Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-28


alton report Personal property val
ued at s524.S0 is noted in the ap-
praisement.
A dance and general good time will
be held at the Labor Temple Wednes-
day night for members of the vari-
Gus trade unions, and delegates of
the Central Trade and Labor Coun-
Gil. The dance win be under the aus
pices of the truck drivers local.
Edward Schunke as administrator
lof the Elizabeth Kruger estate has
filed final account of estate trans
actions. Receipts of $116150 and dis
bursements of $4SS.1O are checked in
the report. County Judge Bushey has
designated March 20 as the time for
final review.
Joseph Humphreys, 35, from Gas
ton, Ore, who has been confined in
a local hospital for some time. died
there at nine o'clock Wednesday
morning. The body will be shipped to
CASTOR Thursday by the Rigdon &
Son company.
Hearing of the suit of the Phez
Products Company against the Salem
Fruit Union will be resumed Feb
ruary 5, at 10 a. m. The case is be-
ing heard by Judge George G. iBng-
ham. of the circuit court for Marion
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Brown are SER
iously i'll with influenza at their resi-
dence on South Commercial street.
Mrs Brown has just returned from
a visit in Chicago and Rock River,
ILL.,, where she was the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. Ralph Matthews She
was i'll when she reached home.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. K. Spalding, who
have been the guests of their son,
Jarry K. Spalding in Salem for the
past few days, left Tuesday for Ia
coma and Seattle where they will Wis
It for week or two before returning
to their home in Sunnyside, Wash.
Mr.. and Mrs Spalding have been en-
joying an extended sojourn at Long
Beach, California.
Special effort to obtain the enlist
nent of men for the ordnance de-
Dartment Of the coast artillery corps
s urged in a communication from the
war department received here Wed
1esday by Corporal w. w. Sites, in
,harge of recruiting Men from this
district enlisting in the ordnance de-
Dartment will be stationed on the Pa
,ific coast, the war department dis
,atch read.
Word has been received by the To-
'al navy recruiting office that Com
nander John III. Blackburn, u. S.
v, will visit Salem in the first part
# February Commander Blackburn
vas executive commander of the larg
'st ship in the world, the U. S. S.
Turing the war, the Leviathan trans
'orted about 100000 soldiers to Eu-
ope.
]. Ed Savage, who has been con-
lected with the Wheeler Motor COM
'any of Colfax, Wash, has accepted
position with the Gile Mercantile
ompany of Salem and plans to make
his his permanent home. Mr.. and
drs. Savage were formerly residents
f this city. Until they can find a
uitable location, they are domiciled
/ the home of the formers father,
7. S. Savage
Due to the fact that quorum was
ot available, the Salem school board
i'd not hold its regular session last :
light. Board members, G. e. Halvor-
en-, H. H. Olinger and E. T. Barnes
Tere absent from the city and for
his reason the remaining members
ecided to defer the session and to I
all special meeting at the first OPP
ortune moment At this meeting, the
chool board expects to take action
1 conformation with a letter recently
sued by the state board of health
elative to the control of small pox.
The Foresters of America held an
pen meeting at their hall on North
commercial street, Tuesday evening,
ollowed by a banquet George L.
ooper, deputy head consul of the
Foedmen of America, was the prin-
ipal speaker of the evening. Mr..
ooper was for a number of years
Ice consul at Lima, Peru, and chose
3 the subject of his discourse, South
There will be another open
leeting on the last Tuesday Of Feb
lary, at which Alaska and Rome
ill be discussed, by men who have
Isited there.
An earnest plea for farm help
9th married and single-was issued
the office of the Municipal Labor
'ureau Wednesday morning. In ad-
ition to several farm jobs two wom-
aid that the labor situation in the
lace said. for other work. Mr.. Race
n are needed at once, City Recorder
ity is favorable, and all that is need
''is men to do the work" The Mu-
icipal labor bureau is in the city
all.
The Willamette university Y. NJ c.
:. has elected as its officers for the