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DRAINAGE- !
IN VALLEY i
IS URGED
ALL HUMAN TROUBLE
COMES TO AN END
Active Movement to Make
White Land Productive
likely to Result From
Commercial Club Session
S.U.KM GIRL CORUKsroXDH
W ITH 'Ml STICK OK WOULD"
Butte.Moiit., Man In Direct Cora,
mimical ion With Creator
. Deceit Is Kliniinated
PRUNES OF OREGON
TOP WORLD MARKET
Open Fnim Meeting Rich
in Betterment Ideas
Voiced by Members
'An' act'fve movement for the
drainage of the white lands of
the Willamette valley, so that
they may be made productive, is
likely to result from the meeting
f the Salem Commercial club
hut nieht. After the extreme
need of drainage had been em
nhtsiied hr seTeral speakers. L.
J Cbapln was directed by Pres
ident J. N. Chambers to Dring in
a report at the next meeting as
to what might be done.
: C. I. Lewis of the Oregon Grow
re' r-oner.tive association, in
a talk on his recent trip tojCali
fornia. was the first to bring up
the subject. He declared that
the white lands of the Wijlam
ette valley look Just the same
now as when he came to the state
15 Tears ago. Calif ornians,' he
declared,' would not leave the
lands in that condition, but would
make them produce. Just as they
lave California lands.
Illinois Iaw Cite.L
D. A. White was the next to
take up the subject. He advo
cated an organized effort to get
t drainage law through the legis
lature and told of results that
bare . been obtained in Illinois
here land that once was worth
ing is now telling, at $400 and
0O an acre because It has been
drained. He gave it as his opIn
lea that the Illinois law could -be
tovW in Oregon and bring tre-;
. n.iious results.
. , Gideon Stolx , urged that the
Salem Commercial, club call a
meeting of representatives of
other Commercial clubs of the
itate and prepare to put a law
through the legislature. He of
fered to donate to the expense of
. committee appointed"Tor the
purpose. :
L. J. Chapin, however. Inform
ed the meeting that Oregon ar
mdy has a good drainage law
atfd aaid that all that remains to
. be done is the organization of
drainage districts. French prair-
' ie, he said, has been surveyed
td platted for drainage to the
extent of 40.000 acres, j He be
lieves fonr districts shojuld; be or-
More National AdveHMnjI.
Mr. Lewis, in the course of his
talk, told of the advertising cam
paign for Oregon prunes that has
Wa launched by thf f Oregon
Growers' Co-operative association.
He complimented The Pbez and
tie Salem Kings Products com
jsaoies for their national adver
ting campaigns, declaring they
are of untold benefit to this pari
t the eountry, and said the Ore
ion growers is now beginning the
tklrd line of national advertising
at of Salem. One feature of
the Oregon Growers' plan is that
"t advertising among the Yiddish
fcopte of New York and environs
Tiddiah newspapers, and intro
nclng Oregon prunes in Testau
nmt patronized by that people.
r. Lewis said that Oregon Is
w the best pear state in the
Waited States and that on Tues
... T of this week Oregon prunes
4 the market in London,
Tork and Chicago, at $7.10
J of the department heads
fl to club were in Albany with
Ckwrlans last night, so there
bo department reports. Sec-
"trSt1h!imnie r.nnrtpd that
the Open Forum meeting a
riaigo. 19 new members nave
brought into the club.
CitV Inf lnrt
Pretidetif
tt the noon luncheon next
onaay an iMr- wtn he riven
lae BUte Chamber of Com
merce by a speaker who has not
Jn elected.
uilatn Gahlsdqrf, secretary of
r ooard of directors, empha
,lne Talue of the tourist
to ? eny impossible ior
Commercial club to finance
iaii1lv'rpriBe another year. He
the function belongs to the
' a , nd advocated appointment
eommitte of real estate and
? business men to wait upon
council
j,,nj D- Patton urged the presi
th th C,ub to cal1 uPon more
As a representative of the office
of the state hoard of control. Miss
Prances Gellatly. deputy clerk, has
established communication with a
Butte. Mont., man who claims to
be "justice to the world."
Some time ago the Butte man
wrote the board of control office
for the names of the superintend
ents of all state institutions and
for the population of each institu
tion. The data was sent him by
Miss Gellatly. Yesterday this ac
knowledgement came:
"I wish" to thank you all for
our aidin giving me the number
of inmates in the state institu
tions. I am to use it in connec
tion with the greatest discovery of
the age. and will eliminate deceit
and suspicion and unite the whole j
worm in one gran a nation, ine
discovery is no other than a- di
rect communication with the Cre
ator and the proof I have to offer
is beyond the dispute of man."
BASEBALL
WAR CLOUDS
ROLL AWAY
Amicable Settlement Seems
Assured When Leagues
Leave Disagreements in
Hands of Committee
AMERICANS TO ACCEPT
FORMULATED PLANS
VETERANS GO OVERTOP
IN BIG SHAM BATTLE
;hj.xth' siKiT.ri.K is si:kn
ItY TIIOI'SAMMs
llatlle-llurtleiiinl Wnrriors Caxv in
Awe at Flare of Terrific
Knctiunter
MESSAGE THREATENS
. REPRISALS IN U. S.
KMU.ISII F..MHSSY MAKK
KNOWN I.KTTKK
Hirer KiiglUluiKii in Amerlrn
Mum y IVnully for One
Life in Irt'luml
All Leagues Join in Crusade
Against Gambling in Na
tional Game
ARMISTICE DAY
IS ACCLAIMED
American Legion Com
mander Issues Open Mes
sage to Nation -
NEW j YORK, Nov. 10. Calling
for acclamatioji of Armistice Day
In the "spirit that made It." K.
W. Galbraith. Jr., national com
mander of tho American legion,
tonight Issued an open message to
the nation." j
"The swift triumph of our arms
and those of our gallant allies,
which two years ago gave up the
Victory the anniversary of which
we celebrate, tomorrow, marks the
high light of the present century
in American affairs." he said.
"Victories such as Armistice day
commemorates are not the issues
solely, of clashes jt flesh and
steel. Thejr'are of a finer .quality
ihan that., They are triumphs as
well of an unconquerable spirit.
"No victory, however complete,
long can survive the spirit that
conceived it. The annals of man
kind are replete with examples,
splendid triumphs in behalf of
splendid causes, that hare gone
for naught because the spirit that
"made them ceased to endure.
' "This is only the second anni
versary of Armistice day a day
destined, if we will, to keep with
the immortals of the calendar
that mark great moments of his
tory, that shall never die. Suc
ceeding generations will acclaim
Armistice day. God grant they al
ways shall acclaim It in the spirit
that made it; and that this spirit,
like the day shall be imperishable.
"With this prayer in our hearts
let us renew each year our vows
of fealty, repledge and keep un
shakeable our faith in the high
ideals, the lofty purposes, the un
selfish aspfrations'' and exalted
holy hopes that fired tne nearis
of Americans in 1918 and made
ourg" a land from whence crusad
ers came with souls aflame, vir-
thy of their victory.
"To this end the American le
gion today and forever solemn
ly pledges its an."
TURKEY HOLDS
COL. COOMBS
Director of Relief Ma
rooned by Nationalists
Who Oppose America
i-
nes members of the club
U i.tv
iM . on Open Forum night
? appoint them on working
th o8" Ie urKefl support
ft...?. Boy Scout movement by
4w 681 01 tD city when theiri
Hk" or Iund8 bee11" next
Coiitl:
nned on Page 5.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 10. The
fHonriiv attitude of the Unltea
States towards Armenia and ab
sence OI UlPlOmauc reiuy
with Turkey are given as reasons
for the Turkish Nationalists ac
tion in holding Colonel J. P
rvrnmhs director of the American
commission for renei in me
East, at Samsoun, accoramg 10
message from Colonel Coombs to
the organization's representative
in Constantinople, receivea ujr c
ble tonight. . . '
' Prerious dispatcnes irom vuu
kantinople repotted that the na-
tionalisls Tiad refused toione
Coombs permission to enier iu
interior on a tour of inspection or
to allow him to return io v,u
stantlnople. His message appar
ently quoting the nationalists
said that permssion was refuseo
nn three erounds. nrsc .uey..
diplomatic relations between tne
Turks awl the United States were
not yet In rorce anu ivu
United States oeiuuRs i
litical party" desiring io iui
the Turkish people to accept tne
"odious Sevres treaty."
The second reason was that in
Oriental questions America is al
ways on the siue oi
worst enemy oi i
Jag sustained Armenian mora o
materially without tak.ng Into
consideration Turkish claims.
The third reason-Is that an
-actual, state of war ' exists be
tween Aurkey and Aimema
Wwk nCus ii to prevent your
tourneying into the interior."
' The Turkish execution closes
i lie V . . ,. . . nrea-
with the tatemeni it " '-,
ent travel by Amer cans in or ot
of nationalist territories is pro
hibited except by special Instruc
tions froii Angora.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 10.
War clouds tonight are vanishing
from the major league, baseball
horizon with indications favoring
an amicable settlement when the
belligerent major leaguers meet
in a joint session In Chicago Fri
day to effect a peace pact. The
National Association of minor
leagues, after listening to both
sides in. the controversy, voted to
help avoid a war by agreeing to
appoint a committee to act with
the major leagues in devising a
plan for baseball reorganization.
Difference to lie Adjusted.
The 16 club owners of the two
warrine leagues agreed to meet
in the same room in Chicago and
attempt to adjust their differ
ences without the aid of any out
siders. It was asreed that only
the club owners shall attend this
meeting and that both President
Johnson of the American league
and President Heydler of the Na
tional and others who have" par
ticipated in recent sessions shall
remain away, aiajor -league ieau
ers pointed out that if lawyers
are excluded from the meeting so
that no "technical questions'
could be raised, the threatened
war could be quickly settled.
The agreement to make a last
minute attempt to avert a base
ball war was reached at a meet
ing of the directors of the Am
erican league at noon today and
was one of the results of confer
ences between the owners of the
rival'major league factions. The
peace news was announced in
dramatic fashion In the middle of
an address Garry Hermann, own
er of the Cincinnati Nationals,
was delivering to the minor league
m mi I n cr '
Mr. Herman, former chairman
of the National commission, was
Interrupted by a messenger who
handed him a note " which he
opened , and slowly read. Then
he made the announcement that
the joint conference of the club
owners had been agreed upon for
Friday.
j Peace Was Dramatic.
President, Ban Johnson of the
American league In commenting
on the joint meeting. Issued the
following statement:
"The American league has been
standing for the principle that a
reorganization of baseball should
be worked out primarily by a
committee composed of represen
tatives from the National league,
the American league and the Na
tional association. It seems now
that such a committee is to be
created to consider and work out
a plan for reorganization. There
have been certain points, of dif
ference between the two major
leagues, which thus far they have
not been able to agree upon, it
has now been arranged that an
informal conference of major
league club owners shall take
place this conference to be lim
ited to club owners and to be
purely Informal. The purpose of
theconference is to see If the
two major leagues may not in
some way iron ouc meir pwms
CAMP DIX. N. J.. Nov. 10.
Under the light nt star shells,
flares and other illuminants. the
old First division. America' first
fighting unit to participate in the
world war. went "over the top"
ton itch! In a gigantic sham battle
for Ihe entertainment of lo.'tno
of its own veterans in reunion,
and thousands of rivilian visitors.
General Pershing and Itrig.
Cen. A. A. Fries, as guests ot
honor. with Gen. I. A. Summer
ail, division commander and many
other prominent army men. were
interested observer?.
Fory regiments or infantry,
thpee of artillery, three machine
. tin? battalions. Ileet or tanks, alt
of the First division, and chemi
cal warfare units from Lakehurst
rrovir.g grounds, and Edgewood.
Md.. participated in the spectacle
in the great North amphi-theater
at the foot or Marne hill. Above
this were tlie Hashes of the big
guns, the 77s or the attacking
forces and the great 1 ."!.". of the
defenders, simulating "counter
battery"' fire.
Even, the battle-hardened vete
rans gazed in awe at the spec
tacle. CarefulTy watched by nurses
lest they puffer from actual shell
shork and over-excitement, 33 di
vision veterans lay in ambulances
along the hilltop and watched the
battle. They came in on a spe
cial train last nijrht from Walter
Rcid hospital at Washington. D.
C. where their old wounds have
kept them under treatment for
more than two years. ;
From nearly every state the
veteran have come into Dix;for
the reunion tomorrow.
HILL-CLIMBERS
PERFORM TODAY
Best Riders in All North
west Come for Events of
This Afternoon
WASHINGTON. Nov. lft.The
f.riiih emliassy announced today
it had taken ttfp. to rail the at
tention of the state department
to a 'message recently received
by the lltitish chief peoreUry for
Ireland, dated. New York and
tl.rf-atf nint: r priials against Eng
lishmen resident in the United
Slates, "if there are anv more
reprisals in Ireland on and after
the Hth day of November." The
New York mssage was M-nt In
the name or the Amalgamated
lrih societies of America and
bore the signature "J. V. O'Con
nor, president."
At the state department it wan
Mid nothing had been received
tonight from the embassy in re
lation to the message. No com
ment as to the course the Wash
ington government might pursue
was available.
The New York message, as
made public by the embassy,
read :
'We hereby inform and warn
you that if there are any more
reprisals in Ireland on and after
the Hth day of November. 1920.
that the men of Irish blood in
this country and their sympathiz
ers will immediately begin repri
sal on Englishmen here who are
not ritizens'of the United States:
for every man. woman or child
who is murdered after the above
date by the cowardly English sol
diers and police, three English
men in this country will pay the
penalty, -
"Amalcamated Irish Societies
of America.
"J- V. O'Connor. President."
LAX METHODS
REVEALED IN
LATE REPORT
Admiral Benson Places AH
Records, Officers as Well
as Board Employes at
Disposal of Committee
FAVORITISM IS HELD
AS SPECIFIC CHARGE
four year old seeks nrn TROW
VAINLY TO SAVE SISTER uCU LIUUU
UOY
TltlKS TO KA II INFANT
III 111 HCO HAMUS
t oilier Ke4nr from Neighbor
lt Vlml llou Afire and Her
tliildre Koa
Records of Shipping Board
Were Carelessly Handled
and Preserved
MA It? II ALU Te.. Nov. 10.
Imprl4ne ,y (Umn. 4-year-old
Kre!erie fnrphy today boukM
a'iil to fcuT the 1 a f - of hi In
lnt fcUter. Mary Vir-nU. IT
month old. and himaeif permhed
in the atuini't.
Th l.ild' hero!m wan di
rl'wd wiih the discovery nt Ihe
two lodi-. fearfully burned In a
corner under the bed In flaine
de! roved Nm of ihe Murphy
home today. Ihe little boy bus
ting hi iter rlonely in k. rni.
Mrs. Murphy returning from a
nichlors home ra w her own
r"iidenre in flame and suffered
ciitic.il h-irn trying ti reach her
children.'
ROLL CALL
UNDERWAY
Solicitors Start Out Early
Today With Intention to
Enroll Everyone in Mar
ion and Polk Counties
CHAIRMAN MDANIEL
SAYS ALL IS READY
Members of the Salem Motor
cycle club report that the course
for the all-northwest hill climb
today is all marked and signed
on the Canyon road three and
one-half miles south of Salem,
and that everything else Is in
readiness for the big Armistice
day event.
From ten to a dozen Salem rid
ers are expected to participate in
the events, while Portland Is to
contribute no Jess than 75 riders.
and others will come from all
over tne nortnwest. ?oi oniy
will Albany, Eugene, Dallas, Mc
Minnville and other western Ore
gon towns send their best riders,
but fast men, it is said, are also
coming troni wasnmgion ana
Idaho cities. In all about 150
riders are expected.
The program starts at 1:20
o'clock and no admission will be
charged spectators who are pres
ent to witness the five big events.
Prizes In cash to the total of $173
will be donated by the Salem Mo
torcycle club. Portland dealers
and others who are interested in
fostering a clean and th.rMing
sport.
HARDING LANDS
FIRST TARPOON
Mrs. Harding Hooks Six
Foot Fish Which Strug
gles Half an Hour
POINT ISABEL. Tex.. Nov. 10.
of difference. It Js an attempt president-elect Harding landed
to see if there can be found some urst tarpon today and came
satisfactory basis on which they back from the Point Isabel fish
can 'harmonize those differences." lng grounds looking prouder than
Form.; Plan Acceptable. I he did when a week ago late eiec
ALBANY GOOD
TO CHERRIANS
King Bing Clancey Crowd
Was Still Dancing When
He Left Town
Cherriann and their wive to
the number of 6 a went to Albany
yesterday to have a good time.
They had it. They ate. they sang,
they danced, and the last heard
of them they were still dancing
and may be yet. This was the
report brought back by King
Bing Clancey. who got home
about 11 o'clock last night.
To begin with the Albany Hu-
barians entertained the Cberrians
at dinner at. the Community
house, where Captain B. D.
Westbrook of the Hubarians. was
toastmaster. Cberrians sat at
dinner with the fairest femininity
of Albany and Hubarians devoted
their attention to the wives of the
Cberrians.
King Bing was. culled on for a
j-peech end. mad- a hit with the
Albany crowd. R. O. Snelling ex
patiated on the value of booster
clubs to communities and Charley
Knowtanl gave p history of the
Chcrrians, exposing the organiza
tion from it Inception. Mark
Wfatherford of the Hubarians
gave a talk on the vital relation
to the communities of orzanlza
tiens like the Hubarians and the
Cberrians.
After dinner the Cherrians were
taken to the Albany Public library
which they Inspected, and this
was followed by a social hour at
the New Albany hotel. The dance
at Lee L. Gilbert's new place of
business' was supposed to be the
concluding entertainment, but was
still going when Clancey left town.
This was preceded by music in
which both Albany and Salem
musicisians participated.
While the National league club
owners issued no formal state
ment, mostj of them take the stand
that what already has been done
in the advancement pof baseball
reorganization cannot be changed
at the conference Friday. This
was taken to mean that the se
lection of Federal Judge Landis
of Chicago as chairman of the
new board of control at a salary
of $o0.00ft a year must be ac
cepted by the American league
club owners.
The National leaguers frankly
admit they do not want a 12-club
league unless it is forced upon
jthem to organize, and that it
would be a "joke." -Mr. nermann
made a statement that it would
be ridiculous to form a league
With two Clubs in three cities.
Before leaving for Chicago to
liiEht he declared that he was con
fident the situation couljl be; ad
justed to the satisfaction of j ail.
I Ilai-mony In Keynote.
After Mr, Htrrman's address.
Charles Ebbetts of the Brooklyn
club, and Barney Dreyfii3S of the
Pittsburgh Nationals, were called
upon, and the keynote of all three
speeches wa harmony. Mr. Herr
mann said the 11 clubs which he
represented would be willing to
(Continued on Page 2.)
Harding Issues Appeal
' for American Red Cross
tinn figures confirmed his over
whelming majority for the presi
dency.
The catch measured four feet
and five inches, a fair sized prize
as tarpons go, and Mr. Harding
handled the reel unassisted while
the big fish raced back and forth
through the water in its furious
attempts to get' away. It was
pvlled in Just 15 minutes arter it
took the bait.
Mrs. Harding shared the hon
rrR or 4he day. for she also hook
ed a tarpon. It was almost a six
footer, however, and she did not
try to land it. She passed the
rod over to Senator Hale, a guest
of the president-elect and his wife
on their vacation trip ana n
brought it in after a struggle of
more than a half hour.
Senator Harding acain spent
the whole day on the tarpon
rields, three miles off shore. pas
inc up an ideal golf day to de
vote himself to the sport to which
ha -u.-aa intrniluced vesterday. His
fishing will be interrupted to
morrow, however, when he goes
to Brownsville. 2 miles away to
.ipiiver an Armistice day address
He probably will give over the
whole dav to the trip, playing a
game of golf aff the Brownsvillo
country club before delivering his
address
WASHINGTON. Nov. 10. On
the eve of the opening of th
fouth annual roll call of the Am
erican Red Cross an appeal from
President-elect Harding was Is
sued today from the national
headquarters here. It read:
Noting that your membership
roll call for this season Is impend
ing. 1 have wanted to express ml
very earnest sympathy for your
cause and my hopes that it mar
be forwarded by the coming campaign.
It in all the world tnere is an
NEW YORK. Nqv. 10 Addi
tional evidence of alleced Irregu
larities and mismanagement in
the affairs of the United Slate
shipping board were Introduced
today b-fore th congressional
committee Investigating the af
fairs of the board by J. K. Rich
ardson, assistant secretary and
tUti.Mlcian of the committee.
The investigation is based
largely on a report submitted by
Mr. Richardson and A. M. Fisher,
secretary . and statistician of the
committee, after a year's work.
At Ihe conclusion of today's
sermon.- Chairman Walh an.
tiouneed that Commander A. B.
Clements, executive assistant to
Admiral Benson, chairman of the
shipping board, would be a wit
ness tomorrow. Chairman Walsh
lead a telegram from Admiral
Benson, which stated fhat the
board would not object to Com
mander ( 1-ment testifying and
'that the records, officers and em
ployes of the board were at th
disposal of the committee at any
time or place th committee de
sired." Official To Appear
Mr. Walsh said Admiral Ren
ron and other officials of th
board, as well as Charles M.
Schwab, and Charles Plex. former
beads of th? emergency fleet cor
poration, may be asked to appear.
The hearings will be continued in
New York for two weeks and then
it is likely, said Chairman Walsh.
that the committee will go to
Philadelphia and Washington.
Cross-examination by Representa
tive II. J. Steele of Mr. Richard
son took up a considerable part
of the afternoon session. Char
acterizing the witness' previous
testimony as a general indictment
Mr. Steele sought to bring oat
specific instances of alleged "po
littcsil In'lnenee." favoritism, ete
The witness prefaced his replr
to the fiTht question axked. with
the statement tbt his report did
not purport to fix any illegal act
on the part of any person.
Shipping Itoanl to Iter t if y
"The purpose of our criticism I
is." he said, "that we hop to
bring out existing conditions so
that ibey may lw r-etlfied by the
shlppinr board itself. I want to
give foil credit to the board for
its achievements. It had a gigan
tic task one of the greatest ever
met by man."
Answering questions as to spe
cific Instances of aliened politi
cal Influence, he recited that he
had Ieen informed that a ship
building firm in T-xa had
threatened' to appeal to a sen
ator from that state to brine
about what was claimed by the
company to he a delay in a set
tlement of ao account. He added
that h- bad no knowledge as to
what, if anything, the senator did.
Another instances recited was
that a former congressman had
accompanied an officer of a ship
building firm to Washington to
assist in obtaining a contract.
He added that he had so know,
ledge of any shipyard or contract
ing firm In which a m-mber of
congress was Interested. He also
said that he did not criticize all
of the allocation contracts entered
into by the board.
Record Not Prrerveil
The witness also brought out
in his testimony Incidents of what
he termed carelessness In Ihe
handling and nres-rvlng of ship
ping board "records. In one of
thw southern districts he said
ELECTION IS
DECEMBER 6
Date for. Vote on School
Budget Fixed at Meeting
of Board Last Night
A special school election will be
held Monday. December C. for the
purpose of voting c the school
budget for the year 1920 and
1921. by decision of 'the Salem
school board at a special rail
meeting held last nlghM
Because, of the thorough and
careful consideration which is be
ing given each Item included In
the budget by the board, time did
not permit of Its completion at
last nlgbfs meeting. Therefore,
the members are unable to state
at this time the total amount
which will b required for the
maintenance, of the schools this
year and for the payment of teach
era salaries. An Itemised state
ment of the budget will be pre
pared for publication within a
short time.
The school board Is relying oa
the same thinking people of Sa
lem to voice their approval cf an
improvement In the school condi
tions, by their vote December f,
la allowing the budget and there
by showing that they arc ready
and anxious that Ihe highest
standard or efficiency In the
schools may be reached.
Some Outlying Districts Re
port Hundred Per Cent Re-'
suits Ahead of Gong
PLANS FOR DAY
IN READINESS
Judge Butler Addresses
Armistice Day Audience
This Forenoon -
Armistice dsy plans, have been
completed and everything Is n
readiness for the gathering at the
Salem armory at 11 o'clock a.m.
today, when Judge R. R. Butler
of the Dalles, will speak and
musical program will be given.
Capital post No. . American
legion, has extended an Invitation
to all the people of Salem to be
present on this occasion and help
celebrate the hour when firing
ceased la the Great war. The
armory will be appropriately de
corated and comfortably heated
so that those present will suffer
no discomfort.
It Is urged thst all members
of war organizations attend, as
they will receive a special jwel
come. The War Mothers
panaiag to attend in force and
t-.e hpanifh-Amertean war veter
aus have also signified their In
tel lion to be present in a body.
Special numbers bave been pro
vided by the committee In charge
cf the legion dance tonight. Am
ong the features will be a novelty
dance by the pupils of Mrs. Ralph
White, the number being com pi l-
imcntary to Capital post No. 9.
Aireria& legion. Also the Wil
li? n. ette Glee club and quartet
will sing popular melodies and
stunt songs for the entertainment
11 ween dances.
It Is to be borne la mind that
(guests iant present their Invita-
desks snd file cabinet were d is- 'tics at the door and tnat legion
' nosed of wthout the contents be- ; rr.t nilx r must he Identified by
In; removed and that these ree- the button. Invitations can yet
f I. . - . .... (A,n.l snd mnv At !l - .... r.A liM. f ' f 1 K .4
Oiiin ri .1 " i ' anu . I T u I ni iii,.u ih.i via'Miivfc
destroyed. In on case, h
whre filing cases ha i
lfletl anil mid as KUrt-tn
time or place. I do not Know wnai j ,nrHfaM werl p,irrbaHed but a
It may be. .. . , Uhort time later at a -greatly In-
It would be pecuuariy a .mis- ; ..
It was bronpht out at the bear
ina that records of draft board
exemptions, blue print for Ihe
construction of shipyards and
other valuable records mere lsl
durinr the consolidation of tbr-e
Muthern districts of hipping
hoaTd'at New Otleans.
Acconiinz to the tcMimony. an
miction sale was held in a wre
h iiivo wh re many file contain
ing valuable records were piled
imi1v Kund. The record. I
organization more entitle.! to h'.! aesl
re?ard?d as doinK good universal-) J" ,r,
ly and dnin nothing else at anv b
.r Ir I:.
from
F. Pound.
The fourth annsal Rd - Cross
roll rail of Willamette chapter for.
Marion and Polk eoualiea opens
this morning. The committees
are ready tj take the field and
carry th? roll call into every home
In the two cou sties before the eve
of Thanksgvlng.
Forty-one captains and mana
gers la Salem begin their alUve
work today, aad the other towns
and communities La the Jurisdic
tion of the local chapter are pre
pared for the renewal work- It
is the plan of the chapter to bare
every resident visited and enroile't
within a week. The additional
week has been given to enable
captains to visit those who were
absent daring the earlier part of .
Ihe roll call.
I "erf ret fcroree Made
"Everything, la ready for tha
roll rail. We expect to enroll a
higher percentage than ever be
fore since the Red Croee has been -operating
on a peace basis. said
Chairman Bruce McDaniel of the
Willamette committee last alghU
Out organization is widespread
and virtually covers every cor
ner of the entire territory nader
the joilstfictloa of the chapter.
Reports are already coming into
the headquarters from oailylag
districts where some of the as
sistant have already canvassed
their corsmanltlee and secured
190 per rent results. Unstinted
support on the part of every per
son understanding Red Croat
work and activities, will mean suc
cess for WlllametU chapter.
Many of th districts will b
visited and completely solicited" l
one or two days while others win
require repeated canvassing be
fore all re Id en u are visited. The
office espcTally requests that any
residents who by chance may not
be vIsltedTerther bring their mem
bership money to the headquar
ters or phone "St so that a solici
tor may be sent out."
M anient ImmI AM
The leaders in the T. M. C. A.
and Y. W. C. A. work at Willam
ette university are conducting the
roll call at that tnstltatioa under
the direction of the presidents of
the two organizations. Member
of the fscnity are to be, enrolled
by President Carl G. Doaey. Some
of the university women are
scheduled to act as solicitors In
several Salem sections. '
The heads of practically all th
state inatltutions located la (his
district have taken charge of the
roll call la their own institutions.
In cases where such was Impossi
ble, special maaag-rs have been
appointed 'to cover the districts.
Msny offices have already com
pleted their enrollment.
The members of the Junior re
serve are to conduct Red Cross
booths which are to be placed la
prominent locations thraucbout
liLh elty. as well as a -Hying
or the time set for the roll call,
according to present plans.
More Captains Xajnetl
la order that there will be ao
d-lay, arrangements have been
made for the supplying of addi
tional material to all workers
through the roll call otrice. phone
75. which will be located on the
second floor of the postofflc
building during the entire drive.
In addition to those names Hat
ed several days ago. the following
women have been appointed as
managers and captains: Mrs. W.
R. Ringle. Miss Cospr. Mrs. O.
Clark. Miss Fisher. Mis. Willett.
Mrs. Harwood Hall. Chemawa.
Miss Cramer. Mrs. A. M. Vassal!.
Mrs. G. TerwilllKer. Mrs. George
Vlck. Mr. Curtis Cross. Mrs. H.
II. Vandervort. Mrs. K. Davidson
of Msrion snd Mr. George Hubba,
of SSlverton.
fortune if the Red Cross, with Its
magnificent organization anl
Splendid pirrose of nsful achieve
ment should lose any measure o
its efficiency because the special
Interest and nthusiasm of war
time has ceased. Your organiza
tion has been built to serve hu
manity, ami humanity n-ei "
suvice in eace. j'l.nt as it ini in
war. My wishes for all success
po out to you."
POI.ICKMKX fl-lSII.
Klamath Experiences
Great Water Shortage
t I rwui'- w 9 w a
lorry containing policemen witn i hv rrack9 of ,h.
J .. a.sl-.f.
its escort had a snarp ciasn i. (
night near liaiiroy wiin a pan?
of 100 men who had banicad'd
the road. There wcie no casual
ties. One constable wa killd
and another wounded by armed
men near Bailybrack station.
PORTLAND. Nov. 10. The
gr-atnt water shortage since
H3 1 now ting experienced In
putts of Klamath and Lake conn
tie, due to the unusual dryne
.f ih springs and streams of
these section., according to R. C
llrir. a-iitant enciner of the
I'nite.i State t.iolouicat survey.
Mr. Krlcgs ha j'll returned from
trio of ft.!.! Imivrllnn In th
wa said, were trampled upon bv , Kraniath and Lake sections and
rays that numerous spring on
the road from Chiloqnio in Klam
ath county, to Silver Lake are
entirely dry. Williamson river
which furnishes drainage for
Mme 10.000 square miles. Is
nearly dry. he said, and from
June to October of this year was
totally dry.
' 1 . . the crowd attending the auction
DUBLIN. Nov. 10. A motor, om w,ffl frtnnd Peking in
ills.
TIIF. WKATHF.U:
Oregon: Thursday, fair, except
rain In southwest portion; mod
erate easterly winds.
Duelling Has Become
Antiquated in France
PARIS. Nov. 10. -Duelling la
a fooUh practice and there is no
plae for It In France since the
war. said Leon Daudlet. member
f the chamber of deputies In
rari aad leader or the royalist
parly in France. In refualng a
challenge from Paul Denise. dep
uty for the department of war. to
tnfaet him on the field of honor,
rthe challenge of M. Denise was
the outgrowth of an article signed
by M. Daudlet and printed la his
newspaper. Action Franealse. in
which Dsudlet adversely criticised
the late Camille Pelletoa. former
minister of marine, who was a
brother-la-law of Denise. Daudlet.
prior to the war .fought 11 duel,
ualng swords or pistols.
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