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MAGNIFICENT WELCOME HOMETO RETURNING FLEET MONDAY

OLD POINT COMFORT. Va.,Feb. 20.?When the fleet entersHampton Roads next Monday andpasses In review of Roosevelt onthe Mayflower, the vessels will bewelcomed by a floating armada ofpassenger boats and excursion ves-sels surpassing In size and num-ber any preceding pleasure turnoutperhaps In the history of America.

Pleasure boats will come frommany points along the coast bear-ing distinguished visitors. Onesteamer will carry over 100 mem-bers of congress, their families andfriends. The navy department willpatrol the waters with swift run-ning torpedo boats. Hotels at Nor-folk, Newport News and HamptonRoads are already crowded, andthe cities are in holiday attire.Preparations to entertain the fleetofficers are progressing rapidly.

CITY CLUBSWONT BE

DELIVEBEDShould the Federated clubs at-

tempt to Indorse any candidate forthe mayoralty there will be warwithin that body and the exit ofmany delegates.

A number of the clubs take theposition that they are nonpartisanand intend to remain so. As anjrxnmplc. the delegates from theNortheast addition to Ross ParkImprovement club is stronglyagainst the indorsing of any candi-date, and should this be attemptedthe club will recall the delegates.This Is only a sample of the atti-tude of the various clubs.

There is an element In the mem-bership of the Federated clubswhich is anxious to indorse a candldate. but the trouble Is thatthere is no unanimity on this can-didate. Some favor Mr. Pratt,some favor Hutchinson, whileothers are for Hinkle. Any actionfavoring one candidate will resultIn the disruption of the move,which is now on none too stableground. The stroiiKest effort madewas that of swinging the clubs toPratt.

SAYS POLICE FAILEDAND SUES CITYFOR

STREET FIGHT LOSSTaking the position that the po-

lice department failed to stop theriot on Stevens street on the even-ing of February 16, John G. F.HlebCr of the Inland Realty Co.,has filed a claim against the cityfor $10 to pay for the two plateglass windows broken by the mob.

In the claim which was filedwith tho city clerk today, Hieberstates that while he did not seethe riots, he has been reliably In-formed that the officers did not at-tempt to check the disturbance.

YOUNG BELSHAW AGAININ TROUBLE

Claude Helshaw, aged but 18years, yet burdened with a recordof small crimes, is again in thecity jail and may be sent to thereformatory.

This morning he went to a bidssnd fur store at El 2 Main avenueand is aeeused of attempting tosteal some of the wares. The Jew-ish proprietor of the place nabbedhim, took him in hla office and heldhim till the police arrived In thepatrol wagon. All the way to thopolice station, the boy declaredthat he would refuse to work onthe rock pile If sentenced there.

YOUNG COOPERON THE STAND

Druco Blake will be elected pres-ident of tho Young Men's demo-cratic club nt the meeting thisevening, to be held In the assemblyrooms of the chamber ot com-inerce. This hns practically beensett r ,*i!, as there Is no oppositionto tho promotion of Mr. Blake fromthe vice presidency to the head of

| the organization. E. O. Connor willnot run for reelection. The secre-taryship will probably be retainedby Thomas A. Scott provided he

, desires the office again.There Is no scramble for offices

and the club is workiug hariuoul-

CUTTING THE SEAS LIKE KNIVES IN HOT BUTTER.

Remarkable new snapshot photograph of there of the giant which are approaching Hamp-ton Roads, after 42,227 mile trij round the world. In the picture the New Jersey is leading the RhodeIsland and Georgia. The estimated speed of the ships, at the time the camera shutter snapped, was 19knots an hour, or about 22 miles.

DISRESPECT TO THE FLAG

A subscriber calls attention to the "beautiful" flag on thepole of the city hall. The remark calls attention also to anattitude of absolute disrespect to the national emblem, notonly at the city hall but on the schools and court house InSpokane.

What passes for the city hall flag hangs dejected from thepole, too dirty and ragged to be recognized, and the same de-scription tits the flags on the other public buildings notunder federal control. Night and day, in all kinds of weather,the banners are left to the mercy of the elements until theybecome testimonials of disregard and indifference ratherthan emblems of patriotism.

In the army and navy the flags are scrupulously taken careof and when they do fly from the flagstaffs they are brightand inspiring. At the forts the flngs come down at sundownand they are kept under shelter in bad weather. The samecare is exercißed in the navy, the ship's Hag floating over thestern only when coming Into harbor or saluting. Leaving theflag to be whipped to shreds in the wind would not be tol-erated.

With the soldiers and sailors the flag is something to becherished, but under civil authority it is merely a sort ofornament to be stuck at the top of a pole, to speedily loseeven the purely artificial quality and become a species ofscarecrow.

The city flngs should either be properly taken care of orleft off the buildings entirely.

Si QUAKECOMING

PARIS, Feb. 20?AstronomerMarchand's prediction of a terrificearthquake for today was partiallyvindicated by shocks felt at St.George, a village near Grenoble.Little damage was done.

Marchand predicted several daysago that the earth would be shakentoday by quake, leaving condi-tions similar to those at San Fran-cisco, Valparaiso. Kingston nndMessina. This afternoon lie is con-fident the greatest shock will comebefore midnight. He bases hisprediction on the position of tbesun and moon with reference tothe meridian. He says it is suchas to cause maximum influence ofthe sun and moon to effect parti-

cularly weak spots of the earth'ssurface.

LAZY LA WMAKERSCUT UP CALENDAR

, WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.?Fail-ure of the house of representatives

to properly adjourn dally resultedtoday In the decision by Cannonthat an far as legislation is con-cerned, there has been no Fridaythis week.

Since Monday the house hasbeen taking recesses daily, withthe result that today Is legislativeMonday. It was claimed that legis-lation which should have been con-sidered Friday suffered from theodd mistake, and must await hear-ing on another Friday.

CAPTAIN SHOOTS SELFAS BOAT AND CREW

GO OVER FALLS

ously, a strange thing for demo-crats. Two members on the exe-cutive committee will be electedfrom each ward. It is expectedthat about 40 democrats will at-tend the meeting, which will becalled at 8 o'clock.

M'CULLOUGH GETSWEYMOUTH JOBJudge Hinkle today accepted the

resignation of P. P. Weymouth asa member of the eminent domaincommission, and appointed F. H.McCullough to succeed him. Mr.Weymouth resigned from the com-mission because of having takencharge of the crematory depart-ment.

The eminent domain commissionwas created by an act of the legis-lature of 1907 ami consists of threemembers who are paid $5 per dayfor time actually employed. Thecommission velws property soughtto be condemned for the use of thecity and assesses the damages ofthe owners and the benefits ofthose to be aided by the condem-nation. The other members of thecommission are Dana Child andD. 11. Dwight.

BATTLING NELSONHAS VANISHED

LOS ANGKLBS, Cal., Feb. 20.?All trace of Battling Nelson, light-weight champion. Is lost. PfaronLong, matchmaker, the last to hearfrom him, received a letter datedNarbissa, N. M.. Feb. If., In whichNelson asked what he would guar-antee if he agreed to fight FreddieWelsh.

Nelson's manager, Willis Britt.says he does not know where Mat-tier is.

PETITION SENATE FOREIGHT HOUR LAW

A communication and resolu-tions have been sent by the legis-lative committee of the AlliedCrafts of Spokane to every statesenator from this county, urgingthem to support and to vote Infavor of theeelght hour labor lawfor female employes.

The Allied Crafts comprises theWaitresses' Alliance, Walters' Alli-ance. Cooks & Kitchen Helpers'union and' the Bartenders' union,representing about 1100 persons.

$2,000,000 METHODISTCORPORATION

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UTICA, N. V., Feb. 20.?TheMethodist Episcopal church founda-tion fund officials are consideringplans today for the incorporationof a $2,000,000 company to operatefor the benefit of Methodist church-

es throughout the country.It Is proposed to organize a

trust company, with capital Invest-ed, for the purpose of devoting theIncome to the use of needyChurches.

ANTWERP, Feb. 20. ? ACongo river steamer incommand of Captain Seger-strom was swept over Stan-ley falls and 20 of the crewdrowned, according to wordreceived today.

Segerstrom, when he real-ized the craft was doomed,blew out his brains. Therudder became unmanage-able.

GOMPERS APPOINTST. MALONEY

As a result of the election ofThomas Maloney as vice presidentof the State Federation ofhe has been appointed special or-ganizer for the American Federa-tion of Labor for Spokane and vi-cinity.

Mr. Maloney received a letterfrom Samuel Gompers, president ofthe federation, stating that thecommission would be forwarded atonce.

NO EVIDENCE AGAINSTMRS. PARSONS

After a full Investigation of thecharges against Mrs. Parsons,keeper of a lodging house at 2:24Kast Sprague avenue, the prose-cuting attorney s office has orderedthe case against her dismissed forwant of evidence. She was releasedfrom custody yesterday afternoon.

Grant Anderson, a roomer atMrs. Parsons' house, accused herof the theft of $S5, which shedenied and the only -evidence ofthe state was of a circumstantialcharacter.

Anderson, the accusing witness,has been sentenced to four monthsin the county jail for contributeto the delinquency of Huby Huff-man, aged 16, who was stopping atJars. Parsons.'

SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1909

CORCORAN> CONFESSESHis Testimony Exonerates

Girl Held Here forBigamy.

3. 8. Corcoran, arrested for abigamous marriage with LelaMarshal], this afternoon entered aplea of guilty in Judge Hinkle'scourt and was given a sentenceof six months to five years atWalla Walla.

He says Mrs. Corcoran No. 2 Iswithout blame in the case and hadno knowledge of his first marri-age. She was arrested on a chargeof bigamy but afterward releasedon bond. The statement by Cor-coran exonerating her will defeatthe prosecution of Mrs. CorcoranNo. 2, who has Insisted from thefirst that she had no knowledgeof Corcoran's prior marriage. HerPortland employer gives her agood character.

Corcoran arrived In Spokanethis morning from El Paso, Tex.,In custody of Sheriff Mac Pugh.To the sheriff he talked fully abouthis esse and admitted that he haddone wrong and was willing to suf-fer for it.

Corcoran and his wife No. 1, towhom he had been married threeyears ago in Texas, lived at Port-land, . where he was employed asan optician. The Marshall girl wasemployed as cashier in the samestore and in this way their inti-macy began. In January they leftPortland for Spokane, where theywere married.

Mrs Corcoran No. 2 is under asimilar charge, but has given bondfor her appearance in court.

MERRITT CHIEFIE PRATT IS

MAYOROne thing the election of N. S.

Pratt to the mayoralty will meanis the selection of H. D. Merritt aschief of police. This is an officelong,_coveted by Mr. Merritt, and to

confirm this it is only to be remem-bered that When Chief Waller wasappointed, H. D. Merritt was thefirst'choice of in thecouncil, headed by Mr. Pratt, butthe _fe!an was exploded before itwas quite ripe.

Oyer his own signature Mr. Mer-ritt states he favors Mr. Pratt forthe mayoralty and will supporthim This will probably be on non-partisan lines, since Merritt hasstated that he is a free lance. sincehis platform convention was killed.

Chief Itice will not be a candi-date to retain the head of the po-lice department under the new ad-ministration, and since a chief is tobe selected. Mr. Merritt is contentto take the place for himself.

Where A. W. will land is notStated.

ALFONSO TIED TO EARTH

PAI", France. Feb. 20.?Only apromise to his mother and theSpanish court that he would notattempt an aerial flight prevent-ed King Alfonso from accompany-ing Wilbur Wright in his aero-plane today. M. Lambert.Wright's pupil, made a 13 minuteflight with the Wrights.

J. 8. Farquhar has a family tosupport. He has been doing it byhauling ashes away from houses.Even that ia a pretty good jobthese times, especially when a manhas a family to feed. 1

Yesterday Farquhar was broughtInto police court and fined $5 andcosts. He was guilty of a misde-meanor because the city councilhas decreed that nobody but thecity shall haul gaibage, and ashes

are classed as garbage.Such ordinance Is designed for

the moral, mental, spiritual andphysical uplift of the city.

Applied to cases like Farquhar's,it figures out as a piece of pettytyranny that deprives a citizen ofmeans of livelihood.

DILLINGHAMDEMOCRATIC

MAYOR HOPER. C. Dillingham, one of the

strongest democrats in the city,

and a man to whom the democracyIs expected to rally, has about de-termined to file his declaration ofcandidacy for the mayoralty on hisparty's ticket.

Mr. Dillingham has been urgedby the strongest men in the partyto file and this pressure is believedto have borne fruit and will resultIn his filing next week. As an indi-cation of his strength it has but to

be remembered that he came with-in eight votes of being elected tothe city council from the Thirdward, the strongest and staunchest

'republican ward in the city. Hehas been a life long democrat andstands high among his businessassociates.

j The efforts to induce Mr. Dilling-ham to file are that the party atlarge has not rallied to the Pratt-Merritt combination, and the lead-

! ers, while they have a high regard

for N. J. Latimer, feel he cannot

J win in the election, should he sue-! cet d in the primaries. Mr. Dilling-

ham is a member of the firm ofJones & Dillingham.

! CANNON HILL PAVINGDEBATE UP TONIGHT

The war over paving CannonHill will be fought out as fur asthe property owners are concernedthis evening at the city hall. Themeeting was to have been calledin the council chamber, but thecharter revisionists will meet thereand the Cannon Hill people willprobably be able to secure the mu-nicipal court room.

There are two factions on thehill. One favors the paving, whilethe other is opposed, taking theposition that it Is too expensive.Many of those who favor pavingqualify their position, stating thereis a question of cost involvedwhich must be considered beforethey agree to the plan.

ASK COURT TO TEAR OFFCOUNTY UNION LABEL

"In view of the verdict of thejury, which found the defendant,Joseph M. Gauvette, to be mentallyresponsible at the time he killedhis wife, no other course remainsopen for the court, whatever maybe its views on the question ofcapital punishment, but to passsentence. This is a duty that Ivery much regret to be called uponto perform, but one which becomesnecessary under the circumstances.

"It Is therefore the judgment ofthe court that the defendant beexecuted by hanging by the neckuntil dead."

These were the words used byJudge J. D. Hinkle a few minutesbefore noon today In condemningJoe Gauvette. the convicted wifemurderer, to the gallows. The sen-tence of the court was passed aftera brief argument on a motion for anew trial made by Attorney V. T.Tustln for the defendant and op-

SEATTLE, Feb. 20.?Crying bit-

terly and asking that her husband

be returned to her, Mrs. F. Bower,two years ago divorced, but still

true to her first love, was the cen-ter of a sympathetic crowd in thecounty clerk's office.

Mrs. Bower was divorced fromher husband two years ago whileshe was yet the mother of an un-born child.

11l and unable to make a living,Mrs. Bower, 43 years old, sick anddisheartened, each month enters

the county court house, and fromclerk to clerk she wanders, askingeach if he can tell her how to gether husband back.

Mrs. Bower does not know thather husband is married, and shestill thinks there is a chance thather matrimonial troubles with herformer spouse may be settled.

Judgment in her divorce suitawarded her alimony in the sum of$10 per month. She is also a char-ity subject, and receives from thecounty a stipend of $5 per month.This, according to friends of hers

Steps are being taken by theStar Printing Co. to enjoin thecounty commissioners in the mat-

ter (if demanding that all countyprinting shall boar the union label,alleging that this action on thepart of the board Is discrimination.

A declaration for the union labelwas adopted on the first contractfor printing to be awarded by thecount?, commissioners a few daysafter going into office, at whichtime bids from the Star office lowerthan some of the union bids accept-ed were presented and rejected by,the board.

Other nonunion bids have sincebeen presented, but no atteutlou

has been paid to them since theboard made its declaration for thelabel. The proprietors of the non-union offices claim that they arttaxpayers and entitled to partici-pation In the business of thecounty to be awarded un a competitive basis. They allege thatthe insistence on the union labelwill not be upheld in court.

The commissioners learned thismorning that some sort of a moveof this kind was on foot, as two

or three attorneys were lookinginto the records with v view of get-ting at the facts, lv adopting thelabel, the commissioners did it byuuaulmous eonseuL

STEEL TRUSTCUT PERMITSNEW BUILDING

NEW YOHK. Feb. 20?The effectof the steel price war was felt to-day In Wall street when it waslearned that contracts were beingtaken for $2."> per ton. A generalimprovement prevails.

A price war is on that will befar reaching in its effect. Probablelower prices will result in a build-ing boom and much constructionheld back will be resumed immedi-ately.

SOCIETY WOMAN INIRISH GIRL SCANDAL

CHICAGO, Feb. 20?That aprominent Chicago woman Is In-volved in an attack on Miss Ella(Jingles, ago 1!>. the Irish lace-maker who was found bound andgagged in the Wellington hotelWednesday, is tbe statement madetoday by Attorney P. H. O'Donnellfor tbe girl.

She will swear out a warrantwhen sho recovers sufficiently.

SOUND CITIES LEARNINGFROM SPOKANE

TACOMA. Feb. 20.?The big

California excursion from PugetSound left here this morning forlx)s Angeles. It will take sevendays to make the trip, which ismade to boost the Seattle fair andSound cities. About 200 are onthe train, which is loaded withliterature.

EVANS COMMITTEE MEETING.

The special committee appointedby the I So.ooo club to make ar-rangements tor the lecture to begiven in tbia city by Rear Admiral

SEVENTH YEAR, No. 91. 25 CENTS PER MONTH

SENTENCED TO DIEJudge Hinkle Pronounces Penalty on Gau-

vette, but Hopes for HigherCourt Review.*

posed by Deputy Prosecutor Klzerfor the state. The motion for thenew trial was overruled.

Attorney Tustln announced hisintention, after the condemnationof Gauvette, to carry the case upfor a review by the supreme court.Judge Hlnkie expressed his desirethat this be done, as he believesthat a man who is condemned todeath should not be executed untilthe higher court has passed on hlacase. The appeal will be made onthe record In the case and the In-structions of the court.

The passing of sentence seemedto disturb Gauvette less than manyincidents throughout the trial. Hekept his fingers In motion whilestanding to receive sentence, butmade no demonstration or exclamsv-tion of any kind. Gauvette has set-tled down to a realization of hisfate, and seems to care littlewhether he lives or dies.

WANDERS ABOUTMAKINGPITIFUL PLEA FOR RETURN

OF A DIVORCED HUSBANDIn the clerk's office, is all she hasto live on, except when the clerkafrom time to time "chip in" to helpher out.

According to officials of the coun-ty clerk's office, Mrs. Bower wantsher husband back in order that herlittle child may be cared for andsecure an education. She does notcare so much for herself, but shewants financial help for her child.

Judge Frater's divorce bill, nowbefore the state senate, will, ifpassed, prevent people who secure)

a divorce from marrying withinfive years. In this manner he hopes

to prevent such a case as that ofMrs. Bower, where, helpless andalone, she is forced to provide forthe child of her divorced husband,while he goes absolutely free ofcare except for the $10 alimony.

County officials have thought oftaking the child away from Mrs.Bower, in the hope that it could bebetter brought up under the carsof the Charity Organization so-ciety. Judge Frater thinks if herchild was taken away she wouldlose her mind.

Robley D. Evans will meet Mondayto complete plans. The membersof the committee are W. D. Vin-cent. C. Herbert Moore, A. CWare, .1. L. Paine, Colonel Febigerand .1. F. Meagher.

WOKE UP 111BURNING BED

AFTER FIGHTING FLAMESWITH BURNED HAND, UN-LUCKY LODGER IS ARREST-ED AS FIREBUG.

Attvr having fought desperately

to extinguish a fire that awakenedhim in the Union hotel. 414 Front,

by burning his hand, Thomas Gal-lagher, a young telegraph operator,

was arrested by Officer Hage about

5 o'clock this morning, for settingfire to his mattress. The youngfellow later convinced CaptainCoverly that the ignition of thebed clothes had been purely acci-dental and while he lay asleep, andhe was released.

Gallagher stated that he had noteven been smoking before hu wentto sleep, and believes the fire start-ed from a match in his bed. Themattress was ruined and was pitch-ed out the window by young Galla-gher, assisted by the firemen. Gal-lagher thought It mighty tough tobe pinched after he had done allin his (Hiwer to extinguish the fire.His right hand was quite badlyburned, and he was given attentionat the emergency hospital.

YOUNG DEMOCRATSWON'T PULL HAIR

IN SESSION TONIGHTNASHVILLE, Feb. 20.?Robert

Cooper took the stand in hla owndefense In the trial in which he isaccused with his father and JohnD Sharpe of the murder of formerSenator Carmack. He told his lit*history.