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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-13

The sum of $12,33O will be available
for the addition to be constructed to
the Chemawa assembly hall. The fin
al appropriations for Chemawa include
$4,000 for remodeling the sewer system
and 1920 for three high pressure
steam boilers, and provides for the
use of the unexpended balance of 49,
$50 for the assembly hall, with an adj
dition $2.50O. Congress originally ap-
propriated $4,000 for the addition to
the hall and that the lowest bid was
$4,000, which was refused by the gov
ernment. Later, new plans were submit
ted, and the bid was close to $4,000.
This was not satisfactory. Now with
the unexpended balance of $3.50 and
$1,000 additional, new plans will soon
he submitted.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-13
PRESIDENT HAS TO CANCEL
VISIT TO NEWARK

Newark, N. j., May l3.-Mueh re-
gret was expressed today in Newark
because President Wilson would not be
able to come TO the city to open for
mally the Industrial exposition in con
nection with the celebration of the
950th anniversary Of the founding OF
Newark by Robert Treat
Secretary Joseph +, Tumulty announe'
ed at the white house that owing to
the present state Of International ar.
fairs the president would be compelled
to cancel all engagements Extraor'
binary Preparations had been made IN
Newark for the reception Of tne pres
ident and Mrs. Wilson.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-13

viii probably carry the scar for life.
Edgar Crosby was in Portland Satur
day.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Wolfe and daugh-
ter Mrs. Marzinawiki attended the fu-
neral of Mr. and Mrs, Wolfe IS son.in-
law, Cecil Loomis, at Warrenton, the
forepart Of the week.
John Mccormick is at st. Vincent IS
hospital, Portland, recovering from an
operation for appendicitis.
Walter f. Keyes, candidate for dis
trict attorney, visited c. j. Crosby last
week.
Mrs, VIM. Stute, Of Seattle, is the
guest of her sister-in,law, Miss Anna
Stute.
Mrs. VIM. Abbott, of McCleary,
Wash, and Mrs. Emma Loomis, of War.
renton, were guests Of Mrs. VIM Wolfe.
Mr.. and Mrs Jesse Schrumpf have
gone to Portland, their future home.
Mrs. Jennings, of Portland, visited
her daughter, Miss Loretta Jennings,
last week.-Woodburn Independent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-13
WEST WOODBURY. NEWS

G. S. Andrews, a prominent real es-
tate broker, of Portland, was a guest Of
c. j. Crosby Saturday.
Little Walter Vincent was playing
around the house Monday when piece
Of glass fell from econd.story
window and struck him, cutting an inch
and half cash below the cheekbone.
DIR. AnOrey attended him and says he
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-13

Rogue River Courier: The big hun
dred horsepower and the l2-inch cen
trifugal pump that serves the irrigation
district in the lower valley has been
set in place and is ready to go to lifting
its great stream of life-giving water
from the Rogue river into the bitches
whenever the crops show the need. A
total of $50 acres is under the ditch
this year, much of it being planted to
sugar beets.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-13

Medford Mail; Superintendent j..
w Berrian has tne g400 feet Of flume
and the 100 feet Of ditch at the Butte
Creek lish hatchery completed, and
win turn the water in today. Work will
be pushed ON the pounds, SO that some
OF tao brood fish can be sent there,
and TO prepare for extensive Feeding
Of small fry this year.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-13

the Tucson Motorcycle club, r. A. !
on Harley-Davidson won by Gov,
% l-2 miles on one quart of gasC
To show that 90 miles per gallon is
extraordinary for a twin cylinder II
he rode from Nogales, Sonora, Me
to Tucson via Patagonia, a distan,
90 miles, on les sthan one gallon of
line.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-13

Seven Brown Loghon hens Matched
in Portland March %, 1915, have an egg
production record of 692 for the six
months beginning October l, 1915, and
ending April l, 1916. The lowest pro-
duction of any one month was 100.
These hens occupied a ground space of
ski feet Thus one may easily esti.
mate the value of a good hen.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-13

Medford Sun: Fruit experts of the
valley are wagering among themselves
that the fruit crop for the year will
total all the way from 1900 to 2000 cars
the largest in the history of the fruit
industry in this section. The frost
danger period will be over by the mid
die of May, and the worst of that trou-
BILE has now passed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-13

Motorcycle Officer Frank Irwin, Port
land, Ore, has arrested and convicted
400 speeders in two years, turning in
more than $1,000 in fines imposed. The
county as well as the city uses Harley
Davidsons and both find that motor
cycles are good investment
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-13

Mr.. c. l.. O'Brien, of the Maxwell
Motor Sales Corporation, of Detroit,
Mich, has been in Salem few days
trying to put little ginger in the To-
cal Maxwell sales force. He succeeded
fairly well.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-13

A steel ball one incn in diameter
will support many thousand times its
own weight, while steel ball one
mile in diameter will fall apart Of its
own weight.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-13

More motorcycles are used by the
People s Gas & Coke company, Chicago,
than by any other corporation in the
world. A recent purchase of 45 Har-
ley Davidsons brings the total TO III
machines used by that one company
in its Cook county service department.
In the economy contest conducted by
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-13

ergy of the fuel in an automobile en-
gine is converted into useful work,
over so per cent is abosrbed by the
cooling water and more than 20 per
cent is lost in the exhaust. The re-
mainder is lost in friction in driving
the camshaft, etc, at the bearings.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-13

An ordinary automobile flywheel if
rotated at 5000 revolutions per min
ute will burst from centrifugal force,
and if the flywheel metal is defective
the bursting speed map be much low
er Steel flywheels hive higher
bursting capacity.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-13
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Next to the war there is nothing at
present that will get as much public
ity from the daily papers as gasoline
and the attempts to make it cheaper.
During the past few days New York
ers lave been. treated to whole cot
teriOus green liquid which, when
poured into water, will make motor
fuel as good as the best gasoline. only
much, mucn cheaper.
The inventor of the excitement is
Louis Enricht, of Farmingsdale, Long
Island, and the green liquid-there is
the rub! What is that green liquid!
Enricht's invention is as follows:
Take gallon of water pour in an
ounce of the mysterious green liquid,
duck the mixture in an automobile
fuel tank and the car Will run as If 1t
had 4 good grade Of gasoline to burn
Reporters by the score nave inter-
of big companies nave witnessed witnessed @ tne
demohstfatl9ms, ana tne .Sl results I.,o',d, WAS
me same Ihe ear sometimes sometimes. peions dso
lhg TO tne ihVehtor-sol'Ie'll' 'll'les W oie %
Vi Ihe lnterNIeWTrS' "o"'u ul' IN t,'
water mixture. however, @ %hen l 'he i IN
Vehtor uSeu another man ear ne n,
serted electrooes Into 'ne W9ter ~
,,il ASSIST III % tne formation VI 4yuIGsen
When ne used ms own ear ne cIa'"e"
'"e eiec'roueS were MOI eS'S'y'
..l .,..4a., % ,,.4ou. ,,.,,;ob
many stuuents ol lne Inuus!Iy nav Ioo
peen 1reulcllng lor So.ne 'inle, Ha9
come 10 pass ana II Is an en- lhteIes'ths tg th5
tnoIgn not uIeApegtet pee. ISet S15 InSo az tho tho
llISt " Ieei 'Te 80 oI snoI'u De 'iro Tu
lluNelS VI 'he II 'smeS' Pc" ,i,' o"'S, u.s. +ha
makers OF tne more more. luxurious tLi no'S,o Sao
alIeauy oNeISoiu, pul oney Ire - 81 1;t.1a LTa
pehlnu IN thGlt olueIS as TO nav ,iS nI'ie
noPes Oh cat'nlng up, MaNers et o. i1mfI thoir
PrIceu eaIs are putting Lo'.n 5 '"Jdi Ja
PIouuelS do i"sI Ss poS'lDiJ, ano v" of
sPlto is1uy i-i 4LaHo' "Soo, ",Sn t So" ohio
10 no more Viian HteP up Win .no uo
ducuons are praeticaily uilNno"n'
Shipments of automobiles e, during rim
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-13
Automobile News
AUTO SALESMAN HERE

Charles l.. Durham, representing the
Saxon Motor Sales company, of Oregon,
is in Salem arranging for Saxon serv-.
ice station which will be established at
the garage of Halverson & Burns, cor
ner High and Ferry streets.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-13

The pistons travel faster when the
crank is in the upper half of the
crank circle than when the crank is
in the lower half, which means that
the pistons arriving at top dead center
have more inertia than those arriving
at bottom center
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-13

About seventeen per cent ot the en
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-13

The viscosity of oil for use for cyl
inder fabrication affects the horse
power and fuel and oil consumption,
Increase the viseosity and the horse.
power and oil consumption drops and
fuel consumption increases.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-13

Shipments of automobiles during
March, 1916, were the biggest for that
month that the automobile industry
has ever known, amounting to 2S,6OO,
as compared to l7,192 in March, 1918,
and 23,8O9 in February, 1916, the best
previous record.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-20

c. w. Bowden came home Sunday
from an extended trip to various
points on the eastern slope
DR.. H. K. Gibbs is improved suffi-
GENTLY to be able to attend to his
official duties at the court house this
week.
The families of A. H. and Harry E.
Stockham are entertaining Mrs. Her
man Vorbeck from Grand Junction,
this week.
The Calendar club of the First Bap-
fist church met in the church parlors
on Tuesday of this week. Mrs. w. R..
Johnson was the hostess.
A fine ten and half pound boy ar
rived at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H..
X. Arnold Sunday morning of this
week. This was the first born to this
happy family and announcements
were sent out to friends and relatives
telling of the happy event. Mother
and child are reported doing nicely.
Gideon Keers Carsons, aged SO
years, 3 months, and ten days. passed
from life at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. R. B. Wilson, at Cedaredge. on
October 18th, 1916. of troubles Incl
dent to old age. His body was taken
to his former home at Colorado
Springs, on Friday, October 18th,
where interment was made.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-20
Signed, X. o. DANIELS
For Sale

400 acres of first class land with
first class water right, situat ed on
Redlands mesa; soil red, sandy loan;
on main road one-half mile fiom
church; the price is right, the terms
are easy. Will sell all or any part
The time to buy is when the other
fellow wishes to sell.
For further particulrs inquire of
GEO. H. DUKE, Hotchkiss. Colo. If
The Delta independent., 1916-10-20
live STOCK PRICES
AT SOUTH OMAHA
Cattle Market About a Dina
Lower; Heavy Receipts
HOG VALUES DIME HIGHER

Fat Lambs Strong to a Dime Higher.
Old Sheep Values Rather Weak.
Trade a Little Lower in Spots
Large Offerings. No Change in
Feeders-Early Movement Some
what Slow, But Active Later-Some
Reach s1o.oo.-Best Killers s1o.25.
Union Stock Yards, South Omaha,
Nebraska. October Is, 1916. Another
liberal run of cattle was here for
Tuesday. some 451 loads or about H.
900 head being reported in up to
noon. The market was rather dull
and unesenly lower for almost every.
thing in the way of beef steers.
Owing to the liberal run Of cows and
heifers buyers forced values another
notch lower. and business was some
what dull with values around a dime
of for practically all grades Of she
stock
Quotations on Cattle: Good to
choice beeves. ss.75d1o.50; fair to
good beeves. ss.5O69.5O: common to
fair beeves. $6.75@S.25: good to
choice heifers. $6.75@725; good to
choice cows. s6.50Q7.O0; fair to good
cows. s5.S5@6.40; Gamers and cut
tiers. s4.25 q5.75; veal calves, 5000
1850; bulls. s5.25@6.50.
The largest hog run for about two
weeks showed up here Tuesday, es-
Inmates calling for 70 loads or 5000
bead. Shippers bought hogs freely
all through the trade at figures that
were fully a dime higher than Mon.
day, and before packers were able to
get any hogs they had to make SIM
liar concessions. The market was a
fiat 15c higher than early rounds
Tuesday. when sales ranged largely
at $9.30@935 and was sc or more
Most OF the offerings sold at $1,000
e.55, long strings selling at $3.50
$50 Many OF the good kinds brought
as high as $3.50, while the tops
reached 1856.
With the exception of three weeks
ago. the sheep and lamb run for
Tuesday was the largest for a Tues
day of the season. estimates calling
for la cars or $4,000 head. Movement
was slow in starting. but when it did
start it was active at prices that were
er than Monday Most of the pretty
good to best kinds brought 10000
1925. Feeder trade opened slow, but
values were fully steady. and some of
the best stun reached ss.90@10.OO.
Quotations on sheep and lambs:
Lambs. good to choice. $10.10@1O.25:
lambs. fair to good. $9.s5910.10:
lambs. feeders, $s.0041O.00; year.
ings, good to choice, $7.50@s.00:
yearlings. fair to good. $7.0097.50:
yearlings, feeders. $7OO9S.00; weth.
ers. fair to choice. $6.50@7.75: ewes,
good to choice. $6.7596.s5: ewes, fair
to good. $57566.75; ewes. plain to
culls. $$00G5.50; ewes feeding. $3.50
@6.25; ewes. breeders. all ages, $6.25
$500.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-20
WILSON CONSISTENT ONLY
IN HIS VAClllATtON.

AS II is with war" so II is
with intervention" President
Wilson has again and again said
he would not Intervene" in
Mexico. As n matter of fact
he has interviewed continuously
but us he never fol.
lowed any policy of either inter.
ventton or nonintervention with
any observation-disclosures yielding
Mt the critical moment to some
bandit chief Of whom he became
fenrful-both his spasms of in
tervention and his spasms of
nonintervention have nike been
entirely futile.-From the speech
OF Col. Theodore Roosevelt. de-
livered ut Lewiston. Maine, In
behalf Of Charles T.. Hughes.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-20
Mrs. rravis's Declaration.

Mrs. John ]. Travis begs to advise
the public that the printed cards adver-
Using meeting at the Court House
Thursday night, October 18th, under
auspices of certain names therein pub
lished, were not authorized so far as
she is concerned and that she is not
and never has been a member of or a
believer In the Woman's party.
This notice Is published at my re-
quest. Respectfully.
MRS. JOHN ]. TRAVIS.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-20

Worship and. preaching IL a. m
and 1880 p. m. Bible School with
adult bible classes led by DR.. Stock
ham and Prof. Henderson,, and well
equipped Primary with capable teach
ers, s:45 a. m. Young Peoples serv-
ice $50 p. m. Mid-week devotional
service Wednesday. 1880 p. m.
This church offers generous hospi.
tally to all visitors.
The evening service will be held at
Methodist church. Judge Hethering-
ton will speak on beer amendment.
ALFRED B. PARRY, Pastor.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-20
j. F. Warren, from Olathe, was in
the city on business Wednesday.

]. F. Warren, from Olathe, was in
the city on business Wednesday.
Mrs. C. P. Hopson entertained st.
Luke's Episcopal Guild yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. L. A. Hick will entertain this
afternoon about thirty ladies' at a
fancy work party.
DR.. H. X. Porter returned home We'd
visit in Denver and other Eastern
Slope points.
Dr. A. w. Macarthur returned Friday
last from a three weeks trip to Kan
sas City and other eastern points.
Mrs. Leonard Baird was hostess to
the A. NJ. a. club on Wednesday after
noon. Dainty refreshments were serv-
ed at five o'clock.
The Rev. D. E. N Edgerton, the new
District Superintendent of the Grand
Junction District of the Methodist
Episcopal church, will make his first
official visit to the local church of this
city next Sunday morning.
Mrs. Mary Jennings and three little
ones departed yesterday morning for
their home in Mcpherson, Kansas.
They had been visiting for some time
with the lady's mother. Mrs. Josie
Worland, and her sister, Mrs. Per
sonette, in Delta.
While at the Rollins mine Tuesday,
Jack and Edgar Gale, Chas. Koehler
and Mr.. Bidder, the last named having
leased the mine, all four had a narrow
escape from death or serious injury
by the bursting of a steam pipe while
adjusting the boiler. The pipe broke
when the steam was let into it and all
four we're struck by fragments and got
some of the hot steam, but fortunately
none were hurt or even badly burned.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-20

FOR SALE-75 fine pigs. L. w.
Sweitzer. Both phones. If
WANTED-Steady, reliable man
wants position town or farm. Ex-
perienced. Highest references. Give
particulars. Box "a, Paonia. Colo. 40
LOST-At Depot, Oct. II, ladies'
crocheted handbag containing r. r.
ticket to Grand Junction, two trunk
checks. purse containing money. also
other articles. Finder please call Co
op. phone 800, Delta. Reward.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-20

Sale Notice.-Sealed bids will be
received up to the 4th of December
on the two old school buildings in
School District No. T. The board re-
serves the right to reject any or all
bids.
Signed, X. o. DANIELS.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-20

FOR SALE-Ar a bargain, 40 acres
on Ash mesa, six miles of Delta, two
miles south of Delta miles of switch.
All in alfalfa. This is all first class
potato or onion land. F. P Hastings
owner, Olathe, route l.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-20
FOR SALE-One baby walker at /,
bargain. This office. t

TO TRADE-For Delta property. 10
acres on Redlands mesa, three room
house. good barn and cistern. Might
assume small Indebtedness. James F.
Keller. 39tf
The Delta independent., 1916-10-20
Christian Science.

OHrIStIdH ScIehCc.
Service held in the basement of the
public library Sundays at II a. m. and
Wednesdays at s p. m.
The subject of the lesson sermon in
Christian Science churches on Sunday
October 22nd. 1915 will be Probation
After Death"
The Delta independent., 1916-10-20

FOUND-Purse with some change and
left at Independent office.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-20
Gard of Thanks.

The undersigned desire to thank
the fiends of John Frady for their
kindpes and attention during his ill
mes and death and for the many beau
tiful floral offerings.
MRS. REBECCA FRADY
JAMES, LESTER AND
WALTER FRADY.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-20
Methodist
GEORGE F. KLEIN. Pa

GEORGE F. KLEIN. Pastor
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Divine Worship at liam. Sermon
bytthe Rev. E. N. Edgerton. District
Superintendent
Epworth League at $50 p. m.
Union service at 1880 p. m. Address
by Judge Hetherington.
Praise and prayer service. Wednes-
day at 1880 p. m.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-20

LOST RING.-DiaInond. between
hitching rack at high school and the
Presbyterian church. Reward. Leave
at Independent office. 4(
The Delta independent., 1916-10-20

Lost.-Small rouno jet pin. gold
back. Engraved IN. Y" Return to
425 Meeker. 20
The Delta independent., 1916-10-20

Services on Sunday: Sunday school
10 a. M; morning prayer and ser
mon. IL a. M: evening prayer and
sermon, 1880 pm.
Everyone is welcome.
REV. F. NJ. BACON,
Priest in charge.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-20

FOR SALE-23 thrifty pigs from so
to 100 pounds. Price cents per
pound, seven miles south of Delta.
401t RAY ESTY.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-20

In commenting on the news that
Eckert was to have dairy. Blake OF
the West Slope. says: "Cedaredge
might also have a dairy. II 1t had the
sand" Just what has sand to do with
a dairy? We have heard of its being
mixed with sugar. but it would hardly
work in butter.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-20
AT THE CHURCHES.
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Christian

Christian
Bible School 10000 a. m; Preaching
l1:00 a. n; Young Peoples meeting
$50 p. m; Preaching 7:3O p. ~;
Prayer meeting Wednesday, 1870 pm.
L. OBERT. Minister.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-20

The Home Economics department Of
the womans club will meet the first
and third Saturdays OF each month at
$3.50 p. m. in the Domestic Science
room of the Lincoln school building.
Anyone not member OF the Woman's
club may purchase course tickets for
s1.00. Single tickets 10 cents.
Bring your note books.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-20
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Lady assistant

Mrs. Lambert, of Cedaredge. left
Wednesday morning for Indiana for a
visit with her son.
Mrs B. o. Windle was hostess to the
Coterie club at her home on Howard
street last Friday afternoon.
Mr. John Uglow. editor, postmaster
and Democratic influence at Olathe
was a Delta visitor for a short time
Monday.
Van Holcomb, a nephew of E. ].
Mathews, was down from Paonia Tues
day. returning Wednesday evening on
the train.
Fred d. Pyle project manager of the
u. S. r. s.. was in the city Wednesday
on business in connection with his Off
cial position.
Arthur Fairbanks, the genial maa-
ager of the Delta Hardware Company,
returned Wednesday evening from a
trip to Montrose.
Mrs. Goldie Snyder and the twins
left Wednesday morning for Cerro
Summit. where the lady will be en-
ployed for some time.
Mrs. T. ]. Sullivan went to Cedar
with her friend, Mrs. James McHugh
She went up without any baggage
but came back with the Grippe
Remember the big auction sale of
town lots at olathe on Saturday. DC.
tober 2S. rs good town lots will be
sold to the highest bidder. Better
get in on these lots. Terms.
Rev. J. III. Cramps arrived Thurs
day morning from Grand Junction
where he had been in attendance at
the state meeting of the Synod which
convened there the 18th and 18th
At the regular meeting of the city
council Tuesday afternoon the annual
appropriation ordnance was passed,
levying tax of mills. This is one
half a mill lower than the appropria-
ton of 1915.
Attend the auction sale of town lots
in Olathe on Saturday. October rs. at
which time ]. B. Killian will auction
off rs choice lots. comprising many
of the most desirable lots in the thirty
ing town of Olathe. II will be your
best opportunity.
Mrs. Gerald Thayer and two chill
dren were passengers on the morning
train Wednesday. following four
months visit with Mrs. Thayer's par
ents and family. Mr. and Mrs. C. p.
Nutter. They were bound for their
home in New York.
Work in the beet fields began Sat
urday and Sunday and in places there
were a good many beets ready for
hauling. This week the growers have
been busy and wagons have been
tons as fast as cars could be had to
receive them.
Mr. and Mrs. r. A. King entertained
informally at sumptuous six o'clock
dinner Wednesday evening. the lead
ing attraction being ducks which Fred
had bagged for the occasion. Covers
were laid for seven and the guests in
cluded the following: Mr.. and Mrs
C. II. Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs. Carey B.
Adams, Dick Raber and Mr.. and Mrs.
King.