Praaident Wilton and cun-
THE SCIO TRIBUNE cure.
gr*-*w are to be commended fur ALBANY’S OFFER
stable government, to do so.
should be severely frowiHtd umm. county. Otherwiae the office will
The United Stale. do**e not desire ’* ’• the «‘«PPMe nt
«»tie un- continue.
necessary
leaks
which
will
reduce
war with Mexico. It would lie like
While President Wilson's note to
the
cost
of
the
state
government
strong men sttacking children, for
lieliiretanl Eur»|iean powers, asking 1
without
imparing
efficiency.
Mexico in point of civilisation is but >
President M»«er is a known aspir them to state to the world what
a child
But we know as parents,
ant
Jor the office of governor. This they are fighting for, has not yet
the child sometimes r«*quir«ai correc
little
clerk episode will rise up and borne fruit, still it has caused all of
tion. for his own good. That is the
smite
him in the face It shows that them to think along the lines of
condition <>f Mexico at the present
They all want to auit but
he
is
readv
to use state funds to peace
time.
They have quarrel«*d and
just do not know how to do so with
reward
his
friends,
regardless
as
to
fought among themselves an long
out giving the <>lher fellow advan
that there ia no p-wibility for them whether any service is rendered the
tage which neither warring nation
to settle their difficulties among state therefor. The same may la*
1«
willing to concede. Yet the note
themselves, and it would lie a kind- said of Governor Withvcombe. who
j
has
caused them to think along the
now for some strong nation to step aspires fur a second term, it is said
line«
of peace and. perhaps, some
in. use the slipper vigorously and The fish and gam«* com mission is.
evidently, a pet of the governor. thing will lx developed which will
tell them to l>ehave.
open the wav to peace. The trouble
And what other nation but the He does not propose to have its
1 now is that neither side is willing to
perquisites
interfered
with
United State« should administer this
But. aa a whole, there seems to i say "enough." They have not yet
correction? We would not allow
reached a stage of exhaustion to
any other nation to do the slipper be a heal th v disposition on the part
| practically force them to do so.
of
both
Governor
Withy
combe
and
act, hence we are under moral obli
gation to accept the responsibility. the legislature to handle the state's
We went to the rescue of Cuba affairs during the next two years
and. aa a result Cuba is beginning economically. We will all applaud
every effort to bring the state back
to have a stable government.
The Tribune believes the lime has to a conditiuo of sanity. With Sena
fully arrived for the United Stale« tor Garland in the senate and Repre
to say to Mexico: Restore peace' sentative Elmore in the house, Unn
county is sure to be aligned on the
Phons 27-7
and tranquility within a stated time, '* economic side of every question,
else we will interv
and compel a which will not impair the efficiently
peace which you seem unable to ar-1 of our state government
I SCIO
OREGON (
Dr T. K. Sanderson
DENTIST
N. M. Newport
Sunday School
10 a.
Preaching
ila.
Christian Endeavor •'* SO to 7:30 p.
Song Service
7:30 to H:(M) p
1‘rayer Meeting, Thursday 7:30 p.
Brother Meikeljohn. lewier.
H H. Iler. Pastor
B ■ 6 É
WAS REJECTED
HCK». OREGON
f
"watchful waiting" patience and
trtMtlKU ».VOIT THÜHSHAY Hi
forbearance
But toe people have
Ion« tine« concluded that interven
T. L. ouGun. anno» and rtor
tion is the only remedy. Indeed, it
would be a mercy to Mexico for the
Entered at the tx«b>ffice at Scio.
tl
United State« to intervene. We
Orearon aa aacond class matter.
know that capitalistic interrata have
been crowding the president to
Eltctrt F h 1117
SI .60; intervene, tn order to protect their
1.501
pr»pertica down there.
Yet the
.76 i Mexican people want intervention
(Continued from [>ag«- I)
and du not know it. They have
j been destroying themselves long
APVKKTWONG KAT KN
Had Albany offered 13000 net to
enough.
Humanity
„
. demanda ,hal
la*
paid to the shareholders, the
lx>caJ advertising, per line
■ force shall be applied to make them
change
would probably have been
Display advertising, per inch
10c. behave.
made. But when it was Figured out
Display advertising, long Ume, are
HAVE HEARD THE WARNING that only alioOt 12 50 per share
manager.
would reach the holder of the com
Extended marriage <>r death notices I
mon stock. th«* concensus of opinion
tier tine
3c •
From th«* numerous bills for con-
was to rrject the offer and rithvr
Special rat«*« on long time display «oildating
commissions, reducing
go on with the fair or let the fran-
advertising.
salaries and retrenchment along all
chiae lapw.
iii
ii ■■■«iiirii—i—M—i rr------- j line«, the governor and memlieni of
In fact, to retain the land. build
; the legislature have.
apparently
Inga. fixture«, etc., more could hr
THE MEXICAN SITUATION , heard the voice of the people and
realised than our Alliany friends
i ae«*m to lie disposed to obey their
se«-nied
disposed to offer.
So far aathedefacto Mexican gov *'»»»rs. so far as practicable. (fever-1
President Prill was absent on
erament making progress towards ,M,r Withycumb«*, in hn biennial
nrofeasional busineas and had noth
«retiring pence, it may be said, con , to***®* rccommemls numerous con
ditions grow m> better fast.
j «»lidatoms of commiarioM and the ing whatever to do with the action
i of the meeting.
Villa who was seriously wounded i M’*’,nif d»wn of appropriations all
in the afternoon the folldwmg
now has an army fairly well equip ■ along the line *with one exception
board of directors was elected for'
ped and has w»n several battles and that is the fish and game com-1
1917: Dr. A. G. Prill. J L Cai a van.
though he suffered a severe defeat mission. This he commend» highly,
Geo M Bilyeu, arm I. A Munkers i
though this is the most expensive of
in hia last action.
The county court will appoint the i
Felix l>iax seems to have control all of our Commissions Many people,
fifth director. Dr. Prill was elected |
of Very Crux and vimnitv while in fact most people think this com
president for the eleventh time. J
Zapatta Mi-mw to control consider mission is both wasteful ami rxtrn-
Mrs Jennie Shelton, secretary and
able territory from Mexico City vagent and that it hardly give« the
Roy Shelton assistant secretary, and
south and occasionally hammers at •tate two bits worth of lienefil fur
Ed Myers treasurer
the dollar of coat. The pruning)
the gntrs of the Mexican capital
Over 1130 was raised towards
(arnrnr.M maintains a semblance knife should l>e applied vigorous!)
paying off the only floating debt of
of government, but it is doubtful if aa well in the affairs of thia commu
1260
hr dominates more than one-fourth nion as in thoae of any other
Everything looks bright for a big
Senator Garland, of la*tian<>n. has
of Mexican territory. While lie is
fair in 1917.
recognixed as the titular head of mad«* an attempt to reduce the
the Mexicau government. it is non numlwr of clerks in the senate, say
Senator Cusick has introduced a
sense to say i hat he rule« even more ing: "We cannot ask for aeMomy
elwwhere
with
reason,
without
at-
;
bill
in the M*nate to merge the office
than one-third of Mexico. Nor <l<M*e
tempting
economy
al
home,
s«
<*f
our
county r«*curder with that of
it seem likely that he will ever la*
well.
”
Mr
Garland
met
with
opposi-
County
clerk, to take effect next}
able to wield authority over mort*
lion
but.
probaldv.
will
aucei>«*d
in
July.
If
the senator will change th«*
territory than h«* now holds
President Wilson seems to have alwting the clerk extravagonn* some- date of effect to January 1. 19Hi.
depended, if not <>n a broken reed. what. President M>wrr w*«*n»s to ’h«-n The Tribune will give his bill
have not beard of the economy de- j a hearty support When I -inn county
on a very thin one when he recog-
nixed the Carranxa government niand made by the people November e|«*cted Mi«a Velma Davis as couuty
The fact that General Pershing has 7 last, for he attempted to have a' recorder last Novemlwr 7 it. practi-
remained some 300 mile« in Mexico, clerk appointed for Senator Bing-! rally, entered into a contract with
for several months as a sort of ham. of Igne county, who ia in the Mtiw Davis to trrvr the county in
army of observation, prove« that east engaged in a profitable horsr that capacity for two year«. The
the president has but little confi buying busin«*Ms ami will not be courts have held that the legislature
dence in Carranxa's ability to master present during the stwion. |’r««i- cannot enact a law which will im-
Hence. Senator
conditions. If left in charge of all dent Moser want«*d Bingham’s son pair a contract
appointed
to
sit
in
his
father's
«eat
;
Cusick's
m«*a«ure.
if enacted into
northern Mexico.
While it is a delicate matter u> lo
*l*°ljtolv nothing except t<» law to take effect July I next, would
Interfere in a national family quarrel
Perhaps, but t>e pruneunce.1 unconstitutional by
or in a civil war of a neighbor 10 ** I***1
**r dav J0**
<he courts and would not destroy
nation, it seems almost a duly of •"’«
,hr
of founD recorder, as he
the United Slate« to interfere by1
While the sum, 52(h). for the see- evidently intends. Change your date
sending an army far into Mexico
to «naH. R ia
pure graft just <»f effect. Senator, to January 1.
and assist Mexicans who desire to lh* Wl,nr
the 56(XM) or more paid 11W1W. ami you will altolish the office
be lawabiding ami wish to have a *® olh*r unnecessary clerks, and of recorder of conveyance« for Linn
Federated Church
Attorney at law
n'rrv ArvoaNxvi
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OREGON
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