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the weather:
CONTINUITY IN ADVERTISING
Generally fair Tuesday and Wed
rrdav. except probably - showers in
the coast; light ta moderate variable
winds. ' r " ' ."
la what counts In getting ': resnlts. The
advertiser who keeps everlMtlnrly at It is
he who receives most benefit from his in
vestment in Printers' Ink. Advertise, fend
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VOL. XCH NO. 316.
mMmQTONj 1ST. 6., TtrJESDAY MOBKINQ-, AtiGrTJST 5, 1913
WHOIiB NUMBER 13,39.
It. MIE'
NEGRO SAYS FRANK
IS II
In Gruesome Story Tells How
Factory Girl Was
Slain.
BARRED FROM TRIAL
Negro Witness" Charges That Defend
ant Killed , Mary Phagan
Because She Repulsed Un-
desirable Attentions
Atlanta, Ga,, August 4. Counsel
for Leo M. Frank, on trial for the mur
der of Mary Phagan spent the entire
afternoon today in a gruelling cross
examination of James Conley, negro
sweeper at the pencil factory where
the girl's body was found. Cross-examination
had not been concluded
when court adjourned.
The negro earlier In the day accus
ed the defendant, of . being a degen
erate, and charged , that Frank killed
the little factory girl because she re
pulsed his undesirable attentions.
While this sensational testimony re
sulted in a court order barring wo
men from the trial, no reference was
made directly in the cross-examination
to this part of the negro's testimony.
Counsel for the defeuse volleyed ques
tion after question at the -negro in
what they explained was a test of
his memory.
Witness Under Guartt
By agreement, of counsel for the de
fense and prosecution the negro to
night was placed m solitary confine
ment, his guards were forbidden , to
converse with him.. .They also were
ordered to deny admission to any visi
tors.
Little was brought out in the cross
examination.
After Conley had repeatedly stated
in reply to questions that he "didn't
Inow or didn't remember", he, was ask
ed by counsel for. the defense:
"The truth about this matter- is,
Jim. that you "told; so many - stones
that you can't tell what you Aid tell,
can your - . . v . - -
"No. 8ir-r&irttell whether" it's
true or not," the witness replied".'
Isn't it the truth, Jim, that you
made one verbal . statement at the po
iice station, and after that, made three
affidavits, and none of them was
true?" ... . -
"Xo, sir; some is true," replied Con
ley.
As an excuse for . discrepancies in
his stories of the murder Conley de
clared: "I just didn't want to give
the man away. I thought he'd look
out for me."
He added that when he told thinars
that were not true, he either hung his
hpad. twirled his fingers or didn't look
at the person to whom he was speak
ing. "I didn't look 'em . straight in the
eye like I'm looking at you," he add
ed. Conley was being questioned, in
regard to the affidavits given to de
tectives shortly after the murder,
vhen court adjourned until tomor
row. - i.
Conley testified today that he helred
Frank dispose of tbe girl's body after
she had been killed by Frank.
After three minor witnesses had
keen examined Conley wasled to the
witness stand by Chief of Police Beav
ers and Chief of Detectives Lanford.
In his testimony, he declared that
on several occasions he stood on
"jiard for Frank, when the latter was
Hr-etod in his office with women.
Frank, according to the negro's testi
mony, was accustomed to stamping on
he floor when he desired Conley to
keep watch. The negro testified Mary
Fhagan went to the office of Frank
about noon on the day of her disa-D
Pea ranee. Shortly thereafter, he testi
fpd, Frank stamped on the floor and
ine negro took his. accustomed post.
Tells of the Murder .
Only a short time had escaped, ac
cording to the negro, when he heard
muffled scream. A few minutes lat
er he was summoned by Frank, the
'atter. according to the negro's testi
n.on' apparently being greatly ex
cited. Conley testified that the fac
tory superintendent face was crim
?,?" ' , , hls body and legs were
I f.7 u nsf and 111511 n clutched a cord
ith both hands.
... "Hit Her Too Hard"
' wanted her ahd she resisted
"ie. Frank- nvnl .3 -
onley. 'You know I'm not like oth
er men. I hit her too hard." l - -FrS.
ey was asked what he thought
'ran meant by his ... statement that
as not Hkft nfher man " The
pegr-i desrrihoH th - . . 1
rrTn ,.,ncidents wich led him to the
lu iuo cuuiv i.wu al
ii
;I
eratc L inat Frank was a.degen
.'ILC. these two inri1oTifa oswnW1
Con!Q. were ooserveu wijen
Frant "n9xPectedly encountered
roo, !'e: t0'.d of &oing at Frank's df
tonm! V" ,in? metal , room, where heX
ucay or Mary Phagan
-p. t-uanum oi xne tscay
ine nsro testlfipd that th.
testified that the girl's lei
was h-ine nn thQ "
HP aai U i uw HOLD Ml.
dead V J knewat once that she was
rtte she "didn't move and
1h, ae-" The witness
zr i hat he ut the hody of the
"likp a ,n , y sacK ana tied the sack
Wh-n '- ;.:: i wwam. the elevator, t
hr- ijo. " ,'Mir 'ay acros sthe room.
and f,.i - .""u."eQ irom
his shoulder
Pran. -';.l ine floor,
He called to
erhfr hL W ! 5ta.nce ana they to
tif-r c aim luey ro-
,,0flv to thP iiJ ned carriei the girl's
"irrc-nr eJ,?7at2r- Apparently the
Wouldn't ;;, UL ana tne elevator
otiIpv ranK.
rim T-
fd the' ke
an went to
"rn;
n;ne i,riT.-J":.ow.,ttuoox an are-
on thp ,;:.!:t;a J-ne box and turned
the bodv V-nl Poth descended with
l" lue casement, where the
niuin- ho k ,oman es clotbes."
h- n"em unle on his shoulder,
th..n 2 J. arc?rdmg to his testimony.
mmM EXPRESS RATES
Sweeping Order Issued by Interstate
' Commerce Commission Com
panies Will Likely Fight.
The Investigation.
Washington; Aug. 4. Reductions in
express rates which will cost the com
panies fully $26,000,000 a year," ap
proximately 16 per cent of their gross
revenue, were ordered by the Inter
state Commerce Commission today to
become effective on or before October
15, 1913. Notable reforms id prac
tices also were ordered.
i.ue most important - cnange pre
scribed by the order is by way of
modification of the present graduated
scale of. parcel rates. One hundred
pound rates fnr short distances either
nave been left unchanged or slightly
reduced; for longer distances thev
have been lowered; for 50 pounds or
less an rates nave Deen nracticallv
reduped. For packages - more than
four., pounds ' going more than 200
miles and less than 2,000 the new
express rates are generally lower than
tho nmvr nn-rofo- if,
3,00a miles the rates are practically
inl.sae- . .
erL.e om-
mission .prepared by Commissioner
John H. Marble, are virtually affirma
r.r.K.tt "J , .mJBUUCi
tion or tne nncungs or former Com
missioner jp ranKiin rv. jane, now
secretary of the Interior.
By prescribing a so-called block
system-, dividing the United States
into 950 blocks, averaging 2.500 sauare
miles, as originally proposed by Mr. J
L.ane,' auu.uuu.uuu amerent rates now
nnKiuv, k i, : z s I
Zri?i" X'
wiU be reduced to less than 650,000
and the Interstate Commerce Com-
nthbStaL,
" , ,r" .-"x.1; "l
"TSSnS ?Snu.
rr v " " i ' ; "L..,
nnST-rthf S-"
-SfirSS, SS eXiesomLai
means the consUtuH
. CD sUtutionali ty of the
fh rfTt f fhfl- of
June -8 1912 that a label shall be
attached to eanh nrre l mSfnld n
the extent that, in case of shipments
Siieg? iL11661
thi oTtpnt thif . inT R f hTnn?t
-.ALWs.pompanies naa.n ea
ine express companies had filed
nf rcvAium nnrfr tho rmnnc0H roM
wonm Ta" r;tZr,hi;rT"'; oH
tw-iyhftvleBtaibll'nient f
SK.ei?e?
r. r - . 1
nonnHVw.-ie ThW.Wnfonrfo,! ii.f
me -wuress Business couia not sur-t.o
J .r- , c L 1 . , -
rl,-tf Tf tK n
Tlie decision of the Commission. 1
il-i.r.i.' iu.ji . u . , mure leiieits tiuni iviuiiictii tuuciv wuicu
Ji?? rVlh I JlI?f, Z H Jl the lobbyist said proved some of-the
r,iilowfd instigation that statements he made in.hls'direct---te8-JIA
timony. Senator Reed will examine
teJC i option mm "abut
w rniA w "
have . been filed and are a part
of
tne proceedings in nis case.
BLAME TYPHOID VACCINE.
Outbreak in Bristol Laid at Door of
Vaccination. ' -Bristol,
Va., Aug. 4. The impres
sion has been gaining in the last few
days that vaccine used to prevent ty
phoid lever in this city is at the bot
tom of a number of cases that have
used the vaccine on his children, and
three oy the four are now down with
typhoid. Two developed the fever af
ntent and a third developed the fpver
E'reivine th? Iiwon tr7atment
"I wnol Iky pofi?Sly thaf the
vaccine is the cause of the fever cases
iaVmy famUy,'' said Dr Gammon to-
ter they had receiver the third treat-
night, 'but after talking with other
physicians and observing the situation
rAaihJyfJvfh the
vaccine" ' i
It is known that other physicians
take the same view as former Mayor
Gammon, who is also a phvsician. At
least one physician has recommended
strongly against the use of the vac
cine, expressing the view that it has
not been '. 'sufficiently tested to deter
mine' whether or not. it is a safe or
effective remedy.
If 'the fever is due to the vaccine, it
is likely to become epidemic here, as
a number, of 'families have used it.
Former Mayor Gammon saia tonignt
that the rumor that 600 cases have
developed -in Bristol is absolutely
without foundation.
There are," he
saldw'probablr not more than 25 fever
cases in Bristol at present.
Other hyslcians confirm tne state
ment that the fever is not epidemic
here.'
W e on P"e oi
hear ' the furnace,, the negro saKL.
- Writina-OT tne Note
Conley. theia told of returning to
iFrank's office where, he claimed the
factory-, supetihtendent offered fzou,
and j where. the negro claimed, he
wrote the notes at Frank's dictation,
which were foiin dnear the body of I
the tfirl., Conley testified that Frank
feonUnued to. become more . nervous
vKflne iu.wo UIUV.C i;b"""6 v , i
forth ana wringing ms nanus, wm
staiea tua-i. -xiau. wu. ...
should I nang.-J, nave weaitny rem- i
tiya xu. wuuiiu . I
rwi vYutw-ja 6"& V iX.
me?" -uoniey Baia.ae-asneuriaua.-i.
'Til take care or you airngni,
i -nn lav Esin mnK. reuiicu ouu uxuu
him a roll f bills containing $200.
'Accoraing. to. Lue . uegj j o rcoumyu, , ,
Tyrant fhn told him to go down into I
the basement, ; gather up some cnips,
put the'mm ipe turnai;e, aoiuput i.uciconxmoQaiins. tue oouiu .m moving ernment funds to be used in iiaciiltat
girl's body on top of them. The ne-1 crops., f . . - ing the movement of crops. -
trrn ctatori tnu n txiiu uie latiuij du- i .
permtehdent he was afraid to go into Newberry, S. C who declared the sit- the resignation of the American-amnio
twoomfltit nlnnft. but would-go lfiuatibn'in the South so critical that it I hnssado-r tn MoTipn t-Tpti
Frank- would 'accompany him.". - j
.You see,' t -was wiuiug I
A. . 4l.M 'T fl -ATI av . . TOBT1 I It'll. H.H I I
i . w i wii lit t : 1 1 . . uiuivj. w i
h. tnmpd toward the jury-.
Frank, according to the witness,- re- J
r,A o-o tn th hasement. and took
9nnTwhio he had given
vrw jiavinetnat he would keep it
for him. Frank, me'iico wi
him tO leave the DUliaing, UUl to Jtiue i
back la about 4ft inutea. ; SSl
omoanied 'Dinv-to the stairway,' ac-
cordimr to toe witness, with his 'arm
thrown overUie negro's shoulder,
wna loaiHn? the -DUliaing, rimui at"
MULHALL'fsTORy
Both Sides of the Capitol to
Investigate His "Start-
X ling Charges.'
LESS LENIENCY TO BE SHOWN
Ex-Lobbyist Will be Asked to Explain
now ne cxpccica ra innuence
Legislation Committee Has
Usual Lively Session
Washington, August 4 , Investiga
tion of the activities of Martin M .
Mulhall, for the National Association
I of Manufacturers, will occudv, the at-
tention of committees on both sides
of the capitol tomorrow for the first
time since the "lobbvist" made his
-
The House Investigating committee I
will begin its work with the examina-
York World, who had much, to: ao
with the turning over to that newspa-
iwr of- th Mulhall rnrresnnndenr.P
When Mulhall is called on the House
side there will be no wholesale lden
r. . . ... : . .-. .
Y1- :n.ls iee ?y ??J.esu5F;
ing Congressmen, but the witness will
be questioned closely, first as to justi-
u wuoafe wisoi ine present
SSSfrlJ. l "f M . 2 "iPJr
Jua.L "y.w ."lcu lu . iuuueue
i6
huaintance he really had amonS its
w.
Mulhall will be dealt , with with
ucn,ie?ie?y Ln.n n??L8ln
7y ,n k Ti X T w
Ae 5? SL"
5" A51 "11
times during hisxVminTtiono
the Senate side, the -lobbyist" hinted
at explosions he might cause whenlrMw MiecMm-. luinnognniio t . Pani
be got to the House and it is gener-
u '' "V"
P1 aaventures in tne nignt ure or tne
The Senate committee will hkr,to-
morrow r firmpr npnarnr .mRRiin ,m
of Ohio, mentioned by Mul-
,ou Tr. . "t. "c - -y
u w.-..J, v. v.-
tut" IUUDO . 1U1 ' HUUUl . UC Ullt baililAUKU
worlT-fbr. - The committee received
i ... i.i.h-.a j. ui-v
them.
The'committee had its usual lively
time todayj Senator Townsend start-1
ed it oy denying that he had held con-
fidential conversations with Mulhall I
in his office when he was a member!
of the House. He declared such
statements to be absolutely false. Mr.
Townsend's denial was followed 1
closelv hv.tt nrotest from Robert Mc-
Carter, attorney for the National As-
Bociation of Manufacturersr against
recent newspaper interviews with the
three , Democrats on tne committee
which, he argued showed the
case
prejudged- on the testimony of cne
witness'
Chairman Overman read a lettei
from Former Representative James S
Watson, of Indiana, mentioned fro
gently by Mulhall as his friend and
ally,itaw?rk here' J? which Watson
declined to appear before the com-
1".
"S1 "
court -where the jury would not judge
me case uuui m eviueuue waa an iu. i
LV8 - ""?! wnigui wrut to uaiiiuau
Garrell requesting a hearing before
Pe wouse-committee. ie win pe
heard at the conclusion of Mulhall s
TORPEDO BOATS.
New York Shipbuilding Co., Presents
- Lowest Bid for construction.
Washington, Aug. 4. The New
York Shipbuilding Company, of Cam
den, N. J., was tne lowest Didder lor
the construction of the toroedo" boat
destroyers for which DroDOsals were
opened today, at $825,000 each for two
boats. None of six bidders offered to I
construct more than two boats each, ment. Senator Sterling, of SouthvDa
so that as there are six to be built, kota, was one of the leaders in the
there will be a chance for some of the I
high bidders.. J
- The Bath Iron Works offered to con-1
cations of the department's plans, at
8825,000 . 'each. The Fore River -Ship-1
building Company, or tjuincy, Mass.,
bid $861,000 for one boat. Cramp &
Sons, of Philadelphia, bid $881,000
each for two; the Newport News Ship-
hulifUnc' r.rannsiTiv "hid $902,500 pnrh
fo - r 'tiWr ftnd tht TTninfn Iron WnrVs
sonfi nrm fni nne. Tndi cations ar that
?wo 'of the boats will so to the NewOZ VSS
York Shipbuilding Company, two to
na - ui, a.nu uu lit viaiiiyo auu uue w i
the Fore River. . w . .
: .
MOVING THE CROPS.
:
i iiimar ouditiixs i-cxtc rs rrom rarm-
- . ; ers to senate for-Kecord. '
Washington, Aug. ; 4. Senator Till-
ima.n nr' amirn i.roiinn.. suum urcn Tn i
the Senate for publication in the Rec-
ora tuudj tw o letters ue . uau recei vea j
hearinar on "his. effort to have liberal I
nnanqiai arrangements made for ac-
une reiLer. was uuiu a. laiiuer- in i
is not possible to sell farm produce for
uui.-;,;vuiw xiyiu ncsiueui
..... - i w.. w
B w . - I H T K M f IirHSHIHM 1 nr TftD I
Parker Mjottop miiis company, ot
Greenville; .. S. p., declaring that un
less' the. government came to the re
lief xft the.; Southern and Western
bankst x there would be "serious hesi-
iouuu.uii.mo cul vn. au. uui.o -ui. ag-
ricuiurtu cummuuiuca iu yuituiisiug,
ri-liJw o,:. - e...:s .
at Lumina tomorrow. Muste, dancing,
sqyare vaoces, . - (morning an. after-
jnoon.) - , - (advertisement)
. . t iimiriuiwi Vi,v,v.auiojuii.
BANKERS' GALLEO TO CONFER
Representative Financiers Invited
Confer,. WJth Treasury : Officials
", Regarding Distribution of.
V' Funds for Crops
to
Washington, Algtfst ; 4. Represen
tative bankers ef. 59 -large citiies in the
aomVnJhiral TP?ionB Of thfv " ""SnntVi '
, 0...... --o . 4tfyr"
IMiddlA 'Wlprst. and Pacific nnast. wrto
invited . by Secretary McAdoo today
to come to Washington; to confer with,
the Treasury Department regarding
the distribution of the $50,000,000 of
government funds about to be deposit
ed in the National banks of those sec
tions to facilitate the marketing and
movement of the crops.
This unprecedented step, which will
call to Washington bankers from the
centers that will finance the handling
of the great crops soon; to be harvest
ed, is designed to give the, secretary
first hand information advice- as to
specific and relative needs of each
or tne rarming oisinuis. nas Deen
tentatively . decided to place the de
posits in the 59 cities to be. renxesent
ed at the conference. - Invitations
Iwere sent bv telegrapnwto the presl
rhQm nrPSPntWoB w
mittees to- Washington to 'jdiscuss' ar
rangements - for depositing the - hig
sum. i The conference with -the representatives-
from the Southern cities
will be held at the Treasury Depart
i mem xnursuay, .iususi t lii wilu
. x. mi 3 A-.J- ffiV :i.t.
those from tbe West Friday, August
"th and with thosT frohi the Pacific
coast on Thursday AUCTst llti
CThesPen cmeshYveSn1 ited to
be represented
Birmingham, Mobile, : Montgomery,
Alabama: Littl
Angeles, San Francisco, California;
Dver? Colorado! Tampa, Jackson
ville, Florida ; Atlanta, Savannah
Qeorrfaf Chicago. Illinois: Evansville
Port' Wayne, Indianapolis, . Indiana;
J Des. Moines, Sioux City, Iowa; Kan
City, Wichita, Kansas; Louisville
Kentucky; New Orleans, Louisiana;
aiffiJSfLJrSiSS
riHon Ttficciccinoi St T jrni a " Trnnan St
"T" 7 Mfin ChTr.
lotte. Wilmington, Kaieign, xsortnr
Carolina: Omaha, Nebraska; Okla-
homa .. City. '- Muskogee, - Oklahoma;
Portland, Oregon; Cincinnati, Cleve-
land. CoIumhusvOhio: Charleston,. Co
Spartanburg. irreenvme,
South Carolina i cnattanooga. ivnox
ville, Memnhiss Nashraie, Tennessee;
Dallas. Galveston. .-Hanston, San An
tonio, Texas: Richmond, Norfolk, Ro
anoke, Lynchburg, virinia; vvneeimg
West - Virginia: Seattle, Spokane
Washington and Milwaukee, Wiscon
sin. . - -
Secretary McAdoo announced that-
it was not practicableno increase tne
number of cities and that he believed
those selected were thoroughly rep
resentative of the agricultural sec
tions. . -
Treasury officials declared that the
entire $50,000,000 wnicn has-been-or-
fered will be deposited if tbe situation
demands it. It was explained that
care will.be taken to prevent any. un-
due inflation or tne circulating voi-
ume of money and that the govern-
ment would deposit only what was
needed to assist in moving the crops,
with the. stipulation that it- must be
returned to the treasury as soon -as
that need shall have passed.
At the conference with the bankers
Secretary McAdoo will discuss the
amount needed and the dates to.be
named for the gradual return of the
money to the government,
The .Treasury Department expects
"Zl"1
KSZV3 ofir'
ters as the demand grows through the
crop-moving penuu.
GEORGE HERALD TODD.
To Become Assistant to Attorney Gen
era of the United States.
Washington. Aug. 4. The Senate
tonight, confirmed the appointment of
George Herald Todd, of New York, to
be assistant to the Attorney General
of the United States. Another effort
tn hriTie- nhmit th conflrnriaion r
Dakota, as internal revA-srcoiiector
for the division of North and South
Dakota, resulted in a protracted fili-
buster which ended without action
having been taken on the appomt-
opposition to eliminate action on the
Coffey nomination. It is understood
that it was suggested in executive
the Democratic State chairmanship in
South Dakota.
OUTLINES
Senate Democrats and Republicans
discussed - the woolen and r metal
gaged in a lively debate regarding the
general business OUtlOOK. ; ' -
Both: sides of the Capitol fwlU be-
igin a. rigid investigation of the"start
lin? nhoo" WsrrpH ,hT tha inh-
DVlSt M. M. MUinali
James Conely. negro witness invthe
ruagan muroer tnai, te&tinea: ftuai
fonrfo r t cmn . -
Seeretary jof the Treasury McAdoo
invited representative Dankers to con
for- nt OToinnn with Tmacurv .nffi.
cials regarding the distribution, of gov
Procirtont w enn rnrmaiiu orontnfi
son, and .as' his personal representa-
itive m mat country-nas sent rormer
I 2niTA.nAi. T nl. - T ...H - svF HMMnMn4-n : -
ii ii .n, lull .iiiiiii i ii 1 1 1 1. i i iiiii r. ii.a.
Five members of the West Yireihia
legislature -were sentenced - to ! terms
in prisoni. for bribery . in . connection
with the election- of -a United States
Senator early in the year.-- v -;
NewYork markets: Money oh call
steady , 2 to' 2 1-2; ruling rate and
closing bid 2 1-4. Flour steady. Wheat
irregular. Corn steady Turpentine
.quiet; Rosin easy. Spot cotton quiet:
middling uplands 12.00; middling-gulf
Jl2.?5; no sales.
TAKES FIRST STEPS
111 M EXI C AH POLICY
President Wilson Formally Ac
cepts Resignation of the-
' . Ambassador.
UNO GOES TO
ZONE
No Explanation of Uncle Sam's Atti
tude Made Public Wilson tand
Bryan Hold Frequent.' . .
Conferences.? -
Washington, Aug. 4. rPresideht Wil
son today took the first steps in the
policy., through which he , proposed to
deal with the Mexican situation. He
formally accepted the resignation of
Ambassador-Henry"!. WSlson to take
effect -on October 14th . and sent ta
Mexico City as his personal- represen
tativebut not accredited to the Hu-
erta gouernment former .. Governor
John -land, of Minnesota, . a life-long
friend of Secretary Bryan. ; The un
derstanding is that when a stable
government is established in" Mexico,
Mr. Lind- will be formally named as
ambassador.
President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan and Chairman Bacon, of the
Senate Foreign Relations committee,
discussed, the situation with the" Pres
ident at the White House. But for
the- announcement of Mr.- Mud's mis
sion, no explanation of the policy to
be pursued by the ; American govern
ment was forthcoming. . The state
ment from Secretary Bryan .read: -
"Ex-Governor John Lind, of Minne
sota, has been sent to: Mexico, as the
personal representative of the Presi
dent to act as adviser. The embassy
in the present - situation.- When the
President is ready, to communicate
with the Mexican authorities as to the
restoration of peace he will make
public his views." ' .
Governor and Mbs. Lind departed
for Mexico : tonight . by rail, to pro
ceed via New Orleans or Galveston." "
It became known that a further announcement-would,
be made by Presi
dent Wilson in a few davs. . possibly
on, .the.-arrival of 'Mi'i '-tiind " in Mexico-
City.' - - - --.:f,.'f".i'-"-i-.--. -ii.
Wilson an Interested snectator;
;Tt. is said . the President is- observ
ing with keen interest the efforts or
leading Mexicans to oring apout
peace, and will - offer, no suggestions
until these- apparently . prove futile.
That Mr." Lind will be empowered to
explain to all inquirers tne unaitera
hip. onnosition of the American gov
ernment to the recognition, of the Hu-
erta administration is probable.-Prom
inent Mexicans have taxen it Upon
themselves to try to persuade Oeneral
Huerta to retire in favor of another
provisional executive acceptable to
all factions.
Munitions of War Denied.
Meanwhile munitions of 'war from
the United States will continue to be
Hpnipd to thP. two warrihar fdrees ? and
unless it is apparent that internal ef
forts to bring about peace have (failed
the United States will not offer its
services aS a mediator. Mr. Lind un
doubtedly will act m that, capacity
when tbe time comes.
Declarations'" from both Huerta and
Carranza have been made ih the press
reiectine. mediation proposals, but ad
ministration officials realize tnat ootn
sides fear they may be showing weak
ness in the acceptance of such a pro
.nosal at this time and are not con
vinced that friendly efforts to mediate
would prove ineff ective - Officials here
hope that the ' effort to put an end to
bloodshed and destruction of property
would aBDeal to public opinion in-Mex
ico and unite the factions on a peace
programme. ' . " V
T.ittle of an affirmative nature came
(from. President Wilson or Secretary
Bryan during the day to indicate wnat
the future Dolicy of the Washington
government" would be, though the ac
ceptance oi tne resignation oi Aumas
sadnr Henrv Lane Wilson ; settled 'fi-
'nally--':1hat his recommendations - for
recognition oi tne Huerta government
after a Deriod of military co-operation
in Northern Mexico on the. part of
the United States to restore peace
had been reiected. ' -. ' v
The ambassador's views and activi
ties at Mexico City in the closing days
of the Taft administration Were Offi
cially described as at variance with
those held- by President Wilson, and
fiftf.ret.arv - Brvan and v a reiteration
came-from high officials that the mor-niit-o-
of the situation would not permit
the recognition of provisional .Presi
dent Huerta on account or tnecircum
stanpes surrounding the. deatbof Ma-
v while officials of the administration
here look with disfavor upon ; tne pro
Cesses of armed revolutionio- over
thtow : 'constituted governments - In
Latin - Amerifa. there . is ' &' distract
feeling' of .sympathy manifest toward
the liberal movement in . ; Central
America, of which i Maderos a- admihis
tration was the beginning-ill Mexico.
Arguments therefore that ;it- was ne
cessary to nave in Mexicaine v. iron
hand of Diaz'i, wnicn nugntiiDe . ex
pected in Huerta; failed to make ah
fm-m-eRsion on eovernment officials'
here who believe that the Latin-Amer
ican governments cannot tnnve on
the extreme of- military dictatorship,
' These ideas are likely to be reflect
ed in whatever pronouncemehts the
President may make, in'-the : near fu
ture and form the key stone, of the ad
ministration's policy toward the Latin
Republics. v-'-'t.: "
Mr. Lind, wno nas. ueeu iu wiasi-itiBon-,
for the last three days, has
talked with President Wilson and Sec
retary Bryan and obtained tneir views
of the situation. Mr. Lind is a lawyer
by profession and was a member of
Congress from the 50th to the 52nd
sessions, being a colleague . of Mr.
Brvah - He was a Republican while in
Congress. - but was elected Governor.
ofrsMinnesota' from 1899 to 1901 on
the; Democratic ticket, ano was ueieat
edWTor re-election and went to Congress'-again
from 1903,10-1905 from
GROCERS AND JOBERS HELPED
Will Secure Very Satisfactory Conces
sions from Railroads in Matter
of Rates Worked Late Last
Night n Report
(Special Star Telegram.)
Raleigh, , N. C.., August 4. Until
a late hour tonignt typewriters were
busy in the office of the Corporation
Commission with the final copies of
the report the commission presents
to Governor Craig tomorrow, convey
ing the proposition of the railway
companies in freight rate reductions
to North Carolina points in settle
ment of the fight of shippers against
discriminations in inter-State rates.
It is an interesting fact that the as
sertion Js. made by persons .who are
most - capable of judging, and have
managed to scan the tables of reduc
tions proposed hy the railroads, de
clare, that the tables of reductions
proposed by the railroads, declare
that the grocers and jobbers most .par
ticularly have occasion to expect very
satisfactory concessions, especially
on all classes of goods and commodi
ties from the West. Indeed, it is
declared that the whole scope of the
reductions from the -West are practi
cally all that could be expected. :
Warden T. P. Sales, of tne peni
tentiary, is back from Chester, Ra.,
where he went to bring back unaries
Austin, who is wanted to finish out a
30 years' sentence for killing Charles
Burchi in Louisburg, in 1904. The pris
oner has 29 years, seven months and
15 days yet to serve m his $o-year
sentence.
There are under the control of the
penitentiary at this time 830 convicts,
these being" distributed on rail
roads and on the State farm, except
that there are 110 convicts in the cen
tral prison here.
Postmaster W.- W. Rollins, of the
Asheville postoffice, who is . president
of the North Carolina- Presidential
Postmasters' Association,- has - desig
nated Postmaster Willis G. Briggs, Of
the Raleigh - postoffice, as secretary-
treasurer of the State Association or
Postmasters. The annual convention
of this association will take place in
Norflk in September in conjunction,
with the :Virginia association, a joint
convention of the two States having
been agreed tipon last week.
Mr. Alex. L. Blow, recently appoint
ed clerk ol the .Federal Court for the
.Eastern district of North Carolina by
.Th d gre H . G . Connor, arrived, ir om ms
hotteiinX Greenville; todayf to ' assume.
the duties of the cientsnip, succeeding
Maior H. L j Grant. who retired -after
1 4 years? service - Mr. Blow ' will . re
tain his" home: in Greenville, at least
for the present, spending a- few days
each week here' as the work here may
require. He says it will he. some-stime
yet before -he . makes anjr announce
ments of appointments of deputy
clerks for the courts at the other
points in the district which ' include,
Washington, Newbern, Wilmington
and Elizabeth City.
CONGRESS CONDENSED.
9rief Summary of Proceedings in the
House and Senate Yesterday.
Washington, Aug. 4. Senate: .Met
at noon. . -, -
- Senator Myers, Democrat, Montana,
spkeaing on tariff bill, said West did
not fear effects of new tariff.
Cummins bill to punish impersona
tion of public men favorably reported.
Senator Townsend before Lobbv
committee denied he ever talked' with.
Martin M. Mulhall.
Considered nominations In execu
tive session. Adjourned at 7:06 P.'
to noon tomorrow.
House: Not in session, meets Tues
day noon.
MEDIATION ATTEMPTS BEGUN:
Waae DisDute Between Officials and
employes or nicayo nauwciys.
Chicago. Aug. 4. Attempted medi
ation of the differences- between em-
Dloves and the officials of tne Chicago
& Western Indiana and tne ueit itaii
way Company, of Chicago, was begun
by ' William L. Chambers, United
States commissioner of mediation and
conciliation and his assistant, Wal
lace N. Hanger. '
The dispute involves a request for
a slight increase m wages ana tne
question of seniority of engineers, fire
men and yardmen.
the Fourth Minnesota district, as a
Democrat. He is president of the
board of regents of the University of
Minnesota. - -
Ambassador Wilson, except tor a
formal statement after his resigna
tion had Jbeen accepted, diu not care
to. comment on the future policies of
the administration.
Withdraw Missionaries From Mexico.
Anderson. TS. C. Aug. 4. It Is re
ported here, on what appears to be
good authority, that Secretary Bryan
has sent a telegram marked "confi
dential," to Dr. F. Y. Pressley, secre
tary of the board of missions of the
Associated Reform Presbyterian Syn
od, suggesting that he order all mis
sionaries oi.tnat cnurcn out or Mexi
co at once. It is said the message in
dicates that the State Department
feels American missionaries in Mexico
are in peril. '
Wyatt Aiken, representative In Con
gress from the Third district of South
Carolina, wired the . following this af
ternoon to the Anderson Mail r rne
U. S. consulate at San Luis Potosl,
Mexico, has notified the foreign mis
sionary heads of -the different church
es in" the United States responsible
for missionaries in that section, that
they had better make provision to get
the women1 and children out oi Mexico
as early as possible, as it is unsafe
for them to. remain there on account
of the activity of several thousand
armed rebels and guerillas. -.The State
Department will be glad to transmit
any messages to San Luis Potosi for
parties interested. What the Secre
tary of State has -wired to the heads
of the A. R, P., church is not for pub-
lcation. . ? ', - -. ; .- .
An official iof the A.- R. P. church
furnishes the following list of mission
aries of .that church now in Mexico:
ur. ti. Hi. iressiey and wire, miss
M. Y. Stevenson.. Miss Gettys, Rev.
H. Dale, -Mrs.' Dale. Mrs. Lavlnla
Neel,Dr. R. 'McMaster. Rev. W. W.
Boyce and Mrs. Hosanna Hunter,,
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OVER TARIFF BILL
General Business Outlook is
Subject of a Lively
. Debate.
THE REDUCTIONS DISCUSSED
Woolen Schedule Considered at Some
Length Much Progress Made
on Metal Schedule Indus
trial Aspects Reviewed
Washington, August 4. Democrats
and Republicans of the. Senate' fenced
today over prosperity and, the business
outlook, discussed the woolen sched
ule of the tariff bill at .length nd
made some progress on the ' i? metal :
schedule. ..:1s ": i1 .-
Colloquies over the probable effect
of the tariff arose when Senator Stone
of Missouri, read into tne' record Quo-;
tations from manufacturers and mer'
chants stating that' the industrial out
look was- very favorable despite the
proposed tariff .reductions. ' Senator
Gallinger expressed assurance that
present prosperity was due to Repub
lican policies, not to coming Demo
cratic laws and also that; ' history
would repeat ;. Itself . and' depressing
times come.
Senator Williams, addressing the
Republicans, asked why, if they were
so certain of the . result, they didn't'
cease demurring and let the .bill go
to the country ,for a test. --
"We shall continue to demur." re-.
plied Senator Gallinger,.. "until we
have made a record that perhaps may
aid the people in understanding the .
situation when the effect of this bill;
is felt. .
Senator Myers. Of Montana, in a.
lengthy analysis of the wool sched-
rule, declared that the "people of his
part of the West favored free raw
wool, and that a Century of protection
had failed utterly to aid the wool in-,
dustry of thi$ ' country. His speech1
led to . a. general discussion of shoddy '
and wool, participated in by Senators
Warren and ,SmQOt,.?f6r? the RepublL- ;
cass, and' Senators ilyers, -Walsh and;,
Martine, for the DetdOcrats. r v
When the metal schedule was taken,
up with Senator Stone, in charge. Sen-,
ator Cumnrins, of Ida submitted a
substitute which transferred to the '
dutiable list many free-listed articles .
in the Underwood-Simmons bill, not-'.
ably pig iron and blast furnace prod
ucts. Senator Oliver, of Pennsylvania,
opened discussion Of the metal sched
ule, questioning the wisdom of th
Senate -Finance committee in putting
pig iron on the. free list. The Senator
said he . did not have much hope of
amending the bill, because the Demo- -crats
seemed to have determined to
pass it as it stands, although small
manufacturers were dependent .'upon ' .
a protective tariff to, pig iron. In
Pennsylvania! he addfea, , there were '
170 blast furnaces, only 47 of which'
was controlled by the ., United States
Steel Corporation. '
A new competitor ; ox , ; the united -States
in the steel trade more to be
feared than all others, .'the Senator
said, was China, which- was already t
supplying much of the pig; iron now
used on the Pacific coast.
Senator Cummins said-there should
be reasonable protection. for. American
producers of pig iron and advocated
a duty of about $1 fc?ton. He thought
the Hous rate of eight per cent a '-.'
little, too high. - , ,
Senator Smith, of Michigan, deprec
ated putting iron on the free list just
at a time wtten the ore mines of Cuba
were being opened -.Up, tthus deprlv- .
ing the government of. revenue which .
he- said would naturally and easily
flow into the coffers of the treasury.
Senator Thomas, Of ; the Finajnca ;
committee majority declared that pig .
iron produced in this country last
year was valued at 185,000,000 and
that the ports were ; negligible, less
than 100,000 tons.. Air t.0 the Chinese -pig
iron, Senator Thomas ; said there . ;
was no present prospect oi serious .
competition. . , .;' '.- '
LOWER RATES QNL'COAL
Inter-State Com mere -V' Commission
' Grants Application" Made
Washington, D". .C-.. -August 4.
The Inter-State Commerce Commis
sion has granted the application of
several railroads entering- North Car
olina to establish rates for long hauls ' -
lower- than those how -.in - effect, '
Among the petitioh granted were
these: The Southern Hallway may 1
establish a first-class rate of 84 cents ',
a hundred pounds froht jClncinnatl,
Louisville group to Ruffln and Reids-'
ville, rates from affiliated points to
be made oh' the usual .relative basis. :
The ViTginia & Southwestern Railway
may establish rates on ,fcoal from Big A .
Stone J3ap, Inman, Norton, Roaring
Fork, Tom's Creek ahd.Stonega, Vir-,
ginia, and continguous .Virginia and '
Southwestern Railway V, -mines : to
points in North' Caroliria without ob
serving the: long and X Bhort '.: haul
clause so as to allow tne mines lo
cated at those points ; too better com;
pete with those at Coal creek; Tenn , :
which were recently granted a lower
rate. . . '
SOUTHERN MERCHANTS rMEET.
Annual Convention or the Association'
Begins In AtfanU. ,
'Atlanta. Ga.. Aiier.' 4.-wH"lindred nf
members of the Soutnern 'Merchants' '
Association arrived in, Atlanta today,
to attend the association's - annual
convention, which opns tomorrow
for a two weeks' session. : A discus
sion of means by which, merchants
may aid in securing a grater diversi
ty of farm crops will iutu're the op
ening day's. meetlnrTiy lve ..thousand
dealers, from cities tuiuugnout the en
tire South, are expected to attend the -convention,
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