Spokane Chronicle from Spokane, Washington • 1

ONLY SPOKANE EVENING PAPER WHICH FURNISHES ITS READERS WITH TODAYS ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES The ads of the shrewdest judges of the value of at advertising medium will be found in the 20TH YEAR. NO. 285. PRICE ta cfdti SPOKANE, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1912. tritai CLOUDBURSTS STRIKE MANY PENNSYLVANIA TOWNS THREE FLOOD HAVOC IS WIDESPREAD Democratic Members of House Call in Body on Governor Wilson TANGLED RUINS LEFT IN TORRENTS WAKE; CROPS DEVASTATED DEPTHS IV PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST VIRGINIA FLOODS.

I nlontuwn, 14 drowned. Smock, Po located in Redstone valley, 14 reported drowned. GrlurUtonc, Pa.t 14 miner inialng and reported drowned. Lynn, Pa. tno miners reported drowned, Ji At ANbeellnp, W.

three drowned At Lemont, mine, four miner reported drowued. At Ellannoodi II. King hi wife and child drowned Jd At New Martinsville, lx reported drowned. At Monongnh, a0 one drowned. At Fairmont, W.

two drowned, 5 Total reported Ion of life, OS. Dixon Issues Statement Announcing Former Senator as Keynote- Speaker. CHICAGO, July 23. Former Senator I. J.

Beveridge of Indlnnn ban been bourn temporary chairman the ssfionnl convention of the progrea-llvrs In Chicago August B. Thla nn-inuncemcnt tntle today by Seua-pt Joseph M. Dixon. Senator Dlxop a'so announced that many the piogresslve leaders aould arrive here Saturday to complete the program and perfect other jetalla 0. Pavla of Washington ulll arrive Saturday and take charge jf the publicity arrangements.

Several Illinois progressives conjured with Senator Dixon regarding Hie state situation Some of the plans ror the Illinois campaign were derided while others were postponed. It was said a majority of the leaders who will attend the national convention will bo here August 3, when the state progressive convention Is to be held aya Ht'i Progressive. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind July 24. Former Senator Albert J. Beveridge formally renounced allegiance to the republican party In a letter received last I he bouse of representatives adjourned early last Saturday to permit the democratic members to rail npon Wood-row Wilson, candidate (or president, at bl summer home nt Neagtirt, N.

J. Led by Speaker thump lark, 113 demo-ciattc congressmen tramped over a ir.Lle of dusty road from tlie railroad station to tho Little White House, cheered the candidate and for foar bout listened to speeches and talked polities with the governor, thninp tlnrk (1) and Governor Wilson (2) are seen facing the congressmen In the background. sis FORMER MAYOR SCHMITZ WRITES MUSIC FOR CALIFORNIA OPERA; LAWYER HELPS SAN FRANCISCO. July 25. Foimer Mayor Eugene E.

Schmitz and his r- TO BE PROVIDED chief counsel In the graft prosecution, Attorney frranck C. Drew, have colaborated on an opera of '49 Ilf entitled, "The Lily of Poverty Flat, which they ope Jo next year. But It Was for New York Ticket, Not to Elect Roosevelt, He Thinks. WASHIbGTOVI, July 23. George R.

Sheldon, treasurer of the republican national committee In 1898, told the senate committee Investigating campaign funds today his version of tho Into Lilnird Hnrrtinnnn contribution to President Roosevelt's campaign In 1004. Mr. Sheldon said he knew unofficially that J. P. Morgan A Co amt Henry J.

Frick were contributors In 1904. The late Cornelius N. Bliss wag treasurer then, but Mr. Sheldon was aesoclated with him In an unofficial capacity. He could not remember tho amounts which the Morgan firm or Mr.

Frick gave In 1904, but classed them among tho large contributors. The bonks which Mr. Sheldon as treasurer kept In 1908 were produced for the Inspection of the committee. Senator Paynter Introduced the subject of Mr. llarrlmans contributions He said he had heard It discussed and asked Mr.

Sheldon to tell what he knew about It. That has all been printed my letter to Mr. Roosevelt, responded Mr. Sheldon. 1 did not recall that yon had written anything.

Tell nn, anyway. "About two weeks before the election," began Mr. fcheldon, "Governor Odell, who was state chairman, came to Mr Bliss, then treasurer of the republican national, committee, and stated that while It was perfectly clear that Mr. Roosevelt would bo elected, the state ticket wa In doubt. Ife asked for some money, Mr.

Bliss said he bad no money, but he would see what he could do. He went to Mr, llarrlman nnd Mr, Hnrrtnmn with Mr. Bliss got together some $2,30,000 and the money was banded to the atnto committee and never went Into the national eommlttre. Did Mr'Harrlman se any on elsa before he contributed. My memory of events Is a little hazy." said Senator Paynter.

Wasn't It nubjeot of correspondence between Mr. llarrlman and Mr. Booseveltf No, air, Mr. Roosevelt never knew anything about It until long after the election. What was there about a lettv which disappeared from Mr.

Harri-man's files7" "I know nothing about the letter." Wasnt the public flist apprised of this contribution through a letter the president had written to Mr. llairt-man? I can rot tell you, replied Mr. Sheldon. Yoa said that Mr. Roosevelt knew nothing of It until after tbe election.

Ily that yon mean that you have no knowledge of hla knowlngt I had no knowledge. Mr. Sheldon referred to his hooks and said the contributions to the national committee In 1908 amounted to $1,653,618 27. NORPJSlm Drew, who la a millionaire and able to finance the production. Is the if author of the book, while Schmitz, who led a theater orchestra before be-coming mayor, has written the music.

The opera is light In plot, but avoids farce and ragtime Among Drews lyrics one beats the title df The Lure of Gold," and an-L other My Heart Can Neer Forget. 3l In speaking of the Inception of the opera, Schmitz said today: During the latter part of my troubles in the courts I sought solace and 1 support In my music. I had long thought there should be a purely Call-fornla opera, and I then approached the work I have now nearly com-f pleted. Meantime, about three months ago, I told Drew of my need of a plot. 'That's the easiest thing In the world, he said.

The next day he 3 presented me the scenario of The Lily of Poverty Flat. PITTSBURG, July 25. Death and desolation spread broadcast over the southwest counties jesterday and last night through cloudbursts and oveitlowing streams. Three score or more lives were lost, vthile the damage to homes and industries can not be estimated. Fifteen live were lost li Superba mine bo, 2, near L'nlontown, $5 miners narrowly escaping death, while from mnny other sections come reports of lives lost by the mountain torrents running Into mine slopes.

Hundreds of families, deserting honiea In a mad rush for safety on tbe mountainsides, sought shelter beneath Improvised shacks and tents, toward the construction of which every available piece of debris was turaed to account. At daybreak shivering women and children gared over the scene of desolution In the upper Youghlogheny valley, and as vbe waters receded upturned dwellings, shattered buildings and crumbled plies of mortar were held In a conglomerated mass by c. railroad bridge or trestle, or the progress of the debris had been Impeded by some lnrgcr and stancher buildings. It was long after midnight before the waters began to recede. Rain had ceased falling some hours earlier, but the heavy prec'pltatlon soon made the usually' dry bedB of mountain streams veritable cataracts.

The cloudburst of yesterday camu before the district had lecovered from more than 24 hours of torrential rains on Sunday and With every stream bankful soon all were out of their banks. Dunbar, near Connclsvtlle, was Inundated. Tbe waters raged through the main streets, upsetting massive structures and endangering the live of hundreds of persons, A cloudburst was the cause, although It Is thought a dam broke. The Turtle creek valley was visited by a disastrous flood and the damage Is enormous. Crops were blotted from the eaith.

Railroad traffic through a great territory Is demoralised. With four connections into Unlontown the Pennsylvania railroad was unable to get pas-sengeis Into the citv early today. Several railroad bridges of that system and the Baltimore Ohio were torn from foundations thought Impregnable and hurled Into the maddened waters. Thouenirda are suffering. Towns are cut off from railroad, mail, telephono and telegraph connections.

From West Virginia no reports can be secured by the weather bureau, for almost every wire from that state Is down. In this city the storm created havoc, but while streets were flooded and traffic delayed the damage was not heavy. It was In the coke regions that the fury of the storm seemed to have been npent. Uniontown, Dunbar, I.emont, Mount Braddock, Connelsvllle, all wcie Inundated and great damage was euffered. The greatest loss of life was due to the flooding of the Huperbajmlne at Evans, nine miles from Unlontown.

Fifteen miners are now accounted lost, the known duath of a foreign miner having Increased last night total by The flag and color contest which bus been In full swing: for the Inst three weeks under the aiunptces of the Spo-knue Ad club close tonight at 10 o'clock. Today will be the last opportunity In wbieh the contestantn can turn In their flag designs to Henry G. Duerfeldt nt Murglttroyds, who In chairman of the committee. The executive committee of the flag and color contest met Wednesday evening at the oftlces of the bpokane Interstate fair and decided that In view of the fact that some 300 designs have already been submitted there was no use in continuing the contest to any greater length. The flags which have been submitted were gone over and discussed.

Every manner of design was in the collection. Some were made up of felt In regularly approved pennant foim, others weie made of varloua cloths silk, wool or plain muslin in all forms and shapes some In pen form and soma as big as 6x8 feet. The large majority, however, weie diawn or painted on paper and a number of the coloi schemes were very beautiful Some of the contestants drew their designs in Ink or with pencil and then submitted their Ideas as to the colors that should be used Others who did not feel artistically Inclined contented themselves with merely sending In suggestions as to the shape and colors that should be selected. Selection Next Meek. All were considered by the committee Wednesday evening and will he reconsidered at another meeting, which will be held Monday evening at the same place.

The flags will then he sifted down to a few of the best designs and the selection made some time next week. The members of the committee who were present last svenlng consisted of II G. Duerfeldt. chairman, Mayor W. Hlndley, Robert H.

Cosgrove, R. E. Bigelow, H. D. IClppen, Uus Roche, Robert 8 Phillips and E.

E. Favllle. John 3. Mathleson, advei Using manager of the John Graham company, was Invited to be present as a flag expert and he advised the committee to select something that was not complicated As this seemed to be the general sentiment of the committee It is very probable that the most simple designs will stand the best chance when it comes to tho final selectlop. Mr.

Mathleson explained Ills suggestion as allows "If we have an official flag we want something that all the people can buy that means that It must be simple in SCOUTS ESTABLISH WIRELESS SCHOOL ENDANGERS LITE TO RECOVER CASH Woman Enters Burning Store to Save Money From Cash Register. f- 1 fiV Ap 5 I ir mn iipirainwi wtfrr Former Senator A. J. lleveridge. Hayden Plans to Build in Altamont and North Hill From Current Funds.

Two new lire elation, one In Alta-mont, at a location yet not decided npon, and one on the north hill at Wabash nvrnue nnd Jeflernon atreet, where the city already tins nlte, will he provided for In Commlaaloner Hayden' budget estimate for 1013, according to bla announcement this morning. Tho commissioner said he was practically certain that the two additional stations could be provided for In the budget without Increasing the fire department allowance for that year over the amount allowed for 1912. "We have enough apparatus and horses to equip the new stations without additional expense, and we have almost enough firemen to man them, said Commissioner Hayden this morning. "The additional expense In the budget will, therefore, be practically only for the construction of the butld-lnge themselves, and I believe thla can be done without Increasing the 1913 fire department estlmtae over what It was this year. Savings Will Pny.

The stations will cost. If finally allowed by the council when the budget Is made up, approximately 16000 each. In addition to the fire station In Hay's Paik he has erected this year and the $6000 worth of new fire apparatus ordered, both out of savings In various fire department funds for 1912, Commissioner Hayden announces he has also saved enough to provide out of the 1912 appropriations for additions and Improvements to No. 8 station on Monroe street and Sharp avenue, to cost probably $3000. "We desire to build a workshop and storeroom addition to No.

3, and can do It out of the 1913 appropriation and still keep within our allowance for this year." said the commissioner. NEWSPAPER MEN WILL MEET HERE George Fields of Moscow, Idaho, president of tho Inland Umpire Press association, wrote to lobeit Cosgrove, Manager of the Bpokane Interstate fair, this morning, stating positively that the next meeting of that organization would he held in Spokane dut Ing fair eek. Mr. Fields also extendi hls best wishes for the fair and offered the services of the Idaho and Washington editors In making It a success. The date of the meeting has not been fixed, but It will probably he the latter part of fair week night by William Itolt Dve, a leader of the progressive party In JndlaP Beveridge, who Is snendlng th- summer at Sal Harbor, Maine, says the 'Hter Is ltemlod as an answer to requests fiom many Indiana friends who nought to know his position concern-ng the progressive party.

He save In his letter that If the new Party does no more for Indiana than oust the old-line political bosses It "111 have performed a great blessing the state. 1 Split lie Maryland, BALTIMORE, July 25 A decided vntlinent against a third party de-velopetl at conferences which preceded he gathering here today of a mass convention called by the Maryland fol-'oeig of Colonel Roosevelt to select ielegates to the Chicago convention. Boys Attain Proficiency in New Science Will Receive Coast Messages. The wlrelese station on the top of the Caryle hotel will be moved to the Scout building, corner of Heroy avenue and Lincoln street, where It will be used as a wireless school for the Boy Scouts. An Instructor wllj be engaged and wireless lessons given all Boy Scouts who desire to learn the wireless methods.

This announcement was made today by Scout Commissioner R. A. Overholser. The Boy Scouts first located their station on top of the Carlyle Hotel, using the old aerial erected for exhibition purposes by a wireless telegraph company. It was discovered that a wlie running near the building.

Interfered. Another plan which the Boy Scouts are working out Is purchasing th lllllyard wireless Instruments. Raymond Newbery, Robert Whit-beck, Wallace Blrdsell and Claude Newbery will take the government examination In the next few weeks, which requires a person to send or receive 20 words a minute. On the completion of the wireless station at the Scout building the boys plan to furnish the results of the November election from all Coast cities. design or It will cost too much for Roneral URe.

The American flag of standard 4x6 size in wool rosts around $3. On tbe other hand the Canadian flag, which 's much more complicated, coats J8, and the British ensign, which Is haider yet tj make, coats $12. Simple Flag Needed. "It would not be fair to the people In general who will want to boost their city by the use of the offlc'al flag to select one which will cost a large amount At the same time the dealers who after all, will have to supply these flags, wilt hesitate to put up a costly Hug In great numbers One of the things that surprised the committee when It began considering the great number of designs was the fact that so many people living outside of Bpokane had sulnnltted designs. Home rains from as far as Chicago, while thero were a large number from Inland Empire towns, Citizens of Davenport, Rosalia, Moscow, Idaho, Fa-louse and many other towns have all responded to the requests for designs and they are being considered, NVOMtN 3V1I AGII) SWAIN IIY II A KING RIIOWV BREAD NEW YORK, July 23 Following the announcement of the engagement of Andrew Cole, a wealthy Brcoklyn lumberman, 80 years old, to Miss Annie Hehultz 30 years old, came the news that she won him with blown bread Tho "widding cake will be brown declared the elderly swain bond buyers seek NEW INFORMATION Rollins Sons Ask Data Impossible to Supply-May Question Issue.

WASHING TON. I July 25. fSpeclal Representative George Norris of Nebraska In assailing tho action of the national republican committee In seating the Taft delegate from Washington at the national convention decli red on the floor of tho house this afternoon that the nomination of State Chairmen W. olnr for district attorney of western Wash-lngton was a reward for convention frauds worked at Aberdeen Norris spee nettled Represent v-tlve Humphrey and the latter arose at the close and secured permission to address the house for minutes In reply Senator Poindexter continues to receive many protests against the confirmation of B. VV olner as United States attorney fom western Wish-lngton.

the nomination Is ever con-fit med It will be only sfter a hard fight and the probability Is that Poindexter wi'i he able to defeat It. In a fire which broke out at the rear of 247 Front avenue at 11 o'clock this morning Rosa Nottl, an aged Italian widow, lost all of her household effeots by firs and water damage, and the stock In her cigar and confectionery store In front was badly damaged. While the flames were raging in the rear and the thick black smoke vas pouring from the front door and windows she Insisted upon entering the place and getting the contents of the cash drawer, some 16 In silver. The flames broke out while her duughter Mary was woiklng In the rear. She detected the smoke curling out from a woodwork near the chimney.

By the time the fire apparatus reached the scene the entire structure was enveloped In smoke. A defective flue probably caused the blaze. COLORED MEN IN ROOSEVELT CLUB Progressives of City to Organize and Endeavor to Form State League. Formal organization of the Roosi-velt Progressive club, to be constituted entirely of colored men In Spokane and the state of Washington, will take place next week. J.

Harry Harris and other Spokane members of the race have Issued the call, a meeting of which the date will be set later "We have already discussed the matter and the meeting will be called piinclpallv for the purpose of electing Ulcers and perfecting the organize-tlon," Bald Mr Harris. After the organization In this dstrlet Is secured It Is our Intention to branch out through all of eastern Washington and the rest of the state. There Is a latge element of coloied voters favoring Mr. Roosevelt, and It Is to express their sentiment thst the call Is Issued." acid thrower IS HELD IN JAIL The case against EHth Wilson, charged with as-ault with attempt to bodily harm, wus continued t)dayln the police court until August 2 Hof bt nd was fixed at $750 and on failure to furnish this she was rimed In Jail. Miss Wilson tluew a bottle of carbolic acid In the face of Geotge fupelU while he was nt Whites cafe Tuesday night.

When she appeared In court today Miss Wllsm declined to make any statement. one Three are missing among the em-ployes of Lemont mine No. 1 of the H. C. Frick Coke company, whose nine-foot vein underlies the Superba workings.

Horrors In Superba Mine, Those who have penetiated the Superba mine come out with repot ts of almost Indescribable horrors. "It looks In there as If there had ICcntlntted on piye two) 11 dam, documents nnd certlfled hies of all net of 4he council or II Hirer In regard to every bond Issue vr floated by the city ha been de-isndod by Now loik attorneys for K. H. llnlllu A Sons, best blddrra on the 0,000 city hall bonds, before they pass on the legality of tbe issue ad advise the bond buyers to take It. Ills Information asked would take rlty clerk and auditor seveial ,0 supply and Involve additional 0i'1 which would cost the city sev-M hundred dollars The auditor wire the attornej that, while clts' books are open to all and i hae n0 doubt as to Is au-hssc the bonds, the firm otter send a man to Rpokano to mil 0 aa wanted, some of which run' fuiniehod anyway, be- flrn destroyed In the early Spokane Bmnni' of this kind has never ltv rhneetlon with past hnd JUDGE THREATENED BY EEUDISTS; VIRGINIA MAY SEE POLITICAL WAR BALL GAME MAY PROVE EXPENSIVE SN FRANCISCO, July 26.

Six months hard labor and a dishonorable discharge from the army will be the probable cost of Frederick Balter, private In the Sixty-first coast artillery, of watching a baseball game. Baker was detailed today to guard a military prisoner who was slightly demented nnd while the two were sunning themselves on tho Presidio, two post ball teams passed on their way to a game. The appeal of the diamond proved Irresistible to Baker and he marched his prisoner along. While the gallery whs wildly rooting a slide for second, the prisoner made a dash for freedom. Teams and rooters promptly gave chase and he was soon captuied, but Baker was taken to th guaidhouse.

and probably will pav the penalty set forth In th regulations SAFE CRACKERS WORK AT VALLACE WAI.LAr'IJ, July 25. (Special Safecrnikers early this morning Hew open the snfe In the office of the Wallace Produce companv, badly damaging the vault and completely wrecking the otlL'p. Less than $10 was se-cuied by the robbers. The police hav arrested several suspects. JONUdVIULE, a July 25.

Th to threatenod outbreak the smolder SAYS HUSBAND IS WANTED FOR CRIME After Marriage Learned Sargent Was Forger and Man of Many Names, Declaring that her huoband Is wanted In Bpokane, Portland and Seattle on charges of forgery, and that he deliberately deserted her after they had been marrlod a year, Mrs. Alene Sargent asked for and was gi anted a de-cree of dlvjrce today by Judge H. I Kennan In the superior court. Claik Sargent, according to Mrs Har, gent, had a number of aliases when they weie married at Seattle, but she did not Lam of her husbands numerous names, she said, until after the mai ring. The wife suld that the last she had heard of Bargent ha was In Portland.

killing of Ir. Jamna W. Walden, a leading democrat, last nlffht. by Perrv Wallin, a republican leader, has fanned lng polithal fued In the Blackwater district The coming trial of 299 mountaineers charged with vote selling Is causing the authorities to make prepat a-tlons for ic protection the court nnd jtnv Thev fsr an oiitbicuk; paralleling the trigrdv at llillsvi.l lat M.mh Judge bhee tcxlav gel a uesauga from th mountains re id nz "There are 33 la oui pirtv Bcf we will submit to going to Jail vre will die and to to hell," 1 1 PARLIAMENT IN CLASH WITH ARMY ONkrYNTlNOPI Julv 2tl Turk ish military offlvers today lodged demand with the president at tho ehamher of deputle that the chamber be closed within 24 hoars. issues it Is bolleved the iUMtu.Vr for buyers are W.

of the (ltv t0 lpTiiftth8 bonds wilhout a vote of the eit, lourh 'b0 figuring of the wen wu, bowed the council was 1 1 1-3 per cent limit. i.