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long to anybody else. When he leaves
me he leaves this world"
The father did not smile at these last
words. He gave his daughter a good
thrashing to teach her that one must not
be so jealous.
Little did he suspect that the same mer-
CHESS jealousy would follow Vera all her
life through-and that in the same cool
way she had killed her dog she would MUIR
der men who had loved her.
She was married early to wealthy
business man in Berkerekul. At that time
she decided that city life was too much
of strain for her and compelled her hus-
band to live out in the chateau outside
the town.
About one year later a child was born.
Shortly after that it was announced that
her husband had gone away on a very long
journey from which he was only to return
in years time.
The days passed, and then the months,
and finally two years. Then Vera said
that her husband had deserted her.
Shortly after that she was married
again, this time to a younger man. He
remained with her for four months, and
one fine day Vera came into the city to
tell everybody that her second husband
had also deserted her and had gone away
whittier she did not know
After that her life became more mys-
FERROUS and rather that of a declassee.
Nearly every night she would go into town
and visit the cafes and night resorts.
To the one or two better class cafes
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PARIS, July 81.

HISTORY, literature and ordinary
n philosophy represent man as the
tyrant, the pursuer, the ravisher,
slayer, and woman as the gentle, suf-
q ring victim.
But investigation shows that many
omen have been more merciless and
artless than any man could have been.
Tho could have been more merciless and
artless than Queen Margaret of Bur
Indy, wife of King Louis X. of France?
|ccording to the chronicler Brantome,
used to lure the handsomest young
Ulcers in the army to her retreat, the
bur de Nesle, and then, "having OBJ
lined what she wished of them, caused
EN- to. be tied in sack and thrown into
Seine"
History swarms with women as cruel as
leen Margaret, if you look for them.
-om Tamyris, Queen of the Massagetae,
no gave her enemies the blood of their
Inouered companions to drink, down to
sadame Hera Mirtel, the French author
5. recently convicted of cutting her hus-
nd to pieces and packing him in trunk,
ere have been innumerable cases of ut
rly merciless, bloodthirsty women.
"There has been conspiracy to repre-
mt the male as the cruel SEX" said
aiding Partisan lawyer. at should not
Ind us against the many dangerous,
pel and merciess women by whom we
e surrounded. Given man and woman
ually devoid of moral character, ] be-
we the woman will usually be found the
bre cruel of the two"
An extraordinary case, reported from
Irkerekul, in Jugo-Savia, is being wide
discussed in Paris, and has given rise to
argument that woman is more cruel
Ian man. A handsome young woman of
salth there is accused of numbering thlr-
five husbands and lovers, simply be
use she could not bear to think they
ght love another woman"
AS far as modern conditions permit,
adame Vera RencZi, of Berkerekul, is
reincarnation of merciless Queen Mar
ret If Burgundy, sitting in her fascinat-
Tour de Nesle and seeking for beauti-
youths to destroy. 3
The complaint of young married wom-
of the town that her husband, lead
banker, had disappeared after visiting
bdame Renczi was the final step that led
the investigation of her career. Ru-
brs of strangely missing men had been
trent for some time, but many persons
hred to take action against the rich and
;tinguished widow, who seemed to exert
mysterious fascination over all who came
contact with her. Nearly all the miss
men were from distant places, and
Ere was no relation at hand to investi-
te their disappearance.
At last came the pointed demand from
bankers wife that the police should
arch the cellar of Madame Renczps
me. an ancient chateau.
Realizing that the reputation of the
vn was at stake, the police acted with
Eat energy. Before Madame Renczi had
N idea of the charges against her they
grounded her chateau and broke into
cellar. To get there they had to go
-ough long vaulted stone corridors and
ak through three iron doors. An old
man servant resisted their entry fierce
and they were obliged to handcuff her.
When at last they reached the vast,
Ilted cellar an astounding sight re-
aled itself beneath the light of their
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asked the girl
. how it had died.
! "Oh," Vera
ans W ere d, 81
poisoned it."
The father look
ed surprised.
"And why did
you do that ?" he
asked.
Because" little
Vera answered, "it
so happens that last
night | heari you
telling one of the
neighbors that you
were going to give
him my dog be-
cause it barked too
much at night"
$50 | did. But
then, why did you
kill it,"
Because | do not
want my dog to be-
HTN
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"Why did you have thirty-five bodies in
your cellar? "she was asked.
y "They are friends and relations whom
/ have cared for. Some of them were
townspeople who were killed by the Ger
mans when they passed through this
place."
The police went to work, patiently in
vestigated every act of her life for years
past, and soon found overwhelming evil
dence of her guilt. Every man whose
name appeared on her collins was traced
TO her house. From that moment his APP
pearances in the outside world ceased.
In secret compartment behind the
wall of her boudoir was found enough
arsenic to kill hundred men. This poi
son is very common in Jugo-Slavia, be-
ing found in combination with metals in
several mines there.
Madame Renczi had apparently used
this poison on nearly all her victims. She
gave it to them in the choice wines with
which she lured them to their destruction.
She fed it to them in the dishes of the
delightful dinners she served them.
Arsenic, as most people know, can be
given in carefully measured quantities so
as to cause death as slowly as may be de-
sired. Given in this way, it does not inn
mediately produce sickness, but makes its
victims feel unusually well.
II was a strange end her victims met.
Lured on by beautiful and fascinating
woman, entertained with banquets and
wines insidiously poisoned, they were like
men bewitched. Sometimes, apparently,
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81 live outside the city here. Do you
want to visit my homer"
This would naturally perturb the youth,
who had already been very deeply upset
by the strange, penetrating way she had
looked at him. Nine times out of ten he
would say yes"
Then she would take him back to her
home. Sometimes she told her neighbors
that she had sent him back to his country
after she had grown tired of him. Little
did the people in the cafes suspect how
tragically these little affairs would end.
Some of the people whose sons or hus-
bands or brothers had disappeared in
mysterious circumstances in Berkerekul
sent complaints to the police and investi-
cation followed. Then came her affair
with the local banker which trapped her.
The female Bluebeard confessed that
thu motive for the killing was the same
throughout
"My first husband" she said, ''was the
one who made me madly jealous of other
women.
81 couldn't endure the idea of his ever
looking at them. And after year | felt
that he would soon turn away from me,
not entirely, but just enough to make me
jealous
81 swore to myself that he would never
belong to another woman. So killed him.
"My second husband did not last as
long. l was obliged to kill him after four
months because he talked to other women.
From that time on it became disease
with me. | wanted young men. Yet once
| possessed them | could not bear the idea
that any other woman might come after
me.
81 had the power to tantalize them.
They would follow me. Then. perhaps a
week after they had remained with me at
my house, ! would notice that they grew
either distracted or would say something
about having to return home. would
consider these first signs the beginning
of the end. And, consequently, my first
burst of passion for them would be fol-
lowed by jealousy, and / would poison
them without waiting any further"
The Serbians are filled with horror at
Madame Renczi's crimes. In America and
some European countries, notably France,
it would be argued that she was insane
In Jugo-Slavia they do not spend money
hiring experts to prove that murderers are
insane, and there is a general eagerness
among the people to see the beautiful mon
ster of jealousy and passion sent promptly
to the gallows.
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eauty and Her Thirty-five
Jealous Beaut,
Unlucky
Sweethearts

electric torches.
Neatly arranged
around the cell
lar were no less
than thirty five
zinc coffins, each
of them bearing
the name and age
of the occupant.
All the occupants
were males.
TIE police inn
mediately arrest
ed Madame Rem.
eli who had been
trapped in her
luxur ious bou-
doir. S h e was
taken before an
examining magis-
trate on charges
of c a u sin g the
death of Leo Pa
chich, the banker,
and other per-
sons.
Careful investi-
cation S h ow e d
that the collins
in the cellar bore
the names of two
of her husbands,
of her young son,
a n d thirty : two
men who had been
her lovers.
AT first she
boldly denied her
guilt and protest
ed with indigna-
ton at her arrest.
"Y o u h a v e
brought disgrace
upon our town
and l will have
you all severely
punt S h ed" ex-
claimed the i'm
perious beauty
with fla m i n g
aung
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Nom Fisher Knew That
Aubrey Was a False Alarm

husband about little things; she
couldn't see why two love-sick young
people were crazy about each other
ana all of that.
Btu when 1t came to paying the
bill, Nom was always right on
hand to help 'em all out. She was
true blue, but she was always talk
ing the finding fault with the other
fellow for talking or not talking.
know that the author is partly
responsible for the triumph of this
mother character, but Mary Horne
Morrison deserves the credit Of
bringing Nom into the flesh. 1t is
one Of the finest examples Of honest
character work that have ever
seen.
In comedy or in the strong dra-
matic scenes, this woman registers
with natural ease. I am willing to
place this characterization in the
hands of Mary Horne Morrison in
the ten best characterizations 1 have
seen In the last ten years.
The character Of Aubrey Piper, the
false alarm, Is more difficult to Elk
plain properly He wore a carnation
in the buttonhole of his coat. His
clothes were never paid for. but he
bought more and looked like dude
He was a swell in his own eyes on
So. so q week. He made everybody
believe but Nom" and a few others
of the family that he was the head
of 800 freight clerks in the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. He was just clerk,
but he spread his stuff and got by
with 1t.
And vet he will make you laugh
and you will feel like yelling at his
sham and his weaknesses, yet he
comes out on top even in the end.
Aubrey is a difficult boy to create
upon the stage, but Raymond Wal
burn does such magnificent piece
of work that his work ranks side by
side with the MON" Of Mary
Horne Morrison. Walburn's work is
masterful, it is shaded just right.
Another outstanding piece Of stage
work, Aubrey and MON" will be
the talk of the city. Aubrey Is an
artistic liar and then some.
The entire cast Is splendid, not q
weak one in it. Should speak sepa-
rately Of them all, but haven't the
space. The cast is as follows:
Clara " Gertrude Fowler
Mrs sA Fisher ...... Mary Horne Morrison
Era ks BBgand 6harle P'TE faIh
Joe .,........... Frank Rowan
Aubrey Piper ....... Raymond Walpurn
Mr. gu sGeorgss iVW W arrnefon
~ '"The show-off'' is one Of the real
delights Of the stage.
You can buy this show, knowing
in advance that you are going to
have one of your greatest laugh ex-
periences in the theater.
At English's today and Saturday.
+ l. +
LOOKING OVER NEW
SHOW AT THE PALACE
One gets sort Of a chumnny,
friendly feeling while looking over
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"In children's ills, a harsh,
sickening 'physic' often makes
matters worse by lowering the
child's resistance"
DIR. CALDWELL
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

wrote, "Under the Shade of the Odl
Apple Tree" is present with
mighty satisfactory way of re-intro-
ducing himself. He plays many of
the tunes which have made him ia
nous. BY a clever stage setting, he
puts over the words and some
printed conversation" in an effect
i've way. He has the services of
two male singers. Mighty good act.
Will and Iva Holmes are appear
ing in a sketch which is mighty
familiar. The material and manner
Of delivery still registers. Ling and
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Mother! lis Cruel TO
'Physic" Your Child

To DR.. w. B. Caldwell Of Mon
ticello, ILL.,, a practicing physician
for Al years, it seemed cruel that
so many constipated infants and
children had to be kept constantly
stirred up" and half sick by taking
cathartic pills, tablets, salts, calomel
and nasty oils.
While he knew that constipation
was the cause Of nearly all chill
dren's little ills. he did not believe
that a sickening purge" or "physio"
every day or two was necessary.
In DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
ne discovered a laxative which reg
ulates the bowels. A single dose
VIII establish natural, healthy bow
81 movement for weeks at time,
even If the child was chronically
constlpated. DR.. Caldwell's Syrup
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COl1lSuy UIdIudIlC
entertainment that the stage has
offered in my experience. The Kelly
play is filed with some Of the most
honest domestic realism that is pos
sible to put into g. play. MON"
Fisher in the hands of Mary Horne
Morrison is a natural mother come
to life on the stage. MON" just
talks all the time. She is "ag1n"
Amy marrying Aubrey for many
reasons. Among them being that
Aubrey talks Just silly talk; always
claiming to be something that he
isn't. MON" knew that Clara
would make her own bed and that
"Mom" would have to lie in it.
MON" was always complainin', be-
cause she could keep matches in
the house; she quarreled with her
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fish travel In shoals. They have
fearful teeth and a passion for blood
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Pepsin not only causes a gentle. easy
bowel movement, but best Of all, It
is often months before another dose
is necessary. Besides, it is abso-
lutely harmless, and so pleasan.
that even a cross, feverish, bilious,
sick child gladly takes 1t.
Buy a large 60-cent bottle at any
store that sells medicine and just see
90
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the new bill at the Palace.
Dance Mania" is a pleasant ex-
ample Of how the talents of one man
and five girls may be spread over an
entire vaudeville act, built upon re-
vue lines. Some of the comedy isn't
so strong but the dance numbers are
handled on the whole in a most sat
isfactory manner. Lights are we'll
handled and the settings are ade
quate. A sort Of classical dance
done to oriental music Is one of the
chief features of the act.
Egbert Van Alstyne, the man who
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Long go in for eccentric comedy
(rather over drawn at times) and
for melody The bill includes Corel-
Ii and Burley.
The movie is Antonio Moreno in
zone Year to Live"
At the Palace today and Satur-
day.
+ f. +
Other theaters today offer Houdini
at the Murat; Sylvia Clark, at
Keith's. "The Coast of Folly" at the
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THIRTY SECONDS OFF

Ri Times Special
LONDON, Eng, oct. 16.-Inventor
w. w. Cooke, Sydney, Australia, has
presented to +. Hope-Jones hero a
new form of sun-dial which tells
the time to within 80 seconds of
correct time
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TEST GOOD MACARONT

Good macaroni is yellow in color
and rough in texture; it breaks clean
ly without splitting, swells to double
its bulk in boiling and does not be-
come pasty after il is cooked.
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Apollo; 1.-THE Circus Cyclone" at the
Isis; 1.-THE Iron Horse" at the Coloni-
al; classified" at the Circle;
"Zander the Great" at the Ohio. and
innocent Maids" at the Broadway.
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MOIIl II lSIl6r TO
get the number of
a false alarm such
as Aubrey Piper.
You will meet
Nom" Fisher. a
mother of two
daughters and a
son, and Aubrey
Piper, the false
alarm, in 1.-THE
Show-Off," a COM
@dy drama by
George Kelly. It
is easy to make
comparisons, but
1.-THE Show-On"
and 'Lightnin' "
as stage products
stand side By side
as the leading ex-
amples Of the best
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By Walter ID. Hickman

~ FALSE alarm generally is
| al Just a false alarm. I
But a human false alarm
has q certain ring that isn't just
all false.
And It takes a mother such as
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MANY DANGEROUS FISH
Pirai Dwell i'm South American
River

KIVer.
BIZ Times Special
BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 16.-Re-
ports are that the dreaded fish,
pirai, is more common in South
American river waters this year
than ever before. The pirai is not
a large fish, but 1t possibly is the
most dangerous of the fin tribe. The
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-02

presented through the courtesy of
Mrs. A. NJ, Williams, who directs
the community s.aging and proetiTes
musical Numbers for the progranls
throughout the wear.
\ feature of the afternoon which
is always connected with the first
mccJing was the distributions of
year books to the members present.
Complies data regarding men69r.
ship, personnel Of committees, stand
ing rules, bylaws, rentals, and 9th
e.. information Of interest. us We'll
as the program tor The coming Near
is included in the new books.
The club house was attractivelv
decorated for the opening day, Mrs.
Charles f. SoneS, assisted bv Mrs.
Harry G.. ,lones and Mrs j. u. Foss
being Responsible fer the pleasing
effect. y basket of roses for the
president 5 table was the gift of
Mis-. Jacobs. retiring PRESIDENT.
Members of the social committee
who received IL. ne door and later
presided at the punch bowl or other
wise assisted in making the recep-
tiou which closed the aftcraoon. a
delightful affair, We're Mcsdames {.
". Allison, =. :. Jones, !. d. john
son and Dorsey WhitelaW.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-02
aaf1f9asaSN NIaT1aGINGEENIGEE NNER9EEi1ErGER9EE9RE
SUCCESSFUL SEASON FORECAST FOR
WONAN'S TEN THOUSAND Club By
MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTTTE F4NILT

What promises to be one Of the
most successful administrations of
the Woman 5 Ten Thousand Club
began auspiciously yesterday when
Mrs. J. Drummono huston called
the club to order fol the first
meeting of the season
A program suitable to rrasscmbIy
day, in which the ideas and iacai>
for the coming wear were Developed
by various Officers and committee
chairmen, was the principal feature
of the afternoon. This was follow
ed by the annual Teassemhiv dag
reception sponsored by the soej.a
committee.
At the brief business session
Which preceded the program. III
principal item Of interest was the
announcement berMrs. Huston HAT
the Woman : Ten Thousand CIub
had been voted q membership ia
their organization lv the FL Centre
Chamber Of Commerce.
In the name Of The club. Mrs.
Huston formally voiecd ,Ec pleas
ure of the members, saving that the
Ten Thousand Club accepted their
enrolment in this civic BODY beih
as an honor and Al Obligations. Tho
Announcement OF the two club mem
bers who viii represent the club
gave the names Of Mrs. James Y.
G!assford and Mrs T. II. McIyer.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-02

WHO VIII ayt IS the club : rrprcssu-
,.tiyg, ut tire chambers 5 meetings.
Mrs. Gas~terI and Mrs. M~Irer
tar, .'ree.y been appointed TO
ar, ou the civic Improvements cola-
la.-to. u the chamber, which is
beaded IL N. O. King.
New Mtmbe.s w-a>c applications
lcrgN,I fa5 oyabip action were Mes
l.u.~ >,an Bacon. Pam, +. Co4IvE.
+. Nut.aH md T. l.. Latarop Of this
.,ty. aud Mrs. VI. VI. p.znev ot
Imperial,
Mrs. Albert W. Hale, vice pre-,
iA.ut ot the club and curator Of the
sections, was choSeu by Mrs. Huston
,p open the forum, Ideas and
Ideals. Shc WAS followed by Mrs.
Gla>>fora who spoke briefly ON the
chamber ef commerce membership.
drs. Charles +, Scott. financial
secretary and member Of the
board of directors. expressed ideas
and ideals both for the board and
club members. the latter being from
the angle of financial obligations.
Mrs. Howard p. Meyer Of the
year book aHd program committee.
Mrs. r. 3. Whiteiaw OF the card
committee. Ms. \. 4. Contos Of the
dinner committee, and Mrs. Mont J.
Reid of the house committee. all
Of whom are chairman Of their re
spectivr groups. told Of the plans
for various activities. and ambi-
tions which they hope 10 transmute
into reality.
Speaking for Mrs. Arthur Edgar,
chairman Of the ways and means
committee who was unable to be
present because OF illness, Mrs. D.
3. Roberts gave resume Of the
nNuoy raising activities planned.
MYs. Forrest Kutz. who has been
asked by Mrs. Leroy Holt, chair
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-02
Presbyterian Choir
ReOrgaRzed; Weets
al 4. ". Williams Home

Nj. and Mrs. \. V. Williams and
Nh. aud Mrs. George \. Hartman
entertained the members of the
clpi9 OF thc Presbyterian church.
viii thcir respective husbands and
At yes at choir reunion held at the
Williams hoHe Ia5t night.
Reorganization Of the choir under
tn leadership Of Mrs. Williams
took place and P'aus were made
for ausic"l activities for the com
la4 >eaSo@. The fiISt rehearsal
was held and il WIS decided thai
choir practice should take place on
Wednesday nights al 7:45 ut the
cfascA.
\ social evening. during the.
course of which refreshments were
served 10y thc hostcSscs, proved
most enjoyable Tor III present.
Tho:c hidlcu to the affair in
sjuded Mr., and Mrs Howard r.
Leyer, Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. McIve9,
Nj. and Mrs. Fred Nuttall, NJ. and
Mrs. =. ?. Holiday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Rooms, N. and Mrs. Il. =.
Pope, Mrs Don : Rex. Mr.. and
Mis-. Gilbert Preston Mr. and Mrs.
G. B. Jackson. Bte. and Mrt. L. p.
Sargent, Mr.. tnd Mrs. Ncrn DeTat.
NJ. and Mrs. clyde Dyer. Mr.. and
Nh. Gerald shay Ar aud Mrs,
ol.ffo.I r5gSins 81. and Mrs. Rob
q, Chestnut AMI Mr AMI Mrs K.
Z. Hh.telaw.