Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-21

ture comes direct from Seattle where Il
has been showing at the Moore theatre
ct so cents, IS cents and a. Manager
Bhgh announces the prices here for ev-
,uing at % cents, IS cents and so cents
with a 25 cent matinee.
Rag bath and bedroom rugs in dain-
" eolors, at special sale priccs.-lam'
iltons.
The automobile belonging 90 4. Eek
erlen was stolen Saturday night from
the parking in front Of the Elks' club.
This morning il was found in front Of
Mr.. Eekerlen's garage with its nose
| pointed in ready for the door to be op-
ened. II was muddy but otherwise in
good shape. 1t is believed the ear was
run about 100 miles since Saturday
night.
The body Of H. r. Winslow, who was
drowned April 20, was found Saturday
by Theodore and Frank Woclk, about
two miles south of Lincoln. He lost his
life while attempting TO prevent dis
| abled launch loaded with passengers
from colliding with a pier Of the old
bridge. The funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon from the chapel of
Rigdon & Richardson and were conduct
ed by the Rev. r. N. Avison, Burial
was in the City View cemetery.
See the new electric cleaners at Ham
ilton 3. Lowest price cleaner sold in
the city.
Charley Faulkener has been placed OH
the fire department as second driver ON
the auto pumper and Tom Thrapp driver
| of the horse chemical this morning to
take the places of Ray Cooper, who was
head driver or the pumper, and Elmer
Gupton, second driver on the pumper,
both of whom resigned from the force
| The new members of the department
were being given instructions in driving
this morning.
The young man who is not old enough
| to vote, is not old enuogh to buy or
smoke cigarettes, as the cigarette law
passed during the last session Of the
| Legislature goes into effect today Here
tofore a boy of Is years or more could
} legally buy and smoke cigarettes Now
I he cannot do either The law regard
ing the sale Of small fire arms is made
more effective and hereafter all such
sales must be registered in uniform
system of books.
Have one of our new electric clean
ers sent to your home for a demonstra-
! tion, $2950 cash. Hamilton 3.
| =
One Of the important elections for
next month is that of school director
The last legislature in fixing up the
fight in Portland to please certain ele-
ment, passed law making the term of
director three years and at the same
time causing the terms of two directors
! to expire this year instead of one A.
A. Lee, who has served five years, and
| f. 7. Barnes, who has served four years,
are the outgoing directors, according to
the new law. The election will be held
for two directors Monday, June IS. The
board of education handles about $3.50.
090 each year. The two members elect
ed next month will have something to
say as to the erection of a junior high
school building as it is probable this
and other important problems win come
before the board within three years.
D., .
A big lot of new rugs just received
and marked at specially low prices
Hamilton 8,
Those who are students Of history as
it is being made will be interested in
several new books at the public library
The issue" by J. W. Headlin is one
Of the latest received The author main
tains that the three issues are the At
lantic, involving domination of the
seas; the east, centering around Turkey
and German patronage Of Mohammadan-
ism; the European, touching on the pre-
ponderance Of Germany az Europe. He
claims that only by tne defeat Of Ger
many can the questions be satisfactorily
settled. "The Hilltop of the Marne"
is another book in series of letters by
a woman who lived on the battle field.
There is also a book for those who wish
to learn something about our navy. 1t
gives all details of the various types of
vessels Of the navy and lot of infor-
nation about guns that the landsman
does does not know or even imagine.
j. HALEY Hunt, who enlisted in the
navy the first week in January, writes
Recruiting Officer Adams as follows: "I
now have my official transfer to hos
pltal apprentice first class. In this pro-
motion | s&ippen one class and doctor
tod me l could go up for third class
pharmacist mate in about six weeks
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