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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-27

reviewed briefly the dentists crime
career in summing up, and demand
ed to know II any juror, In view OF
these facts, believed his client sane.
"Dr. Waite has gone before you
and has told you his life story said
Deuel.. 1T has been corroborated.
That should be enough. That he is
not normal must be apparent. Even
the alienists for the prosecution
said that he was a born criminal,
though they disliked to use the
term.
There is no evidence that he was
born with a moral sense and lost II.
He never had any moral sense. He
has been a defective all his life.
He was a defective when he poi
soned Mr. Peck, and he is a defec-
tive nov.
Just consider that Waite sent
germs to Peck. dampened his rub
bers so that he might catch cold,
dampened his bed sheet for the
that he tried to cause Peck intesti-
nal trouble. and then in despair pol
soned him with arsenic and gave
him chloroform, and, 10 cap II all,
finished by smothering him with
pillow.
1T was dependent on his person
atty. And the personality is that
OF an insane man. Now the great
question is, what are we to do with
such a man?
Can we consider for one moment
the possibility of letting such hui
man go among us again? think
the answer Is mo- But can't We
reconcile the facts with the person.
atty and protect society against this
man and against himself? To an
asylum that would receive this man
We must say: You must keep him
the rest of his life
"If this defendant is sick men,
tally because he was born that way
and not through any fault Of his
own. is that any reason why you
should cause him to be electro
cuted?"
Attorney Deuel. completed his clos
ing argument shortly before noon
and Assistant District Attorney
Brothers Immediately started sum
ming up for the state.
That DR.. Waite is sane now and
was sane at the time he poisoned
his millionaire fatherin-law, John T.
Peck. of Grand Rapids, DR.. Smith
Ely Jellife. alienist for the state,
declared on the witness stand to-
day. DIR. Jellife said he reached his
conclusion after talking with the
arch-poisoner and examining him as
| to mental soundness.
J Waite's case was concluded late
I yesterday, when Dr. Allen r. Diefen-
dorf, an alienist, who examined
him. left the stand. The prosecution
will today place experts on mental
diseases on the stand to prove eth
er that Waite is shamming insanity
and is now perfectly sane, or that
he is not insane to the point where
he cannot distinguish right from
wrong.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-27
II. S.-RUSS
TREATY is
DIFFICULT

must conflne itself to economic
questions and not to discussion of
Russia's internal affairs"
Count Kokokovtsoff. former Rus
sian prime minister and minister OF
finance. and for a decade a fore
most statesman OF the cars en-
pire. In an exclusive interview with
the United Press clearly stated what
he believes the Russian attitude will
be toward the new commercial
treaty he understands Ambassador
Francis Is instructed to negotiate.
The former premier was very
much I'm earnest throughout the dis
cussion, and evidently prompted by
the desire for a better mutual un-
derstanding between the two coun-
tries. He made II plain. however
that Russia will consider no treaty
in which the question OF treatment
OF the Jews is raised.
IL am not anti.Jew," he said. my
record Is proof Of this" he said.
II admire America. / welcome
American cooperation In building
up our industries and our railways
and in opening up the vast resources
OF raw materials OF every sort.
Before the war Germany made
no special demands upon Russia.
She was too keen for that. But hav-
Ing Interior motives, she scattered
the widest stories against Russia,
making trouble and meanwhile vir-
tually monopolizing trade.
Americans ought TO realize that
Russia cannot entertain outside sug-
gestions regarding her internal af-
fairs. American must come In like
other nationalities, allowing Russia
TO settle her own interior prob
lens"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-27

millions OF commemorative citizens
in every land, brought now to real
ize that no end consonant with pro-
gressive civilization can Justify re-
sort to- the devastating and morally
disintegrating procedures OF saw.
agery.
THE preamble and the platform
which the League TO Enforce Peace,
here assembled and represented, has
adopted. state the simple. obvious
conclusions of experience. In one
way only has the area OF peace
been widened as the centuries have
passed. The lawbreaker and the
warmaker have been restrained by
authority armed and employing
force. History offers us no sug-
gestion OF any other possibility. In
a federation OF nations desiring
peace, and adequately organized to
prevent war, rests our hope Of the
further material and moral progress
Of mankind.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-27
Officials Expect Early
Reply t0NOte On
Mail Seizures
ENGLAND AND
FRANCE WARNED
Told America Cannot
Tolerate Abridgment
of Neutral Rights
BY CARL D. GROAT.

(StdH Correspondent United Press.)
WASHINGTON, May 27.-Eariy-
and avorable-response to the
American mail seizures protest
against Britain and France is con-
fidently expected by the administra-
ton. limitations today from the
state department men were that ad-
vance discussions between Ambas-
sador Spring Rice and the depart
ment had given the impression Eng
land intends to comply with the
American demands.
This was the more evident from
the fact that the United States did
not stipulate exact changes that
must be made but instead demanded
only the generality radical
change" in the allies policy. Eng
land knows, however, what terms
the United States exacts, and as Sir
Cecil has endeavored to head OFF
the note it is presumed he has out.
lined concessions England is will
ing 10 make.
Az a matter OF fact, one official
has said, England's intentions APP
pear good. but her administrative
system is so faulty that seizures
have continued despite her pledges
TO refrain.
The case against England and
France as set out in the note, now
mailed. is:
That England forces neutrals
ships into her ports or persuades
ship lines TO touch Britain and then
searches mails which the United
States says are inviolable.
That England has been unrespon-
sive on certain points of the pre-
vious mail protest.
That detention OF ships for mail
search purposes is unwarranted.
That the allies practice violates
the Feb. 10 announcement and the
mails section OF The Hague conven-
ton
That the United States will enter
damage claims for past occurrences.
That even United States official
mail has been outraged
1t shows Itself as a champion OF
neutral rights In it's announcement
that a belligerent cannot be the
judge and jury on its violations of
international law
After reviewing the various seiZ-
ures and asserting that parcel post
matter Is entitled to the same treat
ment as other classes Of mail the
note says:
THE government OF the United
States, confident in the regard for
international law and the rights of
neutrals which the British and
French governments have so often
proclaimed and the disregard of
which they have urged so vigor-
ously against their enemies in the
present war. expects the present
practice of the British and French
authorities in the treatment OF mails
from or to the United States TO
cease and belligerent rights, as exer-
cised, TO conform TO the principle
governing the passage of mail mat
ter and TO the recognized practice
of nations. Only radical change
in the present British and French
policy. restoring to the United
States its full rights as a neutral
power, will satisfy this government.
"RORERT LANSING |"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-27
BOY SCOUTS
FIELD MEET
POSTPONED

The sixth annual field day meet
of Detroit Boy Scouts, numbering So
companies, which was to have been
held Saturday afternoon, was called
of on account of rain, and will prob
ably be held next Saturday, II. J..
Farwell, member of the field day
committee stated.
The meet will be held at Grindley
field. and the winner will be given
Mich. and selections by the band.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-27
WINDSOR FIREBUG
DERANGED, BELIEF

Henry Lyall. Is years old, who is
said 10 have confessed that he set
fire to the Central Feed store. Wyan.
dotte-st. east, Windsor, is believed
TO be deranged. but will be tried on
an arson charge before the
supreme court at Sandwich. Lyall
told the police he set fire TO the
store because Oscar Orechkin, pro-
prietor, refused TO raise his pay.
Magistrate Leggatt committed him
for trial. Friday, and as he was
being led to his cell he declared. Tn
get Orechkln II have TO kill him"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-27
WAITE CASE
NOW IN HANDS
OF JURY
Continued from Page one)

and classified him as born GRIM
inal." This latter admission was
instantly seized upon by waite's
counsel in closing argument In sup
port OF his plea TO save the dentist
from the electric chair. He begged
the jury not to vote the death pen.
atty but TO send Waite TO the in
sane asylum for life.
Ridlculing the plea OF insanity.
Assistant District Attorney Broth.
ers recalled Harry K Thaw's es-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-27

cape from Matteawan In using the
death plea.
rs this the kind OF man you
want to send to Matteawan where
some bright morning when the
milkman' comes up 10 deliver the
milk he will walk out and away to
freedom asked Brothers.
The objection OF the defense at
this point was sustained, and Broth.
ers statement was stricken from the
record.
The states prosecutor. In detail
ing Waite's crimes, declared that
the poisoner not only had commit
ted homicide. but probably had
ruined the life OF Mrs. Margaret
Horton, his dark-eyed studio mate.
After this defendant was con-
fronted with the terrific evidence OF
his guilt. he confessed" said Broth
ers. What else could he do? Now
he attempts to foist on this court
a false defense OF insanity.
"Why, had it not been for X. Ad-
ans, this defendant would now be
walking the street with much
money and not a suspicion Of in
sanity directed against him. And
the day after the crime he coolly
went about his business secure in
the belief that the body of John f.
Peck would be cremated just as
was the body OF that dear old lady,
Mrs. Hannah Peck.
Nothing remains TO be proven.
He killed Peck. He killed him after
two months OF generalization. and
he killed him because he wanted
his money.
Now the question Is, did he know
that he was doing wrong? He knew
that the Office OF the district attor'
ney was closed Sunday and so com
mitted the crime on Saturday. He
crept into the room that Saturday
and smothered Peck so that his
STOdls lIOln the tiittl VI thc ~ oNhie
would not be heard by Clara, his
wife.
This man, whom DR. Diefendori
had the audacity TO say was without
feeling and without knowledge, was
possessed Of keen feelings and keen
knowledge. When he was In GRAND
Rapids after the death OF Peck he
senses the hostility toward him anc
inquired about the autopsy. Their
when the inquiry was on he sought
TO build up defense by bribing ar
undertaken to say that he had usec
arsenic-impregnated fluid on Peck
And finally, he tried suicide, but ne
did not have the nerve to shoot. He
tried poison. and he didn't have the
nerve to purchase the poison. He
sent poor little Margaret Horton fol
it-Margaret, whom he. with his dev
ilish wiles. lured away from hei
husband and probably ruined fol
life.
"He Is playing now for the big
gest stake of his life. The law OF
the state demands his life. And
unless the law takes its course so
ciety cannot be protected against
such men as this.
"This man brought sorrow and
disgrace on his own family. but
that is no reason why you should
shirk your duty. ask you to brine
in speedily a verdict of guilty ot
homicide in the first degree"
Attorney Deuel., counsel for Waite
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-27
Lamar or To Pen,

NEW YORK. May 27.-David la.
mar left here Friday In the custody
OF two United States deputy mar.
shals for Atlanta, Ca. to serve two
years in the penitentiary for imper-
sonatlng A, Mitchell Palmer. then
a representative in congress-, with
intent to defraud J. p. Morgan n
Co. and the United States Steel
corporation. Lamar was handcuffed
to one Of the deputies.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-27
FATALLY HURT
IN EFFORT TO
SAVE HIS SON

STANDlSH. Mich, May 27.-(Spe-
cial. william Edwards. who
moved here from Omer. was fatally
burned this morning when no at
tempted 10 rescue his boy. aged IL,
who had seized an electric wire
which had been broken OF by light
ming. He received heavy shock
while the boys hand is burned or
and a leg burned TO the bone. II IL
feared neither one will live. The
wires wero not properly insulated,
1t is said.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-27

LONDON, May 27.--The text OF
the American note on mails seizures
had not been studied by foreign Of
fee officials today and they refused
comment on cabled summaries.
Lord Robert Cecil, minister OF
blockade. who received correspon-
dents before the summary arrived
attributed much OF the delay in
mails to and from the United States
to the infrequent sailings OF mail
boats. He pointed out that whereas
before the war many liners were
plying between the United States
and England, or between England
and continental ports, several days
now intervene between sailings.
The British censors, on the
average. consume not more than As
hours in passing Judgment on mat
ter contained in mail bags. he said.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-27

Ringing Brothers Worlds Great
est Shows" will begin arriving in De-
troit for a two days stay at mid
night Saturday. Four trains of 20
cars each are required 10 transport
this gigantic amusement company
with a family of l,400 persons. At
dawn Sunday the show will be UNI
loading at the Jefferson-ayo. grounds.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-27

The Philippine government has sold
$500, 900 pesos TO India at a profit of
20 per cent British officials will
take over the coin at Manila and ship
ment will be made Immediately. This
is part OF 100000 pesos held by
the Philippine government.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

ing cities Of PENNSYLVANIA and Ohio,
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. has PRODUCED
no oil in commercial quantity. m
though encouraging shows have been
found. Some Ens has been obtained
in a recent deep test and K ~ posi-
bic some valuable pools may be
found.
BRANTON-Elrly drilling in Brax-
ton proved dtscouragtns. hut within
the last two years considerable oil
and i large amount OF gas has been
secured, and the county now has one
or the most active gas fields OF the
state. This county seems 10 offer as
much hope As any other for futurs
production.
DODDRIDGE Doddridge is in the
central belt where the sands lie IL "
low structural level and it has been
prolific in both oil and gas. Prnctt-
.cally the entire county IS rich IN these
minerals.
GILMER Gtlmer Is III the central
belt, whore oil and gns should occur
a large oil pool has been deycl-
.oped iii the eastern part and there
are scattered wells elsewhere. Owing
TO the %lenticular nature Of the sands
in portions Of the county drilling has
been discouraged. but it is likely that
q considerable amount or gas aid.
probably more oil will be found.
GRAST-Grant county lies far east
or the oil belt md IN most OF 1t oil
sands arc either on top OF the noun
tatns or have disappeared above
them, SO that oil and gas seem to be
H remote possibility.
These Counties Give Wealth.
Observation-Disclosures ranks among
the first Of the state In the value ot
its Oil and gas, practically the entire
county being good territory. 1t has
been exploited extensively and future
new production will largely consist in
drilling scattered farms between
those now producing. The r.. Il.
#Swiger No. 23l6 we'll. or the famous
.shinnston pool. produced oil at the
rate Of 10000 barrels daily when
drilled. making IT one Of the lnrgess
wells Of the state. The Jacob Nc
.Conkey 80. II we'll. located near.
Good Hone, Was also one Of the largest
IF its kind, being variously estimated
at from TWENTY-FIVE to forty million
cubic feet daily.
LEWIs-Lewis. like its nefghbors
.on the north and vest. has produced
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

large quantities of both oil and gas,
the famous Michael Coplcy M. \. ~
the Sand Fork pool, With nm Initial
daily production of 1000 barrels
ranking as the greatest well Of the
state. There are uncrou carbon
black factories in The county, ANA
several gas compressor stations that
feed the great pipe lines taking gas
10 other states.
MARlON-Western Marion ranks
along with the other central counties
in tho value or its oil and gas, the
great Warrington pool. started by tho
drilling Or the Fleming Hamilton 80.
j, in 1889. having been 1 OF the
richest in the state. Drilling cast 81
the Monongahcla river has boen at
tended with poor ucccs
Observation-Disclosures. like Grant. Is
i'm the region where the oil sands
have been exposed at the surface and
their valuable contents lost. 1t has
no production and offers little hope.
w GSICl ~ ALRAl1EL7
gala. like western Marion. il rich in
Ioil and gas and has been exploited ox.
Itensivcly. East ar the Mnnongahcla
river little 4 been found.
RitchIc County Production.
NICHOLAS Nicholas mas been cx-
plotted but little rs ii lies slightly on,
Iof the favored belt. No oil or gas has
been produced commercially, but 4
few recent wells In the northern Dor
ton have made encouraging gas
shows and commercial pools are a pos
Isibility.
PRESTON Preston lies in tic
mountain belt and in q considerable
part of it the sands arc exposed and
barren. Along the western edge
where conditions arc better somc
shows Of oil and gas have been found.
but nothing IN commercial quantity.
Observation-Disclosures lies IN the
mountain belt, with the oil sands cx
posed and barren throughout q constd.
erable portion. IL the western part
a few wells have been drilled with
slight shows OF oil md gas.
RITGHIE-Ritchte lies II the con-
trail belt and IL nearly al good oil
or gas territory. It was = Of the
first counties to be exploited and still
furnishes many new producers.
TAYI4OR-Western Taylor has q OH
siderable gas field, but its production
rs light compared to that Of the cen
trail counties. Only small shows q
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

Htention BY 1850. marks h first epoch.
.of the oil and gas industry Of the
state.
The second distinct epoch OF oil and
gas began with the discovery Of the
deep sand pools or Marion, Monon-
gala. Harrison. WetDel, Marshall,
tDoddridge, Tyler and other central
and western counties. In 1854 the pros
!duction Or oil had declined to 10000
barrels. just half DC the record for
l1s7g. IN 1880 it had reached 492.57S
barrels, but IN 1891 it jumped t. n
total production Of 2,4OG.2lS barrels.
by 1900 it had reached a total 81 49,
#195.675 barrels.
The Producing sands.
This great production was largely
obtained from deep sands, the Big In
jun. Berca, Flfty-foot. Thirty-foot,
Gordon stray. Gordon. Fourth and
Fifth. being the principal = hori-
IONS. or these tile Big Injun ranks
first as an oil producer. being thicker
and more dependable over wide areas,
and usually having a longer life than
any other, its nearest rivals being the
EBerea and Gordon. II the order
named.
1t was during this second epoch
that the great natural gas industry
tof the state was developed. Previous
Ito 1890 only Il small amount OF the
gas found was utilized, most Of it be
ing considered i nuisance and allowed
TO go to waste in the air. Since 1890,
however, the marvellous economic
value Of natural gas has been fully
realized throughout the state, and no
other factor has been more potent il
bringing about our brilliant CONNER
lctal rise.
Gas Brings Industries.
Natural gas has brought to the
state the great glass making industry,
the carbon black industry, the steel
mills and manufacturing plants of ev-
iery description. SO rich have been
1.-THE sands and 50 eagerly has their
production been sought that il 1915
We produced the stupcndou5 total Of
{244.004 ,159.O0O cubic feet Of gas, more
than twice the production Of P%ennsyI-
wanna, our ncarest rival, and more
than one third the total production
of the United States. or this amount
loniv Y &1i+tTa% over nna-+hird has heun
utilized f. the state, the remainder
going principally to the manufactur-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28
STATE FIRST IN
NATURALG GAS, OIL
YIELD is SIXTH
Scientist Describes Proved Areas
and Predicts Future
Discoveries
SURVEY OFCENTRALCOUNTIES
SURVEY ALCOUNTIES
BY DAVID u. REGER,
Assistant GeDlpgist.
West Virginia Geological Survey

The story of ol and gas in West Virginia dates back more than
100 years. Gas seepages were noted in the Great KanaWha Valley,
IL. what Is nov Kanawha county, by George Washington at The
time of his visit there just prior to the American Revolution, and
he was So Impressed with one Of these burning springs" that he
preempted It and decided it To the public forever. The oil that
seeped from the ground, along with the gas, was originally used
by The Indians fer medicinal purposes and was carried by them
on their journeys for many hundreds of miles, having the name
Of Seneca OIL, from the Seneca tribe il New York state:
The first borings from which oil and gas issued were those
made in the Great KanaWha Valley by David and Joseph Rufner,
in The years subsequent to 1910, when they were engaged Is start
I'M. salt works and were much hindered, as they thought, by the
oil and gas which was usually found along with the salt water for
which they drilled. Gradually it was realized that these products,
as well as the salt. had an economic valueand the gas was utilized
to- boil. down the salt brine. So far as known, this was the first
economic use of natural gas in. the United States and from it has
sprung The gigantic gas industry of TIE present time.
.In1844, about the same time as the early operation on the Great
KanaWha, a well was drilled for salt. by Georges. Lemon, on the
Hughes river, Ritchie county, near the future site Of the California
House, and at a depth of about#1OO feet oland gas were struck, as
could have been expected from the seepages nearby, and this oil
was saved and sold, marking the beginning Of the commercial Oil
industry Of the state.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

Oil have boon found. Tho eastern
half of the county has produced moth
ing III commercial quantity Ia tho
tests that have boon drilled.
Upshur 1 Prospect.
TUCKER-Tuckor lies IN the mou.
tain belt with sands exposed Il
therefore has no production. N recent
test it Parsons made Il light show ot
gas ut q deep horizon.
uPsHUR-Upshur has produced gns
HI commercial quantity IL two y
three localities. and 4 few wells have
showed oil. IL offers ~ much hope
Of new production ~ my other coun-
M outside tho central belt.
wERsTRR-Webstcr like Nicholas.
lies outside tic central belt, ana the
tests drilled have been discouraginE.
A few light shows of oil and eas rave
been found. but nothing il CONNER
.ctal quantity.
Statistics Il Production.
Tho three following tables. from the
press bulletins OF the United States
Geological survey, show the oil. 4
and gasoline production III West VII
.gtnia II comparison with that Of other
states. we rank sixth IN Oil, first N
gas ana third In gasoline.
Oil Production IN United stntes.
State 1914 1915
Barrels Barrels
California 99,775,327 100000 900
~73,681,724 so,ooo.ooo
Texas 2o.o68,1s4 2~6,Ooo,ooo
Illinois 21,919.749 18,5oo.ooo
Louisiana 1~4.3o0,435 18,5oo,0Oo
west Virginia. o.6so.o33 100000
Pennsylvania s.l7O.s35 100000
ohio 8,536.s52 100000
wyoming 8,56o.375 100000
Kansas 3.1o3.585 100000
indiana 1,385.45G 100000
.Now York o38,o74 9Oo,o 900
kentucky 5o2.441 100000
Colorado 222.778 100000
Other States 1892 $1,000
TOTALS ..2s5,762.5s5 2s7, 100000
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