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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-01-08

The Priest Who Seduced tE1e
German Girl and Then Cut
Her Threat 10 Hide
His Crime.
WHEN by the merest accident piece of a
woman's body was found floating off to
the ocean in New York the fact that some
body had committed horrible crime forced
itself upon public attention
One by one, other pieces Of the body were
found IN the water, until in nine different
parts the whole corpse was recovered.
pillow case III which a portion of the
body had been packed. led to the tracing Of
the crime. 1t was found that Anna Aumueller
was the victim, that she was about to have
become mother, and that she had been liv-
ing with handsome, educated young priest
named Hans Schmidt.
When arrested, and confronted with the
evidence against I'm, he confessed. He had
killed the girl III Re bed where they had so
often slept as man and wife.
He had cut her throat, then dismembered
her body, and carried it away piece-meal to
fling it into the river. This done, he had
taken the bloody, tell-tale mattress to vacant
lot, at dead of night, and had burned it.
All this work required nearly two weeks
During that entire period he had continued to
act as priest He had heard the confessions
of penitents He had performed marriage
ceremonies. He had granted pardons for
SINS He had changed bread and wine into
Gods flesh and blood, and had himself drank
the blood and had tossed bits of God into the
mouths Of the faithful cannibals who had
come to the church to eat their Creator.
Before killing the girl, the priest had tried
to insure her life for $4,000 payable to him
self
She was close to her time and was threaten
ing to expose the priest who had got her with
child
In his confession, the priest said that he
killed her because he loved her SO we'll he
could not give her up, and he knew that he
could not keep her much longer, as she was
about to become mother.
:. Here we have NOTICE, premeditation cool
calculation as to results, and extraordinary
care in putting out the tracks Of the criminal.
\ Yet the powerful agencies of the popes
chdEch got to work, hired the best lawyers,
kept the newspapers quiet, employed doctors
who would swear that the priest was insane,
and changed the wording of the confession
so as to make it appear that the priest killed
the girl because God" wanted a sacrifice.
In killing the girl, he killed his child, quick
within the womb.
Two jurors refused to listen to any evil
dence except that of the hirelngs who swore
that the priest was insane.
The names of these two Jurors suggest
Roman Catholics. do not know that they
are.
But they were for acquittal from start to
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permanent committee to hear their, side of
tho cunCtion o1d yo+,7roII,, como e 41o,
++o1oI H. '11 .J 49,
Ii0 POPul"l SoF0Illlll0llU meeting W
hear MIR. Bryan speak.
AS we said before when Mr. Pr-an reached
bic cIin7ox cornotbino bonYo,od
Ill 1S1a1, 80 y
CO.. 0h0l1(NA 0'AhI 's70U'0 oAo20 aHu Cdll6u
out: "HOW about women, Mr. Bryan! Are
not women peODle?" And before the "DOco
con1d ,o,,7,, Tho c,,oc+;c,, WOO, I;,,. g.. -
NFiJ 'iA0 1"e:0'i011 "c0 10IllS 1i''llS az
MN from every SeCJlOn OF the nall.
Madam, [ have no doubt that in all your
work you have followed your conscience and
your Judgment. In my work l have tried to
follow mine"
with questions still Tying thick, the Sec
retary hastily lett the platform-ln the YER
nacular OF the street urchln, he beat 1t by
way OF side door,
IS
The maximum weight of parcels to all zones
beyond the second I'D was increased from eleven to
For +bn 4bird ne Changes go 5o eaecC Jan l.
seven cents for the first pound and five cents for
each additional pound to six cents for the first
Rou4 NO. ana Two cents tor eaeh additional pound
mound and civ ~ oonf ul eint CGS dGr Lne 9rse
seven cents for the first pound and four cents for
each additional pound; for the fifth zone, from
nan for 9ne pS' Poua ana seven cents LOT
pound and six cents for each oP nonnd :
for the sixth zone, from ten cents for the first
pound and nine cents for each additional pound, to
nan 6 oP inc nrst pound ana eight cents Tor
It is provided by the Postmaster-General with
the consent of the commission, that the rate Ct
postage post on parcels containing books weighing
tC or fe Sna all be one cent Tor eacn
weighing in excess Of ebt ounces The 1on U narceI
post rates shall apply"
+4o This is to be effective March 16, 1914-News-
l'0'n
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oIoC DIS tI1t advocates Oh the 0aTcelS posi-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-01-08
EDITORIAL NOTES
BY 3. ID. WAITS ON

In an article entitled "Our National EXtraV-
agance," In the current issue of The Satur-
day Evening Post, Senator Burton, of Kan
sas, gives some figures that are worth clipping
and FASTING IN your scrapbook for future
reference.
Beginning with the statement that our
population has been multiplied by twenty
four since 1790-our appropriations for the
curTen year are three hundred and sixty-six
times as great IS in 1890, the Senator goes
on to show that we are spending $6,OOOOOO
more this year on our Army alone than the
total expenditures of the government were
for ten years-from 1901 to 181O-that the
more than half century between the found
ing OF our government In 1899, and the out
break Of the Mexican War in 1916, the total
expenses OF our government amounted to only
billion dollars, Whereas now we are spend
ing a little over a billion dollars at each ses-
sion Of Congress.
In the ten years preceding the Civil War
1851 to 1865-the expenses. of the govern
ment tOtalled $3,81O,0O0, while during the last
four years OF peace we have spent $500. OOO-
OOO more than the government spent when it
had 100000 men under arms and in almost
constant battle.
The actual figures for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1866, were 81 ,294, $4,000. Of
which $1,O30690,400 was for the maintenance
OF the men under arms.
The appropriations for this wear amount
to $l,098, 678, 788-$67, 988, 1888 more than the
$1,O3O,69O,400 it took to maintain the 1885,
OOO men IN almost constant battle during the
last year Of the Civil War.
During the ten years succeeding the Civil
War, with the heavy interest on the huge
public debt, the expenses of the government
averaged only 1921, 100000, or about one
fourth of what thew are TODAY
Ponder over these hfgures and figure out
the rate of increase for yourself, and we'll
may you stop to wonder "Where will it end %
Think of the governments expenses being
a little more than four times as great as It
was for any one Of the ten years immediately
succeeding the Civil War, and remember that
tWo-thirds Of what it is costing us to run
the government on our present expensive
scale goes to pay for wars past and to prepare
for wars that are to come
Add to the huge sum expended for wars
past and wars to come the annual "pork bar
rel, and you will know where your money is
going to-
Unless we put stop to our great war cost,
and the useless expenditure of millions on
rivers and harbors and public buildings. we
Will find the tax payers burden much
heavier one than it is today.
- IS
For once in his life Mr.. Bryan has been
outdOne at the talking game, and forced
to beat an inglorious retreat from the plat
form where he was holding forth
While addressing the National Popular
Government League in Washington recently,
Mr. Bryan reached one of his highest flights
of oratory by declaring that mo government
is strong, except IN proportion as it represents
the will of all it's people"
And right there something happened.
The sufragettes were in Washington in
force, trying to urge Congress to appoint
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-01-08

Socialists and Socialism" by Thos. E.
Watson has vast amount Of information of
interest and value to those who think they
know what Socialism stands for. Price SOC
The Jeffersonian Pub Co., Thomson, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-01-08

Bethany. by Thos. E. Watson. A Romance
of the Civil War, with vivid pen pictures of
plantation life, before the war. Price, $1.00,
postpaid. The Jefersonian Publishing Com
pany, Thomson, Ga.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01

when Mr.. Walters OF Canyon county
was on his feet and offered the consti
tutional amendment plank, which was
followed by applause. Lycurgus Vine
yard Of Idaho county moved that the
amendment be tabled, which was sec
onded quickly. At this juncture John
+. Nugent took the COR and demanded
a roll call.
Debate Is Heated.
A debate on the plank was requested
an dthe chair ruled that an hour would
be given to each side to debate the
question, each speaker being limited
to flve minutes. Paris Martin made
a strong plea for the plank, decalring
that the people had made i an issue
and that II the Democratic party fail
ed to recognize the liquor question It
would be taking a backward step and
could bid itself goodbye at the COM
ing election in November at once. He
cited that out OF 81 elections in the
state. only eight counties had voted
wet and palced the proportionment at
to 23 and gave the majorlties in the
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01

suite das follows:
For amendment--Ada Is, Adams
8, Bannock 9, Bear Lake 6, Bingham
g. Boise 2, Bonneville 1, Canyon is,
Cassia 8, Clearwater 3, Elmore 8,
Franklin 8, Fremont 6, Goodlng 3, JEFF
ferson 8, Latah 8, Lewis 3, Lincoln 1.
Madison 8, Minidoka 8, Nez Perez 6,
Owyhee 8, Power 1, Twin Falls 8,
Washington 3. Total 122.
Against amendment - Blaine 8,
Boise 1, Bonner 9. Bonneville 3, Gus
ter 3, Idaho 6, Kooteai u, Lincoln 2,
Power 2, Shoshone 9. Total 55.
Frank l.. Moore Of Latah county
opened the wet and dry question at
the close of the reading of the plat
form as submitted by the committee.
He stated that the saloon had no place
in society and that he did not favor
the saloon, but that he wished to ap-
peal to the Democrats as voters who
had the interests of the party at heart
and advised tina ia prohibition plank
be not inserted in the platform.
Hardly had his voice died away
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01
UNIONS At BUTTE
HOLD MEETINGS;
PEACE PREVAILS
No Disorders Resulted From
the Sessions of the Old
and New Organizations of
Miners.

Butte, July Predictions that Butte
would have another night of violence
last night failed to materialize. Both
factions of the miners held meetings
and both were undisturbed. Rumors
were current during the day that the
Butte local No l, Western Federation
of Miners, the original union of the
metal miners here would not be al
lowed to meet.
The Butte local deserted its offices
and met in a hall known only to the
loyal members. Routine business was
transacted in peace. The officials of
the Butte local had said they would not
make public their meeting place be-
cause they were unable to obtain police
protection.
Hundreds Of people paraded the side
walks opposite the offices Of the local,
but the rooms were unoccupied and
unlighted and those drawn to the vicin
ity by curiosity soon dispersed.
The Butte mine workers union, the
new and independent organization, met
In the largest hall of Butte and held
peaceable meeting No definite steps
were taken toward perfecting. the or
ganization and will not be taken for
some time. At each Of the four corners
of the building where the Independents
met a policeman was stationed.
Rewards Are offered.
The county commissioners offered
rewards totaling $4,000 in connection
with the miners riots of the last two
weeks. reward of $1,000 was offered
for the slayer of Ernest ]. Noy, who
was killed in the street in front of the
miners union hall a week ago A re-
ward Of the same amount was posted
for the conviction Of the man who
pushed Alderman Frank Curran from
the window of the miners building on
the day of the first riot. Curran's leg
and wrist were fractured Rewards
of $1,000 each also were offered for the
conviction of men who dynamited the
homes Of Patrick Sullivan and William
O'Nen, officers of the Butte local
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01

dry counties an dthoss In the vets.
making comparisons.
Only one or two other talks were
made on the subject after which the
vote was taken on the original motion
with the result that 1t was carried
by a good majority. RavSnel Macbeth
in casting the three votes against the
plank for Custer county declared that
not a county favordng the plank would
have a single Democratic member In
the state legislature.
The talk made by Nj. Parker Of
Idaho is credited with turning the
tide in favor of the prohibition plank
and some stated that II he had not
been stopped the vote would have been
unanimous in favor Of the plank.
Dow Dunning submitted several
amendments to the platform. one of
which was me adjustment Of the
poll tax, which carried By q good ma
Jority.
After two other amendments wSTe
voted down the platform was Adopted
and the convention adjourned
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01

ago declared themselves in rebellion
against the government They think
they are waging war, not against life
but against property. While they have
kept to government property only
they have followed their declared plan
OF campaign.
THE galleries and works Of art are
almost wholly owned by the govern
ment. When the suffragettes attacked
the Church of England. even in the
destruction of the fine old historic
structures, they were fighting the gov
eminent. There have been lamentable
cases of the sacrifice of private prop
erty, but In the main government
property has been involved.
Personally l do not in the least be-
lieve in revolution to secure an end.
There are two ways to obtain any
great public change. One is through
education and the other through re-
bellion.
Even from the militants' viewpoint,
1t must seem to the outsider that the
destruction Of property was a mis-
take in judgm ent, bad for the women
and bad for their cause But there
is no question that the women have
continued 1t because the vacillating
policy of the British government has
encouraged them to believe that the
government would yield.
"They have been shown that the au-
thorities are afraid of them, that in
high officialdom there has perhaps
been some personal fear for life. They
are not wild women. On the contrary,
they are showing deadly consistency
in their depredations, and 1t remains
to be seen whether the British gov
eminent will succumb.
ITO oppose because OF this small
group of warning Englishwomen the
vote for women in America, where
there has been neither rebellion nor
cause for 1t, where exists the most
vigorous campaign OF education to
obtain political equality in accordance
with the Institutions of our country,
would be as absurd as for car of
Russia to refuse his people a duma.
The militants are fighting first and
foremost system rooted and ground
ed in the aristocrocy of man"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01

question of tabling the amendment
was voted upon with the result that
the motion was lost by vote of 90 to
81. The roll call on the motion by
counties being as follows:
To table--Ada l, Bannock ~.
Blaine 6, Boise TX, Bonner 8, Bonne-
more 3, Idaho Kootenai IL, Latah 6,
Lincoln 2, Nez Perez 8 Owyhee 1 As.
Power 2, Shoshone 8. Total 81.
Against-Ada IA. Adams 8, Ban
mock Az, Bear Lake 6, Bingham 6,
Boise IN, Canyon Is, Cassia 8, Frank
lin g., Fremont 6. Gooding 8, Jefferson
3, Lewis 3, Lincoln 1, Madison 8, Mini
doka 8, Owyhee 1 LIS. Power l Twin
Falls 8, Washington 8. Total s5.
Scores the Mormons.
At this point a. F. Parker of Idaho
county offered a substitute motion,
which stated that the liquor question
was a social and moral one, not a po-
litical issue, and should not be in
jected into the platform. He spoke
on the amendment, bitterly scoring the
Mormon church the Anti-Saloon
league an dchurch Interference in pol
itics. He declared that certain sec
ton in Idaho did not dare place a
man in nomination for any office
without first consulting Salt Lake and
that another section 1t seemed they
must consult Herwig. AS debates on
the question we're limited to five min
utes each ne was stopped by the chair
man an dthe vote on his substitute
motion resulted in It's being tabled by
a vote of 113 To 81
The vote on the original motion was
then demanded and the roll call re-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01

New York, July Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, international president
of the Woman's Suffrage association,
deplores the tendency on the part of
some persons to oppose equal suffrage
in the United States because of the
methods of the militants In England
In a recent interview Mrs. Gait ad-
mitted that she feared the possibility
of a social revolution growing out Of
the militant movement. She said:
The militant movement in England
has reached a stage which calls for
deeper consideration than even the
surface facts, however narrowing, of
arson and destruction. The question
is, what will be the outcome?
When the British suffragettes enter
ed upon a career of destruction of
property, I believed the movement
would kill itself-would expire OF its
own violence. But now the public in
general is beginning to suspect that
there is something behind, that the
great British government is afraid of
something and that that something is
ebellion-revolution
1T has been said that, since the
government takes no effective means
OF stopping THESE aotS OF FloIHs the
British people would rise and quell
them by mob law. But it remains to
be seen what the great disconnected
classes would do.
"Al Kinds of Discomfort
"One of the worst features of the
militant situation is that these wom-
en- have been stirring up all kinds of
discomfort Among others the mill
tants are closely in touch with the
revolutionary branch Of the Social
lists.
Now II all these disaffected ele-
ments should come together there is
no doubt they could make their own
terms with John Bull. If that should
happen I predict a reign Of lawlessness
for years over the entire world. Peo-
ple-men and women both-would de-
eide that votes don't count, that they
want a quicker way. The right of
might would obtain.
THE one thing the American public
is apt TO lose sight of is that these
women in the militant movement long
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01
PROHIBITION BY
Continued from First Page,

form committee was read and discus
sion of the plsnks, one at time, was
begun and continued until nearly
IL: 30, at which time a recess was taken
until 9 O'Clock this morning. at which
the same discussion was continued I'M
til each plank had been amended, ap-
proved or rejected and the platform
was adopted as a whole and ordered
filed.
A resolution was adopted instructing
the secretary OF the convention to con-
vey to G. H. Martin and wife the con-
dolence of the convention because of
Mrs Martins Illness. the hope that her
health would rapidly improve and the
appreciation of the Progressives of the
state for the great fight made by Mr.
Martin two years ago.
Indorse the Women's Clubs
The following resolution was also
unanimously adopted;
Resolved, that we are Justly proud
Of the efficient and capable manner in
which the women voters OF our state
have exercised the right OF suffrage
granted by our state constitution, and
we believe that they are deserving Of
courteous treatment at the hands of
our state legislature.
And we condemn the action of some
Of the Republican and Democratic
members of our last legislature in ig-
noring the measures and requests pre-
scented and recommended by the State
Federation of Womens Clubs"
motion thanking the chairman of
the convention was adopted and the
convention adjourned with another
round of cheers.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01

sages Of congratulation were read to
the convention from Congressman Bur
ton L. French and Congressman Addi-
son T. Smith. After the reading OF
the French message there was not
even the sign of a ripple OF applause.
1t was conspicuous by its absence.
Loud applause. however, greeted the
Smith message.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01

Conflict Over Utility Plank.
That there trouble promised on the
Endorsement of that plank in the plat
form striking at the public utilities
commission insofar as t seeks to take
the power of that commission eway in
the matter % certificates of public
convenience and necessity, became evil
dent after the resolution committee
made its report. While this plank de-
clares for an amendment to the com
mission act. calling for more rapid de-
velopment Of the states resources,
those opposed to 1t assert 1t in reality
seeks to take from the commission it's
most vital power, which without 1t
would annul the commissions present
powers.
Vets in Minority.
The vets" were forced to admit be-
fore the committee made its report that
they are hopelessly in the minority
and there is no chance of preventing
ratification of the prohibition planks
The convention met to adjourn at 10
o'clock this morning to / o'clock this
afternoon. The resolution committee.
however, was not ready to report until
2 o'clock, L. /. Purcell OF Weiser, in
charge Of having the platform report
typewriter, meeting with some diff
Guilty in accomplishing this act. The
proposed platform is the work of the
sub committee of nine of the platform
committee and was ratified by that
comittee before being reported to the
convention and read b. Chairan John
ston.
Prior to the committees report mes
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01
Roosevelt Eeelina Fine.

New York, July -Notwithstanding
his long speech last night at Pittsburg
attacking the Wilson administration,
Colonel Roosevelt returned here today
feeling fine. 81 should like to deliver
another speech tonight" Colonel Roose-
welt said.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01

The convention expects to have it's
labons completed by s o'clock or before
tonight 1t was Senator Hart who
moved the adjustment of the executive
session rule
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01

FOR sALE-Good saddle. blue flame
oil stove, new set dead axle wagon
springs, flat top desk, typewriter.
Western Seed G. Grain Co.. Ninth and
Grove. Phone 1923. eod-J13
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01

Chicago Wheat Market.
Chicago, July July wheat closed
today at 7sHc.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01

TO TRADE-Nlce little profitable bus
mess, centrally located. for small
acreage or residence. Phone $40. il
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01

man who understands
gardening and fruit TO work for per-
centage; German or Swede preferred.
Phone 2434-W. lyle
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01

buy setting of turkey
eggs; address Box SOL, Capital News.
il
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01

wANTED-Graduated male
teacher Fl terms; state certificate;
perfect health; good recommends;
wants good school. Address C" Will
son, Idaho. JIG
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

man to work in ba-
kerry Call Drinks. 1924 Main. il
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01
DEMOCRATS HAVE

CONTINUED from First page)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01

watch. Elgin movement,
on corner Seventh and Alturas, or be-
tween there and Hull's gulch. Re
turn to 1712 N. Seventh. Reward.
J2
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01

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any claimant: BY virtue
OF a lien, under Section 3446 Of the
Revised Codes OF the State of Idaho,
for the sum of $3.50. now due for
care, etc. OF one bakery wagon left
in my care by Wilson Hoag, l will
at the next monthly auction sale
(July II. 1910. held at Aliens Horse
Market. 18th and Bannock streets
Boise. Idaho. offer for sale for cash
said wagon. to satisfy lien and debt
OF $3.50 and expenses of sale.
JIG W. ECKERT,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01
REPUBLICANS Co


some of the less important planks may
be blocked out and others added.
Conflict Over Utility Plank