Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1920)
, Oregon Cloverdale Briefs The home of Mr. and Mrs. John Lunch was served by Mr. .: n st.'iMishc.l on tho 2(!h,' but for nuor Installation pi reasons best known to themselves .v.,. ,i:.i.. lo.s been changed. This Cl'jverdale, Or.. Dec. 21. Ml Elizabeth Morris, who has been employed in Salem, has returned lliuoi.is ....... iuv .. assisieo liy JUS. cu 111 III In ... !..vv ,ia Reports of Diamond Finds! Lodge Officers time Saturday evening wneo iuv one nour. vouus people far and near gath- j Uoyde Wilson of Portlan.l in lues Crji. ii. in -'"iiB aiH .. I will trie the St. Paul people more ered there to celebrate the l.lth birthday of -Miss Anna Sllrele, I'ar ties from Portland and Salem came in.' ' ' k - e m I l..'.'i .. .I-. 1.:.. . '"' snin.,.i..:. -r"nmm Mexico City. Mexico. Dec. 21. l-map 01 nram minea'" are niuneroos, but the Mfttttonda have not yet ni scarert itt the ni.-u-Uct h r- and no Dainey BeriMtto has arrlvril to dazzle the capl'.aj with hi Huihlen opulence. One tale told h.Tc'iM ilnu a Rival ilianioml field has ..... n round near Ule border of the ntulcs of Sono. a aim S.nola. Thix f 1.1.1 UTa vast in exte". the World -fa -rnous field In South Africa, But that in not till. 1 he dia monds are as valuahle as any the world has yet teen. n. lutminar. and almoHt ready to be put into time in which to prepare for the great event and they propose to I make It one of unusual Interest. New candidates arc being secured as fast as possible and it is expect ed that the class will number more than 100 by the time for initlatmn. A lot of knights from Portland. Bs -lem, Ml. Angel and W'oodbtirn expected to be In attendance. home to remain for the winter. Mr, I'Mlflet and family and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kunlte were In Salem Friday. Elmer llennis of Salem spent the .. ,. ., laun r. V. H. Wilson. St. Paul. Or.. Dec. 21. The in stallation oi a new council of the Knlehis of HakMnbus. which was Mr. ami Mrs. Frank Champ;.., i'luns the ore b, tin..'--. to take part In the celebration. 1 left 1'i iday fpr Polic eaunty satiisu "M wher. I i ronii.... to be held here next Sunday, ha been postponed until January tth. State Deputy II. P, Pearc of La Grande, Or., will have supervision over the work. This will be ire second new charter trranted In Ore- week-end here. Mrs. Anna Kunke spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Salem with rela- j tlves. Men's Boys' Gift Thi P. A. Wood and family were no ing their Christmas shopping In S lem Saturday. 1,..,.ii,.,' .,,,.1 nthor ornaments. There will he little It0, .ia. ,ha let ,.f Tt.tv Tl mam toil for diamond cutters, as nature has done II most all orj ,xpcc.,oc that the council would be JOTJBNAXi WANT ADS PAT th.' work. ,, I Another story comes from the state of ..u -ircio. Itj fUts Ilk" ifie veracious prosi.e.jlus of the ConHolidated j Wltdcal Diamond cortioiaii.nl. this in a. A famous geologllt too well known to ! named nan round the diamond mine from which Ceneral Cuerrero You can't find any that are better than ours Salem Woolen Mills Stoj M' lmtam mm Th t llal Journal, HiSc a Iff m ft 1 Iff look sparkling seran and i-r.-sentea men. o AuBustin-. who, befOre he became a monarch, was f.en . nil AtlgtlBtltl lturhlde. General Cm rrero told no one the secret of the location of his nlamdnd mine' and died with the secret unrevealed BUI the well-known aeoloKlst--name not mentionedput two and two together and walked straight to f.eneral Cu- j e.ro's mine. Diamonds were ev.-r.v where, a HHMf I eauallHg in value the fortune or any nabob.. The well known geologist, after telling pi the diamonds, went on his way to look tor something else. Old Spanish Missions in California Revived Ban rrr.no'seo. IX'C 21. The Missions or California. , famed In the history of civilization in the meat west, and which sprang into existence nearly three centuries afro-' vh. r iealous missionaries toiled northward over El Ca inimo ileal -the (Ung' niHhway are to be revived. The twentv-one missions, now decaying and in ruins, I v hieh tie along the highway from San DiegO to Sonoma i will be brought back to life through tin- activities of the California .Mission, Restoration association, which Is now j histttutlng tl movei M to eulmlnate only when the last., mission has been restoi in ils ancient picturesque My!' li' I' '1 . , i other Baymand if. Mestre St.anish djooesan padre, who h is devoted twenty-nine years of study to the Span iHh missions of California and to actual work in these klstorh) Places is in full charge of the restorative -work j ... . it i, ...... .'.I.. -m nnd furnishing aid are miner way. u . .. ..,. Herbert C. Hoover, Luth. r Kurbank, John (.. Mott, nth rv Chandler, .Mrs. Florence l.'orteiv Juan Camarilla. II. M Tobtn, Charles Templeton Crocker, Mrs. Kleanor Martin and oher prominent California lis. Complete cccleS b slical authdltty has been given t.t the association for whatever restoration construction the Spanish mission architectural authorities recommend, Title to all the iws--ion properties is held ecclesiastically. College Girls Wallop High Cost of Living j Chicago Dee. It.- The Shot well hoarding establish ments" at (i:io University place, Branaton, in.. Which Ba- u rs exclusively to young women who come to North west ern I'nlversitv. to feast al the fonts ol knowledge, lateh ha been sending forth a new challenge to "HI - ost. There Is Miss Jessie Wall, senior me er oi mm'v Kappa Oarnms and recently voted the most beautiful girl on the campus, andlher assistant, Miss Beatrice Cook, so phomore and Phi Beta. They are shampooing the co-eds at 2.". cents per shampoo and crimping the co-eds at an cents per crimping1. 1 Then there are the Misses Virginia llowells and Mi riam I la mill on, both Seniors and Kappa Kappa Gammas, v ho ire pulling the Eva nst on weild.vs of shoe-shining biimhes to blush. They are shining the co-educational shoe nt 1 0 cents a shine. . ... then there me mam Bilk stocking that adorn the com DU These must needs be kept i repair If the co-eds b0ok is to stand the strain or the term, to we have the Misses Btlth Ann Montgomery and Mar.ii.ne Baker both "sophs" and Kappa Alpha Thetaa. One maj w'al li them "darn em while you waif most any after noon al Bhotwell House. One slocking 8 cents; a pair IS cent .. These are the body blows being dealt to Old man Mi Cost." Searchlights to Guide London-Paris Airships London. Dec. 31. Important experiments are being cat ried out by 111'' Air Mlnisliy tor Ihe purpose of construct ing an areiai light way between England and Francs. Two suggestions have been put forward by the experts One is for the use of powerful searchlights, ranging man miles; the other Is for a series of Stationary vertical beams so far experiments have been carried out with searchlights. The Idea Is to have live stations erected on ..... i..i, .Ma .,r Hie channel and also on the route 111, l.llhul. " - --- -- .11. f,'. il.. k-rench roast to Paris. Already there are light-I homes al Croydon ami Lyiupne. In England, and at L Rourget, in Kranco. One great result ol this lighted way would be the com mercial possibilities of night flying by the aircraft trans portation companies, it would in- possible for cargoes to he colleeled at the end ol' ihe business day in London and di.llvered at Ihe beginning of the business day in Paris. slow machines would lomlse in fuel ami siso carry bigger loads, thus materially reducing costs. Tale of Buried Gold Starts Town Digging Sunt In Hold. M".. Dec. 21, The little town of West tains is having ihe thrill or its existence in a search for i eurie.i treasure. Unidentified persons digging In the yard no garden ol tile home of the late I Hole John lingers- I minim old character who left a small fortune, started i tho treasure seekers on the trail of hidden gold. Kogers died five years ago and Jus; before his death told friends he was leaving a fortune. He never told Where Hie money had been left and interest in its hiding j klin .11, .1 ..in after a while The i. e. nt appearance of strange visitors to West Plains and RVJseeqUent discovery of floors torn up In the old homestead started go! to flowing again Pre. hlv overturned piles of earth found in the Racers yard recently, and mysterious lantern lights flashinr. through the vacant house at nigh: have tiven West Plains additional thrills. Now it's a tOWB-Wlda search for burled treasure with every body taking a "lr; on Ihe side.' French Hotels Plan Uniform Tourist Rates Paris. Dec. 21. Hotel proprietors and tollitim ag. nelo ! hnvlns finally rihacovervd thai the facilities ae aorded foreign tourists to rtsit the country, and eapecinll , in iiefie'.is. during the enaglag year have fatted ami that the high prices charm'd in various establishment kaving tended to keep out Americans, have formed league to make conditions better in the future. (hie of the first points dow n for discussion is that of the uniformity ol' price.-. Tourit agents ...uiplaio thai then has always been a difference in prices for ihe l-'i .-ochuiau , and for the foreigner. In future they consider that the ! prices should be the same for vv.-ryono and thSl hotel j managers should not always I... k upon all A ntsrteaas as Millionaires. Also they predict the coming of a target I army of visitors if healthy condition prevail in all sorts f establishments which Americana either veil or live in ! The preparation of food should ah.. I., carefully watched ' according to these experts on tourism. Capital Journal Want Ads Bring Results Sk Seena Owen BB "The House IH 11 1 ii CHRISTMA! -SPIRIT The Exquisite Tones of a Master Cheney Violin Resonator A ivs of the violin retonator in Tht Chrnrv. tupparttd f t from cabinrt Wis to th.u it cua ribratt and add osauty to lone. 7k a only on of eriet of ntw and exchuiw tnsenfions in Ttt Chtnty. EVEN a master of a violin must have a Stradivarius to get the utmost from his art. An ordinary violin plays the same notes, but the tones are not comparable. There is just as much difference between The Cheney and an ordinary phonograph. For The Cheney is fundamentally different. Acoustic principles never before utilised in tone reproduction are brought into play and give The Cheney tones of surpassing beauty. "The Longer You Play It The Sweeter It Grows" Like a violin it improves with age and becomes a prized heirloom to be handed from generation to generation No other can imitate Cheney irrt' provements. They are found in no other instrument. Each Cheney cabinet is a master fulp iece oi furniture craftsmanship, made in period design. Is hcinii' carried out this year in vvhal is considered m ably the most unique ana sta !c manner that has beep evidence for many seasons past. People are purchasing merchandise of flu "lasting" uati savs W. W. Moore, merchandise that is a necessity nol only Xmas day hut for all year round. Several weeks ago wei ranged a room for storage of gifts to be delivered fhfi da before Xmas and now we find it necessary to enlarge the stoJ age space, the original room'being filled to the door. We still have a large stock of good staple Furniture for lli that will be appreciated not only Xmas day but year in I year out. What would make a better g'ift than a Victrola, .ask nlmil our special offer on the number ten. "You get more for your money at MOORSS" F or Christmas We have a dandy supply o Dollie for the Kiddie Real Hair, and the kind that sleep ;md $1.2 ,-e Tea Pots. Casseroles, Bake Di i - ! FOR MOTHER we have M i : i Wos-a W l U E si KUt, VsKl I'llHMK.II IfHS AT A 11 AIM; MX C. S. Hamilton EXTRA SPECIAL! 42-Piece Set of Bluebird Guaranteed China for $8.50 Cups (Blue-Bird) slightly damaged 5C Tea Pots, (Blue-Bird) slightly damaged 50c Special lot of Men's Neskweare at 50c . . ...Ill . ..t vol Fancy Stationery for Xmas at about half what H u- else wife re. Kippered Fish 2 cans 25c STEINBOCK'S HOUSE OF BARGAIN'S 373-377 Court SI. Peas 2 cans 25cS da Tail THK IHH m: n KMSHK.K- mm