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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
WAITE KILLED PECKS
DECLARES IMAM from EGYPT"
MADE HIM DO 1T. y
Dentist Says He Gave Both Victims
Germs and Fed Poison Also to
Father-in-Law.

New York, March 30.-Dr. Arthur
Warren Waite confessed on Tuesday
that he killed his mother-in-law. Mrs.
HSnnah Peck, with disease germs and
murdered his father-in-law, John E.
Peck, with arsenic.
In making the confession he laid the
groundwork for his defense on the
plea of mental responsibility. He
attributed two natures to himself-a
good and an evil one-and said that
The evil nature, stranger to his real
self, dominated him when he commit
ted the crimes.
The essential part sof the dentist S
confession was made to District Attor-
ney Swami and Assistant District At
torneys Mancusco and Brothers in the
Sreseuce of former Assistant Attorney
WsSLer r. Deuel., who has been en-
gagged as counsel for Doctor Waite.
The lawyers walked into the private
room of the alcoholic ward. to which
Doctor Waite had been removed, and
found, the man lying on bed rubbing
ly in shaken and uncertain condition
Don't you remember me?" asked
Mr.. Brothers. You talked to me last
Friday"
Did II" asked Doctor Waite. There
was a moments pause before Doctor
Waite spoke again.
oh, but that doesn't matter" he
said; its all over now. did it all
killed Mrs, Peck and Mr.. Peck. The
man from Egypt made me do it. He
was after me for long time. Icouldn't
shake him off. wasn't able to get rid
of lin until last night.
He's gone now, hut couldn't gel
away from him for a long time.
don't know what his name was.
asked him and he didn't tell me.
was afraid of him. told Clara about
him"
By Clara" Doctor Waite meant his
wife, who now is in Grand Rapids.
Representatives of the district at
torney's office are searching for the
undertaken who embalmed the body o1
Peck. MIR. Swami declared Waite haC
told him that he had made an agree
ment with the undertaken that for 6
consideration of $4,000 the latter
would testify that he had used arsenic
in the fluid with which he embalmeC
Peck's body.
Earlier in the day Doctor Waite
talked freely to his brother and Ray
mond c. SCHNEIDER. the private detec
tive employed by the Peck family.
He described himself as a personi
fication of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
saying that for many years he baC
struggled with good nature agains
an evil personality that many time
dominated him and drove him to act
of which his better self, the sci
known in tennis clubs and to hi
friends. was utterly abhorrent.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
U. S. HOLDS GADsKps SPOUSE
German Navy officer ls Arrested by
Agents Of the Department Of y
Justice In Welland Plot.

New York. April Capt. Hans
Tauscher. an officer OF the German
navy and the husband of Nine. Jo-
hanna Gadski. the opera singer, was
arrested on Thursday by agents of the
department Of justice on a federal
wmrrsnt charging him with being con-
oerned in a conspiracy on September
IA. 1914. to blow up the Welland canal
in Canada.
Captain Tauscher's arrest followed
disclosures made by Horst Won der
Goltz alias Bridgman Taylor. who
was brought here from the Tower of
London. Captain Tauscher is head of
the Tauscher Arms company and is
the American representative Of the
Krupp Gun works Of Essen. Germany.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
Turner Makes Analysis.

With the single exception of the
state levy of three-tenths of mill for
the state highway fund, all of the road
levies provided for in the codified
highway laws, known as the Cass law,
are within the fffteen-mill limitation
Of the Smith one per cent tax law.
Anticipating numerous questions upon
this point Atty. Gen. Edward c. Tur-
ner has made an analysis of the laws
relating to Ievies. and sent it to the
state bureau of accounting, which, in
turn, will send it to public officials
throughout the state One of the most
important statements in the construc-
tion of the law is that the provision
for the county repair and maintenance
fund with the requirement for not less
than 500 for each mile of county road
| is mandatory, and has the effect of pre-
! ferring the repair and maintenance
fund over the other fund provided by
the particular section. If any cut is
necessary it must be made in the other
fund provided by Section 69561 of the
code, and not in the repair and mainte-
nance fund. The provision requiring
that the township levy sufficient to
provide $40 mile for township roads
is also mandatory, it is held.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07

Lewes. Del. April 1.-The British
steamer Matoppo put in at this port
ON Thursday with a thrilling tale OF
piracy. A German stowaway. armed
with two revolvers. had come within
a hairs breadth of capturing single.
handed the vessel and its cargo OF war
munitions destined for Russia
Ernest Schuler. the German is un-
der arrest He is In irons at the fed
eral customs house in Lewes He mas
IN his possession money and papers
belonging to the captain. Nothing
can be learned about him.
The Matoppo weighed anchor at
Sandy Hook at night, bound for Vladi-
vostok with a cargo OF war materials
landed at New York. Two hours later
Schuler came out of his hiding place.
lie put the wireless out of opera.
tion. forced the captain into cabin
at the point of his guns, searched his
papers and the ships safe and until
morning was in complete control OF
the shin
The officers and crew of the ship
were terrorized through the night by
the mans declaration that he had
placed bombs In different parts of the
ship and that the vessel would be
blown to bits If they tried to attack
him.
After running the ship for a night
Schuler was responsible for his own
undoing. About noon, when the
steamer was of Rehoboth bay. Della.
ware. he insisted on being put ashore.
He was put over In a pilot boat. still
with his two guns, and made for the
shore
In the meantime the Matoppo ran
up a signal asking for immediate as
sistance. II vas seen by the super
intendent of the maritime exchange
reporting station at the Delaware
breakwater and the federal coast
guard crew at Lewes Immediately put
oJ in it's large power launch.
The launch reached Schuler's boat
Just as he was approaching the beach
Mt Rehoboth. Schuler was ordered tc
surrender and come into the launch
He threw his revolvers overheard anc
came in. He was taken to the Gus
toms house and clapped in irons
Search is being made for bombs OF
the ship.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
OHIO TYPOGRAPHICAL MEETING.
Many Printers Expected to Attend
From All Parts of the State.

Springfield, O.-The Ohio Typo
graphical conference will be held at
the Labor Temple on West High street
April and and will bring to this
city several h,indred printers from all
parts of the state. This will be the
first of the series of conventions to be
held by various organizations in this
city during the summer and fall
months. An interesting and we'll edit
ed paper has just been issued by
Springfield Typographical Union No
1T in honor Of the coming event. The
paper contains many we'll written and
timely aeticles having to do with the
printing craft and the progress that is
being made in the trade.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
MOTION GRANTED
STEEL CONCERNS
INDICTED COMPANIES, CHARGED
WITH FIXING PRICE OF LABOR
AND PRODUCTS, oUAsHED.
GARY NOT INCLUDED IN ORDER
United States Steel Corporation Indict-
ment Also to Stand, According to
Order OF Judge Anderson.

western Newspaper Union News Service
Youngstown, O.-Judge W. S. Andar-
son has granted the motion to quash
the indictments recently returned here
against five steel compan; charging
them with conspiring to fix the price
OF labor and steel products. The in
dictments against the United States
Steel Corporation and E. H. Gary, head
of the corporation, still stand, as the
motion to quash did not include these
two defendants, on whom service has
not been secured.
The attorneys for the steel com
panies attacked the indictments as be-
ing too indefinite and uncertain. de-
priving the defendants of the con
stitutional rights. The companies in
whose behalf the motion to quash was
made are the Republic Iron and Steel
Co., the Youngstown Iron and Steel
Co., the Brier Hill Steel Co., the
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co, and
the Carnegie Steel Co. The latter is
a subsidiary of the United States Steel
| Corporation, and, with the indictments
I6CuIHeu against tHe corporation anu
Gary identical in form and intent with
those against the others, it is assumed
| by lawyers the Gary and United States
Steel indictments will be dropped. The
indictments were returned by the Ma
! honing county grand jury March s. It
was charged that the defendants VIC
lated the Valentine antitrust" law OF
Ohio in conspiring to fix the wages OF
common labor here and the price OF
steel. The offenses charged were al
legged to have been committed during g
strike Of steel workers in this city ir
January, when a virtually simultane
GUS wage advance of 10 per cent was
announced by the various defendant
companies.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
More Alrahlpa FOR Mexlco.

San Diego, Cal, March 30.-Capt. V.
Clark, aeronautical engineer of the
signal corps aviation school here, and
Lieut.. Thomos Dewitt Milling, junior
military aviator and instructor in fly.
ing, have received instructions to
proceed to Washington to inspect,
purchase and test a number of new
aeroplanes to be sent tc the expedi-
tionary forces operating in Mexico.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
ImmIorant eTI Wins Aoaln

Washington. April 1.-The Bur-
nett immigration bill, twice passed by
both house and senate and vetoed
both times, once by former President
Taft and the last time by President
Wilson. again passed the house. The
vote was 30S to 81. The house voted
down a proposal by Representative
SABBATH of Illinois to strike out the lit
eracy test
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
OPERATORS TO CONTINUE WORK.

Columbus, O.-There will be no sus-
w.nsion of work in the coal mines of
Ohio next week, even though the re
suit of the referendum election of the
miners on the New York scale agree
The formal announcement of the bal
1oting of the coal miners will be made
from the international union headquar-
ters in Indianapolis. Preliminary re-
ports are to the effect that the unions
will vote by a large majority for ac-
ceptance of the four-state agreement.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
Oous as PASSENGERS.

In Belgium the government, which
owns the entire railroad system of
the country, issued, few years ago,
a decree which. so far as railroad
travel is concerned, placed the dog on
absolutely the same level as a grown
up man or woman, and much higher
than child. For whereas the latter
was merely entitled to half a place,
If under twelve, the dog had a right
to a full seat, provided it had it's
ticket. That is to say, If, in railroad
compartment licensed to hold ten trav-
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
Donors To Corn Growers.

Donors of free trips to Washington
for the six highest contestants in the
statewide corn-growing contests for
boys have been announced by ]. R.
Clarke, director of juvenile contests
for the board of agriculture. Gov.
Willis will pay the expenses of the
champion corn grower The other
trips are offered by the state board
of commerce, through its secretary,
o. K. Shimansky: Senator Warren G.
Harding, the Oregonia Bridge Co, of
Lebanon; The Columbus Saturday
Monitor, and the R. L. Dollings Co.
of Hamilton. Each trip will cost about
$50 Gail T. Abbot, of Medina, offers
a trip for the champion corn grower
of each of the four agricultural dis
tricts in the state The congressman
who have promised to pay for the trips
of the champions of their respective
districts are Nicholas Longworth,
First district; C. C. Kearns, Sixth dis
trict; E. D. Ricketts,, Eleventh district;
w. C. Mooney, Fifteenth district, and
D. A. Hollingsworth, Eighteenth dis
trict Gov. Willis also will pay ex-
penses of a trip for the girl who wins
the state domestic science contest.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
Bic ADVANCE IN GAS RATES.

Alliance, O-The municipal water
works and all industrial plants will,
beginning next week. pay 80 cents
thousand for gas from the local COM
pfny instead of 13 cents. Notice of
Ene raise was sent out, acting, the COM
pany says, on orders of the East Ohio
Gas Company to conserve the supply
for domestic consumption. The city
Will probably use coal under its
boilers.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
INVESTIGATE OHIO COAL RATES.

Cincinnati, O.-Investigation of BIZ
luminous coal rates from mines in
Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Vir-
ginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland to
Lake Erie ports for trans-shipment
over the Great Lakes has been ordered
by the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion at Washington on it's own initia-
tive The commission fixed April "a
for the first hearing. In announcing
the Investigation the commission
stated that it had taken up the ques-
ton because of numerous informal
complaints
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
MANY PEOPLE ARE POISONED.

Dayton, O.--About one hundred and
fifty employees in the north wing of the
Recording and Computing Machine
Company, of this city, it is estimated,
were stricken with a mysterious al
legged poisoning, shortly after they had
reported for work one morning last
week. Seventeen of the victims are
now in bcal hospitals and reports say
that several hundred were taken to
their homes. More than 1900 en-
ployes had their dinner and supper at
the plant Food not consumed during
the noon meal was warmed over and
served for supper, employees assert.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
SHIP At SEA
LONE GERMAN CAUSES REIGN OF
TERROR ON BRITISH
STEAMER.
THREATENED TO FIRE BOMBS

Teuton Confines Captain Of Matoppo
IN Cabin and DlsabIes Wireless
Finally Captured by v. S. officers
and Put In Irons.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
Ohio in Lead.

Adjt. Gen. Hough, of the Ohio Ma
tional Guard, upon his return from
Washington last week said heshad re-
ceiyed assurances from the division of
militia affairs that a new machine gun
company may be mustered in at To-
ledo soon This would be the eighth
machine gun company in Ohio Ohio
now has more machine gun companies
than the National Guard of any other
state They are located at Cincinnati,
Ada, Dayton, Columbus, Cleveland,
Athens and Akron. Massachusetts two,
New York and Pennsylvania has two.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07

Toledo.-One hundred men, the ma
jority of whom have seen active serv-
ice, have enrolled in the Toledo Vol.
unteer military company, according to
Capt. S. E.\ Irlam. The services of the
company will be offered direct to the
federal government, Capt. Irlam an
nounced.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
Banks Grow Stronger.


According to a statement just
issued by State Bank Superin-
tendent Hall, Cincinnati's 81 State
banks have increased their strength
with greater deposits, reserves and
general resources. 1t shares in gen
eral gain by the State banks OF the
eight largest cities in Ohio of nearly
$11 ,000, 900 in resources during the Pc
riod between December 81 and March
z. The resources jumped from $780,
05O,88750 to $505, ,969, ,23613, loans from
$241, POP, ,055.41 to $244,449, ,573.11, and
deposits from $432 ,252.1O to $443,-
319,787.57. In Cincinnati's 81 State
banks the loans dropped off slightly,
but increases were marked in deposits,
reserve and resources: Loans, $780,
61S,307.57 to S35, 5,647 ,584.12; deposits,
S69, ,119,619.87 to $69,S52, ,71481; re
sources, $S3, 1881 to $50, ,940, ,225.01; /;
total reserve, $14,364, ,69162 to S14,738,-
440.46. The reserve jumped from 20
to u per cent.
A gain all along the line was record
ed in Youngstown four State banks.
Tie loans jumped from $10,10S,362.86
to 0,491, ,745.12; deposits, $11,534,-
1896 to $12,486,8SS.08; total reserve,
$2,566,3S0.3S to $3,375, ,236.5O; total re-
sources, $14, ,674, 1920 to $15,60S, ,929.68.
Reserve leaped from % to 81 per cent.
In Toledo's IA State banks there was
a decided gain. The loans jumped
from $22, 2,633, ,971.58 to $23,775, ,320.32;
deposits from $32,841, ,145.03 to $35, 1885,
57076; total reserve, $6,275, ,745.49 to
sc, ,6S4, ,472.79; total resources from S39,
65,862.51 to $41,737,826.88. The re
serve dropped from 10 to IS per cent
In Cleveland's 26 banks there was
a general increase in loans, deposits
reserve and total resources as fol
lows: Loans, $142.812,218.O2 to $144,
S02, 2,576.57; deposits, $278, ,830,727.60 tc
| 1882, ,044, ,698.78; total reserve, $50,
652,S80.S1 to S61,532, ,24176; total re
sources, $311. .924, ,54S.82 to $315,373,
930.26. The percentage of reserve re
mained the same-21 per cent.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07

Springfeld-About 68 men, employ
ed as shell workers at the plant of the
Foos Gas Engine company, quit work
when their demand for an increase in
pay was refused. The men have been
getting 271a cents an hour for ten
hour schedule, and they asked for so
cents.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07

Representatives of the Boy
Scouts from Cleveland, Detroit, Colum
bus, Cincinnati and Jackson attended
the colder Boys Conference" here in
the interest of the Scout movement
The conference lasted for a period of
two days. Only first-class scouts par
ticipated.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07

The following appointments from
civil service eligible lists were made
recently by the state industrial COM
mission: Charles w Watson, of Luz
cas- county, district deputy in the boil
er inspection department, at $1,000 a
year; John S. Petit, of Logan county,
provisional made permanent, district
deputy in the steam engineers depart
ment, at $1,000 year; Daniel NJ. Rusk,
Of Muskingum county, district deputy
in the department of workshops and
factory inspection, at $1,000 a year.
TIE position was formerly held by
Hugh Gormley, of Athens county. VIM.
Pittinger, of Columbiana county, dis
trict deputy in department of work
shops and factory inspection, at 81 200
a year; E. H. Frederick, of Defiance
district deputy in department of work.
shops and factory inspection, at 81 200
a year. The position was formerly
he'd by Julius Spengler, of Defiance
Florence NJ. Layton, of Columbus, ste
nographer, at $500.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
His Worry.

Z hear old Van Geld is dcwa with
nervous prostration brought on by
business worries. | don't see what
he's got to worry about He's got
eighty OF ninety million dollars.
1T isn't the money hss got hat :
worrying him. It's the Nancy ath,r
people have. He's afraid he won, -
able to get it ali away from them o.
fore he dies"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07

Toledo, GA new personal tax sys
TEN for Ohio may result from the
school which is about to open here.
University professors, representative
from local organizations and tax ex-
perts from other Ohio cities plan to
devise a new and better system of tax
alton.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
italian Ministers Decorated.

Paris, April president Poincare
decorated Premier Salandra and For
eign Minister Sonnino of Italy with
the Grand Cross of the Legion of Hon
or. The Italian ministers came to
Paris for the allies war conference.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
Greeks Aided Germans.

Paris, April 1.-Discovery in the
Greek island Of Corfu of an elaborate
organization for providing information
or supplies for submarines was report
ed. About forty persons have been ar
rested
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
Steamer sunk; crew Sawed.

London, March 3O.-The British
steamer Empress of Midland has been
sunk. All aboard her were saved. The
steamer was a steel crew vessel of
2,224 tons built in 1907 and owned and
registered at Newcastle.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
BUCKEYE BREVITIES

olumbus-Common Pleas Court
Judge Marcus Evans has granted an
Injunction restraining the state med
ical board from attempting to exercise
any jurisdiction over those who prac-
tice optometry.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
hioldup Men Get $500

New York. March 3O.--Six masked
men held up thirty men in an alleged
gambling house in West One Hun
dred and Eighteenth street on Tuesday
and secured money and jewelry esti-
mated at $500. The robbers escaped.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
ARBlTERs TO SETTLE DISPUTE.

AhbI Eho TO oE Tie UISPU E.
Alliance, O.-The arbiters to settle
the wage dispute of the 200 striking
ware dressers, dippers, helpers and
brushers in the five potteries at Sc
bring have been appointed as follows
By Manufacturers-Cha Goodwin.
East Liverpool, secretary of American
Potters Association; H. N. Harker,
East Liverpool, manufacturing potter,
and Attorney H. G. Koehler, Alliance.
By Strikers-Clyde Wheeler and Rob-
ert Douglas, Sebring and Robert Ap-
pie, Salem, These six will select a
a@genth.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
introduction of Tobacco Into England

introduction of Tobacco Into England.
After all, the popular glorifcation
of Raleigh as the first English smoker
will probably endure as long and as
strongly as any or all of these discus
stems, and it has never been better ex-
pressed than in the words of the
schoolboy Cor was it the professional
"howler" maker?) who tells US that:
Sir Walter Raleigh introduced to-
bacco into England, and when smoking
it in this country said to his servant:
Master Ridley, we are today lighting
candle in England which by Gods
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
carneaie Kin Leaves $4,000. 600

Pittsburgh. Pa. March S1.-The
viii of Mrs. Lucy Carnegie. sister-in-
law of Andrew Carnegie, has been filed
here for probate. The document gives
her s1O.OOO.OOO estate to her five chill
hren
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
rraIn Robbers Lake Mail.

Shreveport, La. April Robbers
boarded Texas & Pacific mail train
No. % at the station here as it was
pulling out. They bound two mail
clerks and took two pouches of regis
tered mail
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
New Governor of Paris,

Paris, April General Dubail was
appointed military governor of Paris
and commander of the army protect
ing the capital, succeeding General
Maunoury, who retires at his own re-
quest owing to ill health.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
Tageart Calls on Wilson.

Washington, March 30. - Senator
Taggart of Indiana called at the White
House and paid his respects to Presi-
dent Wilson. The senator was accom-
panied by his colleague. Senator
Kern.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
No Pact on pardaneIIes-

Petrograd, March 80. That no
agreement exists between the entente
allies for the naturalization of the Oar
danelles was the statement made in
the duma by Minister of Foreign AZ
fairs SaZonOff
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07

Youngstown.-The Deep Rock
Water company that supplies water III
some of the suburban places near here
has asked authority from the state
utilities commission to purchase for
$4,000 the property of the Realty Sc
curity company.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
slx Persons Are Drowned

San Francisco, March 29.-Six Der
sons were drowned when a gasoline
launch was run down and sunk by
the Standard Oil tank steamer Coal
nga between Vallejo and Crockett
The bodies have not been recovered.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07

Akron-Ohio G. Barber, wealthy
manufacturer, has written to President
Wilson urging as a sane measure Of
preparedness, the construction of a
highway from Cleveland to Mobile,
and from Fortress Monroe to Kansas
City, the government to loan the
money to operating companies.