Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-24

ASA, the Philippine Islands, Japan and
IN South Africa. The western citrus
fruit districts of California, New Mex
lco and Arizona are still free from the
disease. To protect this country,
further importation of citrus plants
from all foreign countries was pro-
hibited in December of 1914. The de-
partment is now considering the advis-
ability of prohibiting the further en-
try of such fruits from regions known
to be infected.
At the meeting of the Moose lodge
last evening, marching club was
organized as one unit of the Home
Guard. Alphonse Adams was elected
captain. He has seen actual service in
the regular army during the Spanish
American war The lodge passed resp
lutions Of respect for the late Father
Moore and sympathy for those who
were near and dear to him
@
Misdirected letters and postals are
coming right along at the Salem post
office, but the average citizen seems
to be taking more care IN giving a let
mail box. Writers OF postal cards are
the chief offenders as it seems that aft
er writing about all the card will stand
ON the face, there is no address writ
ten. just at present there is letter
addressed to Mr.. T.. l.. HILL Gold Creek,
and that is all. There is a postal for
Miss Helen Shufelt, Alden, but no state
address. Also postal for Miss Flor
ence Lindsey, Sl5 West Seventh street,
Salem, Ore, which is held up on account
of wrong address, There ism 7 any SI5
West Seventh street in Salem.
.
Woodburn is getting ready to fan in
line and organize an auxiliary of the
Willamette Chapter National Red Cross.
Last night an enthusiastic meeting was
held in the Woodburn armory and ad-
dresses were made by Mrs f. r. Fisher,
chairman of the membership committee
of willamette chapter; Louis Lach-
mund, August Huckestein and the Rev.
Il, N. Avison. The Rev. Reed, OF Wood
burn, spoke of raising q fund to send
testaments to the boys of Company j
and the Rev. Decker, Of Woodburn,
spoke on raising potatoes for the com
pany. An auxiliary Of Willamette chap
ter will soon be found in Woodburn.
.
Just how should the word ''gladio-
lus' be pronouneed2 There has been
considerable discussion of this since it
has become Salem's official flower.
Accordingly, the dictionary has been
consulted with the following results:
Webster and Oxford give first place to
the pronunciation gla-di i-o.Ius with the
accent on the "di" and the f'i'' long,
and gives second place to the pronoun-
citation glad-i-o-lus with the accent on
the co. and the 30" long The Gem
tury, the +. and W, the Stormonth, the
Encyclopedia Dictionary, and Worees-
ter all give only one pronunciation,
which is the first one given. With
this array of authorities, there only is
one way to say it and that is with the
accent on the "di".
.
The second annual clarion County
Christian Endeavor convention will
meet at Woodburn Saturday of this
week and Sunday the Goth The presi-
dent of the Marion county Union, Har-
old Eakin, announces that an interest
ing program has been prepared and that
several prominent speakers will deliver
addresses Saturday, the devotional per-
iod will be in charge of DR.. White, of
Albany, and Sunday, DR., George B.
Pratt will read the devotions. J. w.
Palmer, employment secretary of the
Portland Y M. c. A., and Barclay Ache
son, service secretary Of the Portland
association, have places on the program.