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The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-01
ASKS PROVISIONS FOR
:. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
EVA Ward Pleads With House
Judiciary Committee for Workers
tAssOciated Press By redsral wirelss..l

tAsbociAtou Fress py feoeral Wifolo11.l
WASHINGTON, January co.. Eva
Ward, who is here as the official spokes.
nan Of the American Association FOR
Labor Legislation; appeared before the
house Judiciary committee yesterday
requesting more liberal provision for
federal employees who may be killed or
injured in the performances of their
duties. :.
She cited the cases of the civilians
killed and injured in the recent gas
explosion in the submarine E.2, while
installing Edison batteries, as iIlustra.
tons of the inadeqiaGyi Of the Fed
eral Employees Act. Under that act,
the maximum that will be given 10 the
families of the men killed pf perman.
entity injured ID 5000 each, for full
compensation. - F ....-
Charles +. Neill, former United Sta
ties commissioner of labor, des;Gnated
the maximum compensate. .n these
"ases as "pitifully and dIsgracefu ly
small" as the majority of the men
injured aboard the E-2 are young men
with families. '"'
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-01
DAM BREAKS NEAR SAN DIEGO CITY, KILLING FOURTEEN
& & q "a X
Qtay Reservoir Goes Out Flooding Tia J,.a,a Valley

O5 ANGELES, January 29.--The
climax Of the storms which have
swept over southern California OF
late came last night when the news
reached here of the bursting Of the
Otay dam, fourteen miles south of San
Diego, causing the destruction Of TWEEN.
ty-hve houses and drowning at least
Of fourteen men, women and children.
! While the earlier reports Of the death
list gave that number, later dispatches
Indicated that the total might reach to
fifty dead i'm all, or even more.
Otay dam was one Of the chief sourc.
es Of the water supply for San Diego,
and Is situated high In the hills 10 he
south Of the city. Near II Is the little
town Of Qtay, and scattered about in
the Tia Juana valley at the base Of
the hills, are scores Of ranch houses.
The dispatches from San Diego last
night said that much Of this fertile
country Is inundated and that tfscores
of ranchefs are. reported missing.O
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-01
.REVOLUTION|STS TAKE
). :. !. !. CAPITAL Of sHENS
Capture Singan After Battle
4 Lasting But Eight Hours Z
Especial Cable. to Liberty News)


SHANGHAI, January ges.--After
an eight hours engagement, the reyo,
lutionary forces succeeded in, forcing
their way into Singan, the capital VI
Shensi province, yesterday, and the
garrison is now in the hands Of the
revolutionists. The attack was made by
soldiers from the districts near the
capital, and the monarchists made a
strong stand, but were Outnpmbered.
The military governor Of this province
is reported missing, and it is. believed
that he has made his way to Honan. This
province is the third province in the
north that has gone over to the reyOlu
tionists and only Chill and parts of
Shansi remain to be attacked by the
rebels. 80, -
Revolutionary forces from Yunnan
made, an attack on two strongholds in
the province Of Human, and have already
captured three districts in this prov
ince. Chang Sha, the capital, is still
in the hands of Yuan's troops, and il
is the one stronghold of the monarchists
in ihis province. Yunnan troops will
make an. attack on the capital city
this week, according to late reports.
Yuan ShihFkai, fearing that the troops
of Chang Sha may go over TO the
has ordered the troops
of Yao Chao to relieve them. VII
Yuan Shih.kai ordered the secretary
Of foreign affairs in Picking to confer
with the German minister there. The
German minister stated today why Ger
many recognized Yuan Shih.kai The
German minister stated that according
to international law the nation had q
perfect right to recognize thd Ylpnan
government as Independent. ~ ~
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-01
ANTI-IEUTON RIOTS
. AROUSE: LAUSANNE

,A"-"-'"ted Press by reaeral .s,relsaa y M
PARIS, January 20, ~ Dispatches
from Geneva declare that serious anti
German demonstrations broke out YES.
terday at Lausanne, Switzerland. dur.
ing which large crowds surged up and
down the streets, shouting angrily. The
demonstrations became SO menacing
that the police used their sabers ~
quell the crowds. A German nag which
was being flown in honor Of the kaiser,s
birthday was torn down aud the crowds
sang the Marseillaisen spiritedly.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-01
PRESIDENT PICKS
|. D. BRANDE|S AS
LAMAR SUCCESSOR
Selection Of Boston Attorney
! Cones AS Surprise To Off,
cial Washington
hEE 2; n
HIS CONFIRMATION IS
REGARDED AS CERTAIN
1880 ai5t n. so ~
ippointee Dimes At White House,
81 But Refuses o'Discuss
Z q P'Sq Elevation a'ne' issad'
tAssociatsd Press by rederal wlrsisse.S

tAssociated Press BY Federal w1rslsse.)
WASHINGTON, January 29..Th,
name Of Louis d. Brandeis was sen
to the senate yesterday by Presidcn
Wilson for confirmation as assoeiat,
justice Of the United States suprem,
Court, to succeed the late Joseph r
Lamar. While this nomination came nj
i distinct surprise, 1t is stated that thet,
i safe majority for his confirmatio,
in the senate. ia,
Mr.. Brandcis dined at the Whit,
House yesterday with the President an,
Mrs. Wilson. He declined to make any
statement regarding his chances for con
frmation, but senators who have dis
cussed the appointment appear to b,
confident that the President's choie,
will be approved.
Some Senators object
A few senators have openly advance,
objections to the choice OF Mr.. Brandeis
but those in the open are only hand
tuk The majority Of the senators ar,
non-eommittal.
If the nomination of Mr.. Brandeii
is confirmed, he will be the first Jew
to sit on the supreme court bench
The name of Mr.. Brandeis hal moi
before been mentioned in connection
with the position. The names If A.
Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania, For.
mer President Taft Senator EIihu Root
and others had been heard but il was
not known that the President was con.
sidering Brandeis. fht
Has Brilliant Career ~ ~
The new appointee was born al
Louisville, in 1856, and admitted to the
bar in 1873, taking his law degree al
Harvard. He has practised at Bos
ton since 1870 and has won a nation
wide reputation as brilliant student
and practitioner, being particularly
well known for his municipal fights IN
Boston and his appearances before the
Interstate Commerce Commission and
other bodies lie. is an authority on
franc hisos rates and similar technical
An Eminent Authority /. .r.
Mr.. Brandeis is regarded in Washing,
ton as an eminent authority on scien.
tifc management and labor trust ques-
tons. He was counsel for Louis CLAWS
in the Ballinger- Pinchot investigation
which resulted in the retirement. of
Richard A. Ballinger ms secretary of
the interior, and was at the forefront
n demanding an investigation of the
tffairs of the New Haven railroad.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-01

was believed that they had succeeded
In making all secure. Then came the
rain and storm Of Wednesday, and the
water level already high, rose higher
Reports from San Diego say that the
tidal wave Of muddy water swept down
ward upon the ranchers without giving
the men and women chance TO dee.
In other sections of Southern Cali.
forhia the storm has done heavy damage.
In Bakersfield 600 oil rigs Lave been
torn down and the damage was estimat.
ca yesterday at close to $l,000,000.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-01
BRITAIN DENIES ALL /:
CHARGESOF CRUELTY
Says Most Teuton Allegations Are
UnqualifiedIy Untrue
tAssOciated Press By Federal wirelsss.)

NAhsoSAaSou ENvss W fooorhi WfolohbsJ
LONDON, January 90 Charges thai
the British and French have been treat
ing German prisoners with extreme
cruelty, as contained in an official note
from the German government to the
British government, forwarded through
The American diplomatic channels, were
made public here yesterday by the for
eign Office, accompanied by the, British
-eply, which emphatically and unquali,
iedly denies the charges SO far as the
British are concerned ~
The German note contains a number
Of alleged instances where German
prisoners have suffered while in the
hands of the troops of the British and
french at the front. The British reply
lenies that there is any truth in maj.
5rity Of the allegations and states that
the remainder are grossly exaggerated
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-01
BRITAIN STANDING PAT /. IN. ~ ..
ON USE OF TEUTON CRAFT

. IAsEonintnd Press by Federal wirsIsAH.I
LONDON, January 2s.--Repdrts Yes.
terday that Great Britain, has altered
its position regarding the operation Of
German owned ships, and is Inclined TO
be more irnient in this respect, were
today denied. Great Britaiu,s position
is unchanged, it is declared.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-01
THREE SCORE ALLIED
AER0PLANES DESTROYED
Associated Press by T.a.r.I w,,.,,,,

lAssociated Press By Federal Wireless.)
BERLIN, January 29.--Since the first
* October, according to the Official re
PORTS from the various Siivisi6hal eoIfi
manders on the German front In Frahe{
and Flanders, the Allies have lost D
total of sixty-three aeroplapes, many
~ the ayiators and observers being
killed and others being captured,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-01
OF BRITAIN :.
OPPOSE CONSUMPTION
But win Not countenanCe Agita-
ton To Repeal Bill
ttAssosiat.4 rreas BY Federal wireless. 4,

LONDON, January 2S-The labor
union conference at Bristol, after ADOPT
ing yesterday resolutions against com
plilsOry military service, declined u
eountenance any agitation for repeal
Of the pending military service bill,
lest the government be embarrassed in
its prosecution of the war. The con,
ference further went on record for a
revision of the munitions act, TO, "pre,
vent the Pretext of war being used for
the greater coercion and subsection OF
labor.tl -. ,t.~ ...-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-01
DIES HIMSELF AS HE r..
PRESSES DEATH BUTTON
ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wireless

RALEIGH, North Carolina, January
29.-Just after he had pressed the hat.
ton which turned on the current for
the electrocution of two negro murderers
and the two bodies strapped in their
chairs had twisted in their death
strainings, Warden Sale, an old cavern.
ment employee at the state penifentiary,
himself dropped dead in the death cham,
Der. ApoPlexy is given as the cause.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-01
ARKANSAS RIVERS in FLOOD

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, January
2S.-Huhdrcds Of Arkansans are home.
less and thousands Of acres Of land have
been Inundated along the lower reaches
Of the White and Arkansas rivers. The
storm is the worst in twenty.fi Eve years.
The Arkansas river is four miles wide
at Mulberry, 50 "..> III.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-01
GARBAGE SCHOONER !.
. AND CREW LOST
Wreckage Of Aberdeen Found;
Seven Believed Drowned
,(AssOciated Press by Faderal wirelesa

~ IAssoclhtpd FFess ~ FAderhI WIreIsBsl
II, SAN FRANCISCO, January 2S.Z-The
wrerkage of the steam schooner Aber.
deem, which carries away garbage from
Oakland, was found ON the beach today
two and one,half miles south of the
harbor entrance. a*,.. + -
The Aberdeen went out last night,
despite the gale, with load of garb
age to be dumped at sea. ...
The captain, chief officer, chief en-.
gineer, a sanitary ingpHetor AMI four
sailors are all believed lost. 80. ~.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-01
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAT

take LAXATIVE BRoMo, QUININE
tIublcts). Druggists refund money il
t fails to cure. The signature Of
:. ". GROVE is on each box. Man
dArturcd by the PARIS MEDICINE
co., St Louis, u. S. A. .t
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-01
WILSON PREPARING FOR
PREPAREDNESS CAMPAIGN

fA"sociatHd Press bv Fedsr,i w,ra,e-- I. {,
WASHINGTON January 2S.-Presi.
dent Wilson is today busy at the White
House clearing his desk of all matters
demanding his immediate attention,
preparatory TO leaving late this even.
ing for Pittsburgh, where he makes the
second speech Of his preparedness
tour" From Pittsburgh be will go to
the Middle West, making numerous
speeches. my .4'.s,r.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-01
BRITISH LOSSES TOTAL
3, :, OVER HALF A. MELLON
tAsSoeiatsd Iless By Federal wireless

LONDON, January 2s--. Mortality
statistics for the war to date, on the
British side, were made public In d
statement today by Premier Asquith.
The total casualties amount to more
than half a million killed, wounded,
missing and prisoners. Up to January
0 tho total was 549,476, Of whom "a
l22 were officers. ss.Ea...
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-01
EERLIN CLAIMS BRITAIN s..
L00SENS ORIENTAL GRIP
IA--n.istnd preli br redsral Wirslaaa

BERLIN, January 2S. The Frank
fhrter Zeitung says today that Far
Eastern adyiees are correct in stating
that. al special agreement has been
reached between japan and Great Bri.
tain, giving japan a preponderance OF
influence and interests in the Far East.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-01
COLONEL HOUSE BEGINS
HIS lABoRS IN BERLIN
fASsocia,ed Press by Federal wirsIsss.j

. BERLIN, January 2s.-Col. T.. NJ.
House, President Wilson'S special ennis:
sary to the warning capitals, today he
gan a series of eonversations', With
German officials, the first being at q
luncheon in the American embassy. The
American point Of view is being i'm
pressed on the belligerents. Ns-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-01
TICKLnG IN THE TfIRoAT.

Even The slightest tickling or hOarse,
ness in the throat may be the forerun,
ner of a dangerous illness. Stop it, at
once with Chamberlain's Cough Rem,
sedy. For sale by all dealers. Benson,
Smith 4 Co, Ltd, agents for Hawaii
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-01
IMPRECNABLENAVY
BASE ON.OAHU MUST
BE PACIFIC OUTPOST

Army Increases Which War, College Recon-
mends Call For Stupendous Expenditure
For Defense, and An Available Trained
Land Force of More Than 100000 Men
+. Z, Philippines Not a Military Necessity
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-01
BRITISH STEAMER +.
APPAM IS MISSING
- .'T' T. 49,. .43#r "1,
Vessel With Many Passengers
Now Long Overdue
(ASsoois.od Press BY Federal wireless, ,

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wireless.)
LONDON, January 2s.-The British
steamer Appam has not been reported
yet, though she is long Overdue. The
Appam left Dakar, West Africa, for
Plymouth on January II, and may have
struck a mine or been torpedoed.
The Appam carried 1865 passengers
and crew of 1874.
A despatch to Lloyd's Agency says
that the British steamer Tregantle on
January 16 passed lifeboat bearing
the name "Appam" on il.
The Appam is a twin screw steamer
of 1871 gross tonnage She was built in
1913 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Ire.
land, and is owned by the British l.
African Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.
Her home port is Liverpool, Eng. .
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
THRILLING WITH FACTS

CECRETARY M'ADOO refuses to
discuss the dismissal of Appraiser
Clapp from the New York custom
house in order to make place for the
son OF Battery Dan" Finn.
Hughes is merely pettifogging." ex-
claims the Secretary, rather petulantly.
This airy naner OF dismissing matters
of grave import is characteristic of
Mr.. McAdoo. Some months ago when
ex-senator Bourne charged that there
was no real net available balance" in
{ne Treasury and proceeded to prove
il by the certified statement OF the
accountant who devised the original
form of Treasury statement which Mr..
McAdoo introduced, McAdoo waved his
hand and said: The charge is too
ridiculous to discuss"
But matters Of this sort are not So
easily disposed of. Charges of this
kind must be met-and refuted, il pos.
sible. 1t is probably because they
cannot be refuted that Mr.. McAdoo
seeks to brush them aside without
discussion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28

however, that Japan was inaugurating
policy in war that she intended to
follow in peace.
Directly after the war. the steam
ship lines from Japan to the mainland
found themselves running from Jap
an TO Manchuria light. So long as the
war lasted, they had been carrying
men and munitions to the army, but
with peace the tide of freight and
humanity turned the other away. Ad-
vantage was taken of this to give Jap
anese goods and Japanese immigrants
transportation to Manchuria at very
low rates, or entirely free. 1t is only
logical to assume that when a Japa-
nese merchant and his stock were car
ried to Manchuria without charge to
him, the government must have COM
pensated the steamship company.
Further to strengthen the japanese
hold on the commerce of Manchuria,
what was known as the Manchuria
Export Guild was formed, including
the most powerful commercial guilds
in Japan. The intentions of the guild
and the government in Manchuria
were freely discussed in the japanese
press. They comprised a government
loan of six million yen at 4 II per cent.
for japanese merchants doing business
in Manchuria, the carrying of Japa-
nese goods over the South Manchurian
railway free or at one-half the usual
rate for one year. and the carrying of
Japanese goods in Japanese ships free,
or at one-half the usual rate for one
year.
Such a program was in direct viola
tion of the principle of equal oppor-
tunity to all nations. which Japan
along with various European powers
had agreed to support in subscribing
to the American Hay doctrine of the
open door. Japan has a right to make
what regulations she sees fit for the
management of railways in Japan; she
has now the right to make such reg
ulations for the management of rail-
ways in Korea, though time was when
she guaranteed the principle of equal
opportunity in Korea also The case
of Manchuria is fundamentally diff
ferent.
Manchuria is still supposed to be a
part of China. The open door policy
is still supposed to apply to ali of
China. All the nations trading in
CONTINUED on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
Trade Briefs

Half OF last years orange crop from
the Malaga district Spain. went TO Lon
don. The crop amounted to 1000
boxes.
Bolivian merchants are interested in
portable houses. school furniture
barbed wire, wire mosquito netting and
wireless field installations.
There is a market for wheat. sugar,
coal and sulphate of copper in the Nal
aga district, Spain.
Finnish capitalists are financing a
new line OF steamships to make direct
sailings from Finnish to South Ameri-
can ports
It is rumored that Germany has man
ufactured s1.5O0.ooo.OO worth OF sup
plies since the beginning of the war
and is only waiting for the close of
hostilities to put them upon the mar
ket.
The Bureau Of Fisheries has dis
covered a method for increasing the
crop of mussel shells. The natural
beds in the Mississippi valley have been
badly depleted in the last few years.
1t has been discovered that Datura
alba plant growing in abundance
throughout the Philippines. contains a
large amount of atrophine. The plant
is not cultivated on the islands, but
American drug manufacturers are or
dering large quantities OF the leaves
Copper ranked first in Alaska's ship
ments to this country in the fiscal year
1915 reaching a total of 117,000, 600
pounds valued at sec 500 00e.
Argentina's rice crop for 1915 prom
tses to be a record one. The Govern
ment has provided for its milling.
Gas plants in several of the smaller
Italian cities have been forced TO shut
down because of the shortage of coal
Norwegian dealers favor American
hardware and Consul Charles Forman
suggests that American exporters es-
tablish agencies in Bergen or Chris
| tiania.
Greece is in the market for type
writer supplies.
White pine suitable for making but
ter boxes, is needed in New Zealand.
The domestic supply OF white pine is
rapidly becoming exhausted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
Purveyor to the World

II AOA44 Il4G EON4 4GGANC JOuEld4-
Now loading al Montreal is the first
ship for the Norwegian merchant ma
rine built on the Great Lakes. She is
the Nordal of 5000 tons burden. With
the report OF her sailing from CHI
cago comes the interesting informa-
tion that she is one of thirty vessels in
the course of construction in American
yards for Norwegi firms.
Once again the disturbing truth
forces itself forward. We do for others
the things that we should be doing for
ourselves. We build ships for foreign
countries, and let our flag trail the
seas.
While our arsenals are empty. or
nearly so, we make tons on tons of mu-
nittons to supply all of the warning ma
tions that can charter ships TO carry
Our army aeroplanes make third
class nations snicker, and vet we build
the biggest and most modern flying
machines for any country that has the
money TO pay for them.
We are like the woman who was al
ways so busy helping her neighbors
that she never had time to set her
own house in order. We lead the world
in many things-where we could lead
il in many, many more, we merely fol-
low. We have everything TO put us
several miles ahead Of the procession
but we are content TO take the dust of
our rivals
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
RUNIANIA GOES IN

THE entrance of Rumania into the
war against Germany. announced
in press dispatches of to-day. may
be. and very likely will prove to be.
the deciding factor in the great con-
test at arms.
In many ways Rumania is a great
asset 10 the allied governments. In
the first place, it has a well-trained
and equipped army of $4,000. which
can be increased without serious drain
on the empire to nearly million men
able TO bear arms, and all of them of
military experience. These troops un-
questIonably will be a great help to
the Allies in their Balkan campaign.
but far more important than this ad-
oition to the arms of the opponents OF
Germany and Austria is the door that
Rumania will open TO the Russians
into Austria and the food supply that
will be turned from the central powers
to Russia, France and England.
RUmania is a land of fertile plains
and gently rolling fields, upon which
vast quantities of wheat, rye and corn
are raised. Millions of bushels OF
these grains are exported every wear
and crops are excellent in that rain.
favored country this season.
Through Rumania into Austria.
Hungary. with food supply ready
made and waiting along the way. the
Russian armies may be depended upor
to make a new strike that will have
the double purpose of taking German
and Austrian soldiers by hundreds OF
thousands from the present fronts and
OF attempting an invasion along a line
that promises better results than the
attacks that have been made through
Poland, especially so since the autumn,
in Rumania are long and pleasant. thu.
adding TO the length of this year.
/ campaign.
Further than that, the opening O,
Run;ania will result in large quantitie,
of grain finding their way TO outsid,
markets.
Rumania may we'll be the last straw
on the back of the Teutonic camel.