Or. 11; A
VOL. XLIX
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1913.
No. 15.
BY PRIEST
Says Hi Was Commanded by
St. Elizabeth of Hungeiy.His
Patrai Saint to Do the Deed.
NEW YOSK ALIENESTS EX
AMINE PRISONER IN TOMBS
Permission to Celebrate Mass
Obtained Through Forged
Leiters and Credentials.
vS,
(By United Press Association)
New York, Sep. 15. It was
hy command of St. Elizabeth of
Hungary, my ptron saint, that
I killed Anna Aumullcr," Hans
Schmidt, assistant rector of St.
Joseph's Roman Catholic church
this morning told Father Luke
Evers, the chardain of the
Tombs. "St. Elizabeth com-
mantled me to o.'fer up a sacri-
fice, like the sacrifice of Abra-
ham, it must be one of blood,
so I killed Anna AumfcUer,
drank some of 'her blood to co-
summate the sacrifice."
New York, Sep. 15. That the let
ters and credentials Hans Schmidt
presented to Monsignor Lavelle,
through which he obtained permis
sion to celebrate Mass are forgeries
was the statement made this morning
hy Father Luke Evers, diaplain of
the Tombs prison.
The confession of Schmidt followed
his arrest yesterday upon the charge
of killink and dismembering the. body
of Anna Aumullcr, which was later
found in the Hudson river and clears
up the mystery surrounding the find
ing twelve days ago, of parts of the
dismembered corpse.
In his confession to the police of
ficers shortly after his arrest, Schmidt
asserted that he "killed her because
he loved her so muc'h." He admitted
that he killed the woman with a
butcher knife while she slept and then
removed the body to t'he bath room
where he cut it to pieces with a saw
and knife. He then tied up the dis
membered portions of the body into
five bundles. He made five trips
across the Hudson river on the fer
ry boat and on each trip dropped one
of the bundles over the stern of the
vessel.
A blood stained pillow which was
contained in the bed clothes in which
a portion of the body was wrapped
led to the arrest of Schmidt. The pil
low w'hieh w,v gaily colored was
traced bv detectives to the manufac
turers, then to the retailer and then
to Schmidt.
Tli is morning Schmidt gives the
impression of being n lunatic but the
police are not entirely sure whether
his mind is unbalanced or whether
he is shamming. Alienists arc ex
amining the prisoner and will report
to the officers as as they have
concluded their examination.
Claim He Is Sham Priest.
New York, Sep. 15. Tli at Hans
Schmidt, confessed murderer of Anna
Aumullcr is n sham prie-t is the
claim made bv the church authorities
hf"'. The elertrv are now awaiting
advices from V vence and believe
that the result of their investigation
will ih'-clo-e tli a. Schmidt i- not a
dulv ordained priest of the Catholic
ehur-b.
Victim Faced Motherhood.
New York. Sep. 15. That he first
wroti ged Anna Anmuller before tak
ing her life was the substance of a
confession made 'his n fternoon hv
Ha-y Schmidt. The district attor
ney's office is today gathering evi
dence and hones o e:id the prisoner
to the electric chair. Physicians in
t'e meantime are trying to deter
mine whether Sel-mid;. U a real or a
sham lunatic. Dr. Mefmire. the
Tomh physician began an examina
tion of the prisoner this afternoon at
the request of the authorities.
FRANK EYRONQ ANO BRIDE
FROiYi HOLLAND HAVE ARRIVED
Arriving Saturday afternoon. Frank
Evond and his bride from 1 1 nlhnd
are here to make their h"ine.
Mr. a n.l Mis. Eyrnud were ir..:
ried in Amsterdam. Holland, where
Mr. F.yrond went from here over .;
month ago to join her. Tn going and
returning from Holland and way
point Mr. Eyrund has ;r:ieh-d near
ly JQ.iVxi miles and liis wife has trav
elled u i;h hi in ince their marriage
ap"-'iim itelv SmO
Their marriage is the culmination
of a romance which started several
year ago. before Mr. Ev-ond came
to :hi country. He is a bookkeeper
for tVc Albany Nurseries Co., Inc.
The newly wed are temporarily at
home at T-e residence of Mr and
Mrs. G. V. TVmtebaker. on South
Ellsworth street.
MISS GRACE HUGHES IS
BRIDE OF W. E. VENERABLE
Were Married Last Evening
at Home of the Brides
. Parents on Fifth St.
In the presence of a few intimate
relatives and friends, Miss Emily
Grace Hughes and Y. Elmer Vener
able, were united in marriage last
evening at 6:30 o'clock, at the home
of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Hughes. 955 West Fifth
street. Rev. Elbert Hicks of the Bap
tist church, performed the ceremony.
The home was pretily decorated in
pink and white. Miss Marie Xor
dyke played the wedding march and
Miss Eva Hughes, sister of the bride,
was bridesmaid. Jack Hernderer
served the groom as best man.
After the ceremony, light refresh
ments were served. The newly weds
left for Eugene, where 1 1 1 e y will
spend several days visiting with
friends. Upon their return they will
he at home at the corner of Eighth
and Ferry streets.
The bride and groom are well and
favorably known here. Mrs. Vener
able has held a position as bookkeep
er for several years with the I lome
telephone company. The groom is
employed by the same company.
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S) CITY NEWS
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Donkey Engine Shipped. A mam
moth donkey engine belonging to the
P., E. & E. is in the railroad yards
loaded on a flat car, enrout to the
gravel pits at Corvallis to be used
there when t'he weather lays off the
steam shovels. It is a battle-scarred
outfit and is perhaps 49 to 55 horse
power. Returned from Marshfield. C. W.
Tebault returned this noon from a
business trip to Marshfield and re
ports business humming there.
BUgh Will not Open. The Bligh
theater is not to open today, as was
announced sometime ago by T. G.
Bligh and Conrad Meyer. This is
owing to the fact that work was de
layed on the finishing touches of the
building and rather than open the
building for business in an unfinished
conditioin the management has post
poned the date one week. According
to announcement made by Mr. Bligh
this morning, the theater will be op
cued next Monday.
Moves to Tangent. H. L. Robe
has moved to Tangent from Browns
ville where he will have charge of the
public schools during the coming win
ter. Albany Football Man Goes to O. A.
C. Abraham, the much vaunted Al
bany football man, who has been in
Eugene during the past two days left
today for home. He states that he
will attend the Agricultural College.
Two of his brothers attended this in
stitution. Eugene Register.
Painting Front of Building. Paint
ers commenced the painting of the
front of the building occupied by Es
icx and Essex and Foshay & Mason
on First tsreet opposite "the Hamil
ton -tore. A new coat of paint will
add a great deal to the appearance
of the building.
Dreamland Opened Saturday.
With large crowds in attendance
Throughout the evening, the Dream
lard theater opened Saturday night
after undergoing extensive repairs! A
splendid vaudeville act and a good
moving picture program pleased the
large audience.
Rev. D. H. Leech a Grandfather.
Born at t'he home of Rev. Leech in
his citv, a baby girl to Mr. and Mrs.
John B. Leech of Brookficld farm
'ear Harri.-burg.
I'il'ed Two Bear and one Deer.
Returning yesterday morning from
Foley Spring. I. Bussard and M.
Ih's -nrd. are home after a hunting ex-
I killed two bear and one deer. Thcv
irougnt (.;;e bear and the 'hide of the
other home with them, as well as
one good venison. One of the bears
was a big black bruin and t'je other
'.-as a cinamon cub.
I File Objections to Coct Bill. Oh-
iectioiK to co-t hill was filed in the
I circuit court tin's morning by W. Y.
l.itile. through his attorney George
Y. Wright. This is following a suit
recently tried in which Little lost in
action brought against him by P.
J. Nealem. to recover money growing
out of the sale of a saw mill. Little
admits, denies and alleges various
facts in his paper filed today and a-ks
that the plaintiff recover no greater
-urn than 55.20.
News cn This Page i
From Ds'l" !' of
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER IS
Democrat Wants Correspondent
The Democrat desires to se-
cure a local rorrc-p-indent at
Shedds. Pbh-.vicw. Harri-hurg,
T.cli-nian. Mrowns ville. Sweet
I ! '-mc. S mo. arid ad other point?
m ? in
ry not already rcpre-
serted. Anyone desiring to act
Tx- the re:rc-rrtritive of j.apr
will please inform t':;c mat1'1 ge
nu:'! at an early dvc. T2.1-tf
1016 CONVLNTION
TO BE IN PORTLAND
Oregon Knights of Pythias
Want Grand Lodge Meet
ing 3 Years Hence.
FIRST BIBLE USED IN
ORDER TO BE THERE
L M. Curl and W. L Marks
Say That Prospects Are
Bright for Session..
Portland will be the place of meet
ing of ihe supreme lodge of the
Knights of Pythias in 1916. if plans
to be considered at the next session
of the grand lodge of Oregon in that
city, October 14, develop satisfactor
ily. L. M. Curl, of this city, one of
Oregon's representatives to the su
preme lodge, says that prospects are
bright for securing the national gath
ering for the Oregon metropolis for
that year.
Not only will the coming session
of the Oregon grand lodge, which
will be thirty-second annual session
of that body, he marked by plans for
the natioal gathering, but it will he
the most noteworthy session ever held
in the state because the Bible which
Justis H. Rathbone, founder of the
order, used in obligating the first
members of the Knights of Pythias
will be shown at the convention. It
will be brought to Portland by Fred
E. Wheaton, of Minneapolis, Minn.,
who has it in his possession by vir
tue of his po.-.ilion as supreme keeper
of records and Icals of the supreme
lodge.
This Bible will be used in initiating
a large class of candidates into the
first rank of the order, and Willard
L. Marks, of this city, chairman of
the publicity committee of the grand
lodge, says that so great is the inter
est which has been aroused in the use
of this historic relic in the initiation
that almost every lodge in the state
is planning to furnish at least one
candidate for the event, and that some
lodges will send several. This will
be the first time that this Bible has
been shown west of Kansas.
OLD WOODEN BRIDGE
IS BEING REPLACED
Steel Structure Will Span the
Calopooia. Southwest of
Albany Soon,
The county bridge crew, under the
direction of County Commissioner
Butler, is now engaged in placing the
steel on the bridge across the Cala
pooia River, just southwest of Al
bany, which replaces the second old
est county bridge in Linn county. The
bridge which was torn down to make
way for the new structure was built
,34 years ago. The crew is now ex
cavating for the concrete piers which
will support the new bridge, and ex
pect to complete the work within
three weeks.
County Commissioner Butler says
that the big covered bridge r cross
the South Santiam River at Lebanon
i. now the oldest bridge in the coun
ty. It was erected .3 K years ago h y
tiie late A. S. Miller, father of Frank
T. Miller, state railroad commissioner,
The main portion of this bridge is 246
i f'-et long, with a long approach on
'he west end.
Cntil this Mimmer the oldest bridge
in Linn count y was the Robert s
i hri li-e :icr, ,;S :v Calapooia River
( mile northeast nf Shedd-. This
s: rue lure wa - built in ISoX. and was
on the old erntonal road. It wan-placed
bv a new wooden bridge
during the past summer.
John L. Schuylcman, of Portland,
is a business vi-itor in the citv.
! Olin Douglas, of Ro eburg. for
, nierly of tin- city, and a son of Rev.
I S. A. Douglas, pas-ed through the
i f it v th's uron e'lrorte to McMinn
il!e where he will attend college the
! coming sea-op.
ALBANY GOT CORVALLIS
BY SCORE OF 12 TO 2:
Tahirg tiiorom:
Sunday's defeat
walloped the Cor
12 to 2 f ri.c-c a
evenge for l,i-t
Vibativ Athletics
i- lne!,;-l team
- tej.ee a i.ii: crovd nere to
ll) is give- each team o:.e vie-
day.
s'-nes ot three tames to de-
termine the inter-city champion
R H F.
12 14 4
2 8 4
I'nttcrson :
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KlMrril
Wiliirnm .-it
-T'.'tti-r-oTi
'I I'i.illin.
triple murder
.hi
Edward Baxter Wipes Dut En
tire Family atan Early Hour
This Morning.
SHOOTS DOWN WIFE'S
PARENTS AND HER BROTHER
Reloads His Gun and Escapes;
Claims Relatives Caused
Seperation from Wife.
(By United Press Association)
Memphis, Tenu.. Sep. 15. Because
his wife's relatives felt unkindly to
wards him. Edward Baxter today shot
and killed Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith,
his wile s lather and mother and Os
car Smith, her brother at their home
here.
When she saw her husband coming
to the house, Mrs. Baxter left. The
younger Smith was asleep at the time
Baxter arrived at the house and was
awakened by the shots which killed
his father and mother. While trying
to flee, lie. was shot down, and died
in a few minutes from the effects of
the bullet.
After the triple tragedy Baxter re
loaded his gun and escaped. The po
lice were at once notified and are
now searching for the murderer.
Jlaxter was married several years
ago but his domestic relations were
never happy and he separated from
lus wife some tunc ago. hrom the
first, Ins wife's parents disliked her
husband and it was this feeling of ill
will towards Baxter that prompted
him to commit the act.
Jack Morrison, of Eugene, visited
with friends in the city yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Ramsden, nee
Miss Clara r.ckert, are guesls at the
home of Miss Tillie Eckeft, sister
of the bride.
Miss Sarah Millard, of Portland, af
ter visiting here with friends return
ed to her home Saturday.
Miss Mildred McBride, of Eddy.
ville, formerly of this city, visited
with trends here Saturday alternoon
UNIFORM SYSTEM PUN OF
AUDITING BEING DISCUSSED
Meeting of County Clerks is
. Being Held in Portland Today-Mark's
Attends.
Leaving this morning for Portland.
County Clerk Willard L. Marks, will
attend the conference of county clerk.-,
from all of the counties of the state
for the purpose of discussing the
proposed plan of a uniform system of
auditing for the different counties.
The meeting is called by J. W. Fer
guson, it ale insurance commissioner,
who was empowered by an act of the
last legislature to devise llie new sys
tem. In order to expedite its inau
guration and exploit the purpose and
ground the system will cover, the
county clerks were called into con
sultation. It is the plan to put the
new syMem into effect by the first
of the year.
The new syMem will virtually mean
that a complete accounting system of
ihe bu-ines transacted and expense
incurred by the various counties will
be kept by the county clerks. This
will iiiMire a more complete and de
tailed auditing of the various branches
of county work.
J. II. Ring and wife of Stavton were
-.-eek end visitors in the city.
C. S. Root of Independence trans
acted business here 'his morning.
Lee W ade, of Toledo, was a visit
or in the city ycMerd;y.
Lewis Griffith, or the Omit a I Cry,
was a visitor here yesterday after-
, noon.
Mr. and Mr-. Wheeler "ind son re
' turned to their home at Kenneth thi
! : .u after vi-iting here. They arc
! i:r. ora'hly impre- ed with ihi- -eeti-jn
j f the valley.
TOTAL REGISTRATION
THUS FAR IS 119
Ihe total registration of voters in
Linn county tor the coming Fall elec
tion to and including September 1.3 is
II''.
I!v precinet.; Shelburn, 2S; South
Lebanon. 15: We-t Albanv. 1.3: North
S io. in; Alhany. 0; Hal-ey. K; San
tiam. 7: Lebanon, 5: F.a-t Albany, 4;
OiL' f.oia. 4: Knox I'.utte. .3; Tangent,
.3: ( enter. 2: Craword-h i!e. 2; Orb-am.
2: North I'.rownsvitle, 1; Koek
Creek, 1; Sweet Home, I; Syracuse, I.
Strong Feeling Exists Between
Attorneys for State of New
York and Counsel for Thaw.
t Bv I'niied Press Association!
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Thaw case was again brought to the
attention of the Canadian authorities
when the same was called in the
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adjourned until Thursday. The court
look cognizance of Thaw's departure
from Canada and will inquire into the
circumstances.
Cole-brook, Sep. 15. Strong person
ill feeling is manifested bv Thaw's
lawyers ami the legal representatives
of the state of New York over the
ase whiifh just now holds the center
of interest in the courts of this county.
leroine has accused Thaw's lawyers
with breaking faith when they began
the habeas corpus proceedings m the
federal court on Saturday, lie main
tains that they agreed to do nothing
until the governor of New Hampshire
ruled upon the requisition proceed
ings. This the attorneys for Thaw
lenv and the teeluig between oppos
ing counsel for the state and defense
is near the breaking point.
) CITY NEWS.
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Three Good Road Delegates.
Mayor Gilbert has been requested by
the Hon. Logan Waller Page, presi
dent of the American Road Congress
and director of the United Stales of
fice of public roads, to name three
delegates to attend the sessions of
the congress at Detroit during the
week of September 29 as the repre
sentatives of the city
O. E. Track Finished. The Ore
gon Electric track on Fifth street, has
been completed and the trains began
running today. The work on the
track was caused by the track bed
sinking since it was first laid, due to
heavy traffic during the construction
of the road when heavy gravel trains
were hauled back and forth. The
pavement was torn up all along the
riirht of wav but it has now been re
placed. Several holes in the pave
ment have yet to be repaired by the
paving company "and this will prob
ably be done today. Since the track
has been undergoing repairs me pas
senger trains arrived and departed by
wav of the freight line on Water
street.
Crushed Rock Put on Road. The
Gibson 1 1 ill road in Menton county
two and one half miles northwest
of here, has undergone a remarkable
transformation, with the laying of
several rods of crushed rock. The
rock has been laid evenlv and much
traffic has ground much of it firmly
into the road bed. This in time to
come will insure a road nearly as good
:k macadam. This winter travel will
be greatly expedited and by that time
(he road will be in excellent shape.
Will Complete ThresTiing Wednes
day. The threshing outfit of Chief
of Police Anthony Austin is now on
the Christ place, six miles east of
here. Mr. Austin expects to complete
this run, which is one of the largest
of the season, by Wednesday, when
he will wind tip the season, unless
something unforseen convenes. Wheat
on this place is running at 22 bushels
per acre and oats is between 45 and
50.
Will File on Homestead. Lynn
Mitchell left yesterday for Glazier
Park, Montana, and other points in
that state. He will visit his uncle,
O. W. .Mitchell at Loma, and expects
to file on a homestead before return
ing to Albany.
Threshing Machines Work Sunday.
Taking advantage of the fair wea
ther yes! erday, many farmers con
tinued threshing operations through
out the day. I let ween Harnsburg
and Albany many threshing outfits
were S'-en m operation.
Huller Works Overtime. J. II
Sheridan, proprietor of a clover hull
er in the vicinity of Fayette ville is
rushed with orders from the farmers
in that vicinity. He i.as already
threshed a large quantity of clover
seed.
New Church Bell at Ifarrisburg.
That the new church bell which was
in-tailed and consecrated with special
services yesterday weighs (Ul pound
wa the statement made last night by
Father Lane, who conducted the ser-
ices.
Doctor Has Moved. I)r. and Mrs
L. E. Tiaey have made their home
with their son ami his wife, Mr. and
Mrs. . !.. Tracy, at 30o West Third
street.
J. C Grifii'h and wife of Salem are
t ' gi-tered a the 1 1 annuel.
FARMER CAUGHT HIS
HJ1N0 IN CLOVER HULLER
f'at
mih-s
hi- hand in a clover hut
inmis. who reside, three
'oinii of Albanv lin t with a
p j j, nt .,tr S.t'ur'hi v af'er-
on Mr. Hind- w;-s brought to Al -
ny bv I W Shirh'v. and taken to
e offi'-e of l)r. Ellis who dressed
e wound. Hi- hand was badly eu:
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Bank Officials Secured Writ of
Attachment at Salem and
Returned Car Mere.
BILL PATTERSON IS NOW
OWNER OF STEAMER
Bank Account and Appropriated
Funds Are All Straightened
Out By Prisoner.
Upon the writ of attachment being
granted officials of the First National
Hank Saturday at Salem, A. C.
Sehmitt, vice-president and O. A.
Archibald, cashier of the bank, ac
companied by Judd Ross, proceeded
to Woodburn in the Sehmitt car, se
cured Charles Ik Smith V Whlitc
steamer car and Koss drove it to N.1
bauy, and it was sold lo Hill Patter
mii by Smith for $4lH). L. L. Swan
was retained by the bank officials at
Salem in securing the writ.
The altadimeni grew out of the
cashing of a check by the bank for
Smith the fore part of last week in
the sum of $HU. It developed that
Smith did not have the money lo cov
er his over drawn account.
Willi the sale of the car. the bank
account has been straightened as well
as Ihe money refunded to the lllaiu
L lot lung Lo. winch was secured by
Smith. When carrying on his alleged
operations Smith, it is claimed, pur
chased a bill of goods from t'he cloth
ing store to the amount of $40 for
which he tendered a check for $60.50.
In change he was given $20.50. The
clothing .store has also recovered the
goods.
F. M. French, another victim of
Smith's alleged operations, in the
sum of $2H0 worth of diamonds and
jewelry, has recovered all of his
goods.
Meantime Smith is being held m
the county jail lo await the action of
the grand jury on two different crim
inal c'harges, one of obtaining money
under false pretenses ami another of
obtaining goods under false pretenses
The First National Hank and French
are the complainants in (he respective
charges. Bonds in the sum of $4XX)
are required lo procure Smith's re
lease. The bank officials made I lie trip to
Woodburn from here in A. C.
Schmiit's automobile. They stopped
in -Salem long enough to secure the
writ of attachment and then proceed
ed to Woodburn. They got in on the
ground as no oilier attachment has
been secured against the car. The
parly returned here Saturday night
followed closely by Judd Uoss driving
the steamer. Shortly afterwards the
sale was affected. Patterson, the new
owner, hail negotiated for its pur
chase from Smith before he was ar
rested. It became known yesterday through
Chief of Police Austin, that lie had
received printed matter from Eastern
Oregon sometime ago warning against
-'lib a man as Smith is alleged to be
and in his opinion Mr. Austin be
lieves Smith to be the same party.
The circulars stated thai such a man
hail operated in that section just as
Smith operated here bill that they
could not legally arrest him at that
time. Chin' Austin said at That time
he notified the banks and many of
ihe merchant-..
Weather Fair. The maximum tem
perature yc-lcrday afternoon was 76
degrees. The. minimum this morning
was 4.3. The river is at 1.3 feet.
Are Clearing Lot. Street Snperin-,
teudeiit Glen M. Juiikin and a crew of
workmen have been bu-ily engaged
Ibis afternoon clearing the vacant lot
at the corner of Second and Hroadal
bin streets, preparatory to the instal
lation of hitching racks and a drink
ing fountain for horses. Two large
trees have been cut down and the
wood is now being hauled away.
K. M. Holbrook of the Oregon Elec
tric is transacting bu-iness here to
day. CEFiETARY ASSOCIATION
WILL HOLD MEETING
Ae oi ding to an announcement
' i 1 e by tlx board of the Kiver-ide
'Ymrletv Assoeiathm a mectini; of
ll:al organization will be held at the
( 'oiinm reia club toinoi row night
commencing at 7:.30 o'clock and every
1 ody is invMcd to attend.
It is to b' a general ret lo-gether
if fair for the purpose of tnii-king up
plans launched previously '',r :i'"
j s ti-iation and to oli -it more funds
j Every public spirited citien as well
as all of those who are interested in
'' enterprise are urged to attend,
Nefreshtueuts will b included in the
ind he -uflered a great deal of pain. ! program.
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