Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-02

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Motorists and Others who travel by
way Of roads viii be interested IN learn
ing that the road from Turner to Ma
rion, which has been closed for repairs
for some time, is now open for tIalii''
Heretofore, travellers had 10 80 over the
hill ON the Pacific Highway, when
made the trip longer and more du-
fieult.
Mask bali Ryan's hall Saturday May
>. Good music, everybody come. %
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Chief Of Police cooper wishes to
announce that there is a city ordnance
which prohibits any person under the
age Of Is years operating an outomon'le'
He announces also that any person
found operating an automobile under
that age viii be arrested. There have
been several violations of the ordinance
and the chief issues this warning SO
that the violations will not be repeated
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- Special meeting Of Pacific
S lodge No. 80, \. +. \ \. NJ,
M this evening. Work in the f.
~kCMn c. degree. Visiting brethren
NWWel .
Three marriage licenses were issued
today as the first fruits Of the bright
May days. They were issued to Harry
Melvin Wikoff, farmer of Salem, and
Elsie King, also of Salem; James Gar.
field Algeo, n fireman of Salem, and
Edith Marie Jones, a Salem nurse; and
Leon Ballweber, a farmer of Woodburn,
and Edna Wilkins, also Of Woodburn.
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Mrs. Barron, of this city, was struck
by a rapidly moving bicycle this aft
ernoon on State street just as she step
ped from the curb in front of the Hub
bard building. The handlebar of the
bicycle struck her left forearm, which
had been broken four years ago and
never properly set. The rider of the
bicycle was thrown to the pavement but
not injured. Mrs. Barron was taken
to the room of Mrs. Dorsey, the police
matron, until DR.. Miles was called.
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In addition to filming George Hanna,
one of the five men arrested Sunday
for bringing booze into the state, $l29
and costs which brought the amount up
to $3.50 for his share in the attempted
bootlegging, Police Judge Race, before
whom the ease was tried, this morning
ordered that the ~ quarts of booze be
destroyed. The booze is in the posses
sion of Sheriff Needham and will be
destroyed pursuant to the order.
During the next six weeks, directors
of the Commercial club viii be elected
to succeed the following directors
L. II. McMahan, of the social depart
ment; F. B. Southwiek, civic; Theo,
Roth, industrial; F. w. Steusloff, mer.
camille; Seymour Jones, agricultural
Chas. Galloway, legislation and taxa
ton; Chas. r. Archerd, tourist and pub
licity. Each director is given the
privilege of naming his committee.
notwithstanding all the talk about
the five cent loaf of bread going out
Of the market, the Cherry City bakery
on North Broadway, is still making the
loaf and it weighs from 10 to II ounces
However, they have under considera
tion a proposition to discontinue the
baking of the small loaf and putting out
only the 10 cent size, weighing from
20 to 21 ounces. But until they make
an announcement, the five cent loaf vii
be on the market.
Freeman Armstrong, the man who ac
tually fought in the trenches at Ypres
appeared at the Oregon theatre last ev
ening and told of his trench life will
the Canadian troops. He tells the story
i'll such plain straightforward way
that it is much more interesting thar
the returned soldier who crates. AnC
one is inclined to beneve he saw mucf
harder fighting than he talks about
The story Of sniping the Germans is 6
good one and he will tell it again this
| evening.
While the spirit of economy is now
about to be with us, it has been sug
gested that along with clean up day
the children Of the household might
gather up surplus old paper, old iror
and possibly parts of an old automobile
tires. These can all be disposed of tC
the Junk house at Commercial and Che
meketa streets, They are advertising
80 cents a hundred for old paper and
will take it in small lots. Also 20 cents
hundred for old iron and from five tC
six cents pound for old auto tires.
The Methodist ministers of the Salem
district viii meet in Silverton on May
%, "a, 25 of the present month fol
their annual gathering. Topics have
been assigned the various pastors by
the superintendent. Thomas B. Ford