The Scio tribune., July 06, 1916, Image 1

THE SCIO TRIBUNE
SCIO. LINN COUNTY. OREGON. JULY
1916
Il 26 THE YEAR
SUPERVISORS COST
ALLIES FOLLOW UP
PAYS COMPLIMENT
NOT HYPHENATED BUT PROPOSED LAW
$10,000 IN 5 YEARS
TO OUR TOWNSMAN
THEIR ADVANTAGE TRUE BLUE AMERICANS
MEETS OPPOSITION
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The following contribute«! article
E. Hofer, founder of the Salem
ia published by rwtuest in answer to Journal, ha» something to say which,
a communication to Th«1 Tribun»- in justice. should appeal to the
some weeks ago;
public. As he ha» given prominence
to our fellow townsman. E. C. Peery
To th«1 Editor:
we give hia article without the sub-
I ls*g leav«* to submit the follow-
heada
ing in answer to an article written
Th»1 wwiiiiaiieni of th«1 «Ute are
• a
to the county papers sign«»! "Citizen
not giving as much »pace to political
ala»» to explain more fully th«1 super­
agitation and activities an formerly.
visory law. which is now being very
They realize that politics nearly al-
much diHCUM»e<l The ’’Citizen” say»
way» hurts bunmewi ami industries
the moat important duty devolving
and only employs a privileged few.
on the voters of Linn county in
Industry ami business are the only
November is the selection of a
means of putting money tn circula­
county school superintendent. Em­
tion generally where it is scattered
phasising the fact that the present
widely
Political jobs enrich the
encumlient has plucvsi the work of
few who get the benefit and build
his office in advance of any other
up a class that refuse to live by
administration, he seems to forget
open competition
They generally
that this administration ha* lieen
gel m>>re pay than their service*
about eight times longer than any
would command in the open market
previous one. Sixteen yeais would
of the world and employ no one
naturally bring forth some results.
The business man or manager of an
He speaks of the Nth grade ex­
industry must buy stock and employ
amination enabling pupils to paw
labor and circulate money with
into the high tichools.
t’upils who
every movement Politics and many
attend school 450 davs in three
other human activities employ little
years and mad«* an average of 90
or no labor and yet occupy a great
per cent in their studies ar«* exempt
deal of time an»! attention.
from the examination. It opi plain­
ly be seen that the examination is
E
Peery, an Oregon business
now being held for the poorest of man and builder of industries, ia a
the pupils, who would be much bet­ candidate for the legislature on the
ter prepar«*»! for the high school if following platform:
they would remain in the Nth grad»
Oppose
freak
legislation that
till the 90 per cent average was drives capital out of the state.
made.
No more laws involving additional
The "Citizen" says nine-tenths of
expense to tax payers.
the teacher» petitioned Mr. Jackaon
Repeal ail useless laws and proper
to become a candidate for the office*.
enforcement if those which are
The truth is nine-tenths of the
need fol.
teachers were petitioned for him bv
Oppose change of school text
the supervisor about the first of
February, before any other candi­ books every six years
date d«rclare»i his or her candidacv.
The average teacher’s salary in Isnn
ctHinty is $64 31.
Counting ten
minutes each for the 25(1 teachers
to affix their signature» to the peti­
tion it will be fourul that those
petitions cost Unn county about $25
tiesid«1« the supervisor’s traveling
exoenst1»
The "Citizen" also spoke of the
su | h rintrndent having the care of
about $150.000 of the
people’s
money. During the past five vt-ars
$10.000 of this has l>een spent for
supervisors. The supervisory law
ha« tM*en in effect in Oregon since
1911 and only eight counties out
ot the thirty-five have made use of
it.
Linn county has 137 districts,
giving the supervisor sixty districts.
He being employed for ten months
would give him six districts per
month at $120 per month or 120
per visit. Any one who care» will
find the law in regard to the «■du-
cational board and supervisors on
pages 45 to 40 inclusive. Oregon
School laiws.
It is a queer law. Il provides
that the county sch»x»l superintend­
ent appoint four persons, himself
being ex-officio chairman, then the
five »elect a »uperviaor. If a super-.
visor is necessary, why not the
(Continued on page 3)
‘
Ixmdon. July 3. Fricourt. three!
miles east of Allert, th*1 seen«1 of ;
desperate fighting lietween the Brit- i
ist and Germans »’.Ke the entente
alii«-»! offensive was U*gun yesterday
morning, has been capture»! by the !
Br tish. according to an official state
ment issued tonight
Tonight's official statement by the
French war office at Pari« «ays that
south of th«1 Somme th«1 French
have force»! their way into th«*'
American citizenrv is composed
Salem. July I The propose«! con-
wholly by »i«*»ctind«*nta of or directly ; stitutional amendment to limit tax
by men ami women of foreign birth | levies to tin* i«*»(»ective amounts
I'hey have become American citixens levied for in the pretvding year,
twcause they Iwlieve that conditions plus 6 per cent thereof. advocated
in the country known as the United by th«- State Taxtmyers* la-ague, is
Stat«*» is more conducive to life, arousing much diacuasion in this
liberty ami the pursuit of hauptness section of th«1 state
than th«1 countries of the old world
Opponents of the protM»«w<l meas­
were wh«-n they asaum«*l th«- re- ure d«*clare that this sort of experi­
«ponaibilitv of citizenship in th«* mental legislation is fraught with
land of their adoption
pawsiliilities of harm which, by in­
seeond line of th«* Gorman entrench-
This Americanism was manifest corporating it in th«* state constitu­
ment» at several place* ami have j m the celebration in this city Tu«*» tion. would make it practically im­
captured the village of Fries ami day Conceived and managed almost mune from modification except by
the Mereaucourt wood
The num-1 «•xclusively by our Bohemian fellow the cumbersome nrixt*«» of resub­
ber of unwound«-»! priaom rs taken titiaens. th«* patriotic display on mitting it to th«* people It i» point­
in th* two days battl«1 now I»
every hand, showed that, at least, ed out that th«1 "straight-jacket'’
to be more than 6000
they had no u»1 for th«1 hyphen in rule» of the propowd amendment
Ijist night's statement by
ieflmng wherein their national fealty are the product of th«*ory rather
French war office said that in
was to la* trusted. Men who carry than any satisfactory experience.
fighting south of Arras yesterday a banner declaring for “America
Among th«* active opponents of
the French took a total of 5000 first" are men who will support th«* th«1 propimed amendment ia Stat«1
prisoners. In the course of th«* American flag under any and all Treasurer Kay
Mr Kay citea th»*
night French trooos capture«! the conditions.
They are not men who provision» of the tax limitation law
village of Curlu. A heavy German would make America second to their of 1915. th«* so-calle«l Bingham law,
encounter attack on the village of fatherland, as do far too many of as bains belter than the pr<>po»a*>l
Hardecourt, north of Curlu. wax i our German-American citizens,
amendment. He say», however, that
repulsed, the statement add«. After
In the parade of Tuesday a Civil a year’« experience has shown
that
repeated aasaulls the Germans were J war veteran.
W 8
8. Carpenter, was
veteran, U
some changes in the Bingham law
selected to carry "Ohl Glory" who, are necessary, The legislature
obliged to retreat.
can
followed bv th«* K. of P. ban«I. some make these chang«*». but if the
law
seven or eight patriotic and hand­ wer«* embodied in th«* general
IOO Billion Likely Coat
con-
somely decorated floats and numer- stitution of th« state, it is pointe»!
! ou» cars with th«1 national colors out that the legislature, of course,
Paris, Jurn* 27. One hundre»!
most
inaile a parade
would Is* powerless to make a cor-
billion dollar» will ba the cost of
■ cr«*»lttal»le.
rection.
the war if it lasts another year, ac­
The line of march was through
cording to Jean Finot. who makes!
at-
The proposed am«.*ndment
an<l on to the Fair
an Interesting comparative study
tempts to establish bases for the
M A Miller
this subject in an article in th«1 f <froun*F* where Hon.
limitation of future tax levies, Thia
gave on«1 of his elo«|uent and char
Paris Revue,
is meeting with opposition. as the
_____ .. »«cteristic addresHes
The afternoon
"If this war lasts three years,
basis arc declared to be unfair as
he says, "the losses will reach a wa» devoted to contests of various tietween the various taxing juris­
total unheard of in the past
They «■la»»«*», the winners of which, so dictions and districts. In the case
nearly a» The Tribune coukl learn
Mr. Peery established the Scio will amount to one hundred or
of th«* proposed amendment, in each
. are given elsewhere.
condensed milk factorv ami is the hundred ami twenty billion dollars
instance, whether the state itself or
The Io»»«*» occasion«»«! by the prw j The 1000 or more people present any subdivision having authority to
type of men who will make good
were jolly and seemed to enjoy the
ent conflict have no analogy in the
legislators.
levy a tax. the amount produce! by
i »lay greatly.
Th«* »unshiney day
the levy for the current year is
The valu«» of a new»pa|s*r is much history of past times
.giving promise of good weather, no
"According
to
the
calculations
of
taken as th»1 starting point, regard­
discussed and the expression has
economists and statisticians, armed | doubt, ha»i much to do in placing lew of whether high or low. ade­
many meanings
Its business value
I the smile on th«» face of farmer
is to the owner but it also has many conflicts from Napoleon I to our folk, as the hay crop is demanding quate or inade«|uate.
Therefore, the measure’s oppo­
different values of service to the day. all added together, have not |imm«*«liate attention
nents contend, should the pro|»MH*«l
community, ia not its real value in caused one-half tin* sums abnorlw*«!
measure tie adopted, those count I«1»,
service U> business enterprises, em by the present war The Napoteonic
Context Winnera
cities an»! districts which made high
pl oyer» of labor ami distributors of wars, properly so called, which are
or extravagant levies in 1916, and
payrolls? Are not its least valuable considered the most sanguinary in
loo yard boys race under 16 thereby established inflated l»aae»
services to politicians, office-seekers the history of past times, cost only
and the professional experimental­ about $15.000.000.000. They lasted years, Willard D>ng flrat; B. O. for future levies will not only lie
lieorgr secorxi.
permitted but even •■ncourag»-»! tn
ists? Agitations that disturb bust 20 year».
"The Crimea»! war coat the cotin-
Fat man race. Ardee P»>well. first; continue their course of high tax«*»
new. unsettle property values, dis­
and general extravagence. while
courage investments and enterprises, i trids taking pwart in it about $11.* Mel Arnold w*con<l
I Oft yard dash, free for all. Del- those which, he«*ding the <ieman<i
restrict employment and
drive ,000.000.000 or $12.000.000,000.
j for tax reduction, mad«* low and
money out of circulation are certain­ , The Civil war in America did not tiert l»ng first; H Hogan second
coat more than $7.000,000.000 The
Three-legged
race.
Downing
and
economical levies in 1915, will in
ly not community assets.
war between Prussia and Austria in Shindler first; Shepanek and Killster similar manner be so restricted as
1H66 necessitated an expense of second.
to l«e unable to levy for amounts
Mortgage Loans
only about $500,000.000.”
Sack race. C. W. Downing flrat; actually r«*quired.
t.'harles Shindler second.
For Safe
In amounta from $2.500 to »10..
Bicycle race. H
Hogan A rat;
Called to New York
No
OOO on good cultivated farm»
Walter Stam second.
Call
delav if your title is perfect
Motorcycle race. Jim George first
Four oassenger Buick auto, modrl
Dr. A. G. Prill left huriedjy last
on J. V. Pine. 203 West 2nd St.. 25. Good condition $175. Addnws
Pony race. Jake Smeltzer first;
Saturday
morning bound for New
Albany. Ore
L. C. Fox. Aihany, Dre.
7-20 D. W. Montgomery second.
I
York
in
answer
to a summons to
Buggv horse race. Dr. Rosine
The K. of P. ban«! went to West first; John Iwffler second.
the bed side of a sister, who is
If you want any of the daily
dangerously ill. The period of hie
papers. The Tribune will get them Scio Monday evening to welcome
Crabtree,
came
Bohemian athletic
absence ia indefinite, yet he is ex­
Jake Bilyeu, of
for you at Bargain Day rates, pro- the Portland
vidmg you pay for The Tribune one people who assisted materially in over Monday for a few days vwt pected to return within a few weeks
the entertainment on the Fourth.
among old friend».
year in advance.
I at most.
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