THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, DEC. 23, 1915. EIGHT (i The Store of the Christmas Spirit" if r I t w T m. m. Cm. .j v. Sr Mht oaiem s Largest uepanmeni oiore BLtu. k. ll PlF$ " " Will find ready assistance in selecting gifts if they shop at Meyers Late Christmas Shoppers Salem Woman Makes Affidavit for Evidence In Klamath Feud iiXAHION COUNTY WIN 8 AT Si.'. PAUL CORN SOW Salem's Holiday Shopping Emporium. Gifts for Men, Women and Children are displayed on every hand so that it is an easy matter to make selections. Special prices rule in every department. in the Men's Section, in the Silk Section. on Handkerchiefs, Ribbons, and Neckwear on Men's, Women's and Children's Slippers Special Prices g Special Prices " QrrirI PvinoQ on Toilet Articles, Leather Goods, etc. :::: tDp&ClGll iTlCGb on Women's Ready-to- Wear Garments. QrV PvintOQ on our entire lne f Furs :::: OJJ6CICII J lltCO . on Art Goods and Christmas Novelties. Special HP viroQ in II OYLAND Prices in Santa Claus Headquarters second Floor Dolls, Doll Buggies, Dishes, Stoves, Doll Beds, Games, Mechanical Toys, Trains, Model Builders, Engines, Drums, Tricycles, Etc. hundreds of articles to make children happy. .Bring them to see this great collection from Santa Claus' storehouse. SPECIAL SALE PRICES on Dolls, Games, Mirror scopes, Magic Lanterns, Engines, Wash Sets, Sewing Baskets and Hobby Horses, and doi ens of other articles. That Albert 'Ernest Lowrence threat ened to kill Mrs. Alma Kuoline and that the mnnler was premeditated was the effect of an affidavit sworn to before Attorney General Brown yester day by Mrs. iJvdia R. Todd, of 290 S. 21st street in this city, relative to the recent Klamath county feud. Lawrence recently shot and fatally wounded Mrs. Kuehno in a dispute over the posses sion of some land near Klamath Falls. It appears that Mis. Kuehne had talten the land as a homestead but when she was absent for a short time Lawrence moved into the house and held posses sion of the property. Mrs. Todd stated in her aftidavit that she went in the company of Mrs. ivuehne some tune ago to the land in question in order that Mrs. Kuehne might secure some of her clothes that were in the house wnn-h was then oc cupied by -lawrence. At that time the affidavit states that Lawrence said: "Lydia, I want you to keep that damned thing awav 'from here,'' refer ring to Mrs. Kuehne. Mrs. Todd replied, "Haven't you a lot of gall to say that she cannot come on her own place," an she says that Lnwience answered: "It is not hers and if she conies hero again I will lull her." Mrs. Todd states that she was very well acquainted with both Mrs. Kuehne and Mr. Todd and had know,n them for some time before the fatal quarrel of last week i..ich resulted in the death of Mrs. Kuehne. A telegram was received this afternoon by L. J. Chapin from H. L. Dow, secretary of the First National Com Show, at St. Fan, Minnesota, regarding the corn sent from Marion county to this exhibit. The telegram is as follows: "Ore gon and Washington had some of the finest corn at the show. For the western Oregon dis trict, tho prize winners from Marion county in the men's class are A. T. (Jline, Mt. An gel, second; i Borgelt, Salem, third. Bov's class, William Blake, Jr.,' Salem, first." it The Store of Good Merchandise and Low Prices. TV 7 THE HOUSE OF QUALITY 1 P Three Masses Christmas at St. Joseph's Church St. Joseph's church will celebrate Christmas with accustomed solenmitv On this day every priest is allowed to celebrato three masses, from which he is enjoined on all other days, except by decree of the pope made this vcar which permitted the three masses for November second, the Feast of All Souls. The first mass Christmas morn ing at six o'clock, at which the music will be furnished bv pupils of Sacred Heart Academy, all of which will be of a high order. Second mass at 8 o'clock. Solemn High muss at 10:30 in the morn- j High School Work Is Offered In About 300 ! Schools In Oregon The official directory recently is- j ued by Superintendent of Public. In-; st ruction J. A. Churchill shows that there are about 3U0 schools in the . state which offer work above the 8th i grade, as follows: 44 otter .one year of secondary worlc; bo otrer two years; 26 offer three years, and 183 offer four years of high school work. Ap proximately liuu teacners are cm- ployed in the secondary schools, about TO "per cent of whom are graduates of colleges of universities, while many more are graduates of technical or normal schools. Colleges and univer sities from every section of the United ; States and from Europe are represent-! ed among the high school teaching force of the state; but by far the larg-1 est number of graduates of any single j institution come from the University ; of Oregon, there being about 18o grad uates of that institution teaching in the high schools of the state. A very large percentage of the teachers of the j vocational high school subjects are sup-, plied by the Oregon Agricultural cor lege. Children the Lady Calls ! Creatures of Food CHRISTMAS SPECIALS AT DAMON'S San Francisco, Dec. 23. Beefsteak ing, when the choir under direction ot will make a boy bad; too much starch Professor D. F. Langdoiibiirg will, ;n bis food will make a girl flirty and render ijoescne s -Mass. me cnoir litis fickle, perfected itself in this and the music will be the finest, of the chraacter, ever beard in Salem. Some of Baltimore's "best" citizens, accused of taking underworld profits as rent money, have the aoppoitunity to choose between good citizenship and good cash, So says Dr. Dora Roper, exnert on the treatment of defective children, who maintains that whether boys nr girls are good or bar depends on the , kind of food their parents feed them. j For instance Dr. Roper says apples! will drivo a boy into tuberculosis and j beefsteak into the prize ring, while too much cream on her mush will make a' CENTS WILL BUY 1 pound Dates 1 pound French Mixed Candy 1 pound Best Mix Candy 1 pound Best Mix Nuts 1 pound Pop Cora 1 dozen Bananas 115 Naval Oranges Total value S1.29 1-2 In addition to the above we give you aboslutoly free ONE pound of our Christmas candy. 8 lbs. of Swoet Spuds for 25c Fresh Roasted Peanuts 10c per pound Best Mix Nuts lb. 15c 3 lbs of Xmas Candy for 25c Best No. 1 Walnuts (soft shell) pound 20c Best No. 1 Imported Walnuts (soft shell) 2 pounds for . . 35c Our 30c Steel Cut Coffee, Special at 25c Extra Special, 2 Loaves Bread 5c Christinas Candles, 5c per box We undersell nil other Salem stores because we buy and sell for cash and pay no rent. Order your Christmas groceries early. If you can't come to the store Phone 68. Damon & Son Open Tonight Until 8:30 855 f Commercial St. girl peevish and naughty. Candy eaten to excess is also a bu-1 thing says Dr. Roper, and will iiifluenco a boy or girl to "play hooky" from school. 'nttrntttrmrrmmmrrmtmut: All Around Town stttttmttttffitmttmtmti Dr. Mendlesohn will bo at bis office January 1, 1910. n tf Geese eaters may eat them this Christmas at tho rate of "0 cents a pound, whilo the Christinas turkey is retailinf at 24 and li5 cents a pound. Before placing your printing order, Phone 2171). Fuller Printing Concern. tf Among the O. A. C. Btudents who are home for the holidays are Miss Gene vieve Pra.ior, Miss Urn Constable, Miss Esther Maag and .Miss June Kubin. Dr. R. T. Mclntire, pnysictan and lurgeon, 214 Masonic bldg. Phone 440. Prof. F. S. Gannett, principal of the Washington junior high school left for Portland this morning. lie will lie mar ried this evening to Miss Zolo llickcock. Dr. Stone's Drug Store. Loroy Harris, Willamette university freshman und football player left yes terday for his home near Garfield, Washington, and will not return for the coming semester. Electrio baths and massage nndor your phvslcian's directions. N. N. lm us, 218 Hubbard lildg. Phone SS5. tf The thlrty-Uiird semi-annual reunion Phone 700 TAXI SERVICE Care for any time of day or night. Good Oarage In connection for storage of cars. Reasonable Rates. SALEM TAXI CO. Oarage OPEN ALL NIOHT. 246 State Street. of tho ...lieiont and Accepted Scottish Kite Masons, Valley of Portland, Southern Jurisdiction, will bo held in Portland January 1.1, 11 uud li). Dr. Stone ' drug store. Oeorge Freeburger, formerly of this city, will bo married New 1'eurs lay to a Portland girl. Ho is now prac ticing dentistry in Juneau, Alaska. Got your Christmas geese and tur keys of C. L. Sperling & Son. An advance of 20 cents a barrel for flour was nnnoiinced yesterday in Portland and under ordinary favorable conditions tho advance will talto ef fect in Salem within n day or two. All kinds of dry wood, sawed of 4 ft., lowest prices. Prompt delivery. Star Wood 1,0., Phono 4'M, lUln and Onk. JuulS Josae George, wlio has been associat ed with his brothers, William and Lee, in the George restaurant, has purchased a business at 200 State street, to bo known as tho l.cononiy restaurant, ii Fresh ranch eggs, 35c a dozen. C. h. Sperling & Son. R. A. Lucas has accopted the position of district manager for tho Continental l.ifo Jnsurnnco company of Salt Lake City and will open an office here about January 10. Fresh ranch eggs, 35c a dozen. C. I. Sperling & Son. The six-year-old son of O. D. Noed ham, living beyond Uosedule, sustained a broken arm while playing in the bam yesterday. Dr. O. It. Miles was called to set the fracture and todnv the lm is reported to bo getting along all right. Mistletoe withberrlos, prompt deliv eries. Phono 41.1, Also a Nice Line of Jewelry, EARL NETJQEBATJER Muiouio Bldg. Bix Xmas dance at armory Saturday night. Peorless orchestra. 50c. Attorney General Brown and family will spend Christmas ut their home in Uosoburg. Mr. Brown will return to this city immediately after Christmas but the family will remain in Roseburg un til after Now Years. The White Swan Dairy.. Lunch., is linking good. Try it and be convinced. The United Artisans held special Christmas tree exercises last evening, besides initiating several candidates. At tho closo of tho business session, the ladies of tho cadet drill team were each preented with an agate ring by their captain, Mrs. Irene St. Helens. Good cigars will ploaso the man. You cannot niako a mistake. Order La Corona, a Salem made 10 cent cigar. Emmett G. Hall, who joined the Ma rine Corps and who has been stationed at M'nro Island for tho past fourteen week, has been promoted to the posi tion of clerk of tho company, and for the present will remain at Mare Island. Kvcntually, ho expects to go into tho aviation service. "Social Sorvice Mooting" at the Unitarian church will be suspended for next Sunday evening. The regular meetings will begin again with the first Sunday in January and will con tinue until tiio last of Juno. A ton foot rise in two days is some thing unusual for tiio Willamette and breaks tho sudden riso record for sev eral years. Tuesday morning at 8:00 o'clock the gunge was "i,8 feet above law water. This mnrninir it wns 1.Y8 c....( ,,i. ti... .,..,. .,..,..,..:., part of tho wharf. Scandinavian "Julotta" will he held in the Swedish church, corner S. 15th and Mill streets, Christinas day, in tho morning at u o clock. 1'rof. J. O. JInll, of the Willametto university will eon duct the service. All . Scandinavians are most cordially invited to attend. The Initiation committee of the Clier rinns nnnoiiiico that several applications have been received for membership from the business and professional men of tho city, Those acted upon favorably will bo admitted to member ship at the banquet and initiatory ex ercises to be held at the Marion hotel Monday oveiilng, January 3. A policeman and a door keeper were necessary yesterday to handle the crowds ut tho opening of the Toggery firo sale, at 12;'30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, A force of 'JO clerks were on hand to take cure of the fire sale business but Mr. Hammond was obliged to close the storo front 5:30 to ti:30 o'clock In order to straighten tho Stovk for tho evening's business. Salem Man Gets Prize For Window Decorating In a contest with thousands of the expert window dressers of the country, W. W. Cummins was awarded the fourth prize, and with it $10, for the artistic display of cutlery and silver ware at the Spencer Hardware Co. Tho awarding committee of the American Artisan, the magazine offering tho prizes, writes Mr. Cummins, that tho judges unanimously chose his window display not only because of its general attractiveness but because of tho great skill shown in the ararngement of arti cles. Mr. Cummins says that the win dow was not especially decorated to enter the contest, but that it was just an every day affair. Nevertheless, ho is especially pleased with the award of fourth price as hardware men from nil over the country and Canada were com peting for the prizes. The curtain for the Forbes-Robertson show at the opera houso Friday even ing will not rise until 8:45 o'clock. On account oi the stores staying open until S:3I o'clock and the many church entertainments in the city Friduy even- i ut. Mr. waters deemed to tunny inoj performance 15 minutes, in order that ( all may have an opportunity of seeing this great Knglish actor and his Kng-1 lish company. Officers White and Victor met the Oregon Electric train which arrives in this oil v at. 3:15 this morning and ar rested John Fisher and John Hrown on a charge of burglary ami held them for the authorities at Albany where they aro accused of robbing a butcher shop. Fisiier and Brown had a ham wrapped up in n butcher's apron, a meat cleav er and ft steel for sharpening knives. Thev had both paid their fares to Portland and gnvo tho conductor ft liiimli'iil nt llntinln nii kles und iicnnics. Tho report from Albany states that tho burglars broke into the till of tho butcher shop and took some sthnll cnange. Fisher and Hrown had when arrested. I Tho exceptional-success of my Coffee, department Is due to the correct scientific blending and roasting by one who knows how. The Store of Housewares. WM. GAHLSDORF 135 N Liberty St. Dione 7 Are You Ready for Xmas ONLY ONE MORE DAY FOR XMAS BUYING. ALREADY OUR HOLIDAY. BUSINESS HAS ECLIPSED ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS, BUT THEN WHY SHOULDN'T IT, FOR THE PUBLIC WAS NEVER GIVEN SUCH PRICES ON SUCH MERHANDISE, AND EVERY ONE KNOWS IT. Now in our previous ads we have been as brief as possible and vou have read them, so will make no change. This will be the last word until after Xmas, in fact THIS is more in the nature of an acknowledgement of our thanks to the Public for the liberal patronage accorded us, than an effort to sell anv thing, for if we are to judge by the past few days we will have more business Friday than we can take care of without more adver tising, still we want to tell vou of the many real bargains we have for there'll still be something doing after Christmas in our store. Men's Suits-$10 ones at $6.48, $12.50 ones at $8.68, $15 ones at $9.88, $16.50 ones at $10.48, $18 ones at $11.98, $20.00 ones at $13.48, $22.50 ones at $14.98, $25 ones at $16.78. Men's Shoes in black or tan, lace or button, the PACKARD make, all lasts, including the popular English, at $2.48 and $3.98. ODD COATS AND VESTS One lot, small sizes only, are going at $1.48 though worth three times as much. Men's 50c heavy derby ribbed cotton Underwear and 75c Swiss ribbed athletic neck, are each 35c, $1.50 Coop er's Australian wool shirts and draw ers at 98c, $3.00 Cooper's spring needle wool at $1.13 the garment, $5.00 fancy ribbed wool athletic neck for $1.63 each, and our regular $6.00 French ribbed silk and wool is a bargain at $1.78 the garment. Men's Hats at $1.12 for the $2.00, and $1.98 for the $3.00 kind. We also have men's cloth hats for rough weather automg, etc., the regular J1.50 and $i are now 98c. Then there's Oxford bags in 15, 16 and 17-in. at $2.48, $2.98 and $3.48, that were $4.50, $5.00 and $5.50 and $2.50 sweaters for $1.48, $2.00 and $2.25 V neck Jersey knit sweaters at 98c, 50c wool socks at 38c, and 25c wool sox for 18c. . Men's Shirts $3.00 ones for $2.28, $2.50 ones for $1.88, $2.00 ones for $1.48, $1.50 ones for $1.13, $1.25 ones for 88c, $1.00 ones for 48c, $2.50 tan corded shirts with military collars, new ar rivals at $1.48, flannel shirts that were $1.50 to $3.00 are now 78c to $1.98. Men's $1.25 ties in leather case are 73c, 75c tie and pin combination set in fancy box, 38c, 50c, 75c and $1.00, Xmas ties at 38c and 50c, 35c ties at 21c. Umbrella weather is still with us, the $1.00 umbrellas are 65c, and so on up to $5.00 ones at $3.50. Men's Trousers $2.50 kind at $1.98, $3.50 ones at $2.68, $4.00 kind at $2.98, $4.50 kind at $3.38, $5.00 kind at $3.73, $6.00 kind at $4.48. For men's gifts there are solid leath er suit cases, and travelling bags, bath robes, smoking jackets, hundreds of silk and linen handkerchiefs, etc., fancy suspenders, belts, etc. In fact the entire stock with the exception of Ide collars, Holeproof and Phoenix hose is on sale. Store Open Evenings Until Christmas r ur I A 1 1 RT C A M 0 r f