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The Washington herald., 1909-01-25
PEOPLES MURDERED
IS POLICE THEORY
Athens, Ohio, Man Disappears
with $1,000 or $4,000.
LURED TO VIRGINIA, PERHAPS
Unidentified Man Had an Appoint
nent to Make Trip Across the
tiOns and Was to Have started for
His Home on Wednesday Last.

BY the disappearance Of David W.
Peoples wealthy hardware merchant Of
Athens, Ohio, on Wednesday last the po-
lice are confronted by the most battling
mystery they have been called upon 20
solve in months
Detectives who are working on the
case say there are indications that the
man has met with foul play. Robbery is
the motive advanced for the murder
theory, as Peoples was known to have
been in possession OF between $500 and
S6eco when he disappeared Relatives be-
iieve he was lured 10 a lonely locality in
Virginia and robbed and murdered, and
his body concealed.
Prosecuting Attorney Israel n. Foster.
Of Athens County, Ohio. brother-in-laW
Of the missing man. and Robert H Steven
-son, general manager of the Hardwood
Finish Company, OF Athens, a business
partner Of Peoples hold 10 this theory.
BrOther-in-Iaw Here.
Foster arrived in Washington yester-
day TO aid in the search for his brother
in-law, and Is stopping at the Dewey
Hotel He refutes the theory that Peo-
pies has committed suicide. The miss
ing man enjoyed good health. he says.
and was happy with his wife and two
children in Athens.
The brother-in-iaw visited nearly every
hotel in Washington last night, and
scanned the registers in the hope Of see
ing Peoples handwriting He went 10
the various hospitals. but found no eIew.
Peoples furnished interior woodwork
for the new House Of Representatives
Office building. About a month ago he
came here TO collect several thousand
dollars due him. Last Wednesday he
bought q ticket and engaged "A berth. and
also bought a number Of presents 10
carry % relatives in Ohio. These were
found in his room al the Dewey Hotel
with new suit case
By noon OE Wednesday Peoples had col
lected between S5,009 and $3.50 and made
arrangements % collect another S5.60s
late In the afternoon He cashed all
checks given him and the entire sum
was IN his possession, in cash, when he
disappeared.
He was last seen IN the Union Trust
Company Building about 5 O'Clock in the
afternoon. just nine hours before the
time set for his departure
4 Telephone Message
At , O'Clock Peoples called over a tele-
phone a business acquaintance and asked
him 10 postpone the engagement for two
hours He said he was going for short
trip across the Potomac to Virginia 20
make an estimate on new contract The
man who was 70 accompany him on the
trip was with him then. Peoples said
Nothing has been heard from Peoples
since.
Peoples did not mention the name OF the
man with whom ne was going across the
river. but the police obtained a meager
description Of the stranger.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-25

The second Bishop Of Washington vii
be consecrated this morning CT ST. Paul's
Day Alfred Harding, D. D. rector OF
St Paurs parish, and canon Of Wash
ington, viii De ushered into the episco-
pacy with a ceremony which viii become
memorable in the annals Of the AmeTi-
can branch OF the Church of England
To participate in the beautiful ritual
prelates have come from afar- Nine
bishops are in the Capital to induct Dr.
Harding into their ranks. acting as CO.
consecrators. The presiding bishop is the
Most Rev. Daniel Sylvester Tuttle
Bishop Of Missouri. VINO is in fact, if
not in title. an archbishop Of the Ameri-
can church
Bishop for Twelve Years.
When the churchmen gather in Trinity
Church at Il O'Clock, they VIII MI again
the episcopal seat which has been va
cant since February =. 1905, when the
first Bishop Of Washington, Right Rev
H Y Satterlee. was called TO his rest
He had worn the episcopal habit twelve
years.
Dr. Harding enters upon his high Of
fee with the future agIow with Opportu-
nifty II is his task 10 carry forward
the work which his predecessor inaugU-
rated on so noble scale. Upon him de-
wolves the great and holy work Of re-
aIizing that gothic dream Of Bishop sat
terlee-the National Cathedral upon
the brow Of St Adams Hin. II VIII be a
labor OF love, and il is worthy Of the
sCuarest and stanchest shoulders in the
church
Although he becomes Bishop Of Wash
ington this morning Dr. Harding viii
continue in charge Of s.. Paul Cnurch
until FebruarysI0 He preached his final
sermon rs rector before assuming tEe
episcopal vestments yesterday morning
The pulpit was occupied by Right Rev
EtheIbert Talbot. Bishop of Central Penn
syIvania. last evening.
St PaUTs has extended a call 10 Rev
Robert Talbot. Of Kansas City. No and
il is hoped he VIII accept without leaving
TOO great an interval between Dr. Hard
ing-s departure and his assumption OF
the pulpit The selection Of the yestry
was announced by DIT Harding yesterday
morning and he added that the announce
ment was as great a surprise 10 Bishop
Talbot who Is q brother Of the Kansas
City divine. as 10 himself Re wishes his
congregation G0dspeed. and hoped the
ministry Of DR.. Talbot. should he come
TO Washington. would be attended with
the greatest success.
DR. Harding paid a beautiful tribute 10
the late Bishop Satterlee last evening
Tribute 10 Bishop SatterIee.
Prophetic as IL may seem. he was in
this pulpit just one year ago tonight, %
said the bishop-elect- Never before had
I seen that sainted man in So cheerful
and beautiful a mood His every word
seemed inspired.
The citizens Of Washington viii be
afforded an opportunity TO meet the
Bishop Of Washington and Mrs. Harding
AT a public reception IN the New Willard
this evening II Is planned % make this
q tribgte Of affection 10 the bishop COM
ing from all classes Of church members
and others in Washington. particularly
those outside OF his own denomination.
II IS Dr. Harding-s desire 10 have the re-
ception entirely Undencminational in char
acter and without the drawing Of any
lines whatsoever
The Washington herald., 1909-01-25
BATTLE SHIP MAINE IN CUBA.
Arrives at Havana on Anniversary
OF Anchoring Of Namesake.

Havana, Jan 2A-The battle ships
Maine and Mississippi viii arrive here at
II O'Clock tomorrow morning. eleven
years ago TO a day since the arrival Of
the old battle ship Maine. which arrived
here from Key West on January 2. 1885.
This will be the first time the new Maine
has been here
The Diario Espanol attacking the Ha-
vana Telegraph. an American newspaper,
editorially says that Il the old Maine
had not come perhaps Cuba would never
have been freed. and declares that Ameri-
cans blew up the vessel, citing as indis-
putable proof OF this that the officers
wore their dress uniforms when they at
tended the funeral OF those killed on the
battle ship.
The DiariO asks where these uniforms
were when the ship blew up. II claims
that they were sent ashore in advance by
the officers who intended 20 blow up the
vessel The Diario also comments upon
the significance Of the American refusal
10 raise the wreck
The Washington herald., 1909-01-25
DIED.

ADAMS-Suddenly. on Saturday. Janu-
ary 3 1913, at l0-l a. n. JENNIE
beloved daughter OF James and the
late Mena Adams. aged tWenty-fOur
years.
Funeral from residence OF her sister.
Mrs c. F ROtI, 725 Eleventh street
northeast. Monday. January =. 1863 al
?. N. Intermsnt a. Congressional
Cemetery. Baltimore and Chicago pa
pers please copy
BRYAN-On Saturday. January 3. 1919.
at his residence, Sone-viile, Mass.
WILLIAM BRYAN. aged seventy
nine years, formerly Of Washington
Funeral from GlenwOOd Chapel At 3
?. n to-day
BRYANT-On Saturday. January ..
1S09 at > ?. m. WILLIAM BRYANT.
beloved husband OF Annie Bryant ard
brother OF Alex c Bryant and Maria
3. Johnson.
Funeral from Al Second street south
west at p m Monday. January .
LTNCH-On Saturday. January 9 1899
al 40 a. n. at 4I0 Il street northeast
OREGON VIRGINIA LYNCH. be-
loved wife Of Thomas Il Lynch
Funeral from residence Monday. jan
Uary =. at 2-3o p. n Baltimore pa
pers please cOpyD
O'CONNOR-on Friday, January 2. 1se.
al lZ.lJ a m, FRANK u OCONNOR.
beloved son of Michael J. and Maggie
O'CcnnOr nee Murphy, aged twenty
years and one month
Funeral Monday. January 2. at a n.
from parents home. 50 Newton place
northwest: thence TO Sacred Heart
Church. where mass viii be said al
$50 for the repose of his soul Rela-
tives and friends invited.
ROBERTSON-On Saturday. January
.. 1863, at II a H.. at his residence
107 Second street northeast. JAMES
HENRY ROBERTSON, husband of
Erma l. Robertson and son OF James
P Robertson.
Funeral Tuesday. January IS. at ?. m.
from his fathers residence, 624 Penn
sylvania avenue southeast, and thence
10 st. Marks Church. Third and A
streets southeast. where services viii
be held
The Washington herald., 1909-01-25
- Frnctured in Acciaent

Walking behind a car from which he
had Just alighted, John r. Stevenson,
sixty-five years old, a machinist in the
navy yard, living at i55 Thirteenth street
southeast, was struck by car 434 at
Delaware avenue and c street north
east yesterday afternoon and thrown 10
the ground. sustaining a fracture of the
left leg. He was removed to the Casual
" HospItal IN an ambulance.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-25
Rined Grocer,n Safe.

Removing an iron bar from a rear win
dow by the aid Of a jimmy" thieves en-
tered the grocery store Of George c. Al
temus, at 800 Fourteenth street north
west. early yesterday morning and stole
so from safe, which was opened by
the successful manipulation Of the combi-
nation lock A cash register was broken,
but its contents had been removed and
locked In the safe.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-25
Funeral of walter c. Jncob.ep.

The body Of Walter c. Jacobsen. giant
right tackle Of the champion George
Washington football team Of last season.
who died Friday night at Providence
Hospital Of typhoid pneumonia, was
shipped u Sleepy Eye. Mimi. where his
parents live, Saturday night. Services
were conducted by Eastern Lodge. No :.
o O. F. The police at the Capitol,
where he was employed, acted as pail
bearers.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-25
CoRBETT KNOCKS OUT FERNS.
Eleventh Round Sees Finish Oi
WhirlWfnd Fight.

New Orleans. Jan. 2-Before a crowd
of 4Oo0 in McDonoughviIle this afternoon.
Young Corbett knocked out Harry Ferns,
Of New York. in the eleventh round Of
a bout scheduled 10 go twenty-five
rounds
Corbett showed fine form. carefully
guarding his stomach and body and rain
ing telling body and head blows on Ferns.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-25
REV. THOMAS HARRIS DEAD.
After Serving In Army He Enters
Sanitary Commission.

New York. Jan. 2i-Rev. Thomas r.
Harris, D. D. died to-day al his home al
Bronxville. He was the son Of Thaddeus
William and Catherine II. Harris. and
was born in Cambridge. Mass. on June
j.. lSf2. He was prepared for college al
the Boston Latin School and was grad
uated from Harvard in 1S53
In the spring CT that year be enlisted
in the FOrty-f0urth Massachusetts Regi-
ment and after serving out his enlist
ment, he entered the sanitary commission.
He was graduated from the General The
OIOgiCal Seminary in IS65. and his first
charge was as assistant minister at 81.
Mark Church. in this city
The Washington herald., 1909-01-25
YOUNG GIRL ARRESTED.
Actions Cause Police To Believe She
Is Insane.

Is Insane.
Because Of her peculiar actions while
walking in Eighth street southeast late
yesterday afternoon. Grace Russell. sew
enteen years old, OF 1$59 Emerson street
northeast. was taken in custody by Sergt
Montgomery. Of The Fifth precinct. and
sent 10 Casualty Hospital for observation.
The police believe the girl IS suffering
from insanity
At the hospital the girl said she had
applied for admission to the navy yard.
where a soldier she knew was on duty.
The request was denied her. as It was not
visiting hours. and this. she said caused
her TO grow angry
The young soldier was on special guard
duty and could not leave the yard When
she learned this. Miss Russell is said
20 have become hystericaL About $40
o'clock she was seen in Eighth street.
between D and Z streets. in company
win five young men. The girls actions
attracted the attention Of Sergt Mont
gomery and he took her in charge
The Washington herald., 1909-01-25
CHURCH WORKERS
AT MASS MEETING
Continued from Page One.


Anglican Conference held in London. and
declared that if the conversion CT London
was possible. everything was possible.
The day Is come when the church
which is 60 years older than RomaniSm
and 1850 years older than Protestant
Christianity is about 10 receive its due. -
he said. our work IS cut out for Us, and
our Efforts must center in or radiate from
this Capital Of our nation.
There must be homes Of loneliness
among the colored and white people OF
message Of good win 10 carry TO the
stranger within your gates. Make Wash
ington the great radiating focus Of mis-
siOnary work. Make IL first in righteous
ness. first in the service of the Prince Of
Peace. first in bringing hearts 10 Christ.
We want you 70 make a greater and a
better Washington.
Mission 10 Inspire Effort.
7 would have, if I could. a mission
house in this Capital. to which all loyal
churchmen Of the land would make pill
grimages. II would be a great inspiring
museum Of missionary work. a sight
which would thrill the heart OF the
church and inspire il 10 further effort"
The mass meeting closed with the sing
ing of the hymn. We Sing the Glorious
Conquest Before Damascus Gate" and
The spell was finally broken while the
echoes were still bounding about the re
cesses Of the building
Gathered mere for Dr. Harding's conse-
Grafton, the following prelates We're pres
ent al the meeting Bishop Gravatt,
Of West Virginia: Bishop Edward Park
er. Bishop Coadjutor Of New Hampshire
Bishop Leonard. Of Ohio. Bishop HoTner,
Of Asheviue; Bishop Adams. Of EasJon,
Nd. Bishop Scarborough, Of New Jersey
and Bishop Walker, Of Western New
York
In addition to a delegation from the
Young Mems Christian Association.
headed by William Knowles Cooper. sec
retary. the following diocesan schools
we-e represented Gunston Hall. Mount
Vernon Seminary, Martha Washington
Seminary. Miss Madeiras and Miss sum
merS schools. the Bristol School, and the
National Cathedral School
The Washington herald., 1909-01-25
BISHOPS ARE HEARD
Dozen or More in PulpitS Of
Episcopal Churches.
THEY TELL ABOUT MISSIONS
Freedom of the Press Upheld by
Bishop Talbot, and incidentally He
Editors and Publishers for the Up
lift of the Community at Large.

OF the dozen or more bishops Of the
Episcopal Church who preached in local
puIpits yesterday morning and evening.
missionary work was the subject chosen
by two or three
Right Rev. Dr. Tuttle, presiding bishop,
at St Marks Church, talked OF mission
ary work and its wide scope. and Rev
Thomas Garland. secretary of the Do
ceSe Of Pennsylvania, in the pulpit Of St
johns Church, Georgetown, told Of the
personal side Of missionary work
Right Rev EtheIbert Talbot. Bishop OF
Central Pennsylvania, preached in st.
PaGTs Church last night, taking as his
subject Christian liberty" Bishop Tai
bot incidentally spoke Of his brother,
Rev. Robert Talbot, Of Kansas City, who
has been called 10 take the pastorate Of
St PauTs
Lives of the People.
At Trinity Church last night Right Rev.
". L. Gravatt, Bishop Coadjutor u West
Virginia. delivered a sermon dealing with
the daily lives of the people OF the present
day. taking as his text By their fruits
ye shall know them
Bishop Talbot spoke al length Of the
life and history of his brother. He said
his brother celebrated on December ].
190S. his twenty-ffth anniversary as pas
tor OF Trinity Church Kansas City. and
holds the record for continuous service
among Kansas City ministers
DR. Robert Talbot. said the minister. is
a native Missourian. and was educated
at KempeT Military Academy, Boone
vile, No, and Central College. at Fay
ette, No. He was ordained after study
ing for three years at Leipzig, Germany.
and became rector Of St Jude's. at Mon
roe City 4 few months later he was
called 10 Trinity Church. The congrega-
ton at that time consisted Of fifteen per
sons.
The freedom Of the press was touched
upon by The bishop. He said ne was
heartily IN favor Of the freedom OF the
press, and said he did not believe il
should be '-SciSsored-' CT dictated to
For yellow journals. and those publica-
lions printing immoral writings. he had
nothing but condemnation, and advocated
missionary work among the editors and
publishers 70 the end that the press might
be made to print only such copy" as
would tend to uplift the community
Charity at Home.
Missionary work, ike charity. begins
al home, was the keynote Of the sermon
delivered at St Johns Church. George
town, last night BY Rev. Thomas Garland
Live each day according 10 the laws
set down in the Bible Be Christian
on Monday and Tuesday and Friday as
well as Sunday said Bishop .Gravatt
from the pulpit Of Trinity Church last
night
He said that the lowly teamster, who
helped his fellOw-nlen by assisting in the
work that families might be provided
for, was a good Christian, even though
he did not go to church every day.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-25

When you have lost or found anything,
telephone an advertisement to The Wash
ingtOn Herald. and bill viii be sent you
at I cent a word
The Washington herald., 1909-01-25
piles Cured In nn

Pazo Ointment is guaranteed 70 cr7rA
any case Of Itching, Blind. Bleeding or
Protruding Piles IN TO il days or money
refunded Sc.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-25
IMPRESSIVE RITES
TO MAKE 4 BISHOP
Rev. DR.. Harding VIII Be
COnsecrated To-day.
WILL BEA MEMORABLE EVENT

PreIates in Washington from All
Parts OF Nation Either TO Partici-
pate or Witness Serviee-BiShOp-
elect, in Final sermon as Rector,
Pays Tribute to Bishop SatterIee.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-25
The Duties of Executor

Or trustee under wills are best dis
charged by a reliable trust company.
UNION TRUST co, 18th and n sts..
offers the most satisfactory service in
this connection. attending TO every de-
tail intelligently and cOnsCientiously.
Conference invited.
Edward J. Stellwagen. President
Geo. E. Fleming Secretary
EdSon B. Olds...........-......Tr Treasurer
Capital and Surplus. S2.200.Oo0.
The new era., 1909-05-20
A GOOD METHOD
OF TESTING SEEDS
Farmer Should Make Most
Thorough Test of Them
Before Planting.

In the state course of study issued
by the North Dakota agricultural col
lege, the following directions are CIV
en- for testing farm seeds. An even 100
seeds are selected Of any given grain,
tested in the following manner:
"Invert small pie plate In an ordi-
nary dinner plate, then pour small
amount of water into the dinner plate;
place double cotton flannel cloth
over the pie plate wide enough to
reach from side to side and long
enough to reach into the water from
both sides of the plate. The cloth will
carry water to the seeds placed be-
tween the folds of the cloth as lamp
wick carries oil, and in sufficient guam
tity to sprout the seed. Another din
ner plate should then be placed over
the pie plate and cloth to prevent too
rapid evaporation of the water. Seeds
tested in this way under ordinary tenn
peratures and care give better results
than they would had they been sown
In the field. where varying tempera-
lures, depths of covering, and moisture
obtained act US drawback to the full
termination of the seed. These facts
should be taken into consideration
when trials are made"
The new era., 1909-05-20
STRONG CONCRETE CULVERT
BUILT AT MODERATE COST
Good Roads Are One Of the Essentials Farmers
Travelling from Place to Place. Whether Business
P1easure-By A. j. SaSer.

1t is by the wagon ways that the
farmers generally pass from place to
place. for business or for pleasure.
and those wagon ways appear to-day
far worse than we should expect to
see them, with the great wealth and
advanced civilization the people have
ttained.
The farming class, that has had
charge of the public roads for the
last 100 years or more, has been slow
to learn that the soil made by nature
through grinding or pulverizing rock
with some humus or vegetable matter,
when it is wet and mixed up, is mud,
and when very dry and worn by pub
lie travel Is dust, says a writer in
Hoard's Dairyman. For six months
out of year, II an earth road is
properly constructed, with crowned
center for surface drainage and deep
side bitches for subdrainage, by add
ing a little new soil each year, or as
often as worn out, the earth or soil
road will be good until the bad roads
season. then 1t will be out of commits
sion, as it is to-day. But If the road
engineers will go deeper into the bot
tom of the bitches after the subsoil
and surface the road grade after any
system, the perfectly crowned surface
will compact, and with Trail road
drag to go over the road after long,
continuous rainstorm, the new subsoil
road material will coalesce and press
together in a compacted mass and
make the next quality to a sand-clay,
gravel or stone road for light traffic
on the less travelled crossroads.
Civilization owes few greater debts
than that to John Luden Macadam.
The historian Macaulay tells us that
"of all inventions. the alphabet and
printing press alone excepted. those
The new era., 1909-05-20

Movement" was the general topic OF
the Orchestra hall meeting Tuesday
afternoon, and the chairman William
]. Calhoun of Chicago. Prof William
I. Hull of Swarthmore college dis
cussed the advances registered by the
two Hague conferences. and James
Brown Scott, solicitor of the state de-
partment, talked about some questions
which the third Hague conference
probably will consider. Legal Prob.
lens Capable of Settlement by Arbi.
tration" was the subject of a learned
paper by Prof. Charles Cheney Hyde
of Chicago.
Special Collegiate Session.
In Mandel hall. at the University Of
Chicago. special session was held for
universities and colleges, feature
Of which was an oratorical contest
participated in by students. Louis P.
Lochner of Madison. Wis, spoke on
"The Cosmopolitan Clubs"
The general session of Tuesday
evening was perhaps the most inter-
esting of the congress. Next Steps
in Peacemaking" was the topic. The
audience was aroused to great enthu-
siasm by an eloquent and spirited ad'
The new era., 1909-05-20

inventions that bridge distance have
done the most for civilization" Lord
Bacon said: There be three things
that make the nation great and pros
perous-a fertile soil. busy workshops
and easy conveyance for man and
goods from place to place."
Macadam defined the road as IAN
artificial flooring forming strong.
smooth, solid surface, capable OF car
rying the greatest weight, over which
carriages may pass without meeting
any impediment."
Many failures have been made in
the building of sand-clay roads. and
the first cause of failure Is the want
of perfect drainage. 1t is customary
to give to the sand-clay road little
greater crown than is given to a mac
adam or stone or gravel road. espe
cially where the grade is above three
per cent. If the subsoil upon which
the road is built is clay, 1t is impor-
tant that the bottom of the side
bitches should be 1S inches or more
below the crowd or middle of the
travelled track. The better the sur
face is cared for-i. e., the smoother
the surface is kept-the less the
crown required. The more level the
Soad, other things being equal, the
easier to travel on. II there is not
enough crown the water cannot easily
reach the side bitches, and hence the