Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, June 04, 1917, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextTHREE PRUNE GROWERS SAY CROP OUTLOOK GOOD P MP M MP WW HP ' p if p ' i pj mk iul . mi mi ii Ii It THE I 1 ti THE DAILY CAPITAL JOU RNAL, SALEM. OREGON, MONDAY. JUNE 4, 1917. j,.L j Ji.i-Hiii-mnLTi Mif n -nt--t fr tti'P rim Miii irmi a ttt am nail j in una j iihiiMidmi in rm mm amtrmnmmmmMtmrrfimmm tri vi ilil it int m mm -mm Miffc Kni at i m iin OREGON America's Sweetheart TodayMARYToday PIGfORD 4, Members of the Local Pool Agree Crop Will Equal That of Last Year Favorable reports were hoard regard ing the coming prune crop at the meet ing held Saturday afternoon by mem berg of the prune pool at the office of the Salem Fruit Union. The general opinion was that from the present con dition of the crop it would equal that of lust year. Represented in the pool are from 170 to ISO growers with about 1700 acres, about 300 more than were signed up last year. The selling of the pool was placed in the hands of fiobert 0. Paul us, the manager. This actiou was taken by the board of directors. Mr. I'aulus expressed the belief that prices would be high this year. The California growers are practically all pooled and this assures reasonable re turn to the growers. As so many of the California growers are tied up on thro eyear contracts with options on the part of the associations for two years more, Mr. Paulus thought the prune business was on a substantial ba sis for the next five years. There was a close clean up of last year's prunes and this fact will aid in securing bet ter prices the coming year. . forthcoming crop. Since that time ac tion has been taken and ample supplies are assured, not only from Cuba, but from elsewhere. There will be no famine in sugar. In Her Artcraft Success "A ROMANCE OF THE REDWOODS'' PLAYING TO CAPACITY Come Early No Sugar Shortage Says Herbert Hoover During This Summer Washington, Juno i. Action has been taken, presumably through, co-operation Tsctween the United States and her allies, to allay the threatened short age in sugar this fall. This became known today when Her-1 motive, bert C. Hoover, food administrator stat- anions' d that steps had been accomplished 1 the entire copper group as well as Mer that would avoid "famine in sugar. " j cantile Marine preferred and Amer - Hoover's statement 'followed publica-1 ican Sugar each of which lost over three tion of information he recently furnish-, points. Bonds were quiet Market Was Heavy end Prices Shaded Off New York, June 4. The New York Evening Sun financial review today said: In the absence of news developments of particular marketwise influence, Avail street gave but httlo of its atten tion to the securities market today. Many large operators and interests which are factors in normal session ad justed theiraccounts at the close of the week and departed not to return un til Wednesday, because of the recess up on the occasion of conscription registra tion. Commission houses were largely deserted. The result was a sort of dull, churning process throughout the session with stocks turning heavy after an ir regular movement- in the first hour or two. Price changes bore but scant sig nificance. United Slates steel lost about two points in the afternoon. In late trading there were several strong features and a few particularly week ones. Among the first were Gen eral Motors, Bethlehem Steel, Corn Pro ducts Eefininff common, Baldwin loco- United States Kubber ana among the second American omening l n ii n ti ti ei ti ii n fi ll si n ta it - ii u !! t I I WMW M (H : :PK M OK U U f Ii U U .LSa. U LZr U U U W ' U Li U Lis! L33 - iii if mr '-r - r " - -iiTiiii iirnu-- -" -..T-1ir-.1......l ,m -;r- w" -1 - -JLi -r Vfrfiini ii-1 - --'- 'L -- . -. J.,.r.,. ..... . ,r r -mr-.1T-r, lVll -1r - ,- --jI SATURDAY THE STREETS WERE FILLED WITH PEOPLE CARRYING tt I! tl U U It w n El II M M tl ALL REPRESENTING PURCHASES MADE AT OUR SALE THIS WEEK WE WILL BE BIGGER THAN EVER FOR THE SALE IS DRAWING TO A CLOSE, SO IF YOU WANT TO Economize, Come and Buy hoe and firm, ed to the senate committee on agricul ture. Hoover's statement to the United Press this afternoon, said: "I have nade no statement for pub lication upon the subject of sugar. I did, in an important conference, state that unless order was restored in Cuba, we would be short of sugar, because of inability to secure the harvest of the with indications that about run its course. liquidation had A YOTTNG- PATBIOT - Eugene, Or., June 4. Bobby Good rich, six years old, is probably the youngest liberty loan buyer in the state todav- He drew $50 out of his l)0 sav ings'accouut to help lick the Germans. II I ! "M TI - 11 o Tf TT - T! iLIaraiiiff0 oats. 3 aeol IriJiFmsliiiegs at i PMfP If WM, IPI MllW ffl IT f 1 II rail j I 0) 111 o b m n Mm So II 14 II Ii 11 I! r ii I i t km'immimmmlmimi v, ii ii 1! Wff W(P IPW a? PPW WW WW WW WW WKtf WKK IW WW WW W WW WW HWf iW WW WW WW WW WW FW American Commission Now On Russian Soil Washington, June 4. If order can come out of. Russian chaos, this will be demonstrated within the next few weeks. America's commission to Rus sia, headed by Elihu Root, is now on Russian soil along with the American SIX GREAT SUPER-STARS ROBERT HARRON DOROTHY GISH LILLIAN UMi HENRY B. WALTHALL BLANCHE SWEET MAE MARSH 6l s if Directed and produced by the master of them alL D. W. Griffith Who also made "Intolerance," of a Nation," Etc. 'The Birth What the Critics Say: PORTLAND JOURNAL -Blanche Sweet, Mao Marsh. Dorothy and Lillian Gish, Henry Walthall and Robert Harron, each of whom are now individ ual stars in filmdom, are all included in the cast of "Her Condoned Sin" at the People's. The re markable play, displaying all of the exciting war episodes, holds the viewer spellbound from start to finish: A decidedly gripping plot is shown, embrac ing the assumed wiles of a beautiful and devout girl, who poses as a vampire to destroy the tyrannous king v.ho holds the lives of her people in jeopardy. PORTLAND OBEGONIAN " Her .Condoned Sin," produced by D. W. Griffith, is worthy of rank among the screen's most noteworthy spectacles. It ranks in every way with the best the screen of 1917 :au show. For terrific battle scenes, artistic back grounds, faithful costuming, splendid photography and stellar histrionics, "Her Condoned Sin" is a gem. Mu?h of the fire, dash and spectacular of D. W.. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation" and "Intoler ance," are shown in the six-reeler D. N- Pallay has brought to the Northwest. The cast of this unusual pisture i noteworthy, for it includes such film personages as Mae- Marsh, Henry Walthall, Dorothy and Lillian Gish, Blanche Nweet and Rnbnr. Harrnn. SPECIAL ATTRACTION FOR YE LIBERTY THEATRE 3 DAYS, SARTTNG TOMORROW NO ADVANCE IN PRICES J ATTEMPTED SUICIDE 1 THEN DISAPPEARED W. S. Eccles, Member of Prominent Salt Lake Fam ily Slips Out of Hospital Portland, Ore., June 4. A mystery as complete, as baffling as any that ever added white hairs to the head of Sherlock Holmes today surrounds the case of W. S. Eccles, age 32. of Baker, Ore., member of the wealthy and promi nent Eccles family of Salt Lake City. Eccles rented a room at the St. Vin cent's hospital yPHterday morning ami drank a bottle of lysol. Nurses and a house physiciun, who were attracted to the room by the odor of the lysol, gave prompt treatment. Later house physi cians pronounced Eccles out of danger. The police were notified and they or dered hospital attendants to hold Eccles, even if it were necessary to hide his clothes. Sometime last night or early this morning Eccles dressed and walked from the hospital. The police today are frantically try ing Jo find Eccles, fearing that he may try again to end his life, but a search through hotels - and of the country around the hospital has been of no avail The police are unable to find a motive for suicide, unless it is ill health. They are inelilned to believe that Eccles was temporarily unbalanced. It is reported here, without authority however, that Eccles was practically penniless, disowned by his 'family. 81, DOCTORS WILL 0 railroad commission, and these two bod ies will endeavor to aid Russia in strug gling to her feet. Military men express doubt that the Slavs can be a military factor for a year or two, although everything pos sible will be done to keep Russia in the war and to upbuild her shattered economic and political structure. This Is An Army In Itself and Shows Magnitude of Warjob New York, June 4. Eighty one thou sand American doctors will do their bit to win the war. That is the membership of the Am erican Medical association, ten thous and of whose members met in annua) convention here today and everyone of them is pledged to nnswer the nation 's call. Already two members of the associa tion have saved thousands of lives to t lie allied armies on tho western front by their new methodH of sterilizing wounds. Not only will thousands of these men serve with the American armies in the field, but other thousands will engage in military medical anil surgical re search work in this country. Dr. (Jeorge II. Simmons of Chicago, is chairman of tho committee on med ical and surgical preparedness of the Council of National Defense. Dr. Simmons, it was announced to day is cooperating with Surgeii (icneial Rupert Blue, of the army, who also is president of the American Medical as sociation to subject the 81,U')M mem bers to a selective draft, to get the best men in the nation possesses for the army. The task of classifying and listing these men is -progressing now. The association began its prepared ness program in 19lii and is todny in a position to mobilize medical and sur gical specialties very quickly. The medical and surgical committee of the Council of National Defense inter locks with the national committee on Red Cross medical service. sealed- At a special meeting of the alumni council Marion JlcClain was elected to fill the position of, the lute Wendell !. Barbour. The part of the alumni in next year's Kmerlud.was discussed. Ten candidates for the council to serve two years were nominated and will be vot ed upon by mail; four are to be elected to serve two years each. The nthletie council of the alumni association held a brief meeting also., S'ean Walker of Independence, Rich ard S, Smith of Eugene and Marion Met lain of Eugene, were elected as new members. Eugene Register. And speaking of hitting the trail, there 's next Tuesday. All mole per sons who have once said, " t am 21 years old today,' but have not, on or LAW CONSTITUTIONAL Washington, June 4. The supremo court this afternoon held conslitutioniil the California filing lee ami licenso tax acts, assessing corporations doinjj business in the state. before Juno 4 (that's Monday), said, ''I am 31 years old today,'.' must hit the trail to tho registration booth- Ami now, is that plain enough SHIPLEY'S JUNE WHITE SALE Goodly Savings On All Articles In. White San Francisco Pays Honor to Les Darcy Ran Francisco, June 4. The body of James Lester Darcy, Australian middle weipht boxer, lay in state in Eagles hall here today until noon, when funeral j services were scheduled. The casket was draped with the flags of the United States and of Australia. Hundreds of people flocked to the hall Sunday and today to view the remains. A corps of San Francisco polk', a police band and hundreds of fight lov ers were to march in the orocession down. Market street which will bear Darcy 'a body to the vessel which w ill carry it to Australia. Six of America's best" known old school fight men were listed as pall bearers. JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY Winslow Heads Alumni of "UMor Third Time Wulter Winslow, of Salem, was elect ed president of the state almnni associ ation of the University of Oregon for the third time, at a meeting ot the as sociation on the campus yesterday. Mrs. Camille Carroll Bovard of Eugene was elected vice president, Karl Ou thank of Eugene secretary-treasurer and L. 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