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Evening journal., 1916-01-12
.HOUSEKEEPER Tells
OF DR.. MOHR MURDER
Thought Shots Fired From
Ambush Were Explosions
of Halted Auto.
KNEW PHYSICIAN FOR
FIVE YEARS, SHE SAYS

BY The United Press.
PROVIDENCE, r: l.. Jan. 12-Miss
Emily G. Burger, employe of DR.. Mohr,
who was with him when the doctor
was shot to death, was called to the
stand by the State today in the trial Of
Mrs. Elizabeth Mohr Miss Burgers
appearance as a witness was sur
prise She Immediately launched into
recital of the shooting.
Miss Burger said she was with Or.
Mohr in his automobile, passing along
the washington road. as about $50 at
night, when the shooting occurred.
"As the shot rang out. the chauf-
feur exclaimed, oh. my Col said
Miss Burger. 81 thought it was a tire
blowing out
81 felt behind my car; wasn't
sure about feeling a pain there, and |
felt again. Then | found I had been
shot. / tugged at DR.. Mohr's sleeve
and he fell over limp.
1--WE had stopped only about two
minutes for repairs when the shooting
had occurred | thought they were ex-
plosions and was afraid the car was
on fire.
81 had gone from my home to the
doctors Office in the doctors car with
] Heals. the chauffeur. | was employed
| by DR.. Mohr as his housekeeper at
+ Newport that week. and had come
home to providence to get some
clothes. Or Mohr got in the car
at his Office and we started along the
Washington road"
Attorney Cushing. of Mrs Mohr's
counsel. sought at once to establish
the extent OF Miss Burgers acquaint'
ance with DR.. MOhr. 81 had known
Dr. Mohr about five years." she said
at length "He came to my house
about every day. and I dare say
called on him a dozen times"
did anything happen on the triT
TO WASHINGTON road?" asked Cushing
"No. nothing happened" the cir
replied Part of the way we wen
very fast but until we reached tn
city limits we went slowly. Whel
we stopped Healis turned out the head
lights and turned on the side lights
Heals got out and had Just opene
the hood and hegun TO tinker with tn
engine when ] heard the shots.
'T do not remember speaking I
p either Miss Cross OF Mrs. Campbe
(previous witnessesl as ! lay at tn
roadside. I had suffered severely b
that time and don't believe ! wa
fully conscious Later. however
remember asl-ing Mrs. Camnbell :
cali up my sister. but ! don't reca
asking TO have anyone notify MI
Roots. my brother-in-law.
Cushing persis.ed in uuestionin
the young woman regarding Rocks
. "iog her memory" a noisy wrang
soon devoioned. While the attcrno'
harked their arguments at Juds
, Stearns I'm heated debate the youn
witness and Mrs Mohr eyed eacl
other severely. Miss Burger fi1all
succumbing to Mrs. Mohr's glare.
Evening journal., 1916-01-12
With The Paragraphers

Some men would join fifteen lodges IL they could
he out fifteen nights week.-Macon (Ga.) News.
New York restaurants now permitted to sell
horsesteaks Pretty tough!-Boston Transcript.
Colonel Roosevelt is bitterly opposed the use OF
hyphens Probably he objects 20 being referred
ex-President- Minneapolis Tribune.
What a good time Johnny is going to have with
his toys-after father gets through playing with them
Wichita (Kans) Beacon
II President Wilson will take tip he will stop repe
ing the photographers and permit them to supply
something that will take those grinnng bascball-stand
snap shots out Of circulation Boston Transcript
Guess we can get along without Europe all right.
Milwaukee boasts Of producing 150O0OO0O pounds OF
cheese this year. OF il Of the imported variety.
MINNEAPOLIS Tribune
Evening journal., 1916-01-12
AUTO TAX FOR MAKER
FOR FEDERAL PURPOSES

WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan 12.-
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo is
sued a statement explaining that the
proposed tax ,or the horse power of
motor cars refers entirely to tax on
the automobile before il leaves the
factory. TO be paid by the manufac-
turer and paid once only, TO the fed
eral government He adds that mo
yearly taxation of automobiles and
motor cars similar to the license taxes
Of States and municipalities is con-
templated. nor has It, at any time
been suggested that a federal tax be
imposed on automobiles already in
use by private owners"
The statement was prompted by a
circular Of tho California State Auto
mobile Association asking funds tc
aid defeat OF measures to tax auto
mobile owners.
Evening journal., 1916-01-12
The Real Voice of fhe People

Charles +. Hughes and Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt and request that his
name be not placed upon the NE
braska) primary ballot.
Santa Ana (CalD Evening Blade
Dispatches read that the state de-
partment is taking a firm stand and
demanding an early settlement"
Yes; they still talk that way in re-
gard to the Lusitania crime, and that
was seven months ago.
Trenton IN. j. State Republican
News Prominent Democrats are be-
binning to urge that the tariff be
taken out Of politics The tariff is
going to be taken out of their kind of
politics very soon now.
Newport Gnd) Hoosier State-Of
course imports have fallen off some
but with 20 per cent. OF what does
come in on the free list there is no
wonder the Democrats have to levy a
special tax burden on the people TO
pay the salaries of the thousands of
new offices they have created.
Franklin (Pa.) News Summed up
the policy Of the Democrats in Con-
gress is to continue to add new taxes
in order to continue to allow New
Zealand butter. eggs from China
meat from South America and a thou
sand products from other lan6s to
come in, at a low rate, or free, to
compete with the products Of the toll
Of American farmers and wage-earn-
ers. If you like that policy, you
ought 70 be pleased.
Newark CO.. American Tribune 80
Probably Wilson decided that it would
be better to be married at the opening
Of Congress in order to give him a
sympathizer when matters so wrong
/ and congressman buck.
Pendleton (Ore) Evening Tribune
IF the Republicans were in power
they would be paying for defense as
they paid for the Panama Canal-ou
of ordinary revenues.
Evening journal., 1916-01-12
With The Germans In British
War Camp at Dorchester

and talk unreservedly TO the prisoners.
Surrounded by a double fence OF
American barbed wire. fianked by wire
entanglements, hundreds OF substan-
TALLY built one-story houses, electric
lighted, amply windowed and rooted,
have been built to accommodate the
prisoners. The houses are in rows,
fronted by streets and cross streets
which swarm with German grey-green
uniforms. The main gate opens into
large parade ground, surrounded on
/ three sides by barracks. which we're
used in peace time by a regiment Of
British cavalry. In these barracks,
where Hanovarians captured in 1914
are living today, regiment Of Hano-
verians fighting for England a hun
dred years ago was quartered.
i've got an uncle in San Fran
CISCO" said one of the prisoners when
he learned thatan American was with
in earshot.
Where does he live in San Franz
He lives in Jackson street. / used
to visit him often" answered the prls-
oner, in perfect English. A well-built
youth, whose cOupterpart is in every
American city, was leaving the camp
postoffice with a small decorated
Christmas tree sent oy his family in
Germany. He had stood in line for
thirty minute; until his name was
called. and he had eagerly grabbed the
tinseled evergreen as an officer. who
first inspected it, handed it over
Stopping a minute to talk he rushed
off to his hut, where the same tree
a few minutes later had the place Oi
honor on a big table in the center oil
the room, with forty other prisoners
admiringly looking on.
This prisoner used to be a sailor on
a Seattle-Frisco steamer. When Ger.
many declared war hU hurried back tc
the Fatherland.
A enormous kettle in one OF the
large camp cook houses was presided
over by a big fellow who used to be
2 chef in Germany. He was makine
tea for 500 men. but stopped a mo
ment to explain that he had relative,
in Mississippi. Another prisoner
nearby, was cutting quarters of bee
into small cubic hunks for soup. A
crate Of cabbages and lentils was OF
hand to flavor the stew.
Evening journal., 1916-01-12
CLUBWOMEN AND MEN
UNITED AT MIDDLETOWN

MIDDLETOWN. Del. Jan. ia
meeting OF the women of the New
Century Club. in conjunction with
some of the leading men OF the town,
was held in the assembly room at
the High School with twenty-eight
present After considerable discus
sion these officers were named: Presi-
dent Miss Marie r. Lockwood; first
ice-president. Miss Mary Hutchin;
second vice-president Mrs. Merritt n
Willis: secretary. Mrs. Willard b..
Biggs: treasurer. Mrs. M. Az Pool
A constitution will he draw mp and
a second meeting held at the call Of
the president. Several commit
mittees of men were appointed by
tho president, and before the next
meeting the work for the coming
months will be outlined and special
work done.
Evening journal., 1916-01-12
WEDNESDAY JAN. II. 1916
MILTON AND IT'S MAILs.

NNILTON a Sussex county town, is up in arms
IVA against the poor mail service that is being
piled by the Wilson Democratic administration. Under
arrives at o'clock in the evening. Not morning
newspaper reaches there until that hour AS new
railroad schedule will make that miserable service
than 1t already is representative citizens
Of the town will appeal for automobile service from
Glendale. We hope II will obtain it.
Milton has scores OF men who boast Of their rock
ribbed Democracy We would remind them that they
having Democratic mail service and Demo-
cratic Postmaster General who has demoralized the
rural mail service throughout the country. We hope
they will forget that fact when they to the polls
next Fall They il to themselves and to their town
TO administer to the Wilson administration rebuke
for the injury they have suffered at its hands.
Congressman Park. Den ocrat Of Georgia. addressed
the House OF Representatives in condemnation OF the
changes the Democratic administration has made in
the rural service He said "There is great dissatis
faction because Of this delayed delivery of the nails
and again "Of all the changes made under any ad-
ministraton in any department OF the government,
this change in the ruraroute service has created more
discomfort, dissatisfaction, and antagonism."
When criticisms such as this voiced by Repuh-
lcans from Northern States the answer of the Demo-
cratic press was that It partisan carping
This expression from part of the country that has
been especially favored by the Postofce Department
and by a member Of the party in power. ought to ba
accepted as conclusive evidence OF the bad manage
ment under which postal service has fallen.
Evening journal., 1916-01-12

Boise Gdaho) Statesman Our mis-
takes in dealing with Mexico will rise
TO haunt us for many years.
Hillsboro QlD Journal-The Euro
pean war has been responsible for the
prosperity of Hillsboro for the past
year. II has been the only cause of
the activities of our two smelters,
and it has caused both Of them to in
crease their capacities within the
last year.
Oconto wis RepOrter-As there
has never been any protection on beet
seed that industry has never been
developed in this country. anc VIC
are entirely dependent upon Germany,
Austria and Russia.
Hartman (Tenn) Record-Because
OF the weak and vacillating foreign
policy Of the United States, Germany
and Austria came to believe that they
could put anything over on the Uni
teo States and get away with it.
AtAAhAst AoANNA--iA tue
government invests millions in the
ship purchase plan advocated by the
President it simply means that the
taxpayers in all sections Of the Uni
ted States will be compelled to pay
what amounts to a ship subsidy. II
would be cheaper, and better, 20 vote
a straight subsidy.
Augusta (Me.) Journal-We do not
look for an early invasion of armed
forces, but for the product of ten
cents-a-day laborers to turn our wage
earners out of employment and flood
our markets with inferior goods
made to sell" The preparedness We
need, and must have. to prevent hun.
ger and suffering, rioting and panic
in our land. is tariff mines, tariff forts
and tariff guns.
Parkersburg (W. Val News-If Mr.
Wilson believes in the campaign doc
ument upon which he was elected. h,
should follow the examples of Justic,
Evening journal., 1916-01-12
SAYS HOT WATER
each DAY keeps
THE DOCTOR AWAY
Drink glass of hot water before
breakfast to wash out the pOisOns.

Life is not merely to live, but to
live well, eat well, digest well, work
well, sleep well. look well. What a
glorious condition to attain, and yet
how very easy il is If one will only
adopt the morning inside bath.
Folks who are accustomed to feel
dull and heavy when they arise, split
ting headache, stuffy from cold,
foul tongue. nasty breath, acid stom-
ach, can, instead, feel as fresh as a
daisy by opening the sluices of the
/ system each morning and flushing out
the whole of the internal poisonous
/ stagnant matter.
Everyone, whether ailing, sick or
well. should, each morning, before
breakfast. drink glass of real hot
water with a teaspoonful OF limestone
| phosphate in it To wash from the
stomach, liver. kidneys and bowels
/ the previous days indigestible waste,
sour bile and poisonous toxins; thus
cleansing, sweetening and purifying
the entire alimentary canal before
/ putting more food into the stomach
The action Of hot water and limestone
phosphate on an empty stomach is
wonderfully invigorating II cleans
out all the sour lamentations. gases
waste and acidity and gives one z
splendid appetite for breakfast While
you are enjoying your breakfast thu
water and phosphate is quietly ex
tracing a large volume of water from
the blood and getting ready for ;
thorough flushing Of all the inside
organs
The millions OF people who ar
bothered with constipation. biliou
spells. stomach trouble. rheumatism
others who have sallow skins. bloo'
disorders and sickly compleNions ar
urged to get a quarter pound OF lime
stone phosphate from the drug stor
: which will cost very little, but i
sufficient TO make anyone a pro
nounced crank on the subject OF in
ternal sanitation.
Evening journal., 1916-01-12


nWSOR the fiscal year 1915 there total Of 295-
II 72S personal and corporation iucome-tax returns
to be examined with the force Of ga field
officers making examinations at the average rate
as experience has shown that they able to 80, il
will require three and half years for this force to
complete the examination OF the transcripts that will
he the agents for examination in the present
fiscal yer" That is quoted from Secretary, ,McAdoos
annual report and is of his arguments for an in
crease in his OF income tax employesadditonal
provisions feeding deserving Democrats" at
the public crib
According to that statement each field officer has
1850 income tax returns examine which at his pres
cut rate Of examination viii require-allowing 300
working days to a year-1O50 days to complete. In
other words is examining returns at the rate
Of per per day which is fair sample
OF Democratic efficiency. And Of this type Of en-
ployes hundreds appointed temporarily by the
Treasury Department, and then banketed into the
United States Civil Service by executive order of Pres
dent Woodrow Wilson, formerly vce-president of the
National Civil Service Reform League, who, on being
elected President OF the United States. withdrew from
the league saying in a letter TO its chairman 81 beg
you to believe that my interest in and my sympathy
with the work Of the Civil Service Reform League has
not been and cannot be abated."
Evening journal., 1916-01-12

Emperor William Of Germany has called big war
council to be held in Berlin January o. that being
his birthday II is a pity that the frank Interchange
OF opinion that will feature that council will not be
made public. senographc report OF the proceedings
would show that at least the imperial German who
hoped to use the for throne and the world for
footstoo now realizes that he is not TO be permitted
to approach Alexander the Great Napoleon Bonaparte
or even Atilla military potency and statecraft He
will be remembered by Germans in years TO come as
the man who intoxicated by ego, rushed Germany pe-
nell into disaster and dispoed forever her dream of
world dominion
Evening journal., 1916-01-12
Ouch! LAME BACK,
RUB LUNBAGO OR
BACKACHE AWAY
Rub pain right out with small trial
bottle Of Did, penetrating "St.
Jacobs OIL

Kidneys cause Backache? MOI
They have no nerves, therefore can
not cause pain. Listenl Your back
ache is caused by lumbago. sciatica
or a strain. and the quickest relief is
soothing, penetrating "St. Jacob Oil"
Rub il right on your painful back,
and instantly the soreness. stiffness
and lameness disappear. Don't stay
crippled Get small trial bottle Of
"Si. Jacobs Oil" from your druggist
and timber up. A moment after il is
applied youll wonder what became
OF the backache or lumbago pain.
Rub old, honest st Jacobs Oil"
whenever you have sciatica. neural
gia, rheumatism or sprains, as it is
absolutely harmless and doesn't burn
the skin
Evening journal., 1916-01-12
BY MILBUR S. FORREST
Inited Press staff Correspondent.


DORCHESTER, Eng, Jan. 3 (By
MaiD .-"Prisoner of war or not,
they're human" Such is the philos-
ophy of Major w. c. Bulkley, ID. S. o.,
British Regular Army. who com
mands England's largest war prison
camp here at Dorchester.
More than 1900 of the Teutons who
fought for the Kaiser on the western
front during the last fourteen months
are reaping the benefit of British len
iency in this model city built exclu-
sively for their use on the outskirts
Of this historic British town. No other
press representative was on this trip
today and 1t is the first time an out
sided has been permitted to inspect
every nook and corner OF the camp
Evening journal., 1916-01-12
YOU Can EASILY
DARKEN GRAY HAIR
BY Applying Q-Ban-NO Dye
Sticky Mess-HarmIess.

If you care for evenly dark, radiant
lustrous, fluffy, soft hair that fasci
mates and makes you look young. i
your hair is thin, gray. streaked witt
gray or faded, just few application
of Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer to ',ai
and scalp will give you nice. heavy
healthy hair. and darken every gra,
hair and entire head OF hair so evenl.
that no one can tell you have app :el
Q-Ban. This is a harmless. ready-to
use hair color restorer. No dye o
sticky mess. but delightful to use. a
it cleanses the scalp at once of dand
run, and changes all your gray hal
TO an even. beautiful dark shade b
making hair and scalp healthy. Sol
on money-back guarantee. Ask 70
Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer. Only so
/ for big 7-oz. bottle at Eckerd's Dru
Store, sos Market ST.. Wilmington
Del. Out-of-town folks supplied b
mail
Evening journal., 1916-01-12
GEMS OF THOUGHT

Let your employment be such ,as may become
sonable person; and not be business tit for children
or distracted people but fit your and UNDERSTANDING
For may be very idly busy, and take great pains
for so little purpose that his labOrs and expense
of time he shall end but of folly and vanity
There are some trades that wholly the ends OF
idle persons and foos and such fit TO be seized
upon by the severity of laws and banished from under
the sun And there people who are busy; but
il is DOmnian was in catching hics.-Jeremy Tay-
lor.
.-.-.-.
Sometimes in dreams fall down precipces and
awake. and find that the gnared savage rocks had no
existence. But touched them felt them: we
we're bruised by them. Who knows but that some day
we may awake and find that all matter is merely
dream? Even IL do that il will yet remain true
that | l. There is more support for idealism than
for maeralism but there is sufficient support for
either. n 10 reverence all and not merely a
fraction the list of automatic self-evdent truths
in to play fast and loose with the ntuitions
which the eternal tests OF verify shall believe
in the existence Of both matter and mindJoseph
Evening journal., 1916-01-12

The tov1 election in Dover shows clearly that Mayor
Magee and his friends stl have the situation we'll
hand in the State capital We notice that item
the election published in a Philadelphia newspaper
that is not Democratic contains the following
The victory Of the administration forces is also
a victory for good government" The injection of such
an editorial uterance into news article indicates
that Mayor Magee and his administration exceed
ngly close to the Of the local correspondent
Evening journal., 1916-01-12
DARKEN CRAY HAIR,
LOOK YOUNG, pretty
Sage Tea and sulphur Darkens So
Naturally that Nobody can tell.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur. properly compound
ed. brings back the natural color and
mstre to the hair when faded, streak
ed or gray; also ends dandruff, itch
ing scalp and stops falling hair. Years
ago the only way TO get this mixture
was to make il at home. which is
mussy and troublesome. Nowadays, by
asking at any drug store for "Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound you
will get large bottle OF this famous
old recipe for about so cents.
Don't stay gray! Try il. No one
can possibly tell that you darkened
your hair. as it does il so naturally
and evenly. You dampen a sponge or
soft brush with it and draw this
through your hair. taking one small
strand at time; by morning the gray
hair disappears. and after another ap-
plication or two, your hair becomes
beautifully dark, thick and glossy
Evening journal., 1916-01-12
DETFCVIyF ASSOCIATION FLECTS

RISING SUN, Md. Jan 12..-The
annual meeting of the Rising Sun
Detective Association was held Sat
urday. The following officers aud di
rectors we're elected President. l.
Wayne Reynolds; vice-president, VIII
liam r. Cameron; secretary. Joseph
II. Tyson: assistant secretary, Clar
ence T. Dare; treasurer. DR.. II. B
Moore and directors, Jesse Wood. NJ
l.. Thompson. II. l.. Woodrow, vii
liam NJ. Pogue. Or. ]. S. Dare, VIII
liam #. Fryer, Perry Gibson and II
c. Cummings.
Evening journal., 1916-01-12

Republican members OF Congress may be depended
upon not to permit the Wilson administration whips
TO force them into line in support OF preparedness
plan that represents preparedness for the national
election next fall rather than preparedness for national
defense It Is admitted that the administration cannot
nut preparedness bill through Congress without the
aid Of Republican votes. That being true It should
be bill epresentng the broad patriotic and practical
views OF the Republican minority.
Evening journal., 1916-01-12

PECULIAR FACTS ABOUT
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE.
I'm Inliel Press

. BY United Press.
q WAUWATOSA. WIS. Jan. r.
o Although Frederick ID. Under
. woods chief interest is in the
g Erie railroad, of which he is pres
ident. he "loves the COWS and
o chickens" AT his summer home
o here. he has the best equipped
. dairy farm in Wisconsin. and
probably in the United States.
8 The cows have music when they
are MIXED. lace curtains on the
windows OF their barn. hot and
cold water and all other modern
cOnveniencos.
Evening journal., 1916-01-12

Few persons are surprised that the Federal Gov
ernment has its suit against the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal Company. The claim so valid that
II never should have been contested by the company
II the Federal Government wishes to give further
pleasure to the people of this Peninsula it will acquire
the waterway convert it into tde-water canal and
make Il an integral and useful part the great At
lantio inland waterway that is being urged in Con
gress
Evening journal., 1916-01-12

Presentation to the state by Mrs. Eugene dupont of
a portrait vining. Jr Delawares member Of the
First Continental Congress. gracious that
the people OF State appreciate keenly The fact
that no original portrait OF Mr. vining exists is unfor
tuuatc but the composite painted for Mrs dupont
viii serve not only memorable his public services
but also 10 symbolic the gisers interest in the work
of preserving me carly history Of Delaware.
Evening journal., 1916-01-12

Teachers and scholars in tho Georgetown public
schools have organized literary society. II is a
good step for them take Many of the greatest men
and women the world has produced have received in
such societies the impulse TO become great No COM
muny can fail to benefit through literary society if
Il be properly conducted.