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ALBANY, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24
THOUGHT SHOULD BRING ACTION
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The week of Feb. 15-22 designated by the governor of
Ohio as Teachers Week. Public, press, pulpit, clubs and all
social and educational bodies in that state were urged to
give serious thought during that week, to the "problem of
the supply of teachers."
How serious a problem that is seems not to be so gen
erally realized as it ought to be, though much has been said
and written about it.
Last year, according to the U. S. Commissioner of Edu
cation, there were 50,000 vacancies in teaching positions in
the country. This shortage existed after 120,000 inexperi
enced, untrained teachers had been given positions that
would otherwise have been vacant, lJiat brought up the
actual shortage of teachers with ordinary qualifications to
1 0,000. 1 he shortage is higher this year.
There are two almost equally bad results. One is the
overcrowding of such schools as are open. The other is
the complete closing of many schools. One county in Pen
nsylvania reported 53 rural schools closed. Maine, New
York and Ohio all have schools closed for lack of teachers.
Normal schools, are in imminent danger of closing because
so few persons seek training as teachers. The conditions
reported from these eastern sections may be dpulicated all
over the country.
In the meantime, a hod carrier earns on the average
$394 a year more than a teacher does. The baker's- inafme
exceeds the teacher's by $363; the blacksmith's by 890. And
. usually when the hod carrier, the baker, the blacksmith, or
any of the other trade workers, asks for an ncrease in pay
and shorter hours, he gets it. When the teacher asks, for
adequate pay and decent working conditions, the answer is
a closer grip on the tax-payer's purse and a hopeless shrug
ot the shoulders on the part ot the board of education.
Is a week of thought necessary to show up plainly cause,
effect and remedy?
A TEST OF PRIVATE CONTROL
"The return of the railways to the owners," says Her
bert Hoover, "places predominantly private operation upon
its final trial . If instant energy, courage and laree vision
in the owners should prove lacking in meeting the immediate
situation, we will be faced with a rea.ction that will drive the
country to some other form of control."
It is a timely warning. There seems to be, lately, an im
pression that the formal transfer of the railroads back to
their owners, with such guarantees and assistances as appear
to meet the situation is all that is necessary that all our rail
road problems will soon be straightened out. This very thing
may happen, if the new railroad legislation is wise, and the
governmental machinery provided by it functions properly.
But it will not be true necessarily.
Private operation, as well as public operation, has had
its defects in the past. They have not been, in the main,
the same kind of defects, but they have been bad enough.
It is to be seen now whether the present generation of trans
portation men is capable of raising to the height of business
statesmanship required for the proper control and develop
ment of our vast railroad system.
The nation is expecting much of them perhaps too
much. If they disappoint, there may soon be a swing back
from "predominantly private" operation to a demand for
operation, or even ownership, that is "predominantly public."
JLudjrtg,erstwhileJk saysthe allied de-
The Anker-Holth
Self-Balancing
Bowl
Cream Separator
See' it at the'
HAZELWOOD CREAM
STATION
H. LStenberg, Mgr. ; 1 28 West Second Street j
mand for the Kaiser Is "impertinent and Impudent." Per
fectly natural for him to be mad about it madness always
was the characteristic of the royal house of Bavaria.
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Senator New of Indiana proposes to establish a Depart
ment of Aeronautics, with a Director of Aircraft responsible
directly to the President. Wants the government to take
a flier in aviation.
It's easier to rob a bank or pcrpotrate any other crime in
broad daylight than it ever was before. Spectators don't do
anything, because they generally think It's a movie rehearsal.
TODAY'S EVENTS
Tuesday. February S4. 1920
Rt. Rev. Charle P. Anderson, Ep
iscop.it bi-,hop of ChiriKii, today cele-
brates the 20th cnniver;iry of hit j
consecration.
The natiottnl committee t.t auM?- ;
iiries of the American Leirlxn i to
hold an important meetinK in Wash-
iiiKlon today. i
Many airricultor.it worker are ex- i
pected in Winnipeg uil.y for the op- '
eninir of the National Soil Product I
Exhibition and the annual meetings
of a number of agricultural bodies.
An international conference of
teachers' organisation! of the allied
and associated nations will meet in
Cleveland today under the auspieces
of the National Education Associa
tion. Aldermanicf primaries, will bo
held in Chicago today for the nom
ination of candidates for the April
election, which will be the first to
be conducted on a non-partisan ba
sis. The entire subject of packer leg
islation conditions connected with the.
packing industry will be reopened at
hearings to begin today before the!
Agricultural Committee of the U. S.I
House of Representatives.
Comments of the
State Press
Orient Month
February, so the United States
weather bureau infodms us, has
been the driest month in the his
tory of the state since 1HH9. From
what ran be gathered by general i
discussion and reading it haa also i
been the driest month in the hiatory
of the United States. Oregon Jour
nal.
congressmen, who have not the excuse
of Illness for inattention to pulilie
buaineaa, would he more to the point.
Capitol Journal.
SALARIES AVERACE
$1.87 A YEAR SAYS
HAITIST CLERGYMAN
The average salary paid the Bap
tist clergymen in the Northern Bap
tist church is f 1.87 a year, with k few
rxei'ptiuiis. according to the statement
of lr. A. A. I'mtaman, in charge of
the drive for tho "New World Move.
mem" of the Northern Baptist Church
of America fur the eight Western
states on the I'aelfie coast.
"On of the important results .f
the drlpe," says Dr. Prutunun, "will
he the raise in sal tries of the Baptist
clergy, piuhality the poorest pai'l it
any Christian denomination.
II ro, Victor Whllmer and wife of
Curlew, Iowa arrived in Albany Hat
unlay evening and are staying at the
home of E. W. Pratt on Eaat ath Ht.
they expect to make their home III
Albany, working with the local cl.un li
of the Brethren.
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Mifdonarira
Baptiat missionaries are to carry
the gosiel to heathens of Borneo in
automobiles. We shudder to think
of the possibilities for backsliding
if the gasoline runs out Oregonian.
Too Many Red
Senator Sherman may get away
with hia deunuciation of Henry Ford
but when he carries his spleen to
the point of damning the cars which
Henry makes, the American people
won't agree. Too many rido in them.
Astoria Budget.
Today's Calendar
of Sports
Racing
Winter meeting of Cuba- American
Jockey Club, at Havana.
Winter meeting of Business Men's!
Racing Assn., at New' Orleans.
Automobile
Opening of annual show at Col-1
umbus, O.
. Golf pi ,
Coronadc amateur championship
tournament opens at Coronado, Cal.
Boxing
"Wild Burt" Kenny vs. Roy Mc
Cormick, 10 rounds, at Calgary.
American Legion j
The American Legion already has
more members than the Grand Army !
of the Republic ever had. When the I
service man considers what the G. A.!
.R accomplished and what the legion '
can accomplish, he has all to gain 1
and nothing to lose in becoming a
member. Eaat Oregonian. .
Took of the Family
There was a time in the not dia- 1
tant past when Oregon was derisevely !
referred to in other states as "the
fool of the family." It is a name j
that haa been lived down. Oregon has :
proved time and again that it is sane j
and level-headed and businesslike.!
Yet it is well to remind ourselves that j
living down a bad name is not enough j
We must keep on living it down. We I
must demonstrate that it was never I
justified in the first place. Eugene
Register.
Mrs. Wynne Home
Mrs. L. S. Wynn returned to Al
bany yesterday fro.n Eugene where
she accompanied the bo!y of her bt'c
husband, who was laid to rest 'n the
masoleum in that city Friday.
More To The Point
Congressman Pat Mc Arthur haa
introduced a bill to oust sick prrsl
i,dents, thus making use of the ex
exeprine gained in the Oregon leg
islature of amending the constitution
by statute. But a bill to oust laxy
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Wonderful Pal 18631
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iust for Mary & Me ....2830
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Lola One Step 2834
Lullaby Time 2822
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Those Drafting Blues .2813
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NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY FURNITURE
Good Values in Dressers
We are able to offer at this time a few pieces in
Ivory linamel Dressers at attractive prices.
Well made and finished, with plate glass mirrors,
an adornment to any bed room
Three Drawer size $18.00
Four Drawer size, $18.50
The same dresser in golden oak finish at $17 and
$17.50. Other Dressers at $9 and up.
With the approach of spring you will want to re
place that old rug with a new floor covering. Come
in and look over our splendid assortments. Here arc
a few attractive pieces which we have to offer:
Fibre Rugs, 9x12 $12.00
Grass Rugs, 9x12 $11.00
Fibre and Wool Rugs, 9x12, $13.50
Heavy Axminixte Rugs, 9x12 $13.50
Smith Velvet Rugs $19.00
When in the Market for Furniture, Iook Over
Our Line
Planning that Garden
With the first appearance of Cock Robin signs of
spring bring thoughts of that garden that will furnish
you with so much pleasure in the making and so much
luxury and real satisfaction in the eating of your own
grown vegetables a few weeks hence. .
But to garden you must have tools, and our tools
are of the right kind and quality. Better look over
yours.
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Garden tools of all sorts. You can always depend
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