Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-09

Corporal Toy, Of Portland, is now in
charge Of the local recruiting office for
the army. II Is the policy Of the war
department to make frequent changes in
location with its recruiting officers.
The young married women Of the
First Methodist church viii hold a meet
ing at the parsonage Tuesday afternoon
for the purpose Of organizing a Young
Married Peoples Sunday school class
for Gible study and social purposes.
The weather for the past nine days
has been l5 degrees colder than for the
same time of April one year ago when
the maximum has been SO. The river is
now two and half feet higher than last
Saturday, the gauge reading today 1922,
the highest for the year.
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In Saturdays edition the notice to
contractors for bids for Proposals for
General Work." North Wing Oregon
State Hospital" " should have called for
a bond of 80 per cent OF the contract
price and not for the full amount Of the
contract.
The Business Mems League will meet
tomorrow evening at the Commercial
club. Matters Of importance as to the
future welfare of the league will come
up for discussion and other things that
have much to do with the present ma
tional crisis
Clara Carsten, the pnenominal child
violinist who is only Is years old, play
ed at the Oregon yesterday. Zimbalst
the great violinist, when he appeared in
Salem year or SO ago, pronounced her
wonder. She studied with Frank Grit
fin and while in the city she was the
guest of Mr.. Gale, of the drygoods
house of Gale Il Son.
Company NJ is now stationed at La
Grande and their headquarters are in
the basement of the Methodist church
of that thriving city. Letters have been
received from the boys telling of how
nicely they are located and that every.
body is happy. But the boys must be
careful of what they write as these are
war times.
This is a hard luck statement for ths
good housekeeper, especially if she did
not buy sugar or flour last week in
spite Of the warnings that something
was about to happen. The best flour is
now quoted at $11 a barrel and the
grocers wont promise anything as to fu
ture prices. And if you do not buy
canned goods now-oh well, what's the
use. These are war times.
The aviation corps seems to look
about right to many of the young men
enlisting in the regular army at the re
cruiting office on State street Elgir
NJ. Short, George D. White and Albert
E. Boeffleur all chose the chance OF
aviation work and Christy c. Hall, OF
Brooks, selected the signal corps. These
young men win leave in a day OF two.
The Cherrians mean business when il
comes to the question of drilling this
spring and summer. Captain Joe Me
Allister announces that first and second
lieutenants win assist in the work ant
that within few days he win appoint
sergeants, corporals and squad leader,
and there will be something doing a
the armory Wednesday evening at 7:3(
o CLOCK. He wants big turn out at tn,
first drill.
Things are booming at the navy re
cruiting office in the postoffice build
ing. Today Frank H. Lawrence enlist
ed in the navy as printer. Gabriel An
derson, Clarence Adams and H. NJ
Jones enlisted as third class firemel
and will be put on the navy payroll a
$2420 a month with chances Of big
ger pay. Ralph Gordon enlisted as ap
prentice seaman and Clifford d. Creasol
also as apprentice seaman.
The Six O'Clock club of the Firs
Methodist church will hold its las
meeting of the season Tuesday evening
in the church parlors The meeting vii
be from until S O'Clock and will b.
addressed by Justice Lawrence t. Har
ris of the supreme court He will speal
on "'The History of the Oregon
Judiciary Judge Percy R Kelly vii
preside. The ladies of the Central Cir
cle viii serve the dinner at $50.