Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

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formers parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Z
Scott, 100 South Liberty street. MI
Scott is connected with the Information
al Freight Bureau association at Seattle
Sat. night W. & B. dance armorJ
$3.50.
1872!
Attention Sedgwick Post No. 1o-Yol
are hereby ordered to attend the funer
al of our late comrade j. W. Pratt, al
the Undertaking Parlors of Webb &
Clough, Friday, December 28, at
O'Clock p. m. All civil war and sons OF
veterans are also requested to attend
W. G. Faulkner, Commander. d. Web
ster, adjutant.
New Years eve W. & B. dance
Moose hall. Come early.
1923
Frank Durbin has received cable.
gram from his son somewhere in Eu.
rope" which simply said "Merry
Christmas. This message may be tax.
en- as conclusive evidence that the Sa-
lem boys are now across the water in
the war zone, and that no further ef-
fort is being made by the officials
to conceal this fact. Evidently the voy-
age across the ocean was safely made.
Halifax disaster. first authentic pic
lures at the Oregon tonight and to-
morrow.
The Salem school ''marms'' and
masters are being represented at the
meeting of the State Teachers associa-
tion held in Portland this week by Su-
perintendent John W. Todd, elected a
delegate by the city principals; Mrs.
La Moine R. Clark, principal Of the
Highland school, elected by the execu-
tive board of the annual county insti
tute; and G. R. Bonnell, Miss Ellen M
Currin and Miss Jessie U. Cox, elected
by the city teachers association.
Notice ITO the ipubnc-The person
reporting that she was ordered out
of my store while soliciting for the
Red Cross funds, deliberately stated
a falsehood as the people who were
in my store at the time will verify
my statement-A. ". Schrunk.
No definite figures can be given as
to the final results of the Red Cross
drive last week in this county. While
the returns are incomplete, the indica-
tions are that the county as a whole will
be short so per cent or more of the ex-
pected quota. One thing which makes
Marion county's percentage of new
members low as compared with other
counties is the fact that before the cam
paign was inaugurated the county as a
whole had higher ratio of members in
to its population than any
other county in the state.
The Cherrians are planning big things
for their jitney dance to be given at
the armory tomorrow night. Among
other things will be celebrated the
2300th anniversary of the birth of Zum
Zum, the famous seventh daughter of
tie 7th daughter, whose illustrious car
eer came to an end about 383, B. C.I
Every Cherrian and his wife and his
friend 8 wife are expected to be pres
ent and do his duty as a Cherrian
should. The proceeds from the dance
will be used to meet the expense of
decorating and lighting the Cherrian
Christmas tree.
Two Fords, one Maxwell and South
ern Pacific train had a kind of mix
up about 1880 this forenoon at the
of State and 18th streets.
The s. P. train emerged undamaged, the
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a front wheel and one of the Fords also
struck the curb but bounced clear over
it and lit On the sidewalk without ser
ious damage. One of the Fords also
struck the rear end of the Maxwell and
the paint and tenders of both were
more or less damaged. The Fords were
coming west on State street and the
was going north ON 18th street,
The passing of the train caused the
trouble.