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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-27
Mrs. Mohr Says She Never
Saw Brown and Heals To-
gether at Her Home or
Any Other Place.
GIVEN 500 MONTH TO
CARE FOR CHILDREN
Declares She Loved Husband
Although He Beat Her and
Cast Her 0ff-ReferS
to THAT Woman"
International News Service:

NnfrFuNII0nnl
PROVIDENCE, r.. l.. Dec. 81
The piece de resistance of the Mohr
murder trial, Mrs. Elizabeth Fran
ces Mohr's story, was all told when
court took the midday recess. The
woman's recital. wholly lacking in
dramatic elements was a complete
and categorical denial Of everything
charged against her in the indict-
ment and in the testimony of the 81
prosecution witnesses.
she declared solemnly that she did
not hire Victor Brown. George
Heals and Henry Spellman. negro
servants, to assassinate DIR. Charles
f. Mohr and disfgure Miss Emily c..
Burger.
Loved Him Too Well.
II loved DR.. Mohr too well" was
her explanation. Mrs. Mohr told her
narrative without once breaking
down,
The cross examination was to
come this afternoon.
II have led up 10 the summer of
1915, the period of the murder. 3"
was Arthur Cushing's opening re-
mark today Now. | want 10 go
into the tragedy itself. but first I
will go back a bit"
Mr.. Cushing then had Mrs. Mohr
tell of her husband spending Christ
mas with her in 1913 and of his leav-
ing her the following February and
sending her 800 per month for the
maintenance OF the children there
after. After telling Of the litiga-
ton in the separation suit which
was pending when the doctor was
killed. Mr. Cushing led the witness
up to the murder.
Was Going to Newport.
THE Saturday a week before the
shooting, l think il was Aug. 21,
said Mrs. Mohr, 81 was going to
Newport. ! had been invited by
friends l sent Charles 20 tell his
father that he could take Charles
to Newport and 1 would take Vir-
gina.
DIR. Mohr had Miss Burger with
him on the trip and when Charles
told me about it. I made up my
mind the child never again should
go with his father and that woman"
Cushing then by a few unimport-
ant questions led Mrs. MOhr over
her return to Newport in the week
before the killing.
you have heard the story of
George Heals that he and Brown
saw you at your home on the night
of Friday. Aug. p, four days before
the murder Was that true?" Cush-
ing demanded.
Absolutely not Mrs. Mohr said
Il never at any time saw Brown
and Heals together, at my home or
any place else
In answer TO the questions put to
her by her counsel. Mr.. Cushing.
the witness said that her husband
had been cruel TO her and abusive,
hut that she loved him notwith-
standing his treatment. She iden-
titled a letter she said she had re-
ceived from him while she was at
the Newport home in the fall Of
1918. in which the doctor said:
Tired of Shamming.
Il don't want anything around
that reminds me Of YOU and if you
ever put your foot in my place in
providence again / will about kill
YOU. You are barred from my Prov
idence places and 1 will never asso-
,-ON-TTN-T-En ON- PAGE FOT-P ,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-27
Latest in the News World

come by smoke and several firemen
were hurt during the fire.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-27
President Says He FavorS Suf-
frage But Matter is Not
One That Nation
Should Pass On.
TO TAKE UP QUESTION
WITH PARTY LEADERS
Would Have Done So Before
But Bigger Things Kept Him
Too BuSy-WiII Deliver
Addresses Tonight.
InfernafionaI - serrice /.

international News Service.
NEW YORK. Jan. 27.-Prest
Wilson today warned Americans that
their attitude toward each other in
all respects must change He de-
clared that there has been a recru-
deseence of religious strife and bicl<-
ering. The warning contained the
note that peace was sought by
America. Americans themselves
must redeem themselves and must
be less belligerent
The presidents warning was de-
livered in his address at the clerical
conference at Aelion hall at noon
today The president went 10 this
conference to receive the thanks Of
all the clergy Of greater New York.
including Protestants. Catholics and
Hebrews. for his efforts in behalf
OF peace.
NEW YORK. Jan. 81. - Pres't
Wilson capitulated today After
standing Eat and refusing 20 see a
delegation of the Congressional
Union who sought his aid in having
"A constitutional amendment grant
ing woman suffrage. the president
consented 10 see the women. Sew
eral messages passed between the
women leaders and Sec'y Tumulty.
The latter finally sent for Mrs.
Amos Pinchot and informed her that
f'res't Wilson would see the ladies
when IL was convenient for them"
Mrs. Pinchot said. Now is the
time" and the women were ushered
INTO the presence Of the chief ex-
ecutive.
The women were with the pres
ident for about seven minutes In
receiving them the president first
apOlOgized for keeping them waiting.
saying ne did not know of any APP
pOintment AS in former hearings
the president turned down the
amendment proposition saying that
it was matter for the states and
net for the federal government.
Is Up to States.
81 am convinced" ne said. that
a matter of this kind should be
worked out state by state Tt is my
opinion that this is the best and
most solid way. I see no reason for
disbursement on the part Of YOU
ladies who have worked so hard for
suffrage. But it is a state issue ]
am not against suffrage That fact
was demonstrated when ! endorsed
II i'm my own state-New Jersey.
The progress of the country he
comes one of piece by piece building
by our states Ny mind on this
suffrage question is still unchanged.
I plan 20 have conferences with the
leaders OF my party ON this question.
7 have not done 50 because big mat
ters Of great importance that cannot
wait forced me 20 put 10 off I want
10 assure YOU again that I have not
forgotten my promise nor shall I for
get It."
Accompanying the Pres't and Mrs
Wilson. were Joseph Tumulty sec
rotary 20 the president and Dr.
gvONTTNT-E,n ny PAGE E,orrr, f..
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-27
The WEATHER

INDIANA AND LOWER MICHIGAN
sstu fouiEe1. furuiuC 90 ~DeU- foi-
lCuei hr generally G,lr upather F-iifr.
except snow lu nerthcast portion, mu-h
Cuider with a cold wave
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-27
Tired of Shamming.

I don't want anything around
that reminds me Of YOU and if you
ever put your foot in my place in
Providence again / will about kill
YOU. You are barred from my Prov
idence places and 1 will never assO-
CONTINUED OK PAGE FOUR
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13
Somerset County Rescript

Clerk of Courts W. T. Seekins has
received rescript in the case of c. o.
Brown VS. the Linn Wooden Company
of Hartland. In which Judgment may
be entered for the plaintiff in the
sum of $3.50 with interest from the
date of the writ:
c. o. Brown VS. The Linn Wooden
Co. Rescript, Bird, J.
On report An action of trespass
quare clausam to recover damages for
an alleged unlawful eviction from a
saw mill
The ordinary rule of damages upon
an eviction is the difference between
the rental value of the premises for
the balance of the term and the rent
reserved. but wherever they are ap-
propriately declared for. the profits OF
a business established upon the leased
premises during the period. within the
term, of the eviction may be recover
ed
Profits which it is claimed would
have been derived from the particular
work upon the lessor was engaged al
the time of eviction are not within the
rule. They are too speculative and
remote. dependent upon too many
contingencies to be substituted for
the ordinary rule of damages
Special damages to be recoverable
must be pleaded with particularly and
certainty.
A surrender of lease by act and
operation of law is effected by the &C
ceptance by the tenant during the
term of new lease of the premises
demised.
The presumption of an intention to
surrender follows such acceptance
but if the acts of the parties to the
lease taken all together. are such as
to rebut the idea of a surrender then
none ought to be presumed
Judgment may be entered for the
plaintiff for the sum of two hundred
and fifty dollars with interest from
the date of the writ
Receiver Dec. 90, 1915.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13
STOMACH MISERY
QUICKLY VANISHES

Your money back if you want it is
the way in which G. X. Fogg, the pop
ular druggist is selling Mi-o-na, the
great dyspepsia remedy.
This is an unusual plan, but Milo
ma has so much merit and is so al
most invariably successful in reliev-
ing all forms of indigestion that he
runs but little risk in selling under
a guarantee of this kind.
Do not be miserable or make your
friends miserable with your dyspep-
STA. Mi-o-na will help you. If it
doesn't, tell G. R. Fogg that you want
your money back and he will cheer
fully refund it.
A change for the better will be seen
from the first few doses of Mi-o-na
and it's continued use will soon start
you on the road to perfect digestion
and enjoyment of food.
Mi-o-na has been so uniformly sue
cessful that every box is sold under
a positive guarantee to refund the
money if it does not relieve. What
fairer proposition could be made?
G. R. Fogg gives his personal guar
antee of money back if you want it"
with every box of Mi-o-na that he
sells. A guarantee like this speaks
volumes for the merit of the remedy.
owl
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13
N0rridgewock Crossing

The Public Utilities Commission has
issued an order bearing upon hear
Ing held at the commission Offices,
Nov. 30, in relation to a petition filed
by the selectmen of Norrldgewock in
which the selectmen requested the
commission to determine the manner
and conditions under which d certain
highway might cross the tracks Of the
Maine Central Railroad Co at grade
At This hearing, {. j Savage, chair
man OF the board Of selectmen. ap-
peared in behalf of the petitioners
and Seth VI Carter. ESD Of Lewiston
appeared for the railroad company.
NO objection is made the com
mission reports, TO the granting Of
the prayer Of the petitioner Coun-
sci for the railroad company at the
hearing called attention to the fact
that the terminal of the road, as de-
scribed in the petition. were perhaps
not definitely marked upon the face
OF the earth. Selectman Savage, in
behalf of the town. agreed to place
permanent monuments at such termi-
nj and at angles of the way, in order
that the limits of the same might be
made definite upon the face of the
earth"
The commission orders:
That the prayer of the petitioner
be granted, and that the way describ-
ed in said petition shall cross the
tracks of the Maine Central Railroad
Co. at grade, and, inasmuch as there
is clear view OF an approaching
train for 1000 feet in either direction
from said crossing. no protection Is
at present deemed necessary; the
Maine Central Railroad Co. to place
and maintain between and outside of
its rails planks of a suitable width
and extending a sufficient distance 80
that the portion of said way which
is within the location of the Maine
Central Railroad Co shall at all times
be safe and convenient for public
travel"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13
Stock PIacards Very Cheap

Elsewhere in this issue will be seen
a list of the advertising placards, ITO
Let" For Sale" etc, which we keep
printed and ready for sale. When the
need for any one of these occurs,
these ready printed signs should
prove a convenience The price, Is
cents each or two for rs cents, makes
them available for many purposes
where, if they had to be printed to
order at four or five times this cost,
they would hardly be wanted. Look
the list over and remember it when
in need.
INDEPENDENCE EPORTER co.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13

From the entire membership Of the
Boys Grammar School at Good Will
the following have been selected to
represent the school in the Chapman
Prize Speaking Contest, February IL,
1916: Otis Angel, Dudley Canavel-
10, Leigh Chase, Manley Chase, John
Chick, William Cimbollek, George Ell
lott, William Fetter, Ernest Irish,
Chester Morris. Alternates: Paul
Poole, Harold Ryder.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13
LOCAL MARKETS

Wool-Unwashed, CSC to 30c per h.
Hides, green, 15c pound; Lamb
pelts soc to $500 each; hides, cured
l7hc; Horse hides, $3.50 to $2.75
EACH Calf skins tic to 19c Id; Deer
skins SOC to $1.00 each.
Beans-Hand picked, yellow eyes,
1880 to 400; pea beans. 1925 to $3.50
Beef-Ox beef, &c to 12c.
Poultry-Fowls. lac to Ice per ID;
chicken. Ice to zoe.
Round Hog-8c per ID.
Tallow-Rough. &c per h.
Eggs-33c per dozen.
Potatoes-65c to Sl.10
Butter-2sc 10 30c per lb
Cheese-16c to 1Sc per Id.
RETAIL MARKET
Flour Spring Wheat Patent 1913;
Winter Wheat Patent. s675
Oats-55c per bushel.
Gluten-$1.65 per bag.
Corn-$i.75 per bag.
Meal-sl.60 per bag
Middlings $i65 per bag.
Cottonseed meal-s200 per bag
Spring Bran-sl40 per bag
Winter Bran-Sl.45 per bag.
Mixed Feed-sl.60 per bag.
Wheat-Si 80 per bushcl.
Salt Pork-i5e by the bbl.. 200 lbs
s2i
Cheese-23c 90 Csc per ID
Butter-30c 10 zee per ID.
Teas-25c to soc per 10,
CofYee-2oe to 35c per pound.
Lard Domestic Ice. compound lie
Molasscs Pure Ponce. &oe to soc.
SaKar-Gran. sugar. best quality.
II ibs for 100. brown 10
t'otatoss~-sec To si30
Ontoas 10 &c per ID,
Poultry Fowls. itc To zoe per Id,
ehieksn. zoe to &c per ID
Eess 7sc per dozen freah.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13
METHODIST EPISCO.
PAL CHURCH
Island AyenuA

Rev. H. G. McGlaufiin, minister
Parsonage, Is Island Ave, next door
to Church. Tel. 54-2
Sunday morning service at 10.45;
Sunday School at II; Epworth Lea
que at o'clock.
Thursday evening service at 7,30.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13
ISLAND AVENUE CONGREGATION,
AL CHURCH
Island Avenue

Rev. C. H. mckinney, minister
Residence, North Ave.
Sunday morning preaching service
at 1915; Sunday School at Il; sun
day evening service at 7 O'Clock.
There will be Christian EndeavoT
meeting at 6 o'clock Sunday evening
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13
Real Estate Transfers

The following Real Estate trans
fers have lately been recorded at the
office of the Somerset Register of
Deeds:
Canaan ct al-Israel E. Hodgdon to
Eugene NJ. Wells Gland on road lead
ing from Burnham to Canaan.)
Fairfield-William F. Kendall to
Angelina B. Carter
Smithfield- Salmon Record to Err
vim j. Tracy Gland formerly owned by
A. S. Meader) Augusta Wentworth to
Fred NJ Thompson (soft wood lumber
on lot on Observation-Disclosures
road
St Albans-E E. Johnson to Sui
Ivan Johnson Gland and buildings in
St Albans)
Moose River PLANES Sands TO
Paul Bishop Gland on County Road.)
Caratunk Pl-Marita II. Savage to
Ray c. Brown (one-half interest in
lot of land on Plantation line between
Caratunk and The Forks).
Embden Irwin II Ellis to Wallace
Emery Qand and soft wood trees on
lot of land near Fahi Pond)
Mercer Eliza L. Hatch 10 John
Leeman Gland on Presley Road)
Norridgewock s II. Fuller et al to
Esther NJ Fuller Qot with buildings
thereon on the south side of River
| Road leading from Norridgewock 10
SkoWhegan)
Piitsheld + | Frost To William W.
| Cook
Skow hogan Thomas Butler TO Ed
ward J. Butler Gland and buildings
on south side OF Leayitt ST.; Chas +
Palmer IT ais 10 Matthew G Kennedy
ct ais Qaud aud buildings on Madison
ST.. Millic } Nhlttemore 10 Myron
NJ. Whitirmorr tlaua on east side ot
road leading from treat Eddy 10 NAL
bons Mlls1. Henry Hampton Ia
Marion y Malbon Gland on road
leading from Skoe hogan Village by
he Great Eddy to Nalbons Millsl {.
Mac T. Mard ct Al te e. u Eaton
I~umnet & Nard place en Middle
= Amos h butler fo Frank ;
Nwru tpleec II Land adjoining that
- Narnnl. Abbott " Nelson - YIN
f baus Lawrence 0ot on the T.
Ggcsa as..sd plan az house lalsI Mar
gates Ia Gaodrieh to Mar ~ How'd
Sand - buildings ar fasi lsaG' -
fatmsrf .e ura b. t'caf. \ \'.n
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13

Mrs Carrie Alexander-Ba hrenberg
of Belleville, ILL.,, has been elected ma
tional president of the Womens Re-
lief Corps, an auxiliary of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13
s6n334
Total

Leaving in favor of the com
pany net $6263. "a
We have purchased for our work
1000 brackets, 100 insulators, $50
locust pins, so Washington fir
YARNS, 46 coils of wire, and we have
bought and sold 81 telephones.
Your vote of year ago in regard
to leaving the accounts for collection,
resulted in the largest amount being
paid in for the quarter from January
to April that was ever collected be-
fore in the same length of time,
s3752.S4.
We turned over to Mr. Sawyer Of
North Arson for collection April LIST,
$573.89. He has collected $364.02
has started some suits, and has some
paying on the installment plan.
There has been paid in over $1,000
more than last year, yet there is al
together too much unpaid. While
we have $3638.14 due on the ledgers
and materials, and $2775.20 cash in
the hands of the Treasurer, making
total of s6413.34, less the $3.50 for
the adjustment or net $6263.34 in
favor of the company, we hope no
stakeholder will lose sight of our
original purpose or get an idea that
we can stop assessing for quarter,
pay it back as a dividend or lower
the assessments.
1t is the future we are looking to
that we may have something on hand
to meet such requirements as we
know are coming to us. Neither
are we trying to accumulate your
money for a show to the detriment of
your property but that you may have
something to spend carefully and
wisely as the necessity demands and
consistently with your income which
we think we have been able to main
tain thus far.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13
Church Directory
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
RaDtist Hill. Main Street

Preaching service 1915 Sunday
morning and in the evening.
Sunday School at II; Y. p. S. c. E..
at o'clock.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH
Corner of Madison Avenue and Pleas
ant Gfraaf

Rev. George Merriam, minister
Parsonage, 80 Madison Ave.
Tel. 1888
Preaching service at 10.45; Sunday
School at IL; Christian Endeavor at 6
o'clock.
Mid-week prayer meeting Thursday
evening at 7.30.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Madison Ave. Opposite Hotel COburn

Sunday services at l0.45. subject
Life" Sunday School at H.
Wednesday evening services at 7.30.
Reading room open Wednesday
from 230 to o'clock The public
Is cordially invited to attend services
and visit reading room.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13
ADVENT CHURCH
Corner of Madison Avenue and Rus
sell Street

S. D. A. Church will meet Saturday
at 80 for Sabbath School and social.
Services following. All are cordially
invited.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13

u4.ru.Hs =. fauas ~omAp. Is }vars
ar older t. .saru the Ftafsss4.sa =
auusns sr fsa seuvfsrf Nasu.is.
Atp4 Al uass
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13

tt sea saut > aa4ts IaIVF En- ~
aera sea ths laastsu Ausftean ~sth
this pApsr. h-5tA taf a fall year y
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13

Norridgewock line, of $2s5.67, and of
the New Portland $65.18 and of the
line 1926 in Skowhegan $3945 max
ing a total expended on the lines for
the year outside of the regular line
work or man of $821.19 and in 1914
we expended s644.17, in 1913 $1704.19
in 1872, $s04.69, in 1911, $31022, and
in addition to these amounts, we have
increased our fixed charges in extra
Office hours and salaries, 1912 in
1914, or 1915 for the past two years,
making a total of $496146 in the FIVE
years past.
Your accounts stand Jan. list. 1916.
Due upon the stock ledger, $3839.50
Less 10 per cent poor accts.
and for collection 1895
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13

S3455.55
On the general ledger 1878
Material and stock on hand 1900
Cash on hand in the hands of
Treasurer 2775.20
The Winslow mail., 1916-12-08

With not a republican paper
in the state making an adverse
comment on the proposed contest
on the governorship by the
friends of Gov. Hunt, every
democratic paper is devoting
considerable space explaining
why there should be a recount
in the interest of honest cleo
tions, and closing their diatribes
with the suggestion that re-
publicans are placed in an unen-
viable position by antagonizing
the movement. Up to date the
democrats are doing all the talk
ing and making all the noise,
and republicans are sitting quiet
ly by awaiting the pleasure of
the democrats, and it is this
silence and Indifference that is
worrying the democrats who are
urging the contest.
The Winslow mail., 1916-12-08

The sixty-fourth Congress as
sembled for it's last session Tues
day noon, and according to his
custom, President Wilson ap-
peared and personally delivered
his message to the members. 1t
was brief message, dealing al
most entirely with the railroad
problem and the eight hour ba-
sic day of the train service en-
ployes. He also asks that the
membership of the Interstate
Commerce Commission be in
creased, and their powers en-
larged so the question of wages
can be considered in adjusting
freight rates. He also advocates
some method of compulsory ar
bitration to prevent strikes in
the future. The members are
all anxious to dispose of all the
unfinished business before Con-
gress by March 4th to avoid a
special session next summer.
The Winslow mail., 1916-12-08
Good Will Toward Men.

There is a stronger bond of
friendship to-day than ever in
our country's history. It is
evidenced by a better standard
of home life; bigger and better
purposes in the Individual, and a
higher plane of commercial ac-
tivity.
In success and growth conf
dence is essential. Confidence
comes from sincerity of service
and honesty of purpose. Our
bank is growing for the reason
that we make our interests the
interests of our community, it's
business, its homes, it's people.
The confidence we enjoy has
redounded to our credit and has
given incentive for greater SER
vice.
This bank is worthy of your
fullest confidence. Make it your
bank.
ARIZONA STATE BANK.
The Winslow mail., 1916-12-08

At last the official canvas OF
the vote for governor has been
completed, and Tom Campbell
has a majority of 80 over Gov.
Hunt. Within the next few days
Gov. Hunt, by his attorneys, will
institute a contest to have the
ballots recounted, alleging frauC
in some of the counties. A
peculiar feature of the proposed
contest is that fraud is alleged
only in the counties that gave g
majority for Mr.. Campbell. Is
it not remarkable that all the
counties that gave Mr.. Hunt a
majority held perfectly legal and
honest elections?
The Winslow mail., 1916-12-08

The board of supervisors of
Coconino county did not canvas
the vote from Saginaw precinct
because it was not returned in
time by the election officials, but
Acknowledgement Jones, hearing
it cast majority for Hunt, i'm
mediately notified the board that
it meet, canvas and make return
of the vote. In Cochise county
the supervisors did not canvas
the vote of Wilgus precinct for
the same reasons, but it gave a
majority for Mr.. Campbell, and
up to date we have not heard
that the Acknowledgement had
issued any preemptory man
date on the Cochise supervisors.
This is what our democrats
friends probably call fair dealing,
and getting an honest express
ing of the vote as cast for COVER
nor.