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THE SCIO TRIBUNE AND SANTIAM NEWS. CONSOLIDATED Independent, fearless, free; Not tied to anv party; Will support best candidate for office regardless of party VOL. XX! SCIO. I.INN COUNTY. OREGON. JUNE 13. ItMH NO. 44 WHEAT BELT GETS TIMELY RAINFALL — Indication* I* Saved Are That Grain Crop Fanners* Suspense Is Relieved. Pendleton. Or.. June 12. The long delayed and anxiously awaited rains reached Umatilla county today and covered the grain district in ev ery direction With this rain cron prospects in Umatilla county may be considered normal. E. C Peery is blossoming out as a political prognosticator. The Miller lumber truck hauls four and five loads of lumlier daily, carrying 3000 to 4000 feet at the load. When Secretary Baker ha« mu»- tered an army of 5.000,000 men. he will have asseftibled the finest body of troops the world has produced. Every voter in Linn county should remember that Scio has a first-class candidate for the legislature in the person of I). C. Thoms As this is the only official Scio is presenting he is entitled toelection. Mr. and Mrs F. J. Denny.of Jef ferson road, expect to attend Uw Pioneers meet in Portland next week The Tribune has a letter written from "somewhere in France” by Mrs. Iziuise Rice to her sister. Mrs A. P. H irons. of near Shelburn. The letter will appear in our issue of next week. Committee Expresses Tkauks The purchase of thia store was a lama fide transaction and I wish to concentrate my time and ad vertising space upon the effort i am making to finish paying for the store iiefore I am called to service in the army. You won’t hear from me re garding this matter again, so let me request When you hear this iroMiper's prattle, take It for what it is worth from some per son trying to do me a personal business injury, and then— FORGET IT T. W LAIRD. Through a misunderstanding of figuring the quota for Scio, the statement in The Tribune last week that Scio was “over the lop”, mav not I m - correct. A re arrangement <>f quotas ha* taken place and this district is divided into school dis trict*. Therefore, before Scio is “over the top” each district must do its part. The quota is not yet known, but al $5 tor each stamp it will I m - |24.<XK) or more for Scio and rural route*. N. I. Morrison has received the fidlowing self explanatory letter from the county chairman, I' A. Young, of the county war savings I Committee: . N. I Morrison. Scio. Dear 8ir:~ The President of the United Slates has wen fit to call to gether all citizens of the United . States on June 18, at 8 p. m.. for the purpose of meeting a national war measure tn the form of a war savings movement. • The people of Linn county are ex- liected to subscribe for and purchase Tbrcshertnen to Meet. during 1 VIM war saving stamps to the value of $612,000. A threshermen's convention ha* To distribute this allotment equit ta-en called by the county agricul THE TRUE REASON ably. a quota is assigned each school tural council for Saturday. June 15, district. You are apfiotnten chair at 2 p m . at the court house in Sending General Wood to the Pa man for your district. No. 06, the Albany. The purpose is to decide cific < oast must not I m - charged to allotment being $6500. on the proper charges for threshing politics but to regular army faction- You will organize your district so gram, cldver, vetch, etc., aud to fix ism. Every army and every navy that by June 28. at a meeting in wages for hired help in threshing. in the world i.<. and always has been your school house th«- quota may be The U. S. food administration grain plagued by factioriism. It seems I** raised >r pledged. This is the larg corporation will furnish free separa lie im|M>ssible to avoid this. When est task ever set before the Ameri tor inspection service. Expert me General Wood was at the head of can people chanic* will inspect and adjust sepa ♦ • military affairs, he was at the head rators without charge. All thresh of one faction and his removal was Spray. ermen and other’ interested are in the result of another faction getting vited to attend this meeting, write* it is time now to spray apples ami into power. During our Civil war S. V. Smith, county agricultural there was th«* same factional spirit pears for codling moth, says A. L. agent, to The Tribune. in both the Union and Confederate, Lovett, of the Oregon Agricultural ------------ 1 armies. The McClellan faction Jg-i College. Use 4 pounds lead arsen Red Cross Picnic. ate paste, or 2 pounds of powder, termined that no one should succeed or rise to prominence * xcept those' to 100 gallons of water * -* The aunua* picnic of the Linn who belonged to their faction. , roun ’v ) trmer* Union, to lie held in Was Evidently Misunderstood. In the Confederate army the old I th«* Barr grove near Lebanon. Julv aristocratic faction in our war de 4. will be a Red Cron* twnefit; the partment. which wi« headed by County School Superintendent Samuel Cooper, adjutant genera), Mrs. Ida M. Cummings, has I wen whole of the profit* going to the and who Iwcainc adjutant general accused of uttering pro-German sen Red Cross. In the afternoon a Red Watch for of the southern confederacy, wa« timents at Rock Hill, a school dis Cross sale will I n * held further announcement*. equally determined that its dan trict near Lebanon. Her accuser is will leave it at The Tribune office, a bune reward will be paid and the money sent tn the owner. A rumor is being peddled about to the effect that I am only a fig urehead in the Santiam l*harmacy ami not the owner. Also one to the effect that ! am “up against it” and want to form a partner ship. or sell out. Statement Premature. A Big Contract Ahead. The county committee of the sec ond Red Crisis war fuml campaign express«-* hearty thanks for the splendid manner in which loyal p«*o- ple responded in liberal giving of money and time. All except one. when requested to give their time,! not only were willing but eager to do their part. There was but one slacker, a money-mad creature, his excuse “to© busy ” Our work has been easy with the earnest assist ance of the loyal workers and givers. Such evidence of loyally is a splendid tribute to the boys who are defend ing our liberty, our homes and fire sides A representative of the Dan Fry drug store of Salem, was in town yesterday. should rule, It is alleged that Gen- The population at the local hospi eral Braxton Bragg lost the battle tai was reported to be 100 per cent of Chickamauga from this spirit. Hr last week. could not get Bishop Hoik, who com Only three of the teachers of th«* manded a wing, and D. II Hill, who ¡x«t school year have been re-em- commanded a corps. to obey hi* or ployed and these will be given ad der*. General Wood probably will be vanced wages sent to Europe, because the injust Lost Her Money. ice of keeping him at home ha* arou.«*d a general protest The bit Mi«« Helen Metcalf, a teacher in ter factional fight in the war de the Scio school, lost 120 Friday on partment among Miles. Wood and the eve of going to her home in Al Ainsworth is still frvsh in the most l»any. If the one who finds the bill of men*» memories. National Tri Forget It! 11.50 THE YEAR _______ Hon. M A Miller, formerly of Leb anon but now internal revenue col- lector at Portland The Tribune editor talked this matter over with Mrs Cumming* last week. Her remarks at Rock Hill could possibly lie construed to be disloyal. But if she quoted them correctly to The Tribune man, her meaning wa* misconstrued by Mr. Miller. Mrs Cummings is rather given to uttering word* without considering their effect, or how they may lie understood. If «he wa* ed iting a newspaper she would be more careful of the words she utters. We have known Mrs. Cumming« Plan a Boat Line. for many years and know «he is ab solutely li-yal at heart. She may I m - Although Scio is an inland town indiscreet, but not disloyal. and twine dry, it may soon have a boat line. Miller Thoms and Printer Pay* Fraternal Visit. Brant have figured out a plan to out a I m > m I in the flume and gel relief About a d<>zen of Silverton Pyth from the heat by going up the flume ian* came up in autos Tuesday eve (literally, not figuratively). Thoms ning to pay («eonidas lodge No. 38 a is an experienced navigator, having fraternal visit. A* work in the es command of the wheel (water) at quire and knight rank* wa* had on the flouring mill, and Brant once two pages, as might lie expected. crossed the Columbia on th*« i<je, so , the evening was most enjoyable to there's n<> doubt as to the qualifica beth visitors and home members. A tions and capabilities of these pseudo I lunch of hot sandwiches and coffee mariners. Commodore Thoma now was served in the wee «ma* hours, is in Portland, and may purchase a before the visitors started for home boat if he finds one that suits him. The Silverton lodge is numliercd 35 and moonlight trips on the water and was instituted just 14 hours be will be frequent, even when there fore Leonidas No. 38. both l>eitig isn't any moonlight. All aboard ! instituted by Grand Chancel'or Cleveland, and the two lodges claim Forest fires are raging in Idaho and Montana, it is thought forest the relationship of twins. Portland Wants Policemen. The city of Portlan«! needs capable men for its fiollqe force and men re siding outside of Portland arc Invit ed to take the entrance examination «m June 25, at th«* city hall in Port land. TI h * »ubj««ct* an«l per rent are: Experience and fitners, 15; prac tical question«, 25; penmanship, 5; arithmetic. 5; spelling, 5; fire arms «ffTiciency. 15; oral examination, 30. Police officer» arr paid $100 per month upon appointment, and in creases a* follows: $10 after six months, $5 after second ♦> months; $10 at end of second year, then $125 per month. Men «eeking appointment must be American citizens between 2f> and 48 and pam th«* civil service physical test An applicant who falls below 40 per cent In fire arms efficiency and fails to pass a s«*eond test In 3 month« at 75 per cent, will be deem ed to have failed in the whole even though he has passed in all other subjects. ■ W ....... . At The Reeples Theatre This week. Saturday and Sunday evenings. Manager Wesely will pre sent Jack Pickford ami Louise Huff in ' T) m * Varmint.” a lioarding school •tory with lots of "pep” in it. The comic has Fatty Arbuckle in *'A Rough House.” Our sea soldiers over in France FARM WAGES FIXED IN INLAND EMPIRE ------- r~ Common Labor $3 50 a Day and Board. Skilled Labor to Get $5 a Day. An agreement on wage« for the coming hav and grain harvest was reached at Pendleton on Momlav by farmer* and their representatives from the eight grain-pr«Mlucing cuuntie« of Oregon and two of Wash ington. after an all-day session, at which many of the problems of war time farming were discussed. For the present season common lalM»r during haying and grain har vest will receive $3 50 a «lay. stack ers and loader* $4. header and har vester drivers $5, sack »ewers on standard machines $5. cooks $3. Board is included in all these wage*. No scale was wiopt«*<l for any of the other jobs, such as separator tenders, tractor men and th«* like, the opinion being that the variance in prices was altogether loo great to be averag«*d. After considerable discuiwion the proposal far a 10-hourdav was voted down, it was decided that no action need be taken on the numtier hours which will constitute a «lay. on the ground that the question will settle itself; that a farm hand hiring him self out. realiz«** that th«* length of the day depends on conditions over which the farmer ha* little control, and that the day is likely to run to 11 hour*. Little anxiety wa* apparent re garding any shortage of labor. The opinion seemed to be that th«* situa tion had been magnified and that there would I m * a sufficient amount of help to handle the cr«<|>s Farm ers «aid they were prepared to get into the harn«*sa themselves during present Conditions. Others said lhey were cutting their force to th«* minimum, sparing improvements if n**ces*ary to le*m*n laliur mn-ds. ■ «W • • » ——MI K * - Quite a numlM*r of Scio suto own ers had special business in Alliany yesterday. The fact that this was circus «lay had nothing to do in the matt r, of course. If Your Hair is Losing its Lustre or shows a tendency to full out. you should give your scalp im mediate attention. Uni«*«*« you do. you arc apt to find yourself the possessor of a conspicuous, shiny, bald head. Rexall ”93 Hair Tonic is a food for the scalp and will quickly stimulate hair bulbs. It's an antidote for dandruff and cure for all scalp diseases No disagreeable odor. Price 50c and $1.00 C. A. EVERETT Druggist an«l Stationer seem to I m * some scrappers, sure fires will be worse this year than in Gasoline is up two cents a gallon, enough 1IH7. IJov .____ ndes ________________ will now come higher. are horse marines. It is not stated that they SCIO • • OREGON