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About The Scio tribune. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1919-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1921)
• ■ <• •' • k S “ « 1 » • 4 ¿.I ...-j;... a was sentenced to two years’ impris THE SCIO TRIBUNE onment and a fine of $10,000. has UML'XU rVKMY TMUKH1AY BY T. L. Pl'OGKK, KlltTU* AND FBOF practically been released from serv ing the mandate of the court. Why? Albers is a millionaire mill owner. I Entered at the t>«t<>f!iee at Scio. When convicted in the trial court! Oregon as second ciana matter. he appealed to the U. S. district suBBcaimoN. in apvamcx 11.75 court, and which court confirmed SIX MONTHS ------- I.W» the sentence Then the case was carried up to the U. 8. supreme a overran ng rathb - court and it is from this high.-st Local advertising per lino first in sertion ..............................................10 court of our land the order cornea Each subsequent insertion per line. .<K* which practically gives Albers a clear Display advertising First insertion r»r inch............................. 25 bill of health. In other words, his subsequent insertion.................. 15 •en ence is practically revoked. Advertisements «houki reach this office Why, again? not later than Turadav to insure publi cation in the current liwur. This long legal battle costa money ' All foreign sdvertiarmento muat be and loto of it, High priced lawyers paid for in «.itane« of publication. must I m * employed. But Henry had the money and did not hesitate to «pend it. Our courts may not be purchasable, but if Henry had been a poor devil lw- would n«-w lw* doing time at McNeil's island. Mon«»y. • through the service of astute law-1 , -A*. .♦ ■ L ucky S trike cigarette Itv asted * . t ¿ 4* Kt i - Al « - ’■ i">l/‘fW of the recall is equivalent to a vote of confidence. But can it* be so constni«*d? \|’ill the people vote additional tax money for thia court as they probably would for a new court? But the present court may con strue the prewnt muddle as a lesson and serve the people as efficiently as a new court could. Surely the experience it has had ami knowing the temper of the people, no further cause of complaint will .*• given. The Tribune is loth to believe our court has wilfully done wrong. We think carelessness in keeping a close tally of expenditures is chargeable. Surely the total of wi rrants issued monthly will be looked after more closely In the future. And too, per haps. a better showing of money expended, especially on roads and bridges, will be made hereafter. DR. A. G. PRILL Phuciai ani Surteoa Calte Attendevi Day or Night SCIO THE SCII) STATE BANE : DK IL It. HARRIS W. A. Ewing. A. K RamUB President Vice i*rea E. D. Myers. Cashier Cusick Bank Start » bank acrount today and provide for yout future. You will rind a checking ae- roam wry convenient fur your bu«mro toenaaetteas. We pay interest on tune deposits. X-RAY - Albany, Oregon WANTED Grain Potatoes HIGHEST MARKET PRICE DENTIST ; SOUND TIRES ORE. ( iiihopraîti >i< DR. FICQ they put the hand in the pocket to eeeeesea»e»eeae«e»«»eees find it empty. • t • But who Is to blame for this con ; IT IS sor ND BUSINESS dition in moat ¡>art but the people : FOR YOU TO BUY themselves? If we examine the I I record we find the people have voted this trouble upon themselves. BECAUSE A tax of a mill or two is asked • They have adequate Strength for this or that meritorious purpoae , fiif the heaviest eervice and the p«»ople vote it. They have ! They have that Trsctiaa which holds the r<»a«l al speed in yoted a millag«' lax for roads, schools., ; any weather etc. Bonds for roa<1 improvement, > > Thev hav«- Mileag« Amply suffi- for civic improvement. ; cirnt to render you 100% Taken separately the tax is insig ; service nificant. but aa a whole the lax be ; They are hand-built, although comes a great burden. Here a little • sold at the price of machine- maiie tires and there a little the various propo ! sitions seem light. but in the sum I Every dollar you invest in them is an addition to western total become itreal—too great for ; wealth, it comes hack to you the people to carry. A total of over • ... ir Hav meritorious and worthy, but our yers, kept him out of the pen, and the Republic for which il »la present exorbitant tax rate baalieen Calion, indhriiible. artlh liberty ana about hts only defense was that he built up by voting millage taxes and lutlfce for all. was drunk when hr admittedly used bond issues. the unlawful words. Are we never to say "No!" to SCIO. OREGON. MAY 6. 1921 Dr. Marie Equi, also of Portland. ‘ these meritorious schemes? Are was tried and convicted of the same' taxpayers never to I* protected’ COMMISSIONER BUTLER EX ofTensa. Dr. Equi is a woman, but ' The taxpayer has a right to live and PLAINS. was not drunk «hen the incriminai-1 wear clothe«, the same as the tax tng words were used. She did not eater and It is quite time to give I^ist week Commissioner Tom But have money to employ astute law-1 the taxpayer a chance ler. In an interview to the Albany yers, and when sentence was rehd- The soldier bonus measure is mer lieraid, attempted to explain the cr«*d she was ready tu lake her med-1 itorious and we all feel grateful to over-issue of county warrants, stat icinc. She is now doing time at the Iwys who helped to save democ ing that all but some 181.000 of the San Quentin in California. racy. But if we have to do this by over issue had been paid. is it any wondrt that people havg robbing those who kept the home The Tribune is glad that such is little regard for law when such glar fires burning, to give to the young the case for the county will have to ing injustice is manifested? and able bodied world war soldier, pay these wnrrnnts in the eml and Henry Albers had money and goes we go'far. the people will vote to pay them. free. Dr. Equi had no money and True, we must take care of the But this does not release the court is serving out her sentence. Both boys who came home cripples or in the eyes of the people for the were guilty of the same crime and with broken health This we do and over issue of warrants. The people both were found guilty in the trial are doing willingly and gladly. But would kick if the over issue was but court. Allwrs was drunk while Dr. the bonus proposition can and ought 110,000 in lieu of the 1204.000. The Equi was sober. Who is the greater to wait until the taxpayer has a fact that the court will overdraw ia criminal. Altiera or Dr. Equi? chance to gel a good square finan what the people condemn. Our courts are supposed to ad If the court overdraws at all. minister justice without respect of cial breath again. Another proposed measure is to makes the people feel uneasy. If it persons. Dors the two cases men issues an overdraw of $200,000 why tioned carry out justice.as we who increase the legislative session from not a half million or a million? It live in Oregon believe it should be 40 to 60 days and to increase the pay of legislators to $5.00 per day. ia not the amount so much as it is administered? Great ecot! .Can’t the Oregon legis- the fact that the court will violate Alliers. presumably, is a republi lators do harm enough m 40 days? law. can. He mav Iw a libera) campaign And surely he ought to convince The people have lost confidence contributor. He was convicted tha people they are worth S3 per in the court ami they will not prob whefi Wiim>n was president and Is day (which they are not) before ask ably, vote an extra tax to straiten released of the responsibility for his ing for $6. Each legislator with up the trouble though they will have crime with Mr. Harding as presi- his stenographer now costs the state to do so in the eml. Yet the county dent. This may have had no influ at least $10 per day in wages besides will be held for the debt, whether ence in the matter. We hope it hundreds of dollars per day in ill just or not Th«« court is the county's had not. But people will draw their advised legislation. agent and the county will have to own conclusions from the existing If this measure was toplace legis stand Iwhind the acts of its agent. facta, just the same. lative scsaions 10 years ui>art, or to Some people in several parts of reduce the membership by two-thirds the county wish the court to resign WHO IS TO BLAME? ■ The Tribune would support it. but and have even went so far as to suggest successors, and there tesom? The inordinate increase of over “nix” to the measure as it stands. There are many parts of our state The Tribune thinks 100 per cent In taxation is a heavy ami city governments where a wise fail. If the court bv.rdcn upon the people. There is retrenchment would be economy. will voluntarily resign—that is an- no doubt about that. It is the more other story. burdensome because of the decline The state is overloaded in almost True. If a recall should fail the in prices of farm products. People every department of government. court could properly say the failure never value money so highly as when We must begin to unload quickly. OS 7 / Just how a season of retrenchment in mooey spending may be brought about thia paper ia unable to advise, but we do know retrenchment ia long overdue. Al least we can re fuse to vote for any measure which will increase taxation. If the tax payer is to get protection in dhy way we. the people, trust do it. Then- is no other relief in sight. M.G. REED Office Hours: »tu 12 AM t:30to5P. M (>ffi<-. Albany State Bank ALBANY. ORE. I RURAL CREDIT LOANS Morrison & Lowe Our twenty year rural credit plan of UNDERTAKERS loaning money to farmer«, helps you tc (‘alls Attended to Promptly get out of debt. Urxicr our form of loan the total amount of int.-rvst paid I)av or Night during ita entire period ot twenty years ! is actually h-a« than -'d per cent interest. SCIO - • • OREGON Write u» for booklet. e«oeeseo«eoooo«oeeoeeoesoe OWEN BEAM. Agent 135 I .yon St Albany, Oregon FEDERATED CHURCH SCIO. OREGON ! Short ami Long Distance I at Reasonable Ratea- * Sunday School 10 A M. Church It A. M. and 8 P. M. Christian Endeavor 7 P. M. All cordially invited. ¡SAM STOLLER Expressman H. B ILER, Pastor J. I< WIDELY DEALER IN Fancy & Staple Groceries « Garden and Field Seeds China and Glassware I All «ohi at live anil let live prices Roll Films developed, pictures printed and enlargements made from your films. All work turned out promptly. Give us a trial. J. F. WESEL Y Scio, Oregon Now is the Time to Burehaae Your FARM LIGHT & POWER OUTFIT Ask th.-iM? Weil known men why they purchased our plant: 1. IL Copeland, Crabtree; Wm. Volkman, Crabtree; Walter Blackburn. Scio; iirorge Schlerth, Crabtree; O. B. Keebler, i-ebanon; Walter Po land. Kheiki. And many others. Paul Automatic Water Systems f’ertrciion Milking Machine« (Nature's Milker) Anker Holth Cream Separators. ar ced Bowl The Only Self foli Electric Wiring by I icensetl and Bonded Men—Estimates Cheerfully Furnished THE ELECTRIC STORE, Inc. 327 W First st. Phone 3». ALBANY. >ssss»s»ssss»»s«>»>»s»sss»sssesss Old P. O. Building eeeeeeeeneeeeseai SCIO GARAGI! nine per cent in taxation, aa we have ’ IN QUALITY, IN PRICE IN SERVICE. THEY ARE here in Scio, ia an impowdhle bur- Has the Hood, Racine, Ajax Tire» and Tubes den. Prosperity will soon suffer. ; 1 he Shell. Monogram and Monomobile Oils Property will soon depreciate in The Detroit Batteries - Battery Service Station value. Taxation will soon mean They are made in Tacoma and HIS MONEY SAVED HIM - ALL KINDS OF REPAIR WORK sold in Scio by confiscation. ; Electrical Work a Specialty W L. COBB & SON. Two of the five amendments to be Henry Alber» of Portland, who in W. L. COBB, Proprietor. TRE SCIO GARAGE 1819 wm convicted for having vio voted on June 7 are tu increase tax- Both may be cuosid«i«d M sassa«ss»sa> M asasseee»e. »♦•♦♦••♦•♦♦••••••♦••••»•••♦••a»«»»»»»»»»» late«! th« eapionag« law and who a Joo. I : Sound AU Around ’
