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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-22
WAR FLEET
ASSEMBLIES
Sixteen Fighters Soon to Start on
Long Voyage

San RAANLtSN0a June -Ah@
assembling of the Atlantic aeet Of ie
warahips and six auxillaries IN this
harbor for the start on July Z on
the voyage around two continents.
from San Francisco 10 Hampton
Roads. has already begun.
Seven OF the battleships, Including |
the flagship OF Rear Admiral Charles
s. sperry. the Connecticut, are here, |
and all OF the auxiliaries are IN this
vicinity. Besides the Connecticut,
the battieships now in the harhor
are the Louisiana, tho Ohio. tho Min
nesota. the Kansas. the Vermont and
the Georgia.
The West Virginia II 1t Mare Ial-
and. Supplies are already being
taken aboard OF the supply ship
Culgoa and the refrigerator supply
ship Glacier and the Ajax, collier.
The Panther, repair ship, the Relief,
hospital ship, and the Yorktown, dis-
patch boat. are being put IN readi-
ness for the long voyage.
BY July 8. at the latest, all Of the
warships OF the Atlantic feet will be
In this port. and the ships Of the Pa
eiilc feet also will be assembled here
before that date. TO remain until af-
ter the departure OF the Atlantic
fleet. The virginia. which h now at
Bremerton navy yard. will arrive here
the latter part OF the month. The
Nebraska. New Jersey and Rhode
Island are now at BFemerton and
will arrive here together June so.
The Wisconsin,. now on Puget Sound.
Is due the 26th. the Illinois the 26th,
the KearEarge the 23d and the Ken
lucky July 2.
Celebration ON the Fourth.
July 4 the combined fleets OF the
Atlantic and Pacific will take part IN
the celebration here, and three day.
later the battleships OF the Atlantic
feet will depart for Honolulu. wher'
they are scheduled 70 arrive July IL
: The auxilIaries will have pFeeede,
them by one week and will have nn
: loaded supplies for the feet ant
steamed away from Honolulu befor
the battleshipa arrive there.
!. The entire Pacific fleet, under IN
command of Admiral swinbourns
who will succeed Admiral Dayto
soon, will start Aug. for a anmme
!, cruise TO Samoa and the PHILIPPINES
: The cruisers will take In tow on hi
I, cruise the little black vessels con
= prislng the Atlantic and Pacific To-
- pedo fioatillas. Previous 10 the sta
=. the torpedoerE will be taken In 70
: by the cruisers on a trip down n
II coast as far as San Diego. and. po
i sibly. to Magdalena bay. as an Q
:. pertinent.
I, Al Honolulu plans for the ente
- tainment OF the officers and men
:. the American feet are assuming d
finite shape. One OF the features
the program will be an old-fashion
Hawaiian hookupn. This Ia a eeT
moniai bestowal OF gifts. These M
~. be OF various kinds, but in the PR
ent instance Il viii be gifts Of frui
From all over the islands fruits
every sort which grow there and q
'.s ripe at this season will be sent
he Honolulu TO arrive at the same III
ne that the feet arrives
NIT Very great interest Is taken IN d
'ng part Of the plans by the native \
IDS waiians all over the isiands.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-22
AGED MAN HACKS WIFE.
Within Few Days Of 0olden We'd
ding She II Fatally Wounded.

MAAsttt h&N b8tN - NASAANo WV
ding She IL Fatally Wounded.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. June Ia
John Kelley. as years old. a retired
contractor and real estate dealer. fat
ally wounded his wife. Margaret. 70
years old. the police assert. early
today in their home. Kelley then
tried TO commit suicide BY beating
out his own brains with q hatehet.
the weapon used upon his wife. Mrs.
Kelley il AZ a hospital with a fraetur-
ed skull. Kelley. although severely
hurt. will recover.
Within q few days the couple
would have celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary. They prepar-
ed TO go 20 church this morning and
the quarrel came when Kelley aecua-
cd his wife. Il IL said. Of drawing their
savings account without bis know
ledge. Kelley. the police state,
seized q Ratchet and beat his helpless
mate flercely. A daughter returning
from church found her father batter
ing himself. and wsnt for assistance.
Both the aged people were uneon-
sclous when the neiEhbors arrived
and the couple were taken to 2
hospital.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-22
AXES TAKE
A BIG JUMP
Up Like a SkyrOcket---B Broken
Promises

ueh complaint and unfayorable
nent is being made by the citi-
and taxpayers of the city against
Increase of the property valua-
for assessment purposes as made
Ne county assessors Office, and
increased levy made by the city
I'M for the raising of revenue
he conduct of the city admins
On.
e valuation for assessment pur-
last year was ten per cent, and
levy made by the council one
cent. This year the valuation
been raised to a fifty per cent
making an increase of forty
ent over that of last year. The
ell has increased the levy four
four tenths mills, or about IA
cent, and according to express
given by those affected 1t means
the property is practically eaten
" taxes-that they are, as the
pssion goes, taxed to death. "
assessors Office was in favor of,
anxious for a raise in the valua-
of property this year and when
ssessment was being made and
SCISSOR was making this increas-
hluation he met the protests of
taxpayers by the statement that
nerease of valuation of property
axation purposes would reduce
eyy both in the county and city
Omised this result and so did
officials, but instead of fulfilling
promise not only the valuation
Increased, but also the levy.
Q taxpayers OF the county and
pave long groaned under the bur.
Of heavy taxes, and had held
hopes that a reduction would
about this year, but when in
a heavy raise was made. the
fal expression is that the profit
found in the holding of prop
in the city and county is eater
taxes. and many are anxious
spose of their real property in
IS. The citizens, those who d.
AOld real property, complain be
Of the effect that this increas'
e levy is going to have on thu
raj welfare and prosperity o
own. They realize that inves
when they come to the city TO
first time, either with a viev
ntering a business or with tn
of investing in real property
lit the assessment roll
the view of ascertaining tn
of taxes prior to investing thei
BY, and the general impression
ailing is that the high rate O
will prevent the natural pre-
of the city.
e levy made by the council las
was one per cent, and had tn
levy been made this year b
council every person who pal
dollar into the citg treasury a
last wear would pay s. thi
but with the hC1yp increase 9
eyy it now means that propert
rs in the city will pay $3.50 &
nst every dollar paid last yea
a person paying $40 tax lai
on property will pay under tn
ase of this year $72, and ii
Rnsus of opinion among tho'
ted is that it is altogether &c
-too excessive, and that it
arranted and a detriment to IL
generally.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-22

LANTIC CITY, n. j.. June q.
American Railway Master Ne
- association convened in At
Wy today. with all the lead
Say systems OF the country
sssuted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
COMES TO GRIEF.
Bridegroom Arrested as a Fugitive
From Justice,

Arrested as an alleged fugitive from
justice, Hugh Brown Johnson, nineteen
years of age, who was married at Rock
vile, Md, last Monday afternoon by the
Rev. T. H. Campbell, a Baptist minister,
is held at the first precinct station. while
his bride who was Miss Sadie Belle Hern.
don, is at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
Hess, 1440 Q street. A message was re-
ceived from the father of the young man
yesterday morning asking the police to
find Hugh and prevent him from marry
ing, but the message arrived too late. In
response to message from the chief OF
police of Charlottesville today. the groom
was taken in custody by Detectives Yer
million and Barbee.
MY people are the only ones who are
objecting to the marriage" the young
| man said. when he reached the Office OF
Acting Inspector Peck.
But" said the police official. you are
not arrested for getting married; you are
under arrest because you are charged
with having robbed a business house in
| Charlottesville.
They may say 1 robbed it," the pris-
oner stated, but they have me charged
wrong
| The information the police have from
| Charlottesville is that Johnson Is charged
with having taken between $75 and 500
| in cash from an establishment in Char
| lottesville.
| The Charlottesville police have been ad
vised of the arrest. and an officer is ex-
pected here late this afternoon.
| James b. Johnson. father of the young
man. is baker in Charlottesville. The
young lady's father is Arthur Herndon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
"wHY I WENT TO PRISON"
Topic Of Lecture by Mrs. Annie Cob
| ben Sandersou,

The Equal Suffrage Association of
the District of Columbia announces that
Mrs. Annie Golden Sanderson, one of
the leaders of the suffragette move
ment in England, will lecture in the
banquet hall of the New willard Hotel
Monday evening, January 6, at o'clock
her subject being why / Went to
Prison.
Mrs Golden Sanderson will present
from the viewpoint of a participant
the suffragette movement in England
which has resulted in the Imprisonment
of many gentlewomen in the common
Jail. She and her husband have long
been workers in the cause of labor.
The organized workingwomen were
demanding recognition. Mems wages
in England had risen 60 per cent in
the last twenty years, while women's
wages had remained stationary CT were
even lowered. She says: I'VE had tried
charity. We must give them some
thing that would give them the power
themselves" A demonstration in the
house of commons resulted In Impris-
onment in Holloway Jail in solitary
confinement, and she will tell the story
in her lecture. Englishwomen have
for years been doing a grea. deal of
political work, and conditions there are
ripe for such demonstrations.
The proceeds will be applied to the
Susan B. Anthony memorial fund Of
100000, which the National American
Woman Suffrage Association is raising
for campaign purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
LOCAL LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
Statement by Police Chief in His
Annual Report.

The superintendent of police has re-
ceived copies of his annual report from
the printing office and has them for dis
tribution. The report contains a refer
ence to the liquor traffic. as follows:
The law and regulations governing the
conduct Of licensed barrooms are gener-
ally observed. but within the last few
years clubs charging a nominal member
ship fee have been maintained. where the
privilege comes within the reach of the
many, and it has given cause for COM
plant and police interference. The
speakeasy' and travelling unlicensed
dealer is continually in evidence, and
many of those engaged in this illegal
trade are brought to court in the course
of a year. The police have been alert in
making cases. but encounter many diff
culties incident to responsibility of wit
nesseS and their absence at times when
wanted In court.
There is a growing tendency toward
the increase Of the rushing Of the growl-
err which should be restricted. and bar
rooms should not be established in the
residential quarters"
While the report shows that licensed
saloonkeepers did not cause trouble for
tine department it sets forth that 3,S19
persons were arrested during the year for
intoxication, only 91S of that number be-
ing colored The report shows that one
dozen restaurant keepers and ia bartend-
ers were arrested during the fiscal year.
the latter arrests, however, not being for
violation of the excise law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
ARRESTS DURING YEAR.
Abstract From Report of Superin-
tendent of Police.

One man designating himself as a
Journalist was arrested during the
fiscal year ended June 30. according to the
report of Maj. Sylvester, which was re-
Gently received from the printer, while
nineteen persons who were arrested said
they were reporters. Two editors were
also arrested, making a. total of twenty
two newspaper workers arrested during
the twelve months stated, out Of total
of 34,417 arrests. The report shows that
1926 Of those who were arrested said
they were laborers, 1925 were domestics,
1,1O6 were schoofboys, and practically
every trade and many professions were
represented by the others. 1,182 having no
occupation. There were 3.47S persons ar
rested who were unable to read or write.
The nativities of those who were arrested
were given as follows:
Assyria, 1; Austria, 2; Alglers, 3; Aus
tralia, 10: Arabia, IA; Bavaria, L; Bel
GUM, 1: Bulgaria. 2; Cuba. 3: Canada, q;
China, 35; Denmark, 5; Egypt, s; Eng
land, 1903; France, "a; Germany, $3.50;
Greece. 1893; Holland, 5; Hungary, IL;
Italy. 269; Ireland, 456; Japan, 2; Mexico,
5: Nicaragua, !: Norway. 6; Poland, 10;
Prussia, %; Roumania. 2; Russia. 232;
Syria, 2; Spain, b; Sicily, 3: Switzerland,
"A; Sweden %; Scotland, As: Turkey. Z;
United States, white, 1883; United
States, colored. 17.779; West Indies, 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
"ClassmateS,"

Tomorrow evening at the New Nationa
Theater the advance sale of seats for
Robert Blossoms engagement will begin.
Mr. Edeson, who is pleasantly remem-
bered here for past appearances in SOL
diers of Fortune" "Ransom's Folly" and
later in 'Strongheart," is now starring in
an American play by William c. de Mile
Classmates is the name of the play.
and its locale is the United States Mill
tary Academy at West Point. Tuesday
night. January I. will be known as army
night at the New National, the boxes
to be appropriately decorated for the
occasion and men distinguished and prom
inent in the United States Army will at
tend. During the engagement of Mr..
Edeson at the new National matinees
will be given Wednesday and Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
OPENING MINOR STREETS,
Purpose Of Bill Drafted by the Dis
trict Commissioners,

The District Commissioners have draft
ed bill providing for the opening Of a
minor street in square 1920 bounded by
G and I and 18th and 18th streets, in
square 87S bounded by G and and 9Th
and It'll streets. and in square sol bounded
by NJ and N and Sd and 4th streets, all
southeast.
1t Is the object of the Commissioners
to remove the obstacles met by them in
carrying out the plan to open up the al
leys and courts throughout the city and
convert them into minor streets. The
work was being conducted under the code
by means of concentrations. The code
provided that the iuries should find bene-
fits amounting to the damages, but
after one case was decided the court in
structed the jury to find only actual bene-
fits, and the work of opening the minor
streets was temporarily abandoned. BY
the bills prepared by the Commissioners
assessments against the property affected
will be reasonable and no one will suffer
the possibility of confiscation.
The bill provides that in squares sol and
take in a larger radius Of property to be
1920, so per cent of the cost shall be as
sessed against the property owners as
benefits, which would amount to an ag-
gregate of $4,000 and Sill 800 respectively.
In square S7S only one-third of the cost
plus the cost Of condemnation proceedings
will be assessed as benefits. 1t is esti-
mated that the one-third will amount to
$4,000 The measure also proposes to
assessed than provided by the code.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
Friends No Longer.

Henry Smith, eolored, residing on F
street. Georgetown, was sent to the work
house Yesterday by Judge Mullowny of the
IPolice @ourt for sixty days In default of
$50 fine charged with disorderly conduct.
\ Witnesses testified that Katherine Smith
\failed ito keep an engagement with Smith
last night and the latter. Incoming in
-6ensed, went to the girls home where he
caused a disturbance. Policeman Gray
OF the seventh precinct placed Smith un-
deE4rrest.
Z/~Was Smith particular friend of
Yours Judge Mulowny asked katherine
Smith.
Vas sir. he. was once, THE girl replied
'but-he amt no mo-.
Wisdom personified, etcetera," the court
commented.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
PoL1cEMAN's MARROW ESCAPE.
Says He Shot Colored Man in Self
Defense

Charles Matthews colored who gave
his address as 231S NJ street. is in the
Emergency Hospital suffering from a bull
let In his right side. He Is also in ar
rest, charged with assault with intent to
XIII Policeman James Gray of the first
precinct last night. Matthews condition
is the result of New Year eve row in
1914 street near Pennsylvania avenue.
Shortly after - O'clock Policeman Gray
was on the way home when he heard a
number of pistol shots. and at the in
stance of Policeman Cavanaugh, who was
IN uniform, started in the direction of
the firing. AS Gray approached he dis
covered about half a dozen colored men
and women In a drunken condition. one
OF whom had a revolver shooting it in
the air. He placed the man with the re-
volver in arrest and a free fight followed.
Policeman Gray knocked the revolver
from the hand of the first man, and in the
struggle placed his foot on the weapon
to keep others from obtaining possession
Of it. Matthews dealt him stunning
blow from behind. knocking the police
man to his knees and compelling him to
release the prisoner.
The first colored man started I'D the
street toward Pennsylvania avenue. run
ming as fast as he could. followed by
Gray, who was gaining rapidly when Mat
thews picked up the revolver and began
firing at Gray. AS the latter was about
to grasp the prisoner Matthews ceased
firing. and picking up a heavy stone
struck the policeman on the head knock
Ing him down a second time. While the
latter lay on the ground he pulled his re-
volver and shot, striking Matthews in the
side as the latter was preparing to hit him
with another stone. In the meantime
Cavanaugh. attracted by the shouts Of
Gray and the colored men, approached.
Matthews was sent to the Emergency
Hospital, the other men involved in the
fight escaping. Policeman Gray this morn
Ing appeared at the Police Court and OBJ
tained a warrant for Matthews. The
mans condition is not serious. The
policemen of the first precinct are scour-
Ing the city today for the other men in
volved In the affair. and it is believed at
least one of them. the man who first fired
the revolver. will be under arrest before
midnight. Gray appeared at the Police
Court with badly injured head and suf-
fering from bruises about his body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
7 HE TIL EAT E R .
"GIoria.N

Julia MarIowe will reappear as an in
dividual star at the Belasco Theater next
week. in new comedy, Gloria by
James Pagan. Florence. Italy, in the
middle of ,the sixteenth century, is the
scene of a love comedy in which the
central figure is the captivating, head
strong, impulsive Gloria Capponi. Beau
tiful and rich, she receives many offers
of marriage from all sorts and conditions
of men. but she f1outs her sutors and
makes fools of them. The action of the
comedy centers around the way in which
she learns that Sir Philip Lilley. an Eng
fish sutton whom she affects to disdain, is
destined to become her lord ana master,
for when she plays a particularly cruel
hoax upon him he decides to treat her as
he would a spoiled child-that is, to whiI
her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
Suffers Amputation,

Mr. Ohio c. Barley for the past eight
years associated with Bryan & Co, was
removed from his apartment Monday
morning and conveyed to Providence
Hospital for the amputation of his right
leg between the knee and hip.
Mr. Barley has suffered from an affec-
ton of his right knee joint for several
years. Latterly it's condition became so
serious as to render amputation neces-
sary.
The operation was performed by DR..
Jesse Shoup. Mr.. Barkley's condition is
reported today to be good and the out
look for his speedy recovery is hopeful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
Funeral of William Gibson.

Funeral services will be held at O'Clock
Friday afternoon over the remains OF
William Gibson. who died Monday even
ing at 4 o'clock. after an Illness of two
days. The services will be conducted by
Rev. C. Herbert Richardson, pastor of the
Ryland NJ. f. Church.
Mr.. Gibson was born i'm Maryland in
1s22 and was left an orphan at the age
q of eight years. Having no relatives, he
was forced TO earn his own living and
began life as ships boy on freight
BOAT plying between Washington and land
.ngs on the lower Potomac.
In 1S47 he married Miss Margaret How
ard. and came to this city to live. For
thirty years he kept stands in the differ
ent markets of Washington. and had a
wide circle of acquaintances. He is sur
vived by his wife, four children, nine
grandchildren and eight reat-grandchil-
drep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
CITIZENS FILE PROTEST.
Laying Railway Tracks on Reserva.
ton Declared TO Re n Detriment.

~ protest has been filed at the War De-
partment by the Southwest Washington
Citizens Association against the propose.
ton OF the bureau of fisheries OF the DEPART
ment of the Interior to lay tracks for the
storage of its cars on public reservation
lib. at the intersection OF Virginia and
Maryland avenues and eth and 9th streets
southwest. 1t is represented by the petit
TONERS that the proposed use of the res
ervation wflr be a serious detriment to
property rights and interests in that Sec
ton of the city. and they request that
the Secretary of War grant them a hear
ing before taking final action I'm the mat
ter. In the meantime Col. Bromwell the
ofi1cer in charge of public buildings and
grounds, has been called upon TO invests
gate and report upon the question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01

Two small boys. Lewis Heller and VIII
lie Cogswell were roughly handled yes
terday afternoon by a colored man. The
boys made an effort to steal a ride upon
the rear end of a wagon and were or
dered off by the driver On their failure
to get off Immediately, 1t is claimed the
driver attacked them The Heller boy,
who is ten years of age and lives at Az
street southwest, received numerous in
juries. while his companion, who is thlr-
teen years of age. had two teeth knocked
out. He was taken to his home. Alb +
street southwest. and given treatment
The police were told Of the affair and an
effort is being made to find the driver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
Cowboy and the souaw."

P. H. Sullivan announces the initial
performance of his latest comedy drama,
THE Cowboy and the Squaw," to take
place at the New Academy beginning next
Monday night. This piece is said to de-
pict life In the far west with much real
ism. 1t tells of the true love of Bronco
Bob for an eastern girl, and the many
trials he is forced to endure in order to
keep her out of the clutches of a rival
The climax of the third act Is a race
between wild steer, to which Bronco
Bob has been roped by his opponent, and
a wild bronco which is ridden by faith
full squaw, who finally succeeds in cut
ting the ropes. thereby releasing the vic
tim.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
New Hampshire Avenue Extension

An amendment to the bill passed at the
last session of Congress at the instance
fbf the District Commissioners providing
for the extension of New Hampshire
avenue to the District line in accordance
with the permanent highway extension
plans has been prepared and will be for
warded to Congress next week. The
amendment provides that so. 900 shall be
assessed against the property as part pay
ment for the improvement. The Commits
sioners say that the bill as it passed last
session contained a fatal defect in that it
did not make an appropriation of suffi-
Gent size to pay the cost of condemnation
proceedings necessary TO make the ex-
tension and for the payment of amounts
that would be awarded by jury in the
name of damages to be repaid the
District from the money assessed against
the property benefited.