ALBANY DEMOCRAT
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ALBANY, OREGON, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 14
WATER TRANSPORTATION NEEDED
There was an opportunity presented at the Albany
Chamber of Commerce yesterday which, if not accepted, wi
be due to extreme shortsitedness on the part of the busi
ness men cf this city. The officers of the Inland Empire
Boat and Truck Company come here asking the business
men to invest a small portion of their savings on freight
and cartage for one year and will, in return, place two boats
in service between Corvallis and Portland.
It offers a solution to the car shortage plea and will
place a direct barrier upon the transportation lines making
an excessive freight charge in the future, l he ertect ot th
forced rate as shown between Portland and I angent is we
known, and the actual operation of boats will have a furthc
.tendency to keep the costs down.
The promoters of the enterprise come with a clean-cut
proposition and should receive encouragement. A meet
ing of the whole Chamber of Commerce will be called soon
to take up the matter and every business man in the city
should be on hand. A little more concerted action is needed
in Albany and here is one good place to start, especially
when the individuals and citys pocket books will bene
fit thereby. That should be inducement enough to arouse
the most lethergiac member of the community.
. A SOLDIER'S COMMUNITY HOUSE
One of the best things that has be'en proposed in Albany
for some time is the active beginning of work towards the
securing of a community house and a memorial to the sold
iers, sailors and marines of Linn County who served in the
great war.
As Mrs. Mason aptly expressed it, there were many
promises and words of praise for our boys while they were
righting and spilling their blood for us over in France, but
now that they are nearly all safely home we have been too
slow to take steps to carry out our obligations.
The American Legion is a live-wire organization, just
as any adjunct of the United States Army would be, and is
fully capable of getting almost anything it chooses to go
after. But can they be expected to solicit funds; or even
suggest a memorial for themselves? Many of the boys have
been heard to grumble a bit over the apparent lack of ap-
fir
CM1IMD
If It's a Battery
Be Sure It's New
It isn't good business to buy a
battery that may be months old
when you get it.
The only safe thing to do is to
buy a Willard Battery with
Threaded Rubber Insulation
that has been shipped and stored
bone dry, and consequently is
brand new when it begins to
work for you.
Drop in some time and let us
explain this process to you and
tell you why it is only possible
with Threaded Rubber Insulation.
Willard Service Station
3rd & Lyon Sts. ,
preciation shown by the home folks. They arc deserving of
all the attention that we can give them. I
They need a place where they can meet, have their'
reading ana recreation rooms, gymnasium, baths, and where
the public might assemble on important occasions. Such a
building, solidly built, would serve as a lasting monument
to the men who served in the greatest of wars and fill a
present need of the city and county.
The cost would not be great. We have raised many
times the amount needed in relief drives, and a small con
tribution on the part of every citizen in the county would
do the work. Subscriptions have already been received and
many more people are ready to come forward. The matter
has been smouldering for some time and It but remained
for Mrs. Mason to start the ball rolling. Now that it has bven
started the matter should not be allowed to rest until the
end is attained and sufficient funds have been subscribed to
erect a creditable building.
A'number ot prominent Albany and Linn County peo
ple have had the matter under consideration for some time
and in the near future a meeting will be called to form an
organization to carry on the work.
by ilie Sulem Commercial club will
refer Very largely to what can lie
grown on (he l.md here. Thai's the
tuff: "More acre and more lo the
sere." All ihe other benefit will
follow. Oregon Suleiman.
Lest W e r'nract-
In a cablegram to President Wll
viii, Crown Prince Williim of tier
ninny nnnouiirra that he is willing 10
be ihe "victim" in pines of the tier
mun officers asked for by Ihe allies.
Thi i an Insult which the presi
dent wtll no doubt return In kind.
Baker Herald
lUil Shape
With the president disabled nml
wilh cabinet meetings suspended, thr
government of the United St ilea be
comes the most unco-orillnatcd gov-
Moment ln thr woild. It a chief bond
of union la the treasury, whi rs all the
members draw their puy- Oregoman
.Maarry at 21
Young men should marry ut t,
accurding to a California club wo
man. At that ng most li.tur-iluy
)oung .men me not nbte to cnin their
all let uliine hecfatrak and onion
for two Ex.
Newspaper I'npopiiiar
Newsp.ipeis me unpopular fur two
nasons.' Sometimes tli-y don't tell
thr truth and sometimes they do tell
it Stuyion Mull
' Napoleon's I'Mi'l'vrltinir was an il
legible that his letters from (iernuny
to Josephine were tit first Liken for
rolled map of t'lr se..t of wtlr.
TODAY'S EVENTS
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(Saturday, February 14. IiL'u)
St. Vancntine's P.iy.
Observance of Admission Pay in
Aritona.
A grind carnival of winter snorta
will be opened in Quebec today.
A federation of business and pro
fessional women of New Kngland is
to be organised at a meeting in Bos
ton today.
Today has been fixed as the date
for launching a drive to raise $100,000
i the United States through the sale
f bonds for the aid of the so-cillcd
"Irish Republic".
Because the League of Nations fig
ures as the chief issue, nntional in
terest centers in the special election
;o be held in the Third congressional
district of Missouri to day to choose
i successor to Joshua W. Alexander.
who resigned his seat in Congress to
become Secretary of Commerce of the
United States.
Comments of the
State Press
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Astoria Kaked
The great port of the Columbia is
faked up to inflame the imagination
with visions of a roninierei.il Utopia.
Kmissiaries of Astoria have from
time to time extolled its briuties to
Portland luncheon clubs whose good
nature overcame their civic loyalty or
their good judrf. mi nt." Astoria
Budget
Hiding to a Kill
Organized lalwr la riding to a fall
when it attempts to run the nation
I for its own benefit. America will not
loicrate an autocricy oi latior any
more than it will an autocrory of
capital, for it spells the downfall of
democracy. In no sense can it be
construed as a square deal for the
people the idea of the republic.
Journal
For Sunday. February 15, 1920
Centenary of the death of William
Ellery, a Rhode Island singer of the
Declaration of Independence.
The one hundreth anniversary of
he birth of Susan B. Anthony, fam-
is pioneer of the woman auffarage
use, will be widely observed through
it the United Stales today.
Memorial exercises will be held in
avana todiy for the American who
rished in the blowing up of the U.
battleship Maine in Havana har-
Feb. 15, 18!8.
Elihu Root, former Secretary of
te and later United States sc-na-
from New York, will receive con
gratulation; today on the aoveme-
anniversiry of his birth.
Salem Commercial Club
The new literature being planned
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Today's Calendar I
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Racing
Winter meeting of Cuba-American
Jocqey Club, at Havana.
Winter meeting of Business Men'."
Racing Assn., at New Orleans.
Automobile
Opening of shows in Detroit and
Brooklyn.
Golf
Opening of annual Spring tourn
ament at Ashville, N. C.
Albany
State
Bank
"Always at Your Service "
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Lunce Here
During the Auto Show
If you want a dainty, light
lunch, come to us. Auto
mobile show visitors will
find that quality and ser
vice are more than words
here. We live up to this
reputation every day in
the year.
Delicious sandwiches,
soups, salads, deserts, ice
creams, tamales, and other
dainties served every day.
Valentine Records
Records Are Most A ropriale as Valentine
(.if Is. One of Mou of the following roimI
numbers will lie appreciated
1002 You Can't Make Me Stop Loving
You Oakland 85c
1075 In All My Dreams Duett 85c
1341 When I Know That Thou Art
Near Me Burr fc3c
1401 Peg O" My Heart Henry Burr.. .85c
1523 If I Had Someone at Home Like
You 85c
1017 I'll Await My Love Will Ooak-
land . 85c
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1310 To Have. To Hold. T,o Love
Henry Burr 85c
Come in and Hear These
Woodworth Drug Co.
Phonograph Headquarters
After the Show
br when tired, drop in for a
nice, cool drink, a delicious
dish of Mt. Hood Ice Cream,
or something good in the
sandwich line.
. Helen Ardelle Candy
As good as It sounds. There
Is none better made.
SlRADlVARA.
'mown ro tgifi
for
Dancing
For the impromptu rJanee or for an entire even
ing dance for that matter you will find the
Stradlvara will supply you with ideal music.
The beautiful gliding waltz of a famous symphony
orchestra the one-step or fox trot of your favorite
military band or the blatant blare of the Jaza band
can be yours by merely piscina tha proper record on
your Stradlvara. And you can have encore after encore
because the Stradlvara is tireless.
Select any record made by any company. You caa play
it better on your Stradlvara.
We're ready to show you.
The Stradlvara has a sound-board like a piano raj.
ical departure from tha old-style phonograph. There
are no metallic, piercing or mciaphonio tones.
Liberul Cosh flcduclit n this W eck
Fortmillcr Furniture Co.
Leslie's Confectionery
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