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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
COAST WINS FIGHT ON WINES
Opposition to Low Tax on Brandies
for Fortifying Ceases-Higher
Rate on Stockings.

Washington, Sept. 15.-Conferees of
the house and senate continued their
deliberations over disputed points in
the tariff bill. The fight of the Cali
fornia grape growers to keep low tax
on brandies used to fortify their wines
met success when the conferees de-
cided to drop the question from dis
cussiOn and leave it open until the
next session Of congress.
The conferees also struck out a tax
of rs cents a gallon on spurious
Wines" made principally in the Ohio
river valley, and referred both ques-
tons to subcommittee to come up
next year. A slightly higher rate was
placed upon stockings.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
CHINA MEETS JAP DEMANDS
Apology, Punishment of Officers and
Indemnity Are Required of Pc
kings Government.

Picking, Sept. 15.-Japan's demands,
presented to China two days ago in
connection with the killing of JAP
anese subjects and the trampling of
the Japanese flag by Chinese, were
accepted in their entirety by the
Picking government.
The Japanese note containing the
demands, which were tanamount to
an ultimatum, was drafted as a re-
suit Of the killing of three Japanese
and the maltreatment of consular
messenger at Marking, the torture of
a Japanese lieutenant at Hankow and
the Imprisonment of Japanese lieu
teant at Shan-Tung.
The Japanese government de-
manded an apology for insults di-
rected at the Japanese flag, the pun
ishment of the Chinese officers respon.
sible for the shooting of the Japanese
at Marking and the payment Of an
indemnity, the amount to be arranged
later.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
CHARGE PASTOR
MURDERED GIRL
Priest C0nfeSSeS He Slew New
York Woman.
BODY CUT IN NINE PIECES
Minister Declares He Was infatuated
Murder Committed While Vic
tim Was AsIeep-PiIIow Slip
Leads to Arrest.
BODY CUT IN NINE PIECES

New York, Sept 15.-Rev. Father
Hans Schmidt, curate of ST. Joseph's
Roman Catholic church in West One
Hundred and Twenty-ffth street, con-
fessed the murder of Anna Aumiller,
parts of whose dismembered body
were found in the Hudson river and
are now in the Hoboken morgue
Il killed her because | loved her so
much,'' he said. "She was so beauti-
ful, so good, l could not let her live
without me. / had made up my mind
that she and l could live together. l
was a priest and must remain with
my church. l could not let her go
away from me-"
Sobbing out this confession of his
crime, the priest was locked up in a
cell in the Tombs prison, where, in
stead of collapsing, as might have
been expected, he calmly went to
sleep.
Pillow Slip Fatal to Priest.
The solution of this, the most baff-
ling murder mystery of years, was
brought about by tracing the pillow
slip in which the upper section of the
dismembered torso had been wrapped.
At police headquarters Schmidt was
subjected to a severe grilling by In
spector Faurot. The inspector, when
this was over, said
Admits Killing in Sleep.
Schmidt has admitted to us that
he rented the fat and took the girl
IL
girl for more than two years and was
infatuated with her. At midnight, on
August 81, he said, he quietly let him.
self into the fiat with his own key.
Miss Aumiller was asleep in bed but
he crept over to her side He had
large butcher knife in his hand. He
cut her throat before she could make
an cutlery. He believed he had killed
her and carried her into the bath
room"
The autopsy had shown that the girl
was dismembered while still alive,
and the absence of blood in her veins
had given rise to the belief that the
person, who had cut her to pieces had
drained her blood vessels so that in
disposing of the body there would be
no trail to follow.
Buys Paper to Wrap Up Body.
He said he went to neighboring
store and bought quantity of brown
wrapping paper and then wrapped up
each part separately
The next day-September L
Schmidt said he took part of the body
out of the fiat. He boarded an Eighth
avenue car, rode down to One Hun
dred and Twenty-ffth street, took a
cross-town car to the Fort Lee ferry.
Then he boarded a boat and when in
midstream threw the bundle into the
river He did this five times until he had
disposed of the last vestige of the
body"
The police searched the rooms of
Father Schmidt in the parish house
and found marriage license issued to
Anna Aumiller and Hans Schmidt"
The address given was number in
East One Hundred and Fifty-ninth
street and the police declare that it
is fictitious. The license was issued on
February e. 1913.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
Two Extremes In Life.

The saddest thing in the world is
to feel that we are alone; the best
thing in the world is to feel that we
are loved and needed.-A. c. Benson.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
Woman Gets Life Sentence.

Millen, Ca, Sept. 15.-Mrs. Edna
Godbee was found guilty here of the
murder of her husband and his Sec
ond wife. The jury recommended
clemency. Judge Hammond sentenced
the woman to life Imprisonment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Sundays Results.

Sundays Results.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
No games scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago, Z New York, 0.
ST. Louis, Z; Brooklyn, 6.
Philadelphia, Z; Cincinnati, 6.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
st. Paul, 4-1O; Toledo. IT.
Minneapolis, FL: Louisville, 1-3.
Indianapolis, 80; Kansas City, IL
Columbus, 6; Milwaukee, 5.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Des Moines, 81; Denver, 1872.
Sioux City, II; Lincoln, 4-1O.
Omaha, II; Topeka, ITO.
Wichita, 2; st. Joe, 1.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
Two Killed in Digging Well.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 15.-George
Fickendick, twenty-four years old, and
his brother, Benjamin, twenty-six
years old, were asphyxiated by fumes
due to an explosion of blasting pow
der while digging a we'll on a farm
near Olathe, Kan.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
Yard Enuine Kills Three.

Ashtabula, o., Sept. 15.-Three men
were killed and one seriously injured
In the yards of the Lake Shore rail-
road, when a yard engine backed into
a group of railway employees.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
Makes FIiaht of 500 Miles.

Johannisthal, Germany, Sept IS
Augustin L. Seguin, a French aviator,
arrived at the aviation field here, after
a nonstop fight from Paris, distance
of $50 miles.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-11
DIR. MONOGRAM WILL ADDRESS
TEACHERS AT INSTITUTE
Prominent Educator Will Give Inter
esting Talk on Evening
of September 4.

Word has just been received by
County Superintendent Kennedy
that DR.. A. C.. Monahan. specialist in
rural education with the United
States Bureau of Education, will adj.
dress the Marion county teachers on
the evening of Thursday, September
4. In addition to this. DR.. MonaIan
Will be present for at least half o!
the day sessions on Thursday. As
Thursday Is to be Community Day."
day on which all friends of the
schools are especially urged to be
present. the presence Of Or. Monahan
will be all the more welcome. Or.
Monahan is an educator of nation
wide prominence, and Il recognized
leader In his field of work. The citi-
zcns Of Fairmoni and of the county
In general should not fail to hear
him.
As previously announced In the
West Virginian. the Marion county
institute will be held at the Fairmont
Normal sChol the week beginning
September 1. The regular instruC-
tors will be Arthur Powell, of Gin
cinnati. and II. b. Minnich. of Ok
ford, Ohio.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-11

Ing made. He has been over the
eastern vaudeville circuit aud has
booked up only the best shows oh
tanned for the next six months. No
expense will be spared in making
this popular play house success and
any suggestions from patrons will be
greatly appreciated.
Mr.. Pickett has also secured the
best film service on the market and
only two and three reel feature films
will be shown.
Good music Is assured and only
competent men will have charge OF
the stage and also In the front of tho
thcatcr.
Another big show is billed for the
last three days of this week.
There will be three performances
daily. A matinee at 3 O'Clock and
the evening shows at 1880 and 9:l5.
Popular prices will also be fca.
ture and this season promises to bc
the best since the house opened.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-11
Established 1865
United States Depositary
Peoples Forum
WHY MOTT

WHY NUTf
. Why not offer our Gid edged five
per cent no-taX road bonds III
small denominations to our people
Our bond selling committee has had
the same experience. similar conf
mittccs of Baltimore and other cit
les have had recently trying to sell
bonds in the money market
But the Baltimore Sun. wi. eli
asked the above question and under
took To answer II by conducting Il
sale Of city bonds over its own
counter: and the people picked
them up like 'hot, cakes" and the
trOublec ndcd.
What's IT," .:::...c,:: with Marion
county gas. oil and coal bonus and
rental people? Why can't thcy
lick up" Il little $500. 100000 bond
issue of five per cent. free OF coun'
ty taxes and al doubt?
The only objection 80 far heard Is
llut OUI udllhS Nl' diiHih 7''h' ''
their customers who have few dol
lars on deposit ut four per cent viii
withdraw them and buy. bonds Sup
pose they do, will not the road build
crs get the money and put 1t back
in the bank and pay II out to til,
men who work and to merchants
for supplies, machinery, and mate
rial, and the men in turn and thu
merchants again return the money
to the banks? In fact II would
never leave the banks and would
only result In changing from one
set of accounts to others.
Instead of standing around with
our hands in our pockets until next
spring, waiting for the money mar,
kct" to loosen up. we can have. our
own money working. our won people
earning it and putting II In circu-
lation building our much needed
roads.
Why not let our newspapers try
It over their counters?
READER.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-11

vANQU|SHED
LOCAL K. OF C. TEAM WON
GREAT GAME FROM MORGAN
TOWN PLAYERS AT TRACTION
PARK YESTERDAY.

At Traction Park yesterday after
noon fair-sizcd crowd witnessed
one OF the most interesting games
of the season. and one which car
ricd with 1t the added satisfaction OF
IA home team victory, the X. of c.
team of the local City League defeat
ing the Pressed Prism Glass Com
pany team of MorgaRtown by a
score of 2 to /.
The Columbias scored their first
run in the first inning when after
Lillis struck out Harmer dropped the
ball and Lillis was safe on first.
Flaherty flew to middlc and advanc
cd Lillis to: sccondssa wild pitch and
a passed ball scoredfthe runner.
In the eighth inning the Colun
bias got their last run. Kenendy
was safe on first on an error by
Williams. Lillis went out, Slime to
Glover, and Kennedy reached third.
He came home on passed ball.
Morgantown scored their run In
the seventh inning, when Williams
was walked. stole 4second, reached
third on an out and stole home.
The locals made two hits and III,
visitors four.
The batteries were: For X. of G..
-Curlcy. Flahcrty and Burns and
Stenger.
For MorGantown Killing and
Harmer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-11
Special Lace Curtain Values.
FICTION HAS NOTHING ON
THIS STRANGE TRUE TALE
locomotive and Schooner Have a
Heed On Collisoi and the
Latter Sinks.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 11.-Prob-
ably In no place except Camden
could collision between locomo-
tive and schooner occur. Naviga-
tion on COoper's creek has been par
alyzed nearly a week. however. by
just such an accident. 1t was only
recently that the vessel, the Alexis,
from Milford, Delaware. was raised
from the bottom of the stream by the
Craemcr WreckinG Co.. after she had
lain in midchannel for several days.
causing great Inconvenience and con-
siderable loss to Philadelphia tug
and barge owners as well as to the
various manufacturing plants that
use the creek as thOroughfare of
commerce.
The Alexis came up the Delaware
river carrying cargo of salt hay.
She anchored In the stream to await
n discharging berth and finally was
ordered to Copers Creek. Her deck
load was stacked UP so high that the
ray Obscurcd the vision OF the man
at the wheel. and It was necessary to
have a Lookout on duty forward while
navigating the tortuitous creek.
II Is thought that the fact that the
cargo intcrfcrcd with the hclmsman's
vision was the reason that. when the
schooner finally was made fast to a
wharf. her boysprit was inadvcrtent-
ly permitted to stick out over a
bridge that carriesthe railroad tracks
along the bank Of the creek. Hard
ly had the work Of discharging the
cargo begun whcnthosc on board
we're startled by a loud crash accom-.
panied by severe Earring OF the YES.
sci. Beofrc the nature of the acct
dent could be learned the craft began
to fill rapidly and the crew had bare.
ly time to scramble ashore when she
sank.
Then an. investigation was made
and 1t was discovered that a passing
locomotive had carried away both
bowsprit and jibboom. This caused
the seams Of the schooner to open anu
the water rushed in so quickly that
she sank In few minutes. The en-
gineer of the locomotive apparently
dbl not notice that collision had
occurred. for he did not halt.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-11
r. GUKESON,
Ciothier and FurnIsher
to7 Main S.
insured his wife for $4,000.

insured his wife for $4,000.
The Frankfort police learned of
the insurance and they also discov-
cred Hopf was trying to buy germs
fresh from human corpses.
So when his wife tok violently III
they arrested him.
Hopf's confession that he had CIV
en- his wife cholera germs followed.
The woman Is still i'll and pcrma-
nently broken In health.
The police suspect that Hopf made
his mother widow so that the faith
er's money would pass into her easy
hands. Then they say that Hopf
needed large sum of money In 1911
and that his mother conveniently and
suddenly died. leaving him $4,000.
All of Hopf's money went into
high living. He was one Of the best
fencers in Germany.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-11
HIPPODR0ME OPENING.

The Hippodromc Theaicr openea
this afternoon with a big clean cut
musical comedy of IA people. The
opening performance is The Pana-
ma Girls" in AT the Cabaret" This
Is one of the seasons latest produc-
lions featuring pretty girls. good
harmony singing and nifty dancing.
Manager Fred Pickett has the house
in first class order for the openin,
and many new improvements are be-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-11
NATIONAL GUARD ORDERED
TO BE READY FOR SERVICE

Sergeants Claude Stewart. Edwin
Skidmorc. Eugene E. Kennedy. Mon
ford Fluharty. left Saturday night
for Camp Perry. Ohio, where they
Will take part in the international
shooting contest to be held there.
The local boys are first-class marks
men and will make a good showing.
Orders have been received here no.
Trying the officers Of Companies H
and to be ready for service.
The officers have been ordered to
turn in their revolvers. They will
DC given new As calibrc Colts au-
tomatoes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-11
MANNING HELD FOR
NEXT GRAND JURY
After Preliminary Hearing on One
Charge Local Man Was Re.
arrested on Another.

w. H. Manning, who was given a
preliminary hearing In Justice r.
Leigh Flcming's court Saturday aft
erhoon on charge of assaulting Mary
hammond. ten year old girl. was
held for the grand jury. Immediate
~ after the trial Constable Riggs ar.
rested Manning on a warrant charg.
ing him with stealing Royal
typewriter and a leather case from
the Fairmont Stamp Works. The
value OF this property was placed at
$S5.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-11
LIGHT ENGINE KILLS THREE
TRACK LABORERS AT GRAFTON
(By Associated Press)

GRAFTON. w. Va, Aug. IA.
+. DeMoss, Guisepa Romenta and
]. b. McGinnis weEe killed this aft
ernoon near here when light en-
CINE ran into a gang of track repair
men on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-11
CHASING BAND OF BOX CAR
THIEVES ALONG THE N. &. W,
Loot to the Amount of 100000 Was
Secured During last Month.

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Aug. II.
1t become known to-day that a
large force Of special and State Off
GERS were put to work last night
along the C. and o. and Norfolk and
Western railroad in West Virginia
to capture. IL possible. band of
thieves who last week robbed cars
OF merchandise worth approximately
100000. Charleston and Blueiield
are believed to be the principal head
quarters Of the gang.although their
operations have covered many other
towns.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-11
Sees Bodies Unearthed.


He watched the police dig up the
remains of two wives, two parents
and two children. Hopf made n
days work of 1t with the police, and
he lolled on the cemetery lawn in
his chains while the police exhumed
the bodies Of his first wife, who died
in 1909. and of a child by his second
wife, who, died in 1906.
Another whole days job of the
same sort involved the remains of
his father, who died in 1904. and his
second wife who died In 1911. On
another day he saw the police dig up
the bones Of one OF his children and
later watched them exhume the
ashes OF his mother, whose body had
been cremated by Hopf's orders.
In the ashes arsenic was found.
Arsenic. has been found in all the
other remains.
Germany received the tip-top shud-
der when. In the basement of Hopf's
house. In a crude private laboratory.
the police found tin capsules of
enough Asiatic cholera and typhus to
start an epidemic In Europe.
They discovered that. with great
ease, by taking a laboratory letter.
head, he had purchased from Wen
ma laboratory Is different lots of
germs.
Hopf, who is SO years old. once
worked In drug store, the police
say. Immediately after he married
his first wife he Insured her life for
$4,000. She died suddenly. Hopf
:. collected the life insurance and then
married again. His second wife he
insured for $4,000. A girl baby was
born. but was taken III after six
weeks. The police say the child died
violently after Hopf gave its grand
mother a bottle Of medicine for the
little. sufferer. The police say Hopf's
motive in killing his baby daughter
was that, II she lived after her moth
er's death, she would inherit her
mothers life Insurance.
After the second wife's death,
Hopf married again and once more
..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-11
Arrived Last Night.

MIR. and Mrs. A. T. Roberts, of Nor
folk. Va. arrived here last evening
for a visit with Mrs. NJ. A. Nuzum.
Mrs. Nuzum is celebrating the ami
vcrsary of her birth to-day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-11
PARCEL POST LIMIT GOES
TO 20 POUNDS ON SEPT. Is.

Postmaster Fleming has been noti-
fed that the change In the parcel
post weight limit will go into effect
Friday. September Is. On that date
packages to the weight Of twenty
pounds will be received for the first
two zones. The details for the bank
Ing by mail feature have not been
worked out yetsy>. -ia,-s.--'i.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-11
U. D. C. to Meet,

The Robert Z. Lee Chapter of the
United Daughters Of the Confcdcrcy
will meet tomorrow afternoon at two
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Homer
Price on Madison street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-11
THAT TOTALLY DIFFERENT SHOP
PROUD TO MEET HIM

His friends always are when his ap-
pearance 10 neat and In the latest up.
to.date fashions In clothing. Summer
dress that would keep its shape should
be handsome and comfortable at the
same time requires a material that 10
tight weight and doesn't bag at the
knees. We have superb stock Of fab.
RIGS to choose from at SIS apiece up.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-11
SOCIETY


spent the past few weeks. Mr.. Lydis
went to the Park on Friday and will
accompany them home. Miss Ethel
Nuzum who had been at the Park re-
turned home last week.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-11
Confesses to
tContfnuec nom Page ons)
to his wife, also on whose life there
was insurance for $4,000.
s. An illegitimate child.

And to cap 1t all. he has confessed
that he tried to murder his third wife
with germs. Her life insurance was
$4,000.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-11
E: c. JONES
"1he Woman's Store"
Advance Showing Of Fall Worsteds.

The new weaves shown here are absolutely
Authoritative for fall and the quality is Just
little better than we have ever before been able
TO offer our customers at the prices. 4ry.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-07
CIGAR MAKERS
WITH The "WETS'
Local Union Circulates Petitions
Against Prohibition COnsti-
tutiOnal Amendment

Cigarmakers' union No. 22. is cir
culating individual petitions against
the resolution of Rep. Dunn, OF SAM
lac county, providing for the submits
sion TO the electors OF constitutional
amendment prohibiting the manufac-
ture and sale of alcoholic beverages
In Michigan. Each person presented
with one of the petitions Is requested
TO sign 1t and mail 1t TO one OF the
Wayne members in the house and
senate.
The petition, in part, Is as follows;
I'VE believe that prohibition does
not promote temperance, morality or
good citizenship; that IL encourages
lawlesness, hypocrisy and disrespect
of law and Is inconsistent with the
principles of American institutions
and the freedom and liberties estab-
lished by our forefathers. Free gov
eminent Is based on the right OF each
individual TO regulate his life accord
ing to the dictates of his own con
science, so long as he does not inter
fere with the rights OF his neighbor
and. therefore, free government Is In
consistent with sumptuary laws.
"The result OF prohibition where
adopted leads us to believe that more
good comes TO the individual and the
community, and that temperance ID
promoted to a greater degree by the
present regulation OF the liquor traf'
fic."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-07
DRAKE DEFENDS
COMPENSATION LAW
Says Employee Contributes to
Fund by Partial Loss of
Pay When Injured

At banquet in the Hotel Cadillac.
Thursday evening, which closed the
sixth annual convention of the Mich
igan State Builders association, Rich
ard l.. Drake. of Detroit, secretary OF
the Industrial Accident board, which
has charge OF the administration OF
the workmvn's compensation law, OPP
posed wish expressed by John Trix,
the toastmaster, that the law provided
that the employees pay portion of the
compensation.
This talk about the compensation
law being a benevolence and an uplift
Is all rot" said Mr.. Drake. The en-
ploye does pay. He works for a wage
which is not increased by increased
profits OF the business. He gets none
of the surplus due to a rising market.
If he is injured. through no fault OF
his own, he receives only 60 per cent
OF what he would have received had
he not been injured"
The association elected the follow
ing officers: President, r. X. Logan.
Saginaw: first yice-president. Moore
McQuigg, Kalamazoo; second vice
president, William Buck, Muskegon
third vice-president, D. A. Slater, Pom.
tiac: treasurer, A. A. Albrecht, de-
troit; secretary, John ]. Whirl, De-
troit; committee-at-large. Robert Me
Fate, Detroit, and A. J. Tenant, Bay
City.