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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.
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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
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sertion .......................................... .10
ple vote on tax questions who own
Each «uhiH-quent insertion per line. .06
no property and never expect to
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own any. They have no homes and
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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