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SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 17, 1925 -
PRICE FIVE CHNT3
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STATE'S WE
GENERAL1 MILES' PONY
CAVORTING ON CAMPUS
CAUSE OF CRITICISM
EVERY HONOR TO BE PAID
TO WARRIOR BY COUNTRY
LINEN MILL-REPORTS
TO CONTINUE MONDAY
TRADED FOR OLD PLUG
FHIITil
BILLS VERY HEfiW
TO CQLLEOT DEBT
PATIJERS BARGAIN IHSAP-
WIIIaAMRTTK may day danc.
ES ARK HKLD SHOCKINCi
ARMY AXD XAVY WILli TAKE
TAHT IN iaST SKR17CES
ENTIRE AMOUNT EXPECTED
TO BE REACHED THURSDAY
POINTS PATTON BROTH EMS
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CROPS
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Strawberry Yield Expected
to Break All Previous
Records This Year
GOOD PRICES INDICATED
Gra!ni and Grasses Looking Good
' Survey Reveals; Average Farm
rer Will Prosper, Arclierd -
y ' Kays , " - r .
Wheat, oats, hay, flax and all
grain crops with In , the trading
area of Salem never looked better
than they do today. 5 ' - -
The strawberry crop" will break
past records and the price will be
satisfactory. Even the loganberry
crop, which was thought to be lost,
Is looking fine. Report:) from, pear
orchards are-thatj the prospects
were never better. :
. According to reports received by
the Salem Chamber of Commerce,
crop conditions within the Salem
trading area are extremely encouraging.-
Not for years have-all the
grain crops looked so fine as they
do now, and It' is from the grain
and gras.-t crops that the big money
is circulated In Marion and Polk
counties. . J
Prune Men Suffer
The one cloud in the sky, speak
ing from the agricultural stand
point, is the prune crop. This
crop willLbe short, although Tew
'localities report prospects of fair
' crops. ; -
Harley Q. White, who is In close
touch with farmers in both Marion
aad Polk counties, reports , pros
pects good for at least a 50, or 60
per cent cherry crop, notwith
standing a few reports that the
crop was a partial failure. In
many districts there will be a nor
mal crop. 1 .! ; j J
Charles R.Arcnerd, who has
Just Returned from a trip into the
two counties, said; "I have never
seen such fine grain and grass
crops at this time of year. Every
thing loQks likea very heavy yield
this season.'
In fact, with the exception of
prunes1 and with cherries in a few
localities, crop i prospects are ex
tremely encouraging, and what is
also of importance. Indications
aTe for high prices all along the
line. ;; ,
More Money Seen
Indications are that more mon
ey from ; crops will be in circula
tion this fall In Salem than; for
years past. While the cherry crop
will not.be as heavy as a year ago,
prospects are that more cherries
will be shipped fresh. More fresh
fruit buyers are now In Salem than
at any time in past history. This
means more competition and het
ter prices for all fruits and ber
ries. It Is a fact that while so much
-aftention Is given to the fruit and
berry crops in Marlon and Polk
counties, these crops do not com
pareI value with other crops. And
that while the prune crop will be
short, the heavy grain-and grass
crops with the high prices,' will by
far offset any loss there may be
In prunes, taking trops as a whole.
Value' Estimated
About one year ago, the Salem
.Chamber of Commerce made an
estimate of the value of various
crops within the Salem trading
area using the f. S. Department
of. Agriculture reports as to crops
and Value. The report was on the
1923 crop. , Y
The object of the report was to
.glvejthe actual valuer of the vari
ous 1923 crops and then to show
which crops" brought - the most
money into the country.
With the exception, possibly Of
hops; the value of the 1925 crop
will jbe much 'greater than two
years ago. Wheat, which sold for
an average of 95 cents a bushel in
1923, wilt in all probability bring
a good price this year, circulating
close1 to $2,000,000 within the Sa
lem district, compared to SI; 39,-
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GROCERS WILL ORGANIZE
IXDPEXDEXTS TO I T K
AGAINST CHAIN STORES
; Independent grocers of the city
have called a meeting j for the
Chamber of . Commerce ; Tuesday
night to organize and- fight the
chain store competition. A dele
gation from the Portland Grocers'
association is expected to assist in
the formation of an association
here. Decision as to the establish
ment of- a separate unit or an affil
iation with the Portland-'group
will be made at the meeting; . f
An organizer from Portland has
been! in the city during 'the' week
and ; promises a large delegation
from his group. . . - -
Animal Not Kept Iong; Evrhanged
for.Tpjr Pistol Which Shot
Hal In Hand
"Father bought' the late Gen
eral Mile's cavalry pony in 1880.
just before he was transferred to
the coast," Hal ,D.. Patton, local
business mail, said yesterday. 'But
Cooke and I never got to ride him,
because a farmer talked father
out of the animal. He gave him
a slow .plug that , would hardly
move.",. The General's mpu'nt was
a lively animal, i-
" When ; the j boat brought the
horse from Portand, we were on
hand with Joe Albert to bring the
military pony to our -heme, but
when we rode' the lod slow plug,
we had to shake a lot of cans be
hind him to get him started." con
tinued Hal and Cooke.
We did not have the horse very
long; we traded it for a toy pistol.
When the man took the plug to
Mill Creek, the animal laid down
in the ater and nearly drowned.
"Hal took the pUtol."; continued
E. Cooke Patton,1 "and he thot a
hole in his hand, i You can see the
scar." i
CHERRY MEN TO MEET
FOR CONFERENCE HERE
PICKN PRICES TO RE FIXED
Tl'ESHAY NIGHT
Problems Conf touting Growers
Arc to be AireI at Cliamber
of Commerce
Cherry growers of the Willam
ette valley art "to 4meet Tuesday
night at 7:30 o'clock at the Sa
lem Chamber of Commerce, It was
announced Saturday, by George
VIck, prominent grower :
Practically every problem to be
confronted by the cherry men,will
be discussed the matter of spray
ing, quantity of production, and
the price to be paid for picking
this year are some of the prob
lems to be discussed. , . , ....
The black cherry men are .to
be on hand as well and are to
contribute their share of the dis
cussion. , t : - i
O. E. Brooks and Max Gahlher
are calling the meeting. -
GRANGE CONTEMPLATES
CO-OPERATIVE SYSTEM
Clf AIM SYSTEM USED IN .WASH
- INGTON IS FAVORED
Resolutions Passed Oppose Hlar'
. Increase fop-Certain State
1 Officials
" A" resolution Is to be presented
to the state grange by the Salem
grange at an early meeting con
cerning a plan of co-operation.
which Is in vogue In communities
of Washington, j A . number of
chain stores are operated there
and it is the plan of the local
grange to institute a like system
here. -
Earlier in the meeting resolu
tions were passed by the Salem
grange opposing increases In sal
aries of . certain state f officers,
which were authorized at the re
cent legislature. " The matter of
increasing the salaries should be
referred to the people of the state,
according to the; resolution. Su
preme court judges and district at
torneys were the ones for whom
the salary Increases were object
ed to. I . ' -' ' ;
Another resolution considered
was making it unconstitutional to
Increase a state officer's Hilary
during his own term of office, j It
would preventra state cf fleer fr,m
securing the benefit of an increase
unless he was re-elected I to
succeed himself: v . H '
' Mrs. C. F. Bates and C.
B.
Stower were ; initiated Saturday
while S. H. Van Trump, county
fruit Inspector, gave the general
lecture. : , L- "i . ' '
SECURES NEW GARAGE
P. A. Elker. has assumed the
management of the H. H.-Harris
garage on Uberty street, fie plans
to remodel in part and join the
business building to the one of his
own at present. ' ; T"'"
Saturday in , Washington
The interstate commerce com
mission ordered fan inquiry' into
the recent financing of . the St.
Paul railroad, '
Plans for; unusual military hon
ors to the late Lieutenant General
Nelson AT Miles in connection with
his funeral Tuesday were an-
aouncedvr"" "T ! -
; Nin debtor nations, with aggre
gate? obligations ot more (than
6even- billion , dollars, -ifere ad
vised that the United States would
be pleased to take up funding ne
gotiations.. ..) .... . - . .
Mid-Wst Swept by Storms;
Communication by Wire
Is Interrupted
PROPERTY DAMAGE HIGH
lleacy Storm -Takes Toll of Seve-,
Tp Hnndred Thousand
Dollars; Zeio Weather
Is Reported
CHICAGO, May 1)5.- (By the
Associated Press.) Heavy rains,
high winds, hail and forest fires
swept sections of the middle west
last night and today caused ' a
property loss ' that will run into
several hundred thousand dollars.
Oklahoma and Missouri were
hardest1 hit by the storm which
interrupted wire communication in
eertain parts of these states, great
ly damaged crops and caused a
heavy property loss. While rain
in the northwest did' some dam
age, it also, proved a blessing for
it aided in putting out forest fires
in northern Minnesota and helped
crops in the southern part of the
state. j
Cold weather followed the storm
n the middle west apd frost was
predicted for some of the more
northerly sections tonight. Only
a few smouldering ffres were re
ported burning in the forests of
northern Minnesota tonight. From
Jamestown, N..D., came reports of
ice coated streets following a
rain with the temperature at 24
degrees above zero, j
Korman, Okla., 20j miles from
Oklahoma City, was Cut off by the
storm for a time antVffhree houses
in this town were destroyed and
heavy damage was done to wire
and rail communications. Trib
bey; a little town of 300. was also
cut j off by the storm last night
and reported heavy damage. Sev
eral other small towns in Okla
homa were damaged while from
Columbia, Mo., came reports of an
estimated $100,000 property dam-
age i Xrom the storm, and Boone
ville. Mo., estimated : its damage
at 150,000.
In the wrldof; sport," mank
baseball' games were abandoned
today, because of the rain and the
downpour r' at Louisf Hie aJmost
wrecked the' Kentucky . Derby and
completely wrecked thousands of
dollars worth of women's finery.
TAKE COIN FROM THROAT
DA IX AS YOUXaSTRR RUSHED
TO SALEM FOR SURGEOX ; 1
Dorothv ' Holmes, aae ' 3. was
rushed to Salem 'front Dallas Sat
urdoy in order to receive surgical
care that saved her life. A five-
cent piece had lodged in the car
diac orifice of the esophagus and
the' Polk county : physician was
afraid, to remove the obstruction.
The coin -was removed by a pro-
bang by Dr. M. C. Findley. Tne
little girl is the daughter of Os
car Holmes. S ,
Earlier in the . week another
youngster was rushed to?- SaJem
from near Dallas after a peanut
had lodged in its throat."' Surgical
treatment was not glvenltti tim
and , the child died, ;V-.
MRS. GILBERT IS CALLED
MOTHER OP STATE OFFICIAL.
PASSES AT 5 tYEARS ;
Mrs. Mary L. Gilbert, mother of
L. M. Gilbert, superintendent : of
the boys' - .raining school, died
May 15 at the age of 85 years. 3
months and 2 days, f She was the
daughter of Phineas and Huldah
Lamb, and was born February 13,
1840, in Hancock county. Indiana,'
May 21, 1862. r
To thjs union, were born nine
children, serea of. whom are Ht
ing. These are Levi M.. Salem;
Daniel J.. Marysville', Calif.; Abi
gail Pinkerton, Indiana, Penn. ;
OHye Elliott, Newherg; J, Gurpey,
Damascus, Ohio; Emily Blnford,
Newberg and Belle Finley, Los An
geles. Mr." Gilbert passed away
about two years ago.y : y-
Tot almost 6,0 yestrs these two
Godly people maintained a home
in which ". the Christian vrtues
were cultivated, a home wlilch
stood for truth, honesty and up
right living. 7': "V'"
AGED MAX ATTEMPTS 81TICIDK
BEND, Ore., May ! 16. Instead
of , boarding the train for Rose
burg tonight to enter the Douglas
county poor' farm Jerry Haley, 75,
ot Bend is near death at a hospital
here. Haley cut bis throat in a
hoapital hjere. where he:, was- a
county charge, when he learned
I be was v to .: be : sent to ; pouglas
'county. ii ... ..
Ontrwged PstrotiM and Friends of
University Express Tluir
Disapproval
What was intended to be & beau
tiful spectacle of young 'men and
women turned out to be a burles
que upon many things that should
otherwise Jiave been symbolic of
high ideals, according to a petition
to the board of trustees and facul
ty of Willajnette university;. spon
sored by, J. J. Kunn an.1 signed
by a large number of patrons end
friends of the institution, who
were shocked at ' the sights pre
sented in the name of art on the
college campus May day.
Willamette university, be it un
derstood, forbids its students to
sponsor any dance, and In the
words of the rules' and regula
tions "frowns upon" their attend
ance as individuals. ' l
J "We respectfully protest against
the repetition of exercises la- sneh
a manner as those' recently held
on the Willamette university cam
pus during the May day exercises,"
the petitioners aver., '"We ffnd no
words adequate to txprf ss tip you
our sense of outrage and indigna
tion when viewing the antica and
improper conduct of the partici
pants in that alleged May dy ex
erclsf. .: r
"What should have been a beau
tiful spectacle of young men. and
women, vhose ambition to. render
lives of service led them, to Wil
lamette, turned out to be a burles
que upon many things that should
otherwise : have been symbolic of
high ideals. v ! - 1
"We sincerely believe that such
activities were not in accordance
with the traditions of old Wil
lamette, founded upon the sacri
fices and devotion of Christian
men and women, and we must
earnestly and insistently voice this
protest and pray that in the future
no exhibition' such as that wit
nessed last Friday shall again be
tolerated under the auspices of
that ' worthy institution, the Wil
lamette university." T
OLD FRIENDS WEEK .SET
OBSERVANCE STARTS TODAY
I . .AND ENDS OX MAY 2 .
- 'Beginning today, the week-ending
May 24, is designed as Old
Friends' week In. Oregon by a
proclamation issued by Governor
Walter M. Pierce.
"It is my hope that during this
time as many old friends as pos
sible may gather together to talk
pf old times, perhaps to sing old
songs and to recall once more the
joys of. other days," the procla
mation reads. "May we all stop
lor a moment in our busy work-a-day
lives and thing of those , old
friends both near and far who
mean so much to us in the jour
ney of life."
SPEAKING OF BULLET-PROOF VESTS, THIS PARTY SEEMS TO HAVE
A WHOLE SUIT!
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Oeneraf Nelson A. Miles to be Ac
corded Honors Reserved
. for Highest
WASHINGTON. May 16. (By
the Associated Press.)' - Every
honor marked In the solemn milf-
j tary ritual for obsequies of an
army commander will be paid next
Tuesday to the late Lieut. General
Nelson A. Miles.
The army will be in Charge, but
the navy aiid marine corps will
join in the services designed to
commemorate i the career: of the
last and greatest guardian of the
western trek.; ' ' " j:
Hoofbeats of the cavalry , he
left on the Geronimo trail and
rumble of caissons will beat the
time of his cortege in the last
march from the home, within a,
stone's throw "of the war depart
ment to the family mausoleum at
Arlington, where veterans of three
wars In which ' he fought await
him. Bugle and rifle shots will
ring his requiem.. ' ;
Iounted on the carriage of a
field piece, the flag draped coffin
will be placed by high officers of
the army: and navy and followed
by contingents of various arms.
Major General Rockenbach. . com
manding 'the Washington department,-
will command the marqb,
attended by his entire staff.
Final approval of the ' funeral
plans await the arrival of Gene4
ral Miles' son, Major - "Sherman
iiles. who is due here Monday
from , Constantinople. They in
clude religious services ? at " (St.;
John's Episcopal church at 2 p.
m. -Tuesday, before the march to
Arlington - across the Potomac
rlver- ;.:U . ;:. "
Acting Secretary Davis today ap
prised the far-flung, army posts Of :
the death of" General Miles in a
special order. which recounted ex
ceptional record. - General Persh
ing, once, under General Miles'
command, also issued a statement
attesting his personal sorrow.
STUDENTS HAVE LIQUOR
TWO PINTS AND TOO MUCH
SPEED LEAD TO ARREST 1
Kenneth S. Perry and E. K,
Hunter, students at O, A. C., were
arrested by Officer Edwards last
night and charged with possession
and transportation of liquor. Two
pints and a bottle of ginger ale
were found in their possession.
Attention was drawn to them by
the excessive speed they were trav
eling down South Commercial.
Sid Brownell, a resident of Salem
was lodged In the city jail by Offi
cers Smart and Thomason on
a charge of drunkenness.
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United States Institutes
Move to Settle War and
Post War Fund
ALL NATIONS NOTIFIED
AH American Diplomat Asked to
Dilng Matter to Head In
Respective Countries;
French Debt Huge
WASHINGTON. May 16. (By
Associated Press.)- After more
than three years of waiting the
United States has initiated steps
to obtain funding settlements from
Its foreign debtors. The powers
to whom the nation made war or
post war loans, have been made
acquainted with American opiu
ion that some move should be
made by tbem toward liquidation
. Although .officials , of ..this gov'
ernment Insisted they held no de
sire to press unduly for payments,
they feel '(and France,; Italy, Bel
gium, Rumania, and Czecho-Slo-
vakia have been so advised) that
the American government is en
titled to have fund proposals t.nb-
mitted. The other principal deb
tors, Jugo-Slavia, Esthonia, Latvia
and Greece are also aware of
Washington's, view, but it was not
made clear tonight whether Amer
ican' diplomatic officials in those
countries have been asked to con
vey settlement suggestions. France
has been informed -by Ambassador
Herrick that the American govern
ment would be pleased if a French
commission would be sent to dis
cuss a funding proposal. , Inas
much as France is now -the larg
est debtor, this phase of the gen-
(Conti&oed on pg S)
ORIENTAL STILL SEIZED
JAPANESE IS FIXED $100 FOR
MANUFACTURING SAKI
U. Saiki. a Japanese, living
across the river from Independ
ence wag sentenced to pay a fine
of $100 In the justice court yes
terday, when he entered a plea
of -guilty to,. the manufacture of
sakl, the Japanese equivalent of
whiskey. Ijt was evident that he
was making! It only for his own
use. ' T -
The still U8ed in the process is
declared to be the smallest yet
seen by officers. It-consisted of a
small gasoline can, a miniature
coil, and a small bucket Into which
the- liquor was drained. In no
sense could it have been used to
manufacture liquor on a commer
cial basis. Besides the still, a
small quantity of sakl was found,
together with some rice mash
from which it is made.
ThIrtj--one Name Added to Oria
inal . List . of Subscribers
Last Week
It is felt that the report of the
linen mill workers Monday noon
at the Salem chamber of commerce
will put the finishing touches on
Salem's quota for the-aew propos
ed I640.00O linen mill, according
to reports made yesterday.
By Thursday noon it is expect
ed that the job will be done, and
that the finishing touches will be
given by the end of next week.
The workers have been consistent
ly at the job of .securing funds.
despite the apparent lulls that oc
purred in the work. i".'3
The several small subscriptions
that the .workers have been get
ting brought the totals closer to
the desired mark.! With the fin
ish of eeeuring Salem's quota and
the raising of the Portland quota
of 1175,000, articles of incorpor
ation will be filed, with the state.
it is declared. . i
Since the last report, May 5, the
following .kave .subscribed -for
stock In the Hnen mill. This brings
the total subscribers up to 409.
! Alderin. George: D-
Benner, Joe, Bertelson & Mc-
Shane. Blatchford,! Dr. B., Brown,
Dr. Walter H. j
Cochrane, Donald R. -f'
Durkheimer, Mrs. H. M. ....
Findley,-Dr. M. (5., Finsetb, P.A
arold, Christina M., Hein. C.
F.. Hlllman, Grover, Horgan, John
A., Hummel, H. C:
Kay, E. W., Kuhn. V. E.
Linquist, Mrs. A. E.
McReynolds, Mary, Meredith,
Frank'.
Patterson, I. L., Patton Broth
ers, Penuey, J. C.jCo.
Query, C. D.
Ralston, Louner; Reeves, W.
Kittmann, A, F.; Roberta, J. J.
Schrelber, Mrs. Bertha) Sestak,
Joseph, Strong, Ada.
Wa8sam, Quay M.
PRINCIPALS OF COUNTY
MEET HERE LAST NIGHT
DECIDE DATE "FOR ANNUAL
DECLAMATORY CONTEST
Schools At-e GrouMHl Into Three
Classes; Other MMters Are
Considerel
Many important r details for the
coming year were arranged by the
Marion county principals associa
tion, following their banauet at
the Gray elle last night, when they
met at .the Marlon county court
house. f
' One of ' the important chances
for the coming year was the de
clamatory contest, ! which' is to oe
staged tne tmrd Friday In Janu
ary, while separate track and field
meets are toe given for the high
schools and grammar schools of
the county. The date will Drobab-
ly be the last Saturday in May of
l26 for the high school meet,
with the" grade meet one week
earlier. I
The schools hereafter will he
entered as individual units, with
the grade schools classified in
three divisions. One-room schools
are An class A, two-room school
in class B. and the larger schools
in class C. Each class will con
test against the. units within that
class. I
There will be two divisions In
the' high school, while -the base-
bail games of the grammar and
the high schools will be plaved on
separate days.
It Is also planned to alternate
the different events to various
parts of the county.
This meeting twill nrobablv be
the last of the association for th
year. Robert GoeU, principal of
the Silverton high school, in
jdent of the association, with W.
w. ox, rural school supervisor
of Marion county, secretary.
SIX MEN HURT IN CRASH
ONE MAY DIE, 'RESIT LT OF A
HEAD-ON COLLISION
HOQUIAM, , Wash., ifav 1
Six men were injured and one of
them. Jack O'Brien, is likely to
di with a fractured skull, as a
resou or a head-on collision be
tween a speeder on which they
were riding and a lo
motlve of the Donovan Corkery
Logging company, about 25 miles
north of Aberdeen I tonlrht. The
raen, all employed bv the Do novnri. t
Corkerv fnmnanv t
. , ...r-.j.i,, vuiumf IU
vrys jiwoor ,to spend Sunday,
and r-.-ad been Informed that the
locomotive would mo e to a siding
ana taxe water while they, passed.
The collision occurred when they
.were about a mile from, camp on
a sharp turn. Fourteen other
men who were ridinr on the aneo-
er or two txailers behind it jumped
to safety. The 'locomotive "was
undamaged and j.lta crew unin-
jurea.
Private "Automobiles Used
for Official Business Prove
to Be Costly
PRIVILEGE BEING ABUSED
Charge $300 for Itound Trip Be
tween Portland ami Oregon
" ' City When regular- Fare
In SO Cents
Thousands and thousands of
dollars contributed by the tax
payers of the state, are' beius
needlessly expended by private
automobile ""owners engaged on
fctate business that could be saved
if the generous. 10 cents a mile
allowance for gasoline and oil
would be eliminated and the ve
hicle owners, of they desired ;to
take their own machines, be com
pelled to keep their expense ac
count equal to the charge on the
railroad or the automobile stages.
There are some ' instances in
which business is transacted that
conld.nt be looked after unless
the representative of the state hid
an automobile at his disposal, but
there apparently Is. little excuse
for a state employee driving from
Portland to Oregon City, for In
stance, a round, trip of 26 miles,
and - thertturning in an expense
account for .$2.60 'when the trip
can be made by interurban elec
tric or stage for 0 cents a round
trip .and service every 15 minutes
of the day' and the greater por
tion of the night. j
Vouchers on Tile at the, office
pf the secretary of state show that
L. D. Curtis of the hatchery de
partment, in Avxll made five
round trips to Oregon City at
$2.60 each; seven to Corbett,' a.
round trip of 40 miles, at $4 per
trip, -when the railroad or statra
fare is 75 cents each way, whilo
other numerous trips were made
to Cascade Locks. Multnomah
Falls, ;WashougaI, Wash., and
other points all easily accessible
by stage or rail. j -j- H
P. S. King, made a trip to
southern Oregon, stopping at all
the principal cities between Ralem
and Ashland, Including a side trip
to Tillamook, Nehalem and Jewell.
He was gone the entire month and
checked up 1023 miles, between
cities, for which he turned in a
bill of $102,30, which was duly
approved.
The practise apparently is gen
eral and the accepted system, for
(Coo tinned en par 7)
LEGION ENDOWMENT TO
BE OBSERVED BY CITY
QuotiT of $4000 to Be Rabwnl ia
CIAL WEEK MAY 25-30
QQuota of 1()00 to Be Raised In
48 Hours; Campaign Xa
tional in-Scope !
Mayor J. B. Gfesy has issued a .
proclamation designating May 25
to 30, Inclusive, as American Le
gion Endowment Week. During
this period the local'Leglon post
will undertake the task of raising
$4000 for the fund, this amount
being Salem's quota. Preliminary
plans for the campaign are now
well under way among local Le
gionnaires and they expect Salem's
full quota to be subscribed within
48 hours after the campaign -
opens.
. The Legion endowment cam
paign is national In its scope and
has been under way In various sec
tions of the country for several
months .past. Everywhere the
general public has responded
spontaneously, grasping the sig
nificance to the nation cf such a
movement. - ;
The object of the campaign is to
raise a permanent endowment or
trust fund fro the care of disabled
veterans and homeless orphans of
veterans thus guaranteeing a solid
financial basis 'in perpetuity for
the I programs of disabled mens
rehabilitation and child welfare.
The American' Legion lias
pledged it eif find a borne for
every homeless orphan of a veteran
a home where health, education,
affection and character build
shall displace disease, want, ignor
ance and the easy paths whlchi
lead to lives of crime and vice. ; -
The Liegion, therefore, has rone
before the public asking its assist
ance in the creatioirof an endow
ment or trust fund f $5,000,000.
the interest only from which will
be expended. " i
'The Legion'has been planning
the raising of, this fund for. three
years, but has been unable to put
itf plan in ; execution because it
lacked the money to do so. -
Local Legio'nnaries feel that f j
lem citizens need, only to binder-,
stand the motive and purpose of
the, endowment campaign to re
spond readily and cheerfully to ir