Morning Oregonian., December 31, 1921, Page 5, Image 5

TIIE MOHXIXG OllEGONIAN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1921
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WILSON SURRENDERS
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JOB TO SUGCESSOH
President, Gray, Haggard,
Broken, Retires.
HARDING ASSUMES OFFICE
Itast Minutes of Outgoing Adminis
tration Memorable Spirit In
domitable to End.
BY JOSEPH P. TUMULTY.
CHAPTER XLV Continued.
And now the final trip to the capi
tol from the White House. The ride
to the capitol was uneventful. From
tire physical appearance of the two
men seated beside each other in the
automobile it was plain to the casual
observer who was the outgoing and
who the incoming president.
On the riRht sat President Wilson.
rray. haKRard, broken. He interpret
ed the cheerlnR from the crowds that
lined the avenue as belonging to the
president-elect, and looked straight
ahead. It was Mr. Harding's day, not
Ms. On the left. Warren Gamaliel
Harding, the rising star of the repub
lic, healthy, vigorous, great-chested,
showing every evidence in his tanned
ace of that fine, sturdy health so
jiecessary a possession in order to
frrapple with the problems of his coun
try. One, the man on the right, a
battle-scarred veteran, a casualty of
the war, now weary and anxious to
lay down the reins of office; the other
agile, vigorous, hopeful and full of
enthusiasm for the tasks that con
fronted him. Upon the face of the
one were written in indelible lines the
scars and tragedies of war; on that of
the other, the lines of confidence, hope
and readiness for the fray.
The presidential party arrived at
the capitol. Woodrow Wilson took
possession of the president's room.
Modestly, the president-elect took a
Boat in the rear of the room, while
J'resJdent Wilson conferred with sen
ators and representatives who came
to talk with him about bills in which
they were Interested, bills upon which
he must act before the old clock
standing in a corner of the room
ehould strike the hour of 12 noon,
marking the end of the official rela
tionship of Woodrow Vilson with the
affairs of the government of the Uni
ted States.
Friend Say Goodby.
Tt was about 11:30. Senators and
representatives of both parties poured
Into the office to say goodby to the
man seated at the table, and then
made their way over to congratulate
the president-elect.
It was a few minutes before 12
o'clock. The weary man at the table
was still the president, still the ruler
of a great people, the possessor for a
little while longer. Just a little while
longer, of more power than any king
In Christendom.
Presently there appeared at the door
a gray-haired man of Imperious man
ner. Addressing the president in a
sharp, dry tone of voice, he said: "Mr.
President, we have come as a commit
tee of the senate to notify you that
the senate and house are about to
adjourn, and await your pleasure."
The spokesman for the committee was
Henry Cahot Iodge, the distinguished
senator from Massachusetts, the Im
placable political foe of the man he
was addressing.
It was an interesting study to watch
the face and manner of Woodrow Wil
son as he met the gaze of Senator
Lodge, who by his attacks had de
stroyed the great thing of which the
president had dreamed, the thing for
which he had fought and for which
he was ready to lay down his life.
It appeared for a second as If Wood
row Wilson was about to give full
sway to the passionate resentment he
felt toward the man who, he be
lieved, had unfairly treated him
throughout the famous treaty fight.
But quickly the shadow of resent
ment passed. A ghost of a smile
flitted across his firm mouth, and,
steadying himself in his chair, he
said, In a low voce: "Senator Lodge,
I have no further communication to
make. I thank you. Good morning."
Last Minutes Memorable,
Senator Lodge and the committee
withdrew from the room, I looked at
the clock In the corner. A few min
utes more and all the power which
the man at the table possessed, would
all from his shoulders. All left the
room except the president, Mrs. Wil
son, Admiral Grayson and I.
The old clock in the corner of the
room began to toll the hour of 12.
Mechanically I counted, under my
breath, the strokes: "One, two three,"
on through "twelve," and the silent
room echoed with the low" vibration
of the last stroke.
Woodrow Wilson was no longer
president. By the votes of the Ameri
can people he had been returned to
the ranks of his fellow countrymen.
A great warrior had passed from the
field, a leading actor had made his
exit. The dearest wish of his political
enemies had at last been realized. The
prayers of his devoted friends that he
would live to see the eight years of
Ilia administration through, had been
answered. His own bearing and at
titude did not indicate that any
thing unusual had happened.
Quickly Woodrow Wilson, the pri
vate citizen, turned to make his way
to the elevator, leaning on his cane,
the ferrule striking sharply on the
stone pavement as he walked; but
his spirit was indomitable. A few
minutes before all Interest had been
centered upon him. Now but a few
loyal friends remained behind. In
terest was transferred to the scene
being enacted a few feet away in
the senate chamber, the induction Into
office of the vice-president. By the
time we reached the elevator, the
brief ceremony in the senate chamber
bad ended, and the multitude outside
were cheering Mr. Harding as he ap
peared at the east front of the capitol
to deliver his Inaugural address. We
beard the United States marine band
playing, "Hail to the Chief." For a
few seconds I looked toward the re
viewing stand. The new president,
Warren G. Harding, was taking his
place on the stand amid the din and
roar of applause. He was the focus
of all eyes, the pivot around which all
Interest turned. Not one of the thou
sand turned to look at the lonelv
IANCE SALE
Is an event of unusual importance
to buyers of home furnishings at
Calef Bros., 68-70 Fifth street. Watch
their windows for samples of values
being offered. Adv.
' home 'FURNISHERS
figure laboriously climbing Into the
automobile. The words of Ibsen
flashed into my mind:
"The strongest man in the world is
he who stands most alone."
CAMP ASSET TO TACOMA
Figures Prepared by Publicity Offb
ecr of Third Division.
TACOMA, Wash., Dec, 30. (Spe
cial.) Something of what Camp
Lewis means to Tacoma and of the
return Pierce county is getting on the
(2,000,000 Invested in the purchase of
the camp site for the government is
shown in some statistics prepared to
day by Captain George A. Hunt, pub
licity officer for the third division.
Captain Hunt's figures show that
even In peace times, with a compara
tively small military population, Camp
Lewis is an important asset to Ta
coma. According to the figures on Decem
ber 15, 4525 officers and enlisted men
were stationed at the camp. The mil
itary payroll for November ' totaled
23,283 and the civilian payroll 14,
013. The total disbursements at the
camp in November were $309,984.
Kvery soldier visits Tacoma an av
erage of two and a half times a
month.
MILL 1 RAISED QUICKLY
TOLEDO SUBSCRIBES $15,000
IX TWO AND HALF HOURS.
Ilwaco Students Home.
ILWACO. Wash., Dec. 30. (Special.)
Among the students from various
colleges spending the holidays here
are Norman Howerton, Oregon Agri
cultural college; Anne Suomela,
Thomas Petit, Bernyn Williams, Neal
Samola, Sylvia and Martha Johnson,
from the University of Washington,
Seattle; Roland Stone, Arthur John
son, A. Lundcjulst, Viola and Stella
Winters, from Washington State col
lege, at Pullman. A number of
gayetles are planned for these young
folks while home. A social evening fol
lowed the Ilwaco high school alumni
basketball game Tuesday evening at
the auditorium here.
' Poultrymen to Be Taught.
CHEHALIS, Wash., Dec. 30. (Spe
cial.) W. B. Buchanan, poultry spe
cialist from the State college, Pull
man, has arranged to devote ten days
to Lewis county during the next few
months, to assemble poultrymen at
various convenient centers and in
struct them in the business. Demon
strations of culling of birds and other
information that poultrymen can use
to advantage will be features of the
meeting. Kgg production in Lewis
county is taking first rank as one of
the biggest industries of the county
and more persons are making plans
to engage in the business extensively
next spring.
Movie Theater Changes Hands.
COTTAGE GROVE. Or., Dec. 30.
(Special.) The Arcade theater busi
ness, owned by G. B. Dickinson, and
the Arcade theater building, owned
by W. B. Cooper, have been purchased
by W. M. Morelock, recently in the
motion picture business in Portland.
The business changes hands on the
first day of the year. Mr. Dickinson
has not made future plans but he and
Mrs. Dickinson will make their home
for- a time in Portland, where they
took a piece of valuable residence
property on the deal.
Scouts Outline Activities.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. Dec, 30. (Spe
cial.) A programme of activities for
the Aberdeen Boy Scout troops will
be outlined at a meeting of the Boy
.Pcout council in the near future.
The council consists of A. L. Daven
port, president; G. E. Williams, secretary-treasurer,
and George B. Miller,
superintendent of Aberdeen schools.
Three scout troops, under Scoutmas
ters Williams, O. C. Wilson and Paul
Young, were active In 1921. .
Read The Oregonlnn classified ads.
Money Is to Be Used to Construct
Houses for Employes of
Spruce Corporation.
TOLEDO, Or., Dec. 30. (Special.)
It took only two hours and 30 minutes
to raise Toledo's quota of $15,000 In
the proposed Toledo Investment and
Improvement corporation, which or
ganization has been planned to fi
nance the construction of houses to
be sold and rented to employes of
the Pacific Spruce corporation mill,
which will begin operations after the
first of the year.
When asked how soon they would
start operating the big mill, the new
owners advised the chamber of com
merce they would put the mill in
operation just as fast as Toledo was
able to arrange accommodations for
the employes. As it will require 300
men to operate the mill, on the plan
of operations proposed, it at once be
came apparent that new houses must
be constructed. The new company of
fered to take $10,000 worth of stock
provided the local people would raise
$15,000 and be responsible for put
ting the plan into operation.
Mr. Johnson, president of the new
company, said that it was the desire
of his company to employ married
men as far as possible, and they pre
ferred to have these men own their
homes and that his company was will
ing to take a good-slxed block of
shares In the corporation to help in
bringing about a condition that would
make it possible for the employes to
buy their homes at reasonable fig
ures, and pay for them on the in
stallment plan.
As soon as the legal formalities
have been complied with, It is ex
pected that construction work on
the first units will begin.
Athletic Body Will Meet.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 30. (Spe
cial.) Superintendent of Schools
Miller left here today for Everett,
where tomorrow, in his capacity as
president of the Washington State
High School Athletic association, he
will preside at a conference of Sno
homish county superintendents and
principals. The meeting was called
upon request of the smaller high
schools of Snohomish county, who
wish to be admitted Into the state
league.
Young People Hold ConvenUon.
PRINTS VTLLE, Or., Dec. 30. (Spe
cial.) The Central Oregon Young
People's convention met today in
Prinevllle with a number of dele-
fmm .Antral tnwnn including
Bend, Redmond, Culver and Madras.
A number of prominent Sunday school
workers ana several oui-oi-iown
mlni.i.ri including J. Edgar Purdy
of Bend and Rev. M. R. Brown at
tended.
2000 Auto Licenses Paid For.
CHEHALIS. Wash.. Dec. 30. (Spe
cial.) Up to last night 2000 out of
6000 Lewis county automobile owners
had paid up their 1922 license fees, ac
cording to the report or Miss Kva
Knight, county auditor. Today there
was a grand rush for licenses and Sat
urday is expected to be a record
breaker, with plenty of business In
prospect for the new year.
Prinevllle Masons Install Leaders.
PRINEVILLE. Or., Dec. 30. (Spe
cial.) Prinevllle Masonic lodge No.
76 and Carnation chapter No. 44 held
joint installation here Tuesday eve
ning when the following officers
were Installed. Masonic officers are:
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Furs and individual style shops Broadway at Morrison
Especially adapted to
one's school needs
new
lot of
wool Jersey frocks
arrives!
Simple, tailored styles,
with heavy linen or
kid collars and cuffs.
Braid-trimmed models,
with long, tight sleeves.
A few with pleated
skirts; others adorned
with white smocking.
Tan, brown, henna,
navy, gray or the new
high shades known as
jockey red and green.
Truly, a very smart as
sortment in a size
range of 14 to 40.
They're so sensi
bly priced, too:
14.50
to
25.00
Worshipful master, George F. Euston;
senior warden. Lake M. Bechtell;
junior warden, Charles Ross; senior
deacon, Asa W. Battles; junior dea
con, Oliver Adams; senior steward.
Brother E. Walstrom; junior steward.
Fred Eickemeyer; treasurer, D. P.
Adarason; secretary, Ernest E. Evans;
tyler, W. S. Ayres.
Eastern Star officers were Installed
as follows: Worthy matron, Sidney
Euston; worthy patron, W. S. Ayres;
assistant matron, Ida H. Ayres: treas
urer, Ella Garrison; secretary. Des
sell Johnson; conductress, Elma Da
vis; associate conductress, Ethel
Douglas; marshal, Retta Hamilton;
Ada, Cella Adams; Ruth, Jessie L.
Kidwell; Esther, Lorene Lakin; Mar
tha, Margaret Elkins; Electa, Mar
guerite Ross; warder, Martha Nevel;
sentinel. George F. Euston. E. E.
Evans is retiring master of the Ma
sonic lodge.
NEW GRASS IS FAVORED
Toledo Farmers Adopt Crop Ob
served In Coos County.
TOLEDO, Or., Dec. 30. (Special.)
A committee of farmers, accompanied
by the county agent, visited Coos
county last year to study dairying
conditions there. Among other things
they were impressed with a new
crop Canary grass being grown
there. The farmers reported that this
crop was well adapted to low, damp
soils; would stand a great deal of
water without injury; could be
pastured when wet, taking the cattle
off later in the season, and cutting
the crop of hay, then pasturing again
in the fall.
A pound of the seed was obtained
and distributed in ounce lots. Every
farmer who tried the grass, as well
as neighbors who have observed it,
left orders with the county agent's
office for seed this coming year.
STORES GIVE AWAY TOYS
Assurance Made That La Grande
Children Are ot Forgotten.
LA GRANDE. Or., Dec. 30. (Spe
cial.) In order to be sure that every
child in La Grande of toy age was
rot forgotten Christmas, two of the
largest stores of the city turned over
to the Red Cross all toys left on
hand Christmas eve. These were dis
tributed Christmas morning.
The stocks of both toy houses were
large and when the Red Cross Santa
Claus called at the homes which had
been missed many a tear-stained face
was brightened.
Tldeland to Be Sold.
KELSO, Wash., Dec. 30. (Special.)
Second-class tidelands in front of
the mill site of the Long-Bell Lumber
company at Kelso are to be sold at
public auction Tuesday, January 3. by
the state land commissioner to the
highest and best bidder. The tide
lands Include several miles on the
Cowlitz and Columbia rivers and are
appraised at more than $2000, being
of little or no value save to the own
ers of the adjoining property. A small
tract of cedar near Carrolls will also
be sold at the same time.
For the New Year, put your Boy in one of these new
Suits or Overcoats, and mark well how long it wears!
A Wonderful Offer for
the Year's Last Day!
Boys' Belted Suits
S9.85
tailored and full-lined.
This is an opportunity to buy your boy a suit for
the New Year at a real saving a suit that will
give him splendid service, and one that will look'
well in the wearing!
TODAY ONLY
$9.85 for a Mighty Good Suit for a Boy!
An Extra Pair of Knickers With Every Suit!
Every suit from regular stock every one normally at
a higher price ! You'll say they're the best suits you've
seen for the price !
Splendid patterns in cheviots, cassimeres and novelty
weaves ; greens, grays, browns, mixtures ; handsomely
Boys' All-Wool Overcoats
Ages 5 to 12
$7.85
Ages 13 to 18
$9.85
Here's warmth for the boys ! These are good, heavy over
coats; the fabrics were woven in Oregon from Oregon
wool! Double-breasted, belted styles; muff pockets, and
covered patch side pockets. Wonderful coats for cold, rainy
or snowy days ! Priced beloW their real worth.
Boys' Sweaters, Mackinaw's and Caps
BEN SELLING
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