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- tttt: biorxixo oregonias. Tuesday, septemder 7. 1915. r . , . SECRET INFLUENCE ASSASSIN MURDERS PROVIDENCE JUDGE WEALTHY RHODE ISLAND W OMAN WHO IS ACCUSED OF HIK ING HUSBAND'S ASSASSINATION. AIDING MRS. MQHR -i The Complete Story of Our Belief Expressed Persons in High Position Fear Scan dal if She Is Tried. Justice Willis S. Knowles Shot From Ambush as About to Board Streetcar. cvr: . . ;;s;;-f, ?.z y?M :x' r- 5?:.-;. Will Be Found in Two Page Ads on Pages Ten and Eleven of Today's Issue of This Newspaper. CASE TAKES SUDDEN TURN SLAYER IS HEARD TALKING : . ?f eg rocs Deny Kcpudiatiou ot Their Confession Physician's Asso. v ciation With Politicians Is Said to Have Bearing. Friends Have Theory Activity to Prosecute Fish and Game Laws Aroused Enmity Threats Are Recalled. . 1 : . 1 7 3dB Sale ft 17 c- .:..:- I ! : h PROVIDENCE, R. I.. Sept. 6 (Spe cial. Chief of Police Robbins. of Bar rinston. an attache of the Mail, and the three negroes themselves united today in denying that George W. Healis. Cecil Virgil Brown and Henry Spellman had repudiated their confession, in which they charged that Mrs. Elizabeth L Mohr hired them to kill her husband' Dr. C. franklin Mohr and to "do up" Aliss Lmily liurger. When the negroes were asked if they had denied making the confession. Healis declared: "We said nothing" "And we ain't going to say nothing, either, added Brown. Serret Influence Suspected. This unexpected turn in the case has ptrenathened the impression that pow erful secret influence, emanating from high circles in Providence. Newport and other places, has been. brought to hear to prevent 'Mrs. Mohrs prosecu tion. The extent to which the negroes com. Tirehend their present situation was in cheated when Cecil Brown, spokesman for the three, asked the police to pay Ihern their reward in advance so they COM1.1 hire good lawyers to defend them. Through his patients, many of them associated with the "oldest families." ihe murdered physician is known to nave exerted considerable influence in I. node Island politics. Some of those interested, it is believed, are eager u suppress annoying disclosures that would attend a detailed scrutiny of his Jury fr 'he benefit of a murder .""(online Disclosures Imported. There are rumors that startling dis closures are yet to be made. One of ohr's attorneys said today: "Within a day or two. we will give out something that will make mighty interesting reading. We have satisfied ourselven. not only as lawyers, but as citizens, that Mrs. Mohr is innocent. and I am putting it mildly in saying j-.. nui ue startled when U hears what we have got to say." A person who was closely associated with Dr. Mohr says that leaders in politics and society in this state are desperate through fear that family skeletons will be jangled if Mrs. Mohr should be brought to trial. -Mrs. Mohr Is showing the strain un der which she has been, and is confined to her bed with partial nervous break down. A hearing will be held tomorrow on the petition of Mrs. Mohr to be made administratrix of her husband's estate valued at JlSO.Otio. The condition of Miss Kmily Burger who was shot in company with Dr' Mohr took a turn for the worse today' 1'iit physicians at the Rhode Island Hos P Hal entertained no doubt as to her ultimate recovery. f-"i Mw3aanK CARRANZA ISGIVING AID Q-onHnupd From First I'aec. ) He had orders not to xhoot and he did not shoot. Colonel Robert U Bullard. in com rnand of the American troops, has the best of intentions and 1 desire to co operate with him to prevent trouble. Me believe lliat there is a party of outlaws on the Texas side that has 1-een firing at American soldiers and at the same time shooting at Mexican oldieis so as to start a battle. They have taken advantage of loops made by Hie river bends, enabling thein- to create confusion as to whether the shots first came from the American or Mexican side. TroiipN Ordered to stay Hark. "Our soldiers cannot approach' the border because they will be fired upon, ami 1 have given orders for mv troops to keep at least two kilometers back from the river (U, miles). But they have to go to. the liver sometimes for water when they arc In territory wher It is not otherwise obtainable. "If there were good understanding between the American troops and m? troops, my men could approach closely ? ,hc river and do better patrol work If we had to deal only with the Amer ican military authorities we coul.i work in harmony, but if the Tcxu rangers work on the river fronts as iney now do. they will be causing tfou Me all ihe time." Asked why he believed rangers might cause trouble. General Nafarrate said hrcause they were not careful enough to distinguish at whom they were f hooting. Women MIMreated, Ik Charge. "I nless the American troops do ef fective work on the other side of the river." he added, "we cannot accom plish anything here because ot the ef fect that unhappy incidents on the lexas side have on the sentiments of our people. 1 will not speak of any special case, because so manv women Have told our authorities storiei ot the way in which they have been treated. Nearly every day Mexican f.imilies cross to this side with thi belongings. Thev are not nn..i ef ogees. J-ome of them are Americaa born or naturalized and they havj come because they say thev have been roughly treated by the rangers or that their husbands have been killed." lleneral N"nfnrr:te v. " . . . " nas 'or nnrder patrol duty twectl the mouth f be- tiu.rrero. more than 100 miles abo and r-iunnsviue. loo men. including cu toms guards. v.eiai Aaiarrate said that one of ".. neuienitnts who tried to water his S0.'"( ,'hC R! rnle at Reyncwa "."s -1',t froli the American bank. He .id not know the identity of the killers bui said he did not believe thev wen American troops. This was the man foi the recovery of whose body Nafar- ..e jesieraay requested protection the American military authorities. MURDERER GIVES SELF UP F-rolieciitan at Rune Tolls Where to Find Body of Man He Struck. BUTTE. Mont.. Sept. 6. Vccoiding to tils OWn I 01lti.Kinil t.-. fl.A ...i..e;m miiea bis friend .McC.illivary. here today. McLean he hit -McGillivary with his fist. Cliff said and ine ponce officers where wmihl find th.. ! .. thev Ii.-kcd to be locked no McLean "1 am a murderer." he said. "I have Killed my good friend." -M., MaVld s bodyguard Muck e Mcl.onald last Summer ?,r 'riHld. 'hen president of lu.ue Mine Workers' Union. w.-. to lit to -T ' D ' V -' ' - F - ' 1 ,v !hy V - ' - - A . I j .. , ..L 1 - I MEET GIVES THRILLS Militia Event at Clackamas Range Success. BATTLE EXERCISE GIVEN Military Kvents, Races and ConteMs FVIlov Maneuver Special Cars -and Autos Carry Throng to See (Guardsmen Work. It was as if a sudden message had been flashed from Washington. D. C. reading: ' "Mobilize Attack him! The enemy has landed! ,,.T,hej;cene of operations was the State .....c ..rt.ific at uiacKamas. and the oc casion the field meet yesterdav of the Oregon National Ouard, Colonel Clenard ..ici.aughlin commanding the detach ment. The affair was a big. spectacular suc cess, in which the spirit of open airwas predominant. High officers of the military establishment Were present in cluding Colonel James Jackson. United V,es ;Army- an1 Adjutant -General vhite, Oregon National Guard. Special trains were run to the en campment, and many family parties Journeyed there in autos. The crowd was a large, informal, joyous one. The main piece staged was a problem in attack and defense. A mvsterious army had landed on hills to the north east of the camp and had sent mand to the Oregon troops, commanded by Major Bowman, to surrender The invaders sent word that they were the advance army of Ruritania, and that they could "lick" anything in sight. Mllltla Prepare for Battle. The Oregon army was drawn up in battle array on a hill about half a mile distant from the Rurltanias' outposts .Major Bowman was awaiting the ar rival of a trusted scout whom he had dispatched for information. Clatter! Clatter! The scout suddenly galloped down the road amid a cloud of dust. Why on earth the enemy didn't open up and blow that scout and his fl&p mmnm imm Jj jyjyl At Standard Service Stations Get the Oil and Gas that Won Highest Honors, San Francisco and San Diego Expositions made from California asphalt-base crude the oil and gas the Jury of Awards declared first in efficiency, uniformity, purity the gold medal products. And you'll find Standard Service Sta tions wherever you go on the Coast. Look for our name. r Standard Oil Company - (California) Portland Photo by Underwood & Underwood. MRS. ELIZABETH MOHR. devoted horse to hits nobodv could ex Plain. "Enemy in force on Hill No. 1, sir!' said the scout. That settled it. A three-Inch gun was sent Inln a rl n. pression of ground to the left, and it uexan to Datter the enemy s trenches. Captain Daugherty"s command was selected to open the infantry attack, and the soldiers advanced in open for mation for. say. 25 yards, and then they fell flat to evade the shower of bullets from the enraged enemy. Other ir fantry commands followed. Dead" Are Thankful. Up rose the first attacking advance. "Bill, you are dead! Lie still!" sud denly said an officer, pointing to a fat enlisted man. and the said Bill thank fully lay still, knowing that he was theoretically dead and that the ambu lance would soon arrive to pick him up No more rushing in the hot sun for him. Bill lighted a smoke. Other dead" fig ures began to dot the landscape at in tervals. Meanwhile the attacking force, was fiercely engaged. It fought in fan like formation, and then the soldiers would roll over and over to get into better position to fire. - Ultimately the officer in charge of the attack concluded that the shot and shell poured into the enemy had demor alized him. A whistle was suddenly blown, and the whole Oregon army rushed pell mell into the enemy's trenches. The Ruritanian general said he surrendered to superior force and strategy. He said this sadly. This military spectacle was a treat. The military contests followed and the winners were: Wall-scalinsr contest Comnorr i.- s oS seconds, first: Company C. second: Troop A. third. Mounted orderlv equip ment race Troop A. first: Battery A second. alid headquarters companv' third. Blank cartridge race Troop A,' winner. Shelter tent pitching contest Company C, first: Company B, second, and Company K. third. Equipment race Company E, first; Companv B. second and Eighth Battery, third. Battery sec tion contest 26 seconds. Military steeplechase Mounted officers. Captain Clarence R. Hotchkiss: mounted enlist ed men. Corporal Callender, Battery A -.u -ii.xiie rennan, or Troop A, sec ond. Companies winning the greatest number of points Troon A, 13 points Company E. second. 10 points, and Company O. third, S points. . Cadets Reach Vancouver. VANCOUVER. B. C., Sept. 6. Thirtv- five Anclraliu.. ...i. . . "" o.nm uuuer Jieuttn- ant himons. who have been touring the Pacific States, arrived here this after noon, and were accorded a civic recep tion. Lieutenant Simons expressed him self as pleased with their reception in the south. PROVIDENCE. R. I.. Sept. 6. Jus nee vmiis s. Knowles. of the Eighth Judicial District, was assassinated Just after he had left his bungalow in North Scituate td take a trolley car for Provi dence today. He received three bullet wounds, two in the back and one in the Jaw. The attack occurred about a hundred yards from the house and apparently the shots came from bushes that lined the village road leading to the carllne. After having been wounded at least once, the Justice turned back and had nearly regained the gate opening into his place when he fell dead. Aaaasalna Not Seen. The murder was witnessed by no one except the assassins, who escaped. Later the police detained two-men on suspicion. They are Italian laborers, and according "to the police, one of them carried a loaded revolver. The body was found by Knowles' housekeeper. Mrs. Warddell, who had run from the house when she heard ine shots fired. As she reached the lawn, she says, she heard a man's voice with a foreign accent cry: "Mow, Judge I've got you." She saw no one but iiiuuBni. tne voice came from the shrub bery. Justice Knowles was 48 years of age and unmarried. ine ponce are proceeding on the iiicory mar ne was Rilled in revenge by some litigant against whom he bad given a decision. According to the police, he had re cently complained .of the conditions under which a saloon, a. shDrt distance from his bungalow, was conducted. In recent years there have been many ar- in iorm scituate tr alleged pro- Friends Have' Theory. Friends of Judge Knowles told the police that he recently.had said he was making many enemies because of his activities in forming an organization to conduct a campaign against violators of me iisn ana game laws. Upon this infor mation the police began a search for a man whom the justice is alleged to have uescrinea as having become embittered toward him in this connection. The police subsequently exonerated the two Italians detained. This afternoon they were looking up ...ii nu was once taKen into cus- ioay at the Instigation of Justice wno alleged that the man had threatened his life. BIG BRITISH LOAN ADVISED Discourugenient ' tit Imports. Also T-'rged as Financial. Remedy. LONDON. Sept. 6. A report on war finances which was to be submitted Thursday by the British Association for the Advancement of Sciences, says there has been an increase in taxation of 7 to 12 per cent. It is said that the moratorium has enabled foreign customers to postpone payments when the rate of exchange favored England, and "thus saved enormous sums to foreicn rnnntria. in debted to London." Now the rate is so much the other way. the report says, that England's best weapon is to raise a large loan in the United States and supplement it by "discouragement of imports, encourage ment of exports, and 'increased economy of consumption." LAST DAY Madame Sarah Adler -IN- Sins of the Parents COMING TOMORROW Big Double Show SARAH BERNHARDT IN - AT HOME GEO. NASH In a 5-Reel Drama Sr COTTON KING Biggest & Best Show Ever ' Presented in Portland. GOMPERS PROMISES AID HEAD OP UNIONS TO ASSIST I. CHICAGO TEACHERS' FIGHT. Support Asked far President in Plan ' for World Pence and Condition ot Labor Discussed. MARION, Ills., Sept. 6. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, declared here to day, "Next Wednesday I will go to Chicago to speak on that damnable at temtp to crush the Teachers' Union. That attempt will die and the spirit of liberty will live I will also say a few words there on legislation and the in junction." In his address to a huge Labor Day gathering, Mr. Gompers dwelled chief ly on the conditions of the laboring man. but he also took occasion to plead the cause of woman suffrage and Inter national peace. He wound up with ihe plea "Let us unite with President Wilson for world-wide peace nr.d the brotherhood ot man." He referred to John R. Lawson as a "wronged man." and aid all children should, be taken out of the mill and mine. Great labor victories, Mr. Gompers said, are won in two ways: . "First, by great preparedness; sec ond, by arousing pity when the need is great. "Better working conditions bring peace and growth," he declared, "and on Labor ray it la criminal to overlook the achievements of trade unions." Alleged Wife Deserter Arrested. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Sept. S fSnpi-ipl 1 Will Will r ... -. ..... .ncity Ol tills city and driver or an automobile stage between his city and Merrill last Win- " 1 " " tv ftucaiea at jviaocra. Cal in company, with Mrs. Delsa Zeverly. When is Sensible? A cigarette is not sensible for you if it leaves your taste and your smoke-hunger a little bit unsatisfied. nor if it bothers your throat or tongue nor if it makesyou "feel mean" after smoking your usual number. None of these things will happen to you if you find (and stick to) the right cigarette. But the ciearette right for one man may not be right for another. For instance, Fatimas may not just suit your taste in spite of the fact that they are the 1 i. 11; ; . . ucai-tjctmig cigarette over dc. Fatimas ARE cool and friend to the throat and tongue and they will NOT make you ."feel mean" after smoking all you want. if ltinctively Individual J tnatWaf s MorcKndio of J Merit also formerly of this county, on a war rant sworn out by Mrs. Hill here, charg ing desertion of wife and thrae chil dren. Aberdeen "Woman Chosen Dean ABKRDKEN'. Wq-h.. Sept. 6. (Ppe Without risk or -worry you may send sums of any size any distance by WESTERN UNION The cost is as little as the time it takes is short. The protection, perfect F all information at any Western Union Office. THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. Main OfH..,r. 4or. 3d and 0ak ww. a cigarette - So they surely are sen sible br you except pos sibly fcr the taste. And when it comes to that, it will be .Tiighty strange if you don't like Fatima's taste they couldn't sell so fast if the taste weren't exfra good, could they? Why not get Fatimas this very day and find out for yourself how sensible a cigarette can really be? that cosun: 4TfAfjwaite Pfih Cirarrtt A-mariett the Grand CH '5S5?3$'$ftjf (Sot Only" cial.) Mrs. Klizabcth. Baker, ot thin city, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Faulkner, has been appointed jlcan of women in the Idaho normal school and will leave here this week to assume her duties. She will teach a course in economics. Safe Cbnduct for Money ixstauxasamafcsmmA Hie penitentiary. McGillivary was Keep Your Eye on Star uuitei. . . iil '