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The Detroit times., 1916-05-25
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NEW YORK, May 25.-A man
without a soul!
That is my name for DR.. Arthur
Warren Waite. the young dentist on
trial here on charge of homicide.
the young man who has confessed
that he poisoned his father-in-law.
John f. Peck. OF Grand Rapids.
Mich, and his motherin-law. Mrs.
Peck. benign old man and sweet
old lady who loved him, and that
his young wife. who loved him.
would have been next-his object
being TO do away with the persons
who stood between himself and In
heritance OF part OF the Peck for
tune.
We have, IN the year 1916. being
tried for his life in the most mod.
ern city in the world. medieval
monster. In the courtroom I have
looked upon youthful "Dr. Jekyr'
and felt that "Mr. Hyde" was lurk-
ing beneath. ready 10 torture or kill
If the mood was on him.
All through court sessions, In
looks and bearing. this man. on trial
for his life, is apparently not diner
ent from any of the reporters who
sit Just behind him.
There is utter lack OF sophistica.
,ion in his face and his bearing is
always that of young man who has
been made much OF.
He Is utterly irresponsible" said
bis attorney. Walter Rogers Deuel.,
10 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 IRE
sponsible and unaware OF sin as a
sood-natured puppy, who would tear
a beautiful plumage bird TO pieces
tEen bring the poor. mangled crea'
ture 10 his master. expecting com
mendation."
Again I looked at Waite, trying to
make this judgment coincide with
what saw before me, for not a
hint OF this was shown in his coun
tenance or bearing.
When jurors were selected. Waite
rose to his feet jauntily, buttoned
his double-breasted coat as though
Il were an instructive actor with
him. and with his arms behind him
looked straight ir'- the Jurors eyes
as requested ~ the judge. seeming
" with no more feeling or nervous
reaction than would a dog expecting
a pat on the back
Waite's brown eyes are rather
small. his brown hair grows bach
from his forehead. which one would
say was intellectual. and his cheek:
are lean.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-25
DIR. ARTHUR WARREN WAITE,
THE CONEESSEDPOISONER,L IS
:. CALLED MAN WITHOUT SOUL

The only weak thing about his
face that | could find. and I have
studied him closely. is his under lip.
which turns out and oyer like a
childs.
His upper lip he never moves as
he speaks. II is drawn tightly over
his teeth.
II Is one OF the greatest charac-
teristics In his face OF lack OF soul,
Can he love?
Yes. as animals love and leave 10
starve and die or torture and Kill
when they tire OF the chase. lie
shows physical fear, as time and
again he looks up at the face OF
Justice Shearn on the judges bench.
Waites eyes stray often toward
the Justice and each time his face
changes and the muscles ripple
along his thin cheeks as though he
had set his teeth tightly together
like an animal at bay.
Waite laughs easily. indeed. When
one OF the talesmen insisted that he
believed in capital punishment In
this case. Waite laughed quite as
easily as any one In the court room
81 do not believe Waite has any
memory or the power OF imagina
tion which look forward" said his
attorney, "and he would have gotten
rid OF Mrs Horton with as little
conjunction as he intended TO do
with his wife when ne tired OF her
Mrs. Horton was but an incident"
Deuel. told me his defense was not
to be "compulsive insanity as re
ports have stated.
"Oi course the man is defective
but cannot tell you just now in
what particular" ne continued. "You
know that not until the Thaw case
was parnois known 10 the law, al
though IL had been known to the
medical profession for long time
I'VE will. perhaps, spread another
The Detroit times., 1916-05-25

\ new seAeel - seplsce the AlEes
wos A1oeusse1 "Wednesday night IN
the regular meeting of. the North
Western Business Mems associs,y
tion. The discussion was a nNeiy
one. some Of the members being
opposed TO the idea
Assistant Prsseeuses Harry keidan
or6eseo the arrest OF hsiph -.
6herod. 20 years old. OF No. 20
Larchmont-ave.. "wednesday. after
hts m.chins struck g, R,snaTe JsS WrsfaaS sSaG
ave. witnesses declared that Sher
DDS machine was being driven 20
miles an hour.
HAIRY PauI. - years ela. Of Windsor
VIE was arrested, Wednesosy'
false pretenses. will night extradi-
tion, ne declared Thursday morn
Ing when he was Informed or the
charge on which fsvy ne was .o,s srsesssp ear
load OF decayed potatoes
Her AssSaaa's charges that he had
bssa fePceA 60 make q home II dif-
ferent times were denied py Mfs,
Ann; Young stewart In the aiySusf anSnst
Van ziie dismissed his bill. Mrs
Stewart had only fled an answer,
not seeking a divorce.
TAe MiehAga. Central r.nrcad has
piece OF land lI2 feet long and SO
feet wide at the widest point[the
land being part Of the. Kirby<ave
freight house and yard site. Ine
joE in Twelfth-st. at the rail-
road crossing. and TO make the
street OF even width on both sides
OF the viaduct at that point
Detroit Dolice arc conducting .
search Tor Thomas Kelly, SO-yenr-
old student of Assumption college.
Sandwich, Ont. who. II Is alleged.
absconded from the school with
two valuable violins and other ar
ticles valued at $500. He Is thought
to be working In a Detroit auto
mobile factory. but the police have
not been able TO ind him. The two
violins were discovered In De-
troit repair shop. Kelly was prom
inent as an athlete at the school
His parents are said TO live In
Akron. o.
Ten r0Sas In the Congress hotel
have bcen engaged for the Micht-
Ran delegation to the Chicago ma
fionai convention; nn June ,h. con,.ss rss
will be the delegations headQuar-
ters. The Michigan delegation
caucus will be held on the even
ing of June 6. Charles Il. Warren.
national committeeman for Michi-
gan. has over 1000 written re-
quests for tickets of admission 10
the convention Every member OF
the Michigan delegation expects to
make the trip.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-25
|1)TSMISSAL OF
Z ANNEXATION
n: SUIT is ASKED

n f5lsmissal Of the suits filed asainss
~ city and its assessors attacking
8lso validity Of the annexation o'
ntramck and Greenfield was
rse1. wednesday, by Corporation
6fnsel Harry J. Dingeman. In .
Si1tion fled in circuit court.
1ho suit will be dropped by the
vo men who started II. according
~ ~ afldavit filed by the corpora
4IInn counsel with the petition.
work In all city departments
R RS6n3ted III the annexed portions OF
townships was stopped on the
<Ios AZ Mr.. Dingeman when. the
wSa fled. and the flood Of com
Siu1s from the residents Of these
lloas was directed to tho com
inants In the suit. Ferdinand
|1X1Ha and John =. Burke.
- petition 10 up for hearing on
Fday.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-25

The wayward career Of Hantone
Williams, late Of No. 40s Second
ave.. ID at an end. His life was
snuffed out In a moment beneath
the wheels Of an automobile at West
Grand-blvd. and warren-ave.
The victim Of bad company. Han.
tone had only recently started upon
his career Of misbehavior. From
the time Of his birth he was always
. well-behaved dog. but OF late he
had departed from paths Of righte-
BUSINESS. due to evil influences. and
had started upon a period of mis-
chief and misbehavior that came TO
. tragic climax when. with his Sc
ducer. Buffer Fletcher, q neighbor
ho went on an auto-chasing expedi
ton. His soul. as a result, has
passed to the great beyond" and
a. he died in the midst of hie sins,
the worst n to be feared.
Tragic and sorrowful as was his
end, even more pathetic Is the aft.
ermath Of his demise. Buffer Is un-
consoiable. Mournfuliy he moves
about the alleys and byways Of the
neighborhood. . victim OF terrible
remorse.
Meanwhile those who knew Han
tone best. Mrs. Robert T. Williams.
wife Of Dr.. r T. Williams, who with
loving care and solicitude cared for
him even after he had become a
renegade, and was with him to the
last, and Mrs. John McRobbie. wife
Of Trahic Patrolman Jack McRob-
bic, to whose backyard Hantone was
. daily visitor. are stricken with
grief.
All that was mortal Of the de.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-25

form OF defective brain upon the law
journal. before this trial Is ended"
Will we ever become as well
versed In psychology as In phys
iology.
II we were now. the prisoners
counsel could bring up In his de-
tense the entire absence or soul in
the rather attractive youthful body
of Arthur Warren Waite.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-25
Hant0ne Departs From Path of
Recfifude and Pays for Folly
WifhHis Life; Companion Nouns

ceased and unfortunate fox terrier
now lies in the dog cemetery out
on Gratiot-ave. Confined in a little
white casket and escorted by six
selected from the Broth
erhood of Bone-diggers, of which
the deceased was a member, the
funeral procession moved silently,
tate Tuesday afternoon, out ura-
tiot-ave. to the final resting place.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-25
City News in Brief

An attempt wns made early rhursday
morning to burgiarize Reider Hros.'
store at No. 4Os WoodwAru-aVe''
according 10 police reports A WIN
dow I'm the rear was FORCED open
by a sharp instrument
Joseph ". Fieigietaub. rs year. old.
has written tn City Clerk Lindsay
from New York city, asking the
assistance of the city otnclal N
locating his mother. Mrs. Hattie NJ
Fleigletaub, whom he mas no, sssh
SSEslasss!'S pr Detroit. SS,d ~ NO. ~
The ID. U1H. hns lct the contract for
the completion OF the missing link
in it's line on DaNtsOn-st-. between
Oakland and Joseph Campau, and "A
inrge number 81 men Were ouSy,
sewer and pavement is 10 be put
in as far as the east limits or
Highland Park.
4 notary's certificate wns accepted ny
William II. Maitland and his nancee
IN lieu OF 4 marriage license, MATT
land told Judge Sharpe; Wednesday
morning. when he sought divorce
The couple obtained the document
in Jacksonville, Fla, in 1910. when
they were unable 10 get the mar
riage license clerk. Maitland de-
divorce would be Impossible, but
that he would take the case under
consideration for annulment
Historical and literary tshIeauS will
he acted ny children In the gram
mar and elementary grades OF the
public schools. Thursday and Fri
day. AT o'clock each day. IN the
Central high school building
Thursday. FRANKLIN in France"
and recitation from LonSfel- i
lows Robert Of sicily VIII be
given. and on Friday the cnildren
will give tableaN ~ Napoleon ana
the Louisiana purchase and scenes
in "Cadillac's home and The Pll-
grims Progress.
Gentlemen farmers cannot fool the
Income tax collector. ReNeuue
Collector Brady Is after wealthy
citizens who maintain country
estates and max, a blum at posing
as lowly farmers 10 escape the
burden of taxation. Neither eN-
penses, loss nor depreciation Is al
lowed the gentleman farmer, ac-
cording TO Collector Rrady. and the
man who includes in his expense
account the cost OF 81 600 auto.
and the wages Of n chauffeur 10
drive him out 10 his farm a
couple " times a week viii find
these items stricken out and tax
assessed on them Overalls and
horny hands are prime essentials
OF a farmer. according to depart
mental rulings.
Printiug-the plain neat kind-that
The Detroit times., 1916-05-25
|EI.L
|||||ESENTED.
1ogt Amss Says 2S6
IIIos Have Sent Men
~ ths Front .

y 1g1ehtsnu there are 236 fam
D Who have sent some member
~ fso0t. and most Of these ere
u1etoit," Sir Herbert b. Ames.
told more than 200 persons
6 xokhsred In the armory, We'd
~ night 10 hear his illustrated
(nvu on the English feet.
1fcsp than e33O, 900 has been rails
~ lflchisan for caro- Of depend
11 ~ told many Detroiters who
6flnd him IN the Hotel Pontchar-
|(fo1ps Wednesday afternoon. and
<6tnt over the records Of every fam
|1vtin the state from which one or
1noyp members have enlisted
a oir Herbert explained that the pro
S6oeds OF the lecture were to 80 Into
s1ho Detroit Auxiliary of the Cana
|ofnp Patriotic fund. The auxiliary
on established when II was found
|<ksf the bylaws Of the fund associa-
s<lon did not provide for the families
~ members of Canadian contingents
1Eom the United States.
a concert was another feature of
10 evenings entertainment. Slides
}1nade from pictures by special per
.Gnieaion OF the British government
ivers shown.
The singing Of the imperial choir
|iIader the direction Of II. Whoriow
<D1ll waa Of special interest. Among
|1hU songs were "Oh, Canada" Scots
VIVA IIas" and Rule Britannia
SRnssian, Belgian, Japanese and
1fench songs were also given
Preceding the lecture there was
EI1tade OF the International Pipe
Ind from st. Andrews hall ON Con-
|Irsss.st., headquarters Of the Auxil-
IiSfy. to Grand Circus park and back
1lEbcdward.ave.. to the armory.
y M Herbert left Wednesday night
Chicago to discuss with prom
Inout citizens there plans for an aux
|linxy fund.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-25
5000 HOMES
IRE NEEDED IN
DETROIT YEARLY

B Sspefroit now Is growing at such
Efobid rate than $4,000 new homes
|G0xiy are needed TO care for the In
~ ~ new residents" said c. NJ.
9t6n. To the sales force Of the II.
Jones Real Estate Co., In the
Dte1 TulIer roof garden. Wednes-
~ n confidently believe that
49, are now 100000 people within
= city limits.-
~. Burton told the statesmen that
1ew families ara arriving in De
= daily. amounting to 2l.s0o an
1ly. This number. he further ex
11ne0, II increased each year BY
ut l.boo newly married Detroit
The Detroit times., 1916-05-25
Gentlemen farmers cnnnot fool the
/ Iocome tax collector. Revenue

Printing-the plain neat kfud--that
In right--Times job Dept.-Main IS:o
The Detroit times., 1916-05-25
Canadian Geld Received.

NEW YORK. May 25.-Another
consignment OF British gold amount.
ing to s2,0OO,O00 was received from
Canada Wednesday by j. T. Morgan
& Co and deposited in the assay
office. This makes a total OF si6.-
500.000 received from the Dominion
in the course OF the present move
ment.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-25
U. S. Marines In Haiti.

WASHINGTON. May 25.--Rear
Admiral Caperton reported today
that three companies of marines
with artillery had arrived from
Haiti and been landed at the Domin-
icau capital. He now has about l.,
900 marines. an artillery unit and
nine warShips with which 10 enforce
order.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-25
Fine Healthy Child
Convincing EDidence
Simple inexpensive Remedy Checks
Early Tendency to Con-
stipstion

stipation
About the first thing impressed on
the young Mother is the necessity
for regularity in her baby, which
brings UP the question OF the most
desirable laxative for children's use.
Mrs. Jesse Richardson, Philpot,
Ky, says she has used DR.. Caldwell s
Syrup Pepsin for the past year and
that there is no medicine in the
world like IL. She writes, MY lit
tie son, William, Jr.. just loved IT be-
cause it is so pleasant TO take, and
everybody talks about his being such
fine healthy boy"
DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin Is a
compound OF simple laxative herbs.
free from any opiate or narcotic
drug and Ia the standard remedy for
constipation in thousands of homes
throughout the land Drug Stores
everywhere sell il for fifty cents a
bottle. Get bottle OF this excellent
remedy, and have IL in the house. A
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-07-14

be set apart annually for the bene-
NJ Of the public free schools, and In
edition thereto there shall be levi
ed and collected an annual ad valo-
rem State tax Of such an amount, not
to exceed 20 cents on the 10000
valuation as with the available
school fund arising from all
other sources will be sufficient
to maintain and support the
public free schools Of this state
for period Of not less than six
months in each year. The Legislature
may authorize the levy and collec-
tlon OF an annual ad valorem county
tax within the counties of this state
not TO exceed so cents on the 10000
valuation Of property situated within
the county; provided, a majority OF
the qualified property taHpaying yot-
ers Of the county voting at an cleo
ton to be held for that purpose shall
vote such tax, for the purpose Of
maintaining the public free schools Of
the county. and the Legislature may
also provide for the formation OF
school districts by general or special |
law. without the local notice requlr-
ed In other cases Of special leglsla- |
ton, and all such school districts. |
whether created by general or spe- (
clal law, may embrace parts Of two
or more counties. and the Leglsla- .
ture shall be authorized to pass laws .
for the assessment and collection Of
taxes In all said districts and for the
management and control Of the
public school or schools Of such dis
trict, whether such districts are COM
posed Of territory wholly within
county or In parts OF two or more
counties. And the Legislature may
authorize an additional ad valorem
tax to be levied and collected within
all school districts heretofore formed.
or hereafter formed, for the further
OF public free schools
and the erection and equipment of
school buildings therein; provided. A.,
that a majority Of the qualified prop
erty tax-payIng voters Of the dis
trict voting at am election TO be held
for that purpose. shall vote such tax
not to exceed in any one year one
dollar on the $4,000 valuation ofthe
property subject to taxation In such
districts, but the limitation upon the
amount OF school district tax herein
shall not apply to incor-
1orated cities or towns, constituting !
separate and independent school dis
riots. d
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-07-14
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
STATE CONSTITUTION RELAT-
ING TO LEVY1NG TAX FOR
SCHOOL PURPOSES.

II. j. r. No. 800 House Joint Resolu
ton.
Proposing an amendment to Sec
ton 3, Article 7, OF the Constitution
Of the State OF Texas, authorizln. +;
the levy and collection Of an ad va
loren county tax not to exceed fifty
cents on the one hundred dollars valu
alton Of property for the mainten-
anee Of the public schools OF the
county, and authorizing the levy and
collection Of an ad yalorem district
tax not to exceed one dollar on the
one hundred dollars valuation OF
property for the maintenance Of the
public schools Of the district.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-07-14
SEWER NOTICE.


Those who are within the $50
feet OF the sewer line and have City
water. must connect with same with
out further notice or else be subject
to the ordinance demands. There will
soon be quite a lot Of water mains
laid along sewer lines where they
have not yet been placed. When this
Us accomplished. as each one living
within the prescribed $50 feet, will
know they will have the privilege,
and must connect with same.
II. L. Howell, Mayor.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-07-14
SOME FACTS.

Real estate assessed 1910 were
S2.Sss,5OO.12A
Real estate assessed In 1915 we're
s2,755,171,7o3.
Increase value ,5Ss,67i'6S9.
Intangible tax 1910 assessed were
si7LslI992.
Intangible tax 1915, assessed were
;l5IsS5,26I
Decrease Of giI162,7i5.
Rate Of tax 1910, 4 cents on the
500.
Rate Of tax 1915, So cents on the
500.
Who makes the rate Of state 'aS'
the governor, comptroller and treas
urer. Who assesses the Intangible TAX
secretary OF state and tax commits
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-07-14

{ Sec. O. The Governor Of this State
Is hereby instructed to issue the nee
essary proclamation for the submits
sion Of this amendment to the quail
fled voters Of the State Of Texas at
the next general election to be held
in November, 1916, at which cleo
ton all voters favorlng this amend
ment shall have written or printed
on their ballots the words. For the
amendment 10 Section 2. Article 7. OF
the Constitution Of the State Of Tex
as, relating to the levy OF cd valorem
school taxes not to exceed fifty cents
on the 10000 valuation in the coun
ty and not to exceed one dollar on
the 10000 valuation In the dis
trict, for the purpose Of maintaining
the public schools Of the county or Of
the district" and those opposed to
this amendment shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words,
Against the amendment to Section
3. Article Z. Of the Constitution Of
the State Of Texas. relating to the |
levy OF ad Valorem school taxes, not 7
to exceed fifty cents on the 10000 |
valuation In the county, and not to
exceed one dollar on the 10000 ,
valuation In the district, for the pur- |
pose Of maintaining the public ,
schools Of the county or Of the dis
trlct."
Sec. 3. The sum Of IS. 10000, or as
much thereof as may be necessary
therefor. is hereby appropriated to
pay the expenses Of carrying out the
provisions Of this resolution.
CNote.-H, j. r, No. 80 was adop-
ted by the House March G, yeas lO4,
nays r. Was adopted by the Senate
with amendments, March 10, yeas %.
nays 2. House concurred In Senate
March 10. yeas rs, nays
10, present and not voting ~
Approved April I. 1915. +.
"a true copy
JOHN G.. MCKAY,
Secretary Of State.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-07-14
PROMINENT CITIZEN
TEsTuIES FOR VITONA

rhe following expression, from a
prominent scurry County man. FUZZY
Explains Itself:
llermlelgh. Tex, Oct. IS. 1915.
Hld. NJ NJ. Melton.
Dear Sir:
! write this to let you know that
have been greatly benefited by the
use Of vlTONA and can recommend
Il as being al that you claim for e.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-07-14

sIoner CapolnteCs Of the governor)
and comptroller.
Question. are we getting a fair
deal?
A. c. WILMETH.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-07-14

Mr.. p. II. Cords who has been
here for some while with his daugh-
ter Mrs. Marina Looney has returned
to Lavacca county.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-07-14

BE II resolved by the Legislature Of
the slate OF Texas:
Section l. That Section Of Ar
tlcle Z Of the Constitution OF the
State of Texas be amended to here
after read as follows:
Section 3. School Taxes,-one-
fourth Of the revenue derived from
the State occupation taxes, and
poll tax Of $500 on every male In
habilant OF this State between the
ages Of 81 years and so years shan
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-07-14
sears a Roebuck.

Have one live competitor in sny-
der Iron beds at almost wholesale
cost A. p. Morris. s5tf
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-07-14

Miss Marguerite Kerr left satur-
day for Rockdale.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-07-14

23-tf n NJ. LESLIE.
Vltona can be had at the Signal
office or address p. o. Box p. Snyder
Texaa.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-07-14

The monster Educational Bss. ,n npJ Girls,
r. s' bs bsd in connection sieR r. ii to
s.Hio Fl, F1 n'rrdoUu ID prove to be '"'
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27

raise salaries, multiply boards and
commissions, order improvements and
extravagances that must come out of
the taxpayer.
Costly commissions created at the
demand of plausible reformers have
heaped up and multiplied burdens
until the people of the state groan and
cry out for relief and legislative bodies
should let up.
The trouble is that for ten months
in the year the reformer, the educator
the philanthropist at public expense
are busy calling for public expendi-
lures and only for two months in
campaigns is there any discussion of
the need of retrenchment.
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Tax Must Come Down

A chart prepared by the Tax Com
mission Of Wisconsin shows the total
per capita tax by states, counties and
cities for all the states in the union
to be $35,73 for each man, woman and
child.
This would make the average fam
lily of five pay $178.65 per year, and
in California where the average per
capita is highest the average family
would pay $391,95 per year, or $3.50
per person.
The next highest states are also in
the west---Oregon, Nevada, Washing
ton, Nebraska and Montana. Idaho
and Colorado are little lower than
New York, and Utah is just below the
averageA-$34.50.
The fault for the constant increases
does not lie with administrative off,
Gals. or assessors or collectors, al
though they have to bear the criti-
cism in part, but with legislative
bodies yielding to demands.
State, county, city and school legis-
lative bodies provide more officers,