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-,: M:MiSLULiUm h x f 'V 1 k W DAH-V XN h U L T f, 1 -L N VAXMSS Occasional rain 1 deal involving thousand of ( --jS TWO rifMTC . OJf TRAINS AND NFWS ' VOL. XII. NO. 258. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1914.TWO SECTIONS- 16 PAGES. 6TAND8 CZNTS 3, CITIZENS RULE COPPERFIELD Lieutenant Colonel .Lawson in Command Names Com mittee Which He Hopes ( Will Be in Full Control of Situation by Monday. S. T. GRIM, CARPENTER, " WILL BE ACTING MAYOR Stack of Guns and Ammuni ;tion Collected and Two of; Three Saloonmen Involved Show Willingness to Have : Stocks-Shipped Out. - (Staff Correspondence.) Copperfield, Or., Jan. 3. Copperfield i being run by the military authorities today, aided by a special committee of . citizens appointed by Lieutenant Col onel Lawson, in charge of the detaeh mntof militia here. Colonel Lawson - called a meeting of citizens this morn ing; In the city hall arid issued a spe cial Order appointing the committee, which he.-hopes to leave in control of the situation when he leaves Monday. S. T. Qifim, a carpenter, has Ix eu . chosen chairman of the citizen's com5 mittee ang will be acting mayor. A. V. Parker1, the school teacher, will be secretary and acting recorder, and the oUhers selected by Lien u tenant Colonel . Lawson are 1-7. A.' Fitch, farmer, A. J. .Strickland, cattleman, J. J. Burns, liv eryman, J. M. Dickson, cattleman, and . Sam AnJUin, storekeeper and agent for the Copeprfield Townsite company. May Xieave Monday. For the time being at least Copper field will continue under martial law. Should the; old town authorities and the saloonmen, wiio are one and th j same, give in without more trouble, Colonel Lawson and at least sonie of his men hope to leave by Monday.Vbut should there be any evidence of dispo sition to oppose the new government at least part of the guard will be left here. ,f H. A. Stewart, the deposed mayor " and his adherents, have held aloof ; from tho .proceedings today and are ; evidently awaiting the arrival of thejir " attorney. Although the militiamen have collected a big pile of guns and ammunition, ' they believe others are secreted in town, and are not taking " any chances on, having serious trouble start. Stewart said today he would not ,- oppose the shipment of his stock of . liquors prqviding the military author- ltles did not molest him or his fam ily. William Weigand, another saloon r man, has not said what he would do, though h's place Is under military guard. Xaesovitch Is -Mo via?. '"iMartin Knezovitch, owner of the third saloon and who is blamed by hSs competitors, for getting them into trouble, has already begun transfer ring his stock to the railroad .station, and seems eager to comply with the order closing the saloons. A special, car hasbeen ordered by the railroad company for shipping the confiscated liquor. Colonel Lawson this morning told the citizens' committee tie did not want any saloon licenses Issued until the. town had quieted' do,wh, and the saloons could be run In 6rJerly fash ion. i Colonel Laswon received a telegram frlom Governor West offering him 20 more militiamen If they were needed. The offer was declined. EUGENICS LAW IV1AY E 'Not a1 Single Marriage 0c- -curred in Wisconsin Yesterday. (1,'nited Tress Leased Wire.) i Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 3. There was j not a single marriage in- the state of Wisconsin yesterday, and Alderman ' John .Koerner today placed the blame v on the hew eugenic law which became effective January 1. He fears it will ! cause, race 'suicide, and intends to in- troduce a resolutlonin the city rfoun "cil Monday asking the governor to' call ' a special session of the legislature to ' either amend or repeal the law. ', -."If the law continues in force," said f. Koerner today, "it will depopulate the I state.'" , County clerks declare the Washer man test is essential under trie new - law, and that no licenses can be issbed unless It is made. - The, Wusserrhan test costs the applicant from $10 to IK GERMAN SOLDIERS DIE IN RAILROAD WRECK Met. Germany, Jan. 3. Seven isol , diers were killed and four injured here today when a military train ran past a block signal -and struck" a ;Julkhead at the end of a blind sid- lng. ' . ; 4 1 Skulls Broken in Accidents. ' .San Francisco, f J an. 3. Harry Roth bill and Miss Mary Breslin had their skulls fractured Jn separate streetcar ' accidents, - , Rich ' Chinaman's Son Arrested. f: : ' "San ' Francisco, Jan. S.-tWong You W Son.? one" f Chinatown's richest men. ' hi: ytn arrested on white slavery chargesj CAUSE RACE UICID VILLAGE OF COPPERFIELD, OREGON, DECLARED Miss Fern llohbs, special representative of Governor West, and village of Copperfield, on the Snake river on eastern border of Oregon. I . . - - j I . I m at Bt 1 m a K. a. a ABB Bk. BhVI I Bk BBBi m BBBB BBB1 Bk BBBB BBB M BBB. Bk I MISS FERN HOBBS GOVERNOR PLANS iwwra SMI StIZESIRIKtKSIN IT REAL "MAD" Tells Copperfield Citizens She Wants to Give Them Op portunity to Do the Right Thing. (Salem Hursn of Tho Journal.) Salem, Or., Jan. 3. Governor West this afternoon wired instructions to Colonel Lawson to ship the liquor and paraphernalia of the saloons to Baker, to be held for further disposition. (Staff Correspondence.) Copperfield, Or., Jan. 2. "The gov ernor wants you people to understand why he is doing this, he wants to give you a chance to do the right thing, that's why I am here to give you a etiance to start over again with a clean slate." Little Miss Fern Hobbs, special em issary of Governor West, sent to clean up Copperfield, stood in the town hP.'.l facing t"h men she knew were armed, who had been advised they had a right to shoot and shoot to Kill -anyone who tried to interfere In their busi ness. S?he stood and looked them in the eyes and wasn't scared a bit. Shu said so herself and anybody who was there could tell it by looking at her. Klie' wasn't pale, she was mad and. being mad. she didn't care what hap pened. All the way up to Copperfield on the train. Miss Hobbs came mighty near to being scared. She didn't want any lunch and she picked the fingers of; her gloves, wondering how thej- wOuld take it in Copperfield. Carious Crowd Walts. When the train pulled into Hunting ton yesterday morning, there was a crowd of cuHlous people waiting to s.o her. ' They followed her about while she was waiting for the stub train to take her to Copeprfield. They talked about her and pointed her out in the car. ' "1 wouldn't do this or any other man in the world but Governor West, but I wouldn't do it for him again,'' she said. William Weigand, one of the saloon- GncludeiJ on Page Two, Column One) udge Kelly Rules That Pros ecution Must Show Actual Damage Suffered, (Salem Bureau of The Journal.) Salem, Or.. Jan. 3. peclaring that will b up to the t prosecution to it show that the state suffered actual damage by the expenditure of: the $16,000 used from the old state peni tentiary revolving funcr for the opef ation of the prison brick yard and the' purchase of land and supplies for the state, Circuit JudKe Kelly today overruled Attorney General Craw ford's demurrer to the answer of Oovrnor 'West. Secretary of State . ON' cott and State Treasurer Kay in the revolving fund case. The attorney general will how file an answer, and the case will be tried before the court on its merits. The members of the state hoard are be ing sued for the .recovery of the $16, 000 on:the ground that the money was spent unlawfully even though it was spent for the benefit of the state. SEARCH FOR SLAYER IN ; UTAH-APEX MINE Bingham. I'talv. Jan. 3. A heavily armed posse under Sheriff Smith toi day continued searching the Utah Apex mine for Ralph Lopez, the mur derer. - A partially completed breast work, evidently of his construction, wa$ found, as were fragments of mouldy- food and two half .filled bot tles of claret. There were also In several places the otitlines of a form imprinted in the -lry sarth, where It was conjectured that the fugitive slept." No, sountls were heard: how ever, to indicate that he was alive. STATE OFFICIALS WIN POINT IN FUND AE TO DEPOSE RAND, mnalbaiiak COURT ROOM AND SHERIFF OP BAKER Miss Hobbs, as Special Coun sel, Will Present State's Case Before Circuit Judge Anderson of County. (Ralera Bureau of The Journal.) Salem, Or., Jan. 3.-r-Governor West is preparing to have Sheriff Ed Rand of faker county xsupplanted by an other sheriff until the. situation at Copperfield Is settled. And again Miss Fern Hobbs, private secretary to the governor, will play an Important role as representative of the chief execu tive. The governor today wired Oustav Anderson, circuit. Judge for Baker county, asking advice as to the earli est day a hearing can be "had to ob tain the. removal of Sheriff Rand. The governor advised Judge Anderson that Miss Hobbs will represent him as special counsel and present the state's case. The governor also wired Miss Hobbs, requesting her to remain at Bake'r and attend to the matter. Miss Hobbs was. admitted to the bar last year. This action of the governor is taken under the provisions of chapter 180, of the 1913 session laws, which provides (Concluded, on rmpe Six. Column Three) STOCK EXCHANGE IS NOT A BIT WORRIED Resignation of Morgan From Directorships Has No Ap preciable Effect, New York, Jan. 3. The New Tork stock exchange did not appear to show any interest today in the resignation of J. Pierpont Morgan and other mem bers of his bakijig firm from the di rectorship in a number of corporations yesterday. Trading was comparatively light, a slight decline marking the opening movements. Ij rallied, how ever, during the second hour when traders endeavored to cover shorts. Morgan was not at his office today. Thomas W. Lamont, a member of the firm, however, became angry when told that the belief was growing that the directorships surrendered might not represent a real withdrawal from dom inating corporations. "As Morgan said yesterday," said Lamonfe. "other withdrawals will fol low." He refused to comment further when told that many influential persons be lieved the step taken by the firm vyas not -really a big one because it had not surrendered much power. The announcement of George F. Baiter, an almost equally dominant figure in American finance, that he soon would tbke similar action gavt Wall street a thrill. CURRENCY BRING E 2 Committeo Dates for Coast Meetings Announced -From Washington, (I'niteil Tress Leaned YVire.l .t Washington, Jan 3. Hearings be fore the currency organization com mittee on the Pacific coast will open at Seattle January 31, according to an announcement .here today. A tentative Itinerary of the cemmktee follows: Seattle, January 31 and February 1; Portland, Febrnary 2; San Francisco, February 4, 5, 6, and Los Angeles Feb ruary 1, 8, 9. The committee " wa scheduled to return : to Washington February 22. HER FEBRUARY UNDER MARTIAL LAW Clearing House Arranges to Secure Data Supporting Portland's Claims, - The campaign for the establishment of a regional reserve bank in this city assumed definite proportions yesterday afternoon when the Portland Clearing House association by a unanimous vote committed itself to the task of bring ing the honor to Portland. In a resolution introduced by A L. Mills, president of the First National bonk, the association went on record as endorsing Portland for the regional bank and authorized the appointment of a committee to prepare data setting forth this city's advantages and to present Portland's claims to the re serve bank organization committee which is expected to visit here In Feb ruary. A L. Mills of the First National, E G. Crawford, vice-president of the Lumbermens National and Edward Cooklngham, vice-president of Ladd & Tllton, -were appointed on the com mittee. The resolution as introduced by Mr. Mills reads: Text of Resolution. "Whereas Portland is more advan tageously situated for the establish ment of a federal reserve bank than any 4ther city in the northwest. "Therefore, be It resolved that,' the president appoint a committee of three to prepare the necessary data and present the claims of Portland to the reserve bank organization com mittee when said committee visits Portland." With the Portland Clearing House association formally coming into Hoe yesterday, Portland now has three strong, influential bodies working In her behalf, gathering data and statis tics that the presentation of the city's (Concluded on Page Fire, Column Three) AFTER ALL, IT'S A WOMAN'S JOB! BY GOVERNOR WEST Steamboat Springs, Colo., Is Scene of Deportation of Coal Miners; Governor De clines to Interfere in Affair (Cnlted I'resa Leased Wire.) Steamboat Springs, Colo., Jan. 8. Deportation of strikers in the south ern Colorado coal fields was In prog ress here today. Tho strikers' expulsion was begun by tho Routt County Tax Payers' sociation, an organization with a membership of about 500, and 3 branches throughout the county. Deportations were common during the strike in the Cripple Creek district several years ago, but there had been none during the present struggle in the coal fields until last night, when a strong body of association members stormed .the district courtroom, seized 25 strikers, on trial charged with par ticipation in various disorders, shipped seven of them out of the county at once, and after holding the others over night, expelled them today, with or ders never to return. President James Ferguson of th lo- cal miners' union and Organizers Frank Weldburg of the Vnited Mine Workers were among the men deported. It was. reported that a force of arine, men were marching toward Oak Crbek, where most of the strikers in this cinity live, to drive thenv .from county. VI- the Denver, Jan. 3. Representatives of the striking coal miners today pro tested to Governor Amnions against the deportation .of strikers from Steamboat Springs by members of! the Routt County Taxpayers' association. The governor replied, however, :hat he could do nothing, as he was not au thorized to Interfere in internal county affairs. 11 I'jU COMMISSION ALL KEPT. IS AVERRED Chairman Holman Declares Power Is Retained to Dic tate Both Size and Nature of Big Interstate Structure. DELAY IN HAWTHORNE STRUCTURE EXPLAINED Architect Says Unusual Ob stacles Encountered; City Caused More Expense. tenlal that by. .the tefma of the con tract with Waddell & Harrington, the Interstate Bridge . commission loses power to dictate the size and nature of the bridge, was made this morn ing by Rufus Holman, chairman of the Interstate Bridge commission, also chairman of the Multnomah county board of commissioners. Waddell & Harrington will submit three plans; we can approve any one of the t'.iree or reject them all," said Mr. Holman. "The contract as pre pared makes the engineering firm the employe of the Interstate Bridge com mission, as well asvthe adviser. The commission has lost none of its au thority in selecting an engineer to plan and superintend the bridge. If given opportunity we will make these facts clear at the mass meeting called by J H. N'olta to be held tonight in the auditorium of the central library." Bridge Width Is Fixed. In addition to an extended state ment answering critics, John Lyle Harrington of Waddell & Harrington, thbi morning corrected an impression that the firm, by its contract with the commission, is not bound as to the width of the bridge. "The bridge .we will bund will be the best obtainable for the money voted, Jl, 750.000," said he. "It will be 50 feet wide, in the clear; 40 feet between trusses, with a 86-foot road way, and 5 foot cement sidewalks on each side of the bridge outside the trusses. The bridge will be as heavy as the money will buy, as well con structed, and while our fee will cover all elements of cost which is our in violate rule the bridge will be built to the maximum of efficiency and more than repreentative of every cent of its cost. We have not been instructed to build as cheap a bridge as possible, but ttia best bridge pos sible for" the money. Analysis of the proposals submitted by engineers show that the estimate of Lucius & Luchis totals $1,700,000. and that the figure of Jl. 200,000 ac credited to this firm represents , only the cost of the main span. The pro posals, considered by the Interstate bridge commission, are, in brief, as follows; Mala Bridge and Oregon Approach. Lucius & Lucius, $1,700,000. W. B? Bell & George Rae, 3.5 per cent of total cost. Ralph Modjeski, engineering fee of $65,00u, from which to be subtracted $5000 paid for preliminary surveys. A. C. O'Neel, S per cent of contract price. Henry B. Seaman, fee of (25,000 to $30,000 for engineering. Bowerman & McCloy. 1 V4 to 4 per cent alternate propositions. Crocker & Moore, fees totaling $71, 000. (Concluded on Page FiT, Column Two, r L L SYSTEM WILL BE INSTALLED HERE Special Committee Appointed by County Board to Make Arrangements So Contract Can Be Signed. CLEVELAND COMPANY TO INTRODUCE METHOD Pointed Out That Scientific Method of Appraising Land Needed. 1'pon signing a contract the details of which are to be arranged by a spe cial committee named by the county court today, the Manufacturers Ap praisal company, of Cleveland. Ohio, will be authorized to proceed at once with the installation of the Somers system of land and building appraisal in Multnomah county. At this morning's session of the county court a committee representing those favorable to tho Somers sys tem, and one from the Portland Realtv board presented their views on the merits Of tho system. S. I). Vincent urged t,he objections that the system would not bring about an equalization of values throughout the city and that $25,000 is too much to pay for the benefit to be derived from the In stallation of the system. .He also argued that, the appraisal of the 40- n i v . . . j i . , ' proposed to have done accordin to the Somers system plan should be doni Dy local people, preferably a Portland contractor. In replying to Mr. Vincent, Robert H. Strong, manager of the Cor bett estate, contended that it would cost many times $25 000 to have all of the buildings In this city appraised by local coiitr.'ii tors. So one in Portland Is equipped for this work," said Mr. Strong, "and it would cost a large sum of money for any local contractor to assemble the plant and procure the expert help to ; do the job. I consider the offer of! the .Manufacturers' Appraisal company! to apply the Somers system to the 1 10,. 000 parcels of land and the 40,000 buildings in this city for $25,000 a extremely low. The work could not be done for anything like that sum by anyone xcept a finely organized, splen didly equipped appraisal company." William MacMaster also was em phatio In the belief that there was immediate demand for a scientific method of appraising land and build ings In this county for the purposes of tax assessment. He called atten tion to the fact that there is as much as 10 per cent difference between the assessments of land in different sec tions of Portland compared with the actual market values. aer?e U Schalk, of tiie Realty Board, approved of the Komers system, but doubted the advisability of paying $25,000 for its installation. He, howerer, said that if Assessor Reed favors Its installa tion, he had no objection to offer. The committee appointed by Com missioner Holman to draft a contract for the signatures f the commission ers and the Manufacturers' AppraiRnl company, consists of Henry E. Reed. Assessor, Robert 11. trong, William MacMaster, George D. Schalk and K. I). Vincent. This committee will hold its first meeting next Monday in the of fice of Assessor Reed. FALL FROM ELEVATOR THROUGH SHAFT MAY COST LIFE OF YOUTH Clarence C, Likins Meets With Accident in SherlocR Building, Clarence C. Likins, of 615 Seven teenth strct, employed by the City Messtnger company, delivering tele phone directories, plunged from the thVl floor of the Sherlock building at Third and Oak stri ts. down the elevator shaft, to the basement, at 11 o'clock this morning, sustaining what may prove fatal injuries; He was probably saved from in.st;tnt death by the fact that In. the downward plunge he fell across the bell signal cables, which were looped about half ' way dofc-n the distance he fell. The elevator, in charge of Henry, Viohl. was. up word bound and had stopped.- at the third floor-to let off a passehgrer. When the door was about liiif closed, Likins, whose rran were filled with books, suddenly de cll d to get olf, vand he jumped for the di.or. The elevator was already moving, and Likins was caught be tween the floor of the cage and the ton of the door. ' Crushed by the contact, which tore the door :"o;c from its hangings, be ifll in a heap on theffloor, with hi 1 oiy half way over sjhe ledge, and tben piunced downward He struck hi fae,e on a bumper at the bottom !' the shaft, which rendered him partly dazed. His eyes were ope-i, however, and when picked i.p he was rubbing his hand across hli" fa'e nnd looked at the blood that smeared them. Tne - Ainoiih nee Service company was called atwl ht- was. rushed to Ht! Vincent's hospital where he was taken to the surgery where his injuries w-re drecned. When he reached there he v,as unconscious. It is impossible to state the extent of bis .injuries, although It Im be lieved he was internally hurt. He in the won of J, W. Likins, and is a juvenile court officer, in the rapacity of Junior ' governmeat supervisor. APPRAISA HUERTATO GO: E Conference With Special En voy Lind on Cruiser Ches ter .Brought Out No New Points, Declares the Presi dent to Correspondents. - LIND TO. RETURN TO VERA CRUZ AT ONCE. President Will Not Permit Himself to Be . Quoted but Leaves Impression That the Situation Is Satisfac tory to Him. ; d ull.! Preiw Tinned Wlre.l Gulfpott, Miss, Jan. 3. President Wilson's Mexican policy has not been modified, lluerta mu.t no. I'ntll he does, the Wushlngton administration' attitude will r. main unchanged. John Lind will return to Vera Cruz this aft- . ernoon. The president himself was authority, for thi-nf statements today, putting anf end to all rumors Chat he had decide-! finally to us? force. 1 he chief rxpcu;ive motored Jnto Julfprt with IJnd's two ronx, tooK ""rn pier, gave orders fr the - revenue cutter Winona to nut them on board the scout cruiser Chester for a visit with their father, and then a sembled (he correspondents about him. Wilson Talks to Correspondents. Leaning gainr.t the Hide of his auto mot. lie, h(. declared himself ready to amwer M'.'esiionf-:. The crn-respondentf nil asked the seme one in a breath: " "What about the conference between yourself and LlndT' . Concerning the conferen-e. the pre, idem replied, there Imd been much ado iilxmt icthiDK. It .simply cleared up questions over which many exchanged of messages otherwise woujd have been necessary. Aside from. this, he assured his hearers that there was no evecl4l reason for bringing his representative back from Vera C'ru. No new" points were discussed he said he und "Lind were merely mutually desirous of a personal talk. - ' President 8ea Pleased. The president failetl "in ex-plain, how. ever, why there was sofmurh .mystery l Ui,lllll,(l I'age Two. Column Tour) NORTH OF.SPAIN HIT . BY BAD GALE; SNOW FALL IS VERY HEAVY Reports of Many, Deaths Ex-" pected When Communica tion is Reestablished. 2 fl'Dlti-d Pre leaned Wlre.l Madrid-, J.in. 3. That many dealiia hirve occurred In northern Spain a. result of the , violent Ktorm which swejit the country yesterday was feared : here today. Not only was there an unprecedented snowfall and a wind of almost hurricane force, but the cold was more severe than!n yenr- T1ij ; country's wretchedly poor, who ai way suffer friKhtfully in winter, wero taken ' bv , surnrlse, and it will be a mlracla if iarcc numbers, have not perlshel.- . Hallroiid traffic was paralyzed today throug.K.ut the nortii and wires were prostrated, so details we.re unobtain able Travel by any means was 1m posnible on the southern slope of,th ryrcnni-s. A number of stngen and olliitences were reported lost, i in the south frowt wrought havoc' with tree? and vinoa. Through these losses suffering may ultimately prove greater than, farther-norths " Heavy lo: ses' of Khlpplng, with many1 drownings. .were reported- also Off the Spanish and Portuguese coasts: IZZET PASHA QUITS AS WAR MINISTER. Constantinople. Jah. 3- Ir.zet Pasha resigned today as vtixr minister. It wan reported Knverj Jiey would . ceed him. Enver was' the moving spirit ... of she revolution V'hich overthrew . Abdul Hanild." - ROUTES ' You can go frbni'the Journal BuiUlini? to the Portland Hotel1 by walking across the street you can :uo get thereby walk ins? across the Hawthorne bridge ni corrupt back over the Morrison ' bridge. You wouldn't l ike the latter method oi reaching a given point, but you follow-a method just av aTft.urd ;iii -hopping Wii walk from store-to store, trying to find a ceruin thing, pet tired , ynd take your tired feeling out on the family.. It is all ' useless--yotf i$!d have r.-ne directly to the right flare if yon h.:'d read the-adwrtise-mcnts in The Jountiul. CHANG WLSONFOLGY Li-- i -