Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-09
CITY NEWS
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D. I. Howard, director of the social
department of the Commercial club, pre-
sented his resignation to the directors
of the club, to become effective at once.
The executive committee of the social
department will select successor to
Mr.. Howard, to be acted on at the next
meeting of the board of directors, Tues
day, December -.
.
To show cause why freight rates on
certain commodities should not be ad-
vanced from 10 to 25 per cent, special
commission will meet in Portland Mon
day. Those appointed by the CONNER
eial club to attend the sessions of the
committee are I. G. DeOkebach, Frank
Schmidt. II. S. Gile, Chas. X. Spaulding,
Robert Paulus, W, G. Allen and L. !.
Quinn.
George w. Eyre, who is doing this
section valuable service in providing
local market for live stock, has ship
ped during the past week four carloads
of hogs to Portland. One of these cars
was shipped from Salem, one from Pra-
tum and two from Turner. A number of
fat Duroc hogs raised by Mr.. Eyre were
sold at the Portland stock show this
week.
The campaign of the Cherrians for
! selling tickets to ''The Dictator" to
be given next Thursday and Friday ev-
enings at the opera house will begin in
earnest next Monday King Bing-elect
Lerchen has appointed a committee con
sisting of Frank S. Ward z. Il. GRADER
and J. c, Perry to have charge of the
ticket selling campaign and next Mon
day, the business men of the city may
expect call from members of this com
mittee.
THE Blossoming of Mary Anne"
given by the Snikpoh club of the high
school last evening in the high school
auditorium was attended by an audience
that filled the auditorium TO its utmost
capacity. The young actors did remark
ably WELL every one of them, and the
general opinion expressed was that the
play was one of the best ever given. re-
fleeting especially on the careful in
struction given them by Miss Hopkins,
who had the play in charge
Ward Wolf. who enlisted in the ma
rines last June, is home on furlough
from Mare Island. He reports service
in the marines to be fine thing for
young man, as they take him in hand
and make him good soldier Thanks
giving day the boys We're invited to
mess with the officers and their famil-
les and there seems to be general
disposition to make life pleasant for
the marines. Mr.. Wolf was formerly a
m"nher of the Loyal Sons of the First
Christian church. His furlough is for
- days,
Candidates for the appointment by
the city council for the position of city
attorney for the coming year have an
nounced themselves. B. W. Macy, the
present incumbent, is out for re-appoint-
ment and W. H. Trindle, who held the
position during the year 1915, is also
candidate, Roy Shields is another can
aidate and has so announced himself.
The appointment of city attorney for
the coming year will be taken up at
special caucus called late this month of
the hold-ever aldermen and those recent
ly elected. Whoever the caucus selects,
will be formally elected at the first
meeting of the council in the new year.
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Only IL more shopping days until
Christmas, and the worst time of the
day to shop is between 2;30 and 4:30
O'Clock in the afternoon, when every
body wants to do their buying And the
best time is from until IL when most
of the women are home attending to
their morning household duties. At least
this is what prominent merchant said.
Tue time for mailing is right now as the
postoffiee officials permit the writing
on the outside of s' Not TO be opened un-
Til Christmas. Mail for the eastern
or central states should not be DELAYED
later than the 10th, as Sunday, the 24th,
and Monday, Christmas are not work.
ing days for the postoffice force.
The Inter State Comemrce Commits
sion recently handed down decision
that will materially benefit this part of