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consumer at a profit er it placed »>
A valuable farm 310 acre«, six
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low that th«- coat of ceilectic« eon-
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v T«r ***& •***• • kitchen cabinet for mile« west of IwluUHtn. 190 acre«
«uMrs the duty tax. the purpose of
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See Clarence Wiley at the liver»
balance <«k «rub
in cultivation
tlie tax Is defeated
sow»«-
stable
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Fair
house ■and liarn.
pasture land
place lietween there extremes i> the ÄslreMt«! I. R I mw Slys Tilt
good «mall orchard, within one-half
point which will produce the great
rimtirj PisitMK VM Be
mile of railroad on R. F. D. route.
est revenue and. at the same time,
RtiyttrUtt
will afford incidental pr«>trcli«»n to
The farm has good natural drainage
our American manufacturers.
and is regarded as one of the best
J. N. Isirson, an rminent astrolo
It is a mistaken idea to suppose
farm» in that locality. All of Un
the higher the duty Imposed the ger and astronomist. hs» published
cultivated land has l<een reeded to
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greater will be the revenue, for a a horoscope for 1918. from which
clover. For price amf* terms write
duty may tie placed ao high that it we lake th»« following:
or see
The Scio Tribune.
The Horoscope for 1916 could not
would become prohibitory when, of
Scio, Ore
OREGON
8QO
be any better from a social, political
course. no revenue would accrue.
While all men of the two great and business standpoint. as Jupiter,
political parties do not agree on amt Saturn will vibrate together
duty rate«. the general policy of the pretty much the whole year. It is
republican party has been for ex a time for govermmtal reconstruc
tremely high duty rate« or a so-call tions. as the (Mr ties in power all
«»’< « KSNOK Til
ed protective tariff, while the gener over the world have spent their
The political
al policy <>f the democrats has lieen time of usefulness
Houaer-Ballantyne Mill Co.
situation
is
one
which
will absorb
to place duty rates at the point
I»FA I .EKS IN
which will producr the largest the attention of the propl e as never
Powerful nations will be
revenue.
But there have aiway* before
weighed
in
the ixlance from now
been high tariff democrats and tariff
on
till
the
end of the vear. the
for revenue republicans, owing to
Spreu» Attention Given to lineal Orders
strength
of
all
nations will be tested
the locality in which they live
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OREGON
nonpartiaan tariff commission. not by their own kind, a period of
allied with manufacturing interests, national adjustments and reciprocal
and who would give the matter deep enactments.
-Die business situation ail over the
study in all of its bearings, which
ail congressmen do not nor cannot. world will be making great strides
do, would tie apt to get the most | of improvements and every wheel of
satisfactory results, both for the industry will lie set in motion; there
will be more work th: an hand« tn
government and the people.
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The tariff bill enacted «incr Mr perform it. and wages win be higher
Wilson Iwcame president, owing to than ever, railroads will not be able
the war. has not had a chance to to handle all the freight that will be
demonstrate whether its working« offered to them, in fact transporta
under normal conditions would be tion will be short on its demands.
good pr bad. The duty rates wen Old Mother Earth will be yielding
reduced to what was supposed would up her treasures as never before,
be a revenue producing liasis. But and the farmers will reap a great
the war has amounted tn a prohibi harvest; the mines for raw material
Labor
tory tariff on many articles, neces will ba worked to capacity.
sitating the levy of a war tax when trouble is also indicated in April.
we are not at war. Some chang»s July and October. and this the meat
to fit war conditions will probably useful branch of all industry will
be made during the present session stand up for its rights, and the de
of congress. Rut it is hoped that a mands are very likely to be granted,
Prices Right
nonpartiaan commission will be pro the common pe-mle are beginning to
vided for, that will have power to rvaliie their importance and demand
ho I. Nt and I.et Lu t
fix duty rate« in the future and their share of what rightly belongs
KUU
Entered at the tswtoffice at Scio.
Oregon as second class matter.
HUKM'WmoN. IN ADVANCB
AT «ND OF Y KAM_____ __
11.26
1.60
.75
SII MONTHS
ADVKKT1MNG RAT»:
D*cal advertising. per line
Display advertiaing, per Inch
be
10c
Display advertising, long time, see
manager.
Extended marriage or death notices
uer line
3c
Speeial rates on long time display
advertiaing.
Die
Thi« l>a»hful. coy young maiden
was ushered into existence at 12 p
m. on Friday of last week. The
event was proclaimed in Scio by the
ringing of bells, tooting of whistles,
firing of guns. etc. .Many of our
young peoiilc celebrated the event
by tripping the light fantastic toe
in the dance halls while others, no
doubt, «pent the important moment
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on their knees in prayer.
Knowing the proverbial
new of sweet 16, Mother
kindly covered her face
mantie of white so that the young
Miss might start on the year journey
with an apfmrently clean time card.
1916 will probably see some im
portant events in the lives of human
kind. It is more than probable that
the bloody war now on over in
Europe will be brought to an end,
In the United States, the people will
select a man to succed President
Wilson at the White House in Wash
ington. D. C.
All indications point tn a year of
great prosperity to the
people
throughout our nation and especially
to the states of the great northwest
where lumber constitutes one of the
chief elements of prosperity. It is.
also, probable that railway building
will l>e carried on with more vigor
than for several years and. possibly
new lines yet unheard of will be
commenced. Let us hops that an
extension of the electric road com
pleted to Mt. Angel during the past
year, up into this county may be of
the number.
In Scio with a new city council
s
composed of progressive business
men and with money in the city
treasury with which tn work, »re
may expect more street improve
ment than our town has witnessed
for many years.
The outlook for business, our
merchants «ay. ia good. In fact, a
noticable revival of business at nearly
all of our stores has been in evidence
since the last week in November.
So with all conditions now fairly
satisfactory for the year, we have
every reason to welcome Mias Sweet
Sixteen. Let us hope that the year
ha» many good things in store for
the people of Scio as well as for the
county and stale
THE TARIFF
For the benefit of our school boys
and girls and perhaps some of the
grownups. The Tribune wil^endravor
to make plain a matter that ia sure
to engage the ft tent ion of congress
««»mewhat during the present session.
The purpose of the tariff ia to
provide revenue for the support of
government. It is a duty imposed
upon the goods manufactured in
foreign lands and imported to our
own. which ia collected by our cus
tom houses.
Now it is evident that, unless
goods are imported, no revenue
If a dutv to placed too high
Dr T. K. Sanderson
DENTIST
PARK MILL COMPANY
DOUGLAS FIR LUMBER
J. F. WESELY
Staple and Fancy Groceries
Qyeensware, Glassware, Etc.
Field and Garden Seeds
thus get clear of all pork barrel to them.
The great Jupiter entered the
features in the making of rates
sign Arie« on November 26 last and
will hold that exalted position for
OREGONIAN'S ANNUAL
almost
a year, the sign Aries rules
IS A HUMMER
the solar system, and as the planet
The Oregonian* Annual Newyear Jupiter is constructive. I figure that
edition sui passes any of its previous war must yield to reason and soon
efforts al on« th'ia line
In point of come to an end. History does not
illustration«, diacriptive and busi record a war of thia magnitude, so
i have nothin« to make a comparison
ness stone« nothing seems to have
with, but there is an end to all
been overlooked. As an advertising
things, and I baHeve the greatest
medium, it is a mine of information
force of destruction has spent itself
to anyone who contemplates seeking
and if my deductions are correct,
an Oregon home. While Oregon's
peace is now in mght.
resources are splendidly represented
I have noticed that the strong
nothing is overstated
The Annual
aspects of the planets are indicative
is certainly a hummer and which a
of rather high prices for interna
great new»i>atM*r only can produce.
tional stocks, and it is very likely
Now that Oregon has passed into that even higher prices yet will be
the 'drv" column, it ia hoped the on record and it senw that on Feb.
law will be vigorously enforced 21 a very high point in the whole
Then, if the people do not like total list will be recorded; after that
prohibition, they have it in their there will be a rather long reaction
Dower to return to a modified form so those that have stocks to aell
for handling »vet goods. Whether should watch for February 21.
the law is good or bad. it ia on our
statute book and should be obeyed.
J. F. WESEL Y
SCIO
OREGON
A Most Pleasant Evening may be Spent
--------------------------------- AT
Faltus" Billiard Hall
Confectionery, Soft Drinks
Cigars, 7 obacco, Etc.
YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME
You May Pay Less
O. Ae. C.
BUT YOU WILL NOT GET WORK
THAT IS SO GOOD AS WE
DO
Two freight trains col Ikied out
south of Oakland Saturday night.
Cause, the imponibili ty for two
trains to run in opposite directions.
Both engines were knocked off the
track, four cars, two of which were
loaded with stock, were burned and
one fireman lost an arm.
Ex-Senator Bourne, a bi« cotton
goods manufacturer, has become*
the chief republican fault finder of
the Wilson administration.
The
rea*»n is the present tariff bill re
duces his profit somewhat on cotton
goods.
_____
Malheur City in Eastern Oregon
to drv in a most uncomfortable man
ner. The city water main froae up
Wednesday of last
I
You May Pay More
fcUT YOU WILL NOT GET WORK
THAT’S ANY BETTER IF AS GOOD
These «tatements refer to Job and
Book Printing
* Our facilities are
complete
* We use only the Iwet of
material, and our prices are right for
first class work. We do no other kind.
1 We always satisfy our customer«.
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