Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-04


Clinton Witham yesterday swelled Mar
ion county's volunteer list by enlisting-
in the aviation corps.
The meeting of the grocermen Of the
city is to be held tonight at the Com
mercial club rooms, instead Of last even
ing as announced in these columns yes
terday.
The fire department was called out
this afternoon to quench the flames
that had broken out in house on the
corner of Court and Front street own
ed by the Southern Pacific company.
The flames seemed to have originated
within, or worked their chief vengeance
upon bed in one of the rooms.
.
Attorney Ivan G. Martin, who is one
of the board of seven directors of the
Supreme Lodge, United Artisans, re-
turned yesterday from Portland where
he was in attendance at a meeting of
the directors. As an evidence of the
loyalty and patriotism of the lodge, the
board voted to subscribe 100000 to
the second liberty, loan.
The local army recruiting office re-
ports that five young men have joined
that branch of the service since yes
terday. They are: Fred Dougherty, age
23, Salem, aviation as mechanic; Clar-
ence Dougherty, age 21, Salem, mechan-
ic IS helper, aviation; John e. Cham
bers, age 25, Salem, second mechanic;
John uno, age 27, Sale, second mechanic
Clyde Vincent, 23, Rickreall, engineers.
One of the finest strings of ducks that
have ever been brought into town for
some time was displayed yesterday in
the front of the Watt Ship company
store. The bunch consisted of 20 Nal
lards, >Sprigs and Blue Bills, and were
brought in by Messrs Otto Timm, Anvil
Wilson and w. Z. Anderson. The birds
were shot on the cold river' south of
town. The boys say the shooting was
good all day Sunday.
Tomorrow, at $3.50, Rev. Mr.. Parouma-
gian will lecture before the faculty
and students of Kimball School of
Theology in the assembly hall on ''The
Place of the Sunday School in the
Christian Programme. The lecture is
free to all people, ministers, and those
preparing for the ministry are espec-
lily invited.
During the past three months City
Attorney Macy Is office has mailed out
something like rs letters to property
owners within the city notifying them
| I lax oil
/ senee of sidewalks all together, as re-
ported by Street Commissioner w. s.
Low. Mr.. Macy states that in the great
majority of instances simple notice
calling the property owner IS attention
to the condition of the sidewalk abut-
ting his premises is sufficient.
over $1OO worth of thrift stamps were
sold at the local postoffice yesterday
regardless of the fact that the office
was handicapped by reason of not hav-
ing secured the necessary cards on
which to affix the stamps. A temporary
supply of cards has been received from
Portland to supply the demands until
a regular allotment is received. The
thrift stamps and war certificates are
a good investment and the public Ii
urged to take advantage of the same.
.
u. G.. Holt, left this morning for the
logging camps of the Spauldlng com
pany at Black Rock. Mr.. Holt states
that between six and eight inches Of
snow fell on the summit just above the
camps but that it was melting quite
rapidly yesterday, aided blythe rain
and that the camps would not be forced
to close down just yet on account OF
snow. One of the camps has been clos
ed down temporarily owing to break
down caused by the snow but the dam
ages have been repaired and operations
will be renewed tomorrow.
4 o
Miss Case in charge of the Salem
public library states there has been
marked falling off the past weel
or two in the books contributed
for the soldier boys at American Lake
Since the last shipment there have beer
only a few books received. The tota
number of books that have been donat
| ed to the soldiers up to date is far shor
| of the number it was hoped to get
Look over your shelves once more an'
see if there are not some books of gen
eral or passable interest which you nj
/, longer care for. If there are, the pub
: lie library would like to get them t.
send to the soldier boys.
o.
Relative to the preference whicl
|, the soldiers at the eantonments and mil
itary reservations have for the worl
which the people at home are doing TO
their comfort and welfare, an enlighten
ing remark was dropped by Chaplain
, Matthews of Fort Stevens in his addres
! at the First Congregational church i
this city Sunday evening. While tn
boys are deeply appreeiative of ever
3 effort that is being put forth for then
| lyet in the words of Chaplain Matthew
4 Personally the work of the army J
NJ. C. A. appeals to me most-and
think the same is true Of PRACTICAL
!. TAIN the boys. The Red Cross does LOT
5 of goOd-after you re hit, the Y. \