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The Washington herald., 1907-07-01
TURNVEREIN NAMES OFFICERS
Enthusiasm Pervades Annual Meet.
ing Of Organization.
Reports show Affairs to be in Good
Shape-Proiect of New Hall
Is Discussed.

/ Great enthusiasm dominated the an
nual meeting Of the Columbia Turn
/ verein last night. the reports Of the vari-
/ Gus committees showing the association
TO be in a most fourisaing condition.
1 Albert Buehler,. president of the So
/ ciety. occupied the chair. and the mem
/ bers turned out I'm fun force 20 have
( their say in the discussion Of the vari-
/ Gus subjects brought up, and 10 cast their
votes in the election Of officers
The reading Of the report Of the mem
/ bership committee was received with
/ great qualification, showing, as It did,
that the society, since its team captured
/ first prize at the Wilmington funniest,
has gained many new members. Among
/ those who have sought admission to the
verein may be found the names Of prom
inent citizens advocates of introducing
into the regular curriculum of the pub
lie schools gymnastic exercises as ex-
/ ecuted by the turnverein.
The committee for new hall also re-
ported progress.
A subcommittee was appointed for the
/ purpose Of creating among the people Of
this city a financial interest in the new
hall project which, # is claimed by the
officers Of the verein. will be the most
up-tO-date turn hall and clubhouse in this
section Of the country.
A rising vote Of thanks was extended
/ to The Washington Herald for It's full
and accurate reports Of the meetings and
entertainments Of the turnverein.
After the discussion Of routine matters.
the election Of officers took place, result
ing as follows:
Albert Buehler. first speaker; Joseph 4.
kaschka, second speaker; F. E. Mann,
/ corresponding secretary Charles Kohl
mar, recording secretary; A. r. Meisner,
financial secretary; NJ Z. Kahler, treas
urer; Carl Dushring, first instructor: Au-
gust Duehring second instructor; Robert
II. Steiner, third instructor; R. Dinowit-
ger first zeugwart; Joseph Wilson, sec
Ond ZeugwaTt. F. Brinkmann librarian;
p Arndt, standard bearer.
The following committees were elected:
On amusements and entertainments. p
HALTER, A r. Mesner. William Xander
/ George Fink, August Duehrlng
Finance, Harry Rothschild, NJ. E. Kah-
/ Ter, George Bensler. William Brodt, VII
/ liam Engel. August Schwartz
Education, (. Gichner T. E. Mann.
/ William Nordhoff, Joseph A. Kaschka. O.
/ S. Gsantner.
! House committee-August Duehring. F.
/ ". Volz. John Peukert, John Alt, and r.
/ DinOwitzer.
Delegates TO German Central Yerein-A.
/ r. Meisner, Adolph Fabritz, and F.
| Brinkmann
Auditing committee-George Fink, G. S
/ Eisenbeiss, and John S. Schneider.
Technical committeeman Duehring
August Duehring, and Robert Steiner.
An official vote of thanks and congratu-
/ lation was voted 10 the team which repre-
scented the turnverein at the competi-
| tive drills at Wilmington, which carried
off first honors and five individual prizes
against crack teams from Philadelphia
and other cities.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-01
HE'LL, And HOW TO GET THERE
Rev. Zed H. COpp Gives Some Prac,
teal Suggestions.
Locates II In the sun, and Says IL
Is Scientific Necessity and
"A blessing.
Hell is in the sum"

Hell is in the SUM-"
with this brief statement Rev. Zed II.
Copp. assistant pastor OF Bethany Presby-
terrain Chapel. last night startled his con-
gregatiou
Il know that is startling statement, "
continued the minister. when the
thought first flashed across my mind Il
frightened me terribly. But since then
have searched the entire universe tine
and again. and find nowhere a place that
so nearly corresponds 20 the Bible deflni-
ton OF hell as does the sun
This is not a hasty opinion. l have
been studying It out for eight long years.
You say It IS impossible? Not so.
Many things are seemingly impossible.
The sun meets all Of the requirements Of
the Bible hell It's description fits spe-
officially the most startling characteristics
of the Bible hell ! find absolutely no
difficulty in associating the two. You say
that, morally. the sun could not be hell
because Il blesses man. But remember.
Gods Word says, God makes the warmth
Of men, and devils % praise him. No
higher testimonial Of Gods majesty and
pow ct tffil2 bf' spoken imam TIA saw una
He took the very abode Of Fatan-man's
arch enemy-and made Il bless man"
Rev. Mr.. Copp preached from the theme.
"a Scientific Hell" using the parable Of
the rich man and Lazarus az his text.
He declared he'll 20 be a scientific neCes-
sity. ant pointed out that history shows
that th.5e peoples which do not believe
IN future punishment have always been
away down in the scale Of morals and
intellectual attainment
"That the sun is hell declared the
speaker, seems clear enough 70 me. but
shall not be dogmat.c about g. As for
hell itself. there is such o place. II is
somewhere T. is q scientific necessity.
demanded by the laws ~ nature. There
Is n gulf fixed between it and heaven.
u is the penitentiary Of the universe.
mo. hell was not made FOR man-G0d
f0rbid-but for the devil and his angels
But man can get into Il by persistent,
deliberate wr1ngdoi0g. Such a man IS
drawn 20 he'll as naturally as is the stone
drawn 90 earth by the power Of gravity.
There IS no other place for him to go.
He can't 60 20 heaven. for he would dedIe
g. He must 60 somewhere. for ne can't
stay here; and Dc must stay somewhere
for he can't come back here. Therefore
7 declare hell 10 be n scientific necessity.
Only man can put himself into &c."
The Washington herald., 1907-07-01
VISITS GIRL; DRINKS POISON
James W. Mugs Commits Suicide
at Miss Steele'S Home.
QuarreIs with Beautiful Maiden He
Loved Believed To Have Been
Cause of His Deed.

Angered by her refusal 20 accept fur
Their attention from him. and In the pres
ence Of the girl who did not return his
love. James W. Mugs, at the home Of
Lille Steele. 3j3 X street southwest, last
night drank laudanum. A few hours later
he died at the Emergency Hospital.
Miss Steeles mother, Mrs. Lula Steele.
was also in the room at the time, and
when Mugs drew the bottle of poison
from his coat pocket and swallowed its
contents the women were almost hys-
terical and ran from the house. fran
tically appealing for aid.
Al the hospital Mugs was unconscious,
and no statement was obtained from him
before he died. Both his father and
brother. who live at 515 Seventh street
southwest. were at his bedside. and both
Of them were at a loss to know just what
particular feature Of his affair with Miss
Steele had resulted in the frame OF mind
that led him to end his life.
Mugs who was twenty-nine years Of
age. had been a frequent caller at the
Steele home, and had been devoted in his
attentions to Miss Steele, a strikingly
beautiful girl, who. while permitting him
% call frequently, had never responded
90 his pr0testatiOns of love.
While il is not known certainly that a
quarrel led to the act Of Mugs, that
much is suTmised. both by the relatives
Of the young man and the people who
were called in last night when Mugs
had taken the laudanum. Miss Steele
was in such a nervous state she could
not talk cOherently Of the affair, and her
mother refused to be quoted believing
the matter to be one that should be dis
Cussed only at the CorOner's hearing
All the parties are we'll known In the
southwest. and the news of the death Of
Mugs came as a shock to his friends.
as well as those who knew he had been
paying attention 10 Miss Steele.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-01
EX-CONvICT SURRENDERS.
George II. King Walks Into Police
Station I'm New York

New York, June .3O.-An ex-convict
walked into the Madison street police sta
ton Saturday night and said he wanted
TO give himself up, as his conscience trou-
bled him.
He explained that he was the man who
broke the plate glass window Of Morris J
Sidney's jewelry store. 1A East Broad
way, on Friday night, but was scared
away before he had been able 10 pick I'd
much.
His name is George B. King He said
he was thirty-two years old. a machinist
by trade. and lived at Mills Hotel. .
Rivington street. He was arraigned be-
fore Magistrate House in the Essex Mar
ket Police Court to-day and held in 81 500
bail for trial on a charge OF burglary.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-01
DIED.

BURNs-Dersrted this lHe on Thursday, June 2.
1907. - II u n. DAVID T. BURNS. beloved
brother Of John :. Burns.
Funeral viii take place from his late residence.
1877 Eighth street northwest on Monday. July I.
al $50 q. m. thence 10 the immaculate Con
cCptgn Church, where solemn high mass Of
requiem will be sung for the repose o. bis soul
az 3 a. m Iuterment private
DAIEY-On Friday. June .. 1877. At as .. n.
JOHN. beloved husband Of Jane DALEY.
Funeral services at his late residence 6lz street
southeast Monday July J. at 30 p m. Rsla-
tives and friends invited.
KELLY-On Thursday. June e.. 1877. at 5 ,. n,
ANNA MARIA, widow Of John Il. Kelly.
Funeral from the residence. SIS Maryland avsnus
northeast Monday. July l. Requiem az ST
Joseph's Church at g a. m. Iutement private
KOEHLER-On Friday. June O. 1907. AZ 5 ,. n,
after long and painful illness. MATILDA, widow
Of George J. kOehler, in the ftty-frst year OF
her age.
Funeral from her late residence 5js Mclean ave.
nue. southwest. on Monday. July !, at 2. m;
thence 20 St Johns Lutheran Church. -Four and
a-half street southwest Intement AZ Prospect
Hill Csmeter Relatives and friends respectfully
invited to attend
MADISON-su on Friday. June q 1907,
EMANUEL NJ. beloved husband OF Mary VI.
Madison NEE Wright.
Notice Of funeral hereafter. Family residence, g
street northeast Texas papers please copy
MFYFRS-On SATURDAY, June o. 1907, al l0S a.
m. THOMAS ELMORE youngest son Of WIZ
liam and EulHliU Meyers.
Funeral from parents residence. go street south
east. on Monday. July !. al p. N.
NATION THURSDAY, June 2, 1907. at p. N,
CHRISTINA A.. widow Of William r. Nan,
aged thirty-fve years
Funeral from the residence Cf her brother NJ.
Gregor NJ Nix. 1872 Maryland avenue northeast,
on Monday july J. az a. N. Requiem mass
az 81 Marys Church at 930 Relatives and
friends respectfully invited TO attend. Interment
at st, Nary's Cemetery.
RAY-On Saturday. June p 1907. at 9N5 p m.
HERBERT H. RAY. husband Of the late Fan.
nie Web Ray, in the seventieth year Of his
age
Notice Of funeral hereafter
TUCKER-On SATURDAY. June O. 1907 at IS a. m,
at his residence 62e D street southwest, RICH
ARD W. beloved husband Of Sarah A. Tucker.
aged forty-fye years.
Funeral services at his late residence Monday.
July l. at 3 p. m.
WALKER-At Washington. D. G., on Saturday,
june 2, 1907, JOHN e., beloved husband q
Laura D. Walker, aged fftysiX years Inter
meut at Charlotte y c.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-01
MISTAKE COSTS MAN A WIFE.
Got Girls Name Wrong in License
SO She WEEDS Another.

Shreveport La, June 3O-Harry Will
Jams and Miss Marie Teureau a win
some brunette. were standing before a
clergyman for the purpose of being mar
ried yesterday, when It was found that
Williams had made mistake in the
spelling Of Miss Teureau's name in the
marriage license.
Williams took the certificate to the clerk
Of the court for correction Miss Teureau
was chagrined at the interruption of the
wedding, and believing II to be an omen
of ill-luck, exercised a womans privilege
and changed her mind When Williams
returned she told him she had decided
not to become his wife, but the wife of
James Strothers, who had been his rival.
Strothers made no mistake in his license,
and is a happy bridegroom.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-01
FRANCIS MURPHY IS DEAD.
Famous Temperance Evangelist
Passes Away at Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Cal, June 3O-Fraucis
Murphy. the gospel temperance evangel-
ist died here to-day. Francis Murphy
was born in Wexford. Ireland. on April
"a, 1895. He came 20 this country in 1856,
and married Elizabeth J. Gian. OF New
York
After serving in the Union army he
began the work Of temperance reform.
organizing reform clubs in Maine. He
made his first public address in Portland
in 1870. In 1876 he spoke for the first time
in Pittsburg, afterward his home There
he persuaded $500 persons 10 sign the
pledge in the Old Home Church. in Fifth
avenue
The work spread until 100000 persons
throughout the country had taken the
pledge
Hs worked in England later, served as
chaplain in the Spanish-American war.
and had lately spent greater part Of his
time in evangelistiC work
The Washington herald., 1907-07-01
IT IS PROCESS BUTTER" NOW.
SO-caIled Trust Gets Concession by
Agreement of Departments.

Secretary Cortelyou, of the Treasury
Department. and Secretary Wilson. Of the
Agricultural Department, have reached
an agreement in regard to the protest
made some time ago by the renovated
butter combination, as the result of which
the so-called trust may in the future
label its product process butter" instead
Of renovated butter> The trust has
long cOntended for this privilege as one
accorded by the act Of May 9, 1902.
BY the same order the two departments
changed the classification so that in fu-
ture much Of the product which has been
taxed one-fourth Of ! per cent as pro
cess butter" will in the future pay 10
cents pound as an adulterated article.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-01
EXPLAINED BY RYAN
Cause of Withdrawal from
Race Made Known.
CHANGES KILLED BY RUM0R
Former Speaker of Virginia Legis-
Iature Issues Statement Declaring
He Was Forced To Retire Because
Reports of His Quitting Had Made
Success ImpOssibIe-Draw Lots.

For the first time since his withdrawal
from the recent Congressional race in the
Eighth Virginia district, Hon. J. f. Ryan,
ex-speaker Of the State legislature, yester-
day gave out statement setting forth
the reasons which led him 10 take that
action. His statement. as prepared for
The Washington Herald is as follows:
Tt has come 10 my knowledge that my
withdrawal from the recent contest for
Congress has been misunderstood and
misrepresented. therefore desire TO
make Tho following statement.
Several times during the canvass, real
fling the uncertainty OF the contest sug-
gestions were made by different candi-
dates that we cast lots as to who should
retire from the contest. This suggestion
was first made by Judge Nicol but
whether seriously or not I cannot say.
I then. as Mr. Carlin afterward reminded
me. declined TO consider the proposition.
Later the proposition was made 70 Judge
Nicol, which he declined, and still later
the proposition was made by ~ Car
lin, VINO asked me 20 see Mr.. Gordon in
reference to the matter.
Gordon DIsapprOves Plan.
MI Gordon disapproved the PROPOSE
ton. realizing that Mr. Gordon and my
self 80 divided the vote in a portion Of
the district as to render probable the de-
feat Of both Of US. l suggested to Mr..
Gordon that we cast lots as to which
should retire Mr.. Gordon saw the situa-
ton as I did, but deemed it improper TO
adopt the suggestion. This occurred on
the evening Of the 18th. Mr. Gordon then
I left for Orange with the positive under
standing that we would both continue the
race 10 The end.
"On the afternoon Of the same day met
a friend from Loudoun, and told him
was Informed that my vote was leaving
ne on account OF tho insistent Circula-
ton of the rumor that I had withdrawn.
that unless I could counterfeit the effect
Of this TumOr I might have to retire from
the race, but did not expect 20 do so. At
1l.31 o. m. Of the same day in answer 70
additional rum0rs. ! published in The
Washington Herald and Richmond Times
Dispatch 81 statement that I had not and
would not withdraw from the contest.
Report Revised Again.
shortly after giving this statement 20
tho press 1 received a message from Lees
burg saving that the friend above men
toned, on his arrival there, had reported
7 had withdrawn. took first train 10
Lsesburg 90 learn II this report was true.
"On arriving AT Leesburg l learned that
the report was true. and realizing that as
this report had been sent all over the
district IL would be impossible 20 c0un-
ter8Ct its injurious effect I'm time for the
election on the following day. I then de-
termIned % withdraw from the contest.
leaving my friends free to vote FOR whom
they pleased, and wired Nessrs. Nlcol
Gordon. and Carlin Of my withdrawal No
blame should be attached 10 my friend
for giving ont what was not intended for
the public. as the fault was mine In not
fully impressiug upon him the Importance
Of secrecy"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-01
NO GIRLS FOR w00LLY WEST.
Census Bureau Afraid 40 Send Them
to Oklahoma.


No girls from the Census Bureau will
be sent 10 Oklahoma and Indian Territory
to make fluctuations of the census. TO be
taken by order of the President. When
the President issued the order for a
census of the proposed new State, there
was great scramble among the clerks
in the Washington bureau for the jobs at
field headquarters. They looked upon the
work in the Territories as offering a fine
opportunity 10 take jaunt at govern
ment expense.
Now the Census Bureau shelters many
charming women, most of whom may,
with prOpriety be called girls. Like the
men, the girls began 10 use political IN
fluence 10 secure assignments to duty in
Oklahoma and Indian Territory West
ern Senator orally asked a bureau official
TO detail a girl from his State, now em-
ployed in the bureau. to the Guthrie
office.
Il would be glad to accommodate you,
was the answer, but the fact is, we
will send no women clerks to Oklahoma.
That is a new country, and is too wild
and woolly for Washington girls
The Washington herald., 1907-07-01
WOULD PHOTOGRAPH SOUL.
Music Professor Wants To Expert
ment on Hospital Patients


Mount Vernon. y. Y. June 3o-Henry
Price, a retired professor Of music, be-
lieves he has discovered a process of
photographing the SOUL and he Is trying
to obtain permission from the authorities
at Bellevue Hospital 70 make expert
ments there.
His plan IS to photograph the soul as
It departs from the body with a number
of quick kOdaks. 1t would be impossible.
he says, to hypnotic the kodak. as it
records many things not visible TO the
naked eye.
Price is opposed 10 trying his expert
ment on COnViCts executed at Sing Sing
prison, because he says that IN his opin-
Ion the strong electric current would XIII
the soul. As yet the authorities have
not taken up the experiment.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-01
One Killed. One Hurt by Trolley

Philadelphia, June 30-struck by Cam
den and Suburban trolley car at Eight
zenith and Federal streets, Camden.
shortly after S o'clock tonight John
Pfrom. aged about forty-five years. was
instantly killed, and his brother. George
Pfrom, aged eighteen years, was so badly
injured that he is lying at the point OF
death in the Cooper Hospital
The Washington herald., 1907-07-01
CRUISERS SENT TO PACIFIC.
The Tennessee and Washington TO
Augment the Fleet.

II has been learned in naval circles that
the armored cruisers Tennessee and
Washington. which are now attending
the maritime exposition in Bordeaux,
France. will be sent 10 the Pacific Coast
upon their return.
These are two OF the largest cruisers
In the service. and are Of 144C0 tons dis
placement. Each carries four le-inch
guns and sixteen 6-inch. and are modern
types of fighting ships.
Their being ordered 70 the Pacific Coast
is not regarded as particularly significant
or as having any bearing on the japanese
question II is in line with the general
disposition Of the squadron.
Practically all the cruisers are In the
Pacific, while the battle ships are on the
Atlantic coast.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-01
MRS. JACOBS MAY LOSE EYE.
still in Critical Condition After
Automobile Smssh-up.

Automobile Smssh-up.
Mrs. Bella H. Jacobs who was seriously
injured in an automobile smash-up in
Rock Creek Park two weeks ago to-day,
is still at the Georgetown University
Hospital in a critical condition. Doubt
still exists among the surgeons attending
her as to whether or not she Will lose
the sight Of one eye.
Mrs. Jacobs was visited yesterday by
Capt and Mrs. Horace f. NJ. Browne.
who were slightly injured in the accident.
which happened a few DAYS before their
wedding date. The marriage ceremony
was performed on the date set. but owing
to the serious injury of Mrs. Jacobs the
honeymoon was indefinitely postponed, so
that Mrs. Browne, formerly Miss Maud
Vera Hanna, an intimate friend. might
be near her.
Max Herschmann, the chauffeur, who
was but slightly injured, has entirely re-
covered, with the exception of one hand,
which was burned by acid.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-01
RattIesnake MEASURES Q Feet 2.

Honesdale. Pa. June 50-T. D. O'Con-
nell, OF this city. has secured the skin Of
what he claims is the largest rattlesnake
ever killed in this State II was slain
recently by an old hunter in Pike Coun-
ty. II is nine feet three inches long and
has thirty-hye rattles attached.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-01
Bov Injured while Diving.

Wallace Nelson, sixteen, living at III
H street southwest, while swimming in
the Potomac yesterday. dived and struck
his head on a sunken log. He received
a large cut on the scalp and was taken
in the ambulance 10 the Emergency Hos
pital
The Washington herald., 1907-07-01
TUCKER NOT WORRIED
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

had given out what was printed in a
morning paper yesterday as an interview
with Mrs Tucker. Both branded as false
the published statement that Mrs. Tucker
for the first time broke her silence and
then went on at great length and with
picturesque circumstances TO discuss the
"scandalous conduct" Of her husband.
There is not one word Of truth in the
whole story" declared Lieut. Tucker.
THE entire so-called interview is a fabri-
cation from start TO finish; my mother
never made any such statements as were
put in her mouth in that article.
Mrs. Tucker has never given an inter
view to any newspaper in regard 10 this
matter, and she never will" continued
the officer. The only statement she has
ever made was that she has nothing 70
say. She has referred newspaper report
ers TO the War Department for informa-
ton. but she herself has never discussed
her private affairs with any stranger
Brands story Fake.
Il was called up on the phone by the
paper that printed the fake story. and
told them that the story was a lie. pure
and simple. that my mother never uttered
the words or the sentiments expressed
in the purp0rted interview. Stories or
so-called interviews regarding this affair
may appear in the papers as emanating
from either myself OF my mother here
after, but ! give you my word, neither
Mrs. Tucker nor myself will ever discuss
our personal and private domestic affairs
for publication"
Army circles are much interested in
the alleged charges against Col Tucker.
and the outcome OF the investigation and
the action Of the War Department win
be awaited with much interest.
At the Congressional Library yesterday
there were many calls for the Manila
Times. which paper. on May g, pub
/ lished story about Col. Tucker and
Mrs. Platt As published In The Wash
ington Herald yesterday. this papers re-
port is principally gossip, and Is based
on an article printed in the San Fran
cisco Call OF April Il. on which date Col
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