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New-York tribune., 1909-12-05


modern ideas as lighting her A$N-
palace with electricity, was a
question that at the outset did
not concern Foster. His busi- ~
ness was to proceed with the ~
necessary machinery and all III;
despatch from New York to L
Rangur and set up the plant.
Beyond that it did not occur
TO him to search for an ulterior
motive, particularly as he
found on arrival that local
conditions for the work were
more favorable than he antiCi-
pated Sufficient water power
TO drive the generators was
hurled over a preclplce at
spot about three miles up a creek from
the palace. and, considering what he had
heard about the WAYS of the Orient, there
seemed to be surprising eagerneSS to
get the Job completed, at least on the
part of the Rani That in itself might
have been regarded as curious, if not
suspicious.
Foster, of course, was not introduced
or presented TO the young RAM in any
occidental fashion; but carried on con-
versations with her separated by a cur
tain That stirred his interest, because,
when the voice of an unseen speaker
is musical and strongly touched with
appeal, your nostrils catch whiffs Of a
delicate perfume, and any sudden gesture
produces a silvery clash of amuletS and
bangles, much may be imagined. From
thus wondering what she might be like
personally, he was moved to make in
quiries regarding her position, residing,
as she did, in rambling pile of courts.
galleries, halls, and passages, half palace
and half medieval fortress.
Her past, at any rate, appeared to be
no secret When a child she had been
married TO the Raja of Rangur: but had
entered the palace only a few weeks be
fore his death. Whether her lamenta-
tions on that occasion were sincere
might have been open to doubt, because
from all accounts his Highness was about
as brutal and dissolute an old Prince as
was to be met with in India 1t was
vaguely limited that some surprising
things might be told of the late Raia:
but for some unexplained reason at that
point the native mind preferred to re-
main silent. In any case at the Raia's
death the young RAM was proclaimed
Regent pending the majority of the next
heir. All this happened about a year
before Foster appeared on the scene to
set up his electric light plant, and de-
velopments of the situation took place
the generators were in working order
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05

RAM not 10 wOrrv At all, bu- 20 60 rls.
ahead with her love affair IN spite OF tbs old k%@
oath, the Black Magic OF anything the aStroi0s'.
may say about her husband coming back. III nave
wire up into the palace in a few DAYS and 'a'- s
II the RaJaS ghost does stalk around snow as~
tricks that ought 70 scare IL away. Never lld WY
Tor ghost before; but II II comes m the N~H - =
business | guess can put up as good showing -
the Black Magic" -
The NaEShi prOtuSely expressed his great tSIt, .I
declared the whole earth was honored IN oeins -
abode of the American Sahib, and aCcomp dnied Fos.
10 the where his siCe waiting with his pony
rs Foster eantered of 70 hiS camp near the p1"'L L
house, he smiled rather gTimly 1T the though. -
what might happen To the aStrolOger that Wo.SS-
elected To act the part of the RaIa ghost III -.
event, when the line run into the palace, ~ ~
chances were that the aStrolOger would 60 S"H'+
out of the prophecy business.
Foster had tiNed his camp in a compound sone -.
hundreds of Yards from the pOwerhou>e m oIusl -
escape from the insect pests that Svarued a'OI' 80
nullah. Between the camp and the po"Si'Sv,
stretched belt of Jungle. This pcnetraISu 80
path which, passing the powerhouse, led on w II
nulah To a small temple dedicated 20 the J"i's'
paving any special attention To the lunse -,
OF that there something IN the N1n Psrv
ment after ALL il is difficult 10 answer; out ~
case that happened which has lett doubt III - -
mind regarding the Black Magic. Foster n"e hsr
turned from the palace and was lvin IN a ('1h0 ('s
IN the shade of his tent porch, under rs lhe Prt
OF having his boots pulled OFT. when body Sei'"-
Durga Deb, looked up with gray, face
Sahib. ." he said there is bad news, 49,, As
What's the trouble now demanded F1Se'Ih 1.,hsf
he lit a chcrOOt Has another cOohe gran'l.JSs .Srt
gone sick in order that he may draw pay WIZ
work." r.,cle
NO. Sahib; but the priest at ;he Jungle Temp
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05


replied the BrHHShi The Black Magic IS
far more powerful than the aStrologer.
The Raja will keep his oath He viii re-
turn. But. Sahib. the RAM believes thai,
YOU can overcome the Black Magic and
kill the evil spirit of the RaIa.
What. T." gasped Foster with as
tOniShment.
Yes, with Your lightning wires, re-
turned the muHSIIi. The RAM has heard
how powerful the American Sahlbs are
with their lightning wire that they
travel by them and Kill maletactorS IN a
second by a mere raising of the hand Il
the RaJa should come again and slt on me
throne, as the astrOlOger PREDICTS, me
RAM believes YOU Will be able 70 drlys
him away That is why She has brougn'
YOU 10 Rangur. Upon You. Therefore
depends the happiness OF the RAM, WhaI,
ever YOU ask for this service the Ram VII
think it a small recOmpense
Well, Ill be hanged. calculated
Foster.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
THE BLACK M GIG

IN Fosters mind the thing. Of
= course. was absurd. WORTHY
almost of being tossed aside with
mirth; but during his compara-
lively short residence in Rangr
he had learned how deep seatsd
were the SuperstirionS and pre-
udices of a people maintaining
a few thousand wears old civil
ization. Therefore he decided %
treat the matter seriously snl
bring modern reason 10 bear On
the situation.
Well. - he said at last. " # The
astrologer has been able 70 make
out all that. why doesn't he DO
something 10 Sidetrack the Rala
ghost. or whatever it IS.
The astrologer cannot pre-
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05

At first thought he was inclined
IA sent being brought all the way
the United States with heavy machi
for the purpose of soaring away the
of an iniquitous old Rala but. rea!
how serious the matter was 90 the
that a romance was bound up WI
which ought 70 be above every
consideration. and that rrobably
aStrologer or some Brahmau was tatt'
nightly on the evident reign Of .
inaugurated. he decided 90 stand .,
RAM as far as his ability Went. To
end he Judged the first thing 20 do W
reaSSure her and prepare Tor wha
ghost trick the aStrologer might
petrate. On the whole he Was SuSpl
of the aStrOlOger. -,
All right, he said. ou tell
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05

XVIHY the young RAM,
w or Queen, of Rangur
had taken TO such
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-08
JUSTIN DEPUTY
PROSECUTOR

Prosecutor Pugh has appointed
V, T. Tustin a deputy in his office
and Mr.. Tustin went to work for
the first time on the side of the
state today in the case against
Mike Bohan, charged with receiv-
ing stolen horses.
Tustin fought Pugh in two MUIR
der trials. the Gauvette and Clein
cases, and while Tustin lost, the
prosecuting attorney grew to re-
spect his ability. A need for addi-
tional counsel to aid the state In
the Gordon and other important
cases having arisen, Prosecutor
Pugh rendered Tustin the appoint
ment, which he accepted after
some consideration.
Mr.. Tustin has now withdrawn
from the Clein case, in which he
made a strong fight with Alex
Winston, who will now handle
alone the questions raised by the
issue of jurisdiction in the case.
A few days before accepting the
offer of the prosecuting attorney
Mr.. Tustin had dissolved his part
nership with Fred Fl. Moore and
formed one with c. ID. ST. Morris,
with Offices In the Hyde building.
In taking the deputy prosecutor
ship Mr.. Tustin has turned his
civil business over to Mr.. st.
Morris.
The fact that the newly appoint
ed deputy prosecutor is a demo-
crat cut no figure with Prosecutor
Pugh, who is somewhat indepen-
dent in the employment of his
assistants.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-08
100000 BOND
ISSUE FIXED UP

An ordinance providing for the
issue and sale of 100000 worth OF
bonds for the purpose of building
and repairing bridges is filed with
the city clerk to go before the
council tonight. At the last city
election, 1924 of the city's voters
cast their ballots favoring the is
sue of this aomunt of bonds foi
bridge purposes, while only 1887 OF
them voted against it.
If the ordinance is passed the
bonds may be issued within the
next few weeks. They shall be
issued in denominations of $1,000
and payable within 25 years. Each
year a tax levy will be made by
the city to pay off the annual in
terest on the bonds, and at least
seven years before the maturity OF
the bonds, a special levy for the
purpose of gathering the principal
of the bonds, will be made on all
taxable property.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-08

EXTRA SESSION
(By United ?ress.)

OLYMPIA, June S.-Calls are be-
ing prepared at the governors
office here this morning for spe-
cial elections to be held June 19
to fill vacancies in the legislature
Notices will be telegraphed to
county auditors from Olympia SC
the 10 days posting required by
law may be had before election
day. Writs OF. election will prob.
ably also be wired to save time as
the signature of the governor, who
is at Spokane, and of the secretary
of state here, are necessary.
Elections will be held positively
in Douglas and Grant counties,
there being vacancies in both be.
cause Campbell who represented
Douglas in the last session now
lives within the new county OF
Grant.
Elections may be held also I'm
Whatcom because Representative
F. c. Reeve has moved to Seattle
and in Whitman because o. f.
Young has also moved to Seattle.
If these two still claim legal resi-.
dence in their former counties
there are no vacancies. If they
claim residence at Seattle cleo.
tions must be held according to
the ruling Of the attorney general.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-08
GIRL DIED OF
FEAR AS AUTO
DOVE In RIVER

SACRAMENTO, June 8.-That
pretty Julia DUNCAN, one OF the
four victims of an automobile disas-
ter at Knights Landing, 35 miles
north of this city. died of shock
while the auto was poised over the
rushing river last night, is the opin-
ion of those who helped recover
the body.
She was seated upright in the
car. her features distorted by awful
fear. A physician stated the girl
died from fright.
The other body not found is that
of Editor Nixon of the Woodland
Mail, whose wife and three women
relatives of the victims worked al!
night with divers trying to locate
the bodies. Joseph Armstrong. mail
carrier, who acted as chauffeur for
the i'll fated party, Is not blamed.
He discovered that the brakes were
jammed and threw the reverse on
but the machine failed to respond
when he tried to prevent it plung-
ing into the river
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-08
MOTHERS BURDEN OF
TROUBLE INCREASES

The troubles of the elder Mrs
Golfer and her daughter-in-law are
increasing. as mother and wife's
troubles usually do when a son
and husband is in Jail without
means to fight his case. The
Golfers are held to the federal
grand jury on Great Northern de-
tectives' suspicious that they are
the men who held up a train early
last month.
In yesterday mornings paper an
article from Helena appeared Civ
Ing the boys as bad character as
possible. and made up of state
ments which Mrs. Cofer declares
she can prove. are absolutely un
true. She blames the report on
DIN enemy of the family in Helena
Her boys had no trouble there, she
states, and her husband, instead
OF being driven to the insane asy
lum by their actions. never was In
an asylum and died In Spokane
two years ago.
AS Spokane officers regard the
case, the railroad detectives will
have to convict somebody of the
crime and the Golfers. being with
out means appear to be the most
likely objects of prosecution.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-08
(o
~

Here is proposition put up to
the city water department:
Is it not true that in testing the
new force main, the crew at the
pumping station tried to put a 200
pound pressure on the main
through 100 pound pressure fit
tings under the pumps; that a
pressure of $50 pounds, the limit
OF the pumps. was put on and the
fittings gave way.
Also IL check valve 800 feet
from the station did not hold back
the water in the main and save
the station from being flooded out
Furthermore, if the 500 feet of
water did not rush back through
the broken fitting and cripple the
pumps considerably, and If this is
not the real reason why water was
so scarce lately in spite of cool
weather and rain?
The Press has been informed
that this is true, but the policy OF
secrecy necessary to hide incom.
potency obtains in the city water
department now, and it is useless
to ask anything that might further
reveal the source of the real trou.
BILE.
The pumps were permitted tc
break down last year, it will be
recalled.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-08
DENIES KNOWLEDGE
OF STOLEN HORSES

Mike Bohan, who purchased
three stolen horses from his broth
er John at Cheney, was placed on
trial before jury in Judge Ken
mans court today.
The evidence shows that the
horses were stolen in Adams
county and driven through to
Cheney and that John Bohan In
making the trade with his brother,
had bill Of sale drawn up before
a notary public in legal form. The
brother Mike denies having any
knowledge that the horses were
stolen and pleads that he thought
the transaction was a straight and
legitimate one.
John Bohan is under arrest at
Ritzville.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-08
OFFICER SHOT
INTO CROWD

Nelse Nordang is in the county
Jail as the result of a street row
with Police Officer J. C. Russell o.
Hillyard Saturday night in which
Russell shot at four people and his.
one-Nordong, who was shot
through the hand.
Nordang and two other young
men and a woman were engaged
in street dispute when OfIice1
Russell came along. R---sil or
dered them to disperse, but they
failed to scatter. whereupon he
opened fire on the crowd. One
shot pierced the hat Of Frank Hus-
son, another shot went through the
coat sleeve of man named
Aimee and the woman was shot
through her dress.
Nordang was arrested for res
sisting an officer and will have ~
hearing in one of the justice,
courts.
The people of Hillyard seem to-
think the shooting by the ofiicer
was not justified by the circum-l
stances. and while fortunately no.
one was seriously injured the feel
ing is that there was an unwar~
ranted resort to his weapon by
Russell.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-08
HIS NAME NOW
MISFORTUNE I

With his head all bunged up and
his pockets that used to bulge with
glod empty, Frank Fortune is q
model victim of misfortune. Frank
who is a big hearted and hard
working lumberjack. went with his
supposed friend, Fred Flint, down
to the Great Northern depot to
Fship out to job last night.
The train was late and rather
than sit about the station keeping
their eyes pried open. Frank and
Fred, or Fortune and Flint, spread
their blankets and laid down on
the platform for a nap pending Its
arrival. Fortune owned the bed
for Flint was busted fiat.
Frank was soon having horrible
dreams of being slugged and
bumped and robbed, and when he
awoke. or in truth collected his
atomized and scattered wits, he
found that his dream had been
true. His train was gone. so was
his friend and his cash had dis,
appeared. too. 1t amounted to
$9S.50 In all. He had been slugged
and robbed by one whom he had
befriended.
Fortunes head was bruised
swollen and aching and a wretch,
eddy empty feeling was lettering
around his pants pocket when he
came down to the station to pour
out his tale of grief to the ever
plying desk sergeant.
He gave the officers good de
scription of his friend Flint, but
they're looking for that migrate
yet. Meanwhile Fortune, in spite
Of his joyous sounding name, Ii
stranded, alone and penniless and
may be compelled to put his bed In
soak" to get transportation to q
Job.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-08
Bitter So6s Of Faithful Woman Only Re-
Spouse to Courts Stern DEGREES.

victed Mrs. Filpot was SO over
come that she Frustrated herself
in her husbands arms and cried
aloud in the courtroom.
Attorney J. M. Wiley, appearing
for Filpot, said that he had taken
every step permitted by the law in
behalf of his client, and said that
he realized the court had no other
recourse but to pass final judg-
ment as required by law.
Judge Carey asked Filpot II he
had anything to say why sentence
should not be passed upon him. to
which he responded that he had
none, and sentence was then pass
ed by the court.
Filpot and Joe Gauvette, who is
sentenced to die August 81, will be
taken to Walla Walla together in a
few days.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-08

Charles Filpot, convicted Of the
murder of Nez Cole, the hermit.
three years ago. was today given
his sentence by Judge Carey, who
vet the execution for August 2 at
Walla Walla prison.
Fflpot received the decree OF the
court without an outward express
sion of his feelings, but not so with
the faithful wife, who has followed
his case with unfailing attention
for three years. She wept bitterly,
her sobs being audible throughout
the courtroom, and the sympathy
for the wife was much greater
than that for the unfortunate fell
low who was condemned to pay
the penalty for his crime on the
gallows in less than two months
time. When her husband was con.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-08
MERCY FOR BOY
WHO DID WRONG

An effort is being made to secure
the release and parole of Guy Bay,
the young newspaper reporter from
Colville. who was arrested a few
days ago for the theft of valise
and some clothing from a lodging
house at Hillyard. and is now in
the county Jail. Prior to the pres
ent trouble Bay, who is but II, bore
good reputation and had never
been in trouble. The theft was
committed after the young man had
walked to Spokane from Taft,
Mont, when he was almost penni-
less and had no funds to secure
food.
The young mans father has
agreed to put up bond of $500
guaranteeing his proper behavior
for three years, and on this basis
he may be released.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-08
ATLANTIC PORTS
ARE ALLLINED UP
AGAINST SPOKANE
tay United Preset

WASHINGTON, d. c., June s.
Assurance that he will have sup
port of eastern cities in the fight
against proposal of inland cities to
establish new rates and destroy
the advantage of water competi-
ton enjoyed by Pacific ports. was
received today by William X.
Wheeler, traffic manager OF the
San Francisco Merchants ex-
change. He will appear before the
interstate commission to present
arguments.
When the full significance of the
Spokane rate decision dawned
upon Pacific coast terminal cities,
Wheeler was, sent to Washington
to fight against the extinction OF
their monopoly of the distributing
business at the expense of inland
cities.
Since his arrival east Wheeler
has visited Boston New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore and
told their commercial organiza-
tons that they were as vitality In
terested in the matter as Pacific
coast cities. Today Wheeler re-
ceived word that representatives
of these cities would be on hand
tomorrow to assist him.
The contention of the terminal
cities Is that under the proposed
change in rates Chicago will be
able to absorb all distributing
business from the Hudson river to
Sacramento.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-08
THE COP HAS HIS EYE
ON YOUR BICYCLE NOW

All tricks to evade taking out a
bicycle license will be vain as the
heather Chinee. The whole police
department has been called on by
Commissioner Tuerke to aid the
bicycle commission in enforcing
the bicycle license ordinance.
Bicycle riders will be allowed
one warning, IL Tuerke's sugges-
ton Is carried out, and II they
don't get their license the next
time the cop spots them they will
have to square IL with the Judge
in police court. The bicycle COM
mission met the other day and
found that only about one fourth
of the bicycles being ridden In the
city bore a 1909 license.
One novel trick for deluding the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-08

bike cop was spotted out yesters
day by former Bicycle Policeman
Kelley. Out of an old star shaped
tag, such as adorned the bicycles
about two years ago. the inventivQ
scremer who owned the machine
had cut the rounded top wedge
which is the style that II worn byl
wheels this year.
OF course the 1907" was NOV
defaced In order to make It w tQ
date In that respect, but the Or
binary policeman. who usually
shoots but about one glance a.
the steering gear Of q wheel N.
see IL it bears the passport. woald
never detect the imitation. Whole@
sale arrests are likely 10 be madQ
In the near future.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-08
EXPLOSION
THREATENS
A. !. I. FAIR
(By United pressy

SEATTLE June 8.-Twenty-flv0
additional firemen were assigned
to the exposition fire station. and
extra engines and hose wagons In
stalled today because Of a narrow
escape yesterday from a dangerS
GUS confagration on the grounds
A blaze in the woods outside the
enclosure threatened to set FIRE to
the magazine building, where two
tons of fireworks are stored. The
fire burned to within 80 feet Oh
the structure before 1t was en-
tinguished.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-08
u. S. SAILORS ACCUSED
OF ROBBlNG SHIP
(By United Pressl

YOKAHAMA, June S.-Two of
ficers and several enlisted men of
the American-Paciflc feet were ar
rested today and placed ON the
flagship Charleston to await court
martial for the alleged theft of gun
fittings and other equipment from
the cruiser Denver. 1t Is charged
they sold 1t to Japanese second
hand dealers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-08
NEW BOARD GREAT
ON BARGAINS /

For close buying the Spokane
county commissioners are hard to
beat. Recently they bought q
years supply Of wood at $3.99 per
cord when the same quality fuel
is selling locally for SIS to $3.50.
Today they awarded the contract
for nine months supply of fresh
beef for the poor farm to Joe Kepl
of Sparkle for six cents per pound,
which will include steaks. roasts
and boiling meat. A contract was
awared today to Mitchem Bros,
of Spokane for years supply OF
bacon at IA cents per pound. These
meat prices are considerably be
low the retail figures in Spokane,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-08
G. N. TO BUILD
INTO OKANOCAN
(By United Press)

OLYMPIA, June 8.-The Great
Northern railway has filed with the
secretary of state a certificate stat
ing that its directors had passed
resolution ordering construction
and operation of branch to begin
near Wenatchee, thence northerly
and northeasterly along the Column
bia river through Chelan and Doug
las counties to the junction of the
Okanogan and Columbia rivers.
thence along the Okanogan to a
connection with the present Great
Northern branch at Oroville. The
road will be 1876 miles long and it
will tap rich section of eastern
Washington.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-08
CANADIANS WON'T
STAND FOR PAWNINC
PEG LEG FOR BOOZE
(6y United Press)

VANCOUVER, B. c., June s.
Because Richard Williams, of Oak
and. Cal, pawned his wooden leg
Tor a flask of whiskey he was or
iered deported.
Williams reached Vancouver 10
days ago and got drunk. When
taken to the police station he for
got what became Of his wooden
leg, which was missing. 1t was
learned that he pawned 1t for
liquor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-08
SAYS HE CAN'T PAY FREIGHT

Edward j. Young, real estate
dealer, has filed an affidavit in
court that his property is worth
only $113,225.35 net. instead Of
100000, as alleged by his wife in
her complaint for divorce. He
says his net income from his BUST
ness since last November has been
only s106 Judge KEENAN, has or.
dered that Young pay his wife 8
monthly alimony OF $3.50. attor-
neys' fees Of $3.50 and $3.50 suit
money. The attorneys for Young
have protested against these allows'
ances as being excessive.