ALBANY DEMOCRAT
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ALBANY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 27. 1920
FARMERS WORK WITH BUSINESS
A delegation from the recently organized American
Farm Bureau Federation, which numbers over a million
members, has been in Washington lately conferring with
government department heads and with business organiza
. tions.
Among the little jobs the farmers' delegates have attend
ed to was a visit to the Secretary of the Treasurey to gain
his promise for consideration of their request that income
tax blanks for farmers be simplified. They talked with the
United States Chamber of Commerce on the relation of the
agricultural program to big business. They went to the
Senate committee on agriculture and urged that body not to
cut last year's appropriation. They attended the hearing of
the meat packers before the corresponding House commit
tee, and presented resolutions which had previously been
adopted by agricultural associations of Iowa and Illinois
the resolutions demand "regulation of all purveyors of food
including packers, wholesale grocers and commission men,
' in such manner as will be fair and just to producers and con
sumers, as well as to the industries." They talked things
over with the Attorney General.
Although it appears that there were busy days for agri
cultural delegates at the capital. But one thing stands out
' through all their efforts. That is their evident desire to
co-operate with business interests for the good of everybody
concerned, including the humble consumer. 1 he tarmer has
been thought of as antagonistic to business and inclined to
" a narrow view of his" own affairs. It appears now that farm
ers are sincerely trying to be fair, open-minded and generous
in point of view and in action. The business "interests of the
' cities will show wisdom if they develop the same spirit of
. cordial co-operation.
THE SIMPLIFIED HOME
BY F. P. NUTTING
Timely Comments and Gleanings of News from Hers, There and
Everywhere by Former Editor of the Democrat
A certain woman, complimented on the unfailing order
liness of her house remarked: 1 wonder if it doesn t have
that effect because there are so few things about. Every
time I have been out anywhere I look around after I get
home, and see if there isn t something more 1 can put away.
A glance around her rooms bore out the truth of her
surmise and her statement. There was furniture enough
in the room for comfort, but no more. There were a few
good pictures, two or three vases and other decorative ob
iects. that was all.
Furthermore, a little questioning on the "putting things
away" revealed the fact that most articles not reserved for
daily use were disposed of given away, sold, or destroyed.
Such simplification goes far to help solve the servant
problem. It is easier to get a servant to stay in such a house
because the work is easier than in the more crowded domain.
It is easier to get along without a servant for the same rea
son. Business men are coming more and more to do away
with unnecessary details. They reserve all their own energy
and that of their employees for the essentials. The same
plan works to the best possible advantage in the home. The
more advantageously homes are conducted, the better and
more contented families will live in them. This makes for
the stability of society.
There is more to this parting with mere combering
things than appears on the surface.
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A shortage of bird houses is reported. Well, we're sor
ry, but there doesn't seem to be any other way the birds
will just have to sleep in the trees.
We are well-stocked with SHOES for men, women, and children, and
we are able to supply you in a great many lines of footwear at less
than the present wholesale cost of this line of merchandise.
LADIES' SHOES
Gun Metal Lace, Louis heel, Goodyear welt $6.45
Black Kid Lace, Military heel, Goodyear welts $6.95, $7.85
Sand Nubuck, Louis heel, Goodyear welt $6.85
White Kid, Louis heel, Goodyear welt $6.85
Patent Leather Oxfords n $7.25
BOY'S SHOES
Gun Metal Button Dress Shoes $2.85, $3.25, $3.45, $3.85
Outing Shoes for Summer wear $1.85, $1.98, $2.45, $2.98
MEN'S SHOES
Outing Shoes for summer wear $2.98, $3.25, $3.45
Lightweight Work Shoes $3.45, $4.45, $5.85
Heavy Work Shoes $5.85, $6.95, $7.25
Heavy Canvas Shoe, rubber sole and heel $2.25, $3.25
Tan Army Shoes $6.85, $7.45, $8.50
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One would think "setting" goose
on a nest was enfiiei! to protection;
hut some revenue men who won raid
ing a house the other day hail a oif
fercnt opinion aboui. surh things in
that particular house, an I taking the
I'oose off the nest fuum! a Urt bot
tle of whiskey underneath. KUe
where the family photograph album
attracted attention, and, ai snored ns
an album is they entered behind its
cover end found another quart bottle
of whiskey.
These are just two of many s hemes
resorted to defeat the prohibition law;
but the prohibition enforcement reve
nue man is an astute fellow who goes
to the bottom of things.
A wax man in a show win-low on
Morrison St., has attracted wide at
tention on account of his life like ap
pearance. Quite a numlxr of women,
to whom anything in clothes suggests
something worth while, have insisted
that he is really a man posing, and
one nervous woman, rushed inside to,
complain of the brutality of keeping
a man in one position so long. The
figure was made in Paris, the suit in
U. S. of A. f
One woman who appreciated the
situation remarked: "That is the kind
of a man I would like to get," suggest-1
ing the spirit of the age, the secur-
the recipient of daily visits from bish
ops, and canl'ti.il., uml noble ladles,
whilst the Pontiff himself regrrttsd
his inability to visit her cell. And
why? Ilocause of hrr wonderful pow
ers of clairvoyance Two of her most
mating feats were the narration to
the sunn bled sisters of the aisai- )
alnailoii of resident Cat-not and ot
King Humbert, whilst those drrad
ful tragedies were actually taking
place. '
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Ing of docile hubbies, who keep their
mouths shut and furnish the lucre for
$L6 hats.
A man had better be wax than the
, husband of some women who have
been seen looking at the figure.
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, a good Held for pickiocketa, or rather;
I pick-bags, for they work on the shop-1
ping bags of the enrapt women? A
. former Albany man, now a detective,
, in plain clothes, this week helK-d cup
i ture two of the fellows at one haul, at ,
this particular place. j
Imagination is a wonderful thing
in life. One woman actually saw the
wax man smile, and thus knew it wss
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The world needs more smiles and
fewer growls. j
I met S. S. Hniley, a former resi-,
dent of Albany for several years.',
called the millionaire horse man. He ' n
owned a line string of horses, which'
he trained on the old fair ground
track. Now he is taking things easy,
occasionally going to Southern Cali-.
fomia, but declares Oregon is best. '
A -few days ago he sold his last horse
for $'.'000 and is now as horseless as
Washington and Broadway or an auto
garage, j
Mr. Bailey is an approachable man
whom it is always a pleasure to meet. ,
Comments of the
State Press
Market toAira at
Pendleton's Rod and Gun Club is
fortunate in having received such a
substancial gift a that of the four
acre sit at Mission, donsted by II.
W. Collins. Mr. Collins' generosity
sets a good mark for other public
spirited citizens to aim at. East
Oregonian.
Salem Slogan
The Salem Slogan theme for next
Thursday is Broccoli. Our people
ought to ship car loads, train loads,
of broccoli. They can make big mon
ey at it; hundreds of dollars an acre.
If you, Mr. Reader, known anvthine
about broccoli, please help. It si your
duty and ought to bc your pleasure.
Salem Statesman.
Does Not Work
Another of the Vanrlrrhilt
married foreign, is said tn h in tin
for a divorce. It would seem to peo
ple wno Daiance their funds with
notning on either side of the decimal
point that one could be happy under
my condition with unlimited monev
but it does not work out that way.
uregoman.
Needs More
It is our COol Dudlremrnt that a
married man ought to have an al
lowance of more than $200 a vnr
upon which to raise a child in mak
ing an income tax return. There
was a time when the amount wb
ample, but not now. Exchange.
General Dissatisfaction
Oregon is a sample of all slates.
Human nature is much the same here
as elsewhere, arid yet we find a gen
eral dissatisfaction with legislatures,
with governors with city councils.
baker Herald.
versity of Oregon and the Oregon
Agricultural colli gr was adopted, the
mitlnge income of the two schools hus
increased only 38 per fen', while in
the same period tile number of stu
dents has increased 150 per cent.
Eugene Register.
Y lien the Week-Day
Grind Is Forgotten
A pretty grove nestling
beside a crystal lake, a
l;ns!:ct of lunch, a few
jolly- friends and who
would not forget the
day niter tiny, tight-to-five
grind in office or
chop?
Happy days come often
to those who ride a
! hi ley-Davidson
The open places that are
not cv:r-run by holiday
crowds belong to you if
you own n motorcycle.
Outdoor men appreciate
Harlc y-D a v i d o o n
stamina, its rugged get-thcre-and-back
depend
ability. Country lanes
r.re highways to this
Master of the Koud.
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.Millage Bill
. The Journal is right in saying that
the millage bill should be approved
It is wrong in saying it will correct
the teacher shortage. The trouble is
not due merely to low pay. Fifty
per cent of the difficulty arises form
the fact Oregon has no adequate pro
vision for teacher training. Our
source of supply, the little normal
school at Monmouth, provides but 10
per cent of the number of teachers
needed each year. So long as this
condition exists the- trouble will con
tinue. It is an inrxtorable rule appli
cable to any business, that when the
demand is heavy and the supply short
there will be a shortage. bast Ore
gonian.
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Sister Frey who, if still living In
the Cistercian Abbey at Viterbo, ia
a great age, has. since 1861, when
received an injury to hrr back, been
confined to auch a position as to be
unable to move her head, yet she was
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