14 TIIE 3IORNING OREGONTAX. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1919. PORTLAND M ROUTE OF WORLD AIR DERBY Commission of Pathfinders Inspects Landing Field. DERBY CHAIRMAN NAMED Bernard L. Metzger to Make Ap VlDtmcnt of Referees Assigned to Local Station. when planes and dirigibles soar up ward to girdle the globe by an air route, in the first race of sucn magni tude ever attempted, Portland will have a prominent place on the itinerary which crosses seas and continents as the test of man's final supremacy of the most unstable element. Such was the message brought to the city yesterday by the special com mission of organization, representing the first aerial derby around the world, Comprised of prominent pa trons of aviation, and accompanied by officials of the Aero club and Aerial League of America. The party of pathfinders for the epochal race reached Portland yesterday afternoon, inspected Broomfield field, at East moreland, and addressed officials and members of the Aero club of Oregon, at a special meeting held last night at the Chamber of Commerce. Late last night the commission left for Seattle, where a conference will be held today. At the invitation of Commodore Louis E. Beaumont, presi dent; Bernard L. Metzger, president of the Aero club of Oregon, accom panied the party and will return to Portland today. Mr. Metzger has been timed as aerial derby chairman for Portalnd, and will have in his province the appointment of the several ref erees that will be named for the local station. Mayor Meet Party. Members of the official party are Comraodor Louis D. Beaumont, presi dent of the commission; Major Charles J. Glidden, executive secretary; Ben jamin Hlllman, member of the com mission; Alan R. Hawley, president of the Aero Club of America; Henry Woodhouse, vice-president of the Aerial League of America; Sidney B. Veit, honorary secretary, foreign service, Aero-Club of America, Paris: Harmon S. ' August, member of the Aero Club of America; Lieutenant Colonel S. Herbert Mapes, deputy chief, aerial police of New York; Cap tain Mark Ovenden, New York aerial police and special transcontinental representative for the commission. The commissionei s and their party were met at Union station, as they alighted from (heir special car "Phila delphia." by Mayor Baker, Bernard L. Metzger, president of the Aero Club of Oregon; I. L. Riggs, representing the Chamber of Commerce, and others of the reception committee. They were taken at ence to Broom field field, the Eastmoreland landing station, which will form an integral of the aerial derby. "You have told us that this is a fourth-class field," remarked Secre tary Veit of the Aero Club of Amer ica. "It is far better than that. It is qualified to rate as second-class, at the least, and is admirable in many ways." Proposed Route Covered. The commissioners left New York on October 10 to cover the projected American route, to inspect landing fields and to secure the co-operation of local clubs and committees. Be fore they have finished their Journey, which circles the globe on the course that the derby will take, they will have traveled a distance of 32,000 miles. The aerial derby, explained mem bers of the commission, will be a touring contest in which any per son may participate. They estimate that at least 100 American entrants will compete with airmen of other nations for the $1,000,000 in cash prizes that are contemplated. On the return of the commission from its world tour, with the data collected, the rules and regulations will be for mulated and announced. The con testants may start from any point where there are referees, but they must girdle the globe to the point of Btarting. In the green room of the Chamber of Commerce last night, when Mayor Baker had greeted the visitors in the name of Portland, and had touched upo nthe splendid magnitude of the task they represent, members of the , commission spoke briefly of the world aerial derby and its purpose. Oregon President Speaks. That the chief purpose of the world race is to open the air-lanes, was the declaration of Alan R. Hawley, pres ident of the Aero Club of Oregon, who has a place In the lteinerary. Mr. Hawley called present-day progress to witness tha aviation is far beyond the experimental and hazardous, cit ing the fact that 50 air routes are already established and in use throughout the country. Factories have orders for thousands of planes, for sport and business transportation, eaid Mr. Hawley. He added that an airplane service from Key West to Havana, on regular schedule, will eoon be In operation. Major Charles J. Glidden, executive secretary of the commission, a pioneer in the automobile field and a famous balloonist of 20 years ago, declared tli at Portland is fixed upon the airway map of the world. He characterized Broomfield field as admirable and urged upon Oregon patrons of avia tion the necessity for supporting the aerial derby project in every way. "The one great purpose of the aerial derby around the world is to open the world's airways," said Commodore Louis D. Beaumont, president of the commission. "It will be an historic event which will rank in importance with the discovery of America, the completion of the Panama canal and the marvelous flights across the At lantic. Mall Lines to Come. "Today your participation in this event will give your city world-wide prominence; in the near future it will bring aerial mail lines and these will be followed by aerial commerce and other important developments which will be valuable assets to your city." At the close of the session Presi dent Metzger of the Aero Club of Ore gon, and Milton R. Klepper, past president, gave assurance in brief talks that hearty support of the local organization will be unhesitatingly given to the aerial world derby. Mr. Klepper discussed in general the de velopment of aeronautics in Oregon. Distinctly the stellar sartorial fig lire of the party is Lieutenant-Colonel 6. Herbert Mapes, deputy chief of the New York aerial police an ex-officer in the army air service. Clad in dark blue uniform of military cut, with the emblems of his service. Colonel Mapes looks fit to tackle the burliest air pirate that ever twhirled a propeller. Mayor Baker and Colonel Mapes discussed at length the organization and working methods of the New York sky squad and at the request of the mayor data was supplied in com prehensive form by Colonel Mapes. Pilots Are Experienced. "The flying departcent Is composed of two groups, a land plane and a water-plane group," said Colonel Mapes. "Each pilot is an experienced aviator, usually an ex-army or navy flier. The organization has been laid out along exact lines and each man has been chosen for his position because of special fitness and train ing." Returning from Seattle this after noon the commission will pass through Portland to San Francisco and Los Angeles, where similar meet ings will be held. On November 3 the party will sail from San Francisco on the steamship. Siberia for the pats finding tour around the world. SLEEPER'S PANTS BURN Portland Man at Bend Drops Light ed Cigarette Onto Chair. BEND, Or., Oct. 22. (Special.) A lighted cigarette dropped from the fingers of Ray N. Arthur of Portland as he dozed in a chair in the Wright hotel here this morning ignited the upholstered chair seat and then the seat of Arthur's trousers. A. F. Jackson, the hotel clerk, en tering the lobby, smelled smoke, lo cated the fire, shook the still slumber- WORLD AERIAL DERBY COMMISSION AND LOCAL ENTHUSIASTS WHO WELCOMED THE PATHFINDERS TO PORTLAND. rZh C h. Si : . .'irk. ":i A J rr",-rr - I , $ h 1 Left to right Captain Mark Ovenden, New lork aerial'poliees Harmon S. Aukuii, Aero llun of America) Sidney Veit, honorary aerrrtary foreign service committer, Aero Clan of America, In l'arla; Commodore Loulu D. Beaumont, president aerial derby commlMlon; I. I. KIkks. loral committee of vrelcome; Alan-R. Hawley, president Aero Clnb of America; Major Charles J. Ulldden, executive secretary aerial derby commissions Hcnjamln Hlllman. member aerial derby commission t Mayor Baker, who headed delcicatlon of greeting! lleutrnant-C'olonel S. Herbert Mapes. deputy chief w York aerial police! Henry Woodhouse, vice-president Aerial League of Americas L. M. Hickham. treasurer Aero Club of Oregon ; Bernard L- Httiger, president. Aero Club of Oregon Jack Frost, chairman educational committee Aero Club of Oregon. ing Arthur to wakefulness and aided him to extinguish the flames. Suffering from minor burns and the loss of the greater part of his trous ers, Arthur left the hotel in search of a clothing store, a coat draped about the lower part of his person. KAISERs HOLDS INTRIGUES Former Crown Prince Also Deals With German Royalists. LONDON, Oct. 23. The former Ger man emperor and the former crown prince are concerned in the intrigues of the German royalists, the political correspondent of the Daily Mail as serts. "The ex-emperor," says the writer, "is far from leading a life of detach ment from German- affairs. He re cently has seen a number of mys terious visitors from Germany and is receiving many telegrams. He is con stantly in communication with some place in Germany by telephone, a pri vate line having been attached to his residence across the frontier. These communications are with German roy alists. HOGS SLUMP IN CHICAGO Prices Tumble as Result of Un usually Heavy Marketing. CHICAGO, Oct. 22. Shrinkage in the value of hogs went to an extreme degree today at the stockyards here. Notwithstanding that prices declined in some cases yesterday as much as II a hundredweight, the market this morning ruled in general 75 cents to fl still lower. For the first time in a long while sales were made below $12 a hun dredweight. Sales were made at $11.50. . Unusually heavy marketing of hogs recently to avoid high cost of feed is the chief reason assigned for the demoralization of values. Hun Wireless Gets Report. LONDON. A German wireless diS' patch received here reported an out' break in Egypt and a revolt of the Egyptian population, without distinc tion or class. At the Egyptian de partment of the foreign office it was stated that, so far as known here. Egypt is quiet. General Sir H. H. Allenby, who was sent to Egypt to take command of the troops during the nationalist outbreaks last spring, now is in London. Bellinger Trial Today. Ralph Bellinger will be tried in the federal court this morning. He was apprehended by William Bryon of the department of justice, while in the act of altering the registration on a liberty loan bond. Investigation de veloped that the bond was stolen from the Mount Angel bank, but Bellinger says it was given to mm by & couple oi Greeks. S. & H. green stamps for cash. Hoi man Fuel company. Main 353, A 3353. Blockwood, 4 feet or short slabwood. Utah and Rock Springs coal; sawdust. Aav. Phone your want ads to The Ore goal an. Main, 7070, A. 6096. SYRIA IS SCENE OF RELIGIOUS CLASHES Writer Blames Europe Political Intrigues. for INTOLERANCE IS RIFE Big Outbreak Among Divers Sects Ever-Present Danger Killings of Frequent Occurrence. BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS. (Copyright by the New York Herald Com pany. All rights reserved.) SYRIA. The expected has hap pened. Religious and racial strife has followed the efforts of European powers to utilize local sects and creeds In its old. old game of intrigue. Druzes and Maronites have been fighting. There have been killings on both sides. Signs point to a re newal of the old feud which 50 years ago resulted in the massacre of Maronites by Druzes and intervention by the powers. A few dozen or a few thousand per sons slain does not cut very much figure nowadays. Armed conflicts and consequent deaths do not arouse the Interest they once did, even in this part of the world where violence has been habitual. So there Is no in trinsic importance in the news that Maronites have killed , Druzes and that, in reprisal, Druzes have killed Maronites. This latest development is merely the proverbial straw which tells the direction of the wind. That wind, which is called religious war, may easily turn into a devastating cyclone, bringing disaster to the world. Land of Strange Rellgrlona. Syria, the land in which Christian ity arose, is today the home of many faiths, ranging from peoples whose religion is little- more than ancient Canaanitish paganism, with a veneer of Mohammedanism, to the modern Bahaists, whose founder, Baha Ullah, lived here, where bis son. Abbas Ef fendi, the present, head of the cult, still makes his home. This article would be long and dull were it to attempt to catalogue all the faiths at present existing in Syria, with their variants ,and subdivisions. Of Christians there are many kinds, although the Protestants are few and comparatively recent. In the gen eral discussion of religious rivalry and religion is commonly considered out here in terms of rivalry! the Protestants are not reckoned with. Of paramount interest at the moment are the Maronites, who are the active partisans of the French although all the branches of what is called in the east the Latin church. Including the Greek Catholic, the. Syrian Catholic, the Chaldean and the missionary orders, such as the Franciscans, the Jesuits, the Carmelites, and others, also adhere to the French cause. These Maronites entered into union ith Rome as a result of the cru sades. They possess special privi leges, such as the right of the clergy to marry and the use of the Syriac language in the mass. They are the dominant Christians of the Lebanon and have shown a sturdy spirit in re sisting the Moslems and the Druzes. Their massacre in I860 by the Druzes, after they had been dis armed by the Turklsn government, led France, the custodian of Roman Catholic interests in foreign lands, to intervene, and the result was the creation of the semi-Independent Lebanon district, with a Christian governor, under the protection of the powers. This illustrates the historic dependence of Latin Christians in Syria upon France and their present support of her claims. Mystery Religion Here. An average American has to rub his eyes in bewilderment when he first looks upon the religious situation in Syria. Back home the three major groups known to him were Protes tants. Catholics and Jews. Here he finds the line-up to be: First, Chris tians against Moslems, and next. Greek Orthodox against Latin Chris tians. That is easily understood. Rut when the hardy traveler begins to tabulate the religions which are not Christian at all, nor yet Moslem or Jewish, he finds himself in a world that seems unreal. Here are mystry cults, which have kept their doctrines and practices se cret for centuries, though their mid night rites by moonlight read like ' n 11 f ,t :.. cheap fiction. Not one American In' a hundred has so much as heard the names of these faiths. What reader of these lines knows aught of the Yezidis. or devil worshipers? Or of the star worshiping Sabeans, from whom the Magi came to Bethlehem? Or of the Druxes, with their ritual and inner circles and secret signs that outrival the most intricate lodge? Because they seem to have opened the ball cut here, which bids fair to become a wake, the Druzes are of present interest to the average man. They hold esoteric doctrines that would make a Christian Scientist or a Theosophist envious, while they fight with a. merry efficiency that would turn an Irishman green. Deep in the coves of the mountains and in their underground basalt cities In the Havran they maintain their secret rites, known only to the initiated. Their asceticism is manifested in the fact that even in the tobacco using orient their initiates do not smoke. A virile, good looking, hospitable race, the Druzes have kept their faith and their identity since the tenth century. They look to the east, presumably China whence, so says their creed, will one day issue a vast army of transmigrated. Druze souls, with Caliph Hakim, the founder of the Druzes, at their head to overcome all enemies, establish a vast empire and convert the world to the Druze religion. Meantime the Druzes, who are a warlike people, have kept their hand in for the great conquest by more than a little fighting. In politics they are partisans of Great Britain and de cidedly anti-Turkish. It is as easy to get up a row between a Maronite and a Druze as between a Sinn Feiner and an Orangeman on the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne. That Is what is happening just now in this new outbreak. However enlightened and progres sive and tolerant the gentlemen in frock coats at the Paris conference may be, the "practical" men of their respective constituencies seem not averse to following the pre-war prac tice of playing upon the local passions and prejudices of people for the pro motion of their own purposes. Re ligion is the dominant Interest of the east; therefore, the politicians sent out here by the powers employ reli gion. Russia won her way by the use of the Greek ortnoaox cnurcn; Great Britain is the protector of Mos lems; France stands sponsor for all Catholics. So it is primarily through the agency of the Latins that France is operating her propaganda in Syria. Inevitably and quite naturally any oriental religious group grows "cocky" and assertive when it feels behind it the strong arms of the dominant political power. That is why the Turkish Moslems slew Ar- enlans with impunity. It explains the arrogance and occasional vio lence of the Armenians now in French uniform. Also it is the key to the recent provocative activities of the Greek Christians in constatinopie ana to the way the Maronites in Syria are behaving. Matches Near Powder. Life is rather "jumpy" hereabouts because of this. There is no telling when a big outbreak will occur. Pow der magazines are everywhere and matches are being thrown about pro miscuously. Thus, on last Easter, the Maronites of Beirut in French auto mobiles took their procession Into the Moslem quarter of the city and openly leered at the Moslems ana tauntea them with the fact that now the Christians are on top. Only the coun sels of wiser Moslems prevented an immediate outbreak. This fomenting of religious strife In the Lebanon is an affront to civili zation. It runs directly counter to tne Fnlrlt of the times. Elsewhere toler ance is the mood of the hour. In Kevnt the Moslems and Christians are fraternizing: so also in southern and eastern Syria. In India Moslems and Hindus are getting together. There are signs that in the near east and middle east, regions torn wiin diuou rdieinua strife for ages, a new era la dawning. For the great powers of Europe deliberately to foment anew these old antipatnies is recreancy m H the world's ideal of peace and nmo-raas That the stage is being t nw in Syria for bitter religious wars is the fault of Europe ana not of Asia. - FARES AT COST ADOPTED Elastic Six Per Cent Plan Rejected at Denver Election. DENVER, Colo.. Oct. 22. Indica. tions early tonight were that the service-at-cost solution of the street railway problem had been adopted at a special city election today. Scat tered returns showed majorities against the elastic 6-cent fare plan advocated by the Denver Tramway company. Tramway employes had threatened to strike for Increased wages if the voters decided to revert to the old 5-cent fare ordinance. FARMER HARD HIT BY Senator Capper Expounds Ills of Food Producers. U. S. ACTION INEFFECTIVE Lifting of Embargo on Foreign Shipments of Wheat Suggested as Relief Measure. WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. The farm ers' side of the high cost of living question was presented to the senate today by Senator Capper, republican, of Kansas, who declared that, while farmers are selling their products at a loss In declining markets, the con sumers are paying rising prices. Faulty distribution was blamed largely for this "remarkable spec tacle," and the senator urged a num ber of remedies to increase produc tion. He deplored the numerous in dustrial strikes and the small repre se.ntation given agriculture in the in dustrial conference. In our efforts to get rid of the high cost of living disease." said Mr. Capper, "I fear we are in great dan ger of dying of the remedy. As 1 result of Washington's effort to re duce high prices by breaking down entirely the cost of food, we have the remarkable spectacle of a rise of one per cent in the cost of living, coinci dent with market drops that are put ting livestock raisers out of business and causing serious losses to other producers. Farmers Suffer Losses. Illustrating the anomalous situ ation of farmers and consumers. Sen ator Capper said farmers are selling their wheat at a loss, adding: "It takes four and a half bushels o wheat to make a barrel of flour. The wheat raiser gets about J8.37 for the wheat, the miller J12.70, the baker $58.70 and the hotel keeper here in Washington, as it is doled out in thin slices. $587." - The government, through the grain corporation, Senator Capper said profited $23,000,000 at the expense of farmers last year, the farmers selling from 20 to 70 cents less than the guaranteed price. "Tho situation or tne iivestocK farmer Is even more deplorable," he id. "Farmers are selling their grain-fed beeves and hogs for less than it costs to produce them, but the consumer finds little or no change in the price of meat. "While everything a farmer must buy demands the high dollar, the price of his commodities' the cheapest in the market, is held down by a foreign embargo and a government guarantee, Country Faces Crisis. "Without visibly helping the con sumer we have brought about a crisi in our most fundamental and vita industry by forcing the producer to accept prices at which he cannot con tinue to produce, while he and th consumer are compelled to pay price at which they are forced to curtail the home demand." Citing losses sustained by agrlcul tural producers. Senator Capper said the recent decline in livestock price had cost producers $80,000,000. Live stock growers, he said, do not con trol the markets, and, like other agri cultural producers, must accept prices fixed by others. Farm wages have doubled, land values have risen enormously an everything the farmer buys, he said has risen from 50 to 300 per cent. Among the remedies suggested b Senator Capper were cessation of "fed eral government propaganda which tends to bear down the prices of farm products." "Executive departments," he said "should seek wider markets for th farmer by lifting the embargo wheat and wheat' flour to Europe, by extending credits to European gov ernments and by lowering ocean freight rates." Legislation to free the livestock producers of alleged control of the markets by the packers also was urged by Senator Capper, who sug gested establishment of co-operative farm Belling agencies. Manufacturing Census to Start, WASHINGTON. A statistical pic ture of manufacturing in the United SOU PR CES States will be obtained by 1500 spe cial agents of the census bureau, who will begin collection -of information January 2. when the decennial popu lation count is started. The manu facturing census, however, is sep arate. The last one was made for 1914. It showed factories under nor mal conditions for seven months, after which the world war was in progress, and a temporary industrial depression occurred. The coming census, which will cover the year 1919. will show factories in the tran sition from a war to a peace-time basis. It is estimated it will find there are approximately 300.000 man ufacturing plants, employing be tween .9,000.000 and 10.000.000 per sons, and having an annual output valued at from forty to fifty billions. After 1920 manufacturing censuses are to be made biennially. They will show wages, costs, value and nature of output, and other detailed facts. MISSION LEADERS NAMED APTIST STATE CONVENTION COMIUES WORK. Speakers Discuss Various Features of Wort in. Oregon Programme for Today Announced. Election of officers by the state women's missionary society and con sideration oX reports on work being carried on throughout Oregon occu pied the second day's session yester- ay of the Oregon Baptists state con ventlon. The convention, which is eing. held In the East Side Baptist church, will close tomorrow night. Women chosen to conduct mission ary work in the state the coming ear are Mrs. O. C. Wright, president: Mrs. F. K. A. Smith, vice-president; Mrs. V. E. Scotton, recording secre tary: Mrs. Thomas Broomfield. corre spnoding secretary: Mrs. Gustave ohnson, treasurer; Mrs. John Graves, auditor, and Miss Elizabeth Merrill, state director of the world-wide guild. All officers except Miss Merrill, who s from Albany, are residents of Port land. Christian Americanization was the keynote at the annual banquet at- ended by 250 members of the state missionary society and 57 members of the guild last evening. Speakers at the banquet were Miss Helen TJern- und. for Scandinavia: Mrs. F. Stephen Cereghino, representing Italy; Miss Lydia May. representing Teutonic peoples, and Mrs. Herbert Low, ori- ntal races. Jesse P. Andcrson. captain of the Life Line, the Baptist gospel boat which operates In the Coos bay coun- ry. reported on bis work. Reports rom the state an a whole showed that $50.000 more than twice as much money as was raised last irar has been pledged to further Baptist in terests throughout Oregon. NORTHERHTEXAS FLOODED DWELLERS ON LOWLANDS ARE FORCED TO LEAVE HOMES. Crops In Many Sections Da ma so J and Several Washouts on Rail roads Reported. DALLAS. Tex.. Oct. 22. Flood con ditions were prevalent over a large portion of north Texas tonight as a result of heavy rains during the last 48 hours, and which continued in some sections tonight. Considerable crop damage was reported and dwell ers in the lowlands of the northern reaches of the Trinity river were seeking safety on higher ground. Sev eral railroad washouts were reported. Whether there will be a serious flood in he Trinity and Brazos rivers depends on the amount of rainfall during the next 24 hours, according to the Dallas weather bureau which pre dicted a etage of 33 to 36 feet In the Trinity at Dallas by Thursday night. Flood stage at Dallas is 25 feet, which stage already had been passed tonight. At Waco the Brazos river registered a four-foot rise during. the day, which added to serious condi tions already existing along that swollen waterway. STRIKERS MORE HOPEFUL ACTIONS AT CONFERENCE EN COURAGES WORKERS. All Labor Will Approve Gonipers' Withdrawal From Meeting, Declares Eitzpatrick. PITTSBURG, Pa.. Oct. 22. The withdrawal of the labor group from the Industrial conference today greatly strengthens the steel strike and makes the workers realize that it is a fight to the finish with "Gary ism," said Johon Fitzpatrick, chair man of the strikers' national commit tee, on his arrival from Washington tonight. A distinguished group of labor lead ers, with every desire to reach ad justments with representatives of capital and the public "have been forced to realize that capital will con cede nothing in the interest of Indus trial peace," said Mr. Fitzpatrick. "Capital has thrown down the gaunt let, Mr. CJompers has accepted the challenge. Al labor will approve, ap plaud and support this stand." HOPPE LEADS CUE MEN CHAMPION DEFEATS SUTTOX IN THIRD BRACKET. Morningstar and Schaefer Follow With Two Wins Cochran and Yamada Iireuk Even. NEW YORK. Oct. 22. Willie Hoppe still leads the players who are com peting for the 18.2 balk-line cham pionship in the national tournament here. Ho defeated George Sutton In tonight's game, the 11th of the tourn ament, by 400 to 298, in five innings. This is the third winning bracket for Hcppe, who has won all his games so far. ' Morningstar and Schaefer have won two and - lost one game each, while Sutton has won two and lost two. Cochian and Yamada have each won a single game and lost two and Sios son has been defeated in all three of the starts he has made. Score of tonight's match: Hoppe, K0. 110. 1. 100. 91. Total 400 average bo. Sutton. L'3. 2. 2. 148. 123. Total 293 average fiO 3-5. The schedule for tomorrow follows: Slosson vs. Schaefer; Morningstar vs. Sutton: Cochran vs. Yamada; Hoppe vs. Morningstar. MlrJERS THREATEN TO BOLT SESSION Secretary of Labor Proposes Increase in Wages. OPERATORS MAY ACCEPT Workers on Verge of Withdrawing When Conference Is Deadlocked; Sleeting Is Stormy. WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. While com mittees representing miners and op erators, meeting in a final effort to avert the strike of 500,000 soft coal miners set for November 1, were on the verge tonight of parting company for good. Secretary of Labor Wilson held them together, overnight at least, with a wage increase proposal that ignored union demands for a 30-hour week. There was every assurance that the operators would accept it and every indication that the miners would re ject it. When the joint conference adjourned until 2 P. M. tomorrow, it was with the understanding that the t5j;o groups would meet then and make formal answer to the proposal. Refusal of the miners to accept will bring the conierence to a close and force gov ernment officials to resort to other means to prevent the closing of the mines. Rise to Cover Costs Proposed. Secretary Wilson's offer set forth the case as follows: "That wages be increased at the expiration of the present contract in an amount equal to the differences between increases in wages received by mine workers since July. 1914, and the increase in the cost of living since that date. "That the increase be effective from the termination of the present agreement until March 31. 1920. "That on these conditions the strike order be withdrawn and that the min ers continue to work on these terms; that negotiations be entered into at the usual time for making the new .scale effective after March 31. 1920." Knd of Contract Disputed. The silence that prevailed during rne reading of the terms on which -Mr. Wnson hoped to settle the strike was rudely broken by a quick demand from John J. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, that the secretary explain what he meant in the opening paragraph of his state ment concerning "expiration of the present contract." The secretary, bearing in mind that this was one of the principal issues in dispute, said it would be a matter for negotiation. The miners have con tended that the war-time wage agree ment under which they have been working ended with the armistice, while operators argue that It will hold until peace is formally declared by ratification of the treaty. Until the secretary, acting Inde pendently as a government mediator. came forward with his proposal, the conference was deadlocked, with each firoup eager to get away, but Just as eager to escape the charge that it was responsible for breaking off negotia tions. Taking in the situation and still hopeful that his efforts might succeed. Mr. Wilson suggested that the miners retire while hjc conferred with the operators. Operators Refuse "M)-Hour Week. Later in the day the miners re turned for a separate meeting with the secretary, and they in turn were joined by the operators. The attitude of the two groups again was outlined in detail, the min ers announcing that the strike order would not be withdrawn until the operators had agreed to a new con tract, the real basis of which was the 30-hour working week. The operators again informed the secretary that un der no conditions would they arbitrate on the basis of the 30-hour week, and if that was included in any proposal put before the Joint session they would withdraw. Proceedings Are Stormy. At times during the day the pro ceedings were stormy. There was an exciting moment when President Lewis crossed swords with Secretary Uson over remarks attributed to the latter by Senator Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, In an address in the senate Tuesday. Senator Frelinghuy sen was quoted as saying that Mr. Wilson told the senate Interstate com merce committee that demands of the mine workers were impossible and the miners wanted an explanation. Mr. Wilson explained cheerfully. saying he was talking in a private meeting and th.it he had said demands of both miners and operators were in-possible. The statement by the secretary was satisfactory to the miners' delegation, and later in the day, in a statement to newspaper men. Lewis sharply attacked Senator Fre Ur.ghuysen "for deliberate misrepre-st-r. tation of the facts." DEAL FDR RED SOX ON SYNDICATE SEEKS TO BUY OUT 11. II. ERAZEE. llo.-ton Magnate Admits Offer Has Been Made; Congressman Fig ures in Transaction. BOSTON. Oct. 22. Purchase of the Boston American league baseball clue, by a local syndicate, which, if suc cessful, would elect Representative Uallivan. president of the club, has been proposed to President Harry H. Fraxee. the present principal owner. Representative Gallivan announced today. NEW YORK. Oct. 22. President Harry H. Fraree, of the Boston Amer ican League club, denied today that he was considering the sale of the club to a Boston syndicate. "I have received an offer from Con gressman James A. Gallivan. who is a close personal friend of mine." said Fraxee, "and I am not negotiating for the sale of the club with anyone." WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. Represen tative Gallivan of Massachusetts would not name today "Boston friends" whom, he said, were seeking to purchase the Boston American League baseball club. "Boston friends of mine, who, by the way. are not In politics, he said, "asked Harry Fraxee for his price on the Red Sox some time ago. They did not meet his price, but instead made an offer. That's the case, as I know it. If they bought the club I was to be elected president, but I have heard nothing about the deal, for the last three or four weeks." Eddie Mahan at Harvard. CAA1BRIDGE. Mass., Oct. 22. Ed- OH! EACH DAY . A LITTLE Hurry! Let "Danderine" Save Your Hair and Double . Its Beauty. To stop falling hair at once and rid the scalp of every particle of dandruff, get a small bottle of de lightful "Danderine" at any drug or toilet counter for a few cents, pour a little in your hand and rub it into the scalp. After several applications the hair usually stops coming out and you can't find any dandruff. Help your hair grow long, thick and strong: and become soft, glossy and abundant. Adv. to stop demdruff and loss of hair with Resinol Here is a simple, inexpensive treatment that will almost always top dandruff and scalp Uchmjr, and keep the hairthick,Iive and lustrous: At nijrht, spread the hair apart and rub a little Resinol Ointment into the scalp gently, with the tip of the finger. Repeat this until the whole scalphas been treated. Next morn ing, shampoo thoroughly with Res inol Soap and hot water. Work the creamy Resinol lather well into the the scalp. Rinse with jrraduallyconl er water, the list water being- cold. Itesiaol Soap and Resinol Ointment eailr best eczema and limilar akin-cnipoons. Sold by all drarrists. die Mahan. one of Harvard's real he roes, just back from France, where he served as a lieutenant in the ma rines, is the latest addition to the Harvard football staff, helping Coach Bob Fisher. EVANS ANNOUNCES LINEUP Stanford Coach Names Men Who AVill Battle Aggies. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal.. Oct. 22. Coach livans, of the Stanford varsity, announced today the follow ing squad to be taken to Corvallis, Or., for the conference game with Oregon Agricultural college Sat urday. Left end. K. Shlaudeman: left tackle, Curtice; left guard, Bihlman; center, Righter; right guard, Caughey; right tackle. Flowers; right end. Pe louxe; quarter. Holt; left halfback, CanAbell; right halfback. Bonney; fullback, Templeton; substitutes, Tall ette. Betts, Levy, Pershing, Butt and Wa rk. AHOMEMADEGRAY HAIR REMEDY You Can Make a Better Gray Hair Remedy Than You Can Buy. Gray, streaked or faded hair is not only unbecoming, but unnecessary. Anyone can prepare a simple mix ture at home that will darken gray hair, and make it soft and glossy. To a half-pint of water add 1 ounce of bay rum, a small box of Earbo Compound and "4 ounce of glycerine. These ingredients can be bought at any drug store at very little cost, or the druggist will put it up for you. Apply to the hair twice a week until the desired shade is obtained. This will make a gray-haird person look, twenty years younger. It Is easy to use. does not color the scalp, is not sticky or greasy and does not rub off. Adv. BON-OPTO Sharpens Vision Soothes and heals the eyes and strengthens eyesight quickly, relieves inflammation in eyes and lids; sharp ens vision and makes glasses unnec essary in many instances, says Doc tor. Druggists refund your money if it fails. Adv. BousandGirlsCJ witiicuticura- fcmmWOii- TJe Kc cK- V IfQNF Xight and Morning. Eyes. If they Tire, 1 ,L ttcn, smart or tsurn. TIMID HYHT.it Sore. Irritated. In- VS U rv flamed or Granulated, use Murine often. Soothe, Refreiheo. Safe for Infant or Adult. At all Druggists. Wfila for Free Eye Book. TTAtETS-rVrvy J1L-