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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-02
J MAKE THOROUGH PROBE
OF PAST LIFE OF WAITE
.tectiyc, Under Orders OF Peck
Family, Goes to Grand Rapids
TO Pursue Inquiry.
ANTS STORY OF YOUNG WIFE
'cdulOus Bride Believed to Hold
Key to Several Mysteries in Case.
Sensational New Evidence Comes
Into Hands Of Authorities.

RNEw YORK. April Upon orders OF
D. surviving members Of the Peck
6mily, Ray &. SCHNEIDER, detective. hur-
idly left for Grand Rapids to-day.
H. has been ordered by Percy Peck and
Hiss Catherine l.. Peck. the formers
Healthy maiden aunt. to pursue his
d vcstigation In the Western city along
10 lines:
| First. To obtain every particle of
ldcncc bearing upon the possible in
/ nity Of Or. Arthur Warren Waite,
nfcssed murderer OF his millionaire
\ ther-i law. John r. Peck, and the
tiers aged wife. Hannah Nj. Peck.
second. TO obtain from Mrs. Clara
puisc Peck Waite. young wife OF the
termed. Arthur Warren Waite as
Know Him
The credulous bride Of a hali-ycar,
no adored her dashing young hus-
and until he was proven one OF the
nls it is believed, holds the key 10
ie several mysteries in the case.
VIII. IESTION MRS. WAITE
ALONG SEVERAL. LINES
These can he presented TO Mrs.
Waite In the following questions:
"rr rho 1ich, Of facts ina, have come
,,o rosses.inr NJ ,he nu,ho,.i,ics since
orr husband,s arrest what can YOU
ell NJ a,,.,nn,s Dr Waite has made
o AXE vour me-
"pid You boar any ot the couvcrsa-
ions bc,w.., Dr Waite and tho Two
oon be impIic,,cs in his scheme to
oy.r mn IN. murder Of your father
Ohm ( po,,or and Eugene Oliver
ono,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-02
ATTORNEY WANTS ALIE:NIST
no EXAMINE WAITE.

Waite : attorney. after the arraign-
nicnt. expects TO petition the court to
rccomUit his client to Hcllcvuc Hos
pitai. so that he may be examined by
an alicnist engaged by the defense.
The attorney said that the process Of
determining Waitcs mental condition
would require at least ST.: weeks. The
prisoner, according TO reports. is not
IN agreement with the plan OF trying
TO prove him insane.
I'm just as sane a YOU are You
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1916-02-25
Save The Babies

Baby Saving Week! What is
it? Why is it? 1t is a co opera
tive effort on the part of the
Women's Clubs all over the
United States during the first
week in March. It's purpose is
two fold.
l. The teaching of parents
fundamental facts with regard
TO the care of babies.
2. The bringing home to the
community a knowledge of the
facts regarding the needless
passing away of its babies and a
realization of the ways in which
it must protect them.
On March 7th at 3 p. m. at the
Presbyterian church program
will be given, carrying out the
ideas mentioned. Every mother
is urged to come. The details
of the program will be published
next week.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1916-02-25
Mission Garage Sold.

The Western Tire and Garage
Company have bought the Mis-
sion Garage. One of the men con-
nected in an official way, with
this company said to a News re-
porter: 1T is the intention of our
company to build nineteen gar
ages in New Mexico, at an aver
age cost of $40, coo each. Our pre-
sent building in Clovis is only
temporary. We expect to erect
an up to-date garage building
here. We are Incorporated to do
business in New Mexico with a
capital stock of 81, ,000,0 900. Our
chain of garages will be extend
ed over this state, Texas, Col
orado, Arizona, and all the west
ern states. We are building a
plant between the railroad tracks
in Farwell Texas, with offices in
Texico. D."
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1916-02-25
Residence Burns

About 10 A. M. Wednesday
night a three room house on the
corner of Vigil and Thornton
streets, in some unknown way,
caught fire and was soon in ash
es. There was no one living in
the house and the fire had been
burning some time before it was
discovered and the alarm was
turned in. However had the
alarm been promptly given il
would have been of no avail, for
the building was too far from anv
water plug to be reached by the
present amount of fire hose.
Better fire protection for Clovis
is a vital need.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1916-02-25
Believes Germany Playing for Time. Bernstorff Said
to Have Instructions, Play for Further Hold Off
On the Lusitania Matter; Washington Has
Tense Day.

thing like the feeling that ex-
listed today.
1t became certain that secre-
tary of war will be appointed at
once.
Brand Whitlock, it was said on
every hand. would be the man,
but the white house was mum.
Members Of congress appeared
at the white house this morning
to lay before President Wilson
evidence that a strong propo-
ganda is underway to bring
about National legislation desir-
ed by the German government.
This propaganda is seeking to
accomplish two things the stop
ping Of the shipment of muni-
tions to the allies and warning
Americans to keep off of armed
merchantmen.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1916-02-25
Back From Market

W. I. Lulkart. of the w l..
Luikart Il Co. Dry Goods store,
returned Saturday from St Louis.
where he went to lay in the
spring and summer stock of
goods for his house.
Mr.. Luikart said to the News
man: IL was very greatly i'm.
pressed with the prosperous con.
dition of the country. In fact
think the country is in better
condition than it has ever been.
| think there was more people in
the market than | ever saw be-
fore and these people were buy.
ing heavily. Ne are feeling the
good times here and bought
more goods than | have eyer
bought.
Continuing. Mr.. Luikart said:
There was lots of rain and
snow during the several weeks
| was in the East. We had but
very few pretty days when the
sun shone. New Mexico climate
has them all bested."
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1916-02-25
Deming Sheriff Shot

The killing of Sheriff. d. B.
Stephens. Of Luna county. comes
as q distinct shock to thousands
of people in this state. Mr..
Stephens was fearless an d
courageous in the discharge of
his duty. He was a terror to
the bad men of the country.
and his death is mourned by
hosts of law abiding citizens
over the entire state.
The jailor. J. C. Tabor, was
overpowered, his gun and a
small sum Of money taken from
him. He was then locked in q
cell and five prisoners made their
escape. One of the prisoners
telephoned a local garage, say.
ing he was the Sheriff, and ask
ing that car be sent immediate
ly, as he wanted to take sic X
man to a health resort some dis.
tance away. The car was
brought and the driver thrown
in a cell, and the five outlaws
took the car and headed for the
mountains near Rincon. An
hour later the Jail delivery was
discovered and Sheriff Stephens
with a posse of deputies set out
in hot pursuit. The bandits be-
ing over taken a fight ensued in
which the Sheriff met death, al
so one of the bandits. Another
outlaw was wounded, also one
of the Sherif's posse. Another
one of the desperadoes was cap
tur ed the following day. The
other two are still at large.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1916-02-25
Enlarges Grocery Business

We were in error last week
when we stated that j. A. Nc
farlin had bought the Busby
stock of groceries. A. B, Austin
proprietor of the Model Grocery
is the man who purchased this
stock.
Mr.. Austin has enlarged. and
otherwise changed this stock of
groceries until this is now one of
the neatest and most thoroughly
up. to.date and down to the-mn.
ute grocery stores in the city.
r. H. Mann, an experienced
groceryman from Quanah. Texas
is in active charge.
Mr.. Austin said to the News
man: The people in that part
of town need and deserve a first
clsss g-ocery store, and it is my
intention to keep this store IN
operation at the same old stand,
and make it one of the very best
in town. | will keep in stock
there a clean, fresh stock of
groceries always and sell at
right prices"
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1916-02-25
Some Corn

The News man hoped into
his buzz wagon and buzzed out
to j. N. PARROTS Monday after
noon. As usual that gentleman
farmer was busy. He had a pair
of superfine horses hitched to an
extra large wagon. while he,
with an extra large scoop shovel
was scooping extra large ears OF
corn into the afore. mentioned
wagon.
This load will round out
1000 bushels of corn ! have sold
this year." said Mr.. Parrot. 81
have that pile you see there left
There was between 200 and 800
bushels of corn in that pile. !"
This corn was grown on 30 acres
of land. II have been here since
1906 and have raised corn every
year. / have had corn to sell
every year save two" said Mr..
Parrott.
This farmer-stockman has
thrashed 1885 bushels of graf in
this season besides his Indian
corn, and the produce from &c
acres he did not thrash.
Mr.. Parrott has a small bunch
of good cows, horses, hogs, and
chickens. He has real good
home, with many modern con-
veniences, and is really living
and enjoying life. Come Ia
Curry county New Mexico and
quit having the blues.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1916-02-25
Small Pox

Several cases of small pox. in
a mild form, have broken out in
Clovis this week. With the
proper precaution being taken
by our health authorities and all
others, we do not anticipate that
the disease will spread.
Every precaution should be
taken. and doubtless will be to
prevent the disease from spread
ing. This will probably mean
the guaranteeing of some, and
thereby, the curtailing of their
personal liberties, but it is
necessary that a few suffer for
the benefit of the whole. and
who will say it isn't fair?
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1916-02-25
Stockman's Convention

We acknowledge, with pleas
ure, an invitation to attend the
Sixteenth Annual Panhandle and
Southwestern Stockman's Con.
vention, which convenes in A.
buquerque, March 7, 8 and 9,
The biggest hearted bunch of
red blood Americans that ever
assembled is these cattle men.
We would shore" like to go.
and if our bank account hasn't
dwindled to the vanishing
pint" we think we will go and
rub up against that bunch of
big hearted. big Drained gentle.
men,
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1916-02-25

Washington. d. c., Feb. % -
The appearance of President
Wilson before congress in the
next few days to announce his
desire to break off diplomatic
relations with Germany is fore
cssted this afternoon by high
administration officials.
One official said that this ac-
ton is certain if the intimatiOns
are correct that the German
foreign Office Is sending Ambas.
sador Won Bernstorff instructions
to play for further delay in the
termination Of the Lusitania dis
pute.
Washington today passed the
tensest day in recent history.
Not even before the declaration
of war on Spain was there any.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1916-02-25
WILSON TO ASK CONGRESS TO
BREAK RELATIONS WITH GERMANY
Citizens Bank
Open on March Is

In conversation with Mr. 5. A.
Jones, organizer of the Citizens
Bank, we learned that it Is the
intention of this bank to open
it's doors to the public about
March Is.
Mr.. Jones. as well as all others
who are directly interested in
this bank. is very enthusiastic
over the bright prospects ahead
of the institution.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1916-02-25
Curry County Leads

In the important matter of
poll tax collections last year. ac-
cOrding to State Superintendent
of Public Institution, Alvin N.
White, Curry county led every
county in the state. Mighty
fine showing. this. Yet we fell
short of the 100 per cent mark
b. Ii. Let's make 1t 100 per
cent this year.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1916-02-25
Barn Burns.

Thursday morning about II
o'clock a small barn belonging
to Tom Davenport caught fire
and soon burned to the ground.
The barn is supposed to have
caught fire from some toy caps
being fired IN a toy pistol by
some small boys The building
was used by j. L. Lin dley as a
garage.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1916-02-25
Program to be Delivered Saturday Night, at the
Lyceum Theater, By Johnson's Band

March, Honey Boys Parade CuperO
Remicks Song Hits For 1916 Lampe
(Synopss Introduction - Alabama Jubilee
Old MADEIRA The Wedding Sunshine and Roses The Sweet
Girl in Monterey Circus Day in Dixie Pm My Way to
Doubn Bay Molly Dear Its You am After Tulip Time in
Holland
My Old Kentucky Home Variations for all Instruments.
Incidental Solos for Clarinet, Arnold Cisaneros
" :" g Baritone ... .. .. ..--. Frank Davis
Waltz Moonlight the Nile King
Bags Memphis Blues Booster Rag
Medley Overture, Indian Maiden . Fulton
March. The Guy ..~..-...-. Jewell
A good program of pictures, extra admission
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1916-02-25

V j. Hagan, a travelling man
from Princeton Illinoise, was in
Clovis for two days this week.
Said he to a News reporter: Il
am simply delighted with your
town and country. That is why
| remained over here for two
days. expect % close oU4A my
business in Chicago and move to
this Plains country" That S
the way all the wise ones talk.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1916-02-25

Il. Minhoff, a travelling man
from St. Louis, was in the city
this week. He said to the News
man. Il sure do like this country
| have been out in the Plains
Is days and have gained 7
pounds. Come to New Mexico
and grow fat.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1916-02-25

J. L. Walling. financier, capi-
talist and bloated bond holder.
of Farwell. Texas, was looking
after business here Wednesday.
w. A. Alley of the Locust
Grove community, is here attend
ing court this week.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-10

cost of living is a result of just TWO
factors. One is our departure from
the simple life, and the other is the
Vaccination of those who control the
supplies we need" declares DR.. Har-
Vey w. Wiley, famous pure food ex-
pert and former chief of the bureau
of chemistry of the United States ag-
ricuIturaI department, in discussing
today the phenomenal skyrocketing
of the prices of the necessities of life.
DR.. Wiley said that there is an in
diVidual and a social problem in
VoIVed.
Fashion is one of the principal
factors in high cost of living" he
said. ga mans clothing will wear
him a year; a woman's clothing must
be changed three or four times a
year to meet the changing fashion,
and as men pay the bills the high
cost of clothing hits everybody.
''ln the same way instead of buying
bulk we insist on buying brands when
we buy food. If we would stop buy
ing labels and buy FOOD we would
notice a difference!
I'VE pay for little package of bis
cults holding four ounces a price of
ten cents, which makes 40 cents a
pound for wheat!
"And, besides, the city man can't
get whole flour wheat; fashion has
decreed that nothing but white flour
is sold in our grocery stores.
eff families would combine to buy
whole wheat and whole corn and buy
potatoes by the barrel and other
foods the same way-in quantities.
and a company of families can easily
do this, it would help largely to solve
the problem"
DR.. Wiley says undoubtedly the
European war, combined with short
crop, is responsible for the high price
of flour, wheat and bran.
''The only remedy for this" he
garyc CGig y,oooo -, U11roro onI onofI
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-10
UP TO COMMUNITIES TO CUT LIVING COST
CITIZENS SHOULD BUY IN QUANTITY

BUY I'm QUANllI 7
But the European war is not re-
sponsibIe for the high cost of meat.
The cattIe-raisers are getting the
lowest prices that they have received
in 40 years for their cattle. And yet
all meats are higher in price to con-
sumers. This is a PURE MANIPU-
LATlON of the market, and we can
do nothing about it so long as we per-
NIT the beef barons to hold US by the
throat.
This is the great economic prob
lem of the future for the United
States government, which should
handle it as a social problem solely
for the public benefit, as we have the
problem of child labor, the eight-hour
work law and as we will handle min
imum wage legislation. In other
words, our governmental agencies
must be so organized that they will
look after the interests of ALL THE
PEOPLE rather than for the interest
of a group.
DO god remember how the mayor
Of indianapolis some years ago pur-
chased carloads of potatoes at
wholesale and sold them to the peo-
pie at actual cost?
why should not all our cities do
the same thing? Why shouldn't our
cities go into the milk business and
supply their people with clean, pure
milk at actual cost, eliminating the
duplication and overlapping that ne
cessarily takes place where a dozen
distributors try to serve the city? We
supply our people with water, why
not with milk?
Figures I.haVe collected show that
the city can pasteurize, bottle, cool
and deliver milk at three cents a
quart! Therefore they can afford to
pay the farmer seven cents a quart
and still sell to the consumer at 10
1er+cI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24
JESS WILLARD DUE
in NEW YORK TODAY
Frank Moran Will Depart for
Saratoga to Begin Train
ing Anew

NEW YORK. Feb. "a. - Jess Willard,
the pale and interesting invalid, of Chi
cago, is due here today About the Same
time Charles Francis Moran is due to
leave for another sojourn at Saratoga
Springs. The chances are that the two
wealthy gladiators will not meet until
they hop into the same ring at Madison
Square Garden on the night of March 25
Tom Jones wires that the big cowboy
was never in better health since the days
when he tossed the literal bull on the
wind-swept plains of distant Kansas
Frank Moran is a walking advertisement
as to the state of his own health
Jack Curley, the eminent wrestling pro-
mOter, officially notified Rickard and Me-
Cracken that he had chartered the Pioneer
Athletic Club, where Willard will do his
formal conditioning. AS was hinted
earlier in the month, the public will be
welcomed every afternoon at from 25
cents to so cents per welcome. This Is
done to keep the Objectionable persons
out OF the way. In the bright and pTac-
teal lexicon of Jack Curley and Tom
Jones. any person who is shy 25 cents or
so cents is an Objectionable person.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24
PENNSYLV VANEA
RELAY TEAM is
AGAIN STRONG
If Record for Mile Event Is
Again Broken, Red and
Blue Should Do 1t
THE BIG FEAT U R E S

The University of Pennsylvania ought
to have another invincible one.mile relay
team. Not only that, but If their present
world record of minutes IS seconds
when they beat Harvard, is to be broken,
the Quakers themselves are the team to
break it. This is the only possible con-
clusion from the way the Quaker quartet
ran away from Harvard's famous team
on Monday night.
All indications in advance of the race
pointed to a Harvard victory The Grim.
son had the same team as year ago,
while Pennsylvania was running two new
men. But the new men made good and
showed that they are better than the men
they displaced
From the Pennsylvania standpoint the
feature Of the race was the fine running
of Dorsey and Lennon. Dorsey took the
place of Frank Kaufman and Lennon
succeeded Don Lippincott. Kaufman is
still in the University, but has not round
ed into shape. Naturally, he hopes to
win back his place. but he will have TO
run better than he did last year, be-
cause Dorsey has improved several yards
over his 1915 form In fact, he promises
to be a better quarter.miler than half
miller, and the latter has heretofore been
his favorite distance
With Lippncott uninjured he would be
a better man than Lennon, but the latter
is more valuable than Lippncott in his in
jured condition of 1915. Lennon has proved
himself sterling runner indoors. and
there is no reason why he should not beat
so seconds outdoors. Joe Lockwood is be-
ginning 10 round into condition, so that
any way the team Is viewed the Qu2lSers
ought to be faster than they were last
year.
Harvard may or may not be faster than
i'm 1915. The present one-mile team is
the same that Penn beat indoors year
ago, but not the same as the Quakers beat
outdoors. Pennypacker and Teschner,
who ran indoors, We're succeeded by Cap
per and Tower for the outdoor race. The
latter two have now graduated so that
PennypacIer and Teschner are the best
of the quarter-mlers left
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24
ARMY AND NAVY AGAIN
TOPLAY in NEW YORK
Representatives of Service
Schools Agree to Stage Grid
iron Match on Polo, Grounds

NEW YORK. Feb. 24.-While no official
announcement of the fact has been made
as yet, the Army-Navy football game this
fall will be played at the Polo grounds
Representatives of the service schools met
President Harry n, Hampstead, of the
Giants, at the Biltmore Hotel yesterday
when, 1t is understood, a tentative agree
ment was reached as to the scene of the
gridiron classic of 1916 An official an
nouncement will be made Friday
A year ago the Army and Navy ON
cials had a very serious argument over
the matter of grounds, so serious that at
one time II appeared as II the institutions
might sever football relations The Navy,
which had been beaten on its first trip to
New York, offered serious objections to
the Polo grounds.
It was asserted that the trip from Anna
polls TO New York was altogether too
tedious Finally a compromise was eff
fected whereby it was agreed for period
of five years to alternate between the
Polo grounds and any field the Navy
directors might select. This assured the
cadets Of appearing at the Polo grounds
in 1917 and 1919.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24
MATHEWSON MAY GO SOUTH
THIS YEAR FOR LAST TIME
cold Master" Starts His Sixteenth Major
League Campaign When Giants Open
the 1916 Season
BY GRANTLAND RICE
MA.HEwsoN is packing

CHR1STY MA IHEWSON is packing his
~ grip today for his sixteenth trip to
the training zone of Sunland.
The question now ls-will this be his
last jaunt over DiXie's spring border, or
will he be able to foil Fate for a few sea-
sons longer by eliminating the malady in
his left shoulder while boiling out under
Texas skies?
An Institution
Matty, we started to say, was a New
York institution But he is also national
institution through the great credit he
has given his country's leading sport
But he is peculiarly a New York insti-
tuition, as he has never pitched ball for
any other major league club in his entire
career.
July, 1900
Mathewson Joined the Giants in July,
1900, and pitched his first game against
Brooklyn on July II.
In that first battle he lasted but four
innings before n fusillade of swats drove
him to cover. He made three starts that
first campaign and each brought him de-
feat So his first years average was eX-
actly and precisely 900.
The March of Time
Matty has been going South with the
Giants each spring Tor so many years
that few can believe that this may be his
last journey to Balldom's sunbelt
Youngsters who from the bleachers
watched his first games are now approach
ing the rim of middle age. He has gone
along at such enduring, even strides that
few have noticed the march of time
In these Is years of service Mathewson
has worked in more than 500 games, an
average of 80 games z year, and has put
away nearly 400 victories
No wonder Giant fans will anXiously
scan reports on his condition as they read
daily bulletins announcing the progress
of his work.
The Why of 1t
Why, you may ask, has Mathewson been
lifted to such a pedestal?