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, r ' ' ' THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAYS MARCH 12, 1920. FIVE DETAINED: POLICE HUNTING STOLEN GOODS Harry Gardner, alias "Red," al leged to be Eugene Kelly' partner, was the latest arrest in the alleged fang of robbers said to have been operating about the city during the last month. Qardner"a arrest brings the total in the cleaning up of what the po lice claim to be at least 10 different jobs to a total of five men and two women. : He was arrested at noon today In a pool hall in Vancouver, where he in said to have fled after the Hillsboro store robbery early Thursday morning. WOMAX al.SO ETAI!KI While .police hold two women and three men for investigation, detec tives today are searching many downtown pawn shops believed to possess stolen property. Three second-hand and pawnshop proprietors are out on bail, following discovery Thursday night that they had concealed more than $1000 worth of property, by not properly reporting their purchases to police, as required by law. They are : Harry Goldstein, proprietor of a shop at 225 Burneide street ; Alec Goldstein, 21 V North Thfrd street ; Nathan Carl. Third and Burnslde . streets. LOOT BEIXG TJKCOVEBE0 P.ugene Kelly, arrested Thursday for alleged complicity in the robbery of the C. C. store. Hillsboro. today waa aiding the police, it was said, in uncovering; loot alleged to have been stolen from numerous Portland residences and stores within the last few weeks. In all probability, declares Chief of In spectors John Clark, Kelly will be re turned lo the Oregon state penitentiary, from which place he has been free for some time on parole. He was serving for burglary. Clark said. Mrs. Margaret Baker, aired 17, Is held as A witness, according to Clark, but will not b charged with theft. Mabel Iaufy may also he released; it was said, as the detectives seem inclined to beHeve she only hired the car which drove Kelly and his companion to Hills boro, and did not participate In the rob bery. The. police arrested W. Jacobson, pawnbroker. 33 North Second street, this morning and found two violins, one a rare Reglne. concealed behind pome shelving- The Instruments had been stolen from John S. Anunsen, 476 Van couver avenue, and pawned to Jacobson by Kelly, the police say. Kelly is held for investigation pending a thorough examination of his opera tions, before charges are placed against him. Police Inspectors say they can Identify at least four recent "jobs" in the city by the loot recovered. There Is a possibility, they say, that the roll may run even higher. When first arrested at their home and brought to the police station, the two ' women claimed that they had been held up at East Twenty-first and Division streets and forced to drive the machine as t arirrr costngQ rr sasssi'i in " I LAST WALLACE REID in TO TIMES "DOUBLE SPEED" NIGHT Portland's Fastest Fun Show HERE'S, THE NEW ONE II I f 1aSN lSjW( , ( '""III v";Tv fV,jr Vtt v? kW t iSUS HELD AS SUSPECT IN HILLSBORO BURGLARY Eugene Kelly to Hillsboro, where they had to witness the robbery of the store. Some of the "jobs" said to have been done by Kelly are: The robbery of Morton's jewelry store, 102 Grand ave nue, on March 1 ; the home of H. A. Ballin, 614 East Oak street, and the home of A. C. Peel, 101 East Sixteenth street, both robbed Sunday afternoon. The alleged loot Includes 48 pairs of shoes. 21 suits of clothing, several dozen fountain pens, watches, and Jewelry of every description. Mrs. Laury told the police she was married when she was 12 years eld. Her mother died when she was 5. She has a daughter 17, who was married at the age of 14 and now has a child. She told the police that she realized she had 'done wrong, they say, but now wants to go back to her husband. Reporters Ejected From Mineworkers District Convention Iansaa City. Mo., March 12. (I. N. S.) Reporters covering the annual con vention of District No. 14. United Mine workers, today were ejected from the convention hall by husky delegates. Their ejection followed an address by Sara Greene, labor organizer, who at tacked "the capitalistic press." Good Bait Is Seen For Woman's Vote St. Louis. March 12. (U. P.) The political party that includes federal regulation of foodstuffs, branding and labeling of textiles, an eight-hour day and no night work for women will cap ture about 20.000,000 women's votes. Miss Jessie R. Haver, legislative agent of the National Consumers league here, declared today. Infported Pompeian Olive Oil is guaranteed pure and good. Adv. STARTING SATURDAY til ' KEEPS UP vThOW PARTY ALIGNMENT By Harold J. Jacobs New York, March 12. (U. P.) Both Republicans and Democrats interested in the candidacies of other presidential possibilities, ap parently are still inclined to ad - Judge Herbert Hoover neither "fish, flesh "nor fowl." Neither of the national headquarters would comment today on Hoover's eli gibility for their respective ranks. The impression prevailing ' in the various rival camps, however, so far as any comment could be obtained, was that the former food administrator's recent declaration that he was a Progressive Republican before the war, a non-partisan during the war and an "independ ent progressive" now, left much to the imagination regarding his present party status. Members of both parties still free from open allegiance to any of the avowed or progressive candidates were chary about commenting. Several connected with campaign organizations, however, ex pressed their opinions in this vein : Democrats "-Hoover's ' statement cer tainly shows he Is not a Democrat. We don't know what he is for. Republicans "If Hoover is a Repub lican, why doesn't he say so? The lines are clearly enough drawn for him to know his own mind. We do not believe he is eligible for the Republican nomina tion." The newly launched Hoover boom here continued blithely on its way, irrespec tive of the opinion of some Republicans that he cannot be considered as a Re publican. JOHNSON-HOOVER FIGHT IN CALIFORNIA WAXING WARM San Francisco, March 12. (U. P.) California's presidential primary In May will witness a battle between the sup porters of Senator Hiram Johnson and Herbert Hoover, if friends of Hoover hold te their determination, reached late yesterday. Both are Californlans. Three hundred Hoover men reported to put a Republican delegation pledged to Hoover in the primary. PLANS WITH ALARM (Coatisncd Prom Pu Oa) five years ago when there was no league?" Secretary Daniels : "The war taught us seme lessons and I have learned something. I hope. I think in this coun try all of us, and I say all of us because 1 think It applies truly to Americans though. We were not In danger of a war, a world war ; many people thought that the great commercial interests of the vorld were so powerful that they would prevent a world war, and I think look ing back upon it that we did not appre hend the dangers that existed, and that if our foresight had been as good as our hindsight in 1913 and 1914 I would have recommended and urged this com mittee to build many more ships than we built. I am certain that when the war came . I would have given every thing on earth and mortgaged my soul's future for as many destroyers as we have now." Venable : "In the event that the Unlt- e4 States does go into the League of Nations and the treaty is ratified, do you think we should build the program to round out the fleet as a fighting ma chine?" DISARMAMENT DISTANT Secretary Daniels: "Tee, because with a League of Nations as it would be now, the passing of a year has occasioned the loss of much of the moral force that a League of Nations should have. It will be years before the countries of the world will accept its decisions, and I think that this rountry should be In a position to furnish quite ss Strong a force for the world's mobile police as any other nation. I do not like the Idea of our country, rich as it is and powerful as it is. saying we will let some other nation furnish this mobile force. I want us to sit at the table and say, well, we will do this equally with anybody." The foregoing is not a remarkable passage in navy history, but it shows that President Wilson is not altogether sure that naval disarmament -Is going t) be accomplished very Soon. The ad mirtirftratien policy toward disarmament has not changed, but the conviction has grown that in order to persuade Great Britain to. reduce hernavy the United States must be ready to build an equiva lent force. . JELLICO REPORT FAVORS CANADIAN NAVAL DEFENSE Ottawa, Ont., March 12. (I. N. S.) Naval operations of the United States during the war "were of great help to the empire."" according to a report re garding proposed Canadian naval de fenses presented to parliament by Ad miral Jellicoe. The report states that without the American naval assistance given, Eng land, because of the submarine menace, would have been forced to abandon some of her overseas expeditions. Four suggestions for naval defenses for Canada are made by Admiral Jel licoe. ranging from a $5,000,000 fleet to one costing; $25,000,000. One basts for a Canadian fleet suggested is that it should comprise one battle cruiser, two light cruisers, six destroyers, four sub marines and two mine sweepers. BY T (Coathraed From Pace One) DANIELS VIEWS BUSH CAMPAIGN JARRED DISCONTEN the war department examiners have given the general a clean bill of health and a high physical rating for a man of his age. ANOTHER BOIL SHOWS But aside from these epots of general soreness, a boil is breeding on the local political neck due to the unneutrality of National Committeeman Ralph E. Wil liams. State Committeeman David M. Dunne and Jack Day, chairman of the Republican central committee of Mult nomah county.: General Wood's henchmen have been stewing around for some little time be cause underground word ..has been brought to them at various times and from various t sources that Williams, Dunne and Day have been boosting for Lowden, thus negativing the motto em- blasoned en the political firmament by Will Hays,, chairman of the national committee, that it Is the duty of him self and all other, members . of the pa- -, ti-"' " i ( - C . t : tional and state Organisations "not to select, but to elect," candidates. 8EXTIXE5T OEOWS This state of mind grew and srrew, so the story runs, until it was babbling hot about the time Frank Hitchcock was pat in charge of Wood's general west ern headquarters, when an appeal was sent .to him to see what he could do to ward Inducing the Portland trio to "lay off" the Lowden game. Accordingly, it is reported, Hitchcock has sent word to Dunne and Williams and that as a result they nave seen the light and are now for Wood ; not openly, of course. but incidentally here and there where it will do the most good. It is needless to say that this change in affairs is not pleasing to the Lowden camp, and while they can not "holler" openly, they are doing that little thing in the back room just the same. DAT STICKS TO lOWDES Still more, Dave Dunne Is sore at Jack Day because the county chairman is still sticking to Joe Dunn and Gov ernor Lowden, which does not square with the Hitchcock message, while Joe Dunn is not at all pleased because Dave Dunne has been attempting to proselyte Chairman Day. Of course, the boys all speak pleas antly when they meet, but they swear a little bit as their smiles of greeting fenced by a subtle campaign of propa fade in ratio as the distance between j ganda, refused to heed the advice and them grows, a condition all very clubby and much to be expected in affairs of such nature, as the conflict grows short and the rivalry heated. It all promises some Interesting times when Senator Poindexjer, Senator Johnson and Gen eral Wood come to Oregon to tell the people why .he considers himself the one and only available candidate for presi dent of the good old U. S. A. DEFENDANTS MAY BE TRIED E (Contisned From Fill One) ously missing document, and conjecture is rampant as to whether it was mis placed by some one who was entrusted with It or whether it was stolen by a person who felt an Interest in attempt ing to get advance information on the Judge's attitude of mind. LABOR JURY'S PLANS Members of the labor Jury will de liberate on the evidence of the Centralia murder trial in a secret place here, ac cording to announcement of Paul Mohr of Seattle, the first of the labor dele, gates to reach here and who is consid ered to be the head of the organisation. The labor jurors are six in number ahd come from Seattle. Everett. Tacoma, Centralia and Portland, two being from Seattle. A "verdict" will be returned, but this will nqt be limited to mere findings in respect to the defendants, but syill also include comment on the conduct of the trial and other phases in connection with the trial. For three hours this morning a swarm of spectators that Jammed the court room sat patiently awaiting the opening of the trial. Bailiffs fought with the crowds that filled the corridors to keep more from entering. Despite the heavy rain, the streets about the courthouse are filled with packed automobiles. Hundreds of Centralia residents are here for the final arguments. Scores of visitors came In Thursday afternoon for this occasion, but the city was already overcrowded as it has been sirice the trial opened, and accommoda tions were not available. They went to Aberdeen. 12 miles distant, and Thurs day night the hostelnies of that city were turning away patrons. Because of the stress of other mat ters, the prosecutors had mot prepared a complaint against the witness John Huber. who was on the stand as a last minute witness for the defense Thurs day morning and whom the defense ac cuse of perjury. Huber. who Is a railroad fjreman on the Aberdeen branch of the Northern Pacific, said that F. B. Hubbard, presi dent of the Kastern Railway & Lumber company, Certralia. was in Centralia en Armistice day. Witnesses for the prosecution this week said that Hubbard was in Portland on Armistice day and on the day following attended a meeting of the Pacific States Tire Insurance company, of which he is a director. VERDICT, PERHAPS, BT SUNDAY Thursday morning, when Huber was on the stand, the prosecutors Intimated that he had been "framed" by E. W. "Shorty" Thrsll. a labor juror of Cen tralia, and when Thrall was called to the stand he underwent a severe cross examination. With the life of Eugene Barnett, al leged, slayer of Warren Grimm, at stake. his 30-months-old son, sitting with Mrs. Barnett. gaily played and prattled in the courtroom Thursday. A few feet away sat Mrs. Verna Grimm, widow of the former soldier, with her 14-months-old baby girl, also happily oblivious of the tense drama being enacted. The two little children tried to play together, but their respective mothers turned deaf ears on their appeals. IAL (CooHrraed From P One) and with the greatest difficulty walked to the stand, nearly falling as he reached the Jury box. Like a tired, sleepy child he was lifted to his seat, where he rested for a moment with a dazed look on his face. Then his smile came, and amid utter silence Mr. Murfln arose and an nounced that another defense attor ney had several questions to ask on direct examination. "Ask me questions I can answer Tes' or "No," " he murmured, weakly. He answered one or two questions vaguely, weaving back and forth in a desperate effort to fight off increasing faintness. Suddenly his head went down on his arms. Hla face turned to one side, still showing his smile. Then in a state of almost complete collapse he seised the hand of the court re porter and clung to- It. CARRIED FROM COURTROOM Judge Sessions immedisAely called a recess, the jury filed out. and King. with his wife by his side, was half carried from the courtroom and taken to his hotel. Te the defense, the collapse of King was almost like a collapse of their en tire case. All its power had been con centrated in his testimony. OREGON WAITER PAUL DB LANEY, for many years on the editorial staff of The Daily Journal and author of "The Lord of the Desert" "Toilers of the Colum bia." and other western serials, has written a new novel, entitled THE TOLL OF THE SANDS See the original illustrations and book display in windows of 3. K. aiTAy COMPANY, Third and Alder SECOND m MICHIGAN FRAUD TR A DRAMATIC ENDING SIM CHARGES HUN PROPAGANDA RULED Washington; March 12. (U. P.) Charges that the navy department was a victim of German propaganda were" made by Admiral S. Sims before a senate naval aub-committee today. This propaganda misled the depart ment into a misconception of the prob lem of defending the American coast during the war and prevented full co operation with the allies. Sims told the committee, which is investigating- the navy's part in the war. Although he repeatedly assured the department that it would be informed In advance of enemy submarine activ ity against the American naval coast. naval authorities at Washington, lnflu. kept the bulk of their forces at - home, Sims said. He said he repeatedly informed the department that no submarine activi ties could be expected on the Ameri can coast other than a few sporadic efforts aimed at keeping the American publS excited and bluffing the' navy into sticking in American waters rather than crossing into the critical European zone, where the real submarine cam paign was being waged. Citing his official cables, films as serted that of the four German sub marines which 9did actually reach the American side, he advised the navy department of these three to four weeks in advance. DARING RAPE OF INITIATIVE REVEALED . (Contlnuad From Pas Onal of the "hush money," Eastham pro posed. That plans for the scheme were near completion is indicated by the fact that already petitions bearing 2900 names have been filed with the county clerks of Multnomah and Clackamas counties that the names might be checked against the registration lists prior to submitting the petitions to the secretarv of state. Approximately 10,000 signa tures are required. Of 2600 names submitted to the Mult nomah county clerk, "at Jeast 60 per cent and probably more" are bad In the sense that they are not the names of properly registered voters, according to the statement made today by J. H. Bush, chief deputy county clerk, who has completed a Cursory check. Three hundred names are on petitions turned in to County-Clerk Fred Miller at Ore gon City. Of this total. 48 names are those of persons not known in the county. Improperly registered or not registered at all. Miller declared when he completed a check on Thursday. CAUSE OF trMJOIWG .- . .v-.-j party in the scheme that would bring him a comfortable fortune were his undoing. He disclosed his "game" in a futile attempt to gain the services of another fence behind which he could conceal his own nefarious connection with the proposed plan. Albright, although a party to pre paratory plans, would have been East ham's dupe and would have gained the short end of the spoils for his labors. Albright's tongue is tied because East ham has "something on him." The "something" is the shadow of a similar "game" played by Albright some four years ago. when he 'circu lated .initiative petitions for a measure that would close the Columbia river to commercial salmon fishing, and then sold out to fishing interests for $6000. That sum represented the source of Albright's affluence about the time he was discharged from the city council of Oregon City on charges of drunk enness and disorderly conduct- He was a prodigious spender for a time, and his purchases Included a high-powered second-hand automobile, with which he gained for himself added notoriety through frequent arrest. EASTHAM THE "BHAISg" Bastham's part In , the game waa, he avers, as "brslns of the plan." P"ortlfied by his careful preparations. the attemey would not have appeared as a party to the Initiative petition ex cept when banking people called for him as an attorney to kill the petitions before they could be filed. He ex plained his scheme himself In this way : "I am not proposing to do anything that would be contrary to law. I would simply act as attorney for the Clear ing House association or the bankers, on a fee. Of course, my remuneration must be greater than for ordinary serv ice, because I don't expect to handle this kind of work every day. HIS LEGAL LOOPHOLE "There is no statute in force in Ore gon which forbids any citizen initiating a petition and circulating it even if he has no Intention of filing it after securing the requisite number of signa tures. Failure to file petition is not 'TWO WEEKS' Naughty nice and full o' spice. "THE RIGHT OF WAY" The picture with two endijiys. LAST TIMES TODAY COLUMBIA ORCHESTRA Always Orchestra Matinee Daily 25c 25c a felony, and whd is there to prove what purpose taj behind the failure T "After we have, put. this thing across, the bankers cannot get at me without incriminating themselves. ' They will have nothing- on me, anyway, because I am a lawyer and they are paying me a fee for my services). There will be nothing irregular about It The Initiative petition is regularly drawn and! is being honestly circulated. "This isn't going to be a blackmail case, because I am going to force the Oregon State Bankers' association or its representatives to come to me and hire' me as their attorney. The propo sition must come from them and they Willi have to pay my price. There Is nothing illegal about it." "What about Albright?" East ham was asked. HATE OW HIM "I don't think Albright would bother us much. I have enough on . him to control him in any .event." said Cast ham. "This isn't the first business of this kind Albright has been connected with. About four years ago he initiated a pe tition for restrictive measures g-overnlnj riShing on the Columbia river forbid ding the un of trape. etc He sold out for , 16000 and the filing of the petition was not completed. "Were you In on that, too." Kastham was questioned, a "Oh, I acted as attorney for Albright in the matter." Eastham replied. "Of course. Albright did not prepare that petition himself and he did not prepare the ; petitions for a constitutional amend ment fixing the, rate of interest in Ore gon, which Is now being circulated About all he got out of the $6000 paid for the fishing petitions was the price of an automobile. "I handled the fishing petition just as T m handling this one," Kastham con Untied. "I am. in fact, what you might call the 'brains' behind the ventiire." Eastham was for several years an attorney at Oregon City. He was an un successful candidate for district attor ney at one time. Albright, formerly a member of the refson ywy vuuiicii. was expeueu irom thei body by his colleagues after he sold the "fishing bill." and bought the auto mobile which, with the aid of much liquor, drove him to Portland and Ore gon City police courts repeatedly He was. auring me time ne was in tne fishing business at Oregon City, an un- I s.. v. . ti v. l : . Buu:r7Biui t;H.iiuiuiiie tor me neiJuuucau nomination for sheriff. TREATY FACTS 'Continued From Pas On. ) I i reject the treaty, if It Is the last po Jltical act of my life.'. At the same time the Irreconcilables were threatening to revolt from LiOdge if he compromised. Sherman can be quoted on this point : 'Lt there be no misunderstanding as to 'my position. J will not support the Republican organization in the senate or In the country if it compromises on the Lodge reservations." LODGE REJECTS COMPROMISE If Lodge had any appetite for com promise, which many doubted, it stopped at this ' point. He announced to the Democrats of the bi-partisan confer ence that he could go no further, and the Article X reservation In particular must stand. He has pursued that course steadily since tratton Democrats offered any compro- mlse on Article X, which after all. Is the main controversy? They have. Hitch cock 'has tendered 40 votes from the Democratic aide for either of two sub stitutes, one of which was framed by former President Taft The other is one that found favor in the bi-partisan con ference, and at one time seemed close to acceptance. a PRESENTING THE PROBLEM Looking at it another way, the prob lem can be reduced to A. B. C. t). A Object In view, compromise on Lodge reservations, 64 v,otes needed. This can be brought down to Article X. since that is the chief matter of difficulty. B Those who oppose reservations in the main, but will negotiate. C Those who favor reservstions in the main, but will negotiate. D Those o oppose A. the object in view, and will favor or oppose changes Insofar and just so far as they will help to. defeat the treaty. It is manifest that B and C must combine to the extent of. 84 votes.' B, represented hy Hitchcock and most of the Democrats, offers 4ft votes. C. rep resented by Lodge and a majority of the Republicans, controls 8S votes, to which may be added four Democrats of the C i class. Gore, Shields, Smith of Georgia j and Walsh of Massachusetts, a total of 39. I No votes can be had from the D class, comprising II Irreconcilable Republi cans, plus Reed and Thomas, Democrats. Thomas is in accord with his party In large part but is irreconcilable on the labor provisions of the treaty. B offers 40 votes for tangible compro mise on Article X. C says he can accept ne compromise on that vital article; It must remain as he wrote It From a narration of these facts the country should be able to decide who is offering to compromise, and who la not Teachers to Hold Session Spokane, Wash., March 12. The Washington State League of Orade Teachers will hold Its annual meeting In Spokane during the Inland Empire Teachers' convention, March 31 and April 1 and 2. COMING TOMORROW CONSTANCE TALMADGE IN Johnson's Manager To Make Campaign Journeyj in State James S. Stewart. state chairman of the "Hiram W. Johnson for president" campaign, will leave Saturday for a campaign tour of the state In behalf of the measures to tx- voted? on by the people at the May flection. During Mr. Stewart's absence rJanfleld Macdonald will have full change of the Johnson campaign. Stewart is the author tf the 4 per cent rod bonding amend ment, and in addlt'on to campaigning for that measure he will work for the educational bills, including the soldiers' educational bill. . t Club Is Formed in Eugene to Boost ' WoodSjCandidacy Eugene, March 1ST. A Leonard Wood club as organised here Thuradav eve ning with the election of John M. Wil-- Itams as chatrmau end Fred K. Smith, secretary. Dow V. Walker stste man ager, said that General Wood will visit Oregon during the second week In April and stop two hours In Eugene. A cousin of General Wood, attending the Univer sity of Oregon, said that a Wood club was organised at tfie university Thurs day afternoon with 2200 members. i , At a mass meeting; held Thursday eve ning, former service men went on rec ord as favoring a SS0. per month bonus for the length of time each man wss In the service. - John M. WIIIInis was elected chairman. Vi Spring Salinon Are "D,, " j TTv I XlUnnmff in UmPQUa P : X 1 J The early spring run of salmon has started in the Urrfnaua river, reports received today bv State Game Warden Carl Shoemaker indicate. Some of the .... i fish have even reached Winchester dam near Roseburg. Marriage License Vancouver. Wash. March II. Mar risge licenses have: been issued to the following couples:! Rudolf Disoli, S9. and Marie Hlnkle.'- !. Portland: Phil' Holmes, legal, and Hasel Brown, legal, Portland ; C. E. Talrb. 40. and Zella N. Walling. 28. Trenhplm. Or.; Kmlle A. Forget. 28. and Mttie I Shelley. 29, Portland H. W. : Holden. legal, and Kthel Holden, legal;. Portland : Howard J. Smith. 2; and MJna McKay, Jl. Port land ; Joe Allen, 25, Vancouver, and Lillian L. Hemmerk 14, Portland. T" 1 ' : If I MAT AFACT-TKe lvigide fur ik&i &oos ivcto M&llory Hato cojtj &a rovtcH per owe today jrore raver. Tk&tV Quality for yoti ! Nep Spring Styles not showing thmm The Stf ALLORY HAT COMPANY, Inc. 234 Flh Ave, New York 'Mi NOW PLAYING! New-Show Today I FRANCE MAY HAVE' h ENTERED PROTEST Washington, March 12. (L NVJ 8.) If was believed here today hat France had offered some kind of e. protest to the United States against the charge of militaristic tendencies contained In the letter of President Wilson to Senator Hitchcock bisar-:, ire; on the treaty situation. pmtmm Officials of the stste department,; when asked if a protest had been made., refused lo dlsciiss Uis 'matter. This was a reversal of the state department's attitude of the last few dsys when It was denied that such a step had been tkrn. PARisiAff ftprroit wax En SARCASTIC ABOUT WIIOJ By Hsary Wood Ptris, Msrch 12. (U. T. I President Wilson does not concern himself with what is happening . In his own dbuntry, which is seeking to wrest from Great Britain "mastery of the seas," Le Petit Blsu said today, continuing its bitter. sttsck on Wilson for the charges In hi Hitchcock letter. Wilson's letter, the newspaper' be lleved, "has annihilated the treaty of Versailles." It professed to expect that the president will follow his charge: that France is imperialistic by accusing "US of having started the war In 1914.": In one of the most violent of many bitter attacks on the president; Le Petit Bleu adds: "He respects his own Monroe doo- trlne. hut will not permit Its applica tion anywhere else. Wilson will end hf$. auonsiing nis nest rrienas. it ns re ceives a certain indulgence. It Is only hclle it 's recognised that he Is af.t "Piously. Nevertheless It Is dangerous to allow this sick man to con- tlnue to disturb the, world's tranquillity by his Intolerant and tempestuous wan It Is likely theFrench government' may ask further explanation of charges, made by President Wilson In his let5 ter to Senator Hitchcock that the milr- Itaristlc party In France Is In the as tendency, it was reported here today. Any protest that France may make the newspaper L'Tntranslgeant said, will be unofficial. Rain Halts Road Work Vancouver. Wash.. March 12. Work begun Tuesday on the Hasel DeU Fellda road was discontinued Wednes day on account of rain. Fills were be ing made and widened out. but the rain made such work impossible. The work Is such that it does not Interfere with traffic. ' Fattory at Danimrj, Conn, j 'Flame of U1G 1 total Miss Farrar'a best picture I GUTERSON'S ORCHESTRA "Poet and Paaeaat". J ...... Supp Elegie .Massenet'