Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-22
A mass meetinq win he hald tomor-


! A mass meeting will be held tomor
row evening at the Hickey school cas-
of Salem, at which time an address viii
be made by Edward NJ Burke on the
Armenian question and the conditions
which prevail in that stricken country
The meeting is part of the county
campaign for the raising of Armenian
funds.
A workman, whose name was unable
to be secured, was quite severely in
ljured yesterday afternoon at the Sa
lem Sand & Gravel company plant
when he fell from stairs he was
climbing to reach the gravel bunkerf
at the top of the plant. He struck a
banister on his downward fall, taking
section of it with him, and landed
on his head and shoulders.
The fire department was called out
about $3.50 yesterday afternoon to ex-
tinguish the flames which had about
taken possession of good sized wood
lpile in the rear of Roth s grocery
store. Although the flames had got.
ten a good start the fire laddies soon
had the wood pile rescued and saved
for use in a little different manner.
The fire is thought to have started
from the exhaust of a gasoline coffee
roaster used in the store for roasting
coffee.
Frank Davey, Marion county manager
of the Knights of Columbus drive for
r. a.,
sed an enthusiastic meeting at Liberty
last night. A good attendance was pre-
sent and particularly interesting and
instructive was Mr.. Neimeyer's s address
on his experiences and the conditions Of
trench warfare in France. The K. of
G. drive is meeting with highly encour-
aging results and the campaign is ex-
pected to more than fulfill the hopes of
its workers.
That Marion is coming to the front
as dairy county is Becoming more evil
dent every day. This morning about
$3.50 fine jersey "queen of the herd -
passed through the city in an automo-
bile, and that is surely going some even
for boss jersey. The auto passed east
on State street, the jersey being in a
trailer behind the auto, but she had a
neat cage built around her and seemed
to be enjoying the ride as well as the
sensation she was causing. All who saw
her stopped to look and then they smil-
ed and worried along on foot.
.
A meeting has been called for to-
morrow night at the G. A. R. hall of
committees that have been appointed
for preparing the exercises for the
observance of a Lincoln memorial on
February 18th. Committees have been
appointed from Sedgwick. Post and
Sedgwick Woman s Corps of the G. A.
r.; from the Hal Hibbard Camp and
Woman IS auxiliary, and from the Sons
of Veterans. These committees will
meet and from each one member will
be chosen to constitute an executive
committee to have charge of the ar
rangements All lodges, patriotic or
ganizations and churches of the city
will be asked to take part in the
exercises and it is planned to make
patriotic and memorial program that
will be long remembered.
A meeting of the larger shippers of
Salem and vicinity was called to be held
this afternoon at the Salem Commercial
club for the purpose of getting some ac-
tion through the public service commits
sion in the way of compelling the estab
lishment of physical connection between
the Oregon Electric railway and the
Southern Pacific. Local shippers suffer
great inconvenience through lack of con-
nection of the two lines permitting the
of freight and merchandise
from one line to another and steps will
be taken to secure this connection and
The fixing of fixed switching charges.
The matter will probably go from the
ocal commission to the Interstate Com
nerce commission.
The Chess and Checker club held an
,ther of their enjoyable meetings at the
Commercial club rooms last evening, |
here being a large number of players
md interested spectators present. Seven
ables of chess and checkers were in
Use throughout the evening. A challenge
las been received by the local players
rom the Oregon City Chess club, which
he local club voted unanimously last
light to accept. The contest will be
,layed in the local club rooms, the Orc
ron City club to name the date. There
las been some rivalry between the two
lubs and the local players are looking
orward with much anticipation to the
oming contest.
Mrs. O. E. Reinhart, of 140 south Gath
treet, received yesterday, letter from
Ter son, "Billy' Reinhart, who is a
member of Company NJ. The letter was
lated December 80, and was mailed
rom somewhere in England =. He said
le was safe and sound and they had
fine trip over, very few being sea-
ick. Their Christmas was spent on
'oard q vessel and they had turkey and
II the trimmin S. He said their Christ