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THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON. SATURDAY, FEB. 19, 1916. NINE r NEW TODAY CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATS! Rate per word New Today. tacn insertion, per word One week (6 insertions), per word 5t One month (26 insertion!), per word lit ,. All ads must be ordered for stated length of time, no ad to count less that 10 words. The Capital Journal will not b r sponsible for more than one insertioi for errors in Classified Adrertise nii.'nta. Bead your advertisement tht first day it appears and notify us iro mediately if it contains an error. Minimum chirge, 15e. Annual Report, of Librarian of the SaleinPublic Library, for 1915 PHONE 037 lor wood saw. JUNES XI RSERV Hear of nrmorv , Feb24 HAKBY Windowcleaner. Phone 763. Mar! FOR SALE Good grav oats. 53F23. Phone Febl9 WANTED Beef e it tie and Teal Phone 1425-M. Feb 2C WANTED Middle aged woman for housework. . J'liuue 752. Feb 19 DRESS MAKING Mrs. Carrie Rod gers, 242 6. 19th. MarlO FUBNISHED APABTMENTd $5.0t to 115.00. 491 Norti Cottage. tf eeuts bushel, ceiitn bushel. 1395 X. 14th. 14th. 241-.M. 2m m. FOB BENT Booms, furnished or tin furnished, close in. Phone 2093M. t OAK, ash, fir and maple cord wood. Fhonel322.J. W. F. Proctor. MarlO FuB BENT Furnished housekeeping rooms, 094 X. Com'l. Phone 2454 W. Febl9 FOR SALE Fresh Jersey milk cows. D. E. Hammond, Route S, Box 125. Fcbl9 CHOICE XtRsEUV STlK K Cheap. Will ti lde for loganberrv wire. Phone 53F15. ' Feb21 WANTED To hire a horse or team for the summer. Address 1 It., care of Journal. Feb 19 FOR SALE Or rent, a 4 room home and 5 kits, and baru. Call 905 South 21st street. FeblB FOR BENT Modern three or four . room furnished apartments. 323 S. 14th street. Febl9 WANTED To rent 7 or S room house reasonably close in. Address X. E. O., care Journal. tf FOR SALE 15 acres bottom lind, south of Marion. Mrs. E. Thomas, Marion, Oregon. April! Fl'RXlSHED FLAT And sleeping rooms for rent at 032 N. Liberty. Reasonable rate. FeblO WANTED A good strong tpen buggy. Must be in good condition. Phone 4.-F14. Fel.21 WANTED Bicycle in exchange for new Wfuc1li?ster bammerloss shotgun. 07, cue Journal. Febl9 K. I'Eb'l EN('EI) CHAFF FK'l'U Col ored wants employment of any kind. 30, care Journal. " Fol.-'l WANTED A private tutor that will teach English. "Tutor" cave Journ al. Give references. Feb 10 FOR SALE Cream separator, Improv ed Economv, guaranteed in good con dition. Phone 34EU. Feb 19 WANTED Either day or night nurs ing, by experienced nurse. Phone 288, at Temperance Hall. v tf ABSOLUTELY PURE MAPLI SYRUP From New York, 1.6fl per gallon -it Damon's. Feb 22 FOlt SALE liy owner, nice suburban home, ehcai. for rash. 320 Hubbard lil.lg. Fel.23 1 FOR SALE White I.echorn cockrcls and rooster, also Rhode Island eggs for hatching. Phone 44F14. Febl9 WANTED Elderly lady wlio wants home and do housework. Call 3117 Court street. l'hone 194. Feb 19 WANTED Thousand pound mare, chunky built, not over 9 years old, price must be right. Phone 79E13. Febl9 FOB BENT Btore, 21x165 feet, elee trie lights and steam heat. See Watt Shipp Co., 219 Norta Commercial street. Phone 363. ti FoK SALE A few Uarrcd Rock cock erels, $1.50 and ir-. Also one Polmd China boar, S month. E. L. Welch, Route 8, Box 02. Febl9 l-'OK SALE Two telephones for jte line, also small lathe, screw ting, foot or power. Feathers. O'sl pn-, cut- N. Winter, Suleiu. Fel.1'2 WANTED To buy cheap tor cash. n good second hind manure upreu.ler. : Address I'.nic-e llowni'. Turner. Ore.! Fvh25 : BARRED ROCKS Day old chicks, $12 j per 100, eggs for hatching $1.30 and1 .2.00 per 15, both mating, order now. I R. E. Waldorf, Route 5 Salem. Febl9 MONEY WANTED A loan of $12,000; at 8 per cent. First mortgage on j 3.000 acres Canadian land security to satisfv. Address L. C care of Jonrn-; al. ' Fel.23' - i WANTED Position as housekeeper by, a refined, nurried woman, good rook,' clean, economical, where she can have, little girl 3'- vears old. Address T.ox ' 45 Journal. ' Febl9 ; TO RENT Farm of 1 7t acres, good dwelling, barn and hop house 2" acres hop. 4o acres farm land, balance pas ture, l'hone 371. Call at 30 Bank of Commerce P-ldg. FeblO To the Directors of the Public Library, Salem, Oregon: I have the honor to present the fifth annual report of the Salem Public Library under the administration of the city for the year ending December 31st, 1915. ADDITIONS. Thi3 year has seen a greater number of books added to the library than any previous year. 78G adult books were added, 10 adult pamphlets, 343 juvenile books, a total of 1139 books and pamphlets. Of these books 914 were purchased, 97 were added by binding, 43 had not been previously shelf listed and 75 were gifts. With the wear and tear on the books many of them have worn out and been withdrawn from the shelves. This last year 333 adult books have been withdrawn. 269 juvenile books, 2 adult pamphlets and 8 juvenile pamphlets, a total of 612 pieces. Deducting these withdrawals from our total additions, 1139, gives a net gain for the year of 527 volumes. The library now has 8937 adult books, 153 adult pamphlets, 2355 juvenile books and 27 juvenile pamphlets a total of 11472. With an estimated population of 17000 this gives .62 volumes per capita. The aim of this library is to have a good, ie, up-to-date collection of books. It is hoped that sometime the library will have 15000 volumes and have every one of these a book that counts. Statistics of additions by classes and by month are appended to this report. BINDING AND MENDING 97 volumes of the current magazines have been bound and added to the reference collection of bound magazines. 226 books have been rebound and approximately 1200 mended at the library. CIRCULATION In the matter of circulation this year has broken all previous records of the library. A total of 53008 books has been issued over the desk. This is 5616 more than last year and 4599 more than 1913 which was the highest year. Estimating the population of Salem at 17000 this percentage of juvenile fiction is 62 which is better than the adult department. These statistics include only books issued from the library. It must be remembered that thru the School Department the library has class room libraries in every public school room thru out the city and traveling libra ries in addition when the teacher wishes. Therefore the children get a great many of their books from the schools and some of the children who live farthest from the library get most of their books this way. The circulation from the grade schools for the school year ending June, 1915, was 19318 and from the High School library 10441, making the total circulation of books in Salem 82767, an increase of 10286 over last year. Statistics of circulation by month and by class are appended to this report. While it is gratifying to report such a circulation, it is realized that the usefulness of the library can not.be estimated by circulation alone. One of the most important functions of the library is looking up information for peo ple and the requests for help along this line have been very many. REGISTRATION There has been a corresponding increase in the reg istration of readers also. During the year 1508 adults have registered, 43-1-children and 14 county i readers, making a total of 1956. A total of 211 readers have been withdrawn as having moved away, etc., of these 174 were adults and 37 juvenile. There are in force now 6250 borrowers cards, 4712 of these being adult, 1524 juvenile and 14 county. SCHOOL DEPARTMENT This is the fourth year of the operation of the school gives a circulation of 3.1 per capita and with 11472 books in the library an average circulation of 4.6 per volume. 1915 has also seen the record of books issued on any one day broken, jumping from 389, which record was es tablished in 1914, to 408 which is the present record on December 4th, 1915. For the adults 8462 class books were issued, 706. magazines and 28168 books of fiction. This makes the percentage of adult fiction circulated 75. This remains' exactly the same as last year which shows that the in crease has been in both class books and fiction. However it is felt that 75 per cent is high. Portland reports only 48.9 per cent fiction and Seattle 60.8 per cent. In the juvenile department 5985 class books, 9687 fiction books were issued, a total of 15672 books. The libraries under the public library and from every stand point the arrangement seems to be very satisfactory. This happy cooperation gives the public library a greater opportunity for doing the regular library work with the schools than would otherwise be possible. The results show that the department is doing a great amount of work all thru the city. The department now has 6031 books in the grades, 2013 in the High School a total of 8044 and 7 pamphlets in the grades, 1474 in the High School a total of 1481 or a total of books and pamphlets 9525. In the grade schools 699 new books were added and 144 withdrawn, and in the High School 150 new ones were added and 58 withdrawn. The total circulation of the School Department was men tioned with the circulation statistics. Following is a list of the circulation by schools : Highland 3705 Lincoln 3117 Grant j 2879 Park 2653 Englewood 2522 Richmond 2191 Washington 1660 Garfield 591 High School 10441 Total 29759 This is an increase of 3670 over last year. It will be noted that Highland school circulated the largest number of books as it did last year also. This is partly because of its ' greater distance from the Public Library and the inability of many of the children to get to the main library. The establishment of the Junior High Schools has necessitated some reorganization in the school department. Junior High School libraries have been established in each of the 3 Junior High Schools. In Grant and Lincoln these are in the. principal's office and -are in charge of students. In Washington Junior High a special room has been equip ped with a. seating capacity of 20. This has been put in charge of a special attendant and is much used and appre- ciated by- both students and teachers. STORY HOUR Under the able management of the School Librarian who devotes her Sa1urday.- to the children and teachrr at the public library, the story hour has grown to such pro portions that it is almost impossible to accommodate all the children who come at one time. The average attend ance has increased from 58 in 1913, and 84 in 1914, to 113 in 1915. This has almost doubled in two years. PERIODICALS The library now receives 114 magazines and new3- papers, 71 being subscriptions and 43 gifts. Thru: the courtesy of the local papers copies of the Statesman and Capital Journal are received daily. ATTENDANCE The record of attendance can not be accurately kept, but keeping this record as well as possible shows that 34, 029 adults and 11798 children a total of 45827 visitors have come to the library and that 15619 adults, and 5133 chil dren a total of 20852 have stayed to read in the library. INVENTORY Inventory was taken during the summer. It was found that 114 books which had been missing in 1914 were still missing so these were withdrawn. 54 books which had been missing in 1914 were found this year. A total of 183 books were missing this year but since this first report was made 24 of these have been found, so this re ' port is not quite so discouraging as it first appears. It seems to indicate that a number of books circulate from the library without being registered at the desk at all. LECTURES The library has continued this year the custom of giving a Public Library Lecture Course on the first and third Fridays of each month from November to May. This couse is well attended by the public and seems to be appreciated. IMPROVEMENTS This year has seen the fulfilment of one of the cher ished plans of the library, the installment of the perma nent chairs in the auditorium. , This has greatly improved the appearance of the room and has made attendance at the library lectures and all other meetings in the auditor ium much more comfortable. . The chairs have been the greatest improvement of the year. However two display cases, one for the children's room and one for the adult room, have been purchased and also a filing cabinet' for the picture collection which is increasing in usefulness all the time, and one for a pamphlet and clipping file which ' has just been started. Also a Yawman and Erbe cabinet safe has just been installed. FINANCIAL STATEMENT Receipts Balance Jan. 1, 1915 $ 253.32 From City Council 5500.00 from fines and pay fiction..: 271.00 5.38 6029.70 Refund on insurance premium 6029.18 Expenditures' Books $ 983.54 Periodicals 159.55 Binding . 201.50 Salaries 2160.00 Janitor : 600.00 Water ; 41.33 Heat 181.69 Light ...r 234.48 Repairs and improvements 858.30 Supplies and printing 131.72 Insurance 247.47 Postage, express and freight 81.13 Other expenses 148.47 6029.18 Balance January 1, 1916 Your librarian takes this opportunity to express her appreciation to the library board for their help and co operation and thru the board to the city council for their confidence and support. Respectfully submitted, ANNE D. SWEZEY, Librarian. Statistical report, as requested by the American Library Association. Population: Census 1910, 14094 ; estimated 1915, 17000. Terms of use: Free for lending and reference. Number of agencies: 1 central library, 1 high school lib rary, 9 city schools with class room and traveling libraries. Days open during year ....359 Hours per week for lending ... : 72 Hours per week for reading 75 Adult Juvenile Total Volumes at beginning of year 8484 2281 Volumes added by purchase 577 337 Volumes added to gift 74 1 Volumes added by binding or not oth erwise counted 135 Volumes lost or withdrawn 333 Total number at end of year 8937 No. of pamphlets at beginning of year 145 Pamphlets added 10 E'amphlets withdrawn 2 10765 914 75 5 . 2G9 2355 34 0 .' 8 Volumes fiction lent for home use 28168 Total vols, lent for home use 37336 Adult No. of borrowers registered 1508 Total No. registered borrowers 4712 140 C02 11292 180 10 10 180 9687 37855 15672 53008 Juv. Co. , Total 434 14 1956 1524 14 6250 THE I'AK'I'V is known nho took thej mcycie I nun tin- porcli or the rei dense of II. L. Hosier, 4v"i South 2.".rd Htreet. Thursday evening it t 0:3n. To void trouble return at once. 1-VblP the 5.i"i folder aiid Until March 1st. 2.no a dozen. Trover Weigle Studio. Opposite Fllitili the-1 atre. Feb 10 j CHOICE Between heirer with econd calf by her aide, square ero's between Holntein and Jersey and Holstein cow j milked since August. Addresi or phone . L. 8. Arnold, Salem. tf i' SALE OB TRADE House and lot In Tallman, Michigan and SO teres near Tallman. 15 mile from I.nd'ngton, ' will exchange for acreage or Salem property. 3. W. Brock, 014 Harel Ave., finical, Oregon. Feb-4 VOIXO MAN Exi.erien.-ed collector,' wants work collecting. Will iniiei -monthly statement in typewritten form. Let me collect your '"bad", one too. Can' furnish excellent ref erence. Address Collector, care of Capital Journal. Feb" I 1 (ireece is more interested in finding out bo in the !i ir.U'Ht hitter than iu dim-overing who II the hlglieat bidder. Charlestuu News and Courier. I ( IKCTLATIOX STATEMENT FOR 1915. February. ficnernl l'bilosophy .... Religion Soci.dogy Philology Natural Science Fsel'ul Arid Fiue Artn Literature .... Hintorv Travel' liiography Fiction 1 Magnr.inen Totnl .. .Tnnuary. A J 3 14 200 4S 40 61 3 4.1 SI 70 301 (Ml 89 90 ;sr2 51 or, 2.1 34 02 54 47 3!i 808 ,M7 A 2 40 30 CO 10 3 iH an 217 70 65 48 27:i 09 1570 J 0 3 15 224 70 2.) 20 75 57 57 33 90!) 1501 Ma A 3 40 32 93 4 30 84 84 2:i0 07 53 54 24:13 88 3310 n-h. J 4 5 22 24 80 51 70 102 70 74 :u; It.'IO ion April. a ,r 4 2 40 -2 Slav. A ' J June. J 48 84 3 47 02 74 200 54 34 2381 48 310(1 1308 12 207 50 2 38 73 50 44 14 848 4 28 38 74 58 53 40 202 70 51 00 2400 708 00 ' 3288 1258- 4 5 LI 170 3I 51 42 02 34 fit 27 40 30 51 1 37 54 32 13K 40 34 32 2110 40 2009 July. A J 1 40 August. A J 4 170 14 30 41 20 40 8 13 40 22 4J 28 128 31 28 21 3 1 7 170 10 5 42 20 28 10 741 700 2038 30 1148 250S 1007 1 3H 15 54 1 . 20 40 40 120 30 24 20 1014 ' HO 371 0 1 4 120 38 14 32 34 17 29 14 G31 m Registration period 4 years, county 1 year. No. persons using library for read ing and study t 15619 5133 20852 Binding 201.50 Salaries, library service .. 2160.00 Salaries, janitor service 600.00 Water ;:. 41.33 Heat 181.69 ' Light 234.43 Other maintenance including auditorium chairs and some furniture 1467.09 $6029.18 $6029.18 Balance January 1, 1916 $ .52 No. of periodicals currently received, titles 110, copies 114 Financial Statement : Receipts Unexpended balance : $ 253.32 Local taxation 5500.00 Fines and pay fiction , 271.00 Other sources (insurance premium refunded) 5.38 $6029.701 Expenditures. Books $ 983.54 Periodicals 159.55 Statistics of additions by classes 1915. Adult Juvenile Books Pams. Books Pami, Reference 46 2 000 Gen. bound mags 104 7 100 Philosophy 15 200 Religion 14 1 3 300 Sociology 115 2 6 398 Fairy tales.. 65 400 Philology 500 Natural Science 13 18 600 Useful arts 62 3 12 700 Fine arts 25 1 17 800 Literature 49 21 900 History 19 23 910 Travel 21 1 12 920 Biography .., 7 11 Fiction 296 148 . 786 10 Volumes in library by classes. ' ' Adult Books Pams. Reference 370 000 Gen. bound mag3 633 100 Philosophy 165 200 Religion 246 300 Sociology 764 398 Fairy tales 13 400 Philology 45 500 Natural Science 338 600 Useful ares 531 700 Fine arts 361 800 Literature 1063 900 History 803 910 Travel 398 920 Biography 625 Fiction 2582 343 Juvenile Books Pama. 7 5 1 41 10 28 12 11 4 19 20 27. 2355 27i 8937 153 Summary Adult books .... , 8937. Adult pamphlets 153 Juvenile books 2355 Juvenile pamphlets 27i 11472 DONORS 1915 American Highway Association. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Ernest Everhart Baker Mrs. Ida S. Baker Jonathan Bourne, Jr. R. H. Bowman Capital City Court No. 247, Daughters of Isabella Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Flora Case Commonwealth Club of California John II. Cradlebaugh Mrs. E, Creech Mrs. R. Eakin William H. Hartwell W. C. Hawley A. M. Jeffrey Charles II. Jone3 W. F. Ketchum Harry Lane J. D. Nickle Virgil Newton Ohio State Library Paul Plants Presbyterian Church, Woman's missionary reading circl Harold D. Roberts St. Louis Pageant Drama Association Hanna Shaver Mrs. Isabel White Wisconsin Tax Commission BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mrs, Rollin K. Page President Mr. Paul Wallace Vice-President Mrs. J. II. Albert Secretary-Treasured Dr. II . H. dinger ' Dr. T.C.Smith . Mr. C. L. McNary Mr. W. II. Burghardt, Jr. Mr. A. A. Lee Prof. Florian Von Eschen LIBRARY STAFF Librarian Anne D. Swezey First Assistant Blanche E. Howard Second Assistant Laura E. Cummings School Librarian Flora M. Case Janitor J. Oliver September. October. A J A J 4 4 112 42 30 81 7 104 j:t 38 4 27 38 34 71 00 27 08 23 33 25 40 50 141 20 203 50 48 24 70 55 20 19 45 52 20 12 32 15 1018 473 2313 813 30 03 2110 700 3102 ' 1344 Clans Book), AdulU, Fiction, AdultH, November. A J 1 5 75 0 232 December. Total for Months. 43 IIS o 50 H2 57 370 VI 55 73 200 s 63 3824 8402; 57 35 48 83 45 71 20 02S 1542 A 1 00 35 85 7 44 80 63 202 81 67 85 2520 77 3480 J 3 1 19 209 57 28 4G 74 45 58 39 907 1480 A 19 552 407 890 41 403 795 64" 2050 811 501 590 2R108 700 37330 J 66 33 127 2200 612 297 4iU 754 512 5S9 09 9087 15672 Total RS 5S5 534 3150 41 1075 1092 1113 3410 132.1 1180 859 37855 7o6 53008 Juvenile, 5985. Total 14447 2S108; Juvenile, 90S". Total S.8..5 Magazine!. '00 Total . .S300S