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ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18. 1913 NOT 0ISC0URAGE0 OVER PROSPECTS OF PEACE The I'caic riiiiinililrr, lir.nlnl l.y Joseph II. Choilr, continues to ,r oplimiilli, at li e following very In ttcniiis slutrmriit v. ill indicate: 'I'll uiulrrsiiici have been asso ciated for luuic years in the mrt iiiiim nf u trim in promote international peace uml nur duiii-s have involve. I a coiillnu.il survey the efforts In lli.il rn. I throughout ihr world. We wiOi id ..iv to ,. friends of peace tliai the dreadful war now rag ing iillor.l. no jiiai cau .c (or dinour agriiirut, no discredit to past effort, ami no reason to doubt ill. I still greater efforts in ihe future ni.iy lie rffi'i live null useful. 'I lie war ilit'K is teaching the gos pel of peace thiougli the lesson liocking and m li rril.lt lint lite most imlif Icrrnt i;i,i not full In ullrtid and understand ll. Not only have the driliuctloiu of life, Ihe ili-v.ut. lioin m,i the suffcr ii H in the warring countries passed .ill experience, hut ihe ccssatioiii of piocliu lioin, ihr clo.iug of iii.ikcts, the hlockailiuu of trade route, ihe iiitrriuptiou of exchanges, have of fund industry i.i.d caused ruin and poverty in all the peaceful couulriei of the world. 1 he unvrr.il irterdipcintrnce of na limit li.ii hren demonstrated and Ihe truth forced upon every mind that the pi-arc of all li.ilioitK is the vital con cern of every nation. I To cat our weak protest now anionic the tremendous forcet that are urging on the great conflict would he futile; hut Ihe end of this war will come hefore long :md then the great iiiritlnn will maud for answer: Shall the lesson he forgotten; the SALE AUCTION of FURNITURE! Next Saturday, February 20, at 2:30 pi. m. we will sell the furniture of a private home which has been moved for convenience of sale to our sale room, comprising the following: 6 Weathered oak dining-room chair 1 Mission rocker, cost $12 1 Mission rocker 1 Porch chair 1 Small book case . 1 Good steel white bedstead 1 Steel Vernis Martin bed 1 Good mattress 2 Good springs 1 White chiffonier 1 Golden oak princess dresser 1 White rocker 1 Vernis Martin baby bed 1 Oak high-chair 1 Refrigerator 1 Oil stove Boiler, wash tub, and other articles too numerous to mention AUCTIONEER'S NOTE: FREE, as usual, we will give a $2.50 Rocker away FREE. Don't miss this sale. Sudtell Furniture & Storage Company Furniture Dealers and Auctioneers 134 WEST SECOND STREET Over a Million and a Half Gallons of t.urifivt loll? That q notion the hflitfcrt-rit nation only will have the power t answer; hut every one In the world will he t-ntiiled to he heard upon it, for it wilt he a cjucttioii of civilization, the moat monicntoui of our era. It -cruii jiicreditahle that after thi the -Inker, people will act their feet in the tunic old pal h i of policy and suspicion which must lead iheni again to the lame result. i'indinif expression through a great multitude of voice everywhere the rurr.il public opinion of mankind should iuflitncc the mind of the neg otiator! who acttle the terms of peace and inspire them to a new departure in the cstahlinhinent of jtiftlitc as the rule of international relations. While we must not he overconfi dent of our individual qualifications to ;oint out detailed methods through which the re -nil may he accomplished we may still advocate mra.urc. which see in practicable and appropriate to the purpose. AVc can see that definite rules of national conduct should he agreed upon: that a court of competent jurit- diction should be established to judge of national conformity to those rule's: and that new sanctions should he pro vided to compel respect for the judg ments rendered. , About all the motive and spirit of the new institutions should be. clear ly and fnjl)', not the promotion of am bition or the extention of power, hut the safeguarding of human rights an;! the perfection of individual liberty. Toward this high end the courage and hope and conviction of the humb lest citizen of the most distant lan1 m.ty contribute. HOW EUROPEAN WAR STRUCK A TAILOR SHOP The Standard Oil for Motor Cars HlXV were used last year in lubricating Vtf'P motor cart and motor boats. JJTS V lTjrf S1VV ZEROLENE has won this popu- JPtWW il larity on its merits perfect 3 lubrication. . PORTLAND SAN I RANC1SC0 By WUIia.il Phillip Simms. (U. I'. Staff Coi respondent) Paris, Kcb. 2. ( Hy mail to N'ew Vork ) In the Boulevard Montrartrr there is a little tailor shop which 1 have known for nearly seven years. Would you like to hear how the war struck it? And would you like to hear how it and its personnel have fcred? First, at the head of the house is an KnglUhman, naturalized French, a typical short, chubby John Bull sort of man, whose l:air is now fast turn in ? gray. This is father. Next are his two sons, George, the elder,' and l"red. George spent two years of his 26 in England snd two more in a fashionable tailoring shop on Fifth Avenue, New York. He was given a pretty good education before he look those "post graduate" courses, for his father has always intended that George should succeed him as head of the house. Kred, who was just fin ishing his military service in the French army when the war broke out. was cashier in the shop, the business office man. George was about to be married when the war came on, but Fred was, only in love and not en gaged. After these come Andre, a book keeper Julian, a cutter, and Raymond, a salesman. The latter has just mar ried an English girl, chum of the girl George was engaged to, and the four were looking forward to happy times together. They had leased apartments in the same building. , Then the war broke out. George. Fred, Andre, Julien and Raymond all marched away, George as second lieu tenant of reserves, Fred and Raymond as sargeants. the others as privates. Only Father, an old cutter too aged to answer the call, and'a salesman too delicate for service, remained to keep the business going. Unable to do tin? they closed the shop from August 1st until now. Today I had a long talk with Fath er. He is not sad, as he has every right to be; rather he holds his head higher and there is the light of some thing finer and nobler in his eyes. But I must not (to too fast with the story. Father showed me three -letters. The first was from Fred, the younger son, to his brother, George. Tart of it read: "My Dear Georges; Courage? Wliy of course we will have it; But what I am thinking of at this hour, old man. is you and Raymond. It would be devilish hard to get along without you and I am making a demand on God that if it comes to that it must be me and not yourself. It simply must happen like that, that's nit, for you, you lucky rascal, are affianced and your girl, lucky too, must not be made a widow. In my pocket I am carrying letters from all those I love best. Like that I somehow feel that I have them close to me, even here in the trench es. In his letter Father says good Christian that he is 'fix your eyes on the stars, my son, and they will talk to you of God!" "I'm sorry we are not in the same ..... 1" , . company, old fyliow, but 'everything will pais off all right and then we will be together again. Anyway we will nut recriminate', everything must be as God wills." And so on. This letter was found when fjcorge. But to keep on with the tale. George's letter to Father went, ill part; "I have the fight fever again; I have become a red hot military anew and I shall steep little tonight know trig that tomorrow we are to see some real fighting. My lascars are fully rniformed and outfitted now and we are all ready and on tiptoe. We the officers fear only one thing; our inability to hold our men back; they will begin charging bayonets while the enemy is a mile off unless we keep them well reigned in. "Dorothy was truly courage. She is the finest girl in the world and I don't deserve such luck. And you. my dear parents, don't be downheart eurd; to the contrary be gay; be hap py because your two sons are doing their duty. Yon are Christians are ynu not? Well, you know it is said that if you have faith even though it he no bigger thr.n a grain of mustard you can tell the mountain to go and plant itself in the. sea apd the moun tain will do it. What a lesson to learn! And what a duty it is to try to get that amount of faith. Now dear parents, don't be sad. away with tears! Be joyous! And a'k God. who holds us all in the hollow of his hand, to watch over us. Have faith. Au rcvoir. Your son who loves you ten- PAOE THREE Advertisement for Sewer Construc tion. Sealed bids will be received by the council of the City of Albany. Ore aim, until 7K) o'clock p. m. February 24. I'll 5, for the construction of an rik'ht inch lateral sewer beginning at the manhole in the Oak street trunk sewer between Front and Water streets and running westerly across Oak street, through the center of l!Iock 9. across Sherman street, through the center of Block 2, to within 40 feet of the east line of Main street, all in Ilackleman's Third Addition to the City of Albany. Ore gon. Said sewer construction to be made in accordance with the charter and ordinances of the City of Albany and the plans, specifications and estimates of tie City Engineer on file in the otiice of the Recorder, where plans may be seen and specifications an J estimates obtained. Bids ill be opened at 7:30 o'clock p. m., February 24. 1915. No proposal or bid will be consid ered unle-s accompanied by a ccrti (ied check payable to the city of Al bany in an amount equal to live per cent of the aggregate bid to be for feited as fixed and liquidated dam ages in case the bidder neglects or refuses to enter into a contract and provide an approved bond in the sum of $250.Xt for the faithful perform ance of the work within ten davs af ter notification of awarding of con tract to such bidder. All bids must be made with a view of completing the constructtoin of said sever prior to the 1st day of April. 115, under a liquidated penalty ot $2.HI tor each day of delay beyond that period. All bids should be addressed to "Recorder of the City of Albany" marked "Propositi for the construc tion of lateral sewer commencing at manhole in the Oak Street Trunk Sewer between Front an,d Water Streets and running Westerly to with in 40 feet of the east line of Main street." By order of the council. F. E. VAN TASSEL, Recorder of the City of Albany. fll-24 Advertisement for Sewer Construc tion. Sealed ! i !s will be received by the council of tiie City of Albany, Ore gon, until 7:00 o'clock p. m., Feb ruary 24, 1915, for the construction of au eilit inch lateral sewer begin ning at the manhole in the Oak Street sewer where said sewer cross es Santiam Road in Albany, Oregon, ard running thence southeasterly on the same anizle as said Santiam Road a distance of 815 feet. Said sewer construction to bt made in accordance with the charter and ordinances of the City oi Albany and the amended plans, specifications mid estimates of the City Engineer on tile in the office of the Recorder, where the plans may be seen and specifica tions and estimates obtained. Bids will he opened at 7:30 o'clock p. m. February 24. I9; No proposal or bid will be consid ered unless accompanied by a certi fied check payable to the City of Al bany in an amount equal to five per cent of ll.e aggregate bid to be for feited as fixed and liquidated dam .iges in ease the bidder neglects or refuses to enter into a contract and provide an approved bond in the sum of $300.) for the faithful perform ance of the work within ten days af ter notification of awarding of con tract to such bidder. All bids must be trade with a view of completing the construction of said sewer prior to the 15th dav ot April. 115, under a liquidated penal ty of $2.50 for each day of delay be yond that period. All bids should be addressed to "Recorder of the City of Albany' marked "Proposal for the construc tion of hiteral sewer commencing at manhole in the Oak Street Sewer where said sewer crosses Santiam Roail and runniiT- thence southeast erly on the same angle as said San Siatn Road a distance of 815 feet." By order of the council. 1 F. E. VAN TASSEL, Recorder of the City of Albanv: fll-24 dcrly. George." Well, George was killed in action. He fell while storming a German po sition and his men say he died the death of a lion. Fred is dangerously wounded. He is a prisoner, too, in the hands of the Germans, at a place not very far from Berlin. "Julien hid a leg blown off and died here in Paris, at an emergency hos pital close to the I 'lace Vendume. Raymond was struck squarely by a 42 centimeter shell and they have never found even so much as a frag ment of his body nor a button of his uniform. He was torn to atoms, lit erally. And Andre, the bookkeeper, poor Andre who had failed in business and was absolutely on his uppers when Father took bis in and gave him a job, married and father of a boy of eight, writes: "Vly Dear Monsieur Father: People know me as a failure and the people are right. I am. I have always been a poor provider and a neer-lo-welI albeit a well meaning one. I am afraid after this I shall be worse off than ever for I have one leg less than I used to have. Still I am quite satis fied so. I feel I have at last done one little useful thing. I have suffered great deal since they amputated my right leg some 12 days ago, and I suf fer now. It's a strange thing, though, for I who am such a terrible coward, love to feel this pain, for it keeps me reminded of the fact that I, the neer- do-well, even belong to the multitude of the glorious. Do not tell my wife I have but one leg. She does not know it as yet and I rather she should not until I am t if God wills it that I shall ever be. "It happened while we stormed a trench on the 17tii. The Germans were but 90 feet in front of us and when we got the order to charge bay onets, it was glorious. I can't de scribe it to yon and no painter could paint it; it was simply indescribably great We took no part of the trench which was V shaped but the Germans held the other side of the V. .We tried to drive each other out all day but failed so a basket of earth was put at the angle of the trenches and that basket was all that stood between the Germans and as. Late in the af ternoon I got a piece of shell in the knee-" So the letter ran. This is what hap pened to the little tailor shop. It is not ficion but as nearly the truth as I have been able to put it down. And all over Europe it's the same story. My little tailor shop is but an example. There are many others. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE A 10 million timber claim tn Douglas county for city property or wood firm land Home 1143. flfitf liSFITS By F. P. N. A peitny doesn't amount to much; but if the price of ire.id in N'w Yur! City atone was raised from S to 6 cents it would mean a cost of $16,500, !M more annually for bread in that city. A girl's affections are worth some thing in Maine, a good place for old maids to immigrate to. A young lady there has just recovered a judgment for $II6.ISI for breach of premise. The r.tmosphere smells of spring time. Anybody can be some kind of1 a critic What's the odds how a man is killed in warfare just so he is killed. That's what all sides arc after. The whole thing is so brutal that dum-dums don't cut much of a figure in the busi ness anyway. A Corvallis man holds his hands up in horror at a man who fixed his rose bush on Sunday, and then went home and started out in his auto for a joy ride in the country for his health and communion with nature. One of the schemes of the state legislature seemed to be to have sn many new circuit judges that all the lawyers of the state of a political turn rould have a job. An eastern mayor has become so notorious that he has gone into vau deville. His name is Shank, no rela tion to Shrunk Shank referred to by Shakespeare, but just a common ev eryday potato eater with a sonorous voice. "Give us a Rest," is the title of a saloon button back east, and the sa loon has never given the public any rest as a foundation for the request. One thing about Kellaher to ad mire is the fact that he is not afraid to stand alone, as much as he deserves to frequently. Continuous publicity is what keeps the wheels of business rotating. Not every- one can get it free like Ford. 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