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PAGE TEN THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8 1022 S FLURRY HERE TODAY fell at intervals In Salem this morning. Throughout the night there were intermittent showers and the wind was fairly heavy. T a .. Angeles. ir. Ob.neh.ta of j,. released from Jail , ' 'Sll said" ' D6rV0US b"XS NOVEMBER NOT Wet snow which melted as it struck the pavement and ground RAINFALL FOR SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF SUSPECTED MURDER TRUST - X. . mmmimmmmmmwmmmimw, , HJ PUTNAM HELD NORM Ths month of November was far below the average metronologlcal . ly for Salem, with only 2.57 inch ta of rainfall being recorded In the 10 days. Only two other years ince the establishment of a weather observer here in 1879 has there been less precipitation than there was here last month in No vember, 1894 when there was a rainfall of but 2.19 Inches, and in November, 1905, when but 2.26 Inches was reported. The average for the month for Salem is 6.49. Records show that November Js supposed to be "the wettest month of the year here. January aver ages second with 5.77 inches. Records by Days. Max. Mim. Pre. 1 . 60 36 .05 3 .......63 37 .18 3 - 46 38 .00 4 . 48 39 .16 6 48 39 .01 6 .. ....46 39 .01 7 .-...,...:, 55 42 .33 8 45 35 .15 9 .....48 36 .16 10 ..: 51 - 43 .34 11 . 54 42 .06 12 ....20 . 34 .02 13 ,.... 65 28 .00 14 .....46 30 .00 16 40 31 .00 16 ...1 . 66 37 .01 IT 67 44 .17 18 49 37 .16 19 . K...61 41 .15 20 ,.. .....49 41 .14 21 63 31 .00 22 . 53 30 .00 23 .. 60 29 .00 24 43 28 .00 25 48 29 .00 26 .....46 28 .00 27 ..:..... ...38 .30 .00 28 48 34 .35 29 . -. 40 32 .08 30 88 32 Tr. H .-M ) M y " K vJi-V--. V ,'Jil ? rs UlrA r'J- -: M v ! V'-' r r i H t v . i II v If- l J S ; ' , IU if.-lfo Tiflle Mtrrk. EcluipUrt(f Bo Btartlmg lave become the "poison dinner murders," alleged to involvo Mrs. Tillio Kiimek and Mrs. Nellie Stunner Koulik, now estimated at twelve, that Assistant State's Attorney William McLaughlin or mago, nag Decn directed to devote his entire time to the case. The so-called Chicago murder trust wag composed 01 women, who carefully worked out diabolical murders with arsenic. Mrs. Kiimek has de clared Mrs. Koulik supplied her with poison. Temperature Mean max., 45; mean min., 34; mean, 39; max., 67, Nov. 17; min., 28, Nov. 24 and 26; greatest daily range, Nov. 13, 27 degrees. ' Precipitation Total, 2.76; greatest In 24 hours, .35 inch, Nov. 27. Total number of days with .01 Inch or more precipitation, 18; clear, 7; partly cloudy, 7; cloudy, 16. The average precipitation per day was, .08 inch. The report also shows that on November 30, Thanksgiving, there was a trace of snow flurries. On November 7 there were thunder storms and on November 9, 12, 14 and 18, there was fog. The heav iest was on November 9. STOWERS' PANTS RESTORED f.rnest Stowers, a transient who, pantlesa, was arrested by the police Wednesday night, yesterday was allowed to go on his way by i'ollce Judge, Earl Race. Stowers' trousers, which he had lost when the police found him, were recov ered yesterday morning. They were hanging on a railroad bridge ratling near waller street. Stowers, who said he had been drinking bay rum, found $7 in the pants when they were turned over to him. Lausanne. Declaring Italy to bo In full agreement 'with the al lies. Premier MiiBsolinl said he hoped the Near Eastern negotia tions were successful for otherwise there would be war in his opinion. RUSSIANS SEEK TO Tlf UP WITH SWEDEN Stockholm, Dec. 8 A new Rus sian effort to estublibh closer finan cial and commercial relations with Sweden is seen in the arival in Stockholm of Aron Scheinman, head of the Eussian State Bauk. Mr. Scheimon has declared that the bank which he heads may place its foreign assets nd clearing funds in Swedish banks, provid.ng a safe guarding agreement can bo arrang ed between the two countries. He has come here, he says, to enlarge the fiancial cooperation between Eussia and Sweden. He considers Sweden one of the safest countries for the deposit of money,''' owing to its independent position and its well-ordered conditions. The Eussian State Bank, declares Mr. Scheinman, has acquired 36,000- 000 gold rubles through its foreign exchange operations, and the end of the present year will add 50,000,000 to the total figure. The main pur pose of the bank is to finance state industrial enterprises. WDat's Now ontliB Market BT FORREST GINN BARONESS OF JAPAN OPENS BUSINESS SHOP Tokio, Japan. A new step has been taken by Japanese women in broadening the field of their ac tivity. Baroness Ishlmotto has opened a business office in the center of Tokio's busiest business quarters. The baroness la acting for. the Dojo Kai, the Sympathy Association, a charity organiza tion of prominent Japanese ladies who for the last three years acted as agent for American yarns. The porfits o to a leper hospital. This has marked the debut of society matrons in 'the commercial world and Is another departure from the tradition that a Japanese lady should confine .herself solely to the home circle, As a young girl Baroness Ishl- moto went to school In America. Her assistant is Mrs. Nakajima, sister of a popular novelist, who spreads the popularity of yarns by teaching Japanese ladies to knit. Head lettuce of excellent qual ity is now being offered at 1! cents a head. The lettuce for som Lime has been shipped in from Cal ifornia and is costing five cents t head more than the local product did during the Beason. Apples are being featured by practically all of the local grocery stores. They are selling from to $3 depending upon the variety and grade. Fine purple top turnips are sell ing at from three to four cents a pound. For this time of the year these are exceptionally tender. Lemons are being offered at from 45 to 60 cenU a dozen, de pending upon the size. Prunes are being suggested by window displays by local grocers as very acceptable Christmas gifts. The ten-pound cartons are selling at from $1.50 to $2.60, depending upon the size of the prunes used. PLAES TO SEARCH FOR 2 El Paso, Texae, Dec. 8. Th 12th observation squadron at Fort Bliss with six airplanes and nine pilots, is in readiness to search for Colonel Marshall and Lieuten ant Webber, reported lost on their way to Tucson from San Diego. The squadron is waiting radio orders to go to hunt the missing plane from 8th corps area head quarters at San Antonio, expected the officers said, momentarily. RADIO TO ASSIST IN MISSIONARY WORK Chicago, Nov. 8 Radio phones airplanes as aids in carrying on mis sionary work in virtually inacces sible parts of China will be used by missionaries of the Methodist Epis copal church, annonces the commit tee on conservation and advance of that church. This was decided upon at a meet ing of missionaries in Tzechow, West China. Pfcms were announced by the Rev. -Jaines Maxon Yard, J new executive secretary of the Centenary in China and relayed to the committee in America At the City View cemetery im pressive military funeral services were yesterday according Welcome Putnam, 29, a member of the old company M of the Oregon national guard, who died Monday evening in a Portland hospital. A number of ex-service men were present at the Southern Pacific depot when the body arrived and formed part jf the procession to the cemetery. Koloiwing the lowerfng of the cas ket a sharp command was given and the miltlary firing squad had lven its last honors. The most touching part" of the graveside service was the sounding of taps iy two members of the American Legion. As the last notes were lying the echo from far down the nill was heard. Mr. Putnam was a Willamette university graduate and for the :ast year and a ihalf had been principal of the Gold Hill high school. A wife and two children survive. Services were held in Portland before the body was ship ped here. -- 1VCMENS GLUBS PLAN TO WAR UPON SLANG Iowa City, Iowa, Dec. 8 Incor rect speech- and slang are to lie the subjects of a nation-wide campaign by women's clubs and schools of he country, according to Prof. Glen X. Merry, head of the department of peeeh of the University of Iowa and chairman of the joint commit tee of the National Council of Teachers of English, the National ssociation of Teachers of Speech, the General Federation of Women's clubs, which are instituting the bet ter speech movement. Women's clubs will attack in correct speech the next week," he -said. "Schools will take up the at tack the thi-rd week in February. fn both instances the action will be oncerted throughout the country and will be an effort to erase the bad features of our language." 3MM Safe JfeOfiSSV f Milk tTi ii" I ii i i T"vft Tit Children The Original Food-Drink for All Ages. Quick Lunch at Home.OfficefcFountains. RichMilk, Malted Grain Extract in Pow deraiTabletfonns. Nouriihlnc-No cooking. Avoid Imitations and Substitute CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS Ladies' Pure Thread Silk Hose - - .... L S, -MUf57. ; 1 Jr At popular prices Handkerchiefs, a complete line for men, women and children ....10c to 59c each Also in fancy holiday boxes, boxed three handkerchiefs 39c, 59c, 75c and $1.25 per box. 1 LADIES' FANCY PURSES 'I i:0 Pigeon brand, extra quality and wear, pair $1.75 Ladies' Umbrellas SSL A Wedding Celebration Where You Get the Presents It has been just ten years since Wason's be come "wedded to tin" and began packing Wason's Better Coffee in tin containers, so we are celebrating this "tin" wedding not by asking for a present but by giving a handsome gift as A Souvenir of Our "TIN" ANNIVERSARY It's a beautiful canister, artistically litho graphed in three colors and gold, a container which will be an ornament to your kitchen and a convenience for keeping sugar, tea, coffee 6r any of the various supplies for your pantry. WASON'S BETTER COFFEE was chosen by Amundsen after careful tests for use on his Polar expedition. It is used by many of the most exclusive clubs and restaurants and is also the ideal coffee for home use. When you buy a three-pound can of it or three one-pound cans your grocer will give you this canister, absolutely free. I Aracuum packed orJy in green and orange cans See our ad in Tuesday night's Journal for list of grocers who will have canisters. Gem Nut Margarine A Daily Treat Gem Nut Margarine gives a refreshing touch of flavor to an item of daily table use. Made from wholesome materials, delicately blended, for Gem Nut Margarine is a nutritious food easily assimilated. Made in modern, sanitary. factories. Not touched by hands in manufacture or packing. Its reasonable price makes it an economy. Unsurpassed for baking and cooking. Order a carton today from your dealer. ' Mde In Portlind Swift & Company, U. S. A. Manufacturers of Swift's Premium Oleomargarine Sweet Pure Clean IPO RifiilJ nnop If v .xwimMammmmammmmmu i- .hiwi. w mn 1111 n w v v wsmiimm mussiimai stores a saving Three New Washington Stores Has just been purchased by Mr. Skaggs. There is how 6 SKAGGS STORES in Washington. Skaggs "Everyday Prices" Federal Milk And Vanity Cases, a new shipment just re ceived, featuring the "Purse of the Hour." Prices $1.49 to $7.75 each. In cotton and colored silk. Cotton Umbrellas $1.25 to $2.98 Silk Umbrellas $3.98 to $9.75 GALE & COMPANY Commercial and Court Streets smart! LARD No. 5 Short Wt. Pail $ .79 No. 10 Short Wt. Pail 1.59 Goldenwest Coffee 1 lb. can . . . . . . .... . . 40c 2i2 lb. can ........ ... 98c Shredded Wheat Perpkg. .......... . . 10c Swift's Sunbright Cleanser 5 cans, big value . . 25c Crystal White Soap To popularize tins Soap, the makers have instruct ed us to give FREE one bar with each dollar pur chase of this soap on Sat urday, Dec- 9th. 22 Bars $1.00 1 bar free. This makes the case (100 bars) price including Free Bars, $4.30. 10 cans 95c Creamery Butter Highest quality, 2-lbs. 98c Bread Full pound loaf . .5c Skaggs "Everyday Prices on Canned Goods" Lilly of Valley Small Sweet Peas, doz. $2.65 Case (21 cans) ....$5.20 derful value, doz. $1-95 Case (24 cans .... .$3.75 Kerr Solid Pack Tomatoes, large cans, doz. . . .$1-95 Case (24 cans) . . . .90.10 v: e you seen our part of the 63,000 pounds of CHRIST MAS. CANDY. We now have tubs of it on display. Tins pure sugar candy with the many sparkling colors, will please any KIDDIE. Very low prices given to churches, schools and lodges. . It would be wise to place your re quirements at once-. Grocery and Meat orders amounting to $3.00 or over (sugar excepted) delivered FREE. Phone C. O.D. Orders 478.