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About The Scio tribune. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1914-1917 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1916)
reviving and enforcing thia obsolete THE SCIO TRIBUNE law. made during our territorial KVKMY HH'MOAY HV T. U DUOUKg, EDITO« «Ni» P*H* Entered at the oostoffice at Scio. Oregon aa second class matu-r. auaacatmoN. in apvanck AT «NO or YXAM SIX MONTH« t 11 26 1.60 .76 AliVKRTIHING KATES Ixieal advertising, per line Display advertising. prr inch 6c 10c Display advertising, long time, «*<* manager. Extended marriage or death notices per line.. 3c Special rates on long time display advertising. ENFORCING THE OREGON BLUE LAWS day*, when the occupation* of all or nearly all of our citizen* wa* in the open. It will create a feeling opposi tion or of prejudice in th«- mmd* of the non church member against It. thus greatly miminizing the power of the church to do good, There i* an element in the make up of the human biped which will resist force unless he i* ultrrly over powered and, a* may be expected, he Who i* forced, ha* no kindly feel ing for the compelling power. Anyway. Sunday, originally wa* a day set apart by Sun worahtprru in which tn worship the great orb of day. It became a religious day by order of Pope Cori »tan tine in the thin! century Then defective calen dar* got the day* so mixed that a jump of 22 day* had to be made to correct the defect So we are not now observing the day which was set apart by Constantine However, aa stated before, the attempted en forcement o( this Blue law will re sult in placing the repeal of the same on the ballot, next fall am! the people ran say whether or ALLIES EVACUATE RAST OF SALUMI! Dr T. K. Sanderson " " — WHEN you W ANT Plumbing or Tinning DENTIST •no - F RED OH! .EMIER Phone 27-7 Hi* Experience is Worth Money to You OREGON SCIO R«-|*uring (Continued from page I) If you have anythin« to «-It <»r want u> buv anythin«. !«•*«•• a farm or other properly. try a want ad in ■ The Tribune, it will get result* ami aave you both time and money. H1ZZ The official communication umum ! this evening says: "General Monroe reports the c « hti plate evacuation of Gallipoli has been successfully carried out. "Our casualties amounted to one member of the British rank and Ale wounded "General Monro says that the ac com pl i«h merit of this difficult task was due to Generals Birdwood and Davies ami invaluable assistance! rendered in an operation of Ihr highest difficulty by Admiral De- Rolieck and the royal navy." a Specialty Satisfaction Guaranteed Ai'touam B‘ AIRSTOWN H1ZZ PARK MILL COMPANY sgr< tjuvut tu Houact-Ballantyne Mill Co. OFAI.KKS IN DOUGLAS FIR LUMBER Specie Attention Given to I .oca! Orders Whoever reaurected the Oregon Blur law*, entered the wedge which will cause the repeal of this same it »hall be enforced. ALL OUR CITIZENS personal liberty limiting legislation. SHOULD BE PATRONS And the people, many of them ARE WE A NATION church member», will do the repeal Scio is one of the few towns in OF COWARDS? ing. for they will have a chance tn ( Iregon which own* and operate* s vote on the question of repeal next Until her light and water plant fall. Senator Chamberlain, in a recent this veer the revenue derived from Time was. when people did not address before an eastern audience private consumer*, was a little more hardly know the meaning of person is reported to have intimate«! that al lih*tv. when they were unedu the United States was a nation of than sufficient to operate the plant. But repair* to th«- water wheel and cated in a large degree, and when cowards, Of course the senator the employment of an engine when the ohurch dominated both the was not speaking hi* honest con water wa* insufficient more than people, law maker* and those whose viction* in this matter, for past consume«! th«- income this year I duty It wa* to enforce the law. that history goes to prove that no nation While Scio is but a small town, they submitted to such restriction* on ««arth can produce better soldier* They then knew no better. They than the United States. While most nearly all kf our citizens are patrons I had never enjoyed personal liberty of our war* have been on our own of Ivith plant* and by this general as wr now understand the term. soil. It ha* been demonstrated that patronage, the div is able tn furnish Rut. having once tasted the joys of our army and navy is valliant in both ligtn« and water at low rates. There ai hoxrever. a few families personal freedom, it will he difficult foreign land* as well. which are not patron*. Yet they to remslave them. Edu cation ha* Senator Chamberlain know* from liecome too gvncral for the people iwrsonal experience that we are not have the benefit of the 50 lamps to submit any great length of time eowarda Did not he and about one which light thè city streets «rithout tn have their personal liberty so hundred other patriot* march from cost. Is this right? Are you people curtailed. The campaign for Sun Albany over into Eastern Oregon to who refuse or negte-ct tn patronize quell an Indian outbreak some year* day dosing, which ha* been made the systems not dodging the respun during the past year, has been made ago? sibility of their support? undei the guise of a rest day, on* Senator Chamberlain says that The city council, at the solicit*!ion day in every week and specifies that among weak nations we are a bully, of many consumers, ha* caused an such rest day shall be Sunday, the while among strong nations we are all night service to be rendered To day set apart by most churches for prone to »how th«- white b-ather do this a small raise in the light worship. They say you must rest, He cites our dealing* with Haiti as rate* bream«- necessary. This small but go further and say. impliedly, an example of our bullish propensi raise ha« caused one business house, how you snail rest. ties ami our diplomatic controversms The Tribune has not the slightest with the strong European nation* at least, to cut out the lights. Per haps he felt justified in doing so objection to people attending church as our cowardly proclivities. and that free street lights cost* him on Sunday or at any other time. It Haiti is but a small island, of the endorses the moral teaching of the West India group Her people are nothing. A* before stated. Scio is but a semi-civilized and are oAa turbulent church. Rut when an attempt is small t<>«m and if «re wish to enjoy ‘ made to force people to attend and «rarlike disposition. When they modern convemencies. the coat «rill church, which is a revival of religi were Aghting ami destroying them- he correspondingly greater than in ous intolerance, then we object selves, and not living up to their larger cities It should, therefor*, j With the same propriety the parti obligations to other nations, Preet- be a matter of civic pride for all of , cular church vou shall attend, can denr Wilson sent a warehip down our citizens to help «boulder the be designated. Such laws and legis there tn quell matters without any burden lation is a violation of personal thought of making a conquest of i SCIO : : OREGON I right*, aa defined in our Federal constitution. It is the entering wedge to the union of church and state. We could scarcely get along now the island. It was but a sort of big ’ brother act to assist in the way* of' without street light* am! the water peace and harmanv The Mooroe plant la both useful and a protection These non patrons, doctrine forces us to exercise a sort against Are. should they be ao unfortunate as to of paternalistic care over these weak have » flrj. would then realize the nations of the we*t«-rn hemisphere great importance of both plant*. and to require them tn live up to| By all mean*, every one of our c!tl- obligation* made with European sens should be a patron of these nation*. We do not feel any responsibility public utilities. They take our town or care for the conduct of European from the village class and place it countries, further than wherein our among cities. Rest, one day in seven, is neces sary to maintain the standard of health. But what is rest for one person would be considered work by another. Farmer* who engage In physical toil for six days, enjoy sit ting in the house, reading their newspaper* or attending church, aa the case may be. This is rest or re I own interest* are involved. When laxation from their daily toil and en misunderstanding* or dispute* aria*, ables the physical body to recuperate diplomacy has. hitherto been suffi for the labor* of the morrow. Rut cient to adjust matter*. It is mil a such rest would not be rest for he mark of cu«vardtce to adjust differ whose employment confines him in ences in this manner and Senator I doors. Rest, recreation, recupera Chamberlain's intimation that we tion. etc., to those people would be are nationally cowardly is quite out a ramble in the country, an auto of place ami unworthv to be re ride, witnessing or participating in marked by an United States sena a bam-l»all game, or even working in tor. ’ A the garden or other physical exer cises. If these last mentioned at Secretary of State Hen W Olcott tend church, it is from a sense of seems to not be having a rosv path In hi» association* with the state duty. The Tribune believes the church board of rentrnl. Two memi*er» is making a grave blunder in thus against one always win. A Most Pleasant Evening may be Spent --------------------------------------- 4 T Faltus’ Billiard Hall Confectionery, Soft Drinks Cigars, I obacco, Etc. YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME You May Pay Less BUT YOU WILL NUT GET WORK THAT ÌS SO GOOD AS WE I It is th«- purpose of our citv offi cials tu operate these plants, practi cally al cost. For this reason, every citizen should feel in duty bound to be patron* of both plant*. Free light* on <>ur street* and free water in case of Are should cause every one to feel that he should help in maintainancs. You May Pay More BUT YOU WILL NOT GET WORK THAT’S ANY BETTER IF AS GOOD * Them- statements refer to Job and * Book Printing • Our facilities are complete. * We use unit the beet of material, ami our prices are right for first class work. We do no other kind. * We alway* satisfy our customers. In making up your list of paper* and magazines for winter reading, don’t neglect to include The Scio Tribune in the number. Scio can puah forward if all will work for that and. IX) ■ THE SCIO TRIBUNE • I
