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About Albany daily democrat. (Albany, Or.) 1888-192? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1920)
ALBANY DEMOCRAT "Entered at thepostoltice iTAllyj?mrnljint W. U Jackson Mid Ralph R. CraaU Editors Mid Manager Daily published every evening except Sunday. Semiweekly published Tuesday and Friday. ESTABLISHED IMS Buaineae Matter In ordering change of address, subsc ribera ahould always giv old as well aa new addreaa. Subacription Rates Dally Delivered by carried Per month 60c; Per year in Advance $5.00 By Mail, In Linn and Rout 4 Benton County, Per year, in Advance . .$4.00 Outside of Linn County and Rt. 4 Benton Co., Per year, in Advance . .$5.00 Member of The Aeoeiated Preaa The Aaaeciated Preaa is exclusively entitled to the use for republication or not otherwise credited in thissf all news dispatches credited to it paper and also the local newa published herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. PHONE 96 ALBANY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31 NATIONAL BARRIERS Chinese during the twenty-two -centuries since the n of their "insurmountable '.wall teaches us that the of the erection barrier hurt no one but the people who erected it. An American must learn that her ocean rampants are no barriers, either to ingress or egress. Though the oceans were twice as wide and her fleets twice as strong, they are still vulnerable to ideas and idealists. Nations, like men, live not to themselves alone. Every day widens the circle of interest for every man and for every nation. o ALBANY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY I THE NEW YEAR ifWWtiiiilWHtiMii MISFITS HIS COLUMN BY F. P. NUTTING- TUnely Cos meats and Gleanings of News from Here, Thar and Everywhere by Former Editor of the Democrat The intense nationalist, the American chauvinist, who can see no other land but his own as having the right to ex ist, is active in the country these days. He stretches Ameri canism to cover extreme selfishness, the abandonment of interest in every nation but our own. He would let Europe starge or rot, tight, sink or swim, alone. He holds that! America has no part or interest in foreign conditions; we are. immune. He points to the great dividing factor, 3,000 miles of ocean, and declares that behind such.a barrier we can pur-! citA jMlf um u?a if n trinl ActAft artl eliAiit4 Ia C ivnnA I after itself. He parades the statement that he is a practical man, and derides as sentimental idealists those of wider sympathy, whom he terms internationalists. . But for a practical man he is extermely unsophisticated, o mere child. He knows little of history, and generally has but little grasp of what he does know. Let him consider China. Three hundred years before Christ, China had just such a wave of selfish and self-deluding nationalism. The Chinese decided against their inter nationalists and vowed they would have nothing to do with the rest of the world; China would keep the quarrelsome nations from the Flowery Kingdom. So she began the erec tion of a great wall that should keep back the hordes of raid ing Tartars, the Manchus and the Mongols. The wall com pleted, China fell asleep, lulled by a false sense of security against the troubles of the rest of the world. But "stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage." Neither do material bars, be they walls of stone, miles of ocean or fleets or armored ships, fend off the trou- ries, tne perplexities ana the problems of mankind. History Happy New Yearl The dear old greeting has become so hackneyed that we give little thought to its true signific ant c. And yet it means more than almost any other saluta tion whch men give, because it is significant of the hope which in spite of buffetlngs and disappointments never quite dies in any human breast. We may think that we have become inured to hard ship, that we are old and disillusioned, that the best we ex- Sect is the worst of it; but the New Year comes and fans a ickering fire which had burned low in our breasts. Sud denly we realize that disapointment and disillusionment are the temporary, mortal things that it is hope -and the be lief in happiness which live forever. Christmas is a beautiful time, the season of men's gifts to one another, and it is right that much should be made of it. But it is a pity that the New Year passes so often with scant attention, for it is Time's greatest gift to man, the re awakening of tope, the magic lamp which we all secretly ex pect to rub, and find our dreams come true. "A year is a short time," we say. Yet who, at the thres hold of the New Year, does not look down the coming days and inwardly rejoice at all the time ahead in which he can do differently, and aljlhis life can be changed immeasurably for the better? Most of us, in the hurry of our days, could do well enough without any of the other anniversaries. But for all we realize it so little, the New Year is the one anniversary which we could not do without at all, for it is the voice of the angel whispering "hope," without which we should never have the courage to live through the rest of the year. 1 By F P. Nutting A great need. these plulhorlo days ' ... ..... M "I'd horse Hpnsa In business af. I was being shaved In the Y H. C.uin M M , toeM A. Darner anop oaiuruay, tne sun, py ' There are those who seem inclined to criticise Congress for taking a vacation, but to the majority of the people it would seem that congressmen do so little it makes little dif ference what they do. Remember the good old days when one of the best New Year's resolutions was not to touch. a drink for a year? o We would feel more sorrow at partfng with the old year ii ne nag prougni us more sweetness Tommy Junes, when he remarked: 'This la the 82nd anniversary of my marriage . You were at my wedding in Albany, do you remember the event T" I certainly did. It was the day after the big firs at First and Ellsworth Sta. Starting in the rear of the store of Martin Teyser the fire swept the corner, in cluding Mr. Jones' barber shop and a gun store. Flying bulleta from cart ridge put in jeopardy those passing by or working to save the adjoining building. . Mr. Jonea moved Into a sample room of the Ruvers House, where he; remained for some time, in 1R89 com ing to Portland. For twenty-one years he haa had charge of the Y. M. C. A. shop. Mr. and Mrs. Jones hove two sons, on linotyper on the Oregon Ian, the other in th offlca of a lum ber company at Chehalia, a member of the Loyal Legion fired on at Cen tral ia by the I. W. W. Further Down th Lin Many have gon mad after th things that glitter, and regardless of big in comes, are, living to th limit. More and mora I am realising th value of some of the dodging games learned when boy. Crossing streeta on the Jump between fast rushing autns requires all th agility ona ever possessed. ANDREW SKARR IS - FIRST AT OFFICE Vies with Henry McElmurry . for Honors of Paying First Subscription Andrew Skarr, of 718 T-A 4ih street Wat th first tubserlbsr to call at the Democrat office for th year 1020 and pay bit luscripUon for the ensuing year. Th honor appears to be between Mr. Skarr and Henry Mc Elmurrv. who haa worn the he It for i caucu me oiner uay at me lactory i mr, lh, first man at th of th Portland Con Co., th origin- fc.t to hav confidence In th publics ator of th ice cream con. Fred A. ,ion of ,h, D.moerilt for another year. Buckman, formerly of Albany, is. Mr su 0 , p,id hu mon. president and manager. Th company ,y M mornr ,nl rvr.lrrd th com- does big nusmesa. a very aucceasiui cnUlion f Democrat offlc manufacturing concern. Perhaps th biggest concern in Portland managed by a former Al bany man, ia th Portland Woolen Mills, at the head of which Is Ed Thompson, man of great executive and constructive ability. Mr. Thomp son's son, Louis, waa th architect of th Portland Stock Show building, which recently attracted much atten tion. Dec. 81 waa th doe of th most proiperoot year in th history of Portland, and th year 1920 starts business year. fore when DcEJmurry appeared on the teen to be notified of hit defeat when, to the rjpris of sll concerned he produced th credentials lo show that he had paid his subscription for th year 1920 tome three months ago and like the Irishman on th reure tlon morning, was th only man on th ground worthy of recognition. Sllverto- Visitor Mr. and Mrt. B. H. Hickman war Albany visitors last night on their return home from visit to Blodgett. They were detained her on account with gilt-dg prospects of better I of th train wreck near Philomath yea trrday. ' . - Motor Oils ' Monogram Mobile A and Veedol We sell any of these high grade oils in quantities of one quart to a barrel. The prices are standard. The values are high. . 22riYear i DORT CARS OTHER ACCESSORIES Chase automobile robes, Weed chains, old hickory natural wood finish bump ers, Standard steel bumpers, Silver -beam spotlights, jacks with long han dles, tool boxes, luggage carriers, K A R windshield deflectors, Elbe speed ascopes, Rain-e-Day windshield clean ers, spark plugs, Shaler lens, vulcaniz ers, thief-proof auto locks, lock chains for extra tires, polish, pumps, Boyce motometers, Klaxon horns, etc. USED CARS AND TRUCKS We have second-hand cars from $250 up. At the present time we have a good buy in a Baby Grand Chevrolet 5-passenger touring car. We have a bargain in a Ford truck, worm drive. We have a good buy in a new Light Six Studebaker. - THE "THOROBRED" Conceived by master builders of automobiles, the lithe, sleek and spirited Oldsmobile "THOR OBRED" does worthy honor to long line of distinguished ancestry. For 22 years the Oldsmobile has "set the pace" in style, in comfort, and mechanical excellence . On the same points the "THORO BRED" is characteristically Oldsmobile. Beautifully upholstered, with wide doors and roomy tonneau, the Oldsmobile was alwaya a comfortable car. In the "THOROBRED" a a y riding qualities are enhanced by an improved method of spring suspension. Powered with the famous Oldsmobile 8-cylinder motor, th "THOROBRED" will walk or race at the driver's whim; yet fuel economy is a domin ant factor. . . The salient characteristics of the Dort can be summed up in three sentences: First It is a car that needs service attention but very infrequently. Second When it does seem desirable to give the Dort a "going over" you can do it yourself easily, quickly and inexpensively because of the mark ed simplicity and accessibility of ' Dort construction. . Third Its mileage per set of tires, gal lon of gasoline and quart of oil is perceptibly higher than common. Tourino Car $925 R. W. TR IPP Goodyear Service Station First and Lyon Streets Bethleham Trucks ONE to FIVE TONS No better truck for heavy work can be found on the market. Sturdiness is built into every part. With a Beth lehem you may be sure that your ev ery requirement in a truck will be met in a thoroughly satisfactory manner. ' ,v
