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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.
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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?
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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. '
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