Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-07

The Eastern Star auxiliary of the
Red Gross will meet at the Elks hall to-
morrow from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. as
usual.
Word is had that Chief of Police
Cooper is seriously i'll at his home with
Elural pneumonia. He was ON duty Fri
day and was taken suddenly i'll Friday
night. Grave doubts are entertained for
his recovery.
Checker end chess players of the city
will meet tonight at the Commercial
club to perfect the organization of a
checker and chess club as an auxiliary
Eof the Commercial club. l. Greenbaum
and L. W. Fisher are back of the move
ment.
"War Gardens" is the subject of
the main address at the regular monthly
meeting Of the floral society at the Com
mercial club auditorium tonight. Mrs.
Elizabeth Lord will also give an address
on the slhJeet OF flax.
Mrs. Ivan E. Bellinger, accompanied
by Ivan Bellinger, left yesterday for
Fort Riley, Kan, where her husband,
Lieutenant Ivan E. Bellinger, is ser
| iously i'll with pneumonia. Mr.. Bellinger
is in the medical reserve corps at the
Fort Riley training camp. Mrs. Bellin-
ger was accompanied as far as Portland
| by Paul Hauser.
| The oregon Taxi company has NOV
ed from 457 State to 81 State. 1-12
While all graves in cemeteries are
filled with water this rainy season the
tombs in Mount Crest Abbey Mauso-
[ leum are always dry, all seasons, for
ever. H. V. MCLEAN, manager, 532 n.
Hiqb St. Phone 1060W. If
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| The sheriff from Multnomah county
came up Saturday and took charge of
an automobile which was picked up over
week ago by the Salem police. The
machine was left standing in the street
without an apparent owner and was ta-
ken in charge by the local officers and
stored. 1t was the property of Portland
parties.
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that the Fourth Engineer corps which
| left Vancouver December 21st, had ar
rived at Camp Green, North Carolina.
The boys were eleven days on the road
and arrived in camp one week ago to-
day. They are the only regulars in camp
out of $4,000 men stationed there.
The Red Gross headquarters received
a wire this morning to the effect that
a shipment of yarn was on the road, the
same being expected to arrive here on
Friday or Saturday of this week. The
yarn is sock yarn, and the ladies IL
charge are anxious that the members
secure it as soon as possible after its
receipt and convert it into socks. A
quantity of sweater yarn is now OF
hand.
Labor Commissioner Hoff says some
farmers are almost afraid to plant crops
fearing a labor shortage at harvest time
Mr. Hotf advises them that they neeC
have no fear on this account and points
out that the government is urging the
planting of every available acre ant
will not permit of any of its product
going to waste.
The constable from Silverton Satur
dav brought to the county Jail Free
i Noelker, who is wanted at Detroit
4 Michigan, for failure. to appear befor
the local registration board in respons
to notice from it. Sheriff Needham wiz
] ed the Detroit board this morning an
4 obtained permission to conduct the ply
- 10
n here.
wednesday night at o'clock at tn
Salem public library will be heard tn
4 first lecture Of the series which Wi
y be given this season. Prof. Frederlei
4 Dunn, of the University of Oregon, WI
n give the lecture, which will be on tn
i subject, GA Trip Through Rome, y wit
a VERY beautiful colored illustrations. IN
4 lectures will be given on Wednesda
q nights this wear instead of Friday night
as given last season. The public is col
\ daily invited to attend
y Two girls, Margaret and Verne Rey
q nolds and a young man. named h. +
q Woodin were arrested by the constabl
3 at jefferson last Friday and wer
brought to Salem Saturday. The glrl
81 were sent to the industrial school an
y the Young fellow who was wanderln
q over the country with them was hel
until this morning, he being wanted
81 Seattle, where his ship is located an
= where he is in the navy. This mornln
n Sergeant Kintz arrived from Seattle an
q took the young man back to answer
Il charge of struggling. Had he rename
81 away day longer this charge woni
4 have been changed to desertion, and tn
punishment might have been serlou
q As it is he will get off with light pun
3 isfment.
8 An audience taxing the capacity
y the Leslie Methodist Episcopal ehure
q was present at the unveiling of the Sc
S vice flag which occurred at the ehure
81 Hast evening. Governor Wlthyeomt
s. save a patriotic address and pertorme
y the ceremony of unveiling the flag. III
8 Imain address of the evening was DEN
q cred by President Carl Gregg Done
II OF Willamette university, who spoke
s.. L. loN