Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-23
Cloudy Weather Threatens
But Weather Clerk Makes
Fair Promises F..
CAMPDELL'S AMERICAN
Band OPENS PROGRAM
Day Of All Nations With Bis
hop Sumner As Principal
Orator Is Staged

The Fifty'seventh annual Oregon
state fair opened its gates this morn
iag under most favorable auspices. The
weather was cloudy but with promise
from the bureau of fair days for the
entire week, 1t is "The day Of All Ma
tons, and unreeognized flags, to
mOst Americans, are in evidence gen
orally although the ceremony of the
rag raising did not take place until 4
o'clock this afternoon, with President
A. q Marsters of the fair board, as
master of ceremonies. Flags of all ma
llonS except the central powers were
Hoaled and created much enthusiasm
ns they spread to the breeze.
Inc feature that strikes the oldtimc
ialr visitor on entering the grounds is
ne new auditorium under which ap-
larently everybody attending the fair
might find room. 1t is being used to-
uay for the display of farm imple-
mvn's, tractors and autos The tractors
were being tried out in a field ada.
cent 10 the grounds and this demon
s@a'lon Will be continued throughout
the week.
uampDell's American band started
'ne music at 10 0 clock and at noon the
Oa soldiers fife and drum corps stir
.'u .ne D'OOd Of all with their oldtime
martial times.
as Is usually the ease the first morn
Ivy found the payiIions scenes of busy
preparation. Many booths were not
sauy but pounding hammers and
Sm'Snlng saws told Of the rush that
Nas on to get them completed. IL is
aS'eu % 'nat the Marion and Tillamook
ssuOOl ehlldren's exhibits were com
Rs'e ana ready for inspection when
;as curtain went up, so to speak. This
"nere the younger generation set
MI NJ taaraple ~ to their forbears. BY night
o.. ,"a e',e booths will have their displays
I ;t'p's.e I and from those already 80,
,n, : apparent the display is to be an
arS;b.a S;Sbua'ly good one. The horticultural
tsanon o,' ls attracting much attention al
TSs III. y Is not quite complete yet.
t6"; & poultry fanciers are there with
show shaw ,sS ,ssorltf birds and the varieties
os nrsfo. .ne wide variance of taste and
Final l,v'rOW 1N is Dairy day and the prin-
a,pal ap speaker will be Dr.. Lahhe who
viii viii just Just returned from France who
n pres psrosN az 1870 on dairy matters,
l,etura r,Ole'sor McGerrow will deliver a
fuds fuds., on the same subject.
mornisa i"g tae livestock began this
ton os "a ana insures the early compile,
tbp wa, 'He work The stock exhibit bv
n, 4, way is a difficult ono to ind,,a ~
pa,sDt1,ly ry Of the competitors are an.
sible =. as near perfect as it is DOS.
make them assisted by man to
III. IA. All Nations Exercises
celebraRt;aO'sl R;'Osram for the "All Nations },
Benson sna naq been planned by s.
ss tns and representatives Of o. 'O1sqIar Siffsr
natieo. ea pageant Of aiHe5 1He eouatr,na uay IN
men in Il % a.i' Be- represented by allied wo,
a flag Of f4sive NV costume, each carving
eibal ~ u w. I. Sumner wos a. -
cram ,PSater Ts ef the day Tns and the fso p1,n orn
DeyataissaS %as as follows: ' 'H' p'0
ney ot t'11eqal WiIIl services by President no.
ton Of oililamette iinrtt university; intro introdnC. Inc
le Hin,lp, patriotic T anthem 'Of by Mr., " Ha1 ?.
tons b,iosg Pageant Of womeS Of oy 81 blSnop ng
spsppIsyd Gy Dr. B Hall and sU 'nt tsa AMERICAN t1Sa
dalI. 'aoner'' led by Mrs. DTr. . !
a ienorr,." isISr who were in the pageant A.. |
AA' ailIssse IsseAis 3 Yersovies, Rn..,,
Belgium, Mi Miss fsslls; psrrs;