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6 HINDOO PROPHET GOETH HENCE ; HIS FOLLOWERS SEEK HIM FAR AND WIDE THEIR MONEY TAKETH WINGS Ra-hula, the Guru, No Longer .Teach eth Science of Astral Zones to Drove Una Residents of Los Angelet Ra-lula, lh« Gum, who advertised himself as a. Hindoo monk belonging to the order of Udana Karana, no longer assists groveling resident, of Los An geles to rise from the lowest astral I plane up-np-up through the seven zone. even unto two extra tones never dis covered by any of the mahatmas. Ba-lula is gone. HI. horoscope told him to gather into one bank draft all the gold paid him' by students thirsting for "spiritual liberation" and to flee t> a place where he could meditate with out fear of Interference. Since May 28 Ba-hula*. much be sieged door In the Grand Pacific, 43214 , South Spring street, ■ has borne this ' placard: "I am called suddenly away to my temple In New Mexico. My pupils must keep on diligently with their ex. •roi.es until the auspicious day of my return." To Astral Zones The exercises prescribed by Ra-hula were ■ warranted to raise souls into astral cones "where all the thoughts and actions of those who have passed from earth life are recorded." Those who received the training of Udana Karana were assured that they could read the thoughts of others and to ' prove his occult power, the "Guru" con descended to tell fortunes. ■ It costs money to travel from one astral zone to j another, but Ba-hula fixed the price' according to the pocket ' book. One student is said to have con tributed $1600 toward the proposed tem ple near Demlng, N. M., because by * practicing the exercises he obtained an , astral vision of a good piece of real estate which proved a paying specula tion. Others, it is averred, rose a plane I or two for prices varying from $60 to ■ $600. All of the students, most of whom are women, appeared to be perfectly satisfied with 'the exercises and the teachings until Ra-hula disappeared. ■ Then they lost their actual light. 'Without the Guru, they could not tell whether they were on the first plane or 'the seventh. • Hundreds of Followers ■;••:• Ra-hula had several hundred fol lowers. He. ls a man of plausible ad dress .and dignified manners. In his turban . and his white robe trimmed with gold fringe he > was an imposing figure. ] His audience room was made Ito imitate a temple. In it was an altar to Buddha. Two Idols occupied a place on a table beside a big book, upoi which' were inscribed strange hiero ; glyphics. Because, as a high caste . Hindoo, he was supposed to have occult powers he soon gained disciples who 'clamored for "readings" of their horo ' scopes or treatments for bodily ilia. Only the really intellectual and the financially responsible became students. Even though foolish women declared that they believed every word the "per fectly lovely" Hindoo said they had to stay on the lowest astral plane unless they had brains and money. "Venus and Saturn rule Los Angeles," declared the Guru. "Beware lest thy earth life be contaminated. Put thy soul Into a mightier and loftier state." I Those who heeded the warning and paid money hi order to get beyond the baleful influence of Venus were taught the exercises. To the students Ra-hula gave little discs beating on them col , ored stars to represent the various astral bodies. The wisdom seeker was told 'to sit with eyes fixed on a star— the red star represented the earth plane : —until the colors could be seen. Then, in time, astral shapes were promised. Naturally the complimentary color ap peared after the proper amount of eye j strain and self -hypnotism. Wonder atHls Absence Because Ra-hula's disciples are tired of looking at red, green and purple stars they are asking why the Guru does .not return from his New Mexi can ' temple. Two months of the ex erclses have brought about such a re vulsion of feeling that the most pro gressive students are tumbling out of the higher 1 zones. Dr. Mazzinl, an old acquaintance of ' Ra-hula and a rival Mahatma, ha. an office in the building where men and women now 1 vainly seek admission to the Gura. When asked concerning his 1 one-time friend, he said: "In Lansing, Mich., did I meet Ra hula first. Then he came to me hold : ing his wife by the hand. ' He had the name of Ormond and he had not one rupee. When he said he came from the temple of Benares I asked him why he was married and I rebuked him for eating meats and drinking wines. But I took him Into my house. ' Meets Ra.hu la "When next I met this man it was In , Los Angeles. He came to ' me and spoke, saying: 'I am Ita-hula, child of Benares, and I teach wisdom unto the people. 1 I had a class at that time and did bid the stranger unto my class to, speak. He came and 10, spake not the doctrine of Buddha but his talk .was the talk of .the^ Bramans and I * was sore wroth, but true to my religion I spake not in wrath. ""Before that ; time in teaching my children, I ■ had ' worn ■ yellow turban PART 'Ik mr-*&A*rtA Sentng 3trm*4 of#»AartA SprtnJ $tf—L MtiiaPAartA .WV/tf SU+*fi ffitrZwAortA Sfirtng 3tr—A m**o9A'ortA String Str—A (pM&AfiartA Siting Sir—, «*^~^>~» < w^.~> < w»~«^»~.» «\^. ■ . -- ■- _ J.1..11... .-- ..-.-u- --■u-jT.-J--nj-u---J---- j-_-_^i---.ri.-.i-i.-_-_r_-i_-__-.^ru-LTu- l _r._ .-_-__■ ■■Li.r.n.jjvjxw-Tj^^^ - n^vv^L^a^■r^n^ J^ J^^v^-u-u^^^^~^*>>^~ $20,000 Purchase of Lace Curtains California's First Big Sale of This Kind— Bargains Beyond Description Values Impossible to Imagine Costly Lace Curtains <t*> AIL Pair Ift thirst time that housekeepers In thl. part of the country hav. everTad a chance to Worth $3.50, $4.50, $5.00, $6.00, $6.50 . <P^«*ff%S * «11 J73 rAKS^^^»' Wh ° "" *" — nt £$£, a.. Se h mVa^Va U^^^^ * * ™ M * S"^ <*""?* $ Vant YrVo'u havJTaAy intention of buying lace curta.na in the next ..* monthi. It w.H keeper iXSST '^ * mftnufftCturer , to **«" more than a few cent, on the dollar, although to the house- Pa/ irT^r- ™^M^l^&£Z^nZtnu£™« elaborate and beautlfvil effect*. Including Dentelle Arabian, Scotch net 8> Point de Lux In,. «»« M . Sln-fP^T n ifl^«ii^ °'- curtaln " w « secured by the Hale Syndicate of seven ported Nottingham*. Brussels net«. Battenberg lace, ruffled bobblnet and other desirable styles. The patterns are exquisite beyond description, stores locatea m uaniornia. ,„..._ .. h ... . " some so luxurious and rich that they might well grace the most elaborate drawing room In Los Angeles. The actual value of these curtains If r,,rt,Z« LBL B ho »h trorl nnf " m «KrHi?*r «n?hl ».l? ""fJ*?' over 9000 palrB of ' not tot the 8ll « ht Imperfections would be from $4.60 to J6.80 per pair. There are not more than two. three or four patterns of a kind. On sale curtains were nought from one manufacturer, and by taking this Immense quantity for Monda v morninir at 12 4R »h« nntr ,:.,"■.■.•■.-,'>. <• . ■ , \ spot cash the price was cut so low that we shall be able to give curtains at nearly 60c on Mon(lay mornln » ftt * iM the P atr « • . ■, ) /„/; • . . the dollar. , . ■ I«♦ I ' ' '' / A IA » 1 . This sale at v Hale*s the coming week Is the most Important bargain event that has : - " ii: . **«** » . . ... ***"■ w gC^b^,^d n feaiar yearB ; A mue "*"*_-"". at thfa> Bale "'";**»""* 750 Pairs of J^fs Dm 1500Pairs'of <£ 1 flf.C fp T : Lace Curtains •OC rFt Lace Curtains M> i• * J Drapery Department ; Actual Value $1.25 Actual Value $2.75 ! (Vf Avar /^MAA^Ivf ¥> 1 -.. . .1 • ' These curtains are not only a bargain In price, but they are much Immensely beautiful styles In ecru cable curtains and flsh net curtains,': l^iOVr Vprßrtl.lV tt*^lHAT*<rPfl prettier than nny low priced curtains we have ever neen. Thoy come In exqulplte designs. Most of these are the new fnll pattern that have " ' , w " irimwmj *"UIU <^V>B )n flora i and conventional designs, made of a good quality of double not yet appeared In the city. Come from 47 to 62 Inches wide, 3to SV& ; The extensive alterations at Hale's are now practically complete and the entire : "JEW nil" 1 "" 1 W " h buttonhole ' °verlocked corded edges. Sale yards long; actual value $2.76. Sale price, $1.76 a pair. , floor space of the store Is doubled. Our drapery department has been shifted to ! P ttlr> . , ■' •" I«♦ J. new quarters and occupies twice Its former space, while It has been fitted up with ' I «♦ 9 ' i- ; the latest furnishings. Provisions have been made to handle this Bale of curtains ' **° l " " 1. lAA 11-.2««» **.£ 4tt 4*Qt >fe. o r^ h e n r B ?^^ . 1200 Pairs of It 1 **C- 1100 Pairs of CO OO ; has learned that she can always pet better valurs In drapery poods at Hale's In . ••»•■»» v» N m m _ fSlffrainC twWIVV / this advortlspmont It Is Impossible to even suKKcst tho ninny llnps of merchandise I ArO PllffrairiC UJ A 9 Gof *JT I^OSAi VtUl IXIIII3 TT < which will be offered at this housekeepers' sale. wdlsC Vflll Idllla TT • . _ «. I ~~ — — ~™~~^ ~~s~~~s~ i as. *ir i ** *~ I Actual Value $3.25 I ftt r " ' • nwuai tbiub^vv. This lo't represents some of the most exquisite, up-to-date styles In ** wi r This lot comprises exquisite new designs such 'as have never been Motifany lace curtains that have ever been In, the market. Come In AK/tst. Wfc • * V - — __ shown before In Los Angeles. They come In ecru and white, 46 to 60 both whit> and ecru, measuring 60 to 64 inches wide and 3% yards long. 2300 PilirS Of L»aC6 €X* C /^. fl^ inches wide, 3to 3V4 yards long; actual value $2.00. Sale price, $1.25 Many of them would cost at least double the price at any furniture *S«SW «UM %> \S* a^ruv/V/ n wm m jU?M a pair. • . house in the city. Sale price, $2.00 a pair. ClirtainS Actual Value $4.00. „.*§*& •+J\J fl • >— — ~ —- • r ™~5 ■ ■ .1; . Lot 6 For These come In fine Nottingham, French point and Dentelle Arabian. Come with white or narrow V These come In Dubarry lace, Scotch net. and Arabian lace curtains. Without seeing J' *t+ «% cm**. r.n.t.:ne n» borders in elaborate effects. Some are In outline patterns in heavy Arabian cord, others in the leaded , : them you can't form any idea of the dainty elegance of these patterns. Some come in- i 1 C. <t Sll V^uriaillS up glasB deBlgn border on both sides. Can be used one to a window. Lowest regular value, $5.00. v plain centers and heavy, elaborate floral designs. Both .white and ecru in the lot. Size '! ' UP^Jc^V to £5 50 Sale price, $3.60. . • . '■)<', 60 to 60 Inches wide, 3% yards long. Lowest regular value $4.00. Sale price, $2 60 a pair fc^3s> J >^^^ w >^>.~JX>_C^ ---,_-_-,_-.- ,---- nf^ n _ r _. r . .. 1 .._ 7 _ a _^ J . .,.._,..._._.._'._,. _. : :_.-_,' and yellow robe, but for that ' occasion as a sign of my station as a sign of the Mathatma, did I wear the white robe of purity and around my brow bound the snowy turban. And lo on the second day from his address did he start a class on the floor below, me and I visited unto his shrine, and he had not the true symbols. Instead of the image of the almighty Buddha, had he but an Image of the Ganesha. The Buddha of the elephant face. Also had he a smaller image, but his shrine was not a true shrine and was not much good. He didn't have enough candles. "And behold, he came forth and I fairly staggered for there this child stood before me in a new robe. The blazing white of purity surrounded his form and as a special treat for the ladles did he wear gold fringe on the hem of his garment. .. Calls Him Naughty Child "And I said to him, brother, forget not. the fate of that brother who broke his vows. That man was torn soul from body, beware and trifle not with me. Thou claimest to be a reincarnation of the mighty saint Ra-hula who died 1460 years ago. Beware, his name will not save thee, thou naughty child. "And then spake he forth in the language of the poets, saying: 'Oh father, I am not in India and therefore, to 1» II with all that d d mum mery.' And the next day he left, leav ing for his alleged temple in New Mexico and leaving only a small note of thanks for the money and jewels he and his partners had received. "And then a woman, fair of face and bright of wit, came to me and she said: ,'O Swami, where is Ra-hula. Twelve hundred dollars of my hus band's money did I give htm for the teaching of the creed and as much more of my jewels.' And I answered, 'Sister, thou art it. Thou hast been didst. Hast thou ever been in New Mexico?' queried I, and she assented. 'Dost New Mexico look like, the home of a temple?' again I queried, and she shuddered. . "And thus was it for many days, women and men, but chiefly women, telling of their sacrifices to enrich Ra hula and of their gazing at stars to see their fortunes, but Ra-hula comes not back and their money Is as nothing. "And now have I two visions. The one is of Ra-hula, the stain resembling the hue of a Hindoo removed from his face and he is traveling north, then east. In his pockets is much gold and now is his name Dlteenrlcker. The other is a letter from my home tem ple scolding me for allowing such an outcome, and I must rest Q "Peace be onto thee and thy house, oh . son. "And unto thee, oh my brother." BTEPB INTO A BAUOON, HE LOBEB HIB HORSE "I stepped^ Into the Cape Horn for a glass of beer, see, and when I came out my horse was gone, see; It wu a white horse and It had a harness on, see." Leaning heavily over the detec tive.' desk at police headquarters at 10 o'clock last night H. Lyman, 1612 Beale street, gave this lucid description of how his horse and harness had my. terlously disappeared. The Cape Horn saloon on Sun Fernando street opened Its refreshment .tore last night and began business auspiciously with a grand opening., Lyman took In a por tion of the opening, Including several glaßsea of beer, but he walked home. r«t iroika I reduced my weight H pounds, bust I Inches, waist ( Inches and hips 9 Inches In a ■ short time by a . guaran teed harmless remedy without exercls* or starving. I will tell you all about It Knclose ' stamp. Address. Mrs. A. C. McFadden, Ban Gabriel. Cat. Iron, the flrat metal found in America. WM dlflcovered la Virginia In 17V. LOS ANGELES HERALD: , SUNDAY MORNING, JULY i6 fc 190 J. TOTAL DEDUCTIONS FROM ASSESSMENTS- ONLY $325,000 BOARD. OF EQUALIZATION COMPLETES WORK H. W. Hellman, Kaspare Cohn and Merchants Trust Building Secure Largest Reductions— Telephone Compa nies Also Get Relief 4 ASSESSMENT FIGURES ',', Approximate assessment totals $165,000,000 Assessment increase over last year ." .' 31,000,000 ;; REDUCTIONS ALLOWED BY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION H. W, Hellman building $60 000 f Kaspare Cohn, Flatlron building .........'..'..'... 50^000 I J Merchants Trust company ;','. * " 40*000 . . Co-Operative Saving, bank !..!!!!!!!!! 25!o00 J[ Home Telephone company .......,;.. 25,000 Sunset Telephone company !!!...!!!! 25^00 • • Lankershlm hotel property ...........'.. .....'.! 10000 y t O. T. Johnson building , 10000 4, Miscellaneous reductions '.',. ....1'; 95^000 J ', Total deductions made $395 000 * ■■t"t"»-t"t-t-t--t"t [tl t11t11t..t..t..t..t..t.t.,t.,t f t ■> TtTTtt ■ ' T t 1 ... J. ... 1 '.. .,. ... VI IV I .?. . . The city council, sitting as a board of equalization on the assessments as ren dered by City Assessor Evan Lewis,' finished Its work late yesterday 'after noon after a week's sessions and ad journed Bine die. The sessions of the board were marked by the business methods em ployed arid the rapidity with which business was transacted. Councilman Smith of the Fifth ward and known as the business men's representative In the council, was made chairman of the board when It convened last Monday and when adjournment took place •yesterday the citizens present took oc casion to compliment the president and members of the board on the suc cess of their undertaking. The assessment on the property In the city as made by Assessor Lewis foots up to about $165,000,000, a clear gain of over $31,000,000 above last year's assessment. Considering the magni tude of the work in hand and the vast sums it indicates, but an insignificant number of objections were received, and those considered well grounded and sustained present a still smaller figure. . Altogether the board deducted about $326,000 from the assessment a. levied. This represents less than one-fifth of 1 per cent of the aggregate, and also Indicates that the people considered the assessment just and equitable. Many of those asking for reduction, had failed to file a statement with, the assessor of their property and so an arbitrary assessment had to.be made, based on the assessment last year. Peculiar 1 Error. This system brought out some amusing instances. In one case a man was assessed $2000 on Improvements for a house which was supposed to be standing on one of his lots, but he managed to prove to the board that the house had been moved away and was no longer his property. A clerical error placed a $1200 assessment on a $200 lot and a second error allowed the owner of the said lot a $5000 re duction. Throughout the sessions of the board the tendency of the councllmen was to hold up the hands of the assessor in his endeavors to levy a fair and equitable assessment. Changes were made only upon the recommendation of the as sessor or "when some good cause was shown the board. Friday the coun cllmen refused to grant the petition, from the banks which demanded that the assessment be ' taken from their franchises. Yesterday the large land owner. asking for redress fared better.' Ex- Councllman Hobtrt Todd appeared as attorney for H. W. Hellman to ask a reduction in the assessed value of the.H. W. Hellman property at Fourth and Spring streets. The board took the question under advisement until the afternoon, when the request was grant ed. Owing to the fact that the build ing Is a new structure, just completed at the time of the" assessment, It was not considered fair to assess on the full value and it was ordered changed on the books from $480,000 to $420,000. A $5000 reduction was also allowed on a lot owned by. Mr. Hellman near the corner of Tenth and Hill streets. Assessment Reduced Attorney, Clarence Miller and Man ager L. L. Elliott of the Merchants Trust contpany appeared to ask that the assessment on that company's fran chise be reduced from $100,000 to a more For the next three days we will give an extra pair of our suits. Don't think we use a whit less time and effort fine pants, worth $4.00 to' $6.00, absolutely free with in making the suit, just because we give a pair of pants every suit ordered. free. This offer will last for three dqys only^-Monday, We make this astonishing offer just because it's . Tuesday and Wednesday — so you'll have to hurry. Come necessary to 'use unusual efforts to keep our immense in tomorrow and make your selection from the thousand force of tailors busy during the dull season. ' and one patterns of fine Scotch woolens. Can't match 'em You'll get all the style and quality we always put in anywhere else for less than $10 to'sls more than our price. SeOtCh TailOrS 1 330 S. Spring Street reasonable amount, as on Che first Mon day, in March their building was not complete and they had been in busi ness but one month. After considera tion the board reduced the assessment on this section of the company's prop erty to $60,000. After the executive session in the af ternoon the board allowed Kasparc Cohn a reduction of $50,000 in the as sessment on his flatlron building standing at the intersection of Main. Spring and Temple streets. Former Mayor M. P. Snyder appeared before the board and requested that the assessment on the ' cash in the Co operative Savings bank be reduced to $88,000. He explained' that his' bank was a young Institution, and, with one exception, | had rendered the largest statement of cash on hand of any bank In the city, and that in making out this statement the cashier had neglected to subtract the unsecured debts of the bank. . He also stated that the most of this money was on deposit' and subject to check, and he did not think the bank should pay more taxes than other and much larger banks. - The b.oard agreed with him and allowed him a reduction of $25,000. Representatives of - the Home and Suiytet Telephone companies vigorously protested against the assessment of $150,000 placed against each on account of its franchise. This is practically an increase of 100 per cent over last year, and the corporation attorneys argued that It was not just. Assessor Lewis objected, to any. re duction being made, as he said he had been most' lenient with the corporations in question and declared they should be ashamed to protest, and really ought to be charged $300,000 instead of $150,000. The board took the question under ad visement and later granted a reduction of half what they asked, or $25,000 each. , Owing to the , fact .that the Lanker shim hotel property, at the, corner of Seventh and Broadway, was not and is not at the present time entirely corn plete the board granted a reduction from $210,000 to $200,000. O. T. Johnson appeared before the board to request that, owing to the fact that his lots at the corner of Fourth and Broadway were but ninety feet deep, while they were assessed the same as the adjoining property, which is 165 feet deep, that he be allowed a reduc tion. The board took $10,000 off the roll. . Sheldon Borden appeared before the board as the representative of the Los Angeles-Redondo railway to ask that the assessment of $40,000 against the franchise of the company be cancelled. 'His reasons were that the place of business of the corporation was Redon do Beach and not Los Angeles; that the road owned no franchise in Los Angeles but came into town as far as the. corner of Jefferson sitreet and Grand avenue over a private right of way, and hence up town over the tracks of the Los Angeles railway com pany. The board took the question under advisement. The assessment of . $5000 against the Grand View Presbyterian church was cancelled as the representative of the church showed that the building was erected with church money and for church purposes and was therefore not subject to taxation. ■ Just before the board adjourned the assessments against each of the follow ing institutions was fixed at $100: The Barlow sanitarium, the Salvation Army and the Salvation Army rescue home. RAILROAD ASKS REDUCTION County Assessor Crosses Swords With Corporation Attorney A plea, recently entered ,by the Los Angeles Pacific Railway company for the reduction of the assessment on its property was then taken up for con sideration by the county board iof equalization yesterday, and' many a stormy scene betweep representatives of the road and County Assessor Ben Ward was the result. \ C' If the railroad representatives . ex- " pected to intimidate Ward they were' mistaken. The man who had the dis tinction of levying a poll tax on Loa Angeles and actually collecting it, went! after the railway company in a way which bids fair to bring out interest- Ing developments when the other roads enter protest. : • ; ' Attorney Pope for the railway . con- 1 tended that the assessment of $2,099,268 upon the road was too heavy.:" He al-; leged the road was not . making : any , money and had not paid any dividends.' He further alleged that even ■when im provements were made It was neces- " sary to borrow the money. ■. :'■ '." ' !..' And then Ward, who lives 'at Ocean • Park and therefore has dally ' knowl-;, edge of the fight for passage to that; beautiful beach, arose in his wrath. ' "This railroad talk Is simply nauseat ing and disgusting," he, said. "I have to ride on that line often enough to know that a passenger has to fight to j get on the car. They have the biggest freight, passenger and traffic trade of any line in the city, and often 1 make' between $10,000 and $16,000 a : day. ",.; To hear the attorneys talk about \ their | road, one would think the road j was about to be turned over to a receiver as old junk." ; .. • , The case was finally turned over to ; the board and a decision will be made next week. ,' '<?\ Remedy for Diarrhoea. I Never Known to Fall ' ■-■ • ' i "I want to say a few ■words for Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera" and. Di arrhoea Remedy. I have used this preparation in .my family for the past five years and have recommended it to a number of people In York .county and have never known' it ■ to fail • to effect a | cure, In any instance. I feel that I can not say too much for the best remedy of the kind In the world." —S. Jemison, Spring Grove, York county,. Pa. This remedy is for sale by all leading druggists. ~ , .. , A square deal for every smoker who uses Las Palmas cigars. . ... •