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New-York tribune., 1913-09-15
FOR BIG TURKISH LOAN

Paris, Sept. l5.-"Le Petit fai'
learns that n Franco-Turkish asree'"'
Is about to be concluded. authori1'is
Turkish loan OF 7Oo.0Ooooo francs Isssis
0oo. .OOO IA France. The agreemen, u n,s-
also with the question of TURKISH w..
toms and provides for railway concessd @ md
to French companies in ASA min''
syria.
New-York tribune., 1913-09-15
Relates Killing in Detail.

when the young priest entered the
fat he showed signs OF weakening. Little
persuasion was needed. however. for him
to continue in relating the details Of the
killing. lie said he killed the girl while
she slept.
81 came into the house shortly before
midnight. he said. and while she slept
cut her throat. She did not suffer any
torture After her death | dragged her
body TO the bathroom adjoining. put the
body into the bathtub and dismembered
IT, I made five packages. wrapping up the
sections OF the body in tho bed clothing
which took from the bed. ] inclosed
pieces of stone found I'm a vacant lot be-
tween Seventh and Eighth avenues I'm
Hath street. where | had disposed of the
mattress by burning on the night of
the Cd
He told us that the saw. an ordinary
iine-cut carpenters tool, and "A butchers
knife were bought in Centre street. These
were found I'm one Of the trunks earlier In
the night. The tools were blood stained.
on the handle of the saw were found
blood stains, as well as finger prints.
The absence OF other evidences OF
such bloody murder were explained by
Schmidt. who said he had thoroughly
scrubbed the bedroom floor, the bathroom
and the porcelain bathtub Cleansing
powder and scrubbing brush. as well as
several rags. were found in the kitchen
From the apartment we then went TO the
vacant lot in West l4th street. Schmidt
pointed out the spot where he had set
fire TO the mattress. This he said he
had dragged through l45th street. n block
from Bradhurst avenue. then south to
1tith street and haif way down the block.
This was about dusk on the night OF
September 3.
1T had been securely wrapped. Less
than fifty feet from where the mattress
was burned is Gospel tent. where the
Evangelistic Committee, OF No. al Lex
ington avenue, holds religious meetings
nightly. There he pointed to quantity
OF cotton batting still lying In a small
pile. He seemed more concerned over his
fear that we might step on IL than he did
for the startling revelations he was
making against himself.
"He said that after disposing Of tho
mattress he retuyncd to the fiat, to begin
dIsposing OF the body which was wrapped
up ready to carry away. The outer COW
New-York tribune., 1913-09-15
Awakened After Midnight.

Ii was after midnight and Schmidt ha"
retired. He was called by one Of the
servants and soon appeared. The in
spector introduced himself. Cassassa and
the stenographer. Igler was In an adj
joining room.
80 soon as the priest entered the room
and confronted us his general dcmeanor
struck me-" said Inspector Faurot. when
relating the details of the confession.
"He stood erect, wavered bit, and came
over TO where we were sitting. We asked
him 10 tell us where Miss Aumuller was.
At first he was steadfast In his denial OF
knowing her, but as our examination pro-
rressed and he was shown a picture OF
her he broke down, and with tears In
his ewes said: Yes. killed her. because
l loved her.
lie sobbed bitterly for some time.
When he composed himself he asked per-
mission TO leave the room. Suspecting
that he might do himself harm. | asked
him to submit to being searched. Sc
creted on his person | found razor.
which was taken from him. At first he
denied that he had carried II for any
Interior purpose. but finally admitted that
he wanted TO end 1t all.
Il asked him If he would accompany
us from the house. and he readily agreed
10. We were about to leave when | re-
called that he was still attired In his
clerical garb, and / asked him to change
New-York tribune., 1913-09-15

his clothing. From the parish house we
then went To the apartment house, No. 6s
Bradhurst avenue.
Riding In an Eighth avenue surface
car. the priest. who was technically un-
der arrest. seemed perfectly composed.
He told us that he had been married TO
the girl He said he obtained a marriage
license At the City Hall in February. and
I myself performed the marriage cere-
mony'
Arriving at tho fiat. which IS on the
third floor OF the Bradhurst avenue house
We entered with a key furnished by the
father himself The house had been
guarded by Detectives O'Nell and Calvin
Tor the last Ave DAYS. We got our lead
from George Sachs. the secondhand tur-
niture dealer. who has his store at Eighth
avenue and 18th street. about two blocks
from tho four-room flat which. ! am 81
the belief. was purposely hired for the
sole purpose Of doing away with the I'M
fortunate young woman.
New-York tribune., 1913-09-15
Traced by TelItale Pillows.

1T was here that the detectives work
ing on the case found the fat where the
iron bed. mattress. chair and two pc
cuIlarIy designed pillow coverings. size
= bv % were delivered on August &
There were only twelve OF these sold BY
the Robertson Rodors factory In New
ark. From the management We located
George Sachs. Sachs was unable To say
TO whom the pillows were sold. We got
from him. however. list OF all the sales
he had made Of pillows selling for the
same amount OF money-sO cents.
"Au purchasers were accounted for
with the exception OF the person who
bought these particular two. The rest
We found weres of the ordinary kind.
Saturday night the janitor OF the
apartment house. Carlton Brookes. told
us that he rented the apartment TO Hans
Schmidt on August 20. lie paid s. down
anc the balance sli. on August q. Satur-
dav night We decided 10 enter the fiat and
search H. The bed. which was purchased
from Sachs. was found bare OF any FUR
nlshlngs. Two trunks I'm the room were
forced. The effects revealed the identity
Of the girl. also n picture OF the priest
The letters and post cards were addressed
10 the girl at the parish house OF the ST.
Boniface Church. I7th street and Second
avenue. Here We had the pictures OF both
identified.
New-York tribune., 1913-09-15
In America Six Years.

To t5e story of the murder and the
associations which led up to it, the
story told at Police Headquarters add
ed the following biographical details:
Schmidt was born in Bavaria in 1881.
When twelve years old he went TO a
college at Mainz, Germany, and re-
NAMED there until he was eighteen,
when he entered seminary at st.
Augustine, Germany He was or
dained TO the priesthood on September
23, 1904. His first assignment was at
ST. Elizabeth's Church, Darmstadt,
Germany, where he served six months.
From there he went TO Burgel-on-
Main. and was out Of the priesthood a
year on account Of illness.
He came TO this country in 1907,
going to Louisville. From there he
was transferred To Trenton, n. j., and
from that city came to 81. Boniface s
Church in 1910. He was connected
with St. Boniface for two years, leav-
ing IT 10 go to ST. Josephs.
New-York tribune., 1913-09-15
BREAKS DOWN At SIGHT
Of DEAD GIRL $ PICTURE
Curate COnfesSeS When Con-
frOnted with TeIItaIe Evil
denCe of Crime.

The confession made 10 Inspector Jo-
seph Faurot, Detective Cassassa and As
sistant District Attorney Deacon Murphy
ana which was taken In stenographic
notes by James O'Connell. OF the in
spector's staff. has not yet been signed by
Father Schmidt. II was taken during the
course OF running conservation with
the priest which was actually begun early
on Sunday morning IN the parish house
Of ST. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church.
Mornlngside avenue and l25th street.
II was here that Inspector Faurot. Cas-
sassa and O'Connell, accompanied by
Anna Aumuller's cousin. Joseph Igler.
who was being taken 10 the Hat on Brad
hurst avenue TO Identify certain Of his
relatives effects. stopped 10 question the
young clergyman as TO his acquaintance
with the former servant In ST. Boniface's
rectory, I'm East 47th street On being ad-
mitted TO the house Inspector Faurot
who had worked on the case for twenty
four consecutive hours. asked Father
Huntman to be permitted To see Father
Schmidt.
New-York tribune., 1913-09-15

Father Schmidt's pedigree. as taken
at Police Headquarters, gave his age as
thirty-twO: born in Germany; occupa-
ton, priest, and married. His feight is
only , feet 2is inches but he Is "A well
developed man with powerful arms.
His skin, hair and eyes are dark, but
his face when he appeared at Police
Headquarters yesterday was snllow.
He has performed the duties Of his
priesthood with cquanmty since the
murder as before.
Coroner Feinbers was lavish in his
praise Of the work Of Inspector Faurot.
He said that neither Scotland Yard nor
Paris had ever surpassed II.
Every step Of the discovery Of this
revolving crime said the Coroner.
pointed anywhere but to the cloisters
OF a church, and Inspector Faurot de-
serves great credit for the careful way
in which he worked out the case
New-York tribune., 1913-09-15
Goes to Sleep in Tombs.

Father Schmidt was put in Cell l39
at the Tombs, and. according To the
guards, he calmly went to sleep on the
cot i'm the cell almost as soon as he
was locked in.
Father Gerard Huntman, pastor Of
ST. Joseph's Church, held the usual
Sunday night services last night. The
church was crowded No reference
whatever was made by him to the
crime. Outside the church there was "A
big crowd looking up at the rectory
and discussing the case.
Policemen detailed there kept the
throng moving. Men Of the West 1J2d
street station formed police lines in
front Of the apartment house in Brad
hurst avenue. which were continued all
Of yesterday and last night.
New-York tribune., 1913-09-15
Letters Signed "Hans."

Some of these letters were signed
Hans" and others. more formal, with
the full name of ''Hans Schmidt" and
through these letters the trail led
straight to the identification of the vic
tim and the apprehension of the priest
who is charged with the murder
Just after l O'Clock yesterday morn
ing the police automobile containing
Inspector Fauror and his detectives
whizzed over to st. Boniface's Church
parish house, where Father Braun i'm
mediately identified the photographs Of
Miss Aumuller. Faurot asked where
Father Schmidt might be found. and
Father Braun directed him TO ST. Jo-
sephs Church parish house at No. 405
West 125th street.
At = o'clock in the morning thepolice
automobile stopped at the st. Joseph's
Church rectory, and a few minutes
later Father Huntman let in the Off
GERS and went upstairs 10 send Father
schmidt down.
Father Schmidt came into the parlor
Of the rectory. from which he was TO
90 out few minutes later a prisoner
charged with murder clad in his cler-
icaI veetments. Faurot's first ques-
lions he psrried with skilful denials,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-19
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

K. Breight to f. Breight lot so, n. y
IS I.arsh st. Gordons add. 81, 400
E. E. Harrison to F. H. Cloud and
wife, lot 24O6-S Clay St, o. & S. add 1900
L. D. Stewart and husband to Shaw
nee Agency Realty Co., lot &C.
IL GA Gearman ave. Gordon's add. /, 80
E. d. Berridge and wife to B. d.
Sherman. lots s5-7 Laurent St, Hig-
ginbotham's add. .......-............. 1
L. A Abbott to G. E. Herring and
wife, lots 3S0-2 Monroe St, Ritchie's
add ............-........ ................ 200
lot $50 Monroe St. Ritchie's add. -. 100
S. w. Mcknight and wife to c. d.
Scott, lot II e. Y Euclid ave,
College Place add ...-..-.-.-......-.-.
l. Rotchild and wife to r. Rabin and
wife, lots 64-6-S-70-2 Jackson ST..
A T. Berridge and wife to A. p.
Challis, pit. s. W. Il 14-10-15.........s
E. CIeland and others to H. c. Peter
son, lot 10 Chandler ST., Metsker's
add ..................... 1900
A. !. Ekblad and wife, tract 3O-1I-16.. 2. 400
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two sides, is a long, open-air dining
room, screened at one end, and opening
onto a wide verandah across the south
end of the building. The porch. too, is
screened, and is fitted up with huge
porch swing, Navajo rugs, rockers and
card tables. There is a rockery and
flower garden near the house, with
wealth of old fashioned flowers and
plants, a rose tree all in bloom, and
flower bed hedged with silver colored
grasses. Some dead tree trunks have
been cut off and followed out into rus
tic chairs standing among the blue
grass in the shade of the oaks. The
stream where it runs through that
part of the land is swift and clear. and
a dam across thte stream provides. at
once water fall and a fishing pool.
After the dinner Saturday. the
guests played bridge. and returned to
town in the early evening. Mrs. Harvey
Powell will entertain the club at
regular meeting Tuesday at the
Virginia.
The annual picnic for the trustees.
pupils and students of Bethany Col
lege will be given at the c. w. Mer-
Ram country home west of town, one
day this week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Godfrey
Moore entertained informally Satur-
Brownell. Their guests were: Judge
and Mrs. ]. S. West. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Stone. Mr. and Mrs. r. B.
Hunt. DR.. and Mrs. r. S. Magee, Mr..
and Mrs F. L. Campbell. Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard White. Dr. and Mrs. w. w.
Yates. Mrs. Charles Curtis. the Rev.
and Mrs. Robert Gordon. Mrs. George
Hoyes DR.. and Mrs. E. P. Skaggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E Eldridge, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. L. Peppmyer, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. E. Spalding. DR.. and Mrs. E. A.
Billings, Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Brier and
Mr.. ]. P. Davis
+ + =
The last regular meeting of the
year of the Child Study club will be
held Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. T. F. Rickenbacher, 1929 Mon
roe street.
The n. y. S. club will meet Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. Sam Hus-
ton. 1929 Polk street.
J. j. j.
Mrs. w. T Coolidge will entertain
the Portia club al their last meeting
for the season Thursday afternoon, at
her home, 1115 Polk street
! + I.
The Sigma Delta Psi alumnae girls
will give a picnic Wednesday in the
Potwin woods for the Sigma Debts of
the graduating class in Washburn col
lege.
The students in the art department
of the high school will give an art
exhibit Thursday and Friday. May %
and %, in the manual training build
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SLEEP DISTURBING BLADDER WEAKNESS
BACKACEE-R RHEUMATISM, QUICKLY VANISH

filter and sift all the poisons from
the blood, and drive it out of the
system.
So sure. so positive, so quick and
lasting, are the results obtained from
the use of Croxone, that three doses
day for a few days are often all
that is required to cure the worst
case of backache, regulate the most
annoying bladder disorders, and over
come the numerous other similar con-
ditions.
1t is the most wonderful prepare
ton yer made for the purpose. 1t
is entirely different from all other
remedies There is nothing. else on
earth to compare with it. 1t is SO
prepared that it is practically impos-
sible to take it into the human sys-
tenn without results.
You can obtain an original pack
age of Croxone at trifling cost from
any first-class drug store. All drug
gists are authorized to personally re-
turn the purchase price If Croxone
fails to give desired results, regard
less of how old you are, how long you
have suffered, what else has failed
to cure you.-Adv.
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w A m T S
AND MISCELLANEOUS ADS

ADVERTISING RATES: The rate FOR
inserting Want Ads in The Topeka State
journal Is one cent word each insertion.
minimum 10 cents: by the week cents
d word. minimum 80 cents.
COUNT THE WORDS Of YOUR 40. In
Suulhg Tour words for State Journal al
Wnen such address is used: count
e 1nitial letter and each number o'
m H31DInation of figures as one word.
,LoSING HOUR. Want Ads 10 he
G'assiIied properly in The Topeka state
1oIfnai must he in The State Journal
o1ice before o'clock. Want Ads received
aIIer the noon hour win be inserted under
me neading: TOO Late to Classify. or
next day as desired.
OUT OF TOWN advertisements rnnst -
accompanied with cash or check IN full
payment for the same Note the forego-
ing instructions about counting the words
ana the rates per word for The Topeka
state Iorrnal
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Mrs. George T. Staebler, of Kansas
City, who is visiting Mrs. Luther
Burns, will be the guest of honor at
a number of parties while she is in
Topeka. Mrs. John Mowers has asked
guests for her and for Miss Alice Par
sons, of Chanutte, for Thursday after
noon of this week The guests will be
neighbors of Mrs. Staebler while she
lived in Potwin.
Mrs. Henri Strawn will also enter
tain informally for :. Mrs. staeOler-
Mrs. E. H. Morgan and Miss Grace
Morgan. of Connecticut, are guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Morgan and
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Morgan. They are
being entertained at a number of small,
informal affairs, and will remain in To-
peka two or three weeks longer.
= j.
Mr.. Angelus Burch gave a dinner
party Saturday night, at his home. 120S
Tyler street. for the members of the
cast of the senior play THE Aviator"
and other high school friends.
Mrs. A. w. Dana entertained the Art
club this afternoon at her home, $50
Taylor street.
The women of the EIwell club gave
q picnic Saturday afternoon for their
husbands and a few other guests at
the A. A. Hurd country place, Sommer-
helm. Luncheon was served at long
rustic table in the outdoor dining
room of the cottage, and those who sat
around the table were: Mr.. and Mrs
A. A. Hurd, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Dean
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Lyman, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. f. Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L.
Bailey, Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Wetherton
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Harrison, Mrs. Della
Moreland, Mrs. E. G. Foster and her
son Mitchell, Mrs. Harvey Powell and
her little daughter. Virginia, Justice r.
A. Burch. Mr.. Joab Mulvane. and Mrs
w. c. Stephenson.
Sommerheim is one of the lovely
country places near Topeka. 1t is only
few miles from town. south of the
Country club with automobile road all
the way. A road from the highway
leads back to the farm house, occupied
by tenants through the year who cul-
tivate the land and back of the pas
lures. is plot of ground along the
creek. fenced off for the exclusive use
of the owners. This bit of garden ard
cottage, stream and woods, is called
lakewood Lodge A vine arches the
gateway, and a path of big fiat stones
leads to the cottage door The house
Is built in two parts. the kitchen and
parlor room on one side. and two bed
rooms on the other. and between the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-19
Even Most Chronic Sufferers
Finds Relief After A Few
Doses Are Taken

Rackache. urinary disorders. and
rheumatism are caused from weak,
inactive kidneys, which fail to filter
out the impurities and keep the blood
pure, and the only way on earth to
permanently and positively cure such
troubles is to remove the cause.
The new discovery, Croxone, cures
such conditions because it reaches
the very roots of the disease. 1t
soaks right into the stopped up, in
active kidneys, through the walls and
Innings; cleans out the little filtering
cells and glands; neutralizes and dis
solves the poisonous uric acid sub
stances that lodge in the joints and
muscles to scratch and irritatc and
cause rheumatism; it neutralizes the
urine so it no longer irritates the
tender membranes of the bladder,
and cleans out and strengthens the
stopped up, lifeless kidneys so they
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-19

We wish to thank the many kind
friends who so deeply sympathized
with us during our late sorrow. S. A.
Ump1eby and family.
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LOST AND FUND,

LOST-Bunch of keys in leather case;
large roll of bills. between Van Buren,
and Kansas ave. on 9Th. Liberal reward.
425 Harrison. 1410 Ring r.
LOTS-Child's hat Sunday evening in
Highland Park. 2707-3.
LOST-Brindle bulldog female. Liberal
reward. Phone 40. 216 Kansas ave
LOST-Bill book between 9Th and Western
and End and Harrison, contains checks,
Sl6 in bills. Reward. lib West 9Th.
LOST-Child's white sweater between
18th and Kansas ave. and 1916 Topeka
ave. Phone 1925.
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WANTB--FEMALE HELP.

girl for house work
Mrs. F. E. Stewart, 1922 Lincoln.
WANTED-A girl for general house work
32S Harrison.
WANTED-A woman cook for a small
hotel. Lock Box 357, Cottonwood Falls,
Kansas.
WOMEN-Get government jobs. Excel
lent pay. Pull unnecessary. List of posi-
tons obtainable-free. Write Immediately
Franklin Institute, Dept. 615C. Rochester,
N. Y.
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MANIFESTATIONS.

WANTED-Position as housekeeper by
lady neat. refined and competent. Ad-
dress E. L., care Journal.
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WANTED-MALE HELP.

PHONE 4SS for help, and call at 532 Kan
sas ave for employment.
WANTED good timers for inside shop
work Western Plating Co.. Ala Jackson
/ WANT 10 MEN at once to learn the
barber trade. New method No limit to
term. Big demand. Tools furnished
Money earned while learning. Write to-
day. A. B. Moler. Pres. Moler System,
Kansas City. Mo.
ANY intelligent person may earn steady
income corresponding for newspapers.
Experience unnecessary Address Press
Correspondents Bureau, Washington,
D. C
WANTED-Boy at once. Hurry Messen-
ger Co. 202 West 9Th.
wANTED-Boys with bicycles at Postal
Telegraph.
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PHONE 41SS for help, and call at 532 Kan
sas ave. for employment.
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WANTED-Boy at once. Hurry Messen.
ger Co., 202 West 9Th.
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wANTED-Boys with bicycles at Postal
Telegraph.
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Miss Genieve Holman entertained the
following guests at dinner Saturday
evening: Misses Trix and Pansy Antrim
and Minnie and Myrtle McGrew.
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The annual picnic for the trustee:
pupils and students of Bethany Col
lege. will be given at the c. w. Mer
Ram country home west of town, on
day this week
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-10-03
Important Meeting.

R. c. Beach, Of Lewiston, and presi-
dent Of the state league of Commercial
bodies, and Fred R. Reed, of Boise,
executive commissioner of the Panama
Pacific exposition, will be in Orofino
on the evening of October 10 for the
purpose of organizing the state league
OF commercial bodies and arouslng a
deeper interest in Idaho's exhibit at
the San Francisco exposition. The
meeting will be held under the
auspices Of the Commercial club and
an invitation is extended to all to
attend.
The meeting will be of special inter-
est to the farmers because of the good
roads feature to be taken up in connec-
ton with the plans for a state cam
paign for permanent road improve
ment. Mr.. Beach has secured large
engravings of the good roads models
prepared by the good roads depart
ment of the department of agriculture.
and these will be shown and discussed
at the meeting to be held here on the
evening of October 10th.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-10-03
Death of a Fraser Pioneer.

George c. Barrow, who has lived in
the Fraser country for the past twenty.
three years, died at his home Wednes-
day evening, after an illness extending
over many months. Mr. Barrow was
born in Illinois, June -, 1874, and was
SO years, 3 months and 10 days of age
at the time of his death.
Deceased is survived by his widow,
Margaret H. Barrow, and one son, EN-
NETT Barrow, and four daughters,
Sarah F., wife Of Fleming S. Smith;
Dora E., wife Of John Gaffney; Effie
A., widow of James j. jolly and Mary
j., wife of c. S. Myers.
Mr.. Myers was a man of many vir-
tues and was highly esteemed by all
who knew him. The remains were
laid to rest in the Fraser cemetery
today, in the presence of large con-
course of friends and neighbors, Rev.
j. E. Mountain conducting the services.