North Carolina Newspapers

THE ASHEV1LLE CITIZEN THE WEATHER WATCH THE LABEL (WaHINOTON. Nov. 10. Ftrtuit r North Carolina! Fair Saturday and On yur moot. It wilt toll yes rhM yeer auseorlstien easlrea. Renew ftoa r Were siratlee, and ye wont wtee on laeue. Flo tunday; rlelng lomparatura. "DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA' ESTABLISHED 1868. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 11, 1922. PRICE HVE CENTS TO OBSER VE ARMISTICE ANNIVERSAR Y TOD A Y Endorsement Of State Administration Calls For Big Appropriation X MEXT ASSEMBLY TODAY'S THE DAY BY BILLY BORNE 1 I ML FACE OLD MEASURES state Fleet and Port Im provements Are Amog , the Proposals. 15,000,000 MORE FOB ROADS, NEEDED tension of State Medi i cal Course May Be Postponed. . erraaw yaws lriau rtnotocoa acrat. ray SBOCg tiUKLbrt KALEIGH. Nov. 10. Under uesday's mandate from the peo- or iorm iaruuna. tur tno con luance of the "Program of Prog Jss' the next General Assembly hill And many bold measures fac ing It. The stride hit In 1921 will iave to be Kept up ana this will all . for a great deal in the way f progressive legislation. In 1921 it was "adventurous legislation," as it were. The Leg islature didn't know "what the eople would say." Now it can ot do otherwise than' Interpret uesday's overwhelming majority k unqualified . approval of what ivas done in J9Z1 and a demand for continued progress. A study of. he personnel of the iiext General i Assembly reveals hat it will be a progressive one, he vast majority of the members enthusiastically favoring all the Ineasures that jiave been projected to far. Many of the leaders of 921 will be back, their Counties land Senatorial Districts having en dorsed their work and returned hem to help in the big ion ahead.. The new onea are ready to Join in, j tot that the outlook for greater SIMONS LD TAKE, LEADERSHIP SHOULD JT OFFER Has Been Urged to Take It Before, but Declined Because of Health. HARDING'S FLOCK OF TAME DUCKS BIG Friends of Miss Robert son Are Expecting a Good Post for Her. waisikotoi acRc TBS lntIIM CITtZIX F II. B. V, BFtY&XT I WASHINGTON, Nov.- 10. It looks now aa if Senator Slmmona would be the Democratic leader of "w nouse. .. is understood tha he will accept if selected. The leader of the Senate minor ity of the Sixty-eighth Congress will have a rare opportunity to show his ability, and make a great record for himself and party. He will lay the foundation for h political battle in 1924. No one here doubts that Mr. Simmons can pave the way for success two years from now. Mr. Simmons is now chairman or the Finance Committee, but In the event he is chosen to lead the minority, to succeed Oscar W. Un derwood, he will give u that as signment. Onoe or twice in re cent years the Senior Senator from North Carolina has been urged to take the leadership of his party In the Senate, but declined to con sider it. But now he is improved in health and would not object to undertake the Job. Mr. Simmons made a Jjard fight agalnpt the Fordney-McCubber tariff .bill, and had the support of a large ma- I 1, 1 ' : , j - 1 1 " Nfe8Wvs Sty Dl VISION ' .M CALLED AT II ! "Ift ARMISTICE I I Tribute Will Be Paid "Unknown Soldier", Setting Precedent; Homage Will Be Offered Wilson m is Harding Proclaims Opening Of Annual Red Cross Roll Call Which Is Began Today Points to the Near East Where Millions of People Must Look to More Favored National Com munities for Means of Life. WASHINGTON. Nov. 10 President' (larding In a proeta ,n! Inn. .issued today calling at "Hi tioii'lo tha annual member ' i,.p jM call of the American k.9.JCroes, which begins to - lanorrtfw, declared "there ara '4te dejjelopment as the result of ;Jur,lf, uemocrata and a -ini session is gratifying. L Republicans..., Here are some of the things K"JT'xr"""mJB fl "L" nome in i will be called upon to do Ithoruse another bond Issue JiOO.OOO or $20,090,0o8 to Win ,j4he highway program. e Authorize a bond issue of pos ibly $9,000,000 for the further fox-tension f the State's educational and charitable institutions. Enlarge the appropriations and broaden the program for the de tlonment of the fish ana oyster Industry in Eastern waters; put through the program for develop ing flshina possibilities , in inland streams and lakes. I'gWatlon for State Fleet. Ahead of State. Enact the necessary legislation tor tho organization of afbtata- owned corporation that will ope rate steamship ltnes between Caro lina -ports and northern centers of oinmerce as freight carriers. Possibly authorise appropriation for the extension of the University edical course from two to Tour years and for the establishment of a Hospital as part of the necessary WHpment. jTliese have 'the endorsement of su are being advocated by the administration. . " There is another project of vast Importance to the State that EastT eni cities are strongly advocating, and that is port development.. The General Assembly will be asked to appropriate $3,000,000 for the de velopment of port facilities. The movement has not yet reached the stage where the possibilities of Its consummation can be estimated, but it is in line-with the "big Idea." From Northwestern Carolina comes tho proposal to sell " the State's stock In the North Carolina and the North Carolina-and At lantic railroads 'and the Investment of tho proceeds in & railroad into the "T,nst Prnvlni'M." A commis- n appointed by the Governor ojfwestlgate the feasibility of the -Bfal, will report to the iegis , agalnsf the sale of the jate's railway stock, at the same jtiwra recommendlnar the construc- tii of the road if the money can De provided otherwise. It is con sidered certain tho legislature will not sell the stock. Whether other means of flnaricing'a road will be "ought Is Indefinite. Governor Morrison advocates the construc tion of hard surfaced highways into that territory In neu of a rail way line, holding that such a high : way with motor trucks would amply meet all requirements. Outntanding Proposals , To Be Presented. These are some of the outstand ing proposals that will be present ed. There will be many other contributing to the general ad vancement of the State. The nevt session promises to be nne of the most active iln the State's history. -There .will be a fight for moving picture censor ship, reforms of various kinds, and the usual mass of proposed laws affecting a thousand and one things. But Indications are that the measures looking to continued Progress and development work will be the significant measures of the session. - iThe additional bond Issue to Vd up the road .program already . Js tho endorsement of Governor -morrison and the State Highway Commission. The Governor came forward several months ago with the announcement that another M- ue would be necessary,- and at ts Jast meeting the Highway Com- ission Intimated tnar it would' ka a S15.S00.00O issue. , Increased accommodations pro vided st the educational and charitable Institutions under the 1931 appropriation will meet only current demands so that provision i New Bern, N. C, but friends as- J5t " ta if ' he in nrnrfn Inarior WMut cramble he will accept senator Anarleua A. Jones, of new Mexico, would succeed Sena tor Simmons as chairman of the Finance Committee, After Sena tor John Sharp Williams, who did not stand for re-election this time, quits, Mr. Jones will be ranking minority member on the commit tee. The Democratic increase in the Senate will add to the minor ity memberships of the important committees. The portion of Dem ocrats will be larger. Instead of six places on the Finance Com mittee there will be seven or eight. As a result of Tuesday's clecitlna President Harding has the -largest flock of lame ducks for Fed eral jobs ever thrust upon an oc cupant of the White House. One hundred and twenty-nine mem bers of the IJouse, Democrats and Itepubllcans, went down In the primaries and yi eeledtlon. Four teen members of the Senate go out in Marchv Seventy-three House members and 11 Senators forced to retire belong to the regular Re publican party. These 84 retiring congressmen will have the run of the administratlon poods, where they can wait their turn at tho Die counter. , . Among those slated for nosl- tions if vacancies occur are: Sena tors New, of Indiana; Calder, of New Tork; Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey; Sutherland, of West Vir ginia; Townsend, of Michigan, and Poindexter, of Washington, all of whom .are good friends of the President. Home of the House members who are In good and reg ular standing at the White House are: Representatives Campbell. of Kansas; Mondell, of Wyoming: Volstead, of Minnesota; Taylor, of Delaware; Bowers, of west Vir ginia: Steenerson, of Minnesota, and Woodyard, of West Virginia. Miss Alice M. Robertson has tho distinction of being the only lame duck ef her sex on the White House reservation. Her friend expect something good for her, CALIFORNIA MAN OJT . STAND AT ANNAPOLIS ANNAPOLIS, Md., Nov. lO.-Testl-fying in hie own defense today at bis trial by a eourtmaitlal at the United States Naval Academy, John P. Gil mer. Jr.. of San Diego. Cali.. a first class tnan denied emphatically that ne ever gave a .command to a pieoe or - fourth-class man to nerform strenuous physical exercises of any other thing that could be character ized as hazing. Six separata charges are lodged against TJIlmtr aa the re sult of alleged naming. All evidence In .the case was completed today and arguments wm be conducted tomor row mornltur bv Lleutenant-Conv mander J. F. Murphy. Judge advocate of the court, and Major Henry Leon ard, marine corps, f (retired) counsel lor tne oeiense. VAIJtRA'8 LIEUTENANT I .IS TAKEN IN RAID BELFAST. Nov. 10 (By The Asso ciated Press.) Erskine .Chltders, one of the chief lieutenants of Eamon de Valera m tne KepuDiioan moronwi. was captured by the Free State torees at Wlcklow early today, it is officially announced. A brother of Seamua Boolnoon, prominent Tipperary Republican, waa iaptured with Childera. The prlaon ara were taken to the Porto Bello barracka In Dublin. MRS. LOCKWOOD WIL1LBB TTbURIED IN WASHINGTON PLYMOUTH. Maaa. Nov. 10.-The body of Mrs. Mary Smith Loekwood last to survive of the group of wom en who founded the Daughters of the American Revolution, was forwarded to her home In Washington for bur ial today. Mrs. Lockwood died here fcatardar. Hull Says Harding Has Yet to Learn Election's Lesson Declares President Decides to Flaunt Public SentU ment With Subsidy. WASHINGTON. Nov. 10. Presi dent Harding, by calling a special I session of Congress "for-the pass ing of the ship subsidy bill ha shown th"it he has not profited by the lesson of Tuesday's great Democratic victory," Cordsll Hull, chairman of the National Demo- by asking a- repudiated Congrees to sanction repudiated -measure and policies." V . The administration, Mr. Hull continued, should "preserve the true spirit of parliamentary gov ernment" by asking adoption of s. legislative program which, he 4a)d, should Include defeat of tha merchant marine legislation, re peal of the Fordney-McCumber tariff bill. Increase of the farm loan credits from $25,010,000 to $100,000,300 and the unseating of Senator Newberry. . MORRISON CALLS COTTON S T A DIMM SSION DEMOCRATS HAVE BETTED CHANCES AT COMMITTEES House Appropriations, committee Down to work on Supply Bills. ; WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. 4- By cu-tting down tho Republican ma jority in the House, Democrats in me next congress will obtain a larger representation on all of tho big committees by which .the most important' legislation la framed. Deader, of both parties, began ui'irig today that aew -alignment. Aa it now stands, the ways and means committee, which reported the revenue, tariff and bonus bills, consists of 25 members 17 Re publicans and g Democrats. As the line-up is determined by the siie of the House majority, Democrats, it was stated will insist upon a di vision at 14 to 11. Retirement of Chairman Fordney means that Representative" Green, Iowa, rank ing Republican, will become chair man under the seniority rule sys tem. -, Because of the largo number -of sub-committees which prepare th supply bills, the appropriations- committee, consisting or 23 Re publicans and 12 Democrats is ex pected to stand about that ratio, but all committees now composed pf 15 Republicans and six Demo crats probably will go on a 12 to nine footing. The rules commit tee, all powerful of Itself, gener ally! stands 8 to 4," regardless of majority. Defeat of Chairman Volstead of the Judiciary committee wilt males Renresentative Graham, Pennsyl vania, chairman. AH bills relating to prohibition are considered by the ludlciarv. committee. Mr. Graham was among the few mem bers who refused to vote one way or the other when the Volstead measure was put up. for passage some years ago. . . Representative Grist, Pennsyl vania, stands in line for chairman of the postofflce . committee in place of Chairman Steenerson, de feated. .Only two big committee chairmen were defeated Volstead and Steenerson ana notn came from Minnesota. - . TTnln th RnlorltV BVStom. ROP- resentatlve Snell, New York will head tho rules committee, sua ceedlng Chairman Campbell, de feated In the Kansas primary. v uvimnm wnT TO BE 5 ACTED OH lrua tijj. WASINWTON. Nov. 10. " The House appropriations com m moo under a call Issued six weeks ago, went to work today on the nrst of the annual supply bills, with the expectation of having them all ready for consideration oy me House on the opening day of the regular session in December. None of these measures will be acted on, hnmar. nt th soecial session be ginning November 20. as under tho law the budget report is not pre sented until tho December meet '''gome of the members had to race back to Washington Immedi ately after the election and tho dust of travel, still was visible as they sat down behind slosed doors to hear department heads present their claims osto the money need ed for tho next fiscal year, begin ning July 1. ' ' , Th business of tho committee Is expedited by having eacn di pre pared by a sub-committee and the completed draft sen Anally to Chairman Madden's full commit tee for approval. - Tho wo bills called up today carry funds for ths departments of statarand Justice, grouped into one, and for the treasury. Both com mittees had Drellmlnary estmates submitted by Director Lord, of the budget bureau, subject to cnanges. Popular interest among mem bers centered largely in - the treas ure annroniiatlon bill's total, since It nravldea funds for enforcement I of national prohibition. This bill j OFFICIAL VOTK FOR WOMEN LEADERS OF NATION WILL PLAN CAMPAIGN Defeated Woman Candi date Criticises' Miss Paul's Alleged Remarks., WASHINGTON, Nov. i.---W0- men iMH.n from 39 tatntM mrm cratic Committee, declared tonight 1 0..KU. ... . in a formal statement. Mr. Hull I "mbM plan s, nation wide campaign tor , equal ngntt legislation. , . t Summoned by Mrs, O. H. P. Bel- Katd that the President presumably aeted on-the advice of men like Dauahertv and Lsskor and ; had decided to "fiatMit1tlle'Betlrm5rllmnt, of Now York, tho National ESI RS To Meet in Memphis Mon day, December 4 for Per manent Organization. RALEIGH, N. , C. Nov. 10 Governor Cameron Morrison today issued a call for the cotton states commission, composed of thred representatives of each of the cot ton, growing states to meet at Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Decem ber 4 at 1 o'clock to adopt a per manent plan of organisation look ing to the maintenance of tho commisstsn for submission to the legislature--- of the various South ern states. Henry C. Wallace, secretary, of agriculture. Governor Morrison an nounced will be 'present at tha meeting of the commission and has designated A. L Qualntance of the t ureau of entomology and G. J. Mallory, of tho bureau of agricul ture, economist, to attend as rep Uesentatlvce of the United States uopartmem or Agriculture. The commission had Its lncep tlon In an act passed by the Legis lature of North, Carolina in 1921. authorising tho Governor of North varoiina to appoint a committee ti'Sittt In concert with slmllrr commissions from other cotton growing states lnv the formation of a permanent cotton commission and In tlit preparation of a uni form plan for tho Improvement of tho cotton growing Industry in the South. Governor Morrison appointed thl commission and since that time a similar commission haa bean an. pointed by tho governor of each cotton growing state. This com mission met at New Orleans on February 28 and adontlna a nln of organisation, referred it to ths governors or tns various states for ratification, with ths understand ing that upon the completion of .the ratification, - tho Governor- of North Carolina should call and ap point a time and place for a meet ing to perfect plans for the estab lishment of the commission on a permanent basis, it was In com p'.iance with this understanding that Governor Morrison todav culled the commission into session. Announcement of the place anj date ot the mooting have been sent to the mo.-nbers of tha commission m Alabama, Arkansas. Florida, ( or gia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, .Oklahoma. Soutn Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, President of the Womsn's Party, the delegates will sit for two days, tomorrow and Sunday, and give especial attention to the advisabil ity of the immediate Introduction ot a national rights amendment to the Constitution, and a campaign for equal legislation In 43 States. The convention, according to the party's announcement, also will promulgate a womsn's "charter of rights" dealing with all fields "In which women suffer discrimina tions today" and will voice a de mand for the removal of such discriminations. Coincident with this convention there will b a conference of wo men lawyers, led by Judge Kath ryn Sellers, of the District of Co mbla Juvenile Court, to advise e party on the legal aspect of its rights campaign. Tho women wyers constitute the Lawyers Council of the Woman's Party. which includes about one-tenth of all registered women members of the bar. .,' .. The council will haVo before It a report of the legal research de partment of the Woman's Party giving the first comprehensive survey of the legal status of wo men In the United States ever made. It covers tho law In re gard to married women's rights, the guardianship of children, mar riage and divorce, ths right of married women to enter profes sion, carry on business, retain their own names and to take con tracts, as well as the right of wo men to hold political office and to servo en JSrles in the States. -Another report to the confer ence will deal with labor laws af fecting women workers. The dele gates will decide whether they endorse special labor legislation for wome nin industry. , peculiarly urgent reasons to nppeal this year In behalf of an even greater- generosity than has . been necessary in aome o'her times." Notahie among thoae rea sons, the- Prealdent mentions the situation In the Near Eaat whore hs asaerta millions of people mast look to more fav ored , s a 1 1 onal communltlea uulv..ae tho United States for tha"' means of life. He bo speaks the aid of the Ameri can people tor th Red Croas aa one or the chief relief agen cies and th a co-operation of Americans in .th,- support of all the orgs nidations at work In that portion 'ot tha world. The proclamation follows: 'To Tht American Peoples "Theaaauraace, based on many "years' experience, that there will be prompt and gen erous response, makes It- al ways a satisfaction to direct public attention to tha annual Membership Roll Call of tho American Red Cross. This year It wtll open on Armlatlco Day. November 11, and cloao on Thanksgiving Day, November SO. As Prealdent of the United States and also Presi dent ot The American Red Cross, t hereby proclaim No vember It as Red Cross Sun day, and invite all tha people to unite with their spiritual leaders In such observanco ot . It as may promote a renewed consecration t otho gospel ot service based upon divine In junction and aanctloisVby all good conscience. "By the terms of the Con gressional Charter which called It Into being, the Amer ican Red Cross Is charged with certain clearly defined duties and obligations. These It has continued, - during the paat year, to discharge faith fully and efficiently. There are peculiarly urgent reasons to appeal, this year, in behalf of : an even greater generosity ' TO DE C ESTINED EAT ONE PARENT-TEACHER MOVE PERMANENT S ATESCALFEE Interesting Programs Mart CldfungDay'a Ses sion in Aanrniie, last year carried more than nine million dollars Tor ernrorcement and reports indicate that a larger sura will be asked this year, j ne DEFKATED WOMAN TABLES . ISSUE WITH ALICE PAUL CH1CAOO, Nov), 10. -Remarks attributed to Miss Alice Paul, Vice-President of the National Woman's Party," In- commenting in Washington on the defeat of all women candidates for mem bership ,In the next Congress, met criticism here today from Mrs. Mary Belle Spencer, herself a de feated candidate in the Illinois primaries last Spring. Mrs. Spen cer Is, a Chicago attorney. '"This woman says women do not deserve success because they do not vote for .women and take their legal and physical Ills to wo men lawyers and doctors," Mr. Spencer says. "She's wrong. -'.' "The thing that makes me furi ous is that any woman should im ply that women use their sex ss a weapon in a political contest with sv msn. - "In ths primaries last year I received 75,7S votes and I'd .die, of shame, if I thought I got one -or tnem simply because I was a woman.!.' Mrs.- Winifred Mason Huck, elected Tuesday to complete the unexpired Congressional term of her father, the late William E. Mason, said; ; v - 'I do. not think women are the slackers in the political battles that AHce Paul makes them appear.- She la right, however, about women having to stand by women if they ever intend to get their place in the sun." CHEROKEE IS GIVEN - MURPHT, Nov. . Official vote ef Cherokee Consty for Congress, Weaver, 1,M; Flaher. .!. For go- m fw rati ! ltd tor, Davie, BtllhwU. 1,37. HISS PAUL SAYS rrs TIME WOMEN "WAKE TP" WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. Miss Alice Paul. Vice-President of tho National- Woman's Party, said to day she had no renly to make to criticisms bjt Chicago women of her estimate of the results of last Tuesday's election, but added that - tCuMniit ot r !) "The Parent-Teacher Association has been slow in coming, but U here to stay for there la need- for a co-ordinating agency 'between the home, school and business," declared .Dr. John k. Calfee President cf the Ashavllle Normal and Associated Schools, addressing the members of the North Caro lina Branch at the closing session of the Fouri Annual Convention, at the Batzeiy Park Hotol Inst night. x The convention was called to or- der yesterday morning, with the Invocation bv Rev. Willis G. Clark Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church and muslo was an outstanding rea Iiim ' with a Dlano solo by John McCormaek and piano duet by Frances Orr and Elizabeth Zur burd. ' A round table 61scusslon was led by Mrs. W. R. torrls, of Ashovllle. with the subjeot of "City Council Work" -and was one of the Inter esting parts of the business pro gram. - i Miss Mary Shotwell, of the Child Welfare Bureau,.- delivered an in teresting address at the morning session, telling of what is being done throughout' the State in the interests ot child welfare. Her address follows; "Child Welfare ts one of the fundamental problems of this and every, other state. The children or today will constitute tne cmien- shlp of tomorrow and should oe trained for this responsibility. As ton nrnbablv know. North Caro lina has realised to some extent her responsibility in this work. It was in the General Assembly of 1st 7 that the state Boara oi inar- fties and Publlo Welfare wes creat ed to look after the needs of the neglected, dependent ana oenn quent child, Along with this came the' power to create county boards ov public welfare with superintend ents of publlo welfare as the ex- ecutlvs omosrav "The law requires a full time pfflcer in counties having a popu lation of 33,000 but loaves it to the . discretion of the local boards of education and commissioners to decide whether or not a superin tendent shall be appointed In the smaller counties. In the event that a full time' person Is not ap pointed the superintendent of schools must do what hs can to enforce compulsory school attend ance law. You will be Interested to know that at present there are forty-six whole time and eleven part time superintendents in the state. Since it Is only mandator. that twenty-one counties have a full time worker, this shows that people feel the nred ot this work. Approximately ,000 Neglected Children In State. "Approximately 3,000 neglected, dependent and delinquent children were handled the past year by the Juvenile courts and superintend ents of publlo welfare. This is probably about fifty per cent of those who really were In need of help. This statement makes little impression on the average pnrson whe does not stop to visualise the situation or analyse the statement. Suppose yon wore on a reviewing stand and saw a great procession passing by these $.000 children in a line ot inarch. Walking single file about a yard apart they would form a line Ave miles long thaj would take about three pours to pass a given- point, in looking at this procession yon would no doubt sskv these questions: .'Where 'TIGER,' TRAINED AND DIETE R OFF WITH MNATION Harding Wants National Appraisal to Be Part of the' Observance. OBLIOATIONS NOT TO BE AVOIDED Visitors Will Gather at Wilson Home for . Tribute Today. WASHINOTON. Nov.' 10. fllm pllclty will characterize th offi cial observance tomorrow of the anniversary of Armistice Day tha day which President Harding In a message to the American people tonight declared marked "the vic torious culmination ot our nation's most impressive participation in the affairs of the world." Simple In contrast with the cer emonies of a year ago In which the heproMntativos of the rulers and potentates of the world's most powerful nations Joined, dolna ' honors to America' a dead as typl" fled in the Unknown Soldier, a lit tie group will leave the White ouseH oaf ly tomorrow to lay a wIiyh. y,olllnff the nation's rmlatlos) ay tribute on the tomb in Arlington National Cemetery of that unknown hero. It will inolude the President and the Secretaries ot War and Navy and the pllgrtm sre which these three will make Is expected to eatablish a precedent to be followed; through the years. ' Also simple tout More informs! wtll be another event that will mark the day the visit of a group ' of frlsnds and dmirers to tha home la "8" Street of Woodrow wiison, tne nation's war presi- II. S. MAY " " " I M,t. Ill V , - . k" 1 a custom established . last year. Brings the Truth to Ame rej" icafand Will Make Hisrw0. Stay A Short One., PARIS, Nov. 1$. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Former Premier Clemeneeau, .Who sails tomorrow for the United States on a per aonal mission designed to Improve French-American relations, . spent today in saying au revolr to soores of old friends who crowded his little house to wish him luck In hlli venture, ; ; j The veteran statesman was like a school boy. The Associated Press correspondent found him in excellent health and looking hap py, but exceedingly impatient to get aboard the steamship Paris. Clemeneeau has had his things packed for several days and so keen is ho to get on the boat that he ha decided to leave for Havre by automobile at $ o'clock in the morning, which, good fortune per mitting, will bring him to the pier long before the regular passengers. arrive on the special boat train from the rapltol. "Well, I'm ready for the Amer icans," hs told the correspondent. "This Is a big event in my life, but I think 1 shall live through it, de spite the overwhelming hospitality of the Americans. "As I am about to depart tor -New York I should like all Amer icans to understand the nurposo of my mission. In the flret place I am going to talk in English and Insofar as I am capable, in good American Engllah, That ts where France has made a mistake In the post; none ot its representatives could speak the language of the country. I am not going to speak any French until I get back. ' . "I am going to talk about all ths Issues which are international and which concern any country with a world position like Amer ica, but- I am not going to If I! America what she ought to do. Americans Like the Truth; Ho Will Tell It , "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 the Americans. I like them. I like them very much. That should make my task .easier. "Naturally I am going to talk about the German reparations 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 Is the world today. She is great, bwyond her Imagination. I shall tell theen Just how powerful they are. and how Important this power is to the future of the world." Clemeneeau laughed when he told how he had decided to speak In onlv four cities and to sail from New York on his return trip on December 13, taking the same, boat on Which he goes over. "You know a good show mustn't last too long," he said. "The audience gets tired and misses the point." Clemeneeau haa been in '.rain ing for his American tour, walking three hours dally, and following a careful diet. "I am going to continue this In America," he said, "so I can go to any banquets. If I must. Prob ably, however, I will' do what Taft la supposed to have done as Presi denteat nothing at the dinners, then get a sandwich afUrwjrd." Tha League of Patriots, through Maurice Barres. eent a farewell meseage of encouragement to demenceai' v - established last year. thounand aftar iay-, the Unknown Soldier went- to the Wilson .home and Showed the esteem In which they held the former President Last year they received a simple little greeting and they hope tor the same tomorrow. Observance or the day else where through the nation will be i varied, but in the opinion of the President, as voiced In his mes sage, should make for appraisal of ' the nation's relationship to world affairs. ' "The Increasing enthusiasm with which our people join In the an nual observance of Armistice Day," -the " President said, "enforces the , conclusion that it is destined to be One of the notable anniversaries In our calendar and Indeed it well de serves to. be all ot 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 our observanco of this anniversary not only this year but every year hereafter, an occa sion for appraisal of our, relation ship to end participation in those wider concerns which involve tha welfare of all mankind. ' "I think we have come to rea lize, as a nation, that we' can not hope to avoid obligations and re Cniia4 m tit Tm 1 J B ORATION 0 M BY PARADE OUGH THE CITY Program at Auditorium to Open This After noon at 2 O'clock. Without animosity hut with stern consciousness of those tre mendous sacrifices necessary to the signing of the Armistice four years ago, citisens ot Ashovllle will today unite in fitting ceremonies. Beginning with a street parade at 10 o'clock, the program calls for' a football game between the Old Hickory and Wildcat Divisions at Oates Park Field at 11 o'clock, ceremonies beginning st 2 o'clock in the afternoon St tho Auditorium, and a dance and reception at tha Battery Park Hotel from to 12 o'clock at night. Leading speakers reached Asha vllle yesterday and were greeted by a Joint delegation representing the American Legion, tho Old Hickory and Wildcat Posts of the city. They were treated to rides to points of - interest in . this vicrflity. Stores and business hoa.toa ' In Ashovllle plan to remain closed from 10 until 12 o'clock this morn ing. All offices in the City Hall will remain closed throughout the day and the Board of Commis sioners will hold no regular ses sion. Similar conditions will pre vail at the Buncsnbe County Courthouse, all officers, save that of 8herlff A. J. Lyerly remaining closed all day. All banks will be closed today. School children are expected to be present at the parade by the thousands, alnce tho day, in ad dition to being a holiday, fall en Saturday, when no school will pre- vent them from witnessing the spectacle. . - -- The postoffiee. however,- will remain open all day. Postal em nloyes are to be granted a five-