Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 10, 1914, Page 7, Image 7

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    THE MORNING OltEGONIAN, SATURDAY, JANTJART 10, 1914.
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OREGON
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WILL BE ARRESTED
Ruling of Courts on Apolication
of Eight-Hour Law to State
Employes Desired.
ganization, which will be held at Ho
quiam February 13 and 14.
Among ttfo prominent men who have
been obtained for addresses are Gov
ernor Lister, J. B. Bricker, a Northern
Pacific immigration man, of St. Paul;
C. L. Smith, with the O.-W. R. &N.
Company In Portland; J. B. Bridget), of
Aberdeen ; J. W. Beard, of Hoqulam,
and others from Portland and Tacoma.
The influence of the Panama Canal
on the Pacific Coast" will be the sub-
ect of an address by Frank H. Lamb,
of Hoquiam. N. B. Coffman, the Che-
halls banker ana former, president of
the association, will talk oil "The
Farm, Its Clearing and the Advantages
of the Same." The general line of sub-
ects will be in relation to Immlgra
ion, the opening of the Panama Canal
and better agriculture.
GOVERNOR WAIVES RIGHTS
If Contention of tin tor Commissioner
Is Upheld Deficiencies Will Have
to Be Created to Main
tain Institutions.
15 ALE SI, Or., Jan. S. (Special.) To
test the application to the employes of
the state Institutions of the eight-hour
law. Labor Commissioner Hon? will have
Governor "West, State Treasurer Kay
and Secretary of State Olcott, members
of the State Board of Co'ntrol, arrested
tomorrow. This decision was' reached
at a conference between Mr. llofff and
the members of the Board today, the
opinion of all present being that a de
cision should he obtained as soon as
possible. It will be the first time In the
history of the state of the arrest of .a
iovernor, as under the constitution
he Is exempt from arrest. llowiver,
tho Governor declared that he waived
all constitutional rights because of the
importance of the issue.
Although section 4 of the law creat
inpr the State Board of Control speclli
cally eays that all meetings must be
open to the public the one today was
held behind locked doors. The reason
for violating this provision of the law
wns not explained.
The Supremo Court In a recent opin
ion tlecwed that employes working on
the farms, stablemen and engineers
were subject to the eight-hour law. Mr.
Ifoff, however, contends that the opin
ion applied to all employes of the state
institutions. -
While the members of the Board do
not deny Mr. Hoff's contention, they de
sire to learn as soon as possible the ex
tent of the application of the law so
that provision may be made accordin
ly. It will be charged that assistan
superintendents, nurses, bookkeepers.
stenographers, guards and other em
ployes are being worked longer than
eight hours a day or 48 hours a week.
If Mr. Hoff's contention is upheld i
will cost the state at least J200.000
more each year to maintain Its instl
tutlons. It would be necessary' also for
the Emergency Board to create de
flciencles at once for use by the instl
tutions.
PROMINENT MEN TO TALK
Programme Out for Southwest Wash
, liigton Development Meeting.
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CENTRALIA. Wash., Jan. 9. (Spe
cial.) H. M. , Robinson, 'secretary o
the Centralia Commercial Club, has re
celved a letter from L. H. Brewer,
president of tho Southwest Washing
ton Development Association, In which
Mr. Brewer outlines a tentative pro.
Ktuub f or the HUa, session, oi th 05.
TANGLES LIKELY If!
GOPPERFIELD CASE
MINES ARE PAYING WELL
Properties in Idaho Disburse Big
Stira in Year 1913.
BOISE. Idaho, Jan. 9. (Special.)
The Coeur d'Alene mines paid divi
dends in 1913 amounting to about
tl, 000, 000 more than were paid in 1912,
the total dividend payment last year
being $3,894,935, according to reports
received by State Mine Inspector Rob
ert N. Bell. The total value of ore
mined in that district was $21,924,000
a gain of about $3,500,000 over the
output of 1912.
The Hercules made the largest dis
bursement of dividends of any mine
in .the district, this being Jl. 500.000
During its existence it has paid a
grand total of ?5, 500,000.
The Bunker Hill and Sullivan raid
?SlY,t)0U in 1913, making a total dis
bursement of 14,729,250 up to date.
The Federal Company disbursed Ti0,
000 In dividends during the same year.
The Hecla continued its disbursements,
paying out $320,000, making the total
amount of the dividends it has paid
J2,970,00Q. The Stewart paid to it
stockholders $402,350. The Success
mine paid out $90,000. making a total
of $930,000. The Snow Storm declared
dividends to the amount of $45,000.
FRESHMEN TO BE GUARDED
Vnlrersity of Idaho laculty Wfll Be-
friend First-Year Students.
MOSCOW, Idaho,. Jan. 9. (Special.)
Hereafter every freshman entering the
University of Idaho will be taken in
charge by some member of the faculty
and will be looked after until he has
passed his examinations and been ad
vanced to sophomore standing. He will
be closely guarded by his faculty ad
visor and if necessary will be called
into private conferences from time to
time as a means of adjusting himself
to his new surroundings without the
numerous trials and difficulties that
are usually faced by a first-year man
who has to "get on to the ropes by
himself.
The new system of faculty advisors
was adopted at a recent meeting of
the university faculty and will become
effective February 1.
A committee of five members of th
faculty has been appointed to handl
the details of the new scheme.
Centralia Message Acknowledged.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. Jan. 9. (Spe
clal.) Dr. F. G. Titus, president of th
Centralia Commercial Club, yesterday
received a letter from the secretary
of the Federal reserve bank associa
tion committee in Washington dtating
that the local clubs telegram, which
asked that a reserve bank be located
in Seattle and which was sent at the
instigation of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce, would be considered when
the-ttme came for deciding where the
banks .would, to located .
Hearing Today Will Determine
Status of Injunction Suit
Against Governor.
'R0SECUT0R DEFIES WEST
District Attorney Godwin Says Ex
ecutive Should Cause His Re
moval if He Is Not Enforc
ing Laws at Baker.
BAKER, Or., Jan. 9. (Special.)
Court proceedings in the now famous
CopperHeld case promise to furnish
some likely legal tangles at the hear
Ing tomorrow before Circuit Judge
Anderson In the Circuit Court. ' Belief
is that the defendants. Governor West,
Miss Fern Hobbs and Lieutenant
Colonel B. K. Lawson. will not appear
in person but by attorney, Frank T.
Collier. ' -
It is said that the proceeding will be
an answer to the complaint on which
tho temporary restraining order was is
sued in which the defendants will set
forth that 'martial law was proclaimed
at Copperfleld and will set forth that
the conditions In the little town were
such as to warrant the closing of the
saloons and the shipment from the town
of the liquors and will set forth that
Colonel Lawson, acting under orders
from his superior officer. Governor
West, disregarded the injunction.
Attack on Defense Outlined.
'f'o this the procedure which it i3 said
will take place will be a demurrer
which will be filed by Attorney James
H. INichols, acting for the wo soloon
men of Copperfleld, H. A. Stewart and
William Wiegand, In which the plain
tiff will contend that even If martial
law was legally declared and even if
conditions at Copperfleld were as out
lined by the defendant in his answer,
this would not constitute a defense at
law to the injunction.
On this will be the argument before
tho court and It is said that this argu
ment will follow promptly the filing of
the answer and the demurrer.
Attorney Nichols refused to discuss
the case today other than to say he
would be ready for trial tomorrow.
Until Judge Anderson's return from
Vale, where he has been holding court
this week, no definite time for the hear,
ing, to determine whether the Injunc
tion shall now be made permanent, can
be set. On the decision which Judge
Anderson will render is said to rest the
entire case and all legal actions which
might arise subsequently will depend
on the decision In this case.
Godwin Refuses Promises.
District Attorney Godwin today an
nounced that he had flatly refused to
make any more promises to Governor
West as to what he would do in Baker
County. Word to this effect he sent to
the Governor by Colonel Lawson, who
left for Portland last night.
Mr. Godwin said that Colonel Lawson
put two questions to him from the
Governor.
The first was asking whether Mr,
Godwin, .would, fee-operate .with. Gov.
ernor West in "cleaning up Baker
County," and would try to enforce the
laws here; . the- second was whether
Mr. Godwin would carry out the pro
visions of the abatement law against
those places which are known to. have
been disorderly houses but which are
not occupied as such now.
Mr. Godwin's answer to the first of
these was short and to the point. He
told Mr. Lawson:
'I consider that an insult from Gov
ernor West. I will make no such prom-
ses. I have told him time and again
that I am enforcing the laws in Baker
County and that I am doing my duty
here and I don't propose to repeat It.
Now, if Governor West thinks I am not
doing my duty, let him do his duty and
take steps to remove me."
County Court to Decide.
The second question Mr. Godwin told
Mr. Lawson he would take under con
sideration and would put' It. up to the
County Court and If the County Court
advised the carrying out of the abate
ment law against those places formerly
used as disorderly houses, he would so
proceed. He said, however, that he
saw no reason for closing the houses
which were vacated by the women sev
eral weeks ago and in which there is
now not even any furniture. He de
clared that It would cost the county
several hundred dollars to do this and
would do no good, inasmuch as it would
not close up anything which is now a
detriment to the morals of the county
and would only put under lock and key
property which might be turned to
good advantage for the community.
As to any disorderly houses being
conducted in Baker at this time, Mr.
Godwin said today that he has no In
formation either from private citizens
or from Governor West, other than the
sweepng assertion from the Governor
that such places do exist. He declared
that he will proceed willingly if he
obtains any information on which to
act
Reports from Copperfield are that
the Council is still deposed, that the
four militiamen are still holding the
fort there with the town still under
martial law and everythng quiet and
peaceful. -
SCHEME FOOLS MEN
E IS HALTED
CLACKAMAS COURT REFUSES TO
CALL SPECIAL ELECTION'.
Two Spokane Women Adver
tise for Marriageable Swains.
APPLICANTS ARE 'FLEECED'
Commercial Clubs Desire to Vote on
Bond Issue, nut Judge Says Ex
pense Would Be Too Great.
OREGON CITY, Jan. 9. (Specjal.)
The application for a special election
to vote $600,000 bonds for good roads
was today refused by the County
Court on t-he ground of unnecessary ex.
pense and the matter will be placed on
the ballot at the primaries in May.
Several commercial clubs have In
dorsed the plan for permanent road im
provement and the organizations here
asked the court today to place the mat
ter before the people at a special elec
tion this Winter that the bonds might
be voted and the preliminary work
done before the season when road work
can be prosecuted.
The organizations that have the mat
ter in cnarge believe that the county
could get 100 miles of hard-surfaced
roads for the amount of the bonds,
that trunk lines could be built and
a definite start on a regular system of
highways made.
The court thinks that all of this can
be worked out after the primary elec
tion in May. The total tax levy for
the year for road purposes is $318,560
with no permanent highway improve
ment Planned,! .
Notice in Personal Column Causes
Police to Investigate and Three
Arrests Follow-Glrl Admits
Working Clever Game.
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 9 (Special.)
A "matrimonial bureau," doing an ap
parently flourishing business in Spo
kane, was broken up Thursday morning
when detectives arrested Nellie McDon
aid, 29 years old; C. Owen. 88 years old,
and Ruth Groom, 35 years old:;
All are now held on charges of
vagrancy, pending an investigation by
1 ederal officers.
An advertisement of women seeking
male acquaintance (object matrimony)
which appeared In the personal columns
of a daily paper attracted the attention
of the police. Detective I ordyce was
detailed by Captain of Detectives Hern
don to investigate. At the Penobscot
rooming house on Second avenue, the
officer found Nellie McDonald and
Owen.
At first Owen affirmed that he was
the husband of the woman, but later,
after she bad admitted they were not
man and wife, he changed his tale.
Ruth Groom was picked up on River
side by the officers shortly after the
arrest of Owen and the McDonald
woman. "Miss McDonald admitted to
me that she had met Owen at Denver,
Colo., through an advertisement ap
pearing in a Denver paper," said Cap
tain Herndon this morning. "She and
Owen and the Groom woman came here
together.
"She admitted placing an ad in the
paper for a husband and declared she
had had about five applications so far.
It is my opinion that the ad Is only a
ruse to get men to visit her where the
trio are -then able to rob them."
Chief of Police Weir said Miss Mc
Donald admitted that they had lured a
man to the room by the fake ad and
had "touched" him for his watch and
880 in cash. The victim failed to make
a complaint for fear his name would
be dragged Into the affair. The .police
are looking for him now.
According to the officers the matri
monial ad device was Owen s plan.
Immigration Inspector Richardson
has been called into the case. A charge
under the Mann act may be filed
against Owen on the admission of the
woman that they all came from Denver
together. Miss Groom has been posing
as Owen's sister, while the other woman
posed as his wife.
The three prisoners appeared in Jus
tice Stocker's court this afternoon and
the case was continued until Saturday.
Their bonds were fixed at S1000 each.
RAINS STOP; TRAINS RUN
O.-W. K. & X. Resumes Traffic on
Grays Harbor Branch.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Jan. 9 (Spe
cial.) The O.-W. R. & N. Company re
sumed traffic, on Its Grays Harbor
branch yesterday. The cessation of
traffic was caused by a bridge being
washed out near Lincoln, 10 miles west
of Centralia. Through service on the
Northern Pacific to South Bend was
resumed today.
There haa been little rain in the last
36 hours, and as a result tho high
waters have receded to a considerable
extent. The Cowllts River at Kelso
reached its highest mark, 15 feet 6
inches, Wednesday nigh' Much loss
was suffered by the mills along the
river through logs being washed downstream.
NEW ROAD SURVEY BEGUN
Valley and Siletz Engineers Are
Busy Near Independence.
INDEPENDENCE. Or.. Jan. 9, (Spe
cial.) I. M. Simpson, of Alrlle. was
here yesterday and said that the Valley
& Siletz Railway engineers had started
surveying for that line between Alrlle
Junction and this city. The active
work of grading the line will com
mence at both ends February 1.
About eight of the 13 miles, from
Alrlle Junction to Hoskins, wan com
pleted this Full and the rest will be
hurried to completion as soon as the
weather will permit,
Early this next Summer a large
sawmill will be built here by the Falls
City Lumber Company.
New Jail at Pasco Completed.
PASCO, Wash., Jan. 9. (Special.)
The County Commissioners have ac
cepted the new county jail and the
prisoners were moved into the new
structure a few days ago. This is one
of the most modern jails in the North
west. It is constructed of steel. Tho
jail stands in the rear of the new
Courthouse and has an overhead con
nection with the second floor of the
Courthouse.
Grants Pass Society Elects.
GRANTS PASS, Or., Jan. . (Spe
cial.) The Arts and Crafts Soolety has
elected Mrs. George Howland presi
dent and Mrs. C. L. Clevenger vice
president and Mrs. George Eaton sec
retary and Mrs. Phillip Helmer treas
urer. The club has turned out some
excellent work In tho past, and much,
has been done In hammered brass, sil
ver and china painting.
For25Suits
aHdOVERCOATS
Just got in another shipment of those heavy,
wide-rib blue and brown cheviots the kind the high
rent street level stores sell for $25.
Come to my low expense UPSTAIRS
CLOTHES SHOP andget yourself one for
And say, men, if you need a good," warm,
stylish Overcoat, and $10 is worth sav
ing to you, ride up and see the $25 val
ues I sell for
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