Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-27

Hereafter, no school girl will be ex-
cused from seHoof for recruiting pur-
poses, unless on a written request from
the girls parents.
The local lodge Knights of Pythias
win hold a meeting tonight for the pur-
pose of perfeeting details under which
the services of its members will be Of
fered the government. 1t is expected
every member viii be present.
The Sons of the American Revolution
will meet this evening at $3.50 O'Clock
at the Commercial club to pass patriotic
resolutions and give its endorsement to
the state and nationtl officials in their
efforts to arouse a patriotic feeling.
.
In the Sunday school room of the
First Methodist church Thursday after
noon the Little Light Bearers with their
mothers and grandmothers will enjoy an
Easter party. All children in the con
gregation under the age of seven years
are invited to attend.
The INSTRUMENTATION Missionary
society will meet at 10 O'Clock Friday
morning at the First Baptist church. A
basket lunch will be served at noon.
Friday evening Prof. N. NJ Coleman of
Reed college, win lecture ON - The Mod
ern Approach to the Bible, T"
Tommy o'Brien, al Irishman who
looks like German, and Thomas T..
Wilson, a kanaka, walked away from
the penitentiary yesterday afternoon
| between the hours of and ) clock
and have not written back to the auth
critics a line concerning their where
abouts or health. The officials believe
they have "cnlisted for the walk. :"
Both are longterm men and sent up
from Multnomah county for robbery.
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Judge P. H. d Arcy left this evening
on the Shasta Limited for Klamath
Falls, to visit the Elk lodge in his Of
ficial capacity as district deputy grand
exalted ruler. The trip will require
about five days as the visit to klamath
Falls and return includes more than
| 1000 miles OF travelling. This is the last
official visit Judge Darcy win make
this spring.
William M Plimpton, secretary of the
state printing board, is flying over his
home at 254 North Church street, a
flag that has the distinction of being
the first that was landed at Manila
during the troublesome days when
Dewey was telling the German admiral
where to head in. At that time Mr..
Plimpton was in the quartermaster s de
/ partment and the flag was given to him
by an army official 1t is faded and
weather beaten from its many years Of
service.
Oats are selling for 80 cents, but this
is not the high water mark, according
TO D. A. White who has been in the
grain business in Salem since March of
1891. Along in 1891 and the spring of
1892 he says the price was so and 65
cents bushel and for a time timothy
hay was selling for $22 ton. The mills
are paying $l.40 today for wheat which
is the top price for the past % years
excepting the few weeks when Joe
Letter of Chicago attempted to corner
the market. Then it lowered around
$1.40 and when the corner broke, drop
ped TO below one dollar.
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The high school will lose several of
its students, including five seniors, all
of whom have felt the call to arms.
Others have under consideration enlist
ing either in Company N or taking ad.
vantage Of the special opportunities Of
fered in the navy or aviation corps.
Those who have enlisted are Edward
Clark, John Scofield, Elmer Cook, Har-
vey Wilson, Rodney Alden and Maurice
Sawyer. Those already in Company NJ
are Frank Zinn, William Abbott and
Herman Bailey.
.
The aviation corps looks pretty good
to several of the high school boys.
John f. Scofield, Elmer d. Cook and
( Winnie R. Heinz have applied for en-
llistment in this corps. They win leave