The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 29, 1919, Page 6

"RUN OTTO. “AUTO INTO.A LONG DENSE-CLQUD OF SMOKE~HE WONT: BE GOING, SO HE'LL STOP ” 4: COLEMAN ae Awe ABLE To SEE WHERE HES - ‘ AND THE RoAD is CLOUDED - “WELL, sae SRE ET Es SuCTioN FUNKE ae TO PARISIAN BLUEBEARD, MISSING WOMEN “AND CHILDREN, LOVE AND: HYPNOTISM, . ALL IN FRENGH MURDER MYSTERY Detectives Dig About Villa in| Woods, Scene of Motor Engi-| neer’s Amorous Adventures. etters and Lingerie and Locks of Hair Are Found, But No Trace Landru’s Many Fiancees BY HAROLD E, BECHTOL, | Paris, May 27.-—It has taken Landru he Parisian “Bluebe: * to’ «chase olitics clear out of the spotlight Landru is the central figure—the spect--in the. wierdest murder hystery case the French-capital has njoyed in a generation. Politics is deadly dull . to > Paris jiongside this tfrobbing, humain-inter- jst mystery of love, passion, hypno- ism, curious disappearances, pét ani- nals and “india rubber” acrobatics Detectives are turning up new rev- Nations almost daily and , already here is a long list of “missing”—girls nd widows, fiiancees of the “Blue- jeard’”—boys and pet animals who ere taken to his country -villas. So far, the case involves: A dozen or more comely wagten, om pretty girls to widows. of ripe ears. Two itte girls with golden curls, bout 10 years old. Two boys, one. 7, one 15. A black and white cat with long fur. ‘And three tiny pet dogs that. yip- jpped faintly at night. Bald, bearded, but “young in ‘his ays,” this prisoner Landru, in intel- gence and education, is above the fdinary. He is keen and polite, And Bismarck Furniture Company ; (420 Main Street_: Furniture Upholstery, Repalred, Re- finned ‘and Packed. | Bismarck Clearing . House Association . B. LITTLE, President E. V. LAHR, Vice Pres. ‘B. C. MARKS, Secy.-Mgr. MEMBERS. irst National Bank City National Bank Capital Security Bank First Guaranty Bank MADE POPULAR ‘BY SQOTHING PRANKS Landru, the Parisian bluebeard, the man whom apparently no wid- ow with savings or love-hungry girl could resist for 24 hours, who holds the police ‘speed records as a love-maker, is 55 years old. He hag % blue-black beard, which is ‘one reason why Paris calls him “Bluebeard.” ‘He is’not striking, or attractive to look at, but a dozen women have ¢estified to “his adorable, _ soothing pranks.” be Landru ‘has a wife and“a son 23 and two daughters, but they have had no part in his life since he came out of jail on a swindling sentence in 1913, His son believes that his father must have been a sort of Jekyll and Hyde ‘person—because he was always gentle-mannered and kind to his children ecept: when “he used to have terrible spells of anger, and would become a reg- war madman’ over, mere noth- ings.” | The, son says-he never smoked, drank to excess or gambled. In addition to being a skilled motor engineer, he had once been an architect and had ‘a number of diplomas from various schools. He holds a patent_on a motor- ‘ycle and in 1899 invented a mot- or car, .: he sits calmly in y@isdn while the de- tectives puzzle and sweat. “Barbi-blueue” (“Bluebeard”), Paris calls him. , Also “the india rubber: bending man” and “the man of miss- ing fiancees.” The girls and the widows who. d- cepted invitations ‘to accompany ihe charming wooer to one of his lone country villas, have in almost. every case disappeared as though swallowed up by the earth. +, List of Women in, Notebook, Among Landru’s~ possessions de- | tectives have found a notebook. con- taining dates and the names of some of the women who: dropped out of sight after going to. live with him. Police also found a strange collec: tion of dossiers which Landru kept about. some of the women who are missing, These dossiers’ were filed in large gréy envelopes, in a trunk, They geferally consisted of a lock of ‘hair. a bit of jewelry or lace, a photograph or tw9, some notes and a~bundte of fervent love letters. Some of the women he met through mattimonial ads in the Paris ‘news- papers, Since his arrest women have called-at his Paris flat in answer to, matrimonial ads. | There usually followed a dinner jat the “Bluebeard’s” flat. After dinner he often tried hits hyp- notic -_powers upon’ his willing: suB- jects And occasionally he entertain- ed the girls with acrobatic feats. For a year or more in 1917-18 he carriéd on a.double affair with-a wid- ow and her Mece, Mme.. Annette Paw. cal ,and Mile. Fauchet., -One night in his flat, after a dinner and wine, he’'so surprised: them with {his limberness that they nicknamed. hin “the india rubber man.” He seemed doublejointed, and the widow and her niece confessed to be- ing delighted when ¢e gave a private exhibition for their’ edification, bend- ing and twisting his body-in a most astonishing fashion. Landru also tried out, his hypnotic art upon the niece, which frightened her at first, she said, but he’ quickly soothed her, ‘Auge Wins Out over -Girl. Forva time there was sharp rivalry between the aunt and the girl’ Both were ‘infatuated ‘with’ the “Bluebeard,” who was living under the high-sound- ing name of Louis Forest de Barzieux. He gave the: girl: flowers,’ while the widow of riper experience Teceived'a fur ‘coat and some-rare wines. Fynally, ‘a_year ago, he invited the girl to, ‘accompany him to one of “his country houses! The aunt “objected, but spoke ‘of leaving Paris herself, on acdount,“of Big Bertha’s' nefarious 'shelling:’ So Landru suggested that she come in-. stead of the girl. She accepted and sent her niece. elsewhere, * Police have learned that the aunt left for the country ‘villa taking along. her pet black and white cat, with long fur. . As, she, was boarding the -train she sdfd to’a friend who had come to see vher off: © “I don’t -know what is the matter with me, but Idm ‘afraid:” She~has, not been heard of since. She never replied to letters... But a pet cat’s body has been’ dug beard villa:” . The adventure’ had: an ending vimi- lar ‘to many of *Landru’s affairs.) 0A few days after the widow's disappear- ance, he ‘appeared at her, flat’ with: a motor van and carted off her furni- ture. Women and Dogs All Are Missing. As late as January of this. year; Mlle. ‘Marie Therese Marchadier’ vis- ited “Bluebeard’s” villa—and dropped from sight as mysteriously. as’ the former loves. Marie ‘was a bold, black- eyed beauty of French southern type. Dogs were a passion with ‘hier, ‘little griffons ior “toy dogs” particularly, and she, was known to keep five at one time, When ‘she Went to live with) thé “india rubber man” she took. three dogs along.” She told her friends she’ was going to marry a “charming fel- low” who would give her ‘a country. Z i" wel rm wet K al ie ut amokes, Prince Albert is ripen to a joyhandout: standard ‘that just’ lavishes smokehiappiness on every man game enough to, makeva ,bee ‘ine for a tidy red'tin and. a jimmy pise—old or new! Get it straight that what you've hankered for in smokeS you'll sure and certain find aplenity in P. A. . That’s because P. A. has the quality! ; ’ You can’t any more make Prince Albert bite your tongue or parch your throat than you can make a horse - drink when ‘he’s off the water! | _out by our exclusive.patented _process|!. Bite‘and parch’are ¢ut | You just lay back like’ a-regular fellow and puff to beat the cards and wonder why'in samhill you didn’t nail a. section in the P. A. smokepasture ‘longer than you care to remember back! Buy Prince Albert everywhére tobacco is sold. Toppy red bags, tidy red tins, handsome pound and half stal glass —that clever, practical pound moistener top that keeps the tin hamidors—and lass humidor with sponge ° cco in such: perfect ‘condition. ar _ Rv J. Reynolds Tobacco Co,, Winaton-Salem, N, C.: up in the garden of Landru's “Blue- GEN TOSER PIL SUDSHL Pilsudski, founder ofthe famous Polish .Jegion, has, played. as -great a part as any ‘man ip the freeing of Po- land. "His father “wagxa revolutionist. General. Pilsudski for years was a found the @ ‘little fast, although "Me. Well pitched «games ‘pwhile a’ member ofthe‘ Minnpapolle club. 1, Ma University; ‘ot. ‘Minnesota ‘boxers ‘hi ve been ‘awatded ithe ; intraunjural '« following-the - eaaeaaeemtent Sor} the judges: of the: sen alYboxing tourney, Saturday. ‘night. - The «men < déclared winners are: ‘Ruben Lenske, b&htam- weight; ‘ Ernest, Wolfernson, ’ fedther- weight; - Laurence” Robinson, * special- weight; Clayton’ Lewis, Lightweight: Terrance ...Nanehton,. Welterweight; Frank Gilman,aulddlew eight and’ Carl Lauritzen; leavywelg! he i/ St. Paul,’ ‘Minn, May, 29.—Football prospects at Hamlne University took a. jump ‘this ‘week “withthe: announce-| ment ‘that. Brown’:and,, Wallace, :line-| men :in: the :1917 teamy-will: return’ te: school this “fall ifellowing their dis- missal from service, f Los ‘Angela Calif, May. 29.—Ar- Mts for\a golf tournament of ed “golfers are being shade here, “A number of splendid golf play- ers, eithér wounded furing the war or deprived of: the. use of one » land through accidents, have made’ good | 2 fugitive, printing -books and other Po. lish propaganda on all-hand press: in a Polish village. as discovered and. he was arrested, but escaped, He sided -with the Austrians, against Rus. sia, but when his country was cieared of Russians he turned to the task of driving out Austria and Germans |and ‘landed in an Au n prison.” He was but recently released. rach peamcaneeenarenarnnrapeaaaeaed house, a motor ‘car, » lady's maid, “and lots’ more,” When‘she boarded the train for the forest ‘cottage, she disappeared from. human knowledge;: ‘Police have learn-, ed that’ passers, late at night. or’ af early morning ‘hours, /otten heard the little dogs “yip-yip| pte” faintly, ‘They: thought it strangé that: dogs should. be yipping so,‘at such‘houts, 3 “Later the ‘yipping ceased. And now Ahevbodies of: the dJittle ‘dogs have been dug vp in the s'Bluebeard’s’ villa’ garden. a 3 erraced with: this “evidence, Landru shas’ said ‘that: the ‘girl’ ‘asked “him ‘to Bits the dogs because they were “so: ‘costly: to keep.” i -Disquieting mystery urrounds the’ fate of ‘two little girls>:with’ golden: ‘curls, who couldn't have been over 10) ‘years old, Often’ in*Landru’s company’ ns 1915. They were always daintily dressed. and Landru."presented- them: as his dgughtérs. Landru ‘is ‘known’ <to’ have two ‘daughters but” i’ 1915%they were 18: cand: 16° years old. : 4 th: Disappear. Another mystery. in 1915,” just ret ‘vealed, is the disappedrance of Mme. ‘Cuchet, ‘and; her ‘son Andt ‘Mme: Cuchet ‘was’ & good ‘ow:who took hér ‘son along wien ‘sl ‘went, under .the usual ' promise. “of: ‘marriage, ‘to live. “with the. “Blue- /\ beard.” * She also ‘took ‘her ‘sdvings of about $25,000. There’ is’ also a girl of:.15 “named ‘Andree ‘who: stayed ‘at the villa'in the forést with the wooer/in 1916... She, called him “Lulu”’ affectionately ‘and’ neighbors’ ‘used to ee het ‘sitting ‘on his lap and’ stroking ‘wore knickerbockers. an ‘cycle; often: ‘Another, child,.a-boy, of 7, was seen about the villa ast. year. ‘hinting information about. his-identlt: and. fate... While jlivihg | in’ Parla, in. 1912 he had, as\his fiancee ‘and fiat \panion a girl of 17, demure,: quiet, ttle creat: ure with’ pleasant maunérs, Police can‘ find2no trace’ of :hé! e > Bvidence-seizéd includ ‘collection’ ‘of ::under-laces ‘| dingerie: marked ; with + the ‘missing women, ° isbandrn was ‘arrested { in ‘dhts.-Parist ‘making <love to chig-igate Segret. SI one notl Roe neue thro an adver- pict t bse bald ant ‘Hearded*motor: engin! Cer. affects yltra “polite smantiers. interviewer‘ Fl pas never ‘puspect from a ‘Visit,.to’ al hat, mas taikedof: hy: ewe: ‘adventures in: love.- Wargo, N° and_r! next yt steam. Barogky..was form: erly a. “member, of the.1 in’ re Minn’ se has “amerlean ‘Range lea; records in local golf courses. William Jones, \starter. at the city lipks, re- cently Mmade-that course in 82, Cap- tain-A. F. Sutton, officer in the. Brit, ish army, recently turn a. ina; card of | higent milles ‘miles: vik i den, Dak, 1 ‘May 29 —Nichol- ‘\american Association pitcher hag: beet signed by the local ‘club: for:this “season; McDonald, form- er Devils Lake'catcher, will dlso*be >; member of the. -local club, composed, ot séfnl: professionals, ‘Seattle, Wash. May 29.—Reginald Pratt.of this city, who established ar inter-class record in the~ haif ‘mile |< run ‘at the Lewis ‘and Clark: college track ‘and field meet here~is ‘not eli- gible for the college: track team, it is announced. Pratt is.a freshman. : It ‘is expected he will be one‘of the main-|' ‘Stays sot ‘the’ Next year’s team. BLACKBIRDING FOR_ CHEA| LABOR STILL Kestrel, has: left sri ‘trading © steamer, Honolulu ‘on a “biack- birding” crutse to’ the Gilbert Islands pounds an: hour. can be atta{ned. Not'to cost ‘for gperation more” than 10’ cents: per 100 ‘pounds. _, As walnuts.run- about forty’: to’ a pound, . the: machine: ultimately; to be actented pnuet brand 400 for one'cent, THE HURLEYS TRAPS AND aoe 2 Up-to-th it ic ‘10 i ae Phere 180-K | The.. Kestrel will .be away three months. and..wilt make a-similar voy- age the latter part of this year. “( FROM: BRANDING COWS “TO BRANDING WALNUTS. “MARKS NEW CALIFORNIA: “Léa. Angeles, Cal., May 29.—From branding ‘cattle. to branding walnuts! Thus, ‘from: one viewpoint, is epito- nfized the. development of the west. The ‘California Walnut Growers’ a8- sociation. has offered $10,000 for @ de- ied waiteh ‘will’ place its! brand in a satisfactory and inexpensive manner upon: evry: walnut’ 4n its yearly pack. Tn ‘response, ‘the association has re- ceived nearly.''7,000- letters, severa! hundred “blueprints and other engin- eering plans-and. scones of minature machines, which, their~inventors de- claré, will perform the work. One ‘suggestion was the wrapping, of the nuts in ‘branded tissue paper, but ‘this was. rejected because it would sonecaene nut which ols ite own best advertisement. The association. stipulates that any Typewriter Co: device’ pubniitted ‘must—_ i GEO. C, xen Re; enta Be; capable of: branding at “least : 2,000 pounds of avalnuts an hour. Sarena to home seekers, fou-can.buy.on easy payment, for the hae of te cerns ta ios iets; fre saudi ate oe taxation.(ni 66a inorere Staeeoets migra : Mack, Cu Hed Bich, Bran For in the South’ Seas oe recrui ‘a. young. “doli-faced* girl named: Mile! An}. “Was, the, gee si baat Gallantry, :forbids:,my. diqnassing: four,) - - “But mot-one, of : ithem. have, 1 nese May 29--Morris Bar ee Treshman | at .Fargo college | et ht ‘guard, on. the. 1918-19 Basket: hall.te: aat has been, electéd captain of a 4 the “Association ball’’¢lub ‘to ‘the ‘Head’/of the Lakes: e, and is ‘now pitching for or efub. Lindberg.made a ‘college ‘baseball it laborers || ff Fanning’ Teland. | Ar man’s drink | for, fair—a health: d ith a vel al rou?can’ beri oe A cad drinking it) " BISMARCK GROC. CO, Bismarck, N. D.