THE SCIO TRIBUNE AND SANTIAM NEWS, CONSOLIDATED VOL XXI Si lo. LINN COUNTY. OREGON. JANUARY 17, Hilf NO. 24. OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST Harvey G. Starkweather Principal Event» of the Week Briefly Sketched for Infor motion of Our Readers. Eastern Oregon 1« experiencing I’» first winter weather of the 1417-1* asaaoa. Military drill la a part of the regu lar iol)»gr work at Willamette Uni­ versity at Ralem. Mrs W Hodktn* qf Albany haa knit led 2« sweater« for th* local chapter of thi^Red Croaa* Charles Lyman Hames. one of the moat widely known citixeu* of Polk county, died In Dallaa, agnly the meager advantages afforded by the pioneer schools he became prominent as an educator. For II years he was active in public school work, and during a part of that time » rued as county school superintendent fur Clackamas county and also as city superintendent and principal of the high school at lai' Grande. Ore. At the present time he is a mem- j her of the local school board in his home district, also a member of the j Our prescription department is now operated under an en­ tire change of policy. Every drug entering into th« com­ position of prescription* has Iw-rn carefully labeled with its selling price and hereafter you p<>u for exactly »hat you county educational Ivoard for Claeka-, ma* county aiui a member of theI board of regents for normal schools) The idea was adopted from the Owl Drug Co. of Port­ land. where its justness and fairness met with instant approval. When we fill a prescription for you, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that the price asked is represented bv value in the hottie. Care, honesty and a modern education ar« yours without charge aa a part of out service. I Pari* —Joseph t'alllaux. former pre mier and minister of Justlca for Franc«, was formally Imprisoned a* the outgrowth of charge* of treason lodged against him In connection with the Rolo Pasha case Ths arrest of t'alllau*. it I* said, waa du* principally to a cablegram from tlevrstery Lansing at Washing too. saying that in 1*1S M Calllaux bad been In communication with th» Berlin foreign office Ex Premier Catllaux haa figured re realty In numerous accusations of treason by snlsriag Into conapiracies with ths Berlin foreign office against bls own government One of thca<- was that be plotted for a peace dishonor able to France. Another said he was engaged In trying to form an alliance with Germany and to Inrlude Italy and France against Great Britain lie als< is charged with protecting and aiding Bolo Paah*. on trial In Parts for •* plonsge. Investigators have connected thia with tbe visits of the two men to Italy several months ago. when It wa* charged they were tn communication with German officials SCHOOL NOTES The stuck holders meeting of the Lnn County Fair association held last Saturday, was but slitnly attend­ ed. Rut liltl* business was done other than to adopt the premium list and classification for school ex­ hibits as prevails at other fairs in the state. It was. also, voted to admit all school children up to and including the Sth grade, upon the presentation of their report cards for the uaat year, to the ticket col­ lectors at (he gate*. A lulrtid latí Im F iim West Scie II People Will Gride nd Fermsb Right ef Wit The one handicap which has pre­ vented Scio developing aa she should is direct railway connection. A* The Tribune indicated a short lint«* ago. a railway into town in the near future was a surety, but we did not know that the opportunity wm so near. It is now at hand and Scio can have (he railroad at small coat. i i - ) The gentlemen who purchased the Balentvne mill, laat fall, stand ready to extend their lumber flume to the condenserv. to erect a box shook factory near the condenaery and to furnish the ties necessary to lay a railway track to West Scio. The Southern Pacific will agree to furnish and lay the rails and operate the line when constructed. Jules Camben, formar ambassador Io the United States, now diractor of the Amer-an ¿apartment of the French government. BRIEF WAR NEWS I - I ) For the first time In many months British aviators have carried out an air raid on Karlaruhe, capital of Ha­ den Th» raid wa* mad* In the day time President Wilson'* sddreaa ha* been widely printed and commented on by Petfograd newspapers. The Bolabe vtkl newspapers are divided In their opinion. Yarmouth, on tbe English coast, waa bombarded from th* sea. It la an non med officially About 20 shell* fell In the city Three persona were killed and 10 Injured. The Hritlab destroyer Raccoon •truck rock* off the Irlah coast on Wednesday and foundered. It I* an­ nounced officially. All those on board th» Rarcoon when the vessel sank were lost. Winter haa settled down In earnest over all the importa.ii war front*, and beyond artillery action*, which are being carried out over very limited section*, there h*a been little fighting mt her In the west or the east. The British empire haa enrolled 7.- 400.000 fighting and labor battalion forrea during the war. according to • statement In th« house of commons, and now haa more than HMe.MM en rolled, but needs more men tn hold Its own against th* enemy until tbe Amer lean strength la available Control of the destinies of the Ger man empire, pre*« accounts from neu tral countries agree. I* passing into tbe hand* of the militarists or the leader* who want to hold what haa been gained by might and th* sword The militaríais and pan Germans ar« demanding th* dlaml***l of Dr. von Kuahlmann. foreign secretary, who has headed ths German delegations at Brest Lltovsk. Glenn Clark and Harold Hough of the state. have quit school. So if you happen He was a mvmlier of the com mis- ‘ to see a member of th* junior class.' sion which drafted the original hi« face wearing a *ad expression,. Workmen’* Compensation act Wa* you will know the reason. also appointed upon the recommen-j Mr. Miller'* room has a new! dation of the Oregon State Grange, scholar in its ranks. Lyle Cox. as a member of the U. 8. Rural Ida Pruitt is back in school, after Credit* commission which visited a short visit with relative* in Eastern several European countries and in- i Oreimn. We are sure the Freshmen vestigated that subject. The report, are glad to have her back. of this commission. Senate document I We are ail busy now aa the No. 214. of the year 1913. wa* the) basis for the Federal Farm Ix>an act. j semester examinations begin next During the agitation for the recent week. Good Road Bond Act Mr. Stark-' The High school will soon have1 weather took an active part in the I 42.000.000 Mor* I* Lsaned to terbi*. Its service flag Every soldier who campaign for bonds, both in the Washington —The treasury depart­ eastern and western part* of the j has attended the Scio school in the ment ad ranead 42 OOS Ooo mor« to ger state. present building, will be represented bis. making * total of M .000.044 leat For several years past, Mr. Stark-> bv a »tar. A* yet we do not know that oeuntry »inc* tb* outer**» of tb* (Continued on page 4) I ear. bow many there will be. OPPORTUNITY IS KNOCKING AT OUR DOOR Stockholders Meeting JULES GAMBON FORMER FRENCH PREMIER ARRESTED Í A nnouncement 0 « 0 Harvey G. Starkweather, who has announced his candidacy for gover­ nor. is a native son of Oregon of a pioneer family. Wm. A. Starkweath­ er. his father, came to Oregon via California gold mines in 1X50, his mother by the Oregon trail in 1X46. The father was prominent in Ore- gon political history, having served in several sewgons of the territorial legislature, in the Constitutional Convention of 1X57 and in several sessions of the slate legislature. His »1.50 THE YEAR The people of Scio will lie asked to supply the right-of-way and do the grading which, it la thought, will not cost more than »2000 to »3000. This sum should be easily raised. The condenaery. of course, would lie the most liberal contribu­ tor. but every business man and property owner can well afford to contribute liberally. It would in­ crease buxine» for the merchant, the banker, the trades people, the hotel, the newspaper and add 25 per cent to the value of all property tn Scio. A public meeting will be held at the I. O. O. F. hall next Saturday evening to consider the project. The mill men and probably a repre­ sentative of the S. P. Co. will be there to submit their proposition to our citizen* While only this short piece of railroad is now living con­ sidered. It will be but a starter for a road to the limber belts, with the (Continued on page 2)