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About The Scio tribune. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1914-1917 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1917)
THE SCIO TRIBUNE I appropriations an indefinite lime. The biennial for the state schools, particularly had become almost a J scandal in our lagisiative halls. The lobbies. to secure such sums of T. t_ UUQGK*. xnrroa and riu>r money as the schools dwtired, domi nated the legialature through the Entered at th* o>«toffice at Scio. entire session Other legislation DiprtBtlt Oregon M second class matter. was made subservient to the wishes IlNt Wl II GbM M SMS of the school lobbies. as fatiti« HUMtTUmoN. IN ADVANCE 31.50 Now to repeal the millage tax law 1 AT *Nt> OF YRAR 1.50 would bring back these old near | .75 scandal days, besaiee the large in- < MX MONTH* crease of legisiative business. Also (Gmtinucd from jaxge 11 for the numerous agricultural so ADVgRTWtNO SAT**: cieties to have to go tn the «talc |whu •« •>* border al Colum- lx>cal advertising, per lin* 5c bua. N. M., tndav. «aid th«-refug«*-« capital for the small appropriations Display advertising, per inch 10c the legislature might Iw pursuadrd jw, rr «‘rung out along the enmmunt- IMUKD KVBSY THURSDAY HT Dr T. K. Sanderson OREGON TROOPS MAY START IN TEN DAYS N. M. Newport DENTIST I’h.m«- 27-7 «xrv Arroawavi OREGON SCIO LABA NOM OIUMXIM I rtlerMted Church WTO. OH»X>N Scio Meat Market Sunday School 10 a. m. Preaching 11 a. m. Christian Ebde*vor..6:30 to 7:30 o.m Fresh Mrata of All Kind# Song Service 7:30 to b:(M> p.m. cation trail for more than Ave miles Prayer Meeting, Thursday 7:30p.m. Display advertising, long time, see to make, would involve an exprnar Reasonable Priera behind th«- main column of General Brother Meikeljohn. leader. manager. not now necessary. ii. B. Her. Pastor Extended marriage or death notices Scio. Ore. For the amount of money the Bershing's tr<s»M and were envelop- Mam Street - • Jed in a great cloud of dual. per line 3c state appropriates for county fairs,' Special rates on long time display more good is accomplished in th«- Mormons were riding in automo- advertising. way of building up our state re bites, covered wagons of the prairie THE LEGISLATURE Our legislative session has now more than half expired, yet not one- half of the work which the people expected would I* done, has been or is likely U> la- accomplished Some of the leading feature« desir ed, have not vet been introduced At th«- same time a large majority of the lulls introduced In both houses, were never expected to be» come laws In fact many members would not have introduced numer ous bills which carry their names. if they had not exp«-ct«-d the measures would go into th«- legislative dis card. Such procedure on the uart of the membership is time waste«! and almost wilful extravagance Either the personnel of our legislate e body are not of lawmaking caliber or they r«-gard the forty davs of the tension as a sort of an outing in which much if not all of their time could he given up to fun and frolic, with an occasional bit of serious work given to ap|*eaae their consti tuencies This is not what th«- people ex|wct nr require of their lawmakers It is this cla* of work which has d«-*troyed the confidence of the people in the legislative body as being mdustrous and loyal to the interests and uubhc welfare of Ore sources, than any other like amount; schooner type, in farm wagons and expended for any purpose Th« on horws and mule*. according to legislature will make a grave mi»- the cattleman They were driving take if the millage tax law is re- their milk cows ahead of them while pealed. Rut there ar«- many other dehind trsmp«d hundred» of native», laws which should is- repeated and Chinese and others who had no laws the people want repealed. I means of transportation in the long There is time vet for the legislature! treek to the border. to accomplish quite a bit of g.«»d if Nothing that could la- brought it will simply drop insignificrnt and out was left behind, and many of needle* rm-ssures ami get busy, the settlers in the beautiful valley U an the forty days, gentlemen U>uf the <aaoa Grande* river carried, some purpose and then the people all of their worldly ptaMs-wnona with will give you more time if it is them needed. * I The head of the troop column ■ ! was expected to reach Ojo Federico | PARTBAN CARTOONS (’artisan t«rtoons. which are in- <•» mites from t'olonia Duidan and tended to influence political action is consider«*! the easiest |»art of the during a political campaign, may be journey out. From Ojo Federico to condoned, even if they reftect upon | Tree Bapelwtea is considered the the president or the party in control 'worst part of the journey to the of the government. Rut when the,!>or<!er There is no water in this campaign is «»ver and the result be- »tretch of 20 mil«* and the country X comes known, then the ban should resembles a desert, with «and, I «-ar lie placed upon all cartoons which gruss and cactus Many of the re ar« calculated to ridicule or mimi- fugees who are “hiking” on foot nise the influenc.- and standing of are expected to suffer on this part the president or government in th«-! of the trip, estimation of our own people or in National guard encampm«mts here •he eyes of the world which have been almnd med since Reynold’s cartoon in the Ore- the troops went home will Iw- um«d gonian of Tuesday, could have no to house the refug«*-« until they can other purpose than that of miachiev- find hom«w A large numlier of iousnesa and to injure the influence vacant tent-houses ami me*» shacks! of President Wilson. Now as Prwu- al the camp of the Pennsylvania | dent Wilson has been reelected am! troops have been offered the Mor- j will be inaugural«*! for another four mon leaders here and probably will, years term on March 4. the result !»« acw-pud for the refugees, can not lie change«! in any way by —— such rediculous pictures It c*n General Pershing with his 12.000 only cheapen the government troops is on the march northward to president in the minds of •he relieve some of the national guard thoughtless and. «-specially, in •he troops, who an- to hr sent home eyes of other governments which i General Pershing's punitive expedi-! are jealous of the prestage and | lion into Mexico is regarded by: On* of the measures propose»! is to repeal the millage tax laws and reauire all institutions, associations, etc.. to present their demands fur state money tn person. Only a few years ago a millage tax to support state schools and fairs, was adopted. It wm then supposed th«- support for those institutions was finally removed from legislative action for| gonian has none. This publication should call out a general rebuke from the people. As a matter of busimwa it should be a veritable boomerang. The Oregonian should respect the office if it does not re- J. F. WESELY DEALERIN Gmgrt-as has l-ren in session more day* during the first four years of the Wilson administration, than in any like period in the history of our country. We might add that the sped the man. two congresses covering the oeriod, more legislation which was of vita) Oregon banks, exclusive of the importance to the country. was en smaller towns, have deuoaits of acted as well, if we exclude the over $ 132.000,000. Counting all of Civil war period. the banks not included in the above, deposits will easily reach 3150,000.- Un lew congress makes greater 000. Rut when the assessor comes headway during the next thirty days around, watch these deposits shrink. than ao far in the short session, Linn county haa over 32.000.000 in much important and almost neces the four Alhanv hanks. It is aafe sary huainewi will he left over for to sav not 3200.000 will be retum- the next congress. President Wilson t«> the asw-asor for purposes of may I* compelled to call a special taxation. (season after all. ■ - — Staple and Fancy Groceries Qyeensware, G kissware, Etc. Held and Garden Seeds Cash Paid tor V eal, Hogs, Hides and (astara Eiatk J tonight and camp near the water j holtw there. This is approximately gon. The one great demand of the people at this aaadon was the abolishment of uaeh-ss and needless state commissions and the consolida tion of other*. Second but of al most equal Importance was a gener al curtailing of expenses of state government and the scaling down of the demands for appropriations I many as nt-edleaa. Perhaps it was. by our numerous state institutions, prosperity of the United States During the Civil war days, such I Yet it ha* caused the Mexican j>e<»-1 etc. Hut two consolidation bills have cartoons would have caused the ' pie ami the warring factions to have been introduced in this first half of surprt-asion of the newspaper which ' a wholesome respect for U. S the session. These proposed laws had sufficient audacity to publish troop*. It has caused both t'arranza are in the right direction, hut there, .¡them. Certainjy it causes every ami Villa to know and feel that J are many more consolidations which patriotic American citizen who saw Uncle Sam’s boys have no fear* should I* effected, for which bills the disgraceful picture, to blush whatever of the Mexican armies have not yet been introduced. with diame. that partisanism should and factions and haa taught the cause a respectable newspaper to Mexican people the difference be When the constitutional limit of stoop so low. tween an army amenable to discipline a for tv-days session wss adopted and which respects the rights of there w as not one-ten th of «tate Certainly a newspaper should property, from their own armies of business that there is now. We then have some reapect for our govern had no cteemoeeynary institutions ment and our president The Ore i freebooters and tiandils. nor state colleges to look after. The legislature then provided for the expenditiare of less than OOO for the biennium period. Now ten time* that amount is provided for Evidently the fortv-days ses sion is loo abort to take careful and proper care of the greatly increased business, else our lawmakers should give more time to the work. II o M xtikk B k <> s , Prom Prices High/ Out Mot Io; l.toe and Lei I m J. F. WESELY SCIO OREGON M Painting and Paper Hanging I am pr«T>arvd to do your |>*inting or |>aper hanging on short notice, at reasonable rates. Refer you to J. F. Weaely as to the character of my work. Estimates of material made. Give me a trial. GEORGE GIBBONS, Sen. Ore. M
