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2 THE ATLAM'A (iEUKCrJJLN AND NEWS. T! MCI CITY nc uL EMPTY STOCKING TRAGEDY VICTIM OF 1864 AIDS CHRISTMAS FUND Elliott Dun- wody, left, and Ben Hawkins, | actors in Tech play. Zapata Sends Courier to Bianquet From Suburbs, but Order Will Be Ignored. Spttal Cab e to Th« Atlanta Georgian MEXICO C ITY, Dec 18. -General LmiLano Zapata, leader of the rebel bands that for several week* have been pressing - close to the capital, to- day demanded the surrender of Mexi- ro City. His measure was brought | into the city by a courier under cover <>f darkness and taken directly to the j home of General Bianquet, Minister, of War. Without waiting for a reply the ( • ourier hastened nack to Zapata's icadquarters near AJus'O Mountain The demand will be ignored by ihe • Jovernment Ufflrials of the War Department ad mitted to-day that the supply of am munition in the possession of the Government is very small. This may 1 aslen the downfall of General Huerta, as the Zapatista rebels are firmly intrenched at several points in the Federal district, and by their guerilla tactics will attempt to wear down the capital’s garrison. Vast quantities of ammunition have Wen wasted by drunken soldiers sent • >ut to fight the Zapatistas, but the ebela nave cart full) husbanded their supply. They advance day by day < loser to the capital, and messengers have brought word that traitors among the garrison soldiers w re celling ammuniation to the revol'i- t ionlsis. In an attempt to win the support of Mh bitterest enemies. General Huerta will release on Christinas I>av many of ihe Deputies who were imprisoned when he dissolved Congress This la believed in be due to representations made by the American Government that Justice he done the prisoners. Constitutionalists renewed their at tack on Mazatlan to-day and 60 Fed- < rals were killed early in th*’ fighting, according to a report received by the War Department. News of Mnzut- lan's fall is expected at any moment. » ■ The American Embassy has trans mitted no note to General Huerta, said Charge d'Affnlres (EShauehnessy to-dav in denying a report printed ,n the I’nited States this morning Gomez Followers Plot New Revolt. EL PASO. TEXAS, Dec 18.-The arrest here to-day of a dozen men revealed the fact that a new Mexican revolt is being fomented, with the purpose of landing Emilio Vasques Gomez in the presidency. Dr. Gomez was a candidate for President in the recent Mexican election, opposing General Huerta on the anti-election ticket, but was compelled to tlee the < ountry several weeks before the elceMon took place. The new uprising has the support of General Felix Diaz. Ex-Governor Gayou, of the atate of Coahuilta ar rived here last night from llufrana. whore he was in conference With General Diaz. Vccordlng to documentary evidence w rich was seized, together with a Isige quantity of arms und ammuni tion. representations have been made to General Pascual '•Orozco. General Ynez Salazar and other Federal com- m inders at OJinaga to Join the re volt against Huerta. Dr. Gomez is believed to be in El Paso living quietly in some obscure house. Letters seized by the Federal authorities indicated that the Gomez insurgents planned to strike the first blow about Christmas following the entry of Gomez into Mexico at La Palomas \ comm tlee consisting of General Enrique Gomez. General Felipe Ca- ctres and Major Sylvestro Quevedo was appointed by the local Junta of Gomez rebels to go to OJinaga and 1h> an alluring proposition before the Mexican Federal commanders. The office of commander In chief of the mc-thern forces was offered Orosco slid bounties were offered the sol diers. The Junta has a number of circulars pr.nted giving the platform of the v asqulsta-Dlaz insurgents and an nouncing that General Emlliano Za- paia has embraced the cause. The platform calls for seizure of all lands • wned b> the rich and equal dis tribution of wealth among the poor. Typewriters rented 4 mos. $5 uo. Am. Wtg. Mach. Co. — »■ 5 : SEE TECH DRAMA. THEN DANCE-AID XMAS FUND Those of you who appreciate an amateur show well done, and those of you whose greatest jo\ is on the dance floor, are offered an opportunity to gratify those desires and at the same time do your part to increase the Empty Stocking Fund, which is going to bring Santa Claus to hundreds of poor Atlanta children. At the Grand Theater Friday night the students of the Georgia School of Technology will present their annual play. It's Pinero’s "The Magistrate’’ this year, and those who have seen the rehearsals say it will be Ihe best show Tech students have ever stage—and Tech students have a habit of staging something good, always. One-fourth of the proceeds will be devoted to the Empty Stocking Fund- -and the seats will go on sale at t.he Grand Theater Friday morning. And on the same evening Friday, December 19—there will be a dance at Segadlo’s Hall, on Pine street, for the benefit f the fund, to which all the folks who kifovv Segadlo’s are in vited to come and trip the light fantastic. Many parties that will occupy boxes at the show are plan ning to go direct to the dance hall. Miss Mosely will be in charge of the dance. which is back of the Empty Stocking j The Tech students' play, “The Mag- Fund movement, I Istiate. ’ by a corking cast, at the Grand Friday night. Every tiay is a good day for dress ing Christmas dolls, which may be had at The txeorgian office find at the hotels—and also ,'or returning the al ready dressed dolls to the Christmas Editor—especially that. And ail the time is a good time to he sending in or bringing those sub scriptions to the fund that is going to fll! A EL, file otherwise empty stock ings In Atlanta Christmas morning. Denver Wants G, 0. P. Meet; Offers $50,000 Mayor Fitzgerald Is Out of Boston Race BOSTON, Dec. 18.—Boston awa* ened to the biggest upset everknowr in a city campaign in the announce ment of Mayor Fitzgerald that be had withdrawn from the race for Mayor because of ill health. With the Mayor suddenly out, t.hf entire city campaign is tipped upsidi down. DENVER. Dec. 18.—Prominent citi zens of Denver are offering a I&0.000 bonus if the Republican party will se lect the Colorado rapital as the site of the next national convention. XMAS RATES Reduced over N., C. & St. L. Ry. and W. & A. R, R ! Apply any Agent. 16 OZ.CAN BEST QUAL ITY CONDENSED MILK, same size and weight as Eagle or Winner, fully guaranteed satisfactory, 7aC each; Doz. 88c GASH GRO. CO., 118 Whitehall | 5 te r •<&*■ M. RICH & BROS. CO, Every Member jj- of the Family J can be pleased * Men’s Tan or Black Operas As illustrated to the left. $ 1.50-$ 1.75-$2.00 There are thousands of men in Atlanta who will appreciate a pair of Rich Slippers for Christ mas. Here’s something about Empty Stockings, und it wasn’t written by the Christmas Editor, either. The C. K. wish** lie knew who did write it. because he owes the writer a debt of thanks—and so does the entire work ing staff of the big Anti-Empty Stocking Army in Atlanta. Tills is the good word: “The memory of the keen disap pointment of mv little sister and my self when we found our stockings empty for the first time, in 1864—a long time ago—Is keen enough after- all these > ears to give your apponi on behalf of the poor children of Atlanta a special significance to me “Our father was in the Army of Northern Virginia thst Christmas. We were on a plantation in Southern Georgia, ami all communication had buen cut off. It Was s Tragedy. ‘ Mother told us it would be useless for us to hang up our stockings that Christmas Eve. 8anta Claus can’t come this year,’ she said; and I can remember the queer tug at my heart when sire said It. “But our childish faith in the mirac ulous power of the old saint was such that wo insisted on hanging up our slocking^ as usual. “I have never forgotten how we felt when we strained our eyes to see tHe contents of those stockings in the dim dawn of that long-ago Christmas Day—and found nothing! You call It a tragedy, and you are right. “I hope the inclosed contribution will help to keep Home little one from a similar experience—and I wish that 1 could tell everyone of that expe rience of my sister and myself, for It might help to recall similar memories of those sad times “T.. T. P.“ Christmas Evsr th# 8*me. No use commenting on that letter, is there ’ Its appeal is direct and to the heart, and with it comes the ca ressing hint of lavender and old lace, and a dim and haunting fragrance of the past. Chriatmas was then what Christ mas is now. And always the children are the same. Times change, and cus toms other customs But Christmas and childhood are with ua always. A vew good book says the poor are, too Maybe this is a good chance to take care of the whole outfit at once. Anyway, the Christmas Editor Is netting ;i lot of hglp from people like the writer of that letter, and then there are n whole lot of various en tertainment* to keep things moving. Don’t forget these dates. They’re Empty Stocking Fund engagements for you. Two Good Entertainments. The big concert Sunday at the For syth Theater, all the muBlclanH being members of the Atlanta Federation, YOU CAN HAVE IT EPAIR ED JUST DIKE NEW AT A VERY MODERATE COST The Georgian s Repair Directory give* all the principal places whore an article i an be repaired, and should bs . reserved > every home as a guide. THE PIPE HOSPITAL &T TUMLIN BROS. For ell kinds of Pipe Repairing 50 NORTH BROAD S* ALL MAKE? OF TYPEWRITERS Repaired and Re Quilt. Prompt eer- vlce Thorough work. Reasonable chargee. American Writing Machine Co. Phone Main 2526. 48 N. Pryor St These Ads Bring Results. Sc- Ad Mnn or Call Main 100. AH Kinds of FURNACES Repaired 'ho Only Piece to Get MONCRIEF FURNACES Repelred. Prompt Attention. MONCRIEF FURNACE CO Phone* Main 285; Atlanta *87? 139 South P r vor Street. SCISSORS AND KNIVF OF ALL KINDS SHARPENED BY EXPERTS MATTHEWS & LIVELY 21 E- Alabama St. Phone* 311 ATLANTA. GA. STOVES of All Kinds REPAIRED THE ATLANTA STOVE SUPPLY CO. 10 i N Forsyth fet. Phone 1\> 1240 / stove Supplier f K\*?r> Kind JACOBS’ PRICES Same prices at all our eleven stores. Phone and mail orders given prompt attention. Special Kewpie Sale ALL AT COST 40c Kewpies at GOe Kewpies at $1.00 Kewpies at $1.50 Kewpies at 50c Rubber Kewpie Dolls . . 30c 40c 55c $1.06 30c $2.50 Eight-Day Alarm Clock $1.98 25c Vick’s Pneumonia Salve 15c 50c Vick’s Pneumonia Salve 29c $1.00 Vick’s Pneumonia Salve 59c Poland Water, half gallon 45c Euthymol Tooth Paste 15c (Hover's Mange Cure 37c Hoff’s Malt, plain 21c Pinex 38c Ral>y brand Condensed Milk 19c VVampole’s Oil 71c Wampole’s Formalid 36c Hall’s Catarrh Cure 59c Nadine Face Powder 37c Sanitol Face Cream 17c Woodbury’s Facial Soap 18c Lava Soap 4c Hyomei Outfit 74c Stark's Headache Powders 8c Mentholatum 15c Dnndeviiie 18c s. s. s 71c Dodson’s Liver-Tone 37c Margarette Steiff Toys at Cost New stock, all clean and tine condition, in cluding Dogs. Rears, Lions. Cats, Sheep, Ele phants. Cows. Deer, Zebra. Clowns. Jacobs’ Pharmacy Main Store and Laboratory 6-8 Marietta Street. Marietta and Forsyth Streets, Under Bijou Theater. 29 Whitehall 3t. 544 Peachtree. 266 Peters St 423 Marietta St. 102 Whitehall St. 70 W. Mitchell St. 152 Decatur St. 216 Lee St. 245 Houston St. Men s Black Wal rus Skin Operas $3.00 Men’s Felt Operas In black or gray, with leather sole and heel. $1.50 and $1.75 Men’s Tan Nullifiers The elastic side slippers that stay on the feet. Made from first quality kidskin. Full, d»Q CA roomy toes. . “Kozy” Pullman Slippers For men or women. A beautiful ox-blood color. The slipper De Luxe. All sizes— $3.50 In tan or red. Buttons at side. Full kid lined. Our regular $2.50 value— qc: £ The following items are 5 on sale in the Economy Basem ent m Shop this week while * sizes are good, and before Z the final rush begins. IB _ * Felt Juliets—Black, wine, gray. I Genuine $1.25 values, Felt Slippers. Cushion insole and ribbon trimmed. Red, gray and dark blue, $1.50 value. : $1.15 1 Men's Kid Operas. Tan, kid, full kid lined. $1.35 values. Also black and tan kid Ever etts . All sizes, $1.10 Crochet Slippers in black, red and navy blue. All sizes for children and misses in red and light blue. Lamb's wool insole. 75c value. Men’s Bed Socks—In brown or 45c Men s Kid Faust •c i S/YO/ES For Christmas A pair of Queen Quality shoes will prove to be the most useful gift obtainable for mother, wife or sister. The styles are always the latest and most desirable, for the Queen Quality fac- tory maintains the year round an ex- - tensive cor P s efficient style designers, who are thoroughly posted on all ques- tions pertaining to shoes for women. \ \ The flexible “Wonder Worker” sole ... ^ \ provides absolute comfort from the first, 'Yfj, N v moment. Queen Quality Shoes require no “breaking in,” hut feel like old shoes from Let us .show you a pair of Spanish Louis heel boots, as il lustrated. to-morrow. Note the graceful lines of this shoe from « heel to toe. .The vamp is long and slender to correspond with the prevailing modes of dress. Von have choice of turn sole or welt sole, according to your particular needs. The top can be either black cloth or dull kid. ’ This particular style is $6.00, but we have other models, in all desirable leathers, at from $3.50 to $7.00. RF AL, At: m mu m ml & M. RICH & BROS. CO. M. RICH & BROS. co.