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OliEGON STA IE LIBRARY
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PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, JAN'UAllY 3, 1922
VOL. EX XO. 19,070
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Entered at Portland . Oretrnn)
Poptofflri; a Rft?onf1--lai. Mattr.
PENROSE'S DEATH
i GOVERNOR REFUSES
ISECRET COMPACT
ENTRY OF- PORTLAND
WINS PASADENA CUP
GOVERNMENT- SHIPS
BRIDE COLLAPSES
AT WEDDING HOUR
wILb4 CARRY
TO FREE MR. POWERS
RELIEF
BUSINESS BETTER
' ALL0VER NATION
Outlook Is Reassuring,
Says Controller.
WARDING AND WIFE
IS BLOW TO PARTY
Senate Now Leaderless
CHARGE PRESSED
PROMINENT SALEM MAX MUST
FINISH JAIL TERM.
ROSE FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION
FLOAT TAKES FIRST PRIZE.
30 VESSELS EXPECTED TO BE
PUT IN RUSSIAN SERVICE.
CHCKCH IS CROWDED WITH
CHICAGO SOCIETY FOLK.
I
, and Undisciplined.
"OLIGARCHY" PHRASE ME
Republicans Split,' Roughly,
Into Three Group.
VITAL -CHANGE IMPENDS
Chairmanship 6t Important Finance
Committee to Go to Mo
Cumber, N. D.
BT'MARK SULLIVAN.
Copvrii.ht. J921, by the Ntw York Evening
Poet. Inc. Published by Arrangement.)
WASHINGTON, D. &. Jan., 2. (Spe
cial.) It will be said that Senator
Penrose's passing makes little differ
ence, because 'be had' been 11, and
more or less out of things for two
years, off and on, anyhow, but that
Is not true. - What Is true is that
Penrose slipped out of things two
years agor that his slipping out made
a very great difference, and that his
death merely makes his passing com
plete and creates an occasion for
pointing out how much It means.
It is not merely that Penrose was
the last of the barons. It Is not
merely that there Is not a senator
left who Is also In any sense boss of
his state. It is not merely that there
is hardly anything left in American
politics as a state-wide boss. In the
senate or out of It. What Penrose's
death signifies is that the senate Is
today a completely changed body,
utterly 'different' from the picture of
It which the public has Inherited from
the past '
Places Can't Be Filled.
Elx months ego the state of Penn
sylvania was represented In the sen
ate by two men who, whatever you
'might think of their policies, were
among the 1 strongest men of their
generation. Today, and until Pen
rose's successor is appointed, "yJin-
lyvania is represented in the senate
by one man whose name the pubhc
doesn't know. Neither this successor
of Knox nor the successor of Penrose
can possibly fill their shoes, even if
Pennsylvania should take pains to
end good men and even under the
most favorable circumstances, until
they have had several years of ex
perience end enough time to reach,
under the senorlty rules "M the sen
ate, positions of power and responsi
bility. This case of Pennsylvania Is ex
treme, but It merely happens to be
conspicuous at the moment. Much
the same sort of change has come to
the other states gradually, without
the public noticing it. There ere a
few strong Individuals in the senate,
'but there is no group of Btrong men
who act together, who have a' sense
of collective responsibility fdr run
ning the country or who actually do
run it.
"Senate Oligarchy" .Joke.
The phrase that Cox made a slogan
X In the last presidential campaign,
"toe senate oligarchy, is. a Joke, i "" "ft""
There is no such thing. There is no I '
rtZFLZZMW OFFICER IS SUICIDE
ality or uy virtue of official authoritv. I
is able tu crack the party whip or
otherwise enforce discipline and
achieve action. The senate today has
little more discipline than a town
meeting.
The big republican majority Is di
vided, roughly. Into three rrnuna
the farm bloc, composed of men Ilk
Kenyon and Capper; the remnant of
the old guard, like Lodge and Curtis,
and a middle-ground group led by
men like McCormlck and Lenroot.
i What the senate happens to do about
'any particular matter is determined
by the loose and shifting attachments
of men at the outer edges of these
groups.
Chairmanship Change Vital.
i
bpecmcally, Penrose's death will
bring an important change In the
chairmanship of the Important finance
committee, which has charge of taxa
tion and the tariff. His successor
will be McCumber of Jorth Dakota.
As the representative of an almoat
purely agricultural state, McCumber
can be expected to favor most of the.
policies identified with the farm
- bloc, although he has 'never been
frtrynaTlip lActntlfiaA . I U .1.-.
in noinrnf Vp, V .' i. 'Secretary of Agriculture Wallace said
In point of fact, as regards thai.. . .
pending tariff bill, Penrose, in the
weakness brought about by his 111-
. ness, had already told the farm bloc
It could have whatever tariff it
wanted. This was the fourth or fifth
compromise that he would have
scorned to make in his prime. When
the emergency tariff was up some
months ago. Penrose let It go through,
although privately he described it as
"pure, bunk."
Weakness Doe to Illness.
This weakness of Penrose, due
wholly, to his illness, has been a
cerious embarrassment to the party.
He kept the seat of office only by
yield. ng Ha essence, andvmany things
.-( through which a strong chair
man would have stopped. The other
rrty leaders deplored the situation.
t pcr-nsp wa sensitive about his
(Concluded on face 3, Column L)
Efforts of Friends and Relatives of
lry Law Violator Fruitless. -Police
Order Restored.
' SALEM, Or., Jan. 2. (Special.)
Police machinery of the city again
was running smoothly fly. after
being disturbed Saturday night by
the report that Verden Moffltt, chief
of police, had released Grover Powers
from the city Jail in order that he
m'ght look s.er some personal busi
ness affairs. Powers, who is promi
nent locally,- recently was sent to
Jail for 20 days and fined $100 for
having liquor in his possession.
When it became known that Powers
had been released from Jail tempo
rarily Earl Race, police Judge, ordered
the prisoner returned to his cell
forthwith. The Judge refused to ac
cept any explanation from the police
department, and after a few hours'
search Powers was located and 're
turned to Jail.
Chief of Police Mdtritt, In a state
ment issued today, denied that he
had extended to Powers any prlvi-'
lege not accorded to other men who
had business affairs needing their im
mediate attention.
Friend and , relatives of Powers
tonight appealed to Mayor Halverson
to suspend the Jail sentence Imposed
the defendant by Judge Race.
The mayor refused to act, whereupon
an appeal was made to Governor
Olcott. The governor mades.it plain
that he would not consider suspend
ing Powers' sentence unless the re
quest was accompanied by a recom
mendation from Judge Race, who
heard the case and pronounced the
sentence. ,
RIOT QUELLED BY ANTHEM
"Star-Spangled Banner" Halts Nev
Year's Eve Disturbance.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.. Jan. 2. A
federal prohibition agent, sorely be
set by hotel guests, unaware of his
identity, was saved from personal in
Jury when the orchestra of a hotel
here played "The Star-Spangled Ban
ner," on Saturday night and the hotel
steward. It. G. Jabrling, switched on
an illuminated flag.
Two raiding officers, It was learnedj
today, entered, the hotel and while
one was producing credentials the
other eneredthe dining room and
began to seize drinks on the tables.
The latter's action was resented by
guests and a rough-and-tumble fight
was J- progress , when the steward
entered and ordered tue national an
them played, at the same time switch
ing thy lights on the flag. This
brought all the guests to their feet
and fndd the fight.
FLAKES FALL; BUT MELT
r
Drizzle Follows as Feature of -Official
New Year's Day.
Big snow-flakes fell softly on' Port
land yesterday morping but did not
stay to be admired. They melted as
fast as they touched the earth. Min
gled with the snowflakes, and before
! and after them, came a drizzle of
rain. Thus official New Year's day
was ushered In.
Meanwhile, snow that meant busi
ness was reported to be falling In
districts within a few miles of Port
land. At Rldgefield, Wash., a fall of
about three inches was reported at
noon yesterday, while automobiles
and steamboats coming up from the
lower Columbia river territory had a
generous coating of snow on their
Lieutenant Who Faces Reduction
to Ranks Kills Himself.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2. Lieutenant
John Eberwine shot himself to death
today on board the destroyer Melville,
according to naval officers, who
brou8:n tn boJy to a "arbor una"
taking establishment. He was 62
years old and Joined the navy 30 years
ago. ' .
Despondency because he faced re
duction to the ranks as a result of
the Impending change to pre-war
basis and cancellation of temporary'
elevation in ranks frorn war-time of
some 2Sd officers was ascribed as the
motive for the suicide. Until recently
he was attached" to the supply de
partment of the" Puge-t sound navy
yard at Bremerton, Wash.
HOPE SEEN FOR FARMER
Encouraging Message Sent Out by
Secretary Wallace.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 2. The
farmer can enter the newyear In a
spirit of hopefulness and good cheer.
today In a message to farshers.
"I see nothing wnlch indicates boomj
times for the farmers in the near ru
ture," he continued, "hut there ; does
seem to be a promise of better times
both for the farmer and for those
whose business is largely dependent
Upon him." :
ENGRAVERS ARE TO STRIKE
Texas Workmen to Protest Against
Pay Cut and Longer Hours.
FORT WORTH. Tex., Jan. 2. Com.
merctal engravers In Texas will cease
work tomorrow. It was announced to
dayN as a protest against a reduction
in wages and an increase In working
hours. '
The trouble, it is said, will cover
the United States, affeoting 4000 men,
Far East Republic Asks
Investigation. '
JAPAN, FRANCE DENY PACT
Original Documents Said to
Be. in Archives.
SIBERIA CONTROL ISSUE
Head of Paris Delegation Tells
- Secretary Hughes Allegations
Are Wholly Unfounded.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 2.-MHy
the Associated Press.) While prac
tically all machinery of the arms con
ference halted for New Year's, trfl un
official delegation of the far eastern
republic took advantage of the lull
tp press charges of a secret French
Japanese understanding for perpetua
tion of Japanese control In Siberia.
The far eastern delegates declared
proof of their charges, already denied
by the French and Japanese delegates,
could be obtained by examination of
original documents in the archives of
the far eastern government at Chita.
They'Vuggested that such Inquiry be
made by American consular officials
so that results might be known to the
conference when it considers Siberian
problems. . i
French Denial Emphasised. f
To emphasize the French denial
made yesterday, Albert Sarraut, head
of the French delegation, notified Sec
retary Hughes, as chairman of the
conference, that the charges were
wholly without foundation in fact.
The French government, he said in a
written communication, had entered
into no commitments regarding Si
beria except those of which the Unit
ed States was aware.
In view of the French and Japanese,
repudiation of the Charges and the
position of the far eastern delgates
as "outsiders" ''sent to the conference
by an unrecognized government, the
inclination in many conference cir
cles was not to take thedpvelopment
very seriously. At the same time the
accusations attracted widespread at-
Naval Experts at Work. ,
Navalexperts alone worked-today
studying technical quest lonsyvhich re
main to be settled in connection with
the naval agreement. It - was said
their deliberations were at such a
etage tonight that all the loose ends
of. the settlement probably could be
cleared away within a few days If
questions of policy raised by the sub
marine regulation proposals can be
settled In time the conference leaders
believe that a five-power naval treaty
can be put into definite form this
week.
Tomorrow naval experts will con-
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for Best Outside Showing in
Big Floral Parade.
PASADENA. Cal., Jan. 2. (Special.)
Fii"st prize in the class A division
of the Tournament ofRoses floral parage-,
here today- was awarded to the
float entered by the Rose-Festival as
sociation of Portland, Or. The prize
was a silver trophy valued at 1100,
and In addition the entry was the re
cipient of a beautiful banner as a spe
cial award for the best entry from
an outside state.
The Portland floatf was by far the
handsomest in the parade, while that
of Glendale, Cal-contrasting the east
andjhe .west, qarried off second prize.
Portland's float whlelfwon first
place In the Tournament of Roses flo
ral parade was decorated In Oregon
grape, holly and roses, as a presenta
tion of the holiday season's greetings
from Portland and Oregon. It was
prepared through funds raised by public-spirited
firms, cltlsens and clubs of
the city as a compliment to Pasa
dena's participation In "Rose Festival
parades.'
Erie V. Hauser, president of the
Rose Festival association, appointed a
special committee to take charge of
preparing the float. It included Clay
S. .Morse, chairman; W. P. Merry.
James Forbes and H. W. Kent.
KIM M0MUS HOLDS SWAY
Gorgeous New Year's Pageant at
Philadelphia Big Spectacle.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2. K 1 n g
Momus held sway here today. At the
head of one of the largest and most
gorgeous mummers' pageants In the
history of the city's unique New
Year's spectacle he marched between
,lines of .cheering humanity, for sev
eral hours the line of march being
transformed into a fairway of fan
tasy,Nnimicry and music. -
More than TOCO persons, represent
ing scores of New Year's clubs, took
tart in the pageant and Incidentally
competed for 12.000 in prizes offered
by "the city . nd other thousands
offered by -business -houses. -
HAYS MAY YEJ QUIT JOB
Motion Picture Offer Appeals to
i Postmaster-General.
NEW YORk. Jan. 2. Postmaster
General Hays started back to Washing-tot.
late today to resume his duties
after three weeks of rest.
He said he still was considering an
Invitation to become head of a group
of .notion picture producing and dis
tributing corporations, and probably
-would give them his answer at a
conference in Washington January 14.
He is reported .to have been offered
a three-year contr?t at 150,000 a
year.
NEW YORK HIT BY COLD
Temperatures Ranging From 15 to
2 7 Below Are Reported. '
UTICA, N. Y., Jan. 2. Temperatures
ranging from 15 27 degrees below
sero were reported today.
They were from fentral and
northern sections of the stats.
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Steamers Probably Will Be ReadyJ
In 10 Days fo Take on Grain
for Europe's Starving.
NEWPORT .NEWS. Va., Jan. 2.
Thirty shipping board steamers" an
chored In James river are to be made
ready for sea at once and placed in
the Russian relief service," according
to well founded reports here.
Shipping, board officials understand
that the ships are to be used to carry
grain to the starving Russians. Just
when tEe movement jvill start or
through which ports the grain will
move, nb one Is able to Say at this
time, however. --
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 2. The
shipping board is preparing to give
the .American relief admlnfstration
such shipping tonnage as may be
needed for the transportation of grain
to Russia after the American private
owners have done all thjy can. Vice
President Smull, in charge of charters
and allocations of the shipping. board,
said today. The fJones law provides,
Mr. Smull pointed out, that American
ship owners and operators shall have
the first opportunity, but he indicated
that the board is ready to carry the
remaining grain at cost.
The board plans, if necessary, to
assign SO 76(0 to 12,000-ton ships to
this work. The vessels will sail from
various Atlantic coast and gulf ports.
It -will take only ten days at the most
to outfit such ships as are selected
for this service, Mr. Smull said.
PANAMA HIT J3Y QUAKE
t
City Is Shaken, but No Damage Is
, Reported Done.
PANAMA, Jan.
2.-r-(By the Aaao-
nlntftrl Tr&nn A n ab rt hauakA lasting
about a minute occurred a 1 o'clock
this morning, shaking up the city.
but doing no damage either here or
along the Panama canal. The center
of- the shock was about $0 miles
dlstanV
A heavy flood due to rains was
registered In Gatun lake between 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon and 8
o'clock this morn lag.
HAMBERLATN, S. D., Jan. 2. A
pronounced earthquake, lasting about
BE seconds, was felt heye at 9:50 this
morning. Many brick chimneys were
tumbled dpwn, clshes were shaken
from cupboard shelves and house
plants thrown to the floor by the
tremors.
CHARLES' FRIENDS BUSY
Royalists Reported to Be Active In
Effort to Restore Thrtine.
BUDAPEST, Jan. 2. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Royalfsts who sup
ported ex-Emperor Charles in his
efforts to regain the Hungarian
throne are reported again to be act
ive, especially since the release of
Count Julius Andrassy from prison.
He been under detention since
the collapse of Charles' abortive at
tempt to set upjonce more the Haps
burg power in Hungary. '
Count Anton Slgray, Deputy Bakov
sky and Gustav Gratz, ejt- minister
of foreign affairs, were to be released
today on bail of 6-0,000 kronen.
Charges of mutiny must still be faced
by the prisoners.
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EAST'S HOLIDAY TRADE GAINSfr
Reserve Board Also Sees
'Wide Improvement.'
1921 AND 1920 COMPARED
Manufacturing Conditions, How
ever, Are Declared to Be Far
From Normal Yet.
WASHINGTON. "D. C. Jan. 2. Indi
cations that the turn of the year is
being "marked by a striking Im
provement in the buslnc asnd eco
nomic outlook" of the country, and
the jh or'd generally, wer discussed
tonight by Controller of the Currency
Crlsslnger in a forecast for 1922.
There can be no doubt, he said,
that "both the political and economic
Index figures" are registering im
provement at this time "when po
litical and economic conditions so In
timately interact." ' "
"Taking this wider view," he added,
"I feel that we may be Justified In
Kegar dingthe outloqk as altogether
reassuring and that the New Year Is
coming to us with guarantees that
Justify the most optimistic forecasts."
Better Conditions Here.
In the political, domain e described
as predominating favorable factors
the arms conference and "the appar
ently insured settlement of the con
troversy Involving the relatione of
Ireland to the United Kingodm." Al
ready, he declared, a betterment In
the conditions of international ex
change has taken place, adding that
"nobetter Index of widespread busi
ness conditions exists."
Continued upward movement of
business and the gradual testoratlon
of normal conditions are indicated
also in the comparison of Reports for
last month with those of December,
1928, according to the December re
view of the economic situation issued
tonight by the federal reserve board.
Improvement la Found. '
Improvement was found by the
board despite the recession of busi
ness activity In December as com
pared with the same month last year
"The holiday trade," the board said,
"is a test of the soundness of pre
ceding business activity. Reports i
from the federal reserve districts cov
ering more than half of the month
show that this year's demand In the
eastern districts has registered an
increase running aa high as 10 per
cent of that of 1920, while In other
districts' the situation is pronounced
satisfactory.',
Manufacturing conditions, however,
the board reported, are far from uni
form ;there being a decrease of ac
tivity In the Iron and steel industry,
while textiles showed little change,
and uncertainty exists as to the fu
ture of the clothing industry, due to
labor disturbances and the continued
demand of consumers for lower
prices. .
i Freight Rate DUtarblns.
"Freight rates," the board said,
"continue as a disturbing factor due
to the belief that reductions already
announced as affecting some com-
rhiodltles may be much more widely
extended." '
Relatively lower prices for cereals
and cotton, the board continued, had
discouraged trade In the agricultural
districts and also had resulted in re
tarding the liquidating of frozen
loans. Hardware and related lines
were also said to be in an unsatis
factory ' condition, but wholesale
prices "are showing Increased sta
bility." Unemployment conditions
were reported as but little changed.
"A decided improvement in Euro
pean exchanges," the board said, "has
tended to help the foreign trade sit
uation during December, but the ex
treme caution In the extension of
bank credits, which was previously so
notable a phase of. our freight trade,
still continues. Export figures Indi
cate a still further decline of activity
In staples, while imports show an ad
vance. 1
. Europe Still Disturbed.
"Disturbed conditions In various
countries of Europe still render a
maintenance of business relations
with them uncertain and hazardous.
Rates of interest which had made a
notable decline during the autumn,
have tended on the whole, still fur
ther downward, partly owing to the
fact that there wa no foreign outlet
for our capital." ,
Reviewing the year In the ship
ping industry, the board declared that
the "industry has been through a
most difficult period, in which many
weaker operators have beeji forced
out of business, ana in which, as a
result of greatly reduced freight
rates, smaller available cargoes, and
continued high costsof operation,
very few companies have been able to
make a satisfactory showing. This
condition has been world-wide, al
though American companies have felt
In special degree the handicap of- a
higher scale of wages than their foreign-competitors
have been obliged
to pay."
Miss Mary Lundon Baker Ilccomes
,Too 111 to' Be Married'' to
Alllstcr McCormlck.
CHICAGO. Jan. 2. Aftser hundreds
of Chicago society folk had gathered
t the Fourth Presbyterian church
today to witness the wedding of Miss
Mary Landon Baker and Alllst.r Mc
Cormlck. leaders In the younger social
set, it was announced that, owing to
the sudden illness of Miss Baker, a
postponement of the marriage was
necessary.
As those in the crowded church
awaited the appearance of the wed
ding party and as the organist played
a prelude to the wading march. Miss
Baker, daughter of Alfred L. Baker,
wealthy broker, was under the care
of a physician at .her home. She "had
suffered a nervous collapse yesterday.
Today she was prepared for the cere
mony to the point of having dressed
in her wedding gown when she broke
down.
In the meantime the church organ-I
1st repeated the prelude several times
as "guests and wedding attendants
wailed. Then Rev. John Timothy
Stone announced the postponement.
"My daughter is of a verV nervous
temperament," Mr. Baker said tonight.
"She became 111 Sunday. Today she
was 11L but Eot ud and dressed in her
weddinggown, when she collapsed
This Is merely a postponement."
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PORTUGUESE CABINET OUT
Fstahllshmcnt of Military Dictator
ship Thought Possible.
LISBON, Jan. 2. (By the Associat
ed Press.) The Portuguese cabinet,
headed" by Cunha Leal as premier and
minister of. finance, has resigned.
The probability of the .establish
ment of a military or other dictator
ship is being talked of, but nothing
has "deve-oped. 1 '
The resignation of Premier Leal
was dui to incompatibility of opinion
between the premier and members of
ine political puriicB concerning
holding of election..
the
The cabinet of Cunha Leal
formed December 16.
SALEM PERMITS RECORD
Construction In 1921 Involves Ex-
pendituT of "$470,020.
SALEM. Or., Ja'n. 2. (Special.)
Building records In' Salem for the
year 1921 exceeded all previous rec
ords, according to announcement
made here today. The permits Is
sued by the city Involved construc
tion expenditures amounting to 1479,
020. A total of 247 permits were Issued,
nearly half of which called for new
construction
RADICAL TRIO QUIT RIGA
Emma Goldman, Berkman and
Shapiro Go to Reval.
RIGA. Jan. 2. (By the Associated
Press.) After a week's imprison
ment.' during which time they were
not permitted to communicate with
outsider's Emma Goldman; Alexander
Berkman and Alexander Shapiro, de
portees from America, who recently
came out of soviet Russia, started
second time today for Reval,
Esthonia-.
The radicals Intend to go on to
Stockholm. '
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 89
degree.; minimum, 33 degree.
TOXAY'S Rain; northwesterly winds.
Foreign
Snipers at Belfast kill two, wound six.
Page I. A
Too much yielded lnf view of France.
Page 1.
Failure of Cannes conference would put
President Harding In role of world ar
biter. Fage 4.
Feminism sweeps Chinese republic. Pag S.
Plan to rejuvenate Europe is outlined.
Pae 6.
National.
Death of Penrose blow to party. Page 1.
Secret compact cherge on Siberain con
trol pressed. Page 1.
Business better all over nation. Page 1.
Japanese delegation pleased with resulta
of arms conlerence. Page 4.
President and Mrs. Harding hosts at New
Year's reception. Page 1.
McCumber to head finance committee.
Page S.
Domeatle.
banks, with
Two Chicago
$83,000,000 re-
sources, sold, page o.
Government ships to carry, grain to Rus
sia. Page 1.
Bride collapses at hour of wedding. Page 1.
Portland. Or., floral float wins first prise
at Pasadena tournament or roses.
Page 1.
Paciflo Northwest.
Oregon national guard again beat In west
ern states. Page 8.
Governor refuses to free Salem business
man who violated dry law. Page 1.
, Sports.
Dr. Hunter Is rated as best Pacific coast
amateur golfer. Page 14.
Tate-WIUs fight is smelly fiasco. Page 14.
California and 'W. and J. play 0-0 tie
game. Page 14.
Texans defeat Centre, il to 14. Page 14.
Tllden again heads ranking list of National
Lawn Tennis association. Page 13.
Commercial and Marine.
Exports for 1021 beaten 10 per cent.
Page 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
Lumber prospects declared brighter. Tage
20.
Inflated currency In Europe reduced. Fag
-1.
t'nprecedented Remand made for Mornlnt
Oregonlan annual edition. Page 22.
Portland benefits from elimination of war
tax trom many articles. Page 15.
Russian sought as counterfeit currency op
erator. Page 7.
Count of bacteria In milk is reduced.
Fage 16.
Democrats divided over who'll be next
' aatloiuU coauttiuseman Face J.
NEW YEAR'S HOSTS
White House Welcomes
Cosmopolitan Crowd.
MANY RACES REPRESENTED
Presidential Party Shakes
Hands With 6500.
CHILDREN GET ATTENTION
Arms Co-iforcnco Delegates, Wear
ing Decorations, Add to Gurrty.
JIu sic, Cold Stir Throngs.
WASHINGTON, D. C , Jan. V Pres
ident and Mrs. Harding threw the
White House open tj-the public to-day
for the first New Tear's recep
tion held.there for nine years. The
number responding to the general In
vitation was estimated at 6500, many
of whom stood for hours In a biting
wind and in a slowly moving column
of fours, which extended for blocks.
The president and Mrs. Harding
shook hands with all, a physical
feat from which they showed more
than a few signs of strain at V
o'clock, when the last persons had
passed.
The official section was received
from 11 to 1 o'clock and there were
approximately 2000 participating in
it, headed by the cabinet, the diplo
matic corps, members of congress,
army and navy officers and higher
bfficials of the government." The bril
liant uniforms and -gala dress kept
the b.Ig state rooms full of color,
while the driveways were Jammed
with automobiles. The numbers were
swelled by the delegates and attend
ants to the arms conference, all re
splendent In orders and decorations.
Protective Measures Taken,
Gate of the White House rfrlnsure
were swung back at 2 o'clock for the
public, and. led by the Inevitable
small boy, the head of the long col
umn swept forward to the entrance.
A red-roated marine' orchestra, di
vided in two sections so that by al
ternating continuous music could bo
maintained, began Its programme.
The big doors were propped back,
and for two hours the moving mass
moved through the massive entrance,
its individual units Jigging under the
combined stimulus of the music and
the cold.
Secret service men. ushers and gold
corded military aides cut the quad
ruple line down to single file, once it
was within t entrance. Under their
insistent instructions of "keep your
hands In sight," many developed a"
tendency to ut both hands out in
front above the waist line and hold
ihem there. Uniformed police mean
while combed the column outside for
cameras, relentlessly relieving their
bearers, or taking the boxes away for
deposit.
Crowd Va Coiimopoll.an.
The presidential party stood in the
oval blue room Just out of hearing
of the orchestra and the visitors
passed at the rate of 30 to 40 a minute.
This speed was attained through the
insistent pressure of aides a'fld at
tache, and the " president and Mrs.
Harding rose to the occasion, meet
ing the physical test practically with
out flagging. The crowd was cos
mopolitan, representative of many
races and nationalities. The children,
whom there were many, were given
special attention.
"Hello, dearie," the president said
to one tot, who was passing on a
paternal shoulder. '
The next rrioment the flickering lino
di-sclosed four small negroes, mar
Bhaled ahead of their mother.
"Why, look who's here," the presi- '
dent exclaimed, as he bent over and
smiled Into the flashing teeth and
rolling eyeballs. "How are you,
youngsters?"
Mrs. Harding smiled and added a
pleasant word here and there while
she qulokly developed an efficient
swing of right arm and shoulder
wUlch stood the straln'as well as the
president's golf-developed musclrs.
4 The people passed quickly and In
perfect order through the east room
and- thence to the street.
Mrs. Harding; Greets Writer..
Only occasionally did the president
discover a personal acquaintance in
the throng, one being Urbaln Ledoux.
whose activities in connection with
unemployment and other activities
have been frequently noted. To h!m
the president gave a cheery greeting.
As the line ran out to extlnrti, Mrs
Pllaidlng beckoned forward the news
paper correspondents, greeting theni'
cheerfully, but announcing she was
"ready to go "home."
'The White House reception was not
the only one held here today. When
the president received, the public, the
vice-president and Mrs. Coolldge were
at home to several hundred guests
while cabinet officials were at home
to their official associates and friends
Secretary and Mrs. Hughes gave a
breakfast to the diplomatic corps al
the Pan-American union huKdlnir
while Secretaries Weeks, Denby, Wal- .
lace and Hoover received at llu-ii
homes.
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