Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-10
All Around Town


Ralph E. Thompson, salesman fol-
Wei Bros, has filed his petition fol
the nomination for the office of alder.
man from the seventh ward.
Thomas J. Stuart, giving his age as
10 and his address as Jefferson, signed
up at the local army recruiting station
today and left for Portland for assign
ment in the engineer corps.
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Walter E. DeLong has filed with the
clerk of Marion county his intention of
becoming a candidate for the office of
constable, Salem district, running on
the republican ticket. He says he will
recognize neither friend nor foe if elect
ed and that he believes in equal SER
vice for all. His slogan is, "Service
With the least expense"
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The navy recruiting office in the post
office building forwarded two recruits
for the navy to Bremerton this morning.
Nick K. Hatch, aged 23, a graduate of
Chemawa and a former pupil of the Sa-
lem high school enlisted in the electrical
division. William M. Wallace, age 25,
of Scio enlisted for the hospital corps.
R. o. Thomas came from Portland to-
day to attend the funeral services of
Henry B. Thielsen. 1t was At years ago
that Mr.. Thomas and Mr.. Thielsen were
working together in the building of the
Roseburg branch of the Southern Pa
cific, Mr.. Thomas at that time serv-
ing as surveyor. He was formerly mayor
of Turner but last June moved to Port
land.
J. N. Knowland, custodian of the city
comfort station, stated today that the
station would be opened again to the
public on Saturday, Of his week. barring
undue acts of providence. The station
has been closed the past several weeks
owing to the repairs being made to the
Ferry street sewer. The floor and base
Of the walls at the station are now being
painted and things put in readiness for
re-opening.
Manager F. D. Bligh, in speaking of
the cancelling of the showing of "The
Birth Of a Nation', says that the gov
ernor, mayor or no one else had any
thing to do with the fact that the pic
ture is not to be shown here. Some time
ago while in Portland, the proposition
came up of cancelling the show or ac-
count of feeling in that city and at
the same time, the date was cancelled
for Salem.
Mrs. Miller Bevier of 775 Cottage
street is in receipt of a letter from her
brother DR.. Carl Goehring announcing
that on March 80 he was promoted to
the rank of captain at Fort Benjamin
Harrison. Captain Goehring is a grad
uate of medicine and surgery from Ann
Arbor Michigan university. For the
past three years he has been first as
sistant to DIR. Klotz a noted bacter-
iologist of Pittsburgh, Pa.
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At the conference of the United Evan
churches of Oregon held in Port
land yesterday, the Rev. G.. L. Lowell
was appointed to succeed himself as
pastor of the Salem United Evangelical
With the beginning of this
church year, Mr.. Lowell has served his
church seven years. He was first APP
pastor in 1867 and served the
year limit. From Salem he was
transferred to the Ockley Green United
Evangelical church at Portland where
he served four years. Three years ago
he was again appointed pastor of the
local church and has been re-appointed
at each annual conference.
Special services were held at the
South Salem Friends church Sunday
morning when a handsome service flag
unveiled in honor of the young men
of the church who are in the service.
The flag was presented by the Christian
Endeavor society and contained stars in
honor of the following persons: John j..
who is an instructor in the avia-
lion school at Fort Sill, Okla; Wilfred
who is in the U. s. navy and
Ross Miles, who is in the Friends recon
struction work in France. Rev. H. e.
chose as the text for his ser
mon, 2 Samuel, 1921. The services clos
ed with a request from the Christian
Endeavor society that when the men
who were represented by the stars in the
flag were remembered in pray
er, the men out of the church who were
represented by the stars of the United
States flag, which hung by the side of
The service flag, be also remembered.
The district convention of the Mac
was called to order in their hall
n the Derby building, 2:30 O'Clock this
afternoon by State Commander, j. w.
Sherwood, of Portland. Delegations from
Medford, Ashland, klamath Falls, Rose
burg, Drain, Jefferson and Albany had
before noon today and it was
that fully $50 delegates would
DC in their places when the convention
was called to- order. A big banquet viii
DO served to the visiting delegates at
he hall in the Derby building at 6
,'elock this evening. August Huckestein
acting as toastmaster. The convention
will open at 1880 O'Clock to-
light. Speeches will be made tonight by