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Postmasters Meet

HUNTINGTON, W. Va, Sept. 10
-Postmasters of the West Virginia
Postmasters association (of the fourth
class offices) met here today for their
annual convention.
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SPY CARRIED AS PASTOR SLAIN
Wounded English Artillcryman Tells
of the Execution.

OF tht F.AtEUNUH.
LONDON. Sept. 9.-The Havre cor
respondent OF the Express gives the
story ~ wounded artilleryman who
has arrived there II seems that his
battery had taken up a position be-
hind the German gun pits when IL was
surprised by the German artillery and
ita ganners were greeted with a storm
of shrapnel II was while returning
their guns that they met this new
attack
Two German spies, one dressed as a
clergyman, she Havre correspondent
says. have been captured there and
rsrtutnd in the customs house
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Great Question!

This brings to many minds an old and
tried family remedy--an external ap-
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Nhat the Press Agent Has To
Say of Present and Coming
Attractions.
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The citizen., 1914-02-13
HANS SCHMIDT
FOUND GUILTY
Murder in the First Degree the
Verdict of the Jury.
PENALTY DEATH IN CHAIR.
"a Would Rather Die Tonight Than
Tomorrow" He Says-Coun.
sci Undecided About
Appeal.

New York. - Hans Schmidt was
found guilty of murder in the first de-
gree for killing Anna Aumuller,
young woman he had married through
self-performed ceremony while act
ing as a priest at st. Joseph's Church.
The penalty for the crime is death
In the electric chair at Sing Sing
prison. He will be sentenced this
week.
Schmidt, whose defense was in
sanity, laughed bitterly when the yer
dict was pronounced. He had stead
fastly declared himself guilty and at
his arraignment before being held for
the Supreme Court pleaded that he be
punished by death. Later he protested
against the insanity defense advanced
by his counsel and said he would not
assist them in any way if they pre-
pared an appeal.
Il would rather die tonight than to-
morrow" he said. 1T is as it should
be and as wish it,
This was the second trial and the
jury was out few minutes less than
FIVE hours. At the first trial the jury
disagreed. Alienists for prosecution
and defense supplied most of the testi-
mony at both trials. Schmidts coun-
sci hoped that if he was not acquitted
on the grounds of mental unsoundness
the degree of guilt fixed by the jury
would be second degree murder; for
IN fnY.i i'm Of
shortly after retiring, were informed
by Justice Vernon NJ Davis that they
could if they wished pronounce a YER
diet less severe than death.
A. G. Koelble, of Schmidt's counsel,
asserted after the verdict that owing
to the former priests persistent 81
lence concerning the crime it had not
been possible to place all the facts be-
fore the jury. He said Schmidt was
not guilty of murder, but had shielded
a physician after the woman's death.
She was not murdered, the lawyer de-
clared. If the police would display
energy, he said. they could get at the
truth. The lawyer was undecided
whether he would take an appeal.
Father Schmidt will never go to the
electric chair" he added. i
Anna Aumuller's body was cut UP
with a knife in Schmidt's fiat on Sep
tember 2 and the pieces, in several
bundles, were tossed into the Hudson
river, where most of them were foUdd
before suspicion was directed against
Schmidt. The head was never re-
covered Schmidt in his confession to
the police said he was commanded to
make "a sacrifice" of the Aumuller
girls life by his patron, ST. Elizabeth.
The citizen., 1914-02-13
MARYLAND
LEGISLATURE
For the Insane.

A third insane hospital loan is pro-
posed by Senator Campbell. who intro
duced a bill providing for an appro-
priation of 100000, the money to be
distributed as follows:
$4,000 for additional buildings at
the Springfield Hospital at Sykesville.
100000 for additional buildings at
Spring Grove at Catonsville.
$4,000 for additional buildings at
the Brownsville State Hospital.
s130,000 for additional buildings at
the Eastern Shore Hospital at Cam
bridge.
$4,000 for additional buildings at
the Rosewood State Training School
at Owings Mills. A half cent Is to be
added to the tax rate to meet the fixed
charges and to provide for the sinking
fund
The citizen., 1914-02-13
THE DISGRACE
OF |LL|7ERACY
House Committee Shows Start
ling Condition.
PLAN URGED TO WIPE IT OUT.
According To Report the Census
Shows That In 1910 Five Per Cent.
OF the Population Was Unable
To Read Or Write.
(copyright)

Washington, D. C.-With the view to
inaugurating a concerted, nationwide
movement intended to place the
United States at the head of the
worlds nations in literacy, the House
Committee on Education unanimously
reported the Lever bill for an investi-
CATION of illiteracy among the adult
population of the United States and
means of eliminating or reducing it.
The bill has been strongly urged by
DR.. Philander c. Claxton, the new com.
missioner of education, under whose
direction the investigation would be
conducted. DR.. Claxton asked the
House Education Committee to act
promptly on the bill, so that plans may
be ready for beginning this work next
fall. Besides authorizing DR.. Claxton
to make such an investigation the
Lever bill would authorize him to ad-
wise and cooperate with school Off
cials, teachers and others in devising
and putting into operation such plans
as will give to illiterate men and wom-
en- and those OF meager educatlon an
opportunity to learn to read and write
and to supplement and extend their
education.
with the authority provided in this
BILL" Dr. Claxton said, land an appro-
priation from Congress for small
group of men in the Bureau of Educa-
ton to plan and direct the work, or
even with no appropriation from Con-
gress, it will be possible to obtain the
cooperation of the states, counties, dis
tricts and municipalities and of
churches. Sunday schools, women's
clubs and other organizations interest
ed in public welfare to such an extent
that within the next 10 years the per-
centage of illiteracy in this country
may be reduced to fraction of one
per cent"
The citizen., 1914-02-13
Insurance investments.

In the House Mr.. Wilkinson, chair
man of the Ways and Means Commit
tee, introduced a bill requiring that
each life insurance company organ
lied under the laws of other States or
the United States and doing business
in Maryland, now or hereafter, shall
invest and keep invested in Maryland
securities or In Maryland real estate a
sum of money equal at least to rs per
cent. Of the aggregate of the legal re-
serve required by the State of its
domicile, to be maintained on account
of its policies of insurance in force
written upon the lives of citizens Of
this State.
The citizen., 1914-02-13
Hartford County Game Laws.

Senator Archer proposes to amend
the game law for Hartford county so as
to include among the birds it is now
unlawful to kill all others except Eng
lish sparrows, partridges, quail and
woodcock. 1t is also forbidden to shoot
or catch rabbits, partridges, quail,
woodcock or squirrel between Decem-
ber 10 and November 10, or when the
ground is sufficiently covered with
snow to track rabbits or birds. The
shooting of raccoons is prohibited from
December to October /. All the fines
imposed for violation are to be paid in
full to the informers except when the
arrest is made by the chief game war
den.
The citizen., 1914-02-13
THE GATEWAY AMENDMENT.
Would Make It Easier To Amend the
Constitution.

Washir gton.-Contending that the
Constitution ought to be the direct
declaration of the people, rather than
the declaration of Legislative body,
Senator Cummins and other members
of the Judiciary Committee submitted
minority report, urging adoption of
the so-called gateway amendmesst, to
make the Constitution amenable with
out initiative action by Congress. 1t
has been reported advisedly by the
Judiciary majority.
The citizen., 1914-02-13
CONC SONGS AT FUNERAL.
Sung 1y $4,000 Jews At Request OF
Yiddish Actor

New York.-Twenty-five thousand
mourners from New York's Ghetto
turned out for the funeral of Zigmund
Mogulesko, famous among the Yiddish
as an actor and comedian. The crowd
which followed the funeral procession
led by the Hebrew Actors Club, was
so unwieldly that police reserves were
called out to keep order. In accord
ance with the dead actors wish the
mourners sang in Yiddish comic songs
which he had written himself ana
made popular among the Hebrews OF
the East Side.
The citizen., 1914-02-13
KILLS HIMSELF IN CHURCH.
Former Town Treasurer Commits
Suicide In the chancei.

Providence, R. lon his knees in
the chancel of Grace Church, John
Ogden, former town treasurer of North
Providence, drew a revolver and shot
himself in the head. He died almost
instantly. Before he approached the
chancel Ogden had been sitting in a
pew in the rear of the church writing
in book, which he later handed to
deaconess. In the book were found
notes to his wife and to the superin-
tendent of mill in which he had
been employed
The citizen., 1914-02-13
SEVEN AMERICANS
ARE PRISONERS
Held by Mexican Bandits Who
Wrecked Tunnel.
VILLA AFTER DESPERADOES
Twenty-Five Of the Robbers Shot Last
Tuesday-Bandits Also De-
stroy Two important
Bridges.

JuareZ, MeXico.-Seven American
railroad men are believed to be prison
ers; the Great Cumbre Railroad tun-
mel through the continental divide is
in ruins, and the Mexican Northwest
ern passenger train which left here
Wednesday morning is charred
wreck at the mouth of the tunnel as
the result of the depredations of mem
bers of the Maximo Castillo gang Of
bandits.
This information amplifying reports
from Chihuahua was received here at
the headquarters of the railroad. 1t
corrects the statement that it was the
Drake tunnel, smaller bore south of
Cumbre, that was destroyed. The
Cumbre tunnel is the largest on the
road, 800 feet long.
The names of the prisoners reported
here are:
NJ. ]. Gilmartin, superintendent of
the road.
! H. Schofeld, superintendent OF ter
minals at Juarez.
! Lee Williams, assistant manager of
the railroad commissary.
E. j. McCutcheon, engineer of the
passenger train.
| J. E. Webster, conductor.
| II. F. Marsdens, express agent.
A seventh American is believed to
have been on the train and was also
employed on the freight train which
was used to fire the tunnel.
| Gen. Francisco Villa, commander of
! the rebel forces, now at Chihuahua,
was enraged at the news, and in tele-
gram which passed through here in
structed Gen. Felipe Macias, operat-
ing in the Casas Grandes district, to
shoot every man who could not salts
| factorily account for his presence
there.
The bandits are believed TO be
operating in two forces of about 80
men each, as Cumbre is hard days
ride from Ell Vale, near Casas
Grandes, where 90 of the robbers were
captured and shot last Tuesday.
The other detachment, believed to
be under Castillo himself, did the
wrecking, probably in revenge for the
fate of his men at tEl Vile. He cap
tured a train of stock cars Wednes-
day and ran it into the tunnel. where
it was set on fire.
| The tunnel was ablaze that evenin g
when the passenger train from Juarez
was captured and sent headlong into
the roaring tunnel furnace, which was
belching flames and smoke from its
mouth.
Castillo then destroyed two neigh
boring bridges, one of them construct
ed of steel, and ran two locomotives
over the embankmeDt into a deep
canyon.
Aroused to high pitch of anger by
the capture of American railroad Off
cials and trainmen by Maximo Cas-
tillo's bandits, posses are being formed
in the Guerrero district to assist the
rebels in running down the bandits.
The posse is reported to consist of
cowboys from the Hearst ranch. Rail
road employees and men from the
MADEIRA Lumber Company's plant are
said to be among those who have vol
unteered to assist in the hunt.
The citizen., 1914-02-13
"uNcLE JOE" CANNON MAY RUN.
Thinks He Would Be Happier In Con-
gress Than In DanviIIe.

Washington.-"Uncle Joe" Cannon,
his friends in Congress learned, may
run again for Congress. The former
Speaker is lonely in Danville, he says,
and may conclude TO be a candidate.
"T am not exactly unhappy" said
Uncle joe" 81 would rather be in
Danville than wearing a path in Wash
ington pavements. But would rather
be back here in the halls where l
served nearly so years; would be
happier here"
The citizen., 1914-02-13
Offer New Referendum Bill.

Delegate Addison. of Prince Georges.
introduced another initiative and refer
endum bill. 1t is similar in nearly
every respect to the measure intro
duced in the Senate by Senator Ogden,
of Baltimore.
Mr.. Addison's bill is virtually the
same as the Wisconsin law, which is
claimed by many students of the sub
ject to be about the last word on
initiative and referendum legislation.
1t lets in the liquor question, which Is
shut out by the Ogden measure.
The citizen., 1914-02-13
To Inspect Hogs and Horses.

Legislation providing strict health
regulations and inspections for swine
used for breeding purposes and for all
horses brought to Maryland from
other States is being prepared by mem
bers of the State Live Stock Sanitary
Board The latter are working III
close conjunction with Senator w.
Oscar Collier. who will probably in
troduce the bills.
The citizen., 1914-02-13
For Mass Vote Primaries.

Senator Maloy, of Baltimore, intro
duced another bill regulating the man
ner of nominating and electing United
States Senators.
II provides for nomination on the
Statewide or mass vote plan in
primaries, and gives the Governor pow
er to appoint Senators to fill vacancies,
the appointees to serve until the next
election for Congressman, when a new
Senator is to be chosen. Provisions Of
the Corrupt Practices act are extended
to the primaries for United States Sen
ators.
The citizen., 1914-02-13
STRANGE DISEASE HITS TOWN.
Nearly 1000 Residents OF Grove City
Pa, Are M.

Grove City, Pa.-Nearly 1000 resi-
dents of Grove City are suffering from
strange malady which physicians
are unable to name. The disease re-
sembles winter cholera and is con-
tagious. Many persons were stricken
in church Sunday and were removed to
their homes. So many men are ill
that several industrial plants are Grip
pied severely. Physicians are bafied
as to the identity of the disease and
its cause.
The citizen., 1914-02-13
Boys May Hunt As Usual.

The law will not interfere with boys
under Is years of age who would a.
hunting go. The House Judiciary
Committee reported unfavorably Mr.
Shortzer's bill prohibiting boys under
Is years from carrying arms and air
guns. The reported was adopted.
The citizen., 1914-02-13
THIS cELLULoID COLLAR FATAL.
Catches Fire and Kills Wearer While
At Work

Hanover, N. H.-A burning celluloid
collar caused the death of William E.
Stone, painter, while at work in his
shop. His clothes caught fire. Roll
ing himself quickly in snow bank out
side the door, he thought he had ex-
tinguished the flames, when smolder-
ing spark caught his celluloid collar.
In quick fash which followed Stone
inhaled the flames.
The citizen., 1914-02-13
EVEN EucHRE UNLAWFUL.
Police To Raid Society Functions In
East Liverpool.

East Liverpool. O.-Contending that
places where bridge, euchre and other
card games are played for prizes come
under the law as much as do poker
and other gambling rooms, Mayor
Peter Schneider announced that all
such forms of amusements here must
cease. Mayor Schneider declared he
was in earnest and would direct the
police to raid social functions where
card games were being played for
prizes.
The citizen., 1914-02-13

After living in fear of arrest on the
charge of robbing the money drawer
of stole at Sharptown six years ago,
colored youth, who is now living in
Philadelphia, returned this week and
handed the firm $40 in cash, the
amount he claimed he stole, with in.
terest. He will not be prosecuted
The citizen., 1914-02-13
WOMAN GUILTY OF MURDER.
Mrs. Ross, Husband Slayer, To Serve
Ten Years.

Fulton, Mo.--Mrs. Susan Ross was
found guilty for the second time OF
the murder of her husband. J. Hay
wood Ross, and was sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary. She was
convicted of murder in the second de-
gree. The sentence in the first trial
was the same. Ross was found muir
dered In bed.
The citizen., 1914-02-13
TWO KILLED BY EXPLOSION
Five Hurt, Three Fatally, In Kentucky
SawmiII.

Urban, Ky.-Frank Pennington and
Robert Hayer, of this city, were in
stantly killed; Thomas Hayer Daniel
Cox and Robert Hampton were fatally
burned, while John and Lincoln Hayer
were seriously injured when a boiler
in sawmill exploded here. The mill
was wrecked. All of .he dead and in
jured were employed at the mill and
reside here.
The citizen., 1914-02-13
Bans Heavy Weights On Curtains.

Mr. Reviol, of the city delegation.
introduced bill to prohibit the use
of 400-pound weights for raising and
lowering curtains in theaters. Mr..
Revioi says that in several cities seri-
GUS accidents have been caused by the
fall of these weights.
The citizen., 1914-02-13
ADAMS KILLED AT CARD TABLE
West virginian Fires Fatal Shot A
His Companion.

Williamson, w. Va.-Daniel Adams
was shot dead by William Ackerman,
whom he had mortally wounded in a
quarrel at Matawan. near here. The
men had been playing cards.
The citizen., 1914-02-13
Wants $4,000 For Drawbrldse.

Carrying an appropriation of $4,000,
a bill to erect drawbridge connecting
st. Georges Island with the mainland
was introduced in the Senate by SEN
ator Chesley, of st. Marys.
The citizen., 1914-02-13
PREACHER GETS FIVE YEARS
The Rev. Daniel Grantham Convicted
OF Killing Man In Feud.

Puervis, Miss.--The Rev. Daniel
Grantham, pastor of Baptist church
here, was found guilty of manslaughter
and sentenced to five years in prison.
He was convicted Of killing George
Burkhalter in controversy growing
out of an alleged feud between the
Grantham and Burkhalter families.
The citizen., 1914-02-13

To Stop Ball Playing On Sunday.
Mr.. Sheritzer introduced in the
House bill to prohibit baseball
games on Sundays in Garrett county.
The citizen., 1914-02-13
MARYLAND NEWS
IN SHORT ORDER
Tho Latest Gleanings From All
Over the State.
Failing from tree, Harold Miller,
of Hagerstown, broke an arm.

Thrown from his buggy on the
Sharpsburg turnpike, Harry Repp was
severely injured.
The citizen., 1914-02-13

Ahghting before the train stopped
Roy Ensor, OF Parkton. was thrown
beneath IL and killed.
The citizen., 1914-02-13

An automobile driven by ]. P. Ahern
president of the Millington National
Bank. struck and seriously injured
Charles, the 11-year-old son of c. II
Harris, a merchant in Millington. The
lad ran in front Of the machine.
The citizen., 1914-02-13

While cunning in small skiff
Bryan Wood and Alvin McCauley, OF
Galena, had very narrow escape from
drowning when their craft upset
throwing both men into the water
They were rescued by fishermen.
The citizen., 1914-02-13

Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the
Navy, will deliver the Founders Day
address at the Tome School, Port De-
posit, on May IA.
The citizen., 1914-02-13

At the annual meeting of the Hagers-
town Automobile Club, Inc, at the
offices of the board of trade, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, DIR. ]. Royer Laughlin; vice.
president, DR.. Victor d. Miller, Jr.; sec
retary. Roy Dancer; treasurer, Charles
M. Dancer; directors, Mayor j. Nc
Pherson Scott, William B. Littleton, S.
II. Weihenmayer, Ernest Brining, H.
Dixon Mclaughlin, Albert Heard, H
w. Kaylor, David P. Schindel and J.
Ellsworth Stonebraker.
The citizen., 1914-02-13

Benjamin f. Zim: herman, Of Adams.
town, who pleaded guilty to charge
Of watering milk, was fined SIS in the
police court at Washington.
The citizen., 1914-02-13

The first herring of the season was
caught near fredericksburg by James F.
Gambrill This is regarded as sure
sign of an early spring.
The citizen., 1914-02-13

Miss Elsie Guiberson has been ap
pointed principal at Oak Grove pub
tic school. succeeding Miss Fannie
Peach, who accepts the appointment as
deputy postmistress at the North East
office
The citizen., 1914-02-13

Because it was warm there, ].
Lewis Demmitt, As years old, retired
on the top of a lime kiln near Woods
boro and dropped of to sleep. When
he awakened both his legs were
charred. He was hui ried to Montevue
Hospital, where it was said both legs
probably would be amputated.
The citizen., 1914-02-13

c. G. Brandenburg, Western Mary
land Railway fireman, fell from an
engine in Hagerstown and was severe
ly injured.
The citizen., 1914-02-13

Peter Welsh, 101 years of age, died
at Barton. He came from Ireland In
a sailing ship in his youth. He worked
at the opening of the first coal mines
in the Cumberland region.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-23

DR.. Carl Jacobsen, Denmarks great
art patron, just before his death con
fided to friend that he intended to
create Danish Versailles, and the
publication Of the plan has led to the
determination to carry out his ideas
as a memorial OF his services to the
nation. The large sum to make the
plan success will be available from
the Carlsberg fund, which was instit-
uted by Jacobsen and to which ne
donated many millions for the encour-
agement and promotion OF art in DEN
mark.
The Versailles, as planned by Dr..
Jacobsen, will be erected in Frederiks-
borg, where the beautiful castle OF
that name with its extensive gallery
Of art and national historical treasures
is already located. In connection with
the castle all Of the skill Of the land"
scape artist and sculptor will be call
ed upon to create Versailles Park
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-23

An English company is planning to
harness Dettifoss. one Of the largest
water falls In Iceland with the plan
Of turning its estimated 100000 horse
power into an agency to extract fer
tilizer from the atmosphere.
The engineers estimate that the
falls win develop more power than
the works at Hardangerford and Oddo
in Norway. The engineers say they
will have no difficulty in producing
calcareous saltpeter fertilizer from the
air. The electsic power will be trans
mitted to nearby port where splen'
did shipping facilities exist, and where
factories for the prodution of the fer
tilizer win be built.