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danGas of the crime, but not the cri- return to the flat. The detectives ; gathered description of him. They also found letters in the flat ad- dressed tc Anna Aumuller at the parish house of St. Boniface church. Forged Credentials.
 Following that clue they identified d the body as that of Anna Aumuller who had come from Germany and who had been servant in the parish house until about the time the Har- lem flat was rented. The trail of the criminal led the detectives into the church. In the presence of the aged Father Gerald Huntmann they con- fronted his assistant with a picture of the dead girl.
 Did ycu kill that girl?' the in spector sharply questioned. Schmidt put up his hands as if to shield him. self from the face of the woman he had killed.
 l Yes" the word was wrung from his lips. ''Yes, I killed her." he choksd.
 The whole story soon came to light IL developed that while Schmidt had been educated as if for holy orders he probably had 2ever been ordained Ia priest. He contended that he hae been but admitted that the bishop who he said had ordained him "hao ne arrested because he said I was rot a priest" His credentials by which he gained entrance tc the church in America seem to have been 1 forgeries.
 Girl Innocent of Wrong.
 Schmid; was born in Aschaffen burg, Germany, according to his OWL statement. He was 31 at the time he committed the crime in 1913.
 'FMy parents are both living in the old home town" he said, q was or dained September 23, 1904. I came t this country in 1907. When I first came here I went to Louisville, ther Trenton. In December, 1910, I cam tc New York-to St. Boniface's church as assistant pastor.
 Ut was there met Ann Aumullle'' She was a servant in the housv where I lived. We were attracted tt each ether. We made frequent eX cursio2, together at night-that is in the early mornings. I ccnducte$ the confessional and the low masse! and the services for night workers a St. Joseph's. After the services would meet Anna
 "Then she was dismissed from St Eoniface's. A woman servant hat discovered her tr2uble. engaged oI
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CANNING FACTORIES.

If all the fruit and vegetables tha go to waste each year n American tarms could be savsd, no doubt sev- oral large European armies could be fed for long time on what is nsw wasted"
 The man speahing was advO2 atins Letter use of this wa jte'
 ''Thefe is always surplus of sweet corn, pickles, tomatoes and even rumpkins that in a community that has 9 canning factory can be easily turned into money" he concluded.
 Undoubtedly he is right. Where such factories exist value is added to the surrounding farms, as much Tore can be obtained Fer acre from raising such products as peas, toma- tees. sweet corn and fruit Truck growers, gardeners and farmers then GO not need to take what's to be got" or haul the truck back home. There is always the canning factory to sell to, and such an institution simply must have the goods to malA it pay
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Letters From People.
JUDGE COULD DEFENDS SKATERS
Pine Bluff. Ark, Feb. IS, 1916

Pine Bluff. Ark, Feb. IS, 1916. Editor Graphic:
 After weeks S absence l arrived home and found every kid in my neighborhood including my own ter ribly upset over the ruling and ordsrs of the city authorities that there should be no more skating on tho streets or sidewalks. Presuming of course. that this is the law, have instructed my children to obey the crder, and so far as H pertains to skating in the street I think the prohibition very wise, as there is much danger of the child getting run ever and either killed Cr badly crip- pled, but, if there is a law upon the city statute books to prevent the chill dren of this city from the harmless use of the sidewalk with their roller skates it must have been passed years ago in the interest of the skat- ing rink trust. and for the love of Mike, if there is no ether way to cor rect it let some one who has inf1u- ence with the city authorities get them to call special session of the city council and rub it off the books. There is not city in the wh2le world, not including Africa, that is tax burdened. tax ridden, and tax cursed. as much as this city, with as ltsle to show for it. If there is enother city in the universe the size of Pine Bluff that cannot show l park where the city children can be turned loose fer a day and free to roam and skate and Swing and hop without being ch,ftked into patrol wagon and hauled before police court for exercising let some one sand up in meeting and name the ] place. It is true, they may occasf-n- ally block the sidewalk and cause s complaint but is it not better to let the children have this innocent rec reation and pleasure that is so neces- sary for their healh and develop
 ment as especially they cannot get | it anywhere else. You have either to I}confine them at home in a tive by i,six front yard or let them go to a picture show where the chances are
 nine to aught they see on canvas scenes that are Indecent. for older heads. If l was mayor of this t-wn would let the children skate until
 there were holes in the aiiewalk if
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August 9 the little apartment in Bradhurst avenue, which she male her home. She thought we were mar ried and was happy. l adored her. She Was innocent of all thought of wrong.'
 Within ten days of the commission c! the crime the pclice had cleared the mystery. But the courts were n2t so quick. Schmidt was tried twice. The first time the jury disagreed. On the second trial schmidt was found guilty of murder in the first degree. That was February 6, last year. More than a year was consumed by m ans of appeals and other delays. The defense fund for he first trial was said tc. amount t2 S15, 300. The amount collected fer the defsnse in the second trial is said to have been $10,000.
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SCHMIDT'S LAST WISH WAS TO BID
 MOTHER GOODBYE
iContinued from Page n
knife and a saw.
 Re.Enacts Murder Scene.

knife and saw.
 Re-Enacts Murder Scene.
 "You see," ho said in a sullen way, 'it didn't hurt her. It couldn't have hurt her. She was asleep, when I came into the room. He throat was exposed"
 He cut her throat. With the saw he dismembered the body. The pieces he wrapped in pillow cases and other articles in the chsaply furnished flat That night and within the next two days he made six trips across the Fort Lee Ferry at 129th street, eacli tune dropping piece If the dismen- tered bcdy inty the Hudson river.
 "First l took the upper torso," he told the detectives. "then the lower I carried after that the head, the arms. the legs"
 On the third day after the mur- der the upper part of the body was found off the Palisades near WeehaW kesn. Two days later the lower torso was found near 'Srady Side, x J. One lower limp was picked up eff Keansburg, two days later. The head was never recovered. Twice the body was wrongly identi- | fed. Inspector Faurot and his staff were continuously busy. The pillow cases wera always the main clue. The detectives learned that little truck load Of furnishings, containing two such pillow cases, had Leen delivered at the Bradhurst avenue flat twl 1 weeks before.
 raTere detectives found the knife and saw and other unmistakable evi
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fhe city council did not see fit to repeal this law. l would like to see mothers indignation meeting held cn this question. The rich can ride in their automobiles absolutely mcnopoiizing the streets. Let the kids have little pleasure and few privileges, even though occasionally ycu have to step off of the sidewalk out of their May.
 Respectfully,
 JAS. COULD.
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BIRD AND ARBOR DAY.

Little Rock, Feb. 1s.--At the re- qu:st of Miss Clara B. Eno, of Van 3uren, chairman of the committee or civics, of the A. F. w. c. Governor Hays has called attention to the fact that March 4 is to be celebrated throughout the state as Bird and Arbor Day, combined. The date is the first Saturday in the month. In writing the governor about it, Miss Enc says:
 we need to learn why our mag nificent forests should be preserved, and why after We. have planted trees they should be cared for and how t2 properly trim them without destroy ing their beauty" The necessity Of protecting bird life as a protection against destructive insects is also stressed.
 Ask our drivers about launder' ing your rag rugs, any size, Amer ican-Excelsior Laundry Co.,, phone 146. tt
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- INE BLUFF
 ROGRESS ROsPERITY
HRANDIEs AND THE U. $. BENCH

Although few Boston attorneys, probably nursing resentment against Louis D. Brandies because he bested them in legal battles, are testifyins against him at the senate hearing Cn his fitness for a seat on the United States supreme court, it must be gratifying to "the peoples lawyer and his friends to know that the nomination was endorsed by all the Eost-n papers and by practically the entire press of the country--Deno O. cratic, Republican and independent Tae papers of the South which sec- ton had cause to expect that Justice Lamar's successor would come from the South, led the chorus of praise, az the Literary Digest describes it.
 X source of further and greater eradication for Mr. Brandeis and his friends must be the fact that his CT emies have been unable to charge against him anything worse than q breach of strict legal fraternity ethics.
 The newspaper criticism of the ap- pointnps mt is based on the allega- ten that he does not possess the judicial temperament
 IL appears, then, that Mir. Brandeii is excellently qualified for place in tie high st court in the nation. De, spite this, and despite the fact thai his presence on the supreme, court would bring to that tribunal conf dence and trust from a political class that now feels it's interests are no properly safeguarded because O ultraconservatism - despite these facts, it is to be hoped that Mir. Bran deis will not accept the appointment
 The Graphic hopes that the senate will ratify the nomination, and tha when this has been done. that Alr Erandies will gracefully decline; vii decline in such a way that the presi
  the declination in the spirit in whic' i. would be intended, and in placin! Mir. Brandeis in position where hi talent, ability, a;arning and ,dssir' would enable him to be of greate service to the people than he coul, render ever, on the supreme bench Thsy say Mir. Brandeis "start things" Tha''s true. And everythin Bc has started has been good for tn w1rking people.
 On ths supreme bench, he will b restricted. While he may be able [ ''start things" there, he cannot star as many as he could in some othe position--say. as secretary cf com merce and labor
 Let's hope that President Wilson delaying selection of successor . Secretary of War Garrison until tn BgRndies case is disposed ef, thatsth pr4sident isswaiting' to see'if Brandei will bscome a member of the supren { court. plaanjnnia the event he shoul not. 70 effect such changes in Il cabinet IT would keep an experience man at tue hsad of tue war depar ment, and place MT. Francis in
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AFTER LAGREPPE-NHAT!

F. G. Brevo, Bedford, Ind, writes: "An attack Of lagrippe left me with severe cough tried everything
 got so thin it looked as if l neve, would get we'll. Finally, two bottes of Foley's Hcney and Tar cured me
 am new well and back to my norm al weight" A reliable remedy for coughs, colds, croup. Mann Pharn-
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TO PRINTERS:
Telephones. Business and Circulation Depts.----14 News and Editorial Rooms---.------86

The Graphic gladly publishes fves of charge notices for churches, soci- cities, fraternal organizations and clubs when the events are not intend- cd as money-m y-makers. If there is at- tempt at proft-t taking, notices of the events arc advertisements, and will hA charged for accordingly. f
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An artist, Sc book tells us, once "a lnted some cobwebs on a ceiling so realistically that a servant girl was overcome with nervous prostra- |tion trying to sweep them down. W |doubt the truth of this story, and for ne reason: There never was such d servant girl.
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Tho Little RGck Gazette, which is printing some excellgnt pictures of scents in the flood section, is liable to be charged with "sensationalism and even misrepresentaticn by p3o- pie who, for selfish reasons, would have the newspapers hide the facts CT misrepressnt the situation.
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The organ factories are not turn ing out as many organs as they ussd, to. -sost farmers either want q piano or talking machine, and thus be right in style.
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that it costs 5000 year to dress like a gentleT an. Please not that the tailors do not say that even this
 annual expenditure for clothing will akc a gentleman.
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The trouble with most "wet" dis tricts is that most men living in them know they should not take mere than six drinks a day, but they forget how to count after the fifth drink.
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Seven hundred thousand horse 5 have been s2ld to Europe in a year. No wonder tractors arc getting more popular.
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position where his knowledge and in, ollnation would be unhampered, and the people benefit reby.
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Another made-at-n produce that cannot be improved upon is a
 gentleman.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-02-26
WONEN'S MEETING
TOMORROW
Evangelist FaulcOner 10 Speak Sub
iect where's Your H usbsnd?"
ELOQUENT SERMON LAST NIGHT
First Week Of Union Evangelistic Cam
paign Successful.

There will be a wOman's meeting in
the Maryland Avenue Methodist Epis-
copal Church tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock This service will be a part
of the union eyangelistio campaign
which is in progress in our commu-
nifty at this time
Evangelist Fau!coner will make am
address on the subject Where is Your
Husband?' The meeting will be for
women and girls The evening serv-
ice OF Sunday viii also be held in the
Maryland Avenue NJ r. Church All
the other churches OF the city Will be
closed. and the several congregations
will unite in this central meeting. be-
ginning at 7.S0 O'Clock
Mr. Faulconer viii preach the ser
mon. and Mr.. Bennett viii conduct the
singing There was a large conpre-
cation at the meeting last evening
when the evangelist preached from the
text Am ! My Brothers Keeper"
Genesis. 40.
There is a sense, said the preacher
in which each person is his own Keep.
er Each one must give an account OF
himself to God But in the hightset
sense of the word each one is respon-
sible for his brother The Bible does
not teach universatility OF the father
hood of God except in the sense that
every one is the creature of God God
is the father of no man except the re-
generated nan; we are TO become"
the sons of God through faith in Christ
The church is responsible for the
salvation OF sinners We are greatly
concerned for the physical distress of
people. but care little for their spirit
nal welfare. We must set aside our
pride ard get to work to bring men to
God Pride broke up heaven and
started hell Every step OF the way
back to heaven is step of humility.
There must be love in our hearts for
the souls OF men, and compassion aud
tenderness.
The preacher spoke Of the responsi-
bi,ity of parents for the saving of their
children. What kind of religion
have you at home? The kind OF re-
ligion you have at home is the kind OF
religion you have There is nothing in
the Bible that teaches that everything
will come out all right in the end with
our children They must be saved by
Jesus Christ
The keenest line of work that the
Devil follows is just 10 get men &c keep
the Gospel from people. He does not
seek to lead everybody into disgrace
full sin But God bids us to go to men
in humble spirit to bring them to Him
Every one needs Christ. The germ Of
one of us. None but the Divine Sa-
viour oan keep The heart
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-02-26
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Annexation Fight---After Useless
0ffices---To Probe Lobby Charges

A fight took place in the House yes
terday when Delegate Mcintosh fled
an order TO place Delegates Bryant
and Given. Of Baltimore county. and
Delegates Atwell mad Linthicum, Of
Anne Arundel county, on the Judiciary
Committee to consider the annexation
bills.
The committee has six Baltimore
city members. Baltimore county has
one and Anne Arundel county none
Some Baltimore city men fought the
order The order was carried by vote
of SO to A.. most of the citv people y0t-
ing for IT,
Senator Archer wants to abolish tw,
offices. he considers useless. and intro
duced bills yesterday which pun out of
commission the state auditor and as
sistant adjutant general The 0ill
abolishing the state auditor provides
that the comptroller shall appoint an
expert accountant. at a salary of $4,000
per year. who shall perform the duties
now required Of the state auditor
Speaker Laird yesterday appointed
the committee to investigate the ru-
mors that there is 2 $4,000 lobby here
to defeat the Motion Picture Censor
Bill The committee consists OF Dele
gate McDonough. Shockley, Solley.
Herpich and Dc.aplaine
Delegate Wilkinson offered the order
calling for the appointment Of the com
mittee
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-02-26
NEW YORK GETS TWO
ARMY-NAW GAMES
ig Football Battle Assured for
1916 and 1917 and May be
There Longer.
ANNOUNCED OFFICIALLY.
Contract Entered Into by Heads Of
Both Branches Of the Service

For the next two years at least the
Polo Grounds, New York. will be the
scene Of the annual football classic be-
tween the gridiron warriors of the
Army and Navy
This announcement was made Off
cially by the athletic heads of the
rival service schools yesterday stimuli
taneously from West Point and the
Naval Academy According 20 the
terms of an agreement entered into a
year ago by the heads of Uncle Sam s
soldiers and sailors. the Navy this fall
win have charge of the game.
AS sponsor of the affair the Middies
will occupy the choice south side seats
the Army supporters being consigned
to the unprotected north side bleach
ers. In 1917. with the Army in com
mand the situation will be reversed.
Though the contract entered into by
tthe Army and Navy heads and Presi-
dent Harry ~ Hempstead,o of the Giants
covers only two seasons. there is little
likelihood Of this great football game
going elsewhere for many years 10
come. Two Of these stirring games
have been played in Brush Stadium the
tussles of 1913 and 1915.
Both times the Polo Grounds man
agement was confronted by the most
miserable weather imaginable Yet
each time it made the event record
breaking one from every conceivable
joint despite the serious handicaps.
Harry NJ. Hampstead has proved TO
the satisfaction of every one who loves
football that there is only one place
in these United States qualified to
honor properly the wealth and beauty
OF as porting event of such distinction
That place is the Polo Grounds.
So long as he maintains the stand
ard of efficiency set in 1913 and 1915,
there will be no occasion for worry
over The possibility of the Army Navy
football game going elsewhere.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-02-26
PLUCKING THE MIDDlES.
Mr.. Daniels Charged With Lowering
Passing Mark for FavOrites.

Writing 10 the New York sun. OF
February -, Mr William Pence Pease,
of East Orange. \. T., SAYS:
81 have been reading the editorial
article The PluCked Middies' in The
sun OF Fehruary.2l, and being interest
ed IN the boys of the Naval Academy,
beg leave To bring to your notice the
following Naval Academy order OF the
date of February 6. 1912:
The attention Of the brigade is call
ei &c the following extract from q leu
ter ol the Secretary OF the Navy ad-
dressed to the superintendent.
Article 45 of the Regulations OF the
United States Naval Academy. 1911, is
hereby so far modified that iu It's ap-
plication to the first term of the aca-
demic year l9ll-l9I2. deficiencies iu
studies. instead of being based uni.
lormly on 2.5O as the standard OF
passing. shall be based on the follow
ing marks AS the minima FOR passing
For the FIRST class. 2.20; for the second
class. 220 FOR the third class, 2,40;
for the fourth class. math. 230, Eng
Nsh. 2.20 language. 2.40.
1T VIII be noted that this order is
applicable only 20 the first term of the
academic year. and that the standard
for passing FOR the second term will
remain $50 I'm accordance with the cN-
isting regulations
"It win readily be seen that the then
Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Meyer met
q condition of unusual failures not
nearly as large as the go of the re-
cent scmi-anual examinations i'm 20
frank and open manner Josephus
Daniels. while insisting that he would
not lower tbc passing mark for the
unsatt middies. had previously done
this very thing. but had accomplished
fl secretly. and hiding behind the bug
aboo of his Acadameic Board, had pro
claimed that he would not follow the
lead of the former Secretary.
MIR. Daniels not only lowered the
passing mark but lowered fl only 10
favorites and to hospital folk. His
secret sessions include those 'msat'
m two. three and even four subjects and
excluded men unsat' i'm but one study.
He utterly refuses TO make amy excuse
except in waving the ultimaum of the
Academic Board. Members of tn
board now serving served in 1912
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-02-26
ST. JOHNS WANTS TITLE
IN BASKETBALL.
Local College Claims Victory Over Mt.
St. Mary's Will Give it Champ
ionship.

The final and most important inter
collegiate basketball contest will be
staged here on March 1. The game
will be played in the st Johns College
gymnasium
The Collegians opponent will be Mt
St Marys College. St Johns has
scored wins over each State team en-
countered Mt ST. Joseph's and Rock
Hill each have been defeated by the
local collegians.
The first of these two. Mt st. JOS
eph's defected Washington College,
which had in its turn vanquishes Loy-
ola. A victory over Mt. St Marys, St
Joseph's claims. will give it a clear
title TO the State championship.
Last year the local team was de-
feated by The Mountaineers and as a
result they viii be on their mettle to
wind up their season with a victory
Captain Andrews will put his charges
through stiff practice from now until
the whistle blows on Wednesday af-
ternoon and it is to be hoped that St.
Johns will be represented by the
strongest team of the year.
Coach Wilson has worked into shape
his most formidable combination. Jar
man has recovered from injuries re-
ceiyed in the Navy game. and with
Heise will work the forward positions.
Claude is back at centre. and Captain
Andrews. with n. J. Selby,will play the
guard positions. The battle will start
al $3.50 O'Clock and is expected to be
Witnessed by the largest crowd Of the
present season.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-02-26
FIREMEN'S BAZAR
OPENS MONDAY NIGHT
Supper Served Every Evening Except
the Last---Tbe HeIuers

For the benefit Of independent Fire
Company No. 2, ladies will hold a sun
per and bazar on Monaay night ana the
rest of the week until Saturday night
IN the City Assembly Room.
A good supper will be served each
ming until the last, when there viii
be s sale Of what is left followed bv
a dance. The following are the. com
mittees:
Mrs j. NJ. Taylor. chairman: Mrs
John Strahorn, secretary; Mrs. F. H.
thompson, treasurer.
Mrs. r. (. Strange, chairman sun.
per COZ mittee. First table. Mrs. w
( Lyons; second table, Mrs. Wm
Gibbs; third table. Mrs. H Campbell /;
fourth table, Mrs Geo. Heintz; fifth
table. Mrs. Todd.
Mrs. Grow, chairman. cake.
Mrs. n. Smith, chairman, baby booth
Miss Teresa Davis, chairman fish
pond.
Mrs. Edward Beavins, chairman.
candy.
Mrs. Fred Feldmeyer, chairman.
parcel post
Misses Du Rocher, smoking.
Mrs. Lewis Hopkins, chairman. ice
cream.
Mrs. John Strahorn. lemonade.
Mrs. j. Nj. Taylor, drawing booth.