Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-26


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The women of the Congregational
church will hold a box social Tuesday
evening in the church parlors. In each
box here will be placed the card of the
woman preparing the lunch. Then at auc-
tion each box will be sold to the high
est bidder. OF course the man who buys
a box will have no means of knowing
as to what is fare will be or who he
will be obliged to eat it with. It's just
one of the chances of life.
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| Salem young men are doing pretty
well in taking commissions IN the army.
From the Preside comes the announce
ment that it is now first lieutenant Carl
D. Gabrielson; first lieutenant G. D.
Rauch; first lieutenant N. B. Courtney,
and second lieutenant R. E. Davey. Dat
ing from October 20 in Company M at
Camp Mills, it is first lieutenant Walter
L. Spaulding and first lieutenant Fran
els H. Banta, and second lieutenant
Max Afford. The pay of first lieutenant
is $4,000 year and that of second lieu.
( tenant, $100 year.
The American who skipped to Canada
to avoid service and the Canadian who
came across the line into the states to
keep out of the army are both playing
in hard luck. According to information
received today at the local army re-
| cruiting station, arrangements have
! been made between the two govern
ments whereby the slackers may be run
down, the Canadians coming here for
| their men and the U. S. army officers
stepping across the Canadian line for
any who might have forgotten to regis
| ter.
George w. Eyre is of the opinion that
after man has been buying stock
steady for two years and no vacation
mixed in, that he has little rest com
ing Hence as this is Thanksgiving week
Mr.. Eyre says he intends to lay off in
order to have nothing in the way of
business on his mind when the Tanks
giving turkey appears. However, he will
be on the job again next week and fig
ures that according to the way things
look now that hogs ought to be worth
about l6 cents.
Salem coal deale1s announce that
prices in the city will be about the
same as those established in Portland
by the Fuel Administration, or probab-
ly about 25 cents a ton more. 1t costs
Salem dealers % cents ton more for
freight. The Portland prices are based
on curb delivery to which there is to
be added so cents ton for basement
delivery. In Salem prices are generally
made on delivery into the basement.
Anyhow the federal administration
prices in Portland for curb delivery is
pretty close to tie Salem figure, plus the
25 cents ton extra freight to Salem.
Interest in the learning of telegraphy
is increasing and Arthur r. Wilson, To-
cal manager of the Postal Telegraph
will probably organize a second class
within the next week or so. The first
class meets in the auditorium of the
Commercial club each evening from .
until 6 o'clock and the following ave
enrolled; C. A. Vibbert, Miss Bessie
Smith, Mrs. z. j. Riggs, Percy Read,
E. E. Baker, Robert Carey, Ralph EN-
mons, Asahel Bush, F. L. Danison, Mrs.
Janet Waller, Mrs. c. E. Farmer, Miss
Bertha Cannoy, Mrs. Z. NJ. Mickey, Miss
Ruth NJ. Schmidt, II. Barton, Miss LO-
rella A. Walton, II S Barton, Claud Har-
ris, Miss AMaudie Harris, Miss Anna
Mason, Miss Nellie McWhorter, Glad
zyyn Walters, Miss Frances Turner and
IVantG MeDaniels.
The funeral services for j. L. Stock
ton, prominent Salem merchant who
died Saturday morning, were held this
afternoon from the home on North Sum-
mer street. The Cherrians, of which he
was member, attended the services in
uniform. As a mark of respect, the bus
mess houses were closed this afternoon
during the funeral services.The services
were in charge of the Rev. Carl III. Ell
hott, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church and interment was in the City
View cemetery. The pail bearers were
David w. Eyre, U. G. Shipley, Joseph
H. Albert, S. B. Elliott, ]. w. Rowland
and Hal d. Patton. A quartette of Ma
sons composed of Messrs. McGilchrist,
Gingrieh, Barton and Aldrieh sang at
the services.
The locks at Oregon City are now re-
opened for liver traffic but the boats
OF the oregon lily Trans Siuttt1toiA OViA
pany win only go as far south as Day
ton on account. of the low water. While
the Grahamona was laid up during the
repairing of the Oregon City locks, the
winter paddles were placed on the boat,
drawing deeper water than the boat it
self. While the boat is now equipped for
winter service, it Just happens that the
river is about a foot and one-half below
zero and not deep enough to aeeommo-
date the boat. Hence until there is a
real rain or two, there will be no boat
service for Salem. At this time of year
there is usually enough water in the
river to justify a service to Corvallis.
Captains A. W. Graham, A. B. Graham
and Clyde Raabe are just waiting for
a genuine Oregon rain. Then the ser
vice will be extended to Salem.
Since the war department as announc-
ed that men subject to draft viii not be
permitted to enlist in the regular army
after Dec. 10 business has picked up st
the army recruiting station in Salem.
By enlisting before the 18th, recruits
are given the privilege Of selecting their
service Under the draft, this privilege
is not given. Today at the army recruit
ing station the following were enlisted;
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