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The Newark journal., 1915-03-26
ITS EFFECT OK THE HEART.

II > LII IA W i He ltI.3KI.
an what way IS The heart affected from
kidney traable2s
In all eases tho heart Is disturbed,
though in many instances the pa1pita.
ton does not become alarming until the
disease has advanced 70 a serious point.
A severe heart thfobbing and nervous
trembling Is noticeable, especially after
a little bodily exercise; the victim fire.
qaeutly imagines he has heart disease
HOW TO CURE It.
oWhat is the proper course Of treat
ment for Kidney disease
stIirst, to get rid of uric acid and other
poisons in the system This can be done
by stimulating the bladder and bowels
so that they viii act more freely. The
suffering kidneys must be strengthened,
the liver and stomach toned up and the
digestion improved
Prieb1y Ash Bitters is a remedy that
answers these requirements completely.
1t Is not only system tonic and regu-
lator, but It's healing and restorative in
huenee will build up the weakened kid
ueys and urge them to better perform
anee of their duties it gives strength
and tone to the liver, stomach and heart
and promotes harmony ofaetion through
out the body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-03
FRENCH OFFICER SUICIDE;
THOUGHT SELF DESERTER
idea That a Soldier Should Act So
When Country Needed Him,
Unsettles Poncet's Mind.

PARIS. September 3.-The idea that
a soldier of France should desert the
army at the time of his country's
greatest need SO weighed upon the
mind of Lieut.. Poncet that he commit
ted suicide today under the hallucina-
ton that he himself was a deserter.
The lieutenant was a clerk of the
supreme court and had been detailed to
act as a representative of the ministry
of Justice before the second court-mar-
tial of Paris In this capacity he was
called upon to Investigate many cases
of desertion. His mind thus fixed upon
this subject it came to haunt him and
preyed upon him until he became de-
ranged.
Every unknown person whom he en-
countered in the palace Of justice he
took for a secret service man on his
track This morning he was having
breakfast with his family when the
doorbell rang
They are secret service agents, come
to arrest me for desertion." he cried.
He ran to his room, and before he
could be prevented, seized his revolver
and shot himself dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-03
Teutons Fire 10000 Shells.
Grodno Twelfth Fort
to Fall in a Month
on the Eastern Front

The capture of Grodno by the Ger
mans marks the fall of the twelfth
fortress under Teutonic attacks on the
eastern war front within a month, be-
ginning with the fall of Warsaw, Au-
gust 5. 1t was the last of the Russian
fortresses in Poland to hold out. 1t
became untenable when the Germans
cut the Grodno-Vilna railway line to
the northeast and were fighting their
way to the stronghold from both the
west and the south.
Grodno was regarded as a powerful
link in the Russian detenses against
invasion. 1t lies only about fifty miles
from the German border. on the trunk
railway line running from Petrograd
through Wilma to Warsaw. Its de-
fensive strength has been notably in
creased in late years. The city OF
Grodno Is the capital of the province
of that name and has population OF
about 10000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-03
PE[[ DEFEATS BULL
IN TENNIS TOURNEY
Sixteen Players Enter the Fourth
Round of the National Cham
pionship Matches.

FOREST HILLS, N. z, September s.
Sixteen players still held winning
brackets when the fourth round of the
national tennis championships opened
here shortly before noon today
But two matches were scheduled to
be played this morning. C. J. Griffin
met c. B. Law. the former Princeton
tennis and foot ball star, while Pell
and Bull were having a tilt on an
other court. The principal contests of
the afternoon will be those of Nc
Loughin against Alexander; ]. B. Adoue,
jr., against Williams, and johnson
against Behr.
Weather and court conditions were
ideal for the fast play expected
Pell easily disposed of Bull in straight
sets. the score being. 6-1, GO, 6-3.
Stars Play Four Sets.
Maurice E. Mclaughlin, Richard Nor
ris Williams. I'd, and Karl H Behr. the
three favorites in the national cham
pionship tennis tournament, came
through with victory yesterday. Each
of them. however, dropped a set to his
opponent, and was extended to four
sets to win. Their showings. as a
whole. were disappointing. McLough-
lin. who played better tennis Wednes-
day than at any other time since COM
ing east, yesterday lapsed into the
form which he displayed at Seabright,
N. ]. There seemed to be an atmos-
phere of uncertainty to his game. and
as a result he had to play his best to
defeat Leonard Beekman, the national
champion, at g, So,
60, 60.
Williams drew Walter Merrill Hall,
who contributed the surprise of the
Wednesday by defeating
Wallace F. Johnson. In the first three
sets Williams played the same cratic
game as in the early rounds of the Sea-
bright and Newport tournaments. In
the last set, however, he gave a won
derful exhibition of tennis. and actually
toyed with his adversary. The score
was 6-3, 81, IS, 6-1. Behr de-
feated Robert Leroy. former inter-
collegiate champion, As. 6-4. 6-4,
6-4
The only upset of the day was the
result of the Theodore Roosevelt Pell-
Watson NJ. Washburn match, which
PeIl won in three straight sets at 6-4.
6-4, Go. The possessor of the best
baekhand stroke in the world was at
the top of his game, and beat WASH
burn with astounding ease.
The first of the western players to
meet with defeat was Ward Dawson
the southern California champion, who
was defeated by another westerner,
best in the second set, which went to
extra games. but in the others he failed
to extend his stocky opponent The
score was 6-3, 10, GO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-03
EXPLAINS MAIL DETENTION.
France Alleges Germany Is Com
municating With Persons in U.

PARIS. September 3. 11:20 amt
was learned today that the decision of
the French government to hold I'D
American mail for two days before for
warding it was due to the discovery
that Germany was communicating with
persons in the United States through
Intermediates in France. When this
fact was established the war Office de-
termined to delay American letters as
well as English and continental mails
Although not officially advised of any
delay to American letters in France,
postal offcials here today pointed out
that there was no necessity for the Ger
man government or people to commune
cate with the United States by way OF
France There is a regular sealed bag
mail service carrying Germany United
States mails, averaging twice a week.
by way of Holland, Denmark and Nor
way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-03
EASTLAND DEAD TOTAL 812.
Final Tabulations Show Results of
Disaster in Chicago River.

CHICAGO, September Final tab
ulations made public by the coroner's
office show that Sl2 persons lost their
lives when the steamer Eastland, with
$500 on board, @apsized in the Chicago
river July "a.
OF this number, 451 were women and
361 men. OF the total, 226 were mar
ried NinetI-eight of the victims were
under sixteen years of age.
The Eastland was locked and placed
under guard three weeks after the
disaster, ana thu resuE Of investiga-
tions still in progress is awaited be-
fore final plans for her disposition are
made.
Announcement Is made that the $780,
900 relief fund will be distributed
among the relatives of the victims
September 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-03
SPAIN DENIES PROPOSAL
TO MOBILIZE TROOPS

PARIS, September 3. 230 pm
Premier Dato of Spain stated today
that his government had received no
reply from Germany to its protest
against the sinking of the Spanish
steamship Isidoro by n submarine ex-
cept the sta tement that Germany still
lacked Information concerning the in
cideut
In transmitting this information to
Paris he correspondent Of the Havas
agency al Madrid adds:
The Spanish government makes for
NAL denial OF the statement published
abroad that ii has determined upon a
general mobilization of 100000 troops
IN October"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-03
ARMY CRATER A SUICIDE.
French Government Vigorously Pros
ecuting War Contract Swindlers.

PARIS. september.3.-Oneo of the gov
eminent officials involved In army
frauds in connection with the purchase
of munitions committed suicide yester-
dav to avoid arrest. Warrants for 9TH
or nersons for completely with tech
meal agents of the army and navy
have been issued.
The French government has been Wig
orously investigating corruption in the
purchase of army supplies. Announce
ment was made yesterday of the arrest
of two technical agents, one in the
marine and the other in the war de-
partment, detailed to inspect shells
manufactured at SautDu-Tarnx.
NJ. Leblond, director of the works,
also is under arrest on the charge of
paying monthly subsidies to the tech
meal agents in return for casual in
spection on their part.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-03
PERU SEEKS MORE FUNDS.
Government Would Rehabilitate
Finances by Imposing Export Duties

LIMA. Peru. September 3.-Another
step has been taken by the government
to rehabilitate the national finances. A
bill was presented to congress calling
for the imposition Of export duties as
follows:
Petroleum. 4s cents per ton: minerals.
per cent ad valorem; sugar. IL cents
per 100 pounds; cotton, Peruvian rough.
on the basis OF p price Of IA cents a
pound, a duty of Is cents per 100 pounds:
semi rough Peruvian cotton, 10 cents per
100 pounds: soft Peruvian cotton, IL cents
to IS cents per 100 pounds; wool. 4s
cents per 100 pounds gross weight; hides,
fresh, 2A cents per kilogram GU
pounds; dry hides, 3h cents per kilo-
gram; pig skins. 2k cents per kiogram
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-03
LONDON GETS CREDIT
UNTIL LOAN
Sterling Exchange Violently
Fluctuates as Financiers .
Arrange the Terms.
POUND UP 7 IL TO 121-2
ABOVE YESTERDAYS CLOSE
Low Quotations Earlier in Week
Bring Out British-0wned
U. S. Securities.

NEW YORK, September st was re-
ported in Wall street today that Great
Britain had obtained a preliminary
credit loan in New York city to tide
over pressing obligations and stem the
downward trend of sterling exchange
rates until mammoth credit loan can
be floated here.
International banking houses here
refused to confirm, deny or discuss the
report.
In the gossip of the street. the amount
OF this preliminary loan was reckoned
at from S50,ooo.000 to 100000. 900. and
was based on collateral of American
securities brought here in two recent
shipments of gold and securities from
Halifax to England's account and fur
Their shipments of securities said to
have reached here on the steamers
Adriatic and ST. Paul, which arrived
yesterday.
Unprecedented Fluctuations.
The report was circulated In the face
of a violent upward trend of exchange
rates, sterling having opened at quota
lions from 71s to 12Is cents above yes
terday's closing. The establishment of
preliminary loan of this character.
intended as a makeshift to stabilize
rates temporarily. was believed gen
orally to have been the cause for the
unprecedented fluctuations toward
higher values.
During the first hour of trading here
quotations ranged all the way from
$4.62 to $472, with one quotation be-
ing reported at s4.75. The rising value
of the pound sterling was reflected in
the stock market by fewer foreign sales
of American securities.
Securities Come Out.
The handsome profit afforded by low
rates prevalent during the early part
of the week had brought these securi-
ties from the vaults of Great Britain's
holders in hitherto unrecorded volume.
but the fading of this profit with the
recent rise in rates tended to check
the selling movement.
Shortly before noon sterling was
quoted here at s464. The market was
then easy. Francs were quoted at
s5.91. a gain Of 1 cents overnight;
reichsmarks at sos, as against last
nights close OF S04, and Tires at Sc 4s,
a loss Of l cent from yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-03
ARMENIANS MASSACRED
WHEN TURKS BURN TOWN

LONDON. September "A dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph Company
from Athens says:
Travellers arriving from CONSTANT
nople announce that Friday last Turks
burned the town Of Ismid and massa-
cred a large number of the Armenian
inhabitants"
Isnid lies at the head of the Gulf of
Ismid, in Asia Minor. about ffty-six
miles southeast of Constantinople. 1t
has been the residence of both Greek
and Armenian archbishops. It's popula
ton is about $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-03
Only Slightly Hurt by Long Fall.

SAN FRANCISCO. September SILL
VIC Pettirossi. an Argentine aviator, fell
from a height Of several hundred feet
into San Francisco bay late yesterday,
while giving an exhibition flight from
the Panama-Pacif1c exposition. He was
picked up by tug and rushed to a
hospital. where 1t was found that. ex-
cept for the shock, he was uninjured.
The accident was caused by the break
ing of his steering gear His wife wit
messed the fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-03
TWO BRITISH STEAMERS
ARE SENT TO BOTTOM

HARTLEPooL. England, September
3.-The British steamer Whitefeld has
been sunk. Her crew was saved
The British steamer Roumanie has
also been sent to the bottom, presume
bly, by the submarine. The crew has
been landed safely.
The Roumanie was a vessel of 1888
tons She sailed from Blyth, July 10,
for Archangel, where she arrived July
25. No records are available of her
movements since that date.
The Whitef1eld was a vessel Of 2,422
tons. She was owned by w. MacLean
& Co. of West Hartlepool. Availab BILE
shipping records do not show the re-
cent movements of the steamer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-03
Police Chief Wins Plucky Fight.

BINGHAM, Mass, September a.
After he had been badly beaten by two
prisoners who were attempting an es-
cape, Chief Of Police Washington
lanes killed one and saw the other
captured today. Chief James was
taken to a hospital. where his condi-
ton was said to be serious.
The dead man was known as James
Harmon, who, with Wallace Williams,
alias Walter Welsh, had been held on
a charge of having stolen an auto
mobile in Boston Tuesday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-03
DEBTS TO BE DETERMINED.
Germany to Find Amount Due From
Foes and Sum Owed Them.

BERLIN, September 3.-The federal
council has decided to order to collection
Of statistical information regarding the
amount of debts owing to German mer-
chants by enemy countries and the Ger
man Indebtedness to these countries.
This action is the result Of an agitation
among business organizations Of Germany
favoring the adjustment of those debts
By balancing the claims against them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-03
Ovation for Austrian Emperor.

VIENNA. September "a deputation
Of 40 representatives from Hungary and
Croatia yesterday visited Emperor Francis
Joseph in his castle at Schoenbrunn.
They were introduced by Count Tisza,
the premier. and by Cardinal Csernoch
The emperor received a great ovation
when he entered the reception room
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-03

of having hired them to kill her hus-
band, the revolvers with which DR..
Mohr was killed, and Miss Emily G.
Burger, his secretary and companion
on Tuesday nights automobile ride,
was wounded, were thrown into
brook on the Myatt road near the scene
Of the tragedy. Policemen are search
ing for the weapons today.
Arthur Cushing, Mrs. Mohr's attorney,
who succeeded in obtaining Mrs. Mohr's
release last night only by Offering his
own property as part security for the
Thousand dollar bail bond. said to-
day that he would begin a search for
was over He had full charge of the
books and papers Of the doctor, he said.
and expected to make careful search
for valuable documents within the next
few days: He could not estimate the
value of DR.. Mohrs estate. but friends
of the physician who knew the extent
of his practice said that the property
would be worth 100000. They esti-
mated DR.. Mohr's income during the
past fifteen or twenty years from
$4,000 to $4,000 a year.
Asked for $25, 900 Bail.
In view Of the serious charge that
Mrs. Mohr had aided, counseled and
hired" the three men to kill DR.. Mohr,
Assistant District Attorney Claude
Beach asked that her bail be fixed at
$4,000.
Judge George F. Brown of the su-
perior court held, however, that
$4,000 was sufficient. The amount
was furnished by James NJ. Finan, a
retired business man; Robert Jones, an
undertaken; Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene F.
Clifford, neighbors of Mrs. Mohr's, and
Arthur Cushing, one Of Mrs. Mohr's
counsel.
Mrs Mohr, who maintained her COM
posture throughout the proceedings,
was driven soon afterward to the house
where she boarded with her three chill
dren, near the late home Of her hus-
band.
Denies Negroes Charges.
The accused yesterday when con-
fronted with Cecil Victor Brown, the
former hostIer on the Mohr estate,
whose confession led to her arrest. said:
ut Is not so. You know you came up
to my house and said that you were go
ing to get square with the doctor, be-
cause he did not pay you what he owed
you. / told you not to be foolish"
Brown. with his two alleged accom-
plices. Henry Spellman. his half broth
er. and George w. Heals. the doctors
chauffeur, are locked up in the Bristol
county JAIL charged with murder.
At the Rhode Island hospital where
Miss Burger is kept in seclusion 1t was
said she was recovering from her two
wounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-03
q. s. Cruiser Aids Jaffa Refugees,

PARIS. September 3. 9:55 p.m.-A dis
patch to the Matin from Canea, Crete.
filed yesterday. says: THE United States
cruiser Des Moines, bringing 534 refu-
gees, mostly French, from Jaffa. Pales-
tine, was given an enthusiastic recep-
ton by the people of this city when
she arrived here today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-03
Amid Preparation for Murder
ed Husbands Burial Accused
Wife Breaks Down.
DECLARES NEGROES STORY
FALSE AND RIDICULOUS
Tells Police Life With Doctor I'm
happy-Widow Attends Funeral
She Arranged.

PROVIDENCE, r. T.. September 3
Amid the preparations for the funeral
of her husband. of whose death she Is
accused, Mrs. Elizabeth Tiffany Blair
Mohr today lost her composure for the
first time since suspicion fell upon her.
She had attempted formal interview
but it was soon interrupted with sobs
and ended in an outburst of weeping.
The funeral of DR.. Mohr, which was
held today, was arranged in all Its de-
tails by the widow, who, following her
arrest, was released on bail. She halted
her duties at her home today to receive
a newspaper man and indicated pur-
pose to break the silence heretofore
maintained
She reiterated her declarations Of inno-
cence and insisted that the story OF the
three negroes that she had hired them TO
dispose of her husband was concocted
after their plot to rob DR.. Mohr had re-
suited in his murder.
Declares Her Innocence.
"I am absolutely innocent Of this whole
terrible affair" she began calmly enough.
II do not care SO much for myself as for
my dear children"
With the mention Of the children the
fope she could continue Then she said:
But am innocent and have nothing
to fear The story told by those negroes
is ridiculous. There is no question but the
story they first told of their plan to rob
the doctor was the real motive for the
shooting My attorney, MIR. Gushing. and
l are making all arrangements for the
funeral services of DR.. Mohr today. I
shall attend the funeral with my two
children"
Here Mrs. Mohr broke down complete
ly and withdrew.
This was her first formal statement
for the press.
It was learned that the accused wom-
an had told the police that her life with
Mohr had been most unhappy; that he
tainted her and made her witness his
attentions to other. women. 1t was in
one of my Jealous moods" that she
wrote the letter threatening Miss En-
lily G. Burger, she said.
Talked With Negroes.
According to the officers she also ad-
mitted that she had talked with the
doctors chauffeur, George w. Heals,
and C. Victor Brown, who was formerly
employed as hostler by the physician,
but said that she had sought from
them ito find out what the doctor was
doing"
MY life in recent years." she told
Chief Inspector ONeil, has been any
thing but happy. He used to taunt me
terribly by letting me know in one way
or another that he went around with
other women. He made it a point to let
me see him out riding with other girls.
He would get some young woman and
take her horseback riding and ride
past the house SO that i could see him.
He Haunted these other women right
In my face"
Property Worth $500, 1000.
According to the story of one of the
three negroes who accuses Mrs. Mohr
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city February II, 1865. and became a
member of the force November 10, 1888.
He was made detective September "a,
1905. During the time he was connect
ed with the detective force he assisted
in the investigation of many cases in
which real detective work was required,
and, 1t is stated, it was because of his
detective ability that he was given the
detail at the office of the United States
attorney for the District of Columbia
Detective Grant was assigned to the
District attorneys office in July, 1907,
at the request of the then United
States Attorney d. W. Baker Mr.
Grants detail at first was to look after
the prosecution of handbook and
bucket shop cases. He participated in
the general raid made by the Depart
ment of Justice in Washington and
April !, 1916, which led to the pay
ment of fines aggregating 100000
Mr.. Grants service was continued
by Mr.. Bakers successors, Clarence R.
Wilson and John Z. Laskey, at the Dis
trict attorneys office because of. the
in gathering evidence in important
murder cases. During the trial of the
Poland murder case Detective Grant
sat at the counsel table and ably as
sisted Assistant United States Attor-
ney Hawken in the prosecution.
One of the notable cases in which De-
tective Grant participated was that of
Norman b. McCleary. who killed his
sweetheart's mother in Hagerstown in
1913, and fed to this city. Mr. Grant
apprehended the fugitive and succeed
ed in obtaining from him facts which
led to the prisoners confession and
conviction of murder in the Maryland
courts. Mr.. Grant was an important
witness at the trial.
Commended by Mr.. Laskey.
United States Attorney Laskey, COM
menting on the appointment Of Mr..
Grant, said:
Il have known Detective Sergt.
Grant for many years. and since have
been in office my relations with him
have been. of course. very close. He
is an experienced, thoroughly efficient
detective. Industrious. energetic and
faithful. He is one Of the most level
headed men I have ever known. This
office suffers a loss in his promotion.
but the District of Columbia Is to be
congratulated in having him at the
head of it's detective bureau"
1 Assistant United States Attorney
Hawken said:
Mr.. Grant Is clean. competent and
conscientious officer, and 1 consider
him the ablest detective with whom I
have come in contact"