Morning Oregonian., May 23, 1916, Page 5, Image 5

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WHITE UNMOVED AS
GRIMES ARE BARED
Dentist-Athlete Relies on Plea
of Insanity Jury Is
4 Quickly Selected.
TITE 3IORXTXG OREGONIAN. TTJESTJAT. MAY 23. 1916.
CONFESSION IS REPEATED
Trosccutloii to Attempt to SIiow
Pirsoncr Was Sane at Time of
Murder Both Sides to Call
Alienists as Witnesses. .
NEW YORK. May 22. Doctor
Arthur Warren Waite. the young den
tist and tennis player, who was placed
on trial today before Justice Clarence
J. Shearn and a jury in the criminal
branch of the Supreme Court, charged
-with the murder of his wealthy father-in-law.
John E. Peck, of Grand Rapids.
Mich., not only administered deadly
disease poison to his victim, but ap
plied choloroform to his nostrils until
he died, it was alleged, by District
Attorney Edward Swann. in. his opening
address for the state.
The trial which began shortly after
10 o'clock this morning moved rapidly.
A. jury was selected in less than three
hours and the District Attorney con
sumed only half an hour in his formal
presentotion of the state's case. Mean
time, Waite, who was neatly dressed
in a blue suit and sat by his counsel,
appeared as much unmoved as the most
disinterested spectator in the court
room.
Doctor's Testimony Is Feature.
Aside from the address of the District
Attorney, in which he recited Waite's
life history and gave a complete re
sume of the circumstances leading up
to the crime to which Waite already
has confessed, the outstanding feature
of the trial today was the testimony of
Dr. Albertus Adair Moore. Waite, the
witness declared, admitted to him he
had purchased arsenic for his 72 years
old father-in-law "because the old
gentleman did not want to live." Pre
viously, when suspicion first was di
rected to Waite, Dr. Moore said the
accused dentist had telephoned to
him and asked him if he (Moore)
thought "they would hold him (Waite)
for the death of Mr. Peck because a
nurse had not been engaged to attend
the aged victim."
"Waite asked me." said Dr. Moore,
"if the arsenic administered before
death would show in an autopsy, as dis
tinguished from the same poison when
used in embalming fluid."
Waite to Plead Insanity,
"The witness said he replied that the
poison would be discernable in the
brain if administered before death.
Waite's attorneys intimated that
they would rely entirely upon a plea of
insanity to save their client from the
electric chair. To combat testimony
that probably will tie given tomorrow
by alienists, both from this city and
Grand Rapids, in support of the prose
cution's contention that Waite was
sane and his crime actuated by a de
sire for money, the defense announced
tonight that one or mdre alienists will
be called by them.
Neither Mrs. Clara Louise Peck
Waite. wife of the prisoner, nor Mrs.
Margaret Horton, his companion "in a
studio" here, were present at the trial
today. Both, however, will testify
against Waite. the District Attorney
announced. Mrs. Waite probably will
go on the stand Wednesday morning.
Her brother, Percy Peck, will precede
her.
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CLUB OFFICERS ELECTED
Mrs. Anton Giebisch Heads Body fop
Study of Shakespeare.
The Portland - Shakespeare Study
Club held its election, at the Library
Monday. The following officers were
elected:
President, Mrs.- Anton Giebisch; first
vice-president, Mrs. K. Russell: second
vice-president, Mrs. C. A. Fowler; re
cording secretary, Mrs. John L.. Kar
nopp: corresponding secretary, Miss
Claire Oakes; treasurer, Mrs. R. E.
Jones; auditor. Mrs. D. B. Mackie; his
torian, Mrs. A. A. Eckern; dramatic
chairman, Mrs. Allen, Todd: educational
chairman. Mrs. E. P. Preble; directors,
Miss May Breslin and Mrs. Albert M.
Brown.
CITY TO PAY LINNTON NOTE
Mr. IiaKoclie Says Old Obligation
of $2140 Valid Claim.
In accordance with a ruling of City
Attorney LaRochs the city will pay
back next month a sum of $2140 bor
rowed by the old city of Linnton before
its annexation to Portland. The money
will be paid to the Bank" of Linnton,
which holds the note for the amount.
The money I was borrowed by the
Linnton City Council several years ago
to use in erecting a City Hall. City
Attorney LaRoche ruled that, inasmuch
as Portland had taken over all - the
affairs of Linnton, the note would have
to be paid.
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BRANDEIS VOTE NEAR
Favorable Report by Judiciary
Committee Possible.
SENATOR SHIELDS ABSENT
If Tennesscean Returns Trior to
Action, Report Without Recom
mendation Seems Likely Dr.
C. W. Eliot Indorses Lawyer.
WASHINGTON. May 22. Friends of
Louis D. Brandeis were more hopeful
tonight than they had been for many
weeks that his nomination to the Su
preme Court would be ordered favor
ably reported to the Senate bv the
judiciary committee next Wednesday.
feome Democratic Senators predicted
that the -vote- ia 4he committee would
be 9 to 8 for a. report recommending
confirmation, counting: on the absence
of Senator Shields. Democrat,, who is in
Tennessee. It was reported that the
Tennessee -Senator, who all along has
been regarded as opposed to favorable
action, would not return by Wednes
day. If he is absent a motion probably
will be made to report favorably. If he
returns, the chances are that the nomi
nation will be reported without rec
ommendation and without prejudice.
flight Republican Senators on the com
mittee will vote solidly against Mr.
Brandeis.
Letter From Dr. Eliot Published.
Senator Culberson, chairman of the
committee, made public today a. letter
from Dr. Charles W. Eliot, president
emeritus of Harvard University, urging
confirmation of the nomination of Mr.
Brandeis to the Supreme Court. A.
Lawrence Lowell, president of Harvard,
has joined with a group of Boston at
torneys in opposing confirmation.
Mr. Eliot s letter, written at Cam
bridge, says:
"I have known Mr. Louis D. Brandeis
for 40 years and believe that I under
stand his capacities and his character.
He was a distinguished student in the
Harvard law school in 1875-78. He
possessed by nature a keen intelligence.
quick and generous sympathies, a re
markable capacity .for labor . and a
character in which' gentleness, courage
and joy in combat were intimately
blended.
Honesty Never Questioned.
"He has sometimes advocated
measures or polices which did not com
mend themselves to me, but I have
never questioned his honesty and sin
cerity, or his desire for justice.
"Under present "circumstances, I be
lieve that the rejection by the Senate
of his nomination to the Supreme Court
would be a grave misfortune for the
whole legal profession, the court, all
American business and the country."
The judiciary committee will vote on
Wednesday on the nomination.
FIGHT'S FURY INCREASES
(Continued From First Tag.)
tured on Saturday by the Austrians,
who also obtained possession of sev
eral villages. They took 25 cannon
and eight machine guns, the state
ment says: .
Interesting descriptions' of the na
ture of the ground over which the
Austrians are advancing in their vic
torious drive against the Italians, and
of the manner in which the offensive
and defensive lines have been drawn,
are sent by correspondents on the Ital
ian rront. &ummarizing tne various
articles, the Overseas News Agency
today says:
VAt the beginning of the war, the
Austrians. for military reasons, located
their lines south of Rovereto within
Austrian territory in the Adige valley,
with the Italian lines not more than a
rifle shot distant. The Austrians had
fortified the valley and the nearby
mountains, stretching barbed wire
across the vineyards and twining in and
out of the bushes on the rocky eleva
tions. "Furious attempts were made by the
Italians to break through the Austrian
barriers and reach the district of Trent.
They used their heaviest artillery in
the effort, but were unable to advance
in the slightest degree.
Shell Fire Continued.
"The Italians efforts were then di
rected against the territory east of
Rovereto, where lies the Vielgeruth and
Lafraun highlands. At intervals the
Austrian positions here were shelled
continuously for as much as a fortnight
at a time. But, although the Italian
forces here had the advantage of posi
tions lying above those of the Aus
trians. their only success in 12 months'
time was the destruction by their heavy
guns of a mountain peak, so that the
Austrians were forced to withdraw the
detachments that had occupied the
peak. Notwithstanding this, the Ital
ians were not able to advance a yard.
"It is ia this southern Tyrol terri
tory, where the Italians had made des
perate efforts without success to gain
ground since the first day of the war,
that the Austrians are now attacking.
WASHINGTON. May 23. Austria's
announcement of successes on the Ty
roleon front were described by diplo
mats friendly to the central powers
tonight as being of the utmost strategi
cal importance. It was stated that the
drive over the mountainous regions on
the Tyrol-Italian line, being accom
plished, under most difficult conditions,
had for its ultimate objective the cut
ting of railroads in Venetia, the north
east neck of Italy, and then pressing
on to the Adriatic to cut off a large
number of Italian troops now operating
within the neck, which is surrounded
on the frontier by Tyrol, Carinthla and
Goritz.
Frontier Already Crossed.
The Austrian official statement of to
day indicated that Austrian troops al
ready had crossed the Italian frontier.
The line between Mount Tormino and
Monte Majo, which is said to have been
reached by the troops of the Austrian
Crown Prince, would carry the of
fensive within Italian territory. Monte
Majo is 18 kilometers southwest of
Rovereto and eight kilometers south
east of Monte Tormino.
The operations against Mandriolo
and the heights west of the Astich
Valley also were regarded as being of
great importance. They indicate, the
diplomats said, that another large force
of Austrian troops is driving to the
south. Mandriolo is about 15 kilos
southwest of Trent.
ITALY" SEES GREAT DAXGEIt
Austrians Preparing Imposing Of
fensive on Alps.
ROM K, via Paris. May 22. "Italy's
great hour has struck" is the theme
of the comment of the public and the
press on the news that Is being re
ceived from the front.
All the reports coming from the
fighting zone agree that the number
of Austrian troops now in action has
been more than doubled and that the
Austrian artillery, especially heavy,
long-range guns, is increasing daily
and unmasking the imposing offensive
prepared by Austria with the object of
reaching the Alps above Vlcenza, from
which the Austrians would be able to
dominate the entire Venetian region
and threaten the flank and rear of the
main Italian army occupying the pro
vinces of TTdine and Belluno.
25 YEARS AS PRIEST NOTED
Bishops Help in Two-Day Celebration
of Rev. air. Sweens Service.
VANCOUVER, Wash., May 22. (Spe
cial.) Twenty-five years ago John
Sween, now parish priest of St. Joseph's
Catollc Church of this city, was or
dained. Today a two-day celebration
was begun and will be participated in
by 50 priests and three bishops of the
Pacific Northwest..
High mass will bo celebrated at 9
A. M., tomorrow. Bishop O'Cea offici
ating. A banquet will be held tomor
row night, at which time Rev. Mr.
Sweens will receive a. purse of $250.
Rev. Mr. Sweens has had charge of
the White River Mission between Seat
tle and Tacoma and was for 17 years
at Ellensburg. Wash.
BIG AIRSHIP TO BE TESTED
Hangar Completed for America,
AMiich Will Try to Cross Ocean.
NORFOLK, Va.. May 22. A large
hangar to house Rodman Wanamaker's
big airship, the America, which will
begin tests here soon preliminary to
an attempt to cross the Atlantic, was
completed today at the Atlantic Coast
Aeronautical Station.
Officials Paid the trans-Atlantic
flight probably would be started in
October or November.
New Treatment
With Paraffine
For Constipation
The new treatment for constipa
tion by means of lubrication is a re
markable one in many respects.
While the paraffine or petroleum is
taken inwardly, it is not a laxative.
Ameroil acts only as a lubricant,
causing a gentle, natural movement,
and it does not gripe nor weaken.
Ameroil is a colorless, odorless and
tasteless mineral oil. which is not.
-absorbed or assimilated by the sys
tem. It simply softens the hardened
congested charges and assists Na
ture to perform her duty in her own
natural way.
Ameroil is the ideal treatment for
constipation and is being prescribed
by the medical profession in the
most aggravated cases. It is sold at
50c per pint bottle at all Owl Drug
Stores. Advertisement.
ROSEBURO IS HOST
Oddfellows and RebekahslOOO
Strong Arrive for Meeting.
CITY IS GAY FOR VISITORS
Patriarchs Militant Hold Prelim
inary Session and Elect Officers.
Regular Convention Begins
Today and Ends Friday.
ROSEBURG. Or., May 22. (Special.)
With the business streets of the city
gaily decorated in the colors of the
orders. Roseburg tonight entertained
more than 100J delegates to the grand
lodge of Oddfellows and Rebekah as
sembly. .
The Patriarchs Militant opened the
annual session of their- department
council this morning, with Brlgadier-
ueneral 11. M. Beckwlth, of Oswego,
presiding. Their business sessions oc
cupied most of the day. Officers In
this department were elected as fol
lows: General H. M. Beckwlth. Oswego.
president; Colonel A. J. T. Smith. Gold
Hill, vice-president; Lieutenant-Colonel
W. E. Wadsworth, Plainfield, treas
urer: C. W. Ohman. Roseburg. officer
of the guard: Herbert E. Walker,
Springfield, officer of the day; Peter
Wiedman, Portland, picket; F. G.
Snedicor, Medford. chaplain; W. B
Vaughn. Albany, sentinel.
Attired in their brilliant uniforms
the members of the grand council.
Patriarchs Militant marched to the
depot tonight where at 8 o'clock they
met the special train carrying 850 dele
gates irom Portland and Eastern Ore
gon points. Headed by the Roseburg
Juvenile Band and under escort of the
Patriarchs Militant the visitors were
taken to the headquarters of the Odd
fellows and from there were assigned
to their rooms.
iater in tne evening a public re
ception for the visitors was held in
the Armory. Thi programme Includ
ed an address of welcome, by Mayor
Rice; remarks by Dr. A. C. Seely, presi
dent of the Roseburg Commercial
Club; address by W. H. Eaton, on be
half of the Oddfellow's lodges of the
city. Responses were made by John
F. Hall, grand master: Mrs. Rose E
Palmer, president of the Rebekah as-
semDiy; .KODert Andrews, grand pa
triarch of the grand encampment of
Oregon, and H. M. Beckwith. brigadier-
general of the Patriarchs Militant of
Oregon. The programme also Included
several musical numbers, a chalk talk
and an address on Oddfellowship, by
Henry Westbrook, deputy grand master
oi tne uaaieuows.
Tomorrow morning the Rebekah as
sembly will open its sessions in the
Armory, while the Grand Encampment
wni noia its sessions in the Elks Tern
pie.
The sessions will continue until
Friday. Degree work will be con
ferred in almost every department of
the lodges during the week.
AUSTRIAN SCHOLAR IN NEED
Jucou Gmeiner Wants Opportunity
to Teach Languages. v
Jacob Gmeiner. an Austrian scholar.
who has suffered reverses through
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