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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1918)
t'AUh SIX THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10.1918. STRENGTH OF NAVY SHOULD BE GREATER Ml -) ki iNWpl EM 1111.U.11B ik.M jiiiiilyTyiiiii ii,mii Mil j"rf m In niMtrtiiii J' t it u' 1 1 .tafr'tWii 27 Continues Every shoe now in stock to be closed out as quickly as possible as we have placed orders for Spring shoes that will entirely (ill our store. Thousands of pairs of Men's, Women's and Children's Shoes at less than wholesale prices. Everything in the store on sale except Hanans and Rubber Goods. INVESTIGATE THESE PRICES We are making a special offering of Ladies1 Comfort Shoes n all styles, including (t O QP wiah ankles, up to $6.00 values, to close out at ; 4) JilJ We are also offering two styles of Men's Black Lace Dress Shoes that we bought . fct QC far below the wholesale price, good values at $8.00, to go at Big line of Men's Tan High Top Boots, 1 2 and 1 6-inch tops, reg- (jt qp (f C fit ularly sold at $10 and $11, to close out ' yDZJD ttUU $K).ZfD 100 PAIRS MEN'S LACE GUN METAL SHOES, REGULAR $8.00 VALUES, GO AT. . $4.95 60 PAIRS MEN'S DAYTON LOGGERS, REGULAR $10.00 TO $12.00 VALUES, GO AT... $6.95 75 PAIRS MEN'S DAYTON 16-INCH HIGH TOP BOOTS, $11.00 VALUES, GO AT $7.95 60 PAIRS MEN'S DAYTON 12-INCH HIGH TOP BOOTS, $10.00 VALUES, GO AT ' $6.95 i.mr- 200 PAIRS LADIES' DRESS SHOES, BUTTON AND LACE, $6.00 AND $7.00 VALUES, AT ' $3.95 1000 PAIRS MEN'S, WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S TENNIS SHOES, BLACK AND WHITE, GO AT ....,: . ' 65e. 7Sc and 95c - -v' 300 PAIRS LADIES' PARTY SUPPERS, $4.00 AND $5.00 GRADES, BROKEN SIZES, AT , $2.95 . v;.: 200 PAIRS MEN'S HOUSE SLIPPERS, LEATHER AND FELT, REGULAR $i.50 TO $4 GRADES, GO AT .. ;....:.. .: y " . 95 cents to $2.65 500 PAIRS LADIES' HOUSE SLIPPERS, FELT, COMFY AND LEATHER SOLES, REGU LAR $1.50 TO $3.50 ' VX 95 cents to $1.95 ? 200 PAIRS CHILDREN'S HOUSE SLIPPERS, FELT, COMFY AND LEATHER SOLES $1 TO $2 GRADES, GO AT 65c to 95c 60 PAIRS MEN'S RUBBER BOOTS, $5.00 GRADES WHILE THE YLAST, GO AT $3.95 200 PAIRS MEN'S WORK SHOES, TAN AND BLACK, REGULAR $6 AND $7 GRADES GO AT $3.95 i 200 PAIRS BOYS' HIGH TOP BOOTS, TAN AND BLACK, ALL SIZES, 11 TO 2, AT $3 95- 2 TO 5, GO AT ; .1 $4.95 Bureau Of Navigation Ad vises This la Annual Ksporl Made Pubic Today. Washington, Dec. 10. "A consider able inercaso above tho present author ized strength" of the navy is acces sary, according to the buret u of navi gation annual report, made public today- "Sineo tho last annual report," says tho message, written October 15, "the permanent navy has bn increased from 87,000 men and 6000 apprentice ajanion, to 131,485 men aa-.l b'000 ap prentice aeamon. This number is just sufficient to man the ships of the reg ular navy in commission and to be commissioned by the end of the pres ent fiscal year, on the basis of the for mer complement shoots. To Attain High Efficiency "Since that d'lte, however, the com mander in chief has submitted the fin al recommendations of the fleet, as a result of actual experience with new and perfected ins;rument and more modern methods. This will require n increase over the old complement, in order that our efficiency ruay not be behind that of other nava' powers. '"flor the regular naval vessels that will be in commission by the end of tno nerd fiscal year and for the read justment -of complement brought out' oy war experience, there will bo reauir- f4!ed a considerable increase above ae present authorized strength." Tho report showed that the war strength of "tho navy had been devel oped from about 50,000 men to over 500,000. The training syilems afloat and ashore made it possible to convert men from civil life quickly into ca pable sailors. The Groat Lukes and other stations efficiently cored for the shore work. TOMORROW AND THURSDAY DUX BAX OIL SELBY SHOES HANAN SHOES TiE PRICE SLOE JPy ST WITCH ELK BOOTS BALL BAND BOOTS FOX PARTY PUMPS 326 STATE ST., NEXT TO LADD AND BUSH BANK L HEADERS AT LIBRARY LIKE FICTION Miss Case, Librarian, Submits November Report To Lib rary Board. Reader in general in SaVm who take advantage of the city library profer action. In fact,vit might be said that 15 per cent of those who have curds at tho library prefer to be entertained with their reading rather than to be instructed.. ; , ,( The- November report ubmitted to day by the librarian Miss Flora Case to the library board sho.vs that last month out of . 3234 adults who read from the library, 2.'07 preferred works of fiction. And of the 115 books is sued to children, 900 wcro on works of fiction. On December 1, 1918, tho Salem pub lic library included 14,091 volume and pamphlets. This is n increase for the. month of 52 books for adults and 2 books for children, all by purchase. - The total circulation for November was 4679 not quite so heavy as that of November, 1917, due to the general in fluenza conditions in tho city and country adjacent. The average circula tion for the imonth was 200 n d:iy, and the busiest day of tho mouth was when 5 volumes wcro issued. During the past month there was a net gain of 123 adult readers as shown by the registration record and 52 ju veniles. This brings the total registra tion of November up to 77SO. Portland Coal Dealers Ordered To RefEd $1,392.61 Portland, Or., Dec. 10. Local dealers vcrc today ordered to refund $1392.61 to consumers and the Rod Cross. George T. Dalton, special agent for the federal trade commission, who has beeu conferring with tho state fuel ad--'ii"istrRtor here, ordered the refund be cause the coal men overcharged custom ers. . It is impossible to locate some of the consumers, so Dalton ordered $745.43 of tho total turned over to tho Portland chapter of tho Red Wops. MARKET SAME AS AVERAGE if"--:,-' - f la -.y ty v VP -i - y j : : ft y ; ' Itiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiijuiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiuil iiiii iiuniiiiiiHiii n ill lii. EIRE CLAYTON in "HIE CIE WHO CM BACK" :.y Adapted from the Play "Leah Lueschna" A NEW STAR WHO HAS ALREADY MADE GOOD. DON'T MISS IT! "DOUG" WILL BE HERE SUNDAY . the supply of storks was not very large. Tho general list advanced Sev eral points with tho steel and equip ment groups loading. KAROLYT ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Amsterdam, Dec. 10. Count Karolyi tho Hungarian premier nttempl.ed to commit suicide Sunday, according to a dispatch from Budapest received here today. Ho is said to have been despond ent over tho political situation iji Hungary. EMPRESS OF BRITAIN ARRIVES New York, Dec. 10. Stoi:n battered and ico-clad, the British transport Em press of Britain, carrying ?41o Ameri can troops, arrived here toilny. Aboard the transport were 408 wounded men, mostly veterans of tho 27th division 'Xcw York national K"avd who fought at St. Quentin, Mount Kemmel and Cambiai, Captain Putney of Great Falls, Mont., was tho transport surgeon. New York, Dec. 10. Th, New York evening Sun financial review today suiit: There was little in today 's stock market to distinguish it from almost miv eiou for a week or more back. The opening was higher and business in tho firtit hiilf hour or was fairly ; brisk. After tlu trading dic;l down j while the prices held, rmMcatiir; th.it Way To Address Letters To Soldiers The Journal Job Department Will Save You money Just to make it clear ns to how !vt tcrs. should bp addressed to soldiers, the following form is shown. This sample address is sent out by tho Washington postal officials and approve! by army authorities. Hero is the form for the address and also thj return address. 1'rora Mrs. John Doo, ,79 Roe Street, Salem, Oregon. Sergeant John K. Doe, Co. D, 03d Infantry, American Expeditionary Force Complaints are being reevivod by postal authorities that letters have not been delivered to soldiers. If the wri-j tor" would place the return address onl tlie upper left hand corner of the en velope, then if the soldier cannot be lo t eated, th letter will bo returned to the aender. fiW" $J ' ' ? ' W : - . - s. - e , t i J i , , .. J S K s , .lAMES w. jump fHmniwrt onnl i4 rAerrAiu un wcd J WITH GAFF) ALONGSIDE -the. 314 POUND MARLIN SWORDFISH THAT SMASHED ALL RECORDS -for LIGHT TACKLE ANGLING Oat. SANTA CATAUNE ISLAND , CAL. THIS SEASON phoio. by xcJ .