Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-16

A religious census will be taken of
Salem according to the executive com.
mittee Of the United Bible schools in
Salem. The committee met last night
in the Y. NJ. C. A. building and for.
mulated tentative plans for taking the
census and further steps will be taken
Immediately.
Ben Horn, John Doe Horn and Ray
Atom were fined $5 each this morning
by Justice Webster on the charge f as.
sault and battery, on the persons of R.
R. Graves and VIM. Petak. The fight
occurred in Livesley's hop field last
Saturday and Constable Cooper served
the warrants this morning.
Attorney General Crawford this
morning, commenting on the statement
made by G. L. Mclaughlin in regard to
the investigation of the deportation of
l.. Leach, said that he had had talk
with Mclaughlin, had reduced his
statement to writing, and had taken all
the names of witnesses given him by
Mclaughlin. These, with McLaugh.
Inns statement, he filed with the court
at Marshfield for the use of the dis
trict attorney.
In the case of Grace D. Barnes
against A. B, Spencer, William Esch and
Il. S. Barnes to restrain the sale of
certain property in Salem, affidavits in
support of motion for a continuance
were filed this morning in circuit court
before Judge William Galloway and a
continuance was granted to November
II. The defense made no objection to
the continuance. Plaintiff claims an
equity in certain property involved in
a suit recently tried in the local courts.
The big electric sign recently in
stalled by the Chicago store is exsit.
ing much favorable comment. It is an
up to date affair and is in line with
the signs used in such places as Chi.
cago' Nothing helps the metropolitan
appearance Of a street so much at nipb.
as a plentiful supply of electric signs
and the Chicago stores offering is one
OF which the whole city should feel
proud.
Governor West S special secret ser.
vice man, Tom Kay, is back in the citv
and yesterday made report to the ex.
ecutiye of his findings in Wheeler coun.
ty where he has been operating. Mr..
Kay declares that Wheeler is a pret.
W tough locality at present and that
the liquor law is being violated on
every hand He reports that the mar.
shal Of Fossil, Henry Reed, has been
arrested for permitting miners to in.
wade his pool rooms and Robert John.
son, barber at Mitchell Wheeler conn.
w. is charged with allowing gambling
/ =.
IN his place Of business.
With the conclusion to engage Fred
Legg, local architect, to draw plans
ior the proper type, and advertise for
DDS, the Board OF School directors last
night at the regular meeting completed
the first step toward eouippipg tbe
local schools with fire escapes w,t,
the exception of several minor details
passed upon in connection with the on.
ening of school next week, the Board
did not take up any other matters.
ben White, local expressman. last
sunday hauled lO5 bales of hons I'M
seven hours from the Holman yar,'
which is located about four miles soptb
west of this city. Mr. White accom-
phshed this work with an auto trucI,
Secretary Bynon, OF the Commercial
cub conferred with Frank Meredith
the secretary of the State Fair goard
this afternoon concerning plan whore.
by the Salem cherrians will extend
greetings to visitors during at least
three days of the fair.
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MWN