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THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1908. THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA, OllEGON. 8 If you are not quite satisfied with the FLOUR you are using, try our CUPID Brand IT is sure to give satisfaction. $1.40 sack; $5.25 bbl. A. V. ALLEN SOLE AGENT FOR BAKER'S BARRINGTON HALL STEEL- CUT COFFEE, 40c PER CAN. 1 PHONES-711 AND 3871 BRANCH PHONE-713 MYSTERY BEING SOLVED. HOUSE RECORD Against the Re-Establishment of the Canteen fir NATIONAL SOLDIERS HOME COMMODITY CLAUSE Culberson Askj Reason for Re commending Extension WARNER'S SPEECH IS ENDED Seal Sensation of the Day Was the Admission of Bennett That he Had "Railroaded" the Naturalization of Many Foreigners. WASHINGTON, May 6.-By an overwhelming vote of 167 to 46 and following a two hours' debate the bouse again today went on record gainst the re-establishment of the the canteen in the national soldiers' homes. In the course of the discus sion a man giving his name as Geo. F. Gridley of Providence, R. I., un furled an American flag and proceed ed to make an address from the gal lery on the temperance question. He was promptly taken out. Perhaps the teal sensation of the day was the ad mission of Bennett of New York and a member of the immigration com mittee that he had under an old im migration law "Railroaded" the natu ralization of many foreigners in one day with the exception of a conference report on the bill re-organizing the consular service sundry bill was un der consideration the entire day. Little progress was made toward its completion. RETURNS INCOMPLETE. SAN FRANCISCO, May 6-In-complete unofficial returns from most of the counties in which pri maries were held yesterday show that conceding to the Lincoln-Roose-Telt League the 200 delegates claimed ty the Leaders, the regular republi can leaders still claim of a large ma jority of the members of the con Tention. The convention will consist of 629 delegates, of which 393 are appointed by the county committee which are mainly controlled by the men of the regular organization. Of the 236 delegates chosen at the primeries the League had apparently elected 153 in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Al ameda, Sacramento and Fresne. At midnight the unofficial returns of yesterday held in Southern Cali fornia yesterday indicate that the Lincoln-Roosevelt republicans have carried seven out of seventeen as sembly districts south of Kern Coun ty; that the delegatesions will be split in five districts and that the re gular republican ticket had won in the remaining five. A report from the registrar's office Child Labor in the District of Co lumbia Regulated Provides For no Employment Before 6 a. m. and After 7 p. m. of Children Under 14 WASHINGTON, May 6. -The Senate today passed a bill prohibit ing the employment within certain hours of children under 14 years of age in the District of Columbia in any factory, workshop, telegraph of rice or other place. No such child is permitted to work at any employ- men for wages during school hours or before 6 a. m. nor after 7 p. m. The Senate also adopted a resolution by Foraker directing the interstate commerce commission to inform the Senate whether the commodity clause of interstate commerce act has been complied with since May 1, 1908, and if not whether non-com pliance by the railroads has been due to any agreements, arrangement or understanding between the railroad companies and the authorities. An amendment by Culberson agreed to also call on the commission to state its reasons for the recom mending the extension of two years in the time given the roads to com ply with the commodity clause. The conference report on the army appropriation bill carrying an aggre gate of $95,377,246 was adopted. This amount was $3,463,000 less than the bill cararied when it was first passed by the Senate. Senator Warner con cluded his speech on the Brownsville iff air, his closing remark calling forth a statement from Foraker that the western paper had announced that the President recently wrote to Sen ator Smith of Michigan to the effect that he had not changed his mind as to the guilt of the negro soldiers. Foraker suggested an introduction of that letter in the record would be nteresting but Smith said he did not make it public and could not do so. at a late hour last night, showed, out of votes received in 103 precincts this result: Roosevelt received 1355 votes. Taft received 1252 votes. Hughes received 210 votes. Scattering 372. Total 3189. Subcribe for the Morning Astorian, Now 60 cents per month, delivered by carrier. RAY C. GOLLINGS With "Dora Thorne" at the Astoria Theatre, Sunday Evening, May 10. Detectives Now Searching For the Woman's Trunks. LA PORT, May 6.-A possible so lution of the Gunness farm mystery which was deepened today when four additional bodies were found in the barnyard were developed this after noon. Evidence that nine dismember ed corpses were unearthed yesterday and today hud been shipped to this city, probably from Chicago, came to light, the testimony of the draymen who had carted the trunks and boxes to the Gunncss home bearing this uut. In addition the local Authorities have received information that the two trunks consigned to Mrs. Gun ness wore being held in an express office in Chicago and the assistance of the Chicago police in unraveling the puzzle was sought at once. Two of the nine mutilated bodies were identified in a qualified way this afternoon. Antone Olson, 2410 In diana avenue, Chicago, viewed the remains supposed to be those of Jennie Olson, the 16-year-old daugh ter of Mrs. Gunncss, and pronounced them those of his daughter. The sis ter of the dead girl, Mrs. Leo Olan- der, 2818 South Park avenue, Chi cago, accompanied her father and added her testimony regarding her sister's characteristics. A. K. Helge lin, whose inquiries regarding his missing brother led to the first dis coveries on the Gunness ' farm be came convinced that the largest and best preserved of the corpses is his relative. Against this, however, is the evidence of an autopsy per formed on this body, by Dr. Meyer. He found contradictory conditions which, to his mind at least, proved that the dead man perished long after Helgelin is said to have disap peared, going even so far as to say that the corpse had been in the ground not more than two weeks. Ray Lamphere, who is held on the charge of first degree of murder growing out of the fire which de stroyed the Gunncss home and caused the death of Mrs. Gunncss and three children offered no new evidence despite the repeatd ques tionings . Delving into Mrs. Gunness' past, the local authorities find one unexplained death in her family which they think may shed light on the present tragedy. Six years ago there was at the farm a child named Swanhilda suposed to have been the daughter of Mrs. Gunncss' first hus band. The coroner is considering an advisability of exhuming this body. HEROIC MEASURES MINISTER WU. Plans to Build Temple for His Country Men. NEW YORK, May 6. Minister Wu, China's diplomatic representa tive in Washington, who addressed a civic forum gathering here last night, remained over night in the city and this afternoon will speak to his own countrymen at a mass meeting in Doyers street and aid in the es tablishment of a Confucian Society, the object of which will be to revive the doctrines of Confucius among the members of the Chinese colony in the city. In connection with this project it is proposed to build a Confucian tem ple in Chinatown, the plans for the building calling for lecture room, reading rooms, and a large assembly hall to serve as a place for the hold ing of sagacitis, political and social gatherings. A large portion of the $100,000 which it is estimated the building will cost, has already been ubscribed. Young Physician Saves Man's Leg From Amputation NEW CURE FOR MORTIFICATION Dr. Sullivan "Baked" the Man's Leg in a Heat From 150 to 200 Degrees to Induce a Rush of Blood to the Limb. NEW YORK, May 6.-After ex perienced physicians had declared that even amputation of a leg might not save the life of a policeman Coles Carpenter and a priest had been sum moned to administer the last rites of the Church, Dr. Raymond Sulli van, a young interne in St. Mary's Hospital succeeded by the alternate baking and freezing process in saving Carpenter's life and leg. While stepping from a car last July, Carpenter fell on a rusty nail, wounding his right leg. Mortifica tion set in and last December it was decided amputation was necessary. Dr. Sullivan said he believed he could save the limb. As amputation in Carpenter's condition was most precarious, the interne was allowed to take the case. Dr. Sullivan, "baked" Carpenter's leg in a heat from 150 to 200 degrees to induce a rush of blood to the limb. He then plunged in into an ammonia ice tank to drive the blood out uickly and carry away the impurities which had caused mortification. The treatment proved elTce'lve and early in April Carpenter could use his leg with the aid of crutches. Last night he took a long walk without the crutches. His leg will soon be normal. PUBLIC SPEAKING. DEATH AND DESTRUCTION. Wind and Rain Storm Swept Over Portions of Three States. MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 6.-Three persons dead, several others injured, considerable property loss and a de moralization of traffic resulted from the storm of wind and rain which swept over Southern Arkansas, West ern Tennessee and Mississippi yes terday. The wind razed a number of small buildings and tangled tele graph and telephone wires, while the ;iin caused numerous washouts along the railroads, delayed traffic and causing other damage. The great est damage and loss of life occurred n Arkansas. At Marche, the Polish settlement was badly damaged and )ohn Jukassewicz, Mary Szczepaniak and an unidentified man were killed, Vencealaus Sczczepaniak sustained probably fatally injuries and several other Conwa and Faulkner Counties tell of damage by the storm. Wat son, in Desha County, is reported practically destroyed. In western Tennessee and Missis sippi the railroad .suffered the great- est damage because of washouts al though reports from outlying dis tricts are that a number of small University .of .Chicago .Withdraws From Central Oratorical League. CHICAGO. May 6.-Up to date "man of the hour" oratory as taught by the University of Chicago has forced that institution to give up all ntercollegiate contests with its sister universities. It is declared that flowery oratory is prized too highly y judges who decided against Chi cago's speakers. So the Chicago institution has withdrawn from the Central Orator ical and Northern Oratorical League, with the explanation "That it is diffi cult to secure judges who are able to get outside of the ancient methods of judging." "Training in our public speaking department," asserted Prof, Solomon Clark yesterday, "is the development of thought and naturalness of ex pression rather than the mechanical gestures which characterize the styles of many representatives of other col leges." In place of intercollegiate contests among its own students for which large prizes will be offered. BOMB FOR FOREMAN. CHICAGO, May 6,-Charles W. Kirchner and the members of his family narrowly escaped death last night when a mysterious bomb ex plosion tore out the front of their residence and broke windows in all the adjacent houses. Kirchner is a lumber foreman. . The explosion aroused much ex citement. Hurried calls were se'nt for the police, but the perpetrators escaped. Kirchner lays the plot to labor troubles, and admits that he has made some enemies in looking after the interests of his employers, the Mears-Slayton Lumber Company. The company offers a reward of $500 for the arrest of the dynamiters. COBRAS FIGHT IN ZOO. NEW YORK, May 6.-A four cor nered fight among cobras at the Bronx Zoological Gardens, ensued, when two fine specimens from Cey lon were placed in a glass cage in which were already two cobras from Sumatra. In the males one of the Sumatra reptiles was severely bitten on the jaw. An operation upon the injured cobra's jaw will be necessary today. The bone of the jaw will be scraped. The cobra from Ceylon are recent arrivals and the other snakes which have been in the menagerie for several years were apparently in no mood to entertain visitors. buildings and barns were destroyed. So far as can be ascertained, how ever, no one was seriously injured. SPORTING GOODS. 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