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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-17

While the shops and tailors are clean"
ing out their summer stocks, the
shelves are being made ready for the
autumn goods. It's pretty hot to think
of it. but. apropos, drummer was
found At the, Semloh. on, Wednesday,
and his samples consisted of sealskln
goods principally, but included gen
cral line Of furs, muffs, Russian pony
coats, tippets for the children, and all
the features of full line Of fur were
shown, and as each perspiring. custo.
mer made his selection they adjourned
for one of those cool ones in long
glass
Wouldn't that put one over on the
| ice cream freezer?
But That is not the question. To go
back to the beginning. Autumn, the
season Of falling leaves, brown cider
and chilly nights, is almost here.
Sounds good, doesn t itf That is, ii is
about seven weeks in the future. and
the men who sell clothing or make
smart clothes are getting ready to ex-
tend it cordial welcome, The buyer
will do the rest.
Summer suitings have run to gray,
with somo blues for favorite, but the
we'll dressed man of the "Brown Octo.
ber Ale' period will have to bow to
the dictates of fashion and the quiet
black o. the hushed-up brown will be
predominant.
If your wife has spent all your money
for her vacation or for her new fall
suit, you can still be in fashion by tax.
ing your worn serge that has seen hard
service, and by dying it black or
brown, be fin the swim.'
For black ard tan-not the drinks
the solemn decree handed down by our
kings, the tailors, throughout the
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Special Cable to The Tribune

opeclal cable TO The Tribune.
LONDON, July 16,-This is the story
If the mystery of Tcheser Ka Ra, high
priestess of Amen Ra, the dread deity
pf the Sun, Her mummy has never
been traced. but the mummy case lies
IN the prosalc surroundings OF Blooms
bury, the old-fashioned London district
which contains the world famed British
museum. To the mahgn influence OF
this yellow coffin are attribu no
less than seven deaths, besides whole
Itrokes Of i'll fortune,
Woo to him who Injuries the tomb!
The dead man shall point out the evil
doer to the Devourcr OF the Under
World
soul and body shall he be destroyed
Thus chanted the ancient Egyptians
ts they lowered their sacred dead into
she granite tombs in the recesses of the
pyramids They called on the chief of
The powers of evil, the Devourer Of the
Underworld, to weave his spells about
she coffin OF the dead priestcss, to
guard her earthly frame from harm or
decay, and to wreak n bitter vengeance
pn any rash mortal who should dare TO
lespoil or deface the sacred remains.
Egyptologists sometimes admit that
their excursions into the LOST ways of
Egyptian history have brought them
face to face with happenings. unac-
;ountable by the standards Of modern
thought. Did the priests of ''great
Egypt lose their mysterious powers
eith death? Certainly there are men
living who could, if they would-but
they will not, for fear-tell strange
stories of the Influence of the mummles
OF rulers of distant dynasties with
which the museums of Europe and
America are stocked Let the facts
speak for themselves in this London
Ease.
Where Lies Ill-Boding Coffin.
In the inner room of the Egyptian
gallery, where the most ancient mum
mics are stored, lies the ill-boding cof
fin. All round the room the brilliant
tases stand like sentinels guarding the
quiet sleep of the mummies in the glass
Eases that fill the center of tho room,
Each of these coffins is shaped to the
exact representation of the corpse it
Dnce enclosed. They are carved out Of
wood and brightly painted to represent
the garments and ornaments worn dur
Ing the lifetime Of the deceased. There,
between the pictured coffins of two
dead Pharaohs, stand the coffin of
Tcheser Ka Ra, distinguished by the
brilliant yellow color of her robes.
At first sight the mummy case looks
harmless enough. 1t represents wo-
man in the robes of an Egyptian priest
ess. She is of medium height and has
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-17

Horrifed, the young photographer de
liberately destroyed the photograph. He
wrote TO his client stating he had had
an accident in developing the negative
and asking for a second sitting.
This time he took every precautior
to assure himself against the least pos
sibility of trickery. He bought a fresh
set of plates from a distant manufact
urer. He examined them minutely, as
sured himself they were intact, and
sealed them ND carefully until they
were required for use,
The result was Identical! There il
was again, the same diabolical, mali 2
nant face staring up at him from the
negative as he drew il from the bath
Negative in hand he went TO his client
and told the whole story. In his ex
citement the unhappy artist used eN
pressions derogatory to the memory OF
The departed priestess. Apparently ht
brought upon himself the vengeance OF
the Devourer of the Under World Al
any rate the death of the photographer
followed with tragic swiftness.
Confronted with this grim turn OF
events the owner Of the coffin deter
mined TO rid herself Of the curse, The
mummy case was really valuable anC
she readily disposed of it TO the Brit
ish Museum OF the two carriers who
conveyed the coffin TO the museum, one
ditd within the week and the other
broke his arm and lost his employ
ment During the month that followed
the installation of Tcheser ka Ra il
the EGvptian Room two of the attend
ants died suddenly.
Evil Eye of Priestess.
Humors began to spread of the Evi
Eve of the Priestess of Amen Ra, an(
the authorities soon had considerable
difficulty in inducing officials TO stay
in the room. So strong did the feel
ing become that for a time the mummy
ease was consigned TO the cellars. Now
however, Tcheser IA Ra has returned
10 her place in the Egyptian gallery
The official in charge of the room-i
bluff, florid man in the peaked caI
and neat blue serge uniform OF The
museum attendants-was curiously re
served and deferential in his speech
about the Priestess. There were storie!
afloat, he admitted that. He believed
them himself 10 a certain extent He
was an old soldier, and had seen serv'
leo in Egypt.
There he had heard tales of what
happened to people who acted disre
spectfully towards mummies. There
was an officer they told of, who car
ried off coffin on which was en-
praved the threat that if the man
buried therein was disturbed by thief
the body of that thief would be scat
tered in death. The officer ridiculeC
the belief, vet soon afterwards he wa
torn to pieces by wild elephant whcI
on a shooting expedition.
"Treat her civil" concluded the at
tendant, pointing to the distant vel
| low figure of the Priestess of Amer
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What You Will Wear This Fall

length and breadth Of the country. Or
you might-if your serge won 7 stand
the chapge-wait. mcekly, until your
wife has discarded her suit, and have
yonr trousers cut from her old skirt
for another decree of fashion is thnt
your wife's clothes also will be either
brown or black.
even influenced The field man thought
he dominated, namely, his styles, for
still another decree is that you shall
follow your wife good taste in wear
ing close fitting skirts and coats. sans
paGding, sans haring trousers. sans di-
agonal pocket flaps, and sans bright
buttons innumerab]e.
All men s styles, declare the authori'
ties, will have q conservative trend for
the fall. Black and brown, two som
Der colors, do not lend themselves to
extreme novelties in styles. And men,
despite their Wanted independence, hum:
bly, accent the dictates of fashion, and
such thing as rebellion does not even
suggest itself to the martyrs: :,
''I look like an undertaken In black,
said one, mourufully, when he heard the
get in line. - "Never r.ind. old man.
consoled a friend, "you II be allowed to
wear the black peppered with white
dcts.' Horrors! did he mean polka
dots9
Back East the tailors and clothiers
are gong to have q fashion show this
fall TO exploit the newest things, IT
men and women. and the latest pat
terms, as we'll as the styles, Will be
shown. Exhibited Will be all the latest
ideas In black and brown fabrics, and
some idea can be secured of the STYLES
| for tho season.
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five explorers bent over the yellow cof-
fin Of the priestess. a handsome re-
ward was paid to the Arab, for the in
scri7tIons showed that the find be-
longed to an ancient and very interest
ing period. But even in the first glow
Of their success the grim shadow of the
curse began to fall on the little band
Half an bour afterwards n gun cx-
ploded for no apparent reason, inflict.
ing such desperate injuries on their
leader that his right arm had to be am
putatcd. The next day similarly mys-
tcricus shooting accident terminated
the life of a second member Of the
party and the same night the mail
brought the news to two others that
they had lost the bulk Of their fortunes.
Misfortune Follows Misfortune.
The fifth archaelogist remained un-
scathed. He bought their rights in tho
mummy case from his poverty
companions and returned with his prize
20 England. Here he presented Tcheser
ka Ra TO n favorite sister, never dream
ing of the illluck attaching 10 the
gift. The English LADY,, delighted with
the quaint figure of the priestess,
placed it in the entrance hall of her
Teaceful English country home. From
hat moment misfortune followed mis-
fortune in the house. Sickness. finan-
cial losses and every known form of
trouble pursued its inmates without
easing, Just as they had pursued the
little band of archaeologists who had
first set eyes on Tchescr Ka Ra S i'll
omened face No thought as vet arose
Of connecting the priestcss of Amen Ra
with this chain of ill-fortune. On the
contrary, The daughter of the Pharaohs
was an honorcd member Of the English
household. and so much attached did
the family become to the yellow figure
chat they resolved to have the mummy
case photographed.
Photographer Under Curse.
A photographer was sent for. lie ar
ranged his camera in the hall. one
bright June and took very satisfac-
tory picture Of the priestess of Amen
Ra standing In from, of IN open window
with the great branches of an elm tree
in the garden without dimlv showing
behind the solemn drapcd figure. Con
tentcdly the photographer returned
home To develop the negative. AS he
drew the negative from the developing
bath he saw he had beautifully clear
print. but as he looked again. the smile
died ont OF his face. What had hap
pened to the photograph Had some
one been playing tricks with his plates
This was not the face he had seen
depicted on the coffin cover, contented
amiablc the face of Tcheser Ka Ra
as the English family knew her. The
photograph disclosed instead, the coun'
tenance Of fierce, malignant woman
with a diabolical expression, reflecting
enc might think. the terrors of some
CHASTITY place Of torment
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IA plain, almost good -nntured face. with
the usual Egyptian slanting eyes and
pouting lips. Innumerable precious
stones are painted round her neck and
in the folds of her voluminous robes
For she was very notable lady III her
day Psychologists have declared her
to be the high-prestess OF the Temple
of the Sun at Thebes, AS such Tcheser
Ka Ra was, after the Pharaoh, the
most important parsonage in Egypt. She
enjoyed an immense fortune and was Of
royal descent. for in the renowned
temple of Amen Ra, the sun god, only
the daughters of the Pharaohs were
eligible TO serve.
AS high priestess, Tcheser IA Ra was
admitted into all the dark secrets OF
the Theban temple. She knew how the
Egyptian priests changed the Nile into
blood and turned their slaves into ser"
pents at the challenge of Moses Pos
sibly she was n witness of the prodigy,
for the inscriptions on her coffin point
to the fact that the pricstcss was liv"
ing in Egypt in 1900 B. c.. the period
when the Israelitcs took their stormy
departure from the land.
Coffin Never Occupied.
Nothing is known of the mummy
corpse of Tcheser Ka Ra. 1t has even
bttu tpJlItSbulth pN IsEN ptblpSiotS piah"
the coffin was never occupied, for the
following reason. Every year one of
the prIestesses of the Sun Temple was
sacrificed TO the crocodiles of the Nile
TO insure the continued favor of the
rcsplendent one. the sun god. Scholars
have deciphered the whole scene from
papyrus rolls found In the temple,
Every year the most beautiful and dis
tinguished maiden in the Theban tenn
pie was chosen to be the "divine wife ~
OF Amen Ra, the sun god, For eleven
months she lived il the temple, ruling
it IN the name Of her celestial husband
and treated as a goddess herself. Then,
amid the sound of music, and the weep
ing and wailing of the women, she was
dccked in the most magnificent robes,
crowned with flowers and flung to the
hungry jaws OF the crocodiles that
crowded round the sides of the great
dam in the river Nile.
The body of the "divine wife, was
Of course never recovered But the
most exact rites of burial were per.
formed and her spirit was solemnly
invoked 10 come and dwell within the
empty coffin that was laid in the gor-
geously carved sarcophagus and fiji!
it with magic potency. No mystic spells
were omitted TO guard the mummy case
that enclosed the spirit of the divine
bride of the sun and TO call down disas
ter on whoever molested it.
Shadow of Curse Falls.
An Arab. some twenty years ago, first
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Ra. "That's what l say. Treat her
civil, and she n behave as lady
should. That's my belief and | act
upon it But the latest stage In the
weird story Of the Egyptian priestess
is no less mystifying than the previous
fatalities and misfortunes her mummy
case brought about.
Photographer Stricken Blind.
Whom the strange story Of the Priest
ess of the Sun became rumored abroad,
a great demand for photographs sprang
up and an enterprising Bloomsbury pic
cure dealer named Davies obtained per
mission to have another portrait taken,
Up to that moment Davies had been
brisk. clear-sighted man, n familiar
figure TO American visitors. standing
at the door of his fine art gallery in
Museum street. From the moment he
touched the ill-omened mummy case
darkness closed in upon him.
He struggled bTnvely against 1T. He
underwent no less than seven and twen.
| ty operations In the endeavor to pre-
serve his eyesight. But in his own
opinion the thing that saved him tho
remnant Of sight he has managed tC
retain, was the total clearance he af
feetcd of every photograph of Tchesel
Ka Ra in his possession Davies re
mains a firm believer in the Evil Eye
OF the Prlestess OF the Sun and a fina
instance of it may be given in his owr
words.
"An influential client of mine - h,
said, "came to see me while my eye!
were so bad. He was gentleman oil
fortune and position and used TO pay
| me very good prices for pictures WheI
l told him about the evil influence o.
the mummy case he was highly amused
\He bought a large photograph Of tht
oriestess and told me he would pm i
against his wall at home and use i
as target for revolver practice. H
wanted to show, you see that he wa
proof against what he called childisl
superstition.
"In less than two months that SAM
gentleman came back TO see me. IL
looked very i'll, | thought. Present.,
he told me that be had buried tn
photograph Of the mummy case in tn
garden. From the first moment it hat
brought him nothing but misfortune
So terrified did he become Of the nal
ice Of the Egyptian priestess that h
was afraid to burn it. He buried i
tthree feet deep in the ground wher
She hoped his ill-luck would remain
ialso. ~
Victim of the Evil Eye.
A well-known English journalist
Fletcher Robinson, went into the mat
ter at great length. He saw nothing
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amusing. in the story of the curse of
Tcheser IA Ra. and when he was cut
off suddenly in the flower of a brilliant
career. there were not wanting friends
to declare that he was n victim himself
to the evil eye of rhe priestess OF the
sun. go
Now it is reported that wealthy
American, an art collector of woTld-wide
repute. has offered $4,000 for the
mummy case of Tcheser Ka Ra, high
prics,ess of Amen Ra. Perhaps the pu'i.
fving Influence OF the new world Will
serve to nullify the curse cf this votary
Of the old. and the blight of Tcheser IA
Ra may be waited away for ever by the
fresh breezes Of the Atlantic.
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Foley Kidney Pills Have Cured Nc :

The above is a quotation from let
fer written by II. NJ. Winkler, Evans.
Vile. Ind, 81 contracted a severe case
of kidney trouble My back gave ont
and panied me. | seemed to have IosS
all strength and ambition; was both.
cred with dizzy spells. my head would
swim and specks float before my eyes.
took Folcy's Kidney Pills regularly
and am now perfectly we'll and feel like
new man. Foley Kidney Pills have
cured me" Schramm.J ohnson Drugs;
five stores.
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When the stomach fails to perform
it's functions, the bowels become de.
ranged, tho liver and kidneys con-
rested, causing numerous diseases The
stomach and liver must be restored to
a healthy condition, and Chamberlain 9
Stomach and Liver Tablets can be de-
pended upon to do 1T. Easy to take
and most effective. Sold by all dealers.
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discovered the empty mummy case of
Tcheser ka Ra This man had been
English arcbaeologists, who were ex.
ploring the gray ruins of the Theban
temple. For hours they had been search
ing fruitlesslv under the brilliant blue
sky, suffering greatly from the torrid
heat and the mosquitoes 1t was not
until mghtfall that the Arab came upon
the treasure amid the ruins of granite
sarcophaguS. In eager excitement the
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Wrote Under Nom Gle Plume,

Special Gable to Tho Tribune
BERLIN, July 1G.-Since the death Of
Princess Fedora Schleswig Holstein, a
sister of the kaiscrln. there has be"n
much interest manifested in her literary
works. She wrote under the name OF
IF Elucin," and her real identity was
not disclosed until her death.
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To Pound Benedictino Abbey.

Special Cable to The Tribune.
ANTWERP, July l6.-Monslgnor Van
Caloen, acting in accordance with the
wishes OF the pope has accepted the offer
OF the Belgian government and has un-
dertaken the task OF founding a Bene-
dictine abbey on the high tablelands Of
the KatanCa,
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Take the trip w, WEATHER IS delightful.
ENJOY TIE GREAT DEEP SEA FISHING.
MOUNTAIN COACHING. GOAT HUNTING MOON
LIGHT LAUNCH RIDES. Play tennis golf. n tho
sport you are in quest Of
THE BATHING is GREAT. NIGHTS ARE
PLEASANT AT THE CANVAS CITY OR THE
ISLAND VILLA. Hotel accommodations good, rates
reasonable. Banning Co.. 1o4 p. E. BLDG Los
Angeles.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-30
Flies From Albany to New York Faster Than World $
Fastest Train Makes It.

estimated that he ascended to a
height of 5000 feet at one time in
tne flight.
The daring of Curtiss during the
sky voyage received commendation
both from aviators and laymen.
That the aeronaut risked success In
flying from steep terrace at Spuy-
ten Duyvil after he had alighted a
second time is generally believed
The aviator, to use his own words,
started "as a bird would begin its
flight" not taking the usual run
along the ground.
Curtiss trusted to his planes to
bear him up after leaving the high
er ground until he could get his
engine into action. In doing this he
jeopardized his chance of success.
but he saved considerable time. as
the ground from which he ascended
at Spuyten Duyvil was terraced
and uneven, and he would have
been compelled to trundle the ma
chine to level ground.
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Betrayal by a stranger whom he
had befriended to the extent Of
sharing his room, came near prov
ing Frank Mccaffery's generosity a
cause Of brutal murder at the
Yukon lodging house early this
morning. McCaffery, with his face
and head so thIckIy matted with
eIotted blood a. to make hIs iden-
tIty difficult to establish, was
brought to the emergency hospital
shortly after 8 o'clock, and Frank
Corey, a waiter, age 81 years, and
Charles S. Brown, a glass beveIsr,
little past the age Of 10, are held
in the city Jail without bail, eharg-
ed with infIcting the wounds upon
him.
According to information secured
regarding the affair, McCaffery al
lowed Brown to share his bed with
him in room II of the Yukon house,
cheap Japanese hostelry, on
Front avenue, between Washington
and Bernard streets. McCaffery
had been drinking heavily from 12
O'Clock till 2, closing hours for the
saloons, and was no sooner asleep,
it is declared, than Brown opened
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-30
"LEMON TREESFOR
SOME PEOPLE"--PLNCH

NEW YORK, May 30.-Frankly
discussing the social. features of his
visit with former President Roose-
welt in Italy, but silent on the sub
jects of their conversations on 20
litlical matters, Clifford Pinchot,
former chief forester, gave an In.
terview today aboard the steam
ship Arabic. The nearest hint that
Pinchot gave regarding Roosevelts
program when he reaches America
came when Pinchot referred to the
olive trees of Italy.
Were there no lemon trees?" he
was asked.
For some people l guess there
were some lemon trees" Pinchot
Significantly replied.
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NEARLY REPAID
MANS GENEROSITY
WITH MURDER

the door of the room, letting Corey
inside, and the both Of them set
upon the slumbering benefaotog
and beat him almost ipto insensir
bility with a beer bottle.
The bottle was broken by the
force of the blows. but, from all
indications, the two youths cops
tinued the beating till the enttr6
bottle, all except the neck, was ~
duced to fragments, horribly hact.
ing. bruising and gashing the vi&
TINS scalp. AS McCaffery set up +
cry for help, his assailants quickly
relieved his pockets Of several dol
lars and other valuables and has
tened from the place, but were cap.
tured soon later.
McCaffery had retired, fully
dressed, aside from his coat, and. in
securing his money, the pockets o&
his trousers were torn to tatters.
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Il was delighted" continued Pin
chot, when Colonel Roosevelt &C.
cepted my invitation to address the
conservation congress to be held
at st. Paul. He showed the same
great interest he has always shown
in conservation"
There was peculiar twinkle in
Pinchots eyes as he emphasized
the word great"
Although Pinchot refused to dis.
cuss politics or tell the result of his
secret conference with Roosevelt,
there Is every reason to believe
Roosevelt by implication has allied
himself against the opponents Of
the Roosevelt Pinchot conservation
policy.