Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09
CRITICS JEALOUS,
SAYS MAYOR BAKER
Speech at Tomb of French
Unknown Not Unusual,
He Declares.

3y the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 9.-Mayor George
L. Baker of Portland, Greg. arriving
yesterday from tour CT Europe, stop
ped chuckling at some of his expert
ences long enough to denounce critics
who said he was the only man who
ever made a speech at the Tomb of
The Unknown Soldier in Paris.
ITS true did make brief speech"
he said. II referred to the heroic dead
of France and the United States. Then
concluded with the Lords Prayer If
1t is against the rules to say the Lords
apologies to make.
LAS matter of fact. I learned after
ward that 80 or 40 speeches have been
made there"
No one told Mayor Baker that it was
not customary to make speeches at the
tomb. said Henri Prince, New York
hotel man, who also arrived on the
liner He de France. Mr.. Prince repre-
sented Mayor Walker in a group of
American mayors who recently toured
France as the guests of that nation.
Mayor Baker acted for time as the
groups spokesman.
Speech Turned TO Prayer.
when Mr.. Baker was almost through
his brief speech said Mr.. Prince,
some one IN the gathering told him
1t was not usual. He then started the
prayer"
Mr.. Baker chuckled when a reported
told him a few OF the other mayors,
who returned to this country some time
ago. complained because he made too
many of the speeches.
III tell you about that" he said,
smiling broadly at the reporters. If
somebody scoops you, you get sore. 1t
was just that way. Every time I'd
make a speech I'd get in lot about
Portland the beautiful. Portland the
City of Roses. I was there represent
ing Portland and I was going to see
her get her desserts. Some of the
others, who, by the way. are all good
friends Of mine, may have been mite
jealous
Anyway, was appointed chairman
Of that group and was going to do
the job. 1t carried plenty of grief with
it, too. and don't hear any one asking
to share that"
Asked about his attitude toward the
wine problem while abroad, the mayor
said he upheld the motto. When in
Rome do as the Romans do"
Consideration for Host.
feel we were having a delightful time.
Yes, I not only responded to toasts,
but I proposed them.
And I noticed that Mayor Porter
OF Los Angeles always raised his glass,
after that one incident in which he
was reported to have left the room
when a toast was proposed. Did he
touch it to his lips? I wasn't near
enough to say"
Both Mayor Baker and Mr.. Prince,
anxious to do something to show their
appreciation for French hospitality,
adopted two orphan boys while abroad.
They intend to pay for their educa-
ton in France until they are Is and
then bring them to the United States
II they want to come.
Mayor Bakers boy is Andre Gilbert
Fayer. 10. inmate of home in the Viii
lage of st. George de lIs!e.
He plays a trombone in the church
band and we picked him because he
was the sweetest looking boy in the
band" said Mrs. Baker, who returned
with her husband
Mayer Baker visited Germany, Aus
tria. Holland. Italy and England. after
leaving the mayors party in France.
He said he would stop at Cleveland
on his way to the coast to attend a
board meeting of the Shriners' Crippled
Childrens Hospital