Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-29
Dallas Theatre Will Test
Sunday Closing Law
(Capital Journal Special Service.


Capital Journal Special Service.)
Dallas, Or, July $50. c. Smith,
proprietor of the 0rpheum theatre, who
was arrested last Sunday evening by
Marshal Chase ON charge of violat,
ing city ordinance in operating a
moving picture on Sunday evenings,
was tried before Police Judge Gregory
on Wednesday afternoon and through
his attorney, Oscar Hayter, demurred
TO, the complaint, which was sustaind
by Judge Gregory, and the city was
given until Thursday afternoon to file
an amended complaint. At the hearing
Thursday afternoon Juduge Gregory
overruled the demurrer of Smith and
his attorney Immediately appealed the
case to the circuit court. The ordinance
in the dispute allows theatres to operate
between the hours of 2 and in the af-
ternoon, and inasmuch as the Chautau-
qua company who were in Dallas the
first of the month and operated a NOV
ing picture show on Sunday evening,
and were not molested and Mr.. Smith
was, the case will in all probability be
carried to the highest court to test the
law.
Special Election Monday.
A special school election will be held
in this district Monday for the pur-
pose of voting special tax for the
maintenance of the schools for the COM
ing year. Owing to a misunderstanding
at the election held in June, the special
tax was defeated and in so doing de-
prived the school board of 6-mill tax
voted last year. Members of the board
say that the 2-mill increase in the levy
this year is not due to a greater ex-
pense, but to the fact that no money
has been collected from the o. & G. rail.
way lands for the past year and will
not even be collected this year. The
Dallas schools have attained a high
standard and for them to be deprived
of the special levy at this time would
out them far behind in the efficient
work they have been accomplishing.
Annual Church Picnic.
The annual picnic of the Presbyterian
church and Sunday school will be held
at Glendale on Thursday, August 3.
The children will be taken to the picnic
grounds in hayracks and all older per.
sons who care to attend will be carried
in automobiles.
Ds.4as Man Elected President
c. H. Morris, of this city, was elected
president of the Oregon Retail jewelers.
association at meeting held at Albany
the first of the week. This city was
selected as the meeting place of the as
sociation next year.
A. Z. Thompson went to Corvallis to-
day on short business trip.
The Dallas baseball team will meet
the Salem Tigers on the local grounds
Sunday afternoon according to a state
ment of Manager F. E. Kersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Dryden, of Nebraska,
are guests ut the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. sam Heistandn on Levens street
H. A. Webster returned Wednesday
evening from weeks outing at New
port.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Dennis and daugh-
ter, of Salem, were guests this week at
the home of Mrs. Dennis parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. I. Reynolds.
Ira Mehrling, of Falls City, was
county seat visitor this week.
Mayor f. G. Kirkpatrick is expected
home this week from Denver, where he
attended the Woodman of the World
us utlNSdtN iioh OiNSo"'
w. V. Fuller and Robert Fisher were
Salem business visitors Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Miss Helen and Miss Lucille Loughary
are guests this week at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. E. J. Hadley in Portland
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl B. Williams re-
turned the first of the week from q
short visit in Spokane.
Walter Nichols, cashier Of the Bank
of Falls City, was Dallas visitor Tues
day.
Mrs. R. R. Riggs and little daugh-
ter have returned from a several weeks
stay in Salem.
Mrs. J. C. Gaynor has returned from
a weeks visit at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. F. j. Chapman, in Salem
Mrs. Clarence Reynolds, of lone, was
operated on the first of the week in the
Salem hospital for an attack of appen-
dieitis. Mrs. Reynolds is daughter of
Hon. and Mrs. George w. Meyer, of
Dallas.
Mrs. Gertrude Alisky has returned
to her home in Portland after week 8
visit at the Elliott and Stafrin homes in
this city.
$. B. Taylor, the civil engineer, is in
Detroit, Oregon, this week doing some
surveying for a lumber company in that
vicinity.
DR.. B. F. Butler returned Wednesday
evening from an extensive trip through
eastern Washington and Oregon.
DR.. r. f. l.. Steiner, of Salem, was
Dallas visitor the first of the week
looking after patient who had escaped
from the asylum.
A. c.. Snyder and Miss Coda Vaughn,
two of Dallas popular young people,
will be married next Wednesday in the
Methodist church at o 'clpck p. m.