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MARGUERITE SNOW DaiKetro
"A Corner in Cotton"
A Play of Wall Street and the South, also
SIDNE DREW in His Latest Comedy
The Screen's Vampire Star, at the
Ye Liberty Tomorrow
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FubEc School Youngsters Run
Wild In Wierd Track and
Field Meet
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OREGON Same Price
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"THE SALES LADY"
Pathe Weekly
Western Vaudeville Ass'n
VAUDEVILLE
Last Times Today
TWO BIG
NEW ACTS
Featuring
Three Millards
Comedy Musical Act
KAYNGRE and
BOSDYN
"Bits from Opera"
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May Robson the
Gloom Dispciler
May Robson who is billed as the re
nowned International comedienne but
who is really a product of the West
Coist, is to piny a day's engagement
at (irnnd Tuesday May 23 tendering
ii her clever rometly, "The Making
Over of Mrs. Matt", for the first
lime here.
Miss Robson as "Mrs. Matt', brims
with cleverness, sparkles with wit and
eintilates with the joy of living, in
that ithe in the character tells homol
ogies that are worth listening to, dis-
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MONDAY ONLY
MM COMMISSiOHEH FIGHT
BEIIEtl if ID
There arc three candidates for coun
ty commissioner, Monroe Nye, J. T.
Hunt and A. C. Libby.
It is generally understood that Jlr.
Nye is in the Yield" to split J.mby's
vote nnil that he has no chance what
ever of being nominated. It has been
noticed that Nyo has adopted a plat
form similar to Libby 'a and that he
is doing the most of his campaign
ing in districts where Libby is strong.
Ah a citizen there is no objection to
Nye whatever.
J. T. Hunt is a native of the Wal
do Hills country and an excellent citi
zen. The Messenger feels in duty
bojind to say, however, that Mr. Hunt
is reputed to be the candidate of the
county court. Mr. Beckwith, the re
tiring commissioner, is quite openly
supporting Hunt and the other mem
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bitterest in the state. When the grand
jury heard the girl'e story anj return
ed Indictments against Slaughter her
father and mother appeared in Slaugh
ter's pulpit and expressed the Belief
that the girl was not telling tho truth.
Upon this event, the girl was removed
from her own father's house and tak
en to tire detention home for fear she
would be influenced to change her nar
rative. Although several of Slaughter's par
ishioners have protested against him re
maining in the church, he continued his
! ministerial work until today. He did
not enter the pulpit, however, after the
charges were made, snying that he pre
ferred to speak from the floor of the
church until the accusations were prov
en false.
Salem Masonic Lodges
Will Have Reunion
The two Masonic lodges of Salem will
hold a reunion next Wednesday evening
at the Mnsonic Temple. This will be the
first reunion of the lodges held since
the building was dedicated and those
in charge of the arrangements for the
evening requested that all Masomi in
the city and vicinity make an effort
t attend.
W. C. Bristol, of Portland, past grand
master of the state of Oregon, will de
liver a short lecture on the order and
other prominent .Masons from Salem
and other cities will be present and
make short talks. Refreshments will
be served under tho care of Glenn 0.
Niles, who will preside at the coffee
I Pot.
the committee having arrangements
in charge is composed of Walter H.
Smith, Lot L. I'enrce, George G. Brown,
Walter Winslmv, Dr. 0. A. Olson and
Earl Simmons.
Thc U. S. Public Health Service has
reduced typhoid fever SO per cent in
some communities.
penses truths that every father should
bo told often offers suggestions that
would mike every boy think more of
his mother ami incidentally, gives to
her audiences, a feeling that tliey are
better men and women lor having
viewed her clever impersonation of the
true, honest, hard-working housewife
who wants to grow old gracefully and
at peace with all mankind.
There is a joy and i delight, also a
laugh and a soli in nearly every line
that "Mrs. Matt' utters, yet the com
edy element prevails and the love in
terest holds sway from the first rise
to thp final full of flip i-nrtnin It
his been years probably, since a story j thfl contractor have nlroady eompMed
that has no problem, yet ten-lies life's a Pflr'" of it.
lesson so terselv has held the hoards!
at the Grand ami it is to be wished w- Fuller, frrc warden for Polk
that Miss Kobson may become an an-! 'm,I,t 1vttH a slom business visitor
nual visitor, so that her geniality, her i Thursday.
mentality and rer optimism may have Muscott, of ine Star Transfer
its effect, not only upon the tired bus- "omr'any, transacted Tmsinem in Salem
iness man, but upon the districted 1 hn f'r"t of the week,
housewife, tiie disturbed mother, the i W. B. McKowan, a prominent resi
impetuous lover, and all those who feel: "Vat of Falls City, was a county seat
they have burdens that they cannot j visitor Thursday morning.
earrv. These, each anil all, will find a
wav to liirhtcn and to brighten their :
owu lives through Miss Kobson 's meg-1
netism, her cheer and her general air of,
good fellowship.
Miss Kobson s company is satisfy-!
ing and her production thoroughly id-
equate to give the proper eclat to her!
well chnseu comedy.
T7v"s cm'
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bers of the court arc understood to
be quietly pulling the strings in his
behalf.
Mr. Libby is a farmer living in the
south end of the county, where the
commissionership should go. His can
didacy and tho promises if nominated
and elected, to givo the people a
chance to select their own supervis
ors and generally to inject some mod
ern methods into the business handled
by the county court.
He is generally known as the anti
machine candidate and this puner is
frankly of tho opinion that nil 'hose
who disapprove of tho methods of the
present county eourt should voto lor
Libbj", because Nye eauiot bo duct
ed and Hunt, if elected, will be under
obligations to the court rtr.,1 scarcely
in position to inaugurate any refoiros.
(Paid Advertisement.)
DALLAS LOCAL NEWS
(Capital Journal Special Service.)
Dallas, Ore., May 13. The two Shep
herd boys who ran away from, their
homo near Hopewell ivlonday night were
caught Tuesday morning near Kola by
Doputy Sheriff Bert Wells and returned
to their home. The lads were mounted
on a small white pony and were start
ing out to see the world.
, Baseball Sunday Afternoon.
Dallas, Ore., May4 i.'i. The Dallas
baseball team will open the season on
the local grounds Sunday afternoon in
a game with the All-Star team of Fort
land. The Portland aggregation is cap
tained by John Snint, who will be re
membered by the locul fans as the man
ager of the famous Bradfords, who play
ed the Dallas team here in 1914. The
locals have an extra good line-np for
this game and have been doing some
practicing this week getting themselves
in condition for the contest. Carl Fen
ton is expected here from Eugene and
will pitch for Dallas.
Frost Damages Fruit.
Dallas, Ore., May l.'i. This section of
Polk county was visited by a heavy
frost Wednesday night and fruit trees
planted on low ground suffered extens
ively. Many of the gardens also suffer
ed us such vegetables abeaiiB, tomatoes
and potatoes were far along. The orch
ards situated on the high lands adjn
cent to this city suffered little damage.
inui i ne prescnr outlook the prune crop
Nfhould be the largest grown in this
section of the state in years.
Suit Filed to Enjoin Court.
Dallas, Ore., May 13. A suit was
filed in the Polk county circuit court
Tuesday afternoon to enjoin the county
court from proceeding with certain
bridge and road work in tho vicinity
of Independence. J. K. Sears, a promi
nent resident of McCoy and one of the
heaviest taxpayers in' the eountv, ei
pears as plaintiff although it is nV de
nied by a number of those interested
that a large number of prominent farm
ers and taxpayers in itie northern part
of the county are behind the movement.
In the complaint Mr. Sears allege.! that
the county court will, unless restrained,
by an order of the circuit eourt, expn;l
a sum of money estimated at abo.it A.'IO,
000 for the purpose of putting in a
concrete bridge, fill and other road
work in the vicinity of Independence
and in the corporate limits of that citv
and not on any existing road in Polk
county and that the said improvements
arc unnecessary. It also alleges that
the work cannot be done without rlie
county exceeding the indebtedness al
lowed by luw and that all other road
work in the county will be neglected.
The ense will come up before Judge II.
II. Belt, Saturday. In the meantime the
work is proceeding ut Independence and
me young people of the .Methodist
church held a social at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. R. Y. Morrison on Clay reef
Thursday evening. Games were played
and a general good time had by all.
Ahout 40 young people were in attend
anee.
J. D. Lee, a formnr nusiness man of
tins city, now a resident of Portland.
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Windows Are Broken and
Chimneys Tumbled Down
No Serious Damage
Boise, Idaho, May 1,1. Several
crumbled chimneys, broken plaster alid
windows and- cracked chinaware was
found today to be the extent of the
damage resulting from a severe eirth
tromor which shook Hoise and cities
for fifty miles around at 7:-ti p. m.
yesterday.
Tho qitnke Hasted four seconds.
Weather bureau officials said it was
more of an upheaval than a wave, or
swaying motion.
Frightened crowds rushed from thea
tres and buildings in the business sec
tion of the city, but ere they reached
the streets the shock was over. A
hugo chimney on an office building
crumbled, and bricks were hurled into
the street. Two chimneys on residences
also fell and many were cracked by
the earthquake.
Nobody was reported injured at an
early hour today. Feirs were felt that
the huge Arrow Rock dam, 20 miles
from Boise, might have been cracked,
but caretakers telephoned that the
dam was intact.
Plate glass windows on two stores
in Boise were shaken loose and brok
en. Weiser, Idaho, 7.1 miles west of
Boise, was severely shaken. A well
of natural gis showed a tremendous
increase immediately after the shock.
The gas caught on fire in several
places and was extinguished with some
difficulty.
Ontario, and Baker, Oregon, Payette,
Emmett and Idaho City, Iduho felt
tho shock, but there was only slight
lanuge.
Last night's earthquake was by far
tho most severe ever experienced in
Boise. On April 30 a slight trembler
shook the city.
Permanent Plavgrounds
for the Salem Kiddies
Tho playgrounds' committee of the
Civic department of the Commercial
Club met this morning witfc Joseph H.
Albert and arranged for the establish
ing of a permanent playground for the
children this summer, to alse include a
bnthing pond. The grounds selected are
on Church street adjoining and east of
the bridge on Mill creek, between the
two brnnches of the creek, and is the
property of Joseph II. Albert, who gave
the play grounds committee permission
to use all of the grounds noi'iM.
The nieinhers of the playground com
mittee are V. B. Southwiek, chairman,
George G. Brown, Charles II. Jones. A
day will be selected when a general
picnic will be held with the children
of the city to clear the grounds, work
ing under the direction of G. R. Bonell,
superintendent of the manual training
department of tho High school. It is
probable next Saturday will be selected.
Let the Capital Journal New Today
Column put your dollars on the right
track.
was in the city this week renewing old
acquaintances.
Mrs. J. M. Grant has returned from a
short visit nt the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Simon Gi imlhcim, in Portland.
Mrs. John W. Orr entertained the
Ladles' Aid society of Rickreiill at her
home on Washington erreet Wediueday
afternoon.
Dr. B. F. Butler returned the first
o'f the week from a short business trip
to Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Bonis left the
first of the week for Atlantic City, NV
J., where they will attend the general
I conference of the Presbyterian church.
They expect to be gone several months
during which time they will visit rein-
i tives and friends in the cast.
Joo Harlan, the logger from Black
I Rock, w ho had his skull crushed sev-
j eral weeks ago and who was discharged
from the Dnllns hospital last week was
I returned to that institution this week
i for futher treatment.
I W. A. Ilinies, republican candidate
I for county surveyor, was an Independ
ence visitor this Week. , ,
j A. L. Martin, local manager of the
i Oregon Power compnnv, was an fnde-
pendenue - vjftitor Thursday 'n Omsi
ness for the company.
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The folk dnnees and drills by the pu
pils of the public schools of Salem form
ed a fitting addition to the belated May
day exercises which were held on W d
lauiettc campus this afternoon.'' The
banner for the best folk dnace wn won
by tho girls of the Lnglewood school
who presented a barn dance in costume.
The Woodburn school won honorable
mention in this folk dancing contest
but no second prizo was given.
The crowd was packed and jammed
about the huge roped off space on the
campus where the dunces were held
and the gay splashes of color which
made up the costumes of the dnncers
added the necessary touches which went
to make up a gala day. The May queen
was crowned on the throne of green
boughs which formed a fitting back
ground for the resplendent costumes
that bedecked those who took part in
tke exercises. The music, the custom
ary May pole dance on the green and
the usual spirit of gladness that greets
May day even though it be postponed
scried to make tho l'JKi May day a
huge success. The particular success
of the folk dances was due to tho ef
forts of Mrs. R. L. Clark and P.cf. V.
S. Gannett.
The spelling contest which opened
the field day for the schools of Ma
rion county wns held at tho high school
this morning. The medal in the eighth
grade eoatest was won by Ida Koenig,
of Sublimity. Kdna Ditter, of Sublim
ity; Esther Ledtke, of Hnnnard; Arthur
Chappclle, of Woodburn, and hlmer
Hughes, of St. Paul, all tied at 100 per
ceut this morning in the written work
and it was necessary to hold an oral
contest to settle the tio this aftor
noon. The winner in the seventh grade was
George Albcc, of Aumsville. Tho win
ner in the sixth grado was Norma
Marrs, of Woodburn, and in the fourth
grado wos Elizabeth Porter, of Mill
City, all of whoiri scored 100 per cent.
In the fifth grade, Alary Bowne, of
Aumsville; Texie Bostwick, of district
No. 09; Vincent Clumo, of St. Paul;
Margaret McDowell, of St. Paul, and
Bessie Chappelle, o'f Woodburn, all tied
at 100 per cent.
The public, school track and field
meet was a makeshift affair which was
characterized by woeful lack of system
and mismanagement n the part of
Prof. R. l'faff, a teacher in a school
near Buttcrville, who had charge of the
meet The meet dragged from the start
and no one appeared to be in authority
to direct the events. Track and field
meets by the public schools can be made
highly successful affairs under skillful
management but the lack of experience
in the direction o'f the first meet will
prove a serious blow to iiiture enter
prise of this kind. It is to be hoped
that a competent man will oe placed in
charga next year who will be able to
make the public school track and field
meet a genuine success.
In the high schools Silverton and
Woodburu were fighting it out for first
plucc this afternoon in a neck and neck
race. No reliable data was available
on the results of thw grade school con
tests as the largo number of score keep
ers were unable to agree on the result
and it will probably require a bdard of
arbitration to settle the question if the
meet is finished today.
The best time was made by Shields,
of Kilverton, in the high school division.
He ran the 100 yard dash in 10 4-5 sec
onds in the semi-finale though he was
unable to mnke this mark in the finals.
An exhibition girls' nice for fit) ynrds
was won by Lucile Cameron, of Lincoln,
with Leouu Estos and .Miss De I.aSnux
tied tier second. The time was 7 2 "
ji'omls.
Lccaticn of Branch
Road to Crater Lake
To BeStarted May 15
The locution of a proposed road
branching off from the Pacific High
way and leading to the Crater Lake
National Park will be started the 15th.
This work is to bo done under a co
operative agreement between the State
Highway Coinnii,sion mid the V. S. De
partment of Public Roads.
State Engineer Lewis has transferred
a number of the men from VTasco
county to Medl'nrd on this work. Mr.
J. W, Hall is the government represen
tative on this work. $S00D has been
taken from the funds allotted to Jack
sou county for Siskiyou mountain work
to cover this proposed survey.
i'lans and specifications have just
been completed for the Coos county
court by the State Highway department
for a bridge, over the Coquillo river, near
Myrtle Point. Figures will bo taken
on both" a wood structure and a steel
structure of (IS foot spun. This makes a
(ioiiibination bridge and ovcrcrosKing
with an approach about 1000 feet long.
The estimated cost of the wood stnir
ture, us i,M) and of the steel $19,000.
Our circulation la coming np 4
and BU1I growing read the....
paper and you guess the reason;
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NOVETY FOUR
SINGING COMEDIANS
THREE ROZELLAS
A Bey with a Violin, a Girl with a
Harp, and a Rummy with a Bun.
MUSIC A LA CASTE
4 WONDERFUL BARDS 4
The Aristocracy of the Gymnastic
World
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TIIE SCREEN'S GREATEST "VAMPIKH" STAR Itf A NEW
PLAY PRESENTED BY WILLIAM FOX (
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ONE NIGHT-TUESDAY, MAY 23
The Distinguished Comedienne and runniest Woman on the Stage.
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Herself and fier own Metropolitan company in JAS TORBES" laugh
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Magnificently Staged
Beautifully Gowned
Prices 50c to $1.50. Seat Sale May 20th
Mail Orders Now
Autos and Carriages 10:47 1-2 P. M.
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MEXICAN ADVENTURESS
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Threo Big Scenic Acts.
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