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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19
Slight Precipitation
Occurred Last Night

Although there was slight precip-
atatlon last evening in Salem, there
was hardly enough moisture to make
what officially is known as rain
fall. Since the present drought began
there has been several traces Of rain
but not enough to officially break the
record, according 10 the usagrs of the
weather office here
The last real rain in Salem was MAY
19, when there was precipitation of
only .05 of an inch after rather dry
spring. And while the record now
stands for a drought of 80 days, the
year 1914 experienced genuine
drought Of Y days when there was no
rainfall i'm Salem between June 27
and September z.
Not until this year has there been
month Of June entirely rainless. June
of 1909 was almost a rainless month as
there was precipitation of only IS
of an inch. June of 1911 was also a
record month for light precipitation,
as .there was only .s5 of an inch of
rain that month.
III is no uncommon thing in this part
of Oregon for the month Of July or
August to pass without rainfall. July
of 1899 was entirely rainless and for
July of 1905 there was only .05 of an
inch of rain. August of 1905 was also
a dry month with its .03 of an inch of
rain.
There was no rainfall at all during
The months of July and August Of 1906
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19

raising, but the possibilities Of quick
returns with the former have blind
ed many to the advantages Of the
latter.
The movement Of pure bred stock
to Western Canada is going on con-
tinually-from day to day, from
week to week. Today it is Aber-
deen-Angus ard Shorthorns, yester-
day it was Jerseys and Herefords;
last week all these and other breeds
as well. One day dairy cattle pre-
dominate, another day beef cattle,
and another dual purpose animals.
They are brought from Eastern Can
ada. from ALI parts of the States.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19
Dallas Chautauqua St
Opens Sessions This Week

lCapital journal speeial serviee5

ANalAANi iAeNA l'NNAetA ~ ANNSNY
Dallas, Or, July 19.-The opening
number Of this years program of Dal.
las Chautauqua was given in the big
tent on the Court house lawn last night
by "The Old Soldiers Fiddlers", a COM
pany of Civil War veterans from both
the North and South. They gave a pleas
ing entertainment and played to large
audience, the tent being crowded to its
utmost capacity. U. S, Grant Post, G.
A. II. of this city together with theif
wives were invited guests of the ehau-
tauqua and the old pieces played and
sung by the entertainment company
brought back to their memories many of
the scenes on the camp grounds during
the war. This afternoon DR.. C. j. Bush
nell gives his famous lecture on "The
Meaning of the Great War" and James
A. Burns who lectures on Remaking
the Kentucky Mountaineer. Every
one who attended the performance sSs
evening was well pleased with the at
traction and the Chautauqua this year
promises to be the best ever held in
this city.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19

The effects Of tifs Increased pro-
iuetion campaign In Western Cana
Ia are already Noticeable. All over
the country farf1srs are enlarging
and improving theR herds, while
many others, desiring to emulate
their success, ar entering mixed
farming in esrne8. Besides feeling
It a patriotic duty 10 produce as much
food as possible, more and more
farmers are finding that mixed farm
ing pays. Of course, this is not a
new realization. The most success
full farmers Of the West are those
who have divided their attentions be-
tween grain growing and live stock
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19
New York Celebrates

New York, July 1S-New York IS
bells rang and its whistles shrielSed
this afternoon for the first great Am
'erican victory of the wa. The bell in
the city hall was first to begin sound
Ing. Church bells all over the city took
Il up, factory whistles blew and yes.
sells in the harbor. Crowds clamored to
buy newspapers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19

from England and Scotland and even
from other parts Of Europe. Al
ready possessing some of the larg-
est and most valuable herds of par
ticular breeds of cattle, the Western
Provinces Of Canada bid fair to be-.
come one Of tie greatest cattle coun-
tries in the world. They have every
advantage for the raising of cattle
economically-healthy climate, low
priced lands on which grow nourish-
ing foods, an abundance of sciear
water, convenient markets, etc. And,
what is more important, these ad-
vantages are beginning to be fully
recognized by the settler.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19
PORTLAND MARKET

Portland, Or, July 19-Buttcr, city
creamery 49*j0c
Eggs, selected local ex. 44*46c
Hens 23K24c
Broilers 27M2Sc
Geese 16c
Cheese triplets 27@2Sc
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19
Mountain View Picnic Saturday.

The annual picnic of the Mountain
View Parent-Teaehers association and
the Industrial club will be held Saturday
in the grove near the school house in
that vicinity. A splendid program has
been prepared by School Supervisor
Floyd ID. Moore for the entertainment
of the assembly that day and a large
crowd of outside visitors is expected
A big basket dinner will be held during
the noon hour and the afternoon will be
devoted to sports Of various kinds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19
FINANCIAL
REAL ESTATE

10 acres, IL miles from
Salem, for rooming house not over
$4,000 Equity in II acres, for Salem
residence, not over $4,000, price
$4500. $40 acres millions of feet of
saw timber, plenty of water, miles
from saw mill on the railroad; good
stock proposition viii take $4,000 in
trade balance cash. Easy terms, $l5
per acre. Socolofsky. 341 State street
SIT
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19

four and the total rainfall for the
month was -14.03 inches. The rainiest
day Salem has seen for many a yea.
was on December 10 Of last year when
the rainfall was 405 inches within "a
hours. The guage of the river on De-
cember 20, 1917, following the heavy
rains was "a feet above the low water
mark.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19
OSTEOPATH

DRS. B. II. WHITE AND R. W. WALL
TON - Osteopathie physicians and
nerve specialists, Graduate of Amer
lean school of 0steopathy, Kirkville,
Mo Post graduate and specialized in
nervous diseases at Los Angeles Col
lege. Offices 505-5Os U. s. Nat. Bank
Bldg. Phone 859. Residence, 1920
Court. Phone 2215. DR.. White Res.
Phone 469.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19
Suicides Body Shipped to Portland.

" Goroner R. I. Chapman was "callcd
TO West Salem the first of the week to
hold an inquest over the remains of Al
bert M. Roemer, former inmate of The
state insane hospital who disappeared
from that institution last week and who
at the time was supposed to have CON.
mitted suicide by drowning. The body
of the man had floated up from the bot
tom of the river and lodged on the
Polk county side near the old wagon
bridge. Coroner Chapman brought the
body to to this city where it was pre-
pared for shipment to Portland where
the deceased had family living.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19
SECONDHAND GOODS


Men 8 clothes, shoes, hats, jewelry,
watches, tools, musical instruments,
bicycles guns, rifles, revolvers, suit
cases, trunks, cameras, typewriters
and furniture. Capital Exchange, 937
Court street. Phone 493. S-3.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19

9. B. Sundberg, manager Of the Dal-
las telephone company was a Salem
business visitor the first of the week.
G. L. Crider was Capital City visi-
for Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Beatrice Springsteen and Miss
Nina Farley visited with Salem friends
Tuesday.
Judge Harry H. Belt and family and
DIR. and Mrs A. B. Starbuck and little
daughter, Mary, left Monday afternoon
for two weeks trip through the east
ern Oregon to Crater Lake thence up the
willamette valley. The trip is being
made in automobiles.
George T. Gerlinger, manager Of the
willamette Valley lumber company Of
this city was Salem visitor this week.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19
Daily Livestock Market
Cattle

Daily Livestock Market
Cattle
Receipts $50
Tone Of market steady, unchanged
Prime steers $l2Ml3
Choice to good steers $11M12
Medium TO good steers $9@l0
Fair to medium steers 5000
Common to fair steers $5@8
Choice cows and heifers $4,000
Medium to good cows and heifers
$6@75O
Fair to medium cows and heifers
$4.50M5.5O
Gamers $3@4.50
Bulls $6MS
Calves $S.50M11.50
Stockers and feeders $709
Hogs
Receipts 700
Tone Of market steady, unchanged
Prime mixed $17.35M17.65
Medium mixed $l715td17.50
Rough heavies $l6.35MlG65
Pigs $l6.l5@17
Bulk ....1715
Receipts 700
Tone OF market strong unchanged
East OF mountain lambs $l3.50M14
Valley lambs $l3@13.50
YYearlings, $9.50*l0
Wethers, $s.50M9.50.
Ewes-Unchanged
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19

Charles Crawford Gos the Boston naturalist and "br man" who is
coming ChauauGua the birds and their his life
work BE mttatea the birds perfectly three
feathered which wonderfully
thdr uus and calls that he will woodland
Rec bic remarkable whstng manufactured and featured by both
the AMI
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19

MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA
Oregon Cedar Camp No. 5246,meets
every Thursday evening at s O'Clock
in Derby building, corner Court and
High streets. R. Y. Day, v. c.; J. A.
Wright, clerk.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19

THE FIXIT SHOP-Let us repair ana
sharpen your lawn mowers. s6l
Court. Phone 1929. Il
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19
DENTIST

DIR. F. L. UTTER, DENTIST, ROOMS
413-414 Bank of Commerce bldg.
Phone COG. ia
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19
SCAVENGER
LODGE DIRECTORY

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS MEET AT
Mccormack hall on every Tuesday
at s. P. Andersen, @. G. W. B. Gill
son, X. r. G. 8.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19

x X 4 K X 4 X x x X x X \: 4 =
x When you use the Journal x
y Glass Ads you can depend on 4
X results. Phone 81. X
X X
X X X x X X X X X n X X X \;
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19

FOR SALE--250 acres. 100 in cultiva-
tion, balance in pasture and timber
Fine stream Of water, good buildings
and good road 34 mile from live
ly saw mill town. Win take good
house and lot in Salem as part pay
ment. Price $50 per acre. Phone 470
Square Deal Realty Company. U. s.
Bank Building, Salem. 7-l7
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19

SALEM HUMANE suUIETY-D. d.
Keeler, president; Mrs. Lou Tillson,
secretary. All cases Of cruelty or neg
lect Of dumb animals should be re.
ported to the secretary for inveSti-
cation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19

[F IT'S REALTY or a business, you
will sell quicker, buy better, trade
easier thru our system of buying
and selling without commission. Up
and-doing people everywhere use our
July booklet to save time and money
Call or write Oregon Realty Ex-
change Inv. 9D., Inc, 2S Breyman
Bldg, Salem Ore., Eugene, Portland,
San Francisco. SO
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19

Sugar GALES limited to two pounds in
Salem and pounds to rural purchas.
ers. For canning purposes rs lbs at
one purchase.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19
CAPITAL JOURNAL CLASSIFIED DEPT.
QUICK REFERENCE TO FIRMS THAT GIVE SERVICE ON SHORT NOTICE
WHERE BUYER and SELLER MEETWE RECOMMEND OUR ADVERTISERS
SECOND HAND GOODS
BUY. SELL and EXCHANGE

Mems clothes, shoes, hats. jewel y,
watches, tools, musical instruments
bicycles, guns, rifles, revOlvers, suit
cases, trunks, cameras, typewrite
and furniture. Capital Exchange, 81
Court street. Phone 493.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19

ROYAL NEIGHBoRs OF AMERICA
--"Oregon Grape Camp" No. 1860.
meets every Thursday evening in
Derby building, Court and High st.
Mrs. Pearl Coursey, 214 Court St.,
oracle; Mrs. Melissa Persons, recor-
der, 1415 N. 4th st. Phone 1436M.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19
WATER COMPANY

SALEM WATER COMPANY-0ffiee
corner Commercial and Trade streets
Bills payable monthly in advance.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19

When you use the Journal
Glass Ads you can depend on
results. Phone 81.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19
FOR RENT
STOVE REPAIRING

STOVES REBUILT AND REPAIRED
50 years experience. Depot; Nationai
and American fence.
Sizes 26 to SO in. high.
Paints, oil and varnish, etc.
Loganberry and hop hooks.
Salem Fence and Stove Works, 25s
Court street. Phone 124.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19

UNITED ARTIsANS-Capital Assem-
bly, No. 81, meets first Thursday Of
each month, at 5 P. m. in l. 0. 0. f.
hall. Norma Z. Terwilliger, M. A.;
@. A. Vibbert, secretary, $40 ow'
ems street.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19
THE MARKET
Grain

< \ X X X n X X X 4 X X X ,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-19
OREGON ELECTRIC
CouthhnI1n0
(In effect June second)

sNorth Bank Station (leave Jefferson
Street 10 and 20 minutes later)
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-15
ALWAYS NEED OF MOTHERS
How Woman With childless Homo
May Make Herself Blessed and
Find Happiness.

The proper care of child is for the
common good. It is a woman's task to
rear the child. However good and well
meaning, nc man can bring that home
sense to child that its little heart
yearns for. a ragged, dirty, poverty
stricken child is a blot upon humanity.
# the child comes into the world in an
environment where squalor prevails it
issa concern of the community, or
should be, that young life exists there
and measures should be taken to Inn
prove the condition Of the child.
The world has need of mothers, Of
mother-hearted women. Woman can
never rise to more glorious heights
than those Of motherhood, Modesto
Hannis Jordan writes in Humanitarian.
In the wider sphere opening for wom-
en- the most important, the most conse-
quential of all tasks that she may
turn her hand to, are the tasks that
will bring about better housing, feed
Ing, education and what influences may
be brought to bear upon his young
mind; how he grows to good citizen
ship, how he comes to recognize his du-
ties and responsibilities to his fellow
men. And If there is a childless home
the woman cannot bring greater
blessing or a greater happiness to her
self than by opening its doors-and at
the same time her heart-to some
child without mother.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-15
BURN BABES FOR JAM THEFT
Staten island Couple Sent to Prison
for Brutal Punishment Of
Youngsters. =

New York.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Strang, recently convicted in the court
Of special sessions, Staten Island, OF
burning the hands and faces Of their
children, Raymond and Elizabeth, as
punishment for stealing candy and
Jelly, were sentenced to six months in
the penitentiary. Sentence was I'M
posed by Justices McInerny,; Hermann
and Murphy. .r.'. -. a.
:, The justices acknowledged the re.
ceipt1 Of many letters 'testifying to the
high character Of Mr.. and Mrs. Strang
and pleading for mercy, but said the
torture of the children had been proven
and could not be condoned.
Strang took his sentence stolidly, but
his wife broke down completely and
had to be attended by physician be-
fore being taken to prison.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-15
GIRL WILL WED u.
SHATTERED HERO
Crippled in Battle, Pretty Miss
Loves Him lust the
Same. -@[. "a. .s,;.s

Z Rochester, N. Y.-Miss Helen Wes-
ton, pretty young girl Of this city,
will marry her war hero, who was In
valided home from France month
ago with the cross of war and other
citations for bravery. But he is not
the strong and handsome youth who
left her two years ago, with the prom
Use that upon his return, war hero,
she would wed him. Merwin Birdsell,
the hero, lost both arms and his legs,
but his crippled condition is to make
no change in their plans for the fu-
ture, Miss Weston declares.
The pair met at a summer resort in
the Canadian Rockies and fell in love
at first sight. Some months later
their engagement took place and they
intended to marry the following June
in Rochester. When young Birdsell
made hurried trip to Canada to close
his cottage in the fall he found many
of his friends in khaki, and a few
days Mater Miss Weston received q
telegram stating. that she had enlisted
in the: Cana diam army and was;0n5 his
way to France. She was proud of
him and promised to wait until he
came back-a hero. :s't
Birdsell came back a month ago,
minus arms and legs. The girl; spend
ing her days and nights working at q
settlement house in Chicago, learned
of his arrival and prepared to return
East. At first Birdsell would not
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-15
TIME EXTENDED WAR
RISK LETTER RETURN

. y al . 4 b
The disbursing Of the war risk
insurance bureau, charged with max
ing remittances to the beneficiaries of
the boys In the service, formerly used
cards with the five day return. Many
OF the letters were returned for the
reason the addresses did not call
within the five days. sG
e. q. Mcdonald, of Bemidji, chair
man Of the Civilian Relief committee
took the matter up with those in au-
thority and is just advised that here
after the envelopes will carry the ten
day return car instead Of the five.
Notwithstanding this increase In
time he wishes to urge those expect
ing remittances to call as frequently
as may be necessary for their mail,
so that in the future letters carrying
remittances will not be returned.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-15
CUT time ON SHIPS 5
New Record for Rapid construc-
ton Is Set.
Baltimore shIpbuIIdIng Company Re.
81 duces the Present Average .@
!. by Half. +:

Washington.-1n its effort to set 8
new record for rapid ship construction
the Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuild
ing company has cut in half the pres
ent average time for construction OF
contract steel ships. This average fol
the IL contract steels ships built to
date is 100 90 days.
In prewar days year was regarded
as fast time for building steel vessel
of or above 5000 tons. @z
The ten fastest built vessels for the
shipping board have averaged 90 9-1O
days between keel laying and delivery
The 5,5OO-ton collier Tuckahoe, record
holder in this or any other year, was
built In 81 days. On the list Of the
ten fastest built ships the slowest time
was 119 days. Here is the list:
Tuckahoe, $500 tons, New York
Shipbuilding company, 81 days.
West Lianga, $500 tons, Skinner q
Eddy corporation, Seattle, rs days.
West Alsek, $500 tons, Skinner &
Eddy corporation, Seattle, 81 days.
OSSIuchcs C,ca4 IOAC, ShAhhSA ~ ASA
dy corporation, Seattle, 108 days.
West Durfee, $500 tons, Skinner &
Eddy corporation, Seattle, Ill days.
Canoga, ,8,548 tons, Skinner & Eddy
corporation, Seattle 112 days. &
! Westgrove, $500 tons, Columbia
River s. B. Co., Seattle, 112 days. {
Western Queen, $500 tons, Skinner
& Eddy corporation. Seattle, lib days.
Lake Huron, 3,100 tons, American s.
B. Co., Chicago, III days. >.
Lake Forest, 3,1O0 tons, American s.
B. Co. Chicago 119 days. "
On the Pacific coast the five vessels
built in the fastest time have averaged
100 Is days between keel laying and
delivery; on the Great Lakes, 124 2-5
days; on the Atlantic coast, 200 10
days. AZ. ~. z e; s ..G ~, / {
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-15
SOLDIERS INSURANCE ....s .H4 IL
s.,, 49,, .-,,F NOT PAID IN LUMP SUM

Washington, July 15.-Widespread
impression that insurance in the mill
itary service is paid in lump sum
after their death has led the war de-
partment to make the announcement
that payments of benefits under the
war risk insurance act are made over
period of twenty years.
The insurance is payable on the
death of the insured on the basis of
$5.75 per month for each $1,000 of
insurance for 240 monthly install
ments. For the maximum of $4,000
the beneficiary would receive pay
ment Of $3.50 per month for twenty
years. ~; !. .s4s A@-a ~y
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-15
NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL MEET
ING OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT OF BEMIDJI.

Notice Is Hereby Given, That the an
nual citing of the legal board Of indie
pendent School District Of Bemidji, Bel
trami County, Minnesota, will be held at
tire Central School building IN ire CITY
July, 1918, at seven ~ o'clock ?: NJ.
for the purpose Of electing; three 90, d.
rectors. One whose term Of O.. .ce shall
expire in one % year and two whose
term Of o. .ce shall expire in three 90
years; and for the transaction of such
other business as may come before the
meeting. ALA. ~. =
= The names Of the directors whose
terms Of office expire are:, E. H. Smith,
A. L. Molander, and Robert Given.
The following applications have been
filed in the office Of the clerk for a posi-
tion upon the ballot at the coming cleo
ton r. E.. Given, for ire one 81 year
term, and e. III. Smith, A. L. Molander,
A.. A. Lord, H. R, Jones, for the three
e3) years term. -.
Dated this 9th day Of July, 1918.
= J. T. TUOMY, Clerk,
Independent School District Of Bemidji al, :
g.sH.. y
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-15
Eaole Attacks Woman.

Franklin, w. Va.-A bald eagle that
has made frequent excursions into this
part of the country made vicious at
tack on Mrs. Anna Simmons while she
was walking to her home near this
city. Three deep wounds were made
in her face where the eagles talons
had gouged into the flesh. VIII Halter
man, who ran to her assistance, was
also attacked and forced to seek shell
ter,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-15
Brave Rescue Of Comrade.

Hearing cry for help, James Rob.
ertson McGregor, fireman, third class,
attached to the training station at
Newport, R. l., jumped into the bay
without waiting to remove his cloth
ing and, Notwithstanding darkness had
set in, succeeded in rescuing an ap-
prentice seaman who was in the water
in an unconscious condition. McGregor
has been in the service since last May,
when he enlisted at Albany, N. Y.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-15
BRITISH TROOP MOVEMENT MAY
CONFORM WITH ITALIANS
undated War Summary

.(Undated War SUMMARY
The British in Macedonia have
seemingly started an operation
against the Teutons that may develop
westward along the battle front and
eventually conform to the successful
Italian drive in Albania, west Of Doir-
on the railroad north Of Salonika.
! The British attacked successfully
but details are lacking. Meanwhile
in Albania the Franco-Italians are
allowing the Italians to rest. Bad
weather in Flanders continued yes
terday. "
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-15
SPECIAL QUOTA LEAVES
FOR TRAINING COURSE

Bemidji sent away its select quota
this morning to Dunwoody Institute,
Minneapolis, called by the draft board
for special instruction under the gov
eminent in mechanics. Z
The local bunch comprised seven
men, two Of whom were already in
Minneapolis.
There was no demonstration except
that friends Of the draftees were at
the depot to bid goodbye. @@a
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-15
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
! ADOPTS TANK SYSTEM
! TO FOIL H0LD-UP MEN

--I ; ~ y ! ~ -sN = "IE7
st. Louis.Four men in q
small car stopped directly in the
path of Belt Line trolley car.
All had revolvers. One started
for the rear door Of the car. I
Motorman Charles 0. Wray de-
cided on quick action. He sig
nailed Conductor Cecil Rayner.
..It's a shold-up," he called.
"Get awayv" said Rayner.
Wray did. He charged the !;
car a la "tank," knocked it of I
the track and escaped. The
men, righting the car, climbed
in and rode away.