Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-15

The demand for prune piekers is now
on. The municipal bureau II the city
hall reports calls for so pickers. The
universal price is Is cents bushel, an
advance over that paid one year ago.
Lloyd Lee, who has spent the sum
mer ON his homestead near the town
|of Darlington, WASH, returned home
recently in company with his young
brother Paul. On his return from
/ France some months ago he learned by
accident of the existence of an un-
claimed homestead at that point and
immediately filed on it. According to
the provisions Of the federal law the
amount of time spent in military SER
vice will be deducted from the regular
term Of residence required ON the prop
erty, so that he will secure the land
with only few months of residence.
He expects to enter school at Corval-
lis, taking a course in agriculture, with
some study in poultry raising on the
side.
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G. N. Needham of the Washington
hotel, is among the Salem people trans
acting business in Portland. He has re-
Gently taken over the agency for the
Chautauqua Industrial Art Desk in Ma
irion and Polk counties. This is an IN
genius rolling chart arrangement in
tended for the use of school children
in the home, covering all branches of
study.
Dwight and Vernon Kloster, two Port
land boys who saw service on the,
French front, are among the latest ap-
, plicants under the soldiers aid law at
Willamette university.
The last vestige of military occu-
patton" is disappearing from the uni
versity campus today. A moving firm
lis engaged in transporting the 24x36
frame building, erected by the govern
.ment at the rear of the science build
ing, from the campus to site in the
east part of town. The building was
purchased by 7. G. Bligh some months
ago and will be placed ON vacant
lot in the suburbs where it will eventu-
ally be made over into neat cottage.
No word has been received Of the
thieves who stole the Dodge automo-
bile belonging to L. H. Aldrich last
Wednesday evening from in front of
the Graybelle The sheriff,s office is
getting out a circular describing the
car and. sending to 600 points in the
northwest and into California. There
lis reward of $25.
The Fourth Street Improvement club
| will be organized this week. Members
are to be only those who live on Fourth
street and who have an interest in the
paving of the street and in the efforts
now planned to make this street one Of
the most artistic ones, from land
scape standpoint, in the city. The
street is 66 feet wide, and the present
plans include paving of 90 feet,
with parking on each side of %
| feet Efforts will also be made to have
: the residence owners plant the parkings
in walnuts. Those who have signed the
petition for paving will meet this week,
and do all that can be done towards
getting things under headway. The
proposed paving is to begin on Fourth
street at Market and extend to the city
limits on the north.
Ben F. West, county assessor, was
again elected secretary and treasurer
of the state association of assessors at
their meeting held Friday and Satur-
day in Portland. Jasper Wickham of
Hood River was elected president and
U. G. Couch of Union county, vice pres
ident. At this meeting it was decided
to assist G. E. Spence, president of the
state grange, and William McMasters
of the Portland chamber of commerce
in compiling statistics to aid the state
grange in preparing a bill to be pre-
sented to the people for a state income
tax. 1t is understood that the state
grange, through C. E. Spence, will pre-
sent to he people for vote in 1920
state income tax bill, aimed especially
at those who are not paying their
share of taxes.
At the noon day meeting of the Sa-
lem Ministers association the follow
ing resolution was passed: "We en-
dorse the principal of voluntary medi
alton now being worked out in this !
district and express our hope that the |
citizens become interested in this move !
ment, and we also pledge our cooper
atom 1t is understood that several
have offered the use of their
pulpits for those who wish TO talk on
mediation.