VOL. L.V XO. 10,940. L'utiLv.yu, x-.,
GERMANS
DESTROY
AMERICAN VESSEL
Cruiser Later Enters
United Stales Port
WHEAT CARGO IS SENT DOWN
Ship William P. Frye Is Sunk
fey Prinz Eitel Friedrich.
333 CAPTIVES ARRIVE, TOO
'.ProtcM of Sailing Master Is Ignored
and Grain Held to Be Contra
bund Kaiser's Auxiliary Has
Many Other Victims.
" NETVFOKT NEWS. Va.. March 10.
The German auxiliary cruiser Prinz
Eitel Friedrich. after a four months"
commerce-destroying- cruise over the
Pacific and Atlantic oceans, which cul
minated today in the sinking of an
American sailing ship in the South At
lantic. January SS. made this port today
and anchored for supplies and repairs.
Sh brought with her rescued crews
and passengers of American. British,
Trench and Russian ships, and lay at
anchor tonight, in a state of mechanical
exhaustion from the strain of a 30,000
mile voyage.
The cruiser began her scouting for
ships of enemies of the fatherland at
Tsing-Tau. China, last November,
under Commander Thierichens. who
admitted today the sinking of eight
merchant ships three British, three
French, one Russian and one American.
Amrrirai Protest Iraored.
The sinking of the American ship,
the "William T. Frye, a sailing vessel
bound from Seattle to Queenstown with
8100 tons of wheat, most concerned
American port officials here.
H. II. Kiehnc. of Baltimore, master
f the American ship, after leaving the
Trim Eitel Fredcrlch with Customs
Collector Hamilton today, told a dra
matic story of his experiences. With
him were h is wife and two children.
"Despite my protestation that I was
the American master of an American
chip, the German cruiser Prinx Eitel
Friederlcn sank the William P. Frye
on the morning of January 38, blow
ing a big hole through her vitals with
a charge of dynamite," said Captain
Kiehnc.
V heat Held Contraband.
"I was almost becalmed when the
German ship appeared about 2 o'clock
on the afternoon of January 27. My
ship was barely moving and I paid no
attention to the first order from the
German ehip to lay to. However, she
bora down on me and I brought my
craft to a standstill. After learning
that I carried a cargo of wheat the
German captain told in that it was
contraband and that he intended to
destroy it. I protested, but no at
tention was paid to my statements.
"A German officer and squad of men
were sent aboard the bark and I and
my crew were sot to work throwing
the grain overboard. The German
aighted another vessel, also becalmed,
and made for her. He returned about
10 o'clock at night, having sent the
other ship to the bottom, as I after
wards ascertained.
, 5blp la Seat Bottom.
-Evidently the grain was not being
thrown overboard fast enough to suit
the German skipper, for he sent
a half hundred of his men aboard soon
afterwards and the work went on fur
Jiours without interruption. However,
it was slow at best, and I was informed
about 2 o'clock next morning that my
chip would be sent to the bottom,
which was done.
"It was originally the intention of
the German captain to leave enough of
the cargo in the hold of the ship for
ballast. That part of tho gruln was to
be rendered useless by salt water. As
roon as I was Informed that my ship
was to be sent to tho bottom I, my
wifo and two boys and the crew made
lor the German cruiser in our boats.
We were taken aboard and shown
every courtesy throughout the remain
der of the voyage.
British Warships Eluded.
""For two weeks before making this
port the German ship molested no ships
of any kind and always avoided them,
not wishing to give the English cruis
ers any idea of her intentions. Sue
proceeded slowly up the coast, all the
lights that were not out being care
fully shaded.
"Last night while neariug the capes
the wireless apparatus on board the
I'rins Eitel Friedrich informed us that
there were four English warships in
our immediate vicinity, two of which
teemed very close. However, we elud
ed them and made this port in safety."
An officer on the German cruiser said
that a black hulk was seen in the dark
ness about the time the wireless gave
notice of the proximity of the English
men-of-war. Many were of the opinion
that it was one of the English ships.
Kaiser's Birthday Marked.
Captain Kichne, asked about other
matters, said:
"The Eitel captured three ships on
the Kaiser's birthday, the day on which
the American ship was overhauled."
The William P. Frye of Bath, Me,
was owned by the Arthur Sewall Com
pany. When overhauled by the German
cruiser she was bound from Seattle to
Queenstown with a cargo of wheat for
orders. The skipper's wife said today
(.Concluded oa Pase 3.)
ALLIED WARSHIPS
GO INTO NARROWS
STRONGEST PART OF DARDAN
ELLES IS ATTACKED.
Two lYencli Warships Are Struck by
Turkish Shells and Admiral
' Xarrowly Escapes. m
Tivnoy. March-'lO. Actual entrance
In Th Narrows the most strongly
he Dardanelles, has
been made by the British dreadnought
Queen Elizabeth and smaller vessels
and the forts therein shelled directij
.nH nnrt nf th channel swept of mines,
Knriin? to reDorts received here
The Turkish batteries on the Heights
r Rnkul have been silenced and
big guns mounted on motor trucks were
destroyed by the warships, say tne ai
Part of an exploded Turkish shell fell
Tuesday at the feet of Kear-Aomirai
Guepratte, of the French fleet, says a
dispatch from Paris. Several shells
have, struelr )h hattlpshlD Suffren. The
battlexhln Gaulols also was struck by
two 6-inch shells. No serious damage
to either was reported.
PAUL T. HOMAN OFF TO WAR
Son or President or W illamette Vni
versity Joins Red Cross Forces.
Paul T. Homan, graduate of Wil
lamette University . and one of Ore
enn Rhodes scholars at Oxford Uni
versity, will leave England shortly for
Serbia, where he will take up Red
Cross work among the wounded. This
information was contained In a letter
from him received in Portland. Mr.
Homan said he would stay in Serbia
at least three months and proDaoiy an
Summer. ,
Mr. Homan is a son of Dr. Fletcher
Homan, president of Willamette Uni
versity. He graduated from Willam
ette last June and has been at Oxford
since Fall. While at Willamette he
played ouarterback on the football
team,. was a member of the baseball
and basketball aggregations and ten
nis champion of the school.
NATION'S NEED IS FIRST
Lloj d-Georjc Says Munition Supply
Mut Increase Enormously.
LONDON, March 10. Speaking of
the compensation to be made to per
sons whoso factories the government
might comandeer under the amendment
of the defense of the realm act. Intro
duced Into the House of Commons yes
t.rriav nv' Chancellor of the Exchequer
Lloyd-George, the Chancellor today
promised that everything possiDie
would be done to reduce Inconvenience
and loss. Continuing, he said:
"It is, however, a matter of life and
death with this country thai we in
crease enormously our supplies of mu
nitions of war. in spite of the possible
loss to Individuals. The national needs
are so overwhelming that I hope those
who are invonvenlenced in the matter
of contracts will put up with It."
RESPITE GRANTED SHIPPING
Dutch' Steamers to Carry German
Goods Until Blockade Begins.
I.OXnON". March 10. A dispatch
from Rotterdam to Rcuter's Telegram
Company says:
"Until the particulars or tne proposea
naval treasures of reprisal by Great
Krit.iin and France against Germany
are made known, the Uritish govern-
ent. according to an announcement
today in Rotterdam, has agreed to per
mit vessels whlcn on ine oaie oi ine
publication of these reprisals had on
board, or were loading, German goods
to proceed to their destination without
beinir held up. luicn vessels conse
quently are accepting goods which have
been exported from Germany."
CONQUERED FRENCH EXILED
Germans Expel 30,000 Old People
and Children Under Ten.
GENEVA, via Paris, March 10. Thir
ty thousand civilian innatmanis or
French territory occupied by the Ger
mans are being expelled through Swit
zerland in lots of 500.
Tho first thousand passod through
Geneva yestorday. They were chiefly
from Lille and Maubeuge and consisted
of old people and children under 10
years old. Seine of the French children
said they had often gone near the fight
ing line to get food. The exiles were
sent across tho French frontier by the
Swiss authorities.
SOUTH SLAVONIA FAVORED
Advocates of Creation of New Xatlon
Meet In Chicago.
CHICAGO, Marcn 10. Formation of
a South-Slavonic nation in me event
of the defeat cf the German-Austrian
alliance in the European war was ad
vocated today by delegates to a South
Slavonic conference new nere.
4nnth Austrian nrovinces
were represented by the S00 delegates.
A resolution lavoriiig im roinunsii-
ment of an independent nation was
drawn up after the eoniercnce nao oeen
addressed by Dr. Frank fotocnak, or
London, a representative ui mo ouum
Slavonic committee, with headquarters
In England.
GARIBALDIANS FREE TO GO
V , . i
French Facilitate Recall by Italy or
Certain of Its Reserves.
PARIS. March 10. The following of
ficial statement was Issued tonight:
"As the Italian government has re
called certain categories of its reserv
ist?, the French" government has given
liberty to the fourth regiment of the
foreign legion, to which the Garibaldi
ans belong."
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li AI
Washington Views Pos
sibilities Gravely.
CARGO HELD NON-CONTRABANO
Owners Have Remedy in Liti
gation With Germany.
CAPTOR MAY BE LIBELED
Prinz Eitel Friedrich "Will Be In
terned Unless She Prefers to
Take Chances With Allies'
Warships In Waiting.
WASHINGTON, March 10. Arrival of
the German converted cruiser Prinz
Eitel Friedrich at Newport News, with
the announcement that during her six
months' scouring of the -seas as a com
merce raider she had sent to the bot
tom one vessel which was American
owned, flew the flag of the United
States, profoundly stirred official Wash
ington.
In the absence of a detailed story of
the sinking of the American ship Will
iam P. Frye, off the coast of South
America, judgment was withheld, but
there was no attempt to deny the seri
ousness of the Incident and it was con
ceded that on its face it bore the ap
pearance of an unfriendly act on the
part of a German ship of war which
must result in diplomatic negotiations
with the German government
Cargo Held Not Contraband.
Such information as had come to of
ficial ears tonight from Newport News
was in substance that the Frye was
blown up because the commander of
the Eitel held her cargo of wheat to bo
contraband. It was pointed out that
wheat was not contraband unless con
signed" to a belligerent government or
some agent of such government. The
Frye's manifest showed her bound lor
Queenstown "for orders."
Officials explained that this declara
tion In the manifest was not unusual,
and added that circumstances so far
indicated that the Frye was not subject
to seizure or destruction.
Amend, and Reparation Desired.
The master, officers and crew of the
Frye will appear tomorrow In Norfolk
before Collector of Customs Hamilton
and will be questioned at length about
the circumstances of tho ship's depart
ure from Seattle last November and of
her cargo and destruction.
Just what demands might be made
upon Germany if the sinking of the
Frye were considered an unfriendly
act was not disclosed. It was under
stood that tho United States probably
would seek the usual honorable amends
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SINK
R1CAN
HAS SERIOUS PHASE
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDATS Maximum' temperature, S3
degrees; minimum, 45.2 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; eatterly winds.
" ' War.
British, aided by French heavy artillery, ad
vance in Northern France. PK 3. ,
German reinforcements arrive on North Po
land front. Page 2.
British say Germans had no reason to err
as to identity of hospital snip
bv submarines. Page -'.
French investigating committee says civilian
prisoners were maltreated by Germans.
Pare 11-
Allied warships enter The Narrows of the
Dardanelles. Page 1.
American merchant ship sunk by German
cruiser, which then enters American
port. Page 1.
Washington views sinking ot American ves
cel by German with gravity. Page 1.
Mexico.
Villa rays he will fight Americans if they
try to Invade Mexico. Page 5.
National.
Rear-Admirals Fletcher. Howard and Cowle3
made Admirals. Page 6.
Domestic.
.Tiittn TTT-.MHfirhnitt nsvs Attorney-General
Wickersham coerced him into agreeing
to sale of Central paciric. -age i.
Move on for purchase by State of Califor
nia of transcontinental railroad. Page 6.
Sport.
Enginmen quote railroad officials to support
contention companies are t prospering.
Page T.
McCredle decides on final makeup of Beavers
except for pitchers. Page 6.
Welsh Is favorite with Portland boxing
fans tonight. Page 6.
Matty thinks fans will ride Mack If he does
not win for Quakers. Page 6.
Pacific Northwest.
State Cams Warden Flnley says he will ap
point no successor to A. S. Hubbard In
Jackson County. Page T.
State funds as allowed by last Oregon legis
lature summarized. Page 7.
House at Olympia overrides three vetoes.
Senate one. Page 3.
Commercial and JUarine. .
Portland ' wheat market acts independently
of Eastern exchanges. Pag 13.
Heavy wheat selling at Chicago on peace
rumors. Page 10.
SatlsfaMo.-v prices bid for New York State's
big bond issue. Pag 15.
Skipper suggests forcing settlement for Frye
by libeling Prlns Eitel Friedrich. Page 12.
Portland and Vicinity.
Council votes down Daly's plan to oust ef
ficiency system. Page 18.
Portland to head Nation tomorrow in observ
ance of "National Canned Salmon Dty."
Page 11.
Rapidly-growing domestic and foreign de
mand start factories working overtime.
Page 13.
Hundreds petition for special paving bond
election of $1,250,000. Page 11.
Jitney measure being redrafted. Page 2.
ANCIENT MARTJS DOOMED
Oregon City Building, Meat Shop
Site Since 1864, to Be Hazed.
nr-Kfinv fUTT. Or. March 10. (Spe
cial.) A two-story frame building at
the corner of Mainland Fifth streets
that has been used continuously for a
meat market since 186 was vacated to
night by H. W. Strebig.
While preparing to move Mr. Streblg
found a cash book bearing the date
1864 and filled out by Charles Al
bright, Sr., now dead. The market aft
erward belonged to Mr. Albright's son,
Mrs. Strebig gained control In 1907. The
building will be razed.
War Ixan Insurance 'Sot Costly.
LONDON, March 10. David Lloyd
George, British Chancellor of the Ex
chequer, revealed in the House of Com
mons today the fact that no underwrit
ing commission whatever had been paid
to issue the British war loan of 325,
000.000. Swiss Stop Copper for. Germany.
GENEVA, via Paris. March 10. Large
quantities of copper from Italy destined
for Germany were seized by the Swiss
authorities at Cliiasso 'today.
AN EASY MARK.
COERCION CHARGED
BY KRSJTTSGHNITT
Railroad Chairmarv yj.
cuses Wickersham.
FORCED SALE IS THREATENED
Testimony Given at Suit to
Unmerge Two Concerns.
ACTION FINALLY BLOCKED
Southern Pacific Declared to Have
Been' Prevented From Entering
Agreement Only by Action
ot State Commission.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 10. Testi
fying today in the suit of the Fed
eral Government to unmerge the Cen
tral and Southern Pacific railroads,
Julius Kruttschnitt, chairman of the
executive board of the Southern Pa
cific Company, charged that George W.
Wickersham, ex-United States Attorney-General,
coerced and compelled the
Southern Pacific irrto an agreement to
sell the Central Pacific to the Union
Pacific Railroad for $104,000,000.
"The Southern Pacific Company
signed the agreement with the Union
Pacific to sell the latter the Central
Pacific at a price of $104,000,000 under
the compulsion and coercion of the Attorney-General
of the United States,
who threatened me with a forced sale
of the line if it were not sold to the
Union Pacific," said Mr. Kruttschnitt.
"The agreement was executed when the
California State, Railroad Commission
killed it by refusing its approval."
Compulsion Declared Equal.
"I went to the Attorney-General per
sonally," continued the witness, "and
protested vehemently against his ac
tion, telling him that it would destroy
the Southern Pacific.
"His only reply was. "I am going to
apply equal compulsion to the Union
Pacific'"-'
Into the record of the hearing was
introduced the agreement of sale which
Was entered into between the Union
and Southern Pacific at the command of
Mr. Wickersham after the United
States Supreme Court ordered the dis
solution of the Union and Southern Pa
cific railroads in 1913. The California
Railroad Commission refused Its ap
proval of the deaf unless the Santa Fe
and the Western Pacific received the
right to use the terminal xacilities of
the Southern Pacific Company at San
Francisco, a right insisted on in the
agreement by the Union Pacific. This
privilege tho parties to the agreement
both refused to the other roads, where
upon the sale was annulled.
-fundamentals'' Insisted On.
At the hearing of the case before the
(Concluded on Page S.)
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Wednesdays War Moves
7EUMAXS are making another at-
VI tempt to v-eak through the Rus
sian line ',0'. esses in Northern Po
land. - ' a-i- are advancing from Khor
J' - the East Prussian frontier.
.v the Orzyc River, and by the roads
leading southward to Przaanyss. This
is one of the routes the Germans took
in their great rush from East Prussia
In February, which finally ended In
their defeat at Przasnysz.
For their new attempt they have
brought up troops which have been
operating in the region of Grodno and
some of the new army which has been
training since the outbreak of the war
In the interior ot Germany.
The point selected for the attack is
the most favorable along the East
Prussian front, for the splendid rail
way system can bring troops and their
supplies to the border, from which good
roads lead to Przasnysz. A big battle
is developing in this region, while one
of almost equal Importance is in
progress further north, in the region
of Suwalki, where the Russians have
pressed the Germans back to their own
border.
The Russians appear to have coun
tered successfully the German of
fensive on the Pilica River, and in the
Carpathians they are withstanding
continued attacks along the whole
front.
In the western war zone the fighting,
as for many weeks past, has been con
fined to the Champagne region, the
Argonne and the Vosges, although
there has been an occasional skirmish
north of Arras. The Germans, in a
long report issued last night, say that
.the French offensive In the Champagne
has been fruitless, which is at variance
with the French reports of almost
dally progress.
With all this heavy fighting on the
continent, the people of Kngland con
tinue to concern themselves chiefly
with the operations of the German sub
marines, one of which was sunk today
by the destroyer Ariel, and the attempt
to force the Dardanelles.
In an Admiralty report issued early
in the day it was said that the sub
marine sunk by the Ariel waa the U-J0,
one of the newest under-water craft.
Later, however, it was learned that
the vessel was the U-U. one of the
smaller and older submarines, which
had paid more than one visit to Uritish
waters since the war began and had
done considerable damage to British
shipping. Of her crew of 28, 10 were
saved.
As in the case of other submarines
sunk, the Admiralty gives no details
beyond the mere fact that the destroyer
rammed her. This makes the fifth sub
marine sunk by British warships, but
it is believed in London that as many
more nave been sunk by merchantmen
or met with accidents.
So far as the operations in the
Dardanelles are concerned, the most
significant news is that the super
dreadnaught Queen Elizabeth has en
tered the straits and commenced to
bombard the forts in the narrows by
direct fire. It Is considered certain
that Vice-Admiral Garden would not
allow his biggest ship to pass the en
trance unless it was fairly safe.
Further evidence that the forts in
the narrows have suffered severely Is
contained in dispatches from Athens,
which say that two battleships ven
tured into the narrows during, the
night to protect the vessels engaged
In mine sweeping there. Theo dis
patches report that the Kilid Itahr and
lirenkeui batteries have been badly
damaged and tliat tho fire of the
Turkish forts is becoming weaker.
Some experts bcllevo that all tho
forts in the narrows should be de
molished within two weeks, after which
it would bo smoother sailing' for t lie
ships, as most of the suns are concen
trated in that part of tiio straits. Noth
ing is being left to chance, however,
The new Greek Minister was sworn
in today and issued a declaration ad
vising the contry to maintain neu
trality, for the present at any rate.
There no news of any political
change in the other Balkan states.
SOCIALIST PARTY SPLIT
Dissension in Germany Lamented by
Organ of Liberals.
LONPON, March 10. The Berlin
Vorwaerts, as quoted by the Copen
hagen correspondent of Iho K.xchange
Telegraph Company, says that dissen
sion among tho Socialists of Germany
has led to a split in their party. On
one side are the Socialists of tlic old
school and on the other tho National
Reformists.
The Vorwaerts laments this schism
ana says that German Liberals and
Radicals regard it as a national
calamity.
JOHN D. TO AD SERBIANS
Foundation Takes Up Keller Meas
ures, Imperially for Epidemic.
nrw YORK. 5farch 10. The Serbian
agricultural relief committee has in
terested the Rockefeller Foundation In
its work and arrangements for aid
fmm thnt source in ameliorating con
ditions In Serbia, especially in the
stamping out of typhus, axt under way,
it was announced today at ft meeting
of the committee.
The treasurer of the committee re
ported the collection to date of $35,000.
NEUTRALS TAKE WAR LOAN
Berlin Says Outside Capital Is At
tracted by New Securities.
BERLIN, via London, March 10. Sub
scription for tho new war loan are be
ing received on. a big scale from neu
tral countries.
Fo.reign Investors were virtually un
represented In the first war loan, but
the low rates of German exchange now
prevailing apparently have attracted
outside capitalists.
rKICK FIVE CENTS.
SOLID PARTY VOTE
BEATS TWO VETOES
Election Bills Passed
Again at Olympia.
REPUBLICAN LINES ARE FIRM
Conventions Legalized and
Pledges Are Exacted.
DEMOCRAT MAKES FIGHT
Initiative and Kcfcrendum Bill Hur
ried Through House While lrs
Make Effort to Stem Tide.
Recall Changes Carried.
OLYMPIA. Wash., March 10. (Spe
cial.) Republican legislative leaders
this aftcrnon showed Governor Ulster
that their organizations had been kept
practically intact to the end of the
session, when they re-passed, by sub
stantial votes in both hoUFes, th
Whitney elections measure, Senate hi"
229. legalizing political conventions
and pledging candidates to follow party
platforms, over the executive veto at
tached yesterday.
The vetoed Whitney bill was first
taken up in the Senate and passed, 51
to 11. It was a Republican party meas
ure and every Republican but Mr. Iver
son. of Kitsap, voted nye. In addition.
Senators Campbell and Falrchlld. Pro
gressives, participating in tho Repui)
llcan caucus, and Phipps. a Progreslvo
still retaining , his party designation,
voted for the bill. Senators I'hlnp.'
and Falrchild both switched from their
votes on original passage of the meas
ure. IWoae raises Fill Qlrkly.
Voting In the negative were all
Democrats and Senators W. S. Pavlo.
Burton. Hutchinson and Xndon, Pro.
gressives. and Iverson. Republican.
The bill was rushed to the Houif.
whore but otio speech was made, a brief
talk by Mr. Lowman, Democrat, defend
ing the Governors veto, following,
which organization leaders shut off de
bate by the previous question rule.
The 13 House Democrats and tlx 1'ro
gresslves voted solidly to sustain the
Governor's veto, while four Independent
Republicans broke away from the bill,
although it had beon taken up as a
caucus measure. These were Represent
atives Anderson and Za.k Stewart, of
Spokane. Rockhiil. of Columbia, and
McQuesten, of Pierce. Otherwise the
House orgnnizat ion stood firm and the
bill was repassed by vote ot 74 to 2S.
The Houo Immediately proceeded to
take up tho vetoed Initiative and refer
endum measure, House bill No. l-'O.
Democrat Sreren Majority.
Representative Reeves, Pcrnn.TMi''
floor ledr, .-pent three minutes dr.
fending the Governor's veto in a speech
ranging from quotations, from llumrr
In eulogy of Governor Lifter to a dale
to the majority to bring out the liquor
bills to the floor.
"I well realize that anything that I
may say will bo treated with as littlo
consideration as that given tho Gov
ernor's recommendations," said Mr.
Reeves. "The Republican majority. In
toxicated with the power given by tho
election of last November, has gone,
through a 60-day spree In this Legis
lature that has brought the session
to the verge of political delirium
tremens. You may r'fuao to hear and
sec. but hundreds of thousands of
voters in this stato are both hearing
and seeing."
From a partisan political standpoint,
Mr. Reeves said he would like to sro
the Republican measures passed. He
concluded: "The only tiling necessary
to make your programme thoroughly
satisfactory to nie from tills standpoint
Is for you to chow tho moral courage
to bring out and pass tho liquor bills."
Applauding Members Waracd.
Applause, entirely from the members
of the House, greeted Mr. Reaves'
speech and Speaker Conner rapped for
order and declared:
"If the chair hears any more ap
plause from the House the galleries
will be cleared."
The previous question then was
moved and the vote taken. Three more
Hepubllcans. Representatives Long, ot
Franklin; Wcldon, of Whitman, and
Hastings, of King, left the majority on
this rollcali, but Adams and Urquhart
deserted the Democrats and Anderson,
Republican, also returned to the ma
jority, bo the final vote was the same,
74 to 23.
House bill No. 17$, the bill requiring
recall petitions to be signed at regis
tration offices, next was put on pass
ago and was carried, 75 to SI, with one
member absent.
The Senate did not proceed Immedi
ately to repass the vetoed dlroct elec
tion bills, some doubt apparently ex
isting as to whether sufficient votes
could be commanded,
i Conference Report Awaited.
Tho Hth Washington Legislature
ends its sessions officially at midnight
tomorrow, but the lHst day and night
will be devoted exclusively to con
sideration of the reports of conference
committees. Under Joint agreemont of
tho two houses this was thn last dy
for passing bllld and the mills of boili
houses ground out measures merrily.
The only measure of ronslderabla
Importance passed during the day. bow.
ever, was the bill aubnilttlng a con
stitutional amendment to increase tna
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