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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 22, 1920)
MONDAY, MARCH 2o PAGE' TEN. THE CAFITAL JOURNAL 1 J iirn iAAf- First of Three Big Institutes The first ot the three local county Institutes, required by law to be held In each county of the state, took place t WooSburn Saturday. About SO teachers, mostly from the northern part of the country, were In attend ance. The program of the Institute consist ed of class demonstrations by the dif ferent grades of the Woodburn schools, and of instructive talks by well known teachers of the county. A demonstra tion of 4th grade spelling, under the direction of Miss Swope, 7th grade geography by Miss Freda Bohn and the use of the graphaphone In rural schools by Miss Florence Beardsley, of White school, were features or the program. Miss Margaret Scollard, principal of the Donald school, spoke on the Importance of Industrial club work in the schools. .State Superior tendent J. A. Churchill presented the various phases of the millage tax meas Ure,to be voted upon In May, and the institute went on record as favoring the proposed increase. Dinner was served by the students of the domestlo science class ot the Woodburn high school. Mrs. Mary Fulkerson, county school supervisor, A. N. Arnold, and Superln tendent Churchill were Salem repre aentatlves at the institute. Vl W i - iiuiAcc iiavy iu Equal Britain's By 1924-ButIer Washington, Mar. S2. America's navy will about equal that of Great Britain in fighting power by 1324, Chairman Butler of the naval commit tee told the housetoday in defending the provision in the naval appropria tion bill for continuing work on the eighteen capital ships now under con' struction "In the next four years," said Mr. Butler, "the United States will put out the most formiable armada the world has ever seen produced in a similar period." In 1924, he continued, Great Britain will have sixty battleship, the United States 47; France 2$. Jap.-sa IS and Italy 1J While England will have more ships, he added, those of the Uni ted States will be about equal In pow- in .. n urmen rrupuses Peace Resolution In House Today Washington, Mar. 22. A bill proposing a separate peace be tween the United States and Germany and Austria for the purpose of "peaceful com merce" was introduced today by Representative Britten, re publican, Illinois. . Creation 'of an European trade council to promote trade with Europe generally also was proposed. Colby Is Elected State Secretary Washington, Mar. 22. The nomination of Balnbridge Colby aa secretary of state was confirmed late today by the senate. 4c '$16ft00 Rolls Into County Treasury Daily From Taxes 116000 With tax payments coming into the aherlff office at the rate of more than $18,000 dully, the real spirit of Marlon county tax payers Is shown. Between the hours ot 9 to 6 each day there Is a constant Influx of property owners to the receipt department. Sheriff Needham reports that work Upon statement mailing is progressing steadljy, nbout two thirds of the roll having been completed. Taxpayers who attempt to ascertain tax standing and statements by telephone, persist in the praotice, making It necossary for the sheriffs office to emphasize the warning that statement cannot be given over the phone because of the pressure ot business. Those desiring this Information are requested to do to by letter, enclosing a definite de scription of tho property. -Representative Mondell, the repub lican leader, said that considering for eign exchange values, the $425,000,000 total of the proposed American naval appropriation exceeded the British es timate for the year by $100,000,00. "For the first time in many years," h esaid, "the only naval establishment and program in the world at all com parative with ours is that of England. No other navy or naval program is of a size and strength even remotely ap proaching ours. In fact, since the practical wiping out of the 'German navy, all the remaining navies and na val program of the world, exclusive of England, do not equal ours." Woman Charged With Murder Of Mother On Trial Deadwood,"S. D. Mar. 22. The case of Mr. and Mrs. George Searles charg ed with the murder of Mrs. Searles1 mother, Mrs. Hilda Nelmi of Lead. win be called here Wednesday in the circuit court Dr. A. L. Bennett, expert crimin ologist attached to the office of Disr trlct Attorney William Foley ,of Den ver, is expected to testify. mrs. rveimrg cnarred body was found In the furnace in the basement of the Nclml apartment In Lead the morning of December 7 last by her daughter. At the suggestion of Dr. Bennett who wag called Into the case, the body, was disinterred, at Lead and sent to Denvefr for the criminologist to Investigate.- Incendiary Fire Destroys Tacbma . Speedway Stands Tacoma, Wash., Mar. 22. Fire of Incendiary origin, according to Chief Carlson of the Tacoma fire depart ment after an investigation, destroy ed' the grandstand at the Tacoma speedway two miles south ot the city limits this morning causing an esti mated loss of $50,000. No insurance was carried. Apparatus from Tacoma responded fto the alarm but no water was avail able to fight the flames and the chem ical engines soon exhausted their sup (plies. Efforts to save the oil soaked wooden track were successful. The grandstand had a seating ca pacity of 12,000 persons and contain ed approximately one million feet of lumber. Members of the speedway associa tion were unable to say today wheth er or not the fire would result in call Ing off the automobile races this sum mer. City Beautiful Idea to be Pushed . At Mass Meeting Public spirited citizens of Salem will be urged, at a mass meeting in the auditorium of the Commercial club next Friday evening, to partici pate in the movement to make Salem a city beautiful. Under arrangements made by J. W. Maruny, florist and one of the prime .movers in - the scheme to beautify the city, and oth ers, plans will be made, and perhaps organization perfected, at this meet ing to promote the city beautiful idea The mass meeting will begin at 8 o'clock. All persons interested in the movement are invited to attend. The necessity of doing something to per petuate the .natural beauty of the city will be brought forcibly to the attention of the citizens. . Beautiful colored slides of scenes In and around Salem will be shown by A. C. Barber, state insurance com missioner, Who has exhibited the slides on several occasions much to the delight of the audiences. house AtmionizEs sale OF FliUUH ON CREDIT Washington, Mar. 22. The house bill authorizing the United States Grain Corporation to sell 8,000,000 barrels, ot "soft" wheat flour In Eu rope on credits as a relief measure, was passed today by the senate with out opposition. JOURNAL WANT ADS FAX Investigation Of Hoff's Office Is Resumed By Jury ane witnon county grand Jury re- Correction Is Made In Publication Of Fruit Spray Recipe The Journal desires to call attention to an error occurring in the publica tion of a formula recently given by County Horticulturist S. H. Van Trump In a recent issue. The formula as given by Mr. Van Trump was advised for use In the treatment of loganberries for anthro canose. The receipe should have read water, 200 gallons. The corrected formula and Instruc tion for using same are hereby .given: A sprny of Bordeaux, 4-4-50, should be given the vines in the spring bevore the leaves appear. This spray' should be applied thoroughly, to cover every portion of the canes -and the crown of the plant A second application of the same spray should be given aftes the leaves appear and the new canes have made a growth of 6 to 8 incneg? Attnv Tha fruit In an tUa .o.4 1.1H sumed Its nrnho Intr, th nnj,,ni v . " " ' """"'P , .h- ..... r' UB. B,ven a,lnal 01 ' Bundy a, . m """" " mixture. This spray Is made iimgumi. nuxi iuig morning ar ter recessing over Saturday and Sun day Among those who are scheduled to appear before the Inquisitorial body this week are several prominent Portland bond buyerB and bond sales men, subpoenas being issued Saturday for the- following men. - Ralph ' A. Schneelock, John A. Keating, Henry Teal, Edward Geary, Lynn A. East ham, F. B. Fcnton, and Paul R. Dunbar. of: Sai: soda, 2 pounds; copper sulphate, 2 pounds, and water 200 gallons. JOURNAL WANT ADS PAT Basketball Men Guests At Dinner A complimentary dinner, beginning at six o'clock, will be given by the T. M. C. A., at tke "T" building. Tuesday evening to the members of the com mercial league basketball teams, man agers of the firms, and friends. Plates will be set for 36,' and a Joyful eve ning is anticipated. The dinner will be in charge of 'T' physical Director O. J. Hull, and Coaqh Matthews of : Willamette uni versity, and Coach Bhott of the high school, will be speakers. The dinner winds upa fast series of gamescom pleted last week. - , Labor To Direct Campaign Against Senator Cummings Washington, 'jlar. 22. Senator Cummings, republican, Iowa, is one of the members of congress organiz ed labor will attempt to defeat in November, according to L. E. Shep pard, acting president -of the Order of Rialway Conductors, who is . in Washington today attendine the rail road wage conference. . Senator Cummins was the author of the antl-atrike provision of the mil- road bill which was thrown out In conference. Mr. Sheppard Indicated that union officials were carefully studying the record of everv numw of congress with respect to his stand on this provision' and other labor mat ters. - 4fra M - ": Dress Goods;J JOURNAL WANT AD GET RESULTS gill, A Three-Day Silk Special 'At less than today's cost. Monday,-Tuesday and Wednes day only. . J 500 yards all Silk Crepe de Chine and Geor?. ette Crepe. 6 Our best quality 40-in. All-Silk Crepe - de Chine. 40-in. All-Silk Georgette Crepe. Buy all you want, per yard . 'A special that is timed to meet the demands for this much wanted material for women's an dgirls dresses for Easter Colors WHITE FLESH NILE MAIZE OLD ROSE ECRU . PEARL PLUM and OTHERS CORAL , SALMON NAVY BLACK Our Prices Always the Lowest :;f GALE CO. " Formerly Chicago Store ; Court and Coml Sis. The Capital Journal Want Ads Bring Results As Easter Approaches w Every woman and girl is interested in the season's creations in omen's Apparel You should come in and'seewhat we can show you in the latest spring modes, made from choice fabyes from which all will find something that will appeal to their individual taste. Women's silk dresses..:.. u..j......$12.50 to $32.50 Women's wool dresses ....... ;...$I6.50 to $45.00 Women's voile dresses ....$ 8.90 to $ 9.90 Women's coats L.,......$14.75 to $44.75 Women's suits r.. .........$32.50 to $47.50 Above all things you should not fail to look over our choice line of mind this For Women and Children Women's Hats .......................4:...,$2.49 to $16.50 Girls' Hats ......... . , $Jt29 to $ 4.98 IT MEANS MANY DOLLARS IN SAVINGS FOR YOU TO BUY ALL YOUR APPAREL FROM Incorporated A Nation-Wide Institution Operating 297 Busy Stores 1 v p. - Head y for Spr Are you ready? When you lay aside the winter weight clothes when the air gets soft and mild and you need something lighter. Have you got the things you need, Banging ready in ymir closet? -; . Better look over your stocky take a close inventory of just where you stand. Then if you find that you are going to have a ne wsuit or overcoat for spring come to ' Bishop's. We make a business of it. HART SCHAFFNER & MARX . Clothes art here for you. We can't say anything that means more for you than that. You don't take a chance to lose if you purchase here. oolen Salem W Mills Store - CP. BISHOP, Prop Every Family in Marion and Polk Counties a Patron