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CIKCVXJITIOH f Antrim for Octota?, Jin2!' j Monday only . i lily and Sunday ArR for aix months ending October 31. 1922: I Hunday only ....., i laiy and Sunday , M TOT CTTT OF B1XXM .... m4 i Ifariu sad Plk 0ouk Kaariy TrjrWiy raada The Oregon Statesman tub boms rmrirn. - -5485 SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORXIK9, NOVEMBER, 11,1922 PRICE: FIVE, C2NTS Ml 5709 S34S V 4 1 i.-'! t CONGRESS MAY SL NEXT SESSION Changes In Personnel of ; Members Encourage Pro ponents of Important Re vlson Measures. IMPOST ON MONEY OF CORPORATIONS HINTED 11 TAXES Democrats .Expected To t Favor Re-enactment of f Excess Profits Levy i ' ! Washington, Not. 10. (Dy the r - Associated PresB.) The pressing "of several important tax revision proposals in the 8th congress ' was forecast today by some lead ers of the "progressive" Republi i fctns and the Democrats, on the I basis of the sharp changes In the sixes of the majority and mlnorl- ltlea In the house and the senate iai a result of Tuesday's election's. '.They said . revision propositions -'would come from .both the majqr : jlty and minority sides. , ' .'"' , i; Chief among the tax plans pf 'the Republican . "progressives" is ; fan impost,' on ' the undistributed ! ' m ' !,' mm , -, surpluses oi corporations aiieci c Ing. also stock dividends. ' , .1 J ,'- ,4 - ' Democrat Favorable ...... Such a tax also is favored by the Democrats In yiew of Repre sentative Oldfield of Arkansas, f the minority "whip." t: Mr. Oldfield also expressed the opinion 'that the Democrats would favor re-enactment of ; the excess profits tax, but ? ;la ? modified form; increased inheritance taxes on a graduated scale and the im position of a gift tax in an effort to reach! those of wealth seeking - to avoid the payment of high sur y - taxes, through, gifts of money to relatives! - ' : v i ' . These taxes have been opposed " heretofore by administration off! - mh m1a I vilalm itiflf tYlOV 'I have-not now in mind a general I revision of the existing revenue t l law, which was enacted late last I year and which became generally effective last January!, , r . t 4 New Members Counted On Proponents of the proposed changes, expressed confidence to day, however," ' that "7,wlth the change 1a the house membership in the "new -congress they would have more than an. even chance of success. ("Progressive" . Republi can leaders in their - estimates of strength count on. almost solid democratic; support for , ihelr'pro posals and likewise, the mp- I crats took to the left wing of the I majority party " for support V for I their program. . ' ; . I j There seems to be more doubt j in the minds of these leaders I about the situation in the senate fant the' expressed hope that with s a increased Democratic and Re- Jnublican "progressive" TOto there, j a revision plan-.: coul d be put ! through. They, pointed out that i it was the senate as now consti tuted that upset the original pro- 41 posal to reduce. the maximum m A , i ! " ! tireaon Ranks High In , Education at Home J. A. Churchill itate superintend tiUir of schools Is in receipt of a i statement -from George F. Zoos., specialist in higher education of "3 the United States bureau or eau cation, to the effect that Oregon .franks second among all. the states I In the union in the proportion of t its hlsrh school graduates attend Mng its own Institutions of higher learning. California ranks first, UXTtah third and Michigan fourth. ; ' 1; BUTLER INVITED ' NEW YORK, Nov. 10. Presi 'Ident Nicholas Murray Butler, of V Columbia university, has accepted Yan! invitation to deliver the 1923 series of "Watson Chair'Mectures iin England on American history, i I literature and institutions, the i ; , Anglo-American society announc- l.ed today. - . THE WEATHER WASHINGTON AND OREGON r Saturday cloudy -with oc caslonal rain.. ,y :;"; v Local Weather Maximum temperature, 51. Minimum temperature, 45. River, .9 foot below normal -level. Rising. . ? Rainfall, .01 inch. Atmosphere," cloudy. Wind, south. ' 500 FOOT ALL FANS DUE TO LEAVE TODAY Anything With Four Wheels Is Said to be Popular With ' Salem Citizens A general exodus from Salem of Oregon alumni. University sup porters and confirmed football bugs is expected to take place to day. It Is estimated that COO or more persons will make the Eugene trip this morning to be on hand bright and early for the ong heralded Oregon-Washington State mix. The fact that it is Armistice day, making a double holiday, will enable a great num ber to attend who would other wise be unable to get away from their work. All sorts of locomotion, from bicycles to the Southern Pacific, will '.be called upon to negotiate the 7 2 mile, stretch. Ford own ers are at a premium and anyone who operates any kind of a foui wheeled vehicle whether ran by the Standard Oil product or pulled by the vanishing horse, Is expected to start from the capital city loaded to the bumpers with fellow citizens." A number of Willamette stud ents have chartered a bus at the terminal ant) will make the round trip via the stage. Others will ride the S. P. or Oregon Electric cushions to the scene of activities. The Oregon Electric will rfffer a special round trip rate from Salem of $3.50, which is a saving of 30 cents on the origlnal cost. The ticket will be good-until Mon day.," V " EB TO STAY Hope Expressed That Polit ical Turn-over Will Not Hit Commissioner The Willamette "Women's Glee club were guests of the Marion county realtors and sang college and Plantation and serious and love songs yesterday. Sixty members and guests sat down to the tables. The guests included nine members of the Portland Realty board, and sever al other out-of-town guests. Dur ing the evening, addresses were made by most of the guests. among them being John H. -Mar iels, Harold' Junke t. O. Berg, A. Simmons an dOle Sletter.' all of the Portland, delegation . . , Chester Funer", of the Title & Trust 7company,."Portland, made one of the fine addresses of the evening,' In his 'talk - oh ' the 'rela tion of the banker and the realtor in Stabilizing, farmt land . condi tions." A. E. Peterson' of Salem spoke on' the. aims and ' achieve ments of the organized local re altors. A. C. Barber, state real estate commissioner, made a brief but effective (talk on the. moral and economic value of the realtors. A rather unusual endorsement was made' of Mr. Barber's standing in his official work, when several speakers during ' the evening voiced the hope that the new political turn-over in Oregon would not be allowed to affect him in his official work. A. R. Rltter, president of the Northwest Real Estate associa tion, spoke briefly o f the value of widely-organized effort in making real estate owning more attract ive.' J. Zimmerman, secretary of the same association, also spoke briefly. . : One of the hits of the evening was the speech of Chester Fuller, of the Oregon State bank at Jef ferson in his talk on the value of cooperation of citiea like Salem with the smaller towns. So ef- ( Continued cn nar ft ns in IB Holiday That Whole World Agrees Upon Celebrated Today, Recalling Day When Guns Ceased Their Roar BY CHARLES J. USLE , Four years ago toeay the guns were roaring away all along the thousand-mile line of battle in Europe and Asia. Ten million soldiers, white-faced, grim, sav gave, faced each other in deadly combat. Almost very national ity on the face of the globe naa . - - .H men in that smoamg ime; uieu with the great guns, men witn the snipers, men witn nyers, men with the engineers ana me min ers, men with the ships at sea. Jt was a real world war. World Was Expetant Ther was an attitude of ex nrtancv. Something tremendu- ous was in the ! air, something bigger, than anything . that - had EX-PREMIER OF FRANCE DUE IN AMERICA SOON Clemenceau to Talk on In ternational Affairs Here for One Month According to Plans Made. REPARATIONS AND LEAGUE ARE TOPICS Likes Americans and Intends to Follow Taft's Ex ample at Banquets PARIS, Nov. 10. (By The As sociated Press.) Former Premier Clemencheau. who sails tomorrow for the United States on a person al mission designed to improve Franco-American relations, spent today in saying au revolr to scores of old friends who crowded his little house' to wish him luck in his venture. WU1 Talk English The veteran statesman was like school boy. The Associated Press correspondent found him in excellent health and looking happy, but exceedingly Impatient to get aboard the steamship Paris. "Well, I'm ready for the Am ericans," he told the correspond ent. "This is a big event in my life but I think I shall live through it, despite the overwhel ming hospitality of the Ameri cans. As I am about to depart for New York, I should like all Am ericans to understand" the purpose of my mission. In the first place, I am going to talk in English, in so far as I am capable, in good American English Not Offering Advise "That Is where France has made a mistake in the past, none of its representatives conld speak the language of the . country. am not going o speak French un til I get back. "I am going to talk about the Issues which' are international and which concerns any country with a world position like America, but I am not going to tell America what she ought to do. America Considered Powerful "I am going to tell them what I think, what I know. They can draw their own conclusions. The Americans are wise; they like the truth and I am going to give it to them. I know Americans UKe tnem. i liKe them very much. That should make my task easier. Naturally I am eolne to talk about the German repara tions and ? the league of nations Why shouldn't I? They are world questions and concern every big nation, even America. "I don't think America knows her power in the world today.. She is great beyond her imagination I shall tell them then just how powerful they are and how im portant this power is to the' future of the world." Hasc Attended American Banquets Clemenceau laughed when he told how he had decided to speak In only four cities ando sail from New York on his return rip on uecemoer is, taking tne same boat on which he goes over. 'You know a good show must not last long," he said. "The audience gets tired and misses the point.' Clemenceau has been in train lag for his American tour, walk ing three hours daily and follow ing a careful routine. "I am going to continue this In America," he said, "so I can go to any "banquets, if I must Probably, however, I will do what Taft is supposed to have done -as President eat nothing at the din ners then get a sandwich after wards." ever gone before since the history of man began, bigger because it a'fected more people, and more vitality. The tide had turned. The grey lines from Berlin had been checked. On the north, on the south, in Palestine, on every sea, the Hun had come against a stone wall that stopped his pro gress; a stone wall that moved against him, rolling remorseless ly over his most colossal fortifi cations. Another day, and the avenues of retreat for the whole western army would be irretriev ably blocked. Death Trap Laid A million German soldiers were fContlnned on oare SI BIG HONOR IS ACCORDED TO TEACHER James T. Matthews Chair of Mathematics Created by Trustees of Willamette Following the lead of the stud ent body, the Willamette univer sity board of trustees, in session Friday, created the .lames T. Matthews Chair of Mathematics, an honorary professorship that is to perpetuate the name and achievements of ono of the fore most mathematicians and ont; of the finest friends that vroFtcrn education has ever known. Professor Matthews has btf n teaching in Willamette for 30 years. Mrs. F .G. Franklin, an excep tionally capable library assistant, has been added to th library faculty, the demands for library l service having grown ?o greatly with the larger registration that more assistance was necessary. The university will give Its of ficial aid to the Willamette de bating team. Last year the Wil lamette debaters practically anni hilated the rest of tte northvest, making the greatest record for victories ever scored by any col lege west of the Rockies This year they are going to take in more territory. They plan to go as far east as Chicagc; and take on some 'of the bis ones of the middle a'nd central states. The university fund promised, through ts board of director, to "give them the financial backing to make as long and as hard a fight as the debaters themselves care to take on. 1 - - The directors devoted most of their day to the consideraiion Of the Willamette Forward Move ment, the campaign for the mil lion dollar endowment and the building fund. The campaign has only six weeks more to run, as it is to close December 20. DEBATED BY ASSESSORS Commission Takes Argu ments Under Advisement and Will Act Later Public utility representative told why their assessment ratios should be lowered and county assessors told why the general property assessment ratios should be raised, at a session yesterday of the State Association of Coun ty Assessors. Their arguments were taken under advisement by the state tax commission ,hich will decide in a few weeks the ratio that as sessed valuation of property should bear to actual valuation. ti. rj. waiKer or tugene, as sessor, of Lane county, was elect ed president of the association to succeed F. P. Leineweber of Clat top county, and C. L. Tallman of Corvallis, assessor of Benton county, was elected secretary to succeed i, P. Beyers of Coos county. Resolutions of condolence were adopted to be presented Mrs. J S. Van Winkle of Albany, wido of the Linn county asiessor whose funeral was held at Albany today. Eugene Chamber to Send Calkins lo Washington EUGENE, Ore.. Nor 10. W. W. Calkins, president of the United States National bank of Eugene, today was chosen by the Eugene chamber of commerce as Its representative in the hearing before the interstate commerce commission at Washington, D. C, November 21 on the unmerger of the Southern Pacific and Central j Pacific railways. Th , Eugene Chamber and the Willamette Val ley1 Lumbermen's association have adopted resolutions against the unmergera.hd Mf. Calkins will act at this hearing according to these resolutions. TSRANDDArGIITER IS CUSTODY LOS "ANGELES, Nov. 10 Beatrice eBecher.'-sald to be a granddaughter of Henry Ward Beecher, was taken into custody here tonight at the request of the police of San Francisco, who tele graphed a warrant charging h?r with having issued a worthless check. " LEWIS RETAIXS CROWN BOSTON. Nov. 19. "Strans- ler" Lewis, world's heavyweight wrestler, tonight retained his crown by defeating "Toots' Mondt, Colorado cowboy, two ont of -three fails. Mondt w6n th first fall in 30 minutes IS see- rmt 'T-ewfs wnn ttia pinndin mIntltos 50 seconds and the third In three minutes 5 seconas. RATIOS ROBBERS ERR IN ATTEMPT TO GET COIN Wrong Wagon Held Up By Quintet Who Have Designs on Payroll of $60,000 ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Nov. 8. A few minuies after five armed men had stolen a safe to3ay which they believed contained the $60,000 payroll money of the American Car and Foundry om pany at St. Charles, 20 miles wet of here and had kidnapped the driver, A. J. Caulk, the sec ond wagon carrying the money nasse'd the place of the holdup. The highwaymen fled in an atiton-ohile toward St. Loui.u re leasing the driver a few miles east or East St. Charles. Check made later by company officials revealed that the stolen safe contained not more than $4 0. Because of the celebration o. Armistice day planned for tomor row the company had -deviated from Its customary hour of deliv ering the money, thu savin? the Day roll. s Wreath Will Be Placed On Grave of Soldier and Re spects Paid to Wilson WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. Simplicity will chracterize the of ficial observance today of the an niversary, of Armistice day tho day-which President Harding In a message to the American peo ple tonight declared marked the "Victorious tfulm-inationi of our nation's most impressive partici pation in the affairs of the world. ' Ceremony Sample fcimpie in contrast with the ceremonies of a year ago. In which the representatives of the rulers and potentates of the world's most powerful . nations Joined, doing honor to America's dead, typified in the "Unknown Soldier" a little group willTleave the White House early tomorrow to lay a wreath symbolizing the nation's armistice "day attribute on 'the tomb in Arlington ceme tery of that unknown hefb. Wilson to be Honored - , Also simple but more informal will be another event that will mam me aay tne visit or, a group of friends and admirers to the home in S street of Woodrow Wilson, the nation's war tirpsf- dent. This will be i naccord with1 a; custom estalblshed last year when several thousand after pay lag tribute to the unknown sol dier, went to the Wilson home and showed the esteem in which tney held the former president. Last year they received sT simple little greeting and theyr hope for the same tomorrow. Observance of' the day elsewhere throughout the nation will be Varied, but in the opinion of the president, as stated in his: message, should tiake'for appraisal of the natlon'B relalionshjp ttf world affairs. Enthusiasm Increasing , The increasing enthusiasm' wiyi which our people join in the annual observance of Armistice uay, iae president saia. "en- fcrceB the conclusion that it is ceslgaed to become one of the nbtable anniversaries in our cal endar and indeed, it well de serves to be all of that, for it marks the victorious culmination of our -nation's most impressive participation in the affairs of the World. We shall not go amiss if we seek to make observance of this anniversary, not only this year, but every year hereafter an occasion for appraisal of o.ur re lationship to and participation in the wider concerns which involve the welfare of all mankind. 'I think we have come tb real ize, as a nation, that We cannot hope to avoid obligations and re sponsibilities, often arduous and burdensome, as part of the price we must pay for our fortunate re lationship to the confraternity of the nation. Duty Claimed' 'It will be greatly to the na tional benefit, I am sure, if those who most intimately participate in the events Of the great World war and among them, I, of course. include particularly the men of the overseas forces, shall always keep in mind the fact that their noble service to their country and civilUation, has imposed' up on us a duty to recognize that henceforward we must maintain a helpful and sustaining attitude in all the broader relationships that involve the nWlons. Our first duty will Indeed be to our own, (Continued oti page 6) 1PLICITY IS ME ASKS PUBLIC TO AID BELIEF DRIVE Chief Executive Is Confi dent of Generosity of American People When Contributions Asked. NEAR EAST CRISIS CALLING FOR FUNDS Government Would Avail Its self of Red Cross for Dis abled Veterans Washington. No-10. Presi dent Harding in a proclamation is sued today calling attention to he annual membership roll call of the American Red Cross, which tegins tomorrow, declared '"there re peculiarly ugent reasons to ppeal this year in behalf of an even greater generosity than has been necessary in some other imes." . Americans Favored Notable among thof reasons the situation in the Near East where he asserts millions' of peo ple must-look to more favored national communities such as the United Stages for the means of He. Be bespeaks the aid of the American .people for the Red Cross as one of the. chief relief agencies and the Cooperation of Americans in the support of all the organizations at work in that portion of the world. Proclamation Issued The proclamation follows: "To the American People: "The assurance, based on many years experience, that there will be prompt and generous response, makes it always a satisfaction to direct public attention to the an nual Membership Roll Call of the American 'Cross. This year It will open On Armistice Day,-No vember 11, and Close oti Thanks giving Day, November 30. As President of the United States and also President or the American Red Cross, I hereby proclaim No vember 12 as Red Cross Sunday, and invite all the people to unite with their spiritual leaders in snch observance of it asmay pro mote a renewed consecration to the . gospel - of service based upon divfne injunction ; and sanctioned by all good conscience'. Demands Many 'By the " terms t&f the Congres sional charter which called .It into being, the American Red Cross is charged with certain ''clearly 'de fined duties and obligations. These t has continued, during the past year, to discharge faithfully, and fficiently. There are " peculiarly argent reasons to appeal, this year. In behalf of: an even greater generosity" than "has" been, neces sary in some other times, because ef the,-1 extraordinary demands up on such services 1 of mercy and humanity. , One of, the moat fear iu! disasters "of al history has be fallen the ill-fated ' 'Near Eastern area, rwhere the lives of millions of unfortunate people even now depend, and musr. continue for a long time to depend, on the un tiring liberality of more, favored communities. Much Is Needed A very great sm is. required to be raised if the emergency shall be met; and while the task is one to which all well-disposed peoples must contribute, our own country in virtue alike of its inspirations of humanity and its fortunate en dowment in material possessions, must' be conspiiup.ua for both the great Share lt sha'lt'gtve, and the high spirit animatingjthe gift. It Is therefore asked lhat coopera tion be established between the Red Cross, theNear East Relief, and all other agencies which are concerned ; to assist in dealing with this crisis. "In the domestic field, demands continue to press heavily upon the Red-Cross. The government is earnestly seeking to insure to every diseased or disabled ex-ser vice man the full measure of care and help which national gratitude and simple Justice dictate. The aim must be to restore every ser vice man to the best possible health and the largest opportunity for a normal and self-supporting life. In this effort the govern ment, the army and navy, have gladly availed themselves of the assistance of the Red Cross which, dne to its nation-wide vol unteer organization, has . been a constant and valued aid. Red "Cross Praised "In the broad rield concerned with the physical welfare of the (Continued on page 1) APOLLO CLUB STAGES FIRST OF CONCERTS Reed Miller, Soloist. Wins Audience With Highly Pleasing Program Singing in unusually good form to one of the largest audiences which has assembled for a similar occasion In Saiem in a long time, the Apollo club opened its sea son with a delightful program last night. The armory was ctowdod. the only available seats being the less desirable ones in the balcony and -rear of the room. x Reed Miller, tenor soloist who fcang with the club, was especially well received by, the audience. His negro melodies were perhaps more popular than any of his other songs. He sang several of lite lyrical melodies written by his cousin, Lily Strickland. One ,rMy Pardner and Me" (Strickland) was sung from manuscript and was so well received that Mr. Heed sang it again for the chorus cn the platform behind him. ' "Man Llndy Lou" which was sung by the chorus Is also one Of; Miss .Strickland's compositions and like the other melodies was liked by the audience. The num bers by the chorus, which the au dience expressed themselves as being -well pleased with, included "The Glow Worm." "Serefiade to Juan'.ta," and the 'Stars and Btripes Forever. .' r At the first strains of the-stirring march' tune by' John Philip Sousa, "The Stars' and Stripes Forever," a colored guard march ed out on the platform-"and panist. , , ' J-. Mr Reed, as a social treat on the eve of Armistice day, sang "The Trumpeter, as . an encor. He was unusually generous with, his encores. , .- The chorus of more thanVSft voices was directed-by Dr. John R. Sites In his usual capable man ner. Miss Ruth Bedford, accom panist for the second season "with the club,' did 'exceptional' work with the chorus. ' Stewart Willed accompanist for Mr. Reed, proved himself a favorite as an accom pnist. t,y . DRY AT LAST After 10" Years BitteV Fight Bear State Accepts Vol- stead Act-Amendment5 SAN. FRANCISCO. Nov. 10. (By The Associated Press) Cal ifornia, the -leading wine grape rrowine state in the Jinion and which once had hopes of compel ing with the champalgne of prance and the Rhine wines of Germany, has at last gone "dry after ten years of voting; down prohibition measures. A: major ity of 29,621 in favor, of, making the- 18th amendment to the con- tsltutlon of e Unled Staets and the Volstead act staue law of Cal ifornia stood, tonight with only scattering precincts from various parts ,of the state-to be heard Lfrom,! so that there appeared no postbility of he Jinal total being against the enforcement of rc- hibition. , Majority Against Cot-down The vote tonirht from 5,906 precincts out of 6,681 was for en forcement" 407,952; against 378,- 331. , A big majority against the measure at first appeared to have been cast in Tuesday's election, but this margin has .been stead ily cut down until at noon an. er ror of about 24.000 votes was dis covered in the office ot, the coun ty clerk, of Almada county, which reduced ' the anti-prohibition lead in that county, to 2.242. , State Officials Must Act . Almdlt simultaneously other errors, were discovered n the of- flee of the registrar of Los Ange les, fpunty whish served, to la crease the favorable' majority there and this', which late addi tions , to the Los Angeles ,totaJs reversed he situation. The new law makes he eighteenth amend tneht and the Volstead act part of the law of California which prosecuting attorneys, sheriffs, grand juries, magistrates ah d peace officers must enforce. All acts or ommlssldns prohibited or declared unlawful by the natlona legislation are' made . subject to the same penalites from state of ficials as' from national officials. BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 10. Raymond E. Bay of Ohio,' former army lieutenant, was today elect national commander of the United State Blind Veterans of the World War.- i? i is ALL SALEM TO lis Still Armistice Parade to Form at Marion Square Early in Afternoon and Will Be Followed by Program. ADJUTANT GENERAL IS; SLATE& FOR ADDRESS Festivities Are to , Conclude With Grand Ball at Arm-' ory Tonight ' The big Armistice parade is to form promptly at 1 o'clock today. Leaving Marion square It will march down Commercial street to-'. Court then from Court to Churelr and there it passes in review be- , fore the local commander, of tho . Grand Army of the Republic aatr the grand marshal of the parade. Mayor Halvorsen. , .....',' ' , '.V The reviewing officer will . stand, between . the .two atones elected in memory ot the soldiers.', sailors and marines of v the late war. The . procession' will turn at State and march down to 'Com mercial and then to Ferry; east on Ferry, to the armory where tba days exercises are to 'be held. v' Organizations In, Line "; 1 , The parade .will ' form' as ' fol lows: 'd -i--v-.-V- North ' Commercial - between Marion and Union.' .-1 ;-;" --'-K Police escort, - grand marshal - staff. Company- F 16Jd infantry. . Oregon national guard the Grand Army of the Repnblic'wtth ladies im automobiles, the Veterans 'of the Spanish' American, war and Ladies Auxiliary, 5. Veterans of Foreign Wars', ' American ' Legion and the 'AAuiiJlars,1 Red Cross, Y.M.C.A. Knights - of ' Colambus nd The Salvation rmy. . . ,t . Patrioltlc . societies ,and frater - nal orders of Salens -and othef townst Marion, north corner fao Ing west. - - ; : ;' . - Sunday schools on Marlon, weaf of North Commercial facing east Willamette, university and banfk - Center., at Commercial streets. facing west, r . t ' - Schools in rear of band on Cen- ter.. - v.. The Boy Scouts of America, Center between bridge and Com- merctal. c " .?.- At tractive Floats "in - line The parade will haVe attractive floats and the different ' things represented Will be all of an at tractive nature. As many .of the veterans as possible will appear in uniform and the war will be brought to mind and the - Great Victory that is being celebrated will be dearer in the hearts of the people and will be brought ; clbser home to them because of this fact. . ' ' -; ' Sspecial invitation Is extended all veterans anr kindred organi zations to have, one representa tive each o nhe plaform during . the days exercises and it is hoped that a full quota ot these organl- - zatlons will be on hand. But even if they are not,. it is the hope of the American Legion that they at, least will be represented. j .', " Armory Decorated The arniory auditorium will be decorated for this occasion. Each of the different committees that have the celebration in hand have worked hard to bring it tc a suc cessful conclusion. The following are the , chair men of the Armistice committees ' of the American Legion: , , Program,; Allen Kafoury; pa rade. Major J. S. . JDusenbury; music, Df. 11. C. Epley, and the Armistice ' day ball Mrs. "Walter Kirk; publicity,"'.-ii Captain A U. Molbrook.-' :': ... , The exercises at the ., armory start promptly at 2 o'clock' ami this, program surpasses anything ever offered for an occasion of this kind In Salem. The. Apollo club of Salem will be there strong with its. best. .' ' The nost - commander . of - the kmerican legion. J. "H. 'Mlnton, will be chairman of, the days fes tivities and will have the program in hand. .-. . '' ""..'"; J 1. :. Zero Hoar Apjiroaches 1 ' After a patriotic ' selection . by the orchestra . it will be "xero hour,'.' America, led by Dr.' H. C. Epieyi will be sung. H".r. W. C Kantner, pastor of the iSrat Congrejratlecal chnrch, wlllglve the invocation. There will - be music by the Apollo club. A ' quartet nnder the direction of Dr. Epley will sing "Over There and "There is a Long, Long Trail." -. - ' -.v-y i: ' , i There will he a patriotic read- ( Continued on page 7)