THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM, OREGON. MONDAY, FEB. 21, 1916. nuai Early Display of Beautiful Spring Suits, Coats Dresses, Skirts and Waists 1 mam "Smart" is one adjective to describe these new gar ments; "beautiful" is another, and "moderate price" is pre-eminently the word that means most. Bristling with style, splendidly made with becoming neatness, these fashionable garments for the coming season are being enthusiastically welcomed by scores of ap preciative women. Right now is the time to make a selection while you have a wide choice of the very latest styles and fabrics. . (Watch our window displays for the new things.) MILLINERY DEPARTMENT SPACE ON SECOND FLOOR FO RENT. Inquire at Office. No. 783 Wednesday Surprise Sale Extra Special Hack Towels, Special 2 for 25c This Towel offering for next Wednesday's selling should appeal strongly to those who wish to replenish their towel supply. These are of good size 18x .'54 inches and may be had in either red or blue fancy border. On sale next Wednesday morning commencing at 8 :')0 (see the window display) 2 for 25c (No phone or mail orders taken for these towels.) Salem's Largest Department Store THE HOUSE OF QUALITY jC sjfi S$ SjC 56 jc )jc )JC jjC ijC 3C SC 5(C ?4c I HlfniVI WAS IT 'POISON BANQUET?' Pittiiburg, To,, feh. 21. Fearing that perhaps efforts nre being made to duplicate the poison banquet given Arch bishop Mundelcin at Chicago, authorities are investigating the illness of at least u5 persons which developed after a chickea and waffle dinner of the Metho dist church at Carnegie. Similar illnesses were noted after an Kpiscopal church dinner on Feb ruary 10. jjC5jcj$C!(C)(C5cSC5iC5C)iClC5cJC They Are Here j Spring Styles in Hats and Shirts that a are nifty. New Goods arrive almost if h daily and they are the Season's latest in styles and colors. WWW WfrW 1 r t L'O w owmi a-' Mew Spring v. All Around Town ntttnitif iTiititniiittttttnittiinitnifflinititti Dr. Mendelsohn, specialist, fits glass ct correctly. U. 8. Hank, Bldg. The river Is falling fast and today is exactly 9 feet above, low water mark. Dr. Stone's drug store. The Polk-Yamhill Mnrlon Medical so ciety will hold its next monthly meet ing .March 7 in Salem. Dr. Stone -s mag store. Albert Garver, of Newport, was a visitor over Sunday at the homo of T. B. Waldorf, PIUo North Sixteenth fctrcet. Order your pure milk and cream from Maple Grove Dairy, 1215 South Commercial, l'hone 208. tf George T. Reld, who has been under the care of Drs. Steeves and Findley for the past month for eye troubles, re turned to his home near Sacramento, Oil., yesterday. Hoppkl on draught at Otto Kleets, 475 State street, non -alcoholic, cool and re freshing drink, 5o, per glass. Febl9 RESIDENCE PARLORS Lincensed Lady Em balmer Moderate Prices Latest Methods Are Found Only At .Cottage Undertaking Parlors Phone 724. Salem, Ore. $2 folder cards. Trover-Walgle Studio. Feb-'tl O. C. Boggs, of Medford, was ap pointed today as attorney for the st ito land board in place of W. I. Vawter, de ceased, as a short session of the board hold today at the state house. Regular dinners properly cooked and served. Jess tioorge, L'li- State. J. P. TsQhudi, of Brownsville, is In of the city transacting business. While llitt mini., ;u ,,!),,,. ,,r,....:t;,-., ..c I........ ...... .......v ... " """ the tact is, Mr. Tschudi is really a first class American tanner whose Ancestors euine from Switzerland. $2 foldor cards. Trover-Weigle Studio. Feb'JG The city of Eugene will build a school house of the. cottage or one story plan, shaped like the letter L, wild the great est length 11!) feet. It will have a play ground witii a dirt floor and .1 sky light .51) by !H feet. Hear Dr. Slmonds on "Unitarian Christianity'' Tuesday and Wednesday tnenings at the I'liiturian church. 7 :-li. Frank A. Rowe, of Wheler, is a can didate for nomination by the republi can party, for the office of represonla- five in the legislative assembly, Mth I representative district, comprising the U'ounties of Vamhill and Tillamook. I Learn "What Modern Unitarianlsm mg this evening. A resolution auth orizing the construction of the sewer will be introduced. A good sewing machine is the handi est and best paying article in the house. Ceo. I'. Will at biL' State street, sells all makes anil supplies parts for all. Everybody is buying them and the motoring season is now on. James Plant, sexton of the Odd Fellows cem etery, is now a good roads advocate. He bought, a Stiidobuker automobile last Saturday. "Modern and Liberal Christianity" will be discussed at the I'nitnrian church Tuesday and Wednesday even ings, 7 :!."). ISring your friends." Miss Olive Casto, formerly a member the "l.a Area" club und who ac companied the club to San Francisco Inst summer, writes friends in the city from Kenton, Wash., whoro nhe is visit ing her sister, 'stating that she has im proved greatly in health during the past six months. Ladies' and gents Panamas cleaned, bleached ami blocked. Johnson Hat Works. IIS South Commercial, next to Journal office. The following were registered at Port land hotels yes.'trday: Mrs. F. K. Ir win, at the Cornelius hotel; A. C. Tlohrn stedt, Seward; Kay I., rainier, Oregon; .1. W. Church, Oregon. The Willamette university players were also registered at the Oregon hotel. "Unitarianlsm, What It Is and What It Stands For," by Dr. Simonds, of Oakland, California at Unitarian c '.lurch Tuesday evening, 7:45. Lawrence A. Femsworth, of Banks. tiled today as a candidate for nouiina- ITeaches," attend the meetings a, the! ' " " ' " ' I I'nitnrinu church :).. Wednesday evening, The weekly bulletin of the First Con gregational church, Portland, announces that Mrs, Philip F.. Ilauer, of Salem, will address a meeting of the Women's Missionary society of the church in the church parlors Tuesday afternoon. Piano tuning. Mr. Soule, piano tuner, will be in Suleni the first week in March, Leave orders at Geo. C. Will's ninsie, store. The matter of the construction of a sower in Highland to accommodate the Highland school and three blocks in the vicinity of the Friends church, will conio up before the council at the meet- PLANT A GARDEN Raise plenty of fresh vegetables and reduce the living expenses. ' Fresh Vegetable and Flower Seeds We have a full line of carefully selected and tested seeds which we recommend to be especially adapted to this climate. Plant the best seed you can buy. Seed is a very small item of expense in planting a garden. Cheap seeds are not an economy. Hoes and Rakes, too. Telephone orders carefully filled. WARD K. RICHARDSON 2393 Front Street Phone 491 assembly, l.ith representative district, comprising Washington countv. He pledges himself to tax reduction from the top downward. Once a year pause and thiivV. of the father of our country, while reflecting, partake of the splendid dinner served bv the Methodist ladies nt the First M. K. chinch, Tuesday, February 22, ti to S . in., :i.")C plate. Members of the United Artisans In Salem are interested in the purchase recently of n block of real estate in Portland at the comer of Third and ravillion by the lodge. The propcrtv was bought as an investment, although tho lodge may erect a building for general headquarters of the lodge. Special meeting of Multno- mall Chapter, Xo. 1, B. A. M., this evening. Work in the Tast and Most Kxcellent degrees. Visiting companions welcome. Mrs. Ella Watt, supreme Instructor of the I'uitcd Artisan's, left this moruing for Centrulia, Wash., where she will organize a juvenile branch of the Tub ted Artisans, similar to the organisa tions in this city. The local Court of Legends will put on their work for the first time in Salem early in March when prominent officials from Portland will attend. -0 Just to deride who is who in the bas ketball world of the city, three game? will be played between the senior high se'nool teim and that of the V. M. A. The first same is scheduled to be pbived at the high school February 2fl, and tho second game March 7, at the V. M. 0. A.. If each wins a game, tho tie will be idayed off at Willamette uni versity, March 3. U. I,. Mathews of the university, will referee all the games. I J- r ii I A bad check artist was in our midst ' Saturday and left souvenirs with two! i of Salem's most prominent merchants i who purchased small slips of paper nt ; iiCrf eacn. Both checks were passed ny the snmo man and are identical in ap j pea ranee. . Everything is now in readiness for r the informal Washington dance to be ! given by the Klks tomorrow evening, j The decorating committee have been busy today getting things in the lodge into the proper Washington spirit. The lodge will be open in tiie social rooms for members ami their wives and in vited guests who do not dance. I The burning a few weeks ago of 23, 000 gopher scalps in the furnace of the I Marion county court house so appealed to the moving picture men that pictures I were taken when the event occurred a few weeks ago and are being shown ! throughout the country. They will be 'shown at the Itligh theatre the latter part ot this week. peter Applegate, a former resident of Salem, ii nd well known in this commun ity, was found dead in his bed Saturday morning at his home in Central Point, I Oregon. His de.ith resulted from heart failure. The widow, -Mrs. Josepmne Ap plegate mid daughter, Miss Blanche K. Applegate left Saturday morning to at tend the funeral which w'as held today at Drain, Oregon, where he was buried. The logging camps of the Spauldingj I.oggiui' loiiipany will open up this! week. The camps at Black Hock an 1 ) Philomath will both begin shipping within v few days. Men who can do tho ; work of lumber camps are in demand,! and according to tho Portland employ-1 incut agencies are scarce and demand-1 ing from $2.00 to 2."i0 a day. Articles of incorporation were filed today at the ottice of the corporation commissioner for the X.itional Benevo lent Coupon company, a $10,000 corpora tion with offices in Portland, liobcock & Uiley, Inc., filed today with a capit alization of $40,000 to conduct a gener al merchantile business. The mime of W. F. Hogers Hotel & Supply company was changed to W. F. Rogers Hotel com pany. Mrs. F. P. Pyle filed an action today against John W. Orr, sheriff of Polk county, to recover possession of a Ford automobile, which had been taken on i attachment. Sho claims, through her! attorney, Kred S. Lamport, that the at tachment was unlawful. Mrs. Pyle was formerly .1 resident of this city but now has charge of the Monmouth hotel at Monmouth. The case will be tried in the Polk countv courts. The first speeders of the year were, arrested Saturday by the speed officer' when Alfred Ad.inis, of Silverton, and! II. A. Keene, of Waldo Hills, werei checked up and told to report at thel station. Mr. Adams put up $10 bai!i which ho forfeited by failure to appear i his morning and Mr. Keene was given until Thursday to make his appear-! ance after depositing $10 bail. Real estate business is picking up. Not only nre tho real estate men re ceiving uiore inquiries for land, but there is a disposition among those who have investment funds to t.ike advan tage of many of the special offerings now being made. An eight acre tract has just been purchased by L. Mickel soa, who will soon begin the erection of a home. The tract was bought from! Kurz ami P.iiigenheiiner and is three miles south on the Jefferson road. The deal was h.indled bv W. II. (Irabeiihorst i Co. George Vlck wrote such an interest ing letter to his tatiier in law of llollis-l ,cr, Missouri, daring letter writingj week, that ho at once became interested and replied that he would come to this wonderful country, provided he could dispose of bis holdings in Missouri. Mr.j Vick got busy with a real estate man and in a few days ii.id sold the Missouri' property and found a desirable 1" acre! improved tract in the Kosedale district! for the man from Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. S, 1,. Chapel will soon urrivo and take charge of their 1" .icre prune tract. The valuation was $4,000. Warning to motorists who Intend to drive to Portland. Tho police ot that city have received instructions to ar rest any motorist whose auto does not plainly show the number. If the num ber is on the front of the car and if1 the crank happens to hang in front of the number, beware of Portland, or place tho number on the r.idintor in order that it will not be partially hid. Two aspiring young lawyers of this city wore arrested a few days ago for per mitting the crank to partially hide the car number. Taken before the police judge, they were let off with the ad- Ide Shirts Newest Shapes, Colors, etc. $1.50 to $2.00 Silver Brand Shirts--Our leader-good if for the money $1.00 n n m n n is Efc K IS Eft IS U E3 El EC K B r f m. Kr m ti 11 ti ti ti H tl IJ It II tl tl M II M CI 11 B1 M El 11 tl ri tl tl II 11 tl n ti El n ti ii ti n ti ti ii ti M Spring Hats E3 John B. Stetson Hats in all the Sea- p sons latest colors and styles . . $4.00 j ti u 13 E.I Elston Hats, good quality . . . $3.00 G. W. JOHNSON 141 N. COMMERCIAL STREET SALEM, OREGON fed Phone 700 TAXI SERVICE CASS Or ANT HINT), FOB ANY PLACE, AT ANY TIME Good Oarags In connection foi storage of cars. Reasonable Bataa. SALEM TAXI CO. Garag OPEN ALL NIGHT. 216 Stat Street. monition not to let it h.ippen any more and that when coming to Portland place the car number where it could be plain ly seen at all times. j Business as usual is the spirit for Salem on February 22. Although the ; business houses will keep their regular' hours, tomorrow being a legal holiday, all banks .ind state offices as well us; county will be closed. The Salem pnb- J lie library will be open as usual. One city delivery will be made of mails, but those in the rural districts will have to wait until Wednesday tor their mail. I'ncle Sam may work the rural carriers on Christmas d.iy, but not on Washing ton's birthday. K.ieh of the schools will have exercises appropriate for the oc casion. The address at the senior high school will be delivered by the Kev. .lames Klvin, pastor of the First Con gregational church. Sergeant W. B. Schuman, In charge of the 1". S. M.uine Corps recruiting sta tion, with offices in the postoffice mill. ling, announces that the station will be closed March 5. Major Lownes, ' of San Francisco, was in the city a few days ago and decided that the results were not such to continue a recruiting' station in Salem. The station was os-1 t.iblished September 10, liUo, the first! in the city. Sergeant. Schuman will be assigned to the recruiting station in I Portland nt Third and Htimside streets. In the meantime, should any young manj feel the spirit to serve in the corps, re cruits will be taken until the fifth or; next mouth. After that date, in Port land. o Salem residents living in the vicin ity of Court and Cottage streets were aroused last night about 12:15 by a number of revolver shots which rang out in the still night air with sufficient detonation to awaken even Tho heavy sleepers. The matter was not called tn the attention of the police until todaV and so far they have not found nnyono who complained of being shot and i neither have they found anyone who j was chasing burglars last night.,One woman is said to have reported that she looked out of her window as 'soon as she heard the shots and saw two men run out of the shadows back of the Court apartments and jump into an auto which was quickly driven away but no means of identification has been found by the police. The average woman cares but little for war news ind probably very few could tell whether Salonika is in France, Oerniany or Greece. Hut the effects of the war will soon be felt at every fireside, as now the great manu facturing interests in the east nre send ing out notices that the color of hosierv is not guaranteed, regardless of price, j And following these notices to tho local j merchants, came the advice a low daysi ago that no colors whatever, even tiie finest silks, are guaranteed. Pye stuffs were made in Germany, and even school' children know that ships from Germany: are not coming this way. Therefore, milady in shopping need not impure "s. to whether the colors of her hosiery or silk dress are guaranteed. They .ire, not. not only not in Salem, but Port-; land as well and in fact, there is not' any such thing as guaranteed colors.' Dye stuffs that were worth $1.60 a pound before the war, are now worth 'i0 a pound, and verv little in the coun try. " ; Does your Spectacle Bridge hurt your nose? Then let us equip you with a pair of bearing pads which take the I'res surc off the nose. Will fit any sectncle bridge and insures comfort to the wearer. Let us show you. MISS A. McCULLOCH, Optometrist, 208-209 Hubbard Building. Phone 109 Spring Time Seed Time Seeds in bulk all kinds of garden seed; also a full as sortment of garden tools, in cluding spades, hoes, rakes, pruning shears, grubbing tools and cultivators SEE OUR WINDOWS SALEM HARDWARE CO. Crones Keeps Police turn tudny mine with a letter mim1'! i Croin'S from Washintrtoik Tho writn Changing Their Guesses pf ,his '"H"i i 1-,J , liiiiij i ii u si.- iiiiu unii wivii J i i an i Xew York, Feb. 21. The maze of 1 WIl,lt Governor Whitman, Ciip- i . .v v . j- t r ., tain Tunnev and one man Chicago." clues in the hunt for Jean Crones, (hi- ,. ' , i . i. ? Crones was reported to have been cago poison banquet plotter, baffled thoju iu ,,v0 ,,.tjon8 o -?w York, but police today. . the clues have led to nothirg. While several letters purporting to be ! Precautions have been taken to pp' from him have been mailed here, a new vent him from destroying any ehurche:,. $ BORN ; KOFF-To Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Koff, at' their home, ii'kl North Cottage street.1 Saturday, February l!. P.'lti, a son, to be named Robert Mcllville. ! , Ask The Capital Journal about Job printing. Flowers and Gardens you will enjoy and yonr friends will envy There is nothing that adds to the appearance and enjoyment of your home like pretty flowers and girdcus. Pretty flowers and gardens are not a luxury and can be hi d by all. With just a little effort and a little time you can make your blu e just as beautiful as any expert landscape gardner could hope to make it. Tton't envy your neighbor's flowers and home, be able to enjoy your own by buying anj pluming flower seeds now. Drop in, call up or write to us, and we will help you in yo ir selec tion. Delay may mean a postpone ment of thee pleasures another year. Hoy and sow your seeds now. D. A.. White & Sons SEEDSMEN 31-261 State St., Salem, Oregon r.