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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1920)
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL MONDAY. FEBRUARY 16, 1920. SPIMIG HILL WILL INCREASE B OX (MOT - Increase of their business to era brace a payroll of 1300,000 for $12. and the doubling of the capacity of their box factory to enable them o handle orden of Salem Industries as well as the Increasing demand throughout the west is planned by the Chas. K. gpaulding Logging company, according to Superintendent Oliver Myers, speaking Monday noon at the regular weekly luncheon of business men at the Commercial club. Follow ing the luncheon the business men went to the plants and mill of the company and were shown the opm- tlon of the various department The growth of the business since March, 1905, when the Chas. K. Spauld Ins Logging company as sumed control of what at that time was known as the Capital Lumber company, was re' counted briefly by Mr. Myers. He Ml that when the present owners bought the industry the local plant was cut ting 25,000 feet of lumber a day. Now, he told the business men, 100,000 feet of lumber Is cut each eight hours. i Last year, Mr. Myers asserted, the mill cut 25,000,000 feet of lumber, dis poning of it all in local and outside trade. The mill operated durinf 1919 actually S73 days, employing 200 men and causing the expenditure of $227,- 000 for payroll. Operations were hampered a time this spring, he said, by the Inability of getting logs from the four camps the company operate. This was caused, he explained, by low water that would not permit drive to the mill. The capacity of the box factory will be increased 100 per cent this year, according to the tentative plans of the company, Mr. Myers said. From ls, OOOto 20,000 feet of lumber are now consumed In this branch of the mill a day, he mid, Due to the lack of ground space ex pansion that the company would like to make Is made Inipoxaible, Mr. My ers said. He said that the plant now covers about 7V4 acres of land, and that 20 acres are needed to develop the industry as it should be. Salem Man Dies While on Visit to Snohomish, Wash. The reorganisation of the Newberg Band and Gravel company was ac complished Saturday with incorpora tion and cupltullisatlon at $20,000. Three Sulem men, oJseph II. Albert Hoy H. Mills and Paul U. Wallace are named as Incorporators. With them will be associated Henry Chase and sons of Newberg, who have con ducted the plant for a number of years. . The plant will bo enlarged and equipment will be brought up to dute greatly increasing capacity. DAILY STATISTICS EXPERT SHOVS COPS IDFIffl HOW-TO FIGHT AND SAVE LIFE Members of the Salem fire depart ment and police force were taught the rudiments pf resuscitation and the art of manly defense when Commodore W. E. Longfellow, field director for the American Red Cross, and member ot the Boy Scouts of America executive board, held a "school" at the fire de partment Monday afternoon. How fire men might save lives jeapordited from water and smoke, and how the officers may most safely defend themselves unruly prisoners was exlalned by Mr. Longfellow, who is conducting a series of classes along these lines in Salem. Commodore Longefflow arrived in Sa lem Sunday, and Monday morning lec tured students at the Willamette uni versity on life saving, swimming and physical care. Tonight ho will lead a ladles' class In swimming at the tank In the base ment of the Oregon building. The class begins at 7:30 p. m., and is free to all women. Tuesday Commodore Longfellow will talk to students at the high school .and in the afternoon he will give practical demonstrations for la dies at the Y.' M. C. A. tank. In the evening he will instruct men and boys at the same tak. Wednesday he will instruct ladles in swimming at the "Y tank, address the Rotary club at Motel Marion nt noon, and depart for the Oregon Agricultural college at Cor vallls In the evening. Commodore Is a former marine re porter on a London newspaper, and has written numerous special articles on the art of life saving for eastern publications. SEARCH fDR INSAfiE ESCAPE FRUITLESS Search by Traffic Officer Moffitt on highways leading north from the city for a distance of ten miles Sunday morning failed to reveal any trace of William F. Searbury, 62, who escaped Sunday morning from the state asylum farm. Word of bis whereabouts had not been communicated to police up to a late hour Monday. Searbury, who has a wife in Port land, is regarded as a dangerous char acter. It is believed that he will at tempt to make his way back to the Rose city. - - - He is said to resemble & typical mountaineer, is five feet nine incurs tall, weighs 150 pounds, has black harr and may seek work as a carpenter. CONSIDERATION OF TREATY IS RESUMED BY SENATE TODAY Injunction Asking Removal of Sawmill is Requested A civil action being heard by Judge Percy R, Kelly in deportment No. 1 of the circuit coutt, Monday morning was the case of L. K. Simmons vs W. H. Ankeny and others. Mr. Sim mons as plaintiff clulms that u con tract made with Ankeny In regnrd to the location of a sawmill on Sim mon's property has expired and an injunction compelling tho removal of the sawmill Is asked. Mr. Simmons also asks that An keny be restricted from cutting tim ber or manufacturing lumber on his property. In answer, the sawmill own er claims that the sudden termination of the contract will affect -the In vestment which he has made in the sawmill and subsidiary equipment. The Simmons fnrm is located about five miles west of Silverton. Died. JIAUUER Otto Maurer, 38, nt Sno. nomisn, wuHh., Saturduy. Funeral to be held at the Evangelical cnurcn, 17th and Chemeketa hu. at 2 p. m. Tuesday. Burial Lee Mis sion cemetery. lcl. URANTNER Mrs. Elizabeth Brant ner, of Summit, Ore., died nt a lo cal hospital Saturday. Funeral un der direction of Webb A Clough at . jawioiiii cemetery Tuesdny nt 0 m, Burial Cutholto cemetery... Ml. Ilutft Wallace, an employee in the office of the county dni'k i non filled to h ir home with an attack of innuensH. ONE llUNDItl'J) DOM Alt RICWAHI) To Whom, it may Concerns ' ; Rumors have ruuehed me that some person or persons, either through misnpprehenHlon of fuels or by wil ful design, are circulating on the utroots ofalem, Oregon, reports that my establishment was threatened Willi prosecution by some unknown authority because of alleged profit eering. There is no ground for any such rumors and tho person or per bous circulating them will tako warn ing that I propose to hold them strictly nceountable fur their nets and hereby offer a reward of one hundred dollars to any person who Will give me accurate Information leading to the detection mid convic tion of any person or persons found to bo guilty of uttering such slander ous remarks. We have conducted our buslnoKj In a perfectly legitimate manner and rely upon our profits by doing a very largo volume of business find will cordially invite Investigation of nny person or committee desiring to inspert our manner of doing busi ness and Jlie profit we msko on indi vidual sales. Our very largo patron age and thousands of customers will testify as to our methods and this statement is given only for the Infor mation of those who may not be ud vlscd, PRICK SHOW COMPANY, By O. K. Price. Second Hand Phone Ferry 1177 Liberty WE HANDLE EVERY THING GOOD6 ma fr SQUARE BUSINESS And Guarantee Satisfaction LUCAS & LUCAS BRITISH AIR EXHIBIT PLANNED London, Feb. 16. Several aeronau tic exhibitions and flying meets of note are being planned for 1920. Among them are the flying meeting to be held May 22 and 3 at Juvlsy, near Paris; the Pan-American Aeronautical con gress at Havana, February 21 to March 1, unil the British Aircraft exhibition 'o he held at Olympla, in London, next July. AVSTR1AV CONSERVATORIES CLOSE FOR LACK OP FEEL Vienna, Feb. W. The great Roths child conservatories, famous through out Europe have been dismantled be cause of the lack of coal. A Vienna flor'st bought the wonderful collection of pluntH. Washington. Feb. 16. Considera tion of the peace treaty was resumed in the open senate today by unani mous consent. To start machinery toward a pos sible compromise. P.epublican Leader Lodge moved adoption of a modifica tion in the first of the republican res ervations adopted last session and an other season of debate began. The reservation which Senator Lodge moved to modify related to withdrawal from league membership. Demands in European countries for revision of the peace treaty form a new reason against American ratifi cation, Senator McCorraick, republi can, Illinois, declared in a set speech'. Attempts to revise the Lodge res ervations, Senator McCormick said, are an effort for "reduction of the ir reducible minimum" while reports of existing and threatened revolts of subject peoples, he said, present ad- six-inch fall of snow was accompanied 1 optional grounds for disapproval by by a 68-mlle an hour gale and tem-the senate of the treaty. . I peraiure near tne sero mark. Trains: from east, west and south were manyi Tne Salem Sand and Gravel corn hours late and many had been can-'panr ,s completing reconstruction celled. Traffic on interurban elec-lan(1 modernization of its plant here, trie lines was suspended for more than DurinS the bast month nearly $10,000 24 hours. worth of improvements have been ln- The storm came on the heels of a 8taIle1. trebling the former capacity MOKK I'KsUS run CARRANZA Buffalo Recovering from Effects of Hard Blizzard Buffalo. N. Y., Feb. 16. Railroad trains and electric car systems were today slowly breaking . through the snowdrifts piled up yesterday when thaw and slush soon turned to ice and switches and signal systems were crippled. First Grade Douglas Fir Quoted $100 Per Thousand Portland, Or., Feb. 16. -Douglas fir lumber of the so-called upper grades Is now selling at J100 a thous and, the first time in history that it has gone to that price, lumbermen said here today. The big advance in the higher grades has carried with it an upward movement of 'lumber products all ulong the line. The present unprecedented prices are said to be due to the continued of the plant, A new unloading equipment has been put into place and the power plants have been fitted with oil burn ing appliances. Additional machinery has been placed on the gravel barge, a portion of this equipment enabling the barge to propel itself fro mpolnt to point in loading and unloading gravel from the river bed. . ; D. W. Pugh, recently tendered his resignation as manager of the plant, after serving fqr several years In that capacity. A successor to Mr. Pugh has not yet been announced by officials oC the concern. A storage battery electric locomo tive Invented in Switzerland for switch ing uses powerful electro-mncnets In- shortnge of cars. The mills preunablejHteadof couplings for drawing cars. AR Bligh Theatre TONIGHT AND TOMORROW Louis B. Christ Presents the ALGAZ STOCK CO. (The Finest Dramatic Organization on the Pacific Coast) JN RUPERT HUGHES' POWERFUL DRAMA "TESS of the STORM COUNTRY" NOTE: -The Alcazar Stock Co. will play here E"very Mon day and Tuesday Nights. NEXT "Nothing But the Truth." , Accidental Discharge of Shcta Kills Boy Medford, Or.. Feb. 16. Lloyd Car doia, 1 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cardoia, living on the Coggins ranch 4S miles south of Med ford was instantly killed yesterday by the accidental discharge of a shot gun in the hands of. Charles O. Kel ly, of Hilt, Cal.. according to word brought here today by Coroner John Perl. The gun exploded when Kelly was unloading the chamber. The Car doza boy being in front of the muzzle. An inquest will be held Wednesday at Ashland. JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY BEST JOCRNAL WANT ADS PAT BEST Mexico City, Feb. IS The 1920 bud get, as approved by President Carranza provides for an increase in the presi dent's salary from 137 to 200 pesos a day. It is explained that this will not benefit President Carranza, who will continue to draw 137 pesos a day until bis term expires, but the increased pay will be drawn by his successor. YERIBEST TRANSFER' Anyone wishing to move furniture, etc.. to Portland It will pay, you to see me on cr before the 18th of Feb ruary. . YERIBEST TRANSFER Phone 1344 129 8. Com'l. 39 Tuiit is a cert,;- . tropin water whlch lllllofjixhunal FOR LONG DISTAxcg AXTO TRVCKKq " WHLA5IETTE YAUH TRANSFER CQt ; PHONE Hoi - WE ALSO DO LOCil HAULLNQ t jiegiEpp ! tr-iP Just Received A nice new clean stock of Curtain Materials From which to select new curtains Now that Spring House Cleaning Time is here, you will want to put up those new curtains. Here is the place to stock up in this line and Sa Money. CURTAIN SCRIMS ..25c to 69c Yard CURTAIN MARQUISETTES ............. J...... 45c to 59c Yard CRETONNES . ......................... ..;....,25c to 45c Yard SILXOLINES j;':-.....: 33c Yard WMMnMsl 12 So: Incorporated Ladies' Coats and Suits New spring garments are now here and more coming every daydirect from the fashion centers of New York. Suits come in Jersey, French Serge, Gabardine, Tricotine, Poplin, etc. Coats are all the rage in tan polo cloth, are short and have lots of pep. Our buying direct saves you all the middleman's profit. LADIES' COATS LADIES' SUITS $24.50 T0 $55.00 $22.50 T0 $55.00 Our Prices Always The Lowest Gale & Company Com', and Court Sts. Formerly Chicago Store "Man" What Do You Think? I4 is . Is it not afcout time that you should buy thai extra pair of trousers? We are now showing a large line of extra trousers in sizes 30 to ' 52, " colors, green, brown, slate; , blue serge, gray, Prices $4.00 to $15.00 You don't take a chance to lose, if you purchase here. Salem W oolen Mills Stoe ; CP. 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