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r • • T r •, . . . - . :: ' v . : ; a • ‘ • K •• .*it The Scio Tribune General No*« RAIL UNIONS KEEP FREIGHT RATES UP Which State Will Grow? NO Income Tai XV ashing L»b Farmers Cannot Hope For Any Relief If LaFollette Is Elected. ( Ircgoii INCOME TAX . C«lir«>r:>ia WE HAVE EXAMINED copi« * of thé documentary evidence to th»* effect of a «tate ine->m - tax upon Oregon. We are sat tafi an Portland. Or-—<HpsH-tol)--Farm»r» .-«I as to the gonuinenemt of the documenta. " the Mu- ific Inhrmghorol Livestock f xpoatbon Above are pictured (hr new build Ing». August 23rd. just uno mouth after the fire. When people beard that the Pacifie International Id»« •tuck Etpoaltlun at Portland had to-'-n destroyed. it was tit«* a blow lt> (in face. Hut the Icdoinltable «pints who formod It first. «Ito to bored fur Its establishment and continuance were not daunted. Within a few days, work had been begun on a new horn»«, tiigcvr and belter than ever,“ and now it to near- Ing completion. Th* contractors have promised to have It don* and ready for occupancy by Octolwr 25*h. au<l the great Exposition will op«-n Ila doore to the public on th» morning of November 1st with a larger and more boauttful show than aver in its hie lory. The new structure to modeled in general after tbe old one. for th- nr rangement and plan <<f the former waa hard to beat. Tbo stadium been enlarged. however, and fusty have been added to Its li-ngth. the seating capai ity has f» - u lncr<-n»*d to "f«»9 The horse department has to rn en l«rg,-<| an<l Improved n-i K - ■ try decariment. whi’» ■ 11*:!.» «ill ha»» a department «luaively tor their exhibits Magnificent animal» front all over ( tio.d BtM*g »III show what •reeding and scientific car» can do with the rac«- of dairy co«». World ri-corvl animals of various breed» are promised and ths dairy department will be a ur.‘on of bounty and utility not to be surpassed anywhere In th» world. Ttio breeders of cattle vie with «-ach other for number» and ex ceilenca. and there 1» always a »port• manlike »morale In th» ahov rin» h» t itr«'«-<lers fur the coveted bide ribbons. Collected wtlhln th* «all» nt (he immt five Expuaitloa building are not only th« finest dairy cattle to be found anywhere lu the world, but hot.ilre.ia of other animals. repr*- > utina the time, labor and thought • nd work of centuries to bring them to ns n<-ar perfection a* the Ingenuity of man can con.pass Nor to this all I'h* t-r -Incta of the soil In their glory of color an J fragcance. the accomplish ■ |!« l»iys and girls In useful < '■ aror i.r >1 other thing» worthy of • inly and enjoyment will be found t th» Pacific International Livestock --....Hl .« Xevsmbrr 1 to 3 Inclusive J 5,1 A ¿¡b EIHIHI.ICAN PAMTY NATK»WAL (' A.N DI DAT »4» 1 WISCONSIN LABOR WORKS LONG HOURS LaFollette Has Not Helped Working Man in State He Controls. Portland. Or. — <Special ) — Labor that la following IsiFolIvtt» had hot ter look Io performance of the LaFol- l»t(e program etoewbarw rather than rely upoa lb» promisee of «hat the plan offers labor, according to a stalo- merit Issued by Chairman 1. L. Pat terson of the Republican State Cvn lraj comiuUt*« her» lie »aid a study of tbe «ay the LaFollette program baa worked out In Wisconsin will prove a bitter disappointment to labor One would auppo»«, b» said, that lu Wisconsin, where ImFollelle and hl» pollcl»*» have be«-» enthroned without Interruption for a quarter of a con tury, tbe status of the laboring man would be Ideal If not entirely per- feet. Il would be assumed condllh-ne there would certaluly be tar b«*ll»r than la any other stalo of the union As a mutter of tact, the contrary is the truth. An examination of of ficial wage st at 1st Its shows that wages la Wisconsin fall tar below the aver age wage level of the country as a whole The manufacturing aertloa United Rtatee c«a»us of 1313 show» that the average monthly »age In the mana facturIng Induetrlea of lb» country was 334 M. Tbo same report »hows ibo average wag» lu Wisconsin was only *31 43 When ranked with other •tat»». Wisconsin stands 23th In Its average wag«» Later »todies of wage males show that tbo situation still obtains Th» average weekly wage paid in Wla> on •tn to all Industries In June. 3»3 4 as stated In the report of tbe Wisconsin industrial commission, wee 323 93. Ntrnnge to say, while wages elsewhere have rto-a. they have declined In Wis consin In the past four years, the avereg» «age In July, 132«. being *37.73. la comparison with tbe above figure for this year. Yet th» I .a Fol left» group ba» been In undisputed control in Wisconsin during these tour lea» a week. according to th» tf. t. census of 1313. In Wisconsin. bow •ver. only 31 3 per cent of the workers In the manufacturing Industrie» »njoy a 43 hour week, or an eight hour day. Among ths state», Wisconsin 'takes the humble rank of 39th In th» per cent»»« of Its Industrial workers who enjoy a 4* hour week or <>•• of lea» hours. Obviously, then, th» political «con- ntny of ‘he MFollette regime la Win constn hns not made the lot of th» wagixamer any happier than tn the rest of th» nation. Indeed. It la le»a advantageous than that of the work er In most of the elates, viewed from the double standard of hours and wages It LaF dlelte, «4th a free hand for his policies for 23 years In bls own •Isle, has been uuable to help th» «orbing man (here even so much as to plate him a^weil off aa the average working man throughout the country, bow Idle II la for the working man In Oregon to eapswt any benefit for him •elf by vt (Ing tor l^sFollett» Publie Debt Reduced. Th« public debt has been cut down mor» than 3J.000,000.000 sine» 1331. This means an annual easing of mor» than 3133.ooo.ooO In Interest aloa» Taxation has h*>n reduced by tbo closing Iti-publlcan administration It.- 250.000.*>•>*) annually, or more than 30 p«r cent In three years During th» present fiscal y«ar, tag r»c»lpt» will show a saving to th» p»opl» of ap proilma'ely 34,000,000 a day. com pared with 1971 Foreign Policy Sound. The republican platform on foreign relations outlines a policy which, car ried out with the common sense, dear vision, »nd courage of Calvin Coolidge, offer» the American people a con- etruillv" course of honor safety and progrrss. for lie own and the world’s good It offer» the only policy which, at the present tlir.« means the poeel- blllty of accomplishment.— Dawes. Overheard in th» Kitchen. Mistress Mho broke jug 7 Nald Tbe cal. mum. Mia»re«n~What cat» Mat« Why. atei of the North wool who expect tut Follette's plan of governmvnt owner XVe find that this evidence aub^tantiat • the claim that many •hip of railroads to give them lower million.-» uf dollar* have i»- i diverted from investment in Orejpon freight rates are d<K>m*d to bluer dl» industries that would provide a home market for Oregon agricul- appointment, tn (ho »vent be should be eloct»id and to* In a ¡NMliloti to tural products. make bto plane effect Ire. It «a» de cJared at tbe Hepublh an Htate <*»-n We find th»’ damage is > seri *U4 and of such extwit that we tral committee headquarters here by appeal to our neighh >ra and to vidvta in all juirti of Oregon to vote Chairman I L Patteroou Th» fart to. Renat«* Patterson said, for the repeal of the present income tax and to oppose the enact the railroad untune are trying to homl ment of any new «tate i-ic r>. :.X I . at least ualil tuck tint» as ike wink th» farmers in the North «ret other Pacific Co st states bare enacted simdar legislation so they csanot grow stat«» into belief that lower freight rate» will come along with govern at Oregon's expense meat ownership It was »aid the con W«‘ do not object to paying i stat • incoino tax. but we do ob trary would, in all probability, be the case ject to itnjxooi g a tax that keep« capital out of our state, retarda “The t-aFolleit» platform says never ■ word about low«r freight rut»» tor state development and tend« I« kave our firmerà dependent upon fa*m»re or anyone el««-, deapite tbe dimani market». fart they are highly desirable,’' Mt<l the state chairman “If laFutlett» or We resent the tendency to give Oregon the reputation of be his dose advisers believed for a mln ing a “backward state.” Oregon’« rc ourc«-» and the courage and ute government ownership would enterprise of her pioneer people entitle her to a great destiny. I^et bring about low«r freight rates on farm products, the promt»« would un th a’l join hand- to rid 0r< g >n of legi.siat.on tiiat handicaps Oregon questionably have b«<en dangled development. ball In the platform. READ THE NAMES OE THESE SIGNERS: "If on» will look Into the railroad question a little be will find that the : Charles llall. Marshfield I Ere-1 W. Falconer. Pendle chief obstacle tn the «ay of lower Archibald. O. A. Albany. 8. P. Peirce, Six««» ton Bre et. C, M.» Albany. freight rat»«, which our farm» need ' I. C. Perry, batem Mac Hoke, Pendleton Call «t«-’ F.E . Albany. very mu"h. to th» lil«h »cale of pay ' Ua..«. r{. B , Albany. I Patsy Daly. Prairie City 1 R. M. Fox. Portland that ha» been forced by (be railroad Robert W. Sawyer, Bend ’ Jav *.il>aun. Gaston lavia, R W , Albany, union» fxwii. Hockey K., Albany •Iviu-piiJ Keber Mt. Angel > G- trude ( . Glover, Kla math Falla "Wo farmers have very little in Nebergall. H. I. . kltatuv Alta B. >m>th. Pilot Rock . common with the railroad union» Williamson. E B . Albany W C. M Knney. Milton1 < harles H, Castner. Hood River Hn-wn»villc D. H Kuiiuina. utuiulia when It comes to working together. .duyder, <' CharlesT. Bennett Mueier Our Interests are not the same, What Stanani. H.. Brownaville V. i. Lumiy. Myrtle Point < harte« Ray, Cloverdale G M. Rice, Pendleton Halverson, il. F’., Harris we want from the railroads 1» lower F. H. Churchiij. lvosclMirg Frank Branch Rdey, Port burg freight rate» The unions are pre»» Bond. B. M.. Halsey Fred H. Hopkias, Medfora land Ing constantly for higher wages, wblcb Crus». F . F. liatoey W m. J Liij^aisi, McMinn A. B. R-.bertson, Condon preclude» lower rate« ville From. O. W.. lialscy J Roman, Astoria 8. L. Parrett, Newberg F.. C. Sammons, Portland “The railroad union» are the one» KoonU, C. H., Halsey H G FJndsra, Jr., Ashland Chaa J. -helion. Baker who are getting the money front high Taylor, D., Halsey Fred HoUtoter North Bend Dan P. Smythe Pendleton er freight rates, Th» average «ago» .Mayer. J. * .. 4.c: anwi H Way ne Stanard Browns Conrad Stafrin. Dalia» per hour of railroad employe» to now Evans. Milton. Corvallis V lie Fearev, H. D. Corvallis I.vu. W . Steelhammer Sil 173 p*r cent higher than It «as in J. J. i>uneg m. Burns verton Gault, J. L., Corvallla 1314 totf'jr» any rat»» were advanced. Ingall», C. fci.. Corvallis W. C. I eever. Central Mark N. Ttedate. Suther- Here we see th« chief r«-a»on why Lewie, Jay L., Corvallis Point lir H. W. Young, Coquille rat«» cannot go down N <» Wallace. Prineville Mack, H- L. Corvall»» C. E. Ingaib. CorvaBto "Total earning, of the railroad» In Miller, E. A. torvallts t irl G. W ash burne, Eu L D. Scarborough, Cres pene 1323 were 32.444.otMi.O00 more than lu Ray, Guy. Corvallis well * IS heeler, Cottage 1314. Wag»« paid the same year, ex Savage. W. H., Corvallis J J. Roberts. Rtxiinond Grove elusive of to officials, amounted to Schramm, A.A., Corvallis M. G. Hope. Vate j. 1 Gault, Corvallis 31.344,324.000 mor* than tn 1914 Out Warren. H. E , Corvallis W. K ’i bompaun A hitman. F.H., Corvalli» of every 31 lnf increased warnings Woodcock, C H.,Corvallis L. A. Wright, Union from more traffic and htahi-r rates, Mmshall, F.8 . Philomath Mrs. l»«u A. McArthur, the lines paid 33 cents out tn higher Manning. R. W., Ixigsden Portland wage». Dickinson, G.K. Newport Mrc. C F. McDowell. Prineville "Increas» la freight charge» on Hawkins, C. C.. Newport .Mt»*K- M.Sleiwer, Spray farm products that movetl to market Miller. l*na. Newport F. i . Myer» LaGrano* between 1314 and 1323 amounted to Ik-ck, W., Toledo Kathleen M. Thornton, Hawkins. A. Fl. fol«-do about S33O.OOO.OOu Of that amount, I dU «-view Hawkins, C. Fl.. Toledo th» railroads al one» handed over to Moore. Chas P.. Tokvio N’clite May IltU, Lexing lh»lr employe» 3I3I.4OO.OOO. or more Jay H llublim, Joseph ton than half The railroad» were able to Sam Ulcti, F.nlerpri»» M. L- Boyd. Dallas L. Barnum, The Dalles Oscar Hayt«r, Dallas retala non« of the»« higher rate* for Porter J. Neff. M«sdfun! !.. J. Chapin, Salem kingene llavter, Dalia« th» companies, for net operating In A I. Mill». Portland com» has never been ao high »Inc» Frank E. A mire w». Port latuis FI Bean, Eugene K. G. Favell, Lakeview II. II Hciairica», F'o»stl August J, Strange. l-a land 1314 ■» in that yrer. tirando A. J. Egan, Gervais "Higher coats of operation cut down H.D. Norton.Grants Pass Homer W. Egaa, Gervais E J. Kuratli, Hiliaboro John s. Orth, M«-dloni the n»t. with lncrea««>d e»|i«-n»e» In James Pelton, Fort Kla- W. U Llovd. Halfway Ji » R. l.aaawrll, Oakland all lines and m«>r* tax»» Wag«-» and C. E. Woodaon, Heppner R I. Hendricks, Salem tnqlh tax»» take two-thlrds of the railway C. C Clark, Arlington Hal K. Hoaa, OreganCity Fred Gruner. Hillsboro Income P. F. Frakea. Se«p|«n»»- Biutiche C««>k, Jackson A in H. itoughtery, Fichu ville "Another reason «by rale« cannot Charles W. Filli*. Burns d . D. Joslyn, Jordan Vai come down la that the 24 month» of B II Drager. Salem iey government operation ln«rea»«*d ex C. it. Teals. Rickreall W Marvm Silver latke G. Charte« E. ««ate». Medfuol pen»*» of the railroad« from 3* 104.321 J. W. fluech, Ito- D-«Ui's C. Dalton. Klamath a day to 314.310.449. or 3«..*u3.9.’x a Arthur M. Church, Port II S. l-rimhall, Tillamook land Falla day. I*. I i H. A. Collins. PcmJk-ton c. D. Rarer, Engem- t ’handler. Canyon "In th* ftret five month» of 1324. O. S. Plane hard, Granta S. C. Milter Dillard City operating exp*n»«-s averaged 312.55*,- J. Frank Adam», Merrill W C. Stewart, Dayville Pass Gi-orge W. iiubti». Si vcr- W S Fer,-u«on. Athena 000 a day. or 3I.740.000 a day les» I bornas Galvin, Shaniko ton H W tiani, Madras than al the end of gov<-rnm«-nt mnirul < baric* II. Stewart, Port ingalta, Corvallis C, ia mi F’. S. Butt. Huntington Ro a cause of the higher rale« we A. I.. U<aMltt, Klamath F. H tisulke, Joseph Suffer to the fact thi-re Is still left J. W. -Mayo, Slay Um Phil Mi-tschan, Portland Fall* C. P. Bishop, Salem almost 34.300.000 a day of the Increase F. D, McCully. Ju«eph A D. Moe. Ilu«l River Filbert B,-«le. Cottage tn operating ext>en«e« that oc< urred ' Keith Powell, W ulbuni L mm I Mill'-r, Newport Grov* under government control Will M. Peterson, Pendle w F H xnatM. Ontario < «verge Pulnani, Salem "When th» farmer» und«-r*i«nd th» i C. I). I'orlwotai, Fossil ton Paul F.. Pollman, Baker reaaon for high freight rali-s and real Ise that railroad labor takes more MM NOME nr»«r» of sbovi- ap « -al, ware lisa 1.3)3 rs^rAatsr» Lo «xp-nse of getting than half of rate lncr*es«>a for itself, facts before voter* signers an t contributor» h«<- m all *wii «I Otr««». this odver- they cannot make common cau«e with tiaement teaur<! by I 1 d Gregon Voter, initiator of rop*U| the rail unions and expect to get any measure, r«-»i«ier>ce, Iti» lx>wn»dale St, Portland, Oregon, thing In the way of lower rate» Un- questionably. If the pttflcy of govern m»nl control. und«-r which expense» Slap I town *1 75 on our tab e ar d were vastly Increased, were re«ft«r«d you get the best community pn|wt •• l^aFtlloue propoaea. rat»» would in the county for one year So higher " r. VOTE Repeal 312 X Yes National Finances Restored As a result of the financial pedicles of th» republican »dmlnlstretion »Ince March. 1321, the United State» has taken the position of the leading com merclal and financial nation of tbe world The dollar ha» become the internal Imai standard of vaine With possibly one exception. the United States to the only nation that partiti pated In the world war that baa re- duced Ila expenditure«, it» d«-t»t and It» tales sinew the war. It was the first of the nation» participating tn the war to get its budget balanced Festal Savings Effected. Three years of careful and econom ical administration by the Rep aid lean party baa cut down the deficit In th» 3117.4n.8M Wanted wood. Correspondent See ye editor. for I.at They Work While Yoe Sleep' Wr are proud of our Claasilted column, because it in full of hu man interest- it bring* people to gether an nothing • Ise enn do If you have anything to sell, or want to buy something, liter» 1» noth ing quicker ror surer. Ami the cost is cheap. Yes, we are also proud of our job department and the work we do. See tu for any thing in the printing hne. Sahuripfion JLlT" Ttw» Scio Tribune and Portland Telegram one year for 14.75, Offer end« Oct. 31. Se»- ua. I
