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MOT EVENING EDITION 1 -1. , I DAILY EVENING EDITION 1 TO ADVERTISERS Fern-art for Eastern Oregon, by Dm I'nitcd States Weather OhHH I Portia ml. Italn or snow tonight and Satur day. The Haat Oregonlan hM tb largest PI1 clrrglntluo of any paper Id Oregon, eaat of Peruana1 and over twice the ctrculatloa la Pendleton of any other newspaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. ' . ' ' 'v.' . C72T OFFICIAL PAPBJL , ' ; v f "' V(m 8 .. ' PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1914. fy'' 8078 CONFERENCE BETWEEN PRESIDfcNT FEDERALS ARE BBlltl 15 Bill COPPERFIELD DECLAP'DER MARTIAL LAW AND LIND MAY BE HELD TODAY HOLDING BACK 1 MEMBERS OF ILIfIA ILL ENFORCE ORDERS Wilson Refuses to Comment But Rumored That Orders Will firing Envoy to See Him This Afternoon khicam AFFAIRS IS TOPIC jTdcnt Wilson Is Said to Be Die pleased Over Fact That Na ol IJnd'a Xmlng Leaked Oat and In vesttgatlon May Iks Made to Dia nnvr Who 1 Responsible, PASS CHRISTIAN .Jan. J. The -stage la aet for the conference be tween Wilson and LJnd that may have an Important bearing- on the ad ministration's future course In the Mexican situation. The president's envoy, Is aboard the cruiser Cheater, anchored off Ship Mand and the rev enue cutter Winona alongside, la pre pared cither to brim Llnd to Paa Christian or take the president out to nee the envoy, information in ad vance of the meeting was refused by the executive. v At the winter Whltehouse the pres ident was up early, walking about the a-ardeb, but beyond stating there would be Information forthcoming after his talk with Llnd, he declined to comment . The president waa dis pleased with the fact that he sent for IJnd leaked out. Ho plana an inves tigation to determine who let out the recrct. It Is understood It was plan ned to have the Winona, carrying the president on a yachting trip, acci dentally meet tfte Chester with Llnd rboard and have the conference over and send Llnd back to Mexico before the admission was made that the two had met. At ten-thirty a launch from the Wi nona came to Pass Christian harbor. Lieutenant Howell delivered a mes sage from Llnd to a secret service man who hurried in an automobile to de liver It to the president. It was lat er reported that orders were sent to .-. nm In Pass Christian to talk with the president this after noon. 4 ECLIPSES TO BE SEEN DURING THE YEAR 1914 i iiin veur 1914 there will be four eclipses of the light-giving bodies, and j a transit of Mercury across the path j of the sun as follows: Annular, eclipse of the sun February 24, not! vtnlble In North America. Tho second will be a partial eclipse of tho moon on the night of March 11 and morning of the 12th. mis oellpso will he visible as follows: Where mountain time prevails It will begin at 7:42 p. m. and lasts until 10:44 p. m. On the Pacific coast It will begin at :2 p. rn. and will lust until 9:44 p. m, A third eclipse will take plnce on August 21 and will be one of the sun. visible as a small pnrtlnl eclipse on the sun's northern limb In northeast ern states. Throughout the lake re gion the sun will rise more or less eclipsed. irh. fnnrtvi will hn a nnrtlal eclipse of the moon on September 4. It will: bo visible In western Norm ivmerirn at Us beginning only, the moon sot ting' as it begins on the western boundary of Colorado, New Mexico, etc., east of which points it will not toe visible at all. The start of tho eclipse will be at 4:16 a. m.. Pacific time. FISHERMEN AND HUNTERS INCREASE IN THE COUNTY Umatilla county, a paradise for . . nTir Thnt la the nunmiD mi" . reputation which this county la ach-1 levlng and It la a reputation that is. growing each year, If the records of hunting and fishing licenses are to be taken as an Index. The numtier is sued during the year 1913 eclipses toy tar the total of any previous year. Part of this increase Is duo to a bet ter enforcement of the game laws and a consequent stricter observance of the regulations by sportsmen and partly to the fact that the fishing and hunting Is growing better and claiming more devotees. . In all there were 8830 licenses la sued during the twelve months of the past year. Of these 1925' were an glers' licenses, 1655 hunters', 264 combination licenses. 60 non-resident 'hunters' licenses and 26 non-resldel anglers' licenses. The total revenue produced by these licenses was 14198 Nor Is the high cost of beef due to the enormous quantity of veal It takes -to feed tho prodigal sons. t 7, nrnn tt inii WASHINGTON'S NEW POSTOKFICE FINISHED WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-The national capital's new poetofflce building waa formally declared completed today and . prepara tions made for moving the city staff from the building of the poatofflce department, to the new structure. It la located next to the blr Union station and forms one of a, group of build-. Ings In the scheme for beautlfl- cation of Washington, being a big granite structure fronting on Union Station Plaaa. The .Washington postoffice has heretofore occupied all of the first floor of the federal post- 0 office department building, and the removal will grant the do- partmcnt much needed room. BARBER SHOP ENTERED AND ROBBED OF $15 IN GASH By securing entrance to the cellar through a buck door and then prying loose some boards of the floor, a bur glar or burglars last night broke Into the O. K. barber shop and pool hall and made away with about S15 In cash. It Is possible that some mer chandise was taken also although Pave Smith, the proprietor, has nol missed anything. ' The rohliery was discovered this morning when the place was open ed. Investigation showed that en franco to the cellar was easily effect ed through doors that were unlocked. Formerly a stairway led from the YTsement to the poolroom but the en' trance In tho floor had been nailed up. However, walking about the ta bles had loosened tho boards and it was an easy matter to pry them up. Chief Kearney, who Is working or. the cane, is of the opinion that the Job was done by someone pretty well acquainted with tho building. No clews were left to afford a trail to the culprit or culprits. KAMOI S CRIMINAL LAWYER IS DEAD SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 2. Judge Orlando Powers, one of the best known criminal lawyers In the west. d:ed of pneumonia. He defended Darrow In his second trial at Los An geles on a charge of bribery. FIREMEN FI6HT BLAZE IN NEW YORK CHEESE FACTORY NEW YORK. Jan. 2. Struggling through- tons of sticky melting cheese, firemen fought for hours against a fire In the five story ware house of the O'Roth company, cheese Importers. The firm's stock wa turned Into a huge rarebit - At thq Hudson hospital nearby a panic of pa tients was averted by the superin tendent and nurses who went through the building and closed all the win dows. They assured their charges there was no danger. The loss was fifty thousand dollar CARNEGIE BUILDING UNIQUE IN MANY WAYS WASHINGTON. Jan. S. The Carnegie Institute's hew - building equipped for the study of tcrrcstorlal magnetism was made ready for oc-. cupancy today. 4t la a' structure ab solutely unique In buildings. The smallest possible amount of steel conducive to safety was used In the construction, as steel woujd affect tho delicate magnetic Instruments to bo housed In the structure. More over, the specifications called for as near a vlbratlonleas-bulldlng as pos sible and the contractors sought to accomplish this by a construction un usual In buildings. Cross walls of the building have been literally hung froc concrete girders and the piers of the foundation have been packed In sand. It will be at least tlx weeks before all the delicate Instruments used by the Institution can be Installed and made ready for use. . . Fraser Heads Woodmen. OMAHA, Jan. 2. W. A. Fraser be came active head of the Woodmen o.' the World, succeeding the late Jo seph Cullen Hoot, founder of the or dor, who died In Hondersonvllle, N. C. Fraser holds his office automati cally until 1915, when the next na tional meeting occurs In San Fran cisco. Tho new sovereign commander said that he would at once bring Ms fam ily to Omaha, where are located the headquarters of the order. hi uli n i i ill if nriir H Hill FataJly for BDb Cunningham .1 IIIOO llfinnn nnnO nnhOI I lllTinil TO Struggle for Possession of Ojinaga Continues With Great Loss Suf fered by Both Sides. AMERICAN SURGEONS USED ConMtituUonatlMfe Are Reinforced and Are Pouring In Destructive Fire In to Ranks of Defenders or City Dcnioralliatkm of Federal Forces Is Oiccked. PRESIDIO. Jan. 2 The battle be tween the federals and rebels fur the possesion of Ojinaga raged without Interruption today. Despite the four day assault, by a superior force of constitutionalists, the federals still of fered a desperate resistance. Feder al wounded have been cared for by American army surgeons. It Is said that hundreds have been killed. Of ficers of the American patrol esti mate '200 killed on both sides. Of these 150 are federals. American officers say enormous quantities of ammunition are being wasted by both sides. The federal fire Is much less effective than the rebel, causing observers to believe the former are conserving their powder supplies to resist the final rebel charge. The left wing of General Ortega's army was reinforced during the night by 800 troops from Coahulla. The federal demoralization which was ap parent lost night was cheeked today. TO START WORK ON BIG CANAL NEXT WEEK That construction work on the big canal leading from the dumsite below Hermlston out onto the land under the West Umatilla project will be started early next week, probably Tuesday or Wednesday, was stated to day by Project Engineer H. D. New ell In a phono interview with the East Oregonian. "As fast as our teams arrive we are sondlng them to the scene and have already partly prepared the camp and stables. We should be ready to start work on the canal very soon." Owing to the fact concrete work cannot be done In this weather no work will be undertaken on the di version dam but teams will be placed at work excavating for the big main canal. The canal will nt be fin ished but merely the rough work will be carried on at this time. CARRYING MARKET BASKET IS BECOMING FASHIONABLE CLEVELAND. Jan. 2. Carrying a market basket has become the fash Ion In Cleveland for rich and poor alike so says John Kamp, market master, and he ought to know as the records of all municipal markets are Submitted to him every month. Ac cording to Kamp, Cleveladners spend 1400,000 a week at the city markets. At, one market alone the new Wets Side Market House the total buyers In the week numbered 30,000. "The municipal markets are show ing; a wonderful Increase In busi ness," . said Kamp, "which Indicates that the Cleveland housewife Is be coming more careful nd Is begin ning to dispense with delivery, which only adds to the expense of food stuffs. She Is more careful In her choice of what she puts on her table and does not trust to the groceryman to pick her foodstuffs. And this Is a big step toward lowering the cost of living." Second-Hand Wife Asked. WALLA WALLA. Jan. 2 Enoch Phepperd wants a "second-hand wo man between 25 and 45. who Is not a crank or a flirt' as a wife, and has written his wants to a local paper. Shepperd Is at present staying at tho Tiger Hotel, Burke, Idaho, according to his letter. He says he Is a miner, but owns a homestead near Kettle Falls on the first bench above the Columbia' river, and he wants a "companion' to join him In April or May. Shepperd descrlhes himself as 50 years old, of Lrish descent, dark brown hair, light blue eyes, light complextlon, five feet eight Inches In height and 175 pounds In weight. He says he will answer any letters except those from flirts or cranks. He admits he Isn't much of & far mer, but Implies he la "some shucks" as a miner. ' It's better to wear out than to rust out. Shooting in Walla Walla May Result Fatally, for B)b Cunningham Girls Cause of Trouble. - If reports current are true, the bal let fired by Joe Cole, former Pendle ton colored chef and which perhaps fatally wounded Bob Cunningham, a bootblack, at a New Year's eve dance In Walla Walla Wednesday night was meant for a well known local col ored man. Only the interference of Cunningham, who was floor manag er, prevented him reaching the local man. It is said. ' About 25 colored people from Pen dleton were In attendance at the ball and It Is said Cole resented the at tentions of two of these visitors to hla two daughters. Cole was unarmed when first aroused, but he ordered his daughters to leave the ball and accompany him home to the restaurant, which they did. Cole leaving his hat In the hall. He secured a 48 Colt's army revolver and returned to the dance hall. Bob Cunningham was at the door and knowing of the bad feelings which had been aroused, ho refused Cole . admittance to the hall, in an effort to prevent serious trouble. His attempted actions as peacemaker however, were fruitless as Cole seem ed bent on making trouble. After a short argument with Cunningham Cole drew his' gun and shot him In the side, the bullet passing through his Intestines. v This started things and several oth er guns and razors were flashed. One man named Baker, a cook at the Da cres. knocked Colo down and secured his gun, while Joe Cunningham, a brother of the Injured man, sprang at Cole, as he was attempting to get away, others sprang at Joe Cun ningham, fearing that he. too, would cause bloodshed. Cunningham, had only succeeded in grabbing hold of Coles coat-tail, and when the others Jumped on him his hold was broken and Cole escaped down the stairway. At last reports. Cole was still at large and Cunningham was still alive Cole was formerly employed as chef by Mrs. Buchanan at the Bowman Grill and. while living here, Is Bald to have had trouble with local col ored men over his daughters. MEMBERS MORGAN CO. GIVE UP THEIR DIRECTORSHIPS NEW YORK, Jan. 2. Members of the firm of J. P. Morgan and Com pany resigned as directors of about 20 railroads and industrial companies it was announced. In a statement Morgan declared the resignations were tendered because of the time taken from the business of the firm by at tendance at various director's meet ings. The statement also declared, "the apparent change In public sentiment In regard to directorships" seemed to warrant the withdrawal from many companies. Dr. Gladden Is Ont. COLUMBUS, Jan. 2. Dr. Wash ington Gladden, who for SI years has been pastor of the First Christian church of this city, ended his active pastorate. At the same time the an nouncement was made that his for mer assistant pastor, Dr. Carl S. Pat ten, would succeed him. Advanced ' age , was given as the cause of Dr. Gladden's withdrawal. He will be 78 years old In February. NEWS SUMMARY General. Copperfleld Is placed under mar tini law by order of Governor Wes. Conference between President Wil son and John Llnd Is duo to be held this afternoon, wlien Mexican affairs Will DO diMCIMMOd. Federal) hold rolx-l attack back at Ojinaga. Stiow full In Chlcnso srtvc jot!o$ men work In clearing orf utreeta. I Members of tho Morgan couinnj In New York announce their roslgna. lions from directorship In other companies. Crow of RrltUh schooner Glenaftcu are rosined after days of drifting al sea without food. Shooting of Mover at Calumet and his deportation will bo Incstlgnted bj the state. Local. O. K. Barlershop entered by bnrjr lars. Bullet which struck Walla Walla nonTO meant for local colored man. Library Ball wn Hg success. Work on Ms canol on West Uma tilla protect to oenmonoo next week. Bert Plxler violates parole. Hunters and anglers on the in crease. Taecel Post rates and llntltB diane DR. IIAZZARD IS NOW WOMAN WITH NUMBER - -' WALLA WALLA. Wash. Jan. 2. Having, been In Walla Walla since Saturday morning await- lng arrival of committment pa- pers, Dr. Linda Burfleld Hai- ard entered the penitentiary, having left her hotel in a mo- tor car 15 minutes before. that time. . d Dr. Hazzard was assigned No. 7113 and was given quarters In the women's bulls)lng. ghe is In better physlcaf condition than any other woman who ever entered the prison, accord lng to the examining matron. SH00TIN6 OF MOYER TO BE INVESTIGATED BY STATE I.ANSING, Mich.. Jan. 2. Gover nor Ferris telegraphed Attorney George Nichols of Houghton, his rep resentative In the copper district, to proceed immediately with an Inves tigation of the shooting and deporta tion of Meyer. The Nichols investi gation will be Independent of that by the Houghton county grand Jury. SNOWFALL BRINGS WORK TO THOUSANDS OF IDLE MEN CHICAO, Jan.- . A continuation of yesterday's fall of snow brought work to several thousand of the city's ' unemployed and canned a halt In the , program to form a parade of Jobless ; and march to the city hall to demand ' work. Industrial Workers' leaders expectej Sunday. to call a mass meeting- on ST. FAl'L, Minn.. Jan. 2 The en tire northwest Is expecting the first real touch of winter. Four Inches of snow fell yesterday and snow is still falling. The snow is not heavy enough to trouble wires or tie up traffic. TWO BRIGADIER GENERALS TO AMERICAN TROOPS Brigadier-General Hunter Liggett. Brigadier-General Hunter Liggett and Brigadier-General Franklin J. Bell have been ordered to Texas City, Texas, to command the American troops near the Mexican border. The order of the War Department does not mean a change of policy by Presi dent Wilson In regard to Mexico, but should the time come when these troops must act against Mexico they will be In the hands of soldiers In MOBILE. Ala.. Jan. 2. With their vessel broken In two under them but kept agloat by the cargo of lumber the crew of the British schooner Glen afton. five days without food, was tcscued by a flshlr.g vessel and brought to Mobile. The vessel's car (i IS v Arrj CH RESCUED AFTER DAYS OF DRIFTING ABOUT OGEAI) WITHOUT VARMTH OR FOOD Mido nuouo nu.ua rnubUiLiHiiuii lu SALOOIIKEEPEHS WHO ARE SAID TO BE .HI TO RESIST if-- COLONEL LAWSOJ CHARGE OF SQUAD OF FIVE LEJ1 Cornterflcld, Ore, Jan. 2. (Special to Uie East Oregonian) Copperfleld tills afternoon Is a closed town and the promise made by Governor West tlmt the saloons would be dosed wltl- In an hour after the arrival of Miss Fern Ilobbs, Uie governor's private secretary lias been more than kept At 2:10 this afternoon less than an hour after the arrival of the train the saloons were all closed and a guard was stationed in front of each place of business. Upon the arrival of Miss Ilobbs and the squad of men under Colonel B K. IjiMNon a mass meeting was held and was attended by the saloonnien and all others within the town. Miss Hobbs called upon the saloon men who are city orficiabj to tender their resignations. Tills they declined to do and then the proclamation declaring Concrfield under martial law was read by tho governor's secretary. Immediately alter the nroclamatlin. the saloons were all dosed by Col. Lawson and his men and a guard was stationed in rront of cadi joint. This was accomplished without violence thomrli some of the saloonmen were bellUjerent and drew guns which were not used. Tiie saloonn?en have been given until tomorrow afternoon to resisn end informed that unless they tender their resignations hv that time their stocks of booze will bo confiscated and destroyed It Is understood the saloonmen will try to secure legal action to offset the n-artinl law proclamation. COPPF.RFIF.IJ. Ore,. Jan. (Special) Tills town was placed un- der nnrtlni law this afternoon bv or- .dera of GOernor West In his effort to iput tho alleged lawless dement out COMMAND NEAR THE MEXICAN BORDER Brigadlcr-Gcneral Franklin J. Beu. whom the War Department has con fidence. General Liggett has been the head of the War College, but the order will restore him to more active duty. Ha wilt take charge of the Fourth. Army division. General Bell has been In command In the Philippines. Ho will take the place of General William II Carter In command of the Second Army division at Texas City. go Is valued at $75,000. The rescued are all In a hospital, several being te rtousiy 111 from their privations. In addition to starving, the hulk floated low In the water, and huge fa washes over, drenching the men con tinuously. GO VEnilOR'S MB of the saloon business and dose ttMtoe institutions. Miss Fern Hobos, flanked by Col onel Lawson or the Oregon national guard and five members of the coast artillery 1Ui rifles loaded and ready for action, read the governor's pro clamation declaring martial law. Mayor Stewart and the six council men, four of whom are in the saloon business, as well as every other dU sen of the town, were on hand to bear wliat she bad to say. Sending the militianten to enforce uie orders came as a surnrise leaves the lawless dement in a qi aary as to what to do. The nalppn. keepers have been advised by attorneys to ue force if necessary to keep the saloons open. Ail men in the town are armed and that Uie handful of guardsmen will have a dangerous time carrying out Instructions scran certain Miss Hobbu arrived here at 2 o'clock ' this afternoon and inuiuxHatetr an nounced her purpose. Meeting with ' refusal from the saloonkeepers to comply " with the governor's Instruc tions, she then read the message wtik-n West had prepared and the town wa declared under martial law without further ado. SALEM. Ore., Jan. 2. Governor" West stated today that Miss Hobbs and Colonel Lawson are working under separate Instructions and one has not consulted with th other regarding plans. "Violations of the law In Copper fleld must cease and the saloons must close and If we cannot accomplish it by peaceful methods, force will be used" declared the governor. "The affairs of every town and hamlet in this state are going to be conducted In such a manner that the rights of every citizen will be safeguarded." PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan. ' J Miss Fern Hobbs, secretary' to Goveraor West, Is en route to Copperfleld , to close up the saloons. On the same train but acting Independently was , Colonel B. K. Lawson of the cost ar tillery and five militiamen. Miss Hobbs Is scheduled to arrive In Copperfleld at 2 o'clock this afternoon She bears a message to the mayor ordering the saloons closed and the resignation of all officials of the town who are stloonkecpers. She will leave Copperfleld on the same train 6n which she will arrive. If, however, after her depa-ture the governor's or ders are not obeyed. Ltwson has been instructed to declare martial law and close the saloons and confiscate th liquor. CITIZENSHIP TEST STRICT. Mart on County Farmer Tries to Con ceal Truth and rays Penalty. SALEM. Ore., Jan. 2. Because at first he tried to conceal the fact that he had left a wife and two children In Germany when he came to this country. 20 years ago. E. Grim, a farmer of this county, was denied final naturalization papers, and he probably never will be eligible for citizenship. There aro 45 applicants for final papers ad the examination I one of the strictest in the history of the county. H. B. Hazard, United States naturalization examiner for this district. Is conducting the exam ination and Circuit Judge Galloway Is making the orders. "None but the fittest will be given that supreme privilege of citizenship until they have shown themselves to be entitled to It. that they show the proper spirit toward govern ment and that they are capable of living up to the general standards of a civilized native of this country.' declared tho Judge. Grlms application was refused be cause he swore In his first application that he was unmarried and when ap plying for his final papers he made Affidavit that ho had a wife and t children In Germany. Iteachey Hies Indoors. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. !. In the first fMsht ever attempted underneath a roof, Lincoln Iteai!hpy clrrUd suc cessfully the Interior of the ranama Paclfio Exposition Palace of Ma chinery butmadn a poor landing and smashed his biplane. Beachey waa uninjured. - ! ; ij i t i it ! i "i ii to