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ALBANY. OREGON. MONDAY. MARCH. ,15
SENSIBLE BELGIUM
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A considerable part of the civilized world has held pub
lic attention since the armistice by taking instead of work
ing. The United States has not been a conspicuous excepr
tion.
Belgium, as everybody knows, suffered more war's de
vastation than any other industrial country. She lost more
men, more equipment, more materials, more money, in pro
portion to her population. It was taken as a matter of
course that the end of the war would leave her prostrate, and
that she would need a vast amount of outside help to get on
her feet economically.
In reality she has had very little aid. Nevertheless, as a
Belgian statistician reports, Belgium today is producing
more sugar than ever; she is exporting sugar, glass and coal ;
she has three-fourths as many building trades workers em
ployed as before the war; in the food industries the employ
ment is nine-tenths of normal; in the textile industry nearly
two-thirds as many spindles are operating as there were five
ycai s ago.
Belgium has worked instead of talking. It is a good
lesson to her friends. In peace, as in war, she points the
way.
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THE SOLDIER'S VIEWPOINT
From an ex-service man comes an appealing protest
against the criticism visited upon the American Legion for
its "bonus" demands. The writer, while declaring that he
himself does not need a bonus and is not in favor of it, under
takes to show how reasonable it is from the war veterans
standDoint.
He draws a vivid picture of that cold, wet, foggy morn
ing, Nov. 1 1, 1918, when as if by a miracle the war stopped in
full career, and a million men, red-eyed from lack of sleep,
ragged, dirty, unkept, hungry, gave way to a wonderful
feeling of relaxation and contentment. All their troubles,
domestic, financial, personal, faded away in the conscious
ness of a job well done, and confident expectation that a
grateful nation would take generous care of the men who
had done it.
There were lavish promises, and the soldiers believed
them all. They were to have farms, education, whatever
they needed to enable them to relieve the loss caused by
two years of patriotic service.
. "And then the awakening!" There came the long wait
for a ship home, and after their return came growing disil
lusionment. Many of them had trouble getting their jobs
back, and many had to go to work for less money than the
men who took their places when they joined the army had
been getting. Scarcely anything of a public nature was done
for them. Says the writer:
"The wonderful satisfaction you felt back there that
cold, foggy morning in the Argonne began to fade, and you
heard so much talk and talk, and a year passed, and you
celebrated the anniversary of that glorious Eleventh, and
Congress talked and talked, and adjourned, and met and
talked, and you saw nothing of the things your buddies had
died for done, and heard nothing but talk from people who
stayed at home and got theirs.
- "So thafat last you decided that all you could ever ex
pect that would benefit you or your children was money. You
decided to ask the people you had given two years life to,
and to whom you had seen many men give their whole life.
for a tmall portion of the money you had saved them by your
devotion to duty, which ended the war a year at least before
they had expected it."
He concludes: "If the American Legion seems to be
cold-blooded, will you believe one who has been there and
back that this cold-bloodness is forced upon them by peo
pie who have, in a year of petty bickering and talk, thrown
away the fruits of victory and destroyed the faith of all men
Ui any but the most masterful of things?
This may not really justify the service men's claim for
a money payment, but it certainly makes their viewpoint
clearer. The hostility felt toward the bonus has been due
mainly to the blunt, aggressive way in which the officers of
trie American Legion have demanded it. It is natural that
the general public should resent such an attitude. But who
can read an appeal like this and not feel ashamed at the
conduct of a Congress whose callous indifference and de
lay and faithfulness to its own promises have reduced an
army of idealists to such materialistic bargaining?
Comments of the
j State Press
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Rockefeller on Love
John IV Rockefeller advises Ui that
love is greater th.ui riches. If he
hits had as much rxperirnce with love
as he has had with riches, we'll ac
cept him as an authority unimpeach
able. Astoria Budget.
LIBERAL CREDIT
MUST RE GIVEN
Water Hog
The male or female water hog who
wates water in the city when it is im
possible to supply all that the com in u-
amy or semis tnrm out only par
tially loaded when they are scarce, as
they are now Brownsville Times.
I Policies Should be
' More Generous
Statement
! MEXICO CITY. Mar. 13 By Asst.
j dated Press Loc.il newspapers refer
i to the United Stairs Mexican Trade
I Conference which recently closed its
, sessions hero as of "tianeemlent Im-
portance" and predict that as a result
them unit Kj. V),,F r.,lt.ti.ina K..tv.Mn
nity need, ia in .he same class -with , th ,wo Ky,Mirt u.,tor umu.r,t.nd.
.. v.ttvu. -II. UVUIIIJ IRII Mllll.S- . - . , .... H ., ..
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, the hope that this conference will he
made an annual affair.
That Mexico is a fertile field for
I American trade expansion was admit
ted by all speakers and all agreed that
j if the United tSatca is to got its share
: of business there must be a revision
of its trade methods. A point insisted
upon by persons acquainted with the
I country was that the "cash in ad
vance" policy must be abandoned or at
least modified. Germany and Great
j Britain, who appeared to be conaider
j ed the principal commercial competit
; ore, are liberal with their credits, it
; was declared, and Latin temperament
docs not take kindly to a policy that
even hints at personal dishonesty.
American banks were severely
Building Better Bodies-
Great improvement in the matter
af physical training has been shown
in most educational institutions dur
ing the past year.
This improvement is largely con
dition of her youth, when it became
necessary to draft them for militry
service. When the young men of the
country were called into the army.
40 percent of them failed to qualify
physically. Baker Herald.
Should Adjourn Sine Die
The slogan of the Republican con
gress is said to be "economy." Since
neither thc Senate nor the House of
Representatives is passing any Im
nortant legislation it would be a sav
ing of time and money to adjourn
sine die. Polk County Itemizer.
Do You Like Waffles?
Of Course Yon Do.
They are Delicious'
When Cooked on
The Universal Electric
Waffle Iron
$18.00
Lsr.S.-l.-JW
Egg?
Reaping Benefit
Most of those persons who are loud
st n asserting that prices will con
tinue to go higher are those who
are reaping the benefit of abnormal
prices, and the wish is father of the
thought. There Is, nevertheless, a
bundant evidence that jhe peak has
been reached and that increasing
production at home and abroad will
soon bring living coats down nearer
a normal and reasonable basis. Eu
gene Guard.
TODAY'S EVENTS
Monday, March 15, 1920
Gen. Leonard Wood, candidate for
the Republican presidential nomina
tion, today begins a week's speech
making tour of South Dakota.
Many novelitics in strange and rare
specimens of horticulture are to Je
displayed at the International Flow
er Show which is to open in New
York City today.
About 2000 officers of the United
Staes Army who during the war
held temporary rank higher than their
permanent appointments are to be re
turned to their regular status under
an order effective today.
Republican voters of Minnesota will
be given an opportunity to express
their preference for President in the
caucases to be held today. The bal
lots will carry the names of five
Republican candidates for the presi
dential nomination-Maj. Grn. Wood,
Senator Johnson of California, Gov
ernor Lowdcn of Illinois, Senator
Poindextcr of Washington and Sena
tor Harding of Ohio.
BULK
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Drugs of Quality
In every consideration
of safety, economy and
results, it is always best
to buy good drugs.
We decided long ago
that we could not afford
to handle anything but
the best and our custo
mers feel the same way
apparently.
So when you want
drugs of unequal quality,
purity and strength-you
have only to come here to
get them.
Burkhart&Lee
DRUGGISTS
First and Ferry Sts.
scored during the discussion for an
alleged lack of cooperation with
American exporters in tha matter of
credits and other accommodations that
might facilitate business. Rcpreaen
tativeaof these banks declared in de
fense that there waa no disposition to
discriminate and that a suitable gred
it standing ia all that ia necessary.
OREGON ELECTRIC
RAILWAY COMPANY
Thia company announces the re
storation of its night freight train
service to and front Portland Termin
als effective Monday, March Kith.
Both carload and less than carload
freight between Portland and your
city will be handled in these night
tiuins. Less than carload shipments
received at Portland Terminals up to
4 o'clock p. in. will be ready for de
livery at destination at 7 o'clock A.
M. the following morning. Similar
service obtaining in the opposite di
rection. The service will be ooeraled dailv
except Sunday southliound and daily
except Saturday northbound, the lat
ter to provide expedited movement
for livestock shipments on train leav-j
ing Eugene, Sunday morning.
lour patronage is respectfully so
licited.
R. W. PICKARI),
Asst. General Freight Agent.
I1KKT COHEN,
Traveling Freight t Pass. Agent.
II. C. REEVES,
Local Agent.
Adv.
MEETING WILL RE
HELD AT EUGENE
Dr. C. J. Gaddn of Oakland, editor
of the Western Osteopath, the. offic
ial publication of the Western Os
teopathic Association, will address a
meeting of the V lliaiiielln Valley
Osteopathic Society on Monday after
noon and evening, March 1'nli. Tha
baniUet and evening session will be'
held at 7.:tl) p ni.
In addition to the It rliirr a rline
will be conducted by the visiting
pcakcr during tile ufternooit session
at the Hotel Osborne, Eugene, Ore
gon. Irs. A. P. suit Mary Howells
and !r Mnry Mnr.hall of Albany
will leave here Monday morning in
order to attend this clinic
We are now fixed to
Haul Sawed Wood
Anderson Fuel Co.
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Two Minute
Before Taking
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FOR INDIGESTION
Absolutely Harmless
Two Minute
After Taking
JO-TO
Old Stomachs made new in two minutes
The quickness of its action will convince those who are moat in
doubt that JO-TO la the moat wonderful remedy for Indigestion they
have ever tried.
Sold by druggiata.
In the Saturday Evening Post this week on page 61
you will see
CONGOLEUM
Gold Seal Floor Coverings
Look it up. Read of the advantages of,CongoIeum,
and then come here and make your selection.
6x9 C,ongoIoum Rugs
9x10'. Congoleum Rugs
9x12 Congoleum Rugs.
Also by the Yard, 9 feet wide.
The Ideal Floor Covering. Appropriate for every
room in your home. .
Fortmiller Furniture
Company
MASONIC TEMPLE
Sill
It Isn't
Too Late !
to plant MARQUIS WHEAT.
The seed we have is from a crop
sown In April. It yielded 40
bushels to the acre.
MARQUIS Wheat ia smal
grains, hard aa flint and brings
a premium in any market.
Our MARQUIS SEED WHEAT
is only a trifle higher than tha
commonest RUN-OUT stock.
Phone us today and reserve your
supply.
the Stock la Limited.
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12 Years Actual Field Work, A Real One-Man Outfit. Patented
Friction Drive, TWELVE Years Success Backs the Friction Drive,
Fewer Parts Less Expense. It's A Money Maker. - Come in and
look it over, or write for special catalogue.' .
SCHULTZ BROTHERS
DEALERS
AT
FAYETTEVILLE, OREGON
P. O. Shedd, Oregon .... Route No. 1
RALSTON
ELECTRIC CO.
310 West Second St
Albany,Oregon.