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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
DIR. WAITE GOES TO
DEATH NEXT WEEK
Dentist, Who Poisoned His Wealthy
Father-in.Law, Is to Be Ex-
ecuted at Ossining.

New York. May 14.-Dr Arthur
Warren Waite, dentist and tennis
player of repute, is to be executed at
Ossining, some time during the week
of May 21. Or. Waite was convicted
of numbering by means of poison his
wealthy fatherin-law, John h. Peck
Of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Or. Waite was convicted June l,
1916. at the swiftest trial of senss-
tional murder case in this county in
years. The crime is best explained in
the words of the district attorney Ed
ward Swami, who told the jury: The
cause of this deed was solely the de-
sire for money. There We're no angry
passions involved, no sex relation, no
envy. hatred or malice, nothing but
the purpose Of obtaining easy money
The murder was exposed through a
mysterious telegram signed TX. Ad-
ans sent to Percy Peck at Grand
Rapids, brother of Dr.. Waite's wife,
suggesting an autopsy and reading
suspicious aroused-demand autop.
sy." The authorities took up the case
and and autopsy showed Mr.. Peck had
died from arsenic poisoning
Confessed Buying Arsenic.
DR.. Waite confessed To- the district
lattorney that he had bought arsenic
three days before the death Of In,
father-n-law March II, but said he haC
done so on request of the elderly mar
who told him he wished to commit
suicide, as he was Respondent over tn,
death Of his wife, who died Januar
| 80, twenty days after she had arrive.
at Dr. Waite's home here. To bea
out this statement, DR.. Waite trieO
to bribe a former negro woman seryan
to testify that she knew of Mr.. Peck
, desire to commit suicide.
, As the evidence against him hega
to accumulate DR.. Waite made an NJ
| successful attempt to kill himself b
$ taking an overdose of drugs. FC
r several days he lay In a stupor hove
@ ing between life and death
! It was brought out at the trial thi
d a few hours after Dr. Waite marie
o Miss Clara Peck he complained to hD
q about the money settlement made c
d him. He had been promised $4,000
but his wife's father instead Of giviT
him a lump sum, provided payment
$500 monthly Arriving in the ci
!, the couple found awaiting them ;
+ expensively furnished apartment,
gift Of the murdered man. A gift
y. $4,000 was received from a maid,
ri aunt of Mrs. Waite a Miss Peck livi
s. at hotel here. DR. Waite urged Mi
/. Peck to give him more money, al
u subsequently the dentist got $500
ID from her which he said he would
ID vest
Untrue to Wife.
N September &c, 1914, Dr. Waite
<. vited his father-in-law to come fro
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-11-09
SPIRIT LAKE

Spirit Lake more than subscribed
It's quota OF the Second Liberty Loan
issue. The total subscriptions, when
counted at the Bank Of Spirit Lake,
amounted TO $4,000. The maxi
mum quota was $4,000.
The bridge crew, uLder RIB. Camp.
bell, will be located 10 Spirit Lake
for two or three weeks, building a
rest room for women who will be en-
ployed as engine wipers.
The Food Conservation cards have
all been signed and returned, and the
result shows that about 95 percent Of
the homes of Spirit Lake ar "IIooyer-
ites," and ready to do their part.
II. Krech, manager of the local
picture theatre, has announced that
be will not raise the price OF adniis-
sion unless forced to do SO by small
attendance.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-11-09
Recreations Fund.

San Francsco.-Preparations were
made throughout the United States
for the war camp community recrea
tion fund campaign, to begin the
week of November 5th, to raise $4,-
000.0 900 for "outside of the camp"
recreations, 1t was announced by The
officials of the western division OF the
movement here.
Western states have been asked to
raise S344, 900, divided as follows:
California, SIG, 900; Arizona, $la, 900;
Utah, 1000; Washington, $4,000;
Oregon, $4,000; Idaho, $4,000;
Montana, Sis, 900 and Nevada, $1,000.
Curbing Of vice and prevention Of
homesickness among soldiers 10 train-
ing weretahnounced as two of the
leading purposes of the community
work, which also aims TO provide
healthful recreation along all lines
aud to cement friendship between
civilian and soldier.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-11-09
Wheat Not For Hogs.

Boise, Idaho. Feeding wheat 10
hogs is the latest infraction of the
food dministratlon's regulations that
has come to the attention of r. +.
Bicknell, food administrators for
Idaho.
Mr.. Bicknell has the names of sew
eral Idaho farmers who are doing this
and addressed them personally Friday
asking that they Immediately stop
the practice. lie says unless they
heed his request he will publish their
names.
Idaho's administrator called atten.
tion to the fact Friday that even
though wheat may be fed less expen-
sively az this time than corn, that is
beside the question, for 1t is absolute
ly necessary that all possible wheat
be released for shipment to our allies
and it should not be matter now nl
what citizen can get out of the gov
ernmeut but rather what he can pu'
into it.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-11-09
Americas Part Important.

That ten days inspection of the
efforts OF France and England to
make war had altered all his views
towards the conflict, was the declara-
ton of Representative Clarence B.
Miller of Minnesota. member Of the
foreign relations committee of the
house.
II am now convinced" he said,
"that the part America must play to
bring the war to a successful issue is
vastly more important than had
ever imagined. Furthermore, 1 now
see this is war of peoples as we'll as
of armies, aud this makes 1t all the
more evident that Americas wealth,
resources and man-power must bt
given to IT."
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-11-09

the world that the people of this
country will subscribe the full amount
l know that the people of this COM
munity will do their share and we
will raise our proportion. | know it
be :ausa our boys are receiving the
benefit Of this lreat work in their
training camps. They will receive
the benefits when they cross the ocean
and they need IT, Give what you can
to the army and navy Y. M. @ A.
that they may not fail in this hour OF
the countrs's greatest need. Remem-
Der that the Y. NJ. Q. A. hut is the
only place where your boy can find
happiness. comfort or entertainment
when he is in the army"
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-11-09
CGUR D'ALENE

The supreme court Is 10 session
this week.
An auxiliary of the Occur d'Alene
chapter of the Red Cross was organ
ized at an enthusiastic meeting at
Athol.
Occur d'Alene chapter Red Cross
now has 644 members as follows:
Occur d'Alene. 38l, Post Falls 96.
Harrison So, Rathdrum 81, Hauser
Valley Al.
A convention OF the trustees Of the
school districts OF this county has
been called by County Superintendent
r. G. Egbers for Friday and Saturday.
November and 10.
William Sutton, of Harrison, con-
victed for assault on p. B. Rice, also
OF Harrison, was sentenced to go days
in the county Jail by Judge IL. N.
1uC upOo ~
was convicted is misdcmcanor and
carries only jail sentence, while the
alleged crime. assault, with intent to
commit murder, Is felony.
William Vane, Teputed wealthy
citizen of Newport, Idaho, will be
again brought to trial for the alleged
holdup OF the Priest River mail stage
in the fall term of the United States
district court, which will convene ir
Occur d'Alene November 10. Judge
r. S. Dietrich will preside. Nane''
jury disagreed at the trial 10 th'
spring term OF the court.
Patriotism was the keynote Ut th'
meeting Nov. S of Coeur d'Alent
business men at Bozanta Tavern
Hayden Lake. George L. Weeks de
clared that there existed 10 Coeu
d'Alene a riug OF active GermaI
! (coNTINUED Oh PAGE Two.)
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-11-09
Idaho State News Items.

Senator Borah of Idaho left for
Washington, ID C, after strenuous
campaign for the Liberty bonds. The
senator, during that campaign, made
from Que to three speeches every day.
Reports turned 10 TO 4. f. Johnson,
state treasurer of the Red Cross
tinancial campaign, show the amount
of money paid in cash for the Red
Cross war fund, compiled from all
figures, TO be $402, 169 so.
According to reports OF the Boise
weather bureau. the weather Of
October. just passed, was the dryest
since 1895, and there were more clear
days in the month than recorded in
any October since the establishing OF
the weather bureau Office.
At the preliminary hearing before
Probate Judge w. +. Whitaker at
Standpoint, Nov. 2, Edward Hitler of
Priest River, who shot and killed
Henry Baldwin on the night Of Oct.
%, was discharged on his plea of self.
defense. TIE evidence submitted
showed that Baldwin was a "bad
man" that he had had frequent
ouarrels with neighborS and threat.
ened to xii! them.
Numerous complaints have been
received by State Pure Food Com
missioner ]. K White 10 the last
week or 10 days, from people, who
repoite that their flour was affected
with weeyll. 10 many cases which
were investigated 1t was found that
people had stored away from four IL
six sacks of flour, fearing shortage
Bakers also were not free from the
trouble. Commissioner White said
damp and dark storage places were
responsible.
All retail dispensers of sugar
throughout the state Of Idaho are
being notified by r. f. Bicknell, food
administrator for the state, thai
until future notice their sales oi
sugar must be limited to 25 pound.
to any one person and the dealers art
asked to impress upon their customers
the necessity for being circumsDecl
in the use of sugar. Unless tht
merchants comply with the requests
of the food administrators, be propose.
upon discovery of such a breach, I,
cut off the erring merchants right Il
buy from the wholesalers who ar
now licensed In the sale of the com
modify. Mr.. Bicknell said Tuesday
morning that he did not believe suel
action would be necessary.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-11-09
ARMY Y. NJ. c. A.
Rathdrum District Organizes
to Raise Quota.

The Army and Navy Y. M. c.
A. campaign work in the Rath
drum district was organized alta
meeting in the Rathdrum State
bank last Saturday evening, with
M. B. Layton elected chatham
and Attorney Miles Egbers, secre-
tary. In the absence of Mr.. Egbers
Supt. ]. D. Davis was chosen
secretary pro TEN. A committee
was appointed to solicit funds dur
ing or before the drive set for the
week of No5. ii to i8. This
districts quota is about $275; that
of the whole county about $4,000.
Following are the solicitors ap-
pointed tc make house to house
canvass in town: S. E. Beggs and
Geo. w. Flemming, northern
section; B. E. Kyle and F. g..
Hart, western section; o. W..
Stone and M. f. Egbers, southern
section, and M. B. Layton, ]. ID.
Davis and ]. r, M. Culp, eastern
section. Solicitors for the country
contiguous to town are E.
Young, N. Nelson, A. o. Skinner,
Peter Top Peterson, VIM. Bekel,
c. B. Sanders, S. A. Weaver,
Grant Sheffield, H. A. Hunsley and
E. l.. Burnham.
Mr.. Layton brought word from
the county chairman and nationa
workers telling of the great value
! of the services of the Y. M. c. A
in the army cantonments and wa
fronts in Europe.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-11-09
FROM OVER THE COUNTY
POST FALLS

e. A. Michael of Pleasant View
neighborhood has leased his farm for
a year and has moved to Atwater,
California, where be has leased au
alfalfa farm.
Stonestreet Is sending men into his
camp on the llsouth Of town. They
will cut logs and make ties during
the winter
A car of apples belonging TO the
Post Falls Trading Co., was burned
at Garrison, Montana, according to a
telegram from Frank Gaskill, who
was with the car. The car was a
refrigerator With oil stove in each
end.
While struggling with their apples
some Of the farmers ,f East Green
acres have uUL been able to get their
spuds and other vegetables out OF the
ground 10 time 10 escape the freeze.
Sunday school at HAUser lake has
adjourned until after the holidays on
account Of so many people away
working.
The saw mill closed down. this week
for thewinter.
Post Falls will have a lyceum
course this winter.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-11-09
Sergeant Edward A. stumpf. in

Sergeant Edward A. Stumpf. In
charge OF the Boise recruiting station,
SAID men for the positions of cooks.
bakers aud experienced chauffeurs for
the quartermaster's corIs were 10
great demand at the present time.
ANY recruits wishing to learn the
trade of cook and baker will be sent
t0 the training camps where four
months course will be given. Avia'
tors are also 10 great demand.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-11-09
RAISED OLD GLORY
Judge Dunn Addressed Rath-
drum Students. \.

u1 nag AaASlh6 ~SAShSht a. thC
Rathdrum school grounds last
Friday afternoon consisted OF
music and recitations by school
boys and girls and an address by
Judge r., N. Dunn of Ceur d.
Alene, who came over in his Car in
response to the invitation sent him
by Superintendent ]. D. Davis.
The weather was fair and the pro.
gram was given out doors, after
which four boys assisted Mr.. Davis
in raising the flag.
Judge Dunn said he was pleased
to have the honor and the oppor-
/, tunity to be present. He con-
graduated Superintendent DAVIS
and the other teachers and their
pupils for the patriotic spirit mani
tested. He declared that the money
expended on the schools is not
solely for the purpose OF making
the boys and girls better educated
men and women, capable OF earn
ing more money or getting greater
! enjoyment out of life, but is just as
much for the purpose OF helping
them TO grow up to be good, loyal,
law abiding citizens, ready at all
times to defend their country, its
independence and its liberties with
their money and their lives il
necessary, as did the heroes Of.
1916 and 1865. He told them the
flag they were raising, whose en-
biematic meaning they extolled in
their songs and recitations, stands
not only for liberty, purity, and
national unity, the constitution and
the government, but it stands also
for power and majesty.
He said our country is now
undergoing probably the greatest
test in its history. Every true
J citizen, he declared, should now be
back of the American government
in the war it has engaged in to
help save the world from domina-
tion by an autocracy whose ruler,
the kaiser, claims that he has
''divine right" to conquer and rule
over all nations. The citizen who
, opposes and obstructs the govern
ment in this crisis is traitor, aud
the loyalty of any citizen, who
does not now help the government,
; in some measure, may we'll be
questioned.
In the course of his address
r Indge Dunn told of man ir
Ceur d'Alene, who, when asked tc
9 buy Liberty bond, said no, thai
S if he bought any bond it would be
t a German bond. This man, b.
!, asserted, who had renounced al
legiance to his former government
: and became citizen of the Unitec
0 States, holding up his hand il
$ court and taking solemn oath t.
{. support the American government
g should now be chased from
u America to Europe and drivei
= clear through the lines int
Germany.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-11-09

Washington. Steel builders de-
clare that ship production will be
impeded seriously unless 300, 900
workmen can be drawn from other
Industries.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-11-09

Regulations governing the handling
OF foodstuffs under the licensing OF
manufacturers and dealers were
approved by President Wilson Nov. 3
TO be put into operation immediately.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-11-09

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Address, The Tribune, Rathdrum.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-09
HORACE SCOFIELD,
 EX-CITY ENGINEER, DEAD AT 86 YEARS

Horace Granville scofield, former
 city engineer, contractor and member
 of the General Assembly, died at his home, 677 Boston avenue, this morn
 ing. MT. Scofeld had been in Ill
 health for many months but death was
 hastened by an attack of nephritis
 with which he was stricken a week ago.
 Mr. Scofield was born in Stamford.
 March ', 1881, the son of Edwin and
 Eliza Bishop Scofield. His family was one which had been prominent
 in the history of this section of Con-
 necticut since it was first settled by white men.
 MT. Scofeld received his early edu-
 cation in the publics chools of Stam-
 ford and completed his training in the
 New Canaan academy. He pursued
 his favorite study, mathematics, under
 private tutor, after he left school
 When he was IS years old, he began
 to teach school, an occupation which
 he pursued for four ys-rs. During this time he inver-ed a machine for manufacturing strings for musical in- struments, and then for four years he dealt in patent rights. At the end of this time he began active work as civil engineer on railroad work in which he continued uctil the outbreak i of the Civil War. During the war period he manufactured musical in- struments, and then for four years he dealt in patent rights. At the end of
 the war he became chief engineer for 'the New York, New Haven & Hart ford Railroad. In 1868 MT. Scofield was appointed city engineer for Bridgeport. He retained his connec- tion with the New Haven road for the next seven years. In fact, until 1891, all the bridges built by the New Ha- ven road and by the city were under his supervision.
 Later MT. ScofieDd was associated for a number of years with Theodore B. Ford, former utilities commissioner, in the firm of Scofield & Ford. MT. Scohed was 0 staunch Republican and an influential worker for his par ty. In 1S67-1s6S he represented the Stamford district in the General As semF y. He retireIi from active bus- mess several years ago.
 In April 20, 1877, MT. Scof1eld mar ried Miss Emma Adelia Hubbards of New York city. MT. Scofeld's two daughters, Mrs. Egibert s. Marsh, Miss
 Edith E Soofeld and 9 son, Horace Bishop Scofeld, survive him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-09
Courthouse Addition
 To Be Used Tomorrow

The county courthouse addition will be used for the first time tomorrow morning when the court of common pleas, civil side. will be in session in the south courtroom with Judge John J. Walsh on the bench. Clerk Sidney N. Lockwood of this court will move into his new office adjoining the courtroom. The jury room in the center tower will also be used for the first time.
 It was necessary to hurry work on the building because the additional session of the civil superior court starts here April 24 and space had to be found for this tribunal To- morrow the supreme court of errors will convene in this city and use the old superior court room. The civil superior court will be in session, with Judge Curtis presiding. in the room formerly used by the common pleas court. Other rooms of the new building may not be ready for oc- cupancy for several months yet
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-09
Boston, New York
 and Philadelphia
 Hit by Snowstorm

Boston, April 9.-Southern and east ern New England was in the grip ot heavy snow storm tCiday. More thar four inches Of snow had fallen here at 10 o'clock with no immediate prospect of a letup, although weather burean officials predicted fair weather to- night with freezing temperature A minimum temperature of 26 degree es was recorded at o'clock.
 Tn New York five inches of snow fell during last night The temperature at o'clock this morning was 9, the lowest on recordi on any April g.
 Eight and one-half inches of snow covered Philadelphia today. exceeding in depth any snowfall during the win ter The snow began to fall last night and ceased at a. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-09
Bedding Residents
 Appeal Assessments

/ Declaring that their property has been taxed too high, two Bedding property owners have filed papers in the superior court appealing from the decisions of Bedding board of re- lief. Wa1ther Luttgen says the as- sessors fixed the valuation on his property at $64,315, which he re- gards as excessive. The board of re- lief reduced the amount to $62,565, which Luttgen says is too high. Lutt- gen charges favoritism and says the property is taxed higher in proportion than the neighbors.
 Laura E. Peck is dissatisfied with the tax upon her holdings. The amount fixed was $44,245 and the the board of relief made no reduc- ton. Both appeals are returnable to the May term of court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-09
PROBES WORKMAN,s DEATH,

Coroner Joh.s J. Phelan visited the plant of the American & British Manufacturing Co. this afternoon to investigate the death of Stephen Cor gorian, who was killed while at work Saturday afternoon. The coroner will inspect the steel cutting machine at which Gorgorian was working. The man was caught in the machine and so cpSshed and mangled that he died 10 minutes after his arrival at the Bridgeport hospital
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-09
THIRD DIVISION LEAVES CITY TO
 TAKE ITS POST
(Continued From Page One. )

(Continued From Page One.) the entire summer will keep the same warlike appearance that it now has Companies would be recruited, outfit ted and roughly drilled into units which would be trained further in the many military training stations oper- ated by the government The 1ikeli- hood of large concentration camps formed during the Spanish American war again being established is remote.
 In the departure of the Third Di- vision Connecticut Naval Volunteers. the aviation corps was ordered to re- main at the armory pending future orders. It is temporarily in charge of Lieut.. A. c. Chippendale, retired on reserve with the prospect that Com mander John D. Cooper, now detailed elsewhere, will be ordered to return to this city to complete his unit. Until such time the aviation detachment will report daily at the armory. The First Connecticut Ambulance corps is still recruiting to strength but has not been federalized. The formation of a military trans port train, as the wagon divisions of the army are called, is said to be pro- jected here. If put into service this unit will call for many drivers of horses as we'll as automobile drivers and mechanics. No definite informa- ton upon the subject could be pro- cured from military officials here to- day.
 Col. Armstrong, head of the United States Boy Scouts in Bridgeport, an- nounced today that with the depart ure of the various units, nearly 25 of f1cers and men had been lost from the Scout ranks, the military enthusiasm having overcome the local scout unit with the resultant enlistments in the militia divisions.
 MAYNICKE LEAVES.
 Robert H. Maynicke, who has been assistant to Lieut. Leonard H. Dyer, base division commander of the Naval Reserve force at the local headquar- ters in the Federal building, bid good bye to his friends in this city Sat urday afternoon. It is understood that Mr. Maynicke was hurriedly summoned by the navy department to take charge of the engine room of one of the swiftest submarine chas- CTS of the Atlantic fleet.
 Men are continuing to be enrolled in large numbers in the Naval Re- serve force.
 After they have made out their pre-enrollment papers local applicants here are being sent to New Haven to be examined and sworn in A large number of men have already been sent over to New Haven by Lieut.. L. H. Dyer. Lieut. Weaver, in command of the Naval Recruiting of flee at 962 Chapel street is in charge of the enrolling of the men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-09

(COntlnuoQ From rage O1le.J health, plans will be lcarried into ef- feet tomorrow night to divide the force into companies. It is expected that these will include machine gun fantry companies but machine gun squads, artillery and possibly a cav airy troop.
 Col. Wilson has announced that the armory floor has been procured for 8 o'clock Tuesday night when a call to drill will be issued and the various units will be placed in the hands of drill masters and the work of military routine be advanced. Drills hereafter will be held on Tues day and Thursday nights.
 The Business Mems association of Bridgeport as well as the Sons of Veterans have issued calls for volun. teers for the Home Guard and vii aid in the recruiting work here.