Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-04
All Around Town

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A marriage license was issued yes.
terday to Chester Leon Vincent, "a;
a teacher of Woodburn and Grace
Louisa Beaman, 20, a music teacher
of Woodburn.
Tie ApONo club c: Salem will hold
sort of a preliminary meeting this
evening at the home of F. G. Deeke-
bach when arrangements will be made
Tor ~rehearsals and the two concerts to
be given this winter.
On account of the prule picking sea-
son and of hops also, the schools at
Sublimity will not open until in De-
tober. ]. w. L. Smith, rural school su-
pervisOr reports that the school will
hold its annual industrial fair during
the latter part of October. The teach
ers engaged are Sister Mary Regina and
Sister Rose Y~andervelden.
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One week from tomorrow is regis
tering day for the young men between
is and p as well as the men who are
between 81 and 46 years of age. In
each voting precinct in the city and
county, four registrars will be ready.
The provost general has put it up to
each man to have his card and it is
up to every one included in the ages
to find out where he registers and
take no chances.
Last night a boy broke into the Sci.
lers residence at the corner of Bush
and South Liberty streets and rum.
mayed around the house in general as
the people who live in the house are in
the east. He climbed on a shed and
took out a pane of glass in the rear
OF the house. The boy who did the
work evidently was familiar with the
house as he seemed to be searching for
some special article. The police have
him spotted.
The combination Of having a poor
grade of coal in its last shipments and
the pear season coming on has about
exhausted the gas supply of the Port.
land Railway Light and Power com-
pany in Salem. Poor coal makes but
little gas and with the greater demands
during the canning season, the supply
was almost exhausted yesterday. The
company hopes to be able to supply
the demand for this week, without ask
ing people to slow down on consump-
ton.
Prune growers seem to have no trou-
blein getting workers, but according to
reports at the U. s, employment bureau
the hop ranches are not so fortunate.
Ten cents is the average price now
being paid for the picking of prunes
with a cent or two more b. those who
are rather unfavota5ly located, from
the standpoint Of securing la5orc1s.
Those who re " lting work in either
prunes or hops should call at the Of
flee of the U. S. employment bureau
on State street.
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DR.. Alber g. Bonaschi, secretary of
the Roman Legion of America, of New
York City will stop over a day or 50
in Salem, visiting his sister-in-law,
Mrs. E. D. Bradbury. He is with the
Italian editors now touring the coun.
try and is in The newspaper business in
New York City. 1t is probable that
arrangements will be made to have
him speak next Sunday evening at the
First Methodist church. He will arrive
IN the city Saturday and leave Mon
day.
Reckless driving by a young man in
charge of a grocery delivery wagon
yesterday morning almost caused a
serious accident on Capital street. The
driver was speeding along at from 25
TO 80 miles an hour, according to the
police report, and ran into Arthur
of rural route 6, who was
a motorcycle. Lauritson was ira
Yelling about IL miles an hour and had
the right of way. Several people saw
the accident and offered to testify for
To avoid trouble the driv.
Of the grocery wagon agree. to set.
tie out Of court.
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George D. Alderin, manager of the
West Fur company in Salem, is home
after having spent a couple of months
the ship yards of Astoria. Having
mad some experience in trying out the
cost of living in that seaport, he is of
he opinion that the retail houses there
doing their best to separate the
workers from the extra pay received /;
from the ship yard plants. He also is {
convinced that the man who will leave {
salem just because he can earn a dor p
ar a day more at Astoria will have
6, ess coming as that extra dol
ar will soon be taken away ON high
of living and then some. No big !
mount of money is now being made by {
he says, as men are not
permitted to put in extra time. Manag- ]
'rs of ship yards have found out that I
man who works too much extra time I
oses half his efficiency for the reg '
liar day work. Hence no more extra !
ime. I