Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-26


March "a: brother Taylor Of your
lodge passed away last night. Funeral
services Sunday from Monrovia." L. B.
Taylor was member of the lodge here,
from Independence. ne has lived in
southern California for severafyear
Are you an American7 Then your
window should display 'the colors. -
The hangers which we have on sale for
25 and 35e are ideal for this purpose.
Get one. just the thing for the wind
shield Of your auto. The Frame Shop
and Giftery, AIS Court.
An unknown Buick automobile back
ed up on the sidewalk last evening and
into the door of the store at 279 North
Commercial street, smashing the door
and breaking the glass. The imprint of
the tire at the back was found against
the door, which showed that the ma
chine backed into the door. No trace
of the machine could be found by the
police.
Interesting oil paintings are to be
seen in the display windows Of PAT
North Commercial street, where the
Rev. Masters, of Portland, will conduct
revival under the auspices of the
Church of God. The paintings are of de-
scriptions taken from the Book of
Revelations, chapter II, verse /, and
from ehapted l3, verse il.
.
Royal Neighbors of America third
largest benefi. fraternal Organization in
existence, society governed entirely
by women, net at Portland for tri-an-
nual state camp convention which was
well ATTENDED. Forty-five delegates be-
ing present Oregon Grape camp of Sa-
lem securing largest class Of candidates.
Those attending from Salem camp were
Mrs. Sylvia Schaupp, Mrs. Anna Ben
nett, Mrs. Melissa Persons, Mrs. Nettie
Stanton, Miss Hazel Price.
.
Old timers will have to sit up and
take note of the present price of flour
as it will take an old timer to remem-
Der when it reached the price of $40 a
barrel. None of the dealers in Salem
can remember any such price, but today
the best flour is quoted at that figure.
Valley flour is worth from SO to $2.15
a sack. The advance came this morning
About six years ago flour was not much
Of luxury eg II was selling at $4 a
barrel.
The all important matter of whether
a cement or steel bridge should span
| the Willamette at Salem will be dis
cussed this evening pro and con and the
decision will be left to the Judges, City
Attorney B. w. Macy, Fred Iamport
and Walter Toeze, Sr Besides settling
this all important question, class will
be initiated Having joined the United
Artisans last week, Secretary of State
Ben Oleott VIII add another to his list
by becoming Moose this evening.
The uniform rank of the Knights of
Pythias of Salem, numbering about so
has ordered its fatigue uniforms from
a firm in Ohio, On account Of the
great rush in making suits for the order,
the firm win not be able to ship for
probably 80 days. The uniform is sim
liar to that of Company NJ excepting
the Knights of Pythias wear cap. The
Salem order-offered its services to the
president at the meeting held last
week.
The Business Mems league of the
Commercial club will hold its monthly
meeting Tuesday night. Besides the
regular routine business, the ferry com
mittee will tell of its endeavors to sf-
! feet compromise with Skinner e
Bushnell and how the figures offered
| by them for. the purchase of the two
barges were such that the county court
would not consider them Including
the 25 per cent profint, Skinner & Bush
nell asked the county court to pay So
500 for the two barges.
J. E. Allison. of the secretary of
lstate's department, IN rummaging
through old papers yesterday, ran across
an old warrant as a on-commisisoned
officer in the cadet corps at South Illi-
nois university The warrant was signed
by j.. Franklin Bell. who was command
ant there then, and who is now com
mander of the department of the west
to whom all the national guard regi-
ments report for duty today The war
rant was given to Mr.. Allison in 1883
and makes him a sergeant. General Bell
was then second lieutenant.
.
Dan J. Fry, sr., left Sunday for Van
couver, British Columbia, to attend to
business matters. Mr.. Fry was chairman
of the committee from the Commercial
club appointed by President Albert to
handle the ferry proposition. The com
mittee has received the united support
of the Commercial club for its work and
a vote of confidence was given it at
the special meeting held Saturday even
ing. Mr.. Fry thought that the COM
mittee should be discharged, but as it
was familiar with conditions, it was
thought. best the committee should con
tinue to act
The ordinance for the sale of popcorn
and peanuts on the streets of Salem will
be amended at the next meeting of the
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