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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-24
beginning proceedings against the den
Will be Held Without Bail.

list.
Will be Held Without Bail.
The grand jury investigation Will
continue several days Witnesses from
Grand Rapids and Detroit are expected
here Saturday and probably will tes-
tify either that day or on Monday. In
the meanwhile Waite viii be taken to
the Tombs and held without BAIL
charged with murder in the first de-
gree. the district attorney said tonight.
before the grand jury today The jury
was given copies Of the death certifi-
Gates OF both Mr.. Peck and his wife.
as filed with the health department.
Story Told by Maid.
The maid. whom the state regards
as one OF its most important witnesses.
told the district attorney today that
DR.. Waite came into the kitchen where
she was preparing dinner and poured
what he told her was medicine into
soup which afterwards was served to
Peck at the dentists home. This oc-
CURED. she said, about two days be-
fore the druggists death. She no.
ticed that Peck ate little OF the ssup
and expressed a desire Cor n cup OF
tea. DR.. Waite went with her TO the
kitchen, she asserted, saying:
Father didn't like the soup. I'll
put some more medicine in the tea"
Peck drank the tea. she said.
DIR. Cornell said he visited Peck Sat
urday afternoon. March II, and talked
with him for about an hour. He
seemed At that time tD he in good
health. the physician declared. While
he was there. DR.. Cornell said. he saw
DR.. Waite go into another room. 10
which Peck had retired. with n bottle
containing what DR.. Waite told him
was medicine. In a Few minutes he
said. he heard Peck =rOaning. The
net morning he was called on the tele-
phone by Mrs. Waite and told her
father was dead
Had Been Living Double Life.
When DR.. Waite was questioned at
the district attorneys office yesterday
afternoon. he admitted. according to
MIR. Swami, that he had been living
with another woman under the name
of DR.. A. W. Walters rs well as with
his wife. This woman is being sought
by the authorities to be a witness be-
fore the grand jury. Waite told the
district attorney he had been practic-
ing dentistry here. This statement.
Mr.. Swami declared, he had found to
be untrue.
Books Relating to Poison.
Detectives found in DR.. waite's
apartment seven or eight books on
medicine, especially relating to pois-
ons and their effects. in one volume
there was a bookmark between pages
which described the use of the poison
revealed by the autopsy on Peck's body
Mysterious Tip by Telegraph.
The person who sent a telegram to
Percy Peck at Grand Rapids on March
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-24

folks bumped up, with cork-screwed
faces, gouging. picking. drilling out
their cOrns, making packages of their
toes with plasters, bandages, tape and
contraptiOns-and the 'holler'' in their
corns goes on forever, Don't you do
it. Use "Gets-It," it's marvellous, simple
never fails. Apply it in , seconds.
Nothing to stick to the stocking, hurt
or irritate the toe. Pain stops. Corn
comes clean Off" quick It's one of
the gems of the world. Try it you'll
kick-from joy. For Corns. caIluses,
warts. bunions.
"Gets-It'' is sold everywhere. 25c a
bottle, or sent direct by Z. Lawrence
& Co, Chicago, III.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-24
DR.. WAITE TO BE
HELD FOR MURDER
Continued from Page one)

Continued from rage One)
while visiting their daughter and her
husband at their Riverside Drive
apartments here. BY the viii OF Mr..
Peck his estate was equally divided
between Mrs. Waite and Percy Peck
Of Grand Rapids, his son. Mrs. Waite
is now seriously i'll at Grand Rapids.
District Attorney Swan said today he
had learned she had been instructed
by Waite to make will in his favor.
Had Taken Drugs.
When detectives went 70 the Waite
apartment today they found the young
dentist in bed, apparently in great
pain. DR.. \. a. Moore. the physician
who attended Peck while he was here,
declared Waite was suffering from
overdoses Of narcotics. Considerable
quantities of three different drugs were
found in the dentists clothing and he
said he had taken some Of each kind.
beginning yesterday morning. Asked
how much ne had taken, he replied
Plenty"
Waite in a Stupor.
District Attorney Swami went to the
house with a stenographer to take
statement from the dentist but Waite
was in stupor. unable to talk. DR.
Moore said he probably would be able
to go to court tomorrow. In the
meantime he will be closely guarded
Arrest Ordered After Autopsy.
The arrest of DR.. Waite was ordered
today after an investigation by Dis
Jrict Attorney Swami based upon the
results Of an autopsy on Peck's body
which revealed strong symptoms of
poisoning. The case was placed in the
hands Of the grand jury today after
Dora Heller, a negro maid at DIR
Waite's home. and DR.. Jacob b. Cor
nell, wealthy relative of the Pecks,
had told stories to the district attor-
ney which e@emed 20 him to warrant
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-24

They contain no poisonous drug Of
any kind, are perfectly harmless. and
can be taken with absolute freedom,
and they work almost like magic.
Calcium Sulphide, their principal in
gredient is the greatest blood cleanser
known to science.
No matter how bad your skin may
be, Stuart's Calcium Waters will
quickly work wonders with it. It's
goodby to blackheads, pimples, acne
boils rash, eczema and a dirty filled
up complexion. You can get q box of
Stuart's Calcium Waters at any drug
store at so cents a box, and you will
be positively delighted with their
wonderful effect.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-24
RELIEF FOR HOMELESS
IN PARIS, TEXAS
Railroad Stations Turned Into Dornoi
tories for Women and Children.

Paris, Texas, March 23.-Work of
relieving the 5000 persons made home
less by the fire of Tuesday night was
carried along swiftly today. Large
sums of money, raised in Paris and
in cities nearby, was distributed by the
relief committee
Hundreds of persons slept on lawns
and in public buildings last night
Railroad stations were turned into dor
mitories for women and children.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-24
REAPPOINTED PARK
COMMISSIONERS.
Frank j. King and John M. Lee to
Serve Three Years More.

Frank J. King and John NJ. Lee have
been reapp0inted members of the board
of park commissioners for three year
periods from April 1, 1916. The APP
pOintments We're announced by Mayor
Murphy Thursday. They have devoted
considerable time and effort for the
city and were originally appointed on
the commission. After the announce
ment to the court Of common council
the commission viii organize.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-24

The Humane society and Be Kind
to Animals Week movement, which
was started last year by the American
Humane association as a countrywide
movement, is to be held this year, May
Is to 81, inclusive.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-24
The Newest in Millinery.

There was a good demand for hats
yesterday. as there will be from now
on, as Easter nears.
\ charming design shown was a
hemp fiat in the new blue. with wreath
of crushed roses. pompon OF old blue
maline and maline streamer caught
with roses.
A pink hemp large shape. rolled at
the front, had n crown of lavender
and cerise lilaCs, and a black velvet
streamer caught with knot of the
handsome lilacs.
Effective was a Havana brown
hemp turban, the new Venus shape. its
trimming a gold and bronze spider
bow of inch ribbon, its crown dotted
with punches of shaded currants
Dashing was an aeroplane hat in
black Milan hemp, having white wings
in aeroplane effect and trimming of
black velvet ribbon.
A large rolled sailor in sand hemp
had top facing and side crown of
crepe in silver blue. sand quilts and
cabouchon of precious stones.
Wise women are selecting from the
stocks now, while all is fresh and new.
A Pointer for You-Read what the
Bulletins advertisers have to say this
morning on the topic of Spring gar
nents and millinery!
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-24

dresses on display is of soft Georgette
white crepe over flesh, and having
the famous Castle hem so frequently
pictured in the fashion sheets.
Equally lovely is an afternoon gown
in gray Georgette over taffeta, having
tuntc on the Russian order.
A stunning sport suit. blouse and
natty coat, is in strawberry tussah
silk which would make an impression
anywhere as distinctively stylish.
On exceedingly good lines was a
blue gabardine suit, the coat with
Norfolk effect at the back, pointed
white silk collar and cuffs. which are
detachable, a yoke skirt and trig fin
ish of fancy buttons.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-24
"Corns All Gone!
Let's ALL Kick!"
Every Corn Vanishes by Using Won
derfuI, Simple "Gets-It." Never
Fails. Applied in 2 Seconds.

Isn't it wonderful what a difference
just a little "Gets-It" makes-on
corns and calluses? It's always night
somewhere in the world, with many
Evening journal., 1916-04-11

native OF the County Wexford. He
came from a race OF sailors and at
the breaking out OF tho Revolutionary
War was in command OF the finest
packet ship which sailed across the
Atlantic TO aud from American
shores. lie had met Washington
some years before and tho latter ad-
mirod the blum sailor and kept him
In mind. Toward the end OF 1775.
when Congress took measures toward
forming a navy. tho project was placed
In tho hands OF Barry az washing
toms suggestion. Barry az once fot
up system OF naval guerrilla war
faro which fairly drove tho British
captains to distraction. for by this
method his little armed boats Nwcro
able TO capture many OF tho English
supply ships For this effective scrv-
ice he received tho thanks OF wash.
inrton and was given tho titlo oN
/ Commodore by Congress. Capturing
/ English ships was his amusement
and he finally became known a
"saucy Jack Barry. tho Irish Yankee.
Among his pupils we're McDon
ough. Boyle and Decatur A fe'
years ago a monument was set ul
to his memory I'm the city OF Wash
ington.
Major Michael Corcoran. who cam
from ireland at the outbreak OF IN
Civil war, took an active part IN IN
Battle Of Bull Run, and while tn
Union troops were defeated I'm thi
battle. Corcoran fought valisntly
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leading many OF the charges. Colonel
James Mcmahon and General Mat
thew Murphy also served IN tho Civil
War with distinction. Thousands OF
Irishmon served In the ranks and died
for the preservation OF the American
Union.
Engiand's Irish Heroes
over IN England the majority Of
their military heroes for tho past two
centuries at least have been Irishmon
or men with a strain OF Irish blood.
During the ponlnsular War two-thirds
OF tho English army are said 10 have
been Irish, and IN 1910 member
or Parliament assorted that within his
"own knowledge out OF n regiment
OF men then stationed in the south
OF England eight hundred and sixty
OF tho ono thousand were Irish"
Tho great wellington was Irish. as
was Ross. Cough and Napier. The
late Lord Roberts. although born I'm
India. had strain OF Iriah blood I'm
his veins Sir John French. too.
boasts OF Irish ancestry.
Lord Kitchener. Great Britain's
greatest military man Of the present
war, Is Irish and was born near Bally-
lonEford. Kerry. His military record
up 10 tho present war has been ono
long list OF victories for England. III
work IN the soudan campaign and
his final rout OF tho Khalifa al Omdur
man I'm 1898 won back tho SoudaI
FOR Egypt and made him a peer. III
was Chicf-of-stan and Commander
/ in-Chiof during tho Boer War AM
for "a time Commander-in n-Chiof q
India. Today his word Is law In Brit
lEh military affairs despite the report
that he IS 10 be doposed
ireland In the Present War.
A great doal has been written abou
tho diFloyalty OF the Irish towar
England during tho present wal
Much Of this Is mere talk, and wer
% not for tho rigid censorship IN
world would be ringing with the brav
cry Of the irish soldier. To he sure
the Irish have not yet responded q
the call OF recruits with az much aiac
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Csnera/hIlche0er

must fall into our hands in fifteen
minutes or Molly Stark will be a
widow" II is needless 10 say that
Mrs. Stark did not become a widow
General Edward Hand and Colonel
Fitzgerald were Irishmen who gave
the American Colonies assistance at
the Battle OF Princeton. Washington
I'm his memoirs makes frequent allu-
sions TO the bravery OF Colonel Fitz-
gcrald-'an Irish officer I'm the old
Blue and Buns' the FIRST volunteer
company raised In the South at the
dawn OF the Revolution" In the
campaign Of 177S Fitzgerald was aide
do-camp to Washington, and a. was
this officer who watched Washington
all through the Battle Of Princeton
and when for a few minutes he missed
the Commander-in-Ch dashed
through shot and shell until he found
tho General unharmed. THANK God
your Excellency IS safei" he cried
and then wept for Joy. All through
the American Revolution Irishmci
from ireland and men OF Irish parent
age born on our soil played an I'm
portant part In gaining our libert.
from British tyranny.
10 has been calculated by tho bcs
authorities that the Irish elomen
formed az least one-third OF tho ON
GERS and privates who took part n
the great struggle from 1775 TO 1852
Father OF Our Navy.
The Father OF our Navy was also an
Irlshman-Commodo John Barry.
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refused to consider this as he de-
clared that the relief would be only
temporary.
Planting grass and other vegetation
on the slopes was suggested as a
method Of preventing slides. but when
the heavy rains come this vegetation
is washed into the Canal-in fact. big
trees which have been standing on
the banks for years have come down
with the slides. remaining In an up
right position during the movement.
Piling was also tried but with little
success.
Curious breaks have occurred such
as at Zion Hnl. whore several tons
OF earth suddenly broke away from
the side OF the hill and slid down,
forming a miniature sugar loaf noun
tain. This gradually broke up and
slipped into the Canal. A vast amount
OF earth as this falling on the soft
material below causes a humping
up; that is. the lower earth being
squeezed out below Is pushed up and
I'm one place this kind OF earth formed
an island i'm the Cut. AT other places
the broken up condition OF the rocks
and earth precludes the use Of a steam
shovel.
II i--hoped to finally cure the slides
by digging back farther and I'm ter.
race-like fashion. The physical char
acter of the Culebra beds. consistin.
as they do OF alternating layers o
sandstone and shalc. is peculiarly IA
vorable to landslides. and here agaii
the angle OF repose must be reache'
before the earth will remain az rest
Some OF the sandstone and shalo II
the Cut when exposed 10 air disinte
CRATE but harden when constant.
kept wet. Where this dislntegratioi
occurs grasses and other vegetable
Rrowths viii spring up and expan'
rapidly and hold together well bu
sometimes even this earth slips dowi
the slides. Suggestions that con
crete retaining wall be built after th'
earth had been removed TO a certain
grade we're made but this plan. TOO
! was rejected by the engineers
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down to meet It. and in the short
space OF twenty-four hours these two
slides spoiled tho labor OF thousands
OF men as easily as boy might tear
up a birds nest. Ships were held
outside for weeks and the slides got
on everybody's nerves from the en-
gineers 10 the tourists who sat on the
hot decks OF the steamers fussing and
fuming over their ill luck. Finally a
channel was made and the smaller
vessels passed through. Then the
slides came again and not only closed
the channel but formed an island OF
mud as well. General George W. Goe-
thals at once resumed charge OF the
work and from time TO time sent in
reports as TO when he hoped traffic
might be resumed.
When the United States took charge
OF the canal project many engineers
declared that the work in Culebra Cut
(now known as Gaillard Cut-named
in honor OF the man who gave his
life for the work. was merely a mat
ter of the taking out of so much ma
terial and the easiest part Of the task
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Experiments were tried with ce-
ment covering to the banks by the
cement gun and by concrete held in
place by rods embedded in the rocks,
but as both proved worthless the idea
was abandoned.
General Cocktails Remedy.
According TO General Goethals
latest report the slides which are now
giving trouble are directly opposite
each other and are about twenty-five
hundred feet In length. The banks
are three hundred to three hundred
and fifty feet above sea level on the
east and extend up TO four hundred
and eighty feet above sea level on
the west. The areas OF territory at
fected on the east side covers eighty
one acres and on the west side III
tie more than seventy-eight acrea
This is now being removed by dredgcs
and steam shovels. AS to the cause
Of these slides. General Goethals in
his report writes as follows:
1T is certain that the troubles are
due to the failure Of underlying strata,
/ because these were unable to bear tho
weight that the banks brought upon
] tNtins 1nQtI illC AlltuIlirAHHNtr a. -
difficult TO understand the impression
that has gained credonce in some
quarters that sea level canal would
have avoided the difficulties encoun-
tered. since the cutting would have
( been through the same materiai' on'
at least eighty feet deeper
eft is also certain that nothing can
stop the movements now in prosrcss
until the angle OF rcpose Is reacheo
for tho materials under the condi'ions
that exist and that this can DC re1ens,
only by removing the excess amoen-
or material. II experience counts Tor
s,gbf then that gained IN the hand
linz Of the slides and the breaks that
have occurred along the line or tno
canal leaves no doubt that the means
sso,+c5 and now IN use will effect =
cure IN tho slides that now close the
canal: furthermore. that when cured
no further troubles need be anfict=-!
pated from slides In this locality.
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rity as was expected, but neither hav,
the English, yet nevertheless ireland
Is doing her part. and not very LONG
ago Sergoant-now Lioutonat O'Lcary
young Irishman, was given a Vic
toria Cross for taking a German po-
sltion practically single-handcd. To-
day this young officer Is hero both
In England and ireland, and recently
he has been In Dublin assisting ir
recruiting. The same gallant charge;
as OF old are being made by tho Irish
soldiers and not long ago tho Eng
lish papers were filled with stories of
the Irish Guards when they Joined the
French infantry in carrying out an
order 10 clear tho oncmy's trenches
near Ypres This order was carried
out during n perfect rain OF shrapncl.
but the Irish never wavercd and this
particular trench was soon cleared.
Tho devotion Of tho Irish soldier
10 his comrado is one OF tho really
beautiful things OF the war. stovs
Illustrating this Is told by one or tho
correspondents who recently returned
TO England. 10 seems that an Irish
Dragon carried n wounded comrads
on his hnck for nearly a mile TO ar
abandoned farm house There they
we're discovered by the Germans. who
at once made an attempt 10 capture
them. In spite OF tho odds against
! them. the Irishman refused 10 surron-
der, and their defense was so vigorous
that tho Germans brought up a ma
chine gun. Rather than SEQ the house
that had sheltered them demolished
they rushed out in the hope Of cap.
turing the gun. but were killed az
they reached the door. "Thcy di'
not surrender, they fought to th'
last" said the Irishmnn who was tell
{ ing the story. you will notice thal
tho Dragon did not desert his com
rade." he continued.
J Tho men OF ST. Patrick's Land have
such a long list Of heroic acts 20 their
credit when fighting Tor Great Britain
that it has come 10 be an old saying;
"Ho that England would win
Must with ireland first begin"
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Ing for tho crisis IN fever case
little uncertain.
Angle OF Rcposc.
All the engineers agree upon the
angle OF repose theory--ovon the spe-
cialists who were called In upon the
case. Just where this angle Of re-
pose OF the earth I'm the cut may be
seems as much OF n problem as the
slides themselves Some time ago tho
engineers pointed out that any ma
terial will keep sliding until Il reaches
certain angle and then a.
will stop. So. they made a con-
servativo estimate OF tho angle
OF repose for the clay walls OF the
Canal and issued a statement telling
lof the millions OF cubic yards OF mud
that would have 10 be dredgod out
OF the Canal before the angle OF re-
pose was reached. Then they dredged
out the millions OF cubic yards OF
mud and millions more slid in. Then
they tried another estimate. with the
same result. However. General Goe-
thals Is stin working along these lines
with a marvellous try, try again" per-
sistence.
Various Cures Suggested.
In the early days a party OF scien-
lists. including a number OF geolo-
gists, were sent TO the Isthmus TO
make investigations OF the earth's
condition in the Cut. After much dis
cussion and tramping through mud
and over rocks the geoiogists came 10
the conclusion that the material OF
the slides was nearly all earth and
that the heavy tropical rains OF the
Isthmus kept it saturated with water
throughout the wet season" Earth" ."
they said, "had a relatively steep
angle OF repose. but earth saturated
with water Is mud, and mud will often
refuse to stand az a greater angle
than one 20 one hundred. Therefore,
the only way 20 solve the problem IS
20 build a roof over .he earth TO
keep Il dry, pump the water out OF IL,
cover II with concrete. and so bring IL
TO repose in a short time Prac-
tical engineers ridiculed the idea and
the suggestion was not accepted-and
slides continued TO slide.
Recently another set OF men went
10 the Isthmus 10 look over tho soil
and it is said they disagreed. Their
report is TO be made later.
Kinds OF Slides.
The slides at Panama are OF sew
eral varieties and their freakish pro-
pensities have sorely tried the patience
OF the engineers. Excessive rains pour
down for nine months every year an,
so thoroughly do they saturate th'
earth that the wind and sun OF threl
months are not sufficient TO dry on
I the ground water. Because OF IN
great depth OF tho cutting subsur
face drainage cannot reach the groun'
water sufficiently deep 20 be effectiv
even II the immense cost involve
should warrant such a procedure
was suggested by someone that arti
p ficial heat applied through pipe
i might be used but General Goethal
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ing accounts OF their heroic work ir
Irish history.
The Battle OF Fontenoy, the most
decisive battle fought in Europe dur
ing the eighteenth century, was one
in which tho bravery of the Irish
troops in the service OF France wr
displayed with the greatest luster 10
themselves. the greatest advantage &c
the country that had given them a
home-and to a certain extent. fame
and honor.
The eighteenth century brought
out the fighting qualities OF many
Irishmen. Lieutenant General Charles
OBrien, Viscount Glare. Captain Ca
rev. and our own General Richard
Montgomery. the pro-martyr OF the
American Revolution who fell at
Quebec.
Irish American Heroes.
Anthony Wayne. too. was an Irish.
man. He was surnamed Mad" An.
thony Wayne, from the fact that &
was thought that no sane man woul'
attempt the storming of Stony Point
post on the Hudson river. nea
I Kings Ferry. Wayne carried the da.
and his successful daring has mad
his name dear TO every American
General John stark. tho hero of Ben
nington. was an Irishman OF few
words. but OF decisive action and thl
author Of the famous words so wei
known to every school boy: MY boys
you sec those Rcdcoats yonder? Thol