Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-04


Evangelist E. j. Bulgn will deliv-
er an address at the Baptist church
Wednesday evening, March 5, under
the auspices of the Municipal League.
This will be an open meeting of the
league, and all members are urged to
be present, William II. Trindle, sec
retary
A crew of about 200 men is busy re-
moving the dirt on Union street, which
was thrown up at the time the road
bed for the new railroad was con-
shucted. 4 train of flat cars is trans
fering the dirt to West Salem, over
the steel bridge and the railroad COM
pany is leaving the thoroughfare in
first-class condition for paving, at
least upon the north side of the
street.
Guy MacMannis, an official of the
Equitable Hospital Association, is in
the city in the interest Of his firm
Mr., Mac Mannis is related to the we'll
known artist who draws the Newly
Weds,' and has other relatives in the
newspaper game, His stay in the city
will be brief he having other territor-
les to inspect in which the association
is contemplating the establishment OF
branch agencies.
Yesterday afternoon Chief of Police
Shedcck served summons upon six
persons who were arrested last Sun.
day on the charge Of violating the
speed ordinance with their Gutos and
motorcycles, A fine Of $5 each was
assessed by Judge Elgln, this amount
being the minimum for the first of,
fense, Those paying fines are Charles
Dick, c, d. Purvine, II. Stiff, II. Cham.
berlain, +. A. Elliott, George w. Smith
War was declared last night in the
Oregonian restaurant when the
Greeks got into dispute as to who
would wash the dishes. For a time
the modern Greek language in all the
colors of the rainbow flew about the
| place, and then the three mixed. Two
Of them were making an effort to llcl
a smaller Greek, but the little fellow
Z lodged and duckod SO speedily thas The
two larger men were lambasting eacl
other most Of the time. After scar.
ring the furniture and cracking sew.
cral dishes in their scramble, the
smallest man broke away and ran tC
the police station, where he told his
troubles, No arrests were made, ant
It is now as peaceful as-Mexico.
The home of A, II, Means, Of polb
county was destroyed by fire at az
e1rly hour this morning, Mrs. Mean.
dropped a lighted lamp on the floor
and being alone with her children, was
unable to cxtlngmsh the blaze which
soon started from tho burning oil.
Mel BurdIck, the proprietor Of the
Yokohama Tea Store, was bunked last
saturday by an unknown man. The
stunt was so clever and the Joke SC
convincing that Burdck did not take
the trouble to inform the officers. The
stunt was pulled off by the stranger
dickerng for change with the clerl,
during n busy time Of the day It is
said that 80 was plucked from Mr.
BurdlcEs stock Of coin.
For time last night Il was thought
that fist fight would take place on
the corner Of Court and Liberty
streets, when y man walked up and
deliberately kicked another mans dog
in the eye, A dog belonging to the
man who started the fracas toook a
notion in his cgnine head that he
could whip the other fellows pet.
They were chewing each other with
much relish, when Tie owner of the
first pup delivered a real French up-
pcr-cut to the eye Of the other mans
dog. "Ya, ding, ding coward, cut
tRat out" says the owner Of dog No.
o "for a cent would knocl, yer
block off for that measly trick" Your
dog is the biggest, ! got right to
kick him." says the other man, and a
double bout would have ensued had
not a kind passerby separated the two
animals, and incidentally the would-be
human scrappers.