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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (June 27, 1918)
X FROM WEDNESDAY'S 5 O'CLOCK EDITION r SALFM, C8EQCH TH URS DAY, JUNE 27, 1918. EIGHT THIS IS AN OXFORD SEASON. WE CAN SUPPLY YOUR WANTS IN THE LINE OF rouna town ft 11 A H MIR if GIVING YOU THE BEST OF STOCK AT UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES. 4f Brown Calf Lace Oxford With imitation wing tip, military heel and Goodyear welt sole. Price $4.50 ; White Canvas Lace Oxford Neolin Sole, low rubber heel, Price J2.98 Kid Pumps Very neat plain dull kid Pump with 'either military, high, low or French heel. Price $3.98 Giocolate Calf Oxford With imitation tip, .military heel, Goodyear welt sole. , Price $4.50 Black Lace Oxford Of Vici Kid with military heel, imi tation wing tip, welt sole. . . Price $4.25 Patent Leather Pump Here is. a good one sure. It is very stylish- has, a French heel and welt sole. Price $3.98 I , BIT 1 M . I we nave a nice line of Good Slippers for Children of all ages- in white 1 AAMVrAM MAAMi IaaIL . J.. I mi m m . T " T i uiittts, yaiKut icauwr, ur gun meiai. iney are priced lower than you will r find them elsewhere. & Incorporated J t tM HtH M Itiiiiiiii i HHKtHMH t COMG EVENTS I TONIGHT Jane 27. Lecture at public library on "Tho Cantee 8ys- tern," Free. , r- June 8. Cherriao Band Con- eert at Willson Park. June 28. Battalion drill Mar- 4c ket and 17th street. 8 p.m. Jane 29. Homecoming Day. July 21-27 Chautauqua week. Dr. M. P. Mendelsohn fit! eyes cor rectly. U. S. National Bask Bldg. it. o . "The funeral beautiful." Webo & Qouga Co. tf. The army recruiting station will re main in its present quarters at least for anomer year as today contracts were signed for a lease of the rooms in the Klinger block extending the present lease to June SO, 1919. : o Patton Plumbing Co, S8S Chemeketa Phone 1096. We do repair work. Stoves ana rurnaces coiled. tf, i o After Juna SI, my friends and pa trons will find me in Moore building on Court street, up first stairway east oi .Brewer's drug store, Phone 695. Mary CT Rowland, M. D. 7-13 ' m PERSONAL Flavius Meier, clerk at the post of fice, for the past four years, is home from his vacation at Forest Grove. Gorge O. L. Snyder, lieutenant In the state military police, was In the city yesterday from Portland. J. W. Hubhard of Engine registered yesterday at the Bligh hotol. Wilbur M. Hale left this morning ovor the Oregon Eloctrie for Seattle Marshall BeeveB Wient to Portland this morning. H. W. Conger, formerly' with Fisher & ISraden, Albany, Is in the city and will bo associated with W, T. Rigdon in the Rigdon undertaking parlors. Lloyd T. Rigdon who has been with his father Iff t yesterday for Camp Lewis. The last meeting of the summer of the Presbyterian Ladies' Aid society will be held Fridny afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at tlio home of Mrs. H. J. Clo meats, 1477 Chemek.-ta street. There will be an election of officers. The hos tesses are Mrs. Irwin Griffith, Mrs. .T. C. Griffith, Mrs. J. M. Skaifo, Mrs. a O. Wilson, Mrs. B. 8. Wallace and Mrs. H. J. Clements. Homecoming day, to bo obsorred for the first time in Salem is expected to bring a largo number of old timers to the city next Saturday. Heretofore the annual meetings have been held in Port land. As many of the visitors will come from the north, arrangements will be made to meet thotn at the 10:15 a. m. Oregon Electric with automobiles to show them just how much Hnlem has improved with the lust dor.en years or more. At noon there will be a basket dinner served at Willson park with hot coffee for all. The afternoon pro gram will include a talk by former gov ernor T. T. Geer and the siutring of a jftrct bid tlm Ibsfii, There" trill JM t program for uu afternoon as it is : died ; COrPOCK-At the Willamette Sana torium, June 26, 1918, Furnace J. Coppock at the age of 49 y,ears, af ter an illness of two weeks. Besides his widow, he Is survived by four children: Mis La Von Cowiock Miss Ruth Coppock, Herman Coppock ami Aims Margaret toppork. Ho is also survived by two biotlmiB, Lambert Coppock of Lebanon and Charles Cop pork of Polk county. The funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Friends' church in South 8alvm and will be conducted by the Bev. H. E. Femberton. Burial will be in the City Vew cemetery. Mr. Coppock was well known in busi ness circle in Salem, having bnen for many years buyer for the Drager Fruit company. Working Reserve Camps Are All Doing Nicely The Rev. H. N. "Aldiich, in charge of the V. S. Boys Working reserve, with hcadqunrtors at tho office of the United States employment bureau, ro ports that all camps sent out to pick chorries md loganberries are said to be doing good wor and assisting greatly In suving tho crop. The supervisors report that about five per cent of those sent to tho camps havo turned out to bo regula tion slackers end grouchors and are a detriment to tho work. An effort will be made to get rid of those who are not willing to take the good and the bad as tho work comes along. This applies to girls as well as boys, accord ing to tho report. In ono camp nenr Salem the supervisor was glad to dis pose of four or five kickers as this left the remainder of his organization In hotter, spirits. Taking everything into consideration, there seems to ho fairly satisfactory conditions in the loganberry district and with, the com ing in of additional labor, it Is thought the crop will bo fairly well harvested. well understood that, the old timers would rather stand around and talk about the time of the great flood when tho watr was up almost to the court houHO and when there was a picket fence around the prosont court house grounds. Woodburn baa Masonic honors that Is rarely found in eithor a small town or the largest city of a state, ns nt tho recent meetings of the grand lodgo of Masons in Oregon, Frank W. Settlemier was elected Grand Master of the Stnto of Oregon and at the same time the grand 1"1ro of the Eastern Star of Ore gon elected Mrs. Frank W. Sottlemier Grand Worthy Matron of the Eastern Star. To observe such an unusual honor, the citizens of Woodburn will this craning give a reception to Mr. and Mrs. Sottlemier and it is expected that sovernl members of the Masonic lodge ana Knstcrn Star in Salem will attend, Mrs. Hettlemier may now offieinlly ad dross her husband as "Grand Master" and when he speaks to his wifo, she ia orrieialiy "Worthy Urnnd Matron'.', MOVIE HERO WOUNDED. Washington, June 27. The fellow in the big war movie "The Unbeliever" who clung to his biblo while he was blaz- ing away at the Gormans, has been ronorted soverelv wounded in tha casualty information from Tno war department. His name is Sergeant Moss Gill, marine, sk of Perrv. Mo. fc -,- . j -,- Gill posed for the film last ran nt yuantico, va. ' . ' LOCAL HEN DRAWN IN DRAFT LOTTERY Order of Drawing of Little Moment, However, As All Registrants Expect Call WHEN IN SALEM, OBEOON, Stop at BLIGH HOTSL "A Heme Away from Home." Strictly Modern $1 per Day 100 Eoonu of Solid Comfort Only Hotel in Business District Frank Bligh, manager of tha Liberty theatre ia in receipt of tha following li.fti.. trnm VraH W Utnolf County Council of Defense: ''! beg to congratulate the management of your tneatro in securing tlw rum tolling the story of Ambassador Gerard's four years in Germany. I hopo that as many of our citizens as can possibly do so, will avail themselves of the opportunity or studying tne inside history of our diplomatic relations with Germany that led to our entrance into this war." Tha pruns crop in California ia esti mated at 175,000,000 pounds compared to 225,000,000 last year, according to A. Frohlich of Chicago, buyer for one of the largest commission houses in the central states. lie says tike prunes in general are smaller than usual, and that the Panta Clara ralley Is In hard lurk on account of dry weather. The raisin crop will be one fourth larger than last year, he said, the citron erop the best in years, a heavy erop of almonds and a liffht ernn of nesnhes. TT ha hAni ourinff the west In the interests ff hisl In the drawing of the draft numbers this morning in" Washington, D. C, Np. 10 was the first number that interested tho young men who registered June 5 and this was the number of Josoph reier jnoien or tsnlem. The second number in the Salem order numbers was 29, and this in the number o-f Herbert Hans, of rural route 8, Salem. The third to come within the Salem num bors was 74 and this is for Robert Rockwell Tracy of Turner. The fourth in the local numbers drawn in Wash ington was 07, and this happens to be tho order number of Roswell Starr Walt" of Salem. But it .is really of but littlo importance what order num ber was drawn by the 129 who regis tered hero as with tho constant calls coming and the assurance of the war department that several calls will be made within a month or so, it is more than probable that all men who are found to be physically qualified who registered June 5, 1913, will be in the service by September 1. After tho 78 men leave for Camp Iwis, July 28, tnere will be left but 40 men in Class 1 and when these are called, tho young men who are receiving their order num bers today will be inducted into the servico on the following calls. "Lucky Jack" Peterson Crosses Great Divide Portland, Or., June 27. John II. (Lucky Jack) Peterson, aged 58. died nere today after a long illness. Peterson was known as the most ec centric figure of the northwest. Many ventures which brought failure 'to others turned to gold in his hands. He established a fortune by his feat of raising the steamer George WT. Elder, sunk on Postoffice bar, after all others had failed. Ho never would refuse a dare, and this led him into many queer escapades. Ho once ' ran a race barefoot down Portland's main business street. At another time he attempted to drive an automobile backward to Salem, J. Robertson Brooks is now stationed at Accotinc, Virginia, about ten miles from Mount Viernon and 20 from Wash ington. He is in the Engineers training regiment. ' o We sell for cash. Commencing July 1st we will conduct our business on a strictly cash basis. Patten's Book Store, , tf "Tha best" la an you can do when death comes. Call Webb ft Clough Co. Phono 120. , tf o About 75 teachers are today taking an examination for state certificates, at the high school. The (examinations aie for one year certificates, five year, life and special certificates. - 0 Excellent Government Positions open for you in statistics. Seven more may enter Dr. Hall's class in Statistics next Thursday, 8 p. in. Capital Busi ness College. 8-27 Artisans attention Open 'meeting and in stallation of officers to night. All members are requested to be present and bring friends. Tonight at the Salem public library, Miss Helen Stuart will tell exactly what the canteen system is for the armies in France. She has been in the service about one year and her talk this even ing will bo of her actual experiences. Local grocers have turned in about 130 barrels of flonr,,for shipment to France. The car has baen switched from the track of D. A. White & Son to the Cherry City Mills and as soon as their stock is loaded, the car will befl sent on to Portland for eastern ship ment. Take a Ukulele along on your vaca tion and auto trips. A fine selection of thoso instruments--on. display at Geo. C. Will 's, the Musi and Sewing Ma chine dealer. o Buy now aa pricys on all phono graphs will advanco soon. See our Brunswick phonograph, tlio Best ana heapest machine soli in oaiem. c. . Hamilton. o , Mayor Walter E. Keyes, accompanied by his wife will leave Friday for Atlan tic City where Mr. Keyes will official ly represent Salem Loilgo No. 336, B. P. O. E., as delegate at the grand lodge. i o Benefit dance, Macleay Sat. night. 6-28 Me Harry Q. Mills, ton of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mills of this city, is now in the service in a training camp in Georgia near Augusta. On Sundays he plays a pipe organ in one of the largest churehet. in Augusta and accompanies a singer formerly with Billy Sunday. The Brunswick plays all records Most natural tone. Sold by C. S. Hamil ton. o Van Wert, the nun who orated so loudly yesterday morning near the Ore gon Eliectrie depot, was found insane yesterday and committed. He seemed to think the mediums were making troub le for him. But tittle eould be learned of his real home, as he had been in Sheridan but a lew days before com ing here on his way to Silwsrton. o ' Knitting bags 98c and up at Buren's Furniture Store. On every side is heard comments on the favorable impression made last even ing by the Apollo elub in its first bow to the Salem public. It seems that if the members of the club ever had any doubt as to their reception, all doubt should now be removed and there should be the assurance that the people of Sa lem are ready to support and encourage a club of the best male voices in the city. SHEER CREPE BLOUSES. We bare a fee of daintr Blouses in Georgette Crepe and Crepe De Chine, for the summery days. Also waists in Voiles and Lin gerie. Prices 98c to $5.75 SEPARATE SKIRTS Full line of Silk Skirts in plaid, striped and plain taffetas. White Duck and Linen Skirts for sum mer wear. Prices ism mm mm Tl l.. $1.45, $1.98. $3.98, $5.50, $5.75 Delegates from Marion and Polk coun ties are in tho city today to attend the district convention of the Boyal heigh- bors The afternoon session was devoted to secret work and an address by the district deputy, Jennie M. Dowell of Portland. A banquet will be served in the lodge rooms in the Derby bmiaing tins evening. The convention committee at Middle Grove has selected a fine shady spot in a grove near the church wheM the an nual convntion of The Hayesville Sun day school district will be held next Sunday, June 30. The men of The Mid dle Crowe neighborhood will meet Sat urday afternoon to arrange a platform and scats to accommodate the large number of delegates that is expected t3 attend. The district is composed of 19 Sunday schools, Middle Grove being about the center of the district. The Cherrlans are called to meet Sat urday evening at the Commercial club to discuss the proposition of going to Astoria July 4 to witness the launch ing of several ships. There will ftlso como before the meeting the proposed trip to Eugene and tho question will also come up as to whether if will be the policy of the Cherrians to donmch HATS! HATS. HATS! Closing Out Sale of Early Summer Hats, ia all styles and shapes. T Oimehl in all 1 E colors prices 91.98 to $3.98 M M ! W MALADYS COATS For chilly evenings, you will find the wrap you need at Gale & Co. Vacation time is near and we are selling, traveling coats very cheap. All ' shades and tmany clever styles. At $10 90 to $20 00. Our Prices Always the Lowest. GALE & COMPANY COMMERCIAL and COUET STREETS, FOEMEELY CHICAGO 8TORB PHONE 1072 junketing during these war times. To get a line of tho policy of the Cher rians on this subject, an effort is be ing made to secure a large attendance. Announcement is made that the of ficials of the Commercial club wiH here after hold weekly conferences on Mon duvs nt a luneheon at the Marlon ho- tel. As tho official organization now stands, these Monday confercnc.es will be attended by F. W. Stcusloff, presi dent; ICobiert C. Faulus, vice president; Chas. H. Fisher, secretary; S. B. Elliott, treasurer, and the following directors:.' C. S. Hamilton, Thos. Hay, William Me Gilchrist, Jr., W. A. Marshall, Theodore Roth, Dr. B. L. Steeves and L. J. Chapin. Brunswick phonographs sold on easy terms. C. S. Hamilton. x Mr. and Mrs. Wells Sage of Cleveland Ohio, who are touring the west in their car arc relatives of the Patton family and have so arranged their tour as to attend the honw coming meeting to be held here next Saturday. They have not met any of their western relatives for 25 y.ears. Mrs. Bnge's mother is a sister of K. Cooke and Hal D. Patton 'a father. Cherrians Important SO minute bus iness meeting Saturday, June 29, at 9 p. in. Commercial iclub. Hal D. Fat ton. 6-28 -o Brunswick phonographs at the old price. No raise of prices. Excellent tone Flay all records. C. S. Hamilton. o With only fife families in the dis trict, the Mahoney school just west of Gervais went over the top and then had some to spare as today it reported the saV) of $1560 in War Savings stamps. The Independence school district near Stayton is safe, having pledged 12720, which is more than its quota. Bethany district, a mile or so west of Klverton is doing well for tbs first three days of the campaign having secured 13,300 of its quota amounting to (4730. Other dis tricts are slow in reporting to W. Al. Smith, in charge of the districts in the country but it is probable the directors are holding back their reports until the final mass meetings to be held Fri day evening of this week. ; o -- . I The Three Link Needle dub picnic has been postponed. How War Effects Steel In the battle of Verdun, lasting'more than half a year- the French fired 60,000,000 shells containing 1,800,000 tons of steel. To produce these shells and transport them required the con sumption of nearly 9,000,000 tons of coal more fuel than was produced last year in Utah, Oklahoma and Michigan combined. This illustrates the effect of war on the steeUndustry. The Government is now taking over all cutput of the steel mills regardless of orders that may be ahead. Manufacturers of agricultural implements have about enough material for a normal output this season and contracts for products far in excess of ability to manufacture. Second-hand machinery will sell next year in advance of present prices for new goods. Why not prepare now both for this summer and next year. SECOND-HAND TRACTION ENGINES AT PRICES OF OLD IRON TO WHICH IS ADDED A SMALL MARGIN OF PROFIT. I do not think you will have a chance for years to fill your . wants at the price I can make you on the following ever y machine ready for the field and in good condition. 28x48 rebuilt thresher with hand feed and plain stacker. 27x46 rebuilt thresher with wind stacker, feeder and Peoria bagger. Cleveland tractor, plowed less than 200 acres, is in good con dition and for sale at a bargain. Big Bull tractor worked about 30 days- owner needed more power, is in good shape. 8 HP Russell tractor engine, fully rebuilt. 10 HP Advance tractor engine in extra good condition. 18 IIP Advance wood burning tractor, all rebuilt and in good shape. , 20 IIP Advance traction engine in good condition, jacketed boiler and canopy top. 8 HP portable engine, turns straw, coal or wood, used 60 days. ' 16 HP Gaar Scott traction engine in good condition. 40 HP Russell Automatic Engine on iron sub-base, in A-l condition. Prices Right Can Ship on Sight ' PHILIP S. BATES 415 Oregonian Bldg. Portland, Oregon firm,