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VOL. LXI XO. 19,349
Entered at Portland tOregont
Pontofflf- as Second-cla.s Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVE3IBER 24, 1923
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TIGER OF FRANCE
WOMEN IN AUDIENCE
UPSET CLEMENCEAU
WEST APPEARS
SPLIT OH MERGER
FRENCH LAND BILL
DRAWS U. S. PROTEST
DIVORCE AWARDED jn D
TWO BOYS INJURED MnCfQ pirnPrn
IN AUTO ACCIDENTS UL" 1 LLUULU
rrvurLooun uui.nn
VOTE FOR UPTON
FEMIXIXE HEARERS ALARM
TIGER OF FRANCE.
PARIS EMBASSY INSTRUCTED
TO FILE OBJECTION.
WIFE, COURT IS TOLD, STILL
LOVES HARRY POl'LIN.
BOTH LIKELY TO RECOVER,
PHYSICIANS ANNOUNCE.
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WI N BOSTON
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Clemenceau Greeted by
Cheering Crowds.
PLEA MADE FOR FRENCH AID
America Can't Desert War
Allies, Is Declaration.
TWO ADDRESSES GIVEN
"Blue Devil" Who Was Blinded
in Battle Quickly Embraced
by War-Time Premier.
SECOND ARTICLE BY CLEM
ENCEAU TO APPEAR
MONDAY.
The second In the series of
articles being written' by
Georges Clemenceau, ex-premier
of France, for The Ore
gonian and C7 other leading
American newspapers will be
published next Monday, No
vember 27.
In these articles the famous
"Tiger" is writing for the
first time his views on the
great war and the problems
it has left in Its wake. The
articles constitute a serial of
absorbing interest and impor--tance.
BOSTON", Nov. 23. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Georges Clemenceau,
the Tiger of France, today stood in
Massachusetts' historic hall of
Flags""and cried out to America that
she could not desert her war as
sociates. "You are prisoners o your own
nobleness," ioe declared. "You must
remain what vj-j are."
The aged war premier of France,
upon arrival here, found the warm
est reception he has been accorded
since he landed at New York last
Saturday. lie delivered two , half
hour addresses. He spoke first In city
hall after he had been welcomed by
Mayor Curley and had been pre
sented with a huge silk flag of
France and a gold medal inscribed
' The Tiger." He spoke again in the
hall of flags at the state house,
where Governor Cox introduced him.
Impassioned Pleas Made.
Both addresses were impassioned
p!eas for America to align herself
again with France, i
Boston turned out' everything it
possessed in the way of military dis
play to emphasize her welcome to
the famous war figure.
Major-General Clarence R. Ed
wards, commandant of the 1st army
corps area, was among the party of
notables lod by Lieutenant-Governor
Fuller which met him in the sta
tion. A double lane of national
guardsmen kept the path open for
him to the street.
Outside had been massed fighting
men of every sort that the city could
muster. There were cavalrymen, in
fantrymen, artillerymen, marines,
bluejackets and policemen.
Cheering Crowds Turn Oat.
Up Boston's winding streets the
cavalcade moved, through streets
lined with cheering crowds. Ticker
tape and confetti rained down on
him through French and American
flags in tbo financial district After
ceremon Ci at city hall Clemenceau
was escorted to the state house.
Entering, he paused several mo
ments before a statue of Washington.
Beneath the high dome of the hall
of flags ihe Tiger's first greeting
went to s blinded son of his native
France. -Ihe "blue devil" who lost
his sight in the great drive of 1915
was Private Guy Endin, now a
student at Harvard. The Tiger spied
him as he was led forward, his
breast resplendant with the croix
di- guerre, the medaille militaire and
the decoration of the Legion of
Honor, and he stepped quickly to
embrace him.
He spoke emotionally to him in
French for several minutes before
he could stant his speech of intro
duction.
School Children Visited.
From the state house, again rid
lng through cheering crowds and
paraded troops, the Tiger drove
through the Back Bay section to the
public library, where nearly 1000
school children were singing "The
Marseillaise" in Frenoh. The Tiger
alighted for a moment bo that he
and the children could see each
other better. Then he was driven to
the home of F. L. Hlgglnson Jr.,
nearby, where he will stay while In
Boston.
An hour later he was in bed, rest
ing up for his second formal address,
which ha Is to deliver tomorrow aft
ernoon In Tremont Temple.
Colonel Stephen Bonsai, who Is
conducting the tour, refused to let
him be Interviewed on the criticisms
launched at him from th floor of
tho United States senate today.
tConcluded on Fags 2, Column 3.)
Signing of Armistice Declared
Result of Pledge of Itcpar
atlon for Damages.
BY FERDINAND TUOHY.
(Copyright 1922 by North American
Xewspaper Alliance and New York
World. Press Publishing Company.)
BOSTON, Mass., Nov. 23. Clemen
ceau's reception here far outstripped
New York's enthusiasm. After he
had slept two hours between New
York and New Haven I visited him
in an observation compartment and I
discussed with him repercussion of
New York addresses. We were in
terrupted by a train attendant In
troducing himself as a firm adherer
of Wilson and the league, a profes
sion which caused the Tiger ,o say:
"Mon Dieu!"
He admitted that he wandered in
his Metropolitan, address, but said
that the presence of women infront
had completely taken him by sur
prise.. He had never spoken before
other than men. The diff'cuftles of
Versailles, he assured me, were stu
pendous, especially the personal
ones.
"We were all then in a quite dif
ferent frame of mind, Americans as
well as others."
I asked him whether his (the
French) armies would have gone on
to Berlin if he (Clemenceau) had
known that America was not going
to give France a security pact. Did
not Foch insist on an immediate
armistice?
Clemenceau replied that the 14
points on which armistice reposed
contained a clause giving 'France
reparation. Had that clause not ex
isted he never would have given
Foch authority to sign the armistice.
If only the Tiger will talk as I
have heard him in his Vendee,
France, cabin, I believe he stands a
sporting chance of creating "a new
frame of mind toward France in
America."
BOURBONS SEEK LEADER
Choice Seems to Be Between Sim
mons and Robinson.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 23.
(By the Associate'd Press.) Consid
eration by senate democrats of the
selection of a leader to succeed Sen
ator Underwood of Alabama in the
next session was begun seriously
today at several private conferences
from which it appeared that a choice
probably would lie between Senators
Simmonds of North Carolina and
Senator Robinson of Arkansas.
Senator Harrison of Mississippi,
who has been mentioned in connec
tion with the party leadership, to
day definitely eliminated himself as
a candidate.
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts,
chairman of the democratic senato
rial campaign committee in the last
election, who also has been men
tioned as a possible candidate for
leadership, is understood to have
informed friends that he could not
be considered.
BARD OF AVON POPULAR
Two Juliets to Play in Gotham
This Winter.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23. Broadway
today heard announcements that
herald the re-capture of modern
stages by a playwright of three
centuries ago William Shakespeare.
Ethel Barrymore, whose brother,
John Barrymore, is now playing
"Hamlet," will soon play Juliet,
Arthur Hopkins announced. The
announcement also made today that
Jane Cowl is rehearsing for the
same role portends a time this win
ter when for the first time in his
tory playgoers may not only see
Shakespeare, but may choose be
tween two Juliets.
Besides David Belasco is prepar
ing David Warfleld's presentation of
"The Merchant of Venice" for Broad
way production. Walter Hampden
and Fritz Leiber as well will play
Shakespearean repertoire.
AMERICAN AID DESIRED
Holding of Conference at Brussels
Not Yet Decided.
PARIS, Nov. 23. (By the Associ
ated Press.) Premier Theunis and
Foreign Minister Jaspar of Belgium
today conferred with Premier Poin
care" as to the projected conference
at Brussels for the consideration of
reparations and war debts.
The Belgian government is chief
ly concerned in not holding the con
ference unless a. reasonable degree
of success seems probable. The
French government is anxious for
holding it, but wishes to have every
thing done in advance necessary to
assure practical results. Both gov
ernments would like to know some
thing more as to the participation
of the United States.
RICH YOUTH LOSES PLEA
Motion for Dismissal of Murder
Charge Is Denied.
WHITE PLAINS. N. Y., Nov. 23.
Supreme Court s Justice Morchauser
today denied a motion made last
Tuesday by Isaac N. Mills for dis
missal of the indicement against
Walter S. Ward, wealthy baker's
son, for murder in the first degree
in connection with the death of
Clarence Peters. The 'decision pro
vided that the motion might be re
newed at any term of this court,
which, it was expected Mills would
do next month.
No opinion was Included in the
justice's decision.
California Shippers Fa
vor Union of Lines.
COLORADO OPPOSES MOVE
First Representatives of
Public Are Heard.
NEW MOVE SUGGESTED
Possibility of Compromise Is In
dicated by Queries Made by
Commissioner Potter.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov. 23.
Division of western opinion as to
the advisability of forc'ng the sepa
ration of the Central Pacific rail
road from the Southern Pacific was
indicated today with the introduc
tion of testimony ,of the first two
representatves of the general pub
lic before the interstate "commerce
commission.
Atholl McBean of San Francisco,
as chairman of a California ship
pers' committee, which he asserted
paid $250,000,000 a year in freight
bills, said the maintenance of the
merger was essential to Pacific
coast development, while Grant E.
Halderman,' for the Colorado state
public utilities commission, asserted
that the merger tended to divert
traffic from his state and that the
supreme court decision ordering its
dissolution should be put Into effect
Compromise Is Intimated,
Commissioner Potter, from the
hearing bench, injected into the pro
ceedings an intimation of a possi
ble compromise by querying wit
nesses as to what the effect would
be of an entirely new arrangement
under which the Southern Pacific
would retain all of the Central Pa
e'fic lines, except the transconti
nental railroad frcm San Francisco
to Ogden, Utah.
L. J. Spence, director of traffic
for the Southern Pacific, to whom
the questions were first addressed,
said the traffic statistics which the
commissioner sought had not been
prepared. The proposal was consid
ered of importance, since the su
preme court ordered the dissolution
on the ground that the Southern
Pacific, In operating its own trans
continental system, by ownership of
the Central Pacific, had limited com
petition. '
'Temporary Possession Asked.
The Southern Pacific, alleging
that the divorce would split up Its
entire network of lines on the Pa
cific coast, had asked the commis
sion to allow it to retain tempo
rary possession of thj Central Pa
eific by exercising authority which
it has for bringing about general
consolidation of railroads.
For several' hours H. A. Scandrett,
counsel for the Union Pacific, which
Is opposing the Southern Pacific's
(Concluded on Pago 3, Column 1.)
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Measure Declared in Violation of
Treaty Rights and Menace
to American Property.
PARIS, Nov. 23. (By the.Associ
ated Press.) The American embassy
has received instructions from the
state department in Washington to
make immediate representations to
the French government concerning
the recent adoption by the chamber
of deputies of a bill forbidding
foreigners to hold real estate In
France or to lease property for more
than nine years without a formal
governmental approval.
The state department's protest is
based on the Franob-American con
sular convention of 1853, article VII,
of which, in the department's opin
ion, gives reciprocal rights in re
gard to the ownership of real estate.
The prompt action by the UnUed
States government follows a num
ber of complaints against the bill
made by American companies and
Individuals, both to the embassy in
Paris and the state department
Property worth millions of francs
owned by Americans in Franc?
would be affected by the new bill,
which is retroactive.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 23.
Ambassador Herrick was Instructed
by Secretary Hughes in a cablegram
addressed to him last Tuesday to ex
press the "hope" that France would
not enact laws "prejudicial to the
interests of the United States."
While no acknowledgement from
Ambassador Herrick et has reached
the state department. It was as
sumed by officials, today that the
representations already had been
made to the French government.
The bill already has passed the as
sembly and now is before the French
senate.
EDITOR MAY GO TO JAIL
Honor and Dignity of Quebec Leg
islature Held Violated.
QUEBEC, Nov. 23. The legislative
council today passed the bill pro
viding a year's imprisonment In the
common jail for John H. Roberts,
editor of the Axe, charged with hav
ing violated the honor and dignity
of the legislature of Quebec The
bill now needs only the signature
of the lieutenant-governor to become
a law.
Roberts was fou id guilty by the
legislature of publishing an article
asserting that the real murderers of
Blanche Garneau, found dead 1 In
Montreal In July, 1920, went free
because they were protected by
members of the legislative assembly.
A coroner's jury decided that Miss
Garneau, a working girl, had been
strangled to death.
MRS. HALL GETS PENSION
Widow of Slain Rector Receives
Annuity Frbm Church.
TRENTON, ' N. J., Nov. 23. Al
though Mrs. Frances Hall, widow of
Rev. Edward Hall, slain with Mrs.
Mills, his choi leader, in New Bruns
wick, did not apply for a pension,
she wis today granted an annuity
of $600 from the pension fund of the
Protestant Episcopal church.
The fund was, created fivj years
ago as Insurance for widows of Epis
copal ministers regardless of their
financial standing.
HANDS ACROSS THE SEA.
Custody of Two Daughters Given
to Father, That of Disputed
Child Is Not Asked.
(By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire
SOUTH BEND, Ind., Nov. 23.
That his wife had informed :iim that
she still loved Harry Poulin and in
tended to n.arry him at some future
time, was the statement of Professor j
John P. Tiernan, one of the princi
pals in the famous Tiernan-Poulin
paternity case, who this afternoon
was awarded a divorce from Mrs.
Augusta Tiernan. He was given the
custody of his two daughters, Irene
and Mary.
T'.ie custody of the disputed child,
Billie, was given to the mother,
Professor Tiernan not asking for
him.
The hearing was brief, lasting
less than an hour. During the
progress of the case crowds stood
at the entrance to the courtroom
and made vain efforts to get by the
bailiffs who, under orders from
Judge Montgomery of the St. Joseph
superior court, before whom the
case was heard, had given instruc
tions that, the public was to be ex
cluded. Professor Tiernan will take his
children to New York and open a
lr.w office. Mrs. Tiernan and her
child will probably go to. Chicago.
RAIDER'S TOUR OPPOSED
Veterans Object to Proposed Von
Muecke Lectures. ,
NEW YORK, Nov. 23. fhe Mili
tary Order of the World War, com
posed of officer veterans, today
made public a 'protest against the
proposed -lecture tour of Captahs
Helmuth von Muecke, commander of
the German raider Emden. Captain
George L. Parte, recorder-general
of the order, said:
"The American people are en
tirely too easy-going in permitting
without protest such Individuals as
this former German captain to tell
their stories publicly, whether they
are lecturers, singers or dancers.
There are now appearing in this
country men and women artists who
are just as much enemies at heart
of the United States as they were
when we were at war with Ger
many." -
DR. STILL KILLS HIMSELF
Head of Osteopathic . School Is
Victim of Shooting Accident.
KIRKSVILLE, Mo., Nov. 24. Dr.
George A. Still, 40 years old, presi
dent of the American School of
Osteopathy here, accidentally shot
and killed himself at his home here
tonight.
He was demonstrating a revolver
before friends at a party he had
given. v
LLOYD GETS PRISON JOB
Wealthy Communist to Be Peni
tentiary Library Clerk.
JOLIET, 111., Nov. 23. William
Lloyd, wealthy communist labor
party leader, will be a clerk In the
penitentiary library here beginning
Monday.
Penitentiary authorities assigned
him to his regular work today. He
was convicted of violation of the
Illinois syndicalism law.
Loaf, Atop Ladder, Ap
pears Appetizing.
CHILDREN GAZE HUNGRILY
Confident Optimism Is Noted
at Chest Center.
GIVING REPORTED BETTER
Attitude Toward Project Is De
- dared More Favorable Now
Than in Other Years.
CHEST HEADQUARTERS
STAFF I!V OPTIMISTIC
srmiT.
After announcing that with
the closing of the day's re
ports there has been gathered
a total of $198,808.46. mem
bers of the headquarters staff
declared themselves in opti
mistic spirit over results and
said they believe all is well
and that the full amount will
be realized as asked for.
General Sammons declares
chest workers., with very few
exceptions, such as clerical help,
for instance, are not receiv
ing or would accept pay for
their services and brands
contrary stories circulated as
false.
Workers generally find
spirit of cheerful giving most
apparent among those less
blessed with this world's
goods, waitresses in one well
known restaurant ge-tlng a
100 per cent rating on nom
inal salaries.
' Flying squadron of busi
ness men will continue its
work until last $100 is found.
BY BEN HUR LAMPMAN.
To begin with, you aren't going
to believe this story. It is more
comfortable not to. Then there is
the crabbed suspicion that someone
invented it to urge along the chest
campaign. But if you do not be
lieve it, your disbelief will not al
ter the truth, for the story is just
as circumstance made it, and came
to light yesterday before the big
loaf on a pedestal, at Sixth and
Morrison streets. And, poor little
yarn though it Is, It emphasizes
with a certain pathetic insistence
the call for contributions to the
civic campaign for charity.
The loaf that tops the Indicator,
where the chest totals are tallied
for the public gaze, Is rather a
work of art. Its crust Is delicately
brownedr and its size gigantic It
might have come straight from tho
oven of some giant's bakery. It
looks good enough to eat.
Children Wish for Loaf.
So it looked, Indeed, to Elizabeth
and Willie, two swarthy small fry
from the south end, who paused be
fore it yesterday, as the crowd
gathered. To tho crowd, stayed by
comfortable breakfasts, the loaf
was merely a Bymbol. To the chil
dren it was food.
"And I wish," said Elizabeth to
Willie, "that we might have as
much bread as that at one time. I
wish that we might have that loaf,
don't you?"
"Bet I do," said Willie.
As they stared at the mighty loaf,
quite removed beyond the reach pf
children, a kind lady came upon
them and asked them certain frank
but friendly questions. She was
much surprised and not a little sad
dened to discover that Elizabeth and
Willie wanted the loaf, and that
their luncheon yr the day, carried
to school, had been the half of one
of the loaves that bakers offer at
so much a sack, for the poultry
yard. It was truly amazing to And
that they wanted the other for ele
mental reasons.
Father Mends Old Kettles.
Of course, all this is hard to be
lieve, but you'd understand the
story better if you were either of
the children, whose father mends
old kettles. Door-to-door, storm or
sun, trudging up and down the
blocks to find a kettle with a hole
In it. There are plenty of s.uch ket
tles on the dump, and lots of them
thriftily mended down in the old
clothes and scrap iron district pf
Front street. But they are very,
very scarce where the tinker
travels.
' "Our father says," explained small
Betty, "that most people are very
funny about their old kettles. Why,
they throw 'em away!"
A quite natural solution of the
problem, as you are aware, would
be for the tinker to open a gold fish
store, or get a job as janitor, but
issues aren't to be dodged that way.
JUBt now Is the only important time,
and just now there are at least two
children in Portland who really be
lieved and trusted in the authen
ticity of that preposterous-loaf. And
ti-ouuludtd ua J' at i, Column 1.
Lloyd Ccdarquist, Erick Brantley
Are Victims of Motor Mis
haps in Portland.
Two boys were struck by auto
mobiles in accidents late yesterday
afternoon. Both will recover from
their Injuries.
Lloyd Cedarquist. 333 Willamette
boulevard, was knocked under the
front wheel of a car driven by Ar
thur Rust, 958 Mississippi avenue,
longshoreman, when he ran into
the street while playing with a
group of companions by the side
of the road. He was taken home.
Erick Brantley, 5401 Thirty
seventh avenue Southeast, , was
struck by the fender of a car driven
by L C. McCan, 348 Clay street,
on Foster road, while playing with
a boy companion and dog. The at
tending physician reported that his
injuries are not serious.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov 23.
Twenty-two men and one young
woman went to jail here today for
violation of traffic ordinances, prin
cipally for speeding. This made a
total of nearly 80 sentenced by
Justice Chambers and others this
week in a vigorous drive against
recklessness.
The young woman was Miss lsola
Williams, 19, who got five days.
"Well,' she said philosophically,
"I'll be out by Thanksgiving any
way." Twenty more speeders were
ordered to appear for sentence at
the afternoon session of court.
Judge Crawford of the University
Station court inined the move yes
terday, sending a speeder to jail for
100 days. The police judges at Pasa
dena and South Pasadena also began
to pronounce-jail sentences instead
of the fiies heretofore assessed.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 23.
(Special.) J. M. Kenworthy, about
60 years old, was discovered lying
unconscious at the side of the road
in front of the Baptist church at
Orchards last night by a passing
motorist. He evidently had been
struck by an automobile and marks
at the scene of the accident Indi
cated that he had been dragged
about 20 Xeet by the car.
Mr. Kenworthy was unconscious
until late Friday and when he came
to could remember nothing ot the
accident. Wljfen he regained con
sciousness he asked what bad hap
pened. 5-CENT FARE RESTORED
Everett Street Cars to Try Out
Rale for 90 Days.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. 23. (Spe
cial.) Everett will again get a taste
of 5-cent street car fares starting
Saturday, the Puget Sound Interna
tional Railway & Power company
having filed a tariff with the de
partment of public works today
providing for the establishment of
that experimental rate for 90 days.
The tariff also provided for the
extension of the, weekly pass sys
tem for another 90 days from No
vember 25. Both tariffs were per
mitted to become effective on less
than statutory notice. Heretofore
the Everett system has been charg
ing 10 cents cash fare, four tickets
for 25 cents.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
48 degrees; minimum, 40 degrees.
TODAY'S Pair; moderate easterly winds.
Forelg-n.
French land bill draws V. S. protest.
Page 1.
Balkan bloc backs proposal to disarm
Turkey in Europe. Page 15.
National.
West appears divided on rail merger.
Page 1. ,
Ship subsidy bill debated five hours In
bouse. Page 3.
Dry law departs from precedent Paa;e IT.
Attacks on Clemenceau unjust, says Sul
livan. Page 2.
Domestic. "
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle invited to show
ghost and photograph and win $6000.
Page 4.
Eighty-four bodies to date taken from
Alabama coal mine. Page 3.
Wife still loves Harry Poulin, says Pro
fessor Tiernan, receiving divorce.
Page 1.
Tiger of France welcomed heartily by
Boston. Page 1.
Fortune amassed by Henry Ford de
clared clean and legitimate. Page 30.
Promotion of preventive medicine diffi
cult task. Page 28.
Women In audience upset " Clemenceau.
Page 1-
Pacific Northwest.
Woman's threats against family recalled.
PageB.
Official majority of Pierce is 84,237.
? Page 14.
Sports.
Great golf show Is due tomorrow. Page
18.
James John holds Benson to 7-7 tie.
Page 18.
Bobby Evans signs Willard for exhibition
tour. Pago 19. .
Two corking 10-round bouts put on
boards. Page 18.
Commercial and Marine.
Oregon potato crop nearly million bush
els larger than last year. Page 28.
Bond prices lower, with heavier selling.
Page 29.
Credit demands relax in Gotham. Page 29.
Grain market has easy undertone.
Page 28. 1
Boston wool market quieter and bullish
sentiment prevails. Page 29.
Shipping business is held remarkable.
Page 16.
Portland and Vicinity.
Plot ta seize drugs laid to Dave Llghtncr.
Page 22.
One-way traffic is declared dire need.
Page 21.
Corvallls-AIbany road may be placed on
state map. Page 13.
Two poor kiddies wlsb for bread. Page 1.
Two boys Injured In auto accidents.
Page 1.
Weather report, data . and forecast.
' Page 16.
Jackson club holds election. Page 8.
1927 fair Indorsed by civic leaders. Page 9.
Moser goes into Upton camp, making 18
votes but also inviting threatened de
sertions. Pag 1. aa, -L
Senate Presidency Dead
lock Broken for Time.
FUTURE STILL IN DOUBT
Desertions Threatened; One
Can Upset Dope.
STATEMENT IS ISSUED
Crook County Senator Goes Homo
After Declaring He Thinks
All Supporters Will Stick.
Gus C. Moser of Multnomah was
an orphan child In the deadlock
over the presidency of the state
senate until 11 o'clock last night,
when he crept into the camp of
Jay H. Upton of Crook, was re
ceived with open arms as a full
pledged vote for the eastern Oregon
man, making 16 senators who hava
ai U II UUUTU 11I1C 1VI 11. lit
as tne nrpsin ne- nrric.er or me unner
'house of the Oregon legislature, lr ,
they stand hitched, the deed is
done, but it remains to be seen
whether they will, for there is a
probability or possibility that three
or four men will desert.
Upon receiving Senator Moser'a
pledge. Senator Upton issued a
statement in which he sai,d he did
not believe that any of his pledged
members of the upper house would
desert him on account of Moser'a
entrance into the camp. So saying,
he packed his grip and was off to
his home In Prineville, come what
might.
Sixteen Pledges Listed.
Senator Moser, in a formal, though
brief announcement, told the public
of his action. He declared that ho
is seeking no unfair advantage as
to commitiee appointments by thus
joining with the Upton forces. In
a telegram to Roy W. Kitner, he
said his pledge to Mr. Upton is
"unconditional."
Mr. Upton Issued this statement:
"I now have IS unconditional
pledges, from Senators O. B. Rob
ertson, Henry Taylor, Charles Ellis,
i Bruce Dennis, Roy W. Ritner, W. H.
Strayer, C. J. Edwards, Peter Zim
merman. Charles Hall, Fred Fl-sk,
J. S. Magladry. W. J. H. Clark,
Milton R. Klepper, J. C. Smith, Gus
C. Moser and myself.
"These promises from estimable)
gentlemen of the highest character
will not be broken and I expect to
be president of the next senate. I
thank my friends for their loyal
support and respect the fighting
capacity of those gentlemen who
opposed me.
"Senator Moser's public statement,
as well as his personal pledge to,
those senators who were opposed to
his support of me, lhat he was dointr
so without any promise or expect
ancy of reward, makes all rumors
that certain supporters of mine
would desert me unworthy of honor
able consideration.
"I am going home."
Moser Gives Out Statement,
Mr. Moser gave out the following
statement:
"I have just given my pledge to
Senator Upton to vote for him as
president of the senate at the 1923
session, and I have sent to Senator
Ritner a telegram reading:
" 'I have just given my pledge to
Senator Upton to support him for
president of the senate, and I beg to
advise you that this pledge is abso
lutely unconditional and not induced
by any promise or compromise agree
ment. You know that I am not a.
compromiser. The contest for presi
dent of the senate has reached the)
stage of a ridiculous farce, and if
continued along present lines win
surely make the coming session of
the legislature a shameful tragedy.
It has been Intimated that I seek Im
portant committee appointments and
that you wish me to sit on the side
lines and receive no recognition,
" 'Please be assured that I ask for
nothing and, indeed, Will accept no
comm'ttee appointment which you
may oppose.. The solid seven of east
ern Oregon has been a potent forca
in this contest, and if the common
understanding of your agreement la
correct you cannot afford to deny
eastern Oregon the presidency of the)
senate because I choose to give my
vote to Senator Upton so uncondi
tionally. The accomplishments of the
legislature at the coming session a.r
far more important to the citizens
of Oregon than the ambitions or
prejudices of any individual.'
Deadlock Long; Drawn Out.
"I give this statement ana tele
gram to the public in order that
It may be distinctly understood that
no ambition of mine shall stand In
the way of a successful session ot
the legislature nor Justify any sen
ator in violating his pledge to Sen
ator Upton on account of any Jeal-,
ousy of my Influence."
Last night's development fol
lowed a long-drawn-out deadlock,
which had resulted in Senator Upton
having 15 pledged votes and B. L.
Eddy of Douglas 14, with 16 neces
Bary to elect.
The action of Senator Moser in
coming into the Upton carip antt
of Senator Upton In accepting his
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