Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-18
R. B. BenstOn, a silverton merchant,

R. B. Benston, SilvertOn merchant,
was an arrival in Salem last evening
A. Wolf, pioneer merchant and hop
grower of Silverton, was in Salem to-
day ON business
The funeral of the late j. IL. Hum
mels will be held next Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock from the United
Brethren church.
Ernest Baker has commenced work
on the excavation for new cottage
on Cottage street, which is being erect
ed for X. n Hoover.
Sausage manufacturers must label
their products when it contains more
than two per cent of cereals, is the
edict of j. D. Mickle, state dairy and
food commissioner
Paul Staley, aged 10 years, son Of
Prof w. |. Staley, of the Business
college, was operated on yesterday for
Appendicitis, and is doing nicely
j. r. Mounce has returned from
Stayton, where he went to look after
some matters in connection with the
building of road from Salem to Bend
District Attorney Evans, of Portland,
today applied to Governor West for re-
QUESTION papers for Fred Vance, under
arrest in California. Vance is accused
by Portland girl.
H.C. Seymour, superintendent of Polk
county schools, arrived from Dallas
last evening, accompanied by his wife,
He reports satisfactory progress being
made in the school work of the coun'
ty.
Ruben Smith and wife are visiting
Mr. mad Mrs. Henry Freeland, Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Freeland, Mrs.
leave for Oak Point, near Astoria,
where Mr.. Smith will take charge of a
logging camp.
Wanted, today and tomorrow, 5000
school children to see and hear DR.. j.
Arthur Cole s lecture on the wonder.
full Mammoth cave of Kentucky pic.
lures. Globe theatre. Children 8
cents.
Attorney General Crawford stated to.
day that at a conference held in Port
land it was decided to dispose of the re.
naming assets of the defunct American
Bank of Portland, and wind up its af.
fairs. Another small dividend will be
declared. So far the creditors have re.
ceived 45 per cent of their claims.
Deputy Sheriff Giles Quimby, of Che,
halls county, Wash, who killed the des.
perado, Tornow, in the Businesses Of
the mountains, Wednesday in desper-
ate battle in which Lewis Blair and
Charles Lathrop were killed by Tornow,
is a brother.in. law Of Victor Minkler,
of the Capital journal force and Louis
Blair, one of the victims, was his cousin,
A program for the meeting of the
association of Western Governors in
Salt Lake, June 5, 6, Z has been pre-.
pared by Governor West and was made
public today Each governor is free to
choose his own subject if the subject
suggested does not appeal to him, For
himself Governor West has selected the
subject " RefOrestration Of the Interior
Department, which probably means
that he will advocate the removal of
dead and down timber from the depart.
ment and plant live ones in the offices.
It is red hot subject,
Attorney General Crawford will ap.
pear before the United States supreme
court at Washington April 2s to pre-.
sent arguments in the railroad commits.
sion s case against the Portland Rail.
way, Light & Power company, involv.
ing fares paid between Milwaukee and
Oak Grove and Portland. Something
like 100000 in claims for refunds have
accumulated during the years the case
has been in the courts.