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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1916)
TEN THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16, 1916. Early Showing of Spring Merchandise Interesting indeed are these early displays. Those who want to know what will be popular should visit this store: watch our show-windows for the latest 'styles- New Spring Coats, Suits, Dresses, Waists. New Spring Silks and Dress Goods. New Spring Wash Fabrics and Domestics. New Spring Laces and Embroideries. New Showing of Spring Hats for Men. New Spring Footwear for Men and Women. HOLD LIVE SESSION 111 foil F. West Prepares Tenta tive Measure to Insure Tax Collection Millinery Department Space on second floor, FOR RENT (Inquire at Office.) i THE HOUSE OF QUALITY . llOOOLUOOOD S All Around Town trnmmsmmmtnmtntttmnnmmmm: Dr. Mondelsohn, specialist, fits glass es correctly. U. 8. Hunk, iildg. J. T. Resch is here today from Joseph, Oregon, made fiiiimos ns the lionio of V. Al Jones. Mr. Reach is hero trans acting business. Dr. Stone's drug store. The river today is at exactly the Kjmo stago as yesterday, l-'.l feet above low water mark. River men say the! general melting of snow in tiio moun-i tains is responsible, tor the river not falling uuy during tho past "4 hours. Have E. L. Stiff & Son figure on your new awning. Dr. Stone's Drug store. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Olson and family arrived in tho city today from Kings bury, California, and aro being shown around by the lfev. John Ovnll. Hav ing rented their homo in Kingsbury, they came to this valley for a change of climate and hope to remain hero per manently. do to E. L. Stiff & Son for second hand furniture. Order your pure milk and cream from Maple Grove Dairy, 1215 South Coinuioicial. 1'hone 20S. tf The members ot the Christian En deivor of Hural chapel are arranging to put on a home talent piny entitled, "Out in the .Street." A quartet from the Central Congregational church will furnish tho music. Tho entertainment will be given at tho 1'ringlo schuul house Friday evening, February 18, ' E. L. Stiff & Son pay the highest prices for used furniture. If you have old carpets or rags you wish woven, notify 8. A. Dobner, phono 1207-M. tf The call to the members of the Salem Commercial cluh to meet tonight at the club rooms rends as follows: "Impor tant matters will com up for considera tion. Come; this is your opportunity to participate in tho serving of the com munity. V. M. Hamilton, president." Eat with Jess George. He will treat you right. 1!()2 State. The Oregon county assessors, now in session in tho city at their an mint meeting, will be entertained this even ing as guests of tho commercial club. About Hi from all pnrt.i of tho state nro here and will participate in the banquet. Today the assesors discussed tho all important proposition as to what extent and at what figure timber lands thould be assessed. You ore invited to attend the dancing ami card party Thursday, February 17, at tho Moose hall. Hpeci il invitation extended to Woodmen of World and families and Silver Doll Circle. The Rev. Dr. A. If. teonnrd, of Se- RESIDENCE PARLORS Lincensed Lady Em balmer ,. . Moderate Prices Latest Methods Are Found Only At Cottage Undertaking Parlors Hione 721. Salem, Ore. nttle, will lecture at Jason Leo Mem orial church Thursday evening, Febru ary 17, at 8 o'clock. Subject, "Cur rent. Kvents." Admission 2-j cents. Special ruto to students. "Evolution of Citizenship" will be discussed fully by l'rof. Charles iSher of the Willamette university, us the next lecture of tho course, at the pub lic library next Friday evening. He will trneo the gradual growth of citizenship from tho early dawn of history to tho present times, showing tho influence of school and environment on tho citizen ship of tl present day citizen. A hall for private dancing parties, over 1'omeroy's, $4 per night. Governor Withycombe, introduced by Mayor Hurley (). White, addressed tho meeting Inst evening nt tho First Christian churc h, when tho Loyal Wo men's club entertained the men of the church. The governor said that he had joined tho Chiisti in church in Port land in IH7o nnd that ho had always been associated with the church, his membership now being with the Christ ian church nt Corvallis. Dr. C. Hartley, Bpocialist, inflamed, bleeding gums nud pvorrhea. 41ti U. S. Hunk Itldg. l'hone ISIi. The banquet to be given in honor of llishop Hell will take place at tho Hoy al Cafeteria Thursday evening at six o'clock. All friends who desire to par ticipate aro requested to iniko reser vations nt the lioyal Cafeteria or with H. F. Tischer (phone :!I5:!) no later than Thursday noon. The lec ture will be given at the Methodist church on Thursday evening at eight o'clock. Hring your friends and help Hiuko both meetings a success. Dundall Co. will be in Portland this week selecting new goods for the Farm ers' Cash .Store to bo opened about niuren i, Watch lor the opening Uny. A stump pulling demonstration will be given Thursday afternoon nt the state institution for tho feeble minded by Kenney nud lloellnng of Portland. They are the owners of i hydraulic machine that not only splits the stump with a ten inch wedge, but it also has a pulling power that will bring the stumps out after having been split into small parts. Th y hope to demonstrate what, ther stump puller will do, in order to interest stuto officials. Card of Thanks. Mrs. N. Steele and family wish to thank their friends nnd ncicjiibors for I their kindness nnd sympathy during ineir recent ueroavciiieut. The Swedish Al society held an eiv tiiusinstie iiieetiuir yesterday .ifternoon. about 41) being present, ltesides the regular business of the meeting and the servniir ot refreshments bv Mrs. Frio llidon, the following officers were elected tor the ensuing year: Mm. An na Ntonstrnm, president : Mrs. Os'nr T, Larson, vice-president:, Mrs. August Anderson, secretary, and .Mis. ld Ol sou, a new arrival from California, as secret 11 ry, Special meeting of Salem lodge No. 4, A. F. i. A. M., this evening. Work in tho M. M. degree. Visiting brethren welcome. The fifty-second anniversary celebra tion of the Knights of Pythias was held last evening in McCorimck hall bv the local Central lodge, No. IS. The Knights I were assisted by the Pythian testers. I Tho hall was crowded to Its utmost ca pacity by tho knights and Indies and friends uf the lodge. The address of welcome was delivered by Attorney C. W. Harrick. K. K. Hiugo delivered the address of tho eveuing. Riving an his torical account of the lodge since its founding. The musical part of the pro gram included pinna solos by Mrs, J. C. Perry, nnd Miss Frances Cameron. Miss Marguerite Flowers nnd (ieorgr C. L. Wnyder sung solos and Mrs. Anna Fitch, most excellent chief of tho Pyth ian Sisters delivered a short address. Prof. Ulysses S, Dotson, principal of the Park school .spoke, followed by a vocal solo by Muster Kmmett iSummervillo. Prank Woodry, of Portland, is in, the city looking for a location as auction eer. State publication of the text hooks used in Oregon will be one of the sev eral important subjects that will come before the monthly meeting of the Com mercial club this evening. H. H. Hill and family are moving to- day to Portland where they will make their home. Mr. Hill was formerly an alderman nnd prominent in Modern Woodman circles. Until three months ago, he was an employe of the Cross market. A farmer from St. Paul, Ore., writes the Commercial club as follows: " have three acres of loganberries. Prices last fall were so uncertain nnd unsatis factory and the mnrKot so unreliable, that I had decided to plow them up. I have been persuaded to re-consider on account of the avowed intentions of th juiceiies in fSalem to muke a larger mar ket." Articles of incorporation have been filed at the office of the corporation commissioner for the McGrnw Tire and Hubber company, with a capitalization of $1,51)0,0110. The main office of the company is in Ohio. The Olivet Baptist church of Veneta Lane county, a char itable organization, was incorporated and the James Me Wood & Co., of Port land, reduced its capitalization from $5,000 to $2,000. The Commercial club is in receipt of a letter from a Hubbard commission house, stating they can bundle all the onion seeds in tho valley and nro in position to make ear load shipments. The letter came to Manager O. II. Luck when tho firm learned that the clul here was in communication with Inrge dealers in Chicago who could handle onion sets only in car load lots. T. II. Booth, of the industrial depart ment of tho Wells-Fargo Express com pany, with headquarters in Scuttle, could not nrrtinge to address the mem bers of the Commercial club this even ing, but has promisor to bo on hand nt the monthly meeting in March. E. A. .Muucoy, general ugent of the company nt Portland, writes that he expects U ne present at tho March meeting. The basketball team of the sopho more class of the high school ensily de feated the players from the mute school yesterday, with a scoro of 4!) to 4. Tin one sided score was rather from the fact that the player from the deaf school hud not put in the hard and consistent practice of the high school girls. The game was played at the deaf school and a luncheon served to tne hie' school tenin. Having spent several days in Port land in the interests of the grent Moose show to be given nt the Opera house March 2, Heniamin llrick is ready to announce that in reality, he intends to put on the greatest show on enrth nnd that already he has secured 10 special nets. Placards will be distributed with iu n few days, of a kind never before seen in the city. Hesides the 40 seats reserved by the Vick ltros. employes, W. S. Hale of the stute traininc? school for boys has reserved 11 seats in row seven of the orchestra and other line parties will be nrrnnged. Mrs. E. Hofor, in going out to the garage just back of her home, 7t South Commercial street yesterday ev ening ihotit tl;.'IO, slipped' on tho steps leading to the garage nud fell, break ing her left thigh. No one saw the ac cident, and she lay where she fell for ten minutes or longer before sue was discovered, lbs. Miles and Carlton Smith reduced tho fructuro nnd today Mrs. llot'er is resting ensily nud wait ing patiently for time to repair the damages. The balance of the family is kept busy responding to the flood of condolence pouring in over the phone as well as being delivered personally. Mail order catalog houses evidently regard the country within 150 miles of Salem os fine territory for their busi ness, ns one enstern firm sent 30.000 catalogs for distribution from Salem into the first, second and third postal nones, nnd another enstern house will send a shipment of 3.000 this week. The first shipment of 13,000 camo by freight This morning's session of the County Assessors' convention was given over to addresses by various prominent mem bers of the body which is now assemb led in Salem. C. P. Strain, of Uma tilla county, talked on Classification and Assessment of Rural Real Fstate. V. T. Grieve, of Jackson county, was heard on the subject of Assessment of Timber Lands, nnd Jasper Wickhnm, of Hood River county, and Eclus Politick, of Josehpine county, both talked upon the subject of Assessment of Fruit Lands and Orchards. Following each address the other members of the asso ciation took part in the discussion of the previous remarks. The program for the afternoon "s ses sion which began at i:.l0, was as fol lows: Assessment of City Real Estate. George R. Funk, . deputy nssessor of Multnomah county. Equalization of Assessments. D. B. McKniglit, county judge of Linn coun-' Taxpayers Leagues nnd Similar Org anizations. L. J. Goldsmith, secretary Multnomah County Taxpayers' league." County Unit in Levy nnd Apportion ment of School Revenues. R. B. Hal lock, assistant tax agent O.AY. R. & N. company. Simplification of Laws Relating to Budgets nnd Limitation of Taxes. Henry E. Reed. Tomorrow the entire day will be de voted to a Round-Table discussion of the problems relative to the assessment of property not covered in formal pa- pn . At yesterday afternoon's 'session Su perintendent of Fublie Instruction J. A. Churchill spoko on the County High School Tuition LInw. Ben F. West, county assessor of Marion county, was heard on Assessment nnd taxation of Unsecured Personal Property. B. F. Keeney, Lane county, talked on the As sessment of Motor Vehicles, and J. J. Wells was heard on the Assessment of Livestock. In connection with his remarks on the assessment and tnxnt personal property Mr. M'est outlined the bill which he expects to present to the next legislature to remedy the def en me present law. .Mr. West's meas ure is entitled: "A bill for an net to provide for the collection of tnves W:n.i .,n-..:i . 'i "H m I'd- sonal property where the same is locat- i-u 111 1 ne county where a levy is made but liable to be moved therefrom before the tax becomes clue, nnd upon bank ruptcy estates where the tax has been levied but has not yet become due. nnd in other cases not now provided for." The act simply provides for the col lection of tnxes upon personal proper ty that is likely to be removed to an other county to dodge the collection of tnxes and is an additional safeguard to the present tax law nnd does not repeal .n"v- "f P'spiU stntutos. and filled a large freight cnr. The second cnr load arrived today and are being distributed by the local postoffice force. It is said that mail order houses do not send their large catalogs to the average individual. ()0 get a big cata log, n family must nt least order $'r a year. The postago on these two car loads of catalogs, amounting almost to $2,000. is sent in one check to the post master here. The postage from Salem is seven nnd eight cents, according to zone. Here is a chance for amateur photog raphers to show their love of country nnd especially their appreciation of the artistic in the way of scenery round about Salem. The Commercial, club wants pictures uf nil tho 1 ton liti f'nl scenic spots in and about Salem and of the hills mil) wutt.rfulls f.,- ,1:.,, taut from the city. An advertising oooKiet may e issued sometime in the near future and the club wants a fine collection of scenes that may be visited within a lew hours drive of the city. Here is a chance to see ourselves as others see ns. The Cherrinn moving pictures inson during letter writing week, and nlso the long line of high school students who stood in the ram in order to mail their letters, will be shown nt Ye Liberty tonight and for the next three clays. Pictures will also bo shown of letter writing week in Portland. It will be remembered that the day was cold and dark and dreary, but n goodly number of t'herrians enmo out 111 their uniforms, and these patriot ic citizens may now be seen, nnd thev may see themselves as the bv-slanders saw them. Judge Daniel Webster, justic e of the pence, yesterday afternoon dismissed the case of the state against D. II. M osier, charged with petit larceny and assessed the costs to the complaining witness, L. L. M. pierce, on the grounds that it was a niiliciou prosecution and w ithout proper cause. Pierce complained that Mosier took a paper punch that was not included in the stock of a Hi New Spring Styles IN n u ti 11 11 ti 13 H M ti n u 11 n El II U U II ti tl II n 11 ti n ti n ti ti n ti ti M El II 11 Men's Hats and Shirts The most complete line of Men's Hats and Shirts for Spring wear in Salem. Our Leader- Silver Brand Shirts for ?1 New styles the season's latest in colors. The Ide Shirt for $1.50 to $2 (See window display) HATS John B. Stetson Hats, all the latest $4.00 Other Hats "... $2.00 and $3.00 All Suits Must Go Clean Up Sale on All Suits ti ri El ti ii El El M y Regular $25.00 Suits now j Regular $20.00 Suits now $13.85 Regular $15.00 Suits now $ 9.85 M Regular $12.50 Suits now $ 8,35 j Regular $10.00 Suits now J 6.85 M El 11 El El II 11 II G. W. Johnson & Co. 141 N. COMMERCIAL STREET SALEM, OREGON El E2 $16.85 k tailor shop that was purchased by Mo sier and swore out the complaint charg ing petit larceny. O. N.G. Officers Pay Informal Visit To Company M at Drill Colonel Clcnnrd McLoughlin, Third regiment, O. N. (!., and Captain Offley, 21st Infantry, U. !S. A., dropped in for an informal visit to Company JI of this city nt drill at the Armory nnd express ed themselves as well plensed with the outlook for the compnny at the coming annual inspection. Last night Sergeant Walter L. Spaulding was examined for quartermaster on the staff of Major Cnrle Ahrnms. In the event of hiB pro motion to this post he will be commis sioned ns a second lieutennnt and nn examination was necessary. Lieutennnt Cnrl E. Cashatt also appeared at the armory last night for the first time in his officinl capacity as a member of the examining board. K. K. I'inseclii, nn attorney of Dallas, will appear before tho board nt this city in the near future to be examined for a commrssion as second lieutennnt. Cnptnin Offley is in Snlem for a visit nt the homo of his friend, Willinm H. Eldridge, who resides at C82 State street. The Seriousness of Trouble arising trom Eyestrain requires Expert Service to combat it. That service I am com petent to offer you. MISS A. McCULLOCH, Optometrist, 208-209 Hubbard Building. Phone 109 F9 YJ The public service commission today ! issued an order suspending the traffic ruling of the Sp-juano, Portland and Se-, attle railway and the O. W. K. & N. which raised the minimum of carload shipments of grain, flour and mill feed: from 30,000 to 40,000. The Oregon, Kleetric was not affected by the ruling of the company nor was the Astoria brunch of these lines as the water com-! petition was an clement considered by the railroads in attempting to raise the minimum limit and the railroads did not include in their ruling any roads tint were in enpetition with waterways. f n NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the fol lowing described dogs hnve been im pounded and will he killed nt the city dog pound on Siturday, February If, unless personally redeemed by owner as provided by ordinance: One female, white and yellow svotted, long hair, Scotch Tcrrier'lireed, weight, 3o pounds. One slim black dog, weight about 15 pounds. Due yellow dog, mule, weight 24 pounds. One blnck dog, male, white feet, white on breast and white tip on tail. Weight .10 pounds. One female I'ox Terrier, white and black spotcd, weight Irt pounds. W. S. LOW, Street Coiuihbsioner. Vet). 18. JULIUS STEGER In His Oreat Success "THE MASTER OF THE HOUSE" BOXING "Kittie White" The Champion Lady Boxer of the World. A refined exhibition of the manly art for Indies and Children. THUS., m. AND SAT. BL1GH THEATRE TODAY and TOMORROW VALESKA SURAH THE IMMIGRANT A Oreat Production with a Great Star, Pathe Weekly Showing the first pictures of the captured steamer "Ap pani" and other scenes. YE LIBERTY The Home of Paramount EXTRA Cherrians Letter Writing Pictures Will be shown here Today, Tomorrow, Friday and Saturday. ANOTHER ALL COMEDY SHOW Douglas Fairbanks DOUBLE TROUBLE A Griffith Production A Janitor's Temptation A Roaring Keystone with Fred Mace and a "Peach" OREGON TODAY and TOMORROW "HOME OF TRIANGLE ' ' iTCil AND cJEWELRY. Also Nice Line of Jewelry. EARL NXTJGEBATJEB Masonic Bids. Phone 700 TAXI SERVICE CAR OF ANT KIND, TOR ANT PLACE, AT ANT TIME Good Oarage In connection for storage of cars. Reasonable Batei. SALEM TAXI CO. Garage OPEN ALL NIGHT. 246 SUte Street. 13 11 El ra ti til fSi El r;i ta p EJ B3 Eft E3 El E r,i El ED I'i n El m m & m ESI n 13 12 E3 El 11 19 ti n u p 12 El il u u u u u