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THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCT. 10, 1916. FIVE ik Style If It's Quality You Want, If It's Permanent Dressiness .7 1 h iMj. 3 you buy '.5 i. ,psg ing satisfaction throughout a per iod of clothes service to meet vour University Notes That the scholustic standards of old Willame'.te bid fair to be maintained with unquestioned ability this year is opined both from tho unusually strict requirements laid down by the univer sity facu.ty and the acceptance of 17 honorary tuitional scholarships by 17 members of the university's 120 class. The system of awarding scholarships has been in vogue for tho past three years and has produced splendid results in the general advertising value to the university as well as an aid to contin ued standardisation. Over 40 of such scholarships wero offered to leading high school graduates last June in var ious parts of the northwest, the award ing being based on personal meriit ami scholastic standing of the prospective applicant, Willamette's position in this Tepard is independent of the joint scholarships offered each year by the smaller independent colleges of the state. Those receiving the benefits of the ' scholarships which provide for free tui tion arc: Edith Htovcl, Caldwell, Idaho; Velma linker, Svokane, Wn.; Francis Cramer, Wenatchee, S'n.; and the fol lowing i'rom Ore-;on Kloyd Reynolds Bend; I.eo Drake, Dayton; Helen Batch we'.l, Shedds; Florence Jenks, Tangent; Hazel Freeman, Jefferson; Winfield iilke.v, (irants I'ass; Heatrico Walton, Haleni; Hose Martin, Myrtle Creek; reda Campbell, Independence; Harold Zimmerman, Roseburg; Keith Lyman, Oroshnra; James Toiulin, llnrnsburg; Floyd Kyle, Central Point. Fast on the heels of the installation ot the big pipe organ in Wullcr chapel GRAND One Night Friday Oct 13 "THE Melting Pot" By Israel Zangwill ALL STAB. ORIGINAL' CAST tinder the management of the Ridpath Lyceum Bureau Prices 60, 75, 51.00, $1.60 Seat Sale opens Wednesday Oct. 11 at Opera House Drug Store I-- r-.- " v xr I inrnTV Bess Moore in I e L,lJDILft In a Class You're After and Clothes Durability you're seeking, it's the business of our Men's Department to sell you these at POPULAR PRICES. We insist that when our clothing that you i i i i 1 must carry away mgn quality, de pendable workmanship and endur- reasonable expectation. Look through our big new stock of suits from $12.50 to $30.00 Best Clothing Values Are Here SPECIAL MEN'S ALL WOOL OREGON CASHMERE SUITS . $12.50 TRY SALEM FIRST BALCM COHMIMMt CLUB is the announcement of Dr. Frank Wil bur Chace of the music department that even now the provisions for those de siring musical instruction and study arc cramped. All of Dr. Chace 's time is filled and even an overflow beyond Mrs. Chace 's and Miss Joy Turner's eass work will require additional teachers. The enrollment in this depart ment alone is more than double of that of last year. That the university might provide for the disorganized aud back require ments of conditional students desiring to register for collegiate work, several classes in secondary school subjects are now beinir tauuht under the general supervision of the various departmental heads. As the old Willamette academy was abandoned last year, a considerable number of students who hnd not com pleted their academic years of work prior to collegiate entrance were left in the lurch whether to enter the uni versity conditioned or take up work in the high schools. In order to oblivinte these difficulties courses in propara-. torv subjects arc now being offered. Classes in' academic Knglish, Ancient History, and American History are be ing taught in regular university recita tion hnlls bv Miss Teresa Fowle, Miss Emma Mint'on mid Miss Flora Hoiisel, respectively. Those deficient in science arc being" cared for by Fred Millin, who has enrolled for work in chemical research pursumit to the securing of his master of arts degrees from his al ma mater. After threo weeks of preliminary ex istence as an incorporate body, 90 members of Willamette's premier class nf Ill'O met together vesterdav after noon, adopted a class constitution and elected officers to direct the freshmen affairs for tho first hemester, Philip J. Bartholomew of Washington high school, Portland, Oregon, was the choice of the verdant assemblage for president Bartholomew's popularity ns acting temporary president was synonymous for the choi.o of ballots in his favor for president of the class. Assisting biiu will be Aliss neairice " anon ui .Salem high as vice president ami Miss Kdith Stovol of Caldwell, Idaho, as secretary. No guardian for the lucre of the class could be elected on account of tied balloting. F.dward Holt of Marsh field was elected athletic manager and Ed Ranch of Salem was exalted to the business managership. Harold Dimick of Woodbum is destined to weild "the big stick'' as sergeant at arms. Today, Tomorrow, Thursday Daniel Frohman Presents Marguerite Clark In a fanciful romantic photoplay "Little Lady Eileen" A Paramount Picture . ' Produced by Famous Players Film Co. Adolph Zuker, Pres. Salem's only Exclusive Picture Theatre 1 1 Latest Songs Separate.' Must Dig Up $290 or No Gas School Building Pictures To Be Taken It was a hitter, bitter pill for the Sn 1cm school board to swallow but it was compelled by force of circumstances to swallow it dictum of the 1 R. L. aud P. Hoganling the conditions under which they would construct gas mains to pipe gas into the Lincoln school so j that the cooking department of the school could proceed. Anil the demand of the gas company was $290 for doing the work. It was iav up or get no gas, and the school bonrd felt the prod of iron. They admitted they were up against it, in fai't. hnlnlptia in tlia fiwa nf tho ana company s urnittutum. Aim a i cat our i . iuuut ami had been lured, equipment secured, andiBlU Carrigau, the elub owners, players pupils ready to go to work. The board emphasized in no uncertain terms its displeasure of what they term ed a hold-up of "tho public interest. It was felt to bo a serious matter when a public service corporation, a corpora tion they alleged was bankrupt, conld issue such an ultimatum to representa tives of such an institution as tho pub lic school. The school board was stumped. They hated to knuckle down and be bled. Thev felt the keenness of the injustice of giving a franchise to a company that can use its own judgment as to serving or not scrying the city. Franchise Harmless Max Buren declared that the fran chise issued by the city was useless as by a recent law public service corpora tions were taken out of the hands of the city and placed under the jurisdic tion of the public service commission. Ho did not like the proposition a bit and the fact of being backed against tho wall did not set well with him. He felt he was obliged to surrender as the range used last" year was out of the question for service this year, and elec tric fixtures and heating out of sight, and the children would lose the benefit of the course of study if the gas plates were not installed. H. L. Clark said he did not blame Un people for not using gas. Ho was peev ed also. Mr. Karnes showed some amel iorating items in the fact that six per cent interest would be allowed by the company on tho money advanced and one third rebate of all new consumers bills on tho new extension, which would help to lessen the total sum somewhat. Bo, after the pros and cons of the matter were discussed, aiid the school board saw how deeply it was bottled up by the gas company, it voted to au thorize the gas company to connect up the Lincoln school with the gas mains for the sum of 2!0. Mayor White did not like to do it but he voted for the authorization, as he said they were de cidedly up aguinst it. Wants School Pictures Things went along smoothly until a request from the state superintendent of public instruction for pictures of the high school building aim me play grounds with equipment in use enmo up. Directors names ana tiara sttuck .. . ... . .L. i.f till. in tneir nieas ui me ucuuiror .... pictures and the advisability of spend ing the nublic fund for merely having the pictures in a booklet. Director Karnes was or. me that the moueT would be well spent and that the city would receive a great deal of profitable advertising from the fact that the booklet, or soniannunl re port of the state superintendent, woum irn to Wnshinirton. D. C, and bo plac ed on file with other public records. Director Clark took tire wlien Ttic attack on the public treasury was to he made and snid it was too easy iu drop moncv here and there. Ho said it was just like taking money out of his pocket, and Mr. Barnes replied that a good deal came out of his own pocket but that he was willing to pay more it it would do the schools of Snlem good. f.. einvU nverred it was not necessary ... o.tvsrtian ill this IUHllllOr US he thought the expenditure a waste. How n.r lio .imnted Mr. Churchill the lib erty to take all the pictures of the schools and playground ns long as it ,i!d not. cost the district anything. Director Barnes did not think this attitude a good one to take toward tno state school authorities and moved that the city school superintendent be giv en authority to securo pttotograpns oi tho buildings and playgrounds as de- sired by the stnto superintendent. Thci motion carried. To Bring Friendly Suit An important item ot business wns transacted when the board authorized legal steps to be taken to secure an in-: terpretation of a court regarding their; claims against County Superintendent, ui K,,,ifh fur interest on their in-. vestment in high school building and j depreciation oi property m ; pupils from outside the school district. This action is a friendly one and js in the hands of (ieor'je Bingham. The u., Um u,.linnl linn n I maintains that the investment of school buildings andl their depreciation ill wear nun i should be considered in estimating the," .. - i .;.. i.a ..liililrcn who at- COSl OI edllcul'HK iu. -- --- , g tend the school, just as investment and;(J depreciation are considered in estimiat-jH ,.t. in other businesses. The coun-,M ty superintendent refuses to al'ow. claims for interest on tho investment .: 1...1I.I inirw I and iiepreciunoii m .."- So in order to get a ruling of a court on the case and settle tho matter for; j the entiire state of Oregon as well as;.. Salem the friendly suit is to be brought The resignation of Miss Bertha Dun-,M can was accepted. The resignation is to , take place on October 13. Miss Nell, j Hay of Seattle was elected to till the! g vacancy. Gym May Be Used j J iu. ro,u.t of the Baptist young peo-,11 pie, City Siiiwrintendent Todd was an- thnrize.1 to allow them the use of the!tj ? high school gvmnasium for a banquet M on October IX which is to be served by -the girls of the domestic science depart-1 jl ment. Director Clark was of the opinion j that this was a fine means of ndvertis-. j jf. inir. Mr. Barnes agreed with him and'pa V thought the girls ougnr 10 nine oportunity to serve banquets for so- " . . ... i an.1 nrouniyai-iniiR Thft mattor of letting the gym for .other occusious Winning Hit Yesterday Beat Owners and Players Out of This Sum . By George Martin. (United Press staff correspondent.) Ebbets Field, Brooklyn. N Y.. Oct. 10. Score the longest hit in history for Del Gainor. He knocked K0.000 from Braves i field to Ebbets field late yester- day. If you don't believe it, get out here and- watch it rolling into the box orrice. Two inches above or two below and Del'g bat might have fanned instead of I driving in McN'ally with the winning run. The game would have been called on account of darkness, the tio would and others involved, would have shoved their hands in their pockets tomorrow and said: "My goodness, here's an extra $S0, 000 we didn't know we had." Ball players are getting prosperous and plutocratic, but gosh, lambasting an independent fortune from Massachusetts to New York is going a little too far. Gainor not only knocked $H0,000 from. Boston to Brooklyn, but right out of the pockets of his fellow players, his boss and the nationnl commission. Had the game ended in a tie the series would have been certain to go three more games and today's game would hnve been a whopper in which the playing would have shared. As it is, the teams will now play in a smaller park, the crowd ean't be as large' and should the Red Sox win today and tomorrow the possibly three citizens who are inter series will wind up in four games. ested in tho question, and' who would However, here are the bleacherites, I have authority to hire a competent en bleaching without, while within a well j gineer, would be a long step in tho trained corps of gcntlemnn manicurera i right direction." nre getting the field dolled up for its I Secretary Olcott then called atten first big party. The ground keeper was j tion to the outline of Mr. Benson's out bright and early to sec it done and state road policy, which is herewith jusi as iussy as an old man with the, gout. PROSECUTOR INDICTED St. Joseph, Mo., Oct, 10. County Prosecutor Oscar MeDnniel today was indicted by the grand jury for murder in the first degree, after a'lQ day probe of the mystery surrounding the" killing of his wife. of like nature was placed in the hands of the superintendent. Painting of the wainscoting of the halls of the high school wns determined upon and the contract let to the Hutch ing Paint company at $:!.", The other bid was by Buel at $42. Permission was granted to the city and the county to use the schools for election purposes. A bill by (leo. M. Post for architec tural fees in the sum of was order ed paid and the plans ordered delivered to the clerk ot the board. The sum of .'12,.'!H(i..TJ, the district's share of the county and state school fund was received. This is port of the October portion. Xotes of current indebtedness in the sum of $.'((1,1)00 and interest iu the sum of $749.39 was announced ns paid. After transmtion of other minor business the meeting adjourned. FLEET ORDERED OUT Newport, R. I., The entire torpedo flotilla was ordered to sea early this afternoon to search for the missing crew of the Kingston one of the U-boat victims. According to latest re ports the l'-53 has completely disappeared. SEE THE GREAT FILM MW"WW" '"'i"7i"" ' '-""JM Featuring Four Noted Stars LAMAR JOHNSTONE, HYLDA HOLLIS, JUANITA HANSEN and THOS. CHATTERTON SSsf3QS0SSSSElSSSBZS3BB - j WT -. M -A KM rl . mm i "in - r , M , Jf' ,., r Mr . ...I. . , . a-, 3CSQSSDSQ&SSSQCSsT3ZSCSSSSQSn Secretary Olcott Say s rres- ent Board Cannot Give It Proper Attention In commenting on certain matters In reference to the state highway commis sion yesterday, Secretary of Stnto Ben W. Olcott said: "I agree heartily with what Mr. Benson snid in his little speech recently delivered before the Portland Realty board at its good roads day program. ''Our road laws are nntiiuated and contacting. they need revision in order that thev mnv meet modern ro- quirements. Mr. Benson's suggestion that a state highway commission be created of successful business men, who may concentrate their minds on the problem, would do much to inspire the confidence of tho people of the state aud bring the state fuH value for the money expended. 'I speak with a full sense of appre : .1. i r i.... ciaiiuii in hut iiiuiii-r iTiicii i say iiim-. the. present highway commission can- . ! ., . , . - ,, ... I not do me good roaos worn inn justice. .i - ;t. ..11 mi. or anything like full justice. The mem tiorfl nf tliii eniiiiuiHsimi nril vprv imtcll occupied with other matters. For , their own benefit and for the benefit:"1 nf th Htnte thev should be relieved of . this responsibility "The roads qucstiou is a big one, meriting moro than the incidental and oftentimes perfunctory nttention given it by men whose time and minds are taken up with the duties of state in other directions. The npopintinent of given: A iery necessary step is to provide funds, which should be not less than one-mill tax levy, which, along with the available flovernmeiit and land grant funds, in a few years would give us a good start on state highways. I would give attention first to grading main trunk lines according to need and iniportnnco of each partic ular road and aach-rund or proposed road should bo classified as to its im portance and taken up in rotntion. , "The Pacific Highway from Portland to Mcdford oh both sides of tho Wil lamette as far as Kugcne and tho Col umbia River Highway from Astoria to the-Idaho lino are of equal iniportnnco, and the two most important projects in the stnto next would bo from The Dallas to California and from the Pa cific Highway to Coos Bay and Tilla mook, and later would connect every i county scat and populous community with some trunk lino. "A small sentiment is being culti vated in fa-or of the state's building individual farmers' lines to tho rail road track first and trunk lines after. This would be commencing backwards, would get nowhere and would benefit directly but a few ut tho expense of the many. "Hard surfacing is another problem, "How the U. S. Can Control The Seas" NOVEL OF THE HOUR 3 llllfflffiffilllil ' I 4 4 mm 0t I ft$ntl III fcftf ". (ill 'The Natural . Shortening" which will come later according to re quirements. In this there is but one! thing to consider: Oct the best fori the money, but don't leave the decision! to a paving promoter. ''Some good pavements nre patented. ThiM " n0 in itwlt objectionable if the price is reasonable; besides, it i will be but a short time until the pat-' edtr,,;'" 0,,r 1,ost ,vl' of l,at"nt ; ed nftVClllCltt i "There arc strong hopes also that tli u xn.l .uon.Mit In, at will ho "misted " HOI cement trust will he busted" some of these days, when we will ceaso nyiiig .ti.-IO a barrel fur cement when the average selling price nl" Lmte.l States is N-4 cents u Oar.-el. PROPOSALS FOR WOOD ! FOR STATE INSTITUTIONS, On the 24(11 dnv of October, 1H1H, nt 2:00 o'clock p. in., the Oregon Stnto - Board of Control will receive scaled , bids for furnishing wood for the vnri-!n .ous stuto institutions, as follows: Oregon State Hospital, main build- " engineered tno uuttio, n big armor ing, 2")0 cords first growth fir; Cnttascjed truck wus chartered. Amid a mass Kami, 1,200 cords second growth fir.. J of cracked heads and bruised shins tho Oregon State Penitentiary, 400 cords vehicle wns loaded with a miscellaneous large second growth fir, 50 cords grub assortment of ehoico sophomores aud onk, none smaller than four inches in despatched to the four winds of Marion diameter. . and Polk counties. Here at intervals State Institution tor Feeble Minded, varying from four to 17 miles the fresli 1,000 cords second growth iir, H00 cords) men rclensed their rivals to roam back round slab. j ti Snlem whenever tho distance seemed Oregon 8tnte Training School, 700 appropriate to tho vigor of the captive 'k cords second growth fir. 100 cords ash. participancy in class struggles. Oregon Stato Tuberculosis Hospital,' Homo sophomores were not captured, 70(1 cords second growth fir. i however, und while the truck was gone, Oregon State School for the Blind,! these got busy and shaved the manly 200 cords first growth fir, 23 cords of i domes of eight freshmen lads, who were which should, be free from knots. unnhle to accompany the joyriding ex- Oregon State School for the Deaf ,! pedition. Their uppearance in chapel oO cords first growth l ir, 23 cords round I slub. Oregon State Industrial School for Girls, 130 cords second growth fir. Specifications will be furnished up on application to the secretary. All bids to be uecomnnniod bv eerti- fied check iu the sum of 10 per cent of jed skulls arc looked for probably this the whole amount of bid, payable to , evening. the Oregon Stuto Board of Control,' w which sum so deposited by the the suc-l REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS cessful bidder shall be held by the hoard as a guarantee that the bidder! Murion County Land & Ins. company will enter into a. contract to furnish the. to Andrew and Carl Srhut'for, jortion amount awarded. All bids are to be en closed in a scaled envelope ami marked "Bids for Wood," and to be addressed to the undersigned. The board reserves the Tight to re ject any or all bills or to accept any part of a bid. h. it. ooonrx, Secretary. Oregon State Board of Control, Oct. 10 1417-21 n ti a ti n a a n u a u a a n is ti H SI n ii ti ti ii u u u Todays Oregon -Today "Home of the Best" LAST TIMES BILLIE BURKE IN "GLORIA'S ROMANCE" DOUGLAS FAIRBANK IN "THE HALFBREED" Miss Mary Schultz in Popular Violin Selections Tomorrow BLANCHE SWEET In The Escape , MATINEE 10c EVENING 15c Your pies will be delicious when you use Cottolene for shortening. It makes the crust crisp and flaky and enhances the goodness of the filling. Use Cottolene for ail shortening and also for frying. Ask your grocer today for a regular supply of Cottolene. Large or small pails, as you like. " CottoJcnm maket good cooking bitter , , 03IZO7MRBANKXS3Z Classes Hot Rivals for Honors Delve Deep Into Literature and Art I Determined to avenge the indignities I heaped on their fellow classmates iu tho recent dog-trottiuir barefoot Diirudo of six freshmen, the members of Willam- otto's evergreen clnss formally declnr- ''I war on tho university sophomores Inst evening in n fashion that would t'"t the great world conflict now raging the eastern hemisphere to shame. , I nder the direction of four juniors, 'his morning was synonnyinous tor much mirth and Resting as the sonlu more tousorinl artists had shaved after a fashion which strikingly resembled v.ierd Chiueso hioroglyphus. .s the outbreak wns propognted by juniors, further complications I crnrk- of 1). I,. C. of eOo. Scttlemier. (ieo. F. Hodgers et. ux to Mubel V. Iludclson, lot (i, blk. 2, Oak Lodge addi tion to Salem. PROGRESSIVE BACKS WILSON Chicago, Oct. 10. Bainbridge Colby, former progressive, now supporting Wil son .will speak nt Portland. Ore.. Octo- tier 21, ami Scuttle, October 23. Jackie Saunders and Roland Bottomley in the thoughts of the Nation's leaders as has been picturized in "THE GRIP OF EVIL" Master plot in 14 episodes starting today and show ing every Tues day and Wednes day. M El E8 n 11 u ti ti M II u El M II ti II II (