Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-13
All Around Town

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with him are to be sert to Camp Kear
ney, California, near Aan DitgO. He vii
return, however, to Camp Lewis. Today
and yesterday a number Of troop trains
were going south through Salem and il
is expected that one of the trains this
evening will carry part of the Salem and
WoOdburn boys.
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Thaviu's band, to appear on music
day at the coming Chautauqua is SAID
to be the finest band that has eve
appeared in the northwest. 1t is an es
tablished organization and first came
into public notice during the San Fran
cisco exposition.
AL Herren of ITO Division street
would like to announce that he has the
champion sweet corn patch of Salem
It measures seven feet in height, due
he says, to the right amount of eultiva
tion and real hard work.
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A camp meeting is advertised for Sa-
lem to be held at 14th and A streets
and to continue from August l until
August IL. 1t is held under the auspices
of the Pacific Coast Rescue and Pro
lection society. The circulars announce
meetings all day and every day, street
meetings and ring meetings."
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There seems to be trouble in securing
enough pickers, according to informa-
tion given out at the U. S. Employment
bureau on State street. In years past,
one cent and cent and a quarter were
regarded fairly satisfactory, but it
seems that one and one half cent does
not look good to many piekers and they
have quit and spread the news they can
make no money.
With the putting on of the night
shift next Monday, the Spaulding Log
ging company, will employ more than
800 men at the Salem plant. The pay
roll is running from $4,000 to $780,
600 a month and the plant is now on
the eight hour a day plan. The greater
part of the lumber now cut is for the
government to be used in the construc-
ton Of the new railroad from Toledo.
Oregon, into the spruce districts. The
yards will be lighted with seven 500
eandlepower lights and five of 800 can,
dlepower each.
Stayton company A, Oregon Guard
will soon be uniformed as information
| is at hand that the uniforms and equip
ment for the company will arrive with
in week or SO. This company will ap-
pear for the first time in full uniform
in Salem at the time of the ceremonies
of the bridge opening. 1t now numbers
about 100 and considerable interest
mas been shown regarding this company
as it claims to have more big fellows
than any of the companies in the I'd
battalion.
A son of Albert M. Roemer, the pa
tient who eloped from the Oregon state
hospital Thursday afternoon and is be-
lieved to have committed suicide by
drowning in the Willamette river just
above the wagon bridge is here today.
The son told Coroner Clough that his
father had talked of suicide before and
that was one reason why he was com
mitted to the asylum. Nothing has been
done as yet toward recovering the body,
as Coroner Clough said it was difficult
to find anybody who wanted the job
lie said everybody is busy.
When the government appoints mil
itary instructor for Willamette Univer-
sity the coming winter, he will need
assistants. And in order that these as
sistants may have some knowledge of
military matters, training camp will
be established at the 'PresiGio. in San
Francisco and young men given 60 days
intensive training. The following have
been appointed to take this training:
Harold Dimick, Woodburn; Francis Cra-
mer, Astoria; Oscar Olson, Woodburn;
Roswell Waltz, Salem; Kenneth Legg,
Salem; Millard Roughton, Lebanon;
Lyle Bartholomew, Salem; Russell Rar-
ey, Seattle; Clarke Story, Wolf Creek;
Paul Doney, Salem; Paul Flegel, Port,
land.
Packers of prunes may now buy their
4runes but are not allowed by the gov
ernment to sell until July Is. The prices
are all established to the growers and
what the packers will get out of the
business for packing is barely enough
to do business and it rs oply the larger
ones that can operate with a profit.
The Dragcr Fruit company may be con
sidered as one of the lal gest plants of
the northwest, packing fully one-fourth
Of the pack, Cooperative plants will do
well with this new order, and this in
cludes the Salem Fruit Union, one of
the largest packers in the northwest.
As the buying price Cor prunes is es-
tablished and the maximum price also
established, there will not be any large
amount of excitement in the business
this year as the speculative element in
entirely cut out.
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The American Railway Express Com
pany has applied for a ten per cent
advance in intra-state express rates and
hes served a copy of its intentions to
ask for this raise on city Attorney
b. W. Macy, The hearing viii be heard
next Wednesday in room 252 of the
county court at Portland when shippers
VINO are interested may present their
side of the case. 1t is up to the public
service commission To decide Mhntherl