had been
mayor Of the village of Villeneuve
Sur Yonne, 70 miles southeast of
Paris, but was ousted after a short
age was discovered in the towns
funds. He moved TO Paris where he
established a practice and had lucra-
tive dealings in narcotics on the side.
His only previous encounter with
the Paris gendarmerie was in 1881,
when he was charged with "inciting
TO murder" after a woman disap-
peared. The case finally was dropped.
His combined office and home was
in the Rue Caumartin, but two years
ago he bought a handsome villa at
81 Rue Leseur from the French wife
of an Austrian prince. To all out
ward appearances the lonely struc.
ture remained deserted.
Neighbors noticed, however, that
a man in overalls arrived at the
place frequently on bicycle and that
there were strange shadowy visitors
at night. They figured that the villa
might be a headquarters for the un-
foreground, so they kept quiet.
But finally, one day last spring, a
woman who lived in the nearest
house noticed a peculiar odor and
became suspicious.
cit smelled like burning flesh" she
said. There was smoke coming out of
the Villas chimney, so Immediately
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22
PARIS


1T TOOK the arrival Of the Allies
4 In Paris TO bring the undisputed
revelation that this city had har-
bored the most vicious Bluebeard Of
all time.
II wasn't until the last invading
NaH had been driven out that the
jigsaw picture of the battling Dr.
Marcel Petiot, the Spider of Rue
Leseur, assumed recognizable form
Parisians had whispered the doc
tors name and looked with horror on
the villa at 81 Rue Leseur. They
had talked of mass murder at his
hands. OF dozens Of his victims.
But they shook heads incredulously
for the stories of the Spider had
come from NaZi news sources.
And there was no trail leading to
the doctor. He'd just disappeared -
disappeared 10 the accompaniment OF
stories that he had been shot, had
been drowned at some distant point.
DR.. Petiot, they thought, must be
a Pigment of Nazi imagination.
With the routing of the Nazis, how
ever. Paris police, unhampered by
the invaders. took the case over and
the truth came out, bit by bit. Be
vond doubt, Or. Petiot, most terrible
of all history's Bluebeards, was
mad butcher who had lived in Paris.
Instead of the 25 or 80 victims
Originally credited to his craving for
torment, gendarmes of the Glichy
District declared that probably 100
men and women had been pinned to
the wall of his torture chamber so
he could watch through a peephole
while they writhed in death agonies.
1--WE have already identified 80
women and IL men who were sacri-
feed on his altar of pain" said In
October N. 1914
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22

the wall of a small chamber not
much bigger than a telephone booth.
Sometimes one victim lay waiting
while he watched another die.
Earlier accounts said that he
watched the death struggles through
a sort of periscope from another
room, but the police said they had
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22

"but he was a very clever mailman"
The doctors wife, a charming
woman who was said to be completely
under her husbands domination, and
his brother, Maurice, are in prison
as accomplices. But Bluebeard him.
self got away. His cold trail indi-
Gated that he had escaped to Germany.
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY II
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22

called the police
What tn e police
found was almost
un b G lie vable. The
stately mansion had
been turned into q
charnel house. Parts
of bodies were every
wherein a vat OF
acid, in the furnace
room, in w h a
seemed TO be an op
Grating room, in a pi
in the backyard, anC
in a stove which wa!
still red-hot.
A further in
spection dis
closed DR.. Blue.
boards m o d us
operan di. He
would inject in
to his victims a
mysterious drug
which produced
death, but only
after tn e most
agoniZing con
WILSON'S. While
it was taking eff
feet, he would
clasp the wrists
of his specimens
in a pair of
rings, like hand
cuffs, fastened to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22

ing ID d 3 > pdChcu
for a long journey,
were Jews who ex.
pected to be SNUG
gled out Of the
country.
T h ir relatives,
hearing no more of
them, believed that
they had made a
safe getaway. Many
were carrying large
sum S OF money,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22

found no such apparatus. There
was, however, a peephole, obU-
ously used for the same purpose.
After death drew the curtain
on the macabre show, the one
man audience would take down
the body and dissect it, disposing
of the pieces in various ways.
Learning of DR.. Petiot's mar
cotic traffic, police believed at
first that most of his unfortunate
visitors were dope addicts, but
later developments showed that
he had a more subtle method OF
Turing his prey. Most Of the men
and women who made the one
way trip to 81 Rue Leseur, carry.
Evening star., 1944-12-11
Miami Bids $4,000
For Top Golf Pros
By the Associated Press.

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. l1.-A chal-
lenge to the Professional Golfers
Association was implied today in
an announcement that the city of
Miami will sponsor a $25,00O open
tournament next December.
City Manager A. B. Curry told
of the plan Immediately after the
close of the $4,000 Open, which
attracted quota of well known
players but lacked the current
name professionals" who were
playing in an event in Oakland,
Calf.
Although Curry didn't say so
openly, next years s25,000 tourna-
ment obviously is intended as
lure to bring all the ranking play
ers into Florida in the first week
of December when officials feel the
resulting publicity does the most
good.
Curry said the PGA's "co-opera-
ton would be welcomed" in next
years event but declared that the
organization would have TO be
within reason"
Curry said most Of the pros
seem to be with us and we're going
ahead with larger and better
events"
Curry said that $4,000 of next
years purse will be put up by the
city and the rest raised from vari-
Gus organiza tionS and firms
Evening star., 1944-12-11
Sergts. Ferrier, Harrison Cop
In Oakland, Miami Golf

Morrie O'Connor of Belleville, N j..
was fourth with 277 and $500 and
Pete Cooper of Gainesville, Fla, was
fifth with 279 and $700
Harrison. displaying rare calm in
the close finish, declared he weighed
35 pounds more than when he en-
tered the service and my drives
averaged yard more for every
pound gained"
MY game is definitely better and
my nerves are steadier than ever
before" he declared
Harrison said that prior to be-
coming a soldier his nerves fire.
quently came to the breaking point
in a big tournament. Yesterday at
the 17th and 18th holes, he called
upon his nerves" to get two par
fours to break Picard's 275.
His second shot on the 18th was
just short of the green. AS the
crowd watched tensely. he Clipped
to within feet of the cup and
without hesitating stroked the ball
in for the par and first place.
Evening star., 1944-12-11
Philadelphia Victory
Over Rams, 26 10 Is,
Proves Fruiless
BY JIMMY JORDAN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


You'd have had a hard time con-
vincing anybody four months ago
that it might happen, but neverthe-
less those opportunists who play un-
der the banner of the New York
Giants have date next Sunday
i, with the Green Bay Packers to set
tie the world professional football
championship.
The Giants, relegated to the limbo
of the also-rans in the National
Football League in preseason prog
nostications, squelched the Eastern
division title hopes of both. Phila-
delphia and Washington yeterday
by beating the Redskins, $40, in
the season finale to grab the berth
in the playof game.
Lambeau Sees Giants win.
Curly Lambeau, who has the
Packers training for the title tilt
down at the University of Virginia,
was present to watch the New York
ers sweep into the playoff.
| 1t took the Giants only six min
utes to settle the issue, whereas q
week previous, on their own grid
iron, they edged out 1913 victory
over Washington.
Meanwhile Philadelphia, still with
a chance at the crown. was beating
Cleveland, 26-13. That victory was
somewhat hollow. however. The
Eagles would have taken the East
ern Division crown if New York
had lost to Washington, but the
Giants could not be denied.
Their Third Meeting.
Whether the pass defense that
stopped the Baugh- COM
bination can halt the Irv Comp to
Don Hutson duo Sunday was the
question as the playoff game neared.
The Giants did it before, beating
the Packers, 24-0, at New York, No
vember 10.
The game will be the third title
meeting between the two clubs since
the playoff series began in 1888.
New York beat the Packers, 23-17,
at New York in 1898, and the fol-
lowing year lost, 27-0, at Milwaukee.
1t will be the seventh playoff game
for the Giants, who have won two.
Green Bay has won two of three
games in the post-season battle.
Evening star., 1944-12-11
BY JOHN b. KELLER,
Star Staff Correspondent.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1l.-Nothing
more than a lot of aching arches
was likely to be collected by the
Washington club contingent today
as collectively it reeled off close to
score of miles in the lobby of the
hotel where baseballs big leaguers
are in winter session. But Clark
Griffith. president of the Mats, and
Ossie Bluege, their manager, weren't
giving up hope of a deal to bolster
their ball club before the majors
finish their annual conventions
Wednesday.
1t may be that the relief for this
last-place outfit will be found by
Griffith and Bluege somewhere in
the National League instead of
among their rivals in the American
League.
Pitcher. Shortstop Are Eyed.
There are a couple of players-one
veteran pitcher and the other a
rising young shortstop-with club
in the senior circuit who Bluege be-
lieves might benefit the Mats if pro-
cured. Griffith didn't think so much
of the idea as he and the other
Washington representatives came up
on the train last night, but in a
long talk early today the manager
convinced his boss the proposition
was sound.
Neither Griffith nor Bluege would
divulge the names of the players or
that of the club, but did admit that
the outfit they were trying to con-
tact today belonged in the western
sector of the senior circuit. 1t ap-
pears the two players have had their
names on waiver lists repeatedly and
that all excepting the Philadelphia
Phillies have expressed willingness
to let them get out of the National
! League
Now if Griffith and Bluege can
ease the Phillies off the Mats will
get the pair, for their last t-place fin
ish this year gives them first call
on any waived stock put up to the
American League.
Bluege is particularly eager to
land the pitcher. Ossie says the vet
eran not only has plenty of mechan-
ical ability left in his system, but
also has poise in pinches and the
technique of pitching down pat and
should make a high-grade relief
man. And relief pitcher who really
can relieve is something the Mats
Evening star., 1944-12-11
Soko|owski Is Soccer Ace
As Bainbridqe Cleans Up

Outstanding player on the Balm
bridge Naval Training Center Soc
Ger team that has wound up great
season with nine straight wins is
Joe Sokolowski, 6-foot-3 all-Amer-
lea center-forward.
In the Commodores' last sched-
uled game yesterday on the Ellipse,
Sokolowski booted all his teams
goals in 4-to-1 triumph over the
combined British Service eleven for
victory No. 9 in an undefeated sea-
son.
The Sailors were coached for the
first time yesterday by 1t. A. P.
|Donohue, who succeeded Sam Wick
low, the mentor who piloted the
Commodores to a 5-to-0 win over
the British earlier in the season.
Evening star., 1944-12-11
Mats Look to National LEAGUE
For Talent to Bolster Club

need badly. They certainly had
nothing reliable in that line in the
Immediately past sad season.
The shortstop has the goods, too
Bluege says Most of the informa
ton on the infielder has been gath
cred by Bluege from his younger
brother, who had spell of service
in the National League and was in
position carefully to observe the
player the Washington club wants
Bluege has been told the shortstol
is keen fielder and no weakling
at the plate. If he's like that the
Mats could use him.
1t would seem that a club having
such a player around these days
would be loath to let him 60, but
according to Bluege the club tc
which the youngster belongs has a
flock of pretty clever infielders and
can spare the one he covets.
A few other lines have been set
out by the Washington anglers, but
nothing like bite is in sight. The
Mats are in position to spend tc
a sizeable amount for talent, but
thus far no club seems eager to sell
The Mats will trade, too, and while
there has been no fiat statement
about it, it is understood gen.
orally that Roger Wolff, righthand
knuckleball pitcher, is on the block
This could bring offers, for while
Wolff had disastrous season this
year, he still was good enough tc
win a COB of games with a poor
band of Athletics in 1943 and physi-
cally Wolff is just as sound as he
was while with Connie Mack. There
are clubs that might want to take
him off the Mats hands.
No Sales by Griffmen.
One thing the Mats aren't doine
at this winter market is sell, both
Griffith and Bluege say emphatic.
ally. The Washington clubs ven.
ture in the sales end of the base.
ball talent business last winter left
it cold to any further disposition
Of players for cash. Griffith blastee
what prospects there were of gooc
Washington outfield when he gave
Bob johnson to the Boston Rec
Sox for $4,000 and nothing more.
While the Mats were wa1lowing il
the depths of the American League
for want of more batting power
all Johnson did for the Red Sox wa.
bludgeon the ball to such an exten
he wound up 10th in his league
vote for most valuable player.
That was enough to make Griffltl
forget the selling anple
Evening star., 1944-12-11
Parks Threat Despite
5-to-1 Odds Favorinq
Bettina Tonight

Best long shot bet in town today
is George Parks over Melio Bettina
The betting fraternity is offering
odds as high as to l that Bettina
will win when the two heavyweights
brawl over a scheduled 10-round
distance at Uline Arena tonight, and
plenty of Georges admirers are
climbing on the bandwagon.
On paper, Bettina, who claims SO
victories in 80 professional fights and
has met every style of fighter in the
business, is a heavy favorite, but
there's another factor to be con-
sidered that ringsiders claim may be
decisive tonight.
| Bettina is a southpaw. Parks is q
terrific right-handed hitter. Melio
the only lefty to win the light
heavyweight title, also rates as one
of the few portsiders who can last
with starboard-side slugger, but
the big Italian never has met the
likes of Georges dynamite right.
/ Melio is an aggressive, bruisine
fighter who wears down his op-
ponents with his unorthodox style
Parks is wild-swinging, dangerous
puncher who can match his muir
derous right with a ripping left hook
The answer tonight will depend
on whether Parks has the stuff he
showed in his KO wins over Vince
Pimpinella and Nate Bolden. Bet
tina's southpaw style presents nu-
merous openings for a right hook
and George may connect.
Preliminaries tonight list: Foots
Jackson VS.. Lee Data, middle
weights, and Willie Alexander VS.
Pete Virgin, featherweights, in the
skies. A pair of fours offer: Smuggy
Hursoy VS.. Ralph Snead, middle
weights, and Joe Green VS.. Eddie
Pope, heavyweights.
First bell is at $50.
Evening star., 1944-12-11
Touchdowners to Hear
Broudcuster Britt

Sports thrills he has experienced
while broadcasting major football
and baseball games will be reviewed
by 1t. Jim Britt when he addresse:
the weekly luncheon of the Touch.
down Club tomorrow at 1890.
1t. Britt was prominent amons
the country's big-name broadcast.
ers prior to entering the Navy two
years ago and originally gainee
national recognition while handlins
Notre Danes home grid games.
Evening star., 1944-12-11
Blind Boeey Golf Ends
In 7-Wuy Deadlock

A blind bogey event at Kenwooc
Golf and Country Club yesterday re.
suited in seven-waN deadlock wher
the. lucky number-78-was drawn
The tied players: &. v. Brumfiel
e8-20-78; A. Y. Dowell, 96-18-7S;
H. D. Baker, 96-18-78; S. B. Pierson
|89-11-78; E. A. Romaine, 94-16-78
j, H. Elliott, 96-18-78, and H. G
Theilscher, 92-1+78.
Evening star., 1944-12-11
.Widdoes to Be Guest
of touchdown Club

Featured guest speaker at the
Ohio State Alumni dinner tonight
at Hotel 2400 will be Carroll G.
Widdoes, head coach of the Buckeye
football team, who will display mo-
ton pictures of Ohio States out
standing grid contests.
Also listed for a talk is John B
Fullen, secretary of the Ohio State
University Association.
Evening star., 1944-12-11
Rohde, Buxter Matched

Big Dutch Rohde, top man of local
wrestling, and Laverne Baxter, the
Texas villain, will be paid off in War
Bonds for their feature tangle at
Turner's Arena next Wednesday
night.
Evening star., 1944-12-11
Golf Chief Renominuted

NEW YORK, Dec. II (P.-Mor-
ton G. Bogue, New York, has been
renominated for the presidency of
the United States Golf Association
The election will be held at the an
nual meeting January 13.
Evening star., 1944-12-11
Al Espinosu Golf PAGER

MEXICO CITY, Dec. II (P}.-Al
Espinosa shot a SO yesterday to
take the lead at the halfway mark
in the 72-hole first annual Mexico
free golf championship. He has a
140, below par.
Evening star., 1944-12-11
By the Associated Press.

OAKLAND, Calf, Dec. 1.-THE
golfng soldier from Camp Roberts,
Calf, Sergt. Jim Ferrier, hit major
tournament jackpot on his second
try and pocketed $1,000 in War
Bonds and the title of 1914 Oakland
Open champion today.
Outstripping an imposing field OF
links stars, showing the biggest
names in golf how it is done, the
big blond noncom tackled up a four
round 277 over the Sequoyah course
yesterday to grab the major prize.
One week ago, in the San Fran
cisco Open, he lost out to Byron
Nelson, Toledo, Ohio, by single
stroke. Nelson, top money winner
of the year, was the favorite to win
the Oakland event. Harold Nc
Spaden, Philadelphia, and Sam
Snead, Hot Springs, Va, rated next.
Sergt. Ferrier hurdled the lot in a
last-round squirt that saw him over
take the pace-setting McSpaden on
the first nine. He knocked in a
33-35-6S, two under par for the
course, to turn the trick. McSpaden
and Snead saw him do it. They
were in the same threesome.
Overlooked in the rush, sWarthy
Ky Laffoon. Chicago, slipped in with
a final 33-35-68 for a second-place
278. He picked up $1,000 in War
Bonds. McSpaden's last-round let
down resulted in 70 and third
place with 279-worth S73334 in
bonds.
Sam Byrd, Detroit, finished fourth
with an even $50, good for $500 in
bonds and George Schneiter, Salt
Lake City, took fifth-place prize of
$46667 in bonds with 282.
Ferrier, former Australian open
and amat teur champion, was declared
a professional by the United States
Golf Association in 1910 because he
authored a book on how to play
golf. He was inducted into the Army
last march from Elmhurst, Ill.
Harrison Miami Victor.
MIAMI, Fla, Dec. II (P.-Staff
Sergt. E. j. DutchO Harrison today
thanked the Army for its training
and the s2.5OO first prize money he
won in yesterdays Miami Open.
Harrison before leaving for his
post at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio
declared his victory was the first
$4,000 golf event to be won by a
serviceman. He also won the Char
lotte Open last March.
Harrison had played only twice
In 80 days prior to the Miami tour
nament and very little" since he
entered the service 18 months ago.
Fully 1,500 servicemen were at
Harrison's heels as he beat out five
contenders in the stretch drive
Henry Picard of Harrisburg, Pa,
placed second with 275 and s1,25O
Johnny Revolta of Evanston, ILL.,,
ended third with 276 and $1,000.
Evening star., 1944-12-11
Win,Lose or Draw
Tribe Has Pleasant Dream, Rude Awakening
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

The Redskins deamt they dwel marble
the third floor owing weeks
Yesterdays in
last II with the Giants politics you
beat Zine"
Steve told New York sports writers
for the Giants the Skins believed
weeks 1913 had discounted,
enough work because of weather conditions.
Il can't make prediction about the Green Bay until
how the weather going be- Steve told If
ought to knock the socks off them"
"Tuffy Leemans local who the
after starring in the backed said the Giants
didn't look the Tribe yesterday they did handing
the $40 dbbng cleaner
ey about suit ayof
help them next week.
Vic Carroll who Redkn couple of couldn't
wait of with his
old buddies Twice he grabbed the ball. doubt
Tribe tried pretending him didn't
Pete said Clark Shaughnesys dressing
talk inspiring felt like putting suit getting
himself
Evening star., 1944-12-11
Tribe Organization Shows Real Christmas Spirit

whistle britche 1t Col
the gridiron
role in the title payof
Sunday.
the Giants Steve Owen expected
the former Georgetown star.
"One thing least breaking training rules
he chirped.
When Bill Paschal left the with ankle injury press
remarked He fiat feet from running too much
said thought the Skins anxious
and o football.
of all Herb Winter
green halves show best of the
Giants
period then the Redskn band placed
field and Herb arrayed in all the red
the greeting Merry Christ
We didn't add Happy New Year
carried the ball of times in the last minutes
time he ugged the pgkn all Owen let him
do first time, then
a the 2-yard line
Livingston,
Petrlas Johnny Weiss Frank Umont Maybe
too late
phlosophicaly
wrestling
problems.
Evening star., 1944-12-11

Ten years ago-Ford Frick
was installed as president Of Ma
tional Baseball League succeed
ing John A. Heydler.
Evening star., 1944-12-11
Fans Know When Helm Leaves It's Time to Go

Mel Helm left the all the customers leave
minutes of the had been played Helm is old
and slow he only made so or go tackles
pass,
collision with something he couldn't slug back
spotted the Skins yards kickoff after the
the penalty taking They
Strong and out of the
De Groo finally let Mike Mcka tote the leather yesterday
picked As tries crack defensive back
willing gamble old
Half halfback better than oneegged
Indian.
Statistics didn't badly 1t outganed the
in the outpasd em and outkcked
that periods line however it
just out
You won't much better ball carrying than Wilbur Moore turned
26yard galop
line He faxed the Giants out OF
their shoes
The Skins mued scoring Immediately after when
ndvduas
leaving Baugh holding the ball.
Evening star., 1944-12-11

Five years ago-Niles Kinnick,
Iowa all-America football half
back, named No. sports star of
year in Associated Press poll.
Evening star., 1944-12-11
All Wrapped Up

New York scoring: Touchdowns-cuff,
Liebel (2), Avedisian. Points after touch
Substitutions: Washing ton-Ends, Pia-
secky, Turley tackles, keenan,, Sharp;
guards, Walton. Merkle: center. Johnson;
backs, Atkins. Seno, Filchock Micka, We'll
don. Sneddon, Fuller, Natowich
New York-Ends, Weiss, v. Adams;
tackles, Kane; guards, Lamont Visnic,
Paschal, Herber, Kinscherf, Barker. Clay,
Beebe.
Evening star., 1944-12-11
Pro Football

Results Yesterday.
New York, 81: Washington, O.
Philadelphia, 26: Cleveland, 13.
Only games scheduled.
Title Playoff Next Sunday,
Green Bay at New York.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-03
Has Lucky Escape

Even as he follows into what he
expects 10 be Shoal water. Lucky
has only time TO cry out IN
shocked anger, "Corky got IT,"
and then he too is in the water
and somebody's heavy shoes are
kicking his head and shoulders.
forcing him deeper until his lungs
fill and he starts to drown.
At the last moment of CON
SciouSneSs he shakes loose the
burden Of his equipment and floats
up gaSping, with two fellow ma
rines holding him by the arms and
dragging him 10 the end of the
pier
They spread Lucky over a log
under the pier He remembers
seeing the water run out of his
nose and mouth and then row
Of machine gun bullets splntering
the log under him as he rolls
away lust IN time.