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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1918)
kMGX FROM SATURDAY'S 5 O'CLOCK EDITION rTi EIGHT , , ,t- t THE PLACE OF PLACES TO BUY YOUR NEW FALL WEARING APPAREL IS AT THE fj Incorporated ' j r WE HAVE OUR EXPERT BUYERS, WHO HAVE SPECIALIZED ON LA DIES WEAR, AT THE FASHION CENTERS AND THEY ARE AL WAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THE LATEST AND BEST THE MAR KET AFFORDS. IN THIS WAY WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO PLEASE OUR CUSTOMERS, AND GIVE THEM A SERVICE THE ONE STORE MERCHANT CANNOT GIVE. THEN ALSO THERE IS THE VER YIMPORTANT FACTOR OF BUYING FOR OUR 197 STORES IN SUCH LARGE QUANTITIES, WHICH ENABLES US TO GET THE LOW EST PRICES. THIS SAVING STAYS IN YOUR PURSE. WE ARE RE CEIVING DAILY THE NEWEST IN I All Around 1 own i I i ! ; I I ' ! ! 'Tlie best" is all jon can do when death comes. t'JI Webb & Clough t'o Phone 120. tf. Coming Events Sept. 12. Thursday: Kogistra tion at voting precincts of all men between 18 and -1 and 31 to 4(3 years of age. Sept. 12-13-14. -'A liwat Love" at Oregon theatre. Oregon State Fair Sept. 23- S Sept. 14. '01d Tiro Day" in Suleui. Red Cross Benefit. Sett. 30. School days begin in Salem- j Big dance at Livfcdey hop yards 1 miles o- Dr. Mendelshon Is hack in his office and is at your sorviee vi ib and &KIR iS "The funeral beautiful. "-.Webb & Clough Co. tf south, 10 eeut ear fare, Tues., lliurs., Sat. of vaeh week. Union music. l'lince all you like. 00 els. tf The steamer Grey Eagle is now In dry dock ami undergoing repairs by the Spaultling Logging Company to be on readiness for towing log this winter from the mouth of the Liit-kiuinutt to the mill in Salem. The (irey Kuglo bus been in the service of the Npaiililing Logging company for the past IS year. Save all your cull apples, Uncle Sam needs the vinegar. Wo pay high est cash priiv. Fruit taken after Aug. 20. (iideon Stolz Co., near corner Mi ami Summer St. l'liono 2(i. 1)13 Thos. J. Williamson, who was for merly associated with the military work of the Salem high school, will o have charge of military tactics of the A special meeting of the official, Stockton, Calif., schools. He writes his board of the First Methodist church ! brother Llk Unit he is now getting evening to approve the budget fur the ready for thy work in Stockton ami next conference year. Tins nuiigct mat dcmiics teaciinig iniiitnrv science will be presented to Sunday, btpt. la, the congregation THEY ARE OF THE BEST MATERIALS, COLORS AND STYLES THAT WILL SURE PLEASE YOU. . COATS. $14.75 TO $47.50 SUITS $22.50 TO $45.00 DRESSES $ 9.90 TO $42.50 MUKft SiQKTft s f7 j "! LjlUyi 1J1 Jl J A, mmrmm-rf Eigger and better. Wards Drug store, Xew location, 1st door east of Grey- Belle confectionery. tf o Big dance every Thursday and Saturday nights, Lakebrook hop yard. 8 miles north. tf Incorporated urn mm? Announcement is again made that the Red Cross would like to have contri butions of cretonne, if not more than half a yard in each piece. .These are to be made by the Hed Cross auxiliar ies into hospital bags. Special meeting of Salem lodge No. 4, A. F. & A. m. .his evening. Work in the F. C. Jcgrcc. Visiting brethren wcl .oine. o ! For the benefit of the youth who hns becomo of age or will be 21 years I old between Aueust 24 and Sent. 12 registration day, it may be said that no win uu rcijuirou io register jusi mu same as the young men who are be tween ,tho ages of IS and 21 years. The official announcement of tho reg istration provides that all men be tween IS nnd 46 years of age shall register unless registered under pre vious laws or already in the military or naval service. o Dance Moose halj Tuesday night. -o- Fifty Oreg Sept Seventh Annual on State Fair SALEM ember 23 to 28 5 PERSONALS Splendid exhibits; daily lectures and demonstra tions on food production and conservation; high class amusements; attractions and entertainments; an excellent racing card, ideal camping grounds, and best of accommodations for both exhibitors and vis itors. A. H. LEA, Secy.- Manager Salem, Oregon. Famous Hydrant Case Will Have Hearing The famous hydrant case in which the city of Salem and the Salem Water, Light and Power co. have b&en at outs for several years will com0 up for a hearing Oct. 9 in tii0 court room of the United States circuit court of appeals in San Francisco. Notice of the date of hearing was today received by ty t I I tl 1 1 t I I I I I I tit II M Itlttttntllltt :! School is only i a month away Bring the children in for careful eve examin- i ation. Our advice will be accurate, honest and candid. DR. A. McCULLOCH, Optometrist, 204-5 Bank of Commerce Bldg. Private Lee L. Nixon spent tho week end at Md home, in this city. He re ports army life as most satisfactory at Camp Lewis. Mrs. Louis Oshilam and daughter spent Sunday in Portland the guests of friends. W. A. Hudelson of North Powder, Ore., is in the city visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hudelson. Mrs. Sarah Robinson returned yes terday froni a visit of several weeks on the coast and in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wright of Port land spout yesterday in the citv visit ing with friends. Harold Eakin of Camp Lewis was in the city over Sunday, returning to Camp Lewis this morning. The committee recently appointed by Exalted Ruler Wenderoth of the Elks to havo chargo of Elk day during the state fair will have charge of all do tails for the day and in fact everv thing in connection with the rtroirrani I years out weight lu at uie state tair grounds as well as the entertainment of visitors at tho lodge rooms, it is probanle that refreshment will be served that day at 'the club rooms ana autos assembled to show visitors about tho city. Walter Tooze is chairman of tho committee and with him are W. W. Moore, Paul fctege, John W. Todd and W. D. Evans. The Port land Elks' baud of 40 pieces will fur nish music for the day. Dance Moose hall Tuesday night. Attorney Macy, who with William P. Lord of Portland will represent the city at the hearing. Before tho Public service commission about four years ago the city asked for a lvadjustmcnt of rates to consumers. Later the commission was abked to take into consideration the rate on hydrants and if found too high or too low, to re-adjust accordingly. In its finding, the Public service coin mission lowered the rates for consum ers but increased the hydrant rate from $1.82 to $2.50. As in the franchise of the city to the Salem Water, Light and Power Co. dated April 16, 18!)8, the hydrant rat0 for a period of 50 years was named at $1.82 a month' the city refutvd to abide by the decision of the commission, according to City Attorney Macy. The city was then sued by the Water company in May 1917. The case was tried on a demurrer to the city's answer in the federal district court i Tortltind bcfoivs Judg0 R- S. Bean. He-decided in favor of the water company. Tho city took an appeal on a writ of error to the United States circuit court of appeals at San Francisco and the case will then be argued Oct. 9. If either side in tire controver.w U not satisfied with the decision it may be appealed to the supreme court of the United States. LEBANON A'ND WOODBTJEN MEN AEE LISTED AS CASUALTIES .... Peach and prune pits are wanted by the war department to provide car bon for gas masks. Also nut shells and the pits of cherries and plums. For this reason everybody is asked to save them and in this city, send to the pub lic library. Those living in tho rural districts will send to the office of tho county superintendent of schools, W. M. Smith, at the court house. Until other arrangements can bo made, each family is asked to store its peaco and prune pits as well as cherries and plums. The boys' and girls' clubs are co-operating in this work but tho as sistance of all is needed. - o . Dance Moosa hall Tuesday night. The midnight speeder In lEhe city or the fast driver through tho city any time after midnight may find a speed cop trailing along behind as tho police department will have a man on the job hereafter. Saturday night after midnight Paul B. Noack and Phillip W Bennett were found hitting it up after miumgnt on Aorth Commercial street. Allen Eraser of Salem and Emerson Murphy of Falls City were also travel mg too fast after' midnight and all were notified by the speed cop to make an appearance and help the city treas ury aiong. nnd tactics he will work in the cum nioiTO department of the schools. His teaching will W in the night classes where there will be enrolled .,Oik) stu dents. o Today sugar is retailing at nine cents a poi.nd in "5 pound sacks or ten cents a pi und in two pound lots. When the present stock of sugar is exhaust ed, prices will go up one cent a pound. Grocers are permitted by law to carry a stock sufficient for days' business. When these stocks are sold, then the price on the re-orders of sugnr will oblige them to advance- one cent a pound. Ten ccnls ft pound in 3 pound lots or 11 cents lor small purchases will be the highest that any ono in Ha lem has paid for manv a vear. I't year at this time sugar was svlling at 8 3-4 cents a pound. Although tho general impression is that two truin will lie taken off the Southern Pacific and two from the Ore gon Electric, no unmiuncement has as yet been made. It was thought that tho changes would bo mndo two weeks ago but as yet no official announce ments have been issued and for the present the trains on both roads are running on tho regular schedules. o Walter MiUi and family are greatly alarmed in regard to the safety of V. 11. Mills, whose home is corner of State and 13th street. He left home August 8 to go to Astoria and no word has been heard from him sinco that date. Yesterday the family hud be come so uneasy that the, police auth orities were notified and telegrams sent to the police at Astoria and Eugene. Mr. Mills is described as follows. 50 pounds, height 5 feet 7 inches hair, mixed brown and gruy, wore light checked suit, scar on cj'iiter chin one gold front tooth, clean shaven. He wasi seen in Oregon City August 8. lis son Walter Mills wroks at the Hunt cannery. o An industrial school far will be New Shipment Ladies' Coats Just received Showing Some of the smartest mod els of the season. Buying all our models direct from New York ind Philadelphia fac tories eaves you all the mid dleman's profit. Children's Coats $3.98 to S7.50 Ladies Coats and Suits $14.75 to $42.50 ' and Suits 4 Our Trices Always (he Lowest. GALE & CO. PHONE 1072 Commercial and Court Sts., formerly Chicago Store ages of grading arc as follows: $(; 1"), arithmetic 30, penmanship 15,leil(' writing 30, copying manuscript 15, government tints especial stress n It ability t0 write k'ttcri and famikirh! with ordinary arithmetic ia ehij its departmental clerk. wanted and the wagv figure around U a day. Harry M. Levy writes his frieuOs in Salem that ho is now with company C, 7u't, infantry at Camp Lewis, iicganl ing Uicliard Hurbert hn writes as fol lows: "1 note in tho list of names pub lished in the ElkKt that Hro. ltichnrd IAinMJIl MUAITT HMDIV llarbert is missing. It just happens that JUUlVflAL WAN! AUjt ho is my bunkie since I have been with the 701 h. He was also in tho samo com pany as I in the depot brigade. I men tioned the fact to him and I think he just neglected to write on account of being so busy. Ho is working in the company commanders office. His ad dress is the same as mine, company C. 7tith Infantry, Camp Lewis." I WANT TO Hunaay was the first genuine fall oay ot tho year as the maximum tern perature was 63. The past week the river has been holding steady with a gauge of one foot and 11 inches below tnc low water mark. The Fordson tractor was the star per- iormer at the demonstration of the Northwest Tractor and Implement ueaicrg' association last week at Port land, according to Geo. W. Vick, who spent several days n Portland demon strating the Ford tractor. It seems that a big majority ofr those attending came for the purpose of taking a look at what the Fordson could do, and ac- Two Oregon men, Leo I. Sturfevant of 1 ?i 1 ,.J v ' thc tractor walked Lebanon, and Huxley L oXaHh of'S -W thS h':nors' n,uch that TVoodbu n wer JLa i 'i. j . dur!"8 . h k 40 retail sales were , w-.vw n.c laaum- mai C. Wh o Snvnrol r.t V.t,: ty lists announcea by the war depart ment for Saturday. Private Sturtevant is listed among those kilted in ac.on and (xalbraith is reported as severed wounded. nad but fw intcrestd spectators during the plowing, thc Fordson always was attended by a crowd of farmers all deeply interested in seeing for the first timo tho mueh advdrtsod Ford tractor. held at the Hethcl school house Sept. 2ti Associated with the pupils of the Bethel district will tjiupili from Oak Ridge, Fruitlund, Auburn, Kickey Witzel and Macleay districts. Besides these pupils all state club leaders from Marion county are expected to attend, those who won at the last state fair and were give nthe free trip to the summer school at Corvallis. These leaders aie Win. Blake, dr., Alice ,1a quet Madison Nichols, Margaret Han sen and Frank Eggler. The total receipts at the Salem post office for War Savings stamps during the month of August were .$47,")(i4.71. For Juno the receipts following the campaign for W. W. 8. were lJi,OIIO and for July $107,710. ' o Beginning with next year the an nounc.ement is made that all drives for funds for special societies will be centered in one drive, and that thc quota for thc vear will be i7nr.nn The seven organizations to take part in ie unvu ui me same timo are the Y. M. C. A Y-. W. C. A.. Knights of fnl. umlius, Jewish Welfare Board, American Liberty Association War Camii Com munty Service and the Salvation Arm v. Bruce Jones of rural route 8, Salem, J'.'sterday telephoned to police headquar tors that his son, Ivan Jones, was miss ing. He said that the boy had $28 with lum and that he cam0 to Salem. The boy is described as 14 years of age, weight 110 pounds, black hair and wear, nig light clothing. Thomas G. Wor.Vemher of the lo cal Elk, lodge, writes friends hero with the information that he is now- in the service and i8 stationed at Camp Lewis He says that the life of a soldier iTa Pleasure at the camp and that on, has the opportunity 0f mixing with n eh from almost ever, part nf tl, ZZJv of(tha w,!. nut-re an ian.uu into the service As a money getter, no one has found anything that can beut a tag day for .some putriotic purpose. Last Baturduy in the tag day put on by tho members of the National Service League of Wo men, to secur,, money wherewith to buy sugar, pay shipping vxpenses and other incidentals, tliu sum of 335.,'iO wns raised. In thc evening many of the work ers attended tho dance at tho Livesley hop yards and in half an hour's time, sveured $15. The society has been cun ning fruits and berrio, to be sent to the hospitals on the const and tho sum raised Saturday will cnablo them to con tinue the work. All services and nart of the fruit jars havo been donatod. Men who have signed with the Ore Ron National Guard and those who have not signed but aro interested in thc organizing of a company here are rqucsted to meet at th armory this evening at 8 o'clock. Things are com ing on juvorably lor tho organization within an early date and there are several important matters to talk over. Since th-,; New York national guard was ifiicruii.ou ami put into active Bciviee within a few weeks fter its federal ization there is the impression that the Oregon National guard will soon be federalized and assigned for service Girls who are not satisfied with their present jobs and who would liko to get into thj government's service in Wash ington at about $1100 or $1200 a year are hereby notified that a civil sorviee examination will be hold Scot. 12 and Oct. 5 for departmental clerks at Wash ington. None will bo held in Salem but Eugene, Corvallis and Portland are near by points named by tho government for the examination. Office experience and education counts of courso in se curing an appointment und tho percent- Your Junk and give yon a square business deal I always pay the highest cash prices. I WANT YOI SACKS AND BAGS I bay all kinds of wed irocds, 2nd hand furni ture, rubber and junk. (,et my prices before jou ecIL THE CAPITAL Jl The Square Deal Hoost 1171 Chemeketa Street Phone 398 HEMSTITCHING Hcmotitching end Picot edge work. We do this work in the best manner. All work guaranteed. now men are Two civil cases were filed in A"WhitfeJ&U(1r Wcb8tcr R a- White & Sons entered suit agains Siun 1 fTT a Pnlory "for f'oAO, dated-April 12 1917 Vh" , k'ge that no part of t L n hey yal Paid. D. A mw. q , Ims een it again A M BottT "lB b:"ght U Jan. 10, 19 6 for ;sfi r-ninot! dat" there is stiilt The navy arrl .f-rwl - . . . ..L.I WANTED. And All&EdlofBidHlrf mU Market U Prices vna mi " . i J Get our prices X THE PEOPLE'S JTOJ Mow"" 271 R- Coin 1 St- no m v mNTUH Skin and Scalp Treats all e ur - , blemishes of sKin"-; (t i Rank PS' 518 TJ. S.Natl.Baf For Appoint"- Phone 4i Singer Sewing Machine Co Phone 441 337 State Street Salem f I L.M.HUM . eare ot Yick So Tong Chinese Medicine and Tm' O. Has medicine which will eun ny known disease. Open Sundays from 10 a. m. until 8 p. m. 153 South mah fit. ... ., 3 v... tare PealcI ..... rortianu tann'" all Wd. of p; StOVes, giis "n : t paid. Phoned- J . J. for grain and po WESTERN: rw.er and 1 i ing for "civilinn T V O0Una 18 "H. ofterecdvedlabT0re;8 fatag to j phone 706 t4, Journal Want Ads Pay I Salem, Oregon. Phoa 181 Siting officer: VnZlaCt JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY