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SAUEM, OREGON MONDAY, SEPT. 3, 1917. EIGHT MtKtlMttM4MMM11 The Store Where You Can Outfit the Whole Family Under One Roof for Less Money 4 4 I AM Ardtml T 44444444444444444444444444444444444M44444 .3 -"'COS EVENTS SeptembM 13. Bogiertrfttioa Say for an women U Oregoa. September 17. Opening Say of Oregoa Btato School ior the DlHLf. September 24-30 State Fair. September, 29, S9 Begistra tisa day Willamette University. October 1. Publio Schools open. October Z Opening day Wil tanette University. October fc Opeiing- flay for Oregon State School for the mini. 2 K 3 Dr. M. IP. Mendelsohn Ctti eyes cor far O. 8. National bank building, tf , Mrs. W. M. Faulkner, wife of Com mander Faulkner is very ill at her home 3166 Ferry, due to a heavy fall Friday afternoon. ! Sr. O. L. Scott, i&a Chiropractic, will be' mt or the city on a vacation from Ailput Z9 to September a. 9-3 USaa Lena Belle Tartar. 160V, N. Liberty St. InetruoHou in the Old Ital ian Method of fringing. Pupils enroll ed at auy time. Phone 330 or 2208M. 10-1 ' The Ladles' Aid society of Englewood United Brethren church will meet Wed nesday afternoon with Mrs. Brooks. ; Me. 0. X. Baachlec, ftenttet, 802 U. B. ktfe Mdg. Fifteen years experlonca. Mast (aodera office equipment in the v&Uey. Sundays by appointment. tf Mrs. LeMolns Clark will entertain the aid society at the Women's Belief flrps Thursday afternoon. Hhe will be A REAL DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS RIVERsiDEDIP TONIGHT PATRIOTIC FEATURE DANCE Dancing Bgins in Pavilion at 8 P. M. COME EARLY DONT MISS IT MISS A. McCULLOCH, Optometrist, 208-209 Hubbard Building, Fhone 109. ' Optometry Means Eye Service." SS THEME A CHANCE PatriolicThrillfnSfjnrernfi CC'TSS ---- Q7 r VJvJ Starts Tomorrow for Three Days IVZaiinee and 4 4 4 44f4 44t4tttT4t4 444MMtHttttttf4ttttt444 own assisted by Mrs. Scholt, Mrs. Pope, Mrs. Dribble, Mrs. Thorpe and Mrs. Terwil- '(je'' , . . . . o Try bawling for wflat alia you. 9 4 The Spaulding Logging company is putting in a now log slip, one that will be much larger and more convenient ' than. the one that has been doing duty ror several years. The Balem Taxi Oo , J. A. Beck man seer, have moved their office from the BHgh hotel to the Great Western Gar age on High street opposite the court houHe. Phone 700. The office is open for business 4 hours a day. tf o William Myers, who was arrested by Officer Beatty, about three weeks ago and who was shot in the anklo while re sisting arrest, was today released from tho city jail after spending 20 days in side as punishment. X Larsen from eastern Washington has purchased from John Koeneke a ton acre tract of land on the Silvorton road and will move his family to Ba lem in a few days to make his home. l'rice 3!4uuu. Tiie deal was handled by H A. Johnson & Co. Bev. James Elvin of ths Congrega tional church, who has been spending tho past month at Ocean Bench, Wash ington, with his family, returned Satur day to this city. He status that they had a very enjoyable outing ahd he brought back a nice coat of tan. I have Just received a shipment of iTyW, Crystals, Turtle Shell and Cel luloid frames, tho very latest. Dr. M- P. Mendelsohn, 09-210 211 U. H. Na tional bank bldg. Phone 110. IP your eyes need attontion, lir. Mendelsohn 's 34 years of experience and thousands of satisfied patrons, assures you cor rect service. George C. Beardln, a member of Com pany M who died in tho hospital at Van couver Saturday, was a student at Wil lamette University when he enlisted. He became suddenly ill a short time after his enlistment and was taken to the Vancouver hospital. Ho was a member of the First Methodist church iu this city. 0 Fred Schwab and several other Balem boys in the Oregon Coast Artillery, sta t Wined at Fort Stevens, at the mouth of the Columbia, are expecting a move shortly, according to a letter written to relatives iu this city. Ho says there are transports in the harbor but the date of milling has not been announced. The temperature of ths fall months Is now with us as Sunday the maximum waB 75 uud the minimum 48. One year ago yesterday, the temperature ranged from' 70 to 57. The river todny is 1.1 feet below the zero mark. The showing of the army tanks in ac tual buttle and trench and army life on the British front proved a big at traction at the Oregon theatre last evening. Tho film is perhaps one of the best thnt has ever been shown of ac tual life in the trenches and of charges being made against the German lines. It also gives practical ideas as to the care of the wounded and of the busy army life back of the trenches. The picture is on again this evening. School Is Only a Month Away. Bring the children in for careful eye examination. Our advice will be accur ate, honest and candid. Evenings jJ THE BOLDEN WJUS Cf ' J - Mrs. S. S. Wright of Eatonville, Wash., who has been visiting ber son J. A. Wright of the Portland Railway Light and Power company office, will return to her home tomorrow. She will be accompanied by her son who will visit in Washington the coming two weeks. o A gift of tlOOO for the girls' new dormitory of Willamette University with P. J. Brix of Astoria as the donor, is announced today by President Carl Gregg Doney. The University received a few months ago a gift of $300 from Mrs. Samuel Elmore, also of Astoria. . o Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Nash, of 693 North Liberty street, celebrated tlicir fifth wedding anniversary Saturday evening with a dinner party. There were nine guests present at the dinner. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Doan and children and Mr. and Mrs. B. Cavanaugh and children. Mr. and Mrs. E. Cooke Patton mo tored down to Portland Sunday morn ing. Mrs. Patton remained to visit with Mrs. A. W. Kegner. Mr. Patton returned to Salem on a late Oregon Electric train They were accompanied by Mrs. E. E, Waters and Mrs. George WaterB. o ....J. M. Massey, aged 47, a farmer liv ing between Woodburn and Broadacres, committed suicide Saturday by hanging himself in his barn. No reason could be learned as to why he took his life. Cor oner Clough was notmtjd and as the evi dence showed that it was clearly a case of suicide, no inquest was held. The play grounds In Albert's pas ture are still open and those in charge invite childron and their parents to make it their play grounds. Plans are now being made for a special afternoon of sports to include swimming races, foot and even wading raeeB in which the winners will be given prizes. If a suffi cient number are Interested in swim ming and apply for the free lessons, a class will be organized to meet between four and five o'clock afternoons, .j.. . o Ths peach crop will run very light this year, not averaging one third of a crop, according to Wenator jjiroiecie, one of the champion peach raisers of Mission Bottoms. Last year with the big cron. oeaehes were scllins around 60 ' rant, a hllfihul llllf With the fTl'Pntlv reduced yield this year, a figure of $2 may be the amount required to carry away a bushel. o News of ths death at Vancouver barracks Friday of George E. Hardin, a member of M company, Third Oregon Infantry, and a former student at Wil lamette has been received here. Death came as the result of typhoid fever and complications. This is the first mortal ity to occur in the company. His home was in Centrslia, Washington. o As long as the people of Salem want to swim and dance, Bivcrsido Dip will .be kept open for business. Notwith standing the maximum temperature was 75 yesterday, several enthusiastic swim mers availed themselves of tho eliancj to swim Sunday. Tonight there) will be big doings a', the Dip in the way of dancing, fire works and other attrac tions, besides swimming. Quite a num ber of people spent the afternoon at the Dip and with the jazz band on hand to furnish music, there will be big times tonight, even if it is the third day of September. o J. VT. L. Smith and W. C. Hoppes, Marion county school supervisors, will stnrt out Tuesday to visit various parts of the county where the boys and girls are doing club work. They will also visit those who are not in the clubs but who are engaged in the industrial work. They are preparing for the in dustrial club fairs thnt will be held for the selection of prize winning exhibits for the state fair. Fairs will be held at Silverton, Scotta Mills, and Mt. Angel : qU0ta. If tho second draft calls for 750, on September 19 and 20; and at Dou-jooo men, Marion county's quota would aid, St. Taul, Aurora, Woodburn, Gcr vais aud Aumsvillo on the same date. It seems that the army Just cannot keep the Salem boys from taking the promotions and better things ottered Word was received today from James ! Marr, formerly book keeper with the U, S. National lank, that he is now lo cated at Bremerton training for wire less operator in the navy. He has made sucll rapid progress that the navy de partment will send him to Harvard Uni versity for additional training. The ap pointment to Harvnrd for those in wire less training is one of the choice plums of the service and it seems that only young men especially equipped for the wireless work are given the opportunity for study in the east. Buaick Hebel have opened a gro cery store at the corner of Seventeenth and Center street in the building fa mcrly occupied by Wellborn Brothers. Ivan N. Moyer and wife are home from a visit of six weeks at Three Bivers, Michigan. Mr. Moyer says that at Three Bivers is located the Sheffield Manufacturing company and that its working force of 1600 men is being giv en exclusively to the manufacture of engines for airplanes. o Machines operators are wanted by the Labor Board of the Navy Yard ser vice at Pugct Round, Wash, to secure these men, examinations will be held during the month. Each applicant must have had at least one year's experience as a helper machinist or six months ex- pericnce as machinist, in the examina tion physical ability, will be graded at 40 per cent and training and experience at 60 per cent. o ., Sergeant Charles Davis, who has been stationed at Bend as recruiting officer for the past five months, has been, a signed to the Salem office and will as sume charge tomorrow. He made an. en viable record during his five monthsva" Bend, enlisting for the regular army 00 recruits. He has been in the service eighteen years, stationed at San Fran cisco and Ft. Worden, on Puget Sound1. Corporal Stanley who has been- in charge of tho office for several weekt will continue on duty here. o The eighth annual conference of the Pacific Northwest Library association met in Portland today and will continue including Wednesday evening. Miss Cor nelia Marvin, state librarian is presi dent of the association and iB on the program for a report this afternoon. At the Tuesday afternoon session, Miss Flora M. Case, city librarian, will have charge of the discussion on public li braries and tho loan system problems. Miss Buth Paxson,, school librarian, is also on the progrum for Tuesday, in charge of the discussion on teaching the use of books; planst and programs for the elementary schools. War and the draft has caused Wil- auictte University considerable trouble in the way of securing a professor of English and literature for the coming year. Professor George W. Whiting, teacher of English at tho Pennsylvania College, Pennsylvania, was secured to taech. He was compelled on account of the military situation to resign. Then Professor Joseph H. Marshburn was se lected and now he informs the univer sity authorities that ho has had to an swer the draft. The' most recent selec tion is that of William A. Dardeir, of Oxford, Mississippi, who, as far as is known now, will teach English this wim ter at Willamette. Manager Trearrow of the Metropoli tan Life Insuranco company narrowly averted a serious accident yesterday while returning from a fishing trip on the fiantiam when his steering wheel broke just as he swung around a turn of the road on a hill. Had he not had presence of mind to clamp on the foot brake and tho emergency brake and shut off the power, meanwhile throw ing the machine into low gear, it is probable that he might have plunged over a steep embankment. He was ac companied by his assistant general man ager, Mr. Doremus. In a second machine were Fred Faulns and A. W. Wilson of this city. hTey report average fish ing. o- During the month of August 28 re cruits Wero accepted for the army at the local recruiting office, all of which in of more than unusual interest from the fact that when- the call conies foi the second draft, the number of recruits j enlisted from Marion county since June 1 30 win bP deducted from the county 's be figured at 387, less the number of enlistments at the time of the call since June 30. o- Ths machinery of the Salem Fruit comnanv for the cleaniiiB. grading and j.olishiug of beans, is now being install- ed in a building near the S. P. depot Within a few days, the equipment will hp reauy lor namiimg me crop, von tracts have been entered into by the Snlem Fruit company for about 2,500 acres of beans, just for the cleaning, grading and handling. The beans will be handled through the operations of a pool wherein the company having them in the warehouse will sell iu car load lots at figures satisfactory to the 1 1 l '- -4 & FOR (QTUTTT BLIGH THEATRE : personals : Miss Dorothy Thompson is visiting in Portland. B. C. Bennett of Silverton was in the city yesterday. C 8. Piper of Portland was in the city over Sunday with relatives. Miss Edna Purdy of Albany spent Sunday with relatives in the city. Max J. Liebold, of MeMinnville is in the city looking after business inter ests. Miss Florence Kumrow and Miss 8el ma Kumrow have returned from their visit at Seaside. D. Bright of the Scott & Piper bi cycle shop, left this morning for a vaca tion in Washington. J. C. Perry and wife and M. A. Baw son of. Portland, motored to Portland this morning for the day. "A.. B. Kaylor; the Bex representative tor the Pacific coast with headquarters at Ban iraneisco, was in the city. Word was. received this morning from C. JC Eaton; who left Salem about a ,yea ago for Boseburg, that he has re cently located, in Marshfield. Mr. aud Mrs. Charles Brasher and Mr. and' Mra. Jas. S. Albert left yes terday for a short stay at the Tillamook beaches,, occupying the T. G. Albert cottage. C M..Watsen a former Salem resident now living in Portland, was visiting iir Salem over Sunday. He has been working on tho cantonments at Van couver. Miss Lola Damon of Albany, who was a former resident of this city, was married Sunday at Newport, according to reports received today. Dr. Bay Poineroy who has been visit- ung here a few days, will return to morrow to Bremerton, lie has been com missioned first lieutenant in the naval reserve corps. Edward Schunke and U. J. Hansctt, superintendent of the Oregon Flax Fi ber company left for Gaston this morn ing to look over the flax situation in thnt section. ' J. E. Scott spent Sunday visiting His daughter, Miss Hazel Scott who has "been; ill for the past two weeks at St. Vincent's hospital from ptomaine poi soning. He reports a gradual improve ment and that Miss Scott expects to be home-in' about two weeks. Word- was received today from E. A. Lamburg, who was formerly a member of the military band and was employ ed at the asylum. He is now in Cheyenne Wyo., employed in a jewelry store. farmers who own the beans. Tho advan tage of cleaning and grading and sell ing in large lots is that it puts the Ore gon product on an equality with Cal ifornia. An agent of tho Southern Pa cific who visited all parts of the vallej estimated the crop at about fifty per cent. This is the original estimate of F. D. McDonald, manager of the Salem Fruit company on South Commercial street. " ' '" George W. Powell of nomas, age 19 and Thomas W. Weeks of Crabtree, are the latest recruits for the infantry et the regular army. Myrl Jackson of Che fliawa, age 24, enlisted in the quarter master's corps. The war department will have two Tecruiting officers and probably three on duty to handle the territory adjacent to Salem. MOBBOW CROPS ABE GOOD. Heppner, Or., Sept. 3. Harvesting is nearly over in most parts of Morrow county and threshing is under way. Wheat, as a rule, is yielding much bet ter than was anticipated, many crops which a few weeks ago were considered failures giving returns of 10 to 20 bushels an acre. An occasional crop grown on the northwest slopes is re ported gning as high -as 30 bushels. ' Considerable dissatisfaction is ex pressed by wheatgrowers because of the wheat price just fixed by the Gov ernment. Farmers- and dealers here assert that they eaainot produce wheat for that under present conditions. MILLERS' PROFIT LIMITED. ' LewiBton, Mont., Sept. 3. The Mon tana Millers' Association Saturday re ceived information reciting that plants of 100 barrels or more daily capacity are hereafter under Government super vision and license with tho maximum net profit limited to 23 cents a barrel, and will eliminate cash discounts in the future. The association' declares it will co operate closely with the Government in eliminating all unnecessary expense and in minimizing loses in the in creased effort to lower tho cost of flour to the consumer. MOTORCYCLE RACER KILLED Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 3. Ed L. Wilcox, well known local motorcycle racer, was Ull.M hia nfternoon when his motor- !cvcIo crttshed into a fence at Lake Wood during a five mile race at thP Labor Dav celebration. Wilcox's machine blew out a front , tirc Deatn wa instantaneous. And this foolish, plastic, riven, un ready Hussia is the thing that the Jun kers pretended they were so scared to death of thnt they had to go to war to keep from being submerged. JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY A SLACKER TODAY? .... N Boy's Heavy Blue Overalls sues up Uf l ICdlS Men's Work Shirts, each Men's Work Sox, 3 pairs for ........ .. 25c Complete lines of Dry Goods, Men's and Women's Furnishings and Ready-to-Wear Apparel. Our Prices Always the Lowest. Gale & Co. Commercial and Court Sts., formerly Chicago Store SMALL HURRICANE HANDICAPPED GAMES Prevented Fast rime and Broken Records, Also Re duced Attendance Francis Field, St. nis, Ho., Sept. 3. A violent wind storm marred but did not stop the opening of the third day's competitions in the national A. A. U championship track and field games here today. A young hurricane swept across the field, forecasting slow times. Tho smallest attendance of the entire meet was out in spite of tho holiday. Summary: 100 yard dash, first heat: Barron, Meadowbrook, Philadelphia won; Goe litz, Chicago A. A., second; Brundage, Chicago, A. A., third, time 10 3-5 sec onds. 100 yard dash, second heat: Karimo, Young men's order, Detroit, won; Ty cer, Bay, St. Louis, Miss-, second; O' Conner, (unattached) New York, third Time 10 4-3. 100 yard dash, third heat: McMastcr, Pittsburg A. A., won; Kelly, Los Ange les A. (',., second; Buck, Chicago A. A., third. Time .10 3-5. Shot put: Karomo, Young men's or der, Detroit won; Brundage, Chicago A. A-, second; Goelitz, Chicago A. A-, third; Kelly, Los Aneeles A. (.'., fourth Distance 40 feet 11 inches. Four mile relay race: ago A. A., (Marceau, Schadt, Benish, Fall) won; Millrosc, New York (rores, Oianaho polus, Kyronen, Devancy) second Time 18:47 1-5. High jump; Buch, Chicago A. A., won Barron, Meadowbrook, Philadelphia, second; Goelitz, A- A., third; Brund age, Chicago A. A., fourth. Height 8 inches. . 440 j-nrd relay race: Chicago A. A (Ward, Ebv, Landers, Hall) won; Co lumbian A." C, St. Louis, (Mahl, Mnr ehieon, Bordecker, Bechtold) second; Meadowbrook, Philadelphia (Meredith, Woodring, Trout, Smith) third. Time 44 flat, 8S0 walk: Brundace. Chicago A. A-, won; O'Connor, (unattached) New York, second; Goelitz, Chicago A. A., third: Karimo, Young men's order, De troit, fourth. Time 3:54 4-5. One mile relay: Meadowbrook, Phil nlelnhia (Trout. Berrv. Smith. Mere dith) won; Chicago A. A. (Ward, Fall, Ebv, Smith) second, lime .i:.i. Total points at this time: Brundage 2730.48; Karimo 2651..TJ; Goelitz zw. 50; Buck 25ti8!)2; O'Connor 2414.00; Tyeer 2414.72; Barron 2306.92; Kelly 23H2.04; McMasters 2000-44. Hammer throw: Brundage, Chicago A. A., won; Tycer., Mississippi, second; ) 'Conner, unattached, Now York, thid Goelitz, Chicago A. A., fourth. Distance 120 teet U incnes. Carrying packages home isn 't so bad, after all; is it? Or have you tried it t JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY T i I naf Times Todav - J V'tui: I1IL ARGONAUTS" 11 IIT t LIBERTY XI QQ Unde an(J tcJU n, After the Slacker Starts Wl . ui. 49c and 59c AIN'T WEARING 'EM. Washington, Sept. 3. C'omplexior aren't nearly so popular us .they onco were. Either milady's is improving naturally under the lusty efforts e war work or else they simply aren't being, worn any more. Anyhow, in ternal revenue figures for the fiscal year 1917 show that Uncle Sam's re turn on sosinetics has shrunk from. $4,000,000 to fJs7J,9GS. $ 6? Farm Loans 6? .. Five and seven year loans with privilege to repay $100 or multiples on any interest dale. t Vermont Loan & Trust Co. 314 Masonic Bldg., Salem, Ore. . , When In SALEM, OEEGON, Stop at BLIGH HOTEL Strictly modern, $1.00 a Day. 100 Booms of solid eemfort. The only hotel in the business district. - ; . t Used Furniture Wanted Highest Cash Prices Paid for r Used Furniture B. 1 STIFF k SON, Phone B4I or 508 HI i 0 and Baggage PHONE "77" Formerly 13 or 2010457 State Cttb, eaA , DAVIES' PLACE 147 South Commercial Da vies' Pure Ice Cream. All Kind of CANDIES. "AU Good-Good For All" Phone 506. . The Capital Junk Co. Pays the Highest for all kinds of junk Phone 398 271 CHEMEKEffA ST. Tomorrow K.itlAin 77 SUB 1