The Scio tribune., June 26, 1919, Image 2

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THE SCIO TRIBUNE
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Entered at the txsRoffles at Scio.
Oregon aa second class matter.
SUHM'RIi'rNlN. IN A0VANCB
a ) BM> <>r VRAM
31.50
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SIX MONTHS
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cation in the rurrvnl issue.
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pai-t for in a«lvance of publication.
/ pledge allegianre to my flag
the RrpuHh for u hkh it ¡hindi.
Ration. indtrhible. Pith liberty
Ju'lke for all.
WHY COST OF LIVING IS HIGH
sibjlity of a lawmaker or had it truck freighters except the heavy,
cents in gold for the greenback dol­ thrust upon him or her
Therefore bulky article«. In . nl.on they will
E. A. W EDI HE
lar. Thia difference shows in com- it is the moral duty of every legal find a large portion of the pasarn-
parison the republican and demo­ voter to Iw pr«*sent at the polls on ger nervier aiw-olx-d by the automo­
BARBER
cratic financial systems
•lection day and vote for or against bile aa Well
Succwasor to Morri» Bros.
I
The second cause of high prices is ; <uch nx-asure* ami candidate* for
Before th«* government took
due to the war in Europe which de­ puMic office as may be legally pro­ charge of the railroads the state and
Agent Albany Steam luiundry
creased production in several of posed.
government regulation had so con­
Agent Allainy Cleaning Works
those countrbra and to greatly in»
If th««y fail to do so they are trolled freight and |«a*w»tigrr ratea
creased consumption, also to the slackers in »he full sense of what that the roods w.-re making but a
» IO. OREGON
greatly inerraswi hazard of trans­ th«- t«*rm means. They wilfully neg- small margin of profit alxne opera-
portation due to the German subma lect the m«st important duty which ting exm-nw*.
\n«l now without
hnes.
devolves upon the citizen of a demo-! local freight and i>s—« ngera they
The third and probably an equal ■vatic government.
This condition are likely V» find any margin of pro-
cause of the war ia due to profiteer­ ’ is K-th und«-sirable ami dangerous, fit wsnting. un,«-*« th«- r«*gulating
ing* Moat if not ail merchants and for the m-glect to cast even one Imard« allow them to raise both
tradespe«fple ban»* their percentag«- v«*te may n -ult in the «mactment of freight an-l paa* ng«-r rat«*
of profit upon the cost of the article a dangerous or mischievous law or
The outl<x»k now ia the local
Hence the higher the cost of the ar­ in the defeat of on«* which ia highly freight ami much of the local uaas-
Mart a bank account U«l*y and
provide
for your future.
ticle the greater the profit. Ala>> meritorious
The supporters of the •mger service will not lie rvcovrreii
You
will
find a checking ac­
manufacturing concern*, merchants mischievous measure or the unfit to the railroads sn i it is well known
count very convenient for your
Ixith wholesaler» and retailer*, took I {candidate fot office are apt to l<e in railroad circles that the short
business tranaartiona. We pay
advantage of condition* ami greatly 100 ¡>>-r cent at the polls.
The haul pnxiuces the profit. The long
4<4 interrat on tim<- deports.
increased their percentage of profit. slacker who thinks the day's work distance haul Iwauae of both lami
Hua is also true of farmers and or the job upon which he is engaged •nd water competition is practically
l>R*. R J. NICOL
work pe«iple
1» of more importance than his pub­ handle«! at cost.
<< ratinate and Licensed
When the Civil war wa* over Sec lic duty is apt to vote right if he or
Thia condition is not likely to lie
V ET E It I N A H I a N
retary of the treasury McCulloch ah«* should take the time or trouble prixiucltve of the building of new
commenced to prepare the country to go to the («oils.
trackage, and thia n <-nns the atop- Cattle Tested for Tulterculosia
for return to a specie basis ami in
At th«* recent state election not (»age of development of sections of office phon«- Mam 526; Reoidercr phone
late 1M>6 7 call«*! in or redeemed more than one-thir«i of the register­ this am! other state» not n->w served
Maiu 2!
alkout SGOtl.OOO of giernliacka The ed voters consider«*«! the nine m«*a» by railroads
LEBANON. OREGON
methtxj by which this was d»ne wa* urea |>!nc««l ujx«n the I «allot of suffi
Of course heavy an<! bulky freight
the continuation of war taxes for cient importance to cause them tn such as gram, stock and h«-avv ma­
two years after the war wa» over.
go to the polls and vote for or chinery will continue to lx* handled
The war being o<er the soldiers again«! th- >«• im-asur«*. neverthcl«** by the railroads. But lighter ami Arrival and I)e|<arture of Paaaenger
Trains
had lx*en discharged, and the pur­ the inauguration of a system of higher priced freights on short hauls
Woodburn-Hnringfield
Branch
chase of war «upphes being discon­ building g *d roads depended there­ will be iiandlc«i by auto trucks ami
WEST
SCIO
tinued money accumulated in the on
Think of it! Two thirds of the with th«* buibimg <.f goixi roads the
treasury rapidly. Th« above nan»ed voters darker* when this important auto aervir«-will lx* extrnded. All j North
7:55 a m.
«urn wa* destroyed which create«! a matter was at »take.
<»f the larger towns will have their South
5:09 p.m.
Th«* high coat of living is mainly
due to two csn««*s ami. we might
near financial panic. Prices of cum-
At file recent srhool election but
'add. in a I«*»» degree to a third.
When William J Bryan *vaa mak­ m<xlities were greatly reduce«! and a small («ri-i-ntag«* of the voter»
ing fr«*e silver *(x*«H*h«* in the !>oa, thousand* of merchants and bank» were pr< -»•- t, yet the public school"
one of hi« basic statements was the closed their <io->r* never to I m * re­ are and »houhi I»* a vital question
in rverv community. It a!T«*cta not
price» of th«- enminoditiea of a coun­ opened.
Such pr->c«*dure will not n«*w be <»nly Jh»> welfare of our children but
try are m« :i- ir««l by its volume of
n«*cea>ary for we arc now and have it affect» our (x»ckrt books a» well.
money.
The mat« or won an who ia U m .
Th«* history of the Hniml State« been «luting the war on a specie or
The currency dollar busy for whatever reason to go U-
of more than 20 years since th«iae gold l>asis.
ape**ches were made have justified has been equal to that of gol«l dur the (Milla an-l vol«* is not a gixxi citi­
his conclusion», Al that time there ing the entire peroxi, nevertbelee* zen. for no one who negl«*cta a pub­
was something over 113 per capita the government has ha«l to burrow lic duty can lie a go«xi citizen. H-
Wh«-at sbout six time* the amount borrow­ is a worta* aiack«-r than the young
of money in circulation.
waa then worth from 40 to 75 cents ed during the Civil war. This show» man who dodg «1 wervice inthearmv
per bushel. A good suit of clothes the superiority of regional bank« by hiding in the w<Mxia or levanting
The «lacker at the poll-
could Is* purchase«! for 110. and over national banks ami the wisdom to Mrvi v
of
borrowing
money
from
th«*
pe«iplr
know»
that
he
will not l»e vMtcd
other commixiitiea in like proportion.
rather
than
from
the
banks
More
with punishment for his negl«*c!.
By I’Jrn) the volume of money had
increa-Msl aomewhat ami the pries* over, if you will examine your re while th« young man knows that bv
for commodities had increase»! ac- gional banknote you will find no ex­ law hi- is a < - «<*rter an-i will lie pun-
enrdingly and this increase* in price ception clause thereon as wa« th« i«h««l if appreta nded.
This 1»
Too many |i«*oplc r«*gar«i the ex
of commixliti«*» has kept pare with case with the greenliack
th«* volume of nmney, something the reason why currency remain«*«! ercise <>f th«* (xilitical franchiw* a!
over ISO p«*r capita al the present at par with gold instead <»f depre­ the (»»Ils as merely a privilege to
exercise or m«t just iw they feel dia-
time.
The price of wheat, now ciating.
There is no mceMitv for curtail­ (M«e<«|. The question of duty doc»
12 20 |M*r bushel, would have be«*n
not Ic-s« than |3 |x*r liu«h«*l al thia ing the amount of currency in cir not M-,-m t-> <-nter their minds. They
time ha I not th«- government re- culation as seem«*d mxessary at th« do not r«-alize that their mrgh-ct to
atric «-«I the «am«* to present prices close of the Civil war hence there vote may do both themaelve» an«!
IG-ef and m-rk art* probably better will l»e no great depreciation in the netghlmr« an injury. They do not
illustration«
When Bryan was ma­ prices of comtmxlitiea. es|ieciallj realize that they destroy their right
king free «liver s(x-«>ches a fat steer such aa the farmer pr<»i*>cea. Of to criticise either candidate or m«*a-
Vet they do
c«>ul<l I m - (»ought for from 2 to 3 course there will lx* some reduction surr by such n«*glect
cents iwr pound and a fat hog from a* time advance«, for pnnent prices What just right has the man or wo-
3 to 4 cents ¡ mt pound. The vol- are sure to stimulate pr«xiuction man voter to either «--immend or
um<* of money has lx*«*n multiplied until competition with otter-produc­ condemn official or law- which he • r
four times ami lx*cf and | ork have tion will cauar a fall. Rut the de she was too negligent to aa*i«t in
kept a like (nice. If they have out- crease in both manufactures and «•l«*cting or defeating’
In tbeee Ute days when the whole
atripped the increase of the volume fotxi prixjucta will I m « very gradual
weight of g-ivernm«-nt rests upon
of money the fact is due to the ex­
the people it is our «acred duty to
traordinary demands of the war and
THE
SLACKER.
uae our vokvs in the ways of right
to profiteering
ami
justice. It is our duty not only
You may tak«* any comm«xiity
and trace the prices anti the relative
Most people seem to think thni to vole at the |xdl* but tn study be-
value will be maintain**)! even to the the slacker ia the young man who fore election day th«- fbm*wi of enn-
inclusion of latxir. Ami thia is true > avoided or tried to avoid aervice li­ <lidat«-s and the wi«l->m->f measures
notwithstanding gol«i an currency- the U. 8 army or navy. only. Th* I’h«* time is at haml wh«-n our coun­
are on s jisrity
l is not true, for slackers are abund try. comprising I |U.mat 000, ex|««*ct»
In Civil war days prices of c«»m- •nt in all walks of life. The slacker every one to do his or her duty; n«»t
moditi«-* reach«*«l a very high level may be defined aa the man or worn 50 to 75 percent of th«- people, but
If measured in currtmcy prices, but an who refuses or neglects to per« full loo per cent. Be an American
citlnen; all that the word implies.
if mea»ur«*<| in gold there was but a form s public or private duty
alight advance over the pre-Civfl I This article will be devoted mainly
war day«
Il will be remembered tn the slacker who neglects his duty
HOW ABOl'T RAILROADS?
that the relative value of currencv tn the public. A number of year«
of
Oregon
adopted
ami gold at that time wga on an av­ ag<» the people
Prior to ’ne taking over of the
erage of |2 50 currency t«« SI gold, * Xhat is knnwn aa the initia|ive and
though gold ha«l disappeared fr«»m r«*f«*rrndum
In other words th«* j milr »nds bv the (rover. -went there
circulation entirely.
people reserved to themselvew th«* [ waa no organize«! lo -al freight via
The circulation of morWy at the power to make laws through the In ■ nulo truck in the country. The rail-
close of the Civil war was per capita itiativ». or by virtue of the referen­ « roa*la arc to he return«* I to private
the same as it is n»w with the ca­ dum thev d«*clarvd their (Mir|M»se tn ■ owners in the n«*ar future. What
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ception that our per capita circula- veto or ratify laws enacte«! by the will they find"*
That is to say every *
they will find about all "f fb<
tion is in gold or ila equivalent. legislature
while the Civil war per capita waa man or woman assumed the rcaonn short haul arrvic* aiwairbed by the
Railroad I ime 1 able
auto truck freight coin panics. The
conditions f<»r th«* railroads are likeiv
to grow worse m»t»*<id of lietier.
The railroad* cannot be o(ierated
at a low« Gmsequ« ally the only al­
ternative will lx* to rat««* the rates,
then the (-»or dsvil who cannot af­
ford to own an auto will pay a high­
er passenger rate and a higher
freight rat«* on In» grain, stock, etc.,
else the railroads w ill have to go out
of business.
The question will cause the state
and interstate as well aa the railroad
people many anxious amt vexatious
thoughts. Yet the idea is unthink­
able of the slot»;»age of the local
Corvallis A- Huitern
M LINKERS
To Albany
8:11 am
To Detroit
1:44 p nt
Motor servi«* discontinued.
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H. B. CHESS
Attorney *» Law
OO m . «■ ! hWM St
I.4» m 0*.
MUNKERS and W EST
SCIO STAGE
W alter Bih eu, I’rop
Pilone <»-.'>l.*i
railway service. It would l>e a big
ST AHI. MI.ETS All. (MAINS
atep liack ar<* in development and
- bivin Scio PcMtofhcc
progress._______
at 7:10 a m and 5:«i p n. for W.»t Sc«,
and 12 .45 p «n for Munk er«
Will Try Out Wir cica Telephone
In mnnv section* of the national
f «r«-«t» it ha» lx «*n found impossible
without great ex perns* to maintain
telephone wires or cai»le« because of
the havoc wrought By timlw-r falling
serosa the wo •« and by h«-;ivy snow­
slides. Th«*rrf<«re wirrl«*x telephones
are toon to I m * given a trial in the
forests and the signal corps of the
army has lent four combination seta
of transmitting and receiving ap|»*-
ratus to the forest -rvi«*e of the
S. department of «griculttire.
Equipment is tn far installed on
Mount Ho«>d at aneie a'ion of aix»ut
l.’i.iMMi feet and anolner set ia to be
al the n«-ar«*«t forest ranger stati«»n,
about 12 mil«** awav. Two other
sets are to lw pitu*e«i in the Clear­
water forest region of Idaho, which
is a h«*avy wilderrwms country.
W irel«*«« telvpl>->n« s have never
iieen tried in mountain.«*.«* country
and interest renters in tn>* result* of
the «-viwriments. particularly in 'I
eff««rt on m«-«w«-« of high ridges
between telephone stations.
The
Mount Hond experiment will xl> v
the practicability nt talking fro«* a
high punt to a low (~ont and th«*
u.
Riley Shekon
Real Ertale limiter
arid Notary Pulite
, •llnlrat h Ohlmned (frantine«/
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. INVASI
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ATTORNEY AT LAW
AH 2 New First Su: . « «I :*«nk I’.kig.
A I.KA NV
OREGON
Clearwater forest experiment will
d«*mon*tratc whether messages can
be communicate«! from two pointe
Our twenty veer rural er«-uit |>lan of
of about the same elevation, but . loaning mot ey to farmer«. h«*l( you to
at-|>ai nt««d by mountain«
, get out of «leiit. Under «sir form of
All th«* wir«*l«*sa stations will he loan the total amount of inter- «t fiai«1
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e*tabliah««i at lookout (Hunt* ami will I «luring it» eotlr* i»
is artually less Ihan.'.j percent iiil«-rrsL
warning* of fir«* developing in
Write us for booklet.
*be foreste. supplementing the r«*g-
OWEN BEAM. «\g.nt
ular facilita* of th«- -forest service.
Advertise in The S ch » 1 nbune and get
results.
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Albany, Oregon