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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1925)
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM, OREGON v ... SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 11)25 News from Nedirby Valley Points By Capital Journal's Special (Correspondents Prom the Richest and Best Tart of the State PAGE TWO CHANGED POSTAL RATES TO TAKE EFFECT APRIL 15 Chans' In postal rates,. e(fM ure April i, nare uee an nounced by poe toff ice authorities at Salem. Among the most radi cal of the changes announced Ik the increase from one cent to I cents in the amount required to rarry a postcard. Transient second class mail matter receives, a raise in rate; from a utright one cent for each 4 ounces to two cents for each 2 ounces up to the first S otinccn. After 8 ounce parcel post rates prevail. ltilh:ilicu seami das: Quitter, including scientific, agrl cultural anl religious, change: from one and one-fourth cents a pound to one and one-half cents a pound, a raise of a quarter of a tent a pound. No appreciable change in serond class mail mat ter will le effected. The rale on third elaaa printed n-atter is to he raised from iu present rale of one cent for each 2 ounces up to the first 4 pounds, with fourth class rates obtaining above that, to a cent and a half for each 2 ounces up to the first a ounces, with fourth class rates on teining after the 8 -ounce mark Ik passed. Tlooks, catalogues, seeds, bull, cuttings, roots, scions and plant? rre lifted from fourth class to a third das status unless more than 8 ounces Is sent at once. The rate l to be one cent for each 2 ounces up to 8 ounces. Above 8 ounces the rate Is set fourth clui. Onll nary merchnndiHO Is raised from fourth to third class for amounts less than 8 ounces, the charge be ing a cented and a half for each 2 ounces up to the 8-ouuco mark. Fourth class classification in valves zone rale. Suecial service fee will under po a change. Higher fees than formerly will be charged for tut' h,w amounts and lower than for merly for the high amounts In volved in the money orders. Up to $2.50 the charge, will be 5 cenlti cn a money order, instead or .t cents as formerly. For orders he tween $80 and $10 the fee will be 22 cents, a decrease of 8 cent?' fi-nn the rate now In effect. Reg istered and insured mail will br charged for at Increased rates where th lower amounts nre In volved. The higher ninu ore not to be changed. The changes are to be made In accordance with house resolution 11,444. passei' recently by the I'nitcd Stales congress. ON 8L1GH BILL Hutxlngton's Itube Band Is the headline attraction on the new bill at the RHgh theater this Sunday. Something new and novel In presented to vaudeville In Bus. zlnglon Hube band. It la an ag gregation of seven talented music ians whose Instruments are both freakish and novel. They play everything from opera to Jiizx. Betty Don, who rightfully bills herself "The Girl With the Velvet Voice,' comes to vaudeville after being featured with the Avon Op era company. She has a most pleasing personality and her selec tions range from opera to popular numbers. To hear Charlotte and Otto Cllne deliver their clever lines of chatter and songs starts one thinking how mu.h time and patience It takes to study char acters and impersonate them In a way that the public Is carried bark to school days. Mlas ('lire Is a juvenile Impersonator of the highest caliber. A master of the accordion and a beautiful singer of popular songs are Gualano and Marguerite. Both are fresh from the shores of Italy, where they recently graduated from the musical conservatory. $800 E. S. Howard Haver $295 This player piano can hardly be told from new; has bench and over 25 rolls of music. Terms $10 a month. Geo. C. Will. 432 State PHONE JOE WILLIAMS The Buttery Man Silverton News Silverton, Dr.. March 11. Ralph Upearow, who pole vaulted at the Olympics at Paris last sum mer, gave a talk at Silverton, Thursday evening, under the auspices of the Silverton high school athletic association. He gave a number of the records which he bad made at various times. The first meet he was in he made 10 Utl, 6 Inches. At Bel gium In 1920 he made 13 feet, 2 inches. Following the Olympics. Mr. Spearow, together with two ethers, had been invited to Japan to speak on the American form of athletics. Mr. Spearow said that In ath letics, like all else, the thing that counted was to make up ouen mind to what one wanted to do and then 'go after it. 'ton"t give up until ytu get it." Jay S. Groo and P. H. Brown son, of the Portland Kltetric Pow er company, were in Silver Ion this week iu conjunction with the ramnaign now being put on by this company for the modern kitcheu lighting. Representatives it the company intend to call on each housekeeper at Silverton who is using electricity. The rep resentative will demonstrate, the advantages of the modern kitchen sighting system. Mr. Oroo is the lather ot the Portland girl who wou the $15,000 home lighting i;nze contest. A representative of the Duko bors of Canada was at Silverton this week Investigating the out iook for the purchase of land In quantity here fur the location of large numbers of the Duk honors in a colony. This cult is now at . resent .ocaled in Canada hut are now looking or land in the United t.itr. It is M.i id I hat Ihnstvt ha: acquired 20,000 acres near Oregon City. The Kpworth league will put on u three-act comedy entitled "Come Out ot tliQ Kiti hen," on the even ing of Marrh 26 at the Kugene Field auditorium. The cast ot iharaeters includes Helen Kleeb. I-ee Alfred, Mildred Kleeb. Loren Thompson. A I sun Bristol, Vernon hay, Kathrun I.eimnon, Clara Scott, (llecn Parrish and Margaret Welch. ,. Gust Paulson, manager 6r the O. J. Breier company, is building a new home on the corner of South Water and Mill streets. At pres ent Mr. and Airs. Paulson arc liv ing in the G. M. Opsund home on Rast Oak street. Mrs, S Ostergaard has been se cured to take the place of Miss Clarissu Brager in the Silverton high school. Miss Brager was forced to g'.ve up her work as teacher because ut illness. She it now confined to a Portland hos pital. Ernest H. Kills, aged 51. died at the Silverton hospital, Thursday morning, March IV, following an illness of ten days. Mr. Kills has boen a carpeuter at Silverton for the past nine years. Funeral serv. Ices will be held from the Jack & Kkmaii chapel this afternoon with Itev. 8. Hall officiating and inter ment will be made in the Silverton cemetery. Word has been received by Sil verton relatives of the death of 'ilrs. MutJiew Stanton, aged 74, of Yakima. Mrs. Stanton was the sister of Franklyn Whltlock. who died at Silverton at abort time ago. Both were members of a pio neer family. Owitig to the Illness ef Mrs. Stanton at the time of her 1 rot her 'a death she was never told of his rinath. Mrs. Stanton was also a sister of Mrs. Perry Moser of silverton. The nws of another death of a STOP Children's Cough with FOLEY'S is mm avaaMMJtrf Hirl.. If . prtatei mm tbrn-mntovmr. former Bilvertonian has atw) reached Silrertoa. Mrs. I.yda Van Winkle of Albanr died at her home Thursday morning, March 19. tin. Van Winkle waa the mother of lire. V. lleini of Silver ten. She will be remembered here aa Lyda Hajra, the daughter of John Hays, a former gilrerton druggist. She waa 66 rears of ago at the time ot her death. R. II. Willia, who la employed at the Silverton bakery, very nearly lost hia hand Thursday mhila working with the bread mixer. The mixer la an electric contrivance and while cleaning off the paddles Mr. Willia ot bis '..and cauKtit. The flosh was torn from the hand and fiugers. Casper Towe has begun the erection of a new home east of Hilverton. West Salem News West Salem, Or., March 21. The ladies' aid met at the borne ot Mrs. Homer Barber on Wednes day afternoon. Unite a few mem bers were present. And after the busluetss session was dispensed Willi the president of the society arranged for a "grab, give and toko" social and each persons was very anxious for a grab. The re sult was a surprise upon opening ;heir package as each one received a package of guilt patches. Bui nevertheless the ladies enjoyed a very plejaut t'mo chatting and s wing. The electric light plant will 4turt iU operations In West Salem -.00 n, and the work on the cannery will start next week. After it is ready to run it will employ more men and women than West Salem 1 r Kingwooi'. can supply. Citizens natch our town prosper and grow, tf everyone turns out to vole for more bonds to supply more water tower. The election will be on next Tuesday, march 24. We must all turn out and vote and .tec that West Salem conies to the 1' runt, it may he of interest to the friends of Lillian Boat right, who ih taking a nurse's training course :n the Iaw Angeles general hos pital of California, to hear ehr ha been critically ill with typhoid lever. The last report was that die is still very ill. hut a little iM-ttcr. Miss Boatright is a daugh ter of M. H. Boatright of King wood. Mr. Tandy, who has been ill villi the lagrippe. Is convalescing Ry4 urn All X want Is yomr uuu ana aaarus mo X Cava land won Tfm Trial Trvat inant. X want yon to try this treatment that's all Juat try It. That's any oaUy Argument. Over Thirty-At T. O. Hntt.U t a oniin am. DrMiriit Woman and Children avnasw difn t h y w r cured by this treatment sine Z first nmade thim offer to the public Xf yoa have Zcsema. Tetter, Celt Xtheum. Itch or any kindred Skin XMeeaie- never mind now bad my treatment haa cured the woret oaae X ever mw. Olve ie cbanee to prove my claim. Tbo wonders accomplished la y oar ova caae will be proof. Kail Thle Coupon Today 7. O. HUTZELI DIUJOOIST Dept. VU W. Mn St, Ft, Wjynt, la. PWjm uni without tttt er ektipatiea t aw rjtr rrw Freef trutateiL Vame . St. Si We. - City are anate ,J irsv; CCr rr'JL rVv.. E"3F7Tnl I ITrtr . f f ft f ifi'i". '1 TWILIGHT LEAGUE PLANNED General plans for the formula tion ot a twilight baseball league mere started laat night. The sea son would start on May 15, the lateness of the opening would al low all ot the players to get in the best ot trim. Last year sev eral of the first games were poor as the players were not in condi tion. The late playing season will do away with all ot this and give the tans excellent ball Six teams will be entered to present plans bat If they are not entered, (our wnl comprise the league which will keep the num ber of teams even to allow them the chance to play around twice so as to make a more interesting series. Next week will be devoted to getting the teams and playera lined up for the coming season. Anyone who wishes to enter the twilight league should get In touch with Bub Boardman of the local Y. M. C. A. -Frisco" Ed wards, Paul Acton, Bob Board man and several others were present at the meeting. nicely. Others ailing are Mrs. E. Test, Mrs. Kutti Thomas and Al berta Hobble. The Shamrock supper given by the stewards of the M. K. church was a success both socially and fi nancially. Work has resumed again on the cuilding ot the new church, the framework of some ot the large windows are being put In and part of the siding fe 00. Many men ar very kindly donating la bor. Matthew CJoodspeed has sold his property in Falls City to W. B. Graham ot Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Boatright were Thursday callers with Mrs. Edward Finley. Mra. E. Best, Becky and Jennie Best and Clem Ruseell were among those who intended the birthday surprise party given In honor of Mrs. G. W. Porter of Mt-Minnville on la&. Sunday. Mrs. Porter is an old resident of near Summit. A. D. Leach has started out to iipray, Mrs. Emily Henkle and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. McCollum and son and Leo Kiccard, all ot A new car This is the season of the year when thousands of shabby and old-looking auto mobiles go into the paint shops to come out a few days later all spick-and-cpan and new looking as a result of the use of Acme Quality Motor Car Finish. Once they have MOIUK AK FINISH ;, thc best SALEM HARDWARE 120 N. Commercial Street, Salem, Ore. 'v. Known itinancial Ability The United States National has guided the money of hundreds of patrons here into investments which meet their requirements and? are safe and yield a profitable return. i" The officers here are nown for their financial ability, their foresight in being able to segregate the good in vestments from the bad and for their Impartial advice upon the propositions under consideration. United States National Bank Selem.Oregory Portland, were guest at the W ill lam Me a dams home, Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. N. O. Bales ot Sa lem were visitors at tba W. W. Bales horns last week. All those who attended the en teriainment given by Hebel's Cherry Bud band of Salem on Fri day evening enjoyed the music very much. Mrs. Sebern was a Dallas busi ness caller Friday. Hay JacobaoB of the Oregon Agricultural college and Miss Bertha Vick of Salem were Sun day dinner guests at the J. It. Bed ford home. Mrs. Hugh Aspenwall and elite r of SaJem were recent visitors at the borne of Mrs. Goods peed. Mrs. Carlson ot Ash, Or., has returned home after an extended sojourn with ber mother. Mrs. Bell. Mrs. Ernest Boatright and lit tle son of Portland were guesta at the M. W. Boatright home Sun day. $625 Fischer Piano $285 This piano Is like new and fully guaranteed, S8 a month. Geo. C. 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