Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-31
CITY NEWS
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Spanish war veterans and the ladies
auxiliary of the Spanish war veterans
to the number of. about rs observed
Memorial day yesterday in decorating
the graves of former veterans After
the morning observance, the ladies of
the auxiliary served dinner to the vet.
Grams at the armory.
M. w. German, curator of the Fores-
try building at Portland will come to
Salem this evening to accompany Prin-
cipal j. c. Nelson of the High school
on botanizing trip tomorrow into the
Lake Labish country. Mr.. German is a
man of national reputation as botan-
ist and he is especially interested in
the Lake Labish flora from the fact
that around the lake there is a ptculiar
reproduction Of the coast flora. Plants
that around the lake theme is a peculiar
are also found along the shores Of Lake
Labish and no where else in the country.
At the thirtieth annual convention Of
the Episcopal diocese recently held in
Portland, the Rev. R. s.. Gill was ap-
pointed as one of the delegates to at
tend the provincial synod to be held at
Seattle next September. He was also
appointed as member of the eccleasti
cal court.
At meeting of the three creamery
houses in Salem held yesterday, it was
decided to discontinue the delivery of
cream and butter to business houses, to
take effect June 5. One of the argu-
ments in favor of cutting off deliveries
was the fact that every grocery has its
own delivery system and could easily
collect its cream and butter and an
other was that about all Of the exper-
fenced drivers of the creameries had
gone to war and no men could be found
to take their places. This change in de-
livery does not effect the public. At
the meeting representatives were pre-
sent from the Marion, Capital City, Co
Operative and Mutual.
''Tt is just like old times when the
prune growers all had plenty of money
was the comment this morning of c. o.
Constable, former county fruit inspect
or, upon his return from looking over
his prune tracts at Rosedale and Kaiser
Bottom. All of which means, that Mr..
Constable sees a bigger crops of prunes
than for many a year and as there is
an assurance that the price will be most
satisfactory, everything points to the
good old days that were good for the
prune growers.
This isn't a joke. A joint meeting of
the Oregon and WashIngrcn veterinary
Medical association will be held in Port
land June 1915. One of the features,
pointed out by DR.. W. H. Lytle, state
veterinarian, will be experimental op-
tratlons on a jaekass to take from him
the power to bray and also to relieve a
luck of its ability in the quacking line.
Several weeks ago the doctor announc-
ed that he had made this discovery but
the modIs operandi has not as yet been
made kaewp to the layman.
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For the benefit of those who are al
ready getting ready their smoked glass
ior the eclipse week from next Satur-
day, it may be said that the first con-
tact Of the shadow Of the moon in this
country will be at 2:35 O'Clock at the
mouth of the Columbia and at Portland
at 2:38, and about a minute later in
Salem. The zenith of observation in
Salem will be about an hour later. Salem
will get about 81 per cent Of total
Z eilpse, according to astronomical writ
ers. 1t will require just AZ minutes for
the shadow of the moon to move across
the country from the mouth of the
Columbia river to the Atlantic coast
at Orlando, Florida. The fortunate
towns for complete eclipse are South
Bend and Glendale, Washington, Baker
Oregon; Poeatello, Idaho; Denver, Colo. );
Dodge City, Kan; Guthrie Okla; Yazoo
City. Miss, and Orlando, Florida.
The eleven women and nine men who
took the civil service examination last
Saturday for rural route mail carrier
may as well take life easy while wait
ing to learn how they stood on the
examinations. The papers have all been
forwarded to Washington and II may be
from one to three months before the
grades are announced. It is customary
for the Washington authorities to notify
each Of the grade made and the rank