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T ALBANY DEMOCRAT Eatored jit tht postofnce at Albany.Oregon at second-class magcr. W. U Jacksoa aid iUlpk R. Crania Editor and Managers Paul D. Murphy City Editor Daily published every evening except Sunday. Semiweekly published Tuesdays and Fridays. ESTABLISHED ISO Business Matter a cderinf change! of addrau, aubacribera ahould always giv old an wall as new addreaa, Subscription Katea Dally Delivered by carried Per month 60c; Per year in Advene $5.00 By Mail, In Linn and Route 4 Benton County, Per year, in Advance . .$4.00 Oataide of Linn County and Rt 4 Benton Co., Per year, In Advance ..$5.00 Member of The Asoeiatrd Preaa The Associated Presa is exclusively entitled to the use for republication est ail newa dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. PHONE 96 ALBANY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1920 - i.i . . - - - ALBANY, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1920 o Senator Newberry and his friends have steadfastly dis claimed any intention of doing wrong in the Michigan sena torial campaign of 1918. They continue to maintain that attitude since their conviction at Grand Kapids. They may be able to justify themselves to themselves Human motives are always difficult things to anaylze. Dis cussion as to whether the men found "guilty" are culpable at heart as well as in the eyes of the law is futile. 1 here are certain things, however, about this case which must appeal to every dispassionate citizen. One is that-is lang as there is a law on the statute books forbidding campaign expenditures beyond a certain limit, that law should be obeyed. Another is that the spending of such vast sums as appear to have been used in this campaign would be considered scandalous and contrary to public policy regardless of any law on the subject. The public also reflects that the vast sums which, as the judge and jury were con vinced, went to promote the election of benator Newberry, were paid for the most part by very wealthy men, to elect a man of great wealth to a legislative body which is popularly known as a rich man s club. It must be admitted that' the chief sins of the United States Senate lately have been other than plutocratic. Never theless the public always seems to scent the odor of money in the benate, and anything of this sort makes a very bad impression. Wealth and social standing, of course, should make no difference before the law. Unless higher courts shall find good reason to reverse the Grand Rapids verdict, the public will expect the law to take its course in this case as in any ether, not .in vengeance against benator Newberry or any one else, but for the public good. It is not good public policy to give any pretext for the charge that public office in this country can be bought, either directly or indirectly. THE TREND OF PRICES - o Whether any hope is to be found in recent price re ports depends largely on the personal interests of the in dividual. 1 he Bureau of Labor shows that the wholesale E rices of commodities in general was practically the same ist month as the month before, the '"index number" being 249 for February as against 248 for January. In some par ticulars the figures seem quite hopeful: they indicate a drop of about 3'2 per cent in farm products and miscellaneous foods, a drop which is now beginning to reveal itself in the retail market. House-furnishing goods remain about the ' same. There are slight increases for clothing and fuel, in creases of vi per cent for chemicals and drugs, the same for metals and metal products, and an increase of 12 per cent in building materials. This last item is particularly unforutnate in its effect on new construction plans. And the worst thing about it is that the price-advances in building materials seem to be con tinuing as spring weather stimulates the demand. If the trend of foodstuffs continues downward, howev er, it will doubtless bring, before long, a noticeable reduction of the general price-average. Because food is the most funda mental human need, it has more effect than anything else in setting price standards. Try the Apex in Your Home Electric ggeanef T As often as you need to clean any room in your house, upstairs or down, the light aluminum Anex cleaner will do the work for you easily and thoroughly in a few minutes. Only the Apex has a divided nozzle which equalizes the suction across the entire thirteen inch width. The Apex alone has an in clined nozzle which cleans clear into comers, under and around things. . Let us demonstrate the exclusive features of the Apex in your home. A phone call will bring service any hour of the day con venient to you. RALSTONIi M Comments of the State Press When Shall Wt Kiss- Kissing a pretiy girl Is rest dan gerous In the evening than in the morning, says a New York doctor. Many a man can testify, however, that the practice is dangerous to the nmli- peace of mind at any time. Eugene Register. Treaty Defeat With the aid of a convicted fulon Senator Newberry, who a jury con victed of buying a aeat in the U. S. senate. Senator Lodge was enabled to so organise the U. S. senate that the defeat of the league of nations has been accomplished. Scio Tribune Public schools educators of half a do sen States are to meet in confer ence today at Emporia, Kan., lo con sider tha shortage of teachers, wages and the situation with regards to rur. al schools. The New Jersey east-t involved the validity of the Prohibition amend ment insofar as it rvlatea to the man ufacture of been alleged to be non Intoxicating are docked for argu ment today In the Supreme Court of the United States Too Much Advl One trouble nowadays U too much advice. Everybody would tell every body how better to do everything. Why not let each other alone within law and reason? Allow a little In itiative to develop. The only good advice comes from the preachers, and that is their work, with a little occasionally from the newspaper. Oregonian. Democratic Factions Mr. Bryan says the defeat of the treaty was a crime. He says it was defeated because the minority in the senate refused to let the majority rule. Hia party ia the minority and it obeyed the dictates of the presi dent Therefore it looks as tho the first work of the league council would be to draw up a peace treaty to stop war between the Democratic factions. Gazette Times. 22.000 Miliionaient Just why would one firm want to make so much out of a war that its income tax for a single year is more thnn $4,500,000? It wasn't in Portland alone that such over-night fortunes were made. One statement has it that 32.000 Am. ericans became millionaires during the war. It is as if the. war was aiet ed upon as a golden opportunity to garner a golden harvest Oregon Journal. TEN WAYS TO KILL AN ORGANIZATION Don't come to meetings, Rut if you do come, come late. If the weather doesn't suit you, don't think of coming. If you do attend a meeting, And fault with the work of tho otllcvrs and other members. Never accept an office, as it is easi er to criticise than to do things. Nevertheless, get sore if you are not appointed on a committee, but if you are appointed do not attend the committee meetings. Asked by the master to give an opinion on an important matter, tell him you have nothing -to say. After the meeting tell everyone how it ought to be done. Do nothing more than la absolutely necessary, but when tho other mem bers roll up their sleeves and do it all, howl about tho Grange being run by a clique. Hold back your dues as long as pos sible, or don't pay at all Don't bother about getting new members, "Let George do It." What will the Harvest Be ' So it goes in nearly every industry Greed is the motto of the hour. Get all you can while the getting is good. Producers, trusts and toilers, are practicing sabotage and profiteering upon a grand scale to maintain a fool's paradise. Small wonder there is unrest and discontent over an economic aystem that is rooted in such conditions and is putting forth such blossoms. What will the havest be? Capitol Jour-naL TODAY'S EVENTS MONDAY. March 29, 1920 Henry White .'ormer U. S. Am bassador to Fr. .ice and one of the delegates to the Peace Conference, celebrates his 70th birthday today. Elaborate preparations will be cam- pleted at Colon today for the recep tion of H. R. 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