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33rd YEAR. NO. 193 CHILDREN'S SAD DEATH Six Are Burned to Death In Farmhouse TWO OTHERS MAY DIE Rosa Shultz, In Efforts to Save Younger Sisters, Is Seri ously Burned MOTHERS AWAY AT A PLAY May Shultx Burned Around tht Hud But Will Recover Cause of Fire Unknown I i Discovered When Glrl'i Hair Starts to Burn, COLFAX, Wh.. Aug. 20.-In vain effort to eave hii listen, who were burning to death, Rote Schultz, aged II, lies at point of death at the Palouse Hospital. At the undertaking parlor are the charred bodies of her brother, Arthur, aged 6, her sUter Gladys, aged six months, and four cousins-Ester, aged 5, Lucille aged 4, Mila aged 2, and Celia aged 6 months. May Schultz was burned over her head but will recoevr. Alma Schultz, aged 12, escaped injury. The fire broke out in the Schultz home on Falouse-Colfax, at II o'clock Wed nesday night. Schultz and W. W, Fix, a brother-in-law of Freshing, Mrs. Schultz and Mrs. Fix, were at a theatre at Pa louse. The cause of the fie is un known. It was discovered by Rosa, her hair being on fire at the time. She tried to save her baby sister while Alma ran to a neighbor's half a mile distant to summon aid. When the house was reached it was burned to the ground. The Fix family lived at Walla Walla and were spending the threshing season with relatives. The dead bodies were taken to Spo kane this afternoon. CANNON WILL TOUR. CHICAGO, Aug. 20. It was an nottneed at republican headquarters that Speaker Cannon will make a speaking tour of the country begin ning in September. ABANDON RACE TRACK. Homes Will Be Built On Brighton Beach Grounds. NE WYORK, Aug. 20. The Brigh ton Beach Racing Association plant has been sold to a land development company and within a week laborers will be at work cutting the famous race course into streets and building lots. , ' c ; J .'' Among the large and small business men to whom the annual revenues de rived from the free spending crowds that frequented the course were an! important factor in the success of their enterprises there is much gloom. The staggering blow which .racing receiv ed by the passage of the anti-gambi ling bills was a hard one for the lo cal hotel keepers and merchants, but they were all hopeful" of the ultimate return of the old brisk days and a re vival of racing interest at Brighton. With the abandonment of the course and its transformation' into a home center, all hope of racing ever again getting a foothold now the sea has vanished. BASEBALL GAMES. American League. , Boston 5, Cleveland 4. Philadelphia 6, Chicago I. New York 4, Detroit 3. Washington 2, St. Louis 0. National League. Pittsburg 1, Brooklyn 6. Chicago 10, Boston 2. St. Louis 4, Philadelphia 0. Cincinnati 0, New York 2. Pacific Coast League. Los Angeles 3, San Francisco 1. ". Portland 6, Oakland 3. Northwest League. Tacoma 3, Seattle 3. k ' Butte 4, Spokane S. Aberdeen 1, Vancouver. ' DYNAMITERS INDICTED. John end Peter Claudlnos and Felix Paudeveris. OAKLAND, Aug. 20. -The Ala meda county grand jury today In dicted John and Peter Claudinos and Felix Paudeveris, charging them with placing explosives under a building with intent to demolish it Claudl anoi' brother has been under arrest for some time but Paudeveris' where abouts is unknown. The bail of each is fixed at 140,000. OP ROYAL CONNECTION. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Aug. 20. Declaring that Alphonse Gregus, con victed in 1906 of burglary and senten ced to seven years imprisonement in the Missouri state penitentiary is a descendant of the old bourbon house of France, Father Gretchen, a Parisi an priest, in a letter to Val Mason, a local attorney received yesterday, asks that efforts be made to obtain the con vict's pardon in order that he may re turn to France in time to sey his in valid mother before she dies. Ref erences are given by Father Gretcher to prove Gregus' connection with the royal family. The letter was sent to a priest at Jefferson City. RUMOR AROUSES IB Boy Who Testified Against Rich ardson Is Shot WAS THOUGHT NEGRO DID IT Rolla Keyes is Accidentally Shot by His Friend, and the Incident Was Quickly Rumored That Friends of Richardson Were Responsible. SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 20.-The city is again inflamed tonight by I report that Rolla Keyes, the 17-year Old boy who testified before the grand jury in the case of assault on Mrs. Hallany had been shot by friends of George Richardson, the ac cused negro. Before the rumor had time to spread far, however, it was learned that the shooting was acci dental, the'wound having been inflict ed by a friend of Keyes. The boy may not live. Because of the excite ment caused by , the rumor extra precautions were taken by the mili- 'tary to prevent the gathering of crowds. The occurrence caused fresh fears in the "Black belt," despite the attempts of the officials ,to quiet the town. The arsenal was crowded with refugees again, and there was also a large number of negroes who slept under the protection of a guard at Camp Lincoln. GERMANY ADOPTS TREATY. BRUSSELS, Ger.. Aug. 20.-After several months of bitter struggle, the chamber of deputies today adopted the. Congo annexation treaty, and though today's .action will probably insure the solution of the great Con go problem there still remains art open important question of Bel gium's financial responsibility. ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1808 HOT SPRINGS ALL READY For the Great Republican Rally Today BIG CROWD EXPECTED Judge See Tells Why Foraker Will Not Speak at Opening of the Campaign HE HIT ROOSEVELT POLICIES Judge Woodman See Declares That it Would be Impossible For Foraker to Speak at Youngstown Since His Recent Attack. HOT SPRINGS, Aug. 20. -Hot Springs is in readiness for the repub lican rally tomorrow. Colonel Brown of Staunton made a final inspection of the ball park and placed his ap proval on what had been done. Col Browns estimate of the crowd to come Is 7000. 4 Judge WooJman See, a cousin and old friend of Judge Taft, was an arrival today and gave out an interview regarding the decision of the Ohio state committee not to in vite Foraker to speak at the opening of the national campaign at Youngs town. September 5th, in which he said, in part: "Senator Foraker in the chamber of commerce speech delivered in Cin cinnati only a short time ago, made a severe attack upon the policies of President Roosevelt. How ceuld the party which intends to wage a fight standing squarely on those policies as declared in the platform, consistently invite him to take the most conspic- ious part in the campaign? It was practically impossible and most of Foraker's friends see it. I yield to no one in my admiration of Foraker, and the splendid service he has here tofore rendered the republican party, cannot, and must not be forgotten, and no one shall regret more than myself, that he finds it impossible to serve his party during this important campaign" EDITORS ELECT OFFICERS. ST. PAUL, Aug. 20-Practicalty all sessions of the National Editorial As sociation were finished today when Seattle was chosen the 1909 meeting place. The following officers were elected:., ' President, Will Hayes, of Brown wood, Texas. First vice-president, A. N. 'Pome roy, of Chambersburg, Pa. Second vice-president, R. E. Dow- dell, of Artesian, South Dakota. Third vice-president, W. F. Par- rott, of Waterloo, Iowa. Secretary, I. H. Walker, of Athena, Ala. '-. Treasurer, Will Kurres, of Kewa- nee, ill. , FIRE CONTINUES, r Houses and Cattle Lost California. Many tn SONORA, -Aug; 20 The forest fire which is raging in Hetch-Hetchy valley continues, according to reports received here tonight. The fire is sweeping northward ., and . already great damage has been done. A num ber of houses have been destroyed and numerous head of cattle perished. BRYAN STARTS TRIP. Will Speak on Trusts at Kern's No tification Next Tuesday. FAIR VI EW, , Aug. 2a - Colonel Bryan left here tonight for a seven day trip in the course of which he will deliver several speeches and hold three days' conference with his campaign managers in Chicago. His first stop' is Des Moines, where to morrow night he will discuss the tar iff question. Saturday, Sunday and a part of Monday lie will spend in Chi cago, iuesday he wilt be present at the notification of John W. Kern, the vice presidential nominee and upon which occasion he will speak on the subject of trusts. Two days later, at Topeka, he will deal with the question of guarantee ing bank deposits and will return to Lincoln on August 28th. ?. Notwithstanding his eagerness to complete the speeches which he will deliver within a fortnight Bryan found time to hold several long dist ance confernces over , the telephone with Chairman Mack. C. O. Stock- stager, the anti-DuBois candidate foi senator in Idaho discussed the situa tion in that state, but neither Bryan nor Stockslager vouchsafed any infor mation concerning either conference. It was ascertained, however, that an effort will be made to bring the war ring Idaho factions together in the ex pectations of strengthening the na tional ticket, in that state. AMBASSADOR COMING. CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. 20.- Ambassador David Thompon will leave Mexico in a, fews day for the United States. He will go to Lincoln Neb. It is stated that he will remain, in . the United States until after the presidential campaign has terminated. W. J. Sands, the first secretary of the embassy will act as Charge d'Affaires during the ambassador's absence. HITS OIL DECISION Attorney General Hadley Makes Strong Assertions LEGAL FICTION APPARENT Says Any Judge Who Cannot See Through Standard Oil's Offend is Blinded by Prejudice No Civil or Criminal Case Should be Reversed. DENVER, Aug. 20.-"The Judge who cannot see the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey in the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, and w;ho cannot See through both of these legal factions to the real own ers and the real offenders, John D. Rockefeller, H. H. Rogers, John D. Archbold and others, is either blind ed by prejudice or by an unfortunate disposition to obscure the merits of a controversy by strained and irre levant technicalities," declared Attorney-General Herbert S. Hadley, of Missouri, today in his address before the second annual convention of the National Association of Attorneys- General, of which he is president. The statement was made in the course of a review of the reversal by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals of the $29,000,000 fine which was assessed against the Standard Oil Company of Indiana by Judge Landis, of the United States Circuit Court. ' . "To assert that men may, by the organization of a puppet corporation escape the proper measure of punish ment for their wrongdoing," said President Hadley, "is to give to the legal fiction corporation greater rights, privileges and immunities than those which belong to natural per sons. "This case should serve as an im- MO RIDE VAS A RUSE Bains Took Asnis Out to v Learn the Truth HEN WERE HOT FRIENDS ButJHains Suffered Annis' Com pany in Order to Silence the Gossiping MUCH CONFLICTING EVIDENCE A Positive Denial is Made That Mrs. Hains Will Testify in Her Hus band's Behalf to Effect a Recon ciliation NEW YORK, Aug 20.-Interest in the Hains case today centers in con flicting statements of the different counsel connected with the opposing sides of the case. Frank G. Wild, Mrs. Hains counsel, insisted that the confession is to the contrary notwith standing Mrs. Hains has not ever been guilty of improper conduct with Annis. A wild denial in a published story is that Mrs. Hains is trying to effvCt '8' reconciliation with her hus band and would testify in his behalf. Regarding the much exploited au tomobile ride on which Hains took Annis, Weldon C Percy, the first lawyer called into the case by Hains and his brother, said that after Hains had returned from the Philippines, his wife convinced him ,that the gos sip connecting her name with Annis was false. In order to silence the detractors the captain openly invit ed Annis and his wife to the barracks and afterwards they went riding. Subsequently the captain discovered the truth. He adds that the talk about, Mrs. Hains not being in full possession of her faculties when she signed the -confession is ridiculous. He says fully 12 hours elapsed between the oral and signed confession. pressive argument as to the necessity of the National and State Govern ments enacting a law to the effect that no judgment in a criminal or civ il case should be reversed unless the court can affirmatively say upon the entire record, that the judgment will be for the wrong party, and that but for the error complained of, a differ ent judgmept would have been ren dered. BRAVE LITTLE WOMAN. Has Big Husband Arrested For Cru elty To Kitten. ' NEW YORK. Aug. 20.-Mrs. Fan nie Mahon. a small woman, appeared yesterday in the court of special ses sions and charged her husband, James, a gigantic longshoreman, with cruelty to a kitten in their home. According to Mrs. Mahon, her hus band was lvinir on a lounge when tha kitten stole up and purred against his army, which was , hanging down to ward the floon The man took off his heavy brogan and with one blow paralyzed the kitten. - Mrs; Mahon called a policeman who ihot the animal to put it out of its misery and then on the wife's com plaint ' arrested .' Mahon. ' Justice Wyatt fined Mahon $10 which he paid. His wife retused to speak to him in the courtroom. PRICE FIVE CENTS LINER MAKES RECORD RUN. NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-The Cun arder Lusitania finished a record run across the Atlantic at 5:30 tonieht and when the official figures for the trip became available it wilt develope that she broke all records for trans- Atlantic voyage by nearly four hours and three others records She made the passage in itist four days and IS hours, lowering the old mark by three hours and forty min utes. She made an average speed on the whole trip of 25,05 k,nots an hour, a n$w record, the previous one being 25.01. The third record broken is for the greatest day's an, 650 knots dur ing which day she set a new pace by steamer an average of 25.66 knots per hour, WONDERFUL INSTRUMENT. REN'O, Nev., Aug. 20. Professor Alexander G. McAdie, director of the weather bureau for the Pacific coast, is here to aid Professor Church of the University of Nevada in setting up the Ferguson meteorograph, a marvel ous invention that registers automat ically for forty days at a time, the temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, and other data of impor tance in determining weather condi tions. It will be installed on Mount Rose, which is 10,800 feet high. It is one of the four or five such instru ments in existence in the world. Such an instrument is on Mount Blanc, one in Rome and one in South America. : ' . ' . MILLS CLOSE. CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-A dispatch to the Record Herald fjora Evansville, Ind., says: The Evansville Cotton mills closed down yesterday owing to the inability to secure raw material Several hun dred employes are idle. - LEAVE MllITIJ American Mariners Carry Guns, . But Not Leaded IN FLEET PARADE AT SYDNEY Imperial Regulations Forbidding Arm ed Men to Land Threatened to Spoil Program But a Compromise Was Finally Reached. SYDNEY. N. S. W., Aug. 20. There arose today circumstance which at one time promised to make it impossible for the carrying out of the program of the parade by the American marines tomorrow as plan ned. This was owing to the imperial regulation forbidding the landing of armed men in Australia. This fact was communicated to Admirat Sperry who replied not to permit the men to parade t unless armed The matter was compromised by Sperry's agree ing to land the armed marines but without ammunition. . This enabled the carrying out of the unaltered to morrow's program. ODD STAGE WORK. NEW YORK, Aug. 20. New York had a theatrical novelty this afternoon when "Paid in Full," was performed by three seperate companies, at Web er's theatre. The western company, opening in Reading on Monday, play ed the first act. The Pacific Coast Company, appeared in the second and the New York company did the last two acts. The actors of the disen gaged companies came to the rear oC the theatre and watched their respec tive roles being performed by the oth ers. The Pacific Coast company ap pears Monday night, in Bayonne, and then jumps to San Francisco for a two week's o. . .ivr '