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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1921)
Par- Tbe Capital Journal, Extension Of Capital Demanded Commercial Club Com mittee Reports; Coun cil May Be Asked to Amend Charter Steps toward tiie extension of Capitol street so that It will be a direct route to the state fair grounds will be taken by a com mittee appointed at the open for um meeting of the Commercial club last night. The committee composed of F. A. Briion, W. K. Wilson, J. R Payne and August Huckestein will meet with the property owners on Capitol street tonight at the Com mercial club to plan action and perhaps will anil the city council to call a special meeting to amend the city charter so that the matter can be handled satisfactorily. The matter was brought before the meeting last night by a report being read from a former commit tee composed of f. W. Steusloff, Erlxon and Wilson to investigate the extension. , The report stated that tjj largest property owner at the present end of Capitol street was B. C. Roberts of Round Hp, Montana, who was willing to deed a right of way through bis property if the city will take care of the paving. A. H. Hunt, also a property owner, made the Mme proposition. Joseph Wlrth, another property owner, would be considered dam aged by the extension, but offered to take 500 and move his house. It was suggested later, that a Blight swerve In the street would avoid the Wirth residence, and do away with the necessity of paying the money and would be agreeable to Wirth. The estimated cost of the Im provement, If the first plan is adopted Is $15,000, according to the report of the committee. The paving on the street as It now lays begins today, and a spe cial amendment to the city char ter will have to be made to guar ante the donating property owners against assessments for the work. In his talk urging that the club take action, Mr. Erlxon charac terized the northern entrance to" the city as disgraceful and action must be taken at once. T. ft. McCroskey, secretary of the club, reported thut 3D active and three associate members had been added to the membership rolls of th club during the month. The new membership committee for the next month as announced last night Is: L. J. Chapln, I'. M. Gregory, L. J, Simeral, L. O. Hny ford, A. N. Moores, James Young, F. A. Haker, H. A. I.ove, R. O Snelllng. Charles Knowland, K S Tllllnghast and Otto K. Paulus. A rising vote of appreciation to the quartet from (lie buys' training school was given by those present, after a well rounded program. Un der the leadership of Jack Btovall, the boys' performance was remark able and reflected credit on their instructor and the management of the Institution. The program was both quartet and nolo music. The boys were Keuhen Fox, 1. ester Turpi n, Harley Howell and Clin ton Young. Marion Items Marlon, Or., Aug. IS. Mr. and Mrs. U. K. Peterson are the proud Mr en 1 1 of a baby boy, born Aug. 15, 1921. There was a bonfire party held lust Saturday night at the home of lira. C. Palmetto!!. A large crowd extended and wclnles, buns, cider and rake were served. Mr. and Mrs. Prank Ellis of Phl lomath spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Barber. Mrs. ttauman and sons. Wilson and Robert, of Salem, formerly of Marlon, returned back to Marion tor awhile. A farewell party was held at the home of Mr. and Mis. A. A. Mitch ell. Tuesday evening. The Mitch ells will leave Thursday for Mid way, Washington. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Ithoten and family of Salem spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. ilar ber. Mrs. Oentry of Stayton la visit ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. pr, U Hobbins. It was stated in the Albany pa rs that Mr. and Mrs. Davis, rela tives f Mr. and Mrs. Cummins, are visiting relatives in Seattle en route to Jefferson, where they will reside. They came from Oklahoma and will teach in Marlon the com ing year. C. M. Smith In reshlngllng the tare building. Mr. Ilougten is Improving his residence. He will put in electric lights. Mr. and Mrs. C. E Olsen are the proad parents of a baby bov. born August M, 1921. Daring Stunt For the "Movies" A large lacrease In acreage of at l lea, particularly strawberries. In Linn county this year Is shown by tbe annual report of County As sessor Var. Winkle. There are 10 acre of strawberries as compared with IIS acres in 1130. Last year lit acres of beans were grown In the county. This year there were only nine acres. "disconnects" as compared to a total of 5606 "connects," shswinfj a net loss of 1861 station. Of this number 807 disconnects were due to the Increased rate, 675 were or dered out because tbe subscriber could no longer afford the service, 389 were due to the curtailment of business and the remainder were assignable to numerous other causes Including removal of the subscriber, failure to pay rent. etc. The percentage of former tele phone subscribers who would con tinue to do without telephone service because of the Increased rates, was negligible in the opin ion of Hickman. The hotel men have no cause to! kick over their rates, according to Hickman, who declared that the "hotel rates even since the in crease are not as high as they nffhl tn he uub. n Th hotel man with a rn""" L i...r is the most favor- tjrancn ed subscriber of the telephone com- m..n .toted. "He has pany, . . , JLr nairi his Just proportion of the telephone burden." The arrangement now existing with respect to telephone service in the Oswego, Milwaukle and Oak Grove districts is the only way in which these communities can be served according to Hickman. To include them in the Portland rate area would be entirely impractical, as involving a development alto together prohibitive. td how he In com- mtnitiou .ltl, Itlnrnrv Shaw and Ottl- pany win w.. - . er officials of the company had visited Oswego during the present hearing to ascertain whether or not the demands of the patrons of Here Is a daring stunt of a man Jumping from the roof of a dwelling house after being pursued by villains bent on having his life. The picture shows the pursued, just after he had made the leap from the roof, reaching out with his umbrella for the convenient telegraph wires along which he later made. bis way. It all Iftppened in Berlin, wuere they are filming a series of detective stories. In which the man in the photograph Is the hero. Even Douglas Fairbanks would think , before endeavoring to do a jump like this. ' Agitators To Blame For Clamor Against Rates Says Hickman Most of the complaint following the increase in telephone rates lust March was from professional agi tators, according to C. E. Hick man, division commercial superin tendent, Oregon division, for the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company. "Of course 'there was some com plant, such as naturally follows the Increase in the price of any thing," conceded Hickman, who was on the stand In the phone rate rehearing here Wednesday after noon. "But," he insisted, "if there had been one-hundredth part the genuine complaint that was Indicated by all the noise made by the agitators this room (Indicating the spacious hall of representatives In which the hear ings are being held) would not nearly have held the crowds, and you have seen how many havj at tended these hearings." Reduced to concrete figures, Hickman, showed, the threats of wholesale telephone disconnections! resulting from the rate increase had simmered down to a total of 807 disconnections directly trace able to the increased rate follow ing the commission's order. Many of these have since resumed serv ice and the entire losses would have been more than made up had Hie facilities of the company per mitted of the filling of all applica tions filed since that time, Hick man Insisted. Figures produced by Hickman showed that In the five-month per iod from February to June, Inclu sive there were a total of TfRU Ladies' Coat Sweaters for Beach and Outing Wear A splendid Heavy Wool Sweater in com bination colors at a price within the reach of all. $4.98 GALE & CO. Commercial and Court Streets Bigger Values! A NATION WIDE I i IMS' uw- isriLaK. t .a, a..J 312 DEPARTMENT STORES Lower Prices! Presenting Advance Styles in Silk Plush Coats Our Prices Seem Impossible when Com pared with Prices Elsewhere, but the Great Buying Power of the J. C. Penney Co. Enables Us to Share Mutual Benefits Every Day in 3 12 Busy Stores $14.75 to $39.75 Very youthful and smart are these Silk Plush Coats, which are exactly as pictured here. Some are self collared and others have both collar and cuffs of rich contrasting fur in the newest designs and advance shapes 1 The Styles Plain and Fur Trimmed Models Flare Models Box Effects. m f I The Trimmings Narrow Tie Belts Handsome Buttons Wide Fur Collars New Bell Cuffs. IfrX SU BUMKntTXT STOMA mvorlag to I n breeding re SALEM, ORE. TO LARGEST CHAIN DBPARTMET BTORE ORGANIZATION IH THE WORLD MM Co 312 DEPARTMENT STORES .. ..uv cnnld be met. t mai tuuiiuu"'v Attorney Shaw interrupt explain how he had been Impress- . -.ii.i- U ,rnPlnSS Of the US- en wim m weso complainants and had hoped L , v i K f..imrl til ftC- that a way mis"' cede to their requesta but had been convinced after a personal Inspec tion of the problem that the pres ent arrangement was the only practical one. Attendance at Camp Meeting Is On Increase Attendance at the United Evan gelical camp meetings at Quinaby park is Increasing every day ac cording to reports, and church of ficials are highly pleased with the meetings. The program for tonight and to morrow is as follows: Thursday. August 18. 8:00 p. m. Sermon, Rev. J. W. Thompson. Friday, August 19. 10.30 a. m. "Bible Missions, a Review," Mrs. J. W. Thompson. 2:30 p. m. "Christian Bap tism," Rev. A. L. Lonsbeny: The Place of the Church in the Af fairs of the World Today," Rev. M. J. Ballantyne. 8:00 n. m. Sermon, Rev, J. W. Thompson. JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY JOURNAL WANT A'iS I'hV Bright Lights Chief Worry of Thorsday, Aut lg lTi Koier point, outT- realizmg the tap8rtaJj rly adjusted ,lghu aged the e8t.bn.hment J adjusting station, througl,"' Traffic SflUdil my have "Xhu18 ment of nominal The Oregon law, Robs out. does not require th, testing ttattnn. k,.. . upon eacn individual ;?' responsibility for proper), ed lights so as to avoid ous glare and dasj,, D, upon all motor vehicle owtei cooperate with the stale ir, department to correct the Hgtt : lng menace as It now eiUU h Oregon. . One of the most difficult prob lems with which the Oregon traf fic law enforcement squad has to deal is that of glaring headlights, according to Secretary of State Kozer who by virtue of his office is commander in chief of the traf fic squad. g)"The Oregon law requires that each motor vehicle shall nave front llerhts capable of finish ing sufficient illumination to render clearly discernable on the level highway any substantial ob ject 200 feet directly ahead and that the lights of all vehicles shall be so arranged, adjusted and operated so as to avoid dan gerous glare and dazzle," Kozer points out. "Lighting engineers are con vinced that the lights of motor vehicles may be so adjusted as not to project their rays into the eyes of operators of approaching vehicles. This can be done by con trolling the rays and not permit ting them to project above a certain height at a given distance in front of the vehicle. JOURNAL WANT ADS PAT q A MAN MAY! BE DOWN S BUT HE'S 5 TJF.VV.P ftTTTw a ' wm w SEE 5 The Inner Voice I ik TT i HI XJ. A-. Willi ft Bringing DOWN Grocery Prices It is interesting to note the decided reduction in Grocery prices, when we establish one of our stores in a community. The local merchant is at a loss to figure out how we can sell so reasonable, and immediately cuts his prices to try and meet ours. He learn very quickly that his small buying power prohibits him from continuing so he resorts to the method of giving SPECIALS (Bait) for the Day or Week on a few articles. We offer no Specials but price our Entire Stock consistant.with cost. This modern method of serving the public has gained us thous ands of Satisfied Customers in our Forty-Seven Stores, and allowed us to grow to the Largest Retail Grocery Organization in the NORTHWEST. We quote the following prices for your comparison: Skaggs "Everyday" Prices Northern Flour, the Montana Hard Wheat (Skaggs Guaran teed) , per sack $2.13, Del Monte or Libby's Pineapple, OA I sliced, No. 21a cans - Syrup Coffee and Tea M. J. B. Best Quality 5 pounds 3 pounds 1 pound Tree Tea Black, pound package Black, 1 pound package Green, Vi pound package Green, 1 pound package Postum Cereal, per package ... G. Washington Coffee, can Cereals Grape Nut, 2 packages Post Toasties, large, 2 pkgs Ralston Bran, 2 pkgs. Hap Jac k Flour, 2 pkgs Kerr Rolled Oats, 2 pkgs Butter and Iard First Grade Creamery Butter.. .44 Nut Butter, 2 lbs .55 6 los. Lard, bring your bucket 1.00 Vegetables Canned $1.79 $1.12 . .38 .28 .55 .30 .59 .23 .43 .35 .37 .35 .55 .55 Del Montie Solid Pack, per can Standard Tomatoes, good grade Golden Iris Corn, 2 cans Standard Peas, 2 cans Campbell's Soup, all kinds, can .15 .11 .25 .25 .10 Blue Kctso, 5 pound can Blue Karo, 10 pound can Red Karo, 5 pound can Red Karo, 10 pound can Log Cabin, small Log Cabin, medium Lob Cabin, large Milk Carnation or Borden's, pr case .39 .43: .78 .29 .57; 1.17. 5.25 0 70 Borden's Eagle Brand, pr doz 1 v Washing Powder and Soap 1.00 1.01 1.00 .60 .28 .30 .25 .25 .55 .15 .93 .79 ,30 22 Bars White Wonder .... 20 Bar Crystal White 35 Bars Luna 8 Bars Ivory 4 Bars Van Hoeters Bleaching 4 Bars Clean Easy - Citrus Powder, large, pkg Sea Foam, large, pkg Pearline, large, 2 pkgs Tobaccos, Etc. Velvet, Tuxedo, rince Albert, per can - Lunch Bucket, G. Washington, per can Star, Horseshoe, Climax, per plug 6 boxes Matches, guaranteed, Skaggs United Stores Portland (Four Stores) Hills0 Salem, 162 N. Commercial St., Phone 478 We have just opened up a store at Hillsboro, making the SKAGGS Store in OREGON in the last ten weeks.