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THE SCIO TRIBUNE VOL. 4 NO 42. SENATORS URGE INSTANT ACTION Eipeiitwa l*eh t« Nake il BiaArt Ihn cm Hin. Oeciirtt Stuhr CkisbtdM Washington. March 13. Hanger of grave complication growing out of the aending of American troops into Mexico to hunt down Villa and hi* bandits was voiced in the Senate today bv Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the military committee, ami Senator Borah. Republican, in advocating laying aaide temporarily all the other legislation tn dispose promptly of prvpat«»in«-M measures Their statements precipitate;! a general discussion, in which Senators Vardaman and Simmons deprecated suggestions that the United States wa« not prepared to deal with any situation that might arise with Mexico. While the senate debate was in progress Speaker Clark and Majority leader Kitchen were reporting to their colleagues of the -house on a conference early in the day with President Wilson, who urged them to speed up the legislative program with a view to action on all impor tant measures in time for adjourn ment in June. The house leader» agreed that it would lie impossible t<> accomplish 'he task ahead in so short a time, although steps will be taken to hurry on with the work as rapidly as possible. Demands for immediate action on the part of ore pa rail neats bills were made in the senate when the matter of toding ud the public lands, water power and rural credit legislation was broached Senator Chamberlain declared he would not be surprise«! if. as a result of the punitive expe dition into Mexico. General Villa were proclaimed a national hero and 50,000 Mexican troops rallied to his standard to resist the American troops. Senator Borah, who has been one of the most persistent critics of the administration's Mexican policy up to this time, gave complete indorse ment to the president's action, hut warned congress to prrpare for war declaring that no man knew what o>nsr<]uences might follow the in vasion of Mexico, even on a punitive expedition. He referred to the president's recent warnings to con gress concerning international com plications and said comrrem had not heeded the warnings, but had sat still with regard to national defense legislation. Sixty-Fourth Wedding Anniversary l-ast Saturday was the 64th anni versary of Unele Jim Compton's marriage. He it nearly 85 years of age and if he was not troubled with bad heart action, would be hale and hearty. He is able, however, to walk up town on most days and The Tribune hopes we may see his pleas ant face on our streets for many years yet. The planting of roses on the school grounds in most commendable. It should lie the pride of every school boy and girl to protect the bushes SC IO. LINN COUNTY. OREGON. MARCH I«. 14MH A number of the school boys at COMMUNITY MEET AT COLE SCHOOL HOUSE tended the educational rally at the Cole school house Friday All re norted having a good time K im litifiit Was Manifested it S c I m I SCHOOL NOTES A liasketbaJI game between the Riverside and the Scio Frvahie boys will be given at Weeely'a hall Fri day evening at 8 o'clock. Admie- , sion 10c. « Affairs—Su SchHls C m tastH far Prins — * The re«-cnt »now fall rause«i no small amount of damage in and arouml Sweat Home and Foster by breaking down barn roofs and fruit trees. Mis. John McMasters is recover ing slowly from her long *]»-ll of I dekneaw. Mrs Arthur Sportsman is quite Unusual enthusiasm was ar routed sick at present. She was taken to The freshman's program given Friday was the first program of the at the Cole school house at the edu- Brownsville to Dr. Howards hospital cational meet. last Friday < >nr where she underwent an operation. contest and was well attended verv unusual feature was th«* splen She is at Brownsville at present. Arden Mcltonaid was a high school did dinner serve«! out of doors for visitor Friday. A M Davidson has sold his feel March usually makes an outdoor and implement business in Sweet The Seniors will give their class <tinner unpleasant in Oregon program in the literary society con Six schools perticituitayl in the Home to Mr. laFaun who took con test and a basket social Thursday exercises, vis. Cole. Kingston. Shel trol of the buMm-aw last wwk evening. Marsh 30. The program burn. M l Pleasant. No. 65 < Rni Dr. Bellinger was called to the is s very entertaining one and will school house) and (Jueeners For home of James Markley, on the tie printed in next weeks issue The best declamation. Mt. Pleasant, aec- Caldpuoia. Monday morning. proceeds arc to be used to help pay ond best. Kingston. Brel class song, Miss t «therm Van Danaker has for the roses which are bring plant Queener school first. Beat clam gone to Three Forks. Mont., to ed around the school grounds now exercises, Shelburn school first. «pend a few days vacation. - the Seniors gift to the high school. Among the speakers were County The LstMUMM High school glee The Seniors wish to extend a »jiecial Judge McKnight, on g«>«x! roads, club gave a very interesting enter invitation to everyone to come and juvenile court, etc.; C. C. Wade fur tainment at the high school build- bring their baskets Linn County Fair; Superintendent I ing in Sweet Home last Saturday Jackson on county high schools. The girls glee club is planning to evening. A fair crowd attended. give a concert in the near future, Prof. C M Kendall, candidate for the nomination for sheriff, gave Watch for bills. Wage» Up Twice Since March 1 several readings which added to the Neva Italschweid visited the gram enjoyment of the day mar room last week Tacoma. March 1|.- Wages of Superintendent Jackson is amus , Northern Pacific and Milwaukee Th«- grammer room has tiegun ing much, interest in our public railroad xection men have Iwen rais their exhibit work for the fair. schools through these educational ed twice since March I. The first Ross O'Brien is absent from school meets and as a result our public advance was made March I, from schools are growing better and more on account of th«- measle« |i.50 to fl 65 a dav, the sec«>nd on efficient. March 10 from 11.65 to 11.75 a day. Card oi Thanks 750 men are employed in the Tacoma division of the N. P. and We, the wife and children of the 750 on the Seattle division. The late Alois Holecek, desire to tender Milwaukee road employs rt-gulariy our nncere thanks to our friends 500 section men between Tacoma for their kindly acts and sympathy and Cle Elum in the tragic death and the burriai of our husband and father. Stayton Hopei For Line (•Mill Trits ta But th Aaaricaas ta Mrs Alois Holecek aud Children. CARRANZA MAKING SUPREME EFFORT Tilla -fintral Feasties Gasalme May Be Ousted Madison, Wis.. March 14.- That grain alcohol may be used as a sub stitute for gasoline because of the soaring price of the latter is predict- «-d bv Howard F Weiss, director of the forest products laboratory here The government has tieen con ducting experiments along thia line for the last three years. Gasoline is selling at from 27 to 30 cents in New York. Grain alcohol can be produced at from 13 to 16 cents a gallon. Airmen May Aid Pursuit New York. March 14.— A squad of trained aviators will be concen trated immediately for possible service with the United States troops in Mexico, it was announced tonight bv the Aero (Tub of America. While these aviators are being equipped, a second squad of 20 fly ers will be held in readiness. W. Leonard Bonney, formerly in com-. mand of General Carranza's aviation corps, will have charge. The offer of the Aero Club to furnish machine and aviators will be accepted if occasion arise. Secretary Baker has informed the dub. Dennis O'Brien, and horse feed, station Monday to wood from Bilyeu a on paper mill. with a wood crew! went to Gilkey receive a run of, Den for the Leb- Stayton, March 14. More ami more it issiM to be becoming the Ortas ti Start popular conviction that at last thia city will tie connected with the out Washington, March 14. While side world by rail. Grant Dimick. president of the there were indications in official dis Willamette Valley A Southern, is patches from Mexico today that th«- expected soon in this neighborhood. de facto government was making a supreme effort to capture Villa and ! This fact, coupled with the popular his bandits with its own forces, expectation that the line would build there was no sign that General through Mount Angel to Salem and Funston's orders to proceed on th«-1 Stayton, revives interest. Another reason for the prediction same errand had been modified in is that a company of surveyors has any way been here for some time mapping Word that American troops had out a line to Mill City. 15 miles crossed the border was still lacking, the war department itself not hav east, thence through to Bend ing been advised as to when the movement would begin. Congress took active notice of the border situation today for the first time The house adopted a reeolu lion late in the day authorizing the recruiting of the mobile regulai army to fftll strength, Telephone Meeting A general meeting of the sub scribers of the Scio Mutual Tele phone company was held on Monday to consider the feasability of pur chasing a home for the central office Thia means the addition of ap at a point more convenient for the proximately 20,000 fighting men to transient public. No definite conclusion was arrived the infantry, cavalrv and field artil-j at further than to appoint a com lery. The senate is expected to( concur tomorrow and the necessary mittee of five to look the matter up orders will be issued immediately to and report al a general meeting in fill up regiments on border duty. April. The present central office is in- The step was suggested by the conv«mienlly located and, no doubt, army general staff. much long distance work to lost to If you want any of "the daily the company on that account. papers. The Tribune will get them It to reported that the old hotel for you at Bargain Day rates, pro property, just at the south end of viding you pay for The Tribune one the bridge to offered to the com pany for |600. year in advance. 11.25 THE YEAR FUNSTON OUTLINES PLANS FOR PURSUIT PrtMiabws Art Malt aa Bash al Lint Naat —Th Bar hr Will Ba PrittctH San Antonio, Tex . March 13. Major General Funston today out- line«l his plans for the capture, "dead or alive,” of Francisco Villa and his band of outlaw« "We do not ourselves know just when the expedition will start into Mexico. although, of course, it will be soon,” hv said. "It will go forward just as soon as a sufficient number of men with an adequate commissary can lie organized. It will not lie held Iwck, however, until all the troops now ordered to the border have arrived- ' There is no use going at this thing half-cocked The task ahead of us will lie a long and arduous one.” It la-came known today that the plans for the campaign against Villa have been affected by the border situation elsewhere than at Colum bus. N M The situation is so im portant as to have hindered rapid concentration of th«- punitive expedi- tion that will go after the perpetra tors of the Columbus outrage, (irrat excitement has lievn noted, it to said authoratively. in the Car ranza garrisons at Nogales, opposite the Arizona border town of that name, and at Fie«lYas Nvgras. which fronts Eagle Pass, Tex., from acrisM the Rio Grande This uneasinem has cxtvndc«l to the large Mexican population on the American side. Troops now station- ed on the border are sufficient to cope with any situation that may arise. General Funston says. How ever. as it to his intention to use these troops in the search for Villa ami as they cannot lie moved until other detachments arrive tn replace them, complete organization of the expeditionary military has twen held up. Army circles feel bound to rcejiect the fear of resident» in Ann-rican towns that notwithstanding assurap- ces from Carranza's repr«-srntativre. uprisings may follow the' actual occupation of Mnxican territory by American troops. General Funston's statement re- garding the uncertainty of the puni tive expedition's departure was in reply to what he termed the im patience of the American people for speedy action. "The people must lie patient,’* he said. "We must adequately pre pare for this thing "In the first place we must use, as much as poasible, soldiers who are accrstomed to Mexican border duty. Howarver. these men cannot lie remove«! from their pnwent posts until they are reliev«*d bv other troops. "A Villa follower can live on little or nothing. An American soldier must be well fed If he to to give good service. “We won’t gain anything by haste. To send an inadequate force insufficiently prepared, after Villa (Continued on page 4)