THE CAPITAL JOURNAL
f AGE SIX
NAMGESIliPOl
MANAGEMENT MADE
BK WARDEN COHPIDM
Extensive development. begun
February i when wardeiuthip chang
ed hands, la now underway at the
atate penitentiary. Under the auper
viaion of Warden Louia Conipton,
and with the work being done almoat
exclusively by trained convict help,
the prlaoa la undergoing - complete
renovation. From the offices, through
the chapel "the last lane." Into the
shops, the dining quarters and the
yards, all are being changed In some
way or other, even If it Is only for a
coat of paint.
Perhaps the greatest Improvement
la the rapid transformation of the
yards, once barren and desolate, into
a garden of beauty. The clay prem-.
Ises behind the high gray walls once
littered with cans, wire and ' debris
. are being plowed, smoothed and plant
ed in picturesque plots of lawn and
roses. Winding In and out between
tht-ae are even gravel walks.
(JriiuiuU Kept ( nan
With the advent of Lieut. Conipton
to the prison strictest "K. P. duty"
found Its birth for the first time in
the Institution. Kach prisoner, dele
gated a squadron by himself, is ns
Kigued to K. P. duty with Instruc
tions to pick up every match, cigar
ette stub and bit of waste In the yards
and cany them to nearest waste
cans. Few cleaner spots are found
outside of this big Jail.
The atiiull white room, where be
fore March 1, 1915. a rope dangled
from the "trap" scaffold mutely beck
for the lives of men, would
not be recognised now. The scaffold,
death trap, and nil have been remov
ed, and a culinary department and
kitchen, immaculate and elaborate
are now being built In their place.
The chapel has been completely
ii'fluored Willi hard wood. So has the
dining room,
I III Is Held III ( beck
From the warden's office through
out the executive chambers the ilin
uy walls are being repainted and
decorated by the hands of convicts.
l!y systematic care and prompt
iMolullon spread of , Influenza has
been prevented in the penitentiary.
Only two cases, where the patients
might be regarded in serious condi
tion, are receiving attention. Any
man showing the slightest symptom
is immediately placed under care.
Kach cell, where as dusk comes
t he) convict are billeted for the night
ia being equipped with an Individual
heating system, rendering equitable
ileal throughout the cell chambers.
Working upon the theory that ldle
nesu breeds discontent, the warden Is
Beeklng vocation for eiu'h of the ap
proximately 000 Inmates of the pris
on. Guards at ull times mingle with
the convicts instructing and guiding
them as they Work.
Men Are Kept llusy
All woodwork being Incorporated
into the renovation of the prison din
lug room, kitchen luid offices Is be
ing modelled mid shaped in the peni
tentiary "sawmill."
Flax production In the mill ob
Hcured from the public behind the
lilnh brick walls continues at high
pitch. From 20 to 25 men stand at
the fust whirring machines In the
flux mill all day transforming the
flax into valuable fibers,
K'voii the walla that murk the dj
vlslon ' point between liberty and cap
tivity for the men within, shall with
in several weeks, reflect the new spir
it that has fallen upon the Institution
For they shall receive new coals of
lialut, bo repaired where necessary,
Mild stand a monument to (he Integ
rity and system of Dr R. ' K. Lee
Htiiiuer, past warden, and his succes
sor, Louis Conipton, who Is promot
ing the great changes begun by his
predecessor.
New York Nationals' GROUNDS LAID
Leave For Training, .... nnrnlnlTnm,
UUI KKtrMUUlU
TO WORK ON STAN
New York, Feb. 28. Headed by
Christy Mathewson, the main contin
gent of the Xew York National league
baseball club departed today by spe
cial train for San Antonio, Texas, for
spring training. Other players and re
cruits will be picked up at vnrw..
points, manager McGraw is en route
to the Texas city from Havana.
Although Heinie Zimmerman and
Hal Chase were ordered to report here
today, they did not do so. Zimmerman
sent back his contract unsigned; while
Chase, according to reports, has decid
ed to quit baseball for business In Cali
fornia. The advance guard of the New York
American team will leave tonight ror
spring training quarters at Jackson
ville. Fla.
LIVESTOCK
' Portland. Or.. Feb. 27. Cattle
weak: receipts !4; steers best J10.25
LIBERTY BONDS
New York, Feb. IS. Final prices of
... t .. 1 1-
ah. . a iu, 0 04- third medium 78 00
4s. !.; fourth 4s. 90.10; victory
3 l-4s, S7.34; victory. 4 3-4s, S7.36.
Willamette Frosh
Defeats Mollala
Hi School Quintet
The Willamette freshmen defeated
the Molalla high school team at bas
ketball last night by a score of 20 to
17. The freshmen took the lead early.
the visitors coining back strong late In
the game. The Molalla team, which
has enjoyed an unbroken string of vic
tories up to last night during the sea
son, showed themselves good shots and
hu,d excellent teamwork, but the fresh
men were heavier and put up the bet
ter fight. Ellis and Stone starred for
the frosh and Faurle for the visitors.
V. 11. Molalla.
Kills (6) F (10) Faurle
Cancans (3) F (1) Jackson
Stone 1 10) C Helgle
Socolofsky O Palfrey
Thomas (1) G (6) Ridings
Residents near 12th and Oxford
streets are conjecturing as to the natuie
of the gigantic enterprise indicated by
the extensive driving of pegs on a six
acre tract in that vicinity.
According to Biddie Bishop, Salem's
most vitally important industry will
exist here. For on this te. the great
American game after yeais of neglect
in the Capital City, will come into its
own.
With Carl Bahlburg, contractor In
charge of building operations. Man
ager Bishop laid out the location of
the grand stand and bleachers of the
new park Saturday. Trucks will soon
be unloading the first order of 5000
feet of lumber for the bleachers and
construction will start at once.
Contractor Mahlburg is' already pre
paring the ground for the piers of the
Met Ne$l
Grain: Wheat No. I ISJfl.lO; feeo
oats 80S 85c; milling oats 80685c;
cheat hay 180; oat hay $21 !2;
clover hay $23; mill run $47.
Butterfat: Butterfat, t6c; cream
ery butter, 8 61c
Fork, ml and muttoa: Pork tort
1514c; veal fancy 24c; steers 11c;
lambs 13 He; cows 7 9 9c; ewes 9c:
sheep, yearlings 12 c.
Dressed pork 21c.
Eggs and poultry: Eggs cash 34c;
light hens, 24c; heavy hens 28c; old
roosters 15 018c; springs 24c.
Vegetables; Onions per pound 5c;
celery dos. Sl.TS; potatoes, Yakima
5c. Oregon IH 4c; sweet potatoes 8c
beets per sack 12; turnips per sack
(3.75; carrots per sack 31.25; parsnips
rar idi.1i t K A . V. in. 11. . mi A
main structure, the grandstand, which !,nea 40c jol- " "
Salem High Wins
From Oregon Frosh
In One-Sided Game
The Salem high 'school basketball
team triumphed over the University
of Oregon freshman quintet by a score
of 30 to 20 in one of the best games of
the Interscholastic series, played at the
armory last night.
CotiHlHtent playing, with the total
absence of any spectacular work on
either side, toatured the entire game.
The score at the close of the first half
was 12 to 6 In favor of the local learn.
Andre played the shir part for the
visitors, the local boys all playing a
good game,
The lineup follows:
Salem. IT. O.
Ashby (I Baurnett
K. Gill (.1..: Mclntee
tiolse C Latham
A. Gill F Claren
Shafor F. .... .-. Andre
Referees Irvine and Proctor.
will be so arranged that an unlnter
rupted view will be afforded the base
ball fans.
Next week, a big Twin City tractor
will be galloping around the grounds,
in exact imitation of Jack Hayes,
heavywe'ght catcher for the Senators.
Jack's weight has never interfered
Fruit: Oranges $5.60 6.50; lemons
t77.50; bananas 11c; honey extract
20c; bunch beets 4Dc; cabbage 5 14c;
head lettuce $1.25; carrots 45c; Brus
sell sprouts 16c; cauliflower $1.75 doz;
red peppers 25c lb; rhubarb 12 fcc;
peas 15c lb. .
Retail price: Eggs dozen 40c
(7Q8.00; common Xjt lair
medium 1SS9: common to I air
$8.00 7.00; choice cows and heifers
$9.00$9.75: good to choice $7.60
8.50: medium to good $6.50 7.50;
fair to medium $6.00 7.00; canners
$3.00e$00; bulls, $5 O07.50; prime
light calves $15.60 17; medium light
$10.00615.50; heavy calves $7
10.00; stockers and feeders $8 69.50.
Hogs steady; receipts 397; prime
mixed (15.50 16.00; medium $15.00
(B 15.50: rough heavy (11.00 15.00;
pigs M214.
Sheep steady; receipts 57; eastern
lambs (17.00&18.00; light valley $16
$17.00; heavy $14.50015.50; feeder
lambs $1215; yearlings $15015.50;
wethers $1J1I.S0; ewes $1013.
Butter
Portland, Or., Feb. 27. Cubes ex
tra 63c; parchment wrapped, box lots
66c; cartons 67c; half boxes ftc mors
fat 64c f. o. b. station; 68c Portland.
Poultry and Eggs.
- Portland. Or., Feb. 27. Eggs sell-1
ing price case count 40c; buying price .'
case count, 40c; buying price 44c;
selling price, candled 4Sc;, selected
candled in cartons 46c,
Poultry: Hens 30 3 4c; broilers II
40c; roosters 20c; turkeys dressed
49 50c; geese 20L25c; ducks 35 44a
,22; clover
Wheat and Mill Staffs,
Wheat: $2.20; barley. $72;
MilUtuff,: Price, foa
$2 extra. Mill 1
rolled oats J6S sn. L. "
$60.00 bid; corn No. 3 yellow $57.50 ctch feed $30 " M rt !J
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laddfiBnsh Rani,
with the home runs which his 300 per creamery butter 7375c: country but
cent batting record assures. ter 68c; flour, hard wheat $3.253.40
Ana wnne memoers or tne team are; soft wheat $2.90,
Deing discussed, don t forget that the
Senators are anxiously awaiting the
outcome of the financial campaign, for
unless Salem has a good park It will
be absolutely Impossible to register all
of the A-l games scheduled here at the
present time.
As an Investment, this baseball pr
may well be considered Salem's most
Important enterprise, for the national
game affords wholesome relaxation
and amusement alike for the tired busi
ness man, or the workers in the juice
plants, the canning factories and the
mills.
OLYMPIC COMMITTi:!'. TO Mi:i:T
New York. Feb. IS. A meeting of
the American Olympic committee linN
been called for March 13 at New York
and notices have been mailed to na
tional association supervising amateur
sport which will be represented at the
International games at Antwerp. Each
association is entitled to send im.w:
delegates to the meeting, which will
lie held on the same day as the Na
tional Amateur Athlello Union indoor
championships.
Flyer Rises To
Record Altitude
And Falls 5 Miles
Dayton. O., Feb. 28. Major Ru
dolph Schroeder broke the one-man
record for altitude held by Roland
Holilf when his Le Perre plane cllmbr
ed 37,000 f;et (estimated) over Day
ton today. In the flight Schroeder's
oxygen tank gave out and his ship
fell six miles before righting itsolf.
behind the falling machine, which
The gas tank burst, making a fan
was taken here for a comet. The
temperature at this height was 56 de-
ees below xero. He fell within 2,000
feet of the ground before regaining
consciousness sufficiently to right his
machine. Major Schroeder was tem
porarily blinded and is now in a lo
cal hosptnl. Ills . condition Is not
serious.
The Presbyterian church of La
Grande has heunched a six weeks' cum
palgn for promoting spiritual interest
in the church.
Robbers have ransacked the PI Beta
Phi sorority house In Eugene and car
ried away louTconsitsing principally of
Jewelry,
Simon Rustig Is under arrest at Eu
gene charged with robbing his room
male of $100, two suits of clothes, a
watch and ring.
Bowling
Forger Of Check
For $22 Sought
rassago of a worthless check on
the Rolh Grecery company lust
Thursday for $22 Was being investi
gated by police here Saturday, fol
lowing receipt of word qf the forgery
from Hmll Roth, proprietor of the
store,
. Mr. Roth reported that a man en
tered the store on Thursday and
bought 80c worth of oranges. He
tendered a cheque for $22 and re
ceived $21.20 In change.
Have you tried our newly fin
ished alleys? Come up and
we'll have a sociable evening,
Its good exercise for the office
man. '
POOL
If you have worked hard all
day at a job where you have
used your muscles you don't
need , exercise. A nice quiet
game of pool will be interesting.
Club Bowling Alleys
122 N. Commercial Street
ji
Spring Is Here
You can ride to work on a bicycle
It is good exercise as well as
economical. A good bicycle is an
assett. You will find in more
ways than one that it will be a
convenient thing to have.
We handle nothing but the
best.
Lloyd L. Ramsden
387 Court St. j
Destroy
the Lice
Lice, mites and vermin are big
cauaea of poultry loss. Rid
your flock of lice, keep hens
laying. Kill the lice and ver
min quickly with
Dr. LeGear's
Lice Killer
a sifting and dusting powder
guaranteed te exterminate
lice and vermin quickly and
easily, Always use it at set
ting !d chick time, and safe
ty guard your chicks. Gets
I from your dealer.
can
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3 ' St. Louis. Ma.
Dr. LeGear's Lice Killer may
be obtained from the following:
Ward K. Rlckardson,
North Frbnt St. ,
2395
Sons, 251
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as for any ether business that
our promises ought to be as good
as our checks that our respon
sibility to you as a car owner is a
definite obligation to, see that your
battery serves you long- and well.
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Auto Electricians
238 North High Street. .
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The High Price of Coffee
is turning the attention
of many .users to that
wholesome beverage of
coffee -like flavor-
A trial usually results in
a permanent change, and
the health improvement
which follows, adds to
the satisfaction.
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