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ALBANY7 OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4
THE MARXE MONUMENT
All Americans will be interested in the proposal to erect
a creat monument in France, in honor of the victory won by
the French army when they stopped the Germans in the
summer of 1914. It is to be a colassal stone figure, sculptur
ed by Frederick MacMonnies, standing on the river Marne
at the spot where the German army, in its first big rush,
swept nearest to Paris. It is to cost perhaps $250,000 and
is to be paid for by subscription in this country. The project
is in charge of a committee of representative Americans
headed by Thomas W. Lamont of J. P. Morgan and Co.
This voluntary gift from the American people to the
French Deople is appropriate net only because it is a perm
anent recognition of the part played by France in saving
civilization from Prussianism, but because it enables this
iountVy to make a sort of return gift for Bartholdi's great
Statue of Liberty, standing in New York harbor. That
statute was paid for mostly bv the pennies of French school
children. It is hoped that this Marne monument will repre
sent the same spirit, and will be made the gift not-of a few
rich men. but of the whole American people. For this rea
son, it is desirable that the project should be given the full
est publicity and that the subscription lists should be circu
lated as widely as possible.
It will be a rare privilege to give a dollar, cr a dime, or
a penny, for such a purpose. And by all means, let the schoo
children have their chance.
TIPPING STATISTICS
The United States Monthly Labor Review presents
some statistics concerning tipping customs throughout the
country. It is said that hotel waiters fare better in tipping
receipts than other hotel employees. The daily average for
the whole country is $2.28. Bellboys come next with 2.16.
Hotel porters average only $1.60 a day in tips, and the poor
chambermaid receives the paltry average of 42 cents.
There are odd vagaries in these averages for different
parts of the country. Certain cities play favorites, it seems
Washington, D. C, gives waiters the highest daily tips,
while Indianapolis gives the lowest. The most generous
city to bellboys is said to be .San r-rancisco. the stingiest
Louisville. It is in Pittsburgh that the hotel porter receives
the highest daily tips, and rndianapolis again comes last,
Chambermaids get their best tips in New Orleans and their
lowest in Umaha.
New York and Milwaukee are fairly liberal with their
tips to waiters and porters. But their callousness to the
needs of bellboys and chambermaids is indeed lamentable
Granted that tipoine is an evil which will some dav be
eliminated from truly civilized communities, must one. draw
the conclusion that Indianapolis today leads the rest of the
country in its highly developed civilization?
It is a subject offering vast opportunities for research
As for the Labor Review's figures, the only feeline of the
average victim of the tipping system is one of surprise that
iney are so low.
TODAY'S EVENTS
Centenary of the birth of David C.
Brodcrick, United States senator from
ilifornia.
Representative women from a dose n
states are to gather today at Madi
son, Wis., for the Misissippl Vallry
Conference of Women's Clubs.
A regional conference of the Wo
man's Christian Temperance Unlnn,
unihracing ten of the Southern states.
will begin its sessions todny at Ma
con, Ga.
The mental hygiene lestims of the
war is one of the chief subject to lie
considered at the Thin) Convention
of Mental Hygiene Societies of the
United States and Canada, which as
sembles today in New York city.
Conventions Opening Today
Atlanta United Slates Independent
Telephone Association.
Louisville Kentucky Veterinary
Medical Association,
Watertown, S. Dnk. South Dakota
Corn and Grain Growers' Association.
Milwaukee Wisconsin Manufactur
ers Association.
Milwaukee Wisconsin Retail Hard
ware Dealers' Association.
Toronto Ontario Horticultural As
sociation.
Quebec Canadian Lumbermen's
Association.
Today's Calendar
of Sports
Racing
Winter meeting of Cuba-American
Jockey club, at Havana.
Winter meeting of Business M;n i
Racing Assn., at New Orleans.
Boxing
Mike O'Dowd vs. Silent Martin,
rounds, at Detroit.
Joe Lynch vs. Henri Roussea,
rounds at Poughkeepsie.
Bob Martin vs. Hugh Walker,
rounds, at Kansas City.
Billy Ryan vs. Bryan Downey,
rounds, at Cincinnati.
Comment of the
State Press
Snappy Gleanings from
-press of Iht
Valley
the
Municipal Ownership
It used to he said that muuioipal
ownership of lights and water was a
failure, but Eugene and other cities
nailed thut corporation lie good and
hard several years ago. Thero is u
Into example of the benellta of iminN
cipal ownership in the operations of
the Tacoma plants during 1U1D, where
the light department cleared $1:10,
670 and the water department $10:t,-'
T'J4l" according to the annuul report.
And rates are much lower than In the
old days of private ownership Eu
gene Guard.
Sugar Trusts
The American people have not ful
ly made up their minds as to wheth
er they are being robbed by the sugar
trust, but most of them have a sus
picion that such is the case. The way
local dealers are parcelling out thi
sweet stuff indicates that the supply
is being juggled somehow. Corvallis
Gazette.
I'p in Air
It may be just as well that the pro
posal to give the head of the air ser
vice a seat in the president's cabinet
was rejected by congress. The cab
inet is up in the air often enough as
it is. Oregon Journal.
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May Try For Skating Championship
An effort is being made to induce
Edward Lamy, former world's profes
sional outdoor skating champion, to
start training and keep it up for a
year, with the idea of meeting in 1921
Bobby McLean present world's champ
ion, who won the tile from Lamy two
Under Single Banner
The old, old Utue of single tix.
which has been snowed under with
monotonous regularity for years, is
again bidding for recognition in Ore
gon, and this time it is proposed to
make it the war cry of a third party, j
By way of addind frills, the talking
points of the Non-Partisari league are
to be lugged. Thus it Is hoped to;
unite all the schemers and dreamers
and tinkerera under a single banner.
Eugene Register.
Pauper Labor
A magnate from Pittsburgh wants
permission to Import Coolie from
China to work at common labor
around his steel mills. He Is the
years ago, A wealthy resident of , man who deserted the good wife that ;
Saranae Lake, has offered to bear all j stuck by him when he was poor, and ,
of amy's expenses during "his year of. spent five or six millions on a fat-leg-1
training if he will undertake to meet! god footlight favorite. It is things i
McLean in a series of races. The lat- jike him who can be expected to want ;
ter recently sailed for Norway where to import pauper labor to keep from
he races Oscar Mathiesoe, the Nor
wegian champion, for a purse of $50,
000 on February 7 and 8.
Flu Is Mild
The flu has reached Astoria but i
is in mild form and there is no oc
casion for the hysterical fear which
was the chief ally of the disease a
year ago, remarks Astoria Budget.
Wo"den Heads
Holland's refusal to surrender the
kaiter for trial indicates that wooden
heads must be as common there as
wooden shoe. Euirene Guard.
paying Americans' a
Stayton Mail.
living wage.-
From Benton County
County School superintendent R. E.
Cannon, of Benton Conuty scnoolt,
was an Albany visitor yetterday after
noon.
f'rom Corvallis
Mr. and Mm. W. L. Butler, of Cor
vallis, visited lat night at the home
of Mrs. Butler's brother, W. II.
Rldgew iy. A soeila evening was spent
with Mr. and Mrs. William Green and
Mr. and Mrs. DunningMon as guests.
Notice ;
TO OUR PATRONS AND THE PUBLIC
We beg to announce that the Albany Lumber Company has
changed ownership, but still remains under the former manage
ment. We would therefore, revest that all outstanding bills be
paid on or before the 10th day of February, 1920, to avoid the
necessity of turning over 'said accounts for collection.
We take this opportunity of thanking the public for its
patronage, and to say that from now on we will be in a better
position to serve our patrons.
Dated January 29, 1920.
A Ibany Lumber Company,
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827 Went Flrat St., Albany
Library Tables
25 Different Distinct Styles Priced From
$14-00 to $33.50
Read the description of three, then enter the
store and see them all.
A very popular model for $24.00 with book
shelves at ends.
A plain model, High grade in every respect,
having square shaped corner posts, also
magazine shelf $33.00.
Extra Large, Massive style, double plank
top, $33.50.
Fisher-Braden Co.
The Store With a Welcome"
Rubber A Remedy .,
There are ailments you can often cure
easily without medicines, simply by applying
heat. For example Headache, toothache,
earache, and you can frequently check a cold
by means of a hot water bottle.
You can always relieve that detestable
annoyance of cold feet in bed, for a hot water
bottle is a
Splendid Bedfellow
One of the latest means of effectually '
curing constipation which is a result of in
testinal disorders is by means of internal
bathing, using a fountain syringe and alkaline
solution under a doctor's orders. These two
useful articles should be in every home. We
are hcadquarfcrs for them.
Burkhart & Lee
First & Ferry St.
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