Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-24

by the Donald school district No. !.
One of ,he principal features OF the
program was the unfurling of a large
American flag, measuHng 16 feet
which has been purchased through
the activities of the school. According
to Mrs. Fulkerson the Donald school
of which Miss Margaret Scollard is
teacher has the largest 100 percent
Industrial club in Marion counts.
Owing to the prevalence of disease,
the meeting planned by the Elks for
the benefit of the boy scouts has
been postponed indefinitely. The
scouts have been assured, however,
that it will be held as soon as condi-
tions are favorable.
Beginning Wednesday, February 25,
there will be on exhibit in Kafoury
brothers womens store, on State
street, number of war trophies
which have been secured by Captain
Barker from the war department in
Washington. Captain Barker is in Sa-
lem in connection with the recruiting
activities for the U. S. army.
Olaf Oleson, purveyor of Chandler
cars and Day Elder trucks has branch
ed off into a new line of effort. Olaf
is now the owner of a dairy herd. At
the present time, the herd" num-
bers only one but that one bovine is
proof of the fact that when Olaf puts
money into anything, cars or cows, it
must be pretty good. The name Jf
the herd is Beauty, she is Holstein
and as a milk producer is rated at Z
gallons. Beauty was formerly owned
by ]. F. Dunlap, who received near
ly as much money for her as Henry
Ford gets for one Of his quadrupeds.
Capital post No. 9 American Le-
gion, will give one of it's famous
dances at the armory Wed. Feb. %.
The boys who served ''over there"
invite Won TO be present. 47+
Lets steal some eggs, fellows" is
probably the proposal which nearly
landed half dozen Salem boys in
jail recently. A woman living near
Bush's pasture has reported that an
unearthly commotion was heard in
her hen house and that a crew OF
bows fled upon being disturbed in
their pilfering. IT is supposed that the
boys "had an ample supply of idle
time" upon their hands and had no
better training than to utilize 1t by
destroying the property belonging to
others. The woman who made the
complaint stated that she liked boys
very well indeed, but that she would
like this gang better If they would
Join the boy scouts or get into some
other line of useful endeavor.
The Maccabees will give smoker
at the Mccormack hall on Wed. eve
Feb, "a. State Com. j. w. Sherwood
will be with us. Come bring a friend
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The Womans Foreign missionary
society of the Jason Lee Memorial
church will meet with Mrs. P. c
Rosenberger, Fifth and Belmon'
streets on "Wednesday afternoon Feb
ruary 25 at 80 O'Clock.
American Legion will give a dance
at the armory Wednesday Feb. 20
Everyone is invited to be present. AZ
The regular meeting of the Centra
Trades and Labor conncil of this city
will be held this evening, beginning
at eight o'clock, at the Labor Temple
Due to his absence in Silverton foi
the evening President L. }. Simeral
place will be temporarily filled BY
Pascal Traglio, vice president.
That the Willamette university
quintet might mete out defeat !. te
Stanford's five TUESDAY evening WIZ
out determent to the game the Com
mercial league basketball games
scheduled at the Y. M. C. A. gymna-
sium for tonight have been postpoheo
until Thursday evening, according tc
James ENin. secretary of the
Tuesday. Thursday night, however
large crowd of spectators are expect
ed. The games will begin then a
eight o'clock.
Corporal w. w. Sites, who mas peer
in charge of the army recruiting sta'
ton here has been transferred 70 iht
Portland recruiting district. corpora
Sites is relieved by Corporal A. ). ar
thorough. general service, infantry
When Corporal sites arrived here IL
October, he attracted attention because
iof his unusual girth. Coporal ar
borough is also six feet four lnches
but this time it is height and not CIT
cumference, as the two recruiting --si
agreed when they exchanged sta'@ MS
In addition to his stature, Marlborough
weighs OS pounds. He has just re-
turned to the United States after De-
ling stationed for five years at Panama
with the Tenth infantry. The new re-
cruiting man announces that his OF
flee will be open for recruits, uhtll Il
o'c1ock each night.