Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-19
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At the office Of the recruiting station
Tor the army, Robert Kizer, IS, enlisted
Yesterday in the cavalry and at once
eft for Vancouver.
Word has been received at the state
prison of the arrest in Des Moines, Iowa
If Terrell Pope, who escaped from the
'enitentiary last Fall. Instead Of being
brought back here for trial he has been
aiken to Nebraska to answer a Grim
nal charge there.
The drought of month or more is
bringing the river to a remarkably low
'tage for this time of year as this morn
ng the record read one tenth of foot
below the zero mark. One year ago to-
fay the stage of the river was &c feet
lbove zero and two years ago AZ feet
lbove.
Speakers will be sent out from Salem
% deliver addresses on the War Savings
Stamp campaign to begin next Monday.
Thursday evening of this week, the Rev.
Robert s. Gill will speak on the subject
It the Middle Grove school house and
IN Friday evening, August Huekestein
It the Bethel school house.
.
It may be of interest to those who
bought of the Third Liberty loan bonds
IN the governments plan to know that
he next payment will be due July 1SI
md the~final payment August Is. For
hose who bought a $50 bond, the July
payment will be $3.50 and the August
payment, $40.
The surplus flour stocks of the gro
'ers in the city are being sent to the
A. White & Son ware house for stor.
ng, to be billed direct to France as soon
Is amounts enough to make a car load
ire received. There has not as yet been
many contributions of surplus flour
urned in from private homes. The gro
,ers are paid the amount the flour cost
hem by the state food administration.
Elvin Herr of Howell Prairie recent
y purchased from Mrs. Hazel Won Eyth,
100 acres of what is known as the A.
!. Newsome farm on Howell Prairie
'or consideration of $4,000. The farm
$ improved and will be taken by Mr..
Herr for home about October l, The
ransfer was handled by W. H. Graben-
lorst g. Co.
Ernest F. Powell and George I. Han
ion enlisted yesterday in the navy as
econd class seamen and left at once
or Bremerton. Today Roland B. Rein
lart enlisted for the radio service and
Jharles Wesley Lauder of Salem, rural
quite 3, as second class seaman. Those
for seaman service are sent
o Bremerton for first instructions and
Equipment, while those going into the
ado service are sent to Mare Island for
A report coming from Newport shows
hat the owners of. stove wood along
he coast are not averse to little pro.
iteering. A party WHO few days ago
vent to Newport to spend the summer
vas almost tempted to return to Salem
When the question came up Of buying
he usual 16-inch fir wood for house
lold uses. The price asked was $4 a
'ick, Or $12 o cord. One year ago, the
,wners of wood were glad to get $3.50 a
ick, of $3.50 cord. In the one year q
ime the price has managed to do the
lirplane act, sliding from $3.50 to $12
! cord.
The initiative petition for an Emer-
,ency War Fund Bill to be submitted to
he voters at the fall election has al
eady received 1900 signatures and 20
'etitions are still out for signatures.
rhe bill can legally go on the ballot this
all when it has received 1000 signatures
t calls for tax Of one mill to raise a
var fund, to be used in the establish
nent of hospitals, special training
chools for injured soldiers and for any
,ther purposes that may be deemed ad-
-isable for the relief and comfort of re-
urning soldiers.
Invitations are being issued by the
Rev. Robert s. Gill, acting manager of
he Salem Commercial club, notifying
he members that the annual election
# Officers will be held Friday evening
# this week. Besides the business Of the
which will include a review of
he work done by the club the past year
here will be served buffet luncheon
md cigars. The address of the evening
will be delivered by w. F. Woodard of
he Woodard Clarke Company, druggists
If Portland.
The aphis have done considerable
lamage to the oat crop, and perhaps to
he wheat. On top of this the long
lrouth has made a short crop of all kind
# cereals a certainty in this section
However, there will be large planting
If potatoes, as the late crop is not gen
rally put in until the latter part of
Tune. The plan is to get them planted
md up, during the dry season, they
and maturing after the fall
aims begin. As to digging them that is
lone any time as they are wanted dur
ng the winter, though the main crop
S gathered in November or early De-
iember.