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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-08
PULLMAN THIEVES
ROB THREE BERTHS
Miss Adams, of Seventeenth
Street, Latest Victim.

Three robberies netting nearly 500
have been committed on Pullman cars
arriving at Union Station since Sunday.
according 10 reports made 10 the police
yesterday.
Miss F. G. Adams. of 1909 Seventeenth
street northwest, who arrived at 4:SO
o'clock yesterday afternoon from Chi
cage. was robbed of q kodak. She told
the police that she occupied lower berth
10 in Pullman car No. IS When she left
the train she forgot her kodak Remem-
bering she left 1t in the berth she re-
turned to find it had been taken. In
quiry among employees OF the company
brought no results and the police were
notified. Detectives Weldon and Bur
lingame uncovered a ciew and expect
TO make an arrest.
Supt. Main. OF the Washington Office
of the Pullman Company, notified the
police that a woman passenger in car 3
of Pennsylvania train No. So arriving in
Washington Wednesday afternoon. missed
ring when she left the coach at Union
Station The indemnity OF the woman Is
known only TO Pullman officials. The
ring is set with turquoise. surrounded
by diamonds. and is valued at several
hundred dollars.
L. NJ Schmidt. of New Britain, Conn.
also reported a loss to the police While
en- route to this city from New York on
Sunday he was robbed of $50. The theft
was committed between Washington and
Baltimore. according to Schmidt He sus-
poets a pickpocket.
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Largest Morning Circulation.

While you think OF It. telephone your
Want AID. 10 The Washington Herald.
and bin will be sent you at cent a word.
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MEDICAL MEN CALLED.
VIII Look Into the Spread of In
fantfIe Paralysis.

To consider the scientific treatment and
prevention OF infantile paralysis. pellagra.
and cholera. Surg. Gen. Walter Wyman,
OF the Public Health and Marine Hos
pita1 Service. has called a meeting OF
the advisory board Of the hygienic laoO-
ratory for Monday at the Treasury.
Surg. Gen. Wyman has just returned
from New York. where he made an ex-
animation Of conditions surrounding the
cases Of the two cholera patients found
In the steerage Of the steamship Santa
Anna on her arrival in port. The meet
ing Monday viii treat only OF the scien-
tifc side OF the cases and Will be Of a
professional nature.
The following members OF the advisory
board viii attend the meeting; DIT.
Simon Flexper, head Of the Rockefeller
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SIMS IS BEING EXAMINED.
Alleged Embezzler Returned q
Washington Asylum Hospital.

Sanitary experts at Washington Asylum
Hospital are making a second examina-
ton OF the mental condition Of John Q.
Sims. who attempted suicide in the ONCE
Of DIR. William G. Young, 1915 y street
northwest, while supposedly suffering
from insanity.
a week ago. he was dismissed from the
Washington Asylum Hospital and reia-
tives placed him in a private room az
Emergency Hospital where he was ar
rested Thursday night by Detectives
Pratt and Hewlett, who had a warrant
charging him with embezzling more than
$500
Sims was returned 10 the Washington
Asylum Hospital yesterday. When his
condition permits he viii be aTraigned in
Police Court
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Watch for a City at Randle Highlands


John W Currell. an inventor, has been
ordered released from the Government
Hospital for the Insane by a jury yes
terday, this body deciding that all in
yentors have exaggerated ego" and
'paranola," but are not necessarily in
sane Curren was discharged from the
United states Marine Corps last Deem
Der on the ground that he was insane.
He was subsequently released, arrested
again, and confined in the asylum.
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LOCAL MENTION.
EXCLUSIONS TODAY

Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Compan,',
steamers from foot Of Seventh street foE Ole Point
Comfort and Norfolk daily at 6s5 D m.
Steamer Charles Manchester for Mount Vernon
leaves Seventh street wharf at 10 a. m and ga
p. N
Cars from Fifteenth street and New YORK avenus
every quarter hour for Zoo Park. Chevy Chase and
Remington.
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric
Railway operates sxty-three limited trains each dsy
between Washington and Baltimore, leaving Eif
tenth ST. and New York ave on tho hour and hail
hour Also, hourly trains to Colonial Annapolis and
the great United States Naval Academy
Cars from 18th 4 II SITS. ne, White House Sta
ton every half hour a. m. 10 z p. NJ, 10 Mt
OlVet, Langd0n. Brentwood. and Bladensburg.
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Institute for Medical Research, New
York; Prof William T. Sedgwick, OF Bos-
ton. president of the Anti-TuberculOsis
Association; Victor Vaughn, of Ann Ar
Dor. Mich. president OF the Michigan
State board of health; Prof. Frank West
brook, OF Minneapolis, and Prof Henry
Welch. pathologist, OF Johns Hopkins
University. Baltimore.
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Civil Service ExamInat,on.

Where shall / go 10 prepare for any
civil service examination? To the hest
place
The Drillery,
100 New York ave.
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New Mayor of Glen Echo.

AZ the last meeting Of the Glen Echo
town council Clarence B. Wilson rendered
his resignation as mayor and Ohio f.
James, a member Of the council. was
unanimously elected mayor 10 serve out
the unexpired term. Mr.. Wilson viii. il
is understood, soon leave for the West.
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D. !. Kaufman
"13'' Big Birthday Bargains

making busy Mans Sand make to-day greatest
added extraordinary clothing IL Lucky
already offering Don't of life
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Garden Prizes Monday,

The Peoples Garden Association
judges. Cuno Rudolph. W. S. GUIDE, Mrs.
Charles Common. Miss Susan Sipe, S. D.
Millet David Fairchild. and D. ]. Dor
sett will announce the prizewinners
Monday.
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IS nldut easy at GTOghn 5, They will
charge everything needed on an open ac-
count and arrange its divided payments
to suit the circumstances of the customer
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Motoring Trips Are Delightful
At this season. Park rides in TTCO tax
icabs. s. per hour. Phone North 1912
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Homefurnishings for Young Comics

Specialists In Sea Foods,
Phila. Oyster a. Chop House. 5i3 llth NV
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-14
DISCUSS SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
Charlotte County INSTRUMENTATION al
Convention Held at Friendship Church.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.1
Eureka Mills. Va, August 13.-The
annual meeting of Charlotte county
Interdenominational Sunday School
Convention was held at Friendship.
Baptist Church, Wednesday and Thurs
day. The address Of welcome was de-
.livered by the pastor of the church,
Rev. e. T. Higgason. and responded to
by Rev G. H. Leeper, of Bethlehem
Presbyterian Church. There were many
interesting addresses son subjects re-
garding Sunday school work. The
attendance upon the sessions OF the
convention was good. There are thir-
ty-six Sunday schools in the county.
itwenty-nine being represented at the
convention. The total enrolment in
Sunday schools In the county5is about
$500.
o Captain a. j. Terry. David Endailey
and Lee w. Morton were elected dele
gates to the State Sunday school con-
vention. with Eston NJ Terry, alter
nate Thomas c. Digs, of Richmond.
general secretary of the State Sunday
School Association, delivered a strong
address to the convention on the sub ;
ject of the nature and Importance OF
Sunday school work.
The officers Of the convention We're
reelected as follows: President. Cap
tain Andrew ]. Terry; Vice-President.
Capt Norman l. Shaw; Secretary. Lee
w. Morton: Treasurer, T. organ;
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that age-more SO than the averagess
man of fifty years. He can split rails
on the mountain side all day with
little fatigue. His eyesight is US good
as it ever was. and he can see to
read the finest print without spec,
tacles. In fact he is perfectly we'll
preserved. and In all probability Will
outlive any OF his aged sires.
Mrs. Mary Webb Bentley. aged fifty
three years. the third subjec. of5ithis
sketch. is the Oldest child OF Ben Webb.
She resides with her husband. u. Mon
roe. Bentley a progressive country
merchant OF Almira, Wise county
Virginia, a few miles from the Ken
lucky line. She has been twice mar
Sried, having first married into the
Adams family. and has, ten childre
nine Of whom are living, residing In
different sections OF Wise couny.
e The fourth subject OF this sketch
is Mrs. Eliza Bentley Hughes, aged.
twenty-five. who married into the
Hughes family OF Wise county resid.,
ing near Almira. while the fifth is tho
two small children of Mrs. Hughes
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mate every work he undertakes. and
the successful season which Montreal
is enjoying is due In large meas

mate every work he Undertakes, and
the successful season which Montreal
Ia enjoying is due In large meas
ure to his work.
Prayer and Bible study are given the
first .place on the program OF every
conferences. and capable leaders are
provided for these devotional fentures.
conference presents strong educational
features along all lines OF church
work, giving instruction from able
speakers and open discussions during
the morning sessions. while the eve.
instruction and inspiration on subjects
OF vital interest to the church, the
speakers being missionaries and others
who are in closest touch with the va
I,i;.n interests; Music Is conducted
The afternoons at Montreal are left
open. During these hours mountain
trips, boating, swimming. baseball ten
mis-, automobile rides and other forms
OF entertainment. for which abundant
The children at Montreal are not ne e
ilected. A playground has been pro-
v!ded especially for them, and the ser.
vices OF a lady who Is q trained kinder.
garten teacher have been secured to
story hour for their 'oan :ertanm aaa5
and instruction.
Montreal furnishes accommodation IN
hotels, boarding houses and tent camps,
Every year additional cottages are be.
Ing erected as the summer homes OF
families who have found Montreal to
be most desirable place to spend the
season.. ~
System prevails throughout every ar
rangement of the season at Montreal,
and a. the same time there prevails
that spirit OF perfect freedom which
adds much to the enjoyment and help
.fulness Of every one in attendance.
a conference known as the General
Christian Workers Conference will
convene as soon as the conference Of
the Laymen's Missionary Movement
shall adjourn. and this conference will
continue until August %, the close Of
the Montreal season p
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/ this family boasts Of an unusually

- SO
this family boasts of an unusually
wide relationship. When one OF them
aspires' for position in public Office
a county off1ce-there Is usutlly no
opposition and his election becomes
Observation-Disclosures he's akin to u.s.
they say The descendants OF Miles
Webb alone are numerous. his grand
children great-grandchildren and great
Observation-Disclosures totalling far into
the hundreds. while a sister. Aunt"
Sally Webb Adams. died a few days
ago in her eighty seventh year. leav-
Ing hundreds Of descendants. Jason
Webb. father OF nineteen children.
died few years ago, in his eighty
fifth year. HeSwas a brother Of Miles.
Willy Webb. another brother, residing
here. Is eighty-f1ve. and has also an
unusually large family. and 4 numerous
descendants.
Ben Webb. the second subject Of
the photograph reproduced here. is the
oldest son OF Miles Webb, and is in
his seventieth year. Like his aged
parent, he shows his progenity of ex-.
IRENE hardness. is active and alert at
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-14
FOUND DYING IN HOTEL ROOM.
DR.. Dicknell Never Receivers ana
Passes Away Mt Danville Hospital.
lSpecial.to The Tim es- Dispatch

Dr.. Bicknell Never Receivers and
Passes Away Mt Danville Hospital.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
Danvl1le. Va, August 13-Dr. g. O,
sBicknell, OF Etowah, Tenn, surgeon
for the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road. was found in dying condition
( in his room at the Burton here yes
sterday, and rushed to the General
Hospital. He died at 1855 without re-
gaining consciousness.
Or. Bicknell registered for supper.
Tuesday night. and had not been seen
since by any one until found. The
maid tried the door Thursday and Fri-
day to put fresh linen on the beds
but, getting no response. notified the
clerk. who sent the bell boy over a
fire escape. and into the room Dr..
iBicknel1 was found extremely Ill, and
the city physician was hastily sum-
moned.
Or. Bicknell wrote his will and left
1t on a table addressed to the clerk.
He also had considerable sum OF
money and valuable papers with him.
and those were placed in the hotel
safe by the clerk. His wife. In Knox
Vile. was notified Of her husbands
II
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[specialitoTh Times Dispatch j iiss
a sergent, KY, August 4 9 II he above
photograph shows five generations
OF the remarkable old vebn FAM
lily Of Eastern Kentucky and South
western Virginia, pioneers among
the early settlers OF this section, de-
iscendants OF. the early hunter. Daniel
Boone. Miles Webb, the L first IL this
Ggroup, is now Iii his eli hty-nintl Ii year.
and forfman of that age Is remark!
ably active, He possesses IS m Ily.E;of
the strikingly peculla g b aract is
tics OF his hardy q ineag Sc parent ans
lei Boone he, like Boone, having come
into the sunbrollenS wi s. Il AZ Eastern
Kentucky IL hunterSof WI 4 q anne 4nnd
deer. For. yeafs he sronmed Y tho slnn-
tain Businesses Of he Sc oun try heye-I
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SUMMER j COLDS
Are Considered BY Doctors More Dan
1erouS Than Winter Colds.


Aperson is quite as apt TO catch cold
In the summer as In the winter, but i,
Is harder to cure q cold In the SUNNI Ell
than In the winter. In winter the brac.
Ing air assists the remedy to overcome
the cold, but the sultry, depressing
weather Of GUNNER retards the cure Of
colds.
The public Is much interested in
knowing remedy thatwill successfully
cope with summer colds. a remedy
that covers Just such cases is Peruna
Experience has tang hit that tits the one
remedy that promptly expels sum
mer colds Of every character and de
scription.
Miss Ivy Gray, Fsirview, KY, says
q I have taken Peruns, and would say
that It is the best medicine for cough
and colds ever saw. I find that /
always cures cold in short while. I
also strengthens and builds up the sys
tenn"
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Iabouts, and at last establlshcd hInl-
self a homo, an empire, so to speak
for the Old Webb family Is one q
the most extensively productive faml,
les Of the two States, Kentucky ana ana
Virginia. /, II ID s5 h 81
Miles Webb Is the father Of sixteen -s'i,
children. all but two Of whom are stu
living and al these have unusually
large families scattered over this sec.
ton, From the fact that many OF
these offsprings have married and IN
.termarried n into the other older fam
lilies of the county, such as the Crafts,
,Caudllls, Mullins. Roggs, Adams, Glib
sons nd q Ra kers, q t becomes a very
tends directly to almost II every nhah-
'ltant of the county. bus II ~ that
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Jones Bros. & Co.
incorporated
l4l8-l42O East Main Street
rouRsAMEsr ar wAsH1sGroS.

,After Growing of Queen and Maids Royal
g Set Is Danced.
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ENJOY DEL1GHTFUL DAYS.
Time Passes Too Swiftly for Guests Mt
Mountain Lake. -. 49,

Time Passes Too Swiftly for Guests nt
Mountain Lake.
Especial to The Times Dispatch
Mountain Lake, Va. August l3.--One
continuous round Of gaiety is the order
OF things at this popular summer re-
sort. The guests are enjoying every
moment Of the time, which seems all
too short. Rowing. bathing, fishing,
bowling. tennis. horseback riding,
mountain climbing and dancing COM
pletely occupy ones time.
Among the special features OF the
season were two germans. The one
on Saturday night, given by the man
lagement in honor Of quite a party OF
SFarmville friends. Roanoke. Blue
field and Narrows furnished many par
Elephants. In this affair. the SWEETEST
OF the season, p. G. Lamkin. Of Roa-
Enoke, with Miss Stewart, Of Martins
burg, w. Va, led.
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committee be give nenough to do to
keep itealive; that It look out for re-

committee be give nenough to do to
keep itsalive; that It look out for re-
scruits for the mission fields, and give
special attention to the Organization
OF mission study classes. He designat-
ed these classes as among the chief
sources OF missionary Information and
an important factor In the foundation
OF missionary education.
Needs OF China.
This session was followed by a de-
votional a1service, which r. Galloway.
OF Athens, Ga, conducted. Rev. -. NJ
Woods, D. D.. q missionary to China
then delivered an address upon the
needs Of that country. showing every
door OF the empire to be open to the
gospel as never before, even Thibet
being open. Speaking Of the earnest
ness OF the Christian women among
the Chinese, pr. Woods said that 50
anxious are they for education and
accompn shment trey have no time
for card playing or idleness. This, he
said, was a reflection upon many
American women, over whom the craze
for bridge playing Is sweeping.
He showed also that Western unbe-
lief and agnosticism are knocking at
the doors Of China, for the Chinese are
great readers. and that the great prob
lem is. shall China receive Western
learning through Christian or through
infidel channels }1fs
Montreal Is Attractive.
The conference Of the Laymen's Mis-
sionary Movement. which is holding
wSos Rev asys se csy I hfEs a ove
Richmond. Is presiding. has empha sized
In a special manner the fact that
Montreal Is a place OF unusual attrac-
ton for the holding Of such q meeting
ters gathered here from diherent
Southern States, are adding their tes-
timony5 to that of scores Of others. VINO
have attended the several summer con-.
ferences that have been held here. un-
der different auspices. that Montreal IS
not a mere experiment. but that 1t Is
an enterprise that Is a decided success.
Popular Summer Home.
Very appropriately Montreal may be
Southern Presbyterian Church. and a
more popular summer home 1t is grow
(! ing from year to year. Less than ten
years ago the Mountain Retreat 1850
citation purchased the ground and be-
ground at this delightful place. The
plans have grown and have developed
with the growth, and for the past
three years successful conferences
The location of Montreal renders 1t a
most desirable place for recreation.
rest and spiritual. growth. Montreal
Mountain Station, over a well-kept
ma cadamized road. Black Mountain is
on the main line OF the Southern Rail-
way. between Salisbury. N. c.. and
easy Of access. Mountains and magni-
fcent forests surrounds Montreal, Civ
Ing it not only a delightful climate,
but giving 1t also magnificent and q
beard Mountain, $500 feet high. is only
five miles away. over a good trail, and
thirteen miles further rises Mt. Mitch-
ell. 6, 711 feet high. "A beautiful brook
runs through Montreal. bordered with
rhododendron and ferns, and this. with
a large lase, furnishes additional
beauty to the place.
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Farmers' Picnic Mt Phoenix.
.rsnecial to The Times-Dispatch. i

Eureka Mills. Va. August 13.-The
county Farmers Educational and CO.
operative Union held q picnic at
Phoenix, on the yirginian Railway.
yesterday. An immense crowd was in
attendance. State President David M.
5Gannaway and State Secretary II. L.
Petty delivered public addresses.
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AFTER CrowninE Of Qusen and Maids Royal
IS Set Is Danced.
Especial TO The Times-D!spatc h.1
washington. Va. August RAT tourna.
nasnt hold by the young men Of this neigh
borhood Thursday afternoon W. F. Monet.,
OF West Virginia, crowned Miss Lou Emma
Carter, the daughter of Senator F. P. Car
ter. queen OF love and beauty. Miss Jessie
Harris was crowned nrst maid by Marshall
Winfield; Miss Marie Miller was crowned
second maid by John kinsey. and Miss Eliz-
abeth Miller was crowned third maid by
Aylett Buckner.
= The coronation address was delivered by
John F.. Lillard In his intmitabe style. and
the royal set was danced about 3 P. NJ.
after which the crowd OF young people en-
Joyed the dancing.
There was quite number OF counties
people here from Fauquier and Warren. and
the affair was ono OF the most enjoyable
Sot the kind ever held here.
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Assistant Treasurer, William -.
HALEY.
The next session OF the convention
will be held at Beu1ah Methodist
Church on Wednesday and Thursday.
after the first Sunday in August, 1911.
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Richmond Minlster in Charge.

Rev. "A. L Phillips, D. DOT Rich
smond. is the platform manager for
this season at Montreal. and the pro-
gram of the various conferences for
the summer have been prepared under
his general supervision. DR.. Phillips
has nut into his work here that same
enthusiasm and earnestness which DOM
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