Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-30

trolmen doing was the only report that
could be obtained at the department of
city justice this morning. There was
one lonely man in jail early today, but
he was turned out, and the place re-
sumed its generally tired expression.
Members of the Salem Cherrian club
have been invited to attend a meeting
in Eugene on February 10 to assist in
formulating some kind of plan to give
the Willamette valley some first-class
publicity during the Panama fair 1t is
more than likely that Salem will send a
good representative bunch, if not the
entire band, of Cherrians.
John W. Gum, former well.known
Salemite, died in San Francisco last
Tuesday, according to news received
here yesterday. Mr.. Gum was at one
time Pacific coast manager of the Lon
don, Liverpool & Globe Insurance com
pany, and he had many>friends, while
making the Capital City his headquar-
ters.
The Salem Cigar Factory, Aug. Huck
estein & Son, proprietors, is a model in
stitution. 1t has plenty of light, ample
room, abundance Of fresh air and meets
every requirement. It's workmen are
union men, receive good wages, and are
chosen for their skill. Tt is the home of
the Bon Ton sc, the La Corona 1Oc and
the Tashmoo 1215c cigars, each the best
of its kind
A complaint to recover $1473.73 al
legged to have been collected illegally
by the city was filed in the circuit
court yesterday by R. C. Hallberg ct al
against the city of Salem. The plain
tiffs aver that they paid assessments
amounting to the above sum on
sewer system in the city, and later when
the courts declared the assessment void,
they demanded the return of their
money but were refused.
Some juvenile gun carriers are at
large in Salem at the present time, b,
lieve the police. For the past few
nights shots have been fired in differ.
ent sections of the city and, Accord !,
to the police, band of boys are re-
sponsible for the unlawful handling of
firearms. A gun is a very dangerous
article even in the hands of man, an
the police are going to try and locate
the owners of the weapons which are
being fired off during all times of the
night.
Application was made to the state
railroad commission by the Pacific
Telephone & Telegraph company to dis
continue its office at Granite, the COM
pany explaining that the town is now
reached by a farmers line from Sump
ter The same company also asked that
it be allowed to discontinue its office
at Mohawk, Lane county, Mohawk is
now reached by a farmers line from
Springfield. 1t was announced that the
principal users of the line had requested
the removal of the office
To serve the county and pay his own
expenses is one of the unpleasant fea-
lures Of being county attorney, accord.
ing to Mr., Ringo, the present incumbent
of the office. County Attorney Ringo
can find no room in the court house,
and, in view of the fact the county
court will not or cannot arrange for
more quarters, the prosecutor is com
PEELED to rent and pay for out of his
own pockets offices in the Masonic
building. Inasmuch as he is entitled to
an office in the court house, County
Attorney Ringo believes that he should
have the privilege.
A complaint for divorce was filed in
tho circuit court yesterday afternoon by
Iva M. Mcintosh against T. NJ. McIn-
tosh. The complaint AYERS that the de-
fendant has treated her in cruel and
inhuman manner Of late, as follows;
That in February the defendant came
home drunk and choked and beat plain
tiff; that he is addicted to the use of
intoxicants to the extent Of being un.
able to pay for the support of plaintiff
and compels her to go out and work
for her living, and that he has been in
the habit of remaining away from home
at intervals The plaintiff alleges that
she married the defendant 20 years
ago, and that there is one child as the
issue Of the union. The couple now re-
side in silverton, Ore, according to the
complaint,