reviving and enforcing thia obsolete
THE SCIO TRIBUNE law.
made during our territorial
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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
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want u> buv anythin«. !«•*«•• a farm
or other properly. try a want ad in
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The Tribune, it will get result* ami
aave you both time and money.
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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."
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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
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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
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OREGON
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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
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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
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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.
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