Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-07

guilty and paid the SIS, she said to-
day. Miss Pettijohn said she did not
wish to be considered a careless driv-
err, and hat her plea of guilty should
not be construed as evidence of reck-
less driving. One report that she was
arrested for driving past a standing
street a was erroneous.
The old Depot Hotel, 18th and Oak
streets, will be repaired and made into
flats and apartments, and will again
be opened to the public, according to
plans made by the Oregon Realty Ex-
change Investment company. A per-
nit to repair the building has been
issued the company by the city re-
corder's office. Costs of r~ejuvenating
the hotel will be about $500
Isaac Baumbach, II, and Helmutt
Otto, is, runaway boys from Lodi,
Cal, were turned over by police here
to Henry Baumbach and K. Otto, par
ents of the lads who came to this city
to return them home. The quartet
will leave Salem tonight on the re-
turn trip to Lodi.
Jack Wellnes, 20, arrested here
Monday for the theft of an auto in
Portland, served time in the state
boys training school under the name
of Tartarino, Chief of Police Welsh
learned today. Earl Townsend, "a, ar
rested with Wellner, also is a former
inmate of the state reformatory, and
was discharged from there in 1910,
it became known.
Mrs. Elsie Carbon Sterling, an in
mate of the state feeble minded in
stitute, made her escape from there
late last night, according to a report
made to Night Police Sergeant White,
at 1850 D. M. Police here are aiding
in the search for Mrs. Sterling, who, il
is believed has not wandered far from
the institute.
Sol Richbach, representative foi
the Vogan Candle Company, of Port
land, was a business visitor in Salem
during the day. Tuesday Mr.. Richbach
called on business men in Silverton.
The following persons names were
issued at the Salem General Hospital
campaign headquarters today as sub
scribers to the 500, 900 fund; f. H.
Raymond, $40, William Zosel, $40
Edna d. Raymond, $40, L. S. Gosser,
$40 Irwin Griffith, 500, Bert f.
West, $40, R. G. Hallberg, $25, Salem
King Products Company, $25, Cherry
City Baking company. $75, and Mrs
E. and Carrie Hurst, SIS.
After hearing testimony in the case
of II. G. Coursey against Ben j. Wer-
ner, in Department No. 2, Tuesday,
Judge Percy r. Kelly, returned a YER
dict in favor of the defendant, Mr..
Werner. Coursey had complained that
in signing a certain agreement CON
4 corning payments on jointly owned
land, a warranty deed had been sign
ed without his intent. The court de-
cided that there was insufficient tes-
timony to show that any duplicity had
been used in the deed signing. De-
PENDANTS claims were that the in
strument had been signed with the
full knowledge of plaintiff and that
no trouble had arisen until the sale
of the land had been completed.
Voting a days wages each to the
fund. all members Of the United Tim
berworkers union here, at their meet
ing last night, came to the front in
support of the Salem General hos
pital. Numerous members talked high
ly Of the hospital, and declared that
they would be glad to give more were
they able.
A group of Japanese books, brought
from the Orient by Miss Cornelia
Marvin will be on display at the pub
lie library this evening. Miss Flora
Case, public librarian, will be in at
tendance. The books will be of great
interest to students and persons in
terested in oriental art and literature
Miss Cornelia Marvin, state libra
rian, went to Portland this afternoon
She will address a meeting of the Ii
brary staff of that city this evening.
Fred A. Williams and H. II. Corey
of the Oregon Public Service Commits
| sion left today for Ontario, Malheur
! county, to attend a conference with
the Idaho Public Service commission
! the Idaho Power company and rep
resentatives of the patrons Of this
company, relative to power rates
| charged by the company.
Petitions asking that the name OF
Herbert Clark Hoover be placed upon
the republican ballot at the primary
| election, May q, are being circulated
in Salem. Paul Wallace and members
of the Hoover Republican Club, OF
Portland, are placing the petitions In
the hands Of voluntary circulators and
much interest is being manifested by
party followers in this county. Those
republicans who desire to place
.Hoover's name before Oregon voters
as 4 presidential candidate will find
petitions at the Capital Journal Of
flee.
PORTLAND Has FIRE
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