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1 THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPT. 2, 1916. f The World's Greatest Motion Picture Actor, in "THE MAN FROM BITTER ROOTS" A special feature, William Fox production Ye Liberty Theatre SUNDAY AND MONDAY Always the Best Pictures Always the Same Price Salem's only exclusive Picture Theatre (I .I WT Bligh Theatre, Thursday, (C 3t 3t Jfr JC sjf )(t 5t 3t ))t )t CITY NEWS ifc 3(t 3ft 3fC jfC 3ft 3jC 3QE 3C 3C 3fC 1 The new Salem bowling alleys, for merly known as the Club bowling al leys, at the corner of State and Com mercial streets, will be opened to the public tonight. M. li. Patton, who comes here from the Obak alleys at Eugene to manage the Salem alleys for Messrs. Doolittle & Burgholz, the new proprietors, is planning for a live win ter in Salem bowling circles. Among other plans for creating interest, Man ager Patton contemplates reviving the Willamette Valley Bowling league in co-operation with promoters at Corval lis and Eugene. o Fancy Crawford canning peaches at Lachmund's orchard, 3-4 mile " west Kaiser Bottom school house. Tomorrow evening Dr. O. F. Holt, pastor of the First Baptist church, will begin a series of Sunday evening dis cussions on Some Present Day Prob lems, and the place of the gospel in their solution. T)fc design of t'acse dis cussions on some of the most important questions confronting our nation today is to awaken thought and present some underlying principles upon which must rest a right solution. The topic to morrow will be the Lnbor Problem. Oth er topics in the scries are: The Boy Problem, the Child Labor Problem, the Citizen Problem, the Temperance Prob lem. The public is cordially invited. Notice Our store will be, closed all day on labor day. Buren & Hamilton.1 Compared to August of one year ago, ' the business of. the Salem post office this ear showed au increase for the month of 46 per cent The record of sales for last month showed receipts of $5558.37 for stamps and stamped paper; for second class matter the re ceipts were $198.70 and for third and fourth class on which stamps are not affixed, $1007.57. For box rent, $155 Hippodrome Vaudeville - 3 Big Headline Acts-3 Eligh Theatre Salem's Best and Biggest Show Bargain Matinee Prices 5c & 1 5c 1L Miam if araim GEORGE DEBAN v THE PAWN OF FATE" ftpRlD PUM PRODUCTION Friday and Saturday next was paid. About $1000 of the increase was due to the postage received fromj an eastern mail order house that sliip-j ped two car loads, 27,000 pounds of, catalogs to Salem lor distribution into the second and third zones, which in-j eluded all coast points from Curry to Tillamook county. The sales of Au gust one year ago were $4765.84, com pared to $6079.64 of August 1'JIO. J The Septer.er monthly meeting of the Elks will be held next Thursday evening. The regular weekly meetings win not begin until October. On account of the unsettled weather conditions, the Maccaheo picnic plan ned for tomorrow at Blake Jake, has been . indefinitely postponed. The public library will be closed Monday Sept. 4th, Labor Day. Books due on that day will be received the next day Sept. 5th without any fine. Get your books for Sunduy und Mon day on Saturday. B. L. Gile, who returned here yester day after a couple of days spent in the rural districts, reports the purchase of moro tnan carloads of prunes. These i are in addition to the prunes purchased! by him earlier in the season. Mr. Gile is of the opinion tiint more prunes will be shipped out of Douglas county this season than ever before. Koseburg Re view, W. E. Slater, former secretary of the Elks, writing from McAllen, Texas, where he is serving as ante driver in the war department, notes that he and Milo Rasmussen are enjoying . their work, notwithstanding the' long trips into the desert anil the sand, flies, bugs, mosquitoes and hot weather. Roy Hixon, formerly of the fire de partment is also with a truck com pany about 20 miles from McAllen. The Salem boys are camped near the Xew York militia and have found many friends through their lodge mem bership. ONE DAY ONLY 7- 1 SENME.HAS- (Continued from page one.) Those voting nay were: Borah, Brady, Brandegee, Clapp, Clarke, of Arkansas; Colt, Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham, Dupont, Gallinger Uronna, Hardwick, Jones, Kenyon, Mc- Cumber, McLean, .Nelson, fforris, Oliv er, Penrose, Sherman, Smith of Michi gan, Mnoot, sterling, Wadswortb, War ren, Weeks. Those voting in the affirmative were: Ashhurst, Bankhead, Beckham, Bry an, Chamberlain, Chilton, Culberson, Fletcher, Hitchcock, Hughes, Husting, Johnson of South Dakota, Kern, LaFol Icttc, Lane, Lea, Lee of Maryland, Lewis, Martin , Myers, Newlands, Ov erman, Phelan, Pittman, Pomerene, Bansdell, Reid, Robinson, Saulsbury, Shepherd, Shields, Simmons, Smith of Arizona, Smith of Maryland, Smith of South Carolina, Stock, Swanson, Tag gart, Thomas, Thompson, Underwood, vardaman, waisfi, Williams. The bill was taken to the house im mediately and Speaker Clark signed it at 6:08. It was returned to the senate, where Senator Clarke, of Arkansas, president pro tern, in the absence of Vice-President Marshall, afterwards af fixed his signature. When Order Will Be Cancelled. By Carl D. Groat. (United Press staff correspondent.) Washington, Sept. 2. Just as soon as the house eight hour bill unamended "becomes a law" the railroad brother hoods will cancel their national strike order, A. B. Garretson, spokesman for the unions, announced this afternoon. He dodged a question as to whether the order preventing the strike would be issued directly after congress com pletes its work on the measure. Worn and unstrung by days of strain, Garretson appeared for a few moments this afternoon at the senate interstate commerce committee room. AH the fore noon he had been hidden from search ers, though he kept tab on the senate's proceedings. His attitude this afternoon was one of satisfaction, in the assurances that undoubtedly there were no hitches ahead of the legislation. The brotherhoods will rescind their strike order by sending cancellation messages to the general chairmen throughout the country. In turn, the chairmen will flash the word along the great lines over which they preside. Garretson and his associates said the 400,000 men of the brotherhood will obey, despite rumors to tho contrary curren today. Stories floated in during the day that some of the brotherhool, especially in the middle west, will not heed the can cellation mandate. "Never mind these stories," said Garretson. "There will be no strike when we send our orders to stop it."' Mayor White Gives Town a Good Name In response to a telegram from the mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, to Mayor White, asking what effect tho liquor laws have had in Oregon in reference to business, crimo and gen eral moral conditions, the following answer was sent: , "Hon. Malcolm McBeath, mayor of Vancouver, B. O. Bear Sir: In answer to your telegram will state tnt busi ness conditions here are very good at present time. Our city was "voted dry one year before the state was and so we had a chance to get the business conditions adjusted by that time. Drunkenness is nearly a thing of the past, there being only just a case once in a while. Moral conditions very good. Do not believe there is any chance of this city ever going wet again. Yours truly, H. O. White, mayor. ' ' Use the Journal Want Ad Way. Picture Acts G ALLOW A Y DISSOL VES INJUNCTION AQAINST BUYIhG PAVING PLANT Arguments in the case instituted by Councilman Frank b. Ward to enjoin the city from buying the paving plant now in use on the fair grounds road were concluded in Judge Calloway 's de partment of tne circuit court yester day afternoon, and the court this morn ing declined to issue the permanent in junction asked for, prohibiting the city irom paying lor the paving plant pur chased several weeks ago. The tempo rary injunction is dissolved. Judge Gal loway holds that nothing in the testi mony entered warrants interference from the circuit court in the paving plant matter. The city can settle the matter for itself. Each party to the action is to pay its own costs. The history of this case is briefly as follows: Following the decision of the people of Salem at the polls to authorize the city to purchase a paving plant and do its own paving, the city council early in the summer appointed a committee to visit Portland for the purpose of studying the paving plants there and to report the results of its investigations to tne council. This committee consisted of Mayor Vt hue and Louncilmen Cooke, Mills and Elliott, the street committee. Shortly aiterwards the committee re commended that the council buy the Koring machine, or hot mixing plant, now in use. Also it was recommended that a set of heavy rollers for crushing rock be purchased. By a vote of seven to six the coun cil authorized the purchase. Immediately thereafter Councilman Ward instituted proceedings to enjoin the city from paying for the plant and I luiivia uu gtuuuua lum iuo cujr nun uui i authorized by the city charter to buy a I paving plant or other machinery with 'out first advertising for competitive bids. The city has affirmed its right to do so under a charter amendment which j provides for the purchase of materials ' and supplies without first advertising lor competitive bids. Councilman Ward has insisted that the present plant is too small and is not a practical plant for tne city to own. He affirms that the Koring machine, which is guaranteed in the contract to lay 800 square yards of two-inch top in a day, has not yet, since installed in Salem, laid more than 600. On the other hand the city claims that the work accomplished by the plant here is satisfactory, in view of all con ditions and circumstances surrounding its operation since its installaton. The point now being used by the county is used as a basis for comparison in most of the controversies that have arisen since the institution of the suit for injunction. It is stated that the county plant cost about $6,500. The city plant, which is portable, mixes 1,800 pounds at a time. The county plant mixes 6,000 pounds. Various figures' have been produced in court and elsewhere to prove that the city plant is costing more to operate than the other plant, but these figures are mostly of an opinionated sort so far as the court hes been able to deter mine. None of them in fact are based on actual estimates. The taxpayers are left to draw their own conclusions in the matter. There is no authority whatever for any asser tion that the parties on Doth sides of the controversy are actuated by other than honest motives. Statement From Mayor White. Mayor Harley O. White has furnished LOS ANGELES MAYOR E 111 Health Is Given As Cause Reported He Also With draws Libel Suit Los Angeles, Cal.,- Sept. 2. The resignation of Charles Edward Sebas tian as mayor of Los Angeles was ac cepted shortly before 9 o'clock this 'morning by the city council in secret session. Tho formalities of tho executive's retirement had hardly begun when a spirited fight over a successor arose among the eight councilmen and one council woman. The mayor signed a resignation drawn up by a committee of business men beaded by Fred L. Baker. It read as follows: "Members of the city council: ''Owing to niv continued ill health and upon the advice of my physicians, I hereby respecafully tender by resigna tion as mayor of the city of Lot Angeles, to take effect immediately." President Martin Betkouski of the city council automatically became act ing mayor when Kcbastian's itesigna tion was accepted. Simultaneously with the announce ment that Sebastian would retire, it was reported that he would withdraw his criminal libel suit against Dana Sleeth, editor of the Los Angeles Record. Sebastian rose from sergeant of po- ! lice to mayor in six years. The city ! council will name his successor. I 1 1 i Uac and Larry Hofer returned from California Thursday. Tney report see ing big Loju advertisements all over the state, and also that the juice seems to be taking and to be taken well a mong our soutirn neighbors. Mac says it is the greatest advertisement for the state, and especially for Halem that could be imagined. Asked by one Californian where he was from and be ing told "Salem, Oregon," his ques tioner quickly replied: "Oh, yes, that i.i the place they make the Lojn." and Mae 'fessed up that it was. It pays to advertise. Journal Want Adi Get Result. the following statement in regard to the city paving plant and the present at tempt to prevent the city from paying for the same : "If there has been any failure on the part of the paving plant now in op eration to give satisfactory results. both in point of cost and otherwise, I consider it due to faulty handling. The plant ib in every way adequate to tne needs of the city, and the present show ing of results, which are not based on actual figures but on the opinions of various gentlemen may have been brought avout in an effort to discredit the ulant. "Certainly Salem taxpayers do not wish that au immenso sum of money be put into a paving plant at this time. The council has acted on the theory that a plant of moderate price could be made to meet all the requirements of the city if properly managed. "I am not convinced that the work on thfi fair grounds road will not Bhow, when the matter is thoroughly investi gated and reduced to actual figures, very satisfactory results. "The plant purchased by the city was bought after long consideration and in vestigation of all the plants used in the uorthu-est, as well as several in the east, not known here. The committee ap pointed by the council went into the matted very thoroughly, wrote to a great many places where the plant has been tested and used, aud found that it gave the very best of satisfaction and laid pavement at a less cost than plants of large capacity on account of it being always at the point where the pavement was being laid, thus saving the large expense of taking material to a stationary plant, there mixing it and then having to haul hot stuff to the street being paved. "Despite all rumors circulated by va rious parties, who seem to have the in- terests of the paving trust at heart, in- ' stead of the interests of the property owner who foots the bills and is inter- t ested in getting a first class pavement at actual cost, this plant is doing the I work right and at the minimum of cost." , Statement From Frank S. Ward. Councilman Frank S. Ward issued this morning the following statement: "Bo many people seem laboring un- f der a mistaken impression as to my at ititude on the matter of the city pav ing plant that I feel it necessary to isnue u Biuiemem setting xortn the tacts in the case so far as I am personally concerued. "In the first place I have no objec tions whatever to the city owning a , paving plant. In fact I am in favor of 'it. But I do object to tho purchase of a plant which I was reasonably well assured in the beginning was inadequate to the requirements of the city. That I I was correct in my opinion is conclusive ly proved by the testimony tuken in the "ft wviwiw vuugo viuuufvuy IU1S week. "The plant, which was bought with out sufficient investigation, is not only inadequate, but is costing the city more to operate than a larger plant would cost. This statement is not successfully contradicted. "Humors have reached me that I am acting as a figure-head in this mat ter for a certain paving company. This is absolutely false. I am only acting on behalf of the taxpayers of Salem, and many of them have commended me for my stand in the matter." Marion County Pupils Must Pay $16.29 Pupils living in Marion county in which there is no high school will be permitted to attend the Sulem high school for the first semester without paying tuition. This wns decided at the meeting of the bonrd of education last evening, pending a decision of the court to tho amount tho board mnv legally charge. Those in other coun ties coming under the old high school law will be obliged to pay l(l.2( a semester. The tuition for "tho year is figured at $72.57 and the counties out side of Marion will pay f( of this amount. This ia tho amount fixed for those attending the high school. For the grades below thut are taught in the three junior high schools, the an nual tuition was fixed nt :tll f,.r students in the junior high schools, -J0 a year. Any how, pupils in Marion county with no high school in their district will not pay tuition for the first sem ester as their tuition will be paid by the districts lu which thpy live. Miss Lulu B. Sheldon wns elected art supervisor at a salary of $100 a month. She is from Ohio. Miss Nell Hykes was elected to succeed Miss Hofer. Permis sion was granted Miss Minncttn Msg ers to present a musical program with her classes before the Ladies' Musical club during the school year. J TODAY'S BALL SCORES: American R. II. E. Boston S 10 0 New York 3 12 2 Foster, Leonard and Carrigan; Mo gridge and Walter. R. IL K. Philadelphia 6 33 2 Washington 7 9 8 Hheehan ami Pirhnicb; Harper and Oharrity. (11 innings.) R. H. E. Chicago 16 0 Detroit 2 9 2 Russell and Hchalk; Covaleski and Spencer. (10 innings.) R. II. E. St. Louis 4 13 1 Cleveland !S II 3 Davenport, Groom and Sereroid; REPAIR WORK Do you have shoes repaired? How much do you pay? Do you get the best leat'isr? Do you get the prompt service ? Do you get well finished work? Do you get all rips free? Do you get all buttons free? Do you get circles and hesl plates free ? Do you get your shoes d ilivered free ? If you are not getting all of the above for the least money, you are not get ting your work done at 326 State Phone 616 Boehling, Covaleski and O'Neill. National First game R. IT. E. New York 4 10 1 Boston 12 2 Perritt anil Ruridcn; Tyler and Oow dy , Blackburn. Second game . R. H. E. New York 5 8 0 Boston 5 0 3 Benton, Schupp and McCarty; . Ru dolph and Blackburn. (10 innings, call ed darkness.) B If P Brooklyn 1 fj rnuaueipiiia 4 u o Choney, Smith and Miller; Demarce' and Burns. I First game E. H. E. Chicago 3 8 1 St. Louis 7 8 4 Carter, Vaughn and Archer; Watson and Uonzalcs. First game R. H. E. Cincinnati 3 10 1 Pittsburg . 4 8 1 Knetzer ami Wiugo; Harmon and Fischer. Second game R. II. E. Cincinnati 7 U 2 Pittsburg 2 6 6! Mostly, Scbulz and Clam; Evans, I Cooper, ( arpeuter anil Schmidt. t STATE HOUSE NEWS Another extension of time is asked from the state lund board by Jason Moore, who has a contract with the state for the development of Summer and Albert lakes in Lake county. Some thing like $15,000 is due from Moore on this contract, and one extension has already been granted by the board. Chester A. Sheppnrd of Portlnnd, attor ney for Moore, states in a letter to Secretary Brown of the land board that Moore has all the financial backing necessury to commercialize the mineral deposits in the lakes. Time is needed, it is declared, for experts acting on be half of the backers to investigate var ious sites for the plant that must be built to prepare the product for mar ket. . During the past week, August 25 to 31, inclusive, there were reported to the state industrial accident commis sion -I'll accidents, of which 2 were fatal. Following are the names, address I .- miiu uc(:uittuunif ui. me luiuiiy injur , ed workmen, Humid Smiley, Corvallis, puinting; Walter Fields, La Grande, H. R. operation. Of the total number reported, 2II.S wero subject to the com pensation law, 34 were from public utility corporations, and 2t! were from trims anil corporations which have re jected the provisions of the act, and 1 was from a firm which is not subject to the provisions of the law. Articles of incorporation of tine state mil "net of Portland huve been filed at the office of the state corpo ration commissioner, giving its capi tal stock as 420,000. The Modem Con fectionery company files intention of, changing its name to the Vogan Candy' company, and increases its capitul " stock from 2.r,000 to $150,000. The Farmers Supply company of Bandon in-1 creases its capital stock from $2500 toi $5000. A notice of dissolution hus been filed by tho Oregon Fireworks com puny of Portland. The Henningsen Produce company, a $1,000,000 company of Butte, Montana, has filed notice of its intention to do business in Oregon. 'Wedding Invitations, Announcements I and Cal'iug Cards Printed at the Jour- I nal Job Department. I siioeJ Next to Ladd & Bush Bank PERSONALS S. II. Hvltxel of Stayton is in the city, registered at the Bligh. Mr. aud Mrs. O. L. Bteinau and Ed gar Stcinau of. Eugene were in tho city yesterday, on their way by auto to Portland. The man who wears out his welcome may have some difficulty in getting an other one that will fit. IQSQQQD&SIZSCaaSSD rfl 11 OREGON i i i i Ei Tonight 13 13 I' 11 13 sa B u II II SI i Vaudeville a a a El a a H a N a n a n ii n M H H a H a a o u a a n a n Q n ii STRONG & DOUGLAS in "KORK and HITS" !1 4 featuring 3 Ragtime On a Bag Pipe b W. H. THOMPSON in "THE DIVIDEND" E A powerful story of a Million- m aire who loves nothing but money Tomorrow SUNDAY Dorothy Green in "THE DEVIL AT HIS B 13 13 13 g ELBOW" n n II SELIG TRIBUNE NEWS a H Always Good, Always Late. II 131 II II U n ii ii li ii u n ii ii ii ii U Vitagraph Comedy II! 11 I! I! II Vaudeville I ! Continuous Stow NO RAISE IN FKJCE8 'FOLLOW THE CROWD'