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THE SCIO TRIBUNE
>1.25 THE YEAR
SCIO, LINN COUNTY. OREGON. APRIL 15. 1915
COMMUNITY MEET A
SPLENDID SUCCESS
Orel Free Hundred Peeple
ly
Thw
Presence, Manifest Interet!
le Etaitna
Whenever Scio undertake* u> <i<>
thing*, our citlxena go at it with so
much test and energy that the func
ti<»n may he written down before­
hand as a success.
So when County Sch**»l Superin­
tendent Jackson arranged for an
educational meet, last Saturday, he
came over with the expectation that
he would I m * greeted by a good
crowd
N>>r was he disappointed
The large auditorium at the school
building was filled to its capacity,
with a fair sited au dience standing
in the hall.
Owing to the exceedingly busy
times with farmers, the attendance
of the farmers themselves was rath­
er smaller than it would have l»een
at a less busy time, though many of
them sent their women folk and
chilli ren.
MORNING SKNNION
Railroad Owned Stesmxhipi
Caa Not Use the Canal
PRESIDENT WILSON
WILL VISIT WEST
Auto Owners
Not Io Use Old License
Washington, April 12. Th«* inter­
state commerce commissioners have
announced they will hold a hearing
Mam to determine the ownership of Wkile ReaoMieilioi Is Net Defitti
the steamshi|M of tin- (¡real North­
huais DiscMOft PiMUtart
ern and Northern Pacific, which will
I m * operated between San Francisco
[MKlMt at I h «
and Astoria
No date haa yet l»-en
set for the hearing
That there is
an imue over the ownership *>f the
Washington, April t!
President
vessels was not known until the an­
I Wilson ia planning to make his de­
nouncement of the hearing was
layed trip to the San Francisco
made
The question arose over th«*
exisHiitton as Ms>n as foreign affairs
vessels going through the canal.
permit.
His advisors, it Iwcame
The canal act prohibits the railroad
known tonight, strongly desire that
owned steamship« using the water­
he shall make several speeches in
way. It provides a heavy |>enalty
different |>arts of th«* country before
for violation
k has ta-en Hupi**>Hed
th«* opening of the next session of
that the Hill interests owned the*
congress
vessela
Just when th«* trip will be made
•till I» un<N*rtain S«*cr»*tary Daniel»
wants the president to go through
th«* Panama Canal with him in July, i
ROUTE OF ALASKA
RAILROAD CHOSEN
Li«« te Ceeeect Severi ini Fiirhaks
Ibe Work n ta Be Betún
at Once
Warned
Although it has l*«*en over thr«*e
months sine»* 1914 auto licenses were
suppose*! to I m - rvplactxl with new
numbers, many car owners are tak-
ing chances of arrest by using the
old plat«**. Sheriff Bodine says that
there an* several people in the coun­
ty who |M>rsist in n,*glecting to get
n»*w licenses, and gives warning that
th«- law must I m * compile«! with Th«*
penalty is a fin** of >50 or imprison­
ment for 25 days for the first of­
fense
A reasonable length of time. 301
davs in Portland, for instance is
given tn th«* owners in which toj
secur«* their new tag*, but Sheriff
Bodin»- say* he think* all limits are
iuumms I and will proceed to arrest
th«* next offender he discovers.
Io
Be Caaftrrttf at Cutir L<ka. tit
Woadtilaad if the Wist, ia
Meati! of Attest
Talisman lodge N*>. 31. of Med-
font assisted by Granite No. 23.
Thermopylae No. 50. and Klamath
No 00. will confer the Ranks of
Knighthmid u|»>n a large clans of
candidates at Crater l-ake during
the month of August
leaving Medford on Tuesday,
August 17. by automobile, the party
will reach (’rater !<akv in the after
noon, when tents will I m * erected
and camp bitched, named after our
Supreme Chancellor. Itrig.S Young,
the evening meal will I m * prv|H»rvd
but there has lawn no decision on
consisting. lM*«id«*« other g*ss| things,
this point and th«* Western journey
of mountain trout and venison m *
is expected to I m * made later.
cured in nature’s wild«
After din­
Friend» of the president say th«1 !
ner. the Meilfoiil comimny of th«*
contemplate»! trip cannot I*«* call«*!
Uniform Rank will render the auth
a "campaign tour” and they ar»
orized drama. ’’The lesson of
preventing a» far as ptoaible the
Friendship" follow«**! by addresses
formation of "Wilaon clubs,** to(
of the Grand officers and visiting
avoid even the atus-aranc»- of start -1
Knights interspersed with choice
mg a l»M>m.
musical «’lections.
Although the political advisers of
On Wednewiay, on Wizard island
Pctrogard, April 12. The opinion
Mr Wilson say privately that they
two mil«*s from th«* mainland, and
was expressed t<slay by Pierre L.
have no doubt that he will I m - re-1
at an elevation of i I mhi feet. amidst
Bark. Russian Minister of Franc»-,
nominated, it was indicated tonight '
the most wonderful scenery on th«*
that. «*conomirally considerad. the
that there will be no formal launch-
(Continue»! on i*ag«> 3)
war has ls*en a blessing to the p«*o-
ing <>( his candidacy, as such a stet>
plr of this country.
might embarrass him in carrying
Another Step Forward
Discussing th«* financial and social
out the policies of his administra­
aspects of the conflict in an inter­
tion
lost Friday I*. II MacDonald,
view with the Associate-d Press, M.
On the western trip the president
Carl Cyrus and Roe Shelton went
Bark said:
ia exjM*-t«x! to explain the legislative
"Notwithstanding the dei>r«*ssing over to Allmny and drove back a
programme he will lay before the
an*I (siralyzing effect of the war, new Studebaker. combined freight
next session, including conservation
The bus is
th«* Russian peasant cl a« is more ami (MMsenger auto bus
billa, the Philippine bill, the Co­
pr'siperoua than at any previous to I m * placed **n the Srio-Munkers
lombian and Nicaraguan treaties,
tim«’ in the history of the country mail and |»a*mgvr line ami rvphicvs
budget reform and prol>ably nenate
By virtue of the allowann* made by the heretofore hack line. Mr. Shel­
cloture.
the government to the families of ton deserves the commendation of
soldiers, which exceed* the earning the traveling public in thus placing
power of the soldiers, the total in­ an up-to-date itaswnger vehicle on
come of them* families is greater the line, which adds much to
comfort and convenience of
than in times of peace,”
traveling
public
"What als>ul Vodka?” was ask«*>i
Mr.
Shelton
expects tn make Hide
of th«* Minister
trips
with
his
new
auto bus between
"It I* the prohibition of the sale
Cenntf C m H N k AssafMCtS Fra« All I»f v.sisk which is primarily respon­ train hours and on Sundays whenev­
sible for the ameliorated condition er ami wherever the party employ­
Ceaauities Hut it Will le
of the ¡M-asant,'* he responde«!. "The ing him wishes to go. IP deserves
sieve through which all the avail- a lilwral patronage
Great Saccos
The m«*et was called to order
Washington. April 10
The Sew­
shortly after 111 a m by Su|«rrin-
ard
Fairbanks
route
has
been
select-
The audience
tendent Jackson,
,
rd
for
the
government
railway
in
sang "America." after which Prof.
Alaska,
S«*cretary
lain«-
ann<>une»*d
Colvin made a short address of wel-
come to the - schools and visitors, today. The pro|M*ity of th«* Alaska
also making announcement of th«- Northern Railway Co. from Seward
method of th«* noon luncheon, after i over the first stage of the journey
which the oontest for the various has tM*en bought for >1,150.000
The government system, th«* state­
prizes bv the different school* be­
ment
adds, will include a 38-inile
gan
branch
to tap th«- Matanu-ka coal
A vocal solo by Miss Couey. of
fields
W C Fates is d«**ignated a*
District 65. was rendered with fine
chairman
of the Alaskan engineer
effect.
Declamation by Hertha Pterny. ing commission, which will build the
The
of District 65, was well rendered, road by the president's order
estimate*!
cost
of
the
entire
system
articulation very distinct D«*clama-
is given at •26.800.000. Congress
tion by Ixiris Shelton, District 95,
provided not to exceed >35,000.000,
was rendered in good style in a
Secrelaty lam« said construction
conversational tone.
She icrmel
work
would I m * begun at once, and
verv much at home before the audi-
that
probably
40 miles of the ex-1
«mce. Declamation, lullie Sims, of
tension
of
th«*
Alaska
Northern from
District 95. nicely rendered though
Ship
('reek
would
I
m ’ oomple(ed this-1
her void* was scarcely heavy enough
year. Construction will be carried i
for the large room
The class drill
on
under contract, individual con- :
and song by Miss Freeman's pupils
tractors
building separate units of
was the school feature <>f the morn­
ing session. Each pupil carrie«! a roadway
The interior department state- i
red. white and blue p«-nant and the
m«*nt
says in part:
drill movement wan in |>erfect time
"The route adopteii is known as
and produced a very fine effect,
May 22 has t»een set aside as Good
Th«- vocal chorus concluding the the Susitna route ami extern!* from
Roads Dav for Linn county by the
Seward
on
Raeurrvetion
Bay
to
Fair
­
drill was ren<liTed with fine effect.
county court, according to an an-
showing very careful preparation on banks on the Tanana river, a dis­
nounerment made tixlay
tance
of
471
miles
This
route
in-
the part of the teacher.
This is the same day that WM ob-
c!ud«*s
the
existing
Alaska
Northern
Prof Pittman, of Monmouth, de­
served last year.
railway,
which
runs
from
Seward
livered a very entrrtaining address
The designation of a good roads
on the subject "Dreams” which through the Kenai Peninsula for a
day
this year is in keeping with the
distance
of
71
miles
to
Turnsgain
concluded the morning session
plan outlined by the county court
Arm,
aftfrnoon heksion
last year to encourage as much
volunteer road work as possible.
The afternoon session was divided
"We have gone as far as we can
into three departments and as this
editor could not be in three places
by taxation,” is the slogan in Unn
at once, we confinr our report to
county.
The county clerk’s office st Albany
the Good Roads and Dairy depart­
Good roads day laat year was a
must I m * a eon of a matrimonial
thorough success and that the coun­
ment.
agency. at least W J. Miller ami
ty court’s plan was thoroughly ap­
Willard Marks found wives while
(Continued on page 3)
preciated by the (>eople of the coun­
holding that office. Now a third
ty was evident. The court haa
clerk in rotation haa entered the
received many compliments on its
ranks of the benedicts
County
policy, which has attracted state
Clerk Rufus Rui •II was married
wide attention Recently Judge Mr-
Wednesday to Miss («oldie Jones of
Knight was invited to gM* an ad-
Shelburn. Of-course they will re­
dress l>efore a convention of county
side at Albany for a spell and. may­
Phone 27-7
courts at the Oregon Agricultural
hap, longer if Rufus should succeed
OREGON himsrlf in office.
(Continued on page 4)
RUSSIANS REGARD
WAR AS BLESSING
MAY 22 SET FOR
GOOD ROADS DAY
Dr. T. K. Sanderson
DENTIST
able earnings formerly disappeared
has now kiern c I immi I and the money
is spent for necessities or saved for
Everyone ia aware that buwineM
future wants.
*
haa been dull in Scio for the |Mmt
"Before the war the average
two months. Hut no one sum »acted
yearly savings deposit«*»! amounted
that one of <>ur leading business men
to from S15,(KM).000 to >20.000.000,
would attempt to turn Main street
while in January alone about •so,
into a grave yard.
000,000 was deposited
I*a»t Thursday E C. Peery put
Shorty to work in front of his store
Britan to Control R
digging a hole that looked much
l»ndon. April 13.- The Evening like a grave It was al»>ut 4x6 feet
Chronicle. which is in close touch and about five feet deep, just grave
with the Cabinet, sava the govern­ proportion«. The burrial occurred
ment is considering a jdan for com- i Friday. Several of us endeavored
plate slate contra) of the wholesale ! to pursuade Peery that he should
and retail trade in the domestic hr the corpse. But he would not
stand for It, but substituted a gaso­
supply of alcohol.
The plan, the newspaper adds, line tank with all modern fixtures
involves a state monopoly in the Now, any auto can ba driven up
manufacture and sale of alcoholic alongside of the walk and have its
tank filled in a jiffy. If there ia
liquor«.
anything modem and up-to-date
Tuesday night a hard frost occur­ Peery will have it.
red in thia vicinity, but a convenient
An expert in mlos and silage says
fog came on which, probably, miti- \
the
laat week in May ia the licet
gated all damage to fruit and early
time to plant corn fur «lave.
gardens.
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