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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-26
DRENCHED IN DRUGS,
WITNESS DESCRIBES WAITE

New York, May 25.-Frank Waite
brother Of the accused, said his
brother, Jagged on the way to school
when a child and was always getting
into trouble with other boys. Arthur
was eighteen years old when he en-
tered the University Of Michigan.
The witness described visits to
Waite's apartments when he lay in
a stupor from narcotics, and said the
dentist then talked at random and in
his lucid intervals acted far differ
emily than when normal.
DR.. Waite, the witness said, never
discussed his intention to marry
Clara Peck until after their engage
ment was announced. Cross-exam-
ined, Waite said he remembered tell
ing a physician at Bellevue hospital
there was no epilepsy, mental defci-
cheney nor criminality in the Waite
family. He said he did not see his
brother reading a book on arsenic and
did not recall hearing Arthur say
after the death of Peck that he had
been told he could not get arsenic
from a gardener to put into the EN-
balming fluid.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-26
PRESIDENT OPEN
TO SUGGESTIONS
FOR EARLY PEACE
By Associated Press.

Washington, May 25.-President
Wilson told callers today that the
Intervention of a neutral in behalf
of peace in Europe could rest only on
a mutual understanding by the bel
ligerents that terms to be arranged
are to conserve the interests of all,
and of the world at large, rather
than those of a particular nation or
group of nations among the warning
powers.
Mr.. Wilson did not disclose any
definite plan of action he may have
formulated in regard to peace, mol
authorize formal statement of his
attitude. His callers gained an i'm
preston, however, that the president
would entertain suggestions that he
extend his good Offices to the beflig-
erents to bring about peace only wher
the conditions he outlined were like
" of fulflIment,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-26
ACTIVITY At
STATION
IS EXTENSIVE
Work Progressing on Han
CARS and Other Improve
ments.

Two hundred thousand gallons of
gasoline will be kept in storage in the
four underground tanks being in
stalled now at the navy aeroplane
station. This is equal to five tank
cars.
Work on assembling the new
Thomas tractor aeroplane is pro-
crossing rapidly at the aero station.
The Thomas is a 8,o0O-pound machine.
There are two of them at the local
yard.
Uprights to the aeropIane hangers
are in place. Three hangers are be-
ing built, to house six machines each
Not before July viii the floating
hangar be ready for the dirigible
Construction is going on as fast as
possible, but it is an undertaking that
takes time. The dirigible will not be
sent until the hangar is ready.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-26
A 4-YEAR-OLD
IS RUN OVER
BUT NOT HURT
Negro Boy Has Remarkable
Escape From Auto
Truck.

Struck down by an automobile
truck, with two wheels passing over
his body, four-year-old Mark Ewing,
colored, escaped yesterday with only
a slight bruise on the head.
The auto was driven by Joe Glack-
meyer, and as the accident was I'M
avoidable, there were no arrests. Of
ficer Clark was on the beat, and made
an investigation. The little boy was
crossing Tarragona street at the cor
ner of Intendencia at a quarter to
six yesterday afternoon. He was
holding the hand of Charles Johns,
bat became bewildered and ran di-
rectly in the pathway of the ap-
preaching machine, which struck and
ran over him as stated.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-26
WILL COURT
MARTIAL | IS
Mill TIA N { N
Texans Who Refused Call
To Arms Must
Answer.

Washington, May 25.-one hun
dred and sixteen Texas militiamen
who failed to respond to the call for
service on the Mexican border will
be court-martialed by order Of Presi-
dent Wilson. They viii be subject
to fines or Imprisonment as the court
directs, with the approval of the pres
ident. Secretary Baker announced
today the guardsmen viii be tried
under the Dick militia law, reversing
the previous decision to delay action
in order to deal with cases under the
new army reorganization bill. No
steps are taken thus far regarding
some Arizona and New Mexican mill
tiamen who also failed to present
themselves for muster. A further re-
port on these cases is awaited from
General Funston.
Secretary Baker explained his ac-
ton by pointing out the difference in
the enlistment oaths guardsmen are
required to take under the Dick Law
and the Hay-Chamberlain bill. The
Dick law requires an obligation t.
/ defend the constitution and obey or
ders Of the government Of the state
but not the orders of the president
The Hay-Chamberlain act require
an oath to obey orders of both tht
governor and the president.
General Crowder, in a supplement
tary opinion, held that the Hay
Chamberlain act would not abolisl
the offense with which the 116 Texan
are charged, as has been suggested
This showing it viii not be necessar,
to issue a new call for the horde
militia after the Hay-Chamberlai
bill is signed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-26
A Thief From Boyhood,
Stole From Sweet
hearts Mother.
BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, May 25.--in an effort
to save himself from the electric
chair, DR.. Arthur Warren Waite, on
trial here for the murder of his mil
ionaire father-in-law, John E. Peck,
took the stand late today and barred
the sordid secrets of his life. Young
Waite coolly and without hesitancy
told story which was devoted large
ly to admissions of thefts from the
time he was a boy until he stole $40
from the mother of the girl he mar
ried while he was counting Miss Peck
His father, Warren w. Waite, and
his brothers, Frank and Clyde, pre-
coded him on the stand. The father
told Of the faint of insanity in the
family, and the brothers of his thiev-
cry while boy. Waite told how he
was expelled from his college fra.
ternity at the University of Mich.
gan for stealing $500 from his fra.
ternity mates, how he doctored his
Michigan diploma to gain entrance
into the University of Edinburgh, and
later systematically robbed the den
tai firm he travelled for in South At
rica.
Counsel for the defense today by
his examination Of the witness sought
to show Waite was mentally unsound
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-26
DIR. WAITE, THE JEKYL-AND-HYDE BEING
WHO BLAMES HIS CRIME ON MAN FROM EGYPT
Rr InAH M,GLoNE GIBsoN.

by IDAh NJ OLO1NE OADoONs
New York, May 25.-A Man with
out a soul!
That is my name for DR.. Arthur
Warren Waite, the young dentist on
trial here on a charge of murder, the
young man who has confessed that
he poisoned his father-in-law, John
E. Peck, of Grand Rapids, Mich, and
his mother-in-law, Mrs. Peck, be-
nign old man and sweet old lady,
Who loved him, and that his young
wife, who loved him, would have been
his next-his object being to do
away with the persons who stood be-
tween himself and inheritance of part
of the Peck fortune.
We have, in the year 1916, being
tried for his life in the most modem
city in the world, medieval mon
ster. In the courtroom | have look-
ed upon a youthful "Dr. Jekyl" and
felt that ''Mr. Hyde was lurking be-
meath, ready to torture or xii! if
the mood was on him.
All through court sessions, in looks
and bearing, this man, on trial for
his life, is apparently not different
from any of the reporters who sit
just behind him.
There is utter lack of sophisticatior
in his face and his bearing is always
that of a young man who has been
made much of.
"He is utterly irresponsible" sail
his attorney, Walter Rogers Deue.
to me.
"You know, we sometimes say this
of people who are careless or selfish
but we do not mean ii ABSOLUTELY. In
the case of Waite, he is as irrespon-
siblr and unaware of sin as a good,
natured puppy, who would tear a
beautiful plumage bird to pieces
then bring the poor mangled crea.
ture to his master, expecting common
da.on."
Again I looked at Waite, tryin,
to make this judgment coincide with
what ] saw before me, for not a hint
Of this was shown in his countendnce
or hearing.
When jurymen were selected, Waite
rose tc his feet jallrtily buttoned his
double-breasted coat as though ii
were an instinc1iSe action with him
AMI with his arms her ind him, looked
straight into the jurymen's eyes, as
requested by the Judge, seem;ngl,
with 20 more feeling or nervous re.
actor than would a dog expecting z
pat on the back
Waite's brown eyes are rather
small, his brown hair grows bacI
from rs forehead, which one wou'
say wes intellectual, and his check
are lean.
The crly weak thing about his fac,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-26
PREPAREDNESS IS
GAINING GROUND
p AssocIATEp 80

Washington, May 25.-All three Of
the administration big preparedness
measures moved forward today. The
army appropriation bill carrying
$50 900 900 was agreed upon by the
house military committee. Democratic
leaders in the house prepared spe-
cial rule under which the naval APP
preparation bill viii be taken up
Monday and be voted on not later
than next Friday. The Hay-Cham-
berlain army reorganization bill,
which has already passed both houses
was sent to President Wilson. Secre-
tary Baker is studying the army bill
and as soon as he makes a report the
president ia expected to-stgnA
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-26
EXPECT SHIPPING
BILL TO PASS THE
SENATE VERY SOON
BY Associated Press.

Washington, May 25.-Hearings on
the administrations shipping bill will
be held next week by a sub-commft-
tee of the senate commerce commit
tee composed of Senators Simmons,
Fletcher, Bankhead, Jones and Lip
pitt. The hearings, which begin on
Monday, viii be confined to those who
ask to be heard and are expected to
be concluded in two or three days.
No witnesses viii be called by the
Subcommittee. Administration lead.
ers say the bill will pass the senate
practically as it passed the house.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-26

that | could find ord ] have stalled
hin closely, is his under lip, which.
turns ut and over. like ehild's
us upper lip he never apves az
re speaks. It IS drawn tightly o7er
his teeth.
1t Is enc Of he greatest cha ,ae-
terist'cs in his. face Ct lack of soul.
Can he love?
Yes, as animals love and leave to
starve and die o. torture and kill
when + ey tire Of the chase.
He shows physi-,.' fear, as time
and again he looks up at the face
Of justice Shearn behind the judges
bench.
Waite's eyes stray often toward
the justice, and each time his face
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-26

to be "compuIsive insanity" as re-
ports have stated.
"0f course, the man is defective,
bit / cannot tell you just now in what
particular. You know" ne continued,
that not until the Thaw case was
paronia known to the law, although
it had been known to the medical
profession for a long time.
eve will, perhaps, spread another
form of defective brain upon the law
journal before the trial is ended"
Will we ever become as well versed
in psychology as in physiology?
If we were now the prisoners
counsel could bring up in his defense
the entire absence of soul in the
rather attractive youthful body of
Arthur Warren Waite.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-26
WILSON'S COURSE
rs APPROVED BY
N. NJ. DEMOCRATS
- ASsOCIATFn PRFss

Albuquerque, N. NJ, May 25.-Res-
olutions adopted at the state Dem
ocratic convention here last night ap-
proved President Wilson'S success IN
guarding the honor and Just inter-
ests Of America and at the same time
keeping the country out Of the Eu-
ropean war;" and "his wise foresight
in handling the Mexican situation"
Twelve district delegates each with
half q vote were selected.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-26
Won KLUCK. ONE OF
KATSER'S LEADERS,
IS 20 YEARS OLD
By Associated Press.

Berlin, May 25.-By Wireless to
Sayville.-Field Marshal Alexander
Won Kluck was seventy years old on
Sunday. He received many congrat-
ulatory messages, one of them from
Emperor William. The field mar
shaIs health has been restored, al
though one bullet has not yet been
extracted. and he has again offered
his services to the emperor,
Field Marshal Won Kluck, the de-
feat of whose army at the battle of
the Marine halted the German adj
vance into France, was wounded by
shrapnel fire in March of last year
while inspecting advanced positions
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-26

changes end the muscles ripple along
his thin cheeks as though he had set
his teeth tight togeter ike an animal
at bay.
Waite laughs easily, indeed. When
the Of the talisnens insisted that ne
believed IN capital punishment this
'ase, WSite laughed quite as easily
as anyone in the courtroom.
81 do not believe Waite has any
memory or the power of Imagination
which look forward" said his attor-
ney, "and he would have gotten rid
of Mrs. Horton with is little COM
junction as he intended to do with his
wife when he tired of her. Mrs. Hor-
ton was but an incident"
Deuel. told me his defense was not
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-26
4 MILIT AIRY
FUNERAL FOR
AVIATOR
Date Not Announced, But
1t. Rockwell to Have
High Honors.

The date has not been set for the
military funeral of Lieutenant J. ".
Rockwell, naval aviator who plunged
to death Wednesday afternoon when
a broken aileron threw the machine
out of his control. Charles Rock
well, the unfortunate mans brother,
is now on the way to Pensacola, and
the disposition of the remains will
not be determined until he arrives.
Whether interment is made here or
whether the remains are to be shipped
away, the highest military honors
will be paid the dead officer.
NAVAL BOARD SITS.
After examining every witness of
the accident, the naval board has
concluded its investigation and for
warded its report to the secretary of
the navy. Officers comprising the
board are: Lieutenant Kenneth Whit
ing, senior member; Lieutenant p. ~
Bellinger, and Lieutenant r. C. Sau-
fey. The findings of the board are
not made public.
THE FATAL NOSE DIVE.
That there is practically no chance
on earth for victim to the nose
dive-or perpendicular plunge-was
the statement of Captain Muslin
commander of the station. Because
of the terrific velocity with which the
machine is travelling, death is almos
sure to result from shock, even if thu
engine does not crush the unfortu
nate pilot. Captain Muslin adde,
that it is next to impossible to regain
lcontrol of a machine flying as Low
as Lieutenant RockweIl's was. Hat
he been at an elevation of a thou
sand or so feet, ne could have re
gained control. The danger period
of aeroplanes are in rising or alight
| ing.
| PROVISION FOR THE WIDOW.
BY a regulation that went into ef
. feet few months ago, the widow 0
J an aviator receives double pension
in addition to a full years salar
from the time of his death. Lieu
! tenant Rockwell's salary was $500
and the pension viii amount to Sc
/ a month.
Flying will not be resumed unit
after the ssneTal,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-26
j. 6. EXPORT
TRADE BREAKS
ALL RECORDS
Nearly Two Billion Dollar
Increase Already
Recorded.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, May 25.-The export
trade Of the United States promises
to reach nearly $4,000, OOO,0 900 by the
end of the fiscal year ending June so.
Statistics issued today by the depart
ment Of commerce place exports for
the ten months ending with April at
s., 4O1 100000. This is 81 ,s75, OOO, 00C
more than for the same period Of
last year.
The trade balance in favor Of the
United States may reach $2,000,000g
900 by the end Of the year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-26
NEGROES HAVE SHOOTING
SCRAPE AT MUSCOGEE

Late last night the sheriff's Office
received a message asking that depu-
ties be sent to Muscogee, where there
had been general shooting scrape
in which it was. stated negroes alone
had engaged. Up to 2:30 o'clock this
morning no details were received of
the trouble, although Deputies Hoff-
man and Rice went to the scene as
quickly as possible.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-26
MOVED TO CUT
RIVERS, HARBORS
BILL IN HALF

Washington, May Ex-senator
Hastings, democrat, Of Wisconsin, to-
day moved to recomnit the rivers
and harbors bill to the commerce
committee, with instructions to re-
port the bill, carrying not more than
the present amount of S43,000,OOO.
The motion may be voted on tomor-
row.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-26

Fair Friday and proba-
bly, Saturday. Moderate
northwest winds.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-26

Yesterdays temperatures
Highest, 90 degrees; low
est n degrees.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-31
THE PRESIDENT GIVES WARNING.

L cannot tell what the international
relations of this country will be to-
morrow, and I use the world literally.
1 would not dare keep silent and let
the country suppose that tomorrow
was certain to be as bright as today
If anything short of imminent peril
can stir the United States to a recog-
milton of the needs of national de-
tense, these words spoken by President
Wilson. In his New York address
Thursday evening will do so. The
country knows that the president is
anything but an alarmist It knows
that he is cool and cautious and re-
strained, for he has proved SO in the
most tense and omnibus hours. 1t
knows that he now speaks advisedly
and with solemn sense of the ma
tons duty to make itself secure
against an uncertain future.
He is not trying to brighten anyone
with imaginary dangers. He is simply
telling the people the truth in order
that they may exert their influence in
behalf of the preparedness program
now bfore Congress. The obstruc-
tionists who would defeat that pro
gram or becloud the issues on which
it rests are either blindly ignorant or
meanly partisan. In either case, they
are standing in the way of Americas
safety and honor and broadcast we'll
being.
That they will succeed in their fool
ish and unpatriotic purpose is hardly
conceivable; but unless they are ad-
unfinished by public sentiment, they
may succeed in delaying a task that is
of immediate and pressing importance.
Il cannot tell you what the country S
International relations may be tomor-
row, and l use the word literally"
Preparations for national defense are
needful, not merely for a remote flu
ture, but for the immediate interests Of
the nation. And failure to prepare
would be recreance to the plainest
principles of Americanism.-Atla
journal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-31

oc the kidneys is common, and chronic
Bright's disease may be a permanent
after-result. More or less extensive
paralysis often occurs; but unless
somewhat center is envolved recovery
from the paralysis is the rule rather
thanthe exception.
Diphtheria antitoxin is furnished by
the State Board of Health free Of
charge. No harm results to the heart
and kidneys from the antitoxin, as SO
many enormously believe. The dam
age to these organs results from the
poisons of the germs. If antitoxin is
given promptly, the poisons are neu-
tralized and all organs will be pro-
tected from damage.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-31

saved over one million dollars a l.
ready on school books, in seevn years.
I see that a committee of your peo-
Ele went to Columbus to examine the
way the children there are supplied
with school books. Well, if you wish
to "hold-up" your children, adopt the
Columbus plan. They charge rental for
school books and for the first three
grades they charge $500 per year and
the next four grades they charge $500
per year, and the High School pupils
pay $1,000 per year. l will only take
tie first two. According to Prof. Brit
tain's figures, we have in the first
three grades 356,522 at $500 per year
would be $713,O44, and we have in the
next four grades 21S, 7O8, at $500 per
annum, would be $876,832, total of
81 ,589,876, for rent"
The Ledger says that the children
save money by renting the books at
this price l am informed that the
Trustees in Columbus have taken the
money and built school houses with it.
WHY not do like Fitzgera1d2 Thew FIR
nish free school books at an annual
expense of soc per pupil. If they do,
then Columbus is taking $1.2O from
her school children and building
school houses with it.
1t is folly to talk of free school
books in Georgia until We produce
them cheaper. If we could Danish the
influence of the Book Trust we could
produce as cheap and as good books
as we need.
Toronto, Canada, furnishes free
school books at a cost of 12c per pupil
and supplies of all kinds at 13c, a to-
tai of 25c per pupil, and they have
done this for thirty years. No graft
there, though. Yours very truly,
c. R. M'CRORY.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-31
TANLAC HAS MADE
A NEW MAN Of ME-, "
SAYS c. I. NEWMAN

This Tanlac is certainly a railroad
mans medicine and that is all there is
to it," said W. G. T. Newman, a we'll
known W. 4. engineer.
Yes sir" he continued, 1T has sim
ply made a new man out of me and
can now mount my engine and feel
as young as l did when l first got my
run, and 1 expect to take it along
with lac on my engine for some time
TO come.
Il had been suffering from a mean,
Tagging stomach trouble for ten or
twelve years, and Tanlac was the only
thing 1 ever got hold of to give me
any relief
My doctor said had acid stomach,
and I guess he was right because I
always had a sour taste in my mouth
and was constantly belching up sour
gases.
My digestion was awful and some
times my food just seemed to lay in
my stomach like lead and then gas
would form and I would have a full,
bloated feeling that would last for
hours. Sometimes my stomach would
swell up so 1 could hardly get my
breath. At other times l would have
pains in my back, over my kidneys,
that would almost bend me double.
Il was tired and worn out most all
the time and was so nervous I would
almost scream, and was easily fretted
Then again l would have headaches
and felt sore all over.
Il bought Tanlac because of the high
testimonials of my railroad friends and
/ can understand now why they all
allowed their names to be published.
l think it is medicine that everybody
should know about, because it has done
me more good than every other medi-
cine have taken put together.
MY appetite is good now and every
thing eat agrees with me. l am
rot nervous any more either and can
take more interest in everything.
That's what this medicine has done for
me-"
Mr.. Newman, who made the above
statement has been an engineer on the
W. & A. railroad between Atlanta and
Dalton for the past twelve years, AMI
his hundreds of friends all along that
division and at his home in Dalton,
will be glad to hear of his complete
restoration to health.
Tanlac is sold by leading druggists
Ill all principal cities of the South.
Tanlac is sold exclusively in Ameri.
Gus by Aliens Drug & Seed Store; in
Leslie by Leslie Drug Company, and
IN Plains, Ga, by Plains Pharmacy,
aid in Sumter, Ga, by Persons Mere.
&C. advt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-31
ATTENTION VETERANS.

Attend the regular monthly meeting
OF the camp next Tuesday at $3.50 a. m,
February list. All the Sons of Veter-
ans Of Sumter county are cordially in
Yited to meet with US on important
business for the reunion in Americas
next August.
We also request the presence of a
committee of six or moro of the
Daughters of the Confederacy.
H. T. DAVENPORT, Commander.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-31

A professor of the Ohio State Uni
varsity is Offering ten cents a hun
dred for 5odba gs, Country hotels now
have an opportunity to give relief to
their guests and at the same tibe
make considerable sum of money by
cat1hing and shipping several barrels
n ihe insects. But we would like to
know what the professor wants with
them.