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MYSTERY OF DISSECTED BODY SOLVED-PRIEST
CONFESSES-TELLSS STORY OF DEED

Tombs, Schmidt discussed the MUIR
der without tremor.
He hotly denied he was insane. He
refused a lawyers assistance.
Schmidt would not call the murder
of the girl with whom he had lived
iliicitly crime. ....e
She was a sacrifice" demanded by
God, and he was the instrument
chosen to exalt her soul. Back to the
days of Abraham he went for a pre-
cedent.
He processes to care nothing for
the law of man. ,..-
you and do not understand
this,' he told a lawyer God and
Abraham only will be able to clear
the matter up If, l need a lawyer
God will send one to me- y
But my case is beyond human aid.
l am content to receive the punish
ment that may be ordered"
AS Father Schmidt was talking he
took a paper from the hand of the
lawyer. On the front page was a !.
picture of the murdered girl. He
raised it to his lips and kissed it
several times. Then he suddenly
handed it back, saying he "did not
like the taste of it."
He declared he had married the
girl 'fby command" performing the
marriage. himself. Everything he
has done, he says, was done "by
command" A higher power directed
his movements.
A physician who talked with the
murderer declared he was probably
suffering from hallucination that he
was in communicated with the spirit
world.
Schmidt's statement to the police
is one of the most remarkable and
weirdest stories ever told. Frequent
ly he refers to his patron saint, st.
Elizabeth of Hungary.
Il met Anna Aumueller two years .
-, -
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
MOTHER Of FIVE
URGES REFORM
IN COURTSHIP.
Disregards Spooning Crusade to
DenounCe ParIOr Manners of
Her Daughters Wooers,

1t was ever thus. Ont in the red
hills of Georgia the call is for re
fawm." In the elegant city parlors
clubwomen suavely discuss reform
of everything from the slit skirt to
the ballot. Atlanta policemen are
tainted. thoroughly with the reform
bacteria, until you can no more kiss
the lady of your heart than you could
tousle the mustache of Chief Beavers
with impunity.
The wonder of it is how September
Morn got by.
It is everywhere thus in Georgia
Therefore, the crusade that was be-
gun to-day by mother in Rome Ga,
is no more than consistent. Here's
is a real reform, aimed at what she
says is the bad manners of the young
men of Rome who call on her daugh-
tiers.
They smoke cigarettes in her parlor,
these young men, and very nom
chalantly, after they have known her
daughter Elizabeth ten minutes, call
her Lizzie or Liz All this the moth
er considers improper.
In a statement ito the public"
meaning the mother-public, she is
asking that a stop be put to all this
Her Beatrice" must not be "Trixy"
to practical strangers. and the picture
Of her grandfather that hangs sedate-
ly over the parlor mantel must not be
wreathed in cigarette smoke. And it
seems hard that she should be forced
to view through the smoke pail the
figures Of languid young men with
their feet on her parlor chairs.
At least there should be no doubt
that this mother in Rome, who gives
the only hint Of her identity by sign
ing herself "A Mother of Five Daugh-
ters," has a worthy reform to advo-
cate. The Womans Club Of Rome
will consider it when next it's mem
bers meet. and the eloquent appeal
of the Mother of Five Daughters
to clubwomen everywhere in Georgia,
is likely to have an effect in Tegener-
ating the parlor manners Of Georgia
youths.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
men WELCOME
MOTHERS FRIEND
A Duty That Every Man Owes
to Those Who Perpetuate
the Race.

II Is just as important that men should
know of progressive method in advance
Of mot herhood. The suffering. pain and
distress incident TO child bearing can be
easily avoided by having at hand a bot
tie Of Mothers Friend.
This Is a wonderful penetrating extsr-
nal application that relieves all tension
upon the muscles and enables them to
expand without the painful strain upon
the ligaments. Thus there is avoided
all those nervous spells. the tendency Jo
nausea or morning sickness is counter
acted. and a bright, sunny, happy dis
position IS preserved that reflects won
deTfully upon the character and temper
ament OF the little one soon 20 open It's
ayes IN hewilderment al the Joy Of hts
arrival You can obtain a bottle OF
Mothers Friend Ct any drug store at
500. and II will he the best dollar
worth you ever obtained. II preserves
the mothers health, enables her to make
q quick and complete recovery, and thus
renewed siren 9Th she will eagerly devote
herself TO the care and attention which
mean 50 much 10 the welfare OF the
ohild Write TO the BTadfield ReguIR-
tor Co, 129 Lamar Bldg, Atlanta. Ga
tur their valuable and instructive book
n guidance for expectant mothers Get
bottle Of MoSherA Friend to-day,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
FIVE BILLIONS WILL Re
PAID To FARMERS Of THE
J. s. FOR CROP THIS YEAF

fetal TO industry, commerce and al
nance, taking the country as a whole,
although certain individuals and i'm
tied sections have been hard hit by
the 1routh.
The shortage in new corn is not a
disaster. It is blessing in disguise
For with over 0O.OOO,OOO bushels Of
old corn on hand October l, the ag-
gregate supply of maize this autumn
win be SOME 2.75OOOOOO0 bushels.
This Just about equals the corn sup
ply following the harvest OF 1911
only two years ago, when the yield
was $3.50, 100000 and the supply of
old corn was then only about one
fourth as large as now"
The Cotton Prospect.
The wheat output will be the great
est m quantity and value in the coun-
try's history, and the value for po-
tatoes S224,0O0,OOO, which is 10000
900 more than last year, breaks all
records.
Even more remarkable than the
foregoing is the present promise Of
the cotton crop" continues the bull
letin. Although nearly a million
bales less than last year, a decrease
of per cent, its price of around IA
cents per pound to the planter will
make the cotton crop worth the I'M
precedented aggregate of nearly $780,
OOO 900.
In other words cotton growers
will receive a total Of around $125,-
100000 more than last year, or a to-
tai increase Of % per cent. This will
be the greatest amount ever paid to
planters in the history Of the cotton
industry"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17

WIN a total quantity Of agricul-
Eural products % per cent less than
IN 1912, the years gross revenue for
the farmers will be per cent more
than last year, according to a buTe-
tin issued by tho Orange Judd Com
panS which publishes several agri-
cultural papers. Total value Of all
crops IN the United States win be
$5,OONoOo. 900 or S26s, 900, 900 more
than year ago.
The reason for this extraordinary
condition is. Of course, the high prices
per unit for several of the large ce-
real crops. Corn, for example, will
snow a total volume of 20 per cent
under 1912, but with a value OF AZ per
cent better VIII produce for the farm
ers 800, 900, 900 more than a year ago.
The wealth the farmers WIN re-
cetve for their decreased tonnage"
says the report, also has these two
decided advantages: Less labor and
expense will be required for harvest
ting and marketing the crop this year.
at a time when farm help is scarce
and high.
Shortage Saves Railroads.
only the decrease of about 80, O0O,-
900 tons in the weight Of these sta
pies will enable American railways to
move the crops of 1913 without a YER
table breakdown Of the transporta-
lion system, in view Of the heavy ton
mage of other freight and of passen-
ger traffic caused by the resumption
of good times.
The outcome of the agricultural
season, therefore, is profoundly bene-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
SAYS j. s. LEAD IN
COTTON IS TAGGING
Georgia Expert Urges Farmers to
Use Improved Method of Bal
ing and Caring for Staple,

Declaring the supremacy Of AmerI-
ca in cotton production is IN danger
because Of improper methods of bal
ing and caring for the staple, T. II.
Kimbrough, of Cataula, Ga, former
member Of the legislative committee
of the Farmers Union. has issued a
letter TO Southern farmers, pleading
for reforms
This loss of supremacy in cotton
growing" Mr.. Kimbrough said, may
not appear probable for several years,
but looks possible when we remem-
Der that only few years ago we
produced IS per cent OF the cotton
Of the world, and now we produce
only 70 per cent.
III we would hold our own and
make any progress, there are i'm
provements and many changes that
must be made.
Our cotton should be gathered
when dry, housed and protected until
ready for the gin The gin roll should
be run out sufficiently close when
changing on bales to prevent a mix
ture of grades, and avoid false packs,
which can be done if honestly pre-
pared and properly looked after by
the gin man.
Your cotton should be baled in
standard press box (not over p by
54, using a good grade Of baggiug
of sufficient width, weight and
strength. also secured al the ends
with good Irvine, to protect it IN
transit, and so far as possible the
bales should be Of uniform weight,
never less than 400 pounds nor more
than 500 pounds"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
Wanted Fine Cut
For Kicking Begga1

F. A Ninhinnett, of Buckhead, felt
when he vigorously kicked John
Booth, an aged and decrepit DeKalb
County man, who is a familiar seeker
of aims in Atlanta's downtown streets.
Minhinnett made no denial of the
kicking before Recorder Broyles, but
startled the court by remarking:
Your honor think l ought to be
allowed something off of my fine for
kicking that old pest"
Judge Broyles fined him $2575.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
Stays Man He Finds
Embracing His Wife

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 17.-Joseph
Stout. a collector for the National Oil
Company. died to-day following an
operation for the removal Of a bullet
fired into his abdomen by Dr. Charles
NJ. Clayton, 50, when. the doctor de
clares. he found his wife in the en-
brace Of Stout.
The shooting occurred at noon Mon
DAY. when Clayton drove up to his
home in his automobile and found
Stout there.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
Hunter Stays Man He
Takes for a Squirrel

ELLIJAY, Sept News has 5rsa
reached this place that George Dyen
of the MOuntaintown district, thIs
county, was accidentally shot and
killed by Walter Hill, a neighbor su
the Iatters corn field.
Both men were out squirrel huzsA-
ing and I'M, not knowing that Dyer
was in his field. got a glimpse Of him
through the tall corn and thinking
he was a squirrel shot him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
Countess to Reform Movies"

LONDON, Sept. 17.-The Countess
Of Warwick announces she will enter
the motion picture field as a scenario
writer with the object OF helping to
put the British in the front place now
occupied by American movies and
also 10 lift motion pictures to high
er plane. The Countess has placed
the historic Warwick Castle at the
disposal of an English movie concern
and also her beautiful estate in Essex
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17

are nisinformed as to the meaning
OF the document, and all that is nee
essary to get their support Is to let
them know the facts.
There is no politics or personal
ambition back OF this movement 1t
simply is an effort to Codify and sim
plify the old charter. 1t systematiZes
the construction department and i'm
proves our form Of government in
many other details. But the funda-
mental principle OF representative
government is left undisturbed
7 think the new charter Is worthy
Of the support of every good Allan
tan"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
Court Holds Male
Visitors Permissible

BERLIN, Sept 1.-THE Supreme
Court at Leipsic has decided that a
woman has an indisputable right TO
receive male visitors in her own
apartments.
The case arose from the action Of
an actress in receiving men visitors
in a rented apartment. The landlord
tried to restrain her from doing this.
but the court decided that the prohi-
bition of visits by men would be IL
legal and a restriction Of personal
liberty.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
URGES ACTIVITY IN
CHARTERS BEHALF
Judge HiIIyer Advises Mass Meet
ings and the Circulation of
Copies of Document.

Judge George Hillver, chairman CT
the new charter campaign commit
tee, Wednesday urged more active
campaign to pass the charter on Sep
TENDER "a.
Meetings to discuss the new char
ter should be held in every ward. d"
he declared. Thousands Of copies
OF the charter should be printed and
distributed Many people In Atlanta
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
Flies e.es Miles in D Day..

PARIS, Sept. 1.-THE Michelin
cup for distance flying was to-day
awarded to Aviator Fourny, who COW
cred 9,993 miles between August rs
and September 16 FOurny few daily
and never once suffered serious mis-
hap. The old record for a similar
length Of time was held by Cavelier,
who few 1929 miles last year
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
Attorney General
Of Tennessee Quits

KNOXVILLE, Sept. 1.-THE Tesig-
nation Of Charles T. Gates. Attorney
General OF Tennessee. was put in the
hands OF the State Supreme Court, in
session here this morning.
Frank NJ. Thompson, of Chatra-
nOOga. and Assistant Attorney Cen
eral w. W. Faw are mentioned to
succeed Gates.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
PoIalre Coming With Dogs.

HAVRE, Sept. 17.-Mme. Polaire,
accompanied by her leading man, the
rest of her company secretary, a
maid and her two lame and aged
dogs, sailed on La Provence for New
York. She startled the other passen-
gers by appearing with her nose ring,
which, she said, she intended to in
trOduCe among American women
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
Noted Editor Dead.
MiIitants Fire Mansion.

LONDON. Sept 17-Militant suf-
fragettes to-day tried to destroy by
fire the $4,000 mansion OF Lord De-
LTsle and Dudley at Penshurst place.
Kentshire The building was only
partially destroyed. Lord DeLIsle
and Dudley is third baronet Of the
line. His estate consists of over ten
thousand acres.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
PLAN BOYS REFoRMAroRY.

SAVANNAH, Sept. IA home for
incorrigibles, boys and girls, will be
built in Savannah at once. petit
ton for charter was granted in the
Superior Court to-day.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
CABLE
/ NEWS
Important Events From All
Over the Old World Told m .
Few Short LinoA

Ex- Minister to U. S. Dead.
BERLIN, Sept. 17.-Count Alven-
leben, former German Minister to
Washington and a member of the
Prusian diet, died to-day.
Noted Editor Dead.
LONDON, Sept. 17.-Harry Quelch,
Socialist, labor leader and former
editor Of Justice, died to-day. Six
years ago he was expelled from Wut-
temberg while attending the Inter
national Congress of Socialists for
referring to the peace conference at
The Hague as "a thieves supper. "
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
NURSE Webs PATIENT.

CLARKSDALE, MISS, Sept IL
Miss Dollie DunCanson, who nursed
back to health Edward Marshall N
insurance agent. following his injury
In an elevator accident. now is the
bride Of her former patient
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
One Sneeze Means
Death to This Man

BOSTON, Sept, 17~-Doctors in the
city Hospital here declare that II
Henry Parker sneezes just once he
will die
Parker's back was broken recently,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
Rugs for Hall Strips

include rich, mellow patterns in the handsome
Trans, Carabaghs, Hamadans and Kurdistans
Sizes by 10 feet to by - feet
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
Important Sayings
ByImportant People

The charter to be voted upon is
a bona fide codificatiOn Of the ex-
listing charter with only the altera-
tions or changes to which attention
has been called. in the epitome of
the same, or short statement OF Its
contents, heretofore published. The
board Of public safety will comprise
the duties Of both the police and the
fire departments. There Is Un-
doubted need for harmony of method
and effort in both Of these depart
ments and ii is confidently believed
that a union of the two viii re
suit I'm great good.-JUDGE GEORGE
HILLYER, Chairman of the Citizens
Committee.
You must be efficient. each in his
own line and all working together
as a unit, else you would not have
been turned oSNr TO me by a post
master whose administration has
been satisfactory to the patrons Of
the office The work Of every one
of YOU is of record Each of YOU
know within yourselves whether or
not you have made good. II you've
made good you will have the chance
of making better, so far as my ad
ministration is concerned POST
MASTER JONES to Postal En-
ployees.
The cotton crop in Georgia is fairly
up to the age-much better than
It is in any Of the adjacent States.
The corn crop is also good, while
throughout the country generally IL il
almost a total failure I did not see
any good corn after l left Georgia. l
did not stop Off of the train in Ala
bama, combining my inspection to the
States Of Mississippi and Louisiana,
but, judging from what We saw on
the railroad, the corn crop is almost a
total failure Georgia is indeed for
year.-JAMES D. PRICE, Commits
sioner of Agriculture
II the cotton exchanges are taxed
out Of existence. the whole machin-
cry Of modern mill cotton buying will
be thrown out of gear The only peO-
pie who will be benefited will be the
very large mills and the big spot cot
ton operators. who will sit back and
complacently watch spot cotton accu-
muate at sundry concentrating
points" in the South, and when the
load gets too big for the local banks
they will step in and buy at their
own price, and the grower of the cot
ton will be the sufferer.-PRESIDE
GORDON, OF the Georgia Cotton
Manufacturers Association.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
Carpet Size Rugs


Ana
2 f TO by feet
PR!CES-Pesan unlike other mean moth
the Therefore,
ngS however generally about like this SIS
T T-l0 lloln
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-31
Farming Best Occupation.

The old cry is still heard,
farm work is drudgery,' says
Live Stock Report. Farmers
are frequently heard advising
young people to get an education
to make an easier living than
farming, and these same farm
ers the next breath are grum-
bling about the scarcity of labor
on the farm. Give the youth the
education, but then encourage
him to farm. A good day is COM
ing, when the public school
courses will discriminate less UNI
fairly in favor of the pursuits of
the town. A farmer Of intellec-
tual ability who uses his intellect
to promote business principles in
agriculture, has, beyond doubt,
the most attractive occupation in
this country, that is, provided he
likes farming, which he should if
he rightly understands it.
Many boys and girls do not like
farm work. It seems too hard.
Think a moment. Does the city
offer snaps?o Not to him who
would succeed in life. Easy jobs
draw little pay, and generally
attract lazy laborers. Il success
is attained in the city, it IS after
strenuous efforts and the closest
application to duty. We hear OF
the few who have left the coun-
try and gone to the city, and are
now living in their mansions and
are riding IN their big SIX
touring cars, butWe never hear
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-31
Good Roads.


When you mention good
roads to some people they act
as though a death had occurred
in the family and begin to con-
jure up visions of excessive taxa
ton, bankruptcy, graft and such
kindred bugbears. This is all
unnecessary and entirely out of
keeping with the ideas of the
few progressive men of the par
ish who have started the move
ment Of better roads and bridges
for West Felician. In the first
place, take any man who is in
favor of good roads, in ninety
nine cases out of a hundred he is
d man who made a success Of bis
own particular line. He IS living
in the present and for the fu,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-31
Sale OF Bonds.

The City of Opelousas, Louisi-
ana, invites sealed bids for the
purchase of it's $50, 900 issue of
Street Paving and Improvement
Bonds.
The issue consists of ~ Bonds
of $500 each, aggregating $780,
600 in all, each bond dated May
/, 1918, bearing interest at the
rate of 5 per cent per annum
from date until paid, with inter-
est coupons made payable annual
" on May LIST of each year. All
payments of principal and inter-
est to be made in gold coin at
the office of the City Treasurer
at Opelousas, La. The principal
of the bonds is made payable up
on May LIST of the years in which
they mature, and the bonds each
for $500, mature as follows: 2 in
1915; 6 in 1916; Z in 1917; z in
1918; 7 in 1919; 8 in 1920; 8 in
1921; 9 in 1922; 8 in 1923: 9 in
1924.
The Bonds are issued in con-
formity with paragraph 4of arti-
Gle 281 of the Constitution of
Louisiana as amended in 1912,
and are secured by a3 mill tax
on property assessed at 81, 639-
5000 specifically and irrevo-
cably dedicated to their pay
ment.
Further information will be
given on application to the I'M
designed.
Bids must be in writing, seal
ed, and marked on the envelope
Bids for Paving Bonds, and
must be delivered to the under
signed Mayor at his Office in the
City of Opelousas on or before
IL o'clock a. m. on
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1913.
at which day and hour all bids
will be publicly opened and the
bonds awarded. The undersign
reserved the right to reject any
or all bids.
Each bidder must deposit a,
check for $3.50. 90 to en-
sure good faith. All checks to.
be promptly returned as soon as
is made, except that of
successful bidder which will be
applied to his bid. No bid for
less than par value will be con-
sidered.
E.. L. LOEB,
Mayor of the City of Opelousas,
Louisiana.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-31
Shipping Vegetables.

From the manifest proofs of
what fine vegetables of every
kind can be raised in this sec
ton of the country. it would
seem that our farmers should or
ganize a Cooperative o Associa-
ton, increase the acreage in
vegetables and melons and ship
them by the carload to north
ern and western cities. Eastern
Texas and Southern Louisiana
are realizing large profits from
raising and shipping vegetables
and small fruits. The same thing
can be successfully done here if
our farmers would only consent
to plant less rice and diversity
and rotate their crops.
Local experiments have prov
en- that this soils suited to al
most every known crop. Il we
depend on the home market alone
there is danger of over-produc-
ton and consequent low prices.
Now, if there is cooperation
and organized method in reach
ing out sidemarkets. as is SIC
.cessfully done elseWhere-the
truck industry is bound to be a
success. Jennings Weekly Times
Record.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-31

Having heard that some
property taxpayers of the Ct
doubt that the property tax-pay
ers of the City have, under sas
law, the power to tax thenlselVes
and authorize the insurance bF
the City of bonds to const1lltt
and maintain public roads oass
side of its limits, we reprodase
that part Of Article 291 Of ths
Constitution Of this State on re
subject, as amended blythe iasI
Legislature in the Joint Resolls
ton introduced by Senator Moa
ton of this parish and which VIZ
adopted by the people at the iasg
general election in NoVefllpaf
1912. 1t reads;
Police Juries and MunieIpa'
Corporations in the several paf
ishes Of this State may levy othes
taxes for the construction aha
maintenance of public roads egg
bridges Within The TerrItofas
Limits Of Said Parishes, ana
may incur debt, and issue nees
table bonds therefor in the llsa,
ner and to the extent authoFl1as
under the provisions OF Artlslss
232 and 28I of the ConstiIls'ea
and the Statues adopted e III
ry them in effect. "-Lafayeas
Advertiser.