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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1916)
THE DAILY CAPITAL ,TOT RNAL. SALEM. OREOOV FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1916. FIVE EXTREME Value Giving in Women's Suits We have many less Suits now than we usually have at this time of the year, and these were mostly bought during the last of April. They are all extremely snappy, as manufacturers tell us suits will be much higher in the .Fall, and many of our suits will be suitable for Fall. We have hesitated in making any sacrifice, but as we only have a limited stock we have decided to sacrifice all suits for I V2 Price Buy Now J I W V J S TRY SALEM FIRST (2 t4L(M ComMKHCIAL CLUB MTU atrnro h-i ; . tin rowa . . , i ....Dance at Stayton Saturday May 20. Salem orchestra, Prize waltz. The Ta Liberty male quartette will hold its annual reunion Saturday and I ! Sunday. This quartette was Veil; i known in musical circles about six years ago and was composed of C. E. jKiiowlaml, Dr. R. V. KIlis," Tlirnm Ki lls and Ray (.harder. Dr. tins is here Ifrom TrenLwell Alaska, and will leave for his home Saturday night. Hiram Kllis lives in Washington and jwill arrive today. "Ray Chaplcr will also arrive today, from tascailVa, where he is employed in the govern ment forest service. 0 Try a special merchants lunch from 6 to 8:30, tonight at the Gray-Belle. Now that the activities of the pupils I of the Washington junior high school are governed to some extent by the student body, the pupils are allowed to got their political experience in nominating ind electing officers of the student body. The election will be held next Wednesday and the candi dates are as follows: President, John (Iriffith and Harold Friend; vice pres ident, Gladys Page and Pnuline Dick; secretary, Albert Baync and Marion Kmmons; treasurer, Wayne Allen and Kenneth Waters; editor, Elizabeth Dyer and Liudscy Spight. A wonder exhibit of good fruits and vegetables is to be seen at Roth Groc. Co. Df f Kin Jmt. mi We kicks are in . the lead The a man when he's down. "World An ordinance will be introduced at the next regular meeting of the city council providing that hereaftor in the construction of a building, the contrac tor shall not use more than two-fifths of the street for his building material and construction work. Nor can he use the sidewalk or obstruct the street of adjoining property, without the con sent of the owner thereof. Another provision of the proposed ordinance is that after the building i3 completed, the street and sidewalk must be thor oughly "cleaned in front of the building, and also that the sidewalk shall not be blocked, except for excavation purposes. When you plan on building see us and pet our estimates. Vails Citv Sa lem Lumber Co., 349 S. 12th. Phone S13. o The average person feels rather re luctant about getting in on a high-brow lecture, especially when the timo might be spent in quiet and restful repose at a movie. While this may be true, the lecture this evening by Prof. Morton E. Peck at the public library, while it partakes of a subject reuiqring study, yet it also has many points of interest. The title of the lecture is "Between Two Kingdoms," which means that the professor will discuss certain forms of life that might be considered about 30 per cent animal kingdom and the same proportion vegetable kingdom, and that even those who spend most of theU time in studying such deep subjects, have their doubts as to where to class these uncertain objects. Western Vaudeville Association , VAUDEVILLE 2 Big Acts - - 2 From a Regular Circuit MORTON SISTERS THOSE CLASSY GIRLS HIBBS & MARTIN HIGH CLASS COMEDY BANJO ACT TODAY and TOMORROW m THEATRE 3 Fresh home grown peas, Eugene as paragus and hot house cucumbers. Thelr finest grape fruit and oranges, be sure j f J to see our display. Moth Ltroc. ho. Prof. G. B. Posey, assistant plant pathologist of the 0. A. C, will be in tiie city early next week, to make his third spraying experiments on a prune orchard in the Rosedale district. These experiments are being made to deter mine exactly what spny is mo9t ei- fective'in fighting brown rot. Mrs. Frank A. English a member of the Salem Floral society, . announces that she will plant dahlias in the va cant lot on North Commercial street tomorrow and that if any members of the society would like to assist in the wark. thev will be doubly welcome. The lot hag already been prepared for the planting. Miss Flora M. Case, school librarian, announces that for the story hour to morrow morning at the public library, she will tell the "Just So" stories and that Miss lleck will tell a tale about "The Jack ill". Plans will be made for the annual story hour party winch will be held next Saturday, this being the last story hour of the year until next fall. Twenty patients from the Oregon state hospital have been working this week at the fair grounds, preparing flower beds and planting 2,000 E. G. Hill geraniums, under the direction of J. W. Maruney, landscape gardener of the hosnital, and president nf the Sa lem Floral soeiety. Other beds are now ready for the planting of 2.000 Salvias near the pavillion. Mr. Maruney ex pects to plant fullv 8,000 plants within t"ne next few weeks. The grass has been mowed down and weeds cut down this week and the grounds prepared for the srrent Cherry fair and Fourth of Ana TODAY TOMORROW Jesse L. Laskv Presents Blanche Sweet A Picturization of Henry Seton Merri man's novel THE SOWERS by arrangement, Harper and Bros. The story of the battle for social and political freedom in Eussia. Cast includes Miss Sweet, Theodore Roberts Thomas MeighaJl inniMiiUhMMIr Mfrirt.iiW'-iimilfciiwtiiiii-iliWiiitiiiil in Mint lnBbm ELECTION Returns TONIGHT OREGON Theatre 1 ...', ,..M -uii'Vr- - j --' -' 1 " " Capital Drug Store NEW McGILCHRIST BUILDING, STATE AND LIBERTY STREET. COME TO THE OPENING OF OUR NEW STORE Saturday May 20th TO EACH CUSTOMER WHOSE CASH PURCHASES AMOUNT TO ONE DOLLAR OR OVER, WE WILL GIVE A VALUABLE AND USEFUL SOUVENIR. SOME OF OUR OPENING SPECIALS Hind's Honey and Almond Cream 50c, opening price 36c Pebeco Tooth Paste 50c, opening price 37c Packer's Tar Soap 25c, opening price 18c Cuticura Soap 25c, opening price 19c Woodbury Facial Soap 25c, opening price 18c Colgate Tooth Paste 25c, opening price . . ! 20c Colgate Tallcum Powder 25c, opening price 15c Colgate Talcum Powder 35c, opening price ..25c Pompeian Massage Cream 50c, opening price ". 36c Castoria Fletcher's 35c, opening price , 25c Colgate Shaving Stick 25c, opening price 20c Colgate Shaving Powder 25c, opening price . 20c Capital Brag Store THE STORE OF QUALITY, SERVICE, ACCURACY M May Robson (HERSELF) The Funniest Woman on. the Stage in the Laughable Comedy THE MAKING OVER OF MRS. MATT GRAND TUESDAY, MAY 23 Prices 50c to $1.50 feat sale opens Saturday at 10 a. m. Mail orders now. 4 How Are These for Appetite Teasers? Rhubarb, nice and fresh, per bunch 5c Fresh Tomatoes, per pound 18c Bermuda Onions, per pound a 5c Gooseberries, per pound 5c California Grape Fruit, each 5c Florida Grape Fruit 2 for 25c Sunkist Oranges, dozen 30c and 40c .Fresh Pineapples, each 25c Roseburg Strawberries, per box 15c Cucumbers, each 10c Choice Daiiy Butter, pound 30c Westacott-Thielsen Salem's Best Market Place 426 State Street Two Phones, 830-S40 One of the biggest duties staring! Oregon people in the face may be din charged Friday at' the primary elec tion. I Talking of submarines, it 's lucky for the world that Noah w,is wise enough, to build his ark before they were invented. - f 1 rt M 11 H M n ii (i !! 11 fl M M n ii M 11 M M J II M tl 11 11 14 GIRLS G GIRLS TODAY and TOMORROW BIGGEST AND BEST SHOW IN TOWN 3 Real Acts 3 De B0URG SISTERS Mystery Magic Illusion Something Different An Act of Orphenm (jun)ity 7 The Imperial 7 The Two Highlanders Musical Wizards GIRLS G SINGING, DANCING, MUSIC, COMEDY Headline Act on all Eastern Circuits PHOTOPLAY Wm. HART in HELL'S HINGES! WILLIE COLLIER in a KEYSTONE RIOT Greatest Western Drama ever Filmed R L S Matinee l5cOREGON Evenings 25c July celebration. There is a boy living in town that needs the attention of the humane soci ety. During tho firo at the flax plant yesterday afternoon, he was seen rid ing a horse on the main line of tho railroad towards Geer, and as he rnine to a bridge about 50 feet across, the boy dismounted .ind led the horse across on the bridge. (Several times the horse mis-stepped and fell but fin ally managed to get over. The untold truth about Alaska will be told next Monday evening at the Bligh theatre by moving pictures ami spoken words. The moving pictures were taken in- the interior of the coun try by Dr. Sugden a surgeon of "the Royal Northwest Mounted police. He. will be Accompanied by a seven piece orchestra, all members if the same fam ily and all adults. He will tell not only how to earn a living in Alaska but devote much of his time to telling of his experiences in tho main land of that unknown country. At a meeting this morning , between Mrs. Kdyth Tozier Wetherred and J. W. Alaruney, representing the .Saleiu Floral society, ami W. ii. Hamilton, fted Thielsen ami .lames Young, repre senting the Cheniiius und the dunce committee of the Cherry fair, it wasi definitely decided that a grand ball shall be given at the armory on the evening of Monday, July 3, the first day of the lair. The committee was not in favor of a street dance and this idea was given up, in favor of a big ger affair in the armory. The floral society will do its share towards hav ing the armory properly decorated. The dance committee is composed of Fred Thielsen, chairman, .lames Young ami Carl Uabrielson. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express herewith our thinks and appreciation for the many kindnesses shown liy our friends dur ing the sickness anil death of our fath er ami brother James W. McDowell. William McDowell, Harry McDowell, iuy .McDowell, Hoy McDowell, Mrs. Kd Keichard, Mrs. J. It. 'Heigclinan. Gypsie Caravan Has . Cause to Complain of i Salem's Hospitality! A modern up-to-date (l.vpsie enrivan' in automobiles wus ushered right ! throtiRh Malem last night about 7::i() und escorted to the. north city limits where they were told to keep moviii;;' and not to look hack. There were' eight cars in the caravan that left Al-' bany and came upon the east side of the river. Kight more loads belonging to the sime tribe left Corvnllis about, the same time and came through on the west side but did not reach this! city. Kxccpt that the gypsies had automo-i biles to ride in instead of wind broken,! spavined, horses nnd wagons there was! little to distinguish them from other' fypsies. The members of the tribe all showed tho usual disdain for n' bath and were garbed In tho usual! scinty calico garments and njKli( socks. Tbe usual pack of nondescript dogs was the only noticably absent f ea-! ture bnt there was plenty of vnnni-: listers all about the same black and tnn , j color and all appeared to be about tho same 'iip. ! r" Rypsies claimed they were tour-' nig the country preparatory Jo a trip: to Minneapolis where all of the gyp-' sies in the United Hlatcs will gather! this summer for one grand convention.! The gypsie chief who rodo in the head 'machine said the women told fortunes, and the men traded hows and did ' tinker jobs about town and that thny were strictly honest. ()t,n old li.lv who appeared to be Hi" great ijraiid-' mother of them all removed her cob pipe lonif enough to confide to tho re-1 porter that she was boru nnd raised in Hoston but her accent was not of, tho anproved Hostonesp that Is so f re-; fluently pirnded in the west, though j some strange characters romo from Hoston to Oregon. k 4 n ti ii n ti n M 11 ri u n n u M tl II tl li M II 1 El Saturday Morning at 9 o'CIock Alt D-i) -i JL issi Be on hand when the doors open and get a $3.00 to $5.00 pair of Shoes for $1.00. We want you to get acquainted with our basement low priced shoe department, and we are going to sacrifice fifty pairs of good shoes to gain this end. One pair to a cus tomer only. Men's, Women's and Children's Shoes in this lot including Women's White Buck Shoes. BASEMENT SHOE BARGAINS 375 Pairs Men's Elk Bals, regular $2.50 and $2.75 grades, go at $1.93 100 Pairs Boys' Elk Bals, regular $2.00 and $2.25 grades, go at $1.63 100 Pairs Youths' Elk Bals, regular $1.75 and $2.00 grades, go at $1.35 300 Pairs Men's Women's and Children's Black Tennis Shoes, go at 50c 400 Pairs Women's Emma Lews, sizes 2 1-2 to 6, go at $1.50 200 Pairs Children's and Misses' Emma Lew Pumps, go at $1.10 and $1.15 550 Pairs Children's and Misses' Barefoot Sandals, regular price up to $1.50, go at 95c 150 Pairs Ladies' High 9-inch Top White Canvas Lace Boots, with white soles and heels, the kind others sell at $5.00 our price $3.35 Thousands of pairs of all kinds of White Pumps and Strap Slippers, in every conceivable style, low and high heels, go at 93c to $3.35 CUT RATES ON ALL REPAIR WORK 326 STATE STREET, Next to Ladd & Bush Bank Phone 616 T