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 '