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VOL. LXI XO. 19,tGi. Entr4 at Portland (Orion PORTLAND, OKEGOX, TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1922 PRICE FIVE CENTS ELECTION FIGHT 0R0PPE0 BY HULL BLOOD TEST TO FIX j PATERNITY PROPOSED! y 1 KILLED, 5 INJURED 'IN TRAIN COLLISION SQUAW BEATS CHIEF; DIVORCE IS WANTED WHITE MAX'S LAWS BLOCK PRIMITIVE REPRISALS. PALS ESTRANGED BY WIFE OF 'ONE SWORDFISH DRIVES HOLE IN BARKENTINE NEBS' STRIKE VICE-PRESIDENT 1 CHARMS APPEARS BROKEN . J Ml I Pact by Labor and Op erators Reported. OA.VCEK TO ASK COIKT TO OKDER COMPAHISGX. mjb:sexgeii who captured robber lose" life. FLANK IX HULL PENETRATED FOR SIX IXCHES. Contest for Nomination Ends Abruptly.' rnilDT'Q Bill IKUK CinTnOi UUUill U liULUIUd inUIUil Quizz of Witnesses as to Vote Cast Is Barred. ERRORS ARE ADMITTED Hrone Information Said to Hare Been Itecrlved From Con testant's Informant. SALEM. Or.. Aug. 14 tSpeclal.) i Trial of the election contest pro-i ., .... .i ceedlngs initiated some time ago on , behalf of Charles Hall, defeated can- didate for the republican nomlna-! tlon for governor at the primary I election May 1. came to an abrupt , conclusion In the circuit court here; this afternoon, when W. S. Uni of counsel for the contestant an naunced that In the face of the J rulings of the court with relation to the introduction of testimony; and the apparent erroneous Infor- : malton received from contestant's Informants that'll had been decided' to & i'm iniiiii iuunrr 'iuwrt niiuii v. ,n "The rulings of the court which 1 have prevented us from Interrogat- tng wltn.saes with relation to j whom they voted for and the prin ciples and reasons which prompted them to change their party affilia- tions at the polls on primary eleo- said Mr. L"lten In announcing abandonment of the ease. (vieelerafe Appeal IMaai "Apparently there n appeal ! from thka court, but e shall now direct our appeal to the electorate. This appeal will urge that the pri mary law be made more effective as It relates to the change of party afttliatlons and church Influence. Our Informants "apparently have been as much mistaken as are our1 differences with the court's ruling." ' Jay Bowerman. of counsel for' MOSCOW, Aug. II. (By the Asso Uovernor Olcott. cnte"tee In the ! ciate.l Tresa.) All restrictions on Droceedlncs. In tddrnvlmt the court marriage for bishops and clergy- following Mr. Clten's announcement. 1 said effort apparently had been t made to make It appear that the campaign was a fight between the Catholics and iroteatant. . "This was not the ae." clared Mr. Bowerman. "As I .. un derstand it the real Issue was , whether the Kii Klux Klan was to i usurp the right of the government and dictate the policies of the state. I 1 will gladly Join with Attorney . ., I L Ren In an effort to tighten up the primary law and place kleaglea, wizards, goblins and other of ficiala j of Invisible organizations on a par with officers of the church." I t Attorney uowerman then ex- pressed appreciation for the many courtesies extended by the court, and the fairness of the attorneys fer the contestant In the trial of which he termed a losing cause. JJy stipulation of the attorneys It wu agreed that the cost bill be prepared in Portland and submitted to the court at some future date. The bill, which wilt Include the attorney fees, together with the witness fees and other incidental expenses, will aggregate several thousands of dollars. Payment of the costs will be determined by the court following arguments to be held within the next few days. y- Mltaaa Refmaea lafsraaatlas. rne court ruling wnicn resulted In abandonment of the proceedings followed the offering of testimony by John Theodore Brentano. a resident of the St. Paul precinct in Marlon county. Attorneys for llu contestant attempted to wrest from this witness information with rela tion to the name of the guberna torial candidate for whom he voted nd the principles and reasons hi.-h prompted him to change his part affiliations at the polls from d-mocrat ic t republican. Mr. Kr, ntano refused to reveal this In formation, and an sustained by the court. Trie court held that a legal voter he changed his party affiliations In gbo-1 faith at the polls at the primary election, even though ac cused cf casting his ballot illegally, cannot be compelled to testify as to the identity of the candidates for mhom he voted at any election or point out specifically the principles and reasons which prompted him to change his party affiliations. Party Chang Adaalte4. Mr. Bretano had admitted on the witness stand that he had been a 1. felon democrat, but that he changed his party affiliation at the polls on primary election day be cause he preferred the platform of the republican candidate to that or the democratic aspirants. "I judge that principle of a party by It can didates. said Mr. Bretano. a that under the primary law there is no party platform Involved. - Bath John Collier, chief counsel tVsr the contestant, and Attorney Urea, artrued that the mere fact that !fr. Breatawo has eald h had ,a44.-)a.a-'aas w , Mi Fontaine Coufers With Her Mother Regarding f I.0OO.000 Suit Against Mhllnry. LOS ANGELES. Cat, Aui 14 Evan Burrow Fontaine. oriental dancer, announced here today ste would a.k a court order to compe Cornellui Vanderblit Whitney to j submit to a comparison blood testf In her attempt t prove he Is the; father of her U-months-old aon. ac cording- to a story the Los Angeles Examiner will publish tomorrow. Miss Fontaine's announcement fol followed a conference with her mother. Mrs. Florence Fontaine, now In Los Angeles. Miss Fontaine said she had re ceived -information from her attor neys they had filed at Saratoga Springs. X. T.. her 11.000.000 dam age action Against Whitney, alleg ing breach of promise to marry. BALLSTO.V Sr.V. X. Y Aug. 14. The complaint In an action for on million dollars for breach of promise, against Cornelius Vanderblit Whit ney, son of Harry lane Whitney, was filed here today by attorneys 'or Miss Fontaine. The complaint brief ly charges that Whitney began a courtship with - V Miss Fontaine on May 1. 11. wMch t.onlinu,d untll October iS. i9.0 wnen. the plaintiff asserts, he promised to marry her three days later, but failed to keep the promise - -- i PRUNE WAGES ARE FIXED loucla Growers to Iay Cents liu-licl for IMt'kins. I'.USKBl'R'l. Or.. Aug. It. (Spe- j fiaL) At thf annual meeting of ' prune growers to (day It rn as decided to pay C cents a bushel to -prune pickers, with a . bonus of cent. . bushel ia oickers h k... .v.-. Irter help will be paid II and 13 u ". wntle tree shakers win re- iceite II j0 a day. With a bonus of The growers are greatly con cerned over the heavy prune drop. ' K'rh in some sections is said to I :e as heavy as ; per cent. A corn- mlttee was appointed to confer and work out a plan for pooling the un sold portion of this year's crop. RED CLERGY MAY MARRY " " Het-eni ly Formed Soviet t'luircli Han OrtluHiox Kr-llgloti. men have been removed by of the "living chiSrch congress the recently formed soviet church, whose members are working to have , the new rhurcn take the place of the old Orthflox church. Among IT.k: :'""sV.r.r .V. ;.T." , ,rthodox church Is referred to as ihe "dead church." It is contended by the "red clergy' j h.v permitting marriages I cierg mtn are orougn into closer. contact with the community. He- garding monks, the congress de cided that the higher monks may disregard their vows and marry atill retaining their positions. BRIDEGROOM IS SCU3H, .Man Married Here Wauled for Contempt of Court. SEATTLE. Wash.. Aug. 14. On a warrant charginc him with being In contempt of court by marrying Reulah Jones of Ki-nton. Wash., in Portland. Or., three das after h. had been divorced by the K'n county superior court. Paul Buck r ex-Cnited States marshal at I -: alaska. Alaska, ts sought by S i iff Malt tilarwlch. The first Mrs. Buckley Is seekin. annulment of the decree on m, ground that she sought it only after Buckley had threatened to injure the reputation of herself and her daughter. FLIER IS TO TRY AGAIN Doolittle Not Daunted by Failure of Coast-to-CciMst Jump. SAX ANTONIO. Tex- Aug. It. Xot daunted by his previous unsuc cessful attempt to make a one-stop flight from coast to coast. Lieuten ant James H. Doolittle has been granted permission to make another attempt by the chief of ihe air serv ice at Washington and will start from Pablo Beach on or about Sep mwr 1. when It is expected the plane wrecked In his first attempt at the one-stop illght will be re paired. Exactly the sme plans will be followed In the second attempt as the first. PYTHIANS PICK TORONTO Supreme Lodge Select Meeting Place, for It 23. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 14 To ronto. Ont, tonight was selected as the meeting place of the supreme lodge of the Knights of Pythias in 1I3. The committee selected to choose next year's meeting place recommended St. Louts. Tomorrow will be the lam day of the supreme lodge session here. The finance committee will report and George C- Cabell. Norfolk. Vs., elevated to supreme i-bawicellcr, will be installed in office alorg with other officers. Trip Finest Ever Taken, Says Mr. Coolidge. :l CITIZENS TO SEE VISITOR Guest Will Appear Before Public Twice Today. GOVERNOR TO BE HERE Ground to Be Broken for Koos. vclt Statue Address Sched uled for Night Meeting. Citixens of Portland and the regions round about, whose pride and interest have been roused by the fact that Calvin Coolidge. vice president of the Cnited States, has been a guest of the city for nearly three days, will have opportunities to see and hear the distinguished visitor today. Mr. Coolidge will appear twice before the public. He is to assist in the exercises attending the breaking of ground for the Roose velt equestrian statue at 2 o'clock this afternoon and at 8 o'clock to night will give an address at the municipal auditorium. Both the events In which he. will participate are civic In nature and open to the public without admission charge. Governor Olcott, members of the state supreme court and numerous ether state and city officials will attend the functions at which the vice-president is to appear today. Qoyernor Olcott will occupy the platform with the distinguished guest this evening. Band W HI Participate. . At X o'clock this afternoon the ceremony of breaking ground on the site chosen for the Roosevelt eques trian statue, arranged for this date to coincide with the vice-president's visit In Portland, mill be held, with Mr. Coolidge participating. He will turn the first sod at the site where the statue lae Is to be erected In the south park blocks opposite the I-idd school, on West Park street beiHten Madison and Jefferson s:ree;s. . ,The pu'i-iic is invited to these ex- erclses. marking the first step in acquisition by the city of Portland of the statue of the ex-prtsiden' "hii-h is to be the gift of fir. Henry "' " Vancouver barracks wJU Partlci.te in the exereisvs. S C PU -. city commissioner. ho has rt-presentt d the city In arranging fr acceptance of the statue, will - Hi.,l on l'ic l"oluiT;n l. PERHAPS IT IS JUST lbtSgg y - Engine and Mail Car Derailed AVhen Limited Strikes Freight Xear Durant, Mont. BV?; , Mont.. Aug. 14. George L&u' c xpress messenger on the Ncr .oast Limited train of the No n Pacific railroad, eastbound w .lied and five other members o crew were Injured, none serl who the limited collided ' a westbound Northern Pacific ? rht train . mile east of Durant O ut 10 o'clock this morning. .'rank O'Donnell, Missoula, Mont. .gineer of the freight Jrain. sus- UltU m Ui UKCII I III a IIU Ui UJVCH icse. others Injured were: E. J. Anderson. St. Paul, electri cian, leg broken; A. H. Gassman, Spokane, chief mall clerk, cut and bruised; J. S. Spicer. Spokane, mall clerk, cut about head; A. K. Moore M:ssoula. mail 'clerk, cut and bruised; O. C. Oehner, Missoula, fire man on limited, cut and bruised. The engine of the limited was de railed but was not overturned.. The mail car also was derailed. Laun, whose home was in Spokane, 19 years ago raptured a train robber at Bear Mouth by striking him over the htad with a poker as he entered the express car.' FITZGERALD ON AIR TRIP Representative Takes 500-Mile Jaunt for Session. WASHINGTON-, D. C. Aug. 14. Representative Fitzgerald of Ohio Qualified today as an "aerial dare devil of congress" by flying the 500 odd miles from McCook field, Day ton, to Boiling Jield, to be on hand for the reconvening of the house tomorrow. The flight was 'made In a little more than four hours, with a stop at Moundsville, W. Va. Mr. Fitzgerald is a licensed pilot, but the machine used today was pi loted by Lieutenant Harold Harris of McCook field. HOP HARVEST TO BEGIN Crop In Willamette Valley Will Total 55,000 Bales. SALEM. Or.. Aug. 14. (Special.) Hop picking will begin in the Willamette, valley this week, ac cording to announcement made by the growers today. Because of the labor shortage In this part, of the state an appeal for pickers prob ably will be sent to Portland. Estimates place this year's crop at 55.000 bales. FIREWATER BLAZES UP Liquor In Contact Willi Gutter IltirMs Into Flumes. CALEXICO. Cal.. Aug. 14. When federal customs officers attempted to pour 100 gallons of liquor into the gutter nere today It burst into flames. The temperature was 120 degrees In the shade. ' The firewater was then poured di rectly into a sewer. AS WELL THEY'RE ALL PRETTY Between Trl-Weekly Beatings Red Man Poses as Bronze ' Apollo for Artists. (By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.) CHICAGO, Aug. 14. Now take Chief Henry Rise Little Bear on the warpath, stropping his scalping knife while he emits the Cherokee battlecry, or turn him loose after a buffalo herd with a bow and ar row or ririe ana he was consiaer able Indian, but the softening in fluences of a four-room flat in the city have pulled hia teeth, in a man ner of speaking. Today he appeared in court and asked a divorce from Madelaine. his squaw.' In the good -old days he would have kicked her in the slats, but the laws of the white man frown upon these primitive, but rone the less ellective, methods. He saya Madelaine has fallen into the habit of beating him with a war club, more especially when he re turns to his tepee comfortably filled with firewater. Between his tri-weekly beatings the chief has been posing as a "bronze Apollo" for commercial art ists. He admits he possesses the strength and cunning to handle his wife, if the laws of the white man would only permit him to go about taming her in his own way and in the only way she can understand, but, as this is not allowed, he seeks a divorce and peace. MRS.) KENT IS RESCUED Wife of ex - Representative Is Saved From Blow on Lake. RENO, Nev., Aug. 14. Mrs. Will iaip Kent, wite or me ex-repre-sentattve in congress from Califor nia, with a party of friends, was rescued on Lake Tahoe at 10 o'clock last night after the machinery of her motorboat had been stalled since morning. A high wind was blowing, and the party was dripping wet with spray when picked up by C. W. Farrell and towed to Glenbrook. Several searching parties from points around the lake were sent out early in the evening, as It was feared the party had been sunk. MISS TUMULTY INJURED Daughter of ex-Secretary Hurt in ' Auto Wreck in Europe. (Chirftffrt Tribune Foreign TXews Service. OBERAMMERGAU. Aug. 14. Mrs. Mary McCahill of Lake City, Minne sota, suffered a broken leg and Miss Tumulty, daughter of Joseph Tu multy, secretary to ex-President Wilson, was Injured in an automo bile accident near Wejhejm Satur day while en route to Oberammer gau from Munich. Mrs. McCahill's daughter Eleanor was uninjured. The injured were taken to Wejhejm hospital, where Mrs. McCahill died of heart disease. Another of her daughters is the v ife of the late Franklin K. Lane's son. WELL TIED DOWN. Rich Atlantans Involved in Blackmail Suit. STATEROOM SCENE IS CITED Spouse of One Caught in Company of Other. BLOWS THEN EXCHANGED Men -for Many Years Fast Friends Now Fighting One Another in Georgia Court. 03y Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.) ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 14. Two men interested in, the same busi ness and vuntil a voyage to Europe recently frequent guests at the same functions and at each other's homes are on the opposite sides of a suit charging blackmail filed in the Kiinerio- court tnrlav. The plaintiff is "Walter T. 6and- ler, banker and son of the million aire owner of "Coco-Cola," Asa G. Candler, nephew of Bishop Warren A. Candler of the Methodist church (south) and of Judge John S. Cand ler of Georgia. The defendant is Clyde K. Byfield, head of the Apper-son-Byfield automobile firm here. The transaction involved is the ap pearance of W. T. Candler in the stateroom of Mrs. Byfield on the steamer Berengaria, the sudden ar rival of Byfield, punches between the two men and a blow said to have been received by the woman. Subsequently, It is said, a note for 25.0O0 was drawn by Candler on the Central Bank & Trust corporation, of which he Is cashier, in favor "of Byfield. Later, the plaintiff says, he exchanged this note for $2000 cash and a note for J20,000, the difference, $3000, being cared for by money ho had lent Byfield to make the trip to Europe. Men's Affairs Interlaced. .The financial affairs of the two men are interlaced. Candler is a heavy stockholder in the Byfield company and is said to have given him one of his race horses. The Candler family had been divided, Mrs. W. T. Candler tiding in Cali fornia with her baby, where their separation is known, while here there have been frequent hints of impending divorce; the Byfield family affairs seem to have post poned their crisis until the night or July I, scene a steamer state room, at sea. Candler's version of the affair at sea puts the blame jointly on champagne and Byfield. It tells of his wandering into stateroom where Mrs. Byfield was, although he could not explain her presence. It continues: "At this juncture Byrield, the de tendant, entered the room and the defendant said, in substance, 'Now I have caught you and I have been suspecting this for six months. Tou must pay me 25,000." Defendant struck plaintiff and plaintiff struck defendant, and defendant struck his wife and made an attempt to get' a pistol." "Dosed Condition" Xoted. At this point the complaint de scribed Candler as "in a dazed con dition," during which the note was signed. The note which Byfield now holds comes due on August 18 ana tne court issued a temporary restraining order against its being soia pending the hearing of the case. The plaintiffs fathernow 71, ad mitted last week his engagement to Mrs. Onezlma de Bouchelle, a beau tiful divorcee of New Orleans. Many years ago he was plaintiff in a suit in which he. charged that a man and woman had tried to extort $500,000 from him. POPE PIUS SUFFERS COLD Walks Will Be Abandoned While Heat Is Intense. ROME, Aug. 14. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Pope Pius has suf fered S slight cold, says the Messa gero today, due to walking In the Vatican gardens despite the terrific heat and then re-entering hit cool apartment. He suffered a severe, attack of chills a few days ago, but now his health is restored. He has decided, however, to abandon his walks in the gardens while the heat is so intense. D'ANNUNZIO IS INJURED Italy's Xoted 'Soldier Poet Hurt Seriously in Fall. GARDONE, Riviera, Italy, Aug. 14. .(By the Associated Press.) Ga- brlele D'Annunzio, Italy's noted sol dier-poet, was seriously Injured in tire head by a fall yesterday in the garden of his villa here. For some time following the ac cident his condition gave rise to considerable anxiety. Medical re ports today were more reassuring, but his doctors declined to express definite opinion on his chances for recovery. Lumber Craft Taken for Whale; Sword, Minus Teeth, Found; Leak is Sprung. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 24. A swordfish drove its sword through a 6-inch plank, in the hull of the bar kentine Monitor, which is loading lumber at Mukilteo, her master, Alff Hansen, related. . Captain Han sen says that the attack on the ship was made somewhere in the south seaa but that it, was not discovered until the Monitor, which belongs to the Charles Nelson company, was docked at San Francisco to learn why she leaked. "The swordfish evidently took the AfnTilfrti- fni1 a whalo n M C.antnin (Hansen, "as that is the swordfish's favorite method of attacking the big mammals, making a dive and com ing up underneath with great momentum. We found the sword, minus the teeth, in the plank." JAPANESE ARMY IS CUT First Move Is to Disband 4000 Artillerymen. TOKIO. Aug. 14. (By the Asso siated Press.) The reduction of the Japanese army, in accordance with the reorganization plans proposed by the war office and approved by the cabinet recently, was begun to day when 4000 artillerymen were disbanded. The retirement of sev eral generals and other officers holding high commissions will be announced shortly, it was learned. The step taken by Japan today in disbanding 4000 artillerymen comes as the first move in the carrying out of a proposed plan to reduce the army by a total of 56,000 enlisted men. Under the readjustment pro gramme announced by the Japanes war office July 4, last, the tota number of divisions in the army wi remain unchanged, but the numbe of companies, squadrons and bat teries will be reduced. It has been estimated that th reductions will effect a saving 259,000,000 yen during the next of years and thereafter 23,000,000 ye annually. POLICEMAN DIES , AT 98 Butte Officer, Who Was to Wed ex-Circus Rider, Succumbs BUTTE. Mont.. Aug. 14. Sam Protine, the 98-year-old Butte po liceman, whose love affair with 64-year-old ex-circus rider brought him to public attention here re cently, died in Butte this afternoon, He was born at Barnegat, N. J. He said he was a bodyguard for Presi dent Lincoln, during the wari A week or two ago irotine took out a license here to marry but after the arrival of the bride, who rode horseback a hundred miles, the an nouncement was made that th marriage had been indefinitely post poned without reason being given. Protine wore his uniform and sta and carried a special number from the Butte department up to the time cf illness a day or two ago. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS - The Weather, YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature 7:2 degrees; minimum, 6 decrees. TODAY'S Unsettled and occasionally threatening weather; winds mostly westerly. Foreign. Viscount Northcliffe, noted British pub lisher, -dies in London Page 3. Rumor reached Berlin that French co lonials are advancing into Germany, Page - 5. National. Mediation triea again in rail strike, Page 2. Borah firea blast under senate plans to bring up soldier bonus bill. Page 5, Congress loath to act on strike. Page 6. Political unrest born of strikes. Page 14 Domestic. Wealthy Atlantans, erstwhile chums, es tranged in suit charging blackmail, Page 1. One killed, five injured in Montana train wreck. . Page 1. Sata Fe moves one limited . train, Page Sauav beats chief; divorce wanted. Page l. Klan bores from within In political ma neuvers. Page 3. Election contest abruptly dropped by Hall forces. Page 1 Blood test to fix paternity is asked. Page 1- Backbone of coal strike believed broken. Page 1. Swordfish drives hole in barkentine. Page 1. Pacific Northwest. Former Hood River, Or., physician writes home on famine conditions in Mos cow district. Page 7. Two Seattle officials ousted by mayor. Page 7. 1925 fair caravan reaches Condon. Page 13. Telephone rate hearing asked by Public Service Commissioner t-orey. Page ft. Sports, Crippled Australasians defeat French- men. Page ls. Rosenberg lights way to new title. Page 12. , Major leagues call halt to pennant buy ing. Page z. Commercial and Marine. Hope and apprehension feature day's trading on jNew xorK block exenange. Page 21. Steamers will load here for orient. Page 14. Wheat drops in local market. Page 20. Wheat has setback at Chicago. Page 20. Bond prices weaker and stocks react at New York. Page 21. Demand for medium cattle better. Page 20. Portland a-nd Vicinity. . Japanese deserters from ship captured. Page 11. Police find clew to slugger of women. Page 13. Vice-president and party charmed with attractions of Columbia. highway. Page 1. County grand jury to begin probe of al leged election, fraud in precinct No. 20i. i'age Weather report, data and forecast. Page 20. Portland- host -to- note Jurist-sV .--Pas-4. DRAFTING CONTRACT BEGUN Output of 60,000,000 Ton's Is Affected. NEW MEETING. TODAY Actual Signing of Wage Agree ment Expected, According to John L. Lewis. CLEVELAND. Aug. 14. (By the Associated Press.) The soft coal strike was virtually broken tonight, but prospects were that the actual signing of an agreement between the United Mine Workers and operators, controlling an annual ouput of 60,000,000 tons, would be delayed until tomorrow. The sign ing of the contract will actually end the strike in part. All details of the agreement were accepted In principle by both miners and operators and the actual draft of the contract was left to a sub committee, which continued its work Into the night. The actual signing of the contract, John L. Lewis, president of the miners, said, is expected to follow a meeting to morrow of. the union's policy com mittee. , Wage Scales Provided. The agreement, it was said, would provide for re-establishment of the wage scales that were effective last April 1 and the new contract would run until next March 31. It was also decided to establish a fact-finding committee of advisory powers for dealing with future nego tiations In the soft coal industry. The commission would be chosen by miners and operators, with the per sonnel to be approved by" the presi dent. Others May Ester Agreement. Operators controlling approxi mately 60,000,000 tons annual pro duction were represented in the con ference. Their mines were under stood to be in central Pennsylvania, western Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illi nois, northern West Virginia and Michigan. Under the decision of the confer. ence it was understood that any soft coal operators anywhere in the country might become parties to the agreement, the reopening of their mines to follow immediately. These operators, it was said, might sign the. agreement as individuals or by state or district organizations. For three days Mr. Gallagher, supporting a demand for compul sory arbitration, and President Lewis of the miners, who was un alterably opposed to the demand. had been unable to reach an agree ment. All provisions except this one had been agreed to by them, but 11 the work must be covered again v in drafting a contract because or new operators being called into th conference. The day was marked by an ex change of messages between Mr. Lewis and S. D. Warriner, Spokes man for the anthracite operators. Governors Not to Confer. As a result of the progress made tonight by operators and miners, Governor Davis of Ohio announced he would call off the conference of governors of five coal-producing states that was to have met here to consider the strike situation. He also announced that he would with draw Ohio militiamen, who were sent into the coal fields recently. No exact estimate of the number of miners who will be put back to (Concluded on Page 2, Column 3.) TAKE A SPIN DOWN GAS- i OLINE ALLEY. t With this issue The Ore- ! gonian begins publication of I a daily comic strip that has J won wide popularity in the east. It is "Gasoline Alley," t featuring the ponderous Walt, J whose heart is kindly and f timorous particularly when I Mrs. Blossom is around. J "Gasoline Alley" is the rec- j ord of an average day in an automotive setting, where the talk is of new models and spare parts, and all that sort t of thing, but where the boy3 are 50 essentially human that J they are forever contriving t new ways to extract pleasure from life. It's a good strip, and youH j say so. Never a laugh in it but depends upon a whole- some situation, and there is 1 a laugh daily. A strip a day, and a full page in color each Sunday. A "Nickel and a Nod The Morning Oregonian First in the Field t V