Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-03-09
Oregon
dissertations

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Portland-Local wholesale hause
have announced reduction Of nine
ty cents per hundredweight in III
wholesale price of sugar. effectiv
Monday next. The retail price woul
be reduced to either &c "a or 4
cents per pound, the announcement
said.
Portland = A shipment billed a
'walrus tusksn which arrived her
on the Waban from Vladiyostol
which arrived in Portland last week
is a. misnomer, as the larger part o
the consignment is made up Of mas
todon tuslSs, several times larger than
walrus tusk
Observation-Disclosures Of the
wool auctions as method OF dispos
ing Of surplus stocks OF wool BY tht
war department until the market i;
In better shape to absorb it Is urged
by the National Wool Growers asso.
citation in telegram sent to the
Quartermaster general Of the army by
Or. S. W. Mcclure acting secretary
CT the association.
Eugene.--By reason of the initia
tory ceremonies carried through Sat
urday by Hillah Temple, Ashland
thtre are now 11G more members O
the Mystic Shrine in Oregon. Tha
n4any 32d Scottish Rite Masons ant
knights Templar walked the burning
sands that evening. Thlrty-five of th'
newly initiated members are from
Eugene and 2S are from the imme
diate vicinity.
portiand-Plans for the organiza
tion Of a western flying clubs asso-
citation will be formulated at the
aeronautical exposition to be held in
San Francisco April 2l to 2S. accord
Ing to information received by Sec
retary George Quayle OF tho Oregon
state chamber of commerce.. from
Harris c. Allen, secretary Of the avi-
alton committee. American Legion,
department Of California.
Rosehurg. --Vernie Borden, Of Rid
die, aged 23 years, an sawiniii em-
polye, was killed a few miles east Of
that place some time Friday evening
when a log which he was trimming of
It's limbs became dslodged and rolled
over. pinnng the young man under
meath and crushing out his life
Albany - Josephine II Trulove.
wife OF Earnest Trulove. passed away
at her home near Albany Saturday
morning following brief illness She
leaves her husband. a two year old
eon Rex Lee Trulove ana an infant
daughter, Lucene Virginia Trulove,
only nine days old
Astoria, Between $50 and 1000
visitors will be attracted to Astoria
for the combined conventions OF the
q. A. f., Ladies' of the c. A r.. Wo-
mems Relief Corps and Daughters Of
Veterans which viii be held in this
city on June s, ., 10 ana Ii. the dates
eelected at conference between the
delegations of veterans .and the pub
licity committee Of the chamber of
commerce,
Roseburg, - More than sixty fruit
growers residing in the vicinity Of
Roseburg the majority OF whom we're
already members OF the Oregon Crow
ors Co-opcrative association, gathered
Of ,lls e.tg hall at o'clock Saturday
afternoon to perfect the organization
OF local unit which win moro offec-
lively manage the affairs OF the fruit
union locally and through which the
state association may transmit its in.
formation with IA better surety of ev-
cry member being reached than
through one general state organiza-
tion. Douglas county has been di.
vlded into foua communities. each
community to have one OF these local
organizations, Meetings have been
held and organizations effected al |
Riddle and Myrtle Creek, and the last
IL the series is to be held at suther-
IN on Monday thus completing the
cycle of four units for this county.