A J r 1 a l! THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON. TUESDAY, MAR. 7, 1916. We Have Five Large Sales Rooms filled with NEW SPRING MERCHANDISE our Buyers have been buying night and day to secure for you a full and complete store full of MERCHANDISE bought at OLD PRICES--No goods in our store so far bought at war prices. OUR SIXTH SALESROOM The Econemy and Shoe Bargain Basement IS BEING FILLED WITH THE STOCK OF The Boston Store We mention a few Extra Specials you will find there- SILK PETTICOATS on sale tomorrow, values to $5.00, now 98c There are only 7 or 8 of these WOOL DRESS SKIRTS values to $7.50, on sale tomorrow 98c There are about 7 or 8 of these CHILDREN'S COLORED DRESSES Size 4 to 6 vears, to morrow 25c These are values to $2.50 SEVEN EX-SUPERINTENDANT JONES' MBIT ABOUT STATE FAIR I In the 10c and 15c Basement White Hosiery 5c Silk Gloves 15c Brown Linen Toweling. . . 9c Hat Frames 15c Veils 15c 4v ) w TRY SALEM FIRST v. "V Germans Halted In Verdun Attack, But Keep Trying (Cortinued from Page One,) rises 2."7 feet above the thickly wooded country surrounding it. No Damage at Hull. London, Mar. 7. Absolutely no mili tary damage wis done by Zeppelins in their attack on the Hritish naval posi tion 'at Hull, Sunday night, affording to a. revise! official statement from tho admiralty today. The innounccment said 13 were killed. It denied Berlin's claims that the naval establishment suffered in any way from the ninety bombs dropped in the vicinity. Germans Take Fresnes. Berlin, Mar. 7. Fresnes, 12 miles southeast of Verdun, has been eiptured ly the Germans, it was officially an nounced today. Three hund'uer French surrendered in the village. Will Test Washington's Minimum Wage Law Ticoma, Wash., Mar. 7. Washing ton's minimum wage law will probably be put to the test of the highest courts to determine whether it violates the constitutional right of freedom from imprisonment for debt, us the result of action brought in- Justice Graham's court here. According to State Labor Commissioner K. W. Olsen today, the entire question of minimum wage" legis lation for women is involved, and he said the st.ite will carry the contest to the United (States supremo court if nce cssnrv. The case involves A. M. Anderson, head of a Tacomn collection firm, who 'was placed on trial on a charge of vio ' biting the act. He admitted the ficts ; as alleged, basing iiis defense on the ! constitutional provision against imjiris ionment for debt. Rosedale People Attend School Program (Capital Journal Special Service.) Kosedale, Ore., Mar. 7. Tho pupils of district No. 5, Murion county, gave a short but very enjoyable program at the school house Friday evening. As sistant State Superintendent Welles and County Superintendent Smith and Su pervisor Smith each gave pleasing and instructive nddresses on various phases of Parent-Touchers' association work and Industrial club work. After these addresses a dainty luncheon wan served by the ladies of the community. So en joyable was the occasion that several were heard to suggest that more gather ings of a similar kind be arranged for in the near future. New Today ads costs you less than you think worth more than you realize. "3r .'. " V.V: v y ' Grand Theatre "For the sin which ye do by two and two, Ye must answer for one by one." The awful results of moral impurity vividly pictured in i DAMAGED GOODS .RICHARD BENNETT in "DAMAGED GOODS I A Mutual Spteuu Feature n stvix;- parts " fc . MADK BY. AMERICAN, r Graphic portrayal of the physical ruin that fol lows in the wake of those who tread the flowery path of worldly pleasures. Sheds a great awak ening light on the human race. A TRIUMPH OF MOTION PICTURE REALISM IN SEVEN POWERFUL ACTS RICHARD BENNETT, star of the original production, and his original com pany of Broadway stars interpret this superb sociological drama. ONLY PERFORMANCES - THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY t i 3E WW,! '" i TODAY and TOMORROW ANTANELLI Master HypnotistKing of Laugh Makers Mystifing Magic Miss Marjorie Burk in Shadowgraph is That Create Wonder of Amusement Regular House Pictures A Dollar Show for a quarter 88 BLIGH THEATRE Prices Be, 25c Salem, Ore., Mareh 7, 101(1. To tho Kditor: I noticed in your issue of February 11 last, that I am given a rap by the John Y. Kiehardson & Co. expert ac countants. From this report I learn that these worthv penrlemen u-irn Am ..im. a.i I r O "W. Mlljlll'jril by ono A. H. Lea, according to their irpuri, m i-uei-H ine nooKs or the State Fair Board during my term of office, which checking included four months of Meredith 's term. I would have ans wered this before but I have been un able to obtain a copy of the experts' report from Mr. I.ea until March 2, though promised it previously from time to time by Mr. Lea. Finally, in order to obtain the same, I was forced to hire 8 stenographer at my own ex pense. In justification to the retiring mem bers of the Fair Board and myself I think it is only fair and right' that 1 should correct the erroneous impres sion that was gleaned from the articles published relative to the report men tioned. My annual report, which is on file with the state treasurer shows that there was Twrived bv the wcrctnry trom nil sources .50,377.10, for the fis cal yenr ending December 1, 1015. There r'1"JB(?1l8',"r,8ed .,luri" t,,e Rnm'" period flALW.ll, leaving a credit for the state QS.M.id S28.0. This includes $0,982.14 winch was on hand Decem ber 1. 1914. Mv rpnn. i,:..i. : i , property, shows that there was expend- Pit hr it ntlis.n: ... , , ' il) ur ine Board nieiu Oers, dunnif the onr ,it mm .1.. of 7,(,07.40 tor permanent impruve ments, such as pavement, water system and equipment men's rest room, etc. In addition to this I pnij out u' ,h(1 funds received in 1915, an old indirme.it of WU0.47 to Mr. K. B. Tongue t"d a ui, uie new pavillton, of 2,00. 8, making a total paid out for the permanent improvements, including the judgment, the sum of 10,042.07 There was received from the 1915 legislature an appropriation of $ti,9.!l and donation of $1,000 by the Mate board of control, from the flax tunc), mukiug a total of 7,P31.37 Over and above this sum, thero was 2,U0.K0 expended for permanent improvements; which amount was paid out of the lW eral fair fund. There was on hand De cember 1, 1915, to the credit of the w-1, faiuml "l t,le treasurer's office, $8,208.08. These figures ,how the s,mple truth in this matter. The Mate lair Board has not fold us why they spent the tax -payers' money uii necessanly in the em,.loj-mi.it of I ortlnnd experts to go over my books when they could have learned the truth for themselves in a very short time by appointing an auditing committee of two members of the board (which had always been done in former years) to compare tho boks and mv report winch had already been audited by the state treasurer's office and found cor rect. At tho time the new secretary wbr elected, M. L. Jones made a motion that my books should be examined, and he failed to get a second to the motion and it looks very much like he ii the one chiefly responsible for the mislead ing report wl ioh hns been published ' was informed thai, on the day the re port was giv,-i to tho public, a reporter ginned Demission to the governor's private iffice h i3 d;iev boy being absent) the gover.or explaining ' report to him reciested him to place Cent stress on the ilem claming there was a deficit of l.f :.S..?i under my regime. ' J In keeninn- the lm.1ia T , - '' -' ii mi. -"tune system that Mr. Meredith had used the previous tive years, and continued to use that system until the end of thr fiscal year, December 1, 1915. At tlii time I introduced an entire change i n the system of bonkkeni.i nir i li '..1. ulw for itself, and, in mv estimation serves every purpose that a system of book keeping is intended for. I am nut at tempting to say how rotten the system was, but I discovered, immediately lir-on-entering upon the duties of the of fice, that the system (in my opinion) was very inconvenient, incomplete, and nnsntwfuetnry. ami I so reported it to members of the board and they auth orized me to introduce a more complete and convenient system and pui same in oocvaiioii nt the beginning of the next fiscal yea,-. December I, ill" I his was done and I used the new ,-vs-tcm two months when I was deposed fr reasons "sufficient and --atisfaetery " an stated in n communication, bv M ' done,, to the fair board, lie l,,,' ', ;.;forme:l the public what, he considers sufficient and satisfactory reasons " but, as tins report of the Port land ae countnnts was give,, to the public ,(. "oxtday, I m led to believe tht this report was intended to convey this in formation. If they intended t, be fair report that I had introduced a new sv e cm I explained this system to him the first and only dhy he was in th office Richardson's criticism regrrd nig the system of keeping accounts shows that the accountants understood that they were to hand in a report un favorable to me. I deny that I ever entered into any unauthorized contracts for tho state fair board. I was authorized bv the proper members to enter into every contract I made. From their report the accountants would have tiio public, hel.eve that there were admissions to tho fair grounds that were not account ed for by me. Tb, i untrue ,nd mis- I'Kdmg, as I turned over to my , 'essors receipts trom every ticket sell er for every ticket ho received, and, m turn, receipted every ticket seller for every ticket he returned unsold. Night here T desire to reply to the communi cation of M. I, Jones to the fair board, and which appeared in your isue 0(' even date, in reference to the Turner ini'kini unle ..-111,1.. t ;.. serts that "he mil another -,, i.... of the board presented the matter to District Attorney King,,." )!,, Min thf public this, leaving us to infer that it was for the puri.oe of havin-f th..,., prosecuted. N.iw District Attorneyj A IIP TQ CAREFUL DPEggPfg", Ve QUlf ORI5YING ABOUT ; WHAT IS? THU X LATEST STYLE- IN WATCH CHAINS' ANlj COLLARS. SF YOU VVANT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW; THAT VQU ARE jTHE REAL THING V THf CICARBTTE Ji . 0T QUAUTY ' pressuie that had been brnuirht. to bear they hid concluded not to prosecute the case. This was on Monday. October 1915. The facts in the case are these: On October 3, 1915, Directors Booth, Savage aim myself called on District Attorney liingo, at his request, at. his residence and wo laid the whole matter before him, together with tho or.il and written confessions of the parties. At this time Attorney Kingo demanded that I should bring tho wit nesses before the grand jury the follow ing morning and he would have the case investigated. This I did but was stopped at tho west entrance of the COulltv ennrt lmuwn Vnr f I. T -r . v ,.UILIU j,, nuiii-s ami tho otiier member, being informed by 1 1-in umi rue matter wa ill settled. Now District Attorney Kingo informs me that when M. L. Jones and the oth. er member culleil uul tnl.i fi..,t they had concluded not to prosecute the case, he informed them "that lie could not drop it. He was satisfied that a crime hid been committed and the fcuilty parties must be punished." This "pressure" that they mention to the district attorney I 'suppose they considered "sufficient and satisfac tory" to them, yet I do not believe the public takes tiio same view of the mat ter. From their renoit it nnnnnr. (lmf they criticised about everything (hit ' none in jin.), mill trom the manner ill which thev u;ii-l,le.l lli.i f;i.,,.rt.. was certainly their intention to miike their report as mi favorable for me as :i,i . possioie. The experts admit that thev never found an irroirnl iritv nf ,.i. tilOUlh thev infer Hint eerliilii v.,...,ii.i find accounts were not in evidence. This is untruo an. I it is not my fault that Hiey um noi locate t lem. IIS I inform. ed Kic hardsou A: company ninny times that I would only be too'glad to issist them in any way possible in thcirl work. I After nil that has been said it is a fact that I never entered into thei duties as secretary until April I, 1915; that four months of Hie fiH. iil von- . I . elapsed under former Secretary .Mere dith; that, notwithstanding the "de cided lack of organization and oipiip- mini in me con.iuct or the slate fair under the state fair board" 'is men-' tioned in their report we held a fair and are told by the public that it. was us good or belter than any fair ever held; that we ninde some decided ui.l worthy improvements of a permanent nature; that we sjient out of our (.on eral fund more than .tJ.OOt) for this work more than was appropriated by the legislature, and, last but not lcist, we had a balance at the end of the year! of $2,225.80 more than the balance on han I December 1, 1914. Space forbids my going into the de tails' my farther, but would stale that any one interested ran get tiie true' facts in the ca'.e from the annual re j port, on file in the state treasurer's of-' fice. W. AI. JONES II. Stevenson, at the Salem hospital, March 4, 191(1, a son. BORN :kfc9k:k-lt.i..i..j. -r -r r T f V , Articles of Incorporation for the Cap- ., , "" -"'filial City Cooperative Creamery Com Jleurv Mursi en nt m,,..i. -r i i i ... . . ,, '.' . ' " pany wero tiled yesterday which mnrlia March 7, 1 )10, a daughter. ! . , e ' ' "". thn beL'inuinur or a new cnonerntive creamery in Salem which will operate on a largo scale. Tho new creamery will be located at 383 Court street and will take over the plant of the Cnpital BARR To Mr. and Mrs. Campbell C. I'arr. of the I'ringlo neighboihood, March 3, 1916, a son. STEVENSON To Mr. and Mrs. Cliiudo ' City creamery, Your Eastern Trip Should be arranged via California so that you can stop over at San Fran cisco. Liberal stopovers allowed. The cost is no more for this privilege on either first or second class tickets. Ogden Route Train service is excellent. Three daily transcontinental limited trains to Chi cago and the East. Latest equipment. All steel observation library cars, through sleeping cars, dining car serv ice unexcelled. Protected by electric automatic block signals. Overland Limited Pacific Limited San Francisco UnitedAtlantic Express Ask your local agent or write John M. Si utt, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon Southern Pacific - Union Pacific DIED )( IIAN.VA At the home of her daughter, ! Mrs. J. W. Crittun, at Liberty, March 7, ltlld. Mrs. Sophia J. Han1 na, in her ROfh year. i The surviving children are Mrs. .7.! W. Jtritton, of Liberty; T). A. Tlanna,! of Portland: ('. K. II aniin nt Pneifi.. ! flrove, Oregon: Mrs. J. h. Oliver of i-oik county; Mrs. J. II, Crawford, of Liberty: V. V. Hnnnn, of Bethel, Ore gon. All the children were at her bed sid at the time of her death. I Funeral services will bo held Wediies j day afternoon nt 2 o'clock from tliej mirlors of Kiidon find rti.ti.n Services will be conducted by the Hey. V. T. Porter and burial will be ill the City View Cemetery. Mrs. Sophia .1. Iltinna came to Ore gon in 1SH3 from Missouri and has re sided m Salem in vicinity since coin when ( ,7 I V -v- toners nun ing to tnc state. She bad been a mem- "ic I i tl Tiin"""' rrrMl1'"1 " h;' t the Christian church since her lacy Mid to Inn, "that owmg to the fourteenth year. iff ' f ""Till MARGUERITE CLARK, IN - - -n- '. -. .. - .-: .. J M PATHE WEEKLY Today, Tomorrow and Thursday lib LiVLL;Ui:: r