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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1916)
THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JAN. 1, 1916. SEVEN Talbot School Center of Many Good Times Receives Beautiful Gift (Capital Journal Special Service.) Talbot, Ore., Dec. 31 The new school building at Talbot has been tho center of many community gatherings during the i.ast few weeks. Last Friday, De W JWI HW W$ " iWfww wf( Wfl VW y w? WJ 1HI W W U?'1?' I P IPO EATON HALL, WILLA A NEW YEARNS MESSAGE. By Dr. Carl Oregg Doney, President of Willamette University. The life of Willamette university has been contemporaneous with thut of Su km; and for almost three-fourths of a century their interests have been mu tual. It Teqnires no great wisdom to. ee how the two are bound together or to know that neither would willingly part with the other. Their fume and prosperity have been closely linked wud will continue to be so. Commercially the univerHity is differ ent from a manufactory, yet it con tributes to the financial resources' of the community by bringing to it several hundred persons who otherwise would not be here. The university likewise conserves the resources of the city by enabling residents to scenre a higher education at home. Were they obliged I to go to a distance for it, they would annually spend considerable sums in other cities which are now retained. And were Willamette not here, some of our finest young people would be de nied a college education because of the lark of means to go to a distant school. The university is also in some respects like a church a constant appeal for the better things of life. Everyone feels the need of such an appeal in order to be saved from too great absorption in Lis vocation. liming tho past year, the faculty of Willamette lias been increased and much strengthened, the curriculum has been enlarged and a real sense of har mony engendered between faculty and students. Homo minor, yet valuable, material improvements have been made, the endowment has received small ad ditions. Jlr. M. A. Smith has presented the library with several hundred now Marion County $364,1 86 It cost the taxpayers of Marion coun- ty jr,ti4,18li.20 to "run the affairs of the county during the yenr li)J5 nc- cording to tho records of the county clerk's- office. The largest single nmonnt expended was $2(il,l 13.13 which ns spread over the roads and high ways. The full list of expenditures fol lows: Konds, highways, bridges and ferries 2Ul,lla.l3 Elections '. Clerk's office, salaries 5,300.00 Clerk 's of fice, expenses .... 1M2.72 Kheriff's office, salaries ... 5.36n.42 Sheriff's office, epenses .. 1,041.45 Recorder's office, snlnries .. 3,225,53 Rworder's office, expenses.. 7S0.2R Treasurer's office, snlnries.. 3,72ri.H7 Treasurer's office, expenses 1,344.75 Hurveyor's office, salaries .. -1,800.00 Hurveyor's office, epenses .. 1M3.51 Assessor's office, salaries .. li.112.HS Assessor's office, expenses.. 627.40 School superintendent, sal aries 5,002.00 Pchool superintendent'!! of fice, expenses 1,478.44 : i sTS - V--., A5i, A. METTE UNIVERSITY volumes, and the Warren Construction company has paid for an excellent list of periodicals. The freshman class, numbering 02 and the largest in the his tory of the institution, is probably the greatest achievement of the year. What the new year holds for Willam ette, no one can tell. There is on the part of trustees and faculty a strong j determination to do all they can to make tho institution serve the students, the city and the state in the best pos sible way. It would be unwise to prom ise or predict any striking gains for the immediate future. That some needs are seriously pressing is clearly recognized. The necessity for a woman's dormitory is pitiful; and tho wonder is that some ono does not provide it. Tho school should also have an auditorium with a pipe organ. And in order to meet the demands for expansion which every in stitution of learning is experiencing. the endowment must be much increased. The university does not apologize for the work it docs, for it meets the tests of practical life; and it. strong alumni are forever a commendntion of the school. Doubtless mistakes will continue to be made, for infallibility is not vouchsafed to men just because they are connected with a university; but there will be an honest, endeavor to do the best that can be done with the re sources available. Only those within the school know what all the difficul ties are. Patience and forbearance and help are asked of Sulom and the com munity. If you should like to see cer tain improvements, help Willamette to get them. Criticism does not help; faithful publicity and money do help. Willamette is deeply grateful to Salem for sterling loyalty and sacrificing as sistance. The investment is surely wise ly made; the youth of the generation think so nud are thankful. Requires to Run Affairs Health off,ieer Coroner's office 710.87 012.55 1.400.25 000.00 403.20 333.27 fl,S3il,73 9,737.00 5.0S7.R1 2,8H.85 151.35 1.357.70 300.00 22,383.00 831.10 147.00 i run inspector Agriculturist Stock inspector Scaler of weights nnd meas ures Court house Circuit court County court and commis sioners Justice court Juvenile court Jnil Insane committments Care of poor Indigent soldiers Rebate of fees Tax rebate Fairs and expositions Advertising Hcnlp bounty (predatory animals) , .... Scal, bounty (gopher nnd molel Diseased cattle indemnity ,. Forest fire protection 82!).!M) 1.775.54 000.00 125.50 4.345.00 202.50 277.04 Total 3tl4,18ti.20 "THOSE nouT ft wisT ViCTAKMNX .irVT THAT A PCACHN A"Sa a PVN TH.s ( foPCN v ACT WITH J cember 24. a number of patrons gather ed for the short Christmas program which preceded the distribution of presents from a beautifully decorated tree. The decorations of the tree were nlmost wholly the products of the busy fingers of the primary grades. The room itself was hung with festoons and wreaths of green and brightened by many flowering plants. On this day also, the beautiful paint ing latelv contributed to the school by Mr. Meyers, an artist of this place, was viewed with great satisfaction ana delight, by the visitors. Earlier in the month a fine program and basket social wo given by the school. During the latter part of the evening, Christmas gifts were sold from a pretty hootn, by the ladies of the district. A goodly sum of money was received and will be used for the ben efit of the school, although the build ing is already very modern and well equipped one of the best in the state, and a fitting representative of the pro gressive people of that section. WACONDANEWS (Capital Journal Special Service.) Waconda, Ore., Jan. 1. Mrs. . M. Whelnn spent Christmas with her dacghter, Mrs, J. C. Savage. Miss Emma Finney is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ceorge rinney. Sirs. Pearl Woods, formerly Miss Pearl Manningis spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eu gene Manning. Mr. Henry Lamb, of Forest Grove, spent Christmas at his home. Mrs. Smith has just returned from New York, where she has been visiting friends und relatives for the past few months. Mr. E. M. Palmer visited his sister in Woodburn Thursday. Mr. Homer Egan is home from school this week and lias as his guest, Mr. Don Byrd, of Salem. Miss Eiiierr Savage was tho guesf of Miss Maybclle Brassfield, Wednes day and Thursday. Miss Violette Felton spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Manning. The Christmas entertainment which was held at the Waconda school last Thursday evening was a decided suc cess. The rooms were artistically adorn ed with holly and mistletoe, while a Christmas tree decorated with cand; bags filled one corner of the room. A very interesting program was given at the close of which old Saint Nick ap- penrcu, wno distributed the candy. Mr. and Mrs. George Thurmnn left for Portland Monday where they will visit friends and relatives this week. Mrs. E. P. Habert and son, Wulter, were Portland visitors last Friday. Miss Alice , Palmer spent Christinas with her parents, MrV and Mrs. E. M. Palmer. Miss Gladys Humphrey is spending the holidays with her parents in Port ia nd. Mr. and Mrs. Xusom and sons, Fran cis and Allen, spent Christmas in Al bany with relatives. Mr. Everett May, of Corvullis, and Mr. Earl Jones spent Christmas with the latter 's purents, Mr. and Mrs. Har rison Jones. A surprise party was given by Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Siivngo for their son, Carlton, last Tuesdny evening in honor of his eighteenth birthday. The rooms were artistically decorated suggestive of the season. The evening was spent in playing interesting games after which luncheon was served. Those pres ent were: Miss Violetto Felton, Emma Finney, Beatrice Thurmnn, Teresa Fin ney, l.averne Palmer, Nellie Patter son, Dorothea iirooke, Lola Nusom, nosn Patterson, ioletto Bonkley, Maud Lamb, Eileen Savage and the Messrs. Frank Felton, Richard Camp bell, W:nlter Nusom, Gerald Finney, Ray Patterson, Lnurence Brooke, Peurl Patterson, llenry Stafford, Loy Jones Mr. If ill Rotiimiett and Ward Manning. People from the east will tell you that Portland's cold weather, far from being the real thing, is hardly a sug gestion of it, WERE THE HAPPY DAYS'' n ii u El El 11 11 El II 11 II II S3 II II II El The Salem Water, Light & Power Company is engaged in furnishing water to the city of Salem, the capital of the State of Oregon, a city covering an area of five and a half square miles. This water plant is the largest privately owned water plant in the State of Oregon. It has seventy miles of water mains laid in the streets of Salem, thirty miles of which are under permanent hard surfaced pavements. It has installed at its pumping station the largest vertical triplex pump on the Pa cific coast, made expressly for it by the Geo. E. Dow Pump Works of San Francisco. . ' It has recently installed a two-stage electrically driven ten-inch centrifugal pump, which is a model of its kind and is the last word in centrifugal pumps. In twenty four hours this pump forces 3,250,000 gallons of water to an elevation of 200 feet. It has a horizontal double acting duplex Dow pump which has a capacity of 2,000,000 gallons in twenty-four hours. This pump may be driven either by water power or by steam power. It has a Dow steam duplex pump which has a capacity of 1,250,000 gallons in twenty-four hours. ' It has three kinds of power installed for driving its pumps, viz: 150 H. P. water power, 150 H. P. steam power, and 150 H. P. electric power. It takes the water supply from a crib or well built in a sand and gravel bar situated in the Willamette river above the city. This bar serves as a filter through which all of the water has to pass before entering the distributing mains of the plant. The first pump of the Salem Water Company was set in place and started on October 21, 1871, by Mr. W. F. Boothby. From that time this company has served the public conscientiously to the best of its ability. The company realizes that the good ..will of the public is a necessary asset and it is appreciative of this feeling of comrade ship. The Company takes this opportunity to extend to all its patrons its best wishes for a Happy New Year. II ii 11 il y 1 Ef II 11 Si Si H I I 1 1 I; I E I! S3 n ii II 11 II II IB22Q! Carnegie Library Supplies Information (By Miss Ann D. Swezey, Librarian, Salem Public Library.) "Hello! Is this the public libruryt" "Yes." "I've just heard that you would look up anything for me if I phoned you." "Certainly, what can we do for youf" "I want to know what counties bound SnnRnmon county in Illinois." "Just hold the phono a moment and I will look it up for yon." Conversations like tho above are part of tho daily work in the. Carnegie li brary, corner of Winter and State. Have vou had occasion to have a question answered for you? Don't forget when you want information which can bo giv en over the phone that the libiarian is glad to get it for you and that she will look up material for you to drop in nnd Salem Water, Light & Power Company on All Subjects consult anv time too. If you have a talk to give at some club, or a toast to prepare for some banquet, or perhaps a speech for some political meeting the library can help you make a good one. Perhaps you arc wondering about some good way to advertise your store, or, perhaps, you are wanting ideas as to an attractive window display; or, per haps, you are planning what to liuvo for dinner; the library can furnish you with books full of good suggestions along these lines; Give it a trial. Helps Get Books. Then, too, if this library does not have just tho book you want, wo are fortunate) here in Snlom in huving the state library so convenient. In all , other cities in the state a patron must wait for a letter to go to the state Ii brary, but here wo enn telephone right .v,.r nml if the stnin libnirv has the1 boook wo have mndo arrangements so that a patron may tako hw card from this library and a permit slip and thus go to uio siaio iiornry aim get tho nnnn immediately. The state library does not make local loans but is glad to loan anything any timo through this library. "Try Salem First.", To help you in selecting books you will find on one side of the long desk n number of book mnrk lists with sug gestivo titles. You will find such lists as "Drama Reading List," "Western Stories," "Southern Stories," "Some Good Novels," etc. One book mnrk is especially helpful is entitled "How to use tho Library." This gives very briefly on one side directions for using the library and on the other side a condensed summary of tho classifica tions used. This would show you that if you wanted to look over the books on Political Economy you would look in the section 3,10. The library adds new books to its collection from time to time. Tho aim is to add a few every week, but. this is not always renlized. A list of books is posted ou the bulletin board and the books themselves except fiction nro put on the display ease for a time where Ihey are easily accessible. The buying of the bonks fur (he Sa'em Is the Business Center of Oregon Hop Industry No story of Oregon is complete un less it has something about hops, und that thoir use In Oregon where they crown, is nructicullv nrohibltH, n few words about them will not bo ont gf place. . Tho Oregon hop crop ranks high any- whom, and generully commands the top prices. Jtor tn past rwn years prices have ruled low for several reasons. One of them is said to be in retaliation for Oregon's" years ef fighting for prohi bition, and th last yenr on account or hor putting tho brewerW-s of the state out of business. The others do not mat ter. It i tho facts thnt hurt. Oteffon usually produced from (10,000 to 120,000 bales of hops, and fully one half of this yield it grown nenr to, nna m bo snid to he tributary to Salem. There are probably H0,00ilbses of the crop handled by Salem dealers. The eapltnr eity is Itcndqunrtors tor nop merchants, the hop center of the state, It will bo seen from this that whut f bnrt thd hop erop or its prices, hurts iVlcm, and both tho erop and prices ar off ti year, they were last. Last year tho grower formed a-n asso ciation for tho purpose of handling their own. products, pooling thoir issues and carrying thoso uiiahl to lobf their crops and prevent them heing forced on the mfirhot, and price thus lowered. At tho same timo tho pool, by hold ing; a big quantity and1 keeping it off tho mnrket. Bouej to ffet ton prrees. This Idea baa bee a tarried out, at least 1 i i t Ii M if M n N 11 Ii library is ono of the important duties of tho librarian. In making tho selec tion she is assisted by a committee from tho library board. The aim is to choose from tlio vast number of books put out every ycur, the very best along each lino suited to the needs of this community and this librury; to keep the collection balanced so thut one subject such as' history docs not grow at the expense of another such us literature, und so that the library docs not get overstocked with fiction at tho oxpenso of books of information. Suggestions as to books you would like to have in tho li brary aro always welcomed by tho li brarian. Sho is ulwayu glad too, to get good books along any line in which you may be interested If you will only mnko your needs known. The most useful li braries nro built up by cooperation be tween tho community and the library. Your librarian -ks for your interest, and cooperation, "It is chiefly through books (hat wo enjoy intercourse with superior minds, and these invaluable means of corninuni j cation nro in the reach of all. In tho best books great men talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, and I pour their soul into ours." nun- ning.l lto the extent of holding the crop, that portion couiroiic-i y uw inn so far, unsold. This works a hardship on business as a vust amount of money tied up in them is kept nut of circulation. Prices hnvo ranged nil the way from 8 to 111 cents for this season's crop, nnd most Independent growers have sold. Tho association , however, is holding out. for 15 cents and Its fenders seem to feci confident they will get it. What future lies beforo this industry is hard to premer. rnony six sraius, with eight million population went on the water wagon, and this of eourso will do awny with largo part of tho beer consumption, and that means the des truction of a considerable part of tlio hop mnrket. How hard tho market will bo hit remnimi to bo seen, but it is bonnnT to hurt some. Tho hop crop more- than any other is looked upon as Pnlem's (rrentest asset. Tho pic.kinpf furnishes employment f thonsiindo of thnso really needing tho work and also the money, and who find In tlio bop fields the money fo ear ty them through tho winter. Tt put thousands of dollars in circulation In Salem, settles hundreds of hills with tho butcher, baker and merchant and keeps business moving. It will bo hnrnT to find any one erop to fill Its place in this respect, though fin may help do it. Bovcrul hundred thousand dollars aro ilono up In tho bop baleg In this seetiort just now and? it Is tho ardent wish of evory Salomito that prleea will Improve onoiiKh to let this fund of foin free'.