Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-10
All Around Town

The boy Theodore Ross of Seattle who
was found in possession of stolen ear
day or two ago will be turned over to
Seattle authorities by Sheriff Need
ham. A wire was received today by the
sheriff to hold him until Seattle Of
fieer arrived.
Sergeant Russell Brooks writes from
Paris that he expects to be ordered to
Marseilles about October IL. He is now
in Paris for special course of study in
the information department. He writes
that the tomb of Napoleon is covered
with sand bage to prevent injury from
bombs dropped from alrplaacs.
The entertainment committee of the
Elks lodge promises a real show for
Elks this evening, following a brief re-
gular session. Chas. R. Archerd IS
chairman of the committee. The pres
ent plans of the committee include
something worth while at alternate
meetings of the lodge this winter.
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Roderick J. Waters was on the West
gate that was sunk few days ago. He
was a member of the gun crew. The
dispatches told of all the crew being
saved excepting six. As no word has
been received from him, the father F L.
Waters, has telegraphed Senator Nc
Nary to get some definite information.
Roderick Waters enlisted in the navy in
April of 1917. He was formerly one of
the carriers on the Capital Journal.
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Red Cross workers who are interested
in the knitting department will be
glad to know that sweater yarns have
been received at headquarters in Salem
and that it will be given out Friday af,
ternoon beginning at 1880 o'clock. Since
July 25, no Red Gross yarn has been
received here. Mrs. Russell Catlin, who
is head of the knitting department an
nounces that the quota for the auxil-
iary, to be delivered by December, is
450 weaters.
DR.. Mendelsohn will leave shortly,
if you have any trouble with your eyes
or your glasses see him at once.
-Four travellers from the other side of
the world registered at the Bligh hotel
yesterday. They are Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Lunnell and Mr.. and Mrs Hobert Har-
vey Of the island of Tasmania, Austria
liza. They are in the city today and
will leave this evening for San Fran
cisco. Tasmania is an island south of
the city of Melbourne, Anustralia, and
in the Biographies Of a generation ago
was known as Van Dieman's Land.
William Napziger, who halls from
Missouri and who first saw the Will
lamette valley last spring became so
impressed with this country that he
made purchase of farm in Howell
prairie, part of the original Durbin
farm. For $4,000 he bought 100 acres
from Georgiana Anna Durbin Walker,
paying $4,000 in cash. The deed re-
quired $23 in revenue stamps. This is
the second purchase made by Mr.. Nap
ziger as he recently bought tract near
the city for about $S,000 The sales
were handled by W. H. Grabenhorst &
Co.
The speakers who are to take part in
the United War Fund Drive to begin |
Nov. IL, are in Portland today receiv-
ing preliminary instructions. Among
those attending the session are Walter
A. Denton, John H. Todd, W. l. Staley,
0 B Gingrich, August Huckestein and
W M. Smith. The government recently
decided that with the exception of Lib
erty Loan campaigns, all others would
be put on at the same time and the
drive to be known as the United War
Fund. This includes the Y. M. G. A.,
Y. W. G. A., Salvation Army, hn@n,s
of Columbus, Jewish Welfare Board, Ma
tional Library association and the Waf
Camp Community Service. Out of the
$40, 900 900 to be raised the Y. M. G.
A. win receive $100,OOO,OOO,