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M"F.1VF0RI MAIL TUIBI7NK. MKFOM. ORF.OOX. FRIDAY. XOVKMP.F.R 11, 15121 PAOT5 THUKK ASHLAND-LEBANON GAME SATURDAY The Ashland football team will meet toll Lebanon football team on the Ash land gridiron ut: 2: 1.1 tomorrow after noon .in one of the most important HiiKton lay ahead. The ccmr-.tander and bis staff road first, then the army band swung out, playing in quick time for it was a Ions way to K. Then came the composite regiment of foot troops, the regulars, the sailors and marines and the national guard, then .1 An Armistice Day Meditation Un-Credentialed Members of the Armament Conference By Rev. J. Randolph Sasnett. Still cry. -It whh f,.r visions that wu fill.1 " The Und of react-. The only true and living God. The Ood whose heart's desire ant-els were honored The array of famous and power- the artillery and the cavalry and then panoplied men in attendance upon the the casket, riding high on its gun car-; Washington conference will be im riage on its last journey. 'poking. neninii tne president and the lugn nut j nm thinking now of the Hods to herald us with iria.i .-..-i,.!,,, m, officials and officers the supreme conrt , who will be there. Unannounced, descended the skies and sang. "On members walked abreast, then the cablnnd only with the prerogatives of earth peace to men of good 'will.'" high school football games in the state met. five abreast, then the governors Cinds for credentials. Mars. Mammon, Ah, that s it! The way is made this season. Lebanon is recognized as '"f the nearby stales, then Senator 'Moloch, and the Ood of Peace will clear: the fiinili-im-ntul Issue is the' strongest team in the Wlllnmeite I Pummlns and behind him the senate In u vreM-nt at every session. liroiight to light. Will the heart of valley, having defeated Kugene, Al bany; Corvallis and Salem. The Ash land team so far this year has shown Itself as one of the best teams in the southern part of the state, having suf fered only one defeat. Taking these two recognized facts into consideration the predictions arc that this game will be one of the best in Southern Oregon this Beason. Hlnmn, eight abreast, and in similar ,Mi,rs- T""6od IO '",m lhc TV 'V:'1 f , VZ he .,orn hy ,ho ,M"1 .'olumn, the members of the house of cannon, the cry of the wounded, less discussion of silt- issues, or will FINAL RITE FOR UNKNOWN DEAD ' m8 to pay their honors to the dead. Bells Ohims Noon Hour. (Continued from Pago One) Division: there was Shanks who ruled ino fiomn iriiHn. nnd in meiin I 0111- 11 ito mum- it ni nv tin. nintn-ii ..eaded by Speaker (Illicit and Itepre- mKva women and children is the else of "good will." A policy of rc l- fentatives Mondoll and Garrett aB ma- sweetest music. proclty of "good will" will cause the iority and minority loaders. Moloch. The god who delights In triple alliance of hell to flee in pan- A r:ill of muffled drums marked the human sacrifice. The god to whom demonlum. The only true and living next division in which were first the "' "dor of sizzling human flesh God Is on the side of good will, and nedal and honor men. Then came caught in a barrage of liquid flro Is that policy cannot fail. me cnoicest periumery. ino go(i to it tuo iripio alliance is made good, whose face the spatter of blood is as woe and hell on earth, refreshing rain to the traveler of the If the God of good will is God, desert. let every representative Intrench hlm- Mamnion. The god who is igno- self in the principle of fundamental rant of human values, and is blind to everything hut gold coupins, stocks and treasury certificates. The god who counts not human life dear if by its barter his coffers will be enriched. This is the triple alliance of hell. Together -they will connive to per comrades of the American Legion, rank on rank, then b.iwed veterans of other wars, and a host of others march- As Bishop Uraut concluded the in vocation which opened the ceremony, the. bells in Washington across the i lv- right and leave the results to Al mighty God. And the results will be Inevitable Limitation of armaments will begin. It could not be otherwise. Disarma ment will come It will have to un less Ood dies of a broken heart. And ultimately, "Pence on enrth:" The greatest battle of the ages iB at itoDOKen while the army was go-Pr were ringing the noon hour. The ins "over there," there wns Manoher. whole company in the ampillu-ate- ivm- U'hfl txA t)a JVtlrf tn .M.np." un.l 13 o 1 1 . . ' .1 ... , , .... ,...n .... ..u.. iln sioou in si.ence i ir two m.iiioes as ,.,,,,,, ,hose conditions which make ey, ORyan of New orks 2ith and tne whole nation stootl, by presidential f,,r war. it will be their purpose to mcnarus oi i-ennsytvnnia. tor tne oroclamat on. in reverence fir the u.i..-tn.,.i th mnin ti,..v win ' Navy walked Hugh Hodman, rear ad-jdead. tuif- the necessity of being "practl- The scene of the battle Washlng- mirnl and commander of the battle Then came the singing of "America" cal." condemning every principle of ton, l K. A. fleet that went over; Henry 11. Wilson 'rising in a mighty chorus. After that fundamental ri'.-ht ns being visionary The contestants The Triple Alll- former chief of the Atlantic fleet, and ! President Harding moved f.irwa.d to "n(1 100 Idealistic for this world. Es- mice of Hell nnd the only truo and Punkett. For the marines -was Ma. .,-. i .!, !,, ir F""y "l "')' snive .11 Keep uui iivinv v. 011 jor General Neville. uo,.,u ...... ...... ,..... - f llp deiiiieratlons the fact that as The deciding factor the choice of the nation, tar below him, out of ...... ,. ,. , .,, ., .. ..-.,. Originally General Pershing whllejsight under the stone work, nun oiled wi.t ;,. ,, ,' ,, of , r,.ont of thc CIlrth. lie was still abroail was named as with nerves strained to the breaking lines of the world's worst war fight- Alternative results Hell on earth grand marshal of the military cere- point tliat no word he said might be ing .for the vision of a "warless or Peace on enrth. monies. He was to have ridden at the! i;,st bv the thousands gathered in New world." " Near twice a thousnnd head of the funeral escort, but this i York. Chicago and San Krancisco about 1 ' an Sl0 these gods chuckle with I glee wane Alio program did not suit the former com mander of the American expeditionary forces and he too walked behind the casket, going afoot all the way from the Capitol to Arlington cemetery and becoming chief mourner alter Presi dent Hard ing and party turned aside at the White Houso. 1 At the head of the parade rodo Mo. jor General Handholtz, commander of the district of Washington and grand marshal In Pershing's place. . Behind President Harding and Gen dial Pershing,, who were flanked by their aides', came Vice President Cool idge and Admiral Coontz. chier of na val operations; then Chief Justine Taft, walking in his place as f inner Folly shakes the tinsel on her head And pohilH us bai k to darkness and Let to hell, I Cackling: 'tteware of visions, while And our dead the electric sountl transmitting d- vices. From the top of tho ampithe ater also the amplifiers caught up his1 words and threw them out to the mul titudes, j Honors Are Bestowed. After iis address President Harding j sounded, this time in the quick, throb pinned on the top of the casket the I bing pound of the national salute of two most valued decorations in Am-' twenty-one guns. Officers of all ser erica the medal of honor, bestowed viae standing at salute and troops at by act of congress, and tho distinguish- present as the cannon roared their last ed service cross, given by ordor of tjie ' tribute. commander In chief who pinned It in i The president and his party moved piace. Krom their places in tho mar-, away to their motor cars, the band ble boxes about the ampltheater, the struck up a lively quickstep and slep-g-eat foreign leaders rose to pay sim-ped off across the hill and down to i'ar honors, Marshal Koch, General j ward a distant gate with tho troops Diaz. General Jacques, Admiral lenity j behind it; the crowds slowly broke up yea rs still the baltle-wrath tho griof, the tears. mercy speed the hour when swords shall cease men cry back to Ood, "Thero shall ho Peace!" president of tho 'United States and I so that the roll of highest honors toand drifted away: paired with Admiral Jones,-command er of the Atlantic fleet. i' TllRI-O tfvi tt'fiwi I ir.nl rionei-iilo Mnl' son A: .Allien arid S. II. M. Voun1;, p ith i ftirmbr heads f the armv, hub vet rims of the civil war and long retired -;l)ilt out again in unifilnii. There' was 'Maior General Tasker IL Itllss Aninr- .ica s . representative on tho supremo military council In the days when the the brave, might be complete. America's unknown soldier from There was more music then, music L.rnnco was home forevor; home to filled with the solemn uplift from, sleep. : , which reljgious men and women have! Invocation Pronounced. drawn comlort in all tho years, and siusoi's whose voices haVo made them known over tho world c'ar.ie to add their share to the tribute. Then came the solemn words' of the, Twenty-third Almost Imniedlattey afterward the marine hand broke forth - into the "Star Spangled Hanner." At the con clusion, at the-ahthem, Chaplain Ax- ton pronounced the invocation as fol- Psalm and the scripture' lesson: thonilows i-iyd, our gracious ... ..v .....,.,. "' Hccn Thy bicBHlhg. Help us fittingly luc .an-Kiiafeiia m Liia a ill ii vtit -u i vi ici race with a vista of river and lull und stately city KtretoliitiK away below. Soil From France. A last touch of the spirit of France awaited the dead here. Over the floor of the narrow cript In which he will sleep forevor, soil from France had heen spread; earth from the country where his death blood was poured out on a stricken field that It might re main free soil. It wa3 brought with German host drovo (Idwii toward Paris ithn Imdv ho:iriru xhwinoV rnvn-;iril t-ii "AlmiRhty. in its laaf Croat. Rffort: llioi-o wns Mn-imt the ni rrMl tni nn,,.v it m.t n fatn-,r' ln i'"tlo fith ami truat wo jor General Hullard, who led Tershiim's first army to victory; and there was Major .General .John A. Legeunne, commandant of the Marine Corps who Bharoa with Harbord the honor of hav ing comainnded the famous second di vision in action iu France. - Casket Is Raised. When the moment came, the body hearers stepped forward, tenderly ransed the casket and as they moved out and . down the capltol steps, the officer pall bearers fell In two by two, behind and the band began a solemn lirge. Outside the escort stood in mo tionless ranks, rifles at present, sa bers flashing in salute. , Flag draped and with a few flowers scattered over it, the casket was lift eil to black drajied gun carriage with can people to thc man who slept be neath tho f h i C. Ah M r. Hurdinf? npoko, tho mm drove through tho hnze and splnsht'd tho wholo Rreat patherinff with gol den liKht, ur though it no would lay Hh Hfo-glviufJr hand In commendation on tho humble, faithful servant at rout. Yolro Shows Emotion. There was unbroken silence as the president spoke. Kvery tono of his voice showed tho emotions ho felt as ho road slowly and distinctly that his words miKht bo caught by the oleetric appliances and sent winging across the natTon to featherings listening be side the for Pacific at Bnn Francisco, and' to another multitude drawn to gether in mourning in New York. As the president concluded, n clear hluo sky spread above the white bowl, turned up from the groan hills below as though it offered a human tribute of emotion and high foeling to the mystery beyond. In which tho lonely sleeper had gone forevor. It was as though all tho solemn words and chords worcj lifted up to Him there above. All Join In Prayer. There was a drnmatle moment na tho president concluded, when touch the casket from France' and forever the forter. to honor our unknown soldiers who uavo their all in laying sure founda tions, of international common weal. I Help us to keep clear the obligation ( . , , .. ... , nc on tho eomlmt conference. in living ana aefia, unit ineir siicriiicus ... . - . i , nnd their vulor fade not from our memory. Temper our sorrow, we pray thee, through tho assurance, which came from the sweetest lips that ever uttered words, 'blessed are they that mourn, for they shall he comforted.' ile Thou our coni- sccnes of the days precrtin the uv- mistice. gave thrir thoughts to those unidentified uldlcr.s who sleep in ' nameless Kravcs in Fnin-v. Armistice day has u peculiar sig nificance for Mt'dford. lUr it is doulit 1 fill if In all the country thnv was a ; city if tho same si.c which provi i.- 1 fi greater numlu-i for war Korvi.' and the return of those ii, t ser Ivice to their homes beint; eorwirment jUpon the ending nf the war. Annus jtice day meant the speedy iv.urn of i those who were ho badly inlMieJ at ,U)ine. j His Crowd m (.nine. I According to school officials, no gridiron buttlo of past years has draw n as large a crowd as that which I witnessed tho game between Med j ford and Albany high schools on the j new Holly Htreet grounds. Mcdtord's ! schools turned out en m is.s. j-nd jalumni and out of town visitors .ioinei! in i ne i oouiik w ni''i c juia oe I tea id for bloc ks. At the time of going to prifs, the parade commit tee annumcM that everything was in re uli.iess for the great pageant and CMof of lNdico Timothy who with his full force hat! been busy since early morning keep ing tho street traffic from blocking the business district drafted legion naires to help police the main thor oughfares. The chief declared he had never scon a larger or better cutured crowd in tho city or one oaMer to handle. Boxers on Tiptoe, Under tho direction of the smoker committee all was in readiness at thc Natatorium for tho entertainment which was scheduled for three o'clock. The boxers were all on tiptoe for the gong which would send them away in the contests for which they have trained so hard the past wevks, and tho other entertainers were reedy for their cues. The Salvation Army, reniinoHcnt of their service overseas, were in evi dence during tin? day with refresh ments for the throng anil other or ganizations likewise catered to that taste for knicknncks which Ih always present with thoHo enjoying a holiday. Legion Hall Crowded. Thn rest room find refreshment fa cilities at tho American Legion club rooms provided by tho ladles auxil iary was an attraction to hundreds f guests who welcomed the opportu nity to rest and visit among quiet surroundings. Armistice Hall Tonight. Tho largo hall at the Natatorium under the supervision of Tom Hwem has been converted Into a veritable woodland bower of trees and boughs with decorations in keeping with the character of the day, and here the climnx of tho celebration wi'.l occur with the grand march which opens the annual armistice day ball at nine o'clock. Members of the American Legion posfc feel highly elated at tho apparent success of the celebration as a whole, which has tali en weeks to perfect, ami which has called for a great deal of strenuous work, much of which unfortunately fell upon too few in dividuals. The post realises ' that without tho co-operation of tho busi ness men of tho city In helping fi nance tho publicity work and without the help of the ladles' auxiliary in, general preparatory efforts, little could have been accomplished. PAG! SUNDAY -j MATINEE J and Night nameless one of America who died for Prance and for America will reBt on French soil here in ills own home earth. A prayer and the burial service marked the last rites as the casket was placcJ, "111011 the triple, salvo of Runs Its six gleaming htfrses and its artillery , burst out and before the echoes of the drivers rigid in thc saddles. A mo- last blast died, the thin pure call of tion from Major General Handholtz, the busle sounded "taps," the soldiers commanding the escort, and a swing in 'requiem and good night'., -As the last the Ifahki column and the road to Ar-'long tones tiled away, again the guns the Sun or a Ceiitx fr i ii I u "Whv the sun of course" i will &y. But remember you can holp the cent so close to your eye . that you lose sight of the sun. Some baking powders can be bought for a few pennies less than Calumet but don't hold these cents too close to your eyes you will not be able to see the quality the purity the dependabilityof BAKING POWDER In other words, don't be de ceived by a few pennies the cheapest baking powder in price is often the most expensive. When you buy Ca'lumet you know that it will produce pure, sweet, and wholesome bakings. You know that you use less be cause it contains more than the ordinary leavening strength. Buy it try it be convinced. A pound can of Calumet contains full 18 ounces. Some baking powders come in 12 ounce instead of 16 ounce cans. sure you get a pound whn iou want it. Facing the events of thd morrow, when from tho work bench of the world thero will be tnken on unusual task, we ask that Thou wilt accord exceptional judgment, foresight and tactfulnesR of approach to those who seek to bring about a better under standing among men and nations, to the end that discord, which provokes war, may disappear and that there may le world tranquility. "Hear us, O Lord, as now In obe dlance to the call of otir pretddont, there sounds throughout the land the national Angoltis calling to prayer, and we stand with bowed heads and reverent hearts in silent thanks for valuable and valorous lives and in supplication for Divine mercy nnd blessing upon our beloved country; and upon the nntlrittsf the earth; nnd to Thee, wonderful counsellor, Mighty Ood. KverlastlnB Father. I'rince of 1'eaee, shall be scribed all glory forevor. Anion."' Stand nt Attention. . As the: chnplain concluded the in vocation, sudden clear notd of the army trumpet crfll "attention" mark ed noon and tho nation-wide two minute pnuse. Tho whole company stood bowed in silence. (The transmission of this dispatch wns interrupted' for two minutes, while all employes of the Associated Tress stood at attention). There was absolute silence, a hush ns If the world had stopped. Tho opening notes of America tdtf nal1d the ending of the two minutes period, the thousands outside Joining in the mighty hymn of love of coun try. Sxy. Weeks Siieuks. j As the last grout note died aWny. ;Sccrotary Weeks stepped to his place beside the bier for his brief speech as j master of ceremonies. He said: j "Wo are gathered, not to mourn the passing of 11 great general or 'other conspicuous person, but an un known soldier of the republic,-1 who fought to sustain a great cause for 'which ho gnvo his life Whether he I jcame from tho north, tho south, the .east or the west, we do not know. (.Neither do we know his nnme, his lineage or any other fact relating to 'his life or death, but we do know that ho was a typical American who re Washington, ho, said It should he tho boglnninR of a better civilization, a more lasting poaee and then ended his address with n recital of tho Lord's prayer, in which the thousands joined, their strong, oarnest tones, rolling up the pledge of faith to tho sunlight above. At the conclusion of the prayer a cpuartot of singers from the Metropoli tan Opera Houso of New York sang "The Supreme Sacrifice." Then IJeutonant General Baron Jacques of Belgium stepped forward. He paused beside the casket, then clutching the Belgian Croix do Ouerro on hie own breast, tore it from the cloth of bis tunic to pin it on the flag draped casket. The Belgian chief stopped back and his hand shot to his cup brim In sa lute. The Victoria Cross, Britain's most prized war decoration, i.ever before placed on the breast of a man not a British subject was next bestowed. Karl Beatty, admiral of tho fleet, set it on tho flag- und saluted ns ho step ped back. Then General, the Ear! of Cavan. representing the king of Eng land, In person, spoke briefly of tho Horvlees this humblo soldier had ren dered not only America, but to tho world there in France. Marshal Koch of Franco stopped forward and with every show of foel ing, placed above the quiet breast tho Medaillo Miillaire and Croix d Guerre. He cited this dead soldier for valor, speuklnff in French, sa luted and turned away to let General Diaz bring forward and pin in place Italy's gold medal for bravery. In order, tho Humanian Virtntea Milltarl was added to the gleaming row on the casket by Prince Bibes-io, Rumanian minister; tho Crnc'io-tilo-vak war cross by Dr. Htepanek, min ister here and tho Vlrtuti MUit:trt hy Prince Lubomirkl. Polish minister. RECORD CROWD IN CITY (Continued fron, Fag Ops) in thnlr tracks and some with bowed heads and others with oy.s gazlr.g st raiKht abend, un though vision ng GROWING DEAF WITH HEAD NOISES? TRY THIS. I .lllll.i-.tPl JJW J):VJJmi.MMW'Ll.J I riJMWMMHit) iiiitai ti n fn i nun r nimnni n i InlHmiMlutlmkW If yon urn urnwinK hnrd of hi-arinK nnd fi-ar Catarrhal Oeafnesa or If you have ronrlnif, rumlilliiK. hitming noise liondwi to Mir count ry'H call and that , in your far go to your druggist and he now sleeps with the heroes. get i ounce or rarmint (dnuiiie We. who are gathered here In nurl) strength), and odd to it pint of hot tnumliers. are simply representative of i water and a little granulated sugar. all thc people of the United Htate ITiiko 1 tahlespoonful four times a day. jwho are hero in rflrlt and whoBe sen- Thl will often hrlng qui. k relief from Itlments have been more deeply stirred the distressing head noises. Clogged by this event than any in the life of nostrils should open, breathing he lour eountry. These sentiment ran'c"m,) la"y und ll,e mueus stop drop ionly be adequately expressed by one n'n Into the throat. It Is easy to ritlzen the president of the United prepare, costs little and Is pleasant to '.States." take. Anyone who Is threa'ened with Immediately afterward President Catarrhal Kenfness ir who ha head Harding began delivering his address jjiolseg should give till prescription a r-a tribute in tho name ot hc Amcrl-jtriaU . Adv, i URNS Cover with wet baking soda afterward apply gor.tly ' VapoRub Ovet 17 Million Jan Uitd Veary SEATS NOW SELLING PRTPRQ Mat $150 NTPHT $200' ' 1 rljii,d $1.00, 50c lMbnl $i.5o, $1.00 PLUS 10 PER CENT WAR TAX CHARLIE ABOT justified the claims of his sponsors as being the FUNNIEST MAN IN ALL THE "WORLD. His travesty jurist in "Light' 'cm," a take oft on "Lightum'," is a gem o humor. If you can't laugh your's hopeless. RUNAWAY FOUR urn one of tho outstanding nits of tlu Nhow. Hiifh limit wt'ro iifvcr wm bt'fnrc. llorn I pop tn the u'tli c'nt;rpt. Nt'vor hnv iwrotmtlt? ilunrvrn an tbrlllt'd and delighted a local audience. MLLE. MARION AND MONS. 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