LEGISLATURE
The allies seem dispose«! to ac PROBLEM FOR
cept his dictum tiecause they regal d
him as the world’s greatest ex post- i
The automobile atxl the motor Arrival and Departure of Pn«*ngvr
lor of democracy,
truck are with u« to stay. Within
Trains
They regard America, an«! rightly a few war* alm<»t ev«*ry farmer
Woodburn-Springfield Branch
loo. as the greatest and most just will own and operate a gas truck
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of all democracies and that his ex which with th«- automobile will al-'
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perience in handling thia great de most completely displatv horse- North
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mocracy during the moat severe drawn vehicle* on the r«*a«i*
Thia South
trial the world has undergone, will is a fart which m-«i«-rn times is for
t'orvailia .1 Eastern
be of untold value in placing other cing upon us. A'«- csntiot dodge the
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nations <>n the democratic plane.
mst^-r. like it or not as the case To All«nv
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Th«* German people remember may be.
To Detroit
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that the Unite«! Slate* has never
The public highway, which has
Motor service discontinued
acquired territory from another na heretofore answered the purp«>ar
tion wirhout giving in return a mo for horse-drawn vebicles, d<m not
structed the big wharves and rail* neyed consideration therefor in nor will srrve the purposr for ga*
road lines to transport supplies from some form. They rememlwr that machines. Hence we are driven to
the ships to the battle front; the we fou (hl a war with Spam with adopt a different method in building
We must pave the roads
splendid hospital eorps. ready to I urely philanthropic motives, and roads
lake almost instant action after th«- that a* soon a* the Cuban people which earry a heavy traffic and use
Boeche bullet had f«iun«l its victim, manifested ability to rule them heavy ma«*adam for roaiis where the Olfw* M Skarwae M
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and the flying corps who w«-rv the selves, we surrendered direct con- ( traffic is lighter.
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Thia is a condition which must be
eyes of the army, all are entitled to trul of the island to them. They
equal gratitude on the part of th*- remember that the American pro- met and the k*gi«!ature must create
I pie did thia and that while we were authority by which the new condi
people.
Nor should we forget to mention victorioui we were magnanimous tions can be complied with.
A. E. R sim . s JI
the bovs in the spruce ami lumber Hence they are willing to trust
Some form of inter«*«! hearing I‘reside nt
Vice 1‘re*.
camps, and those wh<> ronstructeu i'r<-st<!enl Wilson as the represents- bonds, cither bv live *taU or indi
E I). M wr< 'a limr
ships with such incredible :e#d j live of the American people a* they vidual count!«
- >.«t I m authorized.
1
Ikies
a general banking busin«-*»-
which were necessary to carry sup-1 would no other ruler of a great na- The bonding system is necessary be
phes across the seas to our bova.! tJun on earth. And while he. I’res- cause we must have the roa-l* as receive. deposits subject toeheex, pay.
interest on time deposits,
»el«-
who must have food, ammunition, ¡dent H ilson. may say the defeated *Min au they can fit- oinslructoj and travelers checks
and draft*, and
etc. (jut of all. but n<*t lead, we iieoplrs »hould make rriwration for to raise the m»n«-y necessary by mates col Ice thins.
mention the people at home who: the harm lhev have done and should annual lax would bankrupt the pete
produced the food; who manufart
punitive dmiing«-». they will ac- pie.
ured the clothing, ammunition and crut th«- dictum as coming from a
The Tribune i* well aware that at
olhtr war supplies vitally nece<man I just judge
the session of the Ivgndature of
It is remarkable that with all the! |&i«; the groundwork to provide
for the maintenance of our fighting
and universally victorious soldier adulation whl«-h is living tendered sonieihing over IT.'MHI.OOO for go««!
Walter Bilyeu, Prop
boys, and those who manned our the president, he retains his pois* ¡road building wa laid, which at a
the order. They went forward rev-
erthelesa the very best troops Ger
many posaewwd were plttci against
them
They capture«! the key pos
UNlIgp KVKMY THUMDAY BY
ition and Germany was f««rcrd to
T. u i>v<wica. torroa and raor
ask for an armistice, else lose her
entire army by capture
And they
Entere«! «t the txietoffice at Scio.
paid the price in kill«-d and wound
Oregon as second class matter.
ed willingly.
Nor were the boys in the trenches.
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suas« MirTioN. in advancs
and on the moving battle front the
1 76 only ones entitled to glory. The
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.76 engineer regiments which «-«instruct-1
SIX MONTHS
ed roads and bridges in order that
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supplies could follow closely the
changing contact lines; who con-
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Evrrv American citizen must feel
proud of the conduct of the Ameri
can troops in the war, for they were
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equal to any emergency, no matter
how difficult or dangerous'.
The fighting ships and transports.
All the above were ewe-titial lac
battles of St. Mihiel and the Ar
tors necessary to achieve the great
gonne wood, eapeciallv the latter,
were the most desperate of the war victory culminating with the signing
of the armistice on November 11.
In fact the driving of the Germans
They
were all vital. iM-caus>- failure
from Argonne wood was a crucial
event. It exposed the whole Ger on the part of either Would have
of the
man army to capture and. no doubt, destro, <*d the efficiency
was the mam reason for the sudden wh«>le. So let ua give credit to
collapse and virtual unconditional each and every factor, for to cadi
surrender
It would he boMtful to credit belongs.
While we welconr joyfully Hu
say American troops won the war.
man
liehind the gun who return»
but we may say without («.«sting |
with
health unimpaired, there is no
that without these American troops,
reason
to slop over, as some of our
American food and ammunition the
good
pep|de
seem dispoaed to do
war would still be In progress, with
These
boys
were
the pick of our
the chances favorable to Germany.
young
American
manhood.
They
These facts are conceded by both
were
selected
because
of
their
phys
England and France And the treat
ical
perfection.
The
discipline
they
rr.ent accorded our boys over there
is evidence that all the people of learned while in the service’ and
those countries appreciate the Am i how to care for their health in a
better wav. has sent them home in
erican soldier at his true value.
When our troops first landed in a more fit condition than when they
France, both England and France went away. These boys do not need
Just give
were afraid to trust them
They coddling and petting.
them
equal
opportunity
and they
rated our boys as raw and undie
will
do
the
rest.
The
boys
who
were
ciplined. They could not feel that
left
at
home
a*
physically
unfit
n«-vd
aoldiera train.nl but a few months
the
favors
far
more
than
do
the
Would make good when placed un
boys
who
brought
the
self-opinion
der fire.
They were afraid that
ated
German
to
his
knees.
officers taken but recently from
civil life would be safe to command
men under the baptism of fire the
Okglish and French «¿Idlers knew
would be the test.
They knew our American boys
would be pitted against Germany’s
veterans of many battles and with
out the steadying influence of vet
eran English and French soldiers at
their sides, these raw American
troops might give way.
So by the advice of these old vet
erans our boys were brigaded here
and there with their tried veterans.
Well. America's raw soldiers did
not run. They fought under the
direction, mainly, of English and
French officeis and with their meth
ods. and our boys made good.
Finally. Genera! Fuch concluded
that the American soldiers were
worthy of the spurs and gave them
a sector of the battle front to care
for. This sector proved to be the
most difficult and th- nmst import-
ant of the entire 200 milea of the
battle front. The Germans thought
it was so difficult that it would
withstand any attack which could
be brought against it.
But when
General Pershing gave the command
^Forward.” fbeae boy. from the
fields, shops, office
> obeyed,
Railroad I ime I able
Pirone G-öi-’i
and acc«'pt* the same not as a
function due Woodrow Wilson—but
a* living due President W'llson lo
th«- representative of not alone thr
democratic party, but a* that of thr
entire American prople
As such
represrotative he will |>articipate in
the peace parlours
Yet, strange
special election was adopted by the |
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people. But the method in which
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this monev is being expended does at 7:10 a m and 5qu y m for West Sew.
not «atisfy. There is too much of
arid 12:45 ■» far Munkere
playing favorite* in the game. The
entire slate is providing the money
while but a small section enjoys the
benefit.
A/ofurt/ Public ana
to «ay, we have some little Ameri
A plan of road improvement must
Comxycraur
cans who «ay hr should not have he evolved by which all uf the peo-
left United Staten territory, never pie throughout the counties and
Abstiacts «J I >tlc EaaounecI
theless his prew-nce a* a representa state «hail tw L-netited. Road work ,
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tive of the world’s greatest democ in all parts must lie prosecuted sim
racy is mi ne<N««wary.
ultaneously. Only by so doing will
President Wilson, h«»wever. has the people be »atinlied and a sum of
formed the habit of disregarding not lew than $26,000.000 will be
precedent, when such precedent necessary to «'airy out the plan. No
UNDER TAKERS
interferes with what he b«-lieves to lea* than $2.000.000 will be neces
lie duty. He lielieves that u«*riu>nal sary for Linn county alone. And •
(alls Attended to Promptly
Dav or Night
contact is n«-co«*ary to give words ■ the people, no doubt, would be will-1
R. SHELTON
Morrison
Lowe
the gr«-sle»t force, For this reason, mg to contract this large debt pro- SCIO
when h« hud a tnrxsag«- for rongrewr j viding they could reap the l«encfit;
he deliver«-«! it in person rather than but they are unwilling to aeiume
have his private secretary read bis the responsibility in order to build
manuacrlut to that body. For this boulevard, and scenic highways fur
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same reason he will attend. In per the benefit of a part of the state
son, the most momentous event in which they cannot enjoy.
W aterloo
O regon
the world's history, now about to
The Tribune ha* beaid a plan pro a.r. U N«. I
riww IM -WM H mm
occur at Versailles, near Paris
He posed which might get results: Let Sale dates arranged for at The Scio
believes the destiny of world hu the state prepare bond* fur »ale and
Tribune Office. Scio. Ore.
manity- is to lie there considered and becime rwaponstble for their pay
that it was and is his duty to aid in ment. Then tin- pc«i|de throughout
BRYANT
starting the new and freer world in the variuua counties buy these Imnd*
the right direction, Could a pur- with the understanding that the pro-
PRESIDENT WILSON OVER
poae l»e more noble?
oeeus arising from bond »aies to in 201-3 New Fw*t National Bank I'klg
THERE
reaponaibility dividuals in a county shall tie ex
The tremendous
now resting upon President Wilson i pended in such county. To Ulus- ALBANY
ORE«.« »N
If the tremendous ovation given
would carry m«»st men off their feet. trate: If Linn county people should
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President Wilson in France and
But he is so entirely possessed with yUj
buy l2.lHMi.iHio |»I
..f UICTC
toese IHHMIM
bonds, fC.*
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England, wherever he goes, mav be
his duty to tiie American people and
regarded as a criterion of what hie
to humanity in general that be re- < county roads. as wouH be the case
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influence will be at the peace con
«wives the greatest adulation ever uf all other c net «--
This plan vOTpOTcltlOn 01 UT
vention, he will be about the whole
given t<> man with utmost serenitv. would enable every County to have
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show at the peace table
No king ur potentate aver re- j just such road» as they were willing Our twenty year rural c rvuit plan
It is seldom, if ever, that a ruler
receive«! just the same kind of adu-' to pay for.
of loaning mo» j to fa« t&cra helps
at a peace convention, and one who
lation which is being accorded Pres-!
The people would buy bonds ui • you to g*t out ci deb’, t >< er o .r
is an interested party at that, has
ident Wilson, for no king or poten- der such condition*, too. Thia ed • form of loan the TOTAL amount
possessed the confidence of the con
interest paid .urir«g »u LN ilia
| tat«- < <>uld touch the hearts of the tor heard an auto owner aay a few _ of
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queror and conquered as he appar
period of twenty years, is actually
great mass rf the common people as days ago that hr would willing' '
I mb u.an
r r cent interest.
ently does. The allied Dowers seem
he. An I this fact, as It is being pay 1100 per year it Linn count/ Write us fur b« «J- L
to have almost accepted his dictum
shown to the t tied European poli* roads could be place.! in first-cls>s
without amendment and both Ger
tician«. doubles snd trebles the in- condition. Hr »ai-i he would save
many- and Austria have such confi
fluence he will wield in marking out that sum in gas amt tire* each yewr.
dence in his justice and broadmind
the de-tiny of humanity at the peyw All other auto owners prolwMy look
edness that they regard him almost
convention.
at the matter from the san <• vi«w-
as their advocate lie for«- the con
The A nerican people, as well as point.
vention.
th- e in Europe, whose destinies are
So the matter of providing means
Only by personal contact with
to I m * <b «cussed at the peace conven and methods is up to our lawmak
these Europeans Could he wield the
tion. (cel just a little safer because ers. If a pian similar in applica
influence which he knew was neces
j W -sliow Wilson is over there, as tion to the above is submitted to the
sary if the world was to enjoy per
ALBANY, ORE.
they feel that he is the best pilot people it will be adopted. But if
manent pence. He knows that only
proc.» able to mark out s course place«! in the hand* of a hunch to
in personal conversation with the
Meals 35 and 50 cents
thr«
a troublous political
i- spend how and where they |4vaw.
peace delegatee can he allay the
May the wisdom of all the ages the people will wt down <m the plan
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spirit of revenge and the rule of
i
guide
his thoughta.
hard
might.
H. C
ROLOFI
ATTORNEY AT LAW
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.id«d <m Linn Agricultural Credit
Corporation of Or ¿gon
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St. Francis
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GRANT PIRTLE. Proprietor