0 O Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Talr ami Warmer Friday. Max. 70.5; Mln. JH. Forty-fifth Year. Dully TVntli Yoar. MEDFORD. OREGON, TI.rKNDAY, SBPTKM1WU 2, 1915 NO. V10 S m oi NEGRO 5000 TO II DR. Hi Three Negroes Arreslctl for Slayiny Physician Confess Mrs. Molir Em ployed Them to Commit Murder Woman Arrested for Crime De nies Complicity in Affair. pnoviDKN'ci:, n. i., sopt. 2. Ac cfisod liy licr alleged accomplices threo negroes Elizabeth Tiffany lllalr Molir toilay was hold without ball on tho chnrgo of having Incited tho murder of her husbnnd, Dr. C. rrnnklln Molir, n wealthy and weft l;iiovn )i1i.vhIcI:ui of this city and Newport Tho nrrnlKiuiiont was at Warienl. 'I'liii lliree ninle prisoners were charged willi minder mid also were held without hail. All four pleaded mil guilty. IIIs. Molir qppciucil not lo he the least hit disturbed. , The poliee have enteilained two po-4 motives joulnusy on the part of 51 r-. Molir toward Mies Kinily (I. Ititrgnr, the doelot's neerelnry, who wns his eonipanioii on the ridc thai ended in his death, mid mi alleged desiie hy the wife to obtain pnssosj sinn of her husband's coiiHidomblo estate before tho culmination of a counter-suit brought by tho physio ian in answer to a suit for ftoparntion instituted hy Mrs. Molir and now ponding in the supreme poiiH. A few hours after her husbnnd evpired Mrs. Molir made application in tho ntuuio ipal court for her appointment ns " custodian for hi prop-tty. This wns grunted. Negroes Aluko Confession IMtOVI PUNCH, It. I., Sopt. 2 Mrs. Kllalidlh V. .Moltr. wife of Dr. Krniik lin Molir, who wits fatally shot whllo on an automobllo trip from this city to Newport on Tuesday night wan ar rostod toilay nftor throo nogroos had signed n written confession snylug that Mrs. Molir had hired thorn to kill tho doctor. Tho negroes aro charg ed with murder. They aro George W. lloalla. who was driving Dr. Mohr's car at tho Unto of tho shooting, Cocll V. Drown, formerly employed ns a hostlor by Dr. Moltr and llonry Soli man, half brother of Drown. No spo clfle chargo has been brought against Mih. Moltr, who vohomently donlod the accusation, which nlio character ized as aliHtird. Heallfl had been detained by tho police hIiico tho shooting, ns IiIh ac count of the affair conflicted with that given by Miss Kmlly CI. Durger, tho doctor's assistant, who was In tho automobllo and was also wound ed. Oliorod $.10()0 for Crime Drown was taken Into custody last night after Ilealls had told tho po lice that ho and tho hostlor had plot tod to rob Dr. Molir on tho night of .the shooting. Tho autlioritlos did not bollovo tho stories of tho nogiooa and Drown was subjected to nn examina tion during which tho pollco say ho admitted ho was concerned In tho shooting and that Mrs. Moltr hnd of fered him 12000 to kill her husband. Ilealls and tollman, questioned separately corroborated Drown' story and tho arrost of Mrs. Molir follow ed. Drown at first donlod that ho had any connection with tho affair. Ho said ho passod ovor tho Nayatt road whore the shooting occurred, on a iuotorc)cle, explaining that ho was on his way to visit a frlond nt River side, Dotoctlvos who wont to Jtlvor Mile to invostlgato his story roturnod with Spollman In custody. Spollman said that there was n plot against Dr. Moltr, and whon Drown hoard Spollman's declaration, ho made a detailed confession. (Continued on Page Pour.) rfc CIA LIKELY 10 SHANGHAI, t lilna. Sept. 2 LI Yuen Hong has resigned as vlco pios lilont of the C'liinoso republic. Tho lnterprelatlou pluatnl upon his act 1b that It Is preparatory to the ostab lUhiiifnt of a inonuri X, which U pop ularly regarded - tnuaih certain BECOMEMONARCHY I .F OF NEW YORK CITY - - NIAV YORK, Sept. 2. Tiiir. " Icon fnnnlios own ono-fifteenth " of the nssossod land in tho bor- "" ongh of Miitihattan, according " t In 11 Blnliniinnl isMlird hero to- ," day by the Society t Lower Konts and Hedueo Tn.es on T Homes. They nic The Astorx, f ilin ViiiidnrbilU. Ibn lMiitiebnid- - - . en, O. 11. Potter properties, J. P. Morgan, K. II. Van Iiigcii, T " Wcndols, Goolcts, Klucl, Oerrys, f Charles V. Hoffman ostnlc, Wil- " liam 11. II. Mai tin, Kugouo " " Iloffmnn. "" IHIHHtfH H LONDON, Sept. 2 -That Great Dritaln cannot bo a consenting party to a'sotUomont of tho submarine ques tion which puts a liner and its pas sengers Into a class apart from a merchantman nnd Its crow, Is tho general attltudo token by tho even ing nowspapors on tho nolo of Count Von Dernstorff, tho Gorman nmbassn dor to tho United Stnts, to secretary of State Lansing at Washington. "Wo nckuowleilKO no such distinc tion," says the Westminster Gnzotto, "and for full satisfaction of our clalntK wo can necopt nothing loss than restahlishmon of the law which protects all non-conilintuntu, whether noutrnlri or nationals, whether they nio traveling on lineis or on ordinary morchantinon. "Our enso hns been ndmirnbly do finod by President Wilson both In tho nolo ho wroto on February 10, whon Gorntnny hnd given notlco of her In tontlon to abandon legality and in tho further notes nftor tho sinking of tho Lusltnnla. In thoso no dinting tlon wns mado botweon n llnor nnd a merchantninn. Wo cannot help hoping that tho United States will put In record that It stands by tho wholo of tho doctrlno so forcibly expounded In ho president's earlier communi cations." L CHICAOO, Pep!. 2. -The yungo of battle in the ntnte between the Chi cago Touchers' federation and the hoard of oducutinii, which hist night deciccd that tho Toucher' union must he abandoned, wax taken up today hy the Chicago Federation of Labor, with widely it in nf filiated. Tho toucher' orgunijiliun i said to havo only '111(1 members out of -10(10 toucher in the oity, and thoo oppos ed to it declare thut it influence on the piihlio school system of Chicago has been "pernicious." Tho Chicago Federation of Iubir i expected to miiko n tight before the mayor, who has exprecd hiuwelf n opposed to tho toucher' union. The fight will lie made for the ap pointment of frfhnol tnihtooK favor- uhlo to the uniiiii, and, failing in thix, to )ievent continuation hy the city council nf the mayor' appointees. It is regarded a probable alo Hint the light will ho carried into th coin!-. t was kii id thut the rule would dcpiive union toucher of their legal right to pciioioito. RUSSIA PUIS BAR WAMIIXUTOX, S.pt. 2 Tim ltuntu ciii1ih toiln not i tied tli -tale dt'iMirtincnt that no iktsoii, uh ti of a country nt war wild puin, will be nltoWfii to iit ldmsia uuie he nn obtained iiiitunilisutiun m the I iiitctl St. iti i iii tlur iiinir.il cimiii tin- bii.-r An-u-t 1, I'm 01 BR DEMAND PROTECTION FOR ALL NON-COMBATANTS ABOR TAKES UP A E CAUSE mm lose 50 SHRINES IN Sim DAYS Under-Sea Terror Which Sank Arahic Cmtfjlit in Sleel Net and Crew Made PrisonersWas Latest anil Laru cst Type and Carried Double Crew Sti'jinarincs With Trnininy Crews NBW YOUIC, Sopt. 2.1 An officer of tho Whlto Star llnor Adriatic, which arrived from Liverpool today, declared that tho Gormnn submarine which sank tho Arabic, had been caught In n steel net and tho V hont'H crow were now prisoners in Kngland lie added thnt within tho past sixty days tho Drltlsh havo captured not less than fifty German aubmnrlnes. Aftor stating positively thnt tte submarine which torpedoed the Ar abic has been captured, tho officer said that ho could not dlscloso thov placo of capture, nor detail tho cir cumstances, lie snld, however, that tho U boat waR of tho latest nnd lar gest typo In tho Oorntnn navy nnd thnt the craft" carried n douhlo crew, lie understood that tho Germans now manned all of tho large submarines with nn auxiliary crew for training purposos. Slv survivors of tho Arabic arrived on tho Adrlntlc. Thoy woro Mrs. Margaret Atkinson and hor'snn Ar thur Atkinson, Mrs. F. C. Allison, W. Dnthurs, Mrs. M. Chrlstorphcnsou, nnd John Doherty. . Nono of teh passengers snw tho tor pedo which sank tho Arabic. Do herty said he was In Ills stateroom when ho heard a shout and stnrted for tho deck. Deforo ho had gono far, ho said, ho was shot many feel Into tho air and landed In tho water. FOREST FIRES NOW T POUTLAXI), Or., S.-pl. 2.-eports received he A todav liv the 1'niled Stntoa district ft.rcciiHter and by pri- ato lore.try nMNociatieur. iiidicntcd u material impiovemeut in the forest lire nit nn t ion in Uremm iih u result iff favorable weather eonditionn. Tito fire near Untie Falls, in tho Cruter national forest, was under control, according to won! received todav. Tho several fires limning in the Mt. Hood region continued to engage huge forces of moii, lint it in believed that nil will ho confined to their present burned area, if the weather continues favorable. Xuiiteiou smaller fires in other parts of the stole arc said to be under control. I targe forces of fire-lighters me being kept in the field in Oivgon mid Washington national fnrols to ex tinguish the fires still burning and iih n prccatitioiiury measure, according to a statement miide todav at the United Stales forest service head quarters Itcie, TO VOTE ON PROHIBITION ST. JOHNS, X. v., S'pt. 2. The question of prohibition ol the Inptor trattie is the leading i"Mic today in the politics of this colony. A vote will ho taken in November on a pro hibition bill referred to the peoplu b.v the last logialuturo. A theiu would he gieat difficulty in importing into a territory com pletaly suriouiided hv water, it is belioved thnt if prohibition should he eoino a fact in New Foundlniid tho wo riil would mo the most complete demonstration of the wo iking of n prohibition law ever known. The op provul of -10 r rent !' tho elector ate is necesKiiry before the prohibi tion net tan beeonio a luw. CATTLE TICK COST U. S. $90,000,000 IN YEAR WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. Tho ent ile tik eobt tU Cnitwl SUte M prounlly $00,000,000 during the post year, according to cxtiinutt- of Ir I'.lvin II Jh!!, tub ml In-iwctnr ..t i jttli DE ON RL ENGAGED IN BATTLE WITH I) 4- " DlIOWXrtYILI.F., Tow,' Sept. 2. -A detai'hincnt of troop C, third United Ntutot cm airy, null n hand of Meican htindiN were reporteil cuimgcd in a baltle this " aftenioon eleven mile1" tint III of Hrownsyille. Cnvaliv nnd in- fnntry are lieing spnnd out rap- idlv from I' nil Hrovvn in nn of- "" " foil to Kurmittid the MoNienns who set firiito n railroad tret- lie north of Jure. B lxghangenT E XKW yOKK, Sept. 2.-Sir Her bert Holt, prosideut of the Koynl Maul: of Cuntida, who arrived Itprc todav from liiVeipoiil on the White Star liner Adriatic, said the iiiemherK of (he lltitish' Jimiucinl eoininiH-ion who are ceniiiff: lo New York to af fect a readjuHlnieiit of the foreign exchange Hitunlion, were to have nailed on the .Adriatic, hut dimmed their plain ut ho last minute, lie nthlcd that while ho was not tt lib erty to state the definite pluns nf the eonuiiNiioiiers ho believed they would reach Now York in tho near future. "I see no occasion for nhinn in the I'liitod States over tho sudden drop in foreign exelinuge, espeeinlly the Kuglisli pound Sterling," said Sir Herhoit. "I, mijjlil nny Hint, regnrd IcM'nf how low Tchan;o fulls, (lrn (tiitaiu mini have Ihc iiiuiiitious of war she is ci-uring in this ooi.ulrv." Major Ocnci.il Sir Sum Hughes, Canadian tnim-lcr of intlttia and de fense, nnd Sir Kobcit llorden, prem ier of Cuinda, were nNo pa-'cngeiH,' FORCE WITNESSES DNNVKIt Sept. 2.- Advised of the rontontH of the opinion of Attorney (lenornl Fred Farrar as to Its legal authority to compel wltnossos to ans wer ucstlotiH, tho military court was proparcd nt noon to Issue body at tachments for certain wltnossos, and to subpoena soveral othors. Tito court Is investigating chargcB against cortaln officers of tho Colorado Na tional Cltinrd, Tho attorney general promised to make public his opinion souio tlmo today. Lieutenant Colonel Kdvvnrd J. Houghton, member of tho court, ro colved a telegram from Washington, signed by Acting Attorney Cleueral Davis, stating that C. I). Klllott, form er adjutant general of West Virginia nnd Kohort Carruthors, nllas It. W. Coatos, had no connection with tho department of justlco, Houghton sent a iiiohsuko of Inquiry yostorday as a rosult of published reports that federal representatives woro Investi gating the Colorado National (lunrd. TAFT DAY OBSERVED AT SAX I'ltAXt ISCO, Sept. 2. Will iam llowaul T.ilt, who turned the lirat Hpadelnl of dirt on the site ot tho Panama-Pueitio exposition, wii- honored today in "Tuft (!" cere inonioH at tbu exponltiou. Mr. Tuft's uddi'osg on preimred nn was the principal event on a program which inehuled a review ut coast artillery at tho Presidio of Sun Fmncisco, u levievv of imiubers of the huwness inen's trnluing enmp and the presentation of a silwr Iowm.; up to Mr. Tuft ut the e.po-ition. Mr. Tuft, us ai It of the i Ti nionii will ) dm it u vomer iiduwi.,1 tuc u 'C.ll ..ir..lu" ( Id.. .........I 11. will 11 c the NiiHio Biltor si4u With which be bioke iroiuul for the ex position four vcur iu wluli- pri i- dent jI Hit Ltiilvd Stjti-,. OR A 1 M A EXCHANGE RATES DRAMATICALLY GUMBSKVWARD Pound Stcrlinn Goes Up as Fast as It Went Down Other Foreign Moneys Also on Way to Holier Levels Great Britain Awakes to Gravity of Situation. XKW YOKK, Sept. 2. The F.nglish pound sterling oliinlit,! up (ho ladder of nsceii'ding vnliuw im rapidly and dramtiticiilly todav as it had plunged downwnrd during the week. Within the first two hours of trading it wns only one point under where it rested at the close of tho market lnl Sat uiihiv Willi nn opening iiuolalion of f I ..VS. a gain over night of I cents, sterling rose in vnlu" during Hie fore noon till it touched $1.(11), 10 cents nhnve yesterday's olrome deprecia tion. Then it went down to $ I fill, where Hie market, though erratic and soinewltnt pulled hy its rnpid lluc luutioiiH, wns easier than ut nny time during tho week. The swift upwind eotirxe wns inter preted us meaning that (heat lliitain hud a wakened to tho extreme gravity of the situation nnd that Loudon bankers had determined thut sterling should no longer ho the football of finance in relations between the two countt ios. Other foreign moneys joined the pounds slot hug today on its way to higher lovels. Franes woro quoted nt .1.118. 11 cents better than yesterday; liios touched (1.-I8, a ((cent improve meul, and roichsmniks went up nn eighth of a cent to m, LONDON," Sep!. 2. AiiteiiMin e--clinngo moved up It) cents during the morning. The rapid lluclu.itious which marked Hum uiltmunl advance wete due ptineipally to tho large amount of at nek brought out hy yes terduy'H low level. There wns a wide opening nt a range of 1..12 to -lil, with few buy- (is. Tho amount of dollar offerings became ko largo that huyorfl ubstuiuei Iroui operating, ho Hint only sellers were in tho market. Tho cable trun fer tale was forced up to l.'J'J before noon, The shorts iiiunodintely covered ami brought down the rule to I..V).(ill. The iifiikel was o.lreiuelv erratic, however, ut tunc-. PARIS, Sept. 2. Four Turkish transports have been torpedoed by llritish submarines, Announcement to this effect was uinilo hero today officially ns follews: "In tho Dardauollos tho lost woel: of Afigust has been calm throughout on tho southern front. In tho north om '.olio Drltlslt troops delivered sue- cossfu! attacks which put thorn In possession of a hillock to tho wbt of Duviik Anufaitii, which had boon eoiitostod. "To tho transport sunk on tho 20th of August by ono of our nvlators In tho nnohorngo at Aobashltlutan, It Is nocossnry to mid four transports torpedoed by Drltlsh submarines, two of thorn at tho sama point, and two othors botweon (iulllpoll and Nagara. "Tho gnus of the battleships havo hit sovorul vessels anchored Jn tho straits." CIHCAHO, Sept. 2.-(lucugo de leetiveH who huvtt been working on eeitnin auglci. of the luv-tcrioiis mur der of tin- Ifev. 1.. tinned A. II. K.V 'IT nf Tollc-toli ten d.iv- lisjn, lVOft- d icsultn tod. iv thut ilu'v iiavo been iillldlli lo ibl.ilitiute the llliory tllllt k.iW'r' iin (ii riiniii ui'tivitii -i pro Noted a inotivc lor Hie iii ii r.tt r Tltey l.i.W lliellli.- t.i tlit bvluil' tlmt tho .lime grew out f foreilo-urt' iihi-icidiii'.'-i -..lid tu liie liei 'i In nu bv K.i -ii u . rtam pi"p.rij BRITISH SINK FOUR m TRANSPORTS TO AID IN UNION OF T tHH IMHHH - nnULIX, Sept. 2. The Ovor- seas KevvH ngeney nnnouiteed "" " teday: "A inessnge from Iterno snys that Sweden bus submitted to "" "" the Swiss goveintnent a pi-oposal "" "" that steps ho taken to liriujj neutral oountrios together moio "" closely hy menus of mutual dip- "" loinalio interchnnges. Switzer- " laud agreed roadilv to this pio- "" posal." f -f LONDON', Sept. 2. The llritish public has been grcallv eheeved by the version of the lecent hcavv light ing ut the Dardanelles contained in tho official report reeeived'hist night I rout Ooucrnl Sir Inn Hamilton, tho llritish oommnnder-iu-ehief. This leport hits been nwnited eagerly, in view of tho assertions of Constnuti uoile that (ho ullies hnd been repuls- .oil with lionvy losses. Sir Inn claims Hint his forces op erating on the northern section of tli lino captured mi important point com manding tho Duvuk Anafartu valley to the east and ninth, us well ns mak ing nn appreciable gain along the Australasian fiout. Tito ItussiniiH uro developing unox pci'tffd strength fu tho north, wltero they stale they are not only holdim." Field Mnrshul Von Hiudeuhui-g, but luive pniiied a point nenr Vilnn. Other cliiingcs have been' made in tho Kus sian command, the nnst impoitaut being the retuin of Oeueml ltussky In the lendoiHhip of tho northern army. Dei liu wireless reports, which usu ally are a day or two in nilvnncu of the Petrogmd official communica tions, announce a reversal in tho flal ieiuii Nituatioii as tho icstill of u vic torious assault on tho Hitxsiuus- uoilh of Seborovv. Oeimiiu forces nttuckiuGT tho Itus siau fortress- of Orodno luivo taken the outer forts of the stronghold, it was oltieially nnnouiteed hy Herman army heaihpiaiteis todav. DAItr, Italy, Sept. 2 Wight Al banians woro scntcncod to long torma In pilsou todu for having commun icated with Austria by carrier plgt'ous, Tho men Involved aro Cap tain Mustnpha of tho Albanian bark llullu Sutarlun, who was sontoucod to twenty yours, nnd seven inouibcrs of his crow, condemned to sorvo ten years each. Whon tho vossol was sonrchod by the Italian authoiltlos a nuiubor ot ompty potrolount tans nnd a consld orablo sum of gold woro found. Tho man woro plnced on trial boforo a naval court martial nnd It was alleg ed that tho money hnd boon received from Austria In pnviuent for contra band and for Intelligence forwarded by carrier pigeons. GREECE AGREES TO PARIS. Sept. 2 Tho Athons cor respondent of tho 1 lavas agency Rays a final agreement has been signed by tlit) entente powers and Clreoce by which Clreee agrees to tnku tho fctilotont measure for tho suppression ot trade In contraband, nnd tho on tente nations consent to tho froo ex portation of tobaeco and raisins on tha bails of export statistic and tho Importation from the llritish colonies on all Hoods o.xclutlvely norvd for Individual oonsiiuiptlon in Uro we. The Hearth by allied warships of i;i.et shipit Will ceuse lintnodiululj, RUSSIANS UNDER RUSSKY HOLDING INVADERS IN NORTH ALB N USED B GIBBONS BIGS PEACE MESSAGE FROM PONTIFF Cardinal Presents President Wilson with Communication From Pops BenedictThinks Time Propitious to Inaugurate New El fort to End European War. WASHINGTON; Sepl. 2,-rnrdinnl Oibbons today presented to President Wilson n message from Pope Rcne diet regarding pence in Kurnpc. Lnter ho snw Sccietnry J,niisiitr on tho aino subject. After his conference nt the Whito House the cardinnl nniiouneod (hat ho hnd discussed I ho possibilities oE peace with the president. Ho said ho could not rovcnl tho contents of tho pope's messngo nt this time. New Vcnco Lffnrt Cardinnl flibboni declared thnt tho settlement of the submarine issue be tween tho United States and Germany had grently nided tho cnuso of penea nnd hnd plnced tho United Stntcs in nn ndvnnlngcous position to ho oC service in bringing lo nn end the con flict nhrond. Ho said ho hnd. in formed tho president flint ho believed, litis to ho true. Whilo tho cardinnl could not go into .details rcprnrdini; his messngo from tho popo, it wns in dicated thut it wns in tho nnttiro of n suggestion thnt neutral powers join with tho Vatican in milking further efforts to restore pence. Tho enr dinnl snid thut tho plnn in mind wni along tho penem! lines of recent piih lio discussion of the question in news papers. After leaving tho president, Ih'o onrdinnl, his fnco wreqthed in hmiles, greeted inquirers nnd without being5 questioned snid thnt ho hnd discussed pence with tho president. Message From 1ok In ntiHWor to inquiries ho Raid ho hnd brought lo tho president n ino-'s-ngo from tho popo. Ho ndded that ho wnnlod to tnllc wilh Rccrolnn Lnns ing on iienco nnd go over the snino detuils he hnd with President Wilson. Tho cardinnl laid emphnsis on his holief thnt tho lessmiiiq: of tension between (ho Uniled States nnd Ger many would havo much (o do with tho possibilities of restoring pence. It was indicated (lint tho bnsis for his belief wns n suggestion thnt it might ho possihlo to get nn ngrcemont hclvveon (lonnnny nnd Gi-ent Hritnin for guaranteeing the freedom of tho seas nnd in thnt way to stnrt n dis cussion of pence lerms. The cardinal indicated broadly that he belioved no gotiutions soon would ho under way jo end tho war. Ho indicated that further dovolopmenls might hecomo known soon. After leavinp (ho Whito House tho cardinal walked lo tho stale depart ment to see Secretary Lansing. T TO E DYE STUFFS NF.W YORK, Sept. 2. -A confer ence lust night between Dr. A. D. Chambers, chief elieitiNt of tho Dn Pont do Xomours Pnvyder company, mid Dr. Thomas H. Norton, who is conducting nu investigation of tho dotulf situation here for tho do imrtment of coiumerce, guvo rise to u repoit today that tho pov.der cotn pi.ny will place its immense chemical producing resources nt tho disposal of American dyer, Tho company is now a Inrec user of benzol nnd "tol uol, both of wliu h nro employed in the iiinnufneture of dye-stuffs. REPORTED IN REVOLT POWDER T m WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.S(n(o department dispatches todny report a. rovolt of Carrauzft gnrrihons at Fron tera and San Juan Hautistn. Tim govornor nnd soma other officials es euped to Yora Cruz. The lntor-Oooanic rnilroml, from Yeru Criir. to Mexico Cilj was cut on Augui -28, hut the mum lino remains I'CU. ty