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to sea ami contend for the mastery.
thia iif Germany's complaints
our commissions
will he to spp- mt n c-.mmittee of against the allies is that sb«- is de-
seven gi-ntlssnen to inv*-stig«te the med the freedom of the ara
There
some 16
w to prevent th*- German
report tbmr findings to the n*-xt war fleet from «ailing the high arws.
Attorm-y at I ak
legislature, two years hence.
if she will, just as she now is sailing
The main trouble al Salem seems her I' 'boats,
•civv ATroSNinri
Of ouursi- we d<> not wish war
to he a lark of or willingness to
agree upon measures th*- people with <rt-rmany. nor with any other
ONSUON
UtSANOM
But she now knows wha«
want and which would lop off a few nation
of the taxealers. If one house, will result if American ships are
after due ennaideradoa. pe**«s* a bill sunken without due warning sod
the other house b sure to amend it search Yet the connnan*iers of be/
in a way that its purimee is practi­ U-boats are mostly young men.
lioOx'MK* Bk*«.. Props
cally defeated, or u» so amend it somewhat inclined tn l<- foolhardy
that the house originating the bill and. consequently, an American ship
Fresh Meats of All Kinds
may tw sunken any day
Then, of
will not accept the change
Here the thought arises. Whv course, the real thing will tw on.
Reasonable Prices
Another feature in conditions may
a dual legislature? Why is not a
Seto. < >re.
one-branch legislature with the gov­ causa- Germany to think srnoualy Main Street
ernor to wiehl the veto ax and the I before giving cause for active hostili­
r®
ties with the United States and that
people the referendum, sufficient?
Be it said to the credit of the is th«- almost unanimous support the
Linn county members, their votes i jieople. th*- American tJerman» in­
T. K. Sanderson
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LEGISLATURE ONE
FOURTH FAILURE
This session of the Oregon legis­
lature will, in a few hour», lie a
thing of th«- jMuit
People are now
lieginmng to weigh up the accom­
plishments of the •easion and many
think 75 per cent failure is aimut
the right estimate to place upon its
activities.
.
This Hour tir«t legislature to work
under a handicap
The voice of the
people a» exprr**e*| at the poll» on
Novemlier 7. has had a wholesome
restraining influence up**n the ex*
penditurrs of the tax payers rmmey
Yet then- have ta-en appropriations
mail*' which are of doubtful wisdom
In fart our law makers have done a
numlier of things which the |M-ople
did not want done und have left un­
dom* many things which the people
wanted
For instance:
There was no call whatever for
increasing the
salaries of our
supreme judges l.'iiui per vear; for
there is no lack of candidates for
the place from the ranks of the
leading lawyers of the slate, Nor
was then- any reason why the
salaries of our circuit judges should
not have Iwen reduced from 14000
to |3600. In either case it would
lie no trouble to pursusdr our lead­
ing lawyers to liec*»me candidates
But us a large percentage of the
legislative memlierahlp are lawyers,
the action is easily accounted for.
Probably every one of the lawyer
members hopes or expects to, some­
time in the future, tie entitled to
wear the title of "Judge ’’
Scio Meat Market
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Frdrrab'd Church
SCIO.
Sunday School
10 a. in.
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... 11 a. m.
thristian Endeavor .6:80 t*> 7:30 n.m
S-ihg Service
7::«> toOSMIp.m^*
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Prayer .Meeting. Thursday 7;30p.m.
Brother Mrikelj«>hn. Iwader.
H. B. Iler. Pastor
J. F. WESELY
wen- always, with <»n*- ortwoexerp- cluded. arc giving President Wilson
ti*m*. in the Interests of th«- people. | If a divided sentiment existed here.
At least two of tbatn have not intro Germany might assume a different
du red a bill during the session, but • tooe. She know» that the United
have sasiNted in defeating bills not States is not a nation to lie <ic»pued
wanted nor needed »nd in the re- in the war game and. lawides she
pealing of wvi-ral laws which wi-re ava-ma to have enemies a twenty
but a cumberance on our statute . without adding thereto.
books.
Some of the Multnomah
LINCOLN S BIRTHDAY
memtiers have introduced twenty or
more bills during the wwsion, many
of which they knew would not I»
Abraham Lincoln, the first repute
enacted into law ami wore mtn pl v I bean president of the United States,
aiding to the expense of theaiwion. was born in Hardin county. Ken­
I he question of reforming the tucky. February 12. IMiP. I .as*
legislature will he for the ueotiie to Monday was the lufith anniversary
solve. As now organised and con­
Kvary school la»y and girl should
stituted. it is not at all responsive lie familiar with hi« life history of
to the wishea of the people. It has his trials and struggles against great
entirely too many members, who Adversity. It should la- an inapira-
pav little if any taxes, and who tion, an incentive to every boy to
•erm di«p*ieed to desire to exploit strive the harder
B«»ya. any of
th*- state's re*>urcsa Such members ‘ them, no matter how poor and
are a detriment to the real prow huml-le. enjoy better opportuniti«-«
perity of the state and should never today to secure an education and to
I m * elected to the legixlnture or to get on in life, than did our marly red
any other office. for that matter,
GERMANY WOULD AVOID
WAR WITH THE U
s.
latest indications are that Ger-*
many would avoid war with the
United States. There is just one
way to do it. is-av* American shit*
alone, else proceed to »-arch them
and provide reasonable safety for j
passenger» and crew in accordance
with the established international :
rules of war.
Germany is plaving a <l«*sperate I
president.
In his boyhood day»,
there were few schools and few
books. Such school» as there was.
were of the rudeat character and
the teachers unskilled in the melhtids
of education, as are the teachers of
today. Mr. Dncoln attended tfie**e
poor schools but a few months. He
was his own teacher in after life.
Yet with this handicap he climbed
to the topmost rung in the ladder »
of fame and implanted his strung
ideas of the liliertv of men in the
minds nf the civilized World.
It should l>e a matter of pride to
be a citizen of a nation which ha»
produced such men as W ashington. |
Lincoln and their histories should be
familiar to every boy and girl in |
the land, including th*iee of our
adopted fellow citizens. To know!
game in the indiscriminate activity
of her U*l)Mta. As the United
States is the most powerful of the
During the first days of the ses­ neutral states, of course she de­
sion. from the tenor of the bills sires to feed ur paliatives until she I
introduced, the jieople liegan to hope demonstrates her ability to effect- • what it has cost in blood and treas­
that our anions had heard and in- ivrijr blockade England and destroy ure to establish and maintain a
tended t*> herd what thev knew to her merchant ships Then she could nation which gives to her citizens
lie the general wishes of the people, give h«g attention to the United the broadest lilierty known in civil
Talk of commissions to lie commit* States and would, probably, talk in ized governments should, surely,
dated made the people expect that a different strain.
inspire a patriotism unbounded.
a real reform along lines of economy '
But if press reports are to he
was at hand
They expected that credited, these I’-lmats do not hunt
i A bill has liven introduced in the
relief from the exactions of numerous armed merchant ships very indus- legislature authorizing every high
nevdlcas ami vexing laws was to lie triously. The destruction of mer- school to organize a cadet company
given them They expected that the chantmen may lie gieatlv diminish- and the stale to furnish the neces­
wastful rxtrai ag<inceof our bureau- , •‘d in the future for England now sary equipment. The smallest num­
orocracy was to get a hard calling purposes to arm all of her merchant* tier allowed in a company is 20.
down. But when the sesaiwi was rn*n for defensive purposes and
half gone, the people disappointedly future losses may include an occas-
Santiam Fann News
changed their minds. They saw that ‘ *onal U-boat.
th*- only legislative effort would ba.
At all events, Germany believes
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to keep within the bounds of the. ‘be United States are fully aroused
G. A. Griffin visited with Frank
tax limitation law. which was enact «nd ‘bat a declaration of war will
rd at the late election by the people I follow the first destruction of an Summers and family Sunday.
When the strong lobby of taxeaters American ship without due halt and
liegan to get action in the committee search
Germany is. evidently,
room and in the dark corners of the playina ber last trump and. if pos-
rotunda. they then knew that real >ble. will prevent her enemy from
retrenchment along some lines was taking the lead. Just at the present
to I* a myth and that aH talk and
•h*' does not wish to embroil a
•etiao in the first half of the session ride '«“«•' ‘bat might deflect her
was. »imply, to fool the people only “• arm irnm ‘be evidetU pur*
Even »he fine Italian hand ofGover- P***
»tarring England.
nor Withycombe was felt among
the lobbyists, for he intimated early
in the semion that his pet cummis-
sion <fish and game) was not to be
interfered with in any way
Thei
DENTIST
Mrs. Huffman was taken violently
ill Friday afternoon and had to call
in the doctor, but is some better.
Mias Phoeba Turner and Mrs.
Martha Smith and Miss Neva Smail
were cailers at the Santiam farm
Sunday afternoon.
The He Eater is plowing out his
strawlwrry
patch to insure a g**od
It is somewhat strange that these
crop, as iwrnes will be 10 cents per
U-boats do not tackle the English
war fleet. If a majority of these gallon this year
fleets could be destroyed, then the
Mr. an<i Mrs. Lock made a buai-
German wax ship» would dare to go
trip to Scio Monday .
DEALER IN ---------------
Staple and Fancy Groceries
Qyeensware, Glassware, Etc.
Held and Garden Seeds
t
(ash Paid liu Veal. Flogs. Fildes and Cascala Bark
Pnc es Righi
Our Motto.
I.hx anJ Let Lite
J. F. WESELY
OREGON
SCIO
SANITARY MARKET
I hat Grade <>l Meats
Home Made Lard, Bacon
and
We invite Pure Food and Sanitary Inspection
M< KNIGHT & DALEY. PttoFs
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