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The Store of Beautiful Watches
M I 1 -
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We are proud of oar reputation for fine watches,
sure to find a style that will suit you exactly, for
vi oeauuiui ume pieces Is unusually large.
Hare you seen the beautiful Gruen Bracelet Watches?
HARTMAN BROS. CO.
Here you are
our selection'
Quality
JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS
State mi d Liberty Streets.
" Service
Price
'CITY; NEWS. :
DIED
fin
m a , ,
OREGON State street near
O. E. depot. Home of Artcraft
and Paramount pictures.
Edna Bennett In "Naughty.
Naughty."
LIBERTY L iberty near
State. "Our Little Wife," with
'Madge Kennedy.
BLIQII State between Lib
erty and High. Mutual and
Bluebird films. : Special films.
' Hippodrome vaudeville.
Remember-
Governor WIthycombe will deliver
a patriotic address at the Court
street Christian church next Sunday
at, 11 o'clock. t '
Wanted, Twenty Womei
In preparatory department. Good
wages. Eight hour day. Apply at
once. Salem King's Products Co. ;
Greer Residence Borned
The residence occupied by Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Grier at Falls City was
entirely destroyed by fire yesterday;
according to information reaching
Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Grier lived on
South Commercial street. Salem, un
til a few months ego. Mr. Grier is
in the lumber "business at Falls City.
Salem Dig Dance
,' Moose Jiall. tonight, 8; 30.
Smith, Held'for Assault
Frank Smith, charged with assault
upon the person of Saun Louie, res
taurant keeper , In . the Hubbara
building, some weeks . ago, was up
before Justice Webster for a hearing
yesterday, pleaded not guilty, and
was placed under bonds In the sum
of $5ft to appear for trial at a later
d-fte. I. ' - - ::rv-
section, a considerable amount of
equipment and logs being destroyed
on the property of the Siletz Lumber
& Logging Co. , ;
Player Piano
I have a $730 Singer player piano
which I will sacrifice for f 562. It's
an unusual bargain a rare oppor
tunity for anyone wanting a high
grade Instrument at a low price. E.
L. Stiff & Son. 446 Court St.
Salem Big Dance
Moose Jiall, tonight. 8:30.
ftlarried by County Judge
A license was issued yesterday to
Downer Halferty and Axle Jones,
both of this city. They wej-e im
mediately wedded by County Judge
Bushey.
The Court Street Christian Church
At Seventeenth and Court streets,
will hold . patriotic service next
Sunday at 11a. m. Governor
WIthycombe will deliver the address.
Everybody invited.
Xeedlework Displayed
Druggist Frank Ward has on ex
hibition in his window a number of
beautiful pieces of needlework, sent
from France by Quartermaster Ser
geant G. F. Bunn to his sister, Mrs.
J. H. McGrath of this city.
MAGUIRE At his home, 256 North
Twelfth street, Friday. May, 3.
118, Terra nee Magulre. 72 years
old. . ;
He leaves a wife and five children.
In the family are four daughters and
one son. Mr. Magulre died at 5:30
o'clock last night. He was a relative
of George E. Waters of Salem. Ai
Tbo funeral will probably be held
Monday from St. Joseph's Catholic
church. The body is at the Webb &
Clough chapel.
BAILIE At the home of her daugh
ter. 293 South Fourteenth street.
Friday. May 3. 1918, at 1:30
a., in.. Mrs. Nancy E. Iiailie. 87
years old.
She was the mother of Mrs. M. S.
Savage of this city. She also leaves
son. George E. Bailie, of Denver,
Colo., and another son, F. W. Bailie,
of Bedford, Iowa. She had lived here
for some time and had been a wid
ow for many years.
The remains are at the chapel of
Webb & Clough and will be taken to
Bedford. Iowa, for burial later. The
funeral will be held from the chapel
this afternoon at 2 o'clock. .
BARKER At her late home, 1203
Ferry street, Friday. May 3, 1918,
Mrs. Sarah W. ' Barker, at an ad
vanced age.
She was the wife of William C.
Barker. The funeral will be held;
Monday afternoon at- 2 o'clock from
the Rigdon undertaking parlors.
Rev. R. N. Avison will read the serv
ices and burial will be in Lee Mission
cemetery.
WALKER In Salem." Thursday.
May 2. 1918, at the Deaconess
hospital. Harry Walker. 63 years
old.
He was injured some time ago
while working in a sawmill and was
allowed compensation by the state
industrial commission. ..He hid no
relatives and formerly? made his
home at Sheridan, Or. The body Is
at the Rigdon chapel. '
lem. Burial will be In Sherbourne,
Oregon. ; '
Knitting Bag
98c and up. Buren's
Store, Commercial street.
Funlture
Xo Case Against Olcott
Charles W. Olcott. who was taken
Into custody Thursday night on the
presumption that he was distribut
ing contraband literature, was given
a .hearing before Recorder Race yes-
hterday,' and after questioning the
man carefully and examining the
Copy of "Kingdom News" which ' he
had been distributing that officer
found that there was no cause of
action. The paper was strictly rer
ligious matter and contained nothing
that could be construed as opposing
the government ; or suggesting dis
loyalty. .... .
Young Man Wanted A . i.
To learn printing trade. Good
wages while learning. Apply States
man Composing Room, upstairs.
Small Fire on Timber Tract
Manager Holt of the Spaulding
Lumber company, who recently re
turned from a trip of inplecUon
through the lumber eams on the
upper Luckiamute river, states that
- there have been several fires In that
A AUTOMOBILES .
' ' Salem .Velie Co., Phono 44 ,
Oregon Taxi & Baggage Co.
Phone 77
Try our Checking System on
Baggage. Claim Checks for avery
parcel handled.
WU1 Dedicate Flag
A service flag will be .unfurled
and dedicated at the Evangelical As
sociation-ehurch,. Liberty and Center
streets. Sunday evening at 8 o clock.
Patriotic program and music. Rev,
F. W. Launder of Canby will be the
principal speaker. - Everybody wel
come." -t v " ;
Story Hoar Today - A
The story hour at the library will
be at 9:30 this morning as usual.
All of the children are Invited to
come and find out what the stories
are to .be about. They are sure to
be glad to hear them. ,
t
Tindall Funeral Tomorrow
The funeral of the late 'Robert
Tindall will be held Sunday from
the residence, four miles east of Sa
LAUNDRY
QUEEN
wAsnnia
machine
' Buy One
At
Welch Electric Co.
220 N. Com.
Phone 953.
Used Furniture Wanted
Wsfceat cash rif al fee um4
faaltar
B. L. STIFF & SON, .
Phone 941 or 508
Doctor White
Diseases of Women and
Nervous Diseases
SOS United States National Bank
Bonding, Salem, Oregon ;
"A
Day phone
930
Night phone
,198
LARMER TRANSFER
Efficiency Speed!
RewipoasibUit jr
We will pack, tnpve or store
your goods and guarantee sat
isfaction. :
Rates i on Eastern Shipments
our specialty.
Piano Moving and Out of - Town
i. . .; ; . Trips.
WOOD AND COAL
'Jr. -457 SUte Street.
CASH
Barg
7?
V
ains
AT
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Harness Repairing
We manufacture and repair all
kinds of harness. Sharer's Harness
Store. 170 South Commercial street.
New harness. $40 to $100.
PERSONALS
Mrs. Ralph C. Glover and daughter
Marine will leave wis morning i.
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Goes to Woodb
C. R Wilson, who has been em-
Portland, ' where they wm ne tn
guests of friends over the week-end.
w a IJiiton retnrned Friday
ployed with the Standard Oil com- morning from a business trip xo ure-
pany s plant In this city, has. oeen gon city and Portiana
promoted to a position wun me
same company at Wood burn.
Mrs. RI S. Van Cleve and daugh
ters. Edith and uowena, oi uiw.
were visiting in Saiem yesieruy,
guesta of Mrs. C. F. Young.
Asahel Bush returned last night
from a visit in Portland.
B. C. Miles was up to niacn jw
Will Enlist In Xavy
Harold Aspinwall, who attended
Oregon Agricultural college the past
winter ha mail nrmlicatinn for en-
1 1 ci m nn in Ho a i xi i mrni nt the nn & tiunlness errand.
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navy and goes td Portiana Monaay Miss Rutn Knignuiom-r. iw
to take bis examination. From there city yesterday for Driad, Waah.
he will be sent to San Francisco. Mrs. Carl Neugebauer leaves to-
Mr. Aspinwall's home Is at Brooks, day for North Yakima, Wash., where
but he haa been In this city the past her husband Is located la tbo Jewelry
five years attending school.. He is business.
a graduate of Salem highv--
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Dentist to Close 'Ni.
The , following dentists wJU close
their offices Saturday afternoons
from May 4 to October .4: Drs. Epley
& Ollnger, Darby &. Burton, F. L.
Utter, Mark Skiff, Beechler & Ellis,
Smith & Bowman, O. A. Olson.
um vmnV f?ramer of Detroit, Or.,
was among the guests registered at
the Marion hotel last night.
: Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Wills of North
Bend were recent guesta at the Argo
hotel. . . U
Mrs. Roy Reynoias wm up uum
Eugene yesterday on a brief visit.
Mr. and Mrs. 11. S. i;napman m
Portland were guests at the Marion
hotel yesterday. .-
II. H. Hurlburt or uregon vtiy
To Lecture On Lubricants
L. H. Steinau. of Jersey City. N. J..
arrived in Salem, Thursday evening.
He la a representative of the Joseph
Dixon's Crucible company. He is to
lecture on automobile lubricants at
G. Quackenbush's, 247 Commerc
ial street, Saturday night. 8:00 p. m.
Mr. Steinau is also ' demonstrating
each.day Dixon's graphic lubricants.
Geo. C. Will In Portland
Geo. C. Will goes to Portland today
to meet the vicepresident of the
Thomas A. Edison company, and also
to attend a tone contest oh the Edi
son diamond disk phonograph, which
win be held this evening.-
Pace Is in France '
Attorney Mai Page yesterday re
ceived a post card from his -brother.
Lieutenant Lyle J. Page, announcing
his safe arrival in France. Lieuten
ant Page is with the 129th field ar
tillery. .-.
Put This On Your SLate v '
"I want to hear Governor Withy-
ftombe next Sunday at 11 o'clock at
the Court street Christian-church,"
Will Start Potato Campaign
Plans are beinr formulated at the
commercial club for opening the 8 among the business callers In
campaign for .more i Tptatoes next town yesterday. . V
week, arfd as a means of helping The following Pallas people were
along the good work. the club will transacting business in town yester
weloome recinea from the women Abel W. Cook.. C. H. Olmsted,
demonstrating how to make palata- r. a. Cook, Miss NelUe Bryant. .t .
ble bread containing a large per-1 Mrs. C. O. McClain came in from
centaxe of notato. Also original Lebanon yesterday on a business
Ideas as to how the plebian vegetable errand. f
may be made to appear aristocratic Mrs. L. C. Devore of, Drain was
and alluring to the human appetite, among arrivals In Salem yesterday.
They grand object in view now Is to x. C. Bohrnstedt was In Conrallis
double the consumption of potatoes and other points yesterday on lea
nil out thA rntmnmntinn of wheat I .l 1on hnalneM -
inai iw.u ..........
flnur in two.
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Player Piano,
. I have a $750 Singer player piano
which I will sacrifice for $562. It's
an unusual bargain a - rare - oppor
tunity for anyone wanting a .high
grade Instrument at a low price. E.
L. Stiff ft Son. 446 Court St.
Polling Places Selected '
Following is a list or the polling
places In the several wards of the
city at the coming primary election,
and It might be well for voters with
short memories to clip this out and
paste it in the hat or on the mirror
for future reference: First ward.
J. L. Smith was. In rrom Marion
yesterday, stopping- briefly in the
cltv. ' ' 1
Ben Ramsayer of "Mart eay was
among the visitors in Salem yester
day. -
Pied type which caused two news
items to become mixed was responsi
ble for "a, recent statement In The
Statesman that R. B. Goodin had
been to Portland to attend the funer
al of his father. . : . !
GOOD FOR THE WHOUS FAMILY
- Every family requires a sale ana
reliable couch and cold remedy.
m John Potter. 20 Shupe SU Mt.
Pi.nt Pa., writes: "I have used
Garfield school; Second ward, city Foley's Honey and Tar for colds for
hall Tlilfil ' rar1 . . Miirt Timiba I vein anil hlfirblv recommend it tO
Fourth ward.. Twelfth and Mill
streets; Fifth ward, Reddaway store;
Slxfh ward, Cameron patat ahefp.
South Twenty-first street;? Seventh
ward, Klender building. Miller and
Commercial, streets.
At Ward Druu; Store
Stationery Specials today.
Hyde Visits City
V. 1 R. Hyde, a former citizen of
Salem, now an abstract man of Ore
gon City, was in the city on business
yesterday afternoon. , Mr. Hyde paid
his respects to The Statesman, as
he . was serving giM a reporter and
compositor on the paper in the early
seventies. . . - ',
Cement Being Poured
' Yesterday the bridge contractors
began pouring the cement for the
160-foot retaining wall, at the west
end of the new bridge. '
oione
The Governor WU1 Speak
Next Sunday at 11 o'clock at the
Court street Christian church. Every
body welcome.
Track Called Out '"'A-.
- The fire truck , was called out
about .5 o'clock yesterday morning
by an alarm from the White House
restaurant, where the accumulation
of grease in the ventilator over the
range had caught fire. No damage
was done.
Stores k
3 lbs. Royal Club Coffee 75c
2 Cans Peas. ..... . ..... . ,25o
1 package Soda. . . L . . . . . .6c
1 package Raisins. . . .... .9c
6 pounds 25c Coffee. ... .00o
5 Boxes Matches. . . . . . . .25c
5 Bars C W Soap.. J.. ...25c
Kalo Seed, one pound. . .40c
Turnip Seed ....50c
15 pounds Onions7.....25c
2 Cans Corn. ......... . . 25c
Scratch food, 100 lbs. $450
We pay 33c trade, for eggs.
4 ft. Wood or sawed.
2 Stores
855 N. Commercial Street
(Damon's old Stand)
A Phone 68
HIGHLAND GROCERY
746 Highland Ave. Phone 496
Geo. W. S toner, Prop."
All Young Men- ",
Are especially Invited to hear Gov
ernor WIthycombe at. the Court
street Christian church Vat Htm.
EXTRA SHOE SALESMEN
Wanted at
THE BOOTERY
i
Wanted, Junk
Ami All Kl4 C 2e Ummt
Fall Market Priwi ' SUI
. Vrlerm mml fr Hmrtum
Get ear prleea k(m ym aelL
THE PEOPLE JUNK & 2ND
IIAM STORE
S71 K. Cm1 St. I'bvae 734
WANTED
. Used furniture, tools, farm
machinerj and implements
of aU kinds.
-FrW-WOODRY
The Auctioneer
, Phone 510 or 511
J
I WANT SACKS AND
RAGS
I pay the ItieliCMt-caHli price,
llefure you elU get my price.
I alo buy all kind of second
hand furniture and junk.
THE CAPITAL JUNK
COMPANY
A The Square Ural House.
271 Chemeketa 8t. Phone 398
all families'- Contains no opiates.
Checks bronchial and grip coughs.
croup and, whooping couch.
Perry. . A , -'i ,
Warren Company Ready
to Begin Work Again
C. H. Whltnore, assistant state
highway engineer, announces that
the Warren. Construction: company
wttl resume the work of ravine the
teh-mile stretch ... between - Svensorf
and Astoria in about two weeks. The
werk is iart of the lower Columbia
River hithway. Because . of . wet
weather the contractors were forced
to quit work on the road last October
after pavin about a mile.' Whit
more was over, the road yesterday
and found the sub-grade ; In rood
Bridse Bid
-II t - . I . . . t .
i iuuce is nereui Kiven ioai neaieu
bids will be received at the county I condition and drying outt rapidly.
clerk's office In. Salem, Oregon, up
to the hours 'of 2:00 o'clock p. m..
on Monday, May 6, 1918, for the In
stallation of the electric lighting sys
tem on the Salem bridge over the
Willamette river as per plans and
specifications prepared . by state
highway commission. Plans and
specifications- are on file in aald
clerk's, office and with the state
highway commission, capital build
ing. Salem,, Or. U. O. Boyer, County
Clerk. .v. .
Members Reappointed on
Board of Horticulture
Homer C. Atwell of Forest Grove
and C. A. Macrum of Mosler were
yesterday reappointed by the state
board of control - to membership on
the state board of-horticulture. At
well represents the first district and
Macrum the fourth district. The
terms of both expired April 1. At
well was appointed several months
ago to fill the unexpired term of
J. W. Pomeroy of Scappoose. .
AT OUR NEW LOCATION
We do unto others as though we were the -others. Hence our fc
dred per cent Footwear values.
Keith
Konqucrcr
Shoes
Fcr
Men tzi
the state because of the amount of
Its paid up capital. . Other insur
ance companies are similarly affect
ed by the ruling but their Bamei
are withheld by the insurance coa
mixsioner. i
tay Idur LLghta '
On the grounds that the city as
well aa individual citizens should
get into the conservation movement,
a measure will be brought un in the
city council at its next meeting, pro
viding for the reduction of the series
of cluster lights on State street. It
Is proposed that the three smaller
globes In the clusters be dispensed
wim, as xuey are largely a mauer oi i nf t f r? TL If
ornamentation. It Is expected that ttOTVey We US If Upheld
a saving oi-iiuu a montn can do
made. . '
A Clear Brain and healthy body
are essential for success. Business
men, teachers, students, housewives,
and other workers say Hood's Sarsa
parilla gives them so petite and
strength; and makes their work seem
easy. It overcomes, that tirer feeling.
mr m
in Opinion by Mr. Brown
At Ward Pros Store
Stationery specials today.
Is Touring: W
E. R. Shepard of Washington,
D. C. connected with the United
States bureau of standards, is a
guest at the. home of State Engineer
and Mrs. John II.. Iwls. He Is a
brother of Mrs. Lewis. Mr. Shepard
Attorney General Brown, Jn an
opinion yesterday upholds Insurance
Commissioner Harvey Wells In re
fusing to grant the Maryland Motor
Car Insurance company a permit to
operate In Oregon. The company
falls down In the amount of surplus
required. by law.' The law requires
paid up capital of " not less than
S200,000 and surplus of at least
1100,900. The Maryland company
is on a lecturine tour throurh the'
western staes. His main" work is nas paid up capital of $300,000 but!
electrolosls Of mun c oal water suth surplus oi oniy o.v. ana con-
plies and he is making an Investiga
tion of the plant of the Salem Water,
Light & Power company. .
tended It should be allowed to enter
Card Of Thanks '
We wish to thank the many friends
and neighbors for their kind expres
sions of sympathy and help during
the illness and - .death of our son
and brother.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Lull and
family..
Use of Automobiles Is
1 Increasing in Oregon
A. statement covering the business
of the motor; vehicle department of
the secretary "of state's office was
tanned by Secretary Olcott yesterday
showing that for the month of April
the total amount collected In fees
was $37,319.50. The amount for
April of last year was" $11, 9 40. 50.
For the period January 1 to April 30,
this year, th amount collected in
fees was $374,5bl.S0, and for the
whole or 1917 the total was $195,
787.50. Tho number 6f registrations for
April was as follows: Motor ve
hicles, 49 1R; motorcyclos, 501; deal
ers, 19? chauffeurs. 256. Registra
tions -from January 1-to April 30
were: 'Motor vehicles, 50.796; mo-'
torcyolcs. 2539; dealers, 416. chauf
feurs,. 1845.
CanYouBeatlt?
$1.50 per cwt. for Cast Iron
85o per cwt for Stove Cast
$1.00 per cwt. for Iron, Steel
Have you anything in that
line?
Np 1 Sacks, 15c each
Dispose of It now !
Bring It to ns A '
It's a matter of dollars in
your interest to do so.
(WESTERN JUNK CO. .
Salem's Leading Junk ..
" Dealers
Corner of Center and Court
Phone 706
Watch for announcement on
; Sunday.
PERLE5S v,
VICTORY BREAD
r Stm White andUgtt
Although it contain oyer 25 per cent wheat
' Substitutes a
T
9c Loaf 3 Loaves 25c
Peerless B
akery
170. N. Commercial Street
Phone 247
Grocery Notes:
Quaker Corn Flakes, while they last 10c
Quaker Oats, small, while they last. .15s
Homemade Oraps Jelly. . . . . . 15c
Waterglass for preserving eggs. .......... .tOc
Better Do It Now and protect yourself against the high price
' a of eggs next winter.
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The Court Street Grocer
Phone 256-257 .
Have YM Seen
THE OREGON PLUM
A New Name for a California Grown Big Bed Lucious Straw
berry; see our display, per box J. . , .7. 20c
Telephone Peas, extra quality. ....... .V. ........; .7 10c
Biverby Asparagus . -. ."7. , 15c
Spinach, 2 lbs. for. ."T.25c. ; Lettuce ....... . . -5c
Extra Special
PURE GOLD ALMOST SEEDLESS GRAPE FRUIT the
Sweetest, Most Delicious of AIL '
SPECIAL PRICE, 4 for 25c. Per dozen. .75c
OTH GROCERY CO.
Phones 1885, 1880.
132 N. Liberty St.
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