Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-12


school district several days ahead of
the time.
According to Letters received in the
city Nebraska will be well represent.
ed at the Sind annual eneampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic to
be held in Portland the week begin
ming August 10. A special train viii
bring 900 old soldiers from Lincoln and
vicinity and about l 1000 from the state.
The special will travel over the Bur
ington to Billings, Montana and will
reach Portland on the morning of the
10th.
Thursday of this week is of interest
to hunters as it is the 18th of August
and in this district No 2. The hunting
of buck deer with horns is lawful in
klamath county, the season extending
to October Is. In the district the sea
son will be open for grouse, extending
to October 2l and sage hens for the
month only. 1t is always unlawful to
resist game wardens or other officers
| charged with the enforcement of the
law. All game is owned by the state
G. w. Mist, carpenter of Salem was
home over Sunday from st. Johns where
he is employed with the Grant-Smith-
Porter ship building plant. Harry Nc
Dowell Frank Anderson and Ernest
Barker, also with the Grant-Smith-P -Por-
ter plant were home over Sunday. They
say about 100 Salem men are working
in the Grant-Smith-Porter ship yards.
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Chas. j. Williamson who left short
time ago for the Preside writes friends
here that he had successfully qualified
and that he would receive his commits
sion Sept. 10. He will have charge of
the military instruction of the Stockton
high school. Last year besides teaching
in the commercial department of the
high school, he was military instruct
or for the high school cadets.
.
Judge George G.. Bingham, is the
owner of Lozier ear, Walter Winsow
a Studebaker, H. H. Vandevort Hud-
son Six DR.. M. G. Findley a Studebaker
and o. B. Gingrieh a Chevrolet. and
they all expect to leave tomorrow for
the Umpqua National park to hunt
deer. Yet the rumor was on the street
yesterday that the party was trying
torrent couple of Fords.
.
j. e. Adams, navy recruiting officer
wishes it understood that he is still on
the job and that he may be found at
the navy recruiting office in the post
office building. The recent order from
the war department that no more vol
unteers shall be accepted for either
the army or navy of course puts a stop
to volunteering until the order is re-
scinded. 1t sthought that the order
will not hold good very long and those
scinded. 1t is thought that the order
Adams in his office.
A special meeting of the Salem Com
mercial club is called for Thursday
evening Of this week, to be held in the
of the club. The business to
be voted on is that of revising the con-
stitution and bylaws of the club. The !
principal changes include that of plac
ing the affairs of the club in the hands
Of the president, vice president, secre-
tary and treasurer and an arrangement |
by which officers and directors of de-
partments are all to be elected at a |
general election to be held in December |
of each year. Also the provision that
King Bing of the Cherrians becomes
director Of the publicity, convention
and tourist department There is other
business to come before the meeting of
more than usual Importance.
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The U. s. Labor Employment office
N Salem reports several inquiries for
abor coming in from prune tracts. Also
/ few for evergreen blackberry pickers.
While there is a scarcity of farm la
,or, the bureau reports there has been
10 recent calls for harvest hands. For
hose who wish to pick evergreen
green blackberries, it is reported that
he picking is good short distance
his side of Mehama and at the june
ion of the north and middle forks of
he south Santiam river. Evergreen
'lackberries are worth about five cents ;
! pound.
Harry M.Levy who was with the Mid :
tet Market before going to Camp Lewis
Iuly 25, writes interestingly of his
rmy experiences in letter to b. w.
dacy. He is now in company As, 166
lepot brigade and is waiting for his
ore arm to get into condition. He
writes in part as follows; "This army
ife is sure wonderful for fellow and
cure cannot help but do a lot of
ood. l was agreeably surprised at the
aniency of the officers. I've had two of
he famous shots in my arm which is |
ow pretty sore. ksser each shot we
ct 24-hour lay-off. Quite a number
f the boys fell over in faint before
nd after the shot and some needed
he DOCTORS care. got along fine. We
rill from six to eight hours day and
ct pretty warm. l will be glad to get
ut of quarantine as l feel like a pris
ner.
Delegates from the Salem lodge ap-