THE SCIO TRIBUNE uwrt> xvny THumnAT ht t . L. ovocn. mrroit amp rwnr Entered at the p-wteffica at Scio, Oregon *» «•« ikk I rlaaa matter. ■uamnurnoN. in apvamc « .......... SIX MONTHS 11.75 i.0<) APVUCTMUNO HAT»: Local «IvvrtUtng per Una first In­ sertion .............................................. io Earh auheequent Insertion par line. .Of« Display advertising First inaartum per inch ...... .................. V> Each *ubaequcnl insertion ......... 16 Advertisements should reach thia utile« not later than Tuesday to Insure publi cation in the current issue All foreign advertisements must be paid for in advance of publication. / pledge allegitinee Io rny flag ana the Republic ■ foe u’hkh it eland», one ^Nation. tndbUible. teiih liberty ana luiltce foe all. St lO. OREGON. JUNE 16. IF21 SLACKERS. have these slackers any right to kick, for due to their neglect of duty, probably, this tax burden is imposed upon us. The Tribune is almost ready tn vote for a law which would levy a tine upon the man or woman who neglects to exercise the voting fran chiae on election day. providing, of course, such an one has not a reas­ onable excuse A 110 fine on the GO jier cent of voters who neglected their duty as citizens on election day would make quite a tidv sum to be addoi to the school fund. Some years ago after a hard con­ test the people of Oregon resrrved to themselves the right to pass upon all proposed laws. They adopted the referendum liecausr the legisla­ ture frequently enacted objection­ able laws. But through the neglect of voters the referendum has simply liecome an expensive joke. We punish the war slacker, pro­ viding we catch him. with imprison­ ment. Why not punish the election slacker with at least a fine of 110? The war slacker does proliably less harm than the election slacker. Anyway it is nonsense for the leg- islature to refer a measure to the people, for we have wen that 60 per cent of the voters neglect to pass upon a measure when submitted While the word "slacker’’ is not a modern word, its modern use bar given II a modern definition. As to them. A government of the people, by uard during the late war we define tfee people. for the people, should It as one who neglects or refuses io have no room for the slacker; dom­ do his duly. estic, political, or in time of war. When men were lieing drafted If the slacker can be punished tor into the service of our country the neglect of duty in .me case he should slacker was one who hid himself be punished, if guilty, In the other. away and refused to tie present when the enrolling officer was mak­ The election slacker often places a ing up his list. The slacker would hardship not only upon himself but hide away in the mountains or get upon his neighbor as well. On elec­ out of the jurisdiction of the U. S tion day a government of democracy officers by levanting to another form expects every voter to do his country. Thus thousands found duty. refuge in Mexico, a lesser numlx-r in Canada and other countries A conspicuous example of which is that of Grover Cleveland Hergdoll, now a refugee in Germany. Another rather popular plan to eaca|e enemy bullets was to enlist In what was known as the "spruce division." These last were not con­ sidered slackers by the government, for men were needed in the soruce service to supply material with which to construct airplanes They may­ be considered but half slackers. In a general way and in other fields the slacker is not unknown. A man who refuges by hie lalmr to support his family, providing he is able b«idir«l. is a moat despicable Blacker. The public official who achemes to secure an office, then neglects to do the work required should be plan'd in thia same class But the worst slacker of them all is the man who neglects to go to the polls on election day and cast his choice for this or that candidate, or to register his approval or dissent of a measure requiring the approval of a majority of the legal voters. By this neglect or refusal tn perform a duty incumbent upon every Amer­ ican citisen entitled to vote, an un­ fit or dishonest official may be elect­ ed. or an objectionable law may be enacted. The late election furnishes a case in point. Only almut 35 to 40 per cent of the registered vote was cast. The bonus measure, for instance, received nearly 70 tier cent of the vote cast. The measure may in­ volve the expenditure of $30.000,000 and while the measure received a very large majority of the vote cast, this large majority was but approx­ imately one-fifth of the registered vote. Consequently the voice of one-fifth of the voters of Oregon has authorised the issuance of $30.- 000.(KM) of bonded indebtedness by the state of Oregon When we see thia lethargy on the part of voters to perform the duty of the elective franchise we do not wonder that the tax burden is so heavy taxpayers are groaning Nor MISREPRESENTING AMERICA. It is not to he. wondered at that President Harding in selecting the thousands of officials in the diplo­ matic service does not »elect now and then a man unfit to represent the American people and govern­ ment in foreign lands Every pres­ ident makes such mistakes. Piesi- dents Lincoln and Wilson made such mistakes and had to make changes. Even in selecting cabinet officials such mistakes are made and changes occur. President Uncoln’s first sec- retaiy of war was Simon Cameron. Mr. Cameron, though one of the noted men of the nation, proved wholly unfit for war secretary and in a short time *» displaced by Edwin M Stanton, a democrat. President Harding evidently made a mistake in the selection of Mr! Harvey to till the chief diplomatic ■ffice within his gift. Mr Harvey is a man of great ability, but lacks discretion. His mouth seems to go off half-cocked He has said and la liable to say words which are harm­ ful to our nation The president should have remem­ bered that when Mr. Harvey was supporting Mr. Wilson his unwise words caused Mr. Wilson to request his (Harvey’s) silence. This unwis­ dom should have been sufficient to show his unfitness to lie ambama- dor. but It wasn’t. On top of Mr Harvey’s ape«ch In Lsindon, Commodore Sima, whose dutv is to tight, not talk, has made a speech before an English audience which may and ought to cause his dismissal from the naval service. Military or naval officers are not supposed to be diplomatists, but they are suppoeed u> possess reason­ able discretion and not to go outside of line of duty in order to win ap­ plause from a foreign audience, es­ pecially at the expense of the Amer­ ican government and of her ex-sol­ dier boys. Commodore Sims has been called home because of this indiscretion. If hia address was quoted correctly he should have been dismissed from the naval service as unfit to wear a U. S sailor’s uniform. President Harding la not to blame for these two misfits, bat the ad­ ministration will be to blame if their services are retained in pieces where an unbridled tongue can do harm President Harding is entitled to a harmony of apeech and action <>n the part of hia pfficials. He must not be placed in an awkward position al least by his officials in foreign lands. IL I Sanitary Ileal Market DR A. G. PRILL PlTUCtai aii Sanni — —Dealers in .....— (alto Attended Day or Night Frith and Cured Meats Poultry and Veal HHO ORE. II Shelton & Co. Prop.s s< io. oregon ■■ l" <1111401*14 A< 'IM >14 DR. K H. HAHR1S Cosily Object Lesson. An unfortunate situation has de­ veloped as a result of the exorbit­ antly high prices charged by grow­ ers of small fruits for canning last year. The cannrrs paid the price and put up th«- pack, but the public refused to buy with the rt-sull that a large part of the pack has t>een held over on which the canru-rs are taking a heavy Iona, and there is practically no market for much of the small fruit, as the eannera can­ not take it. Slrawlierriea are sell­ ing at the lowest price in yearn. Organizations to hold up the price have Iwen um-tem when there arr no buyers The situation is deplor­ able, but is the result of forcing ar­ tificial prices which pul goods off the market. * An «dforl will lie made at the com­ ing school election (June 161 to do away with th«- Sci.» high school It is thought to rut off two or three teachers in order to decrease taxa­ tion. The Tribune is in sympathy with any effort to reduce taxation except at the expense of our schools or roads, tmlh of which are too im­ portant to tie curtailed. Iwt us di­ rect our efforts to reduction in other fields let us insist in such an en­ ergetic manner as possible that our legislature shall cut out some 30 to 40 expansive state commissions, etc. I The trrasury department announ­ ces that on June 15 the government is r«-ady to pay in cash 115.2*31.590 as intercat on the first liberty loan bonds and victory lll>erty loan notes •old in the 12th federal reserve dis­ trict. Uncaahed liberty I huw I coup­ ons rrpr«-sent dead money. Holders of bond* should take the trouble to clip their coupons and pr«**ent them at any bank for redemption. The proceeds can tie advantageously in­ vested in govemm«mt savings secur- ili«w. au'h as 25** thrift stamps, fl treasuiv savings stamps, $5 war sav­ ings stamtia. and the $25. 1100 and $1000 treasury savings certificates, or in purchasing more liberty issue* at the present very attractive mar­ ket prices X HAY Riley Shelton Real Eclate Ilenzer and Notary Public . . . Ffav OREGON i M.G. REED Office Albany State Itank ALBANY, ORE. Or. P. I Tweed. 01 HI. Morrison & Lowe Vvtei’innriiin UNDERTAKERS OREGON Office phon«- ta It A. Potato«« Grain III«-IILST MARKET PRICK I----------------------- LEBANON Albany, Oregon WANTED ./Untruth Obtained, f.tamtned «.TO - Cusick Bank (alls Allendctl to Promptly Dav or Night R.-s » it 14 SCIO WE HAVE EVERYTHING OPTICAL - - . OREGON : All Kinds of Hauling ► ! 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No sane man would think of starting a fire in hia house and leave it to away ami leave the fire to its work of destruction If each person would exert him or herself to save our great forests, «0 per cent of the forest tire loss would he eliminated Oregon has a state monopoly of accident insurance, while other states allow industries to contract with competing insurance rompantes ami get. as a rule, more favorable let ms as low as one per cent. As industries gain their stride watch the purchasing power of the people expand Taxes must he low­ ered ami every encouragement ex tended to industrial and agricultural «m ter prias -------------------------- g Now in the Time to Purchaae Your FARM LIGHT & POWER OUTFIT Ask these well known men why they purchased our plant: I. H. Copeland. Crabtree; Wm Volkman. Crabtree: Walter Blackburn. Hcio. George Schterth, Crabtree. O. B. Keebler, Ix-banon; Walter Po land. Shedd And many other*. 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