Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-12


win attend the conference of the Ma
tional Gamers and Preservers -associ-
alton. Mr.. Holt is president of the
northwestern branch of the Gamers
association. While in the east, Mr.
Holt will purchase machinery fol
several new units of the Oregon
Growers string of plants.
GASOLINE
We have gasoline for everybody
Otto J. Wilson. Buick Garage. 114*
Reports from Dallas state that work
. on the new prune dryer to be built
by the Oregon Growers Cooperative
association is well under way. Con-
tracts for material and construction
have been let and completion of the
building in few Weeks is anticipated
Herbert Lewis, son of G. |. Lewis,
and student at the Salem high
Ischool is spending the week end in
Corvallis
Walter Denton, accompanied by
school supervisor A. N. Arnold, will
go to Livesley Wednesday evening
where they will address a gathering
at the Livesley school in the interests
of school aid measures.
/ Thursday, Robert c. Paulus and c.
liz. Lewis of the oregon Growers asso-
citation will make a loop trip te Med
ford, Grants Pass, Riddle and Rose
burg, where they will address branch
sessions Of the association.
/ Lester Larson, of the firm of p. ].
Larson and Son, is recovering from a
accident occurring last Friday in the
FIRMS automobile body shop whom
his hand was caught in an emery
wheel, badly bruising the member.
Although a rather painful mishap
no permanent injury is reported.
Twenty six thousand letters went
through the cancelling machines az
the local postoffice Tuesday, accord
ling to Postmaster Huckestein. 120Oo
third class letters were not worked
for lack of time. OF the mails sent
out from Salem yesterday 12S SACKS
Iwere for Portland alone. 1t Is thought
that most of the surplus letters are
election and campaign letters.
N. & Maris, for the past eight years
engaged in Industrial club work IN
1.-The office of the state superintendent
of public instruction, has resigned er-
fective May is, to enter the office OF
T. d. Mickle, state dairy an dfood in
spector, as chief deputy. No success
sor to Maris has as yet been named.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Salem @. A. G. club will be held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Ap-
rams, 1O4 Wilson street. THURSDAY
evening, May f3,
Percy A. Cupper returned this
morning from Heppner where ne was
lin conference with the board OF di-
lrectors of the John Day Irrigation
district relative to the development
of that immense project in Morrow
and Gillian counties
4 II, III. Mumford and Clifton Glenn
ems we're arrested yesterday evening
by Traffic officer Moffitt on charge
of speeding on South Commercial
street. Both drivers deposited bonds
Of s5 each for their appearance later
in police court.
Total registration in the city for
this year was given as 6475 in a re-
port made at the city recorders Of
flee today. This is practically the same
as the registration for last year, and
is only a slight increase over the reg
Iistration Of former years.
A fire, believed to have been start
ed by children playing with matches
caused considerable damage to tht
roof of sned at the corner of uniof
and Capital streets yesterday evefkg
The fire was extinguished by city
firemen.
The theft of a bicycle belonging L
. her grandson from in front of tn
s1Y M. G. A. was reported to polic'
last night by Mrs. w. NJ Brown.
: Aid In a countrywide search TO
: five boys, ranging in ages from J.
/, / to 16 years, who left their homes II
I Morris, Ill, is sought from local auth
! critics In communication IRON
that town today. The boys names arr
Singer, Crumb, Smith, Harvey am
: Mashlack.
Since May 10 complimentary pio
neer and Civil war veteran huntlnt
. and fishing licenses have been ISSUED
!. to w. A. Taylor. Maeleay; b. l. Frest
j. B. Grfer. william Grier and r. c
! Small, stayton; A. z. Smith, Silver
ton.
: Combination hunters and angler
!, licenses were secured this week b.
: I.eiss Maxon, Oregon City; X. Harrl
son and George Harrison Of Gervais.
A Ford truck loaded vita milk can
land driven by Willard Stevens wa
considerably crippled shortly after
= o'clock last evening when II ran iHt
g another truck driven by Fran
Flake, al the intersection OF sout
Commercial and Ferry streets steA
ems was driving south on conamefei'
street ard Flake was going east .
s Ferry. The Ford driver applied ih
brakes. but the machine skidded 2
the pavement and crashed into y
So nf the car. which escaped VIII
out serious damage. The fro's whe'
3 ne truck vas turned out and 4
machine was crippled % g eEea. :
q -. ~ !. z.nutd MT b 1Ilts