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May 1, 1938
Dick Tracy cautions angry Chinese against vigilante justice. He agrees to let them see the arch-criminal one more time if they put down their weapons. Alas, Tracy is outwitted by someone with a miniature blowgun. Who killed the fiend? We will never know! 
May 1, 1938
Above, here we are in 1938 in Leimert Park. Below, a current street view, courtesy of Google.
Why am I showing a home from Leimert Park? Because this neighborhood is in what is all too often described as "gang-infested South L.A." I was unfamiliar with the area until I began looking into the Black Dahlia murder (the body of Elizabeth Short was found several blocks from this duplex).
The homes in Leimert Park have a great deal of charm and wonderful architectural details like stained-glass windows and tile roofs. This neighborhood is, according to propertyshark.com, 78.5% African American, 14.3% Hispanic, 8% Asian American, 6.1% white, 0.5% Native American or Alaskan and 0.1% Native Islander (the figures add up to more than 100% because some people choose more than one ethnic category--welcome to L.A.). The duplex sold in 2004 for $600,000, according to propertyshark.
Note: If you can't see the current map, you are probably using some version of Internet Explorer and need to install Adobe Flash Player. You can either do that or switch to Firefox, which works fine.
Above, the latest style in women's hats, the Merry Widow. Below, the scandalous divorce of Emanuel Augustine Lord of Bridgeport, Conn. Lord accuses his wife of an affair with Harry Cameron, the African American coachman.
Quote of the Day: "Lord testified that when he told his wife the coachman must be discharged she threatened to leave if Cameron went. He said that Cameron threatened him with assault."
Some local media outlets are reporting the death of former Pasadena firefighter Walter Patrick Ireland, saying he was the lone volunteer in an attempt to rescue Kathy Fiscus, a 3-year-old who fell down an abandoned well in San Marino in 1949.
The Daily Mirror extends its deepest sympathies to the Ireland family on what must surely be a painful loss. But alas, the historic record reflects an entirely different account than what is being reported. Above, a Times photograph of Bill Yancey carrying Kathy's body as he is lifted to the surface.
Yancey died April 29, 1958, in the collapse of an unreinforced trench. He was 47.
Above, a snippet of the want ads. You could also hire a Japanese chauffeur or a Filipino cook, if you were looking for one. Below, bombing victim Harry Raymond takes the stand in the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette. Note that he says he never worked for Clifford Clinton or for Clinton's group, CIVIC (Citizens Independent Vice Investigating Committee). Raymond said he argued with Kynette when he tried to help his friend Ralph Gray collect a court judgment of $2,990 from former Police Commissioner Harry Munson. If you want to know how Los Angeles government worked before the recall of Mayor Frank Shaw and the election of Fletcher Bowron, read Raymond's testimony ... Note the pope's comments on the situation in Europe: "A hell of contradictions and contrasts."
Quote of the Day: "Kynette told me that while he worked out of Chief of Police Davis' office, he actually got his orders from Joe Shaw (brother and secretary of the mayor)." --Harry Raymond
Above, what could be healthier than beer except for cigarettes? OK, Helmar cigarettes at least didn't claim to be good for you. I overlooked Emma Goldman's appearance in Los Angeles, so the pages are a day late. Naturally, The Times didn't hold back on its opinion of her. But at least we covered her speech.
Quotes of the Day:
Questioner: "Do you believe in Jesus Christ?
Goldman: No, I don't. I don't believe he was the son of God. I believe he had more sense as to come from God. I thought he came from a woman."
Questioner: "Well he taught perfect obedience to the law. He said to render unto Caesar those things which were Caesar's."
The hall then broke into a small uproar.
"The fact is, Emma is a fat, well-fed, red-faced little Dutch woman who is out for cash." --The Times, on Emma Goldman
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