Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-30

ing On al lday at the state fa1r gr0unl
and while this work is not complete
it is estimated that attendance will b.
around l23,OOO, which is 1000 NOR
than last year.
S. S. McNeill of Silverton was arrest
ed by Constable Simeral of Silvertol
and brought here this morning to tn
county court house. He is now in iai
awaiting an investigation. He is charg
ed with impersonating an officer.
.
Warren Hunt wont two firsts and
second prize at the state fair with hi
New Zealand and Belgian hares. H
owns the mother of the Belgian hare
that took the first prize at the Port
land Pet Stock show.
-
VIM. E. Paul, the employe of the Sa
lem street railway who lost his iol
for making unpatriotic remarks an,
who was arrested and lodged in tn
county Jail, is again free. He was tax
en- to Portland a few days ago apt
was released on bonds to appear be
fore the federal grand jury.
o
Marion county took third prize on it,
educational exhibit at the state fair
But when it comes to raising chickens
and hogs the county put all the other,
out Of business as it was awarded frs
on chickens and secured all firsts OF
pig displays, exhibited by members Of
the Boys and Girl IS Industrial clubs
.
In round numbers, it is estimated thai
74,5OO people travelled on the street
cars from Tuesday of state fair weel
until Saturday, inclusive. Thursday
known as Elks' and Portland day the
traffic was the heaviest with record
of 10000 fares. The estimate for each
days passengers during the state fail
is as follows; Tuesday, l1,000; Wednes
day, 10000; Thursday, 10000; Friday
$4,000; and Saturday, 105OO,
.
Thanks to the vigilance Of the po-
lice during state fair week there was
no conviction of any one for violating
the city or state traffic laws. A mum
Der Of suspicious characters who pre-
fer to travel with the crowds were
warned to leave town and they did
Besides the usual duties of the police
force during fair week, there was that
of finding people both young and old
who were lost and .estoring them to
their friends.
The four young folks, members of the
Industrial club of Marion county who
were awarded the two weeks free sum
mer course at the Oregon Agricultural
College are as follows: Eva Benjamin Of
Woodburn for her sheep exhibit; Et
mer j. Roth of the Bethel school near
Salem on his pig exhibit; Oliver Tuest-
man of rural route IS, Salem on his
sheep exhibit and Nichol Brinkley for
his prize hog display,
On account Of the quarantine, due
to the spread of the Spanish Influenza,
all induction calls for the week have
been cancelled. Orders to this effect
were received this morning by the To-
cal exemption board Hence the 20 men
who were to have left for Camp Lewis
this week will not report for entertain
ment until given special orders. Those
Of the limited service Who are to 80 to
Ft Mcdowell within few days will
report and leave according to orders.
Eva Benjamin Of Woodburn, who
was awarded first prize at the state
fair on the exhibit of a fine. sheep
now understands about ups and downs
Of life. Thursday she was awarded first
prize on her sheep exhibit and thereby
secured the privilege of attending the
0. A. C. summer school next year with
all expenses paid. On the following
day the sheep died. It was valued at
$4,000.
Radical changes in the oregon Elec-
tric trains will become effective Tues
day, October |. The train leaving Sa-
lem for Portland at 1;50 O'Clock, p.
m. has been taken off and also the
Owl, leaving Salem at 4:35 in the morn
ing. To Eugene, etwo trains have been
cancelled, the $3.50 in the morning and
the Owl at 1855 in the morning. The
Corvallis train that arrives in Salem
from the north at 1855 p. m. will be
taken off at Salem. In the evening the
$3.50 train instead of coming from Cor
Wallis, will be madq up in Salem.
Members of the Students Army
Training Corps Of willamette Univer-
,ity are busy today, first in register
ng and proving their educational quail.
fications to enter the University and
second in receiving their physical ex-
tits expected that within
. few days, fully $50 young men will
nave registered and assigned to their
regular routine of work as members
If the United States army. The citizens
If Salem have been most liberal in
,pening their homes to the young men
ior week or two during the compile
ion of the science hall which is to
,e used as barracks. Captain Tyler and
Lieutenant REGISTER have been assign
d to the University and viii assist in
he services tomorrow morning at 3
'clock on the campus when the young
men viii be inducted into the service.
At the meeting held yesterday after
loon at the Commercial club of the
committee and 3S captains of
he Fourth Liberty loan drive, it was
voted that loyalty COM
nittee of 25 should be organized and