Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-16

F. y. Kariton, assistant state su-
peFintsRdent of public instruction. Is
able to be at his desk m the state
house again after an absence of two
weeks during which time he has been
confined to his home with the influ-
lenza.
]. A. Churchill. state superintend-
ent of public instruction. left Satur-
day night for Chicago where he will
attend the annual convention of the
national society fors vocational edu-
cation. This convention will meet on
February 1e. 20 and 81. From Chi
cago Mr. Churchill will SO to Cleve-
Hand, Ohio, where he win participate
in the annual meeting of the depart
ment of snperintendents of the Ma
tional Educational association.
l Fred Williams Of the public service
commission has just been notified of
his appointment as a member of the
railroad rates committee of the Ma
tfdnal Association of Railroad and
quarters in Chicago.
Miss Ruth Wallace, deputy in the
office Of County Clerk Boyer, is the
latest flu victi mfrom the courthouse
personnel. Miss Wallace was taken i'll
Saturday evening and was unable to
report for duty Monday morning.
Miss Eusona Haid spent the week
end at Corvallis as sorority house
guest of Miss HELEN Moore. who is
attending school at o. A. c. this Win
| ter.
A. H. Moore and family motored
to Portland Sunday. Mr.. Moore re-
ports travel and road conditions to
be fair. considering the season. While
in Portland, Mr. Moore visited j. n.
Ryan, who is quite seriously III in
hospital there. Mr.. Ryan at one time
/ was member of the mechanical
staff of the Capital Journal
E. c. Simmons. formerly of Salem.
but now Ford and Fordson dealer at
Eugene, where he is also president of
the chamber of commerce, was regis
tered at the Marion over Sunday night
l John Krebs of this city is in Port
! land, where he has been taking med
ical treatment for TIE past week,
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delivery car owned by William Gahls
dorf company. and the rear fender
was broken off of a Ford sedan own
ed by e, f. Ryder, 1905 Broadway,
and other slight damage resulted to
both machines, when they collided at
the corner of Chemeketa and 14th,
street Monday afternoon at about
o'clock. Homer Best was driving the
delivery truck, and Mr.. Ryder was
driving his own car. Neither of them
were injured.
j Percy Nj. Varnev. former chief Of
Salem's police department, and re-
Gently appointed state parole officer,
assumed charge of the office at the
IspCuitthtAhly nAuAluuy ifti6iHbst NtA.
| Varney was due to take up the duties
of state parole officer February l,
but due to his confinement at his
home, sac Center street, with an at
tack Of Spanish influenza, has not
been able to do so. Mrs. Varney, who
was also i'll with influenza, Is much
Improved.
4 A number OF improvements. such
as a general overhauling of the rooms
the installation of lockers for the use
Of the Yeomen, Royal Highlanders
and other orders who use the hall,
are being made by the Foresters Of
America, in their assembly hall on
North Commercial street.
The general monthly business meet
ing of the Salem Art league will be
held in the public library Tuesday eve
ming at $ y. m. A good attendance is
expected
X. L. Field, one Of the heads Of
the Loyal Legion Of Lumbermen and
Loggers, was in Salem Monday. While
here, Mr.. Field was IN conference
with several banking firms and Salem
attorneys.
L. NJ. Good of Toledo, Ohio. IL vis-
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