THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1019. 3 lICE TO SOLID SOUTH .SEEN Democrats Weaken' in Ala bama, Kentucky, Oklahoma. NORTH CAROLINA IS EYED ttopubl leans Wonder If Jackson Day Dinner Will Be Held and What Xajnes Will Come Up. OREGON I AN NEWS BUREAU. Washington, Nov. 19. Republicans believe that their party has a chance to break through some of the Im pregnable democratic positions of the south, and political events in that di rection are therefore of more interest now than for several years. The sensational victory of J. W. Herreld, republican, for congress in the fifth district of Oklahoma, has given further encouragement to the new battle plans. The first fight was made in the seventh district of Ala bama, with results which determined the republican organization oil this course. Notwithstanding the fact that two republican counties were eliminated from the Alabama district three years ago and one strong democratic county substituted. Captain L. B. Rainey, democrat, won by only 406 votes, with half of the Alabama congressional delegation in the district campaign ing for him. The same district, after the gerrymander of three years ago, was carried by the late John L.. Bur nett, democrat, by nearly 4000 votes. The (futcome of the election in Ken tucky, where Edwin P. Morrow, publican, received a greater majority than was given by that democratic state to President Wilson in 1916, had been taken as further indication that democratic strength in the south is crumbling. . r The next battle will be in the ninth district of North Carolina, where i vacancy has been created by the ap pointment of Representative Edwin Yates Webb to the federal bench. Webb has always been personally popular in this district, but notwith standing that fact the democratic ma jority has been dwindling in the last several elections. A republican has never represented the district, but that there has been a steady growth of republicanism is shown by the election returns of the last few years. In 1912 the district cast 16,017 votes for Wils-iii, 1 1,021 for Roosevelt and 1678 for Taft; in 1916 President Wil son received 19,069 and Hughes 16, 263; in the senatorial election of 1914 Senator Overman received a majority of only 2000 out of 27,000 votes cast. The election date has not been set, but is expected to be fixed for the latter part of next month. Democratic eyes are now turned to ward the Jackson day dinner on Janu ary 8. There is some talk that it will not be held on account of the presi dent s illness, but if Mr. Wilson getting along as satisfactorily as his physicians say, his condition should not stand in the way of an event which has been the one great annual get-together of democratic leaders for many years. The question Is, will the banqueters be permitted to discuss any name for president except Mr. Wilson's, because it should be understood that this oc casion is expected to develop some thing with reference to who is in the democratic mind. The long list of names up for consideration includes Palmer. McAdoo, Baker. Pomerene, Hitchcock, Clark, Underwood.. Mar shall. Cox. Daniels, Bryan and Senator Owen. Just now Palmer is the most-talked of candidate, and he is getting along so well that somebody in his party is trying to slow him down. The objec tion now being urged in some circles is the last one that would have been expected. That is that it would be i mistake to nominate the attorney pen era because such a choice would antagonize a very large . element of the democratic party. taxes?" asked John D. Lewis, presi dent of the United Mine Workers of America. 'The question is whether the con sumer should pay enough to cover the excess profits tax and at the same time give the operators their normal profit, too," replied Xr. Garfield. Contrasting mining with commer cial enterprises. Dr. Garfield said It was necessary not to lose sight of the fact that coal mining was the basic industry necessary to the winning of the war, and that reasonable profits had to be maintained. It was because fair re -urn was guaranteed under the Lever act that congress could not tax away all the mine owners' profits, he said. Fabnlotm Margin Denied. Replying to William Green, secre tary of the United Mine Workers, Dr. Garfield explained that the fuel ad ministration in increasing the price of coal during the war had made an allowance of 15 cents for overhead because there was not time to take a minute examination into everv case. and fof the same reason 10 cents was allowed as royalty. Referring to the 45 cents allowed for wages. Dr. Garfield said that was "a crude thing to do," but that it was ater found that the amount was in the average absorbed for wages. Thomas T. Brewster, chairman of the operators scale committee, told the miners that "a fabulous margin in the coal Industry does not exist." Dr. Garfield's impartial figures, he said, had refuted the reports of enormous profits in the coal business, which, he said, had been "run on a slender margin." President Lewis said the workers never had alleged that the operators mode undue profits in 1918, under government control. "But we have made some remarks about profits in 1919," he caid. "We are preparing to prove that some con cerns have sold soal at the mines at 9.1 a ton, $4 a ton. yes, and even 14.50 a ton. We are prepared to demonstrate that in 1919 the op erators have gotten 120 to 125 per cent more for coal than they did in L91 4 and that wage increases to the workers has been only 37 8-10 per cent above 1914 figures, while the cost of living has increased 110 per cent. That's our situation in a nut shell." Dr. Garfield said he had no com plete figures on the 1919 operations and was suspicious of partial figures, but that he did have some data which showed that in cfirrain fields op erators were making less in 1919 than in 3918. MINERS OF WYOMING DISREGARD THREAT Operations Are Resumed Rock Springs District. in SOUTHERN SHORTAGE FELT DEAD FLIERS ARE PRAISED AIR DERBY VICTIMS HELD DE SERVING OF DECORATION. Aviation Field Commander Says Distinguished Service. Crosses Should Be Awarded. STOCK BREAK SERIOUS Xrw York Finds Only Hopeful Xote In Stability of Rutcs. NEW YORK. Nov. 19. The break in the Htock market which began more than a week ago assumed more serious proportions today. The en tire list was carried to lowest levels In many weeks, gross recessions In speculative stocks ranging from 5 to 33 points. According to observers, weakness of certain stocks suggested enfoiced dissolution of several othe Tools, whose further operations were regarded with disfavor by the banks The one hopeful note was sounded by the local federal reserve bank whose directors met but evidently smv nothing in the situation to jus tify another advance in rediscoun rates. Today's operations exceeded 1 .7(-0 000 shares, a large percentage repre senting steels, motors, oils and equip ments. with a sprinkling of tobaccos and unclassified specialties. EXCHANGE REFORM URGED NEW YORK. The sacrifice made by each aviator who has fallen in the transcontinental race is of momentous significance as the sacri fice made by the pioneers whose whitened bones blazed the trail to the west, says Colonel Archie Miller, commanding officer at Hazelhurst aviation field. The officers who volunteered their services for this historic military un dertaking are as deserving of the D. S. C. as the world war fighters who fell in France, the director of aid service adds. The purpose of the race, which was to demonstrate the mobility of the air service in time of war, as well as to stimulate the interest -of the nation in aviation, was accomplished when the last plane landed on the east ern coast. And when historians give the full interpretation to the trans continental race in the air, the fallen aviators will be accorded ecrual honor with the most heroic of their brothers who sleep beneath French soil, for they died in the service and for national cause. Typical of the class of men in the aviation service who volunteered fo the transcontinental race was Second Lieutenant French Kirby, who. with Second Lieutenant Stanley V. Miller, fell to his death Wednesday at Castl Rock. Utah, when his De Haviland plane sideslipped 200 feet to th ground. Lieutenant Kirby, formerly a real estate and insurance agent In Wash Ington. D. C, enlisted in the aviation department shortly after war was de clared by this government. He re ceived his commission and was sen overseas, where his work in the was several times commended offi cially by his superiors. He was eage to undertake the transcontinenta race, but planned to return to hi pre-war occupation when the trip was finished. "Mrs. Kirby, who was living with us at the salvation Army nospua Hazelhurst field, received enthusias tice messages from Lieutenant Kirby every night at about 10:40 o clock after he started on the race," said Mrs. Dunkin. wife of Lieutenant V. Dunkin, stationed at Hazelhurs field. "She was so proud of his sue cess and had been following his daily flight eagerly. The announcement ot his death stunned her at first, bu after the first shock, she bore th terrible news bravely, for she knew he would always have regretted it he had not volunteered for the race. Mrs. Kirbv has gone to Washing ton. n. C. with her daughter, Eliza 9 vears old. to make her home with her husband's father. Samuel Kirby Xorthwest Industries Classed a: iXon -Essential Are Cut Off From Bituminous Supply. ROCK SPRINGS. Wyo.. Nov. 19. The majority of coal miners in the Rock Springs area . returned to work today despite open threats that they would be shot if they attempted to do so. and mine operators estimate that by tomorrow the mines will be running with nearly normal crews. The threats to shoot the miners ere made openly at a mass meeting ere Monday night by some Dalma an and Montenegrin coal workers. esterday when a small shift started to work they were met near the mine entrances and turned back by men armed with rifles and revolvers. District Is Quiet. Quiet prevailed throughout the en tire district. Eleven alleged radicals ave been rounded up throughout the istrict. CHARLESTON, W. Va., Nov. 19. The situation in the unionized south- rn mining districts of West Vir ginia assumed a more serious aspect tonight with reports fro mthe New river coal fields that hundreds of miners had walked out, closing a number of mines which had been op- 1 erating since the rescinding of . the strike order. According to the reports, the men began -quitting work following noti fication by the mine superintendents that the "check off" system had been abolished. DULUTH. Minn., Nov. 19. All sup plies of bituminous coal from the docks at the heads of the lakes to in dustries in Duluth and Superior and to industries over the northwest re garded as non-essential were cut off under an order issued this morning by E. D. Brigham, chairman of the coal distribution committee, and W. H. rGoverman, United States fuel administrator. Shipping Aathority Required. Authority to ship coal to any man ufacturing plant or industry must be obtained from F. D. Brigham and W. H. rGoverman, federal fuel ad ministrators. The question of the es sential plants is left largely to the discretion of the fuel administrators. The preferred list in that respect in cludes newspaper offices and factories engaged on essential products, in cluding clothing and certain foodstuffs. rights provided by the armistice to search German factories for material taken during the war from the in vaded regions of France and Belgium and for the supervision of factories by the economic sections of the ar mies if there should be reason to be lieve that war materials are being produced. However, it is now determined that the German factory owners withir the occupied regions have a legal right to object, if they eo choose, to entente commercial representatives visiting their plants and thus finding out the special technical processes which are the secret possession of many in dustries In this section of Germany, notably of the steel and iron works of the lower Rhine valley. Now the German manufacturers along the Rhine are endeavoring to devise a scheme to prevent the economic mis sions from visiting their plants when ever they so desire without any formal notice to the factory owners. LOWER PRICE HOPE GONE TRADE COXGRESS CHAIRMAX ASKS ADJUSTMENT. DENVER. Colo., Nov. 19. Colo rado's coal production will be cur tailed tomorrow by a second strike of United Mine Workers of America. Efforts today t oeffect a settlement failed. "The strike order stands." de clared George O. Johnson, president of the union, at Pueblo. "The men will not obey the strike call." declared Colorado Fuel & Iron company offi cials. - - - - PITTSBURG, Nov. 19. Condition of the coal supply in the Pittsburg dis trict was pronounced "fair tonight by the local fuel distribution commit tee of the United States fuel adminis tration, although the situation is re garded with some apprehension. TRADE SECRETS GUARDED German Business Fears Technical Processes May Become Known COBLENTZ. (By the Associated Press.) German business men have been woryying more than usual re cently for fear their trade secrets will become known to the allies through "the gap In the west," as the occupied area is called. According to information reaching the headquarters of the American forces in Germany there is a feeling of uneasiness among the German business men that numerous trade secrets, including the dye industry. which Germany has always carefully guarded, may become available to foreign concerns through the visits paid to German factories by entente economic missions. Recent instructions published by the Inter-Allied Rhineland high commis? sion provide that no obstacles shall be placed in the way of commercial and other missions authorized by the allied and associated governments en tering German factories "with the owners consent." These instructions confirm the Grave Danger Seen in Rapid Fall in Price of Commodities; World Credit Is Issue. PHILADELPHIA, "Credit is the kernel of the world's financial prob lem today. We must be reconciled for the time to a changed valuation or money and adjust ourselves to i permanently higher level of prices,' A. C. Bedford, of the Standard Oil company, chairman of the committee of the .Chamber of Commerce of the United States, in charge of the In ternational trade congress said in sounding the keynote -of that gather ing at a dinner to the foreign en voys at the Hotel Traymore. Di rectors of the American chamber were the hosts. Mr. Bedford maintained that the existence of a huge mass of paper currency In the world pre cludes the possibility of a rapid fall In prices. "Almost fantastically strange eco nomic conditions confront us on every hand, but we cannot be surprised to find that this great war. like other wars, has enormously displaced the ratio between commodities and mon ey, reducing the supplies and enor mously augmenting the paper cur rency and currency set off against them," continued Mr. Bedford. We have to deal with the outcome of this situation which, as it was inevitable it should be. is high prices, or rather one of the fundamental causes of high prices, and it seems to me that much of the success of our efforts just now will depend upon how we regard this stepchild of the war. You are probably familiar with the an nual review of the Swiss Bank cor poration for the year 1918, which, in its summary, shows that leaving Rus sia out of consideration the note cir culation of the belligerents increased during the war by 447 per cent, while during the same period their gold re serves increased only 45 per cent. To me, the existence, of this great mass of paper currency precludes the possibility of a rapid fall in prices. even if such a trend does not find formidable obstacles In the great vol ume of national debts and the det cri mination of labor to keep wages high. H igh prices may be regarded as a symptom of unsoundness, but we can all appreciate the danger which would accompany any rapid fall in prices, which would cause goods to sell at less than they cost, and the repayment of dear money of debts which had been contracted in cheap money. "For these primary reasons It seems as if we must be reconciled for the time to a changed valuation of money and adjust ourselves to a permanently higher level of prices. I mention these few things because, in my opin ion, they have much to do with the matter of credit, and credit is the kernel of the world's financial prob lem today." Homer L. Ferguson of Newport News, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, was toastmaster. The responses upon be half of the Kuropean delegates were made by Florimond Hankar, director of the National Bank of Belgium; Eu genie Schneider, head of the crusot works, who has been called the "Schwab of France"; Sir Arthur Shir ley Benn, chairman of the British mission; and Commander Luigf Quar tieri, president of the Italian group. Edward Nash Hurley, formerly chairman of the United States ship ping board, who arrived here to dis cuss an interallied system of credits with the congress, declared that American business men should view the allied nations in the light of pat rons forced into temporary, receiver' ship through no fault of their own N W?if It. n-:i Hood's Sarsaparilla Keeps on succeeding where other medicines ran, because its original high standard of merit is conscien tiously maintained. Good for blood, STOMACH, LIVER, KIDNEYS. Ask your druggist how good it la. Uruguayans Would Facilitate Pan American Trade. MONTEVIDEO. Nov. 18. Subject to ratification by the legislature, th Uruguayan section of the interna tional high commission has approve in general the convention propose by the central committee at Wash ington for an International gold fund to regulate exchange between Pan American countries. 1 The Uruguayan section also adop ted resolutions that the delegates should propose at the forthcoming Pan-American financial congress in Washington that North American financial and commercial procedure be adjusted to fit European methods. NATION NEARER FAMINE (Continued From First Pagf. Feminine Hazing Enjoyed. OXFORD. Two hundred Miami university freshman sirls. under or ders of upper class girls, were com pelled to appear on the streets, in class rooms and at meals attired in white middy blouses, their hair braid ed down their backs and tied with bright red ribbon, their petticoats visible several inches below their outer skirts and with different shoes and stockings for each foot and leg. The girls for the most part took th. affair fcoori-naturertly. Sure Relief said, the question revolved around the cost of production. During 1918 he said $1,300,000,000 was . paid for bituminous coal, the average price being $2.61 a ton. The reduction cost was $2.15 a ton. the miners receiving $750,000,000, or an average of $1.50 a ton. TaifR 30 Cent i m Ton. A total of $230,000,000 went to the mine owners, but Dr. Garfield said this was not all profit, as federal in come and excess profits tax had to be deducted. -In 1917." Dr. Garfield said, "the tuxes amounted to 30 cents a ton av rrage over the -whole country, but it is difficult to estimate- for 1918." "Do you think the mine workers should give consideration to the op- r t tb-y h ? to pay IHDIGESIIOSJJ Bell-ans Hot water Sure Relief ,E UL-AWS rurt inuiEST on This Woman Found Relief. 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