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EIGHT THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 18, 1917. "No Transaction Complete Until the Customer Is Satisfied" li AiiitttAAAA AAA A A A A A 11 ill 1 A A A A A iilllii t a j aaaaaaaaaaa "TTTTTTTT TTTTTfff tTTTT TV "TTT f ft TtT Tff Tf tttf TTTf ?Ti JANUARY CLEARANCE PRICES Continue at Meyers' A Clearance of Dependable Merchandise f During this event you can it money. In many cases I Coats, Dresses, etc., at n ATTRACTIVE CLEARANCE OFFERINGS IN EVERY SECTION. CLEARANCE OF MEN'S SHIRTS UP TO $2.00YOUR CHOICE 89 CENTS You Can Always Do Better at Meyers All Around Town Dt. Mendeuowi, specialist, fit lasse M aorraetly. D. 8. Bank. Bid.. a The Hauser team of the Commercial league will go to .Sil vcitnn to jilay the Bilverton basketball team tomorrow ev ening, January 19. - o-i 1 ' it8 fTor throu8h its flayor' ' i La Corona 10c cigar made in Halem. tf The Foresters of America will give a dunce this evening ai their lodge rooms in Hurst hall- It will be given for the families of the members and will fol low a brief business session. . o ' SrVomptncss and neatness in watch repairing." Pomcroy and Wallace, 125 ('omteexciul. tt The Woman's Auxiliary of St. Paul's F.piscopal church will meet with Mrs. Joseph Haumgurtner, 210 Center street, lYiduy afternoon. Give your eyes the attention they deserve. Consult us first. No time like the present. No place as reasonable as ours, tliirVlner 41 Kcene. i L J 11 . . The 1918 Series Excelsior has arrived in its new and attractive colorthe Military Drab. The machine is of the latest type with many new features: Remov able cross bar permitting taking off the cylinders without taking motor out of frame. Call and look it over; demonstration upon request. Call or write for catalogue. Excelsior and Iver Johnson Bicycles. Bicycle and Motorcycle Tires. Supplies and Repairing Morse & 221 S. High Street buy present and future needs at a big saving of the present clearance price is final Clean-up Prices. Many an hour's comfort in a good pair of glasses, if fitted by Gardner k Keene. o The annual meeting of the stock hold ers of the .Salem Fruit Union has been delayed and will not be held until Feb ruary 24. The postponement was caused by the ear shortage and delay in making 1 1 nit shipments. Ur. B. X. Beechler, dentist, located 8-4 mile north of the fair grounds, Port land road. Owing to no office expense nricea reasonable. 1-21 o Miss Olive Butter, of North Seven teenth street, has so i'nr recovered from a serious operation lit the Willamette sanatnriuin that she was taken to her home this morning. o Just arrived a car of Wyoming Rock Springs coal. I'hone .Salem Feed Vards. r)29. 120 The Cherrians cleared about $70 at (heir jitney dance last evening at the aTmory. The total receipts were $13.1.15. There was an unusually large attend ance with n fair sprinkling of legisla tors who were active Oli the 'floor. Ramsden Phone 1687 f wmmmmmmmmmmmm o tt III way below cost. Suits, Agents Butterick Patterns Munsing Union Suits COMINGJVENTS January 17. Monthly meeting . of Salem Commercial club. January 19. State. Editorial convention at Commercial club. January 22. Btate Federation of Labor meeting at Union hall. January 22 Prof. J. 0. Hall lecture Willamette university, "Bemedies Against Pover ty." January 28, 24 and 25. Oregon State Grocers' Association at Commercial club. January 26. Convention of Btate Threshemien 's associa tion. February 2. Mid year graduat ing exercises, high school au ditorium. February 9. Annual theatrical at state .penitentiary- .: o Dr. F. H. Thompson, 416 Bank of Commerce. J'rnctiet o eye. ear, nose and throat, and goner- V(,ing somP legislation that the u Hl"ei " board believes will benefit the state. a . . ,-,,.i ij.Ji.itT j , One of these is that of placing the r-ute W S1Ve, mJ handling of alcohol by druggists in the fffifti 7 ' ''"iU BniUna. or the board and another is that '"' '.'"i 10r y0UI USOd Of requiring young would-be druggists range. C. S. Hamilton. Press McPherson, accused of a statu tory crime committed against his 13-year-old step daughter, in the prelimin ary hearing this morning before Justice of the Peace Webster, was bound over to the April grand jury, nnd his bond was fixed at $2,500. Dr. Stone's Drug store makes free delivery. Phone 35. Exchange your old range for the new all year around range "The Duplex Alcazar," burns wood, coal and gas. I C. S. Hamilton. 0 The low temperature last night was Only down to 23 above according to the official government's record. The range of temperature for Wednesday was from 44 to 21 and the river is now three feet above the row water mark, about where it was at the first of the first of the vear. A few good second hand heaters for ale cheap, C. St Hamilton. n Learn to dance, class lessons for sinners 7 to 8, advance class 8 to 9 new classes starting tonight, Masonic Temple. o ! Three young men have cast their lot with the United States navy, having on- listed at the local navy recruiting of- Ming ot-i 20 vears fiee. The-J are K. E. Bellmire 20 vears old, of Kngene; Kenneth F. Beuo, of 255; West Lincoln street, Salem, and George I W. Williams, of Salem. The navy re Bruiting office is in the postoffice building wiah John 11. Adams in charge. Dance tonight at Masonic Temple. Special sale of fibre and matting shopping bags, 59e. C, S.- Hamilton. Life in the open air doesn't necessar- ily make one immune from the grippe, The rural enrriers of Salem seem to be having i haul time, l.vman McDonald. carrier for route three; 1'ercv Fugh tioorge l.itehtield, on route four, are temporarily disabled. Houte three may gets its mail a few hours Into, as Mrs. Percy Pugh, carrier for route seven, will handle both routes for a few davs. Made in healthy, wealthy Oregon - smoked everywhere La Corona cigar. Sells for lit cents. tf -o- Private dance lessons taught by Pris- unite No. 4. was rather doubtful as to eilla Fleming and Willard Hall. the corn possibilities of his farm about o . three years ago, but made a fair start. Tomorrow night the Eugene basket- Selecting seed from the best ears, he ball team will meet the local high school' tried it again another year and found boys on the old armory floor for one ' the stock wonderfully improved. From of the best games of the season. The his prize Avinners of 1515, he selected Kugene team is coming with the great-; the best grains and the result may be est expectations of walloping the home seen in the blue ribbon awards now on team, while the Salem hoys are equally display at the Capital National bank, confident that they will bear away the Mr. lluw thorne says it is a matter of se banner. The game will stnrt at S p. m. Meeting the best kernels for seed com us usual. I each vear. : PERSONALS J. H. Keith, of Eugene, was a Salem j visitor Wednesday. M. F. Nicholson, of Jaffna, was ill the city yesterday. Attorney M- 8. Lamport was a Port land visitor yesterday. T. J. Huston was in Portland yc-ter : day, registered at the Imperial. John P. Rogers was a passenger thi morning on the Oregon Klectrie fori Portland, H. R, Knlisbury, who has been in the city several days, returned to Portland yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. A. I). Dunham were Portland visitors Wednesday, register ed at the Multnomah. L. B Tierney, traveling passenger agent for this district of the Oregou Klectric, is in the city from Portland. 0. W. Meldrum, assistant general pas senger agent of the Great Northern Railway company, is in tin' city from Seattle. J. W. Sherwood, state commander of the Maccabees, with headquarters in Portland, is in the city, visiting the legislature. a i Car load of heavy grub oak. Just the thing for furnaces. I'hone KJ22.I. 1-19 0 Give your eyes the attention they de serve. Consult us first. No time like the present. No place as reasonable as ours. Gardner & Keene. o The Maccabees installed officers for 'the coming year last evening as follows: : Commander Earl Sumner; lieutenant commander, J. A. Iteglin; record keeper, W. B. Gilson; finance keeper, David lEyre; chaplain, K. 8, Budlong; physi cian. Dr. C. E. Cashatt; sergeant, F. J. A. Boehringer: master at arms, -William Clements; first master of guards, S. H. Sehulte; second master of guards, A. I.nleek; sentinel, F. N. Newton; picket, W. R. Darby. Winir ., v liAiir'n onwiffirt in n rrfllrl niur nt glasses, it i it t Mt by iiiinimM' k ! Ke in1. -o $ S. H. Snyder, rentals, successor to L, Bechtel & Co. 341 Slate St. i'hone 452. - . . I i o A prominent citizen who is familiar with river conditions makes the sug sjelgestion that if the S. P. railroad of Heals cannot see their way clear to grant the jjtluse of the bridge, it might be possible sje to establish a cable ferry, running from sts'the point on the west side, with a land J ing on the Salem side near the gravel :; ; bunkers. He says a ferry formerly run $ j across the river at this place. The point I on the west side is gradually wearing nway at the rate of 15 or 20 feet a year, ! according to the same authority, al sc Ihongh it has not changed any this win sje ter as there has been no high water- o Terwilliger Funeral Home, (Cottage Undertaking Parlors) Residence parlors sjc homelike. Ladv embalnior. Telephone 724. 9k . .. "Or ,. . ' ' ui. oxone s irug awie lor uues. The Oregon Board of Pharmacy is all limited to diseases!1" ,own' morning u.ey wen, .o i.ie to attend school two years studying hard before being permitted to take the ex amination before the state board o'f pharmacy. Members of the board in the. city today are: Ross Fair, of Astoria, president; Frank S. Ward, secretary, Salem; Ross M. Palmer, of Portland, treasurer; J. Lee Brown, of Mansfield; Clyde Huntley, of Portland. Dr. Stone makes no charges for con sultation, examination or prescription. o The in -door shoot of the National Hifle association will begin Wednesday, January 24. The local rifle club wiTT enter its best men in competition with the whole country. The national asso ciation will select a judge to be present at all shoots in Salem, The records are made on a target placard, verified by the judges and then sent to Washington. Each week, those taking part in th contest will fire 22 shots until 1.000 shall have been fired. The members of the Salem Hifle club taking part in ! 1,0 ntaUmnl shoot arc: Frank Masai, iB - W. Maey, H. V. Doe, Fred Day, (ienrge Keuseher, A. B. Poole, C. Mill- bc-!,("' v- ,T- Kosenberg, C W. Elgin and B- Whorley. 0 Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Terwilliger, graa uate morticians and funeral directors, Cbemeketa St. Telephone 724. 0 J Mr' !uid Mrs' A' H' Fieselman Will ! ''nve next Saturday tor a mourn s rrii to the central staves. Ihey will visit Mr. Fleaalman'e former home in Omaha, after an absence of eight veins. Later j they will spend a week in St. Pan! at Ithi time of the winter carnival and ice palace. Another new coin was put in circula- lon today by the I.add & Bush bank. Phis time it is n quarter and the bank has $500 worth of them. From an artis ' standpoint, the quarter excels either j the half dollar or the 10 cent piece. re ' cently from the San Francisco mint. On I the reverse side of the coin is Liberty , standing with a shield and wand, with the inscription Liberty and In dod We Trust. On the observe side is an eagle flying, 13 stars and the inscription United states of America. The quartet is of the regulation size Samples of the grade of corn that can be raised in the vicinity of Salem may be seen on display at the Capital Na tional bank. .1. B. Hawthorne, of rural Steel Bridge at Center Street Recommended to j County Boards by Engineer A steel bridge across the Willamette at the location of the old bridge on Cen ter street was recommended to the conn-' ty courts of Polk and Marion counties this afternoon at a joint session held at Judge Bushey '9 office, by the state highway department, through its bridge engineers. i The Center street loration was recom mended in preference to Court street. The department discouraged the con crete Ipidge and also the building of a low level bridge. A concrete bridge of the high level type at Center street was estimated to cost, with Wood approaches. $224,411(1, and with all concrete approaches, M1 490. A steel high level bridge at Center street, with wood approaches was esti mated to cost ifliiS.rHIO, and the same bridge with steel approaches, 175,000. The steel bridge was recommended on account of the shifting of the channel of the river. With high grade wood ap proaches, the shifting of the river could Oregon Theatre Victor Oyer Salem Alley Team In the bowling game last evening be tween the Oregon theatre and Salem ; Alleys, the Oregon theatre won two ; games. Powers of the Salem Alleys and Sundiu id' the Oregon theatre tied for high game with 225. Laflur of the Oregon theatre played high game, with la score of 199, The open handicap ragtime tournament starts today. The scores last evening are as fol lows: Oregon Theatre. (1) (2) (-1) Sundiu ... 159 170 22,-) 554 533 462 462 5S9 1S5 Hagedorn 152 Absentee 154 Absentee 154 I.nflar 206 154 154 154 224 127 154 154 159 1 1 1 154 154 L9fJ 825 S56 819 2500 Salem Alleys. (1) (2) .225 169 1S 125 154 154 .. 102 152 . 1 72 L'o7 (3) 173 159 154 113 173 Powers Hurley Absentee ... Campbell .... Harrington ,)67 473 402 427 552 !481 189 158 154 142 184 902 80 7 772 Marion County Granges Discuss Public Questions Salaries are too high in the Marion county offices and several of them employ too much help, according to the sentiment expressed yesterday at. the joint meeting of the. Salem and Po mona granges bold in Union hall. The opinion was expressed that $1200 was a pretty nifty salary and that compe tent men could lie found who would be willing to fill any of the county of- : rices for that figure. Action was also taken to investigate the practicability of pooling the Wool crop of Marion county and a commit tee was appointed to investigate, com posed of Kv(a dunes, Van Trump of North Howell and Mr. Whitehead of Turner. Discussing the opening of lime quar hies, Mr. Von Trump, who had been appointed to investigate, handed in a repori favoring the use of lime for I fertilizing. The life insurance features of the organization was discussed by A. V. Miller of Usnts and Archie Mil ler of Jefferson spoke on the public ; market situation, referring to the suc jeessfu! markets established at Albany j and Kngene. J. .1. Hurd also spoke on j the successful manirer in which the Eu j gene Marker was conducted. C, K. Spence, state master of the Orange spoke on the rural credits law and the use ot lime as a rcrritizer. Mr, Stewart of tlrants I'ass, a member of the legislative committee, spoke in j opposition to any change in the initia- Itive and reierenmiiii uiw ami .nou ... ! Opposition to the proposed bill provid ; ing state bonds for road building. A. Slaughter, president of the Ore gon Buttermakers Association, spoke in ! omiosition to the proposed consolida tion of the dairy and food commission with the health department. Adjournment was taken subject to the call of the master of Pomona , grange during the session of the legis lature, if necessary. The next regular . , ,, , , .nt. session will tie new at Aumsvme, Wednesday, April IS. PRODUCE DEALERS COMBINE Chicago, Jan. IS. Charging that thev have aa " intanuible organization which has no meeting place where records that can le seized, but communicates its aims to members of the group by per- j sonal visits,'' federal investigators to- j flay handed names of at least 20 large produee dealers to United Sfrtes D:s- j trict Attorney Charles F. -Clviie. The! nlleaed combination is said to have a corner on the city's supply of ve?et-l aides, fruit, poultry and cuss. Fedora' j officials refused to say whether there I would be any commercial prosecution. ; but stated that the investigation would be completed in about a week. The friends of the Old People's Home j will soon begin a campaign for the rais-1 ing of 5,000 in the city of Salem and the following committee has been ap- pointed to have charge: William Me Oilchrist, .lr , chairman; Walter Wins low, Fred Steusloff, David W. Kyre and W. M. Tnmilton. For the women's com mittee, Mrs. Mattie Beatty is chairman, acting with Mrs. A. N. Bush, Mrs. C I'. Bishop and Mrs. John H. Albert. Mr Brown, of eastern Oregon, has offered to give the home 110,000, provided its friends raise a like amount. Five thou sand dollars of the amount will be raised in the state and 5.000 in Salem Already, of the money to be raised in Salem, $1,300 has been subscribed. The committees will meet next Tuesday at the Commercial club. be properly adjusted, which ftOvh not t be done with concrete approaches. A concrete bridge at Court street, of, the high level design, would cost 244. i 000. This does not take into considera i tioo the property damage. The shifting channel, especially on the west shore was the principal reason j the department favored a steel bridge! with a high class wood approach. The designs of the bridge give a 2-1 j foot roadway, with sidewalks on each side of 5 12 feet. Polk county was represented by Judge KirV.patriek and Commisisoners M, Huston and C. W. Beckett, ami Ma rion county by Judge Burhey ami Com-mi-i ners W. H- (ioelet and J. T. Hun. The plans and specifications of th estimates for the two tvpe of bridges will be handed to the two countv courts! for their further consideration. There are no developments resardins the planking of the railroad bridge, thej officials having given no decision in the matter. Country Creameries Form Organization Here The managers of creameries in Ore gon, outside of Portland, met yester day and effected a temporary oigani zation with H. J. i'aust of Alsea as chairman. To effect a permanent or ganization, which will meet within two weeks, a committee was appointed con sisting of Mr. Faust and l'rof. O. O. Simpson, of the Oregon Agricultural v ollcge. To take up affairs with the Portland interests for the adjustment of market Conditions, a committee was appointed as a ways and means committee, consist ing of A. Slaughter of Sale. I', (i. Pow ell of Monmouth and ,. M. N'ash of Nashville. This committee will report at the meeting lo be held within two weeks. The creamery men were unanimously in favor of retaining the present dairy and food commission and favored con solidating with it. that of state sealer ot weights and measures. in the discussions yesterday after noon it developed that the managers favored the following propositions: Pirst, market quotations should be bas ed on the law of tijiply and demand ai'.l on actual market conditions. Second; the .standardizing of dairy products through the grading of cream and uni form mefhodse of manufacture. Third, compulsory pasteurization of dairy pro: ducts. Fourth, the licensing of butter and cheese makers. Filth, some method of controlling' the use of milk cans or receptacles used in the business other than by the owners of the same. Found a Sure Thing I. B. Wixon, Farmers Mills, X. Y., has used Chamberlain's Tablets for years for disorders of the stomach and liver and says, "Chamberlain's Tab lets are the best I have ever used." Obtainable everywhere. Friends Ministerial Conference Closed Today The annual conference of the Oregon yearly jmeeting Ministerial Associa tion of the Friends church, closed this afternoon at the Highland avenue church where all the sessions have been held. The feature of the afternoon meeting was an address on "The character and office of Christ," by Homer L. Cox of Portland, newly elect ed president of the association. In the forenoon session a question box and general discussion of subjects of interest was a leading -feature. This was conducted by Chester A. Had ley of Portland. President Levi T. Pennington of Pacific. College gave the last of his lectures at the morning session. The address last evening on the sub I ject of ''Friends Attitude on Peace,'' i by President Pennington, was listened to by a large and appreciative audi ence. The need for peace propaganda was urged in view of the world situa tion and the situation in America, Why the Journal is popular ! It prints the world's news to- j day while it 's news. ' 1 Ruff Neck Sweaters The All Wool Kind that really keep you wann $5 to $9 If you know the advantages of the old guaranteed dyes, Sweaters knit from all wool yarns, you will re alize the bargain you an getting when we offer you the pick of our stock wilhout one cent advance over nrices a vear ago some broken lots will be reduced 20 to 30 Per Cent 126 South Commercial StrH Pnone 363 MAMMOTH AUCTION SALE At the People's tuii k Exchange Auction Market, on Saturday. Jan. 13, 1UI7, at 10 a. in. and 1:30 p. id., consisting of, at 10 a. m.: Horses, one 1 horse wag on, harness, spring wagons, de livery wagon, surreys and many other things. At 1:30 p. m.: Household furniture including one 0-hole range with polished top good as new, two 4 hole cook stoves, 2-heaters, beds, springs and mattresses, kitchen pleasures and cabinets, 1 chins cabinet, extension table, dining chairs, 5 oak rockers, portiers, rugs and carpets, kitchen uten sils, dishes, gt.od lounge, 1 mirror 2x4, 1 good copper boiler, wring er, wash tubs, canned fruit and many other things, which in cludes the contents of two house holds. Kwryhody welcomed, ladies especially invited. The. only place you can buy at your own prices. F. N. WOODRY, Auctioneer Not connected with any second hand btore WANTED Household Furniture. Woodry the Auctioneer will pay highest cash price for same. Phone 511. CARS oj Ar,y PLACC Any kimd Any time I ruLR lUUNI I ifcKV It wnw it- sirkiTatmvr nrnmen We have pcrinaineutly located one o our cars at the West Salem Depot for the convenience of anyone making a trip on the west side of the river. OKLOUIT InAin SafetYI FIRST. CLEAN CABS, CAREFUL DKIV1NQ J. A. KAPFHAHAN Better Known as Jimmle GASOLINE LAMPS 600 Candle Power S6.50 Greatest Lamp value now offered ITbcd hs stand or haniiing limp YOU WANT THIS LIGHT fWiiplele with pump, shade, untitles, torch, SEE MY LAMPS FIRST Gasoline lamps, lanterns, ironsi, maiitles.ete. C. M. LOCKWOOD 210 N. CoMimertis! Sirwl Sakm, Oregon, with the greatest appropriation evi r made for war preparation in time of peace aii actual fact in the. t'nito 1 States and a conscription law already in effect. Resolutions were adopted by the association favoring a bone dry lav., a stringent anti-cigarette law, a la. to insure a weekly rest day and prop er Sabbath observance, and protesting against any form of compulsory mili tary service. Following are the officers electe I for the ensuing year: President, Hom er I,. Cox of Portland; vice president, Josephine Socket of Salem J secretary treasurer, Bdith M. Minchiu of Due dee; program committee, Chester A. Hadley of Portland, Aaron M. Pray t' Salem, "Mary Armstrong of Salem, JIary Thomas of Seotts Mills, and II. Klmer Pemberton of Salem. -gCrtTuttS AWD AWMUN ITION