THE MORNING OREGOf, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1920
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SCRAP POMP, SAYS
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inaugural Ball Is Unlikely,
Friends Declare.
DISPLAY IS DISLIKED
Men and Women Who Wear Eve
ning Clothes Weli Will Xot
Easily Forego Function.
THE OBEGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Nov. 5. Paramount is
sues are presumed to die or be settled
wi'.h every election.
Not so in Washington. Here the
paramount issue steps forth the day
after the votes, are counted and the
results announced.
And the issue here is always the
same. It was disclosed today in- a
telegram to President-elect Warren
G. Harding, inquiring if he favored
an inaugural ball. The question of
aji inaugural ball always transcends
every other issue in the national cap
ital. The reasons, pi-.rhaps, are ob
vious. The president-elect politely shoved
the inquiry aside with a telegram say
ing: .
I have, not thought about inaugu
ral plans. Will not consider any pro
gramme until the new year."
If the friends of the incoming pres
ident know anything about him there
will be neither inaugural ball nor
pagade. He is ah exceptionally modest
person and averse to any unnecessary
display.
Simple Inaugural Peferred.
"If Senator Harding has his way,"
said one of his friends today, "he will
go unaccompanied to the east steps
of the Capitol on March 4, speak his
little piece and then get in his own
machine with Mrs. Harding and have
his own chauffeur drive them to their
new home in the White House."
One of his former political mana
gers is authority for the statemeni
that Senator Harding put his disap
proval on every attempt to stage a
parade for him during both the pre
convention and the pre-election cam
paigns. When he arrived in i'ort
Worth, Tex., during his campaign fot
the nomination he found that a grand
pageant had been arranged. He took
his place in the parade, but expressed
regret to his campaign aides that he
was not consulted before the plans
were made.
He succeeded in keeping all pa
rades out of the campaign just closed
until a few nights before the election,
when he found that his visit to Cleve
land involved his taking the lead of
several thousand enthusiastic march
ers. He did his part but again let it
be known that he regarded such dis
plays as unessential to political suc-
Ceft' is told of him that he acquired
a dislike for parades when as a youth
he tooted a brass instrument in a
band and saw men standing up in car
riages with their heads bared on cold
days as if there was something sacred
about some other human, being that
port 11 i voH rlfilrini, nnft'n lif
Problent No Easy One.
But just the same the next presi
dent of the United States will not find
this issue as easy to scrap as was Mr.
Wilson's article 10. Washington will
not let him rest, because Washing
ton never takes "no" for an answer
on this one great vital issue. Mr.
Harding will find himself between
two fires. On the one hand will be
those who sell evening gowns and
satin slippers with cut steel or silver
buckles, and on the other those per
sona who pride themselves that they
"wear evening clothes well." The
latter class includes not only women,
but quite a sprinkling of men.
With the election over and the con
test settled seriously and decisively
the capital of the nation now turns to
lighter thoughts. Honestly, there is
more interest here now in the elec
tion of Miss Alice Robertson to con
gress from Oklahoma than there is
over the mystery of the next Wilson
step on the league pact.
Interesting Stories Come.
The stories which come out of the
southwest about this new woman
member of congress are so readable
that Washington folk have made up
their minds that they are going to
like her. Then, too, the fact that
Teddy Roosevelt discovered her and
broke all precedents by making her
the first woman postmaster for an
important presidential postoffice goes
a long way in her favor. She must
be a live one if Teddy picked her,
they all agree.
Furthermore. Miss Alice, as they
know her in her home town of Mus
kogee, where she runs a restaurant,
has introduced something new in
campaigning. The etory of how she
did all of her campaigning in her
own cafeteria, sitting down with her
customers and eating a bowl of soup
while she got acquainted, of course
raises that old question again
whether one "eats' soup or drinks
"it," all of which may depend upon
whether it is clam chowdr or con
somme. The story that she had' a record
of IT bowls of soup at one .dinner
hour was taken with a grain of salt
by women politician here.
If eo, subtly suggested one of Miss
Robertson's admirers, Muskogee must
be a quiet town since that soup cam
paign is ended.
HARDING SEEKS IDEAS
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hind him in his negotiations with
other powers.
Friends and Foea to Meet.
He also has indicated in campaign
speeches that irreconcilable opponents
of the league of Versailles as well as
its ardent supporters would be num
bered among those to whose advice
he would listen. To the senate he
promised to give a share of attention
proportionate to its power in perfect
ing treaties.
Although the president-elect has
never named publicly any of those he
will include in his consultations,
speculation of a wholly unauthorita
tive character has revolved persist
ently about a number of conspicuous
.figures who might answer to the de
scription Mr. Harding has laid down.
So far as the senate Itself is con
cerned this undercurrent of gossip
has carried frequently the names of
such republican senators as Lodge of
Massachusetts, chairman of the for
eign relations committee; Knox of
Pennsylvania, and a treaty irrecon
cilable; Johnson of California, an
other irreconcilable leader, and Len
root of Wisconsin, a , leader of the
reservationists.
Taft Mar Be Aaked.
On the democratic side there has
been mention among others of Sen
ators Underwood of Alabama, the
party leader; llitchock of Nebraska,
who led the f'ght for unreserved
ratification: Simmons of North Caro
lina, and Robinson of Arkansas.
Among tho?e outside the senate,
frequent speculative mention has been
made of ex-President Taft. a leader
for international peace and a sup
porter of the Versailles league: Her
bert Hoover, another league advocate:
Klihu Root, ex-secretary of state, and
a participant in the recent interna
tional court negotiations; Charles E.
Hughes, republican presidential nom
inee four years ago; Henry White,
republican member of President Wil
son's peace commission;. Myron T.
Herrick, ex-ambassador to France;
Henry P. Davison, head of the Ameri
can Red Cross; ex-Senator Sutherland
of Utah, and many other republicans.
Lansing; Also Likely.
There is a much smaller list of dem
ocrats outside the senate whose
names gossip has associated with the
"meeting of minds.' Among them is
Robert Lansing. ex-secretary of
state, . and a member of the peace
commission, often quoted by Mr.
Harding in the campaign as disagree
ing with Mr. Wilson on some fea
tures of the Versailles covenant;
Frank L. Polk, the state department's
ex-under secretary; Chief Justice
White and George Harvey, tie New
York editor.
There has been even less of specu
lation with regard to what women
would be asked for advice in the
making of the new plan, for an inter
national association. It is expected,
however, that the senator will choose
those who have been closely associ
ated with public activities through
out the treaty fight.
It was Mr. Hays' 41st birthday and
in explanation of the visit the president-elect
said tonight that he felt
indebted to the chairman for a birth
day party and so had asked him to be
a guest here. ,
SILK UNDERWEAR CLEW
Garment Found Xear Victim's
Body May Belong tq Murderer.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5. A piece of
silk underwear, discovered near the
body of Leeds Vaughn Waters, - 49,
wealthy son of Horace Waters, piano
manufacturer, who was found mur
dered in a hotel room Wednesday, is
the only clew the police had tonight
with which to solve the mystery. The
underwear bore the initials of "W. H.
A." and detectives traced it to a
laundry where it was recently
cleaned.
Search was begun for the unknown
man who accompanied Waters to the
hotel room and who fled just before
the body was discovered. It Is be
lieved this man is the murderer and
the owner of the underwear.
SPIRIT IS UNSCATHED
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SWINDLER GETS $158,000
Jews Call on Xew York Police to
Get Back Valuables.
NEW YORK, Nov, 5. Fifty Russian
Jews claiming they were swindled out
of $158,000 in valuables by a "good
townsman from the old country," who
loaned, money on their jewelry, have
asked the police to find Israel Krum
holz, money lender.
Police sent a wireless message to
the steamer Rochambeau, when they
heard Krmholz sailed aboard it last
Thursday for Le Havre. .
First Woman to Visit Island.
HONOLULU. T. H., Oct. 25. (Spe
cial.) The first woman ever to set
foot on Palmyra island, an atoll a
thousand miles south of Honolulu,
will-be Mrs. William Meng, wife of
Colonel Meng who left for the island
on the Sampan Sanyo Maru a few
days ago. Colonel Meng recently
leased the island with the idea of
developing it as a copra plantation.
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Defeated Candidate Proud -as
When Fight Started.'
DEMOCRACY' STILL LIVES
Creed of Tarty More Needed Xon
Than Ever Before, Declares
Leader of Lost Cause.
i COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 5. Governor
James M. Cox, in his first statement
since the election, tonight said that
in spirit ha was "as proud as when
the fight started" and that "he would
not retrace a step nor yield a single
Jot in principle."
The statement follows:
"For the first time in ten years
the republican party is in complete
control of the legislative and execu
tive branches of the national govern
ment. Therefore policy as to statute
and administration is with it. Its
task is no .longer that of the critic,
but the constructor.
Political Sabotage Impossible.
"It is my hope and firm belief that
the democracy of the nation will not
attempt political sabotage. The coun
try has seen quite enough of that.
We are in the midst of an emer
gency and the nation's every resource
should co-ordinate in behalf of the
things that are helpful. So long as
government exists the principles of
Thomas Jefferson will be the center
about which human hopes will gather.
"Talk of a new party is absurd.
One might as well discuss the de
struction of human emotions.
Pride Has Not Been Humbled.
"As essential as it had been to the
welfare .of the country in the "past,
the creed of democracy is more need
ed now than ever because recent
events have made it distinctly the
American party. -
"In spirit I am as proud as when
the fight started. I would not re
trace a step nor yield a single Jot in
principle. ' It was a privilege to make
the contest for the right in the face
of overwhelming odds.
"There is a distinct difference be
tween defeat and surrender. The flag
of democracy still flies as the sym
bol of things more enduring than the
passions and resentment that come
with the aftermath of war."
LAW FIRM TO FORM
Three Clarke Employes to Be Part
enrs When Office Term End.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 5. (Spe
cial.) Three men employed in the
county courthouse will form a law
partnership after January 1, when
they go. out of office.
The name of the firm will be Back,
Hall & McMullen.
Judge R. H. Back of the superior
court of Clarke county, is completing
his eighth year as judge, and will be
senior member of the firm. He is a
graduate of the Boston University of
Law and has been in Vancouver since
1903.
Joseph E. Hall is serving a. term as
county clerk, but was elected county
attorney November 2, and will hold
that office for two years at-least. He
was admitted to the bar in 1918 and
has been a resident ot the county for
the last 26 years. He was in the gen
eral merchandise business and . was
postmaster at Brush Prairie before
coming to Vancouver two years ago.
Dale McMullen was graduated from
the University of Oregon law echool
In Portland in 1917 and during the
war was lieutenant. Before and after
he has been secretary of Judge Back
and court reporter. He will be dep
uty county attorney under Mr. Hall.
TO AID PEACE
HERBERT HOOVER SATS DUTY
OF REPUBLICANS IS CLEAR.
Post-Eleotion Statement Outlines
Former Food Controller's Ideas
of Party Obligations. .
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Palo Alto,
Cai., Nov. 5. (Special.) The repub
lican party will contribute America's
part in elaborating a plan for an as
sociation of nations and will eliminate
any infringement upon the freedom
and sovereignty of the United States.
Such is the substance of a statement
made by Herbert C. Hoover, at his
home on the Stanford campus, this
afternoon. He added that the party
would procure "the protection that
we ourselves need from being involved
in future wars."
His statement follows:
The overwhelming victory marks the
turning point in the republican party
from an attitude of necessary criticism to
one of responsibility for future construc
tive work. Our entry into the league on
the basis of any military obligation is
certainly dead, as the major tight has
been around the Implication of article lO.
- On the other hand, the platform of the
republican party pledges the party to an
agreement among nations to preserve
peace, and Senator Harding's oft-repeated
statement pledges him to promote "a
society of free nations or an association
of free nations, or a league of free nations
and aided by considerations of right and
justice so organized and so participated
as to make the actual attainment of
peace a reasonable possibility," in which
he "will take and combine all that Is
good and excise all that is bad In both
organizations." (Hague court and league.)
The party has other very great tasks
the reorganization of our federal govern
ment, a proper budget, readjustment of
taxation, the regrouping of departments,
the reorganization of the shipping board,
all of which are sadly needed, if we would
secure efficiency and economy In govern
ment. We are in critical need of wise
legislation and a wise policy to meet the
needs pertaining to agriculture, trans
portation, foreign commerce, housing,
employer and employe relations, and a
score of other pressing issues sadly
neglected and demanding solution.
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AGED VOTER CELEBRATES
Former Vancouver Bailiff Born
Same Day as Harding.
VANCOTJVBR, Wash., Nov. 5.
(Special.) A. Collings, 40 years
bailiff of the superior court of Clarke
county, until he resigned a couple of
years ago, celebrated his birthday
election day. Senator Harding also
celebrated his birthday November 2.
Mr. Collings cast his first vote for
Abraham Lincoln when he was in the
army, and has always voted the re
publican ticket.'
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