Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12

big jitney dance ait Dallas tonight.
Scores of Salem people are going over.
Hard surface roads.
The French Prairie auxiliary of the
Red Cross will present a home talent
play entitled ''The jonah at Gervais
Saturday night, April 10. A dance and
general good time will follow the play,
to which the public is invited.
Harry A. Rowe, who several weeks
age announced his candidacy for nomin-
alton for constable for the Salem dis
ltrict. stated today that he had decided
to withdraw his candidacy. Mr.. Rowe
stated that inasmuch as he was en-
ployed on he city police force he felt
that his time should go to the service
of the city rather than to personal in
terests and the working up Of his IAN
didacy.
About thirty members of Pacific
lodge No. 80, of the Salem Masonic or
der, drove up to Turner last evening in
machines and put on degree work for
the Turner lodge. DIR. o. A. Olson, who
was honored at the recent annual CON
vention of the grand lodge by being
made grand steward of the Grand Coun-
Gil Of Royal and Select Masters of the
state of Oregon, had charge of the work
put on at Turner.
The second rehearsal of the chorus
for the Cherrian minstrel show was
held last evening in the Y. M. G. A.
building, under the direction of Prof.
John w. Todd. A good attendance was
present although many of the members
were engaged III the liberty bond drive
and could not be present. Another re-
hearsal will be held in the Y. M. G. A.
building again tonight and another Sun
day afternoon. All members of the
chorus are urged to be present. A num-
Der Of brand new patriotic songs have
been secured which have lots of pep and
vim and the way the chorus will get
them off on the nights of the perform
ance won't be slow, 'Fcordin" to indi-
cations.
Paul Traglio, of the Farmers ware
house, drove to Jefferson and Albany
yesterday on a business trip. Mr.. Trag-
Ito said a noticeable thing he observed
on the trip was the increased acreage
that has been sown to grain this sea
son. He stated that he saw one large
estate this side of Albany that has been
in litigation for the past sixteen or
eighteen years which has been plowed
and seeded the first time in a number
of years. Mr.. Tragic is of the opinion
that fully half again as much wheat
has been sown this season over last and
that a third more of other grains H.
also been sown.
Two more motor car drivers landed in
the tolls of the law yesterday for disre-
| garding the city traffic ordinance reg
ulating the speed of motor vehicles. The
first was w. G. Palmer of Portland, who
left So bail at the police station to in
sure his appearance in court at 10
( O'Clock this morning. He failed to show
up and City Recorder Race ordered his
bail forfeited to the city. The second
| offender was Julian Burroughs, a six
teen veal old youth, who with a party
Of friends was joyriding too fast past
one of the public schools. He is to APP
pear before the court Saturday morn
ing. Chief of Police Poland says he is
determined to see the city traffic or
dinance enforced.
James Trester, who was taken into
custody on the streets yesterday after
noon in a more or less intoxicated cOn
dition, appeared before City Recorder
Race this morning and paid a fine of
S. for whatever it was he had gotten
inside him, He stated he didn't know
what it was he had drunk but thought it
was wine, saying that it was given to
him by a man who said it was wine and
liver near Rickreall, but whose name
| he did not know. He said that the last
thing he remembered was drinking the
potion.