Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-03

citizens are invited to contribute ~
cents for reserved seat The differ
'ent student organizations have select /
ed their star performers Tor the even
ing.
During the month Of April, the Crown
Drug store, as station No. ., sold stamps
amounting to $955.45. The sales at the
hospital station were S5I5S.
1.-The Origin Of the Bible" is the
subject to be discussed Sunday evening
at the Congregational church by PROBES
sor Sweetser Of the University OF Ore
gon.
The Knights Of Pythias Of Salem will
have to wait a few weeks longer for
their uniforms ordered about six weeks
ago. II seems there are hut few factor
les making lodge uniforms and they are
receiving more orders than can be
filled. The Knights Of Pythias ordered
a fatigue uniform of khaki with caps,
leggings and shoes to match
Chief of Police Cooper yesterday
rounded up the boys who were engaged
in tearing up and destroying tulip beds
in this city and took them before Dis
trict Attorney Gehlhar for repirmand
and q lecture. The chief promised the
boys that if further depredations were
made they would not get off as easy.
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An appeal to the circuit court from
the JUSTICES court was filed today by
the defendant in the case Of William
Brinkert against Frank NJ. McCarty and
G.. w. Newbill, a civil action for the
recovery of money furnished for the
transportation of a horse from Wash
ington state TO Oregon. The transcript
of the appeal was filed with the county
clerk. The complaint was filed ON Feb.
ruarv 2S, 1917, and the jury found for
the plaintiff in the sum Of Sl733.
Harry A. Schoth, fiber expert of the
department of agriculture, will make his
headquarters in the city this summer
and give his entire attention to the
flax proposition. He has been advising
farmers as to whether their land was
adapted for the growing of flax. Today
he is in the Turner neighborhood with
Stanley Armstrong, field agent of the
Wittenberg- King company.
o.
The west is evidently a fine country
for physical development. According
to the records of the navy recruiting
station, during the past few weeks, of
the 16l6 applicants in New York City
only 42O passed, about % per cent. OF
the 40 applicants received in Portland,
300 passed, about 62 per cent.
Not having enough days, patriotic and
otherwise to celebrate Portland is now
, getting ready to celebrate hoe day on
, the 18th of this month. On that date
patriotic citizens of the gardening in
stinct are supposed to join in a parade
as demonstration of what they are do
ing in the way of solving the food
proposition for the next perilous II
months.
The Salem Patriotic league will meet
at the Y. w. c. A. rooms Friday after,
: noon at clock. 1t is desired that all
, members and friends of the league at.
tend this meeting as Mrs. A. H. Tasker
has promised to explain many things of
!. interest in regard to the Red Cross
/. work, an auxiliary Of which has been
formed in the Patriotic league. An in
:. vitation to attend is especially extend
!, ed to mothers and friends directly in.
t terested in Company M.
= The broccoli season in Roseburg is
about over. During the season "a cars
were shipped. Under favorable weather
+ conditions the shipments would have
amounted to l25 cars. And those who
know, say that broccoli can be raised
to advantage in this part of the valley
y end that it will compare favorably with
) the Roseburg plant But broccoli grow
< ing is no easy Job as great care must
J.; be taken to have the heads properly
:, beached to get the top market price.
Beginning Friday morning, business
men of East Salem who take the cal
g down town will be given time to take
'' few more swallows of coffee before
y rushing for the car Starting from the
u penitentiary end Of the line, the cal
will leave just two minutes later eacl
'''i NH pbtU W III tIdNGl Il lilllt Ib0lNl
> arriving at Commercial street at the
" regular time Thus the tired business
al man will be able to reach his office OF
N time even though he starts two minutes
= later.
=. Tonight at o'clock at the CONNER
"a cial club there will be conferenc,
OF the chairmen Of all committees o
the Red Cross and the chairmen of al
d. the auxiliaries Of the Red Cross, as wei
: as all Officers Of the organization
Plans will be made for a membership
campaign and not only are all officer
of OF the Red Cross invited to attend bu
G. all who are interested in the good worl
and the coming membership campaigr
There are now about 400 members in al
Ig, the auxiliaries and there is feelin
ak that Salem should have at least 100
its members within the next few weeks.
ly D
to Those who are rather short on praC
I'M tical gardening experience might fin
of some books at the Salem public librar
rs OF benefit. For instance, there is
or pamphlet on potato growing in Orego
pn ~ oP1 l.