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EL be his a ONLY SPOKANE EVENING PAPER WHICH FURNISHES ITS READERS WITH TODAY'S ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES 26 PAGES Spokane Daily Chronicle of dium the will value be of found ar. in advertising the Chron- judges mo. The ads of the shrewdest icle. 26TH YEAR. NO.

292. SPOKANE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1912. PRICE 5 cents ion elty trains STEEL PROBERS RAP T. R. AND MORGAN 66 Old Re-( 66 Baldy" to Be For mally Mt.

Spokane' SPOKANE MUNICIPAL FLAG IS SELECTED; THREE PERSONS HAVE PART IN DESIGN Spokane's municipal flag, after a whirlwind three weeks' content conducted by the Spokane Ad club, rived Thursday evening. Not to one, not to two, but to three falls the honor creating the persons design. They are: W. J. Kommers, cashier of the Union Trust Savings bank; J.

Frank Robbins, advertising manager of Goble-Pratt Robbins, and MIN. Herman Peterson, $520 Cook street. The design selected is a made-11 Spokane product strictly, inasmuch as the three contributors to the finished article all are Spokane residents. "A selection of any one particular design was out of the question," said Chairman H. G.

Duerfeldt of the ad club flag committee. "No one design adequately answered the demand, and only after numerous meetings of our board of judges that we were able to make 8 combination that would suit The flag selected meets with the enthusiastic approval of the board ot judges. The board feels that there is a distinctiveness in the design not found In the flag of any nation, city, state or organization of any kind. The design is simple and symmetriclal in arrangement. It includes blue and gold on a white ground, with two parallel blue bars at top and bottom, on a white field, the white widening diagonally to full width one-third of the length of the flag from the staff.

Emblazoned in the white field near the staff IN the Spokane symbol, the sun, surmounted with a block blue letter "5 The flag selected is rectangular in shape, although the committee did not bar any pennant shapes. rather including certain points in the completed design from varlous pennant shapes submitted. municipal flag harmonizes In every particular with the national said Chairman Duerfeldt, "as we proved to our satisfaction by draping it in connection with the Stare and Stripes. The design is absolutely original in every particular. The proportions give an added dignity and importance to the design, lending themselves admirably to well-balanced draping and artistic display with the national flag.

"The board of Judges determined that, as we had selected various ideas from three different designs that came nearest to embodying our ideas of what the flag should be, we should divide the honors and the prize among these three. Inasmuch as the design itself, as well as a large part of the colors, were taken from the design of CAUTIOUS COURSE SUITS STATESMEN Illinois Congressmen Decline to Reply to Query of McCormick. WASHINGTON, Aug. Questioned by Medill McCormick of Chicago, one of the managers of Colonel Roosevelt's campaign, as to their attitude toward the colonel's candidacy, republican members of the Illinois delegation In the house today engaged either In conversation among themselves or made no reply. Many refused to comment, but Representatives Rodenberg answered as follows: "Medill McCormick: I regard your inquiry as Impertinent, as I absolutely deny your right to Interrogate any republican candidate as to his attitude." Others of the delegation were noncommittal.

SEEK TO BUILD BIG PLANT HERE C. M. Smith and F. Franke Back of Plans for Fireworks Factory. Plans for freworks factory for Spokane which will specialize on Lowly invented make of sane" fireworks, were made public this morning when the backers of the project applied to the city connell for permission to loente the factory within the city limits.

F. W. Franke, for 30 connected with reworks manufactories, applied for the permit in the name of Charles M. Smith local merchandise brokers, also backers of the proposed factory. Mr.

Franke is the inventor of the new fireworks which the plant will make. He says an initial investment $25,000 will be made in the plant. The company, he said, had obtained an option on a site on the east of the W. R. N.

railroad bridge over the river at Olive avenue. "The factory will be the biggest one west of Chicago, except the one at San Francisco," said Mr. Franke. "We intend to make set pieces to order for celebrations, also roman candles, skyrockets, but our principal product will be the new 'sane' line of fireworks, made by a secret chemical process evolved by me. They are practically nonexplosive." VOLIVA SAYS HE'LL CARRY GOSPEL TO EVERY STATE ZION CITY, Aug.

Glenn Voliva, head of the Zion church, arranged to carry the has gospel into nearly every state in the Union by automobile, SENATE CLOSES DOORS TO HEAR STATE SECRETS "'Sh! Sh!" Is the Word When Magdalena and Monroe Doctrine Are Up. WASHINGTON, Aug. a three-hour debate behind closed doors, the senate today adopted, 51 to 4, the Lodge resolution defining the nttitude of the United States in disapproval of the acquisition by foreign interests of any territory on the western hemisphere which might be used as a military or naval base or menace "the appronchex" of this country. Senator Lodge, calling up the resolution, which is framed to record the disapproval with which the United States would view the acquisition by foreign Interests of property on the western hemisphere which might eventually become military or naval bases, declared its passage was in the interest of peace. "The committee on foreign relations belleved 1 it wise that the United States should not let a situation arise in which it might be necessary to urge a friendly nation to withdraw when that nation could not do so without humiliations, tion," he said.

"What is the real meaning of this resolution, as It affects the Monroe doctrine?" asked Senator Cummins. "Is it an extension of further application of the principle?" "The declaration rests on a much broader and older ground than the Monroe doctrine," replled Senator Lodge. "This resolution rests upon the generally accepted principle that every has a right to protect its own safety, and if it feels that the possession of any given harbor or place is prejudicial to its safety, It is its duty and right to intervene." Senator Lodge said the Monroe doctrine did not touch on the precise point involved in the Magdalena bay case. "In this particular case," he said, "it became apparent that no government was trying to get hold of the bay. It was apparent, however, that the people were trying dispose of land about the bay to a foreign corporation.

While a government takes no possession of a place itself, possession may be taken by foreign corporation that would be under the control of its government." Senator Lodge added that the opening of the Panama canal gave to Magdalena bay an importance it had never before possessed, aS the Panama routes led in front of it. Senator Cummins expressed the opinion that the resolution did not make clear the relation between a foreign government and foreign corporation. "Information" in Secret. "I do not deem it wise for the United States to say that the stock of corporation owning land around Magdalena bay should not be held zens of another country without some relation of the stockholders to their government," said he. Senator Cummins warned a the gOVernment from taking a position from which it might be compelled to recede with chagrin and humiliation.

Mr. Stone called for more information and thereupon Senator Root moved the senate consider the resolution within closed doors and an executive session was ordered. OREGON DISBANDS MUTINOUS TROOPS Battalion Which Refused to March on Orders, to Be Fired Bodily. PORTLAND, Aug. mous vote today the general staff of the Oregon National Guard, voted to disband the Second battalion, Third regiment, officers and men.

This course was taken to punish the organization for the disobedience which resulted in the arrest of Major R. O. Scott, Captains Harry E. WilHams and Walter Tooze and Lieptenants Richard Deich and Harry C. Brumbaugh, pursuant to orders of Brigadier-General M.

P. Maus because of reported refusal to march from Oakville Gate, and for the language alleged to have been used by the five officers in addressing General Maus during the recent maneuvers. So far as the Oregon National Guard goes, this brings the sensational event to a close. CYCLIST HURT IN AUTO In a collision with automobile driven by F. L.

Sherwood Thursday evening at 7 o'clock Roy Switzer, a motorcyclist, was badly Injured about the right foot and the left leg and his machine was wrecked. The accident occurred at the corner of Buckeye avenue and Crestline street. The police are satisfied that it was unavoidable. Steward P. C.

Milburn dressed Switzer's injuries and took him to his home, 02728 Crestline avenue. SILVER JEWEL BOX AND RING IN THE WRONG HANDS A. L. Scott, agent at the Great Northern baggage room, reported to the police Thursday night that a suit case, containing silver jewel box, a gold ring set with a gold nugget and a looking glass, was stolen from him while he was at the Tyrol saloon. MISS SPOKANE AND CIVIC LEADERS WILL RENAME NOTED PEAK After Thursday, August 15, the mountain 25 miles northeast of Spokane that has been known, first as 401d Baldy" and of late years "Mount Carleton," will be christened "Mount Spokane." MiNA Spokane (Marguerite Motie) will have charge of the formal coremony that will be the rechristening of the landmark which, before the time of the white man, served as the meeting place for Indian tribes.

The ceremony over, it is planned to plant the new municipal flag of Spokane beside the Stars and Stripes on the mountain top. According to Francis H. Cook, owner of the huge pile of earth and rock, this name will be but a return to the original title given It by the Indians. The christening of the peak will take place to the presence of a small gatherIng of leading men of Spokane. Mr.

Cook has Invited few guests to journey by automobile and horseback to the topmost peak of the mountain on Thursday, August 15, to take part with Miss Spokane in the rechristening. Among the guests will be the presidents of 8 number of civic organizaGovernor Hay and Mayor Hind. ley will be invited to participate, will the following: President R. Insinger the Spokane Chamber of Commerce, President R. E.

Bigelow of the Spokane Ad A. Rogers, president of the Rotary, club; Carl L. Shuff, president of Realty board: F. W. Guilbert, secretary of the Spokane County Good Roads association; the presidents of the Inland Automobile association and the Automobile Dealers' association; Waldo G.

Paine, vice president and traffic manthe Spokane Inland Empire Electric railway and chairman of the publicity committee of the chamber of commerce; D. L. Huntington, president Washington Water Power company. "The trip from Spokane will be by automobile to within an hour and a half's journey of the summit," stated Mr. Cook today.

"When we abandon the machines those who so desire may gO the remaining distance on horseback, as I shall have horses in readiness for my guests. a Luncheon will be served on the mountain. event will enable the various organizations represented to get an idea. of the work that has been done there in the building of an automobile road to the top of the mountain, and to what plans are being carried out the making of this scenic spot see. accessible to Spokane people and tourists.

"Miss Spokane will have charge of the formality of rechristening the mountain with the new name Spokane. The christening ceremony will be accompanied by the sprinkling 01 water from Skyline spring upon the topmost point, and I expect to have the new municipal flax of Spokane planted beside Old Glory at that time. "The renaming of this mountain demands the title 'Mount That was the name by which It known to the Indians before the white man ever penetrated this part of the country. It was there that the Indians met for their powwows, as it was a guiding point for hundreds 01 miles on every side. "When I have the automobile road entirely completed it will be the greatest in America.

Machines may coast there for aL distance of 15 miles and ascend to a height 5500 feet above sea level and 3500 feet above the level of Howard street and Riverside avenue in By the automobile road it is 25 miles to the base and 40 miles to the top of mountain, from which a can be in all directions 8.8 can view, obtained. penetrate." STEWART STOCK LEAPS UPWARD Contest for Control of Mine Indicated by Course of Buying. That there is a spirited contest der way for the control of the Stewart mine, iN minde plain today by the unexpected advance of 25 cents for the stock, both on the local and the New York exchanges. This, advance is in addition to total jump of 45 cents since the early part of the week. The annual meeting of the company comes on August 29 and local men are of the opinion that stockholders opposed to the Heinze control of the property are attempting to secure sufficient stock to oust him.

All orders for purchase of the stock are coming from New York and, while local brokers profess ignorance as to the cause of the big advance, mining men are of the belief that a fight is being made and will be continued at the meeting for the control of the company. Search for Rosenthal Slayers Is Taken Up By Whitman in Boston Jack Rose, between two officers, being led to the Tombs. NEW YORK, Aug. Attorney Whitman, who is investigating the Boston, to be gone until Monday. The Rosenthal murder, departed today for report that "Lefty Louis" recently had been seen in Boston is belleved to have a bearing on Mr.

Whitman's trip. Search in Boston. BOSTON, Aug. was admitted at police headquarters that search was being made for "Big Jack' Sellg and "Lefty Louis" Rosenberg, who are wanted in New York in connection with the Rosenthal murder. The request to begin such a hunt was received yesterday and followed the report.

of an attack in New York upon Mrs. Marle Bassi, who lives here. PAT RETIRES WITH HIS CIGAR; ROSLYN HOTEL BURNS TO GROUND ELLENSBURG, Aug. The Roslyn hotel at Roslyn, a mining town 30 miles from Ellensburg, burned to the ground at 2 o'clock this morn- Inge. Pat Costello, a butcher, while intoxleated, went to bed with a lighted cigar in his mouth.

The bed caught tire and Costello was badly burned before he was rescued. He was taken to the Cle Blum hospital, where condition 1s said to serious, Mrs. Sheldon, the cook in the hotel, Jumped from the window and before she regained her feet SAY ROOSEVELT EDICT CINCHED THE TRUST MONOPOLY Mr. Kommers, we felt that he should receive first mention. Mr.

Kommers will receive $10 of the $25 prize, and the remainder will be divided equally, between Mrs. Peterson and Mr. Robbins. "The official awarding of the prize will be made at next Wednesday's meeting of the Spokane Ad club, in the Hall of the Doges, at. Davenport's, when the three winners will be invited to be present." John L.

Matthieson, manager of John W. advertising, nounced today, that the first official flag as by his company consideration of the board of judges would be presented to the Spokane Ad club. The flag committee consisted of H. G. Duerfeldt, E.

E. Faville, Robert and Robert S. Phillips, who comprised the board of judges with Mayor W. J. Hindley, C.

E. Hickman, R. E. Bigelow, G. W.

Roche and H. D. Kippen. Mr. Matthieson of Graham's, met with the judges each time, advising them.

as to designs, color harmony and other essential features of the contest. New Municipal Flag Adopted for Spokane The official flag of the eity of Spokane, as adopted by the flag committee of the Spokane Ad club. The picture iN from a photograph of the sample milk flag submitted. 'The judges ordered a redrawing of the golden sun which forms the background of the letter The redrawn figure is expected to represent more vividly the conception of the sun's rays, COURT FINES THE VICTOR IN FIGHT; VANQUISHED PAYS; BOTH FORGIVE! John Frodsham, aged 63, constable of Waverly, appented In Justice Fred Witt's court today wearing black and blue ring around his right eye. After he bad given testimony, which caused the court to impose fine of 810 and costs against W.

J. Walker, aged 53, who had caused the discoloration, the constable, because WILSON DECIDES NOT TO RESIGN GOVERNORSHIP SEA GIRT, N. Aug. 2-Formal announcement was made today by Governor Wilson that he would not resign the governorship of New Jersey during his campaign for the presldeney, The governor had kept his mind open on this question ever since the Baltimore convention. Leading democrats in the state, however, have urged him to follow the precedent of Governor Cleveland, who was nominated for the presidency but continued in the office of governor of New York.

Governor Wilson keenly is interested In the prospective reports of the comthe efficiency of the state in mittees investigating the problem, and New Jersey and prominent democrats have asked him not to forsake his office unless called to a higher one. Governor Wilson gave some attention to the organization of the national democratic committee. Joseph E. Davies of Wisconsin, secretary, talked with the nominee, who afterward said delay in organization was due to earnest desire of the then committee to make preparations for the division of campaign labor. No Rubber Stamps.

Nearly 200 letters were received from Californians who signed themselves former representatives of the Champ Clark California league. They said they would cheerfully abide by the decision of the Baltimore convention. Many of the letters contained campaign contributions. Governor Wilson spent fully an hour writing his own name as rapidly as he could, while a negro stood by blotting a stream of letters. No more rub.

ber stamp signatures will go forth from the summer capital. Governor Wilson said he hoped to sign nearly every letter that passed from his olfices. POLITICS RENDS HOME OF MILLERS Poet of Sierras a Democrat, Wife for Taft, Daughter for T. R. OAKLAND, Aug.

Politics has rent the home of Joaquin Miller, poet of the Sierras, into three tions. Miller, being a lifelong Jack. sonian, has registered as a democrat: Mrs. Miller as a republican of the Taft school, while Miss Juanita Miller, the daughter, declares herself an ardent admirer of Roosevelt. The special registration deputy who visiter the poet's home In the hills says the national outlook is a forbidden subject of family, conversation.

Committee Tells of Fabulous Steel Promotion Profits, Oppression of Labor. WASHINGTON, D. Aug. 2. J.

P. Morgan and associates are represented as making enormous profits by stock watering and Former President Roosevelt is charged with being responsible for making absolute the "trust's" of 11 years' acquantance, stood good for the fine and costs and the two old friends departed from the court room arm in arm. The black eye and the difference of opinion which preceded were caused by a dog fight at Waverly. According to Walker, Frodsham "sicked" his dog Shep on Rover, a mongrel belonging to 8 Waverly orphan. Rover, however, placed Shep down on the grass at the to first stop round the and fight.

Frodsham Walker interfered and pulled the constable man fight followed, and bile terest in the preliminary dog encounter ended when Walter downed the constable with 8 right to the eye. The details of the fight were given as vividly as a picture show before the justice today, both Frodsham and Walker agreeing as to the knockout punch. The court told the two old men that they had acted like boys. RUSHING WORK ON NEW PHONE LINE Crews Start Stringing Wire Between Spokane, Oakesdale and Tekoa. The Inland Telephone Telegraph company this morning began stringing wire between Spokane and Oakesdale, Fairfield and Tekoa, on what 1s to be the main southerly lead of their Inland Empire line.

Crews were started at Spokane and Tekoa and early next two additional crews will be placed the field at Fairfield and Oakesdale in order to rush the line to completion. Crews in charge of the pole placing will finish their work before the line stringing crews are out a week. Six cars of wire, to be used on the Tekoa-Fairfield-Garfield lines, arrived in Spokane Monday morning and were distributed Tuesday and Wednesday. FIRE PREVENTION DAY PROCLAIMED Governor M. Hay issued a proclamation Thursday Netting aside Angust 5 aN "Fire Prevention day." He urgeN every one to observe the casion by cleaning up and destroying combustible material and rubbish to minimize the possibility of great loss boy fire.

The Spokane Fire Insurance agents originated the idea In Washington and Governor Hay to set aside a fire prevention day KRUPP FORTUNE INCREASES RAPIDLY IN PAST THREE YEARS NEW YORK, Aug. directory of German millionaires Just published in Berlin shows that the fortune of Berthan in Krupp Germany, Bohlen, if not the in the richest world, wo. has Increased in three years from 000,000 to $70.000,000. TRIES TO STOP RUNAWAY: FAILS, AND IS BADLY BRUISED J. R.

Johnson, 1019 Railroad avenue, tried to stop a runaway horse Thursday night at 11 o'clock near his home. result he landed in the emergency hospital with several bad cuts about his head and face. He was struck by the buggy wheel and thrown violently to the pavement. He does not know what became I of the horse. A.

0. Stanley, chairman of house steel trust committee. control of the steel industry in the majority report of the Stanley steel trust investigating committee, presented to congress today. The report was presented by Representative Stanley of Kentucky, man of the committee appointed by congress more than a year ago to Investigate the United States steel corporation. Stocks of subsidiary companies were with water before the compantes were taken over by the corporation, and additional enormous NEATEN were realized by the promoters in the formation of the main company, the report asserts, Judge E.

H. Gary and his dinners to steel manufacturers are credited with scheme by which prices and territory were controlled by the steel trust after pooling agreements were discurded. The United States steel corporation flayed as an enemy of organized labor, nceused of lowering the sociological conditions of its employes and of contributing to Amerlean industry workmen and work methods un-Amerlean and foreign to the best interests of labor. Principal stockholders of the steel corporation are accused of exerting powerful and injurious influence on the business of the United States by means of control exercised through Interlocking directorates of railway and industrial organizations. The activity of the corporation in politics is laid bare and its influence described, and the steel trust as 8 beneficiary and its part In the making of the Payne-Aldrich tariff act are touched upon by the democrats.

The committee recommends legislation to cure trust evils to meet existing conditions. It condemns the steel corporation but does not invade the jurisdiction of the United States court in which there is now pending a government suit for its dissolution. In summing up its conclusions the majority report says: Carnegie's Plan Not Approved, "The control of corporations by the federal government, 38 recommended by Mr. Carnegie, Judge Gary and others, is not approved. Whatever may be the evil results of the elimination of competition from the steel business, It does not justify such a remedy and (Continued on page two.) door fell down and struck her on the head, knocking her unconscious.

She was taken to the hospital and doctors this morning pronounced her condition as serious. Thirty-five other guests were awakened and escaped without serious Injury. The hotel building was owned by Nick Rooce and was valued at $4000: Insurance, $1600. The lodgers lost everything, including clothing. Damage to other buildings was confined mostly to, scorching of sides and to small holes in the roof.

The adjoining hotel was on fire several times and all guests were aroused, SHERIFF TO SELL CALHOUN'S GOOD3 CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. Sheriff Herstius has advertised the sale of furnishings in the Euclid Heights mansion of Patrick Calhoun, street railway magnate, to satisfy Judgment for $7910, obtained against Calhoun by John Grant, a contractor for buildingg materials for which Grant claims he was not paid. The sale will be held August 10 unless the court Intervenes, which it has refused to do. or.