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ALBANY, OREGON. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28
TEACHING THE TEACHERS A LESSON
Because of dissatisfaction with the salary demands of
tKe teachers, a town in Switzerland has decided upon a
lock-out. A very fair example of biting off one's jiose to
spite one's face, it would seem at this distance.
With the whole world realizing that the teachers are
underpaid and must be given some reasonable increase in
salaries, this town finds it better to close its schools than to
meet the situation. It is something new in cutting the Gord
ian knot, but the result in the long run is quite likely to prove
a more embarrassing question for the town officials than
that relating to salaries-
Perhaps a few weeks without schools will convince the
citizens that there are some advantages to be derived from
paying what a thing is worth. Folk as thrifty as the Swiss
will shortly come to a realization .tnat tne spectacle ot a
whole town full of children wasting their time and getting
into mischief to boot, is not to be tolerated, even at the sav
ing of a few dollars in taxes. Or, if they are so blind as not
to see their folly, it is quite probable that the next time the
town figures in the world's news it will be to announce that
it has locked out the hremen and proposes, to let the town
burn down. And the loss w.ould not be irreparable if the
conflagration should remove the whole neighborhood from
the map.
There are other places to call a halt in the higher
prices than on the teachers salaries, we submit to the de
mands of profiteers with more or less grace. Why, then,
balk at a boost for the teachers, so that they, too, may be
able to face the profiteers? Nobody is foolish enough to
charge them with profiteering. Why, then, not give them
what is admittedly their right r
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THRIFT SIGNS
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It appears that we have been entirely wrong about this
-extravagant spending. Costly clothing is not a sign of reck
less expenditure, but a sign of thrift. A Chicago manufac
turer explains:
"The young woman who wants the so-called extravag
ant items of dress, such as silk underwear silk hose and fur
coats, starts to save to get them.
"She gets the saving habit, and after her wardrobe is
complete she keeps on saving and the money goes into the
savings bank. The most extravagantly dressed girls in our
factory have the most money in the bank."
This may be added to the long list of cost-of-living com
ments labeled "interesting if true.". It is really true that
among wage-earners of any given class, or even salary-earners
or coupon-clippers of any -given class, the ones most
richly and showily dressed are the ones with most money in
the bank? That lavish expenditure is indeed the best in
centive to thrift? .
If this is true gospel, we take it that the housewife who
suddenly decides to put her household on a basis of true
economy will start by going out and ordering a new set of
rugs and the finest bedrom suite she can find; or that the
father of a family seeking the same end will start his thrift
plan by buying a new limousine.
Maybe there really are people who save money that
way. We don't happen to know any.
TODAY'S EVENTS
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Saturday, February 28, 1920
Centenary of the birth of Henri
Yiruxtemps, fimous Belgian musician
and composer.
Arisona Republicans meet in State
convention today at Tucson to scl
ect six alternate to attend the na
tional convention.
Republican Slate executive commit
tee of Georgia meets at Atlanta tod.iy
to fix the time and place fur holding
the state convention.
Governor Lowden of Illinois will
address the New. York lc:ilnture ut
Albany today and will be the first of
the candidates for presidential nomi
nation to spe.ik before the New York
lawmakers. '
' To day is the firt d.iy for the filing
of applicationa for homesteads in a
5000-acre tract in the North Platte
valley of Nebraska and Wyoming,
which is to be opened to settlement
early In March.
Comments of the
State Press
Many Good Things
Astoriant are getting many of the
good things that come to a bunch
of live hustlers. Among these is the
I meeting of the Slate Editorial Asso
ciation in the city by the sea next
August. Astoria lludget
j Will Send Him Hack
t Chamberlain hat served the people
of Oregon faiilifuMy in many capac-
: Ities. Ho was an excellent governor
and Is recognised one of the leaders
of the senate. On ncnrly every pub-
lie Issue, he has been right and Ore
gon is proud of her senior senator
and will send him back to continue
, his work for the state and the nation
1 regardliss of polities and panisan-
! ship. Capitol Journal.
Sunday. February 29. 1U20
Second Sunday in Lent.
Last Sunday. February 29. we shall
see for 28 years.
Centenary of the birth of Lewis
Swift, famous American asiranamer.
Cardinal Gibbons is to leave Balti
more today for his annual visit to
membors of his family in Now Or
leans. The recruiting of two thousand
young men and women Christian
workers in a single day will be at
tempted by the Southern Presbyterian
church today.
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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.
Motorboat
Racing from Miami to Key West,
106 Miles.
Automobile
Opening of annual show at Newark
N. J.
Athletics
Harvard- Dartmouth-Conrell indoor
'.rinngular meet, at Boston.
A. A. U. indoor track and field
championships, at Boston.
Annual indoor track and field meet
sf the Momingside A. C, New York.
Annual indoor track and field meet
of Johns Hopkins University, Balti
more. Boxing .
Lew Tendler vs. Walter Mohr, 6
rounds, at Philadelphia.
Chick Hayes vs. Bobby Josephs, 12
rounds at Manchester, N. H.
.More Joy
There is more joy among Republi
can partisans for one minor mistake
in conducting the war than for all
the glorious achievements that led to
victor)- Polk County Itimixcd.
Polities Mixed
The appointment of Uainhridjro Col
by is another illustration of tho thor-
ioughly mixed condition of partisan
polities. Mr. Colby, like his predec
essor, Lansing, has never been a dem
ocrat. He supported Mr. Wilson as a
progressive republican after the coll
apse of the Bull Moose movement.
Now he accepts the position of prem
ier of the democratic cabnet. Eugene
Guard.
Goes To Lebanon
Clay Nichols of the Holmsn and
Tackson store has bought a half in
terest in the Collins and Miller con
fectionary store at Lebanon and will
take possession about the first of Apr.
Ghost of Napoleon
Think no more of St. Helena with
the ghost of a lonely Napoleon
straining sad ryes far out over a
sailes sea. Seven big steamship
lines now make the island of Napo
leon's banishment a port of call and
the place is stralrgirally important
lo the trade routes of Africa. Had
the eowyprcd conqueror lived to wit
ness such a change he would probably
by busy now organizing the visiting
ships into a fleet which would make
him muster of the seas. Oregori
Journal.
May Draft Candidate
As the East Orrgoman sees the sit
uation, the people of Umitilla county
will have to use their draft powers if
they secure a strong man for the
county judeship. The salary paid
is not adequate for a position that
earries-with it tho greatest responsi
bilities of any position In the county.
It is a sacrifice for a big man to take
the position and such men have been
found averse to running. East Ore-gonian.
Preach At Palestine Church
Rev. Geo. V. McClure pastor of the
First Congregational church of Pen
dleton is visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. D. C. McClure of Beauty Spot
Farm and will preach both morning
and evening at the North Palenstinc
church of Benton county.
WORLD TEMPERANCK HYMN
Mrs. Wm. Jennings Uryan
Tune "Materna"
Our thanks we raise, O Lord of
Hosts,
In gratitude to Thee,
Whose mighty arm has given us
strength
To win this victory -We
need Thy aid, Thy presence still,
Do not withstay Thy hand
Till subtle foes Thy will fulfill.
Throughout our earcful land.
Shall morning sun flee from the day?
Shell raindrop cease to blvss? :
Shall beacon send no cheering ray.
O'er wal'ry wilderness?
No more can we refuse to share
The blessings God bestows.
To ease the burdens others bear,
And lessen human woes.
A voire from overseas we hear.
As in the days of Paul
Tho Macedonian cry rings clear,
A summons for us all.
Then when a world reclaimed at last
la brought to Wisdom's wsys,
Will hosts in heaven join hosts on
earth
In worship, love and praise.
Native Poetry
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HE HAD A PLEASANT HMII.K
(Anonymous, In the Dallas llemlxer)
I He was not rich in worldy goods, no
office he held;
I In no one Held it might be said ot him
that he excelled;
He managed but to (t along to
! march with rank and file,
i Yet ho was unique in this; He had a
pleasant smile.
While others careworn fares wore, he
smiled his way through life;
Ho had his share of trouble, too, of
worldly earn and strife;
Hut somehow furrows never ram
that mark the weary mile;
His fare a benediction was ho wur
a pleasant smile..
He Hindu our burdens lighter seemj
our worries chased awayj
His cheery greeting always inside a
brighter, lighter day;
What, though he never rose to fame,
or never made his pile?
A monarch might have envied him
he wore a pleasant smile.
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This Dining-Uoom
Floor an Appetizer
Many an outherwlse attractive dining
room is spoiled by the floor. It may have
been well enough to start with per
haps a painted or polished wood floor. Hut
sliding chairs and scuffling feet have
left the surface dull and scratched. ,A
floor of
Armstrong's
Linoleum
in the dining-room Is far more durable
than painted wood, as easy to clean and
perfectly sanitary. Colors and patterns
for every taste and purse.
Fortmillcr
Furniture Co.
Albany, Oregon
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is that treaty going to do the Rip Van Winkle act again ?
J0T0
Two Minutes
Before Taking
JO-TO
FOR INDIGESTION
Absolutely Harmless
0m
Two Minute
After Taking
JO-TO
Old Stomachs made new in two minutes
The quickness of its action will convince those who are most in
doubt that JO-TO is the most wonderful remedy for Indigestion they
have ever tried.
Sold by druggists.
NONPAREIL Barber Shop
Modern and Efficient
rV make a specialty of Student and Children' Work. Expert serv-i-e
fsr all. Electric Halrcuttlng, Massaging and Shampooing.
BUD STOVER, proprietor
OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE
HMMAMIPS
Western Electric
Farm Light
And Power .
Outfits 1
SUNBEAM
MAZDA
LAMPS
SUNS ONLY COMPETITOR
EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL
OUTFITS INSTALLED AND IN OPERATION
SATISFIED CUSTOMERS JOHN WINKLEY.
W. W. POLAND, O. B. KEEBLER, I. H. COPE
LAND, JOHN WILLS, J. S. LUCKEY.
WIRING DONE BY LICENSED ft BONDED WIREMEN
THE ELECTRIC STORE, INC.
.127 West First Ht Albany
Phone 20
defective
brakes are 1
LTSngerous
Reline your brakes
NOW
if they need it.-J-M.
Non Burn and
Raybestos are lin
ings of established
quality. We cut the
length of the proper
width and thickness
or your car.
we have copper
rivets
RALSTON
LECTRiq CO. 310 Wet Second St.
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. .
SPADES HOES RAKES SHOVELS
WHEELBARROWS WEEDERS PLANTERS
Garden tools of all sorts. You can always depend
on quality and the right price at the .
MARKER
JL4' HARDWARE CO.
216
West"
1st
Street
The Anker-Holth
Self-Balancing
Bowl
Cream Separator
Seejit at the
HAZELWOOD CREAM
STATION
H. L. Stenberg,Mgr.
128Weit Second Street