tremely fortunate if they gel one-
half of the proceeds of the sale of
these bonds In actual road construc
tion
Thera has been a heavy over
head expense nevertheless our state
road commission is composed of dol
lar a year men
There ha* Bren a
heavy rakeoff in th«* bond sal«-« and
these undesirable by the people con
ditions must be made impossible in
the proposed 110.000.ODO issue The
people are very willing to be taxwi
to b«*c<>me responsible for large
bead issue but they must I m * guar
all gather comfort and reflected
SALARY INCREASES.
DR. R J. NICOL
glorv because he ia an American.
Graduate and I iceneed
We have a auprrior military com
The awiai >ults which are now being
UMUBD BVBBY THURSDAY BY
mander In the field; he ia success made upon i the Or« gon legislature
V ET E H 1 N A K I A N
ful. he accomnliahea results. We to increase official aalariea. to the
T. L DUGGBB. BDITVR AND FBOF
Cattle T«**t«*d for Tuberculosis
do not atop to aacertain If he ia a superficial obeerver will am-m ill
office ph«>ne Main 52S. R* «>*iencr phone
republican or a democrat. Oh' no tim«-d an«! uncalled for.
Present
Entered at the txtoffice at Scio,
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We feel and know that he iaan Am officeholders, from the highest to
Oregon as second ciase matter.
LEBANON, OREGON
encan and ia entitled to the plaudits the lowest, knew the amount of
of th«.* American people. Who knew salary the position he sought so
SUBSCRIPTION. IN ADVANCB
SI.50
what Admiral l*ewev*i politic» were earnestly, paid
Hr knew the am-
AT BNP OF YBAB
______
1.75
when he destroyed the Spanish fl«*et ount of work, responsibility, etc
*•*
»IX MONTHS
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.75
Arrival and Departure of Passenger
in Manila Bay? Who knew what required from the official elected.
Trains
were the politics of Commodores Yet. after spending much time and
AllVBKTUIINi: RAT»:
Woodburn-Sormgfield Branch
anteed against bond shavers and Jones. Bainbridge. Perry and others money to w-cur«* the election, he.
8c grafters
Therefore they will en when they won their victories? We through his legislative friends, asks
I »cal advertising, per line
WEST SOO
dorse
a
$10.000.000
bond
issue
if
know
that
they
were
American«
and
Display advertising, per inch
15c
to have hia salary raised. He for North
7:66 a m.
' were superbly auccrmful.
Their gets that he, in effect, entere«! into
such protection is given.
South
Display advertising, long time, see
5:09 p m.
First; All road bonds the present glory would have l**n dimmed by a contract with the p«*«iple to per
manager.
Corvallis A Eastern
legislature issues must lie sold at the addition of a political prefix or form the duties of hie official posi
Extended marriage or death notices
MUN KERS
their par values.
suffix. Who can tell, or who care» tion for a stated salary or specific
oer line
_____ 5c
To Albany
8:11 am
Second; Invite th«* pr«mrnl sal- particularly, what are the political sum of money. Now. he. in cff«*ct,
Special rates <«• long time display
To
Detroit
1:44 p m
aryless commission, c«»mp-<•«•<! of two «eniimenta of General Pershing, strikes for higher wages.
advertising.
Motor
service
discontinued.
lumbermen an«l a banker, we are General Bullard, or Admiral Sims,
A bill is before Die legislature to
informed, pi retire; then appoint a of the prwnt war? Who knows* Increase the salaries of our supreme
commission of practical road build-! General* Washington, Taylor and judges from $4500 to $6000 per
era, pay them rea«>m«bl<* salaries Grant were not eJ«*ct«*d to the high- annum. Now, there is no law to
and place th« m u ruler bond« that «mt political position within the gift prevent either or all of our supreme
they will deliver th«* goods
of the American people lH«eaiise of court from rreigning an«! retirement
Third: Require the proceeds ot their politics. They were promote«! tn private law practice. Oh! no. ’
/ pledge allegiance Io mV flag and these bonds to tie expend««! iu some to the position of commander-in- But there is not a particle of dan
Oli«« «e Stira n o St
ULaaaa C
/Ar Re pub Ik for u'bkh U rtandt. ont sort of an equitable manner in the chief because they had won mult» ger of either of them resigning.
Ration. indhrhible, trilh liberty and several counties of th«? state.
for the American triple
Then why
Our supreme judges place them
If the people can lte«*ome satisfied ' not forget that W<widrow Wilson,
juilke for all.
selves or are so placed by their
that they in the various counties president of the American people friends, in the position of the graft
$10,000,000 IN BONDS.
will be given their equitable portion and commandsr-ln chief of our army er. No other conclusi«»n is tenable.
of the proceeds of th«*se bonds to lie an«l navy, is a democrat? Whv n<>t What confidence can the (teoplehave W. A. Ewing.
A. E. Randall
President
Vice 1‘rra.
It is believed the legislature will expend«»! under the immediate di place him a» the chief American in their judicial opinions up«>n the
enact a $10.000,000 bonding road rection of the commission, else to be citizen and all I m * prepared to reap sacredn«*«» of contracts, when they.'
E. D. Myrre, ('n liier
bill at this «e»«ion.
Thia large turned over to the re»p«*ctive coun any reflectad glory which may accrue indirectly, seek to abrogate the «in
Ik«-« a general banking business,
amount of money with previous ties to be ex|H*nd«*d in road build from hi» presence at the peace table tract they made with the p«*«iple?
receive« depoaita aubject tocher«, pay«
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— time deposits,
«eli»
on
iwind issues will exhaust the state’s ing. they will endorse the $10.000.. in Pari»?
The same may lie said of any interest
We Amen-an people are too much other official, county or state, who travelers check« and drafts, and
ability in bonding for we are told 000 issue, not otherwise
makes colkrction«.
What the people want is results disposed to csrry parti»ant«m to the asks for a salary raise. None of
the «tale can iaaue but $18,000,000
of bond» without an enabling act ■ They have paid enough for graft extreme. This mav be considered a them was compelled to accept the
and incxperi«mce, They now want fault of a republican form of gov- office he or she holds.
by the peopl* to do so
When our state constitution was to get down to bra»« tacks. They iernment. Give men the right of
Of course, the high cost of living
made it was not then known that want a dollar's worth of road for frac sp«M*ch and free political action is the bakic reason for asking for
roads would have to be bullded ca- the dollar they pay out; not in »>m<- and extreme partiaanism srems a the raise. Now. that the war is
Waller Bilyeu, Prop
pable of sustaining an automobile other part of th«* state but in their productive result.
over, it ia expect«*«! that eommodi- J
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Pmxienl Wilson is subject to ties will gradually seek a lower level,
and auto truck traffic, But th«*sr home counties.
So gentlemen and lady of the leg criticism a« all of our presidents thus removing the basic reason. Hut
STAUE MfcETS ALL I RAINS
imtiroved passenger and freight ve
hicles are with us and are here to islature give us a road bonding law have tieen and as all of our future officials would never submit to have
- Leaves Scio I'ustoffice
We recogniz«* their salari«-» reduced, even after at 7:10 a m and !>:U0 p n> for West Sck
stay. So roads must be constructed that will hold water and the people presidents will tie
and 12:45 p tn for Munkors
their greatness and forget or over the c»»t of living Is brought to a
with flrmnes sufficient to suatain will support it.
look their faults after they are dtad; lower level.
this claaa of traffic. Dirt or gravel
Not at all.
They
after which their political senti would, at once, app«*al to the sa-
roads, let them tie constructed in the
CRITICIZING THE PRESIDENT ments are forgotten. We remem-
beat possible manner, will not stand
crednewi of contract, to hold their
lier and reverence them only a« great increased salaru-s.
Notary Public ana
up under the heavy auto and truck.
President Wilson S political ene American«; their party affiliation is! Only a few years ago
A hard and durable surfacing seems
the annual
Conceÿensor
mies. almost to a man, are criticis <>verwhclmne«i by their American salary for the supreme
the only answer to the problem.
court was
Abstracts of Title Examined
This Is the problem that Is now ing him for living at the peare table ism. If men are loyal to American $9000; now It is $31,500. and if the
before our law makers. The con in Paris. They say he ia receiving institutions and do great thing* we incream* is granted $42.000 will be ÌC1O
-
.
-
OREGON
stitutional inhibition, like the six too much adulation from European forget their foibles and shortcom required for each year.
We never forgive if they ■
per cent Increase of taxation limit, |ieopls, kings, queens, presidents, ing*
A goo«! many years ago. salary
looms up as a prohibitive; the people etc . pay him too much rrapect, etc ; prove traitors.
■ grabbing was looked upon aa living
only have power to remove thia in- he ought to lie at the While Houar,
Arnold wm a brilliant military nrJtl t|,M,r p, dishonesty, Now. it is •
keeping
tab
on
congress,
etc.
UNDERTAKERS
hibition. Will they do it?
«-ommander in the Revolutionary simply regard«-«! a« good financiering,
Such
criticism
has
both
political
the
$8,.
war,
but
we
rememlier
him
only
aa
The method of enacting
There ia another reason why thia
Calls Attend«*«! to Promptly
000,000 bonding law was not en- propaganda and jealousy behind it a traitor. Alexander Hamilton was bill should I m * defeated. The way«
Dav or Night
couraging to the people and the If the president were a republican oM of our greatest American public and means committee is scheming qcp,
OREGON'
handling of the same ao far does and the republican party could reap financiers. We rememlier himandi>n every p*»««*ib|e manner to scale ____
the
liencfil
of
the
great
influence
he
accord him a high place in American 1 down appropriation« to com|ly with
not inspire their confidence.
But with the shortcomings of the is wielding in making the world history a* a great American and fin (he six per cent limitation of in
Dreamt state mail commission as a freer and a better place in which to ancier, yet he was killed in a duel; crease of state appropriations law.
sort of dear experience gained, live, their enthusiasm would I m * un Aaron Burr, his slayer, wa« electci As the emergency b«Mrd has oyer
ALCI ION EER
which should serve as a monitor and limited.
vice president and was one of the B|«ped the appropriations of two
But just stop and think, gentle most brilliant men of his time, yet' years ago by nearly a million dollars ^ATKHtAMi
guide, the l«rgislalure can perhaiw
*..
OMMON
frame a law bv which a dollar's men. President Wilson is there a» we rtmemlier him only as a traitor. the state's money sack is shy thia *•r- 0- Ha 1
r-im.
aiNM |lwB,
worth of road will lie obtained for the president of the greatest repub
President Jackson was the hero at sum which, otherwise, would have Sale dates arrange,! for at The Scio
lic on earth, not a« a democratic the battle of New Orleans; we for tx-en at the
the dollar expended.
disposal of the present ‘
Tribune Office. Scio. Ore.
The Tribune is well aware that partisan. Such pomp and aggran get his family shady relations lie l««gi alalure.
our legislature ia composed of just disement and respect which he ha* cause <>f his great Americanism
A
Any way. it is a very p<»or rule
*
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men and one woman. They cannot received and is receiving is not be celebrateli writer has said "the —
good which
M.I.V.I will
wsss not w.-rk
' ira both
« ’USS wavs.
W <S Y ■ . •
II
~
If
lie rX|>ected to I m * «U|>erwiac
The cause he ia Woodrow Wilson, but that men do ia often interred with
official** »alary cannot be reduced ATTORNEY
salary ia not sufficient to pay for b«*cauar he ia the president of the their bones; the evil they do lives during a pending term, neither 1401
New First
at; nal Rant. Itkig
that class of wisdom. They there United Stales.
after them " This is not true of should it I m * increased.
If he as presideht can wield a out presidents and public men. We
fore must not be expected to frame
ALBANY
OREtit
dominating
influence in making it remember their great acta and ac
and enact a law which men technic-
The legislature seem« inclined tn ■
ally wiser than they will not get possible to do away with wars be complishments. but forget their j
Why cannot we do I P1*«* »he entire expe’ ae of th«* lion !•
around in some way and who will tween nations in the future will he weaknesses.
not fail to lake advantage of their not have done something, Mr. r«*- this while the subjects are living? 'nt r««d building plan upon them -j
opportunities. But The Tribune is publican. that you a« an American Why may we not tender them bou tor vehicle. Thia is not at all equit
well satisfied that our present legis citizen will be proud of?
quets in person rather than deposit able. gentlemen. It enable« the rich
Just remember that the president them on their graves when they are man. who owns, perhaiw, but a »in
lative solons are more than men and
gle automobile, to «-«cape pa) ing hia Our twenty year rural credit plan
a woman of ordinary intelligence of the United States is placed there «lead?
of loaning money tn farmers helps
President Wilton is in conference1 !“•< «hare of the tax burden, and.
ami that it ia their purpose to de either by the republican or demo
you to get out of drtit. Under our
velop a method of road construction cratic uarties. Let his administra over in Pari;’ with some very astute transversely. can«-» the poor man. form of loan the TOTAL amount
in which the interests of the taxpay tion be what it may he ia the preai- politicians. They are playing for *ho pays for his auto in monthly of interest paid during its ENTIRE
dent of the American nation. If he selfish national advantage and will j instalment«, to pay much more than period of twenty years, is actually
ers will be protected.
per cent interest.
Alno, the man who does less than
Our state road bonds should be proves to Iw a great big man. wise bend their best energies to accom- his share
Write us for booklet.
and
comprehensive
in
his
views
am!
!
gilt edged in their value. They
plidi their aims. If the president «»’< ®*n “» •“»• ewapes reaponsi-
should at least be add for not leas accomplishes results, we look upon 1 stneigea from this congress having hility for the bonds entirely, pnn- HECKER A BEAM. Agent»
than par. The $6,000.000 bond is him aa the representative head of brou.ht world wars to an end. will «<pal «*1 Intoreat. Yet he will have
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•
sue has been acid at a heavy dis the great American people. We be n«.i have accomplished something lh* benefit of improved roads, the
|aamc aa the auto owner.
count and the people will be ax- forget parUaaniam for U m time and worth while. Mr. republican?
Albany, Oregon
THE SCIO TRIBUNE
Railroad I ime I able
H. B. CHESS
Attorney >< Law
THE Siili STATE IME
MUNKERSanMEST
SCIO STAGE
R. SHELTON
Morrison & Lowe
H. C
ROLOFF
AT LAW
Coroo-2cf Oregon