SCIO TRIBUNE
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VOL. XXIV
S<io. LINN COUNTY, OREGON. AUGUST IV. I92o
NO. I.
LINN COUNTY FARM
REPORT IS MADE
105,449 Acre« of
Laud
io County
io Crop oo 1491 Farm»
TI ms Year.
There are 1491 farm« in IJnn
county and 105.449 acre« ilevoted to
agricultural and horticultural crop«
thia year, according to a survey of
crop acreage* ju«t completed b>
County Assessor Van Winkle.
The report «how« the number of
acre* devoted to the growth of var
ious cr >pa a« follow«: Winter wheat,
1' 120, «pring wheat 14.939. oat»
87.074. barley 1456. rye 632. com
3975, clover 7401, alfalfa 74. wild or
marsh hay 235, other ha. 20,282,
potatoes 771, other roots 25, field
peas 413. field l*eans 283, other veg
e .hie« 572, apple tree« bearing 210,
a. pie tree« not yet bearing 180.
cherry tree* 41. peach tree« 36, pear
ti -ea 48, prunes 1010, walnut* 50.
loganlierries 130, blackberries and
r'o'pberriea 121. «trawberrie« 127,
o'her tree« 12.
Scaffold ta Be Buih.
Salem The new execution cham-
b r at the state penitentiary will be
e.ccted in what is now known as the
“hull pen.” The scaffold will be of
p-'rrnauent construction and equip-
p I with two drop«. The chamber
will lie sufficiently large to accom
modate 25 to 30 people, and will be
strictly modern.
Actual work on
the scaffold will not «tart until aome
|; -twin 1« received at the prison un-
d r death sentence.
Canned Governawnl?
Spanish War Veleraas Entertained.
JORDAN ITEM A
It has been suggested, as a result
of the recent census, that the num
ber of representative« in congr«ws
be limited permanently to th«- pres
ent quota 435
Why not. aa Congressman McAr
thur recently suggested in an inter
vie* in the Journal, reduce the house (
to 300 members? Why maintain a i
topheavy body? Why have canned
government by a few rather than
delibeiate government by all mem
bers? Why pay 3713MI a year in sal
ary to members who give nothing
bat 0 K’d votes and an occasional
campaign speech?
Because of the large house.that
body has resolved itself into a rati
fying assembly in lien of a delibera
tive convention.
The house as a
Dry. drier, drteat!
Mrs. John Robwein is very ill.
C. Schneider made a business trip
to Scio Thursday.
Father Boniface yisited Mt Angel
Monday in quest of carpenters to
work on the new church.
Unde Henry Phillips is having hi«
house, re-covered by two expert
shinglera from Silverton
Bert Bilyeu and wife of Sdo have
turned the Kimball house into a pro
tern hoarding house and will feed
the men working on the big dam.
Mrs. II. Shelton and C. Sherman
spent Friday at the Enders home.
Mrs. Fred Grlmsa of Mill City is
helping Mr». Crabtree cook for the
whole as things work out. takes a
threshers.
small part in legislation. Even the
Mr« T. Phillip» and son Gailen
party caucus is now little more than
and
K. M. Chrone and family were
a ceremony
Instead, a few leaders,
Scio
shoppers Thursday
men of exoerk-nce and racognixed
C Thomas and wife visited the
political acumen, have become the
aponaers of legislation.
Committee Barretts at I^comb Friday.
government has become the fad.
Moat all the farmers are busy har
And not only committee government vesting or threshing
A good yield
but sub committee government.
i is reported.
On the important committees are
Quite a numtier have gone to the
a few men of predominance.
*h,'y huckleberry country, although a lit
direct. They say this bill shall ba tle early, for the full harvest will
favorably reported and that sliall not be on for at least a couple of
not. Through their immense power wee|ll
tbev are enabled to whip the re |
Mr* Miner Ray’» relatives from
mainder of the house into line. The
Dufur. Oregon, are visiting her.
representative who refuaes to accept
Mrs. A A. Arbuckle and daugh-
their dictum invites their wrath.
Thereafter, he can obtain no consid-
”***"“ Fhill‘‘*
Friday afternoon.
eration in the house.
Ranker Mayo of Stayton waa a
Under such a system, where de
Jordan visitor Tuesday.
bate is etified because of numbers,
O kkixin Murr.
deliberative g»vernn ent is itnp«-*»i-
ble. When delilierative government1
Retarding the Paper Suit.
is abandoned the way is opened to'
11.75 1HE YEAR
AMERICAN SAILORS
DISPLACING ALIENS
laud Sunday at "Island Inn." the
home of Mr. and Mrs. H. H Hern,
four miles above Ijirwootl on Crab«
tree creek. Spanish War Veterans
Six Out of Every Ten Men Enter
and their familiea to the numl«*r of
ing Are Citizens, Says the
about 60. coming fr<»m Albany,
Lelmnon. Harrisburg and Salem, en
Shipping Board.
joyed the hospitality of Mr. and
Mrs. Hern at an old-fashioned get-
Washington. Aug 16. An aver
together picnic, except that the host
age
of six out of every ten men who
and hosteM furnished the dinner
enter
the service of veasels under
which waa elaborate and unlimited.
shipping l»<>ard control are American
How The Tribune came to know
of this was through our printer citizens, t'hairman Benson announced
Brant and John Crabtree happened today. The percentage 1« growing
higher, he added
up that way on fishing bent when
According to the records of the
the pickets »pied them. They were
New York office, the chairman said
taken prisoners. marched to the
in 1917 only 10 per cent of the men
camp over which Old Glory proudly
below (he grade of officer placed on
floated, tried by drumhead court-
shipping ls>ard vessel» wrre Ameri
martial and sentenced to put in the
cans. while during the Inst 6 months
rest of the day filling their "’bread”!
the average has been 55.7,
instead of fish baskets.
" The time now has come when our
The families of the veterans spent
I American merchant marine should
the day visiting around ami watch
be put on a peace footing ami «-very
ing the young folks swimming,
effort made to increase the propor
there being a fine pool adapted to
tion of American citizens in Ita em
that sport. A group picture of lhei
ployment." he said, "it is not the
veterans was taken. The only set
intention to delay operations or tn
program of the day was the table,:
cripple vessel» for lack of American
and it certainly did credit to the;
host who planned and those who! crews, but it is Important that aa
fast as possible all foreigners should
executed. No expense waa spared
lie repluceil by Ano-ricans."
to give the invite«! veterans a good
time, About 5 o’clock the guests
Green Tomato Pickle.
began to depart, voting "Island Inn"
a charming place to visit and Mr.
I gal green tomatoes; J dot large
and Mrs. Hern the best of hosts.
onions; 3 ru|w brown sugar; I lemon;
Those partaking of Mr and Mrs. 3 pods red pepper; 3 <-upe Vinegar;
Hern’s hospitality were:
I tablespoon whole black pepper; I
From Albany Mr. and Mrs. Lee table«|*o<in whole clove«; f table»|ioon
A. Hunt. Mr. and Mrs. B L. Broth allspice; 1 tablespoon crushed celery
erton. Mr. and Mrs W. 0. Slephen-
seed; 1 table»|HH>n mustard seed; I
son. Mr. and Mrs. F M Clinton, tablespoon ground musfard.
Mr. and Mrs. F R Slewart. Mr.
Slice the tomatoes and onions thin.
and Mrs. P J. Chladek. Mr. and Sprinkle over them one-half cupful
Mrs. W. I). Acheson. Mr» Dora of salt ami let stand over night in a
Flood. Georg* Feebler, W D Morris. crock or enamel vesael, Tie the pep
From Harrisburg George Will* per. dove«, allspice, and celej-y seed
iama, Frank Pendergast.
in a chei-vecioth I mg. Slice the lem
From Salem Charles W. Brant. on and chop two pepper pods veiy
From Lebanon Dr. ami Mrs. J. tine. Drain the tomato and onion
C. Booth.
well. Add all seasoning (except one
peppar
|»al) to the vim-gar, then add *
Tb« Four Per C«ut Proposition.
the tomato and onion. Cook for one-
A constitutibnal amendment to half hour, stirring gently at inter
limit the legal rate of interest to 4 vale to prevent burning.
Remove
per cent in Oregon will go tiefore spice hag to proveni darkening pro
the voters at the general election on duct. Pack in pint jars and garnish
November 2.
with slender strips of the red pop«
It is estimated that 70 per cent of I per, placing them vertically on the
money loaned in Oregon comes from oppoaib- sides of each jar. Sterilize
outside the state and this would tie for 15 minute«.
withdrawn If thia measure pass»»
Army Rifles Changed
The measure appears to benefit
iniquitous, discriminative, and de-;
Blockade forced Germany tn fab
Although the
The man who lay« down on the fective legislation.
rication of the paper suit.
One
joo has no right that any other man few are responatiiie for the action <»f
w»uld have thought that such a
the
house,
they
can
dodge
riKponsi-
i- hound to respect. Thinlrthisover
btlily Iiehmd the cloak of numbers. makeshift in dress would not survive
ami then paste it in your hat.
All the house as a whole doe« M the armistice Yet the Ismdon shop»
to put its (> K «n measures that a are «aid to have both the materials
«mall group of committee members and the finished suit* now on dis
has ordained. In etL-ct, the house play. a la Berlin In the «lays of "der
as a whole is a rubber stamp house tag,** and so popular has the innova
and legislation by it is rubber stamp tion tieci>me abroad that our own de
partment of commerce has cabled
legislation.
With th«> time her« for a reappor for a consignment of paper fabrics
The price of
tionment of representatives ami the in the latest inode«
numtw-r to I* incteaaed by the fig the suits. it is said, will not exceed
ures <»f the late census, is there a 60 cents. The department does not
more opportune moment to perma- contemplate entering the haberdash
I
nently fix the number of reprt-sen- I er* burinom, but will content itself
tauves at a figure to permit free with displaying the paper garments
ON
and open discussion of {lending leg in Washington and throughout the the borrower by giving him cheap
Twelve hundred American Spring-
interest rates, but low rates without
islation. or a la-tier time to substi country.
A brief computation suffices io money tn borrow will not heli» the field rifle«, sael to be the liest pat
tute dellis-rative government for
tern in the world, have arrive«! for
cannoi government? Oregon Jour-1 show that the paper suit, if retailed man needing money.
With
the
government
paying
6
use
of the military department al
at
the
price
quoted
by
the
depart
nal.
’ _____
per cent what chance would individ the Oregon agricultural college.
ment.
need
Hut
serve
for
a
single
Regular fl 00 Polish, now 78c
If saaertkHis will win the pending week to more than justify its exist uals in Oregon stand to get it at 4? These arms displace the modified
Regular 50e Polich, now 38c
political battle the republicans have ence. Lean, far lew», than the pres suming that we are temporarily re la*e F!nfirld. known aa the U. S. ar
Regular 25c Polish, now 19c
it won hand« down.
One would ent coat of a single cheap suit would tarded by a nail while clambering my rifle used in the recent war.
think every state was swinging into «lock the wardrobe of th« tasteful over the pasture fence, are we not The new type is the same aa that
the re pu id lean column if one could dresser with a change of raiment apt to leave iiehmd us ah are we used by the American ’ riflemen in
Theas price« gcad 1er It day»
rely on statements in the average for every week in the year. But not? If that prankish wag. the prar- winning the world championship in
republican newspaper
Kut dead before we hasten, with characteristic Ural joker, execute« a flank attack shooting at the Olympic games this
things crawl aomrtimra. and chick national enthusiasm, to clothe our with a match will we blaze away year.
ens counted t»efore they hatch rarely selves in paper as we did in denim like the early Christian martyr? What
One new truck for sale For price
come up to egpeetikUuM. The Tri - there are a few questions that is mure important, will the exigen <»r information call or write IRVIN’S
bune predicts there will he too many must be propounded to the depart cies of politic* insist that campaign Garage, Albany, Ore., phone 396 R
democrats Novemtier 2 to make the ment of commerce.
slogan« he printed on both lapel«* I
At Tile Praptra Thmtrs
average republican rest easy.
Does the wearer make a noise like Until these pertinent queries are
the big Sunday edition after break fully and satisfactorily replied tn by
For thia week. Saturday and Ran.
J. S. Stieha is making exlenaive fast? If one is caught in a summer the department, we should look ask day evenings at the peoples Theatre
repairs and change« tí» hi« residence shower what mmu rance has he that ance at the promised relief from will be presented Bryant Washburn
YOUSS FOB SERVICE
I In '’Why Smith Left Home."
property
. he will not go home in a barrel? As- clothing coats. —Oregoniso.
SPECIAL
PRICE
REDUCTION
Automobile and Fur
niture Polish.
Kelly’s Drug Store