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The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE UNITED STATES COM. MISSIONER'S COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD DIVISION, CORDOvA PRECINCT AT CORDovA.
 In the Matter of the Estate of George P. Laubach. Deceased. No. 147. Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned was duty and regularly appointed by the probate court of the Cordova precinct, Territory of Alaska, on the 18th days of April, 1921, administrator of the estate of George P. Laubach, deceased. Notice hereby given to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within six months after the first publica- tion of this notice, to said admins trator at the law offices of Donohoe & Dimopd in the Town of Cordova, Territory of Alaska, the same being the place for the transaction of busi- ness of said estate in the Territory of Alaska.
 Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this 18th day of April, 1921.
 HARRY W. ACHISON,
 Administrator of the es-
 tate of George P. Laubach,
 Deceased.
 DONOHOE & DIMOND,
 Attorneys for administrator. First publication, April 20. 1921. Last publication. May ls, 1881.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-23

The Resurrection Bay Lumber Con- pany will commence operation soon. A number of local men will be en- ployed.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-23

least. The only objection she had about it was when Doctor Romig was taking several stitches, Micky claimed the doctor pinched her.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-23

Professional kodak finishing. Scar borough. Agency at Cordova drug store.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-19
BUCKS COUNTY FARMS
mrurs Tel, me- wha, YOU want '''''
{. F. BEAUMONT 'H"NE 81 H.a

sGnu Will, BUY an IS.acrc iarm sultaT-r
for poIItry and TRUCK situated on public
no.. UlIn1 from stat'"u. coed el"'ai'uu and
b,ulr4fIi view. mail delivery, 5-rOOm
fram, house barn ana necessary ourbuud
'UEs ir.Ir. owner includes t"l' or wheat.
Irl,. $500 puEsrs.lOu. kOOerl W. Exams.
y. Hauorr 81. Puustown. Pa
~ AIRES v.rh stone house. ~ rooms. bath
h"ai. electricity. large barn, sprinHhousr.
ulubulIdirEa. This property - most dc.
sirahN iuralrd. n" NIX ON trolley ..uu at
Village V.lh s","raI hundred D"puauuE. -
miles Chestnut Nm Phiia. SlJ,00U
". tRONEFlELD Woynr. Pa.
VERY FINE FARM on state I'd. lOT acres
With good on, hoIse. barn tenant house.
rulbuiId .ugs. stream. 10 ECr"s lml"r. young
'rchard N hrarng $4,000, easy terms.
quick IOssoSEiOn.
J NJ ENONEElELD. Waync. Pa.
lln.AI,IlE LNAEM NnnllnMn 3lutLnn p.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-19
NEW JERSEY-SEAsnoRy
RtyI;RTOS

RpOMN. newly decorated u roon,s
open nlcplaCc, furn.: sSOU nrng GGv'a,h
ll2 :. 10Th. Phlla. or Mccoy I.onpnnoo..,,on no.,on
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-19
MARYLAND FARMS

IuRl.lH SALE TUESDAY. APRIL 10 /.
.. Lnk: at n" Count House door, e Is %
! ARM. on the west sidr Of tn" state (, on
Crr,m"L 'oad At Boh"mi" RIVER HrIdg" 40
H'nH,S. NOR" or I"ss. GOOD Uui1iIngs. ,nud
IN a hi Fh state uf u''iNHliuu
'NTu%EN BATTERY FARM.'' uu ll,. Ho
innA Ri'et. U'nT y mIl~. II rive, shore 9g7
N' kf:S "t Land more OF I'ss. guoi bnIId.
!hEs me ,hnd, ~ high state Of cliltI\a'Iun
ha'hing beach. tine hshing shore. iLis prop.
"iiH &C. un"N'"'I"d as river from. faruI
hh"s, hShine ana ductuc ,h"r" IN Cecr
county
JAMES T. EVANS. Attorney.
tIhtUn. MHrSIuud
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-19
>Ew JERSEY STnIRu\>

WTTTlTN I|VNNT IINI
MODERN ESTATE AND ENkN
8i.r., making orchards. poultry cgu'uru.ri
r..h .urI. L,autiful huililrEs. eyer! ,on,,.,
r.r.. 5ltuy distlugtlNs '"dtIrrs. rE,ncrrl,.
. uI aUqCIrus OulOui.dinVz wuuIr' lr. snlLr
= .,s. .hruhs ana lawns The frs' one look
iiE f1r .. property - ihis d"gCrIrtiOn viii
buy. Dr.s Slu. 600 ,a.h u"-dad. haintce easv
'.ImS Full DHriicI.ars SD.cIaI UrukI,r II
''.~~. uI, request. I. H. kALER. NInelaid
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-19
rENNSNLNhNIA FARMS
81 ACRES EQUIPPED
Q Cows, 7 Horses and

10" .'.' "nus. ln, uuh tons now hal,n.ug 4.
nu' s.,.n,Nrr gas engine. MANN" sprrade,
n f1.l r'rr}ihlng. good soil rrur and
2,ur" supp.s. lu'room brick house bank
'oru ur" suo, acres gram In grull1d
u'.l b." s".d and $1,000 wili take II. F'uiI
.snInI'- Huu analogue REESE a lI\DER.
Nan T.. g. Alry -. N"~~.s'pwn. Pa
ROSE VALLEY FARM I37 ucr~s. II murs
Int,adHm reads to City Han phlIadniphia
u urrS residence, electric lighty. hot -VlipT
nrd' open nrrUiac"s. h"aut!fu lawn and
had" extended view. large stab, and ,,r.
.rr lo,.,.' p.Irrsr wafer in t,L,,r6,'". J,'". ','i,
rrc"ssary buiIdIngs muCadam ruads r,rh
81 j., amt through farm $50, 600 l4ss ,hu N
east uf buiIdugs, FARM. 2O2I = ION 81
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-19
PENNSYLvANIN FARMS
80 ACRES, II COWS
3 HORSES, s HOGS

seven heed Young cattle. 12i LAYING hens
gaROllne engine. ihreShing outfit. fnc set
lhiHlnS mHchiTtarY. wagons. tools. oil Cropa
ID Wel-hIled barn. shRics stock In good
creamery. 20 acres woodland nnd stream
"htcfcd pasture, l2-ruum stone house new
nahh barn. % head. with cement door and
runnlhE wnte", new slu fine set uuthulldngs
on ,WelI'trave!ed road. milea 10 town. and
ltr0lley Only $4,000, $4,000 cash. wonder
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-19
I.RTON

NENE ME II,|N
CHOICE CORNER RESIDr,NrE
I'. u'ihs. rhiIHrd room br.rn nr"p.o,r
aoIn" huuis. Iul snNl00 f",t. phoDp.
IEIhRS sos. CuIA CHESTNUT 81 mn \
= we uN RIVER FRONT. OTHERS .S"uu rF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-19
pE\I.t.i y

ATTRACTIVE brick bungalow. living and
diuin, IoOms lixgO Zach, open tir"piaC",
iiI'Ch"n, pantry laundry, bedrooms, BATH.
attic. IN rdwood THROUGHOUT. hot.wat"r h"a' .
,l"cttt. I'ghta. etc. Io'y contains acres
br.r,, parugr. stable "hirNcn h"U'". 80 fruit
rr,rs hcautifnl grounds. ~" dcai,rs. apply
F. ROBERTS. NOrrietpwu pa. Il y. No.
g. Amhltr 3O2 -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-19
FOR RENT--FURNIsurn

ANY ONE wish nE to rent a no,,io,
sIsthg OF rooms and bath. OF eSon
~" will apply to JOnN u, MAATEsEEnrchc 10
Es!atr Trust ltldE Walnut 554i ''''' Hs''
CENTER or CHEST El'T HILL -,
nnmmnLS' - 'Hcte garden. otc.: 1IOoo ,su
sunmCr season rpfnroncr, ~. Ij,"u =!
ESTATES. Harrison bldg. ''N'"HRToN
~ =. 23lo ST. 10 rooms and baih o.,
nlahed immediate" possossion ~; tuf
TII,i,"' Widm "'o''' u. NILS. Wcsi End TrDss,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-19
RIVER BANK PROPERTY

~ro." auIs.. ha'hruymS and other con
Nrnlenres Sam" ana Eara"". e'C.. Old shade.
fIuIt. rhCua iu.I;Irn and view. at Edgrva,pr
park. sa'. to uS" estate. DhU;Ournhs
PETERS h sos NUS rHEST\I'r ST pun A
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-19

CARrENTER STATION, Cnrman,o,, nj.
q" on" house with ground. ! bcdr6om'
"ath'. near Enyag". Jur" li-Scp' ~ ,S,:
~ nonih.-P l10q. iodc"~ on 'S''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-19
rENNSNLNANt.t-SuRuRBAN
MhI.A

MODERN colonial reaidcncc vi,,
privi,"Re FOR one car; - rooms q giaias'
Igb- -wGt"r hrai; hardwood noors (, ha.hs
''o. eN'e,I"ni Condi!iOn; si75 pcr | lSol
IAMES T.. DOLAN & CW month.
,,.,. ~" t9ia ave. Cynwyd. T.,
'Fnwld i52.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-19
R. E.-sALE OR EXCHANGE

lNlo W HEKKS ST. rh~er.s,-ry corne,
"n"ruucnt huuse. A No. / condition. as.
E' ,,,,' Ssrd $500 Francis DOYLE. s5N f.
Memher PhlLaheLphIe Kr.- Esl,.. Nn,,h
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-19

EDWIN n sTOU
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-19
OVERLOOKING NORRISTOWN'
ON GERMANTOWN PIKE
3S ACRES

END farm, ~ miles city Han. vlrw j. Won.
dortul, ll-rolm stone house. hHlh heat
running water, etc. good aul. 2 orchards
irut; SQUARES 10 trolley. rUu details and
tatal"Hm". REESE & I.l%DERAIAN. u T. {
\orrigs ,typ Pa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-19
kONBORnIG GU

AUTlFI'I. ur,N RuNborougn home. : rms,
ha'h hot-wa'cr heat: 'lor. 'ighi h'dw
ruu',. u psm OF little homo. jOtN j,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-19

D. ND d"r.rah hI" houses with garage. lars,
'u's. uI shore road. - minutes from A.
'H'.o city. easy terms
KENNEDY, 4UN : Van prI' st.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-19

N\~IDUW N.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-19
WAYNE

~ EAI: Har r1rnifh'd npiarlments from 81; u
Eiw%rmmn r. WENDELL l05 ~ Wavnn, or
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-19
store, ,nd Dvr I,ngs


..\IIG" moi -'u'. ~. r..'s D..>'.h .Ir,. yd,
h.'' 'ost. Al .o.. a.. hr. %292 RIDE" a,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-19
Is MA
ILKNN MNMK

uI WhI.A AVE -.S"ruI-I"ntrh"d > ms. and
uaih -i"Dlrc ugu.r hnt-Hlr heat. $500.
Hi.HI r O'lNN. 1910 COLUMBIA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-19

o-RSOoM zoo, colonial house: electric ltah,, s,oon
station. T. $. j. Stoddart, RivorioaN aNV<Srton
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-03
MRS. STILLMAN
SPURNS OFFER
OF HER HUSBAND
Declares She Will Be Satisfied
With Nothing Less Than
Court Decision.

NEW YORK. Oct Son one condi-
tion," James A Stillman, multimillionaire
banker, is ready to drop charges OF In
fidelity against his wife, Mrs. Anne Pot
ter StiIlman, to acknowledge the legiti-
macy of little Guy Stillman, and to re-
sume life with Mrs. Stillman. This con
ditlon. it was learned from advisers Of
Mrs stillman, is that both Stillman and
his wife issue public statements. Banker
Stillman's statement would be an ac-
acknowledgement of error and Mrs. Still
mans would be to this effect:
MY husband admits he was in error
when he dragged our affairs into pub
lie forum. But he was deceived by al
legged evidence presented against me and
our boy, Guy. Any one could have been
deceived by the facts presented to MIR.
Stillman before he took court action"
Mrs. Stillman has rejected the proposal.
She informed her husband via attorneys,
that she was through with him forever,
had no use for him and no desire to see
him-ever" She further informed Banker
Stillman that she would not accept any
thing short Of a court decision for herself
and Guy
The latest reconciliation offer" was
made to the accused wife through John
A. Carver confidential attorney for Still
man, and the spoke aan, it was said, was
Clifford A. Roberts.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-03
STATELOOKS
INTO MILK
CONTRACT
Attorney General Sits
City Hospital Sup
ply Deal.
RESULTS HELD UP
LemOna Dairy Owner
ship Question
Raised.

Investigation as to the financial
side of a contract for the milk supply
of the city hospital, made several
days ago by the Office of the Attorney
General Of Indiana, was to be fol-
lowed today by an investigation of
the purity Of the milk, through the
office OF DR.. H. G. Morgan, secretary
Of the board of health.
U. s. Lesh. Attorney General, said
that his agents had investigated the
contract with the city by which milk
is supplied by the Lemona Dairy to
the city hospital. He declined to
make public the results of his inves-
tigation, saying that the information
obtained might be disclosed in the
hearing of the action brought by him
against the so-called milk trust"
Or Morgan stated that he was inter
ested in ascertaining whether the dairy
complied with the requirements Of the
city board of health under which Il
might be permitted to furnish milk with
out the product being pasteurized as Is
required by ordinances governing the
usual commercial dairy.
RAISE QUESTION
OF OWNERSHIP.
Meanwhile. there is some question.
which IS understood 30 have figured I'm
the investigation by the attorney general.
as to the exact ownership Of tie LemonA
dairy.
Dwight s Ritter, city purchasing agent.
said he understood the dairy was owned
by II. +. Ostrom brother law ot Felix
NJ. McWhlrter, Of the board Of safety and
F. G. Tucker n superintendent in the EN-
ploy Of the Peoples State Bank, Of which
Mr.. McWhirter Is president.
County and State records fail 20 dis.
close any registration or the Lemona dairy
Continued on Page Nine.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-03
NEW
SWINGS OVER
TO SALES TAX
Comes Out in Favor of
SmOOt's Change in
Revision Bill.
PLEDGES FROM SO

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.--Support.
ers Of the pending tax revision bill
received a Jolt today when Senator
New of Indiana, one of the Repub-
Iican leaders of the Senate closely as
sociated with the Harding Admins
tration, declared himself unquali,
fiedly in favor Of the adoption Of Sen
ator Smoot's sales tax plan.
Senator Smoot has received assurances
from more than the ffty-nine Republican
Senator'S that they are strongly inclined
to vote for his proposal Of a manufac-
turers' sales tax Of per cent.
He is confident even more of them will
support 1t before the pending revenue
revision bill is disposed Of
1t is acknowledged the Democratic side
now holds the "ace in the hole" In the
taxation game being played in the Senate.
With the Republican side the thirty SIX
Democrats are in a position to dictate a
course Of tax action and if they were to
swing behind the sales tax, in com
munication with more than a half of the
Republican side, even Republican leaders
do not question, but that it would be
adopted
In their prediction that in the pending
measure they are supporting would be
passed eventually, with some modifca-
tiOns," Senator Penrose, Republican.
Pennsylvania, and his Republican asso-
ciates, admit they are banking upon their
opponents, Republicans and Democrats,
failing to agree on substitute that
would command 2 majority vote.
But Senator Smoot and his sdhereDts
are driving hard to force the adoption of
his sales tax plan as an amendment to
the pending bill, even though the other
provisions of his substitute bin which he
has also offered as amendments are not
accepted by majority of the Senate.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-03
SHANK OUT TO
BEAT JEWETT,
5000 TOLD
Republican Candidate
Denies He Is Tied
Up With Mayor.
TO ENFORCE LAW

Denying that he is tiled up" with
Mayor Charles w. Jewett in any way.
Samuel Lewis Shank, Republican
nominee for mayor, in his keynote
speech at Fountain Square Saturday
evening. linked Boyd NJ. Ralston,
Democratic nominee, with the old
News-Jewett crowd.
Mr.. Shank was the center Of a re-
markable demonstration, including a
parade of several hundred automo-
biles and a crowd estimated by Re
publicans of from 5000 to 10000 peo-
pie at Fountain Square. So insistent
were the people at the rally upon
hearing Mr.. Shank that an elaborate
program Of preliminary speeches had
TO be cut squarely in two.
Part of Mr.. Shank's address was de-
livered from manuscript In this be
again promised the strictest enforcement
Of the law without encro9ching upon the
constitutional rights Of citizens, pointed
city aud Federal Court for violating the
liquor laws were on a list Of vice presi-
dents Of the opening rally Of Boyd VI,
Ralstons campaign. reviewed the record
of the former shank administration at
length. promised an economical admin
istration II he Is elected and specially
stated he intends to work for a better
city market, rerOunting Of street cars SO
al 70 enlarge the business district and to
get some cross-town lines established If
possible
The crowd listened patiently while Mr.
shank read his manuscript and then got
warmed up to cheers when Mr.. Shank lit
into things extemporaneously.
MIND SET on
BEING ELECTED.
Mr. Shank declared that now that he
has the Republican nomination his heart
and soul are set upon being elected
mayor.
And do you know why I got into the
race and wanted that mayors Office
for?" he inquired.
Il wanted IL because I didn't want
Charley Jewett to run this town another
four years"
Now Just recently some fellows havo
been coming TO me and saying they
thought | was tied up with Charley
Jewett, all because Charley Jewett hap
pened to drop into Republican headQuar-
tcrs
Charley Jewctt probably is going to
live Ia Indianapolis for long time and
be one OF our best citizens but let me
tell you this-I am not tied up VITA
Charley Jewett or any other man"
Earlier in his extemporaneous discus
sion Mr.. Shank had linked his Democratic
opponent with the News-Jewett ring by
referring 70 a speech which Edgar y.
Continued on Page EIeven.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-03
JAPAN FIRST
in CONCRETE
NAVAL PLAN
Proposes Fleet in Ratio
of Two to Three
With u. s.
SCHEME FIGURED
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VII

WASHINGTON, Oct 3.-While the
United States Government seemingly
is still cropping for practical formula
for effecting limitation OF armaments,
Japan has come forward with a con
crete proposal regarding future naval
strength. High Japanese authorities
suggest that Japan would be content
with a feet In the ration Of two to
Americas three and Great Britain's
four. The projected formula would
apply primarily to battleships and
battle cruisers and presumably to
other units Of sea power.
It is learned by your correspondent
that while President Harding and Secre-
tary Hughes have called upon the Navy
and War Departments for CONF mprehensive
data regarding aruaments at home and
abroad, the Administration has not in
dicated what specific objective it seeks
at the forthcoming conference. It would
therefore appear the Government is as
yet without a definite program. Ameri-
can aims and purposes regarding the Ter
East are clear and defined we seek the
open dor and a square deal for all nations
everywhere In the Pacific But just now,
where and when America thinks there
can be Limitation Of armaments is an
Administration secret, which remains
still to be communicated 10 the experts
who eventually Will have to evolve O
scheme.
There is an influential school Of civilian
thought In Washington which thinks o
direct cut In financial expenditure the
only feasible plan. Its eXponents say the
United States, which now spends 90 per
cent of it's whole Federal outlay on
wars past present and future" might
for example propose that henceforward
nations bind themselves to devote no
more. say, than 80 or 75 per cent OF total
national expenditures to armaments.
American naval and military experts op-
pose the financial limitation idea They
Continued on Page Nine)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-03
VIM. III. TAFTNOW
CHIEF JUSTICE
Former President Assumes
New Duties Without
Ceremony.

WASHINGTON, Oct 3.-Without cere-
mony. william Howard Taft, former
President of the United States, this aft
ernoOn became Chief Justice of the
United States Supreme Court
The oath of office was administered by
Associate Justice McKenna at the open
ing of the fall session of the court.
Chief Justice Taft listened while the
oath was read and responded with y
hearty II will
Il congratulate you," said Justice Nc
Kenna and the simple ceremonies were
over.
The Chief Justice then recognized At
torney General Daugherty who presented
to the court James VI. Beck new Solicitor
General.
The Keystone Watch Company anti
trust suit, which has been pending be-
fore the Supreme Court Of the United
States for more than three years, is to
be dismissed at the request of the De-
partment Of Justice.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-03
WASDEATHFROM
GODS WRATH, OR
PRIESTS HAND?
Medical Science Asked TO
Solve Mysterious Tragedy
in Church.

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-Medfcal science
was expected to determine today whether
the mysterious death of Nicholas Var
zakakos at the altar OF st. Nicholas
Grek Catholic Church yesterday, was
murder.
Friends Of the dead man told ths
police he was struck down by a heavy
brass candIestfck in the hards of tAa
priest, the Rev. Kyrillos Yafiasak3
during an alteration.
Other witnesses denied the report q
priest struck VerzakakOs and held to -
belief he died because he p-ofaned -
church. 49,
A hasty investigation by police Nsf>.
geons led to the belief the man may S.{A
been a victim Of heart disease. The4
cident in the church, which is located
in the down town financial district, oc-
CURED during special memorial services
for Greek soldier who had died under
the American flag.
The Rev. Vafiadakis criticized "misman-
agement of the financial affairs Of the
church. adding that unable to pay it's
debts, the church will close its doors
tomorrow"
Varzakakos, a wealthy fg merchant and
member of the board of trustees. ran for
ward to the altar crying that he wanted
to contradict the priests statements.
The merchant and priest are alleged
to have grappled. The sexton, Xenophon
Reskakis, is said to have gone to tha
prist's aid. There are conflicting YER
sions of the encounter. When Varzaka-
kos sank to the floor his wife and 15-
year old son, George, choir boy, became
hysterical
Policemen restored order in the church.
The priest. sexton and a number of wit
nesses were to be examined by the dis
trict attorney today and an autopsy was
TO be performed on Varzakakos' body
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-03
Er-OffGcer Asks Pardon;
Didn t KnOW it Vas Wrong
TO Murder, He Says in Plea

WASHINGTON. Oct. 3.-One of the
strangest pleas for pardon ever re-
ceived by the War Department was
brought to light today.
1t reveals Halder E. Perry, former
lieutenant of the S1st Infantry, T. S, A,
as "the man who never knew"
Perry is in Leavenworth prison. He
admits he killed the captain OF his COM
pany in cold blood, but makes the re
markabIe plea he never knew 1t wns
wrong to kill until he was tried and con-
victed.
He draws picture of his life as a
mountaineer boy in Shell Greek, Carter
County, in eastern Tennessee, with a
Winchester rifle as his toy and where, he
says, folks don't know It's wrong to
kill" IN this environment he grew up
until he was Il, when he enlisted IN the
Army, And In the Army, he says, he
again was taught to kill, but In sclen-
tifc way.
SO illiterate as to be unable to write
his own name when he entered the Army,
Ferry won rapid promotion through ais
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-03

diligence and just before America en-
tered the World War was commissioned
second lieutenant and assigned as regi-
mental signal officer of the S1st Infan-
try, stationed in Honolulu. A few months
later he killed Capt. Abram Posner. com
handing officer Of his company. He says
he could not stand 2Osner's treatment Of
him, and adds:
Under the abnormal conditions created
by the late World War l yielded to an
fmpulsive passionate anger and just
about ruined everything"
He admits the murder was deliberate.
But" he writes, consider my child
hood environments and the military edu
cation received. What other result
could be expected ?"
"Since my Incarceration I have for the
first time learned it Is wrong to murder. -
''The man who never knew is now %,
and he asks for freedom to continue his
education and ''to make the foundation
for be AAr things -