VOL. LIU. NO. 16,571. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS V V SALOONS CLOSED; OFFICERS ARRESTED Copperfield Is Under Martial Law. WEST'S MEN DISARM POPULACE Militia Acts When Miss Hobbs Fails to Get Resignations. MEN HELD INCOMMUNICADO Saloon men Ordered to Send Intoxi cants Out of Town Today or Goods Will Bo Destroyed Injunc tions Are to Be Sought. EXJOIN" AXD BE DAMNED, BATS GOVERNOR WEST. Let them enjoin and be damned; we will go right ahead and attend to our business," said Governor West last night on learning that Attorney Nichols, of Baker, who Is represent ing the Copperfield saloon men. In tended to enjoin him and the troops from further interference with th saloons In the place. "We will show them," (continued the Governor, ,lthat there are three branches of government in Oregon: the Legislature, to make laws: the courts, to interpret laws, and the executive department, to enforce laws. "We are performing our duty at Copperfield and will keep right oa doing so." COPPERFIELD, Or.. Jan. 2. (Spe cial.) Martial law was declared at Copperfield by Colonel B. K. Lawson this afternoon. He was supported by five members of the Coast Artillery. Miss Fern Hobbs. private secretary to Governor West, demanded that the sa loonmen in the Council resign, and they refused. She tnnn left town and mar tial law was declared, all the saloons were seized, and the city officials placed under arrest. The saloonmen were given until to morrow at 4 o'clock to ship their' bar fixtures and liquors out of the county, on penalty of their confiscation. The city officials under arrest are not even permitted to communicate with their attorneys. Armed Men Are Ob Gnard. Armed men tonight stand guard over the saloons, which are tightly under lock and key. The Mayor, H A. Stew art; City Recorder Clark ana Coun cilmen Wiegand, "Warner and "Wood bury, who are in the saloon business, are under arrest. Colonel B. K. Lawson, of the Coast Artillery, and five militiamen and two guards from the Oregon State Peni tentiary, Frank Snodgrass and John Abbott, are in control of the town, after the most exciting day in the his tory of the little mining camp, which six years ago was the liveliest camp In Baker County. Citizens Fully Armed. Miss Fern Hobbs, Governor West's private secretary, did not declare mar tial law. Her only connection with the case was to demand of the Mayor and other city officials that they sign blank resignations. This they declined to do and then it was. at a mass meeting at which everyone of the SO or 83 resl dents of the town were present that Colonel Lawson took control and read to the assembled multitude the proc lamation of martial law which he had brought with him from Salem. There was no display of arms, no fighting, but when the military author ities had taken control they searched and disarmed the citizens and they found virtually everyone fully armed. Injunction to Be Asked. Whether or not Copperfield will be under martial law tomorrow night is a question citizens of Copperfield are tonight unable to answer. Word from Baker is that injunctions are being prepared to prevent the destruction of the liquor and bar fixtures at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, as has been threatened by Colonel Lawson, In the event that the owner do not before that time ship It out of the camp. How these Injunctions could be served Is a question which Is bother ing the five prisoners here tonight Roads between Baker, the county seat, and Copperfield are impassable, owing to heavy snows. It has been learned that an effort to charter an engine to make a special trip from Huntington to Copperfield was unavailing. There is doubt here whether It would be pos sible to serve an Injunction by wire, and there Is doubt, also, whether, should an injunction be served, it would be obeyed by the military authorities. Shooting," la Order. All this morning the little town of Copperfield was In a state of expec tation, awaiting the coming of Miss Hobbs, who. It was thought, was com Ing unattended to close the Copperfield saloons. The idea of a joke was dis pelled. however, on advice from Baker that Miss Hobbs was coming attended by prison guards and militia and it once there was advice received from Attorney James Nlcho', of Baker, to refuse to resign and to refuse to rec ognize martial law and to resist any attempt to close the saloons. It was decided that a showing of resistance should be made, but that there should be no shooting, but none knew just what turn the events would take. When the train steamed In virtually (Concluded on Face 10. . AIR CRAFT TO PLAY BIG PART IN NAVY DANIELS ANNOUNCES BEGINNING OF EXTENSIVE PROGRAMME. Department Inaugurates New and Progressive Policy and Great Avi ation Force to Be Ballt TJp. "WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. A new and progressive policy for the development of the aeroplane as a naval adjunct was Inaugurated today by the Navy Department and Secretary Daniels an nounced that hereafter air craft would form a large part of the naval force of the United States. Captain Mark L. Bristol was as signed to duty under the aide for operations to have charge of the study and development of this branch of the service. Captain W. I. Chambers, al though retired, will continue the work he began in the adaptation of the aero plane to naval uses in the form of the hydro-aeroplane. Secretary Daniels has approved the findings of a special naval board that Pensaeola. Fla., is the best location Tor a naval aeronautical center and has decided to make the flying school to be established there a permanent institution. The Secretary said that this was only the beginning of an extensive pro gramme. There will be systematic ex periments on a large scale with aero planes, he said; private designers will be assisted financially In efforts to produce the best form of air craft; the training of the personnel will be taken up, and the question of the purchase of dirigibles soon will be passed upon. TRADE AT TW0 BILLION Xew York Breaks All Records for Commerce In 1913. NEW YORK, Jan. 2. According to an advance report Issued otday by the New York Chamber of Commerce, the total foreign trade of this port In 1913 reached the two-billion mark for the first time. The total value of its for eign trade for the year just passed is 2. 149, 265. 22, as against $1,915,644,243 In 1912, an increase of $223,621,389. This is 47.08 per cent of the vaule of the to tal foreign commerce of the United States, given for 1913 as 4, 544,157,797. or 1468,364.722 more than the preced- ng year. The percentage of gain in foreign commerce of all other American ports and of New York for 1913 are given as respectively 10.19 and 10.45, making an average of approximately 10.30 per cent for the United States. LAZY HUSBANDS EARN COIN Thirty Men In King; County Stockade Have $901.50 to Their Credit. SEATTLE, Wash.. Jan. 2. (Special.) Husbands and fathers to the number of 30 earned $901.50 for their families at the King County stockade, near Bal lard, during the month of December, according to the report of Sheriff Ed ward Cudlhee, filed today in the County Commissioners' office. The number Is slightly larger than were employed at the stockade during the preceding month. The husbands and fathers are sent to the stockade on the commitment of Justice Fred C. Brown, who was the father of the law, and specific sen tences are given at a rate per day ac cording to the size of the man's family. The rate varies from $1 to $1.50 per day. COST OF "SINKERS" ROILS Eastern Man Seeks Warrant to Ar rest California Baker. BAKERSFIELD, Cal.. Jan. 2. A man presented himself before Justice of the Peace George Flourney today and tried to get a warrant for the arrest of a local bakery proprietor because the lat ter charges 15 cents & dozen for dough nuts. The man, who Is from the East, has been accustomed to doughnuts at a dime a. dozen, and called for a nickel's worth yesterday, without asking the price. Discovering only four doughnuts in the sack, he became exceedingly angry, threw down the sack and de manded either his nickel or two more doughnuts. This was refused and he thereupon attempted to get the war rant for the baker's arrest. The Jus tice denied the warrant. BURIED TREASURE FOUND Deathbed Story, Once Discredited Proves True for $1400. MICHIGAN CITY. Ind., Jan. 2. Twenty dollar gold pieces amounting to $1400 were found today by Mrs. William McCorkle, of McCool. Ind They had been buried under a tree across from her home eight years ago by her father, Nathaniel Marshall, a carpenter. The family dispersed after their home was burned eight years ago and Marshall went to live with his son in Iowa. Just before Marshall died he told bis son of burying the gold, but the young man did not credit the story, When he met Mrs. McCorkle at a Christmas reunion he told of their father's story. ELEVEN HIKERS GIVE UP Hardships of Rough Conntry Cost Rosalie Jones Dearly. JONES POINT. N. Y.. Jan. 2. General Rosalie Jones and the few tired women who comprise her army on the second hike -to Albany, encamped here tonight. The hikers covered 17 miles today. the route being over a rough country Eleven of those who started the march have given up and. taken trains back to their homes. MORGAN FIRM QUITS DIRECTORATES Epochal Move Made by Leaders in Finance. G. F. BAKER FOLLOWS SUIT Step Is in Direction of Ending Interlocking Method. FURTHER ACTION IS LIKELY Retirement From Allied Banks Re garded as Possible After New Currency Law Has Been Duly Interpreted. BOARDS FROM WHICH MKMBFB3 OF FIRM OF J. P. MORGAN A COMPANY RETIRE. J. P. Morgan New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company. West Shore Railroad Company, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway, Michigan Central Railroad Company, New York, Chicago & St. Loula Rail road. Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis" Railroad. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Central New England Railway. New York. Westchester & Boston Railroad. Har lem River & Port Chester Railroad & Mlilbrook Company, New England Navigation Company. New England Steamship Company, Rhode Island Company, Rutland Railroad Com pany. Hartford & Connecticut West ern. New York, Ontario & Western Railway. Western Union Telegraph Company. Charles Steele Jersey Central Rail road Company. United States Steel Corporation. H. "p. Davidson American Tele phone & Telegraph Company, Astor Trust Company, Guaranty Trust Com pany of New York. Chemical Na tional Bank. W. P. Porter Bankers' Trust Com pany, Guaranty Trust Company of New York. Thomas W. Lamont Westlnghousa Electrio & Manufacturing Company, Utah Copper Company, Astor Trust Company, Bankers' Trust Company. NEW YORK, Jan. 2. The with drawal today of J. P. Morgan St Co. from more than a score of great cor' porations and the statement by George F. Baker, an almost equally dominant figure In American finance, that he soon would take similar action gave Wall street a thrill that almost brought trading on the Stock Exchange to a IVilt. Whlle It Is probably true that many of the prominent bankers had informa tion foreshadowing this momentous move toward ending interlocking direct (Concluded on Page 2. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTER "DAY'S Maximum temperature, EC degrees; minimum, 43 degrees. TODAY'S Occasional rain; southerly winds. Foreign. Defend era have better of struggle at Nuevo lAnao. Pago 4. National. Business good wherever crops are good this year. Pago o. Early uprising in Philippine la feared. Page 1. Daniels announces plans for building up large air lores to augment Ixavy. ran i. Wilson goes secretly to meet John Llnd. Pago 1. Domestic. Search for desperado Lopes in Utah mine futile so far. Page 5. Pirate attempting to operate on Pacific Coast brought to port in irons. Page 2. J- P. Morgan directors resign from many corporations. Page L Mllllonarles open war on "loan sharks. Page 1. Second violent storm strikes California. Page 2. Sports, Phllbrook says Pacific Northwest football not yet on par with Middle West. Page 14. San Francisco sport writers agree Pelkey la no "white hope." Page 14. Japanese like America's National game, though they lose to big leaguers 16 to a. Page 14. Sportsmen pay $117,593 to State of Oregon in 113. fags J. 4. Pacific Northwest. Copperfield saloons closed and town under martial law. Page 1. Commercial and Marine. Year opens In hop market with advance in prices. Page 15. Wheat weakened at Chicago by fine crop prospects, page 15. Stocks not affected by retirement of Morgan rirm. rag la. Value of farm products reached record total in past year. .Page 10. Pacific Steamship Company to put on new -oruana-ai!Iornia ports steamer begin' nlng next week. Page 11. Portland and Vicinity. Reduced express rates proposed by Oregon ftaiiroad commission. Page 9. Plans for municipal rockplle may be com pleted today, page 4. Governor and troops ready for Copperfield. cage iu. Clearing-house to aid in campaign of regional oanu in Portland. Page 10. School Board passes tango question up to committee again. Page 10. JLne uregonlan Annual is delivered on Shrlners' ship 700 miles at sea. Page 7. Weathe report, data and forecast. Page 15. Freight cost of bridge steel will add to pay ox engineering Ilrm. Page 8. School officers to put Into effect new law supplying rilgh school fund. Page 5. University of Oregon house party entertained nere. rage s. Crisis for Portland as port la seen by Post master uiyera. rage 4. New banking home admired by throng of visitors. Page 10. County not bound by contract, says man fa vored as bridge engineer. Page 8. Plan Is to reduce trackage on North Front street. Page 6. BLIND WORKERS WANTED City's Workshop on East Sid Has More Worlc Than Workers. - Seven blind men are wanted or work at the recently established blind work shop in the municipal shops on the East Side.. The shop, under the super vision of G. H. Mullen, has been open for some time, but has bad more work than workers. Provision has been made so that seven additional persons can be put to work this morning. The work Is being confined to chalr canlng and weaving, the blind persons being given instructions in the work by Mr. Mullen. 20 Fugitive Husbands Indicted. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Twenty fugi tive husbands were Indicted here to day by the Federal grand Jury and will be extradited and returned for trial. PLAYING HOBB WITH COPPERFIELD. GROWING UNREST IN PHILIPPINES NOTED Quezon Partylmpatient for Control. SERIOUS UPRISING IS FEARED Large Element, on Other Hand Prefers American Rule. DISORDER .IS FOMENTED Delegate In Congress Rumored to Have Threatened He Would Lead Revolt "Wort for Army" May Be Found Soon. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash. ington, Jan. 2. Several men of promt nence In official circles In Washington are In receipt of" private advices from the Philippines Indicating great unrest among the natives, and confirming the letter recently read in the House by Representative Mann, of Illinois, to the effect that "tnere will be work for the Army In the Philippines within a year and a half." Some of these advices, however, are much stronger and much more despair. Ing than the letter read by Mr. Mann, and Indicate a condition of affairs which. If true, will cause the Adminis tration much concern. Quezon Impatient for Result. The situation in the Philippines, as outlined in these letters, seems to re volve about Manuel Quezon, the Philip pine delegate in Congress, and the man who is credited with having brought about the appointment of Francis Bur ton Harrison as Governor of the islands. Quezon, it appears, having landed liar rison In the governorship, is follow ing up his first victory by demanding early Independence for the Philippine Islands. Harrison appears to be in favor of his programme, but the Wash Ington Government has not been dis posed to move as rapidly In that direc tion as Quezon would like, the caution of ex-President Taft having had deterrent effect and having caused the Administration to proceed slowly with Its policy of ultimate Independence for the Filipino people. Quezon and his lieutenants. It ap pears, utterly disapprove the Taft Idea, and expect President Wilson to with draw all American forces from the Islands In the near future. They are disappointed and surprised that abso lute independence has not been granted the Filipino people. It was Quezon's understanding that the Democratic party favored immediate Independence for the Islands and he thought the withdrawal of American troops would (Concluded on Page 2.) MILLIONAIRES WILL FIGHT 'LOAN SHARK' CARXTXSIE AND VIXCEXT ASTOR AID XEW PHILAXTHROPT. System of Industrial Banks Will Be Organized to Help Working Men, to Be Self - Supporting. NEW YORK. Jan. 2. (Special.) A system of industrial loan banks on a scale much larger than has ever before been attempted In this country will be gin operations in New York and else where the last of this month or early In February. Andrew Carnegie and Vincent Astor are said to be interested In the project, which is under the direction of Dr. Elgin R. I., Gould, president of the City & Suburban Homes Company and associated with many philanthropic en- terprlses. Julius Rosenwald, president of Sears, Roebuck & Co., of Chicago, Is among the most actively interested In the movement, which has for Its pur pose the elimination of the loan shark by enabling workingmen to obtain small loans without security other than good character. While the scheme Is philanthropic In its nature. Dr. Gould said today that it was to be undertaken only after expert meats which had convinced the organ izers that it would pay Its own way and be In no sense a charity. The feature of the business will be the Issuing of certificates in small de nominations purchasable on small weekly or monthly payments, and bear Ing 5 per cent Interest. The certificates will be redeemable on demand, and are planned as an encouragement to saving, It Is understood that stockholders In tne enterprise will be limited to 6 per cent on their Investment, and the rate of Interest charged to borrowers will be reduced In proportion as the profits exceed 6 per cent on the Invested cap ital. Dr. Gould said that the plan was intended not only as a death blow to loan sharks but as a retardent to So clalism. AUTO BANDITS OPERATE Pittsburg Business Men Kidnaped Robbed, Then Dumped Out. PITTSBURG, Jan. 2. Automobile bandits tonight kidnaped two business men who were on their way home, robbed them and rode them about the city for two hours before dumping them unceremoniously into the street. They were given 10 cents each for car fare home. The victims were Charles B. Succop, president of a brewing company and James A. Weldon, president of a plumb Ing concern. Succop was seized by two masked men who had alighted from a taxlcab, blindfolded and thrown Into the car. He was robbed of $60 and his Jewelry. Half an hour after the at tack on Succop, Weldon was attacked, bound and relieved of money and Jew elry. J. D. Scottdale, a chauffeur, also was robbed. MOTHERS-IN-LAW UPHELD Judge Cleeton Tells Young Couple They Should Make Up. Mothers-in-law in general found defender yesterday in Circuit Judge Cleeton, who advised Mrs. Edna Pottage and Charles E. Pottage, whose divorce suit was being heard, that his expert ence and observations have been tha the mother of the husband or wife might occupy a beneficent relation to the young couple. He told the couple that it was their duty to their two chll dren to try to get along with each other, and for that reason, be said, he would take their case under advise ment for at least 30 days. Although he refused to hear furthe testimony, the parties to the action re tired to the Judge's chambers, where further testimony was taken down by the court reporter. Mrs. Pottage charged her husband with cruelty. INCOME TAX SUIT GOES UP Elsie De Wolfe's Action Taken to United States Supreme Court. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. The first suit concerning the Income tax law was docketed today in the Supreme Court. It was an appeal from the decision of the Federal District Court of North ern Illinois, holding that It was with out Jurisdiction to entertain the suit of Elsie De Wolfe against the Conti nental and Commercial Trust & Sav ings Bank to enjoin the payment of the tax on the ground that it was un constitutional. WOMAN IN AIR LOOPS LOOP Aviator Hemel Carries Fair Passen ger on Daring Flight. HBNDON, 'Eng.. Jan. 2. Gustave Hemel, for the first time In the history of aviation, today looped the loop in an aeroplane with a woman passenger, Miss Mary Trehawke Davis. She had accompanied Hemel on many previous flights, notable among them one from London to Paris. In the Paris flight Miss Davis gained the distinction of being the first wo man to cross the English channel in heavler-than-alr machine. WOMAN, 50, HAS TRIPLETS Trio of Girls in Delaware Named After President's Daughters. WILMINGTON, Del.. Jan. 2. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Charles Mason, who cam here from England seven months ago, today gave birth to triplets, all girls They were named Jessie. Margaret and Eleanor, after President Wilson three daughters. Mrs. Mason Is B0 years old and her husband is 65. MLSON SECRETLY GOES TO MEET UNO onference Is Held on Cruiser in Mid-Gulf. MYSTERY MADE OF VOYAGE President Vexed When Desti nation Becomes Known. ALL INFORMATION DENIED President Makes Trip to Cutter- la CO -Foot Launch and Is Trans ferred Again to Warship. Correspondents Follow. PASS CHRISTIAN, Jan. 2. President Wilson and John Llnd. his personal rep resentative In Mexico, met In the cabin of the scout cruiser Chester tonight in a discussion of the Mexican situation. It was their first meeting since last July when the President conferred with Mr. Llnd at the White House pre. paratory to the latters departure for Mexico with Instructions that created a diplomatic episode in American hls-i tory. For two days a mysterious reticence has been apparent at the Presidential cottage concerning the present con-: ference. When dispatches from Vera. Cruz announced that Mr. Lind would, come to Pass Christian there was a. noticeable manifestation of displeasure among the members of the President's party that his destination had been made public President Wilson had hoped to slip quietly away aboard the revenue cutter Winona, "for a yachting trip" and meet Mr. Lind at sea. Wlreleas Betrays Secret. The same effort at secrecy with re spect to the Chester's whereabouts was frustrated by wireless news of her lo cation near Ship Island last night. For nearly 24 hours Mr. Llnd was off shore on the cruiser Chester before meeting tho President, and Instead of permit ting his envoy to come ashore, Presi dent Wilson took a trip in a 20-foot launch, mounted a companlonway to the revenue cutter Winona and was transmitted again in mid-gulf to the Chester. The conference lasted until after S o'clock tonight, when the President re turned to Gulfport. where an automobile was ready to take him to Pass Chris tian. As much Becrecy as characterized the President's first meeting with Mr Llnd was evident on this occasion. All Information Ref lined. Information as to what the Presi dent intended to do was denied the newspaper correspondents. A big squad of them, however, was on hand at the oyster dock at 3 o'clock, when President Wilson, accompanied by Dr. Cary T. Grayson and two secret servica men, appeared. The revenue cutter Winona came as close to the shore as possible and sent a launch for the President. The Nation's chief execu-J tlve got Into the bobbing craft and in 15 minutes the President's flag was hoisted on the mainmast of the cutter, which turned her prow seaward, fol lowed by a tug chartered by the news paper correspondents. It was nearly three hours before thai Chester was reported. A brigRt moon was shining when the dead lights oC the Chester were sighted. As the rev enue cutter drew near, marines and ships' officers stood at attention, but no President's salute was fired., as It waa after sundown. When the President came over the side the Presidential flag; was unfurled from the Chester's main mast. Conference Lasts Tiro Honrs. Mr. Lind was the first to grasp the President's hand. The two immediately1 retired to the cabin. They had been In conference about an hour when the red and blue lights In the forerlgging of the Chester began to flash naval messages to the revenue cutter. The conference) continued another hour and then the President was transferred to the Wi nona, which carried him back to Gulf port. President Wilson arrived at Gulfport dock after midnight and motored to his cottage here, where he arrived at 1 o'clock. The President sent word that he would have nothing to say this morn ing, but agreed to meet the corre spondents later In the day. It was learned that the Chester would start for Vera Cruz this after noon as soon as Norman Llnd and John Llnd, Jr., could go aboard for a short visit with their father. VISCOUNT SNATCHES PURSE Scion of Old French Family, Starv- Ins, Asks to Be Sent to Jail. i PARIS, Jan. 2. Viscount Charles Enguerrand de Marigny, scion of an old French family, penniless and starv ing, today snatched a pocketbook from a woman In the street here. He told, the police he wished to be sent to prison, where he could obtain food and Bhelter from the bitter cold. The viscount's father once was wealthy, but lost everything In a bank failure. Viscount de Marigny served with the French cavalry forces In the Morocco campaign and was awarded a medal Recently he was discharged from the army, his term of service having ex pired. He spent his savings, he said, vainly seeking employment. The police complied with the request of De Marigny and sent him to Jail.