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TlfK ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. IH H PRESIDENT WHS Armistice Impossible, Huerta Elected Head of Mexico Legally, Gamboa Says In his reply to the American proposals Senor Gamboa, the Mexican Minister of For eign Affairs, urges the following points: That President Wilson's imputation that no progress is being made toward the restoration of peace in Mexico is not true. That the fact that the Mexican Government enjoys the recognition of nearly all the great nations of the world is proof that it is a true and honorable administration. That the proposal of an armistice Is impos sible because nations do not propose armistices with bandits. To grant an armistice would be to recognize the belligerency of the rebels. That the request that General Huerta should not be a candidate for the presidency is “strange and unwarranted.’’ That the election of General Huerta was legal. That the American proposals are “humiliat ing and unusual.” That Mexico’s Ambassador should be re ceived in Washington and that the United States should send a new Ambassador to Mex ico. Senor Gamboa, Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs. Continued from Page 1. instinct of nejghb rly intercet and sympathy is aroused and quickened by them; but that is only one ele ment in the determination of our duly. “We are glad to call ourselves the friends of Mexico, and we shall, 1 hope, have many an occasion, in hap pier times, as well as in these days of trouble and confusion, to show that our friendship Is genuine and disinterested, capable of sacrifice, and very generous G f manifestation. “The peace, prosperity and con tentment of Mexico mean more, much more, to us than merely an enlarged field for our commerce and enterprise. They mean an enlargement of the field of self-government and the realization of the hopes and rights of a nation with whose best aspirations, too long suppressed and disappoint ed. we deeply sympathize. We shall yet prove to the Mexican people that we know how to serve them without first thinking how we shall serve our selves. “But we are not pie only friends of Mexico. The whole world desires her peace and progress, and the whole world is Interested as never before. Mexico lies at last where all the world looks on. Central America is about to be touched by the great routes of the world’s trade and intercourse run ning free from ocean to ocean at the Isthmus. The future has much in store for Mexico, as for all the States of Central America, but the best gifts can come to her only if she be ready and free to receive them and to enjoy them honorably. “America in particular America, North and South and upon both con tinents--waits upon the development of Mexico; and that development can be sound and lasting only if it be the product of a genuine freedom, a Just and ordered governments founded up on law. And so can it be peaceful and fruitful of the benefits of peace. Mex ico has a great and enviable future before her, if only she choose and attain the paths of honest constitu tional government.” Situation Not Promising. “The present circumstances of tlie republic, 1 deeply regret to say, do not seem to promise even the foun dations of such a peace. We have waited many months, months full of peril and anxiety, for the conditions there to improve and they have not improved. They have grown worse, rather. The territory in some sort controlled by the provisional author ities at Mexico City as grown smaller, not larger. The prospect of the paci fication of the country, even by arms, has seemed to grow more and more remote, and its pacification bv the authorities at the Capitol is evidently impossible by any other means than force. “Difficulties more and more en tangle those who claim to constitute the legitimate government of the re public. They have not made good Weak, Nervous and w Diseased Men A Permanently Cured J DR HUGHES Is an W* experienced specialist. v \ nr. Hughes success- fully treats and per- manently cures Pre mature W e a k n ess. Blood Poison, Kidney, Bladder, Pros tatic and Contracted Diseases and all Chronic and Priva l e Diseases cured in a few days. 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Opposite Third National Bank 16"* N. Broad St.. Atlanta. Ga Hours: 9 a. m. to 7 o mSunHiw. their claim, in fact. Their successes in the field have proved only tempo rary. War and disorder, devastation and confusion, seem to threaten to become the settled fortune of the distracted country. “As friends we could wait no longer for a solution which every week seems further away. It was our duty at least to volunteer our good of fices the offer to assist, if we might, in effecting some arrangement which would bring relief and peace and set up a universally acknowledged politi cal authority there. “Accordingly, I took the liberty rf sending the Hon. John Lind, formerly Governor of Minnesota, as my per sonal spokesman and representative to the f’ity of Mexico with the fol lowing instruction: Instructions to Lind. “Press very earnestly upon the attention of those who are now exercising authority or wielding influence in Mexico the following consideration and advice: “The Government of the United States does not feel at liberty any longer to stand inactively by while it becomes daily more and more evident that no real progress is being made toward the c*stab- lishment of a government at the City of Mexico which the country will obey and respect. “The Government of the United States does not stand in the same case with the other great Govern ments of the world In respect to what is happening or what is like ly to happen in Mexico. We offer our good offices, not only because of our genuine desire to play the part of a friend, but also because we are expected by the powers of the world to act ai Mexico's near est friend. “We wish to act in these cir cumstances in the spirit of the most earnest and disinterested friendship. It is our purpose in whatever we do or propose in this perplexing and distressing situation not only to pay the most scrupulous regard to the sover eignty and independence of Mex ico— that we take as a matter of course, to which we are bound by obligation of right and honor— but also to give every possible evidence that we act in the in terest in Mexico alone, and not in the Interest of any person or body of persons who may have per sonal or property claims in Mex ico which they may feel that they have the right to press. We are seeking to counsel Mexico for her own good and in the interest of her own peace and not for any other purpose whatever. The Government of the United States would be itself discredited if it had any selfish or ulterior purpose in transactions where the peace, happiness and prosperity of a whole people are involved it is acting as tts friendship for Mexico, not us any selfish interest dic tates. Only Settlement Wanted. "The political situation in Mex ico is incompatible with the ful fillment of International obliga tions on the part of Mexico, with the civilized development of Mex ico herself and with the main tenance of tolerable political and economic conditions in Central America. It is no common occa sion. therefore, that the United States offers her counsel and as sistance. All America cries- out for settlement. “A satisfactory settlement seems to be conditioned on: “(a) An immediate cessation of fighting throughout Mexico, a def inite armistice solemnly entered into and scrupulously observed. “(b) Security given for an early and free election in which all will agree to take part. “(c) The consent of General Hu©rta to bind himself not to be a candidate for election as Presi dent of the republic at this elec tion; and “(d) The agreement of all par ties to abide by the results of the elections and co-operation In the most loyal way in organizing and supporting the new adminie- tration. “The Government of the Unit ed States will be glad to play any part in this settlement or in its carrying out which is honor able and consistent with inter national right. It pledges itself to recognize and in any way proper to assist the administra tion chosen and set up in Mex ico in the way and on the condi tions suggested. “Taking all the exiting condi- Funeral Designs and Flowers FOR ALL OCCASIONS. Atlai/ta Floral Company 4S6 EAST FAIR STREET. tions Into consideration, the Government of the United States can conceive of no reasons wuffl- cient to justify those who are now attempting to shape the pol icy of exercising the authority of Mexico in declining the offices of friendship thus offered. Can Mexico give the civilized world a satisfactory reason for rejecting our good offices? “If Mexico can suggest any better way in which to show our friendship, serve the people of Mexico and meet our interna tional obligations, we are more than willing to consider the sug gestion. “Mr. Lind executed his delicate and difficult mission with singular tact, firmness, and made clear to the au thorities at the City of Mexico not only the purpose of his visit, but also the spirit in which it had been under taken. But the proposals he submit ted were rejected in a note the full text of which I take the liberty of laying before you. “I am led to believe that they were rejected partly because the authori ties at Mexico City had been grossly misinformed and misled upon two points. They did not realize the spirit of the American people in this mat ter, theij earnest friendliness and yet sober determination that some Just solution be found for the Mexican difficulties, and they did not believe that the present Administration spoke through Mr. Bind for the American people. Must Wait for Awakening. "The effect of this unfortunate mis understanding on their part is to leave them singularly isolated and without friends who can effectually aid them. So long as the misunder standing continues we can only await the time of their awakening to a realization of the actual facte. We can not thrust our good offices upon them. The situation must be given a little more time to work itself out in the new circumstances, and I believe that only a little while will be neces sary. For the circumstances are new. The rejection of our friendship makes them new and will inevitably bring its own alterations in the whole as pect of affairs. The actual situation of the authorities at the City of Mex ico will presently be revealed. "Meanwhile, what is it our duty to do? Clearly everything that we do must be rooted in patience and done with calm and disinterested delibera tion. Impatience on our part would be childish and would be fraught with every risk of wrong and folly. We can afford to exercise the self-re straint of a really great nation which realizes its own strength and scorns to misuse it. It was our duty to offer our active assistance, it is now our duty to show what true neutrality will do to enable the people of Mex ico to set their affairs in order again and wait for a further opportunity to offer our friendly counsels. “The door is not closed against the resumption, either upon the initiative of Mexico or upon our own, of the effort to bring order out of the con fusion by friendly co-operative ac tion. should fortunate occasion offer. Urges Americans to Leave. “While we wait, the contest of the rival forces undoubtedly will for a little while he sharper than ever, Just because it will be plain that an end must be made of the existing situa tion, and that very promptly; and with the increased activity of the contending factions will come, it is to be feared, increased danger to the non-combatant in Mexico, as well as to those actually in the field of bat tle. The position of outsiders is al ways particularly trying and full of hazard where there Is civil strife and a whole country is upset. Wo should earnestly urge all Amer icans to leave Mexico at once, and should assist them to get away in every way possible. Not because we would mean to slacken in the least our efforts to safeguard their lives and their interests, but because it i* imperative that they should n ot take any unnecessary risks if it is physi cally possible for them to leave the country. We should let everyone who assumes to exercise authority in any part of Mexico know in the most un equivocal way that w* shall vigilantly watch the fortunes of those Ameri cans who can not get away and shall hold those responsible for their suf ferings and losses to a definite reck oning. That can be and will be made plain beyond the possibility of a mis understanding. “For the rest, I deem it my duty to exercise the authority conferred upon me by the law of March 14. 1912, to see to it that neither side to the strug gle now going on in Mexico receives any assistance from this side of the border “I shall follow the best practice of nations in the matter of neutrality by Continued on Page 5, Column 6. REFUSING II. S. PEACE ffill | Neither National Dignity Nor Sit uation Permits Interference, He Says in Effect. The following is the reply of Se nor Gamboa to the proposals of the American Government conveyed through Hon. John Lind, as trans mitted to Congress to-day by the President; “Mexico, August 16, 1913. “Sir—On the 6th instant, pursuant to telegraph ins*ructions from his Government, the charge d’affaires ad interim of the United States of Amer ica verbally informed Mr. Manuel Garza Aldape, then In charge of the Department of Foreign Affairs, of your expected arrival in this republic with the mission of peace. As, for tunately neither then nor to-day there existed a state of war between the United States of America and the United Mexican States, my Govern ment was much surprised to learn that your mission near us should be referred to as one of peace. This brought forth the essential condition which my Government ventured to demand in its unnumbered note of the 6th instant addressed to the afore said charge d’affaires—‘that if you do not see fit to properly establish yoirr official character’ your sojourn could not be pleasing to us accord ing to the meaning which diplomatic usages gives to this word. “The Government of Mexico has paid due attention to the advice and considerations expressed by the Gov ernment of the United States on ac count of three principal reasons: "First, because Mexico entertain* the highest respect for the personal ity of his excellency Woodrow Wil son. “Second, because certain European and American Governments, wltn which Mexico cultivates the closest relation of international amity, hav ing made use of their good offices to the end that Mexico should accord you a hearing, inasmuch as you were the bearer of a private mission from the President of the United States, and, “Third, because Mexico was anxious to demonstrate in every way the Jus tice of its cause. Calls imputation Untrue. “The imputation contained In the first paragraph of your instruction! that no progress has been made t< ward establishing in the Capital of Mexico a Government that may enjoy respect and obedience of the Mexican people is unfounded. “My Government greatly appro dates the good offices tendered to it by the Government of the United States of America in the presefit cir cumstances; it recognizes that it was inspired by the noble desire to act as a friend as well as by the wishes of all the other Governments which ex pect the United States to act as Mex ico's nearest friends. But if suen good offices are to be of the character of those now tendered to us we should have to decline them in the most cat egorical and definite manner. “Inasmuch as the Government of the United States is willing to act in the most disinterested friendship, it will be difficult for it to find a more propitious opportunity than the fol lowing: “If it should only watch that no material and monetary assistance is given to rebels who found refuge, conspire and provide themselves with arms and food on the other side of the border; if it should demand from its minor and local authorities the strictest observance of the neutrality laws, I assure you that the complete pacification of this republic would be accomplished within a relatively short time. “His excellency Mr. Wilson is la boring under a serious delusion when he declares that the present situation of Mexico is incompatible with the compliance of her international obli gations. with the developments of its civilization and with the required maintenance of certain political and economical conditions tolerable in Central America. We are punctually meeting all of our credits; we are still maintaining diplomatic missions cordially accepted in almost all the countries of the world, and we con tinue to be invited to all kinds of in international congresses and confer ences. In one thing 1 do agree with you, and it is that the whole of Amer ica Is clamoring for a prompt solu tion of our disturbances. Can Not Consider Conditions. “Consequently Mexico can not for one moment take into consideration the four conditions which his excel lency Mr. Wilson has been pleased to propose. For these reasons an im mediate suspension of the struggle in Mexico is not possible, as to do this it would be necessary that there should be some one capable of pro posing to the many bandits who are marauding toward the south and committing the most outrageous dep redations; and I know’ of no country in the world, the United States in cluded. which may have ever dared to enter into an agreement, or to propose an armistice to individuals who can be found all over the w’orld beyond the pale of the divine and hu man laws. Bandits are not admitted to armistice. “The final part of the instruction* of President Wilson caused me to propone the following equally de corous arrangement: “1. That our Ambassador be re ceived in Washington. “2. That the United States of America send us a new Ambas sador without previous condi tions. "And all this threatening and dis tressing situation will have reached a happy conclusion; mention will not he made of the causes which might carry us. if the tension persists, ta no one knows what incalculable ex tremities for two peoples who have the unavoidable obligation to con tinue friends, provided, of course, that it is based upon mutual respect, whieffi is indispensable between twj sovereign entities wholly# equal be fore law and justice. "F. GAMBOA. “Serretarv for Foreign .Affairs for the Republic." JURY SERVICE CALLED SUPREME LOVE TEST MRS. F. V. L. SMITH. ESPEED CHARGES Georgia Census Shows Growth in Five Years That Appropriation Can Not Care For. With an increase of more than 60,- 000 in school population during the last five years, the various counties of Georgia face a cut in the school appropriation fund of $2,500,000. The regular five-year school census figures, compiled by the State De partment of Education, were made public Wednesday morning. According to the report there are 60.732 more children of school age in Georgia now than in 1908. As the school appropriation fund is parcelled out among the various counties this increase will mean a decrease in the appropriation made to each county. The total school population, ac cording to the report. Is 796.203. as compared with 735,471 in 1908. The report shows further that the number of illiterates decreased from 84,430 in 1908 to 72,840 in 1913 The grand tetal of infirm school children, however, increased from 1,009 in 1908 to 1,323 in 1913. The number of children over 10 years of age who never attended a public school totalled 10,500, as com pared with 10.533 in 1908. The num ber who never attended any school totalled only 9,871 in 1913, as com pared with 11,198 in 1908. The total cost of taking the census was $29,033.21, as compared with $25,760.84 in 1908. MIDI PUBLIC House Authorizes Judiciary Com mittee to Investigate Record of Georgia Federal Judge. Continued from Page 1. WOMAN ASKS DIVORCE, ALLEGING ABANDONMENT Mrs. Julia Bona Hines, of Atlanta, Wednesday morning through her at torneys filed suit for divorce in the Superior Court against her husband, Winter M. Hines, of Indianapolis. The case has been set for the first Monday in November before Judge Pendleton. The plaintiff charges abandonment of herself and child. OFFICIAL IS VINDICATED. CHATTANOOGA, Aug. 27.—Samuel L. Lovell, County Court Clerk of James County, was vindicated by the Grand Jury at Ooltewah of the charge of burning the James County Court house last spring. using court officials as private servants who were paid by the Government without rendering any service to the Government. “Oppressive and corrupt con duct in allowing the dissipation of assets of bankruptcy estates by the employment of urmneoee- sary officials and the payment of excessive fees. “Oppressive and corrupt abuee of authority In granting orders appointing receivers for property without notice to the owners and without cause, resulting in great loss to the parties. Use of Drugs Alleged, “Oppressive and corrupt abuse of authority in refusing to al low the dismissal of litigation for the purpose of permitting relatives and favorites to profit by the receipts of large fees. “Improper, if not corrupt, abuse of authority In taking, or causing to be taken, money from the court funds for his private use. “Oppressive conduct In enter taining matters beyond his juris diction, fining parties, etc. “Unlawful and oppressive con duct in defying mandate of the Circuit Court of Appeals. “Oppressive conduct in allow ing money to remain on deposit without interest in a bank in which relatives or friends were Interested. “Allowance of excessive fees to receivers, etc., for purposes im proper. “Corrupt conduct in raising amount of fees allowed to oth ers In order that his son-in-law might profit thereby. “Attempted bribery of officials appointed to act as custodians. “Oppressive conduct in unlaw fully seizing and selling property. "Use of drugs. “General unlawful and oppres sive conduct to serve his own private ends.” Chairman Clayton of the Judiciary Committee announced that the in vestigation of Judge Speer’s conduct would not begin until late in the au tumn. Frank Trial Temporary Widow and Husband Happily ‘Reunited.’ “If you are not sure whether you love your husband, let him serve on a Jury for four weeks—then you’li know!” Mrs. Frederick V. L. Smith, of No. 481 Cherokee avenue, said it—and sighed. But it was a happy sigh, for Mr. Smith, his face wreathed in one of those “I, John, take thee, Mary" smiles, was coming hurriedly up the sidewalk home from business fully an hour earlier than usual. Not 24 hours before they had been reunited, after Mr. Smith had been a stranger to his own home—a stranger to every place except the Kimball House and the courtroom— for four long weeks, serving on the famous Frank jury. "I don’t think there is anything.” Mrs. Smith continued, “that would cause a woman to realize how much she loved her husband as to have him be on a jury; to be a ’widow’ and yet know that your husband is in the same city that you are. “Let him pass you two or three times a day, and not be allowed to speak to him—only to look and wave a handkerchief. Let those old dep uty sheriffs stop him when he goes to say ’hello,’ and caution you to be quiet when you start to ask him if he is being taken care of, if he gets enough to eat and if his clothing needs mending—why, I don’t see how you can help making a vow never to speak a cross word to him. “Little Dan Cupid may bear the burden during courtship and honey moon, but after marriage he has a great aid in jury service. I’ll just bet if a woman who fusses and nags her husband would let him serve on a jury for a month or so she’d be per manently cured. “It’s a terrible thing to be a tem porary widow. There must be a bet ter word to express it than ’terri ble.’ but If there is I don’t know :t, unless I say it was*, simply awful. 1 had almost rather my husband would be dead than be on a Jury. I don't think a real widow has a bit harder time than a ‘temporary one/” Mrs. Smith, besides being one of the most beautiful of the eleven “tem porary widows,” is also one of the most remarkable. When her husband was caught In the jury net he was not given time to get any one to take charge of his business. So Mrs. Smith, despite the fact that she had a baby to take care of. step ped into the breach, and during the four weeks of the trial has conducted her husband's business affairs a well as he could himself. Every morn ing saw her at his office In the Em pire Building—and every noon and j evening saw her at the doors of the courthouse wa.ving greetings to her “dead” husband. Wife at Last Collapses. The strain, however, was too great, and during the last week of the trial Mrs. Smith worked solely on her "nerve.” She came home Monday evening very nervous, and shortly after 8 o’clock, when she received a telephone message from her husband that he was coming home, ahe col lapsed. Mr, Smith, returning at h o’clock, after an absence of fou. weeks, found his wife unconscious and physicians bending over her. Mrs. Smith was unconscious for nearly two hours, and for more than half an hour of that time it was feared she was dead. By Tuesday afternoon, however, she had fully recovered her strength. WHITEHALL | CASH GR0. CO., Libby’s Large, Mam moth Asparagus, 50c size; extra 0 01. special - - - Libby’s 35c <7lp AsparagusTips I ' 2« Brookfield Butter, lb. Cheese, lb. SUP! Founds Silver'leil LfiPlJ SI.35 No. 1 Irish Po- tatoes, Peck - LL2}j\ Snowdrift Lard - 171c $1.25 EISEMAN BROS., Inc. 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