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ALBANY DEMOCRAT " Entered at the poatofficaat Albany, Orvcon, aa wconii-c master. W. L Jackson and Ralph R. Croats Editora and Managers Paul D. Murphy City Editor Daily published every evening except Sunday. , Semiweekly published Tuesdays and Friday. ESTABLISHED . . . . ! . 1 j S i - Buslneaa Matter In erdering changes of address, euneenhere ahould always give old aa well aa new address. Subscription Rates Daily Delivered by carried Per month ouc; Per year in Advance $5.00 By Mail, In Linn and Route 4 Benton County, Per year, in Advance . .14.00 Outside of Linn County and RU 4 Benton Co., Per year, in Advance . . 15.00 Member of The Asucisted Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. AU rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. PHON E 96 ALBANY, OREGON. FrTdAY, MARCH12 AFRAID OF THE LEAGUE? o While the treaty fight drags on in the Senate, and every conceivable objection to the League of Nations covenant is amplified and made most of by enemies of the treaty, and partisan passions tend to obscure facts more than ever, it may tend to calmness and sanity on this subject if quarreling factionists will note the present attitude of the world's lead ing neutral nations toward this League. Three important Latin-American republics have declar ed their adherence to the League "unreservedly." They are Argentina, Chili and Paraguay. At the same time Spain, the most important neutral in Europe, votes "without reserve" to enter the League. Norway, Sweden and Switzerland do the same thing, and so does Persia. None of these nations seem to be afraid that they are assuming improper obligations or forfeiting their national sovereignty. All of them agree to play their part, without evasion, in helping to preserve the world's peace. Their action seems particularly bold, because they are going to have little to say in shaping the League's decisions it is the big allied powers that will determine policies and obli gations. It is all right, no doubt, for the United States to quali fy its adherence to the League by such explanatory reserva tions as make perfectly plain what part this country can Elay, consistently with its history and traditional policies. ut has not all this reservation business been carried to quite unnecessary lengths? When a Uruguay or a Denmark or a Switzerland steps forward and assums the burdens and re sponsibilities of the League without fear, does not the recent attitude of the United States which can virtually dominate the League when once in it appear rather cowardly and shameful? o NOT EXCUSES, BUT SERVICE o For several years the principal activity in the railroad business has been "passing the buck." Before the govern ment took over the roads, the railroad executives were al ways explaining that transportation imperfections were due to governmental restriction. Under government operation. the federal operators never permitted the public to forget tnat tney were nanaicappea d a system that had broken down under private ownership and control. Now the owners are busily complaining that the public need not ex pect much from them for some time to come, because of the depleted condition of the property as it comes back into their hands. There has been plenty of truth in all these contentions, and there is no question that the railroad men are now fac ing serious difficulties, many of which are not of their making. But the public is tired of excuses, and little inter ested in past history, what the people want now is service. No doubt the people are expecting too much of the roads. This, however, is largely the result of the lavish promises made by the railroad men themselves, when they were pleading for the return of their property. They will now be held to those promises, and judged by performance. The public will not expect a miracle all at once. No doubt the private executives will be allowed, in the mind of the ordinary citizen, a reasonable time to make good. But make good they must, if they are to retain the public confi dence that they now seem to enjoy. If railroad service is not improved all along the line, in both freight and passen ger departments, before the end oTthe year, there will be a i ft ""if a' T.a.TKa ff ja ai ' a FRESH BATTERIES ALWAYS IN STOCK Use Westinghouse-McCandless Lamps in Your Flashlight R ALST ON ELECTRIC CO. 310 w" 2nd st. revulsion of sentiment, not necessarily in favor of public ownership, but certainly in favor of a much larger measure of public control. o The Senate Agricultural Committee has voted to elimin ate' from the annual agriculture bill the $240,000 voted by the House to continue the custom of distributing free seeds to constituents. Of course the new secretary of agricul ture recommended this move, but if such sensible recom mendations are followed too closely how will congressmen get themselves re-elected? Comments of the State Press Needs a Maid A Nebraska women is asking for a divorce because hrr husband won't wash the dishes. She doesn't need a husband. She needs a maid. Col-Jmbian-Astoria. Laving on of Hands Now we hnve a man who claims :o got away with all ills of human I icings by the "laying on of hands." This is no new wrikle. Muny a youngster has been completely j "cured" by the "laying on of hand" ' process and some o fthe older heads I lave been 'Swung around." Evening I News Koseburg. I Xavsl Officer Admiral Sims says he has shown ; up mistakes in pvy politics because j he considered it his duty to do so .Most people will agree with him as against Secretary Daniel's tsnd that naval officer ' should keep his mouth shut, no matter wiia: hap pens. Oregonian. Article 10 or Fight In his statement ye-torJny Presi dent Wll.on proved tha: sick man or well, he ia still the clcar-st thinking, r-V'de..t vi-iorrd man wh- evei --at in the white house. His explanations why article 10 must not be destroyed re clear cut and mattrrufl. They cannot be refuted. They make the ords of senate obstructionists sound like contemptible drivel East "re-gonian. Dog Meat The federal department of justice 'las solved the high cost of meat and ays that hereafter every family esn have cheap meat. All it has to do is to ask for the cheaper cuts. If it Is till not cheap enough, no doubt the attorney general will urge them 10 eat dog meat. Gazette Times. Attorney for "Reds". W. S. U'Rrn is now the regular at torney for all the 'reds' and radical charged with law violation in Port land. It is only a step after all I om democracy to anarchy, and the trouble is that the many half-baked intellects cannot discern the line of demark- ation. Eugene Guard. TODAY'S EVENTS One hundredth anniversary of the death of Sir Alexander Mackemie, the famous explorer of Canada. Chief Justice White today com pletes his twenty-sixth year on the su preme bench of the United States. Gen. John J. Pershing is to be the principal guest at a reception tonight of the Southern Society of Washing ton, O. C. At Indianapolis today Gen. Leon ard Wood is to hold conference with' Indiana Republican leadura favorable to his presidency candidacy. Governor Milliken, Senator Hale and other eminent suns of Maine are to be guests of the Maine Society of New York at a dinner and dance tunight in celebration of the centennial of Maine Statehood. Organisation of an inter-allied com mission to investigate conditions in Russia Is expected to be taken up by the League of Nations Council at a meeting to begin today in Paria. : , Native Poetry PREJUDICE (By Guy Fitch Phelps) It has no eyes, no ears, no heart. No brain, no soul, this thing called Prejudice. But heavy lipped and with obdurate jaw And eyes obfuscate it walka the round Of martyr's pyres. Nor obsecrate hands Which plead for pity its dark breast may move. To it there is no beauty truth or love; No praise for virtue and no pride in worth; But dead to these, and dead to God and right. With brutal brow and smiallid shuffl-! inga It hovers at the van of all progression,! And with ape arms and flat of wicked ness ' Strikes every angel of advancement down. I MISFITS HIS COLUMN BY F. P. NUTTING Timely Comments and Gleanings of News fro as Here, There aa4 Everywhere by a Former Editor of the Democrat Mill couple of songs in keeping with the anniversary releliratluu. Delicious refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Pirilock came fruin the East to Oregon In IHtfl. lucatiiiu in Albany, where they resided until IMtltl, making many friends for themselves and family. They have two children. Harry 1'ollmk, a captain in the Port land Are department, and Miss Maa Pollnek, a graduate of Albany Col lego, then a teacher in tho Albany schools, afterwards going to 1'Vrt land, where she has taught fur many years, one of the city's best teachers. Mr. and Mrs. Pollnek afterwards re sided In Junction, Dallns and Forest Grove, before settling in Portland alHiut seven years ago. Splendid people, active in good works, they diierve many returns of their wedding anniversary, and the writer certainly hopes to be able to attend their diamond anniversary twenty-five years hence, and promisee if they will remember the event he will do his best to be on hand with another kiss for the bride. Ily F. P. Nutting - Married March 10.IH70, at Mon-J mouth, III.. Jas. Mitchell Pollock and Miss Lida Shaw, lived ever happily to- gether. I.t Wednesday evening, at their pleasant home in Knae Park the golden anniversary of the event was' remembered in a delightful manner,' enjoyed with the worthy couple by a' H i.... .. ........ i.....i- whom the writer was a fortunate one. The rooms were tastily decorated with the season's best golden flowers. In keeping with the golden affair a pleas ing ceremony was iwrformml by Itev. Seeley, state missionary of the Pres bvterian church, foil of wit Mint trtuui cheer. Dnrinir tti MvioiittiF mmin I written by a relative, In the east, was read, suggestive of the event. Ml Olive Baltimore, of the Washington high school, formerly of Albany, read a bright poem In honor of the affair The "Golden Days" song, mm posed by J. C. Irvine, of Albany, was sung by Dr. and Mrs, McMiehael and made a hit. Mrs. Olive Miller Nutting, an old friend of the family, was heard in a Do You Know That Nowadays it has become a figure in billions, yet few people are able to visualise the amount which the term "billion" symbolises. Some idea, how ever, may be had from the statement that a person 32 years and nine mouths old has only lived a billion seconds. Japan is preparing to build a pyra mid for tha first emperor, Jimmu Trnno, aomewhere in the suburbs of Tokyo, and for this purpose a com mittee of prominent men will collect a stone from every subject of the em pire. It is the intention to make this ihe highest structure In the Far East Serbia is the land of centenarians. In that country, figuring on the pre- sent number of centenarians in pro portion the whole population, one person In every 2,2)10 lives to the age of 100 years. In Denmark snd Swil lerl.ind, on the other hand, the aver age Is less ihsn one to a million of population. The munle velocity of the shells that the Germans fired Into Paris is believed 10 have been about one mile a second. It Is calculated that a shell with a mussel velocity of five mile a second, if fired at the correct angle would become an attendant satellite of the earth, and would go round it in less than one and a half hours. If the speed were increased to seven miles a second, the shell would go off into -pace attogihrr. and presumably could be sent to the moon if correctly 1 aimed. , Buy A Home We offer for sale the Harry Steams property located at No. 326 W. 7th St. The owner is leav ing Albany and haa reduced the price from $3,000 to $2,600. The lot alone ia worth $2,000. The cottage is plastered, has good modern plumbing and bath, 2 bed rooms, living room, dining room, kitchen, pantry, bath, base ment, laundry tubs, electricity wir ed in for lights and electric stove. Pavement ia paid, for also cement walks. 7 bearing fruit trees, lot ia full size 166x110 feet. Price includes range, heater, all wood in the basement, laundry tubs and linoleum on floors, ail for $2600 on liberal terms. Call at office or Phone, Beam Land f!n., 133 Lyon St. 1 NONPAREIL BarberShop Modern and Efficient aiake specialty af Stojeats a ad Child rea'a Week. - Expert aerv k for alt Electric Haircuttiaf , Masaaglag aa4 Skaaapaaaaf. BUD STOVTH. prep rl star OPPOSITE POSTOmCB m rat THTim list jiMrTTjrjiJi iirf m fci7m7nT7mjin jm jiuttht is Unquestioned (Safety That is what you want for your bonds, your valuable papers and your money. This bank has one of the strongest and best equipped SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX VAULTS in the entire state. 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