Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-07-17


Baseball, Salem, Sunday, July 20.
McMinnville VS.. Senators. Series stands
one game each. This game for cham
pionship
Joe Underwood, the well known local
taxi cab man, left last night for Al
bany where he will confer with District
Attorney Hill concerning the accident
in which his son, Charles, was killed.
Story telling hour at the Salem play
grounds will be Saturday at $780, it is
announced. Miss Davis, of the public
library, will be on hand next Saturday.
1T is believed that this feature will
prove very popular with the little folk.
Grant Gordon, northwest manager of
the Sunset Pacific Monthly, is in the
city in the interest of his publication.
This popular magazine intends devoting
considerable space to the resources of
the willamette valley, thus providing
a class of publicity that will bring
good results, and which are sure to be
appreciated by residents of the valley
The Royal Highlanders held their reg,
ular meeting Tuesday night at which
three new members were taken in. AT.
ter the usual business was over, the
baskets which the ladies had brought
were sold, from which a goodly sum was
realized. The contents of the baskets
disposed Of good social time followed
which was greatly enjoyed by all,
The painters are very busy on the cap
itol, the east side having been finished
and the south end is now getting it,
first coat The color is white, and il
is certainly a great Improvement over
the holden gray suit the old building
has worn so long, Workmen are also
busy repairing the steps and plastering
on them and the sound of the hammer
and the pecking of the chisols is as con
tinuous as the rattle of the typewriter.
inside the building,
A movement for half holiday in
business, probably Wednesday after
noon of each week, has been started in
Salem, and some definite action ia pos
siblc William McGilchrist saws the
plan has proved quite successful in
Scotland, and he can see no reason why
practically every line should not fine
1t all right in Salem, In order to make
the movement success it would ht
necessary for business men to reach d
firm agreement
Dr. Marian Van Waters the young
Oregon girl, who recently distinguished
herself at Clark University Mass.
whore she graduated with exceptioua
honor' and with the degree Of Doctor
of Philosophy is visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Holmes. Miss Van Waters ha,
been engaged in social work and scieu
t'tic Investigations, in the east, Of tn,
causes of delinquency among girls Tn,
lefty of Boston was the successful ON,
among several who sought Dr. Van Wa
ters services She win soon return I,
Boston to take up sociological investi
cations for the Juvenile court of that
city, whore great progress is beiu.
made in this limo Of work
The desert land board yesterday up
proved the purchase Of 100 acres Of
land for the reservoir sites in the Co
wmbia southern project, the cost to b,
from $40 to SI0 an acre, The sites w,r,
selected and the rights obtained nv At
tomeyGenepl Crawford and Walton
Van Wrinkle assistant secretary Of IN,
board Of control j. Il. Lewis stat,
engineer lett last night for Malheul
county wherc he viii make an inyesti
cation of the Dead Ok Flat irri cation
project, involving the pufping of water
from Snake river Tie also will visit
other irrigation projects,