Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-16

There was no case in the circuit court
this afternoon and the court was ad-
.journed until tomorrow morning at .
o clock, at which time Judge Kelly will
impose sentence on Andrew }. Ander-
SON who was convicted Of a statutory
crime against his l3-yearold daughter.
The sentence for conviction ON this
charge may be from 20 years to life
Imprisonment.
R. A. Booth, republican candidate for
senator, will address the people of Sa-
lem at the Grand Theatre Saturday
night.
The case of v. A. Vincent against the
Black Eagle Milling and Mining com
pany was rushed through the circuit
court this morning. This was an action
brought to recover money and the jury
rendered verdict for the plaintiff in
the sum of $457.37 with interest at s
per cent and an additional S7j for
attorneys fees.
Hear R. A. Booth at the Grand The
atre, Saturday night, Everybody in
vited.
Free piano at Eppley's store about
November !. Come in and have us eN-
plain this wonderful free offer We
are going to give away $4O0 piano to
one Of our customers. Watch our ad.
vertsements in The Journal and be
sure TO ask about the free piano when
you come to the store. c. NJ. Eppley,
grocer and baking powder manufactw-
er, state and Nineteenth,
At yesterdays meeting of the North
Salem Woman S Club petition was
originated which will be circulated
among the residents Of the northern
part of the city later to be submitted
to the city council, to secure sign posts
for erection ON the streets which have
recently been changed in name in that
section of Salem. The street formerly
known as North Sixth is now North
Church, being an irregular continuation
of that street The street for years
known us Broadway, when Is really
North High street will hcnccforth be
registered ms such The other change
is in North Fifth street, which is to be
called Rose avenue.
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Hon. T. j Lafky, Salems old-time
citizen and councilman, who is now the
business manager for the city Of La.
Grande under its commission form Of
government, is in the city ON business,
disposing Of his hops and shaking hands
with old friends. He has had charge Of
LaGrande 5 business affairs for nearly
n year. beginning his work December
!, 1913. He is much pleased with this
form Of government, aud says that un.
der il in II months laGrunde has re.
duced her indebtedness from $4,000
to $4,000, and in April will be out Of
debt. Asked about politics up his way,
he smiled and answered that people dis,
agreed about it and the situation was
largely guess work, He thought Cham.
hernin aud Withycombe were rather
fovoritcs in his county, and that Cham
berlain seemed TO he pretty strong in
the Columbia river counties Of eastern
Oregon. He visited his sons in Corvallis
yesterday and win probably return to
LuGrande tomorrow,
ID
All Of the counties containing rail.
road land involved In the suit now
pending in the U. S. district court be.
tween the government and the South
cm Pacific company will be treated
alike, according 20 the statement of
one of the tax and rightotway men
who called upon County Assessor Ben
West this morning. The men appeared
before the tax equalization boards of
the other counties Of the valley aud in
each instance the proposition of the
railroad was rejected and they will not
present the same proposition to the
Marion county board. The railroad
asked that the usual penalty for deln.
Quent taxes he rcmittcd and that they
be allowed to pay penalty of six per
pput In pu,, thn A. v IiuIrtpt nnupt hall