Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-09
MAYOR HARLEY GAVE
SOLONS ROAST" DINNER
At MARION LAST NIGHT
Only Two Guests BOIted When
Host Told Them Frankly
What Chunps They We're

There was a banquet at the Marion
Hotel last evening rendered by the
Ciatsop county delegation and Mayor
Harley of Astoria. 1t was an informal
dinner-~very. There has not been one
like it since the famous Gambrell din
ner party in New York four or five
years ago given TO Prince Boris of
Russia who in the middle of the func-
tion threw down his napkin and ''flew
the COOP" Society was shocked but
society kept its mouth shut, and to
this day the public knows nothing Of
the reasons that led to his royal high
ness leaving the ''Gambrell joint. "
1t issnot so with last night dinner,
although Senator Eddy of Douglas
county, and Representative Anderson,
of Hood River and Wasco counties,
followed the Boris example and left
before the dessert came in,
There are two opinions as to why
the banquet was given, either or both
may be right, or they may be wrong.
One is that the Bitulithic paving inter
ests were seeing that the Hotel Marion
was reimbursed, and the other that
the Maeleay fishing interests located
down at the mouth Of Rogue river, was
trying to organize the senate against
the bill interfering with commercial
fishing on that very troublesome, quar-
rel-breeding stream.
1t matters not however, what the
cause, the dinner was progressing nice
ly and according to program. The
menu was, satisfactory, the atmosphere
friendly, and the service good. Father
Waters spoke at length, dealing largely
with the matter Of good roads, and his
remarks were heartily applauded.
He was followed by Mayor Harley
of Astoria. This was not according to
program, for as one of those interested
remarked, he was uncomfortable. !"
The description fitted him, for he
hvened things up considerable. He
leaped like Minerva, fully armed, into
the hilarity of the occasion. 1t is un-
fortunate that his speech cannot be
given in full but here is sample of
what he said to the Legislators:
"You are bunch of boobs and un-
controllable, and so long as you introo-
duce cigarette bills and liquor traffic
bills, you are an insult to the mothers
who bore you. A man who has to kiss
his wife when he leaves home in the
morning, and tell her at what minute
he would be home; who Is tied to her
apron strings, are the kind of men we
have representing us in the legislature.
When | leave my home in the morn
ing, my wife don t ask me when / am
coming back, whether / am going to
smoke or take a drink. 1t is none OF
her business. She recognizes am the
provider of our home. Stand up and
be men. Vote your convictions and
stay by them. Just so long as you
forget the interest of capital in this
state, as you are doing, as you claim
for the interest of the people Of the
state, just so long will / appear here
year after year and fight this thing
until you are whipped into line. /
wish | had never invested my money
in the state, despite its great possibil-
tiles which are being received by such
legislation as you are enacting."
He said much more and said it
forcibly; and right in the middle Of it,
iOcudlOI I1uuJ anu hpplSSShtatAND 80"
derson left the. dining room.
At the conclusion of Mayor Harley IS
dissertation on legislative "cultus-
ness" Representative Mrs. Thompson
resented Harley's accusations and said
she was more interested in the boys
and girls more than she was in the
woes of capital. She had observed
capital was usually able to take care
of itself. She threw her napkin down,
pushed her chair back and prepared
to learn, but was dissuaded.
The banquet broke up soon after.
Harley's TRADE effeetually squelching
all hilarity. The invited guests did
not bother about conventionalities or
seek teek the host, Mayor Haffey, to
express their delight over the enter
tainment. Instead they grabbed their
hats and sought safety in flight, and
the sanctity of the committee rooms,
which for once, seemed real havens Of
rest.
Yes, it was previously informal af-
fair.
The Rogue river fish bill is still be-
fore the senate.
1t may stay there.