Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-28
A petition bearing 81 names was filed

A petition bearing 81 names was filed
at the office OF the county clerk today
asking that the question of the sale of
liquors in the city of Sill
vertOn be placed upon the ballot for the
general election of November 3, Sill
vorton is dry now, and there have been
q number of eases of alleged bootleg.
ging tried in the circuit court from that
city.
A suit for divorce was filed today in
the circuit court by Hulda Carlisle
against Aaron Carlisle They were mar.
ried in Litchfield, Mimi, in 1S95 and
four sons were born to the couple. The
plaintiff asks for decree of absolute
divorce on the grounds of lesertion,
and for the custody of tne four chill
dren, who range in ages from six years
to Is. The plaintiff now resides at
Woodburn.
H. w. Quirk, of Crete, Nebraska, has
written the Salem Commercial Club
asking Ne names of reliable real estate
dealers in this city with whom he can
communicate in his search for home
on the Pacific Coast. He says in his
letter that he has heard about the
prunes, cherries, and berries of the vii.
lamette Valley and wants to know if
they pay. He also asks to be informed
concerning roads, improvements, and
the value of lands.
F. L. Francis, president Of the Inter
collegiate Prohibition association at
Willamette university, called a meeting
of all students interested in statewide
and nationwide prohibition today to
make plans for the year. This year the
Salem institution will entertain the
state association and also hold the an
nual state Oratorical contest here 1t
was urged that all freshmen enlist, that
all sophomores rally. all juniors boost,
and all seniors pull TO make the asso.
citation successful.
How Can We Best Safeguard Our
GiHls and Boys was the subject of an
address delivered this afternoon in the
auditorium of the Educational building
at the State Fair, by Mrs. R. n. Tate,
of Portland. Mrs. Tate is the chairman
of the State Child Welfare Commission,
and will have charge of that department
at the Fair This being children's day,
her lecture was largely attended by
mothers who are interested in the Mon.
tessore methods of teaching children,
which is Endorsed by Mrs. Tate.
o.
G. P. White, who formerly conducted
a pool hall and cigar store. in Wood
burn, brought suit today against the
Home Insurance company to collect
$1,000 insurance. 1t is alleged in the
complaint that the loss sustained by
the plaintiff in the fire in that city on
June 10 of this year was in all $2l00.
/ He alleges that ne holds policy in
the company for $1,000, which has not
been paid though the company accepted
proof Of the loss,
In an effort not to give the Capital
| City black eye in bleeding state fail
I visitors who are seeking ROOMS, the
Of the commercial club announced thi'
afternoon that he had a line on severa
people who were holding up visitors
and asking an exorbitant price fol
rooms. He stated that if such prac
tices continue these people will be Civ
en- unpleasant publicity. He says t1'
prices asked are much too high for tn,
la 10, Gnl
people be reasonable in what they ask
The contract was let today by tn,
board Of control for 200 pairs of rub
ber boots and the oil coats necessar,
for the asylum, penitentiary and feebl
minded home. The entire contract wa
awarded for approximately $l075. +. 7
Barnes, Of Salem, secured the contrac
for one.half Of the rubber boots an,
one.half Of the oil clothes. the Good
wear Rubber Co., of Portland, wa
awarded the contract for the other hal
Of the rubber boots and the Unite
States Rubber company's branch hous
in Portland secured the contract fo
the other half of the oil coats.
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! An empty whiskey bottle found o
{ the person Of Albert Schultz, yout
] of % years, whose crushed body wa
p found near the $. p. depot at Jeffe
' son Saturday morning, led CoronC
i Clough to decide that death came frol
IL n fall from moving train while il
:, toxic0ted. After the body was fOun
q the coroner was notified and he i'm