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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1913
Page
1
Ambassador Wilson resigns and ex governor Lind is ordered to Mexico as personal agent of the president. Mexicans are told Huerta must abdicate and an American ban on Huerta may force his resignation. Henry L. Wilson is asked to stay out of Mexico.
Secretary of State W. J. Bryan in a confidential telegram instructed Dr. Pressley treasurer of the board of missionaries of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church to order all missionaries of that church out of Mexico at once as they are in peril.
President Wilson accepts Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson's resignation effective October 14 and appoints ex Governor John Lind of Minnesota as personal representative to Mexico City to advise the embassy as efforts to stabilize Huerta's government and peace proceed. Lind travels tonight to join the mission. further announcements expected within days.
State senate moves to strike 280325 from the general appropriations bill as amendments pass. The debate centers on lower sums for University of Georgia Georgia Tech and the Georgia Medical College with Tarver and Smith pushing reductions while DuBose urges university funding. The pension fund cut appears likely to be the sole passage today with the measure headed for Page Five.
Washington Aug 4 The Interstate Commerce Commission criticizes arbitrary differences in rates to La Grange Carrollton and Vienna relative to Atlanta and Cedartown basing points. The ruling may trigger a major south wide rate readjustment with railroads losing an estimated 4 to 5 million dollars yearly. It permits lower rates where water competition exists and narrows excess differentials to at most 12 cents. Continued on Page Five.
Article by John Corrigan Jr reports new express rate orders by the Interstate Commerce Commission taking effect October 15. It compares present parcel post rates with new express rates for 1, 5, and 10 pound parcels and projects continued express rate reductions, noting the 20 pound parcel post limit and implied future changes within five years.
A Black man named London Green, about 46, allegedly assaulted an 11 year old white girl at his Lampkin Street home. A large armed white mob searched nearby houses for hours, but Green remained unfound as police arrived.
The Senate Finance Committee awaits the House version of the Sheppard substitute. Chairman Miller said the bill should be engrossed and transmitted to the Senate today. He noted tax commission provisions and possible amendments. Representative McMichael withdrew a reconsideration motion, enabling earlier transmission to the Senate.
Jim Conley, the National Pencil sweeper, testified that Leo M. Frank asked him to watch over a young woman after she refused him, described finding the body near her machine with a cord around her neck, and recounted plans to burn and dispose of the body. He noted notes he wrote for Frank, while facing cross examination that spanned five hours.
Forecast calls for generally fair weather in Georgia with Tuesday mostly clear and light to moderate variable winds. A chance of lingering cloud cover on Wednesday accompanied by mild temperatures and calm to gentle breezes.
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