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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-17
Roadsters in Demand.

A B. Coates is back on gasoline row
and is now selling Wichita trucks for
the West Texas Motor company.
ROadsters in Demand.
Z NJ Duensing reports that many in
ouiries are being made TO the Motor
Car Supply company about the new
Stearns-K knight roadsters and clover
leaf models. He has decided TO have n
shipment OF these models rushed here
IS quickly as possible
The big battleship gray Pathfinder
roadster has created a lot OF talk on
the streets this week II was sold by
the Pioneer Motor company.
Carl Reeves. IN charge Of National
sales for the Elliott-Garrett company.
had q busy week. disposinE of two Ma
tional highway roadsters of special de-
design The Studebaker statesmen sold
four skies and four tours"
The Borderland Auto Supply company
reports a big demand from Ford own
crs for the new model Stromberg car
buretors.
Il. :. LeGros has purchased an inter-
st in the Universal Tire Speciality
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-17
New Overland Sedan Her

company and IS now actively associated
with that concern.
New Overland Sedan Here.
The new Overland s5-4 sedan is here.
This model reached the FL Paso over
land company early In the week ana
II is one Of the neatest enclosed cars in
the city. Manager t NJ Bannell IS
very much pleased with the car and
has wired the factory to rush shipment
OF several more as he believes that the
sedan viii prove one Of the best sellers
on the local market Mr.. B2nnell plans
TO make an extensive display Of Over
land models. both closed and open. when
his firm moves to the new Overland
building at Kansas and Boulevard
about the end Of this month
The big kick with the Hoagland
Ridge company is that the demand Tor
used cars apparently exceeds the sup
ply. They are making special effort
to get a larger stock OF light cars
- d. Nauman. formerly head OF the
Nauman Motor Sales company. was q
visitor in the city this week He Is
now in the automobile business in Ros-
well.
MERGERS Are Due.
r ". Rsmming reports that two car
loads of Bucks. one Of MERGERS and
one OF Reos are due here early next
week He has had many inquiries about
the Mercer line and has booked one Or
der from the catalog and without q
demonstration while the demand for
Bucks al winter has exceeded the sup
ply The REQ market is also reported
very good with a strong demand FOR
trucks. particularly the powerful two
ton model
Fred Hoagland used 10 sell Reos
when he first came TO e PaSo- Fred
has sold many cars since that time but
he apparently has been unable 10 for
get his talking points" about the REQ
for he purchased q REQ -four road
s-er this week for his personal use.
Williams Worried.
4 carload OF Roamer roadsters ana
the four-passenger "skiff' is en- route
for the Simpson-Rice Motor company.
and sales manager H T Williams Is
haunting the freight agents in an ef-
fort TO have the car hustled through
in time 10 avoid any tteup with
strike
The Tunstiu- knight company reports
4 growing mail order business in
knight tires The Knight is strictly @
high grade tire. but W. A TurnsJil SAYS
that the demand for them from the cat
tie districts has been unusually salts
factory.
Ben Clements. OF the Borderland. will I
be one Of the Pep. Push. Progress
boosters on the trip TO Arizona and I
New Mexico next week.
Plan Night service.
The business of the American Auto
Supply company has grown so rapidly .
that manager H II. Sweeney ANNOUNCES
an all night service after April / " c
viii throw away the KEY and De on the .
Job day and night seven days week, /
365 days in the year." is his statement !
They will maintain q feet Of service !
cars or duty al all hours
ore OF the busiest men on gas row :
this week was R c. Waters Of the Oak
land They made five deliNerles on FRI
dav and the fine stock Of cars on which
Nr. Waters was congra tulating himself
4 week ago IS fast dwindl!ng while he
had been unable 10 get any assurances
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-17
THREATENED RAILROAD STRIKE IS
WORRYING AUTOMOBILE DEALERS
Eastern Advices Are to the Effect That Auto Prices
Have Not Yet Hit Top Notch Hupp Goes Up; Over
land Sedan Arrives Staley Company Locates on
MYrtle; MERGERS Due Car Shortage Evident.

- ESPITE the fact that business
conditions in Fl Paso are unusu-
- ally good. there seems to be a
5iy IN the ointment for the automobile
dealers. The big worry has been freight
congestion which has made deliveries
o. cars TO the local distributors very
uncertain but there was bigger worry
on Friday over the threatened railroad
strike.
And Il that wasn't enough, Leo :.
frost, OF the Franklin. comes along
with a prediction that If the present
situation in the materials market does
not improve. there viii be another in
crease OF price IN nearly all cars. Mr..
frost received his Information from an
authentic source in the east
The HupmObile factory got IN line
with an increase OF 500 on all but the
sedan models this week The Hup did
IL -a'~> du~i~T the winter and every
effort was made to hold 10 the old price
sut II Was impossible TO DO so.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-17
May Talk By Wireless
InUentor Works At Speed

contemplating trips far from human
habitations 10 journey so equipped
that they may call for help in time
OF trouble. and feel reasonably GER
tain that their calls will be heard.
This can be accomplished by use
Of wireless telephone recently in
vented for use on automobiles. and
which can be operated while the car
is at q standstill or travelling 40 or
80 miles an hour
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-17

The Studebaker Series 49, car
is an evolution and perfected piece
Of mechanism. That is WHY YOU
can FORGET many little things
about Studebaker that YOU have to
REMEMBER and care for on other
cars not so highly developed.
The fabrication system of a Stu
debaker car will work unfailinglv
in absolutely all conditions. if You
Will remember to put oil in the
crank case occasionally.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-17

A B. Coates is back on gasoline row
and is now selling Wichita trucks for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-17

company and IS now actively associated
with that concern.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-17

There are many good things that make delight to own an
run Sudebaker and you to say 81 never have an
trouble with it,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

M. @. A., and family, returned yester-
day from two weeks outing. 80.
Charles Kurth of the Meyers depart.
ment store is home from q vacation
spent in Portland and coast points.
B. N. Hardenbrook returned yester
day after visit of ren days at Sound
points including Seattle and Tacoma.
Mrs. Dennis Saunders of Englewood
is home from two weeks vacation al
Seattle.
Mrs. Alice Hicks and Mrs. Young
both of Seattle, sisters of Mrs. j. M
Ryan, left for their home Sunday after
visit of month in the city.
Miss Emma Waldorf, of the Moore
furniture store, is home after spending
a week with her parents at Sheridan.
Lloyd Ivie of Company B. U. s. en-
gineers visited his mother yesterday. He
will return to Vancouver this evening.
Mrs. Francis Mccarthy and two small
children David and Francis, left this
morning for visit of ten days in Port
land.
Edward Schunke and family returned
Sunday from an auto tour of two weeks
visiting relatives at Seattle and other
Sound points.
Fern Headrick who is with the en-
gineers corps at Vancouver spent Sun
day in the city. He is under orders to
leave for New York city within few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Durbin return
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27
Government Will Sell
SiIetz Timber and Land

Land in the Siletz timber reserve
will be sold by the U. S. land office at
Portland September 25, amounting in
all to five sections. These lands have
been cruised by the government cruiser
and are estimated as follows Douglas
fir, 102,s50 feet; spruce, $4,000 feet;
hemlock, 2S,S50, cedar, 1000, sapling
fir, $3.50 feet, and sapling hemloek 500
feet. For the purpose of the sale, a
minimum price was replaced on the
timber of 81 per thousand feet for fir
and spruce and so cents per thousand
feet for cedar and hemlock and the
minimum price for the land, $l.25 an
acre. AT these prices, the timber
should bring $l46,540 and the land,
$4,074. Purchasers are required to pay
at least one-third down. These lands
are in Lincoln county and the reports
of the logging chances are favorable.
For additional information write the
U. S. land office. Portland.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27
PERSONALS

Msr. George Hatch is visiting in Chi
cago.
James Putnam, Jr. left Sunday FOL
Astoria.
Andrew Either left Sunday for ST
Louis, Mo.
Benjamin Funston of Turner was in
the city today.
A. G. Bolinger and wife were in
Portland yesterday.
James w. Mott is in Hillsboro today
attending TO legal matters.
Peter Ulam of Riddle was registered
yesterday at the Capital hotel.
Carrie b. Lewis left yesterday for
her home in Funxsutawney, Pa.
Albert Bates left Saturday over the
Oregon Electric for Kansas City.
Henry Blair Of Sidney was in the city
today attending to business affairs.
Ebert Thompson is attending to au-
tomobile matters today in Portland.
Allen Jones Of Company M was in
the city over Sunday visiting relatives.
Miss Barker Of Roseburg is in the
city gueset Of her sister, Mrs. Louis
Josse.
DIR. Win Jones Of Albany was a Wis
itor over Sunday in the city with Char
les Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs, I. G. Beers will leave
this evening for an outing of two weeks
at Newport.
Mrs. Milton Meyers and Mrs. Gideon
Steiner returned yesterday from an out
ing at Neskowin.
Miss Lottie Lally returned yesterday
afternoon after two weeks visit in
southern Oregon.
Bessie Il, Jones is visiting in Red
Lodge, Mt. having left yesterday over
the Oregon Electric.
Lee Unruh and Glenn Unruh and
their families spent Sunday on the
north fork Of the Santiam.
Gustave Schunke and son of Seattle
are visiting at the home of Edward
Schunke and other relatives.
Frank s. Ward is in Clackamas coun
ty attending to business matters for the
Oregon Board Of Pharmacy.
o. B. Gingrich, secretary Of the Y.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27
Trades Salem Property
for Canadian Ranch

A real estate deal in which property
valued at $4,000 changed hands has
just been closed by Joseph Barber, one
Of the real estate dealers of Salem
Henry Fawk living in South Salem
traded his fine home and 20 lots in
South Salem, together with his 100 acre
farm in Polk county for a GAO acre
wheat ranch located near Calgary, AL
berta, Canada, and also cash consid.
Grafton. Mr.. Fawk in the trade gets
one half of the crop on the Canada
ranch, estimated at more than 5000
bushels of wheat and oats. Mr. Barber
and Mr.. Fawk are now in Canada look
ing after the crops.
The purchaser of the Fawk farm
and city property is G. A. Fisher who
will move to Salem with his children
and make his home in South Salem.
Mr.. Fawk owns another large farm
south of the city where he viii make
his home.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

she is survived by her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. H. M. Baker, and three sisters;
Mrs. Laura Lashway and Mrs. M. Jerm-
stad of Salem and Mrs. Edna Nichols
of Seattle.
The funeral services will be held from
the Terwilliger Home, 770 Chemeketa
street Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock
and will be conducted by the Rev. 3.
S. Mumey. Burial will be in the City
View cemetery.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

There mas been officially a drought
of only one month, as on July 2S, there
was .02 of an inch of rainfall, which is
considered by the official weather men
as considerable of shower. The rain
of that date was quite local as Eugene,
Corvallis and McMinnville only exper
fenced a trace. To be recognized by the
weather bureau, the shower must show
a precipitation of more than .01 OF an
inch.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

Miss Jessica Farnham, teacher in
the James John high school of Port
land, was knocked down Saturday ev-
ening by a boy riding bicycle. She
was taken to the Brewer drugstore
where the accident happened and a
physician called. Miss Farnham asked
several persons who saw the accident
to get the boys name but he got away
without attempting to help or learn
the name of the party he ran into.
Miss Farnham was helped to an auto
and was driven to the Girls Industrial
school where she has been teaching this
summer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many friends
and neighbors for the beautiful floral
offerings and the eympathy extended
us during our recent bereavement at
the death of our dear husband and
father-Mrs. E. J. Rehfuss and family
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27
DIED
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HEIST-At his home, S2S North Com
mercial street, August 26, 1917, Simon
Heist, in his 10th year.
He is survived by six children: Miss
Laura, Miss Lima and Miss Lulu Heist
all of Salem; Mrs. w. W. Emmons of
Salem; Rev. A. A. Heist of Portland
and Mrs. j. F. Steininger, of Adrian,
Mich.
The body will lie in state at the home
until the time of the funeral, Tuesday
morning at 10 clock. The services viii
be conducted by the Rev. Sehukneeht
and burial viii be in the City View
cemetery. The services viii be held at
the home.
Mr.. Heist came to Salem in 1907 from
Adrian, Michigan.
STEVENS-At the Salem hospital
Sunday, August &c, 1917, Mrs. Hen
rietta L. Stevens, of Portland, Ore.
Besides her husband Ozias Stevens,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27
ritt. Russell H. Emmitt

Elmer w. Harritt, Russell H. Emmitt
and Frank Brown have been accepted
for enlistment at the local navy recruit
ing office. They were sent to Portland
this morning Tor final examination. The
physical examination for enlistment in
the navy is very rigid now, so ]. E.
Adams, the local recruiting officer, is
doubtful about one of the young men
getting by the three navy doctors in
Portland, as the defect is of a minor
nature he is entitled as well as the other
two young men, to government trans
portation, meals and lodging while in
Portland. All three chose the apprentice
seamen branch which entities them to
select some trade they are most adapt
ed to later.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27
A car driven by Doc Smith of the

A car driven by Doc Smith of the
State Fair grounds collided with an
other auto Saturday evening at Market
and Capital street. No one was greatly
injured although the party with Mr..
Smith suffered several minor bruises.
The fender and running board of Mr..
Smith IS car was slightly damaged. The
other car managed to continue on its
way.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

Chauncey Adair Lockwood, son of G.
M. Lockwood, merchant of North Com
mercial street, writes to John E. Adams,
navy recruiting officer here, that he ar
rived at the Electrical School at Mare
Island, California, all o. K, and that
he was feeling fine, had good grub,
hut that uniforms were scarce. He has
been vaccinated and is nursing sore
arm. He is detained at the detention
barracks, where he will remain for 21
days. After this period he will enter the
school. Young Lockwood was a member
cf Company NJ on the Mexican border
and is an electrical operator of exper-
ience.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27
COMING EVENTS

September 17.-Opening day
of Oregon State School for the
Deaf.
September 24-30-State Fair.
September, 2s, 29-Registra-
tion day Willamette University.
October Public Schools
open.
October 2.-Opening day Will
lamette University.
October 5.-Opening day for
Oregon State School for the
Blind.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

A grass fire about house at Mis-.
sion and Bush streets shortly after three
o clock. this afternoon called out the de-
partment, which made a quick run
south. The fire was soon extinguished
and did little damage.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

The woman's Relief Corps will hold
a picnic next Thursday at Marion
Square. All old comrades and members
of the corps and Circle and also Spanish
war veterans are invited.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

Second Lieutenant Arnold Grallopp,
who has been spending his furlough in
this city before reporting for active
duty at San Francisco left last night
for the south. He was one of the Salem
boys to receive a provisional second
lieutenancy in the regular army.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

George W. Eyre and family are home
from two weeks motoring tour of the
Sound country, going as far north as
Vancouver, British Columbia. Mr.. Eyre
says the travelling was fine, especially
as he did not care to break any speed
records, being satisfied with about 100
miles a day.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

DR.. o. L. Scott, the Chiropractic, will
be out of the city on a vacation from
August 20 to September 8. 9-3
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

Miss Gretta Richmond, secretary OF
the Business Men s League of the Com
mercial club, is home from vacation of
two weeks. Miss Richmond succeeds Ray
F. Grant as secretary of the League,
taking active charge September /.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

N. S. Savage of the Barnes store has
the honor and pleasure Of having a
town named after him indirectly. This
is the way it occurred. Mr.. Savage hap
pens to have son living in Wyoming
and the son was the founder of town,
officially designated by the postoffice
department as Savagetown" Mr..
Savage is just home from visit at
Savagetown, Wyoming. He says his son
is doing fine business as general mer-
chant.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

Next Wednesday the Grange will holC
its monthly picnic in the Albert Park
All members ore invited.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

A L. Wallace and wife and T. w.
Gerber and wife returned Sunday from
two weeks vacation camping out at
Marion Lake. They report forest fire
between the lake and Mt. Jefferson and
another near Gates. Mr.. Germer is west
ern business representative of the
United Press association, with headquar-
ters at San Francisco. He will leave this
evening for the south. Mrs. Gerber will
visit in the city the coming week, a
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
lace.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

DR.. D. x. Beechler, dentist, 202 U. s.
bank bldg Fifteen years experience.
Most modern office equipment in the
valley. Sundays by appointment. If
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

The city public library is doing what
it can to keep the people of Salem post
ed on the food proposition. Among the
many books on this subject recently re-.
ceived are the following: Meat Substi.
tutes; Let Nothing Spoil; Help Feed
Yourself; Home Canning Manuals fol
Vegetables and Fruits; Home Dry Man
ual. These books are now on display
at the library.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

settle the damages. Outside Of few
bruises, Mr.. Shannon was uninjured.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

Dr.. M. P. Mendelsohn fits eyes cor
rectly. U. s. National bank building. If
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

Mrs. Cora REID, stenographer and
clerk in the office of the county school
superintendent, is taking her vacation.
She will be absent from the office for
two weeks.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

John Keltney, who was arrested yes
terday afternoon for being intoxicated,
appeared before Judge Race this morn
ing and was fined So. He claimed he
was not feeling well and took the mix
ture as medicineE
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

And now the board of directors of the
Aberdeen schools have taken note of the
fact that if enc wants to study a for
eigh language, why not try Spanish. The
fact that Pacific coast points will
doubtless have considerable trade with
Mexico and the countries of South Am
erica had much to do with the intro
duction of Spanish by the board.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27
Salem young ladies and also others

Salem young ladies and also others
to be strictly up to date should carry
the swagger stick. Everybody's doing
it in the larger cities, even Portland.
Said stick is built on the plan of a lead
pencil, about IS inches long. They are
carried to intimate the officers who also
carry swagger sticks when off duty. 1t
doesn't require anything much more
than nerve, as the prices now run from
SO cents up.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

Those who are fond of swimming
and the number is growing every year
may continue to swim until the wealth
er turns much cooler than it is SO far
this week. Riverside Dip will continue
to be open for the public as long as
the public wants to swim.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

Students, alumni, and faculty of Will
lamette University will gather on the
camp grounds at the State Fair grounds
Tuesday afternoon and evening for a
picnic. The gathering is under the aus
pices of the Salem Willamette Alumni
association, and all students in the city,
and alumni are cordially invited to at
tend. Supper will be served about six
n 'clock
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

There was a dark brown pocketbook
lost on the streets of Salem last week.
1t contained lodge souvenir coin, and
receipts and cancelled checks; no money
If the finder will please return same to
Journal office they will receive reward.
Pocketbook might have been lost in
Marion Square.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27
R. E. Kennedy, of ee4 North High

n. d. h5HH5uJ, u U01 1VO1vH 1115-3
street, who was driving an automobile
north on Twelfth street between Bell
vue and Oak streets collided with
horse and buggy driven by c. A. Shan
non of R. F. D. No. l. As a result of
the collision, the buggy was damaged
quite severely, Mr.. Shannon was thrown
from the rig and dragged about thirty
feet over the pavement, and the horses
broke away. Kennedy stopped and gave
what assistance he could and agreed to
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27

Dry weather is causing considerable
dropping in the prune orchards both in
the red hill and valley districts. The
drop does not seem to be confined to
any special location. This condition G.
O. Constable says is entirely due to the
unusual drought so different from that
of 1914 when the ftgs and cool cloudy
weather did much to keep the mois-
ture in the ground. This year the heat
with sunshiny weather has caused more
than the average evaporation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27
Colonel E. G. snider announces an

Colonel E. G.. Snider announces an
auction beginning tomorrow with more
than 1000 bargains. The furniture stock
of E. L. Stiff & Son at $40 North Com
mercial street must be disposed of and
Colonel Snider states the goods will be
sold regardless of real value. The auc-
tion is to dispose of goods quick.