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throughout instead OF merely the title,
thus giving the senate in general an
idea of its messing
s.. b. A. introduced by MakekaH,
was the first to be submitted TO the
new system. President Chillingworth
referred II to the judiciary c0mmittee
after 1t was read in full by the clerk.
That it had not been referred TO the
printing committee Makekau diseoV-
cred when the clerk read his minutes
at the opening of today's session. The
Hawaii s0lon got up, declared q mis-
take had been made and asked that
the minutes be corrected. He insisted
the bill had gone to- the printing com.
mittee and in proof held up g copy
OF m Then the senate awOke to the
fact that Someone had slipped one
over on It. The president had not
ordered il printed Yet there it was
printed and the copies distributed
among the members.
Chairman Robinson of the printing
committee, called upon to explain, said
the bill was handed the committee
clerk by the senate clerk. The lat
ter admitted the error and the matter
was permitted to rest there. Never
theless it was noticed that number
Of the other members cast suspicious
glances in the direction-of the. Haka-
kua solon.
Following the new system the one
new bill introduced today. s. B. As by
Mikaele, was read in full by the clerk
and referred by the president directly
to the ways and means committee.
Mikaele asks that an appropriation Of
$4,000 be set aside for the repair
of the wharf and construction Of
warehouse at Hanakaape. Koloa,.
Kauai.
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Plan Proposed in Chinese lassmeeting
10 Organize Military Companies Here
Antlapanese Demonstration Led BY Young Orators Terri
tora Law on Formation Of Military Organizations IS Strict

- ~
In statement this morning \
\ for the Star-Bulletin, III. /. M. \
Consul Arita declares that Japan \
seeks only the peace of the Ori- \
\ ent and the good OF China in her y
= present representations "The y
= Chinese, it is hoped, will be very \
\ careful In their actions, he said y
No official information has come
\ to Hawaii regarding the so-called y
Japanese demands have none 4
y and do not believe the Chinese
y consul has received any. Only y
\ the officials in Toxic and Peking =
\ knew Just what those demands y
are.
Japan seeks only the preserve y
= tion Of China's integrity, the en- y
y forcement OF the principle of the y
open door and equal opportunity \
In the Orient. If these are her n
= objects, they cannot be called un- y
y Just. II is necessary for the peo- y
= pie to be cool and consider the y
y matter carefully. Up to now the y
\ only Information we have is that n
= gained from the kilograms to the n
y newspapers. We should await Y
\ official information. 8
= - - =. - As - - - ~ - - - y
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LAST Of PACIFIC
SEA TERRORS IS
SENT TO BOT TOM
Naval Battle Short and Hot
British Cruisers Kent and Glasgow Smash
Teuton Vessel ii Five Minutes Unequal
Fighting off Valparaiso
lAssociated Press BY Commercial Pacific cabe.l

ASSOCIATED Press by Commercial Pacific cabIe.)
LONDON, England, March 15-The German cruiser
Dresden survivor of the Falkland Islands battle in Which the
German fleet from the Pacific was smashed was sunk yes
terday off Juan Fernandez island 400 miles west of Val
paraisO BY the British cruisers Glasgow and Kent and the
auxiliary Drama.
The Dresden was sunk after five minutes iQhtinu.
The white flag burned and the magazine exploded
The crew has been taken to Valparaiso
No damage was done to the British vessels and there
were no casualties.
The Dresden IS of $500 tons the Glasgow Of 4000 and
the Kent of $780, The Dresden sister vessel Of the
terrible Emden. IS now said that except for the German
cruiser Karlsruhe all Of the German commercedesoyers
have been sunk or disabled.
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congress PARTY
HERE A MONTH;
SIERRA THE BOAT

The stay OF the big congressional
party in Hawaii viii be considerably
longer than was first planned, accord
ing to the news that came today with
the announcement that the 0ceSsie
liner Sierra will carry the party OF
disting guished visitors to and from Ha.
Waii.
The Sierra, bringing 100 congress.
men and their families and others.
VIII s3H from San FTancise6 pfii 3 9,
arriving here six days later On June
IS the Oceanic liner will carry the offl
lcial party away. Reservations having
been made for only $50, Il IS under
stood by representatives Of the Gee.
anic line here that the vessel has
not been specially chartered.
The legisl tilre has not yet deter.
mined upon the distinguished guests
whom ii will invite. Delegate Kuhio,
with some advice from his friends In
Hawaii, Is arranging the invitations to
congressman The Legislature, through
committees and after conferences with
the governor. will invite as its guests
some who are not congressman but
who desired to come.
Several members of the legislature
said today that they are heartily In:
accord with the editorial in the Star
Bulletin last Saturday urging that
Washington correspondents be- asked
to come on the trip.
i Nothing could be more Important
than for Hawaii TO have q visit from
some of these correspond said
q veteran legislator today. BY all
means we ought to do 1t.
Up to this morning President Chill
of the senate had not named
the senate committee on entertain
ment, which is to confer with the
house committee, already named, and
the governor. It is said aronnd the
capitol that there is some difficulty
in naming committee that win give
both Republicans and Democrats what
they believe Is fair representatio
President ChiliingWorth is diplomat
ic presiding officer and is expected tn
straighten the situatfon ont shortly.
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Say Russians Successful on Ofense

LONDON England March 15- German success IN the
Plock
The Russians also carrying out successful counter
operations in the Carpathans against the German
forces The Russian generals claim to have taken many ps
oners and guns and other munitions
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Italy Denies a Refusal BY Austria

ROME Italy March 15The Italian government has au-
hoatvey denied that Austria has refused consider any
territorial concessions to Italy
is said that Austria is unwilling TO concede enough to
meet Italys desires. 3
peror Franz Josef has conferred with the Austrian min
ister as to the defenses Of the Italian frontier.
The Italian minister Of Telegraphs and Communications
Travelling postofces win arrange haudle money to the
Italian frontier ss
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Blows Of Allies Weaken
Leadership Of Young Turks Party

[Associated Press Service By Fadera Wrele5B1
ATHENS, Greece March 15-With the Allies battering
away at the gateway Constantinope the Russian land
forces winning victories in Caucasus Persia Armenia the
situation here is becoming grave politically The leadership
of the Young Turks party which insisted entering the war;
is Increasingly precarious because Of the revolt against their
policies.
PARIS France March 15 II reported that the 1urco
German cruiser Goeben which has been in the Black Sea
shortly after the broke OUT has been disabled By mad
vertenty striking Turkish mine.
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Battle II West Grows More Bitter

PARIS France March 15-The campaign in the western
is steadily increasing ferocity From the head
quarters Of the begeens conflicting versions Of minor
Havas News Agency despatch says that violent
cannonading is heard from northeast Of Dunkirk
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Says VenizeIos Dickered With Allies

PARIS France, March .15s-A French newspaper here
declares that before Premier Fenzeos Of Greece resigned be
had offered 5000 to the Allies for use ii the war He
quoted urging that Greece should 60 to war enargs
territory. s
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-22
EXPERTS FIGURES INDICATE
UMAT|LLACOUNTY FARMERS PAY
EXORBITANT FREIGHT CHARGES

That the grain rates by rail from
Umatilla county to Portland are far
too high compared with the rates
prevailing for greater distances in
the middle west is indicated by tes.
timony just given before the Inter-
state Commerce Comission in Chica-
go by Jean Paul Muller, freight rate
expert formerly with the commission
Mr.. Muller is now appearing for the
National Council Farmers Coopera-
we association which Is opposing an
Increase in grain rates asked for by
Al western railroads
Under a Chicago date line the story
of Mr.. Mullers testimony was pub
lished today in the Portland Orego-
nian, The story in part follows:
Grain Traffic Profitable.
After reviewing in detail the meth
DDS he used in assembling the figures
showing gross profit and operating
expenses of the railroads, Mr., Muller
said:
at is my opinion that grain traffic
Is more profitable to these four car
riers, the Rock Island, the Santa Fe,
the Burlington and the st. Paul
roads, than the average of all other
traffic carried by them"
His deductions were made from re-
ports and statistics furnished him by
the railroad officials.
In the review of the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific operating expenses
and revenue, Mr.. Muller declared.
"The total road cost divided by the
reported number of loaded freight
car miles with an allowance for the
cost of empty return haul-figured at
40 per cent Of the loaded-gives a
road movement cost per loaded car
per mile of 6.s2s cents.
Cost SS5, Revenue $0s.s2 Per Car.
1.-THE average haul, as determined
by the examination Of the movement
of 1881 cars, between various west
ern states, was S5S miles This mile
age, multiplied by the road haul cost
per mile, gives a total average road
haul cost on grain and grain pro-
ducts of S24,S7 per car, Adding to
this a total terminal movement cost
of s1O1S per car, gives a total ex-
pense Of Ss5 per car The average
revenue is a5s.S2 per car.
1.-THE net operating revenue is,
therefore, equivalent to gross profit
of 66.66 per cent at an operating ra-
ito OF 6O,Ot per cent as compared
with a gross profit Of ss.S7 per cent
on all freight at an operating ratio
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-22

of 72.01 per cent and a gross profit
of 1914 per cent on all business,
both freight and passenger. at an
operating ratio of 74.77 per cent. On
grain alone the returns are equivalent
to gross profit of 44.57 per cent"
Applied to this section, the esti-
mates given by Mr.. Muller would
mean that it costs the railroad ap-
proximately two cents bushel to
haul wheat from Pendleton to Port
land whereas the rate charged is
eight and one-third cents.
The distance to Portland is 231
miles Multiplying this distance by
the cost per car mile makes SIS to
which may be added $40 for termi-
nal costs, making a total of $26 per
car to Portland. On this basis the
rate per bushel on an $4,000 pound
car is slightly under two cents a
bushel and on a 10000 pound car
amounts to two and two-tenths cents
per bushel
According to the Muller testimony
the average charge made by the
western roads for a s5S mile haul is
$5S.S2 per car. This Is but five
cents a bushel on a 10000 pound car
with a haul considerably farther than
from Umatilla county points to Port
land.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-22
PHIL M'BR|AN, VETERAN
DRAYMAA, CALLED BY DEATH
STROKE OF APOPLEXY SUFFER.
ED YESTERDAY WHILE AT
WORK IS FATAL.

Phil McBrian, veteran drayman of
Pendleton, died last night from the
stroke of apoplexy suffered while at
work during the forenoon. The fu-
neral is to be held at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon from the Brown
undertaking chapel. The service at
the grave will be conducted by the
odd Fellows.
Mr.. McBrian was born in jefferson
county, Illinois, July %, 1S45, and
crossed the plains to Oregon with the
Furnish family in 1865. In 1858 he
was married to Nancy Campbell who
died in June, 1880. In 1892 he was
married to Mrs. Sarah Barr, the
wedding occurring on Christmas day
He is survived by Mrs. McBrian. by
one daughter, Mrs Mary Vogel OF
Seattle, one step daughter, Mrs. May
Fisher Of Portland and a step-son
Edws rd Barr. of this city.
At one time the deceased served
as city marshal of Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-22
Junior Class of High School Wins Meet
at Roundup Park Yesterday by 70 Points

Yesterday at the Roundup
grounds the junior class of the high
school ran away with the interclass
track meet, winning with seventy
points, while the seniors and sopho-
mores tied for second with sixteen
each and the freshmen brought up
the rear with fifteen.
Some new men showed up well yes
terday, especially Colesworthy and
Huey who won the high jump and
high hurdles, beating out Myers who
was scheduled to win these two
event s. Curl, the half miller, who
has been seriously Ill, did not enter
his favorlte race but ran in the quar-
ter instead.
The following is the list of events,
the time made and first, second and
third place man:
100 yard dash-Time, 10 is sec
list, seibert; 2nd Gordon; third Bow
man.
l20 yard hurdles-Time. 1s 3-5
sec. list, Huey; End, Myers; Srd,
Chisholm.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-22
BRITISH SUBMARINE SUNK
BY GERMANS SAYS BERLIN
ATTEMPTED RAID ON KAISER'S
NAVAL STATION RESULTS
IN FAILURE.

BERLIN, April 22.-one British
submarine was sunk and others are
believed to have been severely dam.
aged when a raid was attempted upon
Hellgoland. the German naval base,
the admiralty announced. For sever
al days reports have been received OF
the activities of British submarines at
various points, the statement declar-
ed. German destroyers then put out
to meet the vessels attempting an at
tack on Heligoland last night. One
submarine was sent to the bottom.
and the others were fired on and be-
lieved seriously damaged by the Ger
mans, Efforts to reach the German
naval base were checked without
damage to the German vessels en-
gagged.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-22
yer 200 Million
Will be Spent by
BeIIigerentS Here
ESTIMATES ARE MADE UPON
SUMS ALREADY SPENT BY
WARRING COUNTRIES.

NEW YORK, April 22.-If the
European war continues until Sep
tember, two hundred million dollars
will have been spent in this country
by the belligerents. according to
prominent Wall street banker, who
refused to permit the use os hls nam
because he is closely associated with
foreign buyers. His estimate is bas-
ed on figures issued by the govern
ment as to the amount expended by
the warning nations for war material
between September, 1914, and March
1915. Nearly a hundred million dol
lars have been invested in the United
States during this period in horses,
auto trucks. cartridges, powder,
horseshoes motorcycles, barbed wire
and explosives, according to figures.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-22
ENGLAND NOW HAS
100000 SOLDIERS
ON BATTLEFRONT
Flower Of Britaln's Young Manhood
on the Firing Line in Belgium
and Northern France.
MORE ARE HURRIED FORWARD
Guarded F1Otilla OF Transports Daily
Gross Channel With Troops for
COntinent--In the Ypres Region
Desperate Fighting Reported Be-
tween British and Germans.

LONDON, April 22-The flower of
Britains young manhood is now be-
ing offered in bloody sacrifice upon
the already sodden battlefields of
Belgium and northern France. This
realization was brought home force
fully TO Englishmen today, following
a speech by Chancellor OF the Ex-
.chequer Lloyd George in the house
OF commons, when he announced the
British army on the continent con-
sists Of SO divisions or approximately
10000 men 1t was accepted that
this is a conservative estimate OF the
British strength, for, guarded by the
channel patrol, a flotilla Of transports
Is constantly crossing. pouring more
men into French soil 10 be hurried to
the front for Kitchener's spring
drive" How many Of those mention
ed by George have fallen since the
figures were furnished him Is prob
lematic.
In the region Of the Ypres, the
British are locked in desperate fight
ing with the Germans. Constant at
tacks are being made by the enemy
TO retake Hill 60 TO the east Of Ypres,
which the English took after a deter
mined struggle. The German losses
in this region since April II have
been between three and four thou
sand, according to statement from
Paris As the position held by the
a 1. d
accepted that the British forces un-
doubtedly suffered heavy losses in
taking H.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-22

With an audience of spectators that
is crowding even the standing room
in the court room the attorneys in the
Twitchell-Thompson $780, damage
suit are this afternoon making their
arguments to the jury. The argu-
ments themselves will probably re-
quire all of the afternoon and it is
doubtful whether the jury win retire
until evening. The reading of the in
structions by Judge Phelps will take
no little time in itself, both sides pre-
senting voluminous instructions on the
law to the court.
The arguments began at ii O'Clock
this morning with Judge Fee opening
for the plaintiff and at 2:30 he still
held the floor He will be followed
probably by Frederick Steiwer for the
defendant leaving Col Raley to close
for the defendant and Judge Bennett
for the plaintiff. The arguments will
without question. be one of the most
important features of the case as all
four of the attorneys have regulations
ASi dp4liAN III jury addresses
Fee Opens Argument.
upon the return of the jury from
Lee street. the attorneys handed in
their instructions to the judge and
thereupon Judge James A. Fee for
the plaintiff opened the argument to
the jury He talked up until the
noon hour and resumed again at 1880
this afternoon. He rehearsed In
general the full testimony of the
plaintiffs witnesses. placing particu-
lar stress upon the testimony of
John Play and on the evidence tend
ing to show that there were heavy,
burned tracks as of heavy wheels
sliding, running diagonaliy across tho
crown of the street, beginning within
five or six feet of the east curb. IT
is apparent that plays testimony and
the evidence relating to these tracks
will be the important points upon
which the attorneys for the injured
boy will make their stand.
Judge Fee opened his argument by
impressing upon the jury the solem-
nifty of their duty. Seven of the 12
jurors are owners of autos, he said
ard he urged that they do not allow
that fact to affect their judgment.
He called attention to the fact that
automobiles are becoming so prevail
en- nowadays that the risk of being
upon the street is greater. The
streets were made for all without re-
spect to age or condition, he said,
the responsibility of protecting the
young and old and helpless from
these cars rests largely upon the driv-
ers. He impressed the jury that the
boy, according to the testimony Of
the physicians, will be a cripple men
tally and physically through life, and
that he is a boy of poor parentage.
Following these preliminary state
ments, he launched into a discussion
of the testimony. his presentation
being strong and forceful
1t is apparent at this time that the
defendants attorneys will attack the
testimony of John Play, raising a
doubt as to his witnessing the acct
dent or assisting in picking up the
injured boy as he claimed. Judge
Fee called attention to the fact that
Play went upon the stand without
having told his story to the attorneys
of either side.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-22
NEGRO HOBO MAKES ATTACK ON
WHITE MAN WITH HOE; LATTER
PAINFULLY INJURED ON ARM

Attacking Charles Bergman yester-
day afternoon with hoe, Joe Wood,
hobo negro inflicted bad wound
upon the latter's elbow, injuring him
painfully and perhaps permanently.
Returning later in the day to renew
the quarrel the negro was met with
a yolley of shots from an automatic
revolver but It is not believed any
took effect.
Bergman, who is a white man,
was employed at the home of AL
Richardson, colored, on west Court
street to build chimney. Wood was
hoeing in the Richardson garden for
a meal when, II is said, Bergman ap-
preached him and asked his assist
ance in some task. The negro not
only refused. II is said, but struck a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-22

SYRACUSE, April 22.-RoOsevelt
put in another ''corking" session to-
day as witness in the libel suit
brought against him by william
Barnes. He was under cross exami-
nation at the hands OF counsel for
Barnes. He was surprisingly calm,
but occasionally broke forth in Wig
orous reply punctuated by sharp raps
with his fist on the witness chair.
The bipartisan combination with
Barnes and "Chief" Murphy at the
head was gone into further before
the cross examination was taken up.
Roosevelt reiterated his charges OF
the organizations uniting to defeat
Hughes on the primary measure, the
corporation franchise tax and the Ag-
new-Hart anti-racing bill.
During the first hour Of the cross
examination Roosevelt gave little inn
portant additional testimony.
Particular stress was laid by the
colonel's counsel upon the evidence
through which they sought to show
the charges made against Barnes
were written and uttered without
malace. Newspaper and magazine
articles attacking Barnes were read
but Justice Andrews ruled they pre-
sented no justification for the alleg-
ed libel
The defense contended that Roose-
welt believed the articles when he
read them and showed his state OF
mind when he made charges against
the republican leaders. The colonel
declared the alleged libel was Issued
primarily to reach the New York
voters during the campaign last sum-
mer
In cross examination Roosevelt
again retraced his early political his.
tory and caused some surprise when
he didn't come back" when ques-
toned regarding his eligibility in re.
lation to his residence to run for
governor in 1908.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-22
TACOMA
SHAKEN
BYQUAKE

TACOMA, April 22.-The severest
earthquake shock ever felt here caus-
ed near panic in the business Sec
tion when buildings rocked and hun
dreds Of persons rushed into the
streets in alarm. The tremor occur
red at 1925 and lasted five seconds
No damage has been reported
SEATTLE, April 22.-The Univer-
sty of Washington's seismograph
showed no record Of an earthquake
However. a shock was noticed by
many Seattle residents In Mayor
Gill's office in the city hall the chan
deliers swung violently and the may
or started out of his chair in alarm.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-22

220 yard dash--25 flat 1st, Boy
len; End. Latourelle; Srd, selbert.
Mile run-Time, 4.52 1-5. list,
Minis; End, A. Reed Srd. Baker.
so yard dash-Time 5 AS sec. LIST,
Bowman; End. Gordon; Srd, seibert.
44O yard dash-Time. IS S-5 sec.
lst, Boylen; End, Curl; Srd, Seibert.
220 yard hurdles-Time 2s 3-5.
Gordon; End, Russell; Srd. Latour-
ellie.
Half mile run-Time, 2 21 1-5. lst
Boylen; End, A. Reed; Srd, Casey.
Relay-Ceded to juniors.
Pole vault-Height, 10 feet. 1st
Osborne; End. Gordon; Bird, Huey.
High jump-Height feet II in.
1st, Colesworthy; End, Chisholm; Srd,
Huey.
Discus-Distance So feet in list
Kerrick; End, Ulrich; Srd, Brown.
Shot put-Distance. 35 feet in.
LIST, Russell; 2nds,.Eriedly: Srd, Bow.
man.
Broad jump-Distance IS feet 2
l-2 inches. lst, Seibert, End, Rus
sell, 3rd. Bowman.