The evening world. Newspaper, March 24, 1916, Page 1

— EXTRA Che “Circulation Books Open to All. Copyright, 1016, by The Frees Publishing Co. (The New York Wor’). VILLA'S ESCAPE BLOCKED; SHALETO ii ALS. TROOPS MAY NOW BE I GATTLE WT BAND "Soceenbeang | Herrera Stands i Carranza, Says! U.S. Consul at Scene of Reported | Reports indigate British Ex- Revolt—Senate Hears of Plot to plorer Got 1,000 Miles Make War With Mexico. Beyond South Pole, Miliary Gove | SYDNEY, New South Wate: ,_ | 2e—bieut, Sir Ernest 1. Shac » Mills tins returned trom his antarctic ex- unins of Carranza pedition. Att ‘OSES SHP ON THE ANTARCIG VOYAGE Aurora Breaks From Moorings | MAY MEAN YE AR'S DELAY, March n DOUGLAS, Ariz, March @mor of Sonora, received a telegram toed 24.—Gen. P. Elias ¢ from Gen Enrique: tory Governor of Chihuahua, stating that five ¢ troops were closing in on Villa and his bandits near Namiquipa an News of his achievements s withheld for the present. x ' F ; LONDON, March &4.—A despateh with the aid of the Americans, it was believed that Villa Route not be — homes from Sydney says that the » eam-/ able to escape. ship Aurora of Lieut. Shackleto SAN Tex., March from Mexican expedition, has broken from he ANTONIO, 24.—Reports Sources that Villa had been defeated by American-Mexican troops at ™0*ines at the Ross sea base, leave ai iguipa, were accepted to-day by Major y sunstor . : El Oso, near Namiquipa, were accepted today hy Major Gen, Funston oii. to embark. Accor der as probably true, although no contirmation hy Gen, Pershing had been adv Shackleton and bia received, ompanions will be compelled to re. nan another year, before it will be Here it was believed that the Americans would not allow Villa to possible get out of their sight rescue them likely to-day than at again, any othe and that his capture or death appeared more med for the time. nelish | nection with the Standard Oil. $500,000,000 10 BUILD NEW SUBWAYS WAS OFFER MADE BY STANDARD OIL CO. THOMPSON WIL SEEK CHANGE IN LAWS AT ONCE cio Preliminary Report Will Be Submitted to the Legisla- ture Next Monday. | Mayor ree Turned Prop- osition Down Because He Believed It Was Illegal. ELLISON TELLS OF OFFER Thompson Committee Pre- pares First Change in Law to Present to Legislature. William B. Ellison, former Corpora- was a witness to-day Thtmpson Legislative; He gave testimony Hon Counsel, before the re- Committee, garding $500,000,000 offer of 3 i Spectal to The Krening World oe % ALBANY, Y., March 24.—The ard Ol] Company to bulld the sub-, ways and improve the water front, | Thompson Committes will report the Legisiatur next Monday @, Did you call on Mayor Gaynor in August, 1911, to talk of the sub- way situation? A. Ye A Dr, Pol- jock and a Mr. Alexander were with night Howing changes in the Pub imission law and paration of regulatory They claimed to have some con: | Construction duties of New York City Public Service Commission They | Subway construction will be given explained to me that they had aj 1, 4 Transit Commission me. Gen, Pershing was believed, would concentrate as many of nts "VOR Tl Hoss, yee i. aes proposition to make—that they had| consisting of the Mayor, Comp- fae as possible in tho pursuing force, relieving those who have been 9 «nd is within the Antarctic cirvien. | SMe $800000000 which their people} troller and five citisens appointed Fiding the country south of Casas Grandes The Shackleton base prot « he. Would make available for subway con: | : , ae Jayor, one from each A request troi Pershing fo tveen 1,500 and 2,000 miles from New. struction and waterfront improve Wicra vain obiibire sacvies ea Birnie) sole Sate JOFFRE IN DISFAVOR Zealand, If Shacklet ment. They asked for a commission | in; iichilowerssiiy erase oe 1 Melia eaar eaaas Gs n i) | thia base he has crossed the Anta’ lon the cost of construction, which was! (hie commission the order will be region to which is perhaps 800 or 1,000 iniles beyond the South | a point Punston’s headquarters, but no direct ' Feport came of his operations south REPORT FROM BERLIN of Casas Grandes, N a a5 | ef F | The wirelenn message was declared | NEWSPapers S id to Hay ' Been} pce 8 Ts : Soman sistas to be badly garbled. Warned — Against Criticising |that a wil spatch has been | received ann: jhas gone adrift in the Antarcti Continued | having broken from her ring in| 8 Sea wh the Aurora | COLUMBUS HEARS U. S, TROOPS ARE IN BATTLE. COLUMBUS, M, Mareh 24.— ‘With the interruption of the wireless. French Commander. BERLIN, Mare German gains | Sea, men erdun have | To which it was asserted was not due to] ’oused dissatisfaction tn France, not | Was on shore conslated | @ defection in the equipment, numbers }OMY With the War Office, bur with) ef Lieut, Aeneas Mackintosh, who ts € rumors, all apparently without | Gen. Joftre, according to advices from | in charge of operations on the s) foundation, became cu t here, One | SWi88 sources: t tralian side, and nine members of his had it that Americ Soups were] Paris newspapers are sald to have!| staff. These ten men are ius left engaged in a battle with Villa in tho| been Warned by the authorities against | on the shore vicinity of (deleted) south of Casas} efiticising Joffre The consequer 4 that if Tieut Grandes. Shackleton ha got rough and B small band were surrounded in the is to meet him, and the whe en, who rapidly were closing in on | sur of Ross Sea for another year im, A despatch received from Gen — ershing later sorted that dust] Forty Members of the Crews off The dispatch received in Sondon gtorms have m t impossible for} British and Danish Steamers — | fr ydney indicates that the polat] scouting duty. It is| Reported Geved, Ja which Lieut, Shackleton had a the storms have in |rived, which was not brought out in tertered with troop movements, | LONDON, March 24.—The British) the tirst neement of his return,] No mention was made of a battle} Ste r Fulmar and the Danish| was at the It sea base. There fn Gen, Pershiig's report. steamer Christiansund have been} the party was to have embarked on hs on, lead net ie British trans-Antare- retroactive, dating back to time of filing complaint, Customers will be entitled to a refund payments since then, ‘vhin sys- to be in charge of the city’s en- They spoke of asking 10 or 3 their compensa- | gineers, 12 or 15 per cent. over ceedings “The propo , in view of the city’s financial situa- 3. Mayor and Comptroller to be tion. 1 introduced them to Mayor) “* ) directors of subway com | Gaynor. They restated their proposi Li ri le Peete . ; tion, The Mayor listened, seemed to| Pere aes pentane understand it, and asked for my| Public’ ervice Commission opinion, | said that the law would ps hia report is only prelimi Legislature on allow it, or, if not, legislation could be obtained, and that the city would) that the own the roads. All that the gentlemen |‘ > 7 aes as is) 2 h ked was that their lien on the prop: | ‘ r 1” connide {next year, t ommittee wil) sabrmit erty should be the basis for bonds) | they would issu Pat Q. (By thei $60,000,000 w ANKES in general he Lapa enna no lnM n the wavor bousteo ir tHe orrer ON GRUISER SARATOGA Q. What eee aes 2 ALT Junior Lieut. Ormand ( Pr Mayor did not approve of it, I Found Lifeless in His Room He made or bh lessel at Seattl re Aboard Vessel at Seattle interested in those details. They ws sunk aightent of the Fulmar's crew! the Aurora to re to New Zealand, end the mor ATTI Wash. Mare ‘ % - were saver he crew of the Danish! whence the Aurora set out 3 lau 7 ‘ ia HERRERA STILL LOYAL, | nearer, suimbering twenty-two mee | ene tie Aurora eet outs rborou Junior Ueki. Grmaad’ Gy nilthorn REPORTS U. S. CONSUL | wus aiso picked up. \e expedition Pe tae iE anal A Kdoutvecsi ape IR AT CHIHUAHUA CITY.) 1), ; nT) \s yage on the three-| 4. x th F jl ogg turd The Fubnar displ. 1,270 tons and A. No nan you coul a was owned at Cork. The Christian. |" ship Endurance, built espe-| out from a eral smile, in 1 $ orp wan ¢ WASHINGTON, March 24,—Amert-| sund displaced 1,017 tons and was| “8! he trip, Joined. ye id and wis apy : 2 a bay 1 1 eh ‘ i Navel Academy — froz « @an Consul Letcher at Chihuahua] owned at Copenhagen, The Aurora, | with supplies.) @ How long were you there? A a PY 2 ——— waa OF Was to mee the), pink interview lasted 4 —_—— City to-day reported there was no ’ ipantar ¢ inn trip and he ea ve Pog oy ge trutn ia che renorted revoit of Geo. ALLIES WON'T DISARM [tsic'Stac‘ct’n isu is mon to cue, lone MURDER INDICTMENT Herrera and the Carranza garrison THEIR TRADE journ y'a end Lene Wed. the, HOW routes that wore | et Chihuahua. SHIPS, ¢ adventure of Lieut, Shackle-| fe yuuit, "Thi gentlemen AGAINST ORPET STANDS Consul Letcher's despatch reported that Gen, Herrera was in command of the De Facto troops there and was “loyal to Gen, Carranza.” His report is regurded as removing one of the most menacing features of the Mexican situation. ic expedition, had a threefold pur- pose—to navigate Antartica on a me-| | ridtan; to secure for the British flag the honor of being the first national j} emblem thus to be taken from sea to Joint Reply “to Secretary Lansing’s Proposal Is Received at Washington, WASHINGTON, March 24.—The Joint reply of the allies to the State! Set aeress tlils South Polar reair Although Gen. Funston and Gen,| Department's proposal tha ry to conduct svientific Bell on the border have received re-| men be disarmed was received to-day, *NUNs other phases, ports confirming the story of the re-| It is understood from the highest &°sraphy and volt, which they believed to be true,| authority that the proposal was not The expedition was financed for the the despatch from Consul Letcher,| agvepted, the allies replying thet the Most Part by large gifts from persons who {8 on the ground and has head-| situations and conditions of interested in polar exploration, Munds quarters at the place where the re-| warfare did not warrant them in #lmounting to more than $300,000 were} — subjecting such vessels to the risk of raised, including $50,000 fron the (Continued on Second Page.) lisarmament, British Government. to meteor etic survey. naval » ONLY ASKED Marc ary interested in the whole thing WAL KEGAN Its, Q@, Did they see the Mayor age Judge Charles Donnelly Jate to-day A. [believe so, but I was not present denied « motion to quash the indict I understood they saw him tw went against Willlam H. Orpet, Unt again orsity of Wisconsin student, charged Q. And it died there? Av I © murder of Marian Lamb ‘0, and tively wet the of U. as April 19 10, The Hub Clothiers’ Final Sale. FOR LIEN ON PROPERTY CREATED. Senator Thompson) 1 Q (By 4 of o “HUB,” Broadway at atl heir 10 or 12 per con ssion », Woolworth Building) ‘ fast priced tor to-day Was all thay ashed for their * Be nee of our A. Yes; for supervision, labor nnd Mente x 84 to 44 day Nigh (Continued on Fourth Page.) Broadway, corner Barclay St.—advee ND MEXICAN TROOPS CLOSE IN ON N VILLA Snow or rain probable to-night. Rain Saturday; warmer, | EDITION % ‘irenlation Books Open to All.”’ DENTIST ACCUSED OF THE MURDER OF MILLIONAIRE AND WIFE: | WILLARD-MORAN GATE MONEY NOW IS OVER$140.000 sicsceieeaares Management Announces New | Sale of $10 Admissions | To-Morrow Night. | With the receipts $140,000 snark, it the Gardén Aght promoters ternoon that a number 0 requests already over the was | aunounced b this af out-of-town have mode tt nec sary t¢ 22 PAGES 8 PRICE ONE CENT. ISON THAT KILLED MILLIONAIRE PECK OR WATE SAYS VICTIM WANTED 10 DIE~ASKED HIM 10 GET THE ARSENIC After Taking Drugs and Suffering for Hours Dr. A. W. Waite Breaks Down and Clears Up Mystery of Millionaire’s Death. SUSPECT SAYS HE MAY GO TO ELECTRIC CHAIR ————_ Or. Arthur Warren Waite broke down late this afternoon and | Practically confessed that he killed his father-in-law. John E. Peck, the Grand Rapids millionaire. “Mr. Peck,” Waite told District Attorney Swann, “wanted to die. He told me he wanted to commit suicide and begged me to get him some poison. “I stood his pleadings as long as I could. Then | asked a Or. Muller where | could get some arsenic. “He recommended me to a drug store on Lexington Avenue. | bought the arsenic there, saying | wanted to kill a dog. | gave | the arsenic to Mr. Peck with the understanding that he was to {use it in killing himself.” Waite broke down rapidly as he was making his statement. “| didn’t put the arsenic in the soup or the tea,” he declared. “| gave it to Mr. Peck in an envelope. keop the hox office ope: eral eht sey There ar’ a few $20 seats and 1 ber of box seat 1 $25 on hand te KccomModate these eleventh hour vie itors. Another nunouncement Jay said that despite previous ris there | WILL BE a ticket #7 the Garden ymorrow night. The Wire Depa Ment has given the promoters perm sion foosell standing room, and th Hay be had at $10 per stander. If, of | » there are n “ pe 1 \t Ss lefy they will be Tat the ume tine The chief the Garden managen noon German b 1 ked like un al urpenter had the prospect of w ‘K through the night arri ti the fet boxe yohe in ed All the rand new, never having r ! befure ut a en built erly p| which forme ection will be replaced by a new, Willard and Moran were to pal their shaves of purse to-day, but in view of ” ie bUSYbudy Boxing Cou arte 1 HWokard 1 “| didn’t see him take the poison. All | know is that he hours after the usual closing + ry |time. ‘The requests are 4 om sporting | Seemed grateful when | handed it to him. folk who have found it imypousible to| “| know this is a weak story, Judge,” said Waite, sobbing fet here eartier to purchose tickets. | and writhing, “but it’s the truth. | know I can’t prove it, and you {can send me to the electric chair, but it’s the only story | can tell. Following submission to the Grand Jury to-day of proof that Dr Arthur Waite March ©, purchased enough arsenic to kill half a dozen people on betore his father-in-law, John E, Peck, millionaire died, District Attorney Swann, with three assistant ind uvo detectives, started from the Criminal Courts Building in two tulomobiles a peed laws in a rush to the Colosseum Apart- ments, One Hundred and Sixteenth Street and Riverside Drive, where Waite has been ill since he took an overdose of drugs Wednesday night, ee three day the Grand Rapid I nd broke all It was at first reported that Watts was to be burried down to the Tombs | been in the Colosseum an hour word! r to Hellovun Hospital, District [!aked out that Waite, having time to t over a stat ay joatraec berg arr ti coy A hink over a statement ; Joa | 284 Made to District Attorney Froth rival a t n ers in the morning that he had no pos Waite to-day, Then tifere |Lought arsenic or had arsenic in hi wax civeulated a report that Watte | possession thie year, bad sent word ad committed autelde, quickly muc- | the District Attorney's office that Taal Latkes WERRE PARE okt tceused |"® Wanted to make another and Roe at Ms word to the District | more extended statemont or oxplan Attorney that he bad an important} tion, In this statement it was PERE Tani Waite made several damaging » missions. The sudden activity around the Co: eum aroused the whole neighbor-| The District Attorney had been un- yood) Tlundreds of nurses pushing] able to establish, up to the discovery baby riage Jragging children, by the Central Office men, t Walle wand swarmed to the| had arsenic in bis posses: at the Hundred and Sixteenth: time when he is accused of admin along by the t One Street from up and down the Drive; tering it to his wife's parents, It w and over from Broadway Jstated at tho District Attorney's Moon a curious mob blocked the} office that not only was Dr. Walte h wil directions and the}Ssupplled with arsenic at the drug ts filled with automobiles, [atore in question, but a record of his scovery of the record show-| purchases was kept and ls uow inthe araonte | Possession of the authorities. Central| Waite, still too weak physically to Waite hud bought way made by ectives Waite knew that|get out of bed, but quite alert ment. 1 ory bad been made and that/ally, and relteved of the depressing proof had been submitted to the effects of the drugs he swallowed Grand Jury Wednesday night, was questioned at After District Attoraey @wann had length to-day in his apartment by ee ees = ret