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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-18

20. Inc CUSTOM was lndugurate0 IN
this county last year. the day proving
q big success.
The June meeting of Janet Mont
gomery Chapter. Daughters of the
American. Revolution. was held Mt Mil
ton. the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. James
H. Loughborough. near Bethesda.
AT the morning session business was
transacted. including the unanimous
ner State regent of Maryland. and Mrs.
Kate Kearney Henry. regent Of the
Army and Navy Chapter. Of the District
Of Columbia. as honorary members Of
the chapter.
Following luncheon a program was
given. consisting Of an address by Mrs.
Mrs William II. Talbot. a Salute
to the flag by twelve small children.
and the singing Of patriotic songs.
Mr.. and Mrs. James W. Hoover. of
Toledo. Ohio. are guests Of the Misses
Matlack here.
Miss Ella Thomas, OF Roanoke. Va.
10 q visitor at the home Of her uncle
and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. George II.
Lamar. here.
Mrs. Lula Campbell. Of WASHINGTON,
her brother and sister-in-law. Mayor
and Mrs. Lee Onutt. here.
+, Miss Rebecca Lamar has returned to
Rockville after visiting friends In Ash
land and Petersburg. Va.
The Rev. ana Mrs. Robert L. Nc
Nnir and children. Of Blackstone, Va.
are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Reading.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-18
ROCKVILLE.

"Go-to-Church Sunday" will be OBJ
served in Montgomery county on June
rs. The custom was inaug',rated In
this county last year. the day proving
q big success.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-18

An optimistic outlook 10 voiced by tn
New York Press Of today, which says:
Business In the United States In
the last week. as measured by pay
ments through clearing houses. was
In record volume for the period.
bank exchanges reaching a heayier
total than ever before known In "A
corresponding week. The increase In
olearfngs was not confined to any
one section Of the country. Further
more. the Improvement was not due
TO the operations in the speculative
markets. which were relatively In
active. actual industrial expansion
accounting for the big volume Of
payments recorded at the various
cities. totaling more than N.10oooo,-
900. or O. gain of II per cent over the
same time last year. and 80 per cent
over 1914.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-18
PRESS or COUNTRY
CONTINUES OPTIMISM
Papers Agree Business 10 Good,
With Only Such a Slack as is
Seasonable.

Many and varied factors bearing upon
the financial status Of the United
States. the majority Of them favorable.
are attracting the attention Of the pub
lilo just at present and receiving COM
msnt In the press OF the country.
In banking circles the impression that
intervention Is the eventual course In
the relations Of the United States with
Mexico appears to be growing.
Business, meanwhile. continues good
with only such slack as 10 seasonable.
The records established In the primary
markets are practically unrivaled.
The labor question, however. con-
tinuss to loom large as q disturbing
factor and threatened disturbances do
not appear to be confined to any par
ucular industry. but are becoming moro
general.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-18

Mrs. Lula Campbell. of WASHINGTON,
was a recent visitor at the homo Of
her brother and sister-in-law. Mayor
and Mrs. Lee Offutt, here
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-18

Miss Rebecca Lamar has returned to
Rockville after visiting friends In Ash
land and Petersburg. Va.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-18

10 a visitor at the home Of her uncle
ana aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. George II.
Lamar, here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-18

Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Hoover. of
Toledo. Ohio. are guests Of the Misses
Matlack here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-18

The Rev. and Mrs. Robert L. Nc
Nnir and children. of Blackstone, Va.
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-10
OATS.

May-open, 49c to 4SAc; close,
42Mr.
July-Close, 471sc.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-10
WOMAN ON TRIAL FOR
MURDER
Continued from Page One.)

grilling Brown is said to have con-
fessed that Mrs. Mohr offered them
money II they would kill DIR. Mohr
He, the police say. admitted that he,
Henry Spellman and George Heals
planned the SHOOTING Spellman was
arrested and later Mrs. Mohr was
taken into custody. Brown is said tc
have admitted firing the shots at DR.
Mohr while Spellman told the author.
tiles, they say, that he shot Miss Bur
ger. After the shooting Spellman and
Brown threw their revolvers in a
small stream in the woods, jumped On
the motorcycle and rode away, accord
ing to the police. Later the negroes
denied making a confession to the po-
lice and still later are said to have
refuted their denial Mrs Mohr was
arrested at a. m. September 2. Three
hours later she was arraigned in dis
trict court, charged with being an ae-
oessory before the fact in the murder
of her husband Dr. Mohr, and acces.
sorry before the fact in the assault On
Miss Burger, with intent to kill The
three negroes were arraigned on the
same charge. Mrs. Mohr was held for
the grand jury under $4,000 bond
The negroes were held without bail
September 80 Mrs. Mohr, Brown,
Spellman and Heals were indicted.
Two indictments were found against
each, Mrs. Mohr being charged with
being an accessory before the fact in
the murder and in the assault. The
three negroes we're charged with the
crime in one indictment and with the
assault in the second The indict-
ments were returned in superior
court. To each the defendants
pleaded not guilty Bail was fixed at
s15, 900 for each defendant in the muir
der case and for $1,000 for each in the
case charging assault with intent to
kill. Mrs. Mohr furnished security
and was released
Dr. Mohr had large practice, both
in Providence and in Newport where
he was well known by the members
Of the New York summer colony. His
annual income was estimated to be
annroximately $50. 900 and his estate
is considered to be worth in the neigh
borhood of 100000 DR.. Mohr was
married twice, being divorced from his
first wife. BY his first wife he had
two children. Charles Manning Mohr
and Mrs. Edward Marr, both Of whom
row live in Baltimore. Nd BY his sec
end wife. DIR. Mohr had two children,
Charles Franklin Mohr ir., and Vir-
ginia, Blair Mohr, both of whom live
with Mrs. Mohr in Providence.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-10
Short Stories
OF THE TOWN
WEATHER FORECAST.
For Oklahoma.
Local Temnerature.

Colder tonight and Tuesday, unset
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-10

LUIdI ItTIPtT dluTt'
During twenty-four hours ending
a. m today:
Maximum, 10 degrees.
Minimum, AZ degrees.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-10
MAR KETS
chickasha Grain Today.

No. 2 milling wheat, $1.O5.
No. 2 export wheat, $1,00.
Corn, ear (rlixed), 5Sc.
oCrn, white ear, SOC.
Corn, shelleG tmixed), 59c.
Corn, white, shelled, 6Oc.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-10
Police Court Quiet.

Nothing doing was the sign hung
out this morning in the municipal
court. Several arrests, labeled plain
drunk" we're made by the police yes
terday. They put up cash bonds, but
failed to appear today. 1t is expected
that, according to the law in such
cases made and provided, T." these bonds
will be forfeited when Judge Coffman
formally convenes his tribunal late
this afternoon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-10
Cleanse The Blood
Danish Rheumatism
Rheumatism Due to Bad Blood. S. s. S. Your Remedy

poorest health suffer
to them that the
them The poison the blood had sapped its
all They felt poorly were ss pain
digestion dyspepsia Ihey teu
blood tonic They drugs This compound Of atuaes %
did failed to literally
washed the blood free from poison and with the ho q pure DOU % %
Insist S. s. s. If long standing case write TOT
advice to s. s. s. Co.. Atlanta Ga but begin taxing D
q
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-10
Deputy Rack from okmuIaee.

Deputy Sheriff Bob Castleman re-
turned today from Okmulgee, where
he went after Ed Gray, who was ar
rested there on a charge of selling
liquor in this county. Gray bave bond
Tor his appearance here when his case
is called in court
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-10
Insanity Case Before Board.

The case of Frank Cook. held on an
insanity charge, was to come before
the county insanity board this after
noon. Cook has been sent to the
asylum once, but was released some
months ago He was brought in by
relatives few days ago and is now
in the custody Of county. officers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-10

and interment occurT ed at the Odd
Fellows cemetery The family have
the sympathy of friends and neighbors
in their bereavement.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-10

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-A travelling
exhibit on criminology, prisons, jails
and other such places in New York
state opened at the Russell Sage
Foundation here today, showing NOV
les of Sing Sing, Auburn and Great
Meadow and working models Of prison
systems. The exhibit will go to Buff
falo, January 81; Rochester, February
Ia; Syracuse, February 2s and Albany,
March 1S. 1t is in charge of the prison
reform committee.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-10
Old Buildings Torn Down.

Three OF the old frame buildings on
north Third street, which were re
Gently condemned by the city council,
nave been torn down and it is ex-
pected that the others will soon follow
them to the scrap heap.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-10
WEATHER ELSEWHERE.


Western Union reports received al
5 o'clock a. M:
OKLAHOMA - Generally cloudy
Temperature, so to 60 degrees.
TEXAS-Generally cloudy. Tenn
perature, 40 to 20 degrees. Threaten
ing at Waco. Misting at Corpus
Christi and Pleasanton. Rain at
Beaumont.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-10

chickasha Cotton Today.
Cotton, 1OAc.
Cottonseed, $32 per ton.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-10
Chicago Grain Today.

WHEAT.
May-Open, SL2615 to $1.26A
close, S1.245s
July-Open, $1.1SA to s1.1Sk
close, S1.171a to $1175s.
CORN.
May-Open. 755sc to 1850; close,
7Ssc
July-0pen, 7S34c to 725sc; close
78Bc. Il
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-10
BRIEF NEWS BITS IN
THE DAYS BUDGET.

BY United Press.

By United Press.
MONTREAL, Jan. 10.-Gambling
machines built like giant cash regis
ters, shipped here from Chicago, and
placed on street corners here and
throughout the Province, on which
rich and poor alike may place their
bets on any one of six current sport.
ing events, started business today un-
der government charter This marks
the beginning of unopposed open gam
bling in Canada.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-10
Death Claims Little Girl.

Death Claims, Little Girl.
Thelma. the S-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Webb 627 North
Seventh street, died Sunday after
noon. Funeral services were con
Quoted at the residence at 2:SO o'clock
this AFTERNOON by Rev H. P. HALEY,
pastor of the Second Baptist church,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-10

: TNTITMBUS Ohio. Jan. 10-Johnny
Griffiths of Akron will fight Columbus
Lightweight Bryan Downey l2-round
bout before the Queensbury club here
today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-13
MEXICAN CRISIS
MAY BE AT HAND
DEATH TRAIN NOW
COMING WITH BODIES

Ell Paso. Texas. Jan. 1.-THE death
train bearing eighteen bodies of
Americans butchered by Mexicans
Monday afternoon left Chihuahua this
afternoon for Ell Paso. Arrangements
were made here for expediting the
transfer of the bodies from Juarez to
Ell Paso Immediately. Police and
soldiers were thrown about the union
station and along the railroad track
from the international bridge to the
Ell Paso. Ell Paso officials went to
Juarez this afternoon to meet the train
and accompany the bodies to Ell Paso.
Juarez oficials arranged to furnish
q military escort to the bodies to the
International line. Messages last
night placed the list of dead at six
teen, one Official statement given out
by the Carranxa consulate tonight
being an AFFIDAVIT from the engineer OF
the train which the Americans were
taken from an murdered, placed the
dead at seventeen. A statement from
E. Stevenson and William QuigIey.
who went down early this morning to
Chihnahua on . special train to get
the bodies, said eighteen were being
brought up. Revised lists OF the dead
gle names OF eighteen
II was definitely established today
by the arrival here of Thomas b
Holmes, only survivor OF the party.
that the man who murdered the Ameri-
cans was Pablo Lopez, a former Villa
chief. Villa personally was not pres
ent at the execution.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-13
SHOULD BE NO FASH,
DOWN OF TAX LAWN
Experience Has Shown Nece
sity for Inquisitorial FOvy
to Discover Long FIi8eeas
Taxable Values q
CHIPPING POINTS ssss
MADE BY STUAH4

Governor Stuart In his mesaag&
sug gests:
Plain. strong and enfoECcA0ea
laws to make effecuve tho p0liuy
OF prohibition, for which tn pooss
pie OF Virginia declared By c11s
pl,atic majority.
strengthening OF the central
executive power, giving II auth0e~
ity over county, town and city or
fcers. for the enforcement Of IL
laws of the State. 3
That IL Is unwise and haxartlnna.
in the extreme to increase at thiz1'
session the annual nppropria4a
to amounts above those Of tho lnat
two years sH
ReadjustInents Of taxes Az0 -
appointments between tl1e EtatN
and the several conamnn1tt1ess
bringing them more lseaFay intO
line with AUDITORS Suggestions.
That some minor changes he
made to perfect the present par
tial segregation measure
strengthening Of law forbifldsnE
undue publicity. and especially Tor
bidding publication In nCwsrapeGA
OF taxpaycrs returns, exccpt when
in some litigated question before
a court.
That methods Of discovery ~ In
tangibIes be maintained. ana, ~
necessary, supplemented n19
strengthened. Il
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-13

that remained among theno a :ba hin
This one measure n the ast.mn,
the eremier was making ~ hava ia
bill lass the second reading nv az
sent
The reconyeninr Of parliament -
masked by the Conference hefrasr
Premier .Asauith and leader. If ths
Labos party and the anno,,ncemsn ~
by Under-Secretary Of war Tsnan,
in explanation of the need Of con,
scription. that the British losses In
infantry on ali fronts ayerare. 81
per cant monthly. These. ne exn,.i,a,i
did g.ot account for soldiers rsi;sva'
from duty because Of wounds NM
wera later able 10 return % serv;r.
The premiere Conferences wax |.
meas:sre In his atten,nt 10 al,av ira
slight remaining Opposition to ths MI,
in the House, and have il pass the
second reading by assent.
His plan was f,irfhered sti,, mor.
by the announcement thai John an.
Ion. John Redmond.s Opponent ii the
Irish Nationalist party. would accept
Mr.. Redmond's decision. ana with.
draw his own opposition. He stated
that Il all the Irish party and half
the Liberals had remained with him
he never would have yielded. \
..consrription." he said, has Iain
like wet blanket over recruiting In
Ireland. but II the advice OF the Irish
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-13
COP. DELEGATES TALK
OVER STATE MATTERS
Congressman Slemp and nvah Martin
Entertain Virginia Republicans
Mt jefferson.

Republican members OF the House
Of Delegates and State Senate were
quests last night at a dinner rendered
them in The Jefferson Hotel by Bascom
Siemp, Of Augusta, representative In
Congress from the Ninth District of
Virginia, and Alvah Martin, of Nor
folk. virginia's representative on the
Republican National Committee.
\. While the meeting lasted from 1880
o'clock last night until the wee sma
hours of this morning, Martin an
nounced at the close OF the meeting
that 1t was merely q get-together at
fair, and only matters pertaining to
the State were discussed. 1t was stated
by Mr.. Martin that matters relative
to legislation which will be helpful to
the Republican party in Virginia were
talked over with the four senators and
the members Of the House OF Dele
gates who were guests at the dinner.
Mr.. Martin declared that he had
nothing to say relatives to this sub
ject
Rumor had Il that, the State Replb-
licans would endorse one of the pros-
pective presidential candidates. but Mr.
Martin declared that no such action
was taken w Those present
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-13
PARTIAL SEGREGATION
SHOULD Be CONTINUED
MINOR AMENDMENTS WOULD
IMPROVE NEW TAX LAWS
While Complaint Of Manufacturers
Imprcsses Body, It Believes, That
They Are Not as q Class Overtaxed.
Merchants Trouble Is Local.

That the present system of partial
segregation Is generally satisfactory
and acceptable to the citizens of the
State. and that there should be given
to the board or some other authority
the power to make the assessments
uniform throughout the State to over
come numerous objections that have
been made to the new tax laws, are
outstanding declarations OF the State
Advisory Board on Taxation in its re-
port to the General Assembly. read
yesterday afternoon in the House OF
Delegates.
The board declares that where
manufacturers and merchants have
complaints against the new tax laws.
those complaints are due to locaf
rather than to State taxation, and 1t
insists that the returns from the man
ufacturers, on their aggregate CAPT
talization within the state. should be
larger at the present rate of IS cents
on the 500, IL assessments were
properly made. The board advises
that the present system Of partial
segregation he continued, and suggests
that the laws be amended in minor
way
The report of the Advisory Board
and the message of Governor Stuart
to the Legislature have much III COM
mon in them, ami the recommenda-
------------------------
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-13
PURCELL IS NAMED
FOR FULL Term
Governor Reappoints State Dairy and
Food Commissioners to Once.
Succeeded Prof. Saunders.

Governor Stuart yesterday an
nounced the appointment OF BENJAMIN
l. Purcell as State Dairy and Food
Commissioner for term of four years.
from January 81. The appointment Ii
subject TO confirmation by the General
Assembly.
Mr.. Purcell. who is thoroughly ef-
ficient man and who has been In the
dairy and food division since it was
created in 1905. will succeed himself.
the present term. which 10 the unex-
pired term Of w. d, Saunders, ending
January II. Mr.. Purcell was named
by Governor Stuart In August, 1914.
to fill the vacancy created by the
resignation OF Mr.. Saunders. who went
to Blacksburg.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-13
Also Launch Vigorous Attack
on Won Eiindenhurg 8 Forces
in Dwinsk Section
FRENCH AND GERMANS
In DEATH CRAPPLE
German Ammunition Depot
Blows Up With Loss Of Sew
enty Civilians Killed and
Forty Wounded

London. Jan. 12.-The Russian
offensive tn Eastern GaIIcia and
ON the lsukowtna- Bcssarnhian line
was renewed this morning. After
violent artillery bombartimcnts,
the Czar's forces re0pcned their
attacks on the T0uporoutxea-B a-
rancze line, with Cxernowitz. the
Bukowina capital. the goal. vien-
m asscrts officially that these at
lacks were repuiscd.
For the FIRST time In severa, week,
he Russians displayed activity on tn,
part of the battle line
aunching an attack on Field Marsha
ron Hindenburg's forces arouns
0winsk southeast OF Iiluxt. which 4
n German hands. Hluxt is only eigh
niles west from the great railroas
,ity OF Dwinsk The German war Of
Ice reported this afternoon that tn.
Russian attacks failed, with fleay.
osses to the attackers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-13
BRITISH WORkINeMEN TO VOTE on
QUESTION OF GENERAL STRIKE
AGAINST CONSUMPTION ACT
Welsh Federation Of Coal Miners Already Voted Walk
Out In Event of Passage Of Measure Mean Tie On
Of British Navy For Lack Of Coal-Treason RAMPANT.

London, Jan. ls.--The compulsory
military service BIN passed its second
reading In the House OF Commons to-
day by q vote Of 431 to 50. The WIN
drawal OF the Irish Nationalist party
and = few scattering additional votes
from the opposition ssade the differ
enee in the count from that OF 4o3 to
los on the division on the first read
ing
-At the same time substantial VIC
tory for the conscription!sts In the
Labor party was made known with
the announcement OF the withdrawal
of the designations of lis three menu
bers In the ministry These are Ar
thur Henderson. president OF the
Board Of Education: William Brace,
parliamentary under-secretary for
home affairs, and George vi. Roberts
lord commissioner OF the treasury.
Premier Asauith Ind hoped that the
bill might pass its second reading by
assent. but the effort failed. In =
statement preliminary to the division
he asserted that unless the bills were
passed England could not do its part
in the war. military compulsion being
necessary to the fulfillment Of tbs
country's obligations to the allies.
An amendment was introduced In
the House by the government intend
ing to prevent the dismissaI Of obnox-
ious workers.
move yet contemplated In opposition
to CONSUMPTION was made by the
executive committee Of the Miners
Federation. the strongest unfun In the
United Kingdom today, when, by a
vote of to k decided to submit
10 . referendum OF the miners q
resolution for national strike
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-13

Taxation and prohibition lesislA110M
are paramount among the Quostf0i
| before the present session Of the GNns
eral Assembly. in the opinion q Ger
ernor Stuart. This be makes plAtn
his message to the two branches
the Legislatures messa &c 414l4
only with these two questions
message, read in the House a. s0e5
gates yesterday afternoon. ana T.
Senate, ordered printed Tor EeAMl3
by the Senators. Is q most able y34
sentation of the needs which ~ 1&M
islators at this time are dependo0M4
to meet. ss 81 n
Nothing superficial appears III
Governors treatment of tho tMoS
vital matters placed before tho
lawmakers. The document itneN ~
strong. clear and emphatic. IN mM1M
gestions and Recommendations NxN
easily understood as each fOIl0Ne N8
analysis of the conditions feAdtnG ~
and creating the problems whtGh S%4ss
front the Commonwealth. one Of Nh1r4
was partially solved Mt th0 ap1G3K
session OF one year ago. M n
Governor Stuart calls for th9 enAE&s
ment OF laws that will strengthen -
position of the executive ofncsrs a. tlx4
State and give them the eQuipm&Ae
for the expediting Of the laws en3ceNM
ment
Must Not Rely on Local OAlC1a11.
The Governor cautions the 44n1F44
Assembly against relying on tho cOstns
ty. town or city officers In the enfprxS
ing OF either the taxation laws q 40
prohibition laws without 9eylN4
authority to the State officers held reA.
states laws throughout the Comnnon~
wealth %Af