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22 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 26. 1919. WILSON GALLS FOB LEAGUE OF JUSTICE President Declares World De mands Vital Peace Body. "OLD SYSTEM" DENOUNCED Conference Told That Day When. World Was Ruled by Small Coteries of Men Is Gone. (Continued From First Pftre.) tinguished privilege to be permitted to open the discussion In this conference on the league of nations. We have as sembled for two purposes to make the present settlements which have been rendered ' necessary "by this war, and also to' secure "the peace of the world, not only by the present settle ments, but by the arrangements we shall make at this conference for Its maintenance. "The league of nations seems to me to be necessary for both of these pur poses. There are many complicated questions connected with the present .settlements, which, perhaps, cannot, be successfully worked out to an ultimate issue by. the decisions we shall arrive at here.' Fuinrr Changes Predicted. "I xan easily conceive that many of these" settlements will need subsequent) consideration; that many of the de cisions wo make shall need subsequent alteration in some degree, for if I may judge by my own study of some of these questions they are not susceptible for confident judgments at present. "It is therefore necessary that we should set up some machinery by which the work of this conference should be rendered complete. "We have assembled here for the purpose of doing very much more than making the present settlements that I are necessary. We are assembled under very peculiar conditions of world opinion. 1 may say, without straining the point, that we are not the repre sentatives of governments, but repre sentatives of the poples. "It will not suffice to satisfy gov ernmental circles anywhere. It is necessary that we should satisfy the opinion of mankind. "The burdens of this war have fallen in an unusual degree upon the whole population of the countries involved. I do not need to draw Tor you the pic ture of how the burden has been thrown back from the front upon the older men, upon women, upon children, upon the homes of the civilized world, and how the real strain of the war has come where the eye of the government could not reach, but where the heart of humanity beats. "We are bidden by these people to make a peace which will make them se cure. We are bidden by these people to see to it that this strain does not come upon them again. Ami I venture to say that it has been possible for them to bear this strain because they hoped that those who represented them could get together after this war and make such another sacrifice unnecessary. Demand for Justice Seen. "It is a solemn obligation on our part, therefore, to make ' permanent arrange ments that justice shall be rendered and peace -maintained. "This is the central ojbect of our meeting. Settlements may te temporary, but the action of the nations in the Interest of peace and justice must be permanent. We can set up permanent processes. We may not be able to set up a permanent decision. "Therefore, it seems to me that we must take so far as we can a picture of the world into our minds. Is it not a startling circumstance, for one thing, that the great discoveries of science, that the quiet studies of men In labora tories, that the thoughtful developments which have taken place in quiet lec ture rooms have now been turned to the destruction of civilization? The powers of. destruction have not so much multiplied as they have gained facili ties." "The enemy, whom we have just overcome, had at his seats of learning some' of the principal centers of scien tific study and discovery and he used them in order to make destruction sud den and complete. And only the watch ful and continuous co-operation of men can see to it that science, as well as armed men, is kept within the harness of civilization. I . B. Said to Demand League, "In a sense the United States is less Interested in this subject than the other nations here assembled. With her great territory and her extensive sea borders, it is less likely that the United States t-huuld suffer from the attack of ene mies than that other nations should Buffer. And the ardor of the United States for it is a very deep and gen uine ardor for the society" of nations is not an ardor springing out of fear or apprehension, but an ardor springing out of the ideals which have come in the consciousness of this war. "In coming into this war the United States never for a moment thought that .she was Intervening in the politics of Europaaor the politics of Asia, or the politics of any part of the world. The thought was that all the world had now become conscious that there was a single cause of justice and of liberty for men of every kind and place. Permanent Settlements Wanted. "Therefore, the United States should feel that its part In this war should be played in vain If there ensued upon It abortive European settlement It would feel that it could not take part in guaranteeing those European settle ments unless that guarantee involved the continuous superintendence of the peace of the world by the associated nations of the world. "Therefore, it seems to me that we must concern our best judgment in order to make this league of nations a vital thing a thing sometimes called into life to meet an exigency but al ways functioning in watchful attend ance upon the interests of the nations, and that its continuity should be a vital continuity; that its functions are continuing functions; that they do not permit an intermission of its watch fulness and of its labor; that it should be, the eye of the nations, to keep watoh upon tffe common interest an eye that does not slumber, an eye that is everywhere watchful and attentive. "And if we do not make it vital, what shall we do? We shall disappoint the pectations of the peoples. This is what their thought centers upon. "I had the very delightful experi ence of visiting several nations since I came to this side of the water, and every time the voice of the body of the people reached me, through any representative, at the front of the plea stood the hope of the league of nations. "Gentlemen, the select classes of man kind are no longer the governors of mankind. The fortunes of mankind are now in the hands of the plain people of the whole world. Satisfy them and you have justified their con fidence not only, but have established peace. Kail to satisfy them and no arrangements that you can make wllf ither set ujt or steady the peace of the world. XT. S. Demands Are Told. "Tou can imagine, I dare say, the s,en- t timents and the purpose with which the representatives of the United States support this great project for a leagie of nations. We regard it as the key note Of the Whole, whirh Ynrpiog r I nnrnoKpfl nnri Irfeola ( ; . .. ul which the associated nations have ac cepted as the basis of a settlement. "If we return to the United States without having made every effort In our power to realize this programme we should return to meet the merited scorn of our fellow citizens. For they are a body that constitute a great de mocracy. They expect their leaders to speak; their representatives to be th'eir servants. No Compromise to Be Made. "We have no choice but to obey their mandate. But it is with the greatest enthusiasm and pleasure that we accept that mandate. And because this is the keynote of the whole fabric, we have pledged our every purpose to it, as we have to every Item of the rabrlc. He would not dare abate a single Item of the programme which constitutes our instructions; we would not dare com promise upon any matter as the chanv pion of this thing this peace of the world, this attitude of Justice, this principle that we are masters of no peoples, but are here to see that every people in the world shall choose its SON OF PORTLAND JL'DGE i:DS SERVICE IN NAVY. Harland Tucker. Harland Tucker, son of Circuit Judge Robert Tucker, was a Port land visitor last week on his re turn to Los Angeles from eight, months' service In the, Navy. Mr. Tucker enlisted in the Unlte4 States Naval Reserve at San Pedro, Cal., and was Bent to the officers' school at the Great Lakes naval training station near Chicago. Later he was transferred to the school at Pelham Bay, N. Y., and was about to receive his commis sion as Ensign when the armis tice was signed. The young man returned to Los Angeles, to re sume his role as leading man of the Morosco Theater of 'that city. own masters and govern its own des tinies, not as we wish, but as they wish. "We are here to see, in short, that the very foundations of this war are sMiept away. Those foundations were the private choice of a small coterie of civil rulers and military staffs. Those foundations' were the aggression of great: powers upon the small. Those foundations were the holding together of empires of unwilling subjects by the duress of arms. Those foundations were the power of small bodies of men to wield their will and use mankind as pawns in a game. Means to Peace Shown. "And nothing less tliantthe emancipa tion of the world from these things will accomplish peace. "You can see that the representatives of the United States are, therefore, never put to the embarrassment of choosing a way of expediency, because tjjey have had laid down before them tho unalterable lines of principles. And thank God, these lines have been ac cepted as the lines of settlements bs all the high-minded men who have had to do with the beginning of this great business. "I hope, Mr. Chairman, when it Is known, as I feel confident it will be known, that we have adopted the prin ciple of a league of nations and mean to work out that principle In effective action, we shall by that single thing have lifted a great part of the load of anxiety from the hearts of men every where. , Wilson Speaks for Soldiers. "We stand in a peculiar cause. As I go about the streets here I see every where the American uniform. Those men came into the war after we had uttered our purpose, and I am respon sible for them; for it falls to men to formulate the purpose for .which I asked them to fight, and I, like them must be a crusader for these things whatever it costs and whatever It may be necessary to do In honor to ac complish the object for which they fought. "I have been glad to find from day to day that there is no question oT our standing alone in this mutter, for there are champions of this cause upon every hand. I am merely avowing this In order that you may understand, why perhaps, it fell to us, who are disen gaged from the politics of this great continent and of the Orient, to suggest that this was the keystone of the arch and why it occurred to the generous mind of your President to call upon me to open this debate. It is not because we alone represent. this idea, but be cause it Is our privilege to associate ourselves with you in representing it "I have only tried in what I have said to give you the fountains of the enthusiasm vtiich is within us for this thing; for those fountains spring, it seems to hie, from all the ancient wrongs and sympathies of mankind and the very pulse of the world seems to beat to the fullest In this enter prise." LLOYD GEOBGK BACKS LEAGUE British Premier Says England Is Strong for Peace Organization. PARIS, Jan. 2o. At the conclusion of the reading of a translation of Presi dent Wilson's speech. Premier Lloyd George said: "I should not have intervened at all but it was necessary for me to state how emphatically the people of the British empire are behind this pro posal, and if the leaderB of the British empire have not been able to devote as much time during the last five years as they would have liked to this ques tion, the reason is that they were en tlrely occupied with other questions more urgent for the moment. "Had I the slightest doubt V to the wisdom or this league of nations l would have vanished before the spec tacle as I saw it last Sunday when visited a region which but a few years ago was one of the fairest in this very air land. "We drove for hours through what was a wilderness of desolation. It did not look like a country where there were habitations of men; it was torn and shattered and rent beyond all recognition. We visited one city which had been very beautiful, but there we saw scenes which no indemnity can ever make good. "I do not know if we shall succeed in our enterprise, but it is already a success that we have undertaken it. HsaHaHb, a BRAVERY OF TROOPS Fl Lieutenant Ticer Recounts Deeds of Camp Lewis Men. MAJOR RICHESON PRAISED 0 Returned Veteran of Argonne Fight Says Portland Officer Kept In Close Touch With Men. First Lieutenant Glenn H. Ticer. of Portland, wounded on the fourth day of the 91st Division's participation In the battle of the Argonne forest, ar rived in the city ywsterday. He was welcomed by Mrs. Ticer. who was An nabelle Crawford, of 643 East Twenty second street North, until the young officer returned in August, 1917, from I tne rirst rrcsiaio training camp on nis way to Camp Lewis. Lieutenant Ticer was Adjutant of the First Battalion of the 364th infantry Regiment, serving with Major A. B. Richeson, formerly of the Oregonian editorial staff. His praise for the ctft- iency and personal courage of Major Richeson was unreserved. "Our P. C. (command post or bat- alion headquarters) was never in the rear, he said. "Major liicheson wanted o be where things were hottest, where he could see more and be In better touch with the progress of the fight. There was some personal risk Involved, for the entire battalion staff was put out of action In the first four days of fighting. Lieutenants Mirgins and Gll- leland being wounded on the second and third days, and Major Richeson be ing Injured two hours after I was hit on the fourth afternoon." I 1 he speaker w .is wounded in the left leg by the explosion of a hiarh exnlo- ive shell, which killed two .privates. wounded Lieutenant-Colonel Mudgctt. '.ommanaing officer of the 364th. a French officer and six privates. Lieatcmiint Noble Killed1 Early. One of the first deaths amonir the officers of the 364th Infantry, and one which came ol only with a shock but as a great disappointment to friends who wanted to see him In action, was that of Elmer J. C) Noble, a First Lieutenant commanding " D " Com pany of the First Battalion. He will be remembered as a gridiron hero of he-University of Washington who mar ried Miss Doris Smith, a Tortland srlrl. shortly before the close of the first officers' training camp at the Presidio. He took a course of training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and returned to Camp L,ewis as a Dayonet expert Tor the 91st Divisional school of arms. His SDlen- did physique and dexterity with a rifle made it a fond hope of his friends that. ir he was to be killed at all, that he first be given a good opportunity for hand-to-hand combat with the Boche. He "wen west" when his organization had just started over the top, lamented Lieutenant Ticer. Little Hun f rightfulness or treach ery was seen by Lieutenant Ticer, as his outfit moved along six miles into the enemy territtory the first dav of the drive, and the enemy was too busy to attempt many pet stratagems. One instance oi an American officer's be ing treacherously killed by a German officer whom he had captured was re lated. Huns Don American Garb. Chief of the German ruses used against the 91st Division was the em ployment of snipers in American ollve- drab. says the returned officer. Three of such were killed and one captured by nis men. J ney were very hard to detect In the confusion of a large scale battle and had to be caught In the act of 'hooting. Officers of the division car ried rifles, as well as automatics. In most cases, and with the non-rainproof government raincoats, light packs and tin hats." were difficult, to distinguish from privates. Musettes and dispatch cases weje all by which they could be identifltd outwardly. In tne second day of the battle, ow ing to heavy casualties among officers 14 of tne 13 officers in the First Bat talion, 364th, were put out of action in the first five days of the fight), there was much confusion, with little chance to reorganize. The 363d Infan try was the assaulting regiment and the 364th was supposed to be In support on the day of the attack, September 26, southwest of Verdun. So heavy was the fighting that the 364th was in action by evening the first day Instead of on the second or third day. At one time the First Battalion, 3lth. was attached to the 363d. During this time Alajor Itlcheson. on personal ATTORN EV WHO WAS IN ARMY RETt'B.9. Lieutenant Barge !'.. Leonard. First Lieutenant Barge E. Leon ard, formerly a prominent Port land attorney, has been honor ably discharged from the United States Army and has returned to this city to resume the practice of law. He has opened offices at 1406 Yeon building. Lieutenant Leonard attended the second officers' training camp at the Presidio, San Fran cisco. He received bts commis sion as First Lieutenant of Infan try on November 27, 1917. and was first assigned to the 63d In fantry, stattoned at the Presidio, Later he was assigned to special duty at Western Department headquarters and was made ex ecutive officer there in charge of establishing a censorship of In coming and outgoing foreign mail at San Francisco Before the war Lieutenant Leonard was a member of the law firm of Manning, Slater & 1 -conn i-d. His hew office shave been opened in connection with Chester G. Murphy, .who la still with the American Army in France but expects to be sent home soon. OMWESTLAUOEO HsnSnfc " '' ssxssnnP BsBnnnBnW ssnnnub-- jnnl MnnHSnnr VJ& T : reconnaissance, was forced to spend the night in the lee of German wire, almost under the flash of Boche ma chine guns. Lieutenant James Hlgley, of Tacoma, later killed, served with his platoon In the 37th Division for one day during the first confusion, but later found his way back to the 91st. Lieutenant Ticer admitted that Amer ican planes were not much In evidence during the fight, though German air men were busy over Yankee lines. The 91st Division was held in reserve at St. Mlhiel. said Lieutenant Ticer, later was held for a week in the Hesse forest between French lines of Infantry and French artillery, and relieved the 77th French Division on September 26. During the time the American forces were in the Hesse woods, not an Amer ican, officer or private, was allowed to visit the front llr.es of the French unless in horizon biue uniform, as It was hoped to surprise the Huns. Private prisoners said the Yank at tack was a complete surprise but some of the German officers may have suspected the Americans' presence as a Sergeant-Major of a regiment of Spandau artillery told Lieutenant Tl- r - - .................. - - i Lieutenant Glenn H. Ticer, in Portland on Sick Leave. J ............... cer in the hospital that at the opening ofthe American artillery prepara tion all the officers of his regiment left for the rear. The two brigades of the 91st Division I 181st composed of 361st and 362d regiments, and 182d composed of 363d and 364th regiments) were or ganized in depth and attacked on a two battalion front with the 35th Di vision on the left and the 37th Divis ion on the right. There were IS Amer ican divisions in the drive. 12 in the assault chelons. The German strength on this front was 40 divisions. Lieutenant Ticer is on sick leave at present and Is expecting transfer to Camp Lewis, until he can receive his discharge which will not be until his recovery is complete. LABOR DEPARTMENT AIDS FEDERAL APPROVAL ACCORDED WOMEN'S CAMPAIGN". Portland National Chairman Will Direct Organization of Work at Washington, D. C. Employment conditions In the West ern and Southern parts of the state are Improving, according to the report of State Director Smith, of the United States employment service, who has just returned from inspection oS sev eral stations. There are few with out work at Marshfield, Eugene and Med fold, he reports. "Portland seems to have a monopoly on the unemployed men." said Mr. Smith. "I found conditions much -Im proved In all towns visited and am much more optimistic over the unem ployment question than a few weeks ago. "In the smaller towns I found prep arations complete to take back all sol diers and sailors and also found an in telligent co-operation of city officials and employers on the general question of unemployment. Lach of the offices is placing from 10 to 20 men daily. Arrangements have been made to install women s division in each of these offices, the same as now in Portland and Salem. Kraployers Create Positions. "With conditions improving I expect to see the wave of Bolshevism blow over soon. Everyone seems to under stand the seriousness of the problem and where there Ih no work to be had employers are creating Jobs to tide the situation over the next few critical months." Millmen and lumbermen will be es peclally invited to attend the employ ers' conference next Friday night, when employment conditions again will be discussed, it was announced yesterday by (superintendent Conway of the Fed eral service. Mills in this vicinity are planning to renew activity within the next few weeks. It is believed, and the Federal service Is making every effort to find out how many Jobs thus will be cre ated. With the resumption of lumber ing operations and with other spring work cropping up. the unemployment question is expected soon to be a thing of the past. Applicants Secure Work. Specialists were In the majority at the soldiers' and sailors' division at the Liberty Temple yesterday and much difficulty in placing some of the ap plicants was experienced, captain Con Mil is making plans to take care of the nyen expected from Camp Lewis next week or the following week. Most of the present applicants are being placed without difficulty. iooms. apartments, nousc-Keeping rooms and flats for returned soldiery who are finding it difficult to secure temporary accommodations are being looked up by Mrs. Richards from the Liberty Temple office. All those hav ing such rooms are expected to list them with her. Mrs. Henderson, of Crown Point chalet, reports that she has been un able to secure a discharged soldier for a job. at the chalet. The job would pay $10 a week and board, she says. Looking forward to the summer farm work, J. W. Brewer, farm help specialist, is making plans to enroll 4000 boys between 16 and 20 years of age in the united States boy's working reserve. Last year more than 1300 Portland boys went on the farms dur ing the summer to help harvest the crops. The enrollment campaign has been started all ojer the state. Tow boat Owners Elect. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 25 Officers were elected today by the Northwest ern Towboat Owners' Association as follows: Harry Ramswell. Everett, president: W. H. Chesley and W. T. Isted, both of Seattle, vice-president and secretary-treasurer, rsepectively. Trustees named were: James Brown field, Seattle: Henry Foss, Tacoma; B. J. Jones, Bellingham. Ninety tugs and 200 scows are represented In the association. PRIMROSE TO FISH THEN BACK TO STAGE Noted Minstrel Has Many Of fers, One to TourCoast. DEATH WATCH' FORGOTTEN Though Only Here Three Da on Present Trip Stage Favorite Says He's Through With East. It would . be nothing unusual were George Primrose, the famous minstrel. to discourse on the art of soft shoe. dancing or the psychology of audi ences, but it comes an something of a surprise to hear him discuss, with ' all delicacy of expression and artistic de llghtfulness the beauties of the Oregon he loves and to which he returned last week. Mr. Primrose had only just gone through the privilege of learning what the "death watch" Is. At the Roose velt Hospital In New York he under went a eerious operation, and nightly the newspaper men called at his room at midnight to ask in whispered tones: "Is he dead yet?" It was a gay and debonair George Primrose, thin and worn withal, but scarcely looking his 66 years, or his 60 years on the stage, that greeted a newspsper man in a room In the Rita Hotel yesterday. Primrose Through With East. And there waa something gripping as the minstrel, aged In nothing but years, showed how he kept in shape for future years on the stage by "danc ing" as he reclined in bed. his soft shoes pattering against a pillow placed on the bed for that especial purpose. He has made his last trip East. Never again, he Bays, will he brave the cold climate of the Atlantic Coast. He has come to Portland to make his home on the farm he owns on Texwllll ger boulevard. Three days has he been in Port land. To him the climate has meant life and happiness, he declared. He told of how he enjoyed the breexes. and of how he sits or lies with his windows wide open, so different from his ex perience in New York. Primrose to Stlrk to Singe. His farewell to the stage? Perish and abandon the thought! Why. he asked, should he sacrifice the excited murmur among the audience as the Primrose number flashes out on the proscenium arch? Why not enjoy while he could, and as he so thorough ly does, the patter of an audience that knpws and loves Primrose? No. I shall never do the Bernhnnlt stuff," he derided. "But I intend to stick to the Coast. And why shouldn't IT' And there seemed no valid reason .why be shouldn't, to judge by the flock of telegrams offering him en gagements, one circuit offering to route him over the Coast houses only. Primrose could not fall, though, to be inspired by the telegrams, number ing well Into the hundreds, when an Eastern press agency "flashed" one night the bulletin: "George Primrose dead." Primrose Not Forgotten. And wouldn't it make a man feel good to have the stacks of letters he had received from Portland admirers? Didn't look aa If old Primrose was for gotten, did it? Hardly. Out on Terwllllger there is going to be a show room. There will be por traits of the old minstrel crew. Dock stader and Primrose, Mclntyre. Heath and Primrose, the great Primrose troupes and the famous ones of vaude villa and the stage in 50 years. For they all know and love him and here in Portland he hopes to welcome the And he'll fish all Spring till he catches one of those big trout he has promised himself. And then back to the stage, for they haven't forgotten Primrose, have they? UNION MEN UNDER ARREST Kansas City Streetcar lrlUcr Charged With Conspiracy. KANSAS CIT-, Mo.. Jan. 2.".. Twenty labor union officials and striking streetcar men were arrested and ar raigned before United States Commis sioners here and in Kansas City, Kan.. today on a Federal complaint charging conspiracy to hinder operation of street cars in Interstate tsnffic and conspir acy to interfere with the Injunction iiknri scott. Who is to sim. IX PORTLAND JAM ARY 31. f Henri Scott, of the Metropoll- I tan Opera Company, who will X appear In concert at the Munlcl- pal Auditorium In this city the t evening of January 31, under the direction of the Ellison-White f Lyceum Bureau, comes to Port I land with the distinction of be f ing one of the very few opera stars who have received their entire musical training In the 7 United States. I It has been only a few years I since Oscar Hammerstein discov ered the young star, and in that time he has risen to the top of his profession. He made his debut as Ramfls In "Aida," in which Mary Garden and a number of other celebrities were seen, and from that tlrajp his place In opera was assured. During bis operatic career he has successfully sung the leading parts of the world's best and most difficult operas. Among the roles which he has so successfully Interpreted are: The toreador, from "Carmen";" Lothario, from "Mlgnon," and Boniface, from Hassenet's "Jongleur de Notre Dame." .smnnnnf ' order of John C. Pollock, Federal Judge for Kansas, which placed operation of the Kansas City, Kan., cars in the hands of the Cnlted States Marshal. All defendants pleaded not guilty and bond was fixed at $5000 in each case. Six had obtained bond tonight. Union officials under arrest are: Frank O'Shea. Buffalo. N. Y., vice president of the Carmen's Union; E. F. Michael, president of the local motor men's union: Mrs. Sarah Green, presi dent of the Women's Trade Union League and business manager of the waitresses' union: Jerry Burnett, dis trict organiser for the carmen's union: Charles B. Nelson, secretary of the Cen tral Trades and Labor Union. PIN LEADS TO ARREST W. EMBLEM CAI -I BURGLAR'S UNDOING. OF Men Identified as Those Caught Rifling Madison-Street Homo Friday Night. That the burglars whom J. E. Rand. (SO East Madison street, found In his home Friday night are members of the I. W. w.. Is the opinion of Inspectors Golta and Howell, who with Inspectors George H. Primrose, In Hla Moat Recent Photograph. Coleman and Morak were assigned to the case. The surmise is based on the fact that the Intruders promised not to molest Mr. Rantl because he was a working man, and the additional fact that Harry Hlythe, who poltce say had some of Mr. Rand's property In his possession when he was arrested yes terday, wore sn I. W. V. pin. Mr. Rand discovered yesterday that the burglars, while prating loudly of their friendship .for the laborer, never theless carried off Jewelry and other trinkets of considerable value. Most of the missing property has been re covered. Men I ..mi. I In Home. Mr. Rand reported that when he en red his home about 10 P. M.. and turned on the lights he saw one of the burglars standing partially hidden in a portiere. What are you doing here . he de manded. "Just looking around," the intruder answered cooly. "Are you either a law yer or a doctor?" No; I m only a working man, air. Rand says he replied. "In that case we don t want anything from you." the burglar answered gen erously. "It's these other guys we want. Thereupon. Mr. Rand says, the burg lar called to his confederate, who had crawled under a bed. "Come on out, this fellow la all right." the burglar called. The con federate, who. It later developed, waa the leader of the two, crept out of his hiding place, and Immedistely took charge. Ordering Mr. Rand to open the outside door for their passage, ne men told the householder to back upstairs with his hands over his head. Mr. Rand says he saw a revolver gleaming in the burglar's hand, and complied willingly. thinking. Indeed, that he was rid of the Intruders cheaply. Properly Is Rrfo. rrc 4. Blythe was arrested in the North End and turned over to Patrolman Hill while the Inspectors continued search for his partner. Police aay that some of the property missing from Mr Rand's home was found In his posses sion, and that still more waa recovered In a room, which Blythe's partner had rented. The recovered property con sists of a black billbook-containing a receipt to Mr. Rand from the North western Electric Company, a pair of spectacles, a tie pin, and a ring which. according to police, haa been identified as Mrs. Rand's. Mr. Rand called at headquarters yes terday and identified Blythe as the burglar who had hidden under the bed, and had appeared only when his part ner assured him that all was safe. Blythe Is 22 years old. He told police that he came here from Seattle. Inspector Golts says his attention first was drawn to Blythe by an I. W. W. pin which he wore on his coat. The pin had been removed by the time the Inspectors searched the prisoner, but It was found in his trousers pocket. POWDER EXPLODES, 4 DEAD Punic Precipitated In Oklahoma Town; Buildings Damaged. MUSKOGEE. Okla.. Jan. 25. A wagon loaled with high explosives for use In the nearby oil fields struck a rut In the street as It was being driven through the residence section of the little town of Big Heart, Okla., late this afternoon, and as a resulffour per sons are dead tonight and several oth ers injured, three perhaps fatally. The explosion rocked the entire town. Eight houses were completely demol ished and some of the dead were killed by the falling debris. Not a building in the town escaped damage. A hole big enough to bury half a dosen wagons was. torn In Inn Rl rSSL ' Panic ensued. Telephones wires were torn down and, except for a single rail road wire, the town was cut off from communication. The wagon was driven by W. R- Eng lish, an experienced man in the han dling of explosives. No trace of his body or his wagon had been found to night. HOMELESS ARE CARED FOR Rebuilding Village or Ladd, Wash., to Begin at Once. TACOMA. Wash., Jan. 25. Miners and their families who were swept from their hemes at tho village of Ladd, Wash, Wednesday, when Mrs. Mike Martin and her two children were drowned, are being cared for at Min eral and at one or two of the Phoenix Mining Company's buildings that were not in the path of the flood, it Was stated here tonight. Work of rebuilding Is to commence at once, officials of the company state, and In the meantime the company will care for the victims of the flood. ill SENATOR J. C. SMITH ARRAIGNED BY MAYOH Threat to Bleck Soldiers' Re lief Work Arouses City Head. LACK OF VISION CHARGED Chairman or Senate Wajsand Mean- Committee Criticised a Petty Minded Politician. Brtter arraignment of Senator J. C. Smith, chairman oi the Senate ways and means committee, for alleged lack of vision. consideration and ability properly to Interpret vital problems is made in an open letter written by Mayor Baker, of Portland, in answer to statements credited to Senator Smit h in newspapers, in which the latter threatens to attempt to repeal tho 9100.000 soldiers' and sailors' emer gency fund. Mayor Baker and a committee of Portland business men visited Salem more than a week ago and urged the Immediate passage of an emergency bill appropriating sufficient money to care for the Immediate needs of returning soldiers. Yesterday Mayor Baker an nounced that the small emergency fund of about ISoOu would be reserved la meet emergencies in connection with Oregon units which might later ari.-e. Senator Smith is quoted as accusing Mayor Baker of "gold-bricking" the Legislature out of funds, when nynis were on hand in Portland to care for the situation. In his letter Ma..r Baker states: Mor Kaprritse Krgret. Senator J. C. Smith. Chairman Ways and Muni Commutes. Senate Chamber. Smlem. Or. Sir: 1 am taking It for granted from your past attitude that you were correctly quoted In the newspapers regarding the ! bill for the relief of soldiers snd sailor snd the emergency fund in the Ciiy of Portland, snd 1 hasten to reply. I am sorry thst the law-making body of the state of Oregon has a Representative ho haa not greater vlalon. consideration or ability to see and correctly Interpret prob lems. . than you- Aa to the emergency fund existing In the city of Portland, I will ssy thst there is about $40U re malt. Ing of s fund of i raised here over a year sgo at a series of entertainments st the Public Auditorium. This fund was raised for ths specific pur pose of providing for the Immediate needs or wants of Oregon soldiers and sailors overseas not for Portland boys alone, mind you. but for Oregon soldiers. Parts of this fund hsve been In the poaaesslon of officers In every brsnch of the Oregon servlre over seas thst could be reached snd has been disbursed by them to meet emergency needs. The balance bss been retained hers to re plenlah exhausted funds with overseas units These needs continue and will continue until these oversees men reach home. Position Is Ridiculed. What a ridiculous position you place your self In by rushing to the newspspers and declaring that the Mayor of Portland gol.l brtrked the Legislature when be sppeared in Salem with a committee of repreesntsltvs vltisena and ssksd the stste to assume a responsibility thst eelonss lo the state ths relieving of ths stress of soldiers snd sailors from all over the country who are stranded In Portland snd who have not been taken care of by the Government for whatever I had not fear when I went to Salem of having any trouble getting consideration from ths man oC vision. . I did know, how ever, and I now realise mors thsn ever, that trouble might be expected from the pettr-mlnded politicians who. for some reason or other, get Into the Legislature. Aa to the IIOO.OOO spproprlatlon. let me ay that the Portland committee of which I was a member presented the fscts to the Legislature snd that body met the issue. It ths Lgls'atur wsn-.s to bsrk up. that Is up to i hem. but 1 think there is too much Intelligence represented there for any such action. If there Is not. It will be a sorry day for the stale of Oregon. Time for Action .Write. t can realise how a man from s remote part of ths state who knows nothing of the problems of cities and knows nothing of the big problems now fating th United. States, csn take the view you have taken. A man who has tsken the time or oppor tunity to Investigste would not. however, take such a view. You hav but to go lo the quarters of the American Red Cross In Portland and see snd heer what is hsp penlng. You hsve but to talk to ths good women of the auxiliaries who are meeting ths returning boys st Liberty Temple In Portland to see what the conditions are. Tou have but to meet thsss soldiers and Bailors and hear their appeals to know that It Is tlms for action. Let ras tetl you that the American Red Cross faced the music of this situation for some tlms prior to the committee visiting Salem, and. realising tho Importance of Immediate action, opened quarters for the soldier snd ssllor relief work Isst Tues day and have been disbursing help to meet the actual sad immediate needs of sol diers and sailors at the rate of about SKn a day. This organization agreed to handle the work until the stats committee got into action. This committee has been expecting to be ready almost sny dsy. Personalities Are Overlooked. What a foolish stand you have taken la saying that the Mayor and committee front Portland goldbrlcked the Legislature. Come down and tell that to some of thoae who hsve been facing this problem in Portland and see what reception you meet. Suggest to them that the state of Oregon should get away from Its responsibility by shov ing It oft onto a little fund of RSlOO raised at entertainments to meet emergencies of Oregon boys at the front. As to what you say about ms personally 1 have no Interest, and I should Ignore the whole matter but for the fact that you happen to be In a position where you might be able to do harm In an emergency mat ter which Is or vital importance. And this goes for the others of your caliber who are Involved. LEGISLATORS ARK AROUSED Bill to Be Introduced In Senate to Repeal Commission Bill. STATE CAPITOL Salem, Jan. Ci, tSpeclal.) Reports from Portland relative to the existence of an emer gency fund there that might have been available for soldiers when the state w as called upon to rush through the soldiers' and sailors' relief bill have aroused the wrath of a number of leg islators, and steps are on foot, ac cording to Senators Lachmund, Straycr. Thomas and Lafollette, to Introduce a bill in the Senate early next week to repeal the relief commission bill. These men have declared that they were the victims of exaggerated state ments and of the "rush act" when Mayor Baker and a coterie of business men from Portland hastened the re lief measure through the Legislature. In addition to the Senators men tioned, frequent expressions have been heard about the lobby to the effect that Mayor Baker would have diffi culty in putting over another appro priation if be appeared to advocate one. , It may be safely said, however, that if a bill is introduced In the Senate to repeal the relief commission act It will meet with bitterest opposition and probably with defeat in the House, pro vided It could get by the upper body. The House became aroused when tho Senate endeavored to Juggle the terms of the original bill, and declared that amendments put In by the Senate were an Insult to the House and to the re turning soldiers. The House thrust the amendments back at the Senate and compelled It to take the bill as It originally went over when the act was up for passage the last time. When the war began the Krupp gun works were the largest of the kind la the world, employing ((,000 persons.