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THE SCIO TRIBUNE
look upon tha| body as an enemy,' likely to deliver a more stubborn ■art«»«, I mm N««« u «*U
rather than a friend. They are be
ginning to think it w a Portland
legialature rather than a state body,
T. u nixHisa. Ki>mm and raor
tiecause whatever Portland wants,
as a rule, goes through. Our law-
Entered at the ixiatoffice at Scio. maker« might as well meet in Port-
Oregon as second class matter.
land as at the state raw lol.
■ umckittmin . in
advance
AT KNI» or YKAR
SIX MONTHS
SI.60
1.76
.76
advkkthung hat »:
I »cal advertising, per line
Display advertising, per inch
_ 6c
15c
Display advertising, long time, sec
vi
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battle.
If both Italy and Russia become
non-reltable factors and release a
large iarl of the enemy armies from
their immediate fronts to reinforce
the fronts against the Frmch and1
they would simply obey the law and
I
do right.
I
The rejection of the proposition ’
to double the pay of our legislators,
eras another evidence that the people
were unwilling to he taxed for a
purpose which does not give them a
fair return for the coat As a matter
of fact, the people of the valley
have become suatNcioua of their
lagiaiature
They ar* beginning to
AtU»rrx») at l«aw
We make a specialty of Friend
ship. Engagement and Wedding
Ring» F M French A Son. AHany.
Oregon
MITT ArTttftMBYl
Notice to Creditors
N. M. Newport
UOMO*
English, a prolongation of the war LBBABON
Some way the law« which Port-,can ,M,ly result.
Rut, in any event. Germany must ‘
land wants enacted, do not suit the
cow counties. The Portland dele-
defeated, N«> other conclusion |
UNDERTAKERS
gallon when «combined with those of •• tenable. A German domination
*«Yld. with power to levy
Calls Attended to Promptly
Marion. lam*. Renton and Polk I
counties, all of which want big ap tribute from all nations. is unthink-
Dav or Night
propriations. dominate the legiala- *blr. It would mean the collapse
SCIO
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ture
Whatever the Portland dele- °F modern civilisation and. at least,
:
gallon says, as a rule, becomes the • partial return tn the wavs of
law. Linn county has and can have barbarism,
{
However, the limb'd State« is not
but little influence. All Linn or any
Morrison & Lowe
manager.
Extended marriage or death nottcra
tier line
3c other county not mentioned above ,nto •b,‘ war to any great extent as
yet and. as this country is yet to
Special rates on long time display can do, is to help pay the bills. So
fail
to win a war in which she has
Portland may expect that whenever
advertising.
engaged,
our own people and thow
the row counties have the chance,
of
England.
France and other en
they will register their
protest
tente
nations,
have unbounded faith
against the Portland legislative ma
PEOPLE WANT RETURNS
in
the
American
soldier. The con- ’
chine. Therefore they refused to
FOR TAX MONEYS
test
may
I
m
*
longer
tweause of the
pay th«* legislator f ♦» per day. for
they think he is very dear at the «•»•P* <*t |,*|T *nd Russia, but we
PtNipl«* of Oregon and especially present constitutional pay of |3 per
w’n ,n **'♦’
The fighting
of Unn county, do not object to diem.
power of the United States has
paying texes, if they think they get
scarcely l»-en touched yet. With our
S«> the people of Linn county
anything like an tulequatc return
resources
to atm and «quip live or
should not I n * classed as opposers of
thetafur. But they do object to good road*. b«*cauae lhev voted | six times our present* army and
being taxed to finance visionary pro
against the paving bonds, nor as be with the men to fill the ranks, and
jects or to maintain douenu of use
ing inhumamtaiions because they the further fact that the German
less state commissions whose official»
help defeat the building of a new U-boat campaign is lieeomming lews
do but little other than draw their
lienitentiary, nor for opposing the effective, we have no reason to fear
t aalaries. Th«-y object to the erection paying <if legislators a fair salary, j what the final result will be. The
of palatial state buildings in which
(«'cause they refused to increase th« war may he very costly to us in life
to hnuae our stat«* wards while they,
t>ay of the bunch of grafters, mis snd treasure, but we must pay the
themselves, must lie content to live
named the Oregon legialature, which price and win. We are not only
in houses of the most mod«*«t con
mwti biennially at Salem They are fighting the battle for America, but
struction.
They object to being
willing to pay the price providing for modem civilisation. It is the
tax«*«! to finance th«* construction of
they get the goods, but r«megc after death struggle of autocracy and
fancy road» and bridges, beneficial
democracy must win.
twing buncoed too often.
almost exclusively for joy riders,
In these days, when the people
If the report is true that 50 r»r
etc.
are called Upon to finance the great
cent of the German U-boats have
As an evidence of the fact that
war in which we are engage«l.
been sunken, in which the American
people here in Dnn county are will-
when our young men are being
destroyer has been a large factor,
ing to tax themselves when they
to the tmttle front to fight the
we have reason to feel encouraged.
know that they get adequat«* returns
for humanity, it is quite lime
i The further report that Germany
therefor, we hav«* but to look at the
the wastag«* of money in maintain
I has to force her sailors to man her
bill boards at the county court houw
ing an army of uselesa public cm-!
(¿•boats, gives color tn the state
at Albany, and there wm * the twenty
(doves, and the appropriation of;
ment. Akao, the great reduction in
to thirty notless for road elections
public money for doubtful public
the number of merchant ship* de
to levy special taxes in their respect
purposes, to cease
We now have
stroyed by them* sea «harks, is evi
ive road districts with the levy to
subscribed bberally for two war
dence that Amer can troops and
tie fixed at from two to ten mills,
loans and probably will have to sub-
supplies can tw* transported over to
The ueople are willing to vote these
scribe for many more. Wo have
France with much lens danger of
special taxes. Iiecausc the money is
donated liberally for the Red Croat loan.
to be spent in their own road dis-
and other extraordinary expenses
tricta an«l on roads which they use
due to the war and we are, just
About all the road work eontenip-
almost every day in the year. They
now, lieginning to pay war taxes I laird in North and South Scio per
can we that they gel direct licnefit
upon nearly every thing we eat or>efocta. except the road to West Jiri
“ io
for the tax money. At the same
wear. Yet the people are willing which
is
«xpectrd
to
tie
which
is
<
xpectrd
to
I
m * gravel«
graveled
time, thesr same road districts vot
to vote extra taxes for meritorious during the winter. There has Iwern
ed. overwhelmningly, against the
purposes, when adequate returns more good work done on Scio streets
issue of state bonds with which to
are assured, but not a cent for pur- than ever liefore in one «eaaon. In
build paved road«. b«*cause they did
poaes which vanish in the air.
fact Scio is now out of I he mud ex
not think they would get 26 cents
cept on Mill street, where old con
worth of value from the one dollar
ITALY’S COLAPSE
ditions yet prevail.
of bonds issued, while they know
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they will get a full measure of
Ex-Governor Oswald West turned
value from th«*m> special taxes.
As a war power Russia has broken
over to Sheriff [Iodine the «urn of
The same ia true of nearly every down and it now seems probable
school district in the county. The that Italv will no longer be a power B4S.124.17. .Saturday, delinquent
district is willing to vote special to be r«*con«*d as of very great im tax money on Oregon A California
taxes with which to build new or portance by the Teutonic empire. It grant lands. Th« money was paid
There are
improve ol«i school houses and to makes but little differeuce what is by the government.
several
thousand
dollars
yet
to come
support its school or schools, because the cause of these breakdowns. To
this
being
but
a
part
of
the
taxes.
each individual taxpayer realises simply say they are due to Gem an
that he ia getting direct benefit.
intrigue, does not destroy the fact
Mlltt OF USUICI ROM KEHRS
So the negative vote for road that both nations are aa broken
bonds ami for the building of a new r«*eds. when <*onsidering future
Pursuant to a petition signed by s
penitentiary, last year, was not be operations against the central pow
legal number of resident freeholders,
cause the people were niggardly. | ers. They are a burden rather than taxpayers and legal voters of Road
nor that they were unwilling to. than a help to France. England and IHstHrt No. 33 of Linn County. Oregon.
provide more modern quarters for the United States, the nations which Notice is hereby given that a meeting
of the legal voters of Road District No.
the states unwilling gurots. The peo must tight the war to a finish.
ple belie vol that they, th« people of
Linn county, woubl get little if any
benefit from the sale of road bonds
and that the state’s unwilling guceui ■ ,
need not enjoy (?) the hospitality
of the present state penitentiary, if '
totarr TsNk
33 of Linn County, Oregon. will be held
Italy mav be able to regenerate at the hour of one o’clock p. m.. on .he
or revivify her army, but she will 34th day of November, 1917, at the
have to have a new commander, if Munkers School House, in said Roed
the morale of the troops ia restored. 1 District, to determine whether or mil
There is something wrong with the said Road District shall vote a special*
tax of S mill« upon all taxable property
commander of a huge army, who i within «aid Road District for the im
permits the enemy to steal upon provement of the nmd» therein aa
him and inflict a surprise attack. follow«, town, grading, gravelling,
Hui air service or outpoets certainly draining and repairing said roads.
Ry order of the County Court of Linn
County. Oregon.
The result of Italy’s crushing de-
Dated this and day of Octobar. 1917.
' feat will reinspire the Austrians, Attest:
D. R. MrKaight
who were so greatly discouraged R M. Russell
County
Clerk
County Judge
that they were almost ready to sue
J. D. Irvine. County < 'ommissioner
for a separate peace. Now. with.
Posted this 22*1 day of October. 1917
revived courage and the capture of by W. M. Phillips. appentad by th.
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• large arsa of territory. they are Court
were asleep on the job.
G. F Korinek, B. V.S
VctclillHliilll
Hoth
/> It phtHit Ji
Notice u hereby given that the un-
tlerslgned by order of the County Court
of Linn County. Oregon, has been ap
pointed and duly qualifivd and acting
«xeeutor of the estate of I ydia large,
late of said County and Htale.
All pemorw having rlaln • again»! tlx
estate of said deee«w»vi are required to
present the same with Hu |'i ■«
voucher» within six (S) months from
th« date of thia notice to th«- ur-'i r
•igred «xeeutor nt his rt-stjence in .- o
Ann County, Oregon
Dated and first publi»h*-d this llth
day of October. 1917.
Thoma i J. Large
Executor
Willard I. Mark«.
Atty, for Eaecutor
J. F. WESELY
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