Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-07-01

Governor Hiram johnson, Of Califor-
mia, has requested Governor West to
turn over to that state A. L. Morris,
wanted on a charge of passing fic-
titious check on a firm in San Fran
cisco. Morris is now being held in
Portland waiting the arrival of the nee
essary papers from the governor.
The resignation of Martin Langguth,
engineer at the state house, took eff
feet today, and the old soldier must
look for another job. The resignation
of Langguth was made at the request
of Secretary of State OlcOtt, who con-
tended that Langguth S work was not
up to standard.
Sheriff Esch left yesterday for Ell
lensburg, Wash, where he will take
charge Of A. D. Dunn, alias Tory, who
is wanted in Woodburn on the charge of
fraud. The chief of police of Ellens-
4 burg arrested Dunn at the request of
Sheriff Esch. The prisoner is accused
by different Woodburn citizens of beat
, ing them out of about 800,
Dora E. Ingle yesterday commenced
action for divorce in the circuit court
( against Fred w. Ingle. The allegations
in the complaint are to the effect that
the defendant treated the plaintiff in a
cruel and inhuman manner. Mrs. lngle
asks that decree be rendered granting
her an absolute divorce, and further
Judgment of $50 per month as perma'
nent alimony
Within the next few days seven mil.
lion feet of logs will be collected at this
point by the Spaulding Logging Com
pany, and doomed for future consump
tion. The big drive is coming from
the Santiam district, and the waters al
Salem will soon be filled with lumber
material. This is the largest number
of logs to be doomed here.
1t is suggested by number of loca'
citizens that some one about the new
armOry get busy and shine up the old
cannon which is stationed in front Of
the building on Ferry street. That piece
of artillery is sadly in need of care in
so far as its general appearance is con
cerned, and that it does not add to til.
structural beauty of the new building
goes without saying.
In order that comic parade wei
worth the occasion may be held the
managers Of the comic parade for the
Cherry Fair have issued set of prizes
for the best comic feature that enter
the parade to be held on next Saturday,
night. For the best feature gotten III
by any person prize of $l5 will bt
given, for the second best $3.50 aud foi
the third best $3.50. The managers
have also consented to give a prize Of
$40 for the best comic feature pro
duced by any of the firms in town
The Canoe Club, the Y. M. G. A. ant
several Others have already signifiet
their intentions of taking part in tn,
parade.
The regular quarterly inspection ant
muster of Company M, o. N. g., wa
held last evening at the armory, ant
all preparations for the annual encamp
ment were made. The members of tn,
company were also instructed to appea
at the armory Friday morning to partic
ipate in the Fourth of July parade. Tn,
following men received non- commits
stoned officers ranks as the result o
the recent examinations: Bert E. Lew
is Leonard Judson and George Schreib
er were promoted to be sergeants, an,
Private Herbert Adkins advanced t.
corporal. Lewis Judson, who has. bee
acting first sergeant since First Ser
geant Walter G. Pearmine quit the SCI
vice, was made first sergeant on an OF
der issued by Captain Max H, Gehlhai