Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-31

The flag awarded to the city |
OF Newberg BY the Pacific Coast
association OF Fire chiefs at their
convention in Victoria. B. c., Sep |
tember 81, is to be formally pre-
sented to the city sometime the
latter part OF November accord
ing to information received by the |
state fire marshal's office here.
The flag is presented to Newberg
for the best showing by its fire de-
partment for the past year. Fre-
sentation OF the flag which is to
be purchased by the fire marshal's
department. is to be made by Gov
ernor Olcott.
The new issue of treasury saw
Ing stamp certificates will have
the portrait Of Theodore Roose-
velt, ex-president of the United
States, according to information
received by August Huckestein,
Salem postmaster this morning. In
the same bulletin 1t caIls attention
to the fact that $500. 900. 900 were
wasted last year in bad Inv est
ments and gives the quotations of
the stamp certificates for the
month OF August, as follows, s25
for $21.05. 500 for sS4.2O. $1,000
for $40.
Despite the fact that Halloween
| Is not officially on until darkness
falls this evening, Salem boys
have already essayed few Hal
Ilowe'en pranks. Police were noti-
fled yesterday that windows OF pri
yate residences had been marked
with soap and other minor COM
Iplaints were registered.
A youth, IS years of age, is
sought by Woodburn authorities
ION charge of stealing. Salem po-
lice were today searching for the
man who is reported to have stol-
en- rifle in Woodburn.
John x. Weber, $50 S. 17.h
street told the police yesterday
that while riding his motorcycle
ion one of the approaches to the
Center street bridge, his machine
lskidded and threw him into We
hicle driven by ]. S. Worthington
Iof route 1. There was but little
damage, he said.
! Leith Abbott. president of the
senior class at the University cf
Oregon, spent a few hours in Sa-
dem on business Saturday. Abb
bott was in 1919 editor Of The
Emerald, the college newspaper.
He returned to Eugene Saturday
might.
But little damage resulted yes
Iterday when a car driven by A.
lG. Stith, 267 N. High street,
moving west on Court street, was
struck by a machine driven by
ian unidentified man. Noboi iy
was hurt, according to the police
report.
The public service commission
Friday set the case involving
rates Of the Cottage Electric com
pany for further hearing On Mo-
vember when additional testi-
mony is to be produced.
wick Bros. will give an inner
tube with each Sound tire sold at
retail this week. 26O*
Austin Frazier, who lives at
I133f-N. Summer street, notified
the police this weekend that his
watch had been stolen from his
home.
Major Charles Gjedsted, of the
adjutant generals office, was one
of the Salemites who took in the
California and Washington game
Saturday at Portland. q
: Grant Boyer, county clerk, was
lin Portland Saturday and attended
the game between California and
Washington State college.
DIR. A. Slaughter is now located
. Ais and 416 Oregon building.
All Elks and their ladies will be
entertained at the club rooms to-
night with the lyceum course.
/. 260.
L. A. fitzgerald of Corvallis
was in the city Sunday on a week
end visit. He returned to his home
last night by motor.
Naimeyer Drug Co., moved tc
I175 N. Commercial.
The lyceum course will enter
tain the Elks and their ladies to-
: night at the club rooms. 26O'
Neimeyer Drug Co., moved tc