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Steamer Strikes Mime.

London, March 29.-The crew OF the
Danish steamer Harriet of Copengag-
en- has been landed at Harwich, &C.
cording to dispatch to Lloyds. The
captain of the vessel reports that she
struck nine.
The Harriet was vessel Of 1882
tons.
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WAITE CONFESSES
He KILLED PECK
DENTIST OUTLINES DETAILS OF
MURDER TO HIS BROTHER.
PLANS TO TELL PROSECUTOR
Poison Administered When Disease
Germs Failed to XIII, Says States
Detective After Listening to
Prisoners Story.

New York, March 29.-Dr. Arthur
Warren Waite outlined to his brother,
Frank Waite, details of the confess
sion he is expected to give to District
Attorney Swami regarding the death
OF his wife's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John E. Peck.
Raymond SCHNEIDER, the private de-
tectiVe who. Waite thought, was
working for him, but who in reality
is retained by the district attorney,
said he was in the room at Bellevue
hospital with Frank Waite and heard
the accused dentist say he was ready
to make a full confession of his &C
lions.
Tried Germs Before Poison.
SCHNEIDER said Doctor Waite told Of
having given germs to Mr.. and Mrs.
Peck, but they did not work as quick
ly as he had anticipated, so he gave
Mr.. Peck the arsenic that killed him.
Waite did not say, according to
SCHNEIDER, what caused Mrs. Peck's
death.
When he came from his brothers.
room, Frank Waite telephoned at
once to the district attorneys office.
District Attorney Swami, with his
assistant and stenographers, went at
once to Bellevue prepared to receive
any statement or confession Doctor
Waite might make.
At the hospital, however, the dis
trict attorney encountered Walter r.
Deuel. lawyer, who was with Frank
Waite and the dentist. Mr.. Deuel.
asked that the district attorney post
pone receiving the statement from
Doctor Waite and his request was
complied with "a.
official Confession Delayed.
The party left the hospital shortly
after seven O'clock. 81 80
did Waite make confession?" Dis
trict Attorney Swami was asked.
"He was ready to make full con-
fession," he replied, but Mr.. Deuel.
did not wish me to speak with him.
respected this request and went no
further"
ing a cOnfessiOn?"
Yes. | am ready"
Stage Lures Woman in Case.
With practically nothing but an es
tablished case of insanity to save Doc
tor Waite, her studio" companion
from the death chair, Mrs Margaret
Horton began talking of fattering Of
fers she had received to continue her
stage work.
Il have nothing to worry about
now" she said. Il have told the dis"
trict attorney everything know. and
| am willing to tell it to the grand
jury"
The fact that she was with Doctor
Waite when he purchased the deadly
cultures Of tuberculosis and of typhoid
did not concern her.
Ms. Horton still maintains the in
nocence of her relations with Doc
tor Waite in the Plazo studio. Her
husband, Harry Mack Horton. believes
in her implicitly. referring to her as
dove in flock of crows"
Second Arrest Rumored.
Possibility of a second arrest in the
case is imminent. according to rumol
at the district attorneys Office. The
suspect Is a man. Doctor Waite IL
known to have paid out lump sun
of about $4,000 when he returned from
Grand Rapids. March Is. 1t is theory
that this was given to man who had
, knowledge of the poisoning and who
with it blackmailed Waite
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Family Near Death.

Des Moines, March ga fire start.
ing from crossed wires In the home
OF DIR. r. A. Schwaner early today
caused loss of $4,000 and enianger.
ed the lives of the family and servants.
Everyone in the house was asleep at
the time 3AAsf 5h4
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Workman -isanneara.

Dubuque. March 29.-Fred Ingwer,
son, sash and door factory worker quit
his job at noon, drew $40. all his saw,
ings fro the bank and disappeared
He leaves a wife AMI four children,
the Youngest being twins, three
months old
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-03-30
The Eagle Point Sunk.

London, March 80. The British
steamer Eagle Point has been sunk.
according to Lloyds. The crew was
saved
The Eagle Point was vessel of
1929 tons gross and was built in 1900
She was owned by the Norfolk and
North American Steamship Company.
The last record of the steamer shows
her arrival at st. John, N B., on
March q
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-03-30
Attempts suicide.

Des Moines, March 80. Thomas
Powell, aged AZ, attempted suicide
in his room by slashing all the AFTER
les in his left wrist with knife. Pow
ell told the police he had been III and
had nothing to live for.
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Child Burned to Death.

Clinton, March 29. Margaret
Schreiner, : years old, was burned to
death at her home here yesterday,
Her clothes caught fire while she,
was playing with an oil stove in the
kitchen while the family was away.
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Bank Examiner Resigns.

Des Moines, March 29.-E b. VIII
son, state bank examiner. has re-
signed, effective April LIST. State
Auditor F. s. Shaw announced today
that Charles A. Mains of Cedar Rap.
ids will succeed Wilson as examiner.
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rroons Pursue Villa.

San Antonio. March 29.-United
States troops today are pursuing Viii
la in the region of the Santa Maria
valley, according to reports received
from General Pershing by General
Funston at Fort Sam Houston.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-03-30
French Capture Trenches.

Paris, March 29.-Three hundred
yards of German trenches in the
south end of Avocourt woods were
captured by French troops today, the
war Office announced The French
also acquired an important fortified
German work.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-03-30
smothered in car.

Des Moines. March 29.--William ].
Gunther. aged 80, who was one OF the
two men smothered in a REFRIGERATOR
car at Lacrosse, WIS, was a former
Des Moines man. M
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-03-30
verdict of Mot GulItx.

Chicago. March 29.-Federal Judge
Anderson instructed the jury in the
case of William r., Edwards, st, Paul
millionaire ZIMMERMAN. for Violation
OF the Mann act, TO RET ri d Verdict
of not guilty.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-03-30
Ramsayer Files NomonatIon,

Des Moines March. 80 &C. w. Ran
sever salsd nomination papers with the
secretary OF STATE ssfor.ige election 10
congress as republican IN the sixth
district.
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HELP. in LIQUOR FIGHT
Mccain Calls on Churches for Support
of Prohibition.

Independence. Kan, March al
College bred leaders and the whole
hearted support of the church must
be given the fight for national pro-
hibition to make it a success, Harry
G.. Mccain declared in an address
here last night at the Kansas confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
church. Mr.. Mccain is secretary of
the temperance society of the church.
THE principal cause of poverty in
America is the social waste that is due
to intemperance," said he. "Prac-
tically everyone admits when an in
dividual spends money for liquor his
money is wasted. The same thing is
true of the nation. If every drop of
liquor in America were poured in the
sewers no genuine human interest
would suffer.
1T is tremendously significant that
America sinks in the rum glass an
nually eight times as much wealth as
she loses by fire; that the gross re-
ceipts of all railroads in America
would not quite pay our national
drink bill. while from commercial
standpoint the liquor problem is seven
times as big as the question of our
nations tariff.
THE annual drink bill in the United
States is two times the paid-in capital
of all our national banks; would twice
over pay our national debt and would
pay the running expenses of our public
school system for more than five
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DOG UNCLE SAM STEPS
Cites wv. j. b. as Divine Punishment
for Lack of German Sympathy.

New York. March 2f.-The World
this morning prints a second section
of the German documents showing the
activities of DR.. Karl Oskar Bertling
in the propaganda in this country.
DIR. Karl Oskar Bertling, who was
sent to the United States Immediately
after the war broke out, to establish
a pro-German cable news service to
South America and China and to con-
duct pro-German propaganda in this
country, kept up a correspondence
with r. Walther of the German
American chamber of commerce in
Berlin. in which the latter, besides
recording the keen disappointment of
the German foreign office at DIR. Bert
ling's failure to fulfill his special mis-
sion to their satisfaction, discussed the
pro-German propaganda with the ut
most frankness. as the following ex-
cerpts from Mr.. Walther's letters
show:
We will dog Uncle Sans footsteps
with painful accuracy-his sloppy, OBJ
stinate pro-English neutrality nom
sense we utterly repudiate. When
God wishes to punish a country, He
gives it a w. J. B. as secretary of
state. This man is crucified to a
cross of gold said an American re-
Gently speaking of him. Oh hell"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-21
HOLD MUSIC FESTIVAL.
Pittsburg Plans Greatest Event Ever
Held in Southeast Kansas.


Held in Southeast Kansas.
Pittsburg, Kan, March 21.-The
greatest festival of music southeast
ern Kansas ever has enjoyed will be-
gin at the State Manual Training Nor
NAL April "a and close May B. Two
renditions of 1.-The Messiah" will be
the central features of the week but
there are other numbers OF great
merit and Importance.
The program for the week follows:
Tuesday, April "a, p. m.-Concert
by McCray'S band.
Wednesday, April Is, p. M
Piano recital.
Thursday, April 26, p. m.-Inter-
pretative dances by 100 girls on cam
pus lawn under the direction of Miss
Dora Sauer, director of physical cul-
ture for women, and presentation of
the outdoor play, Spring"
Thursday, April 26, p. m-F1rst
rendition of THE Messiah" under di-
rection of Walter McCray, conductor.
Friday, April 81, 2:30 p. m--Re-
cital by artists. Those who are to ap-
pear are Miss Edith Bideau, soprano,
Huff. contralto; John D. Barker. bass,
all of whom appear in THE Messiah
Miss Gertrude Concannon, pianist,
Miss Rretia Hesselberg, violinist, the
Normal male glee club and the or
chestra of THE Messiah
Friday, April 81, 8 p. m-Second
rendition of THE Messiahj'
Monday, May l, l p m--May fete
| by sophomore class on campus.
! Monday, May 1, $3.50 p. m.-Con-
cert by Minneapolis Symphony or
J cheStra.
! Monday, May 1, p. m.-Concert by
the Minneapolis Symphony orchestra.
| Wednesday, May 3, s p. m.-Recital
! by vocal students and presentation of
spinning scene from THE Flying
Dutchman."
/ There will be $50 voices in the Choir
US of The Messiah" Conductor Nc
/ Cray found it necessary to cut down
the size of the chorus which threat
| ened to reach 500 voices
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BATTLE IN MIDAIR
Most Desperate of War Wit
messed by Thousands.
Twenty-Three Allied Crafts
Met by Corps of Enemy.

Basel, Switzerland, March IL
When twenty-three allied aeroplanes
raided Mulhausen. Upper Alsace, the
greatest aerial battle of the war took
place. Accounts just reaching here
declare that more than fifty machines
were fighting at such close quarters
that the German anti-air craft guns
had to cease fire in order to avoid
hitting their own machines.
one French airman rammed a Ger
man machine, which fell in flames
Five German aeroplanes and three
French fell, the occupants of all be-
ing killed. Even while the allied air
men were fighting they dropped a
number Of bombs upon military po-
sitons. Many thousands of persons
witnessed the combat.
The allied air raid on Mulhausen
was reported in yesterdays afternoon
French official statement.
Berlin March 21.-Todays official
statement of war says:
In an aerial battle, Lieutenant
Baron Won Aithaus brought down his
fourth aeropiane, over enemy lines
west of Lihons, while Lieutenant
Boelke brought down his twelfth ma
chine over the forest of FORCES. The
enemy lost three other aeroplanes."
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STUDENTS TO WORK FARM.
Highland College Faculty Provides
Means for Them to Earn Board.

Highland, Kan, March 21.-A self
help or cooperative department is the
latest addition to Highland college, it
was announced here today. Several
acres of land, which can be farmed, is
owned by the college authorities and it
is planned to allow students to work
on this small farm for their board,
room and tuition. Through this de-
partment the college expects to help
many students, who otherwise would
not be able to get an education, stay
in school by furnishing them an OPP
portunity to make their expenses. 1t
was announced that this is the first
time such a plan has been tried by
a Kansas college although the schemS
has been tried and found successful
in other states.
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NO DRESS SUITS THERE
Barred-Not Borrowed-Is Rule at
CattIemen's Convention Ball.

Houston, Tex, March 21.-Dress
suits will be barred, not borrowed, at
the grand ball of the Texas Cattle
Raisers' association, which opened a
three days convention here today. The
delegates let it be known some time
ago that they baked at boiled shirts
and would rather have an old fash
Toned barbecue, anyway. The enter
tainment committee stuck to the
dance, and compromise was effected
The ball will be held. but anyone who
springs an open faced suit will do so
at his own risk. The program will be
enlivened by the stunts of the Ancient
Order of Bovinians
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SWEET TRIAL NEXT MONTH.
Grant County Murder Suspect May
Ask Change of Venue.

Dodge City, Kan, March 21,7-
Change of venue may be asked in the
case of Archie Sweet, accused of the
murder of Nellie Byers, a Grant
county school teacher. The trial is
expected to come up at the April term
of the Grant county district court. ].
l. Sheppard, a Fort Scott attorney
will conduct the case for the defense
A fund has been started by several
Ford county persons to provide ade-
quate counsel for Sweet. A farmer
has volunteered to give SIS for that
purpose, and he claims there are a
number of others ready to contribute
This case promises to be hard fought
and the attorney general has an
nounced his intention of helping in
the prosecution.
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CAN PAY BIG REWARD
$4,000 Wouldn't Worry SIOcum. He's
Nephew of Mrs. Russell Sage.

Columbus, n. M, March 21.-The
offer of Colonel Slocum, Thirteenth
cavalry. of $4,000 reward for General
Villas head, has raised the question
of the colonePs ability to pay it. The
offer is open to anyone, Mexican or
American.
Colonel Slocum could afford to pay
the $4,000, being a nephew of Mrs.
Russell Sage. He is quoted as having
said that Villas head is well worth
the money.
1t is declared here that, for $50, 900.
or less sum, Villas own comrades
would risk their heads to get him.
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KANSAS MEN SUE HOLLAND.
Netherlands Government Defendant in
Suit in Wichita Court.

Wichita, Kan, March 21.-The gov
eminent of Holland was made the
defendant in a civil suit in the fed
eral court here by millers of Hutch
inson, Kan. Payment of $4,000 is
asked in remuneration for thirty five
carloads of flour that Holland bought
from the millers last year.
The original order was for fifty
cars fifteen of which were shipped
before the British blockade went into
effect. The plaintiffs claim they did
all they could to deliver the remainder
but it has not been received by HoI-
land and payment was refused. Holland
is represented in the suit by w. C.
Scarritt, an attorney of Kansas City,
Mo.
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Rumsey, excise commissioner of st.
Louis, for member of the Democratic
national committee.
Resolutions condemning the excise
policy of Mr. Rumsey were adopted
yesterday at the meetings of ministers
of the Methodist, Presbyterian, Chris
tian and Congregational churches. The
Methodist meeting was attended by
clergymen of the northern and south
ern churches and also of the German
Methodist churches. The St. Louis
ministers took with them to st. Joe
affidavits to show that Rumsey is lax
in enforcing the laws regulating dram
shops.
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ELLIS TO BUILD NEW Y. NJ. c. A.
Structure Will Provide Lodging for
Railroad Men.

Ellis. Kan, March 21.-Plans are
being drawn for a new Y. NJ. c. A.
building here, and it is expected that
work on the building will start about
April Is. The new structure is to cost
SIS, 900 and is to be paid for by sub
scription. ]. c. Holland, a Topeka
architect is working out the drawing.
The building will be three stories
high in front and two in the back.
1t will be equipped with all modern
conveniences, and it is expected that
dcrmitories will be provided in the
third story for the convenience of the
railroad men who stop here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-21
KANSAS SCHOOLS IN DEBATE.
Washbuln, n. u, Baker, X. s. A. c.
and c. of E. to Meet Friday.

Manhattan, Kan, March 21-The
first debate of a double series PEN
tagona1 debate will be held Friday
night, March "a, at the following five
institutions: University, Washburn,
College of Emporia, Baker university
and the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege.
Three weeks from this date the final
series will be held. Each college has
two teams. One team will remain at
home and the other will go to some
one of the other five schools The
question to be debated in both de-
bates is: Resolved, That the Monroe
Doctrine as developed and applied by
the United States should be aban-
doned as a part of her foreign policy.
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GAVE CIVIC BENEFIT PLAY.
Mankato Women's Club Uses Receipts
to Install Drinking Fountains.

Mankato, Kan, March 21-The
Modern Minerva club, a womans or
ganization for civic improvement, pre-
scented a home talent play, THE
Union Depot" to packed house.
Every seat was sold early in the eve
ming and long before the curtain was
raised, standing room was selling at
popular prices.
The club will use a part of the pro-
fountain at one of the busiest corners
of the town. Other women's clubs of
Mankato are making arrangements
for practical civic improvements in
the city this year
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TO VOTE ON NEW CITY HALL
Erection of $4,000 Building Rests
With Voters of Lyons.

Lyons Kan, March 21.-At the
election in this city on April 4, besides
the councilmen who are TO be elected.
will come up two important questions
relating to bond issues for public
buildings. One proposition is to make
an addition to the present high school
building, considered inadequate, and
to build another building in the north
part of town. The second question is
for the issuance of bonds for 100000
to construct a city hall. 1t will have a
seating capacity of 1900 and will be
equipped with a standard size stage
and dressing rooms.
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HURT BY FALLING TIMBERs.
Jewell County Farmer Got Legs Brok
en- While RaZing House.

Mankato, Kan, March 21.-Ernest
CoIson, from near Ionia, while en-
gagged in tearing down an old house,
was caught beneath falling timbers in
such a manner that both legs were
broken above the knees. Other in
juries were sustained, none of which
is SeriOuS
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SEVEN TO REFoRsiAToRY.
Prisoners From Shawnee County Dress
in at Hutchinson Institute.

Hutchinson, Kan, March 21.-The
reformatory population was boosted
seven with the arrival of the grist of
recent criminal court proceedings in
Topeka. The seven inmates were ac-
companied by five deputy sheriffs.
Arthur Davenport, one of the new
inmates. was one of the officers of
the state hospital for the insane con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-21
IT'S DRY" ON BORDER
L. s. Officer Commends Mexican Gen
eral for Putting Lid on Booze.

Douglas, Ariz., March 21-General
P Elias Gales, military governor of
Sonora, has received a letter from
Col W. H. Sage, commanding the
Twelfth United States infantry, sta
toned at Nogales, Ariz., expressing his
appreciation of the strict enforcement
of the prohibition law in Sonora
I'm my opinion the lack of liquor
on the border has done more than any,
thing else to allay excitement" says
the letter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-21

Norfolk, Va, March 21.-Judge
Waddill, in federal court. today, set
April IS for the hearing of libel pro-
ceedings against the British steamer
Appam. brought to Hampton Roads by
a German prize crew The British
owners of the vessel contend she
should be returned to them.
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nected with the recent scandal in that
institution. He was convicted of a
statutory crime, the charge having
been preferred by a young negro girl
The other inmates received here
were as follows: Galbreath Demoss
Theodius Stewart, Richard Blackwell
and Philip Brown, all convicted OF
larceny; and Solomon Warren and
Chester Hill, convicted of assault with
intent to kill. This swells the total
population to $685.
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MO.CONVENTION TODAY
In Session at st. Joscph--Major for
Vice President to u Vote.

St. Joseph. Mo. March 21.-It was
expected when the Democratic state
convention was called to order today
that the meeting would give its ap-
proval before adjournment to the can
didacy OF Elliott w. Major. governor
of Missouri, for the Democratic nomi-
nation for vice president of the United
States. A resolution also will be pre-
scented favoring the endorsement of
Governor Majors administration.
The administration of President
Wilson will be endorsed
The convention also will have these
things to accomplish before it's ad-
journment tonight:
Election of a national commit
teeman to succeed Edward F.
Goltra, of St. Louis.
Naming of four delegates at
large and four alternates to the
Democratic national convention
at st. Louis.
Election of two presidential
electors at large.
Election of thirty-two delegates
and alternates and sixteen presi-
Dental electors from the states
congressional districts to the ma
tional convention.
Adoption of platform.
The contest for national committee
man has created interest second only
to the discussion of Governor Major
candidacy for vice president Mr.
Goltra has Horace S. Rumsey, excise
commissioner of st. Louis, as an OPP
ponent. "A close vote in the conven-
ton was expected.
Preachers Fight Rumsey.
St. Louis March 21.-The Rev. E.
T. Clark and his brother. the Rev
Charles n. Clark. members of the
legislative committee of the Evan
gelical alliance, left for St Joseph.
Mo, last night to use their influence
with the delegates of the Democratic
state convention in session there. to
prevent the endorsement of Horace
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Another tragedy was enacted in
Topeka last night by one of the
notorious Parker gang of colored
criminals. Ben Grant, a well known
desperate, murdered his white wife at
their home, 1921 Buchanan shortly
after five O'Clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-21

A. C. Stacey, correspondent of the
K. c. Journal, gives the following as
Col. D. r. Anthony's statement to
him:
THE Republican party has not
used me right for years; 1 am tired
of it and am determined to leave it.
My platform for long has been prac-
tically the same as the alliance plat
form and hereafter the Times will
support the peoples party ticket. l
voted that ticket last fall and am sup
porting it now in our city (Leaven-
worth) election.