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TFU’ ATT .WTA/JEORGTAy ANT) NEWS. PRIEST TELLS OF WEARING BOOSTER BUTTONS NOW sums girl GREAT FA ,;i :s a t: a :.: a S0CIETY! ammto M Confession of Dismemberment of Body and Attempts to Hide Crime Stir New York. Continued from Page 1. «<»aked mall reus on which Mia* An- I mull*!* had been murdered, and show- j ••I them the charred remains of tho| excelsior and cotton ticking just as he had left them. With their prisoner, the detectives motored to police headquarters and ihere the grilling of the curate was resumed. As soon as I'aurot had •aiisfied himself that Schmidt had told the last detail, he turned him over to Assistant District Attorney l>eacon Murphy, whose stenographer took a transcript of Schmidt's con fession By that time Coroner Kein- bprg had arrived, and after a brief 11earing in Inspector Faurot’s room ihe priest was held without hail on the charge of murder. The statement made by Father Schmidt to Father Luke Even*. the chaplain of the Tombs prison, leads many to the belief that the murderer is unbalanced mentally. Priest's Alleged Confession. The confession whltlh the police say s hmidt signed follows: "I met Anna Aumuller two years ago at the parish house of St. Boi..- face Church. She was employed as a • r\ant there. I was attracted by her beauts 1 became infatuated nilh her. 1 loved her. 1 killed her because 1 loved her so much. She was so beautiful, s<> good. 1 could not let her live without me. I had made up my mind that she and I could not live together. I wis a priest and must remain with my church, i could not let her go away from us. So i opened the door of the fi it. ■ I awakened her I told her 1 had come to fulfill my threat. Then I drew the knife* across her throat. *'i cut the body into six pieces. I made trips to the Fort Lee Ferry, , ,icii time with a part of her precious body in a bundle. When the ferry boat reached the middle of th‘ stream, 1 would throw a piece into the water, and when the boat reached the other side of the river 1 would re turn and go back to the flat. Performed Own Marriage. After 1 had disposed of the body, J wanted to destroy all evidence of ihe crime. 1 took the mattress on which 1 had slain her and carried it to a vacant lot. and there 1 burned !t. i am guilt' ; that is all I can say. I must pay th# penalty. There is noth ing else for me to do. But I loved I Anna Aumuller. She wanted me to marry her, and 1 procured a marriage license. She trusted me. '1 am a priest, and ordained »o perform the marriage ceremony: so ▼hen she insisted upon a ceremony, I ] married myself to lier. There was n ) i need of any other priest doing it. It was just as absolute as if I bad called | in another person with authority to j perform a marriage ceremony. Sh* j was my wife," TO DAY’S MARKET OPENINGS. - W r ■ NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Stock quotations to 10 STOCK- High. Amal. Copper. 77"* Am. Beet Sug 29-* American Can 26 1 4 Am. Car Fdy. 48 Am. Smelting 70 Miaconua 39 B. It. T 90 Erie • 30 », interbor. pfd. 63*2 Mo. Pacific 30*'s North. Pacific LM)6 Heading 157*2 Hep. I. and P. 25 Rock Inland.* 18 So. Pacific. .. 94^* st. Paul 107*4 Tenn. Copper. 24 i nion Pacific.. 1 60 r. S. Rubber. -6U» 1’. S. Steel 6»* • H do. pref. . . 1091*. nab Copper. 56 \Wsi. Electric 74 10 a m : 10 Prev. IjOW. AM. C’lose "U 77*. 7«>; 297* 2»>,i :*.s . 06’, 48 48 47*4 70 70 70 3S*» 39*4 904 90*3 90** no*% sin, 30*,» 62*"'a 65c. 6 V. ::o\ 30*** 30*4 114*3 1M', 114 157*; 157’. 156 Vt 2i> 25 24 'k 18 18 1T’» 94', 94S 94*4 107 \ 107 \ 107*4 34 34 S3 1 159G, US*. isoh 64 1 a 64 1 * 63 ; l 65 T » 65"s 66 1u9**m I09 r * 56‘* s 56* 56'i 74 74 7774 FRANK'S TRIAL NOT FAIR. SAYS PASTOR The Rev, A. R. Holderby Blames Popular Prejudice and Clamor for Vengeance. 'Fhe Kc\. A. K Holderby. pastor of) the Moore Memorial Church, declar- ! ed from the pulpit in his Sunday set- j mon that Leo M Frank, convicted | North of the murder of Mary Phagan in the South’s most notable criminal » ase. was the victim of an unfair trial The minister described the popular prejudice and the clamor for ven geance following the crime and as serted that the conditions forbade a fair trial of the acused man. He did not attempt to pass on 'Frank’s guilt or innoncence, he go into the merits of the self, contenting himself declaration that, regardles Doesn’t Think Attack on His Kiss ing Attitude Calls for Much of an Answer. Declaring that he say but little j which was worth replying to in the, attack upon him by the Rev. Lincoln | McConnell at the Baptist Tabernacle I Knday night, Mayor Woodward de-J dined to discuss the charges Mon- | day morning. He will write McCon- j cell a persona! letter, * however, and) Ills words contained the intimation j that this letter probably will he cool but very clear. "1 will write Mr. McConnell a pei- aonal 'etic!', men po®»ibiy he will know nior*- • f what he is talking | about,'' said the Mayor. T may also j make a statement for the papers later in the day. but right now 1 see but f little worth replying to. “The only criticism f had to make of the polii-o methods in connection with the spooning cases, was in the instam e where h couple had been kept at the polite station all night and then the case dismissed against them by Recorder Broyles. If Broyles turned them loose, then cer tainly they must have been as in nocent as babes, for lie is not in the habit of releasing people who are guilty of even the slightest wrong* doing. “I also remarked pi regard to the case of where a you man claimed that he had been unjustly fined in a spooning case, that r thought money •derived from this case by the city was dirty money and should be re turned to the young man. I made this remark to Mr. Colcord. "T do nto think Mr. McConnell's at tack can be highly regarded in view of the public knowledge of the way the police have acted in these spoon ing cases.'' McConnell expressed the opinion that the Mayor must he a fool to make the remarks accredited to him by the newspaper on the spooning arrests bv the police department. "I was utterly astounded when I read of the Mayor criticising the po lice department for the spooning ar rests, said McConnell. “Either he is very foolish or incompetent and too ignorant to properly take care of the office held by him. “I want to put myself on record as favoring the vigorous prosecution of all such offenders as tlie couple which Caused all the furore. Take it home to yourselves and see if you would like for your daughter to be caught in a compromising position with a man in a public p ice. Or worse still, think of tiie consequences which might arise if the officer who saw such actions failed to do hi? duty and arrest therm “Tlic winds of dissension and crime in Atlanta are being rapidly sown. Unless an immediate stop is put to tiie vilifying of tlie police this city will most surely reap one great whirl wind of vice and crime.” Avenue Belle Enlists Her Friends in Cause of “500.- 000 by 1920.” LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. on- lie it hand i clamor x\ as no .September •pening Range 7*2-7.13 Prev. M. Close Sept.-Oct. 6.99 - 7.00*■_. 7.02* 6.93*•« (id. - Nov 6.93 V.- 6 9.» 6.94*.. 6 S. ’ . s\>v . -I >e<-. 6.88 1 6 S'." .. 6.81'.. 1 m*» .-.Ian. 8.87! ■ 8S 6.81V- | Ian. -Fel> 6.89 ■6.ST’ 6.89 6.82’ U 1 el». *51ar. ♦. 9U * •• *i 91 ’ 6.83 * - i Mar. - April . 6 91 ■ -6 92 6 92* • (. 81 ’ - Apiii-Ma.' 6.93 6.8., Max - June t.. 9 t. 9 2 6 92 »• 85 .1 unc-.luly. 6 89* . 6.84 •luly-Aus- 6.88*- 8:* 6 90 c 6 82 *jt roEW YORK COTTON. ' l * | First Prev. Open 1 l Ig* i Low (Call Close Sept. . . . 3.04-0*. ort. . . . I3.iu 13.2 0 15.10 15 20 15.07-0* NOV. . . 12.9!*-01 1 Iff.... :: <i8 15.l 5 1 5.08 13.15 13.01-0: Ian. . . . 13.00 i:;.04 15 no 13 1*5 13.90-92 I Yl>. . . . 13.92-94 Mar. . . . 12.12 13.1 :: i:: 12 ’ : 15 12 "8-99 Max . . . 13.18 15.2 0 13.18 15.20 13.04-05 June . . . 1306-08 July . . . 13.20 13.2 !U 13.18 13. >8 15 "6-07 NEW ORLEANS COTTON. u fair and impartial trial ami fa lie to get it. Public Mmd Was Influenced. “If the trial were conducted wifi out vindictiveness and prejudice the testimony \\ . re sufficient to vlct. then the verdict was Just said* "But if. on tiie oth< there were prejudice and t lor vengeance, then tiie trial fair and Impartial. “No one can deny that the public I mind was inflamed at the perpetra- j tton of tiie crime, and justly so, ant j •dial prejudice ran big | these conditions the I fair and impartial. I **li' Leo Flank has had a fair trial j and has been l'omui guilty upon the) I most reliable testimony and there is j no reasonable doubt as to his guilt* he should suffer the penalty of the ) law. “When Prejudice Runs High.” “But it is a d pei Intent i to convict any man of a ■ rime tit a • time when the public mind is unduly J excited and when prejudice is at its height. Far liettei wait until sober judgment can prevail and better by far to let a dozen guilty men go un punished than to take t one innocent man. “When tiie Sta With tiie advent of the new booster Jj lit to ns bearing the picture of one of Atlanta’s prettiest society girls, “boosting for Atlanta” promises to become as great a fad as the tango, nor did {the turkey trot and the hundred and lase it-j one other things with which society with the | whiles away its time. >f Frank’s Hundreds of Atlanta society per- Utitled to sons have taken to wearing the but tons. and they have developed into enthusiastic boosters for the Hate City. Miss Frances Williams, of No. 35 and I West North avenue, one of Atlanta’s prettiest girls, was one of the first to take up the new fad. She obtained a button shortly after they were re ceived at The Georgian office and has worn it proudl.N and enthusiastically ever since. She has enlisted many of her friends in the cause of "500,000 people for Atlanta." and as a result of her Then, under j efforts the booster button adorning u , s | the girls <»f Atlanta has become one ! of the common spectacles «>f I’each- I tree st reel. I Almost as many girls as men are wearing them now. and they are as enthusiastic as their brothers and sweethearts over the new movement. Thousands of the buttons have been given out to firms and business men. but there are still plenty left for distribution. Organizations, firms and others who desire to get some of the buttons and aid in tin* good work of boosting Atlanta can have them by writing to The (Georgian or liearst’s Sundu.AAmerican and tell ing how many they need. They will be sent at once to any address. Home-Coming Day Draws 985 to Sunday School, Approaching Atlanta Record. A comparison made Monday of the records of tiie city’s Sunday schools showed that tiie First Christian school led all the others Sunday in point of attendance and approached the record set in the recent race with the Sunday school of tiie Second Baptist Church. The attendance at tiie First Chris tian was i»S5. The Tabernacle Bap tist. with 72S, was second, and tiie St. Paul Methodist, with 622. was third. Sunday was “Home-Coming Day" in tlie majority of the churches and special efforts were exerted to get out large numbers. The average attendance was^J06. It was 2S0 for the same Sunday last year. Tiie com ply te figures are: Attend. Attend. Wylie Smith, Alleged Forger, Out on Bond J. Wylie Smith, soldier of fortune, who was arrested Saturday on war rants charging forgeries involving $2,200. was released from the Tower Sunday night on $3,000 bond. Prelim inary hearing will be held early this week. Smith was arrested at the instance of T. M. Hamilton, of Hapeville, who claims the transaction took place in 1911. Smith is in poor health, the re sult. lie said, of exposure in Mexico while a fugitive from Georgia. Rat Detectives To Save Humans CINCINNATI. Sept. 15.—Rats as pure food detectives are the latest in novation of Cincinnati. The Health Department will let them,feed on foodstuff which tiie De partment suspects is unfit for human beings to eat. If the rodents die • * get sick, then tiie food they samp!*, is to be condemned. The animalu from which the city intends to breed have just arrived from Philadelphia. Church. • Yr. Ago. St. Paul Methodist 523 Tabernacle Baptist 500 Second Baptist 410 First Christian* . 330 j Park St. Methodist 2S7 j First Baptist . 312 Wesley Memorial 450 Central Baptist 245 North Ave. Baptist 204 West End Baptist 2X0 Trinity Methodist 304 [ Ponce DeLeon Baptist... 185 Westminster Presbyt’n.. 251 | Gordon St. Baptist ~s Inman Park Bapt 1st IS First Methodist 204 * Ga. Ave- Presbyterian... 105 Sunda.x 922 728 558 985 440 373 492 273 392 314 347 250 270 210 135 361 142 Hangs mas Pal- Mao . I ’ iFlrstl Prev. •Open IRgh'Lowl Call.' Closr •’ T ' 'i* *»■ • ** 13.06 13.05 13.02 13.03 12.91-9 13.00-01 13.17 13.18 13.17 13.17 15.04*1*:. 12.01-0 , 13.27 13.27:12.27 13.27 13.15-p, 12 ix ::R'i3 •:*, r I noceni of a < rime it s lial murder. No man': . .emends \engea w a* i rin ified ur Mayor Gaynor Loft More Than a Million guilty of Judl- i — l l t . ,, : ;,h,>rv< I XKM Y* »RK\ Sepl. -15. -Mayor . !**• take;:* ' 'i> nor was reputed t«» in* a million- • iicumsiaiitia. ! ail'* 4 at the time of his death. F.sii- iblic sentiment j mates v; Rich Man Is Victim Of Woman Assassin LEXINGTON. Sept. 12. J. H. ) P.irchtield, aged 30. a prominent lum- ! Herman, was fatally shot by an un- I identified assassin, said to be a wom an, concealed in a house on Quick- | sand Creek, Breathhitt County. Birchfleld was brought to the hus- I pital here. Bride Here for Lipton If He Wins Race? Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian, LONDON, Sept. 15.—At a banquet in honor of the competitor? in the motor boat races Sir Thomas Dewai made an announcement which was gareted with much cheering. He declared he had reason to be lieve that if Sir Thomas Lipton brought back the America Cup he would also bring back an American bride. such i >M that from tip to v. was credit a hi \ report- worth more than $i BURGLARS ROB MILL. COLUMBUS. Sepi. 15.—Burglar, following up their operations in Co lumbus. have iv.nbed tlv Merit&s i Mills, where tin*' secured $265. They I entered the vault in tiie office of the ■ mills. Celebrates Silver Wedding Over Phone NEW YORK, Sept. 15.—Franklin 1>. j Sinkh, of Chicago, unable to ga home to celebrate his silver wedding anniver- : nary, gave » dinner to his friends at ihe A.stor Hotel here and used tiie long dis tance telephone. The party assembled. Mrs. Smith was called to the phone in Chicago and cop- i gratulations were exchanged. Stomach Removed To Relieve Cancer l<* »l LDER. < *» >LO , Sep . 15. After ;having his stomach renived. K \\ Hastings. 5s. who has suffered from j cancer for \ ears. returned to his j | home. j He apparently is cured complete!} j “Gee, ain’t it a peach! Couldn’t 1 speed some if 3 had one of them! How many are you going to give away, Mister?” these are some of the remarks to be heard around The Georgian < )ffiee where the big red “Georgian Flyer” is on exhibition—the one just like The Hearst’s Sunday American and Atlanta < ieorgian will give to each boy and girl who secures forty new subscrip tions to the paper before October 1. There are many earnest workers and the subscriptions arc coming fast. It would only be a wild guess now to say who will win the first fifteen cars and receive the Charter Membership Certificates to the Atlanta Pedal mobile Having Club. These ('er- tificates will entitle the holder to compete in any or all races and events to be held in the near future. Pedahnobile Clubs are to be found in many of# the large cities, having been promoted by some of the largest and best newspapers in the country. This sort of sport may he new in At lanta, but in many particulars the Pedahnobile races are to the children what the Auto races are to the grown-ups. In fact, they are handled a good deal on the same order and are interesting to the parents as well as the children. These little machines are not to be confined to pleasure alone, but can be put to good use in many different ways. In some cities carrier boys who have won Pedalmobiles may be seen distributing their papers in them. All these cars are well-made and serviceable and will surely gladden the heart of any boy or girl who is fortunate enough to win one. These cars are now on exhibition in the window of O. C. Poik Dry Goods Store, 29 South Gordon Street; South Pryor Ice Cream Parlor, 353 South Pryor Street, and Imperial ( Tire and Tube Company, 349 Peachtree Street. While attending the Odd- and-Ends Sale at Polk’s Dry Goods Company, he sure to notice the “Georgian Flyer” in the window. OUTSIDE WORKERS A number of boys and girls outside of the city of Atlanta have sent in their application blanks and are now working earn estly to obtain one of the handsome little cars. The Pedalmobile man will lie glad to send subscription blanks to more honest hust lers who would like to own a Pedalmobile. Just fill out the application blank below and full particu lars will be mailed you at once. APPLICATION BLANK Pedalmobile Department of the Hearst’s Sunday American and Atlanta Georgian. 20 East Alabama St., Atlanta, Ga. I am interested in your free Pedalmobile offer and am determined to win one if my application is aocepted. Please send blanks and full particulars. Name ... Street ... City Uecommended by