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Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-06-27
The Ghost, a Story
By WILLARD DONE

the Our had in at midnight on
i o OF 5e aGa train m on eo 5 due We
thought scarcely worth while seek the rude sleeping accomo
prohibited lying down We lsssy sat
@ the and ing in a he ed
many "reminiscences were called up.
intelligent E Eeen snd e y1 @ !" his work. he
the little and took part in the conversation He seemed little
busy life railway agent and operator had not been free from ex
s %s not p by
citing episode of his railway life He smiled modesy but there
@ Going into his Office to teaphc he
@ au to see e ae ws bsnd h% sn es
himself his he tilted his chair against the door and began his
The happened years just after had taken
this position Being JUNCTION point the station was peculiarly liza
accustomed to ger around the yards the darkness awaiting an
@ he 20 Of a had yard men
and left comparatively free to attend to affairs inside the sta
properly keep my from going pieces.
able 0s wets v e o ps soS d sw.n
transfer from one branch of the road the other and felt the
feared that sleepesness would be rightly interpreted by
THEY thieves as due to anxiety on OF the & Accord
senses alert the treasure box under pillow and
disturbed such occasions and the always
sy the no S the
euated among the fraternity that large was h my
keeping That accounted for the of the night which would
about midnight as bending the key which, you
beneath the window heard strange unearthly
CHANGING startled beyond expression Standing light
of my office lamp figure clothed in white with hdeous
CHASTITY face sprang feet, tnglng
end The figure remained stationary
sunken that they seemed almost have fallen of
The face only CHASTITY white strange phospho-
resent glow While looked the object quietly gded Of the
into the waiting through the
PLATFORM but quick could figure instantly
reported fruitess quest
81 greatly puzzled by the incident being at all super
could admit that my had deceived but way
accounting for the sudden mysterious disappearance all
expectation had doubt that the spectre appear again
and was determined not to be deceived the next time
at had thought Looking up my KEY again saw
ghoy visant this time hdous before
Pressing face against the as posi-
be though the visits had greatly AS looked
the spectre gided slowly along the platform
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-06-27

that the face the time The combined fright and
lance me- and disappeared suddenly mysterouy
est thoroughness but could find of it
1--WE thoroughly frightened and was about as nerv
v with nv work as calmly as could About
with bundle strapped over his shoulders entered the waiting
track from the north nothing unusual told him
surprise offered solution the and departed
only topic conversation in the office from that time until
and Our excitement increasing The
appsed Of what had happened and Were as greatly
ned to fatfom the mystery
had the
state Relieved d duty Up s depart on the 1o stGad
slipped revolver into coat pocket The train pulled out
m I his
AoGt mile from the s"5 You l
canyon by of high trestes
1t necessary for the train slowly this point its speed
and had almost reached the ee beyond when the headlight
vealed the ghost It standing in the middle of the track be-
The engineer stopped the train and our excitement R %
We half crossed the running slowly
ad the Of the
us see the ghost rise six feet above the track and plunge slowly
and @ into the river I'd hundred to bsGw To add " GU"
Il found out afterwards that companions not daring to risk
M 0n g IN oG % hsd d @ w and
out the the ran which running about miles
managed swing blind OF the baggage
behind the tender Climbing very cautiously the COAL
| masked ruffan a the throttle.
Stop that engine shouted, evelng revolver upon him.
He his feet but by the dim gaugeamp the
cooked and determined expression he shut off
applied the abrake Will ,e train slowing told him to
walk the running board AS he obeyed followed him. He climbed
down on the pilot and then discovered that heavy curtain had
been hung the headlight This he told and
ordered him walk ahead the brilliant glow the lamp and not
turn to the right or left, pain Of DEATH
AS he disappeared the cab the lever and
pulled the throttle wide The had scarcely stopped and the
wa BY en np o Of 1d~
the train back and struggling in the hands of the
train They overpowed and took them to the
seat the county which their crime had been attempted and
turned them the officers.
The whole affair explained these There
four confederae The ghost of thnone other fact
than the with the bundle his shoulders He eetfooed
acrobat from stranded circus His disguise consist
Of large white mantle lined with black masks
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-24

| Trading in wheat has dropped back
into a position Of comparative quiet.
While some business is passing all the
time, for the past Few days transac-
tons have been light and demands
comparatively nominal, says the West
Coast Trade this week. Exporters state
that under present conditions they do
not care to operate extensively and
while limited offerings are being cared
fer, no special activity is in prospect
until conditions abroad offer greater
encouragement to free buying. Just at
present Argentina appears to be pres
! sing her holdings upon buyers TO an
extent whicl has influenced demands
from this country, and the Liverpool
market is decidedly quiet, though there
is no appearance of further weakness,
AMI, on the contrary, holders appear
TO be strongly entrenched in their pO-
sition, with good outlook for a salts
factory market later in the season. for
the statistical situation seems to indi-
cate that stocks will be required at full
figures with possible further enhance
ment later. Locally there has been
very quiet tore, which has been con-
ducive to easier quotations, and the
market is off 1c from week ago, with
bluestem quoted at S5c and club at SIC,
though better figures have been COM
manded for round parcels, and the
mills are paying higher rulings.
The largest dagree of activity ex-
tant in north pacific coast markets is
in the direction OF getting spot stocks
; Of wheat afioat, ard cargOes are being
! loaded and cleared in record time, with
good prospects that January will show
shipments of 1000, 900 bushels from this
port. while the Columbia river is clear
! ing enormously increased quantities of
i wheat. Receipts have fallen off mod
erately, the quantity coming to hand
during the week aggregating 234 cars,
or 100000 bushels.
Reports from the interior continue
very favorable, as to the position of
growing grain and the crop prospects,
as at present indicated, is very salts
! factory.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-24
JAP AND WHITE MAN
IN A MINIATURE WAR.

UNION. Ore, jan. 24.-Tha Nichols
ranch, belonging to the Anna lgamated
Sugar company and located a few
miles from this city. is in a state of
siege, with brown-face son of the
Orient and a revolver holding sway.
Tuesday night Jap named George
Mackmanua and a white man, Frank
Gilmore, became involved in a fight. in
which the white man came out first
best. The next morning the Jap,
armed with a revolver, swore VEN
geance against his adversary and de-
clared he would kill Gilmore before
noon. All through the morning the Jap
was the chief of the ranch. A message
to Sheriff Childers to come and take
charge of the belligerent was sent to
La Grande.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-24
Now Ben Wapner Turns Tables and
Wants Her Arrested.

SEATTLE, jan, 24.-Complaint was
made at the prosecuting attorneys Of
fee and a warrant asked for the arrest
Of Miss Lulu Campbell on the charge
of having threatened to throw Ben
Wapner, a Hebrew merchant, out Of
the window when he went to collect a
bill The defendant is a mere slip Of
a girl while the prosecuting witness
is a medium sized well-built man.
Wapner had a hard-luck story to
tell Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
John Whitman when making the COM
plant He had sold Miss Campbell a
waist for $3.50 early last December.
had received So in cash and promise
to pay the balance in two weeks.
When Wapner went to collect what
is due him, visiting the Office of the
store where the girl was employed she
resented the dunning visit and prompt
.ly told the merchant she would throw
him out If he didn't get out. She
started him on his way by striking
him over the head and shoulders with
an umbrella. Now Wapner wants her
him to commit an assault.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-24
The "Passion Play"

Tonight F'riday), Sunday matinee
aid night, at the KeylOr Grand theater
Joseph St. Peter will present for the
first time in this city the great sacred
ma sterpiece, The Passion Play de-
plotting the life Of Christ. This COM
pany is now touring the west and
playing all the large opera houses and
this is a treat no one should miss. The
Portland and Tacoma papers speak
very highly of the production ard it is
without a doubt the very best set OF
moving pictures ever produced.
Every man, woman and child should
try to see the beautiful hand-colored
life size pictures of which there are
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-24

$4,000 in number, illustra ting the
life Of our Savior and the surrounding
multitude. 1t is the intention of this
company to give the people as near an
exact reproduction of the great PAS
sion Play" Gas Shown in Oberalnmer-
gan, Bavaria, every tenth year, as is
possible, and as they use the very
latest noiseless and absolutely flicker
less machines the public can be as
sured that the pictures are as clear,
and steady as in real life. Professor
John H. Lucas will explain the pictures
in every detail as they are moving be-
fore your eyes. Do not forget the date
and note the very low prices for this
frst-claSs performance: Evening
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-24

An enjoyable dancing party was
given yesterday evening by the Mod
err Brotherhood of America in Odd
Fellows hall. which was attended by
fair-sized crowd. Music was furnished
by Keen's. orchestra. and a most en-
joyable time is reported.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-24

prices, 25c and soc to ary part of the
house. Sunday matinee at $3.50 Prices:
Adults. csc; children under IL years.
15c, to any part of the house.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-24

Alaska. Holland AMI Norway FIR.
ring at Muntinga's.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-24

c. NJ. HALL, carpenter and contrac-
or. Day or contract work. Phone, 972.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-24

Just one more week of our third an
nual sale-Sims Grocery. a.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-24

Just one more week of our third an
Eual sale-Sims Grocery (4)
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-24

Just one more week of our third an
rual sale-Sims Grocery. (4)
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-24

Imported Italian Chesnuts at Mum
tinga's.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-24

Wait for the cars at the Book Nook
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-24
WOMAN SCARES MAN

Wait for the cars at TIE Book Nook
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-22
Deaths.

Frances A. Rogers. Sc years. 3122 Four
tenth street no. Invest
Rosa Lining. . years, Freedmen's Hos
pital.
Hattie Ball. % years, e7 c street
southwest
Anna Hutchinson. "A years, Alabama
apartments.
John B-amnan. 81 years. Third and H
streets northeast
Jennie Griffith. "A years. 30 Jackson
street, AnacCstia.
Priscilla Peacock. 60 years, Al Harri-
son street, AnacOstia-
Anna r. J. Keithley, 20 years, 3e4 Nlr-
GINA avenue southeast
Mary Lynch, 60 years. 101S Fifth street.
Jennie D. Hutchinson. months, $3.50
Twelfth street northeast
Dolores c. Madigan, months. rs II
street northeast
Mary J. hammond. 1S months, s257 n
street northwest.
Andrew NJ Leiper, 6 months, 1888 Evarts
street northeast
Mary F. Nose, 5 months. 1906 Four-and-
a-half street southwest
Infant OF Z E and May Oliver, 16 days.
ITO New York avenue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-22
SHOOTS EMPLOYER,
COMMITS SUICIDE
Dual Tragedy at Ridgefeld
Park, N. j., Railroad Sta
ton as Train Pulls In.

NEW YORK, July 22.-John Van
PoseI. a foreman jeweler, employed by
Tiffany & Co, IN this city. was shot
and seriously injured today by an IN
known man whom he formerly employed
as a diamond setter Van Posel was
boarding a train for New York az
Ridgeheld Park, n. J., when the attack
was made.
The would-be murderer, after infiict-
ing what he believed to be death
wound, shot himself through the head
and died instantly.
Worked For Tiffany.
1t was said at Tiffanys today that
the dead mans name was Burguman-
He had been in the employ of Tiffany's
more than a year ago AMI worked under
Van Posel. The men had some trouble
then which led to the attempted murder
and suicide today.
All night long, Burguman was seen
watching the Van Posel homestead, at
Ridgefield Park. and several times he
made attempts to arouse the occupants.
When Van Posel left the house today
Burgunan, who had been lurking in
a nearby clump OF bushes, followed
Trails His Victim.
Reaching the station, Van Posel
walked up and down while waiting for
his train. The man trailing him took up
position behind the ticket agents
window. A the approach Of the train
Van Posel stepped out on TO the plat
form.
Suddenly four shots rang out in quick
succession and Van Posel threw up his
hands and fell headlOng to the tracks.
With tho smoking pistol stln clutched
in his hand. the stranger walked 10 the
PROSTATE form, looked az IT, and, be
lieving that he had killed him, raised
the pistol TO his own head and blew out
his brains
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-22
POSTOFFICE PLEADS
FOR GOOD ROADS
Department Has Already Done
Much and Plans for Vigor-
Gus Campaign.

The great moral force Of the POST
office Department, with rural delivery
service as the incentive, is TO be direct
ed toward securing and maintaining
good roads throughout the country
The department has already accom-
plished much for the good roads move
ment. but that more is to be done and
greater efforts made TO secure further
Improvement Of the roads OF the coun-
try, SesS today made plain by Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General DeGraw.
who has direct charge Of the rural de-
livery service.
Mr.. DeGraw declares that there shall
be no relaxation Ia this work. but that
the department shall continue TO insist
that roads be kept up 10 the proper
standard TO enable carriers TO deliver
mail with ease.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-22
COUNSEL REFUSED
TO A. n. RAYMOND

Emma c. Raymond. the wife OF Al
bert NJ. Raymond. who received a FIVE
year sentence in the penitentiary for
criminaIIy lIbeIing Major Sylvester and
other District officials, petitioned Jus
tice Anderson this morning to assign
counsel to her husbands case for the
purpose Of appeal
Raymond, 10 the petition. stated that
he was penniless and unable TO secure
counsel to represent him. Justice An
derson, however. stated that ne could
not interfere with the decision Of the
Court % Appeals. which upheld the
Judgment OF the lower court IN sentenc-
ing Raymond 70 the penitentiary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-22

ready to leave the house, and all my
arrangements made to leave the city
this afternoon. Besides, my cousin ex-
poets other company on Monday. and It
was not convenient for her TO have me
any longer.
II will leave my bank book and your
note with my cousin. and she viii at
tend to investigating for me. am feel
ing wretchedly today. and dare not
stay in the heat any longer. The doc
tor ordered me away two or three
weeks ago, but, being anxious to see
you before I left and also TO get my
glasses. have put It of until now.
and the awful heat has nearly pros
trated me.
Il was truly sorry to hear you were
sick, for this weather is hot enough for
well people, and II is just dreadful for
any one who is not well Hoping YOU
money and that you Will be here on
Your friend.
EDITH +. CLAGGETT,
Saturday, June p, 1905.
brownsville, Washington county,
kindly send me your letter, so I will
know where to write you"
Really Worked As Canvasser.
That Miss Caspari was really engaged
as a canvasser for a book concern is
shown by the following letter from the
National Alumni, a New York publish
ing company:
Il am in receipt CT your letter and
was very pleased, indeed. to hear from
you; at the same time. I am awfully
sorry to hear of your continued indis-
position. I hope you win soon entirely
recover from this.
I am pleased indeed TO hear that you
like the canvass and that you like the
outlook of the Great Events particu-
larry now that have added the reading
courses 10 It, and I send you contracts
and receipts herewith and will esteem
it a favor to receive two orders from
you, as you suggest.
Under separate cover I am sending
you two pamphlets. One contains a
general outline Of the work. and is DraC-
tically the literature that we put in our
prospectus; the other contains a general
introduction 20 the work, and a com
plete list arranged chronoIoRicaIy OF
the Great Events and authors who's,
works are quoted in the series. I fee
sure that the perusal of this will in,
| crease your interest
Il naturally conclude that you Intend
| to do something, and N spite Of tn,
fact that you feel 1t would be detri
mental to my interest. I am sure I do
not think you would be a hoodOo in any
sense Of the word
You viii notice 10 one OF the pamph-
lets I have put in a certificate of mem.
bership. and I want TO call your partic
ular attention TO the three privilege.
that are noted at the foot Of Il. witt
| this additional iEformation-that IL
| every sense of the word these privilege.
and all promises in connection with the
| reading course will be carried out"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-22
WIoman S V5ctgnsS

Miss Caspari's victims, whose
names the police have obtained, are:
Mrs. Thomas A. Robbins, 1867
Massachusetts, avenue southeast,
S2,525.
Miss Elizabeth Gemmill, 400 Cor
coran street northwest, $500.
Mrs. NJ. Z. James, 1873 Four
tenth street northwest, $500.
MIs. Edith E. Clagett, of Browns
vile, Md, amount not known.
Miss Lois Orchard, Ossining, n.
Y, amount not known.
Mrs. Anna Stewart Chase, Hunts
vile, Ala, amount not known.
Mrs. R. T. Coan, Albion, n. Y,
amount not known.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-22
LAHM WILL ENTER
BIG BALLOON RACE

FIRST Lieut. Frank c. Lahm viii be
one OF the three representatives of the
United states at the international bal
loon race to be held in Berlin next Oc.o-
Der. Inc others will be A. Holland
Forbes AMI J. c. Mccoy. Of ryew York.
Lieutenant Lahm has also been up
pointed a member Of the board Of army
officers 10 conduct the trials Of dirsgible
balloons and heavier-than-air aero
planes which are to be purchased BY The
SIghai Corps. Immediately after these
tests he Will sal for Berlin,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-22
BOYS GIVEN SUITS
AT BATHING BEACH

Patrons Of the bathing beach under
sixteen years of age are 10 be furnished
with free bathing suits. At a recent
tee of the washington Fairgrounds As
sociattOn, IL was decided TO furnish
suits without cost 10 all the patrons
OF the beach. provided IL met with the
approval OF the Commissioners
Dr. William TindaH, chairman Of the
committee, has since recommends.
however. that the free suits be re-
stricted to bathers under sixteen, as
the general use of the suits would en-
tell too much expense
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-22
SIGNS IN PARKINGS
MAY CAUSE TROUBLE

Major Sylvester has reported to the
Commissioners that there Is growing
tendency on the part OF the proprie+7rs
OF smell shops 70 place triangular signs
on the parking IN front of their estab-
lishments. Considerable trouble. he
says, has been caused by tailors and
others, who refuse TO take in these signs
when ordered by the police
The Corporation Counsel has been
asked 20 determine whether matters or
this kind are covered by the regula-
tions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-22
Marriage Licenses.

Wilder P Montgomery and Ethel II.
Pearson.
Walter B. Williams and Hattie Smith
Walter NJ Byrnes and Mamie 8.
Hatcher.
Robert 4. Il. Foster. jr., Of Albemarle
county, Va, and Mamie NJ. COXner, Of
Augusta vOInty. Va.
Robert Henderson. Of Annapolis, Nd,
and Effie i. Johnson, Of Louise
county, Va.
Clinton A Sails and 8Iinnette Z. Mara
BILE.
Alfred Cole and Elsie Brooks
John c. Kern and Lena II. Mills.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-22
TOday'S Vital Records.
Births.

John NJ. and GOldie Watts, boy.
George and Mabel Sunday, boy.
Thomas and Hannah O'keys, girl.
Edwin Z. and Marriott Oliver, girl
Benjamin +. and Augusta Sargent, boy
william G. and Jennie E Sparks, boy.
Charles and Kathleen Earl, boy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-22

DAIRY LUNCH-Quick service. wholes
some food; pool & billiards: ID door from
baseball park everything strictly up-tO-
date HARRY GENTNER. It'll & Fla. ave.
jy17-S0t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-22

FOR RENT-Beautifully furnished desk
room in coolest office in city; every con-
venience- 304 Bond Bldg Jy15-u
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Special Notices.

THE following Florist stores VII close
al Z O'Clock Thursday. July 3. 'Os. being
the second annual outing Of the Florists
and their employees John Robertson.
Geo. H Cooke. c. Z. Brooks. Mayberry
q Hoover. Washington Florist Co.
Guide Bros & Co. +. H Kramer. and
Geo G. Shaffer- II
CONCERNING PRINTING Ifyou have
printing that you are particular about
have the work done here. We VIII take
pride in pleasing you and winning your
favor We can save you money on print
ing JUDD & DETWEILER Inc The
Big Print shop. POP uth. jy2-tf
DOG OWNERS ATTENTION. NJ It.
ing Of the Dog Owners Associal on
VIII be held on Friday, July a. al 8
p. n. IN the parlOrs Of The Chamber OF
Commerce. BrentanO building. 9TH &
T SITS. NV, by courtesy OF the Washing
ton Chamber Of Commerce Every mem
Der, those who wish TO become mem
bers. and every friend OF the much
abused deg. ladies and gentlemen, are
cordially invited 10 meet with us 40
take such action as may be deemed
best for the preservation Of our rights
and for the defense OF our property IN
dogs. Be sure 70 bring with you the
blood and spirit OF IFS T EDW-
CLARK. President JyZ-4t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-22

PARTIES WANTING PRIVILEGES.
Etc. at Marlboro Fair Grounds, or in
formation pertaining to same, apply in
person or BY letter to r F. CRONIE.
1871 Z St ne. Jyl7-15t