THE SCIO TRIBUNE
VOL 5
NO. 22
SCR^-LINN COUNTY. OK6XÎON. NOVEMBER ». 1016
11.60 THE YEAR
WILSON AND MARSHALL
AN OLD SETTLER
6 SLAIN IN I. W. W.
ARMY BILL IS BEST
PROBABLY RE-ELECTED
PASSES AWAY
FIGHT IN EVERETT
NATION EVER HAD
West and South For the First Time in History I. W CtaiitH Aa Early Pieaatr. Dirt Shrill M c I m
Wield
the
Balance
of
Power
mm I Twenty Orters it His Dettidiat it. Bikii Talks at "IrusM al
at H« Hint ta Tbit City
Farty Wert Sht Dm m
hact*' by Tbast Wba Stem
last Satarlay
Firbidiet I aadinf
V. S. laxtitatmis
The election, though returns are
not in from all of the pivotal states,
seem to have gone to Woodrow Wil»
son, president and Thomas E. .Mar
shall. vice president. This is the
first time in the history of our nation
when both president and vice presi
dent have been elected to succeed
themselvee in office. It is. also, the
first instance in our history when
the west and south has elected the
president
Though
the
eastern
stales except New Hampshire, gave
with 3, both favorable to Wilson ‘
Our pioneers are rapidly |*a*ung
Everett. Wash . Nov. 5 At least
Washington. Nov 6 In an inter-
and Minnesota with 12, which has
away. Thi« writer, as a matter of SIX mm were killed and 46 others riew today Secretary of War Baker
probably been added to the Hughes
duty, ha« chronicled the death of wounded today in a pitched tattle came to the defense of the new
column. This would give Mr. Hughes
many of them since Iwginning news at the Everett city wharf tie tween army bill.
25» electoral votes or 7 short of the
paper work here 26 year» ago
At 2o0 members of th«* I . W W s who
"I insist'* he «ani. that the new
266 n«x*es>tary for election. Adding
that time Uncle Jim (omplon wu came here from > Seattle on the army bill is an honest answer to the
California with 1.3 and New Mexico
one of Seto« most rugged and staunch j »learner Verona, and a posse of 150 ' public demand for an admuatr land
with 3, to the W ilmn column, gives
citizens
citizens, headed by Sheriff McRae defense. It provide», as far as can
him 272, or six more than necessary
Earrnmg had been his life work
The coming of the Industrial lie foreseen, for the need in men and
to secure the election
Oregon has
and. after gaining a competence,, Worker» of the World invaders had material, ami it ha» la*en pronuunc-
probably given Hugh«*« a majority
bought a house in Scio and moved iwwn previously announced in insult ed by all who ar«* competent to
of 71HKI to MMH*
Hawley has won
thereto in IKK»
Since when he has ing message« «ent to Everett from judge aa the liest military legislation
over Weatherford for congress
l»een one of our »ulalantial citizen«. , Seattle headquarter».
that the country has ever had.
James W Compton wa« l„.rn in
Washington county Mo , November
17. 1631. where he lived until he
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reaclwd manhood. In 1H52 he was I
VICE PRESIDENT MARSHALL
PRESIDENT WI1SON
married to the faithful wife, who
now mourn« hts loss. In |H63 the
Comptons emigrated to Oirgon and :
settled in Bmton county, After ■
four years residence there, they i
moved to Linn county,
hav it. g
bought a farm five miles southeast I
of Seto. Here they lived until their I
final move to Scio.
Mr. Compton joined the Baptist
I church in early life, of which be has
ever remained a cmmiaUni member !
j His pastor and friend of pioi..*» r:
davs. Rev John Osborn w aide to
come up from Polk county and con
duct the servires of rvspeet rnd love
for his former neighbor and friend ;
Mr. and Mrs • ‘omplon w«-re tin
parents of 14 children, four ot I
whom pre«*«-drd their father to tie
Great Beyond.
Th
___ w living are:
George, of L-banon. Mr»
E. A
Bishop, of California. II <’. and J.
A . of n«*ar Independence, Mrs.
Mattie Arkison, of Baker City; Al-
tart. of Alberta; Otto, of Spokane.!
Wa«h . Thomas, of Colfax. Wash
and ( harles D. of Scio
Mr. Compton had lived to a ripe I
a heavy vote for Hughes, the west- Judge Kelly is reelected by an
ern states gave Wilson and Marshall emphatic majority and Judge G. G.
such splendid support that the east Bingham has won over his two
and especial I v New York, can no democratic competitors, (isle Hill
longer wield the balance of political, was elected prosecuting attorney
power.
Linn County
It now appears that Wilson and
W. P. Elmore, Charles Childs and
^irshall have carried the following
Frank Porter have been chosen as
stares
legislators. R M Russell, county
Alabama. Arizona. Arkansas. Colo
clerk; Velma 1 »avis, county recorder;
rado. Florida. Georgia, Idaho, Kan
D. H Bodine, sheriff. W W Francs,
sas. Kentucky, Louisiana. Maryland. I
treasurer; E. L. Fisher, assessor; T.
.Mississippi. Misouri. Montana. Ne
J. Butler, county commissioner.
braska, Nevada, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Tennessee, Texas.
Scio Precincts
Utah. Virginia. Washington, and
Election day in point of weather
Wyoming, with a Vital of 256 elec
was all that could be desired. Prob
toral votes.
ably HO per rent of the vote was
Hughes and Fairbankshave carried
polled.
Conneticut. Delaware. Illinois. Indi-
The vote for North and South
sna. Iowa. Maine. Massachusetts, Scio precincts, follows. North Scio
Michigan. New Hampshire, New
being in the first column;
Jersey, New York. Oregon, Penn
For President
sylvania. Rhode Island. South Da-i
140 131
kots, Vermont. West Virginia, and Woodrow Wilson
76
46
Wisconsin with a total of 247 elec Chari«*s Hughes
J.
Frank
Hanlv
4
7
tors! votes
Allan
L.
Benson
1
6
The doubtful states are California
with 13 electoral votes. New Msucu.
(Continued on page 21
old age. His sterling and upright i
character, made him one of our!
most rea|iected citizens. Unausta-,
cious and humble, he was content
to pass through life without official;
A call to I. W. W. members from!jajie m conjunction with the navy
honors or preferment in any of th* ( all over the state had heen issued ! bi|| the United States may pursu
walks of life
He was content to
I earlier in the week and the citizens i lta destiny in tranquillity, aiwuicd
be one of the pushers
.
. of . the wagon
. .
Everett, at a meeting held Satur-. (lf a defensive strength meet for
of progress
As such Ins opinions, jav mgbt. planned to meet the In* | any emergency.
and counsel has guided nianv of our I vaders and deny them privilege nf
There is a treason of pear«* as
citiz«*ns in the path of both buaimns ’ |antbn|r
well aa a treason of war." I m * con
and moral life.
W'hen the Verona reached the dtv cluded, "and those who bars»» and
While the community hows to th. ubarf, Sheriff Mckae. who was
shame American institutions by fslse
mandatr of the Master of Life, they I backed by a posse of deputy sheriffs
I and reckhwa statements are no leu
feel that his d«*ath l«*aves a blank, . and citizeM, stepped forward and ! traitors than the soldier who sells
not easily replaced
The Tribune : informed the : men on the boat that
his country. That their actions are
extends sympathy to the bereaved | they would not be permitted to
governed by no higher motive than
companion of a long and well spent ‘ land.
a mere greed to for office adds to
life and to the large family of
One of the men, evidently spokes the ignobility of their conduct. The
children
man (or th«* party, began arguing general staff tells me that the at my
with the sheriff and then made a was never so efficient and that tn
Nat ice
speech. Apparently as a signal, the character, ability ami training it
man dropped his hand and armed is quite equal to the best in the
Having dissolved partnership, J. men on the strainer opmed fire on world.
W. Chromy having bought the inter the posse assembled on the wharf
“We are adding to its strength
The first man to fall wa« Sheriff wisely, building on the solid rock.
est of J. F Kukack in the Scio
Planing Mills, it is necessary that McRae, seriously wounded One man The national guard is showing
all old accounts he dosed. All par was killed instantly and in a moment growth and greater efficiency, and
ties knowing themselves indebted to the crowd on shore was panic-strick the new system of citizen trainin-
the Scio Planing Milla 0«. will please en. Deputy sheriffs <>n the wharf will increasingly fit our youth
call and settle at once, either by ' quickly rallied their forces, however, , the high obligation of nation»
and returned the fire of the invaders fence."
cash or note.
<m the Verona. Fully 1000 shots
J. F. Kukacka,
J. W. Chromy,
(Continued on page 4)
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