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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1916)
THE DAILY CAPITAL JOT KNAL. SALEM. OREGON. MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1916. FIVE n 0WM1ECE MM Y . (Q .16 BIG SPECIALS f - ' ' -"i iTir" bfaaif- nHi'to-i if it.--"-m -n mrm n mih mi n '--m-atrl - - at that will create some speedy buying at the Chicago Store's $20,000 Sale. All departments will be packed to over flowing with special price tickets for this Nine Cent Day. The greatest sensational price wrecking event in the his tory of the store. The goods simply must be sold, and the quicker I do it, the better they like it. Give the goods away or sell them. I must get the money some way, so for tomorrow I have put the knife in deep in sixteen items Kj in order to move them quickly. Dress Ginghams New Spring Dress Ginghams in all the latest patterns, sold reg ular at 12 l-2c and 15c, the very special, at tho yard 9c. L India Linen Extra fine quality India Linens, sold regular at 12 l-2c and 15c the yard, very special at the yard 9c, Taffeta Ribbons 4-inch 11c quality Silk Taffeta Ribbons, meetly all colors, very special, is now marked at the yard, only 9c. 3 Tomorrow will mirk another record breaker day for The Chicago Store Sixteen extra big Nine Cent Specials 9c VERY EXTRA SPECIAL The Yard, one piece of Linene, sold regular at 25c a yard, on Special Sale, while it lasts, at the yard 9c 3C 9c 9c 9r VERY EXTRA SPECIAL The Yard for special lot of Curtain Scrim, worth 18c to 25c the yard, special at the yard 9c. VERY EXTRA SPECIAL For 15c quality Huck Towel, size 40x 18, extra good quality, on special sale at each 9c. VERY EXTRA SPECIAL For 15c Pillow Cases, full standard size, fine quality, on special sale, at each 9c. VERY EXTRA SPECIAL For Fancy Silk Dress Trimmings, worth to 35c a yard, marked for special sale, the yard 9c. VERY EXTRA SPECIAL A Garment, for boys 25c Underwear, plenty of sizes and a very special price at the garment 9c. If njcent i r J 8mi if If iimwwiiiiiin wi jhm l' ."," 'mjtt Ih" " i 1 in. in nmnh i If it is Bargains yen are looking for don't fail to le at The Chic igo Store tomorrow, extra special bargains await you VERY EXTRA SPECIAL Boys Suspenders that sold at 20o are priced for this sale very special at only "very "extr a special Men's 15c quality Canvas Gloves, ex tra good quality, priced for this special ' r sale, the pair the Yard For One Special Lot of Dress Voiles, in tan, blue and black, marked at the very special price of 9c the yard 25c value. VERY EXTRA SPECIAL 15c package of Currants in the grocery department is marked at very special, the package We make and Hang Window Shades and Awnings THE CHIC AGO VERY EXTRA SPECIAL 15c can solid pack Tomatoes, only two cans to a customer, roamed at, the can VERY EXTRA SPECIAL 15c package of Rolled Oats, only two packages to a customer, very special, the package VERY EXTRA SPECIAL 15c can Imported Sardines, only two cans to a customer, marked very special at the can Thousands of Bargains in USED FURNIRURE at L L. STIFF & SON By careful buying .you can furnish your home here .for One-Half price or less. We list a few specials below : Several $9.50 hotel or rooming house Dressers, used price $5.00 One $16.50 extra large ash Dresser, just like new, used price $8.25 $5 to $6.50 Kitchen Treasurers, used price $1.50 One $15 hardwood Cupboard, a dandy, used price $4.50 One $27.50 14-inch Universal Range, fine condi tion, used price $12.50 Two $10 No. 7 Cook Stoves, used price $4.00 Other Stoves and Ranges in perfect condition, used price $3.00 to $35.00 One $12 2-in. continuous post Bed, used price . .$5.00 Iron Beds, all sizes and kinds, used price . .$1.50 up Springs 50c up One $22.50 9x12 10-wire Brussels Rug, nearly new, used price $12.00 One $37.50 full quartered oak extension Table, can't . be told from new, used price $22.50 One $37.50 full quartered oak Buffet, used price $16.00' Dining Chairs, used price 50c to 75c Rockers used price 75c One 3-piece fine quartered oak Parlor Set, used price $18.00 Kitchen Tables, used price 50c up Come and investigate whether you want to buy or not; our clerks are glad to show you around be cause we simply cannot enumerate all of our enorm ous stock in any advertisement. E. L. STIFF & SON "The Busy Store" Quick Sales and Small Profits Let us Figure Your Bill, We Usually get the business WE EE TIRE GO-CARTS We Repair and Upholster Turniture We Pack and Store Furniture WILL CELEBRATE greaiesi OF POETS "Midsummer Nights Dream" to Be Presented by Wo men's Clab Saturday 11 IE E. C Seaman, Representing Lewis Bros. & Co. in Charge te-MtJfc F Conductors Have New Uni forms, and Marks to Show Years of Service Following the custom of the Southern Picific and other transcontinental rail roads, the Salem Street Car Railway bai adopted a bine serge uniform for its employes with stripes and stars on the rireve" to indicate the years of service with the company. A star indicates five years service and one stripe for every yeir. Today the following speared in 1heir new suits wilh their stars and atripm showing on their right sleeves: William Allen, on the Yew Park line, neven years serviro with the company, ntiUe"j to weir one star and two stripes. Homer Harrison, on the Commercial street car line, one star, showing his five years' service. R. (I. llnll, Commercial street line, four years' service, entitling him to four stripes. M. K. Moyer, running on the State and ( hemeketa line, is entitled to the four stripes for his-four years with the company. E. I'. Cutler, on the Commercial street line is entitled to one star and stripe for his six rears service. B. F. Miness, on the State and Cliem eketa lines will show two stripes on his right sleeve for the two years with the company. Portland, Ore., April 17. Twenty four dentists' offices in Portland were robbed of cold estimated to be worth onft Us.000 last night. The robberies were not discovered until today, and the po lice have been conducting a secret in- vears with the company and will wear C. L. Ferrell. ruuninir. on Commercin! , his new suit tomorrow. C. W. Brock street is an eight year man and entitled to one star and three stripes. I. M. Mover, State and (hemeketa, will be entitled to his star in another year. Just at present he is weiring four strities. The above mentioned men appeared i service will nave no trouuie in tinning with their new suits for the first time nut how long each employe has been tVa morning. Tomorrow morning. E. with the compiny. Just take a look J. Minnick on the Cnmen ial street line at the strong right arm of each, and re will appear in his new suit, with stripes , member that the star is a token of five indicating two vears service. J. W. years continuous service with the com- on Seventeenth street car line has been with the company two years and is en titled to the two stripes. Within a wek or two the suits or all the street car bovs will have been com pleted and then the patrons of the ear ."canister, on the State and ('hemeketa lines is entitled to the star for hjs five pany, and every year i shown by a stripe, on the sleeve of the right arm. vestigation. The robberies are laid at the door of an alleged coast-wide gang of poll' thieves, who, detectives say, have raid ed dentists' offices and jewelry Mores in every large city on the coast, taking nothing but gold. Tho thieves unlocked every door, evi dently using pass keys. The heaviest bolts and the most inrticatc locks failed to stop them. The gang, according to the police, began operations in ralt Lake. They next visited San Francisco. Dentists' associations and detective agencies rent out warnings that raids by this gang of thieven might be expected. Meager descriptions of one nr two of the rob bers have been obtained. Ten offices in the I'ittock block were robbed, but the Wills Dental labora tory, which contained gold worth 1,000 was untouched. Jersey Cattle Club Organized Saturday The Marion County Jersey Cuttle club effected a formal nrcnniwition at a meeting held Saturday in the audituri-j morning. Saturday, April 22, is u (lute which nil loyal Salem people should keep in mind and also keep open. Because on that dnte the city of Sulem, through the agency of its Women's club, will con tribute its part in the nation wide ob servance of the Shakespeare tercenten ary. It is perhaps too broad a statement to say that everybody is Interested In Shakespeare, and in what Shakespeare means to all who speak tho English language, but it is not too much to say that everybody ought, to be interested; and it is primarily for those who ought to be interested that the Women's club is going to present one of the Burd's most 'fascinating comedies, "A Midsum mer 'Night's Dream," at the Grand next Saturday afternoon and evening. The presentation of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" will take, the form o' 'nn interpretive rending of the play Mr.'. Annn lingers Fish, one of the most I popular of Salem's entertainers, will do the reading, impersonating each of ilr famous characters in the comedv, Those i who have heard Mrs. Fish in dramatic readings are nwnre of the cleverness with which she "puts over" a piny 'single-handed that. is. all by I erself land there is no plnv which bet'er lend ; itself to this method of pres. ntnt ion than "A Midsummer Night's 1 ream." However. Mrs. Fish will not be entire ly alone in the forthcoming revival of the immortal comedy. The fainon-.t inusi leal setting of Mendelssohn will be giv ; en in connection w ith the rending, and ! the various solos, duets, quartettes I i'hornsi. nml d!lniCM. will tie inlio'. j ' spersed wilh the dialogue, in the l'cg 1 1 ular order in which thev belong. V Willinm Tliii.iliril Tr i, ,ll,,r... wiuwW'Uiwi iimii liq i i iiiiiii. mil mi. M 1 1 j I, i ' h1 J ""1 I" n ......r i.- ft.. ,! side lit the piano, and in some of tip I heavier musical numbers, like tho "Ov- erture" the will be ussisted by Miss am of the commercial club with the Sadie Ford. The musical program in idoption of a constitution and bv-laws eludes the celebrated "Wedding ami the election of Henry Zorn as pres ident ana .lai oh rox as secretary. The holding of a dairy cattle show in Salem was discussed. The general opinion was that it should be held at an early date, prefer ibly during the annual cherry tail-. Tho general in terest in Jersey cattle is becoming such that it is believed that such a thow, especially during the cherry fair, would bring people here from all parts of the county as well as from I'olk county. Following the aJoption of i consti tution and by-laws, directors were chos en as follows: Henry Zorn, Jacob Fox, Charles Cannon, Warren dray, Joseph Ditter and J. H. Peterson. 'Sherza, ami March." "Nocturne the "Clown Dance." Mrs. R. M. llocr and Mrs. (iconic Falmrr Pntnam will sing Obcroti'p song, "I Know a Hank," from Act 2, Scene 1, and with Mrs. .T. J. Roberts and Mrs. T. II. (inlloway, they will nlso render the Fairies' I.ullnhy, "Ye Spot ted Snakes." which has been annnged as a quartette. One irf the features of the musical program will he tho " Horgom'isk, " or clown dance, which will be int 'rpreted by Miss Margaret White, and then, fo' pood measure, there will be the Fairies' Dance, performed by 10 little Salem fairies. These arc Misses Jeanette Sykes, Josephine Atenison, Durrd An derson, I.enta Baumgartner, Rosale llu ren, Jeanettn Plimpton, Constunce Yuri tis, Margaret Stoltz, Prudence Patter son and Marie Schiilderman. There will be two performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream,' a matinee and an evening perfuiinniec, and you can have any seat at "itlicr performance for 25 cents. Tf you know your Shakespeare von won't have to be New Today Ada wort whils you i told that in this entertainment you will sleep will have reiulti for yon la th get n whole lot for your money. Tf you arc sun a siriuicr lu inc xiiirn en- in -i The Salem Ministerial union will con duct noon dnv services this week from 12:20 to 12:5'.ri ench day in the lecture room of the First Methodist fhtirch. Dr. Carl Oregg Doney will deliver the messago ea'h d iv. Treso noon dav sessions arc for all. bargain opportunity for you to g"t ac quainted with him. The proceeds from "A Miii.suinnier Night's Dream" will be used by Hm Women's club us a nest egg for their building 'fund. All uhn ure in any way connected with the entertainment mo giving their services gratis, and it i-i expected that the two performances Saturday will score as big a success fin ancially as they ure sure to do r.rtis tically. Mrs. Caplan Will Be Witness for Husband T.os Angeles, Cnl., April 17. Mrs. Da vid Caplan, lor whom u fund is being raised to finance her expenses to tho const I'loin Chicago will be the prin cipal witness for iier husband in his trial for murder hen) us an alleged dynamiter. This was announce ! today by Attorn ey Nate. Coghlau, for Caplan, charged with being an accomplice in the de struction of the Times building hen." five years ago. Mrs. Caplan will est ililish a perfect alibi for her husband. He will account for his whereabouts during the five, mouths prior and subsequent to the TiincH explosion, during which it is charged Caplan was an accomplice nr. men now convicted for the act. I. W. Connnt, nn employ of tho me-'lunii-nn dep irtinent of t lie newspaper at the tiuio it was u rocked, on tho wil ness stand, testified today concerning oudilious immediately following tan blast. RESOLUTION OF THANKS At a meeting of Sedgwick Post No. Ii. C. A. K., held at their Post room, April 1.1, lit Id, it was unaniniouslv or dered that, V serous, Tie heirs of Hon. Asuhel Hush, deceased, have generously dona led to Hie City of Salem fifty acres from tho plat of land known as Hush's pasture, and Whereas, sin h i park will provo of urent and lusting benefit to the present, ind coming generations as a delightful bice for open air gatherings and celi rations, therefore, be it Hcsulvod, that, this Post hereby len der a vote ol' t lui ii It si lo A. X. 'Hush, Miss Sally Husii and other heirs of tint Hun. As tli Hush estate for tho gen erous gift of said property, believing it. will he a lasting monument to the gen erosity of the family, and especially to the man who made it possible that su.-ti i gift might be made. DAN I Kfj WKHSTKIt. ( 'oinmander. V. C. FAl'I.K.VKR. Adjutant. APPROVED COURT MARTIAL Washington, April 17 President Wil son today npiroved the court-martials findings in the case of Colonel Lewis (ioodier, reprimanding him for his al leged activities in tho recent "nviution scandal' on tho Pacific, coast. Try Capital Journal Want Ada. 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