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About The Scio tribune. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1919-19?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1921)
Z ’* fv.-.v THE SCIO TRIBUNE take the cussing. If every kg’»lat«r will adopt the rule to vote no <>n everything but IMt’gtl KVKMY THUMOAY BY T. L. tirwra. rnrroii ani » riuir the nmwKiry state »ffirwrs and in stitutions teieemoavnarv) and cut Entered at the Dootofllee at Scio, them to the lowest |»>aaible limit DEALER IN Oregon as second ciaua matter. > _ _ ... ■ - ■ -- - the taxpayer will pat him on the sinmcKirnoN. in aovanci 11.76 back and say well done, good and six months LOO faithful »errant, etc. One serious trouble in the taxa APVr.RTtXING KATWI tion busin»-»- is that too many peo Local a.1v«-rti«ing per line first in sertion .......................................... .10 ple vote on tax questions who own Each «uhiH-quent insertion per line. .06 no property and never expect to Display ad«- rtisuur First insertion per meh ....... ......... .2f> own any. They have no homes and F.ach sut«ee«|Urnt insertion ..................16 M<em to desire that no one else shall Advertisements shouki n-sch this otti«-«» A’I ■ »Id nt live and let live prie»»« not later than Tuesday to insure publi have homes They «ay: "I don't cation in the current issue care how t.igh taxes are for i don't All foreign adv«-rti«cmmts must be paid for in advance of publication. have to pay any.” Yea you do. my friend. Y«<u it doubly in the thing» you »-at and wear and th»- OVERTAXATION. houw you lit,« in; and to«» manv people who pay little or no tax are elected as members of the legisla Almost every city and county in ture. Oregon is now experiencing a per It is the ¡* >r man who works for / pledge allegiance tn my flag iod of over taxation. When tax«»« the Republh. for which it rlarxit, approach lune or ten per cent of the wage« and the widows who own J. F. WESELY »¡th liberty value of our hom«-s. farm and city I their little h<moa whom high taxa- luttkt fot all. Scio, Oregon property in general, government is i lion hit« the hard«-st. They must pay or their hutnes. They get costing too much. SCIO. OREGON. JAN. 6. 1921 Admitting that good reads, mun discouraged, «ell their homes and 1921. icipal improvements, eleemosynary l»eat their iw-l!»rd out of an occas institutions, stale colleges, etc., ar«- ■ ional month's rent bv moving with The year 1921 arrived as per valuable and mayhap m-»-dr«l. there out notice. High taxation makes people dis schedule at exactly midnight last la such a thing us going too fa«t and horn-«! too They conceal their In Friday night or Saturday morning, bringing about ju»< such a condition just a« y<>u prefer. Hut we people as n«»w confronts the p»-ople of Ore visible property and fudge «»n their i visible, if they can. in Scio cannot see much difference gon. Moat taxpayers will not kick if We the people are largely r»wpon- In the new year as yet from that of Hut the old year. We have the same sible for this condition Each w-pa- their lax« « are reaaonebie. warm winter ratns, with the cr»-ek rate inslitulh.-n d<*«iring a millag«- when taxes are so high that new- about as high a« it was when 1920 tax support, have not all iieen pro-' comers refu->- t«» buy property it p,>M-,| at th«- »nine tin.,- Plausible - bt*gins t« hurt in several directions. badv us goodbye. The new year came in with lew talkers go over our country an«l ar-' As before «t iled, the legislature noise than usual. That is to say th* gue that the tax asked for will cost i can reduce taxation in many ways. peoule made I«« noise. This editor but a dollar or two uje»n the t,»«e«s- It can aihdi-'i <>r combine the 40 to state c rnirn n« into one-fourth 1 was sin-ping so soundly that th« »»<i valuation of your pr<»t»ertv, etc |60 1 th«- numlx-r without mjurv to the bell ringing failed to disturb hi» Hut when we come to add all tiiesr Sm <•» »«or to E. Gineltnan public -ervice or putting loo much various tax sums together and with dreams « Did you never think that thia year the special taxes for roads, schools work on the c immia»i«»n. changing busmen always comes on »nd city government we r»-ach th«- N ' tin* Time to Purrlin-c Your lime and is never too early nor too condition which now vexes u». Go«»d r< «oluli»<ns: Let every man In a few we«-ks we will l«e invited and Woman r<-« -Ive that "in 1921 I late? And the event has been com ing with such exactness ever sin« to visit the sheriff's other and hand will not c nt met a debt 1 cannot pay Ask thro well known men why they purcha»e>l our plant: history has l»een written bv man over alnmst <>ne-thir<l of our net • when th«- payday date arrives and I. 11. Co; . ’:«• i o »««-< Win Volkman, Crabtree; Walter Blackbum, Nci<>........... < »btree; t». It. Keebler, Lebanon; Walter Po earnings for the year t<» (¡nance gov that I will pay overdue debts as soon kind. land. She-ld tod many Other». True, early calendar« made th« ernment. If your property lie a as tMMsible " 1 >•» so and •<-«• how i an Automatic Water Sydlema new year arrive n little Inte annual farm don't figure the interest on much better you feel and how much ly until thm* was a total loss of what your farm is worth, for if you better y« u make the «>ther fellow Prrhvti n ‘tiling Machines (Nature’s M'lker) Something like II day» before it wu do your year's profits will 1»’ writ feel. _____ _ Anker Hol’li (team Separators. The Only Self Bai dia’overeri that the calendars were a ten in red ink. ai ced Bowl little off. But since the calendar Nor mu«i you figur« your tnany . It is sugg< sted that if the county much of the road was corrected the new year ha- al davs of har<i work if you want to court will have EUedlric W ¡ring l>v I icrnseJ and Bonded Men—Estimates ways arrived as per schedule. liersuade yourself that vou ar<- get'j work dore in the winter time as pos Cheerfully Furnished Men may w«dl gather a useful ting ahead But simply count your sible men «ill no! seek the shade so THE ELECTRIC STORE Inc. lesam from this exactness of the expenst-s taxes, hired help, new often nor st p to r«-sl as frequently XT! W fir ' »- ti ALBANY. Old I*. O. Building movement of the earth. The man fencing you must build nearly every but will work -«imply to keep warm wh<> is a« exactly on time as the ar year, new machin«-r> you must buy. in the chilly weather. rival of the new year is never a etc. When these are counted upj ♦♦♦♦♦»s e es♦♦♦♦»♦ ♦eeeseeeeseeeeesssssssseeeeesesssese There are three classes of honest business failure. If hr is as correct you can add y«ur living expeo»e*. in word ami deed he cannot help but Then if you have a few dollars left 1 people those who own property I h - a succmm on the sale of th»* cr<>|>s you hi ve and are compelled to be honeet; 1 Hl. !1< >l’Sl oFyl'Al.l I Y la*t us hope that this new year oroduccd and the stock you have those who love to l»e acclaimed as ■*.- n.»r-<' knew • thm exasHcMSS 1 paying promptly, and those who pav will sc«» the end of the carnival of «old you are fortunate. as s f,, • i the important p ' ■ : holdups, housebreaking, robbery of When you pay your taxes all the their debts because it is simply right W, «her’s Blend Flour » strictly Montars hard < to l>e honest. In which class do all kinds and a laige decrease in au benefit you receive Is indirect You wheat i' Wu *■•• ,r patronage. tomobile accidents. Let us hop»- may get a trifle back in road work you belong? ti — >Mem willing to hue and let live, content with a fair profit in our dealing«; be willing to render a fair day’s work for fair pay. and to be an all around American citizen in all the term implies. Finally, let us hope that this new year of 1921 will see the end of food suffering in every land and that each and every country may pro duce food stuffs to at least k«-ef> the wolf of starvation from the doors of the people. Now. if everyone will do what he <>r she can to bring about these re suits, while we probably will not see their complete fulfilment, we will make a long step in the right direction. J. K. WESELS Fancy & Staple Groceries Garden and Held Seeds China and Glassware Roll Kims developed, pictures printed and enlargements made from your films. All work turned out promptly. Give us a trial. SEE HERE The Scio Produce House BUYS All kinds of produce; also grain and potatoes in car lots Give Us a Trial J, A. M01SI - - Manager FARM LIGHT & POWER OUTFIT ; SCIO CASH FEED STORE i that It may bring an end to men and still another trifle to help sup trying to get something for nothing, port your schiH>|», but the bulk of an end to >ppr wiv«- profiteering, what you pay goea to support the and introduce an era of fair dealing state and county officials, institu ami an overmastering d<iire on the tions and state colleges. Next week our l«-gi«lature will be part of all to live and let live. Let us hope that fsditically the in «rasion. That body can do much new administration mav bring stw>ut towards reducing nr increasing our all the good things it has promised taxation. Unfortunately every in and that our country will get down terest which draws money from the to a stable and non fluctuating cost «tate treasury will lie there with a of living, not necessarily pre war strong lobby to urge the appropria prices, but to a fair legitimate basis tion it d»»»ur«»«. The lobby for the and giving the producer a reason taxpayer is conspicuous by its ab sence. The«e lobbyists are plausible able margin. Let us hop«- that the year may talkers. They tell the lawmakers see improvements going ahead and that the appropriation we want ia idle mills and factories in operation. «mall an«l the taxpayer will scarcely Let us hope that our government feel it; that the l«-gislature of two sets deportation in full operation years ago gave us th - appropriation and that bolshevists, nihilists and we asked, etc. men who live but to dt-stroy govern Perhaps the appropriation is small. ment. who have left the old coun Hut when y«»u add the dozens of tries for their countri«*»* and their them together you are astounded at own good, but for our harm, be the great sum. Then. Mr. Legisla sent hack t«> their h«ms lands mark tor, you will l«»ok back back over the appr«»priati«»ns you have paMa-d ed "not wanted ” Now all of these things can l«e and say we might cut thia or that ~lut. hut then It is loo late. You brought about if m«-n will i simply do W w their duty, be honest and 1 upright. upright. I . will simply have to go home and J What a g<»d»end the .Morris con cern failure in Portland has been to the For« ¡vid newsnapera. Thev were running a, tort on first page stuff and had nothing letter to offer than the Portland burglar stories. D The Cletrac way Makes Farming Pay MARK THEM ALL HAPPY This New Y ear by Purchaaing (50 Donora The high«-. class talking ma chine in the world. We will gladly demonstrate at any time, in the evi nings if desired. J. S. Sticha SC IO. OREGON DENSMORE BARI U MOTOR CO
