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The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-02
BOYS MAKE FINE KILL

Two Cordova High School boys are the proud possessors of a couple of trophies acquired in hunt a week ago, which were probably as great surprise to them as they are to the families of the youths who, neverthe- less, are consuming with gusto the re- suits of the "chase." Eugene Tibbs and Victor Marshall struck out week ago Friday on a hunting expedition. Going to Mile 13 by train, they pro ceeded to Tibbs' Tie Camp opposite, where they made their headquarters and put up for the night. The fol lowing morning they struck out, their shooting irons in tow, and had hiked two or three miles into the tim Der when they found themselves sud denly confronted by flock of goats. The goats weren't any more surprised than the boys, but the ammunition was brought promptly into action, and when the smoke blew away two fine specimens of the genus gOatee were discovered biting the dust. The boys got help from the camp and the kill was cut up and packed home, with the result that the two families of the boys have sufficient goat meat on hand to last them for some time. Meanwhile, the doughty hunters are the envy of the entire boy-contingent of the town
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 KNRpezzzzzQ$

It is not necessary to parbOil Swift's Preminum Ham before fry ing or broiling
 There will be a meeting of the house committee of the Cordova Ath- Ietic Club this evening at eight o'clock.
 The steamer Alameda, of the AL aska Steamship Company, arrived from the west at two and sailed south at four this afternoon.
 The Common Council of the Town of Cordova meets in regular session tonight at eight o'clock at the Coun- cil chambers in the town hall.
 Claude Stewart, who has been on a business trip to Chitina, Copper Center and Golkana, returned to Cordova on yesterday afternoon's $ train.
 The City Bakery has made ar engagements so that Cordovans can have hot bread every afternoon. Ask your grocer for it, or call at the bakery.
 Ed O'Brien and wife were pas sengers on the Alameda this after noon for Seattle enroute to Berkeley, California where they will make their future home.
 Swifts wool soap is best for toilet, bath and laundry purposes. All deal CTS handle it.
 Mrs. Elmer Garnes was passen- ger on the Alameda this afternoon for the states where, she will spend some time visiting with friends and relatives.
 M. J. Lund of the Eyak cannery, who has been in Cordova the past week on short business trip on matters connected with his cannery, returned to Seattle this afternoon on the Alameda.
 MT and Mrs. Fred Glasbrenner, who have spent the past two weeks in Cordova, visiting friends and re- newing acquaintances, returned to their home in Seattle this afternoon on the Alameda.
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NOV IFS

'The Cradle of Courage" William s. Hart's third picture under his con- tract with the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, offers him one of the most varied roles of his career as well as one of the most unusual parts he has ever played. At different times in the action he appears as a soldier, a policeman, and, later, as the peace full citizen.
 Throughout the picture there are many incidents filled with stirring action. The scenes in the trenches, on board the army transport, the fight in the waterfront saloon, and the safe robbery, all lend themselves to the sort of acting in which MT. Hart does his best work
 Ann Little is the leading woman in the new picture, playing part which is as varied as the stars and which, at one point, requires her to appear disguised as boy "The Ora dle of Courage" was written by Fred Bradbury and adapted for the screen by Lambert Hillyar, who also was the director. Played for the last time tonight.
 Tomorrow: Fine vaudeville movie, showing stunts that will never be seen on the coast. Also Tom Moore in the comedy Hold Your Horses" and the Educational two-reel comedy, Bungalow Troubles"
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Peterson and wife, A. s. Briggs and J. B. Berling Those leaving Cor dova for westward points were Alvah Flames and wife, s. P. Baker, H. Steinfeldt, Fred Johnson, s. Shado- vich, J. Brado, T. T. Crouch, c. Johnson, Otto Johnson, J. M Ben- nett, A. Phillips, E. Pier and H. Antonsen.
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POSTS FORFEIT FOR BOUT

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-Kid Norfolk, of New York. negro light heavy weight boxer, today deposited a for felt of $25OO binding his challenge is sued to Battling Siki, the Senegalese, thereby meeting the first considera- tion of the bout, according to an an of the State Boxing Com mission.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-02

Hans Steinfeldt, of Valdez, whc has spent the fishing season in this vicinity, left on the Evans last night for the Glacier City and will move future.
 Frank Berg, who has been work ing as section foreman at Mile 52, i has resigned his position and nov ed to town to be with his fam fly. MT Berg is planning on going to bwork in the local railroad shops in the near future.
 P. l.. Peterson and wife who have have been visiting in Long Beach, California for the past three months, were returning passengers on the Evans last night and will leave for their home in Katalla this ev- ening on the Pioneer.
 The Northwestern of the Alaska Steamship Company, sailed north from Seattle on Saturday morning at nine o'clock with fifty-nine pas sengers. The Cordova passengers in cluded Mary Maricich, A. Hogan, B.. c. Dickens, M. J. Sullivan, Mrs. J. M. Raser. M Johnson and wife, Angus MacDougall, c. H. Sweet, J. A. Caldwell and one steerage.
 Orlando Jacobs, who has maf Cordova his home for the past sev- ger on the Alameda this afternoon for the states. Mir. Jacobs will first visit with friends in Seattle and Los Angeles and then look for location in which to go in business for him. self. During his stay in Cordova MT Jacobs has made many friends who are genuinely sorry to see him leave and wish him success in his new venture.
 Alvah Flames and wife were pas sengers on the Evans last night for Seward where they will make their future home, MT. Flames headquar- ters with the post office department, having been changed to that point some time ago The people in Cor dova regret seeing MT. Flames and his most estimable wife leave our city as during their long residence in Cordova they have made many friends All feel that Cordovas loss is Stewards gain.
 The Admiral Evans of the Pacific Steamship Company arrived from the south at eight last evening and sailed for the west at eleven. The Cordova passengers included P. L..
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NOTICE THE PUBLIC

After October 1 the Cordova Dairy will raise the price of milk, as the cattle have to be tied up and hay-fed all winter. Milk per quart 35c, pint 200. All empty bottles must be re- turned daily 26-10t
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-02

Absolutely the very best grade of leather goes into my repair work. Val enzuela, the shoemaker, on "C" St.
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BILLS CIuR NOTICE

The regular meeting of the Bills Club will be held in the club rooms on Wednesday evening October 4, at eight o'clock.
 FRANK BURNS, Sec. 23t.
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Keep the public informed by adver- Daily Times.
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Swift's Brookfield butter and eggs represents the highest quality. h. sist on getting them from your deal CT.
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FOR SALE-ECONOMY HEATER $16, kitchen table $4 boot rack S5
 baby sled $S. Mrs. Chas Dustin.
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If you change your address, do not notify the carrier boy-report your new address to the office.
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Let the Daily Times figure on your job work.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-02

The Admiral Evans of the Pacific Steamship Company arrived from the south at eight last evening and sailed for the west at eleven The Cordova passengers included P. L.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-02

The Common Council of the Town of Cordova meets in regular session tonight at eight o'clock at the Coun- cil chambers in the town hall.
The Washington times., 1922-09-10
Signed Death Warrant.

With difficulty the woman
copied what he had written, blind
ly ignorant that she was signing
her own death warrant!
AS she appended her signature,
Landru, standing behind,
grinned evilly. All was pre-
pared: the nights dark work
must be done.
As he sat smiling and chat
ting affably. calling her by
many endearing terms. he pic
tured to her her new life in
Australia as wife Of q French
Consul, enlarging upon bis own
high social position "ut there.
for one of the peculiarities OF
the worlds greatest criminal
was the egotism he always dis
played before committing
crime.
The mask OF good.humour,
goodwill and honest affection
that he could assume at viii
was unequallsd Nos other iiv-
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: CaUs Her a Kiss.

Here. my darling, I can ven.
ture to welcome you" he said to
the young widow as she crossed
the threshold. and he took her in
his arms and kissed her, murmur.
ing some love lyrics from his IA.
vorite poet, de Musset. Though
his nature possessed not a shred
Of romance, yet he successfully
posed as q lover Of poetry and
flowers.
Elise Laporte spent q pleasant
hour with him, and afterwards
they went out to the Cafe Leonac,
in the Boulevard de Clichy. next
door to the "Cigale." There,
seated out upon the terrasse,, in
the warm sundown, they gossiped,
while Landru, smoking, told her
fairy stories concerning his wide
travels, his past, and his property
near Tonneins, In the Lot-et.
Garonne. He had given his
name as Raoul Dupont, and In
that name he had taken the
apartment In the Place Dancourt.
He told her Of the fine chateau
and extensive shootifss left him
by his father. adding,
Fortunately I have lot II TO .
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Moved His Belongings.

At first Landru looked out Of
his windows with some misgiv-
ings, but, on due consideration,
he-holding the police In derision-
came to the conclusion that, II
known to them, his chances Of
detection might be lessened.
Therefore he moved his be-
longings from the Rue des Petits-
Champs to au troisieme In the
Place Dancourt. and at once set
himself out to embellish his new
abode, and make friends with the
police who came and went to
patrol that rather rowdy quarter
around the Place Pigalle.
The assassin had installed him
self in his new quarters q couple
Of days, when he sent q telegram
to Nine. Elise, inviting her to
come and inspect his new apart
ments. and adding that they might
dine at . restaurant afterwards
and spend the evening together.
The pretty young widow arrived
and found the apartment well
furnished and gay with fresh
flowers.
Landru. was, Of course, particu.
larly gracious to her, betraying
an affection the more ardent on
account Of the ten thousand pounds
which. he had decided should be
his. The appalling crimes he had
committed weighed 30 lightly upon
his abnormal conscience that he
had now come to regard assassin
alton as fine art. to be pursued
as q profession. He made money
by his fiendish plots-though the
sums were never very great. His
egotism and effonterN were, how.
ever, amazing. He could lie so
glibly that even the police them.
selves were gulled.
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Returned to Wife.

He returned again to his wife,
and content with the few hundred
pounds he had secured, he lived
as a happy husband and de-
voted father, though. of course.
now that he had found an easy
mode of earning a livelihood, his
mind was set upon the next coup.
In Ahe weeks that followed he
advertised constantly, but some
how his bait did not Mt once ap-
pear sufficiently tempting. He now
described himself as a landed pro-
prietor and bachelor who wished
TO meet . war.widow with small
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Germs in Vial.

Take this" replied Morganti,
handing him . needle Of fine
platinum wire, about three inches
long. with q tiny loop at the end,
Of fused slass tube, which formed
the other end embedded In q piece
q handle. IAN you have to do is
to dip this needle into the culture
in the tube. and then pierce any
article Of food-chocolates, bread;
almost any media may Be used.
To the person using II It win be
harmless. for It can only be taken
by the mouth"
And its resuitsf"
Fatal - within twenty four
hours-or perhaps five days. All
will depend upon the constitution
OF the 'patient'-but death will be
inevitable" replied the young
italian in a half dazed kind OF
way. for though q clever bacter.
iologist, he was always more or
less under the influence Of drugs.
PITY It Is not more rapidr'
Landru remarked.
mo. To escape detection ons
must surely caIl . doctor. II 10
his certificate that is the safe
guard from inquiry"
True" laughed LAndru, light
ing his cigarette airly after he had
put in his pocket both tube anil
needle. inclosed In Q small velvet.
lined jewelers. box which hai
once contained q bracelet. "one
can never be too careful. Here
is the two hundred francs We sr.
ranged" he added. handing the
half-dazed student four fifty-franc
notes.
Isn't It worth three hundred"
asked Morgand.
mo. We made q bargain. you
know" was the others reply.
"wsli-two-fifty-eh?'
Landru haSgied, but at last,
foreseeing that he might want tho
unsorupulous and penniless young
fellows assistance in the future.
he grudgingly gave him another
fifty-franc note.
The great assassin actually hag-
sled over fifty francs for the life
Of Elise Laports. who Possessed
ten thousand pounds. which he In.
tended should be his.
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They Dined Together.

They dined together. and after
wards went to q cabaret near by.
Then, at midnight, her lover saw
her home and took an ardent
farewell Of her.
Next day. at noon. she re-
ceived a passionate letter from
him, in which he wrote:
my own sweetheart, my own
dear love. the light of my life!
When left you and returned
home last night my thoughts
were all Of you. My home
seems SO desolate and empty
without you. When friendship
becomes love, they blend like two
streams, Of which the one ab-
serbs even the name of the
other. In love. Today Ia better
than Tomorrow; happiness de-
ferred is always lost. All! my
dear heart, you cannot tell how
great and all-absorbing 10 my
love for you. Accept the few
little flowers send. and when
you smell their perfume. think
Of me. Tonight we will meet
again. as arranged, and until the
intervening hours have passed
you will be every moment In the
thoughts of-Your Raoul."
At the same moment as
Madame Laporte read this letter,
Landru was seated In q small,
barely.furnished students room
on the fourth floor Of q dingy
house within q stones throw OF
the Sorbonne.
. The thin. pele-faced, haggard.
eyed young Italian who was
with him was Enrico Morsanti,
the drug.taking medical student
Of bacteriology. whose acauaint-
ance Landru had made several
months before. He had often
entertained him ut cafes In the
Boul' Mich and had at times lent
him small sums Of money, until
the young italian had become In.
debted to him, and now from him
Landru made secret purchases
from time to time Of cultures OF
highly dangerous bacteria.
"You remember you told me .
fortnight ago that you were pre-.
pairing sornsthins fresh," sxolaiyn.
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Had Various Names.

I have spoken to his friends
of the underworld Of Paris-un.
desirable and INSCRIPTIONS men
and women-who knew him as
Henri Roger. the keeper Of a
garage where stolen cars could
be hidden. But all have told me
that they never dreamed that he
was q murderer of women.
Madame Guillin had longed for
a motor-ride with her finance.
Her wish was acceded to, for
on the following night Landru
returned In his car to Vernouil-
let, and. carrying the body Of
his victim down the stairs, he
threw some acid from q bottle
over the face, and then placed
the body in the big brown trunk
which poor Madame had bought
for her voyage. He addressed
a gummed label to Madame
Jacques-Arcachon Gare-To be
called for" and sticking 1t care
fully on the trunk, waited for
eleven o'clock. the hour when the
two gendarmes would pass the
house on their patrol out to the
woods.
From the darkened room he
watched them go past. Then,
taking the trunk to the car. not
at. all an easy task, he managed
to get It up by the drivers seat.
Afterward he changed into a
chauffeur's uniform and cap, and
putting his own clothes in the
back Of the car, he locked up
the house and drove with the
trunk to his garage at Neuilly.
There he waited till 7 o'clock
in the morning when, still as
a chauffeur, he drove on to
the Quai d'Orsay Station in
Paris. and thence dispatched the
trunk by passenger train to the
Biscayan coast. The trunk was
not opened until six months later,
and the crime. was only traced
to Landru after his arrest.
Next day, spruce and wcll-dress-
ed. he went to the Banque de
France. and presenting his order,
drew out the dead woman's money,
and also sold her shares, the
proceeds Of which he carefully
noted in his remarkable rocket
book, and then set forth to spend
the money he had gained by his
crime.
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Arfia in Crime.

Henri Landru possessed . tmst-
terins OF many sciencss. He had
taken up autobiography. chem.
istry ana photography. all - hob
bies. Though he could not speak
English well, yet he could READ Il.
Among his possessions were Moor
and Hewiett's handbook upon ZAP
piled Rsaterio,ogy." Bsnhams
famous work on Death and SUD.
den DEATH" and witthaus' Man.
ual Of Toxicoiosy," ail In nngiish;
these being found upon his arrest
long after.
As . veritabie artist In crime,
his brain was ever active
to evolve new methods Of destroy.
ing life by means % subtle and
unsuspected ~ to leave symptoms
to exactly coincide with the phe.
nomsna expected BY doctors csiied
to administer to the patient.
That evening he again met
Madame miss--his "adered." The
intercollegiate stab-ntedle. Win
the little blue slass tube, reposed
IN . cupboard only two fest bshind
Continued On ss0 ~
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Sight Was Horrible.

Landfu stood by in silence
with . cailousness that was in.
conceivable, and smiled in triumph
as he watched her fall sursling
to the floor. The sight was horri-
ble-too horrible to describe in
fun detail.
But as the hand Of the clock
stood at the half-hour TIE I.oor
woman stretched herself out, rigid
and dead.
Bon soir, Madamer' laughed
the assassin. Yes; you will motor
with mo tomorrow night, as you
wishr'
Throwing off his coat, he seized
her body, still warm before risor
mortis had set in, and with
difficulty carried her upstairs to
the attic into which she had
peered and. hence. precipitated
her death. There in the dark he
flung her down, locked the door,
and descending to the little din
ing g-room, washed both glasses,
removing all trace Of his diabolical
work.
Afterward he ascended to the
best bedroom-which his victims
always occupied-and examined
theNbig brown trunk which he had
advised his victim to buy-the
trunk which he had already de-
cided, on the day Of its purchase.
should be her own coffin.
As he looked at It, he stroked
his silky beard. All his plans
were complete. The coarse.faced
widow was dead, and ne had in
his pocket the authorization to
dispose Of all her money and be-
longings Just as he liked.
Hence Landru's spirits were at
their highest. He turned out the
lights, got out his car, and left
the house, driving back to Paris
by way of st. Germain, and at
the Abbey" that gay restaurant
in the Montmartre, he arrived to
eat q late supper with relish and
to chat with one Of the sirens
Of the night, who, at her own
invitation. Joined him.
The assassin's daring ana re-
sourcefulness were astounding. He
combined the craft and cunning
OF the Malay with the cultured
scientfst, and the keen wits II
the professional detective with
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means, With q view to matrfmony.
At last a certain Madame Elise
Laporte, a young woman whose
husband had been killed in Alsane
and who had inherited about 10000
pounds. answered his appeal, and
in due course they met by appoint
ment in the lounge Of the Grand
Hotel. He found her q very pretty.
refined young woman, but her
money was the sole attraction.
With such a sum he felt that he
could rise in the social scale. The
money obtained by Madame Gull.
Inns death was nearly exhausted.
and the prize dangled before his
eyes was a prize indeed.
So by every means in his power
he sought to fascinate the pretty,
young. and rather skitish war.
widow. To "the love-nest" she
was enticed. and the pair ate
several cozy little dinners q deux
and went to variety performances
afterwards.
But while Landru was preparing
the way for marriage with Madame
Elise he was getting very short Of
money-so short, indeed, that
necessity drove him to go to IS
Rue Crozatier. and there claim his
last victims furniture.
This he did on October Is. over
two months after the murder.
The concierge asked kindly after
Madame. whereupon the aksissin
said:
"She is very well indeed. She
told me that II you asked after her
she sent you her best greetings.
She is marrying a consul. and is
going out to Australia. That IL
why she is selling her furniture"
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ed the baid.headed man. els 1t
ready?" aS
"Yes. I have It here" replied
the shabbily dressed young fellow.
II had great difficulties with II.
Twice my streak-cultures died. I
tried several media, until at last
I obtained q number Of active
colonies of bacteria upon aga
sugar. In this tube"-and he took
from O cupboard q small, DARK
blue glass tube. the cork of which
was covered with wax-"you have
one Of the most dangerous and
deadly cultures ever discovered.
The slightest infection viii bring
a quick and sudden death without
danger Of detection"
How shall I use 1T" asked
Landru. taking It in his hand and
looking at It gioatinsiy. for with
in his thin. bony fingers he grip
ped the power Of death. certain
and terrible. by means SO secret
and subtle that no doctsr. path
ologist. or medico-iegist could fix
his guilt In that small dark-blue
tube there were. his friend told
him. sufficient bacteria Of disease
to decimate half q town!
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Seeks Overdue Rent.

Half an hour later, while Ian
dru was inspecting the household
goods, the landlord came upon the
scene and demanded the payment
Of overdue rent. Landru became
affable. and at once arranged to
pay 1t.
That evening a removal van
called and cleared out the furni-
ture, including a small box. This,
which contained some Of the dead
woman's souvenirs, including her
false hair, he sent to his garage,
where it was found on his arrest,
the false hair of his victim being
produced as evidence.
So far Landru had evaded detec.
ton, but he had not reckoned with
the intuition or intelligence Of
young Madame Elise Laportd
whom he was courting so assidu.
ously. and who, suspecting him,
cleverly laid a trap for him.
Surely the assassin had
good cause to regret meeting her,
because during a few seconds his
life trembled IN the balance, and
his unscrupulous, murderous hand,
which would kill q woman with as
little oompunction as 1t would a
fly. was rendered powerless.
I will. in the next chapter, de.
scribe the great and thrilling
human drama which followed their
meeting.
Landru was quick-change
artist In apartments, names, and
professions. To that his elusive
ness was in a great measure due. .
II am giving up this apart.
ment," he exclaimed petulantly
one summers night, as he sat in
the fatal room in the Rue des
Petits-Champs with his latest
fiancee," the pretty young war.
widow, Madame Elise Laporte. "I
have arranged to move. Ny land.