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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-07
TEAMS EVENLY MATCHED.
speeulation 10 to Outcome Of Series
and Relative Strength.

New York. Oct. 1.-THE world OF
ha.aball centered it's attention on the
polo grounds today, the opening day
os the biggest sporting event OF the
year-the worlds championship strug-
giles between the New York Giants and
tho Philadelphia Athletics. Twice be-
fore these teams have met. the cham
pions Of their leagues, for permier hon
ors. Once before, in 1905. the Nation
ais triump1led. Once, two years ago.
the Athletics were victors. To-Day the
rubber was to be played. or its play
begun. and each team took the field to
win the odd and capture the double
honor Of worlds championship.
Outcome Uncertain.
Possibly never before in a worlds
series have the competitors been ap-
parently so evenly matched and the
outcome 30 uncertain. The uncertain
ty was reflected in the even betting
that ruled as the crowds assembled for
the beginning of the play. The Keen
interest aroused by this very uncer-
tainty was, testified to by the early
signs Of the opening days throng.
which, given even reasonably fair
treatment by the weather man, would
be ono Of the largest II not the largest
in the games history.
Stand in Line Al Night.
Before midnight the crowd began to
gather at the Polo grounds. Even tho
30, 900 seatD were ready for all corners
at the opening Of the gates. more than
1000 fans had posted themselves 1T the
entrances before I o'clock this morn
inS.
BY 8o'clock this morning. the hour
for the releasing Of the barrier which
Kept the crowd from the stands, fam
dom was on its way to the field by
ihousands. Elevated trains. the troll.
lies, tho subway, all carried their big
quota ol The anxious. The thick Of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-07
ELECT VICE PRESIDENT.
Chinese Parlimsnt Select Gen. Il Yuoa
Hsna BY Bio Majority.

Pekin. China. Oct. 7.-0en. Ii Yuen
Heng, provisional vice president Of the
Chinese republic. was made vice. -presi-.
dent today for term OF five years by
the united houses Of the Chinese pAr-'
lament He received 6i0 votes out ot
the 71s cast by the representatives an0
aenatOrs present.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-07
v..., 20 Rule Porto Rico.

washington. Oct. President Will
son today selected DR.. Arthur Yager,
president emeritus Of Georgetown Col
Iegc Georgetown, Ky. for governor of
Porto Rico. His nomination will 20 to
the senate this week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-07
LIFE SENTENCE FOR PRESCOTT.

Mason City Man Who Killed Wife and
pleaded Guilty Gets Limit.
Specinl to Times Republican.
Mason City. Oct. Louis Prescott
was sentenced to life Imprisonment by
Judge Kelley for the murder Of his di-
yorced wife, Cora Leach Prescott
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-07
T.-R. BULLETIN
News Of Today
The Wsathsr.

The Weather.
Sun rises Oct. 8 at 600; sets at 6:32.
Iowa-Fair tonight and Wednesday:
cooler in extreme eastern portion to-
night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-14

ment of the fire control stations, the big guns would have to be fired more or less by guess-work, aided by the experience of trained "spotters" which at best, would be but a poor substitute for the wonderful accuracy of the fire control stations.
 It is in the improvement of nerve ganglia of the modern battleship that the American ships excel and it is the details for the manipulation of it which disappeared from the Navy De- partment shortly after President Will sons inauguration. The plans have never been located. but are supposed to be resting safely in the coffers of some foreign nation. with the odds on Japan.
 Nohing about those tiny dread noughts has been left to the i1nagina- tion. nothing has been omitted; they are just as complete and up to date as are their "grown-up" sisters.
 This is the toy which the Govern mental Santa Claus donated to Secre- ary Daniels. Whether or not you are interested in the appearance of the modern battleship whether or not you care to inspect model of the latest type of dreadnought, whether or not you come to Washington and pass through the corridors of the Navy Department to inspect Uncle Sans collection fo toys in glass cases. you will be interested to know that at least some of your money has gone to give the Secretary of the Navy another ornament for his for his of- flee Ten thousand dollars seems to be goodly sum to expend upon a "toy''-particua arly in these days of Democratic economy" and the high cost of governmental upkeep-but Navy Department officials assure me that "one cannot turn out model fo; loss than that sum-
 So there you are! The Secretary of the Navy must have a model of the New York; therefore he spends $1O,- 900 for an office ornament when he 1 indignantly declined to buy rug which cost about $1.000. The ques- ton of the utility of the rug and that of the model is one which is hardly open to argument
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-14
Satan's Pupil.

Tho wildcat cf the north woou@ led lynx, bay lynx. bobcat. or howevea we may elect to call him. has been described as a bundle of live wires actuated by the spirit of Satan. Run nine up to over 40 pounds in weight he Is as big as his finer-furred cousin. the tufted-eared Canada lynx, far hand somer and much more savage. l have seen them fight dogs desperately, and . full-grown wildcat will play havoc with a flock of sheep. But no cst has ever been known to attack man except In the effort to get away when corn cred. Some time ago I found man in Maine willing to swear before . notary that bobcat had attacked him without provocation, but concluded to abide by the advice of Manly Hardy. gone from us now. who wrote me that . man who would swear to anything of tho kind was a born liar anyhow~ Edward Breck. in Outing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-14

any object within twelve or fourteen miles Likewise, all the life boats which the recent ordinance of Con- gross decreed should be placed on war vessels are in place. with every thing of their mechanism exactly shown.
 The deck of the miniature battle ship is marked off into sections and zones, pre-, lsely as in the deck of a battleship. The search lights, are all properly placed and apparently ready for instant use. The big skele- ton masts. the distinguishing feature of all American ships, are precisely where they will be on board the real New York and the rapid fire guns are at their exact stations. In each "crow's nest" is a miniature fire con- trol station. the portion of a battl- ship which has been aptly designated as the nerve center" of the vessel. A modern battleship can survive the loss of it's boilers, it can go no fight ing after half or even more of it's guns have been shot away. It can deal death and destruction from a single turret. but the entire ship is practically helpless if the two fire control stations Gone in each skeleton mast) are disabled
 It is by the use of this mechanism. resembling nothing so much as tel escape placed horizontally, that the range finders are enabled tell the exact distance of he enmy's ships and to "spot" the shells as they fall short or hurtle over the attacking fleet 1 therefore. in the event Of ne dlsable-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-14

Stars and Stripes. This model. made with the utmost care and attention to detail. has just been turned out by the Bureau of Construction and Re- pair of the Navy Department and has been placed in Secretary Daniels of flee to show visitors what the New York will look like when she is launched.
 The estimated cost of this model is $1O.UO0 and while it is far from be- ing utiltarian. the Democratic Sec retary of the Navy justifies its being by saying that the general public has right to see what it's Ibattleships look like and that the model will be placed on general exhibition in the halls of the Navy Department
 Few persons who pass through the Navy Department realize the immense cost of Uncle Sam's parmada made up of all classes of battleships, tor pedo boats and submarines. Every detail of these models is perfect. from l the water mails on the bow to the mechanism of the anchor in the storm from the wireless apparatus on the mast head to the balancing of the keel. And such accuracy costs money and a lot of it.
 In the case of the model of the New York for example. this accur- acy is carried to such an extent that l the very gun turrets are made so thai they can be moved at will and the miniatures of the fourteen inch guns fore and aft can be trained on any object just as their immense broth CTS on the big battleship could hi
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-14
SlO,OOO TOY FOR SECRETARY DANIELS Model of Battleship New York to be Carried to
 Navy Secretary.
WILL BE EXHIBITED
Model of More Use To the Department than $1,OOO Rug. Says MT.
 Daniels
BY JONATHAN WINFIELD

Washington. Dec. 13th.-How would you like to have Santa Claus bring you single toy about ten feet lony and two feet wide. valued at $1O.OOO? How would you like to have him de- liver it to your office and place it in glass as an ornament opposite your desk?
 That is what has just happened to Secretary of the Navy. Josephus Dan iels
 The stoy" is model of the battle ship New York latest and greatest of all dreadnoughts which fly the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-14
ALA CARTE DINNER
 AT THE HOTEL PINES

Quite an elaborate luncheon and dinner has been planned for the Hotel Pines today, commencing at 11:3O and lasting until S:30 o'clock In the evening. The service will De a la carte and on the lengthy menue there has been placed evry known tempting dellcacy of the season. The menu is fully as elaborate as one would find in the big lobster palaces of Gotham. AsaH HHiU
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-14
pepressinq. Indeed.

Health is the req. woman problem ' said Q physician, recently. T haven" 6 woman patient today. a chronic pa' tient. I mean, who couldn't have es. capped me-escapcd me forever. or at least until the very last call. if she had been trained right physically from her childhood up. What I mean is that everything thai is tho matter with my patients Is som ething superinlposed by wrong ways of living and thinking It's depressing. isn't 1t. to consider the vAste7"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-14
World's FIneet Natural srldos.

Only 25 white men. 1t Is said. have as yet beheld the most remarkable natural bridge in the world-the Rain bow Bridge of southern utah-com- pared with which the famous natural bridge of Virginia is almost insignif' cant. The Rainbow bridge Is S09 feet high and has span of 27s feet. The Virginia bridge has a span of only 46 feet and Is 200 feet high. The Rain. bow bridge arch exceeds the length of the longest masonry arch In the world by 6 feet.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-14
NEW IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

A movement is on foot by the land owners of Jefferson county to form a road district for the purpose of build ing a. road to connect with the south end of the Pulaski county pike at the Faver place and to continue the Lo- noke county bikes on the Plum Bayou road This is a movement that should ,be encouraged by every one as there is nothing better for this section Of the state that could be done than to bui]d good roads, it adds to the value of he property and encourages lmml- grants to this country.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-14
RAUGHON'S PRACTICAL BUSINESS COLLEGE


 standard school Dy united States Superior facilities for giving the BES the BEST % son Draughon graduates make enrolment s Tall he largest in history New added every % pament to properly for the idly b our regular Bookkeeping Banking and Tpew etc., we nave added the finest Teegaphy Raia depart men this section the country Position under easona condlons Write literature NOW Address the College, Eth and Main Sts, Rock
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-14
eIr Walters Good Fortune.

Sir Walter Raleigh had called td take . cup ot tea with Queen Elixa, both.
 Tt was very good of you. Sir Wal ter" said her majesty. smiling sweet; ly upon the gallant knight. "to ruin your cloak the other day so that my feet should not be wet by that horrid puddle. May not instruct my lord high treasurer to reimburse you fol It?"
 Don't mention 1t. your majesty" re. piled Raleigh. Tt only cost two and Six and l have already sold 1t tu an American collector for RS,0oa"-Lip pincott'a.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-14
Manager c. B. Murphy, of the

Manager c. B. Murphy, of the To- cal Swift and Company, recently re- ceived eight prize cattle for Thalheim- CT and Company, local butchers which will be sold to the holiday trade The cattle took the first prize at the recent Stock and Feeders Show in Chicago. They weighed, dressed, from $50 to 900 pounds each.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-14

How about your Holiday Cakes ? You know what our name stands for. Tell us what kind of a cake you want for Christmas, and we assure you perfect satisfaction. Let us have your order cary. Model Bakery, Makers of Queen Bread. 12-10-5t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-14
A Fair PrODOsitiOn

The Manufacturers of Meritol Rheumatism Powders have so much confidence in this preparation that they authorize us to sell them to you on positive guarantee to give you relief in all cases of Rheumatism or refund your money. This is certainly fair proposition. Let us show them to you. w. l.. Dewoody & Co.,, Ex- elusive Agency,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-14
Not Beyond Help at 87.

Sleep-disturbing bladder ,"eaKness stiffness in joints, weak, inactive kid aey action and rheumatic pains, are all evidence of kidney trouble. Mrs. Mary A. Dean AZ B. Walnut street Taunton, Mass. writes: "I have pass e,s my S7th birthday and thought was beyond the reach of medicine but Foley Kidney Pills have proved most beneficial in my case"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-14

T. G. Dade, of Fort Smith, will at once take up his duties of the recieverslip of w. A. Matthews & Co.,, which operates plants in Pine Bluff, Fort Smith and other places. The comvony went into voluntary receiversh;p.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-14
London larqeIy Built on Marsh.

London Largely Built on Marsh.
 Abundant evidence as to the marshy nature of the ground upon which a large part of the city of London was originally built is still to be discover ed in such names as Fenchurch street. Fipbury and MoorfielGs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-14
sIamese craue,ruIt.

In Siam there are three kinds of grapefruit. all seedless. One kind has sed meat. Two kinds are sweet and
 one Is sour.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-14

Gone and Weli-Nlgh Foroottsn.
 An anxious inquirer wants to know what has become of the old-fashioaed man who used to 90 to the neniten. tiary after being founA. xuilty?-To lodo RlnAA
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-14
OUR WEEKLY RECIPE

OUR WEEKLY RECIPE DATE SOUFFLE. Wash, stone and chop half a pound of dates, simmer in half a cup of boiling water till very soft; mash these add four egg whites beaten very stiff, a quarter of a cup of sugar, a tablespoonful of lemon juice and a dash of salt; pour into a buttered dish and bake thirty-live minutes; serve cold with whipped cream or fOamy sauce.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-14
l GOOd Taste
 THE LINK Which We Seek to Bind You OUR STORE
 THESE HAVE QUALITY
THESE HAVE QUALITY.

BRANDS OF MERIT
 BELLE SPRING Creamery Butter, Fresh Country Butter and Eggs, Nice Fat Hens and Spring Chickens, Pickles and Loose Olives, Heinz Loose Mince Meat and Apple Butter; Canova Coffee S5c pef lb; 8 lbs. for $1.OO; Fresh Oysters, Fresh Meat.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
Worlds Arch Criminal Revealed
In Life Story of Hans Schmidt

NEW YORK. Sept. 2O.-Since the
apprehension of Schmidt as the muir
derer Of Miss Aumuller and his con-
fession, not a day has failed to add
some details of the mans strange life
story. 1t seems to the police that the
whole world is interested. A thread
has been picked up here and there,
this tangle has been unravelled, and
from the warp and wool the MARIA
tives of his career has been woven.
The police and the court authorities
now realize that they havesto deal
with one of the arch criminals of the
age
Inspector Faurot is not alone in be-
heVing that time will rank this as the
worlds most celebrated murderer AS
the inspector says, the Rev. Hans
Schmidt has been shown to be one
of the brainiest criminals in any
land.
If this man had not made one little
mistake and bought a pillow different
from any other pillow sold, Faurot de-
clares that Schmidt would have de-
veloped into a master plotter for a
band of smaller criminals around him,
launching out and abandoning half
way criminality to make himself a
factor in the big crimes of the world.
Here is his story so far as it is
known:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21

married life. But I was worried. II
our relation became known, how
could I explain?
Il thought il all out alone and de-
cided to kill my wife.
My decision made, ii was time,
thought, to act | went out and hunt
ed for tools. | came downtown.
thought l could best do It with A
butcher knife.
- went to a little shop Ia Center
street, just south of Worth street. or
near that street, and bought the
butcher knife and the saw.
81 took the tools with me to our
apartment on the night Of Septem
Der !. Anna was lying in her bed.
do not know whether she was asleep.
Stepping over to the bed with tho
butcher knife, | seized her and told
her quickly that l had come to carry
out my threat.
II cut her throat with the butcher
knife while held her. While the body
was still warm ! rushed into the bath
room with IT, I threw her into the
bathtub. And then | cut her up.
Il cut the body into five or six
pieces
Then l went out and bought tar
moth paper in which to wrap the
pieces.
Il used the first things that came 10
my mind to use as first coverings for
the parts. | damned one section into
the pillow slip. I used, I think, part
of the bedspread to wrap about the
legs or arms | may have used some
OF Annals lingerie.
My work was rapid. I wanted to
get rid of the head. 1t was the first
thing I took away. ! wrapped it IN
paper and tied It up like package.
with the head under my arm, I
made my way to the river ! bought
a ferry ticket and got aboard the fer
~ to Fort Lee. ] laid the package
down on the seat beside me in the
waiting room and again on the ferry
boat. No one noticed. There were
many passengers.
AS the boat neared midstream ]
picked up my package and sauntered
to the stern of the boat. As no one
paid attention to me, and ! felt sure
that ! was not observed. / dropped the
head into the river. 1t disappeared.
81 hurried back 10 the fiat as soon
as the boat brought me back to Man
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
CHAPTER I.

An old gray haired woman, sitting
by the fire in her little home in
Aschaffenburg, Germany. two weeks
ago was handed & photograph by the
mail man and the picture proved to
be that of her long absent Johannes
Schmidt in America. on the back of
the card was the sentence in Ger
man "Auf Elm frohes wiedersehen"( To
our next happy meeting) In a post
card that came two days later waS
the encouraging promise, 81 rejoice
that l soon may be with you"
Tears of jov rose in the old frau's
eyes. Probably she told the news
of her son and his plan to return to
her neighbors and to her husband,
Heinrich Schmidt, who is 60 years
old, one year older than Frau
Schmidt.
Yet the Rev. Hans Schmidt when
he sent the likeness and the message
was undoubtedly already plotting the
cruel murder of Anna Aumuller, the
cofnely young girl he said he loved.
He had looked at flats and stolen a
death certificate, had a copy made Of
it by photogTa ply and had obtained in
some way blank death certificates.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
HANS SCHMIDT
DETERMINED To
:. ] FIGHT FOR LIFE
Supposedly Mad Priest Suddenly
Changes From Martyr Air When
He Sees the Death Chair.

E NEW YORK, Sept. Suddenly
abandoning his air of resignation and
perverted martyrdom. Hans Schmidt,
The supposedly mad priest, who con-
fessed numbering and Remembering
Anna Aumuller,, declared in the
Tombs to-day that he would fight for
his life.
For the first time a look of terror
came into the prisoners eyes at a
mention OF the death chair and, while
exercising in the corridor, Schmidt
Confided to a fellow prisoner:
81 will fight for my life. If District
Attorney Whitman expects to get
anything out of me he will find him
self up against a stone wall"
On account of SChmidts erratic
mental condition, a sudden change of
attitude with revelations of more
CHASTITY crimes would not surprise the
police.
When Schmidt was asked about a
confession he is alleged to have made
yesterday relatives to euthanasia he
shrugged his shoulders and refused to
talk. One of the beliefs of Schmidt
disordered mind is in the doctrine OF
painless death for cripples or persons
who suffer.
The police believe that if Schmidt
had not been arrested he would be
dealing in wholesale murder. Schmidt
intended to make a beginning in his
dreadful work Of blood among the
parishioners of st. Joseph's Church,
where he was assistant rector In or
der to dispose of his victims Schmidt
had stolen a book of death certificates
from a physician and these were to
have been forged.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
CHAPTER VI.

Following the confession, rapidly
came the police discovery that the
cousins, who in youth connived to-
gether at Mainz. were together still.
In St. Nicholas, not far from the
church of the Rev Schmidt. was the
dentist office of DIT. Ernest Arthur
Muret II was there that the two
men had plotted crime.
One of the plans of the Rev,
Schmidt was 10 make counterfeit:
money, and to relieve the poor of
this country and Germany" as he
says. The minister engraved the
plates. crudely enough at first, but
better as he practiced. The place of
afe-keeping for the counterfeiting
outfit was in the laboratory OF DR..
MGret, the dentist
Nights, after his clerical duties were
done, the priest hurried TO his friend
and in his Office changed his clerical
garb for a business suit Of gray.
Not all is yet told of the deeds done
by the two cousins. Strange stories
Of midnight revelry are reported
Women were heard at night scream
ing and seen running in the Railways
crying for help.
There may have been other muir
ders. Helen Greene, VINO had been in
the company Of the Rev Schmidt,
when he posed as a VanDyke. has not
since been seen. Trenton where the
Rev. Schmidt served as assistan.
priest, reports a missing girl
But the old mother. back in AS
chaffenburg, has but one explanation.
now that she knows the truth:
my poor boy is insane. He was
insane In his youth. He was in an
asylum. He is 10 he cured-not pun
ished"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
CHAPTER v.

While the detectives and newspa -
per men sat listening the Rev
Schmidt told the story of his crime,
tale never equaled in the annals Of
crime. He told of his relations with
Anna Aumuller and went on: But
Anna talked to me about our child
soon to be born. The full realization
of our sin became apparent to me
The fact began to worry me.
AT first | could not think out my
course. Anna pleaded Then | de-
cded that we should be married. Sew
eral days before | killed her we were
married at the City Hall. We gave
our true names. You will find the
records.
I'VE decided then that we should
have a home. | set about finding q
location. We knew that for a time,
until we decided how to declare our
selves before the world, it must be a
secluded one.
II engaged the apartment at No. So
Bradhurst avenue. | fixed it up with
a little furniture. / bought the fur
niture we thought we required.
Anna went there and we began our