Show Mayor or Porter of L. L A. A Proud of Not Drinking on Tour t Champagne No Noi 1 r. r f fd d J 4 it I Mayor John C. C Porter of or Los Angeles An geles although he declined to drink drinka a 1 toast of champagne in France cag cag- erly drank a glass class of or Salt SaU Lakes Lake's water wa ter on his visit here Friday He lie is Js isen isen en route home accompanied by Mrs Porter I Gives His Version of Famed I Episode in City Hall at Havre France I demonstrated that an American citizen can tour France without breaking our prohibition law 11 if he lie heso heso lieso so desires declared Mayor John C C. C Porter of Los Angeles who refused to drink the champagne toast to the presidents of France and the United States with twenty Use other American Ameri can mayors ors who were guests of the thc French government Mayor and Mrs Por Porter er visited Salt Lake Friday en route to Los Angeles Angele from their then trip abroad Newspaper accounts of my refu refusal al alto to take a drink of wine while v we e were being entertained at the Havre Ha city hall hail were a little exaggerated Mayor Maor Porter asserted True I refused to drink but it was because Mrs Porter and I do not eare care for tor Intoxicating beverages The true story of the affair is that we were entertained at the Havre city hall and there was plenty of or wine to drink The members of the party were told to help themselves and not being be be- ing lug drinking people Mrs Porter and andI I Just sauntered out of the room I learned later that there was a toast proposed I 1 know that drinking Is not a aIer violation vie vio lation laUon of the law In Europe and even 1 If I did refuse I know I have the respect re reo re- re of the French officials he said Mayor Porter said he did not see a drunken person while he was over oyer there Europeans are raised to drink and therefore they do not overdo he added Referring to prohibition Ma Mayor or Porter stated that enforcement in the United States Is not all It ought to tobe tobe be be but that the eighteenth amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment will never be chan changed ed He also said Id it was wa-s true there was some dissension among the mayors as to how the party was as being conducted conducted con con- ducted but that the dispute was smoothed over Mayor Porter said aid the French gov gov- Continued on PUt Pare T Twenty l. l 1 A A. A 6 MAYOR PROUD 1 HE DIDN'T DRINK Continued from Page Pace Fifteen eminent treated the party royally and the officials were very courteous and hospitable We were attending luncheons and banquets all the time and scarcely found time to go to our hotels LITTLE UNEMPLOYMENT UNEl He said the the French people are industrious In in and thrifty and that there theres is Isery s very ery little unemployment Mayor Porter also visited Germany England Belgium and Holland following fol lowing his tour of France Conditions in hr these countries are not good he lie said and added that there are about Unemployed ed in Germany Mrs Porter said the graves of the American soldiers in France are well kept Each grave has a marble cross Mayor Porter praised Salt Lake business business busi busi- ness men for their work in promoting the Covered Co Wagon Days celebration celebration celebration tion here July 24 25 and 26 Such celebrations are highly commendable he declared The growth of the west depends primarily on its water supply and I Iam Iam Iam am willing to say or do anything to help put over any water bond issue In this section of the country said the mayor Los Angeles is faced with its water r problem just like Salt Lake and I realize reaUze the importance of a sufficient sufficient water supply he declared Mayor Porter said that while Salt Satt Lake Is voting a n water bond issue on July 1 I Los Angeles proposes proposes pro pro- poses to raise to build the Metropolitan from the Colorado river liver to southern California Califor Califor- nia This election will take place probably In September he said He Hc said that the district has contracted contracted contracted con con- with the fc government for 36 per cent of all the power generated generated generated gen gen- at the Hoover damsite Mayor Porter declared that he Is willing to lend his support to help Utah in all aU ways Cooperation between between between be be- tween California nia and this state willbe will willbe be a big factor in building this western western western west west- ern empire he said He conferred with Dr Richard R R. L Lyman man consulting cri engineer ineer for the Metropolitan water district which includes Los Angeles and 13 other California cities |