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— -w-r- — VW * m3 TTUAHST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, GA„ SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 1012. TRIES TO FORCE Rich Atlantan Dares Death in Mexican Revolt f|[[[] jjj P[|[[ jjf |[)(fljj Bereft of Family and Unable to Guard Property ASPIRANTS FOR Flatly Rejects Lind's Demand That He Resign and Not Run for Presidential Office. DEFI IS SUBJECT TO RECALL Lack of Financial Support Ex pected to Hasten Downfall of Mexican Government. Special Cable to The American. MEXICO CITY, Auk 2S.—The Huerta administration made another attempt to force the hand of the United States to-day. The statement was made by a high official of the Government that the proposals of President Wilson, made through En voy Lind, demanded that Huerta re sign his office and also withdraw his name from the election called for Oc- tober. "General Huerta has rejected both of these demands,” said the official, who stands close to the Provisional 'President. "The President will cer tainly be a candidate for re-election. He has no Intention of withdrawing from the race." The announcement that Huerta had decided to stand for re-election came In the same manner as did The decla ration that Huerta had served an ul timatum on the United .“States, de manding that his administration - — — — l t M.Ukln ♦ ii'aI i. n hon ra TIL o recognized within twelve hours Like that announcement, this Is subject to change. Outside of these attempts to stir up President Wilson, Huerta Is “mark ing time.” There 1» no doubt that the administration 1* In a had position financially, and this fact alone in ex pected *o bring about a solution of the problem. The negotiations between Lind and the administration are at a stand still pending the reply of the United States to Huerta’s note rejecting President Wilson's proposals. Senor Gamboa, Minister of Foreign Affairs, professes to be optimistic, but other officials freely admit that they do not see how Huerta is going to hold on. Bryan Differs With White House Opinion. WASHINGTON Aug. 23. -A re markable difference of opinion was manifested at the White House and the State Department to-day over the Mexican situation This developed after the receipt of a long message from John Lind, spe cial envoy of President Wilson at Mexico City. At the White House It was indicated very strongly that General Huerta was calming down, that the outlook for Lind's mission was particularly hopeful ami that there might be no need of further ac tion on the part of the United States. The point was made that if Huerta acceded to the wishes of this coun try the affair would be concluded without further proceedings In fact, the entire feeling at the White House seemed to be one of the greatest op timism. No Change. Says Bryan. Secretary of State Bryan, however refused to Indicate any optimism over the situation. When he was told of the views at the White House, he said pointblank: “The situation is unchanged.” The White House opinion is sup posed to be based on these facts, un derstood to have been transmitted very recently by Mr. Lind: First, that Huerta has ascertained that he was decidedly wrong In his belief that the Administration was not hacked by the American people In its attitude toward the recognition of the present Government in Mex ico. Second, that Huerta has learned that Euitipean nations are disposed to follow the lead of the United States. Third, that Huerta’s position finan cially will not allow him much longer to resist the demand for his with drawal from office. Warn Huerta to Take Heed. In connection with Huerta’s discov ery that the American people are supporting President Wilson, it be came known to-night that Japan, France and England have notified Huerta that he ought to give heed to the measures proposed by the United States. Some State Department officials re fused to credit a report from Mexico City that Huerta had been told that even if he should resign and be re elected he would not be recognized by the United States. Protection for Americans. The Administration took a step this afternoon to protect Americans In Mexico when Secretary Bryan or dered Marion Fletcher. Consul at Chihuahua, to demand of the military commander that he apprehend and punish the bandits who, on July 6, killed Frank Griffith and assaulted A. F Parks. Mr. ami Mrs. Z. O. Stocker and their son, Air Stocker, is now in the danger zone in Mexico. L JOBS TARIFF DERATE Setting of Primary Date Followed by Great Activity in Many Political Camps. Politicians and candidates for mu- “Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,” Lone Star Senator Advises Solemn Colleague. nicipal offices showed signs of unusual activity Saturday night following the . naming of September 30 as the date for the primary election for Council- men and Aldermen and a general fnanager of the waterworks. The selection was made by the city Democratic executive committee, which held a brief session Saturday morning. The committee decided to have the books open for registration on September 9. The primary election is an impor tant one, as ten Counrilmen and four Aldermen, from the Fourth, Seventh and Eighth wards, are to be chosen. Vacancy in Upper Board. The vacancy on the Aldermanic board was caused by the resignation of John E. McClelland*. Forty mem bers of the city executive committee will be chosen at the primary also. Among the candidates for member ship on the Board of Aldermen are B. F. Byfield, who has, a <^lear field, apparently, to succeed A. H. Baskin, who goes out of Council; C. D. Knight, Second Ward, who wants to succeed himself, and Orville Hall, who has announced for re-election in the Third Ward. • In the Fourth Ward, Lee Hagan, A. W. Farlinger and R. E. George will probably run to succeed A. D. Thom son. while Dr. W. M. Etheridge has announced from the Fifth. Jesse B. Lee may be a candidate also, it is said. Jesse M. Wood has offered to succeed himself in the Sixth, and S. L. Dallas will run in the Seventh to succeed Roy M. Abernathy, whose term, has expired. Many Council Candidates. Other candidates will be Frank Reynolds and H. M. Patterson to suc ceed Clarence Haverty in the Eighth, and O. W. Smith, to succeed himself in the NintJi. C. C. Mason will offer for re-election in the Tenth. C. H. Kelley, chosen to fill the place vacated by John McDonald, will ask for re- election. 0 James E. Warren will run again in the Third Ward, and Albert Thom son probably will be a candidate to succeed James B. Everett in the Fourth. Jesse W. Armistead will have no opposition in the Seventh, while W. A. Hancock and John S. Owens will fight it out in the Eighth for the seat made vacant by Dr. Van Dyke. Zode Smith, manager of the water works, has no opposition thus far. WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—Head way made on the tariff bill to-day was more apparent than real. The wool schedule was completed save for the fact that four entire substitutes have been reserved and will be con sidered when the bill comes before the Senate proper. Senator Catron, of New Mexico, to-day offered a sub stitute. Others prepared by Sena- ♦ i .. u»„n ...». .— . 3 t-> Nabbed for Robbery Three Years Later On Scene of Crime Will Arendale Accused by Man Who j y Saw Him Standing on Decatur Street. Within twenty feot of the exact tors LaFollette. Smoot and Penrose ar£ pending. Following a general discussion, in which a dozen or more Senators par ticipated, wool was disposed of, and schedule M, dealing with papers and books, and N, iealing with sundries, were temporarily passed over on ac count of the absence of Senator John son, in charge of the subcommittee that framed them. The debate during the afternoon was enlivened when Senator Smoot declared that importations of wool and their manufactures had fallen off after the Wilson-Gorman law re duced duties. Senator Sheppard, of Texas, demanded the figures, and Mr. Smoot not being able to produce them instantly, Mr. Sheppard told the Utah Senator, “Put your money where your mouth is.” ^ Senator Smoot quietly expressed his surprise that such a remark “should be made by any Senator, even from Texas.” The Texas Senator observed that Mr. Smoot took his statement too seriously. Mr. Smoot expressed his sorrow and regret. The debate then proceeded along more dignified lines, but the incident shocked Senators, representatives of the old school of decorum. Senator Simmons, when the wool schedule was passed alone, said he hoped now that consideration of all items would be concluded by Sep tember 14. A great many stumbling Clocks remain, however, and the in come tax and other administrative features promise to be prolific of de bates. Senator Jones, of Washingt in,• to day offered an inheritance tax as an amendment to the bill. It provides for a tax of 1 per cent on all Inheri tances valued at less than $5,000, and the * rates he would irrmose range from 2 per cent for fortunes not ex ceeding $50,000 to 40 per cent for for tunes not exceeding $50,000,000. spot on Decatur street where he was relieved of $20 three years ago, Will Waldrop early Saturday night be held the man, Will Arendale, whom he claims did the robbing. Arendale was arrested ana locked up by the police on the charge of larceny. Arendale, so the tale goes, to begin with had an unenviable reputation with the police. Then came the al leged daring roobery on Decatur near Peachtree one night about three years ago with Waldrop on the los ing end of the deal. Later Arendale and his partner, Will Thompson, were caught in a saloon, but Arendale glided out of the back door before the police could arrest him. Thompson, who only helped Arendale spend the money, according to the testimony, was tried and acquitted, but efforts to appre hend Arendale were without avail un til Saturday night, when he was spied near his old haunts by Waldrop. Arendale will be tried In Recorder’s Court Monday. Atlanta Undertaker Says Progress Has Doomed Even the Horse- Drawn Mourners’ Coaches. JUST ONE DOZEN HERE. MOBILE, Aug. 23.—Edward Wil liams and Mrs. Grace Johnson were married at Vinegar Bend to-night, starting with twelve children. Mr. Williams was a widower with seven children, six girls and one boy; the oldest is about 16, and the youngest, a boy, about 2 years old. Mrs. John son was a widow with five children, all boys, the oldest 13 and the young est about 4. The beginning of the end of horse- drawn funeral cars in Atlanta has set in, following the installation of a model automobile hearse by Barclay & Brandon, the well-known under takers The new hearse is one of the very latest models, is hand carved, and cost $7,000. It was manufactured by the Packard Motor Car Company. In speaking of the purchase of the new car, Mr. Barclay, one of the own ers, said his company was forced to buy it to keep up with the spirit of the times. "The people demand these things these days,” he said, “and the com pany, of course, seeks to comply with their wishes, as success can be at tained only in this way. "‘The superiority of the automo bile funeral car over the old style is , so great," continued Mr. Barclay, “that we wonder now how we got along all of these years without the new hearse.” On e of the greatest features of the new car is that it is actually cheaper to maintain and operate than the old- style carriages. The cost of the ren tal of the five carriages is $25, while the cost of three automobiles is only , $24. The “Ice Kist” - APPROVED BY : Good Housekeeping Institute Arrests by Police Reach 10,000 Mark 95 Dynamite Caps Explode in His Hand Road Worker Near Gladstone Dan- Atlanta Officers Three Days and 100 | Apprehensions Ahead of i 1912 Record. gerously Hurt In Odd Mishap. Six Fingers Gone. The police department Saturday reached the 10,000 mark in arrests made during the yea*r—three days earlier than In 1912. Up to last night at midnight the cells at police head quarters have served a* a temporary lodging house for 10,012 persons since January 1. In 1912 the 10,000 mark was reached on August 26, which places 1913 about 100 ahead of 1912. HUNTSVILLE, Aug. 23.—As Tom Morris, an employee of the Madison County road building squad near Gladstone, was carrying 15 dynamite caps in his hands they exploded and six * fingers and both thumbs werp blown off, the little finder on each hand being all that was left. Several of the caps were shot into Morris’ breast and these may cauje death. Tfie injured man was.brought to Huntsville and placed In the hos pital. Z. (). Stocker Between Two Hostile Annies and Yaqui Indian Bands. Torn from his beautiful wife and his only son by th*' rule of anarchy In Mexico, his broad fields laid waste by the warring factions of the revo lution-torn republic, an Atlantan now is in the heart of the danger zone, unable to learn whether his loved ones have reached the place of safety (o which he dispatched them powerless to obtain more than the bare necessities of life, though a year a"o there had been abundance on the snot that is now desert land. This condition of affairs was told in a dramatic letter received by Mrs. J. 1>. Stocker. No. 231 West Peachtree street, from her son. Z. O. Stocker, who by his Atlanta energy and ability had raised himself to a high position In the republic across th* Rio Grande, only to see his lift* work virtually wiped out through the lust for pow-v and office of Mexican politicians. But though he Is suffering dallv HI the fears for his family that leave as nothing the wasting of his cr >p and the crushing of his fortune, his mother knows that her daughter-in- law and sturdy little grandson ire safe in San Fran.isco, and have be j .i endeavoring for months to get 'a communication with the husband and father. Mr. Stocker was reared and edu cated in Atlanta. Soon after his graduation as a civil engineer ne wont to work for one of the -great construction companies developing the unlimited resources of the Mex ican republic. He was quick to realise the possi bilities of the land and made profit able investments. At the time of the outbreak of the first Mexican revolu tion he was master of 30,000 acres of fertile lands near Ontoga, in the Yaqu^ country. There he built a beautiful home. “Stocker Hall.” for his lovely youn? wife.and his boy, John Stocker, now v years old. He was general manager of the Richardson Cons;ruction Com pany, a gigantic corporation of Los Angeles capitalists. Two years ago peace became chaos, luxury became privation. As the Mexican situation grew darker and darker, Mr. Stocker realized that ie must be parted from his wife an 1 son. . Ten months, ago he hurrted’v sent them to San Francisco, telling them to draw on the Richardson Con struction Company for an- funds they needed. Then the lines of com munication were cut* off. From that time until this he has received no word from them. He does not know whether they are in safety or in peril, in comfortable circum stances or in want. A few days ago his mother in At lanta received a letter from him. the fir§<t in more than four months. It was dated Jufy 8, and in it he said: "This is the first letter I have been able to send in four months,’’ he wrote, "and am only able to send this because of a special boat ^ent here by the Richardson Construction Com pany, which will lake tfie wives, mo thers and daughters of employees to the United States. “I am unable to give you any po litical news as to the situation at present, for If I included any such information in my letter it would immediately be destroyed by the Mexican inspectors, who read everj line which leaves this country. “I will say this, however, and run the risk of its getting through. The conditions are something awful. The country is demoralized—devastation on every side. All communication is shut off and stagnation has set in. “1 have about $15,000 worth of crops and can not ket a cent for them. No one 4ias any money. 1 have a few nu n in my employ whom 1 have not paid in the last six months. These men work for their bread alone. “We have two armies on one side of us and the Yaqui Indians on the other—three hostile forces to con tend with.” No Crank No Dasher No Handle No Cogs No Wheels No Wood No Hoops No Hard Work POSTPAID DAYS’ TRIAL QUART SIZE It’s not a bit too early to get up the baggage for the voting collegians. It wants to be good, strong and vet not expen sive. Just along that line we make our strongest endeavor. We Make Them. We Sell Them. No retailer’s profit—no freight to pay. Good, Strong School Trunks Sized from 32 to 38 inches. S7.50 §10.00 §15.00 Suit Cases $2.50, $5.00, $7.50 Traveling Bags $3.50, $5.00, $8.00 LIEBERMAN’S The Trunk Store 92 Whitehall For the ICE-KIST all you have to do is to pour in the cream, sherbet or whatever refreshment it Ml | may be. and pack in the ice as in the ordinary | S|U | 2) LL freezer. Then the work is ended. There is no working a dasher, no turning a handle or crank, no straining your arms and back, no opening the freezer to “see” if it is freezing, no extra packing in of ice. All you do after packing is to open the freezer and serve the refreshment It saves work, time, trouble and—you. Perfect Freezing The tee-Kist has no dasher or crank because it has two freezing s ur faces. The old-fashioned freezer had only ons freezing surface—that is why a crank an 1 dasher were necessary The Ice-KIst has a metal freezing tube that extends directly through the cream to the bottom This gives the two freezing surfaces. The cold penetrates from the center and from the outside, too. The cream is frozen with a smoothness that will delight you. The Icc-Kist makes a beautiful and perfect-frozen mold. Special 15-Day Offer We want you to know the toy of having an Ice-Kist Crankless Freezer in your home. We will send it post-paid upon the return of the coupon together with SI.95—our introductory price. If after trying the ICE-KIST lor 15 days, you are not delighted with it, return it and we wilt return the sl.95. Don t let the coupon get lost Send it NOW n ■ ■ BIB B a K W«*t«rn Merchandise & Supply Co.. 326 W. Madison St., Chicago., 111. loney Please send the ICE-KIST CRANK LESS FREEZER for 15 days’ trial. Name Address H ■ .Ex. I □ , i GRANT PARK AND PIEDMONT PARK Filth Regiment Sunday 3:30 P. M